Month: November 2014

Mail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy are making their pitch to a judge that he deserves a new trial because of what they call problems with a key witness.

Lawyers for Ingmar Guandique and the government were scheduled Wednesday to begin three days of hearings. Guandique’s lawyers say he was convicted on the basis of false or misleading testimony given by a one-time cellmate and prosecutors knew or should have known the testimony was false and investigated the man further.   Continue reading “Hearing on new trial to begin in Chandra Levy case”

Fox News

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the U.S. has set a new goal to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by between 26 percent and 28 percent over the next 11 years as part of a climate change agreement with China.

The new target is a drastic increase from earlier in Obama’s presidency, when he pledged to cut emissions by 17 percent by 2020. By contrast, Obama’s counterpart, Xi Jinping, did not pledge any reductions by a specific date, but rather set a target for China’s emissions to peak by 2030, or earlier if possible. Xi also pledged to increase the share of energy that China will derive from sources other than fossil fuels. China’s emissions have grown in recent years due to the building of new coal plants.    Continue reading “Obama vows US will cut emissions by at least 26 percent over next 11 years”

BATR

The attention that Taibbi is receiving for the Rolling Stone essay, The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase’s Worst Nightmare, may push forward a serious debate on the systemic corruption that is common knowledge among informed observers of the financial structure. Zero Hedge can always be depended upon to incisively sum up the issue. Continue reading “Matt Taibbi on JPMorgan Chase’s Worst Nightmare”

EAG News – by Danette Clark

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice recently promised a whopping $63 million to investigate school safety programs and to reward districts for implementing “restorative justice” and other related school discipline programs.

According to an October 1st statement from Attorney General Eric Holder, “This funding is being awarded as part of the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative – a large-scale, multi-agency research effort to build practical, and scientifically-sound, knowledge about effective ways to increase school safety nationwide.”   Continue reading “DOJ grants $63 million for social justice school discipline promoted by Bill Ayers”

Roll Call – by Steven Dennis and Jay Hunter

It was a good year for members of Congress in one respect: their pocketbooks.

Roll Call has for decades calculated the “50 Richest” members of Congress by poring through financial disclosure forms, and this year, we’ve taken the added step of tallying the minimum net worth of every member of Congress.     Continue reading “Wealth of Congress Jumps $150 Million”

Breitbart – by Brandon Darby

LUBBOCK, Texas — Two explosives were found near an Arizona bridge approximately 30 miles from the U.S. border with Mexico, according to a leaked report exclusively obtained by Breitbart Texas. The items were made from water gel commercial explosives and were ammonium nitrate based, according to the leaked official report from the Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC).

The materials were found near Amado, Arizona by two Arizona Department of Transportation employees who were reportedly inspecting the bridge. The report asserts that the explosives contained the power to cause partial damage to the bridge, but lacked the required blasting cap to ignite the explosion.   Continue reading “Explosives Found at Bridge Near Arizona Border with Mexico”

Eco Flight, Newsletter – Spring 2014

CBS Denver

Erin tried to buy her first car when she was young and had no credit history.

“I didn’t have anybody to cosign,” she said.

The interest rate on a car loan for her was going to be astronomical. But a device called Passtime helped her establish credit and buy a car.

Passtime is affixed to a car and prevents it from starting if the owner doesn’t make loan payments on time. It’s targeted toward people with no credit history or poor credit scores.    Continue reading “Device Prevents Cars From Starting If Loans Aren’t Paid, Helps Drivers Establish Credit”

The Right Scoop

You know I’ve had about enough of Michael Brown’s parents. I know they are grieving and what not, but they are going too far in their desire to prosecute Darren Wilson for the death of their son. After all, the grand jury is still hearing evidence and hasn’t released a verdict yet on that evidence.

Michael Brown’s parents are not reasonable people nor have they surrounded themselves with reasonable people. They claim they want justice yet what they really want is to believe that their son couldn’t be the thug that led him to attack an officer and get killed. And if it means prosecuting Darren Wilson and sending him to jail to keep that dream alive, that’s what they’ll do.   Continue reading “STUPID: Michael Brown parents want UN to recommend IMMEDIATE arrest of Officer Darren Wilson”

Poor Richard’s News

Obama is trying to rush the confirmation of his new Attorney General through the Senate before the newly elected Republican majority takes over.  But there are plenty of reasons why Senators on both sides of the aisle should have great pause before approving Loretta Lynch.

In recent months, much has been written about the concept of “civil asset forfeiture,” in which police routinely steal billions of dollars worth of private property without even so much as criminal charges.  As it turns out, Loretta Lynch is all for it, and her US attorney’s office has benefited from it to the tune of nearly a BILLION dollars.    Continue reading “Obama’s AG nominee has seized $904 million in private property through “civil asset forfeiture””

Huffington Post – by Eleanor Goldberg

A new Alabama fraternity has already redefined what it means to be a “brother.”

Phi Kappa Psi has only had a presence at the University of Alabama in Huntsville for less than a year, but they already have big plans to help improve their community, WHNT reported. Inspired by a chance meeting with a local homeless person, Taylor Reed — president of the frat — decided to establish an organization to build tiny homes for people without a place to live.   Continue reading “Alabama Frat Is Building Tiny Houses For Homeless Because They’re Their Brothers Too”

This really works and will only take you about ten seconds!!!

Amazing it really works this is my all-time favorite movie.

I am very good at math, so I did it in my head, then on paper, and finally on a calculator just to confirm my numerical capabilities.

Each time I got the same answer, and sure enough it IS my very favorite movie EVER!

DO NOT cheat. DO YOUR math, THEN compare the results to the list of movies at the bottom.   Continue reading “Math Trick”

Alliance for Natural Health

Patent protection means you get to charge whatever the market will bear. In this case, it bears a 935% increase in the price tag.

Xyrem is the brand name for sodium oxybate. Sodium oxybate is the sodium salt of γ-hydroxybutyric acid, or GHB—the “date rape drug.” It’s an old drug—even older than aspirin—and it’s FDA-approved for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness caused by narcolepsy.   Continue reading “How a Monopoly Is Turning the Date Rape Drug into a Blockbuster Moneymaker”