Senin, 31 Januari 2011

Citizens tired of corruption in Dallas county

Tx Attorney General | Texas Wins Important Victory In Its Fight Against Obamacare

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Texas Wins Important Victory In Its Fight Against Obamacare

Federal judge declares Obamacare unconstitutional, says entire law “must be declared void”

AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott released a statement following U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson’s ruling today that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is unconstitutional and strikes down the entire law:

“This is a great day for liberty and the vitality of the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution limits Congressional power, and in this case, Congress exceeded its power. As Judge Vinson’s decision made clear, Congress cannot regulate inactivity under the Commerce Clause, and therefore exceeded its Constitutionally-set boundaries by requiring all Americans – against their will – to buy government-approved health insurance.

“Judge Vinson also declared that ‘because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void.’ This is an important step to the path of reducing government intrusion into the lives of all Americans.”

Under the federal health care law, for the first time in the nation’s history, the federal government is attempting to force individual Americans to enter into contracts and purchase services from private companies – in this case, insurance companies – or face a penalty. The state attorneys general are challenging this so-called individual mandate requirement, explaining that such an imposition on the American people exceeds Congress’ authority and violates Americans’ constitutional rights.

The bipartisan 26-state coalition currently includes Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Washington, Colorado, Michigan, Utah, Alabama, South Dakota, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Maine. The states are joined in this lawsuit by the National Federation of Independent Business, and individual plaintiffs Mary Brown and Kaj Ahlburg.

The multi-state lawsuit was filed shortly after President Barack Obama signed the bill into law. The legal action specifically challenges the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and names the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor as defendants because those federal agencies are charged with implementing the Act’s constitutionally impermissible provisions.

The lawsuit is filed in the Federal District Court in the Northern District of Florida. Attorney General Abbott represented the State of Texas during oral arguments before the federal district court in Florida on December 16, 2010.

Today’s ruling follows a December 13, 2010, ruling by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson in Virginia that the individual mandate violates the U.S. Constitution.

Key Quotes From Today’s Ruling

“It is principally about our federalist system, and it raises very important issues regarding the Constitutional role of the federal government.”

“It would be a radical departure from existing case law to hold that Congress can regulate inactivity under the Commerce Clause. If it has the power to compel an otherwise passive individual into a commercial transaction with a third party merely by asserting --- as was done in the Act --- that compelling the actual transaction is itself “commercial and economic in nature, and substantially affects interstate commerce” [see Act § 1501(a)(1)], it is not hyperbolizing to suggest that Congress could do almost anything it wanted.”

“If Congress can penalize a passive individual for failing to engage in commerce, the enumeration of powers in the Constitution would have been in vain for it would be “difficult to perceive any limitation on federal power” [Lopez, supra, 514 U.S. at 564], and we would have a Constitution in name only. Surely this is not what the Founding Fathers could have intended.”

“In short, the defendants’ argument that people without health insurance are actively engaged in interstate commerce based on the purported “unique” features of the much broader health care market is neither factually convincing nor legally supportable.”

“…the individual mandate is neither within the letter nor the spirit of the Constitution.”

“Regardless of how laudable its attempts may have been to accomplish these goals in passing the Act, Congress must operate within the bounds established by the Constitution.”

“Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void.”

FOR OTHER ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ACCESS OAG NEWS RELEASES ONLINE AT WWW.TEXASATTORNEYGENERAL.GOV.

Another Example of Texas Public Information Act Request

per Texas Public Information Act :

1) Please list ALL Precinct 3 employees/staff(part time/full-time) including base salary(not including bonuses or stipends), divison , titles, ranks

a) list all vehicles( all Precinct 3 owns, operates, what make, model, including backhoe's and similar equipment)

2) Please list Commissioner John Wiley Price's salary since taking office(by year and salary)not including bonuses and stipends)

Former Dallas police Chief David Kunkle running for mayor | wfaa.com | Dallas - Fort Worth Local News

Former Dallas police Chief David Kunkle running for mayor | wfaa.com | Dallas - Fort Worth Local News

Gas board asks for sign-off on public information requests, the latest open government disappointment from Alpine, Texas, area | Texas Watchdog

Gas board asks for sign-off on public information requests, the latest open government disappointment from Alpine, Texas, area | Texas Watchdog

DART | Six board members are up for re-appointment

Six DART Board members terms are set to expire on July 1, up for reappointment are places 3,4,5,6,7, and 8. February 28th is the deadline for council members to submit nominations or re-nominations.

for more information click here

Allen ISD | Football over education?

The New York Times recently ran a story in regards to a $60 million stadium being built in Allen, Tx. Further hyping football over academics in Texas, while the outstanding debt stands at $724,547,030. The article doesn't include the outstanding debt in its article, I wonder why?




shortfall? what shortfall?

Deficits? What deficit?

Minggu, 30 Januari 2011

Freedom of Speech by Above the Law(1990).Whaaaat

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST, NORTH TEXAS AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT

Advisory Message has been issued by the City of Wylie.

Sunday January 30, 2011 9:09 AM CST

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST NORTH TEXAS AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.

Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
600 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-302200-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
600 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011

...WINTER STORM OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST NORTH TEXAS AFTER
MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF
NORTH TEXAS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN FALLING LATE
MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY. MOST OF
NORTH TEXAS IS FORECASTED TO BE BELOW FREEZING BY TUESDAY EVENING.
TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING AREA-WIDE UNTIL
FRIDAY.

REGARDING THE TIMING FOR WINTER WEATHER TUESDAY...LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EASTLAND TO MINERAL WELLS TO BOWIE COULD
SEE A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THE WINTRY
MIX TRANSITION LINE IS EXPECTED TO REACH A PARIS...HILLSBORO...
GOLDTHWAITE LINE...INCLUDING THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX...BY
LATE MORNING. BY MID-AFTERNOON...THE TRANSITION LINE WILL LIKELY
REACH AN ATHENS...TO WACO...TO LAMPASAS LINE. A TRANSITION OVER TO
MOSTLY SNOW OR SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED NORTH OF I-20 DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL RAPIDLY END FROM WEST TO
EAST DURING AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON
. WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO BELOW ZERO OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF OF NORTH TEXAS.

SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING TIMING...TYPES OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION...AND ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER...
CURRENT FORECAST DATA INDICATES AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT ICE...SLEET OR
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE AMOUNT OF ICE AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEPEND ON HOW FAST TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW
FREEZING AND HOW FAST THE PRECIPITATION MOVES OFF TO THE EAST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE DETAILS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT ARE
STILL BEING DETERMINED AND WILL BE BETTER RESOLVED DURING THE NEXT FEW
OF DAYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR PART OF
NORTH TEXAS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/4643909/?sub_id=64855.

Egyptian Muslims human shield Coptic Christians

Daily WTF

Large Coronal Hole opening up on the Sun today

CORONAL HOLE: A dark croissant-shaped hole has opened up in the sun's atmosphere, and it is spewing a stream of solar wind into space. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory took this picture of the vast opening during the early hours of Jan. 30th:

pic c/o spaceweather.com


Researchers call this a "coronal hole." Solar rotation is turning the coronal hole toward Earth. The stream of solar wind pouring from it will swing around and hit our planet in early February, possibly sparking polar magnetic storms. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras between Feb. 2nd and 4th.


source

Israeli reports of 'friendly atmosphere' in Cairo (Ynetnews)

Israeli reports of 'friendly atmosphere' in Cairo (Ynetnews): "

Ynetnews:

Israeli reports of ‘friendly atmosphere’ in Cairo — Tour guide Amos Abidov visits Egypt with 30 students, says no plan to come home early. ‘We go to restaurants, take taxis, sit in cafes’ — Ziv Reinstein — “We are in Cairo and have no plans to return to Israel sooner,” …

"

Egyptian Fighter Jets Fly Over Protests

Egyptian Fighter Jets Fly Over Protests: "

CAIRO -- Two Egyptian fighter jets flew low over protesters in the center of Cairo on Sunday, just minutes before a military imposed curfew was due to come into force.

"

"I'm with you", previously unreleased video of New Black Panther Philly incident


Yellowstone super volcano burps(is it getting ready)

Dallas Citizens Council controls Leppert?


Below is a quote from an article written by Gromer Jeffers in todays Dallas Morning News:

“Leppert has been an incredible mayor. We have been very fortunate to have his talents,” said Donna Halstead, president of the Dallas Citizens Council. “The people whom I work with are anxious for him to stay here as long as possible.”

Sabtu, 29 Januari 2011

Dallas | PROTEST JOHN WILEY PRICE'S HIJACKING OF DALLAS COUNTY


Got this in an email from Dallas Tea Party


Begins: Tuesday, February 1 2011 at 9:00 AM
Ends: Tuesday, February 1 2011 at 12:00 PM
Location: Dallas County Administration Building
Address:
411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75201


TAKE A STAND FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY TUESDAY!

ELECTIONS!

Background:

Dallas Morning News : Effort to oust elections chief reveals a failure of leadership

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20110127-editorial-effort-to-oust-elections-chief-reveals-a-failure-of-leadership.ece

Dallas Observer : If Nothing Else, Dallas County's Treatment of Election Boss Bruce Sherbet Is Bringing Dems andGOP Together (For a Protest!)

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2011/01/if_nothing_else_countys_treatment_of_bruce_sherbet_is_bringing_dems_and_gop_together_for_a_protest.php

KERA : Crowd Blasts County Judge, Decision To Replace Sherbet

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kera/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1755911/Voter's.Voice/Crowd.Blasts.County.Judge..Decision.To.Replace.Sherbet

Event Details:

Protest the Hijacking of Dallas County Elections!

Dallas County Administration Building
411 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
9:00 A.M
.

World | If you know anyone in Egypt?

If you know anyone in Egypt, pass this on to them:
Egypt : To bypass government blocking of website names, use numerical IP addresses:
for twitter "128.242.240.52"
for facebook "69.63.189.34"
for google "72.14.204.99"

thanks to Social media

Universe | Double Eruption on Sun, Jan 28

DOUBLE ERUPTION: Jan. 28th began with not one but two major eruptions on the sun. Separated by more than a million kilometers, the two blasts occurred almost simultaneously on opposite corners of the solar disk. Click on the image to view a movie recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory:

http://spaceweather.com

Dallas | Capital murder suspects still on the loose


R.I.P B WAYNE

Dallas ISD | Staggering DEBT numbers, as we continue to vote yes?


Dallas students will forever be indebted to inferior education?

To build new schools, rehab(upgrade) existing schools, build new stadiums etc.

$2,866,312,107

per Texas Bond Review Board














Egyptian boy from recent protests!

Protests spread into Saudi Arabia(Video)


TEHRANTIMES.COM-->


So as of yesterday the peaceful protests has now spread into Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Maybe these citizens in the countries of Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and maybe more to come, just want something similar to the Texas Open Meetings Act and the Texas Public Information Act, to battle CORRUPTION.LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC.






UFO over Galveston? UFO over the old city of Jerusalem?

thanks to the Galveston County Daily News


Is G-D not watching all we do?



new video of lights in Jerusalem

Jumat, 28 Januari 2011

San Marcos City Council tries new approach - YNN - Your News Now

San Marcos City Council tries new approach - YNN - Your News Now

Activist: Tear Gas, Tanks, Concussion Grenades Used on Egyptian Protesters Are Made in the U.S.

Dallas | Examples of Open Records Request submitted to city of Dallas and DISD

Texas Public Information Act is formerly known as Texas Open Records Act( Section 552 of the Texas Government Code)


Per Texas Public Information Act :
1) all records, including notes taken by officers and police officials, related to the police response and investigation of an incident at the residence of Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway on or about January 2, 2011
including
a) incident report, call log, dispatch log that shows the officers that responded, etc
b) audio recording of incident
c) any photos of any bruises or marks that were taken of Barbara, if any
d) copies of emails, texts, or other electronic transmission between any city officials regarding incident
e) "audio" from the officers' microphones AND dashboard
and video recordings

sent 1/28/11 to DISD
another example :

Per Texas Public Information Act :

1) Please list all construction bid contracts awarded to Turner Construction since 2007, including date board voted to approve, amount of award, schools in which work was awarded

Dallas | A. Maceo Smith Tech High School opens to ninth-graders in August



New Tech High School opens to ninth-graders in August. Apply by March 23.

New Tech High School opens to ninth-graders in August. Learn more at presentations on Feb 8,10, and 16 at 6:30 p.m., Room 105, Dallas ISD Administration Building. Application and more information at the link below!


more info

Dallas | State of the Hood address 2011(Save The Children)


It's crazy that the USA will go into other countries and demand democracy but will SUPPRESS IT AMONGST THE DESCENDANTS OF SLAVES(Egypt).

On Wednesday I went to speak before the Dallas City Council to give the "state of the hood" address and was not allowed to perform my civic duty.Of course the city of Dallas will argue that I was late, but several speakers were late and were allowed to speak, one walking into council chambers at the same time I did. Below I will discuss some of the key points that I was to present.

Dallas ISD TAKS results 2009-2010 (percentage passed)

SubjectBlackHispanicWhite
Reading/ELA828594
Math677988
Writing899295
Science697691
Social Studies929598
All tests586984

Dallas ISD TAKS results 2004-2005 (percentage passed)

SubjectBlackHispanicWhite
Reading/ELA727188
Math536180
Writing797991
Science495180
Social Studies818193
All tests434973




During an interview with the Texas Tribune, Mayor Leppert stated, "The public schools, to be fair, they have made some improvements. But they've got to get a whole lot better." he says. "Education is the one piece that really sits out there."

  • Mayor Leppert is the former CEO of Turner Construction, who on the December 16, was on the DISD board meeting to perform upgrades to L.G. Pinkston High and two other schools. Pinkston and at least one of the other schools were low performers. Does Leppert care about the condition of the minds of the students in those schools or whether the physical school is in good shape?
  • total DISD debt $2,866,312,107
It's sad that we have a conglomerate of business owners who use the government function to further their cause, while the so called "niggers" continue to suffer and die in the streets of Dallas. As I was trying to state in my speech, the homicide numbers within Dallas proper are disparaging. Dallas, with a black population of nearly 400,000 and 88 homicides, and a total homicide count of 135, while Austin's total population was 750,000 and had 35 total homicides. Even Arlington with a total population of 400,000 and 10 total homicides. You make the call.

  • Our focus on crime in Dallas should be community policing, because the robbers, drug dealers, and gang bangers roam the land with no regard for common human decency. "Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques, to proactively address the immediate conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, social disorder, and fear of crime."

The International Inland Port/Logistics hub will create in upwards of 30,000 entry level jobs and 30,000 upper management jobs, easing some of the economic development disparities divided by downtown(north/south). Of course politicians meddling in free enterprise has been the culprit of the delay in these jobs for southern Dallas.

  • With the successful implementation of community policing, crime will decrease drastically and we can get more small business' to move into the southern sector generating more jobs, creating more economic development.(police can't control community, the community must control the community)


  • We must find a community solution for all the abandoned properties within the southern sector. This brings a hamper own the budget, community safety, basically creating a MAJOR Quality of Life problem for the residents in the neighborhoods near these abandoned properties.(the government resources are limited, but the citizens resources are vast). For instance any neighborhood where these properties are located should have community cleanups, all you need is trash bags, lawn mowers, paint, plywood, nails, weed eaters, and volunteers just to name a few.
These are just a few issues that I was to address, but of course I never had the chance.Our communities are in desperate need of change and the change starts with ourselves, but also as much as Homeland Security, FBI, and other policing authorities read this blog, looking to see if I'm a terrorist, they should be checking on the corrupt politicians, robbers, drug dealers, and gang bangers who constantly terrorize our neighborhoods daily.(Dallas City Hall corruption scandal is still live and well).How come an audit didn't reveal that a police officer was stealing crime stoppers money? There is major corruption going on within Dallas county, the city of Dallas, Dallas Police and many other government organizations within Dallas, that need to be exploited in order to have TRANSPARENCY and ACCOUNTABILITY.Instead, they will continue to let FBI, CIA officials and DPD officers try an intimidate me to keep me QUIET, instead of hearing my plea for help in the BLACK community.

Kamis, 27 Januari 2011

Guantanamo inmates protest their imprisonment

Guantanamo inmates protest their imprisonment: "


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Dozens of Guantanamo inmates are protesting their imprisonment with a sit-in and signs to mark the ninth anniversary of the prison camp's opening.


read more

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EHow.com to Delete its User Profiles and Switch Entirely to Facebook Login

EHow.com to Delete its User Profiles and Switch Entirely to Facebook Login: "

Project instructions site eHow.com has announced that Facebook Login will become its exclusive login and registration method starting in February. Those without a Facebook account won’t be able to access the site, and all its existing proprietary user profiles, along with their private messages, uploaded content, and subscriptions will be deleted.


While the authenticated identity of Facebook profiles may improve submission quality, the switch is likely to anger the eleven year-old site’s core users. Exclusive use of Facebook Login is better for new sites, those without significant existing user content, or those with a plan to more gracefully migrate their service.



eHow.com has had a strong year, increasing its monthly unique visitors from 25 million to nearly 40 million by some reports . This makes such an abrupt and major change a curious choice. eHow.com already offers Facebook as a login option, and the site’s success to date shows it doesn’t depend on the social graph.


Suddenly, users have been given only six days to archive any content they wish to keep. eHow.com appears to have chosen not to announce the change on their blog or via any home page signage, instead opting to send an email today. Users not paying close attention to their email could come back next month to find that important conversations, how-to videos they’ve posted, and all their existing activity on the site has disappeared.


Rather than rebuild their on-site network from the subset of people they’re Facebook friends with, I believe many will leave the site for good or drastically reduce their engagement. eHow.com’s users appear to agree, as the response to the entry on how to log in via Facebook has been overwhelmingly negative.



Other websites should learn a lesson from eHow.com’s seemingly unwise decision. Though Facebook Login offers many advantages, users currently aren’t always comfortable bringing their real identity outside of the canvas, and are rarely keen on having their content deleted.


"

Officials: Travis jailer fired for relationship with former inmate

Officials: Travis jailer fired for relationship with former inmate: "A Travis County jailer was fired last year after a former inmate said he tracked her down after she was released and began a romantic relationship, according to a sheriff’s office spokesman and a search warrant affidavit filed Wednesday."

Israel v. Amaru Entertainment, Inc.

Israel v. Amaru Entertainment, Inc.

Rabu, 26 Januari 2011

Dallas City Hall, Speaker NOT ABLE TO GIVE THE STATE OF THE HOOD ADDRESS

  • video coming\\


    Key Facts :
  • Turner Construction has contracts in west Dallas schools

  • Tom Leppert former CEO and current Mayor of Dallas
  • The west Dallas schools are poor performers?

  • Lead Smelter
  • 400,000(est) blacks in Dallas, 88 homcides within black population(2010)
    135 total homicides(2010)
  • Austin total population 750,000 with 35 homicides(2010)estimates
  • Arlington total population 400,000 with 10 homicides(2010)estimates
  • Robbers and jackers roam the land freely with high powered weapons
  • Inland Port /Logistics Hub(30,000) jobs for southern Dallas boosting free enterprise
  • check back for updates

Selasa, 25 Januari 2011

Four Apaches spotted in Dallas 1/25/11


c/o fox4news


Four U.S Army Apaches spotted near Dallas. When the Posse Comitatus Act went away?

Anderson County, Tx is called the Stroke Belt




The proof of Anderson County’s live-hard, die-young culture is in the bread pudding — and the all-you-can-eat fried catfish, the drive-through tobacco barns and the dozens of doughnut shops that dot this East Texas county of about 57,000.

Residents of East Texas, and particularly minorities, often make lifestyle choices, like smoking and eating high-fat diets, that affect their life expectancy. Heavy eating and chain smoking are prevalent in East Texas….

In a community where heavy eating and chain smoking are prevalent, where poverty, hardheadedness and even suspicion hinder access to basic health care, residents die at an average age of 73 — seven years earlier than the healthiest Texans…

Indeed, life expectancy lags across most of East Texas, which lives up to the grim medical nickname the Stroke Belt.

Full article on decreased life expectancy in East Texas.

Townview Center will perform opening ceremonies of the NFL Experience



.The Big "D" Marching Band from Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center will perform for the opening ceremonies of the NFL Experience event at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Dallas Convention Center, and at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at the NFL Game Day Fan Plaza & Tailgate Party outside Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The Big "D" Drum Line will perform for NFL After Dark at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Dallas Convention Center.

Pictured below are members of the band marching in the 2010 Dallas Veterans Day Parade.

Dallas | DART approves agency's first CNG bus order

Just got word of another victory for big business execs like T. Boone PickINS




DART approves agency's first CNG bus order

In the latest phase of its clean transit fuels program, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board has approved one of the nation's largest compressed natural gas (CNG) bus orders.

The $210 million contract with North American Bus Industries, Inc. of Anniston, Alabama will allow the agency to purchase up to 452 new 30-foot and 40-foot heavy duty, low floor buses to replace the current fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and clean diesel buses which began service in 1998. The new buses are scheduled to be in service in 2013. The full fleet conversion should be complete in 2015.

DART plans to award a contract in April for the construction of four CNG fueling stations. The stations will be located at its bus and Paratransit maintenance facilities.

Travis Co. attorney investigates Austin's mayor, city council

Travis Co. attorney investigates Austin's mayor, city council: "The Travis County attorney is investigating Austin's mayor and city council for possible violations of the state's open meetings act."

Zuckerberg's Facebook Profile Got Hacked

Zuckerberg's Facebook Profile Got Hacked: "
Hacker posing as Facebook founder, posts on fan page.




"

Teen gets probation in gang initiation murder

Teen gets probation in gang initiation murder

Obama to say US facing new Sputnik moment | Nation | News from Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlin...

Obama to say US facing new Sputnik moment | Nation | News from Fort Worth, Dallas, Arlin...

Comparison of three cities in Texas(Homicides)

Comparison : Dallas has a black population of just under 400,000 with 88 black murder victims; Austin has a total population of 750,000 people and 35 total murders! Arlington, with a total population just under 400,000 and had ten murders.
numbers are approximate!

Google hires, but Yahoo fires

Google hires, but Yahoo fires

Dallas | Are murders within Dallas controlled by the ELITE?


To Whom it may concern :

I have sent over the same ORR for the past two days with no response. I was wondering with the CORRUPTION about to be exploited, my open records requests are not being honored! As a citizens of Dallas, this is my inherent right to utilize the TOMA and TPIA, without any prejudice as to how controversial my writings maybe.It is my OBLIGATION to my people that the city of Dallas remain OPEN AND TRANSPARENT. We know how to defeat an UNJUST system by LAW , not physical violence as some of you may want to portray, within Dallas proper. In accord with taking proper measures, I'm now forced to file another complaint, this time against FASCIST MAYOR Tom Leppert et al.

Also, a member of the New Black Panther Party-Dallas was shot in the back of the head this past Thursday. This brother, the Supreme Captain of the New Black Panther Party of the World, is the highest ranking official in Dallas. Was this a hit? We want answers, the community wants to know.There is an assault on black males within Dallas proper, ALLAH IS THE BEST TO WITNESS!

City of Dallas withholding info on incident at home of Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway and his wife, state Rep. Barbara Mallory Caraway | Texas Watchdog

City of Dallas withholding info on incident at home of Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway and his wife, state Rep. Barbara Mallory Caraway | Texas Watchdog

Senin, 24 Januari 2011

Thompson Statement on Moscow Attack

Thompson Statement on Moscow Attack

January 24, 2011 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to the terrorist attack in Moscow today:



"I strongly condemn the terrorist attack today at Moscow 's Domodedovo Airport . Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Russia affected by the bombing."



"Though the origins of this incident are not clear yet, this attack is a reminder that commercial aviation continues to be under threat of attack and we must be vigilant."



“I urge the Administration to work with our international partners to bring the perpetrators of this attack to justice.”

Austin police on foot, bikes to get head cameras

Austin police on foot, bikes to get head cameras: "Some Austin police officers will wear small cameras as headgear for another way to record evidence."

(FEMA) is requesting public comments on the NIMS Training Plan.

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3648-3649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1111]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2009-0012]


NIMS Training Plan

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting
public comments on the NIMS Training Plan. This plan defines National
Incident Management System (NIMS) national training. It specifies
stakeholder responsibilities and activities for developing,
maintaining, and sustaining NIMS training. In addition to delineating
responsibilities and actions, the NIMS Training Plan defines the
process for developing training and personnel qualification
requirements for emergency management/response personnel.

DATES: Comments must be received by February 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2009-
0012, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: FEMA-POLICY@dhs.gov. Include Docket ID FEMA-2009-0012 in
the subject line of the message.
Fax: 703.483.2999.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20472.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or
material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting
this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice that is available via the Privacy Notice link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Submitted comments may also be inspected at FEMA,
Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Molloy, Program Specialist,
Emergency Management Institute, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Building G-
Room 209, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Phone: 301.447.1383.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 1, 2004, the Department of Homeland
Security published the initial version of the National Incident
Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide
template to enable Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments, the
private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together to
prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the
effects of incidents regardless of cause, size, location, or
complexity. This consistency provides the foundation for use of NIMS
for all incidents, ranging from daily occurrences to incidents
requiring a coordinated Federal response. The NIMS document was revised
and released in December 2008 based on input from stakeholders at every
level within the Nation's response community and lessons learned during
recent incidents.
A critical tool in promoting the nationwide implementation of NIMS
is a well-developed training program that guides and enables NIMS
training throughout the Nation. Core competencies will form the basis
of the training courses' learning objectives and personnel
qualifications that validate proficiency.
The National Integration Center at FEMA is charged with developing
NIMS core competencies, training courses, and personnel qualifications.
This updated NIMS Training Plan describes the operational foundations
of these efforts, defines NIMS core competencies, training courses, and
personnel qualifications as part of NIMS national training, assembles
and updates the training guidance for available NIMS courses (organized
as a core curriculum), and lays out a future plan to continue
development of NIMS national training.
The document is available for nationwide review at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2009-0012. FEMA will review
all comments received and may revise the document accordingly. Once the
revision is complete, FEMA will release the final draft to the nation
and post it

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on the NIMS Resource Center: http://www.fema.gov/nims.

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 312; Homeland Security Presidential
Directive (HSPD)-5.

Developing | Dallas | Reported theft at Dallas City Hall?

911 called out to Dallas City Hall at 12:14 p.m.today?Waiting for official response!

Dallas | Public hearing for proposed North Oak Cliff/Union Station street car

On Thursday January 27, 2011, there will be a public hearing at Methodist Medical Center located at 1441 Beckley in Dallas at Hitt Auditorium for the proposed (TIGER)streetcar project. The proposed project would have a one and half mile single track alignment between North Oak Cliff and downtown.For more information, click this link.

TribBlog: Texas Seeking Execution Drug — Death Penalty | The Texas Tribune

TribBlog: Texas Seeking Execution Drug — Death Penalty | The Texas Tribune

Dallas | Weatherization program under scrutiny

Sabtu, 22 Januari 2011

Dallas | 1810 Somerset, abandoned and lonely

Why are we waiting on the city to clean up our community?




There are so many abandoned properties within Dallas proper!

Jumat, 21 Januari 2011

Houston ISD closes school that educated pregnant teens, considers building's next use | Texas Watchdog

Houston ISD closes school that educated pregnant teens, considers building's next use | Texas Watchdog

The State of Communities of Color in the U.S. Economy

The State of Communities of Color in the U.S. Economy

By Christian E. Weller, Jaryn Fields, Folayemi Agbede

Read more and download the policy brief here.

The Great Recession of 2007–2009 produced widespread employment losses for communities of color and white families alike—losses that have yet to be overcome amid the still tentative economic recovery. All U.S. households were severely hurt by the recession but communities of color experienced larger losses than whites. This also means that, as the economic recovery deepens and the labor market recovers, communities of color will have to climb out of a deeper hole to regain the same level of economic security as they had before the crisis.

This policy brief on the state of communities of color as we enter 2011 includes a specific list of policy recommendations from CAP's Progress 2050 project to address these three policy lessons.

More on the State of Communities of Color in 2011

Conference call: Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC) along with representatives from the Center for American Progress, the National Urban League, the National Congress of American Indians, the National Council of La Raza, and the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development discuss the current economic state of communities of color. Listen to the call here.

See also: Ask the Expert: Christian Weller on the State of Communities of Color in 2011

MLK Day Bomb Plot Demonstrates Increased Need To Examine All Forms of Extremism


MLK Day Bomb Plot Demonstrates Increased Need To Examine All Forms of Extremism

January 21, 2011 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to recent media reports that a deadly terror attack was narrowly avoided at a Martin Luther King Day parade in Spokane, WA, Monday, when three alert citizens noticed an unattended backpack that contained a sophisticated explosive device:

“I commend the alertness of the citizens who detected this potentially deadly device and the prompt action of local law enforcement who re-routed the parade and defused the bomb.”

“Sadly, this incident has been all but ignored by the national media and the Congress. I am concerned that House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King has chosen to singularly focus on the threat posed by Islamic extremist groups. Failure to examine threats posed by homegrown ideologically-driven violent extremists may present a critical vulnerability to the security of the nation. I have called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to brief me and other interested Members on this latest terrorist incident and I will be asking Chairman King, once again, to expand the focus of his upcoming hearing on radicalization to include all forms of domestic terror threats, not simply those caused by Islamic extremists.”

USA | Continued division helps the ELITISTS TO MAINTAIN THIER POWER OVER US!

I met Isaiah Israel through my China connection Wei Yang(Import/exports) buying and selling Jordans.

My supplier couldn't speak good english, so he sent this guy to me, for me to explain to him what he was saying because I speak Mandarin.

This guy wanted my supplier to manufacture high couture t-shirts(lol).My supplier said he couldn't do it.

So I really forgot this guy was on my friends list until 2008, when gas was $ 5 a gallon and I started emailing George W. Bush in the White House.

So he responded one day saying that they were going to bust my ass and that I was a terrorist. etc

So after researching this cat, I started putting two and two together and figured he was never after any supplier, he was an agent following me, sent by George W. Bush himself or CIA.

So he would never say anything to me until today, why because the Super Bowl is coming up and I'm a threat to the continued fuckery of the American citizens.

These people don't want us together, if so they lose, they need all the racial strife and bickering to stay in power.

This battle is not mines to fight, may G-D PROTECT ME FROM THE EVIL DOERS PEACE!

Dallas | And these are the type of threats I get fighting for the community who don't care?

1/21/2011

were watching u negro
52:25
ull be arrested soon
brandon reed 10:53 AM
ok, shit caus eI'm homeless and poor as hell.
53:09
no ffod
53:12
food
53:27
no money or nothing
isaiah israel 10:53 AM
we know ur a communist
brandon reed 10:53 AM
struggling like a mutha
53:46
no I'm conservative bubba
isaiah israel 10:53 AM
ull get yours soon
54:08
fbi is watching
54:19
u communist make me sick
54:31
ull be in jail for a longtime
54:35
free food for u
54:37
hahah
brandon reed 10:54 AM
haha
isaiah israel 10:54 AM
n a room n bed
brandon reed 10:54 AM
great
isaiah israel 10:55 AM
dont worry ill put the cuffs on u soon negro
brandon reed 10:55 AM
ok
isaiah israel 10:55 AM
bye for now
brandon reed 10:55 AM
ok
57:17
suck it easy BIYCH
57:23
BTICH
59:34
ALLAH IS WATCHING THE FBI
59:56
U A KKOON AS NIGGA
isaiah israel 11:00 AM
fuck allah bitchhhhhhhh ass negro were watching you
brandon reed 11:00 AM
WHO CARES?
00:20
I DAM SURE DON'T
00:51
KKKOOOOON ASS NIGGA
isaiah israel 11:01 AM
hahahha u dumb azz jigaboo
02:01
jungle bun ny
brandon reed 11:02 AM
OK
02:35
IM NOT WORRIED ABOUT YOU BRO, U ARE THE LEAST OF MY WORRIES

Dallas | Where are the media whore community organizations?


Photo by Gordon Jackson

So, I take it that this ensemble of alleged community activists only comes out to the hood when the cameras are rolling? We don't want you all in Oak Cliff/South Dallas/West Dallas if you're not going to be proactive, tell all of them what I said.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be ashamed of this situation, to see the media whores come out in droves when one of my friends gets murdered by the police. What about everyday life, do you all even care, or is this another front to rob the tax-payers in the name of helping the community? I just want to know?

I've resided in Dallas all my life, what about you guys? I've went to every school in the Ledbetter / Bonnie View corridor, what about you? I've lived in the rough streets of Dallas, and I fully understand the issues at hand. I've sold crack, robbed, and all type of evil activities in the name of getting myself out of poverty, as so many others do now in my community.

You're concerned about good law enforcement, but if we could get some jobs in southern Dallas, the police wouldn't be so scared to deal with the thugs, drug dealers, and gang bangers.

At the last event at Bible-Way Church(12/4) which I was one of the panelists, no one ever addressed the audience, who live in fear of these thugs, about how we can make our communities better, and who is the REAL PROBLEM HERE, EXCEPT ME. Seems like everyone else was there for a photo-op.


Either we get it together, get out of dodge, or I release a LYRICAL ASSAULT EXPOSING YOU ALL AS FRAUDS, AS MY PEOPLE SUFFER AND CONTINUOUSLY DIE IN SOUTHERN DALLAS, OAK CLIFF, WEST DALLAS, AND PLEASANT GROVE.

RIP DEMOND "TWIN" HENRY, murdered within past two weeks.
TOBIAS MACKEY, killed by the cops in Nov 10
TOMELL HURD, killed by the cops in 02
JAMES GERMANY, within past week
Brandon Williams on life support, (his brother shot also) home invasion within past week
Aaron Alexander, gunned down in Glendale shopping center 10'
Michael Choice, gunned down 10'
Equaylon Davis 09'
Kemmon Bouldin gunned down 09'
Heady, gunned down in 10'

and the list goes on!


cc:

Dallas Peace Center
LULAC, SCLC
Justice Seekers
Mothers Against Teen Violence
Bridge Radio Network
NAACP Dallas Branch
New Black Panther Party-Dallas

United States | MLK: The Negro must sign his own emancipation

New GOP deficit plan eyes federal workforce

New GOP deficit plan eyes federal workforce

Kamis, 20 Januari 2011

Record of Obama’s birth in 1961 is ‘in the archives,’ says Hawaii Gov.

Record of Obama’s birth in 1961 is ‘in the archives,’ says Hawaii Gov.: "New York, Jan 21 (ANI): Officials in Hawaii have discovered documents indicating that US president Barack Obama was born in their state, says new governor.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who took office in December, told Honolulu’s Star-Advertiser that ‘our investigation’ indicates there is a recording of his birth, reports the New York Daily News.
“It actually exists [...]"

Big Shots Running Scared as Swiss Banker Found Guilty Over WikiLeaks Data

Big Shots Running Scared as Swiss Banker Found Guilty Over WikiLeaks Data: "As a Swiss banker's found guilty over WikiLeaks data, big shots are running scared in an era where 'bank secrecy is essentially dying, if not dead.' Companies and their in-house lawyers are forced to consider disclosures ... before it's TOO LATE! | Full Coverage


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