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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Protect Insurance Companies PSA

[FYA, celebrity and parody in the service of advocacy from the aptly dubbed "Funny or Die" site and MoveOn.org. Featuring Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Thomas Lennon, Donald Faison, Linda Cardellini, Masi Oka, Ben Garant, Jordana Spiro, Lauren, Drew, and Chad Carter.]

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

FYA: Don't Forget to Vote!

[With thanks to KMcL in NYC for the link: A visit to the CNNBC Website started for me with the following alert: "Notice: The video you're about to see portrays events that haven't happened... yet. It was prepared just for you. But if you go vote today you can make sure this joke doesn't become a reality."

For Americans registered to vote in the General Election, The Data Stream encourages you to do so! And please feel free to substitute your name for mine while viewing!]

[Brought to you by those wacky funmeisters over at MoveOn.org Political Action]

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Hurricaine Katrina Relief - The City of New Orleans

The Tipitina's Foundation - Rebuilding New Orleans' music culture

"The Tipitina's Foundation a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has worked diligently to uplift the music community of New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, the Foundation responded by rebuilding New Orleans' music culture. Initially, the Foundation addressed the immediate needs of our exiled musicians and allowed them to carry on with their lives. Now the foundation is using the legendary music club, Tipitina's Uptown, as the center of its relief efforts by hosting a newly-opened Music Co-op Office that allows musicians to conduct their business activities during the daytime, free legal and accounting seminars, free music lessons for music students, regular Master Seminars, and help with housing information.

An important aspect of the rebuilding process has involved finding replacement instruments for both professionals and music students alike. So far the foundation has given away over $500,000 of new instruments. Through these efforts, the Tipitina's Foundation is saving the musical traditions of New Orleans."

"The Tipitina's Foundation is making sure New Orleans' heart and soul, its music, continues to flourish."

Bruce Springsteen

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