I read this on a Newsmax Update and so quoted the whole thing here. I might be interested in seeing a "kinder, gentler" Passion.
A Softer 'Passion'This March, mega-moviemaker Mel Gibson is set to release a new version of the blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ."In an effort to accommodate people who love the story but wanted the brutality toned down, the movie has been painstakingly re-tailored.In making a subdued version of the film, Gibson, who has recently been referred to as Hollywood's most powerful figure, was responding to something that his fans wanted."There has been quite a demand by the religious community to bring [the film] back for Easter," Bruce Davey, Gibson's partner at Icon Productions, told Variety. At the same time, fans of "The Passion" wanted a version that would tone down the scenes of torture and suffering that are a part of the Crucifixion story. "Mel wanted to try and accommodate those people by making a version that is softer and gentler," Davey explained.Distributor Newmarket Films will release "The Passion Recut" nationwide on March 11.The Left Coast Report can't think of a better way to deepen the Easter experience than to view this act of cinematic devotion
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
States Mull Taxing Drivers By Mile
(CBS) College student Jayson Just commutes an odometer-spinning 2,000 miles a month. As CBS News Correspondent Sandra Hughes reports, his monthly gas bill once topped his car payment.
"I was paying about $500 a month," says Just.
So Just bought a fuel efficient hybrid and said goodbye to his gas-guzzling BMW.
And what kind of mileage does he get?
"The EPA estimate is 60 in the city, 51 on the highway," says Just.
And that saves him almost $300 a month in gas. It's great for Just but bad for the roads he's driving on, because he also pays a lot less in gasoline taxes which fund highway projects and road repairs. As more and more hybrids hit the road, cash-strapped states are warning of rough roads ahead.
Officials in car-clogged California are so worried they may be considering a replacement for the gas tax altogether, replacing it with something called "tax by the mile."
Seeing tax dollars dwindling, neighboring Oregon has already started road testing the idea.
"Drivers will get charged for how many miles they use the roads, and it's as simple as that," says engineer David Kim.
Heard this on Rush.
"I was paying about $500 a month," says Just.
So Just bought a fuel efficient hybrid and said goodbye to his gas-guzzling BMW.
And what kind of mileage does he get?
"The EPA estimate is 60 in the city, 51 on the highway," says Just.
And that saves him almost $300 a month in gas. It's great for Just but bad for the roads he's driving on, because he also pays a lot less in gasoline taxes which fund highway projects and road repairs. As more and more hybrids hit the road, cash-strapped states are warning of rough roads ahead.
Officials in car-clogged California are so worried they may be considering a replacement for the gas tax altogether, replacing it with something called "tax by the mile."
Seeing tax dollars dwindling, neighboring Oregon has already started road testing the idea.
"Drivers will get charged for how many miles they use the roads, and it's as simple as that," says engineer David Kim.
Heard this on Rush.
Gays Debate Radical Steps to Curb Unsafe Sex
"After all the thousands of AIDS deaths and all the years of "Safe Sex Is Hot Sex" prevention messages, it has come down to this: many gay men who know the rules of engagement in the age of AIDS are not using condoms. As news of a potentially virulent strain of H.I.V. settles in, gay activists and AIDS prevention workers say they are dismayed and angry that the 25-year-old battle against the disease might have to begin all over again."
Years and years of 'education' has not stopped the unsafe sex going on in the gay community (not to mention the general public). Even AIDS isn't enough to make them think twice. I have been reading the book, "Every Man's Battle", about the struggle men have with sexual temptation, and how when left unchecked the desire to sin can overpower anyone's conscience or even common sense. This is exactly what is happening here.
Years and years of 'education' has not stopped the unsafe sex going on in the gay community (not to mention the general public). Even AIDS isn't enough to make them think twice. I have been reading the book, "Every Man's Battle", about the struggle men have with sexual temptation, and how when left unchecked the desire to sin can overpower anyone's conscience or even common sense. This is exactly what is happening here.