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America's Outrage Over TSA Naked Body Scanners Fits Right into Libertarian PR Project to Prevent Workers from Unionizing
This is the year that the Republican right-wing, backed by corporate sponsors like the billionaire Koch brothers, have declared all-out war on public sector unions. It's the culmination of a decades-long crusade against organized labor, which has only hit the national radar screen in recent months. The showdown in Wisconsin between Scott Walker and the unions has changed all that: suddenly, Americans had their eyes opened up to just how ruthlessly and cynically the Republican right was ready to fight to destroy public sector unions because they see it as a way to cripple the Democratic Party by killing off a major source of funding, as well as political muscle and votes.
If there's some good to come out of the right-wing's war on Wisconsin and other state employees, it's that we now have a better insight into the Republican playbook against public sector unions, which boils down to this: 1) Manufacture a fake budget crisis in order to frighten the state's residents; 2) PR the false-crisis hard enough until it breaks out of the right-wing/libertarian pipeline and into the mainstream media; 3) Blame the fake crisis on a fake villain -- "greedy" state employee unions -- thereby pitting the public against state workers. That way, when Republicans pass new laws destroying teachers and firefighters unions, they'll come off as heroes defending the public from greedy unions, rather than as sleazy mercenaries carrying out their corporate sponsors' dirty work.
Republicans have used this playbook before, of course, it's just that Wisconsin finally made us all too aware. Perhaps the most obvious example -- and the least understood -- is from last November, when the same basic strategy was used to wage war against the TSA's 55,000 employees, who have been locked in a savage decade-long battle to gain the same collective bargaining rights that employees of all other federal agencies enjoy. Unlike in Wisconsin, the Republican right succeeded in burying the story about the TSA employees' struggle for collective bargaining rights underneath a sophisticated, well-PR'd campaign demonizing TSA screeners as modern-day Gestapo agents, rapists and child molesters.
But lost in all the media hysteria vilifying the TSA was the appalling story of labor abuse against the agency's screeners, a consequence of Republican anti-union policies. If anyone is wondering why collective bargaining rights are so important to public sector workers, look no further than the TSA, whose employees suffer the lowest morale and highest attrition rates of any federal agency, year after year. Complaints and lawsuits abound, accusing TSA management of rampant sexual harassment, racism, bullying, wrongful termination and abuse of power. If that didn't make working in the TSA difficult enough, the recent campaign demonizing TSA agents as modern-day Gestapo-agents turned them into the most hated of all federal employees; passengers, encouraged by incendiary PR, hurled abuses in TSA screeners' faces, and in a few cases even physically attacked screeners.
Last November, we published an article in The Nation questioning the media-driven anti-TSA campaign, which we argued smelled of AstroTurf. For one thing, it made little sense that an issue like TSA pat-downs, offensive as they were, could dominate headlines for two straight weeks at a time when America was suffering from unprecedented corruption, lawless evictions of homeowners, unheard-of inequality, and wars that barely make news.
Sure enough, we uncovered numerous Koch-linked libertarian activists spearheading the campaign to demonize TSA screeners, DC lobbyists specializing in fake-grassroots campaigns setting up "Opt Out" websites while posing as regular Joes, and sleazy Republican hacks who had shown little interest in protecting civil liberties suddenly getting their ACLU on over the TSA's intrusive pat-downs and "porn scans." Progressives were understandably drawn into the anti-TSA campaign and hysteria, as the PR campaign cleverly framed it not as a union-bashing operation, but rather, as a purely civil liberties issue.
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Join Us - This Year in Manitowoc!
10th Annual
Wisconsin Underwater Archeology & Maritime History Conference
Saturday, October 25th 2014 10 am - 4 pm
Wisconsin Maritime Museum|75 Maritime Dr.|Manitowoc WI 54220| (920) 684-0218
Conference Schedule
Saturday, October 25th
10:00 am - 11:00 am | WUAA Business Meeting (public welcomed)
Secretary's report
Treasurer's Report
WUAA project progress report
Progress of books WUAA is financing
Non-profit (501C3) status
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Tamara Thomsen
- The Wisconsin Historical Society's Underwater Archeology & Maritime Preservation Program 2014 Survey Season
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm | Lunch Break
- Bring Lunch or eat nearby
1:00 pm - 2:00pm | Patrick McBriatley
- History of Chicago's moveable bridges
2:00 pm - 3:00pm | Peter Hirthe
- Treasures from, and a map view of, the Great Lakes Marine Collection
3:00 pm - 3:30pm | Rolf Johnson
- Wisconsin Maritime Museum Projects and Initiatives
3:30 pm - 4:00pm | Museum Tour
- Wisconsin Maritime Museum Projects and Initiatives: Tour of Museum
Sunday, October 26th
Nautical Archaeology Society
(NAS) Archaeological Illustration Workshop 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cost for WUAA members is $75 and non-members is $100.
Introduction to Coastal and Underwater Archaeology
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The NAS Introduction course is the first stage in the Nautical Archaeology Society training program, which WUAA is partnering with to build a community of trained advocates to help document and promote Wisconsin's maritime heritage. This one day course offers an introduction to archaeology and maritime archaeology, combining a mixture of classroom and practical sessions. This course aims to promote archaeology more broadly, but to also provide specific content that pertains to the incredible history of Great Lakes maritime tradition. This introduction course will also introduce topics such as dating methods used in archaeology and how the current legislation applies to our underwater cultural heritage.
By the end of the day participants will:
•Have been introduced to the basic principles and scope of maritime archaeology
•Be able to apply 2D survey methods to an archaeological site
•Have an understanding of your rights and responsibilities concerning underwater heritage in Wisconsin
•Be qualified to pursue further NAS training credits, which can be applied toward future conferences and higher level training courses.
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Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - 1/2 hour lunch break, and 1/2 hour afternoon break
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Cost: $85, Price includes course materials, museum fees, & Lunch
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The WUAA will conduct underwater site surveys in the Bailey's Harbor area during Summer 2014.
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- Work in cooperation with organizations interested in underwater archaeological resources.
- Promote the conservation and preservation of underwater archaeological resources and sites.
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PASADENA, Md. (AP) - Anne Arundel County police say a 7-year-old boy was mauled by two American bulldogs.
The boy was flown to a hospital in critical condition after the attack Saturday afternoon at a home in Pasadena.
Police say the dogs were family pets and attacked a woman and her 7-year-old nephew. Police say an officer shot the first dog as it was mauling the boy. The officer was tending to the victims when the second dog lunged at them, and the officer shot the animal. Both dogs were euthanized on the scene.
Police say the dogs began attacking the boy inside the house, and his aunt took him outside to try to protect him, but the dogs followed. The woman suffered minor injuries.
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Easy Crafts to Add Personality to Your Kitchen
Inject some whimsy into your kitchen with these fun do-it-yourself cutting boards, canisters, and more projects from our sister site CountryLiving.com.
Hand-Stamped Cutting Board
An alphabet's worth of metal hot stamps transforms a wood-burning pen into a label maker for cutting boards (stamp set, $19.99, and wood-burning pen, from $9.99; walnuthollow.com. Cutting boards, $12.96 each; 12"L x 8"W x 1"H; hardwood-lumber.com).
First, measure and mark, in pencil, the center point of one long side of your cutting board. On a flat surface, arrange the stamps to spell out your word. Measure the word's length, and divide that number in half. Measure that distance to the left of your board's center point and mark the spot. The left side of your word's first letter should align with this mark. Load the first letter stamp onto the pen and press it onto the wood; continue with the other letters to spell out your word. Finally, erase any pencil marks and get chopping!


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Bradley Somer, MD
Ultima Vez Modificado: 1 de noviembre del 2001
My grandmother has just found out she has acute myeloid leukemia. I was wondering why she couldn't just have new blood put into her system. (Through one of the machines that cleans your blood when you have kidney problems...you could take out the blood like you were cleaning the blood and then put in "new" blood.)
Thank you for you time.
Bradley Somer, MD, OncoLink editorial assistant, responds:
Dear J.,
T hat is an excellent question. Unfortunately, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia is not that simple to manage. Although the bad cells, which cause problems, circulate in the blood stream, the main problem is that she is producing abnormal cells in the bone marrow, which is where the disease really is. However you are absolutely right. There are situations where the white blood cells become so dangerously high that we do a procedure called plasmapharesis where we take out the bad blood and give good blood. This however, is temporary, as the bone marrow continues to be bad and produce abnormal cells, thus further therapy is always required.
Jul 22, 2010 - In patients lacking an HLA-identical donor for stem-cell transplantation, gene therapy may be effective in treating X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, though the treatment carries a risk of acute leukemia, according to research published in the July 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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A monthly showcase of short new works and works-in-progress by local artists in many disciplines. One Sunday a month, come see new pieces in music, dance, writing, film, theater, performance art and the like, each 12 minutes or less.
Performing, for me, has always been a very inner processBarbara Streisand
Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.Betty Friedan
Savvy Senior Movies
At 2:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, the Main Library hosts films about and starring seniors.
There was nothing to do now and the days were long and empty.—from "When the Emperor Was Divine"
The Big Read
The Big Read gives communities the opportunity to come together to read, discuss, and celebrate literature. From now through April 2015, The City Library will be hosting events and book discussions centered on Julie Otsuka's novel "When the Emperor Was Divine". The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Arts Midwest.
New hours at Chapman starting December 1
Beginning December 1, the Chapman Branch will operate during new hours. The branch's new schedule will be 11am-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm on Saturdays, and noon-6pm on Sundays.
The Salt Lake City Library hosts art exibits throughout the year. We also lists citywide exhibits here and in our events calendar. If you are a local artist, click on "Call for Entries" to get involved.
Peace, Love, and Understanding: Lions Club International Peace Poster Exhibit Peace, Love, and Understanding: Lions Club International Peace Poster Exhibit Day-Riverside Branch
Hidden Realities: Paintings by Isra Pache Paintings by Isra Pache Main Library, Gallery at Library Square
The Living Machine: Photography by P. Kent Fairbanks Photography by P. Kent Fairbanks Main Library, Gallery at Library Square
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead: An Exhibition Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead: Works by Veronica Perez, Jose Hugo Mora, and other artists Chapman Branch
Feminine Archetypes Around the World and Through the Ages Feminine Archetypes Around the World and Through the Ages: Sculptures by Pamela Bird Sprague Branch
'Small Abstractions' and 'Sugar House':Works by Kristina Lenzi and Winston Inoway Works by Kristina Lenzi and Winston Inoway Anderson-Foothill
Exhibits are chosen by a staff committee according to the needs and interests of the community, the variety of shows, the artistic quality of the works, and the suitability of format for each library's physical space. Submissions are accepted twice annually: during the two-week periods prior to April 10 and October 10.
Teen artists and art instructors, submit your or your student's portfolio to be featured at The City Library! We are always on the lookout for original art exhibitions for the Main Library's Canteena Space on Level 2, and welcome submissions year-round.