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At Test Kitchen, the menu is in constant flux
The dimly lighted dining room pulses with gritty hip-hop and clanking silverware as diners eagerly await what's being constructed in a kitchen filled with tattooed chefs, steam and sharp focus. A bartender wearing blinged-out earrings swaggers over to a...Tags: Michelin Group, Ceremonies, Hamburgers, Bars and Clubs, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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The old Obama gussied up in new clothing
WASHINGTON — The November midterm election sent a clear message to Washington: less government, less debt, less spending. President Barack Obama certainly heard it, but judging from his State of the Union address last week, he doesn't believe a word...Tags: Health, Al Gore, Metal and Mineral, Science and Technology, Charles Krauthammer
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There's more to like than speed in Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, of course, is all about speed.
That's obviously the case Sunday, when the flag drops on the Daytona 500.
Don't look around for me. As a longtime visitor to Daytona Beach, the last time I ventured anywhere near the Daytona International...Tags: Ceremonies, Beach Vacations, Florida Keys Vacations, Travel, International Speedway Corp.
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Be slow my hurting heart: The pain of social rejection drives down heart rate
You've been dumped by a romantic interest you really liked. You've been passed over for a job by a boss you thought admired you. A group of friends is going out together, leaving you out of their plans. This kind of social rejection prompts your brain...Tags: Human Body, Sociology, Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology
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Part-time Working Moms Have Healthiest Kids
Threatening to rouse the colicky baby of modern family life, a new Australian study suggests that children of women who work part time are healthier than those of mothers who work full time or who are not in the work force.
Published by the journal...Tags: Entertainment, Children, Family, Newspaper and Magazine, Television
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The new Club Med
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThe last thing I expected to see when I arrived at Club Med's Turkoise resort in the British West Indies was a gray-haired guy balancing on a walker. Before I had a chance to blink twice, another gray-haired guy rolled by in a wheelchair. Was this the...Tags: Ceremonies, Travel, Hotels and Accommodations, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking
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California a cornucopia of natural beauty products
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAs families sit down at the table Thursday to give thanks for a bountiful feast, we can also give thanks for the bounty of California, where the harvest is diverse and year-round. And — more thanks — many of California's abundant crops and...Tags: Butter, Health, Sonoma (Sonoma, California), Physical Conditions, Medical Specialization
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Scene & Heard: Sweet Honey in the Rock concert reception
Special to the Los Angeles TimesMembers of a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock were greeted with holiday wishes at a Champagne reception backstage after their Dec. 19 concert at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Actress Alfre Woodard said if her heart could sing, "that is the sound...Tags: Ceremonies, Los Angeles, Israel, Music Industry, Concerts
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Emmy-nominated costume designers on dressing characters with success
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFrom the full-skirted polka-dot dresses of "I Love Lucy's" Lucy Ricardo to the cone bras and figure-hugging outfits worn by the women of " Mad Men," costumes have done as much as anything to make television memorable. In recognition of the part clothes...Tags: Jane Lynch, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Showtime (tv network), Ohio, Facebook
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Scene & Heard: HollyRod Foundation's DesignCare '10 fundraiser
Special to the Los Angeles TimesHolly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, welcomed more than 500 guests to the historic Green Acres estate in Beverly Hills for DesignCare '10, a fundraiser for the HollyRod Foundation (www.hollyrod.org), which provides...Tags: Jerry Herman, Stephen Schwartz, Angela Lansbury, Donald Trump, Arts and Culture
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South Florida court upholds ruling that overturns state's gay adoption ban
South Florida Sun-SentinelA cultural flashpoint was ignited Wednesday when a Miami appeals court ruled that Florida's 33-year-old ban on gay adoptions is unconstitutional. "It's about time Florida enters the 21st century and starts looking out for its children rather than...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Health, Laws, Christianity
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Race and religion: Has church segregation really changed since MLK?
"It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning…"
Martin Luther King Jr.
Since King first raised the issue of race and religion more than 50 years ago, much has changed. Just how different...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Sociology, Justice and Rights, Maryland
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