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Release Date:
June 6, 2006
Rating: nr - Adult Humor, Violence, Profanity, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations
Many married couples have secrets, but one pair of lovebirds discover they've both been living dangerous secret lives in this action thriller laced with comedy. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt and play Jane Smith and John Smith, a suburban couple whose marriage has started to go a bit stale after five or six years. Both wish for more excitement in their relationship, but as it happens, each of them is finding plenty of thrills elsewhere. Both Jane and John are world-class assassins who will take on perilous missions for the right price, but neither is aware of the other's secret life - Jane thinks her husband runs a successful construction company, and John believes his wife works on Wall Street. However, when John and Jane are both assigned to take out the same target, one Benjamin Danz (Adam Brody), they become aware of each other's secret lives, and suddenly both their careers and their marriage go through some dramatic and potentially deadly changes. Mr. and Mrs. Smith also stars Vince Vaughn as an assassin with John's company who still lives with his mother and Kerry Washington as one of Jane's associates. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Category Romantic Comedy, Action Comedy, Spy Comedy
- Theme: Foibles of Marriage, Hired Killers, Double Life
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- Run Time: 02 hr 05 min
- Language: English , Spanish , French
- Subtitle Language: Spanish , English
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Lead Actor: Adam Brody , Brad Pitt , Vince Vaughn , Kerry Washington , Angelina Jolie
- Supporting Actor: Keith David , Chris Weitz , Jennifer Morrison , Michelle Monaghan , Miguel Caballero , Rachael Huntley
- Director: Doug Liman
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- Online Item #: 11352275
- Store Item Number (DPCI): 246-01-4044
- Made in the USA or Imported


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Make like a baby and head out!
12 Most Eye Rolling Ways to Make an Exit
Disclaimer: I pride myself in always attempting to leave the world a little bit better each time I write. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that today is not one of those times. I'm sorry.
If you are looking to make an impression each time that you leave a room, just saying "bye!" is not going to cut it. You need to make a statement. Something different. Something big. So I have shared a few options for your consideration.
Now, I never said what kind of impression. So, if you are looking to make a GOOD impression each time that you leave a room, this might not be the best post for you to read today.
1. …make like a fetus and head out.
2. …make like a bald man and get out of hair.
3. …make like a shepherd and get the flock out of here.
4. …make like an ameba and split.
5. …make like a tree and leave (or the snarky option: …make like a tree and get out of here).
6. …make like yesterday's lunch and go down and out the back.
7. …make like a drum and beat it.
8. …make like a hockey player and get the puck out of here.
9. …make like a bakery truck and haul buns.
10. …make like a bowel and move.
11. …make like Santa Claus and leave your presents.
12. …make like a hat and go on ahead
OK, your turn. What are some that you have heard? Post them in the comments below. In the meantime, I have to make like Tom and Cruise…
Featured image courtesy of Feral78 licensed via Creative Commons.
I always say 'outta beer, outta here'.
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This post reminded me of my college boyfriend who I swear used all of these. Ahh the good old days.
Why do I get the feeling you've actually used all these lines?
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Like a fat kid in dodgeball...I'm out!
What? A list like this can't possibly be complete without this one! "Okay, I'm off like a prom dress." (Popular from high school days -- insert eye roll!)
Thanks so much for sharing this, @MarcEnsign Great post. As always, plenty of laughs.
@Michelle_Mazur Ugh :-)
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This one was what I would have added to the list, but you beat me to it (by three days).

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You overhear two girls talking about last night's concert, when one says to the other "I can't believe she took 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine!" Oh, wait. That would never happen, right? Probably because "Molly," the nickname given to MDMA, sounds hip and harmless compared to its actual name—which sounds like what it is, a chemical that you shouldn't put in your body... Read More »25 Comments
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XO,D204 Parkhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-90765574326593854512014-12-28T21:19:32.749-07:002014-12-28T21:19:32.749-07:00I like the cranberry and tan LR but not the leathe...I like the cranberry and tan LR but not the leather foot stoollygalhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-2442180963194443162014-11-29T10:15:47.242-07:002014-11-29T10:15:47.242-07:00I'm not one to comment much on blogs.. But th...I'm not one to comment much on blogs.. But this just made me so sad! I'm so sorry about your rough year! It is so so hard to lose a pet! They are the best friends we have! Gray and Mischu were and are sweet little angels! You all were blessed to have each other. I hope the days start to get easier for you. Emily Fretwellhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-26416776742571080922014-07-17T13:14:27.889-06:002014-07-17T13:14:27.889-06:00Awesome! Congrats on YOUR place! :) Looking for...Awesome! Congrats on YOUR place! :) Looking forward to seeing your projects! :)Emily email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-19288908871906167082014-06-29T09:32:38.381-06:002014-06-29T09:32:38.381-06:00Like Emily F., I too have been following your blog...Like Emily F., I too have been following your blog for a while and I am truly sorry for your loss. Our pets are our children, our family and our loves. I know it doesn't seem like it but time will slowly take the pain away. Hugs to you.Lsquaredhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-88293830743019371842014-06-14T18:13:12.283-06:002014-06-14T18:13:12.283-06:00I've been following your blog for a while, but...I've been following your blog for a while, but I'm not a commenter...But I just had to send you a virtual hug! I'm so sorry for your loss! What a handsome and sweet boy you had! Our pets are not just animals... they are family. And losing them is the worst. :( Emily firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-70658598630863351692013-06-05T09:06:09.696-06:002013-06-05T09:06:09.696-06:00Great roundup! I just went back to Target on the w...Great roundup! I just went back to Target on the weekend and bought a pair of animal print pumps for $30! They're super comfy (: dajana, all kinds of lovelyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-45816191650203735742013-05-25T10:24:12.782-06:002013-05-25T10:24:12.782-06:00Hmmm.... that's actually something I never tho...Hmmm.... that's actually something I never thought about. Really good to know. I definitely will! Actually, who am I kidding - I've already been back! :)

Pretty Little Things for Home & Lifehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-12613778013379815622013-05-25T04:21:56.099-06:002013-05-25T04:21:56.099-06:00Apparently Target is having a problem with stockin...Apparently Target is having a problem with stocking certain
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I try to keep my writing lighthearted and usually on the same topic, so I hope you'll keep coming back!Pretty Little Things for Home & Lifehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-46157561882415730722013-05-02T20:11:09.198-06:002013-05-02T20:11:09.198-06:00Ok, I've been following your blog for a while ...Ok, I've been following your blog for a while now and I've always liked it and though I've never been compelled to comment before, this particular post of yours is a little TMI for firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-11839443014724742322013-04-09T08:31:45.238-06:002013-04-09T08:31:45.238-06:00Thanks so much! Both sides of fabric were super t...Thanks so much! Both sides of fabric were super thick, almost canvas-like so that helped a lot. 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Oh, and that wallpaper is an absolute delight!Gabrielle Jeromyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-82973896128585892442012-10-18T20:02:02.844-06:002012-10-18T20:02:02.844-06:00Beautiful story about your mother and her road to ...Beautiful story about your mother and her road to firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-939382694115255582012-07-16T22:38:35.368-06:002012-07-16T22:38:35.368-06:00WOw!! this post is so ME....I love having candles ...WOw!! this post is so ME....I love having candles in my home...When I get around to make them I always realize there is soo much u can do with them...Thanks!!!onthedesignlanehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-42760187585783824612012-07-05T17:41:21.357-06:002012-07-05T17:41:21.357-06:00Yeaaaa!!! I'm so happy to hear your kitty is h...Yeaaaa!!! I'm so happy to hear your kitty is home! :)Cinnamon Whiteshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-26521497338986926532012-07-05T15:39:52.324-06:002012-07-05T15:39:52.324-06:00So glad that he made it back safely! I can't i...So glad that he made it back safely! I can't imagine losing a petLeighhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-75014300394016675622012-07-03T12:22:17.088-06:002012-07-03T12:22:17.088-06:00I am so sorry - just keep the faith. Your baby kno...I am so sorry - just keep the faith. Your baby knows where home is and will return. Cats are super smart. Keep us posted.Gabriella @ Our Life In Actionhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-44511024354166960962012-07-02T13:49:25.803-06:002012-07-02T13:49:25.803-06:00Oh, my heart hurts for you guys. I will keep your ...Oh, my heart hurts for you guys. I will keep your kitty in my thoughts and hope he gets home soon. Our neighbors have 2 cats too and one of them ran away- they found him after a year! He never left the development. Amazing story but I'm thinking it's not uncommon. I hope your boy is back soon <3 much email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449558508515791137.post-35905271549334863112012-06-26T19:03:40.586-06:002012-06-26T19:03:40.586-06:00I know this all too well!!! Our indoor only cat g...I know this all too well!!! Our indoor only cat got out two Christmas' ago and after a week of non-stop searching the neighborhood and setting up fliers and calling shelters, I'd almost given up. But, almost two weeks later, those fliers paid off: our neighbhor noticed him hiding in the garage under some stuff. He'd been too terrified to leave that garage for almost two weeks and he was next door the whole time!!! I was sooooo releived to finally have him home, just in time for Christmas, too.

I hope you have a similar outcome!! Esp. if he was inside only, check in dark hiding places and remember he probably won't come out even if its you calling for him. Watch carefully for eye-shine with flashlights, even in daylight.

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Hi all, I am trying to setup a rh5.4 cluster with only two nodes, but I can't. Under /var/log/messages I can see a lot of errors like these: These nodes have two network interfaces, one on the same network for cluster operation and another on different subnet. Like this: Node01: 172.16.1.1 (eth0) and 192.168.35.1 (eth1) Node02: 172.16.1.2 (eth0) and 172.26.50.1 (eth1) Default gateways point to 192.168.35.20 in node01 and on node02 to 172.26.50.30 ... maybe this is the problem?? I have put ip routing rules on both nodes but problem continues ... How can I fix this??I've had exactly the same errors, and eventually found what was wrong. The problem seems to be the vlans, switches which block the multicast traffic. For now I'm using a crosscable. So, check with the network engineers, they should be able to assist you, but you can convince them they're blocking you using the crosscable. regards, Martijn
Maybe you are right Martijn. I have copied manually cluster.conf from node02 to node01 and all works ok (node01 joins to cluster). But If mutlicast is the problem, why node01 joins to cluster if cluster.conf it is at same version than on node02??
My problem only occurs when cluster.conf version is different between nodes ...
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Ettlingen lies in the next zone outside Karlsruhe. So you need a 3 zone ticket coming to Ettlingen. If you plan to return within 24 hours to Karlsruhe, then you best buy a cityticket 3 zones for 4.20 Euro for one person. You can buy it from the driver or the ticket machine in front of Karlsruhe main station or the ticket kiosk. It you travel with someone then you best buy Cityplus ticket for 3 zones for 6.50 Euro. On this ticket up to 5 people can travel for 24 hours.
To reach Ettlingen Stadt take the S1 from Karlsruhe for about 15 - 20 minutes.
Tram S1 and S11
Ettlingen is well connected to Karlsruhe's public transportation network. The tram lines S1 and S11 take you from both Karlsruhe's centre and train station to Ettlingen every 10 minutes.
For the old town and the palace, get off at either "Ettlingen Erbprinz" or "Ettlingen Bahnhof" - I suggest "Erbprinz" because it is next to the palace and closer to the town centre. Ettlingen's old town is small and easy to walk.
Ettlingen is included in the Karlsruhe City Ticket and CityPlus Ticket because they are valid for 3 zones. It is also included in the WelcomeCard.
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When taking the tram S1 or S11, get off at the station Erbprinz or Ettlingen Stadt. Both stations are within the actual center of Ettlingen. The Erbprinz is just next to the fabulous hotel/restaurant "Erbprinz" and right across the street from the palace and Ettlingen Stadt is the closest station to where I work.
S 1 or S 11
The Stadtbahn takes you from Ettlingen to Karlsruhe main station in 13 minutes - or to Bad Herrenalb in the Black Forest in 20 minutes!
The trains are very clean and very comfortable! Be sure to buy a ticket and stamp it inside the train.
Alb Valley Bike Trail
Ettlingen can easily be reached by bicycle from Karlsruhe. A marked bike trail follows the Alb river through parks and fields. The pleasant ride takes, depending on your speed and fitness, about 30-45 minutes. This first part of the trail is entirely flat with the exception of the bridge across the railway near Karlsruhe station.
The Alb valley trail continues further up the valley to the little spa town of Bad Herrenalb. That bike trip is more pleasant the other way round, though, in other words: downhill. Bikes can be transported on the tram for free after 9 a.m. So if you want an easy trip, take your bike on board the S1 to Bad Herrenalb and cycle back down the valley.
This trip is also suitable for untrained bikers or families with smaller kids - if any of the participants get too tired, hop on the S-Bahn, which runs more or less parallel, at the nearest stop.
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The Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate NAP VPN Enforcement in a Test Lab explains exactly how to set NAP up in a lab to measure compliance (and optionally restrict network access) of Virtual Private Network (VPN) clients. If you haven't come across Network Access Protection then I recommend reading my...
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Where can I find out more about Network Access Protection?
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The best place to start is the Network Access Protection (NAP) "landing page" on the Microsoft website. NAP is a great new feature of Windows Server, Windows Vista and Windows XP Service Pack 3(due soon) which enables you to measure the policy compliance of client machines and determine which resources...
1 Apr 2008
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How many partners are the for Microsoft's Network Access Protection? Who are they?
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Follow this link for a list of Microsoft's partners who have integrated Network Access Protection into their products. The list is pages long - many many prominent partners.
1 Apr 2008
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The TechNet Virtual lab demonstrating Network Access Protection using IPSec enforcement is a great way to find out for yourself how this exciting security technology works. Bear in mind that IPSec is the most complex scenario for NAP. The lab shows you each step. Don't be shy - give it a whirl. ...
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How do CISCO's Network Admission Control (NAC) and Microsoft's Network Access Protection work together?
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In my experience any serious conversation with a medium or large enterprise regarding NAP often quickly turns to "can I use CISCO's NAC with Microsoft's NAP" shortly followed by "how does CISCO's NAC work with Microsoft's NAP?". Having said that both technologies can be used by smaller enterprises too...
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if the guy who made this does not sell his idea to sega or produce it i will have his head on a pike >:D
The 6th gen is the 128-bit era, this is the time of the ps2, xbox, game cube and sega dreamcast, there was apperintly another console called the XaviXPort but i never heard of it. This era ended arounf 2005 when the xbox 360 came out.
if the guy who made this does not sell his idea to sega or produce it i will have his head on a pike >:D
Interesting idea, though Sega aren't making consoles anymore. Of course, this guy could probably sell it under license.
and if not the pike >:I
****...that was my dream...I hope he made more copies...and sell them on the net...good thing is copy games...download burn and play awesome :3...
but if sth like this released by SEGA I don't think they will call it DCP they can call it DreamGear = Dreamcast + GameGear
Cool thing! It actually works!
a Dream Cast Portable... made by him. there are also N64 and a gamecube of it. maybe some more. airborne will upload them. i am amazed about what he did. a portable dreamcast...just EPIC.


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November 26, 2015
Actor Barry Corbin, musician Meat Loaf and filmmaker Douglas McGrath will be honored at the 12th annual Texas Film Hall of Fame awards.
The Austin Film Society on Tuesday announced the honorees for the March 8 event.
Corbin, who's from Lamesa, has appeared in movies including "No Country for Old Men and "Urban Cowboy." Corbin drew an Emmy nomination for TV's "Northern Exposure."
Meat Loaf, whose real name is Marvin Lee Aday, is a Dallas native who has drawn fame as a Grammy award-winning rock 'n' roll star, selling more than 43 million albums. He also appeared in films such as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Fight Club."
McGrath, who's from Midland, was nominated for an Academy Award for his "Bullets Over Broadway" screenplay.
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These willfully ignorant, recalcitrant obstructionists are doing the country a tremendous service.
But Obama will have his work cut out for him in selling his solutions to a recalcitrant Congress.
The first hint of the double-toilet-style operations issues came as the recalcitrant fifth Olympic ring refused to open.
Footage of the recalcitrant leader, supposedly from a few days later, showed him in the same shirt.
"The issue of the recalcitrant National Guards is being worked at very high levels," he said.
Pressure was brought to bear upon the recalcitrant member, under the influence of which he was forced to succumb.
He dropped into the boat, seating himself to face the recalcitrant Mulready.
If an Arab tribe were recalcitrant, a military expedition was despatched.
It is not written for the encouragement of recalcitrant boys.
The University was at first recalcitrant to my project of itself undertaking the process of heresy against Joan.
1823, from French récalcitrant, literally "kicking back" (17c.-18c.), past participle of recalcitrare "to kick back; be inaccessible," from re- "back" (see re-) + Latin calcitrare "to kick," from calx (genitive calcis) "heel." Used from 1797 as a French word in English.


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According to a report in The Hollywood Reporter, Benedict Cumberbatch is being chased by Warner Bros. to appear as Johnny Depp's brother in a new crime drama called Black Mass.
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Screaming fans greeted him when he arrived on the red carpet for Maps to the Stars, a dark twisted satire of Hollywood from director David Cronenberg. Robert Pattinson plays an aspiring actor and chauffeur.
British actress Felicity Jones has a role in the forthcoming Spider-Man movie but she won't really talk about it. It's her first big Hollywood film and it's been widely reported that she plays a villain.
Guy Pearce (Prometheus) joins Don Cheadle (House of Lies), Gwyneth Paltrow (The Avengers) and Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) in the newly released poster for Iron Man 3.
Sir Ben Kingsley joins the established cast of the Iron Man series in its third installment, providing a dash of madness playing The Mandarin, reports Examiner.com.
As we mentioned yesterday, the promotional campaign for Iron Man 3 is getting underway, with Robert Downey Junior pitching battle against Sir Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin. Sir Ben, it is fair to say, can play rotten swine rather …
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Home destroyed by a saved tree
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- February 28, 2013
A TREE that residents wanted removed - but a council arborist wanted heritage listed - has smashed into a Sydney house, narrowly missing the owners who now find themselves homeless.
The 27m-high Norfolk Island pine came down in wild weather at Allambie Heights on the weekend, crashing through the roof near the bedroom of Rock and Kendall Davis-Bogan. The couple are furious Warringah Council was warned the tree was unstable but refused a request by their neighbour, on whose property it was growing, to cut it down less than two years ago.
"Through no fault of ours, or our neighbours, this tree has smashed our house and destroyed our lives," Mrs Davis-Bogan told the Manly Daily yesterday.
Such is the damage the house might have to be demolished. When their neighbour wrote to the council in June 2011, asking for permission to remove the tree, he stated it was growing in just 50cm of soil and did not have deep roots.
But the council rejected the request, ruling it should be heritage listed.
A council spokesperson said the inspection was undertaken 18 months ago and "tree conditions can change over time".
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beebee of Tassie Posted at 8:17 AM February 28, 2013
They should be able to go and live in the decision-maker's home until theirs can be rebuilt.... If the tree WAS unstable long ago then someone didn't do their job.
weto of central coast Posted at 7:27 AM February 28, 2013
The council should be responsible for all costs relating to the replacemen tof home and contents, as well as living expenses for the couple until their house is once again habitable.
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Tree conditions can change over time huh?....So can councillors!


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Hello folks,
I have a GE side-by-side model GSL25LGTBBS. The ice maker works fine but the dispenser does not.....
When you press and hold the lever for ice, first all panel lights go off, then it cycles a 0 (zero) displayed in the freezer temp field, then the freezer and frig "set temps" displayed (-5 and 35). It does this anywhere from once to as many as ten cycles. At the end, the solenoid driven ice door opens and the courtesy light comes on but the auger does not run. A few seconds after you finally release the lever, the ice door closes as it should and the courtesy light goes off.
The auger motor is not the problem. On rare occasions, it will dispense ice and if you disconnect the solenoid connector from the back of the control panel, the ice door naturally does not open but the auger motor operates normally with each press of the lever.
I have replaced the ice door solenoid (#WR62X10055) which was not opening the ice door completely, plus the front control panel (#WR55X10880) thinking this was the brains for the entire frig. This is apparently not the case.
Is the problem likely in the icemaker itself or in the main circuit board that is the brains for the entire frig?
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It was a bad week for advocates of amnesty and a guest-worker program.
On Dec. 12, the Bush administration finally cracked down, 20 years late, on a few thousand of the hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who are illegally employed in the United States. This crackdown on employers was promised by the Reagan amnesty of 1986 and now, 20 years later, the government is getting around to enforcing the law.
The feds arrested thousands of illegal immigrants who were working at Swift & Co. meat-processing plants under false Social Security numbers. Swift announced that it might have to shut down for lack of workers.
The media immediately opened TV channels to pro-immigration activists who claimed that these arrests "prove" the need for "comprehensive" immigration legislation with a guest-worker plan. Au contraire. The news on Dec. 13 proved just the opposite.
Within hours of the news that 261 illegal immigrants had been removed from the Swift plant in Greeley, Colo., U.S. citizens lined up to fill the vacated jobs. The county employment agency received 230 job applications, of which 157 were specifically for Swift.
That blows the argument for the need of a guest-worker program to fill unpleasant jobs that Americans allegedly don't want to perform. Let's also take the example of Wal-Mart, the store that the liberals love to hate, because it pays lower wages and benefits.
In January 2006, a new Wal-Mart store in suburban Chicago announced the availability of 325 positions for which the average pay would be $10.99 an hour. Wal-Mart received an astonishing 25,000 applications.
Another Wal-Mart in Oakland, Calif., received 11,000 applications in 2005 when it made known it had several hundred jobs open.
In response to complaints about the dislocations caused by the action against Swift & Co., U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency chief Julie Myers explained that most of the arrests involved identity theft in addition to illegal employment. Many of those arrested were working under Social Security numbers that had been stolen from real U.S. citizens and, in some cases, this caused significant credit damage to the legitimate owners of the stolen numbers.
Then on Dec. 14, the Government Accountability Office lowered the boom on the Bush administration by releasing a report stating that the government has given up on plans to implement a system to track the entry and exit of foreign visitors. Congress ordered the creation of an entry-exit system called US-VISIT (excluding Canadians and Mexicans) back in 1996, and the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, made this system imperative.
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You Might Be A Terrorist If…
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Showtimes for Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Disneyland Band» Disneyland's Own Town Band
Shows at 4:45pm, 10:00am, 12:00pm, and 10:55am
Fantasmic!» Nighttime Stage/Fireworks Show
Shows at 9:00pm, and 10:30pm
Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple» Live entertainment where young audience members are trained to be Jedis.
Shows at 2:25pm, 11:35am, 3:30pm, 10:30am, 12:40pm, and 4:35pm
Main Street Piano Player» Ragtime Piano Player
Shows at 12:30pm, 11:30am, 5:30pm, 1:30pm, 4:30pm, 10:30am, and 3:30pm
Mickey's Soundsational Parade
Shows at 4:00pm, and 6:30pm
Remember…Dreams Come True Fireworks Spectacular presented by Honda» Fireworks Show
One showing at 9:30pm
Storytelling at Royal Theatre» Interactive Storytelling Show
Shows at 2:00pm, 3:15pm, 12:15pm, 11:05am, 4:30pm, and 9:45am
The Laughing Stock Co.» Imrovisational Comedy Show
Shows at 3:40pm, 4:40pm, 2:00pm, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, and 5:40pm
The Straw Hatters» Ragtime Band
Shows at 1:25pm, 2:25pm, and 3:25pm
Tomorrowland Terrace Presents» Local Bands play in Tomorrowland
Shows at 8:35pm, 7:45pm, 10:00pm, 7:00pm, and 11:00pm
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the hallmark of today's programming generation in America â" are technically proficient, McAllister writes, 'but their code is less likely to be maintainable in the long term, and they're less likely to conform to organizational development processes and coding standards.'
Clearly McAllister has not worked in a small to medium firm. I myself am a "coding cowboy" and I myself am appalled at some of the "professional" code out there. I have been working for the past year to clean up code that looks like speggetti thrown against the wall. Just take a look at the articles posted on the daily wtf (www.thedtailywtf.com) and you will see all the in-organized, un-maintainable code thats out there in the world.
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"Hailing from Kansas City, it's a bit shocking to see that We Are Voices are still fully independent. Tread Lightly is top-notch and refined in its production, and its appeal so broad yet substantial, that the band becoming a household name seems only a matter of time."
"From a sea of predictable sounds and artificial gimmicks, Kansas City quartet We Are Voices emerges with an array of well-knit, allusive lullabies that will awaken contemplation."
"If there is a single thing that can be taken away from a spin of Tread Lightly, their new full-length, it is that they were born to pack arenas. Track for track, the album shines. It easily could find itself highlighted as a sleeper on countless end-of-the-year lists. It has the potential to put your (Kansas City's) beautiful music scene back on the map."
"As far as Rock and Alternative, I'd dare to say this is one of the best albums released this year."
"The result is "Tread Lightly," an hour of indie rock that recalls the finer moments of Coldplay and U2."
"I'll hold for the goosebumps…and, there they are."
"Breathy, tranquil, and emotional, We Are Voices blend dreamy pop melodies and glimmers of guitars."
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BOCA RATON, Florida - November 23, 2001 - With retailers already in the midst
of one of the most challenging sales climates in years, a new retail study reports
that inventory theft could further erode retail profits, especially during the
critical holiday shopping season.
Inventory "shrinkage," a combination of employee theft, shoplifting,
vendor fraud and administrative error cost the nation's retailers $32.3 billion
last year, according to the recently released National Retail Security Survey,
which analyzed theft incidents from 116 of the largest U.S. retail chains. The
annual survey was conducted by the University of Florida with a funding grant
from ADT Security Services, Inc., a unit of Tyco Fire and Security Services
UF criminologist Richard C. Hollinger, Ph.D., who directs the National Retail
Security Survey, said results indicate that in 2000, retailers lost 1.75 percent
of their total annual sales to these problems, up from 1.69 percent last year.
"Given that the surveyed portion of the retail economy annually transacts
over $1.845 trillion dollars, this percentage of loss is worth over $32 billion,"
Hollinger said. "This means that the single largest category of larceny
in the United States is the crime that occurs in retail stores. This figure
is larger than motor vehicle theft, bank robbery or household burglary combined."
According to the study, retail security managers attributed more than 46 percent
of their losses to the thefts of disgruntled workers. In comparison, 31 percent
of retail losses were the result of shoplifters. The remainder of annual retail
losses are due to paperwork errors (17.6 percent) and theft by vendors (5.8
percent). Translated into U.S. dollars, retail employee theft costs retailers
$14.9 billion annually, while shoplifting costs $10 billion.
"With the uncertainty in consumer confidence and warnings of a slow shopping
season, retailers need to look beyond the selling floor to increase and protect
their profits," said Mike Snyder, president of ADT Security Services. "Technologies
such as anti-shoplifting systems, digital video surveillance and point of sale
monitoring solutions, tied together with remote and central station monitoring,
will help retailers contain some of these losses without sacrificing good customer
According to Hollinger, results of the survey should serve as a wake-up call
to the retail industry that shrinkage continues to be a significant source of
revenue loss amounting to billions of dollars.
"In today's environment of heightened awareness about increased security
measures it's becoming increasingly important for retailers to address the security
lapses that allow these kinds of losses. In the end, it is the consumers who
will have to pay the price for shrinkage in the form of higher retail prices."
Hollinger concluded.
Celebrating its 127th anniversary, ADT Security Services, Inc., a unit of Tyco
Fire and Security Services, is the largest single provider of electronic security
services to five million commercial, federal and residential customers throughout
North America and Europe. ADT's total security solutions include intrusion,
fire protection, closed circuit television, access control and critical conditioning
monitoring and integrated systems. ADT's website address is http://www.adt.com.
Tyco Fire and Security Services is one of the major businesses of Tyco International
Ltd. Tyco Fire and Security Services designs, manufactures, installs and services
electronic security systems, fire protection, detection and suppression systems,
sprinklers and fire extinguishers. Tyco Fire and Security Services includes
more than 60 brands, which are distributed in markets across the globe.
Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC, LSE: TYI, BSX: TYC) is a diversified manufacturing
and service company. Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer and servicer of
electrical and electronic components; the world's largest designer, manufacturer,
installer and servicer of undersea telecommunications systems; the world's largest
manufacturer, installer and provider of fire protection systems and electronic
security services; and the world's largest manufacturer of specialty valves.
Tyco also holds strong leadership positions in disposable medical products,
financing and leasing capital, plastics and adhesives. Tyco operates in more
than 100 countries and had fiscal 2001 revenues in excess of $36 billion.
For more information about the National Retail Security Survey, please contact
Associate Professor of Sociology and the Center for Studies in Criminology and
Law at the University of Florida, Richard C. Hollinger, Ph. D., at (352) 335-0715
or (352) 371-6263. For more information about ADT Security Services, Inc., contact
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Snowmobiler injured in avalanche at Utah-Idaho line
Three men riding snowmobiles near the Utah-Idaho line were caught in an avalanche Saturday afternoon. One of the men suffered broken bones.
A dispatcher with the Bear Lake County, Idaho, Sheriff's Office said the men were riding snowmobiles in the St. Charles/Green Canyon area about 1 p.m. when the avalanche occurred. Most of the men's ages and identities were not immediately available, but the injured man was 28.
One man suffered a broken arm and two broken femurs in the slide and was suffering from shock, a dispatcher said. Initially, a helicopter was dispatched to the scene but was canceled because of low visibility in the area.
Rescue teams from the sheriff's office, Franklin County, Idaho, and Cache County all responded to bring the man out of the canyon. They planned to bring the man to the mouth of Green Canyon, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to Bear Lake County Hospital in Montpelier, Idaho.
He was off the mountain and on his way to Logan Regional Hospital by about 10 p.m., said Cache County Sheriff's Lt. Doyle Peck.
Details about the size of the avalanche were not immediately available. The Utah Avalanche Center on Friday issued a warning about dangerous avalanche conditions for all mountains in northern and central Utah, including the Bear River Range, Wasatch, western Uintas and Manti Skyline. Conditions were expected to last through the weekend and that backcountry travel in steep terrain is not recommended.
The center said warm temperatures, snow and high winds expected Saturday will keep avalanche danger at a high level on Sunday.
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A Different World: Season 6, Episode 4
Somebody Say Ho! (15 Oct. 1992)
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Versailles Chateau is the ancent residence of the Borbone dinasty. At the beginning of his kingdom, Luigi XIV could not find any palace that could satisfy him, he tried the Palay Royal, the Louvre and le touleries but was none of them satsfied him completely. Versailles for Luigi XIII was a sorto of country residence and the idea of building there the Royal palace, caused a lots of critics. Colbert in a famous letter, comlained about the fact that the king used so many resources for Versailles ignoring the Louvre that was the best palace of the world. Personally, after visiting both, I must say Colbert was correct, at least if we do not consider Versailles gardens, that make the difference. Visiting Versailles can mean really a long line, more than one hour for me and I had the ticket already but the security checks line is still long, I arrived at 9 am. I entered with the museum pass but it does not include the gardens and the ticket for them cost 9€, the gardens anyway are absolutely worth that cost. Visiting the Chateau with such crowd is instead not worth, you are practically pushed through tablets and smart phones from a room to the next one. Going back I'd just visit the gardens.
When visiting the drawing-rooms of Venus, Abundance, Diane and Mars one can imagine going back a few centuries and attend one of the evening receptions which Louis XIV offered to the Court in his Grand Apartments three times per week from 18 to 22 h. The festivities began with music, dances, parts of billiards in the Diane room (the king played billiards very well) and cards.
A light dinner was served in the Venus room on silver tables weighing more than 300 kg. These tables were covered with dishes, vases, candlesticks in silver like all the furniture. In the Abundance room were the dressers, also in silver, for fine liquors, wines, tea, coffee and hot chocolate.
The rooms were lit by thousands of candles. The Mars room was the ballroom.
The Venus drawing-room owes its name to the mythological painting of the ceiling by Houasse. The room is decorated with "trompe l'oeil" paintings which give the effect to be sculptures and of a statue of Louis XIV.
The rather small room known as "Abundance room" owes its name to the painting of the ceiling representing "Abundance and the Liberality" of the painter Rene-Antoine Houasse (1683). The room opened on the Cabinet of Curiosities which contained the royal collections.
I liked the walls covered with an emerald green and gold velvet (restored in 1955) what contrasts with other decorations of the Royal Apartments. As we can see it today the décor of the "Salon de l'Abondance" goes back to King Louis Philippe. In the Diane drawing-room stands a remarkable bust of the king by the Italian sculptor Le Bernin.
In that period all the rooms of the "Grands Appartements du Roi" were decorated with silver furniture. There remains nothing of it. In December 1689 the King had all the silver furniture of his Apartments melted down to finance his wars. That represented 20 tons of silver. All these beautiful artefacts in silver had cost 10 million "livres" (pounds) of that time; Louis XIV obtained only 2 million livres. An enormous destruction of art!
Maybe the most beautiful room in the palace (if it is possible to choose one) is the Hall of Mirrors where glass is dominant.
Seventeen large mirrors face seventeen windows, with sparkling chandeliers enhancing light and colours.
The chandeliers opened a market to lead crystal, with "Versailles" style challenging Murano or Bohemia.
In the huge, rich and magnificent complex of Versailles the statue of Louis XIV seems... poor and discreet.
The ambitious and vainglorious king would cut some heads if he could return and judge his successors.
Behind the Hall of Mirrors, symbol of the power of the King stands the remarkable project manager Charles le Brun (1619-1690).
As "Premier peintre du Roi" first painter of the King, as director of the Gobelins (royal factory of tapestries and furniture), as a chancellor of the royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, le Brun superintended all the decoration of the palace of Versailles.
He designed the decorations, the paintings of the royal apartments, the ornaments of the woodworks, the tapestries, even the locks. He directed the many teams, and could give a unit of style to the décor.
One could say of this complete decorator that "all arts worked under him".
From 1678 to 1684, Charles le Brun decorated 1.000 m2 of the ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors with paintings illustrating the military campaigns of Louis XIV and his actions of interior policy. He upset the codes of official painting by painting for the first time in this type of compositions the face of the King.
As what concerns the 357 mirrors it is said that Venetian glassmakers were attracted in France by Colbert. These glassmakers coming from Murano were pursued in France by Venetians who tried to assassinate them to prevent the transmission of their production secrecy. A quite profitable manufacturing as Venetian mirrors did cost much more than a painting of Rubens in that time!
Recent chemical analyzes showed that the mirrors of Versailles were indeed manufactured in France, by the Saint-Gobain company created by Louis XIV, because typical components coming from Normandy were found in these mirrors.
At the time the silvering of the mirrors was done with tin and mercury what involved a high mortality among the workmen exposed to the toxic mercury vapours.
During the recent restoration of the gallery 30% of the old mirrors had to be replaced whereas silvering with mercury is prohibited since 1850. Now, as visitors will see, the mirrors with mercury give special reflections, tonality and depth, while modern mirrors produce rather flat images.
Old mirrors were found at antique dealers and in the attics of the French Senate.
Since the silvering of these old mirrors contains approximately 19% mercury an analysis of the air of the hall of mirrors was carried out.
Be reassured the content of mercury in the air of the gallery is lower than the WHO's standards.
The comparison between the relatively modest room of the Queen at the Petit Trianon and the royal apartments of the Palace of Versailles is striking. The small dimensions of the bed of the queen in her room at the Petit Trianon show well that here she lived as a single woman away off her royal husband.
It is known that Marie-Antoinette in her married life had known a humiliating experience. Louis XVI had been unable during 7 years to consummate the marriage. This was known in France as well as from all royal courts of Europe.
The room is entirely authentic, the furniture of origin was found, repurchased and restored. It is refined furniture signed Georges Jacob. The clock of the Queen decorated with the two eagles of the house of Austria is back on its site.
Contiguous to this room is the cabinet "of the moving mirrors" who by means of a system of sliding slopes allowed the queen to shut her windows when she wanted to isolate herself.b%
In the beginning the castle of the Petit Trianon was built (1768) for the marquise de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV. But she died before the end of the works and was replaced by, Madame Du Barry, who succeeded as favourite until the death of the king Louis XV in 1774. The castle was built in a Neo-Greek style by the architect Angel-Jacques Gabriel; it is a masterpiece which breaks with the rococo style.
However today the Petit Trianon is closely associated with the person of queen Marie-Antoinette. She received the property from her husband king Louis XVI.
She made it her intimate refuge far from the protocol and the pageantry of the court of Versailles. She had the Petit Trianon refurnished, redecorated and she refitted the gardens. The whole at a high cost.
Only her friends were invited. The excluded and jealous French nobility took umbrage at the Petit Trianon and called it "Small Vienna".
Marie-Antoinette did not realize that her retirement and the committed expenses were going to crystallize all criticisms against her palace. While isolating herself from the French nobility the Queen would find herself without her natural supports when the revolution burst out.
On the first floor the Living room called "Salon de Compagnie", decorated with splendid woodworks carved by Guibert, is one of the most beautiful rooms of the castle. The pieces of furniture are contemporary of Marie-Antoinette.
The visit of the "Grands Appartments du Roi" begins with this splendid and large "Hercules drawing-room" at the junction of the central body and the northern wing.
This room built between 1712 and 1736 by Robert de Cotte occupies the site of a former chapel. It is remarkable by the decoration of the walls with marble of various colours, the many pilasters with the Corinthian style capitals of gilded bronze and especially by its marble chimney decorated with splendid bronzes of Antoine Vassé evoking Hercules.
On top of the chimney hangs a painting of Veronese "Rebecca and Eliézer". On the wall opposite the chimney hangs another large Veronese "the Meal at Simon the Pharisee" offered to Louis XIV by the Republic of Venice in 1664.
Still more remarkable is the ceiling painted by François Moyne representing the Apotheosis of Hercules. This immense painting painted with oil on strengthened canvas was extremely admired in its time but the painter exhausted by his work committed suicide whereas he had received the title of "First Painter of the King".
It is in this room that took place the ball given by Louis XV for the marriage of his eldest daughter Elisabeth with the Infant of Spain in 1739.
The festivities, there were many in this room, were lit by candles what fouled up the vault and the painting of Le Moyne whose restoration of 480 m2 at a height of 15 m was finished in 2001.
The Hercules Drawing-Room is one of the most remarkable parts of the Royal apartments and deserves a somewhat lengthier visit. The light is very beautiful as the "Salon d'Hercule" is exposed to the east and the west.
A world around the Palace, the gardens are a wide collection of fountains and lakes, surrounded by flowers carefully arranged.
Being so wide, you may use a small train to follow it, stopping in several of its more distinctive areas.
Funny, the way they use irregular measures, to compensate the errors of perspective caused by the size of the longest lake.
Now, let's concentrate on art. Forget for a while the palace and gardens, and look at the paintings, statues, frescoes and carvings. Where? Everywhere!
Each salon or corridor is a tremendously rich gallery of art that could keep you busy for hours. And if, not being a French, you had to study french culture and history, you are going to meet lots of names and faces familiar to your memories
The richness of the palace and the perfection of the gardens became a model for lots of palaces all over Europe. But none beats the original. There's no chance to see in a glance an entire salon because there will always dozens of persons everywhere you go. It's impossible to make a picture different from some bodies or heads, at least, with a palace in the background.
It's impossible to analyze most of the details, because everything is so immense, and there are so many people behind you, that you have to rush. But it is a hell of experience. I suggest that you make several visits, each time focusing in a different angle. To start, the building.
It's huge marvelous and rich. And with thousand of beautiful details that you are unable to see, unless you repeat, and repeat, and repeat...
It is not an example of "trompe l'oeil" art, but we may be confused by the garden's size and proportions in Versailles.
The lake named "Grand canal" that is the axis of the gardens, is almost 1700 meters long, and it is larger at the end to reduce the perspective. It was used to several nautical exhibitions, even with large boats, but don't ask me how did they move them into the lake.
It is by entrance of the "Cour Royale" to the northern wing with the 17th c. galleries that the traditional visit of the castle of Versailles starts. The visit begins at the ground floor with a succession of decorated rooms and continues on the first floor.
On crowded days (4 million visitors/year) the visit is rather chaotic because the thousands of visitors pass from one room to another by relatively narrow doors. Moreover groups listening to the explanations of their guides slow down the visitors flow.
If you are interested by the furniture, the decoration, the paintings of this part of the castle it is better to come in low season i.e. in winter.
The nicest and spectacular part of this northern wing is in my opinion the Royal Chapel which can only bee seen from the entrance or inside on special guided visits.
In the time of King Louis XIV till Louis XVI an 80 m length monumental gate separated the Main courtyard from the Royal Court. The gate was created by the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart about 1680 and was destroyed by the revolutionaries in 1789.
The reconstitution of this Royal Gate started in 2006 and was ended in July 2008. It required 15 tons of iron and the cooperation of the best craftsmen of this art. The gilders patiently applied by hand 100.000 gold sheets. These gold leaves measure 8 X 8 cm and have only 2 microns thickness!
The courtyard of the Château de Versailles appears like it was prior to the French Revolution but there have been a number of critics in France about this reconstitution.
The bronze equestrian statue of Louis XIV set up at this spot in 1836 by king Louis-Philippe has been removed and is being restored. The famous statue, so often photographed by tourists, will not return to its original site now occupied by the restored gate but will be located on the Place d'Armes directly in the axis of the castle.
The interesting part of the northern wing - Galleries du XVIIe siècle - by which starts the visit of the castle is certainly the chapel (inaugurated in 1710) devoted to Saint Louis the patron of the French monarchy.
It comprises two vertical spaces:
1° the centre of the nave which one sees from the ground floor of the circuit of the 17th c. galleries where the courtiers would stand, the ladies of the royal court occupied the lateral galleries. They would stand with their back to the altar in order to look at the king.
2° the tribune overlooking the nave located on the same floor as the royal apartments.
It is from there that Louis XIV and his successors attended the daily mass at 10 am. The mass lasted approximately a half hour. Each day a new work composed by Lully, Lalande and others is sung by the chorus of the chapel.
The architecture is an original creation of Jules Hardouin-Mansart who combines Gothic and Baroque art characteristics. The decoration is exceptional by the extent of carved work.
There is a striking similarity with the Sainte-Chapelle in the Cité of Paris: an upper level for the king and a lower level for his subjects.
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New energy proposals from Scottish Conservatives temper SNP's lofty Renewable Energy ambitions
The Scottish Conservatives recently introduced a new environmental report focusing on the renewable energy ambitions of the governing Scottish National Party (SNP). The report comes amidst allegations that the SNP approved an inordinate amount of wind farms—500 to be built or granted planning permission in the Scottish Borders this year alone—often against the behest of local authorities.
The report, announced by Conservative leader Ruth Davidson MSP, highlights Tories' anxiety not only about reaching the target of 1,000 wind farms in the Borders much sooner than expected but also for the Scottish Government's larger goal of sourcing "the equivalent of all Scotland's electricity from renewable sources by the end of the decade".
Lead by First Minister Alex Salmond, the SNP is steering Scotland towards an ambitious future as a global leader in renewable energy and sustainable technology, hoping to capitalize on Scotland's ample natural resources. Salmond believes a "greener Scotland" will entice voters in the 2014 referendum on independence as part of the SNP's platform pushing for Scotland's separation from the UK.
According to a Freedom of Information Act filed by the Scottish Tories and reported in The Telegraph, Salmond's emphasis on wind energy has inundated local authorities in Scotland with an unprecedented number of wind farm applications. An academic survey, which applauded Salmond's support for renewable energy, The Telegraph also reported, found: "More than six out of 10 applications for onshore wind farms are now approved and their installed capacity is almost the same as all the turbines in England, Wales and Northern Ireland."
The worry, which Tories express, is such a strong development comes at the expense of diversity in energy sourcing with many areas—in the Borders especially—already reaching their "saturation point" for wind farms.
The new report from the Conservatives recommends "the exploration of shale gas and coal bed methane" and "[more] support for wave, tidal, hydro and Carbon Capture Storage schemes."
Following claims that the SNP pressures groups to approve of new applications—frequently overriding local councils for larger developments—the report suggests councils "be given the power to impose a one year moratorium on new wind turbine developments in Scotland." It also calls for a "zoning exercise" to help guarantee wind farms do not impose health, ascetic, or environmental damages being placed closer than legally permitted.
There have been attempts to standardize the process of where and how many turbines are constructed. The Renewables Obligation, a UK-wide private sector approach, "led to a very large number of proposals and… resulted in a number of disputes over planning decisions." Partly in response, The National Planning Framework which is part of the Scotland Act 2006, initiated "a strategy for Scotland's spatial development," calling for "a statement of what the Scottish Ministers consider to be priorities for that development."
While the SNP has used its majority in Scottish Parliament to raise the Government's renewables target, planning increases for wind farms and other renewable energy sources, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in Westminster has gone a different route, recently abandoning its "dash-for-gas" and focusing on fossil fuels.
As the two governments' platforms diverge on energy policy, the only real chance to go "green" in Scotland—central to the SNP's manifesto—may increasingly be a Yes vote in 2014. Currently, most energy policy implantation is de-facto devolved to Holyrood but essential subsidies for renewable energy are paid by Westminster from UK-wide revenue. Scotland accounts for 75 per cent of the UK's installed energy generating capacity, says Mainstream Renewable Power, a company promoting the proposed Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm along the Fife Coast.
But according to a report by Scottish Natural Heritage, a government advisory group which reviews wind-farm applications for effects on land conservation and promoting sustainability, the planned closer of nuclear and coal-fired plants in Scotland means "42 per cent of [Scotland's] generating capacity will be out of use by 2023".
Many argue that a variety of power sources is still needed if Scotland wishes to go "green" and promote clean energy. Wind power "cannot supply baseload or demand-tracking generation," and "is therefore never likely to provide more than about 20 per cent of total energy supply," Professor Paul L Younger of Glasgow University wrote in The Herald.
Ruth Davidson MSP, the Tory leader who announced in a new report, recently called on her peers to focus on putting Scotland first, afraid that her party is losing relevance north of the border. This plan may help but calls for a referendum in 2017 on the UK remaining in the European Union (EU) from David Cameron might incline Scots to take a chance on Scottish independence, considering the SNP's intention to seek continued membership for Scotland as an independent state. According to the Scottish Natural Heritage group, "Scotland is considered to have the best wind resource (onshore and offshore) in Europe;" additionally, the Scottish Government claims Scotland has 25 per cent of Europe's tidal-energy potential.Tagged in: energy policy, Scottish Conservatives, Scottish National Party, wind farms
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Meeting a Man of the Way
Under the unorthodox tutelage of legendary photographer Minor White, John Daido Loori makes an unexpected discovery: between photographer and subject, there is no separation.
Halfway into the workshop, Minor began to really push us on one of the exercises. We were already raw from much work and lack of sleep, and when Minor started to press a particularly fragile student, I lost my temper. As before, I ran away, but this time I began sitting zazen as soon as I got to my cabin. Sitting had been the one constant thread in my life since the first time I met Minor. It had become as natural to me as brushing my teeth, and when I went out to photograph, I often found myself sitting quietly in the woods, my camera next to me, unused.
After an hour or so of sitting, I returned to the workshop and found that the session had been successfully concluded and the room was quiet. Everyone was meditating. I apologized to Minor and took my place with the others.
A short time after the workshop, I wrote him a letter asking him if he would be willing to show some of his photographs from the "Sound of One Hand Clapping" exhibit in the gallery I had just opened. He not only agreed, but let me offer his photographs for sale at whatever price I wanted, and only asked for $25 each to pay for materials. I didn't understand why he was being so generous to me, when I had shown him nothing but resistance.
I began to realize then that I needed a spiritual teacher, but I didn't know where to turn. Minor had never presumed to be anything but a photographer. He used elements of the teachings of Gurdjieff, yoga, Zen, and mysticism in his workshops, but he never called himself a spiritual teacher. Still, I called him and asked if I could visit him. He was still teaching at MIT, so a couple of weeks later, I drove to Cambridge and met him at his house. We drank a bottle of wine and talked of many things. I didn't ask for advice and he didn't offer any, but when I left him I was feeling confident again. As I drove back to my hotel that night, I couldn't stop thinking about our meeting. He really hadn't said anything to me, yet something had shifted in me again. Why?
When I entered the hotel, I noticed in the lobby a poster advertising a conference called "The Visual Dharma." One of the speakers was Trungpa Rinpoche, who was acquiring a reputation in the West as a powerful teacher of Buddhism. I decided to go to the conference, and through a series of events met my future teachers: Eido Shimano, Soen Nakagawa, and my transmission teacher, Taizan Maezumi. Gradually, Zen became the central aspect of my life.
The questions I had carried with me through all these years began to crystallize into an urgent need to understand the nature of my self. Something had happened that day in the woods during Minor's workshop. What was it? And why did I feel so at ease in the presence of someone like Minor? I had to know. I kept searching, and that search led me to become ordained as a Zen monk and, finally, to turn myself over entirely to the religious life.
Reflecting back, it's clear to me that the arts provided a beacon that guided me through the dark places of my spiritual journey. It would have been impossible for me to enter Zen training through the front door of a monastery. I'm still impressed when I see people who are able to do that. Just the sight of shaved heads and robes was enough to turn me off. But, as things would have it, I was able to enter through the back door and, ultimately, to be able to engage fully in spiritual practice.
The spiritual journey is long and sometimes lonely. But some of us are fortunate enough to encounter a person of the Way along the Way. I am indebted to Minor for first opening the door, and for accompanying me during part of my journey.
John Daido Loori Roshi is abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mt. Tremper, New York, where he integrates his background as a scientist, artist, and naturalist with his spiritual teachings. He is the author of several books, including Making Love with Light: Contemplating Nature with Words and Photographs. Daido Roshi died on October 9th, 2009. Read more about him here.
Image 1: Minor White, 1974. Reproduction courtesy of the Art Museum, Princeton University, the Minor White Archive and the artist. © 1974 John Weiss
Image 2: Vicinity of Danville, New York, 1955 by Minor White. From Sequence Ten/Rural Cathedrals, 1955
Image 3: Windowsill Daydreaming, 1958 by Minor White. From Sequence Fourteen, Sound of One Hand Clapping, 1960
Image 4: Movement Studies Number 56, 1949 by Minor White
All images except the portrait of Minor White are are reproduced courtesy of the Minor White Archive, Princeton University Art Museum. Copyright © by the Trustees of Princeton University. All Rights Reserved.
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Veterans parade captures past and future
November 5, 2010
By Kari Hawkins, USAG Redstone
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- This year, Veterans Park in downtown Huntsville will be the main focal point for the Veterans Day Parade activities.
- The bittersweet farewell and hello represents the worst and best of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act affecting the Arsenal.
- "This parade shows the support the Tennessee Valley has for the military."
- "We want to shift the focus to Veterans Park for all our Veterans Day activities. That has been the long-range plan."
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REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- This year's Veterans Day Parade and all the other activities surrounding it will represent "something old, something new."
On 11-11-11 - Nov. 11, 11 a.m. - the Huntsville/Tennessee Valley community will get its opportunity to say an official "farewell" to the 59th Ordnance Brigade and the young Soldiers of its 832nd Ordnance Battalion as they make their last full contingent appearance in the parade before moving on to Fort Lee, Va. The day will also give the community a chance to welcome the Arsenal's newest residents with the deputy commander of the Army Materiel Command serving as the parade's grand marshal.
The bittersweet farewell and hello represents the worst and best of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act affecting the Arsenal and the local area.
"The Army Materiel Command is moving down here and it will be the last major command coming to Redstone because of BRAC," Veterans Week chairman Bob Drolet, a retired brigadier general, said.
"We wanted to recognize that major event in a big way by having Lt. Gen. Jim Pillsbury, AMC's deputy, as our grand marshal. Lt. Gen. Pillsbury does have local ties here and previously served as the commanding general of the Aviation and Missile Command, so he was the right choice for us."
But then there's also the farewell.
"We want to honor the 59th Ordnance Brigade and the 832nd Ordnance Battalion because this is their last official action as a full contingent," Drolet said. "Col. Lee Merritt of the 59th Ordnance Brigade will be honored at our Veterans Day dinner and will be in the reviewing stand for the parade. With both the 59th and AMC, we are recognizing a little bit of the old and a little bit of the new. It's a celebration of what we've all been able to achieve in this community."
Although the community is grateful for the thousands of new civilian jobs associated with the BRAC changes at Redstone, there are times when the loss of such a large Soldier contingent overshadows those accomplishments. Many local military representatives say the 2011 parade will look much different from its forerunners because of the loss of the young Soldiers.
"We won't have the great formations, which are so picturesque, or hear the cadences and watch the young Soldiers marching," said John Perry, the parade coordinator.
"This will mean a lot to a lot of people because so many in this community have ties to the (Ordnance Munitions and Electronics Maintenance) school, and the 59th," added Dave Carney, operations officer for Veterans Week activities.
However, the move of AMC and other organizations to Redstone are sure to make their own positive impact on future parades, organizers said. And there is no doubt the area's support of the military will continue to be strong, regardless of changes at Redstone.
"This parade shows the support the Tennessee Valley has for the military. It's like so many other communities (my wife) Becky and I have lived in and visited. But this place takes support to another level," said AMC's Pillsbury, who is humbled by being chosen by his "adopted city" to be its Veterans Day Parade grand marshal.
The "something old, something new" trend of this year's parade is also evident in changes being made to the Veterans Day Parade itself. While the parade will take its traditional route beginning at Clinton Avenue, traveling around the Von Braun Center and Big Spring International Park along Monroe Street and Williams Avenue, through downtown Huntsville, and then down Monroe Street to end on Holmes Street, its reviewing stand has taken on a new location.
All parade activities, including the opening ceremony, cannon firing by the 19th Alabama Regiment and reviewing stand, will be based at the Veterans Memorial Park on Monroe Street. Parade officials, along with reviewing official Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell of the Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, and entertainment will all be at the park. The only event officially beginning the parade on Clinton Avenue this year will be a cannon firing by the Grissom High JROTC unit. WAFF-TV, Channel 48, will broadcast from both the beginning of the parade and the park.
"We want to shift the focus to Veterans Park for all our Veterans Day activities. That has been the long-range plan," Drolet said. "It also works well with our plans for the Veterans Memorial. We will have a groundbreaking for the memorial at Veterans Park this year on Dec. 7. We plan on having a ribbon cutting for the memorial next Veterans Day."
In years past, the reviewing stand has been at the beginning of the parade on Clinton Avenue. Activities at the Veterans Park have grown during the last few years with the addition of the Huntsville Concert Band, hardware displays from the Veterans Museum and re-enactors from the 19th Alabama.
The area is also better for the main focus because of the large amount of space to accommodate crowds, Perry said.
"The Veterans Park is a better location for our main focal point because it's a wide open area," Perry said. "We know people line the streets all along the parade. But the largest crowds are at the park. This year, we are trying to build that crowd up even bigger by offering them free hot dogs and popcorn from Woody Anderson Ford and free drinks from Serra Toyota. They can picnic at the park and then watch the parade. For those who watch the parade from another location on the route, they can always come by before or after the parade to get a free hot dog."
Activities at the park will begin at 10:45 a.m., with a flag ceremony at 11 and a cannon firing at 11:11, and entertainment until the parade - with its estimated 200 entries - makes its first appearance. It's estimated the parade will come around the bend at Monroe and make its appearance at the park at 11:30.
To accommodate the larger crowds, the City of Huntsville will set up two sets of bleachers.
"Last year, we were three, four, five people deep near the park," Perry said. "People end up sitting along the curb and in the grass. Hopefully, this will help with that. We anticipate 1,000 to 1,500 people around the park at parade time."
Following the parade, the Boy Scouts of America will hold a flag retirement ceremony on Monroe Street near the park.
The theme for this year's Veterans Day activities is a repeat from last year -- "Sacrifice, Courage and Duty." Those words will also appear on the memorial. Drolet hopes to repeat another theme for last year - a crowd along the parade route reaching into the thousands.
"It's important to come out and show your support," Drolet said. "We really want to have a huge crowd at the Veterans Park. This is a way for parents to teach their children about patriotism and their country. It's a way for the public to pay their respects to those who have served, to those serving and to those who will serve."
While the Veterans Day Parade is the focal point of Veterans Day activities, there are other events that the public can participate in. They are:
Aca,!Ac Sunday, Nov. 7 - Veterans Memorial Telethon on WAAY-TV, Channel 31 and aired from Woody Anderson Ford, 2 to 4 p.m. The event will raise funds for the Veterans Memorial. Callers can purchase a paver at the memorial or make a general donation. "Veterans Week is a great time to buy a paver in honor of veterans," Drolet said.
Aca,!Ac Monday, Nov. 8 - Fifth annual YMCA Veterans Prayer Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Craig and Steven Hogan Family YMCA at 130 Park Square Lane, Madison. This is a new location for this annual event. The speaker will be Marine Corps veteran Joe Bongiovanni of the Semper Fi Community Task Force. Tickets are $20 each or a table of eight for $150. Each ticket purchased allows an enlisted Soldier, veteran or family member to attend for free. For tickets, contact Patrice Rowe at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 428-9622, ext. 3007.
Aca,!Ac Wednesday, Nov. 10 - Veterans Day Dinner, Von Braun Center, North Hall, 6 p.m. $100 per ticket. The evening will include the induction of new members into the Madison County Hall of Heroes and the Madison County Chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and recognition of the 59th Ordnance Brigade/832nd Ordnance Battalion, and the 59th commander Col. Lee Merritt. Tickets can be purchased by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Aca,!Ac Thursday, Nov. 11 - Veterans Day Breakfast, Von Braun Center, North Hall, 9 a.m.
Sponsored by the Redstone-Huntsville Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army, City of Madison and the North Alabama Veterans and Fraternal Organizations Coalition. All veterans and veteran groups are invited. Presentations will be made to 10 Blue Star Service Banner families and five Gold Star Service Banner families, and wounded warriors and law enforcement officers involved in the early 2010 shooting tragedy at the University of Alabama-Huntsville.