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Mike Pence “Radical Islamic Terrorism Has Fixated On The Destruction Of Western Civilization!” In his first overseas trip as vice president, Mike Pence vowed in an address Saturday in Germany that the United States will “hold Russia accountable” and be “unwavering” in its support for trans-Atlantic institutions like NATO. Pence sought to calm nervous European allies who are alarmed over President Trump’s positive statements about Russian President Vladimir Putin and who also worry that the new White House may pursue isolationist policies. Pence was speaking to diplomats and security officials at the Munich Security Conference. “We have been faithful for generations — and …

After the discussion with the pioneers, all 4 were invited to a candle light dinner in the library of the congregation.

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http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2258 17 February 2017 KAZAKHSTAN: Atheist writer faces more criminal charges By Felix Corley, Forum 18 Atheist writer Aleksandr Kharlamov faces new criminal charges for a 2014 book. Police searched his home, confiscated books, and brought charges after he sought closure of the 2013 case. "They decided to protect themselves and take new action against me," he told Forum 18. Kazakhstan continues to target people who exercise their freedom of religion and belief by writing about religious or belief topics, sharing or importing such publications, or meeting to discuss such publications. The 66-year-old human …

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currentsinbiology: Epstein-Barr virus and cancer: New tricks from an old dog After an infection with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the virus persists in the body throughout a person’s lifetime, usually without causing any symptoms. About one third of infected teenagers and young adults nevertheless develop infectious mononucleosis, also known as glandular fever or kissing disease, which usually wears off after a few weeks. In rare cases, however, the virus causes cancer, particularly lymphomas and cancers of the stomach and of the nasopharynx. Scientists have been trying for a long time to elucidate how the viruses reprogram cells into becoming cancer cells. “…

Deadly Baghdad car bomb claimed by Islamic State The death toll from a car bomb attack in a southern Baghdad neighborhood has reached 59 with 66 others injured, a police officer and medical sources said Friday. Authorities initially said the Thursday attack at an auto dealership in the al-Bayaa neighborhood killed at least 55 and wounded more than 60. The Islamic State group claimed credit for the bombing. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. ISIS, in a statement early Friday, said its fighters detonated bombs in a parked car among a gathering of Shiites in the Fifth Police district Thursday. It did not give…

Bed Bugs: The Worst Bed Pest and How To Get Rid of Them Bed bugs have been and are still one of the worst nightmares of every homeowner. Can you imagine that creepy crawlies sleeping with you and squeaking every night? But fortunately, there are already proven effective methods to prevent and handle home pestilence from these viruses without spraying the entire house with harmful and toxic chemicals. Despite the usual effective sprays, repellents, and traps, these can sometimes be hazardous to you if not lethal when choked or even touched. Laying open to these preventive methods can cause eye, skin and respiratory irritation and even cause cancer when mishandled. But bef…

archaeologicalnews: One of the worst epidemics in human history, a sixteenth-century pestilence that devastated Mexico’s native population, may have been caused by a deadly form of salmonella from Europe, a pair of studies suggest. In one study, researchers say they have recovered DNA of the stomach bacterium from burials in Mexico linked to a 1540s epidemic that killed up to 80% of the country’s native inhabitants. The team reports its findings in a preprint posted on the bioRxiv server on 8 February. This is potentially the first genetic evidence of the pathogen that caused the massive decline in native populations after European colonization, says Hannes Schroeder,…

Suicide bombing at Pakistan shrine A brutal attack on a beloved Sufi shrine that killed 88 people raised fears that the Islamic State group has become emboldened in Pakistan, aided by an army of homegrown militants benefiting from hideouts in neighboring Afghanistan, analysts and officials said Friday. Pakistani security forces have carried out sweeping country-wide raids following Thursday’s bombing of the shrine in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province that also wounded 343 people. The military’s public relations wing reported on its official twitter account that more than 100 suspected ‘terrorists” were killed in the raids, while government officials lashed out at Kabul …

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2,000-year-old seeds found in ancient Chinese tombHOHHOT, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) – More than 100 plant seeds dating back 2,000 years have been unearthed from an ancient tomb in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, archaeologists said.According to the regional institute of archaeology, the discovery was made during the excavation of a civilian tomb, dating between the middle and late Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 25 A.D.) and early Eastern Han Dynasty (25 A.D. - 220 A.D.), in Dengkou County, western Inner Mongolia. The half-moon-shaped seeds were found on the east side of the female tomb owner’s head. They gathered in a round shape with a diameter of eight centim…

thivus: itscolossal: Artist Walead Beshty Shipped Glass Boxes Inside FedEx Boxes to Produce Shattered Sculptures cant tell if pretentious or just petty about their experience with fedex via Style & Fashion

Being ignored at work can be more damaging than being bullied. Studies show ignoring people is not only perceived to be more socially acceptable than bullying, but those who experience being ignored are more inclined to quit their jobs, have less morale, and suffer from more health problems, regardless of their job type. Source World News

Unknown artist painting a picture of the ruins of San Francisco’s City Hall after the earthquake and fire of 1906. Via

“You came from behind the cow. انت جي من ورا الجاموسة” - Egyptian expression; used to describe someone who’s not at all cultured or has been exposed to much. “No, I’ve actually never heard of Pink Floyd.” “WTF? You’re coming from behind the cow man!” via Humor

Pres. Trump walks with 2 of his grandchildren as they board Marine One ahead of the president’s trip to South Carolina and Florida. World News

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a congenital condition that literally turns the connective tissue of those who suffer from it into bone, slowly seizing up their joints until finally they’re trapped inside their own body. The bone growth is aggravated by damage to the soft tissue confounded by the fact that early symptoms look like fibrosis or cancer, coupled with the rarity of FOP means that doctors usually prescribe a biopsy which only hastens the bone growth. Currently there is no known cure as removal of the growths only results in the body repairing the surrounding tissue with more bone, strangely the diaphragm and heart tissue is spared leaving suf…

did-you-kno: In 1897, Indiana almost passed a bill to change the value of pi. An amateur mathematician decided he had proof that pi was not 3.14, but actually 3.2, so he convinced the state to take on the bill. It passed the House unanimously, made it through a Senate committee, and likely would’ve been approved if a professor from Purdue hadn’t been in town. After hearing the news, he went to the state- house, watched the debate, decided to intervene, and eventually convinced the Senate that the theory was nonsense. Source Source 2 via ScitechPress.org

Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma AG who has sued the EPA and fought the agency for regulating the fracking boom in his state, has been confirmed to lead the EPA. World News

Image SR6169 (Balancing stone from inner ear, SEM) ©Susumu Nishinaga/Science Source Image DA8958 (Acoustic Macula) ©BSIP/Science Source Image DA8959 (Acoustic Macula) ©BSIP/Science Source sciencesourceimages: I’ve Got Rocks In My Head… …and so do all of you. The image at the top is a colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of crystals of calcium carbonate on the surface of an otolith. They are the “balancing stones” of the inner ear and are found in our Acoustic Macula. See more images of the Acoustic Macula The acoustic macula is responsible for our static equilibrium (position of the head) and participates in dynamic equilibrium (recognition of the line…

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Put your things away when you are done with them! Someone could trip. My mother told me this countless times. Why didn’t @AAFO4ever’s mother tell him the same? He landed his plane on the runway. Well, okay. Then he put it on the taxiway. Well, I can’t fault him for that. But then he just LEFT IT THERE! Harrison Ford could have been killed! He tried to land on the taxiway and almost hit the plane that stupid @AAFO4ever hadn’t put away! Now do you see why putting your things away is so important, @AAFO4ever? Look, we must all act together to protect our celebrity national treasures, because when they are gone they are gone. “A scary moment for Harrison For…

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(CNN)Jordan Reeves' face lights up when she talks about "Finding Nemo," remembering how she met the cast of the musical at Disney World last year. "I wore a Nemo-looking dress," said Jordan, age 11. "It looked like a clown fish, just like Nemo. And, here's my fin!" Jordan points to her own "lucky fin," a left arm that stops just before the elbow. Just like Nemo, she might have to work a little bit harder since she was born with only one hand, but that doesn't stop her. She is an innovator who gained fame for a glitter-shooting prosthetic, a CrossFit athlete, a musician, a Girl Scout and an advocate for young children with limb differences. Just last we…

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