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Tax the rich: An animated fairy tale, is narrated by Ed Asner, with animation by Mike Konopacki. Written and directed by Fred Glass for the California Federation of Teachers. An 8 minute video about how we arrived at this moment of poorly funded public services and widening economic inequality. Things go downhill in a happy and prosperous land after the rich decide they don't want to pay taxes anymore. They tell the people that there is no alternative, but the people aren't so sure. This land bears a startling resemblance to our land. For more info, www.cft.org. © 2012 California Federation of Teachers

All the republican money will come like a waterfall for the next 30 days, pummeling Obama so hard that the campaign won't be able to react fast enough.  Crazy fucked up stuff on TV, radio, flyers on the street.

The day before any debate they'll come up with some fucked up crazy claim so that the debate becomes a discussion of the new lie instead of policy (When Romney is honest about his policies, he loses votes).

Democrats will stay home because they figure Obama has it "in the bag".

Romney will win by 1% in just enough states to put him over the top.

So this is what I ask of you:

Think about how you will feel the day after the election when Romney has won.  What will you be saying to yourself? "I wish I had volunteered to go door-to-door" or  "I wish I had donated $X dollars" or something like that?

Ok, go and do that thing.  Now.

• Become a volunteer
• Donate

I'm going to be in Los Angeles, CA in October!
 

My parents did some of these 5 things. I wonder if they knew it was good for me or just tradition.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/gever_tulley_on_5_dangerous_things_for_kids.html

To all my NYC friends: Come see my sister's musical! 6 shows only!

See our video preview here: http://bit.ly/Mjrfll
Read the Arnie feature in Time Out New York: http://bit.ly/NKscNk

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) Presents
ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT
Six shows only beginning tonight - July 13th
TICKETS ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED - BUY NOW!

HOW TO GET YOUR TICKETS:
ONLINE: Click HERE!
BY PHONE: CALL 212- 352- 3101
IN PERSON: at the NYMF Hub, 330 West 42nd Street

Arnie will be at the PTC Performance Space, 555 West 42nd Street:
Friday, July 13th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, July 14th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Saturday July 14th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
Wednesday July 18th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Saturday, July 21st, 2012 at 11:00 am
Saturday July 21st, 2012 at 2:00 pm

Arnie, a lovable chocolate-frosted doughnut with rainbow sprinkles, is the happiest pastry in the bakery when he's selected to be taken home by a new owner. But when mild-mannered Mr. Bing trues to eat the unsuspecting Arnie, both are in for the surprise of their lives! Embark upon a hilarious quest to redefine human/doughnut relations in this unexpectedly original new musical that both kids and adults will enjoy. An Official Selection of the New York Musical Theatre Festival's Next Link Project.

www.ArnietheDoughnutMusical.com

BASED ON THE BEST SELLING STORY BY LAURIE KELLER
BOOK BY FRANCES LIMONCELLI
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY GEORGE HOWE
DIRECTED BY ADAM ARIAN

Featuring Tom Deckman as Arnie (Spamalot, Good Vibrations, South Pacific, It Should Have Been You), with Thomas Poarch, Jane Blass, Stephanie Fittro, and Jennifer Wren.

Visit Arnie's Website: http://www.arniethedoughnutmusical.com/
Read about us on Playbill.com: http://bit.ly/NmfYPF
Like our page on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/OjRqCD
Follow us on Twitter: @doughnutmusical http://bit.ly/LfAaz4

This is your chance to feel like a New York Producer -- Donate Now!

Be a part of Arnie's journey -- help bring joy to countless families!
Thanks to an outpouring of support from friends and fans all over the country, we have raised over $25,000 or our $50,000 goal.
Your donation is 100% tax deductible, and goes toward paying for actors, designers, musicians, costumes, scenery, and more.
By Check: Make your check out to NYMF with ARNIE THE DOUGHNUT in the memo line, and send to Frances Limoncelli, P.O. Box 180318, Chicago, IL 60618.

Online: Online donations are accepted via the NYMF website at https://www.nymf.org/donatetoarniethedoughnut

According to Wikipedia's homepage today...

Today in 2009 – Carol Ann Duffy was elected Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, the first woman, the first Scot, and the first openly bisexual person to hold the position, as well as the first laureate to be chosen in the 21st century.

Zimmerman attorneys say that Treyvon wasn't shot because he is black or wearing a hoodie but because Treyvon made the mistake of smacking Zimmerman in the face so hard he broke his nose.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c3#/video/crime/2012/04/05/bts-piers-zimmerman-attorneys.cnn

That's only half the story. Yes, he absolutely made that mistake but he also made another mistake. He made the mistake of breaking the nose of someone who has super magical powers and is able to go from broken nose bleeding all over the place to absolutely fine in only a few minutes. The fact that he Treyvon picked on someone with magical blood that disappears and doesn't stain clothing is a huge mistake on Treyvon's part.

And how do we know Zimmerman has magical healing ability?

Because the police video a few minutes later showed no such injury:

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-last-word/46887730

[Note: "Early-bird" price ends in 3 days! Don't lose the discount! PICC is May 11-12, 2012 in NJ]

The PICC committee is excited to announce our closing keynote speaker:

Rebecca Mercuri on "The Black Swan and Information Security"

Dr. Mercuri is the lead forensic expert at Notable Software, Inc.
Her caseload has included matters from contraband, murder, viruses
and malware, and election recounts (most notably Bush vs. Gore).
She has testified on the federal, state, and local level as well
as to the U.K. Cabinet.

Talk abstract:
The economic theories proposed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book
"The Black Swan" have strong parallels in information security.
Indeed, the concepts of robustness and risk assessment mentioned
in Taleb's writing are also well known to those who design software
and systems intended to withstand attack. Such assaults on computers,
networks and data are now so commonplace that if these threats all
suddenly vanished, this would likely constitute a Black Swan Event.
But whether a successful and novel attack should also be considered
a Black Swan may be debatable. This talk will compare the shortcomings
of bell curve (Mediocristan) and power law (Extremistan) event
models. The idea that outlier occurrences should be considered more
"normal" will shed insight on new methods for recovery mitigation.
Attendees need no formal knowledge of statistics or economics in
order to appreciate the concepts discussed in this talk.


Register now and avoid the rush!

http://picconf.org

Space is limited! Register now!

Note: The opening keynote speaker will be announced in a few days.