Going To A Movie

Going to the Movie

Cleaning and Sanitation. Your suspicions are correct. Sometimes we sweep excess food under the seats. Movies often end every few minutes. Sometimes, three or more screenings end at the same time. We don’t always have time to clean everything up.

Combination Deals, do the math, some deals are big hype it's the same price mark up deal or no deal.

Concession stands. For the first month or two of screening, money from ticket sales goes to movie studios. Theaters rely on concession stands to make money. That’s why concessions are overpriced. Popcorn costs almost nothing to make.

Digital “Extreme Digital” is actually lower quality than IMAX digital. They use it because it’s easier to maintain.

Foods. Most are not Restaurant Service. The only foods some trust are the popcorn, drinks, and boxed candy. They wouldn’t eat the pretzels, hot dogs, or nachos.

Freebies. No, they can’t give you extra cups. Everything is inventoried at the end of the night.

Late Starting Movies. Yes, movies start late. But they almost always end on time – otherwise, the ushers wouldn’t know when to clean up. Theaters tell you to come in early so you have time to watch commercials and previews and of Course spend your money in the Snack Bar.

Pizza. Stop getting angry that your food isn't ready. Microwaves can't cook frozen pizzas in 30 seconds!

Popcorn, Why does it smell so good? The popcorn has chemicals in it to make its aroma fill the theater. And Popcorn keeps for a day or two. Many customers confuse warm with fresh.

Sizing thing. Think you’re saving calories by ordering a small popcorn? That “small” popcorn could have been a medium last month.

Sneaking In. They know all the methods you use to sneak in. They just don’t always care enough to kick you out for it.

Unhappy with Employee.  Chances are, if you complain to the manager and he sides with you, he’s just putting on a show to calm you down. The manager might pretend to yell at worker for a minute, but he’ll pat them on the back the moment you’re out of sight.

Tijuanans spend $100 million in taxes in San Diego County Yearly

 

San Diego and Tijuana are often spoken about together in many different subject matters. Unfortunately, many times it is plain negative. In particular, San Diego’s economy is often the subject at hand and how those that live in Tijuana and work in San Diego County affect it. What many in the United States do not know is that there are approximately 50,000 cars and 25,000 pedestrians who cross the newly renovated Chaparral border northbound into San Diego daily. ‘What are these border crossers doing after they cross?’ many people ask.

They are doing all kinds of neat stuff for San Diego County’s economy. According to recent studies, 61% of Mexican nationals who cross the border are there to shop, 13% are there to visit family and friends, 21.7% are there to work, .07% receive health care services (Mexico does have some of the best and affordable medical care in North America), 2.2% are tourists and .07% go to school. Crossborder Group Inc., a market research company states that one of their surveys showed that Mexico-residing crossers shop frequently in San Diego spending on average $150-$160 per trip with even bigger spending during the holidays. What’s even more shocking to learn for many Americans is that 99% of all border crossings at the San Diego-Tijuana border are legal crossings! The point here is that border crossers are not what most Americans believe them to be with the amount of money they spend in the region yearly.

The San Diego Dialogue cited that Tijuana area residents spend approximately $2.8 billion in the U.S. annually. In San Diego County alone they spend $100 million a year in sales taxes! 2% of Tijuanan crossings account for weekday crossings and 6% of the weekend crossings. Most frequently they will cross for a sporting event like a San Diego Chargers came. During the holidays they will shop ‘till they drop, as American products are extremely popular in border cities in Mexico. They will also attend cultural events, concerts or many of the amusement parks to choose from in San Diego County.

What does this all mean? It means that border crossers get a bad reputation because of a few bad guys. What is the saying? One mouse dropping ruins the whole pot of rice? Do all men scratch their groin area in public? Are all women horrible drivers? Do all English people have bad teeth? No! This world does not function in an ‘all or nothing’ mode. There is a little of everything, everywhere, and in between. Therefore, the unfortunate behavior of some really bad people does not speak for an entire race or even region of people. Bad things happen everywhere and bad things can happen anywhere. Most border crossers have been a blessing to the U.S. Hopefully after having read this article; a few negative Nellys might see things differently.

Pemex 32 Dead, 120 Injured

32 people had been killed and another 120 or so injured by the explosion Thursday afternoon at the headquarters of Pemex, Mexico's state-owned oil company.
Both figures are up from where the story stood Thursday night (it was being reported then that there were at least 14 dead and 80 injured), when we were following the news as it came in from Mexico City.
There's a chance the grim figures will shift again in coming hours. According to The Associated Press, rescuers continue to search for victims who might trapped in the debris. The explosion reportedly caused extensive damage to the 51-story building's first few floors. It also shattered many windows on upper floors.
As NPR's Carrie Kahn tells our Newscast Desk, the cause of the explosion hasn't yet been determined.

LDS High School Mexico to be MTC

LDS Church-owned high school in Mexico will become new MTC

At the end of the school year, what was once a prestigious high school just outside of Mexico City will become a new Missionary Training Center.

Benemerito De Las Americas, a high school owned and run by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be converted into a new training center for missionaries in order to accommodate the increased interest in mission service.
"Church leaders announced today that the Church-owned high school Benemerito de las Americas near Mexico City will become a training center for missionaries who will serve in Mexico and North, Central and South America," said LDS Church spokesperson Michael Purdy Wednesday.
"Church leaders made the decision after considering every immediate alternative that could alleviate the demand at the Church's other missionary training centers around the world, including the MTC in Provo, Utah," he said.
The school has been open since 1964. It currently has approximately 2,100 students and is housed on a large, multi-building campus.
"The school itself is actually very beautiful," said Kyle Green, who served a mission in Mexico City and lived a block away from the school. "It's green, it's big. They have on-campus housing for the students. They have a football field, track. I mean, it is a really nice facility, big library, cafeteria, basically a miniature Brigham Young University."
Elders Jeffrey R. Holland and Russell M. Nelson, who advise the Church Missionary Department, made the big announcement in Mexico City. Provo's MTC is the best known but there are 14 others around the world, including several in South and Central America.
Three were built in 1986, first in Argentina, then in Guatemala and another in Peru. In 1992, an MTC was built in Colombia... The next one came in 1997 in the Dominican Republic.
Orlin Clements served in Mexico City from 2001 to 2003. He said starting at the new MTC in Mexico City will be a great advantage for Spanish-speaking missionaries.
"It speeds up the learning process of the Spanish language abilities and all of my companions were native speaking so, I definitely benefitted from that," he said.

Band Members Dead

A dozen bodies have been discovered in a well near the location where members of a Mexican band went missing, authorities say.
20 people have disappeared Friday after Colombian-style group Kombo Kolombia's show, including 16 musicians and crew who were reportedly abducted by an armed group. All were wearing jeans and T-shirts with the logo of the music group - "Poderoso Kombo Kolombia."
Spokesman Jorge Domene from the Nuevo Leon State Investigative Agency says one band member who managed to escape told police that after he and the others were kidnapped. Their captors asked them if they belonged to an organized crime gang and were shot when they refused to answer. Domene said the member had fled Mexico after reporting the attack.
A total of 18 men, 12 musicians plus staff, were abducted on Thursday at a party in a bar near Monterrey. "Presumably there could be more bodies so we will extend the search as far as conditions allow it," Domene said in a press conference.
Residents near the Monterrey bar--where the band had played a private show--reported hearing gunshots around 4am on Friday, followed by the sound of vehicles speeding away. The official added that gunfire is common in the area, and that investigators found spent bullets nearby.
Relatives filed reports about their missing loved ones on Friday after losing mobile contact with them after their Thursday night performance. When family members went to the bar to investigate, the band members' cars were still found parked outside.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has vowed to reduce criminal violence that skyrocketed after his predecessor, Felipe Calderon, launched an assault on drug cartels in December 2006. Some 70,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since then.

Slave Ring Broken at Laredo Texas

Mexico breaks up alleged border sex-slavery cult

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican officials say they have broken up a bizarre cult that allegedly ran a sex-slavery ring among its followers on the U.S. border.

Mexico's National Immigration Institute says 14 foreigners have been detained in the raid on a house near Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Laredo, Texas.
Those detained include six Spaniards, and two people each from Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela. One person from Argentina and one from Ecuador were also detained, the institute announced Tuesday.
The institute said Tuesday that 10 Mexicans were also found at the house in filthy conditions, and are presumably among the victims of the cult.
The institute said the sect's leaders called themselves "The Defenders of Christ" and made members of the cult pay quotas, which they apparently paid with forced labor or sex.

Border Patrol Arrests

Border Patrol agents made more than 356,000 apprehensions along the Mexican border in the budget year that ended in September.

Agents made about 29,000 more arrests last year than in fiscal 2011, when Border Patrol apprehensions were at the lowest levels since 1971.
Agents in three Border Patrol sectors in South Texas saw the largest increases in arrests.
In the Rio Grande Valley, where agents made about 38,500 more arrests in the last year compared to 2011, apprehensions of illegal border crossers from countries other than Mexico outpaced those of Mexican nationals.
Nationwide, arrests by the Border Patrol increased about 7% from 340,252
in fiscal 2011 to 364,768 last year.