Saturday, January 16, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Project Runway
I LOVED Emilio's dress! i also loved Mme. Ptak's(I dont know her name). Great new season!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
My Thoughts This Morning
There needs to be a massive campaign to have trees sent to and planted in Haiti....I hope wherever Israeli ambassadors go from now on, they are made to sit on pillows...on the floor...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The Continuously Sorry State of the Economy: Job Openings are at a record low
Is this the new Great Depression?
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sexual Repression in America
Last night I had a long, thoughtful conversation with one of my mentors who happened to call me on the phone. We touched on a lot of subjects, but one of the most interesting ones-which she encouraged me to explore further and write about-was the idea of sexual repression in America and the changes(for the better and for the worse) that have taken place in the United States in regards to individual freedom in sexual expression. I still have not gathered my thoughts yet. However, here is a very good article that I ran across this morning on the internet. More thoughts coming....
Sunday, January 10, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2010
Contact: Dianne Feeley, 313-843-2125; 734-272-7651 or feeleyd@earthlink.net
Contact: Frank Hammer, 313-863-3219 or fkhammer@ameritech.net
Websites: www.autoworkercaravan.org
WHAT: Public rally against a “jobless recovery”
WHO: Autoworker Caravan - a group of auto workers, retirees, & supporters
WHERE: North American International Auto Show, Cobo Center , Detroit , MI
WHEN: Monday, January 11, 2010 (Press Day), 10:30 AM to Noon
The Autoworker Caravan, a rank and file organization of active and retired autoworkers and supporters, is organizing a demonstration in front of the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center on January 11, 2010 (Press Day). The rally’s central demand is for Michigan workers to be re-employed as part of a conversion to a green economy, thereby reviving “ Main St. ” - as opposed to “ Wall St. ” - and simultaneously helping to reverse the growing threat of global warming.
The 2010 Rally follows a similar demonstration organized one year ago that challenged pending plant closings and layoffs in the wake of the Wall St disaster that resulted in a steep drop in car sales. The subsequent bankruptcies, plant closings and layoffs have contributed to an official Michigan unemployment rate of 14.7% - the highest in the nation.
The solution promoted by the government, auto companies, and the UAW is to salvage what are increasingly global corporations at the expense of U.S. autoworkers’ and retirees’ livelihoods. Jobs are being eliminated as workers are whipsawed plant against plant within – and across – US borders, to strip away union-won standards in a “race to the bottom.” This is what government officials refer to as a “jobless recovery,” a concept thoroughly rejected by Michigan ’s autoworkers.
Meanwhile, there is now international recognition that countries and peoples around the world must reduce their “carbon footprint” immediately if we are to help prevent some of the worst consequences of climate change. Michigan and especially Detroit can be leaders in converting to clean energy and transportation, comparable to the rapid changes made by government to the auto industry at the beginning of WW2. Today’s autoworkers are demanding a massive infusion of government funds to convert idle plants and retrain/rehire laid-off workers to produce components for clean, renewable energy and for public transit. Old transportation systems must give way to new ones to reduce reliance on a significant source of carbon emissions – the gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs which continue to be displayed at the auto show, oblivious to the danger they pose to the planet.
“Autoworkers at this year’s rally,” according to Wendy Thompson, a retired autoworker and one of the demonstration organizers, “will be demanding JOBS, JOBS, JOBS – but not just any jobs. We want good jobs in a revitalized manufacturing sector that will help reduce global climate change.” In the words of UAW-GM retiree Frank Hammer: “President Obama committed to massive support for the devastated, auto-producing centers of the Midwest and to move forward on the environment – we intend to hold him to these promises.”
Contact: Dianne Feeley, 313-843-2125; 734-272-7651 or feeleyd@earthlink.net
Contact: Frank Hammer, 313-863-3219 or fkhammer@ameritech.net
Websites: www.autoworkercaravan.org
WHAT: Public rally against a “jobless recovery”
WHO: Autoworker Caravan - a group of auto workers, retirees, & supporters
WHERE: North American International Auto Show, Cobo Center , Detroit , MI
WHEN: Monday, January 11, 2010 (Press Day), 10:30 AM to Noon
The Autoworker Caravan, a rank and file organization of active and retired autoworkers and supporters, is organizing a demonstration in front of the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center on January 11, 2010 (Press Day). The rally’s central demand is for Michigan workers to be re-employed as part of a conversion to a green economy, thereby reviving “ Main St. ” - as opposed to “ Wall St. ” - and simultaneously helping to reverse the growing threat of global warming.
The 2010 Rally follows a similar demonstration organized one year ago that challenged pending plant closings and layoffs in the wake of the Wall St disaster that resulted in a steep drop in car sales. The subsequent bankruptcies, plant closings and layoffs have contributed to an official Michigan unemployment rate of 14.7% - the highest in the nation.
The solution promoted by the government, auto companies, and the UAW is to salvage what are increasingly global corporations at the expense of U.S. autoworkers’ and retirees’ livelihoods. Jobs are being eliminated as workers are whipsawed plant against plant within – and across – US borders, to strip away union-won standards in a “race to the bottom.” This is what government officials refer to as a “jobless recovery,” a concept thoroughly rejected by Michigan ’s autoworkers.
Meanwhile, there is now international recognition that countries and peoples around the world must reduce their “carbon footprint” immediately if we are to help prevent some of the worst consequences of climate change. Michigan and especially Detroit can be leaders in converting to clean energy and transportation, comparable to the rapid changes made by government to the auto industry at the beginning of WW2. Today’s autoworkers are demanding a massive infusion of government funds to convert idle plants and retrain/rehire laid-off workers to produce components for clean, renewable energy and for public transit. Old transportation systems must give way to new ones to reduce reliance on a significant source of carbon emissions – the gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs which continue to be displayed at the auto show, oblivious to the danger they pose to the planet.
“Autoworkers at this year’s rally,” according to Wendy Thompson, a retired autoworker and one of the demonstration organizers, “will be demanding JOBS, JOBS, JOBS – but not just any jobs. We want good jobs in a revitalized manufacturing sector that will help reduce global climate change.” In the words of UAW-GM retiree Frank Hammer: “President Obama committed to massive support for the devastated, auto-producing centers of the Midwest and to move forward on the environment – we intend to hold him to these promises.”
Cosmic dancer dance with me
Dance
Let the guitar dance
Spread your legs across the sea
Cosmic dancer wont you try
Spread your wings so that we can fly
Cosmic dancer if you do
We can do the things that dancers do
You don’t have to worry
Confusing your mind
You wont have to hurry
All we have is time
I Wonder where you’ll sleep tonight
I wonder whose arms will hold you tight
In the tender lonely night
Cosmic dancer dance with me
Pick a tune and we will see
Tell me whose been cruising who tonight
Aren’t you dancing hot under the light?
Cosmic dancer if you do
We could dance like lovers do
You don’t have to worry
We’ve nothing but time
We don’t have to hurry up
I won’t have to lie awake and wonder where you’ll sleep tonight
And I know whose arms will hold you tight
Til the tender morning light
Cosmic dancer dance with me
Amy and I we will see
Cosmic dancer if you try
We’ll fly away and span the sky
Cosmic dancer if you choose
We can dance as lovers do
You don’t have to worry
Confusing your mind
We don’t have to hurry up
We can learn to fly
And I wont wonder where you’re gonna sleep tonight
And I know whose arms are gonna hold you tight
Til the tender morning light
Cosmic dancer dance dance
Let the guitar dance
Cosmic dancer dance dance
Let the guitar dance
Dance heh
Dance heh
Dance
Dance Let the guitar dance
Dance dance
Let the guitar dance
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