Pioneer Valley Blogwire

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• HEAT (1995) BLU-RAY REVIEW

  —The Moviezzz Blog

  
  Michael Mann's HEAT is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of the 1990's. This police thriller is a favorite of many film fans.
  
  Looking at it again, it still holds up. Possibly even better because of the cast, many of' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:00am EST
  by Moviezzz

• Listening to the Jazz, I Could Feel Gfld Eclipsing Noho

  —Readuponit: Travel and voracious reading

  
  Everyone showed up; the whole gang of Friday regulars were on the scene in 'Hamp last night, gathered at the very hip Mama Iguana's to share end of the workday tales and catch up on news. But Joe told us he had to leave at' [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:49am EST
  by Max Hartshorne

• Some Items

  —elizasmom.com

  1. The husband burned me a CD by Gaslight Anthem, completely unprompted. My iTouch has taken to starting up in random play mode whenever I hook it up in the car. The child has created an imaginary band called “Boston Rock,” who she says I would really like “if you [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:55pm EST
  by elizasmom

• Oh Baby!

  —Adventures in the Pioneer Valley

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  Ah ha! Did I get ya? Did you think this would be a pregnancy announcement. Nope! Well, not mine anyway!
  
  Today at work, we had a baby shower for one of my fellow writers. We decided to do a "Baby Desserts" party, where everyone brought in small desserts, like [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:27pm EST
  by ValleyWriter

• Adjusting the sails

  —Michaelann Land

  
  The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.
  
  
  
  
  
  —William Arthur Ward
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:07pm EST
  

• Futile Care

  —Armchair Travel

  When my mom was in the hospital in Springfield, we asked them to provide what is called "comfort care only." That means they don't do a lot of invasive tests and IVs and catheters.
  
  A doctor came over to us and told us we were doing the right thing' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:37pm EST
  

• Video: Northampton City Council, 11/5/09; Teri Anderson; Single Tax Rate

  —North Street Neighborhood Association

  Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 11/5/09 meeting of Northampton's City Council. This video is video is 1 hour 58 minutes long and was recorded by Mimi Odgers of Water Not Waste. Download the official agenda (PDF, 33KB).
  
  
  
  See also:
  
  Northampton Media: "Anderson Given Department Head" [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:01pm EST
  by NorthAssocAdmin

• Rick Has Done it Again

  —The Living Rockumentary of School for the Dead

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  Photo collage by Rick Murnane [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:17pm EST
  by Henning

• Butter Pecan? You must be a Gemini.

  —Ice Cream Diaries

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  As I usually preface when I actually talk about ice cream here in the Diary of Ice Cream, I'm actually going to mention something about ice cream here. At barely 46 degrees, it may not feel like perfect ice cream weather, but it's at least [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:03pm EST
  by Jim Ingram

• Finding A Lost Chaplin Film

  —The Moviezzz Blog

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  The Guardian has a very interesting story about an antique collector buying an old film can on Ebay, only to find it contains an unknown Charlie Chaplin film. A mixture of Chaplin and animation, no record exists for the film.
  
  A documentary is being made about the find. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:24pm EST
  by Moviezzz