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...bagpipe music, history theses…Flyby found out a last night that these are just a few of the titillating things that Adams residents secretly pine for. They have been submitting their anonymous fantasies for a month, hoping that their innermost desires would be played out at the biennial Adams House Fantasy Dinner. Saturday night, all their wildest dreams came true. Breakfast food for dinner? Check. Brighter lighting in the dining hall? Got it (finally...
Those rules are precise. The biennial contest assigns the main proteins that all teams use (this year they included Norwegian cod and several different cuts of Angus beef) and gives contestants 5 1?2 hours to prepare the two platters, which are then evaluated by a jury comprised of one chef from each participating country. If 5 1?2 hours sounds like plenty of time, bear in mind that contestants must also complement their proteins with elaborate garnishes, keep their cramped kitchens clean, and stay organized while they cook on a stage, watched by thousands of screaming fans...
...were on skateboards practicing their Ollies in mall parking lots across the country. ESPN spent a reported $10 million on the 1995 X Games, drawing some 200,000 spectators to the competition held in Rhode Island. Hailed (by ESPN) as a huge success, the Games, originally planned to be biennial, were quickly rescheduled to be held every year. In 1996, marketers promoted the remonickered X Games as "sheer unadulterated athletic lunacy." (See pictures of the World Bog Snorkelling Championships...
Unlike in the 1980s, when oil fell to $8 a barrel, Texas is not heavily dependent on its energy industry, so the state "should have more resistance to, but not immunity from, recessionary conditions," according to state comptroller Susan Combs. When the legislature convenes for its biennial session in January, Texas will have a big surplus, thanks in part to last year's booming oil and gas revenues - one of only nine states...
...date actuarial reports on the pension fund have not yet been made available as the city typically receives biennial reports, the last of which was received in July, according to Murphy. Depasquale said the city may look to get an interim report on the pension fund in January or February...