| Dead fish, worms star in UWO homecoming Oshkosh Northwestern, WI - Faces full of mud, the students dug—with their teeth—for worms: Just another UW-Oshkosh homecoming adventure. Most people have seen similar images on the television hit “Fear Factor”. |
| Indian dairy producer sets sights on Chinese market AP-foodtechnology, France - India’s largest dairy co-operative Amul is looking to double its exports to China in the next year, the world's fastest growing import market. |
 | Animal races attract fans at State Fair News 14 Carolina, NC - Undoubtedly, North Carolina is a state that loves NASCAR, but many of you may not know there's a speedway right here in Raleigh. |
| Mid-valley in brief Corvallis Gazette Times, OR - CORVALLIS - Congresswoman Darlene Hooley will host neighborhood office hours at 11:30 am Monday, in the Corvallis Fire Station Main Meeting Room, 400 NW Harrison Ave. |
| Exhibit encourages New York to face its history of slavery Bradenton Herald, United States - On July 5, 1827, a parade wound its way through the streets of New York to celebrate the end of what one of the parade organizers called a "most foul, poisonous and damnable stain. |
| Harrogate News Harrogate Today, UK - DISHES which "scream Yorkshire" have brought major accolades to two chefs who are passionate about cooking and the region's food. |
| What's up Delaware Beachcomber, DE - PENNY PARTY held by the Millville Vol. Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary, 7 pm at the Millville Vol. Fire Co. on Route 26. Admission is $1. |
| Exhibit encourages New York to face its history of slavery San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - On July 5, 1827, a parade wound its way through the streets of New York to celebrate the end of what one of the parade organizers called a "most foul, poisonous and damnable stain. |
| Area food pantries seek donations Lawrence Journal World, KS - “We’re OK on canned goods right now,” said Tina Hernandez, head of the food pantry at Pelathe Community Resources Center. “But anything would be greatly appreciated. |
| Martin elections office more secure Stuart News (subscription), FL - Motion sensors have been set into the windows, electronic passes will be needed to get beyond the front entryway and hall, security cameras are inside and outside, and a vault has been set up ... |
| Organic Farm Marketing Shares Profits with Farmers Wisconsin Ag Connection, WI - Organic Farm Marketing, Inc., owners of the Wisconsin Organics brand, distributed profit sharing checks in October to Wisconsin family farmers who are part of the company's growing regional network of producer-partners converting to organic dairy farming. |
| IT'S PARTY TIME Norwich Bulletin, CT - Balloons, candles and goodie bags are a few of the ingredients for a great birthday party. But once you've created the perfect cake and assembled coordinating napkins, plates and cups, you have to find a way for kids to burn off energy. |
| Schools passing healthy foods test News-Herald.com, OH - Fried foods and carbonated soft drinks are out, while pita wraps, deli sandwiches and whole-grain pizza are in at Riverside High School. |
| Veggie It Up! Christian Post, CA - Did you know that when fried vegetables are excluded, 30% of children consume less than one serving of vegetables per day? Although every parent knows it is best for their child to eat as many fruits and vegetables ... |
| Restaurant Review: Anyone for Pinot "Gringo" and Mozzarella ... Record-Harvard Law School, MA - During the precious, short time between when the rain finally stops and the snowy winter officially begins, I would highly recommend snagging an outdoor table at Red House, even if it means ... |
| Junk food pulled from schools Canada East, Canada - If you're looking for a chocolate fix, you're not going to find it in any of District 2's schools this year. Chips, french fries, and pop are all off the menu too. |
 | Full-time job: Feeding a school Santa Maria Times, CA - Some students can't even see over the counter. Others need help carrying their Styrofoam trays. As soon as they see sweets, they start chanting “coo-kie, coo-kie! |
| SENIORS MENU Contra Costa Times, CA - Low-cost meals served at noon each weekday, except where noted, to seniors and their spouses. Proceeds bring more meals to seniors. |
| Quick bite Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription), TN - com. Lance Inc. was the winning bidder this week in a bankruptcy sale of fellow snack-food giant Tom's Foods, buying the company for $37.9 million. |
 | DAYTON HOSTS VALPARAISO ON SENIOR DAY Dayton Flyers, OH - The University of Dayton will recognize its senior football players and the most prestigious award in the football program Saturday in the 2005 home finale when the Valparaiso Crusaders visit Welcome Stadium this Saturday. |
| Clay British bunnies colonize Yale Daily News - Since high-tech animation became popular in the mid-1990s, the genre of children's movies has become more cinematically realistic as technology advances. |
| Racing week: Kicking King disappoints Horse & Hound Online, UK - Gold Cup hero Kicking King's return to racing did not go according to plan when he lost to War of Attrition at Punchestown yesterday. |
| GOP, biz target high court ruling The Capital Times, WI - Republican lawmakers and the business lobby began a push Thursday to nullify a state Supreme Court ruling against lead paint manufacturers that they say will lead to a wave of product liability lawsuits. |
 | Artists band together for cause Delaware Coast Press, DE - It's been proven, when there's a worthwhile cause, local beach area artists answer the call. And, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 40 to 50 or more artists are generously contributing their artwork for ... |
| Super 'Firefox' previewed Scoopt.org, Italy - A BROWSER based on the open source browser Firefox, called Flock, has just been released and claims to give a taste of what life would be like under Web 2. The browser was developed in California by a small team spearheaded by Bart Decrem, who is known ... |
| Chinese market sees biscuit boom AP-foodtechnology, France - Biscuit consumption in China has soared in recent years, on the back of changing consumer lifestyles and a general growth in disposable incomes, according to a report published by Leatherhead Food International (LFI). |
| Festival shows off horses, house Tallahassee.com, FL - Some of the nation's top trainers and competitors converge on the Dixie Plantation Oct. 31 through Nov. 6 for the "Midnight Sun" Charity Horse Show & Festival. |
| JOHN MOTOVILOFF For the State Journal Wisconsin State Journal, WI - The apple seems so ordinary, yet this is one of the most varied foods on Earth, with 2,500 varieties grown worldwide. It also is one of the oldest, with origins in Central Asia's Tien Shan, or Heaven's Mountains, dating back some 10,000 years. |
| Retailer lifts a glass to wine buyers Contra Costa Times, CA - Meeting up for a glass of wine every Friday afternoon has become a routine for John Anthony, Lewis Jepson and Chris Dugmore. The three men first met at a wine-tasting event at ... |
| Arts guide Billings Gazette, USA - Red Lodge Merchant Association, 2005 Stroll Poster Contest. Red Lodge. Entries are being considered for the Christmas Stroll Poster Contest. |
| SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR Kansas.com, KS - Symphony Showhouse XIV, open daily through Oct. 30, at 15001 E. Pawnee. Hours 10 am-4 pm Mon.-Wed. plus Fri.-Sat., 10 am-7 pm Thu. |
| Chinese market sees biscuit boom Bakery & Snacks, France - Biscuit consumption in China has soared in recent years, on the back of changing consumer lifestyles and a general growth in disposable incomes, according to a report published by Leatherhead Food International (LFI). |
| To Serve & Collect The Daily Northwestern - When it comes to humans behaving badly, Evanston has more than 100 sworn police officers to maintain order. But when animals are out of control, there’s just one city employee who’s assigned to rein them in. |
| Smoking ban debated Springfield State Journal Register, IL - Springfield residents Thursday politely sparred and presented dueling statistics over a proposed smoking ban that would cover most indoor workplaces in the city. |
 | Harbaugh's little restaurant is now a Carbondale landmark The Southern, IL - CARBONDALE - When it came time to erect the polka-dot awning, a name had to be chosen for the little restaurant on Illinois Avenue. |
| Portage food pantry experiencing bounty Gary Post Tribune, IN - And the credit belongs to the entire community, pantry officials said Thursday night at their annual meeting in the Bonner Senior Center. |
| Halloween color will have the raven quoting, 'Evermore' Rutland Herald, VT - Halloween decorations are taking a turn toward the macabre: less Casper the Friendly Ghost, more Edgar Allan Poe. This year's go-to accessories are feathered ravens ... |
| Old favourites in new surroundings Ham and High Broadway, UK - It was a nasty moment, I can tell you. There I was, on a number 24 bus in Camden High Street, when I realised that the Camden Brasserie had disappeared! |
| Wisconsin may open private spaceport Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Middle East - Wisconsin legislators are promoting a plan to create a spaceport in the country's top cheese-making state. The proposal would set up a nine-member Wisconsin Aerospace Authority ... |
| IN THE CREASE: Ward's best days are in front of him Rocky Mount Telegram, NC - It is easy to forget he's still too young to stop at the local watering hole after work for a Molson Ice with the boys. Cam Ward, 20 years young, is racking up ... |
| FIGS Market Schedules Dia De Los Muertos The Open Press (press release) - Raleigh, NC (OPENPRESS) October 22, 2005 -- FIGS Market, LLC, a gourmet food market located in Cameron Village, will host Dia De Los Muertos, a pre-Halloween party from noon to 9 pm on Saturday, Oct. 29. |
| Push is on to nullify lead-paint ruling Pioneer Press, MN - Republican lawmakers and the business lobby began a push Thursday to nullify a state Supreme Court ruling against lead paint manufacturers that they say will lead to a wave of product liability lawsuits. |
| Wild to open its first food ingredients plant in Middle East Food Navigator, France - Natural flavours firm Wild taps into growing demand for processed foods in Middle East and India, breaking ground on its first Middle Eastern manufacturing plant to improve one-stop supply service to the region. |
 | FIGS Market Schedules Dia De Los Muertos PR.com (press release), NY - FIGS Market, LLC, a gourmet food market located in Cameron Village, will host Dia De Los Muertos, a pre-Halloween party from noon to 9 pm on Saturday, Oct. 29. |
| Wild to open its first food ingredients plant in Middle East NutraIngredients.com, France - Natural flavours firm Wild taps into growing demand for processed foods in Middle East and India, breaking ground on its first Middle Eastern manufacturing plant to improve one-stop supply service to the region. |
| Old favourites in new surroundings Hampstead and Highgate Express, UK - It was a nasty moment, I can tell you. There I was, on a number 24 bus in Camden High Street, when I realised that the Camden Brasserie had disappeared! |
| Wisconsin may open private spaceport United Press International - Wisconsin legislators are promoting a plan to create a spaceport in the country's top cheese-making state. The proposal would set up a nine-member Wisconsin Aerospace Authority ... |
| Wisconsin may open private spaceport Webindia123, India - Wisconsin legislators are promoting a plan to create a spaceport in the country's top cheese-making state. The proposal would set up a nine-member Wisconsin Aerospace Authority to promote the state among private ... |
| Wild to open its first food ingredients plant in Middle East Food Production, Europe - Natural flavours firm Wild taps into growing demand for processed foods in Middle East and India, breaking ground on its first Middle Eastern manufacturing plant to improve one-stop supply service to the region. |
 | The Richmond.com Top Five Richmond.com, VA - Richmond.comFriday, October 21, 2005We all do it, you know you do. You do it in the car, at restaurants, in Carytown and at Friday Cheers. |
| I, Ramush - Salon.com KOSOVAREPORT - Former Kosovar rebel and prime minister Ramush Haradinaj is a local hero. He also faces war crime charges. By Ginanne Brownell. Oct. 21, 2005 | Ramush Haradinaj was locked up in a jail cell in The Hague from ... |
| Family fun Bothell Herald, United States - Pilchuck Glass School's 2005 auction: 27th annual glass auction, 5 pm Oct. 21, $200, The Westin Seattle, 1900 Fifth Ave., Seattle; 206-621-8422, ext. |
| Norwich Union pushes online applications with cheesy gameshow ... Digital Bulletin, UK - Aviva-owned insurer, Norwich Union has unveiled a viral email to encourage people to apply for its policies online. Almost half of the Norwich Union's policies ... |
| Bolton Roadhouse: a keeper Harvard Post, MA - The Bolton Roadhouse Bar & Grill finally opened Oct. 12, and my husband and I stopped in the following night, along with a host of Bolton townies and others curious to see and taste what the new, long-awaited restaurant had to offer. |
| Travel Q/A Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Q. We've been looking at Danube cruises. Packages we've found include tours and meals aboard the ship, but we want to explore on our own and eat at local restaurants. |
| Cook-off recipe features MREs Tallahassee Democrat, FL - When all you have to eat in the Iraqi desert are prepackaged "meals, ready to eat," or MREs, good eating sometimes is a matter of improvisation. |
| Wisconsin may open private spaceport NewKerala.com, India - MADISON, Wis: Wisconsin legislators are promoting a plan to create a spaceport in the country's top cheese-making state. The proposal would set up a nine-member Wisconsin Aerospace Authority to promote the ... |
| Steel chefs cook up competition Pittsburgh Business Times, PA - Most evenings I drive home dreaming of sitting down to a gourmet dinner. Instead, I am greeted by a mishmash of random ingredients quietly awaiting my inept attention. |
| All the fun of the food fair ic Wales, United Kingdom - Cowbridge, in the Vale of Glamorgan, will stage its second food festival next weekend, with all the stalls sold out. Darren Devine reports on its success and we have a great competition for readers. |
| Old favourites in new surroundings Wood & Vale, UK - It was a nasty moment, I can tell you. There I was, on a number 24 bus in Camden High Street, when I realised that the Camden Brasserie had disappeared! |
| Fine art, fine food Charleston Gazette, WV - Next time you are taking the waters in Berkeley Springs, look for Tari’s Café, a good place to have lunch or dinner. Tari’s Premier Café & Inn is a block from Berkeley Springs State ... |
| SKOL: Autumn weather can be a bit fickle sometimes Onalaska Life, WI - A rising nearly full moon cast a shimmering path across the broad expanse of Lake Monona, giving the visitors to Wisconsin a breathtaking view from the rooftop terrace of the Frank Lloyd Wright ... |
| 'Marley & Me' celebrates the best bad dog a family could ever have Arizona Republic, AZ - When John Grogan and his wife traveled to Ireland, they left behind the third member of the family: Marley, their Labrador retriever. |
| Relishing the challenge of knifemaking St. Petersburg Times, FL - Jack Davenport has carved out his niche in a hobby that has satisfied his mind, heart and wallet. By COLLEEN JENKINS, Times Staff Writer. |
| A Grand Experience Hartford Courant, United States - In the last year, the four-digit price point for a high-season standard room has been attained by several Caribbean resorts that promise stellar service and deluxe amenities. |
| Carolina's rookie goalie has bright future Arizona Republic, AZ - RALEIGH, NC - It is easy to forget he's still too young to stop at the local watering hole after work for a Molson Ice with the boys. |
| Review : Doom Blogcritics.org, OH - Why did I bother? Why do I ever bother? I keep hoping to the celestial beings that maybe, just maybe one day we might get a good movie out of a video game. |
 | Chestnuts add to quality food ANSA, Italy - Special varieties from Rieti stretch Italy's lead (ANSA) - Brussels, October 21 - Italy is set to add two more notches to its quality-food belt on Friday with the European Union poised to recognise two special varieties of chestnut grown near Rome . |
| Silvana/Boca Raton Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - The name Antonio Brodziak might not be familiar to South Florida diners yet. But I suspect it will be on the tip of everyone's tongue for some years to come. |
| EUROPE ON THE CHEAP Bratislava comes to life Slovakia's lively ... San Francisco Chronicle, United States - Bratislava, Slovakia -- It resembles any other cafe in Bratislava's quaint Old Town: small tables and chairs lining the pedestrian-only cobblestone street. |
| Warehouse stores can save a bundle St. Petersburg Times, FL - or more accurately, box - serious bargains at warehouse stores and then do a little dance in the parking lot because you beat the system. |
| How about it, Mamma? Sonia’s Codice Morale Indian Express, India - Once again, Mamma, mi scusi, mi scusi, mi scusi. Sorry, sorry, sorry. We should have kept in touch but tua figlia, your daughter, was molto assorbito, very preoccupied, drafting Our Codice Morale, or Our Moral Code for Our Party. |
 | Ring the King (long-distance) Muncie Star Press, IN - Crumbled toppings crowd the surface of Pizza King's signature Royal Feast pie, so that each bite contains a complete complement of ingredients swimming in a sweet tomato sauce. |
 | More clean water funding Cornwall Seaway News, Canada - The second installment of the St. Albert Cheese factory cooperative’s $21,000 donation over three years to South Nation Conservation’s Clean Water ... |
| Lost boy's trip ends after 19 hours The News-Press, FL - Blendon Albuquerque had little going for himself after he got on the wrong school bus at Lexington Middle School in south Fort Myers. |
 | A new berth Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - The National Waterfront Museum in Swansea recalls days of grit and greatness. Christopher Middleton was there for its opening. For years, Swansea's docks were its past; a run-down reminder of the time when ... |
 | The secret to being the hostess with the mostest INQ7 Interactive, Inc., Philippines - Editor's Note: Published on page E2 of the October 23, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. HOME ENTERTAINING MEANS more than just serving good food. |
| Cookoff tradition a fair treat Brazosport Facts (subscription), TX - ANGLETON - For this job, pacing yourself is a must and sampling from everyone’s plate doesn’t violate etiquette rules. The seemingly never-ending line of containers carrying what cooks hoped would be ... |
| Religion briefs: East county Ventura County Star (subscription), CA - Christian Church of the Hills' Children's Ministry will offer a new haunted house during its third annual free Halloween carnival from 5 to 7 pm Oct. 29. |
| Buy me some peanuts and . . . sushi, Jack? Indianapolis Star, United States - When the baseball regular season resumes next spring, fans can still get their peanuts and Cracker Jack at the ballpark. And the quintessential hot dog. |
| An Old Standby Gets a Taste Lift New York Times, United States - WHERE do the locals eat? In East Hampton, it's surely not Nick & Toni's or other high-profile places every night. Instead, since 1984 East End residents and penny-wise tourists have headed for Michaels' at Maidstone Beach. |
| The strange world of Oor grown-up Wullie The Sunday Times, UK - For fans of The Simpsons, there is a dark cloud on Springfield’s horizon. The show’s 17th season includes an episode called My Fair Laddy, in which, in a Pygmalion-style experiment, Lisa tries to turn Groundskeeper Willie into a gentleman. |
| A '70s-era house in Texas takes on minimalist interior Allentown Morning Call, PA - FORT WORTH, Texas | The neighbors don't suspect a thing. They have no way of knowing that the 2-story house built in the 1970s in southwest Fort Worth with a vaguely French facade is being transformed from within. |
| You can get these rolls here, by golly Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - Q: I'ma transplanted New Yorker who is suddenly having a craving for a bialy with cream cheese. Any idea of where I might find one of these delicious little rolls with the bit of onion in the middle? |
| Bulletin Board Worcester Telegram (subscription), MA - •The Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Basketball League needs volunteer coaches for the youth league. Teams practice for 45 minutes once a week and have a one-hour game on Saturdays. |
 | Alistair Freeland/Joel Belén Blanco/Julia JoBlo.com, Canada - From a story from Jaume Balagueró (Darkness, Fragile), The Nun is starting to sink in in terms of Filmax’s MO behind many of their properties: stellar directing/cinematography, groovy premises, fly gore but dumb as shite screenplays, awful acting ... |
| Man is accused of using kids in grocery thefts St. Petersburg Times, FL - A Hudson man repeatedly filled three children's backpacks with groceries and sent them out to a waiting vehicle, authorities say. |
| CROSS-COUNTRY: East Lansing coach stresses nutrition Detroit Free Press, United States - Signs of October: frost is on the pumpkins, lines at cider mills are long and cross-country coaches preface their remarks with "If we're healthy...". East Lansing's Bob Brown can relate to that. |
 | A Loch on Hikes Washington Post, United States - "The air off the mountains and the sea was delicious . . . We two remained sketching, for the view was beautiful . . . such a wild, uncivilized spot, like the end of the world . |
| Cranberry treats Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - We thought we had escaped the lashing rains of Boston as well as the wet associated with the Cranberry Harvest but alas, it wasn't to be. |
| INSIDE: 404 Wine Bar Chicago Tribune, United States - Sights: Warm, inviting and romantic, 404 Wine Bar is lit only by the tea lights on the tables and a few copper sconces. Named for a Moroccan cafe that owner Phyllis Carlucci visited regularly ... |
| The Vue from here Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - here's no turn ing away. The view at Vue is captivatingly urban: Oxb lood walls stretching to a distant ceiling, bolstered by ivory pillars. |
| The fast and the furriest Bangor Daily News, ME - You take dogs and have them run, jump, fetch and return to their owners. It would appear a simple thing. It’s putting all these together in the canine relay race known as flyball that’s more complicated. |
| Darts & Laurels Kindness: Good people aid fallen man Ithaca Journal, NY - LAUREL: From Sandra Gittelman to the three people who helped when my husband fell in front of the Pyramid Mall on Saturday afternoon. |
| A healthy solution Culpeper Star Exponent, VA - With the new knowledge that a large fast food soda is equivalent to 21 teaspoons of sugar and a bag of chips is like eating about 12 pats of butter, Samantha Purks is now going to reconsider her purchases at the grocery store when shopping with her mom. |
| Celebrate Jersey's Italian roots Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Through a pop culture lens, columnist and features editor Tammy Paolino examines life and politics from a New Jersey perspective. Her column appears Sunday in the Cour. |
| Restaurant Review: Gourmet Pizza at Croma’sa Hit The MIT Tech, MA - Croma is a gourmet pizza restaurant located at 269 Newbury St. in Boston (between Fairfield and Gloucester Sts.). Although Croma is not a chain, there is one other branch (the original) in Manchester, England. |
| "Wallace and Gromit" break the curse of recent bad films Villanovan (subscription), PA - The Wallace and Gromit movie has come out at a most appropriate time. The film does, after all, tell the curse of a most terrible were-rabbit, and Halloween is just around the corner! |
| "Wallace & Gromit" amd veggie delights Times Herald-Record, NY - Wallace and Gromit may be made out of clay, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to eat healthy. In the Oscar-winning duo's feature-film debut, "The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," cheese ... |
| Northern delights Independent, UK - Diana Henry spent five years touring the chillier parts of the world, sampling traditional fare. The result is a collection of heartwarming, strangely magical winter recipes. |
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