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From the 20’s comes this timely piece of music, which I am presenting to in some small way bring attention to the tragedy that has been unfolding on the Mississippi River and to honor all those who are giving their all to save the property and life of those who have little.
Please join with me in prayer if you believe, and / or support of the Red Cross if you don’t as we face yet another challenge in our nation.
Thanks to all who view and share.
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Great southern food, live jazz and the steam-powered boat – all filmed by Polish Wild Pig Members.
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Monday May 16 2011 10:15 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piracy
Piracy is a war-like act committed by non-state actors (private parties not affiliated with any government) against parties of a different nationality, or against vessels of their own nationality at sea, and especially acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. People who engage in these acts are called pirates. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator (e. g. one passenger stealing from others on the same vessel). The term has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state agents. Piracy should be distinguished from privateering, which was authorized by their national authorities and therefore a legitimate form of war-like activity by non-state actors. This form of commerce raiding was outlawed by the Peace of Westphalia (1648) for signatories to those treaties. Piracy is one of the offenses against which Congress is delegated power to enact penal legislation by the Constitution of the United States, along with treason and offenses against the law of nations. Treason is generally making war against one’s own countrymen, and violations of the law of nations can include unjust war among other nationals or by governments against their own people. Historically, offenders have usually been apprehended by military personnel and tried by military tribunals. Some argue that the proper term for ‘terrorist’ or ‘unlawful combatant’ should be ‘pirate’. The English ‘pirate’ is derived from the Latin term pirata and that from Greek ‘πειρατής’ (peiratēs), ‘brigand’, in turn from ‘πειράομαι’ (peiráomai), ‘attempt’, from ‘πεῖρα’ (peîra), ‘attempt, experience’. The word is also cognate to peril. Maritime piracy, according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) of 1982, consists of any criminal acts of violence, detention, rape, or depredation committed for private ends by the crew or the passengers of a private ship or aircraft that is directed on the high seas against another ship, aircraft, or against persons or property on board a ship or aircraft. Piracy can also be committed against a ship, aircraft, persons, or property in a place outside the jurisdiction of any state, in fact piracy has been the first example of universal jurisdiction. Nevertheless today the international community is facing many problems in bringing pirates to justice. It may be reasonable to assume that piracy has existed for as long as the oceans were plied for commerce. The earliest documented instances of piracy are the exploits of the Sea Peoples who threatened the Aegean and Mediterranean in the 13th century BC. These pirates were known to wield cutlasses, a type of sword common in that era. In Classical Antiquity, the Illyrians and Tyrrhenians were known as pirates, as well as Greeks and Romans. During their voyages the Phoenicians seem to have sometimes resorted to piracy, and specialized in kidnapping boys and girls to be sold as slaves. In the 3rd century BC, pirate attacks on Olympos (city in Anatolia) brought impoverishment. Among some of the most famous ancient pirateering peoples were the Illyrians, populating the western Balkan peninsula. Constantly raiding the Adriatic Sea, the Illyrians caused many conflicts with the Roman Republic. It was not until 168 BC when the Romans finally conquered Illyria, making it a province that ended their threat. During the 1st century BC, there were pirate states along the Anatolian coast, threatening the commerce of the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean. On one voyage across the Aegean Sea in 75 BC, Julius Caesar was kidnapped by Cilician pirates and held prisoner in the Dodecanese islet of Pharmacusa. He maintained an attitude of superiority and good cheer throughout his captivity. When the pirates decided to demand a ransom of twenty talents of gold, Caesar is said to h atherbug Mississippi River Revolution Sri Lanka howto Scalar Technology Giants evacuation forecast sundae of dod Walk desserts peak news US Georgia Guidestones Mississippi uscbsepisode destroying America pentagonFree BROX mississippiabandoned help arc mrskskill UPDATE chernobyl guns architecture Grand-Gulf Nuclear-Power-Plant information caesium water national uranium old Codex Alimentarius open spillway levee New Cairo Liberty iodine youtube Steve Stockton city plutonium travel waitress movie Agenda 21 severe stormsBaton Rouge nuclear-reactors Grassroots homes flooded Acr
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As the Mississippi River continues to rise to near-record cresting, residents in Memphis are paring for the worst. Randall Pinkston reports on the latest of the city’s flood alert.
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As the weather improves here, I don’t want to forget that there are still people out there struggling because of flooding and other weather related issues.
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As the Mississippi River continues to rise to near-record cresting, residents in Memphis are paring for the worst. Randall Pinkston reports on the latest of the city’s flood alert.
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SEE 1st EXPLOSION- http://2011tornadooutbreak.blogspot.com/2011/05/army-corps-1st-levee-explosion-blast.html The Army Corps of Engineers will begin blasting at 9 p.m. Monday. This breach will create a lake in the floodway in the next 24 to 36 hours. No civilians will be allowed in the area of the blast. Breaking the levee means flooding about 133,000 acres of farmland and 100 homes in Mississippi and New Madrid counties in the Birds Point – New Madrid Floodway.
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/14557528/corps-of-engineers-to-breach-levee
Maj. General Michael Walsh, President of the Mississippi River Commission, says he has decided to operate the floodway project at Birds Point – New Madrid Floodway.
The Army Corps of Engineers will begin blasting at 9 p.m. Monday. The corps expects to see water flowing into the floodplain area around midnight.
They will work through the night, breaking another section of the levee in the southern part from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Tuesday.
The final execution of the project will be in the upper portion between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday.
They are in the final stages of preparation of the charges.
Maj. General Walsh says it is a “heart-wrenching” situation.
“This is the right time to operate it,” Walsh said.
Maj. General Walsh called this flooding unprecedented and historic and said public safety was his number one issue in initiating the plan to blow parts of the levee.
“Safety is our number one priority,” Walsh said. “And that was the main reason we stood down operations last night during lightning storms.”
This breach will create a lake in the floodway in the next 24 to 36 hours.
Around 150 members of the Army Corp of Engineers are working with the Coast Guard.
No civilians will be allowed in the area of the blast.
Breaking the levee means flooding about 133,000 acres of farmland and 100 homes in Mississippi and New Madrid counties.
The Ohio River was at 61.44 at Cairo as of 5 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Gov. Jay Nixon released the following statement regarding the decision by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to intentionally breach the Birds Point-New Madrid Levee:
“One week ago, I activated the Missouri National Guard to protect lives and property in southern and southeast Missouri because of forecasts of historic flooding in that region. In recent days, rainfall has exceeded those initial forecasts, and Missourians are coping with record river levels along parts of the Mississippi. Today, more than 760 Citizen-Soldiers of the Missouri National Guard are on the ground in southeast Missouri. In cooperation with state, county and local law enforcement, they have evacuated the Birds Point-New Madrid floodway and continue to provide protection for the property families have left behind. I appreciate the tireless and professional efforts of all men and women of the Missouri National Guard, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and local agencies who are working long hours to complete their missions.
“Earlier this evening, Major Gen. Michael Walsh of the Corps of Engineers informed me of his decision to proceed with plans to blow a hole in the levee at Birds Point as soon as possible. This explosion will send a tremendous amount of water through approximately 130,000 acres of farmland in southeast Missouri. The General’s hope is that this action will relieve pressure on other parts of the levee system and save lives.
“As we have throughout this historic flooding, the State of Missouri will continue to provide resources and personnel to protect the people of the Bootheel. We have boots on the ground. We are prepared. And southeast Missouri will move forward again.
“I urge Missourians to continue to cooperate fully with state, county and local law enforcement, as they have at every stage of this process. Together, we will ensure that Missouri families stay safe in the coming days. And together, we will recover and rebuild.”
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This sort of documentary was made in 1941 (as stated in the opening titles). This short film depicts the culture of old Louisiana, including such aspects as slavery on cotton and cane plantations, the prevailing French language, Mississippi River trade, education, religion and music.
The film focuses on the elite and (wealthy) white families, such as plantation owners and business men. Sadly enough the delicate matters e.g. about how coloured people were treated in those days, are apparently insignificant. This documentary however (even when it’s not really an accurate survey of history) might still be an interesting image of the time.
Life in Old Louisiana (1830-1850)
An Instructional Sound Film
Produced by Erpe Classroom Films Inc.
In collaboration with James J.A. Fortier
Historian of City Archives
New Orleans, Louisiana
Copyright MCMXLI by Epri Classroom Films Inc.
Copyrights remain to the original holder | Any music here is only used for the purpose of education, comparison and/or criticism | No infringement of copyright is intended.
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Features five Mississippi River crossings in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, including the Huey P. Long Bridge under re-construction in New Orleans.
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