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Eclectique|916 http://www.eclectique916.com Culture = Arts = Politics = Living Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:06:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en News from Pottersville "You're worth more dead than alive...." Mr. Potter, "It's a Wonderful Life" Nine months after Michael Jackson’s death, his estate has signed one of the biggest recording contracts in history, giving Sony, Mr. Jackson’s longtime label, the rights to sell his back catalog and draw on a large vault of unheard recordings. Ben ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/16/news-from-pottersville/ Here’s the Dirt! ITVS Community Cinema is presenting preview screenings of the documentary DIRT! The Movie during the month of March. If you're reading this from outside Washington, DC, you can find a screening near you at www.pbs.org/independentlens/getinvolved. Actually, we're talking about soil when we're talking about sustainability and life. But "dirt" ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/16/heres-the-dirt/ Eclectique Citizen: The President’s Weekly Just as the state board of education in Texas takes the final steps to remove the secular Thomas Jefferson from its history text books, the President has set his focus on bringing the next generation up to speed via education standards, where the previous generation apparently failed (were failed). ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/13/eclectique-citizen-the-presidents-weekly-8/ Spring Diversity Training First this... "As African-American players, we have a theory that baseball can go get an imitator and pass them off as us. It's like they had to get some kind of dark faces, so they go to the Dominican or Venezuela because you can get them cheaper. It's like, 'Why should ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/10/spring-diversity-training/ Mo’Nique gives Oscar winning press conference I haven't said anything about the Oscars, and nothing much (definitely very little positive) about "Precious." I had issues with the movie in the context of story, subject, society, vision, community. But I certainly respected Mo'Nique's performance. She owned it, and I wished more of her ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/09/monique-gives-oscar-winning-press-conference/ Eclectique Things to Do and See Today's the day I hustle my taxes off to the accountant, but int he meantime here are a few things that are happening this week: The Alexandria African American Museum in Alexandria, VA is hosting the National Endowment for the Humanities traveling exhibit "Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art." ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/08/eclectique-things-to-do-and-see/ Eclectique Weekly: The President’s Weekly Last night Bill Moyers hosted two compelling perspectives on the health care reform bill now in play in the Congress on his weekly PBS program. One perspective was a thumbs up (Wendell Potter); the other thumbs down (Dr. Marcia Angell). I'm more of "If not now, when?" ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/06/eclectique-weekly-the-presidents-weekly/ In Defense of Fried Chicken (Part 2) I'm in the middle of my tax preparations, but as I was saying.... President Obama visited Mrs. Wilkes' in Savannah, Georgia March 2nd. That fried chicken looks good too. Here's the menu. Hey, Mrs. Wilkes has a cookbook! http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/04/in-defense-of-fried-chicken-part-2/ Chile - Picking up the pieces…Again. 2,836,576 metric tons of food entered the United States through the Port of Los Angeles last year. The largest import: fruit. The best-represented exporting country, Chile. Source: Saveur March 2010 When I read this I couldn't help but wonder what impact will the earthquake have on Chile's infrastructure, ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/03/02/chile-picking-up-the-piecesagain/ Eclectique Citizen: Is It a Wrap for Health Care Reform The President appears to be doing a victory lap of sorts from the Health Care Summit. Kicking off his weekly message with a congratulatory message to the Winter Olympians, Obama raises their accomplishments as examples for the Congress: ...if we want to compete on the world stage as well as ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2010/02/28/eclectique-citizen-is-it-a-wrap-for-health-care-reform/

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