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It is only in the past six years that I have begun to think of myself as a Vietnam war widow. In June of 1970, I met a man who had just returned from Vietnam. We fell in love and were married, but it was not an easy marriage. Daniel was injured in ways I didn't understand and couldn't see. After threatening suicide whenever things got rough, he finally made a serious attempt ...
Penny Coleman testified before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs :
Examining the Progress of Suicide Prevention Outreach Efforts at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs July 14, 2010.
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Troop Finances
Excerpted from BSA Troop Committee Guidebook
For Successful Troop Operation
Copyright 1998, Boy Scouts of America, ISBN 0-8395-4505-3
Unit Budget Plan
and the
Record Book
useful guides.
Troop Finances
Proper Management of the troop's finances will allow your troop to achieve its program goals. The recording, disbursing, and budgeting of troop funds, along with unit money-earning project assistance, is the responsibility of the troop committee and its treasurer.
Every troop should have a checking account at a local bank. An account that requires two signatures on each check, those of the committee treasurer and Scoutmaster, is recommended. Troop funds need to be recorded and deposited weekly into the troop's checking account. The
Troop/Team Record Book
is an indispensable tool fo this purpose. Disbursements from the checking account are made on the recommendations of the Scoutmaster with the authorization of your troop committee.
Occassionally in the course of troop activities, the Scoutmaster will need unplanned miscellaneous articles. The committee needs to establish a petty cash fund for this purpose. When most of this fund has been paid out, the Scoutmaster accounts for it with the receipts for purchase and secures a new advance from the treasurer.
The troop budget is a plan for receiving and spending troop funds. Immediately after approval of the troop's annual program plan, the Scoutmaster and committee treasurer should start the preparation of the annual budget. The
Unit Budget Plan
and the
Troop/Team Record Book
are useful guides.
Troop expenses will include:
Membership registration fees
Boys' Life
Unit accident insurance
Advancement and rank badges
Literature for the troop library and record keeping
Unit charter fee (which goes to the general liability insurance program)
Reserve fund (for unexpected expenses)
Program materials (including unit flags, new camping gear, and program supplies)
Activities funds for summer camps and high-adventure trips (usually paid by the participating boy and his parents or raised through special troop money-earning projects)
When the cost estimates for expenses have been calculated, the next step is to identify sources of income. These include:
Dues are usually paid weekly or monthly by troop members. In some troops, the boys pay a yearly fee. We don't recommend this because it doesn't help the Scout learn how to budget. In most such instances, the parents pay the fee, so the boy will not learn how to pay his own way, and the fee could prohibit many potential Scouts from joining the troop for economic reasons.
Troop money-earning projects.
The remainder of the anticipated expenses not covered by dues and surpluses from the previous year must be raised through troop money-earning projects.
These projects can be large or small, depending on the amount of money that is needed. Some suggestions are:
Troop-sponsored dinners
Collecting aluminum cans for recycling
Car washes
Lawn care service
Council-sponsored fund-raisers (popcorn sales, Scouting show tickets, etc.)
Bake sales
Product sales (ink pens, candy, greeting cards, etc.)
Project selection should begin with the patrol leaders' council and the Scoutmaster. They will bring the ideas to the troop committee.
Once your money-
earning project has
been reviewed
for con-
formity to Boy Scouts
of America standards
and approved by the
troop committee and the
chartered organization,
the Unit Money-Earning
Application must be
submitted to your local
council for approval.
This step is to make
certain that the project
conforms to Boy Scouts
of America policy.
Here are some guidelines to help you to determine whether your project conforms to Scouting standards.
1. Have your troop committee, chartered organization, and local council approved your project, including the dates and methods?
2. Do your plan and its projected dates avoid competition with money-raising programs and policies of your chartered organization, local council, community chest, and United Way?
3. Is your plan in harmony with local ordinances, free from any stigma of gambling, and consistent with the ideals and the purposes of he Boy Scouts of America?
4. If a commercial product is to be sold, will it be sold on its own merits and without reference to the needs of Scouting either directly (during sales presentation) or indirectly?
5. If tickets are sold for any function other than a Scouting event, will they be sold by your Scouts as individuals without depending on the goodwill of Scouting to make the sale possible?
6. When sales are confined to parents and friends, will they get their money's worth from any product they purchase, function they attend, or services they receive from your unit?
7. If a project is planned for a particular area, do you respect the rights of other Scouting units in the same neighborhood?
8. Is it reasonably certain that people who need work or business will not lose it as a result of your troop's plan?
9. Will your plan protect the name and goodwill of the Boy Scouts of America and prevent it from being capitalized on by promoters of shows, benefits, or sales campaigns?
10. If any contracts are signed by your troop, will they be signed by an individual without reference to the Boy Scouts of America and in no way appear to bind the local council or the Boy Scouts of America to any agreement or financial responsibility?
Local councils use every opportunity and means available to keep summer camp cost to a minimum. But despite their best efforts, many boys and their families will have difficulty paying the average camp fee at one time. The Boy Scouts of America has devised a systematic savings plan that will allow most boys to have their camp fee paid when it is due.
By depositing money weekly or monthly toward the camp fee, the majority of the fee will be paid by camp time.
The local council provides many services to make the Scouting program possible for your troop. These services include program, support materials, training, advancement program, activities, camping facilities, high-adventure opportunities, and personnel readily available to assist in making possible a better program for your troop.
Friends of Scouting, or FOS (called Sustaining Membership Enrollment, or SME, in some councils), is a primary source of operating income for the council. Friends are those individuals with an interest in the Boy Scouts of America and a desire to support the program financially. When properly informed and given the opportunity, many families of youth members wish to become Friends of Scouting.
Unit Money-Earning Application
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The program was like no other in the country, and the Naropa parties were just as legendary. Between both Boulder's and the Beats' historic penchant for recreational drug use and Trungpa's drinking binges, the after-hours scene was wild. The parties had a reputation as a sexual free-for-all: Trungpa was known for hitting on young women, and Ginsberg was notorious for putting the make on teenage boys. "Careful, or he'll have your pants down around your ankles before you know it," other youths had cautioned Hale.
The conversation lasted for a couple of hours. Ginsberg encouraged Hale's fledgling interest in Buddhism, and they discussed meditation techniques. Ginsberg was also enchanted to learn that Hale was gay, noting that the teenager was "very, very attractive." But he didn't make a pass, or at least not much of one.
Instead, the talk turned to writers. Hale was embarrassed to admit that he wasn't very well read compared to other students in his classes. Rather than scolding or belittling him, though, Ginsberg scribbled on a sheet of paper for a couple of minutes, then handed it to Hale. "We'll start with this," the poet said. It was a list of poets and novelists including Walt Whitman, Arthur Rimbaud, Ezra Pound, William Faulkner, Kerouac and Burroughs. There were also two of Ginsberg's own works listed: "Howl" and "Kaddish." Hale didn't realize it, but his life had changed forever.
At Ginsberg's suggestion, Hale began attending the Saturday morning symposiums where the writing faculty gathered to discuss ideas that had come up during the week. It was at these seminars that Hale learned more about some of Ginsberg's associates, especially Corso. The short, dark-haired poet reminded him of actor Peter Falk, except that Corso had a reputation for loud and profane outbursts during lectures. "You're a fuckin' asshole, Ginsberg," was one of his favorite retorts.
Ginsberg would bear these attacks calmly. If Corso had a point, he'd apologize, or he'd note that Corso was the better poet, which only served to infuriate his colleague more, with Corso now accusing him of "passive self-complimenting." They both seemed brilliant to Hale, as they quoted passages of poems by Rimbaud or William Carlos Williams like tennis players volleying.
Several times a week, Hale would visit Ginsberg at the mansion on Mapleton Avenue where the poet was staying for the summer, a home loaned by a wealthy fan. Hale was never quite sure if Ginsberg was interested in him for his brains or his looks, but he was fascinated by the world to which Ginsberg was introducing him. So he kept his distance when the poet made overtures -- he didn't want to be thought of as another one of "Allen Ginsberg's boys."
Although Ginsberg kept trying, he never let Hale's lack of reciprocation sway his efforts to educate his young friend. One night he invited Hale over to sample a new drug, Ecstasy, which had a reputation for enhancing sexual experiences. Ginsberg had already tried the drug a couple of days earlier and now raved about "the empathy" it engendered. But he wasn't going to take the drug himself that night, he explained; he had some papers to grade, and it took a couple of days to fully come off Ecstasy. He gave Hale his last pill.
After Hale swallowed it, they meditated for 45 minutes, waiting for the Ecstasy to take effect. Hale had done his own experimenting with drugs -- pot, LSD, alcohol, prescription amphetamines, even some heroin with friends who were in a punk-rock band -- but this was a new high that gave a surreal quality to the evening.
Ginsberg led him on a walk through the garden, played a little piano and introduced him to Nanao Sakaki, a Japanese poet who was also staying in the house. They listened to wax recordings: a 1912 conversation in French, Marlene Dietrich singing. "This is some of William's favorite music," Ginsberg said, aware of Hale's continuing fascination with Burroughs. That night there were no great revelations, just an impression of brilliant minds exchanging ideas over the centuries.
Then the summer was over and Ginsberg was gone. Hale was left with his reading list and one last bit of guidance from his mentor. He planned to graduate from high school that winter and was unsure of what to do; a friend had suggested that he attend college and study Greek and Latin to get a solid foundation in Western literature. When he told Ginsberg about the suggestion, the poet was enthusiastic. One of his literary heroes, the poet Ezra Pound, had studied the classics, he told Hale. It was an excellent idea.
But that wasn't Ginsberg's only advice for Hale. "Go to college, get a good education under your belt," he said, then added, "Get married, have kids."
Get married? Have kids? That seemed like an odd statement to make to a gay teenager. It wasn't until many years later that Hale wondered if the poet was warning him off the road that some of his other companions had traveled.
August 1986, New York City
Hale stood sweating in the masses of people who pushed and jostled past him on a quintessential summer day in the Big Apple. The sound of jackhammers, sirens and a million voices enveloped him in a blanket of white noise. After his second summer session at Naropa, Ginsberg had offered to let the now-eighteen-year-old stay at his apartment on the Lower East Side of Greenwich Village. Since Ginsberg wasn't going to be in New York the first week -- he was visiting Burroughs in Kansas -- he gave Hale explicit instructions on how to take the train from the airport to the Port Authority station in Times Square.


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By Justin Silverman
When Tim Donnelly, a 26-year-old job seeker, Googled his name recently he found that the first link provided was that to a mugshot of him taken seven years ago. He got into a fight as a teenager and was arrested for criminal trespass and assault. According to Donnelly, the trespass charge was dismissed and the assault charge was downgraded to disorderly conduct. "I have since learned better," he said.
What bothered Donnelly wasn't the publication of his mugshot per se, but instead the companies working together to solicit payment for its removal. "I am all for having a completely open government," he said, "but something needs to make this online shaming device stop." Donnelly believes he has a solution.
Since I wrote about the prevalence of mugshot websites last October, many readers weighed in with their own take on what David Kravets described in Wired as a "racket." According to Kravets's article, self-described "reputation companies" are part of an emerging industry of websites publishing mugshots and then charging those pictured to remove the photos to spare them further embarrassment.
"This is not a 'mugshot business' or 'mugshot industry'," wrote one reader. "This is extortion… The demand: Pay up or it stays up." Another reader noted that many of these sites defend their right to publish mugshots — which are public records in many states — by claiming they are news organizations: "They're not a 'news organization' by any stretch of the imagination," that reader wrote. "They have zero/zilch bona fide news media credentials… [They] break every accountable, professional, bona fide news media/news-reporting 'code of ethics' out there."
Donnelly contacted me shortly after my blog post ran to comment on the mugshot phenomenon. He immediately began outlining his plan to deactivate this mugshot minefield. His solution is to legislate a public records exemption for those who would be using the records for "commercial purposes." Donnelly, a Fort Worth, Texas, resident, is currently lobbying his representatives to enact such a clause in his home state's FOI law. Presumably, such an exemption would prevent companies from exploiting public record laws while allowing news organizations to continue with their business.
At first blush, such an exemption seems conceptually absurd. Public records are considered such because the information they provide is of value to the community and necessary to maintain an informed citizenry. The information itself does not change based on the purpose and intent of the party distributing that information. The public is informed regardless and the objective of FOI law is met. There is also the issue of news media having commercial purposes, and so a commercial exemption could result in potential First Amendment conflicts. Further, if the intent of such a proposal is to distinguish journalists from mere profit-seekers such as the aforementioned reputation companies, then legislators would be marching into an ongoing battle over the definition of "journalist."
Despite these immediate concerns, however, what Donnelly proposed is already being practiced. Indiana, for example, allows its agencies and "political subdivisions" to prohibit the release of public information in electronic form, if that information is to be used for commercial purposes. Ind. Code. § 5-14-3-3. This bar to public information does not apply to the "publication of news," but as shown by one state official's explanation, the distinction can be a difficult one to make. In a dispute last year over a website's access to digital mugshot photos, Indiana's Public Access Counselor, Andrew J. Kossack, wrote the following:
…if a newspaper received the type of records sought in the request at issue here, it could publish a story about some aspect of the arrest process generally or about the particular arrestees specifically… [But] the same newspaper could be restricted from establishing a for-profit, fee-based database on its website that used the information to "sell, advertise, or solicit the purchase of merchandise, goods, or services."
So, it appears that an Indiana publication can safely publish a mugshot in its newspaper, but if that same mugshot is aggregated with others in a database for which access costs a fee, then there could be a violation. In both scenarios, the same information is being provided. Assuming it is not a free newspaper, both instances involve payment for that information. The difference under Indiana FOI regulations, is that once a mugshot becomes part of a database, it is no longer "news" but a commodity, as if there is no news value in the information that database provides. Many, including myself, would argue otherwise. Further, if that fee is removed to comply with the law, then with that fee will go any incentive to create the database in the first place. As most government agencies are lax in centralizing public records online, there should be more incentive for third parties to step in, not less.
The U.S. District Court in Rhode Island addressed the issue of "commercial purpose" exemptions in 1999, declaring a similar law partly unconstitutional. Rhode Island's public records law states that "no person or business entity shall use information obtained from public records" to "solicit for commercial purposes. . . ." R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-6. Those doing so face a fine of up to $500 and imprisonment for up to a year. Id. The Rhode Island Association of Realtors, however, wanted to use public records to identify new or recent real estate licensees in the state to recruit new members. Rhode Island Assoc. of Realtors v. Whitehouse, 51 F.Supp.2d 107 (D.R.I. 1999), aff'd 199 F.3d 26 (1st Cir. 1999). Fearful that the statute prevented it from doing so, the association sought a declaratory judgment that the law violated its First Amendment rights. Rhode Island Assoc. of Realtors, 51 F.Supp.2d at 109. Using the Central Hudson test, the court found the statute was not narrowly tailored to address the state's interest in protecting the privacy of its citizens. Id. at 114. That interest could instead be protected by excluding certain information from the statute's scope, rather than creating distinctions based on the intent of the requestor. Id.
If privacy is the goal, a law that discloses private information to some requestors but not others fails to offer protection. The information is still disclosed. Ultimately, I believe this is where such "commercial purpose" exemptions falter. Even if a statute could adequately distinguish between bona fide news organizations (whatever that means) and those dealing in the mugshot trade (however that's defined), the photo can still be released and the arrestee's privacy vanquished.
The frustration of those like Donnelly is understandable. Because there is no central repository for public records, mugshot websites can exploit state FOI laws and profit from what seems like a shady practice. The practice seems shady because there's a degree of unfairness when a private company plays gatekeeper to embarrassing information and then charges a heavy toll to keep it quiet. Though I may not agree with many of the proposed responses to this practice, I can certainly empathize with those whom are caught up in it and compelled to pay.
But as I told Donnelly, context is everything. Rather than making it more difficult to obtain information, it is almost always preferable to simply provide more. Having been arrested myself years ago — cuffed by an overzealous cop when I refused to leave a valid press area while working as a journalist — I remember the feeling of panic when a Google search of my name brought up reports of the arrest. To combat the misconceptions I believed existed, I took every opportunity to fill in the gaps left by those stories. By challenging what he perceives as a deceptive practice, Donnelly is sharing more about himself and creating a new impression, one that will eventually overshadow his previous indiscretions. The saying "fight speech with more speech" applies to not just speech, but all information — even if only that contained in a mugshot.
Justin graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2011 and served as founding president of Suffolk Media Law. He is currently an attorney based in Newton, Mass., and a contributor to the Citizen Media Law Project, where this post first appeared. You can contact him through his website, JustinSilverman.com, and follow him on Twitter at @justinsilverman.
(Screenprint of mugshots courtesy of Flickr user angus mcdiarmid licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC license.)


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Chris performed at Hot 97's Summer Jam this weekend! In case you missed the live stream this weekend, check out his performance below, and a pretty in-depth review of Summer Jam over at MTV.com.
Anyone from the NY tri-state area go to the show? How was it? Just for fun, leave a one-word "review" of the show right here in the comments.
breezy was awesome!! I lovee youu Christopher!! Um but one thing is that .... well damnit you almost broke the chair!! lmfaoo! Wow!! But anywayz I'll always love ya baby and I'll always support you in all your accomplishments. Even thru your darkest hour. #Teambreezy Loves Youu very much! But Christopher .... you need to pick ME next time!! Shiiiiitttt I wanna get raped!! lolz but anywayz Lovee Youu and Cherish Youu Forever!! #Teambreezy4eva #Breezy4LyFe!! Lovee Youu Christopher Maurice Brown! Long Livee Thee King Of RnB!! Mwaahhh *kisses and squeezes butt* Sorry but baby you got...by Mrs.BreezyBabii on Jul 28, 2011 am31 2:02am
man do i wish i was there on stage with my husband chris!! that girl just doesnt know how lucky she really was! ummm hello chris has no shirt on in front of you and you looking around at the audience!!!!!!!!! what is wrong with people in the world these days!! ohh if only i was there!! lol i love you chris!! you make me smile everytime i see you oon a picture, watch you dance, or listen to your music!! i love you keep doin you team breezy all the way, all day, every day:)by i love chris 4life on Jun 10, 2011 pm30 7:07pm
that,s amazing!by char15 on Jun 9, 2011 am30 6:06am
what`s the name of the song tht is after "I can Transform ya" please.. when they do the "wall to wall" dance moves..by Lilbj on Jun 8, 2011 pm30 7:07pm
You killed Summer Jam Chris!! Good Job!by Zack Grady on Jun 8, 2011 pm30 6:06pm
AMAZING <333by CBFan2011 on Jun 8, 2011 pm30 1:01pm
I LOVE YOU CHRIS!!!!!!!!!!by i love chris 4life on Jun 7, 2011 am30 10:10am
good show but tha end i dont like lol but i still love u chrisby xoxobrezzy14 on Jun 7, 2011 am30 10:10am
that was amazing i really enjoyed his performanceby Sherbet on Jun 7, 2011 am30 8:08am
the was to good to miss! :)by Virshaya on Jun 7, 2011 am30 1:01am


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88 Addison to Australian Government
Cablegram D534 LONDON, 17 June 1947, 9.54 p.m.
My telegram 14th June D No. 525, Paragraph 5. [1]
The Commissioner-General (Professor Schermerhorn) has informed the United Kingdom Consul-General, Batavia, that he has now reluctantly come round to the view held by the other Dutch officials at Batavia and The Hague that the Republic's reply is unacceptable and that no practical course remains but a limited use of force.
2. Seeing that the Netherlands Government were due on 16th June to receive and consider in Cabinet their Commission-General's report, we again strongly impressed upon the Dutch through the United Kingdom Ambassador at The Hague that the use of force would be deplorable and certain to cause strong public feeling in the United Kingdom that an agreed solution does not appear impossible and that we advise them at once to hold a round-table Conference in Java. We have instructed the United Kingdom Ambassador Washington to approach Mr. Marshall and enquire if the United States would be prepared to join with us in privately making a joint offer of good offices to the Netherlands Government and the Indonesian Republic in an endeavour to bring the parties round a table.
3. The United States Consul-General at Batavia (see my telegram 9th June D.511 [2] Paragraph 2) did not visit Djokjakarta as his instructions did not arrive before the Indonesian reply was sent.


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2003: The Year in Reviews
By Steven D. Greydanus
It was a rough year at the movies for the Catholic Church.
Still in theaters as the year opened was The Crime of Fr. Amaro, Carlos Carrera's scurrilous depiction of corruption and abuse in the Mexican hierarchy. Soon afterward, Costa-Gravas's Amen. opened in the U.S., revisiting tired, one-sided charges of Church complicity in the Holocaust. As if that weren't enough, the same theme was revived yet again by Norman Jewison's The Statement, now playing, starring Michael Caine as a French Nazi collaborator shielded from postwar prosecution by high-ranking churchmen.
Anti-Catholicism was also in evidence in Peter Mullan's The Magdalene Sisters, which squandered the opportunity for a balanced indictment of social sin and abuse of women in Ireland's notorious Magdalene asylums in favor of one-dimensional prejudicial stereotyping of every single nun and priest, none of whom was permitted the slightest shred of human decency, compassion, or moral conflict over routine sadism and abuse.
Not in the same league as any of the above, but still prejudicial against the Catholic Church, was Eric Till's Luther, which went out of its way to make Luther's Catholic opponents as unreasonable and imperious as possible, along the way distorting Church teachings on a number of points. And then there were the typical horror-movie conspiracy-theory shenanigans of Brian Hegeland's The Order.
More positive depictions of Catholic representatives and culture could be found, though you had to look hard to find them. The war thriller Tears of the Sun introduced sympathetic nuns and priests on the mission field, only to martyr them to the cause of establishing the bad guys' brutality. A pair of Marvel comic-book movies offered positive depictions of Catholic faith amid some problematic content, with superheroes praying the rosary (X2's Nightcrawler) and going to confession (Daredevil, which also featured a sympathetic priest who rightly upbraided the hero for his moral faults).
Then there was the indie documentary Sister Helen, about a foul-mouthed but dedicated third-order Benedictine running a South Bronx shelter for drug addicts and alcoholics — but you had to be living in New York to catch its very limited theatrical run.
Worthwhile family films
There were some positive cinematic trends in 2003 — including a spike in decent family entertainment. Though the previous year, 2002, had been a relatively good year for family-friendly movies, 2003 was even better.
At the top of the heap — in more ways than one — was Pixar's fifth computer-animated masterpiece, Finding Nemo. Not only was the father-son fish story one of the best films of the year, it was also the top earner at the U.S. box office for 2003 (though The Return of the King is closing fast).
Aimed at older kids was another Disney-distributed film, Andrew Davis's successful adaptation of Holes, a popular novel for intermediate readers that combined wry humor and bizarre detail in a twisty morality tale about justice and redemption.
A more recent release still scoring at the box office is the 2003 Cheaper by the Dozen, starring Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt. Remarkably, this new Cheaper not only takes a positive, affectionate view of large families — and all the chaos that can imply — it also satirically debunks cynically negative attitudes toward large families, depicting characters who display such attitudes as emotionally or morally stunted by inadequate human contact.
Cheaper also favorably contrasts the loving, generous relationship of its older married couple with that of a young, cohabitating couple, who are depicted as selfish and shallow. Despite some moral issues, Cheaper is on balance remarkably pro-family for a mainstream Hollywood comedy. (It also looks on target to become Steve Martin's biggest box-office draw, eclipsing his other big hit this year, the far less enjoyable Bringing Down the House.)
Another decent family film still in theaters, though not making waves at the box office, is P. J. Hogan's live-action fantasy Peter Pan, an interesting variation on the classic nursery tale. While not my favorite version of that story (that would be either the 2000 stage production starring Cathy Rigby or else the 1924 silent version), Hogan's film is an enjoyable take with a number of worthwhile elements, and may do well in home release.
Other decent 2003 family films include the stellar nature documentary Winged Migration, pleasant comedy-drama Secondhand Lions, the good-natured Christmas comedy hit Elf, and the DreamWorks animated swashbuckler Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. And a number of basically harmless efforts (Jungle Book 2, Radio, What a Girl Wants, Rugrats Go Wild!, Good Boy!) had their fans.
But not all films targeted to family audiences were so
harmless. Borrowing a page from the marketing for Snow
Dogs, Kangaroo
Jack sold itself to parents and kids as a whimsical
comedy about a talking kangaroo — despite the fact that the
"talking" was restricted to a brief dream sequence and the
"comedy" was actually warmed-over adult caper comedy involving
mobsters, hit men, jokes alluding to homosexuality and
self-abuse, frank sensuality, and shameless wet
And, of course, there was The Cat in the Hat, with throwaway gags featuring Mike Myers's Cat dancing at an underground rave with a slinkily attired Paris Hilton (yes, Paris Hilton; I would have mentioned it in my review, but it didn't fit the meter), ogling a centerfold picture of the kids' mom while his hat pops erect like something in a Tex Avery cartoon, and addressing a garden hoe as "You dirty hoe" (followed by "I'm just playin', baby, you know I love you"). Is anybody looking forward to the next live-action Dr. Seuss debacle?
The Year's Best
Last year, with some reservations and caveats, I published my first-ever Top 10 list, leaving the entries unranked and the door open to future revisions. This year, I've decided to rank my list of the year's top ten films. Some of the films don't yet have full reviews, but I'll seek to rectify that as soon as possible.
The Decent Films Guide Top 10 Films of 2003
Runners-up: Holes, In This World, The Station Agent, X2
- The Lord of
the Rings: The Return of the King
The triumphant finale to Jackson and company's historic three-part adaptation is perhaps the most awesome spectacle ever filmed, and the most ambitious and emotionally affecting of the trilogy. From the rugged beauty of Minas Tririth to the thrilling sequence with the mountaintop beacons, from Eowyn's showdown with the Witch-King to Samwise's final act of devotion on the slopes of Mt. Doom, the film's tribute to Tolkien's world exceeds all reasonable hope. Tolkien's Catholic themes, including echoes of the harrowing of hell and purgatorial atoning for sins, are at their most overt here.
Some depictions of intense and sometimes bloody battle violence; scenes of menace and grotesquerie involving orcs and other "fell creatures."
- The Son [Le
Morally and spiritually the year's most richly challenging and inspiring film, The Son's documentary-like restraint makes for comparatively demanding viewing at first, but the difficulty of the first viewing becomes irrelevant in light of its rewards. The Dardenne brothers' handheld camera closely follows a middle-aged carpenter working with troubled teens as he focuses on one particular boy. A nearly religious parable of humanity, fallenness, and grace, The Son's achievement is one of showing, not telling; telling much more would diminish the showing (though many reviews will rob you by doing just that).
A few objectionable phrases; references to remarriage after divorce and extramarital pregnancy. French with subtitles.
- Finding
The hallmarks of Pixar's virtually perfect craftsmanship - narrative tightness, witty dialogue, satirical humor, note-perfect emotions, eye-popping graphics — are all here, but there's also a magic that defies analysis. A coming-of-age fish story that has as much sympathy and compassion for parental anxieties and tribulations as for childhood frustrations and fears, Nemo is both about an overprotective father learning to give his child room to grow and face his own challenges and about a disillusioned child again seeing his dad as a hero. Note the pro-life resonances of an early scene depicting the parents' loving concern for their embryonic unhatched offspring.
Animated high excitement and menace; parental separation theme.
- Master and
Commander: The Far Side of the World
Eschewing the anachronistic modern-day attitudes and dumbed-down moral conflicts Hollywood usually brings to period pieces, Peter Weir's thrilling first film from the popular historical novels of Patrick O'Brian allows its heroes to talk and argue like intelligent adults of their own time and place. Set on a British frigate in the Napoleonic wars, the film is breathtakingly authentic, from the creak of the timbers to the matter-of-fact Christian milieu of its protagonists.
Bloody scenes of battle violence and field surgery; a suicide; somewhat profane language; a couple of rude jokes and brief obscenity.
- Shattered
Among stories of journalistic corruption, first-time director Billy Ray's intelligent, riveting fact-based drama of the rise and fall of Beltway hotshot Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen) stands out for its strongly ethical stance and for its riveting depiction of Glass's ability to insinuate himself to his coworkers while ingeniously covering his tracks. Peter Sarsgaard is brilliant as the editor forced to confront Glass's fraud while beleaguered by office politics. Some may wish Ray had focused more on Glass's motivation, but the film doesn't need Catch Me If You Can psychoanalyzing: It knows that what finally matters isn't why Glass lied, but simply that he did.
Some obscene and profane language; a few crude references; a depiction of drug abuse.
- Winged
One of cinema's most valuable functions is to show us things we would never otherwise see. If you want a narrator to tell you all about the diet and mating habits of birds, watch Animal Planet; if you want to see birds as you've never seen them before, here's the film for you. The filmmakers insinuate the camera's eye so intimately into the midst of airborne birds that one can almost count the hairlike barbs on the feathers; other shots are staggering for the sheer number of birds on the screen. It's a mesmerizing meditation on the wonder of creation.
A few images of birds in distress; a fleeting image of a dead bird.
- (Tie) Spellbound / OT: our
A pair of uplifting documentaries about young students working and studying for an hour of onstage stress and glory, Spellbound and OT: our town have different styles and different rewards. Spellbound is an endearing, heartbreaking, satisfying look at eight young spellers from various socioeconomic backgrounds competing with over 200 other kids at the Washington, D.C. National Spelling Bee. OT: our town is an inspiring account of inner-city youth at a demoralized high school known only for basketball and race riots, who — despite no money or existing program — take on the challenge of staging Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Both films celebrate achievement, grace under pressure, and self-respect; OT is also about community and culture, while Spellbound honors family and parents in a story of competition and personal achievement.
Spellbound — Nothing problematic. OT: our town - Harsh social milieu includes recurring obscene language, references to suicide, teen pregnancy, etc. Mature viewing.
- The Gospel of
It's not "based on" the Gospel of John, it is the Gospel of John — visualized and enacted, and to that extent interpreted and glossed, but not "adapted" in the usual sense. Combining the visual engagement of a biblical epic with the textual fidelity of the Bible on CD or audiocassette, The Gospel of John is a unique hybrid of the literary and dramatic — an approach that offers unique benefits as well as inevitable tradeoffs. It's not perfect, but the gist of the biblical message comes to life in a unique way, with special credit to solid production values, strong acting, and engaging narration by Christopher Plummer.
Passion narrative violence.
- The Guys
A small, intimate meditation on grief and loss in the days after 9/11, The Guys is clearly a product of the period it documents. Based on a stage play by a New York writer drawing on her own experiences helping a fire captain compose eulogies for fallen comrades, the film's lack of artifice makes it a quietly moving experience. The Guys captures how the horror of evil strips away our spiritual complacency: We want to bargain with God, yet we have nothing to offer and can settle for nothing less than everything. Slow and somber, The Guys is rewarding to viewers not put off by its austerity.
A few crass expressions; reflections on death and grief.


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The ongoing clash between cable titans Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly has officially been deemed offensive. After a Nazi gesture was used, the Anti-Defamation League has now decided to join the fight.
In a letter to MSNBC's Olbermann, the ADL states their "deep dismay" with the "use of the Nazi 'Seig Heil' salute." Olbermann used the gesture while holding up a mask of O'Reilly during a recent Television Critics Tour.
Olbermann was quick to explain his actions to TMZ, saying "I did that in the persona of Bill O'Reilly because he's been defending the Nazis at Malmedy for the last year." (The so-called 'Malmedy Massacre' of American POWs by German troops occurred during the famous Battle of the Bulge in World War II.)
The ADL, however, claims any use of the Nazi gesture "Even in jest - only serves to trivialize the Holocaust, and denigrate the memory of the six million Jews and others who died as a result."
Since their heated feud began, O'Reilly has referred to Olbermann - although not by name - as a "notorious smear merchant." Olbermann has named O'Reilly his "Worst Person in the World" at least 15 times.


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We placed an order for both trivia books and have not received them yet. They were ordered on the 9th of August. On the 19th we got a notice that USPS had been notified to expect them to ship but no updates since then and we still haven't received them.
Used the contact form yesterday to request an update but haven't heard anything back.
How long does the process usually take?


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Nov 16, 2012 12:20 PM by Assocated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California's jobless rate continues to fall but it's still above 10 percent.
The state Employment Development Department says the rate was 10.1 percent in October, down from 10.2 percent a month earlier.
There were 45,800 jobs added to payrolls. The private sector did well, adding jobs in construction and higher-paying professional areas. In a good start for the shopping season, 20,500 retail jobs were added.
The biggest job losses were in government - part of an ongoing trend.
Overall, department spokesman Kevin Callori says California's jobless rate continues to drop - continuing an economic turnaround that began in February of 2010.
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Social Justice: The Left using your tax dollars to sell their policy
Social Justice has become the latest shroud for liberal takeover of our culture and community. The left is masterful at crafting confusing and enticing language the masses accept without a deliberate look at the focus. Case in point: Pro-Choice. I mean, who isn't for letting others choose, and me also for that matter? { Except for the little fact that it doesn't allow any choice to the human being whose heart is beating. }
At the magic moment that awareness and opinion meet in ones psyche, the Left will deliberately confuse the matter by attributing lies. Such is the case with the latest bastion of bologna being spun for liberal advancement.
What is social justice? Well, it's hard to say, and as usual, one must do their own reporting because the liberal media will oft allow the Left their way of mincing words. Indeed, social justice isn't a new concept. The Canadians to the North certainly embrace the term and rally behind it as if it were religion. Culture has become religion for so many. As our hopey, changey President continues to illustrate his agenda, it becomes increasingly clear that nothing in his repertoire is exactly new… he just mimics the political atmosphere of our Northern neighbor, focusing us on a cultural "awakening."
In an exercise of fairness, let's have a self-proclaimed, knowledgeable liberal explain what he feels the definition of "social justice" is. The scene for this is at Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" event in Washington, D.C. My friend, Ben Howe, was there and reported and produced this awesome video. Read his post at Red State, here.
If it's even necessary to draw a conclusion after that succinct definition, I will only add to the effort by saying, "Social Justice" has become the left's new economic policy. In order to "restabilize" the country, they want to systematically redistribute wealth amongst the people. Ready socialism. The President predicted to Joe the Plumber on the campaign trail that his intention was to do so. The left is quick to marginalize the criticism but it fits the definition like leggings on a fat girl. Tight.
The only conspiracy theory outstanding is whether or not the Left is intentionally destabilizing the economy to institute the practice. One can certainly see the plausibility of this argument since nonsense spending outside of our means is rampant with renewed efforts to spend yet again.
In retrospect, we know that Conservatives have their own analysis of economic policies that eliminate deficits. The most famous example of workable a solution is the "trickle down" politics of Ronald Reagan. The hero of Conservative thought was adept at defining his philosophy and practicing it. He took hits during his administration but weathered the storm long enough to prove its effective nature. Coupled with fiscal restraint, it is the pinnacle of our great society.
These two philosophies define the two parties at this point. Spend versus save. Give to the government to manage or allow you to manage yourself. Trust the system or trust the people.
The lines are drawn, it is up to the parties to "sell" their philosophy to the population. But, as Conservatives have long complained, the insidious permeation of our journalism and educational systems is skewing the playing field for the message of conservative versus liberal thought. One could effectively argue our public university system, funded by taxpayer dollars, is already showing the rusty edges of corrosion. There is but one place our government is to remain unhindered by government ideology: the spending of our public taxpayer dollars. You agree, yes? The collective spending power of the American people should not go to a political party… it's ideology or attempt to rewrite history, yes?
Today, your government is ACTIVELY and purposefully funding the idea of social justice.
Here is a useful example, one that is popping up in my backyard….
As you are all well aware, our government sought to avert financial crisis by passing a series of "stimulus" bills that would inject needed cash into the economy. Sold as "the" fix for unemployment, the population was sold the promise of jobs – shovel-ready…
We all know how that worked out. (Yes, that was the HuffPo. Really.)
One of the many public programs funds agencies that support the poor and unemployed. These agencies are worthy in many respects. This, too, sounds like a great concept… deliver relief to agencies on a local level that can help pay electric bills and other necessities until families recover. However, nested in the nearly 5.5 million dollars that was received merely to *my* local Missouri Valley Community Action Agency, there is a hidden plan of indoctrination.
THIS WEEKEND, coinciding with September 11th, the MO Valley Community Action Agency (MVCAA) is joining with my alma mater, University of Central Missouri to put on an "International" Film Festival featuring films that teach and support the idea of…. Yes, social justice.
Of course they confuse the issue in their mission statement:
The purpose of the Show Me Social Justice International Film Festival is to raise awareness of Social Justice Issues. Using a variety of artistic media, our goal is to impact our communities, both locally and globally, in order to inspire personal responsibility and positive action.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY? The act of taking from one and rewarding another IN NO WAY demonstrates a person's responsibility for self NOR has it ever, in the history of man, promoted a sense of self-worth and can-do. Can't you just see the left falling apart with laughter as they use George W. Bush's famous term? And what is positive action? It's as ambiguous as the wind.
After reviewing the Board of the MVCAA, it became clear in my mind that none of these individuals could have dreamed up the scheme so I began to look around…
Yes, they are borrowing the idea from the North:
And while I cannot confirm that each film festival is tax-payer funded, it seems clear that it is popping up around the country. California. Louisiana. New York.
Are you comfortable funding a liberal agenda? Are you outraged that money that should be helping the unemployed and creating jobs is diverting funds to an event that 60 people on Facebook "like?"
The lasting legacy of this effort is a rewriting of history. Want to see it in practice?
The Missouri Association of Social Welfare claims the following:
"A Citizen's Voice for Social Justice Since 1901." (funding via the United Way)
Interesting, since the U.S. didn't begin to really embrace the term until the 50s and 60s. The point here is that this old philosophy is being embraced by any social welfare program in an effort to tell this story: "our roots are deep." They claim we should embrace a redistribution of wealth out of tradition. JUST as the Tea Party quotes the founders and the traditions therein.
This, my friends, is how they will rise up. Social Justice, built on a foundation of lies, stealing our language and creating a shroud of "tradition" is already OF the government and we are OF the people. This will become the battlefield in which a war will be waged.
I think the parties are defined less by 'spend vs save' than by 'spend domestically vs spend on foreign wars of choice'. Fiscal responsibility is not going to come from the Republican party, and if the choice comes down to nationalized health insurance or 'bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran,' I'll take the health insurance, please.
So, Dan, is there no line that anyone could cross where you would feel a military response is justified?
By the way, nowhere was the choice between retaliation against our enemies and giving control to a major hunk of our economy to government bureaucrats given. If it were and you chose the latter, you're a fool.
The bomb-Iran song wasn't Bush, it was McCain; the pro-war talk continues to emanate from Palin and Gingrich and Beck. And, vastly oversized military spending is a Reagan/Bush I tradition.
We disagree on the fundamentals enough that I mostly read and try to understand and don't comment. (I think Canada's quite a nice place, actually.) So I am not going to respond to everything in your post or tone.
But it's not just a matter of disagreement, it is deceptive and wrong to characterize the fiscal policy of the Republican party as 'saving'. The national debt to GDP ratio doubled under Bush. It tripled under Reagan. It fell under Clinton, Carter, Kennedy & LBJ and, to their credit, Nixon and Ike.
I think it's a pretty fundamental premise of America's two-party system that we have to choose between lesser evils — and it's very clear that Republicans have, since Reagan, been about damn-the-consequences massive military intervention and about cutting taxes on the rich & corporate to near-zero on the backs on the middle class.
If that's what you support, you have the right to do so. If you think that's less evil than what the Democrats want to spend the money on, fine. But calling it 'spend vs save' is absolutely absurd.
Also for what it's worth: I'm criticizing the broad painting of the parties here. The Republicans that you support in primaries and the ones that you particularly like may well be more fiscally responsible than the ones that have been President in the last thirty years and that are currently populating the House & Senate. It could even be that John Thune, who I haven't studied very hard at this point; or some of the new crop of Senate and House candidates don't fit this mold. That would be awesome. I'm not trying to put every Republican in a box, just talking about the overall platform of the party as it stands.
Despite what you assume, my wife and I saw all but one (film on autism that we couldn't see) of the films at the Show Me Social Justice International Film Festival. They all followed the mission statement in that they show folks with problems in the U.S. and other counties trying to solve their own problems. None were political or advocated any kind of socialism, although they all showed sympathy for fellow humans in need of everything from food to equal treatment. We all have to halp such folks in the way we feel is most appropriate.
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CotD: From the Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics series, we have "Vampire Bats And Scaredy Cats", an episode that featured Scooby-Dum…
Vampire Bats And Scaredy Cats (1977) – Scooby-Doo Cartoon Episode Guide
Lisa Banoh must be good friend of the Gang's seeing they decided to visit her on an island called 'Great Skull Island'. It is her 18th birthday after all, but still, did she have to have it on an island inhabited by vampire bats!
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Fun Facts About Candy Corn
It's October and Halloween (candy) is upon us. Brush up on your candy corn knowledge with these trivia:
– Candy corn has had the same recipe (sugar, corn syrup, and marshmallow) since 1900.
– There are about 30 pieces in one serving.
– On average 9 billion kernels (weighing 35 million pounds) are produced each year.
– Mixing candy corn and salted peanuts makes an easy festive snack mix. (A favorite in the Real Simple offices.)
And if you don't like candy corn, but still want in on the festivities try these Candy Corn Sugar Cookies from Kathie Cooks.
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Adidas Hemp Gazelle
The Adidas Hemp Gazelle, despite its mildly misleading name is a traditional sneaker from Adidas. It gained its name as it is largely made with hemp, which has caused a variety of reactions among different groups of people. Among trendy youth, the Adidas Hemp Gazelle is extremely popular and stylish. Whether this is because of the quality and design of the shoe or the association of hemp with marijuana is still a matter of debate. Many shoe related websites emphasize the long lasting and durable qualities of hemp, leading one to believe that the success of the Adidas Hemp Gazelle is earned from its attributes. Conversely, the Adidas Hemp Gazelle has gained several nicknames, 'The Chronic' being the most popular, that would suggest it is popular based on its association with marijuana. Whatever side of the debate you choose to side with, the success of this shoe cannot be denied.
On the other side of the spectrum, the Adidas Hemp Gazelle has encountered a negative reaction from many who say that the shoe is capitalizing on the marijuana culture found in the US. In response to the negative press the Adidas Hemp Gazelle received, Adidas chose to rename the show the 'Gazelle Natural'. However, a careful inspection of the product will still find the term 'hemp' on a tag of the shoe. While the Adidas Hemp Gazelle has undergone it's share of controversy, it has done little to impact the reputation of the Adidas, which is still seen as a manufacturer of high quality sports shoes and trendy fashion articles. Furthermore, the Adidas Hemp Gazelle can still be found at many large retailers, although it will be listed under its more recent name.
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Please send me some websites where I can purchase this shoe.
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Broncos' "Tebow Package" an afterthought
Late in the 4th quarter, as the Packers (4-0) were imposing their will on the Denver Broncos (1-3), a small portion of the sellout crowd at Lambeau Field starting chanting "Tebow! Tebow!". Perhaps those people blinked and missed his one turn under center. On the Broncos' second possession, Tebow took a shotgun snap on first-and-ten, bobbled the snap, darted left, and was buried for a one yard loss. Back to the drawing board.
The Broncos had planned to use quarterback Tim Tebow to help spark the running game against the Packers, but after Green Bay built a 21-3 lead early in the second quarter, the Broncos were forced to air it out.
"The situation there was we got behind and really had to put it in the air, so there really wasn't an opportunity," Tebow said after the 49-23 loss to the Packers.
The fact that Broncos fans insist Tebow would be a better option than Kyle Orton is beyond me. Tebow was a fabulous football player at Florida and I believe will succeed at the NFL level because he won't let himself fail. That being said, I don't believe his success will come at quarterback.
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Duck Confit and Fried Egg Pizza
- Total Time:
- 1 hr 5 min
- Prep:
- 20 min
- Cook:
- 45 min
- Yield:
- one 12-inch pizza
- Level:
- Intermediate
- 1/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 pound pizza dough
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- Cornmeal, for dusting
- 4 ounces shredded duck confit
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups baby arugula
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Truffle oil, for drizzling (optional)
Warm 1/3 cup olive oil and the garlic in a small saucepan over low heat, about 30 minutes. Put a pizza stone or upside-down baking sheet in the oven; preheat to 500 degrees F.
Stretch the dough into a 12-inch round on a floured surface. Put on a cornmeal-dusted pizza peel or upside-down baking sheet. Brush the dough with 3 tablespoons garlic oil; top with the duck. Slide onto the hot pizza stone or baking sheet and bake 8 to 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, fry the egg sunny-side up in a skillet with the remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil. Top the pizza with the fried egg, arugula and parmesan. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with truffle oil, if desired.
Photograph by Con Poulos
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse for Food Network Magazine
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David Davies (Monmouth, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many meetings he has had with (a) people or (b) organisations (i) representing the tobacco industry and (ii) campaigning against the tobacco industry in the last 12 months.
Simon Burns (The Minister of State, Department of Health; Chelmsford, Conservative)
Details of all official ministerial meetings with external parties are published quarterly in arrears on the Department's website. Data from
Data for July to September are due to be published shortly and data for October to December will be published in the summer.


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Nescafé Café Menu cappuccino unsweetened coffee
£1.49 (£1.05 per 100g)
Product Summary
Whether it's your morning wake up call or afternoon pick-me-up, any moment is the perfect moment for this light lift of frothy Cappuccino.
Typical values | Per 100g as sold | Per 100ml |
Energy | 1684kJ | 100 kJ |
Energy | 401kcal | 24 kcal |
Fat | 13.7g | 0.8 g |
Of which | ||
- Saturates | 12.5g | 0.7 g |
Carbohydrate | 53.1g | 3.2 g |
Of which | ||
- Sugars | 28.7g | 1.7 g |
Fibre | 5.7g | 0.3 g |
Protein | 13.3g | 0.8 g |
Salt | 1.30g | 0.08 g |
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pachecod Posts: 6Franco,
I'm the unfortuante owner of a 1993 Geo. Actually, I shouldn't give it a bad wrap. I have never had one singly measly engine problem, and I have driven that little green giant from Denver to the eastern seaboard and back three times!
If you're considering a used metro, give the body a good look-over. I know mine is showing a lot more wear and tear than other cars. (Carlady, I think the body is actually made of tin. One time I leaned up against it with my hand and it dented. The dent is still there!)
That said, metros are incredibly dependable cars what can hold a lot of stuff. Be wary of overloading them with heavy material, however. It sends the undercarriage too close to the road. My sister borrowed my Geo one day to move some bricks, and she ended up putting a hole in the gas tank after hitting a bump in the road. Not fun.
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PaRoyboy Posts: 4Hello all. I used to own a 93 Metro. I have to say it was the best car I've owned to date. I had a 91 Beretta that had me to the dealer for service 11 times in the 10 months I owned it! I unloaded that and got the Metro. Wasnt as fast but never had a problem with it. And hey, with 44mpg, you dont need to go fast!
I never thought of my Metro as a "Tin Can On Wheels". It didnt have the same solid "thunk" when you shut the doors but for $8400 new, I never thought it would. I had it for 3 years and put 62K on it with out any repair bills.
I traded it in on a Honda Del Sol. The Honda was nice but to be perfectly honest, sometimes I missed the Metro. I was hit by a drunk driver and basically totalled the del Sol. I'm now waiting for my new Dodge Neon R/T to be delivered. Thought about a new Metro but never like the new body style. The 93-94 body was much more "normal" looking.
I'd say, go for the Metro. A used metro is cheap and if it was at all taken car of, will probably last quite awhile. Long live Metros! Roy -
gbronner Posts: 1I happen to be a very happy metro owner--
I purchased my '90 metro in december of 96--since then I've put about 14k on it with no major problems. As economical transportation goes, its incredible--get in, go, get out.
I would definitely pick one with a 1.0 liter engine--it can go about 90 mph (though it gets rather loud over 75), achieves _incredible_ gas mileage, held most of the contents of my dorm room, can be parked extremely easily, can make a U-turn in 2.5 lanes, etc.
The only drawbacks are
a) they can be a bit loud.
b) they dent easily (I bought mine pre-dented at a very nice discount)
c) the plastic interior is a bit cheap.
d) you die in a bad accident
e) you can't get a decent set of speakers into them
I haven't spent much time in the back seat of mine, but I don't think that it would be very comfortable. The front seat is reasonably comfortable, even for long drives.
One lovely thing about them is that their parts ar e cheap. It is also fairly easy to do work on a metro, though I haven't had the opportunity (aside from preventive maintenence), since it hasn't had anything break.
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freddiew Posts: 1I am close to buying a 1998 Metro as my second car. It would replace my 1987 VW Golf, which I purchased used a year ago and needs about $1,000 worth of work. We are already saddled with a large payment on a 1998 GMC Safari Van we purchased last fall, so I cannot afford much. I need something very inexpensive but reliable, that gets great gas mileage. My second job is throwing a newspaper route so the gas mileage is very important. Any good or bad experiences about purchasing a Metro would be appreciated.
moonz Posts: 2I own a 93 Suzuki Swift (Japanese version of metro)..I bought it new...it has 96k miles now..
never any probs...it has the 1.3 4 banger..great
motor..great gas mileage..the exhaust is rusting
now, and the struts feel pretty rough (nothing lasts forever!)..for the price, this was one very good little car...if you service it yourself! -
dr0865 Posts: 1Carlady,
I bought my Geo in Feb. 89 and I would agree with everything said above! Absolutly the little engine that could. Further, I drove it from the west side of Orlando to just south of Atlanta on
7.6 gals of gas! Ask me if I was impressed? I now have 96k on it and am starting to replace things (timing belt and tensioner bearring, water pump and hoses, rotor and cap, struts and disc rotors and brake pads and the radiator). Only the radiator and rotor w/cap needed to be replaced! Mine does not have air-conditioning,
not good here in Orlando. After almost ten years my Geo is hot and dinged up and because
of this I am considering a new one(w/air) and I do like the look of the newer hatchback. Otherwise I am sure that this Geo would go another 100K! One last thought any one who drives a Metro should drive defensively.
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National Editor Tom Karst Several months ago I had a blog post titled "Peruvian grapes: stealing Chile's sunshine?" and I notice the post continues to get hits.
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Checking out the website for Fedefruta, the Chile's National Association of Fruit Producers, there is palpable concern and growers and exporters about the state of the exchange rate in Chile.
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Thus, Cristián Allendes insisted exchange intervention and the implementation of public policies to prevent further deterioration of the competitiveness of the fruit industry.
With a sense called "react now and not wait for the export sector have to go bad times to do it," the president of the Fruit Growers Federation of Chile (Fedefruta), Cristian Allendes, insisted Thursday in urgent need that the Central Bank and government authorities involved the exchange market and implement public policies that raise the price of the dollar and prevent further loss of competitiveness of the fruit industry.
"The exchange rate deteriorated by more than 10% last year, starting from a very low base and, as was 524 pesos per dollar. Today the market is in a range of 470 pesos and wonder what must happen for the Central Bank and the government do something?. With that, our industry lost about 500 million dollars a year, "said Allendes.
TK: Allendes goes on to say the sector is experiencing a "perfect storm," of labor shortages, high energy and transportation costs and worsening exchange rate. Growers and exporters say they would like the peso to dollar exchange to be about 550 pesos per dollar to restore competitiveness to the sector.
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Built in 1701, Hanbury Hall is an elegant William and Mary style house standing in acres of stunning gardens and fine parkland. This second floor apartment is full of character with wooden beams throughout. The apartment has stunning views of the restored early eighteenth century gardens. The apartment sleeps two and is the perfect romantic getaway. Staying at Hanbury Hall gives a unique opportunity to enjoy the estate. It is also the perfect location to explore Droitwich spa and historical Worcester.
The cottage's layout
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- Second floor: sitting room, kitchen, one double bedroom (with 5' bed which can also be a twin on request) and bathroom.
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Offers: Holiday cottage guests have free access to Hanbury Hall during opening hours, access to the gardens and parkland is allowed at all times.
Heating: Night storage heating included.
Accessibility: The apartment is on the second floor so is not advisable for those with walking difficulties. The ceiling is low in places and there are some low beams, which means care needs to be taken for those over 5'8.
Local Weddings: Hanbury hall is a venue for wedding ceremonies and receptions from time to time, please call 01527821214 to find out if functions have been booked during your stay.
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- Pub nearby
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The industrial heart of England now offers one of Britain's loveliest National Parks, the Peak District, a region of outstanding natural beauty with spectacular and contrasting scenery. Moorland, ancient oak woodlands, bustling market towns and pretty villages are easily accessible from some of our major cities. Some of the Trust's finest properties are in the area, including High Peak Estate, straddling the Yorkshire-Derbyshire border, Lyme Park mansion and gardens, surrounded by a medieval deer park and Hardwick Hall, hardly changed since its creation in Elizabethan times. To the south is the gentler area of the Cotswolds and its neighbouring county of Warwickshire. With its gently rolling countryside of hills and valleys, picturesque stone villages and fine houses, this beautiful area now offers the visitor a glimpse of traditional English life. The National Trust owns some of the loveliest countryside in the area, some fine houses and important gardens. There is a huge and varied choice from Tudor Snowshill Manor, with its eclectic collection of musical instruments, clocks and Japanese armour to Hidcote Manor Gardens, famous for its rare trees, shrubs and outstanding herbaceous borders. Other Trust places in the area include Newark Park with its stunning views, the Sherborne Park estate, while the Buscot and Coleshill estates in west Oxfordshire are set in 7,500 acres of rolling farmland and woodland. The Iron Age hill-fort of Badbury Hill offers superb views over the Upper Valley south to White Horse Hill and the Berkshire Downs.
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- Cotswolds
- Walking
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Golf
- Horse Riding.
National Trust places to visit
- Hanbury Hall
- Early 18th-century country house, garden and park
- Rosedene
- Mid 19th-century Chartist cottage
- Hawford Dovecote
- 16th-century half-timbered dovecote
- The Greyfriars
- 15th-century merchant's house in Worcester city centre
- Coughton Court
- Imposing Tudor house set in beautiful gardens with a fascinating collection of Catholic treasures
- Wichenford Dovecote
- 17th-century half-timbered dovecote
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Comments from past visitors
Kara McDonald and Geneve Mantri
Absolutely delightful
This was our first NT vacation and it was absolutely delightful. The sheep and pheasants roaming the grounds add to the character. Wonderful walks down to a small canal. We used Hanbury as a base for seeing Stratford-upon-Avon and even made day trips to Lyme Park and Chatsworth. Staying at Hanbury is like being lord and lady of the manor. Enjoyed a delightful lunch outside at Hanbury's cafe and picnicked more than once on the grounds. Highly recommend
Yvonne Turner
This flat for two is delightful
This flat for two is delightful, the views are wonderful and the grounds, which are yours to walk in when the house is shut, are splendid. The flat itself is all that could be desired for a really relaxing break. Shouldn't be telling you all this as those in the know should keep it to themselves in case it becomes too popular!
Peter Avis
This is our 8th visit to Hanbury
This is our 8th visit to Hanbury and it has been no less enjoyable than all the others. We very much approve of the new decorations, especially the mauve bathroom and still feel very much at home in the flat. Highlights this time included a return visit to the splendid Avoncroft Museum and a trip to delightful Winchcombe.
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