Religion and Politics: Driving the U.S. Backwards | Reason Being

Religion and Politics: Driving the U.S. Backwards | Reason Being: Many forms of Christianity, and certainly the most powerful (Catholics and evangelicals) believe that a woman’s primary role is to be producing children and raising them. This is not really up for debate. If you disagree, please pull your head out of the sand.

Fischer: Gay Marriage And The First Amendment Cannot Exist Together | The New Civil Rights Movement

Fischer: Gay Marriage And The First Amendment Cannot Exist Together | The New Civil Rights Movement: agenda. We cannot have religious liberty — in fact I would go so far as to say, we cannot have gay marriage and the First Amendment. We can’t have homosexuality and the First Amendment. If homosexuality is embraced and normalized, that’s the end of the First Amendment. It’s gone, it’s out here, shredded beyond recognition, a worthless piece of paper. Now I believe we should be free in America discriminate against homosexual behavior because if we don’t then it will be people of faith who will be discriminated against.

Is Alzheimer's Type 3 Diabetes? - NYTimes.com

Is Alzheimer's Type 3 Diabetes? - NYTimes.com: all of its forms, along with its dreaded complications. There are, as usual, arguments to be made for enlisting government help in that struggle, but for now, put down tha

Startup Stories: Longtime tech recruiter shatters the engineering shortage myth | VentureBeat

Startup Stories: Longtime tech recruiter shatters the engineering shortage myth | VentureBeat: But instead of asking the right questions and hiring a candidate who’s qualified, Marcus says that startup founders will take a candidate in based on a personal recommendation or an impressive company name on a resume, usually branching outside the original specification they wrote and usually regretting the decision in the long run.

Is Alzheimer's Type 3 Diabetes? - NYTimes.com

Is Alzheimer's Type 3 Diabetes? - NYTimes.com: Just in case you need another reason to cut back on junk food, it now turns out that Alzheimer’s could well be a form of diet-induced diabetes.

Man wanted to be `one with the tiger,¿ becomes one with the law - latimes.com

Man wanted to be `one with the tiger,¿ becomes one with the law - latimes.com: l. After he landed, the tiger dragged him around by the foot, Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Paul Browne told the AP.

[Next Week's theme "One with the volcano?"]

Treatment for addicts is starting to change - latimes.com

Treatment for addicts is starting to change - latimes.com: rn to normal. So they remain vulnerable to its draw, suffering mood swings and profound urges to use again.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Arsenic in Rice: New Report Finds 'Worrisome Levels' - ABC News

Arsenic in Rice: New Report Finds 'Worrisome Levels' - ABC News: Today, the FDA will announce it has concerns about rice and arsenic and is studying the issue, but in the meantime recommends a varied diet. Consumer Reports calls for more.
PHOTO: According to a new report, rice eaten just once a day can drive arsenic levels in the human body up 44 percent.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Restrooms Users Watched from Street - Neatorama



Restrooms Users Watched from Street - Neatorama: . But don't assume that those floor-to-ceiling windows can't be looked into as well!

BBC News - Suu Kyi calls for further easing of Burma sanctions

BBC News - Suu Kyi calls for further easing of Burma sanctions: "I do support the easing of sanctions, because I think that our people can start taking responsibility for their own destiny," she said.

Dallas Officer Suspended Without Pay for 30 Days for Trying to Confiscate Head Cam | Cop Block



Dallas Officer Suspended Without Pay for 30 Days for Trying to Confiscate Head Cam | Cop Block: “The reason you’re being pulled over is because I’m gonna take your camera and we’re gonna use it as evidence of in the crimes that have been committed by other bikers,” he tells him.

“I have not committed any crimes and you can’t take my personal property from me, sir,” Moore responds.

‘World’s Ugliest Woman’ Who Got Nearly 5 Million YouTube Hits Shares Her Story | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘World’s Ugliest Woman’ Who Got Nearly 5 Million YouTube Hits Shares Her Story | Video | TheBlaze.com: But she realized how different she was when she entered school. She recalled: “I was called skinny bones, that was a really big one…grandma, because a lot of people told me I looked really old. Um, pork chop legs?”

Monday, September 10, 2012

Saturday, September 8, 2012

How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich | Politics News | Rolling Stone

How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich | Politics News | Rolling Stone: . Since Republicans rededicated themselves to slashing taxes for the wealthy in 1997, the average annual income of the 400 richest Americans has more than tripled, to $345 million – while their share of the tax burden has plunged by 40 percent.

BBC News - Quantum test pricks uncertainty

BBC News - Quantum test pricks uncertainty: It remains true that there is a fundamental limit of knowability, but it appears that, in this case, just trying to look at nature does not add to that unavoidably hidden world.

Business without Borders | The decade of the CIVETS

Business without Borders | The decade of the CIVETS: . Other key concerns are the complexity of taxes and poor infrastructure. And, as in other Latin American nations, corruption and inefficiency are endemic in Colombia.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

More older workers making up labor force - latimes.com

More older workers making up labor force - latimes.com: t struck, Mike Vaupel of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., might be considering early retirement from his government job as a meat inspector.

He is 60 years old and already has 34 years of service under his belt, enough to qualify him for an immediate pension equal to about 75% of his current pay. What's stopping him? For one, he and his wife own two homes — including one they lease out — and each property has lost about $100,000 in value since 2006.

Military mom Tiffany Klapheke 'let toddler die because she was too depressed about husband's deployment' | Mail Online

Military mom Tiffany Klapheke 'let toddler die because she was too depressed about husband's deployment' | Mail Online: She also said she tried committing suicide three weeks ago but a friend stopped her.

'I'm so just stressed out and depressed, and I just need help taking care of them, and I don't have any help,' she told the station

Facebook Inc. (FB) Now Can Make Investors 17%!

Facebook Inc. (FB) Now Can Make Investors 17%!: $19.34 a share (the closing price this past Tuesday), the investor gets principal returned plus the coupon. If the price remains below

Facebook Inc (FB) Stroked New Low | USA Stock Report

Facebook Inc (FB) Stroked New Low | USA Stock Report: Shares of Facebook Inc. dropped to a record low today after a couple of brokers lower their price targets on the stock,