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Songs with "New Orleans" in Them + Related artists “ Louisiana, 1927 ” Randy Newman  https://youtu.be/MGs2iLoDUYE Mr. Bojangles  - Jerry Jeff Walker "Met him in a cell in New Orleans, I was down and out" Jerry Jeff Walker spent a night in a New Orleans jail for intoxication, where he met a homeless man who called himself Mr. Bojangles - a down-and-out drifter, grieving the loss of his dog, his only companion.  But Walker sings of him with  affection,  https://youtu.be/7t-2GeZFDdc Ramblin' Man  - Allman Brothers "I'm on my way to New Orleans this morning" https://youtu.be/6VxoXn-0Ezs House of the Rising Sun  - The Animals "There is a house in New Orleans" https://youtu.be/hRXb7K7k7bQ “Southern Nights ” Allen Toussaint – something of a signature song for the New Orleans icon. https://youtu.be/oGAFOz5GA8I “ St. James Infirmary  Blues” Louis Armstrong  put his own signature spin on this folk song. https ://youtu.be/QzcpUdBw7gs “ Take M...

THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERS PART 1 . AT WAR WITH THE TRUTH US officials constantly said they were making progress. They were not, and they knew it. By Craig Whitlock of the Washington Post - Craig Whitlock specializes in national security issues. Reported from more than 60 countries. A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post reveals that senior US officials [lied] about the war in Afghanistan, making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false , and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable. The documents include notes of interviews with people who played a direct role in the war, from generals and diplomats , to aid workers and Afghan officials . Douglas Lute , a three-star Army general -   served as the White House’s Afghan war czar during the Bush and Obama administrations: “ We were devoid of a fundamental understanding of Afghanistan — we didn’t know what we were doing, What are we trying to do here? We didn...

The Hidden Message in Pixar’s Films By  Kyle Munkittrick,  May 14, 2011 this is how an essay should be written. the author doesn't knock you over the head with the idea that he's trying to prove. instead, he presents evidence and examples that finally lead to his conclusion [His Thesis, THEE-sis], his idea.  I love Pixar. Who doesn’t? The stories are magnificently crafted, the characters are rich, hilarious, and unique, and the images are lovingly rendered. Without fail, John Ratzenberger’s iconic voice makes a cameo in some boisterous character. Even if you haven’t seen every film they’ve made (I refuse to watch  Cars  or its preposterous sequel) , there is a consistency and quality to Pixar’s productions that is hard to deny. Popular culture is often dismissed as empty “popcorn” fare. Animated films find themselves doubly-dismissed as “for the kids” and therefore nothing to take too seriously. Pixar has shattered those expectations ...

The First Earth Battalion Manual Dare to Think the Unthinkable, Ideas and Ideals for Soldiers Everywhere By Jim Channon Introduction In 1979, the Peoples’ Republic of China publicly reported that several thousand of its children aged 8-14 were capable of telepathy, clairvoyance, X-ray vision, or psychokinesis. [ 1 ] Having already heard about this program, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, and the US Army were simultaneously pouring billions of dollars into their own similar research. The Army program was headquartered at Fort Meade, Maryland, and was part of the Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Leaders included Generals Edmund Thompson and Albert Stubblebine, and Colonel John Alexander. [ 2 ] Officers assigned to the US Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania contributed research to the project, and "The First Earth Battalion" i...