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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB

“X-Men: Days of Future Past” may fall into the same genre of superhero movies as “Spiderman 2”, which played last week here in town, but that is where any similarity between the two films ends.

Admittedly, this is an entertaining genre but my qualifications critiquing it are few. Like many people, I don’t have the backstory on these characters (especially Mystique, Beast, Quicksilver, Wolverine, even Professor X and Magneto) beyond what the film itself tells us.

Movie poster for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past.’ Courtesy/Reel Read More

Sydney’s Corner: Digging for Dinner in Thailand

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Beach amnd fishing boats inKoh Phangan Thailand. Photo by Jason Frazier
 
Fresh coquinas. Photo by Jason Frazier
 
Cooked coquinas. Photo by Jason Frazier
 
Sidney Frazier cooks with local ingredients during her trip around the world. Photo by Jason Frazier

Introduction: Teralene Foxx

Over the past year, Sydney, our grandaughter, traveling the world with her parents has blogged about different foods: She was eight when they began their travels and turned nine in September. What amazes me is that she is willing to try all these different foods.
 
Sydney’s Corner: Digging
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Middle of Nowhere: The Galapagos

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A Blue-footed Booby basks in the sun on North Seymour Island. The Blue-footed Booby is a marine bird in the family Sulidae, which includes 10 species of long-winged seabirds. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Kirsten Laskey of the Los Alamos Daily Post last week with a sea lion on Ferandina Island. Courtesy photo
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

The archipelago defines middle of nowhere. Most of the islands’ only inhabitants are birds, iguanas and tortoises. Humans who did decide to venture to this neck of the world were a cast of characters: pirates, buccaneers and Read More

Free Community Dinner and Contemporary Worship Service @ TOTH Sunday, May 25

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Be the Hope of Glory!
By LISA ROTHROCK
TOTH

Ever heard of the book of Philemon? Believe it or not, it wasn’t written by a talk-show host! It’s an often overlooked book in the Bible written by the Apostle Paul. This Sunday evening at Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, join us in praise, worship, and fellowship as we dive into this elusive book.

EVERYONE is welcome to come help rock the house of God. We’ll have delicious food, great music and profound words of hope and encouragement.

In previous talks, it was said that if we want to know about God, we can look at Christ, who is our hope of glory. This week, Read More

This Week at the Reel Deal

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By JIM O’DONNELL
Reel Deal Theater

This week we are opening Blended, with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler, and X-Men: Days of Future Pastwith Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, Raven. We will hold Godzilla and Million Dollar Arm for another week. Neighbors and Spider Man 2 will end this Thursday.

Movie poster for ‘Blended.’ Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater

Blended: After a disastrous blind date, single parents Lauren and Jim agree on only one thing. They never want to see each other again. But when Read More

Kent Pegg: Cancer and Exercise

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Cancer and Exercise
By KENT PEGG

Cancer is one of the major killers of Americans today. Each year, more than one-half million Americans die of cancer, with lung cancer, prostate or breast cancer, and colorectal cancer claiming the most victims.

Despite the numerous genetic and environmental causes of cancer and its affect on so many American’s lives, there are some things you can do to limit your risk of cancer and to reduce its impact if you have cancer. Regular cancer screenings, proper diet and nutritional habits, and regular exercise have all been shown to be beneficial methods for fighting Read More

Food on the Hill: Quiche with Ham and Mushrooms

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This Week’s Recipe: Quiche with Ham and Mushrooms
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Ingredients:
 
One preformed pie crust (in the freezer section)
6 eggs, beaten
¼ cup chopped onion
¼ cup heavy cream
4 oz. of Kroger Mexican cheese mix (Monterey jack, Cheddar, Colby, Mozzarella)
8 oz. small cubed ham
12 oz. of fresh mushrooms ( I usually mix different kinds)
Cracked fresh pepper to taste
4 pats of butter.
 
Directions:
 
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Take the pie crust out of the freezer and set aside.
In a large fry pan melt two of the pats of butter and fry on medium
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Sydney’s Corner: Foods of Greece

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Sidney Frazier cooks with local ingredients during her trip around the world. Photo by Jason Frazier

Introduction: Teralene Foxx. Photos by Jason Frazier

Over the past year, Sydney, our grandaughter, traveling the world with her parents has blogged about different foods: She was eight when they began their travels and turned nine in September. What amazes me is that she is willing to try all these different foods.
 
Sydney’s Corner: Foods of Greece
By SYDNEY FRAZIER

Have you ever wanted to know about Greek food? Let’s start with some facts about Greece.

Greece is located in Europe. Athens Read More

Yang: Capturing Specialness In Bumper Sticker Slogans … Beware

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Capturing Specialness In Bumper Sticker Slogans … Beware
By ELENA YANG

Let’s have a little fun before the Memorial Day long weekend. 

States, cities, towns, little towns … all try to win money from tourism. These days they commission, with taxpayers’ money of course, studies to find their “unique” feature for “branding.”  But hey, when you plan a vacation, do you ever pick a place based on a slogan, catchy or not?

New York Times’ Gail Collins offers some thoughts about tourism, slogans and their unintended consequences in her May 15 column. And the readers provided more fodder.  Read More

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Million Dollar Arm’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB

“Million Dollar Arm,” as a Disney production, was almost guaranteed to have a happy ending. But little did I expect it to be touching! This is a sports film that non-fans can enjoy. 

Movie poster for ‘Million Dollar Art.’ Courtes/Reel Deal Theater

The cross-cultural story and scenes in India are captivating. Having lived among a subset of the Indian culture, I giggled through much of this part of the film. 

In fact, we get a quick tour in India itself, as the protagonist, an independent sports agent, seeks new talent for the next Read More