From westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 11:21:56 2009 From: westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:21:56 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] St. Bernard Parish voters approve Lake Borgne Levee District tax renewal Message-ID: <06e501ca5006$bacc56a0$306503e0$@com> ELECTION RESULTS: St. Bernard Parish voters approve Lake Borgne Levee District tax renewal By Bob Warren, The Times-Picayune October 18, 2009, 5:22AM Voters in St. Bernard Parish renewed a 4.27-mill tax Saturday dedicated to the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District. The agency helps oversee flood protection; the district encompasses St. Bernard Parish. Officials said the tax brings in around $1.2 million annually, more than a third of the district's tight $3.39 million budget. The district has operated at a deficit since Hurricane Katrina, balancing its budget from a surplus fund. Officials said it can survive on reserves for three years while a permanent solution to the financial challenge is worked out. From Westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 11:26:40 2009 From: Westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:26:40 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] URINE TEST Message-ID: <06e601ca5007$64586bf0$2d0943d0$@com> This guy has a point! This was written by a construction worker in Fort McMurray. Read on . . . I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes, and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to earn that pay check, I work on a rig site for a Fort McMurray construction project. At any time I am required to pass a random urine test, with which I have no problem. HOWEVER, what I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Understand - I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do on the other hand have a problem with helping someone sit on their ass, drink beer and smoke dope. Could you imagine how much money this country would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? If you agree, please pass this along, or simply delete if you don't.. Hope you will pass it along though, because something has to change in this country. From Westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 11:31:13 2009 From: Westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:31:13 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] Microsoft add-in could pose problems with Firefox browser Message-ID: <06ed01ca5008$06acd170$14067450$@com> http://tinyurl.com/ygxz53t I did notice that the last time I ran updates there was a fix for this but I went ahead and uninstalled the .net plugin. Westley, was it KB974455 in the updates? JY From Westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 11:41:14 2009 From: Westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:41:14 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] Obama and Hollywood-entertainment industry. Message-ID: <06f701ca5009$6ceadee0$46c09ca0$@com> http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/10/15/leaked-memo-reveals-th e-white-house-has-control-of-your-television-set/ http://tinyurl.com/yfbjjep Obama may control the teevee set but I've still got the remote! JY Oh! You can click on "full screen" on the document to read it. JY From westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 11:44:58 2009 From: westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:44:58 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] Fifth Circuit reinstates climate change class action Message-ID: <06f801ca5009$f28dafa0$d7a90ee0$@com> Fifth Circuit reinstates climate change class action Russell Jackson brings word that the Fifth Circuit has now joined the Second Circuit's much-noted ruling in appearing to give a green light to climate change litigation: The Fifth Circuit [panel in the new decision] held that plaintiffs lacked standing to bring their claims for unjust enrichment, fraudulent misrepresentation, and civil conspiracy, but that they had standing to assert their claims for public and private nuisance, trespass and negligence. The court further held that this latter group of claims did not present a non-justiciable political question. The new opinion is Comer v. Murphy Oil (PDF). We covered the Second Circuit decision in Connecticut v. American Electric Power here and earlier, and (by contrast) a trial judge's dismissal (PDF) of the Kivalina suit here. http://tinyurl.com/yghcx9y From westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 11:48:11 2009 From: westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:48:11 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] Congressional energy bills could have impact on Louisiana Message-ID: <06ff01ca500a$657f3150$307d93f0$@com> Congressional energy bills could have impact on Louisiana Jeremy Alford Capitol Correspondent Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. BATON ROUGE - Two energy bills - one awaiting presidential approval and the other struggling through hearings - could both have long-lasting effects on Louisiana, for very different reasons. One bill, known as the Energy and Water Act, would direct millions of dollars to the Terrebonne-Lafourche region for hurricane protection, coastal restoration and flood control. It is now awaiting approval from President Barack Obama. Senate hearings on a House-passed bill known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act, or more informally as cap and trade, are expected to begin next week. Opponents contend the proposal would move the nation closer to clean energy sources, as opposed to the fossil fuels that have helped bolster Louisiana. The Energy and Water Act, or H.R. 3183, is a piece of legislation that contains hundreds of millions of dollars for the Louisiana branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-New Orleans, said the legislation doesn't include all of Louisiana's needs, but it is a good start. "I can assure all Louisianians that I will continue to fight alongside the other members of the Louisiana Delegation and seek all available means to advance this project," she said./ Working with Sen. David Vitter, R-Metairie, Landrieu secured nearly $18 million for the Louisiana Coastal Area program, which benefits coastal parishes. For coastal Louisiana there's $5.3 million set aside for flood control, navigation and ecosystem maintenance in the Atchafalaya Basin. There's also $5.8 million dedicated to the continued construction of the Larose-to-Golden Meadow flood-control structure. This hurricane protection project will reduce flooding and the possibility of future damage for approximately 23,000 residents in the local region. It is likewise expected to protect economic activities, such as oil and gas production, commercial fisheries and other related industries. The "cap-and-trade bill," a volatile measure also known as the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill or more formally as H.R. 2454, now has a companion measure in the Senate that's awaiting action. The White House argues that the legislation would create millions of green jobs and move the nation toward developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. It would also, according to supporters, result in use of renewable sources like wind, solar, ethanol, hydroelectricity, nuclear and others. That would also mean moving the nation away from Louisiana staples such as oil and gas, as well as other fossil fuels like coal. U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, who represents Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, said he opposes the proposal and voted against it because it "would hurt my district and the people I represent" and could even damage the oil and gas industry. Melancon, however, was successful in including an amendment to the House bill that would protect Louisiana's share of wetlands restoration funding from cuts. "Rising sea levels and more frequent hurricanes are serious threats to south Louisiana, threats caused by climate change," Melancon said. "We must work together as a nation to reduce the pollution causing this climate change, but not on the back of our energy industry in Louisiana." Here's how the core concept of the bill would work: the American Clean Energy and Security Act would create a market-based cap-and-trade system under which industries and utilities would buy carbon "allowances" from the federal government. Businesses and utilities that reduce their carbon output below the cap would then be able to sell their extra allowances to businesses that exceed the cap. The federal government would also distribute to each state a share of the proceeds from the sale of the allowances for the states to use for wildlife and natural resource protection and also for domestic adaptation purposes, like wetlands restoration, to reverse the effects of climate change. The upcoming hearings in the Senate are expected to be crucial, if not downright challenging for supporters. From Westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 21:42:56 2009 From: Westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:42:56 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] James Perry-nola mayoral candidate and head of gno fair housing Message-ID: <080b01ca505d$7bcbe0e0$7363a2a0$@com> is running for mayor and has a pretty good amount of money from contributions: http://tinyurl.com/yzoxqe5 If he makes it to the runoffs or whatever, I'll be sure to donate some $$$s to whoever is running against him. JY From Westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 21:43:58 2009 From: Westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:43:58 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] TRY THIS Message-ID: <080f01ca505d$a05e84d0$e11b8e70$@com> You have to try this please, it takes 2 seconds. I could not believe this!!! It is from an orthopedic surgeon............. This will boggle your mind and you will keep you trying over and over again to see if you can outsmart your foot, but, you can't. It's pre-programmed in your brain! 1. Without anyone watching you (they will think you are GOOFY......) and while sitting at your desk in front of your computer, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. 2. Now, while doing this, draw the number '6' in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction. I told you so!!! And there's nothing you can do about it! You and I both know how stupid it is, but before the day is done you are going to try it again, if you've not already done so. Send it to your friends to frustrate them too. From Westley at da-parish.com Sun Oct 18 22:45:56 2009 From: Westley at da-parish.com (Westley Annis) Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:45:56 -0500 Subject: [StBernard] James Perry-nola mayoral candidate and head of gno fairhousing Message-ID: <082901ca5066$48f91490$daeb3db0$@com> Sounds like another typical black candidate that will likely be another two-bit hustler in office. What about the guy who recently retired as the head of the FBI office in New Orleans? Now that's the kind of guy I'd like to see as Mayor. John -----Original Message----- is running for mayor and has a pretty good amount of money from contributions: http://tinyurl.com/yzoxqe5 If he makes it to the runoffs or whatever, I'll be sure to donate some $$$s to whoever is running against him. JY