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Motherboard – by Ben Richmond

On June 3, 1880, just four years after he patented the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell was talking wirelessly, sending his words over 213 meters on a mirror and a sunbeam on top of the Franklin School in Washington, DC. Bell called it his most important invention and named it the “photophone.”

Just like a telephone, you’d speak into a transmitter and it would be heard via a receiver, except, rather than sending electrical signals over wire, the transmitter focused light onto a parabolic mirror. When you spoke, the mirror vibrated in response, which modulated the sunbeam and varied the intensity of the light reaching the receiver, where, by shining on light-sensitive selenium, the light became speech again.   Continue reading “Alexander Graham Bell Made a Wireless Phone That Ran on Sunshine”

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Tenth Amendment Center

COLUMBIA, S.C., June 3, 2014 – Yesterday, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill into law that authorizes the growing and production of industrial hemp within the state, effectively nullifying the unconstitutional federal ban on the same.   Continue reading “SC Gov. Haley signs bill to effectively nullify federal ban on industrial hemp”

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More people are arrested each year for drug-related offenses than any other type of crime, and taxpayers spend tens of billions on arresting, prosecuting and jailing offenders for drug crimes. That means drugs represent a huge focus for those who participate in the criminal justice system. Let’s explore the impact and the recent history of American justice when it comes to the drug war.   Continue reading “How the Drug War Impacts the Criminal Justice System”

ABC News – by Rebecca Boone

The father of an American soldier who was just released after spending five years in the hands of the Taliban says his family is starting on the next step of a long mission: Helping Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl recover from his ordeal.

“We’re still in recovery mode ourselves, let alone our concern about how Bowe is going to come back, and what we need to work on,” Bob Bergdahl told dozens of journalists and supporters during a press conference in Boise on Sunday.   Continue reading “Freed Soldier’s Parents Say They’re Proud of Son”

by Tracy Turner

Caveat, this is not a medical advice nor a gun-control article.

This “List of 45 Mass Murders and Pharma Drugs they were on” is an excellent read, but merely a drop in the bucket compared to other psych-med-violence lists and databases. According to Yahoo Answers: “It is now 1 in 100 in the US not 1 in 150 (rate of ADHD/Autism Births); There are approximately 11,000 children born in the US each day-110 of the children born each day have a form of Autism which breaks down to about every 13.09 minutes a child is born with a form of Autism in the US.”… According to the Center for Disease Control, Canada, pesticides cause ADHD, ADD, Autism and Asperger’s.     Continue reading “Pesticide Control, Psych Drug Control Is Gun Control”

CNN – by Jen Christensen

Your spouse “had to stay late at work” — are you skeptical? Do you think your friend doesn’t like you if he cancels dinner plans? Do you suspect that your co-worker is putting her ambitions ahead of the team?

Curmudgeons of the world, listen up: This line of negative thinking might actually hurt your health.   Continue reading “Cynicism linked to greater dementia risk, study says”

Virginia Farm Bureau

RICHMOND-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed modifications to the Clean Water Act definitely will expand the federal government’s regulation of agriculture land uses, according to Donald Parrish, senior director of regulatory relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation. That’s despite EPA statements that existing exemption for agriculture operations will remain intact.

“The EPA is sticking to their talking points. They’re saying they’re not expanding jurisdiction, Parrish said. “But for the first time ever, EPA is defining ditches as tributaries. This really does blur the distinction between land and water. And Congress didn’t intend that.   Continue reading “Farm Bureau: Proposed EPA water regulations won’t exempt farmers”

Reuters

Tens of thousands of children unaccompanied by parents or relatives are flooding across the southern U.S. border illegally, forcing the Obama administration and Congress to grapple with both a humanitarian crisis and a budget dilemma.

An estimated 60,000 such children will pour into the United States this year, according to the administration, up from about 6,000 in 2011. Now, Washington is trying to figure out how to pay for their food, housing and transportation once they are taken into custody.   Continue reading “Waves of immigrant minors present crisis for Obama, Congress”

Raw Story – by Travis Gettys

Lawmakers in Louisiana passed a measure Tuesday to exempt themselves from gun restrictions at public buildings in the state.

The House voted 79-12 to approve a bill that would allow them to carry concealed weapons in courthouses and state offices, as judges and district attorneys are already permitted, reported New Orleans City Business.   Continue reading “Louisiana lawmakers vote to exempt themselves from gun ban in most public buildings”

Police One – by Josh Richman, The Oakland Tribune

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers reacted to the Santa Barbara shooting by announcing plans Tuesday for a bill to create a “gun violence restraining order.”

The bill would establish a system in which concerned relatives, intimate partners or friends can notify police about someone showing a propensity toward violence, so police can investigate and seek a judge’s order to seize that person’s firearms and prevent any purchases.    Continue reading “Gun bill would allow police to seize firearms, prevent purchases”

Aljazeera

A Chinese court has announced guilty verdicts for 55 people charged with of terrorism, separatism and murder, with the dependents learning of their fate at a stadium filled with 7,000 spectators — part of an apparent show by the government of its determination to combat unrest in the country’s far west.

At least one of the defendants was sentenced to death.   Continue reading “China Court Finds 55 Guilty in Mass Stadium Sentencing”

Raw Story – by Travis Gettys

A California veteran suffered a stroke that eventually killed him nearly three years ago after police beat him up when he tried to leave a Veterans Hospital with a shunt in his arm, according to a lawsuit filed by the man’s family.

Jonathan Montano grew impatient May 25, 2011, after waiting four hours for dialysis at the VA hospital in Loma Linda, and he told a nurse he intended to leave with the needle apparatus in his arm so staffers at a VA hospital in Long Beach would not have to insert a new one.   Continue reading “Cops caused fatal stroke by beating CA veteran tired of waiting at VA hospital, suit claims”

The Daily Caller – by Michael Bastasch

Despite being soundly rejected a few years ago, cap-and-trade will soon get its U.S. encore — but not in Congress. The Obama administration will likely use its executive power to unilaterally impose carbon dioxide emissions trading systems.

The Environmental Protection Agency will unveil regulations for existing U.S. power plants early next month. For months, onlookers have been speculating about what could be included in the EPA’s rule for existing power plants.   Continue reading “EPA To Unilaterally Push Cap And Trade On Carbon Emissions”

Bilderberg Meetings

62nd Bilderberg conference to take place from 29 May – 1 June 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Copenhagen, 26 May 2014 – The 62nd Bilderberg meeting is set to take place from 29 May until 1 June 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. A total of around 140 participants from 22 countries have confirmed their attendance. As ever, a diverse group of political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and the media have been invited.    Continue reading “Key Topics for 2014 Bilderberg and Participant List”

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Daily Mail – by JULIAN ROBINSON and WILL STEWART

Up to 100 people, including civilians and pro-Russian fighters, have been killed during a 24-hour bloodbath in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk.

Dozens of militants were reported dead in a furious battle for control of the airport in the key city of Donetsk where bodies were lying in the streets.
Continue reading “Caught in the crossfire: Civilians among dozens killed in Donetsk as fighting continues across city and Ukraine vows to fight until ‘not a single terrorist remains’”