December 12, 2015

It's Over: Golden State Warriors Suffer First Loss of Season After Starting With 24 Straight Wins

The NBA's longest winning streak was 33 by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72 — and it was also snapped by Milwaukee.

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Professor Announces She's Wearing a Muslim Headscarf During Advent. Just Wait Until You Hear Where She Teaches.

"I will wear the hijab to work …"

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On Guns, the White House's Cluelessness Is Staggering

(John Hinderaker) During Thursday's press briefing, White House spokesman Josh Earnest was asked about the record sales of firearms on Black Friday, apparently in response to the San Bernardino murders. He responded that this fact is "ironic" and "tragic": Q. … And I just wonder if the President feels as if what's happened may actually be giving motivation or momentum to gun rights advocates rather than his position. A. Well, I guess

Source: Power Line

Alabama Running Back Derrick Henry Wins Heisman Trophy

The Crimson Tide's super-sized tailback is just the third running back to take the Heisman in the past 16 years.

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Two Killed When MTV Helicopter Crashes in Argentina Reservoir

It was the second deadly helicopter accident this year in Argentina involving a reality show.

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What Google Sees In Augmented Reality

eyeball Reminder: Almost 90 per cent of the revenue of the company formerly known as Google — grandly rebranded Alphabet this fall, even if everyone, including me, is still going to call Google Google — comes from advertising. Mountain View's annual revenue is around $69 billion at this point. It makes almost all (89 per cent) of that money-mountain from ads. It might like… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Here's the GOP Candidate Who Just Surged Ahead of Trump in Iowa Poll

The largest surge between Iowa Polls recorded in at least the last five presidential caucus campaigns.

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Obama Says Paris Climate Deal Can Be Turning Point for World

President Obama hailed the 195-nation accord as "historic" after it was agreed to Saturday.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

The Washington Post Denounces "Fringe News"

(John Hinderaker) In the Washington Post, Paul Farhi writes: "Thanks to Trump, fringe news enters the mainstream." Farhi begins by describing Donald Trump's interview with Alex Jones of InfoWars. I agree that Jones is a fringe character. But it turns out that in Farhi's mind, "fringe" includes pretty much anyone he disagrees with. Many of Trump's more controversial assertions since he declared for president have come from the murky swamp of right-wing,

Source: Power Line

Middle School Teacher Asks Muslim Student if She Has Bomb in Her Backpack. Here's How That Went Over.

"My daughter wanted to know why she was asking her that."

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Skipping Copper: The Consumerization Of Edtech

education Asia accounts for nearly half of the mobile learning revenues in the world. Thousands of hagwons, or "cram schools," line the streets in South Korea, which has about 15 percent of the global tutoring market. Parents spend an average of $1,000 per month on private tutoring — an estimated 20 percent of the monthly cost to raise a child there. In India, 7.5 percent of… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Cruz Soars to Front of the Pack in Iowa Poll; Trump Support Stays Flat

Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa survey also brings no joy to Ben Carson or Jeb Bush.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Mock mass shooting met by counter demonstrators in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A mock mass shooting near the University of Texas is over with little fanfare after gun rights activists were met by a counter demonstration of noise makers and sex toys.

About a dozen people with the groups Come and Take It Texas and Dontcomply.com briefly marched ...

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Law Professors: Trump's Muslim Moratorium Is Constitutional

'No kind of immigration restriction is unconstitutional'

Via: The Daily Caller

Wisconsin Gun Shop to Pay $1 Million to Settle Injured Officers' Lawsuit

The officers were both shot in the face after they stopped Julius Burton for riding his bike on the sidewalk in 2009.

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Cloakroom Confidential: Ackman, Adelson v. The World

sheldon-adelson_zps952a382cYou have to love two billionaires coming to Washington to purchase power. Two billionaires who need the government to make even more money. They are greedy and they have crossed the line when they use the power of the government to stamp out competition and to make good on Wall Street bets. First is the ...More

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Probe for shooters' hard drive continues in California lake

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A search for a computer hard drive and anything else linked to the husband-and-wife shooters who killed 14 in the California attacks stretched into the weekend, as specialized divers with the FBI looked through a San Bernardino lake for abandoned evidence.

Investigators have said the killers ...

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Military Expert: America's Leaders Are Inviting More Terrorism

Military Expert: America's Leaders Are Inviting More Terrorism

Via: The Daily Caller

Immigration Reformer Explains Why He Now Wants Sealed Borders, a Halt to Visas: 'I've Changed. This Is War.'

"There may be some unfairness to this. But I don't care. Wars breed unfairness, just as they breed collateral damage."

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K Street Eyes: South Korea's Assault on Democratic Freedoms

REFUGEESAs a global leader and defender of human rights, the United States and its like minded allies at the United Nations must speak out when countries engage in behavior that does not align with our shared values. In recent months, South Korea has been backtracking on democratic reforms and aggressively cracking down on free speech. ...More

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