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HALLELUJAH JUNCTION
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26)
Composer John Adams has written some of the iconic works of the last 25 years, especially operas: Nixon in China, The Death of Klinghoffer, El Niño, Doctor Atomic. Adams’s memoir is as fel ...More

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HALLELUJAH JUNCTION
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26)
Composer John Adams has written some of the iconic works of the last 25 years, especially operas: Nixon in China, The Death of Klinghoffer, El Niño, Doctor Atomic. Adams’s memoir is as felicitous and inventive as his music. (Nonesuch Records has released a companion 2-CD compilation of his works, also titled Hallelujah Junction.)

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Clayfield Bowling Club - 20 Adelaide St, Clayfield (Brisbane) Fellow Professionals & Citizens: In the years since 9/11/2001, millions of Americans and people of the world have come to question the official narrative of the events of that day. The evidence does not square with the official reports. ...More

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Clayfield Bowling Club - 20 Adelaide St, Clayfield (Brisbane) Fellow Professionals & Citizens: In the years since 9/11/2001, millions of Americans and people of the world have come to question the official narrative of the events of that day. The evidence does not square with the official reports. Nowhere is this more plainly visible than in the manner of destruction of the 3 World trade Center high-rises on 9/11. I hope you will join me when I come to your area to give a dynamic multimedia presentation on this critically important topic. Website: www.AE911Truth.org The organisation Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth is a fast-growing collaboration of more than 900 architectural and engineering professionals who are re-examining these high-rise collapses. The last few years have witnessed the emergence of mounting scientific evidence that the collapses of the Twin Towers and WTC Building 7 were not adequately explained by the official theories outlined in the 2002 FEMA and 2005 & 2008 NIST reports. Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth calls for a new, fully funded, unimpeachable Congressional investigation with subpoena power. We have no conspiracy theories. We are presenting only the scientific forensic evidence on our website and in live multi-media presentations throughout the country, Canada, and Europe. Most A/E’s who have seen our multimedia presentation have joined us in calling for a new investigation from Congress! Sincerely, Richard Gage, AIA, Architect

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http://www.FREEtheENSLAVED.net Freedom and Restoration for Everyone Enslaved will be meeting to educate and mobilize people on how every person can help in clearing paths to freedom for people who are enslaved by human trafficking. Join us as we learn more about this crime, the possibilities of it ...More

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http://www.FREEtheENSLAVED.net/ Freedom and Restoration for Everyone Enslaved will be meeting to educate and mobilize people on how every person can help in clearing paths to freedom for people who are enslaved by human trafficking. Join us as we learn more about this crime, the possibilities of it moving into our area and what practical steps can be taken to stop it. Both Bob Morrison, founder of F*R*E*E and Pamela Pillsbury,Co-Director of the Pennsylvania Regional Center for Safety Innovation and expert on human trafficking, will be speaking.

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A benefit for Autism Research Come out and play poker and have fun for a grat cause. One in 150 children are diagnosed with Autism. Please help raise money for research. Ticket price is $140 = $10,000 in poker chips Rules for the tornament will be explained that evening. Sponored by: Forever Frie ...More

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A benefit for Autism Research Come out and play poker and have fun for a grat cause. One in 150 children are diagnosed with Autism. Please help raise money for research. Ticket price is $140 = $10,000 in poker chips Rules for the tornament will be explained that evening. Sponored by: Forever Friends Reserve your seat today! Call: Michelle: 610.368.0164 or Amber: 610.256.0212 Proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks

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Famed prosecutor of Charles Manson and three time #1 New York Times bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most powerful, explosive, and thought-provoking book of his storied career. In "The Prosecution of George W. Bush", Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case t ...More

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Famed prosecutor of Charles Manson and three time #1 New York Times bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most powerful, explosive, and thought-provoking book of his storied career. In "The Prosecution of George W. Bush", Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts the 43rd President on trial in an American courtroom, for the murder of over 4,000 American soldiers fighting the war in Iraq. As a prosecutor who is dedicated to seeking justice, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, delivers a non-partisan argument, free from party lines and instead based upon hard facts and pure objectivity. 8pm Thursday, November 12th in the Faulkner Gallery, Central Public Library, 40 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. Free event - first come, first seated. Information web page http://www.meetup.com/SantaBarbaraActivists/calendar/11665177

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Boca Raton, Florida—November, 14th 2009 – Former Vice President Al Gore has confirmed a trip to South Florida in November to speak on the climate crisis and environmental sustainability in the City of Boca Raton. This “green solutions” event will be held at The Centre for the Arts at Mizner ...More

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Boca Raton, Florida—November, 14th 2009 – Former Vice President Al Gore has confirmed a trip to South Florida in November to speak on the climate crisis and environmental sustainability in the City of Boca Raton. This “green solutions” event will be held at The Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park Amphitheater on Saturday, November 14th with approximately 3,000 in attendance. The event will take place from 5:45pm to 7:15pm, followed by a brief Q/A. Al Gore has been a leading conservationist championing environmental initiatives and legislation for decades. In 2007 the former Presidential candidate received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway for his documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Mr. Gore is recognized around the globe as one of the most influential voices on climate change. His new book, Our Choice, due out November 2009 will focus on outlining the achievable solutions to deal with the climate crisis. “We are excited to have Former Vice President Gore here in Boca Raton to speak on environmental issues. South Florida has an active and growing green community of students, businesses, and leaders. ” says organizer Mark Kofod from B2BGLOBAL. The Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park (CFA) in Boca Raton is a local organization dedicated to expanding the cultural resources in the heart of the community by creating cooperative programming opportunities in music, dance, theater, film, and fine arts in the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater at the Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts. The event is open to the public and tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com or www.ticketweb.com. Tickets go on sale Thursday Sept 10th at 10am. For more information, please call 561-544-2505 or visit www.b2bglobal.com.

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Attention all Patriots, defenders of the Constitution and other good and decent people. We are showing Alex Jones new fil : Fall of the Republic at the West Oaks Alamo Drafthouse of November 18th/ 2009 at 7:20pm. We will discuss the film afterward over beer. Many will attend. Please support our even ...More

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Attention all Patriots, defenders of the Constitution and other good and decent people. We are showing Alex Jones new fil : Fall of the Republic at the West Oaks Alamo Drafthouse of November 18th/ 2009 at 7:20pm. We will discuss the film afterward over beer. Many will attend. Please support our event with your presense and patriotism. www.texasfreedompress.com

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A full-day training workshop addressing effective charts, maps and diagrams for communication of climate change issues. See http://nordpil.com/brussels and http://climatechange.envalue.b for more information. The workshop is taking place in Brussels, Belgium. Our workshop is designed for anyone who ...More

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A full-day training workshop addressing effective charts, maps and diagrams for communication of climate change issues. See http://nordpil.com/brussels and http://climatechange.envalue.be/ for more information. The workshop is taking place in Brussels, Belgium. Our workshop is designed for anyone who works with climate change issues - from researchers and government staff to journalists and communicators.

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Thought-provoking and very timely, "The End of Poverty?" is a daring new documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, which reveals that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor. T ...More

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Thought-provoking and very timely, "The End of Poverty?" is a daring new documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, which reveals that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries. "The End of Poverty?" asks why today 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate? With precise strokes, the film details the creation of an global economic system, that is collapsing. Narrated by Martin Sheen with Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, John Perkins, Chalmers Johnson, Susan George, Eric Toussaint, Serge LaTouche, Michael Watts and others. Filmed in Venezuela, Bolivia. Brazil, Kenya and Tanzania. The film has been selected to 25+ international film festivals and will be released in US theatres premiereing Nove 13 in NYC followed by a platform release. Visit the website for additional theatres/cities, trailer and more: http://www.theendofpoverty.com/index.html Help bring the film to your town and start a petition! http://theendofpoverty.com/pdf/teoptheatrepetition.pdf Spread the word.... Twitter: @endpovertymovie Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/endpovertymovie Distributed by Cinema Libre Studio (www.cinemalibrestudio.com)

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Dubai Cares invites you to participate in the Water Bucket Walk, a symbolic walk-a-thon in support of children who do not have access to clean drinking water. Children in developing countries walk, on average, more than 6 km every day to collect water that is likely make them sick, thus preventing t ...More

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Dubai Cares invites you to participate in the Water Bucket Walk, a symbolic walk-a-thon in support of children who do not have access to clean drinking water. Children in developing countries walk, on average, more than 6 km every day to collect water that is likely make them sick, thus preventing them from attending school. The water bucket walk will give the UAE community an opportunity to experience a fraction of the difficulties children in developing countries face on a daily basis, by walking 3 km carrying a bucket much like a child in a rural community would do. Each participant’s entry fee of AED 30 will provide one child access to clean drinking water in school for one year! The walk will take place on November 20th, 2009. Registration will take place in Jumeirah Beach Park at 8 am and the walk-a-thon will commence on Jumeirah Beach Road at 9 a.m. Each participant will receive a Dubai Cares T-shirt and water bucket. Register today at: http://www.dubaicares.ae/WaterBucketWalk or at one of Dubai Cares’ registration drives.

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Bob Edgar and Nick Nyhart head a coalition dedicated to reform big special-interest campaign spending and are hopeful that public financing will pass the US House this fall or winter. They will discuss why public financing works and how it changes power relationship stripping lobbyists of their most ...More

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Bob Edgar and Nick Nyhart head a coalition dedicated to reform big special-interest campaign spending and are hopeful that public financing will pass the US House this fall or winter. They will discuss why public financing works and how it changes power relationship stripping lobbyists of their most powerful weapon. Learn how you can become a part of this dramatic movement to restore the government of the people, for the people, and to the people.

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This FREE democracy forum will deliberate the future of constitutional change. Professor Vernon Bogdanor's new work The New British Constitution critiques how little has been done to secure more popular involvement in politics, arguing that the next phase of constitutional reform must involve the cr ...More

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This FREE democracy forum will deliberate the future of constitutional change. Professor Vernon Bogdanor's new work The New British Constitution critiques how little has been done to secure more popular involvement in politics, arguing that the next phase of constitutional reform must involve the creation of new forms of democratic engagement. Joining us to debate on the issue of making our constitutional forms more congruent with the social and political forces of our age: * Graham Allen MP - Reform of the House of Commons Select Committee * Professor Vernon Bogdanor - Author of The New British Constitution * David Howarth MP - Reform of the House of Commons Select Committee * Sir George Young MP - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons The panel will be chaired by Dr. Ruth Fox, Director of the Hansard Society's Parliament and Government programme. To register for this event go to: http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/themes/hansard/forms/event.aspx?event=Constitutional%20Change:%20Who%20gains?%20Who%20loses?

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Mayor Bloomberg, Actress Emma Thompson and a host of other very special guests, artists and curators will be launching a unique and provocative art installation depicting the ‘Journey’ of women trafficked across the globe into the sex industry. Located on Washington Place, off Washington Squa ...More

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Mayor Bloomberg, Actress Emma Thompson and a host of other very special guests, artists and curators will be launching a unique and provocative art installation depicting the ‘Journey’ of women trafficked across the globe into the sex industry. Located on Washington Place, off Washington Square Park, from Tuesday, November 10th until Sunday, November 15th, the installation will be hosted by Emma Thompson, Activist Sam Roddick, Human Rights Campaigner Helen Bamber OBE and other members of the Journey team. Journey is a ground-breaking art installation comprising seven shipping containers each telling the powerful and personal story of a woman who was trafficked into sexual slavery. It powerfully depicts the seven stages of the brutal reality experienced by such women: Hope, Journey, Uniform, Bedroom, Customer, Stigma and Resurrection. Championed by Oscar-winning actress and writer, Emma Thompson, Coco de Mer founder, activist and entrepreneur, Sam Roddick as well as the New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Journey’s arrival in Manhattan celebrates the third leg of its tour across the globe and its inaugural visit to the United States. This profound piece has galvanized the artistic skills of a highly experienced and talented team assembled from a range of disciplines including: Turner Prize-winning artist, Anish Kapoor; internationally acclaimed artist, Antony Micallef; Oscar-winning costume designer, Sandy Powell; one of Britain’s leading graffiti artists, MODE2; BAFTA-nominated Art Director, Michael Howells; playwright, Simon Stephens; photographer, James Ostrer; Royal graphic designer, Mike Dempsey; V&A award-winning illustrator, Laura Carlin; trafficked woman, Elena Varga and Lifetime Achievement Award-winner in Human Rights, Helen Bamber OBE. Emma Thompson said: “People just don’t want to know about this issue – it’s hidden, it’s criminal, it’s perverse and yes, it’s happening right on your own doorstep. Journey is a remarkable piece of collaborative, creative and confrontational art that profoundly challenges people’s perspective. Come and see it for yourself and then tell us if you agree….” Mayor Bloomberg said: “Journey brings human trafficking out of the shadows – I hope its arrival in New York sparks a conversation among New Yorkers about this pernicious form of exploitation. My Administration has used coordinated enforcement, tough new laws, and partnerships with service providers to fight human trafficking. Our efforts are overseen by a task force of police, prosecutors, service providers, advocacy groups and academics who welcome Journey and the unique attention it will bring this inhumane and criminal activity.” Journey opens to the public on Washington Place, off Washington Square Park, on Tuesday, November 10th. Hours of Operation are: Tuesday, November 10th – Friday, November 13th 12pm-8pm, Saturday, November 14th 11am-7pm and Sunday, November 15th 10am-3pm. Produced in partnership with the City of New York and the City of London. For further information please contact Christina Stejskal/Allen Eichhorn - PMK/HBH Public Relations 212-373-6115 Christina.Stejskal@pmkhbh.com/Allen.Eichhorn@pmkhbh.com or Kerstin Shields at Out of the Blue Communications Ltd on +44 (0) 20 7242 0300

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A Public Panel Discussion on Prison Reform will be hosted in the Louis Stokes Wing of the Cleveland Public Library on Saturday, November 7, from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dan Moulthrop, host of the WCPN morning radio show “Sound of Ideas”. Our guest panelist ...More

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A Public Panel Discussion on Prison Reform will be hosted in the Louis Stokes Wing of the Cleveland Public Library on Saturday, November 7, from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dan Moulthrop, host of the WCPN morning radio show “Sound of Ideas”. Our guest panelists will be: •Mansfield B. Frazier, author of From Behind the Wall: Commentary on Crime, Punishment, Race and the Underclass by a Prison Inmate and founder of the Cleveland nonprofit organization, Neighborhood Solutions, Inc. •Alan Elsner, acclaimed international journalist, senior editor at Reuters and author of several books including Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in America's Prisons. •Frank Shewalter, warden of the Northeast Pre-Release Center located in downtown Cleveland. Our guest panelist will discuss hot issues involving the prison system such as barriers to successful reentry, racial disparities in the justice system and ideas about reform. You are invited to bring your thoughts, opinions and concerns, the panelists will host a 30 minute questions answer session toward the end of the program. For further information about this program, please contact Sequoia Brown in the Social Sciences Department of Cleveland Public Library: 216-623-2860 or sbrown@cpl.org.