| Space tourist Simonyi says trip to orbit was like camping
His senses and balance still recalibrating from weightlessness, Medina billionaire Charles Simonyi said Tuesday his stay aboard the International Space Station was a little like camping. Simonyi spoke by telephone from Star City, Russia, where he was recovering from his trip as the world's fifth space tourist. He returned to Earth on Saturday, along with a Russian cosmonaut and American astronaut. .
The anatomy of a winning recipe
The deadline is approaching for the mother of all cooking contests, the Pillsbury Bake-Off.
With a $1 million grand prize, this is a contest that goes way beyond blue ribbons.
So what does it take to win that million-dollar prize? Diane Kerekes of Sapulpa came close to finding out last year when she advanced to the finals, and won $10,000 for her Southwestern Chicken Biscuit Pot Pie.
One thing that Kerekes' recipe shares with other Pillsbury winners is a creative use of Pillsbury ingredients. Taking ordinary ingredients and making them interesting, or even gourmet, is something many of the past winners have in common.
Kerekes' recipe used canned soup, plus added ingredients, and was topped with Pillsbury biscuits. Last year's grand-prize winner, from Austin, Texas, won for her Baked Chicken and Spinach Stuffing, a dressed-up concoction of chicken breasts stuffed with Green Giant spinach and Pillsbury waffle sticks.
Amazon.com Pays Tribute to America’s Pastime with a New ...
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With Opening Day ushering in the new 2007 baseball season, fans everywhere have something new to cheer about. Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the Major League Baseball Fan Shop (www.amazon.com/mlb) where baseball enthusiasts can discover great selection and great prices on whatever they need, including jerseys, hats, collectibles and memorabilia to support their favorite teams. The fan shop also carries books, toys, gear, novelties and even essentials for a tailgate party. Amazon.com's diverse selection includes: Replica MLB Jerseys Authentic 2007 Batting Practice/Spring Training Jerseys 2007 New Era BP/Spring Training Cap Authentic MLB Jerseys Jackets and Pullovers Franchise Baseball Hat Collection from Amazon.com 2007 Topps Baseball Cards Series Ernie Banks Signed Wrigley Field Actual Seatback MLB Team Logo Ballpoint Pen Derek Jeter Autographed Photo of "The Catch" The MLB Fan Shop is built for the way fans shop, organized by team and category.
“Death by Chocolate,” a classic murder-mystery!
"Death by Chocolate" is a classic "who-done-it" theatrical experience interwoven with both caustic humor and bone-tingling intrigue. The scene is set at the Meadowbrook Health Resort. The resort's new owner, Lady Riverdale, has enjoyed previous success with her highly acclaimed, Lady Riverdale Chocolates. This socialite has planned for re-opening the resort soon after the original founder died a very unexpected and suspicious death. Was it a suicide... the consequences of bad business and personal misfortune? Or was it a calculated cold-blooded murder? And what do chocolates have to do with it? Join the non-stop action as everyone has a story to tell ... anyone could be the next victim ... and no one is above reproach. Two weekend performances will be directed by Angela Astle and performed by the Platte Valley Players.
Beckley’s newest stop offers wine and more
From Gewrztraminer to Hefeweizen and Pinots to porters, the selection of beverages at one of Beckley's newest businesses is something to raise your glass to.Throw in a few gourmet foods and snacks, add a variety of fine cigars, and the draw to the Wine Depot at Beckley Crossing becomes hard to resist.For the last month, 24-year-old Kerri Bailey has combined her experience as a bartender with an inherited knack for running a small business. The daughter of Bailey's Auto Repair owner Keith Bailey, Kerri wanted to offer her hometown something that, to her knowledge, it had always lacked. The Marshall graduate wanted to open a specialty wine store, and with her father as co-owner, she did just that.Bailey turned the former Adecco staffing service storefront at Beckley Crossing into a store that offers 55 types of microbrews, imports and craft beers, and a huge wine selection that ranges from hard-to-find imports to local favorites.
Congorama (2 out of 4)
There's such overload of characters and happenings in Philippe Falardeau's Congorama, that the viewer gets lost in contrivances and inconsistencies. The Montreal director has decided to throw everything and the kitchen sink to tell a comic-drama that is neither involving nor original, just messy.
Michel (Olivier Gourmet) lives in Belgium with his Congolese wife Alice (Claudia Tagbo), son Jules (Arnaud Mouithys) and wheelchair-bound novelist father Herve (Jean-Pierre Cassel). Herve confesses to Michel that he's actually adopted and was born in a barn in Quebec, Canada. On a business trip to Montreal, Michel decides to find his roots and ends up in a small Quebec town where he's introduced to Louis (Paul Ahmarani). But something happens, and Falardeau sends the action back to a few days before the accident.
Business briefs, April 24
Fired HealthSouth Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy reached an $81 million settlement to end a government lawsuit in a huge accounting fraud, but he will pay less than $10 million - maybe much less - as his attorneys contend he is running out of money. A federal judge in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday approved the settlement of the lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which billed the financial deal as one of the SEC's largest against an individual. While not admitting that he did anything wrong, Scrushy agreed to give up $77.5 million that the government claimed he profited from in the $2.7 billion fraud at HealthSouth, and he agreed to pay another $3.5 million in civil penalties. DELTA LOSS SHRINKS Delta Air Lines Inc. said its first-quarter loss shrank by 93 percent as an increase in international flights helped the third-largest U.S.
New Harry Potter movie trailer released
A new trailer for the next instalment of Hogwarts' famous boy wizard, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, has been released. The film is the fifth in the series of adaptations from JK Rowling's famous series of books about the boy wizard and his friends. The trailer appears to show a much darker film than previous efforts, with Harry declaring at one point: "If Voldemort is building up an army, then I want to fight." It also shows the beginning of Harry's first on-screen kiss with co-star Katie Leung, who plays his girlfriend Cho Chang. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is released on July 13. It is directed by David Yates and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton and Ralph Fiennes. You can watch the trailer here.
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