@dustcircleNews - HEADLINES: Government and CISPA, Stop Isolating Gaza, Unmarried Women Struggling, Orwellian Warfare State, US Militarism, Hacker Threats, Practice of Torture, 10 Million Working US Poor, Rights of Immigrants, God and Mental Illness, Constitution Project, Paul Revere Trivia, Bill Maher and Bernie Sanders Explode, Dinosaur Egg Study, American CEOs' Pay, Zionism and Congress, more.

It has come to my attention that some of the VIDEO digests don't show some of the videos in the mailings. These are accessible on the website. The Video-related content I send out will have a link to the website so you can view the videos, instead of seeing just a list: http://www.dustcircle.com

Government Has Already Fooled Us More Than Once On Privacy; History Belies How CISPA Will Be Used

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130417/10212122743/government-has-already-fooled-us-more-than-once-privacy-history-belies-how-cispa-will-be-used.shtml

Israel: Stop Isolating Gaza
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/israel-stop-isolating-gaza/

Unmarried Women Are Desperately Struggling in Our Failed Economy
http://www.alternet.org/unmarried-women-are-desperately-struggling-our-failed-economy

The Orwellian Warfare State of Carnage and Doublethink
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/04/17

What Has US Militarism Wrought?
http://consortiumnews.com/2013/03/04/what-has-us-militarism-wrought/

The Greatest Trick The Government Ever Pulled Was Convincing The Public The 'Hacker Threat' Exists
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130408/17093022626/greatest-trick-government-ever-pulled-was-convincing-public-hacker-threat-exists.shtml

United States Engaged in the Practice of Torture: Report
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34640.htm

Perverting the Constitution for Power
http://consortiumnews.com/2013/03/03/perverting-the-constitution-for-power/

More Than 10 Million Americans Among the Working Poor
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34649.htm

Al-Jazeera And Feminism,The Rights Of Immigrants And The Stateless?
http://www.countercurrents.org/fenley170413.htm

Study: Belief in an angry God associated with variety of mental illnesses
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/17/study-belief-in-an-angry-god-associated-with-variety-of-mental-illnesses/

Constitution Project’s Report on Detainee Treatment
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/04/16/world/16torture-report.html

11 Things You May Not Know About Paul Revere
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/11-things-you-may-not-know-about-paul-revere

Bill Maher and Bernie Sanders Explode at GOP Panelists Over the Economy and the Environment
http://therealnews.com/t2/component/hwdvideoshare/viewvideo/76020

Dinosaur egg study supports evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs
http://machineslikeus.com/news/dinosaur-egg-study-supports-evolutionary-link-between-birds-and-dinosaurs

Why American CEOs Get Paid Way More Than CEOs Anywhere Else (Hint: It's Not Performance Based)
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/why-american-ceos-get-paid-way-more-ceos-anywhere-else-hint-its-not-performance

Zionism and the United States Congress
http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/zionism-and-the-united-states-congress-by-william-james-martin/

@dustcirclenews - Free Documentaries: Land of Whispers, Mars, Needle Exchange, Red Light District, World's Oldest People, Paradise City, Cuban Skateboard Crisis, Crossing Mexico's Other Border, Living with ADHD, Cops Behaving Badly, Britain's Child Beggars, Templar Code, PLUS 6 MORE DOC'S!

It has come to my attention that some of the VIDEO digests don't show some of the videos in the mailings. These are accessible on the website. The Video-related content I send out will have a link to the website so you can view the videos, instead of seeing just a list: http://www.dustcircle.com

DPRK: THE LAND OF WHISPERS (NORTH KOREA)

“Land of Whispers” invites you to visit arguably the most unique and isolated travel destination in the world – not to criticize, but to observe and listen. Aside from usual highlights such as Pyongyang or Arirang, this unique one-man documentary brings you to areas such as Chongjin or Wonson, still virtually unknown to even google or wikipedia. There, I attempt to pierce through the ever-present ‘national mythology’ and as much as possible, I try to connect with people – such as the waitress mesmerized by tablet computers, or a tour guide cautiously fascinated by modern pop culture.

MARS: WORLD THAT NEVER WAS

In 1964 the Mariner Four spacecraft flew by Mars and got a good look. What it saw looked more like the Moon than the Earth. Then, in the mid-1970′s, two lander-orbiter robot teams, named Viking, went in for an even closer look. The landers tested the soil for the chemical residues of life. All the evidence from Viking told us: Mars is dead. And extremely harsh.

NEEDLE EXCHANGE – SWAP HEROIN HABITS WITH A PASSION FOR TATTOOS

Needle Exchange tells the story of Spencer and Glenn, two best friends who helped each other swap their heroin habits with a passion for tattoos. Ink is their link, but their bond is tested when a new romantic relationship threatens the friendship.

IDA’S CHOICE – TRYING TO SURVIVE IN RED LIGHT DISTRICT

Ida is a young woman trying to survive in Chow Kit, which is also known as Kuala Lumpur’s red light district.

NEVER SAY DIE – THE SECRET OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST PEOPLE

China’s remote Bama County is home to a significant number of the worlds oldest people but what is the secret of a long and happy life? Today this remains the eternal unanswered question.


WELCOME TO PARADISE CITY
Paradise City shows us an unexposed side of homelessness at a young age, a side that we all should be aware of. We walk & ride past homeless people everyday and wonder how they got there. These questions often lead to our assumptions that they are lazy, trouble makers, or were addicted to drugs. Although this may be true in some cases, we should look at our own reflection and ask ourselves, what addictions do we have? What’s so different in our lives that solidifies our livelihood and luxuries we often take for granted?

THE CUBAN SKATEBOARD CRISIS
A short Documentary filmed in Cuba exploring the problems faced by young Cuban skateboarders due to the trade embargo’s with the US. Produced, Directed & Filmed by Phil Brown.

CROSSING MEXICO’S OTHER BORDER
But we assume that most immigrants trying to cross the US/Mexico border are all Mexican. The reality is that a large percentage of them come from Central America, and their journey north is grueling  For those hoping to get across the US border, they first have to pass through Mexico, an ordeal that often ends up being even more difficult than getting into the United States.

LIVING WITH ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most feared and misunderstood of all neurological medical conditions. Despite over 200 scientific papers being published on this neurological condition every year, it remains stigmatized and controversial. Yet some doctors don’t even believe it exists.

COPS BEHAVING BADLY
BBC’s Richard Bilton investigates cops who behave badly, and discovers just how many cases are dealt with by the police themselves behind closed doors.

BRITAIN’S CHILD BEGGARS
Meet Alice. She is a four-year-old child out on London’s Oxford street begging hours on end, day in, day out. Alice is just one of Britain’s Gypsy child beggars, and she can earn hundreds of pounds a day.

Decoding the Past: The Templar Code

For almost 200 years, the Knights Templar was the most powerful group in the medieval world. Today, the group’s legacy showcased  in an array of Hollywood blockbusters and a number of literary works.

3D Printed Guns

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/3d-printed-guns/

Back From the Edge

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/back-edge/

Freedom: Are You a Freedom Seeker?

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/freedom-seeker/

The Tax Free Tour

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/tax-free-tour/

Undercity: New York City Urban Exploration

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/undercity-new-york-city-urban-exploration/

“Science” of the Gaps

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/science-gaps/

Study: Spanking May Lead to Mental Illness

Shows a link between nonabusive physical punishment and several types of mental disorders later in life.

By Cindy Ok | 

Parents hold the hands of their child in Hong Kong.

Photo by Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images

Kids can cry all the way from the spank. All the way to depression, anxiety, and alcoholism.

Being spanked, slapped, pushed, or hit as a child, even when these punishments are not a part of full-scale maltreatment, are linked to an increased risk of mental illness in adulthood in a new study published in Pediatrics. Adults who reported undergoing such punishments, about 6 percent of respondents, had greater risks of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug abuse and dependence, and several personality disorders. Up to 7 percent of instances of disorders covered in the study can be attributed to harsh physical punishment in childhood.

The study finds an association between the two, but, as HealthDay points out, it does not actually prove that one causes the other. Previous studies had shown a link between physical punishment and behavioral problems, but this one wanted to study the issue removing the more severe forms of physical and sexual abuse.

Males, blacks, and those from more educated and wealthier families were most likely to report harsh physical abuse. Data was adjusted to take into account socio-demographic factors and family histories of dysfunction.

Lead author Tracie Afifi recommends that physical punishment not be used on children of any age, and that positive parenting strategies be employed instead. Spanking, and other forms of physical punishment on children, is illegal in 32 countries, not including the United States. The American Academy of Pediatrics, however, officially discourages it.

Some experts, however, took issue with the study, insisting that spanking can be an appropriate way for parents to discipline their children when applied appropriately. One psychologist tells USA Today that the study "does nothing to move beyond correlations," noting that the child's perception of why the spanking took place as well as how and why parents resort to that form of punishment in the first place should be key concerns.

Close to 80 percent of American preschool children are spanked, according to a 2010 University of North Carolina study.

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Video Collection of Crazy Christians

On a whim, I searched on YouTube "Crazy Christian," and below are a few of the results. Of course, you can find many, many more. The suggested videos, and alternate search options, can bring forth many of funny videos.

Be entertained, be mortified.

Crazy Christian Nonsense

Crazy Christian, Marguerite Perrin, on Trading Spouses

Crazy Screaming Christian at some Jesus camp

Crazy Christian Mom Steals Christmas From Son

Harry Potter is of the Devil

Upset Harold Camping Apologizes

Crazy Religious Lady On Fox News

Crazy christian lady at a coffee shop

Crazy Jamaican Lady Fighting The Devil in CVS

Crazy Christians rant about Pokemon, Minecraft & Magiquest

Crazy Christian dudes at University of Oregon

Crazy "Christian" Lady in iPad 2 Line

White American, Crazy Christian "Obey the Powers that Be"

Crazy Christian At Northern Michigan,br>

Crazy Christian on Sunset

Christian Preacher Pisses off UCI Student

And in the news...

Christian Pulls Gay From Wheelchair

Pastor Beats Up Own Gay Son in Church

Christians Have the Right to Bully Gay Kids

The Religious: Criminal and Mentally Ill Superstars

Christians, as well as believers in other religions, have long been overlapped with people of mental illnesses, and convicted criminals. Most of the victims of mental illness profess to being very religious, having seen angels, or think they are "Jesus Christ."

There's a similar phenomenon in the prison system.A majority of U.S. prisoners (about 98-99%) are religious-affiliated. Whether these conversions happened before or after their imprisonment is debatable, but the truth still stands: A very small minority of prisoners aren't religious.

This basically brings me to say that most of society's crazies or degenerates are religious and or spiritual, at least in affiliation.