tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40976660510451928052024-03-05T11:24:48.241-08:00The UndergrounderPeoria online-only underground news ragBilly Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-17921517118319524552013-12-31T10:23:00.002-08:002013-12-31T10:23:56.570-08:00I am trying to move my siteI've decided that $57.10 is too much to pay every month for The Blog Peoria Project and TellPeoria. So, I've just spent $19.96 to open a reseller account at Hostgator.com. And Hostgator will move the site over themselves. The problem is, I need to get WiredTree to agree to un-deactivate my account so HostGator can move the stuff over. i have no problem with WiredTree. They've served me well. It's just the opportunity to save $25 bucks a month was too good to pass up.<br />
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And since I get unlimited domains on this account, all I need to do is BUY some domains and point them to my site. So, it looks like I'll be creating "peoriaundergrounder.com" and possibly "thepeoriapundit.com."<br />
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Any Blog Peoria Project member who wants to their own domain, contact me after the dust settles.<br />
<br />Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-57450215462254012992013-12-30T10:51:00.000-08:002013-12-30T10:51:19.509-08:00AlterNet: Attacks on atheists continue<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><tbody>
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America's most famous TV personality suggests atheists lack an emotional connection to the universe.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41496?t=4&akid=11339.1077774.YF_erb" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> READ MORE»</a></div>
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The richest 1% have gained at least $6.1 trillion in the past five years.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41497?t=6&akid=11339.1077774.YF_erb" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">READ MORE»</a></div>
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Carved ivory elephants may already outnumber living elephants, which are being slaughtered at the unsustainable rate of 35,000 per year.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41504?t=20&akid=11339.1077774.YF_erb" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">READ MORE»</a></div>
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Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-77354167027294063892013-12-30T08:53:00.002-08:002013-12-30T08:53:31.259-08:00Rauner blames the teachers in latest adPress release:<br />
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Bruce Rauner’s campaign for governor launched a new television advertisement highlighting Bruce’s commitment to strengthening education in Illinois.<br />
<span style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Watch the spot by clicking this link: </span><a href="http://admin.deliciousmail.com/t/r-l-pnire-trltliuldk-j/" style="background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border: 0px; color: #1155cc; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/<wbr></wbr>tceMIgEB684</a>“I know the government union bosses will attack me for it, but I’ll keep fighting for better schools until every child in Illinois is given an opportunity to succeed,” Bruce Rauner said. “I’ll give parents more control and choices, reward the best performing teachers with merit pay, and challenge the bureaucracy and put more into the classroom.”<br />
Since the beginning of the campaign, Bruce has highlighted improving education as one of his four top priorities along with strengthening the economy, reducing spending and taxes, and enacting term limits on the career politicians.<br />
“The fact is education is the most important thing we do as a community, and if we don’t get it right, nothing else matters,” Bruce added. “I’ll make sure we get it right by putting parents and students first.”<br />
As a private citizen, Bruce has helped give children in the city of Chicago access to a better education by donating millions to charter schools and funding merit pay programs. He’s been a leader in the education reform movement and worked with many education organizations such as the New Schools for Chicago, The Noble Network of Charter Schools, Chicago Communities in Schools, ACT Charter School, and the Chicago Public Education Fund.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Hamilton Blvd will be closed to all vehicular and pedestrian access on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2068570628" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">January 2, 2014</span></span> between Glen Oak Ave and Globe Street and will remain closed until <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2068570629" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">January 8, 2014</span></span>. The demolition contractor for Unity Point Methodist Medical Center will be removing the old pedestrian skywalk over Hamilton Blvd during this time period. Detour signs will be in place for both pedestrian and vehicular routes around the closure, please plan additional time to avoid this demolition activity.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">For more information contact Vance Vinson, Facilities Department, Unity Point Methodist Medical Center</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">at</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"> </span><a href="tel:%28309%29%20672-4990" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;" target="_blank" value="+13096724990">(309) 672-4990</a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">.</span></blockquote>
Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-27352340105159704362013-12-30T08:48:00.000-08:002013-12-30T08:48:10.944-08:00Eric Reyes drops out of 117th District race, Schilling now running unopposed<div class="tr_bq">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"This campaign has never been about me. It has always been about getting America back on the path our founders intended. As a party, we Republicans need to be united in our efforts and therefore, rather than continue to divide the party and waste precious time and resources of all involved, I have chosen to withdraw my candidacy and focus on advancing the principles of freedom, liberty, and limited Constitutional government by other means."</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"The fact is, as bad as the situation in Washington is, the situation here at home is even worse. We live in a state that is taxing itself out of competition for businesses. We have a budget and pension system that was recently 'reformed' by kicking the can down the road for the umpteenth time and hoping things will just magically get better. We also still live in the state with the most restrictive gun laws that infringe upon law abiding citizens' Constitutional rights and that have allowed increasing crime to continue to plague our society. I have no intention of standing by and watching our great state go the way of Detroit." Reyes said.</span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Eric Reyes is a Constitutional Lawyer from Rock Island, Illinois. More information about Eric Reyes and his plans to restore America can be found at </span><a href="http://www.ericreyes.us/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">www.EricReyes.us</a></blockquote>
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Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-58227264558399202882013-12-30T08:30:00.001-08:002013-12-30T08:30:39.092-08:00The year in crazy from Tom Tomorrow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWNqiJHt2BnpMMvAmGgKBXA3ggNqBJtayXbvfEHrZc5cIlZ4zN3ydrfbzo-GMy0Ey4iaZhd0kg2pmeOJ2zc8CIwgze4OVMh8y4bdI928260GgjI2Fx8bSfWFz0TI5ALAnd4kji55_mQ/s1600/TMW2013-12-31.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWNqiJHt2BnpMMvAmGgKBXA3ggNqBJtayXbvfEHrZc5cIlZ4zN3ydrfbzo-GMy0Ey4iaZhd0kg2pmeOJ2zc8CIwgze4OVMh8y4bdI928260GgjI2Fx8bSfWFz0TI5ALAnd4kji55_mQ/s400/TMW2013-12-31.png" /></a>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-91249885259915808792013-12-29T10:21:00.000-08:002013-12-29T10:30:24.136-08:00Grocery store. South side. Now.If you think it's vital for the city to have a civic center and a ball park and a museum, but the loss of a poor neighborhood's one and only grocery store is just 'the free market at work' and not the government's business, then you need to resign from the Peoria City Council. Now.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-14186618142136838142013-12-29T01:32:00.002-08:002013-12-29T01:32:48.536-08:00Are 'native ads' the best way to monetize my blog?Cause banner ads aren't generating crap. A 'native ad' is simply a text ad posted along with blogs (along with a disclaimer). I've got to figure out how much to charge and how often to run them.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-60256443746155903982013-12-28T21:47:00.002-08:002013-12-28T23:33:14.134-08:00I had this story two days ago<a href="http://www.pjstar.com/article/20131228/NEWS/131229341" target="_blank"><b>Council member seeks to find replacement for South Peoria Aldi store</b></span>.</a>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-79654359621988752582013-12-28T20:17:00.000-08:002013-12-28T21:26:31.329-08:00EMT takes kid to the hospital, gets fired for his troubleThink the government is here to help you? <b><a href="http://www.fark.com/go/8078338" target="_blank">Think again</a>:</b><br />
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In the next 15 minutes, three more calls for ambulances came up empty and, [EMT Stephen] Sawyer says, he couldn't wait any longer. Despite squad rules requiring someone to be 21 to drive the ambulance, Sawyer got in the ambulance, drove some 4-5 miles, picked up the child, his mother, and the paramedic and got them to Ellenville Regional Hospital without an issue.</blockquote>
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In a 4-3 decision, the board said it would suspend him for 60 days, revoke his title on the communications committee and his title as advisor from the Youth Squad that he restarted as a 15-year-old squad member.</blockquote>
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This happened in Ellenville, NY, but don't worry. We know from experience that the people in charge of delivery of EMT and ambulance services can be just as stupid and rule-bound here in central Illinois.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-62434365960220519852013-12-28T13:50:00.000-08:002013-12-28T11:54:36.766-08:00Blogger Bash at 6 p.m. Dec. 30 ... on a MONDAY (also, a belated Festivus Party)Blogger Bash, the semi-regular get-together of Peoria area Bloggers, blog readers and social media users, will be held at 6 p.m. MONDAY, Dec. 30, at Donnelly's Pub, 4501 N. Rockwood Drive (just north of the Westlake Shopping Center). It will be held on MONDAY because Tuesday is New Year's Eve. It will also be a belated Festivus Celebration, which is normally held on Dec. 23. So, there will be a section of the event devoted to bloggers explaining how other bloggers have disappointed then during the year. In other words, like every other Blogger Bash.<br />
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<small><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=4501+North+Rockwood+Drive,+Peoria,+IL&aq=0&oq=4501+N+Rockwood+Drive,+Peoria&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4501+N+Rockwood+Dr,+Peoria,+Illinois+61615&t=m&ll=40.741876,-89.631937&spn=0.00569,0.009656&z=16&iwloc=A" style="color: blue; text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-65801015823288643952013-12-28T09:56:00.003-08:002013-12-28T09:56:59.939-08:00'New' PJStar Website is not only lame, but it's also SLOOOOW tooYou know what I like about the redesigned PJStar.com? That fact that it's front page links to old, old. old stories from other Websites. Like <b><a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20726105,00.html?xid=outbrain" target="_blank">THIS</a></b> one from August. I mean, I read the link, and for a moment, I thought Mila Kunis was dead.<br />
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<br />Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-47489297667992587682013-12-28T09:47:00.000-08:002013-12-31T14:55:50.824-08:00LaBamba at Campustown is closed upI walked by the LaBamba restaurant in Campustown this morning at 11:30 a.m. All the lights were off. The door was locked several days of mail was collecting at the front door. No one was inside and the inside floor was a mess. No sign at the door though.<br />
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<b>UPDATE:</b> Two days later, the same thing. I think we can kiss them good bye.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-42808841813986707062013-12-28T07:23:00.002-08:002013-12-28T07:23:10.966-08:00AlterNet headlines: Get a brain! Morans<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><tbody>
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The Obama administration has delivered a new shipment of Hellfire missiles to help the Iraqi government fight militants.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41483?t=22&akid=11332.1077774.IxkJfj" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> READ MORE»</a></div>
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Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-74379431965410843682013-12-27T18:37:00.002-08:002013-12-27T18:37:27.928-08:00AlterNet Media: Tread carefully when the world's richest man owns your newspaper<br />
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Zaid Jilani, FAIR</div>
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The New York Times covers Carlos Slim—carefully. <a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41427?t=4&akid=11323.1077774.z2cfAI" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">READ MORE»</a></div>
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'I do defend Snowden just as MSNBC defends Obama 24 hours a day.'<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41428?t=6&akid=11323.1077774.z2cfAI" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">READ MORE»</a></div>
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Social media's outrage may be a double-edged sword.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41429?t=8&akid=11323.1077774.z2cfAI" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> READ MORE»</a></div>
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Joseph Epstein argues that we need more rich white men in power, preferably WASPs.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41431?t=12&akid=11323.1077774.z2cfAI" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> READ MORE»</a></div>
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Beltway media personalities dominate the list.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41432?t=14&akid=11323.1077774.z2cfAI" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> READ MORE»</a></div>
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Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-89948089410456243092013-12-27T18:35:00.001-08:002013-12-27T18:38:06.288-08:00AlterNet Drugs: Marijuana effects are hardly a mystery, and the media should stop pretending they are<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><tbody>
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We now know as much about cannabis as we know about alcohol, tobacco and many prescription drugs.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41435?t=4&akid=11324.1077774.rcCSph" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> READ MORE»</a></div>
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From magic phrases to use on cops to the geniuses who used drugs, here are the stories that readers shared in huge numbers. <a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41436?t=6&akid=11324.1077774.rcCSph" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">READ MORE»</a></div>
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Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-42558243475617024342013-12-27T18:13:00.001-08:002013-12-27T18:13:06.017-08:00Local media picks up on the fact that Aldi's closing will destroy the South SideHere's a <b><a href="http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/story/aldi-on-western-ave-closing-residents-upset/d/story/Pu-eLQPHf0mD4_nDh6yprA" target="_blank">brief article</a></b> on CIProud.com (AKA Channel 31). <b><a href="http://www.pjstar.com/article/20131226/NEWS/131229504/0/SEARCH" target="_blank">Steve Tartar's article from the Journal Star</a></b> reads like a Goddamn press release from Aldi's in Germany.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-13088914662956294572013-12-27T08:30:00.002-08:002013-12-27T08:30:49.823-08:00AlterNet: Over-50? Good luck finding a job<br />
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The power of the Tea Party doesn’t come from their numbers -- it's their financial backers, Chomsky argues.<a href="http://act.alternet.org/go/41400?t=6&akid=11314.1077774.rEy9o9" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> READ MORE»</a></div>
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Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-76820055647330331802013-12-26T13:30:00.003-08:002013-12-26T13:30:30.532-08:00Now playing at Landmark Cinemas<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="margin: 0px;">Schedule for Friday, December 27, 2013 until Thursday, January 02, 2014 </td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=105932" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">47 Ronin (PG-13) </a><br />Keanu Reeves • Hiroyuki Sanada<br />- 127 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Mon: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214883" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:50 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214884" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:15</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214885" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:40</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214886" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:35</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214887" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00</span></span><br />Tue: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214888" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:50 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214889" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:15</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214890" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:40</span></span><br />Wed & Thu: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214891" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:50 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214892" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:15</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214893" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:40</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214894" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:35</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214895" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=157057" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Grudge Match (PG-13) </a><br />Sylvester Stallone • Robert De Niro<br />- 113 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Mon: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214896" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">11:00 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214897" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:15</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214898" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">3:30</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214899" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:10</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214900" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8:10</span></span>,<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214901" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00</span></span><br />Tue: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214902" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">11:00 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214903" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:15</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214904" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">3:30</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214905" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:10</span></span><br />Wed & Thu: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214906" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">11:00 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214907" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:15</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214908" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">3:30</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214909" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:10</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214910" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8:10</span></span>,<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214911" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=137981" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (PG) </a><br />Kristen Wiig • Ben Stiller<br />- 125 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Tue: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214912" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214913" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:20</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214914" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:40</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214915" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214916" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:20</span></span>,<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214917" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:40</span></span><br />Wed: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214918" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214919" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:20</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214920" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:40</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214921" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214922" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:20</span></span><br />Thu: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214923" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214924" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:20</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214925" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:40</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214926" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214927" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:20</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214928" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:40</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=159592" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Wolf of Wall Street (R) </a><br />Leonardo DiCaprio • Matthew McConaughey<br />- 179 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Thu: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214929" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:30</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214930" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214931" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:20</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=164812" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Walking With Dinosaurs (PG) </a><br />Justin Long • John Leguizamo<br />- 80 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Thu: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214932" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:30 PM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214933" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:10 PM</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=120558" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Walking With Dinosaurs 3D (PG) </a><br />Justin Long • John Leguizamo<br />- 80 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Mon: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214934" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:30 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214935" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">3:20</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214936" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:00</span></span><br />Tue: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214937" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:30 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214938" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">3:20 PM</span></span><br />Wed & Thu: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:30 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214940" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">3:20</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214941" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:00</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=137462" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (PG-13) </a><br />Will Ferrell • Steve Carell<br />- 119 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri & Sat: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214942" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:35 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214943" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214944" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:25</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214945" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:50</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214946" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:15</span></span>,<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214947" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:40</span></span><br />Sun: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214948" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214949" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:25</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214950" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:50</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214951" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:15</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214952" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:40</span></span><br />Mon: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214953" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:35 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214954" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214955" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:25</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214956" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:50</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214957" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:15</span></span><br />Tue: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214958" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:35 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214959" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214960" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:25</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214961" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:50</span></span><br />Wed & Thu: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214962" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:35 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214963" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12:00</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214964" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:25</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214965" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:50</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214966" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:15</span></span>,<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214967" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:40</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=159893" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">American Hustle (R) </a><br />Christian Bale • Bradley Cooper<br />- 129 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri & Sat: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214968" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:30 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214969" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:55</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214970" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:25</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214971" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00</span></span><br />Sun: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214972" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:55</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214973" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:25</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214974" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00</span></span><br />Mon: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214975" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:30 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214976" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:55</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214977" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:25</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214978" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">10:00</span></span><br />Tue: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214979" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:30 AM</span></span>, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214980" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:55 PM</span></span><br />Wed & Thu: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1340214981" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:30 AM</span></span>, 4:55, 7:25, 10:00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=141857" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in 3D (PG-13) </a><br />Martin Freeman • Orlando Bloom<br />- 161 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Mon: 9:35 AM<br />Wed & Thu: 9:35 AM</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=141856" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (PG-13) </a><br />Martin Freeman • Orlando Bloom<br />- 161 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri & Sat: 9:45 AM, 12:45, 2:00, 4:00, 7:00<br />Sun: 12:45, 2:00, 4:00, 7:00<br />Mon: 9:45 AM, 12:45, 2:00, 4:00, 7:00<br />Tue: 9:45 AM, 12:45, 2:00, 4:00<br />Wed: 9:45 AM, 12:45, 4:00, 7:00<br />Thu: 9:45 AM, 12:45, 2:00, 4:00, 7:00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=142543" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Saving Mr. Banks (PG-13) </a><br />Emma Thompson • Tom Hanks<br />- 120 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Thu: 9:30 AM, 12:00, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=155848" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (PG-13) </a><br />Tyler Perry • Chad Michael Murray<br />- 105 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Mon: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:25<br />Tue: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10<br />Wed & Thu: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:25</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=158702" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (PG-13) </a><br />Idris Elba • Naomie Harris<br />- 139 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Mon: 10:45 AM, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40<br />Tue: 10:45 AM, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00<br />Wed & Thu: 10:45 AM, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=119028" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Frozen (PG) </a><br />Kristen Bell • Idina Menzel<br />- 108 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Thu: 10:00 AM, 11:20 AM, 12:00, 5:05, 6:00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=163658" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Philomena (PG-13) </a><br />Judi Dench • Steve Coogan<br />- 94 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Mon: 12:10, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00<br />Tue: 12:10, 5:00, 7:00<br />Wed & Thu: 12:10, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00</td></tr>
<tr><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%"><a href="http://trailers.movie-previews.com/film.aspx?m=140393" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">All Is Lost (PG-13) </a><br />Robert Redford<br />- 100 minutes</td><td style="margin: 0px;" width="50%">Fri - Thu: 2:15 PM</td></tr>
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Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-3497148148077953582013-12-26T09:44:00.004-08:002013-12-26T09:44:56.400-08:00Matt Bors on the unethical journalism of Wikileaks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-74592150156362743242013-12-26T07:56:00.002-08:002013-12-26T07:56:50.319-08:00Council member Moore vows action to get a grocery store to replace Aldi'sI received the following email from 1st District Council member Denise Moore:<br />
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Unfortunately , this decision was made and implemented without the knowledge of the city. In fact, I was the one that brought this to the attention of the city and the media after community members called me. Securing a full service grocery store for the first district has now become a top priority for me and many on the council that have contacted me. </blockquote>
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Well, good. I notice that in Chicago, aldermen routinely interject in business decisions and word to secure vital services for their constituents that the unfettered free market, in it's infinite wisdom, would deny them.<br />
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In the south side, we have the Shop Rite on Western (a few blocks down from Aldi's, but a vastly inferior store) and Krogers on Harmon Highway, a good 10 minutes away by car.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-59495004432506506692013-12-26T06:07:00.001-08:002013-12-26T06:07:20.233-08:00AlterNet: Food behind bars isn't fit for your dog<i>Well, I've eaten exactly three meals at the Peoria County Jail. I found them more edible that the warmed-over slop they served us as Glen Oak Grade School, yet less edible than cafeteria meals at Woodruff High School. First think I did when i got out was to go buy a cheeseburger.</i><br />
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</tbody></table>Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-571780617678867552013-12-24T11:19:00.003-08:002013-12-24T11:19:41.669-08:00South Side is losing yet another grocery storeI heard a blurb on the TV. Supposedly, the megber of two Aldi's stores means the closure of the Western Avenue Aldi's store. Really. This leaves exactly NO supermarkets south of West Main Street.<br />
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Can the Peoria City Council do ANYTHING to keep this store from closing?<br />
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Yes, I know there is Shop Rite Supermarket on Lincoln and Western, which really isn't a place to shop for groceries.Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-44687344745904411512013-12-24T10:36:00.002-08:002013-12-24T10:36:49.283-08:00East Bluff resident shot to death on North Peoria ... police do not know how to react<a href="http://www.pjstar.com/article/20131224/NEWS/131229639/1994/NEWS?rssfeed=true&utm_content=buffer49f94&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=Buffer" target="_blank"><b>Breaking news</b></a>:<br />
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Sonny T. Ford, 29, was pronounced dead at 4:12 a.m. in the emergency room at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. According to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll, Ford had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.<br />
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A resident of <b>1209 E. Gift Ave</b>., Ford was shot multiple times outside of <b>805 W. Pine Hill Lane</b> Apt. G at around 3:30 a.m. Both the Peoria Police Department and the Coroner's Department are still investigating the homicide with an autopsy scheduled for later today.</blockquote>
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So, we have an East Bluff resident shot to death. Big deal, East Bluffers get shot all the time. But this happened NORTH OF LAKE AVENUE. Normally, a violent crime send the Peoria Police Department into a press-conference-holding tizzy.<br />
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What to do, what to do ...Billy Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08601334514415948183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097666051045192805.post-4715625842684670342013-12-22T11:43:00.000-08:002013-12-22T11:43:39.910-08:00Here's a list of things to donate to food baskets that they don't necessarily ask forSeriously. I get Food baskets. And I appreciate things in the food baskets that I cannot buy with a Link card. And I'll just say this: I do not need more more can of green beans. Yet I know every single food basket I get will have at least ONE can of green beans. So if you are thinking of donating items, consider <b><a href="http://1027kord.com/10-things-food-banks-need-but-wont-ask-for/" target="_blank">THIS LIST</a></b>.<br />
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