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By Nicci Micco, March 29, 2011 - 11:39am
In the March/April issue of EatingWell Magazine we reported on a recent study that showed playing solitaire (on the computer) dampened people's memories of lunch, which, in turn, may have caused them to eat 125 calories more when they snacked later. My first thought: Well, good thing I don't play solitaire. Or Scrabble. Or Angry Birds. (What is that anyway?)
Then it occurred to me: I dine deskside pretty much every day. While I eat, I read tweets, catch up on e-mails, flip through a magazine. For me, all of this is work-related. Or at least that's what I tell myself.
As a weight-loss expert, I know that multitasking at mealtime is not ideal: it'd be better to eat mindfully, savoring every bite. (Why tuning into your food helps you lose weight.) But, honestly, it's not going to happen. I have two little kids and a full-time workload. I don't mind working through lunch, especially if it allows me to take a break for something else like a walk. Plus, I rarely do one thing at a time. It's just not in my nature (much as I'd like it to be).
So I've come up with some ways that I think can help me—and you—keep calories in check when eating "el desko."
(Discover 4 foods to eat if you overeat.)
1. Plan, plan, plan. Decide how many calories you should be eating in a day. (Find your magic calorie number here.) Then, plot out what you'll eat for your meals and your snacks. Choose things that you like, that taste good. That are memorable. Stick to the menu and you won't overeat. (EatingWell's interactive menu planner makes plotting out meals fun and easy.)
2. Stop before you snack. Are you really hungry? Or are you anxious? Often I start munching when I'm stressed and on deadline. If that's the case, popping a piece of gum or getting myself a cup of tea often helps. Or perhaps it's time to stretch or take a short walk to get some water. An exercise break is even better. Personally, I'd rather take a timeout to walk than to eat (which again I think I can do while working), as I usually return to my desk with improved focus. Of course, this takes convincing myself that it's OK to go for a walk during the workday and probably good for productivity.
Related link:How do you avoiding eating when you're not hungry? Weigh in on the discussion in EatingWell's Losing Well community.
3. Nosh on low-cal crunchy things. When I'm eating at the computer, I can easily throw back several ounces of nuts, which means consuming several hundred calories. So I reach for snap peas and carrots instead.
Recipes to Try: 100-Calorie Snacks
4. Keep a food diary. Countless studies show that writing down everything you eat (or drink) boosts weight-loss success. Tracking forces you to take a look at what you're really eating. Be sure to record what you're eating just after you've eaten it so you don't forget anything.
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Now. Tell me: were you reading this over lunch?
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For its first film festival, Chattanooga will play host to a Golden Globe nominee.
And a Sundance Film Festival-featured selection.
And an American Film Institute Fest winner for Best International Feature Film.
Next weekend, the Heritage House Arts and Civic Center will serve as the main tent for Gig City Film Festival, a one-day, five-film event that finally puts the Scenic City on the film festival map.
The venue's door will open at 8 a.m., with the first film beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning and the last film ending at approximately 10 p.m.
"Chattanooga has every other arts festival under the sun, but we don't have a film festival," said Kris Jones, art department and locations assistant at the Heritage House. "Every major city in the U.S. that has any kind of arts community has a film festival. We are hoping this will be our breakthrough moment."
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Though Jones and his colleague Chris Holley, director of the Heritage House, had long kicked around the dream of a film festival in Chattanooga, it wasn't until a conference call last October that the idea moved past the concept phase.
Representatives from the Nashville Film Festival approached the two, along with members of the Department of Education, Arts and Culture, hoping to explore the possibility of a two-city collaboration.
NFF had recently received a grant from the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission to expand its footprint across the state. For Chattanooga, this translated into an effort to leverage the older festival's considerable expertise and organization to launch its own event.
"The commission and the NFF are interested in elevating the role of the film industry throughout the state for economic and social purposes," said Ted Crockett, executive director of the NFF. "Chattanooga is the first city of our new program, Tennessee Film Tour. We plan to expand to Johnson City, Murfreesboro, Goodlettsville and others during the next year."
The only catch was the time frame: The Gig City Film Festival would have to take place before the Music City's event in April.
Holley explained that NFF, which has operated continuously since its founding in 1969, was of crucial help in the event's costly and extensive processes, such as compiling the short list of films and securing the rights to the final five.
In choosing a theme for Chattanooga's first silver screen celebration, Holley and Jones worked with their colleagues to remain relevant to a topic with which the community is currently struggling.
They took their cue from the city's Season of Nonviolence, an initiative running from Jan. 30 to April 4 that was promoted by a visit from Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, Arun Gandhi, last fall and has grown to involve countless events, including the film festival.
As Chattanooga grapples with the surge in gang violence, festival organizers sought to show the promise of change in even the most dire of circumstances.
Gig City Film Festival's program includes a mix of documentaries and feature films and a range of subjects from the Rwanda genocide to a Michigan Skinhead's path to redemption—all presenting moments of hope in despair, of life in a climate of death.
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Slated as the first film of the day, "The Interrupters" chronicles the efforts of the activist group CeaseFire as its members attempt to literally interrupt gang violence in Chicago.
The three activists the story most closely follows each have an intimate past relationship with the aggressive and brutal gang culture, whether through their own jail time or their families' involvement in gangs.
The documentary, a featured selection at Sundance, goes door to door with the violence interrupters and captures the anger and grief each killing leaves in its wake.
Audience members will then have a 25-minute break. The Heritage House staff plans to use the facility's upstairs and downstairs to create separate screening areas, which will run on the same schedule showing the same films, giving viewers more leg room.
The second film, "Kinyarwanda," earned accolades at Sundance, AFI Fest and Heartland Film Festival.
The drama is set during the Rwanda tribal genocide of 1994 and puts new life into the topic with elements of a love story and crises of family and faith: A Tutsi woman and a Hutu man cling to a dangerous love affair while a NATO soldier and a priest try to make sense of the slaughter around them.
The event will then break for lunch.
The third film will be one that hits particularly close to home.
"Bully" uses the suicides of 11-year-old Ty Smalley of Oklahoma and 17-year-old Tyler Long of Murray County, Ga., to explore the larger problem of bullying in U.S. schools, which affects 13 million American children every year.
The documentary highlights stories from Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas and draws on the experience of parents, teachers, school administrators and students in order to open up the conversation around a tangled conflict that emerges in children but involves the whole community.
Long's parents, who recently joined the documentary's filmmakers to accept the Critics Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature, will be on hand to speak after the screening. The panel discussion will also include school psychologists and resource officers.
Following the talk, the festival will break for dinner.
The two evening films will begin with a documentary tracking one man's process of literally removing hatred from his being, "Erasing Hate." Bryon Widner was once a member of a Michigan Skinhead group. To build his hardcore reputation, Widner was not only violent, but also covered in tattoos advertising his dogma.
After realizing that his lifestyle didn't provide the kind of example his wanted to give his children, he bowed out of the group with the help of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
An anonymous donation also made it possible for Widner to undergo pioneering—and extremely painful—laser surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to remove the markers of his former life.
Finally, after a 15-minute break, audiences will screen the critically acclaimed box office hit, the French film "The Intouchables."
The comedic drama is as humorous in its odd couple pairing of a quadriplegic aristocrat and a young man from the projects as it is beautiful in its unfolding of the trust that develops between the two.
The men grow close through the caregiving relationship and are forced out of their own defenses into a much fuller world, thanks to their very different companion.
"The wonderful thing about film is that it can convey an unlimited amount of ideas and emotions and use the entire array of everything there is in art," Holley said. "Beyond any other form, it is the culmination of so many mediums."
Tickets for Gig City Film Festival are $15 for all-day passes and $5 for individual movies.

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Japan's population has shrunk for the third year running, with the elderly making up a quarter of the total for the first time, government data showed Tuesday.
The number of people in the world's third-largest economy dropped by 0.17 percent or 217,000 people, to 127,298,000 as of last Oct. 1, the data said. This figure includes long-staying foreigners.
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The number of people aged 65 and older came to 31,898,000, an increase of 1,105,000, accounting for 25.1 percent of the total population, according to the estimate.
The proportion of people aged 14 or younger dropped to a record low of 12.9 percent.
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Emmanuel Frimpong will be out for "six to nine months" after injuring his cruciate knee ligaments in training this week.
The powerful 18-year-old midfielder figured heavily in pre-season and according to Arsène Wenger, was likely to see first-team action during the campaign. Unsurprisingly he described the news as "a massive blow" when he spoke to TV Online on Thursday.
This comes a day after it was announced that Samir Nasri underwent surgery on his own knee problem. Thankfully he will be out for just a matter of weeks.
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"Imagine: John Lennon" was the soundtrack to the excellent film documentary of John Lennon in 1988. It is a compilation album that features songs by John from early Beatlemania to his final solo album. It was released Oct. 4, 1988 (US) and Oct. 10, 1988 (UK)
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imagine- what can i imagine without John... he was my inspire
Apr 22, 2007
The soundtrack of the movie.It can't be a masterpiece because it dips into Lennon's music with and without the beatles.Therefore, there is a lack of coherence that spoils it for me.But, of course, one can't disagree with the choice of material.The thing is, for a Lennon fan, ther isn't much to discover here.I've got it anyway! but I prefer watching the movie!
Dec 12, 2005
For anyone out there that has the most popular Beatles albums and the most popular Lennon albums you won't find much new on this Album. Why four Apples then? Because this is a great listen from start to finish, the first track is the most superior version of real love with Lennon on acoustic guitar, this version comes across better with no production to speak of than everything the threetles did to the version released in the late nineties. From Real love the tracks dip into the Beatles years with Twist and shout (Great) don't let me down (Greater) and Strawberry fields forever (Greatest). After the demise of the Beatles we visit Lennons solo years with the classic Mother, (If your Mother has left home prepare to share Lennons pain, it Hurts) and then into the later years with some tracks from double fantasy. One little gem towards the end is the Imagine rehearsal (can you let the musicians in) which is John demonstrating Imagine to his co-workers. Overall a great listen if you are bored with Walls and Bridges.
Aug 30, 2004
Ervin D.
I am very partial to this album because it's the first album that introduced me to the Beatles and then eventually, John Lennon. When my dad first brought home a cassette tape of this album and when I first listened to it, the music just totally blew me away. I somewhat had a concept of who the Beatles were and I just knew John Lennon, as a name. When you're a kid, who cares who's singing anyway, as long as it sounds good, you'd like it. I remember singing with this album a lot, many times not even knowing the words. Not knowing it at the time, but this was the start of my extreme admiration towards both the Beatle's and Lennon's music. Now, in my early twenties, and now as a guitarist/songwriter, I appreciate this album more. Lennon's version of "Real Love" in this album is still my favorite, so much so that I sing and play it the way he does it here. I love it's organicness and feel, very warm and cozy, just his voice and his acoustic guitar. Like the film, it illustrates how he grew up as a musician, and as a person. From a "Hard Day's Night" to "Help" to "Strawberry Fields" and so on... For me, this album was my outlet to explore more into the Beatles' and John Lennon's music, and if that was Yoko's intention when she released this album, then she definitely succeeded with me. I don't really care what the intentions were when they released this album, I just know that I was introduced to really beautiful music. And I hope it will do you as it did me because it's such a beautiful compilation of an artist's life's work.
Jul 24, 2004
Morozov Dima
This album has it's pluses and it's minuses but let's begin from the start. First of all, this is a movie soundtrack and, of course, it should include all songs that were put in film. In this regard this album is completed very good. But for people who just want to recognize Lennon as a solo artist and who didn't see this film (the majority of fans-beginners) the purchase of this disc wouldn't be the best way because the album includes too much of the well-known Beatles' material.So they should buy "John Lennon Collection" or "Shaved Fish". Secondary, this album is just a collection of #1 hits of solo Lennon and Beatles and therefor the realise of this album can be truly charachterized as Yoko's attempt to sell sold. In light of this I should notice the following warning on production which somehow or other relates to John Lennon: "Lennon and John Lennon are trademarks of Yoko Ono Lennon". I think that any comments are unnecessary.
Jan 4, 2004
T Saporito
What can I say about such an awesome album. It has a little bit of all the music spectrum with all the pop songs like "Just like Starting Over" and the rock and roll 60's "Revolution". It was the first solo John Lennon album I got and I reccomend it to anyone who wants to see what John Lennon was about thru his life. The only... downfall, if you say it has one, is that if you are relitavely new to the whole John Lennon thing, know that his songs are an aquired taste, like beer. Revolution, now my favorite song, Annoyed me so much when I could heard it for the first time I turned it off.
Nov 26, 1999
The marketing folks were most likely trying to make this release as accessible as possible for neophytes; it's admittedly convenient to have a nice pile of Beatle classics alongside John's solo hits. But collectors didn't really need another version of Help! or In My Life in their racks. Also, vinyl buyers got 4 short sides to correspond to one full CD. So why 3 stars then? Because it's a nice round musical look at John. Going through his recorded history chronologically tells volumes. As for the alternate tracks, I believe this was the first official appearance of "A Day In The Life" with a clean (i.e. not cross-faded) intro, the live take of "Mother" is a welcome change of pace, the quick run-through of "Imagine" to the session guys who'd never heard it before nor imagined (sorry) that it would become such a famous song is charming, and even the unfinished quality of "Real Love" (did John know he was reverencing "Isolation" in the bridge?) was obvious to the Threetles when they embellished it in 1995. Again, a great introduction, especially if it leads the listener to the original albums.
Dec 6, 1998
Stan "The Piano Man"
This Lennon Compilation is probably the most complete for its kind. It starts off with "Real Love" which sounds beautiful (For a half completed song), and is very emotional..a great intro song for the remainder of the album. Then from track 2 it begins with his most popular Beatles tunes. A terrific way to go about an album thats Biographical. About halfway into the record begins songs from his solo years. Of course the record partially coincides with the movie (Which was excellent by the way), but not entirely which is good. Still like other Lennon collection albums too much of "Double Fantasy" is put in, and not enough of songs from his "Lost Weekend". The only unecessary track on the album is the demo of "Imagine", though an interesting listen..listeners get this segment on the movie, and the demo version is nothing to sneeze at really (Speaking in terms of putting it on the album). Overall though this is a very good collection, one I listen to frequently, and is great for the road if you only want to bring one Lennon CD that says it all.
Oct 4, 1998
Bernardo Quiroga
"Imagine: John Lennon" is a compilation of some of the best songs from John Lennon. It has the same good thing that George Harrison's "The Best Of" compilation has: it comprises most of the best songs from the singer not only as a solo artist but as a member of The Beatles. But what I didn't like was the fact that, being a FILM SOUNDTRACK album, it didn't compile some of the versions from the film (Let's say the rehearsals of "How Do You Sleep" and "Oh Yoko", the live version of "Twist & Shout" or the promo film version of "Revolution", all shown on the film, and deleted for some reason from this album)...the cover claims: "However for technical reasons and in order to provide complete versions, some of the performances differ from those used in the motion picture". OK, but some could have been included, since some are circulating among collectors, and even one (The "Twist & Shout" version) was officially issued almost a decade after on "The Beatles Anthology 1". Anyway, all the songs included are excellent...it shows an early John from the beatlemania years ("Help!", "Twist & Shout"), a more polished Lennon, now with the lovely bach-influenced "In My Life" and the psychedelic masterpieces "A Day In The Life" and "Strawberry Fields Forever". A few more late-Beatles-hits are included ("Ballad Of John & Yoko", "Revolution", "Don't Let Me Down") to introduce the album into the Yoko period. The relation mother-wife that John felt for Yoko is shown clearly with the addition of "Julia" and "Mother". Also, you can find a big delight with those solo period tracks from side-B (Let's say "Stand By Me", maybe John's best cover version, "Give Peace A Chance", widely known, the love songs "Woman" and "Jealous Guy", the existencial questions from "God", and the big hits which preceeded his death: "Starting Over" and "Beautiful Boy"). I can say that "Imagine" almost loses its brightness with all those big hits around, but still is a good close for the album. A nice thing to include the demo for "Real Love" (preceeding in its release the Beatles version in 8 years) and the "Imagine Rehearsal", since always it will be nice to notice how the song was originally thought by the artist. This is the best of all the compilations issued from John Lennon, but it isn't good to buy compilation albums, since they show you the songs not like the artist thought them: the record labels take the tracks out of the original context, the context in which the artist originally put them. Compilations are good only if they bring new things for the fans...not only 2 tracks like "Real Love" and the "Imagine" rehearsal. For a beginner, an excellent example of good compilations are the "Past Masters" Beatles CDs, because they bring all the big hits and b-sides not included on any album, to give the listener the chance to listen to all the songs the artist officially released.
Jun 18, 1998
John Smith
I got "Imagine" for Christmas six months ago, and since then it's resided in my CD player all day, everyday. I can't get enough of this music! The CD starts off with the simple yet pretty "Real Love", which I actually prefer to the Anthology II version. Then it goes into "Twist and Shout", which is the one song that can put me in a good mood no matter what's going on. There's the classic "Help" and the beautiful "In My Life", the strange "Strawberry Fields" and ominous "A Day in the Life". The best part about this album is that it has both solo and Beatles material, and the solo stuff is some of the best. "Mother" tugs at the heart strings, making you feel his pain, and "God", agree with him or not, is one of his best songs ever. "Woman" is a heartfelt declaration of love to Yoko, and "Beautiful Boy" to his son. Then of course there's "Imagine", which is not his best, but is his most important song, truly defining his life and times. I enjoyed this compilation album extremely, and would suggest it to any Lennon fan.
Jun 7, 1998
The collection of songs here is good, but really there's nothing new. In fact, the only real reason I bought the album was for the song "Real Love," which is pretty good (I have heard another demo version, with John playing piano, which is also nice." But, any one who's even a modest Beatle fan will have already owned or heard everything else here. And the Imagine Rehearsal certainly doesn't add much--buying outtakes of previously released songs ins't my cup of tea. Imagine: TST, along with all the other Lennon compilations, just leaves me wishing they'd release an album with all the singles. If you like "Imagine" or "Working Class Hero" that much, buy the studio albums.
Mar 27, 1998
The movie "Imagine" was to me a very emotional movie but also very rich detailed movie. It�s so hard to keep the tears away when you see this movie. I�m really glad that they did this movie for a warm tribute to the memory of John Lennon. And to this movie a soundtrack came with it. And the songs on this record are featured in the movie. The album begins with the plain demo "Real Love", recorded in circa 1979. John didn�t finish this song, but 15 years later the surviving members of The Beatles re-recorded it. It�s available on the "Anthology 2" album. Almost half of the album contains Beatles song. Songs that were mostly written by John of course. The beautiful track "Julia" to "A Day In The Life" and so on. And the rest of album consists of Lennons best work. What�s really sad is that there�s mostly tracks from the "Plastic Ono Band", "Imagine" and "Double Fantasy" album. I really wish that there were more material from the other albums. There should have been "#9 Dream" and more other a bit less commercial songs. The album would have been better as a double-cd with Beatles songs written by John and solo songs on the other. It would have been a really good then.
Feb 5, 1998
saff hashmani
well i just have to say i love this album...it is great. This album excellently chronnicles lennon with the beatles and as a solo artist. With songs like Help! can't buy me love...we can see why baetlemania took place and with later songs like strawberry fields forever and a day in the life...show the genius of lennon's lyrics and the beatles mastery and they remind us why the beatles remained and remain popular. The inclusion of the live recording of mother makes a standout track. This version shows us how much emotion lennon's songs and lyrics especially had, it can certainly reduce you to tears. Stand by me is a fantastic cover and reminds us of lennon's origins as well as making one wonder how it would fell if lennon were still alive and were still "standing by us". This album can certainly capture any music fan's attention with it's musical brilliance to the excellent poetry of lennon's words this album is just dazzaling. A perfect sound track to a perfect film, making me wonder about lennon and if were still with us today... Imagine.
Jan 16, 1998
Anthony S.
An excellent selection of Lennon songs! It is nothing new to the Lennon fan these pieces. We all have come to expect this kind of work. But, for the new fans oir just the curious this would be the album to dip your toe into! A variety of rock and ballads, solo and Beatles. Just listening to the songs such as Revolution, Strawberry Fields, Give Peace A Chanca and Woman would lurer any person into the pleasures of John's songs. The only criticism that I could make mention is the absence of Instant Karma! With the inclusion of Instant Karma, it would be pretty hard to buy pass! But, it is an album that stands out!
Dec 4, 1997
Val�rie Faucher
C'est une excellente compilation. Mettre les plus gros hit sur le m�me disque est selon moi le meilleur moyen de vendre des disques, surtout si ils proviennent de Lennon ou des Beatles. Une autre chose que je trouve bien de faire est de mettre quelques chansons moins populaires sur ces disques pour, justement, les populariser. A force d'�couter un disque, les gens aimeront des chansons plus m�connues et les feront d�couvrir � leur tour � leurs proches.
Oct 13, 1997
Matt Carney
THis is a great collection for anyone who wants to get a very small taste of both Beatles and John Lennon material. It is poor though in the sense that first of all it does not flow together well, I know it is a soundtrack and that is why I hate soundtracks, but it jumps too much and the styles changed so great that it does not flow well. I had all the songs on here and the movie before I bought this, but I had to get it for Real Love(this was way before the Threatles redid it). It is awesome. I actually think that this version is better than what the Beatles did it on Anthology Three. I also love the the Imagine rehearsal. I hope that they come out with a solo anthology because I have heard some great versions of lennon material and harrison material. It would be great and I know I WOULD BUY THE CD's and I am sure many others would too--just a hint to anyone who might be able to do that. ANyway, this is a good Lennon soundtrack/greatest hits album but it is too sporadic for my liking so it only gets a three apple review. Every big beatle/lennon fan needs this cd because Real Love sounds great!
Aug 26, 1997
Imagine: John Lennon is an amazing album. It includes Beatles' songs such as Help!, Strawberry Fields Forever, and one of their greatest, A Day In The Life. Some of John Lennon's songs on this album are the beautiful song Real Love, Jealous Guy, and my personal favorite, Imagine. All of these songs were written with the complete honesty Lennon's music was, and still is, famous for. Imagine: John Lennon is a great album for fans of all ages. I'm 14, and I can't stop listening to it; it's really worth the $22(Can) that I paid for it. Get Imagine: John Lennon today-you won't be sorry.
Aug 11, 1997
Jim Jacobs
An excellent choice for the new John Lennon listener. Not only do you get some of John's best recordings, you get a taste of some his superb Beatles hits as well. The album starts out with an acoustic version of Real Love which the beatles rerecorded for 1995's Anthology. It is interesting to hear the song in it's early stages with different lyrics. John also sings real life instead of real love durring the song. An excellent start for the album. Next we go into perhaps one of the Beatles all time best cover song, Twist & Shout, from the Please Please Me Album. This track was the last track to be recorded for that album in 1963 & the version issued is take 1. You can really hear the raw energy of John's voice as he literally destroys his voice durring the course of the song. The remaining Beatle tracks speak for themselves but it is the inclusion of A Day In the Life that really makes this album a classic. For the first time, the listener can finally hear how the song really begins with out the crowd sounds from Sgt.Pepper. The remaining tracks could be considered Shaved Fish part 3 or The John Lennon collection part 2. This makes the third time that John's solo material has been released in the form of some of his greatest hits. The only other new track is the Imagine rehearsal track where the listener hears John on his white piano by himself with no strings or overdubs. It is recordings like this that should have been issued on the Menlove Avenue album. Watch the movie Imagine, then get the soundtrack to it. You will not be disappointed.
Aug 8, 1997
Becca the Beatlefan
Imagine:John Lennon is one of my personal favorite albums (even though I rated it a 4.5). I gave it a 4.5 only because of the inclusion of Revolution instead of Revolution 1. John himself even said he preferred Revolution 1. This is a good album for any new fan who wants a taste of John Lennon in general. It covers his whole musical career, from Please Please Me to Double Fantasy. It's also good for a die-hard fan because of the tracks not heard anywhere else, like Real Love or the Imagine rehearsal. It also includes rare photos. I also recommend the movie.
Jul 20, 1997
I think this is a very good and solid soundtrack. The songs seem to flow nicely one after another. I strong disagree with the person who rated it a 1 because he seemed not to be able to understand that this is a soundtrack and not a greatest hit cd. and the reason why they didn't play i am the walrus and other hits he had with the beatles was because they weren't a part of the movie and didn't fit in. i just wanted to get that point across because that man evidently didn't know what he was writing about. as for the cd, it's a fine masterpiece we'll worth spending your money on.
Jul 12, 1997
Kent Ellis
Of all the solo-Beatles albums I own, this is the one that I prefer to all the others. It combines a perfect blend of Lennon and Beatles hits in order to create the best "hits" album possible, even if they called this a soundtrack. I think the best thing about this album, Lennon's career and the Beatles is that just when the music gets a little slow or repetitive, the direction/sound/motive of the music changes. Every song, with the exception of Give Peace A Chance(although influential at the time), Stand By Me, and Mother, has a definitive Lennon/poetry-esque edge to it. Even the simplest of all the songs, Real Love, stands the test of time. Not only was this album good music or catchy music, but it was important music. Shell out the $18 for this album and prepare to fall in love with Lennon all over again. :-)
May 29, 1997
sarah stern
I think that this ablum is amazing. While focusing on his solo career it also focuses on when he was with the Beatles. I also noticed that the tracks were evenly split and that there were six songs by the Beatles and six songs by Lennon solo. One thing that I think they should have added was 'All you need is love'. It was one of their most famous songs.
May 28, 1997
Justyn Dillingham
Imagine: John Lennon is a much better compilation album than Shaved Fish or the John Lennon Collection. While Shaved Fish does not include John's final songs and the Collection collects everythingwith little rhyme or reason, Imagine collects the most personally meaningful songs of Lennon and puts them in a form that perfectly sums up his life. Opening with the solitary, wistful version of Real Love that subtly and spiritually evokes nostalgia, sorrow, and growth. It is like Lennon looking back over his life and finding meaning at last in real love. Then the album jumps abruptly into that late hour at the end of the day that saw the Beatles' first album recorded in a rush, when a twenty-two year old John Lennon bawled out the words to Twist And Shout against a backdrop of wildly crunching guitars. Then the mad run-run-running sensations and isolation of Beatlemania in Help! and the beginning of introspective lyrics in In My Life. Beatlemania goes by quickly, as does the psychedelic period. Strawberry Fields Forever is John's stumbling invocation of childhood longing. A Day In The Life, Lennon's most haunting and accomplished song ever, shows him seeing after the Summer of Love and the English optimism of Sgt. Pepper only images of death and despair,lifted only by his immortal cry, 'I'd love to turn you on.' Then the Beatles' final period of music is captured in the jeering rock of Revolution and The Ballad of John and Yoko. Childhood memory and dreamy longing is captured beautifully in Julia, and his love cry to Yoko Ono with an easygoing bluesy twist in Don't Let Me Down. The bed-ins and peace marches are summed up in Give Peace A Chance. From John's Imagine album comes the stumbling How? representing his mood after the end of the Beatles. A demo of Imagine leavens the despair with hope, briefly. Then Lennon renounces all his icons- Jesus, mantra, magic, Buddha, Elvis, Dylan, and finally the Beatles, in God. Then we hear a live performance; Lennon singing and screaming his past in Mother. Finally, the subject turns to Yoko Ono in the rock revival Stand By Me, Jealous Guy, and skips five years to Lennon's return for Woman. His love for his son Sean comes up in Beautiful Boy, and finally the return of Lennon to rock and pop, both a part of (Just Like) Starting Over, bringing up the hope and optimism in John Lennon before he was silenced forever. The record that was played over and over as the world mourned for John, the song that for many people represented Lennon's dream for the world, was Imagine, which ends this album. Though this album does a perfect job of chronicling Lennon's life through his music, it of course neglects many great songs. The inclusion of Working Class Hero and I Am The Walrus would have put more emphasis on Lennon's anger, an emotion that he injected into his songs as powerfully as love. All You Need Is Love, Instant Karma, and Cold Turkey would also have improved the scope of this album. But even without these classics, Imagine: John Lennon evokes John Lennon as much as the movie does, with feelings of love, joy, and sadness.
May 21, 1997
This is a album with some of the greatest collection of song ever written by the Beatles, or John Lennon. I struggled to find this album, and when I did, you know how overjoyed i would be. Real Love, on of the most poignant and haunting songs on the album, is better, i think, than with the Beatles on the song. God, a wonderful song, written about self-esteem, reflects on how John was so stubborn, and Judgemental about his ways. He only believes..in Me. Yoko in Me. That;'s reality. I would reccammend this album to any beatle lover.
May 7, 1997
Jeff Blehar
Oh God, oh God. "WHY?," I ask as I stand witness to another flimsy compilation album that totally fails to find the inner essence of John Lennon the ARTIST. The compilation, which will certainly be bought by people looking for a compilation album of Lennon music (they're cheating themselves, no matter what; the only other choices are the pitiable Shaved Fish and the inadequate, hit-based John Lennon Collection. Just buy the albums; it's a worthwhile investment. Start with Walls And Bridges), does great injustices to not only Lennon's solo work, but also to his unassailable Beatles work. This double slander earns it the single-apple rating, a badge of shame. The songs themselves are great, of course, but anybody who picks this up as representation John Lennon's body of work (and I fear that most people who buy it, except for the completists, do for just that reason) is being gravely misled. As for John's work as a Beatle, this album ignores so many of his key songs, like "Revolution No.1" (which was John's original statement, NOT "Revolution") or "Yer Blues" or "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" or "Across The Universe" or "I've Got A Feeling" or "She Said, She Said" or "Tomorrow Never Knows" or...so many other songs it's disgusting! Ditto for his solo work. Where's "Love?" "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)?" "I Know (I Know)?" "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier?" "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World?" "New York City?" "Watching The Wheels?" All of these songs, aside from being high points for sheerly musical and aesthetic standpoints, represent key signposts, markers, and turning points in Lennon's development of his writing style, and personal outlook on life. All are missing. As an owner of every album, I argue that the way to know an artist is by judging his album tracks, not his popular singles (Else we'd be calling the Bee Gees the greatest musicians of the twentieth century, and not the disco trend-distillers they really are). Never is this more true of Lennon. Do you want to know the best music of John Lennon? Read my reviews of his other albums and then decide for yourself which one to start with (IMHO, Walls And Bridges or Plastic Ono Band). Otherwise, do the right thing and eschew this and other compilations, buy them only to complete you collection, and pity the people who buy 'best of' albums and think they're getting the complete picture of ANY artist's body of work.
Apr 30, 1997
Sara-Jane Smith
I really adore this album because I think it shows all the sides of John's music....the early Beatles stage (Twist&Shout), his trapped feeling during Beatlemania (Help!), the breakup (Don't let me down) and then the post Beatle. All the post Beatle songs are very emotional and show a side of John's ever changing personality..him throwing off the beatles image (God {it's one of my faves}, his love for his family (Beautiful Boy, Women) and his emotional distress about his mother and father (Mother {another fave}. I really enjoy this album as it was my first ever sound of John. I first heard it when I was 6 or so (I'm only 15 now so......) and I think it covers John well. Sure, it's not the beast album but I find it very enjoyable!
Apr 2, 1997
Lynne Villeneuve
Let's get real people. It's a soundtrack. It's not meant to be the end-all and be-all of Lennon music. The only songs on here are the ones appearing in the movie. If you haven't seen the movie, see it. It's essential. This album is a good one to start a Lennon collection with, cause it attempts to cover all facets of his music, from the Beatles on. This is not a statement of Lennon's beliefs, opinions, or whatever at the time of his death. It's just a tribute by his widow and some other high-placed friends. If you want to analyse the music in context, you'll have to get the other albums, and know something about the history. Just enjoy the music. It's a compilation. Don't expect too much. It's not the bible. It's just John.
Mar 28, 1997
This could have easily been a compilation of John's best works throughout his life, but simply falls short by leaving out important songs. The first song is Real Love, now infamous for being tinkered with by three old men. This version however, is ten times better than the anthology 2 version. This is why: It's a solo guitar demo, and it's in a lower key, and john doesn't sound like a castrated parrot anymore. The chorus is different, not as poppy as the anthology 2 version. Best of all, it has a whistling coda, akin to jealous guy, which instantly makes it classic lennon. There are good choices in the album, Julia, How?, A Day in the Life, Revolution, In My Life, Imagine, Mother, etc. Unfortunately, it leaves out such gems as Tommorrow Never Knows, Cold Turkey, Mind Games, How Do You Sleep? and many others. There is no sign of experimental numbers, even excerpts would've been appreciated, because it was an important part of John's life. The rest of the album is pretty standard. Apart from an Imagine demo, there's nothing special that you can't get elsewhere. I don't really recommend this album, but it gets three stars, because john lennon songs are all classics. And for Real Love. But instead, you should buy the Imagine documentary video, which showcases live versions and outtakes of most of the songs featured here, (the memorable line 'how do you sleep at night you cunt!' from How Do You Sleep?, and scream induced live version of Mother (also on the album, but watching it makes more of an impression than hearing it), John arguing with someone who screws up the backing vocals of Oh Yoko!, plus many others). What could have been a wonderful album, a John Lennon anthology, isn't.
Mar 22, 1997
Every song on this album is excellent, the content deserves a 5! However, I am extremely annoyed at what this album could have been... If you really like Lennon, I would recommend getting all the albums, you'll be able to get more for your money. Overall, it's a pretty "safe" selection, with what are considered to be his "best" songs, although there are many more songs that I like over these ones...~~THERE ARE TWO REASONS FOR BUYING THIS ALBUM~~:... 1. acoustic version of REAL LOVE, superior to the A2 Beatles version; live version of MOTHER that totally rocks the POB version; IMAGINE rehearsal, a nice little listening alternative to the finished product; 2. if you're somewhat unfamiliar with John Lennon and his Beatle work, but like him, buy this album!!!!!!!!! I guarantee that you will be hooked on him after listening to this album!!... I think that this album could have been much more improved if they only released alternate, or live takes of songs ie from the film: live versions of Jealous Guy, How?, How Do You Sleep?... I agree with the other review, they really should release an Anthology-like product of John's work, big fans of John would be more interested in it than this middle-of-the road approach for a collection.
Mar 20, 1997
Matthew Hay Brown
An afterthought to the engaging film of the same name, "Imagine: John Lennon" is a conceptual disappointment. As an overview of the artist's career, it reveals little; as a compilation of hits, it is inferior to earlier collections. The first sanctioned airing of "Real Love" -- as a pleasant guitar demo, far removed in mood from the piano tapes embellished by the Threetles -- and a not-very-interesting rehearsal of "Imagine" hint at what this project could have been: a Lennon Anthology, offering the same sorts of insights into the creative process so abundant in the Beatles releases, an appropriate complement to the film. Even without the release of further rarities, the soundtrack could have illuminated some of the darker corners of Lennon's ouvre -- lesser-known but telling tracks like "I Don't Want to Be a Soldier," "Give Me Some Truth," "Working Class Hero," "Isolation," "Hold On," "My Mummy's Dead." Instead, we get a poorly-executed selection of hits unlikely to please the devotee, who will have all of the recordings, or the newcomer, who should be treated to "Cold Turkey," "Instant Karma," "#9 Dream," "Mind Games" (and who is directed to the excellent "John Lennon Collection") "Imagine: John Lennon" is notable as his first compilation to include Beatles and solo work, a treatment EMI should consider for all four. But even here, the selection falls short; whole sides of Lennon are ignored when the psychedelic experimentation of "Tomorrow Never Knows," the tormented confession of "Yer Blues" and the yearning emotionalism of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" are omitted. A couple of years back, rumors had EMI preparing a major release of Lennon demos, rehearsals and outtakes -- a project that appears to have been put on hold during Anthology. We can hope that such a release, the document that "Imagine: John Lennon" could have been, is indeed on its way.
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Ginatang Talong Ingredients:
3 cloves garlic, minced
100 grams shrimps
100 grams lean pork, cut into strips
1 tbsp bagoong alamang
2 cups kakang gata or first extraction (coconut milk)
1 kilo eggplant, cut into two then sliced diagonally
1/4 tsp salt
Ginataang Talong Procedures:
1. In a saucepan, add garlic, shrimps, lean pork, and bagoong alamang to coconut milk.
2. Bring to a boil with constant stirring until the liquid has oiled.
3. Add eggplants and simmer with constant stirring until eggplants are cooked and coconut milk turns oily.
4. Season with salt.
Makes 5-6 servings.
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Submitted to: American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/3/2010
Publication Date: 6/24/2010
Citation: Rogers, C.J., Heidorn, R.S., Barb, C.R., Hausman, G.J., Azain, M.J., Rekaya, R., Lents, C.A. 2010. Feed intake of gilts following intracerebroventicular injection of the novel hypothalamic RFamide (RFa) neuropeptide, 26RFa [abstract]. American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting. Journal of Animal Science. V:88E(Suppl.2) p.389. Interpretive Summary: none
Technical Abstract: RFamide (RFa) peptides have been implicated in a broad spectrum of biological processes including energy expenditure and feed intake. 26RFa is a recently discovered hypothalamic neuropeptide that altered the release of pituitary hormones and stimulated feed intake via a NPY-specific mechanism in rats. Voluntary food intake in the pig is regulated by changes in NPY, and we speculate that 26RFa is involved in the process. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that 26RFa stimulates food intake in the domestic pig. Prepuberal gilts (73 ± 17 kg BW) were fitted with intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) cannulas and housed in individual pens. Pigs were allowed ad libitum access to feed for 7 d prior to treatment to establish a base line for voluntary feed intake. On the day of the experiment, feeders were removed from all pens at 0900 h. Beginning at 1100 h, gilts received i.c.v injection of either 10 (n = 8), 50 (n = 7) or 100 µg (n = 7) of 26RFa in 0.9% saline. Control animals received either 100 µg of NPY (n = 5) or 0.9% saline alone (saline; n = 5). Feeders were placed in all pens immediately after the last i.c.v. injection (1200 h) and cumulative intake was determined at 4, 8 and 24 h. Treatment had no effect on feed intake at 4 h. Feed intake of saline treated gilts at 8 h was not different when compared with 26RFa treated animals. However, NPY treated pigs ate more at 8 h (1.64 ± 0.20 kg) than saline treated pigs (1.07 ± 0.20 kg; P < 0.05) or pig receiving either 10 ug (0.90 ± 0.16 kg; P < 0.01) or 50 ug (1.13 ± 0.16 kg; P < 0.06) of 26RFa. Feed intake at 8 h of pigs treated with 100 ug (1.27 ± 0.17 kg) of 26RFa was not different from either NPY or saline treated animals. There were no differences between treatments in feed intake at 24 h. We conclude that 26RFa is not an orexigenic neuropeptide in the pig. Further study is needed to determine the effects of i.c.v. injection of 26RFa on hormone release from the anterior pituitary gland of the gilt. Feed Intake 26RFa Hypothalamus


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"We will decide on calling off strike in two hours. Industry lost nearly Rs 20,000 crore due to this strike and the government lost nearly Rs 1,200 crore (in revenue)," chairman of the All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation Bachhraj Bamalwa told reporters after meeting with Mukherjee.
Mukherjee, according to Chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) S K Goel, has assured jewellers that the Minister would address their concerns at the time of consideration of the Finance Bill 2012 in Parliament and associations have agreed to withdraw the strike.
The jewellers, who are on strike since March 17, also met Gandhi earlier in the day to press for their demand of withdrawal of excise duty and reduction of customs duty.
"We today met Sonia Gandhi and requested her to tell the government to roll back excise duty on unbranded jewellery, reduce customs duty and lower TCS (tax collection at source) on sale of jewellery," All India Swarankar Sangh President Madhukar Chachad said.
The Congress party, meanwhile, has also asked the government to sympathetically look into the demands of jewellers.
"Congress has asked the government to consider the demand of jewellers sympathetically," AICC General Secretary and media department chief Janardhan Dwivedi said.
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Raj Splendour
Vikhroli West, Central Mumbai, Mumbai - ID: PJ487View Developer Map View
BSP ₹ 1.3 Cr - ₹ 1.7 Crlast updated on 05-Feb-2013
Project Overview
Introduction: Raj Splendour which spans several acres is a perfectly executed residential project in Mumbai. The project offers appealing homes in 3 towers of 21 storey each.
Location: The project site is placed in Vikhroli West which forms a part of Mumbai. Walking distance from Vikhroli Railway Station connects residents to parts of the city. Western and Eastern Expressways can also be easily reached via Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road. It lies in close proximity of Lareina Residency and Vicenza Regency.
Available units: Housing choices offered here include 2BHK and 3BHK apartments. These cover an area from 1065 square feet to 1350 square feet respectively. This project offers a lucrative payment plan.
Interior Specifications: Aesthetic interiors of this project draw attention of your guests and leave them astounded. Well lit abodes here have spacious balconies and large-sized windows. Show your creativity by redesigning the modular kitchen as per your taste and requirements. Some other interior specifications include designer marble and wooden flooring and designer master bathroom. Project has a great floor plan to suit all needs. Investors/Buyers may download Raj Splendour brochure for review.
Amenities: Raj Splendour is filled with ample number of necessary and luxurious amenities. These are high speed elevators, clubhouse with swimming pool and ample parking space. Round-the-clock security is ensured here. RCC framed structure ensure safety from natural calamities.
Developer: Raj Splendour is presented by Rajesh Lifespaces. Also look for the projects the developer has in the same city. These include Raj Altezza and Raj Grandeur .
Current Status: The project lies in under construction phase. We provide updated and verified images of the project too. Favista provides latest construction update, current price, review and possession related information on its website.
Possession Date: The Project is expected to be completed by 2013-12-01.
Download : Raj Splendour Brochure
Available Units
Project Specifications
Price Breakup
B.S.P : Rs. 12500/ sq.ft.
Floor Rise : Rs. 45 From 1st Floor
Payment Plan
10% - Booking Amount + 3.09% Service tax
65% - within one month
Balance in 3 installments as per the construction status achieved
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St George and the Dragon
A new comedic fantasy written and directed by Jason Woods
WJCT Studio A Soundstage | 100 Festival Park Ave
A tale of magic, poetry, and cake, this rollicking adventure for the whole family reminds us that gallant knights, fair maidens, and fearsome dragons may not be what they seem, and we all might be a little braver than we ever imagined.
Jason Woods is an actor, director and creative conjurer residing in Jacksonville, FL. Acting credits include Ludwig van Beethoven in The 5 & Dime's production of 33 Variations, Elwood P. Dowd in Mary Chase's Harvey, and Duke Frederick in Shakespeare's As You Like It, and The Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Directing credits include The Wind in the Willows, Peter Pan, The Music Man, Charlotte's Web, Oliver!, and The Wizard of Oz. Mr. Woods is also in his fourth year of presenting his stunning solo stage performance of A Christmas Carol, which he adapted, scored original music for, and portrays twenty five characters. A Christmas Carol will be presented Dec 21 & 22 | GET MORE INFO …
ALEC HADDEN as St George, a legendary knight
ANNA OLIVIA DEYO as Olivia Chandler, a maiden
JOSHUA TAYLOR as Checkley, a baker
MATT TOMPKINS as Tumble, an actor
PATTI ROHMAN MENEFEE as Winifred Isabel Titania Charlotte Higgins, a witch
KRISTOPHER STAM as Erik the Goblin
ROBERT BANKS as Moonwig Grumblemuff, a wizard
KELBY SIDDONS as Margaret, a fairy / History, talking book
KELLEY STAM as Mistletoe, a fairy
TERESA PERRY as Stella, a fairy
JASON COLLINS as Town Crier
ASHLEY YARHAM as Second Villager
BILL WHITE as Novel, a talking book / A Villager
MYLES EDWARD HUGHES as Map, a talking map / First Villager
JULIE BUCKLEY as The Unusually Cheerful Villager
ROSALIE DAVIES as A Villager
CHAD KRUG as A Villager
ERIC YARHAM as Olivia's Father
SHEANA FERGUS as Young Olivia
EVE HOLWAY as Sheep
MEGAN LANDIS as Sheep
AVA ZILAHY as Sheep
CAMERON PFAHLER as Dragon puppeteer
KRISTIN ALEXANDER as Dragon puppeteer
BOSTON WOODS as Dragon puppeteer / History puppeteer
HANNAH WOODS as Dragon puppeteer/ Cookbook puppeteer/ Voice of Cookbook, a talking book
JASON WOODS as Voice of Dragon
Written and Directed by JASON WOODS
Stage Manager | LORA CHRISTL
Assistant Stage Manager | BRIAN JOHNSON
Lighting & Special Effects | MATT MOORE
Sound | GARRETT SPIES
Music Composed by JASON WOODS
Costume Coordinator | PAM JOINER
Costumes | HOPE ADKINS, PAT BUCKLEY, CAROL HOLLAND, VERNE SHORTELL
Graphic Design, Website & Marketing | CARYL BUTTERLEY
WJCT Creativeworks Liaison | MICHELLE SIMKULET


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After a spectacular series of mega-deals in 2013, the retail sector is expected to focus on smaller takeovers this year.
Retailers are gearing up for more consolidation as merchants race to take on rising competition from U.S. behemoths Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp. and Target Corp.
The expansion of the low-cost American giants in Canada is prompting a shakeup in retailing that will likely push out weaker players and force others to team up.
The trend is already well advanced. While mining and energy usually provide most of the big deals in Canada, the three biggest acquisitions last year were all in the retail sector.
The fireworks began last June when grocer Sobeys, owned by Empire Co. Ltd., unveiled a $5.8-billion deal to swallow rival Safeway Canada. About a month later, Loblaw Cos. Ltd., the country's largest supermarket chain, sealed a mammoth $12.4-billion transaction to buy Shoppers Drug Mart Corp.; soon after, Hudson's Bay Co. snapped up U.S. luxury rival Saks Inc. for $2.4-billion (U.S.).
On another front, Loblaw and Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. spun off properties into real estate investment trusts, and in early 2014 HBC sold its flagship downtown Toronto store and adjacent office building to Cadillac Fairview Corp. for $650-million (Canadian).
In 2013, retail activity was "very busy," said Geoff Belsher, group co-head of wholesale banking at CIBC, which had a hand in the major merchandising deals of the year. "We don't think we're going to see a repeat of the retail M&A activity that we did last year. … We may not see it that busy again for some time."
Observers say merger and acquisition activity this year will focus on the still lucrative though challenged drugstore field, the grocery industry and the highly competitive discount merchandising or "value" sector.
"People are still focused on the value sector," said Carrie Cook, managing director of consumer and industrial products group at RBC Capital Markets, which was involved in all the big retail deals of 2013.
"That's a consumer trend we expect to continue. We've seen that through the growth of the dollar stores."
She also expects retailers to try to capitalize on consumers' quest for what they perceive as health and wellness products, which was part of what drove Loblaw's deal for Shoppers, she said. Meanwhile, retailers such as Loblaw are looking for smaller, urban stores that can cater to the growing number of people living in downtown condominiums, she said. Loblaw was drawn to Shoppers partly because of its urban drugstore locations.
In 2014, there could be further pharmacy consolidation as drugstores grapple with new provincial rules designed to pinch profits on the dispensing of generic prescription drugs, said Dany Beauchemin, a managing director at Scotiabank, which worked on the Empire-Safeway takeover.
As well, Loblaw may divest some of the stores it acquired when it bought Shoppers, the country's largest drugstore chain, he said. Retailers that may be interested in snapping them up include Katz Group Canada Ltd. (which owns Rexall), Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., London Drugs and Uniprix, he said. "There may be a wave of consolidation in pharmacy."
About half of the pharmacy sector is still made up of small independents, which may decide to look for partners, he said. He doesn't expect a mega-deal to emerge from the consolidation "but possibly there will be some smaller acquisitions."
On the grocery front, Metro Inc., which operates in Quebec and Ontario, could take a run at a drug purveyor, such as Jean Coutu, Familiprix or Uniprix. Or it could try to acquire British Columbia's Overwaitea Food Group grocery chain, although owner Jim Pattison may not be ready to sell it, they say.
Metro remains the only major supermarket chain without a plan to bulk up by acquiring a competitor after the deals announced last year by Loblaw and Sobeys, the No. 1 and No. 2 grocers, respectively.
Eric La Flèche, chief executive officer of Metro, said last month it is ready to make a major retail acquisition if the right opportunity comes along, but feels no pressure to do so quickly. "We can consider just about any acquisition in Canada."
Mr. La Flèche acknowledged that organic growth isn't easy in a context of low food inflation, high consumer debt and beefed up competition. "Organic growth is a challenge, but we've met that challenge over the past few years and we expect to continue to meet it."
David Hartley, retail analyst at Credit Suisse, has raised the possibility that Dollarama Inc., the fast-growing Montreal-based dollar store chain, could be a takeover target for Canadian Tire or a U.S. dollar-store chain.
But Dollarama has a high valuation and would be a pricey purchase, RBC's Ms. Cook said. Wal-Mart would probably prefer an acquisition that would allow it to pick up a struggling retailer's leases, rather than an operating company, Mr. Beauchemin suggested.
Canadian Tire will soon have more cash as it embarks on selling its credit card receivables and the retailer may look for acquisitions, analysts say. It did well with its 2011 takeover of sporting goods retailer Forzani Group Ltd., which owns Sport Chek and other chains, and may consider other specialists such as Golf Town or a U.S. chain such as Cabela's Inc., a purveyor of outdoors gear.
On the real estate front, HBC's deal to sell its downtown Toronto flagship property raises questions as to whether owner Richard Baker, the U.S. real estate mogul, will spin off other properties into a REIT or continue to sell off valuable real estate in separate deals.
"Hudson's Bay clearly has a very valuable real estate portfolio," said Ryan Veogeli, managing director and co-head of diversified industries and telecom in investment banking at CIBC, which was a book runner on Loblaw's $460-million IPO of Choice Properties REIT last year.
"Whatever Richard does is going to drive value for Hudson's Bay."
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