Scientists haven’t yet found a way to mend a broken heart, but they’re edging closer to manipulating memory and downloading instructions from a computer right into a brain. Researchers from the Riken-M.I.T. Center for Neural Circuit Genetics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology took us closer to this science-fiction LINK

Computers that meddle with our thoughts, memories and brains might not be far off. There are already thought-controlled gadgets and smart phone apps. But recently, a group of scientists at MIT took brain-computer interactions to a whole new level. While they weren’t able to create memories from scratch, they were able to associate different feelings to neutral memories in mice. LINK

It seems that many educated liberals who wish Israel didn’t exist are turning to archaeologists to succor their agendas. These archaeologists are called biblical “minimalists,” and loosely affiliate themselves with the “Copenhagen School” of archaeology.  They believe that the scientific evidence in the dirt is irrefutable—there was no Moses LINK

The Planned Parenthood Medicaid fraud scandal is real, with totals in the millions. But you won’t see it in the media because they are too busy defending the giant abortion provider. Planned Parenthood is defrauding the government. But when running a Google search, this story isn’t coming up, except for on a handful of websites. Quietly, and without fanfare, LINK

Egyptian belly dancer Sama Al Masry’s YouTube hit skewers President Obama, US Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson, the Muslim Brotherhood and former Egyptian President Morsi
Public anti-Americanism and hatred towards United States President Barack Obama has been dramatically rising in Egypt. LINK

(CNN) — A pair of suspected U.S. drone strikes killed four al Qaeda militants in Yemen as the United States maintained a heightened security alert in the country and urged all Americans to leave immediately. Security sources told CNN about the strikes but didn’t offer additional details. A Yemeni official said four drone strikes have been carried out in the past 10 days. LINK

U.S. intelligence officials are dealing with the most credible terrorist threat in years as 19 diplomatic posts in the Middle East and Africa remain closed through this upcoming Saturday. CBS News reports that a large-scale attack may be imminent as al-Qaeda terrorists in the Arabian Peninsula already have their orders and could be in place for execution of the alleged plot. LINK

Sergey Brin’s $330,000 hamburger does not come with fries. Or a soda. Or, regrettably, that telltale soupcon of fat that makes a burger actually taste like a burger. It does, however, come with a heaping side of bragging rights. Making its debut Monday at a tasting event at a London restaurant. LINK

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Paul St. George worked 19 years as a firefighter, sometimes running into burning buildings for rescues. Once, he was injured when a wall fell on him. For his service, he counted on a promised $36,000-a-year pension. But in August 2011, this small city — with an $80-million unfunded pension, and retiree health benefit liability five times annual revenues — filed for bankruptcy. LINK

The article begins with a story about a woman who decided she never wanted to have children, and further, never regretted that decision, followed by a weighty discussion of how our nation’s birthrate is currently the lowest it has ever been in its history: LINK

Syrian troops drove insurgents from central Homs on Monday, tightening their siege on remaining rebel bastions in the strategically important city, which links Damascus to the Mediterranean heartland of President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect. The fighting has devastated the city, leaving buildings in ruins.LINK

“God’s prophet” – famed evangelist Billy Graham – is praying America will experience another “great spiritual awakening.”International evangelist Reinhard Bonnke – whose ministry records 72 million people responding to the call of salvation in Africa and elsewhere – says God told him the time has come for “a mighty wave of salvation to sweep the USA.” LINK

A friend of PPSIMMONS sent us a picture of what we originally thought to be a photoshopped image of a place called ‘Hawaii’ in, of all places, Kenya! So we posted it to our blog for a few laughs. The picture is below…Notice also, the close proximity to a place called “Hell’s Gate National Park.’LINK

Diplomats in London have been thrown into chaos after Britain’s biggest bank, HSBC, sacked them as customers and gave them 60 days to move their accounts. Their situation has been made far worse because other banks have been closing ranks and refusing to take their business. More than 40 embassies, consulates and High Commissions have been affected. Even the Vatican has been given its marching orders. LINK

“Last fall, there was a tremendous seminar. Thousands and thousands of people in the desert came together and prayed and worshiped the Lord and many came to Christ. So even in the midst of despair and violence, you see the Lord working.” Open Doors USA is also sending relief to the beleaguered believers in Syria, who are caught between a brutal regime and a rebel alliance that is even more hostile to Christians. LINK