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3:20 pm
Tue December 25, 2012

Study: Red Noses Help Reindeers Cope With Polar Air

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By Sabri Ben-Achour

Rudolph is of course known as the red-nosed reindeer, and scientists say they may know why that's the case.

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2:59 pm
Tue December 25, 2012

The Bittersweet Tale Of An Odd Christmas Cookie Sandwich

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Originally published on Tue December 25, 2012 3:26 pm

When we asked listeners to tell us what they ate on Christmas Day, we found a lot of commonality — puddings, cookies, egg nog — and a few quirks, including a drink called a "Holiday Harvey," and an odd Christmas Day sandwich made of biscuits, salami, cookies, and butter.

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2:59 pm
Tue December 25, 2012

'Prophet School' Trains A New Generation In Israel

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Originally published on Sun December 30, 2012 7:34 am

Hear the word "prophet" and the names Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jesus or Mohammed may come to mind. While these are figures from the distant past, Rabbi Shmuel Fortman Hapartzi is training a new generation of prophets for a new age.

Fortman runs the Cain and Abel School for Prophets in Tel Aviv. It's named for the sons of Adam and Eve who, in the Bible, were the first human beings born of woman to speak directly to God and therefore, Fortman says, the first prophets.

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2:59 pm
Tue December 25, 2012

Instead Of Celebration, Christmas A Time For Solace In Newtown

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By Mark Herz

Originally published on Tue December 25, 2012 3:22 pm

In Newtown, Conn., Christmas is very different this year, a little more than a week after the shooting at an elementary school. Eight families that attend St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church lost children to the tragedy. Parishioners came to Christmas masses there seeking solace, and priests gave a message of hope and comfort.

Energy
1:25 pm
Tue December 25, 2012

Texas Man Takes Last Stand Against Keystone XL Pipeline

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David Daniel, an east Texas landowner, was so determined to block the Keystone XL pipeline from coming through his forest that he built an elaborate network of treehouses eight stories above the ground.
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Daniel started building the tree village back in March and says that his background as a circus performer helped in creating the elaborate web of platforms and tension lines. This was Daniel's last stand in a long battle with TransCanada, the company that's building the lower portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Ron Seifert, a spokeperson for the Tar Sands Blockade, sneaks through the woods in an attempt to avoid being spotted by TransCanada security. For 80 days two dozen protesters with the Tar Sands Blockade took turns living up in the trees.
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The Keystone XL pipeline now cuts through Daniel's property and the crystal-clear stream, which Daniel used to drink from, is cloudy and murky.
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The tree-sit didn't stop the pipeline but it did cause TransCanada to move the pipeline 100 feet away from the proposed easement.
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The Tar Sands Blockade protesters hang banners from a 100-foot-long catwalk. There are a total of seven structures suspended in the canopy of the trees with more than 500 feet of wire connecting them.
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The protesters spent most of their time in the trees sleeping and reading.
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Grace Cagle, a 22-year-old protester, rappels down from the tree village. She spent a total of 17 days in the trees and was arrested once, and spent the night in jail.
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Jimmy Wooley, a private security guard hired by TransCanada, watches over the construction.
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TransCanada's flood lights run throughout the night.
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David Daniel, an east Texas landowner, was so determined to block the Keystone XL pipeline from coming through his forest that he took to his trees and built an elaborate network of treehouses eight stories above the ground.
Credit Maggie Starbard / NPR
Grace Cagle, a protester with the Tar Sands Blockade, has spent a total of 17 days up in the trees.
Credit Maggie Starbard / NPR
David Daniel, an east Texas landowner, built an elaborate network of treehouses in an attempt to stop the Keystone XL pipeline form coming through his property.
Credit Maggie Starbard / NPR
The stream that runs through Daniel's property is now cloudy and murky.
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Originally published on Tue December 25, 2012 3:20 pm

An east Texas landowner was so determined to block the Keystone XL pipeline from coming through his forest that he took to his trees and built an elaborate network of treehouses eight stories above the ground.

"It popped into my head a long time ago, actually," says 45-year-old David Daniel. "If I had to climb my butt on top of a tree and sit there, I would. It started with that."

It turned out to be Daniel's last stand in a long battle against the Keystone XL, a pipeline project that would bring oil from Canada all the way to refineries in the Texas Gulf Coast.

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