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By Chris Kaltenbach and Chris Kaltenbach,Sun Movie Critic | November 3, 2006
Thank goodness for the singing slugs. Flushed Away, a tale of pampered versus plucky rats that's the latest effort from the twisted Brit studio that gave us Wallace & Gromit, spends a good bit of its time stuck in comedic neutral - spinning its wheels and debating whether to concentrate on being witty or settle for grade-school-level funny. Fortunately, it shoots more often for the former. When the latter wins out, though, Flushed Away shifts from the sublime to the ordinary, from inventive to pedestrian.
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By Dennis Bishop and Dennis Bishop,SPECIAL TO THE SUN | June 24, 2001
Q. I have a tremendous problem with slugs in late spring and early summer. I have heard that spraying with an ammonia-and-water solution provides effective control. What do you think of the ammonia sprays? Are they safe? A. Apparently, a 5-10 percent solution of ammonia and water will kill these pests; however the ammonia solution must be applied directly to the slugs. According to several online forums and several state extension services, some gardeners are using this method, but others think that hand-picking is just as efficient.
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By TED SHELSBY AND LINDA LOWE MORRIS and TED SHELSBY AND LINDA LOWE MORRIS,TED SHELSBY is a business reporter for The Sun and manager of the Slugs. LINDA LOWE MORRIS is a features writer bTC for The Sun | September 16, 1990
IT STARTED OUT AS A DAYDREAM. WE WERE JUS SITTING AROUND AFTER A SLOW-pitch softball game one evening last summer, drinking beer, talking politics when the idea popped out: Why not take the office softball team -- the Slugs -- to the Soviet Union?People laughed, made a few jokes and after a minute or so the conversation moved on. But a year later (after six months of trying to get up the nerve to ask the publisher and another six months of furious work and long-distance communications), there we were: getting off the plane at Sheremetjevo Airport outside Moscow.
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By Scott Shane and Scott Shane,SUN STAFF | July 19, 1998
When I slip, just slightly, in the dark,I know it isn't a wet leaf,But you, loose toe from the old life,The cold slime come into being. ...Even the caterpillar I can love, and the various vermin.But as for you, most odious -Would Blake call you holy?-- Theodore Roethke In the beam of the flashlight, they made a ghastly tableau - slugs, scores of them, the gelatinous progeny of a rainy spring. Now they were consuming my vegetable garden in a slow-motion feeding frenzy, like some miniature species of vegetarian sharks.
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By Ellen Nibali and Jon Traunfeld | May 31, 2008
We want to clear out our woods and plant grass. What kind of grass seed should we buy? Think twice. Grass needs three to four hours of direct sunlight, minimum. We get many calls from frustrated homeowners who spent huge amounts of money and energy trying to get grass to grow under trees. (Tree roots also compete with grass for water and nutrients.) Try identifying what good plants are in your woods. It may take four seasons to see all the plants, including ephemeral spring bulbs. Keep the native plants such as ferns and shrubs that flower, berry and provide winter interest.
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By Dolly Merritt | June 29, 1996
Around the houseClean outside grill easily. When grill is warm, wipe clean with a crumpled piece of aluminum foil.Remove perspiration stains from clothing. Make a paste of baking soda and water and apply to spot and rub. Launder as usual.For outdoor barbecues, use an ice bucket as a serving dish. It keeps cold and hot foods at the right temperatures and isunbreakable.In the gardenSprinkle sawdust between leafy perennials in damp, shady areas that draw slugs. Shallow saucers of beer will attract slugs causing them to drown.