Thursday Show 9/4/14
Victory over Japan Day
Japan’s devastating surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, capped a decade of deteriorating relations between Japan and the United States and led to an immediate U.S. declaration of war the following day.
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UN Climate Chief: 'Not Very Far' from Considering 'Climate Change as a Public Health Emergency'
Secretary of State John Kerry has called climate change “the biggest challenge of all that we face right now,” and his French counterpart has warned of climate “chaos” in 500 days.
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New data backs ice age prediction
As the United Nations prepares for its 2014 Climate Summit in New York this month with an agenda to advance a new carbon-emissions regulatory agreement to supersede the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, the Russian scientist who correctly predicted the lack of global warming over the past 19 years has gained new scientific support for his belief that Earth is in the beginning of a prolonged ice age.
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ABC, CBS, NBC schooled on covering IRS scandal
The bombshell revelation about the surging IRS scandal last week was that Lois Lerner’s emails – those described as lost forever by the federal agency – were in fact backed up.
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Mystery fake cell phone towers intercepting calls
Seventeen fake cellphone towers were discovered across the U.S. last week, according to a report in Popular Science. Rather than offering you cellphone service, the towers appear to be connecting to nearby phones, bypassing their encryption, and either tapping calls or reading texts.
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CVS stores stop selling all tobacco products
At a CVS store near Times Square, the shelves are notable for what they no longer display: cigarettes. Now the only smoking products to be found are those that could help customers quit.
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Coburn: Let’s change Constitution
Sen. Tom Coburn is pushing for a national convention to amend the Constitution. The Oklahoma Republican, who has grown disenchanted with gridlock in Washington, will officially launch his effort after he retires from the Senate in a few months.
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This link brings you to a list of the fallen soldiers of Seal Team Six
http://weaselzippers.us/2011/08/09/photos-of-the-fallen-americans-killed-aboard-seal-team-6-helicopter-in-afghanistan/
Navy SEAL Author Rejects the Pentagon's Legal Threat
Former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette is going to tell his version of events surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden, even if the Pentagon sues him for every last penny.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/08/navy-seal-author-rejects-pentagons-legal-threat/56433/
The Start of World War ll
At 4:45 on the morning of September 1, 1939 (the morning following the staged attack), German troops entered Poland. The sudden, immense attack by the Germans was called a Blitzkrieg ("lightening war").
http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/wwiistarts.htmhtt
V-J Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as "Victory over Japan Day," or simply "V-J Day."
http://www.history.com/topics/v-j-day
Best known V-J Day kiss
The best-known kiss that day appeared in V–J day in Times Square, one of the most famous photographs ever published by Life. It was shot on August 14, 1945, shortly after the announcement by President Truman occurred and people began to gather in celebration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
Obama gets most retweets of the GOP convention
Twitter reports today that the most retweeted message of the Republican National Convention was the tongue-in-cheek response of President Obama's campaign to actor Clint Eastwood's odd routine with an empty chair and an "invisible" Obama.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/09/obama-tweet-chair-gop-romney-eastwood/1?csp=34news#.UEWVYKAvnKc
Teachers, students in one Alabama city told to fight back if facing violent intruder
Police have a new method for dealing with armed attackers who get inside school buildings in Tuscaloosa: They're teaching educators and students to fight back.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/02/teachers-students-in-one-alabama-city-told-to-fight-back-if-facing-violent/
Oil companies retake nearly 400 platforms in gulf
Energy companies have reoccupied nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that were abandoned in advance of Hurricane Isaac, a federal agency said Saturday, though offshore oil production still remains almost entirely shut down
http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019045526_apusisaacoilproduction.html
Congress Investigates WH Taxpayer-Funded Payoffs to MSNBC’s Olbermann, Maddow
Still unsure where all of the president’s $831 billion dollars in stimulus went? So are a lot of Americans, including a House committee currently demanding records on half a million dollars in phony MSNBC ad buys the White House procured to promote job opportunities that did not exist. http://conservativeread.com/congress-investigates-wh-taxpayer-funded-payoffs-to-msnbcs-olbermann-maddow/
US halts some Afghan forces training after recent string of attacks
The U.S. military has halted the training of Afghan government-backed militias for at least a month to give the Americans time to redo the vetting of new recruits after a string of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police on their international allies, officials said Sunday. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/02/us-halts-some-afghan-forces-training-after-recent-string-attacks/#ixzz25XhFc8FF
Florida homeowners plagued by flock of federally protected vultures
Florida homeowners plagued by flock of federally protected vultures.When birds of a feather flock together, it's a major headache for Dave and Judy Harting -- but there's nothing the Florida homeowners can do about the gang of federally protected vultures that have overstayed their welcome.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/02/new-homeowners-in-florida-plagued-by-gang-federally-protected-vultures/#ixzz25Xhuu35H
Texas Mayor Said Killed by Rare Donkey Attack
The mayor of a South Texas town appears to have been attacked and killed by a 500-pound donkey, according to the Associated Press.
http://www.livescience.com/22830-mayor-donkey-attack.html
This link brings you to a list of the fallen soldiers of Seal Team Six
http://weaselzippers.us/2011/08/09/photos-of-the-fallen-americans-killed-aboard-seal-team-6-helicopter-in-afghanistan/
Navy SEAL Author Rejects the Pentagon's Legal Threat
Former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette is going to tell his version of events surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden, even if the Pentagon sues him for every last penny.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/08/navy-seal-author-rejects-pentagons-legal-threat/56433/
The Start of World War ll
At 4:45 on the morning of September 1, 1939 (the morning following the staged attack), German troops entered Poland. The sudden, immense attack by the Germans was called a Blitzkrieg ("lightening war").
http://history1900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/wwiistarts.htmhtt
V-J Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as "Victory over Japan Day," or simply "V-J Day."
http://www.history.com/topics/v-j-day
Best known V-J Day kiss
The best-known kiss that day appeared in V–J day in Times Square, one of the most famous photographs ever published by Life. It was shot on August 14, 1945, shortly after the announcement by President Truman occurred and people began to gather in celebration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
Obama gets most retweets of the GOP convention
Twitter reports today that the most retweeted message of the Republican National Convention was the tongue-in-cheek response of President Obama's campaign to actor Clint Eastwood's odd routine with an empty chair and an "invisible" Obama.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2012/09/obama-tweet-chair-gop-romney-eastwood/1?csp=34news#.UEWVYKAvnKc
Teachers, students in one Alabama city told to fight back if facing violent intruder
Police have a new method for dealing with armed attackers who get inside school buildings in Tuscaloosa: They're teaching educators and students to fight back.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/02/teachers-students-in-one-alabama-city-told-to-fight-back-if-facing-violent/
Oil companies retake nearly 400 platforms in gulf
Energy companies have reoccupied nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that were abandoned in advance of Hurricane Isaac, a federal agency said Saturday, though offshore oil production still remains almost entirely shut down
http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019045526_apusisaacoilproduction.html
Congress Investigates WH Taxpayer-Funded Payoffs to MSNBC’s Olbermann, Maddow
Still unsure where all of the president’s $831 billion dollars in stimulus went? So are a lot of Americans, including a House committee currently demanding records on half a million dollars in phony MSNBC ad buys the White House procured to promote job opportunities that did not exist. http://conservativeread.com/congress-investigates-wh-taxpayer-funded-payoffs-to-msnbcs-olbermann-maddow/
US halts some Afghan forces training after recent string of attacks
The U.S. military has halted the training of Afghan government-backed militias for at least a month to give the Americans time to redo the vetting of new recruits after a string of attacks by Afghan soldiers and police on their international allies, officials said Sunday. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/02/us-halts-some-afghan-forces-training-after-recent-string-attacks/#ixzz25XhFc8FF
Florida homeowners plagued by flock of federally protected vultures
Florida homeowners plagued by flock of federally protected vultures.When birds of a feather flock together, it's a major headache for Dave and Judy Harting -- but there's nothing the Florida homeowners can do about the gang of federally protected vultures that have overstayed their welcome.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/02/new-homeowners-in-florida-plagued-by-gang-federally-protected-vultures/#ixzz25Xhuu35H
Texas Mayor Said Killed by Rare Donkey Attack
The mayor of a South Texas town appears to have been attacked and killed by a 500-pound donkey, according to the Associated Press.
http://www.livescience.com/22830-mayor-donkey-attack.html
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