Friday, September 26, 2014
'Star Wars' music video lets you 'Turn Down for Hutt'
Mortality rate climbing: Ebola virologist warns outbreak could lead to “the complete breakdown of society” - Los Angeles Times
"The current epidemiologic outlook is bleak," wrote a panel of more than 60 World Health Organization experts in a study published Tuesday by the New England Journal of Medicine.
"We must therefore face the possibility that Ebola virus disease will become endemic among the human population of West Africa, a prospect that has never previously been contemplated."
In the absence of new control measures, the authors estimated that the total case load would exceed 20,000 by Nov 2...Continue reading...
Robert Kennedy Jr.: We need laws to ‘punish global warming skeptics’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of climate change’s loudest activists, said there should be a law that lets authorities punish skeptics and deniers - those who engage in “selling out the public trust,” he said, in an interview with Climate Depot during New York City’s recent People’s Climate March.
“I wish there were a law you could punish them with,” he said, in the videotaped interview. “I don’t think there is a law that you can punish these politicians under … [and skeptical politicians are] selling out the public trust.”...Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/23/robert-kennedy-jr-we-need-laws-punish-global-warmi/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS#ixzz3ERK0ZKnb
Upcoming Anniversary: October 1st Will Mark 18 Years of No Global Warming
Is your cat racist? All cats are racist
I thought only white people were racist? [link]
by ...If you’re a black bird-watcher, “be prepared to be confused with the other black birder.” That’s what J. Drew Lanham, a wildlife ecology professor at Clemson University in South Carolina, wrote last year in his list of nine race-related “rules.”
Lanham’s sarcasm is warranted. Minorities have always seemed to be underrepresented in U.S. environmental groups. Now there’s new data to support that old anecdotal observation.
According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in 2011, 93 percent of American birders were white, 5 percent were Hispanic (which includes both blacks and whites), 4 percent were black, 1 percent were Asian American, and 2 percent were “other.”...https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/241613/bird-watching-now-also-racist-daniel-greenfield
Thursday, September 25, 2014
America's Soldiers Singing "Days of Elijah"
Declaring the Word of the Lord, yes
And these are the days of his servant, Moses
Righteousness being restored
And these are the days of great trial
Of famine and darkness and sword
So we are the voice in the desert crying
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
CHORUS:
Behold he comes
Riding on a cloud
Shining like the sun
At the trumpet's call
Lift your voice
It's the year of jubilee
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes
And these are the days of Ezekiel
With dry bones becoming as flesh
And these are the days of his servant, David
Building the temple of praise, yes
And these are the days of the harvest
The fields are all white in the world
And we are the laborers that are in your vineyard
declaring the word of the Lord http://www.lyricsmania.com/days_of_elijah_lyrics_donnie_mcclurkin.html
And these are the days of his servant, Moses
Righteousness being restored
And these are the days of great trial
Of famine and darkness and sword
So we are the voice in the desert crying
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
CHORUS:
Behold he comes
Riding on a cloud
Shining like the sun
At the trumpet's call
Lift your voice
It's the year of jubilee
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes
And these are the days of Ezekiel
With dry bones becoming as flesh
And these are the days of his servant, David
Building the temple of praise, yes
And these are the days of the harvest
The fields are all white in the world
And we are the laborers that are in your vineyard
declaring the word of the Lord http://www.lyricsmania.com/days_of_elijah_lyrics_donnie_mcclurkin.html
Meet the Female Pilot Who Led Airstrike on ISIS
By SUSANNA KIM:
The United Arab Emirate's first female pilot led a mission this week against ISIS in Syria, according to the UAE ambassador to the United States.
Major Mariam Al Mansouri, 35, was the first woman to join the Emirati Air Force. The UAE this week joined the United States, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain in implementing airstrikes against ISIS...Continue reading, video...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Tribes from US, Canada sign bison treaty
Matthew Brown Associated Press:
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native tribes from the U.S. and Canada signed a treaty Tuesday establishing an inter-tribal alliance to restore bison to areas of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains where millions of the animals once roamed.
Leaders of 11 tribes from Montana and Alberta signed the pact
during a daylong ceremony on Montana's Blackfeet Reservation, organizers
said.
It marks the first treaty among the tribes and First Nations since
a series of agreements governing hunting rights in the 1800s. That was
when their ancestors still roamed the border region hunting bison, also
called buffalo.
The long-term aim of Tuesday's "Buffalo Treaty" is to allow the
free flow of the animals across the international border and restore the
bison's central role in the food, spirituality and economies of many
American Indian tribes and First Nations — a Canadian synonym for native
tribes...Continue reading...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native tribes from the U.S. and Canada signed a treaty Tuesday establishing an inter-tribal alliance to restore bison to areas of the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains where millions of the animals once roamed.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Fatal overdoses connected to synthetic counterfeit drug: Saskatoon police - The StarPhoenix
The StarPhoenix
Saskatoon police say a pair of fatal overdoses may be connected to a dangerous synthetic drug being sold in the city. Investigators think Oxycontin 80 pills, recently seized by officers, may contain “other unknown deadly ingredients.”
Photograph by: Supplied photo , courtesy Justice.gov
Saskatoon police say a pair of fatal overdoses are connected to a dangerous synthetic drug being sold in the city.
Investigators think Oxycontin 80 pills, recently seized by officers, may contain “other unknown deadly ingredients.” Oxycontin 80 pills are not readily available, said Saskatoon police in a news release, and that those being sold on the street are counterfeit.
Police say the deaths of the two men, both in their 20’s, were a result of the pills. The men died one day apart and were known to each other, police noted.
Saskatoon police, the integrated drug enforcement street team and the provincial coroner are all investigating their deaths.
The pills are described by police as blue-green, round convex shape, and with ‘80’ on one side and ‘CDN’ on the other.
Investigators think Oxycontin 80 pills, recently seized by officers, may contain “other unknown deadly ingredients.” Oxycontin 80 pills are not readily available, said Saskatoon police in a news release, and that those being sold on the street are counterfeit.
Police say the deaths of the two men, both in their 20’s, were a result of the pills. The men died one day apart and were known to each other, police noted.
Saskatoon police, the integrated drug enforcement street team and the provincial coroner are all investigating their deaths.
The pills are described by police as blue-green, round convex shape, and with ‘80’ on one side and ‘CDN’ on the other.
© Copyright (c) The StarPhoenixhttp://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Fatal+overdoses+connected+synthetic+counterfeit+drug/10226011/story.html
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
George the goldfish has 'high risk' brain surgery
The 10-year-old fish had a tumour protruding from its head.
The 10-year-old fish had a tumour protruding from its head, leaving his owner with two options: to have it operated on or have the fish put to sleep.
The Melbourne-based owner opted for the delicate surgery.
"She was dedicated enough to give it a go," the vet who performed the operation, Tristan Rich, told commercial radio station 3AW.
George was knocked out with anaesthetic for the 30 minute procedure and is now recovering well back in his home pond, Rich said.
"It was quite fiddly as you can imagine and you have to control any blood loss. You can only lose half a millilitre," said Rich from the Lort Smith Animal Hospital.
"Obviously it was high risk but everything went well in the end."
Rich said he knew of goldfish that had lived till they were 30 and he had performed similar operations before.
"The owner was quite attached to him," he said.
"Everyone forms bonds to pets in different ways and it is not up to us to distinguish between species."
Rich added that the operation cost "a few hundred dollars". A new goldfish from a pet shop would cost less than Aus$10 (US$9). http://dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/WeirdNews/236889-George-the-goldfish-has-high-risk-brain-surgery-
Study: Conservatives and liberals smell different - 2014 THE WEEK Publications, Inc.
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The researchers, led by Brown University political scientist Rose McDermott, found that conservatives and liberals smell dissimilar. While the difference is small, it is apparently significant enough that we subconsciously prefer the scent of those who vote like we do. "It appears nature stacks the deck to make politically similar partners more attractive to each other in unconscious ways," the researchers wrote.
Previous research has found a number of other political view correlations with unknown degrees of biological and cultural influences. From eating preferences (the left likes strawberry jelly, while the right favors grape) to alcohol choices (Republicans like brown liquors; Democrats drink the clear stuff), conservatives and liberals live as distinctly as they vote.
Other differences are more psychological: Conservatives will look at an unpleasant image 15 percent longer than liberals, and they're also more likely to keep an organized dorm room in college. In fact, one study showed that conservatives are more generally conscientious and liberals are more open to new experiences. Libertarians display some psychological aspects of both groups, albeit with a far lighter helping of respect for authority.
- - Bonnie Kristian http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/268219/speedreads-study-conservatives-and-liberals-smell-different
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Eldad Hagar Rescued Dog From Walmart Parking Lot
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...Little Cora all skin and bone gave birth shortly after she was rescued to 3 puppies. So that day that Eldad spent hours climbing under cars and trying to convince her to come to him he saved not one life but 4. Here is momma with her precious babies. She looks so much more alert and is feeling better...Read here...
...Little Cora all skin and bone gave birth shortly after she was rescued to 3 puppies. So that day that Eldad spent hours climbing under cars and trying to convince her to come to him he saved not one life but 4. Here is momma with her precious babies. She looks so much more alert and is feeling better...Read here...
Monday, September 8, 2014
The Sad, Dark End of the British Empire
Scottish independence could be the final insult.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Britain had dominion over so many portions of the Earth it was said, famously, that “the sun never set on the British Empire.” Since the end of World War II, however, that sun has been steadily dipping toward the horizon. Today, sundown is truly at hand.
On Sept. 18, the voters of Scotland will go to the polls to determine whether their nation will declare independence from the United Kingdom after 307 years of union with England. Polls over the last 18 months reported by the website What Scotland Thinks show a gradually rising tide for independence even though advocates of remaining in the U.K. still lead in the surveys. But many Scots have said they are undecided—and thus they hold a key to the decision. The Economist magazine has suggested that Scots voting with their heads will choose to stay with England, while those voting with their hearts will opt for independence, but “it is the nationalists who have fire in their bellies.”...Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/08/the-sad-end-of-the-british-empire-110362.html#ixzz3Cl8TtLef Related:Pros and cons of Scottish independence
Who does President Obama believe is the real enemy? ISIL? Americans? Muslims? Christians? - Canada Free Press
By Leigh Bravo
The United States remains a predominantly Christian nation, with over
half of our population identifying with a Protestant religion and a
quarter with Catholicism. Yet in several speeches, President Obama has
maintained that,
“Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation; we are now also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Hindu nation and a nation of non believers.”
Obama has made several references to his diversified religious upbringing. He said in his book, “Audacity of Hope,” that his father, stepfather and grandfather were Muslims. He attended a Catholic school and then a Muslim school. As an adult he claims he was finally baptized at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, by Jeremiah A. Wright in his 20’s. After his baptism, he said,
Since 2008, we have been told that President Obama is Christian.
However, are these assertions true? Gallup polls since 2008 have shown
that fewer and fewer Americans believe he is actually Christian. As a
matter of fact, President Obama’s approval ratings are and have remained
the highest among Muslims than any other group in the United States.
The United States remains a predominantly Christian nation, with over
half of our population identifying with a Protestant religion and a
quarter with Catholicism. Yet in several speeches, President Obama has
maintained that,“Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation; we are now also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Hindu nation and a nation of non believers.”
Obama has made several references to his diversified religious upbringing. He said in his book, “Audacity of Hope,” that his father, stepfather and grandfather were Muslims. He attended a Catholic school and then a Muslim school. As an adult he claims he was finally baptized at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, by Jeremiah A. Wright in his 20’s. After his baptism, he said,
“Kneeling beneath that cross on the South Side of Chicago, I felt God’s spirit beckoning me. I submitted myself to His will, and dedicated myself to discovering His truth.”
Yet, when he was a senator, he made the following statements mocking Christianity and the Bible,
“Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy?, Leviticus which suggests slavery is ok or should we go with Deuteronomy which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith or should we just stick to the sermon on the mound, a passage which is so radical, that it doubtful that our own defense department would survive its application. Folks have not been reading the bible.”...Continue reading...
Sunday, September 7, 2014
Melky Cabrera on season-ending injury
David Cooper
/ Toronto Star file
Melky Cabrera's pursuit of 200 hits ended with a broken finger in
Boston, cutting short the final season of his deal with the Jays. http://www.thestar.com/sports/bluejays/2014/09/06/why_blue_jays_should_resign_melky_cabrera_griffin.html
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces the Deployment of Canadian Armed Forces to Iraq
Contributed by admin on Sep 05, 2014: 
Prime
Minister Stephen Harper today announced the deployment of several dozen members
of the Canadian Armed Forces to Iraq.
Upon receipt of final consent from Iraq,
they will join the U.S.
in advising the Government of Iraq on how to enable security forces in the
northern part of the country to be more effective against the threat posed by
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This will contribute to
protecting Iraqi citizens being persecuted by ISIL and help prevent any further
escalation of the humanitarian crisis being caused by those fleeing the
terrorist group.
More
specifically, Canadian Armed Forces members will provide strategic and tactical
advice to Iraqi forces before they commence tactical operations against
ISIL. Canada
will be present in an advisory and assistance role.
The initial deployment will be for a period of up to
30 days. It will be reassessed after that time...Continue reading...
The week in wildlife – in pictures, The Guardian
http://standardculture.com/posts/7501-We-Love-Lunoe
Joan Rivers: 25 Jokes That Show How She Blended Humor, Hardship and Chutzpah
@Gilliantelling
Onstage and on TV, the sharp-tongued and absolutely fearless comedian did just that by taking on everything from Hollywood stars to housework. She also used humor to get through the sometimes extremely tough times in her career and in her personal life, and plenty of her schtick included self-deprecation about her own looks, aging and sex appeal.
Here are some of Joan's thoughts, jokes and one-liners that will help fans laugh again – and remember the way she saw the world through a lens of humor: http://www.people.com/article/joan-rivers-best-quotes-one-liners?xid=rss-fullcontent
Joan Rivers
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Following the death of Joan Rivers at age 81 on Thursday, her daughter, Melissa Rivers, released a statement: "My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh," it read in part.
Onstage and on TV, the sharp-tongued and absolutely fearless comedian did just that by taking on everything from Hollywood stars to housework. She also used humor to get through the sometimes extremely tough times in her career and in her personal life, and plenty of her schtick included self-deprecation about her own looks, aging and sex appeal.
Here are some of Joan's thoughts, jokes and one-liners that will help fans laugh again – and remember the way she saw the world through a lens of humor: http://www.people.com/article/joan-rivers-best-quotes-one-liners?xid=rss-fullcontent
Friday, September 5, 2014
Joan Rivers, a Comic Stiletto Quick to Skewer, Is Dead at 81 - NYTimes
Joan Rivers,
the raspy loudmouth who pounced on America’s obsessions with flab,
face-lifts, body hair and other blemishes of neurotic life, including
her own, in five decades of caustic comedy that propelled her from
nightclubs to television to international stardom, died on Thursday in
Manhattan. She was 81...Continue reading, photos, video...
Blue Jays: Colby Rasmus the hero in extras as Toronto sweeps Rays - update
Steve Nesius
/ The Associated Press
Blue Jays' centre fielder Colby Rasmus came off the bench in the
10th inning to hit a pinch-hit home run and help the Jays to a 1-0 win
over Tampa Bay.
ST. PETERSBURG,
FLA.—Of all the games, baseball is easily the most poetic. It proved as
much once again on Thursday night as Colby Rasmus, fresh off the news
that he would be benched for the rest of the season in favour of the
team’s younger outfielders, hit the game-winning homer in the 10th
inning to lead the Blue Jays to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays to
complete a three-game sweep...Continue reading...
http://m.mlb.com/tor/video/v35956239/tortb-rasmus-on-pinchhit-homer-in-extras/?tcid=mm_tor_vid&c_id=tor
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Israel: 'Thousands' of Isis Supporters Rally at Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Militant Islamist fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province(Reuters)
The report by the Israeli television station Channel 10 (to be broadcast next week) added the gathering further demonstrated the terror group's sights were firmly focused on Israel as a future target.
The rally, which took place on a recent Friday prayer session, was organised by the Tahrir party, described as the "Palestine branch" of IS.
The author of the report, Zvi Yehezkeli, said a widely shared photo of an IS supporter was taken next to his position at the Temple Mount.
He added the terror group "now knocking on Jordan's door, has marked 'Palestine' as the next target on its list"...Continue reading...
Photo and caption by Tara Leigh Dickie 
IDF’s Newest Submarine to Set Sail for Israel
An
Israeli navy Dolphin-class submarine in the water off the coast of
Haifa on September 07, 2009. The Dolphin class is a diesel-electric
submarine which was developed and constructed in Germany for the Israeli
Navy’s specific needs. The Dolphin boats are considered among the most
sophisticated and capable conventional submarines in the world. (Photo:
Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
Israel’s newest Dolphin II-class submarine
is poised to set sail from Germany, where it was constructed. The
vessel, named the INS Tanin (pronounced ta-NEEN), is one of three
submarines being constructed for the Israeli Navy by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in Kiel, Germany...Continue reading...
Rescued Dog Shows Gratitude To The Heroes Who Saved Him.
By Alexis Morgan: Meet Bruno. This pup with a broken leg was
abandoned on the streets and ignored by the world. When he was finally
discovered by an animal rescue group, he was starving and in terrible
shape, suffering with a broken leg that had gone untreated...Read more...Hero cat and dog save their families from house fires - Reveal
Reveal:
They say that dogs are man's best friend but Simba the Bengal cat has proven that felines are just as loyal.
The Noble family were fast asleep in Sudbury, Suffolk, when their fridge suddenly burst into flames at 6am.
Adi Noble, 29, his wife Caroline and their three children were fast asleep as the fire tore through their home. Frighteningly, their smoke alarms did not go off, despite being tested two weeks earlier.
The family were a whisker from death when seven-year-old Simba woke them with his frantic meowing. They fled safely, narrowly avoiding what could have been a cat-astrophic situation. What a hero!
Caroline, 30, was quoted in Daily Mail saying: "We owe our lives to our cat. A few seconds more and I don't think we would have survived."
Meanwhile, across the pond in Ohio, USA, Buddy the dog has also been busy saving lives, when he rescued his owner Jacob Martin from a house fire.
Buddy the pit-bull really lived up to his name as he ran to his owner's side and started barking to wake him when the fire erupted next door – just in time to save Martin's life.
What makes this story even more incredible is that Buddy was a rescue dog and had only been living with Martin for a few weeks. But sadly, since losing his job and his home, Martin doesn't know if he can afford to keep the pet pooch.
Martin told TV channel Fox 8 Cleveland: "Buddy is the best dog I ever had, great dog and good company."
We reckon this pawsome pair deserve an extra special treat or three.
by Lucy Jones http://www.reveal.co.uk/real-life-stories/news/a594086/hero-cat-and-dog-save-their-families-from-house-fires.html
The Noble family were fast asleep in Sudbury, Suffolk, when their fridge suddenly burst into flames at 6am.
Adi Noble, 29, his wife Caroline and their three children were fast asleep as the fire tore through their home. Frighteningly, their smoke alarms did not go off, despite being tested two weeks earlier.
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The family were a whisker from death when seven-year-old Simba woke them with his frantic meowing. They fled safely, narrowly avoiding what could have been a cat-astrophic situation. What a hero!
Caroline, 30, was quoted in Daily Mail saying: "We owe our lives to our cat. A few seconds more and I don't think we would have survived."
Meanwhile, across the pond in Ohio, USA, Buddy the dog has also been busy saving lives, when he rescued his owner Jacob Martin from a house fire.
Buddy the pit-bull really lived up to his name as he ran to his owner's side and started barking to wake him when the fire erupted next door – just in time to save Martin's life.
What makes this story even more incredible is that Buddy was a rescue dog and had only been living with Martin for a few weeks. But sadly, since losing his job and his home, Martin doesn't know if he can afford to keep the pet pooch.
Martin told TV channel Fox 8 Cleveland: "Buddy is the best dog I ever had, great dog and good company."
We reckon this pawsome pair deserve an extra special treat or three.
by Lucy Jones http://www.reveal.co.uk/real-life-stories/news/a594086/hero-cat-and-dog-save-their-families-from-house-fires.html
More Ticks Equals More Concern for New Hampshire Moose Population
Mike Clifford, Public News Service - NH
PHOTO: A new report from the National Wildlife Federation finds winter ticks are becoming more abundant in New Hampshire, in part because of less severe winters. The ticks pose a threat to the depleted New England moose population. Photo credit: Paul Anderson/Morguefile.
PHOTO: A new report from the National Wildlife Federation finds winter ticks are becoming more abundant in New Hampshire, in part because of less severe winters. The ticks pose a threat to the depleted New England moose population. Photo credit: Paul Anderson/Morguefile. http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-09-02/environment/growing-number-of-ticks-poses-danger-for-new-hampshire-moose-and-human-populations/a41441-1
Mike Clifford, Public News Service - NH
PHOTO: A new report from the National Wildlife Federation finds winter ticks are becoming more abundant in New Hampshire, in part because of less severe winters. The ticks pose a threat to the depleted New England moose population. Photo credit: Paul Anderson/Morguefile.
PHOTO: A new report from the National Wildlife Federation finds winter ticks are becoming more abundant in New Hampshire, in part because of less severe winters. The ticks pose a threat to the depleted New England moose population. Photo credit: Paul Anderson/Morguefile. http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-09-02/environment/growing-number-of-ticks-poses-danger-for-new-hampshire-moose-and-human-populations/a41441-1
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