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“… 15 other trekkers paid $10 each to watch the musicians perform for 40 minutes at the summit of 6,654-meter (21,825-foot) high Mera Peak…“
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20758781/musicians-play-set-record-atop-himalayan-peak
[ASND wonders who carried the amps all the way up there.]
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“For the past year she’s been getting acupuncture therapy from the Drake Center in Antonitas.“
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-796149?hpt=hp_bn1
[Who is "she", you ask?]
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“… the young black bear approached Ramon Garza Elementary School in Bakersfield on Thursday, forcing students who were outside to return to their classrooms…“
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-01/bear-california-graduation/55320944/1
[Now there's something you don't see every day.]
[Except maybe in West Yellowstone, Montana.]
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“Would you look at that?“
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/may/30/eggstraordinary-find-in-abilene-chicken-coop/
[Makes ya wanna raise chickesn, huh?]
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“This is an insane water slide.”
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/unplugged/5-world-wildest-water-slides-170943299.html
[Wow.]
[Just wow.]
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Speaking of water entertainment…
[The] World’s largest outdoor pool
[ASND would like to know why they told us that pool is "outdoor." Is there an even larger indoor swimming pool somewhere?]
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Bank robber had to be cut from air duct
[ASND wonders why, since he was caught red handed, didn't they just take the money back and stuff him back in the air duct.]
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Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac… It’s in the Updates! It’s in the Updates! It’s in the Updates!
Hypocrisy Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Politics / Hypocrisy menu tree.]
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“…’since [Obama] has been outspoken about being against gender-based discrimination, how can [he support] gender-based abortion?’“
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“In recent years, Democrats have argued that requiring voters to show photo IDs prior to voting is an egregious act of voter suppression… Funny they don’t feel that way for their own party conventions.“
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[California] Gov. Brown seeks environmental waivers for high speed rail project
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“Anyone disagreeing — regardless of credentials and reasoning — becomes the target of rhetorical terrorism.“
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Despite Tens Of Billions Spent on Renewables And Steeper Energy Prices, Europe’s CO2 Output Climbs
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“Such silence even though so many have been butchered? Could one imagine the media and Public Relations outcry if the IDF fired upon a funeral? There’s a sickening double standard against Israel – and a complete lack of understanding of the barbarians which surround Israel.“
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/04/wheres-the-flotilla-to-syria/print/
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Global Warming Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Science / Global Warming menu tree.]
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“Looks like some real scientists have had enough of Hansen’s 30 year reign of lies and bullying.”
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/return-of-the-jedi/
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“The Hansen/GISS team paper that says: ‘we argue that rapid warming in recent decades has been driven mainly by non-CO2 greenhouse gases’“
[Readers unfamiliar with James Hansen and/or the GISS are invited to visit and scroll down ASND's Global Warming / NASA , Global Warming / Failed Predictions , and Scientific Fraud / CO2 & Global Warming pages for some background research.]
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Climate Models and their Limitations
http://www.nipccreport.org/archive/models.html
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New paper finds climate warmed 3 times faster from 1862-1961
http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/06/new-paper-finds-climate-warmed-3-times.html
[ASND wonders why that doesn't make perfect sense. There were way more SUVs on the highways a hundred years ago than there are now.]
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Global Warming Does Not Cause Severe Weather – Confirmed By All Peer Reviewed Empirical Research
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“Apparently there was less ice in the Eastern Arctic in 1935 than there was during the all-time-record-lowest-Armageddon-we-are-all-doomed-irreversible-tipping-point summer of 2007.”
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/the-1935-arctic-trip-in-perspective/
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“The ruse of Antarctica ‘global warming’ continues to be undercut by the empirical evidence, both historical and modern. As of 2012, the modern warming of the Antarctica Peninsula is not ‘unprecedented’ no matter the claims of climate doomsday scientists.“
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Atmospheric CO2 Concentration vs. Average Global Temperature
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/ice-age-at-2000-ppm-co2/
[ASND simply asks, "Where is there any positive correlation?]
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Pagan Cult Member Turns IPCC Lead Author
http://thegwpf.org/the-climate-record/5855-pagan-cult-member-turns-ipcc-lead-author.html
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Abortion Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Culture / Abortion menu tree.]
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The Hilarious World of Abortion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AGaufgGzC8
[Definitely knee-slapping, LOL funny, to be sure.]
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“A Virginia-based abortion practitioner has had his license suspended by the state for operating a pill factory from his clinic — dispensing dangerous narcotics to at least ten patients without prior treatment or proper medical work-ups. Some of the patients were known drug addicts.“
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/01/abortion-practitioner-loses-medical-license-for-pill-factory/
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“An abortion clinic in Ohio that was found to have botched multiple abortions on women is now closing…“
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/04/clinic-in-ohio-closes-botched-multiple-abortions-on-women/
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Why Won’t the Abortion Industry Follow Legitimate Health Standards?
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127 Studies Show Abortion Raises Pre-Term Birth Risk
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/01/127-studies-show-abortion-raises-pre-term-birth-risk/
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Obamabortion Update:
President Barack Obama’s Pro-Abortion Record
http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/07/obamaabortionrecord/
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Election Fraud Update:
“[Obama administration] authorities are demanding that Florida halt its push to remove ineligible voters from the voter rolls.”
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Meet the Radical DOJ Lawyer Forcing Florida to Keep [Non-U.S. Citizens] on the Voter Rolls
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Media Bias Update:
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Politics / Media Bias menu tree.]
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Networks Ignore Democrats Killing Sex-Selection Abortion Ban
http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/01/networks-ignore-democrats-killing-sex-selection-abortion-ban/
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“So there you have it, one more bit of information that has been successfully kept from you by the news media and a majority of political pundits.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/monthly_job_numbers_and_the_margin_of_error_mystery.html
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Obama & Conventional Energy Update:
“Importing liquefied natural gas from the U.S. is an obvious solution, and one that benefits both Japan and the U.S. But instead of reaching an agreement, Obama and Noda merely ‘acknowledged the significance of proceeding with discussions,’ which is diplomatese for ‘no deal’ at this time. According to reports, administration officials told the Japanese that they could not reach an agreement because of ‘political sensitivities.’ So the reason millions of Americans are without jobs is the president’s ‘political sensitivities.’“
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/export_natural_gas_to_create_jobs.html
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[Natural] Gas rebranded as green energy by EU
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/29/gas-rebranded-green-energy-eu?newsfeed=true
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“Green” Economies Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Economics / “Green” Economies menu tree.]
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FAIL. Obama’s Favorite Green Energy Success Story – Spain – Halts All New Renewable Energy Projects
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Anybody see a [positive correlation between CO2 emissions reductions and subsequent economic ruin] after Kyoto?
http://theclimatescepticsparty.blogspot.com/2012/05/anybody-see-trend-change-after-kyoto.html
[For those who don't know, the (mostly European) countries on that chart which signed the Kyoto Protocol (mandating lower CO2 emissions) are (mostly) the same countries experiencing dire economic slowdowns now.]
[Hmm...]
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[Natural] Gas rebranded as green energy by EU
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/29/gas-rebranded-green-energy-eu?newsfeed=true
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Euro-Economic Crystal Ball Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Economics / Euro-Economic Crystal Ball menu tree.]
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“The Tokyo market slumped to a 28-year low on Monday as Asian shares dived on fears of a nightmare scenario of euro-zone breakup, U.S. economic relapse and a sharp slowdown in China.“
http://www.cnbc.com/id/47668274
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“The miserable American economy – including the dismal jobs numbers released last Friday — along with the growing crisis in the euro zone in the banking sector, have world markets in a near panic.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/stocks_in_global_rout.html
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Euro Zone Nears Moment of Truth on Staying Together
“… governments worldwide must accept that people will have to work more years as life expectancies increase.“
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Calamity to Come Update:
“The head of the World Bank yesterday warned that financial markets face a rerun of the Great Panic of 2008.“
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Schiff: Upcoming Recession Worse Than 2008
Euro Pacific Capital’s Peter Schiff argues that quantitative easing is “toxic” for the economy.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1671808352001/schiff-upcoming-recession-worse-than-2008
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Obamanomics Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obamanomics menu tree.]
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“President Obama has shelled out more in federal spending than the five presidents that came before him.“
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“New orders for factory goods fell in April for the third time in four months as demand slipped for everything from cars and machinery to computers, the latest worrisome sign for the economy.“
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/us-factory-orders-idUSBRE8530JD20120604
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The Obama economy worsens
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/05/the_obama_economy_worsens.html
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“That’s right, the BLS margin of error for monthly job numbers is: +/- 100,000.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/monthly_job_numbers_and_the_margin_of_error_mystery.html
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Dow Negative for 2012
http://www.cnbc.com/id/47645265
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Regulation Update:
“… while most Americans shrug their shoulders and live their lives, they are completely unaware of how this regulation will affect the cost of food and its availability in the future.”
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/animal_rights_legislation_would_make_eggs_a_luxury_food.html
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Obama the Man! Update:
“Let’s make it very clear up front. Barack Obama did nothing more than to tell the Armed Forces to go ahead with a plan they developed.”
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/barack_obamas_stolen_valor.html
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Feminism Update:
The single-mom catastrophe
The demise of two-parent families in the U.S. has been an economic catastrophe for society.
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Islam Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Religion / Islam menu tree.]
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“For the record, the ‘agreed upon hadiths’ that Burhami indicated are, in fact, unequivocal in regards to the crime of apostasy. The most canonical and oft cited among them simply has Muhammad saying: ‘Whoever leaves his religion, kill him.‘“
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/04/news-from-the-arab-world/print/
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Wants Christians to ‘Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave’ the Country?
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“…. a [Kuwaiti] court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for Twitter posts deemed insulting to Islam…“
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/06/04/kuwait-court-gives-10-years-for-twitter-insults/
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Top 10 Reasons to Kick Pakistan Off the Dole
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/04/top-10-reasons-to-kick-pakistan-off-the-dole/print/
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Islam in the U.S. Update:
The Muslim Brotherhood in the United States
http://www.currenttrends.org/docLib/20090411_Merley.USBROTHERHOOD.pdf
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Obama & Islam vs. Israel Update:
http://anotherslownewsday.wordpress.com/obama-islam-vs-israel/
“...what is the United States doing sharing military skills with Egypt, Pakistan, and Lebanon, those paragons of anti-democratic values and bastions of anti-Americanism?“
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/military_exercises_and_political_correctness.html
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What to Say When You’re Handed the Obama-Is-Good-for-Israel Talking Points
http://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2012/06/01/obama-is-good-for-israel-talking-points/?singlepage=true
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Israel & Iran Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
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“Last week, a U.S. think-tank [the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS)] published satellite images of Parchin which it said underscored concern that Iran is trying to destroy evidence of possible nuclear weapons-related research.“
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/us-nuclear-iran-amano-idUSBRE8530IL20120604
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Obama ‘gave full backing to Stuxnet attack on Iran’
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/06/obama-gave-full-backing-to-stu.html
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Iran’s ‘Power’ Play: Selling Energy to Desperate States
http://pjmedia.com/blog/irans-power-play-selling-energy-to-desperate-states/?print=1
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Libyan Not-A-War Update:
“Tribal rivalries have swept Libya since Gadhafi was overthrown last year.“
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Christian Persecution Update:
Indonesian Christians’ Plight Escalates
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/01/indonesian-christians-plight-escalates/print/
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Obama’s Foreign Policy Update:
“Human rights activists, however, criticized the move, saying it was too soon to reward the country since hundreds of political prisoners are still being held there.“
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57446000/panetta-open-to-military-relations-with-burma/
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U.N. Update:
U.N. Chief Silent on Longstanding Failure to Define Terrorism
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/un-chief-silent-longstanding-failure-define-terrorism
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The IMF, Rio, and the UN’s Tax-Exempt Elite
http://pjmedia.com/claudiarosett/the-imf-rio-and-the-uns-tax-exempt-elite/?print=1
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U.N. takeover of the Internet must be stopped, U.S. warns
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57444629-83/u.n-takeover-of-the-internet-must-be-stopped-u.s-warns/
[ASND would like to point out that the current U.S. President is not among those joining in that warning.]
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Liberalism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Liberalism menu tree.]
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Waging a War on America’s Unborn Women
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/seems_the_democrats_are_so.html
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“I propose a new slogan for the upcoming election.
‘Democrats: Killing Our Way to the Master Race!’“
http://pjmedia.com/andrewklavan/2012/06/04/in-praise-of-gendercide/?print=1
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Britain’s Already Dead, It Just Hasn’t Been Buried Yet
http://pjmedia.com/blog/britains-already-dead/?print=1
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Liberal Fascism? Update:
“Your First Amendment rights can be terminated,” yell[ed] the Chicago police officer…“
[ASND simply asks, "Which political party has run the city of Chicago for the last eight straight decades?"]
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/02/14/chicago-called-most-corrupt-city-in-nation/
Speaking of “liberal” (you know, tolerant & open-minded) police departments…
5 LI cops demoted for being… Republicans?!
http://www.nypost.com/f/print/news/local/queens/republicans_iekdoknaYK3O5H3dRUA55N
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The Islamists’ Allies in Law Enforcement
http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/04/the-islamists%E2%80%99-allies-in-law-enforcement/print/
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“This disturbing video shows the arrest of a man who has done no apparent wrong.“
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Conservatism Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Philosophy / Conservatism menu tree.]
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“Government subsidies and disregard for property rights have led us to the brink of maritime ecological disaster. Ending subsidies and guaranteeing genuine property rights in fish stocks will improve management of fisheries, leading to an improved environment and fish enough for all…“
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Republicans? Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Politics / Republicans? menu tree.]
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Debt Up $1.59T Under GOP House — More in 15 Months Than First 97 Congresses Combined
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“Which campaign advisor sent Mitt Romney into a charter school in West Philadelphia run by a Black Muslim radical?“
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“In January, Gov. Christie named the nation’s only openly gay… Republican mayor as a nominee to the state Supreme Court, marking an extraordinary moment in New Jersey history. The Democrats’ rejection Thursday of that nominee, Bruce Harris, may have been even more extraordinary.“
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Socialized Medicine Update:
“More than 70,000 British residents each year jet off to other countries to have operations and procedures as a way of side-stepping NHS waiting lists or saving as much as £10,000.“
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Obamacare Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obamacare menu tree.]
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“… let’s go down memory lane and consider the process that got us here.“
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/the_aesthetics_of_obamacare.html
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“There’s no question that the (Affordable Care) Act has, to this date, bent the health insurance cost curve north, not south, and the forecast in that regard is growing darker.“
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Health Care Plan Rebates Have Hidden Costs
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Hollywood Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Culture / Hollywood menu tree.]
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“Jesus Was A Commie.“
[ Yeah , so what? ]
[Scroll down to “Is Conservative Synonymous With Christian?” on the page linked from that last embedded hyperlink.]
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Higher Education Update:
The Truth About College Aid: It’s Corporate Welfare
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“Gender Identity” Restrooms at U Arizona
http://www.nas.org/articles/Gender_Identity_Restrooms_at_U_Arizona
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Government Schools Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Education / Government Schools menu tree.]
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“[Obama's] Department of Education today granted waivers to eight of the 26 states (plus the District of Columbia) that applied in February for wiggle room under the No Child Left Behind Act.“
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2012/05/eight_more_states_get_esea_wai.html
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Advertising in schools becoming more common
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2012-06-03/advertising-in-schools/55366346/1
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Homeschools Update:
Home-Schooled Teens Ripe for College
Myths about unsocialized home-schoolers are false, and most are well prepped for college, experts say.
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Home-Schooled Teens Ripe for College
Myths about unsocialized home-schoolers are false, and most are well prepped for college, experts say.
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“Homeschool students score above average on achievement tests regardless of their parents’ level of formal education or their family’s household income.“
http://www.nheri.org/ResearchFacts.pdf
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Obamacabinet Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Barack Obama / Obamacabinet menu tree.]
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“Gender Identity” Restrooms at U Arizona
http://www.nas.org/articles/Gender_Identity_Restrooms_at_U_Arizona
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Thanks DOJ: Women Forced to Allow Men into Restrooms at University
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Dept. of Justice Case against Former BP Engineer is Rapidly Crumbling
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EPA’s Unethical Air Pollution Experiments
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/epas_unethical_air_pollution_experiments.html
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Hillary Caught Lying Again
http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/hillary-caught-lying-again/
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Demonic Possession? Update:
Canadian Cannibal Claims He Believed Victim Was an Alien
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Evangelicalism Update:
The Strange Diffidence of Pro-Family Leaders on Homosexuality versus Pro-Life Issues
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“Hamblin and other handlers say the Bible tells people to obey the law. So he wears a seat belt while driving, obeys the speed limit and files his taxes on time. But he won’t give up serpent handling, which he says is a command from God — even though Tennessee outlawed it in 1947 after five people died of serpent bites at churches in two years… The ban is rarely enforced, unless someone dies in a church. Because most handlers like Hamblin catch their own snakes and keep them for months at a time, they’re also running afoul of other state laws.“
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“1 in 3 self-proclaimed Christians admit [in an online quiz that] they rarely live the teachings of Jesus Christ… The quiz results show 30.9% of Christians are worldly; an increase of 7.2% since the prior year.“
http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/5/prweb9550221.htm
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Roman Catholicism Update:
“The Archdiocese of Milwaukee confirmed Wednesday that it had a policy to pay suspected pedophile priests to leave the ministry.“
http://www.thechurchreport.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=siteContent.default&objectID=155491
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“The ‘Vatileaks’ scandal, in which the pope’s private papers are alleged to have been pilfered by his own butler, pales in comparison to the scandals of centuries past when popes were accused of violence, nepotism and sexual excesses.“
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/01/us-vatican-butler-intrigue-idUSBRE8500WS20120601
Atheism Update:
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Christianity Update:
[Several subtopics are available for further study on the
Religion / Christianity menu tree.]
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Is God Just a Psychological Crutch for the Weak?
http://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/201203/201203_112_Is_God_crutch.cfm
[Nobody Important wonders why Dr. Copan didn't mention what Greg Koukl does.]
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