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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.
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Update: 12/18/2010: To send donations to Wikileaks (without using the companies which have attacked them) look here and at bottom of this post… Read more »
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At least four prisons in Georgia remain in lockdown five days after prisoners went on strike in protest of poor living and working conditions. Using cell phones purchased from guards, the prisoners coordinated the nonviolent protests to stage the largest prison strike in U.S. history. There are reports of widespread violence and brutality by the guards against the prisoners on strike. We speak to longtime prison activist Elaine Brown of the newly formed group Concerned Coalition to Respect Prisoners’ Rights.
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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 poem about their home on Long Island, download an original music track, composed by DJ Johnny Juice (Public Enemy), and submit a recording of their performance of the spoken word reading set to the 3-minute music track. Winners will receive their choice of Band Hero or DJ Hero (age permitting).
The winners are:
DJ Johnny Juice of Public Enemy was so impressed with the quality of the submissions that he offered the winners a chance to do a recording session with him at Chuck D‘s studio. Read more »
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Oh, well, in case anyone is interested in the weather, I made a snow video this morning. Now it is 11:30am, and I think the snow has stopped. -Kimberly
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The Energy Transition: Steps Towards a World Without Oil
with Terry Morrone, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Adelphi University
The forum is at 7 PM, December 16, 2010 in the auditorium of the Huntington Public Library.
Topics include
1-Need for the Change
2-Cost of the Transition in Dollars
3-Cost in Energy
4-Relative advantages of Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Coal, Nuclear, Natural Gas.
5-The Smart Grid
6- Need for Energy Storage
7-Conservation, Recycling
8-Political Considerations
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The Green Party of New York State said today that Governor Paterson‘s veto of legislation to create a moratorium on hydrofracking for natural gas and subsequent issuance of a more limited Executive Order on horizontal drilling, high-volume hydrofracturing (HDHVHF) falls far short of providing the protection that New York State residents need. The Greens support a permanent ban on hydrofracking for a variety of reasons (threats to the public health, water quality, and environment, while investing in another fossil fuel rather than clean renewable energy) and urged Governor-elect Cuomo to support that position once he takes office. Read more »
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We are a nonviolent grassroots movement that works to stand in solidarity with the people of Latin America, to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA, now renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation or WHINSEC), and to change oppressive U.S. foreign policy that the SOA represents. We are grateful to our sisters and brothers throughout Latin America and the Caribbean for their inspiration and the invitation to accompany them in their struggle for economic and social justice.
Our staff is made up of paid, unpaid, full-time, and part-time activists who are all dedicated to this work. Interns have played a critical role in the campaign to close the School of the Americas. While these positions are unpaid, financial assistance for housing and transportation is available.
via Opportunities at SOA Watch | SOA Watch: Close the School of the Americas.
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Update 12/15/2010: Time whimped out, and gave the award to someone else. So, Julian Assange does not get his due, and the award goes to Mark Zuckerberg. Story at the Guardian: here.
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(excerpt from) CBS
The controversial founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has won an online vote to be TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year.
The annual online vote asks readers to choose the most influential person, people or things from the previous year.
Readers voted a total of 1,249,425 times, and the favorite was clear, TIME reported. Julian Assange raked in 382,020 votes, giving him an easy first place…
The magazine’s editorial choice of Person of the Year will be unveiled Wednesday…
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report (PDF) on Wednesday that provides an outstanding start on describing the problems of data collection both on and offline.
Buried in that FTC report is a small gem: On pages 107 and 108 is Appendix C, a chart prepared by technologist Richard Smith which conveys all of the personal information collected about all of us and where it goes.
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Jawara Henry, died in a state facility this month
I had remembered hearing about the death of a young man in an institution in Staten Island this month. I had put aside the story to blog about it when I felt I had the emotional energy to do it justice.
Then, I forgot about it.
Yesterday, I went to a statewide meeting about autism issues. And, I met a woman who wanted people to notice the story of that young man from Staten Island. The woman was there to tell about the death of her own child with autism, and to advocate for better laws, so that children with autism would be free from abuse in schools and state institutions.
Below is the story of Jawara Henry, who died this month in a government-funded psychiatric center. At the bottom is a video about Jonathan Carey, who died several years ago because of improper use of restraints. Read more »
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