Saturday, April 2, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
New York State Budget News...
[http://www.wkbw.com/home/Protestors-Not-Allowed-Inside-Senate-Gallery-118977164.html]
[ http://www.wkbw.com/home/tb-118974554.html]
[ http://www.wkbw.com/home/tb-118974554.html]
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
A Poem (Or Song Lyrics) Inspired by the Auction of Joe Bieber's [Worth $40,000?] Hair...
A Poem (Or Song Lyrics) Inspired by the Auction of Joe Bieber's [Worth $40,000?] Hair...
Photo [by NS] of a Children's Book CoverThe gap between the rich and poor
Is so wide now
That I'm not sure
The remedy is within our grasp
Or "God" on anyone's minds...
It is sad to see us drown this way,
Between the shores of what we say
And what we do
As the tide rolls in...
Who dares to speak of honor and sin?
At the "big top"
Where the leather squeaks
And they step on
"Mice and men"
No moral here though...
Rape is rape
Again, again, again...
Rape of the spirit
Rape of the soul
Rape of the mind
Out of control...
As the word gets passed down
From the air to the soil
From those cushion-backed chairs
Brushed with "unholy" oil
I have to ask
I just have to ask...
Where are those that speak of love?
As so many die quietly,
Without protest...
Feeling shame...
When they did their best
As the floor tipped sideways
And knocked them down...
Clowns and jesters
On the ground...
"Stand up to bullies!"
What did you say?
Look in the mirror...
Don't look away...
Because in every school yard
On every block
In every City
I hear a clock...
Ticking tears
Ticking blood
Ticking shame
Don't you have enough?
Marking a time
Man forgot how to love
And started to eat
His own.
By Nancy Smith [Rough Draft]
3/30/2011
Source Re. Bieber's Hair Auction:
"The Marquee Blog" / March 2, 2011: http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/02/biebers-lock-of-hair-sells-on-ebay-for-40k/
Source Re. Bieber's Hair Auction:
"The Marquee Blog" / March 2, 2011: http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/02/biebers-lock-of-hair-sells-on-ebay-for-40k/
Monday, March 28, 2011
YWCA and Hodge Center Merger? Yes... Yes... Yes... Links
Photo by NS
"Dear Editor:
Regarding your front-page story ( March 13, “YWCA wants to run programs at Hodge Center,” http://ow.ly/4nCFJ ), this is one of the best ideas I have heard in years!
I know that Sandy Thompson-Hopgood has struggled with what to do and how to develop the Hodge into a vital asset for the community. She is a good person with a big heart and means well, but to no avail; unfortunately it has turned out to be a federally funded baby-sitting service for families who can not afford proper child care.
Sometimes it has movies, sometimes social events, sometimes it offers food to children. As Frank Nazzaro points out, it offers computer education but on computers so old and outdated that any child learning on them would be lost and considered obsolete if they were to go out into the real work force today.
Since I moved here in 2005, I have never been able to get a schedule of classes or programs offered at the Hodge Center. In fact, I do not even see upcoming events listed in any of our local papers or in our Main Street Manager’s weekly newsletters.
Rumors have spread that funds intended for programs at the Hodge Center awarded from the community development grants and local citizens writing checks to the Food for Thought initiative are being siphoned off into other people’s special interest programs, instead of helping the children It would behoove the mayor to order an audit of the Hodge Center’s financial records for the past five yeas and put an end to these rumors.
Transparency is the key to deciding if these accusations against the Hodge Center are truth or mere fiction; the public has the right to know where its money is really going and what it is or isn’t really funding.
I know people who have personally gone to the center in the past to offer free lessons or classes for children only to be turned away with no apparent reason, I have talked with several community leaders who have tried to help guide the Hodge Center into the right direction with little or no success, with issues of two many chiefs, large personalities, and tightly controlled and protected by political favoritism.
The mayor and I have disagreed about many things over the years, but if he really wants to do what is best for the children of Midtown, he and the Common Council will approve the Y’s request and merge these two non-profits to benefit the entire community.
The YWCA has a great track record over the years. It has structure and name recognition. It has a printed schedule of weekly events and programs as well as a professionally trained staff and avid volunteers.
Nazzaro (an assistant at the Hodge Center) is quoted saying that “the community is pleased with the overall performance of the Hodge Center,” My friends and neighbors who live in the area feel quite the opposite about the performance or lack there of to date.
I know that our Alderman Shirley Whitlock, D-Ward 4, is very close to the main players who run the Hodge and its programs. But being a elected official she has to break personal ties and do what’s right for the community and her ward as a whole.
I hope that the mayor and the Common Council will do the right thing and follow through post-haste and not delay approving this win-win proposition for our children, the Hodge Center, the YWCA and the community.
MATTHEW RYAN..."
"Letter: YWCA-Hodge marriage makes sense": "Daily Freeman"; Opinion Section; March 28, 2011; http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/03/28/opinion/doc4d8cd20c36006338506521.txt?viewmode=fullstory
Thank you Matthew. {I also got permission from Matthew Ryan to copy and post his letter here}
Don't let this opportunity pass the City by!
Write / email your Aldermen...
Show up at the next City Council Meeting...
Grow and show (if so inclined) your support!
This merger is (my opinion) a GREAT idea!
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["Bill Maher's Anti-Obama GOP Candidate..."; by way of "Mediaite" and "HuffPost Comedy"; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/27/anti-obama-maher_n_841162.html?ref=fb&src=sp]
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Domestic Violence... Proposed Bill National Database and Registry Ulster County DA Stance Kingston Neighborhood Watch Info and Links
["PSA-National Domestic Violence Database; as submitte to You Tube by abetterw; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4DCULef77k]
I'm still not exactly clear as to whether the above noted database is up and running - but I am following up on - and passing on some exciting information and links that I got from FB via the Kingston Neighborhood Watch [See Links in Sidebar>>>] - and some followup research that has not been 100% read / processed / checked out yet. Please check out the following:
"Proposed Bill Would Create Domestic Violence Registry « CBS Dallas - Fort Worth": http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/01/21/proposed-bill-would-create-domestic-violence-registry/
"Ulster DA continues push to reduce domestic violence": http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2011/March/21/UC_domvio-21Mar11.html
"National Domestic Violence Registry - Welcome to our Website": http://www.domesticviolencedatabase.org/default-db.asp
[Went through this pretty quick. If you note any errors please let me know and I will evaluate / make the necessary corrections. Thank you.]
I'm still not exactly clear as to whether the above noted database is up and running - but I am following up on - and passing on some exciting information and links that I got from FB via the Kingston Neighborhood Watch [See Links in Sidebar>>>] - and some followup research that has not been 100% read / processed / checked out yet. Please check out the following:
"Proposed Bill Would Create Domestic Violence Registry « CBS Dallas - Fort Worth": http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/01/21/proposed-bill-would-create-domestic-violence-registry/
"Ulster DA continues push to reduce domestic violence": http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2011/March/21/UC_domvio-21Mar11.html
"National Domestic Violence Registry - Welcome to our Website": http://www.domesticviolencedatabase.org/default-db.asp
[Went through this pretty quick. If you note any errors please let me know and I will evaluate / make the necessary corrections. Thank you.]
Friday, March 18, 2011
"How Could You?" Calling Out Female GOP Candidates for Political Office... Links... Moms Rising "You Tube" Video
This covers a lot of ground and may be subject to future modifications and/or additions. If any errors are noted, please let me know and where appropriate these will be corrected. Thank You. Photos (the majority) by NS and/or (first photo) an associate of Move.On.Org.
I recently asked a Republican candidate ["Beautiful day to...; https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1632697893096&id=1106100766&ref=notif¬if_t=feed_comment_reply] for Mayor (this accounting is close, but not exact) how she could justify being a member of the GOP, when so many members of the GOP have been taking whacks at Womens Rights - and would apparently - if they got thier way - take away (over the course of time) the very platform that she stands upon...
As it is apparent, to me, that a significant number of Republicans, particularly Conservative Right Wing Republicans, would like to see women "barefoot and pregnant" and delegated to a life of dependence, poverty and servitude [certainly not to a Mayoral office (or only as a token...)]
This exchange occurred on FB, where my question dissappeared; reappeared; got some responses from others; and dissappeared again (as far as I can tell) --- with no response [as of yet...; it has just reappeared again...] from the party to whom the question was posed.
As stated during the dialogue, I "do" believe the question was (and is) sincere and valid - and I happen to like (overall impression) and respect (in other areas) the woman / candidate (allied, I believe, with the wrong political party, considering the Women's Rights and child welfare issues) in question.
[ "The Motherhood Manifesto"; as submitted to You Tube by "UnclassifiedProducer; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17x235VynTY&feature=player_embedded ]
I believe that this question should be asked of all female GOP candidates - especially from one woman, mother, grandmother, sister, etc. - to another.
Perhaps more blatently put:
"How could you?"
-------------------------------------------------------
Pertinent (In one way or another) Links:
"sick Republican Lawmaker Likens 11 Yr Old Rape Victim to a 21 Yr Old Prostitute"; AlterNet: http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/531387/sick:_republican_lawmaker_likens_11_yr_old_rape_victim_to_a_%2221_yr_old_prostitute%22/
"Minnesota GOPers Want to Criminalize Poor People Carrying Money"; AlterNet: http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/533889/minnesota_gopers_want_to_criminalize_poor_people_carrying_money/
"MoveOn.org Political Action Stop the Republicans' Brutal Cuts": http://pol.moveon.org/brutalcuts/?rc=fb.1.taf.alt
"Senate passes package extending Bush tax cuts" - Politics - Capitol Hill - msnbc.com: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40675581/ns/politics-capitol_hill
"House Republicans Block Child Marriage Prevention Act": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/house-republicans-block-child-marriage-prevention-act_n_798382.html
"Senate Republicans Explain Their Vote Against 9-11 First Responder Health Care": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/senate-republicans-explai_n_798349.html
"44 - Scalia Constitution does not protect women against discrimination": http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/01/scalia-constitution-does-not-p.html
http--www.aclu.org-blog-womens-rights-constitution-protects-women-despite-justice-scalias-views:
http://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/constitution-protects-women-despite-justice-scalias-views
"GOP's Newest Anti-Choice Plans Would Deny Rape Victims Abortions"; AlterNet:
http://www.alternet.org/story/149744/gop%27s_newest_anti-choice_plans_would_deny_rape_victims_abortions
"Hot News & Views AlterNet Income Inequality 2011": http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/?id=455106&t=income_inequality_in_the_u.s._is_worse_than_in_egypt
"Horrific Bill Takes the GOP's War on Women to a Whole New Extreme"; AlterNet: http://www.alternet.org/story/149891/horrific_bill_takes_the_gop%27s_war_on_women_to_a_whole_new_extreme
"Domestic violence activist and victim says more is needed to fight the scourge": http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2011/February/22/domvio_vics-22Feb11.html
"GOP War on Women If You Have Sex, Republicans Want to Pry In Your Private Parts"; AlterNet:
http://www.alternet.org/story/150075/gop_war_on_women%3A_if_you_have_sex%2C_republicans_want_to_pry_in_your_private_parts_?akid=6583.263899.O645qm&rd=1&t=8
"Woman Arrested for Thinking About Abortion How Insane 'Personhood' Laws Are a Direct Assault on Pregnant Women"; AlterNet: http://www.alternet.org/story/150259/woman_arrested_for_thinking_about_abortion_how_insane_%27personhood%27_laws_are_a_direct_assault_on_pregnant_women?akid=6679.263899.eu_Wek&rd=1&t=24
About MomsRising MomsRising: http://www.momsrising.org/aboutmomsrising
If you scroll down and check the sidebar, you will find reference to a large number of issues - mostly focused on crimes against women and economic inequality. There are a number of great links besides the ones I have posted here.
For example: "Flinging Towards the Sun From MoveOn.org Political Action..."; "GOP's War on Women... Pertinent Links"; http://flingingtowardsthesun.blogspot.com/2011/02/from-moveonorg-political-action-gops.html
I recently asked a Republican candidate ["Beautiful day to...; https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1632697893096&id=1106100766&ref=notif¬if_t=feed_comment_reply] for Mayor (this accounting is close, but not exact) how she could justify being a member of the GOP, when so many members of the GOP have been taking whacks at Womens Rights - and would apparently - if they got thier way - take away (over the course of time) the very platform that she stands upon...
As it is apparent, to me, that a significant number of Republicans, particularly Conservative Right Wing Republicans, would like to see women "barefoot and pregnant" and delegated to a life of dependence, poverty and servitude [certainly not to a Mayoral office (or only as a token...)]
This exchange occurred on FB, where my question dissappeared; reappeared; got some responses from others; and dissappeared again (as far as I can tell) --- with no response [as of yet...; it has just reappeared again...] from the party to whom the question was posed.
As stated during the dialogue, I "do" believe the question was (and is) sincere and valid - and I happen to like (overall impression) and respect (in other areas) the woman / candidate (allied, I believe, with the wrong political party, considering the Women's Rights and child welfare issues) in question.
[ "The Motherhood Manifesto"; as submitted to You Tube by "UnclassifiedProducer; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17x235VynTY&feature=player_embedded ]
I believe that this question should be asked of all female GOP candidates - especially from one woman, mother, grandmother, sister, etc. - to another.
Perhaps more blatently put:
"How could you?"
-------------------------------------------------------
Pertinent (In one way or another) Links:
"sick Republican Lawmaker Likens 11 Yr Old Rape Victim to a 21 Yr Old Prostitute"; AlterNet: http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/531387/sick:_republican_lawmaker_likens_11_yr_old_rape_victim_to_a_%2221_yr_old_prostitute%22/
"Minnesota GOPers Want to Criminalize Poor People Carrying Money"; AlterNet: http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/533889/minnesota_gopers_want_to_criminalize_poor_people_carrying_money/
"MoveOn.org Political Action Stop the Republicans' Brutal Cuts": http://pol.moveon.org/brutalcuts/?rc=fb.1.taf.alt
"Senate passes package extending Bush tax cuts" - Politics - Capitol Hill - msnbc.com: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40675581/ns/politics-capitol_hill
"House Republicans Block Child Marriage Prevention Act": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/house-republicans-block-child-marriage-prevention-act_n_798382.html
"Senate Republicans Explain Their Vote Against 9-11 First Responder Health Care": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/17/senate-republicans-explai_n_798349.html
"44 - Scalia Constitution does not protect women against discrimination": http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2011/01/scalia-constitution-does-not-p.html
http--www.aclu.org-blog-womens-rights-constitution-protects-women-despite-justice-scalias-views:
http://www.aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/constitution-protects-women-despite-justice-scalias-views
"GOP's Newest Anti-Choice Plans Would Deny Rape Victims Abortions"; AlterNet:
http://www.alternet.org/story/149744/gop%27s_newest_anti-choice_plans_would_deny_rape_victims_abortions
"Hot News & Views AlterNet Income Inequality 2011": http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/?id=455106&t=income_inequality_in_the_u.s._is_worse_than_in_egypt
"Horrific Bill Takes the GOP's War on Women to a Whole New Extreme"; AlterNet: http://www.alternet.org/story/149891/horrific_bill_takes_the_gop%27s_war_on_women_to_a_whole_new_extreme
"Domestic violence activist and victim says more is needed to fight the scourge": http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2011/February/22/domvio_vics-22Feb11.html
"GOP War on Women If You Have Sex, Republicans Want to Pry In Your Private Parts"; AlterNet:
http://www.alternet.org/story/150075/gop_war_on_women%3A_if_you_have_sex%2C_republicans_want_to_pry_in_your_private_parts_?akid=6583.263899.O645qm&rd=1&t=8
"Woman Arrested for Thinking About Abortion How Insane 'Personhood' Laws Are a Direct Assault on Pregnant Women"; AlterNet: http://www.alternet.org/story/150259/woman_arrested_for_thinking_about_abortion_how_insane_%27personhood%27_laws_are_a_direct_assault_on_pregnant_women?akid=6679.263899.eu_Wek&rd=1&t=24
About MomsRising MomsRising: http://www.momsrising.org/aboutmomsrising
If you scroll down and check the sidebar, you will find reference to a large number of issues - mostly focused on crimes against women and economic inequality. There are a number of great links besides the ones I have posted here.
For example: "Flinging Towards the Sun From MoveOn.org Political Action..."; "GOP's War on Women... Pertinent Links"; http://flingingtowardsthesun.blogspot.com/2011/02/from-moveonorg-political-action-gops.html
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Michael Moore to Rachel Maddow: "This Is Class War" | | AlterNet
Simply serving as a conduit of information:
Link: Michael Moore to Rachel Maddow: "This Is Class War" AlterNet
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
People Take Over Bank of America Branch in DC | AlterNet... You Tube Video.. National Peoples Action...
[ "National Peoples Action Shuts Down Bank Of America Branch"; as submitted to You Tube by ShowdownInAmerica; http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2xVGkH4HiYo ]
Wow.
AlterNet Story (with video) Link: People Take Over Bank of America Branch in DC AlterNet
Wow.
AlterNet Story (with video) Link: People Take Over Bank of America Branch in DC AlterNet
$1.2 Trillion Spent on the Military While the Rest of Us Fight Over Crumbs | | AlterNet
Photo by NS / Local Rally
Link: $1.2 Trillion Spent on the Military While the Rest of Us Fight Over Crumbs AlterNet
However you look at it... this doesn't look good!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
City of Kingston City Council Meeting March 2011 Unofficial Citizen Advocate Pics
The videos came out but won't upload, which is a problem I've been having for a while now. So be it.
There will be reports in the papers and/or online.
I give up - for now.
UC Legislature Michael Madsen and City Resident Robert Smith
Alderman Jen Fuentes [Correction Made. Sorry.]
Stay tuned.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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