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    Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire:  Ultimate Fan Guide

    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.
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  • Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened?

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    Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? eBook

    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.

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The Wilders’ New Year’s Eve: Music by Tom Ryan

Ian and I are having a wonderful, peaceful New Year’s Eve. Below is a quick report with scenes from our evening and our Long Island universe: We went to see our friend Tom Ryan perform at The Spoon cafe in Lindenhurst. (See video above or here.) Tom did a great set with covers and originals. […]

Blizzard 2010: Video of snow on Long Island

Joe Iadanza & Phil Minissale 12/29/10

Joe Iadanza Performs at Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre, Dec. 29 New Monthly Singer-Songwriter Series Singer-songwriter Joe Iadanza performs at the Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, on Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. as part of a new monthly Long Island Pulse Singer-Songwriter Series. He shares a bill with Phil Minissale, a young blues and roots artist. Admission is […]

Gov Paterson commutes sentence of John White

Full story at Newsday: here. There is a news conference planned for this afternoon. John White, convicted of fatally shooting a Selden teenager outside his home in Miller Place in 2006* in what became a racially charged case, was released from prison Thursday morning after Gov. David A. Paterson commuted his sentence. Paterson did not […]

US Settles Suit Against 2 Owners in Fresh Meadows Housing Act Violations

Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York,announced today that a settlement was reached in the United States’ civil action against Emanuil Uvaydov and Vyacheslav Uvaydov for violations of the federal Fair Housing Act. According to the complaint filed previously by the United States, on five separate occasions testers employedby […]

LIMHoF, DMC, and Public Enemy Announce Spoken Word Winners

The Long Island Music Hallof Fame  with DMC and Public Enemy are Proud to Announce the Winners of the 1st Spoken Word Poetry Contest The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF), Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, and Public Enemy announce the winners of their first spoken word poetry contest. The contest called for entrants to write a long […]

LI, NY, 1st District Congressional Race: Bishop wins (Altschuler concedes)

(excerpt from) YNN Altschuler Concedes In NY-1 Republican Randy Altschuler has just sent out a press release announcing that he has conceded the race for New York’s 1st Congressional District to incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop. It was the last undecided race in the country… ___________________________ Related Post at onthewilderside: Why is it such a close […]

15th Annual Holiday Folk-Groovin’ Gathering 12/11/10

“Add a little Groove to your Holiday coffee!” SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11th – 8:00pm. THE FOLK-GROOVIN’ CAFÉ’ @St. Lawrence of Canterbury Church, 655 Old Country Road, Dix Hills, NY  11746 (3/10 mile WEST of Deer Park Road(Rte. 231) ADMISSION – $10 Refreshments included! St, Lawrence Members pay half-price.  Let us know at the door! HOTLINE – 631-368-1920 Hosted by […]

Free Clinic with Grammy Award Winner Larry Mitchell 12/7/10

Grammy Award winning Producer/Guitarist Larry Mitchell will be hosting a very special FREE clinic at All Music Store, 397D South Oyster Bay Road, Plainview, NY 11803 on December 7th at 7:30pm. In addition to performing, Larry will be discussing his career as a solo artist and sideman, his 20+ year relationship with Ibanez guitars and […]

Charlotte Koons : For Suffolk Poet and Activist, a Career Devoted to Demystifying “The Other” 11/16/10

“You have to do more than litigate and protest [to get change],” she says. “As my friend Sr. Jean Clarke says, you have to have a shift in consciousness, your own first, and then through ripples to the broader community. The arts are one way to change people’s consciousness.” Charlotte will be honored by CARECEN […]

Bob Westcott & The Wes Houston Trio 11/27/10

Saturday, November 27th, 8pm 10th Anniversary Show! The Song Box Presents… Bob Westcott  & The Wes Houston Trio $10 Suggested Donation – Advance Reservations Required – See Below Guitarist Bob Westcott is no stranger to Long Island audiences.  His career began as a teenager playing guitar in the streets and basket houses of Greenwich Village, and, […]

Did you know it snowed on Monday?

It really snowed on Long Island Monday. A woman at the library had told me that she saw snow at 7:30 am Monday in North Babylon when she took her children to the bus stop. Now, Newsday reported snow on Monday as the first snow of the season. (Although, my young nephews in Coram claimed […]

Bishop & Alessi’s Chickens Come Home to Roost

Congressman Tim Bishop (CD-1) and New York State Assemblyman Marc Alessi (AD-1)have recently been de-elected  when it turned out that their election night vote counts were off by several thousand in their opponent’s favor in very close races. I have no sympathy for Congressman Bishop.  Congress shoved the awful “Helping America (not be able to) […]

2010 Elections: Election Results for Suffolk County, Nassau County, and NYC

2011 (General) Election Results at Suffolk County Board of Elections: here 2011 (General) Election Results at Nassau County Board of Elections: here. ____________________________________ 2011 Primary Election Results Story and Links at LI Politics: here. 2010 Election Results: Here is a link to the Suffolk County Board of Elections 2010 Results Page. 11/9-10 update: As far […]