The Last Samurai film review echoes Dances With Wolves
A critic argues The Last Samurai recycles elements from Dances With Wolves and Kurosawa classics. Tom Cruise plays Capt. Nathan Algren who trains and clashes with samurai, befriending Katsumoto and Taka as lush visuals and battle sequences drive the tale.
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Kevin Costner
Tom Cruise
Capt
Nathan Algren
Japan
Algren
Costner
Edward Zwick
Cruise
Katsumoto
Ken Watanabe
Watanabe
Taka
Koyuki
John Toll
Warner Bros
Parade entertains crowd with diverse floats and Santa
A large audience enjoyed a varied parade with hip hop dancers from Jason's Gym and a horse trail ride. Carla Start praised the float variety while Jared Burwick watched for the first time, boosted by babysitter Tina Sanford. Soldiers in fatigues drew cheers, but Santa in an old fire truck drew the loudest applause.
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Carla Start
Jason
Start
Jared Burwick
Tina Sanford
Santa Claus
Sanford
Jared
Santa
Cedar Bayou coal plant emulates Texas mercury rankings
The Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, a 2,266 megawatt facility run by Texas Genco a CenterPoint subsidiary, released 8,992 pounds of mercury nationwide in 2001, the highest state total. The plant produced 3.1 grams of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds and faced EPA mercury rule debates amid push for stricter MACT standards and potential cap-and-trade schemes.
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Bayown
Chambers County
Texas Genco
Houston
CenterPoint Energy
Reliant
Hl&p
Baytown
Leticia Lowe
TRI
Cedar Bayou
EPA
Lowe
Texas
EPA tightens power plant rules to curb smog and soot
The Bush administration proposed tougher EPA rules to cut sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants in 30 states from New England to the Midwest. EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt called the plan the largest clean air investment in history, aiming for significant pollution reductions over 12 years, while critics say mercury limits are not moving fast enough and coal plant rules are being eased.
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TRI
Texas
EPA
Bush Administration
Karen Hadden
White House
Environmental Protection Agency
Clinton
Tom “Sminy” Smith
Public Citizens
Washington
New England
Midwest
Mike Leavitt
Associated Press
EPA expands Texas counties under review for ozone rules
EPA widens scrutiny of Texas counties to meet tougher ozone standards. The agency backs TCEQ in designating eight Houston area counties and four San Antonio area counties as potentially out of compliance, while Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio regions face further evaluation. Final lists and compliance consequences hinge on federal action.
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Texas
Environmental Protection Agency
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
EPA
TCEQ
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Dallas/Fort Worth
Collin
Denton
Ellis
Johnson, Parker and
Tarrant
Bexar County
Henderson, Hood
Hunt, Kaufman
Rockwall
Comal, Guadalupe
Wilson
Austin
San Marcos
Longview
Marshall
Tyler
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