Word: walnuts
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...runs for the presidency in 1980, as many expect, California Governor Jerry Brown will be ready with his own energy program. Among other things, the $500 million Brown plan for California, unveiled after New Year's, proposes using windmills, wood chips, walnut shells, rice hulls, solar panels, coal gasification and hot water as alternatives to fossil fuels. Says Brown: "Americans seem to be getting less inventive. I'm going to try to stimulate things the best I can through energy innovation...
...uses hot-water springs to create steam. Among Brown's more unusual ideas for spending the remaining $100 million: $4 million for the installation of a dozen giant windmills to generate electricity in windy mountain passes; up to $3 million for the use of agricultural wastes-wood chips, walnut shells and maybe rice hulls-to heat and cool the state capitol and other government buildings. The wastes are baked until they emit organic gas, which is then collected and burned as fuel...
...family and friends. But, he maintains, "it's pure recreation. It's a great outlet for my energy and, besides, we're very gregarious." One recent feast for ten chez Flaherty featured roast suckling pig, stuffed goose, boiled lobsters, marinated mushrooms and Karen Flaherty's raspberry bombe and walnut cake...
...Rimsky-Korsakov, who in the guise of correcting a friend's mistakes dispelled much of Mussorgsky's haunting, earthy musical originality. This new recording measures up to both the music and the debt owed Mussorgsky. Martti Talvela is rich of voice (less a black bass than a walnut) and unforgettable for both the majesty and inner delirium he brings to the Czar. Nicolai Gedda ably captures the many moods and faces of Dmitri, from subtle schemer to fevered insurgent. Conductor Jerzy Semkow marshals his forces with skill, excitement and love for the work...
...Mozart Serenade. Show up at the door at 7:30 to get a seat. For more info, call 353-3355. The Busch-Reisinger Thursday Noon Recital Series features the Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble this afternoon. Another free event is a concert at the Somerville Public Library, Highland Ave. and Walnut St., this Sunday at 3 p.m. Selections include soprano, flute and harp works--Handel, Britten and everything in between...