Couldn't find one at walmart last night–anyone know where I can buy one?

Most all the major supermarkets in town stock them this time of year. The Arandas bakeries make quite a bit and many people don't typically think of them as a place to get a King Cake, so they tend to be good in a pinch.

If you can take your time, Acadian Bakers is my choice for the Houston area for King Cakes.

http://acadianbakers.com/

You can find one up your ***

Randall's usually has them too

Try HEB. we got ours on Saturday. several flavors from which to select and a decent price to boot.

BTW–I think Albertson's totally pulled out of Houston a few years back.

Call your Albertson's bakery and ask if they have them. they usually do.

Edited: Sorry, I didn't know Albertson's had left Houston.

Kroger. they have them there

Where can I buy a mardi gras king cake in Houston?

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The Adjustment Bureau

Directed by George Nolfi

Review by Malcolm Maclachlan and Tony Sheppard

*MAJOR SPOILER ALERT – READ WITH CAUTION*

Malcolm: I’m just going to say right off that I hated thisfilm. Not the kind of hate where a film is just straight-up bad in all ways.That kind of bad can be fun, as a recent family razingof “The Scorpion King”proved. no, “The Adjustment Bureau” takes good actors and a promising beginningand turns it into a schlocky, preachy, predictablemess that I hated more andmore the longer I was away from the theater.

Tony: I had the opposite reaction. I was a little hesitantin the first few minutes, then gradually liked it moreand more, and then italmost lost me about five minutes before the end whenit does indeed seem a tadpreachy. but then I started to like it more and more,the more I thought aboutit, and even the preachy ending seemed true to thematerial and the internallogic of the story.

Malcolm: in fact, I can pinpoint a moment early on—themeeting of leads David Norris (Matt Damon) and Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt)—whereI wish the film would have veered in a far more conventionaldirection.Straight-laced politician Norris (note: there’s very little politics here) andfree-spirited modern dancer Sellas share one thing—both can be slaves toimpulse. Though if their love story wasn’t interrupted by conventionallymysterious men in 1950s-styles suits and hats, it more likely would have playedout as a far more mundane story most people have witnessedand many have participatedin: two people who share a strong mutual attraction butactually completelyannoy each other once that initial attraction wearsoff. 

Tony: The meeting is key to much of the success (for me atleast) of the rest of the film. I’m not a fan of “Eternal Sunshine of theSpotless Mind” because the film requires you to believe that thetwo leads areso meant to be together that they will be drawn toeach other, repeatedly,despite having absolutely no onscreen chemistry. Bycomparison, in “TheAdjustment Bureau” Damon and Blunt actually do seem like they’re a match, withlittle sparks flying between them. He especially seemswilling to complicatehis life just for a chance to see her again.

Malcolm: I think you’re reading “Spotless Mind”—which Iloved—a bit wrong. It’s a tragedy because they’re drawn to each other butthey’re terrible for each other. The plot here relies onthe kind of conceptwe’ve seen in “The Matrix” or more recently “Inception”—that is, the reality wethink we know is, at best, only part of the story.of course, that isunquestionably true—and the political divide in this country is largelydefinedover whether you think that underlying reality is formedby angels, souls andspirits, or waves, radiation, and empty subatomic space. 

Tony: right – but this is a film that requires you to gowith the flow. if you stand back and question the concept,it may make no senseto you. but if you roll with the idea, it’s one of the more internallyconsistent stories of this kind that have been made.And it’s even quitethought provoking at times.

Malcolm: those films created a reality where the filmmakerscould make the rules because they were actually insidea dream or a computer.“The Adjustment Bureau” posits that our world is staffed by mysteriousman-spirits who are ordered to change our fate, usuallywithout knowing why.It’s like a non-denominational version of “The Matrix,” without religion or Godspecifically being mentioned, but looming over theproceedings anyway. The onlything I really mind about this is that is sucks thesuspense out early on—butthat’s a pretty major objection on a film that purportsto rely in suspense.

Tony: but it does more than that. It brings up and alsochallenges the notion of free will in an interestingcontext. I watched adocumentary once, in which a theologian was discussingthe God of the OldTestament. in those stories, God is often seen as avengeful and autocratic.but he was suggesting that the flood story hints atmore of a young God, like achild building with blocks and then changing his mindand scattering them,before starting over. “The Adjustment Bureau” is interesting in that itsuggests that there can be powerful being that isn’t necessarily quiteall-knowing or quite all-powerful, and who can make mistakes. It’s a view ofreligion that I actually find far more compelling thanthe all powerful,all-knowing variety. And it does add back the suspenseas we realize that notquite all is known after all.

Malcolm: It is kind of sweet to see how Norris tries to keephis girl in the face of a universe that keeps tellinghim no. but, at the sametime, you wonder how an omnipotent power structurecan’t seem to stop this oneparticularly motivated individual when it moves mountains,commits murder andchanges history most days before lunch. which goesto my big problem: Damon andBlunt (who seems like she accidentally wandered in from abetter, lower-budgetmovie) win not by outsmarting their opponents, but by convincingthe boss thatthey’re right.

Tony: but I think that’s the point of the movie. We’re beingtested and the test is largely one of our ability tomake good decisions. We’vefailed in the past and our chaperones are trying tosteer us in the rightdirection. They’re doing this to some extent by attempting to identifythe mostworthy doers and thinkers – the ones who might finally lead things in the rightdirection. So there’s very little that could possibly score higher thansomebody who appears to make good decisions for theright reasons.

Malcolm: I agree that’s the point. I just doesn’t work forme. when you seem to have a higher power that changesto be exactly what eachnew era needs from him, I get reminded of that oldquote, “Beware of any Godwho hates the exact same people you do.” The issue here isn’t hate but freewill, but my point—that it’s all a little too facile— I think holds. but this mayexplain why most of the audience seemed to love it: the idea that, even whenwe’re alone, someone is watching, someone cares, thatour fate can be changedthrough force of will. Maybe that’s true, but it’s definitely more seductivethan the alternative: no one is watching, no one cares, and everything willbeforgotten.

Tony: I agree that it will appeal to some for those reasons.but it appealed to me for quite different reasons,and I think it sayssomething else entirely about fate. I think if thiswas the version of religionI had been taught, that life was a test that we couldactually win, perhapseven to the extent of outsmarting the boss, I mighthave bought into it more asa kid. It’s a world of better and worse, not a world of absolutes.a world inwhich a man can make God second guess himself, notone in which only theopposite happens. It’s a world in which faith isn’t simply expected withoutquestion, it’s underwritten by demonstration and proof, albeit accidental.It’sreligion and religious storytelling for pragmatists,and I liked it for what itwas.

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Why do we have to do this? Why are lentils so important to the Christians?
Can we substitute anything for Lent a bit less likely to make people fart than lentils?

Lent is a waste of time.

Do we really need to serve our Christian guests nothing but lentils for Lent?

Pokazanie alternatywy dla osób, które chcą wybudowć swój wymarzony dom i niekoniecznie mają ochotę i czas doglądać i oceniać postępy, a jednocześnie chcieliby szybko sie wprowadzić!!!

Jako dziecko uwielbiałem budować różne rzeczy z klocków i dlatego bardzo mnie zafascynował temat „domu z paczki”. Niestety tylko teoretycznie można go złożyć samemu, lecz sam fakt, że można mieć swoje cztery ściany w taki „prosty” i szybki sposób jest fascynujące. Jest kilka kwestii, które na początku sprawiały, że była to forma budowy dla mnie nie do przyjęcia – trwałość, odporność na ogień oraz drogie sprowadzane materiały. Jednak po wielu nocach poszukiwań doczytałem, że wszystkie moje wątpliwości są bezpodstawne. Powłoki, którymi kryte są ściany, muszą być ‘ognioodporne’, parametry jakie muszą spełniać są bardzo rygorystyczne. Jeżeli chodzi o pozostałe dwie wątpliwości, to również udało mi się je rozwiać dość szybko. Polscy producenci wyspecjalizowali się do wytwarzania produktów na najwyższym poziomie, więc koszt jest niższy (chociaż nie jest to regułą), a jeżeli chodzi o trwałość, to przy odpowiednim dbaniu i stosowaniu odpowiednich impregnatów dom może stać równie długo jak murowany.

Dzięki temu, że wszystkie elementy niezbędne do budowy domu, wiązary dachowe oraz ściany prefabrykowane, są produkowane w fabryce, gdzie specjalistyczna linia technologiczna pozwala na zapewnienie wysokiej jakości składanych elementów nie ma cięć na budowie, oszczędzamy materiał odpadowy (10 – 20%), oszczędzamy czas budowy, przy rekordowo krótkim czasie – na placu budowy w ciągu 2-3 dni stawiania konstrukcji zmniejszamy ryzyko wpływu złej pogody.

Kolejną zaletą budowania domu w takiej technologii jest wykorzystanie naturalnych materiałów – drewno, płyty wiórowe, wełna mineralna, płyty gipsowo – kartonowe.  Elewacja zewnętrzna, oprócz typowego zastosowania wyjątkowo trwałej oblicówki, może być wykończona tynkiem mineralnym lub cegłą klinkierową.

Standardowo zewnętrzne ściany będą miały minimum k=0,24, co powoduje, że domy kanadyjskie mają miano energooszczędnych i ciepłych. Nie mówiąc już o grubości ścian – w takim domu ma ona ok. 14 centymetrów, a powierzchnia użytkowa domu stanowi do 93% powierzchni całkowitej, natomiast przy ścianie 40-centymetrowej tylko 80% budynku murowanego. Dzięki temu możemy zyskać nawet jedno pomieszczenie.

Różnica, która  może przekonać do poważniejszego zainteresowania się taką formą budowy jeszcze kilka osób, to mniejszy nakład energii na pilnowanie inwestycji. Osoba taka jak ja – inwestor, który chce mieć dom gotowy musi wytężyć siły przy przygotowaniu do budowy – dokładnie ustalić rozplanowanie pomieszczeń, rozmieszczenie urządzeń, do których trzeba będzie doprowadzić instalacje, zdecydować o wszystkich instalacjach, jakie mają być rozprowadzone w domu, zorganizować zaplecze dla ciężkiego sprzętu, który przywiezie dom w paczkach. W trakcie budowy czeka już tylko na efekty. Osoba budująca dom murowany przygotowań ma niewiele i są one rozłożone w czasie, ale później musi doglądać prac i decydować o wielu rzeczach w trakcie budowy. W tym przypadku konieczne jest osobiste zaangażowanie dla własnego spokoju.

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MEDIA RELEASE TUESDAY 1MARCH, 2011Nick Jr.’S Dora TheExplorer Live! Forced to Cancel Christchurch PerformancesDue to Earthquake DamageDuethe devastating effect of the Christchurch earthquake lastweek, the performances of Nick Jr.’s Dora the ExplorerLIVE! Search for the City of Lost Toys scheduled for theIsaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch this Saturday 5 March andSunday 6 March 2011 have been cancelled.

Ticket holderswill receive a refund. all other new Zealand performances ofNick Jr.’s DORA LIVE! will continue as advertised.

FROM ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL:

Thank you to all ourfriends, clients and patrons from around the world for yourmany kind thoughts over the last few days since theearthquake of 22nd February. to all Christchurch residentswho have suffered extreme loss we offer our deepestsympathies. I can report that all Isaac Theatre Royal staffand technicians managed to escape uninjured.

The theatrehowever has suffered some visible exterior and interiordamage that will likely keep our doors closed until mid toend of May at this early stage of assessment. With CBDcordons expected to be in place for many weeks to come andthe city off limits to the general public for possiblyseveral months, until an official structural survey andassessment is able to be completed and the full extent ofdamage is known this is the best estimate I can give atpresent.

As a result unfortunately all events scheduledat Isaac Theatre Royal until 30th April cannot proceed.Further updates will be issued once more details are madeavailable to us. thank you for your patience and respect inthese incredibly difficult and uncertain times.

NEIL COX- GENERAL MANAGER, ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL

TICKETEK REFUNDSPROCESS

INTERNET or TELEPHONE BOOKINGS – Patrons willreceive an automatic refund back to the credit card used tomake the original purchase. this will show within the next10 working days.

BOX OFFICE/AGENCY BOOKINGS – Patronsshould return their tickets to the original point ofpurchase to obtain a refund or if unable to do so pleasereturn all tickets when able by mail to the addressbelow:

Ticketek – Nick Jr.’s Dora the Explorer LIVE!CancellationPO Box 6334Wellington

For all otherenquiries please call 0800 TICKETEK (toll free).

Ourheartfelt thoughts go out to the people of Canterbury.

NEW ZEALAND TOURDATES:

INVERCARGILL: Tuesday 8 MarchCivic TheatreBookings: 03 2111692ticketdirect.co.nz

DUNEDIN: Wednesday 9March Westpac Mayfair TheatreBookings: 03 4778597 ticketdirect.co.nz

NELSON: Friday11 – Saturday 12 March TheatreRoyalBookings: 03 548 3083everyman.co.nzPALMERSTON NORTH: Monday14 MarchRegent on BroadwayBookings: 06 357 9740ticketdirect.co.nz

NEW PLYMOUTH: Tuesday15 March TSB ShowplaceBookings: 0800 111999ticketmaster.co.nz

TAURANGA: Wednesday 16– Thursday 17 March BaycourtBookings: 07577 7188 ticketdirect.co.nz

HAMILTON: Friday 18 – Saturday 19 March FoundersTheatreBookings: 0800 842 538 ticketek.co.nz

NAPIER: Monday 21 March MunicipalTheatreBookings: 06 835 2702ticketdirect.co.nz

HASTINGS: Tuesday 22 MarchOpera HouseBookings: 06 871 5282ticketdirect.co.nz

WELLINGTON: Wednesday 23– Thursday 24 March St James TheatreBookings: 04384 3840 ticketek.co.nz

AUCKLAND: Saturday 26– Sunday 27 March ASB TheatreBookings: 09 357 3355the-edge.co.nz

NORTH SHORE: Monday 28 MarchBruce Mason CentreBookings: 09 970 9700ticketmaster.co.nz    

Dora The Explorer Live! Forced To Cancel Christchurch

Although all the musicians involved in Tuesday night’s UnderCover Presents: Pixies’ Doolittle show at Public Works SF were incredibly competent and even, dare we say, talented, time and again the majority chose to stray too far from the original elements that make Doolittle the modern classic that it is. more than anything else, the real beauty of the Pixies was their simplicity. no overblown production, just well written songs performed by an incredible group of musicians.

The covers presented on Tuesday night seemed to be trying to marry these simple tunes with a mash up mentality. What would this song sound like if performed by Fela Kuti or Tom Waits? How would a 4AD artist interpret this album? all this is well and good, but for someone who just wants to hear some of their favorite songs performed, it’s too overwhelming. A couple of the bands re-worked the songs so much that they were completely unrecognizable as Pixies tunes. Not good.

The next event in this series is a performance of Prince’s Purple Rain, taking place on June 7, Prince’s birthday. even though the Pixies show was a bit of a let down, we’re looking forward to seeing what San Francisco musicians do with this landmark album. are we going to let the elevator bring us down? Don’t know, but we’ll still go.

SFist Attends: UnderCover Presents Pixies ‘Doolittle’

Someone once said that knowing the history of a thing helps you understand what it is and its purpose. Learning the origins of the Mediterranean diet plan will help you get a better perspective on this awesome diet plan and probably help you understand why you should adopt it.

The Mediterranean diet plan is a fantastic diet plan that basically mimics the eating patterns of people residing in the Mediterranean areas. Countries like France, Italy, Spain, Tunisia and Greece have a wide range of really tasty meals that you can eat without gaining extra weight.

The idea behind the Mediterranean diet plan is to eat tasty foods –not the gunk or bland tasting meals recommended by some “experts”- and either maintain your weight or lose it completely. The recipes for the meals are basically meant to keep your heart healthy, fill you with energy and most importantly, expose you to some of the healthiest meals in the world.

While these meals had been in existence for a while in different countries, they were not popular until Ansel Keys made them popular by calling them the Mediterranean diet. Ansel Keys was a renowned nutritionist who was responsible for the “K” ration idea in the military.

In his studies, he first found out that men who lived in the Crete mountains seemed to generally have reduced rates of heart related problems. they also seemed to live longer and were generally free of cancer. Buoyed by this, he decided to conduct even further research. For 15 years, he studied the eating patterns and health of people in seven nations. Countries he visited and studied include Italy, Finland, Greece, France, Japan, Netherlands and the US.

After his research and data collation, he found that a large majority of those who had lower rates of heart diseases, less cancer and generally lived to a ripe old age, were those who basically ate what he termed the Mediterranean diet. while those who ate the Mediterranean diet also had cholesterol in their blood, his research showed that a large majority of them still had lower cholesterol levels when compared to people living in the US. This, he found out was due to the fact that most Mediterranean diets had lesser quantity of saturated fat in their meals than people in the United States. not just that, they also ate more fruits, nuts and vegetables and less dairy foods.The Effects of the Study

As a result of the study, countries started making moves to adjust accordingly and further eat healthily. Finland for example, established the North Karelia study which basically encouraged people to take more fresh fruits and nuts and reduce their intake of dairy products and saturated fat. 14 years into the study, research showed that compared to the other parts of Finland, cardiovascular and heart related diseases were down by 50% and incidences of lung cancer were down by 10% in North Karelia. in Greece and the US, research showed that those who adhered to this diet reduced their chances of death through heart related problems by 33%. People who also cut back on wine and junk foods and adhered to Mediterranean diet plan were also seen to drastically reduce their calorie levels and had decreased blood pressure.

It is important for you to know that with the advanced techniques and technology, the diet has changed in structure and meals from what it was when Ansel first discovered it. However, the fundamentals –mostly grain foods- are still intact. popular diets like the Sonoma diet and South Beach diet borrow their ideas from the Mediterranean diet plan.

Origins of The Mediterranean Diet Plan

It was evident that investors returned to stock ETFs in healthy numbers last week. Earlier, Lipper reported numbers through last Wednesday showing positive inflows.

Today, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s ETF analysts report that in the full-week ended Friday, ETFs wound up with net inflows of $2 billion. but most of that went into sector-focused ETFs geared towards energy and commodity funds. the biggest attractions included the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE), the iShares Silver Trust (SLV), the PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (DBA) and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV).

But the top name was the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (VWO). It brought a net $571 million inflows during the week.

Broad U.S. stock funds had positive inflows, but domestic small- and mid-cap stock ETFs had net outflows. International equity ETFs, both developed and emerging markets, had relatively strong net inflows. That reversed a trend over the past several weeks in which domestic stock ETFs had drawn more investors than international-flavored funds.

Meanwhile, fixed-income ETFs had net inflows of $763 million. the report didn’t include a breakout of taxable vs. municipals.

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