Abortion safer than giving birth: study
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | 6 comments
Getting a legal abortion is much safer than giving birth, suggests a new U.S. study published Monday.
Huge Solar Eruption Sparks Strongest Radiation Storm in 7 Years
Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | One comment
This SDO image (AIA 193) shows an M9-class solar flare erupting on the Sun’s northeastern hemisphere at 03:49 UT on Jan. 23, 2012… just 4 days after a previous strong CME that sparked aurora around the world on the 22nd. More geomagnetic activity is expected for the 24th.
CREDIT: NASA/SDO and the AIA Consortium/Edited by J. Major
A powerful solar eruption is expected to blast a stream of charged particles toward Earth tomorrow (Jan. 24), as the strongest radiation storm since 2005 rages on the sun.
Posted by John under: Signs in Sun, Moon, and Stars
Iran ‘definitely’ closing Strait of Hormuz over EU oil embargo
Monday, January 23rd, 2012 | 2 comments
Iranian Navy boats take part in maneuvers during the “Velayat-90″ navy exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran (AFP Photo / EBRAHIM NOROOZI)
Tensions in the Gulf could reach a breaking point as a senior Iranian official said Iran would “definitely” close the Strait of Hormuz if an EU oil embargo disrupted the export of crude oil.
Posted by John under: Moving Towards Ezekiel 38-39
Obama’s Keystone Denial Prompts Canada to Look to China Sales
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | 3 comments
President Barack Obama’s decision yesterday to reject a permit for TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL oil pipeline may prompt Canada to turn to China for oil exports.
Posted by John under: Iniquity Abounding
Islamists secure top spot in new Egypt parliament
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | Post a comment
A teacher and volunteer from the Muslim Brotherhood revises lessons for free with school pupils before their exams, at a mosque in Alexandria January 20, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Asmaa Waguih
The Muslim Brotherhood won by far the biggest share of seats allocated to party lists in Egypt’s first freely-elected parliament in decades, final results confirmed, giving it a major role in drafting the country’s new constitution.
Posted by John under: Ishmael,Perilous Times
Syrian blasts kill 14, Arab monitors may stay
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | Post a comment
Bombs killed at least 14 prisoners in a Syrian security vehicle on Saturday, and fierce battles erupted between rebels and state forces as the Arab League considered whether to keep monitors in place.
Posted by John under: Syria and Damascus
Obama Administration: Religious Employers Must Pay for the Pill
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 | Post a comment
Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday in an election-year move that outraged religious groups, fueling a national debate about the reach of government.
Posted by John under: Anti-Semitism,Iniquity Abounding
Supreme Court throws out Texas election maps
Friday, January 20th, 2012 | Post a comment
The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory in a partisan fight over election redistricting that has erupted after a huge increase in the state’s Hispanic population.
Posted by John under: Divided Nation,Perplexity
College cancels class on biblical principles in business
Friday, January 20th, 2012 | 3 comments
Officials at Iowa State University decided the business management class would include too much religion for a public university
Posted by John under: Hated for His Name's Sake
After Fukushima, fish tales
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | Post a comment
Pieces of homes, buoys, a fishing boat and other debris from Japan is washing up on Vancouver Island’s Long Beach.
Photograph by: Christopher Pouget, Postmedia News
After the world’s worst nuclear accident in 25 years, authorities in Canada said people living here were safe and faced no health risks from the fallout from Fukushima.