Month: November 2012

ISRAELI OFFICIAL: ‘WE WILL NOT CAPITULATE BEFORE OBAMA.’

Warns president’s reelection means Jewish state must ‘take care of its own’ Posted on November 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM EST by Aaron Klein wnd.com TEL AVIV — The state of Israel will not capitulate before President Obama, whose “naive” leadership has hurt the U.S., stated Danny Danon, deputy speaker of Israel’s Knesset. Danon, a Knesset

More children should be in care, say MPsMore children at risk should be put into care, says a committee of MPs examining child protection in England. They warned that too often the benefit of the doubt was given to neglectful parents who then failed to improve. The MPs also said there was insufficient support for

Dollar Falls as Obama Win Paves Way for Monetary EasingThe dollar declined on speculation Barack Obama’s re-election as president will boost chances the U.S. will maintain monetary stimulus policies that tend to weaken the greenback. The U.S. currency fell versus 12 of its 16 major peers as Obama defeated Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who disagreed

US election: America goes liberal with gay marriage, abortion and cannabis votesThe generally liberal moves were decided among more than 170 ballot initiatives and referendums held across the country, as it re-elected Democratic President Barack Obama for four more years. …Three states voted Tuesday to legalise same-sex marriage, including Maine – which voted in a

Prince Charles, heir to Dracula’s blood lineBut Transylvania should also be known as the ancestral home of the Prince of Wales, defender of faiths, with a love of gardening and classical architecture, according to the Romanian National Tourist Office. Links between the Royal Family and Vlad the Impaler, the 15th century nobleman whose deeds inspired

‘Snakeskin’ for soldiers repels chemical attacksLawrence Livermore National Laboratory has created a new material for military uniforms that can automatically repel chemical and biological agents — and shed contaminated layers like a snakeskin. 

College Allows Transgender Man to Expose Himself to Young GirlsA Washington college said their non-discrimination policy prevents them from stopping a transgender man from exposing himself to young girls inside a women’s locker room, according to a group of concerned parents….a 45-year-old male student, who dresses as a woman and goes by the name Colleen

International observers: States out of line

By: Bobby Cervantes November 1, 2012 11:36 AM EDT The group hosting international election observers said Thursday that state officials in Iowa and Texas are needlessly blocking access to the decades-old process the United States already has agreed to, an official said Thursday. Thomas Rymer, a spokesman for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in

State judges are up for retention votes

Four members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court who voted to kill a pro-life initiative petition before it was even submitted will face retention votes on Nov. 6. Four justices – Norma Gurich, Yvonne Kauger, James Edmondson and Douglas Combs – were part of a 9-0 vote to reject the Personhood initiative petition before it was

extraordinary momments

Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projection. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate. – Sun Tzu