fourthofjuly

It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. The White House is saying very little about next week's state dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first for President Barack Obama.  

It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. The White House is saying very little about next week's state dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first for President Barack Obama.  

When Amber Robins returns to the stage next month as the evil Snow Queen, she'll make kids shiver, their gasps not entirely feigned as they see her turn a boy's heart to ice and entice him to her castle. But on this November day, Robins is making kids laugh. The Center Dance Ensemble cast member revolves quickly through roles: an oversize pair of dancing trousers; a Dr. Seuss Sneetch, shunned because she has no star on her belly; and a marching Army ant.  

It's the hottest ticket in town. Just don't ask the White House who got them. The White House is saying very little about next week's state dinner with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first for President Barack Obama.  

Sacha Baron Cohen does what he does best, provoking outrage and thumbing his nose at propriety in this often funny, but occasionally tiresome follow-up to his 2006 sensation "Borat." There's a lot to make you laugh with delighted disbelief if you're so inclined (and plenty to make you recoil in horror if you're not), in this mock documentary about the travels of a fame-obsessed European fashionista who disgraces himself in his own country and travels to America for a shot at superstardom. But where "Borat  

When Amber Robins returns to the stage next month as the evil Snow Queen, she'll make kids shiver, their gasps not entirely feigned as they see her turn a boy's heart to ice and entice him to her castle. But on this November day, Robins is making kids laugh. The Center Dance Ensemble cast member revolves quickly through roles: an oversize pair of dancing trousers; a Dr. Seuss Sneetch, shunned because she has no star on her belly; and a marching Army ant.  

Two men convicted of murdering a man at a Fourth of July party three years ago could spend the rest of their lives in prison. Marco Mike Heimuli and Anthony David Milligan were both given sentences of eight years to life in connection with the death of Tevita Vaenuku in 2006. They were both convicted on charges of first-degree felony murder for the crime in September.  

The show's heart and soul is Usnavi, a sweet and sincere shop owner played with great verve by Kyle Beltran. The role was originated by the show's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, a supremely talented force of nature who won a Tony for best original score and the 2009 Grammy Award for original Broadway cast album. An energetic ensemble brings their hopes, dreams and fears to light while they struggle to survive some setbacks during a heat wave around the Fourth of July. The straightforward story features se  

So here it is Friday afternoon in beautiful downtown Whitinsville, the sky is lowering, the wind is picking up from the northeast and sitting on my desk is a pile of 34 catalogs totaling about 6 inches tall.  

For instance, thyme and sage spike during Thanksgiving, cinnamon surges all winter, chocolate and vanilla show up during weekends (presumably from party-related goodies), and waffle-cone and caramel-corn remnants skyrocket around the Fourth of July. A research team from the University of Washington tracked pulses of food ingredients that enter Washington's Puget sound to learn more about how our actions on land affect the water supply, and to determine what slips through sewage treatment plants.