November 2006

Day 449: The Fall Of The American Empire

November 20, 2006

ABC News: Students Dropping Out of High School Reaches Epidemic Levels A recent study by the Department of Education found that 31 percent of American students were dropping out or failing to graduate in the nation’s largest 100 public school districts. The implications from dropping out of high school are enormous, including a higher risk [...]

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Day 449: Oh, For Piyush’s Sake!

November 20, 2006

The Dead Pelican: Dems Slam Jindal With Ethnic References, Religious Mocking (HT, Oyster) Yes, it was in bad taste on the part of the Louisiana Democratic Party to post personal opinion as a news release, but they were not ethnically or religiously mocking Piyush (Bobby) Jindal. Ding ding ding – straw man! In fact, I [...]

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Day 449: The Lower Ninth With Tim Tagaris

November 20, 2006

MyDD’s Tim Tagaris is no carpetblogger. First of all, he’s here to cover the controversial LA-2 runoff between William Jefferson and Karen Carter. Secondly, the way he dresses and talks is most unassuming - again, he’s here to report on the subject matter, not himself. Last, he takes the time to email, meet and write about local efforts, especially those of [...]

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Day 449: Jim Bob’s Latest Decision

November 20, 2006

nola.com: Freeport Copper to buy rival, move HQ to Phoenix Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. of New Orleans said Sunday it has agreed to acquire a rival copper producer for $25.9 billion in cash and stock, and will relocate its headquarters from Poydras Street to Phoenix. The deal to buy Phelps Dodge Corp., if approved [...]

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Day 446: The Ladies’ Rooms Of New Orleans

November 17, 2006

As a child, my parents voted me Most Likely To Have Visited The Restroom At Any Given Location. Don’t know where the bathroom is? Ask Maitri. A girl can’t help it if she has the smallest bladder in the known universe. Be it at school, parents’ offices, friends’ homes, restaurants, parks, shopping centres or even [...]

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Day 446: Re-Look-See

November 17, 2006

Lately, I’ve taken to seriously considering Citizen Revolution. By that, I don’t mean anything on the order of pitchforks, attack ladders, Mao Tse Tung or Castro, but a very studious and sane re-examination of our constitution and founding documents on the part of a well-educated and conscious citizenry. Loki reminded me of Becky Houtman’s latest [...]

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Day 445: We Are Rockstars

November 16, 2006

In less than 24 hours, we have collectively raised $1450 for Suspect Device’s new MacBook! I am so proud of ALL of you. We asked for $1300 and got $1450. Each person who contributed to this worthy cause should pat him/herself on the back. Give yourself a Heimlich while you’re at it. Some, including me, [...]

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November 16, 2006

Slashdot: Physicist Trying To Send A Signal Back In Time “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid!” Tweet

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Day 445: Head For The Hills!

November 16, 2006

EJ is not amused by this development: Idaho town asks residents to own guns. “Didn’t we settle this whole ‘refugee’ thing on August 30th?”, he asks. Ordinance 208, passed by the [Greenleaf, Idaho] Council on Tuesday, asks [the town's] 862 residents who do not object on religious or other grounds to keep a gun at home in case they [...]

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