Show Sunday 09/22/13
Autumn Equinox
The word equinox comes
from the Latin words for "equal night." The fall and spring
equinoxes are the only days of the year in which the Sun crosses the
celestial equator.
Former Special Forces
Commander: Now It's Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell for Christians
Many commanders in the
Department of Defense are violating the religious rights of service
members, forcing them to be quiet about their moral opposition to
homosexuality and gay marriage, for instance, and, in effect,
imposing a Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy on Christians, said Lt.
Gen. (Ret.) William “Jerry” Boykin, the former commander of the
U.S. Special Forces Command.
Swiss region to set ban
on full face Islamic veil
Switzerland's
Italian-speaking region was on course Sunday to ban the full-face
Islamic veil, projected results from a referendum showed.
Animal group sets out
to count Detroit’s stray dogs
It doesn't matter to
Jessie Clarke how many stray or loose dogs are roaming the ruins of
Detroit. After the 65-year-old was attacked by two pit bulls outside
of her east side home in April, even one or two is too many.
Charles Starkweather
Charles Raymond
Starkweather (November 24 or 25 1938 – June 25, 1959) was an
American teenaged spree killer who murdered eleven people in the
states of Nebraska and Wyoming in a two-month murder spree committed
between December 1957 and January 1958.
China may be hiring
hackers to access us drone technology
The Chinese government
is aggressively pursuing U.S. leadership in drone technology – even
possibly enlisting hackers to access American classified information.
The New York Times cites cybersecurity experts in reporting
Shanghai-based hackers have targeted at least 20 foreign defense
contractors over the past two years in an apparent attempt to obtain
technology “behind the United States’ clear lead in military
drones.”
EPA head says climate
change is most significant public health threat
EPA Administrator Gina
McCarthy on Friday discussed the agency’s 493-page proposed
regulation that would, for the first time, restrict carbon emissions
from new power plants, including coal plants.
Gov't spends 379k
texting kids to take a walk
The National Institutes
of Health (NIH) is spending $379,500 on a study that sends texts to
adolescents encouraging them to walk. The “Txt Me: Texting
Motivational Messages Encouraging Adolescent PA” (physical
activity) is being conducted by the Baylor College of Medicine. The
study began in January of 2011 and will be funded through the end of
this year.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gov-t-spends-379k-texting-kids-take-walk#sthash.t3S9vah7.dpuf
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