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Jake Shimabukuro Makes Me Want to Uke : #TED

TED 2010 is happening right now in California. When I first saw that “ukelele virtuoso” Jake Shimabukuro was on the program, I was surprised. After seeing a few of his performances, however, I completely see why he not only was selected for TED, but also made the list for CNN’s “Ten big ideas from TED”. Here’s a YouTube video of Jake performing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody at Anthology in San Diego:

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America Has Lost One of Its Greatest Voices: Dr. Howard Zinn (1922 - 2010)

I wanted students to leave my classes not just better informed, but more prepared to relinquish the safety of silence, more prepared to speak up, to act against injustice wherever they saw it. This, of course, was a recipe for trouble.

- Howard Zinn

A true leader and inspiration for those who believe strongly enough in democracy to fight for it, Dr. Howard Zinn passed away today at the age of 87. Dr. Zinn wanted to be remembered for introducing a new way of thinking and “getting more people to realize that the power ultimately rests in people themselves and that they can use it.”

Howard Zinn not only taught people history, he showed them how to shape it. He walked the talk. May he now rest in peace.

Click these links to see Dr. Zinn’s project The People Speak (history) and celebrities participating in The People Speak.

Click here for Howard Zinn’s Democracy Now podcast list.

Click here for more video & audio links for Howard Zinn.

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What’s Happening with the Houston Arts Alliance

Here’s a YouTube playlist of the Houston Arts Alliance’s Townhall meeting in January - including projects and services updates from Jonathan Glus, Joe Wilson, Jerome Vielman, Helen Lessick, and Richard Graber - and artist videos taken for HAA’s “Art the Heart of Houston” campaign:

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