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The One About The BBC's Mi Vida Loca
138 Words : Posted 01.05.09




Fun, interactive Spanish language
learning tool from the BBC




We all love freebies, whatever languages they come
in, but when it's straight from the Beeb itself, we
love them even more.



The BBC has produced an innovative, fun and interactive
Spanish language learning tool, available free, where users
find themselves at the heart of a fast-paced mystery drama.





Broken down into 22 bite-sized episodes of 10 minutes,
it allows beginners to learn Spanish from scratch and more
advanced users to refresh their skills, all at their own speed
and always from native Spaniards.



Enjoy


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HorrorMovie Time: The Mad Monster (1942)
372 Words : Posted 01.01.09

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Dr. Cameron (George Zucco) has succeeded
in his experiments with a serum which will turn
a man into a wolf-like monster and is ready to
avenge himself on the men who caused his
professional failure...



Ah yes, this is a little gem that we've picked up a while ago
during a search for some good old black and white classic
Horror flicks...

Not only it's a great addition for our little virtual cinema club,
courtesy of PublicDomainFlicks.com, but it also fits niftly
in our newly started compilation of wolf-related items.


[ I do love it when it all comes together without too much
work involved and the result is still interesting and fun all the same...]


So, get your popcorn and drinks ready,
seat comfortably and.... enjoy.


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The
Mad
Monster
(1942)





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Dr. Cameron (George Zucco) has succeeded in his
experiments with a serum which will turn a man into
a wolf-like monster and is ready to avenge himself on
the men who caused his professional failure. He uses
it on his gardener Petro (Glenn Strange) and one after
the other is killed by his creation. His daughter, Lenora
(Anne Nagel), grows suspicious and confides with
newspaper reporter Tom Gregory (Johnny Downs).




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Director

Sam Newfield


Cast

Johnny Downs, George Zucco, Anne Nagel
Glenn Strange, Sarah Padden, Gordon De Main
Mae Busch, Reginald Barlow, Robert Strange
Henry Hall, Ed Cassidy, Eddie Holden
John Elliott, Slim Whitaker, Gil Patric


Trivia

  • Clocking in at 77 minutes, it ranks as the longest B-picture made on “poverty row” in the 1940's.
  • The film was refused a UK cinema certificate in 1942 and passed uncut 10 years later.

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Mondegreens for You for Christmas!
634 Words : Posted 12.23.08

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We all know from experience (good or bad)
that there can be no true Christmas without the
traditional Christmas carols being trown into
the deal as part of the seasonal package.




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But, after reading today's post, you'll smile
next time you hear them...

Oh yeeees, you will!

You will, because you'll know
of the curse of the Mondegreens...


You will, because Susan Dunn, our Guest Writer
for today's post, takes us down Memory Lane
and shows us some classic mondegreens
that have plagued (with comic effects) the
Christmas carols' world.


Enjoy...


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Mondegreens
for You for
Christmas!

Susan Dunn, MA,
The EQ Coach



Yes, I have mondegreens for you! Aren't you thrilled?


If you're not sure, you aren't alone. It's a word that
sounds vaguely familiar, and might be something you'd like
to get. I mean we have lots of "greens" at Christmas -
trees, wreaths, apparel, and "monde," well doesn't that
mean "world"?

But ... huh?


When Christmas carols burst upon the scene with their
unfamiliar or vaguely familiar and sometimes archaic lyrics
(i.e., "to certain poor shepherds"), hark! (Listen!), we
have the makings of a wassail (beverage) bowl of confusion,
or, more precisely, a wassail bowl of mondegreens.


"Mondegreen" means a mishearing of a statement or song
lyric. Kinda like the old game of "Gossip" where you
whisper something to the first person as fast as you can,
they whisper it to the person next to them, and after 9
people, the last person recites what they heard and you
laugh!


The term was allegedly coined by Sylvia Wright, a
columnist, who wrote of her dismay in discovering that she
had misheard the lyrics to the Scottish folk ballad, "The
Bonny Early of Murray."


It goes "They ha'e slain the Earl of Murray, And they laid
him on the Green," while she had always heard "They ha'e
slain the Earl of Murray, and Lady Mondegreen."

Oh my!


Examples abound, especially where children are involved
because of their limited vocabulary for understanding, and
their unlimited capacity for passing on misinformation. I
think of my son, for instance, whose favorite Christmas
song was, in his words, "Frosty the No Man."


Snopes.com has collected these faux pas from Internet
postings, books, and reader e-mails. Perhaps you have your
own collection. You can see a list of some of them here.


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You’ll also enjoy reading “Deck the Halls with Buddy Holly
and Other Misheard Christmas Carol Lyrics,” by Gavin
Edwards, which contains quite a few more, with great
illustrations.


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Now, technically, a mondegreen is a true misunderstanding,
not one of those parody songs. Here are a couple of
examples:


"Olive, the other reindeer"
("All of the other reindeer" -- "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed
Reindeer")

"Round John Virgin"
("Round yon virgin" -- "Silent Night")

"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, you'll go drown in
Listerine."
("You'll go down in history." - "Rudolph")



We've compiled a list on Club Vivo Per Lei / I Live for
Music for your enjoyment, so, O Come Hoggy Faithful
(another example), drop by and submit yours and enjoy
those of others.


If your family's like mine, you have "stories" about these
you tell every year, particularly from back when the kid
were young.


P.S. Can't you imagine the little darling who thought it
was "Making a list, chicken and rice”?


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About the Author

Susan Dunn, MA, The EQ Coach,
mailto: sdunn@susandunn.cc .
Individual coaching, business programs,
Internet courses, and ebooks around emotional
intelligence for your personal and professional
enhancement.

EQ Alive! #1 rated EQ coach certification
program, simple, fast, affordable, no-residency
program, training worldwide.

For free EQ ezine, or Club Vivo Per
Lei/I Live for Music, email Susan.


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Christmas Cards Facts
871 Words : Posted 12.22.08




All you wanted to know about
Christmas cards in a nutshell...


Have you ever wondered who on Earth
started the whole Christmas cards things?
I do that every year... usually in December.

Well, thanks to Yannis Samatas, today's
Guest Writer, you don't have to wonder
anymore... In this informative and timely
article, he not only points the finger, but
he also tells us what those darn cards
say about us.


Hey, thanks to 'Forward-and-Share' and
Yannis, you will now be able to impress
your colleagues and friends at Christmas
parties... is that cool or what?


Enjoy...


Loup Dargent


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Christmas
Cards
Facts


Did you ever wonder who sent the first Christmas Card?
The first commercial Christmas card is believed to have
been designed and printed in London in 1843, the same
year Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol".
Previously, people had exchanged handwritten Christmas
greetings, first in person and later via post.


By 1822, homemade Christmas cards had become the
bane of the U.S. postal system. That year, the Superintendent
of Mails in Washington, D.C., complained of the need to hire
sixteen extra mailmen. Fearful of future bottlenecks, he
petitioned Congress to limit the exchange of cards by post,
concluding, "I don't know what we'll do if it keeps on."


In 1843, Sir Henry Cole, a wealthy British businessman,
wanted a card he could proudly send to friends and professional
acquaintances to wish them a "merry Christmas." He asked his
friend John Callcott Horsley to design it and Horsley produced a
triptych. Each of the two side panels depicted a good
deed-clothing the naked and feeding the hungry. The centerpiece
featured a party of adults and children, with plentiful food and
drink. Puritans immediately denounced the card, since it showed
people drinking in the family party. But with most people the
idea was a great success and the Christmas card quickly became
very popular.




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The card's inscription read: "merry Christmas and a happy New
Year to you." "Merry" was then a spiritual word meaning
"blessed," as in "merry old England." A batch of 1,000 of the
cards were printed on a lithograph stone then hand-coloured by a
professional colourer named Mason. Of the original one thousand
cards, only twelve exist today in private collections. In
December 2005, one of these Christmas cards was sold for £8,469
at a Wiltshire auction.


Early English cards rarely showed winter or religious themes,
instead favoring flowers, fairies and other fanciful designs
that reminded the recipient of the approach of spring. Humorous
and sentimental images of children and animals were popular, as
were increasingly elaborate shapes, decorations and materials.


Printed Christmas cards soon became the rage in England; then
in Germany. But it required an additional thirty years for
Americans to take to the idea. In 1875, Boston lithographer
Louis Prang, a native of Germany, began publishing cards, and
earned the title "father of the American Christmas card."


Prang's high-quality cards were costly, and they initially
featured not such images as the Madonna and Child, a decorated
tree, or even Santa Claus, but colored floral arrangements of
roses, daisies, gardenias, geraniums, and apple blossoms.
Americans took to Christmas cards, but not to Prang's; he was
forced out of business in 1890. It was cheap penny Christmas
postcards imported from Germany that remained the vogue until
World War 1. By war's end, America's modern greeting card
industry had been born.


Today more than two billion Christmas cards are exchanged
annually, just within the United States. Christmas is the number
one card-selling holiday of the year. However, the estimated
number of Christmas cards received by American households
dropped from 29 in 1987 to 20 in 2004. Today, email and
telephones allow for more frequent contact and are easier for
generations raised without handwritten letters - especially
given the availability of websites offering free email Christmas
cards.



Facts
About
Christmas
Cards


Christmas cards were not the first greetings cards.
Since 1796, with improvements in printing, merchants
had been sending cards to their customers offering
"best wishes" for the new year.


In the nineteenth century, the British Post Office used to
deliver cards on Christmas morning.


The first Christmas stamp was released in Canada in 1898.


The average person in Britain sends 50 Christmas cards
each year.


Only one in 100 Christmas cards sold in Britain contains
any religious imagery or message, a Daily Mail survey
has revealed.



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What do your
Christmas cards
reveal about
your personality?


Modern cards: Extroverted and enthusiastic about life,
although somewhat anxious and easily upset, with a
tendency to be more creative and unconventional
than most.


Humorous cards: Outgoing and emotionally secure,
but with a distinct lack of warmth and sympathy
for others.


Traditional cards: People who prefer reading
a good book to a night out on the town, with a tendency
to experience extremes of emotions, and follow the rules.


Abstract cards: Tendency to be disorganized and
spontaneous, highly strung, and a low need to surround
themselves with others


Cute cards: Sympathetic, calm and open to new
experiences, and with a tendency to prefer one's own
company to others.


Religious cards: Emotionally stable, sympathetic
to the needs of others, and well-organized.


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Santa Claus - The Interview
1287 Words : Posted 12.19.08





Recently, I submitted on Mixx.com an
article from the Daily Mail reporting that
our good old Nicholas had been branded
an illegal immigrant and imposter by the Kremlin...
[They claimed that "the only authentic figure
for bringing presents to Russia's children was
Ded Moroz - Grandfather Frost."]


So, the least we could do to bring a bit of fairness
into this new Christmas 'Cold War' was to re-publish
the interview that Father Christmas gave a few
years ago to one of our favourite Guest Contributors,
Roy Thomsitt himself.



Enjoy...


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Exclusive
Interview
With
Santa Claus
Roy Thomsitt



Over the past two months I have been writing
a Christmas story. It is about Santa Claus and
the remarkable sequence of events that befell
a young girl living on the edge of the rain forest
in Palawan, a tropical island where I live.


Of course, for such an apparently far fetched story,
it was important to check out the facts. That was
easy to do here in Palawan, but how could I interview
somebody quite so famous as Santa Claus, who lived
far away in a land where I would freeze to death as soon
as I got off the airplane?


Well, it turned out to be more easy than I thought, and
we met, believe it or not, close to a big firework display
in Southern England on November 5th 2005. How I got
there and how he got there, I am not allowed to say. In fact,
I cannot say, simply because I do not know for sure. I can only
speculate. My passport shows I was here; my wife tells me
I was here; I tell myself I was here. But I was there, and this
is what I can report from the notes I took at the interview.
There was much more, but I am sworn to secrecy, and
Santa Claus has such amazing powers, I would not go
against his wishes.


These are the 3 questions, and answers,
I am allowed to reveal.


There is much speculation amongst
historians about your origins. Can you
tell us, to put this straight once and for all?


(Roars of laughter from Santa) “The last people
you should ask are historians. They can only look
backwards. What a dumb life they lead; they can never
find the truth like that. Life is multi dimensional; time is
multi dimensional. What do historians and scientists know
about all that? The truth is like a sun with all its planets
rotating round. If you just look backwards, you miss the
whole spectrum, and you miss the sun itself.


“What are my origins? My good man, you’re just
a simple soul, like everyone else on the planet, so I know
you mean ‘when and where do I come from’. I do have a
birthday; in fact, I have many birthdays, and they are all
true. But for your narrow little world, I was born in 701 AD."



“But,” I said, “all the historians…….” his glare told me to be
quiet about historians. That seemed like a good idea, given
that they got it all totally wrong.


Santa was a tolerant and gentle man despite his massive
powers. “And, young man” ( I had not been called that for
a long time) he said. “You will not believe where I was born.
It was not the North Pole, though I go there often. It was not
Lapland, where I do now live. It was Central Africa."


I was dumbfounded; he just laughed at me.
I moved on quickly.



I have to ask, Santa, how do you get
around the whole world like that, every
Christmas, delivering gifts to so many
millions of children? In less than 2 days.
It’s just not..


Before I could finish, he had put his hand firmly
on my arm to stop me.

“Of course it’s possible. You think it’s not possible
because your “scientists” say so, not because of the truth.
Only the truth matters. And it is possible, because I do
it every year. You say “not possible” because of the way
you all look at things; narrow and blinkered. Even my
blinkered reindeer know more than your silly scientists;
so forget it’s not possible. I do it, and young man”,
(I was really beginning to like this guy), he went on,
“I just love every moment of it.”


“But……?” I was about to ask, but he stopped
me again with a firm hand.

“Ok,” he said gently. “Let me just tell you about
something. In the 8th century I was exploring
brainwaves; your scientists don’t have an inkling
yet about the brain, how it works, the brainwaves
and what they mean and how you can use them.
I was able to discover great things, things all the
scientists have been too narrow minded in the past
to seek out, understand and utilize.”


I was in his spell, listening intently to every word.
He was about to reveal….

“Have you heard of Quantum Chimney Descent Theory?
No, of course not. By 820 AD I had it all worked out;
a year later I had discovered Time Corridors. You know
time corridors? No, of course not, but I tell you young man,
that was what did it, that was what enabled me to deliver
gifts at Christmas all over the world.


“I then developed the Time Corridor Interweaving Theory.
For the next 30 years I started to put them both into practice,
and then bring them together. That my dear friend is how
I get around the whole world like that and deliver gifts: by
exploiting the Quantum Chimney Descent Theory in unison
with Time Corridor Interweaving.

“Do you understand now?” he asked.


Well, who was I to argue, I might sound like a historian or
scientist? So, that was it, I had the answers to the greatest
Santa Claus question of all. I did not have a clue what
he was talking about, but I am sure he anticipated that.


We went on to the final question as the firework display
reached its climax.


What happens to all the mince pies
and glasses of sherry that millions
of children leave out for you?


Santa roared with laughter again, “oh, all the things
people leave out for me; they are so sweet those children.
“But you know, their parents should tell them the truth;
they should not deceive. It is their parents who drink the
sherry and other alcoholic drinks. It’s just their excuse.
I don’t drink the stuff, never did.

“But the mince pies, yes I do love a good mince pie. The
children are so considerate leaving them for me, and I eat
as many as I can in Australia. But over a million? I have
to tell you, those mince pies get spread around all sorts of
places. The creatures of the oceans and the forests are
very much experts on mince pies now. But the year
before last.....”

Santa saw my expression change.


“Aaah, we can’t say what happened that year, can we?
It’s in your story. We mustn't spoil your story."

A moment later I awoke in my bed many thousands of
miles away near the Sulu Sea. My wife was next to me;
and funnily enough, I was next to her. When I went to
my computer room a while later, I found my notebook.
And what you have read above is what was written in it.


I really did like Santa Claus; “young man” indeed.


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About The Author:
Relax for the festive season and read Roy
Thomsitt's Christmas story, about Santa
Claus and a young girl who lived in a hut on the
edge of a rainforest.

Roy is also owner and author of
www.xmas-ornament.com , do not
forget to get your Christmas gifts.


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Easy Does It Recipes For Christmas
1064 Words : Posted 12.11.08

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"Because Christmas is not just
about presents, you know..."


Okay, so you're almost done with the presents
buying and cards writing activities, and the
decorations do look good... well done!


But, what about the food?

Will you have enough time to do that as well?


Being a Frenchman, the food aspect of Christmas does
rank very high on my end of year's agenda... Perhaps not
as high as for the drinks, but it's still very high.


[Hmmm.... Okay. Perhaps not as high as making sure
to not miss the Doctor Who Special on Christmas Day,
but, hey, that would be practically impossible to top that
anyway...]





Obviously, if we were Timelords and owned a Tardis,
we would not have to worry about having the Christmas
dinner ready in time... A trip ot two back in time would
swiftly sort any Christmas dinner problem out.


But, of course, that's not what time machines are for...

[Apparently, a previous suggestion of mine regarding
another use for time machines was not very well received
by a certain semi-official Time Travel Control Agency that
I won't name on here, so I'm a bit more careful with what
I say now...]


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And, we are
not Timelords
anyway, are we?...

So, sadly,
we have to
deal with the
Christmas food
preparation the
good old and time
consuming (and so
boring) traditional way.






Fortunately, Monica Resinger, our Guest Writer for today,
has come to the rescue and has shared with us some "easy
does it" recipes for... Christmas.


Cool... That's the Christmas food aspect sorted.


Now, what about those drinks?

Enjoy...


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Easy Does It
Christmas Recipes
Monica Resinger


Since both my husband and I have family to see at
Christmas time, we spend time with his family at our
house on Christmas Eve and my family at their house
on Christmas day. Since my mom always makes a big
beautiful dinner and we have so much going on at the
time, I usually make a snack buffet table for the Christmas
Eve celebration at our house.


It is very simple and helps keep my stress level down. I can
make all of it ahead of time and just set the table up later.
I don't get fancy with the table decorations, but do include
a pretty poinsettia tablecloth and pretty holiday paper
plates and napkins. It's now a tradition that everyone looks
forwardto because it's easy and provides delicious snacks
all day long. The best part is that by using paper plates,
there are no dishes or pots and pans to wash! The only
clean up involved is putting away any leftovers, that is,
if there is any!


Here are a few tips to plan your own snack buffet.
When you have time, take out a piece of paper and start
writing down some possibilities. Write down any recipes
that come to mind as you read the following:


~ Trays of things to dip is always popular. I like to put
out a veggie platter with ranch dip (I use the packet of
`Uncle Dans' found in the grocery store to make the dip) and
an assortment of crackers with my popular recipe `clam dip'.




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~ A tray of sandwich makings.
I load a tray with deli meats and
cheeses, and other sandwich
makings such as onion, tomato,
pickles, mayonnaise, and mustard.
You might try a tray of club sandwich
makings or Reuben sandwich makings.
You can also experiment with different
breads such as party rye or sourdough.




~ Cookies and Candies. Each year I make two or three of our
family's favorite recipes which are included below. What's your
family's favorite cookie and candy recipes?



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~ Beverages. The Irish Cream
recipe below served over ice is
wonderful and a special treat.
We also buy pop and beer and
this seems to make everyone happy.
You might have a favorite punch,
eggnog or hot buttered rum recipe
you'd like to serve.



~ Crunchy things. I always have the Chex mix out.
Don't forget that you can have family members or other
guests contribute! This will give you more variety and less
work! Just tell them to bring a snack type item.


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Clam Dip


  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 (6-ounce) can minced clams, save juice
  • 1 small garlic clove, minced 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce salt to taste


  1. Combine cream cheese and clams.
  2. Stir in just enough clam juice to make a nice consistency for dipping.
  3. Add remaining ingredients and thoroughly combine.
  4. Serve or cover and chill.
  5. Serve with crackers or chips.


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Toffee Treats


  • 1/4 Box Saltine Crackers
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Cup Butter or Margarine
  • 1 large bag Chocolate Chips
  • Chopped Walnuts-Opt.


  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cover a large cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
  3. Grease with butter.
  4. Cover with saltine crackers.
  5. Bring 1 cup sugar and 1 cup butter to a boil
  6. Continue to boil for 2 1/2 minutes.
  7. Pour over crackers & spread fast. Bake 5-7 minutes.
  8. Spread a large bag of chocolate chips over, like icing.
  9. Top with chopped walnuts if desired.


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Irish Cream



  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 2/3 c. Whiskey
  • 1 tsp. instant coffee
  • 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

  1. Put all the ingredients in a blender
  2. Mix on high for 30 seconds.
  3. Refrigerate.
  4. Shake well before serving over ice.

Should keep for at least 2 months.



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Peanut Butter
Bon Bons


  • 1 - 1 Lb Box Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Cubes Margarine (1 cup)
  • 1 Cup Peanut Butter Chocolate Chips or Chocolate Almond Bark


  1. Mix all ingredients except chocolate.
  2. Shape into round balls.
  3. Chill.
  4. Insert toothpick and dip into melted chocolate.
  5. Chill until set.



I know the recipes aren't for the health conscious,
but it's only once a year. Here's to hoping you have
an `easy does it' Christmas celebration this year.


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The Top 10 Chick Flicks That Will Make You Cry
937 Words : Posted 11.18.08





Okay guys... today we're getting in touch with our feminine side,
thanks to Elizabeth Murphy, our Guest Contributor, who has kindly
volunteered to be our guide for today's journey into that very special
universe that is made of chick flicks.

(Believe it or not, it's not as painful as we thought it would be...)

Obviously, the list is Elizabeth's own top favourite chick movies,
so if you think that some other movies should be in the Top Ten,
feel free to tell us in the comments area.

Actually, you are not only very welcome to post your own list,
but you are also encouraged to say why you think the movies
in your list should have been in the Top Ten Chick Flicks List...

And, of course, if you agree with Elizabeth's choice, you're
definitely welcome to let us know too.


Have fun...

Loup Dargent


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The Top 10 Chick Flicks
That Will Make You Cry
Elizabeth Murphy


Every woman needs a good chick flick to stir up a few tears
now and then. Even every guy needs to experience a good
chick flick that gets him choked up. Sure, he'll be looking
around the room to make sure no one is looking, but chances
are a chick flick is really good if it makes a man cry. However,
what defines a chick flick? Most people define it as a sappy love
story that women will love and men will hate. Sometimes they make
good date movies depending on the content and at other times the
men hide in another room because they can't stand all of the romantic
talk and the "guy wants girl, girl shuns guy, guy aches for her, guy tries
to woo her, girl still ignores him, girl finally realizes he's the one, guy
gets girl, and all is well." Well, that is a general story line, but some
feel that all chick flicks are the same. The thing is, that's not true.

Let's look at 10 that have been rated as the top 10 chick flicks
that will make you cry:


1.Gone with the Wind – Of course this one is going to be number one.
Everyone is aware of this timeless classic of total girl power and love.


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2.Beaches – This one really takes one for a loop.
Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler make everyone want to
call up their best friend just to tell them they love them. The
storyline is compelling, the tale of two friends allows the viewer
to relate to the characters, and the commitment is just overwhelming.
The end gives you Goosebumps.

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3.Fried Green Tomatoes – This one is not a sappy love story
at all, but another movie about what constitutes true friendships.
There apparently is something about a woman and her best friend.
The story tells of two young friends and their trials as Cathy Bates
makes a new friend in the present.



4.Steel Magnolias – Everyone is aware of Steel Magnolias
because it was one of the greatest roles Julia Roberts ever took on.
It does contain a little bit of a love story, but it is about friends, family,
and their love for each other and how they will stand for each other.
Of course, the ending when Julia Roberts' character dies, the viewer
is stricken with tears.

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5.When Harry Met Sally – Now this one is a romantic comedy
that will bring tears to your eyes. See, the sappy love story didn't
make it until number 5, so not all chick flicks are "guy gets the girl"
movies. This movie is about friends of the opposite sex realizing
love exists.

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6.The Women – Here is another female bonding movie that shows
friendship at its finest with a circle of friends supporting each other.



7.Grey Gardens – This chick flick gives a strange look into a very
strange and very intense relationship between a mother and her
daughter.



8.Sabrina – Now this is a "girl wants the guy" movie and even has
Sabrina attempting suicide because she wants his love so bad.



9.The Valley of the Dolls – This movie has you captivated from
 the beginning. Patty Duke, Sharon Tate, and Barbara Parkins take
you on a journey of drugs, death, disease, and so much more.



10.Thelma and Louise – Of course this one can't be left out
with its tale of true female friendship. They love each other,
protect each other, and they even die together.

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It is not recommended that all of these movies be watched
back-to-back. If they are, a special trip to the store may result
in the purchase of a value pack of tissues to make it through.
Whether you are into "girl power," love stories, or
true friendship, the top 10 movies has all of that for you.


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If you were to buy DVDs to add to your collection,
be sure to get some that will appeal to the women
in your household.
Be romantic and get her something that will bring tears of joy.

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Decadent Pumpkin Soup
340 Words : Posted 10.17.08

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With Halloween once again around the corner,
it's now time to go all pumpkinesque and talk
about the many ways to make the most of the
famous orange vegetable...



Marcia Passos Duffy, our guest contributor
for today's post, goes a step further and
brings some decadence to the traditional
pumpkin soup.


Enjoy...


Loup Dargent





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Decadent
Pumpkin
Soup

Marcia Passos Duffy
www.TheHeartofNewEngland.com



Okay, this is not low fat or low carb or low sugar or
anything related to a "good" diet. BUT, it tastes
wonderfully rich!


And we all deserve that during the fall
and winter months.


2 tablespoons butter
½ cup chopped onion
6 cups chicken broth
3 cups pumpkin puree
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ cup brown sugar
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup dry red wine
Salt and pepper to taste
Nutmeg & sprig of parsley for garnish



Heat the butter in a heavy saucepan and sauté
the onion until it is soft.


Stir in the chicken broth, pumpkin,
sugar and spices.


Continue stirring and bring to a boil.


Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes,
stirring occasionally.


Add the cream and adjust seasonings to taste.


Add red wine and carefully bring the soup to a boil.


Serve immediately (or can be served cold).


Sprinkle with nutmeg and add a sprig
of parsley if desired to garnish.


Serves 6-8.



Would you like more pumpkin recipes?
Read "Recipes from the Pumpkin Patch" at
www.theheartofnewengland.com/food-Pumpkin-Patch-Recipes-Story


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About the author

Marcia Passos Duffy is the publisher of
The Heart of New England free online magazine
www.TheHeartofNewEngland.com.

Visit us today and subscribe to our free weekly ezine
for recipes, great giveaways, gardening tips & more!

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The One About The Other eBay
302 Words : Posted 09.15.08


"eBaying crowd turns ugly..."


Today the video-clip is a cool advert
from Wigix.com where we see eBay's
citizens revolting against the Queen
of Online Trading...


As a Frenchman, I had to love it, really.

That was like a weird (but fun) trip down
memory lane for me there...

[I was not born before the
French Revolution by the way!]


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"There is a new kid on the block in
the online buying and selling world...
And the name is Wigix.

Wigix is the new online marketplace
that's setting out to revolutionize online
trading, dethrone the mighty eBay, and
empower ordinary folks like us..."


Sounds good to me already. But, wait, there is more...



"Wigix is a new way to buy and sell online.
It's a socially-driven marketplace, where you
can communicate with like-minded collectors
and traders. Get a live pricing history for each
item and negotiate prices intelligently.


Members can become category experts or refer
friends and get rewarded for their help..."



More details are available in the video-clip,
but we've also added a few related links for good measure...



Enjoy!


Loup Dargent

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