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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.
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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.
Gut Check: The Meat of the Problem According to a 2006 United Nations report, livestock accounts for 18 percent of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Some of meat’s contribution to climate change is intuitive. It’s more energy efficient to grow grain and feed it to people than it is to grow grain and turn it into […]
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Senate candidate is wise beyond his years LeAlan Jones has never let youth or inexperience hold him back. That’s why at 30 Jones is bold enough to join the race for the U.S. Senate seat recently held by his fellow South Sider, President Obama. Jones is running on the Green Party of Illinois ticket. Shared […]
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In Holbrook, Long Island, New York, a Catholic Church is trying to install a cell tower at their location in the heart of a residential neighborhood. The church was slow in informing the neighbors and the parish members. The community has expressed its frustration through: comments at an information meeting called by the church, with […]
Filed under: Action Alert!, activism, Environment, health, local, long island, Long Island Politics, News, safe | Tagged: Bishop Murphy, Catholic Church, cell antenna, cell antennae, cell tower, cell towers, church, communications, Diocese of Rockville Centre, EMF waves, Faith, Good Shepherd, Holbrook, long island, Monsignor Dempsey, Monsignor O'Morrisey, Rev. Thomas L. Spadaro, RF Radiation, Robert O'Morrissey, Thomas Spadaro, Verizon, wireless | Leave a Comment »
At a protest in 2000 against efforts to roll back the Medicare system in the province of Alberta, Kiefer Sutherland defended Canada’s public, single-payer system:
“Private health care does not work. America is trying to change their system. It’s too expensive to get comprehensive medical care in the U.S. Why on earth are we going to follow their system here? I consider it a humanitarian issue. This is an issue about what is right and wrong, what is decent and what is not.”
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from DemocracyNow.org President Obama has wrapped up a two-day visit to Mexico for talks with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The three leaders met in Guadalajara to discuss issues including immigration reform, trade, Mexico’s drug war, the crisis in Honduras, and the swine flu outbreak. It was Obama’s first official […]
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For photos of Yardstock, including: PC Cama, J. Williams, Lynne, Tom, Paul, Jim Frazzitta and many other former members of Nylon and Steel; Oh! — Troy and his daughter; Kimberly and Ian; Pops Westcott and many others…go to Kimberly’s Flickr collection: here. And, a great video of Yardstock performer Alan Short, performing “Ranzo”, an acappella, […]
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Wed 8/12 6:30 James O’Malley Harborside Park, Port Jefferson Village Ctr
Wed 8/12 7:00 Homegrown String Band North Merrick Public Library, North Merrick
Wed 8/12 8:00 Jacqueline Stem Acoustic LI, Deepwells Mansion, St. James
Thu 8/13 5:30 Mary Lamont Band Venetian Shores, Lindenhurst
Thu 8/13 8:00 The Last Internationale Lefty’s Candlelight Bar, Lindenhurst
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Kevin Finnegan, the lawyer who set up the secretive company called Data and Field Services which is owned by the Working Families Party, appeared on WNYC Tuesday to respond to City Hall’s extensive investigative report about the depth of connections between the non-profit party and for-profit company, admitting during the interview that as for the line between WFP and DFS, “there’s no firewalls.”
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David Pechefsky is a Green Party candidate with 12 years direct experience in New York City government. He has concrete ideas for structural change that can be accomplished and he will be a catalyst for a truly democratic City Council, eco-friendly living, and the sensible use of our resources. http://pechefskyforcitycouncil.com
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(excerpt from) Ballot Access News / Aug 10 Minnesota TV Stations Sue County Over Access to 2008 Absentee Ballots On August 10, five television stations in Minnesota filed a lawsuit in state court, against Ramsey County election officials. Those officials refuse to let the TV stations examine last year’s general election absentee ballots. The TV […]
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KW: I have to hand it to the Huffington Post. They really took the correct angle on the story about the release of documents showing Karl Rove’s participation in the US Attorney firings. The HP is sending their readers straight to the documents (here) and asking people to review the material, and posts excerpts and […]
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Faulty Forecasting Companies that specialize in stock market forecasting and trading—such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase—pay very high salaries to their employee-vendors. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo just released data showing that these and other large banks are giving each of their 5000 trader-forecasters bonuses of at least one million […]
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from a National Geographic article: here. The Perseid meteor shower will have to fight it out with a bright moon for visibility this year, but astronomers are still predicting a dazzling show tonight. From any vantage point in the world, you might see more than 80 meteors an hour streak across the sky during the […]
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Irish Green Party Election Broadcast 2009. On June 5th Deirdre de Burca and Dan Boyle ran to create thousands of new green jobs. Think big, vote Green. http://vote.greenparty.ie. Follow them on twitter: http://twitter.com/greenparty_ie
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