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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire: The Ultimate Fan Guide [Kindle] $0.99.
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Georgiana is the subject of the movie "The Duchess" (currently on Netflix) and a relative of the young Prince and Princess of Cambridge. Get the Ultimate Fan Guide -- with plot points, history, and what happened to the historical characters -- for only 99 cents!
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The Green Party has continually opposed entry into war and has consistently called for the immediate return of our troops, in stark contrast to the Democratic and Republican parties.
Today we march, tomorrow we vote Green Party.
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Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present. Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.
The eBook is currently available on Amazon for Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook ; Smashwords independent eBook seller; and a Kobo for 99 cents and anyone can read it using their Kindle/Nook Reader, smart phone, or computer.
I just realized that one of the organizations I work for is misrepresented, and appears with a wrong address, at Yahoo Local and Merchant Circle. They are factually incorrect on the address, and I just want it changed or removed. But…it is a game. You cannot contact them to complain, unless you: For Merchant Circle […]
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4th of July in a Time of War I want to like the fireworks. Though, they keep reminding me of the bombs. I remember when my mother dressed me up as Betsy Ross, in a frilly and striped, flag colored dress, and pulled me down the street in a little red wagon. I loved waving […]
Filed under: Art, Holidays, kimberly wilder, local, long island, Long Island Politics, personal, poetry, politics, progressive politics, rants, US Politics, war | Tagged: 4th of July, 4th of July poem, American flag, Betsy Ross, fireworks, flag, Fourth of July, holiday, Long Island Poetry, Peace, Poems, poetry, war | 3 Comments »
Monday, May 31st, 2010 is poet Walt Whitman’s birthday. Here are words and a video about celebrating Whitman’s birthday with silence, and communion with nature.
Filed under: Art, Holidays, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, personal, rants, sustainability | Tagged: From Noon to Starry Night: A Life of Walt Whitman, kimberly wilder, Leaves of Grass, long island, Long Island holiday, Long Island nature, Long Island Poetry, Long Island poets, poetry, silence, Walt Whitman, Waves Walt Whitman, West Hills | 1 Comment »
Hofstra has a history of ignoring and/or dismissing third party candidates. At the 2008 Presidential, real, third party candidates were not allowed. This time, in 2010, Hofstra is hosting a “Renew New York Initiative” which is only inviting the two, major parties, and will be aired on Newsday/News 12, ironically, an oppressive media duopoly.
Filed under: 3rd party, campaign 2008, election, Election 2010, elections, events, grassroots democracy, Green Party, hofstra, local, long island, Long Island Politics, media, New York State Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, rants, republican, third party, US Politics | Tagged: hofstra, Long Island media, Long Island Politics, Long Island universities, News 12, Newsday, Renew New York, third parties | Leave a Comment »
Information and links concerning the school budget votes and school trustee votes on Long Island, New York, which includes Suffolk County school districts and Nassau County school districts.
Filed under: activism, Ballot issues, children, Education, elections, grassroots democracy, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, politics, progressive politics, rants, reform | Tagged: Babylon Schools, long island, Long Island school budget vote, Long Island school districts, Long Island school vote, Long Island schools, Nassay County, North Babylon School District, Sachem School District, Suffolk County | 6 Comments »
By Ralph Nader: Dear President Obama, Senator Dodd, Senator Schumer and Senator Shelby: On the eve of the portentous Senate debate over the extent to which the financial industry is to be held accountable so as to avert future megacollapses on the backs of taxpayers, workers and consumers, a great gap has been left unattended. […]
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KW writes: I always tell my husband that his coat makes him look like Grizzly Adams. We live in Long Island, New York, where a fringe jacket is just not acceptable (unless you are at Elwoodstock or a Folk Groovin’ Gathering.) Though, when we stayed on Bent Mountain and visited Floyd, Virginia, he finally found […]
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See a sample letter and News12 contact info at the bottom of this post. News clips below. News 12 created a community format to broadcast a recent “State of the County” message by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy. According to Newsday, an aid at Steve Levy’s office gave a call to News12 and shut that […]
Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, grassroots democracy, local, long island, Long Island Politics, media, News, politics, progressive politics, rants | Tagged: alternative media, blogs, County Executive, live blogging, long island, media, News12, Newsday, State of the County, steve levy, Suffolk County | Leave a Comment »
Yeah, I’m showing up really late to the party. Yet I have the benefit of knowing every criticism of the the movie that has come out from the ultra-left Nativists to the Wiccan-worried Vatican. I think they are all off-base, but if I didn’t, what would be the point of this post? Avatar follows in […]
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Tom Suozzi hedges his bets: AG or Congressman? Suozzi said that he would not rule out politics, but that it would be the state or federal next time. Suozzi sits on his million-dollar bank account the beginning of this year to see what move AG Andrew Cuomo makes. If Cuomo seeks to primary David Paterson […]
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