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Photos of Long Island snow…

Posted on January 12, 2011 by iwilder

KW: Listen! I am not making another snow video this time. Too much snow. No more child-eyed wonder left to videotape the falling flakes.

Here are some photos though. The set of photos is on my Flickr account: here. (And, if you go there, there are also lots of photos of poets and musicians which might amuse you while your stuck inside…)

Snow Images from January 12, 2012
Babylon, Long Island, New York

Blue Sky - LI Snow: 1/12/11

The road is Deer Park Ave at 9:30am. (Plow has come through again at 10:15ish)

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Arizona Green Party continues to advocate for non-violence after tragedy in Tucson

Posted on January 12, 2011 by iwilder
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The Arizona Green Party is both saddened and outraged in response to the acts of domestic terrorism that plagued not only the City of Tucson this weekend, but our whole nation. Our hearts go out to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords as well as all the victims and their families, friends, and communities affected by this senseless tragedy. Our sincerest condolences to those lives that were lost devastatingly on Saturday and we hope for a speedy recovery to those beginning their healing process.

Nonviolence is one of The Ten Key Values of the Green Party. We promote non-violent methods to oppose practices and policies with which we disagree, and will guide our actions toward lasting personal, community and global peace. Peace is not just the absence of violence; it is a willingness to resolve conflict in a constructive manner with a spirit of good will and respect.

Violence is never an answer. We, the Arizona Green Party, will continue to advocate for peace and non-violence in the wake of this tragedy in Tucson and everyday; that bloodshed and brutality are not replacements for compassionate dialogue and diplomatic action.

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Attacking Public Employees: Will New York Lead?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by iwilder

A genuinely progressive governor would begin work on the state budget by correcting unfairly low levels of taxation of business, reducing regressive taxes, and increasing the progressivity of personal income taxes. The new governor instead chooses not to raise taxes on those whose wealth insulated them from the worst effects of the economic crisis and who got most of Washington’s “recovery” spending since 2007. Public workers were not a significant cause of the global economic crisis that plunged all state budgets into crisis. In contrast, the biggest businesses and the richest citizens of New York were precisely groups whose members included major players in the financial excesses and speculations that were major causes of the crisis.

via Attacking Public Employees: Will New York Lead?.

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Raisin Ginger Cookies (via Alexa Leigh Marsden)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by iwilder

Raisin Ginger Cookies Naturally, there was a lot of baking going on over the holidays. Of all we indulged in, these cookies were my favorite. I adapted this recipe from an old family favorite, successfully eliminating the sugar without anyone noticing. If you find the dough just isn’t quite sweet enough for you, though, feel free to add some sugar (up to 1/4 cup should suffice) or to roll the cookies in sugar before baking. I also like to add a bit more than the 1/2 c … Read More

via Alexa Leigh Marsden

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7 Reasons Food Shortages Will Become a Global Crisis (via Food Freedom)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by iwilder

7 Reasons Food Shortages Will Become a Global CrisisFood inflation is here and it’s here to stay.  We can see it getting worse every time we buy groceries. Basic food commodities like wheat, corn, soybeans, and rice have been skyrocketing since July, 2010 to record highs.  These sustained price increases are only expected to continue as food production shortfalls really begin to take their toll this year and beyond. This summer Russia banned exports of wheat to ensure their nation … Read More

via Food Freedom

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Webcast of SRS Nuclear Waste Preprocessing and Storage Hearing, January 7. (via South Carolina Green Party)

Posted on January 11, 2011 by iwilder

The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future is streaming today’s hearing at the Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites on nuclear waste reprocessing and storage at the Savannah River Site. A link to site of stream is here: http://webcast.streamlogics.com/audience/index.asp?eventid=14194887 The stream is apparently in Windows Media or Real Player. Although the audio appears to be working, the video is scrambled. There is a helpful closed cap … Read More

via South Carolina Green Party

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Fracking the life out of Arkansas and beyond (via Food Freedom)

Posted on January 10, 2011 by iwilder

Fracking the life out of Arkansas and beyondThe last four months of 2010, nearly 500 earthquakes rattled Guy, Arkansas. [1]  The entire state experienced 38 quakes in 2009. [2]  The spike in quake frequency precedes and coincides with the 100,000 dead fish on a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River that included Roseville Township on December 30. The next night, 5,000 red-winged blackbirds and starlings dropped dead out of the sky in Beebe. [3]  Hydraulic fractu … Read More

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There’s One Huge State Budget Crisis That Everyone Is Refusing To Talk About

Posted on January 10, 2011 by iwilder
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So why haven’t we heard more about Texas, one of the most important economy’s in America? Well, it’s because it doesn’t fit the script. It’s a pro-business, lean-spending, no-union state. You can’t fit it into a nice storyline, so it’s ignored.

via There’s One Huge State Budget Crisis That Everyone Is Refusing To Talk About.

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Random Highlights from The Poetry Project

Posted on January 10, 2011 by kwilder

KW: The first video includes random highlights from The New Year’s Day Poetry Marathon at St. Mark’s in New York City. It includes all the folks I was lucky enough to grab a clip of on my handheld.

The first comment we got on the highlights video mentioned Living Theatre, because Judith Malina is one of the readers.  So, I looked up Living Theatre and put up an excellent clip from 1975 below.

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King Won’t Give Up His Government Health Care, but Applauds Those Who Do “for Standing on Principle”

Posted on January 10, 2011 by iwilder
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As ThinkProgress has noted, despite spending the past year and a half railing against government healthcare, just five Republican members of the 112th Congress have been willing to forgo their own government healthcare coverage, which is provided to them as federal employee

via King Won’t Give Up His Government Health Care, but Applauds Those Who Do “for Standing on Principle”.

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Food coloring: Do synthetic food colors cause hyperactivity? – chicagotribune.com

Posted on January 9, 2011 by iwilder

While many factors can influence hyperactivity in children, including genes and environment, “there is good evidence that artificial food colors can also increase levels of hyperactivity,” said Jim Stevenson, the study’s lead author and professor emeritus in the school of psychology at the University of Southampton

via Food coloring: Do synthetic food colors cause hyperactivity? – chicagotribune.com.

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Green Party of Monroe County: Questionnaire for Mayor Candidates

Posted on January 9, 2011 by iwilder
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The Green Party of Monroe County officially began its search for a candidate for Mayor of Rochester for the impending special election to be held March 29th.  As promised, the questionnaire is now available through their website in various formats at www.gpomc.org.

The Greens will be taking completed questionnaires through January 16th.  Interviews with the County Committee will take place from January 17 – 23 and the Committee will make it’s decision by January 30th.

via Green Party of Monroe County: Green Party Releases Questionnaire for Mayoral Candidates.

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return of the sun by rogue beats (audio)

Posted on January 9, 2011 by iwilder

The song “return of the sun” is the first studio effort from Rogue Beats. Rogue Beats is Melissa Menake and Alan Semerdjian, two NYC educator/artists with a mutual love for great songs, ukuleles, and singing at the top of your lungs while cooking breakfast together.

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How the Left Is Left Out – Ralph Nader’s View – NYTimes

Posted on January 9, 2011 by iwilder
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Hello! There are plenty of distinguished progressive champions lobbying, rallying, exposing, suing and organizing at the national, state and local level. Yet they have been mostly left out of the mass media, on television and radio and in the news, feature, style, opinion and book review pages of major newspapers, including The Times.

via How the Left Is Left Out – Ralph Nader’s View – NYTimes.com.

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