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Elsewhere around the Caribbean, as hotels were struggling to stay afloat in the global economic slowdown, the Chinese response was to bankroll the biggest resort under construction in the Western Hemisphere â¿¿ a massive hotel, condominium and casino complex in the Bahamas just a few miles from half-empty resorts.
All over the world, from Latin America to the South Pacific, a cash-flush China is funding projects that others won't, seemingly less concerned by the conventional wisdom of credit ratings and institutions such as the World Bank.___ EDITOR'S NOTE â¿¿ This story is part of "China's Reach," a project tracking China's influence on its trading partners over three decades and exploring how that is changing business, politics and daily life. Keep up with AP's reporting on China's Reach, and join the conversation about it, using the hashtag (hash)APChinaReach on Twitter. ___ The Chinese money is breathing life into government infrastructure projects that otherwise might have died for lack of financing. For commercial projects such as the Caribbean resort, China is filling a gap left by Western investors retrenching after the 2008 financial crisis. But some in the Bahamas worry what will happen if the sprawling Baha Mar project fails. They picture an economy saturated with hotels, dragged down by an expensive Chinese white elephant. Likewise, the infrastructure loans are loading financially shaky countries with more debt and letting them avoid economic reforms that other lenders would likely have demanded. "The Chinese play by other rules," said Kevin Gallagher, a Boston University international relations professor who has studied Chinese lending to Latin America. "We'll give you financing with no conditions, and we'll finance things the International Monetary Fund won't fund, things others won't fund anymore, like big infrastructure projects. It allows countries to shop around, which has good and bad sides."
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Believing that giving something back to society is part of the educational process, Don requires an element of 'service learning' for each of his courses. Students in the Family Violence course are required to do service work at The Caring Place, a shelter for abused women and children in Lebanon. The concept of "Intergenerational Partner's" is one of the goals of Don's Interpersonal Skills course as his students are required to visit with a resident of Sansbury Care Center, a licensed nursing home located on the Campus. "Initially my students tell me that nursing homes depress them, but I always stress that the profession of social work focuses on meeting the needs of vulnerable individuals, be they infants or the elderly", said Don. Rhonda Hutchins, director of Social Services at Sansbury, said, "The Intergenerational Partners program has been a great opportunity for the people at Sansbury. They have said that it gives them a chance to work with and teach younger people again and to make new friends in the community." Many of these students and Sansbury residents' relationships continue after their particular semester ends.
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Navel-gazing = "To be self-absorbed."
We live in a culture of navel-gazers and a manifesto of modern culture would look something like this.
The purpose of life in our modern culture is to have as much selfish pleasure as I can find before my life ends.Thinking through this topic has brought home that we aren't only navel-gazing in our culture - we are also groin-gazing. The purveyors of porn have given our culture what it always wanted - unlimited, easy, free, private access to pornographic pleasures. Nobody needs to know.
Pain is the opposite of a good life.
Life is about me.
Others are of no use if they get in my way of pleasure, including children. That is why we need such things as contraception, abortion, euthanasia, sexual liberation, and freedom from the guilt that comes from ancient moralities tied to religion.
Sex is what I worship, because it is what brings me pleasure. Porn is my god. I am my god.
Others are my rival in my pursuit of attaining pleasure, and thus at best they are tools for me to use to get it.
Money helps buy me pleasure.
Power helps me attain it easier.
To indulge is to satiate my passions for a while, but I can never have enough pleasure. I need more.
Give me more.
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More pleasure.
Less repression.
More indulgence.
Less guilt.
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More feeling good.
When we look at our sexuality and at any sexual act as merely indulgence of my selfish pleasure, then we become groin-gazers, who are so self-absorbed that we are unable to love others. They are objects. They are not unique and un-repeatable people who are created in the divine image. They are things. We matter. They don't.
Groin-gazers don't love - they use.
Groin-gazers cannot truly love. As Karol Wojtyla (JPII) wrote in Love and Responsibility:
"Man's capacity for love depends on his willingness consciously to seek a good together with others, and to subordinate himself to that good for the sake of others, or to others for the sake of that good. Love is exclusively the portion of human persons"Thus, groin-gazing, unbeknown to most of us, is a denial of human dignity.
But, groin-gazing activities (sex for my own pleasure) is exactly what the culture calls "love". What a paradox. Here is what JPII says:
"'Love' in this utilitarian conception is a union of egoism, which can hold together only on condition that they confront each other with nothing unpleasant, nothing to conflict with their mutual pleasure. Therefore love so understood is self-evidently merely a pretense which has to be careful cultivated to keep the underlying reality hidden: the reality of egoism and the greediest kind of egoism at that, exploiting another person to obtain for itself its own 'maximum pleasure'. In such circumstances the other person is and remains only a means to an end..."Do we really want to be all that we can be as humans? Then the selfishness inherent in groin-gazing must be cast out. Because to be human = living a life for others = love.
Love is the fullest realization of the possibilities inherent in man....The person finds in love the greatest possible fullness of being, of objective existence....Be human.
How should we do this? By being chaste. Not chastity as is commonly thought of. But, chastity that frees us:
"Chastity can only be thought of in association with the virtue of love. Its function is to free love from the utilitarian attitude….The virtue of chastity, whose function it is to free love from utilitarian attitudes, must control not only sensuality and carnal concupiscence, as such, but--perhaps more important--those centers deep within the human being in which the utilitarian attitude is hatched and grows...the more successfully the utilitarian attitude is camouflaged in the will the more dangerous it is...To be chaste means to have a 'transparent' attitude to a person of the other sex--chastity means just that--the interior 'transparency' without which love is not itself"Lord give us all this gift of chaste love.


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In response to my math question from yesterday, some of you wisely pointed out that medical insurance costs have to plateau at the point where they become literally unaffordable.
This made me wonder about the trajectory of medical expenses. On one hand, you can imagine that technology will lower the cost of routine medical treatment. The cost of existing drugs will drop as they go off patent protection. And maybe gene therapy will, in time, end up being inexpensive relative to traditional medicine. One can hope.
On the other hand, scientists keep coming up with new and expensive medical procedures, and new and better drugs. For example, the surgery that gave me back my ability to speak is relatively new. So you can imagine a world where POTENTIAL medical costs rise indefinitely because science keeps coming up with ways to fix medical problems that might have otherwise gone untreated.
My prediction is that medical insurance will cover more and more procedures, but if you consider all of the things that can be covered, it will be a smaller percentage. In other words, if insurance currently covers 90% of what you might need, someday it will only cover 70%, because that's all the public can afford. But that might represent far more medical procedures than your insurance covers today, so it might not seem so bad.
As some of you pointed out, a person's health insurance should start out cheap when you are young, and increase every year as you age. So if you want to take a crack at yesterday's question by altering the cost/year assumption, I'd be interested in that result.
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You've forgotten a few other huge factors that drive up costs of insurance:
- Unlike other insurances you have (auto, home, etc) health insurance is no longer insurance against catastrophic costs... it is being used for day-to-day expenses. True catastrophic coverage would cost a lot less.
- Due to the medical malpractice lottery system, doctors have to practice defensive medicine and order tons of tests that they don't think are necessary, in order to cover their butts. If doctors were able to order only necessary tests, insurance would have to cover a lot less, driving down prices.
- States mandate that all insurance plans to cover X. When X is things like emergency and preventative care, that's not a big deal. But often there are lots of other things (chiropractic care, pregnancy) that you have to have coverage for, even if you never intend to use it, and these additions aren't free.
- Because of screwy tax laws, it is much more advantageous to get a plan through an employer than by yourself. This means that your company is deciding what health plan you need. If you are lucky, you get to choose between 3 plans which probably cover far more than you would pay for if choosing yourself. Scott and others have mentioned that a universal system would allow for portability across employers, so would changing the tax laws and making it more advantageous for people to buy their own. Removing barriers to inter-state insurance would also help.
- Medical costs in general would also go down with price transparency. Patients don't know how much the doctor is going to charge and so can't compare. Doctors/hospitals don't know how much they are going to be reimbursed, often have little control over the amount of reimbursement, and sometimes are paid less than their cost in materials, etc. This causes prices to inflate so that the providers are sure of making up their costs.
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Oct 2, 2009
I think the other modification which will take place is a revolution of "economy class" medical procedures which will solve the most significant portion of your health issues. These solutions will be much cheaper but not address 100 percent of the problem, and the cutting edge procedures will still be available for the rich.
For example, the rich can pay $250,000 for a full heart transplant, while middle class folks can get a cheap artificial heart at 1/3 the price. The artificial won't allow us do jumping jacks or play sports, but we won't die of cardiac arrest either. I think this is the sort of thing that health care will cover in the future.
With radical change to our heathcare system inevitable within the next 10 - 20 years, economy class heath care procedures could be the next boom (or bubble) industry.
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Oct 2, 2009
I'm a Canadian. Up here, we have universal health care, and our medical professionals don't get paid as much as U.S. medical professionals. If health care $$$ are provided by the gov't, then doctors are effectively civil servants, and will (eventually) end up getting income that reflects this more.
This is something you need to factor into your equation.
Then, of course, there's the fact that many doctors, faced with a pay cut, will likely run to greener pastures.
Which of course explains why, in Canada, we have a doctor shortage; they all go to the US where the money is.
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Actually, I've heard this suggest as one of the main reasons that health care is expensive in this country, and I believe it. We not only have the money to spend (even if it involves going into debt I suppose, since there's plenty of that to go around among Americans as well), but we are at the forefront of medical technology. Basically it costs so much because we always want to get the latest and greatest treatment rather than settle for something older and less likely to help.
It's like saying Americans spend more on television sets than any other country (no idea if that's really true). Are TV manufacturers unfairly inflating prices? Is the system to blame? No, we're just obsessed with giant, hi def, expensive TVs.
Americans have a consumer, high spending, economy like nobody else. Should it surprise us that it extends to medicine as well?
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So, if a lot of people start having a problem with their livers in the future, will the insurance companies stop offering to cover liver transplants and liver medications because the demand is too high?
This reminds me of a few years ago when Sears started having a problem with their lawnmowers and weedwackers. Because of the large volume of similar service calls with those items, they decided to stop honoring the warranty, rather than address the problem fix the machines.
How much is 70% of the body anyway? If I weighed 200 pounds when I signed up for my medical plan which pays 70% of my costs, and I lose weight down to 140 pounds, would I then be covered at 100%
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Lots of interesting comments in this blog entry and the previous entry. However, most entries about insurance is ignoring what insurance really is...insurance is suppose to be a pool of money that we all contribute to, and then the money is used by individuals to pay for extraordinary costs related to the insured event. As an aside, insurance shouldn't be used for costs that are easily born by the insured, ideally it should only be for costs that cannot be reasonably covered out of pocket (that's where deductibles come in, it keeps the individual insured's claims reasonable).
For health care costs, we are all paying a small amount (a premium) so that if we end up having to pay for a very large medical expense, the expense is paid by the pool of money and not out of our pocket at the time the expense occurs. And insurance premiums don't have to increase with age as long as the young use less (as they do on average) but pay the same premium over their lifespan.
Ideally, the premiums taken in cover the expenses paid out plus the cost of managing the insurance fund (the overhead). If private insurance companies were not-for-profit companies, then it could possibly work this way. But for-profit insurance companies WILL NEVER work like this. At that is the real problem we have in this country when it comes to ever increasing insurance costs.
For-profit insurance companies quickly found out that it is MOST PROFITABLE to collect premiums but pay as few benefits as they could get away with. It's obvious if you think about it. As long as insurance companies are profit motivated, insurance premiums will continue to rise and benefits fall. A government provided minimum health insurance coverage will cause the profit calculation used by the insurance companies to limit premiums (the higher the premium, the more likely your customers will gravitate to the baseline government program). That, coupled with the inability to legally refuse coverage at the time of need and no pre-existing conditions ineligibility, is the primary control that Obama's plan is trying to put into place.
Another area (totally unaddressed at the moment) is for-profit hospitals. If it is more profitable to manage sickness than to eliminate sickness then for-profit hospital costs will continue to rise.
The health care plan on the table is not the end all fix for the health industry in the US (as long as being sick is profitable, we will stay sick), but it is a start.
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We have universal healthcare here (Germany). The insurance company charges around 500$ a month. Half of that is paid by my employer, the other half by me. On my half I get considerable discount as long as I do not submit my medical bills. That means right now I'm paying 4000$ a year. Withouth the discount, that would be about 6000$. So that assumption was O.K. by me.
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what went bad was that at one time every one paid into a plan that covered all. then some sharpies got the idea that they could make a lot more money by not covering sick people. the younger are not as sick. what they did was sell cheaper insurance to the young. the ones who buy the same insurance at the same time stay to gather as they age. as they age the cost of that plan go up . the costs go up till the ones in that plan can't pay for it. then the healthy ones can go to a new plan thats cheaper without the sick. the rest stay in the same boat till they can't pay the every rising costs and do without. before most plans were single payer with everybody paying the same. the smaller group that pays more only pay for themselves. thats the same as not having insurance. the so called free market is not working.
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Here in Australia, we hear a lot about president Obama's efforts to universalise medical coverage, and the figure we hear touted about is that comprehensive health insurance costs for a person (and their family) who hasn't got welfare access or employer payment, ie, self-employed small businessperson, or low-income casual employee, average 12K per annum, so rusty spatula's comment sounds right.
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Need is so relative. TV always shows the protester in the wheelchair, looking sickly protesting at the capital because they can't afford their 20-30 pills a day. How does one get to the point where they need that many prescription drugs? I'm no doctor but basic chemistry tells me that after four or five the effectiveness of further medication must drop off exponentially. The engineer in me tells me that there is a fundamental flaw in the way these things are handled. The only way to have universal health care is to fix the system so everyone can AFFORD health care. I'm not talking about insuring everyone, I'm talking about making a trip to the doctor to see him/her for 20 minutes only cost $50. When everyone can afford it, everyone has it. I sprained an ankle and had an x-ray. My initial bill was $380. My insurance provider paid $16. No wonder people can't afford to be uninsured, the hospitals are charging too much!
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Scott, you overlook two phenomena.
1) No one makes the drug companies make drugs they don't make a bundle on. Witness the return of rampant tuberculosis in certain neighborhoods - the pennies-a-dose drug still works. But no one makes it, and the only alternative is dollars per dose.
2) Look at the history of treatment of cancer. At first nothing was covered. Cancer? "Oh, well," as my Uncle said when diagnosed, "everyone has to die sometime." Then they covered treatment - and found the accumulated costs were high. So they capped treatment for cancer at a million bucks or so, then rewrote the policy for a lifetime payout cap, and have been tweaking that kind of thing ever since.
The insurance industries have been very resilient about !$%*!$%*! coverage to minimize their exposure to having to pay out "too much", whatever that means to them.
Which implies that insurance companies will continue !$%*!$%*! coverages to include the low cost stuff, and limit their exposure on the expensive stuff, the rich and those willing to use the courts to batter their way to treatment will get the expensive drugs and treatments. Pretty much like today.
We would have to take a *lot* of lawyers out of legal practice to make much change.
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This topic is boring. Please go back to be amusing or I'll be forced to withhold payment.
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One of the big problems with criticizing your post yesterday for its assumptions is that most Americans have *no idea* what the real cost of their health insurance is. With employer-provided insurance, I only see a pre-tax deduction on my paycheck. I barely remember what it is, but even though I'm in my mid-20s and healthy, I know it's upwards of $100 every other week, or $400 a month. The problem is, THIS IS ONLY "MY" CONTRIBUTION. My employer 'pays' the other 50% or more of my premiums. If anything, your estimate of $6k / yr for a 21-year-old is generous.
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Megan Ward: The senator behaved like a bully
"I am the senator, you are the citizen. You need to be quiet."
This quote has been written about, talked about and posted on Facebook all week.
I was in the room when this sentence was reported to have been uttered by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union, after a Senate committee hearing Tuesday.
I drove to Raleigh that morning to stand against a bill, S.B. 287, that would take away public notices from newspapers.
These notices tell taxpayers what the government is doing. They let us know if a house is being foreclosed on in our neighborhood, that a nightclub wants to open up down the street, that someone who may owe you money has died or if construction is planned at a government building that your company could make a bid for.
The government lets the citizens know this information by putting it in newspapers because this is still the best way to reach the most people in a community.
But under S.B. 287, sponsored by our own Sen. Trudy Wade, R-Guilford, that information would be hidden away on government websites.
Full disclosure: Newspapers make money for publishing these public notices. We don't make a lot of money from them at The High Point Enterprise but we make a profit. While it is no secret that newspapers have been hit hard and need all the dollars we can get, my concern is keeping what the government is doing in the light where everyone can see.
And that is in newspapers.
Think about it this way: If your dog was missing would you put a notice on a government website? No, you'd put it in the paper where the most people can see it.
But some lawmakers don't want us to see what they are doing.
I spoke about this bill with Sen. Wade on Tuesday and told her the reasons it is bad for our community.
I told her that I requested the city of High Point's website page views. Last month, the website averaged around about 3,650 page views a day. Good grief. We have that many by 9 a.m.
With our website page views, combined with our newspaper's circulation, we estimate those legal notices can be read by more than 60,000 people in our community.
I also looked at what got the most clicks on www.high-point.net. One of the most viewed was the job posting page. That says something about what our priorities are in High Point. And perhaps what our lawmakers should be concentrating on instead of this silly bill.
Wade told me that this bill is about offering options. That the city of High Point could place the public notices in newspapers or post the public notices on the city's website.
I haven't checked with city leaders, but I bet I know which one they would choose. A good point that another editor added later was that if the city did continue to run those in the paper and we wrote a story that they didn't like, they could stop running those in the paper.
Still, Wade was civil during our talk. We disagreed but there was no arguing, no angry words.
So, getting back to that Tucker outburst ...
For the hearing I sat in a windowless room with about 20 other newspaper editors and publishers.
The senators sat at a few tables in front of us, paper name tags in front of each one.
Tucker stood at the front of the room.
They quickly reviewed one bill, something about sidewalks in Chapel Hill, and they voted. Everyone on the committee voted with a clear and loud "aye." No one opposed with a "nay."
When they got to S.B. 287, a few senators on the right side of the room spoke out against it.
Wade again talked about the options thing.
Then some newspaper folks spoke to the committee. Editor Les High of the Whiteville paper made a good point about how his 80-something-year-old father reads the paper cover to cover and will never go to a government website in his life.
Then they voted.
Those in favor: "Aye," came from the Trudy Wade side of the room.
Those opposed: "Nay," came from the other side.
I couldn't tell which side won. Could it be a tie? What happens then?
Tucker slammed his gavel and declared the ayes had it.
Wait, what?
One of the senators asked for a roll call vote, to count the votes.
Tucker said no and ended the meeting.
Even a kid would have seen that wasn't a fair vote.
And that's what Tucker reminded me of, a kid who was going to get his way even if it meant taking his ball home.
I was talking with some of the other newspaper people and gathering my stuff when I heard yelling near the door.
I am a noisy reporter at heart so I rushed toward the commotion. I saw Tucker, his round face red, yelling at a newspaper publisher. I didn't catch the "I am the senator," comment.
And I didn't hear what the publisher said to Tucker, but whatever it was it made him furious.
I was scrambling to get my iPhone video camera to work when I heard Tucker yell, "I am no Jim Black!" He yelled this a few times, pointing his finger and was led out the door.
He had a meltdown in a room full of journalists. And none of us got that on video.
But just like me, they came back to work and let their readers know what their government was up to.
Tucker's unprofessional outburst got major attention from newspapers all over the state and country. Cartoons were published and floated around on Facebook.
But what was more surprising to me than a senator acting like a hothead, was the way that bill was voted on and passed through the committee.
It was a sham.
On Monday, the Senate will vote on it.
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Krrish 3 Release Date Confirmed, First look today
Rakesh Roshan's Krrish 3 will release on November 4th 2013, a day after India celebrates Diwali.
Industry insiders say, it was the distributors of Krrish 3 who advised the Roshan's to release their mega-budget film on Monday, as the general public only come out to watch films a day after the festival of lights.
The Roshan's have also confirmed that the first theatrical trailer will release with Chennai Express on August 8th and the first look poster of the film will be unveiled by Hrithik today (June 27).
Stay tuned to Indicine for the first look poster and all the details of 2013's most-awaited release Krrish 3.
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himanshu: (June 27, 2013 at 9:17 am)
perfect release date….nw no record can stand still in front of it…first day atleast 35cr
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messy: (June 27, 2013 at 9:22 am)
Mega blockbuster coming
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shekhar: (June 27, 2013 at 9:24 am)
what is this? At first it was going to release on 1 nov. than it pushed to 3rd of nov. and now it is pushed to 4th of nov . This is not good as my opinion as they have only one holiday until saturday and this will not help them out to collect the money that they are expecting.
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aks: (June 27, 2013 at 9:34 am)
so its finaaly that k3 is the movie who will break ETT opening day record might be 38-40 cr possible on first day still way to go………
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bollywood: (June 27, 2013 at 9:37 am)
why bollywod is so biased towards khans? what is the criteria of movie to b called all time blockbuster? gaddar broke the record of hahk and it became atbb. 2006 dhoom 2 broke gaddar record but it became only blockbuster then ghajini 2008 broke dhoom 2 record and it became atbb then in 2009 3idiots broke ghajini record and it became atbb. but dabbang 2010 failed to break the record of 3idiots then how come it became atbb? Dhoom 2 should have been atbb.
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afraz: (June 27, 2013 at 9:49 am)
now first day collection will be broken by huge margin ever seen….historic would be the word…
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xzone: (June 27, 2013 at 9:57 am)
A blockbuster is on the way…..it's a perfect decision to release k3 next day of diwali….bcoz we have seen till now, that evening shows at diwali only have 40-50% of occupancy…which may be affect the collections….but now, i m sure that it will collect a huge amount on monday with a decent lifetime collection….
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Jay: (June 27, 2013 at 9:59 am)
@himanshu it will not collect more than 25cr in its opening wait and watch.Hrithik is not salman.
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hrithiklover: (June 27, 2013 at 10:06 am)
Pretty Exciting News
From Rohit to Krishna to Krrish…. Hrithik completes Bollywood's first trilogy with the first look in Hyderabad today. Watch this space for more….
Live Video Chat with Krrish.
Ask your questions with #Krrish3 & Hrithik Roshan will answer them on 27th June at 3PM. http://on.fb.me/17vmiAm
Kangana -- "My look in Krrish 3 is going to floor all men. It's alien cum superwoman cum Tomb Raider cum cat woman sort of character. It was a very challenging film for me as it had alot of action sequences in it which were choregraphed by an action director from China. There['s ample masala in the film and will be loved by all".
Via Magnamags.
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hrithiklover: (June 27, 2013 at 10:07 am)
Hrithik Roshan About interacting with fans
"I am really excited about chatting with my fans through the
Facebook Live video chat and eagerly look forward to the big unveiling of the Krrish 3 digital motion poster. Today's technology is simply phenomenal, as in an instant we can get immediate reactions and feedback on our films. I'm a huge believer in the power of social media as it directly involves our fans and supporters, and for a movie such as Krrish 3, it takes the experience to the next level." : Hrithik Roshan
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hrithiklover: (June 27, 2013 at 10:08 am)
Excitiment raises every time
"Krrish" belongs to Hrithik Roshan. He again displays his skills at dancing, fighting, emoting and just being comfortable with the camera without once letting the sweat of thetoil trickle into the frames. Here's an actor who stubbornly re-defines the concept of screen heroism with everyperformance."- Subhash Jha
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cluster: (June 27, 2013 at 10:26 am)
This is terrific, something extraordinary gonna happen on 4th Nov 2013. All records will be shattered by a huge margin.
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Gaurav: (June 27, 2013 at 10:52 am)
@indicine team
Once few months ago you wrote that 50 Cr. a day can be acheived by Krrish 3. Are you still with your words ? Isn't 50 Cr. a day a too big benchmark for a movie releasing in 2013 ? May be by 2015 it would be easy.
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himanshu: (June 27, 2013 at 11:12 am)
@jay yeah jst wait n watch…
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kiran: (June 27, 2013 at 11:24 am)
If krrish 3 releasing 4000 screen than it easily collection 35 to 40 crs
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hrithiklover: (June 27, 2013 at 11:43 am)
@iNDICINE TEAM PLZ answer me as the prediction of first or life time will eventually changes after the trailor releases
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Andha kanoon: (June 27, 2013 at 11:48 am)
Krrish 3 will collect 100 crore in 4 days
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Rohit: (June 27, 2013 at 11:50 am)
Smart decision by the team. Now, I could see ETT's opening record being broken.
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Rahul: (June 27, 2013 at 11:51 am)
no offense to any actor…..but SRK is the only person who doesnt give a damn about collections…..he released both his Diwali movies on Laxmi pooja day knowing it wont collect huge amt on day 1 and he doesnt give a damn if his movies clash with other biggies….he releases a movie during festival so that more people can come in and watch and not to break opening records or something like that…..carefully analyze then u will agree with me……having said that no offense to any actor as it is OK to release movie on a perfect date……even CE is releasing on 8th whereas holiday is on 9th….
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kiran: (June 27, 2013 at 11:53 am)
if KRRISH 3 RELEASING at least 4000 screens and getting postive REVIEW ,then collection will be
KRRISH 3 having 7 day EXTENTED WEEKEND
MON- 38 to 40 crs (holiday)
TUE -- 30 to 32crs ( holiday in most places except south india)
WEN- 25 crs
THU -- 20 crs
FRI -- 18 crs
SAT -- 21 crs
SUN -- 25 crs
7 DAY EXTENDED WEEKEND- 177 crs
MON -- 15 crs
TUE -- 14 crs
WEN -- 13 crs
THU -- 13 crs ( no drop because of CHILDREN DAY )
1ST WEEK COLLECTION -- 177 55 = 232 crs
2nd WEEK RAM LEELA RELEASING
2ND FRI -- 8 crs
2ND SAT- 9 crs
2ND SUN -- 11crs
TOTAL 232 28 = 260 crs
MON -- 5 crs
TUE -- 4 crs
WEN -- 3.5 crs
THU -- 3 crs
2nd WEEK = 15 28=43
TOTAL = 275 crs
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Ruler: (June 27, 2013 at 11:57 am)
@indicine team why isn't there any like or dislike button for the comments made by you. I totally disagree with you. It should easily cross 35 crs not 30 crs on its opening day, for the movie as big as it is.
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sumeet: (June 27, 2013 at 12:02 pm)
yes yes yes damn excited for the first look poster of krrish 3 today !!!! krrish 3 is trending worldwide in twitter , today facebook would be flooded with krrish 3 posts !!!!
@indicine team, you forgot to say that hrithik will vid chat LIVE today with fans and reveal the first look !!!! please add it too , its an important announcement.
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JC: (June 27, 2013 at 12:33 pm)
I am bad at prediction, so will wait and watch.
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As hard as they tried, the Grant County High School football team couldn't ruin two homecomings in a row.
On Oct. 3, the Braves dampened Scott High School's homecoming festivities by beating them 26-20. They tried to do the same thing against Oldham County on Oct. 10, but came away with a 49-22 loss.
"It boiled down to not making mistakes against a good football team and expecting to win," coach Mike Davis said. "But even though we were down, we didn't quit. We came back in the second half and made a fight of it."
With the success the Grant County volleyball team has enjoyed this year, they had hoped to continue winning in the district tournament.
Unfortunately for the Lady Braves, Gallatin County ended their run, defeating Grant County in two games. Grant County led early in both games, but still lost 25-18 and 25-22.
Although their senior nights might not have gone as they planned, Grant County's soccer teams have set their sights on success in the postseason.
On Oct. 8, the Lady Braves lost to Paris 1-0. The next night, the Braves went down to Ryle 5-0.
"We played this team earlier in the season and lost 8-0," girls' coach Eric Ashcraft said. "To play this game and end up 1-0, it's impressive. We're a totally different team than when we started the season."
For six years, Lindsey Shipp has played golf for Grant County High School. In that time, she's learned how to translate what she learned on the golf course to her life.
"I've learned how to recover and to keep my composure," Shipp said. "It helps when you set your tone and encourage others while you're playing."
Shipp first got into the game because of her grandparents, Kline and Nora Lee Shipp, and parents, Scott and Sherry Shipp, who she tagged along with to the golf course.
Two golfers made it to state, but still wanted to do more than just make an appearance.
Ali Rich, representing Williamstown, and Zach Wright, representing Grant County, each earned their way to state by qualifying at their regional tournaments. They both had hopes of making the first day cut and competing for the state title on the second day, but each missed the cut at the Bowling Green Country Club.
Rich, a sophomore, shot a 92, six strokes more than the cut of 86. Wright, also a sophomore, shot an 83, five strokes more than the cut of 78.
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a pencil drawing on paper, coloured with black marker pen and photoshop using a wacom tablet and pen with photoshop textures added to background
hehe how cute Karin, they make me feel like smiling! :O)
aw, that makes me so happy Vanessa, thank you so much :)
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Such a sweet drawing and so unique! Love it!
thank you so much Angie, for your great response :)
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So adorable! Love it ; )
thank you very much Tamara :))
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Stunning! Brings a smile to my morning…
…so glad and deeply appreciated Marie :)
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Cuuuuuute! So cute, Karin!
thanks so much Marie!! xx
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Wonderful work Karin.
thanks so much John :))
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We dance upon the tulips of life and sing to the chorus of Nature's delight! Karin your art is a wonder of artistic bliss my friend! Bravo, bravo!!!…)o(
thanks so so much dear Malcolm, your words lit up my face and brought a smile to my lips :)) xx
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as always, really lovely work kt, i like that they have different little wings.
aw, thanks so much lk….so pleased you liked it!! its fun to design their little outfits, when i was a little girl, we made fairy dresses from singlets and attached white scarves all around for the skirt…..very fairy like…with silver tinsel halos from the Christmas tree decorations :)
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cf's!!! :)
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truly too cute im sure ive seen these two flitting around the forest twighlight more than once….i love the simplicity and also their tiny little feet they do make me smile!!!
….im so happy they made you smile bro, Im sure you've seen them too, they love to twirl and dance on forest floor, stirring up the leaves and sometimes waking the little creatures sleeping with their snazzy dazzly dance! lol. they are very light on their twinkle toes….and when they dance it tickles your nose!
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The deadline for regular statewide youth licenses is Sept. 1. In addition, the deadline for submitting an antlerless white-tailed deer gun application for ages 12 and 13 is Sept. 1. Hunters are reminded that completion of a hunter education course is required before applying.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which god tells Zeus that Poseidon's treatment of Ulysses is unjust?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Apollo.
(c) Athene.
(d) Artemis.
2. In Section 8, what does the sea slope and narrow to become?
(a) Tartarus.
(b) A passage to Ithaca.
(c) The River Styx.
(d) The strait of the Sirens.
3. What is Ulysses hopeful of as he and his men sail away from Tartarus?
(a) That the gods will help him from now on.
(b) That he will find more provisions for his men.
(c) That he will soon be home.
(d) That he can avoid the tragedies he has been warned about.
4. Who does Ulysses think Nausicaa is?
(a) Athene.
(b) Circe
(c) His wife.
(d) Artemis.
5. What does Calypso say Ulysses is in time for when waking up in Ogygia the second time?
(a) Ulysses' welcoming party.
(b) Ulysses' funeral.
(c) The wedding of Ulysses' wife.
(d) Ulysses' wedding feast.
6. What do the rocks in Section 9 prevent Ulysses and his crew from doing?
(a) Sailing to the east.
(b) Sailing to the south sea.
(c) Sailing to the north.
(d) Docking at an island.
7. What do the faces of the Sirens look like?
(a) Birds.
(b) Fish.
(c) Old women.
(d) Girls.
8. What does Athene do when Ulysses departs from Phaeacia?
(a) Athene travels with him disguised as a servant.
(b) Athene warns Poseidon not to interfere.
(c) Athene drugs Poseidon.
(d) Athene makes the winds blow so that the trip is quickened.
9. Who is Nausicaa?
(a) A goddess.
(b) A princess of Phaeacia.
(c) A servant girl.
(d) A travelling songstress.
10. What does the physical appearance of the Sirens cause Ulysses' men to do?
(a) Row toward the coast.
(b) Row slower.
(c) Row faster.
(d) Stop rowing.
11. What does Ulysses find after swimming along the coast in Section 13?
(a) A whirlpool.
(b) A river.
(c) A cove.
(d) A waterfall.
12. How does the color of the sky affect Ulysses' mood in Section 9?
(a) Ulysses becomes fearful.
(b) Ulysses becomes vengeful.
(c) Ulysses' spirits are lifted.
(d) Ulysses' spirits are dampened.
13. What does Calypso turn the men into who she grows bored with?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Birds.
14. Who is sent to Ogygia to tell Calypso to release Ulysses?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Hermes.
(c) Athene.
(d) Poseidon.
15. What strange noise does Ulysses hear in Section 9?
(a) Whistling.
(b) Rumbling.
(c) Moaning.
(d) Screeching.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Ulysses' ship driven through the strait of the Sirens?
2. What does Athene tell Nausicaa to do in her dream?
3. Which of his crewmembers does Ulysses accidentally kill?
4. Who do some say Nausicaa eventually falls in love with?
5. What demand is being made on Penelope in Ithaca?
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Dow, S&P, Nasdaq Poised To Recapture March/April Highs
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- A week ago I wrote, Warning Flags Fly, But Stock Top Unconfirmed. Given this assessment I was not surprised by this week's rebound. In other words, if a top cannot be confirmed, perhaps we have not seen the top yet.
Last week the Dow industrial average declined 317 points closing the week at 14,548 with the Nasdaq down 89 points to 3206. The prior week's closes were 14,865 on the Dow and 3295 Nasdaq. If the markets do not recover all of last week's declines warning flags still fly.
Here are three reasons why stocks rebounded this week:
U.S. Treasury 30-Year bond yield fell to 2.821% on Tuesday, which made stocks less overvalued or more undervalued. With 58.2% of all stocks overvalued there is room to recapture the March/April highs.Comex Gold appears likely to end the week back above its 200-week simple moving average at $1437.9 indicating that the April 16 low at $1321.5 is a tradable bottom. Nymex Crude Oil may have traded below its 200-week SMA at $87.58 but did not close below that key level last week. Oil stayed above $87.58 this week helping stocks rebound.
When you can't confirm a stock market top it leaves open the possibility that the March/April highs can be tested again as April ends and May begins. Even so, let me remind readers that warning flags remain. Dow Transports and Russell 2000 were the leaders to new all time highs in mid-March. Today, the 12x3x3 weekly slow stochastic reading for transports declined to 78.14 from 82.66 last week alleviating the overbought condition. Similarly the 12x3x3 weekly slow stochastic reading for the Russell 2000 fell to 77.10 from 80.88 last week. These declining readings below 80.00 are warning flags. Weekly closes below five-week modified moving averages at 6067 transports and 929.56 Russell 2000 confirm market tops. Fundamentally the transportation sector remains rated "avoid-source of funds" as 77.8% of all stocks in this sector are rated sell or strong sell. Dow Industrials, S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain overbought on their weekly charts, so a market top cannot yet be confirmed. The 12x3x3 weekly slow stochastic readings have declined, but remain overbought; 90.77 from 93.20 Dow industrials, 87.98 from 89.70 S&P 500 and 83.10 from 84.39 Nasdaq. The five-week MMAs are 14,491 industrials, 1556.9 S&P 500 and 3234 Nasdaq.
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In order to plan a trip on a budget, the destination you have in mind must have affordable (or free!) entertainment. This is the case in Arizona, where visitors can enjoy hiking around the Grand Canyon, exploring ghost towns, and gaze at the stars from the deck of a vacation rental. Affordable family vacations in Arizona are a possibility for savvy travelers who do a little extra planning about when to visit and strategies for keeping costs down.
Canyon Country
One of the most popular places for Arizona affordable family vacations is canyon country. Who needs pricey entertainment when you have one of the world's great attractions at your fingertips? Pack a picnic and plenty of water and hit the hiking trails to see this site from different vantage points. Remember to bring a camera along to capture every step!
If you're planning on visiting the Grand Canyon, choosing vacation rentals over hotels will already help you to save money. There are other strategies as well, including when you travel. Avoiding the summer and any weeks when schools are closed is a good place to start. During these school vacations prices can jump, eating into your budget before you even arrive. Planning ahead, and sometimes paying in advance, can also help you to secure the best possible rates.
The Colorado River Area
South of canyon country is another popular area for affordable family vacations in Arizona — the Colorado River region. Here, the water is the main attraction. It provides free entertainment in the form of fishing, swimming, and tubing. Bring along your own tubes and blow them up once you arrive for an affordable alternative to rafting.
Bringing along some entertainment for the vacation rental can also keep family members happy in the evenings. A simple deck of cards and few board games can really go a long way for entertainment. Don't forget to buy some marshmallows — everyone loves to roast them on a campfire! Not only is this an affordable way to make dessert, but it also provides quality time for your family.
Tucson and Southern Arizona
Many travelers are attracted to Arizona for ideas of seeing the southwest. Images that come to mind include cactus and expansive deserts. This is southern Arizona, and it is a fun place for a family road trip. If you're planning Affordable family vacations in Arizona, budget for some gas for your rental car, and hit the roads to get a taste of the southwest. Don't forget a good map, some sunscreen, and plenty of cold water for the trip.
Experiencing local culture doesn't have to come with a big price tag. Instead of grand meals out, you can still sample southwestern cuisine at affordable restaurants. Ask around at stores and cafes for local suggestions on where to eat that offers authentic and affordable meals. Another strategy is to ask the owner of your vacation rental before you even arrive. This way you will come to Arizona armed with local information.
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Other areas of Arizona are known for their pricey entertainment. Phoenix and Scottsdale specifically are well known for their championship golf courses, shopping, and spas. While these are all great ways to relax, there are also many other ways to experience the authentic side to Arizona. Visiting ghost towns and pioneer towns will tell you more about the people who lived here than you will ever discover on a golf course. Traveling on a budget often results in experiences that you wouldn't find if money wasn't an issue. These discoveries are often the most memorable aspect of a trip, for you and your kids.


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Deluxe Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Standard Room, 2 Queen BedsMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Longview hotel with a seasonal outdoor pool
Situated in the city center, this hotel is close to Longview Mall, Longview University Center, and Alpine Golf Course. Area attractions also include Gregg County Historical Museum and Kilgore College Longview.
Hotel Features
Recreational amenities at Best Western Longview include a 24-hour fitness center and a fitness center. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and a 24-hour business center.
Room Amenities
Flat-screen televisions include cable channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, complimentary wireless Internet access, and complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, Best Western Longview provides a 24-hour fitness center and a fitness center. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. A 24-hour business center is on site. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This Longview hotel also offers coffee/tea in the lobby, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Best Western Longview is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 51
- Number of floors - 3
- Breakfast service
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Complimentary newspaper
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- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
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- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Room service
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Pillowtop mattress
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
Eat and drink
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 9:30 AM.
Room service is available.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center, a fitness center, and a seasonal outdoor pool.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Braille or raised signage
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
The fine print for Best Western Longview
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
When you leave
Check-out time is 11 AM
How you can pay
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Late check-out fee: USD 45
We should mention
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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