Woman?s Day (MCT)
Black Friday is approaching. Does the thought of shopping for presents in crowded stores give you a headache? Keep your running around to a minimum with these tips from Woman's Day magazine:
— Organize your shopping list by category rather than by person.
— Take your address book with you when you shop so you can have packages shipped from the store.
— Hang on to those small shopping bags with handles. When you need to wrap an oddly shaped item, cover the store name with wrapping paper cut in the shape of a tree or a star and tie handles with a bow.
— Ask for a box with everything you buy, even non-gifts.
— Give a whole family one gift, such as tickets to a play or holiday pageant, a booklet of movie passes or restaurant gift certificates.
— Choose gifts that don't require shopping, such as magazine subscriptions and museum memberships.
For more tips, pick up the latest issue of Woman's Day magazine or visit www.womansday.com.
(c) 2006, Woman's Day magazine.
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Thursday, November 23, 2006
By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor
Dance and arts academy Lisa Performing Arts held their second annual showcase in the Jackson Theater at Ohlone College on Saturday, November 18, 2006. Through the art of dancing, the students exhibited various stories from traditional
Chinese and Mongolian dances. There were two shows, one from 4:00-6:00pm and another one from 7:00-9:00pm. Both of them had a total of 20 performances from a large group of females from ages 4 and up. A few of them in the first show were the same as last year’s, but not every performance was in both.
Lisa Dong, principal and artistic director of Lisa Performing
Arts, takes a bow with her students at the end of the show. Carmen Shiu/Courier Photo
Dance and arts academy Lisa Performing Arts held their second annual showcase in the Jackson Theater at Ohlone College on Saturday, November 18, 2006. Through the art of dancing, the students exhibited various stories from traditional
Chinese and Mongolian dances. There were two shows, one from 4:00-6:00pm and another one from 7:00-9:00pm. Both of them had a total of 20 performances from a large group of females from ages 4 and up. A few of them in the first show were the same as last year’s, but not every performance was in both.
Lisa Dong, principal and artistic director of Lisa Performing
Arts, takes a bow with her students at the end of the show. Carmen Shiu/Courier Photo
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Posted by courier at 06:12 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Reannon Peterson (MCT)
If you can't imagine Thanksgiving dinner without a turkey at the center of your table, then you've never been to the Butterball slaughterhouse in Ozark, Ark. Undercover investigators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals worked there from April to July of this year. What they found isn't much fun to think about at this joyous time of year, but we Americans are compassionate people who don't want the vulnerable among us to suffer. So perhaps we can take a few minutes to consider what happens to turkeys before they get to the grocery-store freezer.
If you can't imagine Thanksgiving dinner without a turkey at the center of your table, then you've never been to the Butterball slaughterhouse in Ozark, Ark. Undercover investigators from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals worked there from April to July of this year. What they found isn't much fun to think about at this joyous time of year, but we Americans are compassionate people who don't want the vulnerable among us to suffer. So perhaps we can take a few minutes to consider what happens to turkeys before they get to the grocery-store freezer.
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By Jordan Levin and Howard Cohen
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
ALEJANDRO SANZ "El tren de los momentos" (Warner Music Latina) 4 stars
It seems cruel to say so, but Alejandro Sanz's divorce has produced the most powerful album he's ever done. Created as Sanz was separating from his wife, ``El tren de los momentos'' (``The train of moments'') plunges into the pain and confusion of love lost with a brutal honesty that leaves sentimentality dead on the tracks.
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)
ALEJANDRO SANZ "El tren de los momentos" (Warner Music Latina) 4 stars
It seems cruel to say so, but Alejandro Sanz's divorce has produced the most powerful album he's ever done. Created as Sanz was separating from his wife, ``El tren de los momentos'' (``The train of moments'') plunges into the pain and confusion of love lost with a brutal honesty that leaves sentimentality dead on the tracks.
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Posted by courier at 04:53 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Nov. 14:
1. "Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing," Keith Urban
2. "Kingdom Come (Deluxe Edition)," Jay-Z
3. "The Road to Escondido," J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton
4. "The Best of What's Around," Dave Matthews Band
5. "Skin and Bones," Foo Fighters
6. "Awake," Josh Groban
7. "Continuum," John Mayer
8. "Enjoy the Ride," Sugarland
9. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
10. "The Black Parade," My Chemical Romance
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for Nov. 14:
1. "Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing," Keith Urban
2. "Kingdom Come (Deluxe Edition)," Jay-Z
3. "The Road to Escondido," J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton
4. "The Best of What's Around," Dave Matthews Band
5. "Skin and Bones," Foo Fighters
6. "Awake," Josh Groban
7. "Continuum," John Mayer
8. "Enjoy the Ride," Sugarland
9. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
10. "The Black Parade," My Chemical Romance
For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Posted by courier at 03:51 AM. Filed under: Entertainment
By Lisa Anderson
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
NEW YORK — One autumn day in 1621, newly arrived Pilgrims joined native Wampanoag Indians in Massachusetts' Plymouth Colony to share a harvest meal of thanksgiving, including roast turkey, pumpkin pie and the Indian-supplied delicacy, popcorn. From kindergartners acting in their first pageant to grandparents presiding over the family feast, most Americans know the story of Thanksgiving cold. And most of them would be wrong.
It's time to talk turkey about Thanksgiving.
President George W. Bush joins Admiral William J. Fallon, right, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and other military personnel during a breakfast Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at the Officers Club at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. White House photo by Eric Draper
Chicago Tribune (MCT)
NEW YORK — One autumn day in 1621, newly arrived Pilgrims joined native Wampanoag Indians in Massachusetts' Plymouth Colony to share a harvest meal of thanksgiving, including roast turkey, pumpkin pie and the Indian-supplied delicacy, popcorn. From kindergartners acting in their first pageant to grandparents presiding over the family feast, most Americans know the story of Thanksgiving cold. And most of them would be wrong.
It's time to talk turkey about Thanksgiving.
President George W. Bush joins Admiral William J. Fallon, right, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, and other military personnel during a breakfast Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, at the Officers Club at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. White House photo by Eric Draper
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By Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times (MCT)
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Alexa Chausse was perfectly fine with spending Thanksgiving alone. In fact, for a few years, she actually preferred it.
With her family living in southern California, she generally went home for Christmas, instead of the shorter Thanksgiving holiday. She'd use the day to relax and reflect. But friends would insist she get out of the house and join them and their families.
Contra Costa Times (MCT)
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Alexa Chausse was perfectly fine with spending Thanksgiving alone. In fact, for a few years, she actually preferred it.
With her family living in southern California, she generally went home for Christmas, instead of the shorter Thanksgiving holiday. She'd use the day to relax and reflect. But friends would insist she get out of the house and join them and their families.
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