History for September 5

History for September 5 - On-This-Day.com:
Louis XIV (King of France) 1638 , Jesse James 1847, Bob Newhart 1929 - Actor, comedian (The Bob Newhart Show) 


William Devane 1939 - Actor, John Stewart (The Kingston Trio) 1939, Raquel Welch 1940 - Actress 


Al Stewart (Alastair Ian "Al" Stewart) 1945 - Singer, Freddie Mercury (Queen) 1946, Michael Keaton 1951 - Actor ("Batman") 



1698 - Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards. 


1774 - The first session of the U.S. Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia. The delegates drafted a declaration of rights and grievances, organized the Continental Association, and elected Peyton Randolph as the first president of the Continental Congress. 


1836 - Sam Houston was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. 


1877 - Sioux chief Crazy Horse was killed by the bayonet of a U.S. soldier. The chief allegedly resisted confinement to a jail cell. 


1881 - The American Red Cross provided relief for disaster for the first time. The disaster was the Great Fire of 1881 in Michigan. 


1905 - The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed by Russia and Japan to end the Russo-Japanese War. The settlement was mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in New Hampshire. 


1914 - The Battle of the Marne began. The Germans, British and French fought for six days killing half a million people. 


1939 - The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality in World War II. 


1945 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino was arrested. D'Aquino was suspected of being the wartime radio propagandist "Tokyo Rose". She served six years and was later pardoned by U.S. President Ford. 


1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urged for a Holy War against the West and former allies. 


1992 - A General Motors Corporation strike ended with a new agreement being approved. Nearly 43,000 workers were on strike. 

Gun Maker Blocked from Processing Credit Card Sales — and Guess Which Obama Policy Its Blaming for It | TheBlaze.com

Gun Maker Blocked from Processing Credit Card Sales — and Guess Which Obama Policy Its Blaming for It | TheBlaze.com:
"A Oregon-based gun maker said Thursday that it has been blocked from processing credit card transactions by its long-standing credit card company, and believes it is the latest victim of the Obama administration’s “Operation Choke Point.”
The Obama administration has said Choke Point lets the Departments of Justice and Treasury crack down on illegal businesses by blocking their access to banks and other parts of the U.S. financial system."

Man Was Taken by Emergency Responders to the Hospital. When His Family Returned Home, This Note Was Waiting for Them. | TheBlaze.com

Man Was Taken by Emergency Responders to the Hospital. When His Family Returned Home, This Note Was Waiting for Them. | TheBlaze.com:
"The individual, John McCormick, 65, was mowing his lawn when he suffered a heart attack, collapsing inside his home as his family called for help. Medics arrived at the scene and took the 65-year-old, who had a history of heart problems to the hospital.
The firefighters followed the medics to the hospital, per normal operating procedure — but it’s what they did next that has them in the media spotlight."




American values!

Air cabin crews have a greater risk of skin cancer

Air cabin crews have a greater risk of skin cancer - health - 04 September 2014 - New Scientist

Pilots and flight crews on airliners are twice as likely as the general population to develop life-threatening melanoma skin cancer. 

The extra risk most likely comes from aircrew's increased exposure to sunlight penetrating the aircraft windows and windshields.

Total UV radiation is twice as intense at altitudes of 9000 to 10,000 metres – the cruising height of passenger planes – than at ground level.

Plane windows admit only tiny amounts of ultraviolet B sunlight – the type of UV radiation usually blamed for causing skin cancer. However, a study published in 2007 by the US Federal Aviation Administration looking at the windows in eight different types of airliner showed that, on average, 54 per cent of UVA radiation came through glass-based windows.

UVA is a potent but often overlooked cause of skin damage and cancer, says Martina Sanlorenzo of the University of California at San Francisco, who led the latest work.

What You Need to Know About Obamacare’s 18 Taxes

What You Need to Know About Obamacare’s 18 Taxes:
"Obamacare created a new entitlement through its exchange subsidies and vastly expanded another one, Medicaid.
The Congressional Budget Office expects these two pieces of the law to cost over $1.8 trillion over the next decade.
To offset some of this new spending, the law includes 18 new or increased taxes and fees that are estimated to bring in nearly $800 billion in new revenue from 2013-2022. 
Many of Obamacare’s taxes fall directly on the middle class, breaking the president’s promise to the contrary, while others will affect taxpayers indirectly through increased costs for goods, higher insurance premiums or lost wages."

There is nothing new about this particular...

(13) Fred Bertsch - 1. There is nothing new about this particular...:

Fred Bertsch

4 hrs · 

1. There is nothing new about this particular problem - base 10 solutions have been taught for many years usually after Children have mastered basic math to provide them with quicker ways to get to the correct solutions - there are lots of math tricks like this. For example - did you know that when you multiply single digits by nine that the digits in the answer will always add to nine and the first digit in the answer will always be one less than the number being multiplied? It can help you multiply faster in your head but it cannot replace the core learning. Math is fun but you have to know the basics first.

2. It is pretty stupid to use this as a way to teach basic math since it circumvents the core learning that needs to happen before they move to higher level math. Otherwise we could just use 1s and 0s and teach programming in the first grade.

3. There is nothing wrong with standards - it is the centralization and bias in the standards that irritates the people that are fundamentally in charge of children - The Parents.

4. The Federal government has no constitutional role in education of children and should back off. It is a local issue.

Common Core Teaches Kids New Way To Add 9 + 6 That Takes 54 Seconds

It's back-to-school time, America. As a courtesy to parents sure to be frustrated...

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Islamic State Tried to Force One of the Last Christians in an Iraqi Town to Convert, Then Punished Him in a Horrific Way When He Refused | TheBlaze.com

Islamic State Tried to Force One of the Last Christians in an Iraqi Town to Convert, Then Punished Him in a Horrific Way When He Refused | TheBlaze.com:
"The Washington-based organization International Christian Concern said that Salem Matty Georgis, 43, of Bartella, was pummeled to death Monday in front of a church after he refused to convert. Islamic State militants seized the predominantly Christian town last month."

[Watch] Wasserman-Schultz - GOP are Wife Beaters, Dragging Women by Their Hair -

[Watch] Wasserman-Schultz - GOP are Wife Beaters, Dragging Women by Their Hair 

DNC Chairman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is accustomed to giving her mouth free rein to spew any vile rhetoric that pops into her head. 

She doesn’t generally concern herself with the veracity of the comments. 

As long as they promote her message, truthfulness isn’t a consideration.

Until now; somehow, despicable Debbie has managed to go too far.

In a roundtable discussion on women’s issues at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, the Florida Congresswoman was campaigning against Governor Scott Walker and made some remarks which seem to have finally gone too far.

She said, “Scott Walker has given women the back of his hand. 
I know that is stark. 
I know that is direct. 
But that is reality…
What Republican Tea Party extremists like Scott Walker are doing is they are grabbing us by the hair and pulling us back. 
It is not going to happen on our watch.”

VIDEO: Lt. Col. Ralph Peters: Obama ‘Has a Real Psychological Problem’

VIDEO: Lt. Col. Ralph Peters: Obama ‘Has a Real Psychological Problem’:
"Commenting on Obama’s latest non-response (unless you can call jubilantly golfing a response) to the second barbaric beheading of an American journalist by the evil Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Peters contends that the reason Obama refused to receive personal briefings on ISIS is because he would rather be left in the dark, rather than have to deal with reality."

New ISIS threat: America's electric grid; blackout could kill 9 of 10

New ISIS threat: America's electric grid; blackout could kill 9 of 10 | WashingtonExaminer.com: "Former top government officials who have been warning Washington about the vulnerability of the nation’s largely unprotected electric grid are raising new fears that troops from the jihadist Islamic State are poised to attack the system, leading to a power crisis that could kill millions.
“Inadequate grid security, a porous U.S.-Mexico border, and fragile transmission systems make the electric grid a target for ISIS,” said Peter Pry, one of the nation’s leading experts on the grid.
Others joining Pry at a press conference later Wednesday to draw attention to the potential threat said that if just a handful of the nation’s high voltage transformers were knocked out, blackouts would occur across the country.
“By one estimate, should the power go out and stay out for over a year, nine out of 10 Americans would likely perish,” said Frank Gaffney, founder and president of the Center for Security Policy in Washington."

Democrat vs Democrat-lite--------Election 2014 - Michigan Governor - Snyder vs. Schauer

RealClearPolitics - Election 2014 - Michigan Governor - Snyder vs. Schauer:
"Michigan Governor - Snyder vs. Schauer"

Gun Shop Owner Says He’s Been Forced to Turn Over 165 Customer Records — Why He Fears ‘Door-to-Door Confiscation’ Could Be Next | TheBlaze.com

Gun Shop Owner Says He’s Been Forced to Turn Over 165 Customer Records — Why He Fears ‘Door-to-Door Confiscation’ Could Be Next | TheBlaze.com:
"Palumbo claimed he was told by an undercover officer that police first considered raiding his business with an armed SWAT Team to retrieve the records. The lead investigator, however, opted to take a more peaceful approach, he said.
Palumbo told TheBlaze he’s not entirely sure why law enforcement officials suddenly became focused on his business. He said there have been rumors that his gun shop came under scrutiny after police received an anonymous complaint via the NY SAFE “Tipline” that promises a $500 reward to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest under the gun control law. He also said he’s heard rumors that an anti-gun group could be responsible."

British Police Arrested Parents for Trying to Rescue Their Daughters from Islamic Rape Gangs

British Police Arrested Parents for Trying to Rescue Their Daughters from Islamic Rape Gangs - Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs:
Not only did the British police ignore the victims who came to them for help; they went after the parents who tried to rescue their children.
Is it any surprise that the craven British government banned Robert Spencer and me?
Imagine finding out that your young daughter is being regularly gang-raped by a mob of Muslim pedophiles. 
You go to police, only to be called a racist, a bigot, and a hate-monger. 
When police refuse to help, you go to the house where your daughter is being gang-raped and you try to rescue her. 
The pedophiles then calmly call the police and have you arrested for trying to rescue your daughter from being gang-raped.
This is reality in Rotherham, England. 
And if you don’t approve, you’re a racist, a bigot, and a hate-monger.

WELL, THIS IS COMFORTING: Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of Suicide Airliner Attacks on 9/11….

Instapundit » Blog Archive » WELL, THIS IS COMFORTING: Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of Suicide Airliner Attacks on 9/11….:
WELL, THIS IS COMFORTING: 

Missing Libyan Jetliners Raise Fears of Suicide Airliner Attacks on 9/11.
“Mekkaoui said the jets are being held by the Libyan group called Masked Men Brigade, which was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the State Department in December.”

And this seems poorly timed: Obama Lifts Ban Barring Libyans from US Flight Schools and Nuclear Studies. 

“In a recent interview with Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, Obama admitted he never thought much about what would follow the U.S. air campaign in a post-Gaddafi Libya.”

Ya think?-----Electric vehicle sales are running out of gas

Electric vehicle sales are running out of gas - LA Times:
"Electric car sales are not charging the marketplace.
A new study by online automotive research company Edmunds.com suggests the segment may have run out of gas.
Sales of electric drive vehicles are stuck at about 3.6% of all new car sales for 2014, Edmunds senior analyst Jessica Caldwell said.
That's below the 3.7% market share for 2013, and it's not likely to grow any before the end of the year."

Statutory rape victim forced to pay child support

Statutory rape victim forced to pay child support
PHOENIX — Nick Olivas became a father at 14, a fact he wouldn't learn for eight years.
While in high school, Olivas had sex with a 20-year-old woman. As he sees it now, she took advantage of a lonely kid going through a rough patch at home.
State law says a child younger than 15 cannot consent with an adult under any circumstance, making Olivas a rape victim. Olivas didn't press charges and says he didn't realize at the time that it was even something to consider.
The two went their separate ways. Olivas, now 24 and living in Phoenix, graduated from high school, went to college and became a medical assistant.
Then two years ago, the state served him with papers demanding child support. That's how he found out he had a then-6-year-old daughter.
Olivas said he owes about $15,000 in back child support and medical bills going back to the child's birth, plus 10 percent interest. The state seized money from his bank account and is garnisheeing his wages at $380 a month.

Obama Says U.S. Objective Is to ‘Destroy’ Islamic State…but Then Says It Can Be Made a ‘Manageable Problem’ | TheBlaze.com

Obama Says U.S. Objective Is to ‘Destroy’ Islamic State…but Then Says It Can Be Made a ‘Manageable Problem’ | TheBlaze.com:
"During a joint press conference with Estonian President Hendrik Ives on Wednesday, Obama used the phrase “destroy” in talking about the Islamic State, but later said the United States wanted to make it a “manageable problem.” The two phrases came one week after Obama said the U.S. did not yet have a strategy to defeat the terror group."

Blacks Target Whites with BB Guns in Central Park; Obama, Holder, Other Race Hustlers Silent

Blacks Target Whites with BB Guns in Central Park; Obama, Holder, Other Race Hustlers Silent:
Incidents of racially motivated crimes against Whites by Blacks seem to be on the rise, especially since the race hustlers descended upon Ferguson, Missouri playing judge, jury and executioner against Officer Darren Wilson. 
.....Since Ferguson, former Marine Ralph Weems was brutally beaten by a group of blacks out of revenge for the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson. Weems simply made the mistake of the ‘the wrong color’ at the ‘wrong restaurant.’ Left unconscious after the beating, he was placed in a medically induced coma and it is feared that he will have brain damage.
Recently, a report came out of New York of the NYPD’s Hate Crime division investigating numerous incidents of white people being attacked by black people wielding BB guns and shouting anti-white statements.
One victim, a 36 year old woman, was shot in the back of the head as she jogged through Central Park after midnight. The victim said there was a group of five black people, three men and two women, who were laughing and pointing when she turned around after being shot. According to police sources, one of the perpetrators said, “You white bitch.” The victim, who has been told the BB must remain permanently lodged in the soft tissue of the back of her head because it is too difficult to remove, said the attackers yelled other things including, “White people must die.”

Your morning get-up-and-go!------Epic Patty Cake Song (I'll Think Of You)

History for September 4

History for September 4 - On-This-Day.com:
Henry Ford II 1917, Paul Harvey 1918


Dick York 1928,  Damon Wayans 1960, Beyoncé Knowles (Destiny's Child) 1981 



1781 - Los Angeles, CA, was founded by Spanish settlers. The original name was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula," which translates as "The Town of the Queen of Angels." 


1882 - Thomas Edison's Pearl Street electric power station began operations in New York City. It was the first display of a practical electrical lighting system. 


1885 - The Exchange Buffet opened in New York City. It was the first self-service cafeteria in the U.S. 


1886 - Geronimo, and the Apache Indians he led, surrendered in Skeleton Canyon in Arizona to Gen. Nelson Miles. 


1888 - George Eastman registered the name "Kodak" and patented his roll-film camera. The camera took 100 exposures per roll. 


1923 - The first American dirigible, the "Shenandoah," began its maiden voyage in Lakehurst, NJ. 


1957 - The Arkansas National Guard was ordered by DEMOCRAT Governor Orval Faubus to keep nine black students from going into Little Rock's Central High School. 


1957 - The Ford Motor Company began selling the Edsel. The car was so unpopular that it was taken off the market only two years. 


1967 - "Gilligan's Island" aired for the last time on CBS-TV. It ran for 98 shows. 


1967 - Michigan Gov. George Romney said during a TV interview that he had undergone "brainwashing" by U.S. officials while visiting Vietnam in 1965. 


1971 - "The Lawrence Welk Show" was seen for the last time on ABC-TV. 


1998 - The International Monetary Fund approved a $257 million loan for the Ukraine. 


1998 - While in Ireland, U.S. President Clinton said the words "I'm sorry" for the first time about his affair with Monica Lewinsky and described his behavior as indefensible. 

LIBERTY REVIEW

LIBERTY REVIEW:

http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2014/09/final-solution-by-tammy-derouin-theres.html

There’s a campaign on line, conducted by Liberty Alliance, to send 48,000 golf tees to the White House.

Each tee represents one minute of play by our president.  The site states, “Since 2009, President Obama has played 200 rounds of golf.  Since that time, Tiger Woods has played 269 rounds. At Obama’s current pace, he will soon have played more golf than TigerWoods!”  After I let that sink in, I considered sending golf balls.

U.S. Government Lost Track of 6,000 Foreign Nationals

U.S. Government Lost Track of 6,000 Foreign Nationals:
"Officials at the federal agency told ABC News there are more than 58,000 students who overstayed their visas over the past year. Approximately 6,000 of those foreign nationals were referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for “follow-up,” as they’re of “heightened concern.”