Very interesting article in Boston Magazine about the chef/owner of O Ya - the highly touted sushi restaurant in the South Station area. I know several sushi chefs in the Boston area and they basically corroborated the story. They actually mentioned this a couple of times to me before this article ever came out.Here's the short version, owner Tim Cushman ate at area restaurants and stole their r
More than 800 people, plus dogs and 46 rescues and advocacy groups turned out in force yesterday in Lancaster, PA for the largest national Puppy Mill Awareness Day Rally. In its fifth year, this was more than twice the turnout of last year and more than three times the number of rescue and advocacy groups.
There [...]
ASUS, producer of top-notch server equipment, today announced that the ASUS Z7S WS workstation motherboard has been conferred an Innovation Award from Intel. This revolutionary motherboard caters to users who require a platform with robust performance and high speeds; as well as superb expansion slot interface support. "ASUS has designed a high-performing and power-efficient foundation for Intel
The dividing line between supporters and opponents of credit card reform by the Federal Reserve and Congress is pretty clear. Consumers are on one side of the aisle and the banks and credit card companies are on the other side.
So the real question is: Why does the Helicopter Association International care?
Everybody seems to be adding fuel to fire in the Jennifer-Ben second baby rumors. Former Alias actor, Victor Garber, let slip the coming of the second baby and then retracted his statement saying he had no idea of the supposed pregnancy. Before this another family member has unwittingly spilled the beans. The news came from [...]
Stage 4 - Tuesday, July 8: Cholet - Cholet (ITT), 29.5km
Schumacher's stage victory garners yellow
Evans' hits fellow classification contenders hard
Germany's Stefan Schumacher bettered the cream of the time trialing crop to capture the 29.5-kilometre Tour de France stage around Cholet and move into the race leader's maillot jaune. The 26 year-old Gerolsteiner rider recorded a time of 35'44"
The market, which moved between positive and negative zone in early trade, surged in the second half of the trading session led by rally in information technology and cement stocks. A sharp fall in crude oil prices and firm European markets also added to positive sentiments. However, capital goods stocks witnessed selling pressure.The rally on the bourses gathered steam after the Finance Ministry
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JAIPUR: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance firm has garnered retail new business premium of Rs 6,684 crore till March 31, registering a growth of 68 per cent over the last year, a top official said. The company had raised retail new business premium of Rs 6,684 crore for the fiscal ended March 31, company's Sr Vice President Poonam Bhardwaj told a reporters here today, adding that ICICI Prudential ha
Back when current Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett was with the Minnesota Timberwolves, he was afforded the opportunity to visit late Celtics legend Red Auerbach, with current Timberwolves general manager and former Celtics great Kevin McHale as the tour guide. Auerbach back then just hated to visit opposing players, yet here he was, visiting with [...]
It’s year 2008 and still, the largest and the leading auto manufacturer in the industry continues to take over other nameplates. I guess they know how to keep their engine and radiator scorching to the max!Toyota reigned over in the most recent South Africa Automotive Customer Satisfaction Index Study. Toyota vehicles along with another Japanese brand, Honda, got four segment honors apiece. The two companies equally earned more honors than any other car maker according to J.D. Power and Associates/CAR Magazine 2007 South Africa Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study(SM). Toyota’s Avensis, Hilux, Land Cruiser Prado and Tazz were the highest ranked models in their particular segments. “Honda and Toyota models continue their strong performance in satisfying customers in South Africa. I
Jennifer Garner has been firing up the red carpet lately with some of the loveliest early fall dresses I have seen in a long time. Almost every dress that she wore for the premier of her new movie, The Kingdom, was to-die-for pretty in silky rich fall hues. Paired with cute but sophisticated bangs and shiny chestnut hair, I have to say, overall I’m jealous:
Jennifer Garner
Unfortunately for us working girls, we don’t have a hairstylist and makeup artists on speed dial or free Gucci dresses in our back pocket. But all is not lost! Check out this affordable and uber cute dress from Urban Outfitters for Jennifer Garner inspired red carpet looks:
Lux Hollywood Dress
And if your budget is a little bigger, also has great fall dresses a la Jenn Garner:
Cut Rush Dress
Whatever your budget, think plum, slate, evergreen and topaz dresses for fall in flattering cuts to steal Jenn’s style
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NASA’s Web site received a significant multimedia award this week when Adobe Systems Inc., of San Jose, Calif., honored the interactive International Space Station Reference Guide with a 2007 Max Award.
“The NASA Web team continually is finding new and innovative ways of making NASA more accessible to the world,” said Ron Ticker, NASA’s manager for space station development and the project’s sponsor. “The Interactive ISS Reference Guide and its recognition is another testament to the team’s success in that endeavor.”
With video and interactive elements, the guide explains the basic operations and physical dimensions of the International Space Station. Astronaut Mike Fincke, who spent six months aboard the station, guides users through the multimedia guide. Fincke explains how the crew works and lives in space, and how the station operates.
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Indiareit, the real-estate fund promoted by Piramal Enterprises, announced to raise Rs 400 crore through its first retail focused fund – Indiareit Fund Scheme III. Rs 25 lakh was considered as the minimum investment limit.
Earlier, the fund had decided for Rs 350 crore as the targeted investment. However, it has now already raised Rs 400 crore. Indiareit is also considering about a greenshoe option for another Rs 300 crore and will close the deal by August-end.
The fund is holding high talks with some renowned corporate investors and is likely to close the fund with Rs 700 crore. Some known banks including ICICI, ABN AMRO, HDFC, and HSBC were playing the critical role in marketing the fund in the domestic market.
Domestic realty funds have come up with a new concept of a lower entry-level investment to grab the attention of more retail participation in their funds. A number of domestic real estate funds are stepping up their efforts to bring more retail in the picture.
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This is an old ad but an interesting one. With barely legal curiosity and longing, the young girl in this ad dreams of the day when a very large Durex condom will come between her and the ripped prince's burgeoning bulge her eyes wistfully yearn. With the headline, "One day you'll wish you had a Durex condom," the ad hearkens early innocence and an "I wonder what that would feel like" eagerness only experienced early in life.
Some might label the ad overly racy or a poor attempt at humor but they would be wrong. The ad is extremely honest conveying natural human desire and sexuality which, all too often, are portrayed with snickers, avoidance and censorship.
