FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS' PARTNERSHIP
THE HOUSE ORPHAN WORKS BILL (H.R. 5889)
IS MOVING IN THE HOUSE NOW
10.2.08
Phone, fax, email these Congressman immediately
DELAHUNT Phone (202) 225 3111 Fax (202) 225-5658
Phone: (617) 770-3700 Fax:
(617) 770-2984
CONYERS Phone: (202) 225-5126 Fax: (202) 225-0072
Phone: (313) 961-5670 Fax:
(313) 226-2085
NADLER Phone: (202) 225-5635 Fax: (202)
225-6923
Phone: (212) 367-7350 Fax:
(212) 367-7356
BERMAN Phone: (202) 225-4695 Fax: (202)
225-3196
Phone: (818) 994-7200 Fax:
(818) 994-1050
EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE AT THE WAY THIS IS BEING DONE
We've been getting assurances all day that the bill
was "dead for this year."
TELL THEM NOT TO PASS THIS ANTI-COPYRIGHT LAW
* UNDER COVER OF NIGHT
* UNDER COVER OF ECONOMIC CRISIS
* UNDER COVER OF ANOTHER TELEVISED DEBATE
TELL THEM THIS IS AN OUTRAGEOUS WAY TO RE-WRITE THE
COPYRIGHT LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
- Brad Holland and Cynthia Turner, for the Board of
the Illustrators' Partnership
Please post or forward this message immediately to any
interested party.
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Over 75 organizations oppose this bill, representing
over half a million creators. Illustrators,
photographers, fine artists, songwriters, musicians,
and countless licensing firms all believe this bill
will harm their small businesses.
Friday, October 3, 2008
ORPHAN WORKS!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Go Army!
The information below will help explain the commitment to democracy which is alive today in the hearts of our troops and most Americans. This commitment is what actually drives troop strength.
If you visit those places around the world which do have and those which do NOT have democratic governments, you will begin to understand why it often falls to the United States and our military to make a difference...... because we understand the difference.
Largest Re-enlistment Ceremony - Ever
I'm sure you already know about this. It was shown over and over on TV, right?
OK, so maybe it wasn't shown over and over, but surely it was shown on TV at least one time, wasn't it ?
This was the largest re-enlistment ceremony ever held in military history. The ceremony was held on the 4th of July, 2008 at Al Faw Palace, Baghdad , Iraq . General David Petraeus officiated. This amazing story was ignored by the 'mainstream' media.
For those who have been in the Al Faw Palace, you'll have a better appreciation of the number of people crammed around the rotunda supporting the re-enlisting soldiers.
American men and women volunteering to stay longer in Iraq, so that when we leave, the new democracy will have a chance of surviving, is the exact opposite of what the media wants you to think about Iraq. If only a bomb had killed 5 civilians in a marketplace - now that's the kind of news the media is eager to tell you about.
A pizzeria in Chicago donated 2000 pizzas that were made and shipped to Baghdad , and were delivered on the 4th.
The media did report that 2000 pizzas were sent to Iraq on July 4th... The only part they left out of the report was the event for which the pizzas were sent.
I can't help but wonder what would the opinion of Americans be if they weren't getting such obviously biased 'news?'
Pass this on and we will do the work for the Media.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Looking A Gift Horse in the Mouth!!
Mon Jul 28, 2:31 PM ET
LAKE CITY, Ga. - More than 1,800 people showed up to help ABC's "Extreme Makeover" team demolish a family's decrepit home and replace it with a sparkling, four-bedroom mini-mansion in 2005.
Three years later, the reality TV show's most ambitious project at the time has become the latest victim of the foreclosure crisis.After the Harper family used the two-story home as collateral for a $450,000 loan, it's set to go to auction on the steps of the Clayton County Courthouse Aug. 5. The couple did not return phone calls Monday, but told WSB-TV they received the loan for a construction business that failed.
The house was built in January 2005, after Atlanta-based Beazer Homes USA and ABC's "Extreme Makeover" demolished their old home and its faulty septic system. Within six days, construction crews and hoards of volunteers had completed work on the largest home that the television program had yet built.
The finished product was a four-bedroom house with decorative rock walls and a three-car garage that towered over ranch and split-level homes in their Clayton County neighborhood. The home's door opened into a lobby that featured four fireplaces, a solarium, a music room and a plush new office.
Materials and labor were donated for the home, which would have cost about $450,000 to build. Beazer Homes' employees and company partners also raised $250,000 in contributions for the family, including scholarships for the couple's three children and a home maintenance fund.
ABC said in a statement that it advises each family to consult a financial planner after they get their new home. "Ultimately, financial matters are personal, and we work to respect the privacy of the families," the network said.
Some of the volunteers who helped build the home were less than thrilled about the family's financial decisions.
"It's aggravating. It just makes you mad. You do that much work, and they just squander it," Lake City Mayor Willie Oswalt, who helped vault a massive beam into place in the Harper's living room, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
JOB VACANCY; FUNDRAISE FOR MAINE ARTS
UMVA's MAINE MASTERS video series is seeking a person interested in Selling sponsorship for underwriting the broadcast of the series on WPME-TV, the Portland/Auburn television station which is broadcasting the first Saturday of every month at 10:30PM on a new program called OPEN AIR for the next eight months. This is a fundraising position that will be paid on a commission basis. The person doing this job needs to be knowledgable about the arts in general and the MAINE MASTERS series in particular (a full set of the series will be part of the pay!), motivated, articulate, and a believer in the positive role the MAINE MASTERS series is playing in educating the public about the arts of Maine. Please call or write Dick Kane for more details. 207-359-2320, kanelewis@aol.com
