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Antique Jewelry & Gemology
It's nice to write about a sector of the market that continues to fare well. There are certain criteria that influence how well a piece of antique or vintage jewelry will do at auction. The fact is, if you've taken care of your jewelry, and it is interesting, unique, signed by a famous maker, Art Deco, features an adorable dog, or has an interesting history or provenance (having more than one of these criteria also boosts the chances of realizing a good price), you're likely to do well when consigning it at auction.
There was plenty of fine antique and vintage jewelry on offer at September auctions at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago and Skinner in Boston, making it a successful month for consignors, buyers, and the companies that bring them together.
This Art Deco platinum, seed pearl, and diamond necklace, 24½" long, consists of four sections of seed pearls in a meshwork joined with two openwork platinum gathers, a central openwork kite-shape pendant (which was probably not original to the piece), and an openwork clasp. Metal portions of the necklace contain numerous antique round single-cut and rose-cut diamonds weighing approximately 3.20 carats total. Alexander Eblen described the attributes of the necklace. "This was just stunning. It had nice length to it. The platinum-set pieces were quite well done, very high quality. The pearl meshwork was, thankfully, intact, because we were really living in fear that our pearl stringer would just say 'no.' To re-do this kind of design is very time-consuming. It was just a beautiful, beautiful necklace, and it actually came out of an estate that brought us some of the other Cartier pieces and that Tiffany ring. It was just an exquisite grouping of fine jewelry from probably right after the turn of the century through the mid-twenties… extraordinary." It sold above the high estimate for $12,500 (est. $7000/9000). Leslie Hindman.
This Art Deco platinum and diamond ring had many engagement ring buyers vying for it. Alexander Eblen said that he "had four or five couples that wanted to propose. All of them were shopping together, so they knew exactly what they were looking for. It was a team effort, no guys just coming to do it on their own. And they really gravitated towards this stone because this was a combination of beautiful period design, and the hand-engraved setting was wonderful…and then when you get to the diamond…that's the start and stop of the conversation, for the most part. It's nearly four carats, wonderful GIA grading, color, and clarity. This is a stone that gives you a lot of value for the look." He said couples seriously searching for the right engagement ring "after looking at a million different images on Blue Nile and walking through ten, fifteen jewelry stores, see something like this and say, 'Wow, this looks different from everything I've seen.'" As he looked out in the audience after the ring sold above the high estimate for $37,500 (est. $20,000/30,000), Eblen saw the disappointed faces of those who didn't win it. Leslie Hindman.
Leslie Hindman
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers' September 8 and 9 fine jewelry and timepieces sale of 1189 lots realized $3.89 million. According to the post-sale press release, "The most sought after jewels in the sale, including the natural pearl necklace and the Kashmir sapphire, attracted enthusiastic bidding from an international audience eager to add rare pieces to their own collections. These items all drew extensive on-line, phone and in-person bidding, which had to contend with numerous presale order bids that drove opening prices to extremes in many cases."
The natural saltwater pearl necklace came from the Mrs. Harry M. McIntosh estate. In the 1930's, the McIntosh family worked with a natural pearl dealer in Chicago to create the exceptional strand. The necklace was the top lot of the sale and well exceeded its estimate of $30,000/50,000, selling for $218,500 (including buyer's premium).
Alexander Eblen, director of jewelry, said, "This strand was, by far, the most exciting item in our sale to our buyers…When I showed this in New York, I had more requests for time with this than anything else. It was very quickly appreciated for what it was, and it was interesting, because the pearls themselves were cream, they're not white-white, nor were they trying to be. However, these were exceptional size—the center pearl coming out just over ten millimeters. [It] had a very even graduation...That's what you get through putting this together over many years. They were doing this in a very thoughtful manner with an emphasis on quality and matching rather than saying, 'Hey, let's get a natural pearl strand together really quickly.' A good one doesn't come together that way. A good one doesn't really come together at all today."
Eblen said that seeing these prices for natural pearls has caused people to search through their jewelry boxes. "What's going on now is that everyone's sifting through their belongings to see how old was that pearl necklace that grandma had—was that 1900 or 1850? What you have now, in my line of work, is a tremendous sifting through of pearls. They are absolutely the needle in the haystack to find a really fine strand."
Now for the "cautionary tale" segment of the column. When we discussed the circa 1930 Cartier moonstone bead bracelet that sold well in the sale (see accompanying photo and caption), Eblen said, "At one point, they [the consignor] had two of these bracelets. And the other bracelet had sapphire beads. Can you imagine how beautiful that would've been? And that was broken up and used in something else. I think they made a necklace out of it; it's now since gone out of the family. Aaaah! Very painful for us to hear stories like this. We don't want to hear about it afterwards that they converted the clasp to a pin with the nice little Cartier signature on it."
The clasp that was made into a pin was the lot following the moonstone bracelet. Eblen advised, "If you're going to do anything to jewelry—first and foremost, don't do anything if possible! Leave it alone! Preserve them as the pieces of art that they are. And certainly don't take your sapphire bead bracelet apart and make the clasp a brooch. Believe me, the client was just exceedingly thrilled that the bracelet sold for that much—the moonstone—and then kicking themselves with the other foot for ever letting that happen with the other bracelet. But, these things happen, and like people, these are going to show some wear after a hundred years, and if you have to do something, do it with great care."
Hindman's jewelry staff is already getting ready for the next fine jewelry and timepieces sale, coming up December 8 and 9, with jewelry during the days and timepieces in the evening session on the 9th. Go to Hindman's Web site (www.lesliehindman.com/departments/jewelry) for more information.
Alexander Eblen thought this Black, Starr and Frost Art Deco platinum, diamond, and pearl pendant watch necklace "was one of the more interesting pieces in the sale." The watch has numerous old European-, single- and rose-cut diamonds together with numerous pearls (origin not tested), a white dial, Arabic numerals, blued steel moon hands, an engraved bezel, and millegrain accents. The detachable pendant suspends from a link necklace composed of twisted wire and wire-set pearl links joined with millegrain accented openwork links. Eblen said, "The watch was in good working order. The filigree work was exceptional, but what really got me was the actual chain. When you looked at it closely, it was all platinum wire that was hand-twisted into a rope motif…I think that this watch brought a similar price to a Patek Philippe that we sold last year, and that's a high compliment to it. It was really quite lovely. It was in very good condition as well."Accompanied by a fitted cream case signed "Black Starr & Frost Fifth Avenue New York," it sold above the high estimate for $16,250 (est. $7000/9000). Leslie Hindman.
This circa 1930 Cartier platinum, diamond, and moonstone bead bracelet, 9" long, "was very highly sought after." Alexander Eblen explained, "It was obviously put in for a price that was very attractive, but at the same time, that was pretty comparable to what a bracelet similar to this had been offered at before. And something like this, in today's market—when people see Cartier, they see something fashionable, they see something wearable, and it has this age. There is an instant just absolute appeal and desire for something like this, and we don't come across pieces like this very often." Consisting of four strands of spherical moonstone beads strung knotted with engraved platinum gathers, a hexagonal clasp containing ten round transitional brilliant-cut diamonds, six round single-cut diamonds, and a clasp stamped "CARTIER," it sold above the high estimate for $16,250 (est. $3000/5000). Eblen also said that he couldn't share who was bidding on it, but he could say "that some very, very powerful names, sort of tastemakers, people who are at the leading edge of what's fashionable in jewelry, were going after this because it was just a really fun piece." Leslie Hindman.
Alexander Eblen said this 20" long single strand necklace of graduated natural pearls was "quite simply the finest strand of natural pearls I've ever handled." Containing 74 near round to round pearls measuring approximately 3.54-10.14 mm in diameter, the necklace came from the estate of Mrs. Harry M. McIntosh. "These kinds of necklaces are just really rare...The family that we were working with and representing…felt that the necklace had been put together over the course of about ten years, and certainly for quite a few years they worked with a natural pearl dealer in the Chicago area." Strung knotted with a white and yellow gold navette-shape clasp containing one bezel-set oval cabochon-cut indicolite tourmaline measuring approximately 7.00 x 4.90 mm, it is accompanied by a GIA pearl identification certificate and was the top lot of the auction, selling well above the high estimate for $218,500 (est. $30,000/50,000). Leslie Hindman.
This Edwardian platinum, diamond, and sapphire long chain necklace with detachable pendant/brooch was, according to Alexander Eblen, "the best, in terms of an Art Deco link necklace because it was two-part. You've got the pendant, and you've got the necklace itself. We see these from time to time. Usually they've been broken or repaired in one way. This had no repairs. So that's number one. Number two, the total diamond weight—this is a long chain—the total diamond weight is over ten carats. That's quite important. Number three, the sapphires were not synthetic, as were so often used. They were natural—wonderful. And then to top that all off, you have this beautiful brooch pendant that goes with it. It became a really stunning sort of flapper style—you could see this being used in The Great Gatsby." It sold above the high estimate for $30,000 (est. $15,000/20,000). Leslie Hindman.
Janvier Quercia, France, created this Art Nouveau silver-gilt and plique-a-jour enamel buckle, 3" x 2½", designed as a fairy with plique-a-jour enamel wings. It was from the estate of Charles P. Fisher and sold above the high estimate for $4200 (est. $800/1200). Skinner.
This 3¼" x 2½" x ½" Art Deco nephrite box with platinum and rose-cut diamond hinges and a clasp with millegrain accents came in a fitted Asprey, London, box. It sold well above the high estimate for $13,200 (est. $800/1200). Skinner.
This antique signed Tiffany & Co. 14k bicolor gold and reverse-painted crystal brooch displaying a white terrier with a blue collar was a crowd favorite. Victoria Bratberg explained, "People love dog jewelry. And when it's good dog jewelry, they really love it." It sold above the high estimate for $9600 (est. $2000/3000). Skinner.
The news from Victoria Bratberg, director of jewelry at Skinner, Boston, is that "antique jewelry [is] becoming more popular again at auction."
I watched a good portion of the September 10 Skinner sale on line and saw few lots passing. Bratberg said that "the sale was good, with a lot of privates [buying]…There was a lot of Internet bidding, which was great.
"They're buying more antique, if it's in good condition and interesting. And they're still very hot for Art Deco and signed pieces by the famous makers. Aside from the antiques coming back a bit, I feel like the trends have pretty much stayed the same."
She added, "A lot of it has to do with the condition. And you know I just feel like you don't see a lot of the rare pieces like the coach cover ear pendants. People love things like that. So when they come up, there's usually a fight for them." She was speaking of a pair of antique diamond ear pendants, with companion enamel coach covers, that sold for $1920 (est. $600/800). See the accompanying photo and caption for information on coach covers.
Bratberg said buyers "are still after signed jewelry. I think the Alhambra necklace—the magic necklace—brought close to retail, if not over, when you tack on the buyer's premium." The Van Cleef & Arpels, France, 18k gold gem-set "Magic Alhambra" necklace brought $21,600 (est. $10,000/15,000). "So, anything Van Cleef and Arpels, Cartier, Tiffany—they just go mad for. And Buccellati. Our cover lot did nicely. That was in for $15,000. It sold for $30,000. It was beautiful."
The back cover of the Skinner sale catalog featured a pin made by the artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) in 1939. In her blog on the Skinner Web site, Gloria Lieberman, vice president of Skinner, wrote, "Calder was known for his sense of design, and in this case the piece is handmade from brass with the slightest touch of silver. Calder rarely soldered his jewelry, instead joining pieces of metal with loops or sections of wire. The stem of this pin coils in a quirky, exaggerated fashion that is both playful and artful—it's a beautiful piece that has never been on the market."
Bratberg said, "There was a lot of interest in it, but in the end, it was down to two. That's a New York price we got. For Boston, we were very pleased." It was the top lot of the sale at $111,000 (est. $20,000/30,000).
Skinner is known for offering artist jewelry. Bratberg explained that interest is growing "even with people who aren't that familiar with artist jewelry…it's not something that you see in every other sale, and it's definitely unique." The Calder pin is an excellent example, and the sale of Joan Sonnabend's collection of "sculpture to wear" was a feature of the jewelry sale in September 2012.
What about those who like the big diamonds, and what's happening in that sector of the market?
Bratberg said, "Those are always going to do well, for the most part. You know, diamonds—it's all illusion there—it's based on a formula—color, cut, clarity, size. It's not like a brass wire pin by Alexander Calder, where to make it costs nothing, but it does take skill, and it brings over $100,000 with the buyer's premium. Diamonds are pretty straightforward, unless they're old material, you know, there are obviously exceptions...Not that they're not beautiful. We love those, too. It's just a little more straightforward."
Skinner's next fine jewelry sale is December 10, and Bratberg said, "December is looking good so far, so we're excited." That catalog will be on the Web site (www.skinnerinc.com) three weeks prior to the sale.
This antique diamond convertible suite was also from the Fisher estate. It was "purchased in London in 1897 by Charles Fisher's grandmother, Julia Bryant Paine, the wife of Charles Jackson Paine, for Mrs. Paine to wear at various formal occasions in London, including presentation to Queen Victoria in the year of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee," according to the Skinner catalog. The necklace is designed as a garland of flowers set throughout with old European and old mine-cut diamonds, with a removable old mine- and rose-cut diamond leaf and knife-edge bar chain and armature for tiara conversion, with additional findings for conversion into five pins or five hair ornaments and two sets of hairpins.
Skinner jewelry specialist John Colasacco wrote about the suite in a blog on the Web site: "As is typical for the period, the tiara converts into a necklace. Or each element can be separated and worn as brooches or hairpins. We were excited to find that all of the original fittings remain intact and together in the set. Often these little parts get lost through the generations and rarely survive. But here we have all the original clips and fasteners that Mrs. Paine would have used to create just the right impression on the Queen and other dignitaries." With the original fitted box for London & Ryder, New Bond St., it sold well above the high estimate at $19,200 (est. $6000/8000). Skinner.
When Alexander Calder made jewelry he designed and produced the pieces himself, which is one of the reasons they bring a good price when they come on the market. This 1939 pin, 3½" x 2¾", designed as a brass coil, was commissioned by Henry Sayles Francis, curator of prints and paintings at the Cleveland Museum of Art for about 40 years, for his wife, Frances M. Francis. Gloria Lieberman, vice president at Skinner, wrote in a blog on the Skinner Web site, "The pin by itself is fantastic, but what seals the deal for me is the letter that accompanies the jewelry." The letter, dated December 18, 1939, is signed by Alexander Calder and asks whether Mr. Francis had received the pin mailed on November 24, and whether it was satisfactory. According to Bratberg, "The letter added to it, definitely," helping the lot to sell for many times the high estimate at $111,000 (est. $20,000/30,000). Skinner.
Victoria Bratberg's favorite was this signed Van Cleef & Arpels, France, 18k gold gem-set charm designed as a "game of chance" wheel with a ruby bead framed by ruby and turquoise cabochons. She said, "I really liked the spinner charm, the little Van Cleef, the love charm; I thought that was great…That brought a strong price," $13,200 (est. $2000/3000). Skinner.
Originally published in the November 2013 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2013 Maine Antique Digest


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That's all the pep talk the Crazies need. Less than five minutes into the second half, ninth-ranked Duke reclaims the lead, and Cameron pumps up the volume.
Duke wins 83-74, with Duhon, Redick and Dahntay Jones securing the Blue Devils' 11th victory in the series' last 12 games.
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Fiery manager won in each of his big league stops
By Samantha Carr
November 24, 2010
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Only one manager in the history of baseball has skippered one team five different times.
Billy Martin may be a controversial figure in New York Yankees history, but what is indisputable was the success he found on the diamond.
Martin, who won two pennants and a World Series title in eight years managing the Bronx Bombers, is one of 12 finalists on this year's Expansion Era ballot that will be considered by the committee on managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. The 16-person committee will vote on Dec. 5 at baseball's Winter Meetings in Orlando, and the results of the vote will be announced Dec. 6.
The 12 candidates on the ballot are: Vida Blue, Dave Concepcion, Steve Garvey, Pat Gillick, Ron Guidry, Tommy John, Marvin Miller, Al Oliver, Ted Simmons, Rusty Staub, George Steinbrenner and Miller. Any candidate who receives at least 75 percent of all ballots cast will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2011.
The committee consists of Hall of Fame members Johnny Bench, Whitey Herzog, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer, Tony Perez, Frank Robinson, Ryne Sandberg and Ozzie Smith; major league executives Bill Giles (Phillies), David Glass (Royals), Andy MacPhail (Orioles) and Jerry Reinsdorf (White Sox); and veteran media members Bob Elliott (Toronto Sun), Tim Kurkjian (ESPN), Ross Newhan (retired, Los Angeles Times) and Tom Verducci (Sports Illustrated).
Martin was born May 16, 1928, in Berkeley, Calif. While attending Berkeley High School, Martin began playing for the Oakland Junior Oaks, a team affiliated with the Pacific Coast League's Oakland Oaks. After graduation, he played for the Idaho Falls in the Class D Pioneer League and then was signed to the Oaks in 1947.
The following season, Martin played under manager Casey Stengel, who admired his aggressive play. When Stengel became manager of the Yankees, he advised the club to obtain Martin. In 1950, he debuted at second base for New York.
"If liking a kid who will never let you down in the clutch is favoritism, then I plead guilty," said Stengel.
Martin helped his team to a win in the 1952 World Series by making a game-saving catch on an infield pop-up in Game 7. In 1953, he had career highs in home runs (15), RBI (75), doubles (24), triples (6) and was named the MVP of the World Series after a .500 batting average and .958 slugging. His only All-Star appearance came in 1956.
In 1957, Yankees general manager George Weiss traded Martin to Kansas City. Over the next five seasons, Martin played for six different clubs: Kansas City, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and Minnesota.
Following his retirement, Martin spent eight years in the Twins organization as a scout, third base coach and minor league manager. After the 1968 season, Martin was named the team's big league manager. He won a division championship in his only season at the helm, but was fired after the Twins lost the American League Championship Series to the Orioles.
In 1971, he was named manager of the Detroit Tigers. He guided the team to a first place finish in 1972, where they lost the ALCS to the A's. He was fired in 1973.
"He's a good manager. He might be a little selfish about some of the things he does and he may think he knows more about baseball than anybody else, but it wouldn't surprise me if he was right," said Stengel.
He managed the Texas Rangers from 1973-75, leading them from worst to second in his first two seasons, before being fired in his third. He began managing the Yankees in 1975 and led the Bronx Bombers to the 1976 AL pennant, losing the World Series to the Reds. Then in 1977, Martin took the Yankees back to the World Series, where they beat the Dodgers.
He was fired from the Yankees for the first time during the 1978 season after publicly feuding with both owner George Steinbrenner and star outfielder Reggie Jackson.
Martin then took over the A's in 1980, and won the AL West title in 1981 – and was named the team's general manager. He was fired from both positions a year later when the team's record plummeted.
"I get fired because I'm not a yes-man," said Martin. "The world's full of yes-men. The first year that I became manager, 1969, with the Twins, I won a division championship. And got fired. The Tigers hired me. I had made $35,000 and the Tigers gave me a big raise. I won another division title and got fired again. Texas hired me, and with a bigger raise. I came in second, and got fired. The Yankees hired me, and tripled my salary. When I got fired there, and Oakland hired me – they gave me an unbelievable raise. I've got a long-term contract now, but if I get fired again, I might run for President."
Martin returned to the Yankees three more times, but never for longer than one full season. In 1989, Martin was working as a special consultant to Steinbrenner and preparing for his sixth stint with the Bombers when he was killed in a one-car crash on Christmas Day. Martin was a passenger in the car.
"Billy was a true Yankee – one of the truest ever," said former Yankee shortstop and manager Bucky Dent. "He always said he wanted to die a Yankee. He was his own man. He was fiery and could be charming. He was a great manager."
Martin finished his 16-year managing career with 1,253 wins, a .553 winning percentage, five division championships, two pennants and a World Series title. His gravestone is engraved with his quote: "I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest."
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You are welcome to bring your own camera. If during the poster session your legislator comes by, ask if you may have your picture taken with him or her.
Please join us for lunch immediately following the poster session. Remember to invite your mentors and advisors to attend.
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Updated at 10:37 a.m.: A campaign spokesman on Wednesday morning said it's likely that Tom Graves of Ranger won't be sworn in as the newest Republican congressman from Georgia until early next week.
Tim Baker of the Graves campaign, said that he'd been told by the U.S. House clerk's office that Graves could be seated Thursday – if Secretary of State Brian Kemp, by noon, sends a letter, assuring Congress that the results aren't likely to be contested.
Baker says he's getting indications that Kemp isn't completely comfortable with that. Provisional ballots don't have to be counted until Thursday, and the deadline for overseas military ballots is Friday — at which time counties will send in their formal counts.
But the betting here is that caution from the secretary of state is rooted in the fact that this congressional race will continue apace through the July 20 primary.
Graves took an impressive 56 percent of the vote in Tuesday's special election runoff to replace Nathan Deal, swamping former state senator Lee Hawkins of Gainesville in 12 of the 9th District's 15 north Georgia counties.
As in the initial May election, Graves – from the western portion of the district – showed surprising strength on the eastern side. We include a chart filched from the secretary of state's website.
The race was won (or lost, if you're a Hawkins fan) in Hall and Forsyth counties, which supplied more than 50 percent of the vote.
Graves won Forsyth County by more than 2,000 votes, negating Hawkins' residency advantage in Hall, which the former state senator won by only 2,700 votes.
Dawson and Lumpkin were the only other counties won by Hawkins.
The question is whether Tuesday's lopsided result will be enough to choke off the finances of at least four GOP candidates likely to continue the fight into the July 20 primary, when a full, two-year term is at stake.
And Graves' financial dealings have yet to be aired out.
Hawkins has vowed to continue. So has Steve Tarvin of Chickamauga.
Hostilities will be renewed immediately. Phil Kent and I will be cat-herding a 9th District debate in Hall County on Saturday morning.
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It's not likely to happen, given that we'll have a new governor and a larger infusion of new members into the General Assembly, but already one group – and a few candidates are calling for a January override of Gov. Sonny Perdue's veto of two bills: one demanding zero-based budgeting, and another to permit the Legislature to "sunset" entire state departments.
"Zero-based budgeting is the most important piece of legislation today for smaller government, and a more fiscally responsible Georgia. We call on the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House to lead in a veto overide of SB 1 in January, and show true leadership for the economic future of this state," said Julianne Thompson, coordinator of the Georgia Tea Party Patriots.
In his veto message, Perdue said zero-based budgeting had been tried in other states – and made little difference.
The Associated Press has gotten its hands on a letter from state Democratic party chairman Jane Kidd to county chairmen on the south side of U.S. Rep. John Barrow's district – warning them to stay out of the incumbent congressman's primary fight.
At issue is Barrow's vote against the health care reform championed by President Barack Obama. Barrow faces a rematch with former state senator Regina Thomas in a July 20 primary.
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One county party chairman has said he's so angry with the congressman that he plans to vote against Barrow in the primary.
Kidd's letter says criticizing Barrow while he seeks re-election violates state Democratic bylaws that require party officials to refrain from taking sides in contested primaries.
"Any of you wishing to continue this type of activity are required by our Charter and Bylaws to resign any official position with the Democratic Party of Georgia immediately," says Kidd's letter, dated June 1.
Barrow is seeking a fourth term in Georgia's 12th District, which includes most of Savannah and Augusta plus a large swath of rural southern Georgia. In the 2008 primary, he easily defeated Thomas — who got only 24 percent of the vote.
Heading into next month's primary, some Democratic officials have said upfront that Barrow's vote against health care cost him support within the party. A few state lawmakers who endorsed Barrow in the 2008 primary are either backing Thomas or staying out of the race.
"While this letter is certainly going to raise eyebrows, I think people are just going to ignore it," said Tony Center, Democratic chairman for Barrow's district and Chatham County. "There are several party chairs who believe it's the Democratic Party's responsibility to tell an elected official when he's out of line with Democratic ideals."
Kidd's letter doesn't name individuals or list specific criticisms of Barrow.
The Republican campaign of Secretary of State Brian Kemp claims that a photographer for GOP rival Doug MacGinnitie is taking pictures of supporters and children walking in and out of Kemp fund-raisers.
The MacGinnitie campaign acknowledges that a photographer working for them attended Kemp fundraisers, but said he is an unpaid volunteer whose job is to document times when Kemp is raising money during working hours instead of dealing with state issues.
"We don't have pictures of children," said the MacGinnitie campaign's Brandon Phillips. "I could care less who's going, who's attending and who's not attending his fundraisers. I have a problem with him raising money in the middle of the day."
But the fundraiser June 2 in Sandy Springs didn't start until after working hours, and Kemp didn't arrive until 5:20 p.m. or so, said Rep. Joe Wilkinson, R-Sandy Springs.
Wilkinson said he saw the photographer taking photos of people arriving for the event, even when Kemp was not present.
"It seems to be an intimidation tactic — taking pictures of our supporters and their children," said the Kemp campaign's David Dove, who was present at the event and one that preceded it.
One of the stranger quotes of the '10 campaign was fielded by Dick Pettys of InsiderAdvantage this week, during a look at the pros involved in the Republican and Democratic campaigns for governor.
House Democratic Leader DuBose Porter wouldn't identify his team:
"For me to talk about who they are would be showing my hand and my strategy, which will be revealed over the next five weeks. I'll be glad to explain when we win and everybody will understand and say, 'Wow, what an amazing group of folks.' I have a major policy person, folks who have interned with me, folks travelling with me. The whole team I want to hold very close because of the uniqueness of the campaign," Porter said.
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June 9th, 2010
9:57 am
Why the rush to get Graves sworn in? Does he want become a "Congressman" before he's brought down for fraud?
June 9th, 2010
10:07 am
Swear Mr. Graves in immediately, secretary. What is the holdup? The state and the rest of the country needs this man in office to help save this once-free nation from tyranny of the minority.
Also, it's time to reverse Sonny's serious mistakes. I love Sonny, but he's dead wrong on these vetos and his recent visit with Communist Cuba. Who is he going to visit next? Chavez? Ahmadinejad?
God Bless,
June 9th, 2010
10:12 am
DuBose Porter doesn't have a staff.
June 9th, 2010
10:19 am
Curiously, in a supposed anti-incumbent year, most of the departing are not retiring but seeking higher office. We may recycle more than we replace. The bad news is that a frustrating 114 seats still have but one contestant. Two of them aren't even incumbents, meaning they will affect state policy without being vetted by voters. And I have to think that we'd be better off if many had run instead for the Legislature — and cut down on the number running unopposed. Georgia's problems are numerous. They aren't going away. There's too much stale thinking at the Capitol, on both sides of the aisle. New voices would be welcome.
June 9th, 2010
10:24 am
Hey Bill Orvis White, the majority voted for the current administration, so where does the tyranny of the minority come in to play? Seems to me you are part of the minority group.
June 9th, 2010
10:26 am
this doug macginnitie is turning out to be a real disgrace to the gop. or should i say "thug" macginnitie?
June 9th, 2010
10:34 am
WTF: You are incorrect. A majority of those who voted, voted for the current administration. That is a very important distinction.
June 9th, 2010
10:40 am
Hawkins is toast. He can't raise any money.
June 9th, 2010
10:49 am
Can anyone remember the fracas a few weeks back when the Georgia Arts Council was defunded and added to another agency?
Now multiply that x 200 and you will see how zero based budgeting with a sunset clause will work for state government.
In theory having to justify budgets each year appeals to the fiscal conservative side of me, but if you think bureucrats spend too much time judtifying their programs now and not enough time implementing their mission then "bar the door Katie!"
Governor Perdue made the right call. Keep the budget process in the hands of the Executive branch and keep the purse strings in the hands of the Legislature as outlined by our state constitution.
June 9th, 2010
10:53 am
Oh, and what's up with showing pictures of Oscar Poole before lunch time? Now I have a craving and there's no way I can make it to North Georgia in time for lunch. Mr. Galloway you owe us a BBQ road trip!
June 9th, 2010
10:56 am
Graves is perfect for this hillbilly group. And I hope he doesn't bring a dime to the district. As we say in hillbilly land – small guvrnment for the toothless.
June 9th, 2010
10:58 am
Bill Orvis White,
You're RIGHT! Why don't you do down to the cellar you built in 1962 (take some fresh cans of tuna and bottled water), and stay hidden until it's safe to come out. We'll be by with the secret knock when it's all clear, but until then, Shhhh! Keep your head low, my good man. You are going to make it through this!
June 9th, 2010
11:18 am
When are we going to see the May revenue figures? Should have been out by now and the DOR website has (strangely) been down for days. How about some investigative reporting, AJC?
June 9th, 2010
11:22 am
Enjoy it while you can Tommy. The big defaulted bank loan likely will lead to more than just bad press and media attention. Do you know a good bondsman in ranger?
June 9th, 2010
11:26 am
I wish Hawkins would just go away…I am sick of the negative campaigning….Go pull a tooth or something!
June 9th, 2010
11:26 am
Didn't zero-based-budgeting *originate* in Georgia, under then-Governor Jimmy Carter? That's what I learned in graduate school…I also learned that it was an abject failure.
ZBB is the equivalent of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic; really, truly building a statewide budget from the ground-up every year would be so burdensome that budget-builders simply revert to the prior-year's budget as a guide. At which point it's not really ZBB, anyway.
Of course, if one actually, truly did ZBB on a yearly basis, the current size and complexity of the state's budget and structure would make it paralyzingly difficult. Which is probably the point – you'd have to vastly reduce and simplify things. And if there's one thing elected officials hate to do, it's reduce the size or scope of government (because they'd be voluntarily reducing their own power, which few people are able to do – particularly if they're the type of person inclined to run for elected office!).
The sunset veto is more disappointing – while more often than not sunset reviews are very pro-forma (I say this as someone with direct experience in the matter in another state), they can and have provided good opportunities to reorganize or – in especially dire cases – abolish and completely reestablish dysfunctional state agencies. And I can think of a few in Georgia that would benefit from the latter…
June 9th, 2010
11:28 am
In the grand scheme of things this is a fairly minor nit but … re: "The race was won (or lost, if you're a Hawkins fan) in Hall and Forsyth counties …" — Since those two counties essentially offset each other, wouldn't it be more accurate to say that the race was won by Graves ability (or Hawkins inability) to dominate the remainder of the counties in the district"?
June 9th, 2010
11:29 am
Deal is out and Graves is in. The House is basically exactly the same as it was before. Just replaced one "no" vote with another "no" vote.
June 9th, 2010
11:33 am
JDG – Well stated… One more thought: If you do abolish established departments there is always a constituency out there that will raise a ruckus over it. Case in point the Georgia Arts Council being eliminated in this years budget. In my experience people are all for eliminating government "waste" until its their favorite "waste" thats on the chopping block.
We stand a much better chance controlling government expenses by doing what state employees are already starting to do. That is look for service efficiencies and improve the delivery system for the services constituents use. There are some very exciting movements in e-commerce, continuous improvement, customer service and other ways of getting more bang for our tax dollars going on in Georgia and around the nation.
June 9th, 2010
11:34 am
@ Lurker: "A majority of those who voted, voted for the current administration. That is a very important distinction."
Why didn't you vote then Lurker? Isn't that how elections work. Fact remains that the majority of Americans chose for Barack Obama and the Democrats to lead this country. They won the election, quit crying.
June 9th, 2010
11:43 am
LURKER: No, it is not a "very important distinction." It is not the least bit important. That's how we choose our leaders in this particular democracy — majority vote. Been that way for centuries now.
I wish you wingnuts would stop trying to delegitimize people with whom you disagree. It's no different from the left wingnuts who still complain that the election was stolen in 2000. It doesn't erode the legitimacy of your opponent, it erodes the legitimacy of the whole system. And if you think that's a good thing, then go spend a few weeks in Somalia or the Congo.
June 9th, 2010
11:46 am
Brian Kemp needs to get in the office and stop raising money during the middle of the day. We have elections going on, security breach at on the SoS website and a slug of other issues and he's out padding his campaign pockets. THAT'S the disgrace.
June 9th, 2010
12:08 pm
Mmmmm….Poole's BBQ. This is the only pork we should have in politics.
June 9th, 2010
12:20 pm
Hawkins has vowed to continue the mudslinging. I have a question for Graves Digger. Why would Tom needs a bondsman on a civil case???
June 9th, 2010
12:39 pm
Drove by a Kemp event in a snazzy part of Buckhead the other day. 10 am on a Thursday morning. At that hour, it seems to me Sonny's appointee should have been at the office fixing his website. Nice to know how our tax dollars are being put to work! Yep, Kemp means business…Business as usual.
June 9th, 2010
1:39 pm
Tom Graves in the man! He is truly an exceptional man in a dirty business.
June 9th, 2010
1:43 pm
Its too bad we do not have statesmrn like Jack Flint and Doug Barnard in Congress anymore.
June 9th, 2010
2:02 pm
This Graves guy must be a really good person with all the liberal hate I see spewed on this blog.
"Tom Graves in the man! He is truly an exceptional man in a dirty business."
Now, he could have learned from Obama and the democrats from Obamacare. Were there any smoke filled backroom deals during this election. Were candidates told not to run and they would get a good paying state position?
June 9th, 2010
2:42 pm
Kemp's upset he got caught, so he does what? Blame the cameraman? What a loser.
June 9th, 2010
2:56 pm
The majority of voters who voted for this Obamanation of a president fell for the touchy feely stuff. Because of their public education stupidity, we are left with a man who is clueless in the world of politics. Having only been a college prof and a community organizer, Obama is not nearly experienced enough to handle the tough issues he's created and the ones he was left with. I will give him credit though….. the man loves to party.
Congratulations Congressman Graves.
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Have you played Flappy Bird? If not, consider yourself lucky. The crushingly difficult, yet equally addictive title has been exploding in popularity on iTunes thanks to its free price tag and simple enough premise. Players tap the screen to make a tiny bird jump through sets of pipes, usually meeting certain death within seconds of starting each round.
With adorably simple graphics and easy-to-understand premise the game has become a smash hit, racking up $50,000 a day in advertising revenue. After hours of gameplay, I finally got a score of 15. And when I'm done writing this article, I will probably try to grind my way to 16. Earning a higher score haunts me. How does one beat Flappy Bird?
Thankfully one intrepid, and foul-mouthed, YouTube user has figured out how to truly "beat" Flappy Bird. This video contains language that is not safe for work. But if you've played the game, it's language you have probably already used many times while playing. Enjoy, and then tell us your Flappy Bird high score in the comments below.
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Hello AT. I've moved up from one bathroom to a plus .5, but unfortunately, it looks like it belongs in the back of a gas station. I can't replace the sink and toilet yet, and the room is a 4x4 square (concrete walls and floor). It opens into the laundry room, so one day, maybe a remodel is in order. Until that time, what should I do?
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I would put plaster on the walls to make them smooth and then just paint. The white fixtures should do for now. Before you plaster the walls, you need to remove the toilet tank, so you get behind it.
gosh, it really does look like a gas station... maybe you should play that up? friend of mine acidentally painted a powder room too bright of a yellow. When you opened the door it was like BAM!!!! they kept the mistake and we all just laughed at how wriong thier color choice was whenever using that loo... so what I am trying to say is that your bathroom is so bad it makes me smile, just like my friend's yellow did.
i think it looks fine...but what detracts the most are: 1. the shelf, and what's on it. 2. the small mirror that dwarfs the space even further. 3. the lack of window treatments.
i'd hang a biiiiigggg mirror where the teeny one currently is. black or white thick frame.
i'd run a lonnnnngggg glass shelf where the teeny one currently is. you can prop a photo, put towels, make it cute, etc.
then i'd spiff up the window with blinds or a valance or something like that. something colorful on the tank or sink would be nice (flowers, glass object, etc)
put a basket under the sink for bottles of cleaner you need in there.
i have a .5 bathroom too and i have no idea what to do with it. we never use it. i'd prefer using it as storage than a watercloset. i don't need a closet strictly for water. ;)
good luck!
either i like gas station bathrooms (er, no) or i don't have issues with concrete walls. i say play up the concrete with black, white, and gray stuff.
I think its darling! I would paint the walls a nice pear color OR a plummy-medium-gray. If you can find many small-ish mirrors to add to the wall, it would make it seem bigger (or any art with simple but similar frames). I would also take down the existing shelf and add two new ones, similar in size to what you have currently, with some nice small potted plants on the top shelf.
I'd play up the cinder blocks. Paint them out to resemble giant subway tiles, white with pale grey grout. Black and white accessories...
I would remove the little shelf over the toilet, put up a nice mirror over the sink, install a toilet paper holder on the wall facing the door, install a towel ring or bar next to the sink on the right, and stash the toilet cleaner and other stuff in a covered container on the floor. Then I would hang a fairly large piece of artwork on the wall facing the door.
Leave the walls. Take down what's on them like kd said. Put up a real mirror over the sink and some modern chrome/glass/stainless accessories (shelf, towel bars, etc.) and you have industrial-chic. It even looks like you have room for a small, shallow wall cabinet or two. Suddenly the cmu block walls are an asset! A fluffy rug and towels will warm it up.
Hang curtains floor to ceiling across the largest wall. You need softness desperately. Also, put down cork flooring. The sink is restaurant/gas station style. Maybe a skirt? Replace that first when the time comes.
Like kd said, my first thought was to get rid of that tiny mirror. Ditto putting a large mirror on that wall, only because it appears there is no space to place a mirror above the sink at head height because of the window?
I'd also remove the little shelf above the toilet and replace it with a nice chrome towel bar for hand towels, preferably white.
Above the sink, it might be a good idea to place a shelf, at mid point between sink and window, so you can display a pretty bottle of hand lotion or a votive candle, and a small potted plant or flower bloom.
hang a condom machine on the wall!
I'd make it super clean. All white, get rid of everything on the walls, old hardward, choose a tasteful print or mirror only. Personally, I like old wall hung sinks. As long as everything is spotless and smells good, it won't look like a gas station at all. Besides, if it is off the laundry room, it probably won't get much use, maybe a quick one or some hand washing. But, come to think of it. Decent looking toilets and vanities are not that expensive. Paint costs $20 bucks a gallon. See how much you can do for $300 even. I bet you'll be shocked.
Thanks folks. I was angling industrial, but saw this big fancy mirror- over the top really for my usual tastes, and then wanting that threw me off.
Love the idea of cork flooring
Thought playing up gas station was to precious- crossed my mind though
Like plum-grey paint. Maybe that with white fluffy towels.
It is as the previous owner left it, minus cleaning supplies (and minus mold and mildew). Weird seeing my place on AT...gotta do this again.
I agree with a lot of the above--get rid of the shelf and mirror, paint it a steely grey (note, you need a really nubby roller to get into all those crevices, and it takes some work to cover it up) and get a sleek stainless-bordered mirror for over the sink. If you want to soften it a bit, hang some gauzy white cotton or linen on the windows. Stick some flowers on the toilet tank for a pop of color...
Can you use chalkboard paint in bathrooms? I might do that and then draw in either a gas station motif (the mind reels) or go the other way and draw in super frilly Louis XIV looking frames, etc.
Is it really dark in there tho? it's hard to see in this picture.
But really: Are you going to use this bathroom at all? Next to a laundry room? If you're not, I'd not waste my time and I'd rip it out and put in something else. Like a dog bath. Now that's a theme you could run with.
Alternate painting the bands of cinder block in either two colors (cream and sea-glass green; chocolate and steel gray; cream and dove gray; sea glass and lavender, etc.), or a tone-on-tone of the same color, to make it look like horizontal stripes.
If the window molding color is not the same bright white as the porcelain, I'd make that change, too.
Skirt the sink (velcro on the inside lip of the sink), and I'm onboard with all the other posters who said change out the wall items.
Id plaster over the walls.
Graffitti, a paper towel dispenser, and a condom machine
Thanks. It'll be rip out in a few years, but it's handy now. Maybe in month or so I'll submit a before/after shot.
Very funny imagining this to be a gas station bathroom. Play up this theme and make your guests laugh, but keep it spotless !
This looks like so much fun to play with. I'm kinda jealous. I'd totally splurge on a hand dryer - one of those new super-powerful ones that makes your skin look all weird when you use it...
Since it's a half bath, probably only used infrequently, have fun with it in a way that you normally wouldn't. Especially if you plan, down the road, to really redo it. Use the cinder blocks as a built in graph when/if you paint and do bold stripes or oblong checkerboards in loud or unusual colors. Inexpensive but sturdy linoleum tiles/carpet tiles for the floor, maybe some prints/paintings you love but wouldn't know where else in the house to put them. You could think of it as your testing ground for ideas you've always wanted to try but never had the nerve to do elsewhere.
Well, just to prove everyone sees things differently, my instantaneous reaction was TNT! Wow. In a saner mood--and having read other, creative comments, I thought of this (now hear me through, please!):
When I lived in Japan, the bathrooms I saw broke the mold of what I thought of as bathrooms, One thing they did in even the smallest spaces was to partition off the toilets. It truly and oddly doesn't make the bathroom look smaller, because it makes it look uncluttered. You could add a [thin] partition that went from floor up to the bottom of the window in any one of a million creative materials. Then you'd have a nice, clean wall to the left of the sink. (Not to mention that if someone barges in when you're on the loo, they can't see you. . . .)
My mind runs to a partition of corrugated aluminum or steel, But that's my mind: I'm sure other ATers will have other ideas.
i'd add some softer lighting. a pendant lamp, maybe.


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"Office" producers pulled a John Stamos gay joke from a recent promo because they were afraid ... afraid of John Stamos -- this according to John Stamos.
Stamos was out in L.A. yesterday -- and he told us, "They thought that I'd be offended by the gay joke. But apparently, a week before, they didn't see me kiss a man at the GLAAD Awards." (video below)
The joke aired in a recent promo for "The Office" -- in which Andy tries to dump his girlfriend by lying about being gay, claiming, "I'm gay ... I had to fake it. I had to imagine that I was in a steam room with John Stamos." But producers quickly edited it out, and released a new promo instead.
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so is he a queen or not?
I don't know why the media is shying out from using the word "gay" I don't get it, is it some kind of disease like "Oh no you caught the GAY! D: Stay away from me I say, STAY AWAY!" Cmon world, lets all grow up now alright? Lets not pretend to be in grade 3 anymore...:3 But still overall, Valentino and John looks like they enjoyed each other xP
they didn't edit it out... just watched the show on hulu
Nothing wrong in being bisexual.
Had a crush on him growing up lol. At least Johns a real celebrity.
Sick of the stars kissing gays asses. Give me a friggin break. Noone really gives a rats ass.
TV is weird. Either they offend people on purpose or they go overboard in trying not to offend.
Whatever, ofcource he wasn't gonna be offended, he should be used to it. He's yummy and he knows it.
I can't believe John never took a taste he didn't like.
John Stamos is homo?
They aired the joke in the actual episode so I don't think they cared that much about offending anyone.
Has his voice gotten higher or something?.. he sounds like kermit the bisexual frog in this clip..
Not only eternally handsome, but with a good sense of humor, too. How refreshing!
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