Wednesday, January 04, 2017
History for January 4
History for January 4 - On-This-Day.com:
Sir Isaac Newton 1643 (N.S.) - Physicist, mathematician, Jakob Grimm 1785, Louis Braille 1809 - Inventor of a reading system for the blind.
Charles "Tom Thumb" Stratton 1838, Floyd Patterson 1935 - Heavyweight boxing champion, Barbara Ann Cochran 1951
1884 - The socialist Fabian Society was founded in London.
1885 - Dr. William Grant performed the first successful appendectomy. The patient was Mary Gartside.
1935 - Bob Hope was heard for the first time on network radio as part of "The Intimate Revue."
1944 - The attack on Monte Cassino was launched by the British Fifth Army in Italy.
1951 - During the Korean conflict, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.
1965 - The Fender Guitar Company was sold to CBS for $13 million.
1965 - In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Johnson proclaimed the building of the "Great Society."
1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's 37th governor.
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Iran received $10 billion in cash and gold as sanctions relief — Obama admin. denies direct role – TheBlaze
Iran received $10 billion in cash and gold as sanctions relief — Obama admin. denies direct role – TheBlaze:
"The Obama administration reportedly signed legal waivers that allowed sanctions relief to the tune of $10 billion in cash and gold to be sent to Iran as part of the Iran deal. But the White House denies that they had any direct role in the payments.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the cash and gold were moved through third-party countries in the Middle East and Europe "
According to the Wall Street Journal, the cash and gold were moved through third-party countries in the Middle East and Europe "
Pentagon Video Warns of “Unavoidable” Dystopian Future for World’s Biggest Cities
Pentagon Video Warns of “Unavoidable” Dystopian Future for World’s Biggest Cities:
"According to a startling Pentagon video obtained by The Intercept, the future of global cities will be an amalgam of the settings of “Escape from New York” and “Robocop” — with dashes of the “Warriors” and “Divergent” thrown in.
It will be a world of Robert Kaplan-esque urban hellscapes — brutal and anarchic supercities filled with gangs of youth-gone-wild, a restive underclass, criminal syndicates, and bands of malicious hackers.
"According to a startling Pentagon video obtained by The Intercept, the future of global cities will be an amalgam of the settings of “Escape from New York” and “Robocop” — with dashes of the “Warriors” and “Divergent” thrown in.
It will be a world of Robert Kaplan-esque urban hellscapes — brutal and anarchic supercities filled with gangs of youth-gone-wild, a restive underclass, criminal syndicates, and bands of malicious hackers.
At least that’s the scenario outlined in “Megacities: Urban Future, the Emerging Complexity,” a five-minute video that has been used at the Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations University.
All that stands between the coming chaos and the good people of Lagos and Dhaka (or maybe even New York City) is the U.S. Army, according to the video, which The Intercept obtained via the Freedom of Information Act.
All that stands between the coming chaos and the good people of Lagos and Dhaka (or maybe even New York City) is the U.S. Army, according to the video, which The Intercept obtained via the Freedom of Information Act.
“Megacities: Urban Future, the Emerging Complexity,” a video created by the Army and used at the Pentagon’s Joint Special Operations University.
The video is nothing if not an instant dystopian classic..."
Scientists Claim This Song Is Proven to Reduce Anxiety by 65 Percent – Listen
Scientists Claim This Song Is Proven to Reduce Anxiety by 65 Percent – Listen | The Daily Sheeple:
"Scientists discover that listening to the song “Weightless” by Marconi Union can results in a striking 65 percent reduction in a person’s overall anxiety, and a 35 percent reduction in their usual physiological resting rates....
"Scientists discover that listening to the song “Weightless” by Marconi Union can results in a striking 65 percent reduction in a person’s overall anxiety, and a 35 percent reduction in their usual physiological resting rates....
Now, neuroimaging has proven that playing music can substantially reduce anxiety. Scientists in the UK have identified what can be called the most relaxing song on earth song.
By playing the song “Weightless” by Manchester trio Marconi Union, these researchers reduced anxiety by 65 percent in individuals who participated in their clinical study.
Have a listen:
By playing the song “Weightless” by Manchester trio Marconi Union, these researchers reduced anxiety by 65 percent in individuals who participated in their clinical study.
Have a listen:
...Sound therapist Lyz Cooper, founder of the British Academy of Sound Therapy, explains the process of how the song affects the body...
Top 10 Songs for Helping Reduce Anxiety
Here’s the full list of the top 10 relaxing songs discovered by Mindlab International during their research.
1. “We Can Fly,” by Rue du Soleil (Café Del Mar)
2. “Canzonetta Sull’aria,” by Mozart
3. “Someone Like You,” by Adele
4. “Pure Shores,” by All Saints
5. “Please Don’t Go,” by Barcelona
6. “Strawberry Swing,” by Coldplay
7. “Watermark,” by Enya
8. “Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix),” by DJ Shah
9. “Electra,” by Airstream
10. “Weightless,” by Marconi Union
Trump team invites Netanyahu to inauguration ceremony - US & Canada - News -
"The New York Post reported US President-elect Donald Trump's advisers invited Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the inauguration ceremony on January 20."
Russians! Under my bed!
Russians! Under my bed!: Glenn Reynolds:
"John Podesta fell for a phishing scam. Let's not start another Cold War over that.
If there’s any single statement that Barack Obama probably wishes he could undo, it was his mockery of Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential deb
ates.
Referring to Romney’s characterization of Russia as America’s greatest geopolitical foe, Obama said the 1980s are now calling, and they want their foreign policy back.
Now of course, Democrats are up in arms about the Russians, sounding like madcap John Birchers from the 1960s.
As Twitter wag IowaHawk noted,
Well, only one of these crimes constitutes a threat to Democrats’ political power..."
Read on!
"John Podesta fell for a phishing scam. Let's not start another Cold War over that.
If there’s any single statement that Barack Obama probably wishes he could undo, it was his mockery of Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential debates.
Referring to Romney’s characterization of Russia as America’s greatest geopolitical foe, Obama said the 1980s are now calling, and they want their foreign policy back.
Now of course, Democrats are up in arms about the Russians, sounding like madcap John Birchers from the 1960s.
As Twitter wag IowaHawk noted,
- they didn’t get upset when Russia invaded Crimea,
- they didn’t throw down when Russia shot down a civilian airliner over Ukraine,
- but stealing John Podesta’s password via a phishing scam is apparently grounds for restarting the Cold War.
Well, only one of these crimes constitutes a threat to Democrats’ political power..."
Read on!
Best video ever!-----Tears and shock at Hillary Clinton's election night party
Tears and shock at Hillary Clinton's election night party - CNNPolitics.com:
A day with Clinton fans: From jubilation to devastation 01:46
New York (CNN)At Hillary Clinton's election night party in Manhattan, her supporters grew tense. Before long, they were despondent.
As the returns trickled in on Tuesday, the thousands who were gathered at the Javits Convention Center to celebrate a historic victory started to realize that something was wrong.
Virginia was much too close.
Clinton was falling behind in Florida. Wisconsin -- a state that the Clinton campaign considered to be in the bag -- was too close to call.
Well before midnight and still hours before the 2016 presidential race would be called, Clinton supporters began to leave..."
A day with Clinton fans: From jubilation to devastation 01:46
New York (CNN)At Hillary Clinton's election night party in Manhattan, her supporters grew tense. Before long, they were despondent.
As the returns trickled in on Tuesday, the thousands who were gathered at the Javits Convention Center to celebrate a historic victory started to realize that something was wrong.
Virginia was much too close.
Clinton was falling behind in Florida. Wisconsin -- a state that the Clinton campaign considered to be in the bag -- was too close to call.
Well before midnight and still hours before the 2016 presidential race would be called, Clinton supporters began to leave..."
Sheriff Clarke: For 8 Years Obama Has 'Rubbed White Peoples' Nose in the Stain of Slavery' -- He Can't Let Go
Sheriff Clarke: For 8 Years Obama Has 'Rubbed White Peoples' Nose in the Stain of Slavery' -- He Can't Let Go:
"In reference to the horrendous number of homicides in Chicago and President Barack Obama's pracice of dividing people by race, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said Black Lives Matter never marches in Chicago and Obama, for eight years, has been rubbing "white people's nose in the stain of slavery" because he cannot let the issue go, and wants America to wallow in racial division."
"In reference to the horrendous number of homicides in Chicago and President Barack Obama's pracice of dividing people by race, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said Black Lives Matter never marches in Chicago and Obama, for eight years, has been rubbing "white people's nose in the stain of slavery" because he cannot let the issue go, and wants America to wallow in racial division."
When James Mattis Gave Away His Dinner
When James Mattis Gave Away His Dinner | The Weekly Standard:
"Character is often revealed in seemingly small gestures.
Amid all the speculation about how retired Marine general James Mattis will manage to lead the behemoth called the Department of Defense, one personal experience I had a decade ago as a young staffer in the office of the Secretary of Defense sticks in my mind as a demonstration of Mattis's natural leadership ability.
It was also an act of pure kindness I have never forgotten.
After the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as large numbers of wounded warriors started to come home to the United States to recuperate at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, my boss, Paul Wolfowitz, then deputy secretary of Defense, wanted the wounded service members and their families to know how much their sacrifices were appreciated.
...A small Army band played at the top of the stairs and my Army friend—who years later became my husband—helped his fellow officers bring service members no longer able to use their legs up the stairs.
It may sound like a surprisingly festive occasion for a group of people who had little to be thankful for—except that they were still alive.
But it was indeed festive.
Then-Lieutenant General Mattis—who, as a two-star, had commanded the First Marine Division during the invasion of Iraq— was there among the senior military leaders, incredibly gracious spending time with all the young men (there were no women yet among the wounded at that point) and kneeling down to hear their stories..."
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"Character is often revealed in seemingly small gestures.
Amid all the speculation about how retired Marine general James Mattis will manage to lead the behemoth called the Department of Defense, one personal experience I had a decade ago as a young staffer in the office of the Secretary of Defense sticks in my mind as a demonstration of Mattis's natural leadership ability.It was also an act of pure kindness I have never forgotten.
After the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as large numbers of wounded warriors started to come home to the United States to recuperate at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, my boss, Paul Wolfowitz, then deputy secretary of Defense, wanted the wounded service members and their families to know how much their sacrifices were appreciated.
...A small Army band played at the top of the stairs and my Army friend—who years later became my husband—helped his fellow officers bring service members no longer able to use their legs up the stairs.
It may sound like a surprisingly festive occasion for a group of people who had little to be thankful for—except that they were still alive.
But it was indeed festive.
Then-Lieutenant General Mattis—who, as a two-star, had commanded the First Marine Division during the invasion of Iraq— was there among the senior military leaders, incredibly gracious spending time with all the young men (there were no women yet among the wounded at that point) and kneeling down to hear their stories..."
Read the entire story!
38% of US Households Spend More Than Income
38% of US Households Spend More Than Income - Shnugi:
"According to data from the 2015 Consumer Expenditures Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 38.5% of US households spent more than they earned.
Overall, 49.4 million out of 128 million US households are estimated to have had expenditures that exceeded their after tax income (table below).
Another 21.1% (27.1 million) of US households saved less than $10,000 per year.
One interesting fact is that 8.9% (11.3 million) US households are able to save at least $50,000 per year which is roughly equal to the median US household income."
"According to data from the 2015 Consumer Expenditures Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 38.5% of US households spent more than they earned.
Overall, 49.4 million out of 128 million US households are estimated to have had expenditures that exceeded their after tax income (table below).
Another 21.1% (27.1 million) of US households saved less than $10,000 per year.
One interesting fact is that 8.9% (11.3 million) US households are able to save at least $50,000 per year which is roughly equal to the median US household income."
2016’s Top News Stories Highlight The Dangers Of Diversity and Unwise Immigration
2016’s Top News Stories Highlight The Dangers Of Diversity and Unwise Immigration | VDARE - premier news outlet for patriotic immigration reform:
"...bad immigration ideas like open borders and unexamined diversity also took a beating as their results became clear in Europe.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel invited Syrians to her country beginning in 2015, and more than a million mostly muslim refugees came from around the world to occupy Europe in that year alone. Increased terror attacks followed.
The rancorous presidential election ranked as the most consequential 2016 event, where the nation-state candidate won, not the status-quo globalist.
"...bad immigration ideas like open borders and unexamined diversity also took a beating as their results became clear in Europe.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel invited Syrians to her country beginning in 2015, and more than a million mostly muslim refugees came from around the world to occupy Europe in that year alone. Increased terror attacks followed.
The rancorous presidential election ranked as the most consequential 2016 event, where the nation-state candidate won, not the status-quo globalist.
Immigration enforcement was a vital part of candidate Trump’s appeal to voters, one he made from the day of his announcement.
The #2 item, the BREXIT divorce of Britain from the European Union, was largely based upon the voters’ rejection of the open borders required by the EU.
In the #4 event, the Orlando nightclub murders were committed by the Omar Mateen, the son of Afghan muslims in another second-generation immigrant problem.
The #5 listing of worldwide terror attacks notes murders in the Middle East, along with horrific jihads in the Brussels airport and in Nice, France.
The #2 item, the BREXIT divorce of Britain from the European Union, was largely based upon the voters’ rejection of the open borders required by the EU.
In the #4 event, the Orlando nightclub murders were committed by the Omar Mateen, the son of Afghan muslims in another second-generation immigrant problem.
The #5 listing of worldwide terror attacks notes murders in the Middle East, along with horrific jihads in the Brussels airport and in Nice, France.
The European attacks have been made possible by open borders welcoming historic enemies from the Islamic world.
So that’s four items out of 10 that are news headliners with permissive immigration as a central or important part.
So that’s four items out of 10 that are news headliners with permissive immigration as a central or important part.
But the scribblers still haven’t figured out that not all diversity is equal.
Read on!AP Poll: US Election Voted Top News Story of 2016, ABC News, December 21, 2016
The Reason Why Netanyahu Gave Obama The Book of Esther as a Gift, Will Open Your Eyes | JewFacts
The Reason Why Netanyahu Gave Obama The Book of Esther as a Gift, Will Open Your Eyes | JewFacts:
"When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave President Obama the Book of Esther as a gift, the message was only slightly less subtle than if he had constructed a massive neon billboard across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with the message “Mr. President, please help me destroy Iran before they destroy us.”
The Book of Esther is from the Old Testament, and it’s a story that Jews across the world celebrate as the holiday of Purim. "
The Book of Esther is from the Old Testament, and it’s a story that Jews across the world celebrate as the holiday of Purim. "
Nebraska Just Abolished Civil Forfeiture, Now Requires A Criminal Conviction To Take Property
Nebraska Just Abolished Civil Forfeiture, Now Requires A Criminal Conviction To Take Property:
"Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill on Tuesday that eliminates civil forfeiture, which allows law enforcement to seize and keep property without filing charges or securing criminal convictions. The bill, LB 1106, passed the unicameral legislature last week by a vote of 38 to 8.
Civil forfeiture has ensnared a wide swath of victims in Nebraska. A Peruvian pastor once had $14,000 seized during a traffic stop.
Only after the local chapter of the ACLU intervened was he able to recover his cash.
Last year, a federal appellate court upheld forfeiting more than $63,000 in savings from a decorated Air Force veteran, even though he was never charged with a crime.
The newly signed law provides sweeping reforms.
First and foremost, Nebraska now requires a criminal conviction to forfeit property.
The accused must be convicted of an offense involving illegal drugs, child pornography or illegal gambling to lose their cash, vehicles, firearms or real estate.
Nebraska joins just nine other states that require a criminal conviction as a prerequisite for most or all forfeiture cases.
Following North Carolina and New Mexico, Nebraska is now the third state largely without civil forfeiture.
In addition to the criminal conviction requirement, LB 1106 also enacts new reporting requirements for seizures and forfeitures..."
"Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill on Tuesday that eliminates civil forfeiture, which allows law enforcement to seize and keep property without filing charges or securing criminal convictions. The bill, LB 1106, passed the unicameral legislature last week by a vote of 38 to 8.
Only after the local chapter of the ACLU intervened was he able to recover his cash.
Last year, a federal appellate court upheld forfeiting more than $63,000 in savings from a decorated Air Force veteran, even though he was never charged with a crime.
The newly signed law provides sweeping reforms.
First and foremost, Nebraska now requires a criminal conviction to forfeit property.
The accused must be convicted of an offense involving illegal drugs, child pornography or illegal gambling to lose their cash, vehicles, firearms or real estate.
Nebraska joins just nine other states that require a criminal conviction as a prerequisite for most or all forfeiture cases.
Following North Carolina and New Mexico, Nebraska is now the third state largely without civil forfeiture.
In addition to the criminal conviction requirement, LB 1106 also enacts new reporting requirements for seizures and forfeitures..."
History for January 3
History for January 3 - On-This-Day.com
Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 B.C., Lucretia Mott 1793, Clement Attlee 1883
J.R.R. Tolkien 1892, Victor Borge 1909, Mel Gibson 1956 - Actor ("Braveheart," "Lethal Weapon" movies)
1833 - Britain seized control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. About 150 years later, Argentina seized the islands from the British, but Britain took them back after a 74-day war.
1871 - Henry W. Bradley patented oleomargarine.
1888 - The drinking straw was patented by Marvin C. Stone.
1924 - English explorer Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.
1925 - In Italy, Mussolini announced that he would take dictatorial powers.
1951 - NBC-TV debuted "Dragnet."
1961 - The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1962 - Pope John XXIII excommunicated Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro.
Monday, January 02, 2017
Obama’s anti-Trump quest to crush America
Obama’s anti-Trump quest to crush America:
"With just three weeks left in his final term as president, Barack Hussein Obama is behaving like a maniac; his desperate actions to salvage his disastrous legacy are unnerving the American people and our closest allies.
Obama is doing all he can to sabotage President-elect Donald Trump to prevent him from successfully undoing the failed socialist policies of the last eight years. But he didn’t start this quest yesterday. This past year Obama covered a lot of ground in his bid to diminish and jeopardize America:"
Obama is doing all he can to sabotage President-elect Donald Trump to prevent him from successfully undoing the failed socialist policies of the last eight years. But he didn’t start this quest yesterday. This past year Obama covered a lot of ground in his bid to diminish and jeopardize America:"
Criminal!!-----Maryland College President Defends Lavish Expense Account
Maryland College President Defends Lavish Expense Account | The Daily Caller:
"Several students and staff of Montgomery College, Maryland’s biggest community college, are outraged over the college president’s high dollar spending on travel, meals and room service, according to a report by a local NBC affiliate.
...Dr. Pollard’s current contract shows that she receives a $281,000 salary with a possible five percent annual bonus. In addition, she has a $3,000 housing allowance each month for her home.
All of her work-related travel plus her wife’s travel costs are covered.
NBC reported on her questionable expense of spending $1,792 for a five-day hotel room at the Marriott Wardman in northwest D.C.
The hotel is only about 30 minutes from her house.
Records show that she averages 13 trips per year and has traveled to cities like Napa, California; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Honolulu, Hawaii; Austin, Texas and other cities.
Since 2013, she spent $70,000 in her travel expenses.
She spent more than $6,000 on upgrading plane seats for both herself and her wife.
In addition, they spent $3,700 for extra and overweight baggage.
During the summer of 2015, she spent more than $3,400 on airfare and upgrades to Honolulu and Austin for conferences.
While in Honolulu, Dr. Pollard spent $2,776 for a hotel room.
While in Austin, she racked up $2,753 for her hotel plus spent $80 for breakfast and bought two dinners on the same night — one for $80 and another for $127..."
Read on!
"Several students and staff of Montgomery College, Maryland’s biggest community college, are outraged over the college president’s high dollar spending on travel, meals and room service, according to a report by a local NBC affiliate.
...Dr. Pollard’s current contract shows that she receives a $281,000 salary with a possible five percent annual bonus. In addition, she has a $3,000 housing allowance each month for her home.
All of her work-related travel plus her wife’s travel costs are covered.
NBC reported on her questionable expense of spending $1,792 for a five-day hotel room at the Marriott Wardman in northwest D.C.The hotel is only about 30 minutes from her house.
Records show that she averages 13 trips per year and has traveled to cities like Napa, California; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Honolulu, Hawaii; Austin, Texas and other cities.
Since 2013, she spent $70,000 in her travel expenses.
She spent more than $6,000 on upgrading plane seats for both herself and her wife.
In addition, they spent $3,700 for extra and overweight baggage.
During the summer of 2015, she spent more than $3,400 on airfare and upgrades to Honolulu and Austin for conferences.
While in Honolulu, Dr. Pollard spent $2,776 for a hotel room.
While in Austin, she racked up $2,753 for her hotel plus spent $80 for breakfast and bought two dinners on the same night — one for $80 and another for $127..."
Read on!
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