The reality of the aging power grid in the United States is indicative of a changing society. Implementation of technological advancements for the purpose of bringing the grid up to date is the obvious next step. This is not a simple shift however. Specifically, there are two hurdles to overcome in order to implement substantive grid changes. These hurdles are a shift from the status quo and also the increase in utility bills. When a price tag is attached to anything, consumers...
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Cumulus Media, the second-largest owner and operator of radio stations in the United States, is dropping conservative heavyweights Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from its distribution services. Financial disagreements between Cumulus Media and Premiere Networks, a division of Clear Channel that distributes Limbaugh and Hannity's programs, center on declining revenues, which are largely the result of sponsors withdrawing their ads from the shows. Cumulus...
Last week, Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly took to his program to launch into one of his “This is what’s wrong with black people” diatribes, in the wake of President Obama's comments on the Trayvon Martin ruling. Don Lemon, African American news anchor at CNN, surprised many when he backed O’Reilly’s comments, even going so far as to say that O’Reilly’s comments “did not go far enough.” Lemon’s comments, while forceful and vitriolic, display a sort naiveté on the...
Former congressman and current New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has been experiencing even more heated attacks from the public as his campaign is unfolding. Weiner's campaign manager, Danny Kedem, quit on July 27 after the discovery that the former congressman had continued to exchange inappropriate messages after his 2011 resignation after being caught sending lewd messages and photos to young women via Twitter. In addition to that campaig- crushing news, the New...
A must-read Los Angeles Times story by Neela Banerjee demonstrates that the Obama administration put the kibosh on a key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") groundwater contamination, this time in Dimock, Pennsylvania. Though the EPA said Dimock's water wasn't contaminated by fracking in a 2012 election-year desk statement, internal documents obtained by LA Times reporter Neela Banerjee show regional EPA staff members saying...
During the past week we have seen strong debate about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and industry fears over the abolition of tariffs. The agreement as a whole will be a great opportunity to boost investment and encourage commerce. However, in the long run both sides of the Atlantic must address a more fundamental issue that will affect generations to come: education. The two key principles of the agreement as announced will be the abolition...
Over the past decade, the shame once associated with homosexuality is nearly an unfortunate relic of the past, and Americans are increasingly acknowledging the legitimacy of a gay lifestyle. Openly gay celebrities in particular have played an important role in overturning the negative stigmas associated with homosexuality as many actors, musicians and television personalities have recently come...
Sam Simon, co-creator of The Simpson's TV franchise, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, but he is making sure his legacy lives on. The nine-time Emmy winning TV writer and producer of The Drew Carey Show, Anger Management, Taxi, and Cheers has announced that he will donate his fortune to charity. Together with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, Simon co-wrote The...
Paul, Wyden, and Amash take a pass. Love the leak, hate the leaker? Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., on Tuesday after receiving his verdict. Via: Patrick Semansky / AP WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill's self-appointed defenders of liberty remained silent Tuesday on the conviction of the soldier who revealed a trove of American secrets,...
A plot twist is a narrative device used in works of fiction and can be defined as an unexpected turn of events that retroactively changes the meaning and significance of everything that happened in the story up until that point. It's a common trick in a storyteller's toolbox which, when properly used, can bring relevance and emotion to a work of art. Like a scalpel, it can heal and improve a subject...
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie continued their war of words on Tuesday when the senator went on CNN’s “Situation Room” and slammed the governor over spending. "This is the king of bacon talking about bacon," Paul said about Christie. Video Source: youtube.com Click here to view original article...
Everyone knows that Amelia Earhart was the first aviatrix (female pilot) to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and that she mysteriously disappeared over the Pacific while attempting to complete a circumnavigational flight; but most people’s knowledge of her ends there. What they don’t know is that Amelia Mary Earhart was a pioneer in more than just aviation: she was an equal rights activist, a teacher, and an author, as well. Earhart was politically affiliated with...
United States Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is stepping down to run the University of California system at a pivotal moment in the country’s effort to revamp its domestic security infrastructure and spruce up its global reputation. There are now 15 vacant top posts at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is adding to the uncertainty surrounding Napolitano's exit. Among the candidates to replace Napolitano is New York City Police Commissioner...
The millennial generation seems to be doing things a bit different from their predecessors. Between a combination of soaring student debt and the lackluster economy and jobs market, many who graduate college then return home and work jobs below their education level simply to make ends meet, or to provide some stability while they pursue further educational studies. While this is hardly a new phenomenon — the term “emerging adulthood” was first coined in a 2000 article in the American...
The state’s ban on recognizing same-sex couples’ marriages cannot be enforced against John Arthur and James Obergefell through August 19. Via: Photo courtesy of Jim Obergefell WASHINGTON — The order that Ohio officials recognize the marriage of James Obergefell and John Arthur was extended for two weeks through August 19, following a status conference between the parties Tuesday morning....
David Ortiz is a nine-time MLB All-Star, cranking out a sterling .321 average while pacing his Red Sox to a share of the most wins in baseball this year. Big Papi shouldn't have much to complain about, especially not a blown call on a single pitch. But Ortiz absolutely lost it Saturday, exploding after what looked like ball four was called a strike against Orioles reliever Jairo Asencio. Ortiz would go on to strike out, and despite Boston's 7-2 lead in the seventh inning,...
Fox News Channel is an Islamophobic media source that clearly demonstrated their bigoted sentiment towards Muslims with a recent interview of Reza Aslan. Video On Friday, Fox News religion correspondent Lauren Green had the effrontery to open an interview with Reza Aslan, a historian and PhD professor of religion and author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, by asking, "you're a Muslim, so why did you write a book about the founder...
Insiders versus outsiders and a disagreement over who made the first move. “It wasn’t necessarily a deal that could be sweetened enough for me and my team,” says HillaryFTW’s Pacheco. Via: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images A planned merger between two political action committees competing to lay the groundwork for a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign fell through this month despite...
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