Motherhood

PURCHASE a ticket for writer-director Katherine Dieckmann’s “Motherhood,” starring Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards & Minnie Driver, opening October 23rd, and support the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation!
 
For every ticket purchased on Fandango, Fandango and iDeal Partners will donate one dollar to Komen.

Help support this important cause and also treat yourself to a wonderful true-to-life portrait, shot all on location in New York.

Visit motherhoodthemovie.com to see the trailer and purchase your tickets.



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Ciao For Now  Just nine blocks north on 523 East 12th Street is Ciao For Now, one of the East Village's culinary marvels and one of our personal favorites.  Whether you have Kevin, Amy and their friendly staff cater one of your events or whether you just look for a friendly place where you can have a cup of coffee with some neighbors while your child keeps busy in the book section with the Encyclopedia Brittanica and a wholesome cupcake, this is a place we cherish.  http://ciaofornow.net/  Oh, and they now have even a branch on West 10th St, just west of 6th Ave and operate the cafe inside of Sustainable NYC at 139 Ave. A
  

No Impact Man
http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog  As mentioned in the New York Times, Isabella, the daughter of Colin Beavan, the No Impact Man, got a pair of ballet slippers for her birthday from Jane's Exchange, the LoImpact Store.  (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/27/18383957.php)  If you want to find out how big your ecological footprint is visit http://www.myfootprint.org.  Check some water consumption facts at http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/home Who would have thought that
      • The production of one kilogram of beef requires 16 thousand litres (3500 gallons) of water.
      • To produce one cup of coffee we need 140 litres (30 gallons) of water.
      • The water footprint of China is about 700 cubic meter (25,000 cubic feet) per year per capita. Only about 7% of the Chinese water footprint falls outside China.
      • Japan with a footprint of 1150 cubic meter per year per capita, has about 65% of its total water footprint outside the borders of the country.
      • The USA water footprint is 2500 cubic meter per year per capita.