"6 – 6:30 p.m.
Old Glory Honor Flight Return Home Ceremony (Boeing Plaza)"
Friday, August 01, 2014
Tonight here at EAA!------EAA AirVenture Daily Highlights Schedule | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
EAA AirVenture Daily Highlights Schedule | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh:
"6 – 6:30 p.m.
Old Glory Honor Flight Return Home Ceremony (Boeing Plaza)"
"6 – 6:30 p.m.
Old Glory Honor Flight Return Home Ceremony (Boeing Plaza)"
Sad------Pilot in Thursday morning crash at AirVenture dies
We're told it was following a warbird and got caught in the wake turbulence.The Breezy is a fun but tiny, two seat plane.
Pilot in Thursday morning crash at AirVenture dies:
"The pilot of a single-engine Breezy airplane that crashed Thursday morning at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh died from his injuries, while a passenger remains in critical condition.
The airplane crashed in a grassy area east of the airport's north-south runway while attempting a landing at about 9 a.m., during the early hours of the fourth day of the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture convention.According to the Oshkosh Fire Department the plane burst into flames after it crashed into a line of Oshkosh Corp. military trucks that are being stored on the periphery of the airport"
The median American household lost a third of its wealth in the last 10 years | WashingtonExaminer.com
The median American household lost a third of its wealth in the last 10 years | WashingtonExaminer.com:"The median American household saw its wealth decline by more than one-third in the past decade, according to a new estimate published by the Russell Sage Foundation."
History for August 1
History for August 1 - On-This-Day.com:
1790 - The first U.S. census was completed with a total population of 3,929,214 recorded. The areas included were the present states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia
1834 - Slavery was outlawed in the British empire with an emancipation bill.
1893 - Shredded wheat was patented by Henry Perky and William Ford.
1894 - The first Sino-Japanese War erupted. The dispute was over control of Korea.
1914 - Germany declared war on Russia at the beginning of World War I.
1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin.
1944 - In Warsaw, Poland, an uprising against Nazi occupation began. The revolt continued until October 2 when Polish forces surrendered.
1944 - Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
1956 - The Social Security Act was amended to provide benefits to disabled workers aged 50-64 and disabled adult children.
In the Aug 1, 1962, issue #15 of Amazing Fantasy, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced a new superhero for Marvel: Spider-Man.
1973 - The movie "American Graffiti" opened.
1986 - John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal were married.
2006 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro turned over absolute power when he gave his brother Raul authority while he underwent an intestinal surgery.
World Breastfeeding Week begins (Aug 1-7). See www.lalecheleague.org
Lollapalooza, Grant Park, Chicago, IL (Aug 1-3). 23rd anniversary. See www.lollapalooza.com
Twins Day Festival, Twinsburg, OH (Aug 1-3). See www.twinsdays.org
Birth anniversary of Herman Melville (1819-91), author of Moby-Dick.
Anniversary of the World Wide Web: the creation of what would become the World Wide Web was suggested this month in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau at CERN. They had designed a prototype Web browser by October.
1790 - The first U.S. census was completed with a total population of 3,929,214 recorded. The areas included were the present states of Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia
1834 - Slavery was outlawed in the British empire with an emancipation bill.
1893 - Shredded wheat was patented by Henry Perky and William Ford.
1894 - The first Sino-Japanese War erupted. The dispute was over control of Korea.
1914 - Germany declared war on Russia at the beginning of World War I.
1936 - Adolf Hitler presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin.
1944 - In Warsaw, Poland, an uprising against Nazi occupation began. The revolt continued until October 2 when Polish forces surrendered.
1944 - Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry.
1956 - The Social Security Act was amended to provide benefits to disabled workers aged 50-64 and disabled adult children.
In the Aug 1, 1962, issue #15 of Amazing Fantasy, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced a new superhero for Marvel: Spider-Man.
1973 - The movie "American Graffiti" opened.
1986 - John McEnroe and Tatum O'Neal were married.
2006 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro turned over absolute power when he gave his brother Raul authority while he underwent an intestinal surgery.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
BREAKING: Court Says Obama Admin MUST Turn Over Fast and Furious Documents
BREAKING: Court Says Obama Admin MUST Turn Over Fast and Furious Documents:"Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by the government watchdog group Judicial Watch, the court ruled on Thursday that documents that have previously been withheld from Congress under a flimsy pretense of executive privilege must be turned over to Congress. "
Poor Sandra Fluke Can’t Afford to Buy Her Own Birth Control, But She Can Spend $100K On This…
Poor Sandra Fluke Can’t Afford to Buy Her Own Birth Control, But She Can Spend $100K On This…:
"But, the bigger story is that Sandra Fluke, who complained to be unable to pay for birth control, a expenditure that she claimed cost $3,000 a year even though birth control pills can be purchased at most pharmacies for $4 a month, has given her campaign a total of $116,826,27. Of that, $12,000 was donated outright, $4,826.27 was given in non-monetary contributions, and $100,000 was given by Fluke to her campaign in the form of a loan. "
"But, the bigger story is that Sandra Fluke, who complained to be unable to pay for birth control, a expenditure that she claimed cost $3,000 a year even though birth control pills can be purchased at most pharmacies for $4 a month, has given her campaign a total of $116,826,27. Of that, $12,000 was donated outright, $4,826.27 was given in non-monetary contributions, and $100,000 was given by Fluke to her campaign in the form of a loan. "Professor defends comparison of convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to MLK - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.
Professor defends comparison of convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to MLK - EAGnews.org powered by Education Action Group Foundation, Inc.:
"NEW YORK – Fox News host Megyn Kelly posed a simple question on her Tuesday program:
Why on earth would anyone want to teach children that convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal “is in any way like Martin Luther King?”
Kelly was asking the question in response to EAGnews reports that labor unions in California are pressuring the Oakland Unified School District to reinstate a series of lessons that teaches students that Abu-Jamal’s views are similar to those of King.
For answers, Kelly interviewed Johanna Fernandez, a coordinator for the “Campaign to Bring Mumia Home.”
After several minutes of rehashing the facts of Abu-Jamal’s case, Fernandez finally answered Kelly’s original question: Why should any student “hear this man compared in any serious tone to Dr. Martin Luther King, who was against violence?”
Fernandez’s answer was revealing:
Well, you know what, Miss Kelly? I think that Americans don’t really know who Martin Luther King was. By the end of his life, Martin Luther King said at the Riverside Church in 1967 that the United States is the biggest purveyor of violence in the world.
He also said in his “I Have a Dream” speech that he could not stand by, uh, before the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. Essentially, by the end of his life, Martin Luther King – like Mumia Abu-Jamal – was a radical.
So, according to Fernandez, Abu-Jamal – who was convicted of shooting Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner five times, including once in the face – was simply picking up where King left off."
"NEW YORK – Fox News host Megyn Kelly posed a simple question on her Tuesday program:
Kelly was asking the question in response to EAGnews reports that labor unions in California are pressuring the Oakland Unified School District to reinstate a series of lessons that teaches students that Abu-Jamal’s views are similar to those of King.
For answers, Kelly interviewed Johanna Fernandez, a coordinator for the “Campaign to Bring Mumia Home.”
After several minutes of rehashing the facts of Abu-Jamal’s case, Fernandez finally answered Kelly’s original question: Why should any student “hear this man compared in any serious tone to Dr. Martin Luther King, who was against violence?”
Fernandez’s answer was revealing:
Well, you know what, Miss Kelly? I think that Americans don’t really know who Martin Luther King was. By the end of his life, Martin Luther King said at the Riverside Church in 1967 that the United States is the biggest purveyor of violence in the world.
He also said in his “I Have a Dream” speech that he could not stand by, uh, before the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. Essentially, by the end of his life, Martin Luther King – like Mumia Abu-Jamal – was a radical.
So, according to Fernandez, Abu-Jamal – who was convicted of shooting Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner five times, including once in the face – was simply picking up where King left off."
They haven't paid their bills for 2 years and they need MORE time?!!!!!------Mayor Duggan May Extend 15-Day Pause on Water Shutoffs While He Develops Better Plan
Mayor Duggan May Extend 15-Day Pause on Water Shutoffs While He Develops Better Plan – Deadline Detroit:
“It’s hurt the reputation of the city, the way it’s been handled,” Duggan said. Last week, in the midst of all the commotion, the city announced a 15-day pause in shutoffs.
The Freep writes that Duggan has said he would have handled the crackdown on delinquent customers differently, with more advance warning, more outreach and a gathering of more resources for poor customers before instituting a citywide program of shutoffs.
Duggan said he wants to give residents more time while he sets up a system to give them an opportunity to get help and make arrangements to keep the water flowing.
New Emails Show Lois Lerner Called Some Conservatives ‘A**holes’ | TheBlaze.com
New Emails Show Lois Lerner Called Some Conservatives ‘A**holes’ | TheBlaze.com:
“This email shows that Ms. Lerner’s mistreatment of conservative groups was driven by her personal hostility toward conservatives,” Camp wrote in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder. ”This new evidence clearly demonstrates why Ms. Lerner not only targeted conservatives, but denied such groups their rights to due process and equal protection under the law.”
“This email shows that Ms. Lerner’s mistreatment of conservative groups was driven by her personal hostility toward conservatives,” Camp wrote in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder. ”This new evidence clearly demonstrates why Ms. Lerner not only targeted conservatives, but denied such groups their rights to due process and equal protection under the law.”ABC's Harris Falsely Hits Sarah Palin as the 'Woman Who Says She Can See Russia from Her House'
ABC's Harris Falsely Hits Sarah Palin as the 'Woman Who Says She Can See Russia from Her House' | Media Research Center:
Nightline co-anchor Dan Harris on Monday night mocked Sarah Palin for her new internet channel and falsely identified the conservative as "the woman who says she can see Russia from her house." [MP3 audio here.]
No, she didn't. It was Saturday Night Live's Tina Fey in 2008 who uttered this line.
In the tease for the report, Harris played the actual quote: "You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska."
So what is the point of misleading viewers with something Palin didn't say?
Making his contempt clear, Harris derided the Republican as the "former half-term governor of Alaska." He then went on to deride Palin's new channel as too expensive.
Nightline co-anchor Dan Harris on Monday night mocked Sarah Palin for her new internet channel and falsely identified the conservative as "the woman who says she can see Russia from her house." [MP3 audio here.] No, she didn't. It was Saturday Night Live's Tina Fey in 2008 who uttered this line.
So what is the point of misleading viewers with something Palin didn't say?
Making his contempt clear, Harris derided the Republican as the "former half-term governor of Alaska." He then went on to deride Palin's new channel as too expensive.
Cruz whipping tonight against Boehner border bill - The Washington Post
Cruz whipping tonight against Boehner border bill - The Washington Post:
"Cruz has said he would like House Republicans to defund Obama’s Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) program, a suggestion Boehner has so far resisted. At Wednesday’s meeting, Cruz is expected to ask House Republicans to tell Boehner to include this in his plan or risk defeat on the floor and outrage from grassroots activists."
"Cruz has said he would like House Republicans to defund Obama’s Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA) program, a suggestion Boehner has so far resisted. At Wednesday’s meeting, Cruz is expected to ask House Republicans to tell Boehner to include this in his plan or risk defeat on the floor and outrage from grassroots activists."Huge Scandal at FBI: Dubious Forensic Evidence Used in Convictions of Hundreds, Possibly Thousands of People
Huge Scandal at FBI: Dubious Forensic Evidence Used in Convictions of Hundreds, Possibly Thousands of People - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"As regular Reason readers know, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been reviewing thousands of cases where it may have used dubious forensic evidence to get a conviction. Today's Washington Post fills us in on how that's been going:
Nearly every criminal case reviewed by the FBI and the Justice Department as part of a massive investigation started in 2012 of problems at the FBI lab has included flawed forensic testimony from the agency, government officials said.
The findings troubled the bureau, and it stopped the review of convictions last August.
Case reviews resumed this month at the order of the Justice Department, the officials said.
Oh.
The issue is the use of hair found at a crime scene to prove a defendant had been present. According to the Post, "FBI policy has stated since at least the 1970s that a hair association cannot be used as positive identification, like fingerprints," yet "agents regularly testified to the near-certainty of matches" in the 1980s and '90s.
A spokesman for the Justice Department told that paper that the bureau's claims regularly "exceeded the limits of science.""
Nearly every criminal case reviewed by the FBI and the Justice Department as part of a massive investigation started in 2012 of problems at the FBI lab has included flawed forensic testimony from the agency, government officials said.
The findings troubled the bureau, and it stopped the review of convictions last August.
Case reviews resumed this month at the order of the Justice Department, the officials said.
Oh.
The issue is the use of hair found at a crime scene to prove a defendant had been present. According to the Post, "FBI policy has stated since at least the 1970s that a hair association cannot be used as positive identification, like fingerprints," yet "agents regularly testified to the near-certainty of matches" in the 1980s and '90s.
A spokesman for the Justice Department told that paper that the bureau's claims regularly "exceeded the limits of science.""
A billboard lawyer on the Supreme Court?!!!!!-------Richard Bernstein starts out Supreme Court candidacy with big advantage
Tim Skubick: Richard Bernstein starts out Supreme Court candidacy with big advantage | MLive.com:
"They contend that name ID is worth a ton of gold if you are running for a statewide office.
Candidates with enough money can “purchase” that - think candidate Rick Snyder who started out with a paltry 3% name identification and went on to become governor.
The contest for state Supreme Court is perhaps the best, some critics say worse, illustration on how your name ID can contribute to a win.
Just ask all the Kavanaghs, Kelleys, O’Haras, Brennans, and Fitzgeralds who have run for the court hoping their Irish-Catholic name would translated into votes and it has.
So the entrance of a Bernstein into the contest this fall continues the name game tradition.
Bernstein? Bernstein?
Where have you heard that name?
Ah yes, the Bernstein law firm run by daddy Sam and his siblings.
Perhaps you have seen their TV ads, or their sponsorship of the “Ask Sam” TV studio and post-game gabfest after each Tiger’s game.
You’d have to be from another planet not to recognize the name."
"They contend that name ID is worth a ton of gold if you are running for a statewide office.
Candidates with enough money can “purchase” that - think candidate Rick Snyder who started out with a paltry 3% name identification and went on to become governor.The contest for state Supreme Court is perhaps the best, some critics say worse, illustration on how your name ID can contribute to a win.
Just ask all the Kavanaghs, Kelleys, O’Haras, Brennans, and Fitzgeralds who have run for the court hoping their Irish-Catholic name would translated into votes and it has.
So the entrance of a Bernstein into the contest this fall continues the name game tradition.
Bernstein? Bernstein?
Where have you heard that name?
Ah yes, the Bernstein law firm run by daddy Sam and his siblings.
Perhaps you have seen their TV ads, or their sponsorship of the “Ask Sam” TV studio and post-game gabfest after each Tiger’s game.
You’d have to be from another planet not to recognize the name."
Solar Subsidy Part Two
Solar Subsidy Part Two [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"“You should not be celebrating announcements, you should be celebrating actual jobs, even more so if you can get the jobs without state money,” said James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
“What they said five years ago didn’t happen.
They are saying now it can.
They got credit for promising these jobs.
Now, they are coming back and making the exact same promises.”"
“What they said five years ago didn’t happen.
They are saying now it can.
They got credit for promising these jobs.
Now, they are coming back and making the exact same promises.”"
Please Stop Helping Us
Please Stop Helping Us - Walter E. Williams - Page 1:
"While reading the first chapter of Jason Riley's new book, "Please Stop Helping Us," I thought about Will Rogers' Prohibition-era observation that "Oklahomans vote dry as long as they can stagger to the polls." Demonstrative of similar dedication, one member of Congress told Vanderbilt University political scientist Carol Swain that "one of the advantages and disadvantages of representing blacks is their shameless loyalty. ... You can almost get away with raping babies and be forgiven.
You don't have any vigilance about your performance."
In my opinion, there appear to be no standards of performance low enough for blacks to lose their loyalty to their black political representatives."
You don't have any vigilance about your performance."
In my opinion, there appear to be no standards of performance low enough for blacks to lose their loyalty to their black political representatives."
News Crew Booted From State Property for Filming Outside Empty Prison. Now, People Are Wondering Just What Is Going on There. | Video | TheBlaze.com
News Crew Booted From State Property for Filming Outside Empty Prison. Now, People Are Wondering Just What Is Going on There. | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"A news crew in Albany, New York, was filming for a seemingly innocuous report about a historical site and just so happened to have a recently closed correctional facility in its background. What happened next had the reporter, videographer and others wondering what the big deal was."
"A news crew in Albany, New York, was filming for a seemingly innocuous report about a historical site and just so happened to have a recently closed correctional facility in its background. What happened next had the reporter, videographer and others wondering what the big deal was."10 Terrifying Unsolved Serial Murders
10 Terrifying Unsolved Serial Murders - Listverse:
Likewise, an uncle of one of the victims was thought to be a prime suspect; he was never charged, and was subsequently cleared when DNA testing became available. Rochester native Kenneth Bianchi has long been under suspicion, too. After moving to Los Angeles, he and his cousin committed the murders attributed to the “Hillside Strangler”—and while Bianchi has never officially been cleared of the Rochester killings, he has also never been charged, and still maintains his innocence.
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The Alphabet Murders
In the early 1970s, a series of brutal killings shook the area around Rochester, New York. The victims were all young girls—but that wasn’t all they had in common. Carmen Colon, Wanda Walkowicz, and Michelle Maenza also happened to have alliterative initials, leading the press to initially refer to the incidents as the “Double Initial Killings,” later revising this to the much punchier “Alphabet Murders.”
Many people were questioned in relation to these crimes, and one suspect who killed himself shortly after the final murder was for a long time thought to be the most likely culprit—that is, until he was posthumously cleared in 2007 by DNA testing.
Likewise, an uncle of one of the victims was thought to be a prime suspect; he was never charged, and was subsequently cleared when DNA testing became available. Rochester native Kenneth Bianchi has long been under suspicion, too. After moving to Los Angeles, he and his cousin committed the murders attributed to the “Hillside Strangler”—and while Bianchi has never officially been cleared of the Rochester killings, he has also never been charged, and still maintains his innocence.
Additionally, in 2011, seventy-seven-year-old New Yorker Joseph Naso was charged with murdering four women in California in the late 1970s. He probably wouldn’t have been considered in relation to the Rochester case, but for the names of his victims: Roxene Roggash, Pamela Parsons, Tracy Tofoya and—incredibly—another Carmen Colon. But at the time of writing, Naso’s trial has been repeatedly postponed in the California cases; nor has he been charged with the Rochester Alphabet Murders.
History for July 31
History for July 31 - On-This-Day.com:
1790 - The first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for his process for making potash and pearl ashes. The substance was used in fertilizer.
1792 - The cornerstone of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, PA, was laid. It was the first building to be used only as a U.S. government building.
1919 - Germany's Weimar Constitution was adopted.
1928 - MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, "White Shadows on the South Seas."
1948 - U.S. President Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field.
1971 - Men rode in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV).
1991 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
National Chili Dog Day
Birth anniversary of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman (1912-2006).
Happy Birthday! Evonne Goolagong, J.K. Rowling, Wesley Snipes
1790 - The first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for his process for making potash and pearl ashes. The substance was used in fertilizer.
1792 - The cornerstone of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, PA, was laid. It was the first building to be used only as a U.S. government building.
1919 - Germany's Weimar Constitution was adopted.
1928 - MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, "White Shadows on the South Seas."
1948 - U.S. President Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field.
1971 - Men rode in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV).
1991 - U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
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