Power Outages Increase in 2013

Power Outages Increase in 2013:
"According to a new report from Eaton, such outages were up 15% in 2013 and over half of those surveyed believe that downtime could have been prevented.

Eaton’s Blackout Tracker Annual Report contains data that is based on a full year of reported power outages across the U.S. and provides an overview of national power outage data as well as power outage data by state.
For the fifth year running, California topped the list of states with the most power outages, followed by Texas and Michigan.

.....“With electrical power outages, surges and spikes estimated to cost the U.S. economy $150 billion, it’s more important than ever for companies of all sizes to invest in reliable power backup solutions.”"

Washington Post: ‘Cat’s Out of the Bag’ on IRS Targeting Scandal | Video | TheBlaze.com

Washington Post: ‘Cat’s Out of the Bag’ on IRS Targeting Scandal | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"The IRS exempt organizations unit cited hundreds of conservative groups with words such as tea party or “take back America,” to identify certain applicants for tax exempt status on a “BOLO” or be on the lookout list.

The IG report found, the IRS “1) targeted specific groups applying for tax-exempt status, 2) delayed processing of targeted groups’ applications, and 3) requested unnecessary information from targeted groups.” Then concluded, “The IRS used inappropriate criteria that identified for review Tea Party and other organizations applying for tax‑exempt status based upon their names or policy positions instead of indications of potential political campaign intervention.”

A week after the report was released, George told Congress, “The three allegations considered during our review were proven true. The IRS targeted specific groups applying for tax-exempt status.  It delayed the processing of these groups’ applications, and requested unnecessary information, as well as subjected these groups to special scrutiny.”"

Gov’t Spent $700 Million Promoting Obamacare

Gov’t Spent $700 Million Promoting Obamacare | Washington Free Beacon:
"UPDATE April 4, 3:30 P.M.: A spokesperson for the Washington exchange informed the Free Beacon that its marketing budget cited in the July AP report was inaccurate.

Instead of $28 million, the Washington Health Benefit Exchange spent $18 million on advertising, lowering the total Obamacare marketing campaign to $674 million.  

The spokesperson also said the state received $90,000 in additional funds to promote the law in January."

History for April 6

History for April 6 - On-This-Day.com

Happy Birthday! Michele Bachmann, Merle Haggard, John Ratzenberger

1830 - Joseph Smith and five others organized the Mormon Church in western New York. 


1896 - The first modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
 

1903 - French Army Nationalists were revealed for forging documents to guarantee a conviction for Alfred Dryfus. 


1909 - Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson claimed to be the first men to reach the North Pole. 


1916 - Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid film star in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual Film Corporation for $675,000 a year. He was 26 years old. 


1917 - The U.S. Congress approved a declaration of war on Germany and entered World War I on the Allied side. 

1965 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized the use of ground troops in combat operations in Vietnam. 


1987 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 2,400 for the first time. 


1998 - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 9,000 points for the first time. 

Here’s What Happened to Crime in Chicago After Illinois Finally Passed Concealed Carry Law | TheBlaze.com

Here’s What Happened to Crime in Chicago After Illinois Finally Passed Concealed Carry Law | TheBlaze.com:

"On July 9, 2013, a bill to recognize Illinois gun owners’ right to carry concealed firearms was passed by both chambers of the state Legislature. Illinois became the last state in the nation to allow public possession of concealed guns.

Gun control advocates warned that high-crime areas, like Chicago, would only see more violence if residents were allowed to carry guns in public.

In reality, the opposite may be happening.

On Tuesday, the Chicago Police Department announced that the city experienced its lowest murder rate since 1958 in the first quarter of 2014. There were 6 fewer murders than the same timeframe in 2013 — a 9 percent drop — and 55 fewer murders than 2012, police said.

Further, there were reportedly 90 fewer shootings and 119 fewer shooting victims compared to last year. There have also been 222 fewer shootings and 292 fewer shooting victims compared to the first quarter in 2012."

Bumped---Holy crapoli, Obama's eco-nuts are shutting down 403 power plants!

Coal plant retirements - SourceWatch:
"Recent and Upcoming Retirements and Conversions"

Bumped--403 Powerplants to be closed as a result of EPA’s regulations

Institute for Energy Research | Powerplants to be closed as a result of EPA’s regulations:
"So if somebody wants to build a coal-fired plant they can.
It’s just that it will bankrupt them…”
– Barack Obama speaking to San Francisco Chronicle, January 2008"

Track Power Outages and Blackouts, Eaton Blackout Tracker.

Track Power Outages and Blackouts, Eaton Blackout Tracker

Report: Immigration Agents Release 1 in 3 Criminal Illegals

Report: Immigration Agents Release 1 in 3 Criminal Illegals:

“The Obama administration consistently claims that it must selectively enforce the law because of a lack of resources,” Heritage Foundation homeland security analyst David Inserra told The Foundry. “Yet President Obama has consistently sought to cut ICE’s budget, indicating that the administration clearly does not prioritize the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.”

Under the administration’s use of prosecutorial discretion, report author Jessica M. Vaughan writes, ICE officers are instructed “to release illegal aliens if the alien is a parent or caregiver; if the alien claims to be in school; if the alien has been here a long time; or if the alien claims to be eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.”

ICE officers also are instructed “to ignore convictions for state crimes if the conviction occurred under a state law that the administration opposes or thinks is too harsh.”"

Common Core 4th grade reading: Obama biography portrays whites as racist...

Common Core 4th grade reading: Obama biography portrays whites as racist... | RedFlagNews.com: "Common Core Standards are teaching racism. How can any parent allow their children to be taught racism in the public school system is beyond comprehension. Yet here it is live in Dupo, Illinios. How do you feel about this? Is this the truth? Is this how the new Common Core Standards are going to create even greater social disorder? Could this take the “Knockout Game” being practiced by Black youths around this country to a whole new level? There were plenty of “White” people who have voted for Obama, me being one of them in the first election! Why would The United Nations Common Core Teaching Standards teach racism against “White” people?"

Crosswind difficulties

This Is How Much "Net Income" Today's Four IPOs Generated Last Year

This Is How Much "Net Income" Today's Four IPOs Generated Last Year | Zero Hedge

Earlier today, four "buzzing" US-based IPOs priced, raising hundreds of millions in cash, namely GrubHub ($193 million), OPower ($116 million), Five9 ($70 million), and Corium ($52 million), for a grand total of nearly half a billion in proceeds.
So how much actual net income do these supposedly post-VC stage companies generate? 
Instead of boring readers with more numbers, here is a simple chart.

Well... there's always "groath."

Steve Utash: Pray for Comatose Victim of Racist Black Detroit Mob

Steve Utash: Pray for Comatose Victim of Racist Black Detroit Mob

As you begin your weekend, please pray for the recovery of Steve Utash, the White victim of the racist Black Detroit mob, about whom I told you yesterday. Utash, a working-class tree trimmer, is the man who found himself in the unfortunate situation of accidentally hitting a 10-year-old Black kid, who darted into the middle of a street and into oncoming traffic in Detroit.

Utash, as I told you, did the morally right (and legally required) thing by pulling over to see if the kid was okay and trying to help him. And, as a result, he was subject to a severely brutal beating at the hands of 10-20 Black men, who nearly killed him. Utash has been in a coma in the hospital since then–and could die, while the kid has knee abrasions and a swollen lip. There’s a lesson in this for anyone driving in an urban Black neighborhood. Just keep driving and call the police from your cellphone. Otherwise, you could end up in the same place as Utash. You could choose to be liberal and ignore all of this and have an “open” mind, but you might also end up with an open (cracked open) head.

Clearly, Utash is a good guy. He could have sped off, but wanted to check on the welfare of this kid who just ran into the middle of traffic and whose parents were nowhere to be seen. And for that, Utash may have given his life. Let’s hope not. Put this kind man in your prayers and say a prayer for his recovery.

Steve Utash, a tree trimmer from Roseville, is a good guy, the kind who cares about others and would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it, his daughter says. Thursday night, his family was keeping vigil at St. John Hospital and Medical Center, where he was unconscious and clinging to life after being beaten by a group of men on Detroit’s east side Wednesday. The attack happened after his pickup truck hit 10-year-old David Harris, who stepped off a curb into its path. His daughter, Felicia Utash, said that after he was beaten, he was robbed of his money, his wallet and his credit cards.

College Student Confronts Connecticut Gov. About His Gun Stance — Now He’s Been Suspended From School

College Student Confronts Connecticut Gov. About His Gun Stance — Now He’s Been Suspended From School | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"A Connecticut community college suspended a student after he approached Gov. Dannel Malloy and asked him several questions about gun control laws, according to the Daily Caller.
Saucier recorded his conversation with Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, seen here gesturing away from the student. (Image source: YouTube)
Nicholas Saucier, a student at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, recorded video of a conversation in October 2013 with Malloy, a Democrat, who was speaking at ACC that day. Saucier tried to get Malloy to answer questions about his support for gun control legislation, which has put Saucier’s ammunition manufacturing business in jeopardy. The conversation was halted abruptly when Malloy got into his car and left."

Scientists make major breakthrough in Age-Related Macular Degeneration therapy

Scientists make major breakthrough in Age-Related Macular Degeneration therapy

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of the eye disease Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), which can cause central blindness in sufferers.

The scientists found that a component of the immune system, 'IL-18', acts as a guardian of eyesight by suppressing the production of damaging blood vessels behind the retina at the back of the eye. In addition, in pre-clinical models, it was shown that 'IL-18' can be administered in a non-invasive way, which could represent a major improvement on the current therapeutic options that are open to patients.

AMD is one of the most common forms of blindness in the aging population. The disease involves a loss of central vision, such that people suffering at advanced stages are unable to read, watch TV, drive, or use computers.

Radio Hosts Opie and Anthony Eviscerate Obamacare After They Both Lose Their Health Care Plans: ‘No F***ing Clue’ | TheBlaze.com

Radio Hosts Opie and Anthony Eviscerate Obamacare After They Both Lose Their Health Care Plans: ‘No F***ing Clue’ | TheBlaze.com:

"The hosts of the popular, politically incorrect “Opie & Anthony Show” on SiriusXM Radio went off on Obamacare Thursday after revealing their health care plans have been cancelled due to new regulations.

(Opie and Anthony)
Greg “Opie” Hughes, who has a wife and two kids, said he recently received a cancellation notice in the mail, voiding a health care plan that was “perfect” for him and his family. He also angrily described just how complicated the associated paperwork is, which he said might be done on purpose."

Everything You Don't Know About Tipping | Wait But Why

Everything You Don't Know About Tipping | Wait But Why:

History for April 5

History for April 5 - On-This-Day.com

Final Four: NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, Arlington, TX. Apr 5 and 7. 

Birth anniversary of Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915).

Birth anniversaries of actors Spencer Tracy (1900-67), Bette Davis (1908-89), and Gregory Peck (1916-2003).

Birth anniversary of Judith Resnick (1949-1986), the second American woman in space (1984). She perished with all those aboard the space shuttle Challenger on Jan 28, 1986.

Happy Birthday! Max Gail, Mitch Pileggi, and Colin Powell

1614 - American Indian Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia. 


1621 - The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, MA, on a return trip to England. 


1887 - Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller the meaning of the word "water" as spelled out in the manual alphabet. 


1923 - Firestone Tire and Rubber Company began the first regular production of balloon tires. 


1930 - Mahatma Ghandi defied British law by making salt in India. 


1951 - Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for committing espionage for the Soviet Union. 


1955 - Winston Churchill resigned as British prime minister. 


1987 - FOX Broadcasting Company launched "Married....With Children" and "The Tracey Ullman Show". The two shows were the beginning of the FOX lineup. 


1998 - The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan opened becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world. It links Shikoku and Honshu. The bridge cost about $3.8 billion. 


1999 - In Laramie, WY, Russell Henderson pled guilty to kidnapping and felony murder in the death of Matthew Shepard. 

Thanks to Obama’s 2011 Directive, Fort Hood is a ‘Gun Free Zone’

Thanks to Obama’s 2011 Directive, Fort Hood is a ‘Gun Free Zone’:

"Fort Hood is a so-called “gun free zone,” which means that firearms are off-limits only to those who care about abiding by the law. For those bent on mass murder, however, such regulatory disarmament ensures a low likelihood that victims will be able to fire back.

According to a 2011 directive issued by the Obama Administration:

“Arming DoD personnel with firearms shall be limited and controlled. Qualified personnel shall be armed when required for assigned duties and there is reasonable expectation that DoD installations, property, or personnel lives or DoD assets will be jeopardized if personnel are not armed.” 

According to Breitbart News, Milley did not express interest in changing policies related to carrying of firearms on base, but did suggest that the base might review increased measures to search vehicles so firearms will be less likely to be taken onto base."

Update: This Could Be One of the Biggest Common Core Stories Yet — and It Involves a Mom Being Suspended From Her Child’s School | Video | TheBlaze.com

Update: This Could Be One of the Biggest Common Core Stories Yet — and It Involves a Mom Being Suspended From Her Child’s School | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"A school in Sacramento, California, has suspended a mom over her stance against Common Core.

You read that correctly, the Mark Twain School in Sacramento has told the mother of a 12-year-old student that she has been suspended for two weeks. Police in Sacramento served the 14-day suspension to Katherine Duran in her home following a disagreement with the school over the soon-to-be enacted Common Core standards."

Went Too Far? Chacho's Employees Fight 2 Customers After Manager Refused...

Get a Load of the Striking Shift in Tone After Feminists Learn Identity of News Outlet Interviewing Them | Video | TheBlaze.com

Get a Load of the Striking Shift in Tone After Feminists Learn Identity of News Outlet Interviewing Them | Video | TheBlaze.com:

It looked like peaches and cream for the folks behind the camera interviewing those gathered at the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in Washington, D..C. late last month.

The reporter with the microphone asked attendees what feminism meant to them and what it could mean to others, and it was all smiles and positivity and declarations that feminism was “for everyone” and “more inclusive.”

That is until they learned the reporter was from Campus Reform, a conservative news outlet that focuses on college students.

Why Libertarians and People of Faith Are United and Divided Over Obamacare Contraception Mandate | TheBlaze.com

Why Libertarians and People of Faith Are United and Divided Over Obamacare Contraception Mandate | TheBlaze.com:

The First Amendment protects religious freedom, the primary argument against the Obamacare contraception mandate. The same amendment also protects freedom of association, mentioned nowhere in the legal case against it.

Hobby Lobby supporters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2014. The Supreme Court heard arguments over whether corporations can refuse to cover contraceptive services in their employees’ health care for religious beliefs. (AFP/Brendan Smialowski)

So some libertarians — who generally oppose the mandate — are not entirely of one mind on the legal basis of the challenge in the Hobby Lobby case awaiting a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.