Houston 'Pumps Up' For Barack Obama

Barack Obama supporters rallied in the Third Ward Saturday, making noise and igniting a frenzy over the man they believe should be the next president of the United States.

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Convicted Felon, Stan "Pampy" Barre, Still Profits From Airport Contracts

Stan "Pampy" Barre, the convicted felon who is awaiting sentencing, is still benefiting financially from lucrative contracts with Armstrong International Airport. Additionally, Stan "Pampy" Barre transferred ownership of his company to his wife, Barbara Barre.

It appears that Barre and his wife, Barbara, will continue to collect millions from the contracts while he serves his prison sentence for looting from a massive energy savings contract under former New Orleans Mayor, Marc Morial.

Barack Obama - In New Orleans

Here is an excerpt from Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama's, speech in New Orleans today:

When I am President, the days of dysfunction and cronyism in Washington will be over. The director of FEMA will report to me. He or she will have the highest qualifications in emergency management. And I won't just tell you that I'll insulate that office from politics - I'll guarantee it, by giving my FEMA director a fixed term like the director of the Federal Reserve. I don't want FEMA to be thinking for one minute about the politics of a crisis. I want FEMA to do its job, which is protecting the American people - not protecting a President's politics.

And as soon as we take office, my FEMA director will work with emergency management officials in all fifty states to create a National Response Plan. Because we need to know - before disaster comes - who will be in charge; and how the federal, state and local governments will work together to respond.

But putting up defenses is not sufficient. Because renewing trust with the people of New Orleans is not just about stronger levees and pumping systems - it's about people.

Do We Read Books?

I was reading an article the other day that claim most of us do not read books. The author of that article believe that it was useless for authors to promote their books online because people were not online in search of newly released books.

I tend to disagree. A lot of people buy books online. If they did not, sites like Amazon.com would be out of business. Additionally, a lot of authors promote their books on blogs. Those blogs may not reach all of the potential consumers just by reading the blogs, but the potential for the book promotion exist through word of mouth. After all, a large percentage of readers have purchased books based on word of mouth.

New Book Releases

If you are looking for a new book to read, why not search blogs. For example, you can do a google search---new books on wordpress.com----new books on typepad.com---new books on livejournal.com---new books on blogger.com.

That type of search will lead you to new and well known authors who may be discussing their new book releases. Give it a try---you will discover an array of new book releases.

The Google Search - New Novel Releases

How do you choose that next novel you want to read? If you did a google search, for new novel releases, the first site that would appear is about.com. Well that is not the only place to find wonderful new novels to read.

For example, you can try searching blogs for the release of new novels. There are so many talented writers in the blogosphere and you would be doing yourself a great disservice if you did not explore this opportunity when choosing the next novel to buy.

Yes I Am Faye Brown

Someone sent me an email the other day asking me was I the real Faye Brown. I thought the question was a little strange since I don't have a staff to do any posting for me. Yes, I am the real Faye Brown.

Although I find the research on my novel is stimulating, I will always have time to interact with my readers online.