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Caddyshack (1980)
Carl Spackler: Cinderella story. Outta nowhere. A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. It looks like a mirac... It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!
Carl Spackler: So I jump ship in Hong Kong and I make my way over to Tibet, and I get on as a looper at a course over in the Himalayas.
Angie D'Annunzio: A looper?
Carl Spackler: A looper, you know, a caddy, a looper, a jock. So, I tell them I'm a pro jock, and who do you think they give me? The Dalai Lama, himself. Twelfth son of the Lama. The flowing robes, the grace, bald... striking. So, I'm on the first tee with him. I give him the driver. He hauls off and whacks one - big hitter, the Lama - long, into a ten-thousand foot crevasse, right at the base of this glacier. Do you know what the Lama says? Gunga galunga... gunga, gunga-lagunga. So we finish the eighteenth and he's gonna stiff me. And I say, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know." And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness." So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.
Ty Webb: Don't be obsessed with your desires Danny. The Zen philosopher, Basho, once wrote, 'A flute with no holes, is not a flute. A donut with no hole, is a Danish.' He was a funny guy.
Ty Webb: You take drugs, Danny?
Danny Noonan: Everyday.
Ty Webb: Good.
[last lines]
Al Czervik: Hey everybody, we're all gonna get laid!
Al Czervik: Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh?
[looks at Judge Smails, who's wearing the same hat]
Al Czervik: Oh, it looks good on you though.
Al Czervik: Oh, this your wife, huh? A lovely lady. Hey baby, you must've been something before electricity.
Sandy: I want you to kill every gopher on the course!
Carl Spackler: Check me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers, they're gonna lock me up and throw away the key...
Sandy: Gophers, ya great git! Not golfers! The little brown furry rodents!
Carl Spackler: We can do that... we don't even have to have a reason.
Al Czervik: [to his Asian companion] I hear this place is restricted, Wang, so don't tell 'em you're Jewish, okay?
Carl Spackler: [preparing to dynamite the gopher tunnel] In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'.
Judge Smails: You know, you should play with Dr. Beeper and myself. I mean, he's been club champion for three years running and I'm no slouch myself.
Ty Webb: Don't sell yourself short Judge, you're a tremendous slouch.
Carl Spackler: This is a hybrid. This is a cross, ah, of Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff.
Spalding Smails: I want a hamburger... no, cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips. I want...
[gets cut off by Judge Smails, who grabs him by the arms and yanks him to their table]
Judge Smails: You'll get nothing, and like it!
Al Czervik: You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
Judge Smails: Spaulding, get dressed you're playing golf.
Spalding Smails: No I'm not grandpa I'm playing tennis.
Judge Smails: You're playing golf and you're going to like it.
Spalding Smails: What about my asthma?
Judge Smails: I'll give you asthma.
[Judge Smails is preparing to hit the ball on the first tee while Al Czervick watches]
Al Czervik: Hey 'Whitey,' where's your hat?
[Smails looks over at Czervick, who is watching anxiously]
Al Czervik: ...let's go while we're young!
Judge Smails: Mind Sir? Trying to tee off.
Al Czervik: ...I bet ya slice into the woods! A hundred bucks!
Judge Smails: Gambling is illegal at Bushwood sir, and I never slice.
[the judge hits the ball, and it goes flying into some trees, in response, he shouts in frustration]
Al Czervik: Okay, you can owe me!
Judge Smails: [mad] I owe you nothing!
Al Czervik: Hey, doll. Could you scare up another round for our table over here? And tell the cook this is low grade dog food. I've had better food at the ballgame, you know? This steak still has marks from where the jockey was hitting it.
Carl Spackler: Licensed to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. A man, free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They're like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower. And that's all she wrote.
Judge Smails: I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
Richard Richards: Better come in till this blows over.
Bishop: What do you think, fella?
Carl Spackler: I'd keep playing. I don't think the heavy stuff's gonna come down for quite awhile.
Bishop: You're right. Anyway, the Good Lord would never disrupt the best game of my life.
Carl Spackler: Your place got a pool?
Ty Webb: We have a pond in the back. We have a pool and a pond... Pond'd be good for you.
Judge Smails: Well? We're waiting!
Al Czervik: [after an airplane passes just above his head] I almost got head from Amelia Earhart!
Al Czervik: [breaks wind at a dinner] Whoa, did somebody step on a duck?
Tony D'Annunzio: Another Rob Roy, Bishop?
Bishop: You never ask a Navy man if he'll have another drink, because it's nobody's goddamned business how many drinks he's had already, right?
Judge Smails: Wrong! You're drinking too much, Your Excellency.
Bishop: Excellency, fiddlesticks! My name's Fred and I'm a man, same as you.
Judge Smails: You're not a man, you're a bishop, for God's sakes.
Bishop: There is no God...
Carl Spackler: This crowd has gone deadly silent, a Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the masters champion.
Al Czervik: He called me a baboon, he thinks I'm his wife.
Groundskeeper Sandy: Carl. Damn your eyes. I told you, today is the day we change the holes. Now, do it, and no more slacking off.
Carl Spackler: I'll slack you off, you fuzzy little foreigner.
Ty Webb: You've got to win this hole.
Danny Noonan: I kinda thought winning wasn't important
Ty Webb: Me winning isn't. You do.
Danny Noonan: Great grammar.
Al Czervik: Last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a hook in it.
[Caddy Danny arrives among the rich in his yachting outfit]
Spalding Smails: Ahoy polloi... where did you come from, a scotch ad?
Lacey Underall: My uncle says you've got a screw loose.
Ty Webb: Your uncle molests collies.
Carl Spackler: Wait up, girls; I got a salami I gotta hide still.
Bishop: I really enjoy working with young people such as yourself down at our new Lutheran Center... Why don't you drop by sometime, eh?
Danny Noonan: I've often thought of entering the Priesthood.
Bishop: Oh, are you a Roman Catholic?
[Danny nods]
Bishop: Oh, then I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you can't come.
Ty Webb: This your place, Carl?
Carl Spackler: Yeah, whatta ya think?
Ty Webb: It's really... awful.
Carl Spackler: Well, I got a lot of stuff on order. You know... credit trouble.
Judge Smails: [to Bishop Fred Pickering] Say, Fred, did you hear the one about the Jew, the Catholic, and the colored boy who went to heaven?
Bishop: Yeah, Judge, that's a doozy.
Carl Spackler: Bark like a dog.
Tony D'Annunzio: [carrying Czervik's golf bag] What do you got in here, rocks?
Al Czervik: Are you kiddin'? When I was your age, I would lug fifty pounds of ice up five, six flights of stairs!
Tony D'Annunzio: [puts down Czervik's bag, exasperated] So what?
Al Czervik: So what?
[opens compartment in golf bag, revealing radio]
Al Czervik: So let's dance!
[turns on Journey's "Any Way You Want It," high volume]
Lifeguard: [Yelling to a rowdy swimmer] You put your suit on!
Joey D'Annunzio: Go shave your ass!
[Jumps off diving board]
Bishop: [as he misses a putt on the 18th hole during the thunderstorm] OH, RAT FART!
[he holds up his club and is hit by lightning... Carl drops the golf bag and leaves him there]
Judge Smails: You - you will never be a member of Bushwood!
Al Czervik: A member? You think I actually want to join this scumatorium? The only reason I'm here is because I might buy it!
Ty Webb: I was born to love you / I was born to lick your face / I was born to rub you / but you were born to rub me first /... What do you say we take this out on the patio?
Ty Webb: Thank you very little.
Lacey Underall: I bet you've got a lot of nice ties.
Ty Webb: How do you mean?
Lacey Underall: Would you like to tie me up with some of your ties, Ty?
Mrs. Smails: Elihu, will you come loofah my stretch marks?
Mrs. Smails: Bless this ship, and all who sail on her. I christen thee The Flying WASP.
Danny Noonan: I planned to go to law school after I graduated, but it looks like my folks won't have enough money to put me through college.
Judge Smails: Well, the world needs ditch diggers, too.
Lacey Underall: [to Danny] Nice try.
Ty Webb: What brings you to this nape of the woods, neck of the wape; How come you're here?
Ty Webb: I'm going to give you a little advice. There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball.
Al Czervik: [drops his bow anchor on Judge Smails' sailboat, sinking it] Hey, you scratched my anchor!
Danny Noonan: [trying to make small talk with Chuck after Smails has introduced them] Well, I'm going to college too.
Chuck Schick: [haughtily] Really... are you going to Harvard?
Danny Noonan: No, St. Copius of northern...
Chuck Schick: Where?
Lacey Underall: [walking up with Terry, at Danny] Hey Cary Grant... you wanna get high?
Terry the Hippie: Wait a minute! I only got a little!
Lacey Underall: Then split, OK Terry?
Terry the Hippie: [leaving] Sure.
Lacey Underall: [to Chuck] Bye, Chuck!
[she and Danny grimace towards him, he leaves]
Danny Noonan: Guess I'm a little overdressed?
Lacey Underall: Depends on what's underneath... come on.
Al Czervik: Hey, Smails! My dinghy's bigger than your whole boat!
Lou Loomis: Pick up that blood!
[Danny walks inside Judge Smails' office, where Smails is seated around, and has a seat, awaiting his disciplinary action for his involvement with Lacey]
Danny Noonan: Judge Smails, sir?
Judge Smails: [not realizing Danny's already seated] Sit down, Danny.
[turns around in his chair, slightly hitting his desk; Both Danny and Smails tries to see their faces]
Judge Smails: Danny, I think you know why you are here, so I'll... do us both the courtesy of not reviewing what happened yesterday...
[angrily shoves the lamp to the side, but calms down]
Judge Smails: Sorry. My niece is the kind of girl who has a certain... zest of living. The last thing any of us need right now is a lot of loose talk about her behavior.
Danny Noonan: I swear, I didn't tell anybody anything, sir.
Judge Smails: [relief sigh] Good. Good, good.
[stands up]
Judge Smails: You know, despite what happened, I-I'm still convinced you have many fine qualities and I... I think you can still become a gentleman some day if you understand and abide by the rules of decent society.
[pats Danny on his shoulder]
Judge Smails: Danny, Danny, there's a lot of, uh, well, badness in the world today. I see it in court today. I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't wanna do it, but felt I owed it to them. The most important decision you can make right now is what do you stand for, Danny? Goodness... or badness?
Danny Noonan: I know I make some bad mistakes in the past. I'm willing to make up for that. I wanna be good.
Judge Smails: Good. Good, very good. You know, I... I know how hard it is for young people today and I wanna help. Well, just ask my grandson, Spaulding. He and I are regular pals. Are you my pal, Mr. scholarship winner?
Danny Noonan: [shakes Smails' hand] Yes, sir. I'm your pal.
Judge Smails: [chuckles] How 'bout a Fresca?
[Ty has just been asked by Al to partner up against Judge Smails in a $20,000-per-person golf match]
Judge Smails: Can I have a word with you? ln private?
Ty Webb: Sure thing, Judge.
Judge Smails: Listen, your father and I prepped together, went to war together, played golf together. We built this club, he and I. And let's face it, some people simply do not *belong*. Let's not... cave in too easy. What do you say, Ty?
[Smails and Ty start to laugh]
Ty Webb: Let's make it $40,000.
Al Czervik: Hey, great!
Ty Webb: [to a glaring Smails] You know, Judge, my dad... never liked you.
Carl Spackler: I smell varmint poontang. And the only good varmint poontang is dead varmint poontang, I think.
Judge Smails: Don't you people have homes?
Spalding Smails: This is good stuff. I got it from a Negro. You're probably high already and you don't even know it.
Danny Noonan: I haven't even told my father about the scholarship I didn't get. I'm gonna end up working in a lumberyard the rest of my life.
Ty Webb: What's wrong with lumber? I own two lumberyards.
Danny Noonan: I notice you don't spend too much time there.
Ty Webb: I'm not quite sure where they are.
Judge Smails: How about a Fresca?
Ty Webb: You're rather attractive for a beautiful girl with a great body.
[Tony gives his ticket to Danny who has taken over for Lou]
Danny Noonan: I can't pay you. Lou has to.
Tony D'Annunzio: Where is he?
Danny Noonan: He's out.
Tony D'Annunzio: I can see that he's out, numbnuts.
[Gives Danny a dollar]
Tony D'Annunzio: Give me a coke.
Danny Noonan: One coke.
[gives Tony a bottle of Coke and 50 cents]
Tony D'Annunzio: Hey wait a minute. That's only 50 cents.
Danny Noonan: Yeah well Lou raised the price of coke he's been losing at the track.
Tony D'Annunzio: Well I ain't paying no 50 cents for no coke.
Danny Noonan: Oh then you ain't getting no coke. Know what I'm talking about?
Lou Loomis: What's the sign say?
Angie D'Annunzio: No bare feet.
Lou Loomis: [picks him up by the shirt collar] What's that sign say?
Angie D'Annunzio: No fighting.
Lou Loomis: What's that mean?
Angie D'Annunzio: No fighting.
Lou Loomis: You owe me one gumball machine. What's that candy wrapper doing there? Well don't you see it? Well pick it up.
Ty Webb: Let me tell you a little story? I once knew a guy who could have been a great golfer, could have gone pro, all he needed was a little time and practice. Decided to go to college instead. Went for four years, did pretty well. At the end of his four years, his last semester he was kicked out... You know what for? He was night putting, just putting at night with the fifteen-year-old daughter of the Dean... You know who that guy was Danny?
Danny Noonan: No.
Ty Webb: Take one good guess.
Danny Noonan: Bob Hope?
Ty Webb: Ha ha... No, that guy was Mitch Comstein, my roommate. He was a good guy.
Spalding Smails: Doodie!
Tony D'Annunzio: [caddying for the elderly Havercamps... to Mrs. Havercamp] Your ball's right over there, go straight. You can't miss it. Mrs. Havercamp... Mrs. Haver... Mrs. Havercamp... you'll need this.
[hands her her club]
Mrs. Havercamp: Oh I might, at that!
Tony D'Annunzio: Mr. Havercamp, your ball's right over there, sir.
Tony D'Annunzio: [Havercamp puts hand out for club, Tony hands it to him as he attempts to shoot away from the green] No... Mr. Havercamp. The green's right over there, sir.
Mrs. Havercamp: [knocking ball into the pond] Whee!
Mr. Havercamp: That's a peach, hon! Oh, by golly... I'm hot today!
[he slices it and it barely misses Tony's head]
[after the gopher takes his ball]
Al Czervik: Hey, that kangaroo just took my ball.
Ty Webb: No one likes a tattletale, Danny... except of course, me.
Danny Noonan: Guess I'm a little overdressed.
Lacey Underall: Depends on what's underneath.
Danny Noonan: Ooh.
Lacey Underall: Come on.
Judge Smails: It's easy to grin / When your ship comes in / And you've got the stock market beat. / But the man worthwhile, / Is the man who can smile, / When his shorts are too tight in the seat.
[chuckles several times]
Judge Smails: Okay, Pookie. Do the honors.
Carl Spackler: Oh, Mrs. Crane, I'm looking at you... You wore green so you could hide. I don't blame you - you're a tramp! Ooh! That was right where you wanted it! Ooh Mrs. Crane, you're a little monkey woman you know that? You're a little monkey woman... You're lean and you're mean and you're not too far between either I bet, are ya? Would you like to wrap your spikes around my head?
Al Czervik: [tees off] Fore!
[his ball hits Judge Smails in the crotch]
Al Czervik: I should have yelled, "Two!"
Spalding Smails: Turds.
Judge Smails: Spaulding, how many times have I spoken to you about your language?
Spalding Smails: Sorry grandpa I forgot.
Judge Smails: Oh Dr. Beeper, Bishop Pickering this is my niece Lacey Underall. Lacey's mother sent her to us for the summer.
Dr. Beeper: Must be a nice change from dreary old Manhattan.
Lacey Underall: Yes I was really getting tired of having fun all the time.
Judge Smails: Ah. Ho ho. Ha ha ha.
Spalding Smails: Double turds.
Judge Smails: *Spaulding*!
Lacey Underall: You're crazy!
Ty Webb: That's what they said about Son of Sam.
Ty Webb: Sure thing. Shoot, Timmy.
Danny Noonan: Danny.
Ty Webb: Danny.
Carl Spackler: IT'S IN THE HOLE.
Judge Smails: Ohhh, Porterhouse!
Smoke Porterhouse: Yes SIR! Yes sir, Judge. Yes sir.
Judge Smails: Look at the wax build up on those shoes. This is fine leather. I want that wax stripped off there, then I want them creamed and buffed with a fine chamois. And I want them now. Chop chop.
Smoke Porterhouse: You got it. Got 'em, Judge.
Pat Noonan: I saw that! That's about 4 dollars in change!
Danny Noonan: I had a couple of burgers and some Cokes for lunch.
Pat Noonan: How many Cokes?
Danny Noonan: Four or five.
Pat Noonan: What are you, a diabetic?
Danny Noonan: I don't know!
Danny Noonan: I gotta go to college. I gotta.
Ty Webb: Oh, Danny, this isn't Russia. Is this Russia? This isn't Russia, is it? I didn't think so.
Ty Webb: Just be the ball, be the ball, be the ball. You're not being the ball Danny.
Danny Noonan: It's hard when you're talking like that.
Ty Webb: Guys, don't include me in this.
Al Czervik: Come on, Ty, you're an ace. Everybody knows it.
Ty Webb: I don't play golf, for money, against people.
Al Czervik: What are you, religious or something?
Ty Webb: You might say that.
Judge Smails: McFiddish, do you know what I just saw? A gopher. Do you know what gophers can do to a golf course?
Groundskeeper Sandy: Aye, Sir. I think they're tunneling in from that construction site over yonder.
Judge Smails: Czervik Construction Company? Well, I slap an injunction on them so fast it'll make their head spin.
Ty Webb: [to Al Czervik] Hey, don't put yourself down. You're not, uh... you're not... you're not good. You stink.
Lou Loomis: I'm going to put it right on the line. There's been a lot of complaints already. Fooling around on the course, bad language, smoking grass, poor caddying. If you guys want to get fired. If you want to be replaced by golf carts, just keep it up.
Judge Smails: Danny, I'm having a party this weekend.
[pauses a beat]
Judge Smails: How would you like to come over and mow my lawn?
Carl Spackler: I have to laugh, because I've outsmarted even myself. My enemy, my foe, is an animal. In order to conquer the animal, I have to learn to think like an animal. And, whenever possible, to look like one. I've gotta get inside this guy's pelt and crawl around for a few days.
Carl Spackler: Freeze Gopher!
Maggie O'Hooligan: I'm late.
Danny Noonan: Late for what?
Maggie O'Hooligan: For not being pregnant!
Carl Spackler: [singing, while trying to kill the gopher] Great big globs of greasy, grimy, gopher guts!
Bishop: RAT FARTS!
Al Czervik: What're we, waiting for these guys? Hey Whitey, where's your hat?
Judge Smails: Do you mind, sir. I'm trying to tee off.
Al Czervik: I'll bet you a hundred bucks you slice it into the woods.
Judge Smails: Gambling is illegal at Bushwood sir, and I never slice.
[Swings club, slices ball into woods]
Judge Smails: *Damn*.
Al Czervik: OK, you can owe me.
Judge Smails: I owe you nothing.
Judge Smails: I demand satisfaction.
Al Czervik: [mocking] You demand satisfaction? Well I'll tell you what's satisfying: *cash*. I'll shoot you 18 holes for ten thousand bucks!
Judge Smails: [laughs] Wha... I could beat you with one arm!
Al Czervik: Well, how about teams then, for twenty thousand? You can have Dr. Frankenputz...
Dr. Beeper: [mortified] I beg your pardon!
Al Czervik: And I'll take Ty, here.
Ty Webb: Wait a minute guys... I don't play golf... for money... against people.
Al Czervik: Hey! Can you make a Bullshot?
Tony D'Annunzio: Can you make a shoe smell?
Al Czervik: Very funny. Why don't you get yourself a real haircut? Here, take this.
Pre-deb: [hits a joint, coughs] What kind of sh**t is this?
Spalding Smails: It's the best, man-I got it from a negro.
Spalding Smails: You're probably so high already you don't even know it.
Carl Spackler: He's on his final hole. He's about 455 yards away, he's gonna hit about a 2 iron I think.
Judge Smails: Spalding get your foot off the boat!
Judge Smails: Ty, what did you shoot today?
Ty Webb: Oh, Judge, I don't keep score.
Judge Smails: Then how do you measure yourself with other golfers?
Ty Webb: By height.
Dr. Beeper: I thought you'd be the man to beat this year.
Ty Webb: I guess you'll just have to keep beating yourself.
[Judge Smails is taking an inordinately long time to hit his drive on the first tee, while Al Czervik waits in the next foursome]
Al Czervik: Let's go, while we're young!
Lacey Underall: Who's you decorator? Benihana?
Ty Webb: No, I brought most of that stuff back with me from Vietnam.
Lacey Underall: You were in the war?
Ty Webb: [limping and patting his hip] No... homo. Much better now, though.
Charlie the Cook: [after hearing how Al described his cooking] *Dogfood*?
Judge Smails: Do you stand for *goodness*, or - for *badness*?
Ty Webb: Remember Danny - Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left.
Al Czervik: That kangaroo stole my ball.
Lacey Underall: [to Danny] Hey Carey Grant - - want to get high?
Terry the Hippie: Wait a minute, I only got a little.
Lacey Underall: Then split, okay, Terry?
Terry the Hippie: [cheerfully] Okay!
Danny Noonan: [to Lacey, while they're laying in bed after having sex] I want you to know that just because of this you don't have to stop seeing other people.
[Lacey starts giggling]
Al Czervik: Country clubs and cemeteries are the biggest wasters of prime real estate!
Ty Webb: I like you, Betty.
Danny Noonan: Danny, sir.
Ty Webb: Danny.
Ty Webb: The shortest distance between two points is a straight line in the complete and opposite direction.
Al Czervik: Hey, Kid park my car, get my bags... and put on some weight will ya?
Carl Spackler: I got to get into this dude's pelt and crawl around for a few days. Who's the gopher's ally. His friends. The harmless squirrel and the friendly rabbit.
Ty Webb: Let me just clean this up here.
[lift up bow and arrow]
Ty Webb: Getting ready for the season.
Lacey Underall: Duck?
Ty Webb: No... dolphin.
Judge Smails: Yes. Yes. Winter rules.
Al Czervik: No respect.
Carl Spackler: [Prepping a hose to drown the gopher] Great big gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts! How 'bout a nice cool drink, varmints? Scum... slime... menace to the golfing industry. You're a disgrace and you're varmints. You're the lowest members of the food chain and you'll probably be replaced by the rat.
[Notices the gopher in another hole nearby]
Carl Spackler: Well, I have been pushed... I think it's about time somebody teach these varmints a little lesson about morality and what's like to be a decent, upstanding member of a SOCIETY!
[Pounces but misses catching the gopher. Fumbles around in the hole, gives the gopher the finger, it bites him]
Carl Spackler: OOOOH!
Carl Spackler: [Grabbing the hose] Ok, I guess were playin' for keeps now! I guess the kidding around is pretty much over! I guess it's just a matter now of pumpin' about 15,000 gallons of water down there to teach you a bit of a lesson! Is that it? I think it is!
Judge Smails: Don't you people have jobs?


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Book Trailers 101
If you love movies (and I do!) when you go to the movies one of the best parts, at least for me- are the trailers for the upcoming new movie releases.
The movie companies put a lot of thought into how they want to present their movies. If the movie is action packed they make sure you know that when you watch the trailer because there will be a car chase or something will be blown up.
If the movie is romantic you can be sure you will see a kiss or some other dramatic scene. They know this movie trailer will appeal to all those who like to watch those kinds of movies.
When you see a movie trailer that's well put together how do you feel after? I know I think, "Wow! I wanna make sure I see THAT movie!" I make a mental note to add it to my list of "must see" movies.
It's the same with a book trailer.
What! You don't know what a book trailer is? Well, let me tell you. A book trailer is put out by publishing companies to promote their new book and it's just like a movie trailer, but, of course, for a book. They use mood music and special effects and sometimes actors and it becomes a whole mini-movie summary of your book.
After you watch it you will either say, "Wow, I have got to read that book!" or "Hmm, might be interesting I should give it a try." The point is to make the trailer interesting enough to get people to want to read the book.
Sometimes just reading the summary on the jacket cover of the book is just not enough. In this age of technology we have all become very visual. This is a way to reach the people visually. Sounds intriguing, doesn't it?
Well, the JCPL has a challenge for you! We are inviting any teens from 6th-12th grade to make your own book trailer and submit it to our Teen Book Trailer Contest!
There are a few rules like, all audio and video must be your own work,(we don't want to break any copyright laws) and your book must be PG-13 or under, but basically it's up to you.
So, are you up for the challenge? If so, please check out our contest page or visit your nearest branch of the Jasper County Public Library for more information, to sign up and for a complete list of rules. Entries are due by March 23, 2013 at 5 p.m.


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DÜSSELDORF, 1 March 2011: The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) reconfirmed its commitment to ambitious climate action today and made new commitments to support the roll-out of electric vehicles in Europe and European forests by joining two of The Climate Group's global initiatives.
NRW's Environment Minister Johannes Remmel joined The Climate Group's CEO Mark Kenber to formally sign the Cancun Statement endorsed by many of the world's leading sub-national governments at the most recent UN climate talks (COP16) hosted in Mexico in December 2010.
Germany's North-Rhine Westphalia has been a leading member of The Climate Group's States and Regions Alliance since 2009 which brings together over 60 states and regions worldwide, to promote a clean industrial revolution. The alliance works to promote energy efficiency, support the transition to a low carbon transport system and encourage renewable energy generation.
North-Rhine Westphalia is bidding to be a national leader in promoting electric vehicles and wants to see 250,000 electric hybrid vehicles on its roads by 2020. In support of this ambition, NRW today joined The Climate Group's "EV20" working group bringing together key stakeholders to work together to accelerate the global deployment and market transformation of plug-in electric vehicles in the next three years.
North-Rhine Westphalia also joined The Climate Group's "billion trees initiative" and committed to plant three million trees by 2015.
Johannes Remmel, North-Rhine Westphalia's Environment Minister said: "The international conference in Cancun has shown how difficult negotiations are at the international level. Therefore it is all the more important to take concrete action at the regional level. We want to develop North-Rhine Westphalia into a leading State in climate protection, a technology leader in renewable energy, an industrial state with a sustainable perspective. Our climate protection law with fixed climate protection objectives will make an important contribution to this."
Mark Kenber, CEO of The Climate Group said: "Regional governments have a vital role to play in supporting the policies and clean technologies such as electric vehicles that we need to cut emissions and unlock a low carbon economy. North-Rhine Westphalia is one of Europe's economic power-houses, so their leadership as a low carbon laboratory is hugely symbolic. More and more of Europe's regional governments are not only showing their national counterparts that a clean industrial revolution is possible, but that it is already underway."
North-Rhine Westphalia has already pledged to become an international front runner in the testing and market introduction of clean energy solutions. A new climate protection law currently passed in the State Parliament aims to adopt binding GHG emissions reduction targets of at least 25% by 2020 and 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels by increasing energy efficiency, energy savings and the development of renewable energy sources.
Established in 2005, The Climate Group's influential alliance of sub-national government members represents over $10 trillion in GDP and includes California, New York, Quebec, São Paulo, and South Australia. Many of these governments represent globally significant economies in their own right and have a key role to play in tackling climate change.
A dynamic exchange of knowledge, strategies and technologies across this growing alliance of states and regions is advancing practical policy development on climate change and acting as a compelling model for their national counterparts.
European members of The Climate Group's growing States and Regions Alliance include the Basque Country, Bavaria, Brittany, Catalonia, Île-de-France, Greater London Authority, North-Rhine Westphalia, Rhône-Alpes, Scotland, South Holland, Upper Austria and Wales.
Building on the Cancun Statement, further sectoral actions will be developed by the States and Regions Alliances over the next few months, and progress reported in a global flagship during the 17th Conference of Parties in Durban in November 2011.


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Latest News
CIA official: No proof harsh techniques stopped terror attacks
WASHINGTON — The CIA inspector general in 2004 found that there was no conclusive proof that waterboarding or other harsh interrogation techniques helped the Bush administration thwart any "specific imminent attacks," according to recently declassified Justice Department memos.
That undercuts assertions by former vice president Dick Cheney and other former Bush administration officials that the use of harsh interrogation tactics including waterboarding, which is widely considered torture, was justified because it headed off terrorist attacks.
The risks and effectiveness of waterboarding and other enhanced techniques are at the center of an increasingly heated debate over how thoroughly to investigate the CIA's secret detention and interrogation programs.
"It is difficult to quantify with confidence and precision the effectiveness of the program," Steven G. Bradbury, then the Justice Department's principal deputy assistant attorney general, wrote in a May 30, 2005, memo to CIA General Counsel John Rizzo, one of four released last week by the Obama administration.
"As the IG Report notes, it is difficult to determine conclusively whether interrogations provided information critical to interdicting specific imminent attacks. And because the CIA has used enhanced techniques sparingly, 'there is limited data on which to assess their individual effectiveness'," Bradbury wrote, quoting the IG report.
Nevertheless, Bradbury concluded in his May 2005 memos that the program had been effective; that conclusion relied largely on memos written after the still secrert report by Inspector General John Helgerson.
Helgerson also concluded that waterboarding was riskier than officials claimed and reported that the CIA's Office of Medical Services thought that the risk to the health of some prisoners outweighed any potential intelligence benefit, according to the memos.
The IG's report is among several indications that the Bush administration's use of abusive interrogation methods was less productive than some former administration officials have claimed.
Even some of those in the military who developed the techniques warned that the information they produced was "less reliable" than that gained by traditional psychological measures, and that using them would produce an "intolerable public and political backlash when discovered," according to a Senate Armed Services Committee report released on Tuesday.
President Bush told a September 2006 news conference that one plot, to attack a Los Angeles office tower, was "derailed" in early 2002 — before the harsh CIA interrogation measures were approved, contrary to those who claim that waterboarding revealed it.
Last December, FBI Director Robert Mueller told Vanity Fair magazine that he didn't believe that intelligence gleaned from abusive interrogation techniques had disrupted any attacks on America.
The New York Times first reported the existence of Helgerson's report in November 2005, quoting unnamed officials as saying it had warned that use of the techniques might constitute torture. But details of its contents and its other conclusions have remained secret. A version of the report that the CIA turned over to the ACLU in May 2008 in response to a lawsuit consisted primarily of heavy black lines and notations of sections that had been redacted.
A CIA spokesman said Friday that he knew of no plans to release a more complete version.
Jameel Jaffer, the director of the ACLU's National Security Project, called the report a "crucial document" and said its declassification is the subject of a court case before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
"We hope that we'll be able to negotiate a less redacted version of that report," Jaffer said, adding that the release of the Justice Department memos has increased pressure for more revelations.
"It's a crucial document," he said. "It will shed light on what kind of measures the CIA was using before August 2002" and whether they exceeded limits imposed by the Justice Department lawyers.
Two of the memos declassified last week — a May 10, 2005, assessment of individual enhanced techniques and a May 30, 2005, assessment of U.S. obligations under an international anti-torture agreement — cite the IG report at least 34 times, often quoting it verbatim. Those citations provide the first glimpse of the spy agency's inspector general's analysis of the interrogation program.
The Bradbury memos that cite the inspector general's report reveal that officials at CIA headquarters insisted on the repeated waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah, the first prisoner to undergo the technique, even after the interrogators on the scene sought to discontinue the technique.
"According to the IG Report, the CIA, at least initially, could not always distinguish detainees who had information but were successfully resisting interrogation from those who did not actually have information," Bradbury wrote in his May 30, 2005, memo. "On at least one occasion, this may have resulted in what might be deemed in retrospect to have been the unnecessary use of enhanced techniques.
"On that occasion," Bradbury continued, "although the on-scene interrogation team judged Zubaydah to be compliant, elements within CIA Headquarters still believed he was withholding information . . . . At the direction of CIA headquarters, interrogators therefore used the waterboard one more time on Zubaydah."
Bradbury wrote that CIA headquarters dispatched officials to observe that waterboarding session. After that session, "these officials reported that enhanced techniques were no longer needed," Bradbury wrote, citing the IG report.
Bradbury's May 2005 memos authorized both waterboarding and a technique called "walling," in which a prisoner is pushed against a plywood wall, but stressed that the Justice Department was doing so only so long as interrogators stuck to the procedures the CIA had outlined to the Justice Department. "Our analysis assumes adherence to these descriptions and limitations," Bradbury noted in the May 10, 2005, memo.
The memos, however, also suggest that interrogators went beyond what the Justice Department initially authorized in an Aug. 1, 2002, memo by then-Assistant Attorney General Jay S. Bybee.
Quoting IG Helgerson's report, then-deputy assistant attorney general Bradbury noted that in addition to waterboarding Abu Zubaydah at least 83 times and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 183 times, some prisoners had been subjected to walling "20 to 30 times consecutively."
"We previously concluded that the use of the waterboard did not constitute torture," Bradbury wrote in a May 10, 2005 memo. "We must reexamine the issue, however, because the technique, as it would be used, could involve more applications in longer sessions (and possibly using different methods) than we earlier considered."
As for walling, Bradbury wrote in the same May 10 memo that the Justice Department's initial 2002 authorization of walling "did not describe the walling technique as involving the number of repetitions that we understand may be applied."
Despite the information from the IG's report, Bradbury subsequently concluded that the techniques weren't torture.
Among the other details in the IG's report revealed in the Justice Department memos:
"OMS (the CIA's Office of Medical Services) was neither consulted nor involved in the initial analysis of the risk and benefits of (enhanced interrogation techniques)," Bradbury wrote in his May 10, 2005, memo, quoting from the IG's report.
"Individuals undergoing SERE training are obviously in a very different situation from detainees undergoing interrogation; SERE trainees know it is part of a training program," Bradbury wrote, borrowing from the IG report's conclusion.
Quoting from the IG report, Bradbury wrote, "The waterboard technique . . . was different from the technique described in the DOJ opinion and used in the SERE training . . . At the SERE school . . . the subject's airflow is disrupted by the firm application of a damp cloth over the air passages; the interrogator applies a small amount of water to the cloth in a controlled manner. By contrast, the Agency interrogator . . . applied large volumes of water to a cloth that covered the detainee's mouth and nose."
Bradbury said the inspector general reported: "OMS contends that the expertise of the SERE psychologist/interrogators on the waterboard was probably misrepresented at the time, as the SERE waterboard experience is so different from the subsequent Agency usage as to make it almost irrelevant."
After the medical services office became involved in the possible use of waterboarding — a step that didn't occur until after the inspector general's report was issued, according to the memos — the technique wasn't used again.
Waterboarding was rejected in the case of a prisoner who was believed to be a courier between Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al Zarqawi, a Jordanian terrorist in Iraq, because the suspected courier was obese and complained of chest pressure, even though the CIA thought he might have critical information about plans to disrupt the 2004 U.S. presidential election, according to the memos.
The OMS issued guidelines in December 2004 setting out that "the use of the waterboard required the presence of a physician," Bradbury wrote. Those guidelines, however, were issued more than a year and a half after the last known CIA use of waterboarding.
A copy of the censored inspector general's report released last year to the American Civil Liberties Union
Pressure grows on Obama to call for interrogation panel
Document: Cheney, Rice signed off on interrogation techniques


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|Keep It Simple, Stupid
Re: Debugging Questionby dsheroh (Prior)
|on Feb 14, 2009 at 14:05 UTC ( #743819=note: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
You don't say what your actual purpose in wanting to do this is, but I can guess that it's probably because the code contains something that you want to maintain restrictive intellectual property limitations on - trade secrets, copy prevention, whatever.
As the music and movie industries have (repeatedly) proven, this is simply not technically feasible, even if you're using languages which are less amenable to simple source inspection than Perl is. If anyone cares enough to use your software, then someone will also care enough to crack your "protection" or "rights management" or whatever you want to call it and, once that happens, they'll put the cracked version up for free download somewhere and people will have the choice of either paying to get the version that puts restrictions on their use or downloading the version that they can use however they like for free. Tough choice, eh?
The proper way to enforce these kinds of restrictions is to draw up a good contract and have enough lawyers on hand to sue anyone who breaches it. (Note that, by definition, a "good" contract is subject to review and negotiation by both parties prior to agreement. Shrinkwrap licenses, click-through EULAs, and the like are emphatically disqualified, not to mention that, if they were to be tested in court, they're probably unenforceable in many (most?) jurisdictions.)
Intellectual property is a purely legal fiction and can only be effectively protected by legal means. Trying to do it technologically is entirely futile and has no real effect beyond wasting both your and your customers' time and money.
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The development of the CMME 7000 is a step forward in the area of vibration testing. The CMME 7000 is one of the latest generation of vibration testing electronics which can be used for in- and offline vibration measurements.
The CMME 7000 is actually an industrial PC without fan combined with some specific hardware components. A high-precision Data Acquisition Board (A/D card) is used to read in vibration signals if the common MEA 200 vibration sensor is connected. This board also handles the loudspeaker output.
A simple digital interface is installed if the SKF Laser Vibrometer MSL-7000 is part of the application.
- Datasheet for CMME 7000 (225 KB)


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The Cairns ZOOM and Wildlife Dome is the world's first Challenge Ropes Course in a wildlife immersion exhibit, It consists of 65 elements of crossings and ziplines.
Mid-ZOOM - At an easier level of difficulty, suitable for beginners and/or young people. Must be over 120 centimetres tall and less than 120 kilograms.
Hi-ZOOM - At a greater level of difficulty, consisting of more complex crossings and ziplines for the more adventurous, featuring three ziplines - one of which you dangle over Goliath the croc!
Must be over 140 centimetres tall and less than 120 kilograms.
Power Jump - This enthralling component is a freefall adventure, where you jump off a 13 metre high tower to make a rapid descent, with a fan device ensuring a gentle and smooth landing. Must be over 120 centimetres tall, over 20 kilograms and less then 120 kilograms.
Dome-Climb - Walk along internal walkways with a birds-eye view of inside the Dome, and then an external platform with spectacular views of the city and surrounding land and seascapes. Must be over 120 centimetres tall and less than 120 kilograms.
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Used 2018 Honda CR-V Touring near Fredricksburg, VA
- Internet Price
- $28,625
Vehicle Details
|Stock #
|Exterior Color
|Interior Color
|Gas Mileage
|City:27 Hwy:33
|4 cyl 1.5l Gasoline
CARFAX One-Owner. Clean CARFAX. Gray 2018 Honda CR-V 2018 Honda CR-V Touring Touring AWD CVT 1.5L I4 DOHC 16V AWD.
Pohanka Certified Used Car come with our exclusive "Forever Warranty" at no additional cost. The power train, engine and transmission, are covered under this nationwide warranty for as long as you own your car. We also offer Guaranteed Satisfaction with our five-day exchange policy. Return your car for any reason, within five days, 250 miles, and damage free and exchange it for another if you are not completely happy with it. Odometer is 6510 miles below market average!
* Motor Trend Automobiles of the year
Additional Vehicle Information
- Features
- Specs
- Technology
- Exterior
- Safety
- Mechanical
- Comfort
- Interior
|Warnings and reminders
|low battery, low fuel level, maintenance due, tire fill alert
|Instrument cluster screen size
|7 in.
|Trip computer
|Digital odometer
|External temperature display
|Multi-function display
|Fuel economy display
|MPG, range
|Oil monitor
|Trip odometer
Audio System
|voice operated, touch screen display, AM/FM, HD radio
|Auxiliary audio input
|Bluetooth, USB, iPod/iPhone
|Internet radio app
|Antenna type
|diversity, mast
|Total speakers
|Radio data system
|Speed sensitive volume control
|Satellite radio
In Car Entertainment
|HondaLink, Apple CarPlay ready, Android Auto ready
|Connected in-car apps
|Google POIs, Google search
|Infotainment screen size
|7 in.
|Electronic messaging assistance
|with read function
|Wireless data link
|voice operated
|Navigation system
|touch screen display, voice operated
|Real time traffic
|Moonroof / Sunroof
|tilt/slide, one-touch open/close, anti-trapping, power glass, sliding sunshade
|Roof rails color
|Roof rails
Exterior Features
|Active grille shutters
|Front bumper color
|Mirror color
|Door handle color
|Rear spoiler
|Rear spoiler color
|Exhaust tip color
|Grille color
|black with chrome accents
|dual tip
|Window trim
|Rear bumper color
|Daytime running lights
|Front fog lights
|auto high beam dimmer, LED, auto on/off
|Rear door type
|sensor-activated, power liftgate
|Liftgate window
Tires and Rims
|Spare tire size
|Tire type
|all season
|Spare tire mount location
|Spare wheel type
|Tire Pressure Monitoring System
|Rear wiper
|intermittent, reverse gear sensitive, with washer
|Window defogger
|Front wipers
|variable intermittent, rain sensing
|Power windows
|safety reverse
|Rear privacy glass
|Camera system
|rear multi-view
|Rearview monitor
|in dash
|Cross traffic alert
|Driver attention alert system
|Autonomous braking
|Pre-collision warning system
|audible warning, visual warning
|Lane keeping assist
|Child safety door locks
|Child seat anchors
|LATCH system
|Energy absorbing steering column
|Body side reinforcements
|side impact door beams
|Impact absorbing bumpers
|Blind spot safety
|Lane deviation sensors
|Airbag deactivation
|occupant sensing passenger
|Side airbags
|Front airbags
|Side curtain airbags
|front, rear
|Side-curtain airbag rollover sensor
|Power door locks
|anti-lockout, auto-locking
|Anti-theft system
|engine immobilizer, alarm with remote
|2-stage unlocking doors
|Side mirrors
|integrated turn signals, heated
|Side mirror adjustments
|power, manual folding
|Drive mode selector
|Axle ratio
|4WD type
|on demand
|Center differential
|Rear brake type
|Rear brake diameter
|Front brake diameter
|Front brake type
|ventilated disc
|Braking assist
|Electronic brakeforce distribution
|Power brakes
|Electronic parking brake
|auto off
|Front suspension classification
|Rear suspension classification
|Front struts
|Rear suspension type
|Rear spring type
|Front spring type
|Front suspension type
|lower control arms
|Rear shock type
|Front shock type
|Front stabilizer bar
|diameter 23 mm
|Rear stabilizer bar
|diameter 13 mm
Stability and Traction
|Stability control
|Traction control
|Hill holder control
Convenience Features
|Memorized settings
|liftgate, 2 driver, driver seat
|Ambient lighting
|front, rear
|Steering wheel
|tilt and telescopic
|Cruise control
|One-touch windows
|Cargo cover
|Reading lights
|Power steering
|Cargo area light
|Retained accessory power
|Power windows
|lockout button
|Overhead console
|Steering wheel mounted controls
|audio, cruise control, phone, multi-function, navigation, voice control
|Push-button start
|Vanity mirrors
|dual illuminating
|Power outlet(s)
|two 12V front
|Assist handle
|rear, front
|Multi-function remote
|fuel filler door release, proximity entry system, trunk release
|Remote engine start
|Center console
|front console with armrest and storage
|Rearview mirror
|Conversation mirror
|Universal remote transmitter
|Homelink - garage door opener
|front seatback, cargo tie-down anchors and hooks, sunglasses holder, door pockets, accessory hook
|Capless fuel filler system
Comfort Features
|Floor mat material
|Shift knob trim
|Center console trim
|simulated alloy
|rear center folding with storage, rear center with cupholders
|Steering wheel trim
|Floor mats
|rear, front
|Floor material
Air Conditioning
|Front air conditioning
|automatic climate control
|Front air conditioning zones
|Rear vents
|second row
|Air filtration
|Driver seat power adjustments
|height, 12, 4-way power lumbar, reclining
|Passenger seat
|Driver seat
|Rear headrests
|3, adjustable
|Rear seat folding
|split, flat
|Front headrests
|2, adjustable
|Passenger seat power adjustments
|4, reclining
|Front seat type
|Rear seat type
|60-40 split bench
|Steering ratio
|Turns lock-to-lock
|Seatbelt pretensioners
|Seatbelt force limiters
|Emergency locking retractors
|rear, front
|Seatbelt warning sensor
|Rear seatbelts
|Front seatbelts
Drive Type
|Drive Type
|Standard Seating
|Max Seating
|Head Room (front)
|37.8 in
|Head Room (rear)
|38.3 in
|Hip Room (front)
|55.1 in
|Hip Room (rear)
|49.5 in
|Shoulder Room (front)
|57.9 in
|Shoulder Room (rear)
|55.6 in
|Leg Room (front)
|41.3 in
|Leg Room (rear)
|40.4 in
|Seating Rows
Measurements of Size & Shape
|180.6 in
|73 in
|Width (without mirrors)
|73 in
|66.5 in
|104.7 in
|Ground Clearance
|8.2 in
|Angle of Approach
|20.8 degrees
|Angle of Departure
|24.8 degrees
|Track Width (front)
|62.9 in
|Track Width (rear)
|63.5 in
Measurements of Weight
|Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
|4695 lbs
|Gross Vehicle Weight Range
|4001-5000 lbs
|Curb Weight
|3512 lbs
|Max Towing Capacity
|1500 lbs
Truck Specifications
|Max Payload
|1183 lbs
Interior Dimensions
|Cargo Volume
|37.6 cu ft
|Interior Volume
|139.2 cu ft
|Passenger Volume
|101.6 cu ft
|Cargo Volume (rear seats down)
|75.8 cu ft
Performance Specifications
|Turning Circle
|37.4 ft
Fuel Tanks
|Fuel Capacity
|14.0 Gallons
Wheels and Tires
|Front Tire Type
|Front Wheel Diameter
|18.0 x 7.5 in
|Rear Tire Type
|Rear Wheel Diameter
|18.0 x 7.5 in
Crash-Test Ratings
2018 Honda CR-V SUV AWD
|Front Crash Overall
|Front Crash Driver
|Front Crash Passenger
|Side Crash Overall
|Side Barrier Overall
|Side Barrier Driver
|Side Barrier Passenger
|Side Pole Driver
|Side Combined Front
|Side Combined Rear
Green Score
EPA Green Score
( California LEV-III ULEV70
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
EPA Green Score
( Federal Tier 3 Bin 70
EPA and California-required standards. The names refer to tables of numerical limits for the various air pollutants allowed by the standards.
|Fuel Type
Air Pollution Score ?
The Air Pollution Score is based on the government emission standards for which the vehicle was certified to comply with and reflects vehicle tailpipe emissions that contribute to local and regional air pollution, creating problems such as haze, and health issues.
Greenhouse Gas Score ?
This score reflects fuel emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
Smartway ?
SmartWay is a designation earned by those vehicles that have combined Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Scores that place them in the top tier (approximately the top 20%) of environmental performers. SmartWay Elite is reserved for the best of the best.
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" On Tuesday October 29 2019 I finally got the call I had been eagerly awaiting. My 2020 Mooncloud Blue Palisades had just been delivered. I had been communicating with Juliana over several months. I drove down from Woodbridge on Wednesday morning. It is noteworthy that I had contacted several Hyundai dealers for months and Juliana was the only one to reach back to me. I live 1 mile from a Hyundai dealership..from the moment I arrived at the dealership I was warmly greeted. Matt and Adam prepared the financial paperwork in record time. Matt even went the extra mile and retrieved my lost title from my Lincoln truck from the DMV. The only delay was prepping my beauty. Remember it had just gotten off the truck. Special props to the service manager Fred I believe for scheduling some additional detail work on November 2. Juliana took her time explain all the phenomenal details and features of his flagship vehicle. Mr. Pohanka please thank Juliana, Adam, Matt, and Fred for me. "
" Let me start out by saying a huge thank you to the salesman Sean! And the sales managers. And finance. Everyone worked well with me and listened to my budget, got me an amazing interest rate, didn't pressure me, and got me into a 2019 Hyundai Elantra Limited. I couldn't be more pleased with my experience and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another vehicle from there. "
" I just bought an Elantra from Esmirelda Espinoza. What a wonderful sales associate. I walked in, told her what I was looking for, my price range, down payment, etc. She delivered on the spot. She went above and beyond service and even helped me unpack my car and load my new one. Sabrina in the finance dept. was amazing. She realized I was a single parent and found a better interest rate for me. All in all; it was a very pleasant experience. Should you need a new car; I would highly recommend them. "
" Pohanka really helped us get into a car when we thought that it wouldn't be possible. They help you as much as they can, very friendly and great place to go. "
" Alana was helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. We are very pleased with the people at Pohanka. "
" No pressure - great service "
" Walked in not knowing what kind of car I wanted, they had the perfect car for me within an hour of looking was test driving and signing papers! "
" Good place, high customer service level "
" My salesperson was awesome. Very friendly and very knowledgeable. Answered all my concerns . first dealership I've been at and felt comfortable. Everyone involved in my sale were awesome. Thought I couldn't get a good deal. But I was wrong. They really worked with me in getting a new vehicle. I'll continue doing business with you all. Thank you for everything. And kudos to the detailing gentleman also "
" I purchased a new vehicle this week and had a very good experience. My salesman Jonny & sales manager, Charles was great. Jonny has exemplary customer service & very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend him if you are in the market to purchase a new vehicle. "
" Everyone is so nice. They helped me get into a vehicle with zero problems! I'm nothing but thankful for Pohanka you guys helped me get my first official vehicle. Me and my daughters now have a safe car to get back and forth. Thanks so much Juliana, Timmy and Tim and the Whole team ! "
" I had the easiest, most laid back car buying experience with Julianna Coleman. Process took slightly over 2 hours. Adam in Finance was equally as easy to work with and made sure I understood everything. Bought my first car from Pohanka 35+ years ago, just bought another and know where to go when I need another. Thanks Julianna, Adam & Pohanka! "
" I Love Pohanka Hyundai/Nissan! The staff is good to me and they always looking out. The experience here is by far the most professional and well knowledgeable people. I would definitely recommend them to more people. "
" I had a wonderful experience with brook and the whole team when I got my new Nissan kicks I love my car and my experience with all of them was relaxed and enjoyable "
" Ms. Juliana, worked feverishly to make our wishes and dream come true. She's a valuable asset to Pohanka Hyundai and definitely a go to person when you're shopping for a good deal. Tim Pohanka, is another individual whom is a straight shooter and determined to send you off completely satisfied. If you're in the market in searching for a great deal,honest folks and total customer satisfaction Speak to Juliana Coleman and Pohanka legacy Tim Pohanka at the Pohanka Dealerships in Fredericksburg Virginia! "
" This is the second time I bought a car from Pohanka and the first time was a great experience. This second experience was even better all of the people were kind and catered to all of my needs even the ones who were not working with me. I recommend this dealer to everyone if there were more than 5 stars they would get it! "
" Was in the market for a used car for my daughter who is a college student. I visited Pohanka Hyundia of Fredericksburg and spoke Mr. Robert Carter. He listened to our needs, was very professional and provided outstanding customer service. "
" As mother of 4 children and 3 step children I have bought many cars in my life, including 7 Hyundai's. This was my first encounter with Pohanka, and this was by far my best purchase experience. I was just amazed at their professionalism, honesty, and efficiency. I truly felt that my best interest was their main focus. I give full credit for all of that to Izzy. Izzy is an absolute pleasure to work with, and equally just a pleasure to be with. Adam, who took care of the financing was equally wonderful. They made this purchase for my youngest son super easy. The pricing and terms were extremely fair, but again, Izzy and Adam are just amazing kind, considerate and efficient professionals in every sense of the word. I can't recommend Izzy and Adam and Pohanka Hyundai/Kia highly enough! Be sure to ask for Izzy! "
" We just purchased a Hyundai Palisade from Pohanka Hyundai of Fredericksburg, VA. We have purchased a lot of cars over the years and this was the easiest one EVER! The owner and his son are great to work with and make the process so easy. Tim handles the actual financing and he also was GREAT! Roman was our salesman and he was WONDERFUL. We made several visits and also had him searching everywhere for the car we wanted. We could Not have had a nicer salesman. There was absolutely NO sales pressure at all. That has NEVER happened to us before. We have always felt pressured to buy - NOT HERE.He was so focused on making us happy not just making a sale. You cannot go wrong with these guys from start to finish. We were extremely pleased and will be using them for all our maintenance and service. They make you feel like family! "
" Bought my first new car at Pohanka Hyundai. Had a great experience and had lots of help from Isabel. She is great. Showed me all the tech stuff on my new car. I would have been lost with out her. "
" Loved working with Jessica Steinmetz! "
" This place is great! "
" Juliana provided excellent customer service! She catered to us from day 1 & always followed up immediately. She made buying a car a pleasant experience. I would definitely recommend her to others. A great asset to Pohanka! "
" Juliana was amazing! She came out and greeted us as soon as we stepped out of our car. She let me express what I was looking for and helped me find the perfect car FOR ME. She didn't pressure me into buying anything unnecessary. She was upfront about everything and gave her honest opinion. She made me feel extremely comfortable the whole time, especially when test driving. I would definitely recommend going to her if you find yourself at this dealership! "
" This week I bought a Santa Fe. Our salesman Mike Crist, was phenomenal. He had all of the information to answer my questions about the three Santa Fe that I was deciding between. I have not purchased a car in 13 years so the process was vastly different. Everyone was extremely helpful, as we were walked through the process. Several of them were with us after hours to get all of the paperwork completed so we could leave with our new car. "
" I just got a brand new 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe and the service was absolutely amazing. Juliana listened to exactly what I wanted, found it at another dealership, had it delivered, and all the financing was waiting for us when we arrived to pick it up! She even kept me updated my text every day! She was wonderful! Pohanka Hyundai of Fredericksburg made everything very simple and we are very grateful and happy with our experience. I highly recommend Juliana and Pohanka Hyundai of Fredericksburg for your next car buying experience! "
" Juliana Coleman was absolutely superb! Professional, knowledgeable, and she is just a downright nice person. Buying a new car is not necessarily a fun time but she made it great for us! In fact, everyone we met were great to do business with. I would go back again and I will next time I want a new car. "
" My son purchased his very first car from Pohanka Hyundai of Fredericksburg this year. We live about two hours away from the dealership, so we negotiated the price of the car by telephone. I am happy to report that the negotiations were amicable and free of the back-and-forth headaches. Sales and Leasing Consultant Izzy Germosen Castrillon was welcoming, professional, and very knowledgeable about the car my son purchased. Sales Manager Brandon Rosiere was a joy to work with and friendly. Overall, the experience was outstanding! My wife, son, and I highly recommend this dealership. The customer service was excellent, and the out-the-door price of the car was fair. "
" Went the extra mile. Ian Surike was patient, knowledgeable, and even picked me up from the rental car place so I could pick up my new vehicle. From showroom to signing, each point was customer focused. "
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We make every effort to provide accurate information, please verify options and price before purchase, Pohanka is not responsible for errors or omissions. All vehicles subject to prior sale. Quoted price available on in-stock units only. All prices are exclusive internet prices only. Financing is subject to approved credit through designated lender. Price plus tax, tags, dealer installed options, dealer processing fee of $799 and freight of $810 - $1100. All customers will qualify for all manufacturer rebates and incentives included in the price, some require financing through the manufacturer. Some manufacturer rebates are not compatible with special manufacturer finance offers. Manufacturer Rebates and incentives are valid during the time period set by the manufacturer and are subject to change without notice. Additional manufacturer rebates and incentives may apply to those who qualify and may lower the sales price. 2 or more available at this price.
* Military Rebate - Customers (or spouse) must be Active Duty, Reservist/National Guard, Retired, or a Veteran from the U.S. Military at the commencement of the program period. Personnel from the U.S. Military eligible for this program are defined as customers serving or having served in the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, Reserves, or National Guard.
* Valued Owner - Customers must be the registered owner or Customers currently living with an immediate family member who is the registered owner of a Hyundai vehicle at the commencement of the program period.
* College Grad - This Hyundai College Grad Program Offer (the "Offer") is limited to customers who meet all the following Offer criteria, and who finance the purchase or lease of their new Hyundai, subject to credit approval, through Hyundai Motor Finance (HMF Must have graduated with a Master's, Bachelor's or Associate's degree from a U.S.-accredited college within the past two (2) years or will graduate from such a school within the next six months from date of finance contract. $400 Bonus offer from HMF; only one Offer per vehicle.
* Retail Bonus Cash - Retail Bonus Cash available Vehicle purchased from dealer stock and are valid during the time period set by the manufacturer and are subject to change without notice


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Donald Trump's decision not to run for president will permit him to avoid making a full public disclosure of his finances and escape further national media scrutiny of business practices that were being litigated in courtrooms across the country.
Other political news of note
Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
House Speaker John Boehner became animated Tuesday over the proposed Keystone Pipeline, castigating the Obama administration for not having approved the project yet.
- Budget deficits shrinking but set to grow after 2015
- Senate readies another volley on unemployment aid
- Obama faces Syria standstill
- Fluke files to run in California
- Animated Boehner: 'There's nothing complex about the Keystone Pipeline!'
The announcement of his non-candidacy surprised some of those close to Trump, especially after he had selected a senior campaign staff — including a campaign manager, a pollster and an ad company — and given a tentative green light to an internal plan to announce his candidacy on May 25, according to a source who was regularly consulting with Trump about his candidacy.
But Trump abruptly pulled back over the weekend, just days after receiving private polling numbers from Republican pollster John McLaughlin showing that Republican voters were souring on the idea of his candidacy and that his standing had now fallen into the single digits, according to two Republican consultants who were briefed on the poll results.
The decision also came after an unfavorable court decision in Florida last Friday in which a federal magistrate ordered him to turn over a series of business licensing arrangements for his hotel and office building projects that he has long fought to keep confidential, according to court documents reviewed by NBC News.
Read the Florida court decision (.pdf)
"At the end of the day, he was going to face a degree of scrutiny of his business practices that he's not accustomed to," said Kenneth Turkel, a lawyer who is representing a group of condo investors who are suing Trump over a Trump-named project that has gone bust in Tampa, Fla. "We were the tip of the iceberg."
In a prepared statement Monday, Trump gave little explanation for why, after months of publicly flirting with the idea, he decided not to run for the Republican nomination. While insisting he was convinced he could win, he said he ultimately concluded that "business is my greatest passion, and I am not ready to leave the private sector."
"I don't know what factors played a role" in his decision, Michael Cohen, Trump's top aide, said when reached on his cell phone. "I have no light I can shed on this. You'll have to ask him."
He then said Trump was unavailable for the rest of the afternoon.
More investigations by Michael Isikoff in the Isikoff Files
But running for president would have unquestionably had consequences, according to several Republican consultants and others who have closely followed his candidacy. He would have been forced to give up his long running — and lucrative — NBC TV show, "The Apprentice," which was just renewed for another season.
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He also would have been forced to file, within 60 days, a financial disclosure statement with the Federal Election Commission that would have revealed to the world whether he was really worth the many billions of dollars he has repeatedly claimed.
Trump had repeatedly insisted in recent months that he had no qualms about making such a public disclosure and at one point even indicated that he would release his tax returns if President Barack Obama released his long-form birth certificate. After Obama did release his birth certificate, Trump stopped talking about his tax returns.
At the same time, Trump's business practices were being litigated in multiple lawsuits across the country. One that had gotten attention from NBC News and other media outlets was the dispute over a once-planned multimillion-dollar 52-story luxury condominium project called Trump Tower Tampa that has since gone bust. Condo investors in the project, who plunked down tens of thousands of dollars for units in the tower, allege that they were defrauded by Trump because he never disclosed that didn't actually own the project but was only licensing his name.Video: Trump: 'I don't see myself as having failures'
(Trump has denied the allegations that he misled the investors, claimed the deal collapsed because of South Florida's poor real estate market, and countersued the developer, alleging that the company had failed to deliver on its promises to him.)
In an adverse development for Trump, the federal magistrate overseeing the case ruled Friday that Trump had to produce for the plaintiffs the licensing agreements he had for 15 other office tower and hotel projects that bear his name, including Trump buildings in Dubai, Panama and South Korea.
Such agreements have become a key part of Trump's business model, resulting in charges by critics that he is actually worth less than he claims because he doesn't own many of the buildings that bear his name. Trump denies that those deals bear on his net worth. But he has consistently resisted disclosing his licensing agreements, saying in a court deposition last year: "Confidentiality is very important. I don't want my competitors to know my deals."
U.S. Magistrate Anthony E. Porcelli, concluded that the plaintiffs were entitled to examine such agreements in order to compare them to his agreement in Tampa and litigate their claim that Trump "did not disclose the actual truth of his participation as a mere name licensor."
The lawsuit in Tampa is hardly the only one in which Trump is embroiled. A recent report by the Center for Public Integrity found that Trump is a party in about 100 federal lawsuits and that five of his major companies have been embroiled in more than 200 civil suits in federal courts.
Some of these allege fraud on Trump's part, including one in San Diego by students of "Trump University" alleging that they were scammed by the developer's claims that he could teach them how to become millionaires if they plunked down more than $30, 000 and maxed out their credit courses to attend business seminars he approved. Trump denied the allegation and countersued the lead plaintiff for defamation over a letter of complaint she wrote to the Better Business Bureau. (Those cases are pending.)
Trump also has filed multiple other lawsuits, one against a former New York Times reporter who he alleged defamed him in a book by claiming he was only worth hundreds of millions of dollars rather than the billions he has publicly claimed. That case was tossed out by a New Jersey state judge, but Trump has appealed to a state appellate court.
Other Trump-initiated lawsuits include one filed last July seeking to block a new runway at Palm Beach, Fla., International Airport on the grounds that it could increase the noise levels of his palatial 18-acre home and private club, called Mar-a-Lago.
In that lawsuit, Trump accused the Palm Beach County airport director of "intentional battery" and harassment over the runway plans, according to the Center for Public Integrity report. A Florida circuit judge rejected that suit, but Trump has refiled a new complaint on the same issue that is still pending.
Trump has already been deposed in some of these lawsuits, including the one in Tampa and his suit against the former New York Times reporter. Turkel, the lawyer suing Trump in Tampa, said the cases likely would have required him to face yet more depositions that would have allowed hostile lawyers to pummel him with questions over his finances and business deals.
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I just finished Heir to the Empire, the first of the Thrawn trilogy (Star Wars). What a fantastic book. Some of the prose was a little bit cliched, but man was that a fun book to read. Just picked up the other two!


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The final sitting week of the hung parliament has begun with another bad poll for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, this one showing Labor's primary vote has slipped below 30 per cent.
The Newspoll to be published in The Australian today shows Labor's primary vote has dropped to 29 per cent while the coalition is on 48 per cent.
The poll also shows Opposition Leader Tony Abbott leads Ms Gillard by 12 percentage points as preferred prime minister.
Ms Gillard's support as preferred prime minister has fallen two points to 33 per cent.
The poll comes amid persistent talk about Labor changing leaders.
On Saturday the usually supportive Melbourne newspaper The Age urged Ms Gillard to stand aside for the sake of the nation.
Labor's fortunes have improved slightly on a two-party preferred basis, rising one point to 43 per cent, compared with the coalition's 57 per cent.


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Jonathan Ive's Design Studio: Off Limits at Apple
At Apple, there's sort-of secret stuff, like its unboxing room. Then there's really secret stuff, like what the next iPhone will be. And then there Jonathan Ive's office.
The studio where Apple's chief designer works is off limits to almost everyone at the company, according to an interview with London's Telegraph. Only a privileged few "select employees" are allowed into Ive's secluded office on Apple's Cupertino campus, and the windows are tinted to deflect any prying eyes.
Apple has embedded secrecy deep into its operations, and it appears much of that is directed at keeping Ive's work shrouded until it's ready. The approach makes a lot of sense: Ive, who just formally received a British knighthood, is arguably the most influential man at Apple today. His designs for the iPod, iPhone and iPad alone have reached millions of customers, and they all spent a lot of time in his studio on their way to release.
Ive is also full speed ahead on the next big Apple release, which he says is the "most important" work he's ever done. He obviously doesn't spill any details, and suggests he wouldn't even tell the Queen herself about the project if she asked.
Like his former boss, the late Steve Jobs, Ive's design philosophy and attention to detail were heavily influenced by his father. Paul Jobs was a machinist and Ive's father built furniture, and both instilled a respect for craftsmanship in their sons.
Similar to how Jobs described how his father taught him to make the back of a cabinet as beautiful as the front even though no one will see it, Ive talks about a desire to "finish the back of the drawer." From the interview, it's clear that this philosophy of perfectionism is part of the cultural fabric at Apple.
In that quest to build great products, Ive also talks about times he turned back. When he finds himself repeatedly justifying a product to himself or others, it often means the project just isn't good enough. Ive says he's killed programs at a very mature stage based on these "sinking feelings."
Ive's designs are hailed for their simplicity, but he says that's a harder thing to achieve than it appears. True simplicity, he explains, must stem from the core idea of the product — the very problem it's trying to solve.
"Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that's a consequence of simplicity," he says. "Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product. The absence of clutter is just a clutter-free product. That's not simple. The quest for simplicity has to pervade every part of the process. It really is fundamental."
What do you think of Jonathan Ive's approach to design? Share your thoughts in the comments.


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The US has said it is working on an inter-government engagement with India and other countries to check non-compliance by American taxpayers using foreign bank accounts in their jurisdictions.
Through these engagements with more than 50 countries, the US is looking to implement information reporting and withholding tax provisions, commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Enacted in 2010, FATCA aims at checking non-compliance by US taxpayers using foreign accounts. It requires foreign financial institutions to report to the US tax department information about accounts held by US taxpayers, or by foreign entities in which they hold a substantial ownership interest.
Concerns have been raised in the past by various foreign banks and other financial institutions about the FATCA provisions, as it is feared that they might lead to increased compliance costs and might infringe upon the local financial secrecy laws of the jurisdictions concerned.
An agreement with India will allow the US tax department to seek information from the financial institutions operating in that country about their clients who are liable to pay tax in the US.
In a statement, the US Treasury Department said last night it has engaged with more than 50 countries and jurisdictions around the world to improve international tax compliance and to implement FATCA provisions.
"The jurisdictions with which Treasury is working to explore options for inter-governmental engagement include Bermuda, Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, Chile, the Czech Republic, Gibraltar, India, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Romania, Russia, Seychelles, Sint Maarten, Slovenia, and South Africa," it said.
The US Treasury has already concluded pacts with the UK.
The jurisdictions with which it is in process of finalising an agreement or it hopes to conclude negotiations by year-end include: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, Switzerland, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Norway.
"Jurisdictions with which Treasury is actively engaged in a dialogue towards concluding an intergovernmental agreement include: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, the Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Israel, Korea, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, the Slovak Republic, Singapore, and Sweden," the Treasury said.
Negotiations with many of these jurisdictions are expected to be concluded by the year-end, it said.
"By working cooperatively with foreign governments and financial institutions, we are intensifying our ability to combat tax evasion while minimising burdens on financial institutions," Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Mark Mazur said.


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