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FOR the past two decades, Bill Llewellyn has been entertaining Sovereign Hill's visitors with his well-honed woodworking skills, knowledge of the region and his charisma.
But over time, he says the woodworking has become more difficult because every time he starts to chisel away at a piece of timber, somebody asks him a question.
Mr Llewellyn, however, is always happy to answer them.
"I still get a kick out of it," he said, after he was given the highest award a museum volunteer can be given last Thursday night. "I get lots of satisfaction out of it all."
In 22 years volunteering at the outdoor museum, Mr Llewellyn has filled many roles including 12 years as a guide co-ordinator and many more in costume entertaining tourists along the main street of Sovereign Hill.
Mr Llewellyn was awarded the Museums Australia Award for Excellence (Volunteer) at a special presentation at the State Library of Victoria.
"It was quite thrilling actually, I feel quite pleased that I've been able rate high enough to be named," he said.

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Kate Beckinsale: 'I won't let me daughter go on facebook'
SWEEPING into a Beverly Hills hotel suite in a figure-clinging silver dress, Kate Beckinsale looks every inch the movie star. But the actress would be the first to admit that she makes an unlikely action hero.
Four films into the Underworld franchise, the image of Kate's leather-clad vampire Selene has burned itself into popular culture, but the English rose reckons she was more surprised than anyone that she managed to cut the mustard.
"I wasn't at all sporty as a kid," she admits.
"And the first time I did anything remotely physical for Underworld, they were all laughing at me. I ran like a girl with my arms flapping about as if I was about to take off. I could see the stunt coordinator shaking his head, going, 'Oh my God, we've got a lot of work to do...'
"It's still amazing to me that I get a chance to do this, because it all started out as an experiment, just to see if anyone would buy me as an action hero."
It probably helps when your husband is the writer/director responsible for the Underworld films.
Kate has been married to Len Wiseman for eight years, and the Californian was also behind the camera for her latest venture, a remake of 90s action movie Total Recall.
The original starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and was set on Mars, but this time around, viewers confront a post-apocalyptic vision of Earth. All that remains is the upper-class United Federation of Britain and the depressing, rainy, blue-collar "Colony", located in what's left of Australia.
Colin Farrell picks up the lead role of Doug Quaid, who is tired of his monotonous factory job. He visits a little pleasure palace known as Rekall that implants fantasy memories in your brain. He opts for the "super-spy head trip" and ends up believing that his entire identity has been a lie and that his wife Lori (Beckinsale) is trying to kill him.
Despite her Underworld experience, Kate says she was wary of tackling the role of a would-be assassin.
"I never think I'm capable of any of this," she says. "I'm always terrified. I think, 'I can't possibly do it. I'm too scared.' Luckily, my husband tells me otherwise. Then, when I watch it back, I go, 'OK – I buy it.'"
Total Recall is something of a first for Kate, in that this time she gets to play the baddie.
"It feels like a stretch," says the actress, who is reprising Sharon Stone's role in the 1990 original. "But I do think it's mandatory for British actors to play a villain in an American movie, so that's another one I can tick off my list."
Much of Kate's training for the film was done while still shooting the fourth Underworld movie, and she had a mere four days' downtime between them.
"Quite often on a movie like this you have a training period of three months where you do gymnastics and trampolining. You come home and you go, 'Well, I've done all that. I must be an action star now. But it takes quite a lot to sustain that kind of physical work over nine months and, by the end of it, I definitely felt like I had aged quite a bit."
Not so you'd notice. At 39, Kate is lean, long-limbed and every bit as beautiful as you'd expect, with raven hair that flows around a still youthful face. "I've always looked after my skin," she says. "If I went out in the sun as a kid, I got a moustache of freckles. That made me really obsessive about using sunscreen when nobody was really bothering."
Charming but a little reserved in conversation, Kate keeps her action-hero side well hidden. Instead she's every inch the English public schoolgirl and Oxford student (she read French and Russian but dropped out before taking her degree).
"Now I only speak Russian with the woman who gives me a bikini wax," she jokes. "See what Hollywood does to you?"
Quitting Oxford was a smart move as it turned out. Kate secured her first film role – in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing – aged 20.
Cult films followed, including the TV movie Cold Comfort Farm, with Joanna Lumley and Rufus Sewell, and The Last Days of Disco with a then unknown Chloë Sevigny. But Hollywood beckoned when director Michael Bay cast her in the big budget epic Pearl Harbor. Although the film was panned by critics it upped Kate's profile considerably and she has been beefing up her resumé ever since, with the likes of The Aviator, in which she played Ava Gardner with Leonardo Di Caprio, and recently the gritty Contraband.
Her success would surely have delighted her father Richard, of Porridge and Rising Damp fame. But the much-loved actor's death, of a heart attack at 31, still casts a long shadow. "That's one of the advantages of living in the States," says Kate. "No one knew my dad, so I don't have to relive the memory of losing a parent at five years old."
Kate's mother, actress Judy Loe, went on to marry TV director Roy Battersby, who had four teenage boys of his own. Kate soon settled in, joking later that her stepbrothers taught her to smoke and swear like a sailor.
With acting in her blood, she appeared in school plays and went on to win small parts in British television dramas before her Much Ado breakthrough. But the actress jokes that her 13-year-old daughter Lily (from her relationship with actor Michael Sheen) isn't bothered that Mum is a Hollywood star.
"She doesn't pay that much attention to it," says Kate. "She certainly doesn't go, 'Oh my God, you're so amazing.'"
Still, the pair share the closest of bonds and Kate claims that Lily is the best thing that ever happened to her.
"I can be a big softie," she admits with a smile. "But there are things that are non-negotiable. For example, I recently let her colour her hair with a temporary purple dye, but I won't let her have a Facebook account. I've got my own little code of things that I think are OK. I'm fine with things that are temporary. To me, Facebook is permanent."
Describing her home life, Kate sounds blissfully happy, but she admits that things can sometimes get a little strange in the workplace. For a start there's the little matter of sharing an on-screen kiss with your dishy co-star, under the direction of your husband.
"It was on the first day of shooting, which is always embarrassing – kissing a boy on the same day you meet them," she recalls. "But it was Colin who I felt sorry for. He seemed a bit awkward. He was the one who said, 'Are we done? Are we good? Can we move on to the next scene?"
"It's nice that Len is not the jealous type," she adds with a smile. "Thankfully he's extremely relaxed about it."
Of course, one of the perks of having your husband direct you is that he's always available for a reassuring cuddle on set – but Kate is careful not to overdo the public displays of affection.
"It can be a bit annoying if another actor is trying to talk to the director and his wife is sitting on his lap," she says. "You try to tone things down a bit – and if we were ever to have a disagreement, I find texting much more civilised than shouting."
Not that there's much of that.
"I do feel extremely lucky to have a happy marriage," she adds. "If you have a solid foundation at home, you can go out and do anything, and you can retreat into it when things are difficult. I'm very fortunate."
Total Recall is out in cinemas on Wednesday.


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The Union open the second-half of their season tonight against a team that, given a quick glance in the mirror, closely resembles themselves.
Theyre like us, said Union interim manager John Hackworth, of the New England Revolution, who visit PPL Park for a 7 p.m. kickoff. They have had some mixed results, but theyve been a really good team. We watched a lot of video, and they can be dangerous.
The Union (6-10-2, 20 points) have had plenty of time to prepare for the Revs (6-9-5, 23 points), having been afforded eight days between matches thanks to the timing of the MLS All-Star Game and their deceleration from a stretch of nine matches that were squeezed into 27 days.
Hackworths team is healthy, with all but one player conceivably available for tonight, and history would indicate that the Union are poised for a run. The Union lost only four of 15 matches following the All-Star Game a year ago, when they posted a 3-4-8 mark and qualified into the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Beating the Revolution, who sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference table, just above the ninth-place Union, would go a long way toward renewing the Unions postseason aspirations.
I think, look, its been nice to have a week between games, Hackworth said. It hasnt happened for us in the last month. The preparation has been more regular.
Hackworth was asked whether he expects the Union, who have played better since he took as over the club last month, to experience a dropoff in the quality of their play following the break.
Not right now, he said. Not watching the guys in training and seeing what their state of mind is and how theyve dealt with everything. As a coach you always want to be confident in your players and get a sense where their heads are at and, if anything, Im surprised with how well the players have dealt with everything.
They have the second half of the season, beginning tonight, to keep that going.
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- There's No Public Support The New York Times' Bob Herbert cited a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll that "51 percent of respondents believed the war has not been worth its costs, and only 26 percent favored sending more troops." He quoted John McCain on Vietnam: "No other national endeavor requires as much unshakable resolve as war. If the nation and the government lack that resolve, it is criminal to expect men in the field to carry it alone."
- Our Presence Only Makes Things Worse "A large presence of foreign troops," observed the Washington Post's Eugene Robinson, "is the one thing that reliably unites Afghans--if only long enough to drive the foreigners out." So, "what Obama needs to do is downsize the mission," preventing the country from becoming a terrorist haven through a combination of force and diplomacy, and also by, "yes, talking to the Taliban."
- Define 'Success' "It's not clear" David Harsanyi observed several weeks ago at Real Clear Politics, "how the victory narrative is supposed to play out."
Does this triumphant day arrive when every Islamic radical in the region has met his virgins? If so, after eight years of American lives lost, the goal seems farther away than ever.
Or is victory achieved when we finally usher this primitive tribal culture, with its violent warlords and religious extremism, from the eighth century all the way to modernity? If so, we're on course for a centuries-long enterprise of nation building and baby-sitting, not a war.
If the goal is to establish a stable government to fill the vacuum created by our ousting of the Taliban and al-Qaida, we've done quite a job. Most Americans can accept a Marine's risking life and limb to safeguard our freedoms. But when that Marine is protector of a corrupt and depraved foreign parliament -- one that recently legalized marital rape ... it is not a victory worth celebrating.
- We Need to Know When to Stop George Will's debate-changing September 1 column in the Washington Post focused on the strategic big picture. "Counterinsurgency theory," he wrote, "indicates that, nationwide, Afghanistan would need hundreds of thousands of coalition troops, perhaps for a decade or more. That is inconceivable." He turned to history: "Genius, said de Gaulle, recalling Bismarck's decision to halt German forces short of Paris in 1870, sometimes consists of knowing when to stop."
- We Don't Need to Occupy to Win A Cato Institute white paper by Malou Innocent and Ted Carpenter argued that there is a reason Afghanistan is called the "graveyard of empires," and urged the U.S. to get out:
Denying a sanctuary to terrorists who seek to attack the United States does not require Washington to pacify the entire country, eradicate its opium fields, or sustain a long-term military presence in Central Asia ... U.S. unmanned aerial vehicles can monitor villages, training camps, and insurgent compounds. On the ground, the United States can retain a small number of covert operatives for intelligence gathering and discrete operations against specific targets, as well as an additional small group of advisers to train Afghan police and military forces.
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I am amazed at how fundamentally bad customer service has become. I have a trial account with Broadvoice to experiment with a VoIP based phone switch which has been working great. Last night I found an option on their web site to add additional numbers to my account, when I saw that I could get a much better I jumped at it (and paid a fee mind you). In the process of doing this my old number was de-provisioned (which I don't mind) but is still bound on my account as my primary account number. So now I am in limbo waiting for my system to work again.
This morning I spoke to a great guy in the customer service department. He was really helpful and tried his best to help me. Unfortunately some of their tools were offline so there was only so much he could do. He created a ticket for their engineering group and told me that someone would be calling be back shortly.
After a couple of hours had past (I've learned to call back often) I called customer service to inquire again on my ticket. Not only was this representative condescending and arrogant he told me that it would take 3-5 days for engineering to look at the ticket. Rather surprised I asked him to confirm the 3-5 days and ask what I am supposed to do for phone service for the next week. He suggested that I forward my calls to a different number.
We live in a service economy. For most industries this means that consumers have multiple options available to them and the distinguishing factor boils down the service and treatment that the customer receives.
Up to this point I have had fantastic service from Broadvoice. It's amazing, and should be remembered how quickly how one bad interaction can drive someone to rant on their blog.
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John Skelly I have been sitting here on hold with Broadvoice's "customer service" toll free line for over 40 minutes, waiting for some help. My business has 4 broadvoice lines into our PBX, and all lines through Broadvoice are down. Not only is this bad for our business, but they never mentioned that this might happen. Their system just says, "the party you are trying to reach is currently busy, please leave a message…"… then it takes your message. No telling how that voicemail message might get to us…
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UnhappyBV Welcome to BV.
This company will fold or be bought out.
They do not have any form of customer service.
They have a support line that is reset every 30 minutes. So if you are holding for an agent forget it. Just keep recalling.
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Bastards I had a family emergency and my relatives could not call through to my broadvoice number; it did not ring so I did not know that there was an emergency.
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Business Wont Wait With my initial Broadvoice line I chose to go with my home – I had done a bunch of research and found the two strongest players – or so I thought – were vonage and broadvoice – With my business I went with vonage well over a year ago – we now have 8 vonage lines for my business – and have had peaks and valleys with the service and dropped calls etc…. With broadvoice, I was sure that they would be the only other voip player to be able to compete with vonage, and seemed to have a stronger offering for service – along with international – but lacked any real faxing capability (although I read that people have had success faxing over their regular line) I chose to go with it as a trial at my home – glad I did the test at home instead of at the office – We had good luck overall with the BV until about a month ago when the problems started – they have gotten no better to date and I am on the verge of launching them out – we have consistant "this number is not in service" message that sounds a lot like the local telco – NOT it is a BV recording from what i understand – and we get "we are having issues with a local carrier/partner" as the excuse. Im not a geek by any strech – but I did embrace voip as it offered us a reasonable way to have multiple locations have som sembelance of a phone system – pbx features – While waiting for vonage to come up with more small business features, I was thinking BV would be the up and coming and probably blow right by vonage – dosent look that way now – I am dismayed to say the least – convergent says that they are the manufacturer of the switches that enabled vonage to be in business, not sure if thats true or not – but my thought process was that if they are the ones with the technology to do the switching, this business is a nutural fit for them – guess I and they were wrong in that assumption – If it is not back up and operational by Friday we are gone.
chunkz BroadJoke is just about out of business, just as well, the service is terrible!
MFox82 Broadvoice was great for a month or so for me.
However, when they had their little system crash there, I barely had no phone service and then ran up my cell phone bill. I spent 2 weeks of constantly e-mailing asking them if they would allow my number to be ported. Of course at this point I had seen on their site they no longer had numbers in my state. Then I go to cancel (I used my own device) and they responded to that e-mail right away along with how they had charged my checking account 49.95, which had 39 bucks in it (right before payday) 7 e-mails later and sitting on hold for an hour they finally credited my account back. Within 2 days it still was a pending CHARGE and two smaller charges came through, so there are 2 $30 overdraft charges.
That is the shortened version, but they never answer their phones, nor e-mails. Technicallly they still owe me for a months of service for when the system was down or acting up, plus when I cancelled I was only a week from the last bill. Hope they do go out of business soon. -
abe I think broadvoice sucks as well. At first I loved it. But then having experienced no-service, bad-service, lousy tech support, no customer service… I put up a website called http://www.broadvoicesucks.com. I would love to hear from anyone here that shares my distain for broadvoice and any suggestions you might have is wellcome.
HateBV Communicate with Broadvoice via your credit card company!
Maintain a log of the frequent outages and dispute pro-rated charges. Emails and calls are useless…


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How to Make Stuffed Meatballs
A simple technique that's easy to master
Here's the thing about stuffed meatballs: Nobody has to know they're stuffed until they're fork-deep, like the above photo. Is that a great surprise for someone, or what? Imagine everything associated with meatballs: Pasta, subs, pizza - are any of these made worse with the addition of molten mozzarella? Nope. All made better. Plus, they're as easy as making regular meatballs, but with the fun extra step of meat-sculpting. Oh yeah, did we mention what would happen if you made a meatball parmesan sub out of these stuffed meatballs? Like, whoa. Here's what you'll need:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 white onion finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 pound mozzarella, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Mix everything except the mozzarella and olive oil in a large bowl (don't overmix or your meatballs will be unpleasantly dense), divide into 8 portions, then follow these easy steps.
Take one of the 8 portions of ground meat and divide it in half. Sculpt both halves of the meat loosely around a mozzarella cube until the cheese is no longer visible. If it's packed too tightly, the cheese will eventually explode out. And not in a good way, like you're thinking.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the meatballs, 4 at a time, on each side. We understand that they're spheres (or at least somewhat spherical), just find sides and cook the meatballs on each one until browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes. If a little cheese started to poke out, no problem.
When the meatballs are cooked through, add your favorite tomato sauce and serve immediately while still piping hot for best cheese flow. *In our original recipe for stuffed meatballs, this is known as the "time-sensitive ball effect."
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Whooping cough's comeback can't be explained fully by the rising numbers of families that refuse vaccines for their children (and for parents, too), the CDC now says. It's emerging that reformulated vaccines introduced in the 1990s aren't as protective as older vaccines. The older, "whole cell" DTwP vaccine (it protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) — which contained entire, dead pertussis bacteria — was phased out in 1997 due to concerns about side effects. But the new vaccine, the acellular DTaP given to babies and kids up to age 7, seems to lose effectiveness — dropping to about 70 percent protection within five years according to the Washington State Department of Health. And a booster vaccine for teens and adults, called Tdap, also seems to weaken after a few years.
As a result, whooping cough numbers are slowly rising in kids after age 7 — spiking at age 10, then dropping off for a year or two when they receive the Tdap vaccine, then rising again among 13- and 14-year-olds. Older teens who received the older vaccine as little kids seem to have better protection, the CDC says.
Family decisions to decline vaccine are contributing to the increase, the CDC says. That's especially true in Pennsylvania and a handful of other states that allow parents to say no for personal or philosophical reasons. All states allow religious and medical exemptions. But 50% of all whooping cough in the US this year come from six states (the others are Wisconsin, Washington, Texas, Arizona and Ohio) that offer a personal or philosophical exemption.
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Lions coach: Concussion advice shows how NFL has changed
Earlier this week, Detroit Lions wide receiver Nate Burleson said he recently talked to teammate Jahvid Best, who has missed more than a season because of post-concussions symptoms.
Those comments drew a reaction from Lions coach Jim Schwartz, who talked to NFL.com's Kareem Copeland on Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine.
"That goes a little bit more to how the culture of the NFL has changed. Ten years ago, the advice from a teammate probably would have been, 'Hey, suck it up and get back out there.' From a lot of awareness standpoints and concern about people's health, I think that's a sign that stuff like that is working. But Nate's not a neurologist, and I'm not a neurologist. We'll leave it to the people that are qualified to handle that."
It's not the first time Schwartz has had an opinion about concussions. This past season, he did not appreciate star wide receiver Calvin Johnson saying he suffered an undiagnosed concussion.
"Our evaluation was he was not concussed," Schwartz said. "He was thoroughly checked. We were very strong in our evaluation. He was cleared to go back in the game, and he was on a protocol after that, and he was cleared then. We're very strong in our evaluation, and as an organization, we have some credibility when it comes to concussions. So just leave it there."
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Designs and builds nano-precision automation equipment applications in fiber optics, medical, pharmaceutical, micro machining and semiconductor industries.
GBIC Module Tech Nov 29, 2011
Supplier of laser components, optic transceivers and modules. Dubai.
XFP Transceiver,S.A. Nov 29, 2011
Distributor of nano-materials, optic communicaiton products. Finland.
SFP Transceivers,Inc Nov 28, 2011
Supply optical transceivers, micro-optic components and nano-materials,Thailand.
Nanotech LLC Nov 28, 2011
Manufacturing sapphire growing machines (Kyropoulos Crystal Growth Furnace).
Fiber Optic Cable Products Nov 23, 2011
Fiber optic cable products is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality communication fiber optic products, custom manufacturing of fiber cables, bulk fiber optic cable, military and heavy duty fiber optic cable assemblies.
Fiber-Attenuator.com Nov 23, 2011
Fiber Attenuator is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality  Fiber Optic Attenuators  Single mode and Multimode 1dB - 25dB.
Fiber-Attenuators.com Nov 23, 2011
Fiber Attenuators is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality  Fiber Optic Attenuators  Single mode and Multimode 1dB - 25dB.
Cable Manufacturing LTD Nov 23, 2011
Research,development and manufacturing of photonics products,high speed optical transceivers,Korea.
X2 Transceivers Gmbh Nov 17, 2011
Supplier of transceivers and converters for optics.
Creative Nanoptics Nov 15, 2011
Supplies high-quality precision positioning equipment and optics products.
Quantum Materials Corporation Nov 9, 2011
Quantum Materials Corporation new "greener" synthesis of Group II-VI Quantum Dots. Low Cost,high luminescence and efficient QD by continuous flow processing. Selectivity, uniformity, stable and available in quantity for commercialization of your IP.
ULO MicroOptics Nov 8, 2011
Manufacturer of refractive microlens arrays and micro-optics. Switzerland.
AEB Fibre Optic Instruments,Inc Nov 4, 2011
High-power fiber-coupled laser diodes,transceivers, optical design and optical engineering.
Optical Metrology Ltd Nov 1, 2011
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The performance starts at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 at Georgia State's Rialto Center for the Arts. It is funded by support from the Center for Collaborative and International Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences, and is free and open to the public.
Finley as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis will imagine the former first lady looking at the nation's past, present and future. She will ponder on President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, Marilyn Monroe, Caroline Kennedy's run for the U.S. Senate, the art world, Michael Jackson and the lasting impact of that fateful day on the grassy knoll in Dallas.
"In performance, Finley seems at turns humorous, sarcastic, lighthearted, demonic, anguished, and confrontational," said Matthew Roudané, Regents' professor and chair of the Department of English at Georgia State. "Sometimes performing in a trance-like state, she unleashes a stage language that animates her ever-changing and provocative personas."
Currently a professor of art and public policy at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Finley is best known for her controversial performance art career.
Finley has also published several books of prose and poetry, displayed collections of visual art, acted in several films, including Philadelphia with Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, and recorded albums of poetic musings with dance-based backing tracks. Finley is the recipient of both an Obie Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
GSU Professor Roudané and Finley have organized a special session at this year's South Atlantic Modern Language Association annual convention on Nov. 6. It will discuss the Georgia Loyalty Oath, human rights, censorship and the role of the artist. For more information on the convention, visit www.samla.gsu.edu.
For more information on Finley's performance, visit http://arts.gsu.edu/7505.html.


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The much-discussed question of the dollar-RMB exchange rate hasn't actually been talked about all that frequently during my trip to China. But it did come up at our most recent meeting (admittedly only because I asked a question about it) and our host offered the predictable-but-not-unreasonable response that though there's a sound case for gradually changing this any Chinese leader is going to have to be reluctant to take any kind of sudden measure that would be likely to throw some huge number of Chinese people out of work.
What I'd wished he'd added is that there really ought to be a way out of this dilemma, namely for revaluation to occur in the context of the U.S., Europe, and Japan committing to more expansionary measures of a monetary or fiscal (or both) nature. For whatever reason, western political leaders seem to have determined that an extended period of badly elevated unemployment is a small price to pay to head off the possibility of hypothetical future inflation. China's leaders, more sensibly in my view, have the priorities the other way around—trying to keep an eye on inflationary pressures, but predominantly focused on the actual and present danger of labor market collapse. But it's just really hard for China to pull this off on its own and the Chinese economy simply isn't big enough to serve as the engine of global demand. Making life easier for China's economic managers isn't the reason western leaders ought to do more, but it's certainly true that better policy in the west would give them more wiggle room in a way that ultimately would make it much easier to resolve the contentious currency issue.
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Stories about Dragons (Preschool - Grade 2)
Suggestions from Mt. Lebanon Public Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
► Dragon stories for preschoolers (for children in preschool - grade 2)
► Dragon stories for beginning readers
Dragon stories for preschoolers
(shelved in the picture book section)
Milk & Cookies /Frank Asch
Baby Bear dreams of feeding milk and cookies to a dragon.
Max's dragon / Kate Banks
Unusual things happen while Max plays with his invisible dragon.
Anna and the Little Green Dragon / Klaus aumgart
During breakfast a little green dragon comes out of Anna's box of cornflakes.
Jane and the dragon / Martin Baynton
Jane gets a chance to prove herself as a knight when a dragon steals the Prince!
Chopsticks / Jon Berkeley
A mouse becomes friends with a wooden dragon who wants to fly.
Dragon Naps / Lynne Bertrand
Two young dragons try all sorts of ways to pass the time instead of napping.
Zagazoo / Quentin Blake
The postman brings George and Bella a delightful pink creature, who turns into a dragon, a hairy monster, and other destructive and annoying creatures.
A Good Knight for Dragons / Roger Bradfield
A hard-of-hearing horse, a suit of armor with pink polka dots, and a sleepy prince save the kingdom from a fierce dragon.
The Dragon and the Unicorn / Lynne Cherry
A dragon and unicorn are driven into hiding when humans begin to destroy the natural beauty of their land.
The Dragon and George / James Cressey
The last dragon and a modern day Saint George want to please the public.
The Paper Dragon / Marguerite W. Davol
An artist agrees to confront the dragon that threatens to destroy his village.
The boy who painted dragons / Demi
Ping, a painter of dragons, is secretly afraid of them.
Room on the Broom / Julia Donaldson
A witch finds room on her broom for all the animals that ask for a ride, and they repay her kindness by rescuing her from a dragon.
Jooka Saves the Day / Gilles Eduar
Jooka thinks he is just an unusual crocodile, until a pelican teaches him to value the things that make him different.
If I had a dragon / Tom and Amanda Ellery
A boy imagines having a dragon for a playmate instead of a little brother.
Arthur's Tractor: A Fairy Tale with Mechanical Parts / Pippa Goodhart
Unaware that a dragon is right behind him, a farmer thinks that the strange noises he keeps hearing are being made by his tractor breaking down.
Serious Trouble / Arthur Howard
Prince Ernest longs to become a jester, and this helps him when he meets a three-headed dragon.
Bravemole / Lynne Jonell
A mole proves his bravery during a dragon attack.
There's No Such Thing as a Dragon / Jack Kent j Ef KENT/j E- pb K
Billy Bixbee's mother won't admit that dragons exist until it is nearly too late.
Guess what I found in Dragon Wood / Timothy Knapman
A young dragon finds a boy and introduces him to his family, but it is clear that the boy would like to return home.
The best pet of all / Davie LaRochelle
A boy enlists a dragon's help to persuade his mother to let him have a pet dog.
The end / David LaRochelle
When a princess makes some lemonade, she starts a chain of events involving a fire-breathing dragon, a hungry giant, and a handsome knight.
The Eyes of the Dragon / Margaret Leaf
An artist agrees to paint a dragon on the wall of a Chinese village, but the magistrate's insistence that he paint eyes on the dragon has amazing results.
Fire and Stone / Ursula Le Guin
Only Min & Podo have the foresight to feed a dragon what it seems to want.
When Owen's mom breathed fire / Pija Lindenbaum
Owen wakes up one morning to find that his mother has turned into a dragon!
The Dragon Nanny / C.L.G. Martin
An elderly woman takes care of a dragon family.
The knight who took all day / James Mayhew
A quick-witted princess outsmarts a knight to save the kingdom from a dragon.
Who Wants a Dragon? / James Mayhew
A baby dragon, looking for someone to love him, finally finds his mother.
The bravest knight / Mercer Mayer
A little boy imagines he is the squire of a bold knight who fought dragons.
Harry on the rocks / Susan Meddaugh
Harry and his boat become stranded on an island, where he discovers an egg which hatches into a strange lizard with wings.
The Little Girl and the Dragon / Else Minarik
A dragon escapes from a storybook and proceeds to swallow all of a girl's toys.
Dragon pizzeria / Mary Morgan
Two dragons open a pizzeria in Fairy Tale Land.
Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight /Ogden Nash j E-pb N/j 811Nas
Custard the cowardly dragon saves a fair maiden from the wicked Sir Garagoyle.
The Book of Beasts / E. Nesbit
As young King Lionel turns the pages of his magical book, a hungry red dragon and other creatures in the illustrations come to life.
Raising Dragons / Jerdine Nolen
A farmer's young daughter raises a dragon from infancy.
The Graves family goes camping / Patricia Polacco
The Graves family make a frightening discovery in the forest.
The Egg / M. P. Robertson
George hatches a dragon from a strange egg that he finds. First of a series.
Elvira / Margaret Shannon
A young dragon prefers making daisy chains and dressing up rather than fighting.
'Twas the fright before Christmas / Judy Sierra
When a little mouse accidentally tickles a dragon, it sets off a series of cumulative actions which throw all of the creatures into a frenzy.
Komodo! / Peter Sis
A boy goes with his parents to an Indonesian island in hopes of seeing dragons.
Emma's Dragon Hunt / Catherine Stock
Emma and her grandfather look for hidden dragons in the hills by her house.
The Popcorn Dragon / Jane Thayer j Ef THAYER/ j E-pb T
A young dragon learns that showing off does not make friends.
The Painter's Trick /Piero Ventura
A hungry traveling painter tricks five monks who envision themselves as St. George slaying the dragon.
The Dragon Machine / Helen Ward
George must lead the dragons back to the great wilderness where they belong.
The loathsome dragon / David Wiesner
A wicked queen turns her beautiful stepdaughter into a loathsome dragon.
Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like /Jay Williams
Because of a young lad's belief in him, a dragon saves a Chinese village.
Ignis / Gina Wilson
A young dragon does not feel complete because he cannot breathe fire.
George and the dragon / Chris Wormell
George the mouse unintentionally rids the kingdom of a ferocious dragon.
Dragon stories for beginning readers
(shelved in the beginning reader section - j Er)
World Famous Muriel and the Scary Dragon / Sue Alexander
Muriel is asked by the King to rid the kingdom of a terrible dragon.
Grandma Dragon's Birthday / Mary Blocksma
Grandma Dragon's birthday requires a special present.
Sarah and the Dragon / Bruce Coville
When Sarah is kidnapped by a dragon and taken to his castle in the clouds, it is up to her unicorn friend and her aunt to rescue her.
It's circus time, dear dragon / Margaret Hillert
A boy and his dragon go to the circus where the dragon performs some
unexpected tricks on a high wire. (One of the Dear Dragon Series.)
Wanda Witch and the stray dragon / Rose Impey
Only a special spell from Wanda Witch will let her keep her pet dragon.
Dragon's Fat Cat: Dragon's Fourth Tale / Dav Pilkey
When Dragon finds a fat cat in the snow, he soon has a new family.
Sim Chung and the River Dragon: A Folktale from Korea / Eileen Schecter
In order to cure for her father's blindness, a young girl agrees to marry a dragon.
Happy birthday, Good Knight / Shelley Moore Thomas
The Good Knight tries to help three little dragons make a birthday present for a very special friend. (One of a series.)
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1) Ted Cruz Believes George Soros Leads A United Nations Conspiracy To Eliminate Golf: In 1992, President George H.W. Bush joined the leaders of 177 other nations in endorsing a non-binding UN document known as Agenda 21. This twenty year-old document largely speaks at a very high level of generality about reducing poverty and building sustainable living environments. Nevertheless, Cruz published an article on his campaign website claiming that this non-binding document is actually a nefarious plot to "abolish 'unsustainable' environments, including golf courses, grazing pastures, and paved roads." To top it off, Cruz lays the blame for this global anti-golf conspiracy at the feet of a well-known Tea Party boogieman — "The originator of this grand scheme is George Soros."
2) Ted Cruz Wants To Gut Social Security: In an interview with the Texas Tribune Cruz labeled Social Security a "ponzi scheme" and outlined a three-step plan to gut this essential program. Cruz would raise the Social Security retirement age, cut future benefits, and implement a George W. Bush-style plan to privatize much of the program. In other words, in addition to forcing them to work longer for fewer benefits, Cruz would place retirees at the mercy of a fickle stock market. Had Social Security been privatized during the career of a worker who retired near the end of the Bush Administration, that worker would have retired with less money in their privatized account than they would have if they'd simply kept their money between their mattress and box spring.
3) Ted Cruz Wants To Party Like It's 1829: The Constitution provides that Acts of Congress "shall be the supreme law of the land," and thus cannot be nullified by rogue state lawmakers. Cruz, however, co-authored an unconstitutional proposal claiming two or more states could simply ignore the Constitution's command and nullify the Affordable Care Act so long as they work together. Although the Constitution does permit states to join in "interstate compacts" that have the force of law, under the Constitution such compacts require the consent of Congress and can be vetoed by the President. Cruz falsely claimed that states do not need to meet these Constitutional requirements to undermine laws they don't like.
4) Ted Cruz Is An Islamophobe: At a campaign event earlier this month, Cruz touted another of the Tea Party's favorite conspiracy theories, claiming that "Sharia law is an enormous problem" in this country. Although it is common for far right politicians to claim that American law is somehow being replaced with Islamic law, these claims have absolutely no basis in reality. Few American courts have ever even mentioned Sharia or Islamic law, and those that have generally only do so in contracts or similar cases where a party before the court agreed to be bound by Sharia law.
5) Ted Cruz Campaigned On How He Helped Texas Kill A Mexican: Cruz's very first campaign ad encouraged GOP primary voters to support him because he helped make it easier for Texas to kill an "illegal alien." According to the ad, "Cruz fought all the way to the Supreme Court" after "the UN and World Court overruled a Texas jury's verdict to execute an illegal alien." In reality, the case Cruz won had nothing to do with whether Texas had the authority to kill this man. Rather, it concerned whether Texas could defy a treaty requiring it to inform foreign nationals who are arrested of their right "to request assistance from the consul of his own state." Even North Korea honored this treaty that Cruz fought to undermine.
Why Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Will Create Chaos On Election Day
As states fight to implement voter ID laws in time for the November election, it is becoming glaringly obvious that the current election system cannot handle the added burden of implementing voter ID laws. Judging from a new report on ballot design flaws by the Brennan Center for Justice and a recent study of chaotic election procedures in another swing state, Ohio, voters with or without an ID stand to be disenfranchised through a fragile bureaucratic maze likely to collapse under the extra burden of the new voter ID laws.
Pennsylvania, currently mired in a legal battle over its voter ID law, is one of the states facing an impossible logistical burden of getting voters the proper identification in the next 100 days.
During a call about the voter ID lawsuit Tuesday, State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-PA) stressed how unprepared Pennsylvania is to implement the law without disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of people.
"It is absolutely unequivocally clear that the state cannot pull this off by Election Day," he said. "There's not enough information or staff time to implement this in time, and it will cost the state an extra amount of millions of dollars to get this done."
A state court is expected to rule on the law in August, giving the state just a few months to implement a voter ID structure certain to tax an already overtaxed system.
Hughes said he and other district officials have encountered many individuals who were given mixed messages about what kinds of identification were permitted and what exactly they needed to do in order to get the proper photo ID. He blamed the confusion on lack of training:
We don't fault those staffers. This is completely brand new to them and not part of their historic responsibility. Their responsibility in PennDOT is to work on drivers licenses, not to focus on the proper info for photo ID measures. But what we do fault is the training that is clearly not occurring at the executive level for these individuals so they can do their job or do this new responsibility as part of this law.
What's more, handling the number of voters who need the ID — a conservative estimate found more than 750,000 people without ID — is far beyond these offices' resources.
"There's no way PennDOT could process anywhere near that number of IDs, even if people could get the documents and the transportation to get there," said Penda Hair, co-counsel for the voter ID lawsuit.
Pennsylvania has the lowest percentage of government workers in the nation. When Republicans took control of the legislature in 2010 and slashed public sector jobs, the number of government employees dropped by more than 3 percent in a year, among the sharpest declines in any state. Republican legislators now expect the remaining employees to take on even more responsibility with no preparation.
In a weak attempt to meet this challenge, the state may expand the hours of some PennDOT offices, many of which are only open two or three days a week and will only process ID applications within limited hours during the work day. But Hughes remains skeptical, pointing out the "hidden costs" of expanding office hours, coordinating services and data between offices and departments, which requires even longer hours from the reduced workforce.
House GOP Tax Plan Raises Taxes On 10 Times As Many People As Democratic Proposal
Senate Republicans last week proposed a plan that would raise taxes on more than 20 million Americans, while maintaining the high-end Bush tax cuts. Letting those tax cuts on income in excess of $250,000 expire would affect just two million wealthy taxpayers, by comparison.
Now, House Republicans have adopted the same plan, and the effect is the same: roughly 24 million middle- and lower-class Americans will see their taxes raised so that roughly two million of the richest taxpayers can maintain a tax cut, as this chart from the Center for American Progress' Seth Hanlon and Sarah Ayres illustrate:
Even worse, more than a third of families with children — a total of 18.6 million households, including 9.2 million single parents — would see a tax increase, according to Hanlon and Ayres' analysis:
According to the analysis, roughly 11 million American families would lose some or all of the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which provides a tax break on college tuition payments, at an average cost of $1,100 each. About 12 million would lose part or all of the Child Tax Credit, costing them an average of $800, and about 6 million would lose all or part of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which saves each recipient an average of $500.
The Senate GOP plan failed last week, as the Senate instead adopted a Democratic proposal that would extend a tax cut on just the first $250,000 in income.
Bush Appointee Strikes Down DOMA, Citing Historic Discrimination Against Gays And Lesbians
Another court has overturned the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, ruling in Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management that "no conceivable rational basis exists for the provision." Judge Vanessa L. Bryant, a district judge in the Second Circuit appointed by President George W. Bush, therefore ruled that DOMA "violates the equal protection principles incorporated in the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution."
The suit was brought by same-sex couples living in Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire who argued they were unfairly denied access to various programs available to other married couples. House Republicans, under the guise of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) and Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) leadership, intervened at taxpayer expense to defend the anti-gay statute. In her decision, Bryant took BLAG to task for attempting to rewrite the past by claiming that gays and lesbians have not been subject to discrimination throughout history:
The fact that the concept of homosexuality as a distinct category or class wasn't fully recognized until the late nineteenth century is not indicative of an absence of a long history of discrimination in light of the long standing proscriptions on homosexual conduct – conduct that is central if not tantamount in some sense to identity. Moreover, the pervasiveness of the "closet" in which homosexuals purposefully hid their sexualities could very well explain why it was only in the late nineteenth century that conceptions of homosexual identity emerged as gay Americans moved into cities and began tentatively stepping out of the closet. [...]
In sum, the evidence in the record detailing the long history of anti-gay discrimination which evolved from conduct-based proscriptions to status or identity-based proscriptions perpetrated by federal, state and local governments as well as private parties amply demonstrates that homosexuals have suffered a long history of invidious discrimination. Moreover this conclusion is consistent with the majority of cases which have meaningfully considered the question and likewise held that homosexuals as a class have experienced a long history of discrimination.
Multiple other rulings against the Defense of Marriage Act have already been appealed to the Supreme Court for review in the coming year. This latest rebuke of the law adds to the compelling case already before the Court that DOMA is nothing more than unnecessary, unconstitutional discrimination against same-sex couples.
Eight More Ways Women Will Benefit Under Obamacare Starting Tomorrow
When an Obamacare regulations goes into effect tomorrow, 47 million women will benefit from the guaranteed coverage of preventive services — including contraception coverage — without co-pays. The new rules will require most insurance plans to begin including the services at no additional cost at the next renewal date that falls on or after August 1, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Center for American Progress graphic breaks down what will be covered and how women will benefit:
But even as millions of women will benefit from even more provisions of the Affordable Care Act, nine states are attacking the contraception coverage requirement because of the claim that the provision violates religious liberty. Even though President Obama announced an "accommodation" for religious institutions so that the employer does not have to pay for the birth control coverage, states have considered legislation or ballot measures to either reject the federal regulation or undermine contraceptive coverage in state law. And ongoing challenges against the contraception regulation continue in federal courts.
Mitt Romney's Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Trip To Europe
In 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama traveled to Europe and was greeted by hundreds of thousands of supporters and excited foreign leaders at almost every stop along his tour. Pundits across the board labeled the trip a success for the campaign, so it's understandable why, four years later, candidate Mitt Romney thought it would be a good idea to do an overseas trip of his own.
Things haven't exactly gone according to plan, though. During his first stop in London, Romney enraged an entire country by questioning Great Britain's readiness to host the olympics, which began the day he arrived. The notoriously merciless UK media flambéed Romney with big headlines and scathing editorials.
Romney then moved on to Israel, where he explained to a room full of wealthy donors why Palestinians were generally poorer than Israelis due to their inferior "culture." Israeli and Arab press alike were incensed, calling the remark racist (a charge the Romney campaign vigorously denies.)
And then today in Poland, as reporters who had traveled a cumulative 10,000 miles with the campaign faced their sixth day without having an opportunity to ask a single question to the candidate, a Romney campaign spokesman told a restless gaggle to "kiss my ass" when they tried to shout their questions at Romney as he left Pilsudski Square in Warsaw.
In all, not Mitt Romney's best week:
Massive Blackout Leaves 600 Million Indians Without Power, Demonstrating Danger Of Relying On Outdated Coal System
More than 600 million people in the northern and eastern parts of India lost power on Tuesday, putting roughly half of India's population in the dark.
While the specific causes behind the mass blackouts remain unclear, the underlying cause is clear – India is reliant on an aging, inefficient government coal power monopoly that can't meet the country's energy needs:
Some analysts said public outrage over the widespread outages may force Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government to tackle reforms in the crisis-riddled power sector. Fuel shortages are crippling coal and gas-fired plants, forcing them to run below capacity or shut down for long stretches; state utilities have billions of dollars of accumulated losses; and, as has been on stark display, the nation's creaky grid needs upgrading.
"Unless this government wants to commit political suicide, there's no way they can ignore this," said Abhey Yograj, managing director of Tecnova, a consulting firm that advises foreign companies on India.
While some are suggesting that increasing domestic coal production is the necessary next step in addressing India's power problems, it's not so clear that's the case. One of the principal barriers to cheap coal production is environmental protection, and for good reason: The IMF estimates that coal pollution kills about 70,000 Indians per year and development of coal in India (and China) is undermining efforts to decrease global carbon emissions. Further, Indian coal development can create underground fires that cause houses to fall into the earth and fuels the corruption in the Indian energy sector that's holding back meaningful reform. Solar power is actually less expensive than diesel in India and renewables more broadly are becoming increasingly plausible alternatives to expanded coal development.
In fact, the Indian government is pushing a National Solar Mission aimed at generating 12.5 % of India's total electricity from renewable resources by 2020. By the end of 2012, the Solar Mission called for 810 megawatts of installed panels, but, according to a recently released report, India passed the 1 gigawatt mark in June of this year, a full 6 months ahead of the plan for 22 gigawatts by 2022. The report also found that India had only about 506 megawatts of installed capacity as recently as March, meaning that the country doubled its efforts in only two moths.
India has vast rural populations that often have limited access to electricity. The Solar Mission aims to provide more reliable sources of power to those citizens while reducing energy cost, decreasing reliance on foreign coal, and ameliorating the consequences of India's economic growth for the environment.
Max Frankel contributed to this post.
This post has been updated to reflect the fact that the post originally mistakenly used "coal" in place of "diesel." Diesel fuel is more expensive than solar in India, while coal is cheaper than both.
Republican Candidate In Arizona Accused Of Voter Fraud
While voter fraud is exceedingly rare — a person is more likely to be hit by lightning than to commit it — then-Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White (R-IN) was convicted of it earlier this year. Now, a candidate for Pinal County Supervisor in Arizona has dropped out amid questions about who cast ballots on behalf of his long-deceased girlfriend.
The Arizona Republic reports:
A Pinal County supervisor candidate has withdrawn from the race in the wake of voter-fraud allegations involving a former companion who, records show, has continued to vote by absentee ballot in the five years since her death. John Enright, 66, had been seeking the Republican nomination for county supervisor of District 5, an area that includes Apache Junction and Gold Canyon. …
His statement made no mention of the scandal unleashed in an anonymous, undated letter sent several weeks ago to the Pinal County Recorder's Office. As recently as this year, the letter alleged, someone had been filling out and mailing in absentee ballots addressed to a woman who died on Feb. 3, 2007. The woman, Sheila Nassar, and Enright lived together at the time of her death.
Enright has not been charged with any crime and told the Arizona press "I look forward to learning more about these allegations. If they are indeed formal allegations, I will defend myself. I very much look forward to clearing my name."
But if Enright was indeed casting ballots in his late girlfriend's name, he would be guilty of what the Pinal County Recorder called "an absolute act of fraudulent voting" — and a Class 6 felony.
Voter identification laws would have done nothing to prevent the sort of absentee ballot fraud alleged here. And the fact that this is already a felony shows that laws already on the books are clearly sufficient to punish this exceedingly rare crime.
STUDY: Companies With Women On Their Boards Perform Better
Our key finding is that, in a like-for-like comparison, companies with at least one woman on the board would have outperformed in terms of share price performance, those with no women on the board over the course of the past six years. [...]
In the middle of the decade when economic growth was relatively robust, there was little difference in share price performance between companies with or without women on the board. Almost all of the outperformance in our backtest was delivered post-2008, since the macro environment deteriorated and volatility increased. In other words, stocks with greater gender diversity on their boards generally look defensive: they tend to perform best when markets are falling, deliver higher average ROEs through the cycle, exhibit less volatility in earnings and typically have lower gearing ratios. We can therefore conclude that relative share price outperformance of companies with women on the board looks unlikely to be entirely consistent, but the evidence suggests that more balance on the board brings less volatility and more balance through the cycle.
When it comes to the upper echelons of U.S. business, many barriers to women still exist. In one specific example, women make up more than half of the financial industry's workforce, but fewer than 3 percent of U.S. financial companies employ a female chief executive. Overall, 36 percent of U.S. companies have no women on their boards of directors. Moreover, a female CEO makes only 69 cents for every dollar that a male CEO makes.
Polish Solidarity Distances Itself From Romney: He 'Supported Attacks On Trade Unions And Employees' Rights'
Romney went to Gdańsk, Poland to meet with Wałęsa, who in 1980, led a workers' strike in the Gdańsk Shipyard and helped create the Solidarity trade union. Solidarity became a thorn in the side of the Soviet-backed government, and Wałęsa eventually became a Nobel laureate and the first president of a free Poland. Wałęsa was reportedly miffed when Obama wouldn't grant him a private greeting, and invited Romney for a visit.
But Solidarity isn't extending the same welcome. The group distanced itself in a statement:
Regretfully, we were informed by our friends from the American headquarters of (trade union federation) AFL-CIO, which represents more than 12 million employees … that Mitt Romney supported attacks on trade unions and employees' rights.
Solidarity was not involved in organizing Romney's meeting with Wałęsa and did not invite him to visit Poland.
Romney has staked out anti-union positions. He supported right-to-work legislation and railed against unions in Michigan earlier this year: "I've taken on union bosses before. I'm happy to take them on again." (HT: Muhammed Idrees Ahmad)
Republican Congressman Blasts GOP: Party Caters To 'Extremes,' Is 'Incapable Of Governing'
Congressman Richard Hanna (R-NY) is fed up with the GOP.
Hanna singled out Michele Bachmann's "suggestion that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin be investigated to see if she has ties to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood" as an example of a party that has gone off the rails.
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"I have to say that I'm frustrated by how much we — I mean the Republican Party — are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history," he told The Post-Standard editorial board.
…"We render ourselves incapable of governing when all we do is take severe sides…" he said. "If all people do is go down there and join a team, and the team is invested in winning and you have something that looks very similar to the shirts and the skins, there's not a lot of value there."
…"I would say that the friends I have in the Democratic Party I find … much more congenial — a little less anger," he said.
BuzzFeed reports that Hanna is not alone and "moderate members of the House GOP conference feel that Boehner, who has struggled with an often raucous and openly defiant right wing, has forced them to go along with conservative demands but has provided them little in return."
This isn't the first time that Hanna, who was first elected to Congress in 2010, has been critical of the Republican party. At at women's rights rally in March he advised the crowd to "contribute your money to people who speak out on your behalf, because the other side — my side — has a lot of it."
Clinton Praises Republicans Who Stood Up Against Bachmann's Islamophobic Allegations
During a speech today at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace marking the release of a report about religious freedom around the world, Secretary of State HIllary Clinton took a moment to deal with religious freedom a little closer to home. Specifically, she touched obliquely on accusations made about a top staffer in her office by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN).
In a letter to the State Department demanding an investigation into alleged Muslim Brotherhood infiltration, Bachmann suggested Clinton aide Huma Abedin is tied to Muslim Bortherhood and exercising influence on what Bachmann said were "actions recently that have been enormously favorable to the Muslim Brotherhood and its interests."
In a thinly veiled reference, Clinton lauded those Republicans who stood up to Bachmann's bogus and Islamophobic allegations:
Leaders have to be active in stepping in and sending messages about protecting the diversity within their countries. … We did see some of that in our own country. We saw Republicans stepping up and standing up against the kind of assaults that really have no place in our politics.
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Among those Republicans were Sen. John McCain (AZ), Sen. Scott Brown (MA), Sen. Marco Rubio (FL), House Speaker John Boehner (OH) and Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (WI). The Republican Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Rep. Mike Rogers (MI) went from supporting Bachmann, who sits on his committee, to disavowing her witch-hunt. Sensenbrenner, in particular, called out Bachmann's Islamophobic allegations as "wrong " and an affront on religious liberty:
Religion is a personal issue to every one of the people who lives in the United States, whether you practice a faith, how you practice a faith, whether you don't practice a faith, whether you say you're a member of a faith but don't practice it, it's none of the government's business. And this is the whole issue of religious freedom.
However, some Republicans have come out and supported Bachmann's allegations. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) also defended Bachmann's charges. An adviser to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, John Bolton, voiced support for Bachmann's allegations on a radio show hosted by the progenitor of her conspiracy theories, notorious Islamophobe Frank Gaffney. Former presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, who also acts a as a surrogate for Romney, defended Bachmann, too, even writing a long Politico opinion piece today.


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Services for Wayne Martin Bailey, 76, of Dundee were held at 2 p.m. on December 23, 2012 at Berea Baptist Church, with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Bud Shipley and Felton Mason officiated at the services.
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He was elected to the Tunica County Board of Supervisors in 1980. He served four full terms and a partial term as the representative for District 5. He was selected vice president of the Board of Supervisors in 1988, serving two terms in that capacity.
District One Supervisor James Dunn, who served with Bailey from 1984 through the mid 90s, remembered his colleague as someone "who was easy to work with."
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Campaign info
- Position sought: Will County Board District 12 representative
- Party: Republican
- Website:www.ChrisKosel.com
- E-mail address: email@example.com
- Address: 850 Grand Mesa Drive, New Lenox, IL 60451
Personal info
- Age: 41
- Family: Married to Michele Kosel who works as a realtor in the Lincoln Way area, three children William (19), Madison (9), and Lacey (5).
- Education: University of Illinois-Chicago; Joliet Junior College; Lincoln-Way High School District and New Lenox School District 122.
- Occupation: Senior Business Systems Analyst with the University of Chicago Medical Center
- Related experience: Lincoln-Way High School District Board of Education vice president, 2011. Elected to District 210 board in 2005. Served as Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2003, 2004 and 2008.
Candidate Questions
Is there any additional experience you believe qualifies you for the position?
As long time resident and product of this community, I bring many different experiences to the office. I am referred to under many different names such as Husband, Dad, Son, Brother, Uncle, and Friend, these provide my solid ethical foundation upon which all of my other experiences are built. I have an extensive business background as both a previous small business owner, and as an employee of large healthcare operation.
I presently hold numerous technical certifications and manage multiple IT initiatives directly affecting patients on a day to day basis. Coupled with being the Vice-President of Lincoln-Way School Board, allows me to work with Administration, Constituents, Students, and Parents. To find the best solutions for the students and taxpayers, while maintaining high standards, and reducing the tax burden whenever possible.
What would your priorities be if elected to this office?
To do more with less. This is what we are all doing in our own lives and our government needs to do the same.
What sets you apart from the other candidates?
My background of being raised in this community, dedication to giving back as a volunteer, and ability to bring solid business background, and Technology expertise to government. Allowing us to do More with Less.
What can the county do to promote job growth and draw new business to Will County?
Work with the businesses, Chambers of Commerce and other leaders within Will County to ensure that we break down the barriers for business growth and expansion, provide a skilled workforce, and create jobs!
Do you believe Cook County is encroaching on Will, and how would you make sure there isn't a negative influence from the city?
Yes, Cook County politics are encroaching on Will County. The new maps drawn by the Chicago political machine to maximize their power in Will County shows their intentions to maximize the reach of the Chicago machine we need to improve our ethics reforms, transparency and maintain our fiscal integrity, to ensure that we do not fall victim to Cook County politics.
Should it be Will County or a special commission in charge of a proposed airport? Why, and how would that work?
If the Airport is built, Will County needs to establish its authority with the high ethical and fiscal responsibility that is a hallmark of good government. Citizens have to be involved in this process at every level in a transparent course of action.
All candidates have lauded the current board for work balancing the budget; what more would you do to practice fiscal responsibility?
Continue to do "More with Less", which is the slogan of my campaign. Provide more transparency, promote ethics reform, and work for the citizens as they are who I represent and who's voice must be heard.
Besides Renewing Will County, would you propose any projects related to sustainability in the county?
Maintain all infrastructure of the county, these are investments belong to the tax payers, and as a good steward I will maintain those investments, while improving processes. Developing a long term plan for the county is essential to be even more fiscally responsible in the future.
What ideas do you have for improving the county's infrastructure and transportation?
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2013 GMC Acadia Denali
February 3rd, 2013 in NewsThere's a certain feeling owners of the 2013 Acadia Denali share: confidence. It's a feeling that begins when you remote start the car, activating the automatic climate control while you make a coffee to go, prepare lunch, find the kids, or all of the above. By the time you're ready, so is the Denali. Nestled in the driver's seat, you're confident that the Acadia Denali doesn't just tackle the day—it does it better than anyone in its class.
This car will move you. And up to eight passengers. True craftsmanship isn't just seen—it's felt, and can only be developed over generations of car making. Inside the cabin, you're surrounded by soft touch material: throughout the dashboard, door panels, and center console. Warm ambient lighting adds to the natural light streaming in from Dual-Skyscape sunroof, reflecting off of the aluminum trim accents. Real stitching on the instrument panel and leather seats shows the impeccable attention to detail. Every stitch, like every other component in the vehicle, has been expertly sewn to create a synthesis of parts, all working together in unison to provide the quintessential crossover experience. It only gets even better as you bring the 3.6L V6 engine to life, and witness the smooth and quiet ride the Acadia delivers, thanks to noise –dampening materials hidden everywhere from the engine bay to the rear panels. The transmission shifts seamlessly between gears, and hydraulic power steering variable effort feels smooth and effortless.
The Acadia's bold, clean lines reflect a sense of professionalism. Sharp HID headlamps with LED accents increase visibility during all times of the day and night, and projector beam fog lamps help in inclement weather. Of course, if that doesn't get their attention, all new 20-inch chrome clad aluminum wheels will. Stunning in sunlight, sleek at night. The Acadia Denali's exterior is all about the seamless integration of form and function. Find the tow hitch discreetly hidden, giving the exterior clean lines but remaining easily accessible. Or take a look at the glass-to-glass tailgate corner, a slick design detail with a secret—underneath the glass is a unitized body fortified by high-strength steel. Sure, the Acadia Denali boasts clean lines and a bold look, but it also provides the strength and security you need to feel confident behind the wheel. The 2013 Acadia is bigger, bolder, and better, and appearances are just the beginning.
It's not enough to simply look good—we just wouldn't have it any other way. Functionality is everything in a crossover vehicle, and the 2013 Acadia Denali takes this idea further than any other vehicle by allowing customization every step of the way. For seven passenger capacity, choose a second row of captain's seats, or to maximize capacity at eight passengers, choose the split bench seat. Either way, SmartSlide allows easy access to the third row, and a number of cargo space options become immediately available. Fold one seat down (or part of the bench) down to combine cargo and passenger space, or fold them all down for ultimate cargo capacity. We're talking about a maximum of 116.1 cubic feet of cargo room, enough space for the biggest box you'd ever want to load or unload. The driver and front passenger both have eight-way adjustable power seats, each with two memory settings, and four-way adjustable headrests. Sit exactly how you like to, every single time. Three distinct climate zones (front, passenger, and rear) allow everyone to be comfortable no matter the preference. That means less time arguing over the thermostat (see also: never arguing over it again) and more time enjoying the Bose surround sound. By not only providing the essential components to make daily tasks easier, but also the ability to customize each component to the driver's and passengers' unique tastes, the Acadia Denali raises the bar in comfort and convenience.
Controlling the Acadia Denali's array of technology features is easy: just tell it what to do. The IntelliLink control panel can effortlessly make a phone call, find a location on GPS, or play a specific radio station by simply listening to you. Additional controls on the steering wheel and touch screen give you the flexibility you need, when you need it. Smartphone connectivity through Bluetooth synchronizes without a hitch, and there's even a compartment in the dashboard with USB port. A heads-up display projects information onto the dashboard, such as your current speed or vehicle settings, so that you can keep your eyes on the road. Backseat passengers can enjoy a DVD entertainment system, or plug in their own electronics in the A/V and power ports. Vacationing with children (even the fully grown adult kind) has never been this easy.
Confidence of a different sort comes from the level of safety in the Acadia Denali. Have a little fun—shock your friends and family by closing the rear lift gate on your hand. Automatic sensors disengage the clutch, and your hand miraculously comes out unscathed. Same for the driver side window, a potential finger-saver. Even the location of the battery, centrally under the 2nd row seating, protects it from nasty collisions, allowing use in a possibly critical situation. In the engine bay, every connection is triple-sealed to keep components working correctly, even in the worst weather conditions. But these are all small details, simply rounding out the overall safety the Acadia provides before, during, and after a collision.
Let's start with the before. Backing up is easy with the IntelliLink display, which indicates visually and audibly how close you are to objects. It alerts you when some crazed individual drives through the grocery store parking lot in the wrong direction—it happens, so we addressed it. Blind zone alerts, through small LEDs in the side mirrors and warning tones, help eliminate minor accidents when changing lanes. The tire pressure monitoring system doesn't just tell you a tire is low—it tells you which one, and by how much. You can even access this kind of information through the OnStar app for smartphones, so you'll know even before you're behind the wheel. When the roads are slippery or uneven, antilock brakes and StabiliTrak (registered) keep you in control of your vehicle.
Yet preventive measures and technology can only do so much. In the event of a collision, the Acadia's safety cage made from high strength steel keeps the driver and any passengers safe, while crush zones in the front and rear absorb the energy from the impact. An industry-first addition of the front-center airbag protects the driver and passenger from colliding into one another in a side impact collision. Headrests move forward automatically to help prevent whiplash, and pretensioners in the seatbelts minimize forward movement. Simply getting five stars isn't enough. This is the Acadia Denali, where safety innovation goes beyond maintaining a high safety rating.
After an accident, the OnStar service kicks in, powered by the Acadia's centrally located battery. Crucial, life-saving information is automatically relayed to emergency responders, including the car's location, the direction and number of impacts, and rollover status. These details can make all the difference when the first responders arrive. With additional features like Remote Ignition Block to stop thieves, remote door unlock for those "whoops" moments (not you, no, never you), and roadside assistance, the value of OnStar becomes pretty clear.
When you look at the competition, they simply don't stack up. Let's take a look at the Honda Pilot. Sure, they've addressed the noisy ride in previous models, and improved the fuel economy for 2013. However, you can say goodbye to engine responsiveness, interior refinement, remote start, or easy access to the third row. In terms of safety, the Pilot scored "Good" for frontal and side-impact crashes, but only "Marginal" in the roof-strength test. Now, the Ford Explorer. It's lighter and roomier than its predecessors, sure, but how does it do against the Acadia Denali? For starters, you can say goodbye to the eighth passenger and the standard power lift gate. You can also say hello to the Sync system, but we're not so sure it will understand you the first time.
Where does confidence come from? For us, it comes from making the right decisions. From using the strongest steel. From innovating the latest technology. From finding the right balance of power and efficiency, of form and function.
We're confident in the 2013 Acadia Denali. Are you?