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Linking LA: How green is your taco? - Los Angeles Times Blogs

Good magazine reports that a class at the California College of the Arts mapped ... items on the Web: Marathon brings parking fiasco : As preparations for the Los Angeles Marathon ramp up, locals along the route are becoming concerned about parking.

Batista’s OSX May Raise $5.5 Billion in Top Emerging-Market IPO - Bloomberg

Brazil’s Veja magazine reported Dec. 19 that Batista plans to raise $10 billion in May by selling shares of his EBX ... in Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Patriot Risk Management Inc. have delayed or postponed sales this year.

Confidential: The National Enquirer Of The 1950s - NPR News

Not five years later, in a nasty courtroom battle whose excited news coverage made it the O. J. Simpson trial of its time, Hollywood seemingly vanquished Confidential. But its damage had been done. The magazine, in stripping away layer upon layer of ...

On the hunt for that old-fashioned ‘Burgundy' - Chicago Tribune

My reply was snarky: "It's still part of France last time I looked." "No, no, no," she said, proceeding undaunted. "Burgundy, the wine. You used to be able to go into the stores and always find wine with Burgundy on the label. Not anymore." "Well ...

Eike Batista’s OSX May Raise $5.52 Billion From IPO (Update3) - BusinessWeek

Madoff Whistleblower: SEC Failed To Do The Math - NPR News

It was redemption of a sort for Harry Markopolos, a financial analyst-turned-investigator who spent nearly a decade on Madoff's trail — and whose warnings were largely ignored by securities regulators. Markopolos writes about his crusade in No One ...

"Parenthood" carries family baggage - Denver Post

"Parenthood" wants to revive the 1989 movie as a new TV show, but it plays like a disparate group of stories waiting to jell. The familiar characterization of a single mom by Lauren Graham is not quite "Gilmore"-tart. Overheated father-son bickering ...

Gene Chenault dies at 90; helped invent 'Boss Radio' format in 1960s - Los Angeles Times

Gene Chenault, one half of a pioneering team that helped to revolutionize rock radio programming in the 1960s with the "Boss Radio" format, first at KHJ in Los Angeles and then coast to coast, has died. He was 90. Chenault died of non-Hodgkin ...

Surprise: NYT now covering lefty “Coffee Party” - Hotair.com

It’s good to be the king. It had nearly 40,000 members as of Monday afternoon, but the numbers were growing quickly — about 11,000 people had signed on as fans since the morning… The slogan is “Wake Up and Stand Up.” The mission statement ...

An Australia tour that wasn't meant to be - CNN

Our flight from Boston to Los Angeles was delayed because of a mechanical ... Grand Circle is not responsible if an airline cancels or delays a flight for any reason, including weather," it says. "If you are unable to make your departure, it is your ...

Open Question: I am interested in working as a mature model-how can I pursue it effectively here in Los Angeles?

A former New Yorker and Floridian, I recently relocated to downtown Los Angeles and am constantly told by men and women of all ages that I look like I'm in my late thirties or around 40 at most, while NOT wearing make-up ('m an AARP member and always have to show my driver license to prove my age!). At 5ft. 8", with shoulder length hair that's barely streaked with gray in the back, I'm still the same size 4 to 6 from my teens, college and twenties part-time modeling "for fun" days. I presently see many attractive mature models in magazines that cater to mature adults, admittedly more for products rather than editorial. Many fashion shows featuring (very gorgeous) senior, and dare I say it-gray-haired models (gasp!), are in upscale, retirement areas like Sarasota where I used to live or I imagine, in the one here in Southern CA (Laguna Woods). I'm open to (and am experienced in) department store print, hair product print, runway, trade show, and tea room, garment district showroom, cruise ship and department store fashion modeling. I would like to also do catalog and travel brochure work that caters to the mature woman for publications such as such as Appleseed's or the Tog Shop, Silversea, Seabourn, or Cunard Line luxury cruise brochures, or for magazines like More or Senior Life or even the AARP magazine. The mature market is vibrant and fashionable! Baby boomer women have plenty of disposable income. We are very interested in companies, designers, stores, cultural venues, cruise lines, resorts, magazines, etc. that are interested in the upscale, fashionable mature market. We will respond favorably to ads featuring age appropriate models such as for beauty firms anti-aging creams and hair coloring products, or cruse line and resort vacations or designer cruise and evening wear. Our market is definitely not just about insurance, medical alert and denture products. It would be very helpful to know the following: -Which agencies or agents do these companies work with to secure their models from? -How do I best approach them? -Do any of the agencies/agents hold open calls? -Do seperate agencies exist for Los Angeles Fashion District modeling (Fashion week and showroom) and trade show modeling? -Does a book, trade paper, newsletter or service organization exist with information on opportunities for mature models and feeback from mature models consistently working? -Do any agencies/casting agents accept unsolicited mailings? -Are e-mailed photos preferred over hard copy mailings? -Do I need to have my own website, blog and/or social media page(s)? -Do I need to join the Screen Extras Guild and AFTRA in oder to be eligible for jobs in videos, commercials, training films or other films? I have an 8 1/2" x 11 color head shot and am considering taking more photos in a variety of "looks". Thank you. for any suggestions you can offer . My e-mail address is vnews52@yahoo.com. Viva more

Resolved Question: What are some stastics involving illegal aliens and why they must go home?

Some other things you probably didn't know: www.usillegalaliens.com •Cities that receive the largest numbers of immigrants also have twice the unemployment rate, 40% more people living in poverty, and 40% more serious crime per capita than cities with few or no immigrant arrivals. •Some 11.2 million immigrants arrived in the USA between 1990 and 2000. This, added to the 6.4 million children born to immigrants living in the USA, accounts for almost 70% of the US population growth in the past decade. •mmigrants now represent more than one in every ten US residents, the highest percentage in 70 years. •Over the next 50 years, the US Census Bureau projects that immigration will cause the population of the United States to increase from its present 270 million to more than 400 million. •Nationwide, 33% of Third World immigrants who settled in the USA since 1990, live in poverty, nearly three times the rate for US-born natives. Some 36% of immigrants failed to finish high school, more than double the percentage for US-born nationals. •About 15% of US citizens fall below the poverty line, compared to 29% of non-citizens. About 11% of non-citizens have incomes less than 50% of the poverty line, compared to 6% of citizens. •The number of impoverished people in the USA's immigrant-headed households nearly tripled from 2.7 million in 1979 to 7.7 million in 1997. During that same period, the number of poor households headed by immigrants increased by 123% while the number of immigrant households increased by 68%. •According to Forbes Magazine, a greater proportion of the US population is currently living in poverty than what was the case three decades ago. According to Forbes Magazine, Significantly, Hispanics accounted for a statistical 0% of the nation's poor in 1959. •Hispanics first entered the tables in 1972, making up 1.1% of the USA's poor in that year. By 1996, Hispanics made up 2.7% of the nation's poor - almost equivalent to the Black figure. Forbes Magazine identified the leap in Hispanic poverty rates as being dueto their numbers being "fed by immigration." •According to the US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001, some 22.1% of Blacks were below the official poverty line. This compares with 21.2% of Hispanics; 10.8% of Asians and Pacific Islanders; and 7.5% of White non-Hispanics. •According to the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Institute for the Elderly in New York, about 23.8% of elderly Hispanics in the United States live in poverty, with no prospects of improvement in their situation. •In 1997, 25% of all children in California were living below the poverty line. •The number of children living in poverty in California had increased by more than 3% from 1990 to 1997. •In the Appalachia, Mississippi Delta, Black Hills, and Los Angeles areas, more than 30% of Hispanics are below the poverty line. •According to a survey by the University of California at San Francisco and the Field Institute, Latinos are 13 times more likely to be part of the working poor -- defined in the survey as a family off our earning less than $20,000. •Denver's five poorest neighborhoods are populated mostly by Hispanics that only speak Spanish, particularly in the northern part of the city. In these neighborhoods, 80% of the children receive food coupons, and are responsible for 37% of the city's crime rate. •The number of people in poverty living in immigrant households in Arizona has nearly tripled to 330,000 from 113,000 during the 1990s. During that same time, immigrant households rose to 41%, from 20% of the total of poverty-level households. •In 1996, according to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1.2 million newcomers joined the US population - yet fewer than 5% were admitted because of their job skills. Most of the rest were allowed in because they were relatives of US citizens or other immigrants or were refugees, and a quarter of the total were illegal immigrants. •During the 1990s, more than 1.3 million people with less than a high school education entered the USA. Ofthose who arrived in this decade, 34.4% were school dropouts. •In 1998, nearly 40% of immigrants had less than a high school education - double the share for natives, according to the 1990 census figures. The gap widens when grade school education is considered. Some 23% of immigrants have less than nine years of education,compared with just 4% of Americans. Only 8% of California Latinos have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared with 43% of Asians, 33% of whites and 24% of African Americans, according to the California Research Bureau. •Latinos in California have the highest high school dropout rate (45%), lowest college graduation rate (8%) and, not surprisingly, the lowest median income ($14,560). •The Latino education gap in California is not new. Previous studies showthe same was true as far back as the 1940s more

Resolved Question: Which UC offers good journalism programs? (Southern CA, in particular)?

I would love to get a career in journalism, or magazine editing, and such. I was looking at UC Santa Barbara and Occidental College (in Los Angeles) but I dont know if they offer any journalism courses. But if not, what do those schools offer good majors in? My GPA is currently at a 3.2, and I really want to go to a UC in Southern California especially - considering that I grew up in North California my entire life and I would really love to get out of here ;) Haha. Please help! more

Voting Question: What do you think of my Gerard Way biography? any misspellings or grammar mistakes? PLZ let me know?

Gerard Way Biography Gerard Way is the former and singer of My Chemical Romance, an alternative punk band hailing from New Jersey. It was formed in 2001 after Gerard witnessed 9/11 and decided what he wanted to do with his life; make music. He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Lindsay Ballato, and his daughter, Bandit Way. My Chemical Romance is now working on their fourth record. On April 9, 1977, Donna and Donald Way celebrated the birth of their first son, Gerard Arthur Way. Three Years later, Gerard’s little brother and bassist in his band, Michael James Way, was born. He immediately looked up to Gerard, trying to run with Gerard before he could even walk. They grew up in Newark and Belleville, New Jersey. They lived in very dangerous areas. “My mom was just really apprehensive about letting me and Gerard going out and playing,” says Mikey in Life on the Murder Scene, My Chemical Romance’s tour dairy. Because of the crimes where they lived, they couldn’t go out. “What I had to do, and what my brother had to do as really just to create our own kind of space in our heads. I drew pictures, I wrote stories, I made stories up, I lied a lot, and I kind of lived in my head. Gerard attended Belleville public schools from kindergarten to twelfth grade. He attended The School of Visual Arts in New York City. In 1999, he graduated with his bachelors in fine arts. On September 11, 2001, the 24 year old Gerard witnessed the world trade center being attacked. “I’ve gotta get out of the basement. I’ve gotta see the world. I’ve gotta make a difference," Gerard told Spin magazine. He called up some old friends, Matt Pelissier and Ray Toro, and asked them to join his band. Now this unnamed band had Gerard on vocals, Matt on drums, and Ray on guitars. The first song Gerard wrote is called “Skylines and Turnstiles.” He wrote it about how 9/11 made him feel and what it made him think about. After hearing the demos the band recorded for Eyeball Records, Mikey became the bassist. He also came up with the name when he was working in the Clifton and finding a book entitled Three Tales of Chemical Romance. Frank Iero, the singer and lead guitarist of Pency Prep, joined MCR as the rhythm guitarist. Together they recorded their first album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love. It was released in 2002. In 2003, My Chemical Romance signed to Reprise Records. Their second album, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, was released in 2004. In the same year, Matt was kicked out because he didn’t always get along with the other members. Bob Bryar, a good friend of the band, took his place. They toured for a year and a half before receiving a golden record. In 2006, My Chem’s third record, The Black Parade, was released. They toured for a year and have been taking a break ever since. In the time since The Parade Is Dead, MCR’s final performance as The Black Parade, their alter-ego, was filmed Gerard has married Lindsay Ballato, the bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence and had his first daughter, Bandit Lee Way. He also wrote his first graphic novel, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, which will be a movie in 2011. Now, they are working on their fourth album, which has 21 tracks.It will be released within the next few months.shoot this is what happens when you use wikipedia more

Resolved Question: What is the recipe for Quinoa Wilted Spinach Salad?

I went to a restaurant called Rivera in Los Angeles in September of last year an I had a simple but delicious wilted spinach salad with quinoa. I tried to find the recipe online but you need to register for a membership to a magazine of some kind! I don't wan to do that just for one recipe and I never run accross this magazine when I'm looking for a recipe anyway or else I would subscribe. Does anyone have the recipe for the Quinoa Wilted Spinach Salad?Thank you STYRCKT, but i'm looking for one without the grapes and tomatoes. It was only the quinoa and spinach with seasonings and other stuff. I just don't know what the spices and stuff could be. more

Voting Question: Casting Site vs. Talent Agent?

Ok, I know that The Top casting site are lacasting, actoraccess, castingfrontier and nowcasting. But I think that casting director don't use those site always. where I can find all the auditions in Los Angeles (Hollywood) that i can't find in those website? There's any monthly magazine that shows every productions or website? Thanks. more

Resolved Question: Like deer hunting. Am cheap. Need good out of state. South Carolina? Texas?

I don't mind flying. I am a very small man, and all seats are first class for me. I like deer hunting. But I have no skills. Currenty, my best friend is a ranger, and he simply tells me where to be opening day, and I have a place with the wind blowing in my face and shoot the deer at under 50 yards. I can only hit a moving deer at about 50-60 yards. I can't find deer on my own. What state has the cheapest guided hunts? From Field and Stream magazine I think the two states for this are South Carolina or Texas. I would prefer Texas. I live in Los Angeles, and could simple drive in my Honda Hybrid (it gets great mileage) to Texas. But it would have to be a place where the deer is easy to find, because I have never found a deer on my own. more

Resolved Question: Want a cheap break down .243 Rifle. Anyone know anything about this $215 Rossi .243?

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=156799830 Hunt right behind Los Angeles. Gigantic Angeles National Forest. 10,000 foot Mountains. But almost NO ONE hunts there. It's scary. Gangs/Marijuana Growing/Satanic Cults/Strange Goings on. http://outside.away.com/magazine/0797/9707dark.html Dark Behind It Rose the Forest ... "Into the beautiful Angeles we go, into the most dangerous national forest in America By Randall Sullivan" I want to walk along the roads with a deer rifle in my day pack. It's legal to hunt there, but it's so rare, people freak when they see a man with a rifle. Lots of communters and whatnot from Palmdale and Lancaster driving to Los Angeles. I would like to walk the roads with the gun broken down in two pieces. And then step off road and put it together. I figure to put a four power scope on it, wrap it in a Beach towel, and put it in my day pack.I would walk back to my car and drive to the deer and get it. Guess some people make a lot of assumptions. more

Resolved Question: Robert Pattinson Flustered By Over-The-Top Hair Stylists: Satirical Article, what do you think?

I wrote this satirical report on robert pattinson's hair..haha, modeled it off stuff like The Union. like trying to use humor to prove a point. to show how ridiculous and trivial "hair" is in a society, or just celebs in general. well anyways ya here u go! leave comments! LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA--- Uncomfortable with the unwarranted amount of obsessive hair stylists at the Oscars last week, Robert Pattinson said Tuesday that his gelled and styled hair would have flattened right on the spot if an unruly hand of a notorious hairdresser happened to touch it. Yelling to reporters 10 feet away, the star of the Twilight films explained that he had to take desperate measures and keep his distance ever since he became the “world’s hottest vampire”, according to Seventeen magazine. “The females are the worst. They claw at me like they’re scraping at their prey! Let’s leave that to the werewolves, everyone!” said the unfortunate hair-ridden celebrity, while thanking his bodyguard for adjusting his protective hairnet he has been forced to wear. “You can look,” Pattinson added, “Just don’t bite.” This British chick-magnet reportedly has been seen by Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight books, stealing hair product from his girlfriend on-set of the new Twilight movie “Eclipse”. Sources have indicated that [Kristen Stewart] is to blame for her boyfriend’s unlucky situation. “I feel like a complete werewolf. To think that Patty (Kristen’s grungy nickname for the innocent Robert) is wearing a hairnet because of my leave-in-conditioner...I just don’t know what to say,” she testified on Monday. A local Starbucks employee later accounted that he heard the uncontrollable “normal girl” (Kristen is a typical human in Twilight) divulging to her ex, Michael Angarano, “The Volturi are going to murder me!” Poor Robert, struggling desperately to keep the crazy hairdressers away from his luscious locks, explained to People magazine that he suspected Kristen and Michael to be hairdressers as well. Sources have confirmed that there is a 16% chance of this to be true; therefore Pattinson is filing a lawsuit against the wretched ex-pair. Pattinson ended his interview with the melancholy, “I feel like everyone I know is going completely bonkers. And frankly, I don’t really wash my hair.” more

Resolved Question: Have you read these amazing Salon.com stories "Us: Americans Talk About Love" by (bachelor) John Bowe?

Here are the stories: http://dir.salon.com/topics/american_love/ The New York Times gave a rave review of the books in which these stories are published, as well as a neat biography of the perpetually-single author John Bowe, recently: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/garden/28bowe.html?em It says: "It is as compelling as literary fiction, and the Los Angeles Times Magazine called it a “profound, touching work.” But it also functions as a kind of self-help manual, forcing readers to examine their own longings, failings and assumptions about love." I simply loved the stories. Anyone care to read them? :) more

Resolved Question: Heidi Montag (The Hills) Has10 cosmetic surgery procedures - agree or disagree?

Since November of last year, the 23-year-old reality TV star has had 10 cosmetic surgery procedures including liposuction, butt augmentation, and botox - In addition to the breast augmentation and nose job she previously had done. Heidi admited to People magazine that her obsession with changing her body stems from years of insecurity and being made fun of when she was younger. She says, “I (wanted) to feel better, to feel perfect. I was made fun of when I was younger, and so I had insecurities, especially after I moved to Los Angeles... They'd say nasty things. It bothered me. I just wanted to feel more confident and look in the mirror and be like, 'Whoa! That's me!' I was an ugly duckling before.” more

Resolved Question: Anyone know where to get Los Angeles Lakers game programs/magazines?

Looking to collect NBA merchandise, but not sure if they do game progams at LA or a magazine. Can anyone help? more

Resolved Question: Are you ready to do what you usually do... 'once in a blue moon' ?

LOS ANGELES – Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue moon is the second full moon in a month. But don't expect it to be blue — the name has nothing to do with the color of our closest celestial neighbor. A full moon occurred on Dec. 2. It will appear again on Thursday in time for the New Year's countdown. "The New Year's Eve blue moon will be visible in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Africa. For partygoers in Australia and Asia, the full moon does not show up until New Year's Day, making January a blue moon month for them. A full moon occurs every 29.5 days, and most years have 12. On average, an extra full moon in a month — a blue moon — occurs every 2.5 years. The New Year's Eve blue moons are rarer, occurring every 19 years. In a tongue-in-cheek essay posted on the magazine's Web site this week, senior contributing editor Kelly Beatty wrote: "If skies are clear when I'm out celebrating, I'll take a peek at that brilliant orb as it rises over the Boston skyline to see if it's an icy shade of blue. Or maybe I'll just howl." http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_on_sc/us_sci_blue_moon more

Resolved Question: Poll who is prettier? Actress Alyssa Milano, Or wwe Diva Maryse?

Alyssa Milano: http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/uZBqaUsEfkv/Los+Angeles+Confidential+Magazine+Annual+Golden/J5kl3me_KCs/Alyssa+Milano Maryse: http://blog.picturerating.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/diva_maryse.jpg I personally think they are both pretty more

Voting Question: I'm applying to some competitive colleges, but I do I have shot, scared b/c of low SAT scores, here is resume?

SAT Scores SAt 1: 1740 SAT 2: Histroy: 700 Spanish: 660 Math 2: 600 I had a difficult course load for my entire stay up until my junior year, my senior year is even harder (4 AP Classes) Current Weighted GPA: 3.9 California Scholarship Federation (CSF): 10th-12th grade; 5 hours per week; 10 weeks per year. The California Scholarship Federation stresses high standards of scholarship and community service for California high school students. It has a peer tutor program for students who seek to use it. Volunteered on local non-partisan political campaign staff (City Council Election 2009); 3 hours per week; 6 weeks per year. I was responsible for making signs and calling voters in the city for the candidate. Peer tutor for CSF: 10th-11th grade; 2 hours per week; 10 weeks per year. Tutored students during before and after school Football: 9th-12th grade; 15 hours per week; 10 weeks per year. Played for the school team Basketball: 9th grade; 12 hours per week; 11 weeks per year. Played for school team Track and Field: 9th-12 grade; 12 hours per week; 13 weeks per year. Participated for school team I have received other awards/honors including: AP Scholar with honor 2009 Principle’s Honor Roll (2008-2009) Published by Trellis Magazine (May 2008): Mother’s Day Poetry Contest Varsity Track Letter (2009) Varsity Football Letters (2008, 2009) League Champion JV Track (2008): 3rd Place for Shot put League Champion JV Track (2008): 3rd Place for Discus Scholar Athlete Track and Field (2006-2008) Scholar Athlete Basketball (2006-2007) Scholar Athlete Football (2006-2007) Obtained an internship with state senator Alan Lowenthal. (July 2009) Was responsible for faxing news to the senator regarding his district he represents. I answered phone calls of the constituents, and interacted with the constituents at Senator events. I was responsible for writing a memorandum for the City of Lakewood. 7 hours per week; 6 weeks per year AP Scores: Calculus AB: 3, US History: 4, English Lang: 3, European History: 3 Taken some Junior College classes: Political Science: B, Freshman Composition: B, Music Appreciation: A, Critical and Argumentive Writing: B Here are the school's I'm applying to UC'S Berkeley, Los Angeles, Irvine, San diego, Riverside Privates Northeastern, USC, Columbia, Stanford, Chapman, Pepperdine, NYU, Cornell, Princeton more

Resolved Question: Is Doctor Williams right: Liberal & Education Union policies have destroyed education for inner-city Blacks?

Dr Williams reports at the Town Hall web magazine: Detroit's (predominantly black) public schools are the worst in the nation and it takes some doing to be worse than Washington, D.C. Only 3 percent of Detroit's fourth-graders scored proficient on the most recent National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) test, sometimes called "The Nation's Report Card." Twenty-eight percent scored basic and 69 percent below basic. "Below basic" is the NAEP category when students are unable to demonstrate even partial mastery of knowledge and skills fundamental for proficient work at their grade level. It's the same story for Detroit's eighth-graders. Four percent scored proficient, 18 percent basic and 77 percent below basic. Michael Casserly, executive director of the D.C.-based Council on Great City Schools, in an article appearing in Crain's Detroit Business, (12/8/09) titled, "Detroit's Public Schools Post Worst Scores on Record in National Assessment," said, "There is no jurisdiction of any kind, at any level, at any time in the 30-year history of NAEP that has ever registered such low numbers." The academic performance of black students in other large cities such as Philadelphia, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles is not much better than Detroit and Washington. What's to be done about this tragic state of black education? The education establishment and politicians tell us that we need to spend more for higher teacher pay and smaller class size. The fact of business is higher teacher salaries and smaller class sizes mean little or nothing in terms of academic achievement. Washington, D.C., for example spends over $15,000 per student, has class sizes smaller than the nation's average, and with an average annual salary of $61,195, its teachers are the most highly paid in the nation. What about role models? Standard psychobabble asserts a positive relationship between the race of teachers and administrators and student performance. That's nonsense. Black academic performance is the worst in the very cities where large percentages of teachers and administrators are black, and often the school superintendent is black, the mayor is black, most of the city council is black and very often the chief of police is black. Black people have accepted hare-brained ideas that have made large percentages of black youngsters virtually useless in an increasingly technological economy. This destruction will continue until the day comes when black people are willing to turn their backs on liberals and the education establishment's agenda and confront issues that are both embarrassing and uncomfortable. To a lesser extent, this also applies to whites because the educational performance of many white kids is nothing to write home about; it's just not the disaster that black education is. Many black students are alien and hostile to the education process. They have parents with little interest in their education. These students not only sabotage the education process, but make schools unsafe as well. These students should not be permitted to destroy the education chances of others. They should be removed or those students who want to learn should be provided with a mechanism to go to another school. Another issue deemed too delicate to discuss is the overall quality of people teaching our children. Students who have chosen education as their major have the lowest SAT scores of any other major. Students who have an education degree earn lower scores than any other major on graduate school admission tests such as the GRE, MCAT or LSAT. Schools of education, either graduate or undergraduate, represent the academic slums of most any university. They are home to the least able students and professors. Schools of education should be shut down. Yet another issue is the academic fraud committed by teachers and administrators. After all, what is it when a student is granted a diploma certifying a 12th grade level of achievement when in fact he can't perform at the sixth- or seventh-grade level? Prospects for improvement in black education are not likely given the cozy relationship between black politicians, civil rights organizations and teacher unions.I subbed for two years, one in a suburban district about 90% White and one in an urban district about 60% Black, 25% White and the rest Asian and Hispanic. I had to deal with bad behavior in both districts, but in the urban district it was a constant. A classroom with even a little disruption is hard to learn in. The biggest problem was girls without Dads, and that was because I am an alpha type male. Only in one primary school in the urban district did the Principal encourage and enforce self-discipline in the students. That school worked. Another similar school where the Principal and teachers focused on constantly quite classrooms -- encouraging only classroom (group) behavior -- did not work. You have to be able to remove the "popcorn" -- the kids who have little ability for self-control, and allow for the remainder of the class to discuss things in good order, to have a constant low-level of discussion in order to learn. Constant silence is not education.typo: "quite" meant quiet. I preached a class management doctrine called "quietude" which is not silence, it is a low murmur of almost constant discussion, but peaceful and on topic. It does require that those students who cannot speak quietly be removed to another place. That can be a study hall or a special class for learning quietude, self-discipline. If any district or school wants to hire me to try the technique in a school or a few please email me. I'm not a educator with degree though. My degree is in Physics.G-d invented money as a tool for spiritual improvement. We all have to work for money, and be thankful for the opportunity and the chance to profit, or just to pay the bills. But if we work "for the money" we never have enough. If we work to be better persons -- and accept the hard work and constant self-challenge that means -- we do become rich. However to have respect for making a profit, honestly, is a spiritual goal to keep and mind. To accept "just getting by" may mean we are not attempting to become better persons by reaching for more difficult challenges. Still, once the bills are paid -- a job is it's own reward, and never stay in a job that is badly damaging you -- spiritually, physically. Look for a job that you enjoy! Enjoyment of a good job, a challenging job, is a sign you are in the right place, no matter how much you make. As long as you pay your bills out of current income! more

Resolved Question: brittany murphey dies?

Brittany Murphy, the actor who specialised in playing disturbed young women in a series of films that had an echo of her own troubled life, has died of a heart attack aged 32. Her death was first reported by the entertainment website TMZ which said an emergency call was made at 8am today from the Los Angeles home of her husband, Simon Monjack. Her mother had found her unconscious in the shower, and when paramedics arrived they found she was in full cardiac arrest and attempted to revive her. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai medical centre. Murphy began acting as a child. She had a role in a musical version of Les Misérables when she was nine, and played her first Hollywood role – as Brenda Drexell in Drexell's Class – at 14. Her breakthrough came four years later with Clueless, a modern rendition of Jane Austen's Emma, in which she starred alongside Alicia Silverstone. Other big parts followed including Girl, Interrupted, Don't Say a Word, Uptown Girls and Sin City. In 2002 she acted in 8 Mile alongside the rapper Eminem. As a sideline, she dabbled in pop music with the 2006 hit Faster Kill Pussycat. In parallel to the successes there were periodic reports of health and other problems. Four years ago she was forced to deny to Jane magazine that her recent weight loss was connected to cocaine use. "Wow. No, just for the record I have never tried it in my entire life, I've never even seen it …My worst vice is caffeine. Can you imagine? My God. I think my heart would explode," she said. Last month Monjack, a British screenwriter, was rushed to hospital having been taken ill on a plane. Murphy told medical staff she thought it had been an asthma attack but they were reported to think it more serious, though the causes were not made public. A few days later Murphy abruptly left the production of her latest film The Caller. Her PR agents said she had quit because of "creative differences" but entertainments sites reported she had been dropped from the film because she was difficult to work with on set in Puerto Rico and Monjack had allegedly fought with local people. more

Resolved Question: What do you think of these people and their comments regarding Islam?

"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people..." [HILLARY RODMAN CLINTON, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3] Already more than a billion-people strong, Islam is the world’s fastest-growing religion. [ABCNEWS, Abcnews.com] "Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the country." [NEWSDAY, March 7, 1989, p.4] "Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the United States..." [NEW YORK TIMES, Feb 21, 1989, p.1] Moslems are the world's fastest-growing group..." [USA TODAY, The Population Reference bureau, Feb. 17, 1989, p.4A ] "Muhummed is the most successful of all Prophets and religious personalities. " [Encyclopedia Britannica] "There are more Muslims in North America then Jews Now." [Dan Rathers, CBSNEWS] "Islam is the fastest growing religion in North America." [TIMES MAGAZINE] "Islam continues to grow in America, and no one can doubt that!" [CNN, December 15, 1995] "The Religion of Islam is growing faster than any other religion in the world." [MIKE WALLACE, 60 MINUTES]It has been a great pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Qur'ân about human development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from Allah, or Allah, because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of Allah. [Professor Keith Moore, one of the world’s prominent scientists of anatomy and embryology. University of Toronto, Canada] The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he? " [Lamartine, Historie de la Turquie, Paris 1854, Vol. 11 pp. 276-2727] I think it seems to me very, very mysterious, almost unbelievable. I really think if what you have said is true, [Professor Siaveda , He is also one of the most famous scientists in the world.]Professor William W. Hay is one of the best known marine scientists in the United States. satellite photography and emote-sensing techniques. Professor Hay replied: I find it very interesting that this sort of information is in the ancient scripture of the Holy Qur'ân, and I have no way of knowing where they would come from, but I think it is extremely interesting that they are there and that this work is going on to discover it, the meaning of some of the passages. Professor Hay: Well, I would think it must be the divine being! [Professor Yushudi Kusan: Director of the Tokyo Observatory] I can say, I am very mush impressed by finding true astronomical facts in the Qur'ân.[Professor Alfred Kroner who is one of the world’s most famous geologists] "Thinking about many of these questions and thinking where Muhammad came from, he was after all a bedouin. I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe, because scientists have only found out within the last few years with very complicated and advanced technological methods that this is the case. "The Muslim community is much more aware of its religion and the use that religion plays within its community." [Dr Peter Brierley, Executive Director of the Christian Research Association, a London-based charity] more

Resolved Question: Americans: Are you jealous of us Canadians, who live in the most successful country in the world?

Sometime, not too long ago, while no one was watching, Canada became the world’s most successful country. It might have happened in the late 1990s, when this nation perfected the unique and virtuous circle of low interest rates, low inflation, balanced budgets, and paid-up pension funds. Or perhaps it emerged in 2001, when the latest census revealed we had become possibly the world’s most urban country (80 per cent of us live in cities);1 that nearly one Canadian in five arrived here from somewhere else; that Toronto, with 44 per cent of its population foreign-born, was more diverse than Miami, Los Angeles, or Sydney; and that by 2017, when Canada celebrates its 150th birthday, one Canadian in five will be a member of a visible minority. It might have been celebrated in any of those years over the past decade when the United Nations Human Development Index ranked Canada as one of the world’s most desirable countries in which to live. For the culturati, 2002 was a particularly good year: three of six finalists for the Booker Prize for best new novel were Canadian — our Yann Martel won for Life of Pi — and Margaret Macmillan’s Paris 1919 was praised on both sides of the Atlantic as the best non-fiction book in years, while jocks rejoiced over Canada’s gold medal in hockey at the Winter Olympics. Pop-music buffs may insist Canada reached its zenith in 2005, when Spin magazine, the New York Times, and TIME Canada all declared that Montreal offered the most influential independent music scene in North America. more

Resolved Question: Do you live in Los Angeles, CA and have a band tattoo?

I'm reporting for a photo essay in a magazine! If you do have one, what is it of? And why did you get it? If you don't mind, I'd like to talk to you more about it and see a picture too! Thanks :]] more

Resolved Question: Interesting information about Ray Bradbury?

Hi, i'm doing a project and i need help, i need to find 10 interesting facts about Ray Bradbury ( like what types of sports he play, or the type of foods he eats), and the facts CAN"T come from my biography. here's my facts from my biography: 1. Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois in August 22, 1920 2. Dad was Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and his mom was Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. 3. Mom and Dad gave Ray a nickname “Douglas” after the actor Douglas Fairbanks. 4. Ray Bradbury had 3 brothers 5. Between the years 1926 and 1933, the family moved back and fourth between Waukegan and Tucson 6. Ray begun to write short stories in 1931 when he was a kid, he wrote it on butcher paper. 7. In 1934, the ray's family moved to Los Angeles 8. Ray made 2 friends, Ray Harryhausen and George Bums. 9. George Bums gave Ray his first payment as a writer for contributing a joke for one of his show. 10. Ray went to Los Angeles High School, and took drama. 11. Ray joined the Poetry club at school, and the Los Angeles Science Fiction League 12. Ray Graduated in 1938 13. Ray sold newspaper at street corners everyday and went to the library during the night 14. Ray’s first published short story was printed in the Imagination! Magazine in 1938, called “Hollerbochen's Dilemma” 15. Ray’s first published and paid short story was printed in the Super Science Stories in 1941, called “Pendulum” 16. Ray met his future wife, Marguerite "Maggie" McClure, in a bookshop. 17. Ray married Marguerite in Church of the Good Shepherd, in Los Angeles on September 1947. 18. Ray had 4 daughters: Susan, Ramona, Bettina, and Alexandra. 19. Ray won the Benjamin Franklin Award in 1954 20. Ray also won the the Aviation-Space Writer's Association Award for Best Space Article in an American Magazine in 1967 21. Ray’s work was in the Best American Short Stories collections in 1946, 1948, and 1952. 22. Today Ray and his wife still lives in Los Angeles, and he has 8 grandchildren. more

Resolved Question: Everyone knows this information but why do some blindly ignore it?

143 journalists who have made political contributions (D) ABC News, Mary Fulginiti, "Primetime" correspondent.. (D) ABC affiliate in Boston, WCVB, Sangita Chandra, producer.. (D) ABC affiliate in Wichita, KAKE, Susan Peters, anchor.. (D) CBS News, Serena Altschul, correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning.". (D) CBS News, Edward H. Forgotson Jr., producer, "CBS Sunday Morning.". (D) CBS affiliate in Boston, WBZ, Liz Walker, newsmagazine host.. (D) CBS affiliate in Los Angeles, KCBS, Claudia Bill, news writer.. (D) CBS affiliate in Memphis, WREG, Markova Reed, anchors the morning and noon news.. (D) CNN, Guy Raz, Jerusalem correspondent, now defense correspondent for National Public Radio.. (R) CW affiliate in Chicago, WGN, Jay Congdon, news producer.. (R) CW affiliate in Los Angeles, KTLA, Diana Chi, news writer.. (R) Fox News Channel, Ann Stewart Banker, producer for Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor.". (D) Fox News Channel, Codie Brooks, researcher for Brit Hume's "Special Report.". (D) Fox affiliate in Omaha, KPTM, Calvert Collins, reporter.. (D) Fox affiliate in Minneapolis, KMSP, Alix Kendall, morning anchor.. (D) Fox affiliate in Washington, D.C., WTTG, Laura Evans, anchor.. (R) MSNBC, Joe Scarborough, host of "Morning Joe" and "Scarborough Country.". (D) MTV News, Gideon Yago, "Choose or Lose" presidential correspondent.. (D) NBC News, Victoria Corderi, "Dateline" correspondent.. (R) PBS affiliate in New York, Thirteen/WNET, Rafael Roman, host, "New York Voices.". (D) Independent station KTVK, Phoenix, Steve Bodinet, reporter.. (D) MSNBC.com, Rachel Schwanewede, senior editor, TodayShow.com.. (D) MSNBC.com, Joel Widzer, travel columnist.. (D) Salon.com, Gary Kamiya, writer at large and former executive editor.. (D) Salon.com, Katharine Mieszkowski, reporter.. ----- Magazines: (D) The Atlantic Monthly, Martha Spaulding, assistant managing editor.. (D) Business Week, Prudence Crowther, chief copy editor.. (D) The Economist, Andreas Kluth, technology correspondent.. (D) The Economist, Joanne Ramos, financial writer.. (R) Forbes, Jean A. Briggs, assistant managing editor.. (R) Forbes, Robert Lenzner, national editor.. (D) Forbes, Tatiana Serafin, senior reporter.. (D) Inc., Jane Berentson, editor.. (D) The New Yorker, David Denby, film critic.. (D) The New Yorker, Henry Finder, editorial director and books editor.. (D) The New Yorker, Tad Friend, Hollywood reporter.. (D) The New Yorker, Ann Goldstein, head of copy department.. (D) The New Yorker, Hendrik Hertzberg, senior editor.. (D) The New Yorker, John Lahr, theater critic.. (D) The New Yorker, Janet Malcolm, writer.. (D) The New Yorker, George Packer, war correspondent.. (D) The New Yorker, Mark Singer, profile writer.. (D) The New Yorker, Judith Thurman, writer.. (D) Newsweek, Temma Ehrenfeld, associate editor.. (D & R) Newsweek, Jane Bryant Quinn, personal finance columnist.. (D) Newsweek, Anne Underwood, correspondent on health and medical stories.. (D) Rolling Stone, Jason Fine, deputy managing editor.. (D) Rolling Stone, David Swanson, assistant editor.. (D) Rolling Stone, Jann Wenner, editor and publisher.. (D) Time, Jim Frederick, senior editor.. (D) U.S. News & World Report, Michael Freeman, researcher.. (D) U.S. News & World Report, Amanda Spake, senior writer.. (D) Vanity Fair, Elise O'Shaughnessy, contributing editor.. (D) Vanity Fair, Michael Shnayerson, contributing editor.. Newspapers: (in order by approximate circulation) (D) McClatchy Newspapers, Beryl Adcock, news desk chief, Washington bureau.. (D) The Wall Street Journal, Krishnan Amantharaman, managing editor of the classroom edition.. (D) The Wall Street Journal, Henny Sender, senior special writer.. (D) The Wall Street Journal, Eben Shapiro, editor of the Weekend Journal section.. (D) The New York Times, Randy Cohen, ethics columnist.. (D) The New York Times, Christine Muhlke, deputy editor, style magazine.. (D & R) The New York Times, Nancy Tilghman, freelance writer.. (D) Los Angeles Times, Nick Cuccia, design editor.. (D) Los Angeles Times, Manohla Dargis, film critic, now at The New York Times.. (D) Los Angeles Times, Dan Neil, automobile critic.. (R) Los Angeles Times, Charles Perry, food writer.. (D) New York Daily News, Celia McGee, reporter, and freelancer for The New York Times.. (D) New York Daily News, Matthew Roberts, photographer.. (R) The Washington Post, Stephen Hunter, film critic.. (D) The Chicago Tribune, Maureen Ryan, entertainment reporter.. (D) The Chicago Tribune, John von Rhein, classical music critic.. (D) San Francisco Chronicle, William Pates, letters editor for the editorial page.. (D) Newsday, Long Island, Rita Hall, section designer/artist/writer.. (D) The Boston Globe, Rebecca Ostriker, arts editor/writer.. (D) The B81% gave only to democrats 1% to gave to both 18% gave only to republicans Of the 18% that gave to republicans, 10% of them werent hard news journalists but financial writers, food writers, fashion writers, food critics, and sports writers In other analysis 235 gave more than $225,000 to Democrats while only 20 gave a mere $16,000 to Republicans People employed by major media organizations gave a 20 to 1 majority of donations to Barack Obama. Everyone knows this, its be around since Nixon, but no one talks about it, you know why i think that is? Because the ones that are supposed to talk about it dont want to cause they are the individuals involved in this analysis. Who reports on the bias of the reporters? more

Resolved Question: Isn't Susan wise? Can one really find love, true love, on a reality show?

i can't think of anything more unreal...surreal.. Heres hoping she never has to search for love...and that some gentle, wise man will find her for himself. Los Angeles, Nov 19 (PTI) Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle is too busy to find time for love and has turned down an offer from a TV reality show who sought to find her perfect match. The 48-year-old singer found fame on reality show ''Britain''s Got Talent'' earlier this year, and famously boasted about remaining single during her adult life, reported OK! magazine online. Boyle was subsequently approached by TV executives to star in a show to hunt out a potential partner, but she declined. "There''s no time for that (a boyfriend) now, I''m far too busy," said Boyle."There was a TV company that wanted to set me up with a man. Apparently he was a nice man, but I''ve got my living to do now. I don''t mind being friendly, but no marriage plans as yet," she added. http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20091119/388/ten-susan-boyle-has-no-time-for-love.htmlEdit: Bear! Shilpa Shetty will be visiting the UK soon...you can catch her right at your doorstep! : )Edit: Bear! Hels wouldn't thumb you down and neither would i. Theres a thumbs down faily lurking on these pages...and don't you worry, i take your remark in the right spirit...i'm sure you & Shilpa would make sweet music together... : ) more

Resolved Question: What news source should I use for citing where I got news stories for school?

For school, we have to search for interesting news stories to present and discuss in class. I typically try to use Associated Press stories. How would you guys rank the following news sources by which I should use (most frequently)? ABC News BBC News CBS News CNN "The Los Angeles Times" National Public Radio NBC News / msnbc "The New York Times" "TIME Magazine" "USA Today" more

Resolved Question: how should i end my essay 10 points for best answer?

Isabel Allende was born on August 2, 1942, in Lima, Peru. Her parents, Tomás and Francisca Allende divorced when she was only three. After the divorce Isabel traveled with her mother to Santiago, Chile, where she was raised in her grandparents' home. Allende graduated from a private high school at the age of sixteen. Three years later, in 1962, she married her first husband, Miguel Frías, an engineer. Allende also went to work for the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization in Santiago, where she was a secretary for several years. Later she became a journalist, editor, and advice columnist for Paula magazine. In addition she worked as a television interviewer and newscaster. When her uncle, Chilean president Salvador Allende , was assassinated in 1973 as part of a military takeover of the government, Isabel Allende's life changed greatly. At first she did not think that the new government would last, but later she realized that it was too dangerous to stay in Chile. So her husband, and their two children fled to Venezuela. Despite the fact she had established a successful career as a journalist in Chile, she had a difficult time finding similar work in Venezuela. During her life in exile Isabel was inspired to write her debut novel, The House of the Spirits , which became a best seller in Spain and West Germany. Based on Isabel's memories of her family and the political change in her native country, the book describes the personal and political conflicts in the lives of several generations of a family in a Latin American country. These events are communicated through the memories of the novel's three main characters: Esteban and Clara, the father and mother of the Trueba family, and Alba, their granddaughter who falls into the hands of torturers during a military takeover. The House of the Spirits earned the Quality Paperback Book Club New Voice Award nomination. The novel was adapted by the Danish writer and director Bille August and was released as a film in the United States in 1994. The House of Spirits was followed by Of Love and Shadows, which concerns the switching at birth of two infant girls. One of the babies grows up to become the focus of a journalist's investigation, and the revelation of the woman's assassination compels the reporter and her photographer to go into exile. The novel received a Los Angeles Times Book Prize nomination. While on a lecture tour in San Jose, California, to promote the publication of Of Love and Shadows in the United States, Allende met William Gordon, a lawyer, who was an admirer of her work . Having been divorced from her first husband for about a year, she married Gordon in 1988 and has lived with him in Marin, California, ever since. As she became more popular, Allende decided to devote all of her time to writing and quit her job as a school administrator. Her next book, Eva Luna. The novel received positive reviews and was voted One of the Year's Best Books by Library Journal. Allende followed up this novel with The Stories of Eva Lu. The Eva Luna stories were followed by The Infinite Plan. The Infinite Plan received less praise than Allende's previous books. Still, as novelist Jane Smiley pointed out in her Boston Globe review, Not many authors from foreign countries have even attempted writing a novel from the point of view of a native of the new country. Allende's next work, Paula , was a heartbreaking account of the circumstances surrounding the long illness and death of her daughter in 1991. Published in 1999 Daughter of Fortune is the story of Eliza Sommers, a girl who breaks with nineteenth-century Chilean tradition to follow her lover to California. In September 1996 Allende was honored at the Hispanic Heritage Awards for her contributions to the Hispanic American community. In 1998 she received the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize for excellence in the arts. Another novel, Portrait in Sepia, was published in 2001. thats all i got i dont know how to end it more

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Resolved Question: How many undocumented receive California Medicaid benefits in 08 from LA County would you believe zero?

One of the side issues in the debate over health care reform concerns the extent to which undocumented workers could, would, or should be covered. Some people fear (and assume) that many illegal aliens are already obtaining medical care fraudulently; and millions of dollars have been poured into detecting such fraud. But workers searching for fraud in Los Angeles County have had trouble finding it. In fact, a recent report suggests their efforts may be a boondoggle. I admit that I didn't see the original Los Angeles Times story, but instead saw a striking bit in Governing magazine's blog under the heading "The Daily Digit," which is sort of like the Harpers' index, an arresting number. In this case: Zero. Number of illegal immigrants posing as legal residents caught attempting to receive California Medicaid benefits in Los Angeles County since the county began implementing tougher federal verification rules in July 2008, for which the county has received nearly $28 million in state and federal funds and posted 81 people in 27 social service department offices to check documents. . Now, you've got to admit, no matter what your leanings are on this subject, the number "zero" catches your eye. The special fraud-detection unit has "not found one illegal immigrant who posed as a legal resident to get benefits," the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month. "Fewer than 1 percent of applicants between July 2008 and February 2009 lacked the proper documents and many of those applicants eventually produced them." "It's been a big effort without a whole lot of payback," Deborah Walker, county director of Medi-Cal, admitted to The Los Angeles Times. Advocates for tighter restrictions on immigration often argue that a host of new verification requirements will be essential for health care reform -- not so much to catch illegal immigrants, as to deter them, from gaining access to health care. Opponents say overly restrictive rules can backfire. They can trip up U.S. citizens and legal residents in red tape -- very costly red tape -- without having much affect on illegal residents. No doubt both sides will have more to say; no one study or capture of data from a moment in time can be definitive. But this finding certainly gives new meaning to the idea of zeroing in on fraud http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/10/zeroing_in_on_fraud.html more

Resolved Question: Is Rupert Murdock the greatest capitalist ever?

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Resolved Question: What are some good colleges in California that offer majors in Journalism?

I really want to go to college in CA, because I want to work at a magazine. Because of the kind of magazine I want to work at, I pretty much would have to live in CA. Anyway, does anyone know of any? I really want to go somewhere around Los Angeles! I'm only in middle school, but I know what I want to do, and I'm just really excited about the future!! more

Resolved Question: What are activities to do for $10 or less?

For example going to get a cup of coffee would be one, or visiting a news stand and buying a magazine would be another. (in Los Angeles in case someone knows of any location specific activities as well!) Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Information on shrinkin' U.S. cities?

I'd like 2 know s'more info on American cities declinin' in population over the past few decades. So far, I discovered on a Wikipedia article on "Shrinking cities" a short list of U.S. cities that lost @ least 20% of their population, including St. Louis, MO & Detroit, MI. But so far, I can't find more in-depth info on the web just from that Wiki article. I do know that the reasons for such cities losing inhabitants are there are other cities in better climates (e.g. cities in the Sun Belt) or a poor economy, particularly in a specific city. I have read the Time Magazine issue about Detroit's diminishing populace. & I would guess that plenty of these shrinking cities would be in the Great Lakes or Northeast regions. I also understand that cities such as St. Louis, Milwaukee, & San Francisco used to be premier locales probably in the 19th century. I know that S.F. was an important city on the Pacific coast in the Americas b4 the boomtown flourishing of Los Angeles. & St. Louis also hosted the 1904 Olympics, even if the Games in 1904 were dramatically different from those in 2004. more

Resolved Question: Where can I find a good anime store?

I really am in need of a good Japanese store that sells manga, anime, and cosplay in San Jose, California. I've already checked Nikaku Japanese Arts, where it only has posters of old anime, magazines, and manga and Anime V, which doesn't exist in my area. Plus, I can't go anywhere that is too far (about 3-5 hours) to get there like San Francisco or Los Angeles. Or maybe you could give me a website where the costumes are under $100. more

Resolved Question: How did Michael Moore become a multimillionaire since "‘Capitalism Did Nothing For Him"?

According to Fortune Magazine, Moore’s films have grossed over $300 million worldwide. His highest grossing film was “Fahrenheit 9/11,” which critiques the Bush administration’s handling of the war in Iraq and earned over $200 million worldwide. Moore reportedly was paid $21 million by Disney for producing, directing and creating the film. Moore also earned 50 percent of the profits of his 2007 film “Sicko,” totaling $25 million plus DVD sales, according to Vanity Fair. The Los Angeles Times reported that Moore would receive all of the profits made from DVD sales of “Sicko,” sales of which have been estimated at over $17 million. Moore claims: ‘Capitalism Did Nothing For Me’ Link provided: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54833 If it wasn't capitalism, what was it? more

Resolved Question: Catholics and Others Christians, Please give me Your honest thoughts on?

On The Changing View of The HellFire Doctrine? POPE JOHN PAUL II REJECTS REALITY OF A LITERAL HELL For centuries the Catholic Church had taught that hell is a place where the souls of wicked people suffer eternal torment. Apparently, that has changed. Hell “is not a punishment imposed externally by God,” says Pope John Paul II, “but a development of premises already set by people in this life.” So reports L’Osservatore Romano. “Rather than a place,” the pontiff says, “hell indicates the state of those who freely and definitively separate themselves from God, the source of all life and joy.” He adds that “eternal damnation” is not God’s work; rather, “it is the creature who closes himself to [God’s] love.”The Religion News Service reported that a Vatican-approved editorial published several weeks ago in the Jesuit journal Civilta Cattolica agrees with the pope's latest pronouncement. The editorial explicitly pronounced, "Hell exists, not as a place but as a state, a way of being of the person who suffers the pain of the deprivation of God" (Los Angeles Times, 7-31-99). The pope said eternal damnation is "not God's work but is actually our own doing." Such a statement on hell is strikingly similar to that made by Billy Graham several years ago in which he was quoted, The only thing I could say for sure is that hell means separation from God. We are separated from his light, from his fellowship. That is going to be hell. When it comes to a literal fire, I don't preach it because I'm not sure about it.(Time magazine, 1 1-1 5-93) more

Resolved Question: FAILURE: Mayor Of Los Angeles...what magazine cover was that?

Resolved Question: Where can i find style/fashion interns in Los Angeles?

I am starting my own men's magazine for Los Angeles and I would like to know where I can find style interns. They would basically go to stores and pull clothing for photo shoots or assist in styling a shoot and also research the latest trends for men, and for women (even though it is a men's magazine, it is going to feature beautiful women and I would like their style to be up to date as well) more

Resolved Question: What are some major magazines based in Southern California?

I live in the Los Angeles area, and I want to be a journalist in the future. Problem is, all the magazines that I have looked at are based in New York. I was wondering if there are any major magazines (more specifically fashion, but if not, anything) whose headquarters are in Southern California. more

Voting Question: should i become a magazine writer? read deatails plzz plzz plzz !?

I have always wanted to move to New York, Los Angeles, or some big city and become something big! It's always been my biggest dream!! I love language arts, I love to read, and write storys.. but not to long of storys like a book. so i've been thinking about becomeing a magazine writer/journalist, or whatever the proper word is. I live in the northeast part of Georgia, and i hate it here! to small!! i wanna move to a city. so i've looked into journalism at NYU [new york university] and they have a very good journalism school. Please just give me info, facts, anything! Should i go for being a journalist??? more

Resolved Question: How the heck do I get discovered?

I am Markiesha Scott, a struggling single mother, and a struggling model. I've been wanting to model for magazines, shows, catalogs, commercials, music videos and maybe do alittle acting. I've been scammed before by 2 perverts and a very good liar, but I never gave up... its just as I get older it gets alittle harder. Halle Berry is my idol and I am just as good as she. I want to be the next Halle Berry, Vida Guerra, Heidi Klum & Stacey Dash. I have the looks, the adrenalin to win, the personality and the motive. I posted photos on my facebook & myspace page hoping that someone would see me. I came across a celebrity on Facebook who seem to have a deep interest in me. We've talked over the phone several times and he said he'd help me with my ambition, come to find out he wanted something beyond that was beyond disrespectful... so I broke it off. I've contacted modeling agents and I received no reply. I'm from Philadelphia but with the little money that I have, I'm willing to fly to Los Angeles or drive to Atlanta. WHERE DO I GO!! WHO DO I TALK TO!! WHERE DO I SEND MY PHOTO'S TO?? more

Resolved Question: Is this the biggest non story of today ever?

NEWS COVERAGE OF THE ISSUE CONCERNING BARACK OBAMA'S CITIZENSHIP 01/23/09: World Net Daily: President's meeting with judges questioned Lawyer challenging eligibility raises issue of secret conference 01/21/09: Sonoran News: Attorney Philip Berg appeals to Oprah to ask Obama to bow out 01/20/09: The March Report: Certifi-Gate, Our Special Report on Barack Obama's Legal Eligibility To Serve As President Of The United States 12/31/08: World Net Daily: Most covered-up of 2008: Natural-born citizen 12/30/08: World Net Daily: Berg files new challenge to eligibility 12/28/08: World Net Daily: Eligibility remains focus of Supremes' conferences 12/24/08: Tom Waite Interesting Opinion: Ok—Now I see the big picture! Part 1 12/23/08: The March Report: Certifigate 12/19/08: World Net Daily: Supreme Court to talk about Obama 3rd time 12/18/08: The Bulletin: Court Denies Obama Injunction 12/16/08: The Bulletin: Justices Pass On 2nd Certificate Lawsuit (filed by Cort Wrontowski of Connecticut) 12/09/08: Renew America: Why the media blackout on Obama's citizenship 12/08/08: Associated Press: Court no review of Obama's eligibility to serve 12/08/08: Los Angeles Times: Supreme Court turns down Obama Citizenship Appeal (not Berg's appeal) 11/26/08: World Net Daily: Kenya: 'I don't know' if Obama born in U.S. 11/26/08: United States Justice Foundation: Orders from new president to spark lawsuit every time 11/25/08: United States Justice Foundation: Thousands sign online demand, reveal frustration over secrecy 11/25/08: United States Justice Foundation: The Great Birth Certificate Scandal-Cover-Up of the 2008 Election 11/21/08: Forbes Magazine: Obama’s Birth Certificate Challenger Keeps Going 11/21/08: Mike in The Morning Radio Show: Interview with Peter Ogego, the ambassador for Kenya 11/21/08: World Net Daily News Article: Supremes to review citizenship arguments 11/20/08: United States Justice Foundation: U.S. Supreme Court to review Barack's citizenship 11/19/08: United States Justice Foundation: 'Constitutional crisis' looming over Obama's birth location 11/19/08: The Right Perspective: Scotus to Discuss Obama "Natural Born" Lawsuit 11/19/08: Fourwinds10.com: Supreme Court ruling on Obama's Eligibility for President 11/14/08: World Net Daily News Article: 'Constitutional crisis' looming over Obama's birth location 11/04/08: World Net Daily News Article: Will Supreme Court have say in presidency? 11/02/08: World Net Daily News Article: Doubts persist about Obama birth certificate 10/30/08: World Net Daily News Article: Supremes asked to halt Tuesday's vote 10/25/08: World Net Daily News Article: Judge dismisses Obama birth certificate lawsuit 10/23/08: World Net Daily News Article: Democrat: Obama's grandma confirms Kenyan birth 10/21/08: World Net Daily News Article: Obama 'admits' Kenyan birth? 10/14/08: The News Star: Unconvinced Obama's a citizen 10/12/08: San Francisco Examiner: Where is Obama's proof of citizenship? 10/04/08: World Net Daily News Article: DNC steps in to silence lawsuit over Obama birth certificate 08/23/08: World Net Daily News Article: Democrat sues Sen. Obama over 'fraudulent candidacy' 06/12/08: World Net Daily News Article: Blogger reveals Obama birth certificate 06/10/08: World Net Daily News Article: Is Obama's candidacy constitutional? more

Resolved Question: I found no result of some idiomatic expressions?

I found no result of some idiomatic expressions I saw in TIME magazine. I hope you could help me. Q: The film opened in New York City and Los Angeles to "better-than-decent" reviews, expands to all the 10 biggest U.S. markets this week and will go nationwide by the Foyurthe of July weekend.] NOTE: Though I couldn't find any sentence or text otherwise that uses "betther-than-decent," literrally I guess this expression probably means "the best. Please go into specific if you understand this expressionThank you for your opinions. For now I'll just wait for more opinions till the dead line more

Resolved Question: I Want To Have A Journalism Career?

What kind of jobs are there, that are well payed. I want to be able to afford a good life, and preferably work in a big city, like New York or Los Angeles. What kind of journalism jobs are available at magazine companies and are jobs there hard to come across, and also are they well payed? I'm 14, i'm just thinking about my future :] xx more

Resolved Question: This question is for beekeepers?

I write for a magazine and I am working on a story about beekeeping. Is there a type of honey that is THE honey to have right now?? (something that has a special ingredient, or is for a specific purpose, or is made in a specific place, etc...)what store carries it? what is it called? Also, are there an ludicrous beekeeping products being made nowadays? (for ex: armani exchange making a beekeeping outfit..) It would be best if the answers focused on the general Los Angeles area, but I'll take anything! more

Resolved Question: I want to visit Los Angeles in January... Will I see celebrities walking around?

Well I always see in magazines and stuff that Britney is pumping gas in LA, that Katie Holmes took her daughter to a park in LA, that Michael Jackson was rehearsing in Staples center, etc etc? So If I VISIT this place will I at least see a celebrity walking around town? more

Resolved Question: Is America becoming Mexico?

When I came to this country. They promise me a land filled with white dadies with blue/green eyes that measure 5'10 on average that live in the green suburbs. I was so exited! But thats not where mom brought me to. My neighboorhood is filled with mexicans and latinos everywhere. When I attended public school in Los Angeles, there were only few white heads popping. When I go to the grocery store all I see is latino people working. Lets not mention who is in the bus and the bus stop. There is a lot of Latino own bussineses in my neighboorhod. They all look so ugly, and men are so short. I think they are more amerindian than spaniord. You can never wear nothing too nice if your a girl, because they all come to you like ants. Especially, the first generation latinos. Mami!!!!! Mua!! Hola!!!!! And they all stare at you like sexual predators. Latina first generation woman are all accostume by the pervs. "At least they think your pretty", they tell me. Check and cashing places everywhere, windows plaster with prepaid cards(El Toro, Mundial, Salvador, Guatemala, Uni, etc...). And the licour stores with women in there bikinis seling beer. There is so much street life, every corner someone selling produce, tamales, taco trucks, pirate movies, phone accesories, just out been drunk, hanging by the liquor store, WESTER UNION and pupusas. And that old lady that sales this nice big avocados outside of John's. Oh I smost forgot, taxi bussiness cards and Jahova witness people handiling magazines and latino youngsters tagging everywhere. I just stare at them and they stop....Sometimes I ask myself If I live in America or in Mexico?.. I always tell latino men that why would I want to date them? If I wanted to date a Mexican I would of stay in Mexico. But my birth certificate says im American so thats why I am here. Just so you know, I am Mexican- American..I spend my childhood in Guadalajara, Mexico.But I move back here in my early teenage years. My family is all Mexican, Im am the only naturally born American citizen of my family. Half of the family is from Mexico and two of my family members where illigals(mother and brother) but who just became American citizen through naturalization. Becoming a poor underclass uneducated, illiterate and anaphabet woman my mother became to this foreignland.To work for level entree low wage positions.Oh perhaps, I was just became going to become a poor a second genaration latina dauther with a first generation mother but we were going to live with american poor folks.Soon enough the American lifestyle, values and norms were going to be normally assimilated by me not my mother because she is first generation stubborn woman holding to her native values of course.But in reality I was to live in degenated getto poor latino neighboorhoods where everybody is either first and second generation latino people.And the second generation latino youngersters that do live here. Don't exactly think, act live American white folks. They tend to wear white plain t-shirts, baggy pants jeans hanging and showing their lovely gluteus. They shave their head like if they were enlighted monks when instead they are to become the street tagger, smoking drugs and becoming abnixiuos teenager bcause they come from a poor latino family who come to the home to tire to educate them like people. Actually, they cannot educated them, they don't know America and no money to pay for private school. So the second generation floods the public school and kids basically raise themselves. And in big inner cities like Los Angeles they become idnetify withn the "Urban Style" and "attitude". So, are they mainstream Americans because they are second generation? No..... Their neighboorhoods and their values represent of a minority holding on to their distorded latino values and bit of American distorded assimilation.Not Americam more

Resolved Question: lufthansa question how do i...?

how do i find out what fleet im going to be on bwcause on the lufthansa website it says: Your In-flight Entertainment programme in Economy Class Personal screens built into the backs of seats, known as in-seat screens, enable passengers on long-haul flights with the A330-300 and A340-600 fleets to have individual access to an extensive programme of entertainment: passengers can choose at any time from twelve of the latest cinema releases in up to eight languages. Additionally, a variety of TV programmes and music magazines are available, along with an international selection of 30 radio channels. i know i have a long haul flight im going from los angeles to kiev if it matters so yeah to retell it: how do i know what FLEET (not flight) im going to be on does it say it anywhere or is it just: oh i got here this is my fleet? really? okay! tahnks! more

Resolved Question: Los Angeles Or N.Y.C? Help?

Okay so im a 17yd senior from new orleans,.after graduating me and my best friend (and maybe our 3rd friend) are planing to move together and move far away to pursue or careers,.I wanna become big in the fashion industry(celeb stylist& i wanna model) and my Friend she wants to become a Magazine Editor(mainly for Nylon)..okay we adore both of thesecity'ss but we are like torn between LA or N.Y.C..we been planing our future sence freshman year& its kinda crazy dat its almost here,..I just want you guys opinions on which city would be best for us to pursue our careers in.. we are trying to do the pro&cons of the two,..but we are still undecided..thanks! more

Resolved Question: Los Angeles Or N.Y.C? help!?

Resolved Question: Los Angeles Or New York City? help!?

Resolved Question: What are your career goals/dreams, mine included?

well for my senior project in high school im going to get a wild animals rehabilitating license. when i turn 18 im going to a college in Los Angeles to major in veterinarian care and minor in biology, but while im going to college im going to try out to become a playboy bunny. if i dont make that magazine, ill make my own. then once i get my biology degree im moving to south africa kalahari desert to study in the KMP program with meerkats and finish my veterinary degree. once i get enough funding im going to take a side gloss trip to australia in search for the extinct Thylacine. i believe its still alive out there somewhere and ill find it! and with my rehabilitating license i will open up my own center for them and hire people to help. depending on if i find the thylacine or not i will be staying in australia. if i dont discover any i will be moving back to south africa to open my own meerkat and cheetah rehabilitating and releasing foundation. plus on the side i volunteer at my local zoo, and im currently writing books and screen plays. so maybe you'll see a book or movie of mine in the near future. :D more