Archive for ‘October, 2007’

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Oct31

One way the housing bubble is creating more jobs

by Duane on October 31st, 2007 at 2:00 pm
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[Link] Tell your unemployed friends “Don’t sleep”!

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Oct31

Taking back the Black hair care industry

by Duane on October 31st, 2007 at 1:11 pm
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A few weeks ago I was contacted by Aron Ranen via e-mail. If the name does not ring a bell then perhaps you have seen his documentary on the state of the Black hair care industry either here or somewhere else on the net. Apparently he found a post I did on the same topic […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct31

Representation with little results

by Duane on October 31st, 2007 at 11:16 am
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Black councilmembers have done little to help the black community Low-Impact Representation by Barney Blankeney charlestoncitypaper.com In a couple of weeks the madness will be over. Charleston voters will have cast their ballots. And I’m thinking not a whole lot will have changed. At least not as far as minority representation is concerned. Three of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct31

Killing off the death penalty

by Duane on October 31st, 2007 at 10:39 am
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Lawyers Move to Kill Death Penalty American Bar Association Says ‘Serious Flaws’ Warrant Stay of Executions By CHRISTINE BROUWER Underfunded, understaffed and plagued by racial bias, the nation’s system for executing inmates is deeply flawed, and should be stopped until improvements are made, the American Bar Association said in a report released Sunday. The report, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct31

Clinton on a hot tin roof

by Duane on October 31st, 2007 at 6:36 am
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Clinton got both barrels (Obama/Edwards) last night. Still I believe that it will not make a bit of difference in her lead within the Black voting block, at least. For that, they would have to take the “Clinton doesn’t care about Black people” route. More on this story: The Politico: “Obama, Edwards attack; Clinton bombs […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct31

Brah-man ALWAYS has the hook-up

by Duane on October 31st, 2007 at 6:22 am
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‘AMERICAN GANGSTER’ BOOTLEGGERS RUN AMOK: Industry deals with pristine qualities of Denzel flick already selling for $5 on the streets. eurweb.com “Apparently, you can’t stop them; you can only hope to contain the bootleggers who continue to put hot product on the streets despite the film industry’s reinforced preventive measures on piracy. A report in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct31

What’s science?

by Duane on October 31st, 2007 at 2:43 am
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Science courses nearly extinct in elementary grades, study finds Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer sfgate.com The third-graders looked puzzled when asked what they liked best about science. No answer. OK, then, next question: “What is science?” a visitor asked the children in a hallway at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School in San Francisco. “Science is like […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct31

Costume not needed for this candy

by Duane on October 31st, 2007 at 12:12 am
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I posted at least one of these in the past, but it is worth doing it again. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbvP7dT3Dx0&rel=1] # Yes, that is a man. Now, let’s go ol’ skool: “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Chapters 1 -3“

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Oct30

A simple doll test

by Duane on October 30th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
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This afternoon while I was working with our kids with their homework in my office, I asked my beautiful 6-year old daughter to come to my desk because I wanted to show her something. It was the picture you see to your left. I asked her “If I were to ask you which one you […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct30

Need free money? Work for Los Angeles city government and cry “racism”

by Duane on October 30th, 2007 at 11:08 am
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Recently, the city of Los Angeles decided to quickly settle a “discrimination” lawsuit filed by a former Black firefighter by the name of Tennie Pierce. For those of you who are not familiar with the story, here is a very quick version. “Pierce, a 19-year veteran of the fire department, sued the city in November […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct30

Guess what came to America from Haiti some years ago?

by Duane on October 30th, 2007 at 1:51 am
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Study shows AIDS came to the U.S. via Haiti, and earlier than thought By Jia-Rui Chong, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer A genetic analysis of 25-year-old blood samples has outlined a new map of the AIDS virus’ journey out of Africa, showing that today’s most widespread subtype first emerged in Haiti in the 1960s and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct30

Minority-owned businesses receive majority of SBA loans in N.J. for the first time

by Duane on October 30th, 2007 at 1:50 am
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(nj.com) For the first time, minority- owned businesses have received the majority of New Jersey’s Small Business Administration loans, with Asian-American-owned firms taking the lead. The SBA said yesterday 52 percent of New Jersey’s 3,557 loans went to minority-owned firms in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 — the first time that’s happened since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Oct30

A whole city on life support

by Duane on October 30th, 2007 at 1:45 am
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Long before hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was already a city in need of massive government intervention thanks to a population that has largely on welfare, a very corrupt police department, and a public housing department that was taken over by HUD back in 2002. Now it appears that the state may have to take over […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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