D-Day
Sixty-seven years ago today.
There’s a great video and slideshow at the Army’s website here.
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded — but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.
Here is one of eight downloadable wartime posters available there.
Memorial Day
Sumi Round-up
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Dane County Judge Strikes Down Collective Bargaining Law
Ann Althouse: Judge Sumi strikes down the Wisconsin collective bargaining law.
Professor Jacobson: Judge Sumi Throws Out Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law
The Ruling (.pdf)
WisPolitics.com: Dane Co. Exec. Parisi: Statement on Judge Sumi Ruling nullifying collective bargaining changes
Adler at Volokh: Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Bill Struck Down
Big Government: Liberal Judge Nixes Wisconsin’s New Labor Law
More from WisPolitics.com – SEIU Wisconsin: Palmer on Judge Sumi’s Ruling
Court Concurs with Public’s View That Walker Was Too Autocratic, Illegally Denied Wisconsinites a Voice in Debate over Workers’ Rights
After months of occupying the state Capitol Wisconsinites were denied “a voice in Debate over Workers’ Rights?” Really?
Actually seems more like Court concurs with Unions’ View…
Hot Air: Breaking: Judge Sumi strikes down Walker PEU reform law
Idol Winner
Idol Poll
So, who do you think will be the final two on Idol this season?
Will it be the two younger, country singers Lauren and Scotty?
Will it be deep voiced Scotty and smoky Haley?
Or will it be the girls, Haley and Lauren?
Tulips
The tulips are blooming!
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Hot Links
The Anchoress has some great pictures from Rome.
I can has cheezburger wishes us Happy Mother’s Day with an adorable picture:
Jim Geraghty on tonight’s debate and its timing.
Professor Jacobson tells us about Nuns’ ballots being thrown out in the Wisconsin Supreme Court recount.
Walter Olson brings us a story about replacing little used ADA sidewalk ramps with new ones that will be as little used as the old ones are, all at taxpayer cost.
Wisconsin Recount News
You can go to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) site to keep up with the latest on the Supreme Court Recount.
The GAB posts Excel files that can be downloaded and inspected by anyone.
The recounted started two days ago (Wednesday, 4/27) and it will conclude on Monday, 5/9.
Five Years Smoke Free
I’ve been smoke free for five years now. I used the laser acupuncture method and it worked. I can be around smokers and cigarettes and not have problems.
Here’s my post from five years ago:
I hope so. I went today to have a cold laser treatment for stopping smoking. I haven’t had a cigarette since about 1:45 this afternoon, just before my 2:00 appointment. It is now 8:00 pm, so I’ve gone over 6 hours and I’m doing okay so far.
The treatment was cold laser accupuncture/pressure at various points in both my ears, 3 points on my head, both sides of my nose, several spots on my hands and on my knees.
The stimulations are supposed to jump start the organs so they will start to detoxify. I need to drink a lot of water, which will be good for me and should help the oral fixation part of stopping smoking…
I am still craving cigarettes, but not as often as yesterday (when I was actually following through on the desire to smoke) and the craving seems to be going away rather quickly when the craving is not met.
I’ll keep you posted on my progress.
He Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed!
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
