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  • Isro's Mars mission successful, India makes history.

    09/24/2014 3:31:27 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 38 replies
    CHENNAI/BANGALORE: India created history on Wednesday, becoming the first country to successfully get a spacecraft into the Martian orbit on its maiden attempt. Indian Space Research Organisation's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft started orbiting the red planet at 7.47am, but it was only 12 minutes later —because of a time delay in radio signals travelling the 680 million km -- that scientists at Isro Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network in Bangalore, could erupt in joy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood a happy witness.
  • This incredible mom died saving her baby — read her heroic story

    09/22/2014 9:14:13 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 35 replies
    MABLETON, Georgia — She was young, beautiful and tragically killed by her daughter’s father early Sunday morning. Now, Jessica Arrendale, 33, is being hailed by her family as a hero for saving her six-month old daughter’s life, even as she died from a bullet to the head. Jessica’s mother, Teresa Inniello, spoke exclusively with WSB’s Pete Combs Wednesday night, telling him the sad details of her daughter’s death and the miraculous survival of her granddaughter, Cobie. Read more at http://rare.us/story/this-incredible-mom-died-saving-her-baby-read-her-heroic-story/#Hzy6f1Jfs74DVzPv.99
  • Five children aged two to eight found dead in Alabama

    09/10/2014 4:44:27 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 20 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 9/9/2014
    The bodies of five children aged between 2 and 8 were found stuffed into garbage bags on Tuesday near a logging road in Alabama after their father confessed to killing them and led police to the scene, authorities said. Timothy Ray Jones, the father of the children, did not reveal a motive for the killings, which he confessed to authorities in Mississippi, Smith County Sheriff Charlie Crumpton said.
  • Boehner plans to file suit against Obama over alleged abuse of executive power

    06/25/2014 9:11:51 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 46 replies
    House Speaker John Boehner announced Wednesday he plans to file suit against President Obama over his alleged abuse of executive power. "This is not about impeachment -- it's about him faithfully executing the laws of this country," Boehner said. ADVERTISEMENT The speaker had been weighing such a lawsuit in recent days, over
  • Two Maps That Show How Out of Touch the White House Is With the Rest of America.

    When it comes to issues like Obamacare, immigration and the minimum wage, President Obama’s justification for pushing his agenda has been akin to the tune of “This is what America wants.”
  • Visualizing the size and scale of Earth

    Understanding the size of Earth in comparison to the rest of our solar system — an amazing illustration to visualize the size and scale of our world: Read more at http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/896793977/visualizing-the-size-and-scale-of-our-world#KWgVlVGxdiXd408S.99
  • Mack Brown to resign.. or not.

    Mack Brown, who led the Longhorns to a national championship in 2005, will step down as Texas’ head coach after 16 seasons. The University would not confirm the news and denied that Brown would step down.
  • Watch Duck Commander talk about why this country needs a lot more Jesus

    09/20/2013 9:58:50 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 40 replies
    Duck Commander Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty spoke to the congregation of Saddleback church in July on why people need Jesus and why the founders would agree – and I gotta say it was awesome. I watched it last night and knew I had to post it for you guys. Duck Commander’s message is really simple, that people need to love God and love each other and he delivers it beautifully. He really is a fantastic preacher. Just watch, you’ll love it:
  • In India, Dodging Taxes is part of the game.

    04/02/2013 8:10:43 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 9 replies
    NEW DELHI (AP) -- In a country long defined by its poverty, it's easy now to find India's rich. They're at New Delhi's Emporio mall, where herds of chauffeur-driven Jaguars and Audis disgorge shoppers heading to the Louis Vuitton and Christian Louboutin stores. They're shopping for Lamborghinis in Mumbai. They're putting elevators in their homes and showing off collections of jewel-encrusted watches in Indian luxury magazines. They're buying real estate in comfortable but unpretentious neighborhoods — neighborhoods thought of as simply upper-middle-class just a couple years ago — where apartments now regularly sell for millions of dollars. They're just about...
  • Arizona Man 86 given probation in the mercy killing of wife.

    04/02/2013 6:14:21 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 62 replies
    There was no doubt 86-year-old George Sanders killed his ailing wife. Yet everyone in the small Arizona courtroom — the prosecutor, the judge and even the couple's family members — agreed it was a time for compassion, not punishment. "My grandfather lived to love my grandmother, to serve and to make her feel as happy as he could every moment of their life," Sanders' grandson, Grant, told the judge, describing the couple's life together as "a beautiful love story." "I truly believe that the pain had become too much for my grandmother to bear," he said, while Sanders looked on...
  • Novartis loses landmark India patent case on Glivec, govt hails 'historic' SC verdict

    04/01/2013 5:44:31 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 4 replies
    MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: India's top court dismissed Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG's attempt to win patent protection for its cancer drug Glivec, a blow to Western pharmaceutical firms targeting India to drive sales and a victory for local makers of cheap generics.
  • Prominent Priest Defended Child Sex Abusers, Later Apologizes

    08/31/2012 8:35:36 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 19 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 08/30/2012 | Colleen Curry
    A well-known Catholic priest who hosts a weekly religious television show said in an interview this week that child sex abusers are often seduced by teenage boys and should not go to jail on a first offense. But the comments were removed by the website that published them and replaced by an apology from the priest and the site's editors.
  • Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria.

    05/18/2012 7:54:38 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 23 replies
    ATLANTA — A young Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacteria has said "Let's do this" after being told that she will lose her hands and remaining foot.
  • Karzai Says Afghanistan Would Back Pakistan if U.S. Attacks

    10/24/2011 9:57:30 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 26 replies
    Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said if the United States and Pakistan ever went to war, his country would back Islamabad, drawing a sharp rebuke Sunday from Afghan lawmakers who claimed the country's top officials were adopting hypocritical positions. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/23/karzai-says-afghanistan-would-back-pakistan-if-us-attacks/?intcmp=obinsite#ixzz1bidIxl00
  • Former US Sen. Malcolm Wallop Dies

    09/15/2011 4:12:43 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 2 replies · 1+ views
    Casper Star Tribune ^ | 09-14-2011 | Jeremy Pelzer
    Former three-term U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop, who became a leading conservative voice during the Reagan era in fighting for space defense and a tough anti-communist policy in Central America, died Wednesday. He was 78. Read more: http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c6439289-3b33-5c43-b582-dfb65ad143e9.html#ixzz1Y1Cs30yK
  • Are Members of Congress Paid Enough?

    08/30/2011 6:04:58 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 65 replies
    Yahoo ^ | Chris Moody
    Everyone complains about their job now and then, and members of Congress are no exception. A few lawmakers have suggested in recent months that despite a $174,000 annual salary, generous health care and pensions, and perks for things like travel and mail, being one of the elite 435 ain't always what it's cracked up to be. And when you calculate the hours they put in, the pay isn't stellar either, they say.
  • Fallen pilot's ten year old son, "Dont forget my Dad"... tissue alert

    08/10/2011 5:59:29 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 21 replies
    CNN ^ | Ashley Fantz
    (CNN) -- A week ago, 10-year-old Braydon Nichols started to think about his dad and how much he missed him. Army Chief Warrant Officer Bryan Nichols, a helicopter pilot, had been deployed for two months in Afghanistan. The little boy, in the car with his mother running errands, brushed back his dirty-blond hair and ran his hand over his cheek. Jessica Nichols looked over when she heard sniffles. Her son was crying. "When is Dad coming back so we go camping?" he asked her. Soon, she assured him. "Your dad is off fighting for this country." The boy replied, "As...
  • Troop's stress at five year high

    05/10/2011 5:11:15 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 7 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 05/10/2011 | Liz Goodwin
    A new military survey obtained by USA Today shows that U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan are reporting record levels of acute stress and low morale. The problem is most severe in servicemen and women who have been deployed multiple times. A third of them reported depression, anxiety or another serious mental health problem. Meanwhile, those reporting medium to very high morale dropped to 46.5 percent from 65.7 percent in 2005. Seventeen percent reported acute stress, compared to 6 percent in 2005. The survey also painted a bleak picture of the intense combat troops in Afghanistan engage in. More than 75...
  • Popular Veterans Advocate Kills Self after War Tours

    04/15/2011 8:39:22 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 39 replies
    WASHINGTON – Handsome and friendly, Clay Hunt so epitomized a vibrant Iraq veteran that he was chosen for a public service announcement reminding veterans that they aren't alone. The 28-year-old former Marine corporal earned a Purple Heart after taking a sniper's bullet in his left wrist. He returned to combat in Afghanistan. Upon his return home, he lobbied for veterans on Capitol Hill, road-biked with wounded veterans and performed humanitarian work in Haiti and Chile. Then, on March 31, Hunt bolted himself in his Houston apartment and shot himself.
  • 7-year-old shields younger boys from attacking dog

    04/10/2011 9:40:10 AM PDT · by wyowolf · 21 replies
    HOMESTEAD, Fla. — A 7-year-old boy shielded his younger brother and another boy from a dog that escaped from a nearby business.