the decisive deficit?

Robert Reich ask

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How can it be that with over 9 percent unemployment, essentially no job growth, widening inequality, falling real wages, and an economy that's almost dead in the water -- we're locked in a battle over how to cut the budget deficit? Read more at www.huffingtonpost.com

 

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change in social media focus

I have recently realised that my social media strategy is a mess: too many blogs; many of which are inactive; too many twitter accounts, too much cross posting and too little focus. Changes have to be made. Therefore, this is the plan.

Twitter;
@agentofchage will be political stuff
@Vizk will be writing related stuff
@uniquecomunica will be my personal doings

Facebook
Vikz Richards http://www.facebook.com/vikzr will remain as it is

Blogs
Life Journal http://agentofchage.livejournal.com/ will be basically what it says on the tin. It will be my daily doings.
Blogger will be now two accounts
http://vikz-unique.blogspot.com/ this will mainly focus on political stuff
http://punksweirdtalesandliteraryghosts.blogspot.com/ will as the name implies will deal with writing, new media and books

Tumbler –http://www.tumblr.com/tumblelog/uniquecomunica will be a general site and carry highlights from all and maybe video and audio extras
Word press- http://uniquecomuniqua.wordpress.com/ I am unsure what to do with this. It may be deleted or become disability specific.

Disabled people fight back

URL:  http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2011/05/thousands-o...

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writing opportunities

Thought that some of you might be interested in this

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An Aristocratic Affair by Janet Gleeson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book is an excellent description of a vibrant, exciting, but flawed woman, who was at the centre of a turbulent society. It explores the world that surrounds the characters portrayed so well in the film 'The madness of King George'. In exploring the life of this intriguing woman; it gives the reader a glimpse of the the animosity that existed between; the king and his son, the Whigs and the Tories and the various other factions that existed within society. Harriet, and her sister Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire, played a central role in these



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The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Much of this book was beautifully written. However, like the other reviewers, I found that the Flowery writing often got in the way of the story. The characters seemed weak and I couldn't feel them. I wonder if the story is an allegory. The central characters loss of memory, and his nostalgia for the past, symbolising his country's pain during, and after the war, and its nostalgia for pre-war times

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Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It surprising, considering the fact that I don't normally like Dicken's, but I really enjoyed this book. In fact, I picked it up to read a chapter this morning (9am) and have only just this minute put it down. I have finished it. It kept on surprising me. Just when I thought that I knew where it was going, it veered off in another direction. It may be a truism, but Dickens really knew how to write characters. Little Dorrit, Mr Meagles and others come off the page at you

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