Sep 08, 2009 -
HSBC, one of the biggest banks on the planet, has taken to calling itself "the world's local bank." Starbucks is un-branding at least three of its Seattle outlets, the first of which just reopened as "15th Avenue Coffee and Tea." Winn-Dixie, a 500-outlet supermarket chain, recently launched a new ad campaign under the tagline, "Local flavor since 1956."
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Jul 27, 2009 -
Lady Day
I thought that this was a great article about a piece of not just Baltimore or African American history but American history. It concerns the re-dedication of a statue of Billie "Lady Day" Holiday. It was originally dedicated in 1985 with protest from the creator, James Earl Reid, who did not appreciate the fact that part of the monument was omitted.
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Jun 25, 2009 -
Washington's Plot to Explode Your Taxes
By Peter Ferrara
Everyone in Washington knows the record Federal deficits and debt are out of control and can't continue. President Obama knows it. The ultraliberal Democrat Congressional leadership knows it.
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Jun 04, 2009 -
Alabama
Alabama has been known as the “Yellowhammer State” since the Civil War. The yellowhammer nickname was applied to the Confederate soldiers from Alabama when a company of young cavalry soldiers from Huntsville, under the command of Rev. D.C.
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Feb 13, 2008 -
You don't need to have a green thumb -- or be a florist -- to share these beautiful blooms. They're made from spirals of Fruit by the Foot fruit leather centered on mini cupcakes. Here's how to arrange your own bouquet.
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Dec 29, 2008 -
I decided that over Christmas that I would "adopt" a new fruit and vegetable that I haven't eaten much of, find one I liked and incorporate into my weekly diet.
These two little stars are low-calorie, packed with vitamins and flavour, and are (like most produce) not that expensive if you keep your eyes sharp.
Soo without further adieu:
The veggie is definitely celeriac (Inspired by the need to make a last-minute substitution to Christmas dinner...ending up in a "celeriac" gravy and dressing addition that worked out so awesomely..damn this stuff is good!
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Jan 26, 2009 -
1. I Am Done With Winter
2. I Enjoy Sleeping Naked
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Sep 24, 2008 -
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, September 25
SINGAPORE: Five more China—made food products sold in Singapore have been detected to contain the industrial chemical melamine.
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Two are flavoured milk and three are confectionaries containing milk powder as an ingredient.
They are: Dutch Lady Banana Flavoured Milk; Dutch Lady Honeydew Flavoured Milk; Silang — House of Steamed Potato — Potato Cracker; Puffed Rice Rolls — Butter Corn Flavour; and Puffed Rice Rolls — Cheese Flavour.
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Nov 09, 2008 -
Moving became incredibly painful, I hardly was able to crawl out of bed and the belly was still growing. Luckily I had been given a pregnancy book by Romana, yet I had not read abt itching and scratching… I did not know that it could leave traces if scratched anyway. So I finally found the tip to use cold lotions to avoid that.
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Aug 16, 2008 -
In answer to Casa's Midday Muse I'd like to share photos of the bounty that is just starting to come in from our garden. Yes. It's a bit late.
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