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House and Senate members whose districts are in each congressional district participate in the vote, usually by secret ballot. In Anderson's case, 14 Republicans and 14 Democrats will decide. And two Democratic names have been floated as opponents to the Statesboro resident. But on Thursday, Anderson may have picked up some bipartisan support. Before the governor spoke, state Sen. Regina Thomas of Savannah, a Democrat, told the crowd to expect "the status quo" after the dust has settled. Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment | The latest non-endorsement news from Isakson, Chambliss Thursday, January 31, 2008, 03:20 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Contrary to reports from CNN, U.S. Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss didn't endorse Republican presidential candidate John McCain, or anyone else, on Thursday.
Make Ny Day
The last thing I need is to buy stock from some mouth-breathing spammer who thinks I'm going to invest my life's savings into an investment this idiot can't spell. Never take financial or pharmaceutical advice you get by email. I blow across the top of the BlackBerry, spin it around my finger, and reholster it. I relax a bit, but my hand never strays far from my belt. Unfortunately, my BlackBerry is also wreaking havoc on my eyesight and attention to detail. The problem is that when I read my emails, I don't always see every word on the screen. As a result, I sometimes miss important information. "Do you want to meet for coffee?" fellow humorist Dick Wolfsie wrote to me one day. "Sure, what day?" I tapped back. "Let me see if this clears it up. Do you want to have coffee ON TUESDAY." I checked the first message.
20 tips for being frugal and fabulous
Buying all the best brands? Not so frugal. Picking through your neighbor's trash? Not so fabulous. With the country's economic health on the line, how can you save money without suffering style? Here are some ideas to live the fabulous life while still being frugal: 1. Do your own darn toenails The only people who might look at your feet closely enough to know the difference between a DIY pedicure and a fancy spa treatment won't judge you for it anyway, suggests Megan O. Steintrager, 35, an editor in New York. Use pale colors; a bright red coat might show if it's out of the lines. And besides, sandal season is months away. 2. Eco-shredding New York writer Lexi Dwyer, 31, saves shreddings from her paper shredder to use as packaging for fragile gifts.
State approves workers' comp cost reduction
A focus on safety is starting to pay off for businesses across the state. Yesterday the state approved a 10.22 percent decrease in the average cost of workers' compensation insurance in Pennsylvania. Workers' compensation is insurance, paid for by employers, that provides cash benefits and medical care if a worker becomes injured on the job. While most businesses will see a decrease in their workers' compensation insurance costs of up to 20 percent, others with high rates of workers' compensation claims will not share in the decrease. "Any policy being renewed as of April 1 will be impacted by this filing," said Rosanne Placey, a spokeswoman for the state Insurance Department. A publication by the Department of Labor and Industry that looks at the severity, frequency and losses of workplace injuries showed that workers' injuries -- though more severe than they were in the past -- are less frequent.
Woodard: Local Harley dealer riding high on firm's success
When Tom Elsaesser was a teenager, he rode a Harley-Davidson motorcycle to his high school and job. He's been a confirmed rider ever since and has established a successful career in the motorcycle industry. Elsaesser, 55, a Camarillo resident, has been a Harley-Davidson dealer for the past 20 years. In 1988, he was hired as manager of Los Angeles Harley-Davidson and became a minority partner in that firm. In 1995, he purchased Ventura Harley-Davidson when it was on Morse Avenue in Ventura. He subsequently moved the firm in 1998 to a 22,000-square-foot facility on a two-acre site next to Highway 101 in Camarillo (at 1326 Del Norte Road), the current location. "This location is really great," he said. "It's centered in relaxing, parklike grounds and has multiple restaurants, hotels, old-time strawberry stands and a new gas station with convenience store nearby.
Can this shiny lip gloss slim your hips?
Always on the lips … never on the hips," promise ads for the new "Fuze Slenderize Guilt free" lip gloss. Marketed by Too Faced Cosmetics, the flavored lip gloss claims it can suppress your appetite with the same mix of minerals and ingredients found in Coca-Cola's Fuze energy fruit drinks. As Americans continue to struggle with weight loss, marketers are getting more outlandish with their quick-fix diet claims. At least with Fuze, a blend of the minerals chromium and L-carnitine, along a hydroxycitric acide extract called Super Citrimax, the calorie conscious had to drink a full bottle of the beverage to get the promised hunger-easing metabolism boost. Now all that's required is to slather it on your mouth, according to the company. .
Football Is ... Everything?
Its in-your-face and often humorous ads have helped propel it to the top of the apparel food chain. But every so often — as is the case with this advertisement — one person’s edgy and funny can seriously rub other people the wrong way. Last month, Thomas G. Palaima, Dickson Centennial Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin, wrote a column in the Austin American Statesman that took issue with the ad, which he said is "not consistent with what we stand for" as a university that is supposed to value education above all else. "The message is, ‘Don’t worry about what goes on in the classroom, knowing things, that’s not important,’ " Palaima says in an interview. "Go out and score a touchdown, that’s what matters in life.
Dr. Bill Quick's SharePosts
Last month, there was a flurry of news stories that a new diabetes drug was being developed. Sounded wonderful, but it turned out to be just another me-too/me-three drug situation. Turns out that a Japanese drugmaker, Takeda, has been developing a drug called alogliptin, and has recently applied to the FDA for... Read more .
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