UPDATE: Meteorite hits central Russia, more than 500 people hurt Asteroid to whiz past Earth (via AFP) NASA is closely tracking an asteroid large enough to destroy a city that is set to whiz past Earth on Friday in what the US space agency says is the closest flyby ever predicted for such a large [...]
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News Desk: Alleged Cop Killer’s Remains Identified [AFP Report]
Alleged cop killer’s remains identified: US sheriff (via AFP) Human remains found in a burnt-out mountain cabin in California have been confirmed as those of alleged cop-killer Christopher Dorner, the local sheriff and coroner’s office said. The 33-year-old was cornered Tuesday after a six-day manhunt in the cabin near the Big Bear ski resort, two [...]
News Desk: Geraldo Rivera Uses Facebook to Clarify U.S. Senate run [NJ.com - Video]
Geraldo Rivera uses Facebook to clarify U.S. Senate run (via NJ.com) TRENTON — Geraldo Rivera created his own buzz last week by speaking openly on radio and television about running as a Republican for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2014. But Tuesday night, he took to Facebook to make something clear: Nothing’s official yet. [...]
News Desk: amfAR Gets Support in Handbag Designed by Sarah Jessica Parker and Kenneth Cole
Kenneth Cole and Sarah Jessica Parker Design Handbag in Support of amfAR (via The Los Angeles Fashion) Fashion designer Kenneth Cole and actress Sarah Jessica Parker have joined forces in support of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, with the creation of a limited edition evening bag that will be auctioned live at the New York amfAR Gala on February 6. The [...]
News Desk: 100 Days After Sandy, What New Jersey Looks Like Now [NJ.com Report]
100 days after Sandy, a crippled Jersey Shore stutters back to life (via NJ.com) Too cold even for the seagulls, the Jersey Shore in winter is a desolate place. Up and down the abandoned beaches a fringe of snow and ice, like the frayed hem of an old wedding dress, sketches the edge of the [...]
News Desk: Angry Protests Erupt in Tunisia After Opposition Leader Assassinated [AFP Report]
Anger, protests as Tunisian opposition leader shot dead (via AFP) Prominent Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid was shot dead outside his home in Tunis on Wednesday, sparking angry protests by his supporters and attacks on offices of the ruling Islamist Ennahda party. President Moncef Marzouki denounced the killing of Belaid, an outspoken critic of his [...]
Women and Debt – Taking Back Control [Google Hangout Replay]
Women and Debt – Taking Back Control {Google Hangout Replay} (via The Debt Movement) What an another awesome Google Hangout featuring some motivational ladies. I definitely felt blessed to be in with good company as they shared some great tips and strategies to help women conquer their debt. Joining me was Farnoosh Torabi, Carrie Rocha, [...]
Food52 Hotline: Deep Frying Without Fear
Deep Frying Without Fear (via Food 52) Inspired by conversations on the FOOD52 Hotline, we’re sharing tips and tricks that make navigating all of our kitchens easier and more fun. Today: we’re showing you how to deep fry anything, fearlessly. The satisfaction of biting into a piece of perfectly crispy fried chicken is matched only by…
Thoughts on Ross Douthat’s “Bad Religion,” by Franklymydears
TM NOTE: This is a guest post from a retired Episcopalian minister, whom I know through his ministry and because he took my husband and me through our marriage classes, then performed our ceremony. It was through Franklymydears that I heard speak and was introduced to the amazing Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. On [...]
Obama Invites Romney in for Lunch
Obama and Romney to have lunch Thursday (via AFP) US President Barack Obama will host his defeated Republican foe Mitt Romney for a conciliatory private lunch at the White House on Thursday in their first encounter since a bitter election. Obama’s press secretary Jay Carney said the meeting would take place in the president’s private [...]
Rolling Stones Rock London, with Help from Mary J. Blige, in 50th Anniversary Show
Rolling Stones rock London in 50th anniversary show (via AFP) The Rolling Stones rocked London as they thrilled a 20,000 crowd with the first of five concerts to mark their 50th anniversary. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood were joined by their original bass player Bill Wyman at the O2 Arena on [...]
AFP: Congress, Obama Set to Resume ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talks
Congress, Obama set to resume ‘fiscal cliff’ talks (via AFP) Congress returns from its week-long Thanksgiving holiday on Monday, as lawmakers and President Barack Obama try to avert a looming fiscal crisis that could send the entire US economy plunging into recession again. Officials in Washington are hoping to find a way to avoid what [...]
News Desk: Netanyahu’s Likud Chooses Leadership List for January Election
Netanyahu’s Likud chooses list for January election (via AFP) The 123,000 registered members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling rightwing Likud party began casting votes in a leadership primary on Sunday ahead of a general election on January 22. Polling stations opened at 9:00 am (0700 GMT) and were to close 13 hours later [...]
News Desk: Arafat Body ‘To be Exhumed Tuesday’ for Poison Tests
Arafat body ‘to be exhumed Tuesday’ for poison tests (via AFP) Palestinian officials said Saturday they would exhume the body of their leader Yasser Arafat next week to see if Israel poisoned him with a radioactive isotope. The controversial announcement came as a group of international experts arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah [...]
News Desk: How ‘Little Guys’ Try to Compete on Black Friday
Black Friday: Boutiques open at midnight? How ‘little guys’ try to compete. (via The Christian Science Monitor) From midnight on Thanksgiving night until 3 a.m., Julia Dvir’s store, “The Closet,” will further discount her jewelry, hats, belts, and purses (already 40-60 percent off). Located just 80 yards up the Fashion Square Mall from Macy’s, the [...]
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THE 21st century world offers ways to tweak your appearance, or alter it altogether, with women finally able to combat directly the comparison that’s always been around. Men look distinguished as they age, while women look old, unattractive, or to use Rush Limbaugh’s favorite comment, who wants to look at a woman with wrinkles? The 2012 plastic surgery statistics are out and the American Society of Plastic Surgery tells the story.
The real question about Hillary is this: When people take a new look at her in the coming years, will they see the past or the future — Mrs. Clinton or Madam President? – Maureen Dowd IT’S A classic front page from Huffington Post, coupled with a post by Jason Linkins, which details what’s been going on.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “Here’s what nobody is telling you: Find a husband on campus before you graduate. Yes, I went there.
“Norma Rae is a survivor and for the first time in her life she’s got a chance to become something more… a winner.” – Promo for “Norma Rae” CRITICS like Anne-Marie Slaughter, but especially Maureen I-Love-My-Pearls Dowd, and others [most of whom didn't read the book or do their homework] who are blaming Sheryl Sandberg for being a billionaire Ivy League graduate, while accusing her of letting corporations and government off the hook, are missing a major point.
Great sex doesn’t always just happen. Sometimes, it takes a little planning, especially if — like many Americans — you’ve been in a bit of a sex rut. Do some prep work by turning your bedroom into a love nest: Make the bed (with new, or at least clean, sheets), tidy up, light a candle or two, and queue up a sexy playlist on your iPod.
“You Don’t Own Me” PSA -Official from You Don't Own Me on Vimeo. WHO DOESN’T know the song “You Don’t Own Me,” sung by Leslie Gore? The movie First Wives Club helped to reignite the relevancy of the song.
“Last night I interviewed Jill Stein the presidential candidate for the Green Party on this show. And I confess right now, I should have asked her to just get out of the race.” – Jennifer Granholm, “The War Room” [Current TV] THE ARGUMENT Jennifer Granholm makes above is a tactic that no longer fits the times.
“With that drum magazine, he could have gotten off 50, 60 rounds, even if it was semiautomatic, within one minute,” Chief Oates said. [New York Times] IN THE GAPING MAW of our leadership vacuum stands Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates, whose resolve, vulnerability and humility inside the vortex of a man made hell revealed what nobody in Congress or either political party has shown in decades. Leadership without regard to anything but his own duty to the people, which included the cops in the eye of volcanic carnage.
“Rick Doblin has done a lot for the field, but he is more of a populist,” Grob says. “We need careful and controlled scientific studies showing the efficacy of these drugs so funding can continue.” Broader awareness of these sorts of end-of-life psychedelic studies could be good for everyone, the researchers say.
*updated below* So much for keep calm and carry on, what Joe Scarborough proclaims to be his motto. It was the weirdest one-on-one back and forth with a high profile talking head imaginable. It makes high school look mature.
**UPDATED** Would we be any worse off with Stephen Colbert as president? I doubt it. Politifact has watched the video “(repeatedly!
Despite rising public concern about the federal budget deficit, Americans favor keeping Social Security and Medicare benefits as they are rather than taking steps to reduce the budget deficit (by 60% vs. 32%). – Public Wants Changes in Entitlements, Not Changes in Benefits This is starting early, so it’s time to revisit the facts.
“If we can prove that a biological attack originated in a country that attacked us, then all bets are off.” – Sect. Hillary Clinton Women can do it, too.
The interview with Obama by George Stephanopoulos wasn’t nearly as contentious as the interview with the Edwardses. No Republican talking points from Stephanopoulos yesterday, like when he accused Edwards of abandoning the troops with this beauty: “Do you think the Democrats should be saddled with the idea of completely cutting off funding for the troops?” Or this one: “You know, a lot of Democrats still in the Senate think that your position here is cynical political theater.
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