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News this morning: From the Wall Street Journal ......They say people are afraid to order menu items they can't pronounce.  For example they say Olive Garden finally added the description of gnocchi to thier menu and the sale of the traditional Italian dumplings too off.  Turns out Tracy always thought gnocchi was that little wooden guy that wanted to be a real boy, really listen here.

Speaking of food: Did you know Graham crackers were introduced to suppress sexual urges.

A New Jersey Presbyterian minister called Sylvester Graham developed the graham cracker in 1829. While the crackers are often used to make s’mores and pie nowadays, they were initially developed for an entirely different use. 

Marketed as “Dr. Graham’s Honey Buckets,” the sweet crackers were supposed to be a health food that would suppress unhealthy “carnal urges.” Graham believed that if he could get people to eat bland foods it would curb their sexual appetite, in turn making them a better person. 

While this theory did not exactly turn out to be true, another man, John Harvey Kellogg, also shared his idea. He went on to invent corn flakes cereal. Both the crackers and the cereal caught on and became some of the best selling foods in America, so they must have done something right!

DAILY PAGE

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

EVENTS

Capital City market opens Saturday

Race to Robie Creek – Saturday

Free Shredding Day Sat. ITD from BBB 10-noon

MSWalk is also Saturday! Julia Davis Park!

 

Circus Gatti - Saturday, 4/28/12 2pm Idaho Center

 

$Money$

 

POWERBALL      $ 131 Million

MEGA-Millions – $65 million

Hot Lotto –  $1 Million

Dow Jones Industrial Average

13,115.54 +194.13

 

AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Treasure Valley Average Prices

	Regular	Mid	Premium	Diesel
Current	$3.782	$3.905	$3.999	$4.312
Yesterday	$3.780	$3.898	$3.996	$4.313
Week Ago	$3.780	$3.902	$4.002	$4.326
Month Ago	$3.693	$3.806	$3.909	$4.302
Year Ago	$3.671	$3.788	$3.879	$4.253

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

 Tops at the Box office

1.       The Hunger Games

2.       The Three Stooges

3.       The Cabin in the Woods

4.       Titanic

5.       American Reunion

Opening this week

 

i-Tunes music chart

1.              Boyfriend Justin Bieber

2.              Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen

3.              What Makes You Beautiful
One Direction

4.              Glad You Came The Wanted

5.              Drive By Train

 

 

READER BOARD

COMBINED PRINT & E-BOOK FICTION

1.                      FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James

2.                      FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James

3.                      FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James

 HARDCOVER NONFICTION -DRIFT, by Rachel Maddow  Hardcover Advice & Misc.  WEEKNIGHTS WITH GIADA, by Giada De Laurentiis

ON TV  

     There are still seven finalists on ``American Idol'' and that's lucky for Jessica Sanchez. The San Diego teenager was the low vote-getter last week.      More on the TV Tonight link.     

 

CONCERTS:     Jerry Seinfeld-  May 17 7p -Morrison Center  ; Rodney Carrington , May 10 7p; Taco Bell Arena;  Opera Idaho Presents Oklahoma! June 29 and July 1  Idaho Botanical Garden;

 Melissa Etheridge  June 14 7:30p at Eagle River Pavilion; Norah Jones 8/19/2012 Sunday 7:00p Idaho Botanical Garden,  Crosby, Stills and Nash 8/24/2012 Friday 7:00p Idaho Botanical Garden;  Bonnie Raitt with special guest Mavis Staples- Saturday, Sept. 1 - Idaho Botanical Garden

Bill Maher Aug 18 8p Morrison Center For The ...

 

Environment

Treasure Valley Air Quality Condition

GOOD-AQI= 35

SUNRISE 6:56 SUNSET 8:32

Yesterday’s Hi 65 Today’s 61