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The Next Generation: Jet Tila, The Charleston LA
People might know Jet Tila from restaurants such as The Charleston in LA, or his Las Vegas dessert shop Kuma Snow Cream, or from the Wynn Las Vegas's Wazuzu. Or they may recognize him from seeing him, as a child, doing his homework in the back of one of the classic Royal Thai restaurants around town. But what they might not know is that his family, which stretches back three generations as restaurateurs, is largely responsible for bringing the flavors of Thailand to the US. "I was really lucky to be born into what I call the 'first Thai food family in America,'" Tila says.
"My dad's side of family is from Hainan, China, originally, and his mother - my grandmother - had a little Thai Chinese coffee shop in a Bangkok neighborhood where a lot of Hainanese people lived," Tila explains.
Jet's parents both came to LA in 1966, settling in the city's "Thai Town," the largest Thai enclave outside of Thailand. They met in the US, and became a part of the first group that started a "Thai Association," of sorts. "They were part of the group who started the first Thai temple in the late 70s," he explains. "Our family was responsible for a series of Thai firsts."
The Tila family then opened Los Angeles's Bangkok Market, which many say was the first Thai-owned business in Thai Town, in 1971. The supermarket imported goods from the homeland - everything from fish sauce to packaged rice noodles. The business was already well established when Jet was born in 1975, and two years later, the family opened the first Royal Thai restaurant. "Both businesses have endured," Tila says. "The original Bangkok Market still is in East Hollywood and my mom is still there every other day." The Royal Thai eventually opened six branches, migrating as far down south as San Diego.
Jet has one younger brother also in the business. While his brother stayed on the importing/grocery side, Jet decided to explore the restaurant side. "We were all encouraged to stay in the business. My dad has six brothers," he says. "So I have a ton of cousins, too. We were absolutely expected to all go in the business. In the summer, we all had to work a restaurant month and we all had to work a market month."
Having recently been named the first culinary ambassador of Thai cuisine by the Royal Thai Consul General in Los Angeles, Tila attributes his success to his family's teachings. "My grandmother from my mother's side was my cooking mentor. Actually, she taught me that if you were going to eat, you had to learn how to cook, because you had to understand where your food came from. So as soon as I could stand, she put me on a chair and she'd be chopping vegetables, but she'd give me the easy part like peeling or washing vegetables," he recalls. "So it was really ingrained into me at a young age that you have to really understand that food doesn't just appear on the plate in a restaurant. That gave me a real respect for food from a very young age."
While his grandmother was his culinary mentor, he cites his "Uncle Lucky," his dad's brother, as his restaurant mentor. "He put me in every position - I worked my way up from dishwasher to prep cook, prep cook to cook, and then up through the stations in the kitchen. And then we had to transition to the front of house. There I had to bus tables and serve as well." Yet another uncle became Tila's market mentor. "I had to do everything from sweeping the parking lot to bagging groceries to working produce, meat and operations."
And then there was the example that Tila's father established. "My father was definitely a trendsetter. He found multiple revenue streams and he monetized every segment of this business. Basically, our produce companies would support our markets, which would support our restaurants. And our import company would support our markets and support our restaurants. So he definitely made me understand that there are a lot of revenue opportunities in different parts of the business."
Despite such a background, the moment Tila decided to make a career out of cooking came in a somewhat roundabout way. "I was bumming around during my early college years, and there was a collection of diehard customers at the grocery store where I used to work," he explains. "They would always ask me to do a cooking class. This is pre-Food Network or any kind of Cooking Channel situation. I had a collection of non-Asian guests that just came back from Thailand and they wanted to learn. I would always write recipes and teach them how to cook things verbally. I'd walk them through the store and say, 'Hey, this is how to make pad thai.' And they finally said, 'Just do a cooking class. We'll support it!" In 1998 he took them up on their offer, and started to teach small classes out of his backyard.
A reporter for the Los Angeles Times snuck into his class, unbeknownst to Tila. After the class, he got a call from a photographer for a feature story in the newspaper. It made the front page of the paper and it put Jet front-and-center as the new face of Thai cooking in Los Angeles. "That was the tipping point. I got about 500 to 1,000 phone calls over the course of three weeks," the chef recalls. "That's when I knew I had to formalize education and I went off to culinary school. That was the pivotal moment where I knew coming up in this Asian grocery/restaurant family could convert into a larger brand."
He feels that anyone working in a family business needs to spend some time learning outside of the clan. "Otherwise, you only see things done one way," he says. "That's a major problem with family businesses. I think in my 20s I started getting a little tired of the way that business was being done and I felt and I knew in my heart that I needed to find new systems and new ways because we were doing the same thing for 30 years. That's when I decided to go off. I consulted and worked with Bon Appétit Management, which was later acquired by Compass Groups. I spent a lot of time with them and I still do. I also went off and worked at Wynn Las Vegas for four years. So these two companies really shaped who I am as a culinary businessman, of which my family is the foundation."
Family legacy has especially been in the front of Tila's mind recently as he just had his first child. "My daughter is two months old. I find myself, even now, moving her little baby chair into the kitchen. We go to farmers' markets together, we come back, we prepare food, and she's absorbing it all." And while he wouldn't mind seeing her get into the culinary business, he claims that his biggest fear is that she would want to become a chef. "My hope is she wants to be an entrepreneur, a culinary businessperson, because I think there's a clear distinction between the two. I don't want her to slave away in the kitchen. I really don't. If she does she should only do that for a short time. I'd love her to go to Cornell, maybe, and get a degree in restaurant and hotel management or become an MBA and understand the really high-level of operations. That would be my dream."


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Leather and Chiffon!! Yes please. This is Victory Patterns- Anouk with modifications, the perfect summer addition to my handmade wardrobe. I'm loving this dress. You can read all about her over on my little blog. Happy sewing
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Leather and chiffon
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Dec 3, 2012, 07.13 AMby Ralf Schmitz
i am totally in love with leather combined with anything (just have seen a cashmere jumper with leather from hermes……..omg!!)
the dress is lovely and i am so in love with your look. BRAVO!!!
Dec 2, 2012, 02.14 PMby Mary Athey
I love.the name.of.this dress. Its.gorgeous.on you x


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In an effort to simplify his interface, [danwagoner] cobbled together this push potentiometer. It utilizes a potentiometer mounted directly above a push button with a spring mounted around it. This way the user has only one item to deal with. They can twist the knob and press down on it to push the button. We love seeing people come up with ways of creating their own items instead of buying something. This was fairly inventive and reminds us of the LED buttons we saw back in January. Great job [danwagoner].
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perfect input device for those rube-goldberg projects ;-)
cool idea. I wonder how reliable it is tho.
I mean, if you're working on a project, you're prob ordering parts at some point, why not just get a pot with an integrated push button?
Or steal one from a dead automotive headunit.
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I'd rather make my own push button pot just so when you show your friends what you've created, you can also tack on that you custom built the controls too :P
"we love seeing people come up with ways of creating their own items instead of buying something."most of the things we do here can simply be bought. We are hackers. We hack things instead.
ive needed one of these for a long time, i still cant believe no company makes them
Weird, just today I was thinking about doing something very similar. Instead of a standard pot I was going to use an analog stick from a PSP but the general idea is the same. Neat.
You could put a spring in the space between the nut and the mountinhole and casing of the potentiometer instead if it's mounted in a case.
he problem is that's I find it rather hard to consistently get springs, I have to harvest them from other things for my projects but then you often don't get the exact size you want.
For some reason normal hardware stores don't carry any sort of spring here, which is odd since if you for instance browse patents on http://www.google.com/patents you'll see that a staggering number of devices use springs.


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I don't think this will become part of this extension. It's a function that will be used but its something you'd have to do in ur script.
But keep the ideas coming! I haven't tested what would happen if this extension was part of a form and you submit it, what value it would pass. It does give a default value of what it displays but it could just break the form. Will test this when I get home.


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Ok Cody....but you and I will be the only ones who find the funny in this. Look what just arrived in the mail today.
Like a Baus
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Ok Cody....but you and I will be the only ones who find the funny in this. Look what just arrived in the mail today.
Is that a 10?!
I'm jealous.
BH #220 official entry!
A plane was taking off from Kennedy.
After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.
Welcome to Flight number 293, non-stop from New York to Los Angeles.
The weather ahead is good and therefore we should have a smooth flight, Now sit back and relax.
- OH MY GOD!" Silence Then,
the captain came back on the intercom and said: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I an so sorry if I scared you earlier, but while I was talking the flight attendant brought me a cup of coffee and spilled the hot coffee in my lap.
You should see the front of my pants!"
A passenger in Coach said: "That's nothing.
He should see the back of mine!"
Aspiring beckerhead. As I spend WAYY too much time on this part of the forum.
A lot of these are from George Carlin, one of my favorite comedians and all around crazy smart guy. Rip
Ever notice that anyone going slower than you is an idiot, but anyone going faster is a maniac?
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but Im just not close enough to get the job done.
I never joined the Boy Scouts. I dont trust any organization that has a handbook.
Heres a bumper sticker Id like to see: We are the proud parents of a child whos self-esteem is sufficient that he doesnt need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car.
The real reason that we cant have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not commit adultery, and Thou shalt not lie in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment.
Isnt it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do practice?
Thanks for the chance man. Hope a few of these made ya laugh, they sure did for me just writing them out haha.
o and some random ones.... Just cause
God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time.
I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
More than 3 but who can put a limit on laughter!?
UCPOPO, is that handle missing part of the back end? Or was that the joke you were talking about?
Aspiring Beckerhead - Titties without nipples are just pointless..." Unknown
A preacher married the girl he loved. When they first moved in the wife asked her husband, "You see this wooden box? That is mine and I don't want you to ever open it up or ever look inside of it".
Her husband said, "I respect that, and I will never look inside of it".
Well 40 years go by, and the Devil, took control of the preacher, and made him open that wooden box. He found all denominations of money, change, dollar bills, fives, tens twenties, even fifty dollar bills, and three eggs. The preacher could not make sense of what this all meant. He broke down and told his wife when she got home that he had opened the box. So he asked what this was about?
She said, "Well every time you ever preached a bad sermon, I would put one egg in that box".
He said, "Praise the lord, forty years in the ministry, and I have only preached three bad sermons, Praise The Lord!!!!".
She told him, " Well honey, every time you would preach a bad sermon,an egg would go in. Whenever a dozen eggs got in there. I would sell em, and put that money into the box."
That is a story from the Great Late Jerry Clowers, one of my all time favorite comedians. Thanks for the chance at this give-a-way. If you have never listened to any of Jerry Clowers comedy, I highly recommend him.
Thanks Ross,
Beckerhead #165
"this one time, in band camp..."
oh wait nevermind, I just read the rules.
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Beckerhead #int((2/3)*100)
"You have to admit it's a good looking heart attack." --Tradewater
Aspiring Beckerhead entry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=TfftZm-JpoA link to video in case it doesn't play
Joke: An Irish guy walks out of a bar.
Joke: What's the difference between a dead dog on the road, and a dead lawyer on the road? Answer: There are skid marks in front of the dog.
-This here is how you use a fire extinguisher -And this is how you use the IPad newspaper ap. -To make you smile instead of laugh
Joke: The Flat Earth Society. Here is their website. http://theflatearthsociety.org/cms/ They actually believe the Earth is flat and they will fight it to the death. You should read their conspiracy theories as to why we think it's round.
Joke: Baseball is wrong; A man with four balls can not walk.
Thanks for the chance to win something!
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I saw this on Mad tv a couple years ago and thought it was hilarious.
This is not an entry. Hopefully things start looking up for ya.
Aspiring Beckerhead here...
Joke #1-Two guys walk into a bar... you think one of them would have seen it!
Joke #2-Two men walk into a cafe. The first man says "Bring me some H2O please." The second man says "I would like some H2O too"... The second man died!
Joke #3-
Aspiring Beckerhead, me.
Dunno 'bout you, but this cracked me up.
"Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I'm swimming, sometimes I'm not sure which one it is. I gotta go by the outfit. Pants - uh oh. Bathing suit - okay. Naked - we'll see. Should I be swimming faster, or am I getting laid?" - Demetri Martin
'''Has full plans for zombie apocalypse, no idea what he's doing TUESDAY'''
Becker Forum. PSSSSST, hey buddy, wanna read the List of Lists? or the Becker forum Rules/FAQ?
Perhaps check out the Becker Blade Database? Lots and LOTS of often asked for information yonder
#1. What kind of bees make milk?
#2. What do you get when you cross a KKK member with a pizza?
..... a White "Supreme"icist
#3. reserved
Official Beckerhead entry #191
Whenever I'm feeling glum, I just look at a picture of an ugly baby. Then I feel better.
"Whenever I'm sad, I just start being awesome instead. True story."- Barney Stinson
Official beckerhead entry #198
1. How do you start a rave. In africa? Glue a piece of toast to the ceiling
2. Two guys walk into a strip club. The stripper takes of her.shirt and the guy in the second row cheers. She then takes off her underwear revealing she is wearing only pasties. The guy in the second row chees again.th The stripper then removes the pasties. And the guy in the.second row is completely silent. The guy in the first row then asks the.guy in the second row where his enthusiasm is. The guy in the second row chuckles and says dude its all over your back.
3. So a fly says to a mosquito. Hey you should be a lawyer. Then the mosquito replies"why not I'm already a bloodsucking parasite"
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From the new Avengers movie, the CGI is da bomb
Gotta have EDC
Official entry, Beckerhead #97
Three mice are sitting in a bar in a pretty rough neighborhood late at night trying to impress each other about how tough they are.
The first mouse pounds a shot of scotch, slams the glass onto the bar, turns to the second mouse and says, "Whenever I see a mousetrap, I lie on my back and set it off with my foot. When the bar comes down, I catch it in my teeth, bench press it twenty times to work up an appetite, and then make off with the cheese."
The second mouse orders up two shots of vodka, pounds them both, slams each glass onto the bar, turns to the first mouse and replies, "Yeah, well whenever I find DCON, I collect as much as I can, take it home, grind it up into a powder and snort it like cocaine.
The third mouse lets out a long sigh and says to the first two, "I don't have time for this bullshit. I gotta go home and #$%@ the cat."
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A doctor says to his patient, "I have bad news and worse news".
"Oh dear, what's the bad news?" asks the patient.
The doctor replies, "You only have 24 hours to live."
"That's terrible", said the patient. "How can the news possibly be worse?"
The doctor replies, "I've been trying to contact you since yesterday."
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Sherlock Holmes and Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
"I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" replies Watson.
"And what do you deduce from that?"
Watson ponders for a minute.
"Well, Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets.
Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo.
Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three.
Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.
Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe. What does it tell you, Holmes?"
Holmes is silent for a moment.
"Watson, you idiot!" he says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"
I've already given you my official entry. But this is my favorite bit from my favorite comedian. If you have a bit of a beer-gut you might relate more than you'd like to. Hope you feel better soon.
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Feeling all warm and fuzzy, I could squeeze someone right now...
Mallory-Mallory Heart Reviews says:
"A complex and multileveled contemporary fantasy, with its anchor in our world set in Chicago, "Renhala" keeps readers riveted and easily suspending disbelief while exploring an alternate world, at times lovelier than our own, at times horrifying and dangerous. Young Kailey undergoes a brutal and inexplicable assault, and through it finds that she has unheeded powers and abilities, and so do some of those around her. It is rather as if she looks through a glass table top and sees an entire other world co-existing with her own reality.
Author Amy Jo Lutchen demonstrates an incredible grasp of world-building. There are enough new species, locales, geographies, and cultures involved here to populate five volumes! Yet the tapestry of the two worlds is tautly woven and readily kept in mind as the plot swiftly unfolds."
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Aren't these terrifying?!? I LOVE 'EM! If you'd like the whole set of instructions, visit: http://m.instructables.com/id/Realistic-Halloween-Severed-Finger-Cookies/
If you try them out, you've gotta send me pics..You could even change them up and maybe paint the fingernails, add rings, warts, you name it! So cool.
Monday, October 22, 2012
What's got 52 focused and staring eyes, enough energy to power a locomotive, and the ability to melt a woman's heart? The local daycare children and teachers who hosted their local author, that's who! Thank you for letting me share such a precious moment with your all-too precious children.
Oh yes, I was very scared with the undivided attention, and even though I did read Kiki as Cuckoo (ONCE!), it was one of the best literary experiences of my life...
Oh yes, I was very scared with the undivided attention, and even though I did read Kiki as Cuckoo (ONCE!), it was one of the best literary experiences of my life...
Monday, October 8, 2012
So, I am sitting on a stalled train right now, due to the train ahead of us hitting a car--poor people--and I decided to let everyone know of some foul info on the intranet. I decided to look up the reasoning behind witches having broomsticks, and Jinkies! Let's just say people are talking about hallucinogenic drugs and body parts. My goodness! Isn't Halloween sacred anymore? Oh, maybe that's Easter.
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Born and Raised in the Mushroom Kingdom, I was always fasinated with the hero of the kingdom, Mario. I would always be where he was. But after constantly saving the Princess, I got bored of it. So I left the Mushroom Kingdom to find other game worlds and genres of games.
Really fun for the short time, can't wait for some updates.
Multiplayer brought me and my friends with lots of fun and Terror.
Singleplayer was really worked on and alot of effort put in it and the story is very enjoyful.
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Sheriff Jack Stockton told members of the Sheriff's Liaison Committee this week that he could need an additional 20 to 25 employees.
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When parents, teachers and school board members in the Cornell School District met in early January to discuss concerns about teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, the superintendent and a teacher took quick action.
"At the January 2010 Education Committee Meeting, we discussed the need to incorporate a sex education curriculum into the secondary physical education classes," Superintendent Donna Belas said.
The day after the meeting she received an e-mail about "minigrants" available from the state Department of Education.
The application was long, required a lot of detail and had a short deadline - less than a month. But Sherah Ewusiak, Cornell's physical education and wellness teacher, got the application in on time.
The state received 60 application and awarded 35 minigrants - one of them a $5,000 grant to Cornell, which covers Coraopolis and Neville.
"We're a small district, and we try to take advantage of opportunities like this," Mrs. Belas said. Cornell has only 65 teachers and 700 students.
The grant will provide what the district calls "age appropriate HIV/STD pregnancy prevention curriculum" for grades seven through nine.
"We will start ASAP. We expect to get the check this week," Ms. Ewusiak said. Then school officials can purchase supplies approved in the grant, including textbooks and an overhead projector.
"I'll have a parents information meeting in April" and expect to start the classes in May, Ms. Ewusiak said.
Superintendent Belas said "if parents are not comfortable" with the sex education curriculum "we can give their students an alternate assignment. But typically the majority of parents are receptive."
Three Cornell students have gotten pregnant this school year, and Ms. Ewusiak said school officials often hear from girls who got pregnant shortly after they graduated.
One of those former students, whose child is now 1 year old, has been in touch with Ms. Ewusiak and said she was eager to speak to current students about the challenges - including the economic costs - of young parenthood.
A 2000 graduate of West Virginia University, Ms. Ewusiak has taught in the Cornell district for four years.
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Epic Climb to Mt. Higashi-Azuma Volcano
... and why the route up to this volcano is considered one of Japan's top 10 drives or rides. You will have to copy and paste this link into your web browser. I'll finish off this entry with a description of the climb tomorrow.
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Grounded by typhoon winds
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Higashi-Azuma mountain is the site of a dormant volcano where you can hike up to the rim from the visitor centre at the top of the mountain. I had plotted that it would be 31 km from the hotel with an elevation gain of about 1,500 metres. Challenging on its own but probably suicidal under typhoon wind conditions especially at the top which is exposed and part of the road up follows a ridge.
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Going to college isn't cheap. A combination of scholarships, loans and financial aid can reduce the cost of a college education, but there's still the question of how to cover the rest of the bill – and other expenses related to college life.
With colleges and universities preparing to welcome an influx of students, financial experts advise that it might be a good time for parents to have a chat with their college-bound kids.
Alisa Wood of Tupelo has had one of those conversations and is in pretty good shape. All but $300 of her education expenses will be paid for. The Tupelo High graduate is going to Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn., and she'll have a debit card at her disposal.
Her mother will deposit a certain amount each month into the account, but it's up to Alisa to keep track of how much is in it. Her father bought her a car and is taking care of the insurance. So she's off to a good start.
And she also got some valuable experience in high school.
She worked at Barnes & Noble during her junior year. Her load of advanced placement classes during her senior year kept her from going back, but she did get $50 once a week for allowance.
"I got it on a Thursday so I had it for the weekend, to get gas, go out," she said. "But now I'll be getting money just once a month, so I'll have to be careful and budget."
And budgeting is very important for college students, whether they're freshmen or seniors, said Paul Golden of the nonprofit National Endowment for Financial Education. Not that budgeting is necessarily high on the priority list for students.
"There's a lot to think about when you're going to school," he said. "You can't plan for every possible thing that might happen. But budgeting is important. The key is to do a little planning."
Parents, or responsible adults, need to take the lead, Golden said.
"Parents should help emphasize the difference between a want and a need," he advised. "There should be some form of savings account set aside for those everyday needs, for example."
Evan Blair, a Corinth High graduate headed to Mississippi State University, has a debit card but hasn't worked out a budget yet.
"Luckily I'll only be responsible for gasoline, recreation and food outside my meal plan while I'm at school," he said. "I haven't set any spending limits yet, but I'm sure I'll need to once I start school. My parents encourage me to to keep up with my debit card transactions and don't use it on any unnecessary things."
Golden said the typical advice for most people is to have an emergency fund covering three to six months worth of expenses. But that can be tougher for college students. Having a Bank of Mom & Dad or a job helps, but not everyone is that fortunate. Nevertheless, students need an emergency fund of some kind.
"A semester of expenses for an emergency fund is good," Golden said. "Even as little as $500. You have to prepare for the unexpected."
Pizzas and Xbox games are not emergency expenses. A hard-drive crash, a flat tire and an unexpected dentist visit are.
Learning how to manage money may be more important than ever, given the uncertainty of the economy.
According to NEFE, college students haven't been untouched by the recession. A 2009 study funded by the group and conducted by the University of Arizona showed that 95 percent of college students said the economic downturn has impacted their family's finances and 93 percent have felt an effect on their own financial lives.
The study showed that budgeting increased 3 percent among students who felt the most impact from the recession. Researchers saw an "alarming" increase in debt among students, with credit card debt rising 60 percent and education debt up more than 85 percent compared to spring 2008.
But NEFE noted that parents are the first line of defense, sitting in the best position to help guide their children through economic uncertainty.
"My parents always remind me to use my money wisely and always put back a small amount of what I get in case I need it later on for emergency purposes, hard times, etc., " said Claire Wilson, a Tremont High graduate headed to Itawamba Community College.
Wilson said several scholarships will pay for the chunk of her school expenses, and she plans to participate in ICC's work study program.
And when it comes to spending money, Wilson said she's "somewhat of a penny-pincher when it comes to most things."
Experts say the more good financial advice parents can give their children, the better.
But, added Golden, "it's also important for parents not to bail out kids at every moment."
In other words, kids won't learn responsibility – or consequences – if they know they'll land softly.
"Parents are the No. 1 influence," Golden said, "both positive and negative. So it's such a critical time that everyone get together and talk."
Jade Cobern, a South Pontotoc High graduate headed to MSU, has had some of those talks.
And it seems she's off to a good start. Cobern has had her own checking account for about six months and she said she's done well managing it on her own.
"I am very cautious about how much I spend and I always double-check my balance to make sure I know how much is in my account at all times. I rarely buy things spontaneously – I usually plan ahead what I am going to buy and how much it is going to cost."
Cobern doesn't have a spending limit, but "my parents and I do communicate about what I buy before I make the purchase."
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Young people doing bad things is a familiar trope in indie flicks, featuring in everything from "The Rules Of Attraction" to "Cruel Intentions" to "The Informers" and more. Amber Heard has already been down that path as the star of "The Informers," and once again it looks like she'll be in a film where everyone seems just a little bit crooked.
Following the arguably amateur-ish trailer released last month, a few more pics from "Syrup" have landed online. Co-starring Shiloh Fernandez and Kellan Lutz, and directed by Aram Rappaport, the story follows Scat (Fernandez) who discovers the idea for a new soda beverage named Fukk Cola. "The fucking American Dream in a can," he says. He pitches it to 6 (yes, that's her name, and she's played by Heard), the production manager at Coke, who agrees that it has massive potential to make them rich. But Scat's roommate Sneaky Pete sees this opportunity for wealth and corporate ascension, steals the idea and takes it to the bigwigs himself. Love, sex and fights all ensue in what is supposed to be a zinger directed at the business world, but we'll see what the end result is.
No word on when it might hit, but with Sundance around the corner, and promo material building up, that festival is probably a safe bet. Check all the pics below. [Kinopoisk]


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FX allowed a unique voice to shine through in the raunchy sitcom Legit, which features groundbreaking roles for people with disabilities. Read More »
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The History series has action and violence, sure, but also character development, questions of morality in a different time and place, and some really surprising twists. Read More »
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Bottom line, despite its flaws, or maybe a little bit because of them, as they seem true to form, Mama's Family is a welcome addition to DVD. Read More »
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Life is more complicated in Nashville than just cranking out music. Read More »
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By Janet CallahanNot every pregnancy goes according to plan.After 5 years of on-again, off-again fertility treatments, my son came crashing into the world by emergency c-section at 27 weeks and a day, weighing only a pound and seven ounces, thanks to pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. With that kind of delivery, there isn't time for setting the mood – no candles, no soft music, no labyrinth or birthing tub….just panic. The spiritual side of that sort of birth defaults to praying, "Godd … [Read more...]
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Melissa Young promises she doesn't usually yawn this much. "I have a serious case of insomnia," Young, more commonly known as hip-hop artist Kid Sister, says over the phone.
The Chicago native has been up all night, working on outtakes for albums by hip artists like Chromeo and the Cool Kids so she can finally get back to finishing up her debut album. She also recently performed at the Pitchfork Music Festival in her hometown, and is gearing up to tour again.
But exhaustion is a price Young is more than willing to pay for the recent success that has caused it. She has collaborated with Kanye West, A-Trakk, and XXXChange (of Spank Rock) to make some attention-getting club rap, like last year's single "Damn Girl." Besides Pitchfork, Young has performed at nearly every big American festival in the past two years, including South by Southwest and Coachella.
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"Coachella is out of this world," she says of the treatment she received at the three-day music and arts festival held in the Southern California desert. "They were going to take you to your trailer, and I was like, 'I've been in a trailer home before....' It was kind of tripped out, you know."
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Though it wasn't difficult getting used to celebritylike treatment at the nicer gigs, it was hard getting used to touring, says Young. "In terms of hygiene when you travel," she explains, "you definitely have to go on another schedule. There were some adjustments." These adjustments primarily included investing in Febreze and laundry sheets.
A unique aspect of Young's tours, however, is that although she might be far from home, she's rarely far from family. The older sister of J2K, half of the Chicago DJ duo Flosstradamus, the two often tour together and collaborate on new material.
"If we notice something we're doing is good, we pat each other on the back, and if we think something we're doing is lame, we're like, 'Yo,'" she says. "We monitor each other."
Young is especially excited to bring her dancey, beat-driven rap to Miami, where she'll be performing for a friend who introduced her to the hip-hop scene in Chicago.
"[My friend] is the one who introduced me basically to, like, raves and party music, and she started taking me to these clubs when I was 13, 14 years old," she says. "So, yeah, 10 years later this is what I'm doing."
With her debut album due out this fall or winter, and more touring that includes Canada and both U.S. coasts, Young surprisingly still holds a job at a children's clothing store in Illinois.
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The original musical "Off The Hook" examines the harsh realities of life in California's prisons. It also features 15 cast members who have all been incarcerated for various lengths of time. We'll hear from the author and two cast members who'll perform a scene from the play.
Maureen Cavanaugh: When you break the law, after you're tried and convicted, you're sent to prison. And as far as most of society is concerned, that's the end of the story. But for the people who are sent to prison, it's just the beginning. They have to adapt to a different world: learn the rules and survive the dangers inside prison. And then, after they've served their time, they wear the label of ex-con out in society.
An original musical, set in a California prison is about to premiere here in San Diego. It addresses the harsh realities of prison life and how people manage to survive. Its cast is full of those survivors. All of the 15 actors in the play "Off The Hook" have been incarcerated.
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"This is not an Audiobook!"
I thought this was an audiobook built around a specific theme. But actually this is a mix and match collection of mostly live seminars and some professional recorded presentations about "sales" that do not work together. Most "chapters" are not even about prospecting. If this website had explained what each chapter was, I would not have been so disappointed. I can't believe I paid $28. I would stay away from "Made for Success, Inc" I might have to give up on Audible.
"a collection of various junk."
very misleading title. this is a collection of various speakers recorded at different places and different times strung together around a very loose theme. very little of the content is on actual prospecting. what there is is almost worthless. and it's all surface level sales. look elsewhere.
"Not so bad, but..."
So far yes, time well spend, but in the second recording there's work to do and follow along in a 'work book' that is not identified and I did not come with. Makes me feel like I'm not getting what I would have if I had bought the book instead of the audiobook.
No. I would suggest getting the book (s) because you get more for your money.
Entertaining so far (I'm up to the second recording)
Oh, please! A movie? TV...?
Let us know in advance that we won't be able to follow along because we're not getting what the buyers of the book (or CD) is getting.


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Glacier National Park's free optional shuttle system that provides shuttle services along the Going-to-the-Sun Road will begin operations July 1 and run through Labor Day.
On the west-side of the park, shuttle services begin at the Apgar Transit Center. Service to all west-side shuttle stop locations begins at 9 a.m. with shuttles departing every 15-30 minutes until 7 p.m.
Prior to 9 a.m., there is no shuttle service to Apgar Village, Apgar Campground, or Lake McDonald Lodge. Between 7:40 a.m. and 9 a.m., west-side shuttles will only service Sprague Creek, Avalanche Creek, The Loop, and Logan Pass shuttle stops. An express trip from the Apgar Transit Center to Logan Pass departs daily at 7:30 a.m., without intermediate stops.
The St. Mary Visitor Center is the hub for shuttle services on the east-side of the park. Shuttles begin service at 7:30 a.m. and depart every 40 to 60 minutes. The last shuttles of the day leave Logan Pass for the Apgar Transit Center and St. Mary Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
The shuttle system is intended to minimize impacts on visitors throughout the multi-year rehabilitation project on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. For more information on the shuttle system, visit http://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/shuttles.htm.


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Jews should return to Iraq, and other unconventional wisdom
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Joan was the only highlight of her Comedy Central special
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France, rhetoric, and the soldiering life
Bob Dylan makes a Christmas album
Nixon and the bomb, women step up, and more in the news
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OMC Israel is first step in world hairdressing competition. Seriously.
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Commentary, classics, and a Grand address
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text: LOCKWOOD -- Makayla Ann Lockwood, a girl, was born at Mercy Health Center in Fort Scott, Monday Aug. 13, 2007, at 12:21 p.m. to parents Michael Lockwood and Tanya Scott, Fort Scott. She joins siblings Alanna Scott and Jeffory Harper. Maternal grandparents are Barbara and Don McDaniel, Carthage, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Steven and Joyce Lockwood and great grandmother Colleen Lockwood all of Fort Scott.


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Chip Industry Declined 3 Percent in 2012
"Uncertainty about the state of the macroeconomy, coupled with ongoing inventory overhang, sent ripples through the semiconductor industry," said Steve Ohr, research director at Gartner. "The hardest hit areas include the PC supply chain, memory, analog and discrete components. The PC business, ordinarily a growth driver, was on a negative slope for the first time in many years. PC production declined 2.5 percent in 2012. Even the smartphone juggernaut had begun to show signs of maturing, though it remained the strongest driver for revenue growth in 2012."
Qualcomm was one of just two companies in the top 10 that didn't see a decline. Just the opposite, Qualcomm's revenue ballooned 29.6 percent, bumping the chip maker up from the No. 6 spot to No. 3 in terms of market share. Broadcomm was the other company that saw positive revenue growth (8.8 percent).
Intel, the top chip maker in the world, saw its semiconductor revenue decline 2.7 percent, though the Santa Clara firm still claims the lion's share of the market at 16.6 percent, nearly twice as much as Samsung in second place.


text: The first Bicycle Repair station in the Tampa Bay area has been installed at the University of South Florida on the first floor of the Beard Garage located off of Alumni Drive. The repair station is convenient to use and offers an air pump and an assortment of tools. The location is covered, providing shelter for users. The station was purchased by the New North Transportation Alliance (NNTA), a public/private partnership in the USF area managed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) with funding from the Florida Department of Transportation District 7. "Encouraging bicycling as a mode of transportation is an important part of a sustainable campus," said Julie Bond, NNTA co-chair. "We are working to make the campus a safe and enjoyable place for both bicyclists and pedestrians." NNTA has also provided bicycle racks that are installed in USF parking garages and at local businesses. The station was installed by USF Parking and Transportation Services also providing space in the garage. Check out the repair station and let us know what you think. Email Julie Bond at email@example.com.


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James Thurber was a prolific writer and artist who published over twenty books of stories, biographies, drawings, sketches, essays, poetry, fables and cartoons. During the 1920s and 1930s, Thurber wrote for the popular and influential literary magazine, The New Yorker. His work for the magazine established his reputation as a comic with a sophisticated sensibility who largely wrote about upper middleclass intellectuals. Much of his work focused on the milieu of East Coast society.
Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1894, and some of his writing, such as his "mock" memoirs, My Life and Hard Times, treat his experiences as a boy growing up in Ohio. After attending Ohio State University, he worked as a newspaper reporter in Ohio, France, and New York before joining the staff of the The New Yorker in 1927. As a writer and editor at The New Yorker, Thurber worked with the...
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Blah blah Apple whines about a bunch of software patents again. Go cry in a corner, Jobs. Either find a strategy that counters the rise of Android, or just suck it up and be a man about it. Oh, HTC is the target this time around. Again. Whatever.
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why pharmaceutical molecules extracted from the bark of tropical trees are patentable
Because the actual molecules are not patentable, maybe? The process of extraction or synthesis is patentable though. But if they are, it's as stupid as allowing a patent on DNA.
why changing the proportion of cement in concrete is a valid basis for a legitimate patent but anything software is not patentable. Maybe that there's been a patent granted for the pad that serves as a brake on strollers.
Oh! I got a better one! Why can't the amalgamation of folklore by JRRTolkien be patented? Or Why can't JKRowling patent the idea behind Harry Potter?
Or one even better: Why can't mathematical, chemical and physics formulas/equasions/processes be patented?
Why are these patentable and software isn't, I haven't been able to figure it out.
When you'll need to license the right to type on your keyboard or vibrate the air molecules with frequencies detectable by the human ear, then you'll understand...


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Have you checked out Prefix's Top 50 Albums of 2011 yet? No? Well, I'm jealous, because the reading experience just got a whole lot more awesome. Today we're happy to share with you, our fine readers, both Spotify and Rdio playlists of tracks from what we considered were the best records of 2011, so as you explore our list, you can listen gleefully to the music as well.
Unfortunately, we weren't able to include a track from every album, since some were mixtapes (Danny Brown), self-releases (The Weeknd), or just unstreamable (The Black Keys). Anyways, give 'em a subscribe, and happy listening!
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Small enough for closeup, big enough for stage or classroom! We also carry an even bigger jumbo version of Block Penetration (see below).
Watch this incredible illusion- you won't believe your eyes!
Show your audience an empty wood tube that has three circular windows in it (the better to see the action!). Next, show two solid metal blades- you can even allow a spectator to examine them. Finally, show a large solid wood black die.
Slide the blades into the wood tube, clearly dividing the tube into three sections. Since the blades are solid, it would be impossible for anything dropped into the top of the tube to pass all the way to the bottom- the blades would block it.
But that is exactly what happens! Drop the die into the tube, and it can be seen through the top window, resting on the first blade. At your command, the die suddenly passes right through the blade and drops down into the middle section.
Impossible! But again at your command, the die passes through the second blade as well! The die is now at the bottom of the tube. Remove the blades- they are solid! Remove the tube- it is empty! And the die is solid as well! How does this work??!!
This tabletop illusion is beautifully constructed. It will be a welcome addition to your show, as well as a striking piece of magic equipment to display on your shelf.
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Digital SLR trends and the convergence of photography, video, and audio
I bought a new camera recently: a Nikon D3S. I'd been reading all about the D3S and similar cameras, and decided that I had to experience their capabilities for myself. It would be good for my job as a photography content manager here at lynda.com, I reasoned, and it would be more fun than paying my mortgage.
It turns out I was right on both counts, though my mortgage holder has yet to weigh in.
No, today's digital SLR trends go deeper and wider. One major trend is toward greater light sensitivity. Instead of developing new sensors that pack more pixels, manufacturers are creating sensors that are more sensitive to light. The D3S can shoot at ISO speeds of up to 12,800 with minimal digital noise—and if you're willing to tolerate a grainy look—at up to ISO 102,400. To put these numbers in perspective, most digital SLRs start producing unacceptable noise at ISO speeds of 1000 or so, and at speeds of 2000 and more, their photos start looking like sand paintings.
Not so with the latest cameras. Shortly after getting my D3S, I tried it out at a local variety show. I've posted some photos that I shot at ISO speeds of 8000 and 10000. There's a bit of digital noise, sure, but those high speeds allowed me to capture fast-moving performers without blur, without flash, and without a tripod. Dreamy.
So the "deep" trend in digital SLRs is toward cat-like night vision. What's the "wide" trend? Video. The Nikon D3S can shoot high-definition video with stereo audio. The D3S's major competitor, Canon's EOS-1D Mark IV, goes even further, shooting higher-resolution HD video (1080p instead of the Nikon's 720p).
Combine HD video with low-light capabilities and season with superb lenses, and you get an entirely new way for photographers to express themselves. Photographer Vincent Laforet created a short film using Canon's Mark IV, shot entirely at night with no supplemental lighting. Photographer Peter Prevec has posted comparisons between Canon and Nikon low-light video.
With change comes the need to learn new things. Photographers wanting to expand their creative and business options need to learn about video and audio. Videographers wanting to diversify need to learn about photographic workflow concepts. What about you? What kinds of courses would you like to see that address this convergence?
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"What object would you use to tell the story of your education?"
This question was posed to me by Jenn Fishman, an Assistant Professor at Marquette University, who is today's speaker at the Summer Seminar in Rhetoric and Composition that I am attending. Jenn asked us beforehand to bring with us an artifact that would help us tell the story of our education.
I thought about this prompt for at least a few weeks before coming to the conference (Isn't it such a provocative thing to consider?). I even posed this question to my friends on Facebook, who responded with creative and interesting artifacts, including a flute, library, teachers, a spreadsheet, a human skull, and a laptop. Notice that these items were not limited to schooling; instead, these (smart) people looked at education from many different vantage points, including schooling, of course, but also extracurricular activities, hobbies, places, people, and extraordinary objects.
When I began thinking about how I would answer Jenn's question, the object that first popped to my mind was a Bible. But this was not the story I wanted to tell about myself. I didn't want to be one of those people who, at least in academia, are often viewed as narrow-minded, predictable, ignorant, judgmental, and hateful. I didn't want to be characterized, stereotyped, or judged because of this artifact that I might bring.
So I began to ponder other artifacts.
I looked around my office. I noticed the three diplomas hanging on the wall. I considered bringing one of those. I even took a picture of my Ph.D. diploma–just in case I chose to use it. This diploma holds great meaning to me, and not just in ways you might think (but that's another story).
I considered telling the story about how I overcame a speech impediment when I was young. I couldn't pronounce my els, rs, or esses. I couldn't even say my own name correctly. This story has defined me in ways that I cannot fully articulate, that no one else quite understands even when I try to explain. It is connected to why I try so hard at things, why being a valedictorian and getting a Ph.D. mean so much to me. But I couldn't think of an object to bring. I thought of My Fair Lady but decided against it. I thought of bringing a picture of my speech teacher whose name I can't remember but who, in the second grade, showed me how, though six months pregnant, maternity pants worked. I couldn't find a picture.
I also thought about bringing a basketball. Basketball was not the first sport I ever played or the first sport I was good at, but it was the sport to teach me about discipline, teamwork, dedication, and hard work. It was also the sport I loved the most, the sport I excelled at most, a sport I now play today with my own children. I learned about my strengths, my weaknesses. I noticed that some of my strengths and weaknesses were innate (I had a logical mind and could predict where a player would throw the ball and intercept it; I was short and could not block a shot); others were developed in life (I could nail three pointers from all over the arc; I could throw a ball poorly to a teammate and get it intercepted).
I learned so much about myself through playing basketball.
I learned about life and people and love.
I learned about good teaching through both good and bad coaches.
I learned about passion and practice and performance.
I learned how to have a good attitude, not be selfish, how to lose, how to win, how to be a good teammate, how to be a leader, how to forgive other's mistakes.
Basketball taught me how to experience and live life.
I also thought about bringing one of my all-time favorite novels, The Grapes of Wrath (To Kill a Mockingbird is another favorite of mine.). I read this book my senior year of college. It was in "The American Novel," the first upper-level English course I took after switching majors my junior year. This book changed me. It changed how I viewed the world. It changed the way I approached people and story. It expanded my understanding of listening, emphathizing, understanding. I identified with the Joads and Tom and the pain and suffering and loss this family experienced. The stories within this book broke my heart. I quickly bought and read as many John Steinbeck books as I could, including Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, East of Eden, and Travels with Charley.
John Steinbeck, I might argue, made me more socially aware.
More aware of injustice.
More aware of the terrible ways people treat each other.
More aware that the idea of pulling oneself up by the bootstraps is a myth.
More aware of systemic poverty, racism, classism, and sexism.
More aware of privilege.
More aware of my own subject position.
The Grapes of Wrath gave me reason to be angry. To be raving mad. But it also allowed me to understand the dignity of wrath. It led me to want to fight injustice. It changed me.
Eventually this book led me back to the first book I considered as my artifact: the Bible. And, in the end, the Bible is the artifact I chose. I thought the risk was worth it.


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Seashells - Punchneedle Kit by Dimensions This design will have you yearning for the sights, sounds, and smells of a seaside retreat. The punch needle embroidery stitches up quickly using a soothing palette of cotton thread colors. Kit includes printed fabric, thread, embroidery needle for adding -- Finished Size: 10" x 8" (25 x 20 cm). See More Items Like This | $16.49 $13.68 |
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