Alessandra and Anja Have a Picture Perfect Playdate With Bunnies!

Alessandra and Anja Have a Picture Perfect Playdate With Bunnies!: Alessandra Ambrosio and her daughter Anja Mazur had an exciting mother-daughter outing in Santa Monica yesterday. The supermodel took her 3-year-old to Shawn's Pumpkin Patch for a seasonal playdate that included spending time with bunnies and goats inside the petting zoo. Anja is a pro with tiny, adorable creatures like Alessandra's white Maltese, Buddha, so she made a beeline for the bunnies and then joined the hunt to find the perfect Halloween pumpkin. The pair carefully looked around the patch for the gourds and were later spotted leaving with a cart full of mini pumpkins. Alessandra was back to work late last night catching a flight...

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Nicole Richie Sits Front Row in White For Charity

Nicole Richie Sits Front Row in White For Charity: Nicole Richie checked out a Yigal Azrouel charity fashion show at the London Hotel in LA last night. The event benefited the Children's Institute and also brought out Lauren Conrad, Rumer Willis, and Amy Smart. Nicole was decked out in white for the evening, and she showed off her bangs, which she's been rocking all month. The busy mom threw a hat over her new hairstyle, though, during a recent outing with her little ones. Nicole and her kids Harlow and Sparrow dined out at Cafe Med on Monday following a family trip to the pumpkin patch over the weekend. Joel Madden joined them for the festive day after wrapping up his tour with Good Charlotte in...

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Orlando Bloom Shows Baby Flynn the Sights and Sounds of NYC

Orlando Bloom Shows Baby Flynn the Sights and Sounds of NYC: Orlando and Flynn Bloom were on their own earlier today in NYC. The boys ventured off from their hotel together without their third family member, Miranda Kerr. Miranda's been in the Big Apple for the past week gearing up for next month's Victoria's Secret fashion show. It's her return to the catwalk following last year's absence when she was pregnant with Flynn. Miranda was the chosen Angel to wear this year's Fantasy Treasure Bra worth an estimated $2.5 million and covered in 142 carats. The lingerie presentation tapes on Nov. 9 and airs Nov. 29 at 10/9c. Meanwhile, we'll have to wait and see if Miranda's proud husband, Orlando, scores...

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RCA Secret: annual exhibition of postcards gets a more political edge

RCA Secret: annual exhibition of postcards gets a more political edge: Many of the approximately 2,500 contributions to this year's fundraising show offer a graphic response to current eventsIt is the usual mix of hard-up, unknown postgraduate students and established artists from a starry list that includes Tracey Emin, Yoko Ono, Anish Kapoor and Mike Leigh. But this year there is a distinct political edge to the RCA Secret postcard exhibition.Who did what will not be known for a month when the charity fundraiser, which has established itself as one of the most interesting and fun events on the visual arts calendar, takes place to raise money for student bursaries at the Royal College of Art.The curator Wilhelmina Bunn said the postcards...

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Florence and the Machine: 'I was almost out of control'

Florence and the Machine: 'I was almost out of control': Florence Welch's debut album, Lungs, was the break-up record of 2009. But where to next for the glamour queen of goth pop now that she is back with her ex?Of the "10 Florence commandments" once pinned to the wall of a recording studio by Florence Welch (this list of rules-for-living drawn up by the musician when she was still a precocious teen, teasing out demos), number eight was pragmatic. Appreciate your feet, it ordered in boxy handwriting – a bit of self-counsel from an accident-prone girl who'd too often gone to casualty bleeding into her shoes. Today, descending the central staircase at Observer headquarters, I can see the 25-year-old has entirely failed to follow her old edict.The...

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It’s Time for Cat Massage!*

It’s Time for Cat Massage!*: Are the stresses and strains of doing… uh, whatever it is a cat does all day making you tense? Then take a just-for-you break at Shinto Sam’s House of Cat Massage! Unwind, as our patient pups ply you with pleasingly pulverizing paws and kronche those stiff ears until they’re “kitten soft.”* This headline should bring back unpleasant memories for long-time readers.Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Interspecies Snorgling, Kittens, Pups ...

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And so, as the unholy hour approaches, we light the ceremonial candle and offer our chant to the dark Elder Gods

And so, as the unholy hour approaches, we light the ceremonial candle and offer our chant to the dark Elder Gods: Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn (ow)Et in uno dominos parcheesi scrabble (ow)E pluribus unibrow, caveat nabisco mausoleum (ow)Amday atthay andlecay eeallyray urtshay (ow)…Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: halloween, Kittens ...

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Chickpeas With Merguez Sausage And Kale

Chickpeas With Merguez Sausage And Kale: serves 2Ingredients:2-4 links merguez sausage (about 1/2 pound), sliced1 bunch red kale (about 1 pound), stemmed and cut into ribbons1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained1 tablespoon olive oil1/4 cup watersalt and pepper1/2 cup coarsely chopped cilantro1 tablespoon sherry vinegarInstructions:1. Prep the sausage, kale and chickpeas.2. Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. When it's hot and shimmering, add the merguez and stir. Leave it alone to brown 2 minutes. Stir and cook another minute. Add the kale and the water and cover the pan. Cook until the kale softens, 3-5 minutes.3. Uncover the pan and stir. Season the kale with a light sprinkling of salt and pepper. Add the...

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Penne With Field Peas, Tomato, Feta And Basil

Penne With Field Peas, Tomato, Feta And Basil: A 2008 back issue of Saveur that I flipped through over the weekend has me inspired.Around that time, along with the usual beautiful photography, they were starting to focus more and more on ingredients and techniques, with the various cuisines of the world as context. This month they highlight crab, brown rice and southern peas (which, it turns out, are really beans).The issue prompted me to stop by by Murphree's Fruits And Vegetables, a coveted local source of freshly hulled peas. I picked up a pound each of fresh pink-eyed purple hull and cream peas. I packed them with a few bags of frozen peas for the trip back.When I got back to Charleston late Friday night, I went right to work on a pasta...

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Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Gorgonzola

Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Gorgonzola: After trying many versions over the years, I've come to the conclusion that it's impossible to write (or follow) a foolproof recipe for fresh gnocchi.The right ration of flour to liquid depends on subtleties like humidity, the size of the eggs (if you're using them), and the size of and amount of moisture in the potatoes (or sweet potatoes, in this case). I've followed recipes too closely in the past and have had the gnocchi disintegrate in the pot. A recipe can get you close, but you have to rely on feel too.Last night I had some sweet potatoes from Joseph Fields Farm and some good gorgonzola from Goat Sheep Cow on hand. I decided I'd make gnocchi, but instead of relying on a recipe, I just decided to...

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Arsenal 2-1 Bolton

Arsenal 2-1 Bolton: Park Chu-Young scores a delightful winner for Arsenal, who book their place in the last eight of the Carling Cup at the expense of Bolt...

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Aldershot 0-3 Man Utd

Aldershot 0-3 Man Utd: Manchester United recover from their Manchester City mauling to progress to the Carling Cup quarter-finals at the expense of League Two Aldersh...

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Floods reach Bangkok airport

Floods reach Bangkok airport: Floodwaters in Bangkok have reached Don Muang Airport, one of the Thai capital's two main airports and home to the flood relief operation command, which may have to move to another location, according to the governor. ...

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Biographer: Mortality motivated Jobs

Biographer: Mortality motivated Jobs: Upon being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs put off surgery for nine months against the advice of his doctors while he tried to treat the disease with a special macrobiotic diet -- a decision he later regretted, his biographer said. ...

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Dagangannya Dibilang Mahal, Penjual Pohon Pukul Pembeli Hingga Tewas

Tangerang - Seorang penjual pohon berinisial RM (20), warga Kampung Ciputat RT 2/5, Kelurahan Tajur, Kecamatan Ciledug, Kota Tangerang, nekat membunuh seorang pembeli, JM (46), lantaran sakit hati harga pohon yang dijualnya dibilang terlalu mahal. Karena perbuatannya tersebut, RM dibekuk aparat Polres Metro Kota Tangerang. Menurut Kasat Reskrim Polres Metro Kota Tangerang AKBP Rahmat didampingi Kapolsek Ciledug Kompol Sukiman mengatakan, peristiwa tersebut berawal ketika korban JM, warga Jalan Rasapala VII/40, RT 09/13, Menteng Dalam, Jakarta Selatan, hendak membeli pohon di lapak milik RM di kawasan persawahan, Kampung Ciputat, RT 01/2, Kelurahan Tajur, Kecamatan Ciledug, Kota Tangerang, Sabtu (1/10) lalu, sekitar pukul 14.00 WIB. "Korban sempat mengitari tempat...

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German tax cut row worsens ahead of EU summit

German tax cut row worsens ahead of EU summit: German tax cut row worsens ahead of EU summit: BERLIN (Reuters) - A festering dispute in Angela Merkel's center-right coalition worsened on Saturday when the chancellor publicly rejected a claim by one of her junior coalition partners that a tax cut proposal had been scrapped. n...

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OECD indicators paint dark picture of global economy

OECD indicators paint dark picture of global economy: PARIS (Reuters) - The outlook for the world's major economies is continuing to darken according to the latest data from the OECD published on Monday, which showed sharp falls in leading indicators for all countries except Japan. (Reuters) - The outlook for the world's major economies is continuing to darken according to the latest data from the OECD published on Monday, which showed sharp falls in leading indicators for all countries except Japan. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said its composite leading indicator (CLI) for its 33 member countries dropped for a fifth straight month in August, hitting 100.8 after 101.4 in July and...

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lorenzo beli rumah di bali

Ada kabar bahwa Jorge Lorenzo, juara dunia MotoGP 2010, berencana membeli rumah di Bali. "Keinginan Lorenzo memiliki rumah di Bali. Karena, dia sangat menyukai wilayah tujuan wisata internasional itu. Soal nilai dan lokasi rumah yang akan dibeli, belum ada konfirmasi lebih lanjut. Tak hanya berniat memiliki hunian di Pulau Bali, pembalap asal Spanyol itu berharap bisa memperoleh pendamping hidup di Indonesia. Sementara Lorenzo mengaku ingin membeli rumah di Bali karena sangat menyukai suasana di daerah tujuan wisata internasional itu. "Suasana dan cuaca di sini sangat menyenangkan, apalagi banyak sekali terdapat pantai yang bisa saya kunjungi jika memiliki waktu," ucap Lorenzo Selain itu, ia juga senang dengan keramahan orang-orang...

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