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Coaltion To New Orleans City Hall: Stop the Demolitons At a press conference today on the steps of City Hall, The Coalition To Stop Demolition sent a clear message to the Mayor and the City Council: just say no to the demolition of public housing in New Orleans. The Coalition is "made up of local public housing residents/organizers, housing advocates, local and national organizations," according to their press release today. "We implore the ...More

MSU study finds that U.S. middle school math teachers are ill-prepared WASHINGTON, D.C. — Middle school math teachers in the United States are not as well prepared to teach this subject compared to teachers in five other countries, something that could negatively affect the U.S. as it continues to compete on an international scale. The findings of this new Michigan State University study, Mathematics Teaching in the 21st Century (MT21), were presented ...More

Bush Signs Energy Bill Mandating Tougher Efficiency Standards By Daniel Whitten bloomberg.com Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush today signed legislation aimed at cutting U.S. dependence on overseas energy by setting tougher mandates for carmakers, electric- appliance manufacturers and ethanol producers. The law contains the first new vehicle fuel economy law in 32 years and mandates a fourfold increase in the use of biofuels. It also phases out traditional light bulbs and ...More

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Video description in YouTube "In this video a Spanish tourist attempts to check into the famous Havana Libre Hotel with his girlfriend. The problem is that she's a Cuban citizen and therefore forbidden from staying there. The clerk explains that they need a marriage license or she would need to be a permanent resident of another country. The issue is not that they are not married. If the girl were Spaniard ...More

‘$100 laptop’ runs into more murky waters in Nigeria CHIDIEBERE NWANKWO businessdayonline.com After suffering a major setback in the Nigerian market through the termination of purchase agreement between Nigeria and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, facilitators of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, the project has received another major set back. This time, OLPC has been sued for an alleged patent infringement by Lagos Analysis Corp (Lancor). According to a ...More

I found this at Stereohyped. Sherri Shepherd apparently believes that being in a "rich White folks' store" is plenty of a reason to keep her kid in check. Whoopi Goldberg then asks the same question I would have asked. Shepherd then tries to smooth out her original comment, but by then it was too late. Take a look (follow link to video) The sad thing is that she isn't the only ...More

Njeri was kind enough to do a quick write up so that I could let the rest of the fam know what she is doing in her neck of the woods. Personally I think that she is definently onto something ESPECIALLY for those of us who may live in an area that does not have as many Black folks as Maryland/D.C. Urban Playdates is a free social-networking site for parents ...More

Man, I wish I could have seen this live. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP7Ul-t3JaQ&rel=1] Right now I am sitting in the kitchen looking at a well-lit Christmas tree in the family room, sweet tatah pie and homemade chocolate chip cookies sitting on the same counter and I am about to make this lil' fire in the fireplace. Whitney is sanging her but off on her Christmas album and I am scrate! Oh yeah, I already put in ...More

LASMD (Laughing And Shaking My Head) I made that one up. Too bad the following is not made up. (F.Y.I. What is a white elephant party? Click here to find out.) An earmark Christmas By Alexander Bolton December 18, 2007 Congressional negotiators have added scores of new earmarks to a massive 3,565-page spending bill that lawmakers had only a few hours to review before an expected vote Monday evening. Democratic leaders did not make the bill ...More

NFL Fines 5 Falcons for Vick Tributes NEW YORK (AP) - Roddy White and four other Atlanta Falcons were fined by the NFL for violating uniform regulations with tributes to Michael Vick during last week's Monday night game. Vick, Atlanta's suspended Pro Bowl quarterback, was sentenced to 23 months in prison on federal dogfighting charges the morning of Dec. 10. The Falcons played at home against New Orleans that night. After scoring a ...More

More African students coming to Chinese universities (Xinhua) NANNING -- More African students are coming or planning to come to China for higher education because of the country's fast-growing economy and warmer ties with Africa. "China is becoming one of the strongest economies in the world. It will be important to know the country and its language, so I am planning to come as soon as possible," said Maurice Okande Alcula, a journalist ...More

I think I have mentioned this site in the past, but a friend of mine just told me about this site. In short, it is peer-2-peer lending. More at this link (prosper.com) More