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Easy answer:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Bernstein

(one of Dennis miller's favorites BTW Robert)

I got lost tonight in watching 'Saving Private Ryan' on the history channel.

I cannot even count the number of times I have watched this movie and yet, it still captivates me with a pause in thought for all those who had to take part. (Especially after one of my neighbors told me his personal story from that morning)

Tomorrow morning is June 6. At 6:30am I will be making coffee, not getting ready to jump off a boat into machine gun fire. All in part because a world had tried to pacify one socialist named Hitler.

Lest we forget and God bless those who made the sacrifice.

Jerry Goldsmith. Perhaps not as prolific as Berlin, but amazing scores.

I'll always associate Elmer with Ghostbusters...the non-Ray Parker Jr. stuff in the movie.

Also, Alan Silvestri...Predator, Back to The Future, this summer's Captain America.
Class!

Loony lefty Senate disruptor Brigitte DePape in her home environment, in older pix...

http://thecanadiansentinel.blogspot.com/2011/06/creepy-prog-spotlight-brigitte-depape.html

"Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the anniversary of D-Day

June 5, 2011
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to
mark the 67th anniversary of D-Day:

“Tomorrow, we will remember and honour the bravery of the tens of
thousands of soldiers, sailors and air men and women who supported and
participated in the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944, leaving behind
their loved ones to defend the free world against tyranny and hatred.

“Their legacy endures, as we continue to live by the fundamental values
that Canadian troops gave their lives to uphold – freedom, democracy,
human rights and the rule of law.

“D-Day operations, which marked the beginning of the Battle of Normandy,
were executed by an alliance of nations – led by Canada, the U.S., Free
France, and the United Kingdom – collaborating and fighting together for
a common cause. On that day, they overcame incredible adversity to
establish the beachheads that led to the overthrow of an enemy so well
entrenched in northern France.

“Their successful mission to bring liberty to Europe would not have been
possible without the hard work of hundreds of thousands of other
Canadians who contributed to the war effort right here at home.

“As we pause to remember the price paid by our courageous military
personnel during D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, we will also pay
tribute to our men and women in uniform who continue to selflessly serve
Canada’s interests and help people around the world in countries such as
Afghanistan, Haiti and Sudan.

“On behalf of all Canadians, I wish to express our most sincere
gratitude to Canadian veterans, for a debt that can never be repaid.

Lest we forget.”"

http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/

Canada:

"Cities need fed cash: FCM"

"Cities need federal cash, new Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) president Berry Vrbanovic said Sunday."

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2011/06/05/18241401.html

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United States:

"State, local layoffs to hit record levels"

"Don't look to state and local governments to prop up the job market.

To the contrary, this cash-strapped sector is set to go on a record-breaking layoff binge when the new fiscal year starts on July 1.

State and local governments are forecast to shed up to 110,000 jobs in the third quarter, the first time the blood-letting has risen into the triple digits, according to IHS Global Insight.

"We're on a downward path," said Greg Daco, principal U.S. economist at IHS. "It's not looking good."

State and local government employment has been a drag on the economy all year, averaging a loss of 23,000 jobs a month over the past three months. Meanwhile, the private sector has created an average of 180,000 a month during the same period.

In May, public employment shrunk by 29,000 jobs, mostly at the state and local level, while businesses created 83,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. All told, the sector has lost 510,000 positions since its peak in August 2008.
States still cutting

Though tax revenue is starting to rise, states are still wrestling with multi-billion-dollar budget gaps. Federal stimulus funds helped minimize job cuts until now, but that money essentially runs out on June 30.

So states are planning to slash funds for education, social services and local governments, as well as downsize their payrolls even more, in the coming fiscal year."

http://money.cnn.com/2011/06/05/news/economy/state_local_layoffs/index.htm?iid=HP_LN&hpt=hp_t2

Thanks for that maz2. With that in mind I offer this from Captain capitalism's site.

http://www.rivertowns.net/event/article/id/25007/publisher_ID/8/

This is what they fought for?

In 1994, as a young Canadian army captain in England, I had the honour of being assigned to attend the D Day 50th anniversary memorial service at Oxford University, which had been the location of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces Europe. It seems like yesterday to me now, but I suspect that the vast majority of the veterans of that great crusade that I had the honour of meeting then have passed to their reward. God bless therm all.

The great Ennio Morricone: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001553/

H/T Taliban Jacques Bloc Separatist.

Jacques' socialism here*: Insanity defined.

"Layton worries cities could see funding shrink as Ottawa tries to trim costs
The Canadian Press"

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"*A Fatally Flawed Recovery Plan"

"Greece Back on the Brink"

"Greece needs even more money -- EU officials estimate that a new bailout will cost over 100 billion euros rather than the previously assumed 60 billion. It will get the aid, even though the rescue strategy adopted so far seems doomed. The economy is shrinking, and ambitious privatization plans are illusory."

"Consolidation, Greek Style"
"New Greek Bailout Costlier Than Expected"
"Part 1: Greece Back on the Brink"
"Part 2: 'We Are Back Where We Started'"

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,766809,00.html

Aidez-Moi Day In Quebec.

Meanwhile, in socialist Quebec: Merde. Aidez-moi, Canada.

>>> "“These soldiers have been amazing. Some of them came here directly from Afghanistan.”"

"“We really need a new dock,” Venise-en-Québec Mayor Jacques Landry said."

“The trouble is with secondary residences, or chalets,” Landry said. “The government program doesn’t cover them. We will try and organize volunteers to help, but it doesn’t look good.”

"“Some of these people have been using chemical toilets and taking showers in a town kilometres away for five or six weeks,” Dutil told LCN TV news."

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"PM Stephen Harper to visit Richelieu flood zone for first time"

"'Early or late, I think it's just great he's coming'"

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Stephen+Harper+visit+Richelieu+flood+zone+first+time/4896649/story.html

In "Man Bites Dog" news . . . .

"Bank of America Gets Pad Locked After Homeowner Forecloses On It"

http://tinyurl.com/3msn8su

Karma . . .

Thanks derek and maz2 and minuteman. Today is the 67th anniversary of D-Day. We must never forget their courage and their will to defeat tyranny and evil.

And yes - I watched Saving Private Ryan as well. For about the 12th time....

Today and Nov 11th - we must remember them.

Hmmm, where have I heard this before:

"We want economic growth with social inclusion"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110606/wl_nm/us_peru_election

Dedicated to dog lovers everywhere...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw

..and then i gave it to the cat.

oh noooooo...

In today’s National Post, here’s a letter, by Alex Banks, Toronto, that I really appreciated:

“Re: Don’t Hide God From Children, Charles Lewis, June 3. As a committed atheist I want to thank Charles Lewis for this column. In high school I had the distinct pleasure of reading the Bible in both English and Latin. It is without a doubt one if the most important and beautiful books I have ever read.

“Studying the King James Bible not only gave me a greater understanding of the English language, but it also exposed me to ideas that challenged my (lack of) faith.

“In recent years, too many atheists have adopted the fanaticism of extreme religion that we used to deplore. A healthy society is one that acknowledges religion and discusses it openly. The Bible has had a profound historical effect on every aspect of our society. This means that understanding the world we live in requires first-hand knowledge of this important document.”

Someone named Steve MacDonald responded: “Very reasonable letter, and such a relief to hear such a civilized tone from a self-proclaimed atheist. When I was quite young I was one of those obnoxious and intellectually shallow atheists not unlike poor Mr. Hitchens. I recall going through a phase when I developed some respect and civility for what after all is the anchor and bedrock of our entire civilization. Ten or so [years of?] deep study of epistemology and related fields finally opened my eyes to absolute necessity of God's existence and benevolence.”

God bless Alex and Steve—and everyone here too!

I remember that Elmer Bernstein, Leonard's brother—as good looking too!—wrote the beautiful music for the movie, "To Kill a Mockingbird" (TKaM). (I’m just listening to his greatest hits: what a lot of iconic ones! Thanks for posting this.)

My grade school sister and I loved TKaM and we played the record until it was almost worn out.

What great music: SUCH a talented family. G_d bless Elmer Bernstein (and Leonard)!

Disappointing: in the medley, the haunting, main theme for TKaM was about 10 seconds long. Bummer!!

So, if you don't know the music for TKaM, check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVMqjNX0Ftg

(And if you haven't seen the movie, you're in for a treat. It's magnificent.)

John Robson: If I Were Finance Minister:

http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/06/05/if-i-were-finance-minister-

Thank you to all of our armed forces, past and present. God bless you all.

Remembering June 6, 1944

I would also like to echo those expressing blessings and thanks to all our old veterans and those presently serving for the job they did and are still doing today.

If it wasn't for them satepping up to the plate, past and present, we would be serving the likes of those Brigitte DePape would like to see in power.

Oops. That would be stepping up to the plate.

From the 'Playing The Media Like A Fiddle' department.

* I can see Paul Revere ! *

[Sarah Palin yesterday insisted her claim at the Old North Church last week that Paul Revere “warned the British” during his famed 1775 ride — remarks that Democrats and the media roundly ridiculed — is actually historically accurate. And local historians are backing her up.]

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/2011_0606you_betcha_she_was_right_experts_back_palins_historical_account/

I really do dispare some days.

Now the folks in TO think it is the city's responsibilty to help them with their racoon and other small animal problems?

When I had a family of squirels living in the rafters, I went to the SPCA, got a couple live traps, free of charge. Trapped the annoying little buggers. Dropped them off about 5km from the house and then patched the hole they used.

No more squirel problem.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2011/06/06/18243521.html

Eco-nazis now want to tatoo us. Just like the Nazis did to Jews.

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/the-dangers-of-boneheaded-beliefs-20110602-1fijg.html

Hey, last time they called for the army to help them...

Doing it themselsves? Duh, we're from tranna, we're too clueless to do anything ourselves!

Ruling out a merger with the NDP and too much influence by "middle age white guys," Alfred Apps seeks a complete renewal of the Liberal party and someone other than Bob Rae as permanent leader.

"But this policy re-thinking and party re-organization and rebuilding must not in any way be 'predetermined or pre-cooked by party insiders,' he says. In fact, he notes that Grits want a 'culture of change' that focuses on engaging more women and aboriginals, youth and new Canadians – 'and with very special and concerted attention to Quebec.'

That means getting rid of the '‘middle age white guys' like myself,' ”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/a-month-later-liberals-seek-fresh-start-free-of-middle-aged-white-guys/article2048821/

Looks as though Apps STILL doesn't get why the Liberals were steamrolled.

atlantic jim - no, the 'folks in Toronto' don't consider that it's the city's responsibility to deal with the raccoons. It's the city that declares this - because, you aren't allowed to deal with them on your own.

You can't trap them - and if you call in a 'humane trapper' the law says that he must release them!!!...no more than 1 km away. Got that? One km away. No further. So, they simply walk back that 1 km and return.

As for raccoon-proofing your house and garden, that's impossible! How do you deal with them living in the trees, and eating all your plants? And I mean all of them: tulips, begonias, any and all vegetables and fruits.

Do you fence in your flowers? Some garden. Try to fence in your vegetables? They crawl under and over and through.

Garbage bins - they unlatch the lids. Roofs? They dig their way through; they don't wait for the loose shingles; they MAKE them loose.

The raccoon problem is very serious in Toronto; city urbanization has driven out their natural predators (coyotes, fox) and with the proliferation of homes and trees for shelter, garbage and gardens for food - they are like rabbits in Australia.

In the rural areas, raccoons are not a problem because their numbers are kept in check by their natural predators. Not in Toronto.

Therefore, since the city forbids, by its '1 km trapping rule' any real management of raccoons, it ought to step in and allow measures to deal with them.

ET, your second last sentence on your 2:37 is right. Ralph Klein's method works great.

I would suggest that the racoons in Toronto are smarter in many ways than than the city administrators who concocted the nonsense.

Count your blessings, count them one by one …

>>> “Count your blessings Canada, you just got a majority government,”.

“*But westward, look, the land is bright!”

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“‘Count your blessings, Canada,’ OECD head says”

"Canadians should consider themselves privileged to have a majority government in these difficult times, says the head of the OECD.

“Count your blessings Canada, you just got a majority government,” Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, told participants at the Conference of Montreal on Monday.

Many other countries are trying to cope with the fallout from the global economic crisis with governments that change frequently or that are caretaker or minority governments, he said.

Canada, on the other hand, is well-positioned in terms of its political stability, which adds to an already enviable status as a country that managing well through the economic downturn, said Mr. Gurria.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/count-your-blessings-canada-oecd-head-says/article2048726/

“*But westward, look, the land is bright!”

“Say not the Struggle Naught availeth”

http://poemhunter.com/poem/say-not-the-struggle-naught-availeth/

Just a heads up that Planet S magazine is encouraging those who watch Sun News to do the world a favor and sit in their running cars with the garage door closed. Very classy. I am spending this afternoon calling the various companies that advertise in this magazine and telling them I will not be supporting their business any more as long as they advertise in this farcical publication.

This is Planet S's current Facebook Status:

"Planet S Magazine
If you subscribe to this shit, please sit in your running car in the garage with the door closed. Content of this piece aside, this is an insult to intelligence. This network shouldn't last a day in a country like Canada. "

67 years ago today my grandfather landed with 7th brigade on Juno beach.

returning there next year with his painted black brass compass. which I forgot last time.

Bernstein's stuff is great! 'Didn't know he wrote all those movie themes, etc.

I thoroughly know the Thoroughly Modern Millie soundtrack, however, and I'd swear that the YouTube music playing alongside the TMM video cover isn't from TMM.

'Guess you can't win 'em all!

Thanks for the reminder of all this great music, Robert. Like you, lookout, I love Bernstein's score from To Kill a Mockingbird.

Boy, talk about a derailed thread...

Miklós Rózsa - Thief Of Bagdad, Ben-Hur, Time After Time, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (nearly 50 years in the biz...)

Danny Elfman (w/ co-ex-'Oingo Boingo' member Steve Bartek) (starting with "Pee Wee 's Big Adventure", one of the most prolific composers of the last 30 years)

MSM Big Lie: Flaherty's "same budget" did not, repeat, did not trigger an election this spring.

The trigger was pulled by the losing Separatist Coalition of the left.

The Separatist Coalition changed its skin to the Taliban Jacques Bloc Separatist Coalition.

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"A new mandate for Flaherty's belt-tightening budget
Globe and Mail - Bill Curry, Steven Chase - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Stephen Harper is using his majority to plow ahead with the same budget that triggered an election this spring:'
(googlenews)

O'zymandias*.

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"Omri Ceren at Commentary says that President Obama’s “nuanced foreign policy” now lies in ruins."

http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/06/06/let-it-be/#more-15065

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*Ozymandias:

"`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away".

http://www.online-literature.com/shelley_percy/672/

Golden Eagles vs. Wind Turbines

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1394945/The-green-killer-Scores-protected-golden-eagles-dying-colliding-wind-turbines.html

PET Cemetery Report.

An MSM headline Q&A compendium.

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Q: "Tim Harper: The axe will fall, but where will it land?" (TO Red Star)

A: "Budget brings end to federal party subsidies National Post"

http://news.google.ca/news?pz=1&cf=all&ned=ca&hl=en&q&js=0

Elite News: A Twofer.

"as the former IMF chief was met with a chorus of heckling from hotel workers outside a Manhattan courthouse."

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"Heckled by New York's maids, Strauss-Kahn set for fiery trial"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/heckled-by-new-yorks-maids-strausskahn-set-for-fiery-trial-2293849.html

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"Of Sex, Massage, Jack Layton, and Scandal"

"A funny story popped up in the closing hours of the 2011 federal election. A story of how Jack Layton was caught in a “rub and tug” massage parlour during a police raid. Jack Layton swears that he did no wrong doing. He was there to get a treatment by his “massage therapist” and was unaware of any illicit activity that was going on there. The story is troubling on many fronts, but I am most offended that he kept referring to his masseuse as a “massage therapist”

There is a bit of confusion in the general public about massage therapy."

http://www.kenshim.com/2011/05/sex-jack-layton/

Malkin on hypocrisy of Sarah Palin-hating lef...

http://www.therightscoop.com/malkin-on-hypocrisy-of-sarah-palin-hating-left/

If only we had a majority Con government we wouldn't have travesties like the 2.2 billion dollar handdout for Quebec, home reno tax credit subsidy, and 600 dollar GIS upper.

Kate,

Whe was the first time you used the heading:

"The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire"

The Guardian, "http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/jun/06/us-economy-decline-recovery-challenges", just used it today. you are so far ahead of time, they are just catching up.

Congratulations.

libertarians are smarter? Really? Did you know that the federal govt gave Ontario 4.3 billion to assist in their transition to HST and 1.6 billion to BC.

Bet you didn't know that. But you're smarter anyway, aren't you.

Yeah I knew that what's your point?

RE: Film Composers

You may want to check Bernard Hermann, best know for his Hitchcock work (North by Northwest, Psycho), and the men who pretty well shaped the business in the studio era: the Newman brothers, Emil, Lionel, and especially Alfred; Max Steiner, and Erik Korngold (the Errol Flynn Robin Hood) Did anyone mention Miklos Rosza?

The American Film Institute put together a list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years_of_Film_Scores.