The Starbucks Eggnog Latte has 620 calories and 29 grams of fat. Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg/Getty Images
With Christmas around the corner, it's easy to lose count of calories when you're sipping on eggnog. Harley Pasternak, of the new ABC show "The Revolution," has healthier versions of your favorite high-calorie treats. Indulge in these holiday favorites guilt-free, so you don't have to ask Santa for bigger clothes this Christmas.
Tostitos Creamy Spinach Dip
One container of the dip has 700 calories and 56 grams of fat, equal to 100 cups of spinach!
Try Pasternak's healthier version instead, which only has 181 calories per serving. Use cut up vegetables, like baby carrots or red peppers to use as dippers instead of fried chips.
Starbucks' Eggnog Latte
A venti-sized latte has 620 calories and 29 grams of fat. For 620 calories, you could drink over a gallon of coffee mixed with 48 ounces of skim milk. (We hope you don't.)
Instead, try Paternak's healthy eggnog recipe, which has 186 calories and is made with Splenda. Top with fat-free whipped cream for an additional 10 calories.
Coldstone Creme de Menthe Shake
A small "like it" size has 1080 calories and 66 grams of fat, equal to 90 mini candy canes!
To save on calories, make your own minty shake with fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt and four crumbled mini candy canes. Blend them together for only 140 calories and no fat.
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
One box of mac and cheese yields 1000 calories and 39 grams of fat. For 1000 calories, you could eat 40 cups of air-popped popcorn.
Skip the unhealthy version and make Pasternak's mac and cheese recipe made with whole grain noodles, skim milk, and Laughing Cow cheese for only 379 calories for the entire dish.
Cheesecake Factory Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
A nice slice of pumpkin pie cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory has 680 calories and 45 grams of fat. That's equal to 22 cups of pumpkin!
Instead, try Pasternak's healthy pumpkin pie for only 180 calories.
2012年2月6日星期一
Critics: New Pilot Fatigue Rules Not Enough
Nearly three years after 50 people perished in an airplane crash in Buffalo, New York, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a new rule today to combat pilot fatigue, but placed the final responsibility with the pilots to say when they're too tired to fly, and did not address the issue of so-called "commuting" pilots, who fly long distances to get to work before they even enter the cockpit.
Critics, including the federal agency responsible for traveler safety, said the revamped rules don't do enough to ensure passenger safety from errors made by tired pilots.
A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Buffalo crash and found that commuting pilot fatigue was likely a factor in the deadly incident, told ABC News although the new limits on pilot flight and duty time were a "huge improvement," the board was "disappointed" in how the FAA had "treated the issue of commuting pilots."
"The FAA and industry need to take steps that go beyond providing training, education and guidance on the matter," the spokesperson said. "We wanted to see additional focus on the companies' responsibilities to help manage fatigue risks resulting from commuting pilots."
ABC News consultant John Nance, a former Air Force and airline pilot, said he was "angry" about the new rules and called them "abysmal."
"I'm very distressed over these rules," said Nance, "because they don't go anywhere near far enough and they bear the earmarks of having listened to the whining of the airline industry. We have needed comprehensive change in our duty time controls for fatigue for long time and this just ignores about 25 years of research."
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee, however, emphasized that the burden was on pilots to decide when they were too tired to work.
"While the final rule provides improvement for aviation safety, pilots must take personal responsibility for coming to work rested and fit for duty," Rep. John Mica, R.-Florida, said after the FAA's announcement. "The government cannot put a chocolate on every one of their pillows and tuck them in at night."
Nance said Rep. Mica's comment showed that the congressman did not understand the issue. "Excuse me?" snapped Nance. "This is serious business, Rep Mica. It's not a matter of molly coddling. It's a matter of dealing with the certainty that people who cannot afford to have a hotel room are not going to be able to get rested."
Under what the FAA said was a "sweeping final rule," pilots will be subject to new flight time limits and a mandatory ten-hour rest period between duty time, but the rule did not directly address the problem uncovered in an ABC News investigation of commuting pilots who have to travel from their home bases to duty elsewhere, often getting little sleep in difficult conditions before takeoff.
ABC News Full Coverage: Tired Skies
Rather, the new rules simply say pilots must report themselves unfit for duty to the airlines if they're too exhausted, something aviators told ABC News previously they're wary of doing for fear of reprisals.
"Often times there's a response from the chief pilot, [saying] 'Are you sure?' or 'We're counting on you' and 'You know this flight is set to depart in an hour and half or so, why don't you do that self assessment again, make sure you really are too fatigued?'" Josh Verde, a former Express Jet pilot, said today. "I think a pilot who consistently calls in fatigued could be faced with disciplinary action later on. Without actual protect by FAA in the rules for pilots who call in fatigued, you're going to see that at airlines across the country."
An ABC News investigation in February revealed commuting pilots across the country pilots were struggling just to get sleep in crew lounges and so-called "crash pads" before taking commercial aircraft into the skies, sometimes with hundreds of passengers aboard. Undercover video of crew lounges taken by pilots and provided to ABC News during the investigation showed pilots asleep overnight in chairs and on sofas. Current and former pilots described missing radio calls, entering incorrect readings in instruments and even falling asleep mid-flight.
PHOTOS: Inside the Secret World of Tired Pilots
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The new rules also do not specifically address the use of crash pads and sleep in crew lounges, which was already contrary to airline rules. At the time of ABC News' investigation, then-FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said industry representatives told him it "simply isn't going on."
In the past 20 years, more than two dozen accidents and more than 250 fatalities have been linked to pilot fatigue, according to the NTSB.
Former Continental Express pilot Josh Reikes told ABC News at the time of the investigation that one captain warned him, "Don't you ever let me wake up and find you sleeping."
One of the most vocal groups pushing for new rules are the family members of some of the 50 victims of the 2009 Colgan Air crash in Buffalo. In that case, the pilot of the plane, who commuted to his Newark base from Florida, had spent the night before sleeping in a crew lounge at Newark airport, raising concerns about the role of fatigue with safety investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board. The co-pilot had commuted to work on overnight flights from Seattle and also tried to sleep in the crew lounge, unable to afford a hotel room. Later, internal Colgan emails reportedly raised questions about the pilot's training and capabilities.
"We did recognize that they were likely impaired by fatigue," Deborah Hersman, Chairman of the NTSB, said after the NTSB's initial investigation.
The NTSB also found that about 70 percent of the Colgan Air pilots based at Newark were commuters, many coming from long distances to work. Approximately 20 percent commuted from more than 1,000 miles away.
Scott Maurer, who lost his 30-year-old daughter Lorin in the Buffalo crash, told ABC News today he and the other victims' families are "frustrated" with the new FAA rule.
"The families are frustrated that commuting has not been an issue that has been addressed from a regulatory standpoint at this time," Maurer said. "We requested that this is an item that is brought back up on their agenda and are awaiting some response to that."
READ: Crash Families Mourn on 2nd Anniversary
The FAA missed two deadlines for implementing the new rules before today's announcement and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D.-New York, previously said the airline industry was possibly stalling them on purpose. A representative for Airlines for America, the major trade group for airlines formerly known as the Air Transport Association, told ABC News earlier this month, "We believe the rules need to be changed and [we] continue to advocate for rules that are based on science and are proven to improve safety."
According to the FAA, the new rules are expected to cost the aviation industry nearly $300 million.
"We made a promise to the traveling public that we would do everything possible to make sure pilots are rested when they get in the cockpit. This new rule raises the safety bar to prevent fatigue," Transportation Secretary LaHood said today.
Critics, including the federal agency responsible for traveler safety, said the revamped rules don't do enough to ensure passenger safety from errors made by tired pilots.
A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Buffalo crash and found that commuting pilot fatigue was likely a factor in the deadly incident, told ABC News although the new limits on pilot flight and duty time were a "huge improvement," the board was "disappointed" in how the FAA had "treated the issue of commuting pilots."
"The FAA and industry need to take steps that go beyond providing training, education and guidance on the matter," the spokesperson said. "We wanted to see additional focus on the companies' responsibilities to help manage fatigue risks resulting from commuting pilots."
ABC News consultant John Nance, a former Air Force and airline pilot, said he was "angry" about the new rules and called them "abysmal."
"I'm very distressed over these rules," said Nance, "because they don't go anywhere near far enough and they bear the earmarks of having listened to the whining of the airline industry. We have needed comprehensive change in our duty time controls for fatigue for long time and this just ignores about 25 years of research."
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee, however, emphasized that the burden was on pilots to decide when they were too tired to work.
"While the final rule provides improvement for aviation safety, pilots must take personal responsibility for coming to work rested and fit for duty," Rep. John Mica, R.-Florida, said after the FAA's announcement. "The government cannot put a chocolate on every one of their pillows and tuck them in at night."
Nance said Rep. Mica's comment showed that the congressman did not understand the issue. "Excuse me?" snapped Nance. "This is serious business, Rep Mica. It's not a matter of molly coddling. It's a matter of dealing with the certainty that people who cannot afford to have a hotel room are not going to be able to get rested."
Under what the FAA said was a "sweeping final rule," pilots will be subject to new flight time limits and a mandatory ten-hour rest period between duty time, but the rule did not directly address the problem uncovered in an ABC News investigation of commuting pilots who have to travel from their home bases to duty elsewhere, often getting little sleep in difficult conditions before takeoff.
ABC News Full Coverage: Tired Skies
Rather, the new rules simply say pilots must report themselves unfit for duty to the airlines if they're too exhausted, something aviators told ABC News previously they're wary of doing for fear of reprisals.
"Often times there's a response from the chief pilot, [saying] 'Are you sure?' or 'We're counting on you' and 'You know this flight is set to depart in an hour and half or so, why don't you do that self assessment again, make sure you really are too fatigued?'" Josh Verde, a former Express Jet pilot, said today. "I think a pilot who consistently calls in fatigued could be faced with disciplinary action later on. Without actual protect by FAA in the rules for pilots who call in fatigued, you're going to see that at airlines across the country."
An ABC News investigation in February revealed commuting pilots across the country pilots were struggling just to get sleep in crew lounges and so-called "crash pads" before taking commercial aircraft into the skies, sometimes with hundreds of passengers aboard. Undercover video of crew lounges taken by pilots and provided to ABC News during the investigation showed pilots asleep overnight in chairs and on sofas. Current and former pilots described missing radio calls, entering incorrect readings in instruments and even falling asleep mid-flight.
PHOTOS: Inside the Secret World of Tired Pilots
Follow BrianRoss on Twitter
The new rules also do not specifically address the use of crash pads and sleep in crew lounges, which was already contrary to airline rules. At the time of ABC News' investigation, then-FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said industry representatives told him it "simply isn't going on."
In the past 20 years, more than two dozen accidents and more than 250 fatalities have been linked to pilot fatigue, according to the NTSB.
Former Continental Express pilot Josh Reikes told ABC News at the time of the investigation that one captain warned him, "Don't you ever let me wake up and find you sleeping."
One of the most vocal groups pushing for new rules are the family members of some of the 50 victims of the 2009 Colgan Air crash in Buffalo. In that case, the pilot of the plane, who commuted to his Newark base from Florida, had spent the night before sleeping in a crew lounge at Newark airport, raising concerns about the role of fatigue with safety investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board. The co-pilot had commuted to work on overnight flights from Seattle and also tried to sleep in the crew lounge, unable to afford a hotel room. Later, internal Colgan emails reportedly raised questions about the pilot's training and capabilities.
"We did recognize that they were likely impaired by fatigue," Deborah Hersman, Chairman of the NTSB, said after the NTSB's initial investigation.
The NTSB also found that about 70 percent of the Colgan Air pilots based at Newark were commuters, many coming from long distances to work. Approximately 20 percent commuted from more than 1,000 miles away.
Scott Maurer, who lost his 30-year-old daughter Lorin in the Buffalo crash, told ABC News today he and the other victims' families are "frustrated" with the new FAA rule.
"The families are frustrated that commuting has not been an issue that has been addressed from a regulatory standpoint at this time," Maurer said. "We requested that this is an item that is brought back up on their agenda and are awaiting some response to that."
READ: Crash Families Mourn on 2nd Anniversary
The FAA missed two deadlines for implementing the new rules before today's announcement and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D.-New York, previously said the airline industry was possibly stalling them on purpose. A representative for Airlines for America, the major trade group for airlines formerly known as the Air Transport Association, told ABC News earlier this month, "We believe the rules need to be changed and [we] continue to advocate for rules that are based on science and are proven to improve safety."
According to the FAA, the new rules are expected to cost the aviation industry nearly $300 million.
"We made a promise to the traveling public that we would do everything possible to make sure pilots are rested when they get in the cockpit. This new rule raises the safety bar to prevent fatigue," Transportation Secretary LaHood said today.
Payroll Tax Standoff Continues as Republicans, Democrats Refuse to Budge
President Obama today called House Speaker John Boehner, urging him to get House members to support a two-month extension of the payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits ahead of the winter holiday season and before millions of workers see tax increases on Jan. 1.
The president, who delayed his vacation to Hawaii because of the stalemate, telephoned and urged Boehner, R-Ohio, to bring his caucus members back for a vote and said it is the only viable way to give both sides time to complete work on a full-year extension of the payroll tax cut, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
The president also called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to reaffirm that there will be work on a bipartisan plan after the two-month extention is passed, Carney said.
As the stalemate over the payroll tax cut extension drags on, House Republicans and Democrats both staged their own photo opportunities today to underline each party's failure to finish the people's work before lawmakers were released for the holidays.
In dueling displays of discontent, Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor held a media availability in his office while Democrats made a show of force on the House floor as they attempted a maneuver to pass the Senate's two-month extension.
"The House voted to reject the Senate bill and asked for a conference with the Senate where we could resolve the differences between the two Houses," Boehner said, flanked by Cantor and Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina. "We're here and we're ready to go to work, and we're hoping that Senate Democrats will appoint negotiators, come to the table and resolve these differences."
Boehner wants Democrats to sit down for new talks before calling House members -- who are now on recess -- back for a vote. But Reid has rejected such a proposal, suggesting instead that Boehner bring his caucus back to first approve the two-month extension, and then restart talks.
"Once the House of Representatives acts on this immediate extension, we will be able to sit down and complete negotiations on a longer extension," Reid wrote in a letter to Boehner. "But because we have a responsibility to assure middle-class families that their taxes will not go up while we work out our differences, we must pass this immediate extension first."
A row of chairs for Democratic negotiators sat empty across the long conference table, but across the Capitol, two senior Democrats protested the House's opposition to a temporary extension.
As Pennsylvania GOP freshman Michael Fitzpatrick, who was serving as presiding officer, attempted to slam the gavel and end this morning's pro forma session, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and Budget ranking member Chris Van Hollen attempted to delay recess by bringing up the Senate's two-month extension of the payroll tax credit and unemployment benefits by unanimous consent.
"Mr. Speaker!" Hoyer, D-Md., shouted. "Mr. Speaker, we'd like to ask for unanimous consent that we bring up the bill to extend the tax cut for 160 million Americans as you walk off the floor Mr. Speaker."
As the procession and Fitzpatrick left the chamber, Hoyer voiced his objections.
"You're walking out!" he complained. "You're walking away just as so many Republicans have walked away from middle class taxpayers, the unemployed, and very frankly as well from those who will be seeking medical assistance from their doctors, 48 million senior citizens."
As he yielded to Van Hollen, the House studio cameras went dark and the microphones were cut off, silencing the House Democrat.
"You have an extreme right-wing element in the House of Representatives that has hijacked the process," Van Hollen, D-Md., said afterwards. "They are afraid of bipartisanship."
House Republicans have earned the ire of conservatives and much political backlash resulting from the payroll tax debate that has gridlocked Congress.
Though the House passed its own one-year extension of the popular Bush-era tax cuts and unemployment benefits well ahead of the Senate, the two sides have failed to reach an agreement on the extension and the House GOP leadership has been publicly blamed for a "fiasco" that could have significant implications in an election year.
The latest shot against House Republicans came today from the Wall Street Journal editorial board -- considered the bastion of conservative opinion -- deriding the Republicans for losing on the tax issue to President Obama.
"The GOP leaders have somehow managed the remarkable feat of being blamed for opposing a one-year extension of a tax holiday that they are surely going to pass. This is no easy double play," the editorial stated. "Republicans have also achieved the small miracle of letting Mr. Obama position himself as an election-year tax cutter, although he's spent most of his presidency promoting tax increases and he would hit the economy with one of the largest tax increases ever in 2013. This should be impossible."
On Tuesday, House Republicans voted to reject the bipartisan Senate-passed bill, demanding a formal conference to work out their differences and pass a long-term solution instead of what they say is another short-term fix. But Democratic leaders publicly vowed not to appoint any conferees to the negotiations.
The tax cuts benefit 160 million Americans and are set to expire at the end of the year. Starting in January, Americans would see a 2 percent increase in their taxes. Also starting Jan. 1, Medicare would withhold doctors' reimbursement for two weeks until an extension on cuts is negotiated.
Congress members can pass a bill once they return from their holiday break and apply the tax breaks retroactively. But the stalemate and lack of negotiations could have a lasting impact on Americans, especially in an election year in which Republicans wanted to retain majority control of the Senate.
That, many say, could be jeopardized by such deadlocks as this one.
"Through all this analysis of the fiasco, there is a sense of doom for the Republican House. They have gone out on an ice floe with no obvious way back to shore," wrote conservative radio talk show host John Batchelor. "There is a strong possibility that President Obama will nurse the grievance against the Republican Party, and the Tea Party particularly, until the State of the Union."
The president, who delayed his vacation to Hawaii because of the stalemate, telephoned and urged Boehner, R-Ohio, to bring his caucus members back for a vote and said it is the only viable way to give both sides time to complete work on a full-year extension of the payroll tax cut, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
The president also called Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to reaffirm that there will be work on a bipartisan plan after the two-month extention is passed, Carney said.
As the stalemate over the payroll tax cut extension drags on, House Republicans and Democrats both staged their own photo opportunities today to underline each party's failure to finish the people's work before lawmakers were released for the holidays.
In dueling displays of discontent, Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor held a media availability in his office while Democrats made a show of force on the House floor as they attempted a maneuver to pass the Senate's two-month extension.
"The House voted to reject the Senate bill and asked for a conference with the Senate where we could resolve the differences between the two Houses," Boehner said, flanked by Cantor and Rep. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina. "We're here and we're ready to go to work, and we're hoping that Senate Democrats will appoint negotiators, come to the table and resolve these differences."
Boehner wants Democrats to sit down for new talks before calling House members -- who are now on recess -- back for a vote. But Reid has rejected such a proposal, suggesting instead that Boehner bring his caucus back to first approve the two-month extension, and then restart talks.
"Once the House of Representatives acts on this immediate extension, we will be able to sit down and complete negotiations on a longer extension," Reid wrote in a letter to Boehner. "But because we have a responsibility to assure middle-class families that their taxes will not go up while we work out our differences, we must pass this immediate extension first."
A row of chairs for Democratic negotiators sat empty across the long conference table, but across the Capitol, two senior Democrats protested the House's opposition to a temporary extension.
As Pennsylvania GOP freshman Michael Fitzpatrick, who was serving as presiding officer, attempted to slam the gavel and end this morning's pro forma session, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and Budget ranking member Chris Van Hollen attempted to delay recess by bringing up the Senate's two-month extension of the payroll tax credit and unemployment benefits by unanimous consent.
"Mr. Speaker!" Hoyer, D-Md., shouted. "Mr. Speaker, we'd like to ask for unanimous consent that we bring up the bill to extend the tax cut for 160 million Americans as you walk off the floor Mr. Speaker."
As the procession and Fitzpatrick left the chamber, Hoyer voiced his objections.
"You're walking out!" he complained. "You're walking away just as so many Republicans have walked away from middle class taxpayers, the unemployed, and very frankly as well from those who will be seeking medical assistance from their doctors, 48 million senior citizens."
As he yielded to Van Hollen, the House studio cameras went dark and the microphones were cut off, silencing the House Democrat.
"You have an extreme right-wing element in the House of Representatives that has hijacked the process," Van Hollen, D-Md., said afterwards. "They are afraid of bipartisanship."
House Republicans have earned the ire of conservatives and much political backlash resulting from the payroll tax debate that has gridlocked Congress.
Though the House passed its own one-year extension of the popular Bush-era tax cuts and unemployment benefits well ahead of the Senate, the two sides have failed to reach an agreement on the extension and the House GOP leadership has been publicly blamed for a "fiasco" that could have significant implications in an election year.
The latest shot against House Republicans came today from the Wall Street Journal editorial board -- considered the bastion of conservative opinion -- deriding the Republicans for losing on the tax issue to President Obama.
"The GOP leaders have somehow managed the remarkable feat of being blamed for opposing a one-year extension of a tax holiday that they are surely going to pass. This is no easy double play," the editorial stated. "Republicans have also achieved the small miracle of letting Mr. Obama position himself as an election-year tax cutter, although he's spent most of his presidency promoting tax increases and he would hit the economy with one of the largest tax increases ever in 2013. This should be impossible."
On Tuesday, House Republicans voted to reject the bipartisan Senate-passed bill, demanding a formal conference to work out their differences and pass a long-term solution instead of what they say is another short-term fix. But Democratic leaders publicly vowed not to appoint any conferees to the negotiations.
The tax cuts benefit 160 million Americans and are set to expire at the end of the year. Starting in January, Americans would see a 2 percent increase in their taxes. Also starting Jan. 1, Medicare would withhold doctors' reimbursement for two weeks until an extension on cuts is negotiated.
Congress members can pass a bill once they return from their holiday break and apply the tax breaks retroactively. But the stalemate and lack of negotiations could have a lasting impact on Americans, especially in an election year in which Republicans wanted to retain majority control of the Senate.
That, many say, could be jeopardized by such deadlocks as this one.
"Through all this analysis of the fiasco, there is a sense of doom for the Republican House. They have gone out on an ice floe with no obvious way back to shore," wrote conservative radio talk show host John Batchelor. "There is a strong possibility that President Obama will nurse the grievance against the Republican Party, and the Tea Party particularly, until the State of the Union."
2012年2月3日星期五
Drew Barrymore I'm a Huge Fan: Get Inside the World of Big Miracle With Our Winner!
We are so excited to share our latest I'm a Huge Fan — come along as our lucky winner gets to meet and interview the amazing Drew Barrymore! Drew's latest project, Big Miracle, hits theaters on Friday, and to celebrate we brought one fan on the adventure of a lifetime. Meet Nicole, the winner of our contest, who was flown out to LA to get a peek into Drew's world and learn all about what it took to make Big Miracle. Nicole experiences the magic of whale watching thanks to Harbor Breeze Cruises, and on the water she learns all about the majestic creatures from the experts from the Aquarium of the Pacific. Next, Nicole gets a chance to talk to Cindy Lowry, the real-life woman who Drew plays in the film. Finally, Nicole is off to Beckley Boutique to pick the perfect outfit for her big interview with Drew. Big thanks to Limos.com and Virgin America for making sure Nicole was traveling in style. Check back tomorrow for Nicole's big meeting with Drew, and see Big Miracle in theaters on Friday — can't wait!
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Big Miracle, Chronicle, Intolerance, The Mill And The Cross, The Wages Of Fear, The Wicker Man, The Witchfinder General, and The Woman In Black
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The Wicker Man
Published: February 1, 2012
BIG MIRACLE John Krasinski gives up alongside Drew Barrymore in this family-friendly, heartstring-yanking film based on a real-life attempt to free whales trapped by Arctic pack ice. Opens Feb. 10.
CHRONICLE Three young friends gain superpowers and soon discover some of the more unpleasant downsides in this PG-13 flick written by Max Landis, son of director John Landis. And you know what that means? Yep, you’re old. Opens Feb. 10.
INTOLERANCE D.W. Griffith’s 1916 silent classic gets the live-soundtrack treatment from Maryland’s own Boister, performing its own original score for the film. At Stevenson University’s Inscape Theatre Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.
THE MILL AND THE CROSS Based on Michael Francis Gibson’s book of the same name, Lech Majewski’s 2011 film explores Bruegel’s 16th-century masterpiece “The Way to Cavalry” and its times through a visually potent mix of imagery based on the painting itself and subtle CGI as well as a foreground story starring Rutger Hauer (as Bruegel), Charlotte Rampling, and Michael York. At the Charles Theatre Feb. 2 at 9 p.m.
THE WAGES OF FEAR Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1953 existential thriller manages to be as white-knuckle thrilling as it is existential, as desperate men truck unstable nitroglycerine over South American peaks on treacherous roads. At the Charles Theatre Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. and Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.
THE WICKER MAN The 1973 cult classic, not the sucktacular 2006 remake with Nicolas Cage. A straight-laced British police officer (Edward Woodward) travels to a bucolic island community to investigate a girl’s disappearance only to find naked hippie dancing and all sorts of ominous goings-on. Best twist ever. At the Zodiac Feb. 8 at 9 p.m.
THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL Vincent Price stars as the title freelance inquisitor in this gruesome 1968 cult-fave horror flick. At the Zodiac Feb. 1 at 9 p.m.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe makes his first post-HP screen outing in this horror flick directed by James Watkins, who also directed The Descent: Part 2, which is maybe not such a good sign. Opens Feb. 10.
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The Wicker Man
Published: February 1, 2012
BIG MIRACLE John Krasinski gives up alongside Drew Barrymore in this family-friendly, heartstring-yanking film based on a real-life attempt to free whales trapped by Arctic pack ice. Opens Feb. 10.
CHRONICLE Three young friends gain superpowers and soon discover some of the more unpleasant downsides in this PG-13 flick written by Max Landis, son of director John Landis. And you know what that means? Yep, you’re old. Opens Feb. 10.
INTOLERANCE D.W. Griffith’s 1916 silent classic gets the live-soundtrack treatment from Maryland’s own Boister, performing its own original score for the film. At Stevenson University’s Inscape Theatre Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.
THE MILL AND THE CROSS Based on Michael Francis Gibson’s book of the same name, Lech Majewski’s 2011 film explores Bruegel’s 16th-century masterpiece “The Way to Cavalry” and its times through a visually potent mix of imagery based on the painting itself and subtle CGI as well as a foreground story starring Rutger Hauer (as Bruegel), Charlotte Rampling, and Michael York. At the Charles Theatre Feb. 2 at 9 p.m.
THE WAGES OF FEAR Henri-Georges Clouzot’s 1953 existential thriller manages to be as white-knuckle thrilling as it is existential, as desperate men truck unstable nitroglycerine over South American peaks on treacherous roads. At the Charles Theatre Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. and Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.
THE WICKER MAN The 1973 cult classic, not the sucktacular 2006 remake with Nicolas Cage. A straight-laced British police officer (Edward Woodward) travels to a bucolic island community to investigate a girl’s disappearance only to find naked hippie dancing and all sorts of ominous goings-on. Best twist ever. At the Zodiac Feb. 8 at 9 p.m.
THE WITCHFINDER GENERAL Vincent Price stars as the title freelance inquisitor in this gruesome 1968 cult-fave horror flick. At the Zodiac Feb. 1 at 9 p.m.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe makes his first post-HP screen outing in this horror flick directed by James Watkins, who also directed The Descent: Part 2, which is maybe not such a good sign. Opens Feb. 10.
2012年1月31日星期二
LA police kill man shooting at cars in Hollywood - The Associated Press
LA police kill man shooting at cars in Hollywood
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gunman who fired at cars and shouted "kill me" and "I'm gonna die!" was shot to death Friday by police after wounding a driver in the heart of Hollywood, authorities and a witness reported. The unidentified man was pronounced dead ...
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The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gunman who fired at cars and shouted "kill me" and "I'm gonna die!" was shot to death Friday by police after wounding a driver in the heart of Hollywood, authorities and a witness reported. The unidentified man was pronounced dead ...
Hollywood police shoot man who rammed patrol carsMiamiHerald.com
Police pursuit ends with police-involved shooting7Online WSVN-TV
2011年11月25日星期五
Post-crash electric car battery fires prompt govt probe of General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt uggoutlet-aus.com
WASHINGTON — New fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt have prompted an investigation to assess the risk of fire in the electric car after a serious crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday.
One Volt battery pack that was being closely monitored ugg queens ugg fresno ugg boots texasfollowing a government crash test caught fire Thursday, the safety administration said in a statement. Another recently crash-tested battery emitted smoke and sparks, the statement said.
GM, which was informed of the investigation on Friday, said in a statement that the Volt “is safe and does not present undue risk as part of normal operation or immediately after a severe crash.”
The latest fires are in addition to a battery fire in a crash-tested Volt six months ago.
NHTSA learned of a possible fire risk involving damaged Volt batteries when a fire erupted in a Volt that was being stored in a parking lot of a test facility in Burlington, Wis. The fire was severe enough to cause several other vehicles parked nearby to catch fire as well.
The car had been subjected to a side-impact crash test more than three weeks earlier, on May 12, during which the battery was punctured and its coolant line ruptured.
Last week’s tests of three battery packs were designed tougg boots philadelphia ugg boots in texas ugg boots colorado replicate the May test. In that test, the Volt was subjected to a simulated side-impact collision into a narrow object like a tree or pole followed by a rollover, the agency said.
The first battery tested last week didn’t catch fire. But a battery test on Nov. 17 initially experienced a temporary temperature increase, and on Thursday caught fire while being monitored. Another battery tested on Nov. 18, which was rotated 180 degrees within hours after the test, began to smoke and emit sparks shortly after the rotation.
The tests were conducted by NHTSA and the Energy and Defense departments at a defense facility near Hampton Roads, Va.
So far, no fires have been reported in Volts involved in roadway crashes, NHTSA said. More than 5,000 of the vehicles have been sold.
It’s too soon to tell whether the investigation will lead to a recall of any vehicles or parts, but the government will ensure consumers are informed promptly if that occurs, the agency said.
With its OnStar safety communications systems a part of the car, “GM knows real time about any crash significant enough to potentially compromise battery integrity,” the automaker said. “Since July, GM has implemented a post-crash protocol that includes the depowering of the battery after a severe crash, returning the battery to a safe and low-powered state.”
Electric vehicles are critical to President Barack Obama’ugg outlet los angeles ugg outlet buffalo ugg milwaukees plans to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. He has called for putting 1 million of the vehicles on the road by 2015.
The Volt and Nissan’s Leaf, with more than 8,000 cars on the road in the U.S., are among the first mass-marketed plug-in electric cars. They went on sale in the 2011 model year. Other automakers are also working on electric vehicles.
One Volt battery pack that was being closely monitored ugg queens ugg fresno ugg boots texasfollowing a government crash test caught fire Thursday, the safety administration said in a statement. Another recently crash-tested battery emitted smoke and sparks, the statement said.
GM, which was informed of the investigation on Friday, said in a statement that the Volt “is safe and does not present undue risk as part of normal operation or immediately after a severe crash.”
The latest fires are in addition to a battery fire in a crash-tested Volt six months ago.
NHTSA learned of a possible fire risk involving damaged Volt batteries when a fire erupted in a Volt that was being stored in a parking lot of a test facility in Burlington, Wis. The fire was severe enough to cause several other vehicles parked nearby to catch fire as well.
The car had been subjected to a side-impact crash test more than three weeks earlier, on May 12, during which the battery was punctured and its coolant line ruptured.
Last week’s tests of three battery packs were designed tougg boots philadelphia ugg boots in texas ugg boots colorado replicate the May test. In that test, the Volt was subjected to a simulated side-impact collision into a narrow object like a tree or pole followed by a rollover, the agency said.
The first battery tested last week didn’t catch fire. But a battery test on Nov. 17 initially experienced a temporary temperature increase, and on Thursday caught fire while being monitored. Another battery tested on Nov. 18, which was rotated 180 degrees within hours after the test, began to smoke and emit sparks shortly after the rotation.
The tests were conducted by NHTSA and the Energy and Defense departments at a defense facility near Hampton Roads, Va.
So far, no fires have been reported in Volts involved in roadway crashes, NHTSA said. More than 5,000 of the vehicles have been sold.
It’s too soon to tell whether the investigation will lead to a recall of any vehicles or parts, but the government will ensure consumers are informed promptly if that occurs, the agency said.
With its OnStar safety communications systems a part of the car, “GM knows real time about any crash significant enough to potentially compromise battery integrity,” the automaker said. “Since July, GM has implemented a post-crash protocol that includes the depowering of the battery after a severe crash, returning the battery to a safe and low-powered state.”
Electric vehicles are critical to President Barack Obama’ugg outlet los angeles ugg outlet buffalo ugg milwaukees plans to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil. He has called for putting 1 million of the vehicles on the road by 2015.
The Volt and Nissan’s Leaf, with more than 8,000 cars on the road in the U.S., are among the first mass-marketed plug-in electric cars. They went on sale in the 2011 model year. Other automakers are also working on electric vehicles.
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