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Sue is wrong I am not talking off of the top of my head:
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Miramax Films is offering a wonderful opportunity for Spanish
teachers in the Los Angeles area. An advanced screening of
Miramax’s latest film, “Valentin”, will be taking place at
the Hollywood and Highland complex on May 5, 2004.
The film is dubbed in Spanish with English subtitles, thus
pro...See More/blockquote>
Miramax Films is offering a wonderful opportunity for Spanish
teachers in the Los Angeles area. An advanced screening of
Miramax’s latest film, “Valentin”, will be taking place at
the Hollywood and Highland complex on May 5, 2004.
The film is dubbed in Spanish with English subtitles, thus
providing a fun activity for students to practice their
translation skills.
There are only a limited number of tickets left. If you
would like to offer these free tickets to your Spanish class
or individually as a bonus activity, please reply to
[email removed].
Sincerely,
Brian Meert
Synopsis: “Valentin” is a coming of age story told through
the eyes of a precocious 10-year old boy who lives with his
grandmother in turbulent 1969 Argentina. Estranged from his
eccentric parents, young Valentin yearns for a real family
and dreams about being an astronaut. He befriends a reclusive
neighbor, forms an unlikely friendship with one of his
father's many ex-girlfriends and sets out to discover the
harsh realities about his parents, all the while bringing joy
and wisdom into the lives of the adults around him in this
heartfelt comedy.
RATING: Rated PG-13 for “some thematic elements and
language.” For more information or to view a trailer,
please click on the following link,
[link removed].
by Thanks for the heads-up
Apr 26, 2004
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I will no longer be buying IAMS. Thanks for alerting us.
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Here's an email someonme sent me.
LETS DO IT!
IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED
STATES DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND
ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON
THEIR STOCKPILES.
AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH...See More/blockquote>
Here's an email someonme sent me.
LETS DO IT!
IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT IF EVERYONE IN THE UNITED
STATES DID NOT PURCHASE A DROP OF GASOLINE FOR ONE DAY AND
ALL AT THE SAME TIME, THE OIL COMPANIES WOULD CHOKE ON
THEIR STOCKPILES.
AT THE SAME TIME IT WOULD HIT THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WITH A
NET LOSS OF OVER 4.6 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH AFFECTS THE
BOTTOM LINES OF THE OIL COMPANIES.
THEREFORE MAY 19TH HAS BEEN FORMALLY DECLARED "STICK IT TO
THEM" DAY AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION SHOULD NOT BUY A
SINGLE DROP OF GASOLINE THAT DAY.
THE ONLY WAY THIS CAN BE DONE IS IF YOU FORWARD THIS E-MAIL
TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO
GET THE WORD OUT.
WAITING ON THIS ADMIINSTRATION TO STEP IN AND CONTROL THE
PRICES IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
REDUCTION AND CONTROL IN PRICES THAT THE ARAB NATIONS
PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO?
REMEMBER ONE THING, NOT ONLY IS THE PRICE OF GASOLINE GOING
UP BUT AT THE SAME TIME AIRLINES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR
PRICES, TRUCKING COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO RAISE THEIR PRICES
WHICH EFFECTS PRICES ON EVERYTHING THAT IS SHIPPED. THINGS
LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING, BUILDING MATERIALS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES
ETC. WHO PAYS IN THE END? WE DO!
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF THEY DON'T GET THE MESSAGE
AFTER ONE DAY, WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
SO DO YOUR PART AND SPREAD THE WORD. FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO
EVERYONE YOU KNOW. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND MAKE MAY 19TH A
DAY THAT THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES SAY "ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH"
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108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2270
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and
exporting cartels illegal.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 1, 2004
Mr. DEWINE (for himself, Mr. KOHL, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr.
SCHUMER, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. ...See More/blockquote>
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2270
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and
exporting cartels illegal.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 1, 2004
Mr. DEWINE (for himself, Mr. KOHL, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr.
SCHUMER, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr.
COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and
exporting cartels illegal.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `No Oil Producing and
Exporting Cartels Act of 2004' or `NOPEC'.
SEC. 2. SHERMAN ACT.
The Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) is amended by adding
after section 7 the following:
`SEC. 7A. OIL PRODUCING CARTELS.
`(a) IN GENERAL- It shall be illegal and a violation of
this Act for any foreign state, or any instrumentality or
agent of any foreign state, to act collectively or in
combination with any other foreign state, any
instrumentality or agent of any other foreign state, or any
other person, whether by cartel or any other association or
form of cooperation or joint action--
`(1) to limit the production or distribution of oil,
natural gas, or any other petroleum product;
`(2) to set or maintain the price of oil, natural gas, or
any petroleum product; or
`(3) to otherwise take any action in restraint of trade for
oil, natural gas, or any petroleum product;
when such action, combination, or collective action has a
direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect on
the market, supply, price, or distribution of oil, natural
gas, or other petroleum product in the United States.
`(b) SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY- A foreign state engaged in conduct
in violation of subsection (a) shall not be immune under
the doctrine of sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction or
judgments of the courts of the United States in any action
brought to enforce this section.
`(c) INAPPLICABILITY OF ACT OF STATE DOCTRINE- No court of
the United States shall decline, based on the act of state
doctrine, to make a determination on the merits in an
action brought under this section.
`(d) ENFORCEMENT- The Attorney General of the United States
and the Federal Trade Commission may bring an action to
enforce this section in any district court of the United
States as provided under the antitrust laws.'.
SEC. 3. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
Section 1605(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-
-
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking `or' after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting
`; or'; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
`(8) in which the action is brought under section 7A of the
Sherman Act.'.
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Jets release details on Manhattan stadium
KAREN MATTHEWS
Associated Press
NEW YORK - The New York Jets released details of their
planned West Side stadium Tuesday, featuring wind turbines
and solar collector tubes to generate much of its own
electricity and hot water.
"We envision this as being the g...See More/blockquote>
Jets release details on Manhattan stadium
KAREN MATTHEWS
Associated Press
NEW YORK - The New York Jets released details of their
planned West Side stadium Tuesday, featuring wind turbines
and solar collector tubes to generate much of its own
electricity and hot water.
"We envision this as being the greenest building to date,"
said William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox, the New York-
based architecture firm designing the project.
In addition to housing the Jets, the $1.4 billion stadium
would be integral to the city's bid for the 2012 Olympics,
which got a boost Tuesday with the news that New York was
chosen as one of five finalists to host the games.
Pedersen called the Olympic announcement "tremendously
exciting" and said, "We feel we have a stadium that sets
the right tone for it."
The stadium would be a rectangle bounded by 11th and 12th
avenues and 30th and 33rd streets on the far West Side of
Manhattan.
Pedersen said its design, which differs from the typical
circular or oval stadium, is meant to fit seamlessly into
the city's grid.
"It should feel as if it's very much connected into this
particular place and as opposed to a stadium simply looking
as if it could be anywhere, like a UFO landing from space,"
he said.
The south facade of the stadium would contain 25,000 solar
collector tubes and the walls would be topped by 34 wind
turbines, each 40 feet tall.
Pedersen said the windmills would generate almost all of
the energy for the facility when it is being used as a
football stadium and about 25 percent when it is being used
as a convention and exhibition hall.
The Jets, whose lease at the Meadowlands in New Jersey
expires in 2008, have committed to spending $800 million in
private funds on the stadium. The city and state would add
$300 million each to build a retractable roof and a deck
over the existing rail yards.
The project, officially called the New York Sports and
Convention Center, would anchor the city's plan to
redevelop a large swath of that area.
Backers say the stadium would create 7,000 permanent jobs
and 18,000 construction jobs and would be a good deal for
the city and state. But community groups and many elected
officials oppose using tax dollars for a sports facility
when schools and city services are facing a budget crunch.
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The point is that in buying water at the supermarket, we spend
more on oil than on water.
Actually, none of us ar too smart. When we saved Kuwait and
Saudi, they showed their appreciation by raising oil prices. And
we let them do it. And we buy gas guzzlers because we are given