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It's not the fastest fighter jet in the Air Force's arsenal -- that title goes to the F-15E Strike Eagle -- but it's up there. Just how fast it goes depends on its altitude, because a lower altitude comes with a higher level of drag while a higher one means less drag. At sea level, it can get up to 921 mph or Mach 1.21. At higher altitudes, however, it exceeds Mach 2 or 1,534 mph. Pie-rats sail the starry night, seeking treasures baked just right. Pie-rats don't want gold doubloons, their bounty comes on forks and spoons. Many people, especially pie-rats, people who love food, like to see a full pantry. But when the amount of food gets to be too much, is hidden or becomes too precious to toss even when it goes bad, that person might be dealing with deeper issues. ''Do you solemnly swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?'' Anyone testifying in a court of law in the United States hears this phrase, and agrees to the statement. This is customary in many judicial systems, as it is important to affirm the validity of statements made in court. The controversy comes when attempting to define the proper oath, and what to swear on. Swearing on the Bible in court is no longer done as universally as it once was.
Bob Uecker, the clubhouse wit who turned his tales of inferiority as a major league catcher into a comic narrative that animated his second career as a sportscaster and commercial pitchman, died at his home in Menomonee Falls, Wis. He was 90. Since seizing office in 2021 following a presidential election that was tainted by widespread voter fraud, Joe Biden has overseen rampant inflation, disastrous foreign policy, a rise in poverty, the invasion of over ten million illegal aliens, the persecution and torture of political opponents and an obsession with identity politics, among many other failings.
From the article: '' Peeing in a standing position means you're ready at the slightest hint of danger to bounce. I longed to relieve myself safely, without pulling off half my clothing; I yearned to write my name in the snow. And then my friend gave me the spoon-funnel invention.'' Amazon sells several different versions of a female personal urination funnel device.
If you are a new author, beware of possible vanity press scams that lure you in with the promise to publish your book. Some companies you find, or perhaps ones that contact you unsolicited, often mask their true intentions with grand promises and minimal transparency. These publishers often shower you with complimentary talk about publishing your wonderful manuscript but shy away from mentioning the costs or how they will help you sell your book.
In a secret meeting that lasted just 90 minutes, SS General Reinhard Heydrich laid out the plan to eliminate all 11 million Jews living in Europe. A court stenographer took down every word and a copy was sent to all attendees with strict instructions to destroy after reading. All did, except one person. In January 1942, as the United States enters World War II, a conference assembles near Berlin. S.S. General Heydrich and his associate, Lieutenant Colonel Eichmann call the meeting to discuss the ''evacuation'' of Germany's Jews and other undesirables, a code word for their extermination in concentration camps. To begin this Final Solution, they must change the mind of a small group of men opposed to the idea, led by Chancellor Kritzinger. This is a remarkable film, done in real time to the actual event. 11 things Trump has promised to carry out on Day One of his presidency. President-elect Donald Trump has promised significant changes when he takes office on everything from immigration to foreign policy to tariffs. Pam Bondi helped Dem Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii make a fool of herself at another confirmation hearing. Earlier in the week she was wrecked by Pete Hegseth over her shameless smear attempts. Hirono claimed Hegseth is a drunk and a womanizer who therefore is not qualified for the position of Defense Secretary. With Bondi, she pursued the same line of questions she always asked, as to whether or not the candidate has loose morals.
If you aren't familiar with it, beef tallow is a flavorful cooking fat made by slowly rendering the fat off of any cut of a steer. Once rendered, the tallow is left at room temperature to firm up and solidify into a butter-like texture. By the end of February 2025, all of Steak n Shake's more than 400 locations will be using 100% all-natural beef tallow to cook its iconic shoestring fries, joining Buffalo Wild Wings and other restaurants in using beef tallow. With the nation's second-highest poverty rate, California is a hotbed of homelessness. Once known for Hollywood glitz and glamour, they're now known for tents and trouble. But time after time, there is one person who sees them through different Matrix-colored glasses. Edwin Link's technology trained the astronauts that would become the first human beings to step foot on the moon. In 1976, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, and in 1980, Ed was awarded the Lindbergh Award, given to those who make pioneering contributions to aviation, exploration, conservation, sciences, and the humanities, while embodying Charles Lindbergh's dream of maintaining the delicate balance between human technology and nature. Sometimes crazy things happen at the end of a presidency. People who maybe shouldn't be pardoned get pardoned. Presidents flood the zone with executive actions related to things they couldn't get done legislatively or on dicey subjects they wanted to avoid before an election. And sometimes presidents get senioritis and throw caution to the wind. But rarely do we see something like this: An outgoing president suddenly declaring there is another amendment to the Constitution.
Super Scoopers get their name from their ability to pick up 6,000 liters (1,600 gallons) from bodies of water and drop it on wildfires burning nearby. It’s a specialized task that’s becoming more in demand as a warming climate contributes to bigger, hotter, more frequent blazes that are often difficult to control. From the website: ''We've always liked quotes that make sense. We like to read quotes that can inspire and teach us. Because every quote may give you more than one thought. It gives you different emotions, various experiences. It makes you better all around. We want to make quotes great again. '' Airplane food has fallen a long way from the glory days of in-flight dining when meals were served on white tablecloths and stewardesses scrambled eggs in the air. Disappearing meals have joined a long list of pain points, inconveniences and cutbacks that fliers endure today. The end of in-flight dining for many passengers surprisingly rose out of big changes in government regulation, airplane design, in-flight movies, industry tax breaks, plus heightened health and safety concerns. Embarking on the sacred journeys of Hajj and Umrah is a profound spiritual experience for Muslims worldwide. As we approach Hajj 2025, many Muslims in North America, including the United States and Canada, are beginning to prepare for this significant pilgrimage. The Hajj Council of North America offers comprehensive packages designed to make your journey smooth and spiritually fulfilling.
While the Carrington Event may seem like history, there are many concerns about what might happen if an event as powerful as, or even more powerful than, the Carrington Event were to strike Earth today, now that humanity is far more dependent on electricity. If a solar storm as big as the Carrington Event struck today, it could lead to years long power outages. The intention behind the program was for a small number of safety-net providers to have access to affordable drugs and be able to expand their care for needy patients. But instead, the program has exploded: Now, more than half of nonprofit hospitals in the United States take part. While some providers say it has helped keep their doors open, others, especially large nonprofit health systems, have been accused of maximizing payouts and swallowing the profits. The pressure was on when General Patton asked the chaplain to come up with a prayer for good weather before the big battle.
From the 1970 movie "Patton". General Patton asked the chaplain to write a prayer for good weather.
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America’s proxy war with Russia isn’t anything new. It’s been decades in the making. Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick explain what nuclear war would actually look like. The Historic Calumet Hotel, located in Pipestone, Minnesota, my dad's home town, is said to be one of Minnesota's most haunted hotels. The hotel sits on the corner of Main Street and Hiawatha Avenue downtown and is open for business with a nice restaurant and bar, but would you want to stay there? Many do. There are many types of drawbridges that are either in use today or have been in the past. But the most common types found today can be divided into three main categories. These are the Swing Bridges, the Bascule Bridges and the Vertical Lift Bridges. It usually starts with a bad design or a spur-of-the-moment decision. Imagine someone picking a tattoo on the fly, not thinking about how it'll look years down the road or if it really suits them. Then, there's the actual tattooing part. Things can go south if the artist isn't qualified. You know, shaky lines, words spelled wrong, colors that blend into a muddy mess - basically, a great idea getting lost in the process.
The Los Angeles wildfires were still raging uncontained when the finger-pointing started. The devastation was caused, not by prolonged drought or the Santa Ana winds, according to President-elect Donald Trump and others, but by Democrat politicians whose priorities allowed the fires to spread. Will Rogers. Trick roper. Actor. Cowboy philosopher. He is famous for his line, ''I never met a man I didn’t like.''After becoming one of the highest-paid actors of his time, Rogers developed about 359 acres in what is now known as Pacific Palisades, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. His home was a 31-room ranch house with neighboring guest housing, a stable, corrals, golf course, and riding trails. Now, the horrific Palisades fire has leveled it. More than 580,000 people experience homelessness on any given night in America, and more than 1.45 million make use of a shelter each year. Many factors can contribute to homelessness. For example, people with histories of incarceration are nearly 10 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general public. More than 70% of America's homeless are unemployed. Ending our country's illiteracy crisis will require all of us working together, systematically and scientifically, to eradicate illiteracy from society as we know it.
After a night in which temperatures dipped as low as 31 degrees, Pensacola police are investigating the death of a homeless person found near Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen. During cold weather events, particularly when the temperature dips below 40 degrees, officers attempt to track down and speak with unhoused people to ask if they would like a ride to a local cold weather shelter, but sometimes they don't always accept the offer. 31° Fahrenheit would be a heat wave in January here in Minnesota. One of the most destructive firestorms in L.A. history kills 5, burns 2,000 buildings. The wildfire consumes 35,000+ acres, the Pacific Coast Highway from Malibu to Santa Monica is destroyed. Listen to the Los Angeles fire department radio frequency to follow their efforts to bring this fire under control with this free application for your notebook computer or cell phone. Anita Bryant, the singer and former beauty queen who had a robust and flourishing music career, including hit songs like ''Paper Roses,'' in the 1960s and '70s, but whose opposition to gay rights, she called homosexuality ''an abomination'', virtually destroyed her career, died on Dec. 16, 2024. She was 84. From the article:''Soros has been a major donor to far-left politicians and has promoted policies that undermine the rule of law in our country. Given Biden's embrace of these policies and the funding Soros has provided, this looks like nothing more than an effort to reward and keep happy one of the Left's major donors (and his family). It cheapens what should be a prestigious award and gives everyday Americans yet another reason to be disgusted by the current Administration's actions.''
Since November, 2024 New Jersey has been in the midst of a genuine drone panic. It began as a handful of sightings outside military bases like the U.S. Army's Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County, a research and manufacturing site that was once the site of bomb-making during World War II. That has since exploded to over 5,000 sightings reported to the FBI across not only New Jersey but at least ten other states. Ithaca,New York residents are noticing more panhandlers than ever before. The Ithaca Police Department has documented a sharp increase in complaints of aggressive panhandling. While the action of panhandling is widely accepted as being protected by the First Amendment, aggressive panhandling is illegal in New York State. Digging through the curriculum guides of American universities will reveal a treasure trove of fun, exciting, downright ridiculous-sounding courses. In other words: If you've ever wanted to pick up a degree in Yeti Hunting, or Tree Climbing, or Lady Gaga, or Zeitgeist Science Fiction Television Series (Westworld and Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans, take note), now's your chance. The day is fast approaching when Joe Biden will depart from the White House. With only two short weeks remaining in his presidency, people may be wondering what he'll do with the time he has left. The Babylon Bee has obtained the following official itinerary to show just what Joe will be up to in his final days as president.
Social media erupted when it was learned that President Biden would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and left-wing billionaire George Soros.
As Joe Biden nears the end of his term as president, a handful of mainstream journalists are finally starting to admit what most Americans already knew: The people (mostly journalists and other Democratic partisans) who kept insisting Biden was fit to serve another four years in the White House were profoundly wrong. Other than the alligators, Nile and American crocodiles, snakes, snapping turtles, Burmese pythons and panthers, you have nothing to worry about when visiting Florida. The F-4 Phantom was a fighter jet that entered service with the U.S. Navy in 1961 and eventually found its way to the Air Force two years later only for the Marine Corps to adopt it too. Four decades in service saw it become one of the best-selling fighter jets in U.S. history. Unfortunately, all things must come to an end, even top-performing twin-engine multi-role fighter jets.
In 1994, the U.S. Air Force came up with one of the most misguided military research proposals in American history. The secret plan aimed to create what the press later dubbed a ''gay bomb,'' which, when detonated, would make enemy soldiers irresistible to each other, according to government papers. The theoretical bomb would release an aerosolized chemical weapon containing potent aphrodisiacs that would attract enemy soldiers to each other, disrupting their combat effectiveness. Electric bike (aka e-bike) sales have soared over the last few years due to their rise in popularity. Undoubtedly you have seen RVers cruising around the campground this past summer. As the survey below shows, some RVtravel.com readers already own one, some are thinking about it and some have no interest. In 1961, a 19-year-old from Minnesota arrived in New York with his guitar and talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forged intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise in popularity. The story behind Bob Dylan, he didn't sing very well, liking it is an acquired taste, but he sure could write the songs. I'm giving this movie two thumbs up.

Throwaway ticketing is a practice that's gone on for many decades. Airlines often charge more money for non-stops than they do for connecting itineraries. So people book a flight with a connection through the city they want to travel to, and just don't take that second connecting flight. As a result, they can often save money, but there are risks you should know about.
The orbit around Earth is becoming increasingly crowded, and experts warn we may be nearing the tipping point for a catastrophic chain reaction known as Kessler Syndrome. This phenomenon, caused by the accumulation of space debris, could render Earth’s orbit unusable, crippling technologies like GPS, internet, and satellite communications essential for modern life. Is humanity prepared for this looming disaster? Inside the White House workings to keep a 'diminished' Biden informed while dealing with age-related problems. Lawmakers, donors, and aides told The Wall Street Journal that the gate keeping grew more intense and the walls around the president became higher over time. Homelessness. It's one of the most challenging problems we face as a society. It's also one of the most solvable.The first step to solving homelessness is acknowledging that its victims are people. Regular people. Fathers. Mothers. Veterans. Whole families. Folks who fell on hard times and lost their core foundation of being human - their homes. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive and highly variable brain disorder that affects movement. The rate at which the disease progresses varies from one person to another. Some develop disease complications early; others face them late. Disease progression also depends on age. Usually, the disease advances more slowly in young people.
There are moments when the universe reminds us of its grandeur, moments that leave us breathless and spark wonder in even the most skeptical hearts. January 25, 2025, will be one of those days—a day when the stars, planets, and cosmic forces seem to dance together in a grand celestial alignment, a rare spectacle that captivates both stargazers and dreamers alike. There's little need to point out that ''Gatsby'' is part of American literary culture, considered by some to be a perfect novel. Set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s, it is a story of money, social class and betrayal. It has inspired films (with Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio), opera, songs and years of scholarship about the symbolism we might remember from high school, and the failure of the American Dream experienced by the generation that fought World War One. ''The next generation of tanks will have to mimic some of the design philosophies of Tesla'', says Mick Ryan, a retired Maj. General with the Australian Defense Force. ''The main battle tanks will need to be a computer program around which we wrap a vehicle''. Airlines are offering more ways than ever to get a taste of the champagne skies, but how do you get past the curtain, and when is it worth the cost? Here are some tips.
If another great power conflict erupts, it will be fought in the strategic domain of space. That’s because the U.S. disproportionately relies upon access to space for its most basic military and civilian operations. Destroy or disrupt those satellite linkages, and America’s adversaries—most notably China and Russia—will have a significant window of opportunity to exploit American weaknesses. The Facebook privacy hoax is making its way back onto social media feeds… again. I fell for it, and you could too. Jimmy Carter, who has died at age 100, spared millions of people from Guinea Worm. Former president Jimmy Carter’s charity has helped transform Guinea worm from a disease that used to infect millions to one that infects fewer than a dozen. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the globe will descend on Manhattan on December 31st to welcome the new year at midnight by watching a scintillating orb drop 66.7 feet in 60 seconds amid storms of confetti. And, not a restroom to be had. Tonight, the well-dressed man or woman will be wearing a product they can depend on.
Transform popular songs into hilarious parodies with this AI-powered song parody generator. If you can remember the Glenn Miller orchestra playing ''Pardon me boys, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?'', I'm glad to see you're still above ground.
Bobby Darin’s 1969 ''Simple Song of Freedom'' served as a rallying cry for social justice and unity during a period marked by civil rights movements, the Vietnam War, and political turmoil. The song’s lyrics convey a message of hope, inclusiveness, and the fight for personal liberties. It calls upon individuals to come together and strive for a better future, free from oppression and inequality.
During times of unbelievable tragedy and disaster, there's always people who will say ''How could this possibly get any worse?'' And fate answers them in all sorts of depraved and interesting ways. No wonder history books leave the worst parts out. ''CBS Sunday Morning'' correspondent Lee Cowan remembers some of the newsworthy men and women who passed away this year – musicians and storytellers who surpassed the ordinary, athletes who defied expectations, and activists who defied injustice, all touching us with their creativity and humanity.
As millions prepare to fly for the holidays, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning travelers about a hidden danger in their luggage: lithium-ion batteries. Found in everyday devices like laptops, tablets and even electric toothbrushes, these batteries can catch fire if they overheat or are damaged. The iconic image of the man in Quaker garb, featured on the front of Quaker Oats products, is one of the most recognized trademarks of any food brand. The ''Quaker Oats guy'' is a trademark that is recognized and trusted worldwide. Historians searching for the real reason the Bidens clung to power too long may look no further than the looming loss of Air Force One. After flying private a few times with gilded friends, the author is convinced it's the single most seductive experience in the world. You realize there is no one you wouldn't kill, betray, or sleep with to ensure a lifetime of luxe relief from the armpit of mass transit. On Friday, December 25, 1863, Longfellow, as a 57-year-old widowed father of six children, the oldest of which had been nearly paralyzed as his country fought a war against itself, wrote a poem seeking to capture the dissonance in his own heart and the world he observes around him that Christmas Day.
According to the author, Tim Walz has driven the Land of 10,000 Lakes in a downright bizarre direction. Yes, Minnesota has long been a blue state, but it wasn't until Walz took office in 2019 that it embraced the kookiness of hard-Left policy made infamous by states like California and New York. Let's unpack why exactly Minnesota's government has become a case study in weirdness under Walz's watch. An inspirational article that this poor old fellow should read. It's almost impossible to find anyone who is optimistic about Congress. The good news is that this is not the first time we've despaired over Congressional dysfunction. In fact, in the years leading up to one of the biggest outbursts of legislative productivity, the passage of the Great Society in 1965 and 1966, here was a huge chorus of critics who decried the inaction of Congress.
The Mtskheta-Mtianeti Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Georgia said that the bodies were discovered in Gudauri -- a popular and well-known ski resort near the Russian border located approximately 75 miles north of the country’s capital city of Tbilisi. Amazon sells this small travel carbon monoxide detector for about $10. Click to learn more and order.
The famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas Day was created by German artist Emanuel Leutze, and displayed all over Germany to enthusiastic crowds. A second copy was then painted and sent to the United States.

John Denver's 1988 Christmas Special from Aspen in four parts. New window not opening? Bypass your pop-up blocker by holding down the [CTRL] key.
In this 1988 Christmas Special John Denver introduces us to his new wife Cassie, who he met and married in Australia. That didn't work out too well, and they divorced. It must have been pretty bad, John came on an afternoon TV talk show to sing about the unhappy event.

If another great power conflict erupts, it will be fought in the strategic domain of space. That’s because the U.S. disproportionately relies upon access to space for its most basic military and civilian operations. Destroy or disrupt those satellite linkages, and America’s adversaries—most notably China and Russia—will have a significant window of opportunity to exploit American weaknesses. The award-winning filmmaker has slept in the same bedroom for over four decades. He credits his home with allowing him to make the films everyone said he couldn’t.
Here are 12 things no one tells you about being 80 years old, offering insights to help you navigate this new stage of life.
Retired Ohio State Trooper Bob Welsh tells of a Christmas past.
Before Julia Child was a famous chef, she lived a very different life as a spy for the CIA. See yesterday's homepage by clicking here.
The motion picture ''For Greater Glory'' is about the religious war in convulsed Mexico in the 1920s. 250,000 died, but scrubbed from history books, very few Americans or Mexicans know anything about it.
An inside look at the film ''For Greater Glory''.Video: The True Story of Cristeros
Mr. Garrity comes into town offering to resurrect the dead and reunite the townsfolk with their departed loved ones out of the goodness of his heart. Do the town-folks want these miracles to occur? The screen play was based on an actual event.
Watch "about" this episode		 ''My Day'' was a newspaper column written by First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt six days a week from December 31, 1935, to September 26, 1962. In her column, Roosevelt discussed issues including civil rights, women's rights, and various current events. Clarence Darrow exists foremost in the public memory as Spencer Tracy, who played a lawyer based on Darrow in the 1960 movie Inherit the Wind. That film was based on Darrow's 1925 defense of a Tennessee educator accused of breaking a state law banning the teaching of evolution. Darrow lost The State of Tennessee v. Scopes, or the ''monkey trial,'' as it was known. The author of 'Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned' suggests Darrow's life was even more tumultuous than that sensational trial displayed. The 76-year-old Hong Kong billionaire has been an outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party for three decades. He founded Apple Daily, the Chinese-language newspaper that railed against the authoritarianism of Beijing, until its bank accounts were frozen . Jimmy Lai was a fixture at pro-democracy protests, from the Umbrella Revolution of 2014 to the Water Revolution of 2019. He's been tear-gassed. His home has been firebombed. And four years ago, on New Year's Eve, he was jailed.
Where Minnesotans should not just be good at it, but excel, is keeping people warm, especially homeless people. We should be No. 1 in world rankings. When winter arrives, the wind howls and gusts, often making temperatures go below zero. Several homeless shelters are not open, and they should be, people die in this kind of weather. Written in 1933 by retired Marine Corps general and war hero Smedley Butler commenting on the obscene profits that were made during World War One and the obvious preparations for what would become known as World War Two. The history of the newspaper in America begins in 1619, the same time as the tradition began in England, and a few decades later began in the Netherlands and Germany. In England, ''The Weekly Newes,'' written by Thomas Archer and Nicholas was a collection of news items printed in a quarto format and distributed to their clients, wealthy English landowners who lived in London for several months out of the year and spent the rest of the time in the country and needed to be kept up to date. Much has been made about the increase in retail theft in recent years. Major retailers and industry groups have sounded the alarm about the rise in organized retail crime, horror stories and videos of smash-and-grabs are readily available online, and it seems like half the items in many stores are locked away behind glass.
Considering Thompson's prominence at one of the nation's largest corporations, reports of threats against him, and the fact that United Health care employs its own security team, What was is this man doing in New York City without protection?'' The sole ''no'' vote for war on December 8, 1941 came from Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana. When asked to change her vote, she refused. She did the same thing in 1917.
Everything around President-elect Donald J. Trump has become something to monetize, including a moment of comity with Jill Biden at the re-opening ceremonies of Notre-Dame in Paris. For patriots who never back down, like President Tump. This scent is your rallying cry in a bottle.
A man in Canada's far north leapt on to a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled, police say. The unnamed man suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover, according to the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service. Word has it, he'll be waited on hand and foot for the rest of his life.
It all began when the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) hired its first-ever Diversity Equity and Inclusion chief, Kelisa Wing. She was eventually exposed for her history of racially inflammatory statements. Cryptic words found on bullet casings at the scene of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassination have baffled investigators. The phrases ''deny,'' ''defend,'' and ''depose'' etched onto the casings bear a striking resemblance to themes outlined in Jay M. Feinman's 2010 book Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It. With Japanese planes still swarming overhead, a reporter climbed to the roof of radio station and broadcasted the first eyewitness account of the attack. Minnesota has begun requiring campgrounds to record the license numbers of RVs and cars. That can determine time within the state for tax purposes. A traveler may be considered a Minnesota resident for tax purposes under the 183-day rule, even if you have permanent residency in another state.
Though some Democrats relished the prospect of two more years working alongside an experienced stateswoman, and a formidable fundraiser, many other political observers were less enthused. This is largely because the Speaker Emerita, as Nancy Pelosi is now known, will be 84 when the next US elections take place and her decision comes at a time when ageing candidates have become a major issue in American politics. Books are banned every day. Do you know some of the most famous examples of books that have been censored? Do you know why they've been challenged or banned. This list highlights some of the most famous books that have been been banned, censored or challenged. Though science has unequivocally shown that life is far more difficult for men than it is for women, many people still argue the opposite. That's why The Babylon Bee consulted with top man experts to prove to you how much more difficult life is for us men than for women. The Constitution created our powerful federal government. In Article VI, it declares the Constitution to be the ''Law of the Land'' and requires the elected and appointed officers at state and federal levels to be ''bound by Oath or Affirmation to support this Constitution.''
Crazy Horse is the common English rendering for the name of the Oglala war chief Th ašúke Witkó (c. 1840-1877). He rose to prominence among the Lakota Sioux in the Black Hills War, in particular battles such as the Fetterman Fight (1866) and Little Big Horn (1876). He was never defeated in battle, and never captured, although in the end, he did surrender himself voluntarily, only to be murdered trying to leave. In 1974 , three members of the Betz family, parents Gerri and Antoine and their oldest son Terry, were walking in the woods around their property on Jacksonville's Fort George Island when Terry found something that would impact their lives for years: a strange metallic sphere, about the size of a bowling ball. Thinking it odd enough to make a good souvenir, Terry, then a 21-year old pre-med student, took the ball home. Pasta puttanesca packs a punch, loaded with flavorful pantry staples like capers, olives, garlic, anchovies and red-pepper flakes. This version adds sardines and swaps the canned tomatoes for plump cherry tomatoes, which both bring meaty bites to this simple dish. Ghislaine Maxwell and the other prisoners in a Florida prison have been left starving after the jail where she is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking ran out of money. Sources say convicted madam Maxwell, 62, and other inmates at FCI Tallahassee in Florida are 'going hungry' because of the lack of food.
Yes, November is Native American Heritage Month, established to honor and recognize Native Americans as the first people of this nation and to celebrate both their cultural heritage and integral importance to our past, our present, and our future. But, the month is largely ignored and boiled down to one day, the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday, a day when American consumers plot out the best bargains to buy. Not a word or mention in the mainstream media about Native American Heritage Day. Shopping online for bargains is a lot easier than fighting the crowds at the mall. But, you need to know a few things to find the best deals. Chowhound is a site for food aficionados - also known as food nerds. It's for everyone who wants to know the absolute best way to prepare a dish and the science behind why that's so, they dig deep into the history of food and how it works. Narcan is used in people of all ages if opioid overdose, such as from fentanyl, oxycodone, or heroin happens or has possibly happened. Narcan treats the overdose by blocking certain receptors in your body that opioids bind to.
The outcome of the 2024 election was unlike any in 250 years of American history. Trump left office in 2021 a pariah after a mob of supporters to entered the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn his electoral defeat. Three years later, he engineered an unprecedented political comeback. Trump effortlessly dispatched his GOP rivals, forced President Joe Biden out of the race, and vanquished Vice President Kamala Harris in a dominant victory that exceeded everyone's expectations. Federal COVID-relief money has turned out in many cases to be more trouble than it was worth. In Minnesota the Tim Walz administration still hasn't held any state employees responsible for the $250 million food fraud, and now two whistleblowers from the school district allege pilfering of COVID funding spent on employee bonuses, perks and a budget shortfall of $43 million. The whistleblowers allege district leaders were invited to a party where the food trucks alone cost the taxpayers $10,000. Truman was the first to be given a turkey by the National Turkey Federation, but not the first to pardon one. Immigrating to Canada is difficult, and by some measures, harder now than ever. Have an old DWI on your record? Even an old one could prevent you from even visiting Canada, you'll be turned around at the border. Canadian refugee laws have also changed, The Safe Third Country Agreement between Canada and the United States was expanded in 2023, making it harder for anyone coming from the US to claim asylum in Canada.
In a year in which control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives were all determined by slim margins, preliminary data shows many millions of Americans who were eligible to vote in the 2024 general election did not, perhaps as many as 90 million. ''I am deeply aware of my mistakes''. The man, who had admitted giving tattoos to 43 minors, became one of the first people charged under a new age restriction law, which came into effect in 2022. But while many countries enforce similar rules banning young people from getting inked, Chinese state media coverage suggested that protecting minors was as much about ideology as medical welfare. The case of DB Cooper, the unidentified man who disappeared after hijacking an airplane over Oregon in 1971 and parachuting away with $200,000, has long been a mystery that eluded the authorities while generating many theories as to who the culprit might have been. Is the case about to be solved? According to reports, FBI agents have found evidence linking to a potential suspect.
Minnesota is a great State to be from.Some Minnesota politicians love to waste taxpayer money.
Everyone above the age of reason on November 22, 1963 remembers where they were when the news flashed around the world that President John F. Kennedy had been shot and killed. Everyone except George Herbert Walker Bush, who when asked years later said ''I don't recall''. See the photo of young CIA agent George Bush standing in front of the Texas School Book Depository on that fateful day. In 1957, L. Ron Hubbard created Scientology, a religion whose devout followers are required to pay thousands of dollars, undergo strange procedures, and sign contracts of secrecy. They believe that 75 million years ago there was a planet with a human civilization that looked much like 1950s America with cars and streets. This extraordinary accident occurred on October 22, 1895 at Montparnasse, then known as Gare de l'Ouest. Hoping to make up time for its 131 passengers, the engineer increased speed and then the air brakes failed. Smashing through the track buffers, the express careered across the station concourse, broke through the station wall, and crashed to the street below, where it remained for four days drawing crowds of curious onlookers. According to his friends, Mr. Blanton was dejected after completing yet another flight in which no emergency required a volunteer to land the plane. ''I've been waiting my whole life for that moment'', Blanton said, ''It's bound to happen sooner or later. I've played it in my mind a thousand times, everyone's on a peaceful flight, but a flight attendant bursts into the cabin and screams, 'Is there anyone who can land this plane?' I've seen it happen on TV shows, so you know it really happens.''
Snow White is a princess, the embodiment of innocence and goodness right down to her name. These virtues and her purity of heart add to her physical beauty. Even after she bites into the wicked queen's poisoned apple and falls into a ''sleeping death,'' Snow White remains so beautiful, even in death, that the dwarfs could not find it in their hearts to bury her. From Mansions To Cottages: Peek inside the diverse dwellings of the rich and famous. Class, nativism and gender stereotypes all played a role in Borden’s acquittal for the 1892 killings of her father and stepmother. 'Mr. X' in the screenplay ''JFK'' is loosely based on Col. L. Fletcher Prouty USAF (Ret.) who served as Chief of Special Operations with the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Kennedy years. There is no doubt that Prouty's credentials are in order, but the film Oliver Stone says that his mystery man is 'loosely based' on Prouty, who may have made up much of what he told.
When it comes to Gulf Coast states, Mississippi should be on your radar. Although the Magnolia State doesn't have as many tourist attractions as Florida or Louisiana, it's full of hidden gems, crowd-free beaches, and beautiful beachside towns. If you want to gamble, head to Biloxi, a city called ''Vegas of the South''. If you want to go to one of America's coolest small towns on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, check out Ocean Springs where I stay at Davis Bayou Campground on Gulf Islands National Seashore. From DIY projects to home repairs, you need to have a good set of tools to get by. Most homeowners need the basics, so make sure your tool box contains all the must-have tools on this list.
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On 3 March 1961, the submarine tender USS Proteus sailed up Holy Loch to establish the US base. The giant ship, a veteran of the war in the Pacific, acted as a support vessel for the ballistic missile submarines, its crew dedicated to the maintenance of the underwater fleet. The Proteus had a crew of 980 officers and men and up to 500 dependent families came with them. The US submarines brought the first Polaris missiles into British waters and from the start their presence was controversial. Bernard ''Barney'' Kroger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, just prior to the Civil War in January, 1860, the son of a dry goods retailer and a devoutly Christian mother. Both of his parents were recently arrived German immigrants who had come to America in search of a better life. When the ''Panic of 1873'' collapsed the American economy, Barney's father lost his store - and the 13-year-old boy was forced to quit school and take a job working to help the family. The spellbinding opening scene in Saving Private Ryan was so shockingly realistic that the Department of Veteran Affairs set up a toll-free hotline for those experiencing PTSD after witnessing it. But, one of the more overlooked sequences is later, when the squad encounters a German half-track moving down a field. The soldiers take cover in the tall grass and wait for the tank to get close enough to shoot it down with a bazooka, and this is one of the most accurate scenes of war. Though some Democrats relished the prospect of two more years working alongside an experienced stateswoman, and a formidable fundraiser, many other political observers were less enthused. This is largely because the Speaker Emerita, as Nancy Pelosi is now known, will be 84 when the next US elections take place and her decision comes at a time when ageing candidates have become a major issue in American politics.
This Chili from Hormel contains the ''Carolina Reaper Chili Pepper'', until recently considered the world's hottest until ''Pepper X'' came along. My local Walmart had a few cans in the ''close-out'' section, and far be it for me to resist a challenge. Opening the can is going to take a little nerve. The surge in alcohol consumption was one of several lingering legacies of the pandemic, along with school absenteeism, lags in educational attainment, a rise in overdose deaths and a surge in mental health problems, especially among young people. The Moon getting close to a planet is one of the easiest astronomical events to observe: the lunar disc and most of the Solar System planets (e.g. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn) are visible to the naked eye, so you don’t need any special skills or complex equipment. The only thing you need to know is the date and time of the Moon's approach to a planet. Would-be prime ministers' wives have them. Lawyers have them. Doctors have them. So how did tattoos become so acceptable?
As the Amsterdam Jewish community joined with local officials to commemorate the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht at the city’s Portuguese-Jewish synagogue, established by Jews who escaped the Inquisition, a pogrom was taking place outside. Following a soccer match between the Dutch club Ajax and the visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv, Jewish and Israeli fans of the visiting club were ambushed and beaten in the city’s streets and alleys. Threatening the President of the United States is a class E felony under United States Code Title 18, Section 871. It consists of knowingly and willfully mailing or otherwise making ''any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States''.The offense is punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a $250,000 maximum fine, a $100 special assessment, and 3 years of supervised release. Immigrants who commit this crime can be deported.. The author of this article has lived in an RV since 2016 and traveled thousands of miles across the country (and into Mexico and Canada). After taking countless RV trips, here are his 10 picks for the best bucket list RV road trips in the USA. The Green New Deal (GND) is a socialist manifesto that seeks to fundamentally ''transform America.'' Important details on how a transition of the GND's magnitude will occur are missing, including how we will pay for this pie in the sky aspiration. The GND attacks American jobs and our way of life. While many of the mandates found in the GND are laughable, this dangerous proposal must be treated seriously.
Byrd’s numerous Antarctic expeditions resulted in the mapping of large swaths of the continent, the naming of many of its geologic features, and the establishment of a permanent U.S. base there. For his service he was awarded a Medal of Honor, a Navy Cross, and dozens of other similar decorations. He is the only person in history to have had three ticker tape parades in his honor in New York City. The reasons were clear if you were willing to tune out cable news. The Dagwood is a name for a style of sandwich, one that is vertical and darned near impossible to eat. It is sometimes called the ''Skyscraper.'' But why is it called the Dagwood? The name comes from a comic strip character named Dagwood Bumstead, who is the silly, bumbling husband in Blondie, penned by Murat ''Chic'' Young. In a shrewd move, Democratic Party leaders finally disclosed that Trump had, in fact, won the 2020 election against Joe Biden and has been the rightful president this whole time, rendering him term-limited and unable to take office in January.
Tim Walz is an embarrassment to clear-thinking Minnesotans. During the COVID epidemic, Walz doubled down on allowing COVID patients into nursing homes despite 81% of the state's pandemic deaths occurring there. Walz is as guilty as New York's Andrew Cuomo, who is being recommended for criminal prosecution for killing elderly in his state during COVID. The asteroid, named Apophis 99942, has long been classed as a ''near-Earth'' space rock and briefly caused a panic in December, 2004 when scientists estimated there was a 3 per cent chance it could hit Earth in 2029. But by 2006, after scientists had had some time to properly study the mammoth rock, they realized the asteroid would instead pass through a gravitational keyhole - a small region in space that changes an object's gravity - which pushed the date of Apophis' impact to April 13, 2036. If you're a regular American who heard President Joe Biden refer to half the country as ''garbage'' the other day, you may be wondering to yourself: ''Am I garbage?'' The Internet is the fastest growing source of mail order sales. The explosive growth in the goods and services sold online has in the past, taken many online sellers by surprise: demand has outpaced supply, depleting inventories and disappointing customers. The Federal Trade Commission is advising online merchants to review their obligations under the Mail or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule to better serve their customers.
Most people have decided who they are going to vote for. Former President Donald Trump is well known and polarizing - people either love him or hate him. Vice President Harris is famous, but voters say they don't know her as well. Polls show an incredibly tight race between them, and a handful of swing voters could decide the election, depending on who they vote for or if they decide to stay home. The headline of an article on the internet reads, ''Dana Perino Leaves 'The Five' and Sparks Major Lawsuit Against Fox: Her Response on Air.'' According to the story, Perino created a product with the ability to ''reverse dementia'' named Fortin CBD Gummies. The product purportedly clashed with sponsors of Sean Hannity's show, leading to ''tensions'' with the fellow Fox News host. To borrow a line from Matthew 3:17, ''this is my son, in whom I am well-pleased.'' Founded in 1782, Washington College was first funded by none other than George Washington himself. One of the oldest colleges in the U.S., the school always used George Washington's signature as its logo. But not anymore. Washington College has rebranded to remove one of our founding fathers' penmanship from its logo because… well, Gen Z can't read cursive writing.
Those tanks are going to need some pretty powerful charging stations right in the battle area, powered most likely by gasoline or diesel fuel. So, while we are blasting the heck out of our enemy, we want to be sure his air is nice and clean. How would that work, exactly?
Have you heard of the ship called the good Reuben James? The USS Reuben James was one of 24 US Navy destroyers assisting with the escort of convoys in the western North Atlantic, between America and Iceland. There had been a growing number of incidents between US ships and U-Boats. Now the USS Reuben James became the first United States warship to be sunk as a result of hostile action in World War II.
The novel opens with an artist painting Dorian Gray's portrait. Lord Henry Wotton takes a shine to the young man, and advises him to be constantly in search of new 'sensations' in life. When the picture is finished, Dorian marvels at how young and beautiful he looks, before wishing that he could always remain as young and attractive while his portrait is the one that ages and decays, and would give his soul to have that. It's as if he made a pact with the devil. Donald Trump explained his decision to take questions from the press dressed as a garbageman in the wake of Joe Biden’s comments in which he called Trump supporters ''garbage.'' ''We had a little fun about a time when our country is not having a lot of fun,'' Trump said.
The construction of Castello di Amorosa winery began in 1994, morphing into a 14th century Tuscan castle spanning 121,000 square feet (three acres) with 107 rooms, four underground levels, and four above-ground levels. A destination in California for your 'bucket list'. That's my daughter Sarah visiting in 2024. After saving the people in Japan from starving after World War II, ramen noodles went on to save college students and others with easy to prepare meals that only cost a few cents, and by adding a few ingredients, more elaborate dishes could be prepared. Here are 25 easy and delicious ramen noodle recipes. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside U.K. abortion clinics, has received a police apology and confirmation that she will not face charges for violating a local ''buffer zone'' protection order. Vaughan-Spruce is the director of March for Life UK and helps support women in crisis pregnancies. She has regularly prayed near abortion clinics for 20 years. Who decided it was a good idea to let Joe Biden out of the White House this close to the election? In 2016, Hillary Clinton called Trump supporters ''a basket of deplorables'', and now Joe Biden has topped that, calling them ''garbage''.
The Democratic Party was founded in 1828. Martin Van Buren of New York played the central role in building the coalition of state organizations that formed a new party as a vehicle to elect Andrew Jackson of Tennessee. The Democratic Party is the world's oldest active political party. In this controversial article, the author says one of the many challenges real Americans now face is to start calling “Democrats” what they actually are. They’ll protest. But if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and acts like a duck, we need to call it a duck. Reader Comment: ''He is blessed to have the Bill of Rights still in place. The first amendment is crucial. Hope everyone will always remember that the only reason we have those rights yet is the existence of the second amendment. Lose that, and we will soon lose the first and all our other rights.'' The great circle route is the shortest course between two points on the surface of a sphere. It lies in a plane that intersects the sphere's centre and was known by mathematicians before the time of Columbus. Until the 19th century ships generally made use of prevailing winds and fixed compass headings. The development of steamships in the 19th century allowed independence from the winds, removing the major uncertainty for sailors trying to follow a geometrically prescribed route.
Mobility scooters have many benefits, but they also have some drawbacks as well. This article will help you get a better idea if one of these devices is right for you. Poor Kamala has struggled during interviews to think of any differences between herself and President Biden, so the Babylon Bee has graciously decided to help her out! Here is a helpful list of the ten clear, distinct differences between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden: As its leaders spent the money on tailored suits, birthday parties, and ‘big ass’ mansions, almost none of it went to the cause. A peek into South Dakota’s most famous roadside attraction.
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman and written by George Gershwin, the work premiered in a concert titled ''An Experiment in Modern Music'' on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City. On May 15, 1930, Ellen Church made history when she boarded a Boeing 80A tri-motor plane in San Francisco, bound for Chicago. They had 14 passengers and 13 stops along the way. The 25-year-old nurse was about to become the world's first female flight attendant. Dressed in a crisp, tailored uniform inspired by her nursing attire, Church welcomed passengers, offered them silver trays of fruit, and secured the cabin for takeoff. Anglican bishop James Ussher published ''Annals of the World'', and arrived at the date of Oct. 23 because most peoples of antiquity started their calendar at harvest time. On social media, fans of the former president applauded the campaign stop as an appeal to the working class, while others (that would be the Democrats) criticized it for being ''staged.'' Tell me one thing in political campaigns that isn't hatched by a support staff and ''staged'' for maximum effect?
If you ever needed a tutorial on how to get an incoherent elderly person in a nursing home to vote for your candidate without any consideration for their mental acuity, this video is for you. Kamala is proof that the only person you need to focus on is yourself. With such a high percentage of those mugs being of African Americans, people might get the impression that over 50% of the crimes are being committed by 13% of the population, and we can't have that. A Halloween costume that is sure to be a hit. You'll be ''cut in half'' and still able to walk, making it that much more believable!
In Las Vegas, Vice President Harris worked to court Latino voters with a town hall hosted by Univision, an American Spanish-language network, fielding questions on immigration, the economy, and reproductive rights. The problem was, it was all staged, the audience was hired and flown in from out of state. A Facebook channel with amazing photography and stories.
Minnesota is a great State to be from.Governor Tim Walz makes grand entrance at Kamala Harris Town Hall
It's natural to think in terms of distance and range when you want to see something that's far away. The problem is binoculars don't function to gain distance but instead to provide magnification. What you really want to know is how much can I magnify an object, target, or a scene at a distance to clearly see what I want to see better?
The Fort Knox gold vault is one of the most secure and secret places in America. Because few people have ever gotten inside, the gold depository is a subject of fascination and speculation. An account on X under the name SN_BlackMeta claimed responsibility for the attack on The Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization, and implied that further attacks were planned. The Internet Archive is known for its digital library and the Wayback Machine. Global Air is one of many internet users who rely heavily on ''The Wayback Machine'', because news articles and websites, especially controversial or political ones have a habit of 'disappearing'. We can't use a time machine to travel hundreds of years into the past or future. That kind of time travel only happens in books and movies. But the math of time travel does affect the things we use every day. Before you get started on your search for a fertility clinic, find out what kind of tests or procedures you may need down the road. And give some thought ahead of time to how far you're willing to go with this process. Infertility treatments can cost many thousands of dollars and involve strong drugs or hormones. It can also be an emotional roller coaster.
10/9/24: Hurricane Milton is making landfall along Florida' Gulf coast, with conditions expected to continue deteriorating over the coming hours across the state. View the scene from various spots coast to coast using the live webcams below. NOTE: The cams displayed were operating as of Wednesday morning, October 9th, 2024 but may go offline as storm conditions worsen.
On average, men compile one pound of ''go'' per day, and women slightly less at 14 ounces. Over a year that's about 365 pounds for a man and 319 pounds for a woman. The next time you're in the lawn and garden section at Walmart, check out the stacked bags of fertilizer. PRISM began in 2007 in the wake of the passage of the ''Protect America Act''. The program is operated under the supervision of the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISA Court, or FISC) pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Its existence was leaked six years later by NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who warned that the extent of mass data collection was far greater than the public knew and included what he characterized as ''dangerous'' and ''criminal'' activities. The creation of the DEW Line brought Canada and the United States together to defend the North American continent against the Soviet threat, leading to the creation of the North American Air Defense Command, NORAD, in 1958. By the time the Line went active, it consisted of 21 stations established along a transcontinental procession extending for 3,693 statute miles. It took as many as 25,000 people and all sorts of technical and construction skills to fashion the finished product. A small group of artists, designers and craftspeople have come together to celebrate the art of flowers by creating intricate botanical and floral sculptures. The life-sized pop-up floral bouquets consist of whimsical and breathtaking blooms that are wilt proof, crafted to last a lifetime, and can be mailed anywhere. What a unique way to remember someone.
''He's the man with the money,'' said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. ''I have a lot of faith in the Biden administration to provide us with help, but we simply can't afford to wait around while the federal government drags its feet. If we want the level of U.S. funding we need to help with relief efforts, we need to go where all the money is. I knew I had to get Zelensky on the phone right away.'' Just in time for election day, the Tim Walz Bible translation is ready to hit the shelves! That's right, you can now read through the Bible with every verse revised as though it were filtered through the mind of the governor of Minnesota himself. In the almost 80 years since World War II ended, Mr. Yoshioka, who lived in the Adachi ward of Tokyo, said he had visited the Yasukuni Shrine to pray for the souls of his fellow combat veterans, including the 64 Japanese who died during the attack on the American base in Hawaii. Japan lost 29 aircraft and five submarines. Introduced to the island 120 years ago, moose are involved in hundreds of collisions each year. But the huge animal is an accepted part of life here. My wife was born in Newfoundland. Several years ago on a visit back home to visit relatives, and driving late at night, a moose came out of nowhere and nearly shared the front seat of the car with her. A close call with a 1,200 pound noble animal.
Members of Congress have sounded the alarm over Walz's history with China, launching an investigation to determine if any laws were broken. Walz has maintained a staunch position that he is guilty of no wrongdoing. According to the New York Times, the editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. As the daily newsletter for the Democratic Party, I believe the New York Times has lost its way on the path to journalism, and Nikita Krushchev was right, if Russia just waits around, we'll destroy ourselves. Two hundred and forty-eight years after the 13 British colonies in North America declared their independence and became a sovereign nation, America is poised to collapse from within. Her imminent demise will not come from foreign troops quartered on her soil. It will come from Marxists and anarchists who use racial grievance and the cries of the oppressed to dismantle America’s institutions and defenses. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said there is not enough money available for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to meet the needs of the communities affected by Hurricane Helene, which has killed more than 160 people. The funding shortfall has come under scrutiny at a time when at least $640 million in FEMA funding is being spent on assisting communities across the country dealing with an influx of migrants.
Museums hold some of humanity's most cherished treasures, so it's not surprising that the most famous museums around the world host millions of visitors each year. Here are the 20 most popular museums in the world. The New York Times annual search for the 50 best restaurants in America turned up dozens of new contenders as well as long standing establishments still in top form. The Griswolds traveled to Europe for fine dining, but the New York Times found 50 restaurants in the United States that will do just fine. The RVing community has a language all our own. Sometimes the words are completely different from the words used outside of RV life. This sea going porthole clock is in my motorhome. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the only area of life that was keen on keeping track of time was the Church, so monks and nuns could schedule their days within a medieval monastery. In traditional craft industries there was no set starting and finishing points for a working day, rather, labor was measured and paid for in how long it took to complete a product or task.
It only took 15 seconds for ''Unite For America'' open forum with Kamala Harris to change Opray Winfrey's mind and lead her to endorse Donald Trump.''I kept thinking, this can't be real life,'' Winfrey told her best friend, Gayle King, following the star-studded event. ''She might actually be retarded.'' Magically vanished are the scandals, the pandemic shutdown of small businesses, the blown surplus, a $10 billion tax increase, the ruinous incompetence in the tardy call for the National Guard during the George Floyd riots. The guy doesn’t even own a lawnmower and suddenly he’s America’s Dad. In Dan Brown’s bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code, the cryptex is a central plot device that plays a significant role in unraveling the mystery. It is an ingenious invention that captivated readers and inspired countless imitations and adaptations. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the cryptex, its origins, and its impact on popular culture. So put on your decoding hat and let’s dive into the world of The Da Vinci Code. In 1896, the company Sperry & Hutchinson– known as S&H – created a rewards program for companies in the United States who wanted to give customers an incentive to come back to their stores and other establishments. Soon the stamps were everywhere. You could get them with your fill-up at gas stations, while shopping at the grocery store, and with purchases at select department stores.
Most people do not realize the President decides who gets Secret Service protection, and how much. After the second attempt on the life of presidential candidate Donald Trump there is a call to provide the same protection to him as is provided to Joe Biden and his family. The greatest thing that could happen for the Harris-Walz campaign is for Donald Trump to be taken out of the race. Americans across the country breathed a sigh of relief following breaking news that Vice President Kamala Harris had survived an attempted interview. The pagers began beeping just after 3:30 in the afternoon in Lebanon on Tuesday, alerting Hezbollah operatives to a message from their leadership in a chorus of chimes, melodies, and buzzes. But it wasn't the militants' leaders. The pages had been sent by Hezbollah's archenemy, and within seconds the alerts were followed by the sounds of explosions and cries of pain and panic in streets, shops and homes across Lebanon. From the melt-in-your-mouth texture of a filet mignon to the robust flavor of a ribeye, each type of steak features its own distinct flavor profile. Whether seared to perfection on the grill or lovingly sous vided, discovering the ideal cooking technique for each steak can help you elevate even the simplest entrées.
In August, 1944, the American Liberty ship SS Richard Montgomey sailed to the River Thames Estuary, around 40 miles east of London. The Liberty ships were massive vessels, built in only 42 days, and designed to carry cargo to support the war effort. The ship carried 6,225 tons of high explosive bombs and detonators. But after arriving in a force-eight gale, it ran aground on a sandbar, eventually snapping in half and sinking How missed opportunities, a $1.5 billion real estate deal, all-you-can-eat shrimp and the global pandemic sank the country’s largest seafood chain. Newfoundland is no stranger to bad weather; storms blow in, they blow out again, and most of them are forgotten. In 1775 storms moved faster than news and the people of Newfoundland had no idea that a serious storm had hit North Carolina, they had no idea that a hurricane was spinning its way up the seaboard and had Newfoundland in it’s crosshairs. On September 11, 1775 the storm hit,and days later when the weather cleared, one-third to perhaps one-half of the population of the island were dead. How a decaying $3,000 train car became one of America’s most exclusive and profitable stays.
''In the World of Boxing or UFC, when a Fighter gets beaten or knocked out, they get up and scream, 'I DEMAND A REMATCH, I DEMAND A REMATCH! Well, it's no different with a Debate,'' Trump wrote on TruthSocial ''She was beaten badly last night. Every Poll has us WINNING, in one case, 92-8, so why would I do a Rematch? Former Vice President and influential Republican Dick Cheney released a statement announcing his endorsement of Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris for President. Speaking out against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump, Cheney said that he can ''never be trusted with power again.'' That coming from a guy the American people can never trust with power again. If you don’t know what it means, it can seem a bit jarring to see [sic] appear in a written document. It isn’t the most common notation or abbreviation, but it does have a specific meaning and purpose. Discover what does sic mean, how to use it and what it stands for. A singer who has made her entire career out of writing songs detailing her horrifically bad choices has announced her choice for President: Kamala Harris. ''I know I'm internationally renowned for regretting every major decision in my life, but this choice will turn out different, I just know it,'' said Pop icon Taylor Swift. ''She's the one!''
Although savvy Democratic political operatives are quite comfortable with Harris’s content-free campaign, pressure has been building on her team to demonstrate preparedness to deal with the more pressing issues facing the nation. And so, last week, the new presidential candidate rolled out her plan for dealing with the huge increases in food and housing costs that have been crushing America’s middle class, the Democrats’ primary constituency. Democrats might be surprised to learn some members of Tim Walz's family are riding the Trump Train -- but the VP candidate's mother says it's not a big deal because they're the conservative wing of the clan. ''Corn sweat'' is an amusing term for a process that makes summer in the Midwest even stickier. It refers to the water vapor released by corn plants during a process called evapotranspiration. Just like how humans sweat to cool off, plants, especially corn, release moisture into the atmosphere to maintain their internal functions. It can be said that Ms. Harris was well prepared in leading him astray. After blaming Mr. Trump for helping to tank a congressional border bill, Ms. Harris unboxed an attack line that seemed handcrafted by a team of Trumpologists to enrage him, distracting him with his own vanity.
While they claim this is totally unauthorized, the Philadelphia Eagles don't seem to be in any hurry to take down posters all over town claiming Kamala is the ''official candidate''of the team. Meals on Wheels America is a nonprofit organization with over 5,000 programs across the country, offering older Americans relief by providing meals, overcoming social isolation and removing safety hazards in their homes. Currently, Meals on Wheels is helping 2.4 million Americans. Critics, beholden to Hollywood liberals, couldn't have a movie about a Republican president draw big audiences and be in the running for an Academy Award, especially in an election year. The ''Rotten Tomatoes'' reporting was the biggest difference ever between the reviewers and the audience in the history of the website. I saw the film, I saw people leaving at the end with tears in their eyes. I was blubbering a bit myself, an inspirational movie. Have you seen the Relaxium Sleep TV commercials featuring Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas? Sleep is touted as a natural, drug-free insomnia supplement that can help you fall asleep 140X faster. Spoiler Alert: The pills cost $2 each.
Soon after the 1981 premiere of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' Indy's hat, with its pinched box crown, diagonal crease, and asymmetrical brim, spurred a fan base within a fan base, filled with pseudoarchaeologists set on uncovering the accessory's true origins. On her final patrol, U-853 was sent to harass United States coastal shipping. She destroyed USS Eagle 56 near Portland, Maine. Just days before Germany's surrender, U-853 torpedoed and sank the collier Black Point during the Battle of Point Judith. The day before Germany surrendered, American warships quickly found U-853 and sank her 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) east of Block Island, Rhode Island, resulting in the loss of her entire crew. Tim Walz’s older brother is ‘100% opposed to all his ideology,’ believes VP hopeful is not ‘type of character’ who should make decisions about the country's future. Howard Hughes took his meal request very seriously. While there are a few mistakes everyone seems to make with peas, such as overcooking them, there was no mistake as bad as serving Hughes peas that weren't exactly uniform, because if they were, he would send them back to the kitchen to be replaced.
A Thai man was bitten on the testicles by a 12-foot python while he sat on the toilet — so he beat the serpent to death with a toilet brush, leaving his bathroom splattered in blood, according to reports and stunning photos. Men worldwide have started to double-check the toilet before sitting down, and hope this story doesn't re-run as a future nightmare. The ideological views of most low-information voters tend to be more moderate than those of high-information voters. Low-information voters are less likely to vote and when they do they generally vote for a candidate they find personally appealing, regardless of whether the candidate is qualified for the job or not, but he or she has such a nice smile. The National Park Service warns tourists to stay at least 25 yards away from bison, adding that approaching bison threatens them, and they may respond by bluff charging, head bobbing, pawing, bellowing, or snorting. It's amazing that they have to tell people these are dangerous and wild animals. According to the author, if Tim Walz's progressive politics are a sign of where Harris wants to take this nation as president, Republicans, and anyone else who cares about the future of the country, should be concerned.
According to the author, the reality was far from the sales pitch! ''We'd stayed at a couple of TT parks in the past so we kind of knew what we were getting into, but overall we were very disappointed.'' Not only did Tim Walz not get an award from the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the organization actually endorsed the guy running against him. Every weekday in New York City, close to one million bus riders — roughly one out of every two passengers — board without paying. The skipped fares are a crucial and growing loss of revenue for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is under severe financial pressure. The fare for bus passengers is $2.90 per trip, so we are talking about several million dollars a day in lost revenue. Most new flight attendants work ''on reserve,'' spending days waiting to be assigned flights. It's common for them to take side jobs - bartenders, semi-truck drivers, makeup artists, church musicians. Some say they are struggling to feed their families and are living out of their cars.
The brown felt fedora worn by actor Harrison Ford in the second installment of the Indiana Jones movies sold for $630,000 at auction, film and TV memorabilia company Propstore announced. The hat, featured in 1984's ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,'' was expected to fetch between $250,000 and $500,000, according to the item's online description. For centuries, tales of mythological creatures and beasts have captured our minds. Stories of mythical animals, monsters, and other fantasy creatures continue to spread across the world through books, film, television, and other media sources. Are some of them true? Could be, the Irish have their leprechauns, and in Newfoundland you never talk about ''the old hag''. According to the author, the goal is really to find a balance between group decision making and individual efforts so you don’t wind up with a camel when you wanted a horse. The Fifth Estate is a socio-cultural reference to groupings of outlier viewpoints in contemporary society, and is most associated with bloggers, journalists publishing in non-mainstream media outlets, and the social media or ''social license''.
More than a simple school bag, the randoseru is a unique Japanese symbol, reflecting the conformity and consistency that is deeply rooted in the culture. Downed German airmen clung to the Rettungsboje, or rescue buoys easing their struggle. But as they clung to its handrails and climbed on it, they found an access door that looked like a shelter in the middle of the ocean. As soon as they went inside, they couldn’t believe what they saw. At first, it sounds like the plot of a wild pastry-based conspiracy theory: over the course of a couple of decades, our nation's donuts holes dramatically decreased in size. The very shape of the donut changed, in just two decades, from a ring of dough to the pinched dough vessel we know today. But then you see this chart, and it doesn't seem so crazy anymore. Minnesota native and Midwest travel expert Jennifer provides insider tips and budget-friendly trip ideas for families looking to explore the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Through her travel blog DayTripper28, she draws on first-hand experience to recommend the best hidden gems, outdoor adventures, road trips, and weekend getaways around Minnesota and the Midwest.
Dementia is marked by a severe decline in cognitive functions, such as thinking, reasoning, and remembering, to the extent that it interferes with the person's daily life. What is next? Not to be insensitive, but perhaps a Barbie with crohn's disease? KFC has always credited its tasty chicken to a perfect blend of 11 herbs and spices, but Colonel Sanders probably never expected his very own nephew to reveal that recipe to the world. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game before writing the song.
In 1996, the Hemisphere Dancer was shot at by Jamaican authorities as it taxied in the water near Negril, mistaking it for a drug-runner's plane. U2's Bono was also on board the plane, but neither he nor Buffett were hurt. Jimmy wrote a song about the event ''Jamaica Mistaica'' In 2003, Jimmy retired the aircraft and put it on display at the Lone Palm Airport outside of his Margaritaville Cafe at Universal Studios, Orlando. In 2024, the airplane was removed for refurbishment and will be back in 2025. Governor Walz implemented harsh lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, establishing a hotline for Minnesotans to report people who violated stay-at-home policies and pushed residents of his state not to gather for Thanksgiving and restricting how many could attend church services, including weddings and funerals. Walz has been characterized as an evil tyrant for his policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. From ''When Harry Met Sally'': ''And then one day Sheldon says to me, ''You never wear Sunday.'' He's all suspicious, ''Where was Sunday? Where had I left Sunday?'' And I told him and he didn't believe me. HARRY: What? SALLY: They don't make Sunday. HARRY: Why not? SALLY: Because of God. The United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) had been monitoring Walz's political aspirations since the George Floyd riots of 2020 when Walz allowed ANTIFA and BLM activists to pillage and torch Minneapolis for two days before finally calling on the National Guard to restore order-too little, too late.
Shortly after his resignation on August 9th, 1974, members of Nixon's staff assembled in the White House for a final tearful farewell to a man they had served for five and a half years, and in some cases for much longer. This is the remarkable impromptu speech Nixon made at that occasion amid the tremendous emotional strain of leaving the presidency in disgrace. Tim Walz may have just been named Kamala's VP pick. Apart from being governor of Minnesota, the man is a real mystery. Who is he? Why is he? And what will he do in office? Well, those of us who grew up in Minnesota know all about this guy, too much, actually. According to federal charges, at least 70 people were part of a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy that exploited two federally-funded nutrition programs to fraudulently obtain more than $250 million in one of the largest COVID-era fraud schemes anywhere in the nation. The defendants used a Minnesota-based organization called Feeding Our Future to avoid scrutiny from the Minnesota Department of Education, which was supposed to be conducting oversight of the programs. The drone, dubbed Manta Ray with its diamond-shaped bodies and wing-like fins, has cutting-edge sensors for underwater threat detection and hazard classification. Until recently, engineers at defense company Northrop Grumman Corporation have kept their pioneering design top secret.
Every four years, Americans elect a president. And every four years, battle lines are drawn as presidential candidates and reporters face off in the conflict zone known as the campaign trail.The path to the presidency provides stories of privacy and personality, of image and character, of polls and spin.This Newseum exhibit examines the tactics used by politicians — and illuminated by the press — to put democracy to the test and a candidate in the White House. Are you unknowingly sabotaging your groceries? The truth is that many of us have been storing our food all wrong, and the consequences are costing us more than just spoiled meals. From improper refrigeration to misguided pantry organization, these common mistakes are jeopardizing the freshness and longevity of our favorite ingredients. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) was defeated in a primary Tuesday, becoming the second member of the progressive Squad to be ousted this year after massive spending by pro-Israel groups. Bush is the second member of the progressive Squad to lose their primary this year after Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) was defeated in June, also having faced a barrage of advertising by United Democracy Project. Veterans have accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz of “embellishing” his military career and abandoning his National Guard battalion, highlighting that the now-vice presidential pick for the Democrats never served in combat and retired from service ahead of his unit’s 2005 deployment to Iraq.
World War II was tough and dangerous for servicemen, who needed any form of entertainment they could get. ''Kilroy was here'' functioned as a morale booster. When U.S. soldiers landed on a beachhead, they would often see this meme inscribed on something, perhaps planted there by an advance recon team. As the war progressed, ''Kilroy was here'' became an emblem of pride, carrying the message that no place, and no country, was beyond the reach of America's might.
Pete Buttigieg mocks JD Vance as he explains why he thinks tech bros are backing Trump. Nancy Pelosi denies leading any charge to oust Biden from the 2024 presidential campaign and instead remarked how he was at ''the top of his game'' before making his decision to leave the race. She suggested the choice was worthy of Biden joining the presidents on Mount Rushmore and he should be added to the monument. I think she meant right away.
With a career that spanned over 50 years, Alfred Hitchcock is an undisputed master of cinema. With around 55 feature films on his resume, it is extremely hard to narrow them down to a list of 20 — and that's before you even get to ranking them.  See yesterday's homepage by clicking here. United Airlines offers less value on a basic economy ticket than competitors do. They don’t allow basic economy passengers to bring a regular carry-on bag on, and they haven’t allowed basic economy passengers to check in online, wasting passengers’ time. Fortunately they’re relaxing the online check-in rule but they’re doing it in a strange and troubling way. The Wall Street Journal published an extensive report on the secret negotiations to secure the release of Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison. It includes a startling passage about how President Joe Biden, sometimes referred to as ''Sleepy Joe,'' almost botched the prisoner exchange because he has no idea what's going on, and said Secretary of State Antony Blinken was actually running the show.
When the memo comes down on high from the political party to all of the television networks, they all follow the script. Watching several news anchors and commentators mimic the same phrase becomes a comedy event for the public as they switch channels back and forth. The Republicans did it in 2000, the Democrats in 2024. In 2000, Rush Limbaugh made a big deal out of it on his radio show about a word most Americans had never heard before: ''GRAVITAS''. Most Democrats have backed Kamala Harris, who announced her 2024 campaign for president shortly after Biden penned a letter explaining his decision to exit the 2024 race. Depending on who you ask, Harris is viewed as a moderate or a progressive reformer. In the scrubby Mojave desert north of Los Angeles, a sprawling encampment of decrepit RVs sits just off a dirt road separating the city of Lancaster from Los Angeles County’s unincorporated expanse.In every direction, garbage spreads out like an algae super bloom—beyond that, endless sand and brush, baking in the summer sun. A Sacramento, California senior, age 66, found $6,000 in cash that she lost years ago, but her bank refused to accept the 'deteriorated' bills. Here is how to deposit damaged or mutilated money.
In 1950, the United States entered the Korean War. The U.S. Navy flew some of the first air missions against invading North Korean forces, and quickly discovered Soviet-made MiG-15 fighters outclassed its jet fighters. The MiG was a better fighter than ours by almost every performance metric, including speed and maneuverability. We looked for something that would give it an edge. One solution was something the Germans invented, the air-to air-missile, a weapon that fighter jets lob at other aircraft. A look at how the Hurricane Hunters can fly into some of the strongest storms to collect data. Minnesota's Democrat Governor Tim Walz, one of the contenders reported to be on the short list under consideration for the VP slot with presumptive presidential nominee Kamala Harris, says that socialism is merely ''neighborliness'' by another name. In 1944, the socialist Farmer-Labor Party merged with the Democratic Party, forming the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). An internal guide for the Department of the Interior (DOI) urges the government to use ''inclusive language''. Instead of calling someone a ''paraplegic'' the government encourages its employees to call the individual a ''person with paraplegia.'' The same principle is used for a variety of physical and mental conditions.
12 Things Biden Hopes To Accomplish During His Final Months In Office No trip to South Dakota is complete without a stop at Wall Drug for buffalo burgers and souvenirs. My dad used to say it was against the law to drive past Wall, South Dakota and not go into town to the drug store. One of the best tourist traps in America. One performance at the ceremonies that caused significant offense Friday afternoon was a depiction of Leonardo da Vinci’s "The Last Supper." The song “King” was played as a woman wearing a crown was depicted as Jesus surrounded by men in drag, one of whom was a bearded man with long, blonde hair who later danced suggestively down a catwalk, much like a stripper would do. The catwalk was in front of the Last Supper table, where a young girl stood near the men in drag. Union officers led their troops directly at the Confederate line, a path that took them down into the 30-foot hole. Once in this hole, the Union soldiers found it extremely difficult to climb up 30 feet of loose soil to reach the enemy line. Dazed Confederate troops regained their composure and rushed to the breech to stop the Union advance. It became a turkey shoot. Union soldiers desperately trying to scramble out of the hole were slaughtered by Confederates firing down on them, 3,800 were killed.
It takes a big ego to continually pass yourself off as a ''doctor'' when your PhD is in education not medicine, with a specialty of children's books. But, when Jill Biden was offered the chance to be on the cover of a woman's health magazine she went for it. Jill insists that she be called ''Doctor Biden''. Her husband said the only reason she completed her degree because she wanted their mail to be addressed to ''Dr. Jill Biden and Senator Joe Biden''. Republican leadership questioned the effectiveness of these new agents but the agency dismissed their concerns as bigoted. ''They asked why they were so short and also why they kept bumping into things, and that's just not acceptable,'' Secret Service director Cheatle said. ''They are as devoted to their duty as they are physically handicapped.'' ''I can think of no one better to protect President Trump than this loveable group of misfits''.
Between January 2020 and January 2024, wholesale prices for food rose an estimated 22.4%. Though they’ve come down since 2023, wholesale costs are at the second-highest level of the past 15 years, according to the government’s Producer Price Index for commodity foods. Between January 2020 and January 2024, wholesale prices for food rose an estimated 22.4%. Though they’ve come down since 2023, wholesale costs are at the second-highest level of the past 15 years, according to the government’s Producer Price Index for commodity foods. Click to see larger image.
The oil painting, which shows a man dressed in work wear standing and poised to speak amid a crowd of men in suits, is part of a series by Rockwell inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address arguing for U.S. involvement in World War II. In his remarks, the president outlined four universal freedoms that Americans should fight to guarantee for all: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
It is hard to imagine how desperate a person could become for survival to rob a bank for a single penny just to be arrested and given shelter, food, and care, but this is what this man did. Republicans reacted immediately to President Joe Biden's announcement that he won't seek re-election in November by demanding that he resign the presidency as well. ''If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President. He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough,'' House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a statement shortly after Biden revealed his decision.
Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) revealed to Tucker Carlson that all of his Republican colleagues have an ''AIPAC babysitter'' to ensure they vote in the interests of Israel at all times.
Jill Biden has formally dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, she announced today at a press conference that was supposed to be for her husband. ''I cannot in good conscience continue,'' the acting president said as her husband wandered around somewhere backstage. Journalists expressed shock and disappointment to learn that not only has Joe Biden been a decrepit old man for the last three years, he hasn't even been president.
On July 19, 1989, one of the most dramatic events in aviation unfolded in the skies over Iowa as heroic pilots battled to land a crippled DC-10. The seething hatred of Donald Trump knows no limits, some reporting the assassination attempt as an ''incident'' or that he ''fell down at a rally''. The far-left knows the party will be over if President Trump returns to the White House and will do anything to stop him. Aging is an inevitable part of life that brings with it many changes. One such change that is not discussed often is loss of appetite, particularly in the elderly. Many of us may have experienced this with a loved one or friend, noticing a dinner plate that has barely been touched, a lack of food in the home or weight loss in the individual. The Japanese Emperor Hirohito, who ruled over the Empire of Japan from 1926 until 1947, after which he was Emperor of the state of Japan until his death in 1980. Commonly portrayed as a gentle man with limited influence over the military and its politics. He also had surprising love of watches. When Hirohito died in 1989, he was buried with his most treasured possessions, including his Mickey Mouse watch.
Major Richard Bong downed 40 Japanese aircraft in his trusty ''Marge.'' Then, after a crash, it was lost to time. Gnomes are mythical creatures that have been a part of European folklore for centuries. They are often depicted as small, elderly men with full beards and colorful conical hats, symbolizing their connection to nature and magical abilities. Gnomes are believed to live underground and guard the mines of precious treasures hidden in the earth. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, flight of a passenger airliner that crashed and burned in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board, most of whom were citizens of the Netherlands, died in the crash. A Dutch inquiry determined that the aircraft was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile. Whenever you see pictures of U.S. military combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters deployed on operations overseas, or even just during exercises in the United States or abroad, they're often loaded down with various missiles and other precision-guided munitions. It's no secret that the United States spends a lot on defense, but how much do each of these various weapons actually cost?
Top weather stories and expert insights from The Weather Channel. Live storm radar updates, local weather news, national weather maps. In 1920, ''Shoeless Joe'' Jackson supposedly admitted during testimony to a grand jury that he was one of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players who took bribes to let the Cincinnati Reds win the 1919 World Series. It came to be known as the ''Black Sox scandal'' and it was devastating for baseball fans. According to legend, as Jackson left the courthouse, a heartbroken young boy went up to him and begged: ''Say it ain't so, Joe.'' James William Buffett (1946 - 2023) was an American singer-songwriter He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona,] which often portrayed a lifestyle described as ''island escapism'' and promoted enjoying life and following passions Buffett recorded many hit songs, including his best-known '' Margaritaville''. His fans proudly call themselves ''Parrotheads''. Just before he was struck in the ear, Donald Trump turned his head slightly - a lucky head jerk that potentially spared him from being hit directly. An inch or less to the right, the shot would have almost certainly been fatal.
In the trailer for the film, ''Top Gun: Maverick'' the Taiwanese and Japanese flags were removed from Tom Cruise's jacket because it was too sensitive an issue for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Then, in a stunning reversal decision, they were not removed when the film was released and Taiwanese audiences stood and applauded. Personally, I'll take all the mean tweets Donald Trump can dish out, as long as I get $1.89 gallons of gas, 3% mortgage rates, control of our Southern borders, full employment, and no wars overseas. ''This is why it's so important to re-elect him,'' Pelosi said in a televised interview. ''As concerned as we may be about President Biden's cognitive health, the only reasonable answer is to keep him in office and really find out just how mentally defective he has become. It's the only way.'' Donald Trump, who left us four years ago with 1.4% inflation, $1.89 gasoline, no new foreign wars, a secure border, and a healthy economy, is, according to the New York Times, a man as unsuited for the office of president as any to run in the long history of the Republic, a man whose values and temperament are directly opposed to so much of what has made this country great.
Joe Biden's recent appearance with a spray-on tan that recalls Donald Trump's signature orange hue has sparked a deluge of jokes and memes on social media. The president continues navigating uncertain waters after his recent disastrous debate performance. Biden deflects questions from interviewers about taking a cognitive test as not needed, but everyone, including Joe, knows he couldn't pass one and he'd be done. ;;In Greek, 'nostalgia' literally means 'the pain from an old wound,'' Don told his rapt audience in his greatest pitch. ''This device isn't a spaceship, it's a time machine''. After spending months and billions getting millions of new prospective Democratic voters into this country in time for the next election, President Biden isn't going to let a bunch of whiny Republican congressmen spoil his plans. Joe Biden is carrying debt of up to $815,000, financial records show, as it's revealed he and First Lady Jill also failed to net royalties from three of their book titles due to lackluster sales.
Most people will know all about the Salvation Army and their tireless charity work. Maybe you have fond memories of them ringing the bell with the red kettle at Christmas, or singing Christmas carols in your town center. But few have heard of the Salvation Navy. Because, believe it or not, there was briefly such an organization. A personal journey by author Scott Hays recounting Abraham Lincoln's experiences with the Sangamon River in Central Illinois. Mr Biden had planned for the presidential debate on June 27th to prove his critics wrong about the decline in his mental abilities, and so to revive his ailing campaign. Instead he struggled for 90 agonizing minutes to recall words and facts. It was a catastrophe. News organizations have identified 78 members of Congress who've recently failed to properly report their financial trades as mandated by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012. Congress passed the law to combat insider trading and conflicts of interest among their own. But many members of Congress have not fully complied with the law, they offer excuses including ignorance of the law, clerical errors, and mistakes by an accountant.
After the disastrous debate with Donald Trump, Time Magazine has a message for President Biden: ''Do the historic thing, President Joe Biden. Give the Democratic Party our independence.'' After a noticeably carrot-hued President Joe Biden gave a live address to the nation two days after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump, top Democrat marketing strategists scrambled to suddenly change their official slogan to ''Orange Man Good.'' he frantic shifting of gears comes on the heels of several years the same team of expert political messaging strategists spent spreading the well-known slogan ''Orange Man Bad'' to combat the popularity of former President Donald Trump. The Battle of Vicksburg was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War that divided the Confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Union forces waged a campaign to take the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, which lay halfway between Memphis to the north and New Orleans to the south The Clinton Body Count is a conspiracy theory centered around the belief that former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his wife, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have secretly had their political opponents murdered, often made to look like suicides, totaling as many as 50 or more listed victims.
This website says Bill O'Reilly is crazy for saying Joe Biden is throwing in the towel and will drop out of the race for re-election, but O'Reilly has been around for a long time, is well connected, and is usually right about things. Kids are the most wonderful, curious, and innocent beings. Sometimes, no matter how mature an adult is, a few inspiring words by an innocent child can shift one’s dimension to think and view things. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point. Even if these whole food supplements are of the highest quality, they are still very expensive at $89.95 for the Fruits & Veggies vitamins. That's especially true considering you only get 30 servings (6 capsule). A competing product has significantly better ingredients, some of which are organic. It also has the same 180 capsules, and sells for much less.
We may have witnessed the end of Joe Biden's presidency when we watched his debate with challenger Donald Trump. In 1862, bands of Sioux swept through southern Minnesota, burning farmsteads, slaying men and seizing scores of women and children. An estimated 650 Dakotas attacked the village of New Ulm, where the defenders fought from behind street barricades. Although most of the town's buildings were destroyed, the warriors were repulsed. By month's end, much of the white population of southern Minnesota had abandoned the region. From the article: ''We can confirm over one-third of the country is drooling morons,'' said Dr. Bradford Doran, head of the research team conducting the poll. ''While it's always been suspected that a significant number of Americans were mindless idiots, no one ever suspected that there were this many of them. It's fascinating and yet terrifying at the same time.'' I'm delighted that my children have taken such good care of their teeth and have beautiful smiles. As for me, not so much, which I regret.
Holiday Inn resident Terry Robison, a retired man of 64, says the average cost of assisted living for seniors is about $188 per day. A long-term stay with a senior discount at Holiday Inn, on the other hand, is about $60 per day. And, the grandkids can come over and use the pool. Tipping the staff $5 bucks a day makes them really hustle to make sure your room has everything you need, and you don't even have to make your own bed, something you usually pay extra for at an assisted living home. A gear-up landing is about the worst thing that can happen to your airplane. Not only do you have the expense and time to repair the damage, insurance premiums are bound to be affected, a large majority of prospective future buyers will shun any plane with damage history, and the value can be substantially reduced. A long-time aircraft dealer told me once ''I've never been able to sell an airplane with a double gear-up''. It took a while, but Donna Brazile has finally come clean: Yes, the fix was in for Hillary Clinton during 2016's Democratic primary. The former Democratic National Committee chair and ex-CNN contributor, in a piece published inTime magazine, acknowledged funneling inside info to the Clinton camp before two debates with Bernie Sanders. Locally nicknamed ''La dame de fer'' (French for ''Iron Lady''), it was constructed as the centerpiece of the 1889 World's Fair, and to crown the centennial anniversary of the French Revolution. Although initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, it has since become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.
Human war machines don't tend to fare well in encounters with Godzilla, who debuted on the silver screen in 1954. However, in ''Godzilla Minus One'', a hit with U.S. audiences after its release on Netflix in June-the notorious kaiju finally meets his match in the form of a bizarre-looking fighter plane called the J7W1 Shinden. ''Godzilla Minus One'' is pretty good, a Japanese film with English dubbing, with some great flying scenes of the Shinden attacking and killing Godzilla. Chicago is a city without a single business that sells guns. Gun stores are outlawed, but outlaws have plenty. Brandon Johnson won Chicago's tight mayoral race last year against tough-on-crime candidate Paul Vallas promising he would solve gun violence. But, neighborhoods facing the brunt of the crisis are waiting for relief that can make their streets safer now. That $30,000 he spent on personal grooming during the campaign isn't helping. Between 2012 and 2022, there were 21,000 reported cases of penile cancer, according to Brazil's Ministry of Health. This resulted in more than 4,000 deaths and, over the past decade, there have been more than 6,500 amputations - averaging two each day.
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The main espionage agency of the Chinese Communist Party is attempting to enlist every one of China's citizens into the role of spies. Alongside this, the CCP has also been rolling out other programs, including one that forms militias among Chinese companies, and another for the military training of school children. Questions about the health effects of loneliness have motivated an explosion of new research over the past few years, particularly since social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised new fears about loneliness levels worldwide. When do you know it's time to put an elderly parent in a nursing home? The most common reason aging parents are admitted into a nursing home is because of severe cognitive and/or physical decline that requires them to need 24-hour care. A nursing home admission makes sense when private in-home care is unaffordable or if friends or family members are unable to care for them. With the first 2024 presidential debate right around the corner, the public is eager to find out what topics will be covered and what questions the CNN moderators will ask the candidates. Fortunately, The Babylon Bee has obtained the leaked list of debate questions for the upcoming CNN presidential debate.
Even after he was caught, convicted, and sentenced to 11 years in prison, Al Capone put a contingency plan in place to ensure that his enormous wealth would still be waiting for him on the outside. Capone hid his fortune, reportedly worth millions, to prevent the government and his rivals from seizing it. Unfortunately, he and his family ultimately couldn't access it either. Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a chain? No, wait—it's a pair of shoes on a power line. But what are they doing there? The author of this article wants to remind you that, if you don't get shot or robbed, Bessemer, Alabama isn't such a bad place to live or visit. And, please, try to ignore those who condemn it as ''the most dangerous city in America''.
General George S. Patton was a complicated military figure, but there can be little debate over whether he was quotable. Perhaps most famous for his commanding of the 7th Army during World War II, Old ''Blood and Guts'' often gave rousing speeches to motivate, inspire, and educate his soldiers.
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As shockwaves continued to reverberate around the globe following sweeping victories for the European political right, U.S. President Joe Biden asked aides why Europe didn't just arrest the conservative candidates before the election. As conservative candidates in multiple countries won by significant margins, the current American leader expressed surprise that the ruling globalist regimes didn't simply have their chief political rivals imprisoned. ''Come join us all month to celebrate heterosexuals, for without them, none of us would be here! '' Old State Saloon in the city of Eagle wrote in a Facebook post announcing a month of festivities and drink specials. Every Monday in June will be ''Hetero Male Monday,'' with a free draft beer given to ''any heterosexual male dressed like a heterosexual male''. Sounds like a good excuse for me to turn my motorhome into the wind and set sail for Idaho. Millions of dollars and years of planning and production go into making a war movie, so you'd hope they were historically accurate, right? While many movies can be applauded for their realism, some play so fast and loose that they end up becoming laughable. How low can you go? There is no audio or video to back up this claim, but Joe Biden repeatedly says Donald Trump called fallen soldiers of World War II ''suckers and losers'', something Mr. Trump vehemently denies. Trump supporters cannot imagine him saying such a thing, and tend to agree with him that this must be ''fake news'' and a low blow. What do you think?
A storm of controversy erupted on social media following the crowning of Sara Milliken, a plus-size model, as Miss Alabama 2024. Outrage quickly spread among users, with many criticizing the decision, claiming it promoted ''unhealthy lifestyles.'' Comparisons were made to awarding a prize to a ''chain smoker,'' and references were drawn to the recent Miss Maryland USA crown awarded to a trans woman, labeling both as ''fake awards''. Minnesota, and 14 other States, are not ''Castle States'', that is, you do not have the right to defend your Castle with deadly force, and if faced with that situation, your first responsibity is to try to escape from your own home any way you can. The United Nations statement: ''We have issued an immediate arrest warrant for Neeson, and vow to hold him accountable for his totally unnecessary use of violence against poor, helpless terrorists. Just because they are holding your daughter hostage does not give you the right to resort to violence.'' An Oregon man is lucky to be alive after his truck left the road, plummeted down an embankment, and ended up in a river. Fortunately for him, dogs truly are man's best friend. As Brandon Garrett lay stranded and injured in the deep ravine, his dog Blue ran 4 miles through the densely wooded area to get help.
This article is based on interviews with more than 45 people over several months with Republicans and Democrats who participated in meetings with Biden or were briefed on them. Most of those who said Biden performed poorly were Republicans, but some Democrats said that he showed his age in several of the exchanges. The mission was to keep the Germans guessing as to the location and timing of the invasion landings. A complex series of deception operations were devised, intended to confuse, distract and complicate German decision making and reactions. In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earhart's disappearance. So, you've decided to join all the cool New Yorkers who are moving to Florida? Congratulations! It'll be just like snowbirding, except it'll last forever! Unfortunately, it's been said that New Yorkers often experience a significant culture shock when they first arrive in the Sunshine State.
Oreo could be the latest big brand to get the Bud Light treatment. The cookie company's Chicago-headquartered parent organization, Mondelez International, will be confronted at its annual shareholder meeting over how its LGBTQ marketing could tank business and irreparably tarnish the brand. The massive airborne operation took place in the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944--D-Day. That’s All, Brother was the first of hundreds of paratroop transport planes to deliver their human cargo over the heavily fortified beaches of Normandy, France. In May 1942, U.S. and Australian naval and air forces were facing off against the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Coral Sea in the South Pacific. But in a windowless basement at Pearl Harbor, a group of U.S. Navy codebreakers had intercepted Japanese radio messages suggesting Japan was planning an entirely different and potentially far more damaging operation in the Pacific theater. For 74 years, only members of a Chicago grand jury could definitively say why they declined to indict a reporter responsible for a 1942 front page article that implied American cryptanalysts had cracked the Japanese military code. Fearing the Japanese would change their code after this story was published proved unfounded, and only minor changes were made to it for the rest of the war.
Tomatoes first arrived in Europe 500 years ago, brought by the Arabs who occupied Sicily. Later in Naples, the tomato gave rise to pasta al pomodoro. If there is pasta, there must be tomatoes, and pasta al pomodoro has become central to Italian life.
Tune to shortwave radio frequency 4625 kHz and you’ll get a taste of a mystery that has confounded the world for over four decades. The station, located in Russia, has spent over 40 years broadcasting a mysterious range of beeps, buzzes, and spoken phrases. It’s been virtually nonstop, and nobody’s ever claimed ownership or given an official explanation.
Tune to shortwave radio frequency 4625 kHz and you’ll get a taste of a mystery that has confounded the world for over four decades. The station, located in Russia, has spent over 40 years broadcasting a mysterious range of beeps, buzzes, and spoken phrases. It’s been virtually nonstop, and nobody’s ever claimed ownership or given an official explanation.
Tune to shortwave radio frequency 4625 kHz and you’ll get a taste of a mystery that has confounded the world for over four decades. The station, located in Russia, has spent over 40 years broadcasting a mysterious range of beeps, buzzes, and spoken phrases. It’s been virtually nonstop, and nobody’s ever claimed ownership or given an official explanation.
Egyptian theaters were often characterized by their opulent facades which featured hieroglyphics, ornate columns, lotus motifs, and massive statues of various Egyptian gods. Stepping into one of these theaters during Hollywood’s Golden Age was like stepping out of ordinary life and into a glamourous otherworldly experience. It is plain to see what the Democrats were willing to sacrifice in order to win this election, leaving voters to rightly wonder – is there anything they wouldn’t do to win?
Bud Anderson single-handedly shot down 16 enemy planes in dogfights over Europe. After the war, he became one of America's top test pilots during the ''Right Stuff'' era. The 1998 HBO film ''Pentagon Wars'' revealed the absurdity of the development of a vehicle that could deliver 24 soldiers quickly to the front in safety. By the time the special interests in and out of the Pentagon got done with it, years had gone by and $14 billion was spent developing a product that bore little resemblance to the original plan, with hardly any room inside for soldiers. Now, the army has poured more money into this vehicle with something called ''Iron Fist''. No novel of the past century has had more influence than George Orwell's 1984. The title, the adjectival form of the author's last name, the vocabulary of the all-powerful Party that rules the superstate Oceania with the ideology of Ingsocey've all entered the English language as instantly recognizable signs of a nightmare future. It's almost impossible to talk about propaganda, surveillance, authoritarian politics, or perversions of truth without dropping a reference to 1984.
Minnesota's Democratic Farm Labor Party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party in 1944. While the party claims the Communists in the organization have been rooted out over the years, some of their actions say otherwise.
It was a bitter, close election, and there were furious allegations of fraud. After Democrat John Kennedy barely beat Republican Richard M. Nixon in the 1960 election, a coalition of opponents plotted to deny him the presidency in the electoral college. Most were White, conservative electors from the South who opposed the young Massachusetts senator's liberal policies, especially his support for civil rights for Black Americans. Magnetic Rock contains magnetite, a magnetic mineral that will cause your compass needle to spin. This fact, combined with the rock's soaring 60-foot height, makes this site truly impressive. Jonathan Yeo, the artist who painted the first official portrait of King Charles III since his coronation, says that he ''wanted to minimise the visual distractions and allow people to connect with the human being underneath,'' This is an actual comment made on a Yellowstone travel website. Some folks definitely should not go camping, they will feel much more comfortable at home, or in a nice motel or hotel with room service. Camping is just not for everyone, especially if you are a moron.
Most GPS devices allow you to use geographical coordinates as a destination, you just have to know how to enter them. In 1924, the United States military set out to become the first to fly around the world. On April 6, 1924, hundreds of Seattleites gathered at Sand Point Naval Air Station in Northeast Seattle — now the site of Magnuson Park — as four airplanes took off from Lake Washington, beginning a history-making journey. In 1497, Dominican Monk Savonarola encouraged his followers to destroy anything which could be considered luxuries - books, works of art, musical instruments, jewellery, silks and manuscripts were burnt during the period of carnival around Shrove Tuesday. These events became known as the 'bonfire of the vanities', the biggest happening on February 7th, 1497, when more than one thousand children scoured the city for luxuries to be burned. The items were thrown on to a huge fire while women danced around it. Millions of people keep cash home rather than a savings account. For most, it's a normal part of their financial lifestyle. But there are dangers of keeping too much cash at home, and it's likely they don't give much thought to what could happen. There may be certain benefits to holding a small amount of cash at home for whatever purpose. But there are risks involved in doing so, particularly if it's a large amount of money.
In the past, free speech sit-ins quickly escalated into massive rallies, Vietnam War college demonstrations turned deadly and U.S. civil rights protests ended in mass arrests. The circumstances of each protest were different, but the story is familiar: Young people demanded changes on their campuses or in the world - and their impassioned demonstrations often escalated amid clashes with authorities. ''Open The Books.Com'' has a new groundbreaking search tool that helps answer the burning question Americans have been asking since 1789: ''what the heck is my government up to?'' While it's all part of evolution and Darwinian economics, the sad reality is that when these stores die, parts of our memories go with them. Still, it's a lesson that most businesses must learn: adapt with the times, or be lost forever. Here are the top 50 major retailers that no longer exist. In the late 15th century, when the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci completed ''Vitruvian Man'' - one of his most famous drawings, which depicts the proportions of the human body - he could not have predicted it would be reproduced onto cheap notebooks, coffee mugs, T-shirts, aprons, and even puzzles. Centuries later, the Italian government and the German puzzle maker Ravensburger are battling over who has the right to reproduce ''Vitruvian Man'' and profit from it.
My eldest daughter Annie and her three daughters on a trip to Canada with me in my motorhome. The stereotypes are familiar to many of us: Firstborn children are reliable and high-achieving; middle children are sociable and rebellious (and overlooked); and youngest children are charming and manipulative. Why do people have such inaccurate thoughts on these survey questions? The author blames the media, saying they run race, gender, and wealth stories constantly, resulting in you and I being brainwashed. Gryffindor is one of the 4 houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series. Here is a complete guide on what it means to be a Gryffindor, including their strengths and weaknesses. Plane travel now is nothing like it was 5 years ago. The vaccine mandates drove many people from the industry and the lockdown-based supply chain and labor disruptions have left whole fleets in disrepair so that we have to take our chances. The inconveniences and brutalisms in the name of security take care of the rest.
Whether it’s a family member, a co-worker, or a stranger, chances are that you’ve had someone say something hurtful to you. Here’s how to deal with it.
It’s an unfortunate truth of life; not every interaction we have is a fair one. Sometimes, we get the short end of the stick. Sometimes, we’re taken for a ride, taken advantage of, or just plain taken aback. Yes, we’ve all been there—deceived, let down, or outright screwed over. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but it’s a universal experience that unites us in our shared human frailty.
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It was business as usual for the four-man crew of a RussianTu-22M3 Backfire bomber as it released its supersonic Kh-22 missiles towards a city in southern Ukraine, raining death and destruction from above and very far away. Whoopie Goldberg, who got her nickname as a kid because she farted so much, wanted Jill Biden to be named ''Surgeon General'' after Jill assisted her husband at a campaign event. Mrs. Biden's degree is in English, not medicine. She only completed her doctorate because, according to her husband, it was a vanity thing, she just wanted to be called ''Doctor Biden''.
Abortions conducted by Planned Parenthood are a leading cause of death in the United States, with the organization recommending the procedure to pregnant clients 97 percent of the time, according to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America group.
The relationship between a father and daughter is a profound and enduring bond that holds significant importance throughout their lives. It’s a unique connection that evolves, shapes personalities, and influences various aspects of both individuals’ lives.
My granddaughter Audrey and her dad, my son Tom.
To improve your shopping experience on Amazon Prime, consider adding Capital One Shopping. It's 100% free, (no Capital One account required) and guarantees to find the best deals out there. The algorithm behind it is so strong they claim customers refer to it as the ''insane deals''browser extension. David Niven served in the Second World War as an officer in a British commando unit. Prior to the outbreak of the war, he had already established himself as a soldier of some repute, earning the rank of lieutenant in 1933. Now a movie star, he re-enlisted and returned to Europe. Just before a fight that might have heavy casualties, he cheered up his men with a quip: ''Look, you chaps only have to do this once. But I'll have to do it all over again in Hollywood with Errol Flynn''.
''Dr. Jane's Dream,'' an immersive spectacle by former Walt Disney Imagineers and African artisans celebrating the groundbreaking English primatologist and environmental activist, is taking form in a cultural complex in Tanzania. Built in 1882, the New York City steam system is the United States' oldest and largest. The utility company Consolidated Edison uses those pipes, most of which are buried beneath the city's streets, to supply steam for heating, cooling and other commercial uses. But now and then, here and there, one of the pipes springs a leak and the escaping steam billows up through the nearest manhole, that's where the orange funnels come into play, to safely divert the steam high in the air. The White House suggested President Joe Biden misspoke when he implied that cannibals feasted on his uncle after a plane crash during World War II. Joe Biden's ability to separate fact from fiction is getting to the point where, if he were not president, the relatives would be driving him to the nursing home. Yes, Joe Biden did say his uncle was eaten by cannibals, but official military records don't support it, ''Uncle Bosie'' was a passenger in a military two-engine plane that developed mechanical problems and crashed. A lone survivor told what happened, It was out over the ocean, not over land, and no cannibals were involved, just Joe's vivid imagination.
Despite the many challenges and limitations imposed on him by his illness, Campbell was able to write one final song in 2013. Unfortunately, his health never allowed him to perform “I’m Not Going To Miss You” for any audience outside his own home. In this, his last song, Campbell evokes the devastating impact of Alzheimer’s disease, both on himself and his loved ones. At the same time, “I’m Not Going To Miss You” also strikes positive notes as it recounts a life’s worth of experiences and memories. One of our children, who knows about such things, baked brownies for my wife Hazel to help her with pain when she was fighting cancer in 2019. Here is the recipe. In this book are the confessions of a born flyer who always seems to know a tiny bit less than he needs as each chapter of his career unfolds. Naivety, and a positive attitude so strong it often overpowers common sense, join to make 'I Can Fly' a fascinating read. Located in northeast Collier County, Lake Trafford is approximately 1500 acres of natural beauty. Home to native birds, alligators and other swamp creatures. Trafford is regarded as a premiere fishing lake. Crappie, Bass, Bluegill and Shellcracker call the lake home.... Spend some time in one of the most beautiful unspoiled areas of Southwest Florida.
June is ''LGBTQ Pride Month'', a time to reflect on and celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer history. Undoubtedly, and like clockwork, some will wonder: But what about ''Straight Pride'' or ''White Pride''? And some people will say, ''Oh every day is ''Straight Pride'' or ''White Pride'' Day. Really? Many people are concerned about facial recognition software being used to track their movements and the threat to civil liberties that this software poses. While this issue is being debated, there are steps you can take to avoid some facial recognition software, both online and in person. As voter ID laws were first cropping up decades ago, Democrats fought them tooth and nail, insisting that they would be an impossible barrier to scale for the nation's most vulnerable voters, especially older people and people of color. The fact that almost anyone, including the elder and people of color had ID's, (how could they get on an airplane or cash a welfare check without it), and that all States issue photo ID's upon request to non-drivers, was conveniently ignored. Project Artichoke or Operation Artichoke, was a CIA research project that began in 1951 and whose aim was to determine whether a person could be forced via hypnosis or forced drug addiction such as morphine or LSD, to commit an act of attempted assassination.
Are you considering buying a travel trailer in the future? If so, proceed with caution. Even the most aesthetically pleasing travel trailers can be deceiving. Here's what the manufacturers and RV dealers aren't willing to tell you about travel trailers. For those of my generation who do not, and cannot, comprehend why Facebook exists, I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the same principles. The Stella Awards were inspired by Stella Liebeck. In 1992, Stella, then 79, spilled a cup of McDonald's coffee onto her own lap, burning herself. A New Mexico jury awarded her $2.9 million in damages. Ever since, the name ''Stella Award'' has been applied to any wild, outrageous, or ridiculous lawsuits - including some infamous bogus cases. All visitors to Yellowstone National Park are warned to give the animals plenty of space, but sometimes that advice goes in one ear and out the other, as one tourist recently demonstrated. Ignoring official advice not to pet the fluffy cows, the man approached a particularly large bison and asked if he could stroke its fur. Excited, he then asked whether he could ride it before being startled back by the animal's bristling reaction.
NPR editor Uri Berliner issued a lengthy rebuke of NPR's media coverage of major news stories over the last few years, such as the Hunter Biden laptop and the COVID lab leak theory, and called out the outlet's ''efforts to damage'' Trump's presidency. In economy on a domestic (narrow body mainline aircraft flight) there are generally three seats on each side of the plane. Correct default armrest allocation is as follows: The passenger at the window gets the armrest next to the window, the passenger at the aisle gets the armrest next to the aisle, and the passenger in the middle gets two armrests.
Montana Travel Guide - Plan the perfect trip! Montana has 55 beautiful State Parks and 9 National Parks for you to explore. Montana has 55 beautiful State Parks and 9 National Parks for you to explore.
Whether they are ranked for their rarity, uneasiness, or gore, here are some of the strangest medical cases taken on by the doctors in the hit television show ''Grey's Anatomy'' that will keep your interest, and maybe even make your skin crawl. Like the case of the young woman with worms in her stomach, that one gave me the heebie-jeebies!
The topic of laundry is more central to our lives than we think. Some 70 or so years ago, we thought we were done with it, thanks to machines that did all the work for us. But then regulations got involved and ruined those machines, reducing their functionality. Then the detergents were wrecked through the same means, eliminating the phosphates that had always been in soap. As millions of spectators gazed at the phenomenon from the ground, Elon Musk's Starlink satellite captured the eclipse during an orbit. And, Astronauts from NASA witnessed the event from space as the International Space Station shared a clip that showed the shadow of the moon passing over the Earth. The issue is that athletes are not heroes just because of their job. Day to day they do not do sacrifice or put their lives on the line. They work hard at their sport, but they do it because they love it. The professional athletes, in reality, just go out on the field and play their sport. They hit a ball in tennis. Catch, tackle, and throw in football. Dribbles, pass and shoot in basketball. Their profession alone doesn’t exemplify heroism. Because they have electric motors, ebikes aren't like regular bicycles. However, national parks treat them effectively as equals, essentially allowing them in the same places as conventional bikes, as long as they can also be pedaled.
Towns and tourism businesses and organizations in the path of the 2024 eclipse are planning events. Some are free, some are big bucks. Concerns about the effects of media on consumers the and extent of media bias go back to the 1920s. Commentator Walter Lippmann noted that citizens have limited personal experience with government and the world and the media, through their stories, place ideas in citizens' minds. These ideas become part of the citizens' frame of reference and affect their decisions. Lippmann's statements led to the hypodermic theory, which argues that information is ''shot'' into the receiver's mind and readily accepted. The author of this article, posted in 2016, made a plan to visit every one of the 71 Minnesota State Parks, including details of the ones she'd already visited, with a list of all of them. Hopefully, she'll post an update and let us all know how she did. For weeks, experts have been warning people not to look at the total solar eclipse without the proper safety gear. Did you listen? Looking at the sun, during an eclipse or any other time, without certified viewing glasses can cause permanent eye damage.
American has created a system to encourage you to join their frequent flyer program – but credit an unintended incentive to hold off cancelling trips you aren’t going to take until as late as the day of travel, so that you have longer to use your travel credits. Southwest Airlines, in contrast and to its credit, does not expire its credits.
The American railroads are reminiscent of a bygone era. These were the trains that tamed the Wild West, fueled the Gold Rush, and served as the backbone of the Industrial Revolution. At its peak, it was the most luxurious mode of transportation that money could buy. I've been getting emails (and maybe you have as well) telling me to stock up on groceries, booze, and toilet paper before the 2024 Eclipse, and to stay home and lock the door and load the shotgun. The 2017 Eclipse was pretty peaceful, why the craziness about this one? For years, The Epoch Times was a small, low-budget newspaper with an anti-China slant that was handed out free on New York street corners. But in 2016 and 2017, the paper made two changes that transformed it into one of the country’s most powerful digital publishers.
How many times have we seen a toddler staring wide-eyed at a cell phone in their hands? How early is too early? The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. A glimpse at the map of the April 2024 North American solar eclipse, however, shows a path from west to east. What gives? The answer lies in the relationship between the rotation of Earth and the orbit of the moon, this path moves in the opposite direction of the sun's apparent trek over Earth each day. But during an eclipse, the motion of the moon's shadow-not the sun-is what matters. Earth rotates from west to east. The Mason Wing Walking business in Sequim, Washington, that allowed paying thrill-seekers to clamber over the wings of a 1940s Stearman biplane while in flight is no more. Here are four reasons why Trump could win the November 2024 election against Democratic incumbent Joe Biden.
Joe Biden has said he attended Delaware State University, a mostly Black college, on several occasions, and this is not the only time he's faced controversy for embellishing his own biographical history. He also has said he was the first in his family to attend college and that his relatives were coal miners -- two statements he later recanted. Joe Biden graduated from the University of Delaware, not Delaware State University. The Tennessee Senate passed a bill with wording that targets the controversial "chemtrails" conspiracy theory, calling for a ban on the intentional injection of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere to affect temperature, weather or sunlight. It will be interesting to see how they plan on enforcing it. Bert Lahr, who played the cowardly lion in “The Wizard of Oz,” went on to star in a famous ad campaign with the premise that fighting temptation is futile. In 2017, an estimated 215 million U.S. adults (88% of U.S. adults) viewed the solar eclipse, either directly or electronically. They experienced the Moon pass in front of the Sun, blocking part or all of our closest star’s bright face. The eclipse in 2024 could be even more exciting due to differences in the path, timing, and scientific research.
New speculation about the toddler's death and pressure to force DNA testing of evidence have revived scrutiny of what was known as the ''crime of the century.'' Howard Hughes called it the H-4 Hercules-a fitting name for the largest and most powerful airplane of its time. The press, however, dubbed his prized creation the ''Spruce Goose''-a name Hughes despised. But the label stuck, and the big airplane became another part of Hughes' enigmatic legacy-a story of how one man's uncompromising ambition propelled his remarkable ascendancy and eventual descent into madness. FATHER GUIDO SARDUCCI has spent the past twenty years living and working in the United States as gossip columnist and rock critic for the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano. Recently, he was also appointed Assistant Managing Editor for the Vatican Inquirer. American audiences first became familiar with Father Sarducci during the golden years of ''Saturday Night Live,'' when he appeared as a commentator on ''Weekend Update.'' He's also been a frequent and welcome guest on ''The Tonight Show''. I've noticed the young men on ''The Weather Channel'' are wearing suits that my dad would have said he ''wouldn't wear to a dog fight''. Suit coats that aren't long enough to cover your rear end, and trousers so slim these guys look like they are wearing leotards. Will the trend come back to what the sign in an area of ''Men's Wearhouse'' that I visited recently, that said ''CLASSIC CUT''? Maybe.
Actor Larry David was right about the last one. FTX, founded in 2019, quickly rose to international prominence through a series of high-profile acquisitions, aggressive marketing strategies and low trading fees. In 2022 it all came crashing down.
Many people in Washington, D.C. are infected with TDS. Although comical, it is rather pathetic that his most prominent critics never hired, managed or did a payroll. Yet, they are somehow experts on Trump’s finances. Donald Trump was a man who made billions, lost billions, hired people and lifted people out of poverty to middle-class incomes. Easter is a festival and holiday celebrated by millions of people around the world who honor the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred three days after his crucifixion at Calvary. It is also the day that children excitedly wait for the Easter bunny to arrive and deliver their treats of chocolate eggs. President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump's campaign and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 - which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year - as ''Transgender Day of Visibility.''
If you are headed to South Dakota on vacation, don't miss Custer State Park in the beautiful Black Hills. The largest State Park in the United States, and bigger than many National Parks with, they say, as many or more Buffalo than Yellowstone. Not to be missed! A year or so ago, I started to put together a first aid kit for the motorhome. Traveling alone, often in wilderness areas, I felt I needed a good one, and even purchased a gunshot trauma kit, something often carried by gun enthusiasts when they go to the shooting range. You just never know when something might happen. Streaming services have transformed the way we view film and television, leaving us isolated on our couches, subject to the suggestions of an algorithm. But a small group of film buffs with a fondness for physical media are hoping to lure people back into the real world. Like me, with hundreds of DVD's accumulated over the years, offering them for free rental on the honor system in front of the Minnesota family lake cabin every Summer.
Concrete shoes, or concrete overshoes, is a method of murder or body disposal usually associated with criminals such as the Mafia. It involves weighing down the victim, who may be dead or alive, with concrete and throwing them into water in the hope the body will never be found. The term has become a euphemism for a threat of death by criminals. While a common trope in fiction, only one real-life case has ever been authenticated, but it was done once on an episode of ''The Sopranos''. Hospice is medical care for people with a short life expectancy, when cure isn't an option, and the focus shifts to, as they say, symptom management and quality of life. But, it really is a place to go to die, with all the morphine the patient needs or wants, life saving techniques are stopped, and the body starts to shut-down. When my wife went into the program in 2019, I asked the doctor how long she might have, ''six months'' was the answer. She lasted six days. There are people who work for NBC News that are mad management hired a Republican. They still can't figure out why most Americans don't trust journalists to tell the truth. Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mental condition that triggers significant shifts in mood, activity levels, concentration, and energy. These moods range from depressive episodes of feeling sad, indifferent, or hopeless to manic episodes of feeling irritable, elated, or extremely energetic.
A geosynchronous orbit is a special position high above the Earth that allows an object to keep pace with the rotation our planet, and are vital for communications and Earth-monitoring satellites. All communication satellites orbit the earth about 22,000 miles above the equator in ''geostationary orbit''', a ''sweet spot'' where a satellite goes around the earth in exactly one day. Since the earth is spinning at once a day too, it seems like the satellite is just parked in space above a specific spot. There is something undeniably odd about the combination of pastors and private jets. Whatever your personal views on Jesus, Christianity, and Religion, there is no denying that the Jesus of the Bible is a figure who lives meagerly and repeatedly opposes the rich and powerful. Yet, for many mega pastors across America, it's all part of their ''Prosperity Gospel.'' For the past two decades, female presidential candidates on TV have been made in her image. Finally, that’s beginning to change. On January 1, 1914, a flying boat took off St. Petersburg, Florida, in front of a cheering crowd of 3,000 and the Mayor. It safely arrived in Tampa, a journey of about 24 miles, 23 minutes later. The first flight carried a pilot and a single paying passenger.
2016 Presidential Debate - Clinton vs.Trump
Hillary Clinton's attempted put-down of Donald Trump was crushed by one 5 word ad-lib response from him. One of the most memorable presidential debate moments of all time.
Sailors on old ships had a different way of going to the bathroom than we do today. They did not have flush toilets or plumbing systems, but they had a special place on the ship called the head. The head was the name for the ship’s toilet, which was located at the front or bow of the ship. Is your phone always listening to you? Does Google keep a log of everything you say? And if so, what can you do about it? In an age where every device has a microphone and they're made by companies who profit by tracking what you do, these are valid questions. Let's take a look at the facts behind Google's recordings and how to stop your phone from listening to you. Vice President Kamala Harris keeps trying to convince voters she has what it takes to be president in the likely event that Joe Biden suffers a fatal fall before Election Day. It's going about as well as you'd expect.
From the article: ''As the campaign for the White House kicks into full gear, the contenders are offering an onslaught of holiday-themed merchandise, many of which capture some of the surreal aspects of the 2024 race. Donald Trump, for instance, is embracing his status as the first former president to face criminal charges by emblazoning his mug shot on Christmas sweaters, gift wrap and stockings.'' In theory, taking a cruise seems like a great idea for a family vacation. You get to see many different places, you enjoy the open ocean, and there are so many things to do onboard. But, that's what cruise lines want you to think. There are many things you don't see being advertised, like small rooms and crowded pools, to name a few. A common belief about Lake Tahoe is that the Mafia used it as a burial ground for unfortunate rivals. This happened, presumably, in the area’s early days as a casino destination. Another story involves alleged sightings of a large aquatic creature that locals christened Tahoe Tessie. Conspiracy theories are dangerous in more ways than one, and American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders is-among many, many things-an exposé about the irrevocable damage that can come from falling down the rabbit hole. Netflix's four-part true-crime docu-series is an investigation into what its primary subject believed was ''the political conspiracy of the century.''
Calling them ''Luft Gangsters'' (Air Gangsters) Joseph Goebbels told the German people that downed U.S. airmen would kill any women or children they encountered, and they should be murdered rather than being captured. Dozens of airmen were killed. This documentary is about one ''Tuskegee airman'' who was shot down, captured and sent to a POW camp. Click open and watch the trailer, or rent the movie.
This week we lost our long time friend and frequent traveling companion, Sandra Barth, wife of my old friend from the banking business, Don. ''Sandy'' fought Multiple Sclerosis valiantly for years, with Don serving as her caregiver. In a nursing home in recent months, Don would visit her twice a day, morning and afternoon, and she always looked forward to seeing him. We will all miss her terribly.
If your adult beverages are leaving your digestive system in distress, there’s one simple explanation: Alcohol is an irritant to the GI system, and it can inflame the lining of the digestive tract, from the esophagus to the large intestine. When the world seems like it's going crazy and the news cycle is filled with a constant stream of bad news, you might be tempted to make some dumb financial decisions like go all in for a ''better'' bartering system based on commodities like gold or silver. But before you invest all your money into precious metals, let's get the facts straight.


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