Eds: Multimedia: An audio slideshow with step-by-step instructions on how to make felted wool Easter eggs is in the –lifestyles/felt–eggs folder. Who can forget the Cadbury commercials of the 1980s, with that adorable bunny hopping off a nest to reveal foil-wrapped creme eggs? Here’s what you might get if a sheep instead of a rabbit […]
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Captive Elements: What started as an artists’ network has quickly grown into a dream of bringing art to everyone in L-A.
Captive Elements Art House in Lewiston is many things: A place where artists gather weekly for open art sessions. A curator to six satellite venues around Lewiston-Auburn that showcase artwork, including some unlikely locations. A studio where classes are taught to aspiring artists. And it’s the heart of a shared dream for art in L-A. […]
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BC-PLG-LIFEHACKER:MCT – lifestyle, entertainment (250 words) Download of the day: Fizy Finds and Plays MP3s on the Web Quickly (NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR MCT NEWS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION. See purchase information below.) By Kevin Purdy Lifehacker.com (MCT) Free music search engine and player Fizy (http://fizy.com/) doesn’t do playlists, offer downloads, or fancy looks. What it does […]
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Eats: Smelts fresh from the hole
The one who smelt it … gets to broil them up with a little cornmeal coating. It’s almost too easy. RANDOLPH – Behold the smelt. A fish so easy to catch, clean and cook, it’s a wonder the suckers don’t crawl from the water and directly into your oven, rolling themselves around in bread crumbs […]
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In their words
There have been lots of A’s, one “American Idol” audition and at least two (Jennifer and Dan) already leaning toward grad school. They’ve made the most of the year, in school and in the working world. Here are updates from eight of our original 10 bloggers. Ryan Reed, University of Maine at Farmington I’ve attached […]
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Eats: Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli
AUBURN — All I know is, Heidi’s isn’t your normal restaurant franchise. It certainly looks like it — an upscale version of your downtown sub shop with glossy professional food photos and catchy sandwich names like “transplanted New Yorker” and “Hell’s Kitchen.” I went in expecting a normal sub shop eggplant sandwich. (Have you detected […]
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Getting comfortable, feeling the rewards
Our Freshman project last year, which followed five local students as they experienced their first year at college, wouldn’t have had the oomph it had without 10 other freshmen who blogged regularly about life on their campuses. Below, five of them answer questions about sophomore year. Overall? The rewards of hanging in there are starting […]
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NEW YORK (AP) – Consumer confidence held steady in March, with a slight blip upward halting three months of declines as slivers of hopes about the economy buoyed consumers. But Americans are still feeling gloomy about their future given mounting layoffs and shrinking earnings. The New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence […]
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Wit and wisdom for college freshmen from college sophomores
Our now-seasoned sophomores offer some hard-earned advice: Don’t judge your roommate too quickly. You may hate them and become best friends, or you may like them and grow to hate them. Be prepared. Sasha Campbell, Long Island University, Brooklyn campus Don’t wear a sweatshirt from any college but your own. You don’t go to Harvard, […]
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One-night stands. Fake IDs. Depression. Beer pong.
Most college students have had sex. Most drink. Many, at times, feel overwhelmed or depressed. And, with rare exception, no one talks about it. “We don’t really want to hear it,” said Robert Dana, dean of students at the University of Maine. Through years of research, he’s built a reputation as a college lifestyle guru. […]