Aerial drone catches ice images at Holland State Park

Aerial drone catches ice images at Holland State Park
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/article/20140119/NEWS/sthash.ytBIDO6H.gbpl#ixzz2r2X39EBz

"The incoming cold and snow will make it tough to get a look at the ice building along the Lake Michigan 

shore, but a recent aerial video taken by a Hope College sophomore brings the shoreline spectacle to your warm living room. 

Jeff Zita used a small four-propeller drone to capture about 8 minutes of video of the expanding ice cover at Holland State Park on Jan. 12 — one of the few sunny days this month. 

“I thought I’d get some awesome shots of Big Red and the ice,” Zita said."

Record 20% of Households on Food Stamps in 2013

Record 20% of Households on Food Stamps in 2013 | CNS News:

"A record 20% of American households, one in five, were on food stamps in 2013, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The numbers also show there was a record number of individuals on food stamps in 2013 and that the cost of the program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), was at an all-time high."

House GOP Plans To Save Obama By Passing Immigration Amnesty

House GOP Plans To Save Obama By Passing Immigration Amnesty - Investors.com:
"President Obama expects House Republicans to jump-start his presidency by embracing amnesty for illegal aliens.
But if it does, the GOP could wreck its chances to take back the Senate.
Republicans should own the issue of immigration.
After all, the last time — 1986 — the nation took the "comprehensive" approach that Democrats now propose, nothing ended up being fixed in exchange for the amnesty for millions of illegals. 
And today, insisting on securing the border before doing anything else is no-lose politically."

Levin on Obama Imaginary Son Football Quote: 'I Wouldn't Let My Son Be an Ambassador Under You'

Levin on Obama Imaginary Son Football Quote: 'I Wouldn't Let My Son Be an Ambassador Under You':
"LEVIN ON OBAMA IMAGINARY SON FOOTBALL QUOTE:
 'I WOULDN'T LET MY SON BE AN AMBASSADOR UNDER YOU'"

Wall Street adviser: Actual unemployment is 37.2%, 'misery index' worst in 40 years

Wall Street adviser: Actual unemployment is 37.2%, 'misery index' worst in 40 years | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"Don't believe the happy talk coming out of the White House, Federal Reserve and Treasury Department when it comes to the real unemployment rate and the true “Misery Index.”
Because, according to an influential Wall Street advisor, the figures are a fraud.
In a memo to clients provided to Secrets, David John Marotta calculates the actual unemployment rate of those not working at a sky-high 37.2 percent, not the 6.7 percent advertised by the Fed, and the Misery Index at over 14, not the 8 claimed by the government."

History for January 22

History for January 22 - On-This-Day.com:

Birth anniversary Francis Bacon (1561-1626)  

Happy Birthday! Linda Blair

1771 - The Falkland Islands were ceded to Britain by Spain. 

1901 - Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for nearly 64 years. Edward VII, her son, succeeded her. 


1944 - Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy, during World War II. 


1950 - Alger Hiss, a former adviser to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, was convicted of perjury for denying contacts with a Soviet agent. He was sentenced to five years in prison. 

1970 - The first regularly scheduled commercial flight of the Boeing 747 began in New York City and ended in London about 6 1/2 hours later. 

1973 - Joe Frazier lost the first fight of his professional career to George Foreman. He been the undefeated heavyweight world champion since February 16, 1970 when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis. 


1973 - The U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws that had been restricting abortions during the first six months of pregnancy. The case (Roe vs. Wade) legalized abortion. 


1997 - The U.S. Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state. 

Obama Regulations To Shut Down 40 Percent Of Nation’s Electricity

Obama Regulations To Shut Down 40 Percent Of Nation’s Electricity | The Minority Report Blog:
"If that wasn’t bad enough, some observers think the regulations could double electricity rates for average households. 
The rates would increase because utilities would have to pass the cost onto ratepayers of replacing coal burning power plants or modernizing them to comply with the regulations.
The EPA rules — Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants — are part of Obama’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions which the agency says contribute to global warming."

Conservatives Embrace Fancy Book Learnin’!

Conservatives Embrace Fancy Book Learnin’! - Kurt Schlichter - Page full:

"Who hasn’t had some liberal sneer at him, “Why don’t you conservatives go read a book?”
This powerful critique of the intellectual deficiencies of my ideological brethren always cuts me to the bone.
I’m usually so upset that I run weeping to my fine German touring sedan, completely forgetting to tip the nose-studded holder of a degree in Gender Neutral Puppetry who pointed out my educational failings while he fetched my latte."

Retaliation!-----Geithner Warned S&P Chairman US Would Retaliate For Downgrade

Geithner Warned S&P Chairman US Would Retaliate For Downgrade | Zero Hedge:
"Who can forget Tim Geithner's historic interview from April 2011, in which he said:
Peter Barnes
“Is there a risk that the United States could lose its AAA credit rating?
Yes or no?”
Geithner’s response: “No risk of that.”
“No risk?” Barnes asked.
“No risk,” Geithner said. 
Considering that the US was downgraded by S&P just 4 months later, one person who certainly will never forget his idiotic preannouncement, is the former Treasury secretary, Tim Geithner.
And being the sore loser that everyone suspected he was (although one hopes his recent well-paid move to Warburg Pincus will help soothe his sensitivity) it will come as no surprise that Geithner told the Chairman of embattled rating agency Standard & Poor's, that its downgrade of the US from AAA to AA+ "would be met by a response.""

Idle de Blasio staffers paid to play while waiting for roles

Idle de Blasio staffers paid to play while waiting for roles | New York Post:
"More than a dozen mayoral staffers have been awaiting job placements for three weeks — and have so little to do that they’re watching Netflix and playing cards while on the government payroll, The Post has learned.
......But since de Blasio took office on Jan. 2, they’ve been “twiddling their thumbs” in a third-floor office at 253 Broadway across from City Hall watching movies, playing cards, learning a second language or going on afternoon shopping sprees downtown.
The bored staffers have even been betting on how late the persistently tardy mayor will be at his press "

L. Brooks Patterson Slams Detroit: ‘The Truth Hurts… Tough S***’

L. Brooks Patterson Slams Detroit: ‘The Truth Hurts… Tough S***’ « CBS Detroit:
"“Anytime I talk about Detroit, it will not be positive.
Therefore, I’m called a Detroit basher,” he said.
”The truth hurts, you know?
Tough s***.”

The 75-year-old Republican went on to say he warned his children never to travel to Detroit.
“I used to say to my kids, ‘First of all, there’s no reason for you to go to Detroit.
We’ve got restaurants out here.’
They don’t even have movie theatres in Detroit — not one,” he said.

Patterson said the one thing Detroit offers that the suburbs can’t is live sports – and even then a trip to the city is quite risky. 
“For that, fine — get in and get out,” he said. 
“But park right next to the venue — spend the extra 20 or 30 bucks.
And, before you go to Detroit, you get your gas out here.
You do not, do not, under any circumstances, stop in Detroit at a gas station! 
That’s just a call for a carjacking.”"

MightyMac.org - The Mackinac Bridge

Timeline Photos - MightyMac.org - The Mackinac Bridge:




MightyMac.org - The Mackinac Bridge
Sunday Jan 19th 8:59 AM
Currently the Mackinac Bridge is experiencing winds of sufficient force in the Straits area to require an escort of certain "high profile" vehicles across the Mackinac Bridge. 

High profile vehicles include pickup trucks with campers; cars with small boats, bicycles or luggage attached to the roof; Ryder or U-Haul trucks; any vehicle pulling a boat; semi-tractors with enclosed trailers and all trailers with side walls over two feet in height.
Motorists are asked to reduce their speed to 20 miles per hour as they approach the bridge and be prepared to stop. 

Bridge personnel are stationed at both ends of the structure to provide instructions regarding how and when to proceed across the bridge.

Storm troopers?----------Delaware County Gun Shop Raided And Closed

Delaware County Gun Shop Raided And Closed:
"Lyn’s Leisure Tyme Gun Shop in Davenport, Delaware County has been raided and closed.
The person who answered the phone at the store on Sunday morning, when asked if this was Lyn’s Gun Shop, replied “we used to be.”
The individual confirmed there had been a raid Thursday night, but refused to comment further and would not state which law enforcement agency had conducted the raid or why.
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday there had been activity at Lyn’s Gun Shop on Thursday, but stated it was action by the ATF (Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)
A call to the ATF requesting more information was not immediately returned."

This Nazi Beach Holiday Resort Stands Completely Empty

This Nazi Beach Holiday Resort Stands Completely Empty:

"This 10,000 Room Hotel Has Never Had A Single Guest. There’s A Very Deadly Reason For That."

What you don't know CAN hurt you-----This is what BWL thinks of its customers

Steve Miller: This is what BWL thinks of its customers | MLive.com:

"The reason for the piece was that the retiree, Steve Harry, had obtained and published the salaries of employees of the BWL, through an open records request.

Harry found that 86 BWL employees in 2008 made at least $30,000 more than their base salaries, and almost half of those had surpassed their base salaries by between $2,000 and almost $12,000. BWL had 76 employees that year with gross earnings over $100,000.

These are eye-popping figures for a public agency.
And damn good work for a guy who claims to be no journalist.
Harry told me last week that he became curious about the BWL when someone told him “once you got a job at BWL, you had it made. 
So I decided to find out a bit more about why that was.”"

Who’d a thunk-it? All 9 movies nominated for Best Picture were filmed in jurisdictions with movie production incentives

Who’d a thunk-it? All 9 movies nominated for Best Picture were filmed in jurisdictions with movie production incentives | AEIdeas:

"The important question is: do these incentives pay off for the states?

 The answer is no.

Similar to most targeted tax breaks, movie production incentives routinely fail to deliver on the economic promises made by their proponents.

Supporters frequently claim movie incentives create jobs and lead to net gains in tax revenue.

However, data from several states find movie production incentives generate less than 30 cents for every lost dollar in tax revenue."