Photos for May 2007

This undated photo released by the University of Georgia School of Law shows Andrew Speaker at the John Marshall Law School in Atlanta. Speaker, 31, who has a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis, is under the first federal quarantine since 1963. This photo appeared in the Spring/Summer 2003 Advocate, the school magazine.

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Customer Elizabeth Alexander gets a laugh out of Frosty Treats driver/vendor Arnold Turner at a stop on Arch Street in central Little Rock.

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Raw bar platter at Vermillion Water Grille

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LOCA LUNA

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HUNAN ORIENTAL CUISINE

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BILL VALENTINE'S BALLPARK RESTAURANT

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Bill Valentine heckles his chef at Bill Valentine's Ballpark Restaurant.

Published May 31, 2007

Ristorante Capeo offers high-end Italian dining in North Little Rock's Argenta district.

Published May 31, 2007

Pizza at Jim's Razorback Pizza

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Falafel sandwich at Middle Eastern Cuisine

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Frosty Treats has 19 trucks on the streets of central Arkansas, marked like school buses.

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Jimmy Scapetto (left) sells a cup of real Italian water ice to customer Rico Zaragoza from a cart outside the River Market.

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Jorge Campos (right) prepares food for customers at Taqueria Samantha.

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Patron and Jose Cuervo shots at Cozymel's

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Lunch basket at Grampa's

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Strawberry cake at Bennett's Market

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A group exits the Blue Moon Gallery during the Hot Springs Gallery Walk Friday night.

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Jason Aldean

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Shrimp Pirogue at Terrace on the Green.

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Jessie Leopard takes orders on the patio of Terrace on the Green.

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Brian Williamson and Allison Stearns rehearse for Arkansas Festival Ballet's Cinderella.

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Stage director Mark Bush works with Brian Williamson and Allison Stearns in rehearsal for Arkansas Festival Ballet's Cinderella.

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Lounging at Crush Wine Bar, Mark and Kara Rago take in some tapas and the art of Todd Crockett, the Little Rock painter who can sometimes be seen lounging there himself.

Published May 31, 2007

Textures often distinguish lounges from bars; the downstairs lounge at So features exposed brick and plush couches.

Published May 31, 2007

The casbahinspired lounge space at Lulav, enjoyed by Jane Embry Nisbet and Drew Finkbeiner, is a separate room off the main dining room and bar, and features its own name and identity - the V-Lounge.

Published May 31, 2007

Russell Huff strums and sings for the regulars at Rock City Lounge. The "lounge" is sometimes dropped by patrons altogether -they call it simply Rock City - and unofficially the lounge is known as "Martha's," after its proprietor, Martha Peel, whose name appears in neon above the bar.

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Holly Peeples and her husband Alan share a sip at Crush Wine Bar, one of several Little Rock spots instilling the leisurely vibe of a lounge rather than the bustle of a bar.

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Big Smith is Bill Thomas (left to right), Jody Bilyeu, Mark Bilyeu, Jay Williamson and Rik Thomas

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Brave Combo includes Carl Finch (left) on guitar, vocals and accordion and Ann Marie Harrop on bass and vocals.

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Ramona Smith

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Ross Francis

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Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl, left) and her sister Debbie (Leslie Mann) check out the results of a number of pregnancy tests in Knocked Up.

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Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) is a slacker whose life is about to change in Knocked Up.

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Gracie (Carly Schroeder) cheers on her school's soccer team in Gracie.

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Gracie (Carly Shroeder) is a skilled soccer player without a team in Gracie.

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Luke Wilson in GRACIE.

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Mr. Brooks (Kevin Costner) in Mr. Brooks.

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Marg Helgenberger portrays Emma Brooks in Mr. Brooks.

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Jane (Danielle Panabaker) isn't quite telling the truth to her parents as to why she has dropped out of college in Mr. Brooks.

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Detective Atwood (Demi Moore) is an investigator whose past propels her to excel in Mr. Brooks.

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Mr. Brooks (Kevin Costner, right) and his bad side, Marshall (William Hurt), discuss the evening's activities in Mr. Brooks.

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Former Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper James Randy Moss.

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A bunch of magnolia blossoms are tied with pink and white ribbon to the south ramp of the Big Dam Bridge at dawn Thursday, above the spot where Marcus Logue, 48, collapsed and died Saturday.

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This undated photo, provided by USA Network, shows actress Debra Messing as Molly Kagan in the six-part miniseries "The Starter Wife."

Published May 30, 2007

Iraqi soldiers search a car at a checkpoint on a major road in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad on Wednesday.

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Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., is shown Wednesday. An unidentified man is under the first U. S. government-ordered quarantine since 1963 is at the hospital in respiratory isolation.

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An elderly investor's glasses reflects the stock prices at a stock exchange in Chengdu, southwestern China's Sichuan province on Wednesday.

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Handout photo of Sgt. Erich Smallwood of Truman during training last year at Fort McCoy, Wis., prior to his deployment to Iraq.

Published May 30, 2007

The 15 graduating seniors line up to walk into the auditorium during graduation ceremonies at Plainview-Rover High School in Plainview, Ark.

Published May 29, 2007

There are many options for the oft-neglected lima bean, including this soup.

Published May 29, 2007

The logo for Windstream Communications was unveiled in this 2006 file photo. Windstream Communications is a spinoff of Alltel's landline business and merger with Valor Communications Group.

Published May 29, 2007

Cindy Sheehan speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in January of this year. Sheehan, who galvanized an anti-war movement with her protest outside President Bush's ranch, says she's done being the public face of the movement.

Published May 29, 2007

Rachael Smith, Miss USA 2007, falls during the evening gowns competition of the Miss Universe 2007 beauty pageant in Mexico City, Monday.

Published May 28, 2007

President Bush, left, lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, marking Memorial Day, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Monday.

Published May 28, 2007

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, right and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Kazemi Qomi, left, attend a meeting on security in Iraq at the Iraqi Prime Minister's office in the Green Zone, Baghdad, Monday.

Published May 28, 2007

A Mexican Xoloitzcuintle Intermedio, is seen prior to compete in the Mexico World Dog Show 2007 in Mexico City, Thursday, May 24, 2007. Hundreds of dogs from different countries are entered for competition in the dog show in Mexico City.

Published May 26, 2007

Members of the South Carolina baseball team react at the end of a 3-2 loss to Arkansas in a Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament game at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala., Saturday, May 26, 2007.

Published May 26, 2007

Trainer Emanuel Steward, right, tapes up Jermain Taylor 's hands prior to a workout at the Memphis Police Boxing Gym in Memphis in this 2007 file photo.

Published May 25, 2007

Stacy Lewis, a junior at the University of Arkansas, takes part in the NCAA women's golf National Championships played at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Friday, May 25, 2007.

Published May 25, 2007

Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr prays in the holy Shiite city of Kufa on Friday, May 25,2007. Al-Sadr appeared in public for the first time in months on Friday, delivering a fiery anti-American sermon to thousands of followers and demanding U.S. troops leave Iraq.

Published May 25, 2007

Jamison Stone, 11, poses with a wild pig he killed near Delta, Ala., in May. Stone's father says the hog weighed 1,051 pounds and measured 9-feet-4 from the tip of its snout to the base of its tail. If claims of the animal's size are true, it would be larger than Hogzilla, the huge hog killed in Georgia in 2004

Published May 25, 2007

Hero the dog, held by Brittney Murray, is greeted by the staff of Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., Aaron Lavallee, center, Lisa Levine, second right, and Jane Pauley in Hodes's Concord, N.H. office.

Published May 25, 2007

This photo provided by Rep. Paul Hodes office shows Army Spc. Justin Rollins with a puppy he found in Iraq. Rollins was killed by a roadside bomb March 5 in Samarra. Ever since his death, Rollins' family has longed to bring Hero the dog to the United States. On Friday, May 25, 2007, they got their wish.

Published May 25, 2007

An alligator who was captured in May at a Los Angeles lake is released into a holding area at the Los Angeles Zoo. The 6-foot-long alligator believed to be the elusive "Reggie" who lurked in a park lake for two years was captured during a wrestling match with a reptile expert and rangers and rushed to the zoo.

Published May 25, 2007

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, left, and fellow co-host of ABC's morning talk show "The View," Rosie O'Donnell. O'Donnell is leaving the show earlier than expected after the pair squabbled earlier in the week.

Published May 25, 2007

One way to brake while skating involves scraping the ground with a heel pad with your toes lifted and your knees bent. Other strategies include holding a skate sideways behind you and dragging it until you slow; turning your shoulder so you roll in a circle; leaving the path and running on the grass, and, of course, falling down.

Published May 25, 2007

Dan Gillespie deliberately falls down - a skill in-line skaters practice so they can control their landings.

Published May 25, 2007

Rigid guards help prevent the most common in-line skating injury: broken wrists.

Published May 25, 2007

Jim Conner's helmet and rearview mirror are also cycling gear.

Published May 25, 2007

Elbow pads and wrist guards protect forearms.

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Model Taylor Wright performing the Wrist Twist

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Rock your Body with Jamie King workout video.

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Dan Gillespie remains motionless on his skates in a T stance, pressing the front heel into the side of his trailing foot.

Published May 25, 2007

A spillway dam was a dangerous and difficult obstacle during the last half of a float along War Eagle Creek from U.S. 412 to Rocky Ford.

Published May 25, 2007

Sea kayaking among icebergs - and often whales - is among the experiences that Newfoundland offers.

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Fast-moving water (top photo) slicing through a high wall called Split Mountain marks the end of the float.

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Mrs. Jonathan Bradley Michael Moore

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Mrs. Anthony Dewayne Davis

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Mrs. Nygel Covington Jackson

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Former Mayor Jim Dailey with Mayor Mark Stodola and Curtis White, Jay and Erica Braswell and Kaelynn Marshall

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Maumelle Fire Chief George Glenn, and his wife, Tracy, and Barbara and Joe McCall, North Little Rock Fire Chief

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Harry Earnest Cummins III

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Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. lawyer Susan Estes poses with dinosaurs in front of Little Rock's Museum of Discovery. The dinosaur-theme Dino Dash on Saturday will feature food, crafts, a dino dig for "dinosaur eggs" and an inflatable dino bouncer.

Published May 25, 2007

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych attends an extraordinary sessions of his cabinet in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday.

Published May 25, 2007

A Lebanese army tank passes in front of the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, background, on a highway in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Friday.

Published May 25, 2007

Budweiser and Stella Artois beer bottles are arranged in the Subway Inn in New York, on Friday.

Published May 25, 2007

LaserShield This is a new install-it-yourself plug-in wireless security system designed for apartments and smaller spaces. Installs in a few minutes much the same way as a phone plug the master unit into an outlet and a phone jack, a wireless motion dectector into the wall, and then aim it. Costs $200 plus monitoring system activation fee (a 24/7 monitoring service costs $19.95 a month). No contract. Protects area up to 35 x 35 feet (1,225 square feet). Has loud alarm. Comes with two key-chain remotes to turn system on and off (instead of keypads and codes). You can add additional motion detectors and remotes.

Published May 25, 2007

Christy Nockels

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Jericho, a promising serialized CBS drama, started last fall with a boom - a nuclear boom. However, after a long three-month winter hiatus the audience dropped off and the show was canceled.

Published May 25, 2007

The cover of Red Soil in My Eyes (World Village) by Somi.

Published May 25, 2007

Hot Spring's Mid-America Science Museum, which hosted a "Dinosaurs Alive" display in 2003, is part of the Arkansas Discovery Network.

Published May 25, 2007

An outdoor oilfield at the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources near Smackover. The museum is a member of the Arkansas Discovery Network.

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Charlie Dunivan (right), 4, and his cousin Cole Dunivan, 7, enter the Grossology exhibit.

Published May 25, 2007

The goal of Cirque du Soleil's Delirium is "the quest for balance."

Published May 25, 2007

On the Porch: Creating Your Place to Watch the World Go By

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Scotch-Brite disposable toilet scrubbers

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Martin Eisele

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Trey Bien of Prattsville scans the horizon in search of humidity pods at PodFest '01. The annual festival packed an estimated 15,000 giddy pod lovers into Little Rock's River Market District.

Published May 25, 2007

Cunningham or Chinese fir tree

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Chris (left) and Alicia Demarest laugh in their kitchen

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Sunlawn Push Reel Mower

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Teaposy

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Former Little Rock School District Superintendent Roy Brooks talks with the media after the board voted to buy out his contract Thursday.

Published May 25, 2007

In this photo released by Sony Corp., the company's new 0.3 millimeter (0.01 inch) display is shown at Atsugi Technology Center in Atsugi, southwest of Tokyo, in this May 2007 file photo.

Published May 25, 2007

Convicted Westside Middle School shooter Andrew Golden, then 13, is escorted from a back door of the Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro in this April 2000 photo.

Published May 25, 2007

Roasted corn is one of the healthier selections of the fair's fare.

Published May 24, 2007

Young dancers get ready to perform at a previous Riverfest.

Published May 24, 2007

Coconut snow pea and shredded pork fries at Vermilion Water Grille.

Published May 24, 2007

Jeanna Robinson, left, and Stasia Donofrio prepare drinks at Vermilion Water Grille.

Published May 24, 2007

From the raw bar at Vermillion Water Grille: shrimp cocktail, sunfish sashimi, mussels, clams and oysters.

Published May 24, 2007

Satisfy your sweet tooth, as well as other cravings, at Arkansas Children's Hospital's Playaway Gift Shop.

Published May 24, 2007

Children can "play away" with these games and activities offered by Playaway Gift Shop.

Published May 24, 2007

Notecards, bearing black-and-white photos of Arkansas Children's Hospital patients, can be found in the hospital's Playaway Gift Shop.

Published May 24, 2007

Devin Robertson (from left), Donavan Suitt and Don Bolinger star in the comedy Charley's Aunt. The Murry's Dinner Playhouse production continues through June 3.

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Obstetrician Dr. Pomatter (Nathan Fillion) offers advice to pregnant Jenna (Keri Russell) in Waitress.

Published May 24, 2007

The Flying Dutchman (center) in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

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Lee Arenberg and Mackenzie Crook in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

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Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris) has mystical connections.

Published May 24, 2007

Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, and Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

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Agnes White (Ashley Judd) thinks she might have finally met a decent guy in Bug.

Published May 24, 2007

Gingy proves he is a tough cookie when subjected to interrogation in Shrek the Third.

Published May 24, 2007

Carice van Houten and Michiel Huisman in Black Book.

Published May 24, 2007

Carice van Houten and Michiel Huisman in Black Book.

Published May 24, 2007

A sign advises passers-by that luxury homes are for sale in a development in Rockville Centre, N.Y. Wednesday.

Published May 24, 2007

President Bush gestures during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday.

Published May 24, 2007

Walking and people-watching is always a Riverfest highlight.

Published May 24, 2007

Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) has yet another argument with Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley) as they roam the seas in search of a missing friend in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Published May 24, 2007

Monica Goodling, the former Justice Department's White House liaison, center, talks with her attorneys on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.

Published May 23, 2007

Shoppers walk through a driving rain as they enter the Dillard's store at the Broward Mall in Plantation, Florida, in this 2003 file photo.

Published May 23, 2007

Iraqi men and a policeman try to pull a body from the Euphrates river at Musayyib, which is about 40 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday

Published May 23, 2007

NBC's Life features Damian Lewis as a cop who served time for a crime he didn't commit. His partner is played by Dani Reese.

Published May 23, 2007

Michelle Ryan stars as Jamie Sommers in the NBC remake of the 1970s hit The Bionic Woman.

Published May 23, 2007

The CW's family friendly offering this fall is Life is Wild, about a vet and his blended family in Africa. The series stars Mary Mouser (from left), Judith Hoag, Brett Cullen, Leah Pipes, Andrew St. John and K'Sun Ray.

Published May 23, 2007

The Big Bang Theory from CBS features Kaley Cuoco as the sexy new neighbor to the nerds played by Jim Parsons (left) and Johnny Galecki.

Published May 23, 2007

ABC's new drama Private Practice stars Kate Walsh (right) as Dr. Addison Montgomery. Also shown is Becky Wahlstrom as a hysterical pregnant woman.

Published May 23, 2007

Billed as a romantic thriller, CBS will offer Moonlight this fall with Alex O'Loughlin as an undead detective.

Published May 23, 2007

The new CW comedy Aliens in America will feature Dan Byrd (left) and Adhir Kalyan as a Pakistani exchange student.

Published May 23, 2007

Blake Lively stars as Serena in The CW's new fall series Gossip Girl. The series is an adaptation of the popular young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar.

Published May 23, 2007

In CBS' Cane, Jimmy Smits (right) returns to TV as the head of a powerful Cuban-American family in South Florida. Also starring are Hector Elizondo (left) and Paola Turbay.

Published May 23, 2007

Cavemen, a new ABC sitcom featuring the Geico commercial stars, will feature Nick Kroll (left) and Dash Mihok.

Published May 23, 2007

South Beach Diet Chicken Salad Kits in Cranberry Walnut

Published May 22, 2007

Zarafina Tea Maker Suite from Jardin

Published May 22, 2007

The low tannins and fruitiness of pinot noir accentuate the fatty richness of salmon, especially when it is grilled.

Published May 22, 2007

Morgan Ison, 5, takes a turn with dancers Mark Petz (left), Marjorie Lacy and Mark Rawlinson of the Arkansas Country Dance Society during Historic Arkansas Museum's Territorial Fair.

Published May 22, 2007

Margaret Purnell jumps rope like a pioneer girl at Historic Arkansas Museum.

Published May 22, 2007

Sydney Davis' pink cell phone is new technology, but the cup-and-ball game is an old, old toy - and no easier now than it ever was.

Published May 22, 2007

One foot up, Lilly Hutson (left), Abby Hunter and Brandy Hutson try walking on stilts at Arkansas Historic Museum in Little Rock.

Published May 22, 2007

Britain's Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald announces his decision in London, Tuesday.

Published May 22, 2007

Mary Charles West turns the crank on a 19th-century machine that pioneer ranchers and farmers used to make rope. Mike Bethea of the Early Arkansas Reenactors Association shows how it works at Arkansas Historic Museum's Territorial Fair earlier this month.

Published May 22, 2007

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, speaks during the Republican Debate at University of South Carolina's Koger Center for the Arts in this May 2007 file photo.

Published May 22, 2007

Sgt. Michael Shook rides a bike Tuesday at Camp Anaconda that he and another soldier built while deployed with the 875th Engineer Battalion.

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Pearl Downs (center) talks with Georgia White (right) and Claudine Smith during art class at the Good Shepherd Nursing Center in Little Rock Tuesday afternoon.

Published May 21, 2007

Smoke bellows from heavy shelling by the Lebanese army, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr el-Bared, during a clashes with fighters from the Fatah Islam militant group, in the northen city of Tripoli, Monday.

Published May 21, 2007

Former President Jimmy Carter pauses as he is introduced before a discussion about the Middle East conflict between Israel and Palestine at the University of California, Irvine campus in Irvine, Calif. in this May 2007 file photo.

Published May 21, 2007

This is a London Fire Brigade handout of firemen inspecting the shell of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich in London, U.K., Monday.

Published May 21, 2007

Scott Ford, CEO of Alltel addresses employees and shareholders on the fiscal status of Alltel during the 2007 annual shareholders meeting held at Alltel Arena, May 15.

Published May 20, 2007

Dennis Milligan of Bryant was chosen as the state Republican Party's chairman on Saturday.

Published May 20, 2007

Jermain Taylor and Cory Spinks in the title bout at FedEx Forum in Memphis on Saturday night.

Published May 19, 2007

Edison Miranda, of Buenaventura, Colombia, and Kelly Pavlik, of Youngstown, Ohio, fight Saturday night at the FedExForum in Memphis.

Published May 19, 2007

President George W. Bush , Former Presidents Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush walk toward the speakers platform before the Clinton Library Dedication in Little Rock in this 2004 file photo.

Published May 18, 2007

Paula Mendez is led into a Sevier County courtroom for her arraignment in the deaths of her three children in De Queen in this January 2007 file photo.

Published May 18, 2007

Botika candle ($8.95).

Published May 18, 2007

Cory Spinks, left, and Jermain Taylor face off Thursday afternoon during their final press conference at the FedExForum before their Saturday fight. In the background are promoters Don King, left and Lou DiBella.

Published May 17, 2007

Crystal Heard, seen in this file photo, was shot dead after she tried to break up a fight outside Juanita's in Little Rock.

Published May 17, 2007

Republican presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is seen during the Republican debate at University of South Carolina's Koger Center for the Arts. The debate was sponsored by the South Carolina Republican Party and Fox News Channel with Brit Hume moderating.

Published May 17, 2007

Marathon runners inspect the route for the eighth Great Wall Marathon in Kuaihuolin, China. Few other marathons compare with the grueling 3,800 steps up and down China's most famous symbol. In every marathon, runners talk about "hitting the wall" around the 34-35-kilometer mark. Here, it really happens.

Published May 17, 2007

This picture made available by the World Bank in 2003 shows Shaha Riza.

Published May 17, 2007

Kenny Chesney

Published May 17, 2007

Sugarland is Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush

Published May 17, 2007

Pat Green

Published May 17, 2007

Pork Osso Bucco with dried cranberries, shiitake mushrooms and pinot noir demiglaze, served with garlic mashed potatoes and vegetable medley at Loca Luna.

Published May 17, 2007

The art of Jim Henson and his colorful friends comes to the Arkansas Arts Center in September.

Published May 17, 2007

A 2008 Arts Center glass exhibition will feature Red Opal/Aquamarine by Sonja Blomdahl.

Published May 17, 2007

Diego Masi's Ascendente Geometrico is part of the "Selections From the Inter-American Development Bank Art Collection" at the Arkansas Arts Center in July.

Published May 17, 2007

A crowd of punk music fans gathers for a Little Rock New Year's Eve party in a scene from the new documentary Towncraft, following 20 years of the city's underground music network.

Published May 17, 2007

Smoke rises from an explosion following an Israeli airstrike on a building used by the militant group Hamas in Gaza City, Thursday.

Published May 17, 2007

Princess Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz)

Published May 17, 2007

Sleeping Beauty (voice of Cheri Oteri)

Published May 17, 2007

JOHN KRASINSKI voices Lancelot in DreamWorks "Shrek the Third."

Published May 17, 2007

Snow White (voice of Amy Poehler)

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Arthur (voice of Justin Timberlake)

Published May 17, 2007

Rapunzel (voice of Maya Rudolph)

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Cinderella (voice of Amy Sedaris)

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Puss in Boots (voice of Antonio Banderas)

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Merlin (voice of Eric Idle)

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Donkey (Voice of Eddie Murphy)

Published May 17, 2007

Shrek (MIKE MYERS) and his pals Donkey (EDDIE MURPHY) and Puss In Boots (ANTONIO BANDERAS) set off on a new adventure in SHREK THE THIRD.

Published May 17, 2007

Prince Charming (voice of Rupert Everett) leads a motley crew of evil villains in an aerial attack on Far, Far Away in Shrek the Third.

Published May 17, 2007

Fiona (center, voice of Cameron Diaz) shares the company of four fellow princesses (from left): Obsessivecompulsive Cinderella (voice of Amy Sedaris), sarcastic Snow White (voice of Amy Poehler), opinionated Rapunzel (voice of Maya Rudolph) and narcoleptic Sleeping Beauty (voice of Cheri Oteri) in Shrek the Third.

Published May 17, 2007

Shrek (voice of Mike Myers)

Published May 17, 2007

Helene (Sidse Babett Knudsen) shares romantic memories with Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) in After the Wedding.

Published May 17, 2007

In this photo made available by Fox Television, Melinda Doolittle performs Tuesday, on the set of "American Idol" in Los Angeles.

Published May 17, 2007

Madeleine McCann smiles in this undated handout photo. The parents of Madeleine, a 3-year-old British girl who went missing from a holiday apartment in Portugal earlier this month, said they remained "positive'' she would be found.

Published May 16, 2007

Acxiom leader Charles Morgan talks in his Little Rock office in this 2005 file photo.

Published May 16, 2007

Sgt. Heath Livesay of Searcy laughs as his feet are scrubbed while he gets a pedicure at the beauty salon at Camp Anaconda Wednesday afternoon.

Published May 16, 2007

Spc. Johnny Cartwright of Searcy gets a facial at the beauty salon at Camp Anaconda Wednesday afternoon.

Published May 16, 2007

An Israeli soldier inspects equipment on a tank at a staging area near Kibbutz Nahal Oz between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Wednesday.

Published May 16, 2007

Carpenters Gilberto Tavares, rear, and Adrian Jose work on a house in a new neighborhood called The Enclave at Meadow Lake in Mahwah, N.J., Tuesday.

Published May 16, 2007

Britain's Prince Harry wears the beret of the Blues and Royals, which forms part of the Household Cavalry, in this 2006 file photo released by Ministry of Defense in London.

Published May 16, 2007

Bill Clark, Chairman of the Heifer's Hope for the Future, points out where the hunger education center will be constructed at a news conference in the Heifer International Headquarters in this 2005 file photo.

Published May 16, 2007

Yolanda Denise King, daughter of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, speaks on the burden of stroke and the experiences regarding her mother's stroke, at a briefing sponsored by the American Stroke Association and the Congressional Black Caucus in this 2006 file photo.

Published May 16, 2007

Avril Lavigne

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Ciara

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Mark Martin's longtime race number, 6, shows in brickwork in front of his car dealership in Batesville. Fans buy the bricks to have them inscribed with names and messages. A big brick is $200.

Published May 16, 2007

Brent Burgess keeps Mark Martin's race cars spotless and shiny for display. Here, the job calls for a duster, although Martin is seldom left in the dust.

Published May 16, 2007

NASCAR race driver Mark Martin's fire suits fill a wall at the Mark Martin Museum in Batesville.

Published May 16, 2007

NASCAR fans Katharine Pickett and Steve Reas of Fort Meade, Fla., enter the Mark Martin Museum. Reas' T-shirt celebrates Martin's current driving season. The car is from Martin's career in the fast lane.

Published May 16, 2007

Swimmers are invited to go paisley for summer '07 with the Lands' End Candy Paisley Three-Piece Tankini, which comes with a cover-up skirt.

Published May 16, 2007

Got a hard-to-fit body? Lands' End will custom-make a swimsuit for you.

Published May 16, 2007

This suit by Venus swimwear shows off two swimwear '07 trends: nautical stripes and a side-cutout silhouette.

Published May 16, 2007

Bandeau necklines (and tropical prints) are popular in the season's swimsuits, as demonstrated by this Jets Black Label Ophelia bandeau one-piece. The suit is available at figleaves.com

Published May 16, 2007

Honus Wagner, shortstop for Pittsburgh, waits on the practice field in this 1914 photograph.

Published May 16, 2007

A Boston Red Sox cap is one of the new polyester-blend models that replaces the traditional wool cap.

Published May 16, 2007

New Era Cap Co. employee Mike Wozniak wears a cap with the Washington Nationals logo. Major league baseball has approved the polyester-blend caps because they wick moisture away from the head.

Published May 16, 2007

Larry Akins is seen in this photo provided by the Van Buren Police Department.

Published May 15, 2007

The Rev. Jerry Falwell speaks at the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary fall convocation in Kansas City, Mo. in this 2006 file photo.

Published May 15, 2007

Fruit stacks up for a fragrant topiary.

Published May 15, 2007

Crayola Rainbow Rake

Published May 15, 2007

Emily Stewart (left), a sophomore at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock, Bethany Francis (center), a sophomore at North Little Rock High School, and Brittany Sharp, a sophomore at Mount St. Mary, unravel the mystery of measuring cups during a cooking class for teens at the River Market.

Published May 15, 2007

Mediterranean Snapper and Greek Salad

Published May 15, 2007

Sweet and Sour Crostini

Published May 15, 2007

Regina Temple of Hall High School chops a bell pepper during one session of a six-week cooking course.

Published May 15, 2007

Michelle Anderson of Eagle, Idaho, prepares Thai-Inspired Stuffed Chicken Breast and Slaw, the dish that won her the $100,000 Grand Prize in the 47th National Chicken Cooking Contest held May 4 in Birmingham.

Published May 15, 2007

The Wal-Mart Supercenter in Sprindale in this 2007 file photo.

Published May 15, 2007

Russian President Vladimir Putin invites Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for talks in his Novo-Ogaryovo country residence west of Moscow in this 2005 file photo.

Published May 15, 2007

Chrysler, Jeep, and Dodge vehicles are shown ready for transportation at the DaimlerChrysler Jefferson North Assembly facility in Detroit, Monday.

Published May 14, 2007

This undated handout photo provided by Majestic America Line shows the Empress of the North.

Published May 14, 2007

Vice President Dick Cheney, left, accompanied by USS John C. Stennis Strike Group Commander Rear Adm. Kevin Quinn speaks to sailors and Marines during a rally aboard the aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, Friday.

Published May 11, 2007

A steel worker takes a sample at the blast furnace of ThyssenKrupp steel company in Duisburg, western Germany, in this 2005 file photo.

Published May 11, 2007

UltraTouch Insulation

Published May 11, 2007

Faucet Light

Published May 11, 2007

Illustration

Published May 11, 2007

Unidentified bystanders admire a 26-foot bluefin tuna caught near Oil Trough last week. The huge fish is thought to be the legendary White River Monster.

Published May 11, 2007

Illustration

Published May 11, 2007

How to Live in Small Spaces (Firefly Books, $29.95).

Published May 11, 2007

Clean 'n Stuff

Published May 11, 2007

Todd Mikel Smith

Published May 11, 2007

Devil's tongue (Amorphophallus konjac)

Published May 11, 2007

NASCAR drive Dale Earnhardt Jr talks about his future during a news conference at JR Motorsports in Mooresville, N.C., on Thursday.

Published May 10, 2007

Ford President and Chief Executive Alan Mulally answers questions following the company's shareholders meeting, in Wilmington, Del. in this 2007 file photo.

Published May 10, 2007

Legendary game show host Bob Barker gestures during filming of a special prime-time episode of "The Price Is Right," in Los Angele. CBS will air a pair of prime-time specials honoring Barker on May 16 and 17.

Published May 10, 2007

University of Central Arkansas President Lou Hardin and other school and city officials meet with representatives of the Commission on Presidential Debates on Thursday.

Published May 10, 2007

Singer Rob Thomas of the band matchbox twenty in Universal City, Calif., in this Nov. 20, 2003, file photo.

Published May 10, 2007

Georgia (JANE FONDA) looks on tenderly while her granddaughter, Rachel (LINDSAY LOHAN), rests in the film Georgia Rule.

Published May 10, 2007

Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) explores the empty streets of London.

Published May 10, 2007

Amanda Peet and Zach Braff star in Jesse Peretz's The Ex.

Published May 10, 2007

Tim Holder in the film Where's My Close-up, Mr. Thornton?

Published May 10, 2007

The rage virus returns in 28 Weeks Later.

Published May 10, 2007

U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair waves to supporters before the announcement of his resignation at the Trimdon Labour Club in Sedgefield, U.K. Thursday.

Published May 10, 2007

Water from the Missouri River reaches a building in Levasy, Mo., on Wednesday. Floodwaters continued to rise across northwest and central Missouri, swallowing small towns like Big Lake and shutting down schools and businesses from Chillicothe to Jefferson City.

Published May 10, 2007

Mitchell Johnson gives a statement in this video still in which he apologizes for his role the 1998 Jonesboro shootings.

Published May 9, 2007

President Bush hugs Debra Wilder, left, and Rhonda McKee during his visit Wednesday to the tornado-ravaged town of Greensburg, Kan. Bush got his first look at what little is left of the Kansas farming town of 1,400 people after last week's tornado.

Published May 9, 2007

In this aerial view, a fire in Picayune Strand State Forest burns near Interstate 75 on Wednesday near Naples, Fla. The fire is covering Southwest Florida with smoke.

Published May 9, 2007

Katherine Mitchell

Published May 9, 2007

Potential buyers check the bed of a new Toyota truck at a dealership in Glendale Calif., Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Toyota's profit climbed nearly 9 percent in the first three months of 2007.

Published May 9, 2007

An unidentified bishop kisses the hand of Pope Benedict XVI after his arrival to the air base in Sao Paulo in his first trip as pontiff to Latin America.

Published May 9, 2007

Scott Ford, CEO of Alltel, speaks to company employees outside the company's Little Rock headquarters in this 2005 file photo.

Published May 9, 2007

Andrew Dahl finishes up at the 18th hole in the 2005 Rheem Classic golf tournament.

Published May 9, 2007

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, right, meets with Iraqi President Jalal Talibani in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday.

Published May 9, 2007

Alltel headquarters in Little Rock.

Published May 9, 2007

Semi trucks are parked at a flooded truck stop Monday in Salina, Kan. Flooding along the Wakarusa River early Monday cut off its namesake community south of Topeka.

Published May 8, 2007

Michelle Miller, left, takes one of her basset hounds as Montgomery County, Kan., Rural Firefighter Adam Bright unloads the other after Bright and another firefighter rescued the dogs along with several horses and cows when a nearby creek overflowed its banks due to extremely heavy rain fall Monday.

Published May 7, 2007

Queen Elizabeth II and President Bush wave from a balcony of the White House in Washington, Monday.

Published May 7, 2007

Buildings are seen flattened or damaged in this aerial photo Saturday, May 5, 2007, which shows the swath destruction a tornado cut after it touched down along Main Street in Greensburg, Kan., Friday night. Several people were killed. (AP Photo/The Hutchinson News, Sandra J. Milburn)

Published May 5, 2007

The German dirigible Hindenburg crashes to the ground, tail first, in flaming ruins after exploding on May 6, 1937, at the U.S. Naval Station in Lakehurst, N.J. Seventy years ago Sunday, May 6, 2007, the hydrogen-filled Hindenburg ignited while easing toward its mooring mast at the U.S. Navy base in Lakehurst. The blaze killed 35 people on board and one person in the ground crew; 62 passengers and crew members survived. (AP Photo/Murray Becker, file)

Published May 5, 2007

Noan McCullough speaks at the Clinton School of Public Service on Thursday.

Published May 4, 2007

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends the Expanded Ministerial Conference for the Neighbors of Iraq on the second day session of the Iraq conference at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt Friday.

Published May 4, 2007

Carpet Cleaning Tips for Dummies

Published May 4, 2007

Golden bamboo grows quickly and is useful for screening property.

Published May 4, 2007

Black bamboo, available at Fayetteville's Westwood Gardens, is less invasive than other varieties.

Published May 4, 2007

Shade and privacy are provided by a stand of bamboo at the Schreibman home in Fayetteville.

Published May 4, 2007

Illustration by RON WOLFE

Published May 4, 2007

Husky Pressure Washer

Published May 4, 2007

JOEmo Vacuum Mug

Published May 4, 2007

Peter Pickus

Published May 4, 2007

A patch of bamboo stands in the side yard of Richard and Mary Schreibman's house at the corner of Park and Ila streets in Fayetteville.

Published May 4, 2007

Arkansas State Police Col. Steve Dozier speaks to police and college security last month. Dozier is stepping down to take a job at Wal-Mart. (AP/Danny Johnston)

Published May 4, 2007

This satellite image provided by NASA, taken Monday, April 30, 2007, shows a number of fires continuing to burn in southeastern Georgia. Active fire regions are indicated on the image with red pixels. (AP Photo/NASA)

Published May 4, 2007

An American Airlines aircraft gets ready to take off in Burbank, Calif. Pilots for the airline are seeking a 30.5 percent pay increase. (AP/Damian Dovarganes)

Published May 4, 2007

Jim Lee of Denver, right, hands Ann Pruett, from Sherman, Texas, a copy of her husband's name, Richard M. Pruett, that was added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Published May 3, 2007

Actor Gordon Scott portrays Tarzan in this 1958 file photo. Scott, a handsome, muscle-bound actor known for his portrayal of Tarzan in the 1950s, died, Monday, April 30, 2007. He was 80. Scott, who had been living in south Baltimore, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital of post-heart surgery complications, a hospital spokesman said. (AP/File)

Published May 3, 2007

Queen Elizabeth II of England is greeted by Lady Catherine Manning, left, wife of Sir David Mannning, British ambassador to the United States, as Prince Philip, top, right, follows at Richmond International Airport in Richmond, Va. (AP/Richmond Times-Dispatch, P. Kevin Morley)

Published May 3, 2007

Scientists and Australian beer maker Foster's are teaming up to generate clean energy from brewery waste water - by using sugar-consuming bacteria.

Published May 3, 2007

All-you-can-eat buffet at CICI'S PIZZA ... $4.49

Published May 3, 2007

Scones, milk and coffee at BOULEVARD BREAD COMPANY ... $4.42

Published May 3, 2007

Veggie Plate at LUNCH AT THE LEGION ... $4

Published May 3, 2007

Three tamales with chili at DOE'S EAT PLACE ... $3.75

Published May 3, 2007

Regular pulled pork sandwich and a side at CORKY'S ... $4.78

Published May 3, 2007

Black Russian at La Hacienda

Published May 3, 2007

Latin Chicken at Graffiti's

Published May 3, 2007

Chef Paul Novicky at Nu, just before the restaurant opened in November 2004.

Published May 3, 2007

HAY CHIHUAHUA

Published May 3, 2007

Tomato Bisque at Dave's Place

Published May 3, 2007

Shrimp Scampi at Johnny Carino's

Published May 3, 2007

Oysters at Flying Fish

Published May 3, 2007

Blueberry Bread Pudding at Acadia.

Published May 3, 2007

Swiss cheeseburger with pickle and chips at BUFFALO GRILL ... $4.95

Published May 3, 2007

Riley Knight plays Mary Lennox in the Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre production of The Secret Garden.

Published May 3, 2007

Steamed Mussels, an appetizer at Bill Valentine's Ballpark Restaurant.

Published May 3, 2007

Works by Virginia Williamson, includingthis painting titled All Dressed Up, go on display today at the Cantrell Gallery. An opening reception for the "Changing Visions" exhibit is 6-8 p.m. today.

Published May 3, 2007

Latasha Golden (left) Cindy Mondragon, Rosalba Mondragon and Steve Mondragon sell aqua frescas.

Published May 3, 2007

Musicians Raul Guardado (left) Hector Carmona and German Navaes from the band Calibre Norteno warm up backstage while waiting to perform at a previous Cinco de Mayo festival.

Published May 3, 2007

Published May 3, 2007

Sparky & Rhonda Rucker

Published May 3, 2007

Rhett Butler

Published May 3, 2007

Jayne Ardy of Richmond adjusts two-year-old Zenia Rai's blanket as they wait for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Thursday.

Published May 3, 2007

Frieda (voiced by Sigourney Weaver) is an evil presence in Happily N'Ever After.

Published May 3, 2007

Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) teachers Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore) the basics of Texas Hold 'em in Lucky You.

Published May 3, 2007

Harry Osborn (James Franco) has problems with his memory in Spider-Man 3.

Published May 3, 2007

Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) takes on Sandman (Thomas Haden Church) in Spider-Man 3.

Published May 3, 2007

Larry the Cable Guy, who's lost in the desert, tries to figure out where he is in Delta Farce.

Published May 3, 2007

Tribeca Film Festival program.

Published May 3, 2007

Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) enjoy some time together in Spider-Man 3.

Published May 3, 2007

Cover of Will Counts' book "A Life Is More Than a Moment"

Published May 2, 2007

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez greets the media after inaugurating an oil drill in San Tome, Venezuela, in this 2006 file photo.

Published May 1, 2007