A mysterious rock which appeared in front of the Opportunity rover is “like nothing we’ve ever seen before”, according to Mars exploration scientists at Nasa.
Experts said they were “completely confused” by both the origins and makeup of the object, which is currently being investigated by Opportunity’s various measuring instruments.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-says-mars-mystery-rock-that-appeared-from-nowhere-is-like-nothing-weve-ever-seen-before-9070323.html
Women who smoke or lead a stressful life during their pregnancy can influence their child’s sexuality and IQ, a neuroscientist has claimed.A pregnant woman’s lifestyle is believed to have an impact on the development of their babies – with drinking, taking drugs and even living in an area with a lot of pollution affecting children in later life.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10582504/Smoking-increases-chances-of-child-being-gay-in-adulthood.html
And as Jesus sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Stay tuned, Look up, your redemption draws near
So man made global warming is good all of a sudden... would you make up your mind!!!
Its actually called Global Warning
JESUS IS COMING FOR HIS CHURCH SOON!!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2541599/Is-mini-ice-age-way-Scientists-warn-Sun-gone-sleep-say-cause-temperatures-plunge.html
Dont believe me? Google kevin rudd anna bligh light rail stimulus
Well this proves one thing.. Yes the Sun does play a major role in climate change..
Scientists are stating changes in the Suns activity will change the temp here on earth.
The Sun's activity is at its lowest for 100 years, scientists have warned.
They say the conditions are eerily similar to those before the Maunder Minimum, a time in 1645 when a mini ice age hit, Freezing London's River Thames.
Researcher believe the solar lull could cause major changes, and say there is a 20% chance it could lead to 'major changes'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2541599/Is-mini-ice-age-way-Scientists-warn-Sun-gone-sleep-say-cause-temperatures-plunge.html
Maybe it would be a good idea to stock up on battery powered clothing found on websites like anchalaska.com
The polar vortex that gripped much of the country has moved on, but don’t get too comfortable — another round of frigid air is expected to arrive next week across the northern US, from the Dakotas eastward to New England. http://nypost.com/2014/01/17/north-braces-for-polar-vortex-2-0/
Japan's nuclear crisis escalated to its worst level in two years on Wednesday, with its nuclear watchdog saying it feared more tanks were leaking contaminated water and China expressing its shock over the disaster.
Japan's nuclear regulator also said it feared the disaster exceeded the ability of the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co, to cope "in some respects".
http://news.yahoo.com/japan-raise-severity-rating-fukushima-leaks-level-3-021935392.html
Muslims Mobilize Ahead of Hearing to Rule on Whether Christians Can Use It, Too
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887324747104579024583200404824?mg=reno64-wsj
Harrison Ford has suffered the worst film flop of his career.The veteran star's latest film Paranoia took just $3.5m at the box office on its opening weekend.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2397338/Harrison-Ford-suffers-worst-film-flop-career-new-movie-Paranoia-brings-just-3-5m.html
KEVIN Rudd appears to have switched from negative to angry..
http://m.couriermail.com.au/news/special-features/cranky-kev-lets-fly-at-the-coalition-and-media-at-press-conference-in-brisbane/story-fnho52jo-1226701399783
Bill Clinton’s foundation has spent more than $50 million on travel expenses since 2003, an analysis of the non-profit’s tax forms reveal.
http://m.nypost.com/p/news/national/bubba_just_plane_extravagant_XaSUKqaz40XBy0x5V9LDBL
About 300 metric tons, or 79,000 gallons, of highly radioactive water has leaked from a storage tank at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, operatorTokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday, the worst such spill since the plant suffered a triple meltdown two years ago.
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887323608504579024420997687470?mg=reno64-wsj
A New Zealand vet has successfully saved a poisoned cat by administering blood from a dog in a rare inter-species transfusion.
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-21/no-pet-hates-as-dog-donates-blood-to-save-cat/4903002
Japan's nuclear agency dramatically raises status after saying a day earlier that radioactive water leak was only an 'anomaly'
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/aug/21/leap-fukushima-danger-ranking
“Earlier this morning, Chris Cassidy had noted an object that was floating past the station near the station’s Progress 52 cargo ship,” said the NASA TV narrator.
“That object has been identified by Russian flight controllers as an antenna cover from the Zvezda service module.”
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/20/nasa-solves-ufo-mystery-outside-international-space-station/
Michael Hastings died of “traumatic injuries” as a result of a fiery Los Angeles car accident in June and had traces of THC and methamphetamine in his blood, according to the highly anticipated medical examiner’s report in the case.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/20/highly-anticipated-michael-hastings-autopsy-report-released/
You might think the biggest challenge for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is figuring out how to make money running a print newspaper, but here is a risk hitting much closer to home: Brick-and-mortar retail stores are becoming cheaper than Amazon.
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-234B-2108
THE long-delayed plans for a Gold Coast cultural precinct face a major setback which mean the project might not go ahead until 2020.
Gold Coast News http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/21/456724_gold-coast-news.html
The Al Jazeera news channel has been caught airing what appears to be the fake death of a Muslim Brotherhood-backed protestor in Egypt, according to reports.
http://freebeacon.com/al-jazeera-caught-airing-fake-death-of-muslim-brotherhood-protestor/
Police are searching for two men who dressed as Mormon missionaries and allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint in Las Vegas.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/two-men-posed-as-mormon-missionaries-and-allegedly-robbed-a?s=mobile
Egypt on Tuesday announced the arrest of the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a serious blow to the Islamist group
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-20-05-35-31
New Zealander Trevor Loudon has just published an encyclopedic new 689-page volume, “The Enemies Within: Communists, Socialists and Progressives in the U.S. Congress,” to accompany his 668-page 2011 book, “Barack Obama and the Enemies Within.”
http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/08/communists-in-congress-just-count-em/?cat_orig=politics
08/19/13 1:21 pmIsraeli and Jewish targets all over the world are likely to be sought out by terrorist organizations in the coming weeks, the Israeli government’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau warned in striki...
http://www.timesofisrael.com/terror-groups-aiming-to-hit-israeli-jewish-targets-worldwide-in-coming-weeks/
(Wall Street Journal) They're profiting from the failure of Chavez's revolution ...
The socialist economic policies of Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's late president, have paradoxically benefited U.S. exporters as production of steel, sugar and many other goods has fallen in the Latin American country.
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887323681904578640291651501034?mg=reno64-wsj
Internal warnings show that President Xi Jinping fears that the Communist Party is vulnerable to public anger about corruption and challenges from liberals impatient for political change.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/world/asia/chinas-new-leadership-takes-hard-line-in-secret-memo.html
All she wanted was a pen!
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/08/19/nh-woman-arrested-after-calling-911-and-asking-for-a-pen/
An unusual love story that hurt my brain...
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/boy-formerly-girl-meets-girl-formerly-boy-8775000.html
The White House has quietly placed military aid to Egypt on hold, despite not saying publicly whether the Egyptian military takeover was a coup, Josh Rogin reports exclusively.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/19/senator-obama-administration-secretly-suspended-military-aid-to-egypt.html
Music superstar Beyonce was booed at Britain's V Festival on Saturday after she left thousands of fans waiting in the pouring rain.
http://m.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/beyonce-booed-at-v-festival-20130819-2s5s2.html
Google Glass has lots of potential applications beyond just making it easier for people to check out their Twitter feed without taking their phones out of their pockets. Mutualink is demoing one such app today at APCO, a conference for public safety communications, with its Glass App for police, firefighters and first responders.
http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/google-glass-gets-an-app-to-power-the-cyber-cops-and-futuristic-firefighters-of-tomorrow/
Study: More Than 25% Of Journalism Grads Wish They’d Chosen Another Career
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/08/17/study-more-than-25-of-journalism-grads-wish-theyd-chosen-another-career/
Trusting backpackers looking for work have been tricked into selling fake metals to gold buyers, and have had their identities stolen, Qld police say.A criminal mastermind has been nabbed accused of tricking backpackers into selling fake gold and stealing their identities to launder the profits.The 29-year-old Gold Coast man allegedly lured dozens of primarily Asian tourists to work for him to sell the fake gold and other precious metals to dealers.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/latest/a/-/latest/18558740/backpackers-caught-in-fools-gold-ring/
While a large amount of concern is due to the negative physical effects of drinking soda and other sugar-heavy beverages, a new study shows that soda consumption in children could also have negative mental and emotional effects.
http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2013/08/18/study-soda-consumption-in-children-could-lead-to-violent-behavior/
— A 9-year-old southern Utah girl is dead after a wind gust picked up the backyard trampoline she was sitting on and sent it flying more than 150 feet.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/18/horrible-freak-accident-girl-9-dies-after-wind-gust-lifts-backyard-trampoline-she-was-sitting-on-sending-it-flying-150-feet-away/
A nine-year-old boy has died from bird flu in Cambodia, the 10th victim this year, the World Health Organisation said Monday, warning that the kingdom's deadliest outbreak of the virus could continue.The boy, from the northwestern province of ... http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130819-cambodian-boy-dies-bird-flu-who
Young Australians have a reputation for being fit and enjoying a sporty, outdoorsy lifestyle, but research released Monday found they are stacking on more weight than any other age group.The alarming findings of the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and ... http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130819-young-australians-getting-fatter-study
India's rupee hit a new low and shares slipped another 1.3 percent on Monday on growing fears about the country's slowing economy and the government's ability to stem a deepening economic crisis.The rupee, now Asia's worst-performing major currency ...
http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130819-indias-rupee-hits-new-low-stocks-tumble-further
A new contamination scare hit New Zealand's multi-billion dollar dairy industry on Monday after it was revealed a milk product with excessive nitrate levels had been exported to China.Both New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) and the ... http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130819-new-contamination-scare-hits-n-zealand-dairy-industry
(Debka) Monarch warns against outside interference in fight against terrorism ...
Facing condemnation at every hand from the West, Egypt’s military rulers received a powerful shot in the arm from Riyadh Friday, Aug. 16, with an unprecedented public assurance from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz that the kingdom supports Egypt in the fight “against terrorism” – the military rulers’ term for Muslim Brotherhood resistance. In a statement broadcast by official Al-Ekhbariya TV, Abdullah said Egypt’s stability is being targeted by “haters” and warned that anyone that interferes in Egypt’s internal affairs seeks to “waken sedition.” http://www.debka.com/article/23197/Saudi-King-Abdullah-backs-Egypt%E2%80%99s-military-ruler-warns-against-outside-interference
Iran has installed 18,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges, the country's outgoing nuclear chief was quoted as saying by Iranian media on Saturday. The U.S. and its Western allies are pressing Iran to curb its uranium enrichment program, which they suspect is aimed at developing a nuclear weapons capability, but Iran refuses and insists its nuclear activity is for purely peaceful purposes. http://news.yahoo.com/iran-18-000-uranium-centrifuges-says-outgoing-nuclear-213038750.html
Queensland's top fraud investigator has described such surveys as "sucker lists" as they can hand personal and financial details to criminals on a platter.
The Australian Crime Commission has found examples where scam syndicates have obtained as many as 200,000 profiles from a range of lists and then used them to fleece people of their life savings.
http://m.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/scam-syndicates-obtain-profiles-from-surveys-and-use-them-to-fleece-people-of-their-life-savings/story-fnihsrf2-1226698552097
Australian researches have found a way to improve the hydrating qualities of beer, without compromising on taste. By adding electrolytes to the amber ale, the researchers from a Queensland university may even have found a way to avoid a post-drink hangover.
http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/news/news-in-australia/australian-scientists-brew-up-hydrating-beer.htm
The Saint Virgin Mary Church in Al Nazla is one of 47 churches and monasteries that have been burned, robbed, or attacked in a new wave of violence against Christians in Egypt.
http://m.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0818/In-Egyptian-village-Christian-shops-marked-ahead-of-church-attack-video
They look like shelters for hikers in a national park, but these wooden sheds in Switzerland have a rather less innocent purpose – they provide a discreet location for men to have sex with prostitutes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerland/10247035/Switzerland-opens-drive-in-sex-boxes-to-make-prostitution-safer.html
After torching a Franciscan school, Islamists paraded three nuns on the streets like "prisoners of war" before a Muslim woman offered them refuge. Two other women working at the school were sexually harassed and abused as they fought their way through a mob. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130818/DA886TOG0.html
London airports are on “high terror alert” due to fears that women suicide bombers could use surgically inserted explosive breast implants to attack airliners, according to British media reports.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/18/report-london-airports-on-high-terror-alert-over-breast-implants-suicide-bomb-threat/
A legislative change taking effect in Germany this November allows parents to opt out of determining their baby’s gender.
The law is the first of its kind in Europe. Germany is set to beco... http://m.spiegel.de/international/germany/a-916940.html#spRedirectedFrom=www&referrrer=http://www.idrudgereport.com/
Facebook. It’s place where people air relationship woes , where pictures of nights before should never see the light of day and where best friends sometimes become enemies.
Although the social networking site has many positive uses keeping friends and families connected, it is unfortunately a place where even the most heinous of crimes are admitted.
So one church has a message for its congregation, taking form in a gospel song: “You need to keep your business off of Facebook.”
It has often been perceived that women are constantly fixated on their diets.
Now, a growing number of men have become obsessed with “bulking up.”The new trend has been called “bigorexia” and it could come with some serious health consequences.
Early in his career, personal trainer Alfonso Moretti was obsessed with building his own muscles.“It takes over your life. Every decision you make becomes the workout and how your body looks. I used to track and weigh every single ounce of food that went in my body. I used to wake up at 3 o’clock in the morning to drink protein shakes. I never missed a workout, ever, ever, ever,”
Atlanta looked set to break a second straight record for a lowest maximum temperature on Friday, capping one of the coolest, wettest summers on record for the usually sweltering city.
Becoming a non-drinker will result in healthier looking skin and brighter eyes LOSE THE BOOZE: Why life is better without alcohol
SICK of waking up crippled with regret and shame? A consummate party girl offers seven reasons to quit alcohol for good. So before you head out for a night on the cans, read this.
http://mobile.news.com.au/lifestyle/health-fitness/seven-reasons-life-is-better-without-booze/story-fneuz9ev-1226698948492
Church of England files dating back more than 60 years are to be reopened in search of evidence of child abuse by clergy who have since died.
The Archbishop of York, the Most Rev John Sentamu, ordered the review as he acknowledged that previous inquiries could have missed important evidence because only files relating to those still living were examined.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10248599/Paedophile-priests-church-re-examines-files-dating-back-60-years.html
Newly declassified documents, obtained by George Washington University's National Security Archive, appear to for the first time acknowledge the existence of Area 51.
Hundreds of pages describe the genesis of the Nevada site that was home to the government's spy plane program for decades.
The documents do not, however, mention aliens.
http://m.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/08/government-now-admits-theres-area-51/68389/
Not much applause for Lady Gaga‘s comeback single “Applause.” Rushed into release this week, “Applause” didn’t make number 1 or number 2 on the iTunes chart. It finished 3rd, with only about 225,000 downloads so far.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2013/08/16/new-lady-gaga-single-beaten-to-number-1-by-katy-perry-on-itunes
(NaturalNews) Today we announce the first investigation conducted at the Natural News Forensic Food Laboratory, the new science-based research branch of Natural News where we put foods under the microscope and find out what's really there.
Earlier today I purchased a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets from a McDonald's restaurant in Austin, Texas. Under carefully controlled conditions, I then examined the Chicken McNuggets under a high-powered digital microscope, expecting to see only processed chicken bits and a fried outer coating.But what I found instead shocked even me. I've seen a lot of weird stuff in my decade of investigating foods and nutrition, but I never expected to find this...
Strange fibers found embedded inside Chicken McNuggets
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/041646_Chicken_McNuggets_forensic_food_analysis_strange_fibers.html
The NHS advises that drinking more than four cups of coffee a day may increase blood pressure and that lovers of coffee, tea and other caffeine-rich drinks should consider cutting down.But the findings, by the Preventive and Clinical Investigations Centre in Paris, run counter to most medical advice which recommends people with high blood pressure should cut their caffeine intake.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2352237/Drinking-4-cups-tea-coffee-day-BETTER-drinking-all.html
After a car accident paralyzed her from the waist down at age 17, Stevie Beale hated hearing that “things would get better.” She felt that no one truly understood the struggles she was going through. “Who am I?” she found herself asking.Seven years later, after months of physical therapy and practice, Beale no longer feels that way — thanks to the man who she says brought her "back to life." http://m.today.com/style/dreams-do-come-true-paralyzed-bride-walks-aisle-6C10904967
Stories about Muslims who convert to Christianity afterencountering Jesus Christ in their dreams may seem far-fetched, but, as TheBlaze has reported in the past, many people claim they have personally experienced this phenomenon. In a recent interview with CBN News, Omar Mulinde, a former Muslim, described one such dream — an experience that inevitably vanquished his hatred for Israel, while also leading him to abandon Islam.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/15/former-muslim-and-acid-attack-victim-claims-jesus-spoke-to-him-in-a-dream-forever-changing-his-life/
I guess that check from Al Jazeera must have cleared, because Al Gore is in the news with another major score
http://www.forbes.com/sites/igorgreenwald/2013/01/18/dont-hate-on-al-gore-for-his-big-apple-score/
The average iPhone uses more energy than a midsize refrigerator, says a new paper by Mark Mills, CEO of Digital Power Group, a tech investment advisory. A midsize refrigerator that qualifies for the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star rating uses about 322 kW-h a year, while your iPhone uses about 361 kW-h if you stack up wireless connections, data usage, and battery charging.The paper, rather ominously titled "The Cloud Begins With Coal: Big Data, Big Networks, Big Infrastructure, and Big Power,"
http://m.theweek.com/article.php?id=248273
Put it this way: President Obama’s Egypt policy is about as effective as his Syria policy. And for the first time Wednesday, with the number of dead and injured mounting, one could almost envision Egypt’s descent into out-and-out civil war.
Obama was briefed, said nothing and went back to golf. Secretary of State John Kerry took a break from his fruitless obsession with the nonexistent “peace process” to condemn the violence, but took no questions and had no policy
http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2013/08/15/obama-golfs-kerry-lectures-egyptians-die-in-droves/
Drinking watermelon juice can relieve muscle soreness after exercise, new research suggests.It is believed that the amino acid L-citrulline, which is found in watermelon, can cut an athlete’s recovery time and boost their performance.Watermelon juice has long been popular with sportspeople but scientists have now given them an excuse to continue indulging in the summer favourite.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2394321/Drinking-watermelon-juice-relieve-muscle-soreness.html
Muslim Brotherhood supporters have torched churches in Egypt in response to a violent army crackdown on pro-Morsi camps that left dozens dead, AFP cited Egyptian media reports on Wednesday. According to the reports, protesters threw firebombs as the Mar Gergiss church in Sohag, a city with a strong Coptic Christians community.
http://www.thetower.org/egyptian-govt-calls-on-morsi-supporters-to-end-violence-as-islamists-burn-down-scores-of-christian-churches-and-home/
The locks were changed on Lauxes on the Park at Broadbeach at 6am yesterday.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/15/456454_gold-coast-news.html
DRUNKEN violence has been pushed out of Surfers Paradise and into Broadbeach, sparking calls for serial offenders to face a ban from all Gold Coast nightclubs.
A recent State Government report showed that since the introduction of the Drink Safe Precinct in Surfers Paradise, the number of assaults had dropped in the Glitter Strip but spiked in Broadbeach.Broadbeach Alliance boss Jan McCormick said there had been an increase in violence as revellers switched from Surfers to Broadbeach, traditionally seen as a more family-friendly area. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/08/15/456469_gold-coast-news.html
By CODY WILLARD
The potential for a black swan event in gold and silver exchange-traded funds appears to be growing. I’m not making an outright call on such a scenario, but I am fearful that precious metals ETFs could crash even as gold and silver spikes higher. I’m always on the lookout for such events and I’m finding data and pricing set-ups that suggest a coming meltdown. http://blogs.marketwatch.com/cody/2013/08/14/goldsilver-etfs-face-black-swan-event/?link=sfmw
unprecedented number of people rushing to develop mobile apps for iOS and Android.
But looking at the installed user base on each platform and information on the payouts made by the different companies, it appears that the vast majority of developers will find themselves with little revenue to show for.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlouis/2013/08/10/how-much-do-average-apps-make/?partner=yahootix
Muslim Brotherhood supporters of the the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, urged followers to take to the streets on Thursday, a day after Egyptian security officers stormed two protest encampments in a scorched-earth assault that killed hundreds, set off a violent backlash across Egypt and underscored the new government’s determination to crush the Islamists who dominated two years of free elections.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/world/middleeast/egypt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss∣=tw-nytimes&
Supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi torched three churches in central Egypt on Wednesday in reprisal attacks as police dispersed demonstrations in Cairo, reports said.The assailants threw firebombs at Mar Gergiss church in Sohag, a city with a large community of Coptic Christians who comprise up to 10 percent of Egypt's 84 million people, causing it to burn down, the official MENA news agency said.
http://mobile.france24.com/en/20130814-morsi-supporters-torch-three-churches-egypt
In 2005, Oprah Winfrey accused luxury store Hermes in Paris of turning her away when she stopped in to purchase an expensive watch for singer Tina Turner. A spokesperson for the TV personality later referred to the incident as her “crash moment.”
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/14/does-oprah-have-a-history-of-making-disputed-racism-claims/
An Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman has further raised the death toll from the previous day's clashes between police and supporters of the country's ousted president to 421. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_EGYPT?SITE=7219&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-08-14-11-55-48
A cold, dry spell that lasted hundreds of years may have driven the collapse of Eastern Mediterranean civilizations in the 13th century BC, researchers in France said Wednesday.In the Late Bronze Age, powerful kingdoms spanned lands that are now Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, Turkey, Israel and the Palestinian territories, but they collapsed suddenly around 1200 BC.Archeologists have long debated the reasons behind their fall, often citing economic factors.But in the past few years, more research has come to light indicating that natural factors, including a wintry drought, may have dried up agriculture, caused famine and forced people into war. http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/94227
A Chinese zoo's supposed "African lion" was exposed as a fraud when the dog used as a substitute started barking.The zoo in the People's Park of Luohe, in the central province of Henan, replaced exotic exhibits with common species, according to the state-run Beijing Youth Daily.It quoted a customer surnamed Liu who wanted to show her son the different sounds animals made -- but he pointed out that the animal in the cage labelled "African lion" was barking.The beast was in fact a Tibetan mastiff -- a large and long-haired breed of dog.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glx2Hn8c-tr6DL6vSSU5GhWY3xvg?docId=CNG.9f0fadd32fa85924b1c8c9c701e8a9de.be1
There are fakers among us, at least on Twitter.
And although it’s not new news that some Twitter followers are not real, it’s interesting none the less to take a look at the breakdown every once in a while of notable people who might not be as popular as they seem.
Thanks to the tool “Fakers” by Status People, it’s easy to look up the percentage of faker, inactive and good accounts among the followers of any person’s Twitter base....
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/14/who-has-the-most-fake-twitter-followers/
Sad shoppers are getting sadder.
Findings from a new study show when we're feeling blue and socially isolated, we shop. Shopping, meanwhile, makes us even more depressed and alone. To fix it, we shop—and the vicious cycle continues.But there's hope. It turns out there are three types of materialists in this world—and for one of them, shopping is a "virtuous" cycle that actually decreases loneliness over time. http://www.cnbc.com/id/100962304
A new study shows that Facebook may help people feel connected, but it doesn’t make them any happier.In fact, according to the research, which was conducted by the University of Michigan, Facebook use actually predicts a decline in a person’s well-being.The study used 82 young adults, all of whom had smartphones and Facebook accounts. The researchers then used experience-sampling to measure how the users think, felt and behaved by texting them at random times five days a week for two weeks. Each text contained a link to an online survey with five questions, including how the Facebook user felt at that moment, how worried he/she was and how lonely the user felt at that time. http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/08/14/study-facebook-use-predicts-decline-in-happiness/
On the day Navy SEALs were raiding Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan and killing the 9/11 mastermind, President Obama didn’t spend every moment in the White House situation room. Instead, the commander in chief played cards in a private dining room that night, too — about 15 games of spades, in fact, his former personal assistant Reggie Love recently told a UCLA forum.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/14/obamas-former-bodyman-president-left-situation-room-to-play-15-games-of-cards-during-day-of-bin-laden-raid/
Men who drive blue BMWs are more likely to be aggressive than motorists in any other car, a study claims.And the peak time for drivers to get angry is 5.45pm on a Friday as they fight the rush-hour – followed by the dismal Monday morning commute.
The likeliest road rage culprits are men aged 35-50 with blue BMW cars, the study of 2,837 motorists found. Drivers also reported run-ins with owners of Land Rovers, Audis, Subarus and Vauxhalls.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2390373/BMW-drivers-really-aggressive-drivers-prone-road-rage-wheel.html
Sit up straight. Put your shoulders back. Don't slouch." Chances are good that you've heard nags like these from your mother more than a few times in your life.This week, I tested a gadget that might give mothers a rest. It's a $150 sensor called LumoBack, from a company called Lumo BodyTech, that straps around your lower waist to track your posture and vibrates whenever you slouch. It also tracks steps while walking and running, standing time, sitting time, sleep positions and sleep time.
http://m.asia.wsj.com/articles/a/SB10001424127887323585604579010720828024230?mg=reno64-wsj
Although the number of executions that take place in China is kept secret, a report from Amnesty Internationallast year stated that its information “strongly indicates that China carries out more executions than the rest of the world put together.”
WSJ referenced a report from Dui Hua estimating 3,000 executions in 2012, which is far lower than 13,500 estimated in 2002.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/13/warning-video-surfaces-claiming-to-show-public-execution-in-china-and-the-reaction-of-the-onlookers-may-surprise-you/
New York is surpassing London as the property investment capital of the world once again. New developments on prime real estate in the Big Apple are commanding eye-wateringly high prices and attracting international buyers in their droves.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/95m-penthouse-manhattan-prices-hit-new-heights-8760324.html
Coca-Cola plans to run its first ad defending the safety of artificial sweeteners on Wednesday, a move that comes as the company looks to stem declining sales of diet soda. http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=19947805
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its “State of the Climate in 2012” report, which states that “worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record.”But the report “fails to mention [2012] was one of the coolest of the decade, and thus confirms the cooling trend,” according to an analysis by climate blogger Pierre Gosselin.
http://m.cnsnews.com/news/article/what-global-warming-2012-data-confirms-earth-cooling-trend
Not a single person showed up at the Georgetown waterfront Tuesday for aclimate change agenda event put on by Organizing for Action, the shadowy nonprofit advocacy group born out of President Obama’s 2012 campaign, the NRCC wrote in its blog. http://freebeacon.com/ofa-gets-zero-attendance-for-climate-change-rally/
“What followed was one of the most heinous, gruesome, senseless hate crimes, ever.”
Missouri rodeo cowboy official resigns amid Obama-masked clown furor
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/12/4406292/condemnation-of-obama-masked-rodeo.html
Man spotted 31-year-old woman kissing her 19-year-old colleague in car parked behind mosqueBy Bassam Za’za’, Legal and Court Correspondent August 6, 2013Dubai: A 31-year-old banker and her 19-year-old colleague have been given a one-month sentence each after they were caught kissing in a tinted car behind a mosque in Al Muhaisna.An Omani man was said to have spotted the Emirati woman’s car with its engine on and parked suspiciously between two trucks.The man claimed that he saw a couple clutching intimately to each other but he doubted that they were having sex. He called the police.Prosecutors charged the Emirati woman and her fellow countryman with kissing inside the car on January 21.
http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/court-gives-kissing-couple-one-month-sentences-1.1217432
The sales assistant who Oprah Winfrey claims refused to show her a $35,000 handbag is fighting back against the influential billionaire’s allegations of racism. Speaking toSunday newspaper SonntagsBlick, the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, said Oprah lied about the circumstances surrounding their interaction in the luxury Swiss boutique where she works.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/12/swiss-sales-assistant-accused-by-oprah-of-being-racist-this-is-not-true-this-is-absurd/
As President Obama offered greetings from the White House to Muslims celebrating the feast that ends the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the Catholic school he attended in Jakarta was hit with a terrorist attack.
》 http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/terrorists-strike-obamas-jakarta-elementary-school/
A St. Paul, Minn., man is in a coma today, fighting for his life after a black mob beat him, stripped his clothes off and left him for dead. Even if he recovers, he will have permanent brain damage. Ray Widstrand thought he had nothing to fear from moving into a black neighborhood on the East Side of St. Paul.
This young white guy and aspiring filmmaker thought he had nothing to fear when he decided to take a Sunday night stroll through his adopted part of town. Nothing to fear from a crowd of 50 black people fighting outside a nearby party. So he stopped to check it out. Soon, however, the mob’s attention turned on him. http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/08/he-thought-hed-be-safe-in-black-neighborhood/
