Sunday Show 06-19-16
Summer Solstice
The word solstice is from the Latin solstitium, from sol (sun) and stitium (to stop), reflecting the fact that the Sun appears to stop at this time (and again at the winter solstice).
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June Solstice full moon in 2016
Watch for a full-looking moon on the eve of the June solstice (June 19, 2016) and a full moon on the solstice itself (June 20). From what we’ve been able to gather, this is the first full moon to fall on the June solstice since the year 1967.
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Belgian authorities charge 3 in major anti-terror raid
Belgian authorities have raided dozens of homes and arrested 12 suspects in a major anti-terror investigation which they said required "immediate intervention," fearing an attack could have been close.
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FLORIDA GOVERNOR UNLOADS ON OBAMA: 'STOP RADICAL ISLAM!'
A “fed-up” Florida Gov. Rick Scott called out President Obama during an appearance on Fox News Friday, saying the president “isn’t doing enough to destroy ISIS,” while also denouncing the focus on gun control in the wake of the terror massacre that killed 49 people at an Orlando “gay” club.
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Drug Tests for the 1 Percent?
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) has introduced the "Top 1% Accountability Act of 2016", requiring drug testing for all tax filers claiming itemized deductions in any year over $150,000.
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Walmart wine wins suprising award
When you think of fine wine, you probably don’t consider the bottles you find on shelves at Walmart. Surprisingly enough, Decanter World Wine Awards just named La Moneda Reserva’s Malbec, a wine sold in the big box store, as its Platinum Best in Show.
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Former Navy Seal: AR15 best defense for citizens
Contrary to the notion that citizens should have limited access to AR-15s because they are “big scary guns,” a former Navy SEAL is speaking out in defense of the popular firearm.
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Satanic temple joins Planned Parenthood pro-abortion crusade
In the face of growing pressure on Planned Parenthood after revelations that it was selling human body parts, the Satanic Temple has launched a pro-abortion crusade to come to the aid of America’s largest abortion provider.
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When Kansas Instituted Work Requirements to Get Food Stamps, Guess What Happened
Abraham Lincoln once said, “No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive.”
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As food supplies dwindle in Venezuela, children feel sharp pinch
It’s 6 am on a Monday and 14-year-old Sayler Romero is getting ready for her day. But unlike most schooldays, she isn’t donning her uniform or packing books into her knapsack.
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Showing posts with label Summer Solstice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer Solstice. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Show Notes 06-20-2015
Sunday show 06-20-15
Summer Solstice 2015: 5
Facts To Know About The First Day Of Summer
Some parts of the U.S.
are already sweltering, but summer doesn't officially start until
this weekend. Sunday marks the summer solstice, or first day of the
season, in the Northern Hemisphere. It's also the longest day of the
year.
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Mississippi school
district drops graduation cheering charges
A Mississippi school
superintendent who pressed charges against people for cheering at a
high school graduation has now dropped the charges. According to
multiple media reports, Senatobia Superintendent Jay Foster says the
school district withdrew the complaints Monday.
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Ros-Lehtinen: State
Dep’t Skipping Mandatory Sanctions Reporting to ‘Appease’ Iran
Government
Accountability Office findings that the State Department is not
complying with a congressionally-mandated reporting cycle on
proliferation-related sanctions are “disturbing because of what
they tell us about the lengths that the administration will go to to
appease the Iranian regime,” Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) said
this week.
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Mitt Romney calls for
removal of Confederate Flag at South Carolina capital
The future of the
Confederate flag that flies on the grounds of South Carolina state
capitol consumed the Republican Party’s presidential field on
Saturday after Mitt Romney, its nominee for president in 2012,
demanded its removal, calling it a “symbol of racial hatred.”
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Report: wait lists for
Vets even longer today than last year
The number of veterans
seeking health care but ending up on waiting lists of one month or
more is 50 percent higher now than it was a year ago when a scandal
over false records and long wait times wracked the Department of
Veterans Affairs, The New York Times reported.
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Snacking on Peanuts May
Extend Your Life
People who regularly
eat peanuts may live longer, a new study from the Netherlands finds.
But before you get too excited, peanut butter doesn't count.
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Is diet the key to
curing Autism?
When a doctor told Susan Levin her 4-year-old son, Ben,
was autistic, she was shocked. It was October 2007, and autism wasn’t
mentioned in the media nearly as much as it is today.
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Fake orca nearly drowns
before it can scare Ore. sea lions _ but they did get quiet
An effort to use a
fake, life-sized orca to scare off hundreds of sea lions crowding
docks off the Oregon coast ended, at least temporarily, with the
fiberglass creature belly-up after it was swamped by a passing ship.
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The Science of Race:
Why Rachel Dolezal Can't Choose to Be Black
The media and the
public have been buzzing about the bizarre case of Rachel Dolezal,
the former head of the Spokane, Washington, chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who says she
identifies as black despite being born white.
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Show Notes 06/23/2013
Show Notes Sunday
06/23/13
Fighter jets providing
training in Jordan
About a dozen U.S.
fighter jets will be flying and conducting training operations in
Jordan, poised to respond if needed to protect allies if the war in
neighboring Syria spills over the border, U.S. administration
officials said Friday.
Illegal drone business
thrives in US
Despite regulations
banning commercial drone use in the United States, a thriving black
market for drones is on the rise, sending the Federal Aviation
Administration into a
tailspin.http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/06/21/illegal-drone-business-thrives-in-us/?intcmp=features#ixzz2X5E7IEtw
The Summer Solstice
The June solstice
occurs when the sun is at its furthest point from the equator – it
reaches its northernmost point and the Earth’s North Pole tilts
directly towards the sun, at about 23.5 degrees.
The Supermoon
The Full moon falls on
June 23, 2013 at 11:32 UTC (6:32 a.m. CDT in the U.S.). Thus, for
many, the moon appears about as full in the June 22 evening sky as it
does on the evening of June 23.
Historic week opens as
High Court saves biggest cases for last
A historic week at the
U.S. Supreme Court may transform the rights of racial minorities and
gays, potentially cutting longstanding voting protections for blacks
and Hispanics while allowing a new wave of same-sex marriages.
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