Re-: to do again. -actuate: 1. To put into motion or action; . 2. To move to action
Via Joanne Jacobs: They are getting rid of the little cardboard half pint milk cartons. ”Those … square containers are awfully hard for kids,” says New Hampshire Agriculture Commissioner Steve Taylor, who has watched the trend spread to some 320 schools in New England. ”Teachers say you can spend the whole lunch period just walking [...]
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I have many interests, cooking being just the latest. Pursuing one of these I read J. Michael Straczynski’s The Complete Book of Scriptwriting . When discussing writing the television script, he explains the very strict time constraints of TV programs. It breaks every so many minutes and is a specific length. Then he said some [...]
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Mike Williams just finished Stephen King’s Dark Tower series and says it is “possibly the best modern fantasy epic I’ve read”. That seems high praise. Now that he’s got some reading time on his hands I wanted to suggest my personal favorite modern fantasy novel: The Deeds Of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon. But his comments [...]
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My office mate and I were discussing the old and remake Plant of the Apes movies and it occurred to me why science fiction movies aren’t like science fiction books. I was trying to remember how Marky Mark got to the planet of the apes. I remembered that in the old movie there was a [...]
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Buzz at Sci-Fi Hi-Fi recently cooked Puerco Pibil from the DVD extras for Once Upon A Time in Mexico. I’ve been meaning to cook this dish for months myself. I wrote down the recipe a while back – I don’t own the film. But I don’t know where that notebook is. I need to look [...]
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Watched Shaun of the Dead last night and loved it. It is exactly what they bill it as, a romantic comedy with zombies. It is hilarious and the main story line is about the relationship of a loser store clerk and his girlfriend’s relationship. In someways it was like a British Clerks, though with less [...]
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When and looked at the food blog awards site and loaded all the nominees for Best Food Blog – Chef. I already had Burning My Fingers In Boston on my list, but found two more I liked. One Toque Over The Line Despite the apparent in ability to create a paragraph, the rants here are [...]
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I guess I should get a prize or something. I’m having a reaction to the Armour Thyroid. Heart rate is up to 90. Hands are shaking. Feeling lethargic. Those are the signs they tell you to watch for as you are learning your dose. So I called the Hotze Health and Wellness Center and the [...]
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