Month: April 2015

Human Wrongs Watch

Geneva (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency said on Friday 10 April 2015 it is preparing to receive as many as 130,000 refugees who could flee by boat to Africa to escape the conflict in Yemen, even as it works to help hundreds of thousands of other refugees and Yemenis under threat inside the country.

“With 14 out of Yemen’s 22 govern orates affected by air strikes or armed conflict, UNHCR yesterday [9 April 2015] issued a position paper to governments calling on all countries to allow civilians fleeing Yemen access to their territories,” said Adrian Edwards, a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).   Continue reading “UN Braces for as Many as 130,000 Refugees Fleeing Yemen by Boat to Africa”

American Everyman – by Scott Creighton

Late last night I wrote about John T. Booker Jr., 20, of Topeka, who was charged Friday with planning a suicide attack at Fort Riley, just west of Topeka.  I wrote about how John, a.k.a. Muhammed Abdullah Hassan, had been in the ROTC program at his high school and ended up as a Master Sgt in that program before graduating school. I wrote about how it seems he was used to craft a non-existing threat to the military as he signed up in February for the delayed entry program just so he could go online and post a bunch of BS “jihad” material about wanting to sign up so he could stick an officer with a sword or some other such crap. Of course, the FBI “discovered” him on Facebook less than a month later and his military career was put on hold. That was early 2014.   Continue reading “John T. Booker Jr. Was Handled by FBI, Drugged and Then Set-Up to “Get Him Off the Streets””

BBC

Drivers in Weatherford, Texas have had a surprise windfall after a large sum of banknotes were blown across Interstate 20.

Joel Aldridge, 46, filmed the slow-moving traffic on his mobile phone, thinking there had been an accident. But he soon spotted a number of people carrying handfuls of money.   Continue reading “Texas drivers scoop ‘free money’ on Interstate 20”

Craigslist

Up for adoption is a gently used coffin with lots of life left in it! it could use a good cleaning inside due the the odor left by the previous tenant. the exterior is in pretty good shape, just some dirt that could be easily cleaned. this casket had only been used one time, and the price is right, so I don’t think you could find a better deal anywhere!

http://medford.craigslist.org/zip/4973592629.html

My wife, Kimberly, belongs to the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution).  You know, those who gave their lives to defend against tyranny. Her bloodline did not stop there. It continued into the Civil War, World War 1, Vietnam, and World War 2. If you think this sounds like a “Forrest Gump” movie,  I can assure you this not the case.

Talking with my wife as I do many, many times throughout the days, she asked me a very thoughtful question, “Why do you suppose my family fought, knowing they would stand a great chance of dying in battle?”  At first I thought this was a silly question and so I answered it accordingly,  “Because they believed in freedom”.   Well, call me a fool, but that was a rhetorical question. She answered it for me and here is how she she did it:   Continue reading “A story that should be dear to everyone’s heart”

Economic Collapse – by Michael Snyder

The systematic destruction of the American way of life is happening all around us, and yet most people have no idea what is happening.  Once upon a time in America, if you were responsible and hard working you could get a good paying job that could support a middle class lifestyle for an entire family even if you only had a high school education.  Things weren’t perfect, but generally almost everyone in the entire country was able to take care of themselves without government assistance.  Continue reading “19 Signs That American Families Are Being Economically Destroyed”

Roll Call – by Bridget Bowman and Emma Dumain

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim C. Dine has submitted a letter of resignation to the Capitol Police Board, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to CQ Roll Call.

It is not currently known whether the letter has or will be accepted by the three-member board, made up of the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms and the Architect of the Capitol. Multiple attempts to secure a comment from Dine were unsuccessful.   Continue reading “Capitol Police Chief Submits Resignation Letter”

Food Safety News

California is having another run at adding warning labels to sugar-sweetened beverages, and New York is joining in.

Last year, state Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced a bill requiring that any sweetened non-alcoholic beverage (carbonated or non-carbonated) that contains 75 calories or more per 12 fluid ounces be labeled with the words, “Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay.”   Continue reading “California, New York Lawmakers Propose Warning Labels for Soda”

Western Journalism – by B. CHRISTOPHER AGEE

Forced to close its door amid rampant threats of violence and property damage, the owners of Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Ind., reopened the business Thursday after more than a week. Controversy began when Crystal O’Connor shared her view of what was at the time Indiana’s new religious freedom law, indicating the restaurant would not cater a same-sex wedding.

Though Crystal and her father, Kevin, have since clarified that gays are welcome to eat in the shop, many critics were unable or unwilling to acknowledge the distinction and initiated a public protest against the small business. Supporters quickly responded, however, and combined to raise nearly $850,000 via an online fundraising effort.   Continue reading “Memories Pizza Owners Describe Incredible Reception Upon Reopening For Business”

KQED – by Sasha Khokha

Madera County sits smack in the middle of the state, and it’s mostly farms. As in many parts of the Valley, wells have gone dry here and water prices have soared. Thieves, who’ve been increasingly targeting rural farms, are starting to understand that anything water-related is a potential bonanza.

“They’re taking the water hoses, taking the copper wiring,” says the county’s District Attorney, David Linn. “We’ve even had instances where they’ve come in and stolen the water pumps from the farmers.”   Continue reading “The Next Crime Wave in Farm Country: Stealing Water”

Sputnik

Amazon is one step closer toward implementing its drone delivery system, now that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the e-commerce giant’s request to test UAVs in the United States.

The FAA had previously given Amazon its approval to test-fly a drone in March. But by then, Amazon’s prototype drone had become obsolete in the six months it took the aviation authority to respond to the company’s initial request. Continue reading “Amazon Drones to Finally Take (Test) Flight”

RT

A Chinese supercomputer ranked fastest in the world four years running could soon slip from that top spot: Intel, the US-based microprocessor maker, says it’s been blocked by the US government from selling chips to China.

Representatives for Intel Corp. confirmed to the Wall Street Journal this week that it’s stopped shipping microprocessor chips to Chinese customers after the US Department of Commerce announced recently with little fanfare that its begun restricting exports to certain entities there over national security concerns. According to the Commerce Dept., the chips are powering high-speed supercomputers being used to conduct nuclear research on behalf of the Chinese government.   Continue reading “US bans Intel from sending computer chips to China amid nuclear research fears”

Hyattsville – by Hugh Turley

One recent Saturday, I was driving my wife to an appointment in Laurel, 30 minutes away. We left our Hyattsville home allowing enough time to arrive 15 minutes early.

As we passed through College Park on U.S. Route 1 going north, I could see police were blocking the road ahead. I turned at Greenbelt Road to take another route. Near the beltway I tried to get back onto Route 1 and realized police were blocking every street and driveway. Traffic on the neighborhood streets was now jammed in every direction.   Continue reading “Hugh’s News: An imperial traffic jam”

Yahoo News – by David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Air Force major general has been formally reprimanded and removed from his job for telling a group of officers that talking to Congress in a bid to block retirement of the A-10 Warthog amounted to “treason,” the Air Force said on Friday.

An investigation of remarks by Major General James Post III, who was the vice commander of Air Combat Command, found that his words to some 300 airmen at Nellis Air Force Base on Jan. 10 may have had a “chilling effect” on some of them, convincing them not to speak with lawmakers.   Continue reading “Air Force general reprimanded over A-10 ‘treason’ remark”