Between Shark Week and Mad Men (I’m a man of diverse tastes) I was surprised to see myself at this week’s quiz let alone in front of a fairly full house. Even as the lazy summer days feel like they have no end, we have started to see some transition, which is to say a steady batch of new winners. While we haven’t yet reached levels of MLB parity, it’s been a pleasant change
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Geeks Who Drink Vs. Megasaur
More people with rare conditions may get drugs that are not usually publicly funded under a review of how government drug agency Pharmac makes those decisions
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Pharmac reviews availability of drugs for rare conditions
Thanks to everybody who’s sharing their photos of tonight’s sunset. As noted earlier (when we were talking about the “golden sunlight” that preceded it), this is attributed to smoke in the atmosphere from fires all over the region
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From golden sunlight to reddish sunset: Tonight’s photos
Apple MacBook Pro Spring 2010 Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 (excellent) The good: Adds fast, efficient Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, new Nvidia graphics, seamless switching between integrated, discrete GPUs. The bad: At the top end of the price scale;… Nvidia – Intel Core i5 – Graphics processing unit – MacBook – Apple
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CHRONICLE | CNET REVIEWS / Best of the current crop of laptops
In India , go to any state, and you will be surprised to find a cuisine that is vastly different. Nowadays you can find south Indian restaurants in the North and vice versa, but in every region of India you will find an authentic local …
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Zesty South Indian Kitchen: Osmania biscuit : An authentic Short …
(WSB video of each candidate’s opening statement) By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor It may be challenging to be a non-Democrat running for office in an overwhelmingly Democratic district, with three Democrats also on the ballot, and at least one news source declaring them the only candidates , but Geoffrey “Mac” McElroy nonetheless scored a touché moment at the end of the 34th District State House Position 2 candidates’ forum on Vashon Island Friday night.
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Election 2010: Vashon forum, 2nd report: State House quartet
At this weekends Le Chéile festival in Oldcastle, Co Meath, MICHAEL HARDINGdiscovers what festivals are really all about: love, hope and heartbreak
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Drink, dance, flirt and fall in love with the earth
Hooters, the restaurant chain known more for its buxom waitresses than its chicken wings, fries and beer is looking to bring its “delightfully tacky yet unrefined”–that’s their slogan–dining experience to Turkey, India and Japan. …
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Hospitality Business News: Hooters Expanding, Seeks New Locations …
Hi I will be wanting to go to India around Nov or Dec at the latest ( not sure what area to start in yet) I would be leaving from Vancouver but not sure of the route I will take, It will be my first time and I am wanting to go stay in some sort of Ashram or cheap yoga retreat as well volunteer with kids as that is what I do for work now. If anyone is going around that time and would like to travel together for a bit please write me.
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looking to go with someone/people from Vancouver to India Nov or Dec
Lake Mary-based Ruth’s Hospitality Group showed sales increases in its most recent earnings report, but chief executive officer Michael O’Donnell warned last week that the environment still remains “choppy.”
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Restaurants: Ruth’s sales numbers improve
We are traveling with my parents to Kedarnath and Badrinath from Oct 4-Oct 12 … Here are some details about us 4 adults and One child: Me and my husband, my parents and my 4 year old son Husband is an avid photographer ( and a very good one, if I may say so 
) Mom has some mild asthma and so do I … We have been there in the past when I was in college with my parents and my grandparents My father has a slight disability hence he cannot trek Now here are my list of initial questions …
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Kedarnath and Badrinath for an avid photographer in October, using Helicopter
This just in, following our earlier report of a website set up to collect donations to help the family of West Seattle sailor Jarod Newlove , killed last week in Afghanistan. The date and place is now set for a vigil in his memory.
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Update: West Seattle candlelight vigil for sailor Jarod Newlove
ERIE A Broomfield-based restaurant chain that had planned to expand to Greeley abruptly closed three of its Colorado restaurants and canceled plans to open 17 others after its CEO was arrested.
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Restaurant chain’s plan to expand into Greeley is over
Tuesday’s the night – all over the peninsula (and the rest of the city), you’ll see “STREET CLOSED” signs marking the spot for block parties in honor of “ Night Out ” (formerly National Night Out Against Crime), celebrating neighborhoods taking a stand against crime.
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Got your block party signed up yet? ‘Night Out’ deadline tomorrow
Hardware and user experience From a hardware and design perspective, the Everyman HD is exactly what we would expect. The hinge that mounts the camera to the top of an LCD monitor is extremely flexible, and the USB cable is adequately long
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Reviews: FreeTalk Everyman HD
The new Wisconsin workplace smoking ban might make it trickier for Onalaska restaurants/bars to serve liquor on their outdoor decks. The city is considering requiring a new beer garden license that would prohibit serving liquor or playing loud music on outdoor decks between 10 p.m. and 10 a.m, a proposal many restaurant owners see as restricting their businesses as well as their patrons.
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Onalaska considering outdoor drinking restrictions
The hand-carved mahogany bar was scheduled to arrive at Bostons seaport in mid-July and the doors to the British Beer Company Restaurant and Pub are opening any day now, say company officials. Its hard to believe that the appearance of the formerly boarded facade on Route 110, once the home of an Applebees Neighborhood Grill and Bar, has been converted to a sophisticated gold …
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British Beer Company Restaurant opens soon in Westford
Fight the Taliban “relentlessly.” Don’t tolerate corruption. Drink “lots of tea” with the locals.
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Rules for Afghanistan: Fight Taliban, corruption, "drink lots of tea"
Bangkok is voted by readers of Travel+Leisure magazine as 2010 World’s Best City. The votes were probably cast prior to the demonstrations and riots at the Thai capital earlier this year, but the result is pretty ironic nonetheless. The Top 10 World’s Best Cities – (1) Bangkok; (2) Chiang Mai, Thailand; (3) Florence, Italy; (4) San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; (5) Rome, Italy; (6) Sydney, Australia; (7) Buenos Aires, Argentina; (8) Oaxaca, Mexico; (9) Barcelona, Spain; (10) New York City, USA
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Bangkok is Travel+Leisure world’s best city
Presenting the latest nstallment of ” Table Scraps “: Where we suck the tasty marrow out of the past weeks’ food & drink news.
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Table Scraps: Food & Drink News You Might’ve Missed, Quickly