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  • Avocado recipes Cemita sandwiches and strawberry cheesecake

    I love grocery shopping - something about viewing all those rows of fresh fruits and vegetables, and spying what's new in the take-home section. Lately, I've seen a real plethora of avocados, piled high and with that jewel-like green peel, and it reminds me of the amazing guacamole I once made in a Las Vegas cooking class, and how, years ago, I had enjoyed a delicious avocado and ...

  • The breakfast sandwich takes a tasty twist in a wrap

    Breakfast wraps are generally predictable - scrambled eggs, bacon or ham and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla. I was pleasantly surprised by a new spin on this morning starter at The Salad Bowl in Covent Garden Market in London, Ont. Owner Andrew Goddard uses organic hard boiled eggs, organic bacon and then adds spinach, red sweet pepper, cheese, green onion, tomatoes and a splash of two ...

  • Geeks Guide to the Galaxy | Penguin Bets Big That The 5th Wave Will Be the Next Hunger Games

    The Connective is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ...

  • The Schticky Is the Dark Knight Rises of Infomercials

    Screenshot: Schticky website When you're an insomniac freelance writer who works from home, you end up seeing a lot of infomercials, and eventually, those things will wear you down. No matter how skeptical you might start off, you will eventually get to a point where you'll start to wonder if there actually is somebody out there with a better way to fry eggs, chop tomatoes and make ...

  • Star Trek Into Darkness Updates Federation Fashion by Returning to the ’60s

    Star Trek first made its way to the big screen, its costume design has veered away from the classic color-coded uniforms in favor of experiments with red double-breasted uniforms and unfortunate flesh-colored jumpsuits. But for the 2009 J.J ...

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American Beauty

American Beauty

"American Beauty," the directorial debut of Sam Mendes, the Broadway director who recently staged Nicole Kidman in "The Blue Room," is a completely assured debut, a visually extravagant, entrancingly dark comedy about how people fall apart and build walls of angst between each oth ... ...

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  • Leeds NHS hospital trust to replace chief executive Maggie Boyle following childrens heart surgery row

    Maggie Boyle will leave Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) next month ahead of a management shake-up which follows fears over high mortality figures. Operations were temporarily suspended earlier this year after concerns were raised over death rates at the children's heart unit at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). Ms Boyle is not believed to have tendered her resignation. A trust ...

  • Expert round up co-operation between councils

    Caroline Cunningham, director of the County Councils Network, says we need to keep sharing good practice, information and innovation. Photograph: Picturegarden/Getty ...

  • What is wrong with L.A. sports teams

    Become a fan of CNNOpinionStay up to date on the latest opinion, analysis and conversations through social media. Join us at Facebook/CNNOpinion and follow us @CNNOpinion on Twitter. We welcome your ideas and comments. This joker -- I guess others out there, too -- gets a weird satisfaction out of ...

  • Sports Man-U boss Moyes to adopt a youthful transfer policy at his new club

    Adapted from Caught Offside:Man United boss David Moyes will look to lure Goodison Park starlet Ross Barkley to Old Trafford this summer as the incoming manager seeks to adopt a youthful transfer policy at his new ...

  • On the road Mazda6 2.2D Saloon Sport Nav Auto

    We're off to see my mum. "Navigate to Dorchester-on-Thames," I command, to test out the state-of-the-art, voice-activated satnav. "Navigate to the nearest mountain pass - is that correct?" the car says. What? No! Dorchester-on-Thames. I try again. "Navigate to the nearest government office?" Maybe Mum's village is too small. Let's try Oxford - surely ...

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