Noted American evangelist Tony Campolo tells of visiting an all night diner in Hawaii while suffering from jet lag and being unable to sleep. From his booth, he overheard a conversation among several "ladies of the night." On said that the next night would be her 39th birthday, and, sadly, she confessed that she had never in her life had a birthday party. Tony secretly arranged with the manager of the diner to throw a surprise party for the women. The next night, the woman and her friends we...

Friends, I've been hitting the streets getting democratic party members to sign my nominating petition. 350 good signatures gets me a spot on the September 15th Primary Ballot. Please pm me if you know a Dem in the city of Newburgh. Any contacts will be helpful. Thanks for your consideration.. Ah, politics. :patriot:

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(Link) by Saul Williams for NPR Music NPR.org, April 3, 2009 - Political music is most commonly thought of in terms of lyricism: artists saying something. Yet in my mind, the most powerful political voices are those with a different way of seeing and processing the world and the sounds that emanate from it. These artists pay particular attention to the soundscapes they shape to suit their words, in some cases even creating new categories of genre to describe the sound and the political fervor wi...

Source: The Plum Line The Plum LineGreg Sargent's blog Howard Dean To Announce Major New Campaign On Health Care Reform Looks like Howard Dean is well on his way to finding a post-DNC niche, and he won’t be needing the Obama administration to find it for him. On a conference call with supporters later today, Dean will make a surprise announcement, unveiling a major new health care campaign that will gear up his political operation to pressure the White House and Congress to preserve a public ...

 
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(Link) "The fundamentals for water suggest rising demand and shortage of supply worldwide-creating substantial opportunities for profitable investment," said Mark Mathias, chief executive at DDQ.

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I live in Newburgh, NY. We have many local farms and farmers markets, so that is where we go for fruits and veggies. Some have meats and milk and other products. (Link)/ (here is a list of my local farms, farmers markets, grocers and co-ops) (Link) (A long list of my local spots.) I spend the most time shopping locally at The Newburgh Pork Store. (Link) But as far as grocery stores go, I use AlDI alot (Image) -they have good diet stuff, exciting specials, and quality low prices (Link) Wh...

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(Link) Thanks for the link and the OP. :toast: Nice to see some real thoughts on the post peak world lifestyle.

Gotta be able to walk to work. Gotta be able to live without driving.

I know we don't want to address it. But there is only one solution to high gas prices, use less and advocate for public transportation. Our superpower status is over. This is China's century. But we can still live a very good life. We must reduce our military budget in order to upgrade our infrastructure. We need public transportation and regional economies. We can fix this. Lets start now. Please post replies with solutions on how to address the high price of gas.

Source: Recordonline dot com / thr also at midhudsonnews dot com But first the Marine wrote to Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley, who represents his area in the House of Representatives. He urged Hinchey to do something about what he called the medical malpractice of military doctors. One way to do that: Override the Feres Doctrine, a 1950 ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court that prevents malpractice lawsuits against military doctors. That is an option commonly open to the general public. from mhn (...

God Bless Ted Kennedy

I created a Jimmy Carter appreciation thread a couple weeks ago titled Relax and learn to share the world with others in generous ways.

then the day it was filmed. My God. It is like watching history repeat itself right before my eyes. The finale is My Forgotten Man and it is about the forgotten veteran of WWI. <-That was the Great War. I need to learn how to get this out on DU. I'm gonna learn how to post a video. This is gonna blow your minds. Anyone out there have a link to My Forgotten Man from the movie Golddiggers of 1933? SHARE! (Link)