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Is this the year people start flocking back to the movies? Theater owners gathering this week at a convention in Las Vegas say yes. Absolutely! Of course! Why ask such a silly question?! But what else are they going to say? Considering that the number of movie tickets sold has been on a decade-long decline, and that in surveys most people say they rarely or never go to the movies anymore, there's reason for skepticism.
John Fithian, president of the National Association of Theatre Owners (yep, the acronym is NATO), told exhibitors at this year's CinemaCon that compared to 2011's "cold streak," the current atmosphere among in the movie business is "decidedly optimistic." Ticket sale revenues were down 4% last year, despite—or perhaps because of—the fact that average ticket prices have been rising for years. Nonetheless, after box office revenues increased 23% in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year, theater owners anticipate a blockbuster year.
Will it happen? Even people who are paid to talk up the movies admit there are hurdles in the marketplace.
(MORE: The Top Ten Biggest Money-Losing Movies of All Time)
Christopher Dodd, former U.S. Senator from Connecticut, is now the chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America. In his speech at CinemaCon, quoted by the Los Angeles Times, Dodd owns up to the fact that one-third of the public flat-out doesn't go to the movies anymore. He is especially concerned that young consumers aren't as interested in the movie theater experiences as previous generations:
"We need to make the case — both to the new, younger, 'connected consumers' and to others who wonder if the moviegoing experience remains something special, something to be savored and enjoyed, something so innovative and creative — that it cannot be duplicated at home, no matter how many boxes they have."
Thus far, the formula for producing a unique, "unduplicateable" experience has been to put an emphasis on 3-D and IMAX movies—which, conveniently enough, also give theater owners a justification for charging more for tickets. This year's CinemaCon's schedule includes events such as "A Salute to the Top Grossing Films of 2011," which is being shown as "a special MasterImage 3D presentation." That shouldn't be surprising: Studios and theaters have been pushing 3-D for years, even as reviews of the technology have been lukewarm and consumers have demonstrated a reluctance to pay extra for it.
(MORE: Why Hollywood Loves IMAX More Than 3-D)
It seems easier for moviegoers to accept the idea of paying extra for an IMAX presentation because the product is literally supersized and, unless you're game to install a 60-foot-high screen in your basement, impossible to duplicate at home. No dorky, uncomfortable 3-D glasses to deal with either. Tickets to an IMAX showing of a film cost 30% more than regular seats, according to the Wall Street Journal, which recently reported on the expansion of films being released in IMAX format.
Figuring out ways to charge more for movie tickets has been widely recommended as a way to save the ailing movie business. But there's another strategy that might work even better: charging less for movie tickets. Cheaper prices would mean more tickets sold, simple as that.
(MORE: 16 Easy Ways to Save on Groceries)
The idea of "variable pricing" for movies, in which a ticket might cost $10 during the first two weeks, but $5 a month or so after release, has been floated from time to time. Studios and theaters have been reluctant to cheapen their product in this manner. But the theater owner association's Fithian tells the Associated Press that the concept is being tested:
To lure in consumers, some theater owners are experimenting with variable pricing that would allow them to sell more expensive tickets to new releases and then lower the price once the film has been out for many weeks, Fithian said.
(MORE: The Cure for the Ailing Movie Business Is To … Raise Ticket Prices?)
Such a pricing structure could make 2012 a big year for a certain breed of film. You know, the mediocre movies that aren't worth $10 or $12 to see, but can be justified if a ticket only costs $5 or $6. Come to think of it, there are a lot of movies that fit the category.
Brad Tuttle is a reporter at TIME. Find him on Twitter at @bradrtuttle. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.


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JORTEC-2011 Days of Technology, MIEQB Suggestion Gabriella Caldeira | added on Apr 19, 2011 JORTEC 2011 - Days of Technology, MIEQB Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
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It was that his two timed 172-mph runs on a clear October day in Jabbeke, Belgium, attracted so many onlookers that they walked right up to the edge of the pavement along the two-lane stretch of highway to get a better look.
"I thought, hooo, this is dangerous," recalled Dewis of his record-setting run.
It is now being offered for sale privately.
Built in 1953 to set the world record for fastest vehicle over a full mile of driving, the car was a heavily modified XK 120.
Flat panels were bolted to the underside of the car and over the passenger seat to reduce drag, and the canopy was pulled off a glider plane and bolted to the car. The life-long Jaguar test driver also had to remove the car's seat to fit inside the cockpit, and instead drove the car while sitting on pads.
To set the world record, Dewis and his team had to run the car on a five-mile stretch of road in Belgium. Two miles were used to get the car up to speed, one full mile was needed for the car's actual timed run, and another two miles were used to slow the car.
As is the case with record-setting runs today, Dewis and the Jaguar team had to make a pass in both directions. The two times were then averaged.
Though Dewis' official speed was 172.412 mph, such a high speed wasn't the team's goal that October. Just several weeks earlier, a Spanish Pegaso had set a record of 155 mph. Beating that time was the only goal for Dewis and Jaguar.
Curiously, Dewis' car didn't have a speedometer and he had no idea how fast he was going during both passes.
His only goal was not to blow the engine, which his mechanic had told him would likely happen if he ran the car above 5,800 RPM. Yet during the run, Dewis said the car was at top speed closer to 6,300 RPM. Nevertheless, he kept pushing.
It wasn't until he pulled over at the end of both passes that he was told just how much faster his speed had been, Dewis recalled.
Pulling back the clean canopy and popping out of the stifling hot cockpit, Dewis was greeted by his ecstatic crew chief.
"Norman, you bugger, you know what you've done?" he said as he bear-hugged Dewis.
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The work took about 18 months and over 6,000 hours, according to Los Angeles-based co-owner Jeff Lotman. He's entertaining any offer above $3 million for the car.
For Dewis, the Monterey Classic Car Week was a reunion for him and the restored XK 120, as it's the first time he's seen the car in decades.
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DescriptionDragon Wars takes place in the magical land of Dilmun, an island of salvation perverted into a world of horror by Namtar (as you might expect - the bad guy).
The player starts with a party of four in the city of Purgatory, equipped with nothing more than.. well - nothing. Worst of all your magic users won't help you out, either, because magic has been banned (to correct this unpleasing situation is one of your main objectives). Other main targets are surviving, getting out of Purgatory and toppling Namtar (maybe getting some decent clothing, one or two shiny swords and the like on your way out).
Gameplay instantly reminds of the Bard's Tale series. Step-by-step first person 3D, opponents materialize out of the air. The combat system is turn based.
Unlike its (spiritual?) predecessors the game features a full-blown skill system, auto-mapping and many places to actually use all these abilities.
Reasonable distribution of your skill points is rather critical.
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- "The Bard's Tale IV" -- Working title
- "ドラゴンウォーズ" -- Japanese spelling
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- Gameplay feature: Auto-mapping
- Gameplay feature: Character development - Skill distribution
- Gameplay feature: Importable characters
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Bard's TaleDragon Wars was developed as The Bard's Tale IV, but three months before release the name had to be dropped. Interplay replaced Electronic Arts with Mediagenic as their publisher and Electronic Arts owned the Bard's Tale name. It was decided to rename the game to Dragon Wars. The developers had to rewrite the story so it would fit the new title.
Default Party CharactersThe party in the beginning of the game consists of four default party members (which may optionally be deleted and replaced with new characters). The original party members are: Muskels, Theb, Elendil, and Cheetah. Three additional characters may also optionally be recruited in-game, these characters are: Louie, Ulric, and Valar.
The Elendil party character in this game bears the same name with a fictional character created by author J. R. R. Tolkien, the first high king of Arnor and Gondor. One notable scene from Fellowship of the Ring, where Elendil dies fighting Sauron, his broken sword is then used to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand.
Importable CharactersThe player may transfer (import) previously made character(s) from Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale and The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight into Dragon Wars. Transferring characters will unfortunately delete the previously saved game. Click on the file dwtran.com to transfer characters.
MythologyPurgatory, the starting city in the game, comes from a legend or a myth referring to a place between earth and hell.
Reversed Spelling/SemordnilapsSome of the names used in the game have a meaning if spelled backwards. Though it may be coincidental, there are numerous names that are used in this manner, among others:
- Namtar, the bad guy's name read backwards is Ratman.
- Another name used in the game, Lanac'toor, read backwards is Root Canal.
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BOSTON—Massachusetts' chief medical examiner is still working to figure out what killed the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who unleashed gunfire and explosives on police before dying during a getaway attempt.
Terrel Harris of the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security says the medical examiner hasn't determined the cause of death of 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
Tsarnaev and his brother, 19-year-old Dzhokhar, are accused of planting two explosives near the marathon finish line Monday, killing three and injuring more than 180. A motive remains unclear.
Police say Tamerlan was run over by a car driven by his brother as he fled gunfire Friday.
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The only descendant of Hasdeu family was Iulia, a prodigy child, born on 14th November 1869 and dead eighteen years later, on 17th September 1888 from an unmerciful tuberculosis. At the age of 11 she graduated at "St. Sava" Gymnasium and the Music Academy of Bucharest (piano and canto). As a pupil of the "Sévigné" College of Paris, where she continued her secondary school studies, Iulia aroused her teacher's admiration for her brilliant intelligence. She took private lessons in drawing, painting, piano playing and canto. She continuously wrote poems, prose and theater plays. At 16, she attended the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at "La Sorbonne" in Paris. Meanwhile, Iulia attended courses at the School of Higher Studies in Paris. Her literary creation was to appear posthumously, under her father's careful watch, at "Hachette" Paris, in three volumes.
Deeply affected by his daughter's death, an event that dramatically shook and changed his life, Hasdeu started in 1893 to build a castle on a small piece of land in Câmpina. He claimed that his belated daughter provided the plans for building the castle during sessions of spiritualism (which took much of Hasdeu's imagination and time after Iulia's death). The building was completed in 1896. The castle is built based on the magic numbers 3 and 7, having, for example 3 towers, 3 underground rooms and steps formed of 7 steps each.
The main entrance to the castle is a huge door made of stone, supposedly fixed on a diamond bearing. On the outside of this door is written the sign of Hasdeu's family and two texts: first is "pro fide and patria"(for God and country) and second is "e pour si move" ("nevertheless it moves") which encourages visitors to press this door of stone, which is easily opened and permits entrance to the castle. The door was sided by two stone thrones, on which there were carved Iulia's main seven reincarnations, the twelve laws and the Pythagorean symbols (the pentagram and the seven circles). On each throne there was a woman sphinx, guardian of the entrance. Above the door there was the Eye of the World, and on the crenels one could read a date: July 2, the day when B.P. Hasdeu used to symbolically celebrate his two Iulias: his wife and his daughter.
The lateral doors had grids that symbolized the Sun; therefore they were painted in yellow and green-shaded blue. The exterior covers were provided with stained glass painted in the same shades, and above them there were two symbols: the cross in vertical position and beneath it the crescent in horizontal position. The windows of the Castle also had grids and stained glass intersected by a cross, and in the interior, on both sides, there were parallel mirrors. The role of the parallel mirrors is symbolic: with their help, all that get through there is infinitely re-created.
Inside, the monument is decorated with a fresco and marble, in various colors. In the tower from the left of the edifice there are the guest hall and the living room, both rooms being decorated with capital columns. In the living room there are the family portraits, painted on the wall, surrounded by laurel crowns. In the tower from the right, there are: the scholar's office, the dining room and the room for the spiritualist sessions.
The mural painting of the first two halls has flowers as main element, and they are the most lighted rooms during the day, because the Castle is orientated towards North, the right tower towards East and the left tower towards West. The room for the spiritualist sessions was obscure and on the walls there were painted symbols: an angel's head, a triangle, a butterfly (as noticed in a photo of the original mural painting) and, most probably, other undiscovered symbols. Nowadays, the mural painting of this room hasn't been restored.
A spiritualist manuscript and some ectoplasm photos will satisfy the curiosity of the visitor who asks himself how Hasdeu talked to his dead daughter. Through direct automatic writing, using cultured mediums, B.P.Hasdeu was receiving answers to questions related not only to Iulia's spirit, but also to his father's, Alexander, and to his grandfather's, Tadeu.
Sometimes, the written communications were reinforced by photographic sessions, the scientist being a pioneer of spiritualist photography in Romania. Since 1994 the Iulia Hasdeu Castle has been housing the "B.P.Hasdeu" Memorial Museum which displays furniture, personal belongings of Hasdeu family, photos and original documents, manuscripts, Hasdeu's reviews, many pictures made by Nicolae Grigorescu and Sava Henţia.
From "B.P.Hasdeu" Memorial Museum, The Alexis Project. Photos by Adrian Gheorghe.


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Activist claims the move is aimed at derailing the real recall movement
A community activist said Saturday that the leader of an effort to recall Mayor Bob Filner told her his real intent is to undermine the original effort to remove the mayor from office.
Susan Jester, a well-known figure in the LGBT community, said publisher Stampp Corbin described his plan to start his own recall drive as "Chicago-style politics."
"He bragged to me that it would be a way to stop the group getting ready to file" their own recall drive, said Jester, president of the Log Cabin Republicans of San Diego County. "He said, 'It occurred to me that it would derail the other group.'"
Corbin, publisher of LGBT Weekly, hotly denied the accusation.
"No! I did not say by launching my own (recall) it would derail the other group," Corbin said Saturday night. "I said I want to bring this to a close quickly, so the city doesn't have to go through this. I think she misconstrued what I said."
Jester said the two of them talked several times by phone on Monday, and at one point Corbin brought up the recall movement as the mayor's sexual harassment scandal intensified.
"He was expressing a tactic in his mind, how to derail the Filner recall process," Jester said Saturday night. "I thought at first he was half-joking. But I saw it on his Facebook page. It really infuriates me. We have a right as citizens to file a genuine recall. We have a mayor grossly out of control and ruining our city."
The move by Corbin, who Filner appointed chairman of the Citizens Equal Opportunity Commission, came as a surprise. He said he placed a notice of his recall Friday's U-T San Diego out of frustration because another group led by land-use consultant Michael Pallamary had been "threatening, threatening, threatening" to do so for two weeks. Pallamary on Friday sent Filner a letter saying he would start a recall effort on Monday if the mayor didn't resign by then.
Mayor Filner driven from office" Complete coverage
Pallamary would not comment Saturday night, saying he will address the issue Monday.
On Friday, Corbin said he didn't have an opinion as to whether Filner should be recalled, but wanted voters to decide. Some have speculated he's trying to run out the clock because the recall process has a very short timeline.
Publishing a notice starts a 60-day clock for the recall process, though the actual signature-gathering begins three weeks later. From there, 101,597 signatures must gathered within 39 days, with a 30-day extension allowed if needed.
Pallamary had been lining up volunteers, but wanted to wait until there was enough organization and funding to move forward. So far no political party or organization has ageed to finance the recall.


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SIRS and Bacterial Sepsis Discrimination by Biomarkers in ICU (Captain)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01378169
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 22, 2011
Last Update Posted : October 17, 2017
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Aim of the study : The primary aim of the investigators study is to highlight the presence of biomarkers (biological indicators of the presence of inflammation or infection) of infectious processes during the systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) allowing, first to discriminate non-infectious inflammation from infectious processes and secondary to determine the microbial pathogen responsive of the infection. For this purpose the investigators will conduct a combinatorial approach of several blood markers including usual markers of inflammation and other blood and cells markers. Expression of small pieces of RNA (miRNA) known to inhibit determined gene expression, will also be analysed in monocytes (a specific group of white blood cells involved in the fist line of defences against microbes.
Study design : For this purpose the investigators will include 300 patients admitted to the intensive care unit with suspicion of infection. Serial blood sample will be take for biological parameters analysis. Efficiency of each single parameters and of different combinations of different markers to determine the presence or absence of infection responsive of clinical inflammation will be studied.
|Condition or disease
|SIRS Sepsis Severe Sepsis Septic Shock
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|300 participants
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|Early Detection and Diagnostic Performance of Bio-markers During Bacterial Sepsis: Multicentre Cohort Study in Intensive Care
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|January 1, 2011
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|January 1, 2013
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|June 1, 2013
SIRS patients
Every patient, without exclusion criteria, presenting with SIRS during an hospitalization in ICU.
- Combination of biomarkers in sepsis [ Time Frame: 3 days ( from D0 to D2) ]
The primary endpoint is to determine the ability of each individual parameter and of the different combination to discriminate between sepsis and noninfectious inflammation.
Each biomarker will be isolatelly studied to determine existence of a cut-off value allowing discrimination between SIRS and sepsis.
Each positive biomarker (biomarker for which such a cut-off can be determined), will be include in a second study involving all or part of the positive biomarkers to determine the possibility of increasing AUC for discrimination of SIRS and sepsis patients
- Pathogen in human fluids (Blood, BAL, CSF, Urin) [ Time Frame: D0 ]A partnership with Biomerieux laboratory was estabished to allow microbial detection at D0 by a new system of microbial DNA amplification, which is at the moment under development
- mRNA expression during inflammatory process in white blood cells [ Time Frame: D0 to D3 ]Study of modification of mRNA expression between SIRS and sepsis during inflammatory process in white blood cells. Study of the expression of whole mRNA in whole blood and of its modification during the 3 fist days of SIRS to determine a potential specific profil during infectious processes
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|18 Years to 95 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
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|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age> = 18 years
- Patient hospitalized in ICU with a diagnosis of SIRS:
- Temperatures above 38 ° C or below 36 ° C
At least one other criterion from:
- Heart rate> 90 bpm
- Respiratory rate above 20 breaths / min or PaCO2 <32 mmHg
Leukocytosis greater than or less than 4000/mm3 12000/m3
- Patient admitted in intensive care for less than 12 hours
- Patient does not preclude its participation in the study.
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- Decision to limit treatment before potential inclusion in the study
- No affiliation to a social security scheme (beneficiary or assignee)
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|Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph
|Paris, France, 75014
|Principal Investigator:
|François J Philippart, MD; PhD
|Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph
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|NCT01378169 History of Changes
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N° 2010-A00908-31 ( Other Identifier: AFSSAPS )
|First Posted:
|June 22, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|October 17, 2017
|Last Verified:
|March 2017
Keywords provided by Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph:
Severe Sepsis
Septic Shock
Inflammatory processes
HLA type II
TLR expression
mRNA expression in whole blood
Bacterial DNA detection
Prognosis factors
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Shock, Septic
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
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Many area residents will be looking for a new place to drop off trash, now that the EDS Waste Solutions Inc. transfer station on Highway 73 is closing at the end of the month.
The trash company has operated for more than 30 years on 549 acres of Denver Mountain Parks land. EDS sold its trash hauling routes and trucks to competitor Waste Management Inc. in 2012 for an undisclosed sum but continues to operate the transfer station and recycling station.
Tourist traffic is up about 20 percent in downtown Evergreen this summer, according to at least one store owner.
More customers may be coming to Evergreen to shop because they hear a "Downtown Evergreen" ad playing on KBCO radio (97.3 on the FM dial), according to Trish Wales, president of the Evergreen Downtown Business Association.
The 15-second ad plays during the 7-to-9-a.m. morning commute. It's airing for a second summer after a successful run last summer and over the Christmas holidays, Wales said.
Evergreen Fire Arts downtown deals in everything fire — from fired clay sculptures to blow-torched metalwork to heated glass designs.
And during July's Last Friday Gallery Walk, the fire came outside when Bryon Foster of Morrison demonstrated fire dancing, also called poi dancing, in the parking lot.
Poi dancing involves swinging burning tethered weights through a variety of rhythmical and geometric patterns.
Owner Joe Sanchez said the fire dancing was a natural progression for the studio, which also offers classes in art born of fire.
The Wild Game Entertainment Experience is slated to open this fall in Bergen Park after three years of planning and effort.
Walking around the massive building where workers are finishing an addition for a bowling alley, Evergreen developer Dave Wilson talks about his vision that is finally becoming a reality.
"One of our goals is to improve a community asset, to have it be a fun place for people," Wilson says. "We want people to have a good experience."
When Glenn and Lisa Kastner opened their new restaurant in Marshdale, they wanted a name that summed up their appreciation for their beloved mountain community.
"We live up here in the mountains, and there are plenty of animal dens around here," Glenn said. "A den is inviting; it's home. We wanted to have a place that felt like home."
Since opening June 8, The Den has been serving pizzas, burgers and pasta to hungry mountain residents.
The first time Katinka Frazier saw the former Foothills Flurries building north of Safeway, she knew she had to buy it for an art gallery.
You see, 18th- and 19th-century art is Frazier's passion, and she's always wanted to own a gallery and antique shop to help foster the same passion in others.
Bergen Village will have two outdoor markets this summer: the annual farmers market on Tuesdays and a new Hummingbird Evergreen Market on Sundays.
Both will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The farmers market opens June 3 and will continue through Aug. 26. The hummingbird market opens June 8 and will run through Aug. 24.
This is the 15th year for the farmers market, which is operated by Colorado Outdoor Markets, and it promises to have more food this year.
Thirty-five years is a long time to be in business, and Highland Haven Creekside Inn achieved that landmark this year.
"It's so nice to be in this community for so long," said Gail Riley, who along with her husband, Tom Statzel, runs the bed-and-breakfast on the east end of downtown Evergreen. "We have all this history, and all of Evergreen has all this history with us."
Riley said the secret to the inn's success is reinvesting in the property so it never stagnates, and offering top-quality service.
Evergreen now has a sip-and-paint studio.
Tucked in the corner of the Lakepoint Center, the Old Paint Bar allows would-be artists to sip tea and create beautiful paintings under the helpful eye of artist Nan Hill.
Until the business gets its liquor license, you can also bring in your own wine, and once it has a license, it will sell wine to customers.
Big R, a ranch and farm supply store, will move into the former Albertsons building in June, ending several years of speculation about what should be done with the empty shopping center.
The store will be in addition to its sister store in the Conifer King Soopers shopping center, which opened in 2011 and expanded earlier this year. Bobby Winstead, the Conifer Big R manager, will take that position in Evergreen. The new Conifer Big R manager will come from a store in Elizabeth.
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Yeah, I'm the Based God, yeah I bang too much
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Sometimes I disappear, are you in a rush?
Can you picture foreign whips with you in the front?
I'm like a old Porsche, I don't front
Meet me in the front in ten minutes
I can open up my hand you see nothin' up in it
When I close that motherfucker, bet there's money up in it
Who the pimp? Bitch, I pimp myself
Ask what's up, only a nigga with the GTC
You can't even, you never seen me
Ho you wish, ho you a myth to most people come out
Of the lights at night, I be on that 40 L like the dope taste right
Bitch I'm in the new Maybach, tint suede black
Hit you with the kayda asap
Ten cellphones, every motherfuckin' bill's paid
Ho ya know that
(Ooh, does this feel like December 85th)
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Bitch you know a bitch that might know a bitch that know a bitch
That really knows the bitch that owes the bitch
She a nosey bitch that's why I love the bitch
Did I mention more money in different spots?
I be on the sax fifth and block ain't hot
And I be out in Paris while they be out on hop
I be hustlin' all day, bitch put down them rocks
Ask Kriss Kross, my OG got robbed for his watch
And his bitch took that charge (Damn)
And she brought them boys pain
Bitch, open up your eyes and serve a life to the game
I don't pout or complain just get money
Yeah, like I said, uh, this that classic
Really this that classic west coast music, you know
You can ride to it
Like I said, it's ya boy, Lil B
Yeah, turn your stereos up
If you're playin' this at the party, turn this shit up
If you're cruising in your car
Might be chillin' with a fine lady
You know, you might just be chillin' by yourself, you know
Zonin' out, got a blunt rolled
Like I said, this that #1 Bitch mixtape
You ain't got nothin' to worry about
You know, this all gangsta, you know
Can't be no fakin' around here, you feel me?
Can't be no fakin', no player hatin'
(Don't this sound like that Troy Aikmen shit
Remember the Cowboys, man
Niggas used to be out there goin' crazy
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"I always read Linda's blog with a mixture of interest and trepidation!' - Nick Clegg "Linda Jack, the eminense grise of so many Lib Dem party conferences is an excellent blogger. Her posts benefit from being close to the action but not too close; she lives and breathes politics and it shows" - Politics.co.uk
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
What the Lib Dem's Stand For. My response to Alex Wilcock's Meme
5 comments:
- Daniel said...
I think Alex intended you to do this as a joint project with Charlotte Henry, the idea that anything the pair of you could agree on would likely apply to almost all Liberal everywhere! :p
It would be quite an interesting project to see where you could both find the common ground, don't you think?
- 5:18 pm
- Linda Jack said...
Ah.....I didn't get that impression, I sent him what I had written and he didn't say that was his intention. But yes, it may be good to contrast and compare and find out where we have common ground! Interestingly I have another pal in the party, Paul Reynolds who is at the opposite end of the Lib Dem spectrum to me and has spent many years trying to do precisely that :-)
- 5:25 pm
- Alex Wilcock said...
No, Linda's right - that was definitely the idea. I just hoped there'd be a consensus :)
- 6:37 pm
- Maelo Manning said...
I feel honored to carry the baton for this. I have put my thinking cap on and will come back later with my thoughts.
Maelo :)
- 8:26 pm
- Maelo Manning said...
Dear Linda,
I have blogged my thoughts on what I think being a Lib Dem means. Here is the link :) http://libdemchild.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/what-lib-dems-stand-for-my-response-to.html
- 9:37 pm


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A man is caught with an armless mannqeuin in a public park in West Virginia. Surprised? I'm not.
A woman smears a dirty diaper on another woman's car in an act of road rage.
You're on Candid Camera: NYPD to install another 1000 cameras on New York City subways.
A gawking tourist falls into the Grand Canyon ... and lives to tell about it.
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox suggests drug legalization to end cartel-related crime.
Apparently you missed out if you weren't in the Bay Area for HempCon 2010.
According to this study, your personality is set for life by the first grade. Well, I sure don't like Matt Christopher books like I used to.
Levi Johnston wants to run for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, complete with a gripping (I'm sure) reality show.
The Arizona prison escapees have now fled to Montana's Glacier National Park.
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Taylor Swift Obtains Extended Restraining Order Against Stalker
Taylor Swift can now rest safe and sound after being granted a longterm restraining order against a stalker who believes he is married to the star.
The man, Timothy Sweet, has been ordered to stay away from Swift and her parents for three years, elongating the temporary restraining order that was originally in place at the beginning of March, which requires him to stay 100 yard away from her. TMZ reports the restraining order was extended Tuesday (March 25).
Sweet was actually one of the scarier stalkers that Swift has had, vowing to kill anyone who came between him and his 'wife.' He's been harassing the songstress since 2011, with communication ranging from letters to social media posts -- and they aren't necessarily love letters, either.
"If anyone in Taylor Swift's family gets killed, it is not my fault," one such note reads. Another says, "Dearest Taylor, I'll kill any man who gets in the way of our marriage. Message to John Kerry, Secretary of State. Message from YOUR Presidential Candidate."
Thankfully, the 24-year-old superstar can breathe a little easier knowing Sweet is being monitored and restrained from here on out.


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Who will ignore ACA mandates?
Millions of Americans may be wrestling with computer glitches to try to sign up for Obamacare — but many people eligible just won't bother and will pay a price for it.
Some will flout the mandate to buy coverage on ideological grounds, a health insurance version of civil disobedience.
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Some will opt for the penalty because it's cheaper than paying for insurance, even with subsidies — as long as they don't get sick and have to pay their own medical bills.
And some are so confused about the president's health care law that they may not even realize they have to pay a penalty — or a tax, as the Supreme Court called it — until they get slapped with the fine when they file their 2014 tax returns. And sign-up rates may be affected, too, if the technical problems on the exchange websites persist.
The penalty starts as low as $95 for the first year but then rises. By 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office, about 6 million Americans will be forking out about $7 billion worth of Obamacare penalties.
( PHOTOS: 25 unforgettable Obamacare quotes)
The new health exchanges need younger and healthier people to balance out the risk and prevent spiraling insurance costs. The mandate is one way of nudging them in.
Here's a look at who may opt out — and why they'll do it.
The Card-Burners
In reality, there are no "Obamacare cards," but some conservative groups, notably FreedomWorks, are using the imagery to promote resistance to the law, especially among younger and healthier people.
"My guess is they need about 40 percent of the people in the exchanges to be young, healthy adults under 35," Dean Clancy, vice president of public policy for FreedomWorks, said in an interview. "If they don't get that, the premiums will go up in the second year. Insurance companies may back out because they can't get enough people to sign up, … and the whole thing will collapse."
( POLITICO's full Obamacare coverage)
FreedomWorks, which is tea party-affiliated, plans to take its campaign to college campuses, where they want students to burn fake Obamacare insurance cards.
Generation Opportunity, another conservative group geared toward young adults, is also planning a campus tour. Evan Feinberg, president of so-called GenOpp, envisions the Obamacare feud playing out at football tailgates. Obamacare advocates will show up with — as he put it — stacks of paperwork asking people to sign up for health insurance, subsidize older people and "give up their privacy." He added, "We'll be there with pizza and beer and cornhole, saying come hang out with us instead."
The group recently released a provocative anti-Obamacare ad that went viral, featuring an evil clown-like Uncle Sam figure who pops up between the legs of a young woman to perform a gynecological exam.
The conservatives are trying to reach people like Eugene Craig, a 23-year-old history major at Bowie State University in Maryland. And he's convinced. He works part time, earns $18,000 and is on his parents' insurance. He expects mom and dad to boot him off their coverage in a year or so. Although if they get insured through a job, Obamacare allows him to stay on their policy until he turns 26.
Craig said if he finds himself without health insurance, he'll pay the penalty — even though his income levels would qualify him for subsidized health insurance on the exchange. In 2014, he'd be fined only $95 for being uncovered. But in a few years, depending on what happens to his income and insurance costs, the tax might actually be more expensive than insurance.
( Understanding Obamacare: POLITICO's guide to the ACA)
But he plans to opt out on principle.
"I don't think the government has a proper role in providing health care," he told POLITICO. "I'd definitely rather be uninsured and out-of-pocket than be on the exchanges."
But it's not clear how many people, like Craig, will stay out on ideological grounds. David Williams, chief tax officer at Intuit, is skeptical there will be many.
"Let me warn you, having done a lot of work on statistics: People will tell you one thing, … but their behavior may or may not match what they say," he said. "And so, I'd be leery of folks who make grandiose statements for or against Obamacare until we see what they actually do."
The Calculators
Most people who sit out Obamacare will be motivated by math, not politics. These people — mostly the so-called young invincibles — would rather take their chances that they won't need costly health care, pay the 95 bucks and not spend money on insurance.
Even FreedomWorks's Clancy agrees that it will usually come down to economics — although if the end result is weakening Obamacare, that's fine with him.
"The main reason the people will skip the exchange is not ideological but financial," he said. "This sticker shock will be our best friend in the fight," he said, referring to the cost of insurance in the exchanges.
Pro- and anti-Obamacare forces agree that much of people's decisions on whether to sign up will boil down to dollars and cents. The average premiums for the federally run health insurance exchanges came in lower than earlier projections, but averages don't necessarily mean all that much. Individuals won't know until they check out the exchanges — and access the troubled websites — exactly what their particular coverage options are and what those would cost.
Clancy and other opponents of the law point to a study by David Hogberg of the conservative National Center for Public Policy Research that says 3.7 million single people age 18 to 34 will save $500 if they forgo insurance and pay the tax in 2014 — and most of them would actually save twice that much.
Other studies have come to different conclusions. A recent study by the Center for Studying Health System Change disputed the stereotype of so-called young invincibles not caring whether they are insured. It found that just 22 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds believe they're healthy enough to go without insurance. But it also found that 37 percent of the uninsured think health insurance isn't worth the money. And a recent Gallup poll showed rising awareness of the health law and more interest in coverage. Of the uninsured, 65 percent said they would get health insurance, and 25 percent said they'd pay the fine.


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SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have spent years trying to convince third baseman Pablo Sandoval to get into better shape. Sandoval's impending free agency appears to have finally done the trick.
According to Rafael Rojas of Meridiano TV, Sandoval told reporters in his native Venezuela that he has dropped 42 pounds this offseason. The dramatic change comes after a disappointing season for Sandoval, who looked poised for a breakout following the 2012 World Series but hit just 14 homers last season while struggling with his range at third base.
Sandoval weighed more than 280 pounds at one point in the 2013 season, according to team sources, but he started slimming down during the summer after hiring his brother, Luis, as a full-time personal chef. Another brother, Michael, has been documenting Pablo's offseason workouts on social media. The 27-year-old slugger has gone through two-a-day workouts while preparing for the upcoming season and will get back in the batter's box Friday, when he plays for Magallanes in the Venezuelan League semifinals.
The Giants left Sandoval's offseason conditioning in his hands, confident that his contract status would provide sufficient motivation. Despite the past weight issues and a history of trips to the disabled list, Sandoval figures to have a long line of suitors in a market devoid of impact bats. General manager Brian Sabean, anticipating a bidding war next winter, said the club could approach Sandoval with a contract extension sometime before opening day.
"Position players, especially a switch-hitter with run-producing capability, are hard to find," Sabean said at the winter meetings. "He's not going to be short on suitors, trust me, no matter what his weight is."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.


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