19. December 2009 by admin.

Freedom Tech News

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From Wired Science- The Asteroid That Will Almost Hit Earth

That asteroid is Apophis, a 900-foot asteroid. Calculations released on Christmas Eve 2004 appeared to show that there was a greater than 2 percent chance the asteroid would hit the Earth in 2029.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/closest-asteroid-approach-to-earth/

From tech Dispenser- Mozilla ships Firefox 3.6 Beta 5, pushes final into 2010

Mozilla on Thursday issued a fifth beta of Firefox 3.6 rather than move on to a release candidate, a decision that will push the final code ship date into early 2010, a company executive said Friday.

http://ow.ly/16bnjM

 From Mashable-  “Porn” among top search terms among kids

In a somewhat worrying piece of news, security firm Symantec has released the top search terms by kids in 2009. Topping the lists: “YouTube”, “Google”, “Facebook”, “sex” and “porn”

http://mashable.com

 From Social Net Daily- What the Top Twitter Trends of 2009 Say About Our Culture

With one of the fastest-growing userbases in social networking, the future is bright for the microblogging platform. Just what that future is going to look like is fairly accurately reflected in the top Twitter trends of 2009 - because what those trends tell us about how people use Twitter and what the future has in store for the microblogging platform is a bit bleak.

http://ow.ly/NEBA

 From Mashable- Twitter Email Security blamed for latest hack

A successful attack on Twitter early Friday morning is being blamed on Twitter’s own email security, as hackers were able to get access to an email account and change a password, then redirect Twitter.com traffic elsewhere

http://mashable.com/2009/12/19/twitter-email-security/

 From eSchool News- Can gaming change education?

As video games continue to permeate our culture, schools and students are increasingly interested in using video games for learning. This interest has prompted universities and neurologists to explore what makes a successful educational game, what the current barriers to adoption are, and how gaming as a whole affects the brain.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=62150

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19. December 2009 by admin.

Business News

 From Reuters- GM to shut down Saab, talks with Spyker fail

General Motors Co said it would begin shutting down its money-losing Saab brand after last-ditch talks to sell it to a small Dutch sports car builder collapsed on Friday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BH2SZ20091219?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/businessNews+(News+/+US+/+Business+News)

 From Sky News- US dollar gains on hopes for rate hike

The euro dropped below $US1.43 for the first time since early September on Friday amid ongoing concerns about European banks and public finances and increasing expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in the first half of the year.

http://www.skynews.com.au/business/article.aspx?id=408323

From Newser-Lenders Loosening Up on Mortgage Down-Payments 

 Mortgage lenders and insurers, buoyed by improvement in the housing market, are relaxing their down-payment requirements. Wells Fargo, which has been requiring down payments of more than 20%, is lowering the bar for the first time since 2007.

http://www.newser.com/story/76553/lenders-loosening-up-on-mortgage-down-payments.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bus

 FROM LA TIMES- First Federal Bank of California and Imperial Capital Bank of La Jolla closed

Both are sold immediately to other Southern California institutions. Regulators have closed 140 U.S. banks this year, 16 in California.

http://latimes.com

 From Bloomberg- New Global Role Ahead for Chinese Yuan

As the dollar and euro face new pressures, Hong Kong’s former central bank chief Joseph Yam calls for a strengthened role for the Chinese yuan

Hong Kong’s former central bank chief Joseph Yam said that the yuan can become the “third pillar” of the global monetary system as deteriorating public finances erode confidence in the dollar and the euro.

http://bloomberg.com

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19. December 2009 by admin.

Politics

From ABC News- President Obama Hails Senate Health Care Bill as Ben Nelson Jumps on Board

Senate Democratic leaders inched closer to attaining their goal of passing a health care bill by Christmas as Sen. Ben Nelson, the Nebraska senator who had been skeptical of the bill, jumped on board, winning major concessions for his state, and the Congressional Budget Officereleased its cost estimate of the legislation.

http://abcnews.com

 From Fox News- Senate Compromise Deepens Abortion Battle

A Senate compromise toughening abortion restrictions drew criticism from activists on both sides of the issue Saturday, prolonging rather than settling the controversy as Democrats try and complete work on President Obama’s health care overhaul.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/19/senate-compromise-deepens-abortion-battle/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+foxnews%252Fpolitics+%2528FOXNews.com+-+Politics%2529&utm_content=My+Yahoo

 From Catholic Advocate- Senator Nelson caves on Healthcare Bill

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), the last hope of pro-life forces, has caved in to Democratic Party and White House pressure to support the Senate Health Care Bill. He indicated today he would support the bill based upon the “manager’s amendment” containing the so-called “compromise” language on abortion funding negotiated by Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA), the son of the legendary pro-life, Catholic governor of Pennsylvania, Bob Casey.

http://www.catholicadvocate.com/?p=359

 From the raw story- Justice Department in contempt of court for not taping Gitmo hearing

A federal district court judge ruled on Thursday that the Department of Justice was in contempt of court when it failed to videotape a Guantanamo detainee’s testimony last summer.  Mohammed al-Adahi, accused of belonging to a terrorist organization, had challenged his detention at Guantanamo Bay in front of Judge Gladys Kessler

http://rawstory.com/2009/12/justice-department-contempt/

 From reuters- Revised Senate health bill cuts deficit: CBO

The revised healthcare overhaul in the Senate would cut the federal deficit by $132 billion over 10 years, non-partisan budget analysts said on Saturday

http://ow.ly/16bpz3

From Newser- Obama’s Pact Is Slap at Progressive Ideals

COPENHAGEN DEAL CREATES ‘LEAGUE OF SUPER-POLLUTERS’

·                          Obama made the UN obsolete

·                          The parties to the deal are now “a league of super-polluters”: 

·                           His resolve will play well in the US—and that’s a bad thing. “Having spurned Europe and the poor countries of the world … Obama has taken the mandate that progressives worked their hearts out to give him, and used it to gut the ideas that progressives have held most dear.”

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19. December 2009 by admin.

World News

 From Forbes- Iraqi troops in standoff with Iran

Iraqi troops massed Saturday near an oil well on the border in a standoff with Iranian forces that seized control of the site in a sudden flare up of tension between the two uneasy neighbors.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/12/19/general-ml-iraq_7227232.html?feed=rss_asia

From FoxNews- U.N. Chief: ‘We Have a Deal’ on Climate Change

COPENHAGEN - The U.N. climate conference narrowly escaped collapse Saturday as bitterly divided delegates agreed after all-night talks to recognize a political compromise that President Barack Obama brokered with China and other emerging powers.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/19/obama-brokered-climate-deal-threat-copenhagen/

 From BBC NEWS- Pakistan government says it will not resign

Pakistan’s government has said it will not resign, following a court ruling which overturned an amnesty for politicians facing corruption charges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8422954.stm

 From reuters- Mediator “sets deadline” for Israel-Hamas swap

A German mediating a prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas has told the parties he will quit unless they reach a deal soon, the Palestinian president said in an interview published on Saturday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BI1XR20091219?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+reuters/worldNews+(News+/+US+/+International)

 From Forbes- China’s Credit Bubble

1. There is a credit bubble in China.

2. Credit bubbles are perpetuated by debt-levered asset price speculation.

3. Asset prices in property speculation eventually pop.

4. Eventually, that popping permeates broader market indices.

5. Local markets figure it out first.

6. Global markets follow the locals.

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19. December 2009 by admin.

Christian News

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 FROM CNN- Pope John Paul II a step closer to sainthood

Pope John Paul II was a step closer to sainthood Saturday after Pope Benedict XVI signed a decree recognizing the late pontiff’s “heroic virtues” and declaring him “venerable,” the Vatican said.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/19/pope.john.paul.sainthood/index.html?eref=rss_world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_world+(RSS:+World)

 From Belfast Telegraph- (Catholic) Church must show humility or face up to a crisis of faith

Just a week after the Pope met Irish Church leaders in Rome the Catholic Church continues to make news in the turbulent aftermath of the publication last month of the Murphy Report on clerical child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Dublin.  The Bishop of Limerick Dr Donal Murray bowed to the inevitable yesterday when he resigned over his “inexcusable” investigation into the Dublin paedophile priest Fr Thomas Naughton.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/church-must-show-humility-or-face-up-to-a-crisis-of-faith-14603306.html

 From Creeping Sharia- Islamic dawah hits Minneapolis billboards, soon nationwide

In a prepared statement, the campaign’s organizers (ICNA) are quoted as saying, “Islam is often a misunderstood religion, leading some to hold bias views of Islam with discrimination and suspicion of Muslims…. ICNA is a front for JI [Jamaat-e-Islami], a violent movement that advocates revolution and the erection of an Islamic order

http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/islamic-dawah-hits-minneapolis-billboards-soon-nationwide/

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 From Jesus Links- Researchers find shroud from era of Jesus

Researchers announced Wednesday that for the first time ever they have found a shroud that has been verified to be from the era of Jesus in a tomb on the edge of the Old City of Jerusalem. The DNA-tested shroud had a simple weave, researchers said. In contrast, the Shroud of Turin has a much different weaving that is more complex and not known to be available until the medieval period.

http://jjlmblog.typepad.com/jesus_links/2009/12/jesus-links-tomb-discovery-fuels-doubt-that-turin-shroud-is-jesus-.html

 Word Headline- From JJL Ministries- Hezekiah’s Reforms, His Rebellion Against AssyriaHezekiah reacted sharply against the wickedness of his father… Hezekiah opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired the facilities.. The resulting spiritual awakening caused the people to break down the images and groves and to destroy the high places of pagan worship

http://ow.ly/NDcx

 From Jesus Links - Billboard Depicting Joseph, Mary In Bed Sparks Row

A billboard at a New Zealand church depicting a downcast Joseph lying beside Mary in bed and the heading “God is a hard act to follow” provoked more than the intended reconsideration of the meaning of Christmas  The sign…..triggered passionate and sometimes angry debate on talk radio and the Internet.

http://ow.ly/ND8t

 From Stuart Market Blog-  YOUTHWORKS! INC. ACQUIRES YOUTH SPECIALTIES

On December 16, 2009, YouthWorks!, Inc.® completed the acquisition of Youth Specialties (YS) from Zondervan. YouthWorks’ purchase includes the entire YS brand and the events division; however, the publishing division will continue to operate under Zondervan.

http://stuartmarket.blogspot.com/2009/12/youthworks-inc-acquires-youth.html

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Opinion- From Religion Dispatches- The Key to Interreligious Harmony and World Peace—But Then Again, I May Be Wrong

You can simultaneously be certain that Christianity is true and everything conflicting with it is false, and yet acknowledge that you may be wrong without taking away your certainty. You can thus keep your certainties without having to claim that you are, in fact, and grossly implausibly, infallible. It’s what everyone (other than bakers) has yearned for since time immemorial: the proverbial cake, both eaten yet had!

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/oped/2127/the_key_to_interreligious_harmony_and_world_peace—but_then_again,_i_may_be_wrong/

From MSNBC Air Force Academy says religious climate improving

The Air Force Academy says religious tolerance has improved dramatically since allegations five years ago that evangelical Christians harassed cadets who didn’t share their faith. Even the school’s most vocal critic agrees.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34448998/ns/us_news/

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