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Heather Graham: Takes the Wheels Off the Roller Girl Image (Q&A)
Heather Graham's one of the few actresses who's worked with Coreys Haim and Feldman and is still acting on a regular basis. She made her first big splash on the movie scene with her role in Boogie Nights which lead to roles in films like Bowfinger and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged me and many others. I caught up with the actress last week at the Regent Beverly Wilshire where she and the cast of her latest starring vehicle, Gray Matters, were on hand to do interviews. During our session she talked about the newer film, kissing Bridget Moynahan being Roller Girl and kicking a little ass...
Q: Tom Cavanagh said that playing this role; your brother, came easy to him, what about yourself?
Heather Graham: I think I probably related it more to some friends of mine; I have a friend and, basically, we just [physically] abuse each other-- it's really fun, like I push her, I say mean things to her it's a really good way to get out your aggression. When you really love someone and you really feel-- like, someone that you can just say any mean thing you want to. Also, there's a friend of mine that does hair, I have a really good relationship with him where I just really [comfortable enough] like I can push him and hug him and yell at him...
Q: At what point did you know that you guys had this great chemistry during the shoot?
HG: I don't know, it's weird, I think it's definitely when-- I'd never met him [before the shoot]-- so when we met, I just felt like he's really easy to be around. He's really, genuinely a good person and him you just have free range to do whatever you want. Because I think one day I pushed him and I was like 'oh, I'm sorry, I hope that wasn't rude' and he was like 'do whatever you want. like punch me, hit me, whatever.' I was like, 'oh, this is fun.'
Q: He did say to ask you about Valentine's Day-- what's the wildest thing you've ever done on Valentine's Day--
HG: Oh my God, I know he told you that because this morning they asked and the both of us drew a total blank. That's why it's fun doing interviews with him because he can't stop talking, he's like 'blahblahblah' he's like a joke machine, it was really fun doing all of those interviews with him.
Q: What drew you to this material?
HG: I like, when I first read it, that I thought 'I like this story about this person who feeling confused and isn't sure if she likes who she is and at the end she goes 'I love myself and I don't care, I'm going to celebrate who I am'. And I could relate to that and I just felt like I could understand that and I think that that's a nice thing to put out there in the world-- like just be happy with who you are.
Q: I get the sense that things would've been easy for you in your career, you're always so easygoing and everything but do you feel that in the character of Gray that you had to enter some tough time in your life to get to the point of being like 'I will survive'?
HG: Well, I don't think that things have been easy in my career, I'm very lucky in a lot of ways but, to me, I feel [that] I've struggled and it was hard and I have hard moments. And I have to say I do think I am a happy person and I try to prioritize that. Because I think that sometimes you can just get so ambitious and get an idea in your head of what you think you're supposed to be...more and more now though, I just think I want to be happy and I'll just do whatever makes me happy.
Q: So you do enjoy doing comedies, then? I thought you were awesome in Bowfinger.
HG: Oh yeah? Thanks, I love Bowfinger-- oh my God that was so fun. I love Frank Oz, he's so nice. I love comedies, so, I want to do more.
Q: Comedy does seem to come naturally to you, do you find it easy to do?
HG: I guess this part does have a lot of similarities to me and I think I analyze a bit. I do do things intentionally that people think are funny, so I like that.
Q: So how did you create Gray as a character
HG: Ummm, basically I though that I should go out and just have sex with a whole lot of women. (laughs) I put out an ad in the paper to try to see what it would be like-- no, I didn't do that.It was so funny, actually, as I was saying [in another interview] earlier, I was saying something about the X-rated scene that was cut out-- between Rachel Shelley and me. And basically how that was cut out and then the [interviewer] was like 'why do you think they cut it out?' But I talked to the director's sister -- she's who the movie's based on -- and she talked to me about a lot of stuff and I have a few (gay) friends who I asked some questions. And then I just related it all to my own life- you know, certain things about myself that I felt judged about and how I learned to, eventually, like myself.
Q: You've worked with some really high-profile directors, like Paul-Thomas Anderson, etc. What was it like working with Sue Kramer, who's a first-timer in that capacity?
HG: Well, it's fun to work with someone who has passion and she had a lot of passion for this story and I thought it was a really great part. And, from the moment I met her, she was just a lot of fun and she had a lot of enthusiasm. There was a few times where we almost had the money going and then the money fell out at the last minute, so [the pre-production] took place over, probably, two years. to get this movie made. So, we finally made it [and] we were just happy to be there.
Q: You'd mentioned judgement and being judged and in the end being able to like yourself. Talk a little bit more about all of that what were you thinking then?
HG: Well, I think that I probably grew up in a more conservative way than, probably, I am right now. And I'm probably a bit more liberal and-- just even being an actor, you know, people definitely judge you and I [just learned to go] 'that's fine-- it's okay, I still like myself.' It's fine if someone judges me or someone puts me in US magazine and they say something that's not true or if they say, you know, 'your outfit's stupid'...there's always going to be people that don't like you and it's just a good place to be when you go 'I don't care.' Like, 'I think I'm great' and I feel that that's what the character get to at the end of the movie where she just says 'this is what I am.' If you have enough good people around you to support you, then, those other voices just aren't that loud.
Q: So personally, you're at a place now where you don't feel like, at the back of your mind, wanting that parental approval or anything? Do you ever wonder what they'd think or have you left all of that behind?
HG: Not completely, I still have moments where I definitely feel judgmental of myself but I feel I [now] go through that a lot faster. So whereas before I would have like a week where I'd be just like 'ohh' but now, like after an hour, I'm just like 'whatever.' And I think that at a certain point you just go, 'well, life's too short-- why am I worrying about these things?' It's just like I'm happy to be alive and I have a lucky life. I mean, I feel so lucky, there's not a war going on in our country, we have enough money to eat and I just think it's important to appreciate what you have.
Q: You're one of the few actresses who's worked with both Corey's Haim and Feldman who's still out there working. How did you pull that off?
HG: Winona Ryder, actually--
Q: -- yeah, but I said 'the few' --
HG: --yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (laughing)...that's so funny-- that's a funny question. I don't know, to be honest, I've feel really lucky that I've survived. It's a hard business and, I don't know, I try to do things that I feel excited about and then when I do it, I want to make [the character] as real as possible because I like doing it. And I guess there's a certain aspect of luck to it, I think it's a mixture of having talent and having luck...maybe the Coreys could be doing something cool right now.
Q: You said that you had a conservative upbringing, one of the things I've read about you is that your father was in the FBI, is there any truth in that?
HG: He was, yeah.
Q: Is all of this a process of pulling away from that conservative past?
HG: No, it's not-- I'm finding myself, like in the movie, if you grow up and your parents are a certain way and I think that-- we have a lot of parents that would rather have their kids be the same way as [they are], instead of have them be different. So I kept going 'well, I guess I'm different than my parent are and that's okay. They're fine and I'm fine and it's okay that I'm not the same as them.
Q: How does the music tie into your whole creative process, Sue Kramer [the director] said that you were a fan of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive."
HG: Oh my God, I love that song. I was saying in another interview [earlier] that I'd just remembered when I went through this breakup and I remember being at this party and just hearing that song and singing: 'I will survive!...you'll come back to this door!' - which he never did. But it's really like I've had so many moments with that song. That "I Will Survive" is just a perfect song to listen to when you're feeling like crap and and want to feel better-- it was really exciting to meet [Gaynor on the set of the film]--
Q:-- and you got to sing with her.
HG: I know! It almost felt like a dream-- I can't believe it happened. It was so cool that I can't even believe that it happened, you know?
Q: Sue said at some point she was going to get Neil Sedaka to do a song but you were into Gloria Gaynor--
HG: -- she had a bunch of different people in mind and I was like 'there's no way that you're going to get Gloria Gaynor because to me she's like the pinnacle [performer] of that kind of song. And when she got her, I was so happy.
Q: Was your brief flirtation with series television enough to whet your appetite or do you want to do more of it?
HG: I actually think that I'd never want to do it again-- it wasn't that fun, you know. It seemed like it wasn't that much fun, that whole experience but who knows. There's some great shows out there but obviously...
Q: What lead you down that road anyway because you seemed like you had the whole movie thing going.
HG: That's true, I noticed on some TV shows that I was watching, I really like the English [version of] The Office and I really like the American [verision of] The Office and I got really obsessed with Sex in the City and I thought 'oh, if you could do a TV show that was really fun, then it would be worth it.' And then my experience wasn;'t that pleasurable but I don't know-- I've kind of gotten into working on developing movies. I want to do films and work as an actress but I also want to do my own thing. I guess I just feel like everything that happened pushed me along the way, maybe that was the signal that I need to focus on producing these movies that I want to do.
Q: So what was it like kissing Bridget Moynahan?
HG: It was very fun to kiss Bridget, she's so beautiful and I guess I was a little nervous but she's a good kisser-- a really good kisser. And she's very soft...I talked to Sue's sister [who's lesbian] and I asked her 'what was it like the first time that you kissed a girl?' And she was like 'suddenly everything felt right and it just fell into place and it was like, if you'd been in the desert and someone gave you a glass of water and you're just like oh my God but at the same time you're like 'oh no, what does this mean?' So on the one hand I was thinking this could be fun to kiss the pretty Bridget Moynahan but on the other hand I was like 'this is a big moment for my character, I better try to get this right!'
Q: What was it like to work with Paul Thomas Anderson [on Boogie Nights] and did you have a feeling that it was going to be as big as it was?
HG: I thought that it was an amazing script and when I got the part-- I hadn't been working a lot at that point-- and I was just thinking that this is a huge break. I don't think that you ever really know and I just had an amazing experience [Paul Thomas Anderson] has just got so much passion, he really makes you feel good when you're working with him and it was really fun too. It was an exciting moment just to feel like 'oh I'm this actress struggling' and then suddenly you're in this movie and you're getting offered other jobs-- so that was really cool.
Q: Did you ever get sick of being called Roller Girl?
HG: No, obviously, I think if I'm like walking down the street-- there's been a few moments when it was kind of creepy, I think I was waiting outside at this concert and these guys were like "hey Roller Girl" and I was like [ugh], you know? No but actually I like it, I think it's cool that someone remembers a part that you did. I feel flattered that anyone might've remembered it, I guess.
Q: Something that kind of trips me out and I just remembered, that bus station in Bowfinger, when your character arrives in Hollywood and gets off the bus, is totally gone now. It's been razed and now the those movie theaters are there but that Greyhound bus station is caught on that film.
HG: Oh wow, that's right, that's where the Arclight is at now...
Q: Getting back to that kiss, you say it was very difficult for your character because the light bulb goes off-- did you find that difficult to portray?
HG: What I wanted to do was to be like 'suddenly everything makes sense', like 'this feels so right, it feels so good and I feel like this is who I am; I like this', you know, like 'this is incredible'. But then after a while I was like 'I don't want to do that'. I was a part of this straight world which is probably easier to be in, especially if you're been in it your whole life, and now I'm just going to have to be a part of this other group-- so, I just tried to do that.
Q: Did working with Molly Shannon, who comes from such an improvisational background, raise the bar for you as an actress in the scenes you did with her?
HG: She's actually a really close friend of mine and we've been really good friends for about five years, so, when she agreed to be in the movie, I was so happy because I've always wanted to work with her and I think she's so talented. And, just to be honest with you, it was really fun to just watch her -- like that scene where she just rants about Oprah -- I was like 'what?' (laughs) I mean she just has so much energy. I was just loving her, I was like 'you're amazing!'
Q: So, was she free-forming all of that?
HG: Sometimes she would add things but a lot of it she was just doing-- she added a ton of things like being paranoid about people listening (in on their conversations), there's different things she would just add. All around, she's really just such an amazing person, she's so funny and she really studies [the] psychology [of her characters], she's very analytical -- the both of us-- so we'll get together and analyze our characters and we'd both be talking, talking-- we both talk so fast -- so at the end of the day we'd be exhausted from talking so fast.
Q: How difficult was the dance sequence to master?
HG: It was so hard. Sue had the idea in mind for a very complicated [dance sequence] and so she brought her friend, this choreographer, and I didn't realize that this was a five minute dance....we rehearsed it for the next net two weeks for like hours every day. We were sweaty but it was really fun and at the end of it I just felt like it was a dream come true because when you watch those old movies and the people dancing, I always wanted to do that [on screen] it was so fun.
Q: So what's coming next for you, film-wise?
HG: I did a movie called Adrift in Manhattan and I did a movie called Broken and I have these three movies that I've been developing, that I'm going to produce; two this year and one next year and I'm going to act in them as well.
Q: You have any prank stories from behind the scenes while working with Tom, since you guys got so close?
HG: Well, one day we were doing the wedding scene and Tom is like a marathon runner-- he's a really [experienced] runner; he's really athletic. And after [shooting dance scenes] he'd go to the gym and work out and then he went running again and then afterwards he'd go on long walks at night for like an hour-- it's like the guy works out six hours a day.
Q: How about you, how much do you work out?
HG: I do work out, I work out like five times a week-- for an hour, 45 minutes, it's not like how he does it. I mean he runs a marathon in like three hours.
Q; Are there any directors that you really want to work with?
HG: I really want to work with Spike Jones, that'd be really cool.
Q: What's your favorite film of his?
HG: I like Adaptation.
Q:: I hear that Adrift in Manhattan is quite a departure from this type of role. How do you compar the two projects-- was it a stretch?
HG: Well, [Gray Matters] is a very light-hearted, happy story with definitely some emotional stuff underneath it but in [Adrift in Manhattan] I'm a mother, my child dies and there's kind of this twist at the end that I don't want to give away-- it's much darker and more intense. But ultimately it's about healing and it was weird because when I was doing it, I was going through this dark moment in my life and I thought 'well, ok, maybe I can just get all of this out' but the minute I got [on the set to shoot it] I'd start having fun-- it was fun [acting] in it and it totally took me out of the dark place that I was in.
Q: How was it on the set on this film in NYC was it cold?
HG: It was really really fun and it was so beautiful to look out at the New York scene at night it was gorgeous. It's exciting when you work with actors, someone like Alan [Cumming], this really celebrated Broadway actor and he's done all of these interesting movies and he's directed-- it's just fun to think that 'oh, I'm in a movie with him'. And I really felt that way too about Sissy Spacek because, I guess, growing up and watching all of these different kinds of actresses and the roles they were playing, she was definitely somebody where I thought 'wow, she's one of the best actors there is' and she's incredible. And then when you go to work one day and she's there, you're just like 'this is crazy'-- it feels so good...She's so normal-- she's really nice -- so it wasn't like when you meet someone [that you're going to act with] and you're really so excited to work with them and then it's just a huge let down-- she was really cool.
Q: When you're going through the scripts are your agents reading them or do you read them too?
HG: They go through them and then I and I read them too...but, yeah, I guess I read them and I think scenes strike you because you feel like you're going through them or you just have a reaction to the script.
Q: You seem to be able to pick interesting characters to play, so I was just wondering if your agents around you are really loyal to you and your sensibilities.
HG: I think it's a mixture because sometimes they'll be like 'oh, you should really think about this [role] and I'm like 'I don't know' or I'll be like 'this is great' and they'll be like 'I don't know', so, it's a mixture.
Q: Being in NY for this film and working with both Tom and Alan, who both have a lot of stage experience, did you ever think about doing that?
HG: I did one play in New York and it was fun but I found it really exhausting. You know, I found that if there's an intense moment in a movie, then you have that for that one day and you know to focus on that on that one day. But in a play you have to do it every night-- I found it really hard. I really like doing film and television, I like the idea of just doing little pieces [of acting] and I like the idea of being a par of a group-- because there's all of these people around you and the [friendships] and just hanging out. And when you're doing a play, you show up and it's just really you-- I don't really like having the audience there. I like just having the camera there and you try it, you're with all of your friends and you're just doing this thing and when you're done, it's like you're not waiting for a reaction [from an audience]...it just feels like you're in your own bubble.
Q: Well, that's refreshing to hear.
HG: It's probably something bad [to say as an actor], I probably should want to be in theater but I don't care. (laughs)
Q: Sue said that she saw you for this role as the romantic lead, do you see yourself doing more of that sort of thing?
HG: Oh yeah, I love those movies, I've always wanted to do that. But it's kind of hard to just slot yourself into that because there really are people who do that-- there are people who only do romantic comedies. And I always liked watching them when I was a kid and I loved all of the classics, like Tootsie-- I always wanted to do romantic comedies, I'm a girl.
Q: You ever consider doing action films?
HG: Yeah, I would love to do an action film but I'd want to be the one who kicks ass. I don't be the one like 'save me!' I want to be the one who's like 'I have special powers!'
Q: I was just thinking of a David Lynch interview where he said that there's no messages in his movies. Do you think there's a message in this movie?
HG: Oh my God, David Lynch said that there's no messages in his movies?
Q: Yeah, he was like 'I just make them and let the audience take from it what they want'.
HG: Really? That's hilarious. I do, I think the message is: don't let anyone tell you not to be yourself; to just celebrate who you are and enjoy yourself-- unless you're, like, killing someone. Other than that, just feel good about who you are.
Gray Matters opens nationally on February 23rd...
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United States District Court, D. Hawaii
November 9, 2017
GRAMERCY GROUP, INC., Plaintiff,v.D.A. BUILDERS, LLC aka D.A. BUILDERS; DAVID A. ALCOS III; JOHN DOES 1-20; JANE DOES 1-10; DOE CORPORATIONS 1-10; DOE PARTNERSHIPS 1-10; OTHER ENTITIES 1-10, Defendants.
S.C. Chang United States Magistrate Judge
the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for Protective Order,
filed September 28, 2017, which seeks to preclude the
deposition of its counsel Marie Ann Hoenings. After careful
consideration of the parties' submissions, counsel's
arguments, and the applicable law, the Court HEREBY DENIES
the Motion for the reasons set forth below.
As the
Court and the parties are well acquainted with the factual
history of this case, the Court includes only those facts
relevant to the disposition of the instant Motion.
February 19, 2016, prior to the commencement of this action,
Plaintiff proposed an Amendment to Subcontract and General
Release ("Proposed Amendment") to Defendant D.A.
Builders. In support of Plaintiff's pending motions for
summary judgment ("MSJs"), both Vincent Parziale,
Plaintiff's President/CEO, and Hoenings submitted
multiple declarations that include representations about the
Proposed Amendment.
September 8, 2017, defense counsel informed Plaintiff's
counsel that they intended to notice Hoenings'
deposition. Plaintiff responded that it would not produce her
for a deposition. Defendants noticed Hoenings'
deposition, but following the conferral process, they
continued the deposition date pending the adjudication of
this Motion.
Rule of Civil Procedure ("FRCP") 26 provides:
Parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged
matter that is relevant to any party's claim or defense
and proportional to the needs of the case, considering the
importance of the issues at stake in the action, the amount
in controversy, the parties' relative access to relevant
information, the parties' resources, the importance of
the discovery in resolving the issues, and whether the burden
or expense of the proposed discovery outweighs its likely
benefit. Information within this scope of discovery need not
be admissible in evidence to be discoverable.
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). Relevance "has been construed
broadly to encompass any matter that bears on, or that
reasonably could lead to other matter that could bear on, any
issue that is or may be in the case." Oppenheimer
Fund, Inc. v. Sanders, 437 U.S. 340, 351 (1978). At the
same time, it has its "ultimate and necessary
boundaries." Id. "District courts have
broad discretion in determining relevancy for discovery
purposes." Surfvivor Media, Inc. v. Survivor
Prods., 406 F.3d 625, 635 (9th Cir. 2005) (citing
Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732, 751 (9th Cir.
2015 amendment to FRCP 26 added proportionality as a
requirement for obtaining discovery. Thus, "relevancy
alone is no longer sufficient to obtain discovery, the
discovery requested must also be proportional to the needs of
the case." Centeno v. City of Fresno, Case No.
1:16-cv-00653-DAD-SAB, 2016 WL 7491634, at *4 (E.D. Cal. Dec.
29, 2016) (citing In re Bard IVC Filters Prod. Liab.
Litig., 317 F.R.D. 562, 564 (D. Ariz. 2016)). Addressing
all proportionality considerations does not rest solely with
the party seeking discovery. Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(b)(1) advisory
committee's note to 2015 amendment. Instead, "[t]he
parties and the court have a collective responsibility to
consider the proportionality of all discovery and consider it
in resolving discovery disputes." Id.
may terminate or limit the manner and scope of a deposition,
for good cause, "to protect a party or person from
annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or
expense." Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c)(1). If the Court denies
the motion for protective order in whole or in part,
"the court may, on just terms, order that any party or
person provide or permit discovery." Fed.R.Civ.P.
the party seeking the protective order has the heavy burden
of demonstrating that "good cause" exists for the
protection of the materials. Rivera v. NIBCO, Inc.,
384 F.3d 822, 827 (9th Cir. 2004) (citation omitted).
"'Good cause' is established where it is
specifically demonstrated that disclosure will cause a
'specific prejudice or harm.'" Id.
(quoting Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors
Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1211-12 (9th Cir. 2002)). This
standard is not satisfied by "[b]road allegations of
harm, unsubstantiated by specific examples or articulated
reasoning." Id. (citing Phillips, 307
F.3d at 1211-12). Rather, a party seeking to obtain a
protective order must make a ...
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Trump Tariffs Will Harm Trump Country
Wisconsin could be one of the biggest losers.
President Trump's ignition of trade wars will do no favors for Wisconsin, a state that helped to carry him to the White House.
He won 10 pivotal electoral votes here in 2016, partly by promising to bring back manufacturing jobs lost to foreign competitors.
Sounds good. But, through a Wisconsin lens, there's one big problem with that promise. In most years, Wisconsin exports about as much as it imports.
Further, Wisconsin is the second-most manufacturing intense state, behind only Indiana. That means we are big users of steel and aluminum. To the extent that those metal prices rise because of Trump's new tariffs, they will make Wisconsin goods more expensive and therefore less competitive with products from other countries, like cars, ATVs and motorcycles.
If sales volumes drop as a result, at, say, Harley Davidson, jobs will here will be lost.
Further, there is a compounding effect. As one Milwaukee executive pointed out, the tariffs could also cause material shortages, further driving up prices of steel and aluminum. Higher prices equal less demand equals lower job numbers.
These are unintended consequences that don't lend themselves to Twitter thinking.
President Trump is already waffling on how many countries the metal tariffs will apply to, exempting Canada and Mexico, both significant steel producers.
That makes sense in Wisconsin: We have a trade surplus with Canada ($7 billion in exports in 2016 and $4 billion in imports) and with Mexico ($3 billion in exports and $2.7 billion in imports.) We hardly need punitive tariffs with those trading partners.
The major trade imbalance is with China, in the country and in Wisconsin. In 2017, Wisconsin did have a trade deficit, but almost its entire deficit is with China — $1.7 billion in exports versus $7.1 billion in imports. That pattern holds true at the national level.
In short, President Trump's "America First" rhetoric has not dealt with the major part of our trade deficit. He has talked about bilateral trade negotiations to lower the long-running trade imbalance with China, but he hasn't done it.
Instead, he has messed with our neighbors, including Canada, our best ally in the world. He is tearing up NAFTA, which made North America a trading oasis where needed goods and services flow freely, with the exception of some sensitive products like lumber.
He pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, leaving doors wide open for Chinese exporters across that huge part of the world.
American companies have learned to play the international trading game. So, with a few exceptions, I haven't heard them asking for trade protection. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state's biggest business lobby, which usually lines up with Republican positions, has opposed the Trump tariffs.
My company, Serigraph, which sells graphic parts to the U.S. steel and aluminum users, is not asking for tariffs. Our exports result in about 25 jobs in Wisconsin that wouldn't be there otherwise.
Thanks to lean disciplines, our plants in West Bend, Wisconsin and Mexico can compete in North America with makers of similar products anywhere in the world. We lose a few jobs to overseas companies, but not many.
Our president might want to talk to manufacturers in Wisconsin before implementing his counter-productive tariffs.
And, he might want to talk to Warren Buffet, the wise investor from Omaha. Buffet has supported balanced trade negotiations with China for several decades. He has proposed a chit system, under which China could only export more to the U.S. if it imported the equivalent amount.
Trump tweets tough on trade, but how tough is he if he doesn't tackle China?
John Torinus is the chairman of Serigraph Inc. and a former Milwaukee Sentinel business editor who blogs regularly at johntorinus.com.
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- Baldwin Calling on Trump Administration to Take Action and Support Wisconsin Hardwood Businesses Hurt by Trade War - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Feb 25th, 2020
- Trade War Wounds May Heal Soon - Erik Gunn - Feb 21st, 2020
- How China Trade Agreement Impacts Wisconsin Farmers - Miranda Suarez - Jan 16th, 2020
- Trump Tariffs Have Cost State $800 Million - Miranda Suarez - Dec 10th, 2019
- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Seeks Investigation into Possible Market Manipulation Regarding Market Bets Timed to Trump's Comments on Trade War & Other Geopolitical Events - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Oct 21st, 2019
- Port Milwaukee Shipping Up in 2019 - Danielle Kaeding - Oct 21st, 2019
- Stuck to Gallagher: Does Your Party Care About Small Business? - State Rep. Amanda Stuck - Oct 10th, 2019
- Evers Blasts Trump "Tweet" Trade Wars - Erik Gunn - Sep 16th, 2019
- Donald Trump's Administration Laughs in the Face of Struggling Farmers - Democratic Party of Wisconsin - Aug 13th, 2019
- Gov. Evers Calls on President Trump to Listen to Farmers, End Unproductive Trade Wars - Gov. Tony Evers - Aug 12th, 2019
- Harley 2nd Quarter Earnings Down 19% - Brady Carlson - Jul 24th, 2019
- State's Exports Down in 2019 - Hope Kirwan - Jul 23rd, 2019
- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Urges Trump Administration to Invest in Dairy Innovation with Trade Aid - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Jul 19th, 2019
- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls on President Trump to Stop Making False Claims About Agriculture Purchases from Mexico and China, and Start Telling Wisconsin Farmers the Truth - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Jul 12th, 2019
- Data Wonk: Democrats Now The Free Trade Party? - Bruce Thompson - Jun 26th, 2019
- Murphy's Law: Trump Tariffs Killing Wisconsin - Bruce Murphy - Jun 4th, 2019
- Senator Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump About $62 Million Going to Brazilian Crooks Instead of American Farmers - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - May 23rd, 2019
- Data Wonk: How Walker, Trump Hurt Dairy Industry - Bruce Thompson - Mar 13th, 2019
- Ron Johnson Calls for Ending Tariffs - Hope Kirwan - Feb 8th, 2019
- Harley-Davidson Earnings Down - Patty Murray - Jan 31st, 2019
- Tariffs Affecting Great Lakes Ports - Danielle Kaeding - Jan 5th, 2019
- Trump Tariffs Hurt Milwaukee Port - Danielle Kaeding - Sep 4th, 2018
- Harley Riders Oppose Boycott of Company - Laurel White - Sep 3rd, 2018
- Answer the Question, Scott Walker - One Wisconsin Now - Aug 13th, 2018
- Trump's Aid to Farms Gets Mixed Reviews - Rich Kremer - Jul 26th, 2018
- Voters Unhappy About Tariffs, State Roads - Chuck Quirmbach - Jul 19th, 2018
- Businesses Complain About Trump Tariffs to Johnson - Chuck Quirmbach - Jul 17th, 2018
- Canada's Tariffs Target Wisconsin - Scott Gordon - Jul 16th, 2018
- Data Wonk: How Trump Threatens State's Exports - Bruce Thompson - Jul 5th, 2018
- Walker Avoids Harley Issue at Parades - Chuck Quirmbach - Jul 5th, 2018
- Campaign Cash: Harley Gave Generously to Republicans - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - Jun 26th, 2018
- Harley-Davidson Job Losses: Walker Owns This - Democratic Party of Wisconsin - Jun 26th, 2018
- Scott Walker Flies While Harley Davidson Flees - One Wisconsin Now - Jun 26th, 2018
- Op Ed: Trump Dead Wrong on Canadian Trade - John Torinus - Jun 21st, 2018
- Op Ed: Trump's Tariffs Hurt Wisconsin Economy - John Torinus - Jun 11th, 2018
- Trump Tariffs Threaten State's Exports - Steven Deller, Tessa Conroy and Matthew Kures - May 13th, 2018
- Op Ed: Trump Tariffs Will Harm Trump Country - John Torinus - Mar 14th, 2018
- Statement Regarding Governor Walker's Phone Call with U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross - Gov. Scott Walker - Mar 9th, 2018
- Op Ed: Ryan Finally Stands Up to Trump - Gregory Humphrey - Mar 8th, 2018
- Governor Walker Visits Wisconsin Employers in Oshkosh, Janesville that Have Expressed Concern with President Trump's Proposed Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum - Gov. Scott Walker - Mar 6th, 2018
- Governor Walker Releases Statement on the Trump Administration's Proposed Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Gov. Scott Walker - Mar 2nd, 2018
- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Leads Dairy State Senators in Urging Agriculture Secretary Perdue to Take Immediate Action for Dairy Farms Harmed by Canadian Trade Barriers - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Apr 27th, 2017
- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Calls on President Trump to Hold China Accountable on Trade During Upcoming Summit - U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin - Apr 5th, 2017
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Detective Santoni decided to make a game of it, but I was winning. An hour after we started panhandling, I had twelve dollars. He had nine.
"Guess I'm just more likable than you," I said.
"Or more pathetic," he responded. "Maybe people just feel sorry for you."
"Could be," I said with a shrug.
We had taken our spots across the street from the City-County Building at 7 a.m. I had Cooper with me, which I suspected was the real reason I was getting more money than Santoni. Cooper was confused. He kept poking his nose into the cup when coins dropped in. He'd sniff the money and then look at me, his head cocked. Every now and then I'd slip him a treat from my pocket.
At 8 a.m., the crowd on the sidewalk was heavy with every type of person the city of Pittsburgh has to offer. The City-County Building is next to the Allegheny County Courthouse, so the people filing past us included lawyers, politicians, media, administrators, suspected criminals … everyone. The poorest of the passersby always looked at Santoni and me, and many of them gave. The richest pretended we weren't there.
"You feeling anything yet?" Santoni asked.
"Nothing," I said.
This was discouraging. The mayor—or his decoy—would arrive soon. But nobody had seen anything out of the ordinary yet.
A man with a bald head and red hair sticking off the sides crossed Grant Street, weaving between cars stopped at a red light, and approached us. He looked vaguely familiar. Cooper, who had been lying on the pavement by my side, stood to greet him when he jumped up on the curb.
"How's business today, young man?" he said.
"Could be better," I replied. I sensed that he saw through my act, but I extended my cup anyways.
The man smiled and reached into the breast pocket of his shirt. He withdrew a $100 bill and placed it in my cup.
"Buy him something nice," he said, motioning to Cooper. "He's a good dog."
I wanted to give the money back, to explain that I didn't really need it.
"You don't want change?" I said.
The man laughed. "Change? Son, if you can break a hundred-dollar bill, business must be better than you're letting on."
I didn't know how to respond, so I just stood there dumbly, holding the cup out in front of me. The man leaned over to scratch Cooper behind her ears. He responded by barking. Not aggressively, but in a playful way.
"He likes you," I said.
"I should hope so," the man chuckled. "I just helped him out, and he's quite smart."
The man turned and walked away, mixing into the crowd of passersby on the sidewalk.
"What do I do with this?" I said to Santoni.
He looked into my cup and his eyes widened with surprise.
"Who gave you that?"
"That man. The guy who was just here."
"What man?" Santoni said.
"What do you mean?" I said. "You were standing right next to me. Didn't you hear us talking?"
"Talking to who?" Santoni said.
Before I could answer, I sensed something behind me. I turned to a row of cars in the parking lot. Nothing. Then my head snapped up to the Frick building across the street. On the tenth floor was an open window. The drapes were slightly parted.
"There," I said, pointing. "There's a gunman up there."
Santoni was calm. He lifted his right arm to his mouth and spoke into a tiny microphone on his wrist.
"10th floor, Frick building, facing south, 5th window from the North. Enter in rear. Plainclothes only. There could be eyes in the lobby."
He turned to me. "Let's go," he said, then walked down Grant Street to the parking spot where the mayor's decoy would soon arrive.
We rounded the corner, out of view of the window, and Santoni spoke again into his cuff. "Abort decoy," he said. "Do not drive here. Go to headquarters."
Santoni was wearing an ear piece so I could not hear the response. He hurried up the street to a side door at the City-County Building. He banged on it four times, paused, then once more. The door opened. Santoni grabbed my arm and pulled me though. Cooper followed. We stepped into an elevator—one I had never seen before in all my years of covering events in this building. He hit a button marked only with a ^ sign. The doors closed.
"Are you sure?" he said.
"How do you know?"
I paused before answering.
"I wish I could answer that, Detective. But I can't."
The elevator came to a sudden halt and the doors opened. Five uniformed officers waited for us. They eyed me suspiciously.
Santoni led the way and we followed him down a dark hallway. He turned abruptly and pushed open a door. Cooper and I followed. A strong wind hit my face: We were on the roof. Two snipers were already there, their guns pointing towards the building across the street. The wall separating us from a 150-foot drop to Grant Street was waist-high. Santoni, the snipers and the other officers hunched down so that only the top halves of their heads peeked over. I crouched and ran over. Santoni motioned for me to stay down.
"I don't want anyone to see you," he said.
"No one will," I responded. I hunched over and leaned into the wall, peaking over next to Santoni. He didn't stop me.
Across the street, the window was open. An officer handed Santoni a pair of binoculars and he stared through them, occasionally putting his finger to his ear, apparently to better hear what was being said. We waited two or three minutes. Nobody said a word. Then a strobe of bright light flashed from inside the window. An instant later, the sound of the boom reached us.
The blinds flapped in the wind. Santoni stood, still peering through the binoculars, apparently no longer afraid of being seen. The snipers kept their guns trained on the window. Cooper looked up at me as I too stood for a better view. On the street, people craned their necks upward. They saw traces of smoke wafting from the window, then rising suddenly into the sky as it hit the wind.
Santoni again raised his hand to his ear. He listened for several seconds, then turned and looked at me.
"We got him," he said. "Of course, you knew we would, right?"
Santoni, Chief Applegate and I met in the chief's office at Headquarters. Cooper was still at my side. Applegate poured a glass of Scotch and offered drinks to Santoni and me. I accepted. Santoni declined. He brought me my glass, and I started to speak before they could.
"I don't know." I said. "I don't know, I don't know, I don't know. You can keep asking me but my answer will not change: I do not know how I knew this would happen."
I drained my glass. Cooper pressed against my leg.
Applegate walked slowly around his desk, one hand holding his drink, the other rubbing his forehead.
"Pretend you're me," Applegate said, sitting heavily in his chair. "What would you do, knowing what I know and listening to what I'm hearing? What would you do?"
"Forgive me, chief, but I don't know or care," I said. "How about you pretend you're me. Pretend that everything I've told you is the truth, OK? Now—what would you do if you were me? Seriously. What would you do?"
He didn't answer. But he did explain his next move. Cops would be monitoring me, he said. Wherever I go, someone will follow. Chances are they'll be listening to my phone calls soon. Your wife, too, he said.
"In short," Applegate said, "I believe—thanks to some convincing by Detective Santoni here—that you really do not know what's going on. But we need to know. So we're going to try to figure it out. Even if that means that we understand before you do."
I sat staring at him. "Is this legal?"
"For the most part," he said. "If you choose to challenge us, we will say it's for your own protection, and nobody will argue. Or, we could just arrest you. We have grounds to do so."
I didn't know what to say. I felt violated.
But I also knew, somehow, that this didn't matter.
This was small. This would pass. This, like so many other things, would soon be forgotten.
Applegate stood, walked slowly to my chair and reached out his hand. I gave him my glass. He walked back behind his desk, filled it with one more drink, and returned it to me.
"Do you need a ride home?" he asked.
I did not respond.
"Sam," Applegate said. "Do you need a ride home?"
"No," I said. "We'll walk."
I finished the drink and stood. Santoni escorted me out. We walked down a linoleum-floored hallway to the elevator. Santoni pressed the down button and we waited.
"You OK?" he said.
I shrugged. "I'm not sure," I said.
The elevator doors opened and we stepped inside. Santoni pressed a button and the doors closed. The elevator descended.
"Hey," Santoni said with a grin. "Who won?"
"Who won what?" I replied.
"The contest," he said. "Who got more money?"
Santoni reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of coins and bills. As he counted, I reached into my back pocket, remembering the $100 bill.
"Stop counting," I said. "The guy who gave me the hundred sealed the victory for me."
"Someone gave you a hundred dollars?"
"Of course, he did," I said. "And we already talked about this. You were standing right there. You had to have seen him. The short older guy? He talked about Cooper, and he seemed to like him."
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For Comcast Corp., high-definition television isn't just a product sold to millions of cable customers. In suburban Denver, where the company owns a digital media technology facility, it's now a calling card designed to drum up business from national TV production firms.
Comcast Media Center in October completed the renovation of its largest production studio to support HDTV production in the 720p, 1080i and 1080p/24 formats. The multi-format capability so far has drawn new contracts from the likes of Scripps Networks and Big Green Co., producer of the PBS-televised pre-school series Big Green Rabbit.
Comcast's 6,400-square-foot facility is outfitted with four Sony HDC-1500 cameras sporting Canon lenses, plus a control room rigged with Sony HDCAM tape decks, a Sony MVS-8000A switcher, Chyron HyperX character generators, and a monitor wall bedecked with 57-inch LCD and plasma screens with Miranda K2 multi-image processors.
Bruce Marshall, production manager, says Comcast made the leap to multi-format HD capability after determining that its incumbent production facilities were in danger of becoming obsolete—or at least being viewed by customers as behind television's digital times.
"We were dealing with an infrastructure that was about 13 years old, and 13 years is a chasm in the production business that is gigantic," Marshall says. At the same time, declining prices for standard-definition TV production equipment had cost Comcast Media Center some business. Comcast officials found it significant, for example, that a large corporate account, the Colorado-based real estate brokerage firm Re/Max International, discontinued work with the Media Center in favor of building its own SD production studio.
Comcast hasn't entirely abandoned the world of standard-definition production. The Media Center maintains an SD production facility that's housed in a smaller room. But the Media Center's migration to HD capability is meant to accommodate producers who increasingly are choosing to shoot material in HD no matter how it may end up playing on the television screen.
Federal rules prescribing the change to all-digital TV broadcasting on Feb. 18, 2009, have ignited demand for digital production in general, Marshall says. "Because of the FCC rules for 2009, people are thinking about things from a DTV mindset, as opposed to shooting in analog format or on digital beta," he explains. "They're now thinking, 'Why would I even bother with that, because I can downconvert and it will look a lot better if I shoot native HD.'"
Marshall credits a relatively smooth installation and upgrade to advance planning that helped accelerate vendor selections late last year, when budget considerations required that Comcast expend available capital.
"My advice is: Do your homework," Marshall says. "The technology shifts happen at a pace that is so much quicker than they've ever been in history. Making an ill-informed leap to a particular switcher or major piece of infrastructure can be the kiss of death."
So can sticking for too long with legacy production gear. When Media Center officials reviewed options for upgrading their mainstay studio two years ago, one scenario they reviewed was making modest equipment upgrades to "mitigate" the influence of HD and its impact on a changing production marketplace.
But they quickly abandoned that approach after reviewing unmistakable trend lines that showed rising adoption of consumer HD equipment, coupled with growing interest from TV program producers. Marshall says it's impossible to quantify the revenue flow surrounding HD production, but he maintains that the demand for HD facilities is obvious. "You can't put metrics against the market opportunities," he says. "But if you look at the network level, nobody's producing in SD anymore."


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Today in the US it's Thanksgiving Day. This is supposed to be a day to lift up thanksgiving prayers for all the blessings God has given us throughout the year. Thanksgiving prayer goes hand in hand with a positive outlook. Unfortunately many Americans have forsaken God and are not into thanksgiving prayers. While I realize that nearly half of our 100,000 (and growing fast, thank you!) monthly readers are from outside of the USA, it's good for all of us to be in the habit of saying a thanksgiving prayer. Why? Being thankful brings glory to God and also helps us gain contentment as we live out the single life.
Thanksgiving Prayer and Suffering
I realize some of us are going through difficult times and are not in the mood for thanksgiving prayers. I know this because I personally read all the many comments and letters to Christian Dating Service Plus!, and my heart goes out to them. Please. If you are reading this right now, please pray for our dear single brothers and sisters all around the world who are going through difficult times. Some are heartbroken and lonely. Some are stressed out as single parents. Some are serving in the military. Still others are battling horrible sickness. Would you join me in a thanksgiving prayer for them right now?
My Dear Heavenly Father,
I thank you that I can call you, Abba, daddy. I thank you that you love me just as I am, scars and all. I thank you for forgiving me for my terrible sins. I thank you that when I ran away, you waited with open arms for me. Thank you for all the blessings you have given me, too many to even mention. Daddy, I deserve death, but you have given me life through Jesus' own death. Thank you! Thank you so much!
Right now my heart pours out to you for all the overwhelming needs of our single brothers and sisters. Oh Lord! You know each one by name. You know their pain and suffering. Thank you for dying for them. And we believe you for answering the specific needs of each one crying out to you right now. You alone can do this because nothing, absolutely nothing is too difficult for thee.
Thank you dear Jesus! Thank you for what you have done, and we are thanking you in advance for what you will do for these dear ones. Amen!
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to all who call on him in truth~ Psalms 145:18
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October 24, 2011- PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio — The poor population in America's suburbs — long a symbol of a stable and prosperous American middle class — rose by more than half after 2000, forcing suburban communities across the country to re-evaluate their identities and how they serve their populations.
The increase in the suburbs was 53 percent, compared with 26 percent in cities. The recession accelerated the pace: two-thirds of the new suburban poor were added from 2007 to 2010.
"The growth has been stunning," said Elizabeth Kneebone, a senior researcher at the Brookings Institution, who conducted the analysis of census data. "For the first time, more than half of the metropolitan poor live in suburban areas."
As a result, suburban municipalities — once concerned with policing, putting out fires and repairing roads — are confronting a new set of issues, namely how to help poor residents without the array of social programs that cities have, and how to get those residents to services without public transportation. Many suburbs are facing these challenges with the tightest budgets in years.
"The whole political class is just getting the memo that Ozzie and Harriet don't live here anymore," said Edward Hill, dean of the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University.
This shift has helped redefine the image of the suburbs. "The suburbs were always a place of opportunity — a better school, a bigger house, a better job," said Scott Allard, an associate professor at the University of Chicago who focuses on social welfare policy and poverty. "Today, that's not as true as the popular mythology would have us believe."
Since 2000, the poverty roll has increased by five million in the suburbs, with large rises in metropolitan areas as different as Colorado Springs and Greensboro, N.C. Over the decade, Midwestern suburbs ranked high; recently, the rise has been sharpest in communities the housing collapse hit the hardest, like Cape Coral, Fla., and Riverside, Calif., according to the Brookings analysis.
Nearly 60 percent of Cleveland's poor, once concentrated in its urban core, now live in its suburbs, up from 46 percent in 2000. Nationwide, 55 percent of the poor population in metropolitan areas is now in the suburbs, up from 49 percent.
Poverty is new in Parma Heights, a quiet suburb of cul-de-sacs and clipped lawns, and asking for help can be hard. The Parma Heights Food Pantry, which began serving several dozen families a month in 2006, and now helps 260, draws a stream of casualties from the moribund economy. Many never needed food relief before.
Like Mary W., 59, who has worked all her life, most recently at a tire company in Cleveland, and was always the one to remind colleagues to donate to charity. Now she is the one who receives it.


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Top Ten Greatest Ford Cars
The Top Ten Greatest Ford Cars
The best looking British Ford ever made.
Classic design that has passed the test of time Good in conception and has improved over time
Easily the best looking English Ford and in my mind the best looking Ford offering ever released. Such a shame they are so rare now.
Best thing that came from ford what can I say lines curves I never get bored of looking them driven round in one for seven years now can pull up behind any sports car but people will crowd round the consul capri every time love it
chrysler and gm don't come close
'67 best year for the mustang
- jman16
Transformed the American buyer. Still the best pony car available. Sorry Camaro. - mgenet
Ford is nothing without its halo car the mustang.
This will always be the flagship of For--period.
Best car ever it shuts out Ferrari easily no joke. Don't forget about Chevy though always remember they don't come close!
Super car for ever
The GT40 made Ferrari looks like snails at Le Mans. This car was a legend despite the short amount of wins it scored.
2nd Best and fastest (not quickest) Ford ever made, with a top speed of 250mph (Mk. II) - MinigunMan1
The Boss trio of Mustangs (302, 429, 351) maybe the greatest thing Ford ever did. The 302 went to dominate Trans Am, while the 429 tore up the strip. And of course the 351 was the best of both worlds. Its lucky Ford brought back the Boss 302 for 2012 and 2013.
Best car you could ever see for real 2014 gt500
Loud engine with awesome drifting
Great car, very fast, good engine
Nce car in the world
Ford Focus is the best car ever
Yes a brilliant car
Brilliant car mark 1 focus rs,looks amazing and perfect to drive,!
I just love my Ford Focus MKI, wouldn't trade it for all cars in the world.
'57 T-bird has no equal in styling among all cars Ford has made. '33 and '34 come close.
The 57 t bird is the most beautiful ford ever!
Such a beautiful car, 57' Thunderbird will always be my favorite car
Looks amazing probably a contender for my dream car
My first car was a 1937 Chevy, it was a great car, a four door, Al Capon type car, my second was a 1949 Ford with flat head V8, It was a great car for drag racing, except I couldn't beat a Pontiac start eight.
Adore the mustang but that wont put us in the world competition not even close. 700 horses. So beautiful makes me want to cry
'06 GT, '07 Mustang, and Crown Vic
2003 ford mustang all the way
Man them thing are cool
Amazing my cousin has one and it is just powerful and and great for drifting. It also is faster than a friends camaro zr1.
The Contenders
Gotta love it!
It's a nice small hatchback and is quite stylish!
My fiesta st is fantastic
It is a nice small car that has a great history and I think it is the best.
Also the new Fiesta has the latest technology like a sat-nav.
Best selling vehicle in America for a reason
Move over, Silverado and Ram!
It is a great hauling truck. I would get another one.
This truck is boss!
Cool looking and easy to modify, I fitted my one with modern Zetec engine and it was awesome...
It's a good pickup truck plus asierra is not ford its GMC
The car that sparked the automotive industry. Thank the 2 Hungarian immigrants who designed the Model T! - ItsMehBro
Mk1s and Mk2s were truly the forerunners to the Mk1/2 Escorts. Ford made a Cortina for everybody from a 1300cc shopping car all the way to the Lotus version. 1600Es were built to cater for the more discerning customers and without knowing Ford had built a Cult-Car and the streets of the 70s and early 80s were full of them.
A total all round super dooper car
Very tough. Tougher than Silverado, Ram and Tundra.
When you thing car this one comes to mind
Thing is durable, but issues are abound for my 2012 Fusion SEL. One issue is that when my tire blew, it killed the tire sensor. Also, check engine was on for a bit. My dad hit a deer with it, and the car only has a minor trim issue. Great car, though
My mom has this car and it's awesome has a touch screen nice sized trunk and great mpg
I have a fusion and I love it
The Fusion is really good
I have a crown victoria and this car has a big engine and it is really powerful. Also you have to take in consideration that the crown vic p71 is used by most police departments in the U.S.
Crown vic is one of the best car that ford made. Strong, lasting longer than any other car that I have ever seen. It is also powerful. This car has amazed me.
Most reliable car out there. Big engine, full size, and still good gas mileage. And you don't look as ugly as you would in a focus or prius.
The Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis are some of the best Americans cars ever made. This should not be this low on the list.
The best looking ford on the cool scales. Drink its looks in and you will be drunk on it forever.
The best looking ford. - Kieronlloyd1999
This car was the british mans mustang, the poor man supercar.
It was an awesome piece of engineering. - kieron
The car that made Carroll Shelby a legend. Too bad he died 4 years ago (comment posted 2016).
The others don't come close! Escort Cossie all the way!
Best car for 65 years.
Up the falcon
Reliable SUV that has a comfortable ride and great in snow or rain
My First Car was a 1982 Lincoln Continental. It was a great car. With the best leather interior ever. Damn I Sold the car around 1995
Luxury and Performance affordable.
First hot rod. Started the performance race with that amazing flat head v8!
Not just the Woodie but the Model A in general is the best Ford car ever made.
Ford got sued over Pintos because an explosion was usually caused when Pintos were hit on the back (because of the gas tank in the back).
Yeah, why do you have the picture? Anyway, I like the Edge. My mom has one. It's really nice. - kittywarrior107
I think the guy liked Edge, so he put a picture of the wrong Edge! - DontMakeARookieMistake
What's with the picture of the wrestler?
This isn't even a car! He's a WWE wrestler! - ItsMehBro
MONDEO? Nobody heard of one?
Best Car Ever
The cops use them. enough said.
There a very common SUV
A big luxury SUV that got cancelled almost ten years ago
To big to be a suv
I've owned 17 Galaxies and they are my favorite car. They are starting to get expensive.
63 is one of the best fords ever
Muscle � - before they were invented
And their fuel eaters
Did I mention it's coming back in 2019?
Perfect car for a country side
Great offroader
Very spacious
Should be first on list
I am first to list it
Perfect choice
It a true American car


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Stephen Timms MP, Labour's Shadow Work and Pensions Minister, responding to warnings that 420,000 disabled people could be affected by the bedroom tax, said:
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"The bedroom tax is a policy that is unworkable and unfair. And it's shocking that it will be introduced in the same month David Cameron is cutting taxes for millionaires by almost £100,000.
"We need an economy that works for working people and this out of touch Government simply can't deliver."


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The yeast acts on the sugar and the resulting carbon dioxide remains trapped in the bottle. Quality sparkling wines are usually left on their yeast for several months, even years. This particular Blanc de Blanc has been left for 6 years before it was disgorged; meaning the cap was removed and replaced with the traditional cork with wire cage.
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Delicate combination of yeast and toast to the nose, zesty & citrus flavours
Food Pairing
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Friend knew a little about my life in Wonderland. Her intent was for me to simply have fun. One February holiday I spent the night at her house then she revealed her plan.
Her boyfriend had a friend who had horses. Friend knew how much I loved horses and arranged for us to go horseback riding. Friend assured me this was NOT a date. I didn't even know the guy and he defiantly didn't like me. Anyway; she had a plan to keep me safe from trouble in Wonderland.
So, not wanting to disappoint my friend or having to explain why I was home early to Wonderland; I went along.
Her boyfriend and friend picked us up after breakfast.
We were simply friends.
Riding horses.
Then having lunch.
My heart found bliss with the horses. The morning adventure complete, we stopped for a simple lunch of pizza was seasoned with laughter. All piled into her boyfriend's car they decided to drive me home.
That is when everything fell apart.
The Parentals were in the front yard. I ran into the house to keep them all safe. Before my mouth even opened, the verdict:
It was a date.
I was in rebellion.
It was as bad to God as the sin of witchcraft.
The yelling and screaming became phone calls to validate their verdict. I was put into the car and driven over to Friend's house to "confront" her Mom. I felt ashamed. My poor friend who tried to create a safe place for me to have fun watched it blow up in her face. I sat in her living room with a bruised cheek as a Parental's voice railed on about lies, rebellion and inappropriate behavior.
My eyes barely lifted from the carpet.
Then the real discipline happened. I was grounded until the end of the school year-four months. No phone, friends, television and only church activities they approved of.
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With a broken will, I moved to that group. Richard-the Seeds Pastor-led the small rag tag group on the furthest corner of the church campus, away from the youth building.
Then I saw grace.
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Richard welcomed everyone. Most of the people in the group were high school dropouts, or at least in the continuation high school. Those Punks-with army surplus combat boots, mohawks, safety pins pierced through parts of their bodies-talked about the Dead Boys, Sex Pistols, Agent Orange and others. I sat and listened as they explained what the music meant to them. Richard simply loved them. He never asked them to wear something different to church. He laughed with them and through his example I saw Jesus.
We studied the Word and struggled to figure out how to apply it in our lives. In that Seeds group of Misfits I began to feel normal. I wasn't the only one living in a Wonderland.
There was a way of hope.
A way of peace.
A way of escape.
In our own CBGB we found hope and purpose. Our own Hilly opened a way of purpose and redemption. Those Punks taught me what grace looks like.


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Lynette has undertaken many commissions both local and international, and has exhibited in London, Toronto, Germany and Johannesburg. Lynette has spent the last year participating in one year programme at the acclaimed St Ives School of Paintings:
Recent showings at:
- The Ten. Centrespace. Bristol.
- Associate Member Penwith Gallery. St Ives.
- V&A Pink Floyd Weekender, Painting to Pink Floyd in Art Studio.
- Drawn to Abstraction, Stables Gallery, Twickenham
- The Corke Gallery, Liverpool
- The Jam Factory, Oxford
- Chipping Norton Theatre Gallery
- The Hype Gallery, Brick Lane, London
- Bien Vallais, Shipston-on-Stour
- BBC Radio 4 'Radio and the Artist' exhibition
- Alexander Clayton Art, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Holycombe Gallery, Whichford, Warks.
- Dana Centre, Kensington, London
- Straight Banana Gallery, Ditchford, Warks.
- Hype Gallery, Berlin
- o3 Gallery, Oxford Read Testimonials
- Painting selected for the Oxford Castle Collection
- Warwickshire Arts Week, individual exhibition
- Shipston Community Arts inaugural exhibition, Shipston on Stour
- Member of Shipston Community Arts Project
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Dear Ms/Sir,
one of the ironies of the haze debate is that some plantation companies who may be benefitting from forest clearing and burning–directly or not–are domiciled in Singapore. By buying their shares, Singaporeans own part of these firms. It is analagous to the situation in Southern China, where Hong Kong firms build factories in Guangdong, earn bumper profits, and (occasionally) get smog in return.
Complaining every year to the Indonesian authorities will only do so much. Better still for Singaporeans to exercise their rights as shareholders and put pressure on these powerful firms. If all else fails, dump their shares. Otherwise, we are all guilty of a great inconsistency: profiting from these companies' growth, but then blaming an understaffed government for their very actions.
After all, if a firm domiciled in Singapore, and partly owned by Singaporeans, is the one burning forests in Kalimantan, who is actually responsible for the haze: Indonesians? Or Singaporeans?


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