History for September 25

History for September 25 - On-This-Day.com:
William Faulkner 1897, Barbara Walters 1929 - TV personality, Michael Douglas 1944 - Actor 


Cheryl Tiegs 1947 - Model, Mark Hamill 1951 - Actor ("Star Wars"), Christopher Reeve 1952 - Actor ("Superman") 


Heather Locklear 1961 - Actress ("Melrose Place," "Spin City"), Will Smith 1968 - Actor ("Independence Day," "Fresh Prince of Bell-Air"), Catherine Zeta-Jones 1969 - Actress 


1513 - The Pacific Ocean was discovered by Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa when he crossed the Isthmus of Panama. He named the body of water the South Sea. He was truly just the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. 


1775 - Ethan Allen was captured by the British during the American Revolutionary War. He was leading the attack on Montreal. 


1789 - The first U.S. Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution. Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights. 


1890 - The Sequoia National Park was established as a U.S. National Park in Central California. 


1978 - Melissa Ludtke, a writer for "Sports Illustrated", filed a suit in U.S. District Court. The result was that Major League Baseball could not bar female writers from the locker room after the game. 


1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court when she was sworn in as the 102nd justice. She had been nominated the previous July by U.S. President Ronald Reagan. 


1983 - A Soviet military officer, Stanislav Petrov, averted a potential worldwide nuclear war. He declared a false alarm after a U.S. attack was detected by a Soviet early warning system. It was later discovered the alarms had been set off when the satellite warning system mistakenly interpreted sunlight reflections off clouds as the presence of enemy missiles. 


1990 - The U.N. Security Council voted to impose an air embargo against Iraq. Cuba was the only dissenting vote. 


1995 - Ross Perot announced that he would form the Independence Party. 


2012 - China launched its first aircraft carrier into service.

BREAKING: HUGE LEGAL VICTORY FOR AMERICANS Who Were Told To Stop Speaking Out Against Obama [VIDEO] » 100percentfedUp.com

BREAKING: HUGE LEGAL VICTORY FOR AMERICANS Who Were Told To Stop Speaking Out Against Obama [VIDEO] » 100percentfedUp.com:

"The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs in August 2014, challenging the enactment of the ordinance which restricted the plaintiffs’ right to demonstrate and display signs calling for the impeachment of President Obama and the end to illegal immigration on city overpasses over designated highways."

Health Premiums Have Climbed $4,865 Since Obama Promised to Cut Them $2,500

Health Premiums Have Climbed $4,865 Since Obama Promised to Cut Them $2,500 - Investors.com

Employer-based health insurance premiums climbed 4.2% this year for family plans, according to an annual Kaiser Family Foundation report. That's up from 3% the year before.

Since 2008, average family premiums have climbed a total of $4,865.

The White House cheered the news, saying it was a sign of continued slow growth in premium costs.

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..."We will start," Obama said back in 2008, "by reducing premiums by as much as $2,500 per family."

That $2,500 figure was Obama's mantra on health care. You can watch the video if you don't believe it.

And Obama wasn't talking about government subsidized insurance or expanding Medicaid or anything like that. He specifically focused on employer provided health care.

For "people who already have insurance, and the employers who are providing it," he said at one campaign event, "we will work to lower your premiums by up to $2,500 per family."

So was he talking about lowering the rate of increase? It sure didn't seem that way. On CNN he said, "We're going to reduce costs an average of $2,500."

Read More At Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/blogs-capital-hill/092315-772384-premiums-have-steadily-climbed-despite-obama-promise-to-cut-them.htm#ixzz3mh1EjPO9
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President Obama’s Tour to ‘Prove’ Global Warming Was a Miserable Failure

President Obama’s Tour to ‘Prove’ Global Warming Was a Miserable Failure | Somewhat Reasonable:
"August 27 New Orleans  President Obama visited New Orleans August 27 to mark the tenth anniversary of hurricane Katrina devastating the city. 
He preached catastrophic climate change (global warming) is taking place due to carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels and we must stop using our inexpensive, abundant, and geographically distributed coal, oil, and natural gas.
Increased number and strength of hurricanes is one of the results of climate change.
Apparently no one told president Obama no category 3 or higher hurricanes have struck the United States since 2005—a record for lack of hurricane activity and strength.  
In addition, satellite temperature measurements  show no global warming for 17 years"

Founder Of Pro-Abortion Movement Just Made This Vile Announcement About Her Own Abortion...WOW -

Founder Of Pro-Abortion Movement Just Made This Vile Announcement About Her Own Abortion...WOW -:

"Bonow made a big splash on her Facebook page about how excited she was to have the abortion when she posted that the coat hanger wasn’t used to scrape the baby out of her body. She noted that because of organizations like Planned Parenthood, abortions are legal and safe."


Shameless. 

If You Want a Job, These are the 10 Worst Majors to Pursue

If You Want a Job, These are the 10 Worst Majors to Pursue | Intellectual Takeout:

For the sake of seeing if they’re right, we've provided Kiplinger’s list of the “10 Worst College Majors for Your Career 2015-2016.” 
Their selections are based on an analysis of starting salary, mid-career salary, annual job postings, and projected 10-year job growth:

1. Culinary Arts

2. Music

3. Child and Family Studies

4. Animal Science

5. Radio and Television

6. Interior Design

7. Drama

8. Education

9. Art

10. Graphic Design

South Park Gives Donald Trump "The Hot Cosby"

South Park Gives Donald Trump "The Hot Cosby"
South Park Does Uproarious Episode on Donald Trump!

TRIGGER WARNING: may be offensive to die-hard Trump supporters who can’t take a friendly joke.

So, we kind think Donald Trump may have a thing or two to say about South Park today. Well, maybe not say as much as a thing or two to tweet. But regardless of where you line up politically, the episode was hilarious, and served it’s purpose.

There aren’t many clips we can play here, but we found one…

Chicago Station Uses Nazi Yellow Star For Yom Kippur Segment

Chicago Station Uses Nazi Yellow Star For Yom Kippur Segment:
"Oy vey, someone’s in trouble.
In a broadcast segment about the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday Wednesday, Chicago station WGN-TV used a stock image of the Nazi yellow star -- a badge in the shape of the Star of David imprinted with the word “Jude” that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust  -- as the anchor’s over-the-shoulder graphic.
 Twitter reacted quickly to the screwup."

Senate Dems Block Republican Bill to Ban Most Late-Term Abortions | TheBlaze.com

Senate Dems Block Republican Bill to Ban Most Late-Term Abortions | TheBlaze.com:

"WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked Republican legislation Tuesday prohibiting most late-term abortions, the second time since this summer’s release of videos involving Planned Parenthood that they’ve derailed an abortion-related drive by the GOP."

Carpe Diem Blog » AEIdeas

Carpe Diem Blog » AEIdeas:
"1. Chart of the Day I .

Based on data recently released by the BLS (here and here), the chart above shows the top ten most dangerous US jobs (based on the fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers) and the percent of male workers in those occupations.
Compared to the average fatality rate for all workers of 3.3 fatalities per 100,000 workers, the ten occupations above are about 5.5 times (construction) to 33 times more dangerous (logging) than average.
Except for “farmers and ranchers” at 76.2% male, men represent more than 90% of the workers in all of the other 9 most dangerous occupations.
Probably safe to say that the feminists and gender activists will make an exception for demanding perfect gender equality when it comes to workplace fatalities?"

Experts: New ACA tax will scale back employee health benefits

Experts: New ACA tax will scale back employee health benefits - San Antonio Express-News
Beginning in 2018, the excise tax will be levied on employers or insurance companies for workplace health plans that exceed certain cost thresholds...
A new tax imposed by the Affordable Care Act that is poised to take effect in 2018 could prompt some employers to curtail or perhaps eliminate health benefits for their workers, experts predict.

Commonly referred to as the “Cadillac” plan tax, it will be levied on those issuing, providing or administering employer-sponsored health insurance exceeding certain cost thresholds: $10,200 annually for a health plan covering one person or $27,500 annually for family coverage.
...But the move has attracted criticism and concern from people who say it will hurt employers’ efforts to provide health insurance to their workers.
“It’s the ultimate of stupidity,” said La Fogata owner Dwight Lieb, who offers health benefits to all 94 of his employees at the San Antonio restaurant.
“You get penalized for giving your employees greater benefits. 
How stupid is that?”
...According to the law, self-insured employers or insurance companies will be taxed 40 percent of any amount spent beyond the defined annual thresholds on an employee’s workplace health plan.
...Most employers will try to avoid the tax altogether by reducing workers’ health benefits, said Janna Hamstra, a San Antonio broker who provides benefit advisory services to businesses.
...“I’ve not heard of a single company who said, ‘Oh, gosh, it’s going to be so hard when we have to pay that 40 percent tax,’” said Hamstra, the owner of Hamstra Benefit Solutions.
“It’s ‘What are we going to do?
What plans do we have to eliminate?
What benefits do we have to eliminate?’
It’s not ‘How are we going to pay the tax?’”
Employers are not going to absorb the costs, Hamstra said. 
But workers using those health plans will feel the pinch..."

If You Are Insufficiently Aware of Depressing News, Please Consider...

If You Are Insufficiently Aware of Depressing News, Please Consider... | The Weekly Standard:
"The opposition British Labour Party, now led by a leftist who favors Hamas, wants Britain to withdraw from NATO because its expansion has antagonized Vladimir Putin, give up its nuclear deterrent, and declare an arms embargo against Israel, has appointed as his shadow chancellor, one John McDonnell.
This worthy lists his hobby in Who’s Who as “generally fomenting the overthrow of capitalism”, joked (so he says) that if he had an opportunity to relive the 1980s he would have assassinated Margaret Thatcher, and wants murderous IRA terrorists “honored” for securing a political settlement in Ireland..."
Yeah. There's more. Read on... if you have the stomach.

Muslims Make Disturbing Move Against NJ Schools... School Board Shuts Them Down Immediately

Muslims Make Disturbing Move Against NJ Schools... School Board Shuts Them Down Immediately:

 "Even though Muslims only make up about 1 percent of the U.S. population, that hasn’t stopped them from demanding to be treated as if they were a majority.

In another move to lengthen the tentacles of Shariah law, Muslims in Jersey City, New Jersey demanded that public schools be closed on Sep. 24 to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha."


If they don't like our culture, our ways they may leave. Perhaps they would feel more comfortable back home.

What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Russia’s Surge Into Syria

What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Russia’s Surge Into Syria | War Is Boring:
"Since Sept. 19, Moscow has sent almost 30 warplanes – including advanced Su-30SM Flanker fighter jets, Su-24 Fencer bombers and Su-25 Frogfoot ground attackers – to Al Assad International Airport in Syria’s northwestern Latakia province.
While a dramatic turn of events, the deployment is only part of a massive buildup of Russian men and materiel in the country that became particularly visible at the end of August.
It’s clear Moscow is making important moves.
Figuring out the Kremlin’s actual objectives is a more difficult proposition.
The Russians “likely have both minimum and maximum goals in Syria,” Paul Schwartz, a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, posited to War Is Boring in an email. “It indicates that Russia probably had serious concerns about the ability of the Assad regime to hold on to what it still has, much less to recapture lost territory.”"

History for September 24

History for September 24 - On-This-Day.com:
John Marshall 1755, F. Scott Fitzgerald 1896, Jim McKay 1921 


Jim Henson 1936 - Puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, actor,Creator of The Muppets, Linda McCartney 1941 - Musician (Wings), wife of Paul McCartney (Beatles), Gerry Marsden 1942 - Singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers) 


"Mean" Joe Green 1946 - Football player, Phil Hartman 1948 - Comedian, actor, Kevin Sorbo 1958 - Actor 


1869 - Thousands of businessmen were financially ruined after a panic on Wall Street. The panic was caused by an attempt to corner the gold market by Jay Gould and James Fisk. 


1929 - The first all-instrument flight took place in New York when Lt. James H. Doolittle guided a Consolidated NY2 Biplane over Mitchell Field. 


1938 - Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open. 


1955 - U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while on vacation in Denver, CO. 


1957 - U.S. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, AR, to enforce school integration. 


1960 - The first nuclear powered aircraft carrier was launched. The USS Enterprise set out from Newport News, VA. 


1963 - The U.S. Senate ratified a treaty that limited nuclear testing. The treaty was between the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union. 


1968 - "60 Minutes" premiered on CBS-TV. 


1968 - "The Mod Squad" premiered on ABC-TV. 


1977 - "The Love Boat" debuted on ABC-TV. The theme song was sung by Jack Jones and was written by Paul Williams and Charles Fox.