Saturday, September 5, 2015

FBI Still Doesn’t Know Who’s Cutting California’s Fiber-Optic Cables, Or Why



THE INTERNET IS DOWN!!! Massive AT&T Outage Takes Humboldt County Phones, Internet, Etc. Offline - Hank Sims/Lost Coast Outpost



Here’s How Mendocino County Coped With All Its 911 Services Disappearing Yesterday
On 09-03-2015 at approximately 10:30 AM the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office experienced a disruption of telephone (9-1-1, land-line and cellular) and internet services throughout Mendocino County.
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The Internet is Up! Cable Slasher to Blame for Yesterday’s Outage, Says AT&T - Hank Sims/Lost Coast Outpost

Trump Surpasses Field, Flirts With 40% In Alabama Poll



California Seniors to Get Property Tax Relief Under Asm. Holden’s Bill Approved Today in the State Legislature (AB 1378)

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to urge big tax hikes on property, e-cigarettes & taxis to fund pensions.





Today, we stand here and say loudly and clearly that; “Enough is enough."



Friday, September 4, 2015

We’ve spent quite possibly the past decade doubting our abilities, second guessing our motives and generally spawning a generation of young people who don’t actually believe America is great or exceptional at all. The apology tours, the racial strife, the divisions within the populace, the general malaise and self-flagellation have left many feeling alienated and asking themselves, “is this really my country?” People are crying out for relief.



“We’re going to have so many victories,” Trump told overflow crowd in New Hampshire recently.

These were the words America wanted to hear. “We need victories,” trumpeted from one of the greatest communicators we’ve witnessed on the campaign trail for President of the United States of America. This is why, on the stage of 17, the rest pale in comparison.

Must Read: @continetti's column: Obama’s presidency has empowered the adversaries of the U.S.



William Triplett on #Hillary’s ‘ownership’ of #Libya



Andrew Cuomo Says Common Core Is ‘Not Working’

Report: Half of schools cut cafeteria staff as kids abandon Obama menus





A new survey from the School Nutrition Association reported that 70 percent of the nation's lunch programs have been financially "harmed" by the new low-salt, low-sugar menus and that a stunning 93 percent report fewer students buying the chow.

"Meeting these mandates has harmed the financial health of nearly 70 percent of school meal programs surveyed, with fewer than 3 percent reporting a financial benefit," said the survey. Some 49 percent of the responding schools said they were forced to cut cafeteria staff as a result.

The financial threat to school food programs has become so grave that the association is calling on Congress to provide more money. The association said that schools are being ordered by the Agriculture Department to absorb another $1.2 billion in added costs resulting from having to buy more expensive — and less attractive — foods to meet the federal regulations.





Virtually all immigrant families with four or more children in the house are on some type of welfare program, according to U.S. Census Bureau data in a new report raising questions about those Washington is letting into the country.



That report has raised questions about the types of immigrants, apparently mostly poor, being attracted to the United States and the degree to which taxpayers have to take care of them.

The new Census data analyzed by CIS also showed that Hispanic immigrants are far more likely to use welfare than those from other areas like Africa, Europe or Asia.

For example, 65 percent of all Latin American immigrant families are on welfare. For those from Africa, it is 48.3 percent, Europe 25.9 percent and South Asia 17 percent.

Even among Latin Americans the numbers were different. Those from Central America and Mexico tapped welfare the most, at 72.7 percent. Those from the Caribbean were next at 51.3 percent and last were South Americans at 41 percent.

NEW: Man listed as "administrative contact" for Hillary's email didn't work for the State Dept.



...In fact, http://clintonemail.com 's "administrative and technical contact" is... a top adviser to Bill Clinton

Hillary Clinton, who is under federal investigation for allegedly allowing classified information to end up in the hands of non-government workers without a security clearance, paid a company called “Perfect Privacy, LLC” to cover up the true identity of the person running her email network. Now we know why.

Bill Clinton’s senior adviser Justin Cooper was the man responsible for running the email network, according to archived Internet records. Cooper also works as a top fundraiser for the Clinton Foundation. He also serves as a senior adviser to Teneo Holdings, a private corporate advisory and investment banking firm founded by former Bill Clinton adviser Doug Band. Cooper has never worked for the State Department.

Cooper was listed as the registrant for Hillary Clinton’s private email domain clintonemail.com when Hillary Clinton left the State Department. Cooper was also listed as the administrative and technical contact for the domain.

Cooper was listed as the registrant as recently as January 30, 2013. Thus, Clinton paid “Perfect Privacy, LLC,” a company that takes over registrant duties and enters its own meaningless Florida contact information into domain databases to hide the true owner, after she left the State Department....





Everyone needs to read this EPIC takedown of the revisionist history covering up Black Lives Matter's worst moments:



...Last week, one day after the unprovoked murder of a white police officer by a black suspect in Texas, Black Lives Matter protesters in Minnesota were chanting, “Pigs in a blanket, Fry ‘em like bacon.” Pigs in a blanket is a reference to police in body bags. In fact, the same phrase was used by Ismaaiyl Brinsley before he shot and killed NYPD officers Liu and Ramos.

Contrary to German Lopez’s claim that Black Lives Matter protests have been “largely peaceful,” the group’s history is a long list of riots, vandalism, looting, arson, random shootings, shootings targeting police, burned out cars, rocks and bottles thrown at cops resulting in over 100 injuries, blocked highways, death chants, and at least one bomb plot. It certainly wouldn’t be fair to say that’s the whole of the movement, but neither is it fair to minimize this litany of mayhem, as Lopez does, under the heading, “Protests aren’t perfect.”...









CLINTON: Officials should 'uphold the law'...











Democrats walk out of Planned Parenthood undercover video screening



Thursday, September 3, 2015

"A Madison police officer who intervened in a street fight Wednesday evening was quickly surrounded by a crowd, some of whom voiced anti-police sentiments, including, "We need to start killing these officers'..."



The incident alarmed and dismayed local police officials, especially because the officer involved, Caleb Johnson, has spent years reaching out to residents in the area as the neighborhood officer." - Althouse



El hombre has been had.



Jeb Bush just couldn’t help himself.

After weeks of being needled by Donald Trump, Bush broke down and gave Trump his favorite thing of all: a fight. And, not a fight over substance. A fight over ego that Trump knew from the beginning he would win.

Trump is an empire builder bulldozing his way to the White House, to hell with anyone in his way. Jeb is the spoiled crown prince flabbergasted a coup is being attempted on the family palace. Trump is storming the gate. And, one can picture Jeb talking to himself in the bathroom mirror, giving himself a half-hearted pep talk to rise to the occasion.

Is there any need to debate how this story ends?

Whose side is Obama on? The #IranDeal could even mean "sharing intelligence on Israeli operations" with Iran



Now turn to the text of the deal. Annex three's section on "nuclear security" on Page 142 pledges that the U.S. will "strengthen Iran's ability to protect against, and respond to, nuclear security threats, including sabotage, as well as to enable effective and sustainable nuclear security and physical protection systems."

While this is supposed to happen "through training and workshops," the clause about enabling "effective and sustainable nuclear security" could conceivably mean direct military aid to Iran against Israeli attack.

And anyway, who other than Israel would be undertaking "nuclear security threats, including sabotage" against Iran?

In July, the Center for Security Policy's IranTruth.org warned that this section of the agreement apparently commits the U.S. "to help Iran develop capacities to prevent things like the STUXNET worm," the computer attack five years ago that dealt Iran's nuclear program a significant setback.

The U.S. giving Tehran secrets about computer worm design "would mean entrusting extremely sensitive data to Iran — a nation that has weaponized, for distribution to terrorist groups, every technology it has thus far obtained," the center argues. It might also mean "training Iranian commandos ... the last line of defense for Iranian nuclear security," which is "unwise, given Iran's decades-long history of murdering Americans."







California Gov. Jerry Brown proposes new $65 highway fee, higher gas taxes

Kentucky Clerk Refusing To Issue Marriage Licenses Isn’t A Republican









Davis, a registered Democrat, had worked as a deputy clerk for 27 years before voters in Rowan County elected her as clerk last November.





Donald Trump: “I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and the conservative principles for which it stands.”













His name was Aylan Kurdi. He was 3 years old



This is a terrible atrocity, but it must be asked where the Muslim world is. With 57 states and trillions of dollars in GDP, no one is willing to do something about Syria?





Why aren't we discussing the potential damage to national security over Hillary's emails rather than the damage to her campaign?





















Wednesday, September 2, 2015

MCKINLEY WHO?

Could it be President Obama had never heard of him? - Peter Hannaford/American Spectator

If you’d mentioned the name of the 25th president before this week, that’s the answer you would have gotten from about everyone except some Ohioans and the residents of a small California city (more about them later).

President Obama changed all that with his announcement that the nation’s highest peak, Mt. McKinley, would be officially renamed “Denali” by his secretary of the interior. Never mind that a 1917 Act of Congress had designated it as “Mt. McKinley.” As we know, Acts of Congress don’t matter when Obama’s working on his most important priority, his “legacy.”

He was on his way to a three-day visit to Alaska to tout his global warming agenda and said, in effect, to Alaskans, “Buy into my climate change blather and I’ll give you ‘Denali.’” They did and he did. “Denali” (“Great Mountain”) is the name native Alaskans have used for the peak for ages. Some years ago, the National Park Service named the park in which it sets, Denali National Park. In daily reference both names for the mountain often have been used side by side.

From his first election, in 1896, Willliam McKinley became one of the nation’s most popular presidents. He introduced the “front porch” campaign, never leaving his home town, Canton, Ohio. He invited one and all to visit him, and delegations large and larger came every day but Sunday. Railroads offered special ticket discounts for Canton-bound groups. Brass bands accompanied them from the railroad station to his front lawn. There, he met them, made remarks, answered questions, shook hands and mingled.

His Democrat opponent, William Jennings Bryan, was a skilled orator and stumped non-stop, demanding the free coinage of silver (which would have been inflationary). “Do not crucify this nation on a cross of gold” was his theme line. There were anti-Semitic overtones to all this because gold was often associated with Jewish bankers and traders.

McKinley’s strong support for the gold standard, for tariffs to protect American industries (not to raise revenue), and his emphasis on a sound economic put Bryan’s anti-Semitism to rest and resulted in a clear victory at the polls.

As president, he obtained passage of the Gold Standard Act. This, in turn, set the stage for the nation’s great 20th century growth.

When Spain spurned his efforts to negotiate freedom for Cuba (and the U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor), he presided over the Spanish-American War, which was won in a matter of months.

He saw to the rebuilding of the nation’s military and the creation of the Great White Fleet of warships (it was Theodore Roosevelt, his second vice president, who sent it around the world after McKinley’s death).

He had acquired Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. In being reelected in 1900 he won all but four states. We’ll never know how much more he might have done, for on September 5, 1901, while attending an exposition in Cleveland, he was shot by an anarchist and died nine days later.

Now that McKinley is suddenly in the news again, the reaction is not known of the people of Arcata, California (pop.15,000), home of the state’s smallest state university campus.

For several years a vocal group there has pushed to remove the bronze statue of McKinley that for many decades has graced the Plaza, the town’s center. It covers a square block, with well-tailored shrubs, flowers, and lawns. There are walkways and benches for idling. It is an altogether pleasing setting and a good way to honor a man who brought honor to his country. By Arcata’s current standards, though, he would be considered irrelevant, even Politically Incorrect. Nevertheless, recently, the Arcata City Council voted to keep things as they are.

In nearby McKinleyville (which changed its name from Minorsville in 1903 in memory of the late president), there is no talk of changing the name to Obamaville or anything else.
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Peter Hannaford was closely associated for the late President Reagan for number of years. He is the editor of ◼ “Washington Merry-Go-Round: The Diaries of Drew Pearson, 1960-69” to be published in September. (Pre-order available on Amazon) ◼ Peter Hannaford will be signing his new book at Eureka Books during Arts Alive! on Saturday, September 5th. - Hunter Cresswell/Times-Standard

Clinton aides pushed to view top-secret material on handhelds, emails show

"How often do Americans elect political outsiders to the presidency?"



The decimation of CA's middle class: "Roughly 5 million people left CA in the last decade. See where they went."





Jerry Brown has signed legislation raising the fee to file an initiative from $200 to $2000. The reason for the change is that they hope to make the process too expensive for regular citizens so that only lobbyists and special interests can afford to file proposals.

Democratic hopes for California tax increases hinge on GOP votes

AFP: California has a revenue surplus. Democrats want to raise taxes anyway. They need to peel off a few Republicans to make it happen. Republicans have been bought off in past years and supported tax increases - hopefully this time Republicans will all stand against adding another tax to the highest taxed state in the nation.



As the first year of the session winds down with transportation and health care among the issues on the table, whether lawmakers move to boost revenues is among the most intriguing questions on the docket.

Proposals include increasing the gas tax by 12 cents per gallon and raising vehicle registration fees by some $35 a year, imposing a new levy on managed health care plans and adding a $2 tax to each pack of cigarettes. Democrats have also discussed extending temporary sales and income taxes set to expire in 2016 and 2018.

A handful of Republicans would have to join majority Democrats to raise taxes in the special session...

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

New poll says Californians overwhelmingly oppose gas tax plan. Does anybody even support this besides Sacramento politicians and lobbyists?





Former Reagan advisor will sign new book at Arts Alive!

Peter Hannaford will be signing his new book during Arts Alive! on Saturday.
Hunter Cresswell/Times-Standard

“The book is quite interesting ... . It’s a very good overall picture of what life was like in the ’60s,” Peter Hannaford said of the new book he edited, “Washington Merry-Go-Round: The Drew Pearson Diaries, 1960-1969.”

“It really chronicles a very insider Washington perspective,” Eureka Books co-owner Scott Brown said. The store will host the event during Arts Alive! on Saturday from 6-9 p.m.


Eureka Books  
Address: 426 2nd St, Eureka, CA 95501
Phone:(707) 444-9593
Hours: Daily 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
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CNN to unveil changes to criteria for next GOP debate UPDATED



CNN has scheduled a phone call at 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday with the GOP presidential campaigns to discuss changes to the criteria determining which candidates will get to appear on main stage at the next debate later this month, The Washington Times has learned.

The call is the outgrowth of negotiations between CNN and the Republican National Committee, which sanctions the party’s debates, to address concerns raised by the GOP’s only female candidate, Carly Fiorina, that the original criteria wrongly has kept her form the stage even as she is rising in the polls.







Remember the university that threatened to punish students for writing “illegal alien”? Not happening anymore



Over the weekend, several Washington State University syllabi were leaked showing professors banning words like "male," "illegal alien" and "people of color," while threatening to punish students for using them.

But on Monday, WSU administrators stepped in and told the professors that they could not ban the words nor punish students for using such language, as it would violate free speech rights.

"We are working with these faculty members to clarify, and in some cases modify, course policies to ensure that students' free speech rights are recognized and protected," WSU President Daniel J. Bernardo said in a statement. "No student will have points docked merely as a result of using terms that may be deemed offensive to some. Blanket restriction of the use of certain terms is not consistent with the values upon which this university is founded.

At least three professors teaching women's studies or multi-culture courses distributed the syllabi....

Walker: 'The nation as a whole is not going to elect the next president, 12 states are'

The Federalist: Smoking guns in latest Hillary e-mail release?








Did the latest release of Hillary Clinton server e-mails uncover a “smoking gun” proving a criminal violation of the law? Chuck Todd earlier said no, but The Federalist’s Sean Davis says yes indeedy. The smokiest of these “guns” is this e-mail, written by Hillary to Sidney Blumenthal in November 2009, redacted as classified almost in its entirety...

There are other classified e-mails in this tranche that originated with Hillary and went to other State Department officials. This e-mail is more notable because of its transmission outside of State’s personnel. Sid Blumenthal did not work in the Obama administration — Rahm Emanuel expressly forbid him to be hired anywhere in the federal government, especially State — and thus was out of the need-to-know loop, especially on top-level diplomatic talks. Where was Blumenthal working when this message (and others) went out? At the Clinton Foundation.

Yet here Hillary is, sending him updates on negotiations with Germany’s Angela Merkel and Tony Blair, which are obviously too sensitive to send out over an unauthorized and unsecure mode of transmission. On top of that, she’s sharing it with someone not cleared for this information even when properly transmitted....



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Ex-Capitol staffer Amanda Carpenter joins CNN

President Obama is one senator away from clinching the Iran deal

What did your favorite candidate look like when they were just a kid?

Silicon Valley loves this surprising presidential candidate 6X more than any other

Ninth Planned Parenthood video from pro-life CMP group; woman says fetus ‘just fell out’







FULL FOOTAGE: Planned Parenthood Pacific Southwest Dr. Katharine Sheehan



FULL FOOTAGE: Planned Parenthood Baby Parts Vendor Advanced Bioscience Resources



MORE: The Center for Medical Progress YouTube Channel

Daily Beast's Kucinich: Yes, Hillary Clinton 'Really Is Coming For Your Guns'

Redwood Alert: September 2015 Humboldt Republican Women Welcome Guest Speaker Haider Ajina

Our first meeting after summer hiatus: September 17, 2015. Join Us For Lunch

Guest speaker: Haider Ajina

Guest speaker: Haider Ajina

September 17 is Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Haider Ajina has quite a story to tell on this important day. A sought-after speaker, he brings a unique - and often calming - perspective to the topic of the Middle East and Iraq. Around 2003 he began translating and disseminating articles from Iraq into English, to give us a better understanding of what it was like over there. Some of his pieces were featured in the now-defunct Eureka Reporter.

In a 2005 North Coast Journal article he said, "I compared that to what my dad was reading over there -- he went over in January or February of '04. I started asking him what the papers looked like over there, and they were identical. So I said, O.K. -- if I look at the PDF files of these newspapers, that's exactly what the Iraqis are reading. So I started translating those articles."

He was born in Baghdad, Iraq, to an Iraqi father and German Mother. His primary education was in Iraq and Germany and he finished high school and his first year of college in England.

Haider came to HSU to study Environmental Engineering in 1983. He married Claire in 1985 and they have 3 sons: Nyle, 29, Zaid, 27, Hadi, 25, and a daughter Alia, 18.

Prior to starting as a financial consultant with Smith Barney in 1992, Haider's occupation was exporting fresh produce to Europe. In 2009, he and his business partner, Mark Morgan, moved to Wells Fargo Advisors and formed Ajina & Morgan Financial Group, where he is now Vice President of Investments.

Haider is a Rotarian and Past President of The Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka, Past President of the Trinidad Chamber of Commerce, 10-Year Director of the Trinidad-to-Clam-Beach Run & Walk, co-founder and 7-year Director of the Tour of Trinidad (Bike Tour), co-founder and volunteer at The Humboldt Bay Paddlefest, and 5-Year Treasurer of the Humboldt State Alumni Association. He served on the boards of The Greater Trinidad Chamber of Commerce, Humboldt State Alumni Association, Rotary Club of SW Eureka, Eureka Big Brothers Big Sisters, as Treasurer for Humboldt Youth Soccer, and as Treasurer for Rotary District 5130 Youth Exchange.

His joys are being a father and husband, refereeing soccer, doing civic work, and giving talks about Islam and the Middle East, especially Iraq.
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JOIN US FOR LUNCH - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th
11:30 a.m. Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 445 Herrick, Eureka
Lunch & Speaker ~ $14.50 (Tax and tip included)
Beverage & Speaker ~ $4.00 Payable to HRWF
THIS MONTH - Please RSVP to Annette 839-5538 by Friday September 11
Early RSVP lunch reservations are VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!
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HRWF President Annette De Modena
GREAT EXPECTATIONS!

It’s in the air! Can you feel it? CHANGE! REAL HOPE FOR A NEW TOMORROW! During the first week of the Humboldt County Fair we registered over 20 Republicans! Last year at the fair, we were lucky if we registered anyone; and did we have fun! The Republican booth was a hive of activity. We conducted our Bean Poll of the Presidential candidates, gave balloons to children, registered Republicans, recruited for California Young Republicans, sold cook books, and visited with friendly, upbeat people who want the right change for America. A huge thank you to those who helped with any aspect of our time at the fair. We can’t do anything without our volunteers; and HRWF women are the best!

The first Saturday in August was the GOP Picnic at the Moose Lodge where Sheriff Mike Downey was our guest speaker. How blessed we are to have had him serve this County as our sheriff. He’s just the best. A great time was had by all. Gary Frank was once again our barbeque chef extraordinaire and Jim Pell graciously gave of his time and energy by donating and operating his sound system for us. Not only do I give special thanks to these three men, but I also once again want to give thanks to all the federated women who participated in the planning, organization, and clean-up, as well as for their donations to the silent auction. Proceeds benefit both HRWF and the HGOP Central Committee. My heartfelt gratitude to all you who attended this traditional event.

The November General Election is just around the corner and we have once again many of us will help support those candidates who support bringing true hope and change to our county. (There are three seats on the five-member Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District (aka Harbor District) Board of Commissioners alone).* Do you have a greater vision, a greater hope, for Eureka? For Humboldt County? It takes time, sacrifice, and unity of purpose. The more who help, the less work for each one of us. Catch the fire! Dream! Unite! Work! Volunteer! Win! I will have sign up sheets available at the meeting.

This month at our HRWF meeting, we will be celebrating Citizenship Day September 17, at the Elks Lodge as usual. We will hear family stories from HRWF women whose families emigrated to the United States as an introduction to Haider Ajina sharing his experiences in his quest for freedom.

Blessings,
Annette
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* Remember: There are more than 200 open seats up for grabs Nov. 3 on the boards of schools and special districts throughout Humboldt County. As reported by Jack Durham/Mad River Union, there are several races in which the seats held by board majorities are open, meaning that power structures could shift in communities if residents so desire – assuming there are enough candidates willing to run.

For example, there are three open seats on the five-member Manila Community Services District Board of Directors. There are also three seats – a board majority – open on the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District. There are many more scattered throughout the county, including the McKinleyville Union School District, which has four of its five seats up for grabs.
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AMERICANISM REPORT/Chris Wennerholm

...DID YOU KNOW???
◼ IN CHINA, IF YOU ARE ONE IN A MILLION, THERE ARE 1,300 PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU.
◼ CHINA WILL SOON BECOME THE NUMBER ONE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.
◼ THE 25% OF INDIA’S POPULATION WITH THE HIGHEST I.Q.s IS GREATER THAN THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES. (INDIA HAS MORE HONOR KIDS THAN AMERICA HAS KIDS!)
◼ RESEARCHERS PREDICT THAT 65% OF TODAY’S GRADE SCHOOLERS WILL HOLD JOBS THAT DON’T YET EXIST. WE ARE CURRENTLY PREPARING STUDENTS FOR JOBS THAT DON’T YET EXIST, USING TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVEN’T BEEN INVENTED, IN ORDER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS WE DON’T EVEN KNOW ARE PROBLEMS YET.
◼ THE U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR ESTIMATES THAT TODAY’S LEARNERS WILL HAVE 10-14 JOBS BY THE AGE OF 38. ONE IN FIVE WORKERS HAS BEEN WITH THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYER FOR LESS THAN 1 YEAR. ONE IN TWO WORKERS HAS BEEN THERE LESS THAN 5 YEARS.
◼ THERE ARE MORE THAN 1.3 BILLION ACTIVE USERS ON FACEBOOK. IF FACEBOOK WERE A COUNTRY, IT WOULD BE THE 2ND LARGEST IN THE WORLD (BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA).
◼ WE ARE LIVING IN EXPONENTIAL TIMES: THERE ARE 5.9 BILLION SEARCHES ON GOOGLE EVERY DAY. THIS IS 100 X MORE THAN IN 2000. (WHO ANSWERED THESE QUESTIONS BEFORE??)
◼ THE FIRST COMMERCIAL TEXT MESSAGE WAS SENT IN DECEMBER OF 1992. TODAY THE NUMBER OF TEXT MESSAGES SENT EVERY DAY IS DOUBLE THE POPULATION OF THE PLANET.
◼ TIME IT TOOK TO REACH A MARKET AUDIENCE OF 50 MILLION:
RADIO – 38 YEARS;
TV – 13 YEARS;
INTERNET – 4 YEARS;
IPHONE – 3 YEARS;
INSTAGRAM – 2 YEARS;
ANGRY BIRDS SPACE – 35 DAYS.
◼ THE NUMBER OF INTERNET DEVICES IN 1984 WAS 1,000; IN 1992, 1 MILLION; IN 2008, 1 BILLION; IN 2014, 10 BILLION.
◼ THERE ARE ABOUT 540,000 WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE—APP. 5 X AS MANY AS DURING SHAKESPEARE‘S TIME.
◼ IT IS ESTIMATED THAT A WEEK’S WORTH OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CONTAINS MORE INFORMATION THAN A PERSON WAS LIKELY TO COME ACROSS IN A LIFETIME IN THE 18TH CENTURY.
◼ 90% OF THE WORLD’S DATA HAS BEEN GENERATED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE AMOUNT OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL INFO IS DOUBLING EVERY 2 YEARS. FOR STUDENTS STARTING A 4-YEAR TECHNOLOGY DEGREE, THAT MEANS THAT HALF OF WHAT THEY LEARN IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF STUDY WILL BE OUTDATED BY THEIR 3RD YEAR.
◼ BY 2019, WEARABLE ELECTRONICS WILL BE AN $18 BILLION INDUSTRY—THAT’S THE SAME AMOUNT THE ENTIRE GLOBAL AIRLINE INDUSTRY WILL MAKE THIS YEAR.
IN 1900, HUMAN KNOWLEDGE DOUBLED EVERY 100 YEARS.
IN 1945, IT DOUBLED EVERY 25 YEARS.
IN 2014, IT DOUBLED EVERY 13 MONTHS.
BY 2020, IT WILL DOUBLE EVERY 12 HOURS....
BY 2017, A SUPERCOMPUTER WILL BE BUILT THAT EXCEEDS THE COMPUTATIONAL ABILITIES OF THE HUMAN BRAIN. PREDICTIONS ARE THAT, BY 2049, A $1,000 COMPUTER WILL EXCEED THE COMPUTATIONAL ABILITIES OF THE ENTIRE HUMAN SPECIES.
MIND-BOGGLING INFORMATION THAT SAYS OUR WORLD IS CHANGING...AND FAST!!
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Monday, August 31, 2015

At this very moment, the State Dept. is releasing some 7,000 new emails

























Diana, Princess of Wales, died 18 years ago today. Long may you rest in peace









Rand Paul’s sneak attack strategy

How Illegal Immigration Finally Turned Off the Public





If American emulated Mexican law, almost all illegal aliens would face immediate deportation if not prison sentences.

...It is alleged that Donald Trump is a demagogue who whips the ignorant up. Perhaps. But on matters of immigration he came late and often in antithesis to his own former positions. The truth is that the illegal-immigration lobby was its own worst enemy, its message couched in racism, illegality, untruth — and finally incoherence. People are tired of being called racists by racial chauvinists, of being dubbed insensitive by unfeeling opportunists, and of being called politically naive by political manipulators.

If there were not a Donald Trump, he would likely have had to have been invented.