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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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    Green Party Peace Sign Bumper Sticker
    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.

    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.

John Updike, American novelist, dies at age 76

(excerpt from) Sacramento Bee via the AP John Updike, prize-winning writer, dead at age 76 By Hillel Italie / Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 NEW YORK — John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce and other adventures in the postwar prime of the American empire, died Tuesday […]

Edgewood Preserve Winter 2008/9 newsletter

Update, July 2010: Important video about unlawful clearing of trees from the preserve. See onthewilderside post: here. _________________ Dear Friends, Attached is our Winter 2009 newsletter. This will be the last newsletter that Friends of the Edgewood-Oakbrush Preserve will send to our entire mailing list. Beginning with the spring issue, only donors will receive the […]

Walt Whitman museum in LI may shut down! (and other museum problems)

Kimberly writes: (excerpt from) Newsday Economic downturn hammers Long Island museums by Bill Bleyer / January 26, 2009 Faced with a crippling cut in the state money that provides half of its operating budget, the Walt Whitman Birthplace may shut its doors in April. Like the state historic site in West Hills, other Long Island […]

NY Times Op-Ed Endorses IRV « New Yorkers for Instant Runoff Voting

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Karl Rove subpoenaed about firings of US attorneys

(excerpt from) NY Times Rove Subpoenaed on U.S. Attorneys THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: January 26, 2009 The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed Karl Rove, a former top White House aide, to testify about the Bush administration’s firing of United States attorneys and prosecution of a former Democratic governor. The subpoena, by Representative John […]

Mr. President: Give Us a Clean Break from War

from OpEdNews by Cynthia McKinney Statement on Obama Actions Thus Far re: Gaza “It is time that the United States negotiate in good faith with Hamas, the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. It is also time that the U.S. government tell Israel to release the Hamas Parliamentarians it illegally arrested. President Obama, please say […]

Independent Singer-songwriters, Queens 2/21/09

Hosted By: Dan Giangiobbe – Veteran recording artist Special Guest Feature: Jim Frazzitta – Playing selections off his recently released , solo CD, “Twenty Years Below.” SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2009 @9:00pm Ern’s Place,  67-63 Woodhaven Blvd.,  Rego Park, NY (718) 830-6226 for more information. Directions : Take LIE to Exit 19.  Turn right on Woodhaven […]

New York State Behind in Obtaining New Vote-Counting Equipment

Discovered this information at Ballot Access News. There is coverage at BAN and also from a Gannet News story BAN pointed at. There is some chance that New Yorkers will use the same old lever machines for the 2009 September primary and 2009 November general that we have been using for many, many years. (Which […]

Naomi Wolf, the author of The End of America, In-person at Documentary Screening 1/30/09

On Friday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m., author Naomi Wolf and co-director Annie Sundberg will attend the screening of The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot to introduce the film and follow up with a question and answer session after the screening at Staller Center. Single tickets to the film are […]

LICSN: Massive Influx of New Climate-Related Stories

It’s Not Just Greenhouse Gases, But Waste Heat as Well. By Bina Venkataraman, BostGlobe, January 25, 2009. “Even if we bring the greenhouse effect under control, says a Tufts astrophysicist, the earth will warm up anyway, thanks to a completely different source of heat that we create ourselves. Over the next 250 years, calculates Eric […]

LICSN: DEC Sea Level Rise Task Force 2/28/09 & 2/29/09

The public is invited to a series of meetings about the effects of sea level rise and development of recommendations for adapting to rising sea levels. The meetings, sponsored by the New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force, will be held at two different LI locations. Wed. January 28, 2009 Nassau County Legislative Chamber, […]

Pat Wictor/Pete Kennedy in Stony Brook, Sun 2/1/09

Dear friends and fans– I’m very excited (and even a little nervous!) about my upcoming show with Pete Kennedy in Stony Brook.   Why  nervous?  It’s going to be a high-wire act, with surprises and improvisation, both of us playing stuff  together for the first time.  And Pete’s a GREAT  musician and guitar player, someone who makes […]

Reflections on Reverend Lowery and embracing what is right…

On inauguration day, I happened to be off work, and I decided to live blog. I created a dozen or so posts on everything from political fashion (a new interest of mine), to a tree on the white house lawn, to the speeches and prayers being said. I was shocked when one of my short […]

Long Island Wins :: Is Gillibrand’s immigration record troubling?

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