If the people in the video are French than I think it should count because after all they are French. Also French Canadians and even French Cajuns I think should count because they are descendants and the culture must be influenced as in Mardis Gras in New Orleans. I had a playlist already filled with videos most of the ones of yours that were placed in the channel were automatically placed there via siftbot out of that playlist.
In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
You know, I did think of putting it in the French channel, they are French and the Cafe is in Paris, but they are singing in English and to me it seems more international.

I have already put quite a few of my sifted and PQ'd vids into French... including one Québécois singing in French You were very quick off the mark, half the ones I was going to add were already done.
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*french

>> ^spawnflagger:

unless it was made by the same people, this video seems like a rip-off of the abandoned Six Flags video - http://videosift.com/video/Tour-of-abandoned-new-orleans-six-flags ...


Wow, that is a definite case of a film studio kid (Mike Petty, who did this video) copying a professional, Teddy Smith. Just everything about it has been copied.

I mean, he's done a nice job and all but didn't even seem to try to diverge and make something original, just obviously saw that one and thought 'Gee, that looks cool, I'll do THAT EXACT movie at another park'.

unless it was made by the same people, this video seems like a rip-off of the abandoned Six Flags video - http://videosift.com/video/Tour-of-abandoned-new-orleans-six-flags ...

>> ^bareboards2:

Here is my second best New Orleans story -- first night there, I am sitting in a bar/restaurant, listening to a great classical jazz band, when I look out the huge plate glass window. Coming down the street .... A Bus Named Desire.
(Desire is the name of the neighborhood Stanley and Stella lived in; Streetcar named Desire was a streetcar headed to that destination.)
Next night, walking down Bourbon St and my attention is caught by a young man, blond, good-looking, who is clearly pissed at his trailing girlfriend. Total yuppy, wearing a pink Izod polo shirt and pastel Madras shorts. Yelling at his girlfriend to catch up: "Stella. Stella. STELLA."
I was happy. A bus named Desire and a yuppy yelling Stella.


LOL LOL I didn't know Stella was such a common name down south.

Here is my second best New Orleans story -- first night there, I am sitting in a bar/restaurant, listening to a great classical jazz band, when I look out the huge plate glass window. Coming down the street .... A Bus Named Desire.

(Desire is the name of the neighborhood Stanley and Stella lived in; Streetcar named Desire was a streetcar headed to that destination.)

Next night, walking down Bourbon St and my attention is caught by a young man, blond, good-looking, who is clearly pissed at his trailing girlfriend. Total yuppy, wearing a pink Izod polo shirt and pastel Madras shorts. Yelling at his girlfriend to catch up: "Stella. Stella. STELLA."

I was happy. A bus named Desire and a yuppy yelling Stella.

>> ^GeeSussFreeK:

That sounds good on the surface, but then you have to figure in that representatives represent actual voters. That means people who the highest amount of vested interest in something have no representations over it. Take the people in New Orleans, they had some interest in levies. With that type of ban, they would be unable to have a representation on issues like that.
>> ^jwray:
>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
What kind of spending of federal funds wouldn't end up in your district though? Perhaps I don't understand the setup, though?
>> ^jwray:
This could easily be fixed with a rule that requires congressmen to recuse themselves from voting on spending for their own district, in the same way that judges must recuse themselves from cases if they have a conflict of interest.


It wouldn't apply to spending that helps _everybody's_ district as a coherent federal program. It would apply to pork barrel spending on a specific project in a specific constituency. A common case is that if they're a few votes short of passing a bill, they tack on pork barrel spending amendments for a few senators' states to get them to switch sides. Those senators would be required to recuse themselves from the final vote under my system. Then there would be no incentive for the majority to pass these pork barrel amendments.



Federal funding for the Army Corps of Engineers is not pork barrel for a particular locale, so they would be free to vote on that. ACOE is responsible for building levies. Also, they should get it done at the state or local level.

That sounds good on the surface, but then you have to figure in that representatives represent actual voters. That means people who the highest amount of vested interest in something have no representations over it. Take the people in New Orleans, they had some interest in levies. With that type of ban, they would be unable to have a representation on issues like that.

>> ^jwray:

>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
What kind of spending of federal funds wouldn't end up in your district though? Perhaps I don't understand the setup, though?
>> ^jwray:
This could easily be fixed with a rule that requires congressmen to recuse themselves from voting on spending for their own district, in the same way that judges must recuse themselves from cases if they have a conflict of interest.


It wouldn't apply to spending that helps _everybody's_ district as a coherent federal program. It would apply to pork barrel spending on a specific project in a specific constituency. A common case is that if they're a few votes short of passing a bill, they tack on pork barrel spending amendments for a few senators' states to get them to switch sides. Those senators would be required to recuse themselves from the final vote under my system. Then there would be no incentive for the majority to pass these pork barrel amendments.

>> ^entr0py:

>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
This is more a problem of big government than big business though, right, or did I miss something?

To me it seems like these are examples of reckless attempts to make government smaller by outsourcing basic services to contractors. Jails and public schools are not extravagant, they are absolutely essential services that citizens expect of any developed nation.
Sometimes privatization does produce a savings for the government. But usually at the expense of less accountability, lower quality of service, and the creation of fewer good jobs. Other times it costs taxpayers more, and only serves to line the pockets politicians and contractors. I'd say the US hiring of mercenary outfits to fight in our wars falls in that later category.


I would agree mostly, but only because government doesn't have a "market place" like we do. They make monolithic decisions mired in layers of politics instead of personal expectations, taste, and past experience (and don't forget price!). If you, I, or my town makes a bad decision, we reap the results and are in a better position to rectify than some people thousands of miles away ( I don't think the people in New Orleans will ever let the funding for the levies dry up again, even if some federal bill doesn't pass ). To me, this video highlights a real danger, and that is increased governmental responsibility leads the the creation of mega corporations to manage the affairs of large government responsibility. A self reinforcing problem that is very dangerous indeed. This is the problem that many have seen from the start of this country, and Eisenhower reminded us of only 50(god I'm getting old) 60 years ago, the industrial military complex. This issue is part and parcel with large, federal, central banking as well...it's a dance that we haven't seen the end of yet.

I don't think incentives would make much (if any) difference in the performance or recruitment of educators. Despite all the bashing done to educators, I've still not seen any evidence to suggest that they are proportionally worse than employees of other professions. Teaching is a very public activity with a high level of accountability. Between parents, administrators, fellow teachers, students, public performance, testing and grading, there is plenty of incentive not to suck.

If you were going to offer some kind of monetary incentive, why not give the teacher extra funds for his or her class? Money for extra books, desks, repairs, music, instruments, art supplies, sports equipment and other educational materials etc. That would mean a lot to a teacher in these days of ever shrinking education budgets. Or you could send the teachers off to one of the many teaching conferences that are hosted each year. A weekend at a teaching convention in Washington DC on New Orleans would not only be fun for the teacher, but productive for the school and students as well. The flip side of this argument is that the teachers with tougher assignments might be better served with extra funds and professional training.

Here are the 3 best things we could do to fix education:

1) Fix our economy/Fix our democracy: No small task, but it would be a miracle elixir of sorts. It would curb our war machine, help create new jobs, and in the process, provide food, shelter, less stressed out parents and stability for American kids.

2) Limit corporate influence over our political process: Corporations want public education to fail so that they can privatize and profit. As long as big money runs the government, it's going to be difficult to get the votes for a decent education policy.

3) Create a decent education policy: Find an intelligent alternative to NCLB (or whatever Obama is calling his redux) that students can connect with. Perhaps you could analyze the most successful education models out there and make a hybrid of characteristics that would best fit the particulars of our culture.

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In reply to this comment by skinnydaddy1:
Ok, Not sure if this is allowed. Spent awhile hunting it down and then re-uploading it. New embed link below.

(removed extra embed don't need to also have it in the comments.)

It's the only way to be sure.

>> ^Truckchase:

Sheesh that was overly creepy; anyone else sit waiting for the mushroom cloud?