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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
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PONDERABLE
"Laziness is not necessarily slowness. A lazy person may sometimes act quickly because he is too lazy to think about what he is doing."
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Outlook
This isn't about the 2016 presidential campaign. It's not about the candidates or the conventions; it's not about about political ideology or the political process.
It's all about We The People.
War on Jihad
When Israeli army commanders describe how the next war against Hezbollah could unfold, they often search for words not used in military manualse
Passionate Parenting
Early childhood friendship is something that is frequently overlooked as a positive developmental influence
Medical Mystery Solved
After years of terrible pain, a young woman finally got a diagnosis. Why hadn't her doctors found this earlier?
Wealth Strategies
We've assembled two lists: One of seven firms that stand to benefit if Trump is elected, one of seven firms that stand to benefit if Clinton is elected
Etc.
Reports of the handwriting style's demise might be exaggerated as it has displayed a gritty staying power
Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
Summer Fish Chowder is prized for its fresh flavor and quick, easy preparation
[ W O R T H 1 0 0 0 W O R D S ]
• Gary Varvel BONUS!
Karen Feld: A Cultural Phenomena Celebrates Half A Century!
Neil Steinberg: Hillary Clinton is practically Lucifer's handmaiden
[ T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y ] • 1789, President Washington signed a measure establishing the Department of Foreign Affairs, forerunner of the Department of State
• 1794, French revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre was overthrown and placed under arrest; he was executed the following day
• 1861, Union Gen. George B. McClellan took command of the Army of the Potomac
• 1866, the Atlantic Cable is successfully completed, allowing transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time
• 1909, Orville Wright set a record by staying aloft in a plane for 1 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds
• 1921, at the University of Toronto, Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolated insulin -- a hormone they believed could prevent diabetes -- for the first time.
• 1940, the animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny
• 1953, the Korean War ends: The United States, People's Republic of China, and North Korea, sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, president of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice
• 1955, the Allied occupation of Austria stemming from World War II, ends (started on May 9, 1945)
• 1964, during the Vietnam War: 5,000 more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000
• 1967, in the wake of urban rioting, President Lyndon Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to assess the causes of the violence, the same day black militant H. Rap Brown said in Washington that violence was "as American as cherry pie."
• 1972, the F-15 Eagle flies for the first time. The twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter was designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. Developed for the United States Air Force, it's one of the most recognized modern fighters
• 1974, the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon: obstruction of justice
• 1980, on day 267 of the Iranian hostage crisis, the deposed Shah of Iran died at a military hospital outside Cairo, Egypt, at age 60
• 1987, first expedited salvaging of Titanic wreckage begins by RMS Titanic, Inc.
• 1995, in Washington, DC, the Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated
• 1996, terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park, killing one person and injuring 111. (Anti-government extremist Eric Rudolph later pleaded guilty to the bombing.)
• 1997, United Auto Workers approved a deal to end a six-day strike at a General Motors parts plant that forced four assembly plant shutdowns and threatened GM's entire North American production
• 2002, nine coal miners were trapped 240 feet underground in southwest Pennsylvania when a wall collapsed, inundating them with water. A daring three-day rescue operation saved them all
• 2004, the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a major U.S. Muslim charity, and seven officers were charged with providing millions of dollars to Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist group blamed for dozens of suicide bombings in Israel. CAIR was among the unindicted co-conspirators in the case
• 2005, Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian practitioner of that "religion of peace" who'd plotted to bomb the Los Angeles airport on the eve of the millennium, was sentenced to 22 years in prison by a federal judge in Seattle. (However, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in Feb. 2010 that the 22-year sentence was too lenient; Ressam's attorney is appealing that decision.)
• 2006, Floyd Landis' stunning Tour de France victory just four days earlier was thrown into question when he tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race (Landis has denied cheating)
• 2009, the presidents of Taiwan and China exchanged direct messages for the first time since the two sides split 60 years earlier
• 2010, BP announced that its much-criticized chief executive, Tony Hayward, would be replaced by Robert Dudley as the company reported a record quarterly loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover the costs of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill
• 2011, a Russian space official (Vitaly Davydov) said that once the mammoth International Space Station was no longer needed, it would be sent into the Pacific Ocean, probably in 2015. AND: The majority of jobs created in the current economic recovery were lower-paying ones while higher-wage positions declined during the first quarter of 2011, a government report said
• 2015, President Barack Obama, during a visit to Ethiopia, unleashed a blistering and belittling rebuke of Republican White House hopefuls, calling their attack on his landmark nuclear deal with Iran "ridiculous if it weren't so sad." (Recently revealed details proved them correct) ALSO: The Boy Scouts of America, caving to political and financial pressure, ended its ban on gay adult leaders
Jonah Goldberg: Media has a 'cry wolf' problem with Trump
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Bright Ideas
Lenore Skenazy: Gotta Scare 'Em All!
Dave Barry: Is this what really goes on inside the Democratic dance and beer hall?
Michelle Malkin:: #BlueLightFriday: From the White House to Your House
Byron York: In Cleveland, the GOP's 'come to Trump' moment
Bill Whalen: In Philadelphia, Democrats Welcome And Fear A 'Rocky' Convention
The Fact Checker: The Truth Behind the Rhetoric: Fact-checking the second day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention
Chris Cillizza: Winners and losers from the 2nd night of the Democratic convention
Walter Williams: What Can Discrimination Explain?
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Charles Hurt: Poor Bernie --- A loser remains a loser because the fix was in
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