| Extreme Makeover contest offers a ''new you''
If you live in Clay County and are looking for the "new you," the Fleming Island Extreme Makeover contest may be just the ticket. The idea is the brainchild of Kimber Newton, owner of the Fleming Island Tanning Salon, and brings a number of professionals together in an effort to help one person make long-lasting health and beauty changes. "This is not just a pretty makeover for someone who just wants to get their hair and nails done," Newton said. "We want someone who is really looking to make lifestyle changes." The makeover will take place over 30 days, starting April 1, Newton said. It will include five days a week of training at a gym, nutritional education, teeth whitening, hair styling and makeup, nails and tanning services. The winner will be driven in a limo to attend a coming-out party, outfitted in a dress and jewelry supplied by a boutique.
The Chicken Doves
Quietly, while Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been inspiring Democrats everywhere with their rolling bitchfest, congressional superduo Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi have completed one of the most awesome political collapses since Neville Chamberlain. At long last, the Democratic leaders of Congress have publicly surrendered on the Iraq War, just one year after being swept into power with a firm mandate to end it.Solidifying his reputation as one of the biggest pussies in U.S. political history, Reid explained his decision to refocus his party's energies on topics other than ending the war by saying he just couldn't fit Iraq into his busy schedule. "We have the presidential election," Reid said recently. "Our time is really squeezed." There was much public shedding of tears among the Democratic leadership, as Reid, Pelosi and other congressional heavyweights expressed deep sadness that their valiant charge up the hill of change had been thwarted by circumstances beyond their control - that, as much as they would love to continue trying to end the catastrophic Iraq deal, they would now have to wait until, oh, 2009 to try again.
Pudding up with stale bread
Any pastry chef worth his tart can whip up a sumptuous treat using artisanal chocolate or fresh-picked, peak-season berries. But it takes a truly gifted sweetsmith to turn out a tempting masterpiece from a basket of day-old bread. Like most things French, bread pudding was invented as a way to use up baguettes that had seen better days. The dried cubes of bread are tossed with sweetened cream and eggs, then baked to the consistency of a loose, moist cake. It's the dessert-course version of traditional turkey-day stuffing. And like its savory counterpart, flawed renditions run the gamut from mushy gruel to desiccated nothingness. After choking down enough forgettable versions to build a cheap foam mattress, we found two that got everything right: at Grotto in Beacon Hill and Sel de la Terre in Natick.
Immigration rule on background checks eases
A change in immigration rules will allow thousands of immigrants, already in the United States and applying for legal residency, to get their green cards before FBI background checks are completed, officials said Friday.Critics said the change could allow criminals to get through and threaten national security. The change, which affects only legal immigrants already in the country waiting to adjust their status to legal resident, was outlined in a memo dated Feb. 4 written by Michael Aytes, associate director for domestic operations with the Citizenship and Immigration Services. "In the unlikely event that the FBI name checks reveal actionable information after the immigration judge grants an alien permanent residency status, (the Department of Homeland Security) may detain and initiate removal proceedings against the permanent resident," according to the memo.One of the reasons for the decision, immigrant rights advocates say, is that the U.S.
Zimbabwe: Adopt Hospital, Farmers Challenged
Farmers in Mashonaland Central have been called to adopt Bindura Provincial Hospital. Bindura Ward 2 Councillor Theresa Mutandadzi made the call yesterday during a stakeholder meeting convened to find ways of helping the health institution. The hospital faces a critical water shortage among an array of other problems such as insufficient linen, detergents and food for patients. Cde Mutandadzi said farmers who benefited from the land reform programme had an obligation to support the health institution. "As farmers, we should organise ourselves and ensure we support the hospital. Before the land reform, this hospital was on its wheels because of commercial farmers who used to assist. .
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