March 8, 2012

Eschatology, Global Warming (66), Wind Power (19), Electric Cars (24), Obama & Islam (22), Israel & Iran (45), Libyan Not-A-War (25), Christian Persecution (28), Obama’s “Truth” (30), Black Culture (32), Feminism (8), Federal Debt (41), HIV & AIDS (2), Obamacare (45), Socialized Medicine (6), Government Schools (61), Judicial Activism (25), Entitlements (14), Obamanomics (40), Economics (21), Political Corruption (8), Hollywood (40), Roman Catholicism (28)

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“The couple unknowingly drew an audience. Police say a bunch of women were watching the couple conduct their business’.“

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/07/homeless-couple-arrested-for-having-sex-on-stage-at-danbury-green/

[ASND wonders if this has anything to do with why they were homeless in the first place.]

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“Harford County authorities say parents didn’t realize they left their 3-year-old daughter at a Chuck E. Cheese’s until watching the 11 p.m. news.“

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/03/07/parents-didnt-realize-they-left-3-year-old-at-chuck-e-cheese-until-watching-news/

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Regarding the following video, ASND simply asks, “Can we make these things cheaper than Chevy Volts?

http://translogic.aolautos.com/2012/03/05/translogic-94-jetman/?

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“We’ll never know what went on behind the bushes.“

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1492179847001/?intcmp=features

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This was interesting.

From the Federal Department of Unintended Consequences:

Obama – The #1 gun salesman in history

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/obama_-_the_1_gun_salesman_in_history.html

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This was interesting as well.

“A century after the Titanic disaster, scientists have found an unexpected culprit for the sinking: the moon.”

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/07/once-in-1400-year-lunar-event-may-have-sunk-the-titanic/

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What Updates?

This week’s new Update category…

Eschatology:

Huh?

“Elaine Pagels has been called one of the world’s most important writers and thinkers on religion and history.“

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/07/148125942/the-book-of-revelation-visions-prophecy-politics

[That is true. Dr. Pagels is universally revered in biblical scholarship circles , even by the very best; people like Harold Camping .]

[ASND will offer more on the the Topic of Eschatology in the future.]

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Global Warming Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Science / Global Warming menu tree.]

New paper shows major glacier was smaller than the present during the Medieval Warming Period

http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/03/new-paper-shows-major-glacier-was.html

and…

The long sunspot cycle 23 predicts a significant temperature decrease in cycle 24

http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=9248

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“The worst year for March tornadoes was during the ice age scare of the 1970s.”

http://www.real-science.com/trenberth-blames-march-tornadoes-global-warming

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Wind Power Update:

Economic Analysis Reveals Wind Power ‘Worse Than a Mistake’

http://junkscience.com/2012/03/06/new-report-economic-analysis-reveals-wind-power-worse-than-a-mistake/

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“Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest — built with [taxpayer] subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced — are now getting paid [by taxpayers, again] to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region’s electricity grid says there’s an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/07/wind-power-companies-paid-to-not-produce/?test=latestnews

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Electric Cars Update:

Pulling the Plug on the Chevy Volt

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/03/07/pulling-the-plug-on-the-chevy-volt/print/

and…

“… people looking for something economical did not look at the Volt. Who did? [Government Motors] CEO Dan Akerson conceded that the average income of a Volt buyer is $170,000 annually…“

http://epautos.com/2012/03/03/the-volt-sleeps-with-the-fishes/

and…

“All that for a car the public doesn’t want but is being pushed into because lawmakers and bureaucrats think they know what’s best for everyone else.“

http://news.investors.com/Article.aspx?id=603269&p=1&ibdbot=1

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Obama & Islam Update:

The new authoritarians

Through their U.S. front groups, Muslim radicals overtaking the Middle East have found support in the Obama administration

http://www.worldmag.com/printer.cfm?id=19232

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Israel & Iran Update:

“… the [Iranian] crews may be trying to erase evidence of tests of a small neutron device used to set off a nuclear explosion.”

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-07/iran-nuclear-spy-clean-up/53400694/1

and…

“While optimal, 93-percent–enriched “bomb grade” material is not necessary for producing a nuclear bomb. The weapon that devastated Hiroshima was only 80 percent enriched. In fact, bombs can be made out of material with enrichments as low as 6 percent...”

http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/292774

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“The Obama administration, on the other hand, wants to take resources away from these missiles and devote them to something that today is only a concept…. [and] would not be ready for deployment until 2020.“

http://pjmedia.com/blog/obamas-missile-defense-madness/?print=1

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“… regime change in Tehran is the only reliable way to stop the Iranian nuclear weapons project. It’s also the only way to win the war they are [already] waging against us, in tandem with an international network that includes Syria, Russia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, and a collection of wicked actors from terrorist groups like al Qaeda and Islamic Jihad to international drug dealers.“

http://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2012/03/07/its-the-war-stupid-not-the-nukes/?print=1

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Libyan Not-A-War Update:

“The Libyan leader, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, has vowed to use force to stop the country breaking up after leaders in an eastern region declared autonomy.“

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/07/libya-vows-nation-together-force?newsfeed=true

[How many of you knew that Libya even had a new leader?]

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Islam & Europe Update:

Will There Always Be an England?

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/03/07/therell-always-be-an-england/print/

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Christian Persecution Update:

Postmen refuse to distribute New Testament

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4198711,00.html

[Give ya'll 23 guesses in what country that persecution is taking place.]

and…

Boko Haram Continues Deadly Church Attacks, Frees Prisoners in Nigeria

http://www.christianpost.com/news/boko-haram-continues-deadly-church-attacks-frees-prisoners-in-nigeria-71003/

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Obama’s “Truth” Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Barack Obama / Obama's “Truth” menu tree.]

“As a candidate, Obama pledged that lobbyists “will not run my White House.” But on Monday, the president brought in one of this town’s most prominent lobbyists to run his White House — or at least a nice piece of it.“

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obama-embraces-k-street/2012/03/06/gIQAR4ChvR_story.html?hpid=z8

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Black Culture Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Culture / Black Culture menu tree.]

“Other white students also report a pattern of racial harassment at the high school at the hands of their peers — and, shockingly, their teachers.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/was_boy_in_kc_fire_attack_a_victim_of_his_schools_racist_teaching.html

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Feminism Update:

“The worst part of the obsession with sluthood? The harm to women. For starters, one in five women currently have herpes. Rates of chlamydia among women have also skyrocketed, with almost three times as many women infected as men. HPV, a disease which can cause cancer, is so prevalent now that at least half of all sexually active adults have been diagnosed with it at some point. According to the CDC, of the 12,000 women who get cervical cancer each year, almost all of them are HPV-related. The effects are even worse on younger girls. Sixty-three percent of teens who have sex wish they didn’t. The Heritage Foundation did a study and found that 8,000 teenagers are infected with an STD daily.“

http://pjmedia.com/blog/in-defense-of-slut-shaming/?print=1

and…

Why Obama’s Promotion of Oral Contraceptives Guarantees the Spread of Lethal STDs

http://pjmedia.com/blog/why-obama-promotion-of-oral-contraceptives-guarantees-the-spread-of-lethal-stds/?print=1

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HIV & AIDS Update:

[Taxpayer-Funded] National Institutes of Health Research Money Budgeted Per Death

http://www.fairfoundation.org/

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Obamacare Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Barack Obama / Obamacare menu tree.]

ObamaCare fines religious institutions $100 a day per employee for failing to provide contraception

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/obamacare-fine-religious-institutions-100-a-day-per-employee-for-failing-to

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Socialized Medicine Update:

The “Doc Fix” Dilemma Calls for Immediate Medicare Reforms

http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2012/pdf/ib3520.pdf

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Government Schools Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Education / Government Schools menu tree.]

“Other white students also report a pattern of racial harassment at the high school at the hands of their peers — and, shockingly, their teachers.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/was_boy_in_kc_fire_attack_a_victim_of_his_schools_racist_teaching.html

and…

High School kids chanting ‘USA! USA’ deemed a racist act

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/high_school_kids_chanting_usa_usa_deemed_a_racist_act.html

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Judicial Activism Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Politics / Judicial Activism menu tree.]

“Judicial bias? What judicial bias?“

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/wi_judge_who_blocked_voter_id_law_signed_walker_recall_petition.html

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“…the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled it is now legal for police to search cell phones without a warrant.“

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/03/06/police-given-direct-line-to-cell-phone-searches/

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Entitelments Update:

“A young Michigan woman who recently won $1 million in the state lottery is causing national outrage today as she refuses to stop using her electronic food-stamp card.“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/1-million-winner-wont-get-off-food-stamps/print/

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Federal Debt Update:

“Uncle Sam will shell out more than $5 trillion in interest payments over the next decade, according to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office.“

http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/05/news/economy/national-debt-interest/index.htm

[Uncle Sam? Who is that?]

[Oh, right. You are. And your children are. Mea culpa.]

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Obamanomics Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Update Topics / Barack Obama / Obamanomics menu tree.]

Gov’t to Insure Refinancing of FHA Mortgages with No Income, Employment, or Credit Verification

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gov-t-insure-refinancing-fha-mortgages-no-income-employment-or-credit-verification

and…

Stimulus money meant to help 400 Detroit job-seekers reportedly helped 2

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/07/stimulus-money-meant-to-help-400-detroit-job-seekers-reportedly-helped-2/