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Argentina food and drink
Argentine food can be summed up by one word: beef. And not just any beef, but the best in the world – succulent, cherry-red and healthy, meat raised on some of the greenest, most extensive pastures known to cattle. The asado, or barbecue, is an institution, every bit a part of the Argentine way of life as football, fast driving and tango.
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Where to eat
Apart from generic restaurantes (or restoranes), you will come across parrillas (for steak and beef), marisquerías (for seafood), confiterías (cafés for coffee, cakes, snacks or simple meals), comedores (simple local canteens), pizzerías, bodegones (unpretentious restaurants that theoretically serve a house wine) and cantinas (neighbourhood places often dishing up Italian food, such as home-made pasta). By South American standards the quality of restaurants is high, and though by international standards they are not always cheap, they often represent good value. If you're on a tight budget make lunch your main meal, and take advantage of the menú del día or menú ejecutivo – usually set meals for about $60 – and in the evening try tenedor libre restaurants where you can eat as much as you like for a set price at self-service buffets. Up your budget to $120 or so a head and you can dine à la carte at most mid-range restaurants, wine included. Argentina also has a fair sprinkling of gourmet locales (restaurantes de autor), concentrated in, but by no means limited to, Buenos Aires. In these your per-head bill will be more like $200 or even more, though this still compares well with cities in other industrialized countries and you get fabulous food, wine, ambience and service. You should try and splash out at least once during your visit.
When to eat
Breakfast is usually served up until around 10am, and lunch from around noon until 3pm. Hardly any restaurant opens for dinner before 8pm, and in the hotter months – and all year round in Buenos Aires – few people turn up before 10 or even 11pm. Don't be surprised to see people pouring into restaurants well after midnight: Argentines, and Porteños in particular, are night owls. If you think you're going to be starving by 7pm, do like the locals and either have a hearty lunch or take merienda – tea and snacks – at a café or confitería in the late afternoon.
What to eat
While beef is the most prominent feature on many menus, it's by no means the whole story. In general, you seldom have a bad meal in Argentina. That said, imagination, innovation and a sense of subtle flavour are sometimes lacking, with Argentines preferring to eat the wholesome but often bland dishes their immigrant forebears cooked. At the other end of the spectrum, there is some very (some might say overly) inventive cordon bleu cooking being concocted by daring young chefs across the country. Fast food is extremely popular, but you can also snack on delicious local specialities such as empanadas or home-made pizza if you want to avoid the ubiquitous multinational chains.
If you're feeling peckish during the day there are plenty of minutas (snacks) to choose from. The lomito (as opposed to lomo – the name of the steak cut itself) is a nourishing sandwich filled with a juicy slice of steak, often made with delicious pan árabe (pitta bread); the chivito (originally Uruguayan) refers to a similar kind of sandwich made with a less tender cut, though it literally means "kid", or baby goat. Other street food includes the choripán, a local version of the hot dog made with natural meaty sausages (chorizos), while at cafés a popular snack is the tostado (or tostado mixto), a toasted cheese and ham sandwich, often daintily thin and sometimes (in the provinces) called a carlitos. Barrolucas are beef and cheese sandwiches, a local variant on the cheeseburger, and very popular around Mendoza. Milanesas refer to breaded veal escalopes served in a sandwich, hamburger-style. Empanadas are small pastries with savoury fillings, usually stuffed with beef, cheese and/or vegetables, although the fillings are as varied as the cook's imagination.
Parrillas, pizza and pasta
Parrillas, pizza and pasta are the mainstays of Argentine cuisine, both at home and in restaurants. Parrillas are simply barbecues (or the restaurants that employ them) where you can try the traditional asado. Usually there's a set menu (the parrillada), though the establishments themselves vary enormously. At many, especially in big cities, the decor is stylish, the staff laidback, the crockery delicate and the meat served tidily. Elsewhere, especially in smaller towns, parrillas are more basic, and you're likely to be served by burly, sweaty grill-men who spend all their time carving hunks of flesh and hurling them onto wooden platters. Portions in parrillas are generally very large, intended for sharing, and accompaniments like fries or salad are ordered separately, again served on large platters to share.
Mass immigration from Italy since the middle of the nineteenth century has had a profound influence on Argentine food and drink – the abundance of fresh pasta (pasta casera) is just one example. The fillings tend to be a little unexciting (lots of cheese, including ricotta, but seldom meat), the sauces are not exactly memorable (mostly tomato and onion) and the pasta itself cooked beyond al dente, yet it's a reliable staple and rarely downright bad. Pizzas are very good on the whole, though the toppings tend to lack originality, especially away from the capital. One popular ingredient regularly used as a garnish may be unfamiliar to visitors: the palmito (palm heart), a sweet, crunchy vegetable resembling something between asparagus and celery. Argentine pizzas are nearly always of the thick-crust variety, wood-oven baked and very big, meant to be divided between a number of diners.
Regional cuisine
Although you will find parrillas throughout Argentina, different regions have their own specialities, too. Probably the most noteworthy regional cuisine is found in the Argentine Northwest, where as well as the juiciest empanadas, you can find humitas – steamed creamed sweetcorn, served in parcels made from corncob husks, and locro, a substantial stew based on maize, with onions, beans and meat thrown in. Andean
quinoa is a frequent ingredient in everything from soups to empanadas. Patagonia, meanwhile, is famed for its barbecued lamb, staked around the fire, and jams made from local fruit such as calafate.
Other cuisines
In addition to the Italian cooking available all over the country, Spanish restaurants serve tapas and familiar dishes such as paella, while specifically Basque restaurants are also fairly commonplace; these are often the places to head for fish or seafood. Chinese and, increasingly, Korean restaurants are found in many Argentine cities, but they rarely serve anything remotely like authentic Asian food and specialize in tenedor libre buffet diners. You can find excellent sushi and Peruvian food in Buenos Aires, where nearly every national cuisine from Armenian to Vietnamese via Mexican, Polish and Thai is also available, but such variety is rare in the provinces.
Arab and Middle Eastern food, including specialities such as kebabs and kepe, seasoned ground raw meat, is far more widespread, as is German fare, such as sauerkraut (chucrút) and frankfurters, along with Central and Eastern European food, often served in choperías, or beer gardens. Welsh tearooms are a speciality of Patagonia.
Vegetarian food
As a vegetarian in Argentina you shouldn't have too many problems in the capital, the larger cities or the Patagonian resorts, all of which are relatively cosmopolitan. A number of restaurants completely dedicated to non-meat-eaters do exist and many places have a few good non-meat alternatives. The exceptions are the parrillas, though the sight and smell of entire animals roasting on the grill is unlikely to appeal to vegetarians anyway.
In the smaller provincial towns, however, vegetarian fare tends to be a lot simpler and you will likely have to adjust to a diet of pizza, pasta, empanadas and salads, with very little variety in the toppings and fillings. The good news is that these fillings are often options such as spinach, acelga (Swiss chard – similar to spinach, but slightly more bitter) and ricotta. Other foods to keep an eye out for are fainá, a fairly bland but agreeable Genovese speciality made with chickpea dough, and milanesas de soja (breaded soya "cutlets") while milanesas of vegetables like berenjena (aubergine) and calabaza (pumpkin) are also quite popular.
When all the cheese gets a bit much, look out for the popular Chinese-ish tenedor libres, which usually feature a good smattering of veggies, as do Middle Eastern restaurants. Another possibility would be to self-cater – supermarkets are usually fairly well stocked with vegetables, seasonings and soy products.
You should always check the ingredients of a dish before ordering, as the addition of small amounts of meat is not always referred to on menus. Don't be surprised if your "no como carne" (I don't eat meat) is dismissed with a glib "no tiene mucha" (It doesn't contain much) and be particularly on your guard for the seemingly ever-present jamón (ham).
Vegans will have a hard time outside of Buenos Aires, as pretty much everything that doesn't contain meat contains cheese or pastry. Waiters will rarely be familiar with veganism, but will usually try to accommodate your requests.
Argentines have a fairly sweet tooth and love anything with sugar, especially dulce de leche. Even breakfast tends to be dominated by sweet things such as sticky croissants (medialunas) or chocolate con churros, Andalucían-style hot chocolate with fritters, sometimes filled with dulce de leche. All kinds of cakes and biscuits, including alfajores (maize-flour cookie sandwiches, filled with jam or dulce de leche, sometimes coated with chocolate), pastries called facturas and other candies and sweets are popular with Argentines of all ages.
However, for dessert you'll seldom be offered anything other than the tired trio of flan (a kind of crème caramel, religiously served with a thick custard or dulce de leche), budín de pan (a syrupy version of bread pudding) and fresh fruit salad (ensalada de fruta). In Andean regions, or in criollo eateries, you'll most likely be served dulce vigilante, a slab of neutral, pallid cheese called quesillo eaten with candied fruit such as sweet potato (batata), quince (membrillo), (al) cayote (a kind of spaghetti squash), pumpkin (zapallo) or lime (lima). Panqueques, or crêpes, are also popular.
With such a large Italian community it is not surprising that superb helado (ice cream) is easy to come by in Argentina. Even the tiniest village has at least one heladería artesanal. If you're feeling really self-indulgent you might like to have your cone dipped in chocolate (bañado). Some of the leading ice-cream makers offer an overwhelming range of flavours (sabores). Chocolate chip (granizado) is a favourite, and raspberry mousse (mousse de frambuesa) is also delicious.
Fizzy drinks (gaseosas) are popular with people of all ages and often accompany meals. All the big brand names are available, along with local brands such as Paso de los Toros, which makes tonic water and fizzy grapefruit (pomelo) drinks. You will often be asked if you want mineral water – either still (agua sin gas) or carbonated – (agua con gas or soda) – with your meal, but you can ask for tap water (agua de la llave), which is safe to drink in most places, though this may raise eyebrows. Although little is grown in the country, good coffee is easy to come by. You will find very decent espressos, or delicious café con leche, in most cafés. Tea is usually made from teabags; Argentine tea is strong rather than subtle, and is served with either milk or lemon. Herbal teas (infusiones) are all the rage, camomile (manzanilla) being the most common. Mate is a whole world unto itself and is explained, along with the etiquette and ritual involved, in the section Mate: more than just a drink. Fruit juices (jugos) and shakes (licuados) can be excellent, though freshly squeezed orange juice is often sold at ridiculously high prices.
Argentina's beer is more thirst-quenching than alcoholic and mostly comes as fairly bland lager, with Quilmes dominating the market and Heineken producing a big-selling beer in the country; imported brands are fairly common in the cities, though more expensive. Regional brews are sometimes worth trying: in Mendoza, the Andes brand crops up all over, while Salta's own brand is also good, and a kind of stout (cerveza negra) can sometimes be obtained in the Northwest. Home-brewed beer (cerveza artesanal) is increasingly available, particularly around Bariloche and El Bolsón, often coming in a surprising array of flavours and served at dedicated bars (cervecerías). Usually when you ask for a beer, it comes in large litre bottles, meant for sharing; a small bottle is known as a porrón. If you want draught beer ask for a chopp (or a liso in Santa Fe province).
The produce of Argentina's vineyards, ranging from gutsy plonk to some of the world's prize-winning wines, is widely available both in the country and abroad. Most vintages are excellent and not too expensive. Unfortunately, many restaurants still have limited, unimaginative wine lists, which don't reflect Argentina's drift away from mass-produced table wines to far superior single or multi-varietals (for more on wine, see the section Argentine wine). It is also quite difficult to get wine by the glass, and half-bottles too are rare but on the increase. Cheaper wine is commonly made into sangría or its fruitier, white wine equivalent, clericó.
Don't be surprised to see home-grown variants (nacionales) of whisky, gin, brandy, port, sherry and rum, none of which is that good; familiar imported brands (importados) can be very dear, however. It's far better to stick to the locally distilled aguardientes, or firewaters, some of which (from Catamarca, for example) are deliciously grapey. Fernet Branca is the most popular, a demonic-looking brew the colour of molasses with a medicinal taste, invariably combined with Coke and consumed in huge quantities – it's generally regarded as the gaucho's favourite tipple.
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As described in their consent orders, the regulators cited violations including those relating to certain aspects of debt collection practices, credit card solicitations, late fee charges, the reporting of disputes to credit bureaus and new account approval processes.
American Express has developed remediation plans for each of the cited violations and agreed to pay fines totaling $27.5 million. In accordance with the consent orders, the company, through its subsidiaries, will establish funds totaling $85 million for customer refunds. The majority of those refunds are related to debt collection practices and late fee charges. Impacted customers will be notified as soon as possible.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1940
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William E. Leuchtenburg, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1940. New York: Harper & Row, 1963.
Leuchtenburg's book is a comprehensive history of events during Roosevelt's first two presidential terms from 1932-1940. Roosevelt took office at a time when the stock market had crashed, millions were out of work, and banks everywhere were failing. The spreading and deepening depression was causing massive hardship and had generated a national mood of despair. There was pressure to promote inflation to stem falling prices, but Roosevelt subscribed to contemporary economic dogma, which promoted balanced budgets and economy in government. In fact, upon taking office Roosevelt moved quickly to cut $400,000,000 from veterans' pensions and $100,000,000 from federal employees' pay. Leuchtenburg shows that under Roosevelt the government took action and raised popular morale by doing so, but his policy was even more deflationary than Hoover's programs. Leuchtenburg quotes Roosevelt as saying, "Too often in recent history, liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal policy." (45)
During the first 100 days of his term, Roosevelt introduced a host of new programs that had positive effects. The Agricultural Adjustment Act helped farmers by supporting prices and extending credit. The Civilian Conservation Corps put people to work on public projects. The Home Owners' Loan Act saved many home from foreclosure. The Tennessee Valley Authority brought flood control and cheap power to a large area of the South. The Securities Act reformed the securities markets. The National Recovery Act sought to increase wages and lower work hours through voluntary industry codes. While these and other programs were impressive, they did little to speed recovery in the short term. While they supported increasing prices and restricting competition, Leuchtenburg finds that they were not part of any "consistent strategy to boost purchasing power or increase business investment." (70)
Roosevelt had political rivals and continually battled conservatives in Congress in both parties. Senator Huey Long of Louisiana was a potent rival whose Share Our Wealth campaign had immense popular appeal. Father Charles Coughlin of Michigan, the Radio Priest, developed a huge following with his demonization of bankers and promotion of silver monetization. Dr. Frances Townsend of California promoted a fanciful scheme to pay $200 per month to every citizen over 60 with the requirement that they spend the money immediately. At the same time rising discontent among industrial workers generated labor unrest. Roosevelt supported the labor movement, but he disliked strikers and feared radical influence. As Leuchtenburg states, "As a "patron" of labor, Roosevelt had far more interest in developing social legislation to help the worker than in seeing those gains secured through unions." (108)
The Social Security Act of 1935 was an extremely important piece of New Deal legislation. It created a national system of old-age insurance and a federal-state system of unemployment insurance. Leuchtenburg points out that it was essentially a very conservative program, extremely deflationary and thus not helpful to the economy. It excluded many classes of workers, such as farm laborers and domestics, and did not address sickness as a cause of joblessness. He states, "In many respects, the law was an astonishingly inept and conservative piece of legislation. . . . By relying on regressive taxation and withdrawing vast sums to build up reserves, the act did untold economic mischief." (132)
During the second 100 days of Roosevelt's presidency, deemed by Leuchtenburg as well as Arthur Schlesinger to be the Second New Deal, new legislation supported the labor movement, broke up utility holding companies, brought electric power to rural areas, and regulated the banking system. Roosevelt enraged conservatives, especially the wealthy whose greed he routinely disparaged. However, as Leuchtenburg points out, the most precedent-breaking New Deal projects reflected capitalist thinking. "Roosevelt's program rested on the assumption that a just society could be secured by imposing a welfare state on a capitalist foundation." (165)
When the Supreme Court ruled much of the early New Deal legislation unconstitutional, Roosevelt reacted in 1937 with a scheme to pack the court by naming up to six new judges to replace judges who failed to retire within six months after turning 70. Roosevelt characterized his plan as one to promote efficiency in the judicial system, but this approach backfired. The proposal was defeated in Congress, and Roosevelt lost much credibility in the fight. The issue became moot when the Supreme Court justices reversed course and thereafter upheld New Deal laws.
In response to the rising fascist challenge in Europe and Asia, Roosevelt wanted to renounce the prevailing isolationism, but Congress and most of the people wanted nothing to do with European squabbles. The Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed the embargo on arms sales to Europe but required payment in cash and prohibited transport by US ships. The Russian-German treaty of 1939 and Japan's alliance with the Axis in 1940 made war seem inevitable. The US began seriously to rearm and prepare for conflict in 1940, which is where Leuchtenburg's account ends.
According to Leuchtenburg, Roosevelt's most important contribution was creation of the Executive Office of the President in 1939, which gave focus and concentration of power to the Executive Branch, and continued the New Deal drive for a more aggressive, interventionist federal government. As Leuchtenburg says, "Franklin Roosevelt re-created the modern Presidency." (327)
Leuchtenburg finds that while the New Deal created a more just society and solved many problems, it "left many problems unsolved and even created some new ones," and "It never demonstrated that it could achieve prosperity in peacetime." (346) However, despite its lack of success in dramatically affecting the economic conditions, the New Deal produce a more humanitarian approach to government, as "nineteenth-century individualism gave ground to a new emphasis on social security and collective action." (340) Leuchtenburg concludes, "Roosevelt and his aides fashioned a government which consciously sought to make the industrial system more humane and to protect workers and their families from exploitation." (332-33)
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1940 by William Leuchtenburg
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William Leuchtenburg. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1940. New York: Harper & Row, 1963. 391 pp.
It has been said that the New Deal kept Americans from becoming fascists, communists, or particularly socialists, but they became Democrats instead. This is the point Leuchtenburg tries to make most of all. He is saying that New Deal economic policies, particularly the restriction on production policies, were counterproductive and did nothing to help America out of the Depression. He is saying that FDR's policies were surprisingly conservative, and not terribly unlike Hoover's. He did not believe in deficit spending. The New Deal did not solve the Depression, things were just as bad in 1938 as 1932. He is also saying, however, that New Deal policies toward labor and the common man averted social unrest and did much to keep America on an even keel until the war pulled us out of the Depression. He states that while avoiding socialism and not building a welfare state, the limited intervention of the New Deal saved capitalism from a collapse, even if it was saved in a slightly altered form. His final point is showing the dramatic impact the New Deal really had on America, through such long-terms legislation such as the Social Security Act, regulation of banking and Wall Street, and labor union support. According to Leuchtenberg, from henceforth people looked to the federal government to solve their problems, something new to American culture. He sees the beginning of the end of individualism in the New Deal.
Chuck Crum, Fall 2009
The study of the New Deal is fraught with difficult economic theory, and large changes in American culture and American society that can be difficult to get a handle on and build a framework around. This work is very perceptive and probably as good as it gets for an overall look at the New Deal and its meaning.
Ray Clark, Spring 2006
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932 – 1940 is a straightforward political history. Leuchtenburg places FDR at the center of his narrative then weaves the numerous threads of New Deal programs, dissident movements, supporters, opponents, and the domestic and international political events around that core. It was complex time. But the author does a good job at trying to make it understandable. First off he keeps to chronological narrative. While there is some skipping back and forth in time for the most part he keeps everything moving forward. When he does shift around in time it is when he dealing with a specific problem, such as unemployment, and the New Deal programs to address that problem. It is obvious when he is doing this so it isn't disruptive to the main narrative thread. The only time he really steps outside the narrative is when he reviews FDR's foreign policy. This section is toward the end of the book and is necessary background to the final years of the second term. German aggression and then outright war forced foreign policy to the forefront of political policy considerations. The options discussed and the policies chosen at this point were strongly influenced by what occurred before.
Leuchtenburg also doesn't adopt an extreme position on FDR or the New Deal. This book is neither a revisionist history arguing that the New Deal worsened and extended the Great Depression nor is a hagiography of Roosevelt presenting him as the one indispensable man. Taking the pro-FDR but objective position allows the author to present opposition and dissident views of the president and his programs in an calm academic fashion. Not everything attempted by Roosevelt was a success. It is important to know why because that was part of the political environment of the time. As much as it may appear that he had everything his own way, Roosevelt was a constrained by Congress, the Courts and public opinion as much as any other president. The author by taking an objective position is able to show this process without having to cast either the president or his opponents as the villain but rather as nothing more than everyday politicians with differences of opinions on how to achieve the desired goal, which in this case is national recovery.
Where Leuchtenburg does a particularly good job is in presenting the national political environment. All through the book he references regional newspapers. The country was still very regional in the1930s. National media in the form of radio broadcasts and motion pictures had begun to breakdown regionalism but the process was just begun. The Great Depression was a national crisis and the New Deal was a national response but the different regions still responded differently. An example of this is the opposition program of Huey Long. While the "Share Our Wealth" movement had chapters throughout the country it was concentrated in the South. Further, people in other parts of the country who were sympathetic to the economic philosophy of the movement were put off by Long's southern origins and mannerisms.
Dave Smith, Fall 2006
Leuchtenburg uses extensive primary sources, especially manuscript collections, and a wealth of secondary sources to write an engaging account of the New Deal, the programs and policies advocated by Franklin Roosevelt to place the federal government at the center of efforts to pull the country out of the great depression. Leuchtenburg shows that, contrary to popular conceptions, Roosevelt's policies were not part of a liberal effort to create a welfare state. On the contrary, Roosevelt, like most people at the time, believed in a balanced budget and did not advocate massive government spending. His policies were essentially deflationary. For example, the Civil Works Administration employed millions on public works, but Roosevelt ended it quickly because of its cost. He feared such programs might create a permanent class of reliefers on the government payroll.
The Social Security Act is rightly viewed as one of the most significant New Deal programs, but the old-age insurance system it created was essentially a conservative, and deflationary, program. While it was intended to provide for elderly people, an equally important motive was to have older workers retire and thus create more job opportunities for younger workers. One of the most lasting legacies of the New Deal is the expansive array of farm programs, which made agriculture dependent on federal subsidy programs. Roosevelt and his advisors viewed the farm program as the crucial part of the New Deal. As Leuchtenburg says, "They gave highest priority to raising farm prices in order to restore the balance between industry and agriculture and to provide business with a vast home market." (35)
A new recession hit in 1937-38 and evidenced the lack of effectiveness of New Deal programs in restoring prosperity. There was pressure to increase federal spending, but there was no consistent strategy, and the result was a hodgepodge of programs that took a piecemeal approach to the problems of lack of purchasing power and business investment, both necessary for a sustained recovery. The reform programs were more effective and lasting than the economic stimulation efforts. The Fair Labor Standards Act improved compensation. The Securities Act regulated the markets. The Banking Act put the banks on sounder footing, and the Public Utility Holding Company Act broke up utility monopolies. The federal government stepped in where state and local governments proved wanting and moved to address the lack of social conscience in the business community. Leuchtenburg argues persuasively that by regulating business, the New Deal could be regarded as a "savior of capitalism." (336)
Roosevelt constantly struggled to break the iron hold of isolationists over foreign policy. Most Americans believed that working cooperatively with European countries would only cause trouble, and they did not want to repeat their disastrous experience of World War I. In keeping with this mindset, Roosevelt torpedoed the London Economic Conference of 1933. However, he then went on to take the controversial step of recognizing Russia. Critics charged that this action would only support the worldwide communist conspiracy, but Leuchtenburg points out that there was widespread support for the decision, even among conservatives, since it only acknowledged a reality already recognized by all other major nations. Leuchtenburg characterizes it as an event of "monumental unimportance." (207
Leuchtenberg never really defines the New Deal but seems simply to equate it with the policies of the Roosevelt administrations. He offers no new interpretations of these policies, instead offering support for the prevailing view that they were essentially conservative. The inclusion of foreign policies in his discussion provides a broader treatment of the period, but it is questionable whether foreign policy should be considered part of the New Deal. Leuchtenberg's primary point is that the New Deal represented a shift from nineteenth-century individualism to a new emphasis on social security and collective action. Through reform and regulation Roosevelt's program promoted a more just society while preserving its capitalist foundation.
Lisa Harry, Spring 2007
Leuchtenburg holds both Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt in high regard. According to Leuchtenburg, no president ever worked harder in the White House than Herbert Hoover."(13) His work ethic was never what held him back politically or prevented him from maintaining the admiration and respect of the American people. According to Leuchtenburg, Hoover was simply "never able to convince the nation that he cared deeply how people were suffering and that he shared with them the sorrows and the blighted prospects the depression had brought."(13) In addition, he was very negative. From the beginning of the depression "he had approached problems with a relentless pessimism."(13)
Roosevelt on the other hand was able to connect with the people. According to Leuchtenburg the instillation of hope and courage in the American people was "Roosevelt's single greatest contribution to the politics of the 1930's."(42) He had faith in the future and projected that. He took a very active role in the recovery of the nation. From the very beginning Roosevelt's administration had an "immense sense of movement."(47) Leuchtenburg asserts that even though Roosevelt and his programs encountered many difficulties he "remained high-spirited and untroubled."(168) He always projected a positive outlook on the situation and that permeated into the hearts of the American public.
Roosevelt may not be considered a "successful administrator" in an organizational sense.(328) However, Leuchtenburg asserts that he was a very resourceful leader that had an intense creativity, which qualifies him as a successful administrator. This creativity brought a "spirit of excitement to Washington" that had been absent for quite sometime.(328) This excitement and the idea of working under such a successful administrator "attracted thousands of devoted and highly skilled men to Washington" who "had been fighting for years for lost cause" and they were finally being given a chance to make a difference.(329)
Leuchtenburg has a real admiration for Roosevelt the man and his actions he took during his presidency. While he admits "the New Deal left many problems unsolved and even created some perplexing new ones" Roosevelt's innovative thinking and his connection with the people makes up for this.(346) People identified with him. He was never afraid to reach out to the public. Through his fireside chats Americans came to feel that he was right there with them during the hard times. They viewed him as their protector and they felt that they could confide in him and trust him to do what was best for them.(330-331)


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Just about everything the system's doctors and nurses do these days is done electronically, and its computers process 6 million physician orders annually. With banks of servers holding 13 million patient records and counting, UHS is seen as a national leader in the use of technology to deliver health care.
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The hospital system is completely networked, so physicians can access health records, lab results, X-rays — almost everything — in the hospital, at home, from a mobile device. And because these records are electronic, they're much less likely to be misfiled or lost.
The network even allows machines to talk to the staff.
More than 300 refrigerators, for example, have monitors that send an alert if the temperature inside rises too high or falls too low. On weekends, they'll even page clinic managers should something go awry.
The price for all this whiz-bang technology might seem high — $23 million on electronic medical records technology alone, according to Phillips. But starting early has saved UHS a bundle.
"If we were trying to put these systems in place today, it would cost anywhere from $80 million to $150 million," he said. This is in part because the federal government has committed as much as $27 billion in incentives to help the medical community go digital by buying computers, Wi-Fi networks and other high-tech gadgets. As a result, suppliers are demanding, and getting, higher prices for products UHS bought before the rush.
Other hospital systems are jumping into the high-tech pool, too. Christus Santa Rosa's hospitals are all electronic, except for physician ordering and physician documentation, according to Steve Martin, regional information management executive.
"We wanted to ease physicians into the technology on a read-only side, so they can get used to it before they become the ones entering data electronically," said Martin.
The hospital system is scheduled to be completely electronic by the end of 2012.
At Methodist Healthcare System, medical equipment carries radio frequency identification tags so staff can track down what they need in a hurry.
"It's faster to locate something like an IV smart pump or a defibrillator by glancing at a computer than by wandering up and down the hall looking into patient rooms," said Edward Cuellar, vice president and CIO.
Technology's touch is everywhere at UHS. Physicians on rounds cart along a COW, or computer on wheels, that takes the place of a stack of paperwork they'd previous carried with them.
With the COW, they can order lab tests, write prescriptions, update medical records. And when they do, it happens instantaneously.
"When you're at the patient's bedside, there's no worry that the information on the system might be dated," said trauma surgeon Dr. Michael Corneille. "It's up-to-the-minute. And you don't have to worry that prescriptions will be misread in the pharmacy."
And the technology continues to develop.
"Soon after the iPad came out, we had doctors coming in saying, 'Can I use this to get onto the network?'" said Phillips. "We've been waiting for a 'magic device' that would free doctors from being tethered to a computer, and this is that device."
In the same way physicians can access the hospital network from any computer in the world, they can also do so from an iPad. To help them, Allscripts, the health system's electronic medical records vendor, has developed a secure iPad and iPhone app that should be available by the end of the year.
And because iPads generally cost less than laptops, Phillips said the hospital will begin buying iPads or similar tablets as it replaces computers.
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Long Term Reliability of Nissan Altima
Hi all,
A newbie here. I am in the market for a new car with the intention of keeping it for long term use (thinking at least 10 years). I am very interested in the Altima 2.5s CVT sedan, but wife is a little worried about long-term reliability of Nissan cars.
A little bit of history: A few years ago I bought a used Nissa Altima 1995. Really like how the car drove, but it was giving me a lot of maintenance issues. Ultimately the headgasket blew at around 120k miles and I sold the car.
Wife remembers that car well. Hence her doubt about me purchasing another Altima. The way she puts it to me: "I keep hearing/reading stories about Hondas running up to 300k mile just fine, but you don't hear the same about Nissans do you?"
So, any long-term Altima owners out there? How long have you had your Altima, and how reliable has it been? Would really appreciate any input you would have on the subject matter. TIA!
See Also: Nissan Maintenance and Repair
A newbie here. I am in the market for a new car with the intention of keeping it for long term use (thinking at least 10 years). I am very interested in the Altima 2.5s CVT sedan, but wife is a little worried about long-term reliability of Nissan cars.
A little bit of history: A few years ago I bought a used Nissa Altima 1995. Really like how the car drove, but it was giving me a lot of maintenance issues. Ultimately the headgasket blew at around 120k miles and I sold the car.
Wife remembers that car well. Hence her doubt about me purchasing another Altima. The way she puts it to me: "I keep hearing/reading stories about Hondas running up to 300k mile just fine, but you don't hear the same about Nissans do you?"
So, any long-term Altima owners out there? How long have you had your Altima, and how reliable has it been? Would really appreciate any input you would have on the subject matter. TIA!
See Also: Nissan Maintenance and Repair
Well, I can't speak long term for the altima (mine is 2007), but I can speak for nissan reliablilty. First nissan I bought was a 1990 sentra XE. I put 220,000 miles on it over 12 years and traded it in running. in that time, I had to replace 2 cv boots, and one cv joint (about $150) 2 batteries, and a muffler. When I traded it in in 2002, it still had the original belts, hoses, atlenator, water pump transmission, clutch ect. The cv boots and joint were the only mechanical parts i ever replaced.
Having been so reliable, in 1998 I bought my second nissan. A 200sx se. It now has 145,000 miles on it, and is 9 years old. In that time, the only work that was ever done to it was
1. same day I bought it had to take it back to have a defective radiator cap replaced. the car still ran, but hot. the radiator cap wasn't properly pressurizing the system
2. was recalled in 2000 (i think) because of a possibly faulty seal on one the windshield wiper motor.
3. Replaced the front disc brakes at 79,000 miles, and 120,000 miles. the rear brakes are still original
And that its. One defective part, one recall, and two sets of brakes.
Its the reason I stuck with nissan and bought my altima.0
Hi jd, thanks for your reply. Certainly makes me feel more comfortable. I am surprise nobody else has responded to my question so far. Maybe they are out driving instead of spending time on this forum .
Anyway, any complaints so far for your 2007 Altima?0
Not a one. It has actually exceeded my expectations. smooth, quiet, powerfull, roomy, and many more.
Oh, and by the way, don't base reliability on used car experiences. some people abuse the hell out of their cars.0
gar01 Posts: 1Hi.
I am the happy owner of a 97 Altima, actually purchased new in July of 96. As of eleven years now, I can say that there have only been two instances that my Altima did not start. The first incident was because I accidently left the interior light on overnight, (my own fault). The last incident was the distributor failing at the 139,000 mile mark. I now have 167,000 miles logged on this car. It also has the original timing chain which is supposed to be good for 100,000 miles. How's that for long term reliability?0
sjv1944 Posts: 6We purchased a new Altima in 1994 and drove it for 13 years and 137,000 miles. We had to replace the speedometer, radiator, and distributor in that time (I've since learned that the original distributor could have been fixed easily and much more cheaply than the $250 + labor that I paid but that is hindsight). The car was still running and driving perfectly when it was involved in a minor collision (some front damage and set off the air bags, $1500 to replace). We donated it to Goodwill and they auctioned it for $700 even with the damage.0
wildestkabs Posts: 13I have had 2 Altimas in the past. The first one, a 1996 model was absolutely trouble free. It got involved in an accident this year but I loved it so much, that I ended up buying a 1995 Altima SE. This one however, had its share of issues. But the main (only) reason for those issues was the extremely poor way in which the owner had handled the vehicle. I had to get some work done on it, but having been a Nissan owner in the past, I knew it was worth it. It now drives like a dream. Its got 135000 miles on it, no isses at all.
Actually, a month or so back, I traded it in for a 2003 Honda Accord V6. I had been a huge fan of the Accord and had always wanted it. However, when I kept it for 3 weeks and drove it for 1000+ miles, it was no fun and totally boring. Fortunately for me, the deal fell through and I was able to get my Nissan back..
This is just my opinion but I will tell you that I love driving the 1995 Altima more than the 2003 Accord V6. The Altima might not have the same power that the Accord does, but it definitely feels much sportier. I especially love its thick, leather wrapped meaty steering wheel. The leather on the Altima feels different and much better than the one on the Accord's steering..0
ncage1974 Posts: 15I also have had the same concerns as you but i was looking at the 3.5L engine. Nissan QA seems to have dropped significantly. From what i can tell when they merged/bought out by renault thats when their quality went down. Here is an article back in 04 about it:
You can not look at older vehicles and compare reliability because from 2000 to 2007 there were so many changes. I looked at reliability at both JD Power & Consumer Reports and, in general the Nissans aren't highly regarded. Even below domestics. Most people not in the know will think Nissan are very reliable because its a [non-permissible content removed] car.
Its a shame to because i REALLY liked the design and performance of the 3.5SE Altima. I don't know if i would ever get one though because of the worries about QA/long term reliability.
Oh and on a side note. I have an 03 ford F150 4x4 FX4 with the 5.4L. Other than a seat sqeak its been 100% reliable. A guy at work has a 05 Nissan Frontier NISMO with a 3.5L engine. He bought his car 2 years after mine and he has had more problems than me (fuel pump went out almost immediatly after he bought the truck). He bought his truck new. Also his truck is not nearly as big as mine yet his gas mileage is the same or worse than my truck and he has to put premium in his.0
hiwayman Posts: 98I have two Nissans. I have a '96 Nissan Pickup Truck. The only odd thing about it is that the paint on the wheel rims peeled off quite a while back. Other than that, the ONLY thing I've needed to do to the truck is replace the belts, which is quite normal. I have used and abused the truck for more than a decade, and it just keeps rolling.
I've recently purchased a Nissan Altima Hybrid, so there's no long-term data to be had, there. It seems well made, and only minor bugs have made themselves known. Oddly enough, a rattle developed in the overhead soon after we bought the car. We took it in to the dealer, who found that my wife's sunglasses were rattling in the sunglasses holder :blush:
It's important when checking for long term reliability of a car to NOT get sucked in by anecdotal evidence. Anecdotal evidence is when you judge a car (or anything, for that matter) based upon a couple of stories, rather than a trend of hundreds of instances. If you have a neighbor who's Nissan is a lemon, that is not a reason to not buy Nissans, any more than the neighbor on the other side who has a Nissan that never needs gas, has gone to the moon and back without a hickup, and can levitate .
A good place to go to see long-term reliability is Consumer Reports and organizations like that. While you may not be able to see evidence of your particular model if it's a new one, you can get a general sense of the stable of all the Nissans by looking at the reports. Those reports are gathered through questionnaires sent out to new car and not-so-new-car owners. They're usually pretty good.
Nissan's record of reliability has been somewhat spotty for some vehicles, and better for others. Nissan is paying attention, though, and I personally believe they are the hidden gem of brands. Their cars in the past few years have gotten significantly better across the board. They are fighting that legacy reputation, but the quality of their product is now very good.0
Nissan quality is fine. they did drop a some a couple years back, but it wasn't due to the renault deal. It had a lot more to do with the companies near bankruptcy. But, things are better now. their current so-so reliabilty ratings has a lot more to do with the competition greatly improving than nissan falling.0
Wow, this thread has certainly gotten more active lately. Unfortunately I haven't yet purchased my car. Got laid off recently due to company shutting down. So now everything has to wait. . . I have however had a chance to test drive the 2007 Altima 2.5s CVT since my original post and I am liking it quite a bit.0
autojava Posts: 3Mine has several problem:
1) about 56000 mileage (6 years old), I need to rebuild the auto trans with $3000.
2) alternator need to be changed with $200 at about 80000 mileage,
3) at about 90000 mileage (8 years), the intake gasket
need to be replaced (leak with code P0304) with $700.
Now it has been 110000 mileage.0
karsick Posts: 312Just a little testimony to Nissan...
We're looking to trade our Infiniti G20 (Nissan Primera to the rest of the world) for a new Altima.
The 1994 G20 has 249,000 miles, with NO engine issues ever (other than one fouled injector at 110k).
Never needed a CV joint or axle.
Still blows ice-cold A/C.
Interior w/black leather is immaculate.
Drives & steers tight & sharp.
No rattles or loose trim.
Pearl paint is still rich & deep.
Only issue now is a worn 5th gear synchro.
That G20 was my first Nissan product, and the reason I'm considering another.0
I was in a similar situation two weeks ago. I did not know a lot about Nissan but I liked the Altima. Did a lot of research and finally bought the 2008 Altima 2.5 SL which, I am finding, is a great car to drive. I am looking for excuses to drive the thing leading the wife to think I may have something going on the side. I traded a great Ford F-150 which I had purchased for a particular purpose, and I have not regretted it yet. Two weeks does not make a history, but I hope everything goes good. If not, that is why I purchased the seven year warranty. Could be money down the toilet, but on the other hand...........0
Nissan has already changed its image since 2002 and is now more concerned with performance, style, and looks. Nissan is no longer interested in high reliability like they did in the 80s and would rather get only average reliability ratings instead.
According to Consumer Reports, the 1999 Nissan Altima is the most reliable Altima ever made in history. There's a high chance I think that Nissan will not make another reliable Altima again that will be better than the 1999. After 1999, Nissan Altima is getting more black dots. Toyota Camry and Honda Accord will continue to improve, but not Nissan Altima. Nissan is done, I think.0
gooddeal2 Posts: 750Toyota Camry and Honda Accord will continue to improve, but not Nissan Altima. Nissan is done, I think.
Did you know that Camry is not on the Consumer Reports recommended list anymore? :blush:0
Yes I know the poor rating, but I can really bet for sure that the 2011 Toyota Camry, which will be the last year of this current generation, will be more reliable than the 2011 Nissan Altima. Like I said before, Nissan is done.0
Like I said before, Nissan is done.
dtownmil Posts: 23"Nissan is done", what a joke. That's just dumb. I had a 97 Altima, 125,000 miles and ran like a top. Sister is driving it still with no problems. Now have a 2004 Altima with 40,000 miles, love it. Runs great, plenty of power for a 4 cyl. (2.5L) and wonderful gas mileage. I drove a 2007 rental for 2 weeks with the 4 cyl and CVT and loved it as well. The CVT is awesome! The 07 did feel a bit lighter and perhaps "cheaper" in some way than my 04 however.
Looking at purchasing a Pathfinder or X-terra soon. Oh, wait...Nissan is done...Ha.0
You're right waltchan, Nissan IS done, if they don't change their ways. The 2002 Nissan Altima 2.5S seems to be proof of that. There are more reports every day of the Catalytic Converters failing, engines burning lots of oil and engines needing to be replaced. Just look over in the Edmunds Nissan Altima Engine Failures Forum. I already had to pull the head off a 2002 Altima 2.5L to fix the engine. Please don't buy a Nissan without first checking the history out throughly.0
lol, your funny man. you do realize nissan just completed a year that saw better sales gains then GM, Ford, Toyota, and Honda? over 6% growth in a down market. thye also consistently run higher margins than all thier competitor, earing billions of $$$ a year. Yea, they're about finished if you ask me.
sure, they're some people how had engine problems with the altima. but the number of them compared to the over 1 million altima cars sold make it staticticaly meaningless.0
I actually saw on the news that Nissan just claimed bankruptcy. They cited the fact that electricdesign from the Edmonds board claimed they are done so knew the writing was on the wall.0
Ha ha ha! That is funny man!
Maybe there are a lot of people that are happy with Nissan, but some are not. I'm not sure how the numbers run, but when it happens to you, then it's a lot more personal. When you get screwed by Nissan, it does'nt make you want to go out and buy another Nissan.
I'm glad you guys are happy with your Nissans, and I hope they keep running well for you. But as for me, my next car will be a Toyota.0
It is good to see you can take a joke as that all it was and nothing more. You have every right to not trust their cars due to a personal experience and I would probably feel the same way if I got burned by them. However, in terms of their success as a company jd10013 pretty much hit the nail on the head....they are more on the up swing these days. It seems every time I turn my head on the road I see an Altima or Murano. I actually don't own a Nissan but am considering one to replace my current car. I have been reading reviews and comments on this forums for all the companies to guide me on my decision and you will practically find owners with problems for all of them. Good luck on your next Toyota.0
nofeer Posts: 381when i last checked consumer reports the altima is the top family sedan above accord and camry. i drove one, soooo impressed with that engine/cvt combo--like who needs the v6, it's that responsive. my wife loved it, except for the sloping hood.
maybe you can speak to the bluetooth in the altima, i can't find a local dealer that has one in stock (looked around christmas so inventory may be down)
things my wife likes about this car
push button start---won't have to fumble for keys
bluetooth--won't have to fumbe for phone
performance--than 4cyl with cvt is just great in the city perfomers like her turbo volvo
looks (except for hood is "long" she has a volvo s40 now)
the steering is lighter than the volvo she likes a bit more "sport" resistance in the turning
trying to figure out if she can put the kids in the coupe WHICH IS SHARP0
Maybe there are a lot of people that are happy with Nissan, but some are not. I'm not sure how the numbers run, but when it happens to you, then it's a lot more personal. When you get screwed by Nissan, it does'nt make you want to go out and buy another Nissan.
no car company is perfect, and they all make lemons and have their share of problems. I don't blame you a bit for not ever being willing to buy a nissan again. there are several makes of cars that I won't touch for the same reason.
You right, it does suck to get a :lemon: .0
In view of all I have read on this thread, I must wonder if the 2008 Altima 2.5 SL that we have had for two months will be operating by the end of the year. I have only 700 miles on the vehicle and think it is one of the finer vehicles I have driven with the CVT being pretty hard to beat. The only draw back would be the motor that sounds like the valves need adjusting. I do mostly city driving so I will call it 60% city and 40 % highway and I am seing fuel economy of 24.1 mpg as recorded by the on board system. Everything on the car seems to work as I would expect for a new vehicle and the in line four supplies more than enough ponies for what I need. The tires could have been upgraded to a higher quality, but as the car runs now, I am pretty happy. Fit and finish on the interior are certailny good enough on a 25K car but if I were paying 50K for a Lexus I may have a few gripes.
What I am saying is that this is probably one of, if not the nicest, cars I have owned and as I have heard from others, longevity will have the final say. I put 6500 miles on a car per year and it will take a long time to get to the 80,000 to 100,000 mile mark where most of the observed problems have been seen, if there will be any problems at all.
I am hopeful that all problems with the 2.5 L motor have been fixed or that if problems arise, the extended 7 year warranty I paid a lot for will work. I had more problems with my wifes 2006 Honda CR-V so this cannot be much worse. All I can do is hope that Nissan's engineering will do the job.
When id10013 says "no car company is perfect" he says all that has to be said.0
I don't think you have a thing to worry about, since you put such low miles on the car, you probably won't acumulate enough miles to see any significant problems. In your case, the long term longevity will not be a concern for you. Everybody loves those cars when they are new, so enjoy yours.
My concerns about the longevity of the cars I buy is Great because I can not afford to buy new cars and trade them in every 3 or four years. I have only $12K to buy a car that I have to drive for six years, and I drive 15K miles per year. So with $12 K, I can buy an SUV that is about 5 years old with maybe 75K to 100K miles on it. Then I have to drive and maintain it for 6 years and another 90K miles, so it will have about 165K to 200K miles on it before I am ready to get another 5 year old SUV. So that period of miles between 75K and 200K MUST be reliable milage, hence I do a massive amount of research to be sure I get good reliable vehicles that will last a long time. During the time that I own the SUV, I do not want to have to pull the engine apart or pull out the transmission. I expect to do ONLY routine mantenance, such as engine oil and filter changes, air filters, transmission fluid flush and fluid changes, tires, etc.
By the way, I drive a 2000 Ford Explorer XLT V8 5L Automatic with 148K miles on it, bought in 2005 and will sell it in 2011. Reliablity is extremely good, gas milage sucks. My wife drives a 1997 Ford Explorer XLT V8 5L Automatic with 164K miles on it, bought in 2002 and we will sell it in 2 months. Reliablity is extremely good, gas milage sucks. Next car for my wife may be a 2004 Toyota Highlander, we are looking now.
Good Luck,
gleppert Posts: 19Interested in purchasing a 2005 Altima 2.5S. Pics look great and sounds great on paper. An eBay Motors purchase. I'm looking for any feedback from '05 owners regarding vehicle reliability. Please reply regarding any issues.
Also, looking for any feedback regarding dealings with eBay Motors. Thanks.0
sinman1 Posts: 1I am also interested in buying a 2005 Altima 3.5SE. Can anyone please say anything about the "05 Altimas and if they are reliable or not.
you can't go wrong with the 3.5. nissan's VQ engine that is in it is one of the best, most reliable engines on the market. Its also one of the fastest :shades:0


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Steering teen drivers out of harm's way
My heart went out to Barb Dunn the moment her 16-year-old son, Daniel, answered my question.
Once he gets his license in June, would he text and drive? That's what I asked during a kitchen table conversation in their Roxbury, New Jersey, home.
"I'm taking a deep breath," said Dunn, who recently purchased visor clips for Daniel's friends who have already gotten their licenses that say "Stay alive. Don't text and drive."
"I wouldn't even mind if he said, 'I'm at a red light and I picked up the phone for a minute to read something and put it back down,' but that moving and texting freaks me out. It's not acceptable."
Daniel's mom might have wanted to slam her head against the counter but still she told me she appreciated her son's candor and realized in that moment how difficult it is to persuade teens, who text nearly all day long, not to do it while behind the wheel.
"Even a well-meaning teen is going to have trouble saying no when they get that buzz" from an incoming text or status update, said David Teater, senior director for the National Safety Council. "It's almost a Pavlovian response."
Teater sadly knows all too well what can go wrong with distracted driving. Ten years ago, a 20-year-old woman who had been talking on a cell phone ran a red light and killed his then 12-year-old son, Joe. Since then, he's dedicated his life to raising awareness about the dangers of talking on a cell phone while behind the wheel. A newer concern: how to eliminate driving while texting.
"A technology solution is incredibly important. We need to take the temptation away from people before it happens," said Teater.
A moving solution is at hand
But parents around the country might not realize that there is technology already available that can prevent a teenager from being able to text while behind the wheel.
Aegis Mobility has created software that is installed directly onto a teen's smartphone, tablet or other handheld device. Once the teen starts driving about 10 miles an hour, the software automatically puts the device in safe mode, which prevents the teen from texting, e-mailing or browsing the Internet.
The trouble, said company President and CEO Paul Zimmerman, is that a lot of parents don't know it exists. But he's trying to change that.
Iowa is making the software available free of charge (it typically costs about $4 per month) to teens up to 17 as they apply to get their licenses at the Department of Motor Vehicles, said Zimmerman. Since Iowa signed on, many other states are showing interest, he said.
Getting to teens as they get their license or as they are insured under their parents' plan is key, says Zimmerman, who is a father of two teens.
"Let's face it, most teenagers will not want this product voluntarily," he said. "It is up to the parent."
And the impact could be wideranging. "Literally, if our software is on 10,000 devices for more than two years, statistically, we will have saved a life," said Zimmerman.
People are doing dangerous things out there
Another big challenge is convincing teens -- and adults for that matter -- that talking on a phone is just as dangerous as driving under the influence.
Teater says using a cell phone with either a handheld or hands-free device while driving results in a slower reaction time than if you were driving with a .08 blood alcohol level, the legal limit.
Car crashes kill 100 people every day and are the leading cause of accidental deaths in the U.S., says Teater. Meanwhile, 90% of the crashes, he said, are caused by human error including drivers trying to do too many things at once.
"Do we want every single person out on the roadway driving around updating Facebook and closing business deals?"
Teater says while the vast majority of people no longer think it's responsible to use a cell phone while driving, there is still work to be done convincing people that talking on a phone hands-free can be just as dangerous.
Simply put, our brains cannot handle two tasks at one moment -- the task of driving and the task of talking on the phone.
"You talk to any cognitive psychologist, they've known this for decades, that the human brain can only focus on one attention-requiring task at any given moment. The other task is always in the background," said Teater.
He puts it in terms most drivers can understand: "I ask them, 'Would you ever consider talking on the phone while you're reading a book?' And they say, 'Well, of course not, I'd never do that.' ... So if you'd never consider trying to read a book while talking on the phone, why would you drive while talking on the phone?'"
'So many of the kids were crying'
And why would you ever drink alcohol and get behind the wheel?
That's the question Lisa Brodeur asked teens as she visited schools a few years ago with her three kids, including 27-year-old Kyle. Kyle became a quadriplegic after a drunken driver crashed into the family's car in 1997. Brodeur's husband was killed instantly.
"When I did school presentations, I put a student in a body cast, body jacket and a wheelchair. They were to sit and not move and try to be like Kyle for two hours," said the mom of three in Charlton, Massachusetts.
"So many of the kids were crying. They couldn't believe what Kyle has gone through," said Brodeur, who has battled survivor's guilt and physical ailments stemming from the crash.
In her book "A Mother's Journey," Brodeur tells the story of how she and her family have been forever impacted by the decision of one driver on a rainy November night more than 15 years ago.
"It is so important that our young teens and adults know what can happen if they drive impaired," said Brodeur. "You don't want a life like my son's. So much pain and suffering, and 25 surgeries after and many more still to come."
An informational trip to a cemetery
Chris Blanchard, a father of two in Harbor Beach, Michigan, tried to drive that message home with a visit to a
cemetery as soon as his teenage daughter and niece started driving.
"I had them drive in and stop and shut the car off to look around," said Blanchard in response to a request on CNN's Facebook page.
"At that moment, I gave them the concerned parent/uncle speech. 'This is it. If you screw up, not wearing (a) seat belt, drink and drive, text, get distracted by music or friends, it's over! No second chances, no excuses, no retakes, no do-overs, no goodbyes. Dead.'"
CNN iReport: Parents of teens share driving tips
"My dad was a New York City fireman. He cut people out of cars. He warned my boyfriends," said Dunn, the mom of two from Roxbury, New Jersey. "But he also opened his heart to me to show if anything ever happened to (me), what it would do to him."
Now she hopes Daniel gets that same message from her.


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Pizza Hut Shuts Down After Dishwasher Caught Peeing in Sink
And you thought Pizza Hut couldn't get any more questionable. One of the chain's West Virginia outposts was shut down recently after surveillance camera footage showed a district manager peeing into a dishroom sink.
Although the incident happened after business hours (and at least he wasn't peeing into the pizza), authorities generally view relieving oneself in the area where things get sanitized as a violation of health code. A sign on the door of the shuttered restaurant says that it was temporarily closed because of "conditions within the establishment constituting a substantial hazard to the public health," and it could be days or even weeks before the restaurant reopens. In the meantime, the restaurant's fans will just have to settle for real food instead.


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When I was in high school, my family developed a summer tradition where we'd load up a minivan and drive all over the West for a few weeks at a time. We hit dozens of places of interest that catered to our individual interests—dinosaur graveyards for me, gunfighter haunts for Mom, and battlefields for Dad.
On one of those trips we ended up at the site of the massacre of Wounded Knee. There is a small memorial and gate at the mass grave where the frozen, twisted bodies were buried.
Some places in the West, even very beautiful ones (and the West has much more than its share of beautiful places), have a kind of melancholy, forlorn atmosphere. I noticed it at some locations that were remote but simultaneously open and expansive, where you could look all around in any direction and see nothing but landscape and sky. Little Bighorn, which is one of the most gorgeous historic sites I've ever visited, had that feeling. Wounded Knee had it in spades.
Wounded Knee had something else, too. It was an almost palpable vibe that was—there is no other word I can think of here—sinister. You got the sense that even if you were blindfolded, driven to the site, and dropped off with no idea of where you were, you'd still have the notion that you were standing at a place where something terrible happened.
Years after seeing Wounded Knee, I went to a symposium on the Revolutionary War in South Carolina. On the last day they loaded us on a bus and took us to some of the little-known, out-of-the-way battlefields in the backcountry. One of the stops was the battlefield at Waxhaws, site of another purported massacre, where British dragoons reportedly cut down Virginia Continentals who were surrendering. It was a controversial event; the extent of the British excesses and their causes are still open to debate.
Like Wounded Knee, Waxhaws had a small monument and a mass grave. Like Wounded Knee, it was a lovely spot. And like Wounded Knee, it had that unmistakable something sinister.
I don't believe in a permeable boundary between this life and the next one. I don't believe that the dead remain behind, and I don't believe in curses or parapsychological trauma, or any of the rest of it. But there's no denying that these massacre sites have a lingering something, immaterial and intangible though it is. Maybe it's just an accidental combination of the events and the environment.
Joshua Chamberlain said of Gettysburg, "In great deeds something abides. On great fields something stays." I suppose that what applies to great deeds and great fields sometimes applies to deeds and fields of horror and misery, too.


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|A classic turkey club sandwich with deli turkey, crisp bacon, garden fresh tomatoes, romaine lettuce and finished with a spicy Cajun mayonnaise.
Classic Turkey Club SandwichRecently we were having a discussion on the Facebook page about what to eat when it's too hot to cook and two of the most popular responses were tomato sandwiches and BLTs - both of which I love. I couldn't help but think of an old fashioned club sandwich though, so the next time I cooked some bacon, you know I planned a few extra slices to have ready for one! Sliced turkey breast, crisp bacon, garden fresh tomatoes and lettuce, sandwiched between lightly toasted bread with a bit of mayo - what a great summer sandwich! Be sure to sprinkle just a bit of salt and pepper on those tomatoes too to really bring out their garden fresh flavor.
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This is really another one of those non-recipe recipes, I've suggested a Cajun Mayonnaise just in case ya might like to kick it up a bit. Hopefully, like the Classic Patty Melt, this will serve as a reminder that you probably haven't had one of these in awhile, and ... that you should remedy that!
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Recipe: Classic Turkey Club Sandwich©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep/Cook time: 15 min Yield: 1 Sandwich
Per Sandwich:
- 3 slices of wheat or white bread, toasted
- Regular or Cajun mayonnaise
- 2 to 3 slices of turkey breast meat
- 2 slices of crisp cooked bacon
- Sliced fresh tomatoes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Shredded Lettuce
Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on one side of two slices of the bread. Add the turkey breast to one slice and top with the other slice, mayonnaise side down. To the top of the bread, add more mayonnaise, and top with the bacon, then the tomato and last, the lettuce. Spread a light layer of mayonnaise on the last slice of toasted bread. Push toothpicks all the way through into each quarter section of the sandwich and cut into quarters.
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