Monday, December 23, 2013

Mars One plans robotic mission; 200,000 hope to go, too - CNN.com

Mars One plans robotic mission; 200,000 hope to go, too - CNN.com: " If you have ambitions of being one of the first people on Mars, listen up: A Dutch company says it is moving along with its plan to send four lucky Earthlings to colonize the Red Planet. The catch: They won't ever come back."

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The next Detroit? Atlantic City and Las Vegas facing catastrophi - New York News

The next Detroit? Atlantic City and Las Vegas facing catastrophi - New York News: "MYFOXNY.COM - With the closure of the recent Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, rumors of the bankrupt Revel being sold to Hard Rock, more than half of the mortgages in Las Vegas under water, casinos opening up all around the country and online gambling legislation underway in various states, it seems as if the reasons for the very existence of Atlantic City and Las Vegas are in serious jeopardy."

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Justine Sacco tweet 'Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS', causes Twitter outrage | Mail Online

Justine Sacco tweet 'Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS', causes Twitter outrage | Mail Online: "FIRED! PR exec who sparked outrage with racist tweet sent before 12-hour flight is sacked after landing and hearing the news... but company defend her as 'decent at core'"

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Did Halley's comet cause a FAMINE 1,500 years ago? Dust from cosmic body cooled Earth's atmosphere and caused devastating crop failures | Mail Online

Did Halley's comet cause a FAMINE 1,500 years ago? Dust from cosmic body cooled Earth's atmosphere and caused devastating crop failures | Mail Online: "Comet threw up dust into atmosphere causing planet to cool in 536 AD
Temperature dropped by as much as 3°C leading to drought and famine
Scientists claim this made humanity more susceptible to Justinian's plague
The plague was the first recorded appearance of the Black Death in Europe"

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Flick over to Mars One TV! 2018 mission plans to stream live footage when it lands on the red planet | Mail Online

Flick over to Mars One TV! 2018 mission plans to stream live footage when it lands on the red planet | Mail Online: "The images would be sent to Earth using a communications satellite
They could be used to track the weather or hunt for alien life on Mars
Satellite is part of the wider Mars One mission set to launch in 2018
Plans involve sending an unmanned lander to the planet with the view to setting up a permanent human settlement
200,000 people around the world have already signed up for one-way trip"

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There is NO clear link between passive smoking and lung cancer, scientists claim | Mail Online

There is NO clear link between passive smoking and lung cancer, scientists claim | Mail Online: "Scientists from Stanford University claim only people living with a smoker for over 30 years might be more likely to develop lung cancer
The research, which studied 76,000 women, adds to a body of evidence that argues there is no link between second-hand smoke and lung cancer"

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Dem Senator: As Is, ObamaCare Will Collapse Under It's Own Weight - Conservative Byte

Dem Senator: As Is, ObamaCare Will Collapse Under It's Own Weight - Conservative Byte: "Name one government program that has ever collapsed because it cost too much.
Naïve statements like this show out of touch some people are with how out of control the federal government is.
Check it out:"

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Would Obama Be OK With Russia If They Beheaded Homosexuals And Christian Converts? | Political Outcast

Would Obama Be OK With Russia If They Beheaded Homosexuals And Christian Converts? | Political Outcast: "Russia is a nation with many faults and problems. Since I’m an American, I don’t typically worry about them because I think that is up to the Russian people to deal with. As an American my job is to deal with the problems and faults of the United States.
Political liberals in government seem to have a slightly different view. They see what they think are problems and faults in both Russia and in the American people and they use every political tool they can to fix both."

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Fact is, Phil Robertson is Right » Eagle Rising

Fact is, Phil Robertson is Right » Eagle Rising: ""We all go six feet deep, in the ground. I think they're now digging them about four and a half feet to save money. But we all end up in a casket. People wipe their eyes, because we're gone. [Long pause] It's called… FACT." So goes the opening of a mini-documentary on the Robertson Duck Dynasty family called "I am second." The quoted text above is the voice of Phil Robertson declaring a biblical truth that says the wages of sin is death and no man escapes that reality, that truth, unless he has one amazingly awesome Friend. The entire video can be viewed on YouTube."

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The Comfort Zone: Words of Comfort: Free online!

The Comfort Zone: Words of Comfort: Free online!: "“I read your book, "God Has A Wonderful Plan For Your Life--the myth of the modern message" several months ago. I began to read it and I found that I could hardly put it down...the fear of my eternal life was stuck in front of me. Ray I am 6'5" and 300 lbs. I am a police officer--a manly man who had little fear of anything. BUT I KNOW NOW WHAT FEARING THE FATHER'S WRATH MEANS NOW! ...So, I was driving home from work."

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A&E is flooding damage control with lies about Phil Robertson

A&E is flooding damage control with lies about Phil Robertson: "As you know, Phil Robertson the patriarch of Duck Dynasty created a stir with his quote in Gentlemen’s Quarterly. Actually, it’s the fact that his statement about homosexuals and homosexuality were taken wholly out of context by the media that created the storm. You’ll be shocked to know that they’ve made no effort to correct the problem THEY created."

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A&E Happy to Profit From Christians, Appalled by Morality - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update

A&E Happy to Profit From Christians, Appalled by Morality - Patriot UpdatePatriot Update: "It’s safe to say that the executives of A&E got more than they thought they were bargaining for when they hired the “Duck Dynasty” crew.



The Robertson family, which made its fortune from making and selling hunting gear, including a hot-selling duck call, is what A&E and the Left consider rednecks. That is to say, they work hard, like hunting, have beards and quote the Bible."

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An Open Letter to A&E's CEO Abbe Raven Concerning Treatment of "Duck Dynasty's" Phil Robertson - Freedom Outpost | Freedom Outpost

An Open Letter to A&E's CEO Abbe Raven Concerning Treatment of "Duck Dynasty's" Phil Robertson - Freedom Outpost | Freedom Outpost: "O: Ms. Abbe Raven, CEO of A&E
Is it true what we’ve been hearing? You know, regarding the situation concerning Phil Robertson’s interview with GQ magazine – is it true?
The family believes “[A&E] orchestrated the scandal sparked by Phil Robertson’s notorious GQ interview. A source close to the family told the Daily Mail Saturday that A&E wanted to ‘bring them back into line’ after the network thought the Robertsons’ went too far promoting their religious beliefs on the show.”"

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