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The classic debate of legs out or cleavage out is age old, but you'll never get classier than a cute high neck dress that shows a bit of leg. As long as you have waxed, buffed and moisturised your pins then you can strut with the confidence that you are emanating style as well as turning a few heads.
Singer Taylor Swift has mastered this look and has managed to be the fantasy girl of many men without showing a lot of cleavage in the process. Just look at her dating history, with Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner, John Mayer and more recently Harry Styles, she is always on the arm of the latest heartthrob. Proving that, sometimes, the suggestion of a fabulous figure is better than having it out on display. There are numerous blogs dedicated to her star style including – the aptly named – Taylor Swift Style which does its research to source exact fashion finds from the singer's wardrobe.
Showing more leg will attract as much attention as your cleavage would, and will not make you self-conscious as people admire your sculpted calves instead of talking to your chest. As long as you have the figure to pull off a high neckline and a short hemline, then this look will see you right through 2013.
Not having the chest on display does not mean you can skimp on the support though, it is still imperative that your assets are looking their best under your dress or high neck top. Every figure needs a little support so be sure to keep your bra choice in mind too. So if you are giving the sexy yet demure style a try, then get those legs ready for the limelight and make sure your chest is perky and well supported.
A great example of this style, done well, is with the City Goddess Bonded Lace Skater Dress that is classic in style with an eye-catching print and a cute little belt to cinch in the waist and accentuate your curves (or create some if you're lacking in that department). If you don't want to show off as much arm, you can also couple this look with a bolero for more formal occasions or a cardigan for a more relaxed style.
Even in colder climes, you can wear a pair of thick black tights to conserve some heat and still draw attention to your luscious long legs. So if you fancy giving Taylor Swift a run for her money in the style stakes, the rules are simple. Put away the cleavage, find a length of skirt of dress that accentuates your legs and get your sexy pout ready for the cameras.


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Double firing is this Sunday. Kinetic and Arrow disband, and form 3 teams of two people each. The losing team will probably be going home. The task is to design a brochure for the new Trump Tower. Finale is April 22.
Thanks, TPorter. That is going to be a good episode. So if I'm right, this is how the rest of the season ends:April 8th: 6 people at the task, 2 fired, 4 remainApril 15th: 4 people at interview process, 2 fired, 2 remain (maybe a final three instead?). Start final task.April 22nd: Finish final task, Trump Hires someone.Am I right? Is this how the season will end?
Hi all, long time no see. How is everyone doing?I won't be home on the 22nd. Our son is graduating on the 20th so we will be staying in a motel near the base. I think we'll be leaving the following monday. Maybe if my son has to be back in the early evening, then we can watch it. I'll see.
They just showed a preview of the next episode during Identity (even had Tyson from Beauty & Geek 2 on the show). It showed who is paired with who. Here they are:Stefani and JamesHeidi and FrankKristine and Nicole
Here's how I think they'll split up the teams:Notice that the teams are Kinetic/Kinetic, Kinetic/Arrow, Arrow/Arrow. Trump asks one person from Arrow, from the beginning, to be PM. Heidi won the task last week for Kinetic, so she'll be PM again. When they get to the boardroom, they learn that the project managers are teaming up (Heidi and Frank) to make a third team. The two left on the other teams are what's left of Kinetic and Arrow.I'd like to see Kristine/Nicole gone too. Kristine bores me to death.
That's my question too, how were they chosen. I don't think Heidi would choose Frank. I agree with Ruday, Heidi and Frank are the two strongest and Heidi has been the star this season. When she sits beside Trump she looks like she belongs there. My guess is Kristine and Nicole are the goners. Heidi and Frank final two.
he he...and besides all that, if Heidi wins, I get 400 extra points in the game!
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Science highlights 2012: What's yours?
This year has been billed as a golden year for British sport and a diamond year for the Royal Family, but has it been a good year for science?
We asked Wellcome Trust researchers, staff and others to tell us their 2012 science highlights. From the Mars landing to metabolic phenotyping, their answers make for a fascinating survey of this year's scientific achievements.
Dr Kevin Fong, Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow
For me its got to be the entry, descent and landing of NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover. I got up early and cycled down to the Science Museum to watch the live video feed. It was worth the effort. It all went off exactly as billed: a genuine heart stopping seven minutes of terror.
Those guys took a robot the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, had it travel from Earth across a couple of hundred million miles, at over 13 thousand miles an hour, then shoved it through an alien atmosphere, deployed the largest parachutes ever made, dropped into a hover on thrusters and then – in a manoeuvre taken straight out of the pages of a sci-fi novel – lowered it the last few feet to the surface of Mars, on the end of a cable, using something called a Skycrane.
I could geek on about this forever but for me those four hundred and twenty seconds were my science highlight of the year.
Professor Anne Johnson, Co-Director of the Institute for Global Health at University College London and Wellcome Trust Governor
It's a bit of an obvious choice perhaps but my science highlight has to be Jasper, the dog that walked again after four years of paralysis. He was treated as part of a clinical trial being conducted by a group of Cambridge scientists, in which olfactory cells, grown from the lining of his nose, were used to bridge breaks in his spinal chord (1).
Professor Mike Stratton, Director, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
I was intrigued by the report in the New England Journal of Medicine by Liao et al., on the effect of aspirin consumption on colorectal cancer mortality in patients with somatic mutations of the PIK3CA gene in their cancers (2).
In this cohort study, they showed that aspirin taken after cancer diagnosis, for a variety of different reasons (but not for treatment of the cancer) and at a range of doses and intervals was associated with a staggering 82 per cent reduction in colorectal cancer-specific mortality. By contrast, in patients with colorectal cancer without mutations in PIK3CA there was no effect.
The interest here is that one of the oldest drugs we know of, not under patent and available to all from the local pharmacy may become one of the select group of "targeted therapies" for cancer (3). It makes you wonder what other gems of insight are hidden in the huge amounts of patient data from such research studies and from routine clinical practice. Nevertheless, due caution should be exercised. Let's see what prospective studies of aspirin use for cancer treatment tell us in the next couple of years.
Clare Matterson, Director of Medical Humanities and Engagement, Wellcome Trust
A scientific highlight this year was listening to Trevor Lawley from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute describe his work on Clostridium difficile. This pathogen is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and is a rapidly emerging hospital-acquired infection currently confounding standard medical practices. His work showed how understanding the biology and genetics of C.difficule, it may be possible to introduce new treatments involving 'fecal therapy'. If this works, the big question is: will we be willing to eat shit?
Dr Erinma Ochu, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester, and Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow
My science highlight was witnessing the myriad of ways that scientists and the public celebrated the centenary of Alan Turing's birth and his contributions to maths, computing and biology. In Manchester and Berlin, Turing was celebrated in gay pride parades reaching over 500,000 people – something that would have been unimaginable during his short lifetime.
My own contribution to Turing Year was coordinating Turing's Sunflowers, a citizen science experiment to contribute to his legacy in exploring mathmatical patterns in nature. Quite apart from collecting enough data for the experiment and presenting the results at Manchester Science Festival, a personal highlight was revisiting Turing's original paper on morphogenesis and his chemical hypothesis on how organisms gain form .
I love how, in his abstract, Turing tells you what you need to know in order to understand and make sense of his paper:
"… the full understanding of this paper requires a good knowledge of mathematics, some biology, and some elementary chemistry."
If only science were taught this way in schools – maybe we'd be creating a generation of scientists better equipped to contribute to interdisciplinary scientific endeavours of the kind that could offer solutions to the many challenges we face in society.
Dr Michael Dunn, Head of Molecular and Physiological Sciences, Wellcome Trust
For me it's the year that next generation sequencing has started to pay back in spades. A particular highlight was the Cell paper from the Sanger Institute in June untangling the molecular evolution of 21 breast cancers and identifying mutational patterns across these genomes (4). Understanding the full genomic complexity of cancer will be critical to improving diagnosis and ultimately treatment with new therapeutics.
John Cooper, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO, Francis Crick Institute
My involvement in the Francis Crick Institute project over the last three years has made me increasingly aware of the importance of collaboration in Science, and of the connections between different branches of life science research.
An excellent example of this was published in Nature in October this year by George Kassiotis and Jonathan Stoye of the MRC National Institute for Medical Research, which will become part of the Crick when our building is finished in 2015.
The genomes of human beings, like those of all mammals, contain the relics of ancient ancestral retroviral infection. Virtually all of these viral sequences are inactive, often because they have been "silenced" by some mechanism or other. Working in conjunction with researchers in the USA and France, George and Jonathan showed in mouse models how ancient viruses in our DNA can be reactivated by exposure to bacteria—including those that naturally live in our bodies—and that these viruses can cause cancer (5). Their research has demonstrated a new and hitherto unsuspected link between immunity, infection and cancer.
Further information on this very interesting work can be found on the Crick website.
Professor Roger Kneebone, Professor of Surgical Education, Imperial College London, and Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow
My current science highlight is the idea of employing metabolic phenotyping in a clinical environment (6) – using mass spectrometry to analyse tissue, body fluids, or even surgical smoke, and create an instant biological profile. This could revolutionise how we think about disease and treatment.
What are your science highlight from the past year? Tell us in a comment or tweet on the hashtag #scilights.
- Granger, N (2012). Autologous olfactory mucosal cell transplants in clinical spinal cord injury: a randomized double-blinded trial in a canine translational model. Brain, 135 (11), 3227-3237 PMID: 23169917
- Liao, X (2012). Aspirin use, tumor PIK3CA mutation, and colorectal-cancer survival. N Engl J Med, 367 (17), 1596-606 PMID: 23094721
- Pasche, B (2012). Aspirin–from prevention to targeted therapy. N Engl J Med, 367 (17), 1650-1 PMID: 23094728
- Stratton, MR (2012). Mutational Processes Molding the Genomes of 21 Breast Cancers. Cell, 149 (5), 979-993 PMID: 22608084
- Kassiotis, G (2012). Resurrection of endogenous retroviruses in antibody-deficient mice. Nature, 491, 774-778 PMID: 23103862
- Lindon, JC (2012). Metabolic phenotyping in clinical and surgical environments. Nature, 491, 384-392 PMID: 23151581


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July 19, 2012
Her music is storytelling. It connects us all through common experiences, and relatable issues.
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To Jaime Woods, music is storytelling. It connects us all through common experiences, and relatable issues. Music has the power to manipulate our emotions, evoke us to action, it facilitates healing, and causes us to think and see things differently.
Woods began music in Chicago at 15, and sang with numerous choirs and local groups. In 2010, she was accepted to Berklee College of Music. She made enough noise in Chicago to raise half of her tuition money through her debut concert, themed "Lifespeak" in November 2010. Now as a student, she's focused on songwriting and production. Since she's been at Berklee, Jaime has performed at the Beantown Jazz Fest, Sculler's, Johnny D's, and other local shows and open mics. She became part of an ensemble that performed with neosoul artist Bilal, and will be performing with Lalah Hathaway in February 2012. She has collaborated with many fellow Berklee students, and is a member of an a cappella group that will tour Europe in the winter. She is also preparing an EP for summer 2012.
Nick Hakim is a singer/songwriter from Washington D.C. who recently formed a band consisting of his close friends. Playing venues around Boston and New York, Hakim and his band have been cultivating a new sound in preparation for his record that will be coming out in summer 2012. Some of his influences include Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions, and the Beatles.


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Report: Pats TE Gronkowski has fourth arm surgery
Boston, MA – New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski reportedly underwent a fourth surgery to repair a broken left forearm.
The Boston Globe cited a league source saying Gronkowski had the procedure done on the forearm that he broke twice in the 2012 season. The Globe said the surgery, which was meant to replace the plate in the forearm, took place Monday afternoon at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Gronkowski has been battling an infection due to multiple surgeries performed to correct a fracture which was originally suffered back in mid-November.
According to the paper, a source said the infection appears to have completely cleared. That means Gronkowski can start an 8- to 10-week rehab to recover, but he may miss the start of training camp.
The 24-year-old Arizona product finished the 2012 campaign with 55 receptions for 790 yards and 11 touchdowns in just 11 games.


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Carolyn Hax: Sis writes about our family, and it hurts
Adapted from a recent online discussion.
Hi, Carolyn:
I've got a question into which you might have particular insight. My sister writes weekly first-person features for a regionally well-known magazine.
Recently I've noticed that she sometimes makes our family sound like caricatures of ourselves, and not always in a positive way. Mom is a little pushy; Sis casts her as a boundary-challenged social oaf. Sis and I have a small spat; Sis paints it as the hugest deal ever.
I get that it's a little like stage makeup -- the mythological proportions make it easier to understand at the readers' distance. And she's always careful to protect our identities and to balance the bad with the good.
Still, sometimes this smarts, and I wonder whether she truly sees things as she describes them; should I be apologizing when I read that I've hurt her? She says I just shouldn't ever take these things personally, but I'm not so sure.
-- Philly
I gave this a lot of thought when I posted David Sedaris' New Yorker piece on his sister's death, and learned that Tiffany Sedaris wasn't comfortable with his writing-- and also saw this stunning obit, which itself isn't pertinent here but is a must-read and so there you go.
The opinion I formed is that essays like your sister's are best taken as entertainment, not reality. Best for your peace of mind; best for your sister, since it's her art form; best for your family bond. I realize this has to involve a degree of denial, since it's your family going under the blowtorch and being twisted into a form you don't recognize. But, that's my point -- it's not your family, it's art made from the raw material of your family, which means it gets changed in the artistic process.
As for apologies, just ask: "I read X. Are you genuinely upset, or were you taking artistic license?"
If you can't not hurt, then don't read her work. That's just as acceptable, to my mind, as her using your lives this way.
Re: Philly:
My parents are nationally recognized writers who write about their lives, much of which included me and my sibling. I have grappled with this, and come to realize that although some of the things they wrote about bothered me, it was coming not necessarily from THEM but them as they related to their intended audience. So when my attributes were exaggerated, it was for the benefit of the reader to capture a storytelling mechanism, not necessarily how they would describe something if they were talking to a close friend.
I see it in myself -- I speak about my husband, for example, to coworkers in a way different than I would to a friend. That said, I have asked them on several occasions to curtail the use of my "character" and have said "no comment" on a few topics. The fact that they respond easily and well to these brush-offs makes me much more generous with them.
At this point I couldn't care less what their readers think and that sentiment is awesome to learn by any means, but coming from a unique perspective does certainly make me laugh at how weird life is.
-- Anonymous
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We can now ship Burmese across state lines once again!
Burmese pythons are one of the most popular pet pythons, and have been domesticated for decades to produce animals of good dispositions, excellent variety in color and pattern, and has even been bred for a variety of sizes, ranging from 5-15' long. They make excellent pets for intermediate or advanced reptile keepers, are easy to care for, and a joy to work with. The introduction of the first Albino Burmese radically shifted the reptile market, and were the beginning of the color and pattern craze now dominating the reptile trade, which has increased the demand for captive bred animals, and decreased the need to import animals from often fragile environments. Statistically, they are at least 100's of times safer to keep as pets than domesticated dogs, and at least 1000's of times safer for any environment they could be introduced to than domesticated cats- a fact worth noting for those safety and eco-friendly conscious animal keepers.


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Sara Thompson
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Sara Quinn Thompson
Graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduating in May 2009! Almost done!
Working at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, the best job I have ever had.
Lived in Oregon before moving to Illinois for school. Hoping to move back to the Pacific Northwest when I'm done, but also willing to try new places. Enjoy tinkering with vegetarian recipes, going for long walks with my camera, and learning how to do new stuff.
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Isn't it really Salisbury Steak?
Meat and taters, please
Now, my father-in-law is a different story. He's a simple kind of guy and he just adores this meal and he loves meatloaf. He can't get enough. He's the rare man that will actually order meatloaf at a restaurant. He's also the kinda guy you just love to feed because you never have to ask if he's enjoying a meal since he is always generous with his compliments. I remember when my in-laws, Chris and Gene (my father-in-law is Big Gene and my husband is referred to as Little Gene, even though he ain't anywhere near little anymore), came to visit us when we were living in England. They had never come to visit us in our own place before. My husband and I had only been married a year and this was our first place together. And overseas of all places! I decided I would make us lasagna for dinner on their first night there. I had no idea my in-laws did not care for lasagna. Who doesn't like lasagna?
Apparently Chris and Big Gene. Well, God bless them, they ate their slices of lasagna and never said a word. Afterwards, my father-in-law said that the lasagna was really good and he was surprised. That's when Chris and Gene told me they had never enjoyed lasagna before. If looks could kill, my husband would have died a thousand deaths that day. How come he never told me they didn't eat lasagna? Apparently he didn't know this little fact about his parents. Ugh. Well, they were converted after that. My father-in-law still asks for it to this day. And he never complains if I decide to make meatloaf or hamburger steaks for supper. In fact, he gets very happy. He just loves the stuff! You can customize these anyway you prefer. I like green peppers and onions in mine but Little Gene {giggles} likes his without.
For the patties:
1 pound ground beef
1/3 cup crushed crackers (or bread crumbs)
1 egg
½ green pepper, diced
½ small yellow onion, diced
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. ground black pepper
- For the patties:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/3 cup crushed crackers or bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- ½ green pepper diced
- ½ small yellow onion diced
- 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- For the gravy:
- 1 packet brown gravy
- 1 can French onion soup
- 1 can cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom
- ¼ cup water
- In a bowl, combine ingredients for patties.
- It's best to just get in there with your hands to make sure it is combined together well.
- Heat sauté pan (or cast iron skillet) on medium-high heat.
- Begin forming hamburger steaks into an oval shape (this recipe makes 4).
- If you aren't using a nonstick skillet, you may want to spray pan with nonstick spray.
- Place patties onto preheated pan.
- Brown both sides. You aren't going to cook them all the way through.
- Cook about 3-4 minutes on each side.
- Take browned patties out of pan and set aside.
- Add all the gravy ingredients to the pan and whisk together well to remove most of the lumps.
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Fast Start Propels Wild Past Chicago Thursday
The Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild are now tied with Vancouver for the seventh playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Minnesota goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 33 saves in the game and did not allow a goal until Patrick Kane scored late in the third period.
The Wild got first-period goals from Jason Pominville and Matt Cooke to pace the victory.
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Financial pressures force most college-bound African Americans and Hispanics to compromise on college choice. Inspiration from adults, particularly parents, crucial to college decisions. Broad belief in the value of a college degree.
New York City -- A new national survey of young adults age 18 to 25 from the nonprofit, nonpartisan opinion research organization Public Agenda finds that the vast majority of today's young adults -- be they African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian American or white -- strongly believe in the value of higher education. Most of the young adults surveyed in Life After High School: Young People Talk about Their Hopes and Prospects report that their parents inspired the goal of going to college and most had a teacher in high school who took a strong personal interest in them and encouraged them to go on to college.
But the study raises serious questions about the shortage of high school counselors and the economic pressures and trade-offs many young adults face, especially those from minority backgrounds. It also portrays the uncertain, hit-or-miss career path experienced by many young people who enter the work force without a 2-year or 4-year college or technical degree.
Money plays a big role in decisions about where -- or whether -- to go to college. About half of young people who don't continue their education after high school cite lack of money, the wish to earn money or having other responsibilities as reasons why they don't go. Life After High School also shows that while money is not a factor in college selection for most young white Americans (60%), it is for most young African Americans and Hispanics. Six in 10 of both groups say that they would have attended a different college if money was not an issue. About half (51%) of young Asian Americans say this as well.
Analysis, complete survey questions and top line data for this research are available at: http://www.publicagenda.org/reports/life-after-high-school
The survey raises troubling concerns about the prospects for young workers without college degrees. Compared to those who have a 2- or 4-year degree, these less-educated workers fell into their jobs more by chance than by choice and far fewer think of their job as a career. Young people with no degree are substantially less likely than those who have a degree to say their parents urged them to go to college.
The study was funded by The College Board, GE Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and KnowledgeWorks Foundation.
According to Public Agenda President Ruth A. Wooden, Life After High School shows that most young people have absorbed the 'go to college, get more education' message. We've been successful in inspiring a goal. Whether they're getting the nuts-and-bolts, real-life help and guidance they need to reach that goal, to actually succeed in graduating from college, is another matter.
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Across racial and ethnic lines, young Americans see going to college as a positive thing to do. Three in four (74%) young adults agree that college helps prepare you for the real world. Seventy-seven percent of African Americans, 81% of Hispanics, 85% of Asian Americans and 81% of whites said that people respect you more when they know you've graduated from college.
These findings counter the belief of some that large numbers of minority youth denigrate academic success. Only 7% of young African Americans and 3% of young Hispanics surveyed say that graduating from college is something their circle of friends looks down on.
But the survey confirms what national data show -- going to college is still not commonplace for most African Americans and Hispanics. The African Americans and Hispanics (8% each) surveyed were less likely to have earned a bachelor's degree than their Asian American (25%) and white (16%) peers.
Substantial numbers believe their high school teachers and classes should have done a lot more to prepare them for college level work (51% African American, 48% Hispanic, 44% Asian American and 39% white). But they also hold themselves accountable for poor preparation. Sixty-nine percent of African Americans, 75% of Hispanics, 70% of Asian Americans and 65% of whites admit that they themselves could have paid a lot more attention and worked harder in high school.
Not Enough Counselors, Not Enough Time
Parents seem to be prime movers for getting kids to go to college. About 6 in 10 said that their parents strongly expected them to go to college (61% of African Americans, 59% of Hispanics, 86% of Asian Americans and 63% of whites). Majorities of all groups point to a parent as the one person who has been the most important influence on their decisions on issues like work and college.
In terms of inspiration, teachers, coaches and other adult mentors also come in for some high marks. Seventy-four percent of African Americans, 69% of Hispanics, 63% of Asian Americans and 66% of whites said they had a high school teacher who took a personal interest in them and encouraged them to go to college. Similar majorities said they had a teacher or coach who really inspired them to do their best.
As for high school counselors, the young people across all demographic groups surveyed indicated that counseling resources were stretched thin, with 53% saying there were not enough counselors in their high school. About half (52%) said their school counselors usually made an effort to get to know them, while 47% said they usually felt like just another face in the crowd.
Money - And Lack Thereof
Life After High School found clear differences between the views of African Americans and Hispanics on one hand and Asian Americans and whites on the other regarding the ability to pay for higher education. Most African Americans (54%) and Hispanics (53%) believe that lack of money keeps people who should be in college from going. In contrast, most Asian Americans (54%) and whites (59%) believe the vast majority of qualified people who want to go to college can find a way to pay for it.
The study also found strong evidence that because of money concerns, certain minority groups are more likely to compromise on the college they choose. Nearly 6 in 10 African Americans (59%) and Hispanics (58%) say they would have chosen a different school were it not for money worries. Fifty-one percent of Asians said they would have gone to a different school if money were not an issue. Most whites (60%) said they did not have to make this compromise.
Adrift Without a Degree
Almost 9 in 10 (89%) agreed that college is not for everyone, and a solid majority (57%) agreed that earning money instead of sitting in a classroom can be an advantage.But Life After High School raises serious questions about the future of young adults with no college degree. Compared to those with either a 2- or 4-year degree, this group is less happy with their work situation and less focused on planning a future. Just 1 in 5 of these less-educated young adults said they love their job, compared with 31% of those with degrees. 7 in 10 with limited education said they are in their current job more by chance than by design, compared to 56% of young workers with degrees.Lack of parental encouragement seems to play a big role. By a 30-point margin, young workers with less education are less likely than the more educated to say their parents strongly expected them to go to college (32% vs. 67%). By a 22-point margin they are less likely to point to a parent as their number one source of guidance (47% vs. 69%).
Those without college degrees are more likely to say they could have worked harder in school (78% of the less educated said this compared to 62% with degrees). While conventional wisdom may hold that those without college degrees didn't have mentors in high school, majorities said they did, in fact, have a high school teacher or coach who took an interest and inspired them.
A Different Demographic Fault Line: Men and Women
This research suggests that young women have internalized the worth of post-secondary education more than young men have. Young men are more likely to say they didn't attend or complete college because they had enough of school (32% vs. 22% of young women), and were more likely to say they didn't complete additional education because they preferred to work and make money (56% vs. 42%). In contrast, 7 in 10 (69%) young women who went to college said they really enjoy being in school, whereas a significantly smaller majority of young men (58%) who went to college said the same thing.
Summary: Hopes, Inspiration and Trade-offs
Perhaps the most heartening message from Life After High School is that the vast majority of today's young adults -- across racial and ethnic lines -- believe that higher education is a way to earn both society's respect and insure the career advancement and financial security they yearn for.
According to the young adults themselves, parents are the most important adults who inspire them to get a higher education. Pointedly, those young people who don't continue on after high school are much less likely to say their parents expected them to go to college or that their parents are their most important source of guidance.
The findings indicate that African American and Hispanic young people are far more likely than their white peers to say they had to compromise on their choice of college due to financial constraints.
Finally, the report states few would deny that many individuals shape constructive, honorable and satisfying lives without higher education, and there is a useful debate about whether all young people need or will even tolerate more schooling after high school. Even so, it is worth asking how comfortable we are with the haphazard, let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may career path so many young people who aren't in college seem to be pursuing.
Methodology The findings in Life After High School: Young People Talk about Their Hopes and Prospects are based on telephone interviews with a national random sample of 1,000 young adults aged 18 to 25. Interviews were also conducted with targeted samples of Asian American, African American and Hispanic young adults to ensure sample sizes of 200 in each of these groups. The survey was preceded by five focus groups.
Full text of this study (including the full questionnaire and responses) is available free of charge in PDF format at www.publicagenda.org. You can order printed versions of the executive summary for $5 each by calling Public Agenda at (212) 686-6610. Quantity discounts are available.
Public Agenda is a nonprofit organization dedicated to nonpartisan public policy research. Founded in 1975 by former U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Daniel Yankelovich, the social scientist and author, Public Agenda is well respected for its influential public opinion surveys and balanced citizen education materials. Its mission is to inject the public's voice into crucial policy debates. Public Agenda seeks to inform leaders about the public's views and to engage citizens in discussing complex policy issues.


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Browns running back Trent Richardson seems, at any given moment, to be trying to overcome an injury or waiting for his next one.
His next one came on Thursday. According to coach Rob Chudzinski, Richardson suffered a shin injury during practice.
As a result, Richardson didn't practice Friday. Chudzinski downplayed the absence.
"It looks like yesterday he got kicked so we decided to hold him out," Chudzinski said of Richardson, in quotes distributed by the team. "He should be OK. We feel good about it. We are not worried about it. It is part of the plan we have for him. We will continue to keep him healthy and rested and get him ready for the season."
Chudzinski said the injury happened to the same leg that created concerns in the offseason.
It's smart that the Browns are being careful with Richardson. But he plays a position that, once the games begin, isn't conducive to being careful. The player is going to get hit, and he needs to be sufficiently durable to not get hurt. Or able to find a way to keep going if he is.
Richardson started 15 games last year, so he's clearly willing to play through injury. The key to maximizing his talents will be to find a way to avoid injury altogether.


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Plans for holding an open house at the remodeled city hall were discussed at the Maysville City Council work session Thursday night. Tours of city hall will be given on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Attendees are invited to walk through the first and second floors of the newly- remodeled city hall, chat with the mayor and council members and enjoy refreshments, leaders state. City hall is located at 226 South Main Street in Maysville.
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Governor Christie Undergoes Lap-Band Stomach Surgery [POLL]
Governor Chris Christie confirms that he has had lap band surgery in an effort to lose weight.
"I've struggled with this issue for 20 years," he tells the New York Post. "For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them."
Spokesman spokesman Michael Drewniak also confirmed the surgery with no additional comment.
ABC News reports that no one except his chief of staff and his family knew about the surgery until yesterday.
Christie's family and friends convinced him to have the surgery after his 50th birthday. The Republican agreed to the surgery but the process was cloaked in secrecy. He checked in to a surgery center on February 16 under an assumed name, according to the Post.
Dr. George Fielding from NYU Medical Center's Weight Management Program, came to Christie's Mendham home for medical visits. Christie had the surgery early in the morning and came home the same day.
Christie also consulted with Jets coach Rex Ryan who lost 100 pounds following the surgery by Dr. Fielding in 2012. Both men are said to have weighed over 300 pounds before having a silicon tube placed around the top of his stomach which limits the amount of food that can be eaten leading to a fuller feeling with less after a meal.
Christie is said to have lost about 40 pounds so far.
Not For A 2016 Presidential Run
Christie says a 2016 run for the White House was not even a consideration in his decision. "I know it sounds crazy to say that running for president is minor, but in the grand scheme of things, it was looking at Mary Pat and the kids and going, 'I have to do this for them, even if I don't give a crap about myself,' " he told the Post.
One political insider, however, believes otherwise. "This means he's running for president. He's showing people he can get his weight in control. It was the one thing holding him back," a top political donor told The Post.
Positive Reaction, Past Controversy
Christie was a guest last week on MSNBC's Morning Joe to mark the six-month anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Co-host Mika Brzezinski, author of Obsessed: America's Food Addiction -- and My Own new book about her struggle with food, calls lap band an "extreme choice" that requires lots of discipline to be successful "before and after" the surgery. Joe Scarborough says Christie is a "tough, hard charging person" who can make this work.
In Brzezinski's book Christie describes working out four times a week but not seeing major weight drops and hearing critics say that his weight shows he's undisciplined. He also talks about what others have said on Twitter, such as: "HEY GOVERNOR, WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST TODAY, ONE STICK OF BUTTER OR TWO?"
ABC News posted a before-and-after picture showing Christie in 2010 and in 2013. White House Correspondent Jon Karl says he did not notice any difference at the Correspondent's Dinner.
Christie has joked about his weight loss. Ironically, just two weeks before undergoing the surgery he appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and are two donuts as Letterman cracked jokes about his weight. That appearance sparked a controversy when a former White House doctor from Arizona, Dr. Connie Mariano, offered unsolicited advice about his weight that was not met kindly by Christie. Unless Mariano gives him a physical exam and takes his family history, "she should shut up," he said. Mariano says they had a phone call that "wasn't very nice" to discuss his weight.
200,000 Procedures a Year
More than 200,000 lap band surgeries are performed every year according to Web MD. It is just one form of stomach surgery and for years was the most popular.
Gastric band surgery is pitched as a minimally-invasive procedure. One version of it is sold under the brand name Lap-Band. Its website says the surgery is appropriate for adults who have failed with more conservative alternatives, such as diet and exercise.
About half the patients undergoing the procedure needed additional surgeries to adjust the bands or deal with other complications, says Web MD but only about 1 in 20 patients opted to have the bands removed. A 2011 study from Belgium found that the bands eroded in 1 in 3 patients, while 60% required additional surgeries.
In recent years, however, the number of lap band surgeries has declined. "We have essentially stopped doing this operation," Ronald H. Clements, MD, who directs the bariatric surgery program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, tells Web MD. "The sleeve and the bypass are just better for helping people lose weight and keep it off. That's what we are seeing in our patients and that's what the data are telling us."
Gastric bypass surgery also reduces the size of the stomach to that of a golf ball. The surgery also bypasses a section of the small intestine, which limits calorie absorption.
The gastric sleeve procedure involves the surgical removal of a portion of the stomach to create a "sleeve" that connects to the small intestine.
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You might have heard by now that Daniel Bryan is challenging John Cena for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam on Sunday. It's kind of a big deal -- especially to Daniel Bryan.
"This really feels like the biggest opportunity that I've ever had," Bryan said last Friday.
That's saying something, considering that the native of Aberdeen, Washington, has already been World Heavyweight champion, a tag team champion, U.S. champ, and Money in the Bank winner -- and that's just in WWE. Adding in the rest of his accomplishments, from Ring of Honor to Japan, would take a long time.
He vows not to change from the wrestler that people have learned to love, whether as "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson or the bearded Daniel Bryan.
"For me, it's about staying focused and staying doing what I do," he said. "I love the wrestling part of it, and just going out there and being able to wrestle in front of all those people, and not change it to be, Ohh, this is the SummerSlam main event, and I have to be this, or I have to be that. No, I'm in the SummerSlam main event because of what I do, and I need to stay with what I do and not try to do stuff that I don't normally do. But there will be things outside of the box, obviously, at SummerSlam, but not try to change who I am as a wrestler, who I am as a performer just because of the situation."
The situation is pretty unique in many ways.
He's the little wrestler who could, who kept getting over with the crowds even when put in situations that would have made the ROH World champion of 2005 cringe -- like the therapy sessions with Kane.
The momentum was there for WWE champ John Cena to choose him as an opponent, and that is leaving their history and their current intertwined personal relationships -- they are dating twins Brie and Nikki Bella -- aside.
During the promo on Monday night from Sacramento, California, the main eventers delivered impassioned speeches about the bout, with Cena defending his record and Bryan touting his.
But during the lead-up, there has been next to no reference to their past.
Looking back on the match, Bryan sees it as a defining moment, but not of his career.
"The match in 2003 from Velocity is interesting because that was the first night that he started going to the main event," said Bryan. "He did an interview with Brock Lesnar that night, that's when he started a feud with Brock for the World Heavyweight Championship. That's a very interesting part of the story that hasn't been talked about, really. When we wrestled in 2003, that was his ascension to where he is now. Now, here we are 10 years later."
Bryan's elevation to the main roster came after a stint in the WWE developmental territory, beginning in August 2009, and on the first season of NXT, where his mentor was The Miz -- a pairing that made wrestling purists cringe. In June 2010, Bryan was a part of the "NXT invasion," led by Wade Barrett, where the NXT rookies destroyed the WWE set.
However, Bryan erred in his overzealousness and was terminated.
"Actually, one of the reasons that I got fired in 2010 was for spitting in John's face; it was two things that got me fired -- it was choking Justin Roberts with a tie and spitting in Cena's face right before I kicked him in the head. It was those two things."
And later that summer, Daniel Bryan was back in the WWE, a surprise guest brought into SummerSlam by ... you guessed it, John Cena.
"But then he's the one that brought me back for SummerSlam of 2010. I think all of those things would have been interesting to bring up," lamented Bryan.
So far on Total Divas, we've seen Cena and Bryan visit each other's houses, travel on a private jet, and chop wood together. Again, lots of fuel for storylines (perhaps down the road?).
What's it like being followed by cameras?
For the last number of years, the most personal thing fans knew about Daniel Bryan was that he was a vegan. That's now in the past, in part because of a soy intolerance and also because of the difficulty finding quality food on the road. "Finding quinoa in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is nearly impossible," Bryan quipped.
But now we have seen his house and seen him cuddle with a Bella.
Is it hard having your personal life out there?
"No, it's not too hard for me, mostly because me and Brie have such a great relationship. They almost have to manufacture drama between us," he chuckled.
"It's just one of those things, that's not the hard part, the hard part is the scheduling of it."


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Chavez leads Diamondbacks over Braves
Phoenix, AZ – Eric Chavez went 2-for-3 and recorded two of his three RBI during a four-run fifth inning that paved the way for the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the finale of a three-game set.
Didi Gregorius and Cody Ross each drove in a run during the rally, which made a winner out of Ian Kennedy (2-3), who had given up two runs in his fifth and final inning.
He struck out seven and allowed three runs in all on five hits. It's Kennedy's first victory since defeating the St. Louis Cardinals on Opening Day.
Heath Bell worked around a one-out double in the ninth to notch his sixth save and give the D'backs the series victory. Arizona has won seven of its last 10 games.
Tim Hudson (4-3) couldn't stop the bleeding for Atlanta, which is just 10-17 since its 12-1 start to the season. The righty was tagged for all five runs on eight hits over five frames.
"Just losing two out of three, you feel like we won a couple of those games because of the way we hit the ball," said Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez.
Freddie Freeman went 3-for-4 and plated all three runs for the Braves.
The Diamondbacks had just five hits in their last 56 tries with runners in scoring position coming into the contest, but matched that hit total during Wednesday's performance on eight chances.
"We just try and get good at-bats, for some reason we're not pushing a lot of runs across the board right now," said Chavez. "But that's going to change, just keep swinging the bats, have good approaches and put some runs on the board."
After putting Arizona in a two-run hole in the fifth, Kennedy was pinch-hit for in the bottom half by Jason Kubel, whose one-out walk sparked a four-run inning.
Gerardo Parra followed with a single and Gregorius pounded one up the middle to plate a run. Two batters later, Chavez ripped a double to center to put the D'backs back in front before Ross made it 5-3 with an RBI single into right.
Paul Goldschmidt ripped his first of three doubles on the day in the first inning and Chavez gave the D'backs a 1-0 lead when he grounded a base hit past the diving reach of shortstop Andrelton Simmons.
Kennedy was cruising along until he surrendered a pair of two out singles in the third and then threw eight straight balls in walking Justin Upton and Freeman to force in a run.
Freeman came to bat again in the fifth, and with runners on first and second, sent a double in the gap in center field to clear the bags and stake Atlanta to a 3-1 edge.
Hudson, though, couldn't hold the lead. He gave it right back in the bottom half as eight Diamondbacks came to plate before getting out of the frame behind by two runs.
Game Notes
Hudson suffered his career defeat to the Diamondbacks. He was 7-0 in nine career outings coming in ... The Braves have lost five of their last six games ... Atlanta was just 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position ... Arizona had 10 hits and scored more than three runs for the first time in five games.


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Christina Aguilera Has Wardrobe Malfunction During 'Voice' Performance
Whoa! Christina Aguilera wore a gold gown with a plunging neckline on last night's (May 7) penultimate episode of Season 2 of 'The Voice,' and she stole the show from her teammate! The dress wasn't a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen; it was a wardrobe malfunction. Xtina went braless — always a dangerous and risky move — and her girls were in full view… Like popping out!
When the diva sang 'The Prayer' with Chris Mann, the last "mann" standing on her team, she looked lovely, but we were stuck by the fact that the dress was so ill-fitting. The back straps looked a bit too tight and appeared to be digging into her flesh. But the front? Oh, now that was a whole other story, as the flesh of Xtina's lovely lady lumps was in full view.
It wasn't quite a nip slip but it was darn close, as Lite 98.7 originally points out. While most of America was focused on how beautifully she and Mann sang together, up close, photographic evidence demonstrates how visible her boobs were. If she was trying to snag the spotlight from Mann, something she has been doing a bit with her team members this season, that was the way to do it.
Aguilera is a daring, curvy girl who loves to show off her ample assets, so something tells us she isn't too stressed out about displaying sooooo much cleavage or about the backlash that'll likely result from her showing off the twins.
PopCrush is issuing a memo to starlets performing in tight, dangerously low-cut gowns on live TV or at awards shows: Double stick tape. It's your best friend in these situations. It'll minimize the chance, not to mention concern, that your girls will flop around and make an unwanted cameo, if you pick up what we're putting down. Use a little and that way, you can focus on looking and sounding beautiful without the threat of a nip sloop or booby flash.
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November 14, 2007
Wabash archivist Beth Swift led the audience on a "campus tour of Wabash through history" for the first half of Tuesday's "Wabash in Pictures and Film" presentation. But the showing of the film "Wabash: A Way of Life" in the second half of the program took her on its own journey in time.
"The film presents such a clear view of Wabash College in the 70s," Swift said of the documentary, which was written and directed by alumnus Ted Steeg '52, an award-winning filmmaker working out of Greenwich Village, NY. "It is just a great piece, like a time capsule, except that its message is just as true today."
Wabash religion professor David Blix '70, who was a Wabash student a few years before the film was made, had a similar take.
"Somehow, I had never seen this film before," Blix said. "I was very deeply moved by it—but especially by the scenes with my old teachers in their earlier days."
Those teachers included some of the College's legendary professors, including Eric Dean and Raymond Williams, filmed as they taught their classes. Professor emeritus of speech Vic Powell, who was in the audience Tuesday night, gives his own perspective of liberal arts education in the film. The audience also sees and hears professors David Greene, Fred Enenbach, Greg Huebner, Paul McKinney, and Eliot Williams, among others, along with many students and several distinguished alumni of that time.
"Watching the students talk about Wabash and seeing the faculty teach taught me a lot," Swift said.
Swift's own presentation taught the audience a lot about Wabash, from the College's founding on November 21, 1832, through the 1990s. While covering the changing shape of the campus over time and highlighting turning points like the fire in South Hall that nearly destroyed the campus, the archivist shared some student pranks, as well. After the Civil War, for instance, Wabash students amused themselves by firing the college cannon at an outhouse.
Concluding her portion of the presentation, the archivist noted that the College's signature founding moment—when the ministers and lay founders knelt in the snow to dedicate their new venture—occurred on November 22, 1832.
"This year, the 175th anniversary of that moment falls on Thanksgiving Day," she said, adding that looking back at the history and efforts of those who served the College, we have much to be thankful for.
Wabash Director of Public Affairs Jim Amidon '87 introduced Steeg's film, calling "Wabash: A Way of Life" one of his "all-time favorites." Amidon then read comments made by the filmmaker after being informed his work would be shown as part of the College's 175 anniversary celebration
"I'd already seen a bunch of schools across the country, and knew one reason Wabash was different: the level of 'engagement.'" Steeg wrote. "Almost everyone on campus seemed happily and fully committed to what they were doing. The energy was exciting and palpable. How to capture that on film?
"That's what I was trying to do with the whole film: make audiences not just hear and see what's great about amazing Wabash, but also feel it."
Beth Swift said Steeg succeeded in doing just that.
"This movie will pass along the essence of that time here to the future. The students, the teachers, the alums—it all still rings true."
DVD copies of Ted Steeg's film are now available for check-out at the Lilly Library and for viewing in the Archives


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The 2.75-inch/70mm DAGR missile is a precision-strike, multi-role, multi-platform munition that effectively neutralizes lightly-armored and high-value targets close to civilian assets or friendly forces. DAGR offers strike capability with the reliability of a HELLFIRE II missile while further limiting collateral damage.
The DAGR system puts HELLFIRE II missile and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile technology in a 2.75-inch guidance section that integrates seamlessly with legacy Hydra-70 rockets. Like HELLFIRE, DAGR offers lock-on-after-launch (LOAL) and lock-on-before-launch (LOBL) capability, target handoff, enhanced built-in testing on the rail, and laser coding from the cockpit. The result is a laser-guided missile that offers capabilities beyond those of a simple guided rocket.
DAGR has proven itself in over 30 successful guided flights, launched from such rotary-wing platforms as the AH-64D Apache, AH-6 Little Bird and OH-58 Kiowa Warrior. And every DAGR target strike has hit within 1 meter of the laser-designated aimpoint. The seeker's ±8 degree field of view provides a large engagement envelope, enabling DAGR to acquire and launch at targets off-axis, maintain contact with a laser spot in high winds while in flight, and zero in on pop-up or moving targets.DAGR is compatible with digital smart launchers—ready to integrate with HELLFIRE systems today and modernized rocket launchers tomorrow. DAGR missiles can also be launched from legacy or modified M260/M261 launchers.
The DAGR rail-mounted canister (RMC) mounts to HELLFIRE-compatible digital and analog launchers (e.g., M299/M310 and M272). The RMC readily integrates with all HELLFIRE platforms, including unmanned aerial vehicles and Apache, Kiowa, Little Bird, Cobra, and Tiger helicopters.
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It's extreme makeover – food pyramid style. Announced in late April, MyPyramid is the new symbol and interactive food guidance system for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and replaces the Food Guide Pyramid that was introduced back in 1992. Changes include an emphasis on physical activity, whole grains, moderation, variety and perhaps the biggest change of all – individualization.
"MyPyramid is about the ability of Americans to personalize their approach when choosing a healthier lifestyle that balances nutrition and exercise," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said. "Many Americans can dramatically improve their overall health by making modest improvements to their diet and by incorporating regular physical activity into their daily lives."
The new symbol incorporates recommendations from the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which was released by the USDA and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in January. Its theme, "Steps to a Healthier You," is based off of President Bush's Healthier US initiative to help Americans live longer, better and healthier lives.
The new symbol was designed to be simple and is meant to encourage consumers to make healthier food choices and to be active everyday. Each colored strip on the new pyramid is a sliver of the total diet and represents the five food groups – grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, meat and beans – and oils to promote variety. On one side of the pyramid is a person climbing steps to remind consumers of the importance of daily physical activity. Moderation is shown through the narrowing of each food group from bottom to top. The wider base stands for foods with little or no solid fats, added sugars or caloric sweetners. The pyramid recommends that these foods should be selected more often to get the most nutrition from calories consumed. The different widths of the food group bands represent proportionality. Widths suggest how much food a person should chose from each group, but are just a general guide. For further personalization, consumers and your members can visit the MyPyramid Web site to see what kinds and amounts of food they should eat every day according to their age, gender and daily activity level.
Currently the Web site features a personalized plan, food intake tracker, in-depth information on food groups with recommended daily amounts in commonly used measures, tips and resources for how to get started. Future enhancements to the site are planned such as a looking at the portions of favorite foods and a child-friendly version for teachers and children. For more information go to www.mypyramid.gov.


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Mark,For about 50 years I thought Macks was just using a different mozzarella on their pies. It wasnt until the boardwalk thread that I found out really how good just cheddar, or a cheddar blend can taste on a pizza. I also found out how good cheddar, or a cheddar blend can taste on a Greek style pizza or a Sicilian pizza. The greasy cheddar melts down the sides of the steel pan and makes the most wonderful crispy crunchy edges on the Greek style pizzas and Sicilian pizzas. My distributor told me many pizzerias do use some cheddar blended with mozzarella. For awhile I also added some cheddar to my blend of two mozzarellas for my pizzas at market. It was good, but a little more expensive that my two mozzarellas. I think if you would really taste a Macks pizza you wouldnt be able to tell it was all cheddar. Did you ever try cheddar in your blend of cheeses for pizzas?Maybe you could look at this link to see what how use your Annato spice. http://www.seriouseats.com/talk/2010/03/i-just-bought-annatto-seasoningnow-what-do-i-do-with-it.html If you search Annato spice on Google there are many uses for it.Norma
On that pizza I posted last week when the cheese came in, I used mild white cheddar thinly sliced on the one hallf and Brick shredded on the other half. I didn't care much for the cheddar half. Diamond wasn't as choosy!
Mark,Maybe you didn't find the right cheddar to try on your pizza, or you might blend it with mozzarella, or with other cheeses. I am glad Diamond liked the cheddar side. Norma
I still have 8-9oz left, maybe I will blend it with mozz next time. I wonder how much different WISCONSIN White Cheddar is from 'Mild" white cheddar. By the way, my friend in Pittsburgh tried to bring me that 6lb loaf of Eddie's Brick cheese from Mande but she said that they kept telling her that they just do internet sales and wouldn't sell it to her; I called and explained I wanted it for today's Tomato TasteFest and a person that I got connected to said maybe the person who talked to her left for the day (yesterday) and said under the circumstances he would have sold it to her, so I never made any pizzas for the TasteFest today.On another note, The Buffalo Wing Fest is going on today & tomorrow in Buffalo...EDIT: I know all about Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer but does anybody remember Iron Beer soda, and is it still available? I sat next to my Dad at the bar in Duryea PA when I was around 7, him drinking Stegmier's Beer and me drinking Iron Beer!
Mark,I have blended different cheeses on different threads and did like some of them quite a lot. A lot of white cheddar does come from Wisconsin. Many cheeses come from there also. Each cheddar has their own flavor profile. I forget how many cheese producers there are in Wisconsin, but know there are a lot. I have a list somewhere of the codes of the plant manufacturers, so if I saw a big block of cheddar with a code I could tell what plant, or cheese producer it came from.Sorry, you couldnt get some of that Brick cheese from Mandi.The Buffalo Wing Fest sounds like fun too! I never heard of Iron Beer soda, but maybe other members have.Norma
Iron Beer tasted a little like Dr. Pepper. We are talking over 40 years ago mind you. All I remember was it was in a clear bottle and a brown or copper colored bottle cap I think.
Mark,I never heard of Iron Beer in my whole lifetime and I am almost 66 years old. In our area it was always Pa. Birch Beer soda. Maybe if you post about the Iron Beer under other food topics someone can help you.Norma
Maybe you should try the Cracker Barrel "Aged Reserve." It's a white cheddar in a black wrapper. I think it's Cracker Barrel's top of the line cheese and not always available everywhere.Aged Reserve (White) Carefully Cured for a Rich, Distinct and Balanced Flavor"In the meantime, be sure to visit their Facebook page for a coupon for $1 off the purchase of any 2 Cracker Barrel products. What a great opportunity not only to save money, but to try some of their all new flavors!"http://www.foodservicedirect.com/productimageslarge/OTF492289L.jpg
Sorry, I didn't think you tried that one and it's available to almost anybody for as low as $2.50 when on sale at local supermarkets, much easier and cheaper than paying $19 for shipping and still not having the right thing or correct taste! Maybe you could have compared it and said if similar or not, then others can try it much, much cheaper than Nasonville.Is it confirmed that Nasonville is the cheese available in NJ boardwalk area and to Mack's?


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A winner was selected from 402 designs submitted by 135 freelance designers.
We provide a web service for casting talent for film, TV and reality shows. Producers post casting calls on the site - and talent submit their auditions online. We also allow the public to view, rate and share auditions on social networks - so that productions receive viral exposure.
Update brief: everyone is suggesting stars in the logo, for an obvious reason. But most of the time it's too obvious, and looks like a cliché. It would be nice to see some other directions...
Note: the site name is audish.com, but the logo should say just: audish
"audish" is sort for audition in modern speak :)
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Mercedes-Benz joined the supercar world in 2005 with their SLR McLaren coupe, which was endowed with a supercharged 617 horsepower V-8 engine. Unveiled in the United States at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the SLR had full carbon-fiber monocoque, crash structures, and body panels. Mercedes-Benz stated that the SLR can get from zero to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds and is capable of reaching the 207-mph mark.
Mercedes employed ceramic composite brake discs and an innovative air brake to help turn down the fire when the driver wants this raging beast to halt. An adaptive rear spoiler sits in the trunk lid, and the air brake pops up at a 65-degree angle when the driver brakes hard above 59 mph.
Mercedes-Benz's called the new coupe a ""futuristic interpretation of styling elements"" reminiscent of the original 300SLR racecars of the 1960's. The McLaren organization was Mercedes-Benz's partner in many Formula One competition events. The limited-production SLR McLaren began selling at American dealerships in the summer of 2004.
The 2005 SLR was the first production vehicle to have a front crash structure made completely of carbon fiber, installed to absorb energy at a constant, pre-set rate. The engine was a 5.5-liter V-8 that commanded 617 horsepower, with the assistance of a huge air intake very close to the ground.
The ceramic brake discs were made of a composite material that provided top rated stopping power, high heat resistance and long service life. Eight-piston brake calipers are installed in the front, and four-piston calipers at the rear. Using the brake system alone, the SLR can decelerate at up to 1.3 g. The interior design allowed two occupants to sit on uniquely designed carbon-frame seats. Special ""Silver Arrow"" leather upholstery is available in red, as in the 1950s SLR racecar. Chronometer-style instrument, navigation system, and automatic climate control round out the interior features.
For 2007, Mercedes-Benz sort of went back to the drawing board, releasing the SLR McLaren 722 Edition. It featured more power, revised suspension tuning and enhanced exterior bodywork. The 722 designation refers to the 7:22 A.M. starting time assigned to the original Mercedes-Benz SLR racecar for the 1955 Mille Miglia road race.
Building off the previous year's SLR model, the 722 Edition added with 24 more horsepower, larger brakes, an adjustable rear spoiler, firmer suspension dampers, a 10 mm-lower ride height, a carbon-fiber front splitter, carbon-fiber seats and cockpit trim, red accents, and ""722"" badges and embroidery.
The suicide doors and exclusivity was a draw only for the highest of high end buyers, with only 24 of the 2007 SLR being sold in the United States at a price of $500,000.
For 2008, Mercedes followed through on the idea of designing a convertible version of the SLR and released the SLR Roadster, effectively shelving the coupe for this model year. The Roadster featured a semi-automatic soft top, 19-inch wheels, carbon fiber sport seats wrapped in leather and Alcantara, real aluminum trim, a variety of interior color schemes, and a choice of three soft top colors.
Mercedes-Benz and McLaren parted ways and ended their collaboration in 2008. In addition to the standard roadster, the final SLR model was a limited-edition 722 S roadster, which featured a full carbon fiber body and a more powerful version of the supercharged 5.5 liter V-8.
The SLR 722 runs at a whopping 650 hp. A widely spaced five-speed automatic transmission refines the engine's primal power into motion.
The driver can shift manually using steering wheel-mounted buttons. This supercar can go from zero to 60 mph in 3.8 blazing seconds, and the top speed for the SLR is an F1 style 206 mph.
The seemingly only downside to this car is its fuel economy: 12/16 mpg city/highway. No buyer of this car ever thought twice about fuel economy, as a long trip in this car is an idea borne of having no other option.
The SLR was made to commemorate the old racing days, before technology created more of a barrier between the driver and the car.
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I couldn't help thinking of guilt when I saw this, cf. German Schuld, Dutch schuld, Swedish skuld, Danish skyld.
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However, Wikipedia claims parcae means "the sparing ones" in Latin, which is related to parsimonious.
But remember the three Weird Sisters in Macbeth?
Of course, the wonder to me of (good) poetry is the subtleties of meaning and suggestion and allusion by the use of different associations contained in words.
To me, every word has meanings, nuances and associations that give it it's flavor, much like different overtones give an musical instrument its particular timbre. That's why sometimes "look for" is better than "search" or "autumn" better than "fall".
I remember that uncronopio disagreed with me that good poetry was ambiguous. He made the point that it was clarity that made it good. I think that it is both, but without ambiguity, allusion and suggestion, it is one-dimensional.
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Re: "." is broke
The "." key, which the vimeu docs correcty say is the single most useful command in vi/vim, does not work right.
For instance, position the cursor somewhere, type '4s' and type the characters you want to substitute.
Hit escape, navigate elsewhere, and hit '.'.
All it does is delete 4 characters, but does not do the previous substitution, as it should (check it in vim).


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Local Girl Drawn To Acrobatic Show
ST. MARYS — Horses are a relatively new interest for the Kuenning family.
Approximately three years ago, Reese Kuenning, 5, was riding the ponies at the Maria Stein Countryfest, and she asked her father for one. He obliged, and they have since acquired four horses. The family never imagined Reese's interest would lead to such an opportunity to perform for an audience. This summer, Mack Kuenning, Reese's father, had his own booth displaying chainsaw carvings at the Maria Stein Countryfest. Not too far from his booth was a group called the High Flying Pages, which was putting on a horse acrobatics show. This caught Reese's eye.
"If Reese sees a horse anywhere, she is automatically drawn to it, even if it's not hers," said Jill Kuenning, Reese's mother. "So she went over there, and my husband was like, 'Reese, get back over here. Leave them alone ... these are show horses.'"
The men who perform in the show were welcoming and let her help take care of their horses.
"She started helping them clean their pens and washed the horses and brushed them, and just pretty much spent the whole entire day with them," Jill Kuenning said. "They finally asked her to be in their show."
The show starts out with five or six trapeze artists, followed by a comedy act with the horse. Reese was featured in the horse acrobatics act. The first part of the horse acrobatics is technical, with men doing backflips and juggling on the horses. The second part of this show is where Reese came in.
One of the performers, Robi Donnert, eased Reese up onto the horse, then lifted her to his shoulders, and eventually she was standing there as the horse trotted around.
Reese never showed an ounce of fear during the whole show. She didn't have any preparation or training beforehand, Jill Kuenning said. Being up there on Robi's shoulders was Reese's favorite part.
"I was very high from the ground and I was cold a little bit," Reese said.
Jill Kuenning said everyone was excited about Reese's involvement.
"The girls in the show, they fixed her hair up, they put makeup on her," Jill Kuenning said. "Those people were the most hospitable ... They were just great."
Since then, Reese has performed with the High Flying Pages on several other occasions. Reese said she hopes to perform with them again next year.
"She's been missing these people ever since the Maria Stein she has just been (asking), 'When do I get to see them again?'" Jill Kuenning said. "I never, ever, ever imagined that something like this could ever happen. It was just the best thing ever, and it was such a good experience for her."