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PASSPORT Alaska Up Close THE GUIDE TO LUXURY TRAVEL & LIVING

CELEBRATIONS ISSUE 2013

Vancouver in 48 Hours The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance

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Celebrations Issue 2013

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Frederick J. C. von Stein TRAVEL EDITOR Janet E. von Stein FASHION & BEAUTY EDITOR Jill Campbell ARTS EDITOR Simon Bell

Alaska Up Close

Vancouver In 48 Hours

Greenwich Concours d’Elegance

Drink or Do Not There is No Whine

Story and photographs by Jan Von Stein

Story and photographs by Alex Parker

Classic Cars, Aircraft, and Classic America’s Cup 12-M Yachts

Many women are a little over-attached to wine

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FOOD EDITOR Skip Cunningham TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Richard Thornton

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Beauty & Health

Arts & Culture

Dining Out Guide

English Cricket

About Face

Museums, Books & Movies

Local Restaurants & Reviews

Word Games & Puzzles.

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Departments Article

PHOTOGRAPHERS Richard Baldwin, Erica Sloan, Francoise Ohayon

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FEATURE

Alaska Up Close

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FEATURE

Vancouver in 48 Hours

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FEATURE

Greenwich Concours d’Elegance

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BEAUTY & HEALTH

About Face

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BEAUTY & HEALTH

Beauty and the Beach

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BEAUTY & HEALTH

Essentials

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BEAUTY & HEALTH

Drink or Do Not - There is No Whine

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ARTS & CULTURE

Museums

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ARTS & CULTURE

Movie & Book Reviews

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DINING OUT GUIDE

Local Restaurant Listings & Reviews

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THE ENGLISH CRICKET

Word Games & Puzzles

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LIGHTEN UP

Humor

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Alaska Up Close by Jan von Stein

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or most people, coming to Alaska is the trip of a lifetime. Just the name conjures up visions of vast untouched, and incredible natural beauty. It is also a sanctuary for one of the earth’s largest profusion of wildlife. The sheer size of the state is immense – larger than the states of Texas, California, and Montana… combined. Driving into a city or town at the end of a long, empty road feels surreal because everything is, in a way, in the middle of nowhere; the fact that things have been built at all, often with heroic difficulty, makes even tiny cabins special. Alaska’s real draw and glory is the works of nature, so numerous and stupendous

as to make any list of “bests” a mere suggestion of where to start. Natural forces of vast scale are still shaping the land in their own way, inscribing a different story on each of an infinite number of unexpected places. Awe inspiring, the most memorable parts of a visit are unpredictable and often unexpected: a humpback whale leaping clear of the water, the face of a glacier releasing huge ice chunks, a bear feasting on salmon in a river. From areas of virtual perpetual sun (or darkness – depending on the time of year) to areas of virtual perpetual mist and fog, Alaska has it all and then some.

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Eagle being released

Denali National Park Visitor Center

Shaped by massive glaciers over millions of years, the temperate rainforest of Southeast Alaska (also known as the Alaska Panhandle) reveals wildlife-rich fjords and spectacular scenery. The Tongass National Forest—the largest in the US—is 16.8 million acres and constitutes the majority of area. Throughout history, the channels and waterways along Alaska’s Inside Passage have served as an important travel corridor for Native Tlingit, Tsimshian, and Haida peoples and gold-rush era steamships. Recognized in 1986 as a biosphere reserve, in 1992 the 3.3-million-acre Glacier Bay National Park earned its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here, 15,000-foot mountains rise straight out of the ocean and massive glaciers flow across the landscape, covering thousands of square miles. At different points in history, explorers John Muir, Joseph Whidbey, and Captain George Vancouver each discovered this unforgettable natural laboratory—today, receding glaciers reveal a landscape that has been covered with ice for tens of thousands of years. We planned our trip in late June, setting aside two weeks for traveling - one week on land followed by one week on water.

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Our first stop was Anchorage where, after landing, we rented a car, and then checked into the Anchorage Hilton for an overnight stay before setting out for Denali on the Alaskan Highway. We arrived at the hotel that evening, late, after the dining room closed, but had the good fortune of finding the hotel’s cafÊ still open, and eating a delicious bowl of clam chowder. Before we left that next morning, we stopped at the one of Anchorages largest supermarkets for snacks, water, and sandwiches to take along for our road trip. As we drove along the highway, the views of distant mountains were magnificent. At every turn on the road new and incredible vistas opened up with the occasional sighting of moose grazing on the side of the road. It was non-stop Kodak moments. Our first stop (other than those for taking pictures) was the McKinley Princess Lodge where we arrived just in time for dinner. The following day we spent most of our time on their large outdoor deck, which overlooks Denali, (also known as Mt McKinley) the highest mountain in North America. The base to peak rise is considered the largest of any mountain situated entirely above sea level. It was a fantastic sight. After having lunch there, they had a ranger show up to release a Bald Eagle they had found injured and had nursed back to health. It was a beautiful sight to see this huge majestic bird so close and then take o in the air. Wild and beautiful Alaska.

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Our next stop was the Princess Lodge next to Denali National Park about an hour and a half away. After getting settled in, we went out to explore the myriad tourist shops across the road (souvenirs, art, clothing, travel tours, jewelry, and food). While the enormous lodge had a huge two- story fireplace with many comfortable chairs and sofas, the individual rooms were contained in various out buildings not part of the lodge. Fortunately, they had room-darkening curtains on all the windows because here, the sun literally never really sets. At midnight, you would think its 2 o clock in the afternoon. The next day we set out for Denali National Park, about a 5-minute drive to where we boarded the bus which would take us into the heart of Denali. We booked accommodations at the Kantishna Roadside House. To say the park is enormous is an understatement. Just the entrance from the highway to the main Visitor reception/Information Center was a another short drive followed with a 95 mile dirt road into the middle of the park by bus as no cars are allowed beyond the first 15 miles of roadway. This is because they do not want the traffic, noise and pollution of a constant stream of vehicles disrupting the tranquility and wildlife of the area. Upon arriving to the main lodge of Kantishna, we checked in and were given our cabin number. The cabins, built from Alaskan white spruce logs, were cozy and comfortable, and the view of Denali seemed even closer and more incredible. Due to our remote location, there was no radio, television, cell phone service or Internet access at the cabins. During our next few days there, we hiked, went fishing, panned for gold, and even took a small plane trip over this enormous park for a better perspective. The sheer scale of Denali National Park is awe-inspiring and provides life-long memories. The first time I stood at the edge of Polychrome Pass, knew my life was changed forever. I had trouble processing the vision, the size of the valley before me added a new sense of scale and meaning I had never pondered or seen. My understanding of time has never quite been the same since. 24

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Alaska’s popularity as a cruise destination is due in most part to its natural splendor. The lack of roads between towns makes the waters of the Inside Passage the region’s de facto highway. Exploring Southeast Alaska on a small ship is an unrivaled experience, and your guarantee of an in-depth encounter with all its wonders.

Exterior of Saint Michael’s Church in Sitka.

Small ships allow you to see Alaska from sea level, without the kind of distractions you get aboard the big ships – no glitzy interiors, no big shows or loud music, no casinos, no spas although you can have a massage, and no crowds, as the largest of these ships carries only 76 passengers. You will, however, get informal and informative lectures and video presentations on Alaskan wildlife, history, and Native culture. You’re immersed in the 49th state from the minute you wake to the minute you fall asleep. You just won’t get any closer than on a small ship excursion. And your itinerary is flexible enough that the Captain can change course for a whale sighting or linger in a tidal inlet if bears are foraging on the beach. Interior of Saint Michaels Church in Sitka

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The 176-foot, 76- guest Wilderness Discoverer would be our home for the next seven days. Refurbished the previous year, she was in pristine shape. The lounge evokes the feel of a National Park Lodge or neighborhood pub and affords inside viewing of wildlife. Adventure and discovery are de rigueur aboard this vessel.

Boyd Didrickson with his “Polar Bear Mask”

Three accessible decks are fully equipped for comfort and action. Both public and private spaces are loaded with amenities. The sun deck has a sauna and fitness equipment; viewing is over-the-top from the bow and under-the-stars from two hot tubs on the observation deck and the EZ Dock launch platform on the main deck makes getting in the water a cinch. Onboard are kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, inflatable skiffs, hiking poles, yoga mats, hydrophone for listening below-surface, and a bow-mounted underwater camera pipes the action to the lounge and to your cabin TV. There are four cabin categories, but regardless of the level you select, all cabins have Memory foam mattresses, a flatscreen TV/DVD, and iPod docking station. All cabins have a view window (no portholes). But more than the amenities, once you step on board you’ll understand the “un-cruise” difference. It’s the casual nature, the attentive service, the fellowship, the extraordinary sense of place. It’s the knowledgeable expedition guides and superb team of engineers, mates, and hotel staff. It’s all these things and so much more. The flexible scheduling allows for maximizing your adventure and discovery experience. We were also very fortunate to have had Captain Jeff Karlbach at the helm. Captain Karlbach is a whale researcher and has a passion for all things whale. Our sea excursion began in Sitka, formerly New Archangel. With views of island-studded waters and stately spruce forests reaching to the water’s edge, Sitka is considered Alaska’s most beautiful seaside town. Settled for thousands of years, these ancient lands are home to the Tlingit Indians whose living culture is deeply rooted in this small seaside city.

Engraved walrus tusks by artist Boyd Didrickson.

As our plane approached Sitka after dark, the city twinkled magically below us. We arrived at the Westmark Hotel which was the meeting and pickup point for our cruise. Well rested, we set out early the next morning to see Sitka. One of the most interesting shops we came upon was that of Tlingit artist and subsistence hunter Boyd Didrickson. Boyd has lived in Sitka all his life. He knows native art and many, many things about the wild life used to make so much of the indigenous people’s art. As part of our cruise itinerary we were taken on a guided tour of Sitka’s historic sites and most notably St. Michael’s Cathedral. Built in a highly visible spot in the middle of a roundabout, St. Michael’s is a prime representation of 19th century Russian cultural influence in North America. The original church was built in 1844-48 when Sitka was the Seat of the Russian Orthodox Diocese and for 27

Group whales hunting and driving their prey to the surface where the whales just open their mouths to catch their food.

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Sunset from our boat.

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Hiking trail through the woods at Bartlett Cove

One of the many incredible types of wild flowers

well into the 20th century, it was the largest and most imposing religious edifice in Alaska.

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In 1966, the cathedral burned to the ground but was rebuilt 10 years later according to its original design, with modern fire-resistant materials. Many of the original art pieces, icons, and religious objects were saved or salvaged from the fire and are displayed inside the new structure. Wealthy Russians and Imperial government officials donated many of the art works on display. These include breathtakingly beautiful ikon screens dividing the nave and the chapels from the altars. Other ikons are hung on the walls and even more that once were displayed are now protected in five sealed cases. Now open to the public as a National Historic Landmark, Saint Michael’s remains an active church. At the conclusion of our tour our guide took us to the dock where our ship, the Inner Seas Wilderness Discovery, was anchored and our Captain and several members of the crew were waiting to personally welcome us aboard. As we walked up the gangplank each guest was photographed and our pictures with names were later hung at the entrance to the dining room allowing everyone to become quickly acquainted with one another. We found our cabin and were amazed by the spaciousness. There was ample room for storing our belongings as well as the four life jackets – two for each of us. There was a flat screen TV, a mini fridge and plenty of space below the queen sized bed to stow our luggage. After unpacking we all met in the lounge for champagne and hors d’oeuvres and a welcoming 31

Our skiff pushing away some of the larger ice flows surrounding our ship.

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introduction to the entire sta and crew. Then it was downstairs to the open seating dining room for a fabulous culinary experience. After dinner we enjoyed a slide show presentation on the Alaskan Inside Passage and our impromptu itinerary. Our activities director then asked passengers how they wanted to explore the waters on the following day when we would be in Peril Strait. We chose kayaking while a few braver souls opted to go snorkeling with the promise that the hot tub would be waiting when they returned while others chose to go in a motorized ski. Peril Strait runs 50 miles from Chatham Strait to Salisbury Sound. A very narrow connecting passageway called Sergius Narrows and an opening at Hoonah Sound scenically highlights this haven for small boats. This historic and wildlife-rich waterway is a great place to watch the shoreline for bears, the waters for otters and whales, and to look skyward for eagles. The passage narrows to only 300 feet in one spot (24 feet deep).

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Each morning before breakfast, Leah, our wellness specialist, conducted yoga on the sun deck - the ultimate Surya Namaskar (sun salutation). After a buffet style breakfast we donned our yellow kayaking life jackets and were launched from the EZ dock. We paddled toward the shoreline where the crystal clear waters revealed a multitude of sea life. Our knowledgeable and enthusiastic naturalist guide, Jackie, pointed out Red Sea Cucumbers, Sunflower Stars, Ochre Sea Stars, Lions Mane Jellies, Painted and Plumose Anemones, Opalescent and Hooded Nudibranch. The golf ball sized ornaments decorating the pine trees were in fact Bald Eagles.

A tiny island rookery provided a haven for a group of playful Steller Sea Lions. Rowdy and vociferous, these animals are always yelling each other.

On the third day we set anchor off Chichagof Island for an intertidal hiking excursion. We climbed waterfalls and navigated “boot sucking mud”. We marveled at the grand scenery and glacier-carved fjords. We spotted breaching salmon in a stream and Marbled Murrelet. But the most spectacular sightings today were of the Humpback Whales and Stellar Sea Lions. The captain stopped the engines. Our hearts raced as we watched the whales fluking. Cameras were clicking non-stop; everyone anxious to snap that perfect shot. In anticipation we waited for the sound of the blow. And then in unison an entire pod broke the water with mouths open – they seemed to say – welcome – come watch us play.

Today we headed for Marble Creek. We climbed steep inclines to a high bog where time seemed to have stood still. There were lovely dwarf dogwoods, bog orchids and water lilies. All the while we made sure to make enough noise to warn any bears in the area that we were coming - not wanting to surprise them. This isn’t Disney World.

The evening presentations provided equal doses of science and humor. We watched a video presentation on “Bears of Alaska” followed by “Monsters of the Sea”. On day four I awoke to the sound of the whale blow outside our cabin. I leapt out of my bed, grabbed my camera and rushed to open the door to the deck. There they were – fluking.

Later, that evening we were treated to another skiff excursion where we saw another rookery of Steller Sea Lions. There were so many of these barking sea lions on the rock – you could smell them even before you could fully make them out. As we approached the rookery, a playful sea

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lion chased behind our skiff and we were certain that he was trying to jump in with us. Not a good idea! They are huge. The coupe de grâce - for the next three days we would be able to remain inside Glacier National Park. All large ships must leave the park by evening and are only permitted one visit per cruise. We stopped at Bartlett Cove Visitor Center to pick up a Park Ranger who would provide interpretive information on Glacier Bay National Park. The first spectacular and dramatic sight was that of Margerie Glacier calving. Margerie Glacier is a 21-mile-long tidewater glacier. The history of the Margerie Glacier is integral to the history of Glacier Bay. In 1794, Glacier Bay was a wall of ice when Captain Vancouver was blocked in his explorations by a wall of 2 miles width and 4,000 feet thick. Eightyfive years later, when in 1879 John Muir had first visited that bay, this was 48 miles and had retreated by 44 miles. Now, it has retreated to 65 miles as a remnant of the old wall of the glacier system and has 16 major tidewater glaciers. The next morning we took the skiffs out and were fortunate to spot a brown bear with her two cubs a safe distance on the shore. We cut the engine and the bears continued to eat grass along the shore – wary of our presence they soon retreated into the woods. But we got our photos. Later the same day, we spotted a black bear. 35

Our ship, the Wilderness Explorer.

The small group passengers of our ship, the Wilderness Explorer, made for fast and close friends

The ultimate kayaking experience was kayaking below Lamplugh Glacier amidst a multitude of icebergs. Overwhelmingly intimidating, we were surrounded by the vastness of Alaska. What a rush! Reluctantly, we returned to the ship for lunch and then took a ski back to climb atop Lamplugh. Not an easy climb, but exhilarating to reach the top and look out. Our final evening came far too quickly. After the Captain’s Dinner we all convened in the lounge for a video presentation that had been prepared by the three guides showcasing all that we had seen and done in these short seven days. Three musically talented crewmembers had written a farewell song for us. We had all, passengers and crew, become such close friends in so short a time. This was a truly memorable and up close experience.

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ruly cosmopolitan, Vancouver is one of the most vibrant, progressive cities in the world and offers travelers both outstanding opportunities for outdoor adventure and the sophisticated amenities of a world-class city. Take advantage of the city’s oceanside location, with plenty of green space and many recreation opportunities in the mountains 20 minutes north of downtown. After a busy day, linger over a glass of BC wine and a locally inspired meal, or unwind at one of Vancouver’s unique spas. While this sea-level port city is known for its temperate climate, the surrounding snow-covered slopes are perfect for winter sports and breathtaking views of the city twinkling below. Vancouver is one of the few places in the world where it’s possible to ski in the morning and sail in the afternoon.

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Interior of Museum of Anthropology

Exterior of Museum of Anthropology

First 24 Hours Upon arrival at Vancouver International Airport grab a cab to your hotel. There are numerous excellent accommodations. We chose to stay at the beautiful landmark hotel – The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Located at the very heart of the city, steps from Robson Street shopping, the Art Gallery, incredible restaurants and attractions, this iconic hotel is a castle within the city. A great way to gain quick access to Vancouver’s top attractions is to purchase a See Vancouver Card offering free entry to over 40 top attractions for one all-inclusive price. www.seevancouvercard.com Of all the museums in Vancouver, there are two that stand out for their extensive collections of unique artworks from British Columbia: the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver and University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Museum of Anthropology (MOA) which is home to over 500,000 cultural artifacts, including an immense collection of British Columbia’s First Nations art and objects.

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Vancouver Art Gallery

The Vancouver Art Gallery is the largest art gallery in western Canada and one of downtown Vancouver’s most important landmarks. Through cutting-edge exhibitions, the Gallery features the work of leaders in the field of contemporary art and Vancouver’s own internationally renowned artists, including Jeff Wall, Robert Davidson, Stan Douglas, Rodney Graham, Gathie Falk, Roy Arden and Brian Jungen, serving as a portal for their remarkable achievements while furthering British Columbia’s artistic legacy. The Gallery also houses the magnificent works of significant historical artists, including the most extensive collection of Canada’s beloved Emily Carr. The permanent holdings number more than 10,000 artworks and rank among the most important collections in Canada. Have a meal or glass of wine on the Gallery Café’s rooftop patio-overlooking Robson Square to complete the perfect day. 750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC vanartgallery.bc.ca Museum of Anthropology

Though UBC’s Museum of Anthropology does house ethnographic and archaeological objects from around the world--including Africa and South America--it’s the focus on First Nations objects originating from the Northwest Coast of British Columbia that make this museum a must-see for both Vancouver locals and tourists alike. Designed by Arthur Erickson, the museum is also acclaimed for its spectacular architecture and unique setting on the cliffs of Point Grey.

In the Museum’s Great Hall, visitors will be amazed at the massive First Nation totem poles, canoes, and feast dishes, while other magnificent pieces, including jewelry, ceramics, carved boxes, and ceremonial masks, are displayed in additional galleries. One major highlight of the Museum’s First Nations collections is the iconic sculpture Raven and The First Men by the internationally famous B.C. First Nations artist Bill Reid; a picture of the Raven and The First Men sculpture appears on the back of every Canadian $20 bill! The UBC Museum of Anthropology is located on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus, at 6393 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver. moa.ubc.ca Nitobe Memorial Garden

A traditional Japanese Tea and Stroll garden located at the University of British Columbia, Nitobe Memorial Garden is considered to be one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America and among the top Japanese gardens outside of Japan. Included in the garden is a rare authentic Tea Garden with a ceremonial Tea House. Each tree, stone and shrub has been deliberately placed and is carefully maintained to reflect an idealized conception and symbolic representation of nature. There is harmony among natural forms - waterfalls, rivers, forests, islands and seas. A place of reflection, where each step reveals a new

Nitobe Memorial Garden

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Bill Reid’s famous carving “The Raven”

Scenic Vancouver at night.

harmony, the garden is designed to suggest a span of time - a day, a week or a lifetime - with a beginning, choice of paths, and ending. Although all who visit will appreciate it, it is highly recommended Nitobe visitors take advantage of tours. Visit in spring for the cherry blossoms, summer for the irises or autumn for the maples. The subtleties of Nitobe Memorial Garden can be enjoyed throughout the year, a reflecting pond with Koi, streams and waterfall, stone lanterns and the teahouse – all contribute to a unique and meaningful experience. 6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver. Botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/nitobe The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

Downtown Vancouver’s public gallery named after the acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid (1920 – 1990). The Gallery showcases the permanent collection of Bill Reid and changing exhibitions of contemporary Northwest Coast Art. Highlights include stunning gold and silver jewelry, monumental sculptures and a towering totem pole carved by James Hart of Haida Gwaii. 44

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View from Cable Tram going up Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain’s resident bear.

Second 24 Hours During the summer, head on down to Canada Place, a leisurely walk, where you can purchase a General Admission ticket to Grouse Mountain and the Capilano Suspension Bridge and take the free shuttle bus. There are additional shuttle pickup and drop-o locations at the Hyatt Regency, Blue Horizon and Westin Bayshore Hotels. From Downtown, take bus #246 or the Seabus from Waterfront Station to Lonsdale Quay. Then take bus #236. Grouse Mountain From sophisticated entertainment to unspoiled nature, Grouse Mountain is the pre-eminent all-in-one, four season destination with something for everyone. The wilderness paradise is located 15-minutes from downtown

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Eagle carving - One of many wood sculptures along the trail.

Vancouver, and the famous Grouse Mountain Skyride (North America’s largest aerial tram system) takes visitors on a one-mile aerial journey to the Alpine Station, 3,700 feet above sea level in a mere 8 minutes. You’ll dangle above the piney mountainside as breathtaking panoramic views of the city; sea and surrounding mountains unfold, culminating with a summit altitude of 4,100 feet. Once atop the mountain there are a variety of family-friendly entertainment shows like the Lumberjack Show where performers re-create early 1900s logging culture through a lumberjack face-off. The Birds in Motion Demo allows spectators to watch the fastest birds of prey in the world – falcons, eagles, owls and hawks – flying free at Blueberry Bowl. Let Grouse Mountain take your breath away while zip lining at top speeds across the peaks of Grouse Mountain and Dam Mountain. The

two-hour tour is open year-round. For those looking for the ultimate flying experience, First Flight Paragliding offers half-hour tandem flights launching from the Grouse Mountain Peak and landing in Cleveland Park for an elevation drop of 3,300 feet. The Screaming Eagle chairlift takes foot passengers to The Cut, a famous slope and the iconic vantage point of Metro Vancouver, and the surrounding regions. Get your camera ready! Stand in awe of 360-degree views as you come face to face with the future of responsible energy. Ride the elevator cab up to the observation platform of the revolutionary and inspiring The Eye of the Wind; the world’s first and only wind turbine that allows you to stand in a clear glass viewPOD at the top of the tower, three meters from its massive, rotating blades.

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Visit the Wildlife Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. The Refuge is principally comprised of a five-acre mountaintop habitat that is home to two orphaned Grizzly Bears, and a three-acre Timber Wolf habitat located at the base of the mountain. Enjoy alfresco dining at Altitudes Bistro. Sample distinctly British Columbian cuisine while overlooking the grandeur of the Lower Mainland. The menu includes great dishes for sharing such as the famous Grouse Mountain Nachos. grousemountain.com Capilano Suspension Bridge

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The Capilano Suspension Bridge is one of the greatest and most beautiful bridge adventures in Canada, possibly even the world! Located in the middle of the forest is the 70 meters (230 feet) high and 137 meters (450 feet) long cable suspension bridge, which gives you stunning panoramic views of the surrounding rainforest and the Capilano River running below. I wouldn’t suggest this to people who are terrified of heights! The bridge does tend to sway a bit when everyone is walking across the bridge. Once you’ve made it to the other side of the bridge, the forest gives you lots of opportunities to explore and play. The unique experience of the Treetops adventure was a great way to get a squirrel’s eye view of the area. The treetop adventure is comprised of many different bridges, which reach 30 meters (100 feet) above the forest floor at their highest peak. There are also really interesting and informative complimentary guided eco-walks to join. A new and daring attraction at the Capilano Suspension Bridge is the Cliffwalk, which opened last summer. The Cliffwalk juts out from the cliff face, is much thinner than the suspension bridge itself and has a glass floor in certain areas. If you like high places you will get an amazing view from there. It’s also a great photo opportunity! The rest of the attraction gives you the chance to learn more about the First Nation culture and history, with totem pole carving and the story centre and when you have finished exploring you can have a look in the gift shop before you head back to the city. www.capbridge.com

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View of the pond in Dr. Sun Yet-Sen’s Garden.

Chinatown Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, the first of its kind outside of China, is an authentic representation of an age – old garden tradition, which reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The Garden is characteristic of the private spaces within a Ming scholar’s residence. With its asymmetrical arrangement of rocks and plants, its winding paths and corridors, and the vistas that overlook its courtyards, the Garden emulates the rhythms of nature. Ming dynasty scholars, the elite of their time, lived and worked in their garden, sharing these enchanting spaces with friends and family of all ages. Like any home, a scholar’s garden was filled with energy, but also offered quiet moments for contemplation.

One of the many different types and styles of walkways throughout Dr, Sun Yat-Sen’s Garden.

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Passage through Dr. Sun Yat-Sen’s myriad of secret places.

are constructed with precise joinery and without the use of nails, screws or glue. Based on the principle of collaborative design, the Garden compliments the adjacent public park; enhancing the view in both places. The 45-minute guided tour is integral to enhancing your experience in the Garden. With the rich information provided by the tour, you will understand the history and significance behind each Garden element, such as roof tile, leak window, turtle-back rock, peng jing tree, and many more. After the tour sip a cup of steaming Chinese tea and savour the moment. For the architect, the botanist, the student of history, the lover of beauty, the Garden provides insights into the subtle wonders to be found within the walls of this living treasure. Chinatown is easily accessible by car or transit and is a pleasant walk from downtown Vancouver along the historic Silk Road route. 578 Carrall Street (near the corner of Carrall and Keefer). vancouverchinesegarden.com Gastown Gastown’s popular Water Street is alive with the taste of another era. Strolling down the cobbled sidewalk, we stumbled across a true find uniquely situated near the waterfront - Al Porto Ristorante. Specializing in seafood as well as traditional Italian cuisine including wood-fire pizza, the spacious 50

yet cozy dining room is as distinct as the cuisine that defines the rich flavour and culture of Italy. Candlelight and a warm welcome await you as

you cross through the iron-gate. 321 Water St. Vancouver B.C. alporto.ca An added perk if you visit Vancouver is US Border Preclearance facilities. The airport also made the list of top 10 airports in the world, rated at 8th in 2013.

Entrance to Chinatown

The 2013 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance: Classic Cars, Aircraft, and Classic America’s Cup 12-M Yachts by Lars Anders

Andy Rooney, the outspoken “60 Minutes” television commentator was a passionate “car guy.” Who would have guessed? He lived in Rowayton, Connecticut, and his station car was a 1966 Sunbeam Tiger, a class of car known at the time as a “hybrid.” Not the politically correct electric/gasoline hybrids of today; Rooney’s Sunbeam was Brit-built but was powered by a hot 289-hp American Ford V8. Such cars were called hybrids because they combined European coach work with American power trains, an amalgam of Yankee horsepower and sleek European curves. His Sunbeam was a light-weight two-seat sports car, painted, of course, in British Racing Green.

curvy and twisting suburban roads are simply paved-over cow paths from colonial times, but are hugely entertaining for sports car aficionados. If he had to leave for the train in the darkness at 5:15 AM, there’s little doubt that Rooney started his day with a smile, as he challenged the empty roads in his Tiger. Looking back some three decades later, he commented of his car, “I still own it, and it weakens my theory about gratification and desire, because I like having it today as much as I did the day I bought it.” He enjoyed talking about “blowing the doors off ” other cars on the road, and needling his friend, Harry Reasoner, who only owned a lowly Citroen.

Rooney’s work-day routine was to leave his house at 5:15 in the morning to catch the 5:30 AM train into Manhattan. Many of Connecticut’s

But Rooney’s car was a “station car”, which meant it sat outdoors at the station in all kinds of weather, and the weather and the years and the odd

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Flying Car” (as seen in 2009)

ding took their toll on the Tiger. During the last twenty years of his life, the car sat, unused, in the garage of his summer home, slowly subsiding to the damp and the wildlife that took shelter in the garage.

third - glance, baffling even knowledgeable collectors. Its smooth lines, lustrous red paint and Carrozzeria Ghia crest confirm its Italian heritage, but what, exactly, is it?

But there are resurrections, especially for collector-cars in barns, and Rooney’s daughter, Emily, out of respect for her father, and the good times she and her brother enjoyed as kids in the car, sent it to Whitehall Auto Restorations, in Massachusetts, for a full restoration. Now, after two years in rehab, it has emerged as good as the day it left the factory, and is probably in better condition, and will be unveiled for Rooney’s Connecticut friends and neighbors, and admirers from near and far at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance on June 1 and 2.

Selected as the Poster Car for the 2013 Greenwich Concours it is a 1955 Jaguar XK140MC, with a custom aluminum body by Ghia of Turin, Italy. The MC suffix signifies that the engine was upgraded to produce 20 more horsepower, for a total or 220 hp. It was built for Marge and Gower Champion, the Hollywood musical stars, who later sold it to fellow actor, Ricardo Montalban; it is currently owned by Greenwich-collector Michael Schudroff. Thanks to its hand-made aluminum body, the coupe is substantially lighter than a stock XK140. Its greenhouse has slender roof pillars and greater glass area for a bright and airy interior. The greatest owner satisfaction though, comes from the exclusivity and the stir it creates wherever it appears at a gathering of car enthusiasts.

An equally interesting car making an appearance at the Greenwich Concours this year is one that defies identification at first - or second or This 1966 Sunbeam Tiger, with a hot 289-hp Ford V8 engine, was the favorite ride of Andy Rooney, the famous “60 Minutes” TV commentator will be shown at the Greenwich Concours. Photo by Russ Rocknak/Mesh New England.

America II and Lionheart, the Greenwich-based ex-America’s Cup yachts will again be berthed by the Greenwich Concours and will offer two days of match racing. The association of classic cars and America’s Cup yachts is appropriate, for the yachts are truly classic, in the same sense that the cars are, being the finest craft that yacht designers, builders and sail makers could create, and conceived for the sole purpose of defending the America’s Cup during a series of challenges from sailors of other nations over a period of decades. The Greenwich Concours - considered one of the premier concours in the country - is unique. Since its founding in 1996 it has comprised two separate concours, back-to-back; Saturday’s Greenwich Concours Americana features American cars from the 1900’s to the present, while Sunday’s Greenwich Concours International is exclusively for imported sports, competition and touring cars, again from the 1900’s to the present. From the beginning there has been a Best-of-Show trophy for the

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2012 Greenwich Concours, Best of Show, European cars, a 1938 Horch Special Roadster, owned by Judge and Mrs. Joseph Cassini III. Photo by Gregg Merksamer

American cars, and a Best-of-Show for imported cars, with over a hundred classic cars and motorcycles on display each day. Additionally, Bonhams auction company will hold an auction of rare and important collector cars and automobilia on Sunday, June 2. The cars offered will be on display for the day prior to the sale and open to prospective bidders and the public. Automobile Magazine is the Title Sponsor of the Greenwich Concours. Renowned radio host Bob Long, will be broadcasting live from the Concours for two hours each day. AmeriCares, the respected international relief organization, ranked best by Money magazine, is the charitable beneficiary. In addition to classic Duesenbergs, Pierce-Arrows, Packards, Auburn Speedsters, 16-cylinder Cadillacs, Mercedes 300SL gullwings, and the popular post-war American muscle cars, spectators can also check out the very latest offerings from the Concours’ sponsor companies in a relaxed no-pressure setting. The new-car offerings of BMW, Cadillac, Corvette, Hyundai, Lexus, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz and other sponsor companies will be on display for viewing by show attendees, plus Chubb Personal Insurance has all the answers for insuring collector cars.

$30 per day, or $45 for a two-day pass, and children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. Parking is free, and food service is available on site. The dates for 2013 are June 1 and 2, rain or shine. The ease of getting to the Concours also contributes to its popularity, for it’s immediately off Exit 3 of I-95, and within a block of the Metro North train station with express service from New York and Boston. And, within walking distance, is Greenwich Avenue - the Rodeo Drive of the East - with all of its many restaurants, antique shops, luxury stores, and numerous boutiques. Hotels, ranging from the modest to ultra-luxe, are also close by, with the Delamar, the host hotel, right at the Concours site. The Concours web site, www.greenwichconcours.com includes a map, driving directions, and contact information. No wonder the North American edition of 1000 Places To See Before You Die lists the Greenwich Concours as one of those places!

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A great attraction of the Greenwich Concours is the stunning beauty of its waterfront site, Roger Sherman Baldwin Park - a verdant peninsula at the head of Greenwich Harbor - which affords cooling sea breezes and a delightful water-side setting for alfresco lunches. The Greenwich Concours Americana and the Concours International are open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. The admission is 53

DRIVING DIRECTIONS From New England: Take I-95 south to exit 3 – Arch Street. Turn left at the bottom of exit ramp for show field; either left or right for parking areas. From New Jersey: Tappan Zee Bridge onto Route 287 east, to I-95 north, to Exit 3 – Arch Street, in Greenwich. F ro m G e o rg e Wa s h i n g t o n Bridge, go directly on to I-95 north, to Connecticut; get off at Exit 3 – Arch Street, in Greenwich, Turn right at bottom of exit ramp for show field; either left or right for parking areas.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS From New England:

Take I-95 south to exit 3 – Arch Street. Turn left From Long Island: at the bottom of exit ramp for show Throgs Neck Bridge, onto I-95 n o r t hfield; , to Connecticut; get off at Exit 3 – Arch Street, either left or right for parking areas. in Greenwich. PARKING From New Jersey:

•Tappan Zee Bridge onto Route 287 east, to I-95 to Exit 3 – Arch Street, in Greenwich. • •north, From George Washington Bridge, go •directly on to I-95 north, to Connecticut; get 1 Pa r k i n g i n s t r e e t - l e v e l o f m u l t i s t o r y parking garage of Greenwich Plaza buildings. 2 through 13 Parking in open parking lots throughout town.

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off at Exit 3 – Arch Street, in Greenwich, Turn right at bottom of exit ramp for show field; either left or right for parking areas.

There is also on-street parking wherever permitted by posted signs. Museum Drive, Green-wich Avenue, and Steamboat Road have allowable street parking for cars.

From Long Island: Throgs Neck Bridge, onto I-95 north, to Connecticut; get off at Exit 3 – Arch Street, in Greenwich.

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Drink or Do Not - There is No Whine By Barbara Mendez, RPh, MS

“Wine is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy…” ~ Benjamin Franklin In a recent Page Six blurb, Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb were “outed” for drinking a glass of wine at lunch within a week of taking on a “no-drinking challenge” hosted by Ladies Home Journal. I don’t know if it was particularly newsworthy or that anyone really cared, but I certainly noticed it. Not because I’m the wine police, nor because I am a fan of their show, but because this is something I see often in my practice and have experienced at times in my own life: many women (in particular) are a little over-attached to wine. Men tend to have different crutches. I did not say all women all the time and there are certainly those that sit across my desk that enjoy a glass of wine on occasion and for whom it is not a habit. But a large percentage of the women I talk to, want or feel they need a glass of wine at the end of their day to unwind and relax. Sometimes two. On really rough days…? They underreport. I’ve been there. Wine has been a part of my life too and was my consolation during the roughest days of my divorce. I have eaten, celebrated, cried, communed, laughed and shared some of the most intense conversations of my life over a glass of wine. Okay, a bottle of wine. Looking back, those conversations probably devolved into dribble as we neared the bottom of the bottle, but wine has been a part of some of my best and worst days. From the ceremony of opening the bottle, choosing the right 62

glass for red or white, pouring, swirling and sipping, there is not a facet of wine I don’t love. Oh, except one. It makes me fat. And I’m not alone. There is a price to be paid for loving and drinking wine regularly, and the cost often lands on your thighs. In my practice, I work with many women in particular who struggle with every morsel they eat yet end their nights with a glass or two of wine and can’t understand why they are not losing weight. There is a lot of resistance to the suggestion that the wine is part of the problem. While they intuitively know what I am saying is true, they resist that reality because of an attachment to the feeling that wine provides. My job is to help them see what lies on the flip side and come up with a manageable plan that allows them to enjoy some alcohol without it sabotaging their every effort to get slim and healthy. Initially, I get a lot of pushback and it can take some time to get them to make changes around this habit, but when they do, the results are seemingly miraculous. I learned this firsthand when in 2001 I decided to become a Yoga teacher and signed up for a 9-month certification program that immersed me in the teachings and practice of this ancient art. I became so engrossed in the process that shortly after beginning I made a radical decision. I de-

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cided to stop drinking for one year. At the time I was married to a man that worked in the restaurant business and our recreation was dining out which we did up to four nights a week and all of those meals included on average two glasses of wine, so this felt radical indeed. Despite this, the day after my next birthday I stopped drinking alcohol entirely for one year. While I still enjoyed lovely high-end meals, traveled, hung out with my friends and even participated in happy hour, I did not drink. And what transpired was nothing short of amazing. After having struggled with my weight all my life, being mindful of everything I ate, I found that the key was really in being aware of everything I drank. There was little change in the first three months, but almost immediately after that my weight plummeted. There were moments that I thought that I must be sick with some sort of awful disease because I simply could not keep weight on despite the fact I was giving myself way more leeway on the foods I was eating. I felt great, had more energy and stamina, focus and clarity than ever so I knew I wasn’t sick yet I was thinner than I had ever been in my life. It was awesome. Looking back, I still regard that as one of the best years of my life. If you feel like you are doing all the right things yet can’t keep your weight inside a range that feels comfortable for you, I encourage you to look at your alcohol consumption and determine if it is serving you or hindering you. If you find that perhaps some change is in order, then you need to come up with a plan. The solution is different for each person. Some decide to limit alcohol to weekends only. Others limit the quantity per evening. Others stop all together and then there are those that change nothing, continuing the battle with food while the answer sits at the bottom of every glass. Me? My personal solution is that I enjoy

alcohol only when I travel. That might sound restrictive, but I travel four to six times a year, so it’s really not. And because I drink infrequently, one glass of wine is often enough. I can enjoy all the elements of wine that I love and still wake up feeling great the next day. Best of all, I don’t have to micromanage every bit of food I eat. I think Benjamin Franklin was right on in his above quote and I am all for the things in life that provide pleasure. Whether it is from great food, good wine, travel, leisure or romantic pursuits, anything that offers joy and comfort in this otherwise crazy world are all great in my book. But if it gets in the way of your personal goals and your day-to-day happiness, then it must be looked at with a discerning eye. Just as you wouldn’t stay in a toxic relationship with a partner, lest it undermine your relationship with yourself, substances that take you away from your center and turn you away from your personal best need to be examined in order to best understand their role in your future. However you decide to do this, remember that change requires practice. And while you may not be successful straight out of the gate, that is no reason not to keep trying. Every day is another opportunity to create the lifestyle and body you want. All you need is the inspiration and motivation to do it. And what I can tell you for sure is that the inspiration that comes from embracing a lifestyle that delivers vibrant health and vitality far surpasses the immediate yet often remorseful pleasure of wine. By like 100%. I Promise. Barbara Mendez is a registered pharmacist and nutritional consultant in private practice in New York City. For more information on Barbara, please go to her website at www.barbaramendeznutrition.com. Barbara is available for corporate lectures.

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Rose Day presented by the Garden Club or Irvington from 10-2. Light refreshments and live music in the garden. FREE 2nd: 2 pm Carriage House/Welcome Center. The Lehman Brothers of Tarrytown. The fabulously rich investment banking family, the Lehman Brothers, bought three properties immediately north of Lyndhurst. Lecturer Paul Barrett discusses the Lehman’s, their historic homes and gardens and their involvement in the local Jewish community. Barrett will focus on the property immediately north of Lyndhurst where many of the garden structures remain extant. 2nd: 3:30 pm. Carriage House/Welcome Center. Untermyer and His Persian garden. The Untermyer garden in Yonkers was at one time the largest public garden in the world. Steve Byrns, Chairman of the Untermyer Garden Conservancy provides an extensive slide show. July: Mondays: open for tours from 10-4 14th: Concert (Copland House) Thursdays evenings join us for the Sunset Jazz Series 11, 18, 25, continuing through August 21st: Lecture: Peter Watson on AJ Davis. Carriage House Welcome Center August: Mondays: open for tours Thursdays (1, 8, 15, 22, 29): Sunset Jazz 18th: Lecture (Catherine Anders)

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The Weight Loss Cure That They Don’t Want You To Know About What is the weight loss cure that they don’t want you to know about?

The HCG diet is a highly respected one that has been around for about 60 years, and it has been proven to work very effectively. It may be a diet that is very restrictive and which doesn’t allow you to eat very much, but that’s the reason that it’s so effective. The combination of the very low calorie diet and the injections of HCG are the solution to your weight loss problems, so it’s worth considering the HCG diet if you’re serious about losing the undesirable pounds you may have around your waist, belly, arms, and chest. HCG is a powerful hormone that is naturally found in the human body, a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin. The hormone is produced by women’s bodies when they become pregnant, and the purpose of the hormone is to promote healthy absorption and distribution of the food that is eaten. The woman has to eat for two, so the hormone ensures that the food that she is eating is properly distributed between her body and the baby growing inside it. The interesting thing about the HCG Diet is that it can actually promote fat burning. A pregnant mother needs lots of energy, both for her tasks and for the baby growing. If the food she eats does not give her enough energy, the HCG ensures that her fat stores can be turned into energy. The body will tap into the various stores of fat it has accumulated over the years, and it will burn the fat in order to have energy to keep working and providing a conducive environment for the little one to grow. Thanks to the hormone, the woman’s body will always have enough energy. When you follow the HCG diet plan, the HCG hormones will keep the fat burning – even when your body would normally shut down and go into starvation mode. Eating very little will always cause your body to shut down, but the fact that there’s HCG in your body signals to your brain that you are “pregnant”. Your brain has no choice but to keep providing your apparently pregnant body with energy, and it gets that energy from the fat it has stored. The HCG injections also reset your hypothalamus gland. This is the gland that is responsible for handling fat distribution and storage, and those that are overweight tend to have slow-functioning hypothalamus glands. Their gland is unable to distribute the fat properly, and it will store more fat than it should. The HCG injections prevent the hypothalamus from going into lock-down mode when you are eating very few calories – guaranteeing that you will continue to lose weight despite your very low calorie HCG diet. HCG Diet: VLCD and its effects

A very low calorie diet is any diet that permits you to eat fewer than 1000 calories. The human body needs at least 1500 calories or so to function properly, and a consistent lack in your food consumption will almost guarantee that your body shuts down and hangs on to all of the nutrients

and fat that it has. If you are going to lose weight, you have to cut down your calorie intake. The quandary lies in the balance between reducing calorie intake and reducing it too much. When you try a very low calorie diet without the HCG, your body will almost instantly go into starvation mode. It will hang on to all of the nutrients that it gets, the water and fat that it has stored, and all of the calories that you consume in a day. It’s actually more likely that you end up gaining weight as a result of the VLCD on its own, as the body just is not equipped to handle a diet without enough calories. However, when you pair this very low calorie diet, like the HCG Diet, with the HCG injections, your hypothalamus has to tap into your body’s fat stores just to provide you with enough power to function. This means that it will have to start burning fat, simply because you are not giving your body enough energy in the form of calories. The injections ensure that your body does not go into starvation mode, which guarantees fat loss via the HCG diet. HCG Diet: Will it Really Work?

Many people look at the HCG diet and wonder, “Will it really work?” Well, doctors around the country will agree that it does work, but there are two things that you absolutely must do to make the HCG Diet effective: Follow the VLCD – If you don’t follow the very low calorie diet, you will end up putting more calories into your body than you should. You will actually end up gaining weight, as the HCG injections won’t do anything. The injections will only work if you follow a diet that is very low in calories – about 500 calories per day. It’s going to be tough to eat this little every day, but it’s worth it if you are serious about weight loss. Get HCG injections – Don’t be fooled by the many sprays, pills, and liquid drops of HCG that are on the market. They will have some effect, but it’s the HCG injections that will really do the trick and make the HCG diet work. The HCG hormone is produced in laboratories, and the injections are controlled by the U.S. Government. You can only get the injections by visiting a doctor, who will inject you with the HCG every day. Not only will it be more effective to get the injections, but it will be much easier to administer the HCG every day. The diet has become very popular at Obecano because they have a 100% success rate. Dieters have proven to lose weight and maintain it afterwards. Dr. Dziedzic will manage your progress with weekly appointments. After the diet, you will continue to see her to ensure you keep the weight off and remain healthy. In addition, it teaches you to eat well even after the diet. Obecano | 320 Manville Rd. | Pleasantville, NY 10570 | 914-769-0400

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NEW YORK CITY American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th St. AMNH.org (Daily 10am – 5:45pm) Frogs: A Chorus of Colors May 18 – Jan. 5, 2014 Explore the rich diversity of frogs and learn about their evolution, biology, and the threats they face in the world’s changing environments in this popular exhibition. IMAX Flight of the Butterflies takes viewers on the epic 3,000-mile journey traveled every fall by half a billion monarch butterflies. This migration, which begins in Canada and continues through the United States to Mexico, is the longest and most amazing insect migration on Earth. The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Bklyn. 718.638.5000 The Mummy Chamber On view are the mummy of the priest Thothirdes; the mummy of Hor, encased in an elaborately painted cartonnage; and a nearly 25-foot-long Book of the Dead scroll. The Cloisters – The Metropolitan Museum of Art 99 Margaret Corbin Dr. Fort Tryon Park metmuseum.org/cloisters 212-923-3700 Tue-Sun 9:30 – 5:15pm Search for the Unicorn – An Exhibition in Honor of The Cloisters 75th Anniversary May 14 – Aug. 18, 2013. The Unicorn Tapestries are the Cloister’s best-known masterpieces, yet, seventy-five years their history and meaning remain elusive. They have been seen both as complicated metaphors for Christ and as emblems of matrimony, and they are beloved as quaint indications of medieval notions about the natural world. The Frick Collection 17 E. 70th St. Tue-Sat 10-6;Sun 11-5. frick.org Precision and Splendor: Clocks and Watches at The Frick Collection thru Feb. 2, 2014. The Frick Collection has one of the most important public collections of European timepieces in the United States, much of it acquired through the 1999 bequest of the New York collector Winthrop Kellogg Edey. This extraordinary gift of 38 watches and clocks dating from the Renaissance to the early nineteenth century covers the art of horology in France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. Tue-Thu, Sun 9:30-5:30, Fri-Sat 9:30-9 metmuseum.org Italian Renaissance and Baroque Bronze Sculpture from the Robert Lehman Collection - May 21 – Nov. 17, 2013. In celebration of the recently published catalogue of Robert Lehman’s collection of European sculpture and metalwork, this exhibition presents a selection of Italian bronze sculpture of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, displayed as a group for the first time. Featuring bronze casts after models created by masters such as Severo da Ravenna and Desiderio da Firenze, this selection includes independent figural statuettes as well as functional objects created in key centers of Italian bronze production, in particular Padua and Venice.

The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Av. at 36th St. Tue-Thu. 10:30-5, Fri.10:30-9,Sat 10-6 Sun 11-6 themorgan.org. Illuminating Faith: The Eucharist in Medieval Life and Art May 17 – Sept. 2, 2013. When Christ changed bread and wine into his body and blood at the Last Supper, he instituted the Eucharist and established the central act of Christian worship. For medieval Christians, the Eucharist (the sacrament of Communion) was not only at the heart of the Mass—but its presence and symbolism also wielded enormous influence over cultural and civic life. Featuring more than sixty-five exquisitely illuminated manuscripts, Illuminating Faith offers glimpses into medieval culture, and explores the ways in which artists of the period depicted the celebration of the sacrament and its powerful hold on society. Old Masters, Newly Acquired – May 31 – Aug. 11, 2013explores the recent growth of the Morgan’s collection of drawings made before 1900. The exhibition showcases more than a hundred drawings, including major gifts from such notable collectors as former Morgan Director Charles Ryskamp, Trustees Eugene V. Thaw and Brooke Astor, and long-standing supporter Joseph McCrindle Museum of Modern Art 11 W. 53rd St. Sat –Mon, Wed-Thu10:30-5:30 Fri 10:30-8 Moma.org Claes Oldenburg: The Street and The Store; Claes Oldenburg: Mouse Museum/Ray Gun Wing April 14 – Aug. 5, 2013. Oldenburg’s audacious, witty, and profound depictions of everyday objects have earned him a reputation as one of the most important artists of the 20th century. New York Botanical Garden 2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx 718.817.8700 nybg.org Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World, Featuring The Italian Renaissance Garden May 18 – Sept. 8, 2013 Discover how cultures around the world rely on plants for everything--from food and medicine to cosmetics--through a stunning re-creation of Europe’s first botanical garden in Padua and surprising displays of healing plants featuring research by several NYBG experts. Explore a fascinating presentation of rare books and manuscripts known as herbals, as well as engaging science adventures for kids, and much more. Four Seasons May 18 – Oct. 27, 2013 in the Conservatory Courtyard, is an installation of four sculptures, each standing more than 15 feet high--Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter--by contemporary American artist and filmmaker Philip Haas. Edible Academy Family Garden Picnic June 10, 2013. Join culinary master Mario batali for a delightful family picnic at NYBG. New York Historical Society 170 Central Park West 212.873.3400 nyhistory.org Tue.-Thur. Sat. 10 -6; Fri. 10-8; Sun. 11-5. From Colony to Nation: 200 Years of American Painting at the New York Historical Society. June 7 – Sept 8, 2013. This exhibition of American art, drawn from the NYHS venerable collections, presents a chronological and thematic survey of masterworks ranging in date from 1720 to 1917. Included are Colonial, Federal, and Gilded Age portraits; Hudson Rier School landscapes, marine and maritime paintings, with a focus on works inspired by the War of 1812; and genre, history, and narrative subjects.

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ARTS & CULTURE The Queens Museum of Art Flushing Meadows Corona Park 49th Av. at 111th St. Queens 718.592.9700 queensmuseum.org Situated in one of the few major structures remaining from the 1939 and 1964 NY World’s Fairs, the museum presents 20th century and contemporary art exhibitions, including a permanent collection of Tiffany art glass. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street) guggenheim.org JAMES TURRELL June 21–Sept 25, 2013 James Turrell’s first exhibition in a New York museum since 1980 focuses on the artist’s groundbreaking explorations of perception, light, color, and space, with a special focus on the role of site-specificity in his practice. At its core is Aten Reign (2013), a major new project that recasts the Guggenheim rotunda as an enormous volume filled with shifting artificial and natural light. Wave Hill W. 249th St. & Independence Ave. Bronx wavehill.org Oct 15–Apr 14: 9-4:30 Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades. Target’s generous sponsorship makes it possible for Wave Hill to offer FREE admission to the grounds. Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Av. Wed/Th/Sat/Sun 11-6; Fri 1-9 whitney.org Stewart Uoo and Jana Euler: Outside Inside Sensibility May 10 2013 – Uoo and Euler are emblematic of an emerging group of artists whose work interrogates how the social, technological, cultural forces at work today shape the contemporary “self.” Hopper Drawing May 23 – Oct. 6, 2013 is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the drawings and creative process of Edward Hopper (1882 – 1967.

LONG ISLAND Nassau County Museum of Art One Museum Dr. Roslyn Harbor Tue-Sun 11-4:30 nassaumuseum.org Alex Katz: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art June 29 – Oct. 13, 2013 Alex Katz (b. 1927) is one of the most important American artists alive today. This exhibition begins chronologically with lesser-known landscapes and collages from early in Katz’s career. Katz would retain the flat solid colors from his collages as he developed his hallmark paintings from the 1960s and beyond - enormous, brilliantly colored portraits of his family and friends

WESTCHESTER & UPSTATE NEW YORK Caramoor 149 Girdle Ridge Rd. Katonah 914.232.5035 Caramoor.org On Saturday, June 22, Caramoor opens its 68th season with a revival of the Broadway classic She Loves Me, written by composer/lyricist team, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof); book by Joe Masteroff (Cabaret). First staged on Broadway 50 years ago, this delightful romantic comedy derives from the same story that inspired two memorable movies, The Shop Around the Corner and You’ve Got Mail. Caramoor’s semi-staged production will star critically-acclaimed actress Alexandra Silber, Drama Desk Award-winner Santino Fontana, Tony® Award-winner John Cullum, and Drama Desk Award-winner Montego Glover. One of the most beautiful scores in American theater will be performed by The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, conducted by Tony® Award-winner Ted Sperling, who will also direct the performance. Experience the glamour and excitement of Broadway at Caramoor. Tickets: $15.00, $21.00 $36.00, $51.00, $66.00, $85.00 Opening Night Gala and Concert She Loves Me Celebrate Opening Night of the summer season at the Red Ball Gala. Ticket includes preshow cocktail reception and dinner, premium seating at She Loves Me, and the After Dark party with dessert, live music and dancing. Tickets begin at $600. For reservations, please email events@caramoor.org or call (914) 232-1492. 68

Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Avenue Yonkers 914.963.4550 hrm.org Federico Uribe: Fantasy River June 1 – Aug. 4, 2013. In a summertime extravaganza, the Hudson River Museum presents a dramatic new 3-dimensional landscape – inspired by the dreams artist Federico Uribe, acclaimed for his fascinating transformations of everyday objects into art. Witness how he creates sculptures, which are not “sculpted” but, instead, constructed and woven in ways, curious and unpredictable, intricate and compulsive. Jacob Burns Film Center Theatre|Media Lab 364 Manville Rd. Pleasantville 914.747.5555 burnsfilmcenter.org The JBFC Theater houses three screens and is open to the public 365 days a year. Exhibitions include first-run independent features, previews, classic films, and documentaries from around the world. See website for calendar. Katonah Museum of Art Route 22 at Jay St. Katonah 914.232.9555 katonahmuseum.org Remix: Selections from the International Collage Center June 30 – Oct. 13, 2013. Remix weaves the narrative of collage through the history of modern and contemporary art. Coined in the early 20th century from the French word coller, meaning to glue or stick, the term “collage” originally described a revolutionary method of art-making. Lyndhurst 635 South Broadway Tarrytown, NY 914.631.4481 Weekend tours 10 am-5pm. Lyndhurst, a National Historic Landmark site, offers several one-of-a kind backdrops for your next gathering. Mark an occasion by inviting guests to feast in the original 1865 dining room. Be one of the first, outside the Gould family, to have a wedding inside the mansion. Use the 1865 Carriage House as a venue for a corporate retreat or family gathering. The possibilities are endless. Contact Christine Plazas, 914.631.4481. x 43226 Neuberger Museum Purchase College SUNY 735 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, NY 10577 Pre-Columbian Remix: The Art of Enrique Chagoya, Demián Flores, Rubén Ortiz-Torres, and Nadín Ospina April 28 – July 14, 2013. In most Latin American countries the very idea of pre-Columbian heritage has been a strategy to reinforce national unity. The exhibition Pre-Columbian Remix focuses on the work of four leading Latin American artists who challenge this trend. By fusing ancient Aztec, Mayan, or Incan art forms with pop-culture imagery in an ironic and often humorous manner, they address present concerns relating to universal themes of corruption and globalization. Historic Hudson Valley 639 Bedford Rd. Pocantico Hills, NY Hudsonvalley.org Kykuit For architecture, remarkable gardens, art, history, and spectacular scenery, this former Rockefeller estate is simply amazing. Closed Tuesdays. Philipsburg Manor Wander along a picturesque woodland path and enter the year 1750. Sunnyside A visit to Sunnyside is an enchanted adventure in a romantic landscape and a much-loved riverside home that has been charming visitors for generations. Van Cortlandt Manor Explore the stone manor house and brick ferry house, wander through the heritage gardens, and stroll down a quiet country road along the Croton River.

CONNECTICUT The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 258 Main Street Ridgefield aldrichart.org Tue - Sun 12 - 5 pm Legacy: Photographs from the Emily Fisher Landau Collection June 8 – Sept. 2, 2013. This focused exhibition is an iteration of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection, which showcased an historic collection of works—diverse in media—promised to the institution by their long-time supporter.

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Caramoor is a place for Chamber, Classical, Opera, Broadway, Jazz and American Roots Music. Also picnics, nature and art. See our website for all concerts and activities! 23 Broadway Comes to Caramoor: June 22/23 She Loves Me June 27 The Intimate Verdi Angela Meade, soprano June 29 American Roots Music Festival / The Del McCoury Band July 6 Verdi’s Les vêpres siciliennes Angela Meade, soprano July 7 Brooklyn Rider July 13 Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell Special Guest: The Devil Makes Three July 14 Symphonic Spectacular: Yefim Bronfman / Peter Oundjian / Orchestra of St. Luke’s July 20 Verdi’s Don Carlos July 26/27/28 Caramoor Jazz Festival Luciana Souza / Delfeayo Marsalis presents the Uptown Jazz Orchestra / Vijay Iyer / Mingus Big Band / more August 2 Suzanne Vega August 3 Audra McDonald

Tickets & Info caramoor.org / 914.232.1252 / Katonah, NY

ARTS & CULTURE Bruce Museum of Arts and Science 1 Museum Dr. Greenwich 203 869 0376 brucemuseum.org Dürer, Rembrandt & Whistler: Prints from the Collection of Dr. Dorrance T. Kelly June 15 Aug. 18, 2013. One of the most distinguished local collections of prints has been assembled by Dr. Dorrance T. Kelly. While his collection has been comprised primarily of American twentieth-century prints and prints by John James Audubon, in recent years he has also collected Old Master and nineteenth-century works extensively The Maritime Aquarium 10 North Water St. Norwalk 203.852.0700 maritimeaquarium.org Africa: From the Desert to the Sea – See amazing fish from the Nile River, Red Sea, and lakes of Africa’s Great Rift Valley in this exhibit featuring some of the lesser-known but equally fascinating aquatic animals from the African continent. Meerkats – “They’re so cuuuuute!” Meet a family of meerkats, one of Africa’s most entertaining species.

Princeton University Art Museum Nassau St. Princeton 609.258.3788 princetonartmuseum.org New Acquisition: La Psyché (My Studio) Although the reputation of the Belgian-born artist Alfred Stevens (1823–1906), a Parisian by adoption, does not compare to the renown of his friends Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, and Degas, Stevens’s early contributions to progressive French art of the mid-nineteenth century were so significant that he continues to attract new appreciation. Recently his painting La Psyché (My Studio), of around 1870, entered the Museum’s collection. It exemplifies the style and subject matter that ensured the artist’s fame in his lifetime, particularly during the Second Empire (1852– 1870); one of several pictures of his studio, its many details repay close looking. The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum 71 Hamilton St. New Brunswick 732.932.7237 zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu Striking Resemblance: The Changing Art of Portraiture thru July 13, 2013. Striking Resemblance explores portraiture in painting, photography, sculpture, print media, film, and video from about 1800 to the present.

Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel St. New Haven 203.432.2800 ycba.yale.edu Art in Focus: St. Ives Abstraction April 12 – Sept. 29, 2013. Curated by Yale undergraduate students, this exhibition explores the work of artists living in St Ives, Cornwall, during the twentieth century. With its striking coastal landscape, St Ives inspired and influenced the artists who visited and made it their home. These artists played a key role in defining British abstraction and landscape painting in the mid-twentieth century. Despite their remote place of residence, the artists maintained and cultivated links with international artistic networks. Yale University Art Gallery 1111 Chapel St. New Haven 203.432.0600 artgallery.yale.edu On December 12, 2012, the Yale University Art Gallery celebrates the grand opening of the renovated and expanded museum. This important initiative, which has been accompanied by parallel growth in the museum’s holdings, has enabled the Gallery not only to enhance its role as one of the nation’s preeminent teaching institutions, but also to join the ranks of the country’s leading public art museums.

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Hunterdon Museum of Art 7 Lower Center St. Clinton 908.735.8415 hunterdonartmuseum.org Changing exhibitions of contemporary art and design in a nineteenth century stone mill. The Montclair Art Museum 35 Mountain Av. Montclair 973.746.5555 montclairartmuseum.org Works by Lee Arnold April 3, - Sept. 15, 2013. Arnold explores the nature of time and perception using a variety of media, including film, animation, video, photography, drawing, and sound. Both of the videos on view at MAM, The Wanderer and The Swim (both 2012), were created during a summer sojourn in Maine. Arnold, who lives and works in Brooklyn, is also an assistant professor of art at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Morris Museum 6 Normandy Hts. Rd. Morristown 973.971.3700 morrismuseum.org Mega Model Trains Return July 2013. Back by popular demand, The Morris Museum’s grand Model Train Display will re-open this summer to delight train enthusiasts of all ages with six working tracks and 48 interactive features. A gift from Mondeléz International (formerly Kraft Foods), this spectacular 288-square-foot display will take you through cities, towns, a playground and the countryside. New Jersey Performing Arts Center 1 Center St. Newark, NJ 07102 973.642.8989 njpac.org NJPAC is a world-class and community-based cultural venue, showcasing the best artists of national and international acclaim as well as top artists from the State of New Jersey. Check website for events listings. 70

Metro Cowboys, Tiny Elevators, Trusting The New Patisserie...”Paris, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Ways” continues the saga begun in Me, Myself and Paris, humorist and writer Ruth Yunker’s account of her forays into life in Paris, part time tourist, part time resident. In Paris, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Ways the training wheels have come off. Ms. Yunker negotiates the exquisitely charming, but impossibly exacting, City of Light with a new sense of ease, and an increasing sense of feeling right at home. She revels in the amber warmth of Angelina’s chocolate Eden on a cold November day. She zeroes in on, after six visits, her favorite arrondissement in which to rent her apartment... the fifteenth, just so you know! She shops in Montmartre with aplomb, and still does not climb up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. She sees passionate love in unexpected places out on the streets of Paris. She watches cowboys riding the metros, and considers the sweet life of a lemon as it rolls out of her apartment door. A little boy in St. Suplice wins her heart. The concierge at the apartment on rue Vaneau does not. She discovers there are rules for finishing one’s plate in restaurants. But there are no rules for which pain rustique will make the very best toast every morning. In Paris, I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Ways, Ruth Yunker delves deeply to discover what makes the heart of Paris sing, and emerges more in love than ever.

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MOVIES The East In Theatres May 31st , 2013 THE EAST, a suspenseful and provocative espionage thriller from acclaimed writer-director Zal Batmanglij and writer-actress Brit Marling, stars Marling as former FBI agent Sarah Moss. Moss is starting a new career at Hiller Brood, an elite private intelligence firm that ruthlessly protects the interests of its A-list corporate clientele. Handpicked for a plum assignment by the company’s head honcho, Sharon (Patricia Clarkson), Sarah goes deep undercover to infiltrate The East, an elusive anarchist collective seeking revenge against major corporations guilty of covering up criminal activity. Determined, highly-trained and resourceful, Sarah soon ingratiates herself with the group, overcoming their initial suspicions and joining them on their next action or “jam.” But living closely with the intensely committed members of The East, Sarah finds herself torn between her two worlds as she starts to connect with anarchist Benji (Alexander Skarsgård) and the rest of the collective, and awakens to the moral contradictions of her personal life. Dirty Wars  In Theatres June 7th It’s the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. We have fundamentally changed the rules of the game and the rules of engagement. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government–condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill (author of BLACKWATER: The Rise of the World’s Most Mercenary Army) traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history, exposing operations carried out by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. No target is off-limits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Scahill. Dirty Wars is a battle cry for the soul and conscience of an America few of us know exists. Director: Richard Rowley. Cast: Jeremy Scahill

Now You See Me In Theatres May 31st, , 2013 NOW YOU SEE ME pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against “The Four Horsemen,” a super-team of the world’s greatest illusionists. “The Four Horsemen” pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. Director: Louis Leterrier. Cast: Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Caine. Before Midnight In Theatres May 24th, 2013 In BEFORE MIDNIGHT, we meet Celine and Jesse 9 years on. Almost 2 decades have passed since that first meeting on a train bound for Vienna, and we now find them in their early 40’s in Greece. Before the clock strikes midnight, we will again become part of their story. Director: Richard Linklater. Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy Much Ado About Nothing  In Theatres June 7 in NY and LA Shakespeare’s classic comedy is given a contemporary spin in Joss Whedon’s film “Much Ado About Nothing.” Shot in just 12 days (and using the original text), the story of w w w. Pas sp ort M a g a z i n e . u s

sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love. Cast: Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese, Sean Maher, Reed Diamond, Clark Gregg, Tom Lenk. A HIJACKING  In Theatres June 21st The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Amongst the men on board are the ship’s cook Mikkel and the engineer Jan, who along with the rest of the seamen are taken hostage in a cynical game of life and death. With the demand for a ransom of millions of dollars a psychological drama unfolds between the CEO of the shipping company and the Somali pirates. Director: Tobias Lindholm. Cast: Johan Philip Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim, Roland Møller, Gary Skjoldmose Porter, Abdihakin Asgar, Amalie Alstrup, Amalie Vulff Andersen, Linda Laursen, Keith Pearson SHADOW DANCER In Theatres May 31st, 2013 Single mother Collette McVeigh is a Republican living in Belfast with her mother and hardliner IRA brothers. When she is arrested for her part in an aborted IRA bomb plot in London, an MI5 officer (Mac) offers her a choice: lose everything and go to prison for 25 years or return to Belfast to spy on her own family. With her son’s life in her hands, Collette chooses to place her trust in Mac and return home, but when her brothers’ secret operation is ambushed, suspicions of an informant are raised and Collette finds both herself and her family in grave danger. Director: James Marsh. Cast: Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson

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42 at the Ritz Carlton Westchester White Plains One Renaissance Square. 914.761.4242. 42therestaurant.com Restaurateur and Executive Chef Anthony Goncalves elevates the meaning of fine dining at 42, with high-quality ingredients, fresh flavors and bold presentations showcased in a menu of Contemporary New American Cuisine. In addition to the a la carte, tasting menu,and $42 four-course Market Special Menu, 42 offers a menu of Spanish Pintxos in the bar and lounge, a $25 lunch Prix Fixe, as well as brunch and afternoon tea on Sunday. Private party options abound-cocktail and sit-down menus for any sized affair will be tailored to your desires and executed flawlessly. A stunning setting, offering spectacular views and exquisite service. Blue Hill at Stone Barns Pocantico Hills 630 Bedford Rd. 914.366.9600. Located in the spectacular surroundings of Pocantico Hills. The tasting menus celebrate the seasons and the best ingredients the Hudson Valley has to offer. Equus Tarrytown 400 Benedict Av. 914.631.3646 castleonthehudson.com Located in The Castle on the Hudson, this award winning 5 Star Restaurant offers breathtaking ambiance with its stunning design and equally impressive dining. Enjoy a lavish repast: pea soup with lump crab meat; hazelnut-crusted foie gras with apple chutney and a Dutch apple fritter; Dover sole sautéed with citrus-brown butter; and the Castle Chocolate Cake with berry sauce. Lunch & Dinner daily. Sun Champagne Brunch. Half Moon Dobbs Ferry 1 High St. 914.693.4130. Located on the Hudson River waterfront, Half Moon serves casual yet sophisticated American cuisine. Enjoy steaks, raw bar, and fresh Montauk seafood, Outside seating available. Lunch Monday – Friday; Dinner Daily; Sunday Brunch. Hudson House River Inn Cold Spring 2 Main St. 845.265.9355. Renowned for its exquisite dining. Just 100 feet from the Hudson River, the River Room is truly a gastronomic delight with amazing views. The menu specializes in prime dry aged hand cut steaks and market fresh fish. For more casual dining you may enjoy Tavern Room featuring pub like fare. Valley at the Garrison Garrison 2015 Rte. 9, 845.424.3604 thegarrison.com Offering spectacular Hudson Highlands and river views, Valley has been recognized as a premier dining venue in the Hudson Valley. Valley’s menu, which showcases the justpicked ingredients from their on-site two-acre farm as well as other artisanal producers in the region, changes regularly with the season and what’s perfectly ripe that day. Signature dishes include Berkshire pork chop with roasted cauliflower and pumpkin spaetzle; red snapper with celeriac, green tea broth and assorted pickles; and goat cheese gnocchi with leeks, beets and brown butter. Dinner is served Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5:30pm to 9:30pm Xaviar’s at Piermont Piermont 506 Piermont Ave. 845.359.7007 xaviars.com What more can we say, Xavier’s is the only restaurant in the tri-sate area with a “29” food rating from Zagat. Peter Xavier Kelly offers cuisine inspired by his contemporary American interpretations and a wine list characterized by 750 selections, one of the most comprehensive collections in the world. X2O Xaviar’s on the Hudson Yonkers 71 Water Grant St. 914.965.1111 xaviars.com Views of the George Washington and Tappan Zee Bridges, as well as sunsets over the Palisades. Guests encounter dishes incorporating classic French technique with Italian and Spanish influences, and Asian embellishments which create a wholly original cuisine unique to the Hudson Valley. The Dylan Lounge is a vibrant, up-tempo space with a sophisticated and playful bent that offers guests more dining options.

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Le Chambord Hopewell Junction 2737 Rte. 52 845.221.1941 Four star French nouvelle and classical cuisine, spectacular presentation and impeccable service will make every dining experience unforgettable. Le Château South Salem 1410 Route 35 914 533 6631 www.lechateauny.com This fivestar diamond award restaurant offers inspired French cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Andre Molle whose award-winning creations of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, appetizers, and dinner entrees are guaranteed to delight every palate. Closed Mondays. Red Hat on the River Irvington 1 Bridge St. 914.591.5888 Fabulous food and waterfront views. In addition to offering classic French bistro fare, a seasonally changing menu takes advantage of the freshest market ingredients from New York State purveyors and local farmers markets and whenever possible, fish, poultry and meat that are organic, wild or sustainably farmed is selected.

ITALIAN Alba’s Restaurant Port Chester 400 North Main St. 914.937.2236 albasrestaurant.com . Enjoy elegant dining and attentive service in this newly renovated Tuscan style villa offering Northern Italian cuisine. Outdoor seating available Catering available for private parties. Reservations suggested. Emilio Ristorante Harrison 1 Colonial Pl. 914.835.3100. Situated in a century old colonial home, Emilio’s has been serving authentic regional Italian cuisine for the past 27 years. Seasonal specials, overflowing antipasto offerings and extensive wine list. Eduardo’s Restaurant & Lounge Mt. Kisco 77 S. Moger Av. 914.666.7005. erestaurantlounge.com A quality, family owned restaurant with a fabulous menu filled with gourmet Northern Italian food to suit every taste palate. Offering a wide variety of daily specials including fresh fish, Eduardo’s is known for their homemade pastas. Lunch Mon – Sat. Dinner daily. La Cantena Ristorante Ardsley 871 Saw Mill River Rd.914.231.9260 lacatena.us Outstanding northern Italian cuisine, exceptional service and a warm Tuscan décor. Homemade pastas and nightly specials. Exceptional offerings include Fettucine Alfredo prepared table side in a full wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and the trilogy platter consisting Filet Mignon in Madeira Sauce, Veal Scallopine and Shrimp Francese and a wide selection of homemade desserts. Ample parking available. Reservations suggested. Mulino’s White Plains 99 Court St. 914.761.1818. mulinosny.com Mulino’s offers a tasteful decor and an ambience that is warm and romantic. Known for generous portions of superb food, excellent wines and top-notch service, Mulino’s serves traditional Northern Italian fare. Fri./Sat. night live piano. Tarry Lodge Port Chester 18 Mill St. 914.939.3111 .tarrylodge.com .Opened in Fall 2008 by Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich, Chef Andy Nusser and General Manager Nancy Selzer, Tarry Lodge is a true Italian trattoria experience designed to provide a casual environment for any gathering of friends, business associates or family. Via Vanti! Restaurant & Gelateria Mt. Kisco 2 Kirby Plaza (at the Train Station) 914.666.6400 viavanti.com With its innovative Italian fare and sophisticated-yet-fun interior, Via Vanti! has become a favorite with foodies and families alike, earning “Very Good to Excellent” ratings in every ZAGAT category. Standouts include thin-crust gourmet pizzette, signature salads, unique pastas and entrees (like the “Lamburghini” lamb burger), an extensive Italian wine list, decadent desserts (like the molten chocolate “Vesuvio” or Tiramisu Bread Pudding) and “amazing” gelato -- 18 flavors daily!

JAPANESE Ichi Riki Restaurant Elmsford 1 E. Main St. 914.592.2220 The obvious choice for Japanese cuisine and sushi. Large variety of signature rolls, lobster, shrimp tempura, spicy tuna and more. Excellent quality. Seasonal dishes. Special Tatame rooms for any occasion 6- 35 people.

Dining Out Guide Koo Rye 17 Purdy Ave. 914.921.9888. Koo’s commitment to neo-Japanese food is evident with entrées covering the spectrum from New Zealand rack of lamb to a plethora of à la carte sashimi items, to the house specialty, broiled black cod with a miso glaze.

MEDITERRANEAN Filias Restaurant Brewster 1250 Route 22 845.279.2973. Spectacular fine dining establishment with breath taking panoramic water views and beautifully landscaped grounds. Chef-owner Bruno Crosnier uses only the freshest ingredients available to create that authentic Mediterranean flavor. Live Jazz Thu Fri & Sat. Harvest on Hudson Hastings-on-Hudson 1 River St. 914.478.2800. Overlooking the Hudson River and the Palisades, this Tuscan Farmhouse is a rare combination of spectacular setting and culinary excellence. Garden and patio dining. The garden provides dozens of varieties of Heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and other vegetables and herbs—all of which find their way into chef Vincent Barcelona’s Mediterranean cuisine.

SEAFOOD Ocean House Croton-on-Hudson 49 N. Riverside Ave. 914.271.0702. Cozy “Cape Cod” setting set in a nautical-themed renovated dinner only oyster bar and grill. Chef Brian Galvin offers many “mercury free” fish entrees including Wild Salmon, Arctic Char and a Raw Bar serving wonderful oysters. Delicious preparations of whole fresh fish and filets plus enticing daily specials. One Irvington 1 Bridge St. 914.591.2233. Overlooking the Hudson River, Chef Dan Magill, specializes in seafood dishes including the freshest bounty of Hudson Valley produce and meats.

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Croton Creek Steakhouse and Wine Bar Croton Falls 4 W Cross St. 914.276.0437. A modern American steakhouse serving aged prime steaks, free-range chicken, coriander-crusted halibut, and pistachio-crusted lamb chops. Ruth’s Chris Steak House Tarrytown Marriott Westchester 670 White Plains Rd. 914.631.3311. From the U.S. Prime steaks, broiled to perfection at 1800 degrees, to the expertly executed seafood, New Orleans-inspired appetizers, unforgettable desserts and award winning wine list, this is a steakhouse to which others aspire. Sapore Steakhouse Fishkill 1108 Main St. 845.897.3300. A steakhouse of distinction, Sapore is unmatched for its superlative, hand selected, dry aged beef, cooked exactly to your instructions. The restaurant has spacious, comfortable surroundings and faultless service. Tollgate Steakhouse Mamaroneck 974 Boston Post Road. 914.381.7233. A local landmark since 1996, the Tollgate Steakhouse proudly specializes in USDA Dry Aged Prime Beef. The name “Tollgate” derives from the one time “Tollhouse” in which it is now housed. With 3 handsomely restored dining rooms, the Tollgate Steakhouse is a well-known tri-level beef emporium for steak lovers from both far and near. Willett House Port Chester 20 Willett Ave. 914.939.7500. Located in a restored turn-of-thecentury granary, Willett House has perfected the steakhouse formula offering excellent prime cuts of aged beef, seafood, ample sides and homemade desserts.

CONNECTICUT AMERICAN Rebeccas Greenwich 265 Glenville Rd. 203.532.9270. Rebeccas is the dream creation of chef/co-owner Reza Khorshidi and wife Rebecca Kirhoffer. Reservations are an absolute must at this smart, classy and sophisticated establishment. The cuisine is imaginative and perfectly executed.

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FRENCH Bernard’s Ridgefield 20 West Ln. 203.438.8282. Located in historic Ridgefield, Bernard’s offers incomparable French cuisine in an elegant country setting. Seasonally inspired menu prepared to perfection, outstanding service and an impressive wine list, which includes over 1300 wines from around the world. Bistro Bonne Nuit New Canaan 12 Forest St. 203.966.5303. This cozy French bistro will have you thinking that you are in the heart of Provence. The interior designed by Roe Urena, wife of Chef de Cuisine Kender Urena and general manager of this pristine restaurant is a masterpiece of French comfort. With the food a perfect complement, there is a feeling of a very private room a block or two from the beach in Nice or St. Tropez. Ondine Danbury 69 Pembroke Rd. 203.746.4900. Contemporary French cuisine complemented by fine wines. Located in a stone and stucco house overlooking Margerie Lake Reservoir, Ondine Restaurant is reminiscent of a French country inn. Restaurant JEAN-LOUIS Greenwich 61 Lewis St. 203.622.8450. Since opening in 1985, Restaurant JEAN-LOUIS has earned a reputation as perhaps the finest restaurant in Connecticut, and one of the best in the United States. Recognized by Wine Spectator for more than seventeen years for its excellent wine list, Restaurant JEAN-LOUIS is simultaneously noted for its fine cuisine and utter lack of pretense. Chef Jean-Louis Gerin was given his food “Oscar” when announced as the Best Chef, Northeast at the 2006 James Beard Awards and in 2009 was awarded the prestigious La Toque d’Argent des Maitres Cuisiniers de France. Thomas Henkelmann Greenwich 420 Field Point Road 203.869.7500. Charming gardens, knowledgeable, caring staff and the unparalleled contemporary French cuisine of master chef Thomas Henkelmann in his 4-star Mobil and Relais gourmands restaurant, creates an experience to treasure for a lifetime. The food is extraordinary, décor is beautiful and the service is exceptional.

INDIAN Thali & Thali Too New Canaan 87 Main St. 203.972.8332, Ridgefield 296 Ethan Allen Hwy. Rte. 7 203 894 1080 New Haven 65 Broadway 203 776 1600. Chef/owner Chirnomula is committed to the creation of imaginative dishes based on traditional Indian standards.

ITALIAN Morello Bistro Greenwich 253 Greenwich Ave. 203.661.3443 Morello Bistro combines regional Italian cuisine with exceptional wines and superior service. Polpo Greenwich 554 Old Post Rd. 203.629.1999.. Exquisite Italian cuisine served in a sophisticated atmosphere, replete with jazz piano bar.

JAPANESE Koo Ridgefield 470 Main St. 203.431.8838 Koo combines the finest sushi and sashimi with an extensive cooked menu, all of it, a merger of traditional Japanese flavors, with beautifully creative global influences.

PAN-ASIAN Ching’s Kitchen Darien 971 Post Rd. 203.656.2225 New Canaan 64 Main St. (203) 972 8550. Ching’s is known as the “Gold Standard” for fusion cuisine in the area.

STEAKHOUSES Jim Barbarie’s Danbury 47 Padanaram Rd. 203.743.3287. Not only is this restaurant a delightful place with excellent cuisine but the staff and management is exceptional.

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CRICKET Word Games, Puzzles & Optical Illustions

Trivia & Word Games ANCIENT CITIES… MODERN COUNTRIES 1. Ur was an ancient city in Mesopotamia, located near the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It’s considered to be one of the earliest known cities in world history – but where is it today? a) b) c) d)

Afghanistan Iran Iraq Jordan

2. A number of ancient cities were called Philadelphia, but the main one was given its name by the Hellenic ruler of Egypt, Ptolemy II Philadelphus. The first recorded settlement in the area appeared around 6500 B.C., and the archeological site shows evidence of extensive artistic talent. Where is Philadelphia today? (No, not the one in Pennsylvania) a) b) c) d)

Eygpt Saudi Arabia Jordan Lebanon

3. The modern city of Patna is located near athe headwaters of three major rivers, including the Son and the Gandak. However, it began as Pataliputra and the people who lived there formed one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the world. Where is it? a) b) c) d)

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4. Delphi is known today as the site of the famous Oracle and was one of the major sites for the worship of Apollo. The Pythian Games, similar to the Olympics and dedicated to the honor of Apollo, are held here every four years. Where is ‘here’? a) b) c) d)

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5. Capurnam is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke and is thought to be the birthplace of the apostles Peter, Andrew, James, and John. Indeed, Matthew 4:13 refers to Capurnam as the home of Jesus and it is known that Jesus taught in the temple located there. Even though it is mostly ruins today, where was this Biblical city located? a) b) c) d)

Lebanon Syria Israel Jordan

6. Byblos is the Greek word for ‘Egyptian papyrus’ and, yes, it’s where the word ‘Bible’ is derived. It’s an ancient Greek city and was also known as Gibelet. Today, most people call it Jubyl, but where do people have to go to visit the place where the Bible received its name? a) b) c) d)

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7. I was in a college production of “Othello” years ago and played the role of a soldier. During Othello’s death scene, I stood outside his room, memorizing his immortal lines: “Say that in Aleppo once, where a malignant and turbaned Turk beat a Venetian (Desdemona) and traduced the state, I took by the throat the circumcised dog and smot him – thus!” With that, he theatrically stabbed himself. Where is Aleppo? a) b) c) d)

Jordan Syria Saudi Arabia Egypt

8. One of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. It has been a holy city since 2300 B.C., but some scholars believe it was built on the site of an even older city known

as ‘Babil.’ Today, the location of the city known in the Bible as a place of confusion (as in ‘Tower of Babel’) is in what troubled country? a) b) c) d)

Turkey Iran Iraq Afghanistan

a) b) c) d)

Sri Lanka Libya Cyprus Tunisia

a) b) c) d)

Saudi Arabia Jordan Iraq Syria

9. Carthage was a major city in Phoenicia and was a financial powerhouse in the Mediterranean until its virtual destruction during the Third Punic War of 146 B.C. Today, the remains of Carthage are found in what country?

10. Nimrod was a legendary hunter and when Arabs were casting about for a new city on the Tigris River, they used his name, but with a slight variation in spelling. Where is Nimrud today?

MENSA QUIZ 1. At the local dress shop, the designer dresses of last season were reduced 25 percent. Those that were left were then reduced by 10 percent. How much was a $200 dress after the two reductions? 2. What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same seven letters, can be used to complete the sentence below? The idle _______________ of the youngest flower girl distracted the waiter who was carrying the __________ that held the wedding cake.

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Trivia & Word Games 3. Start with the number of degrees in a right angle, add the number of the interstate that runs from New York to San Francisco, then add the number of little pigs who built houses out of various materials. What number do you get? 4. Unscramble the 19 letters below to make a common six-word statement often considered to be the beginning of a problem. ACCEEEHHHIIIKLMNSTT 5. How many common, uncapitalized English words can you make from the letters below, using all five letters only once in each word? OOLSP

MOVIE QUOTES “Kill white people and get paid for it? What’s not to like?” Movie Title: ___________________________________ Movie Character’s Name: _________________________ Actor’s Name: __________________________________

“I will tell you God’s truth, God’s truth about myself. I am the son of some very wealthy people, sadly they’re all dead now. I live in all the capitals of Europe collecting jewels, hunting big game, painting a little. Then came the war, old sport. Every ally government gave me a decoration.” Movie Title: ___________________________________ Movie Character’s Name: _________________________

6. Supply the missing number.

Actor’s Name: __________________________________

2 3 5 8 13 21 34 ______ 7. Six painters can paint 12 walls in 30 minutes. Working at the same speed, how long will it take two painters to paint 16 walls?

8. Choose the correct letter from each clue in the rhyme below. When put in order, the six letters will spell the answer to the riddle. My first is in vase but not in jar. My second in ink but not in tar. My third in off but not in fun. My fourth in lore but not in run. My fifth in eight but not in two. My last in net but not in new. My whole a color pale in hue.

“We have rested long enough. Frost to fire and fire to frost. Iron will melt. But it will writhe inside of itself! All these years, all I’ve known is darkness. But I have never seen a brighter light than when my eyes just opened. And I know that light burns in all of you! Those embers must turn to flame. Iron into sword. I will become your weapon! Forged by the fierce fire that I know is in your hearts! For I have seen what she sees. I know what she knows. I can kill her. And I’d rather die today than live another day of this death! Who will ride with me? Who will be my brother?”

“Remember, danger is very real. But fear is a choice. If we are going to survive this, we fight.” Movie Title: ___________________________________ Movie Character’s Name: _________________________ Actor’s Name: __________________________________

SILVER TONGUE LITERARY QUOTES “To go wrong in one’s own way is better than to go right in someone else’s.” Book Title: ____________________________________ Author: _______________________________________

“That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me. But, it is the same with any life. Imagine one selected day struck out of it, and think how different its course would have been. Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the f irst link on one memorable day.” Book Title: ____________________________________ Author: _______________________________________

Movie Title: ___________________________________

“One can no more prevent the mind from returning to an idea than the sea from returning to a shore. In the case of the sailor, this is called a tide; in the case of the guilty, it is called remorse.”

Movie Character’s Name: _________________________

Book Title: ____________________________________

Actor’s Name: __________________________________

Author: _______________________________________

Sudoku & Visual Puzzles 9 6 4

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Examples:

Fill in each 9 box square with the numbers 1-9. Each row or column in the entire 9 box rows must only have the numbers 1-9. Good Luck!

NINE NUMBERS

TEAPOTS

Place the numbers 1 through 9 in the circles above, such that each side of the triangle adds up to 17.

If teapot A holds 32 ounces of tea, about how many ounces does teapot B hold?

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City famous for 1692 witch hunts (US)

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This Italian port is the capital of Liguria

4. 9.

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_____ Angeles is in California (US)

17. In summer Iceland days don’t have one of these (sing)

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14. Montgomery is this state’s capital (US)

16. Many travellers did this to catch their departing train

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11. Abdominal removal of uterus and cervix (abbr)

15. Daughter of English Queen (2009, variant spelling)

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Pointed tool for making small holes

13. The Atlas Mountains are in the north of this African republic

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21. Addis _______ is the capital of Ethiopia 25. English title of respect

27. Asmara is this country’s capital 28. Pen

31. Money given to the poor

42 46

34. ______ Faso is a landlocked nation in West Africa 35. Cereal grass

36. The pyramids are here

38. Pine ____ is a US military base in Alice Springs (Aust) 40. The Gold _______ is a tourist centre in Queensland (Aust) 42. 1949 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Boyd 44. Sense of self

46. Monrovia is this African republic’s capital

48. The world’s largest investigations firm is in this Moroccan port 50. A billy ______ is used to make tea (Aust)

51. These are painted at Easter tie (Poland, sing) 52. Adelaide is the capital of _______ Australia

53. English county with the same name as shorthorn cattle (abbr)

54. West German municipality (first letter has umlauts)

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33. National Library of Australia (abbr)

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24. Brazil is well known for its coffee _______

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Madrid is this country’s capital

25. _____ Francisco (US)

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French revolution leader, Jean Paul ______

29. Plaything

_____ Zagora is a city in central Bulgaria

36. _____ Island is in New York Harbour (US)

Actress _______ Long was born in Brooklyn, New York, US

38. The ______ Canyon (US)

2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The last _____ of the journey

26. Sick

Amarillo is a chief town in ______ Estacado (US)

30. “GameCube RPG” theme music performer, Fujimoto _______

Accra is the capital of this African republic

37. The Statue of Liberty is holding a what?

This Turkish city is also called “Seyhan”

39. Trio ________, Paul and Mary

10. Come first

40. Brazzaville is in the People’s Republic of the ________

18. Berlin is this country’s capital

43. Long narrow inlet

12. Wing

20. Chief port of Syria known for its tobacco industry

22. The Hapsburgs ruled this European republic in 1282 23. Tasmania is well known for what type of fishing?

41. Italian city name is Torino 45. Choke

47. British Liaison Unit (abbr) 49. ______ and outs

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A cheerful heart is good medicine... Prov 17:22 “A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” Willy Wonka An Irishman named Murphy went to his doctor after a long illness. The doctor, after a lengthy examination, sighed and looked Murphy in the eye and said, “I’ve some bad news for you... you have cancer and it can’t be cured. I’d give you two weeks to a month.” Murphy, shocked and saddened by the news, but of solid character, managed to compose himself and walk from the doctor’s office into the waiting room. There he saw his son who had been waiting. Murphy said, “Son, we Irish celebrate when things are good and celebrate when things don’t go so well. In this case, things aren’t so well. I have cancer and I’ve been given a short time to live. Let’s head for the pub and have a few pints.” After three or four pints the two were feeling a little less somber. There were some laughs and more beers. They were eventually approached by some of Murphy’s old friends who asked what the two were celebrating. Murphy told them that the Irish celebrate the good and the bad... he went on to tell them that they were drinking to his impending end. He told his friends, “I’ve only got a few weeks to live as I have been diagnosed with AIDS.” The friends gave Murphy their condolences and they had a couple more beers. After his friends left, Murphy’s son leaned over and whispered, “Dad, I thought you said that you were dying from cancer. You just told your friends that you were dying from AIDS!” Murphy said, “I am dying from cancer, son, I just don’t want any of them sleeping with your mother after I’m gone.”

A blonde, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman type, and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house, and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do. “Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?” The blond said, “How about 50 dollars?”

The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders that she might need, were in the garage. The man’s wife, inside the house heard the conversation, and said to her husband, “Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?” The man replied, ”She should, she was standing on the porch.”

A short time later the blonde came to the door to collect her money.

One of the regular golf foursome was sick, so a new member named George filled in. He was very good and pleasant company so they asked him to join them again the following Sunday. “9:30 okay?”

George said, “Fine, but I may be about ten minutes late. Wait for me.”

The following Sunday George showed up right on time. Not only that he played left handed and beat them.

They agreed to meet the following Sunday at 9:30 George said again, “Okay, but I might be about ten minutes late. Wait for me.” The next Sunday there was George, punctual to the dot. This time he played right handed and beat them again. “Okay for 9:30 next Sunday?” one of the foursome asked.

“You’re finished already?” he asked. “Yes”, the blonde answered, and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats.” Impressed, the man reached into his pocket for the $50. “And by the way”, the blonde added, “That’s not a porch. It’s a Ferrari.”

George said, “Sure, but if I am ten minutes late…”

The new employee stood before the paper shredder looking confused.

George said, “Well, that’s true – I’m superstitious. If I wake up and my wife is sleeping on her right side, I play right-handed. If she’s sleeping on her left side, I play left-handed. ”What if she’s lying on her back?”

“Need some help?” a secretary asked.

“Yes,” he replied. “How does this thing work?”

“Simple,” she said, taking the fat report from his hand and feeding it into the shredder. “Thanks, but where do the copies come out?”

Another golfer jumped in. “Wait a minute…. you always say you may be ten minutes late. But, you’re always right on time and you beat us whether you play right or left handed.”

George said, “ That’s when I’m ten minutes late.”

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