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An Apostolic minister splashes a man with water as he baptizes him in the Emmarentia Dam during an Easter Sunday ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa.  (Photo by Denis Farrell / AP) Christians: Easter baptism mirrors Jesus’ rebirth The symbolism of Jesus’ resurrection is important in many Christians’ decision to be baptized on Easter Sunday. Miami Herald Music moves the Easter message The State ‘60 Minutes’ pioneer Mike Wallace is dead at the age of 93 Mike Wallace, the CBS reporter who became one of the nation’s best-known broadcast journalists as an interrogator of the famous and infamous on “60 Minutes,” has died at the age of 93. New York Times Mike Wallace: his career MSNBC   Syria demands guarantees from rebels U.N.-backed plans for a ceasefire in Syria have been thrown into doubt by a new demand from President Assad that armed groups guarantee to halt all violence before regime forces are withdrawn. Guardian Blog: Syria news Telegraph.co.uk Syria wants ‘guarantees’ for troop pullout Al Jazeera US, Afghanistan sign ‘night raids’ deal The United States and Afghanistan have signed a landmark deal that affords Afghan authorities an effective veto over controversial special operations raids. CNN Special section: Afghanistan Guardian Brand names: Will ‘iPad’ become the generic word for tablet? Apple is on the verge of doing what few others have: changing the English language. Few brands have succeeded in actually becoming synonymous with the products themselves. USA TODAY   NATION Natural gas glut means drilling boom must slow down The U.S. natural gas market is bursting at the seams. So much natural gas is being produced that soon there may be nowhere left to put the country’s swelling surplus. San Francisco Chronicle Job gains in US fall behind even most pessimistic forecasts The 120,000 new jobs reported by the Labor Department in Washington was the smallest in five months. The unemployment rate fell to 8.2 percent from 8.3 percent as people left the labor force. Bloomberg Special section: Struggling for work: the broken dreams of a new generation Philadelphia Inquirer Military families reunite, face the future Back from deployment in Afghanistan, soldiers from the 182nd Infantry Regiment of the Army National Guard went through assessments to prepare them for the transition into civilian life. NPR POLITICS Advocates send fuzzy reproductive organs to legislators It’s pink, it’s fuzzy — it’s a knitted cervix. A group of enthusiastic knitters want to send this message about better access to birth control: “Hands off my uterus. Here — have a knitted one of your own.” NY Daily News Campaign ads: how to free the files at your TV station TV stations are required by the FCC to keep a list of political ad buys and to make it available on request. The only way to get the records, however, is to go in person. ProPublica BUSINESS YouTube founders’ new project will help you publish your own digital magazine Zeen, the newest project from YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, aims to help normal people make and discover digital magazines. VentureBeat Off the top shelf: reviving the vodka brand A-B dumped When Don Davis first heard about the 25,000 cases of organic Italian wheat vodka sitting in a Lincoln County warehouse, he was not planning to launch a liquor company. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Blog: Lunch in a bottle? Introducing PB&J vodka  (TIME) Food and Drink HEALTH Former cowboy flying free health care to those in need Stan Brock made a name for himself lassoing animals on “Wild Kingdom.” Today, he runs a nonprofit organization that provides free health care to people all over the world. CNN Study finds that too much junk food can lead to depression Most Americans love junk food. But a new study finds such foods can do more than expand your waistline — they can also put you at a greater risk for depression. CBS News Wendy’s CEO was paid $4.6M in the last quarter of 2011 BusinessWeek RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Pope reaffirms ban on women priests, assails disobedience Pope Benedict restated the Roman Catholic Church’s ban on women priests and also warned that he would not tolerate disobedience by clerics on such fundamental teachings. Reuters Was Jesus happy? Americans think so Christianity is the dominant religion in both South Korea and the United States. But a new study finds that believers in these two cultures view the central figure of their religion quite differently. LiveScience Was Jesus happy? Discovery News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Thomas Kinkade, self-proclaimed ‘painter of light,’ dies at 54 Artist Thomas Kinkade once said that he had something in common with Walt Disney and Norman Rockwell: He wanted to make people happy. Detroit Free Press Blog: A tribute to Thomas Kinkade  (Entertainment Weekly) PopWatch Old habits do not have to die hard It is more difficult to break a habit and abandon it completely than it is to replace a bad habit with one that is better for you. Scotsman Texan teen to become 1st American to graduate from premier ballet school When Joy Womack arrived at Moscow’s elite Bolshoi Ballet Academy at 15, she was one of only a few foreigners allowed to train at the school. At 17, she will become the first American graduate. Msnbc.com   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Harold Holzer): Tax holiday was inspired by freedom Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Schools should reassess the value of out-of-school suspension Orlando Sentinel Editorial: Cyclists cannot ignore traffic laws San Francisco Chronicle Blog (Stanton E. Samenow, Ph.D.): The overuse of the word ‘addiction’  (Psychology Today) Inside the Criminal Mind Column (Mark Naymik): With less malt liquor, more fresh meat, grocer tries to grow a business Plain Dealer Cartoon (Steve Breen): Successful leaders Townhall.com Column (Tim Parker): Standard tests do not promote real education Anchorage Daily News Blog (Marian Wright Edelman): America’s public schools are still unequal and unjust  (Huffington Post) The Blog   Site edited by: Brian Lam, Brooke Coggiano, Tina Ulmer, Diana Shaw, Kathie Raikes, Kevin Augustine, Erkinaz Shuminov, Maria Laverghetta, Brian Kendall, Tamara Dixon, Harsha Malik and Sam Dieter.   GOOD NEWS Program in Philadelphia helps save overdose victims’ lives Paramedics have used naloxone for decades to restore breathing in victims of overdoses. This is different: supplying addicts and others with naloxone in advance to prevent overdoses. Philadelphia Inquirer Company strives to tie shoes and ethics together for a worthy cause Gideon Shoes is a smaller company attempting to show the world that shoes can be made ethically and profit a worthy cause — and still look cool. NPR Earth Institute publishes 1st ever World Happiness Report The first ever World Happiness Report published by The Earth Institute at Columbia University has been made public and states that our best chance at a contented life is to move to Scandinavia. Wired World Happiness Report 2012: Scandinavian countries are happiest on Earth Huffington Post WORLD ‘War on drugs’ has failed, say Latin American leaders A meeting of Latin America’s leaders, to be attended by Barack Obama, will hear serving heads of state admit that the war on drugs has been a failure and that alternatives to prohibition must be found. Guardian Malawi’s VP sworn in as president amid political uncertainty Joyce Banda, who had held onto her post of vice president despite falling out with Mutharika, was sworn in as Malawi’s president during a brief ceremony in Lilongwe, the capital. Seattle Post-Intelligencer Blog: Malawi’s new leader: Joyce Banda becomes 2nd female president in Africa  (ABC News) World SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Scientists hope to rewrite rules of human reproduction The first human egg cells that have been grown entirely in the laboratory from stem cells could be fertilized in a development that will revolutionize fertility treatment. The Independent How the moon affects the date of Easter There can sometimes be discrepancies between the ecclesiastical and astronomical versions for dating Easter. Scientific American ENVIRONMENT Climate scientists are losing the public debate on global warming Green campaigners and climate scientists are losing the public debate over global warming, one of the movement’s leading proponents has admitted. Telegraph.co.uk Special section: Climate change Guardian Scarce water helps spread fatal bird disease on waterfowl refuge At California’s Lower Klamath Lake, the nation’s first large marshland preserved for waterfowl habitat, one marsh after another has dried up in recent years. Star Tribune EDUCATION Calif. college to delay 2-tiered fee hike The Board of Trustees at Santa Monica College voted to postpone a two-tiered fee increase that led to angry campus protests where some students were pepper-sprayed. San Francisco Chronicle Teachers’ field trip to gold mine a blast A field trip for teachers in Nevada seeks to educate them — and by extension, students — both about the state’s rich mineral resources and about its long, storied history in mining. Las Vegas Sun SPORTS Tebow draws big crowd to an Easter service in Texas Thousands of worshippers turned out for an outdoor Easter morning service featuring an appearance by New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow at a central Texas church. ABC News Watson wins Masters in playoff American Bubba Watson became only the third left-hander to win the Masters with a gripping playoff victory over South African Louis Oosthuizen at Augusta National. Reuters Sergio Garcia: ‘I’m not good enough’ Florida Times-Union   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Stick-on tattoo replaces wires and cables in patient monitoring An ultra-thin, stick-on tattoo could one day replace the mass of wires and cables that connect patients to machines to monitor heart rate and brain waves. Medical News Today   Photo of the Day The Sphynx cat reacts during an international cat beauty show in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.  (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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