She is also the star, along with her friends restaurateur Alice Waters and writer Ruth Reichl, of a new documentary called "Soul of Banquet" by Wayne Wang, which shows her preparing a meal.

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Another early ad the next year for the much more mainstream Apple II pictured a woman preparing a meal, gazing adoringly at her mate working on the Apple computer on the kitchen table.

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The ACTIVE study also tested the time it took to do daily activities, like preparing a meal, and performance tests, such as reading price tables to pick the best telephone provider, Dr. Wolinsky said.

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"They were preparing a nice meal for Dayna Curry, whose birthday was on the 4th (of November), " Mercer said.

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What do you say to the fathers of the men responsible, when you find them relaxing in their homes the next day, preparing for a meal?

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Their next encounter came outside a Persian restaurant in west London, as Mr Dizaei and his wife were preparing to drive away after a meal.

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Heskel Haddad, an 11-year-old boy was finishing a festive meal and preparing to celebrate the Jewish festival of Shavuot, oblivious to the angry mob that was about to take over the city.

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