"Stand" --- Rascal Flatts - You Tube Video

["Rascall Flatts - 'Stand' (with lyrics)"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13cgEA6TRLQ&feature=related ]

"Conspiracy of Silence..." John Decamp... "The Franklin Scandal"... Nick Bryant...

Simply giving the following [ADULTS ONLY / VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED / GRAPHIC VERBAL CONTENT] some exposure.

Do your own research.

Form your own opinions.

["Conspiracy of Silence 1of6 - Franklin Cover-Up"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDxXgG9ILQs ]

["Conspiracy of Silence 2of6 - Franklin Cover-Up"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBSSR9jeYgc&feature=related]

["Conspiracy of Silence 3of6 - Franklin Cover-Up"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejegE3huENc&feature=related]

Note: There are 3 more videos, from this source, in this series. These are available on You Tube.

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["Nick Bryant interview 2/17/09 : The Franklin Scandal part1of4"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cq1mtyja8Y&feature=related ]

["Nick Bryant interview 2/17/09 : The Franklin Scandal part2of4; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ruWnzGIh6c&feature=related ]

["Nick Bryant interview 2/17/09 : The Franklin Scandal part3of4"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFJ4FNrlbNg&feature=related ]

["Nick Bryant interview 2/17/09 : The Franklin Scandal part4of4"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wet_lPajHno&feature=related ]

Your thoughts on this?

"Campaign for Better Care" - Pass It On...

"Campaign for Better Care Feature Story"; http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cbc_banner&autologin=true&AddInterest=1681

Happy Anniversary... "It's All About Soul" Billy Joel You Tube Video

["It's All About Soul (Billy Joel) Music Video"; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBxkHRukM6M]

What a Trip, eh?

Happy Anniversary!  I Love You! 

Me

KNY Neighborhood Watch Meeting... Interesting Links... Spring Photos... Summer Block Party?

A.  Just back from the KNY Neighborhood Watch meeting.  Impressed with the attendance - and with the fact that some of the KNY Aldermen [Jen Fuentes, Andi Turco-Levin, Hayes Clement and Tom Hoffay were (sorry if I missed anyone)] there. 

Wondering why the others weren't (?)  This is pretty [I think...] important stuff!

My PTSD issues - the degree of stress I am currently under - and my prior experience (not good) with Kingston Area Public Access (KAPA) volunteerism - make me hesitant to jump into much of anything at this point.  But I am sooo grateful to the people that "are" jumping in --- and I'm staying as informed (in the meantime) as I can.

Right now the emphasis appears to be on forming and carrying out some neighborhood walks - with guidelines set at a minimum of four people and three active cell phones.

The first walk, however, will probably be much larger than that - and if I heard it right - will be on Thursday, May 27 at 7PM - starting out at G. Washington School.  [Please check in at the Watch site (there is a link in the sidebar) for more (general or specific) information.] 

If I understand it right, Watch walkers need to have their information on file - and they need to sign a liability waiver. 

Please contact the Watch, if interested --- for clarification!  They are also on Facebook at
"Facebook Kingston-NY-Neighborhood-Watch":  http://www.facebook.com/KingstonNeighborhoodWatch?ref=ts&v=wall

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B.  A link for victims / survivors [Isn't this long overdue?] everwhere...

"'Supreme Court Rules 'Sexually Dangerous' Inmates Can Be Held Indefinitely'  NPR":  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126883149&sc=nl&cc=ph-20100517

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C.  My sincere apologies for the fact that I keep (sorry Jen) referring to pugs as pit bulls...  Duh!  How many times can I make that (a biggy) mistake!

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D.  Another interesting link [This should all add up after a bit and help us taxpayers out a little, I hope...]]:

Kingston overbilled $64,000 for Safety Net Social Services":  http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2010/May/18/King_overbill-18May10.html

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E.  I asked Alderman Jen Fuentes about the possibility of a Summer Block party for Ward 5...  Ideas and feedback (I'd be happy to pass them on...) welcome!

Moms Rising... "Motherhood Manifesto..." Activism Opportunity...

["The Motherhood Manifesto";  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17x235VynTY;  http://www.momsrising.org/aboutmomsrising]

Some stats (received via email on May 11, 2010) from MomsRising.org.

United States of America (U.S.):

25% of families that have children under the age of six years "live in poverty."

9,000,000 [9 M] children have no health care coverage - and many more have insufficient health care coverage.

14,000,000 [14 M] children have no supervision after school is out.  Forty thousand [40,000] of the these children are Kindergartners [approximately 5 years old].

Mothers that are raising children on their own [single moms] make approximately "60 cents... 'to a man's dollar.'"

The above stat is slightly better ["73 cents..."] for mothers in the context of marital relationships.

Women that have no children make approximately "90 cents... 'to a man's dollar'".

The U.S. is one of the 20 "most competitive economies in the world" - but is the only country that "doesn't require employers to provide sick days."

According to a study at Harvard - out of "170 countries" - the U.S. is one [out of just four nations] that does not provide "any form of paid leave for new mothers."

For additional information, visit "About MomsRising":  http://www.momsrising.org/aboutmomsrising

Important Link for KNY Citizens

In case someone out there doesn't know about this site:

"Search CrimeReports.com":  http://www.crimereports.com/widget/widget.html?CRSearch=Kingston,NY

This May Not Be Honolulu... But It Seems We Might Have "Some" Things In Common... NPR Newscast... Check it Out

["Homeless, But Enjoying Hawaii On $3 A Day"; National Public Radio (NPR) Newscast; http://n.npr.org/NPRI/jN100368753_434452_434378_Z.htm ; Link Received From "NPR's Most E-Mailed Stories" (newsletters@n.npr.org) on Sun AM, 5/16/10]

Lawn Sale Update / Change... National Partnership for Women and Families... Campaign for Better Care... Links

Stock Photo

The lawn sale was pretty much a bust - and will only be on for a couple of hours [Noon-2PM] tomorrow.  It was however - GREAT - to meet and talk with Rebecca Martin.  Absolutely.  And spending time with Mom, my children and some of my grandchildren made it all worthwhile, as well.

Tomorrow only the plants will be out - so if you are interested in something else that I've listed here - please (if you choose to come) inquire.

Other than that, a You Tube video (sorry; about a year old) and a couple of pertinent links:

[ "National Partnership for Women & Families": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVkkPK0Kpgc ]

"National Partnership for Women and Families Because Actions Speak Louder Than Words":  http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer

"Campaign for Better Care":  http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cbc_index