| Reports warn of mercury levels in tuna
Mercury concentrations in tuna steaks and sushi tuna are nearly twice as high as U.S. Food and Drug Administration estimates - and roughly at levels that the agency warns about in other fish, two new reports suggest. Oceana, an international organization trying to force grocery stores to post mercury warning signs, sampled tuna steaks from 23 stores and sushi from 24 restaurants around the United States in November. Tuna mercury levels averaged 0.68 parts per million in the stores and 0.86 parts per million in sushi restaurants, Oceana said Wednesday. The FDA estimates mercury levels of 0.73 in king mackerel, one of the fish the government thinks children and women of child-bearing age should not eat. Some of the highest mercury levels in tuna showed up in a St.
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The crowd went wild before the always classic George Clooney even set foot on the red carpet in a shawl collar tux by with bow tie. I have no idea who half of these people on the red carpet are and there's only an hour left. Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment | Categories: Fashion Children's boutique sale By Nedra Rhone | Friday, February 22, 2008, 12:34 PM The Atlanta Journal-Constitution .
ELI CASH’S SHOW IS ALL MONEY
Live area music shows really come into their own when the bands are on, the crowd is stoked and the electricity crackles through the air. On Nov. 17, the OneSixNine hosted one of those shows. The strange thing is that you never know as a listener, or as a musician, when shows like this will come together. Certainly, there was nothing in the air beforehand that portended anything of the sort. But to paraphrase an old sports line, that is why they play the shows. Performance volatility is common with up and coming bands. I mean, take a fancy band like Boston or Kansas or Loverboy and you know exactly what you're going to get on a nightly basis. But take some kids with a few loud amps and limitless dreams, and it can be feast or famine. .
Rubbery shoe from 1980s comes back as coolest thing for spring
Yes, it's true: Jelly sandals are in, and some of the top designers are taking them high fashion. You can spend $165 or $7.99 for the look. The jelly sandal is back – and this time it's not just the floppy rubber shoe in the bins at the 99 cents store. Luxury brands such as Givenchy, Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Fendi are all making jelly shoes for spring that cost vastly less than anything else they make – and yet, so much more than the jellies you ran around in through the '80s. Some of the top-dollar styles – such as the $165 Mod peep toe sandal from Givenchy – have great thick straps, which add an architectural element (a big trend in spring shoes). And the shiny rubber makes them look sleeker than your average jelly. Marc Jacobs is making his popular mouse flat in rubber for $160.
Where do we go from here?
Whenever I've taken part in a forum on the arts and entertainment scene in Chicago, the inevitable question pops up: What about the future? Answering that question is almost irresistible; answering it accurately is well nigh impossible.
As recently as 10 years ago, for example, who would have thought that the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, still to be built, would be up and running with a rich schedule of popular attractions; that the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus would be one of the prime attractions of the glorious new Millennium Park; that the Art Institute would be nearing completion of a modern wing that would increase its campus size by one-third; that the young actor-playwright Tracy Letts, yet to become a member of the Steppenwolf ensemble, would be author of the hottest new American play on Broadway; that the Loop's liveliest new arts group would be the Silk Road Theatre, a troupe dedicated to showcasing playwrights of Asian, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean background and operating out of the basement in The Chicago Temple; that Hubbard Street Dance Chicago would be collaborating in an annual program with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which, by the way, would be playing without a music director?
It's a pleasure to revel in the unpredictables that create so much of the excitement in the arts here, but that should never stop us from setting some solid goals for the future, to go boldly forth and make no little plans.
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