By Kimberly Landeck, Production Manager
Here’s to the struggles of being a teenager, of learning how to live while fighting down the endless pit of work from your classes. Here’s to feeling like “giving up but [knowing you] just can’t.” If you’ve ever trudged through a high school campus, you know what I’m talking about. But this is not just the words of one fellow high schooler to another. Even pop stars can relate. Shawn Mendes’ new release “In My Blood” in his album Shawn Mendes focuses on the struggles one undertakes when going through a difficult time in life, while summoning the determination to keep going. Not only is this an important life lesson, it includes a number of stylistic elements that enhance the quality of the pop-rock tune.
The simple beat of the melody written by Shawn Mendes, Geoff Warburton, Teddy Geiger and Scott Harris highlights the moving lyrics to the song. “In My Blood” opens with an acoustic guitar playing TAB chords. This is quickly followed by a consistent tap on the drums. When the chorus is first sung at 1:08, a subtle drum crash is added to the background. The suspenseful pause of every instrument-except for the electric guitar-and the absence of background vocals before the climax of the song (2:43), reels in the audience with its simple yet unexpected twist.
The last minute of the song will always be important, but in the music video, a visual representation of the lyrics holds important symbolism. In the beginning, we see Mendes “laying on a bathroom floor, feeling anxious,” but by the end, flowers and grass have bloomed, covering the dark tile. This could signify that throughout the video, Shawn’s struggle to find himself amidst the anxiety he goes through comes to a realization of peace and new beginnings. As JustRandomThings interpreted, the “vines and flowers [in the music video’s end] would generally represent life and new beginnings.”
For high school students, this song can hold a lot of inspirational importance. Do you ever feel “overwhelmed and insecure“ hoping that it “gets better” while asking yourself “does it ever?” Even though Shawn stated that the song was intended to be “more about me,” (March 23, 2018 Billboard interview) listeners benefit from the song as well. As Kathy Moua- a senior at JFK-said, “it helps to know that the icons we idolize go through similar feelings too…[it] ensures us that we are not alone.”
If you take a closer look at the lyrics, you might see aspects of their own lives they are struggling with right now. Kathy Moua also noted that Shawn Mendes’s song does “not stop” with teenagers. It “relates to everyone as a whole.”
Unlike his past albums (Handwritten and Illuminate), Shawn Mendes includes songs that touch on a more mature style of music that heavily utilizes techniques used by a variety of artists.
As Mendes said in a Billboard interview: “I wanted to make a Kings of Leon” album” with other artistic influences such as the electric-genius- Zedd featured in “Lost In Japan.” Mendes’s new album was inspired by his current music go-tos: Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Daniel Cesar, Ed Sheeran and John Mayer.
Well-renowned critics point out that this notable difference from past singles is far from a bad thing. Jon Caramanica from The New York Times praises this new “scarred and forlorn” take on Mendes’ music. His views were supported by Billboard’s Gil Kaufman, who considered In My Blood to be “one of Mendes’ most mature efforts to date”. Another critique by Abby Jones listed this song as his best single to date. “In My Blood” is impossible to get out of your head- you can’t forget this song once you hear it. You can try to run from it, but I bet it “isn’t in [your] blood!”
The song has earned a number of awards including a Teen Choice Award for Choice Pop Song. Nominations for the song include the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video, MuchMusic Video Award for Video of the Year, and People’s Choice Award for Favorite Song. “In My Blood” is impossible to get out of your head- you can’t forget this song once you hear it. You can try to run from it, but I bet it “isn’t in [your] blood!”


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||Richard Harwood (instructed in house) for the appellant.
||James Strachan (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State.
||The second respondent made written submissions only.
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Question Time for 30 April 2015
- Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his statements?
- FLETCHER TABUTEAU to the Minister of Trade: Can he explain why he is "reasonably confident of getting the numbers in the vote" given the growth in international opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement?
- MELISSA LEE to the Minister of Finance: What steps has the Government taken to deliver better public services, and how is this benefiting the Government's books?
- PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister responsible for HNZC: Does he stand by his statement "The Government owns 1 in 16 houses in Auckland and we need to do a better job with them for the sake of tenants and aspiring homeowners, as well as for the neighbourhoods they live in and the wider city"; if so, what experience does the Tamaki Redevelopment Company have that will allow them to do a better job for tenants than Housing New Zealand?
- DENISE ROCHE to the Minister of Transport: Does he stand by his statement that "Auckland must have a transport system that meets the demands of its growing population and we are committed to working with the Auckland Council to help make sure Auckland succeeds"?
- SIMON O'CONNOR to the Minister for Building and Housing: How will today's announcement of transferring 2,800 Housing New Zealand properties to the Tamaki Redevelopment Company and a $200 million loan facility contribute to increasing the supply and quality of housing in Auckland?
- CHRIS HIPKINS to the Minister of Education: Does she agree with the Prime Minister's statement that "If those partnership schools don't succeed the Government will be just as quick to close them down as we have been to establish them"?
- MAHESH BINDRA to the Minister of Corrections: Is he satisfied with all aspects of the running of Spring Hill Corrections Facility?
- ALFRED NGARO to the Minister of Education: How is the Government ensuring that Māori and Pasifika children are engaged in education from an early age?
- Dr DAVID CLARK to the Minister for Economic Development: Is he still committed to the Government's goal of lifting exports from 30 percent to 40 percent of GDP by 2025?
- JONATHAN YOUNG to the Minister of Transport: What reports has he received recently on the Government's Urban Cycleways Programme?
- BRETT HUDSON to the Minister of Civil Defence: What plans has the Government put in place to ensure as many New Zealanders as possible participate in the national earthquake drill ShakeOut?


Five northern Virginia men arrested in Pakistan last December have been charged with six counts of terrorism-related incidents, two of which carry potential sentences of life in prison.
March 22, 2010
The men, ages 18 to 24, pleaded not guilty, as they always do. Terrorists lie. The evidentiary phase of the trial begins March 31.
The arrested men are Muslims from Alexandria. They left the United States shortly after Thanksgiving without telling their parents.
Authorities are worried about homegrown terrorists, but what do they expect? We allow immigrants from countries like Pakistan, which is a center for extremist activity. We allow Muslims to build mosques and schools in our country when they would never allow for construction of churches and synagogues in theirs. We tolerate the preaching and teaching of hate and then when some buy into it, we are shocked and surprised.
We are not fighting this war is if it were a war, which it is. They are.
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PRIME LOCATION! 1.7 acre out parcel is located just next to Family Dollar Store and Tractor Supply on the south bound side of Rte. 16 just before the Rte. 28 junction. This flat, cleared lot is ready for that commercial venture. Shared driveway access in place as well as excellent signage easement.
Lovely wooded parcel well located in the Granite area of Ossipee. Fronts on Granite and John Hodgdon Rd. Nice texture to the property - an excellent site for your new dream home. Rural and bucolic, yet convenient to route 16 and all area necessities and attractions.
beautiful 1.542 acre corner lot to build your dream home on. selective cutting will provide a view of the mountains. septic plan available. residential street with quality homes. bring your plans and talk with the seller/builder. 6 minutes from route 16 and 10 minutes from shopping.
Large parcel with over 1600' frontage on Granite Rd and John Hodgdon Rd. 1/2 mile to Rte 16 and access to all area conveniences and attractions. 6 acre "Mystery Pond" lies entirely on the property. Several hundred feet frontage on Pine River. Mountain views. There is an old cabin on this property which is a tear down. An existing garage building may be serviceable for storage.
12.6 Acres on nice country setting. Located close to Route 16.
Beautiful level lot in Beech River Estates containing 6.9 acres w/200' on Beech River. Priced below assessed value...come take a look, this may be the parcel for your dream home.
Wooded, sloping, building lot with 150 +- of frontage on quiet Duncan Lake. This lake is great for fishing, swimming, kayaking, canoe. Being sold way below town assessed value!!!!! Ideal place for that vacation home or primary residence. Located just off Rte 16 and close to shopping and easy drive to Wolfeboro and about 35 minutes to Conway
Nicely wooded 2.1 acre building lot. Good spot for that getaway. Mobile homes permitted with town approval. Located just off Route 16 with close access to the town beach and boat launch on Duncan Lake plus shopping. Short drive to Wolfeboro and about 35 minutes from North Conway
Cute seasonal cottage I'm 5.4 acres for summer excursions into the Ossipee area. Needs work but if you are handy this could be the getaway you have been looking for.
Beautiful horse property in a gorgeous country setting. Land is a combination of open field and sloping view from above. There is also a pretty stream on the property. Lots of possibilities. Just a few minutes to Route 16. Adjacent 7.31 Acre Lot also available. See MLS#4381196.
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LeBron James may be king of the basketball court, but that title doesn’t transfer to the box office. At least not when it comes to “Space Jam: A New Legacy.”
Warner Bros. attempt at recapturing the nostalgic love for the 1996 “Space Jam” helmed by Michael Jordan is a massive air ball in the eyes of critics. The 2021 film, which debuts in theaters and on HBO Max Friday, currently holds a 37% “Rotten” score on Rotten Tomatoes from 78 reviews.
While its predecessor also fell flat with critics 25 years ago — it holds a 44% “Rotten” score from 80 reviews — it became a beloved sports comedy, especially with younger audiences.
“Space Jam: A New Legacy” may not inspire that same esteem.
“It fills a two-hour hole in the schedule, which will keep parents happy, and it brandishes the brand, which will keep shareholders happy,” wrote Bilge Ebiri in his review of the film for Vulture. “Whether it could have also been a good movie might not have crossed anyone’s mind.”
Helmed by James, “A New Legacy” follows a similar formula to the 1996 film — famous basketball champion gets sucked into the world of the Looney Tunes and must play a high-stakes game of hoops.
In this iteration, James, playing a fictional version of himself, is at odds with his youngest son Dom (Cedric Joe), who dreams of being a video game developer instead of a basketball star. While visiting Warner Bros.′ lot to see a new system called Warner 3000, a new technology that can copy James and insert him into different movies and TV, Dom is kidnapped by an evil A.I. by the name of Al-G Rhythm (Don Cheadle).
In order to save his son, James must team up with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the iconic Tune Squad to win a basketball match against AI-G’s digitized champions.
The zany, meta humor that made “Space Jam” endearing is lost in this new edition, critics say. Instead, it is replaced with “shameless” plugs to Warner Bros. massive vault of intellectual property.
“Short of asking audiences point blank to subscribe to HBO Max, ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is as shameful a display of product placement as one would hope to endure,” wrote James Marsh in his review for South China Morning Post.
Here’s what critics thought of “Space Jam: A New Legacy” ahead of its debut on Friday:
“Here’s the thing about basketball: It is extremely watchable. Here’s the thing about Space Jam: A New Legacy: It’s not,” Mary Sollosi wrote in her review of “Space Jam: A New Legacy” for Entertainment Weekly.
“You will be amazed by how little the basketball game resembles an actual sport, and how hard it is to sit through,” she added.
Sollosi speculates that this new movie exists for only two reasons: for Warner Bros. to flex its massive collection of IP and to build up the legacy of James.
“The studio ostentatiously flips through its library of properties throughout the film, most notably in a series of brief clips of James gathering Tunes who have relocated to ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Austin Powers’ and, most distressingly, ‘Casablanca,’” she wrote. “There is not much to be taken from these scenes, not even the pleasure of nostalgia; no meaningful reference is made to these films in spirit or content.”
And then there is James, who is regularly referred to as “king” throughout the film.
“The man’s stature, already impressive, grows a little bit more when he gets to stand atop this enormous chunk of movie, now piled up with his many other achievements,” Sollosi wrote. “Just as a film, though, for people to actually watch? Algorithmically speaking, it’s no slam dunk.”


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The death of Corazon Aquino (1933-2009) reminds us of the mid-1980 popular movement that sprang up to oust the corrupt Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. It was an amazing example of non-violent struggle as hundreds of thousands of ordinary Filipinos took to the streets to force Marcos out of power. The story of the Philippine revolution not only demonstrates the power people can have when they withdraw consent, but only the limits of a revolution especially when it leaves the old political power base intact.
Aquino’s tumultuous six-year term as President of the Philippines shows that personal virtues are never a guarantee of effective or successful governance. Secondly, she was a good woman. But at the end, was her goodness alone enough to save her country?
Ferdinand Marcos was At one time one of the world’s most powerful dictators. First elected president of the Philippines in 1965, he pulled the strings of power like a master puppeteer. He consolidated power by manipulating public opinion, stealing elections, perfecting the arts of political patronage and bribery. Arrests and assassinations kept the public living in fear.
After the last manipulated election in 1986, Cory Aquino spoke to a crowd of one million people at a rally in Manila. She proposed a seven-part program of nonviolent resistance, including a one-day work stoppage and a boycott of Marcos-controlled banks, stores and newspapers. She urged people to “experiment with nonviolent forms of protest” and declared: “…if Goliath refuses to yield, we shall keep dipping into our arsenal of nonviolence and escalate our nonviolent struggle.” The revolution had begun.
At about nine o’clock that night, Marcos and his family sneak out the back door of Malacañang Palace and take a boat across the Pasig River where helicopters are waiting. At Clark Air base they board a U.S. Air Force plane headed for Guam. Marcos, who ruled for twenty years as one of the world’s most powerful dictators, is now just a sick old man fleeing his country like a frightened dog.
When Marcos’ departure is announced jubilant Filipinos celebrate in the streets and flood into Malacañang Palace. There is some fighting and retribution against citizens and troops who had been loyal to Marcos, but it is minimal.
After violent revolutions there are always scores to settle, grudges to satisfy, revenge to extract, and the cycle of violence continues. But because the Filipino people created major political change largely without violence, national reconciliation was that much easier.
While the Philippine revolution deposed a powerful dictator, it left much of the old centralized power structure unchanged. The U.S. still retained major influence through military aid and bases. The Philippine military remained intact under Defence Minister Enrile, the same man who had gotten rich from political connections while serving as Defence Minister under Marcos. The new President, Cory Aquino, was from a wealthy family. The poor were still poor, and the rich were still in charge. Capitalism emerged stronger than ever.
What the story of the Philippine revolution demonstrates is the power people can have when they withdraw consent. The same dynamics apply, no matter what the issue. Had Filipinos decided to go on and struggle for a more equitable distribution of wealth, the abolition of the military, or a decentralized government that was more responsive to their needs, who knows what more amazing things they might have achieved?
After her presidency, Corazon Aquino ran a think tank and centre on nonviolence that carried her husband’s name. She also every so often led public protests opposing the policies of her successors, if not her successors themselves. She led demonstrations to remind Ramos that she had promised to dismantle America’s bases in the Philippines. He complied. She joined crowds that led to the overthrow of the inept and corrupt government of the actor-politician Joseph Estrada.
She also led protests against her former ally, the second woman President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in the wake of corruption charges against Arroyo and her husband. Whenever the country appeared to be in a crisis, Cory Aquino rose above the bureaucratic procrastination that had always bogged it down, reminding her people that they once astonished the world with their bravery – and that they could do it again. But Filipinos must now take stock. Whom will they march with now that their saint has gone to meet her God?
According to TIMES, The arc of Corazon Aquino‘s life lent itself to maxims, but two hard-nosed ones seem particularly worth pointing out. First, political sainthood is a gift from heaven with a Cinderella deadline – once past midnight, you are a pumpkin. Second, personal virtues are never a guarantee of effective or successful governance. What was truly shocking about Aquino’s tumultuous six-year term as President of the Philippines was that those maxims proved untrue. Midnight always threatened Aquino but never struck; and she was a good woman. But at the end, her goodness alone was enough to save her country, at least for a while.
The Philippino President today is Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Mrs. Arroyo’s domestic political position is precarious. A poll released June 8 by the Pulse Asia polling firm pegged Mrs. Arroyo’s public approval at only 26 percent. Street demonstrations against her are routine and growing in size. These protests are in response to a dubious mandate following a dirty 2004 election and numerous allegations of corruption against her family and administration. Her husband, Mike Arroyo, has left the country and used doctors’ notes to say he is too ill to obey court summons related to corruption charges.
The Philippines has become less free during Mrs. Arroyo’s 10-year presidency. According to Freedom House, “Corruption is extensive throughout the Philippine state apparatus, from the lowest to the highest levels. Bribes and extortion seem to be a regular element of the complex connections among bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen, the press and the public.” In Transparency International’s 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index, the Philippines ranked 141st out of 180 nations on a list in which No. 1 is the least corrupt. The level of Philippine corruption is tied with Iran and Yemen and worse than in dodgy places such as Libya and Nigeria.
The corruption problem is affecting Manila’s relationship with other allies. A senior Philippine official told The Washington Times that German Chancellor Angela Merkel sent Mrs. Arroyo an ultimatum last month that Berlin-Manila ties are at risk if the Philippines don’t pay $60 million owed to the German government for Manila’s new international airport. The Philippine government seized the airport and refused to pay a German company — which is partly owned by the German state — for its construction after revelations that the contract allegedly was laden with millions in bribes and kickbacks.
There are also serious human-rights abuses in the archipelago. According to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, “The Philippines ranks sixth worldwide among countries that fail to prosecute cases of journalists killed for their work.” Between 1992 and 2008, at least 34 journalists were murdered in the Philippines; there were convictions in only three of these cases. Four more members of the press were killed this June alone. Opposition voices regularly disappear as well.
On top of all this are machinations by Mrs. Arroyo to cling to power by setting aside next May’s presidential election. The president and her allies are pushing to amend the Philippine constitution to change the current U.S.-style presidential system into a parliamentary system whereby Mrs. Arroyo could serve as prime minister. This would allow her to circumvent the presidential term limit which prevents her from staying in office. This move, incidentally, is similar to the strategy strongman Ferdinand Marcos used to stay in power after declaring martial law in 1972.
Criticising Mrs Arroyo’s government, the Washington Times stated: The relationship between Washington and Manila is an old and important one. After the U.S. victory in the Spanish-American war in 1898, the Philippine islands were a U.S. colony for half a century and have remained a close ally in the six decades since independence was granted in 1946. The current Visiting Forces Agreement between the two countries allows U.S. troops on Philippine soil to help in the war on terrorism and to assist the Philippines with its fight against Islamic insurrection in the southern islands. But the nation should be differentiated from its lame-duck leader.

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In unanimous vote, the city of Vancouver, Canada, passed its Greenest City Action Plan – to become the world’s greenest city by 2020; one of their goals is to use only renewable energy in only 5 years. In light of that and other recent developments, it’s starting to feel like much of the world might actually go renewable in the near future. Let me tell you what I’m talking about.
Vancouver joined other major cities that have made the pledge to go fully renewable, such as San Francisco, Munich, San Diego, San Jose, Sydney, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Frankfurt. Numerous other smaller cities have also made the same pledge. Sure, you could say, but as laudable as that is, it doesn’t really guarantee anything – it’s just a promise and a plan. But things are already starting to happen.
Small cities in the US like Georgetown, Texas and Leelanau Townshiearsp, Michigan already rely almost entirely on renewables – and they’re well on their way for going 100% in the next few y. Bonaire, the tiny island in the Caribbean is close to reaching its goal of 100% by 2015 through wind and energy storage. Countries like Denmark and Iceland get the majority of their energy from renewable energy, and they’re well on the way to taking it all the way.
In France, the Perpignan Méditerranée region already gets 75% of their energy from local renewables, while in Germany, more than 140 towns, cities and regional networks have achieved 100% renewable energy.
Germany is actually an amazing example: they’ve more than doubled their offshore wind capacity, and they already get about a third of their energy from non-hydro renewables. But what’s even more spectacular is that over half of Germany’s renewable energy is owned by individuals and farms, instead of companies. That’s a completely unique approach, and one from which we could learn a lot – no other country has built more eco-city projects than Germany.
It seems like small cities have a much easier time switching to renewables, which makes a lot of sense – they use less energy, they have less complicated infrastructure and usually don’t have a developed industry. But big cities are doing it too – it just takes more time.
San Jose, the third largest city in California already gets almost half of its electricity from renewable sources – they’ve pledged to go to 100% by 2022. Munich, Germany’s second largest city has done the same (by 2025), as has Sydney (by 2030). Brussels, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Georgetown, the country of Costa Rica, San Diego, San Francisco – all of them and many others have viable plans to go fully renewable in less than 20 years.
The people of Vancouver seem to have made their decision. Currently, 32% of Vancouver’s energy is met by renewables, including electricity, heating and cooling – and emissions are down 6% from 1990 levels since 2011.
“Cities around the world must show continued leadership to meet the urgent challenge of climate change, and the most impactful change we can make is a shift toward 100% of our energy being derived from renewable sources,” says Mayor Gregor Robertson.
Hey, and it’s not all about being eco-friendly, it’s also about the money. In some places of the world, renewables are already cheaper than oil, gas and coal – and this will soon start to happen more and more.
“The future of Vancouver’s economy and livability will depend on our ability to confront and adapt to climate change, and moving toward renewable energy is another way that Vancouver is working to become the greenest city in the world,” he says. “Cities that own renewables will own the future,” Councillor Andrea Reimer told Vancouver Observer.
We’re at a turning point in human history, and some places in the world are certainly moving in the right direction. Others are still lagging behind, not having the resources or the will to go all the way. How is your city or area doing? Share it with us in the comment section!
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For optimal engine output, we recommend using a larger manifold, performance reeds and racing air filter. A larger carburetor means a noticeable increase in rpm's, which means more power and higher top speeds. The automatic choke is replaced by the manual choke (included in kit), which can be mounted anywhere on chassis or handlebars with a bowden cable and starter lever.
This carburetor is generally tuned out of the box. Fine tuning will be required after install.


Fiat Chrysler Automobiles could use the re-tooled assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, to build another vehicle now under development, FCA chief executive Sergio Marchionne told reporters after the official launch of the company’s latest version of the minivan, the 2017 Pacifica.
Marchionne said the new vehicle would require additional investment in Windsor, but said the platform underneath the new Pacifica was versatile enough to support other vehicles.
“It was designed that way,” said Marchionne, who declined to add further details, but noted. “Just to clarify, this plant and this architecture is capable of making the successor front wheel drive – all-wheel drive replacement for the Chrysler 300.”
However, quickly backtracked, adding, “Warren will continue making the Ram 1500 for a time and then embrace the architecture for Grand Cherokee and Grand Wagoneer.
With the focus on the new Pacifica and the recent partnering of FCA and Google on autonomous minivans, Marchionne noted that Fiat Chrysler would be open to expanding its collaborative efforts – whether with Google or other possible partners when it came to self-driving vehicles.
“It’s too early in this process to try and make a call about with who we’re going to end up with for sort of the winning solution going forward,” he said, according to the Detroit News, of autonomous technology. “We are exploring with people who are willing to explore with us, who are willing to allow us into their world.”
The Sterling Heights (Michigan) Assembly Plant, which is being shuttered for part of the summer due to the slow sales of the Chrysler 200, still has a “very bright future,” he said.
(Google, Fiat Chrysler confirm autonomous vehicle alliance. For more, Click Here.)
The plant will be completely re-tooled to build a new Ram pickup truck “late this year or early next,” he said. The new truck built in Sterling Heights plant will appear in late 2017 or early 2018, he added.
At the same time, FCA is continuing to look for a partner to build the Chrysler 200. So far the discussions are incomplete, but Marchionne said he expects the next version of the Jeep Cherokee to roll out of the FCA plant in Belvedere, Illinois, before new makes its debut in late 2017 or early 2018.
“The 200 will live on,” he said.
For the first time, Marchionne also confirmed that FCA’s plans envision both of its existing plants in Toledo, Ohio, which currently build the Cherokee and the Jeep Wrangler. “The plan embraces using both of those plants,” he said.
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Meanwhile, the FCA Windsor has built more than 14.3 million minivans have been sold to date, of which 10 million have come through the Windsor plant.
The Windsor plant continues its legacy as the home of the minivan with the start of production of the sixth generation family vehicle, the 2017 Pacifica.
Of the $2.6 billion spent to develop the Pacifica, $744 million was allocated to the Windsor Assembly Plant to build a modest addition to complement the company’s product quality initiatives, such as the addition of a Component, or Metrology, Center and Complete Technical Vehicle Validation (CTVV), as well as upgrade equipment and processes to produce the all-new Pacifica and the existing minivan on the same line.
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The Windsor plant will also continue to build the older version of the minivan, the Dodge Caravan, “until people stop buying it,” according to FCA officials.
One response to “FCA Open to More Autonomous Partners; Marchionne Talks Product Location”
He is too blinded by hanging EVERYTHING on the Fiat-derived Cherokee platform and trying to expand the Grand Cherokee platform. And those underneath him suffer from the same group-think. You can’t flood the world with Jeeps…
Moving the 300 to a FWD / AWD platform is a bad mistake; or at least remove the “300” designation. People outside of most diehard Mopar fans don’t even remember / recognize the 300M.
I’m sensing another bailout in their future if this short-sightedness continues…


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June 25th, 2009
A possible end to the American trade embargo on Cuba has intensified a legal battle between cigar maker Swedish Match of Stockholm and Imperial Tobacco Group of Bristol, England. Both companies want exclusive rights to sell Cuban-made cigars in the United States, the world’s largest market for premium cigars.
According to Bloomberg News, Swedish Match sells cigars in the United States made in Honduras and the Dominican Republic under Cuban brand names which it bought from families that fled Cuba after Fidel Castro seized their cigar companies in the 1960s. Read the rest of this entry »
June 19th, 2009
U.S. port cities are making preparations for increased travel and trade with Cuba, in anticipation of improving relations with the island nation.
There is speculation that a Democratically led US congress and the election of Barack Obama may ease restrictions on the 47-year-old trade embargo on Cuba.
“We have the right geography, given where we’re located, as well as historic ties,” Councilman Arnie Fielkow told USAToday. “We need to start developing the relationships and getting ready for the time when the U.S. brings down the embargo.”
Read the rest of this entry »
June 19th, 2009
China and Russia are stepping up communication as relations between the two neighboring countries continues to improve.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang Thursday praised his country’s relations with its giant neighbor, Russia. China is willing to “join hands” with Russia Qin said, especially against the backdrop of what he describes as the “complicated international situation.” Read the rest of this entry »
June 15th, 2009
The U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal ruled that former Khmer Rouge torture chief Kang Guk Eav was detained “unlawfully” by the military and would be compensated for time served. The ruling means that Kang, better know as Comrade Duch, can no longer be sentenced to life in prison.
Duch is currently on trial for crimes against humanity in his role as the head of the notorius S-21 detention center in Phnom Penh from 1975 to 1979. Read the rest of this entry »
June 11th, 2009
In a statement that sounds good but never has a real chance of happening, former president and current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that his nation would give up nuclear weapons if everybody else who had them did the same.
“If those who made the atomic bomb and used it are ready to abandon it, along with – I hope – other nuclear powers that officially or unofficially possess it, we will of course welcome and facilitate this process in every possible way,” Putin said.
Russian and American officials are currently negotiating a successor to the 1991 Start Treaty which banned its signatories from deploying more than 6,000 nuclear warheads atop a total of 1,600 ICBMs, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and bombers. Read the rest of this entry »
June 8th, 2009
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, U.S. journalists arrested in North Korea while covering defectors living along the China-North Korea border, have been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps, North Korean state media reported today.
The two women were convicted by the Central Court of North Korea for the “grave crime they committed against the Korean nation and their illegal border crossing.” The two were sentenced to “12 years of reform through labor.” Read the rest of this entry »
June 5th, 2009
U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart siad on thursday that they are “confident and hopeful” about entering the Russian market.
According to MarketWatch, the company set up an office in that country a year ago to study the market and explore opportunities.
Wal-Mart’s international unit covers 15 markets, from Brazil and Mexico to China and Japan in addition to Puerto Rico, generates a quarter of the company’s sales (about US$100 billion), and has been the fastest growing division of the company. In the past five years, the international unit has seen an annual sales growth rate of 17 percent.
June 2nd, 2009
Last Friday, a Miami-Dade Circuit judge awarded more than US$1 billion in damages against the Cuban government for the lawsuit filed by a Cuban-American man blaming them for the suicide of his father.
Gustavo Villoldo, 76, claimed that Ernesto “Che” Guevara, Fidel Castro and others were guilty for his father’s 1959 suicide in Cuba. Villoldo would later join the U.S. military and be involved with the CIA-led capture of revolutionary Che Guevara. Even though the damage award would be almost impossible to collect, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Peter Adrien said he wanted to send a signal to Cuba’s government.
Judge Adrien awarded almost US$1.2 billion; US$393 million for economic damages suffered by the family; US$393 million for pain and suffering; and US$393 million in punitive damages.
Villoldo’s attorney said the law firm search for global Cuban assets to fulfill the judgment. The Cuban government has not offered a defense to the lawsuit. In February 1959, Villoldo’s killed himself by overdosing on sleeping pills after being held by the government and tortured for days and threatened to be executed on supposed grounds that he was a U.S. agent.


Flight Planner, the Airbus Helicopters all-in-one mobile Electronic Flight Bag, supports pilots in their mission preparation. It allows direct performance computation based on OEM flight manual data and wireless data transfer to the aircraft Flight Management System – available in iOS version or on rugged Panasonic tablet.
Flight Planner, initially proposed with the H175, is now extended to the H145/H145M and will also be available on the H135 in a new version, end 2018.
The new features proposed include:
- • Bluetooth connectivity for Aircraft equipped with GTN750/FS510 (H145) in order to load the flight plan in the system and to acquire/visualize the Aircraft GPS position on Flight Planner
- • Management of the Aircraft configurations (mission equipment etc.) through the associated « Aircraft Builder» web tool
- • Helicopter flight plan computation and transfer to the Air Traffic Control, and automatic receipt and acceptance or update.
Simultaneously the stand-alone Flight Perfo iOS application was extended to H145/H145M and beginning 2019 will be available to H135.
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Pooja Gauthami Umashankar, mononymously known as Pooja, is an Indian-Sri Lankan actress, who has primarily appeared in Tamil films as well as Sinhala, Malayalam and amateur films. Following a series of successful commercial ventures, Bala’s Naan Kadavul saw Pooja’s performance as a blind beggar praised by the critics, securing major awards, including the South Filmfare and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. She simultaneously worked in Sinhala cinema and was part of several successful films like Anjalika (2006), Asai Man Piyabanna (2007), Suwanda Denuna Jeewithe (2010) and Kusa Pabha (2012), thus establishing herself as one of the leading actresses of Sinhala cinema.
Pooja’s mother Sandhya is a Sri Lankan Sinhalese and her father H.R.Umashankar is an Indian Kannadiga Brahmin from Sringeri in Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. Uma Shankar was at Valparai working with Hindustan Unilever Limited as a manager. He was not at all interested in film industry but she was attached to it. Pooja can speak Kannada, Sinhala, Tamil and English. After she did her pre-schooling in Sri Lanka, she came to India and went to Poornapragnya in Aldur, Chikmagalur and then to Nirmala Convent in Mysore. Later she continued her education at Baldwin’s Girls High school in Bangalore and did graduation (B.Com) and Post Graduation (MBA) at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
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Pooja was introduced by a friend of her to cinematographer-turned-director Jeeva, who signed her for the role of Anglo-Indian girl in his Tamil venture Ullam Ketkumae. Pooja said that at that time she planned to finish that film and return to her original job and did not take an acting career into consideration. She stated: “I said to myself I’d act in just this film, see what it’s like, make good use of the money and get back to studying”. She was soon offered a role opposite R. Madhavan, which she could not decline and made her rethink her decision.Ullam Ketkumae’s massive delay meant that her second film, the romantic comedy Jay Jay (2004), directed by Saran, became her first official release.Pooja received favorable reviews for her performance in Jay Jay; G. Ulaganathan from Deccan Herald wrote: “Spirited, lively, Pooja’s sparkling eyes and smile do leave an impression”. Similarly a critic from nowrunning.com noted: “[A]mong the two new heroines, it is Pooja who scores with her good performance and dances…] She next played the romantic interest of Ajith Kumar in another Saran film, Attahasam, which, in spite of mixed critical response, went on to become a financial success. Pooja, too, met with criticism, with critics citing that she had “only limited role” and was “wasted in an insignificant and half-baked role”. Pooja’s subsequent release happened to be Ullam Ketkumae that featured her in one of the five leading roles alongside Shaam, Laila, Arya and Asin. The film fetched positive remarks and emerged as a sleeper hit. She went to appear in commercial Tamil films such as Thambi and Pori. In 2007, Pooja also appeared in a Malayalam film, Panthaya Kozhi, before landing the lead female role in Bala’s Naan Kadavul. Her portrayal of Hamshavalli, a blind beggar, was critically appreciated and earned her several accolades, including the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Character Artiste. Following Naan Kadavul, Pooja went on a sabbatical, appeared just in cameo roles in TN-07 AL 4777, Drohi and the Telugu film Orange.
She became a sensation in Sri Lankan film industry and a household name after the success of Anjalika (2005) and Asai Man Piyambanna (2007). She then on went to appear in several blockbusters in Sinhala cinema and rose to high popularity. Her big budget film Kusa Pabha released in early 2012 and became the highest grosser ever in the history of Sri Lankan film industry. Critics praised Pooja for her role of Pabawathi.
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The regular supermarkets around me usually have it in the freezer section, either with the frozen fruit/coo whip or with kosher items, since most non dairy whipped toppings are kosher.
In most of the stores I buy mine from, it is placed in the frozen dairy case. I usually buy mine from Smart & Final.
Isn't that the same as Cool Whip??
I don't use that brand because it is already whipped. I like to whip my own and I can whip it to my consistency.
I like to whip my own too, but I just wondering if there is a non dairy one that I can whip (not the ready to use one).
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Thank you sooooo much Auntginn...I cannot wait to try it...hopefully the taste will be close to the real one. I'm making a cake for my friend who alergic to milk.
Your welcome. This will work just fine, I know because my grandkids have had so many allergies including milk and they will not eat anybodies cake because of that.
Hope your friend enjoys her birthday, she will enjoy your labor of love.
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Ireland's Transport Minister is reportedly looking into the possibility of using Kilrane Customs at Rosslare Europort as a truck stop. The authorities are investigating whether the secondary use of the site would cause delays or other problems for the customs services.
TD for Wexford constituency, Verona Murphy, has made an official request to the Department of Transport about the Kilrane Customs site being given a secondary use – a place for HGVs to park while waiting for their ferry, reports independent.ie.
According to the response Murphy received from the ministry, the department has got in touch with Revenue and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, and the Department of Health, in order to to discuss the request (as these are the authorities using the site at the moment).
The authorities have supposedly indicated that there is potential for a secondary use of the site and they are providing an assessment to explain why that is the case. It is argued that the HGV parking would not hinder the customs facility’s ability conduct its routine checks.
While many EU-bound Irish carriers reportedly avoid the landbridge since Brexit, the new trading arrangements between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland have clearly resulted in a European freight traffic boom for Rosslare Europort, Managing Director Glenn Carr told Trans.INFO in a recent interview.
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BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic University's baseball team opened the 2013 seasons with a pair of victories over the University of Cincinnati, 9-2 and 7-5 on Saturday.
In game one, the Owls scored two in the first, taking advantage of miscues. Two more were scored in the bottom of the third with a lead-off homer by transfer Levi Meyer. First baseman Mark Nelson followed with a double and later scored on a single by Mike Spano.
Cincinnati got on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth with a two-run homer by Ian Happ. FAU responded in the bottom half of the inning to move into the fifth up 5-2.
Starter Austin Gomber, who pitched six complete on a pitch count, teamed with newcomers Jimmy Tornbene and Andrew Archer to shut down the Bearcats and hold UC to just five hits. Gomber moved to 1-0 on the season. Offensively, right fielder Corey Keller was 4-for-5 on the day with three RBIs.
FAU jumped on the board in the first with Nathan Pittman leading off with a double down the right field line. He moved to third on a fly out and scored on a Mark Nelson double. Nelson was 2-for-5 with two doubles on the day and four runs scored.
The Bearcats would score one in the second and one in the third to take a short-lived 3-2 lead. FAU tied it in the bottom half of the third after Geoff Jimenez lead-off the inning with a triple to center. Pittman then drove him home with a ground out.
The Owls would bat around and score five in the fourth with four hits, including a double to right by Meyer, who was 5-for-10 on the day with four RBI.
FAU held the Bearcats hitless with Brandon Rhodes retiring the six batters he faced, in the sixth and seventh while Bo Logan did the same in the eighth. Gregg Bennis pitched a third of an inning and saw UC grab three runs before giving way to Hugh Adams who faced two, striking out one, to pick up he save for the Owls.
The two teams will return to the field noon Sunday to complete the three game series. To follow the games: log onto www.fausports.com, follow the team via twitter @FAUOwlAthletics or Facebook @fauowlathletics. To purchase tickets call 1-866-FAU-Owls.