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At a computer security conference, the Apple Corporation announced that it is joining companies like Google, Facebook, and others who offer rewards to hackers who come forward with information about security flaws in their software. Apple said they would offer cash rewards of up to $200,000 for the insight…

U.K. firm Intelligent Environments has a product to help over spenders manage their money better. They link an electronic bracelet with the customers’ bank account and send a gentle buzz warning when the account balance gets close to a preset limit and delivers an electric shock if it dips below. There…

In 2015, the medical headlines read ‘Flu vaccine not working well; only 23 percent effective.’ Each year research have to predict which strains will dominate the flu season as they develop their vaccine for the flu seasons. In the best of years, they rise above 50% effective; in 2015 it was less than…

We worry about a lot of things. Do we have enough money? Will our children be OK? Many of us worry about our relationships or our careers. Statistics show that only 8% of the things we worry about are a genuine cause for concern. http://blog.letstalkhealth.com/2012/05/speaking-stress-worry-did-know/…

In 2013, Bernadette Tenegra, huddled with her family in their shanty, praying they would survive Typhoon Haiyan. Most of her family survived, the home didn’t. They Typhoon swamped the home with incredible speed, and swept the family away. Her husband and one of her daughters scrambled to safety, but…

An Associated Press-GfK poll asked Americans how much they trust others in everyday situations and found that most Americans find it hard to trust other people. Some examples include 78 percent of people saying that did not have a lot of faith in people they meet while traveling, and three quarters of…

In February, 2013 a meteor about 55 feet in diameter flashed across the morning sky over Chelyabinsk in Russia’s Ural Mountains and then it exploded like a bomb about 20 miles up. The shock wave blew out windows and doors and injured 1,200 people. On the same day an asteroid 150 feet in diameter passed…

Michael Vick is the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s hard for him to stay in the game, because he’s hard to protect. Why? Because… • He won’t stay in the pocket. • He won’t stay behind his offensive line. • He keeps running away from his protection. When he runs, all of the rules that protect…

The longest living human on record in the modern era was Jeanne Calment of France. She lived to be 122 and died in 1997. The New England Centenarian Study at the Boston Medical Center studies aging and people who live past 100. The Gerontological Society of America reported that the number of Americans…

Laser experts are reporting that they have succeeded in building a camera that can see around corners. “Eventually there’s no reason why this shouldn’t be on your iPhone someday,” according to Andreas Velten of the Morgridge Institute for Research, part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Soon…

HEAVEN Some people think they can crash any party. Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashed the White House state dinner given in honor of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November 2009. The couple bluffed their way through security and even though they had no invitation they hobnobbed with the famous…

A somewhat controversial new cosmic theory suggests that the end of the universe might be cataclysmic. The theory expressed by an astronomical study’s lead author Robert Caldwell of Dartmouth University suggests the universe could end as a “phantom energy” eventually rips galaxies, stars, planets, and…

SECURITY In the aftermath of the attacks that toppled the World Trade Center, an Israeli company is offering high-rise workers a new security option. APCO Aviation is now marketing a parachute for those fear terrorist attacks on skyscrapers. The Executive chute was designed, tested and marketed in three…

1. Go to a second-hand store and buy a pair of men's used size 14-16 work boots. 2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine. 3. Put a few giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines. 4. Leave a note on your door that reads: Hey Bubba, Me, Big Jim, Duke and Slim…

SECURITY A 63-year-old homeless Russian man went from living on the street to speculating on the stock market after he capitalized on habits of those trying to escape worries over the economic downturn that hit the country last fall. Leonid Konovalov said he collected around 2000 empty alcohol bottles…

TIME The use of personal computers has made life less complicated for many. At the same time, they have created a new concern, what to do with our free time. This has even become evident for our nation's armed forces. Many new naval officers are being issued Palm Pilot hand held computers. Aboard the…

CONDEMNATION Colby wore the immunity necklace more than any other participant in Survivor: The Australian Outback, yet didn't win the final million dollar prize.. The one who wore the necklace was safe from being voted out of the tribe and was assured that he or she would "survive" to see another day.…

RISK A new study conducted by a risk management firm suggests that where you live may affect your chances of being involved in a serious auto accident. The study examined accident rates of motorists with homes near a variety of businesses and landmarks, analyzing 15 million insurance policies and 2 million…

END OF THE WORLD Some residents of San Antonio, Texas, who saw a strange sight in the sky, believed the end of the world might be near. During a recent thunderstorm, rain was falling, when suddenly a bright white stroke of lightning flashed to the ground. Immediately afterward, a dark gray cloud mushroomed…

From Handley Carr Glyn Moule’s 1892 biography, Charles Simeon, p. 79f.: Sir, I understand that you are called an Arminian; and I have been sometimes called a Calvinist; and therefore I suppose we are to draw daggers. But before I consent to begin the combat, with your permission I will ask you a few…

Corrie Ten Boom put it like this: "In the forest fire, there is always one place where the fire cannot reach. It is the place where the fire has already burned itself out. Calvary is the place where the fire of God's judgment against sin burned itself out completely. It is there that we are safe." Source:…

'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.' When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence... 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect…

Why would God single out the poor for special attention over any other group? I used to wonder. What makes the poor deserving of God's concern? I received help on this issue from a writer named Monika Hellwig, who lists the following "advantages" to being poor: The poor know they are in urgent need of…

Encourage Your Children I also believe that encouraged and encouraging parents will produce encouraged and encouraging children. Living life with a “Yes!” perspective instead of the all-too-common “No!” should be our guiding philosophy with our children; we need to look for things they’re doing right…

Unknown Author These are more effective than 911 When - You are sad, phone John 14 You have sinned, phone Psalm 51 You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91 People have failed you, phone Psalm 27 It feels as though God is far from you, phone Psalm 139 Your faith needs stimulation, phone Hebrews 11 You are…