Dear EarthTalk: What is the status of the land mines issue popularized by Princess Diana and Paul McCartney’s ex-wife, Heather Mills? How many mines have been removed? How many are left? What is being done? – Jonas Schultz, via e-mail
Land mines were first widely used in World War II and have since been [...]
(ARA) Recipes Courtesy of Amanda Nunez, winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef 2007 Competition.
Jicama Salad:
Yield 4
1/2 cold jicama cut into match sticks
1/2 cold avocado cubed
2 oranges
1/4 cold cantaloupe cubed
1/2 cup fresh strawberries sliced
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
salt and pepper to taste
Combine the jicama, avocado, strawberries, cantaloupe and red onion in a bowl. [...]
(ARA) - Like any teenager when they get home from a long day at school, Amanda Nunez is plenty hungry, but as the winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef competition, not just any average after school snack will do.
“I love to eat healthfully, and after school I’m starving, having eaten only a bowl [...]
CNN and the Associated press have reported that embattled NFL star, Michael Vick will plead guilty federal charges related to illegal dogfighting, closing one of the chapters in a top sports scandal story.
Vick will plead guilty to felony conspiracy next Monday, defense attorney Lawrence Woodward told the Virginian-Pilot, of Norfolk, Virginia.
Vick could spend up to [...]
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that flushing cat litter down the toilet has negatively affected sea otters? What is the responsible way to dispose of cats’ waste? – Margo Boss, San Dimas, CA
According to Dr. Melissa Miller of the California Department [...]
James Verniere
In opening scenes in Laurent Tirard’s “Moliere,” actors on a 17th-century stage play the stock farcical characters Cuckold and Trollope. Later, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known as Moliere (Romain Duris of “The Beat My Heart Skipped”), and his troupe return to Paris from the provinces, where they have become famous, to [...]
Written by Matt Paprocki
While it lacks a singular game with recognizable name value, Taito Legends 2 is a massive compilation of 39 games, ranging from a wide array of eras and styles. As usual, not every game is worthy of revisiting (or playing for the first time), but the true classics are worth the [...]
Right off his latest hit album, “When I Fall In Love,” Tumpeter Chris Botti hit up the Wilshire Theatre with his band and a full orchestra in a musical experience that will make you thankful you bought that expensive surround sound system. The December 2006 show features Sting, Jill Scott, Paula Cole and Gladys Knight [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I read that hybrid cars are actually less green-friendly than even Hummers, because they have two motors and very environmentally damaging batteries. Is this true?
[...]
James Verniere
Film Review “Hot Rod” (C)
In “Hot Rod,” Andy Samberg plays an amateur stuntman named Rod, and that’s about as clever as it gets. Undoubtedly retrieved from Will Ferrell’s reject pile, the film features what appears to be Ricky Bobby’s even dumber li’l cousin.
Rod dreams of fulfilling the promise of his late [...]
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