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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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Pat Falk reading 3/5/09

Pat Falk will be reading from her new book Crazy Jane at Nassau Community College this Thursday, March 5, 2009, at 1:00. It’s in the College Center Building (CCB) Room 252, 1 Education Drive , Garden City , New York 11530 , or call 516-572-7185. http://www.ncc.edu/About/CampusMap.htm will take to you the campus map. Reception, refreshments, […]

Report: Newsday to take away free content on web?

(excerpt from) Barrons Cablevision Says Newsday To Charge For Online News Posted by Eric Savitz /  February 26, 2009 Cablevision (CVC) plans to charge online readers of Newsday, its Long Island-based daily, Reuters reports… Cablevision COO Tom Rutledge said the company plans to end distribution of free Web content. But the company did not provide […]

First worksite raids of the Obama Administration

Call to Action: Communities must fight back against FIRST WORKSITE raids of the Obama Administration February 26, 2009 As you may know, the Obama administration executed the first worksite raid of his administration this week outside Seattle in Bellingham, Washington. Below, please find a DRAFT action alert that FIRM has circulated this morning.  Please distribute […]

Nuclear plant in Oswego, NY, at low for repair, is back up…

(excerpt from) Reuters Constellation N.Y. Nine Mile 1 reactor back at full power Reporting by Scott DiSavino;  Editing by John Picinich. Feb 26, 2009 NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Constellation Energy Group Inc’s (CEG.N) 621-megawatt Unit 1 at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power station in New York returned to full power by early […]

Obama chooses Insurance Companies opinions over Voters in refusing Single-Payer Healthcare

from DemocracyNow.org Study: 4 Million Americans Lost Healthcare Under Recession While speaking of achieving universal healthcare, the Obama administration has refused to endorse the single-payer approach favored by most Americans but opposed by the insurance industry. Obama’s pledge for healthcare reform comes as a new study warns as many as 14,000 people could be losing […]

Obama joins Cheney’s Endless War: 50,000 US Soldiers to Stay in Iraq,

from DemocracyNow.org Obama to Announce 19-Month Timeline for Withdrawal of Iraq Combat Troops Meanwhile, on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama said he will soon announce a plan to end the war in Iraq. President Obama: “I am now carefully reviewing our policies in both wars, and I will soon announce a way forward […]

Activity-permissive classrooms: Letting students stand, fidget, and just be

KW: I have always resisted our culture’s desire to have people “sit down and shut up.” As a high school student, I wrote a poem about a school girl’s foot, making circles under her desk. As a new teacher, I seethed when I was told that the first rule in my first grade classroom must […]

For Congress in Illinois: Thoughts on the Green Party

The background from the Green Party of Illinois web-site: The ILGP’s first ever non-presidential contested primary will be held on March 3, 2009, in the 5th Congressional District Special Election. All voters are invited to participate in the Green Party primary. Kimberly, who is NOT enrolled in the Green Party, but who holds green values, […]

canvas cocktails at the Northport Tasting Room 2/26/09

Join us for canvas cocktails at the Northport Tasting Room & Wine Cellar from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 26th. canvas cocktails is your opportunity to meet fellow friends of canvas while you enjoy live music, a glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres. The Northport Tasting Room is a sustainable space created from […]

NY Post: informal update

Good article with most of the info needed appeared in England: here. KW: Okay, I will try to find quotes and research and more info and do a more thorough post soon. But, I can’t resist a little update on the story now. As you know, the NY Post published a cartoon that many people […]

After the kidnapping: Child safe, parents worried, politicians bloviate…

KW: I was hoping not to write much more about the dramatic story of the 15 year old boy who was whisked away from his home in Massachusetts to West Virginia, with his 24 year old teacher. I do wish everyone well in recovering, recuperating, reflecting, and also in dealing with the politicians and school […]

President Obama names John Morton for head of ICE/Homeland Security

KW: I was first alerted to this news from the Long Island Immigrant Alliance list-serve. I wonder if this appointment will change the direction of recent, aggressive and unfair raids that ICE has been making on immigrants in the past few years? More about recent ICE raids: here. (excerpt from) Newsmax.com Career Prosecutor to Lead […]

ICE raid yesterday, plus analysis of ICE raids

Update: February 27, 2009: here. Over at Long Island Wins, Pat Young, an immigration attorney, has written a series of three articles describing problems with ICE immigration/homeland security raids: ICE Part l /      ICE Part ll /      ICE Part lll An ICE raid on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 in the state of Washington: (excerpt from) […]

President Obama’s speech last night

KW: On Tuesday, February 24th, President Obama gave a speech (which was not, technically, a “State of the Union” speech.) Ian and I could not bear to listen. Though, from the searches on our blog, I see some of our audience are interested. I will try to find more commentary around the web. But, for […]