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<html>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Imagine a raccoon with a teddy bear face that is so cute it's hard to resist, let alone overlook. But somehow science did ? until now.Researchers announced Thursday a rare discovery of a new species of mammal called the olinguito. It belongs to a grouping of large creatures that include dogs, cats and bears.The raccoon-sized critter leaps through the trees of mountainous forests of Ecuador and Colombia at night, according to a Smithsonian researcher who has spent the past decade tracking them.But the adorable olinguito (oh-lihn-GEE'-toe) shouldn't have been too hard to find. One of them lived in the Smithsonian-run National Zoo in the Washington for a year in a case of mistaken identity."It's been kind of hiding in plain sight for a long time" despite its extraordinary beauty, said Kristofer Helgen,[http://wanhi.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=202190 Carolina Bedding of Central Texas], the Smithsonian's curator of mammals.The zoo's little critter, named Ringerl, was mistaken for a sister species, the olingo. Ringerl was shipped from zoo to zoo from 1967 to 1976: Louisville, Ky., Tucson,[http://tribemain.tribecomics.com/ Coral Springs man- died on a mission to help veterans], Ariz., Salt Lake City, Washington and New York City to try to get it to breed with other olingos.It wouldn't."It turns out she wasn't fussy," Helgen said. "She wasn't the right species."The discovery is described in a study in the journal ZooKey.Helgen first figured olinguitos were different from olingos when he was looking at pelts and skeletons in a museum. He later led a team to South America in 2006."When we went to the field we found it in the very first night,[http://forums.100words.com/index.php?topic=64804.msg67529#msg67529 Week 2 College Football Viewing Guide]," said study co-author Roland Kays of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. "It was almost like it was waiting for us."It's hard to figure how olingos and onlinguitos were confused for each other."How is it different? In almost every way that you can look at it," Helgen said.Olinguitos are smaller, have shorter tails, a rounder face, tinier ears and darker bushier fur, he said."It looks kind of like a fuzzball ... kind of like a cross between a teddy bear and a house cat," Helgen said.It eats fruit, weighs about 2 pounds and has one baby at a time. Helgen figures there are thousands of olinguitos in the mountainous forest, traveling through the trees at night so they are hard to see.While new species are found regularly, usually they are tiny and not mammals,[http://news.rosettamoon.com/ NBA news roundup- 12 enshrined in Hall of Fame, Spurs have interest in Sam Young], the warm-blooded advanced class of animals that have hair, live births and mammary glands in females.Outside experts said this is not merely renaming something, but a genuine new species and a significant find, the type that hasn't happened for about 35 years."Most people believe there are no new species to discover, particularly of relatively large charismatic animals,[http://www.chinesedent.com/read.php?tid=1723680&ds=1 Broward County News breaking news, events, info and more for Broward County and]," said Case Western Reserve University anatomy professor Darin Croft. "This study demonstrates that this is clearly not the case."___Follow Seth Borenstein on Twitter at</html> | <html>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Imagine a raccoon with a teddy bear face that is so cute it's hard to resist, let alone overlook. But somehow science did ? until now.Researchers announced Thursday a rare discovery of a new species of mammal called the olinguito. It belongs to a grouping of large creatures that include dogs, cats and bears.The raccoon-sized critter leaps through the trees of mountainous forests of Ecuador and Colombia at night, according to a Smithsonian researcher who has spent the past decade tracking them.But the adorable olinguito (oh-lihn-GEE'-toe) shouldn't have been too hard to find. One of them lived in the Smithsonian-run National Zoo in the Washington for a year in a case of mistaken identity."It's been kind of hiding in plain sight for a long time" despite its extraordinary beauty, said Kristofer Helgen,[http://wanhi.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=202190 Carolina Bedding of Central Texas], the Smithsonian's curator of mammals.The zoo's little critter, named Ringerl, was mistaken for a sister species, the olingo. Ringerl was shipped from zoo to zoo from 1967 to 1976: Louisville, Ky., Tucson,[http://tribemain.tribecomics.com/ Coral Springs man- died on a mission to help veterans], Ariz., Salt Lake City, Washington and New York City to try to get it to breed with other olingos.It wouldn't."It turns out she wasn't fussy," Helgen said. "She wasn't the right species."The discovery is described in a study in the journal ZooKey.Helgen first figured olinguitos were different from olingos when he was looking at pelts and skeletons in a museum. He later led a team to South America in 2006."When we went to the field we found it in the very first night,[http://forums.100words.com/index.php?topic=64804.msg67529#msg67529 Week 2 College Football Viewing Guide]," said study co-author Roland Kays of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. "It was almost like it was waiting for us."It's hard to figure how olingos and onlinguitos were confused for each other."How is it different? In almost every way that you can look at it," Helgen said.Olinguitos are smaller, have shorter tails, a rounder face, tinier ears and darker bushier fur, he said."It looks kind of like a fuzzball ... kind of like a cross between a teddy bear and a house cat," Helgen said.It eats fruit, weighs about 2 pounds and has one baby at a time. Helgen figures there are thousands of olinguitos in the mountainous forest, traveling through the trees at night so they are hard to see.While new species are found regularly, usually they are tiny and not mammals,[http://news.rosettamoon.com/ NBA news roundup- 12 enshrined in Hall of Fame, Spurs have interest in Sam Young], the warm-blooded advanced class of animals that have hair, live births and mammary glands in females.Outside experts said this is not merely renaming something, but a genuine new species and a significant find, the type that hasn't happened for about 35 years."Most people believe there are no new species to discover, particularly of relatively large charismatic animals,[http://www.chinesedent.com/read.php?tid=1723680&ds=1 Broward County News breaking news, events, info and more for Broward County and]," said Case Western Reserve University anatomy professor Darin Croft. "This study demonstrates that this is clearly not the case."___Follow Seth Borenstein on Twitter at</html> | ||
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| + | == Dangberg Ranch fundraiser on Sept. 21 includes conversation == | ||
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| + | == Engage! Patrick Stewart weds == | ||
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| + | == The wealthy 'make mistakes', the poor go to jail == | ||
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| + | <html>Takeesha did not end up getting out; she spent another two months, held a total of four months, for a variety of charges that almost all ended up being dropped. Takeesha was raped at 11-years-old, by a family member, and pimped by another family member at 13. She ran away at 15. She has worked the last 25 years as a prostitute in Hunts Point and is addicted to both heroin and crack. Her story is not different from many homeless addicts I have gotten to know: childhood trauma, often sexual abuse, followed by rejection by the family, followed by addiction,[http://www.mdahellas.gr/content/cory-kelly-brady-trey-cia-bounce-and-king-handles-all-highli Cory, Kelly, Brady, Trey, CIA Bounce and King Hand], and then, almost always for the women, followed by prostitution.Mr one-glove is not that different from many whom I met on Wall Street over my 20 career. He had upper middle class parents, was college educated, got an MBA, followed by a demanding high-paying job that became his identity.What have I learned from knowing both Mr one-glove and Takeesha? Here's my one-line answer: When you're wealthy you make mistakes. When you are poor you go to jail.Yes, it is like comparing apples and oranges. That is the point though. We have built two very different societies with two very different sets of values. Takeesha was born into a world with limited opportunities, one where the black market has filled the void. In her world transgressions are resolved via violence, not lawyers. The law as applied to her is simple and stark, with little wiggle room. Mr one-glove was born into a world with many options. The laws of his land are open for interpretation, and with the right lawyer one can navigate in the vast grey area and never do anything wrong. The rules are often written by and for Mr one-glove and his friends.No, Mr one-glove did not break any laws. Not explicitly, although in 2008,[http://www.moselbook.de/index.php?p=blogs/viewstory/277651 PA library remembers 9], he helped to bankrupt a company that helped to almost bankrupt the global economy. Rather, he spent his adult life moving numbers around on spreadsheets and betting on other numbers. Over his entire career, he has probably lost more money than he made, with the hole from 2008 swallowing any prior profits. For that he has been very richly rewarded. Tens of millions of dollars rewarded. Takeesha has broken many laws, none open for interpretation. You use (well, not prescription drugs), you go to jail. You sell your body for sex, you go to jail. You can paint a narrative where young Takeesha shakes off her rape at 11, shakes off being sold on the streets at 13, and rallies. She finds the right foster family, takes advantage of the social services offered, and graduates from high school or at least gets her GED equivalent, then goes to college and moves well beyond her past. Maybe she even ends up in banking, with her juvenile record forgiven. You can paint that story, but it's a fairy tale. Mr one-glove would probably not approve of Takeesha. He felt everyone makes his own path in life,[http://223.4.10.113/index.php/%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B7:Rovahomoimi#Conan.27s_Priest_Stalker Conan's Priest Stalker], that raising his taxes to help the poor was encouraging a lifetime of sloth. To him, was because of a lack of trying, a lack of working as hard as he had. Many successful professionals, who forget their benign youth, share that attitude. Poverty and addiction have a thousand mothers, none of them sloth. Surviving the streets and hustling for the next fix is some of the hardest work around. Takeesha would probably say about Mr one-glove what another addict said with admiration, when hearing about my Wall Street life: "You made tricky money in a tricky world."Mr one-glove eventually left his company. He is still working somewhere in finance,[http://bbs.88ug.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1883846 Jalen Rose sees good things for Denver Nuggets in 2013], putting together another portfolio of mortgages using borrowed money.Takeesha is still out on the streets,[http://ugp.nxteam.pl/showthread.php?539796-Zu-hohe-Ablöse-Zidane-kritisiert-Bale&p=2467512#post2467512 Zu hohe Ablöse-- Zidane kritisiert Bale], charging $50 for men to have sex with her. Or maybe she is in jail. I have to check weekly to see which it is.</html> | ||
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| + | == Ryan Seacrest hosts new quiz show == | ||
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| + | <html>TONIGHT?S MUST-SEE: ?The Million Second Quiz? debut, 8 p.m., NBC,It was 14 years ago that ABC shook up a sleepy August by introducing a quiz show (?Who Wants to Be a Millionaire??) and airing it almost every night for two weeks. Ratings soared.Now, NBC tries something similar. From a fancy Manhattan studio,[http://tomscully.com/forum/index.php?topic=589296.msg591115#msg591115 Potential 2016 GOP Candidates Quietly Court Romney Money CBS DC], Ryan Seacreast hosts a game that has trivia challenges day and night, with TV jumping in for prime time ? 8 to 9 p.m. through Sept. 18, Sunday excluded ? and occasionally during ?Today? and other shows. Then,[http://visualdeceptions.info/rydol889r/2013/09/11/ravens-cornerback-lardarius-webb-allowed-just-one-reception-against-the-den/ Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb allowed just one reception against the Den], the four biggest winners, plus the final occupant of the chair, compete from 8 to 10 p.m. Sept. 19.TONIGHT?S MUST-SEE II: ?Under the Dome,? 10 p.m., CBS.Here?s another show that brought a summer ratings spike. Now, it?s a week from its season finale.?Big Jim? Rennie (Dean Norris) has been a crook, a councilman and a killer. Still,[http://savageclassical.com/blog/ Price At The Pump Rises Nationally], he?s convinced people that all the bad things were done by Dale ?Barbie? Barbara (Mike Vogel). Now,[http://www.manufanclub.in.th/board/index.php?topic=47668.msg52996#msg52996 Shattered Tigers vow to continue climb up ladder], Barbie is on the run ? not easy, when a town is encased in a dome ? while also protecting Julia (Rachel Lefevre).OTHER CHOICES INCLUDE:? ?How I Met Your Mother,? 8 p.m., CBS. Over the next two Mondays, reruns will point to the season-opener, in which Robin and Barney may or may not get married. Tonight,[http://myyy.jkb.com.cn/plus/view.php?aid=45895 Redskins vs. Eagles traffic- Officials warn of bad], she searches frantically for the ?something old? she buried in Central Park; he bonds with her dad.? ?Two and a Half Men? and ?The Big Bang Theory,? 8:30 and 9:30 p.m., CBS. These Thursday comedies revisit their old night with reruns. First, Walden comforts Alan after a break-up with Lyndsey; then Howard and Raj try to figure out where Sheldon goes at 2:45 p.m. each work day.Mike Hughes is a nationally syndicated television columnist. Visit him at .</html> | ||
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| + | == Fan falls, dies at 49ers == | ||
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| + | 09/08/2013 10:44:01 PM MDT<br>Click photo to enlargeFile- This Nov. 11, 2012 file photo shows Candlestick Park is shown during the first quarter of an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the St. Louis Rams in San Francisco. A football fan fell from an elevated pedestrian walkway and died at San Francisco's Candlestick Park Sunday Sept. 8, 2013, during the 49ers-Green Bay Packers game. San Francisco police spokesman Gordon Shyy says multiple people witnessed the man's fall onto a sidewalk from the Jamestown walkway, which goes around Candlestick. SAN FRANCISCO A football fan fell to his death from an elevated pedestrian walkway Sunday at Candlestick Park during the 49ers' final season opener at the San Francisco stadium, police said. The death came just after kickoff at about 1:30 p.m. in the 49ers' 34-28 win over Green Bay, police said, and multiple witnesses reported the man appeared to be intoxicated before he fell to a sidewalk. The death also happened the same day a railing collapsed at the Colts' game against the Raiders in Indianapolis injuring two fans who were leaning against the barrier above the tunnel leading to Oakland's locker room. It appeared both fans in Indiana escaped serious injury,[http://wiki.velogearance.com/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Rovahomoimi#Battle_of_Sabine_Pass.2C_150_years_later_-_Local_News Battle of Sabine Pass, 150 years later - Local News], stadium officials said. In San Francisco, police spokesman Gordon Shyy (SHY) said off-duty medics and police officers gave the man first aid until an ambulance arrived, but he was declared dead from his injuries. Authorities said he appeared to be in his 30s, and his name has not been released. In a statement, 49ers spokesman Bob Lange confirmed the team had learned of the accident outside the stadium. "We would like to express our deepest condolences to the family during this difficult time,[http://bbs.koolboo.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1650022 Hawks not focusing on Geelong]," he said in an email. It was not clear how far the man fell from the Jamestown walkway, which goes around the outside of Candlestick. The historic sports complex closes after this season and will be replaced by a shopping center. Next year, the 49ers will move into a $1.2 billion stadium at the team's Silicon Valley headquarters in Santa Clara. Since 2003, there have been more than two dozen cases of fans falling at stadiums across the United States,[http://www.bandazia.com/index.php?option=com_blog&view=comments&pid=336385&Itemid=0 Seattle Pro Am Spearheads Pacific Northwest's Offs], according to the Institute for the Study of Sports Incidents. Most recently in Atlanta, baseball fan Ronald Lee Homer Jr. died last month after falling 85 feet following a tumble over Turner Field's fourth-level railing. Homer's death was the third at an Atlanta stadium in the past year. Also last month in Denver, Broncos fan Noel Robinson was injured when he fell about 10 feet from an escalator at a preseason game.<br><br><br><br> | ||
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| + | == Australia's Mitchell Starc doubtful for 2013 == | ||
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| + | <html>The Australia pace bowler is in grave doubt for the 2013-14 Ashes series due to a stress fracture of the back.Starc was last week ruled out the one-day series in England with lower back soreness and scans have now revealed the onset of stress fractures.The Cricket Australia chief medical officer,[http://grassrootsradioconference.org/forum/2013/09/10/cowboys-36-giants-31-final-score-season-starts-divis Cowboys 36 Giants 31 Final Score- Season Starts Of], Justin Paoloni,[http://www.yiyu.nl/blog-ko/?q=node/2&page=671#comment-33574 Michael Clarke century sets up one], indicated Starc is facing a long stint on the sidelines to recover."Mitch Starc had scans following his arrival back to Australia and they have shown an early stage low back stress fracture,[http://kaboodleentertainment.net/lisa-alexander-woodstock-farm-sanctuary-may-2009#comment-4857 Beaver receivers staying busy]," Dr Paoloni said. "His management plan will be determined in the coming days but he is expected to be unavailable for a prolonged period."Starc,[http://xiren.info/comment/reply/1 Dennis Rodman breaks news of Kim Jong Un's baby], who was the third leading wicket-taker in Australia's recent 3-0 Ashes series loss in England, joins fellow Australia bowlers James Pattinson and Pat Cummins in long-term rehabilitation of injuries.Cricket Australia have released a more positive update about fellow quick Jackson Bird who also returned home during with lower back soreness."We have ruled out a major injury but will review scans in two weeks to confirm this,[http://es1digital.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=728822 VIRAL VIDEO- One Direction's Louis Tomlinson]," Dr Paoloni said. "We expect that he will be available during the Ashes."</html> | ||
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| + | == NFL morning after- Week One is so much fun == | ||
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| + | <html>Posted by Michael David Smith on September 9, 2013, 6:51 AM EDT | ||
| + | ReutersFootball is back. Can you believe it? | ||
| + | Can you believe the day s two biggest favorites, the Patriots and Colts, had to come from behind in the fourth quarter to beat the Bills and Raiders? | ||
| + | Can you believe the Giants turned the ball over three times in the first six minutes on Sunday night? | ||
| + | Can you believe that ran for a 78-yard touchdown the first time he touched the ball and then gained just 15 yards on 17 carries the rest of the way? | ||
| + | Can you believe that needed only one quarter as an NFL player to make exactly the kind of ball-hawking play he was famous for at LSU, stripping to save a touchdown? | ||
| + | Can you believe that the beleaguered Jets actually won their opener, in the most ridiculous manner possible, with a Buccaneers penalty setting up the game-winning field goal? | ||
| + | Can you believe that three different games started with safeties and had scores of 2-0 in the first quarter? | ||
| + | Can you believe Raiders quarterback , with 112 rushing yards, is currently the NFL s leading rusher? | ||
| + | This is why Week One of the NFL season is so much fun: We go from no football at all for seven months to 10 games at once, and about a hundred things you never expected all happening simultaneously. About two hours after kickoff of the early games on Sunday, I was so exhausted just trying to follow it all that I wasn t sure if I d make it for the nine hours or so of football that were still ahead of us. | ||
| + | But I made it, just like you did, just like millions of Americans who have been desperate for the return of the NFL, who spent all day Sunday on their couches obsessing about football and wondering how we survived these long months without it. | ||
| + | Here s what went through my mind as I watched it all unfold: | ||
| + | Is it too much to ask that the officials know the rules? Referee Bill Leavy admitted after the 49ers beat the Packers that he and his crew had wrongly given the 49ers a free play, calling it third down after offsetting penalties when it should have been fourth down. The 49ers used that extra down to score a touchdown, and the Packers have every right to be furious about it. It s one thing for an official to miss a call because he didn t have a good angle to see it. It s much worse for the officials to get a ruling like that wrong, even after they had time to review and discuss it. | ||
| + | needs to get a grip. The season just started, but Suh was in midseason form when it came to costly penalties for illegal hits: Suh drilled Vikings center in the knee after intercepted a pass, drawing a penalty that cost the Lions a touchdown on Levy s return. There was absolutely no reason for Suh to hit Sullivan (Levy was already well past him), and it was yet another example of Suh hurting his team while trying to hurt an opponent. Suh had a good game for most of the day: He pressured into an interception, and he was a big part of a stout defensive effort that saw the Lions bottle up Adrian Peterson for most of the game. But a good game most of the day isn t good enough. Suh needs to cool it, and if he can t, Lions coach Jim Schwartz needs to bench him. | ||
| + | The Jaguars may be worse than last year. And last year they were 2-14. Jacksonville simply couldn t do anything against the Chiefs, who looked like a much better team than a year ago with new coach Andy Reid running the show. I don t even know what to say about the Jaguars, but I will note that they were the first team in NFL history to lose a game by the score of 28-2. So, there s that. | ||
| + | was the best player in the NFL on Sunday. Boldin is a perfect fit in the 49ers offense, and they desperately needed him to step up when No. 1 receiver went down. Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome has a great track record of making the right personnel calls, but after a Week One in which Boldin caught 13 passes for 208 yards and the Ravens got whipped by the Broncos,[http://danswiki.gonnagles.nl/index.php/Gebruiker:Rovahomoimi#Burns_has_operation_on_career Burns has operation on career], I wonder if Newsome is thinking he should have found a way to make room for Boldin under the Ravens salary cap, instead of trading him to San Francisco. | ||
| + | had a touchdown overturned on the Calvin Johnson rule. Johnson made a leaping catch at the 1-yard line, stuck the ball across the goal line,[http://msi.sibsutis.ru/drupal/content/49ers-lions-saints-rams-win-stars 49ers, Lions, Saints, Rams win with stars], then fell to the ground and had the ball wobble when he hit the ground. The official on the field ruled it a touchdown. The referee looked at the replay and changed the call to incomplete pass. Johnson has been here in Week One before, having an apparently game-winning touchdown catch overturned in the opener against the Bears three years ago. He s probably getting sick of the rule that bears his name. | ||
| + | lives! Kellen Winslow caught exactly one pass all year in 2012. You could be forgiven if you thought Winslow was done. But he s not done, not by a long shot. Winslow had seven catches for 79 yards and a touchdown and was the Jets best offensive playmaker in their win over the Buccaneers. Winslow s bad knee will never allow him to be the kind of player he looked like he d be coming out of college, but he still has something left, and he ll be a great security blanked for rookie quarterback . | ||
| + | did what Danny Amendola does. The Patriots new go-to receiver did both of the things people thought he d do: He caught a bunch of passes (10 for 104 yards) and he got hurt (missing some time with a strained groin). If Amendola can stay healthy, he s going to be a great fit for and Co. But given Amendola s history, that s a big if. | ||
| + | The Saints are in first place in the NFC South. Last year, the Saints defense was a debacle. Through one game this year, the Saints are 1-0 and the rest of the NFC South is 0-1, and the New Orleans defense looked good in the opener against Atlanta. Sean Payton is back,[http://haco.vso.vn/diendan/showthread.php?13350-Serena-Ryder-at-Wolf-Trap&p=23200#post23200 Serena Ryder at Wolf Trap], and the Saints are back. | ||
| + | Have you ever heard of Cid Edwards? Edwards was a good-but-not-great running back for the Cardinals, Chargers and Bears in the 1960s and 1970s. He never had 1,000 yards in a season, never made a Pro Bowl, never was an important player on a playoff team. So why am I bringing up Cid Edwards today? Because in 1972, in his first game with the Chargers, Edwards had 100 receiving yards and 97 rushing yards. No other NFL player had ever reached 100 receiving yards and 90 rushing yards in his first game with a new team until Sunday, when had 101 receiving yards and 90 rushing yards in his first game with the Lions. Bush is a perfect fit in the Lions offense, and I wouldn t be surprised to see him lead the league in yards from scrimmage this season. | ||
| + | All needs is a competent quarterback. Fitzgerald doesn t need a good quarterback which is a good thing, because I m not sure that ,[http://test5.servhost.pl/index.php?topic=626284.msg630721#msg630721 LG Optimus G Pro review- a phone that lives up to Note], at age 33, still qualifies as a good quarterback. But Palmer is at least a competent quarterback, and you couldn t even say that for any of the other quarterbacks the Cardinals have had since Kurt Warner retired (, , , ,[http://moneynetwork.stock-day-trader.com/blogs/viewstory/943665 Q&A on collecting- Berry dishes go with the flow], and Max Hall). Now that Fitzgerald has someone competent throwing him the ball, expect him to resume putting up big numbers. Fitzgerald scored two touchdowns on Sunday after scoring only four touchdowns all season last year. | ||
| + | We have 16 more of these Sundays. Yesterday was a lot of fun. We have a lot more fun ahead of us.</html> | ||
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| + | <html>Join Mercury News tech columnist Troy Wolverton live from Apple headquarters, as the Cupertino tech giant announces new models of its popular iPhone, which will come in different colors.</html> | ||
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| + | == NSA evidence may be key to Hammarskjold mystery == | ||
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| + | 09/09/2013 06:17:09 PM PDT<br>In this Sept. 19, 1961 file photo, searchers walk through the scattered wreckage of the DC6B plane carrying Dag Hammarskjold in a forest near Ndola, Zambia. (AP Photo)LONDON America's National Security Agency may hold crucial evidence about one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the Cold War the cause of the 1961 plane crash which killed United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, a commission of prominent jurists says. | ||
| + | Widely considered the U.N.'s most effective chief, Hammarskjold died as he was attempting to bring peace to the newly independent Congo. It's long been rumored that his DC-6 plane was shot down,[http://wildwestmmo.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=12 Central Illinois man held in death of 7], and an independent commission set up to evaluate new evidence surrounding his death on Monday recommended a fresh investigation citing radio intercepts held by the NSA as the possible key to solving the case. | ||
| + | "The only dependable extant record of In this May 19, 1953 file photo, Dag Hammarskjold, recently appointed secretary general of the United Nations who is on a visit to Sweden, smokes his pipe at a press conference held at the Foreign Office in Stockholm. (AP Photo)the radio traffic, if there is one, will so far as we know be the NSA's," Commission Chairman Stephen Sedley said in his introduction to the report. "If it exists, it will either confirm or rebut the claim that the DC-6 was fired on or threatened with attack immediately before its descent." | ||
| + | Hammerskjold's aircraft went down on the night of Sept. 17, 1961, smashing into a forested area just short of Ndola Airport in modern-day Zambia. A host of hard-to-answer questions about the crash have led to a glut of conspiracy theories. | ||
| + | Among them: Why did it take 15 hours to find the wreckage,[http://pancoplus.com/share/view/post:228753 Kings peel away at their to], just a few miles from the airport? Why did Hammarskjold's bodyguard, who survived the crash for a few days,[http://itweixiu007.com/thread-429089-1-1.html Courts- Woman finds intoxicated neighbor on couch after shower], say that the plane "blew up"? Why did witnesses report seeing sparks, flashes, or even another plane? | ||
| + | Hammarskjold was flying into a war zone infested with mercenaries and riven by Cold War tension. Congo won its freedom from Belgium in 1960, but foreign multinationals coveted its vast mineral wealth and the country was challenged by a Western-backed insurgency in Katanga, which hosted mining interests belonging to United States,[http://diki.net/f/showthread.php?t=158736&p=181624#post181624 San Diego Chargers Team Analysis], Britain, and Belgium. They were also jockeying for influence with the Soviet Union, which was trying to spread communism to the newly independent nations of Africa. | ||
| + | All four powers had a stake in the outcome of Congo's struggle, and all four have been fingered as potential suspects in Hammarskjold's death. | ||
| + | Three investigations into the tragedy have failed to satisfactorily settle the matter, and the publication of "Who Killed Hammarskjold?" by Susan Williams in 2011 set off a renewed round of speculation not least because of its reliance on testimony ignored by earlier inquiries. | ||
| + | Zambian eyewitnesses told Williams of a bright flash or a second smaller aircraft pursuing Hammerskjold's plane. But one of her most powerful witnesses was thousands of miles (kilometers) away on the night of the crash. In his testimony to the commission, Cmdr. Charles Southall stationed at an NSA eavesdropping post in Cyprus said he heard an intercepted radio conversation apparently from the pursuing plane. | ||
| + | "I've hit it," Southall said he heard the mystery pilot say. "There are flames. It's going down. It's crashing." | ||
| + | The commission's role was not to weigh in on whether Southall's or anyone else's testimony was authoritative. But, in a reference to the NSA's surveillance capabilities, Sedley said it was a "near certainty" that the U.S. was monitoring radio transmissions from the area. | ||
| + | Sedley said the commission had already sought the help of George Washington University's National Security Archive, a non-governmental research center, in identifying whether the NSA had any relevant information. | ||
| + | "Of three documents or records which appear to respond to our request, two are classified top secret on national security grounds," he said. The report went on to cite an expert at the archive as saying it was extremely rare for intelligence intercepts to be made public. | ||
| + | The National Security Archive and the National Security Agency did not immediately return messages seeking comment, and any next steps toward a potential investigation aren't clear. | ||
| + | The commission composed of Sedley, Ambassador Hans Corell of Sweden, Justice Richard Goldstone of South Africa, and Judge Wilhelmina Thomassen of the Netherlands has no official standing, although the current U.N. secretary-general or individual member states could ask the General Assembly if they want to pursue its findings. | ||
| + | That could lead to an assembly resolution,[http://beriba.ayz.pl/pyramid-of-light/yugioh-odcinki?page=15#comment-803 Bossier Council asked to extend A.R. Teague running trail], which might eventually lead to a formal investigation. | ||
| + | In a statement, the United Nations said it would study the report. | ||
| + | "Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold gave unparalleled service to the United Nations and paid the ultimate price," the statement said. "The United Nations is among those most concerned in arriving at the whole truth of the circumstances leading to his death." | ||
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| + | == Here and Meow- What Cats Can Teach Us About Sleep == | ||
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| + | <html>I've never been much of a cat person. I'll confess that until recently I couldn't understand the lure these mysterious creatures had for so many. Beyond their penchant for catching the occasional rodent, it seemed they were little more than hypersomnolent stoics who couldn't distinguish a scratching post from a fine leather sofa. | ||
| + | After considerable observation of our feline friends, however, I've come to wonder if they might actually be from another world -- a parallel universe where rest and sleep are held in the highest esteem. Because they are on exceptionally good terms with it, I believe cats have much to teach us about the secrets of natural sleep. | ||
| + | Cats commonly sleep between 12 and 16 hours a day -- more than most mammals and up to twice as much as humans. Why do they sleep so much? Well, because they can. Cats are predators with few natural enemies, meaning they live under the auspices of a generous, genetically-endowed sense of physical safety. They are,[http://bread.com/spam/denied Red Sox bench more than carrying its weight], after all, first cousins to the king of the jungle. It's obvious to anyone who has ever watched a cat sleep that they feel remarkably safe and secure. | ||
| + | Cats remind us of the critical role of personal safety and security in obtaining healthy sleep. Much of human sleeplessness is linked to hyperarousal, a chronic state of hypervigilance associated with an underlying lack of psychological safety. Feeling safe and secure is not about denying the reality of life's risks, but of learning to relax despite them. | ||
| + | As predators, cats are also inclined to engage in significant spurts of physical activity. They can expend extraordinary amounts of energy stalking, pouncing and wrestling their prey into submission. Even when this prey is a tattered toy mouse, cats generally obtain substantial amounts of exercise. Relative to cats, humans are significantly less animated. Despite the fact that cardiovascular activity provides substantial sleep benefits, . | ||
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| + | Although we can only speculate about their subjective experience, cat behavior suggests they live with an unusual sense of continuity between waking and sleep. In contrast, most of us distance ourselves from sleep during our waking day. We relate to sleep the way we relate to our bed -- we're with it by night but keep it under cover by day. We've come to believe that civilized waking must be positioned far from the wilds of sleep. Consequently, millions of us think we're just incapable of napping. | ||
| + | I believe the unique features of cats' sleep stem from the fact that they live in another world. Cats are crepuscular -- that is, they are biologically programmed to be most wakeful and active in the twilight hours of dusk and dawn. Cats reside in the boundary between night and day -- between waking and sleep. In fact, cats challenge the commonly held notion that it's impossible to be simultaneously asleep and awake. Not only are they able to sleep while sitting up, their sense of smell and hearing can remain active during most of their sleep. | ||
| + | In sharp contrast,[http://hour11.com/spam/denied Youth Football Version Of An Adrian Peterson TD Run], it appears that modern humans literally have diminished awareness of twilight. The majority of us routinely sleep through dawn and rush through dusk. One could argue that humans have become "anti-crepuscular" and, consequently, are out of touch with the natural, open corridor that bridges day and night as well as waking and sleep. For millions of us, transitioning to sleep is like crossing a highly secure border between two polarized states. Having disengaged so thoroughly from sleep by day leaves us at greater risk for insomnia -- of getting stopped and stranded in this corridor by night. | ||
| + | Cats have high security clearance allowing them to move about freely in this borderland. Long ago the Druids believed cats had magical powers that could facilitate crossings between the spiritual and physical worlds. Cats live in a serene hybrid state of twilight consciousness where elements of sleep and waking can sweetly commingle. Could it be that this exceptional relationship cats have with sleep is the secret behind their unflappable poise, childlike curiosity and notorious nine lives? | ||
| + | Become a copycat. There is most certainly something about twilight that invites us deeply into the present moment -- the here and now. Experiment with carrying elements of sleep with you throughout the day. Not as sleepiness or fatigue, but in the form of a comfortable sense of serenity, poise and relaxation. It's not surprising that being in the present moment is associated with deeply relaxed states such as those found in prayer, meditation, yoga, and moments of intimate connection. When we are in the here and now, we often look like we are partially asleep. | ||
| + | Cats are the most popular pets on Earth. Clearly, they've got something over us. Some have speculated that cats believe they're domesticating humans. If so, I think they still have a long way to go. | ||
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| + | Lizzy--Simon Heseltine, Director - SEO, AOL Huffington Post Media GroupSpartaShe enjoyed her little coat so much it put her right to sleep! | ||
| + | --Paige Harmes, Weekend Overnight Shift Supervisor, The Huffington Post Media GroupCary Grant--Lucy Blodgett, Assistant Editor, The Huffington Post Los AngelesRuca--Jordan Schultz, Sports Columnist, The Huffington PostDaxter BaileyDax for short sleeping on his favorite canine. | ||
| + | --Paige Harmes, Weekend Overnight Shift Supervisor, The Huffington Post Media GroupClara--Alicia Maye,[http://lafdtraining.org/rated/ Video- Syria welcomes Russian proposal, US Senate delays vote on military strike], Executive Assistant at AOL Huffington Post Media GroupJasmineThis is Jasmine, enjoying a level of relaxation humans can only aspire to. | ||
| + | --Laura Paull, Supervising Editor for Citizen Journalism / Off the Bus 2012, The Huffington PostRogueShe is a mutant cat with extra toes on her paws, so we named her after the X-Men character! | ||
| + | --Liz Perle, Editor, The Huffington Post High SchoolPickles--Sarah Klein, Associate Editor, Healthy Living, The Huffington PostDany, Georgina and Arya--Jade Walker,[http://clksupplies.com/locksmith-blog/ Security forces close Iraqi airport], Overnight Editor, The Huffington PostDoozer Monkey and Figgy Monster--Jennifer Spugnardi, Editing And Quality Manager, Seed, AOL Huffington Post Media GroupKashi--Anna Brand, Homepage Editor, Aol.com, AOL Huffington Post Media GroupFelix--Jordan Schultz, Sports Columnist, The Huffington PostAnnThis is Ann (mostly) asleep. | ||
| + | --Robb Monn, Systems Architect, The Huffington PostMordecai--Kerstin Picht Shamberg, Social Media Editor, The Huffington Post Media GroupMr. Nixon--David Lohr, Senior Crime Reporter, The Huffington PostCharlieSleeping sitting up. | ||
| + | --Jennifer Bendery, Political Reporter, The Huffington PostEllsworth--Daniela Perdomo, Social Impact Business Development, The Huffington Post Media GroupOrangeRouter love. | ||
| + | --Shay Brog, AOLBeing springy. | ||
| + | --Shay Brog, AOLGeorge And GracieSleeping in the morning sun. | ||
| + | --Christy Harris, CIPP, AOL Global PrivacyGracieSince Gracie's awake in the picture before, here she is asleep on my lap on the couch. | ||
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| + | == Bitter sweet memories of 9-11 from an Examiner who was there == | ||
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| + | <html>to remember the horrific events of September 11, 2001,[http://shenmor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=9592 Car Dealer Cal Worthington Dead At 92 CBS Los Angeles], this Examiner, who was there, will never forget it. | ||
| + | We were there. My husband and I were in New York on September 11, 2001, but it feels like it was yesterday. We flew in from Los Angeles two days before the catastrophic event which, like so many of us, is now emblazoned in my memory forever--every terrible, gut-wrenching detail. Our only consolation today is that Osama Bin Laden is dead! God forgive me, but I prayed for that to happen. | ||
| + | We were staying at the in a suite on the 43rd floor with a dead-on clear view of the Twin Towers from huge picture windows. We checked in the night of September 9th. The next day, September 10 was an absolutely perfect Manhattan day. Warm, but not muggy, and everyone seemed to be going about business as usual. | ||
| + | My husband and I were there on assignments for a couple of magazines. The day before the worst disaster to hit the US happened, couldn't have been more perfect. We met friends and editors for lunch,[http://proje.agun.org/drupal68/nfl-power-rankings-week-2-jaguars-come-first-place NFL power rankings, Week 2- Jaguars come in first], cocktails, dinner, walked all over the city. I enjoyed a fabulous session in a New York spa for a piece I was working on. | ||
| + | We had a wonderful dinner at the Four Seasons with friends and went to bed around midnight. For me it turned into a fitful sleep. I felt anxious. I dreamed of carnage and buildings falling down and told my husband about the nightmare when we woke up about two hours before the first plane hit the tower. | ||
| + | I actually saw the second plane hit and couldn��t believe my eyes. I blinked and thought, ��This can��t be happening.�� The aircraft looked so tiny from our window, like a toy plane someone was flying.�� | ||
| + | The events that ensued were so horrific that I began therapy when we returned to Los Angeles several days later. We watched people diving out of windows, we smelled the burning flesh. We saw the anguish, the fear,[http://www.androidguru.com/familiarize-yourself-linear-layout?page=1758#comment-304612 New iPhone- Apple announces iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S], the shock. It was the wickedest day of everybody's life. | ||
| + | The only good was the calm that overcame the city. People sat in sidewalk cafes speaking quietly. You could walk the streets with no worries. Even muggers, thieves and bottom crawlers felt the pain. | ||
| + | I could write a book, but suffice it say,[http://release-wire.com/is-it-time-to-forgive-owner-of-texas-sign-company-for-decal-of-hog/ Is it time to forgive owner of Texas sign company for decal of hog], the New Yorkers really pulled through and came to each other's aid. We sat with a man at the Four Seasons bar who had lost all his entire staff,[http://www.bransonpowers.com/ Obama blends threat of Syria strike with diplomacy], but one that day. His company was based in the World Trade Center. He was spending the day meeting clients at the hotel. His only surviving employee escaped because while he was having breakfast in the Windows of the World with his work mates, he decided his shirt need ironing and left to take it the cleaners. While he was gone, the tower was hit. Amen. | ||
| + | Our bar mate was so distraught, he cried on my shoulder as I held this complete stranger's hand and we cried and cried along with him. My eyes still tear up when I think about the innocent people who left for work that morning never to return; and the fire fighters and volunteers who died trying to save others. The fruitlessness of it all. | ||
| + | We couldn't fly home. Lucky for us I have a cousin with a summer home in the Hamptons who put us up until planes were operating again. It was good to be with loved ones (he's my favorite cousin) and of course my husband (my best friend) was there, and we ate and drank and went to bars and mingled with all the other people who were drinking trying to forget what just happened. | ||
| + | But of course we never will.</html> | ||
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| + | == Vote for your Week 2 Pammy Nominees! == | ||
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| + | <html>Vote for your Week 2 Pammy Nominees! Written by Matt Yoder on 09 September 2013. I considered just scrapping the vote this week and awarding all Top 10 positions in the Pammies this week to Brent Musburger s surreal interview with Eminem on Saturday night. While that would be totally deserving, we have to pay respect to some of the other weird and/ or funny announcing quotes from the weekend. Here now you re Pammy nominees for Week 2... 1) Notre Dame had six turnovers and no touchdowns against the Irish last year. - Lee Corso (via sctvman) 2) Todd Gurley sees with his feet - Eddie George (via camby1506) 3) Coaches do not like pre-snap penalties before the ball is snapped. - Chuck Long (via sctvman) 4) How many plays can Miami defensively defend? - Brian Griese (via themib) 5) This game just might be out of reach. - Ovie Mughelli on a 41-7 game in the 4th quarter. (via adamchappelle) 6) Will the Lions cover 4 1/2 against Minnesota tomorrow? - Brent Musburger to Eminem (via AA) 7) The other shoe is on the foot now. - Lou Holtz (via jeff_rhodes) 8) 5 turnovers in 6 plays. That s enough to make Petrino want to take a motorcycle ride. - Rece Davis (via CaptTouchback) 9) Coaches in the heat of battle. Sometimes the heat gets hotter all the time. - Brad Nessler (via GTown_Dave) 10) Let your guys enjoy their athletic...their athletic...whatever you want to call it. - Matt Millen (via lennyvanglider) 11) Aztec Nation hanging in there - Sean McDonough going into commercial with San Diego State down 42-7 to Ohio State. (via ajordan1210) 12) You can t go into a game without a game plan. - Mark May (via gsburke3) Vote for your Week 2 Pammy Nominees! (Vote for up to 5) a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/7383166/" Vote for your Week 2 Pammy Nominees! /a 0 comments  </html> | ||
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| + | == UCLA coach Jim Mora Jr goes off on technician who answers ph == | ||
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| + | <html>on Sunday morning. During UCLA coach Jim Mora Jr s press conference on Monday, he talked about Pasquale, his life, and his all too early passing. | ||
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| + | == Who Will Be the Odd Men out in Detroit Red Wings' Crowde == | ||
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| + | Abdelkader is a sand-paperish forward who will win his share of battles in the corners. Andersson may or may not be a productive NHL player. He played in 38 games last year for the Red Wings and scored three goals and five assists. Andersson knows how to play the game,[http://kabak.com.ua/node/33216 Andrew McCutchen has the day off on Wednesday for], but his has to be an issue going forward. | ||
| + | The fourth line has a chance to be impressive with Darren Helm at center, Gustav Nyquist on the left side and Todd Bertuzzi on right wing. That scenario would require Helm to be healthy, something that was not the case last year when he played just one game because of a bad back. Helm has been skating prior to camp,[http://killmorezombies.com/zaforums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=87195 Reclusive musician sues pop star Nicki Minaj], but . | ||
| + | If Helm proves to be healthy, Holland may be in a position to trade center Cory Emmerton, who played in all 48 games last year and scored five goals and three assists. If Helm can't go, Emmerton will take his spot on the fourth line. | ||
| + | The Red Wings liked the toughness and edge that Jordin Tootoo brought to the ice after signing with them in 2012. However,[http://wiki.gshadow.org/index.php?title=%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B6:Rovahomoimi#Schwarzenegger_Klitschko_Twitter Schwarzenegger Klitschko Twitter], Tootoo will have a tough time competing for playing time and a roster spot, and he may be traded. | ||
| + | The most likely trade partner is the , of MLive.com. Tootoo played eight seasons in Nashville before signing with the Wings, and he remains quite popular there. | ||
| + | Patrick Eaves (two goals in 44 games in the last two seasons) and Drew Miller (career-high 14 goals in 2011-12; four goals last year) have a good chance of being the 13th and 14th forwards, but they will have to hold off Teemu Pulkkinen and Riley Sheahan. | ||
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| + | == The Ethical Meat Fallacy == | ||
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| + | <html>Thank you for highlighting the misuse and misrepresentation of the word 'humane'. It's so dangerous because people all too often trust the food industry forgetting that their top priority is a 'healthy' financial bottom line. The food industry doesn't care about consumers anymore than it cares about the animals it uses for profit and people need to do their homework on what they're eating; mine showed me that the only way I could stomach that what I was eating was humane was to go vegan - and to keep doing my homework.</html> | ||
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| + | == After 9-11, Americans Undermined National Security == | ||
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| + | <html>We will not forget the things we are officially called on to remember today -- how the hijacked jets demolished the landmark towers that had seemed permanent, the helpless people plunging to their deaths before our eyes, the young children whose parents disappeared forever. You remember. We all remember, anniversary or not. | ||
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| + | On 9/11, we rightfully honor the dead and recall our anguish, but we ought not squander these sentiments on mere ritual. We ought to remember so we avoid future such tragedies. We need to reflect on how the best impulses of our American identity -- our compassion, our courage, our willingness to marshal resources in pursuit of a cause -- too easily lead us astray, awakening our basest qualities: a tendency to respond to threats by taking refuge in decisive action absent an enlightened plan; a willingness to embrace excessive force when we feel wronged. | ||
| + | We need this sort of reflection just as much as we need the memorials to the people we lost on 9/11, because the world has only grown more perilous and complex since 2001. Our national challenges have only deepened. The ill consequences of using injustice as justification for wrong-headed policies have only expanded. We face a nuclear North Korea and an Iranian regime pursuing that capability, the ever-festering problem of Israel and Palestine, a globe full of millions of young people unable to find adequate jobs,[http://bbs.88ug.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1998730 Predators' TV schedule sets franchise record], a rivalry with a rising China, and a worldwide crisis of climate change that threatens no end of conflicts over resources such as energy and water. | ||
| + | And now we are listening to our president make appeals to national security and the imperative to punish a brutal dictator -- this time in Syria -- without explaining how a military response will make anyone anywhere safer. We are again asked to sign off on wielding our might as a virtue without being told how that wielding will inoculate us against risk. | ||
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| + | After 9/11, we embraced torture as a means of combating the malevolent forces that threaten our security, discarding a fundament of our national character and amplifying the dangers confronting us. | ||
| + | We packed prisoners into cells at Guantanamo and eviscerated the very constitutional norms that make this a country worth preserving. We unleashed drone strikes on enemy encampments,[http://ymwiki.kapsi.fi/index.php?title=K%C3%A4ytt%C3%A4j%C3%A4:Rovahomoimi#The_Truest_of_All_Power_Rankings The Truest of All Power Rankings], subjecting innocents to terror and further undermining our claims to moral superiority. | ||
| + | We reacted to this mortal blow on our people by squandering years and treasure that might have been applied to bettering American cities, schools and employment prospects, and we did so without undercutting the threats against us. | ||
| + | This is indeed a day to celebrate the people who did not deserve to die on 9/11, to mourn their deaths and remind ourselves of the nefarious forces that still threaten us. But it is also a day to recognize that the way in which we respond to threats constitutes one the gravest perils to our national security.</html> | ||
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| + | Now his number two guy is talking about celibate priests, and it looks like the practice could soon be part of church history. | ||
| + | Archbishop Pietro Parolin is the Vatican s Secretary of State, and Parolin says that the practice isn t even a really firmly ingrained thing. HuffPo : | ||
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| + | <html>Stymied by lagging public opinion and an 11th-hour diplomatic curveball, tonight argued that he still needs congressional authorization for military strikes against even though its possible he may not have to use it. | ||
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| + | "America is not the world's policeman. Terrible things happen across the globe, and it is beyond our means to right every wrong. But when, with modest effort and risk, we can stop children from being gassed to death and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, I believe we should act," Obama said during a rare prime-time televised address to the nation. | ||
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| + | "Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security, are at stake in Syria," he said, "along with our leadership of a world where we seek to ensure that the worst weapons will never be used." | ||
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| + | Obama has been trying to thread the diplomatic needle, seeking to preserve American and international credibility on chemical weapons with a tough line against Assad while simultaneously convincing the American public that he doesn't want a wider war and would actually prefer a diplomatic solution. | ||
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| + | Tonight, he sought to directly address popular concerns about military action, giving answers to questions he received in letters from average Americans. | ||
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| + | He denied that U.S. intervention would be anything like Iraq or Afghanistan, calling it a "limited" strike to send a message, not take out a dictator. He dismissed concerns about possible retaliation from Assad, saying the Syrian military could not "seriously threaten our military" or allies. | ||
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| + | Obama said he ultimately concluded that the use of chemical weapons in Syria represents a unique case that requires American leadership on a global level. | ||
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