October 8, 2012

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Check out what this squirrel does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdm6Fb65K0E&feature=player_embedded

[ASND simply says, "Whoa!"]

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“… [women] make up nearly 60% of players on mobile devices and are more likely than men to play mobile games…“

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/09/30/women-mobile-video-games/1600465/

[Not surprisingly, ASND is surprised and has to ask, once again, "Why?”]

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Everyone ready for the most interesting scientific prediction opf the week?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21528840.200-the-us-presidential-election-is-no-contest.html?full=true

[ASND will, course, revisit this prediction and evaluate its accuracy in a few weeks.]

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“Zander broke out of the Bay Shore home and made his way to the Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center more than 2 miles away.“

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19740226/dog-tracks-down-ailing-owner-at-hospital

[Yeah, but can he dial a telephone?]

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Call from suspected burglar in Utah actually came from dog

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/call-suspected-burglar-dog-article-1.1175945

[Uhm...]

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Double-hand transplant recipient plays “Pretty Woman” on the guitar

http://www.boston.com/whitecoatnotes/2012/10/04/brigham-and-women-double-hand-transplant-recipient-richard-mangino-mows-swims-drives/gU4oD0Iw5VXlYRmB0ldtjJ/story.html

[Yeah, but can he bark like a dog?]

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“Get down! Right now! Go! Go! Go!“

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/35611/large+bear+chooses+wrong+home+to+invade+scolded+by+woman+video/

[That woman has the biggest cojones I have ever seen in my life.]

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The richest man is the one with the most powerful Updates.

Obamanomics Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Barack Obama / Obamanomics menu tree.]

President Obama’s $488 Billion Regulatory Burden

http://americanactionforum.org/topic/president-obama%E2%80%99s-488-billion-regulatory-burden

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“… since President Obama took office, the non-citizenson food stamps has nearly doubled.“

http://www.weeklystandard.com/print/blogs/non-citizens-food-stamps-quadrupled-2001_653315.html

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U.S Added More Debt Monday Than From 1776 Through Pearl Harbor

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-added-more-debt-monday-1776-through-pearl-harbor

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[Federal] Debt Jumped $1.2759T in FY 2012; Up $10,855 Per Household in Just 12 Months; Beats 2011

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/debt-jumped-12759t-fy-2012-10855-household-just-12-months-beats-2011

[And that was only through September.]

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Obama Increased Foreign Aid 80%; Spent 76% More on Foreign Aid Than Border Security

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-increased-foreign-aid-80-spent-76-more-foreign-aid-border-security

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Euro-Economic Crystal Ball Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Barack Obama / Obamanomics menu tree.]

Eurozone unemployment hits record high and reveals two-speed Europe

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/9578762/Eurozone-unemployment-hits-record-high-and-reveals-two-speed-Europe.html

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“Portugal announced sweeping new tax increases in an effort to keep the country’s faltering bailout programme on track amid a powerful public backlash against increased belt-tightening.“

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0c130984-0d4e-11e2-97a1-00144feabdc0.html#axzz28HfRPZ8s

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“Spain’s corporate tax take has tumbled by almost two thirds from pre-crisis levels as small businesses fail and a growing number of big corporations seek profits abroad to compensate for the prolonged downturn at home.“

http://www.cnbc.com/id/49267996

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Taxes Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Economics / Taxes menu tree.]

The Great California Exodus: A Closer Look

“Most of the destination states favored by Californians have lower taxes. States that have gained the most at California’s expense are rated as having better business climates. The data suggest that many cost drivers—taxes, regulations, the high price of housing and commercial real estate, costly electricity, union power, and high labor costs—are prompting businesses to locate outside California, thus helping to drive the exodus… [and] chronically out-of-balance budgets can be seen as [additional] tax hikes waiting to happen.“

http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_71.htm#.UGwy0VHhc2k

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Rich businessmen pulling out of France as tax-hit looms

http://www.france24.com/en/20121007-rich-businessmen-pulling-out-france-tax-hit-looms

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Welfare Update:

Obama’s End Run on Welfare Reform, Part Two:

Dismantling Workfare

http://thf_media.s3.amazonaws.com/2012/pdf/bg2731.pdf

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Regulation Update:

“… since 1998, the costs of major federal regulations have far exceeded manufacturing sector growth…”

http://americanactionforum.org/topic/impact-federal-regulations-us-manufacturing

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What Happens When Local Phone Service Is Deregulated?

Early returns suggest liberalization benefits consumers just as long distance deregulation did.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv35n3/v35n3-6.pdf

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Illegal Immigration Update:

[Obama's] ICE decides not to detain [Obama-supporting illegal alien journalist].

“When the trooper ran the license, it showed the status [of the license] was canceled. It also indicated there may have been fraudulent activity associated with the license.“

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82109.html

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Government Employment Update:

Unemployment Rate Plummets to 4.3%–For Government Workers

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/unemployment-rate-plummets-43-government-workers

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Black Culture Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Culture / Black Culture menu tree.]

Twitter Explodes After Black Actress Endorses Romney as the ‘Only Choice for Your Future’

“… you a Romney lover and you slutting yourself to the white man only proves why no black man married u.“

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/twitter-explodes-after-black-actress-endorses-romney-as-the-only-choice-for-your-future/

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Liberal Fascism? Update:

An Eco-Fascist Gassing Experiment with Diesel Fumes at the EPA

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/10/the_ghastly_echoes_of_treblinkas_diesel_fumes_at_the_epa.html

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New Jersey Police Charge Six Christians for Evangelizing in Public Park

http://christiannews.net/2012/10/07/new-jersey-police-charge-six-christians-for-evangelizing-in-public-park/

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Leaving the Left Update:

“When Sweden’s government was the biggest spender, its economy totally stalled: zero growth for five years. What grew was its debt. And even with extremely high taxes, it ran huge deficits. Then it changed its high-spending ways. It cut spending, drastically, and over an extended period of time — going on 18 years now. Keynesians tell us that cutting government spending will slow economic growth. The exact opposite happened with Sweden. Once it started cutting spending, its economy started growing: 4% in 1994 and 3.9% in 1995. In the 18 years since it started cutting, Sweden’s economy grew at twice its previous rate, even faster than the U.S.’s… Sweden cut spending and taxes. And its tax system is as flat as a tax system can be.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/10/the_swedish_model_government_austerity.html

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Liberalism in Europe Update:

“Almost nine out of 10 Scottish households take more from the public purse than they contribute in taxes…“

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/scottish-politics/9593135/Nine-in-ten-Scots-living-off-states-patronage.html

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Socialism’s Cult of Mediocrity in Action

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/bruce-bawer/socialisms-cult-of-mediocrity-in-action/print/

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Obama’s “Truth” Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

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

“[Obama's Bureau of Labor Statistics] is doing such a misleading data manipulation job that even retired General Electric CEO Jack Welch has publicly announced his skepticism.”

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/10/just_how_stupid_do_they_think_we_are.html

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The 7.8% Unemployment Rate in Context

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/10/the_78_unemployment_rate_in_context.html

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Reality check

http://realitycheck.ncpa.org/

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Obama’s Re-Election Case Rests On 5 Phony Claims

http://news.investors.com/100312-627990-presidents-case-for-re-election-rests-on-five-claims-all-phony.aspx

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“President Barack Obama said in Wednesday night’s presidential debate that Social Security is ‘structurally sound,’ but Social Security’s Board of Trustees said in their 2012 annual report that the program faced $8.6 trillion in ‘unfunded obligations’...”

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-social-security-structurally-sound-trustees-unfunded-obligation-86t

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Princeton Economist: Obama Campaign Is Misrepresenting My Study on Romney’s Tax Plan

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/princeton-economist-obama-campaign-misrepresenting-my-study-romneys-tax-plan_653917.html

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Social Security Update:

8 Social Security Myths Exposed

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/8-social-security-myths-exposed-095027639.html

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As the Population Ages, Social Security’s Spending Is Projected to Outpace Its Tax Revenues

http://www.cbo.gov/publication/43649

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“… a recent [Democrat-controlled] Senate committee investigation alarmingly calls into question the process of approving [Social Security] disability claims and rewarding benefits.“

http://mercatus.org/sites/default/files/disability-benefits-analysis-pdf.pdf

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Social Security Deficit Could Mean a 25% Benefit Cut

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/10/03/Social-Security-Deficit-Could-Mean-a-25-Benefit-Cut.aspx#page1

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One Simple Measure That Would Save Social Security

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/08/20/The-One-Simple-Measure-That-Would-Save-Social-Security.aspx#page1

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Conservatism Update:

“Though politicians do not want to hear what history can tell us about how to break out of the malaise, the solution, found in a careful analysis of economic history, is amazingly simple.“

http://www.ncpa.org/pdfs/ib115.pdf

[ASND simply asks, "Since when does evidence have anything to do with truth?]

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Republicans? Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Politics / Republicans? menu tree.]

Romney Wants U.S. to Arm the Rebels in Syria

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/romney-wants-us-arm-rebels-syria

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Priebus & Rove Abandon Conservatives To Curry Favor With Establishment

http://www.conservativehq.com/article/10158-priebus-rove-abandon-conservatives-curry-favor-establishment

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Socialized Medicine Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Philosophy / Liberalism / Socialized Medicine menu tree.]

Patients starve and die of thirst on hospital wards

Forty-three hospital patients starved to death last year and 111 died of thirst while being treated on wards, new figures disclose today.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9591814/Patients-starve-and-die-of-thirst-on-hospital-wards.html

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“For the aver age Canadian family, between 2002 and 2012, the cost of pub lic health care insur ance increased more than twice as fast as the cost of shel ter, roughly four times as fast as food, more than five times as fast as clothing, and 1.6 times faster than aver age income.“

http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/price-of-public-healthcare-insurance-2012.pdf

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Obamacare Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Barack Obama / Obamacare menu tree.]

The Conservative Case for ObamaCare?

http://iwf.org/blog/2789402/NYT-Opinion:-ObamaCare-=-A-Conservative-Idea

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Scientific Fraud Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Science / Scientific Fraud menu tree.]

Misconduct Widespread in Retracted Science Papers, Study Finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/science/study-finds-fraud-is-widespread-in-retracted-scientific-papers.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0&pagewanted=print

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Global Warming Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Science / Global Warming menu tree.]

New paper finds global warming is not a threat to humanity & GDP will be highest under the warmest scenario

http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-paper-finds-global-warming-is-not.html

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“… it would have been an aberration of natural history if the warming of the past century or so had not occurred as it has, in terms of both the rate of temperature rise and the level of warmth so far achieved.“

http://www.co2science.org/articles/V15/N39/C2.php

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Radical temperature fluctuations are a fact of life on Earth, and we’re lucky to be enjoying a brief, balmy interglacial. But look out when it stop

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/30/ice-age-human-survival-alice-roberts?newsfeed=true

[Once again, ASND simply asks, " Lucky ? "]

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“Florida used to average about one hurricane per year, and now averages about one every other year. The ongoing stretch of non-hurricanes is the longest on record, and looks like it will extend into its eighth year. This is completely consistent with climate model forecasts of more frequent and larger hurricanes.“

http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/disturbing-news-no-hurricanes-in-florida-for-seven-years/

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Dr. Ryan Maue releases new hurricane frequency data showing a negative trend in the last 30 years

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/10/01/dr-ryan-maue-releases-new-hurricane-frequency-data-showing-a-negative-trend-in-the-last-30-years/

[For those who can't read, ASND would like to point out that the data in that report are global, not just for Florida.]

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German Meteorologist On Temperature Models: “So Far They Are Wrong For ALL Atmospheric Layers!”

http://notrickszone.com/2012/10/05/german-meteorologist-on-temperature-models-so-far-they-are-wrong-for-all-atmospheric-layers/

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Continued faith in flawed [climate] models breaks central tenets of science

Observations show major flaws

http://joannenova.com.au/2012/10/man-made-global-warming-disproved/

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So much for the theory that AGW increases water vapor and positive feedback

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/10/04/so-much-for-the-theory-that-agw-increases-water-vapor-and-positive-feedback/

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Sea Level Fall Defies Climate Warnings

http://www.thegwpf.org/sea-level-fall-defies-climate-warnings/

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Electric Cars Update:

Electric cars might pollute much more than petrol or diesel-powered cars, according to new research.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19830232

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Nissan is offering cheap leases and big discounts on the Leaf because of slow sales of the all-electric car.

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/10/01/nissan-offers-leaf-discounts-to-spur-sales/?intcmp=features

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Nissan Leaf battery degrades quickly in hot climates

http://www.climatechangedispatch.com/home/10493-nissan-leaf-battery-degrades-quickly-in-hot-climates

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Biofuels Update:

“In February [2012], President Obama touted his plan to fund algae biofuel as a domestic alternative fuel source. But years of government investment have failed to overcome the obstacles algae faces to becoming a viable source of fuel, and as with other alternative energy enthusiasms, disturbing connections have arisen between campaign contributors and government grants.“

http://www.capitalresearch.org/2012/08/algae-energy-dead-in-the-water/

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“Green” Economies

Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Economics / “Green” Economies menu tree.]

Spain the model: “Green” power generation working out so well that the electricity system only needs a $32 billion bailout

http://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2012/10/spain-model-power-generation-working.html

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Obama the Man! Update:

Backlog of Veterans’ Disability Claims Increases 179% Under Obama

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/backlog-veterans-disability-claims-increases-179-under-obama

and…

“Pundits have ridiculed the string of fluff television, radio, and magazine appearances that Barack Obama has been making the last few months. They are wrong. He has a strategy and is executing it well. He is seeking and winning the votes of those Michelle Obama calls knuckleheads.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/10/obama_trolling_for_the_knucklehead_vote.html

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Political Corruption Update:

The Obama Administration’s Deadly Scandals

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/arnold-ahlert/the-obama-administrations-deadly-scandals/print/

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Obama in Africa Update:

[Obama] White House widening covert war in North Africa

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/white-house-widening-covert-war-north-africa-0

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Media Bias Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Politics / Media Bias menu tree.]

“A recent CNNMoney story reported that the Republican presidential nominee, despite trailing in a number of swing state polls, is the overwhelming choice among economists surveyed. They picked him, according to CNNMoney, by a 3-to-1 margin. However, CNNMoney made sure to stress in the headline that they did so ‘reluctantly.’“

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/02/cnn-story-shows-economists-favor-romney-3-1-but-headline-says-choice-made/

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Media Glossing Over President’s Economic Failures

http://news.investors.com/print/ibd-editorials/100112-627703-elections-top-issue-losing-traction.aspx

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Politifact’s Pants on Fire

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/01/20/politifacts-romney-u-s-military/

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[Mainstream] Media Companies Raise Money for Leftist ‘Human Rights Campaign’

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2012/10/08/media-companies-raise-money-leftist-human-rights-campaign

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Hypocrisy Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Politics / Hypocrisy menu tree.]

Al Gore bails from green-energy investment

But climate-change prophet’s company still touts profits of ‘alternative’ market

http://www.wnd.com/2012/09/al-gore-bails-from-green-energy-investment/print/

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Judicial Activism Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Politics / Judicial Activism menu tree.]

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Election Fraud Update:

“A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judge has ruled that… voters without a valid picture ID card will still be able to cast their vote and have it counted this November.“

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/10/02/judge-rules-photo-id-wont-be-required-for-penna-voters-this-year/

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Government Schools Update:

“According to another popular theory, additional spending on education will yield gains in test scores… As can be seen from the scattering of states into all parts of Figure 4, the data offer precious little support for the theory.“

http://educationnext.org/is-the-us-catching-up/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationNext+%28Education+Next%29

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The Socialist Vision and Global Connections of the NEA

http://www.crossroad.to/Excerpts/chronologies/nea.htm

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“This paper seeks to move the [government school teacher evaluation] debate beyond ideology and technical issues by highlighting four key tensions that policymakers, advocates, and educators must consider in the development of new teacher evaluations.“

http://www.aei.org/files/2012/09/25/-the-hangover-thinking-about-the-unintended-consequences-of-the-nations-teacher-evaluation-binge_144008786960.pdf

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Three New Jersey teachers accused of sexual relationships with students

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/04/three-new-jersey-teachers-accused-sexual-relationships-with-students/?test=latestnews

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Abortion Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Culture / Abortion menu tree.]

Planned Parenthood Has 80-Year-Old Woman Arrested for Praying

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/02/planned-parenthood-has-80-year-old-woman-arrested-for-praying/

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Planned Parenthood Loses Bid to Hurt Ohio Women With Abortion Drug [RU 486]

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/02/planned-parenthood-loses-bid-to-hurt-ohio-women-with-abortion-drug/

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Botched Abortion Sends Houston Planned Parenthood Client to Hospital

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/03/botched-abortion-sends-houston-planned-parenthood-client-to-hospital/

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Dangerous Late-Term Abortion Business Shut Down in Maryland

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/02/dangerous-late-term-abortion-business-shut-down-in-maryland/

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Mom of Conjoined Twins Who Refused Abortion Challenges “Pro-Choicers”

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/03/mom-of-conjoined-twins-who-refused-abortion-challenges-pro-choicers/

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Woman Conceived in Rape: Thank God I Wasn’t an Abortion Victim

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/10/04/woman-conceived-in-rape-thank-god-i-wasnt-an-abortion-victim/

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Feminism Update:

“By many objective measures the lives of women in the United States have improved over the past 35 years, yet we show that measures of subjective well-being indicate that women’s happiness has declined both absolutely and relative to men.“

http://www.nber.org/papers/w14969.pdf?new_window=1

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“Female politicians with stereotypically feminine facial features are more likely to be Republican than Democrat, and the correlation increases the more conservative the lawmaker’s voting record…“

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120927130955.htm

[ASND wonders why we needed a peer-reviewed sociological study to tell us what we have always knonwn .]

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Pornography Update:

“The greatest reason for divorce today is ongoing adultery / pornography.“

http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/primary-causes-for-divorce-a-christian-study/

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Homosexual Marriage Update:

What’s Wrong With [Homosexual] Marriage?

http://www.apologetics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=260:whats-wrong-with-gay-marriage&catid=96:bonus-content&Itemid=80

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“[Homosexual] activists argue that gay adoption has the backing and favor not only of modern psychology, but of courts of law. One needs to establish whether gays match the criteria traditionally laid down for adoptive parents, however, in assessing whether they should be allowed to adopt. An examination of the facts reveals that gays as a group have significantly higher levels of promiscuity, suicide, domestic violence, and relational instability. There is also evidence of pedophilia within gay circles, with gay literature freely containing reference to the practice, even deeming it a necessary part of the gay experience.“

http://www.equip.org/articles/suffer-the-children/

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Obama’s “Transparency” Update:

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Foreign Aid Update:

Watchdog Gives U.S. Agencies Poor Marks for Transparency in Foreign Aid

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/watchdog-gives-us-agencies-poor-marks-transparency-foreign-aid

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North Korea Update:

North and South Korea ‘on the verge of nuclear war’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/9580536/North-and-South-Korea-on-the-verge-of-nuclear-war.html

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U.N. Update:

High U.N. Official Calls Free Speech a ‘Gift’

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-klein/high-u-n-official-calls-free-speech-a-gift/print/

[That's the same thing as a 'basic human right', isn't it?]

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Obama & Islam Update:

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Obama & National Security Update:

“Khadr was released from the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and landed at CFB Trenton — the same place all fallen Canadian soldiers have been returned after being killed in Afghanistan. He then travelled for a short portion of the Highway of Heroes to his last stop at Millhaven Penitentiary before most likely next year becoming a free man.“

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/29/return-of-khadr-doesnt-make-mother-of-fallen-soldier-happy

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Intelligence officials angered by Obama administration cover up of intelligence on Iranian, al Qaeda surge in Egypt and Libya

http://freebeacon.com/revolt-of-the-spooks/

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UFOs Update:

“Ancient Aliens Debunked is a 3 hour refutation of the theories proposed on the History Channel series Ancient Aliens.“

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuZmhb5yrsI

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Islam Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Religion / Islam menu tree.]

Irrational Fear of Islam?

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/fjordman/irrational-fear-of-islam/print/

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Islam Earns Its Scorn

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/10/islam_earns_its_scorn.html

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‘Sharia Medicine’: Egyptian Clinic Treats People with Camel Urine

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/raymond-ibrahim/sharia-medicine-egyptian-clinic-treats-people-with-camel-urine/print/

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CAIR Can Expel You ‘For Any Reason’

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/daniel-pipes/cair-can-expel-you-for-any-reason/print/

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How Hamas Terrorizes Gaza’s Citizens

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-puder/how-hamas-terrorizes-gazas-citizens/print/

[Yes, Gaza's own citizens are virtually all Muslims.]

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Al-Qaeda blamed for Europe-wide forest fires

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/9585098/Al-Qaeda-blamed-for-Europe-wide-forest-fires.html

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Different Rules for Islam

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/10/different_rules_for_islam.html

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Israel & Iran Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Religion / Islam / Israel & Iran menu tree.]

Iran in economic meltdown

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/10/iran_in_economic_meltdown.html

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Top Iranian Official: Iran Needs “24 Hours And An Excuse” To Annihilate Israel

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/10/04/top-iranian-official-iran-needs-24-hours-and-an-excuse-to-annihilate-israel/

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Syrian Civil War Update:

“One of the more loathsome horrors of Syria’s civil war has been the deliberate targeting of Syrian children by both pro-government and rebel forces, barbarity which includes imprisonment, rape, torture, sexual abuse, murder, and use as human shields.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/frank-crimi/syrian-children-targeted-for-death/print/

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Libyan Not-A-War Update:

New Concerns About Libya’s Fledgling Government As It Shuts Out Pro-Western Liberals

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/new-concerns-about-libya-s-fledgling-government-it-shuts-out-pro-western-liberals

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Christian Persecution Update:

Muslim Persecution of Christians: August 2012

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/raymond-ibrahim/muslim-persecution-of-christians-august-2012/print/

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NEW PRISONER ALERT FACTSHEET: FARSHID FATHI

http://www.be-a-voice.net/pdfs/221/6912/Farshid%20Fathi.pdf

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An Urgent Request from China

http://www.whitehorseinn.org/blog/2012/09/27/an-urgent-request-from-china/

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“Multiple sources have confirmed that about 25 to 30 Christian college students were massacred at a university in northeastern Nigeria late Monday night…“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-students-executed-by-boko-haram-in-nigeria-believers-pray-for-change-of-heart-82646/print.html

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Evolutionism Update:

DARWIN ON TRIAL

http://talebooks.com/images/bs/291.pdf

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Responding to ENCODE “Skeptics”

http://www.reasons.org/articles/responding-to-encode-skeptics

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Atheism Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Religion / Atheism menu tree.]

Ten Arguments for the Existence of God

http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/blog/2011/06/ten-arguments-for-the-existence-of-god/

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The Justification of Theism

http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth09.html

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The Morality of God in the Old Testament

Would a Moral God Kill Children?

http://believinforareason.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/the-morality-of-god-in-the-old-testament-part-1-would-a-moral-god-kill-children/

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The New Atheists Are Not Intellectually Bright

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8__UWuj8Do&feature=player_embedded

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Three ways that the progress of science conflicts with naturalistic speculations

http://winteryknight.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/three-ways-that-the-progress-of-science-conflicts-with-naturalistic-speculations-2/

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Miracles and the case for theism

http://commonsenseatheism.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Reppert-Miracles-and-the-case-for-theism.pdf

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Asking For More Evidence For Miracles

http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2012/10/asking-for-more-evidence-for-miracles.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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Michigan Professor Strips Naked In Class, Shouts ‘There Is No F-ing God’

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/10/02/michigan-professor-strips-naked-class-shouts-there-no-f-king-god

[Wait... ASND thought atheists were supposed to be the rational ones.]

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Near Death Experiences Update:

When a neurosurgeon found himself in a coma, he experienced things he never thought possible—a journey to the afterlife.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/07/proof-of-heaven-a-doctor-s-experience-with-the-afterlife.print.html

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Mormonism Update:

Does Mormonism Attack Other Religions?

“Let’s look at Mormon writers and see what they have said.“

http://carm.org/does-mormonism-attack-other-religions

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Liberalism & Christianity Update:

WIDE IS THE GATE: The Emerging New Christianity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWvTUX9okuM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDBoBhIqfwQ

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EXODUS NOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7_FrySY8oYM

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Unitarian Universalism growing throughout USA

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26940/religion-news-briefs-5

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“Among [PCUSA] pastors, support for same-sex marriage in 2005 was at 35 percent; in 2012, it is at 49 percent.“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/poll-pcusa-members-increasingly-favoring-same-sex-marriage-82735/print.html

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Evangelicalism Update:

“Family Radio, you already realized the absolute mess you made around the world by these crazy [end of the world] predictions and now you’re going to go back to Harold Camping’s teaching from 2001 where he told everyone the church age was over and everyone should flee the church and you’re going to re-air that?“

http://www.christianpost.com/news/family-radio-re-airs-harold-campings-controversial-teachings-82602/print.html

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The Bible Update:

[Several subtopics are available for further study on the

Religion / Christianity / The Christian Bible menu tree.]

Fifteen Myths about Bible Translation

http://danielbwallace.com/2012/10/08/fifteen-myths-about-bible-translation/

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New Testament Update:

The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?

http://www.lastseminary.com/nt-historical-reliability/The%20New%20Testament%20Documents%20Are%20They%20Reliable.pdf

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