oldephartte(in training): 28 Nov - Blogs I'm Following

English: Perisserosa guttata azumai Schilder, 1960 , a cowry from the family Cypraeidae; East China Sea (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Makiyamaia coreanica (Adams & Reeve, 1850) , East China Sea (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: East China Sea natural gas field problem (China - Japan) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

East China Sea continental shelf map (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Satellite Picture of the East China Sea (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

View of East China Sea from Yeliou, Taiwan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

East China Sea (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1:12pm MST

Thanksgiving Holiday Day 1

Southern Man at Southern Man - 12 minutes ago

(placeholder) In which Southern Man will slowly geocache his way down to Marshall, TX, to join the clan for Thanksgiving Day afternoon, and then spend the night in his pre-booked hotel room.

Financial news of note November 28 , 2013 .....Detroit Bankruptcy Decision due December 3 , 2013 - a look at the behind the scenes players in the largest municipal bankruptcy ( so far ) ......... Neverquest - latest threat for online banking customers - seems set to be rolled out at whim..... Crimeware kis on the market - BitCoin , LiteCoin miner module- note the ability to steal BitCoins being peddled .....

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 16 minutes ago

http://www.blacklistednews.com/Detroit%3A_The_Conspirators_Behind_the_Largest_Municipal_Bankruptcy_Proceeding_in_US_History/30702/0/38/38/Y/M.html DETROIT: THE CONSPIRATORS BEHIND THE LARGEST MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING IN US HISTORY November 28 , 2013 SOURCE: GLOBAL RESEARCH Two weeks of testimony in the Detroit bankruptcy case have exposed the premeditated character of the July 18 decision by Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr to initiate the largest municipal bankruptcy proceeding in US history. The bankruptcy, which is being backed by the Obama administration, was not necessitated... more »

Morocco Diary Chapter 1: A Rainy Day in Morocco

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 23 minutes ago

Bill/AK is chronicling his adventures in Morocco. Here is chapter one- or some of chapter one if you will..... I think many people will find some of the information Bill lays out in this chapter very interesting as he discusses who the "Divines" are, the "old man", and a few other bits and pieces that we haven't really discussed before on our sites. Enjoy!! I've posted below the last section of Chapter one, as I think you readers will find it very interesting! Read the entire article HERE Morocco Diary Chapter 1: A Rainy Day in Morocco Morocco Diary Chapter 1By American Kabuki ... more »

Charlatan Steve Perry exposed for the world to see!

Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene at Schools Matter - 36 minutes ago

Charlatan @drStevePerry exposed for the world to see! http://t.co/iDjFd9GXH8 pic.twitter.com/IflQ6Qfsm7 — Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) November 28, 2013 Ebony Murphy-Root's courageous exposure of one of the most pernicious corporate neoliberal education reformers is a must read: 'Did You Grow Up Around Black People?' My year working for "America's Most Trusted Educator" The comments under this reprint of the piece are worth visiting as well: A powerful and haunting report from a former Capital Prep teacher

China re-escalates as Japan , US , Taiwan and South Korea ignores the initial move by China to require any overflights over territory declared by China as part of its Air Defense Identification Zone .... Re-escalation by China has come by way of China deploying its Aircraft Carrier The Liaoning to the South China Sea.....The Aircraft Carrier , apart from its battle group of two missile destroyers and two missile frigates .... And in case the message that China is not bluffing was missed , note China is now deploying aircraft over the Air Defense Zone ! So , does anyone pull on the Dragon's tail ?

Fred Walton at Catharsis Ours - 1 hour ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-28/china-deploys-warplanes-air-defense-zone-aircraft-carrier-passes-through-taiwan-stra China Re-Escalates, Deploys Warplanes To Air Defense Zone [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/28/2013 12:42 -0500 - China - Japan - Obama Administration - White House inShare A few days ago, in the latest escalation over the its territorial dispute with Japan regarding several islands in the East China Sea, China unveiled a so-called "Air Defense Identification" zone, shown on the map below, which includes n... more »

Shades of grey

Jody Paterson at A Closer Look: Jody Paterson - 1 hour ago

It’s complicated. I find myself using that phrase a lot these days, pretty much every time a friend from back home asks me my opinion on any of the big issues at play in Honduras. Were the elections clean? It’s complicated. Which party would best serve Honduras? Complicated. Is it true *narco-traficantes*are calling all the shots? Well, that’s…complicated. Is the country being ruined by drug trafficking? Sorry, that one’s complicated, too. You get the picture. I thought I saw the world in shades of grey already, but it took Honduras to introduce me to just how many shad... more »

Obamacare Accidently Insures Colorado Man's Dog

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 1 hour ago

Thanksgiving is not complete without kittehs and recipes...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 2 hours ago

*and a heaping helping of thanks for everything we have.* Let's start with the recipe, shall we? *Disclaimer:* I will be making this weird sounding broccoli casserole for the first time today. A report will follow. My first inclination is to replace the yogurt with sour cream, but for my first time I will follow the directions "somewhat" religiously. I plan on cutting back on the pepper just a wee bit as per many of the commenters. It received a 4 star out of 5 and the people who liked it *really* loved it. *From Alton Brown:* (you can see a video of the preparation *HERE *whic... more »

What Will Hurt Democratic Chances More In 2014, A GOP Wave Or Steve Israel's Incompetence?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 2 hours ago

Yesterday Reid Wilson made the point at the *Washington Post* that there appears to be a Republican wave building that could increase the GOP majority in the House and win them control of the Senate. Obama's popularity is sinking, the Obamacare website is making the entire healthcare reform agenda look like a mess, and the huge Democratic advantage in the generic congressional polling numbers of last month have turned into a bizarre preference for the GOP. I'm more sanguine than Reid appears to be that most of this is as likely to turn around as it is to turn into an actual wave ... more »

Lewis Collins R.I.P.

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 2 hours ago

Lewis Collins has died at the age of 67, William Andrew Phillip Bodie is dead... Another part of my childhood lies in tatters. I wonder if this might herald a re-run of all 57 episodes. In the meantime, here's some Bodie moments...

Tavistock, Hillary Clinton & Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)

Papani at DeadBanksterSociety - 2 hours ago

Download Video as MP4 Surgery and chemotheraphy quicken the cancer deaths, leading to more money making for the medical mafia ruining the lives of people. The US has turned Communist and its leaders are communists as Mullins points out!

Reactors.

sue at Is the BBC biased? - 2 hours ago

Before we go any further, this concerns the Telegraph rather than the BBC. Peter Oborne *hates* the Jewish Lobby. He’s made *programmes* about it, so convinced is he that it’s evil. I’ve no idea why he has got this unkind notion into his head, but his obsessional ravings actually sully what’s left of Daily Telegraph. His latest effort concerns the Historic Deal. At the time of writing his article has generated 1113 comments, some of which are truly frightening. Oborne begins by giving an account of the address William Hague gave - on his return from Geneva - to the ‘pro-Israel Lobb... more »

Peter MacKay either lied or is too lazy to read his own bill

Dave at The Galloping Beaver - 3 hours ago

MacKay in his usual "Airshow" bluster told the House of Commons that even if internet service providers were voluntarily cooperating with law enforcement by retaining and sharing YOUR personal information that a warrant would still be required. Just like Vic Toews before him, it appears MacKay has not read and does not understand the clear wording of the proposed legislation he tabled.

wmtc movie and series season is open, please post your suggestions here

laura k at wmtc - 3 hours ago

What with the Red Sox winning the World Series (!!!) and Allan's book being completed (available for pre-order on Amazon!!!), I forgot to announce the official opening of Movie Season. Since changing to streaming-only, and since I'm out one or two nights a week, we really don't binge on movies anymore - no more three movies a week for months on end - but we still need a go-to list. Movies: well-made documentaries, quirky indies, suspenseful noir, crime thrillers or capers, mind-benders, smart comedies - post them here. Series: We are psyched for the long-awaited Sherlock S3! We're ... more »

thoughts on "the central park five": new york city, the central park jogger, and me

laura k at wmtc - 3 hours ago

We've just seen "The Central Park Five," the Ken Burns film about five young men of colour who were wrongfully arrested, indicted, and convicted of rape and attempted murder, and who served seven, and in one case, thirteen years, in prison for a crime they didn't commit. There was virtually no evidence linking the five teenagers to the crime, and enormous amounts of evidence showing they could not possibly have committed it. They were convicted on the strength of illegally obtained, coerced, false confessions. In one sense, this story is one of the oldest in the United States. As ... more »

Healthy Ageing 5: RHC Forum on Ageing Market and Geriatric Care

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 3 hours ago

I am half a century old already and will soon become a “dual citizen” in a few years. That is, a Filipino citizen and senior citizen J. This plus the politics of government interventionism in the name of “helping” the senior citizens slowly get my interest on the literature of ageing. Last October 29, 2013, I attended a forum by the Retirement and Healthcare Coalition (RHC) on the Ageing Market at Diamond Hotel, Manila. The speakers and their topics were the following: “Overview of the Philippine Ageing Market” Dr. Miguel Ramos, Director, National Center for Geriatric Health (NCGH)... more »

Banks warn Federal Reserve that if the Fed lowers Interest On Excess Reserves , the Banks may have to charge depositors - which sets off a potential nasty chain of events ....

Catharsis Ours - 3 hours ago

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-24/banks-warn-fed-they-may-have-start-charging-depositors Banks Warn Fed They May Have To Start Charging Depositors [image: Tyler Durden's picture] Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/24/2013 15:24 -0500 - Bitcoin - Excess Reserves - Glass Steagall - Lehman - Prop Trading - Shadow Banking inShare4 The Fed's Catch 22 just got catchier. While most attention in the recently released FOMC minutes fell on the return of the taper as a possibility even as soon as December (making the November payrolls report the most importa... more »

The Pilgrims and Property Rights

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 3 hours ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] Enter your email address to subscribe to our newsletter: Delivered by FeedBurner Be the Change! Share this using the tools below.

Thanksgiving in the retail Earth

Capt. Fogg at The Impolitic - 4 hours ago

By Capt. Fogg Stopped for gas yesterday, the kind of magnificent, glorious day that makes your heart sing and your body forget its age. 74 degrees, with a few little clouds, the bright sun shining off the newly waxed red convertible, air as fresh as it is anywhere wafting like the smell of jasmine off the blue Atlantic. The advertising sign on the gas pump has a picture of bundled up people on a toboggan and snow. My neighbors have begun to put up fake icicles, fake frost, chrome caribou and sleds festooned with lights and other reminders that Christmas, a month away, is really ... more »

Happy holiday

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 4 hours ago

Thankful for all of you who have stuck with me at this little blog for all these years. Wishing your day is filled with good food, warm company and much laughter. [graphic via Danbury News Times]

THE MYSTERIOUS KELLERS

Anon at aangirfan - 4 hours ago

*Daniel and Frances Keller, in Austin Texas, 1992.* In 1992, in Austin Texas, *Frances and Daniel Keller* were each sentenced to 48 years in prison for involvement in child abuse at their Oak Hill daycare centre for preschool children. Evidence was produced in court that the Kellers had engaged in satanic ritual abuse. *Believing the Children: Fran and Danny Keller* Around the same time, there were convictions in similar cases in California, Massachusetts and Florida. The convictions in many of those cases have since been overturned. Frances Keller has now been freed, after spen... more »

Person of the year

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 4 hours ago

Thinking Aboot the possibility that Miley Cyrus could be Time Magazines person of the year. Time magazine and their ilk are like some kind of phantom appendage that we can feel but no longer have any use. I consider myself extraordinarily informed, and have not read a hard copy of Time in ten years and might have looked at it on line once in the past five years, and that was only related to an entertainment story. But I remember when Life and Time where the last word on critical thought. Unfortunately for both companies and society in general critical thought no longer wins most p... more »

Much To Hide

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 4 hours ago

This morning the CBC reports that, during the G8 and G20 summits three years ago, the Harper government was a "partner" with the National Security Agency. Together, they spied on our allies. The American whistle blower Edward Snowden has released another batch of documents: The briefing notes, stamped "Top Secret," show the U.S. turned its Ottawa embassy into a security command post during a six-day spying operation by the National Security Agency while U.S. President Barack Obama and 25 other foreign heads of government were on Canadian soil in June of 2010. The covert U.S. oper... more »

Thanksgiving Misgivings

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 4 hours ago

Unfortunately, Squanto wasn't psychic. If he was, think of all the misery he could've saved his people. But he wasn't. The Indians around Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts took pity on the settlers from the Mayflower and essentially kept them alive. Over the next four centuries, we repaid them with venereal disease and small pox, massive land grabs, raids, fascist resident schools and shunting them to reservations. Because that's the way of the White Man and his Manifest Destiny. And we're still seeing the same spirit today in mostly white corporate executives who have... more »

Kids are preconditioned to draw hand turkeys. Hands down.

Shaun Johnson at @ THE CHALK FACE - 5 hours ago

I wanted to keep the discussion of Thanksgiving in my classroom to a minimum. What I did do, unsuccessfully, was lead a discussion, after reading through a Peanuts Thanksgiving on the iPad, about the many things they have to be thankful for this holiday. Besides a few initial responses about food, kids’ responses went to […]

Morocco Diary Chapter 1: A Rainy Day in Morocco

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 5 hours ago

Morocco Diary Chapter 1By American Kabuki November 28, 2013 Love to all you readers from a very windy and wet Thanksgiving Day in Morocco at Casa Caleb! Winter seems to have arrived here on the Northern coast of Morocco in full force We've had some sunny days this week but the blowing wind has been a pretty constant roar. Winter has arrived and mediterranean sea is roiling. This part of Morocco (when the sun shines) is very beautiful. Even in the rain its a beautiful place, but I think D. say better weather here than I am seeing. Winter will pass soon enough. I left Califor... more »

What if Thanksgiving Exposes the Government?

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Daniels) at Global Political Awakening - 5 hours ago

[image: Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...] What if at every Thanksgiving liberty is weakened and the government is strengthened? Andrew Napolitano What if another Thanksgiving Day is upon us and because of the government we have less to be thankful for than we did at the last one? What if at every Thanksgiving liberty is weakened and the government is strengthened? What if Thanksgiving's warm and breezy seduction of gratitude is just the government's way of inducing us to think we should be grateful for it? What if we don't owe the government any thanks for anythin... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 6 hours ago

*Ya can’t win, Rock! ~moosedenied* *Start-up incubator enters competing bid for failed ArtWorks building off Lee Circle ~Tyler Bridges, The Lens* *A REGION REDEFINED PART V: The 'sliver by the river' ~Andrew Vanacor, N.O. Advocate* *Coming clash of the green armies ~John Maginnis, Greater B.R. Business Report* *Louisiana's Oil and Gass lawsuits may portend shifting political tide, ~Kevin McGill, Sun Herald* Read more here: http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/27/5152046/louisiana-lawsuits-may-portend.html#storylink=cpy *New indicators helpful in predicting surge levels ~Amy Wold, Adv... more »

Happy Thanksgiving, America

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 6 hours ago

And you thought all the turkeys were on the table! One turkey not on the table is James Lankford, a far right extremist representing a relatively mainstream Oklahoma City. We hope that next year Tom Guild will defeat his reelection efforts and replace him in Congress. Tom is eager to join the Congressional Progressive Caucus and his Thanksgiving message fit in pretty well with theirs, even if it was of a more personal nature. As a small child growing up in a 700 square foot rental house in Wichita, I remember surviving on government commodities. Five of us lived in the house, u... more »

COME ON OVER

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 6 hours ago

Brian Dillard Is Asking For Your Help - This Is A David vs. Goliath Story

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 6 hours ago

*I would appreciate any media coverage in regards to my complaint below. If you know of anyone that can provide media coverage for my issue, please let me know.* Despite it being the “holidays” or *“holy days”* for some, for others, it is a time of grief; especially when your home is being threatened by your bank for *NO LEGITIMATE REASON!* If you reshare, please ask people to comment on this main post. My head is spinning with all of the responses. I am currently having a problem with my bank +Bank of America in regards to my mortgage. Despite *NEVER missing a payment,* and NEVE... more »

I’m thankful for…

Angel Cintron Jr. at @ THE CHALK FACE - 6 hours ago

On this Thanksgiving Day, here are a few reasons why I’m thankful for being a professional educator. I’m truly thankful for… 1. I’m thankful for my colleagues who show up, everyday, to influence students. My school is definitely not a “walk in the park,” so I’m grateful for all of my colleagues who show up, everyday, […]

Bitcoin Black Friday

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 6 hours ago

Mark your calendars -- this holiday season is the first ever Bitcoin Black Friday, an online shopping and charitable giving extravaganza just for Bitcoin users. On November 29th, hundreds of merchants selling everything from airline tickets to unlocked smartphones to coffee to VPNs to underwear will offer special deals to anyone paying in Bitcoin. Visitors will also have the opportunity to donate bitcoins to a variety of worthy charities and nonprofits. Bitcoin is an amazing new technology, but because it challenges established industries, it will face serious political ... more »

Canada cooperated with U.S. spying during G8 and G20

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 7 hours ago

The Toronto Star headline does not accurately reflect the content of the article "Canada knew US was spying" just doesn't do it for me. However, the news contained within is not a surprise! Considering the melding/harmonization of Canada and the US under numerous despicable ‘trade’ agreements moving towards the unyielding centralized power structure that will be the essence of the NAU. *The federal government let an American spy agency conduct surveillance in Canada during the G8 and G20 summits in 2010, the CBC reports.* Citing secret documents released by former intelligence cont... more »

The Indignant Teacher’s Unfortunate, Yet Enlightening, Experience

jillconroy at @ THE CHALK FACE - 8 hours ago

The Jolla - Ex-Nokia employees Smartphone

Megaan at Current news updates, World current news - 8 hours ago

*A team of ex-Nokia workers has released the first handset running on a new smart phone stage.* The Jolla phone - marked Yol-la - is powered by open-source operating system Sailfish, but can run most apps intended for Google's Android platform. The corporation has paired with a major Finnish network, and hopes to set up a similar deal with a UK operator. Industry analysts said Jolla faced a challenge in taking on a marketplace dominated by Google and Apple. Just 450 Jolla phones will be obtainable at launch on Wednesday evening, with the majority leaving to customers who have pre... more »

Happy Thanksgiving 2013

Stranger in a Strange Land at Stranger in a Strange Land - 8 hours ago

*‘¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias!’* *‘Jour de l’Action de grâce’* *‘Feliz (dia de) acção de graças’* *‘Wszystkiego najlepszego z ozkazji Święta Dziękczynienia’* *‘God Helgdag’* ‘*Fröhliche Danksagung’* *‘Vrolijke gedenkdagen’* *‘Glædelig Helligdag’* 感恩節快樂 [感恩节快乐] 感謝祭おめでとう

Trans Pacific Partnership: TPP DEFENDERS TAKE TO THE INTERNET TO DELIVER OFFICIAL TALKING POINTS; INADVERTENTLY CONFIRM OPPONENTS' WORST FEARS

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 8 hours ago

Reblogged from: http://goo.gl/oedX7R The leaked TPP draft, pried loose from the "open and transparent" grip of the USTR, is generating plenty of commentary all over the web. After getting a good look inside, it's little wonder the USTR felt more comfortable trying to push this through under the cover of darkness. As the criticism of the push for IP maximalism mounts, the treaty's defenders have leapt into the fray, hoping to assure everyone who wasn't previously aware of the treaty's contents (which is pretty much everyone) that there's nothing to see here and please move along. ... more »

Legal aid and admissibility of evidence

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 9 hours ago

R. v. Carrol and Denny, 2013 ONSC 7072 (CanLII), [29] It is not the role of Legal Aid to determine what evidence is, or is not admissible, at a criminal trial. Where the Crown seeks the admission of evidence at trial, it is incumbent on the defence to not only prepare for the motion, but to prepare for the trial as if that evidence may be admitted. I cannot countenance refusing to admit relevant evidence on the basis that Legal Aid has determined it would not be admissible and therefore would not provide appropriate funding to defend against it.

Bitcoin will probably keep on skyrocketing

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 9 hours ago

*Bitcoins' deflationary problem* *Disclaimer:* I own no bitcoins while I am writing this blog post. Bitcoins, a virtual currency, were proposed in late 2008 and started in early 2009. Those who have been in it for a year or more have seen remarkable returns – something like 8,000-percent returns in a year. Most of us have missed this opportunity but it's completely plausible that the rise will continue. I want to discuss these issues. The bitcoin is a unit of wealth stored in the solution to a difficult mathematical problem that needs the brute force of computers to be found. So ... more »

Russell Brand: The only thing that matters to us is love.

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 9 hours ago

oDe To My Favorite 'SHILL'

Breaking The Silence at Removing The Shackles - 9 hours ago

This is a guest post from my absolutely wonderful and lovely friend Ed. I love you Ed. You totally rock.... as we all do!! The Roles ARE all DONE! The final performance was a masterpiece, never to be repeated again. NOW..... time for the after party!!! Love D On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 4:09 PM, edspageusa eprospnet <> wrote: SERVES HIGHEST ILLUMINATING LOVE'S LIGHT = SHILL= so yes...a voice represents the representative.....in all aspects.....and of course in word, as well....... O PLS TALK AMONGST YOUR SELVES......I AM FEELING A BIT VIKLEMNT....aka mike myers snl bit....this w... more »

Climate Science is settled, 98% of climate scientists accept that.

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 10 hours ago

I keep being told that 'Climate Science is settled because 98% of climate scientists accept that.' this is (I believe) a way of shutting down debate on man made climate change, the latest attempt being made by @lynnejones_exMP on Twitter, that's former MP Lynne Jones (whose views on climate change are as fixed and wrong as they are on Israel and the genocidal Islamist terrorists that want Israel destroyed and Jews killed) but I digress. In January 2012, the American Meteorological Society surveyed its professional members and found that 52% believe global warming is happening and ... more »

My Thanksgiving Post

deutsch29 at @ THE CHALK FACE - 10 hours ago

On October 3, 1789, at the urging of both the House and Senate, President George Washington officially declared Thursday, November 26, 1789, to be “a day of publick thanksgiving and prayer”: WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His […]

Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics: amazingly different biological sisters

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 12 hours ago

Enrico Fermi died exactly 59 years ago. (Click.) This greatest Italian physicist after Galileo Galilei was also the ultimate example of a physicist who was both a great theorist and a great experimenter. *Fermi speaking in 1954* Fermi has done some amazing work on the nuclear bomb, nuclear energy. More theoretically, he's famous for the first theory of the beta-decay and for the Fermi-Dirac statistics as well as numerous other things. His theory of the $\beta$-decay from the 1930s is rather simple to summarize. All the $\beta$-decays of the nuclei may ultimately be descri... more »

No, It's Not Likely Jack Kingston (R-GA) Will Switch Parties

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 14 hours ago

Rep. Kingston (R-GA) is the one on the right It would be a very alternative universe, indeed, if Georgia Republican Congressman Jack Kingston were ever looked at as anything other than a hard-right conservative-- except of course if you compare him to other Georgia Republicans. I'm not sure how fine-tuned ProgressivePunch is in measuring how conservative right-wing voting records are but there are the records of the 14 Georgia Congressmen based on their lifetime votes on crucial roll calls. It goes from most liberal to most conservative: *•* John Lewis- 94.92 *•* Hank Johnson- 84.74... more »

Putting the “Public” Back into Public Education

Kris Nielsen at @ THE CHALK FACE - 15 hours ago

I made my very first video! Yes, it’s catered specifically to New Mexico, but that’s the fight in which I’m embroiled at this point in time. But I think that it can be shared with all parents of all states, just to get people exposed. And, hey–it’s set to “Uprising” by Muse. The best modern […]

JFK50: 1963

Paul Coker at News Spike - 15 hours ago

1963 - Final Trailer from Spike EP on Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/spikeepproductions/ http://spikethenews.blogspot.co.uk

The Party of God

Paul Coker at News Spike - 16 hours ago

"*We are the sons of the ummah (Muslim community) – the party of God (Hizb Allah) the vanguard of which was made victorious by God in Iran. There the vanguard succeeded to lay down the bases of a Muslim state which plays a central role in the world. * *We obey the orders of one leader, wise and just, that of our tutor and faqih (jurist) who fulfills all the necessary conditions: Ruhollah Musawi Khomeini. …* *We are an umma linked to the Muslims of the whole world by the solid doctrinal and religious connection of Islam, whose message God wanted to be fulfilled by the Seal of the ... more »

Un-Thanksgiving Dinner AIM West San Francisco 2013 Photos

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 16 hours ago

. By Brenda Norrell Censored News The Un-Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by AIM West featured speakers, Aztec dancers, a raffle, and yes even the turkey bird with all the un-Thanksgiving trimmings. The event was held at the Baha'i Center in San Francisco on Wed., Nov. 27, 2013, following two days of the AIM West sixth annual conference. Wounded Knee De Campo (photo

Americans And Iranians Say No To A Catastrophic War; Israel Is An Obstacle To Regional Peace

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 17 hours ago

*In a historic embrace between America and Iran the power of evil has been diminished, but do not discount its influence just yet since the vicious rulers in Israel and Saudi Arabia still loom in the background with the intention to make war. Source: Patrick Chappatte.* The American-Iranian peace deal signals the emergence of positive trends in US-Iranian relations. This change was initiated by the American and Iranian peoples, at least on some level. Americans re-elected President Obama partly on the promise that he would end US wars in the Middle East, and so far he has kept this... more »

INSIDE LOOK AT BOEING NUKE PROMO VIDEO

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago

This is the kind of place where your *$$$* is going as it is pissed down the endless war rat hole. This Boeing promo video gives a good idea how space technology is driving the profit making world of the military industrial complex. Can you just begin to comprehend the kind of *$$$* it takes to put this whole global space warfare system into place?

INSIDE LOOK AT BOEING NUKE PROMO VIDEO

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago

INSIDE LOOK AT BOEING NUKE PROMO VIDEO

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 17 hours ago

reality

Oberon at GlobaLove Think Tank - 18 hours ago

"My own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose." J.B.S. Haldane

For some mega-bundlers, the reward of all that soldiering for democracy may have to be the ONLY reward

KenInNY at DownWithTyranny! - 18 hours ago

*Will some of the Obama mega-bundlers be left out in the cold?* *by Ken* It was a day you'll never forget -- Career Day at your junior high school. You stopped first at the booth where you picked up the brochure *The Brass Tacks of Carpet-Laying*, because your mother always told you, "The economy goes up, the economy goes down, people still gotta have carpets." You talk to the Postal Service recruiter because your Uncle Ray always said, "Get a job with the post office, you're set for life." Thinking you might want to try for the big bucks, and knowing you've always been good at rh... more »

Yes, we have no inflation

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 19 hours ago

Isn’t it great how central banks have preserved “price stability” and the purchasing power of money? [image: image] Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Please contact author for permission to republish: (organon at ihug.co.nz)

Dead Silence Computer Case Fans

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 19 hours ago

Better implements for a computer build are always of interest. I like ASUS, Intel, Cosair and Fractal Design, but these chassis fans might make the list. Thou some swear by Noctua.

I Like the Pope

Paul Coker at News Spike - 19 hours ago

*AT LEAST* two Popes in the latter half of the 20th Century were murdered by Catholic Conservatives with connections to US and NATO intelligence due to the perception they were "soft on Communism"; John-Paul I was poisoned, largely due to his firm intention to clean out the Vatican Bank of Freemasons, Mafiosi and international arms traffickers, but ALSO because of his perceived tendency towards Communist appeasement - the only foreign trip outside the walls of the Vatican he made during his month-long papacy was to give a speech of friendship and in support of the Communist Mayor... more »

Grand Gaia Portal Opening in Progress at this Moment

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 19 hours ago

*Grand Gaia Portal Opening in Progress at this Moment* by ÉirePort Grand Gaia Portal opening in progress at this moment. Upgrades to Hue-Beings as well as hu-beings nears completion. Facilitation of all Upgrade-assister Light Beings is ongoing and accelerating. Distinction between Upgraders and flat-liners becomes irrefutable, even among the hu-manity and flat-liner groups. Moderation of intent is no longer supported. Pure Gaia Ascension Intent is fully supported. All other "intents" are separated and dissolved. ÉirePort | November 28, 2013 at 00:20 URL: http://wp.me/p2sFUY-qx

Updates On Syria [11.27]: US & Turkey Oppose Rights of Minorities In Syria, European Jihadists Invade Syria Under Supervision of Western Governments, Syrian Opposition Changes Its Tune Ahead of Geneva II

Saman Mohammadi at The Excavator - 19 hours ago

*1. An excerpt from, "Salih Muslim: US and Turkey Fail to Recognize Kurds in Geneva II" by Wladimir van Wilgenburg, November 27: * Welati reports that PYD-leader Salih Muslim said that the United States and Turkey fail to address Kurdish concerns in Geneva 2. He said this after meeting Russian deputy FM Mikhail Bogdanov. The US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, France, and England are playing a con game in Syria. These criminal governments must be resisted. *2. An excerpt from, "Number of foreign fighters from Europe in Syria is historically unprecedented. Who should be worried?" by Thomas ... more »

The Realist Report with John Friend

John Friend at John Friend's Blog - 20 hours ago

On this edition of *The Realist Report*, we'll be joined once again by JB Campbell. JB and I will be discussing the *American Defense Party*. You can download the mp3 for this program *here*, or visit *The Realist Report* on BlogTalkRadio to subscribe via iTunes and view past programs. Below are relevant links for this program: - *Necessary and Proper Clause (Paved the way for a tyrannical, centralized government which is what we see today.)* - Anti-Federalist writer *Federal Farmer*: *"Instead of being thirteen republics under a federal head, it (U.S. Constitution) is ... more »

Letter 44:Buy Superman Issue # 1 for only a dollar

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 20 hours ago

Of course that's not possible, but there is a good possibility that *Letter 44* issue number one is the next big first edition collectible, IMHO it will be bigger than The Walking Dead. Letter 44 is about secret history. In summary the new president of the United States gets a letter from the last one telling of Aliens building something huge in the asteroid belt. If you want to buy be careful, Issue on first edition is sold out and they have printed a second edition. Normally second editions are worthless, but I have not heard of a graphic novel having a immediate reprint, so ther... more »

Lennon

Paul Coker at News Spike - 20 hours ago

There's nothing you can do that can't be done Nothing you can sing that can't be sung Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game. It's easy Nothing you can make that can't be made No one you can save that can't be saved Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time. It's easy Nothing you can know that isn't known Nothing you can see that isn't shown Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. It's easy All you need is love.

Think tanks, newspapers and Twitter

Craig at Is the BBC biased? - 20 hours ago

Here are some fascinating graphs drawn from a statistical study of the political influence/orientation of British political think tanks carried out by economist Andrew Whitby - a study based on Twitter. Using the property of *homophily** - *the tendency we human birds have to flock together with those who share our outlook and opinions - Andrew Whitby trailed all the Westminster MPs who use Twitter and noted down all the UK think tanks they chose to 'follow'. The assumption here is that, in general terms, "you are likely to have similar views to those people that you follow or are... more »

The Most Revealing Wink of the 20th Century

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago

Eight Biggest Allied Mistakes of WW2

Steve at Thinking Aboot - 21 hours ago

I would add bombing Nagasaki. And agree with Kurt Vonnegut Jr that the fire bombing of Dresden was not only a mistake it was a war crime. Of course easy to say looking way back in time.

The Far Left and Revolutionary Identity Politics

Phil at A Very Public Sociologist - 21 hours ago

The Workers' Institute of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought. An outfit nearly everyone, and I include hardy leftyspotters among their number, had never heard of until a few days ago. A. Balakrishnan, as with all little Lenins (or Mao Mini-Mes), has probably long-fantasised that like the dialectic itself, the WIMLMZT would become a scandal and an abomination to the bourgeoisie. The Toy Town "institute" have certainly become that, but rather than keeping the company of the revolutionary heroes, some might suggest our "comrade" can instead count Josef Fritzl and Ariel Castro among h... more »

Pontificis Ignorantia [updated]

Peter Cresswell at Not PC - 21 hours ago

*“When you are talking about matters determining whether we eat or starve it's a moral disgrace to be as intellectually flabby as Pope Francis.” *- Taking Hayek Seriously *“Pope Francis has denounced ‘trickle down economics.’ "It's not based on facts," says man in giant hat who talks to invisible Sky Person.”* David Lucas The new pope understands neither capitalism nor the Quran. This is abundantly clear from his first manifesto, Evangelii Gaudium ("The Joy of the Gospel"), praised by his followers as “a new Magna Carta” for his reign over the world’s umpty-tum billion Catholi... more »

Business 360 13: US Government Shutdown and Lessons for Asia

Nonoy Oplas at Government and Taxes - 21 hours ago

* This is my article for the November 2013 issue of Business 360, a monthly business magazine in Kathmandu, Nepal. ---------- The US federal government “shutdown” or more appropriately “slim down” looks confusing for many people around the world. For how can the biggest and richest economy in the world have its central government “shutdown” for two weeks due mainly to financial constraints? A government that can send tens of thousands of troops and heavy armaments in Afghanistan, Middle East and other countries around the world, is shutting or slimming down because of lack of money... more »

Public School Funds Feeding International Private School Chain, Basis Education, Inc.

Jim Horn at Schools Matter - 21 hours ago

Since the late 1990s, Arizona has become a tax haven for corporate charter operators, including Basis Charter Schools. Basis has built a school and real estate empire, in fact, from public school money that has allowed them to expand their mostly white schools to Texas and Washington, DC, where they are under a federal Civil Rights investigation at present. Business is so good, in fact, that Basis Charter Schools has spawned the creation of an exclusive private school chain that has plans to become a multinational schooling corporation, Basis Education, Inc. to educate the childre... more »

ISON UPDATE

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago

Another ISON update. ISON reaches its perihelion tomorrow. There's fascinating and unprecedented interaction with with the Sun and ISON right now. I keep thinking of the analogy of human reproduction. The Sun is like a symbolic ovum and its reaching out tenderly to ISON. Is ISON providing the stellar equivalent of new genetic information to Sol? -Bill

Blossom Goodchild - November 27, 2013

Obi-Wan Kabuki at AMERICAN KABUKI - 21 hours ago

*Blossom Goodchild - November 27, 2013* Hello there. Off we go again ... the weeks are flying by so quickly. Let's see how today flows shall we? Anyone about? *Yes of course and it is considered a great pleasure to be with you once again in this way ... in the KNOWING that these messages reach the hearts of many.* Yep, it's quite amazing how your words have taken on a journey of their own ... I never imagined myself being in this position. All I ever wanted to do was be on the stage! *Yet it was assigned to you long before you came and then it was a matter of remembering so ..... more »

Is The FBI Protecting Gambino Congressman Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 22 hours ago

At this point, even the DCCC's clueless selection of Brooklyn City Councilman Domenic Recchia as their candidate against Staten Island mobster Michael "Mikey Suits" Grimm may not be enough to save the seat for the GOP in 2014. It isn't about Grimm's crazily flip-flopping, schizophrenic record on issues, but about the corruption and ethics investigations that never go away. Yesterday the *Washington Post* reported that the Justice Department-- home of the FBI, where Grimm used to work before going rogue and joining the Gambino Crime Family-- asked the House Ethics Committee to agai... more »

The End of the World as We Know it Will Suck Big Time

*C* at The Web (Untangled) - 22 hours ago

[Resposted from The Conflicted Doomer] Posted on November 23, 2013 by theozarker This has been one of those weeks when I felt like banging my head against the wall until all the pain stopped. The gloom, rain and cold set the stage for it, I suppose. But it went so far beyond mere physical discomfort, I couldn’t seem to put it into words. Maybe it was the week-long buildup to the fiftieth anniversary of the JFK assassination and the sense, looking back, that the assassination was the first blow in the long and merciless death of youthful idealism in this country, the first ... more »

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jonathan Bernstein at A plain blog about politics - 22 hours ago

And Happy Hannukah, too, for those celebrating the holiday. Meanwhile, I have one up over at TAP about electoral effects of the Syria deal. And then I had one over at PP about blue slips. I'll be over at Greg's place on Friday. Maybe something here before the weekend, maybe not. Enjoy the holiday(s)!

MYSTERIOUS YULIA

Anon at aangirfan - 23 hours ago

*Yulia* Yulia Tymoshenko's father was a Russian of Jewish descent. The Biography of Yulia Tymoshenko: Chapter One Yulia has been linked to a number of mysterious deaths. Yulia favours the Ukraine having closer ties with the European Union. *Ukraine* The Ukraine has decided not to become the next Greece. The Ukraine has decided not to sign a trade treaty with the European Union. The Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych has decided to 'get closer to a Moscow-led trade bloc.' Reportedly, Vladimir Putin has been 'bullying' the Ukraine by threatening to cut energy supplies. *Pen... more »

Thanksgiving Holiday Day 0

Southern Man at Southern Man - 23 hours ago

(placeholder) In which Southern Man will depart from work at five-ish and, rather than drive an hour in the wrong direction just to sleep and wake up and come back this way will begin a long, meandering journey to East Texas to join the rest of the clan for Thanksgiving Day.

Jeremy Scahill and Micheal Weiss: Birds of a feather flock together ?

Penny at Penny for your thoughts - 23 hours ago

Question: What do Michael Weiss and Jeremy Scahill have in common? Answer: They both have a big beef with Mother Agnes and TRUTH. Surprised ? You shouldn’t be. Excerpts from William M Boardman at Dissident Voice Here’s what it looks like when a respected reporter tweets* about his blackmail note to an established anti-war organization r*egarding the organization’s upcoming conference in a tweet on November 15: ”jeremy scahillVerified account?@jeremyscahill “I’ve informed organizers of @STWuk that I will not participate in their conference if Mother Agnes ... more »

Can you tell who's an immigrant by looking at their face? Would it be racist to say you could?

Not a sheep at Not a sheep - 1 day ago

Before you lefty types scream 'that would be racist', look who said it... Barack Obama saying that "just looking at faces, I could tell there were some folks who are here not because they were born here". Imagine the media furore if George W. Bush or any other Republican had said this, but as it's the Obamamessiah there's nary a word. If Sarah Palin had said this, the BBC would be having a collective orgasm of outrage but as it's their great hero Barack Obama, I can be sure that the news will ignore it and that The News Quiz will not pour scorn on their collective hero. The BBC N... more »

I've been working...

Adrienne at Adrienne's Corner - 1 day ago

*in the past few days leading up to Thanksgiving.* All emails, comments, and other flotsam and jetsam will be dealt with tomorrow. Promise.

NYC Parents' Message to Bill De Blasio

Judy Rabin at Schools Matter - 1 day ago

Will he hear their voices?

GIVING THANKS

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

*Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address* Words Before All Else Greetings to the Natural World We are gathered together in this place to greet the world in Thanksgiving. We bring our Minds together to extend thanksgiving and greetings to one another. With our Minds as one we offer thanksgiving to the Earth Mother who from the beginning of time has cared for our wellbeing. We direct our Minds to the Waters, the source of all that lives upon Earth Mother. With one Mind, we send greetings and thanksgiving to the Waters. We address all the Beings both seen and unseen that dwell in the W... more »

Assclowns of the Year #3: Why ACA? edition

jurassicpork at Welcome Back to Pottersville - 1 day ago

Living in America these days is like being on a merry-go-round with a nitrous oxide tank attached to it as ride attendant Rob Ford is smoking crack while getting a blow job. This year, we’ve seen a noticeable escalation in the silliness, immaturity, venality, hatred and utter lack of accountability of certain figures who honestly do not know why their pronouncements and actions make them so reviled. And these people just happen to be the wealthiest, most beloved and powerful people on earth. Indeed, if any one year in American history proves we are the prequel for *Idiocracy*,... more »

It seems that the criminal big banks that brought on "The Great Recession" by creating the housing bubble by means of mortgage fraud followed by selling as tripple-A securities "collaterized debt obligations" (CDOs) consisting of doomed mortgages are now initiating another bubble by buying up forclosed houses, renting them out, and then creating rent-payment CDOs that will profit them without fear of loss because if and when this bubble bursts it will be the people who buy these new CDOs who will be the losers.

David L Griscom at Cherchez la Verite - 1 day ago

------------------------------ The Empire Strikes Back *How Wall Street Has Turned Housing Into a Dangerous Get-Rich-Quick Scheme -- Again* Posted by Laura Gottesdiener at 7:44am, November 26, 2013. You can hardly turn on the television or open a newspaper without hearing about the nation’s impressive, much celebrated housing recovery. Home prices are rising! New construction has started! The crisis is over! Yet beneath the fanfare, a whole new get-rich-quick scheme is brewing. Over the last year and a half, Wall Street hedge funds and private equity firms have quietly amassed an u... more »

Bad Bear's Photos Long Walk 4 on 'Loneliest Road in America' Nevada

brendanorrell@gmail.com at CENSORED NEWS - 1 day ago

Bad Bear's mom joins him on the Longest Walk. . . By Censored News Longest Walk 4 on the "Loneliest Road in America" this morning, out of Austin, Nevada. Bad Bear's mom joins him on Longest Walk 4. Walking west from Austin, Nevada, Western Shoshone Rozina Bobb Sampson, Bad Bear's mom, walked with the walkers today. Rozina is the sister of Johnny

Can you hear me now? I only have one bar left.

Dave at The Galloping Beaver - 1 day ago

“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” Aung San Suu Kyi* Freedom From Fear Can you hear me now? Go read Creekside ... then read Northern Reflections. *Aung San Suu Kyi is a renowned Burmese opposition leader. She has spent a long portion of her adult

Imágenes navideñas muy hermosas que podrás disfrutar

José Luis Ávila Herrera at FOTOFRONTERA - 1 day ago

Can Charlie Crist Be Trusted?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

"I was a Republican because I thought that those were the people who best supported markets. I think that is not true anymore. I was a Republican at a time when I felt like there was a problem that the markets were under a lot more strain. It worried me whether or not the government played too activist a role." Can you guess who said that? Hint: think of the 5 most brilliant progressives in Congress. still not? Narrow it down to 3 then. Bernie Sanders is from Brooklyn and Alan Grayson is from the Bronx. They came from Democratic households. So that leaves someone who was born in O... more »

Your moment of Zen

Libby Spencer at The Impolitic - 1 day ago

Economy class seating on a Pan Am flight in the late 1960s.

Sinkhole in Sanica, Bosnia

Luboš Motl at The Reference Frame - 1 day ago

*Help the Bosnians to explain the mystery* The village people in Sanica, Bosnia saw that all the fish suddenly disappeared. The puzzling nothingness took the water, too. Including some solid matter around it. YouTube. A geologist could just say "a sinkhole". But – if you don't care about the scientific validity – other explanations are more intriguing. ;-) God could have simply been angry about the barbarian white rocket that is directed against Him on the picture above. Maybe, a giant cave opened its door. Or a volcano. Alternatively, the fish could have decided to detonate o... more »

LOOKING FOR TROUBLE

Bruce K. Gagnon at Organizing Notes - 1 day ago

The US likes to pick fights. That is what bullies do. In early 2001 George W. Bush sent a lumbering propeller driven US Air Force spy plane bumping up along China's coastline. China scrambled two jets and brought the US plane down onto Hainan Island. The Chinese held the crew for a while and then sent them home. China took the spy plane apart and kept the interesting technology. Eventually they packed the plane parts into crates and shipped it back to the US. Sometime later Lockheed Martin (who built the US spy plane) built a military reconnaissance system for China on Hain... more »

Bear: Philip Pitseolak

James C Morton at Morton's Musings - 1 day ago

Fifty Shades of Greed

Karen Garcia at Sardonicky - 1 day ago

Since so many retail behemoths are starting their traditional Black Friday sales a day early to get a leg up on the competition, what once was a shocking anomaly is now the new normal. Somebody even suggested that we do away with the whole Norman Rockwell feel-good theme, and rename Thanksgiving "Gray Thursday." What sacrilege. It has the traditionalists seeing red while the retailers see the ever-dwindling green of the American consumer. Of course, this uniquely American holiday has long been devolving from that whole mythical over the river and through the woods scene. Because le... more »

AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND WOULD BE RICH

Anon at aangirfan - 1 day ago

*Office of National Statistics, 2013. Published in the Glasgow Herald 27 November 2013.* If Scotland becomes independent its citizens will be richer than those in England. This might explain why a number of people from England have already moved to Scotland. Between 2007 and 2011, 820,000 people from the rest of the UK moved to Scotland. Scotland becoming the place to live *Office of National Statistics, 2013. Published in the Glasgow Herald 27 November 2013.* "Television property shows used to be full of English couples moving to the Med for a better life. Now an increasing ... more »

Harper's Credibility Gap

Owen Gray at Northern Reflections - 1 day ago

Stephen Harper has never been a man to admit a mistake. And now -- confronted by the biggest mistake of his political career -- he refuses to admit that the problem he faces is of his own making. Lawrence Martin writes : In the face of Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair’s heavy artillery, Mr. Harper has contradicted himself several times on aspects of the story. The Commons has never seen him squirm so much. But on the matter of not knowing how Mike Duffy’s expense claims were repaid, he has held firm and likely will continue to do so no matter how much evidence is adduced to the c... more »

Agentwatch

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago

JFK50 / MOCKINGBIRD : Coop the Spook of CNN and the House of Vanderbilt

Paul Coker at News Spike - 1 day ago

*"And of course, the White House press corps is here. I know CNN has taken some knocks lately, but the fact is I admire their commitment to cover all sides of a story, just in case one of them happens to be accurate."* * (Laughter and applause.)* *President Barack Obama, 2013 White House Correspondent's Dinner.*

Will Paul Ryan And John Boehner Stay In The Catholic Church Now?

DownWithTyranny at DownWithTyranny! - 1 day ago

I wasn't raised with any religion. In my own life, I've embraced the teachings of several gurus, Jeus more than any of the others. But organized religion has always repulsed me. Since I started watching Pope Francis I've actually considered joining the Catholic Church. I wonder if Catholics from the Church-without-Jesus sect like Paul Ryan and John Boehner have been thinking about leaving the Catholic Church and joining some snake handler cult. His latest Apostolic Exhortation is line line with Jesus' teachings but not at all in line with the Ayn Rand approach Ryan and his greed-a... more »

Untitled

New Orleans Ladder at New Orleans Ladder - 1 day ago

*Corps of Engineers dictates terms for St. John Parish levee route, cuts off other parishes ~Richard Thompson, The Advocate* *Residents: Stronger rules needed overseeing salt dome caverns ~Mark Ballard* *KIPP New Orleans Schools spent $120,000 on training in Las Vegas ~Jessica Williams, Lens* *That's a lot of unused property sitting around in our little boom-town ~Library Chronicles* *Heart of Louisiana: Riding on the 'City of New Orleans' ~Dave McNamara, WVUE* *Old French Opera House ~Richard Campanella *