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New records for sea ice loss, greenhouse gas in 2012
By Kerry Sheridan (AFP) WASHINGTON — The world lost record amounts of Arctic sea ice in 2012 and spewed out all-time high levels of greenhouse gases by burning fossil fuels, international climate...
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2012 Was One Of The 10 Warmest Years On Record Globally
Snow In AlaskaProof Global Warming Is A Hoax***The end of weak La Niña, unprecedented Arctic warmth influenced 2012 climate conditionsAugust 6, 2013The 2012 State of the Climate report is available...
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PBS:With Open Enrollment on Horizon, Young People Key to Obamacare's Success
Alan: The irony in "Thank You For Subsidizing My Poor Life Choices" is that the worst life choices -- by far -- are made in the "red states." Watch carefully and you will see that about half the...
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Drought Ravages The U.S. Southwest: New Mexico Is The Driest Of The Dry
In New Mexico, water levels in the once-mighty Rio Grande are so low that it is often referred to as the "Rio Sand." In some parts of the state, officials fear ecosystems are collapsing. More photosBY...
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Big DiscoveryPhotograph courtesy Francisco Estrada-BelliArchaeologist Anya Shetler cleans an inscription below an ancient stucco frieze recently unearthed in the buried Maya city of Holmul in the Peten...
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"The Lanyard," U.S. Poet Laureate, Billy Collins
The Lanyard - Billy CollinsThe other day I was ricocheting slowlyoff the blue walls of this room,moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano,from bookshelf to an envelope lying on the floor,when I...
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High Blood Sugar Results In 40% Higher Risk Of Dementia
Researchers calculated that people with average glucose levels at 190 mg/dL had a 40 percent greater risk of dementia than people with levels at 160 mg/dL. (Photo : REUTERS/Radu Sigheti )Study Ties...
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Camels May be Passing Deadly Disease to Humans
10 August 2013 Purestock/Thin According to the BBC, tests show that the MERS -- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus -- has been circulating in camels, who may be...
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"Germs Are Us: Bacteria make us sick. Do they also keep us alive?" Michael...
GERMS ARE USBacteria make us sick. Do they also keep us alive?BY MICHAEL SPECTEROCTOBER 22, 2012By the time a child crawls, he is blanketed by an enormous cloud of microorganisms.Helicobacter pylori...
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Obama Hatred: A Toxic Blend Of Racism And Bad Religion
View PhotoAssociated Press/Jameson Hsieh - This photo provided by Jameson Hsieh shows a clown wearing a mask intended to look like President Obama at the Missouri State Fair. The announcer asked the...
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"Inequality For All," A Video By Robert Reich
"Inequality For All"That so many Americans do not see themselves as dupes is an indication of 1.) knee-jerk faith in "designated authority," and 2.) refusal to think in context since "deep thinking"...
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Smoke Pot And Test Well As A Kid? You're More Likely To Be Entrepreneur
By Lydia DePillis, Published: August 12 Bill Gates: Typical. (DENIS BALIBOUSE / REUTERS)For years now, economists have struggled with a confusing piece of data: Salaried workers tend to make more than...
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Amaranth: Another Ancient Wonder Food... But Who Will Eat It?
Brian Clark HowardNational GeographicPublished August 12, 2013Grown by the Aztecs and then all but eliminated in the Spanish conquest, the ancient crop amaranth may become the next quinoa. Advocates...
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American Conservatives Wrong Again: Mandatory Drug Sentences End
Alan: There is more to life -- and much more to wisdom -- than vengeance, vindictiveness and retaliation. For fellow Christians who are stuck in vengeance, vindictiveness and retaliation, I encourage...
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The Abuse Of Dogs For Military Ends
Alan: The following letter was written by friend, Patrick O'Neill, co-founder of The Catholic Worker House in Garner, North Carolina. Patrick also writes for The National Catholic Reporter and The...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "I Welcome Their Hatred" (Reprise)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Giving American "Conservatives" The Hell They DeserveFull Text And Audio File:http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/07/franklin-delano-roosevelt-i-welcome.html "For twelve...
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"Ciao Michele, it's Pope Francis"
Pope Francis has offered his condolences to Italian man whose brother was shot dead. Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFPBy Josephine McKenna, RomeAn Italian man whose brother was shot dead in June has spoken of...
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Across the U.S., cities are turning to goats to clear overgrown, woody areas.
(Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images)STORY HIGHLIGHTSGoats used at the Congressional Cemetery to clear overgrown landThe use of goats is a growing national trend and is spreading to the EastAirports,...
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Pope Francis: Clerical "Careerists" And "Social Climbers" Doing Damage To Church
By Josephine McKenna, Rome5:28PM BST 06 Jun 2013Despite the popularity of Pope Francis, the latest figures from the Vatican show that there are 300,000 fewer nuns and priests in religious orders than...
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Jon Stewart Deconstructs Glenn Beck (With A Bruce Cockburn "Chaser")
Mr. Beck admits to rubbing Vicks Vapor Rub below his eyes to make him cry "on set."See "Tears Of A Clown" by Hal Crowther at...
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