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The Day The Earth Stood Still (Re-Make)
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/] I missed the first eleven minutes of this remake of "The Day The Earth Stood Still", because I was watching an absolutely gripping bit of political theatre.... and perhaps if I had seen the very beginning, I might have enjoyed the movie more.How is a debate a "debate", if people vote from remote locations without any solemn or otherwise obligation to listen to, and weigh, the arguments for and against the motion? I hope the Jury Trial system never goes the way of the Senate!My husband tells me that I am in for a real treat when I see the original movie.&nbs

Writer's Evolution: e-Piracy...You CAN Do Something!
Check out this blog for information on how to report e-book piracy to the Feds!Writer's Evolution: e-Piracy...You CAN Do Something!

Immigration Reform (from a speculative romance writer's perspective)
Disclaimer.1. It is not my intention to offend anyone. 2. My thoughts are colored by what I went through in order to immigrate legally (including health checks to prove that I was free of disease and of certain pre-existing conditions, and also that I am a well behaved citizen). And also by all the studying of the Constitution and American History necessary to pass my exams.So, this morning I was watching CNN... not terribly attentively, I admit. The views that appear to be attributed to farmers, hoteliers, clothing manufacturers etc struck me as probably being very similar to the arguments that I imagine slave owners would have presented pr

YouTube - Is Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty?
YouTube - Is Obama Poised to Cede US Sovereignty?

What if readers were offered more multi-author samplers?
It was my idea to put together sample chapters by Linnea Sinclair, Susan Kearney, Rowena Cherry, Susan Grant, Deborah Macgillivray, Jade Lee, Catherine Spangler, Charlee Compo, Nina Bangs, Joy Nash, C.L. Wilson, Robin T Popp, Dawn Thompson, Laurel Bradley, Cindy Spencer Pape and many more.One reason readers seem to love the file sharing sites is that they can use them (free, of course) to discover whether or not they like the way an unknown author writes. You cannot always tell from a review.So here are two samplers to do the same function without giving away the entire plot, and with the consent of the authors involved.It's free, it's convenient, no more