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"A mistake, before it happens, is your poor choice but after it happens it's part of God's plan; an opportunity to grow from a new choice."
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[ T O P S T O R I E S ]
thought A short but profound meditation on human potential --- and pathways in realizing it
reality check
What every pro-Israel advocate needs to know
lifestyles
Are weeks necessary anymore? From a faith and business perspective, the opinions are mixed
investing
So far this year, a diversified package of commodities is outpacing both the stock and bond markets. But if you hold some of these basic materials in your portfolio -- or are tempted to get back in now -- you'll want to be careful about how you ride the turnaround
in the money Six key questions to ask when dissolving a marriage
mental/physical health People with higher levels of cynical distrust are more susceptible to developing dementia and more likely to die sooner, according to a recent study published in the influential peer-reviewed journal Neurology
gezunt/ on health
Unhealthy habits such as smoking and excessive drinking can have a detrimental effect on our physical well-being, but certain daily activities that we deem harmless may also be leading us down a path to an early grave
ess, ess/ eat, eat!
Silken smooth and creamy Blue Cheese Flans with a Baby Spinach, Scallion and Toasted Almond Salad is an elevated holiday course
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[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]
Computers get old fast, so we have to be smart; more
Ask Doctor K by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D.: It's nuts to avoid nuts because of worries about fats
Consumer Reports® on JWR: Surprising ways to cut your drug costs
[ T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y ] • 70, Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. The Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometers
• 1642, from this date all honors granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament
• 1783, the "Pennsylvania Evening Post" became the first daily newspaper published in the United States
• 1806, Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy
• 1814, Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition --- the Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent. Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to Elba
• 1859, Westminster's Big Ben rang for the first time in London
• 1868, Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time (By "Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic" John A. Logan's proclamation on May 5)
• 1883, in New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people
• 1922, in Washington, D.C. the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated
• 1941, during World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb on the Athenian Acropolis, tear down the Nazi swastika
• 1958, on Memorial Day, the remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery
• 1968, Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 in France
• 1972, in Tel Aviv, Israel members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others
• 1989, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: the 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators
• 2002, a solemn, wordless ceremony marked the end of the cleanup at Ground Zero in New York, 8 1/2 months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
• 2006, a jury in Rockville, Md., convicted John Allen Muhammad, a convert to that "religion of peace", of six of the Washington-area sniper killings
• 2011, Germany announced plans to abandon nuclear power over the next 11 years, outlining an ambitious strategy in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster to replace atomic power with renewable energy sources. ALSO: Ailing former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denied he ordered his forces to use live ammunition against protesters, a charge officials said could result in the death penalty. Nearly 1,000 people died during the 18-day revolution
• 2012, former Liberian President Charles Taylor, convicted of aiding war crimes, was sentenced to 50 years in prison
• 2013, Syria's President Bashar Assad said in an interview with Lebanese television that he was "confident of victory" in his country's civil war, and he warned Damascus would retaliate for any future Israeli airstrike on his territory
[ I N S I G H T ]
Wesley Pruden: Feeling a boot in the backside
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Government in Action
• Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers
Greg Crosby: Dust Up
Ron Hart: Morality $uperiority
Rich Lowry: #HASHTAGIDIOCY
Jonah Goldberg: Mass killers hold culture -- and country -- hostage
Inside the Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans from around the Nation's Capital: The Grander Old Party; The real roots of the veterans scandal; Together: Benhams, Cruz, Paul, Huckabee + more
David Limbaugh: Trigger Warning Warning
Dave Weinbaum: Curb your entitlements
Michael Gerson: Conservatives can do better than a do-it-yourself philosophy
Mona Charen: Why VA Service Won't Improve
• Obama, Dems follow Snowden's lead; Revealed 'whistleblower' email tells different story
Linda Chavez: The Obama Doctrine
Charles Krauthammer: Emptiness at West Point: One can only marvel at the smallness of it all
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