DN Speak: 12/7/14

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Week In The News: 'Torture Report,' Cromnibus And The End Of #OccupyCentral (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

The CIA, torture and the report that has sparked a war of words. A trillion dollar budget bill…what’s packed inside it. Rolling Stone and the UVA rape accusation, a story unraveling still. The US tries but fails to rescue a hostage. ISIS trying to sell a dead man’s body. Hong Kong protesters, squeezed off the streets. GITMO prisoners — some get to leave. TIME names Ebola fighters for Person of the Year. Bad weather on the West Coast has a name: the Pineapple Express. Plus the Golden Globes. This hour, On Point: our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. / John Donvan
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/12/12/cromnibus-torture-report-occupy-hong-kong

Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Diane Rehm Show)

The House passes a trillion dollar spending bill just hours before the deadline. Liberal Democrats criticize a provision they claim weakens financial regulation. The head of the CIA strongly defends the agency against the findings of the Senate’s “torture report” as debate continues over whether harsh interrogation techniques led to useful intelligence. The Supreme Court rules that Amazon does not need to pay employees for time spent in theft-prevention security screenings. And protests continue over recent grand jury decisions in New York and Missouri. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-12-12/friday_news_roundup_domestic

Friday News Roundup – International (Diane Rehm Show)

Governments worldwide condemn the U.S. Senate’s report on interrogation. The United States transfers six Guantanamo Bay detainees to Uruguay. U.S. and coalition allies officially end their combat mission in Afghanistan while deadly suicide attacks continue. Violent attacks are growing in Israel after a prominent Palestinian official dies during a demonstration in the West Bank. And Hong Kong police dismantle protest camps and arrest hundreds of pro-democracy activists. A panel of journalists joins Diane for analysis of the week’s top international news stories.

Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-12-12/friday_news_roundup_international

How Citigroup Lobbyists And JP Morgan’s CEO Just Took Public Oversight Of Wall Street Back 14 Years

The Wall Street deregulation measure that inspired a lefty revolt against the "cromnibus" spending deal shares some worrying ... Read more

5 Strategies for Finding Meaningful Part-Time Work In Retirement | Money.com

I want to find part-time work to bring in extra income when I retire next year. But I don’t want to be a greeter at Walmart. How do I find a job that’s meaningful but still flexible enough for me to enjoy my retirement life? http://time.com/money/3304349/retirement-job-part-time-5-strategies/

What Wall Street won from House in budget deal

Banks win in government spending bill.
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Learn to code | Codecademy

Learn to code interactively, for free.
http://www.codecademy.com/

8 Ways to Screw Up an Email - US News

"...With the popularity of emoticons and texting abbreviations, emails have become less formal, just as written letters and cards have gone out of fashion. While you can be informal in your email communications with friends and family, in the office – no matter where you work – you need to take your emails seriously. It can be disastrous to your job and reputation if you make a single typo or if your words are misinterpreted..."

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2014/12/04/8-ways-to-screw-up-an-email

Friday, December 12, 2014

How to Answer 'Tell Me About Yourself' in an Interview - US News

“Tell me about yourself” is one of the most common opening requests in an interview. In order to make a positive first impression and start the interview right, come prepared. If you’re pressed for time, this should be the one question you think about before the big day.

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2014/12/11/how-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself-in-an-interview?int=9f5009

Parents Hurt Selves By Helping Adult Children

"...Sixty-three percent of American families with adult children provide financial support to their children, often to the detriment of their own retirement savings, says Limra, a research organization..."

http://www.fa-mag.com/news/parents-hurt-selves-by-helping-adult-children-19732.html?section=132

How Ridley Scott’s Exodus Strays From the Bible

"...One of the most striking aspects of Scott’s Exodus is that God is portrayed as young boy. Eleven-year-old Isaac Andrews plays the God character, and the choice is both brilliant and scary..."
http://time.com/3630829/exodus-bible-movie-ridley-scott-history/

Satanic invocation could be coming to Lake Worth commission meeting

"...Stevens, from Deerfield Beach, said he doesn’t believe in Satan. He’s an atheist who said he just wants to show how ridiculous it is to pray at City Hall..."
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/satanic-prayer-could-be-coming-to-lake-worth-commi/njQ4y/#__federated=1

How the right to deny the existence of God is under threat globally

"...Atheists and humanists are increasingly being targeted as distinct minorities in “hate campaigns” across the globe, according to a new report which found that religious and political leaders are ratcheting up rhetoric against those who believe there is no God..."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1218168668

Michele Bachmann Gets Both Bible and Constitution Wrong in Her Final Speech

"...saying that the Speaker of the House is under the authority of Moses, something that comes up neither in the Bible nor in the Constitution. Moses of all people!..."
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/12/12/michele-bachmann-bible-constitution-wrong-speech.html

http://youtu.be/6OE5Xt_khvA

3 ways to boost your Social Security benefits

"Two-thirds of those receiving Social Security benefits rely on it for more than half of their income. The average monthly benefit is $1,294 – and many beneficiaries don’t know that some careful planning can increase the amount they get (for them or their spouses)..."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/3-ways-to-boost-your-social-security-benefit-163853751.html

Sen. Carl Levin: Bush Misled Nation In Run-Up To Iraq War

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senator is releasing new information he says is evidence the Bush administration misled the nation in the run-up to war in Iraq. ... Read more

Cheney Throws Bush Under The Bus On Torture Program

"Dick Cheney discussed the newly released Senate torture report Wednesday on Fox News, and in particular challenged a finding that former President George W. Bush hadn't been briefed on the CIA's harsh interrogation methods until years after they'd already been in use..."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/dick-cheney-george-w-bush-knew-about-torture-program

Fascinating

Fascinating interview with the guy who literally taught the CIA how to torture. One of the most interesting nuggets is James Mitchell's point on the ... Read more

Senator Launches Twitter War Against CIA Director Over Torture Report

"I think there's more than enough transparency that's happened over the last couple days. I think it's over the top." The post ... Read more

Does Dark Matter Exist? Unusual X-Ray Signal Coming From Space Suggests It Does

A group of scientists has detected an unusual X-ray signal coming from space, which they say could be proof of the existence of dark matter, a phenomenon that is believed to be responsible for keeping galaxies intact...
http://www.ibtimes.com/does-dark-matter-exist-unusual-x-ray-signal-coming-space-suggests-it-does-1750886

Congress Is Showing How Eager It Is To Gut Financial Reform

A controversial Wall Street giveaway might sink Congress' last-minute deal to keep the government open. But it's just a preview ... Read more

Catholic Bishops From Every Continent Call For ‘An End To The Fossil Fuel Era’

"We express an answer to what is considered God's appeal to take action on the urgent and damaging situation of global climate ... Read more

You should have thought of that before you told everyone to vote solely on the basis of candidates' position on abortion and marriage equality.

Iowa replaces drivers license with app

"Iowa is taking plastic drivers licenses into the digital age."
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RWW News: Jerry Boykin Dismisses Torture Report, Says IRS Tortured Conservatives

Kamal Saleem and Jerry Boykin dismiss the report on the CIA's use of torture, with Boykin declaring that the real torture was the IRS persecuting conservative groups.
http://youtu.be/VvKQ_AaYFTA

Atheist Billboards Are SO OFFENSIVE!

http://youtu.be/bOXZMl5x7yM

Here’s a New Reason to Think Twice Before Buying Long-term Care Insurance

"You'll likely need some form of long-term care in retirement. Too bad long-term care insurance isn't the right choice for most people..."
http://time.com/money/3578466/long-term-care-insurance-study/#money/3578466/long-term-care-insurance-study/

Alternative Paths To An Encore Career

"What is the key to crafting a meaningful encore in your worklife? Do you need to be an extraordinary person with exceptional resources motivated by a desire to change the world after closing out your first career? Or is some kind of a second act for the greater good available to us all once we hit our 50s or 60s?..."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2014/11/18/alternative-paths-to-an-encore-career/

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Faith leaders respond to CIA torture report

"The acts of torture described in the Senate Intelligence Committee's report violated the God-given human dignity inherent in all people and were unequivocally wrong," said Bishop Oscar Cantú, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops...

Now, who was it that told voters the only issues that matter when you vote are abortion and same-sex marriage? Oh, right, the USCCB. Looks like you were wrong, USCCB. Maybe no one should listen to you.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/865617442/Faith-leaders-respond-to-CIA-torture-report.html

Wall Street Moves In For The Kill

“I am disgusted that in a back room deal, some members and lobbyists for the largest banks are trying to undo a seminal component of the Wall Street Reform Act." -- Rep. Maxine Waters
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Jon Stewart Is Ready To Puke Over Senate Torture Report (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart was sickened and nearly speechless Tuesday night over the details of the newly released Senate torture report ... Read more

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Senate Report: Torture Didn't Catch Osama Bin Laden

"A review of CIA records found that the initial intelligence obtained, as well as the information the CIA identified as the most critical or the most valuable on Abu Ahmad al-Kuwaiti, was not related to the use of the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques," the Senate investigation found... Read more

Republicans Eye Forcing CBO To Use Special GOP Math To Justify Tax Cuts

Top Republicans, eyeing full control of Congress next year, are considering changing the rules of the budget process so as to make tax cuts appear less harmful to the deficit. Read more

WATCH Fox Host Lose It Over Senate Torture Report: 'We Are Awesome!'

"The United States of America is awesome, we are awesome," she said. "We’ve closed the book on it, and we’ve stopped doing it. And the reason they want to have this discussion is not to show how awesome we are. This administration wants to have this discussion to show us how we’re not awesome." ... Read more

Torture Architects Earned $80 Million And More Jaw-Dropping Revelations

Torture architects were paid $81 million by the CIA. Harsh interrogation techniques, portrayed in "Zero Dark Thirty" as helping the U.S. hunt down Osa... Read more

The Conservative Ideas The Koch Brothers Want To Sneak Into Schools

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction last week encouraged high school teachers to use a history curriculum drafted by a group funded by... Read more

8 Things To Know About The ‘Cromnibus’ Budget Deal Congress Just Unveiled

While the bill doesn’t make drastic changes to total government spending, it does contain a number of changes to public policy or funding levels that concern progressive groups and weaken programs for society’s most vulnerable. Here are seven important provisions buried within the so-called “cromnibus” bill.
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New Catholic Survey Asks About People With ‘Homosexual Tendencies’

The question is, well, kind of offensive.The post New Catholic Survey Asks About People With 'Homosexual Tendencies' appeared ... Read more

35 Hours Before Deadline, Agreement To Keep Government Open Breaks Down

From the left, Democratic leaders in the House are objecting to unrelated policy provisions, attached by Republicans, that would weaken financial regulations and campaign finance law.
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Senator Publicizes Classified CIA Report To Prove The Agency Is Lying

Udall also blasted the Obama administration for helping the CIA cover-up its enhanced interrogation program.The post Senator ... Read more

11 Senators Just Told EPA Its Carbon Rule Can Actually Cut More Power Plant Emissions

A letter the Senators sent to the agency on Tuesday laid specific modifications that would get even more carbon emission cuts ... Read more

Elizabeth Warren is really angry about Dodd-Frank change

Elizabeth Warren came out swinging against a Capitol Hill compromise that she says undermines protections established after the financial crisis.
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This Nursing Home Calms Troubling Behavior Without Risky Drugs

All U.S. residents of nursing homes have specific legal rights, detailed in the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987. Some of the most important rights include...
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Harvard scientists use small molecules to convert white fat to high energy-burning brown fat

...a potential mechanism for weight loss.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Readers React Religion in America: Good without God?

"...Freedom is the distance between church and state. If you must abdicate your morality and reason to the supernatural do so in your homes, churches, mosques and temples. Have some respect for the secular nature of our government and its founding principals and quit demanding the state impose your religious edicts and biases on those who reject your faiths. When religion was the law of the land, that period was known as the Dark Ages. I don't wish for a return to those awful times and conditions and neither do millions of other Americans..."

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-god-citizenship-church-state-readers-react-20141209-story.html#page=1

Flawless Logic

Israel Indicts American Christian Over Plot To Bomb Muslim Holy Sites

JERUSALEM (AP) — An American Christian who passed himself off as an ex-U.S. Navy SEAL faces charges in Israel of trying to blow up Muslim holy sites i... Read more

A New Report Says Distributed Generation Like Solar Will Double Globally By 2023

Navigant Research anticipates that small-scale solar, wind, and other forms of electricity will increase from 87.3 gigawatts of ... Read more

17 Disgraceful Facts Buried In The Senate’s 600 Page Torture Report

A very sad report .The post 17 Disgraceful Facts Buried In The Senate's 600 Page Torture Report appeared first on ... Read more

6 times you should use a credit card instead of a debit card

"In the wake of the Great Recession, debit cards became increasingly popular among many who wanted to avoid the possibility of incurring debt. In fact, debit cards have several important qualities that credit cards lack, and there are times that even the biggest credit card fans should use their debit cards. Likewise, there are also some instances that debit card users should consider breaking out their credit cards..."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/6-times-credit-card-instead-113035966.html

The 5 Most Damning Revelations From The CIA’s Report On Bush-Era Torture

The most serious findings. The post The 5 Most Damning Revelations From The CIA's Report On Bush-Era Torture appeared ... Read more

Paul Allen donates $100 million to start cell research institute

"He said the Allen Institute for Cell Science will investigate and model the complex workings of cells in a way that scientists have not been able to do previously, creating a visual database and animated models of cell parts. It will bring together information from both the cellular and molecular sciences.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Obama on Colbert

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Blackphone launches app store for personal security and privacy

Summary:Together with the launch of updated custom Android software PrivatOS, the handset maker has revealed a new store dedicated to security and privacy applications.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/blackphone-launches-app-store-for-personal-security-and-privacy/

Parasites

Senate report: CIA misled public on torture (CNN)

Washington (CNN) -- The CIA's harsh interrogations of terrorist detainees during the Bush era didn't work, were more brutal than previously revealed and delivered no "ticking time bomb" information that prevented an attack, according to an explosive Senate report released Tuesday.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/09/politics/cia-torture-report/

YouTube CHRISTIAN LOVE | The Vegan Atheist

"Welcome to Youtube Christian Love. As one might imagine, being a vocal atheist on youtube, I receive a lot negative feedback from religious people. I thought it would be fun to have fans of my channel present some of the more delightful examples of Christian affection."

http://youtu.be/PUrW2aXM6GM

God Can’t Tell Us What To Do: New Book Argues for the Necessity of Secularism

"As the world is engulfed in religious conflicts, from violent uprisings to culture wars, lawyer and philosopher Ronald A. Lindsay says in a new book that only by fully embracing secularism can societies enjoy meaningful democracy and hope for peaceful resolution of disputes. Released this week by Pitchstone Publishing, The Necessity of Secularism: Why God Can’t Tell Us What To Do argues that secularism is required for all stakeholders, religious and nonreligious alike, to ensure equal protection and respect..."
http://www.centerforinquiry.net/newsroom/god_cant_tell_us_what_to_do_new_book_argues_for_the_necessity_of_secularism/

Michigan House approves 'religious freedom' bill

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led state House approved legislation Thursday that supporters said would protect people's religious beliefs from government overreach and opponents charged would permit discrimination against gays and others...
http://www.petoskeynews.com/news/state-region/michigan-house-approves-religious-freedom-bill/article_ca6c0792-7c0e-11e4-8b14-dbb3daed91db.html

Humanism needs Christianity says religious think tank

Christians should claim back humanism from atheists, according to a controversial new report from the religion and society think tank Theos.
http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/humanism-needs-christianity-says-religious-think-tank

In seven states, atheists push to end largely forgotten ban

"...Now a coalition of nonbelievers says it is time to get rid of the atheist bans because they are discriminatory, offensive and unconstitutional..."
http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/In-seven-states-atheists-push-to-end-largely-forgotten-ban-285005441.html

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