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Jim Craig of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, built this Harley-Davidson Road King replica cardboard boat in his garage to compete in the Glen Ellyn Cardboard Boat Regatta July 4. The 21-foot-long boat, constructed entirely of cardboard, stands 9-feet tall, weighs about 200 pounds (1,500 pounds with eight-man crew), took over 200 hours to build, and contains about 12 gallons of wood glue. The project was a resounding success, as Jim and crew won the Fastest Time and Best in Show awards at the Glen Ellyn Cardboard Boat Regatta.
"I named our boat 'Made in USA' since Harley-Davidson is a great American brand," Jim said. "The boat was a big hit, a recognizable motorcycle to many of the 4,000 people who came to the regatta."

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Old Falls Street also announces all seasonal activities for winter 2012
Join Santa Claus as he arrives by Niagara Falls city fire truck to illuminate the trees along all three blocks of Old Falls Street, USA (more than 100,000 lights), this Friday, Nov. 23 ("Black Friday"), from 6 to 7 p.m., outside the Old Falls Street entrance of The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls (101 Old Falls St.).
The festive outdoor tree illumination will extend throughout the winter season and will be complimented by various holiday vignettes, extending the annual Holiday Lights Niagara Trail from Hyde Park to the downtown Niagara Falls area.
Guests of the hour-long outdoor tree lighting ceremony will enjoy live music by Tom Proctor and complimentary hot chocolate as they stroll along Old Falls Street, USA, marking the beginning of the 2012 holiday season in downtown Niagara Falls. The ceremony will be followed by a live concert by the legendary Isley Brothers, held inside The Conference & Event Center. (Please note: The Isley Brothers concert is a paid ticketed event, with tickets available at www.demproinc.com).
"Old Falls Street, USA, is going to illuminate all of its 96 trees like never before," said Global Spectrum's Ryan Coate, general manager of Old Falls Street, USA, and The Conference & Event Center Niagara Falls. "We invite all Niagara Falls residents to enjoy this display as Old Falls Street collaborates with the United Way of Greater Niagara's Holiday Lights Niagara Trail and various regional organizations in order to celebrate the 2012 winter season in this most festive way."
Old Falls Street's outdoor tree décor was designed by Harris & Lever Florists, with special electrician assistance by the City of Niagara Falls and the Local IATSE 121 stage union. Appreciation is also given to the United Way of Greater Niagara, the Culinary Institute of Niagara Falls, and the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, which will have representatives on hand that evening.
In addition to the outdoor tree lighting ceremony, Old Falls Street, USA, has planned the following activities throughout the winter season:
•Old Falls Street's third annual Breakfast With Santa
Enjoy a deluxe buffet and a personal visit with Santa Claus himself. The morning includes Santa's reading of " 'Twas The Night Before Christmas," photo opportunities, arts and crafts, holiday cookie decorating, traditional children's holiday movies and much more.
Bring a donation of new winter hats, gloves, scarves and socks for the United Way of Niagara's Giving Tree for your child's chance to win a festive holiday gift basket.
Tickets are available now or at the door: $12 for adults, $8 for children 12 and under and seniors 65 and over. Call 716-278-2100 for more information.
•Old Falls Street's third annual Stuff-A-Bus
Join Old Falls Street and members of the Downtown Niagara Falls Business Association for the annual Stuff-A-Bus Food Drive, held in cooperation with the NFTA's festive Holly Trolley, on Friday, Dec. 7. In the spirit of the holiday season, organizers ask all employees working within the downtown Niagara Falls area to donate non-perishable food items so that collectively they can "stuff the Holly Trolley" full of food to benefit Community Missions of the Niagara Frontier.
Items will be driven to Community Missions that afternoon, just prior to the Holly Trolley's annual tour of Niagara Falls.
•Blues Christmas on Old Falls Street
Spend the evening on Old Falls Street for the first ever Blues Christmas event featuring live blues music by Big Tobacco and The Electras, as well as a barbecue buffet, with proceeds benefitting the sixth annual Niagara Falls Blues Festival (September 2013). The event will be hosted inside the picturesque Cataract Room overlooking Old Falls Street's thousands of holiday lights.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 716-278-2100.
For more information or to purchase tickets to any of these events, contact Old Falls Street, USA, at 716-278-2100, or visit www.FallsStreet.com or www.facebook.com/oldfallsstreet.


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Egypt Official Says 40 Dead At Attack In Cairo [VIDEO]
At least 40 people have been killed in clashes outside a military building in Cairo where supporters of the former president were holding a sit-in.
An Egyptian health ministry official says initial reports also indicate at least 322 were wounded.
Military spokesmen said gunmen opened fire on troops at the building, killing at least five supporters of Mohammed Morsi and one officer.
But a spokesman from Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood and a witness at the scene say military forces opened fire at dawn today on the protesters outside the Republican Guard building. The different accounts could not be reconciled.
Satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera showed footage from a nearby field hospital of at least six dead bodies laid out on the ground.
A medic from the area says ambulances were unable to transport more than 200 wounded to hospitals because the military had blocked off the roads.
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VersaCAD 2005 is a cross-platform design and drafting program for creating architecture, interior design, facilities planning, plant design, and mechanical design drawings. The program uses Mac-style menus, tool bars, and a graphical interface and includes features like automatic cut-in of door and window symbols into walls, parametric doors and windows, automatic cleanup of multi-line corners and joints, and real-time coordinate dial for keyless entry of distances and coordinates.
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Benedict Cumberbatch: 'Sherlock' Will Continue Until He's Too Famous!
Benedict Cumberbatch sits on a panel for his hit series Sherlock held during the PBS portion of the 2014 Winter TCA Press Tour on Monday afternoon (January 20) at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.
The 37-year-old actor was joined on the panel by co-star Amanda Abbington to chat about the third season of the series and the future of the show.
"I'm fine with it. I'm going to keep going with it," Benedict said (via THR) of doing more seasons, adding that "it's a schedule-providing thing…I love it. I find it very invigorating."
"It will continue until Benedict gets too famous," executive producer Steven Moffat joked.
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- Observer State status at the UN since late 2012
- Very young population
- Substantial remittances from the diaspora
- Lack of geographic, political and economic unity
- Very high unemployment rate
- Restrictions on movement in the West Bank imposed by Israel, and blockade of the Gaza Strip by Egypt and Israel
- Stalemate in the peace process with Israel
Weak growth in 2018
After a recession in 2014 and 2015 because of the war in Gaza, the Palestinian economy is recovering. In 2018 the growth rate is expected to be the same as in 2017 - the Palestinian economy continuing to suffer the consequences of the war. The unemployment rate in Gaza is 42%, whereas the national average is 27%, evidence of the strong disparities between the West Bank and Gaza. Economic growth in the south is mainly driven by reconstruction efforts while in the West Bank the main component of economic activity is private consumption (+5% expected in 2018), which benefits from easier access to credit (+22% in 2017) for individuals. Assuming the peace process will still be blocked in 2018, restrictions on trade as well as on access to resources will still apply. Since April 2017, the population has had only limited access to electricity and water treatment stations are only partially operational. The agricultural sector is in decline and the situation is unlikely to improve in 2018 This is because only 21% of cultivable land is in use due to structural problems relating to irrigation, Israeli restrictions on the import of fertilisers and subsidised Israeli competition. Public investment remains weak, at a level close to 2% of GDP according to the UN, and depends almost exclusively on international aid. Private investment is higher, even if the level remains stable (16% of GDP in 2015 and 2016), mainly driven by reconstruction activities. Inflation is expected to remain weak in 2018, thanks to the appreciation of the Shekel.
The public and external accounts remain fragile
The Palestinian Authority's (PA) public finances remain dependent on relations with the Israeli government. Spending on wages is high, accounting for 59% of total spending in 2017. The drive to rationalise spending will continue in 2018, but the PA has less room for manoeuvre in a chaotic humanitarian context. Moreover, international aid, a major source of finance, is likely to remain at relatively low levels, having fallen by 38% between 2014 and 2016 and by 12% in 2017. Nevertheless, the fiscal deficit is expected to stabilise in 2018, thanks to the major contribution made by weak spending on electric power (Gaza Strip). In 2018, the PA is expected to finance a growing proportion of its deficit by borrowing from domestic banks.
The external accounts remain dependent on Israel's economic cycle. The reason is that trade with Israel accounts for over 70% of imports and 80% of exports. Palestine exports mainly very low value-added products such as stone (for construction) and agricultural products. The trade deficit, one of the largest in the world, is explained by the difficulty the agricultural and industrial sectors have in penetrating the external market as well as the difficulties resulting from Israeli and Egyptian restrictions. The lack of a national currency creates a dependency on Israeli monetary policy and the Shekel's appreciation in recent years has reduced the very low price competitiveness of Palestinian producers. The 18% drop in FDIs in the first half of 2017 means it will not be possible to offset the current account deficit.
Towards status quo in 2018
Re-elected in November 2016, Mahmoud Abbas (82 years), president of the PA and of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation PLO), controls the West Bank while Hamas, led by Ismail Haniyeh has controlled the Gaza strip since being democratically elected in 2007. In April 2017, the PA decided to no longer pay for Gaza's electricity because of its disagreement with Hamas, resulting in a serious humanitarian crisis. In September, the leaders of Hamas were ready to negotiate a peace deal with Rami Hamdallah's government in order to break the deadlock after a decade of tension between the two main political forces. Following a meeting in Cairo, in October, Hamas agreed to stop managing public affairs in Gaza and talks aimed at reconciliation and the establishment of a government of national unity were launched. The Israeli government then declared that it was not prepared to negotiate with the Palestinians until Hamas had laid down its arms and recognised the Jewish State.
The status quo is therefore expected to prevail in 2018, as the Fourth Netanyahu government is opposed to the creation of a Palestinian State and a resolution of the conflict is not a priority for US President Donald Trump who is not committed to a two-state solution.
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Chicago's The Claudettes Perform Free Show Tonight at The McKittrick Hotel
Performing as The Claudettes, the Chicago-based piano-drums duo of Johnny Iguana and Michael Caskey have created their own fanatical fusion of blues and soul-jazz - like Ray Charles on a punk kick. Imagine an amped-up piano hybrid of Charles and Mose Allison, joined by a jolly madman drummer and conducted in gonzo fashion by Raymond Scott.
They also have a crazy backstory - respected, hard-working, world-traveling musicians who end up being enslaved by a ruthless bar owner who humiliates and degrades them at every turn, forcing them to wear scrolling drink specials on their bodies as they play, and to advertise beer brands on their stage, and to stop playing whenever she gets a phone call during their set (business first).
After making their rousing NYC live debut in October, The Claudettes return to the area for another special free show tonight (11PM show) at The Manderley Bar at The McKittrick Hotel (530 West 27th St) at the conclusion of each night's performance of the acclaimed "Sleep No More". This time the duo will be joined by new band member, the bewitching Nigerian-American dancer/singer Yana Atim, who sings in French.The duo released their debut record, "Infernal Piano Plot...HATCHED!" on Yellow Dog Records last October and from blues radio shows (their track "Tide Pool" was selected as "Blues Breaker" on "Elwood's BluesMobile" - Dan Aykroyd's Blues Radio show, earlier this year) to eclectic programs, the duo's off-kilter mix of blues, soul, jazz, rockabilly space-echo and punk energy has been received as a breath of fresh air by disc jockeys and music journalists. They were enthusiastically lauded recently on the radio show "Sound Opinions": http://www.soundopinions.org/show/450/. The Claudettes have taken their show from Chicago to upper Michigan to Canada (they recently made a splash at the Ottawa Blues Fest and the Mont-Tremblant International Blues Fest) to NYC and back, winning over astonished locals with frenzied joy and infectious energy. This fall they're performing at the Aulnay All-Blues Festival outside of Paris, where they're presenting a unique fusion of concert and theatrical piece inspired by their story and their history of playing dive bars. Johnny Iguana and Michael Caskey are both internationally respected musicians. Johnny was in the Junior Wells band for years, toured with Otis Rush, and recorded with Carey Bell and Lil' Ed. He's currently the piano player in the Grammy-nominated "Chicago Blues: A Living History", featuring Billy Boy Arnold, John Primer, Lurrie Bell, Billy Branch and Carlos Johnson. He also co-founded the prog-pop band oh my god, whose organ-bass-drums madness was profiled on MTV and featured at SXSW, CMJ and festivals and clubs all around the U.S. and the UK throughout the 2000s. Michael, a "Downbeat" magazine award winner and five-time Detroit Music Awards recipient, has played with everyone from Koko Taylor to Chuck Mangione to Marvin Hamlisch to John Sinclair and is a member of Balkan fusion group Eastern Blok. He recently toured Europe with Grammy nominees the Heritage Blues Orchestra. As previously mentioned, the story about how the duo came to be is strange but true - starting with Claudette herself, an unhinged bar owner who hired the duo as her "house band" but works out deals to showcase them at other venues: traditional nightspots as well as unconventional locations including Blockbuster Video and Staples Center (literally; the center of a local Staples office store). For more about The Claudettes:http://theclaudettes.comhttp://facebook.com/TheClaudetteshttp://yellowdogrecords.com/TheClaudetteshttp://yellowdogrecords.com/calendar/
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"In the mid-1960s after CBS canceled her television show, Garland was very concerned about her family's financial future, and the legendary Hollywood agent and deal maker Irving 'Swifty' Lazar approached her to write her memoirs to make some quick money," explained McLean last week by telephone from his home in Boston. Garland's life was in turmoil by the time she started recording her thoughts in a London hotel suite. Instead of recalling what it was like to work with Mickey Rooney, she ended up recording her thoughts on how she felt life had treated her as a human being."
Garland made the reel-to-reel tapes over a period of two years between 1963 and 1964. According to McLean, the original recordings are now in the archives of Columbia University, but bootleg copies have long been in circulation including one which found its way into McLean's personal collection.
"I had never seen a woman do Judy Garland, just people like Jim Bailey and other men in drag shows based on Judy. Then I heard that Kathy St. George was interested in doing a show on Garland. At that point, Kathy was working with a mutual friend, Deb Poppel of Overture Productions, who got me involved in the project. I had seen Kathy many times, of course, including in the musical "Ruthless!" at SpeakEasy four years ago in which she played a character based on Garland. I gave Kathy a copy of the Judy tapes, because I knew she was perfect to play Garland. In addition to being a great singer, Kathy is also an incredibly gifted actress and she's also just about exactly the same size and frame as Garland."
After completing the arduous process of transcribing the tapes, McLean — the onetime president of Broadway in Boston and former vice president of Disney Theatricals — set about writing a script.
"I took all the tapes and created one very long monologue. Then I trimmed Judy's monotonous venting against her third husband, Sid Luft, and her comments about her love for Mark Herron, the man who would become her fourth husband, because they slowed the pace of the story too much. From there, I fashioned a chronology of Garland's life with a clear dramatic spine."
The final product is a musical in two scenes: the first set in Garland's London hotel suite in 1964 as she records one of the tapes, the second depicting Garland in concert performing some of her greatest hits including "Over the Rainbow," "The Trolley Song," "The Man That Got Away," and "By Myself."
A fan of Garland since his childhood in Dorchester, McLean made sure to blend together just the right amounts of words and music.
"If I could dream a Judy Garland concert, then this would be it. We didn't just plop the songs of her career into the story of her life, however, because we didn't want to do just another cabaret act. Except for five lines, every word Kathy speaks is something Judy actually said. What Kathy also does beautifully is avoid the extremes of impersonation to present a much more natural Judy Garland. The format works very well, because everything is based on what really happened," says McLean, who acquired the rights to the tapes directly from the Garland estate.
Guardians of all things Garland can rest easy knowing that her story will be respectfully presented by McLean, whose mother now lives in Quincy, and who can still recall discovering 'The Judy Garland Show" on television when he was just 6-years-old.
"I just knew that the woman on TV was Dorothy and I immediately felt a strong connection to her from 'The Wizard of Oz.' I was a child performer, too, at the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School and with Opera Boston, so I connected to her. To this day, I marvel at Garland's ability to go through what she went through in her life and still deliver so much meaningful music."
Born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, Judy Garland was the youngest child of two vaudevillians who put her on-stage as a toddler under the name "Baby Gumm." The Minnesota native would go on to become one of the biggest movie and singing stars in Hollywood's golden era of movie musicals, best known for her starring role as Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz," for which she received a special juvenile Academy Award. Over the next 30 years, Garland appeared in more than 30 motion pictures including "Easter Parade," "A Star is Born," and "Judgment at Nuremberg." It was early in her career, while under contract to MGM, that Garland is rumored to have developed the addiction to amphetamines and barbiturates that would eventually take her life at age 47.
She may have struggled with pills and a string of failed marriages, but Garland still managed to carve out success in films and on the concert stage that few performers, before or since, have equaled. It's that dichotomy that McLean believes his show and his star will capture perfectly.
"I see the Judy character in this piece as being up there with Tevye, Mame Dennis, and even Lady MacBeth as one of the great roles of the theater. With this show, Kathy has the opportunity not only to sing as Judy, but also to act the part. People probably know Kathy best from her long runs in 'Menopause: The Musical' and 'Respect: A Musical Journey,' but in addition to being wonderful in light musical comedies like those, Kathy now has the chance to sink her teeth into something dramatic. She has the ability to sound like Garland when she speaks and when she sings. Kathy is a great Judy."
"And Now Ladies and Gentleman, Miss Judy Garland," adapted, directed and produced by Tony McLean and starring Kathy St. George, will be at the Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon St., Boston, beginning June 8. For tickets and information, call 617-585-5678 or go online at www.andnowjudygarland.com or www.lyricstage.com.


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UPDATE: The bond has been secured and the permit has been issued for the house's removal, the City of Austin's transportation department confirmed Tuesday.
ORIGINAL STORY: Residents in South Austin have an unwanted burden blocking a part of a roadway and creating traffic problems.
"As my husband said - measure twice, move once!" said Austin realtor Sherri Mitchell.
Friday night a vacant home became lodged in between East Live Oak street just off South Congress, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Neighbors said a moving company was attempting to move the house from a lot when it became stuck.
"He originally made the left turn, and then he was trying to back up to Congress. I was talking to the owner, he said he couldn't make the right turn because of the fire hydrant there so that was sort of their logic. And I think it's a little bit wider on the backside - those areas that are hanging out," said resident Mike Hollis.
Hollis added it was a disaster waiting to happen.
"It was pretty clear to everybody that there was just really no way they were going to get that thing all the way up the hill to South Congress," he said.
Other residents state they're now concerned about the inconvenience, and the prospect other complexes will try to use the abandoned lots near their homes.
"The unintended result of urban density is you get one lot with two, four, six cars," said Ed Sapir, whose driveway became blocked when workers put up road closed signs.
Austin Energy came to work on nearby power lines Sunday after some neighbors began complaining about brief internet and power outages.
The Austin Mobility Department said the house is likely to be stuck for a few days and are asking drivers to plan for detours.
Authorities haven't said yet whether or not the moving company will face a penalty or citation.


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My Letter to HIV: A Letter From J.
May 9, 2012
In 1999 my mother found out you were killing her, and attempting to infect my unborn sister. I was 9 years old at the time. I have lived my whole life in fear of you. The grief was damn near debilitating. Constant worry that my mother was dying. Could die at any time. I didn't understand you. How could my mom be infected with you? I cried myself to sleep many nights. You made me feel horrible. I went through periods where I hated her, even myself. You weren't living in me at the time, so I really didn't worry about you in that sense. Just that you'd be the thing to take my mother. I felt different. Like my home was dirty. My mother was dirty. I was ashamed. A troubled youth. Fast-forward 12 years to April 2012, I find out I'm infected with you. Could have caught you anytime between 2008 and now. I'm scared and worried. Depressed. You have already took your toll. Most of all though, I'm angry. Pissed the fuck off actually. You will not take my life. I will not be ashamed. I will live. I go to the doctor in a few weeks to see how bad you've damaged me so far. From here on out, I'm fighting you. You will no longer have such a tight grip on my life. I'm going to try my hardest to live long enough to see you out of it; my life. My mother is still alive to this day and that gives me hope. I still have a lot to learn and your bullshit to cope with, but I will survive.
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Friday morning, the USC campus will be filled with smiling students posing for pictures next to the most important people in their lives. For Hitoshi Sameshima, however, graduation comes a little too late.
It's been 70 years since Sameshima attended USC, and he has longed for this day. But his wife and daughter didn't live long enough to see it.
Commencement will be bittersweet for Nisei alumni like Sameshima, 91, whose educations were interrupted by internment during World War II and who will finally receive degrees from their alma mater. Nine former students will take part, school officials said.
Although they will cross the stage and shake hands with President C.L. Max Nikias, other Asian Americans are planning a morning rally against the private university.


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CHARLESTON, SC (AP) - Proposed legislation would exempt weapons made in South Carolina from federal regulations.
Sen. Lee Bright's Firearms Freedom Act would mean that firearms, ammunition and gun accessories made in South Carolina aren't subject to federal rules and oversight. Bright says his bill would allow South Carolina manufacturers to skirt federal regulations because the materials would not cross state lines.
The Roebuck Republican pre-filed the bill on Dec. 13, a day before massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn, where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults.
Eight other states have already approved similar proposals, and dozens of others are considering them. Legislation approved in Montana is being challenged in federal court.
State lawmakers reconvene in Columbia Jan. 8.
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Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series In Maremma Tuscany At Marina Di Scarlino: Racing Kicks Off On Friday
27 April 2011
For the third consecutive year the Audi Sailing Series Melges 32 returns to Marina di Scarlino with racing scheduled to kick off on Friday. This is the second leg of the circuit and more than 20 boats have registered. Flags from France Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the USA and Italy will be flying at Marina di Scarlino with some of the best tacticians battling it out in a breathtaking setting with the Islands of Elbaand Montecristo serving as a backdrop to three days of racing.
American Pieter Taselaar at the helm of Bliksem with Australian Jeremy Wilmot calling tactics is back after having won last year's Tuscan event, as is Samba Pa Ti with John Kilroy at the helm and Nathan Wilmot in the afterguard. Cameron Appleton will be calling the shots on Carol Jason's Argo. Eyes on BritishHighlife with Stuart Robinson and tactician Scott Ruairidh onboard and on German IMMAC helmsman Christian Soyca.
Cruette's French team Teasing Machine will be hosting the owners gala dinner at the Col di Sassofarm stay while Dutch ROARK will be offering cocktails on the dock to celebrate the Queen's Birthday.
Among the Italian teams Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino with tactician Francesco Bruni, B-Lin Sailing Team helmed by Luca Lalli with Lorenzo Bressani, Sei Tu 32 owner Antonello Morina with Paolo Cian, Lanfranco Cirillo's Fantastica with Vasco Vascotto in the afterguard and Fratelli Audi Giacomel helmed by Alessio Marinelli with Riccardo Simoneschi calling tactics.
On Thursday, after measurement operations are completed, a practice race is scheduled and the skipper's briefing to be held in the Piazzetta at Marina di Scarlino. First warning signal on Friday April 29th at 11.30. Last day of racing Sunday May 1st
Marina di Scarlino is a modern marina located in the heart of Tuscany's Maremma. In addition to the Marina and the cutting edge Yacht Service, it also includes an area dedicated to restaurants and shopping. The fully furnished Residenze feature large terraces overlooking the harbor with stunning views of the Islands of Elba and Montecristo. Marina di Scarlino offers all the services for those who want to combine sports and sailing with a quality stay in an area of excellence such as the Tuscan coast. www.lamarinadiscarlino.it


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Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes: Miami with Suri!
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes step out on a sunny Sunday (June 19) with their daughter, Suri, in Miami Beach, Fla.
Earlier in the day, Katie, 32, had a bodyguard keep photographers at a distance as she visited Starbucks and headed back to her place in South Beach.
Last night, Katie stepped out for a Rock of Ages cast party with hubby Tom Cruise, who plays Stacee Jaxx in the upcoming film.
Katie also hit the beach with Suri on Saturday!
FYI: Katie is wearing an Express fedora and a striped Ever sweater. Tom wore Gap cargo shorts.
20+ pictures inside of Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, and Suri in Miami…


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Hudson's Jungle on a Budget
Name: Hudson (3 weeks)
Location: Southern Westchester County, NY
Hudson's nursery started to develop once I started to make my registry and noticed that everything seemed to lend itself to a jungle theme. I didn't want to go completely crazy with the jungle theme, because I wanted him to be able to grow with the room.
My husband and mother-in-law painted a beautiful tree on the wall, and then we added a Curious George decal. I loved incorporating the literacy element into the room - books are so important to us and we want to pass the same love of reading onto our son.
The rest of the room came together almost on its own. We already had a bookcase, twin bed, and dresser. We didn't want to blow our budget on new furniture, so we used what we already had and made it work for Hudson's room. I printed pictures of animals from the internet and bought frames to add artwork. I made the alphabet picture above the changing table (dresser converted into changing table) from letters that I already had.
Hudson already has a huge library of books - many of mine from work that I'm not currently using. The chair was my husband's. We made it into a 'nursing station'. It's perfect for those late night feeding times. I play some classical music and Hudson eats and we relax together. The goose, Gladys Goose, is my husband's from his childhood. It was nice to be able to use it in our son's room. The beautifully hand painted wooden table that sits next to the changing table is also my husband's from childhood. It was hand painted by an artist friend of their family.
We use the mirror for tummy time. Hudson has a sensory box filled with materials that have different textures, black and white picture cards, rattles and rings. This space is great for playtime. The mat on the floor, an exercise mat that my husband no longer uses, makes it a nice soft space that is easy to clean. We opted to use the mat instead of purchasing a rug.
Thanks, Kate. Well done!
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NASHUA, N.H. – At the inaugural Live Free or Die Tournament hosted by Daniel Webster College and Rivier College, the No. 9 MIT men's volleyball team compiled a ledger of 1-3 this past weekend. The Engineers (2-3) fell to SUNY New Paltz, 25-23, 25-19, 18-25, 17-25, 16-14, but defeated Daniel Webster, 25-22, 25-16, 37-39, 19-25, 15-10, on Saturday. Facing a pair of nationally-ranked foes, MIT dropped decisions to No. 13 Baruch College (23-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-27, 24-22) and No. 7 Rivier (25-23, 25-15, 25-19) on Sunday. Senior Matt Hohenberger (St. Louis, Mo.) represented the Cardinal and Gray on the all-tournament team.
In the opener with New Paltz, Hohenberger tallied 11 digs, nine kills, four aces, and two blocks while junior Ken Siebert (St. Louis, Mo.) led the way with 12 kills. Senior Patrick Vatterott (St. Louis, Mo.) posted eight kills and two blocks as sophomore Alex Klein (San Diego, Calif.) notched seven kills and three blocks. Freshman Tavish Smith (Oceanside, Calif.) bolstered the front row with six kills and three blocks while junior Paul Syta (Fairport, N.Y.) registered 43 assists and eight digs. Freshman Brendan Chang (Laytonsville, Md.) anchored the defense with 15 digs.
Sophomore Chris Omahan (Mount Vernon, Ohio) racked up 18 kills, a .432 hitting percentage, eight digs, and three aces in MIT's five-set win over Daniel Webster. Classmates Brad Gross (Centreville, Va.) and Tyler Nolan (Sayville, N.Y.) totaled 15 and eight kills, respectively, as fellow sophomore Andrew Busse (Mount Prospect, Ill.) tacked on seven kills, five digs, and three blocks. Freshman Andrew Hochstadt (Roselle, Ill.) chipped in five digs, four aces, and two blocks while classmate Kevin Tu (Saratoga, Calif.) recorded eight digs, and two aces. Siebert earned a trio of aces as Chang collected 13 digs. Junior Evan Wang (Saratoga, Calif.) tallied 42 assists, five digs, and two aces while Syta dished out 11 assists in two sets.
In the Engineers' third five-set battle of the weekend, Hohenberger compiled 23 kills, 12 digs, and two aces against Baruch. Siebert amassed 18 kills, nine digs, three blocks, and two aces while Vatterott recorded 10 kills, eight digs, and two blocks. Klein rounded out the attack with eight kills as Chang amassed 28 digs, followed by 11 from Omahan. Syta finished with 56 assists and nine digs.
Hohenberger accounted for 12 of MIT's 29 kills and two of its four aces in its loss to Rivier. Syta totaled 28 assists, 10 digs, and two solo blocks while Chang picked up five digs.
Next up for the Engineers will be a road trip to Elms College on Thursday, January 31.


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After two years, Eva Wilis returns to her hometown to find her father in dire straits and her 18-year-old sister, Cindy, on the verge of eloping with her boyfriend, Nico, brother of Terrene Corp's CEO, Miles St. Claire. To keep this from happening as well as to appease her father, Eva agrees to see Miles and talk to her about a more acceptable arrangement between their two families. But Miles has - other - plans in mind. NOTE: This used to be known as "Eve's Apple" but I've decided to change the title to "Be Carefree With Me Soon" to avoid confusion with another yuri-themed webcomic with the same title. UPDATE: I'm redoing all the pages....
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No, that was just a ploy to get you to start reading. What really happened yesterday was I showed up for a bit of the 100th Skodsborg Marathon (by "showed up", I mean Annette F and her husband, Ullrich, gave me a ride - thank you!). Skodsborg epitomizes all that is great about the Danish marathon. It is held all the time (not just once a year!) So if you feel like a Skodsborg, there's always one coming soon. You can run any distance and still graze off of the finest aid station this side of the Atlantic.
|Good morning, slik! I must admit I brought my own snack in the form of peanut butter in a corn tortilla.
|A panorama! of starters, about to run whatever distance they choose.
|Perhaps the reason Skodsborg Marathon is so popular is summed up here.
|Take note of the woman in pink who appears to be standing still.
|95% of the route is on dirt. And there are plenty of hills. Cotton t-shirts are acceptable attire for Americans.
|Anders runs his 535th ??? marthon! He always looks exactly this comfortable!
|From the back: race director, Jerk, Marianne (broke her back 20 years ago and RUNS with a cane!) and Annette F - now on marathon 84 over the last 84 days!!
|With grace and dignity, Henriette falls in her sprint to the finish. Jerk, RD, MD, treats the wound.
The Secret of Calorie Consumption
I had an interesting chat with Annette Fredskov on the way to the race. As mentioned, she has run a marathon every day for the past 84 days.
Here is part of the conversation:
"Have your eating habits changed?", I asked.
"Everyone thinks I must eat like a horse, running as much as I do. But I don't. I probably eat a few extra handfulls of nuts per day." replied Annette.
"She burns about 2,200 calories per marathon according to standard calculations using sex, weight, distance and time, but doesn't eat nearly that much extra." added her husband.
And she then said she hasn't lost any weight. So how can this huge increase in activity not be accompanied by a huge increase in calorie consumption? Well, it sounds like in the beginning it was. But now her body has simply gotten used to running a marathon every day. Not as much muscle break down, or stress or change in heart rate. Amazing how the body can adapt to a new normal!
I, on the other hand, have had the opposite experience. Now that I am alternating hard days with rest days, my metabolism has shot up and I have trouble keeping weight on again. It is as if my body is not sure whether the rest or the activity is "normal". So I burn more calories now running less miles. This must also be because I run those miles hard. Any thoughts?
A Diagnosis
I have had this weird hip injury for about a month now, so I went in to get a massage. It is so helpful to just have someone feel your body sometimes when you are injured because she located the source of the problem: a huge, hard knot in my right calf. It was so strange that all the pain was in my hip, and none was in the calf, but last night I had SR work on that calf for about a half an hour and then I worked on it for a long time today and the hip pain has all but disappeared. It is great to know what has been going on - however unexpected it may be!
Marathons Today
Lots of marathons today! Good luck to Jen at the Twin Cities Marathon, good luck to Stefanie at Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon! And congrats to Joy's husband, Mike on a 2:51 yesterday!! We'll be thinking of you as we clean!
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When fourth-grader Emma Bartelt wanted to wow the judges at her elementary school's science fair, she knew she had to do something unexpected.
All she needed was a box, a jar, three dogs … and an ounce of cocaine.
These days, vinegar and baking soda is so passé.
In what Miami-Dade school district officials are calling a first, Emma tapped her connections with Miami-Dade police to show how a dog's sense of smell helps it find narcotics.
"The student's science project involved a very unusual set of circumstances, including having a parent who is a well-respected police detective with experience in training dogs that sniff for illegal substances," school district spokesman John Schuster said in statement.
Earlier this month, Miami-Dade police Det. Douglas Bartelt and his colleagues let Emma sit in while they put three drug sniffing canines through a search exercise at their narcotics training facility. There was Roger, a springer spaniel; Levi, a golden retriever; and Franky, a retired chocolate Labrador.


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Mr E. F. Wright AGRICULTURAL LIMB. Lauriston, May 17th, 1890. MR E. F. WRIGHT, Dear Sir, —I put five tons of Lime screenings on six acres of gras land after it was ploughed, and I can see to an inch where the Lime was pu on, and at the time the Lime was being spread the wind blew the fine dust over the adjoining land, and on this, as well as the properly limed land, there is a good crop, while on the non-limed there is not a single turnip.—Yours Truly, DENNIS McKENDRY. Valetta, February Bth 1890] MR E. F. WRIGHT, Dear Sir, —In answer to enquiries re 6 acres limed with 6 tons Lime, I am very well satisfied with result. In spite of heavy winds, which blew a lot of it away shortly after I put it on, and although there is not much difference m the wheat, the grass, which was sown down at rolling, shows a very marked difference against that which was not limed, both m the growth and the thickness, and it is my intention to do some more this autumn. J Yours Truly, JOHN BOYLE. Longbeach, March 14th, 1890. MR E. F. WRIGHT, Dear Sir, —For two years now I have carried on experiments m liming the land for fruit trees, and I am thoroughly satisfied with the results— making the trees healthier the fruit larger and keeping the blight m check. Yours Truly, F. STANDISH. Longbeach, May 17th, 1890. MR E. F. WRIGHT, Dear Sir, —-I am very satisfied with the result of the Lime on the ground I had m potatoes. The crop was much better this year, when it was potatoes after potatoes, than it was the previous year, when it was potatoes after grass, and the quality much superior.—Yours truly, HUGH OULLEN. Wakanui, May 20th, 1890. E. F. WRIGHT. Esq., Dear Sir, —I have pleasure m informing you that the most satisfactory, results have been obtained from the use of lime supplied by you last spring. The lime was applied as a top dressing on land intended for roots at the rate of 2 tons per acre on potatoes and carrots, and one ton on mangold land. The land had been well tilled previous to laying on the lime, and after spreading was well harrowed into the soil. Notwithstanding the fact that the season was most unfavorable for all root crops, I have had a very fair crop; more especially m the case of potatoes and carrots, which, m quality, are the best I have grown since coming to the country. I am satisfied that any farmer having a little spare cash could not find a better investment for it than giving his paddock a dressing with lime. I intend this season to try the effect on grass land and also on turnips. ; I Remain Yours Sincerely, GEO. W. LEADLEY. Mount Somers, May 7th, 1890. MR WRIG Sir,—l uld not get anything to grow on my bit of ground,so I was determined to try your lime last winter and I gave it a good dose. I can now grow plenty of vegetables of all kinds. I planted a piece of ground 30ft .by 40ft with potatoes and I got 6 bags of round potatoes out of it, and, strange to say there was not a weed of any sort to be seen. I planted another piece of ground which was not limed with potatoes and they were not worth digging and the ground full of weeds and soirrel, so I recommend your lime highly for growing good crops. Yours truly, ROBERT JONES. Toi Toi, Longbeach, May 24th 1890. MR E. F. WRIGHT, Dear Sir,—l have been, trying to grow potatoes for the last 8 years and I never could get more than 4 to 5 tons to the acre. Last season I was nduced to try lime,and have got i. uore than double what I hate got m previous years. Yours truly, R. B. LUSCOMBE. Ashburton Racing Club, May 31st, 1890, E. F. WRIGHT, Esq., Dear Sir,—l am directed by my Committee to inform you of the result of the experimental use of your agricultural lime on the grass of the Ashburton Racecourse. A part of the racing track, part of the lawn and saddling paddock,were last season top dressed with lime at the rate of 2 tons to the acre. The parts so dressed now show a far superior turf to the undressed parts of the course, the sward boing far closer and better grown Anyone wishing to see the effects of liming may see at a glance,on a visit to the course, :he great benefit effected, and considering that the last season h s been all against the full benefit being she^.vn, the result is very marked. Yours faithfully, G-. BISSETT, Sec. Styx Apple Company, Christchurch, May 24th, 1890. E. F. WRIGHT, Esq., Mount Somers, Dear Sir, —I have pleasure m stating that our Orchard has derived marked benefit from the dressing of Mount Somers Lime, which it received last year. I shall require some more for a fresh plantation which we are making m the course of the 'winter. Yours faithfully, F. WILDING, Managing Director. New Zeahml Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Christchurch, June 2nd, 1890. E. F. WRIGHT, Esq., Mount S-omers, Dear Sir, —In reply to your enquiries as to the results of the lime used by me at Buccle uch I can safely say that I am quite satisfied that it is one of the best fertilisers that can be used. * The grass land was greatly improved by it. Last year I -dressed some land that had been broken up for turnips, unfortunately the paddock suffered severely from the heavy nor-westers, so that I cannot say how it might have acted. lam determined to use it more extensively this year,and hope you will be able to supply me with from 60 to 100 tons.—Yours faithfully, H. T. WINTER. LIME AS A MANURE FOR TURNIPS. TO THE TjDITOR " OTAGO DAILY TIMES. Sir, —Lime is well-known to the farmer as being beneficial for pasture land and for grain crops, but it is not often applied to turnips, and as the result has been very successful, I have much pleasure m giving farmers the benefit of the experiment. I have had a strong impression for many years that much of the land south of Dunedin, and especially m Southland, would benefit by the use of lime, and we tried it several times on Edendale with satisfactory results for grass and oats, but the price of the lime and the railway carriage made the use of it prohibitory. Recently, however, both have been considerably reduced, although still too high, and last spring we determined to give liming a trial on a larger scale than hitherto, the result of which is given m the following extract from the annual report of our Edendale manager :— " Last year we linnsd 200 acres at a cost of £460 14s 6d. Lime cost £221 3s 4d, railage £163 13s lid, carting and spreading £75 13s 3d, clearing couch grass £36 13s 3d extra. This seems a heavy outlay, but there is such a magnificent crop of turnips after the lime that the cost will be repaid twice over this year, and 'then there is the permanent good the land will derive from the lime. Ten a.cres m the paddock were left unlimed, with the result that we haveno turnips there,although they had exactly the same labor, seed and bone dust. The crop after the lime is worth £5 an acre, and if we had used no lime it would not have paid the cost of the cultivation. The railway carriage is still too high on "lime, and I hope to see it reduced." I may -explain that the paddock is situated near the Edendale railway station, ai\d was considerably out of order through couch and other objectionable grasses, and that we thought the best way of clearing it would be to grub out the couch grass as well as -we could, and theii lime and manure the ground well so as to produce a good crop of turnips, Accordingly the ground was we'll worked, and 2 tons of lime and 3 cwt of bone dust applied. The turnips were sown partly m drills and partly broadcast, but 10 acres—an average of the land—was left unlimed. The turnips on the drills and broadcast are a splendid crop ; but although the 10-acre patch got 3cwt of bones theve are almost no turnips. I may say, however, that we have good crops m other paddocks without lime, but not equal to the limed ones. Next year I intend increasing the quantity of lime and reducing the bone dust; but if the cost of the lime and the railway carriage were reduced a little further we would use lime still more largely. Very few farmers can afford to expend £2 an acre for manuring their land although they may feel satisfied that it would pay well to do so, and I think the Railway Commissioners might see their way to carry agricultural lime at a nominal rate, especially as the railway has to bring so many empty timber trucks back to Southland past Milburn. Then they should also bear m mind that the use of lime increases the crops by 15 to 20 bushels an acre, and the feeding capacity of turnips and grass m still greater proportion, the bulk of which increase would be carried by the railway; and generally farmers would become more prosperous and benefit the whole community. We have only to look at what the Tokomairiro Plain was a few years ago and what it is now by the application of lime. Then it grew sorrel and Yorkshire fog— now it produces excellent crops of wheat and turnips and grass, which fattens instead of starves the stock.—l am, etc., THOMAS BRYDONE, Dunedin, June 10 Special quotations for large orders. All communications to be addressed to J the undersigned ' • E. F. WRIGHT, TWOTJNT SOMERB
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Homeless cat, hospitable busker (St. Martin's Lane, 1939)
Elsa recollects at 81:
We always had a cat but we didn't ever go out and get a cat. Somehow the cats found us. When we moved to our house in Brentwood (1), one day we drove in and we heard a meeping and rustling in the driveaway, and eventually we fished out five kittens from the ivy. In Hollywood at least, if a poor family had a cat and it had kittens and they couldn't afford to have the mother cat "fixed", and they couldn't bring themselves to kill the kittens, they would put them in a basket and drop them in the gardens of the people who were better off. So we had cats. We kept them for a few weeks, all five, and we had five kittens chasing one another around the house–a great entertainment. It was much, much better than going to a ballet. Eventually we found homes for them all, except one–a ginger one–so this one was called "Mister Pinky" and he was considered Charles' cat. After that we always had ginger cats. For some reason, ginger cats always turned up.
Two doors away from the Brentwood house lived Henry Hathaway. He had an aunt and, I believe, a mother living there, two apparently rather deaf elderly ladies. One day their gardener told our gardener that "the Laughtons barbecue cats." We were infuriated. Tracing the atrocious statement to its source, we found that one old girl had said to the other, "You know, the Laughtons harbor cats," and the other deaf old girl heard "harbor" as "barbecue"
Oh yes, there's some distance between "harbor" and "barbecue", but it is a distance many a writer on films has covered easily, even breaking planetary records. As Greg from Cinema Styles put it here, "Of course, I have discovered through years of film study that 'History of the Movies' books are often poorly researched and repeat the same legends they've heard elsewhere without any verification", which is a good reason I not only read bibliography on Laughton, but bibliography on people and subjects related to him.
Many urban myths about Charles start like a little snow flake going down a slope and end like a big snowball. I have even read comments of people around Charles who probably ignored certain things about Charles when he was alive, but having learned new things about him after his death, they just "incorporate" the new information to their reminiscences of the man... Mind me: when a person had a close personal or working relationship with Laughton, it is very likely that they chose to keep some things to themselves while Charles was alive... But every then and now I come across some people's statements, not close to him in any way, whose reminiscences, or so it seems to me, carry a whiff of disingenuousness.
You may say, and you'll be right up to a point, that this is the price to pay for fame, but then we are talking of the old-style type of fame, the one who came along with merits and skills (not the present-day Paris Heelton attention-craving, empty type of celebrity, so to say). And since along these myths there is some stuff which is not only damaging to our subject , but also rather untrue, I recommend to be cautious about what you learn about people, all the more if there is no alternate view... And don't get me started about I-emm-dee-bees and wikis: the snowball gets bigger and bigger as the stories start to circulate online without people bothering to check the sources!
Wife. Husband. Utterly guileless sofa
I could mention, for instance, the story of a discarded sofa. Of how a wife decided to get rid of it because the seat brought the wife painful reminiscences: the sofa, you see, was associated to a marital infidelity.
Such story was recounted by the wife, many years after the husband's demise, she being the only, noncontrasted source....And allow me to add, she didn't actually watch the scene but -so she referred- was just briefed about the events, afterwards, through the husband's tearful confession. This story has enjoyed a number of retellings by third parties, some quite imaginatively amusing, one actually saying that the guilty sofa was burnt in a bonfire as if the wife were a fierce Inquisitor, and the sofa a doomed heretic.
Oh boy! I cannot wait to read the version of the story in which the wife burns the sofa, its guilty occupants (who in this version will be caught, of course, in fraganti) and the whole building while she laughs maniacally.
Sources and Notes
Elsa is quoted from her 1983 autobiography.
(1) The house at Brentwood was Charles and Elsa's first regular house at Hollywood in the 1940s, after they had been staying temporarily at the Garden of Allah.


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by Len Lear
Any rational person would understand if Dino Kelly-Cataldi said he never again wanted to set foot in Chestnut Hill after the shabby way he and his former partner, Daniel Charest, were treated when they tried to open Napoleon Cafe at 10 W. Gravers Lane in 1996. After many years of digging out of the financial pothole created by that disastrous crack-up, however, and a subsequent restaurant wreck at 15th and Locust Streets (see story), Dino, 55, and his partner of the last 14 years, Michael Kelly-Cataldi, 49, are clearly on the road to success.
Not in the restaurant business, however. In fact, after his catastrophic restaurant experiences in Port Richmond, Chestnut Hill and center city — due to a massive fire, hostile neighbors and street demolition, respectively — I would not be surprised if Dino never goes into a restaurant to eat again, much less to open one himself.
But Dino and Michael are creating quite a splash these days in the waters of interior design. After starting an interior design consulting business, Kelly-Cataldi ReDesign, LLC of Springfield, Montgomery County, three years ago, the Wyndmoor residents opened Kelly-Cataldi HOME on the Friday after Thanksgiving last year and are now open six days a week at 280 N. Keswick Ave. in the Keswick Village section of Glenside.
The new boutique offers an eclectic array of elegant accessories, tasteful hostess gifts and fragrances displayed alongside vintage tableware, home furnishings and art objects. There's even a table that was used in the M. Night Shyamalan movie, "The Last Airbender," initially picked up at an auction and now awaiting a new life with someone who enjoys furniture with a story attached.
"We weren't really even looking for a retail outlet," explained Michael, a professional singer and actor who also owned the first pet boutique in center city, "And, Toto Too." It was open from 1994 through 1999 and was honored with "Best of Philly" recognition. Michael, who still performs occasionally as a singer (his most recent gig was at Sugar House Casino), also has nine years of retail experience working for Robbins' Jewelers.
"We just happened to be walking along in Glenside and shopping," he explained, "when we saw a 'For Rent' sign at a great location in the heart of Keswick Village. We both thought it was charming and highly visible in a place with lots of foot traffic and car traffic. The bad economy never even entered my mind.
"I figured that 'if we build it, they will come.' If I had over-thought it, we would not be open today. And the business has been way beyond what we thought it would be. From Black Friday to New Year's Day was gangbusters, and it has, of course, slowed some since then, but we still have good traffic.
"I buy stuff on eBay all the time for both personal reasons and for the the store. A lot of these items have come out of our house. Now is actually a really good time to be buying antiques because of the economy. We go to places that have high-end armoires which used to sell for $15,000 and are now selling for $3,000. It is a buyers' market."
Some of the more unusual items at Kelly-Cataldi HOME, from vintage to contemporary, are: a fine rosewood and silver tea and coffee service; a massive Japanese wooden Tansu chest, combining the features of a staircase and an armoire; a hand-made Italian steering wheel with inlaid woods from a luxury car; and for tiny drivers, there's a bubblegum pink miniature Mercedes Benz convertible, suitable for a preschooler with indulgent relatives.
Michael first developed his love for retailing home décor as his "day job" while acting. "It's a little bit like performing, but with better lighting," he said. "I say I'm an adoption agency for fascinating things. I just want them to find the right new home."
Michael's theatrical history includes a Philadelphia Magazine "Best of Philly" award for his cabaret act. And his theatrical instincts play a significant role in the way he views home décor as well. "So many of our unique items are things I have bought at auction over the years, knowing that they will look wonderful, repurposed in a new setting," pointing out such items as delicate blown-glass goblets, art deco statuettes, National Biscuit Company cracker tins, a 19th century bent-wood German sled and a massive armoire with a beautiful distressed finish.
(Individually, Dino Kelly-Cataldi is also the controller of ZAC Management, Inc., an umbrella organization with clients in the health care and real estate industries.)
In addition to their other enterprises, Dino and Michael have two show dogs, Kerry Blue Terriers named Truman (Capote) and Mamie (Van Doren). Truman, who has a handler from the storied Westminster Dog Show, has won four of the five shows he has been in, giving him eight points. If he accumulates 15 points, he will earn the tag "Champion." Dino and Michael also share their Wyndmoor home with two non-show dogs, West Highland Terriers named Trixie and Lucy.
For more information, call 215-277-1295 or visit Kelly-Cataldi.com.


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Welcome to the Family Table Tuesday blog carnival! The purpose of this carnival is to connect like-minded people and share our ideas, recipes, tips, and successes. Eating real food and living holistically is easier when we work together and support each other. I'm very excited to see what you all have to share this week!
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text: We adopted Baylee from the animal shelter when she was about 2 months old. She had a rough start with kennel cough, digestive problems, and a ringworm scare. She is now 6 months old and is now 30 pounds. She is smaller than we originally thought she would be, but bigger than we expected when we saw that she would not be huge. She is full of energy, and constantly wants to play.