History for December 3

History for December 3 - On-This-Day.com
George McClellan 1826- Union General, Joseph Conrad 1857- Author, Andy Williams 1927- Singer 


Ozzy Osbourne 1948- Singer, Rick Mears 1953- Racecar driver,Julianne Moore 1960- Actress 


1818 - Illinois was admitted as the 21st state of the union. 


1828 - Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States. 


1835 - In Rhode Island, the Manufacturer Mutual Fire Insurance Company issued the first fire insurance policy. 


1931 - Alka Seltzer was sold for the first time. 


1948 - The "Pumpkin Papers" came to public light. The House Un-American Activities Committee announced that former Communist spy Whittaker Chambers had produced microfilm of secret documents hidden inside a pumpkin on his Maryland farm. 


1950 - Paul Harvey began his national radio broadcast. 


1967 - In Cape Town, South Africa, a team of surgeons headed by Dr. Christian Barnard, performed the first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky. Washkansky only lived 18 days. 


1967 - The famed luxury train, "20th Century Limited," completed its final run from New York to Chicago. 


1984 - In Bhopal, India, more than 2,000 people were killed after a cloud of poisonous gas escaped from a pesticide plant. The plant was operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary. 


2010 - The Boeing X-37 returned to Earth on successfully after its first orbital mission. It launched on April 22, 2010. 

Rep. Chaffetz Asks Homeland Chief if U.S. Deported Four Alleged Terrorists – Wait Until You Hear His Answer | Video | TheBlaze.com

Rep. Chaffetz Asks Homeland Chief if U.S. Deported Four Alleged Terrorists – Wait Until You Hear His Answer | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah.) grilled Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson over his department’s failure to deport four members of a terrorist organization who were captured crossing illegally into the U.S.

During a Tuesday hearing, Chaffetz recalled that Johnson had previously promised four men nabbed crossing the Southern border in early September would be deported. The individuals were thought to have ties to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, an organization designated as a terrorist group by the State Department.

“Did you deport them?” the Utah representative asked Johnson."

Black Civil Rights Leader: ‘Michael Brown is Dead Because of Michael Brown’

Black Civil Rights Leader: ‘Michael Brown is Dead Because of Michael Brown’:

“Michael Brown is dead because he had failed parents who did not raise him in the right way,” Peterson told Cavuto about the 6’4″, 292 lb. Brown, who died after robbing a convenience store and attacking police officer Darren Wilson."

Mia Love Just Fired the First Shot Across the Bow to Obama

Mia Love Just Fired the First Shot Across the Bow to Obama:

"If Utah Congresswoman-elect Mia Love has demonstrated one thing, it’s that she is passionately principled and does not mince words when it comes to defending the Constitution. That strong willed courage was on full display during a recent appearance on Fox News’ Fox and Friends."

As ISIS Attempts to Recruit Black Men in Ferguson, It Appears As if Obama’s Buddy Beyonce is Helping

As ISIS Attempts to Recruit Black Men in Ferguson, It Appears As if Obama’s Buddy Beyonce is Helping:

"During the initial weeks following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson, a chilling sign was seen behind CNN’s Jake Tapper as he reported from Ferguson. A man was holding a sign that read “ISIS here.” Since the announcement last week that the grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in that shooting, ISIS has ramped up their efforts to recruit black men out of Ferguson. Therefore, it is a bit shocking that Beyonce, one of the biggest stars in the music industry, would film a video that could be construed as both propaganda for ISIS and for the violent rioting in Ferguson."

Four DEMOCRAT Members of Congress Put Their Hands Up in Solidarity With Ferguson Protesters, None Voted to Limit Police Militarization

Four Members of Congress Put Their Hands Up in Solidarity With Ferguson Protesters, None Voted to Limit Police Militarization - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"Yesterday, for example, four members of Congress raised their hands on the House Floor to “show solidarity with the protesters” in Ferugson.
Those four are Reps. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Tex.), and Al Green (D-Tex.).
All four voted AGAINST an amendment in July that would’ve limited the transfer of military equipment from the Department of Defense to local police agencies.

It’s just another reminder for protesters more interested in policy reforms than partisan agendas that elected leaders, by and large, are only interested in how they look vis a vis police issues and not what they can do to improve the situation."

Brady Hoke out as Michigan Wolverines head coach

Brady Hoke out as Michigan Wolverines head coach - ESPN:

"In a coincidence, Hoke's ouster comes on the same day his reviled predecessor in Ann Arbor, Rich Rodriguez, was announced as the Pac-12 Coach of the Year."

"State of the Net.Net" » * The big password mistake that hackers are hoping you’ll make

"State of the Net.Net" » * The big password mistake that hackers are hoping you’ll make:
"Can you tell how strong a password is?
To see, try to figure out which of these four are a pushover for hackers.

Zdhkqjbu83
74Xmbgdapw
Bmukwes3901!
lw;62v74y

Spoiler:
They’re all an easy mark for hackers, even though every one is 9 or more characters long and contains a mix of both letters and non-letters.
How can such apparently strong passwords be so weak?
The short answer is that they follow some of the most common patterns of composition that people use to create passwords, patterns that weaken them."

When are boys and girls allowed to be split up in school? The government has a 36-page answer. | TheBlaze.com

When are boys and girls allowed to be split up in school? The government has a 36-page answer. | TheBlaze.com:

"The Department of Education on Monday released a set of guidelines that is meant to clarify when K-12 schools are allowed to separate boys and girls into separate classrooms, without running afoul of civil rights laws.

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 required the department to issue rules about when boys and girls can be split up, and when they cannot. The department’s 36-page document was released after “numerous inquiries” about the department’s policies."

Entire Detroit Public Lighting system is down

Entire Detroit Public Lighting system is down:
"Detroit — A widespread power outage Tuesday has caused evacuations of buildings throughout the downtown, including Joe Louis Arena, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, the Detroit Institute of Arts and some buildings at Wayne State University.

DTE Energy Co. Scott Simons said “it looks like the entire Detroit Public Lighting system is down. 
Affecting about 100 buildings, places like The Joe, Frank Murphy Hall of Justice, fire stations, schools.
We were notified about 10:30 a.m.
We’re working with them to help resolve the situation.
We’ll help investigate the problem and make repairs.
It’s too early yet to determine what has caused the shutdown.”"

MEGAN MCARDLE: UVA Should Help Police Catch Alleged Rapists

UVA Should Help Police Catch Alleged Rapists — Now. I wrote last week about the …

MEGAN MCARDLE: UVA Should Help Police Catch Alleged Rapists — Now.

I wrote last week about the explosive rape allegations against a University of Virginia fraternity in Rolling Stone. This morning I see that Richard Bradley, a former editor at George who had the unhappy distinction of having been taken in by Stephen Glass, is raising questions about the story and the reporting by the author, Sabrina Rubin Erdely.

I read Bradley’s article and thought, “well, if there are problems with Erdely’s story, it will probably come out eventually, because there’s enough detail that can be checked.” But there’s a corollary to that: If the Rolling Stone article’s allegations are true, there’s also enough detail to put at least a couple of people in jail, and possibly the whole group, even if Jackie (the victim) is reluctant to assist the investigation.

For starters, there are two people whom the university can surely identify right now. First is “Drew,” the boy who worked as a lifeguard at the university pool with her, invited her to the party, and handed her over to his brothers to be raped. There are about 80 brothers in this fraternity; the odds that more than one of them was an upperclassman lifeguard in 2012 seem pretty small, unless this happens to be the swim team frat.

Second is the kid who raped her with a beer bottle when he found himself unable to maintain an erection; she says she recognized him as a classmate from a small anthropology discussion group. The story strongly implies that the rape was an initiation ritual for the fraternity, and since fraternity rush takes place in the second half of freshman year at UVA, this boy was almost certainly a sophomore, or maybe an upperclassman who transferred in. At any rate, it’s very unlikely that there is more than one young man who was a new member of Phi Kappa Psi in 2012, and also a member of lower-level anthropology class. The university ought to be able to identify these two young men in a matter of a few hours.

But the university may well be able to identify everyone, because the story strongly suggests that an entire new class of Phi Kappa Psi brothers participated in a gang rape, either of Jackie or of the two other girls who she learned were also gang raped at the fraternity around the same time that she had been. As far as I can tell, Virginia has no statute of limitations on rape, which means the police should be aggressively investigating these sickening allegations. The university has a duty to its own community, and to the community at large, to do its utmost to identify as many rapists as possible, and help the police to bring them to justice.

And yet, what it’s done instead is to visit watered-down collective punishment on the entire Greek system. What does that say?"

Republican Staffer Who Criticized Obama Daughters Is Resigning | TheBlaze.com

Republican Staffer Who Criticized Obama Daughters Is Resigning | TheBlaze.com:

“Dear Sasha and Malia, I get you’re both in those awful teen years, but you’re a part of the First Family, try showing a little class,” she wrote. “At least respect the part you play. Then again your mother and father don’t respect their positions very much, or the nation for that matter, so I’m guessing you’re coming up a little short in the ‘good role model’ department. Nevertheless, stretch yourself. Rise to the occasion. Act like being in the White House matters to you. Dress like you deserve respect, not a spot at a bar. And certainly don’t make faces during televised public events.”

Muslim Religious Leader says Saying Merry Christmas is Worse than Murder

Muslim Religious Leader says Saying Merry Christmas is Worse than Murder - Eagle Rising:

"Think you can coexist with the Muslim community? Then you probably haven’t heard what this western Islamic religious leader has to say about the horror that is… saying “Merry Christmas.”

Yes, according to this Muslim, saying Merry Christmas is worse than murder (which, by the way, means Muslims killing other Muslims because killing an infidel like you or me ain’t no big deal)."





MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

What could possibly go wrong?------Fair housing focus of upcoming forums in Muskegon, Muskegon Heights

Fair housing focus of upcoming forums in Muskegon, Muskegon Heights | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON, MI -- Have you been having trouble getting a bank to finance a home mortgage? Have you been denied an application to rent a home?
Local authorities want to hear about these and other types of housing struggles, and may be able to provide help at an upcoming fair housing forum.
The forum will be 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the indoor market at the Muskegon Farmer's Market, 242 W. Western Ave.
The city's community and neighborhood services office is hosting the event, but anyone from Muskegon County is encouraged to participate.
Muskegon Heights also will host a fair housing forum at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Muskegon Heights City Hall, 2724 Peck St."

‘We’ll Tear This Godd**n Country Up!’: Farrakhan’s Fiery Rant Just Days Before Grand Jury Announcement Seems to Justify Ferguson Violence | Video | TheBlaze.com

‘We’ll Tear This Godd**n Country Up!’: Farrakhan’s Fiery Rant Just Days Before Grand Jury Announcement Seems to Justify Ferguson Violence | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"In one clip from the speech, Farrakhan said that what he sees happening in Ferguson, Missouri, following former police officer Darren Wilson’s killing of Brown is unprecedented, with men, woman and children continuing to protest for over 100 days.

Speaking of young people in particular, he said that they will not back down, appearing to justify the use of violence and telling the audience to teach their babies “how to throw the bottle if they can,” according to CBS Radio."

Brave, smart man!-----Federal funds could be available for police body cameras, but Michigan lawmaker says no thanks

Federal funds could be available for police body cameras, but Michigan lawmaker says no thanks | MLive.com:
"State Rep. Tom McMilllin, R-Rochester Hills, said Monday he was glad Obama and White House officials agreed that having body cameras for police is a good idea.
But, he’d rather see the states themselves pay for their own purchases.
“Frankly, the feds have put me and my kids in enough debt, I wouldn’t want them adding to it,” McMillin said.
“Them providing body cameras to state and local police officers in Michigan isn’t a proper role of the federal government, in my opinion. 
We could figure out how to pay for it here in Michigan.”
McMillin introduced a bill last month that would require all police officers in Michigan to wear body cameras."

Muskegon Prepares to Vote on Controversial Ordinance that will Ban City Residents from Growing and Selling Vegetables

Muskegon Prepares to Vote on Controversial Ordinance that will Ban City Residents from Growing and Selling Vegetables - Michigan Small Farm Council
Muskegon is a food desert, yet is preparing to pass an ordinance that will refuse to allow city residents to grow and sell vegetables.

Wayne Whitman from MDARD has agreed to attend a private meeting in Muskegon to discuss the proposed ordinance in the context of the Right to Farm Act at 2:30 pm on December 8th, with city staff and invited guests only.

The public will not be allowed to attend.

Joshua EldenBrady, resident of Muskegon, provides this overview:

Muskegon Hates Veggies Too
Joshua S. EldenBrady

Remember the headlines from Oak Park a few years back threatening a resident with jail for growing a vegetable garden in her yard?  “Oak Park Hates Veggies.”  Thankfully that is not the trend.  In recent years, cities across the state have been working to find a way to integrate urban farming as a new type of much need green space and cities across the country, some as large as San Francisco, are spending significant amount of money on tax credits to encourage property owners to keep some vacant lots as urban farms.

While legal hurdles exist, most cities have been working hard to encourage more green space and local food production.  Detroit is a prime example of a large city struggling with how to work with state law to craft a well formed local food policy.  Detroit spent several years carefully crafting an urban farming ordinance that welcomed local farms and gardens as a regulated use for many of the city’s numerous vacant properties.

It is this backdrop of progress that makes Muskegon Michigan stand in such sharp contrast.  In 2010, a group of citizens pushed for the city to formally allow community gardens (previously illegal) in the city.  This group worked with city staff to write a new ordinance.  The ordinance allowed for any individual or group of individual to grow produce anywhere in the city so long as certain conditions were met.  The version given to the work group encouraged those gardens to sell at the city farmers market.  Somewhere between a stakeholder meeting and the final version, that language was removed.

At the start of 2013, one large non-profit operations (McLaughlin Grows Urban Farm) existed in Muskegon selling produce through CSA shares and through several local venues.  During the year, one new operation (operated by individuals as sole proprietors) and one expanding operation (a community garden with new grant funding to sell door to door in a low income neighborhood) applied to the city for permits for new operations.  Suddenly the city government that had encouraged sales at the work group in 2010 took a very different tone. 

Since the language encouraging sales had been removed from the final version of the community gardening ordinance, the city said that no one was allowed to sell.  The Zoning Board of Appeals stated that they could not allow a farming operation because it might spread to other areas of the city and farming in the city was “unacceptable.”  The city management (staff and previous city manager) and legal counsel stated that the city would not even consider allowing urban farming of any kind because that was not the direction the city wanted to go and Right to Farm made it impossible.  A similar sentient was echoed in 2014 by the Planning Commission as well as by several members of the City Commission.

The truly bizarre part is the nature of the opposition.
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Lawmakers Want to Resuscitate Wind Tax Credit

Lawmakers Want to Resuscitate Wind Tax Credit:

"As the lame-duck Congress limps to the finish line, billions of dollars in federal energy subsidies could be up for grabs.

The perennial procrastination has solar and wind-power lobbyists scrambling for tax credits. Last week, lawmakers reached a deal on a $440 billion tax package only to have President Obama threaten a veto. The package would have resuscitated the wind tax credit that expired last year."

NYC Officials Misspent Nearly $200 Million Of Sandy Relief Funds

NYC Officials Misspent Nearly $200 Million Of Sandy Relief Funds | The Daily Caller:
"A recent government audit has found that New York City officials misspent $183 million in Hurricane Sandy relief funds, using the money to cover salaries and fringe benefits for hospital employees — some of whom weren’t even working.
The funds, dispersed as part of a $4.2 billion disaster relief package passed in 2013, were given to the city-run nonprofit Health and Hospitals Corporation. 
In its own words, HHC operates the “public safetynet healthcare system of New York City.”"

Meebee they're lower cuz their ain't as many cars left to carjack?-------Detroit Carjackings Down Significantly, But Still Far Too Many

Detroit Carjackings Down Significantly, But Still Far Too Many –  Deadline Detroit:
"The good news: 
Carjackings are down significantly in Detroit.
The bad news:
There's still far too many.
Tresa Baldas of the Detroit Free Press reports that six years ago, the city had 1,231 carjackings — more than three a day.
Last year, the number dropped to 701.
Still, Baldas points out that the 701 was still the highest known number of carjackings for any major city in the country."

‘We Don’t Give a S*%! About That’: Lawsuit Exposes Relaxed Deportation Rules at DHS | TheBlaze.com

‘We Don’t Give a S*%! About That’: Lawsuit Exposes Relaxed Deportation Rules at DHS | TheBlaze.com:

"According to Goodlatte’s letter, Vroom’s lawsuit at one point alleged that DHS told employees to “ignore the law they were sworn to uphold and routinely release and dismiss cases for entire classes of criminal aliens.” That includes drunk drivers, deferred action applicants, and illegal immigrants who tried to vote.

It said that Jim Stolley, a manager of Field Legal Operations within OPLA, said “We don’t give a s*%! about that, let it go,” when asked about removing aliens with drunk driving convictions."

Why we need more than ANC/NBC/CBS/NPR/PBS/NYT/AP------Instapundit

Instapundit:

ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO IGNORE:
Also no coverage at the New York Times of the arrest of Obama bundler Terry Bean for child rape. It’s like they have an agenda to distort the news for partisan reasons or something.
Posted at 6:56 pm by Glenn Reynolds 

AT THE NEW YORK TIMES, zero results in a search for Zemir Begic, the man beaten to death with hammers by “youths” in St. Louis. Posted at 4:43 pm by Glenn Reynolds  

Eric Holder’s Speech on New Racial Profiling Guidelines Interrupted by Protesters — but His Response Gets a Standing Ovation | Video | TheBlaze.com

Eric Holder’s Speech on New Racial Profiling Guidelines Interrupted by Protesters — but His Response Gets a Standing Ovation | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta – the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that he will soon unveil long-planned Justice Department guidance aimed at ending racial profiling."

History for December 2

History for December 2 - On-This-Day.com:
George Seurat 1859, Charles Ringling 1862, Maria Callas 1923 


Alexander M. Haig 1924, Edwin Meese III 1931, Aaron Rodgers 1983 - Football player 


1804 - Napoleon was crowned emperor of France at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. 


1823 - U.S. President James Monroe outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere. 


1901 - Gillette patented the KC Gillette Razor. It was first razor to feature a permanent handle and disposable double-edge razor blades. 


1927 - The Ford Motor Company unveiled the Model A automobile. It was the successor to the Model T. 


1939 - New York's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago landed at 12:01 a.m. 


1942 - A self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated by Dr. Enrico Fermi and his staff at the University of Chicago. 


1961 - Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared in a nationally broadcast speech that he was a Marxist-Leninist and that he was going to lead Cuba to communism. 


1969 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet got its first public preview as 191 people flew from Seattle, WA, to New York City, NY. Most of the passengers were reporters and photographers. 


1982 - Doctors at the University of Utah implanted a permanent artificial heart in the chest of retired dentist Barney Clark. He lived 112 days with the device. The operation was the first of its kind. 


1990 - The Midwest section of the U.S. prepared for a massive earthquake predicted by Iben Browning. Nothing happened. 


1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot to death by security forces in Medellin. 


1994 - The U.S. government agreed not to seek a recall of allegedly fire-prone General Motors pickup trucks. Instead a deal was made with GM under which the company would spend more than $51 million on safety and research. 


1997 - U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno declined to seek an independent counsel investigation of telephone fund-raising by President Clinton and Vice President Gore. It was concluded that they had not violated election laws. 


2001 - Enron Corp. filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. The filing came five days after Dynegy walked away from a $8.4 billion buyout. It was the largest bankruptcy in U.S.history. 

You Won’t Believe What Ferguson Protestors and Obama Just Did

You Won’t Believe What Ferguson Protestors and Obama Just Did:

"Also in attendance was tax cheat Al Sharpton and not in attendance was a single person from the Ferguson Police Department. What Obama is trying to do is create a top down government, instead of leaving governing to individual communities."

After More Than a Year, This Is the White House’s Response to a Petition to Declare the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group | TheBlaze.com

After More Than a Year, This Is the White House’s Response to a Petition to Declare the Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group | TheBlaze.com:

"After more than a year, the White House finally responded to an online petition asking that the Muslim Brotherhood be declared a terrorist organization, and the answer is no.

“We have not seen credible evidence that the Muslim Brotherhood has renounced its decades-long commitment to non-violence,” the White House said in response to a “We the People” petition that garnered 213,146 signatures — more than twice the 100,000-signature threshold to trigger a response."


How much worse does it have to get before Americans realize our enemy is inside our government? 

Prisoners get millions from IRS in bogus refund claims, watchdog finds | Fox News

Prisoners get millions from IRS in bogus refund claims, watchdog finds | Fox News:

"According to the report, more than 137,000 phony tax returns were filed in 2012 using a prisoner’s Social Security number to the tune of $1 billion. While many of the fake refunds were flagged and prevented by the agency, the IRS issued $70 million in bogus refunds.

This was a significant increase from 2007, when more than 37,000 fake tax returns were filed for amounts equaling $166 million."

How Miriam Carey’s U-turn at a White House checkpoint led to her death

How Miriam Carey’s U-turn at a White House checkpoint led to her death | The Washington Post
Do you remember Miriam Carey? 
Her remarkably public death at 34 mesmerized us for a couple of news cycles.
Then we moved on pretty quickly.
I had to look up her name when I first started puzzling over this case.
The main thing I remembered was that incredible video — the one showing the two-door black Infiniti surrounded by Secret Service officers with guns drawn near the Capitol Reflecting Pool.
The car looks trapped.
Suddenly the driver backs into a squad car and accelerates away.
There’s the sound of gunfire while tourists take cover on the West Lawn.
The Infiniti reappears, making a loop around a traffic circle, and proceeds up Constitution Avenue to what would be the fatal encounter outside the Hart Building.

What an afternoon. We were told that Carey “rammed” White House and Capitol “barriers.”
That she tried to breach two security perimeters.
That she had mental problems.

District Police Chief Cathy Lanier said federal officers acted “heroically.”
The House of Representatives offered a standing ovation.

It was easy to call this a tragedy and turn the page.

Except that some of what little we thought we knew hasn’t held up. 
The part about ramming White House barriers and trying to breach two security perimeters? 
Not exactly true.