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Saturday, June 18, 2016

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Today in History

1155
German-born Frederick I, Barbarossa, is crowned emperor of Rome.
1667
The Dutch fleet sails up the Thames River and threatens London.
1778
British troops evacuate Philadelphia.
1812
The War of 1812 begins when the United States declares war against Great Britain.
1815
At the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated by an international army under the Duke of Wellington.
1863
After repeated acts of insubordination, General Ulysses S. Grant relieves General John McClernan during the Siege of Vicksburg.
1864
At Petersburg, Union General Ulysses S. Grant realizes the town can no longer be taken by assault and settles into a siege.
1873
Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote for president.
1918
Allied forces on the Western Front begin their largest counter-attack yet against the German army.
1928
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane.
1936
Mobster Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano is found guilty on 62 counts of compulsory prostitution.
1942
The U.S. Navy commissions its first black officer, Harvard University medical student Bernard Whitfield Robinson.
1944
The U.S. First Army breaks through the German lines on the Cotentin Peninsula and cuts off the German-held port of Cherbourg.
1945
Organized Japanese resistance ends on the island of Mindanao.
1951
General Vo Nguyen Giap ends his Red River Campaign against the French in Indochina.
1953
South Korean President Syngman Rhee releases Korean non-repatriate POWs against the will of the United Nations.
1959
A Federal Court annuls the Arkansas law allowing school closings to prevent integration.
1966
Samuel Nabrit becomes the first African American to serve on the Atomic Energy Commission.
1979
President Jimmy Carter and Leonid Brezhnev sign the Salt II pact to limit nuclear arms.
1983
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.

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​Depressed, out of work? Study suggests skills to help land a job

10 Real James Bond-Like Surveillance Gadgets

Movies are not only escapist fantasy, but often serve as inspiration. Dream it up for a film, and someone, somewhere will start working on making it a reality. The many hi-tech surveillance gadgets James Bond used have real-life counterparts that exist today. While some were developed independently, we can’t help but wonder how many of these would not exist if it weren’t for the Bond films.
For example,
9. X-Ray Glasses
Pierce Brosnan looked great playing James Bond in the 1999 movie The World is Not Enough. He sported some x-ray glasses in that film that helped him do undercover surveillance and, inadvertently, get a closer look under the dresses of some lovely ladies. Anyone who has been through an airport knows that x-ray scanners are already being used in the real world, but x-ray glasses have also been developed. X-Reflect glasses are just one option, and in 2014 Google unveiled their X-Goggles at a San Francisco expo. Such glasses could be fun to wear for anyone who is looking to play spy, or they may be of great use to the handful of people in the world who actually are spies.
Read about ten such surveillance gadgets that became reality at Money Inc.

Anonymous Hacks ISIL Twitter Accounts, Trolls Them Perfectly

Anonymous Hacks ISIS Twitter Accounts, Trolls Them Perfectly (TWEETS)
Anonymous hacks ISIL Twitter accounts and then decorates them with LGBT pride-themed images.

Fed-up Kansas CEO flees wingnut teabagger moron’s disastrous reign

A tech CEO blamed Kansas' moron Brownback and his ultra-wingnut lunatic fringe policies for his decision to move his company — and its jobs — to another state.

Las Vegas Judge Who Humiliated Defense Attorney Loses Election In A Landslide

American Medical Association Demands Research In Gun Violence, Calls It A National Health Crisis

HOUSTON, TX - MAY 04:  A protestor holds a sign during a demonstration in favor of gun regulation outside of the 2013 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center on May 4, 2013 in Houston, Texas.  More than 70,000 peope are expected to attend the NRA's 3-day annual meeting that features nearly 550 exhibitors, gun trade show and a political rally. The Show runs from May 3-5.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Listen to the experts!

Suspect in fatal attack on UK lawmaker bought US neo-Nazi group’s gun-building guide

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The 52-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed British Parliament member Jo Cox on Thursday has been a longtime supporter of an American neo-Nazi group, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported.

Wingnuts won’t stop terror suspects from owning guns because wingnuts are a threat

The threat from foreign and Islamic terrorists is legitimate, but Americans have committed 80 percent of the 330 domestic terrorist attacks since Sept. 11, 2001.

Let’s treat men buying guns like women who get abortions

walmart gunLet’s treat men buying guns like women who get abortions
Mandatory 48-hour waiting period, parental permission, and let’s close down all but one gun shop in every state.

Was The NRA's Twitter Account Hacked?

Was The NRA's Twitter Account Hacked?

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Teen escapes pray-away-the-gay ‘boarding school’ after relatives raise money for lawyer

Teen escapes pray-away-the-gay ‘boarding school’ after relatives raise money for lawyer

Rape victim’s family hit with death threats after Montana man convicted of raping 12-year-old girl

David Dey, convicted of rape. (Photo: Facebook)Rape victim’s family hit with death threats after Montana man convicted of raping 12-year-old girl

Suspicious wife triggered full scale bomb alert after putting tracking device in husband's car

A suspicious wife triggered a full scale bomb alert in Leeds by hiding a tracking device in her husband's car before he went to work. Plans were being made to evacuate schools after the unnamed man, who is a retired member of the armed services, spotted the device and dialed 999, telling the operator: "It looks like there's a viable device in my car."
West Yorkshire Police decided the man's military background identified him as a potential terror target and launched pre-planned emergency procedures, including evacuating nearby homes and preparing a reception center. Officers set up a cordon around the man's car in Woodhouse.
Council officials also discussed widening it and evacuating schools and public buildings. Photographs of the suspicious-looking device were sent to the bomb squad, who identified it as a GPS tracker almost an hour after the alarm was raised at 10am on Tuesday. Sources say the police established the tracker had been unsuccessfully hidden in the car by the man's wife.
West Yorkshire Police have confirmed they dealt with a suspicious package in a car, while Leeds City Council say their emergency planning team was involved in the incident. "We were asked by the police to invoke our emergency procedures and began preparing a reception center and made arrangements to transport evacuees," said a spokeswoman. No details have been released about why the woman tried to hide the device in the car.

Police seek man after propane cylinder thrown onto campfire in dispute about the earth's shape

A family argument in Brockville, Ontario, Canada, over whether the earth is flat or round got out of hand. It became so heated that one of the participants threw a propane cylinder onto a campfire, prompting an intervention by firefighters. The dispute boiled over at around 10:30pm on Monday at St. Lawrence Park.
Police said a 56-year-old Brockville man was at a campsite with his son and his son's girlfriend when the woman began insisting that the earth is flat. The older man insisted the earth is round.
Police said the man became so enraged he began throwing objects into the campfire, including a propane cylinder. Brockville firefighters were called to put out the campfire. By the time police arrived at the scene, the man had left. Brockville police are looking for the man and say they expect to charge him with mischief.

Man arrested for alleged criminal mischief

A 21-year-old New Hampshire man has been arrested for alleged criminal mischief.
Sam Tulley, of Londonderry, was arrested at his home on Sunday on suspicion of tagging/spray painting in the Musquash Conservation Area.
In a booking photo released by police, a wide-eyed Tulley put hs best face forward.
Tulley and his tongue were released on $1,000 bail and are due back in Derry District Court On July 19.

Greenland Hits Record 75°F, Sets Melt Record As Globe Aims At Hottest Year

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