November 16, 2024

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Rick Steves: Navigating European airports

Rina Risper08 mins

 

By Rick Steves
Tribune Content Agency
 
  Sometimes I wonder why I lug my bag through airports, following my own recommendation to pack light enough to carry on and avoid checking any bags on international flights. It can be a drag, dragging your bag through airports. But when scrambling with last-minute changes in flight plans, those without checked bags are far more nimble.

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“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: BEEF POT PIES

Rina Risper07 mins

  By Sharon Fox

 
1-2 boxes (17.3 oz.) frozen puff pastry
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 lb. beef–stew meat, chuck roast, or sirloin, cut into 3/4″ cubes
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups chopped mushrooms
                                             Click for more ingredients.  Delicious.

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Movie Review: “X-Men Days of Future Past”

Rina Risper05 mins

  Studio:     20th Century Fox (2 hrs. 11 min.)

Plot:     Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halley Berry, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
Cast:     The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***
 

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Movie Review: “X-Men Days of Future Past”

Rina Risper05 mins

  Studio:     20th Century Fox (2 hrs. 11 min.)

Plot:     Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halley Berry, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
Cast:     The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***
 

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Blackflix.com Movie Review: “Million Dollar Arm”

Rina Risper03 mins

 
By J.R. Johnson

Studio:     Disney (2 hrs. 4 min.)

Plot:     A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
Cast:     Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma, Bill Paxton
Rating:     PG
Bottom Line:     **

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Kiplinger on Travel: How to save money on vacation rental properties?

Rina Risper09 mins

When I travel with my family, we tend to stay in vacation rental properties rather than hotels. Why? They offer more space and a kitchen to cook our own meals at a price that’s typically lower than a hotel room.

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Top 10 beach activities and where to do them

Rina Risper08 mins

 

For many travelers, a vacation is only a vacation if there is a beach on which to sunbathe. For others, activities are a must. With this in mind, members and editors of travel website and community VirtualTourist.com prepared a list of the Top 10 Beach Activities and Where to Do Them.

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“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Rina Risper03 mins

 

                  
   Sharon Fox is the author of COMFORT FOOD FOR THE MIND, BODY, AND SOUL and she has a series of eBooks for Kindle. She’s also Food Editor for several online magazines and host of a new TV show based in Atlanta, GA “The Healthy Living Show”. Please log on to www.tncp.net or www.elementsofanewday.com for more recipes.

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Blackflix.com Movie Review: “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio:     Columbia Pictures (2 hrs. 22 min.)

Plot:     While attending a tour at Oscorp laboratories, high school student Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider. He soon gained the spider’s powers and became a human spider – a Spider-Man.
Cast:     Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field, Paul Giamatti
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **
 

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Dance Troupe Continues the Legacy

Rina Risper08 mins

 Heather Taylor has led her dance group through spirit, movement and peace for many years.  They have touched many hearts and minds on a global level.

 
From bottom left to right:
 
Taliah Taylor
Tiffany Taylor
Megan Peterson
Heather Taylor
Malinda Milton
Kenya Milton
Martha Rogers-Milton
 
In the middle:
Christina Weiss and 
Anastasia Thomas-Cruze
 
Courtesy photo

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