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Plenty of Gold and Myrrh — But Frankincense Could Be Going Extinct
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Perhaps best known as one of the three gifts presented to Jesus after his birth by the magi, Frankincense could be going extinct.
Researchers studying the Boswellia papyrifera tree, from which the resin used in incense and perfumes comes, found that as many as 7 percent of the trees in Ethiopia are dying each year with low viability of seeds bec
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The Blaze -
12/25/2011 6:02 AM
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Was This Amazing Front-Flip Catch the NFL Touchdown of the Year?
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals had just enough left to stay in the thick of playoff contention.
Andy Dalton threw a pair of touchdown passes, and Cincinnati withstood yet another fourth-quarter comeback by Arizona, holding on for a 23-16 victory Saturday that kept the Bengals in the running for a wild card.
Another small crowd at Pau
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The Blaze -
12/25/2011 2:36 AM
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Was This Amazing Front-Flip Catch the NFL Touchdown of the Year?
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals had just enough left to stay in the thick of playoff contention.
Andy Dalton threw a pair of touchdown passes, and Cincinnati withstood yet another fourth-quarter comeback by Arizona, holding on for a 23-16 victory Saturday that kept the Bengals in the running for a wild card.
Another small crowd at Pau
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The Blaze -
12/25/2011 2:36 AM
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Meet ‘General Butt Naked’ — the Cannibalistic African Warlord Turned Christian Evangelist
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Dont let the name fool you. General Butt Naked was one of the most brutal African warlords to hit "the streets." His violent past is well-documented, as he traveled throughout Liberia in search of victims to kill and -- eat. But after his years of torturous reign, the "general," whose real name is Joshua Milton Blahyi, is seeking redemption.
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The Blaze -
12/25/2011 2:14 AM
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Meet ‘General Butt Naked’ — the Cannibalistic African Warlord Turned Christian Evangelist
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Dont let the name fool you. General Butt Naked was one of the most brutal African warlords to hit "the streets." His violent past is well-documented, as he traveled throughout Liberia in search of victims to kill and -- eat. But after his years of torturous reign, the "general," whose real name is Joshua Milton Blahyi, is seeking redemption.
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The Blaze -
12/25/2011 2:14 AM
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White Christmas Unlikely Considering Unusually Mild Weather Thus Far in Winter 2011-2012
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(The Blaze/AP) Dreams of a white Christmas are hanging by a thread in the North, where unusually mild weather has left the ground bare in many places - a welcome reprieve for people who dont like shoveling, but a lump of coal in the stockings of outdoor sports buffs who miss their winter wonderland.
From New England to the Dakotas and even p
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 10:30 PM
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White Christmas Unlikely Considering Unusually Mild Weather Thus Far in Winter 2011-2012
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(The Blaze/AP) Dreams of a white Christmas are hanging by a thread in the North, where unusually mild weather has left the ground bare in many places - a welcome reprieve for people who dont like shoveling, but a lump of coal in the stockings of outdoor sports buffs who miss their winter wonderland.
From New England to the Dakotas and even p
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 10:30 PM
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Pope to Faithful at Christmas Eve Mass: ‘See Through the Superficial Glitter of this Season’
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(The Blaze/AP) Pope Benedict XVI decried the increasing commercialization of Christmas as he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, beginning celebrations around the globe. Two hours before midnight at Vatican City, Pope Benedict urged the faithful to look to the holidays true meaning.
"Let us ask the Lord to help us see through th
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 9:00 PM
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Pope to Faithful at Christmas Eve Mass: ‘See Through the Superficial Glitter of this Season’
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(The Blaze/AP) Pope Benedict XVI decried the increasing commercialization of Christmas as he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, beginning celebrations around the globe. Two hours before midnight at Vatican City, Pope Benedict urged the faithful to look to the holidays true meaning.
"Let us ask the Lord to help us see through th
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 9:00 PM
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Parents Say Their 5-Year-Old Son Was Dragged Around by a Rope at Daycare
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The parents of a 5-year-old boy say their son was dragged by a rope looped around his neck at daycare while the person in charge did nothing.
Sarah and Jose Berrios told Nashvilles WTVF-TV they grew concerned last Wednesday when their son Cameron returned home, pulling on the back of his neck.
"I asked him what was wrong," Sarah Berrios t
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 7:26 PM
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Parents Say Their 5-Year-Old Son Was Dragged Around by a Rope at Daycare
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The parents of a 5-year-old boy say their son was dragged by a rope looped around his neck at daycare while the person in charge did nothing.
Sarah and Jose Berrios told Nashvilles WTVF-TV they grew concerned last Wednesday when their son Cameron returned home, pulling on the back of his neck.
"I asked him what was wrong," Sarah Berrios t
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 7:26 PM
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Coming Soon: Occupy Wall Street, the Museum Exhibit
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Occupy Wall Street may still be working to shake the notion it represents a passing outburst of rage, but some establishment institutions have already decided the movements artifacts are worthy of historic preservation.
More than a half-dozen major museums and organizations from the Smithsonian Institution to the New-York Hi
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 6:09 PM
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Coming Soon: Occupy Wall Street, the Museum Exhibit
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Occupy Wall Street may still be working to shake the notion it represents a passing outburst of rage, but some establishment institutions have already decided the movements artifacts are worthy of historic preservation.
More than a half-dozen major museums and organizations from the Smithsonian Institution to the New-York Hi
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 6:09 PM
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Do You Know the History of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?’
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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- You know Dasher and Dancer and the rest of the gang. But do you recall, the most "Perfect Christmas Crowd-Bringer" of all?
Thats how executives at Montgomery Ward originally described Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, who first appeared in a 1939 book written by one of the companys advertising copywriter and given free to chi
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 5:24 PM
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Do You Know the History of ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?’
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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) -- You know Dasher and Dancer and the rest of the gang. But do you recall, the most "Perfect Christmas Crowd-Bringer" of all?
Thats how executives at Montgomery Ward originally described Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, who first appeared in a 1939 book written by one of the companys advertising copywriter and given free to chi
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 5:24 PM
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Unfairly Edited? Full CNN Video Shows Ron Paul May Not Have Walked Off Interview as Suggested
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Uncut footage shows Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul may not have walked off a CNN interview earlier this week in quite the manner originally suggested.
Paul has been caught in a media storm over incendiary racial statements mailed out under his name in the late 1980s and early 1990s. When asked about the content of the newsletters i
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 4:24 PM
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Unfairly Edited? Full CNN Video Shows Ron Paul May Not Have Walked Off Interview as Suggested
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Uncut footage shows Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul may not have walked off a CNN interview earlier this week in quite the manner originally suggested.
Paul has been caught in a media storm over incendiary racial statements mailed out under his name in the late 1980s and early 1990s. When asked about the content of the newsletters i
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 4:24 PM
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The Best and Worst Gifts From Amazon: A Helpful and Tardy Christmas Shopping Guide
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It’s that time of year again! Yep, it’s Christmas time! A time for reflection, surrounding ourselves with our loved ones, enjoying time with our families, and, most importantly, getting lots and lots of stuff [Editors note: facetiousness added.
Pictured above: lots of stuff and, apparently, spending time with other peoples families
Whether we wan
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The Blaze -
12/24/2011 3:52 PM
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