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They Have Names: These Are The Victims Of The Charleston Church Massacre
Before we burn Dylann Roof's tainted names in our minds, let's take time out to remember his victims ...
Posted Thursday, June 18th 2015 at 9:30PM
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I debated and debated about writing this post, but I kept coming back to the point that I wanted us to have the conversation on our platform and if I did not write it, we would be robbed of that opportunity.
Rachel Dolezal has been in the news heavy ...
Posted Sunday, June 14th 2015 at 3:32PM
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Bobby Womack, the legendary soul singer whose career was launched by Sam Cooke, has died at the age of 70. The cause of death has not been given, but his death was confirmed by a representative from his label, XL Recordings, to Rolling Stone...
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Posted Monday, June 30th 2014 at 12:48PM
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Eight million people have signed up for private, often subsidized health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, President Obama said this month. Millions more obtained new coverage through the Medicaid program for the poor.
Full implementation o ...
Posted Friday, May 2nd 2014 at 9:31AM
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Lately I have been thinking. What is it that drives a perfect, happily married couple, to break up?
Reason 1: (And by far the strongest) – That other man or woman.
For god know’s how many centuries, couples have been ringing in the “divorce bel ...
Posted Thursday, May 1st 2014 at 9:08PM
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...Here are some things you can do if you find yourself in a marriage that feels more difficult than the norm. These are the things I tried over the years to hold on,... I'm writing this to the people I have met over the years who have told me that ...
Posted Thursday, May 1st 2014 at 8:53PM
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The Commission has written to the Egyptian authorities demanding they stay the executions pending further hearings.
It has also asked the authorities to answer charges that the trial which convicted the men and sentenced them in two short hearings ...
Posted Thursday, May 1st 2014 at 10:12AM
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Malaysia Airlines releases report into MH370: Cargo manifest, seating plan, audio recordings between cockpit and air traffic control, as well as airline's response published for the first time. On the night that Malaysia Flight 370 disappeared, offi ...
Posted Thursday, May 1st 2014 at 10:06AM
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How a US comedian sparked a nationwide debate about the US curriculum - by tweeting his daughter's maths homework
Lots of people will wince when they think back to grappling with Pythagoras and being bamboozled by algebra at school. But when US co ...
Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 9:06PM
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New inspirational memoir Lost & Found: Finding Hope In the Detours of Life in which Sarah opens up about becoming pregnant at fourteen, being the topic of gossip and hearsay, a failed marriage and her spiritual healing journey. Lost and Found offers ...
Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 5:03PM
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Music has long been used to help ease stress and calm the nerves. We see the coercive power of music if it is of excessive volume, or has an overwhelming beat, at rock concerts where thousands of people may be taken over, engulfed or entranced by the ...
Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 12:40PM
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Erica Campbell, of Mary Mary, says you have to take care of yourself no matter what. If you don’t, your body suffers and then the people around you, like your family, end up suffering as well.
Addressing her own struggle with health, specifically ...
Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 12:34PM
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(CBS News) Take these with water: Digestible sensors that can report medication adherence and vital signs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Proteus Digital Health, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved their produ ...
Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 11:30AM
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(April 29, 2014 ). Since the recent security lockdown of Internet Explorer (IE) yesterday (read more here) I figured I should write a post to all those people who still may actually be using IE
Drum roll please...
Reason #1 - IE is broken beyon ...
Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 10:25AM
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(CNN) -- Barcelona's Dani Alves reverted to humor when dealing with racist abuse but it has proved no laughing matter for the Villarreal fan who threw a banana at him during Sunday's match after being handed a life ban by the La Liga club.
Villarr ...
Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 9:37AM
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(CNN) -- A botched execution in Oklahoma has become the latest in a string of incidents raising questions about the drugs being used and the constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
Clayton Lockett lived for 43 minutes Tuesd ...
Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 9:25AM
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Held by an amateur sumo wrestler, a baby cries during naki-zumo (crying baby contest) at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Saturday, April 26. The contest celebrates a traditional belief that a baby who cries grows more quickly.
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Posted Wednesday, April 30th 2014 at 9:15AM
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(28 April 2014) Errors in hospital waiting list times have undermined public confidence in the data, claims a public spending watchdog.
The Public Accounts Committee called for independent audits in future after spot checks found one in four hosp ...
Posted Monday, April 28th 2014 at 11:55PM
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(April 28, 2014) 32 Year Old Crashes Head On Into Truck on Highway Using SmartPhone to Post to FaceBook. Police say a 32-year-old woman crashed head on into a truck while using Facebook on her phone. ... The last words Sanford shared with her frien ...
Posted Monday, April 28th 2014 at 11:01PM
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“Are you Somila Tanti from Sonitput?” She nods. “Then you are free .”1
The photo below says it all really. It captures the moment a father is reunited with the teenage daughter he had given up hope of ever seeing again. The child he believed wou ...
Posted Monday, April 28th 2014 at 8:43PM
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According to recent data published by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, 12% of Black girls have experienced an out-of-school suspension in the U.S., compared with 7% of Native American girls, 4% of Latinas, and 2% of White girl ...
Posted Monday, April 28th 2014 at 8:05PM
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Celebrating Super Nurses – Our Miracle Workers in Healthcare
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No…it’s Super Nurse!
Nurses, do you know you have super powers? Yes, you do!
In fact, you are called with a great purpose and your destiny abounds with her ...
Posted Monday, April 28th 2014 at 7:53PM
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If you were born between 1946-1964 and are a nurse, you are part of the baby boom generation. Mature nurses were supposed to be leaving work in large numbers but the recession hit and for obvious reasons most nurses chose to stay or return to work.
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Posted Monday, April 28th 2014 at 7:27PM
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Can you make out the back of the Nuns' heads taking pictures with their smart phones? My how times have changed! Lol
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Posted Sunday, April 27th 2014 at 3:18PM
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In South Sudan, thousands have been killed and more than a million people displaced in political and ethnic fighting since December. The fighting has left nearly 7 million at risk of hunger and 3.7 million facing starvation, according to the United N ...
Posted Saturday, April 26th 2014 at 11:53AM
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