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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (29 votes).
In short: Inspiring setting for PB attemptIn full: I found the Olympic rowing course inspiring. The flat predictable course made for a great PB attempt - and I took 90 seconds off my previous best. Date of review: February 20, 2013
In short: Four laps of the lakeIn full: Not the most scenic but certainly not the least - Race your pace half marathon takes runners around the Eton Dorney rowing lake four times, in an effort to 'race your pace' It's advertised as having pacers from 6 minute miles to 12, which was probably true, but I only saw three (perhaps four) pacers for the whole field of a couple of thousand people. That's a big bus to join! The pacer closest to me, 1:58, was amazing and came in at 1:58 dead - truly brilliant. There was a problem with the car park which was dealt with very well, but the start was delayed by fifteen minutes as it was under-estimated how long it would take everyone to get to the warm up area. We stayed at a hotel 3 miles away and it took us 45 minutes to get there (and around 40 minutes for the way back, as traffic was quite congested). The vita coco coconut water was welcome at the finish, but there was nothing else besides a cup of water. No powerbar (as promised in the good luck e-mail), no banana, none of the usual goody bag fare. The medal was extremely mediocre as well, being about the size of half of a debit card and printed without a year on (in order to be used again, I'd imagine). This race wasn't cheap, at £27. I would not recommend this race for anyone other than those wishing to use it as a training run for the upcoming Spring marathons. There are plenty of other, much more interesting race routes to try which have better facilities. Date of review: February 18, 2013
In short: Overpriced and too many organisational issuesIn full: Having sworn last year I wouldn't do this one again, it unfortunately fit well into my training schedule so I thought I'd give it another chance.Hideously overpriced for a race with nothing special about it, no goody bag, t-shirt, etc to justify the cost. To ask people to pay £2 in addition for the priviledge of leaving a bag was insulting. Race start delayed AGAIN this year as they can't figure out the parking, and a long wait to get out of the car park unless you were one of the last finishers.On a positive note, the marshalls seemed more cheerful this year - there just weren't enough of them - two people to man a water stand isn't enough. Clearly this is a PB course and if you're desperate for one, this is a good race to do, but just be prepared to turn up early, stay late and spend lots of money! Date of review: February 18, 2013
In short: Very fast course, a few organisational issuesIn full: Did this race despite all the negative feedback about 2012 race. The car parking is a bit crap, and a long walk from the race more like 1 mile rather than the advertised 800m£2 for baggage is a rip off, especially given the parking.The course was super fast, good mix of abilities, and I smashed my PB my 13 mins!!!Not much of a crowd to speak of, and getting out of the car park was tediously slow.But if you're looking for a super fast race, then look no further and arrive early!!!Date of review: February 17, 2013
In short: Only enter this if you've exhausted all other options. Utterly un-inspiring and over-priced. In full: I ran the 2011 race so I had a rough idea what I was in for. Following injury, during which I missed 3 of the 4 Autumn races I'd entered, I felt I needed to add another race to the pre-Spring itinerary. Paris beckons and I'm well behind schedule. All that can be said for this dire event is that it's an official 13.1m run with competition.1) It's pretty flat, but not the best for a PB. Not sure why; maybe it's the sheer monotony of 4 bleak laps; maybe a bit of undulation is preferable. I think this would be a great venue for a rowing event!2) £27 is a lot to pay for a half. You could be forgiven for expecting something something special. I was astounded at being charged £2 to dump my bag. Totally un-expected, so my cash was buried at the bottom of my kit. Lucky it was there at all rather than hidden in the car. What is the 27 quid for anyway?3) Parking! I nearly turned round and went home when I realised that once I'd parked I was trapped till the last runners started the final lap. I have work to get to at weekends and this made things rather tense. It was sad to see the post-race euphoria vanish from so many people's faces as they sat in a stationary file of cars waiting to get on with the rest of the day.4) The race start was delayed by 15mins. Why? No idea. It was typical of this event; it's dressed up as super-organised with all the visual trappings, but none of the basic goodwill and runner-friendliness that assist a positive performance. This race claims no more than to be flat, timed & paced. As I say, I knew what to expect. But the cost versus feel-bad factor mean I won't becoming back. Neither, I would guess, will many others. Date of review: February 17, 2013
In short: Cant believe the moaning - Your alive aren't you?In full: Cant believe all the moaning. There are people dying out in the world and all these wingers are worried about is 4 laps, wind, rubbish car parking.Get real.Okay so it is not the greatest of views, I dont believe the organisers were responsible for the weather and to moan about drinks stations, what are some people on.Thanks RW and the pacing team. 1.41 and Im bloomin happy.Date of review: February 21, 2012
In short: Not perfect, but not as bad as many people seem to suggest! Great to have an event on a Saturday!In full: I think that people are being a bit harsh with this review, although I agree that there are elements which could be improved.Parking was a pain, I was a good mile from the start line, but there was an email sent out, and I do have legs, so I can walk that far, some events require a shuttle bus to the start/finish, so a 15 minute walk isn't the end of the world.4 laps around a lake is always going to be flat and a little dull, but we all knew that when we signed up so it's unfair to be too critical.Medal was awful, but I dont usually keep them anyway, a training t-shirt would be much more useful.£27 is pricey to be fair.Improvements would be a good PA system so that co-ordination could be much improved (and people could hear the delayed start time), more water at the end, even a banana would be good.Great PB potential on a less windy day, nice supply of water and lucozade on the way round, pacers for almost all abilities has to be commended, and although it has received criticism for being repetitive, Dorney lake is a lovely area in which to run.Date of review: February 21, 2012
In short: PB potential was the only saving grace but rip off - organisers could learn the basics from smaller racesIn full: Flat as a pancake course, but then so is an athletics track and I wouldn't do multiple laps of one of those for £27. I'd have jumped into the lake through boredom except that it was so windy, I wouldn't have succeeded. Car parking dramas as others have said, no proper announcements system, and did anybody other than my friend and I find that the course was 0.1 mile too long? Could've been both our Garmins...)There are far better-organised (by smaller running clubs/organisers) race events than this that are better value for money. For what we were paying, I felt utterly ripped off by the whole event.(Thank you to the lovely marshalls, though)Date of review: February 21, 2012
In short: Too pricey for a very basic raceIn full: If it wasn't for the race location (Lake Dorney) and the Olympic-ness tied to the venue then one I would not have entered. Far too pricey for the minimal marshalling required for a simple 4 lap circuit. Before the race it took over 30 minutes to park up on what should have been a simple task - this resulted in a late start - thank goodness! Once the race started I could not believe that drinks were been given out within half a mile of the start (and that people were stopping to get drinks!!!). The medal was disappointing too. Having said all that I got a pb for the distance by 3 minutes so believe it or not I was happy. There was a strong cross wind on the day which made for running challenging at times. The marshalls were excellent especially those brave souls out at the west end of the lake in the wind - well done to them.Date of review: February 20, 2012
In short: The worst race I have ever done - I spent initial 2 laps angry and thinking 'I am NEVER doing this again'. The big plus was it was on a Saturday - please can we have more Sat races! In full: I wanted to do this race purely to run with a pacer - I'm trying to step up my speed and this flat course seemed ideal to run with a pacer and try to stick with them.As per previous people - I arrived over an hour early to sit in traffic for about 45 mins and then park about 2k from the start. Severe lack of toilets meant I actually missed the (already delayed) start - as such any plans to run with a pacer went out the window and instead I started about 5 mins after the last group.I spent the whole course overtaking... 4 laps of trying to get past people was enough to really test any patience and meant I spent the first half physically angry and repeating in my head 'I am NEVER doing this again'!Unbelievable wind which the organisers coudlnt' help added to the misery And then we finish to be given a tiny medal with no race name or date on. The worst memento I've received from any race.The only good thing was this being held on a Saturday morning - and to any race organisers reading this - more Saturday races would be fantastic and definately make me enter over the same event on a sunday. It was great being able to go out on Sat evening for a meal or whatever you fancy without the overhang of knowing you ahd a race the next day! Why don't we have more event on a saturday (especially the smaller ones which peopel don't tend to travel for anyhow?)Date of review: February 20, 2012


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i for one would love to see individual torrent control and maybe something alittle more appealing to the eyes.
Individual torrent control is a great idea, watch out for future versions! If you have any ideas for the script, I have included a screen shot, perhaps users could edit and submit their ideas! A talented skin creator could probably create a background in little to no time at all!


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Marcus Barnes is a music journalist with ten years extensive experience in both print and online writing. He is Techno Editor at Mixmag, Social Media Marketing Manager at Point Blank music school and contributes features, reviews and interviews to various publications including Resident Advisor, Ibiza Voice, The Word (Belgium), i-D Online, Notion Magazine, Meoko and more. He also hosts a show on www.hoxtonfm.co.uk every Saturday 8pm-10pm (GMT).


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The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law Chapter 9 - Prediction of the Destiny of Arhats, Training and Trained
THIS CHAPTER RECORDS the Buddha's prediction of the attainment of Perfect Enlightenment by his two great disciples Ananda and Rahula, as well as by other disciples. Ananda, a cousin of the Buddha, was a younger brother of Devadatta, who at first was a follower of the Buddha but later left him and even attempted to kill him. Unlike Devadatta, Ananda was a warmhearted man who had become a disciple of the Buddha in childhood. He was called "Ananda, attendant always following the Buddha," because he accompanied the Buddha, looking after him and attending him as a favorite disciple until Shakyamuni's death.
Rahula was the son of the Buddha, born before his renunciation of the world. The Buddha, who expected Rahula to have the quality of goodness, summoned him from the palace when he was fifteen years old and added him to his group of disciples. To prevent Rahula from considering that he had a special status because he was the Buddha's son, the Buddha placed Rahula under the care of Shariputra, one of his ten great disciples.
The word "training" (gaku) in the title of this chapter refers to the stage in which one must undergo religious exercises, while "trained" (mugaku) refers to the stage in which one no longer need undergo any religious exercise and is beyond learning.
Having seen the prediction of many arhats to Perfect Enlightenment, Ananda and Rahula, who were the only two of the direct disciples of the Buddha not yet to have received a prediction, felt left out and sad. They reflected: "If our future were only foretold, how happy we would be!" Therefore they rose from their seats, went before the Buddha, made obeisance at his feet, and together spoke to him, saying: "World-honored One!" Let us have your prediction of us to Perfect Enlightenment. We have only the Tathagata in whom to trust. We are known to and acknowledged by all the worlds, including heavenly beings, human beings, and devils. Ananda is always your attendant, protecting and keeping the treasury of the Law, and Rahula is the Buddha's son. If the Buddha sees fit to predict Perfect Enlightenment for us, our desire will be fulfilled and the hopes of many will be satisfied."
Thereupon the two thousand disciples who were under training and no longer under training all rose from their seats, bared their right shoulders, went before the Buddha, with one mind folded their hands, and gazed upon the World-honored One, wishing as Ananda and Rahula had wished, and stood there in line.
Seeing this, the World-honored One, who had already decided to predict for each of these two great disciples his destiny, told Ananda that he would pay homage to sixty-two kotis of buddhas, protect and keep the treasury of the Law, and finally attain Perfect Enlightenment. The Buddha gave him the title of Sovereign Universal King of Wisdom Mountains and Oceans Tathagata and named his domain Never-lowered Victorious Banner.
Before the advent of Buddhism, Brahmanism flourished in India. It had more than sixty schools, all of which disputed and criticized each other. It was customary to raise a victory banner at the gate of the temple of a Brahman monk who had defeated his opponent in a religious dispute. Never-lowered Victorious Banner, the name of the domain of Sovereign Universal King of Wisdom Mountains and Oceans Tathagata, means the proof that the teaching preached by this Tathagata is the most excellent of all teachings.
Then the Buddha foretold the following: "That buddha's lifetime will be immeasurable thousand myriad kotis of asamkhyeya kalpas. His teaching will abide in his world twice his lifetime. This buddha will be extolled and his merits praised by universal unlimited buddhas." Thereupon, because the Buddha gave Ananda, a shravaka, more gracious words than those given to the senior bodhisattvas who had received the prediction of buddhahood, the eight thousand bodhisattvas in the assembly who had newly started on the road all entertained doubts about it. The World-honored One, knowing what the bodhisattvas were thinking, addressed them, saying: "Good sons! I and Ananda together, under the Buddha Firmament King, at the same time conceived the thought of Perfect Enlightenment. But there was a difference in our way of practicing the teaching. Ananda took constant pleasure in learning, while I was devoted to active progress. For this reason I have already attained Perfect Enlightenment, while Ananda, who is my disciple in this world because of former lives, has been taking care of my Law, as he will take care of the Law treasuries of future buddhas and will instruct and bring to perfection the host of bodhisattvas. Such was his original vow, although all of you may have thought that he must be a shravaka because he seems to take constant pleasure in learning. So he has received this prediction."
The difference that the Buddha pointed out in his way of practice and that of Ananda is a very important point. The Buddha taught that to realize Perfect Enlightenment, one should practice by taking the Buddha as an example. The practice of benefiting others is the highest reach of religion, as the Buddha here clearly shows.
As the term "original vow" (hongan) appears here, an explanation must be given of the word "vow" (gan) as used in Buddhism.
ORIGINAL VOW. The word "vow" is casually used in our time, but the word in its true sense is not one to be used lightly. "Vow" means setting up one's own ideal and devoting oneself to its realization. Needless to say, from the standpoint of Buddhism, our ideal is to benefit others. The desire to attain buddhahood does not become a vow unless we entertain it for the purpose of saving others from their sufferings. A vow for the particular aim of benefiting others is called the "original vow" of Buddhists.
GENERAL VOW. In Buddhism, there are two kinds of vow: "general vow" (sogan) and "special vow" (betsugan). "General vow" means the vow common to all people. The common desire of all Buddhists is to study the teachings of the Buddha and to extinguish delusions. Their desire is also to benefit many others through attaining enlightenment. This desire is called the general vow. It is divided again into four parts, which are known as the four great vows of the bodhisattva (shi gu-sei-gan).
SPECIAL VOW. A special vow, as opposed to the general vow, is a vow made according to one's individual character, ability, and vocation. For example: because I am a talented painter, I will make this world as beautiful as I can by painting beautiful pictures; because I am musically talented, I will use music to give people peace of mind; because I am a farmer, I will render service to society by raising the best crops possible; because I am a merchant, I will be of use to my customers by supplying them with goods as inexpensive and fine as possible. These are good instances of special vows.
Besides the general vow to save all living beings, each of the buddhas has his own special vow, such as the forty-eight vows of the Tathagata Amitabha and the five hundred great vows of the Tathagata Shakyamuni. In addition to the general vow that is common to all of us as people in this world, we should formulate our own special vow or vows throughout our lives. When we work to fulfill such a vow, we discover the value of human life and enrich our daily lives. Buddhism teaches not only one's eternal and great ideal but also one's ideal in daily life. Thus, it is both a very profound teaching and a very intimate one.
Of course, merely making vows is of no use; we must work to fulfill them. Our vows must never be made with a lukewarm attitude. Once we have pronounced our vows in our minds, we must be zealous and persistent enough to fulfill them at all costs. If we maintain such a mental attitude, we can surely achieve our vows.
Some people think that things never actually turn out as we wish. But this is mistaken. If our minds are concentrated on our vows over a long period of time, our vows will invariably be achieved eventually. If they are not realized in this world, they will be in the world to come. An earnest desire generates great energy. When we continuously endeavor to concentrate our minds even on something that is thought to be almost impossible, such endeavor produces a result that makes the seemingly impossible possible. One's vow will definitely be achieved if one has an unshakable belief and makes constant efforts to realize it.
The World-honored One, after predicting Ananda's Perfect Enlightenment, gave the same prediction to Rahula. The Buddha gave him the title of Treader on Seven-Jeweled Lotuses Tathagata. He told Rahula that he would pay homage to buddhas equal in number to the atoms of ten worlds, always becoming the eldest son of each of those buddhas, just as he was at present. He also foretold that the splendor of the domain of Treader on Seven-Jeweled Lotuses Tathagata, the duration of his lifetime, and so on would be the same as those of the Tathagata Sovereign Universal King of Wisdom Mountains and Oceans. Thereupon the World-honored One, desiring to proclaim this teaching over again, spoke thus in verse:
"When I was a prince royal, Rahula was my eldest son. Now that I have accomplished the Buddha Way, He is the Law heir receiving the Law. In worlds to come, Seeing infinite kotis of buddhas, To all he will be eldest son And with all his mind seek the Buddha Way. Of the hidden course of Rahula Only I am able to know. At present as my eldest son He is revealed to all. Infinite thousand myriad kotis Are his merits, beyond calculation. Peacefully abiding in the Buddha Law, He seeks the supreme Way."
THE HIDDEN COURSE. This moving verse reveals the Buddha's affection as a teacher of the Law and as a father. Hearing the Buddha say, "Of the hidden course of Rahula / Only I am able to know," how glad Rahula must have been! The hidden course means that when one has achieved something, one does not reveal it to others by one's look or manner but joins them as an ordinary person and leads them naturally in a better direction. This is the same as the principle of half a step exemplified by Purna. Though Rahula had attained a very high spiritual level, he did not show the slightest sign of it but silently guided people from behind the scenes. Only Shakyamuni Buddha, who was his teacher and his father, knew the truth about Rahula. For him, the Buddha's recognition must have been a double joy.
Why did Shakyamuni Buddha give the prediction of Perfect Enlightenment to such great disciples as Ananda and Rahula later than to the other disciples? We may imagine that the Buddha reasoned in the following way: Ananda was always the attendant to the Buddha, while Rahula was the Buddha's son. Both of them were thus the disciples closest to the Buddha, who had manifested himself for the benefit of unenlightened living beings. Having due regard for these two disciples' special circumstances, which could hinder rather than aid their practice, and in order to show this to all living beings, the Buddha intentionally deferred the prediction of these two great disciples to Perfect Enlightenment.
We must not think that because these two disciples were closest to him, the Buddha hesitated to give them the prediction out of consideration for the feelings of the many other disciples in his order. Shakyamuni Buddha was not such a small-minded man. When, like Ananda, one always accompanies the Buddha and waits on him personally, it often happens that he becomes unable to discriminate between his master's greatness as the Buddha and the sacredness of his teachings on the one hand and the Buddha as a man on the other, and that for this reason he will have difficulty in revering the Buddha with the same pure mind as other disciples. The same thing can be said of the relation between father and son. However great a father may be, his own son will find it hard to treat his father with the same respect as outsiders. The Buddha taught that for a person who personally attends and follows a great man, this will become a hindrance to his practice unless he draws a strict line in his mind between public and private matters. Though Ananda and Rahula were placed in a very delicate situation, they constantly behaved respectfully, and their behavior bore witness to their high virtue.
It is most difficult for us to lead those closest to us - our wives, husbands, sons, daughters, and parents - to the Law of the Buddha. If we try to guide them merely by what we say, we can never be completely successful. We have no alternative but to influence them through our practice in our daily lives. If our conduct is ignoble and selfish most of the time, being good only on rare occasions, it will not influence others. Unless we constantly set a good example to the members of our families, they cannot possibly follow us. Shakyamuni Buddha was alluding to this in his teaching.
At that time the World-honored One looked upon the two thousand men under training and no longer under training, gentle in mind, tranquil and calm, who were observing the Buddha single-mindedly. The Buddha addressed Ananda: "Do you see these two thousand men under training and no longer under training?" Ananda replied, "Yes, I see them." Ananda's answer here means "Yes, they look excellent," to the Buddha's implied question, "How do they look to you?" This is the so-called tacit understanding in question and answer between the Buddha and Ananda.
Then the Buddha gave the following prediction to these two thousand men: if they pay homage to innumerable buddhas, revere and honor them, and care for their treasuries of the Law, finally in the same hour, in domains in every direction, each of them will become a buddha with the same title, Jewel Sign Tathagata. Thereupon the two thousand men under training and no longer under training, hearing the Buddha's prediction, became ecstatic with joy and offered deep thanks to the Buddha, speaking thus in verse:
"World-honored One! Bright Lamp of Wisdom! We, hearing his voice of prediction, Are filled with joyfulness, As if sprinkled with sweet dew."
Though short, this is a famous verse. It is filled with so deep a sense of gratitude and reverence for the Buddha that we should read and recite it daily.
Copyright © 2009 by Rissho Kosei-kai. All rights reserved.


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Governor Romney making comments in just about two hours at a pipe fitting company in North Carolina.
Jobs expected to be high on his agenda and President Obama arrives later today in a pivotal swing state hammered by the recession we're talking Nevada.
The president will deliver comments on the economy just hours from now.
Obama is out west after a record breaking fund raiser last night at George Clooney's Los Angeles mansion.
That event on the heels of publicly announcing his support for same sex marriage.
But it's a comment the president made add another fund raiser in Seattle that is raising eyebrows now.
And the house of cards.
And it collapsed in the most destructive worst crisis that we've seen since the Great Depression.
And and sometimes people forget the magnitude of it you know -- and you saw some of that I think it in the video that was -- Sometimes I forget.
In the last six months of 2008.
While we were campaigning nearly three million of our neighbors lost their jobs.
That lost their jobs.
In the month that I took office.
And it was tough.
Karl Rove is former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to president George W.
Bush he joins us now Carl if if you and your former boss the previous president had said that he -- forgotten about the recession won't bit of that what -- been the reaction.
All -- would broken -- Look it's interesting -- Obama not only -- got recession but he also apparently forgot that he said that if we passed a stimulus bill.
Unemployment would top out at 8% by the end of the summer of 2009.
And that we would have 6% growth this year and 6% unemployment.
And apparently also forgot that he played a role in bringing about the collapse by filibustering a bill in 2005 that would reined in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Potentially before they brought down the house of cards.
So why doesn't that get recognize why does -- -- cover.
Well look at it the media is compliant and there on his side in this thing -- they're willing to forgive this kind of stuff from -- by but guess what.
The American people art Gallup had an interesting poll -- John is said if Mitt Romney or Barack Obama gets elected.
Wouldn't would they do a good job of handle in the economy over the next four years.
Romney 61 said a good or very good job 31 33 -- or very -- pres Obama 52%.
Good good.
And 44% four and 22%.
He would do a very poor job one out of every.
Five Americans better than one out of every five says if -- can't get him back in their kids -- -- a very poor job.
It from -- the equivalent number for -- was one out of every ten Americans said.
He would not do a very good job but as you bureau numbers show there the president still is over the 50% mark.
Well he's -- for the for the coming years but he is under water that is to say below 50%.
On handling the economy and handling jobs and under 40% on the issue handling.
The the the deficit.
And and look if you would you have 8% eight point 1% unemployment.
The longest run of high unemployment since the Great Depression.
The highest numbers for chronic -- unemployment that is to say people been unemployed for six months or more when -- one out of every six Americans unemployed underemployed working part time desperately looking for full time work.
Or so discouraged -- dropped out of the workforce at a good numbers last month a 1151000.
New jobs but over 300000.
We're so discouraged they dropped out of the workforce that's that's that's not a good record getting ready to run for reelection I want to shift your attention to the president's comments history of this week.
On gay marriage the we are led to believe by -- comments coming out of the White House.
Was that he want to -- announces approval at some point down the road but he just wasn't ready to do it yet.
The Joseph Biden and Arnie Duncan the education secretary sort of forced his hand you buy that.
I do in fact they were very explicitly said the president had in -- changed his mind.
And there we're gonna announce this at a time closer to the conventions in order to ring the greatest amount of political benefit out of this so.
You know yeah Biden got over the tips of his skis as the president said and Arnie Duncan did help.
But the president already made this decision we don't know how many months ago we made it.
But but -- Biden went out on Sunday said what he did on Monday you have to have the white house Press Secretary -- -- the president's position he's in favor of traditional marriage.
They realize that really wasn't having made the decision to change.
That that really wasn't that would really wasn't sustainable they did have been remember how political says he'd made -- -- he changed his mind.
But he was waiting until was close to the conventions and ordering the maximum out.
A benefit out of it.
There's this thing at the end will be -- 8888.
The negative for the president he gains in the gay community and among young voters but frankly opposing you know and Don't Ask Don't Tell but you refusing to defend the defense of marriage.
Act I mean with everybody sort of got the sense -- Saddam evolving in my position.
That is sort of signal to people give -- the flexibility after the election -- change so there's not much upside there he'll get some money out of this they want they made a big deal out of saint.
Well on the ninety minutes after he said this -- to million dollars.
And they went out of their way to say one out of every 4105.
Bottlers is gay and so therefore they will.
You know -- these people will be energized but.
It they're thirty states are and to have this defended traditional marriage North Carolina critical battleground state.
Voted the day before he made this announcement 6139.
In favor of -- -- you think it's and that's a negative for the president.
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I just wanted to create a thread proclaiming how much I've fallen in love with this album, and give a big huge thanks to RBN, the band and the author for bringing Stagehands' "Now or Never" to the game.
I saw it listed in the announcement today, having never heard of the group or the song. I threw a search into Youtube and listened. 15 minutes and 3 more songs later, I'm ordering their album from their site. It's as if the band knew what I loved and threw it all into an awesome mix of sound: rock, pop, theater and broadway.
This is why I look at the RBN announcements often: you never know when you're going to discover a gem of a song or band that gives you that giddy "holy...this is awesome!" feeling.
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It's classic lines like that one from the Christmas Carol make you remember the true meaning of Christmas as families are tearing through the wrapping paper and -- holiday feasts.
-- remember the importance of the special -- Here with the Christmas message is our Fox News religion correspondent and the author of this book god wants you happy -- Spotted John learning more if it weren't -- product -- that he can get your -- last night.
Then let that -- -- since it I am confident that -- -- me happy I don't feel.
After midnight in the past I just said this is your super ball exactly -- you usually say to me you know you only work when do we get to it would be complaining.
The -- -- You are talking about -- -- he's about to deliver another message this morning but his message last night was we all of -- need to.
Take some time slow down reflect for.
Allow god in our lives and slow down not use technology is much in and just focus on what's important it's also great message for Christmas Day it is I think.
Not just not just for Catholics not even just for Christians but.
For people who believe that there is a higher power that there is a supernatural being who it has a plan and -- -- for our lives.
And what the Pope was saying was that in this modern -- as we we don't even have time.
Forgot which is amazing because -- team that doesn't -- make sense of that is.
In all all powerful all loving being who created -- than we are for him.
-- and so it's time like Christmas.
That we are able to sit back and reflect a little bit especially after the get -- -- right in all the preparation is preparation they've done for us to say.
What is my life all about and Jesus says that your life is actually -- out.
Living and dying and getting ready for.
Life eternal and he has come and yes in the form of the baby.
But Christmas doesn't make sense unless it's linked to also -- his wife his passion his death and resurrection which is.
And that's what Christmas is all about it's amazing that -- could go -- -- As you have been about doesn't actually cut every year our our world changes so much and especially -- the last month massacres.
On the train.
But your message on Christmas does it change each year or is it always that -- -- message you know it is always the same exact message no doubt but we all live in a different way it's Christmas snuck up let me this year with with sandy.
And in the new town and tragedy here.
And I hear from -- people -- Doesn't feel quite like Christmas because I've been going through all these things -- imagine what Christmas morning felt like for Mary and for -- stuff.
Things weren't perfect you know Christmas is not just about.
Is it is not just about.
Happiness it's about redemption and there's people right now who are sitting at home -- long without them we you can live Christmas perhaps even better than the rest of us.
People were suffering right now.
Who made might be able to.
Really connect with god in a very very personal intimate way better than the rest of us so yes it.
And the message is always the same but we didn't -- it differently and better depending on -- circumstance.
After earlier in the show about well the -- has only been on for nineteen minutes but we -- just a little while ago about different traditions -- And we mentioned some people do the birthday cake for Jesus some people do the advent wreath sure you have a great tradition I was reading about your father started with you have to share that.
-- two things I remember so well -- up one -- -- my dad whenever we would always make a school before the crash the Manger scene and get down on our knees and -- would be listening prayer before we open those gifts.
One minute doesn't take very long -- one minute makes a huge difference makes an indelible mark.
And those children -- my my heart.
The second thing is that we almost always had somebody who didn't quite fit.
Well around that.
The of the Christmas table and around Thanksgiving table in other words somebody who was not part of the immediate family and somebody -- didn't have family somebody who was sometimes -- off the street.
And we've got used to that there was always someone who didn't quite fit it's making room for somebody.
Who who doesn't have a bunch of -- -- lessons to to your kids and everybody around and that's why -- is there someone who doesn't -- Go Celtics got every Christmas vacation I had to get -- -- that night so it is cynical ex army.
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Senator Richard Blumenthal perfect first the -- -- -- day like today first term in the US senate.
Was a law clerk for justice Harry Blackmun attorney general former attorney general -- -- Connecticut are you surprised by today's ruling senator.
No I was not surprised indeed I predicted it from the time it was filed I declined -- attorney general to join me in that challenged.
Because I thought the -- with constitutional.
And I predicted after leaving the courtroom.
In the oral argument for the court that it would be -- -- mainly because.
It is constitutional but law is that.
The jurisprudence in the cases.
The Supreme Court and excited them in the -- the opinion we're really require.
That the court uphold this law and lots of congress -- pastor presume constitutional.
Court and find.
A basis -- a pull permits required by.
Constitutional proposals -- -- no surprise.
And in fact if you read the opinion and many many have by now it's really very straightforward and compelling written by Chief Justice -- Are you surprised by the division between the the feeling about more than the decision on the commerce clause vs whether or not this is a tax.
You know interest being not completely surprising because.
The that jurisprudence again the case law in this area.
Upholding it as -- tax certainly was much more straightforward.
Then tried to address the commerce clause question but without going into all the technicalities and all the details.
The -- that Justice Roberts brought to it was really very -- concisely and clearly stated.
And the defense obviously.
Had a different point of view but -- Really declined to reach the ground to uphold the law that would've made a constitutional which I think it's wrong.
As a matter of law.
Is an amazing though that Roberts was the swing vote everybody thought he could be Kennedy or that Kennedy and Robert would vote together and it would be a 54 decision.
-- in the other well.
From my days as a law clerk on the screen court and then to mine he arguing for cases before the court I am.
All with the prize and never surprised to be surprise that the words you know the court is unpredictable.
And because these -- -- Tremendous Cadillac.
They don't like him being predictable in the sense of following what the pundits.
Say they're going to do necessarily and so yes I was surprised but.
I thought there would be some surprises in the makeup of the majority and frankly I thought Kennedy would be in the majority.
And my surprise was that he would instead at this center.
I know it's -- read all the tea leaves but is it possible that John Roberts doesn't want the court to be regarded.
As a partisan court he's concerned about legacy.
Very very possible indeed when I left the courtroom on.
The first day of oral argument I had I believe that the Supreme Court will do the right thing follow the.
The existing precedent avoid over reaching and striking down the existing law but also.
It will be concerned about its legacy about its credibility you know the court.
Really has survived with great power because it has been.
Focus on doing the right thing and being known to do -- right -- so I think yes given Citizens.
That gore beat bush some of the political path that may be fairly or unfairly.
And the number o'clock or decisions I mean so many of them.
So many 54 decisions and you know the history many controversial decisions is that.
When they strike down a -- they they prefer to have a strong majority and clearly here there was going to be no strong majority favors right now.
And again come back to the fundamental fact here.
That the law was -- we passed by congress people can agree or disagree with that they -- call it tax or penalty but.
-- -- it for what it is.
The court had an obligation to do.
And there -- a lot of people going to be better off because of -- you know the 20000 people -- Connecticut young people -- around the country who will now stay on there.
Parents policies.
People who don't have to be concerned about losing.
Their coverage and served.
-- Pre existing -- -- I think it'll that was not -- -- mandate part that was a different part of the law effectively overturn the mandate and -- we could have been made that the law.
It had there not been -- ability we still have done a great deal toward moving us forward.
And I would -- As I said.
Whether or not the mandate was upheld for upholding those patient protection that was absolutely.
Are critical their core reforms.
And rights that were established by -- you're absolutely right to focus.
On those patient protections which include preventive care for example no deductibles.
And -- pay.
And -- limit set limits lifetime limits on how much you can spend.
No life time caps or limits or annual.
Limits and of course no discrimination based on gender.
A major.
I know that people make see them as.
This sort of sidebars to the individual mandate story but they are absolutely critical.
We dug into Connecticut senator Richard Blumenthal what does this mean for the states the Medicaid part of this.
-- will -- affect the states because so that's -- -- I think -- the the court did not we're not so -- not so sanguine about correct.
But here's the perspective first of all Connecticut has already expanded its Medicaid coverage which means it.
Connecticut will continue to be funded for that expanded.
Coverage which means 53 million dollars a year more for -- And the same is -- of those other states that have expanded their covered in fact expanding the coverage.
It's a great deal for these states because most of the additional cost is funded by the federal government so it's a relatively costly means.
To cover them most at risk people in those states.
They can't be forced expanded -- -- that the -- can't force of.
Exactly right that's the major holding that they can't be forced to expand it even if it's in their interest to be so they can't be cajoled or coerced.
Into expanding our coverage and again I think.
In the context of the whole affordable health health care act it is a relatively.
Let me ask his -- a heavy on this you know the house voted the contempt for four Eric Holder today both civilly and criminally.
Are you surprised and what does that mean in terms of the word of the ramifications of it.
I think that this.
Depth is really unfortunate.
You know -- political stunts we see them in.
In our line at work unfortunately.
-- you call it political stuff I think it is a political and done.
That has very unfortunate effects and the message it sends about respect.
For the justice system and.
There were offers of cooperation I think those.
To reach solutions should've been fully exhausted should've been fully explored and used before this.
Really tumultuous.
Was taken and so I regret it as a matter of this system put aside Republican or Democrat.
-- Republican or democratic labels partisan if she's really.
I think are less important here than the ramifications which I think will be unfortunate for the system.
Do you think this is all linked to Republican desire to weaken holder.
And his efforts to go after voter ID -- I'm certainly not going to speculate as to what the motives are.
It clearly it is unfortunate.
And hopefully.
Short lived to.
I think that the courts will.
Decide to discredit it.
And the decisions that they reached when these issues are referred to those.
-- -- take your time senator you're really -- the senator as much as you did working on a state level.
It every -- a new opportunity and a new adventure and you know it's different I'd love.
Being a state attorney general and enforcing the law and here I have the opportunity -- help make claw.
And that's -- he really.
Really exhilarating and exciting.
Thanks so much -- I appreciate your time thank you very.
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New series on the Animal Planet takes viewers inside the dangerous world -- animal coaching in South Africa.
At the center of the conflict the magnificent rhino now on the edge of extinction.
Because of the high demand for their warrants and who better to protect them that our next guests.
Navy SEALs and one green beret who risk their lives.
To stop the illegal and deadly practice.
Rob Roy Jeff Biggs and honest are the stars of battleground.
-- wars gentlemen well done and are doing great how do you guys here so us.
Tell us about -- -- he's fighting.
He's wars what do wars is is a battle it's actually sort of take over and involve everybody.
The -- -- those of our planet are being post by illegal syndicates.
And four man team.
Who's trying to make stick make a stand for these animals and hopefully deter their extinction and they're -- because there are warrants are so valuable for medicinal purposes they are -- horn is valued at more than twice the value of gold per gram there is so.
A lot of -- belief behind that's magical properties for curing cancer curing aids aphrodisiac and it's just -- to Mike on your nail bed so it's.
It's a -- -- -- ingrained belief system that is actually not true.
Rob when you first hear early spot first here I heard.
That you know former Navy SEALs and green beret who it it's here its users -- that though.
Yeah hopefully you know that you guys are doing park ranger service.
It seems like a strange -- because of course that conjures images to us of Yogi Bear and stuff like that do you think it was a strange -- No via our backgrounds and we'll special offerings we have lots of years of you have common experience and training and use that situation -- -- from the -- to.
To adjustable you know to -- the threats we had over there I mean hopefully thing is that.
-- are still -- ticket to South Africa and then working with the locals that are there the local Rangers -- We had a lot to what was already going on we were there really -- to build more awareness and anything else.
And of course -- -- awareness is key because the big -- says nothing to do with the faint of heart to this in the job that you guys are doing.
Involves a lot of bravery -- -- -- against these syndicates is pushing syndicates and furthermore I heard that one of your fears is that on any given day you could be eaten.
By lions out there.
Well I don't think -- this morning to the byline is one error protector of the trials where there to enjoy the wildlife not a big thing we don't wanna put ourselves in the situation.
To be at risk bets where we've -- training we we got to try and some of the best guys over there on track in how to act around the animals really cool experience fall at all.
But yeah I mean ultimately.
We don't want to.
We respect wildlife in general we respect the wildlife what we're there.
So we don't put ourselves in those situations if we can help it I mean there's definitely a time when you're going after a -- where you need.
Make that calculated risk that you're saying -- there's there's mines in her but we need to do our job and we we're used to that all these guys we had a great team and they are all used to doing stuff like this and take announcements.
And furthermore there have been a hundred park Rangers who were killed.
Yeah by poachers right this is dangerous work yet -- absolutely killed by animals where there's there's poachers that are doing the killing because -- poachers.
They arrive and they have -- protection team and oftentimes they're mercenaries.
Armed with AK 47 specifically just to kill anyone -- -- -- away.
And but this is labor of love in some part for you guys you have to feel passionate about the costs why would you -- the animal here fashion and -- there as soon as you way.
Hands on an animal.
Game over fear that read -- -- yeah what's so special.
I think mistrust about the entire thing as -- -- you know we -- serve our country.
And -- this goes -- about our ability to still give to give give.
For worthy cause and this is an opportunity -- if you had a chance to make a difference.
-- would you we were given the opportunity Craig sought some brought us on board with -- production company of with Animal Planet and our provision.
And he gave us a chance to do something and we never thought we could do.
Well it's really cool and people should check out -- -- planets battleground.
Rhino wars bigs rob us thanks so much for telling us that's offered somewhat here because we're not here but -- -- -- -- -- it's going to do you see here it is here but he's.
And we'll see him on -- -- -- thanks so much I think you.
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Scotland's northwest is a dramatic region of glacially hewn glens and splendid mountains. Look up at Britain's highest mountain, at 1,344m (4,409ft), Ben Nevis, at 1,344m (4,409ft) from Fort William (www.visit-fortwilliam.co.uk). From here, the spectacular Great Glen stretches from Neptune's Staircase (a series of canal locks) via Loch Ness to Inverness. To the north, remote Torridon is a walker's utopia.
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Southwest Scotland was home to the nation's bard, Robert Burns. Explore his birthplace cottage and adjacent state-of-the-art museum in Alloway, Ayrshire. Also open to visitors are Ellisland Farm and the Robert Burns House, his former homes in Dumfries and Galloway. In Dumfries itself, you can sit in his old chair at The Globe Inn.
This mass of unspoilt countryside features the UK's highest mountain range, rivers, lochs, forest and oodles of wildlife, including pine martens, red squirrels, badgers and wildcats. As well as hiking and mountain climbing, you can enjoy birdwatching, beautiful camping grounds, and great skiing in the winter.
Located in the Wye Valley, in picturesque South Wales, the construction of Chepstow Castle began in 1066 just after the Battle of Hastings for William the Conqueror, and was the first castle in Britain to be built entirely of stone. The castle opened its doors to tourists for the first time in 1953 and today welcomes guests with life-size models of its former inhabitants and rulers. The award-winning Chepstow Museum is in the 18th-century Town House located opposite the castle car park and tells the long history of the region.
Belfast's most famous pub, the Crown Liquor Saloon (www.crownbar.com) is a splendidly ornate Victorian gin palace renowned for its glittering decor, its long history (it dates back to 1826) and its wide selection of real ales. Order a pint, find a nook and let the worries of the world drift away.
The Royal Horticultural Society ranked these gardens as among the finest in the Channel Islands. The gardens are open every day from the beginning of April to the end of October.
Ireland's most famous World Heritage Site is a natural wonder, an otherworldly rock formation of some 40,000 basalt columns. Located on the Antrim coastline, the Giant's Causeway (www.giantscausewayofficialguide.com) draws visitors in droves – try being here at sunset for fewer crowds and spectacular photo opportunities. There's now a brand new visitor centre.
Sample Scotland's favourite export, whisky. Between Inverness and Aberdeen you can follow the malt whisky trail (www.maltwhiskytrail.com) and visit working distilleries to learn about this national icon. You can also watch whisky barrels being crafted at the UK's only working cooperage in Dufftown. You might need to draw straws to decide who's driving.
Dolmens (Neolithic tombs) are common on the island. Among them are Déhus Dolmen, near the yacht marina in the Vale, and La Catioroc, on a mound overlooking Perelle Bay (reputedly once a witches' meeting place).
Take a ride in a reclaimed London Underground carriage with the Alderney Railway (www.alderneyrailway.com). It's the only railway on the Channel Islands.
The Isle of Man is known for its narrow-gauge railways, but even those not sporting an anorak and carrying a notebook will enjoy a scenic ride on the variety of railways that trundle around the island. Snaefell Mountain Railway climbs to the summit of Man's highest peak.
Yacht and boats lovers are drawn to Sark and Herm Island for the splendid sailing. Moorings are located at Havre Gosselin on the west coast of Sark, and at La Gréve de la Ville bay on the east coast.
St Anne's focal point is the town church, often referred to as the 'Cathedral of the Channel Islands' as it is one of the largest in the Channel Islands. It is also the home of the Alderney Society Museum, which documents the island's history from Neolithic times.
Erected between 3000 and 1600 BC, Stonehenge is a giant stone circle that stands on Salisbury Plain and is considered today to be one of the most famous surviving sites from the ancient world. The stones, which stand at 6.7m (22ft) high, attract hundreds of visitors every day, who come to marvel at the ingenuity of those who engineered the construction of the site and the techniques used to move and position the stones. There are also many burial mounds nearby, as well as long barrows from the Neolithic Age, the most famous of which is West Kennet Long Barrow. Visitors can also look forward to seeing the new Visitor's Centre where guests will be able to virtually 'stand in the stones', see 300 other prehistoric objects on display, and check out the musuem detailing the various theories about how Stonehenge came to be.
Basking sharks and dolphins love the waters around the Isle of Man and can frequently be seen, often within one kilometre of the coast. The best time to see them is from mid-May to mid-August. Find out how many have been seen at www.manxbaskingsharkwatch.com.
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Me Him Her
Chronicle's Max Landis makes his directing debut with this twenty-somethings coming-of-age tale with a surreal twist surrounding sexual identity amongst three friends. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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The Kings of Summer
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Fed up with his overbearing father's authoritative attitude, frustrated pre-adolescent Joe Toy (Nick Robinson) recruits his best friend Patrick, and handy outcast Biaggio to help him build a house deep in the woods, where they can all live together in total freedom. Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Nick Robinson, and Mary Lynn Rajskub co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Nature Calls
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An assistant scoutmaster takes a group of sheltered youths on an unauthorized outing, fleeing from his straight-laced brother, an overzealous security guard, park rangers, and angry parents while attempting to shape his young charges into respectable boy scouts. The son of a late, great scoutmaster, Randy Stevens (Patton Oswalt) plots to take his shrinking troupe on a trip that would have made his father proud. Crashing the slumber party that his upwardly mobile brother Kirk (Johnny Knoxville) is throwing for his newly adopted 10-year-old son, Randy lures the kids away from their television trance with promises of the ultimate scout trip. But when Kirk catches wind of Randy's plan, he recruits his loyal security guard (Rob Riggle) to bring the kids back to the safety of the suburbs. Meanwhile, as word of the outing spreads and a massive search gets underway, Randy realizes that turning these 21st century tykes into true scouts will be no simple task. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Gods Behaving Badly
Two New Yorkers (Alicia Silverstone and Ebon Moss-Bachrach) stumble upon a group of Greek Gods living it up on Earth in this comedy from Marc Turtletaub. Christopher Walken and John Turturro head up the cast of immortals, whose ranks also include Sharon Stone, Phylicia Rashad, Edie Falco, Oliver Platt, and Rosie Perez. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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Our Idiot Brother
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Scruffy idealist Ned (Paul Rudd) wreaks havoc on the lives of his mother (Shirley Knight) and three sisters, Miranda (Elizabeth Banks), Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), and Liz (Emily Mortimer), while overstaying his welcome in each of their homes and voicing his opinions when they aren't wanted. Organic farmer Ned always looks for the best in everyone, but his unfailing honesty continually lands him in hot water. Arrested for selling drugs to a uniformed police officer, Ned gets the boot from his girlfriend, and mourns losing custody of his beloved dog, Willie Nelson. Fortunately for Ned, his sisters are able to recognize his inherent goodness and give him a place to stay as he struggles to get back on his feet. Meanwhile, Ned's unusual habit of telling the truth often comes at the cost of his siblings' sanity, and before long they're regretting their decision to help him out. But just when it starts to look as if Ned might be the dimmest bulb in the box, a sudden epiphany prompts his entire family to consider the prospect that the world would be a much better place if everyone were as honest as their freewheeling brother. Steve Coogan and Hugh Dancy co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Safety Not Guaranteed
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A personal ad placed for a time-travel partner prompts an investigation involving three magazine reporters in this quirky comedy produced by Mark and Jay Duplass (Jeff, Who Lives at Home) and starring Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation). Kenneth is a self-proclaimed time traveler who doesn't want to take his next journey alone. Intrigued by Kenneth's cryptic ad, a local newspaper editor dispatches cynical reporter Darius (Plaza) and a pair of other employees to get the scoop. Upon meeting Kenneth, Darius see past his peculiar front and recognizes the lonely soul inside. As genuine as Kenneth may be, however, his questionable sanity leaves Darius uncertain of how to proceed with her story. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Americans spend $62 billion each year on lottery tickets, and every time someone buys one they likely imagine what their life would be like if they suddenly won a multi-million dollar prize. But the dream and the reality are often very different, and filmmaker Jeffrey Blitz offers a look into the lives of several folks who won big with unexpected results in this documentary. In Lucky, we meet Quang and Mai Dao, a couple from Vietnam who won over $22 million after settling in Nebraska, and have struggled to hold onto the values and work ethic that first brought them to the United States. Kristine and Steven White won a $110 million prize in the Pennsylvania lottery and found it seriously impacted their friendships and their identity, while they were also inundated with letters from strangers asking for a share of the money. William "Buddy" Post III won $16 million, but lost most of it through poor money management and was nearly killed by his own brother over a financial dispute. Robert Uomini still teaches math in California after winning $22 million though he can now indulge his passion for sports cars, and James Gatzke, who was near the end of his rope, got a second chance at life when an Illinois lottery ticket paid off to the tune of $5 and a half million. Lucky was an official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Jack Goes Boating
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Adapted from Bob Glaudini's play of the same name, Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating, tells the simple tale of Jack (Hoffman), a shy, fortyish limo driver with a fondness for pot and reggae music -- he likes it because it sounds happy -- who meets Connie (Amy Ryan) for a blind date set up by Connie's co-worker Lucy (Daphne Rubin-Vega), who is married to Jack's best friend and fellow limo driver, Clyde (John Ortiz). As the young couple tentatively come together, breaking through layers and layers of awkwardness and low self-esteem, Clyde and Lucy's marriage begins to dissolve because of Clyde's inability to get over an incident from their past. All the while, Clyde gives Jack swimming lessons so that he can take Connie on her dream date -- a boating trip on the lake. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Away We Go
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When slacker thirtysomething couple Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) discover that his parents are moving overseas, the duo -- who expect their first child in a few months -- set off on a cross-country tour to figure out where they should lay down some roots in Sam Mendes' poignant comedy Away We Go. They visit a number of different cities, and meet with a different friend or family member's family at each stop. Their hosts include a set of emotionally detached parents (Allison Janney and Jim Gaffigan), a pair of overprotective new-age parents (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Josh Hamilton), and old college pals (Chris Messina and Melanie Lynskey), who have adopted a number of kids. Novelist Dave Eggers wrote the script with Vendela Vida. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Sunshine Cleaning
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A thirtysomething single mother whose boundless potential was squandered through a series of failed relationships and a misguided effort to help her younger sister succeed in life finds the fruits of her labors finally coming together in director Christine Jeffs' dark family comedy. Back in high school, the future looked pretty bright for Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams); not only was she the cheerleading captain, but she was also dating the star quarterback. Flash forward a little over a decade, and Rose is working overtime in hopes of getting her son into a better school. Her sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), is still living at home with their father, Joe (Alan Arkin), a failed salesman whose penchant for jumping into get-rich-quick schemes has left the family without a financial net to fall back on. Rose may be down, but she certainly isn't out, and when she hatches a plan to launch a crime-scene cleanup business, the money starts rolling in. Sure, cleaning up murder scenes and suicide sites may not be the most glamorous job in the world, but death is a fairly profitable business, and as the phone keeps ringing, Rose and Norah finally begin to experience the closeness of sisterhood that has eluded them all these years while also providing their family with true security. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Is Anybody There?
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Boy A director John Crowley followed up that award-winning film festival favorite with this eerie yet eloquent drama concerning a young boy fascinated by death due to the fact that he lives in the hospice home for the elderly that's owned by his parents. Perhaps due to the morose surroundings in which he was raised, wide-eyed Edward (Son of Rambow star Bill Milner) possesses both an acute sense of death and an obsessive desire to find out what happens after we pass on from this life. These interests are most noticeably evident in Edward's ongoing fascination with the paranormal, an obsession that his overworked parents merely tolerate as the curious boy makes his way around the hospice with a tape recorder determined to better understand the concept of mortality. Suddenly, into Edward's world rolls embittered, burned-out ex-magician Clarence (Michael Caine) -- who makes no attempts to hide the fact that he's not in the hospice by his own free will. Clarence has long since ceased to practice his trade, and no longer possesses the ability to recognize anything positive in either his surroundings or the people who inhabit them. He's irascible, ornery, and indignant, and he's just barely able to tolerate the young boy who's so interested in the one topic that plagues his thoughts most -- death. Before long, however, these two outsiders discover that their mutual need to make sense of the world means they have more in common than initial appearances would suggest. Soon embarking on a series of comic misadventures that help them both to better understand the many mysteries of life, Edward and Clarence form an unlikely bond that provides them both with the comfort they so desperately need during this uncertain stage in each of their lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Chop Shop
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A street-smart orphan determined to make a better life for himself and his sixteen year-old sister spends his days working in an auto body repair shop in director Ramin Bahrani's gritty coming of age drama. Alejandro may be a young boy on the verge of adolescence, but his tough persona and driving ambition give the impression of a man twice his age. As with many street kids Alejandro has been forced to mature before his time. Now, in a disheveled junkyard on the outer edge of Queens, New York, one boy will learn what it means to become a man as he sets out to build a brighter future for the only family he knows. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Operation Filmmaker
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Touched by the plight of an aspiring Iraqi filmmaker whose dreams of working in Hollywood seemed to fall with Baghdad, American filmmaker Liev Schreiber invites the ambitious wannabe director to intern on Everything Is Illuminated, to unexpected results. In 2004, just one year after the United States launched a devastating attack on Baghdad, MTV ran a story about a 25-year-old Iraqi film student named Muthana Mohmed, who remained determined not to let the strife that consumed his country consume his dreams as well. At the time, American actor Schreiber was preparing to make his directorial debut with the film Everything Is Illuminated. After seeing the documentary on television, Schreiber was consumed by guilt for having so many amazing opportunities in the film industry and determined to give Mohmed the chance of a lifetime by inviting him to join the production of Everything Is Illuminated in the Czech Republic. Common wisdom dictates that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions," however, and as Mohmed attempted to balance the complications of living away from home for the first time with the cultural issues that arise while working with an all-American film crew, the situation quickly began to deteriorate. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Little Miss Sunshine
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When a pudgy, bespectacled seven-year-old, Olive (Abigail Breslin), voices her desire to take home the coveted Little Miss Sunshine crown at an upcoming beauty pageant, her wildly dysfunctional family sets out on an interstate road trip to ensure her a clear shot at realizing her dreams in former music video directorial team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' quirky feature debut, starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, and Toni Collette. Despite early career success as an outspoken motivational speaker, family patriarch Richard (Kinnear) continues to cling to his "Refuse to Lose" philosophy, much to the chagrin of his increasingly annoyed spouse, Sheryl (Collette). Add into the mix a Nietzsche-reading teenage son (Paul Dano) who has taken a vow of silence until he finds his fate as a fighter pilot; a horny, heroin-happy grandfather (Alan Arkin) with a penchant for creative profanity; and a suicidal genius (Carell) and Proust scholar still reeling about losing both his male lover and his MacArthur Foundation genius grant -- and the stage is set for a road trip in which sanity is sure to take the back seat. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Everything Is Illuminated
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A young man takes a strange and unexpectedly funny journey in search of a family heroine he's never known in this screen adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. Jonathan (Elijah Wood) is a lifelong collector of any and all objects pertaining to his family, and he has become obsessed with a woman he's never met. The woman saved the life of his grandfather during World War II, when the Ukrainian town where he was born was destroyed by Nazi troops. Wanting to know more about the woman, Jonathan flies to the Ukraine, where with the help of a hip-hop obsessed, gold-toothed tour guide and translator named Alex (Eugene Hütz), Alex's grandfather (a chauffeur who has claimed to be blind since his wife's death, played by Boris Leskin), and a dog named Sammy Davis Junior Junior, Jonathan searches for the meaning of the present that lies buried in the past, unexpectedly shedding the same such light on the lives of those around him. Everything Is Illuminated was the first directorial assignment for acclaimed actor Liev Schreiber. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The creative team behind Being John Malkovich -- director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman -- return with this equally offbeat comedy, in which Kaufman himself becomes the leading character. Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is a gifted but profoundly neurotic screenwriter who, after the success of Being John Malkovich, has been hired to write a script adapted from the nonfiction book The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. But while Charlie is obsessive about his work, he's also intensely paranoid, given to deep depression, socially inept, and terrified of talking to women, qualities which are making it difficult to get on with his work or hold on to his tenuous relationship with girlfriend Amelia (Cara Seymour). Meanwhile, Charlie's identical twin brother, Donald Kaufman (also played by Cage), has shown up to move in with his brother. Emotionally, Donald is Charlie's polar opposite -- a loudmouthed, over-confident, superficial party animal who has an easy way with the ladies. Donald has decided to follow his brother's footsteps and take up screenwriting as well, but embracing the dictates of screenwriting tutor Robert McKee (Brian Cox), he's cranking out a cliché-ridden serial-killer thriller when not busy making time with new girlfriend Caroline (Maggie Gyllenhaal). As Donald blazes through his screenplay, Charlie slowly picks away at his story, in which author Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep) chronicles John Laroche (Chris Cooper), a scruffy but devoted plant enthusiast who tries to save rare species of orchids by stealing them from their natural home in the swamps of Florida. As John and Susan become better acquainted, they find themselves attracted to one another; similarly, Charlie finds himself increasingly fascinated with Susan, and finds himself falling in love with her, even though he's only seen her photo on the dust jacket of her book. Charlie arranges to meet Susan, but is too nervous to confront her face to face, so he sends Donald (who has just scored a seven-figure deal for his script) in his place, while he attends a screenwriting seminar held by McKee. Adaptation also features Tilda Swinton, Judy Greer, and Stephen Tobolowsky. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The Truth About Charlie
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Director Jonathan Demme filters the classic Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant vehicle Charade through the influence of the French New Wave in this stylish romantic thriller. Regina Lambert (Thandie Newton) has been having second thoughts about her marriage to the often enigmatic art dealer Charlie (Stephen Dillane), and decides to take a vacation without him, where she meets Joshua Peters (Mark Wahlberg), a handsome and charming American who seems quite taken with her. When Regina returns home to Paris, she receives the startling news that her husband has been murdered; however, even more disturbing is her discovery that her husband had a secret life which involved several passports under different identities, and a missing six million dollars. Police official Commandant Dominique (Christine Boisson) seems to believe that Regina is somehow involved in the crime, while U.S. embassy representative Mr. Bartholomew (Tim Robbins) breaks the news to Regina that her late husband was actually a secret agent involved in some very shady operations. Three mysterious and dangerous figures who had ties to Charlie -- Emil Zadapec (Ted Levine), Lola Jansco (Lisa Gay Hamilton), and Il-Sang Lee (Joong-Hoon Park) -- also arrive in Paris, convinced that Regina knows where her husband stashed the money and determined to get their hands on it. Meanwhile, as Regina's life becomes increasingly chaotic and dangerous, Joshua arrives in Paris and a romance begins to blossom between them, but while he seems determined to do whatever he can to help her, Regina soon has reason to doubt that Joshua's motives are as pure as they seem. Shot on location in Paris, The Truth About Charlie also features cameo appearances from a number of legendary French actors and filmmakers, including Charles Aznavour, Anna Karina, and Agnès Varda. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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The Agronomist
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The fifth in a series of documentaries revolving around Haiti's struggle for democracy, this piece from director Jonathan Demme revolves around the life of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio personality who spent his life campaigning for reform within the notoriously oppressed nation. The Agronomist begins just after the 1991 overthrow of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, when Dominique and his wife, while at the radio station, came under fire from rebels involved with the coup. Referred to as an agronomist due to his background in agriculture -- which, consequently, brought him into contact with the feudalistic nature of Haiti's farming system -- Dominique's passion for reform landed him in exile. Rather than give up after his release, Dominique initiated a career as a radio communicator, and he allowed Demme access to the station and his personal life during key periods of unrest and political fluctuation. Sadly, the documentary ends with an account of Dominique's assassination in April of 2000. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
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The Opportunists
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In this downbeat drama, a reformed criminal finds himself led back to a life of crime. Fresh out of prison, former safecracker Victor Kelly (Christopher Walken) wants to support his daughter Miriam (Vera Farmiga) and Aunt Dierdre (Anne Pitoniak) with his new career in auto repair. But Victor's deep in debt, and he's in no position to say no when he and his Irish gangster cousin Michael (Peter McDonald) hook up with two security guards (Jose Zuniga and (Donal Logue) looking for someone who can open a safe. The Opportunists was written and directed by Myles Connell in his feature debut; the supporting cast includes pop singer Cyndi Lauper as Victor's girlfriend. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Ulee's Gold
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Peter Fonda received a richly deserved Oscar nomination for his superb performance as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson, a Florida beekeeper forced to put his splintered family back together. Ulee is a Vietnam veteran whose wife died several years ago, a blow he's still learning to live with. His son Jimmy (Tom Wood) is in prison, and his daughter-in-law Helen (Christine Dunford) ran away, leaving Ulee to raise their two daughters by himself. Ulee is a quiet man who has a hard time displaying warmth and does not always deal well with the rebellious children put in his care. But he possesses an intense inner strength and a firm sense of loyalty and responsibility. One day Ulee gets a call from Jimmy; he's received word that Helen has fallen in with a pair of drug dealers and is in sad shape. While he doesn't much care for the idea, Ulee heads out to rescue her, only to discover the men who have her were Jimmy's partners in the robbery that put him behind bars; they threaten Ulee by saying if they're not given the $100,000 Jimmy has stashed away, they'll come after his daughters. Meanwhile, Ulee is forced to deal with Helen's painful withdrawal from drugs; he gets some help from Connie (Patricia Richardson), a divorced nurse who has recently moved into the neighborhood and seems to understand Ulee's lonely stoicism. Written and directed with subtle intelligence by Victor Nuñez, Ulee's Gold is a moving story about the trials and responsibilities of family ties, with Peter Fonda leading a fine cast that delivers uniformly impressive work. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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Storefront Hitchcock
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Rock-music lover and feature-film director Jonathan Demme takes on eccentric British singer-songwriter, Robyn Hitchcock, in an ambitious concert film, though tinier in scope than his previous rock-film effort, Stop Making Sense(1984), featuring Talking Heads. Setting up a stage in a New York storefront, Hitchcock plays with his back to the glass, while an audience looks on inside and passersby view the action through the window; it's not much different from what happens at a live Hitchcock show, aside from the window. In his clear voice, Hitchcock preambles his songs with explanations so long they are like mini-films themselves; he even rambles about his practice of rambling! Delivered with Hitchcock's unnerving deadpan wit and complex guitarwork, after over an hour of pure music and plenty of close-ups, it's unclear what Demme was after -- to convert the world into Hitchcock fans, or to reveal a man behind the madcap moods and masks he dons throughout his performances? ~ Denise Sullivan, Rovi
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Nelson Mandela was born in the remote South African village of Qunu; an excellent student, Mandela went on to become a lawyer and then a political activist with the African National Congress, a political party who sought to bring down South Africa's Apartheid regime, in which the minority white population denied the most basic political and civil rights to the nation's black citizens. Mandela's vocal opposition of the South African government (and his refusal to repudiate violence as a response to the brutality inflicted upon blacks) resulted in his spending 27 years at hard labor in prison -- and in time led to his release, the legitimization of the ANC, and his election as South Africa's first black president. Mandela is a documentary that traces Mandela's story from his birth to his current status as a respected political leader, featuring interviews with Mandela and his contemporaries and newsreel footage that records the turbulent past of both Mandela and his nation. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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This thoughts and feelings of gays with AIDS are revealed in this documentary set in a New York West Village clinic. One of the patients dies during the course of the film. The patients speak with candor and humor about their grave condition, about the support they give each other, and about their preparations for death. The outcome alternates between pathos and the upbeat. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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