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Jabari Parker wants to be 'throwback player'
Bucks take Duke star with No. 2 pick in NBA draft
Brooklyn, N.Y. — An emotional Jabari Parker had to take some time to compose himself after being selected No. 2 overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in Thursday's NBA draft.
"I worked so hard, and I'll keep working hard," he said as he wiped away tears while walking down the hallway for his first interviews as a pro player.
The 19-year-old from Chicago was the player the Bucks really wanted. And as he said so directly on Wednesday, he wanted to be with the Bucks because they were "all in" on him.
"They're a young team and I feel I can contribute right off the bat," Parker said on draft night. "I feel like I'm going to be able to grow with that organization. I'm trying to be a throwback player and only stick with one team.
"This might bite me in the butt some years from now, but right now I just want to stick with whoever is rolling with me."
Andrew Wiggins went first overall to the Cleveland Cavaliers, ending the suspense about the Bucks' pick.
It was the way both Milwaukee and Parker had hoped it would work out.
"We're through the moon," said Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry. "We couldn't be happier. He's a great kid; he's ready to play. I think for us, we got exceptionally lucky that we got somebody who wants to play for Milwaukee and somebody we wanted to end up having."
The 6-foot-8 Parker said he hoped to join the ranks of the great players in franchise history.
"They really did have a lot of success, especially in the old days with Lew Alcindor, the Big O (Oscar Robertson), even in the '90s when they made the playoffs with Sam Cassell.
"I just want to be remembered as one of them, too, since I'm going to the Bucks."
Parker brings a versatile offensive game to the Bucks and should be able to play both forward positions. If the Bucks use Parker at power forward with the defensive-minded Giannis Antetokounmpo at small forward, they could have an intriguing young combination.
"You can put the ball in his hands and he can get a shot and win a game for you," Bucks general manager John Hammond said.
"If a guy knows how to play on the offensive end, he knows how to play on the defensive end, too. He'll figure it out, and it won't take him very long.
"He's a big guy but he's got great feet, very fast feet, very quick feet for a guy that size. Definitely, I think he's going to guard both positions.
"The talk about Paul Pierce, the Carmelo (Anthony) comparison...we've had a chance to spend quite a bit of time with Jabari, watching him work out. There have been quite a few similarities to Melo. Those are very big shoes to fill, because Melo is one of the best players in the game."
Parker said he can play either forward spot.
"I'm just trying to continue that role I was given by coach K (Mike Krzyzewski)," Parker said of his one season at Duke.
"That's being a complete basketball player...if they want me at the 2, the 1, the 5. Be able to fit in all slots and be able to contribute in the best ways.
"Giannis is very young, only a year older than me. We get a chance to grow together."
Hammond said he sees great potential in the Antetokounmpo-Parker combination.
"It's two young guys, two 19-year-old players," Hammond said. "I think it fits very well together. You look at Giannis, with his size (at 6-11), I think you can do things with he and Jabari at the forward positions.
"Giannis wants to be a distributor. He isn't looking to score. He needs to score but he's very willing to give up the ball.
"If we are going to become what we want to become, those guys need to do that — two of the top forwards in the NBA playing together."
The selection of Parker was just the start of a busy night for the Bucks, who had the 31st and 36th picks early in the second round.
The Bucks picked 6-8, 240-pound forward Damien Inglis with the 31st selection, the first of the second round, and they grabbed Louisiana State power forward Johnny O'Bryant with the 36th pick. The Bucks obtained the 36th pick, which initially belonged to the Los Angeles Lakers, as part of the Luke Ridnour trade with Minnesota last summer.
Inglis, who has a 7-foot-3 wingspan, played last season with Roanne in France and is from French Guiana. The 19-year-old was ranked No. 26 in the top 100 prospects list by DraftExpress.
O'Bryant, a native of Cleveland, Miss., was an all-Southeastern Conference first team pick for the second straight season. He averaged 15.4 points and 7.7 rebounds as a junior for the Tigers.
The Bucks selected Pittsburgh guard Lamar Patterson 48th overall but traded him to Atlanta for a future second-round pick.
Parker went through dozens of interviews in a back room at the Barclays Center but held up well and smiled throughout.
"I'm going to bring everything I've got," Parker said of joining the Bucks. "When I said that I was committed to Duke, I gave them everything I had, and even with my high school (Chicago Simeon Career Academy). So I'm going to try to do the same thing in Milwaukee."
Parker said he is glad to be in the same city as former Duke assistant and new Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski.
"It says a lot having somebody this close to the Duke family, somebody that's going to check on me," Parker said. "He's a great guy and I respect him. I'm a Blue Devil and we try to help each other."
Parker said his journey to a pro career made him think about the love of his parents and the work of the Sonny Parker Youth Foundation, run by his father.
"It gives the kids in the inner city (in Chicago) a little bit more of an outlook," Parker said. "I've had a chance to go there. They don't want to charge the kids. My dad doesn't have any expectations of gaining any fame.
"I just want to help out the kids."
Parker said his emotions surged a few minutes after he was selected as he went through that hallway surrounded by cameras and reporters.
"It was going to happen," he said. "I just didn't want it to happen on national TV. I get really emotional, because I'm passionate about this. I don't look for anything about fame. It was always a goal of mine to be in the NBA."
Born: March 15, 1995.
Hometown: Chicago.
High School: Chicago Simeon.
College: Duke
Height: 6 feet 8 inches.
Weight: 240.
Personal: Father, Sonny Parker, was the No. 17 pick by the Golden State Warriors in the 1976 NBA draft. He played six seasons for the Warriors, averaging 9.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in 452 games.

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BeschreibungThis photographic color atlas provides a step-by-step guide to the differential diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the breast. Organized around primary patient complaints, the atlas provides a multidisciplinary review of the respective techniques of the clinician, radiologist, pathologist, surgeon, and reconstructive surgeon. Coverage includes proper clinical examination, diagnostic and interventional radiography, diagnostic pathology, surgical biopsy, excision of benign lesions, mastectomy, breast conservation surgery, and reconstructive surgery. Clinicians will find this guide invaluable in diagnosing and treating the most common cancer affecting women today.
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KABUL, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the United States of America are going to ink the controversial security accord known as Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) in near the future, possibly within days, local media reported on Wednesday.
"The United States have agreed to all the conditions put by the government of Afghanistan and the agreement will be signed within days," reported the Daily Wahdat newspaper, citing Governor Sayed Fazlullah Mujadadi of western Herat province.
Afghans in a traditional Loya Jirga or grand assembly of tribal elders and notables attended by 2,500 delegates from across the country last November endorsed the BSA and urged President Karzai to ink it within 2013.
However, Karzai rejected the demand and put conditions for inking the BSA which include halting searching Afghan houses during military operations, supporting meaningful peace process with the Taliban and ensuring transparent Afghan elections slated for April 5.
However, Washington said in reaction that it does not have " magic wand" to overcome all the problems overnight.
Another newspaper, the Mandegar Daily, reported that U.S. deputy ambassador to Afghanistan, Michael Mckinley, had assured that his government is bound to respect and implement all the demands of the people and government of Afghanistan during his recent tour to Herat where he met with Governor Mujadadi.
"The U.S. has agreed to stop illegal search of Afghan houses unless the Afghan government agrees, and to work for peace and stability in Afghanistan," the newspaper quoted Governor Mujadadi as saying.


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Microsoft's Patent Dust-Upsby
For the past half dozen years, Microsoft has been busily getting its patent house in order. In a bid to protect itself against lawsuits alleging that it has infringed on other companies' patents, Microsoft has issued more patents on its inventions and carefully set up licensing agreements with other companies to keep itself out of court. But two recent cases show that the software giant is still susceptible to allegations of infringement.
The latest involves a tiny Toronto software company called i4i in a case that threatens Microsoft's ability to sell its word processing software Word. On Aug. 18, Microsoft asked a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. to refrain from abiding by an Aug. 11 U.S. District Court ruling that said Microsoft couldn't sell its word processing software in the U.S. as of October. The ruling, by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas, stems from a 2007 lawsuit by i4i that says Microsoft infringed on one of its patents in newer versions of Word and other products.
In addition to the injunction against selling one of its most popular products, the court ordered Microsoft to pay $290 million in damages to i4i, including a fine of $40 million after the judge ruled that Microsoft's lead lawyer in the case made misleading statements to the jury.
While a ban on Word sales is unlikely any time soon —appeals in patent suits can stretch out for years—the ruling against Microsoft has garnered attention because Microsoft usually wins infringement cases filed against it by small companies. "It's this kind of company against which the Microsoft patent portfolio defense should work," says Rob Enderle, president of consulting company the Enderle Group.
In a statement e-mailed to BusinessWeek.com, Microsoft spokesman Kevin Kutz said the evidence in the case "clearly demonstrates that we do not infringe and that the i4i patent is invalid." Microsoft is seeking an expedited review of its appeal, and an immediate stay of the injunction against Word.
The Texas dust-up over Word isn't Microsoft's only recent legal setback. in April, Microsoft lost a patent infringement case against computer security company Uniloc, when a federal court in Rhode Island ordered Microsoft to pay Uniloc $388 million in damages. Uniloc CEO Brad Davis told my colleague Peter Burrows recently that Microsoft was interested in buying Uniloc in the mid-'90s, but that the price was too high. Uniloc is on track for about $25 million in sales this year, Davis says.
Microsoft has a long history of fending off patent lawsuits from startups that claim Redmond nicked their best ideas. Starting in 2003, Microsoft has taken steps to fortify its intellectual property protection. It hired Marshall Phelps, a former IBM executive, as Corporate Vice President for IP Policy and Strategy. Microsoft has increased the number of patents it uses, and stepped up so-called "cross-licensing" agreements that let tech vendors gain access to one another's patent portfolios.
To be sure, negative judgments in patent cases are a cost of doing business in the tech industry, which is marked by complex products that incorporate ideas sometimes incubated elsewhere. "Regardless of how careful you are, from time to time, you'll find yourself in a situation where, despite your best efforts, you've infringed," says Michael Cherry, an analyst at the consulting firm Directions on Microsoft.
Microsoft has long had patent infringement safeguards that went so far as tying the hands of its engineering rank and file. When Cherry left Microsoft in 2000, the open source Linux operating system was seen as a threat to Windows. "A lot of us on the Windows team were told we shouldn't go poking around [in Linux] because we didn't want to get any ideas from it," he says.
Yet i4i's chairman says the company held detailed discussions with Microsoft about its technology. Chairman Loudon Owen told Burrows in a recent interview that the company once wrote a letter to Microsoft chairman Bill Gates explaining its software. "They knew we had a patent and knew that patent number, but used the technology in their product nonetheless," he says.
i4i's suit, filed in March 2007, revolves around what's known as the "'449 patent," which allows Word to open PC files that contain custom types of XML code. The XML language lets companies create invisible "tags" in documents that describe their contents, and i4i sells software add-ons to Word that let pharmaceutical companies and others create and edit XML documents using Word. Drug companies need to manipulate XML data for submitting information to the Food and Drug Administration.
Starting in 2003, Microsoft enabled Word to read these custom XML codes that users created. i4i has said Microsoft infringed the '449 patent in Word 2003 and 2007, its .Net Framework software for programmers, and in its Windows Vista operating system.
In its Aug. 18 motion, Microsoft said i4i wouldn't be harmed by a stay of the Word injunction order, and that "the public will face hardship" if Word and the Office suite aren't available for any length of time.
Yet even the fact that Word's fate is up to an uncertain appeal process is evidence that Microsoft's tactics went awry in this case, Enderle says. For a company that's taken such careful steps to amass a defensive portfolio of patents, Microsoft perhaps should have never let things go this far.


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Drowning raises pool safety concerns
KINGSPORT, Tenn. - The drowning of a nine-year-old local girl is raising new concerns about the safety of swimming pools.
Ashley Vincente had accompanied her father to Kingsport, where he was selling a lawnmower. While he sold the mower, she wandered away and was discovered at the bottom of a swimming pool. Click here to read more.
That accident prompted us to look into pool safety, specifically regulations about swimming pools.
The pool she was in had a fence around it, but somehow she got in the water. News 5 did some checking and found out two children ages 14 and under drown in the United States every day -- many of those drownings happen in swimming pools.
We also wanted to see what laws are on the books here to make sure pools are safe.
Kingsport resident Mark Eads says pools could be called an 'attractive nuisance' because of the risk they pose. "A pool can be a very dangerous thing," he said. "You have to have regulations because you can't always expect everybody to be responsible."
That prompted us to look into local pool regulations and codes, and what we found was surprising. In 2010, Sullivan County adopted a policy requiring fencing around pools. That is also the case for pools in Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol, Tennessee, which have had that policy for several years.
But in Washington County, Tennessee, we discovered there is no code to require residents to have a fence or gate protecting their pool; that includes both above and in-ground pools.
We asked county officials why that is the case. We were told they've never had any problems, but they are still considering changing the code for obvious safety reasons. The county says insurance companies recommend, or require in many cases, that homeowners protect their pool and themselves.
Insurance agent Jeff Sneed agrees. "There are some companies who might say, 'We're not going to insure you if you don't put up a fence around the pool.' But it is not a requirement for all companies," he told us.
Most counties that have regulations or codes about fences and gates also have inspectors to check them out, something homeowner Mark Eads welcomes. "You've got to have some protection to protect the kids from getting themselves in bad shape," he said.
Another important fact we discovered is a 2011 Tennessee law requiring that any pool installed after January 2011 must have a pool alarm, which sounds if a person or object more than 15 pounds enters the pool. We checked online and found pool alarms cost from anywhere from $50 to over $300 depending on features.
For more information to protect you and your children, view this page on cdc.gov.
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May 15, 2012
Julie Zetlin
Gymnast Julie Zetlin is proud to be representing Team USA in London. Zetlin will be competing for a medal in rhythmic gymnastics. TFK caught up with Zetlin for a quick lesson at the Road to London event in New York City. Watch the interview above.
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Rain, mainly showers, precludes bike use but I will do the circle backwards to save Fogo until later since it includes a nice ferry ride (and cheaper by bike) plus would allow for more exploring.
Moreton's Harbour is an extremely well sheltered large bay with lots of fishing cottages but has no stores of any kind -- but it does have three non-descript churches
Twillingate is one of the oldest towns in Newfoundland with one of the oldest churches remaining, St Peter's. Spent time just walking around town and a had great fish and chips lunch; then did a five km hike to the Top Of Twillingate -- tremendous views that the new camera couldn't do justice.
Was up at 06:00 to give baby her first solo ride on the ferry to Fogo Island. It was a great day although I forgot to step off the edge of the world at Brimstone Head, which is in the town of Fogo. I could live in a place like Fogo Island, likely in one of the smaller communities like Island Harbour or Tilting, with a kayak at my doorstep. A twenty minute shower started as soon as I returned to the ferry ramp -- outwaited it in the terminal. A great day and my eyes are fully sated.
Packed the bike in the van for the slow trip to Terra Nova tomorrow.
- Words to "I's The B'y" at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I's_The_B'y
- The fishing embargo has decimated many of the small coastal towns in Newfoundland; for example, Fogo Island had 6500 residents in the 1970's but only 2,800 now --- many a cheap cottage by the sea is available
- Twillingate and Fogo are island and town names.
- Instead of me being homeless, perhaps I am the last of the Beothuk; a local nomadic native tribe wiped out by the "whiteman" with his diseases (measles, etc.) and liquor -- what do you think ChrisB?
- Brimstone Head on Fogo is one of the "Four Corners of the Earth" as per the Flat Earth Society.
-Moose have the right of way (and weight) on both roads and hiking trails.
-The "Bay folk" are typically hard working and in great shape; I wouldn't want to arm wrestle them, even the women.


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Is high-fructose corn syrup making your kid hyper?
But now my son Julian is 13 months old. Despite my best efforts to feed him only nutritious foods, it's likely that, to some degree, he'll eventually be exposed to foods full of added sugars, some in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). So now I really want to know the truth.
In this third installment of a 5-part series, we investigate whether sugars, and HFCS specifically, can make kids hyperactive. Here's what we found when we went straight to the experts:
Dozens of studies over the past few decades have looked at the effects of sugars on kids' behavior. None have been able to show that sugar of any kind causes or aggravates behavior problems, including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). (Is there any diet that could help with ADHD?)
The idea that HFCS affects kids differently than table sugar hasn't been studied but it's not likely, says Keith Ayoob, R.D., a pediatric nutritionist in New York City: "[The sweeteners'] chemical compositions are virtually the same."
Even though there isn't any published scientific research to show that sugary foods cause kids to act out, some scientists believe that there still may be a link. In studies that have concluded sugar does not affect behavior, the kids had consumed only 13 to 15 teaspoons of sugar—just a tad more than what's in 12 ounces of soda. Today, some kids may consume three times that.
Behavior problems aside, there are plenty of good reasons to minimize foods containing HFCS and added sugars in kids' diets. These foods provide calories (often lots of them) but little in the way of vitamins, minerals and other healthy nutrients. They may displace other, healthier foods. Frontloading a child's diet with wholesome, healthy meals will help edge out "empty-calorie" foods like sodas and sugary snacks.
Check back next week for Part 4 of our HFCS series: Can you blame your stomach troubles on HFCS?
And, in case you missed it: Part 1: Is high-fructose corn syrup making you fat? Part 2: Is high-fructose corn syrup making you hungrier? Part 4: Is high-fructose corn syrup causing your tummy troubles? Part 5: The real truth: high-fructose corn syrup is not the same as corn syrup


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But it may be just as likely that Yamamoto's earlier years in the United States, at Harvard in particular, rather than convincing him of the futility of attacking such an industrial colossus had encouraged his prejudices that Western society, especially in its Roaring Twenties excesses, was decadent and lacked the martial steel for an eventual war with the Japanese.Now, there's no reason to actually produce any evidence in support of this theory, but it's fun to play with. "Of course we can beat the Americans! With General Jay Gatsby misguidedly leading the troops, there's no way we can't win! Twenty-three skidoo indeed! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Of course, it might just be that Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because the Japanese wanted to expand their control over Pacific island resources, and the American fleet stood in the way. You don't have to have contempt for your rival's character to want what he's keeping from you. It helps, but it's not a requirement. Without offering any evidence to support his argument, it sure appears that Hanson is engaging in an age-old "blame America" argument.
I know: I'm the one who wrote earlier today that we need to let Pearl Harbor not be such an urgent memory. But we're obviously going to remember it still. It would be nice if we didn't mis-remember it in order to make political arguments about our present-day policy.


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CLEVELAND, OH—November 12, 2012—Unirac Inc., Albuquerque, NM, has received the 2012 Pitcher Insurance Agency Safety Award, as part of the Precision Metalforming Association's (PMA) Awards of Excellence in Metalforming, for its outstanding employee-driven safety and health program. Employing 140 people, Unirac designs, manufactures, distributes and installs photovoltaic solar-industry mounting structures.
By embedding safety into the day-to-day environment, Unirac has achieved more than three years of injury-free performance. By using a "from the ground up" approach versus a "top down" management mandate, the company has achieved full-scale buy-in from its operators who self-monitor work-cell activities, develop safe work practices and enhance material-handling procedures. With the many pieces of equipment employed at the company, the handling of 4,000-lb. bundles of raw material via forklifts and the fast-paced environment, the employees' commitment to safety is evident. In January 2012, Unirac had a surprise OSHA audit with no findings.
Select portions of Unirac's safety program include program oversight and administration at the COO level; utilization of daily, weekly and monthly safety checklists and data collection that drive safety metrics and KPIs; a documented process to evaluate accidents, incidents and near misses as a means of root cause and corrective action efforts; and an employee-run safety team with management involvement and commitment to support the team in implementing their recommendations.
As part of the safety program, safety audits are conducted across the factory using "new sets of eyes" from outside the audited area to look for safety concerns that may be overlooked by those who work there every day. Opportunities for improvement are posted and the implementation of the recommendations is tracked. In addition, spot awards and employee of the month recognition for self-directed safety-related actions, recommendations and improvements are made. Employees' safety efforts also are recognized in the company's pay-for-performance bonus program.
Unirac continues its commitment to world-class operational practices with its pursuit of OHS 18001, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems certification, anticipated by the end of 2012. This certification will be added to the company's ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications.
The Safety Award is one of eight Awards of Excellence in Metalforming presented annually by PMA. Sponsored by Pitcher Insurance Agency, Chicago, IL, the award acknowledges either an effective comprehensive safety program or a specific innovative idea in the context of an effective safety program. Along with recognition in industry publications and at events, Unirac will receive a $1,500 cash prize.
PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $113-billion metalforming industry of North America—the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. Its nearly 900 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM tradeshows, and MetalForming magazine.
Editor's Note: Information on PMA's Awards of Excellence is available at www.pma.org/awards.


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By Scott St. Clair
Less than two months after Gov. Scott Walker closed the payroll dues deduction pipeline, state employee unions face some ugly financial realities after all sides in Wisconsin's state Senate recall elections spent a total of $40 million.
It may be the last hurrah for government-employee unions in Wisconsin as they raid their piggy banks and slash overhead — including wholesale firing of staff — because budget-repair bill labor reforms let government workers decide whether to pay dues.
That has national implications as other states move to break the forced, self-feeding cycle of compulsory government funding.
Intended by Walker to help close a $3.6 billion budget deficit, the new law bans mandatory membership and forbids deduction of union dues from state workers' paychecks. Unions face annual recertification votes.
Instead of government deducting — called dues check-off by labor relations professionals — and sending one check to the union every month, unions must collect dues from each member as existing union contracts expire. And now they must convince workers they are worth it.
Nothing terrifies a union more than the loss of mandatory membership — the union shop — and dues check-off. For unions, the only non-negotiable "must haves" are those two.
A case in point is the Wisconsin Education Association Council representing 98,000 teachers and education support personnel. WEAC fired 40 percent of its staff — 42 employees — a couple weeks after the new law took effect on June 29 claiming that its membership decreased because of retirements and limited hiring of new teachers by school districts. Union officials said the cuts weren't related to drops in membership that might come as a result of Walker's reforms.
But according to the Wisconsin Association of School boards, 150 of the state's 427 school districts were without union contracts when the law took effect. That makes more than one-third of WEAC's membership free agents no longer forced to belong to the union and pay dues that are, in some districts, as much as $1,000 per year.
The math is ugly. In 2008, WEAC received almost $24.5 million in membership dues and other revenue, according to federal tax filings.
WEAC also controls the WEA Trust, a pricey health insurance company that many school districts were forced by contract to use for employee benefits. Since the beginning of the year, the trust has lost 17 percent of its subscribers as more districts are free to shop the market for a better deal without having to get the union's permission.
Lavish receipts resulted in lavish spending. In 2008 WEAC's payroll was top-heavy with seven six-figure salaries totaling over $1.3 million. Executive Director Dan Burkhalter, at $242,807, up from $162,034 the previous year, almost qualifies for a high-earner income tax hike should the Bush-era tax cuts expire.
WEAC spent $2.5 million on 12,364 hours (17 hours per day) of lobbying during the 2009-2010 session of the Wisconsin Legislature. That was twice as much as any other lobbying effort and three times more than Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce spent.
In 2010, direct campaign contributions to mostly Democratic candidates — 97 percent of the candidates to whom contributions were made — totaled almost $150,000. Another $62,500 was to several political party campaign committees. The big dollars, however, were spent on independent expenditures. WEAC pumped $1.6 million, the fourth highest independent expenditure in the state that year, into four state Senate races, only one of which they won.
For the 2011 recall election, WEAC spent $500,000.
The nearly $40 million spent on the recall elections, where just over 450,000 votes were cast, comes out to about $89 per vote. Of that, $5 million was local union money. Some in Wisconsin are talking about a recall effort against Walker, but that will require 500,000 signatures to make the ballot, which can't, by Wisconsin law, happen until at least January 2012.
In 2010, nearly 2.16 million votes were cast in the Wisconsin race for governor. Multiply that by $89 per vote. In the maelstrom of 2012 presidential politics, where unions will spend heavily, and with a Wisconsin U.S. Senate race, is it realistic to expect a credible labor-promoted effort against Walker?
WEAC isn't alone. Government-sector unions across Wisconsin are cutting staff and trimming expenses.
It goes deeper. Wisconsin is the 16th most unionized state in the country with 355,000 workers, 14.2 percent of total employed, belonging to unions. Of these, nearly half, more than 175,000, are government workers. Nationally, there are more government workers in unions than private-sector workers. Annually, the private-sector numbers decline, while the government-sector numbers go up.
Kick the props — the union shop and dues check-off — from government-sector unions and you kick the props from more than half of what's left of the American labor movement that represents a scant 11.9 percent of American workers in total. In Wisconsin the props are gone, and the movement is listing worse than the Titanic.
Ohio will vote in November on a package of labor reforms that are similar to Wisconsin's. And New Hampshire's Legislature passed a right-to-work law (banning the union shop) only to have it vetoed by the governor. Many other states have similar proposals in play.
Soon more workers will have the right to decide whether to join a union and face compulsory deduction of dues from their pay.
That will shut off the automatic millions of dollars flowing to union leaders' pockets and campaign war chests.
Scott St. Clair is a freelance journalist who occasionally contributes to Watchdog.org and other Franklin Center journalism sites. In a former life, he was a labor relations professional who worked both sides of the table. He can be reached at [email protected]


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The cause "Remove F**k Jesus Christ from Facebook" seeks to have Facebook block "all attempts by persons to curse against any religion" by having as its current goal to enlist 500,000 people so that Facebook will act to take down the page. To date, the cause has enlisted over 51,000 people. The page itself does not explicitly cite what faith they are, but cite what some think are atheist points of view. The page is currently being buried by comments from Christians denouncing the page; at this point in time, there are over 4,000 comments by supporters on Causes.com. Comments by supporters range from indignation to comparisons between Islam and Christianity:
From Rob: If this was a "F–k Mohamad", I wonder how tough the account creator would be and how quickly Facebook would tripping over themselves to remove it." Kinda to bad we Christians have earned a reputation of "push over", and we back it up everyday.
From Joe: Christ suffered the most inconceivable torture and sacrificed everything for us, only to have satans siblings rebuked god with such insults in return. God Loved us and sacrificed everything for us so that we may be with him, these demonic beings have nothing but hate and filled with poison, all that can come from them is poisons evil that continues to persecute Christ.
Some commenters are in favor of pushing the UN to make criticism against Christianity punishable by the courts. This would seem to undermine the Constitution on free speech, which the Supreme Court of the United States has made many rulings on, supporting freedom of speech even in cases of hate speech, including supporting the Westboro Baptist Church's right to demonstrate at military funerals.
There are some Christians, however, who are not joining the movement to remove the page from Facebook. Phywriter.com blog explains:
First, Jesus is my Lord. I say that clearly and easily. The Jesus of the Bible is more than just a sage or a wise man, he is the living Son of the living God, and has literally changed my life for the better. He is as heroic a historic character as there is in all recorded literature, and I like a good hero.
Second, I understand the impulse to defend the one I serve. I completely understand the reason for creating the group. Which leads me to the next point.
Third, I think Jesus himself is in no way damaged by those words. He eitheris Lord or he isn't, and nothing on Facebook will change that either way.
Furthermore, I think strong-arm censorship helps no one. I'd rather show somebody a better way than tell them they can't do something. I know my own reaction when somebody tells me I can't do something.
Finally, I think the better way to honor Jesus if you believe in him is to act Christ-like, which has more to do with demonstrating grace than telling people what they shouldn't do. I have a theory that if one engages in a habit that is bad for them, the closer that one gets to the living God, the more they will want to live according to God's design.


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Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (1999)
Although Jimmy Buffet has never enjoyed tremendous record sales throughout his career, his concerts are always guaranteed sellouts. Buffett's rabidly ... Show synopsis Although Jimmy Buffet has never enjoyed tremendous record sales throughout his career, his concerts are always guaranteed sellouts. Buffett's rabidly loyal, often drunken, fun-seeking fan base, the parrotheads, are in no small way responsible for this fact. Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays tries to capture the essence of a live Buffett concert from the late '90s. This live set gives fans a handful of '90s Buffett tracks as well as many classics that have become staples of his live shows. Listening to tracks like "Fruitcakes," "Coconut Telegraph," and the fan favorite "Fins" (complete with Jaws theme music) you can't help but feel Buffett has brought the crowd to a place where they are having a great time and no one has a care in the world. This is a goal Buffett has always tried to provide for his fans, and he has almost always succeeded. Some of the strongest tracks presented here are "Trying to Reason with the Hurricane Season" and a cover of Crosby, Stills & Nash's "Southern Cross," which features gorgeous backing vocals provided by members of Buffett's Coral Reefer Band. Parrotheads who may feel they have heard most of these tracks on earlier live releases will be happy to hear "Margaritaville" -- complete with the lost verse -- and every longtime fan will love hearing Buffett dusting off the obscure classic "Tin Cup Chalice." This collection is a nice addition to the collection of a casual fan who already owns and enjoys Buffett's classic Songs You Know by Heart. Buffett's music may not change the world, but it certainly makes it more fun and for a sun-drenched, alcohol-soaked good time you still can't beat Jimmy Buffett. ~ Paul Tinelli, Rovi
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Hi,I am simione's sister and I miss him so much.I hate when people ask me if he had a second chance what would I do to help him.He was a great brother to me and my family.It's tough for my family because he is the oldest.Every time I think of him I bust into tears and I have a instint back flash to the day that my mother got that call.We all pray for him every second we have.He says that he likes it there but I think he is bluffing.
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Date of Stay: March, 2008
Nice sites friendly people - great access to fishing & Hiking - Only complaint those nasty no-see'ms


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Was it oil based Kilz or latex? I'd put an oil finish on a desk. It'll take the abuse better.
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It's kinda futuristic for me. Nice mannequins. I wonder what's the inspiration behind the way they are standing up.
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The other day I have brought you to Las Vegas to have a peep at Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden's display, and today, we will be in New York to have glance at the modern mannequin by Goldsmith.
According to its website, Goldsmith is a premier designer and manufacturer of quality mannequins since 1927. It is based in New York, and for generations has designed and produced mannequins for many of the world's leading retailers.
What I like among their designs is the modern mannequin or should I say 'futuristic mannequin' because of the slender parts of the dummy. You can see that on the photo above and on the other one below.
Modern Mannequin Design
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From ZDNet UK: Industry standards for 3-D on the Internet are close to international agreement, with the release of a working draft for the key specification.
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Editor's Note: The new language will be called X3D, extensible markup language, which "could follow VRML 97 in becoming an ISO standard by 2004." What do Kairosnews readers think? Some people love the bells and whistles; others can't stand them. It seems Flash and Shockwave were It for a while, but then people got annoyed and clicked on "Skip Intro." Is it going to take broadband for folks to get into fancy 3D graphics?
Since I didn't find any news which caught my eye this morning, I thought I'd share a couple of articles from my current online reading interest: the subject of usability.
The first piece is Attendee-Centered Conference Design by Meg Hourihan, longtime blogger (see megnut.com) and co-creator of Blogger. Meg discusses her ideas about "User-Centered Conference Design" based on her experience as a presenter.
In AskTog: First Principles, human interaction designer Bruce Tognazzini discusses basic usability principles for GUI design. Since one might see a web page is an extension of the GUI through the browser, merging the user's desktop with an interface created by someone else, the principles here seem useful for thinking about constructing web sites as well.
"Summary: Designs that engage and empower users increase their enjoyment and encourage them to explore websites in-depth. Once we achieve ease of use, we'll need additional usability methods to further strengthen joy of use."
Joy of use. What do Kairosnews readers think of this? Not just Jakob Nielsen's article, but the general idea of a digital aesthetic. Do you think graphic design will ever really get into the canon of fine art? That anyone will get Stendhal syndrome by looking at a beautiful image on a screen?
From Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox for July 7, 2002.
ITtoolbox Security reports that the House of Representatives is moving to code bills in XML beginning the first of 2003. Their explanation of why this is significant is exactly why XML was created: "Current House output is searchable only by bill numbers or keywords, but in XML it would be searchable by titles, names, tables, subheadings and other components. A folder of XML documents essentially becomes a database searchable by browser. "
More information, as well as sample government xml files, available at xml.house.gov.
Speaking on the subject of usability, this essay from IBM's website explains that nesting tables unnecessarily can affect the speed at which a page is rendered and what is rendered first. Some good tips here for web designers.
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'Sick' Ex-King Faisal boss Odotei fires Nyantakyi over Black Stars technical adviser job
Ghana FA presidential hopeful Vincent Sowah Odotei feels 'sick and tired' with the decision to appoint a technical adviser for the Black Stars.
An avid critic of the Kwesi Nyantakyi-led administration, Sowah Odotei is livid with the decision to appoint a technical adviser for coach Kwesi Appiah.
The Black Stars trainer requested for a technical help after Ghana's disastrous campaign at the World Cup in Brazil.
The Ghana FA set-up a three-man committee to firm up the adviser for the team ahead of the qualifiers for the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Morocco.
But the former King Faisal boss has launched a tirade at the Ghana FA president in particular, claiming he's sick and tired' with the administrative style of the 44-year-old.
" I realize that this Nyantakyi and his administration are a joke and I will not apologise for that,†he told Adom FM
"They keep going forward and backward because they don't have a plan. Over the last ten-years I have consistently told you that Nyantakyi is just good at doing try and error.
"He has succeeded in manipulating everybody to accept that he's the best person to administer football in the country meanwhile he cannot do anything.
"Here we are! We're talking about technical adviser. How can technical adviser fit into the long term plan of the FA?
"He has taken the management of our football so low. The money that you will pay the technical adviser can't you save the money and channel it into other things like giving it to football people?
"He must take the bold decision about Kwesi Appiah and stop pushing things under the carpet.
"I believe if the FA was his private job, he will not add him to his wage bill and will immediately take a decision on him. We are just sick and tired of what Nyantakyi is doing.†he fumed.
It is widely believed that Serbian Milovan Rajevac has been settled on as the technical adviser for the Ghanaian trainer.
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francis says:September 01, 2014 01:16 pmWe need a good coach not a technical adviser,Akwesi Appiah cannot do the job so sackk him and bring a a good coach.
Sean says:September 01, 2014 06:44 pmIt's really sad when we hear some of this things, while there're other opinions better than this to save time, money and integrity! The coach has to be sack!


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Keystone Puppies and the Breeder Thelma Blank from Bird n Hand Pa around Lancaster Pa both of these people had the nerve to tell me that I can still sell the puppies from this mixbreed dog they sold me for ACA Shih Tzu purbreed to people. Now that is a shame because they sell people dogs all over the country thats suppose to be pure breed. I had this dog DNA Tested and they confirmed this dog is Shih Tzu mixed. This dog grew up and s**+ Tzu owners, petshops, gromers etc. said the same thing ths dog looks mixed.
Just think that you spend 550.00 for a dog you thought from these people as a pure breed ACA puppy and it grew up looking like something else and mixed. Well that is what happened to me. You would think that a buisness as big as keystone looks on the internet would stand behind their pure beed guarantee. Wrong! they have not for me.
That man at keystone puppies got real nasty and tried to justify with a lot of wrong opionions to try and not live up to their policy guarantee on giving purebreed puppies. This is the kind of buisness they do. These people better give me my 550.00 refund immediately or I am going to sue them for full damages. please people go to the web site puppy dog forum, they try and say: keystone puppies stand behind their puppies, what a joke and the people on this web site see it that way but it is not funny.
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This is john blank and the person that wrote this story does not have his facts straight.... #1 I never talked with him my mom did!!! And we own the male and female..they are purebred shih tzus. We have aca papers going back 5 generations..and as for the DNA test we talked with 3 different vet hospital s and they said the reason other dogs came up in the test is because to first create shih tzus they had to mix other dogs until they created shih tzus ..thus the reason other dogs are in the dna test .. As for not paying we take great pride in our dogs' we stand behind them ,if something is wrong with them we give the full price back , we do not own a puppy mill if u are considering buying a puppy " please feel free to stop in and look at them
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Justin with a servere case of Morrocan Belly (diahorrea). This has been traced back to, way too many litres of Fresh Orange juice watered down with Morrocan ice cubes...
Defination of "Are you crazy" :
Justin and friends on a 12 hour car journey heading east of Marrakesh.... having to stop many times for 'emergency toilet breaks'
Defination of "You may aswell stick a nuke bomb up your arse"
Justin and UK friends organising a 2 day camel trek to the Sararah, whilst still suffering Morrocan Belly....
Yes you read right, I would like to start this jounal entry by thanking my new and much required sponsor 'Glaxo Wellcome - makers of Imodium'. The moral of this story is that too much of a good thing usually ends up in a painful ending - hence the orange juice saga.
The last couple of days I have been feeling a little bit under the weather and have found two great companions. Yes 'Miss Imodium' and Mr 'Squat Toilet' we have all been sharing some valuable time together..too much if you ask me. But with this minor set back it has not stopped me from continuing with the Morrocan adventures.
This adventure is suitable titled "Let's hire a car and drive for 12 hours seeing some of the countryside on the wrong side of the frick'n road"!!!
With my two Morrocan and translatting buddies (Asis and Abdual) and with the additional accompanment of two lovely Englanders (yes they exisist) ,Will and Daisy and a trustte old Australian we head off in search of putting our funds together and hiring a car for the day. Easier said then done. After visiting a number of car rental places in search of a car that would hold 5 people and have air conditioning our price range was still sitting at about 650-700 (140 AUD). As you would expect a little conman convinces us to visit his friends business to get a..... and I quote 'Good Price'. So after about an 1 hour or so of asking questions of rental car type we walk out there with a Hyandi Accent (1 model up from the Excel) still frick'n tiny and still paying 650 but happy with our purchase for tomorrows adventure.
Now let me set the scence as we inspect the car that has been delivered - 1 hyandi Accent, damaged right front (all panels), smashed front light, no radio or cassette player working (discovered after we bought crap Arabic Tapes to groove along too on the way) and no pertrol. As for the scene around us; 230,000 cars and mopads with their horns screaming all at once. I look at my newly aquired friends and laugh "You really want us to drive in this environment?" - of course we laugh stupidly together...
So up at 6am and on the road by 7am, 3 in the back and 2 in the front. Comfortable but not as comfortable as the old Family Wagon I had (which has finally been sold thanks to my wonderful parents!!!) but off we set. Each hour or so we stop for a refreshment break. Or in otherwords an opportunity for me to run somewhere with my legs crossed (cafe or bush) to empty the contents of my bowels out (sorry bad vision)..... you take the good and the bad with me here.. The driving was great fun, left hand drive and driving on the right hand side of the road was an exciting experience especially when I lapsed concentration for a moment and put our green machine on the wrong side of the road...... the passangers were a little frieghtend.... but we were safe!! And the horn as much hornage as any road rage driver would want.!!
Headed up towards a huge dam (Benimalli) with the mountains in the background, very beutiful but a little hazy. Then through very steep roads down the mountains to Odgazi Falls ( I think that was the name). Again not as amazing as Vic Falls but very beautiful and opportunity to splash some very needed water on our faces and backs from the pentrating sun. Had some lunch.... correction the others had lunch I went off to find Mr Squat Toilet and pay a man 1 Dhirms to use his facilities...
From there headed a further 60km or so to Infirni, which contained a feature they call a 'Natural Bridge'. Not knowing what to expect,I was very pleased to see a piece of natural wonder. What this really was, was a normal bridge road on top but underneath a cave like setting of stalitic (is that what it is called/spelt) and limestone walls. Quite amazing actually to look at, so after some hoping around the rocks and playing geologist we were back on the road again in the comforts on the Air Conditioning going flatstick.
All in all the day ran into some 500km of Morrocan crap roads and some 12 hours of driving without music, which lead into the 3 most dangerous conversations Sex, Politics and Religion all in a mixture of French, Engish and Arabic..... and an odd joke here or there.
All in all is good, very hungry but survivng on bannanas and coke at the moment (they are the two things which seem to stay in at the moment). Internet is really slow so have an opportunity to spin some more shit for a little while.
As for grand final day I am very happy to ANNOUNCE that my plane tickets have been changed so I can get there 24 hours before the bounce. This is very depressing when you have to tell the airline chick that you want to leave an amazing country (Jordan) a day earlier to watch 2 hours of sport of men wearing tight shorts and drink copiuos amounts of alchol and act like an absoulte dickhead for the next 12 hours after the game....the worst bit is that the chances of my team being in there are quite unlikely... go pies!!! But that is what has to be done.. and is done!!
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Coffee Filter Trees
Welcome to The Little Brown House!
I promised in my Christmas Mantle post that I would do a tutorial
of the Coffee Filter trees I featured, and here it is.
My first Coffee Filter project was last spring, when I made my
I was amazed at how easy they were to work with
And how pretty they ended up looking!
Since that time I have been looking out for another project to do with the filters.
A few weeks ago The Nester did a post about the wreaths, and she mentioned mine.
(Bashful grin)
She also did a tutorial on some coffee filter trees, and I decided I had to try them!
I purchased two styrofoam cones from Michaels at $6.99 each.
What on earth are they making styrofoam out of these days?
It seemed kind of pricy to me! Fortunately the coffee filters were only a dollar a pack!
I should mention- I was working on my mantle at the same time
so the table is a bit of a mess – I should have cleaned up for the pictures
but as usual, I was impatient!
The Nester used a glue gun to make hers, but I decided to go with straight pins
I grabbed two liners at a time and folded them together at the bottom,
then I placed a pin through them and stuck them into the cone.
Once I had them started, I added pins to make them stable, using about 3 pins per pair.
I only put the pins on the bottom part of the filter that I had pinched together with my fingers –
leaving the top ruffled part to flare out and away from the cone.
I just kept repeating this and going around the cone-
working my way up. I scrunched the filters together too.
As you go around, keep checking for holes and fill them as you go.
Doesn't it already look pretty! It must be the girl in me
that loves that ruffled look!
But when you are done, you will notice that it is a little over-ruffled,
and needs to be trimmed to become more "tree like"
I don't have a picture of the trimming, but I just took a pair of scissors and
thinned out the top so that it was a little more tapered. I also evened up the sides.
As much as I loved the white, I was placing them up on my mantle
with a very light background. I wanted them to stand out a little bit.
So I gave them a few sprays of silver paint.
The next step was to give them a base and a top.
I used some E-6000 glue for this.
I glued some glass dollar store candlesticks to the bottom of the cones.
Then I used the same glue to adhere a silver ornament to the top of the cone.
I let them dry overnight. The hurricanes beside them are just dollar store
vases glued to more candlesticks. I also used them in my mantle.
I was so happy with the way they turned out!
They look so good with the blue and silver theme I chose this year.
Go take a look at them on my mantle!
Christmas Mantle
But they would look good in just about any color setting
I hope you liked them!
And I hope you make some of your own to enjoy!
Thank you so much for coming by the house!
Go check out the fun Christmas Craft party at Centsational Girl!
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6 years ago
I was so excited to read this post. I thought, "Yes, finally a craft project that doesn't require a craft store! We may not have any craft supplies here in Turkey, but we have coffee filters!" I have to say, I'm a little disappointed it requires a styrofoam cone. I am just going to have to have my sister-in-law mail me some craft supplies because this is just too darn cute!
Jessica Reply:
November 21st, 2011 at 9:55 pm
you could probably make your own cone with poster board or cardboard
6 years ago
Adorable. I'm done decorating, but may have to make some of these to add to my collection. Wonder if those styrofoam trees are cheaper anywhere else?
6 years ago
Totally cute and I love how you topped them with the decoration…and those hurricanes are to clever for words…Thank you for sharing these great ideas
Blessings Kelsie
6 years ago
Looove them!! They are so pretty!!
The Answer Is Chocolate
6 years ago
They are gorgeous! Very elegant.
jessica rinquest
6 years ago
I love them! If I can trek through all the snow to the craft store, I am going to do the same! Just lovely!Thanks for the info!
Julie @ Practically Spent
6 years ago
Very pretty trees. And I agree about styrofoam…..what's up with the price of it?
6 years ago
Adorable! My daughter and I are going to try this project together! They'll make great gifts too! ;o)
6 years ago
Fabulous job. I love your decor. 😉 ~Sharon
6 years ago
Thank You!!! All I have to do is "trim" them up mine were sooooo "chubby" I did not like them – now I know what to do. By the way for anyone interested, I got styrofoam cones from Dollar Tree for , you guessed it, $1! All though I just took a plastic cone shaped tree they had and hotglued them on to it – so you really don't have to have the foam ones.
What DO they make that foam out of?! Someting very rare I'm sure! ha
Southern Fried Gal
6 years ago
Oh my gosh – that is stunning! I would never think those were coffee filters! The finials really make them elegant. Thanks for the inspiration!
Kristen @ More Than Mulberries
6 years ago
Really pretty! I love how they look on your mantle. The finials are perfect on them too!
6 years ago
Oh my goodness! These are just beautiful and so unique! I am in awe. LOVE LOVE.
Cheryl @ CC Homemaker
6 years ago
So cute and classy at the same time! I love these! I just might have to try making them myself. Thanks for sharing!
lindsey - the pleated poppy
6 years ago
wow, those are so pretty! i hadn't seen them before – genius!
6 years ago
This is one of the most beautiful and interesting holiday crafts I've even seen. Simply stunning, and out of coffee filters! Ha!
Caroline @ The Feminist Housewife
6 years ago
This is such a unique idea!!! I love how fluffy they are.
6 years ago
These are beautiful! I would have never guessed they were made from coffee filters!
AmericKim's Home
6 years ago
Gorgeous. I also have a "Blue Snowy Christmas" theme this year. I will have to try these.
Thanks for the awesome tutorial.
6 years ago
I tried this and it is pretty but I may have put mine too close together tho, it looks a little different than yours. I cant figure out how to finish off the top tho ..
6 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing your tute! I cannot wait to try these out for myself…maybe not this year, but certainly next year!
angie at junkgarden
6 years ago
So pretty! I have that same leather W on a shelf in my kitchen.
6 years ago
I totally am diggin your filter trees and wreath! What a great way to use inexpensive items to make beautiful and pricey looking holiday decorations. May have to make some for my casa once our remodel is done…hopefully in time for next Christmas. Thanks for the tutorial!
Tina "The Book Lady"
6 years ago
I've featured you on my blog (sorta) on my Holiday Gifts post about last minute gifts to make for the holidays. Although, to be honest, it's a list for next year for me! LOL
I'm following you now and will definitely be back to see other cute things as you create them!
Tina "the Book Lady"


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As national media outlets and their employees depict town hall meeting protesters as right-wing outsiders organized by conservative organizations, the Atlanta affiliate of NBC aired a segment Friday evening that should act as a fine example of how this uprising in America should be covered.
11 Alive reporter Duffie Dixon not only showed a heated exchange between Rep. David Scott (D-13th District) and a man asking him about his position on pending healthcare legislation in the House, but also interviewed the questioner when Scott erroneously contended the man was not a constituent and was only trying to hijack his meeting.
As Dixon shared with her viewers, not only wasn't the questioner an organized outsider, he was actually a local doctor (video embedded below the fold, h/t Hot Air via Terri Green):
Attention national media: THAT'S how this subject should be handled if you have any journalistic integrity left.
Those interested should watch the entire unedited exchange between Scott and Dr. Brian Hill: