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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), AR -Jan 1, 2006
For the guests who may have stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington’s West End recently and found service sagging a tad, I can explain.
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On Sunday, our Metro staff reporters told you a bit about themselves, what they'll be focusing on in 2006, and how to share your story ideas with them.
| 'You buy, we fly' Anchorage Daily News, AK - Hard to believe, but Nome has just gotten its first pizza delivery business, a joint that brings gourmet pies to people's doors and even flies special orders to Bush villages hundreds of miles away. |
| Roses & Raspberries Battle Creek Enquirer, MI - A huge bunch of roses to the third-floor nursing staff at Battle Creek Health System (critical care). You took such wonderful care of my sister during her illness and saw us through another rough time. |
| Do I Look Fat? Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - The 43-year-old rocker and soon-to-be-Mrs. Lance Armstrong told the magazine how she stays healthy, happy and in the shape of her life. |
| Beau of the ball & Liza the belle New York Daily News, NY - The front row at Mayor Bloomberg's second inauguration yesterday was chock-full of bold-faced names: Gov. Pataki, TV newswoman Barbara Walters, the actor John Lithgow, Sen. Chuck Schumer (DN. |
| Blast outside IKA offices in Aegaleo causes no injuries Kathimerini, Greece - A homemade gas-cannister bomb went off in Aegaleo, western Athens, outside the offices of the main social security fund IKA a few minutes into the new year, causing minor damage to the building, police said yesterday. |
| PM says 2006 will be year of more changes, backed by consensus Kathimerini, Greece - Greeks can expect to see more reforms being implemented this year, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said in his New Year's Eve address after saying he was pleased with the structural changes that his government introduced in 2005. |
| Feeding on corn MSNBC - Waterford farmer John Malchine helped create the state's largest ethanol plant in Monroe because he's convinced the nation eventually will grasp the practical economics of being less reliant ... |
| Strokes make good 'First Impressions' Newsday, NY - Considering the enormous hype that surrounded the band's 2001 debut, it's hard to believe the Strokes have somehow become underrated. |
| EXCLUSIVE: I JUNKED CRISPS.. AND GOT HEALTHY Mirror.co.uk, UK - HER first date was at a chip shop, her favourite food was crisps and her only exercise was traipsing round the shops. But Coleen McLoughlin knew it was time to change her lifestyle when she ... |
| The Resolution? Get to scrapbooking now! Salt Lake Tribune, United States - January is 50 Percent Off Fitness Club Memberships Month, which may make what I'm about to say all the more unbelievable. But trust me. |
| Upcoming events Elmira Star-Gazette, NY - Feb. 11 & 12 - Chocolate & Wine Weekend. Sample chocolates or foods prepared with chocolate, creatively matched with each winery's selections in a commemorative glass. |
| Creamery owners to welcome soldier home Elmira Star-Gazette, NY - If you happen to wander through Odessa, near the Sunset View Creamery, you can't help but notice Carmella Hoffman's smile. |
| Plastic containers, unless they’re deemed microwave-safe, are a ... St. John's Telegram, Canada - “My concern about that goes back a long way,” said the Montreal homemaker. “When my step-daughter had her first child, who’s now 15, her mother was a chemist at the University of Toronto, and she insisted ... |
| FRITTATA PANINI Kansas.com, KS - New is bright and shiny and fresh. Just the kind of glare you'd rather avoid on this, the newest week of the year. Eggs are notoriously good at cajoling the reluctant into consciousness. |
| Virtual ads a new reality on TV shows International Herald Tribune, France - Viewers of the April 25 episode of the CBS show "Yes, Dear" may have noticed a box of Club Crackers sitting on a living room coffee table, next to a plate of cheese. |
| New sound board links boy, world Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Rita Shisler, owner of Shisler's Cheese House in Orrville and hearing/speech chairman of Quota International of Wooster, is marching to the beat of a different drummer since meeting a special-needs lad. |
| Makeover planned for Farmers Market The Tennessean, TN - Lighting is dim over a clutter of vendors and lunch tables. The market is grimy. Few signs guide the way. When the last seconds of 2006 tick away, that view will be vastly different. |
 | Fresh and Lively Cuisine: Tiramisu Epoch Times, NY - Close your eyes and imagine a fluffy, cool spoonful of 'cloud' melting on your tongue. The delicate flavours of sweet, rich milk follow; chased by a gentle rain of coffee and cocoa. |
| Boston music college strikes new chord with bluegrass Denver Post, CO - At Berklee College of Music, a school founded as an incubator of jazz and steeped in the syntax of cool, the pluck of the banjo was once a sound disdained. |
| Chorizo & Egg Torta Charlotte Observer, NC - BEAT eggs lightly in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Remove chorizo from its casing and break into chunks in the skillet. |
| Piper Brook Restaurant's Last Call Hartford Courant, United States - After 25 years, the Piper Brook Restaurant, a neighborhood place known for its relaxed atmosphere and loyal regulars, closed for good Saturday. |
| Meat-like qualities whet the US appetite for tofu Boston Globe, United States - Tofu is good for people, rich in protein and in substances that may reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. But you'd probably need a molecular biologist ... |
| Bizcaya Grill gets food, mood right Miami Herald, FL - In the Ritz Carlton, Coconut Grove, you wouldn't expect less than the best and for the most part Bizcaya Grill delivers. BY MIMI WHITEFIELD. |
| What students are eating in DeSoto County Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - Tuesday: Pepperoni pizza, chef salad, SWAK pack, corn, tossed salad, assorted salad dressings, chilled peaches or calcium-fortified juice, milk. |
| Whole Wheat Pasta ABC30.com, CA - January 1 - If your new year's resolution is to lose weight, you can start by eating healthier. Whole-wheat pasta is better for you, but does it lives up to taste tests? |
| Food pantry aids elderly, disabled Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - ENDWELL - At 76, Anna Popelka has trouble walking. A few months back, her arthritis had been bothering her �-nd the weather hadn't helped any — -she hadn't been able to get out to the store. |
| Actors share screen with virtual products Deseret News, UT - Viewers of last April 25's episode of the CBS show "Yes, Dear" may have noticed a box of Club Crackers sitting on a living room coffee table, next to a plate of cheese. |
| FRITTATA PANINI The Wichita Eagle, KS - New is bright and shiny and fresh. Just the kind of glare you'd rather avoid on this, the newest week of the year. Eggs are notoriously good at cajoling the reluctant into consciousness. |
 | Son gets a taste of fame Deseret News, UT - Yes! We are so proud! Over the holidays, our skinny college sophomore took the Fuddruckers Challenge . . . and won! For those of you who don't know, Fuddruckers is a chain restaurant (BTW down with chains! |
 | Gazette-Times business editor Corvallis Gazette Times, OR - LEWISBURG - With Bruce Springsteen belting out blue-collar ballads from a boom box, two burly men in well-worn coveralls wrestle with the business end of a large automated welding machine. |
| Where all were kids in a candy store Toronto Star, Canada - He named it the Sunny Bar because it was on the sunny southwest corner of Annette and Clendennan Sts. But nobody ever called it that. |
| Icing gingers up simple carrot cake Toronto Star, Canada - Carrot cake is a classic that comes in all sorts of permutations. Although simple, this is the finest one I have ever tasted. Adapted from http://www. |
| $25 three-course dinner, 5:30-10 pm Chicago Tribune, United States - Feeling the post-holiday woes? Our bank accounts are so drained we were considering an all-cereal diet (hey, it tackles that lose-weight resolution and low-fundage issues at the same time)--until we heard about Thyme Cafe's weekly three-course deal. |
| Making, breaking resolutions The Times and Democrat, SC - The time has arrived to make our annual New Years resolutions. Unfortunately, most of us do this with good intentions but end up breaking them shortly into the New Year. |
| Ethanol industry poised for breakthrough MLive.com, MI - Waterford farmer John Malchine helped create the state's largest ethanol plant in Monroe because he's convinced the nation eventually will grasp the practical economics of being less reliant on foreign oil by burning more ethanol blends in their vehicles. |
| Be it resolved Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - Tradition has it that on New Year's Eve, people should make resolutions, guidelines for improving their lives during the ensuing 12-month period. |
| Enthusiasm for exercise Greenville Daily Reflector, NC - Many people who make weight loss their New Year's resolution will give up dieting and exercise before they ever see results. They give up just as their bodies begin responding ... |
 | I've been sleepin' on the railroad Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Elegance: Gleaming timber panelling, polished brass fittings and turn-of-the-century light fittings in the State Car. Train buffs will love this return to a former era, writes Erin O'Dwyer. |
| Holidays over, Palm Beach chefs spotlight lighter fare Palm Beach Daily News, FL - Whether the fault is extra helpings of mashed potatoes and gravy or that quickly disappearing plate of sugar cookies, chances are the holidays were a caloric nightmare for many. |
 | Hasselbeck no longer plays in Favre's shadow Seattle Post Intelligencer - But since players almost always live in the moment, the Seahawks-Packers argument meant enough for Brett Favre to call up Matt Hasselbeck on New Year's Eve at his hotel and (well, this is Wisconsin) badger him a little. |
| Jackett is looking on bright side on Trundle ic Wales, United Kingdom - CRUEL though it may sound, Lee Trundle's ankle injury could turn out to be a blessing in disguise for Swansea City. Kenny Jackett was loathe to look at it that way, but the Swans boss admitted it is unlikely ... |
| Parents high-fiving day off as kids go back to school Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Hey, kids. Don't take it personally if Mom and Dad seem happy to drop you off at school today. It's their day off. Because New Year's Day fell on Sunday this year, many working parents are off today. |
| Data, Music, Video: Raising a Curtain on Future Gadgetry New York Times, United States - The flat-panel televisions will be getting bigger, the MP3 players and cellphones will be getting smaller. And almost everything will be getting cheaper. |
| Advertising's Twilight Zone: That Signpost Up Ahead May Be a ... New York Times, United States - Viewers of last April 25's episode of the CBS show "Yes, Dear" may have noticed a box of Club Crackers sitting on a living room coffee table, next to a plate of cheese. |
| How ethanol mandate makes sense Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - The ethanol mandate makes sense in these strange economic times. The economy by any measure is booming, yet the most basic economic fundamentals are ironically skewed. |
| Berklee College of Music embraces bluegrass Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI - At Berklee College of Music, a school founded as an incubator of jazz and steeped in the syntax of cool, the pluck of the banjo was once a sound disdained. |
 | The dancing here arises from a spirit of gratitude Anglican Journal, Canada - One of the qualities I love most about life here at L’Arche is how dancing breaks out all over the place. Take my morning yesterday, for example. |
| Dollars & Sense: DMReview.com, NY - DMRnac the Magnificent is alive and well and eager to approach the New Year! He will divine answers to amazingly eclectic questions that have been hermetically sealed in a jelly jar on Funk and Wagnall's front ... |
| Lazy Guide to Net Culture: Hogmanayhem Scotsman, United Kingdom - If you want to appear like you're at the cutting edge of net culture but can't be bothered to spend hours online, then never fear. |
| Eggs at breakfast may help weight loss United Press International - Eating eggs for breakfast instead of a bagel could reduce hunger and caloric intake both at lunchtime and over the next 24 hours, finds a US study. |
| Sanger diet the latest fad for slimmers Irish Examiner, Ireland - simply eat sandwiches every three hours. Would-be slimmers are always looking for new and easier ways of losing weight, especially ... |
| Twenty years a growning organically IrishExaminer.com, Ireland - Joseph Finke arrived in Co Tipperary 22 years ago with a dream to develop Irish organic farming. In the meantime, he has seen the industry, and his business, thrive, writes Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent. |
| Twenty years a growning organically Irish Examiner, Ireland - Joseph Finke arrived in Co Tipperary 22 years ago with a dream to develop Irish organic farming. In the meantime, he has seen the industry, and his business, thrive, writes Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent. |
| Sanger diet the latest fad for slimmers IrishExaminer.com, Ireland - simply eat sandwiches every three hours. Would-be slimmers are always looking for new and easier ways of losing weight, especially ... |
| Selfless five in North saluted Northern Advocate, New Zealand - (That's if you don't count Kauri Cliffs golf course tour professional Michael Campbell)They got there by ploughing and by rollerskating. |
| Fiesta Magazine San Antonio Express (subscription), TX - The new Center for the Cuisine of the Americas will begin its first chef training classes of about 20 students on January 23 of this year at the old Pearl Brewery site. |
| Space Oddity New York Magazine, USA - If you need me to explain that Cylons are the bad guys in the Battlestar Galactica series—so bad, in fact, that they’re actually synthetic, like something potlucked in a South Korean stem-cell lab—then you’d be better off reading the rest of the ... |
 | How To Start CR: A Guide for Girls (and some guys too) Methuselah Foundation, DC - This is a repost of an entry I made back in April... I thought it might be helpful to those who are just discovering CR and the blog! |
 | The Green Emperor Gets Naked, Part V Get Underground, CA - Why is it so hard for activists to gain social and political traction on global warming in America ? The answer may in fact be that mainstream environmental groups are overdosing on too many of the realities that America has to offer. |
 | Vandersteen Audio 1B loudspeaker Stereophile Magazine, NY - I'm on Day 324 of my quest for Real World Hi-Fi, and things haven't turned out as well as I'd have liked. I could have sworn that all this affordable stuff sounded great before I became accustomed to the muy ... |
| Bowling is fastest growing high school sport Blogging Baby, CA - The fastest growing varsity sport in high school is bowling? I was ashamed to get my varsity letter in orchestra. But bowling? Wow. |
 | Brodsky Begins Zeek, NY - The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming novel The End of the Jews. Part one appeared in last month's Zeek. Harlem is sliding by, outside the dirty windows, and to Tristan it glows hot with mystery. |
| 2005 offers fresh tales of the comically bizarre to observers of ... Canoe.ca, Canada - The Easter Bunny was hopping mad but kept his cool after being socked by a boy, a Wal-Mart greeter was sacked for showing a lot more than customers cared to see and a prep football coach was reprimanded for some eccentric licking. |
 | Back to Basics Boston Globe, United States - Many families that feel frayed after the holidays resolve to stay home, ignore the phone, and spend a quiet night together. Informal Sunday suppers can set ... |
| Mayor looks ahead to second term Eagle Tribune, MA - The success of Mayor James J. Fiorentini's second term will depend heavily on his ability to shepherd through a number of proposed downtown development projects �-nd speed up ... |
| New Year's In the Dark This Year Methuselah Foundation, DC - Hi all... apologies for the long bloggie absence. After flying all night Thursday from Calgary to Miami to attend a friend's wedding reception (did I mention that Air Canada neglected to check my bags through ... |
| Bowling is fastest growing high school sport Blogging Baby, CA - The fastest growing varsity sport in high school is bowling? I was ashamed to get my varsity letter in orchestra. But bowling? Wow. |
| HOW TO HELP San Jose Mercury News, USA - Area food banks and social-services agencies are collecting donations to help the needy. Here's how you can help: Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties is seeking turkeys, chickens ... |
| Western Australia: As lush and big as all outdoors International Herald Tribune, France - PERTH, Australia Western Australia sits way out there on the edge of things. It is a gigantic place. Its hospitable modern capital, Perth, where nearly three-quarters of its people live, is one of the most ... |
| Measurement translations to help boost your resolutions Scripps Howard News Service, DC - So, the New Year Make-over is holding. I am hanging in there with the workouts. When it comes to getting on the eating healthy train, one thing is really annoying. |
| Mayor Williams Tries for Free Football Lunch WTOP, D.C. - WASHINGTON - There's more on the line in Sunday's Redskins-Eagles game than Washington's first playoff spot since 1999. |
| 'CT' staff dives into new year with predictions Marion Chronicle Tribune, IN - In the past four years, we've put together a panel of potential psychics to try to predict what's going to be popular, eminent, big or even bizarre in the upcoming year - or not. |
| Upcoming benefits and bashes Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - Twelfth Night Benefit, 7-10 pm, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 100 Miami Ave., Terrace Park. Traditional English dinner and cathedral-style music. |
 | The civic circus San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Two thousand five. The year San Diego City Hall seemed set to self-destruct. A year thick with political theater, financial troubles and legal peril. |
| NORTHWEST SPOTLIGHT Orlando Sentinel, FL - I got my first job when I was: I had a newspaper route when I was 8 or 9. How much I was paid: It depended on how many customers I had on the route at the time. |
| Bush spending a quiet New Year's Eve at his ranch Sioux City Journal, IA - Peace and prosperity. It's a well-worn New Year's resolution, but that's what President Bush is wishing for 2006. "The president's New Year's resolution is to continue to work tirelessly ... |
| Try traditional holiday cookies any time News 14 Charlotte, NC - No matter your religion, simple and delicious Jewish holiday cookies called rugelach are a fun treat. Although there are a number of traditional fillings, this recipe uses a simple cinnamon and sugar filling. |
| Dining: best and worst Kansas.com, KS - • Local guys made good: Several locally owned restaurants found enough success to expand their businesses, including Sumo Japanese Grille, BG Bolton's and Freddy's Frozen Custard. |
| A GRAND time in the Caribbean Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - This winter, the four-digit price point for a standard room has been reached by several Caribbean resorts promising stellar service and deluxe amenities. |
| It takes the right breakfast to face the New Year WTOP, D.C. - New is bright and shiny and fresh. Just the kind of glare you'd rather avoid on this, the newest day of the year. Yesterday, you dimly recall, ranked as the oldest day of the previous year and, following ancient ... |
| School Lunch Menus Bryan College Station Eagle, United States - Tuesday: Popcorn chicken bites, mini sub sandwich with pickle, fluffy rice, seasoned green beans, chilled fruit. Wednesday: Cheese pizza, sausage pizza, munchables with pickle, mixed vegetables, chilled fruit. |
| Pies on parade, an Inn to Inn pie tour VillageSoup Belfast, USA - ROCKLAND (Jan 1): Historic Inns of Rockland Celebrate National Pie Day with Tastings and Demonstrations on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006. Jan. 23, 2006 marks National Pie Day, according to the American Pie Council. |
| HEALTH INSPECTIONS Palladium-Item, IN - The Wayne County Health Department makes routine inspections of food service establishments for employee practices, food storage and handling, food temperatures, utensil washing, restrooms and general sanitation. |
 | Nature calls Greater Milwaukee Today, USA - It is a safe bet that many teenagers went off on a hiking trip this past summer. But most of them probably did not get airlifted into one of the most remote areas in North America, where ... |
| Bush's goals for 2006: peace and prosperity Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - Crawford, Texas- Peace and prosperity. It's a well-worn New Year's resolution, but that's what President Bush is wishing for 2006. |
| Revelers hit jackpot with New Year's Eve riverboat bashes Munster Times, IN - From five-course dinners and table games to dancing, black-tie invites and a constant flow of champagne, an annual bash and high-rolling cash VIP guests have become the region's riverboat rule. |
| A man on a mission Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - Some Brunswick County oldtimers clucked sympathetically when a consortium of property owners called for tolls to finance Interstate 74. |
 | New Beginnings: Unraveling Weight Loss Dilemmas Islam Online, Qatar - If you’re like most of the world’s population, one of your top three new year’s resolutions must be: I have to lose weight. You will also probably start the uphill road by going online ... |
| Resolve to end tradition of resolutions Annapolis Capital, MD - Because, if you're like 90 percent of Americans, by the middle of February you'll be back to those old behaviors anyway. Resolutions are "one of the nation's most masochistic traditions," according to Stephen ... |
| Let Galileo do the looking Toledo Blade, OH - A European rival of the US Global Positioning System was launched this week from the Baikonut Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and the $4 billion satellite system, the Galileo Project, is eventually expected to end the continent's reliance on the US system. |
| Celebrity chefs, new food choices popular in 2005 Toledo Blade, OH - New among the celebrities was Cristeta Comerford, the White House chef. She is the first woman to hold the prestigious post of presiding over the executive kitchen. |
| Culinary Culture Shows Healthy Habit of Egypt Korea Times, South Korea - Guess how many Egyptian restaurants are running in Seoul? The answer is only one in Itaewon. However, that does not mean that Egyptian cuisine is the least attractive to Koreans in terms of taste, the wife of the Egyptian ambassador said. |
| ringing in the new year TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), WA - President Bush spent a quiet New Year’s Eve at his Prairie Chapel Ranch near Crawford, Texas, with first lady Laura Bush and her mother, Jenna Welch. |
| Drucker's Opinion Of Employee Value Worth Spreading TheDay (subscription), CT - It's hard to close the door on 2005 without a nod to the passing last month of 95-year-old Peter Drucker. Widely considered the father of modern management theory, Drucker had for six decades ... |
| Memories of 2005 The Journal News.com, NY - But away from the front pages and network news shows, for most people it was a year of small victories and pleasures, moments of family commitments and bonds. |
| Bush's year-end trip to ranch is quiet, for a change Contra Costa Times, CA - A year ago this week, President Bush faced television cameras to offer relief and condolences after the Indian Ocean tsunami. In August, the retreat to his ranch was haunted ... |
| Journey of discovery Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - On the sixth day of the weeklong African American and Pan African Kwanzaa celebration, Kathleen Parks and Turkessa Priest shared recollections and information from their summer trip to South Africa yesterday at the Shawnee Branch Library. |
| Bush plans to root for - you guessed it - UT Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Sure, solid majorities of Californians twice rejected his candidacy for the White House, but his team loyalties were determined long before that. |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), AR -
For the guests who may have stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington’s West End recently and found service sagging a tad, I can explain.
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