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Perrin v. Papa John's International, Inc.
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Plaintiff: William Timothy Perrin
Defendant: Papa John's International, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2009cv01335
Filed: August 19, 2009
Court: Missouri Eastern District Court
Office: St. Louis Office
County: St. Louis - City
Presiding Judge: Magistrate Judge Audrey G. Fleissig
Nature of Suit: Labor - Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause: No cause code entered
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Court Opinion or Order MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Papa John's International, Inc. and Papa John's USA, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 60) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendants' motion to di smiss is denied in all respects, except with regard to Plaintiff Perrin's individual claims for the period of January-May 2009, which are dismissed without prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' motion for hearing [Doc. #82] is DENIED. Signed by Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig on 3/8/2011. (NCL)
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Court Opinion or Order MEMORANDUM AND ORDER -....IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Conditional Collective Action Certification [Doc. No. 101] is GRANTED, and the Court conditionally certifies a class of all similarly situation present and former pizza delivery drivers employed by Defendants at any time during the three(3) years prior to the date of this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' motion for hearing [Doc. No. 124] is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Pa pa John's shall show cause, not later than September 20, 2011, why Plaintiff's proposed notice and consent provisions [Doc. No. 101 Exhibits 37 & 38] should not be approved by the Court for issuance in this collective action. Plaintiff shal l file its response to the objections to the proposed notice and consent provisions on or before September 26, 2011. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Papa John's shall take the steps necessary to make available by October 21, 2011 a readable e lectronic data file containing information including the names, restaurant store names and numbers, and last known mailing addresses of all potential class members. ( Response to Court due by 9/20/2011.). Signed by Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig on 9/14/2011. (MRC)

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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
The Beauty of love
What is beauty?
Lets start this by defining beauty-Well, I think it's something that is pleasing to eyes. What about a beautiful thought? Well then beauty has to be pleasing to mind and what about beautiful music? So lets just extend it and say-beautiful to our ears. Wait didn't we leave a few things behind? like for instance beautiful smell, and beautiful texture? and a beautiful poem or literature or work of art? Wow So beauty may involve a perception of pleasure to all our senses....Yes indeed I think that's what it is..
What about an individual with a beautiful/ pleasing personality? Well we use the terms graceful and charming for them, For example- Mother Teressa, do you think she was beautiful? Yes, indeed she was.She spread so much beauty with her kindness..so beauty is beyond our superficial senses of perception i.e, It is more than just skin deep...or Is it that beauty of mind and beauty of body are two different qualities and you may have either one of them and a lucky few may have both.
Yet majority of us spend so much time for the superficial beauty and appearance. Yes, we are compelled to do that to succeed, to be admired, to be loved, to have more friends, may be a few fans as well...May be it's the society that has set a standard for appearances so much and judges you by those standards. What happens in the process? Well there is the possibility of so many beautiful people getting ignored and lost into obscurity... not to mention some who succeed only because; they have spent much effort on their outward appearances. They may not be so kind, may not have intelligent thoughts, yet they look beautiful enough to succeed. Is that so? Doesn't that mean that in this process of judging occasionally real talent may get ignored while untalented few may get picked because they please the eyes of the beholder? Yes, this may happen quite often...But not all the time...
I can name a number of individuals who have been successful by their talent and intellect rather than by superficial beauty alone. But these were/are exceptionally intelligent and talented individuals, for example Picasso, Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King, Nelson Mandela, Steven Hawkins, Steve Wonder and many more...How do they do it? I mean become immortal by their talent? Were they not prejudged like rest of us and continue to face it? Yes they too overcame the same odds and maybe many more..Yet they did it and continue to do so. How? I guess their success lies in the fact that they do not care about being prejudged or set standards of their time. They chose to rise above those standards and enjoy doing what they believed in, are compassionate and focused.
What does compassion and focus have to do with beauty? I think "compassion" allows us to rise above our personal interests, think big, be more tolerant and "focus" allows us to create that beautiful work of art or social change that is beautiful to our senses and for people's lives whatever the "cause" may be case may be...
Wow! wait a minute I thought you were going to talk about real beauty, when I started reading this...I mean real beauty..pleasing to eyes or skin deep, superficial whatever you call it, see I want to look beautiful and succeed, I don't care about "causes" and stuff, its all so boring and I don't need any lectures...I need real beauty tips...
I see where you are coming from...You are one of the majority and need some tips to look beautiful and succeed. Well even then, you will have to put in some efforts into that...I know many of you will happily do so...How about exercising? That requires a lot of effort and many do it, to stay healthy and happy.. Well, see you are again deviating from the main topic, what has healthy and happy got to do with beauty? A lot indeed, good health allows excellent body circulation, that keeps the skin well nourished and glowing, not to mention doing away with that flabby tummy..being happy is all it's about, If you are happy you look beautiful with that lovely smile on your glowing face.. . Not to mention other ways of being happy..like using your brain to develop a talent and succeed, but well I agree you may get prejudged and success may require more efforts than just talent and developing a beautiful personality may be one of those..How about a positive attitude? or Is it just the "looks" that are needed to be out there and be admired or achieve what you want. Well, you see all these are relative terms, one leading to another..
I noticed you mentioned well nourished...How is that related to beauty? A lot indeed eat a balanced diet with generous helpings of fresh fruits and vegetables. Avoid fatty and sugary stuff, go for long walks...avoid stress, think big, don't let petty issues bother you too much and stay happy and beautiful.
What about all the accessories, make up and apparel that make us real good? What about those lovely shiny white teeth that make us look good? and what about the botox and beauty enhancing cosmetic surgery/Plastic surgery to look good?
Well I am all for white shiny teeth, You can have that lovely smile with good dental hygiene... and may be an occasional visit to your dentist, i.e., if you can afford that...All of us do not have dental insurance but still can have beautiful healthy white teeth by practicing regular dental hygiene. I am not in favor of Plastic surgery, but that's my personal opinion, if you have the money, don't believe in any "cause" that you could donate that money for and are really desperate to attain that physical attribute...go for it, after all so many plastic surgeons need to make a living, pay off those educational loans and get rich. What about the side effects? Does plastic surgery and liposuction have side effects? Of course they do, but many people risk it because they want to look good and be acceptable in the society and if possible successful.
Wait a minute, it seems you are done with all the tips that you had to offer to enhance my beauty. What about my make up? my hair? my clothes? my shoes? I notice you haven't given a single tip about all those things that will make me look really beautiful and fashionable...
Well, as I said beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and if you want to be fashionable and that is your standard of beauty, Please consult a fashion expert...So you are not a fashion expert? No my friend I am a simple human being learning to speak my mind....and I must admit, I enjoyed the process of putting my thoughts into words... Hope you too had fun reading it.
https://hubpages.com/literature/Beauty-is-in-the-e... You see beauty sometimes but synicism spoils the day for some.
Great article, beautiful wording =) I wish there were more ppl with this kind of mindset. PPl would spend a lot less on make up, hair, clothes, and shoes yet a lot more on beatifying the soul within =) Rated it up and will be following you.
'No my friend I am a simple human being learning to speak my mind....and I must admit, I enjoyed the process of putting my thoughts into words...' You write 'beautifully'....and I agree completely with you.
I'm glad, you highlighted compassion as one of the qualities that makes for beauty, for in my eyes kind, compassionate people are truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing this....keep putting those thoughts into words! :)
Very 'beautifully' carved out hub. I guess we are on the same page as far as evaluating the standard of beauty is concerned. Well, for the sake of brevity and to avoid repetition, let me add here what I keep saying all the time:
"The way you think is the way you look."
How much radiance one emits depends on the kind of thoughts one harbors in the mind. Ultimately the outer appearance is just the extension of the inner self. Loved reading your hub. You write very well. :)
I love that you question things and take them to deeper layers. Great mind you have. I totally feel you, feeling that I have to get my thoughts out there to... Cheers!
I enjoyed reading "your thoughts put into words" - in this hub. Thank you for sharing this with us.
True beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder. I'm glad we don't all think the same! Nice hub.
Mother Teresa is one of my all time favorites. And the Taj Mahal is a place I wish to visit. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Enjoyed your verbiage - prejudged and set standards. You are absolutely right. Thank you for sharing.
Very nice. Love the references to ganhi, Mandella, etc. Read about most of them. Great hub!


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December 22, 1944 - It was on this day that American forces in Bastogne, Belgium were surrounded by the Germans during what has become known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Under a flag of truce, the German General von Lüttwitz sent the following ultimatum to the American General Anthony McAuliffe:
To the U.S.A. Commander of the encircled town of Bastogne.
The fortune of war is changing. This time the U.S.A. forces in and near Bastogne have been encircled by strong German armored units. More German armored units have crossed the river Ourthe near Ortheuville, have taken Marche and reached St. Hubert by passing through Hompre-Sibret-Tillet. Libramont is in German hands.
There is only one possibility to save the encircled U.S.A troops from total annihilation: that is the honorable surrender of the encircled town. In order to think it over a term of two hours will be granted beginning with the presentation of this note.
If this proposal should be rejected one German Artillery Corps and six heavy A. A. Battalions are ready to annihilate the U.S.A. troops in and near Bastogne. The order for firing will be given immediately after this two hours' term. All the serious civilian losses caused by this artillery fire would not correspond with the wellknown American humanity.
The German Commander
After General McAuliffe read the message, he exclaimed simply, "Nuts!" As he and his officers discussed what they should say as an official reply, it was agreed that his first reaction summed things up nicely. So they typed it up:
To the German Commander,
The American Commander
When the Germans received the response they were a bit confused with the meaning of the word "NUTS!" Colonel Joseph Harper, the American who helped deliver the letter offered to aid in the translation. He said in plain English it meant, "Go to hell."
The stunned Germans did not follow through with their threat of a massive bombardment but they did launch some strategic tank and aerial assaults. The American forces were able to hold their ground until reinforcements arrived.
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We spent two days in Edinburgh, Scotland, with Drew and Greta, our friends from San Francisco. Edinburgh is pronounced Edinborough, which is unusual for Britain, where the pronunciation of a city name is usually shorter than its spelling. For example, Birmingshiretonham is pronounced "Burem".
It turns out there are very few American-style hotels in Britain. They do exist, but most people just stay in bed and breakfasts, which in the States are mostly for
romantic weekends. Ours in Edinburgh was built in 1820,
clearly for guests with a href="Image-Edinburgh-Hotel_doors.jpg.html">a wide variety of heights. We slept in what used to be the attic.
We learned after our trip that Scotland sees two weeks of sun a year, in the middle of May. We apparently arrived on Day One and Day Two because Saturday morning one of the seven hills on which Edinburgh is built slowly appeared outside our hotel window. It was cloudless the rest of the weekend.
We walked downtown and headed straight for Edinburgh Castle, which is perched on another one of the hills, just overlooking the center of town. Within the walls of the castle are the crown jewels (inside an exhibit which is even more impressive than the jewels), several war memorials and
war museums (we forget what a castle is for), St. Margaret's Chapel (built 1189), some dungeons, lots of stairs, men
in skirts, cannons that go off at 1pm every day, etc.
We then headed for Princes Street, the main downtown street of Edinburgh, for a pint and some fish-and-chips. Drew and I dared each other to eat some haggis, the national dish of Scotland, which is made by boiling animal internal organs in
a bag made of inside-out sheep stomach lining. Sadly none of the pubs we found served this.
We walked around eventually getting to Charlotte's Square. One of the houses on the square is the birthplace of Alexander Graham Bell. Who knew he was Scottish?! Not me, I thought all inventors were American.
In the middle of town stands the Scott Monument, named after Sir Walter Scott, who is famous for many things including
making the wearing of tartan (plaid) legal after 100 years of it being banned. The Monument is 200 feet tall, completely black (inside and out) from pollution, and for
�2.50 you can walk up 287 steps to the top. The staircase at the bottom is narrow for one person (picture by Drew), and it gradually
decreases in width and height as you climb up. People are going both up and down and you can get stuck half-way up when you run into those going the opposite direction. I'm not claustrophobic but I admit I felt a bit nervous after not
being able to move for about three minutes. The view from the top is the best in town, though, and Drew took this great picture by sticking his arm out and taking a shot downwards. There's a room a third of the way up with some nice stained-glass windows.
We then took a bus tour, which is something we've now done in many cities we've visited. Jennifer's mother first recommended it for New Orleans and it's really a great way to be introduced to a city.
We went back to the hotel, napped, went to eat at a Chinese restaurant, then had many pints at a pub called Shakespeare, where a male pseudo-stripper in a kilt showed up for a bachelorette party, and a very drunk guy in another kilt told us all about Scotland.
Sunday we visited Holyrood, the royal palace of Scotland. The monarch of the United Kingdom stays at Holyrood when visiting Scotland. The rest of the year you can tour it, but unfortunately no pictures were allowed inside. The palace is attached to the ruins of a 900-year-old abbey.
We had lunch, ate some fudge, and joined the rest of the crowd on the lawn next to the Scott Monument for a few hours before our flight back to London.
A few nice pictures Drew took: stroller,
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Yesterday was so good I had no doubt about where I wanted to ski today. We returned to the Fornet and hiked back up to the top of the Pays Desert for another excellent run with stunning scenery and ambience. My team cut further left than yesterday and we had clean and great snow top-to-bottom. (Thanks for the photos Jean!) Andreas also skied the Pays Desert before we both skied a good Tour de Lechoir. Meanwhile Chris opted for a 'skin' up the Glacier Pers with his team. It was another beautiful day and Gill, Millie, Katie and I made the most of the wonderful conditions this afternoon. Millie is flying now and it's great fun to roar around the pistes with her. Ian N finished his week this morning and he'll be especially pleased with the rugby result at England's expense. Speaking of sports, I allowed myself a glimmer of hope with the half-time score being 1-1, but Chelsea took the Hammers apart in the second-half. No surprise there really! Another sunny day is on the cards for tomorrow and for most of next week as well, with a chance of some snow next Friday.


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As a nutritionist, there's one nutrient that I used to feel sorry for.
Lumped with bones and teeth in an unenthusiastic parrot-back from teachers to students: "what is good for your bones and teeth?"….. they answer; "Calcium". The teacher prods; "What else?". Wait for it. The afterthought…. "Vitamin D".
Even vitamin C, with it's legacy of sailors and manky gums, captures the imagination with a pirate-like story of nutritional action. But vitamin D? What is there to know?
If people only knew. Boring it is not. Dull it can never be.
For how can any nutrient that can help to manage depression, working with body systems that help regulate our nerve and muscle function, and even help to manage our blood pressure, even be anything less than amazing.
But there's a fundamental reason why I love vitamin D so much.
You see, I trained as a nutritionist at Nottingham University — yes, the realm of Robin Hood — and as a student there, I studied food production, environmental science, microbiology and — of course, nutrition. The message we were professionally bound to repeat?…. "You can get everything you need from a healthy, balanced diet".
Blah, blah, blah. There it is… right there…the killer of nutritional reality in four simple words — "a healthy, balanced diet". Do I sound really critical? Cynical? As if I dismiss the foundations of the subject that I dearly love?
I love the theory. But I'm real about the reality. And there I was, a passionate young scientist, reading amazing studies about the therapeutic application of high level supplementation and what it could achieve in terms of health outcomes, thinking 'we're missing something here'.
In any case, who in Britain at that time, was actually eating a healthy, balanced diet? Who even knew how to? Home ec students were making gluten balls when we'd made pasta bakes, and designing packaging, when we'd been preparing roast dinners. A generation was emerging who knew how to manipulate food, but had little interest in the basics of where it came from and what nutrients it contained. Times were changing.
And so it started — my love of the science of supplementation and to this day, 25 years later, I still uphold it. And today, the message is more relevant than ever.
How wonderful then, for me, to see how government has shifted full circle on it's advice about vitamin D. We're a million miles away from the message that you can get all that you need in your diet. In fact, most G.Ps and other health clinicians now advocate a supplement as standard once the sunshine dissapears. Why? Because they've admitted that diet just isn't enough. People just aren't eating enough in their diets to keep them healthy. They don't eat enough vitamin D-containing foods, they're eating nutrient-poor meals, they're not planning and preparing, and they don't have the nutritional knowledge to even know where to begin.
And this is why supplementation is a big win. Some might argue it's a poor excuse for a solution. We should concentrate our efforts on teaching people about eating properly, eating fresh, planning, measuring and being mindful. I admire your vision. I support it. Endorse it. Uphold it. But for a population? We need something quick, easy and effective.
So a supplement it is. 10 microgrammes daily, or 400IU recommended. Safe tolerable limits are around ten times this (but do check with a practitioner before you try high potency supplementation).
When you look at the list of groups who are 'at risk' of vitamin D deficiency, it's easy to see why vitamin D supplements have become a cold-season essential.
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- Pregnant women
- Breastfeeding mothers
- People over 65
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Last week I had a conversation with an extremely intelligent man, who is also holding a passport of a country who is Muslim. A country which don't have a diplomatic relationship with the country I was born in, Israel.
The Arab-Israeli conflict reminds me a very smart Jewish which can be paraphrased more or less to "Wise people shut the fuck up". Obviously wisdom is way far ahead of me, but in the meanwhile, it's a great story.
So we talked. About Israel, and his country, and it was very interesting because he was surprised that I grew in a semi-atheist environment (Oh, Tel-Aviv, you have wonderful sides). I was surprised because I'm not used to a dialogue about the subject that does not end up in stereotypes. It's been a while since I talked about the subject, mainly because of the fact I got tired of hearing how the Jews control the world. I want to remind ANYONE who still think so to stop reading and look at the other side of the appliance they are using to read this. It's China who owns the world.


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"● Wealth management veteran Byron Coombs has been named chief executive of Duncan Lawrie Private Bank, replacing Matthew Parden. Mr Coombs, who has a 30-year career in banking, has had non-executive roles at Deutsche Bank and Coutts since leaving RBS Wealth Management in 2012.
● Kai Sotorp has been appointed president and chief executive of Manulife Asset Management, as well as executive vice-president and global head of wealth and asset management. Mr Sotorp joins from UBS Global Asset Management, where he was chief executive of Asia-Pacific.
● Christoph Rühl has been named as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's first ever global head of research. Mr Rühl moves from BP, where he was group chief economist.
● David Scammell has landed another newly created role: international business development manager at Brooks Macdonald Funds. He is transferring from Frontier Investment Management.
● Mark Miller, formerly head of UK institutional business at Amundi Asset Management, is joining Hermes Fund Managers as head of UK and Mena institutional.
● Joseph DeTrani, president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance and a 20-year veteran of the CIA, has joined the advisory board of European alternatives house Advanced Capital.
● Crosslane Fund Manager has appointed Martin Chong to establish and manage its new offices in Singapore. Mr Chong was previously at Bank of East Asia.
● Hermes Real Estate has added Edward Sellick and Charles Flather to its ranks. Mr Sellick has moved from M&G Real Estate to take up a position as a senior asset manager, while Mr Flather joins as an investment surveyor from Bidwells, where he traded on behalf of several Cambridge university college funds.
● Pierre-Henri de Monts de Savasse, erstwhile head of convertibles at Aberdeen Asset Management, is joining BlueBay Asset Management as a portfolio managers in its convertible bond team.
● Marielle Garandet, previously at Allianz Global Investors, has been named business development manager in Capital Group's Geneva office.
● Simon Rees, formerly director of trust services at law firm New Quadrant Partners, has been named head of Kleinwort Benson Trustees.
● Simon Cocker has joined "later life" planning specialist Golden Charter to build and lead its corporate partnerships strategy. He joins from Royal London Group.
● Duncan Robertson has joined Aegon Ireland as director of pricing. Mr Robertson was previously a director in the actuarial consultancy of PwC.
● Chris Bellairs is also leaving PwC, having been appointed partner within the financial services practice of BDO." source: ft.com
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So if you didn't already know, one of my favourite hobbies is making jewellery. It all started a few years back when I bought a kit on a whim from Hobbycraft and it's spiralled out of control ever since. A couple of years ago my mum and I decided to start selling our jewellery (basically to fund our addiction to buying beads) and so Sue's Little Gems was born.
Since then, we've been lucky enough to sell some of our jewellery at plenty of craft fairs in our local area so I thought I would just share a few photos from our most recent event. The most frequent comment we get is that our jewellery is 'unusual', which was quite surprising for us but I suppose based on what's around on the market just now - particularly at craft fairs- it is a bit different.
The best thing - for me - about making jewellery is knowing that I can have my own piece that no one else will have, plus when I see pretty necklaces in Topshop for a ludicrous price I know that I can just make my own version for a fraction of what I'd be paying as well as being able to put my own personal spin on it. As far as costume jewellery goes I rarely buy it on the high street any more with Primark being the only exception. It's obviously not great quality but it's dirt cheap and they have some amazing statement pieces. I've found lately that most high street pieces are very low quality and don't stand up to wear and tear, so I'm just not willing to part with what little money I have when I can whip something up at home.
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World Cup tourists have given high marks to their World Cup experience despite high costs, according to a new survey conducted by the Datafolha Institute.
The Institute polled over 2,200 people from 60 countries. According to the poll, 83 percent of respondents believed that the month-long event was well organized, with just three percent saying the organization was poor.
Prior to the World Cup, there was concern about Brazil's ability to accommodate over 600,000 foreign travelers and about three million domestic fans with their aging airport system, according to AFP. But 72 percent of poll takers said they had a positive experience traveling and 76 percent claimed flying around the large country to get to games.
While stadium food failed to impress—just 42 percent found options up to par—92 percent felt that venue security and comfort was optimal across six of 12 stadiums. Around the country, high safety marks were also given to tourist attractions.
Accommodations in Brazil were a big complaint, according to the survey, which just 32 percent of respondents claiming they were affordable.
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12-0 Start to SeasonThe Razorbacks opened the season 12-0 under head coach Tom Collen. The run was the second time in Collen's four years at Arkansas that the Razorbacks have started with at least 12 wins. Arkansas opened 15-0 in 2007-08, Collen's first year. The 12-0 start is the second-best in program history.
Nineteen Wins in a SeasonArkansas has 19 wins overall and six SEC wins this year. The Razorbacks' best record under current head coach Tom Collen was an 18-14 mark and a 6-8 league record both in 2008-09 (his second season). The most wins in a single season was 28 set in the 1990-91 season, Arkansas last year in the SWC. The Razorbacks were 15-1 and won the SWC title as well. Arkansas has had seven SEC wins four times, most recently in the 2002-03 season when they were 7-7.
Road WinsThe 2010-11 road season was good to Arkansas. The Razorbacks were 9-5 away from Bud Walton and 1-1 at neutral sites. Arkansas picked up big road wins at LSU and won at Ole Miss for the first time in program history. Arkansas was 2-1 on the road in the WNIT Tournament and had non-conference road victories at Texas-El Paso, UT-Arlington and Utah.
Arkansas in the PollsArkansas broke into both the Associated Press and USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Polls in Week 6. The Razorbacks checked in at No. 25 in both polls. Arkansas' return to the AP Poll was the programs first since the 2007-08 season. Arkansas was ranked as high as No. 20 (Jan. 10) in the Associated Press Poll and spent nine week's with their name listed. The Razorbacks were as high as No. 23 in the USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Poll and were listed nine weeks.
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In 2007-08, Collen guided the Razorbacks to a 15-0 start, the best start in Arkansas history. The Razorbacks jumped into the USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Poll on Christmas day and moved into the AP Poll at No. 25 in week nine just before the start of SEC play. Arkansas remained in the poll moving up to No. 20 the following week but a pair of losses at No. 11 LSU and at Ole Miss saw the Razorbacks slip from the rankings. The highest Arkansas has been ranked under current head coach Tom Collen is No. 20 during his first season (2007-08). The highest Arkansas has ever been ranked is No. 7 during the 1995-96 season. The Razorbacks were No. 7 when they faced Southwest Missouri State Dec. 10, 1995. They have been ranked as high as eighth several times.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES ARE HARD TO FINDIt is a special feat when a basketball player is able to record a double-double, scoring in double figures while pulling in double-figure rebounds. The Razorbacks had 15 in 2010-11. Junior Ashley Daniels led the team with seven double-doubles including a 22 point, 11 rebound performance against Auburn Feb. 12, 2011.
Sophomore Sarah Watkins added six double-doubles in 2010-11. Watkins had a 22-point, 10 rebound performance against Oral Roberts in the first meeting of the year between the programs. She finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds against Lamar in the WNIT.
Junior C'eira Ricketts rounded out Arkansas' double-doubles with two last season. Ricketts scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds at Utah and had 12 points and 11 boards at Ole Miss.
WINS OVER RANKED OPPONENTSArkansas had wins over No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 10 Kentucky in 2010-11. It is the first time under head coach Tom Collen the Razorbacks have multiple victories over ranked teams. The wins are just the second and third wins over ranked opponents in Collens' tenure at Arkansas as the head coach (No. 15 Florida, 2-19-09, 83-74). The last time the Razorbacks defeated at least two ranked teams in the same year was the 2005-06 season. Arkansas got a 52-51 overtime win over No. 20 Vanderbilt and defeated No. 24 Florida, 69-63.
ARKANSAS SWEEPS LSUArkansas picked up a pair of wins over LSU this year. The Razorbacks surprised the Tigers in Baton Rouge Jan. 27 with a 53-45 win. It was the first win in Baton Rouge in 14 attempts and the first since the 1996 season. It is the first series sweep of LSU since the 1996 season when the Razorbacks downed LSU 73-72 Jan. 23, 1996 and again, 74-65, Jan. 31, 1996.
ARKANSAS WINS IN OXFORDArkansas defeated Ole Miss in Oxford, 56-53, on Feb. 17, 2011. It is the program's first-ever win in Oxford, snapping a 13-game road losing streak. Prior to the start of the 2010-11 season, the Razorbacks had never won in Knoxville or Oxford in the SEC.
2010-11 HONORS AND AWARDSJuniors C'eira Ricketts and Ashley Daniels along with sophomore Sarah Watkins were honored by the SEC last week. Ricketts and Watkins earned All-SEC Second Team honors and Daniels was selected to the SEC Women's Basketball Community Service Team.
2010-11 SEC Preseason Coaches All-SEC Second TeamC'eira Ricketts
2010-11 SEC Coaches All-SEC Second TeamC'eira RickettsSarah Watkins
2011 Associated Press ALL-SEC TeamC'eira RickettsSecond TeamSarah WatkinsHonorable Mention
2010-11 SEC Community Service Team SelectionAshley Daniels
SEC PLAYER OF THE WEEKWeek 4C'eria Ricketts (Dec. 6)Week 6C'eira Ricketts (Dec. 23)Week 9Sarah Watkins (Jan. 10)
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKWeek 15Keira Peak (Feb. 21)
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMUTEP Thanksgiving ClassicAll-Tourn.: Lyndsay Harris, Sarah WatkinsDefensive MVP: C'eira Ricketts
HARRIS LEADS LEAGUEJunior Lyndsay Harris led the SEC in three-pointers made averaging 2.8 per game in all games. Harris had 81 threes in 29 games in 2010-11. Harris finished the year eighth in three-point shooting percentage at 34.9 percent. She finished second in SEC-only games averaging 2.4 three-pointers per game making 39 threes in 16 games. Harris was sixth in three-point percentage in league games at 30.5 percent.
CAREER MILESTONES FOR HARRIS AND RICKETTSJuniors Lyndsay Harris and C'eira Ricketts reached the 1,000-point milestones in back-to-back games prior to the SEC Tournament. Harris reached her 1,000th point Sunday, Feb. 20, with nine seconds remaining in the game. She hit free throws to creep over the 1,000-point plateau. Ricketts reached her 1,000th point at Kentucky draining a three-pointer with 1:14 remaining in the first half.
MORE ABOUT 1,000Lyndsay Harris was the 24th Razorback women's basketball player to score at least 1,000 career points. Harris has scored more than 300 points in each of her three seasons and if she were to match that as she finishes this year and again as a senior she could finish inside the top 10 for scoring at Arkansas. Harris is the fourth player in school history with 1,000 points and at least 200 three-pointers. She is the seventh player to reach the milestone as a junior and the ninth player to do it and also have at least 200 (217) career assists.
MORE ABOUT RICKETTSJunior C'eira Ricketts has scored 1120 career points. She has 491 rebounds, 355 assists, 227 steals, averages 12.2 ppg for her career and is shooting .401 for her career. Ricketts is the sixth player in school history to have at least 1,000 points and 300 assists.
MORE CAREER RECORDSJunior Ashley Daniels has 505 career rebounds and is 18th. Sophomore Sarah Watkins has 98 career blocks and is eighth all-time at Arkansas.
RECORDS-Lyndsay Harris set a school record with six threes in an SEC Tournament game (Florida, 3-3-11)-Razorbacks set team record with nine threes in an SEC Tournament game in regulation (Florida, 3-3-11)-Lyndsay Harris tied record with six three-pointers in a half (vs. Georgia, 1-13-11)-Sarah Watkins tied game record with six blocks against No. 10 Kentucky (1-6-11)…This is also a single-game class record for sophomores-Sarah Waktins holds the WNIT game records for most rebounds with 14 and blocks with four against Lamar-Chrisstasia Walter tied for most steals in a WNIT game with five at ORU-Arkansas posted team records in a WNIT game in the following areas: margin of victory with 26, most field goals with 35, tied for most three-pointers with eight, Most three-point attempts with 28 and best three-point percentage with .500 (13-26), most rebounds with 59, highest rebounding margin at +23, most assists with 23, lowest opponent turnovers with 12, tied the lowest turnover margin at -1 and the most block shots with nine all against Lamar. The Razorbacks added records in WNIT games with the least opponent rebounds with 22 at ORU and tied the record for least turnovers with 10 at Missouri State.
IN THE SEC – ALL GAMESScoring-C'eira Ricketts was fourth at 13.9 ppg…Sarah Watkins was tied for fifth with 13.5 ppg…Lyndsay Harris was tied for 13th with 12.3 ppgRebounding-Ashley Daniels was sixth with 7.5 rpg…Keira Peak was 16th with 5.7 rpg and Sarah Watkins was 18th with 5.6 rpgField Goal Percent-Ricketts was fourth shooting .381Assists-Ricketts was sixth with 3.7 apgSteals-Ricketts was fourth with 2.3 spgFree Throw %-Watkins was tied for sixth with .688…Ricketts was tied for eighth with .682Three-point %-Lyndsay Harris was eighth with .349Three-pointers Made-Harris was first with 2.8 per gameAssist-TO Ratio-Ricketts was fifth with 1.6Blocks-Sarah Watkins was third with 1.7 blocks per gameOff Rebounds-Ashley Daniels is tied for sixth averaging 3.0 rpgDef Rebounds-Daniels was sixth with 4.5 per game…Ricketts was 14th with 3.8Minutes-Ricketts was eighth averaging 33.7 minutes per game
IN THE SEC – SEC ONLY GAMESScoring-C'eira Ricketts was second with 14.8 ppg…Sarah Watkins was tied for fifth with 13.8 ppg…Lyndsay Harris was tied for 20th with 11.1Rebounding-Ashley Daniels was seventh with 7.3 rpg…Sarah Watkins was 15th with 5.8 rpg…Keira Peak was tied for 19th with 5.5 rpgField Goal Percent-Ricketts was sixth with .358Assists-Ricketts was 12th with 3.1 apgSteals-Ricketts was fifth with 2.1 spgFree Throw %-Watkins was sixth with .708…Ricketts is 10th with .652Three-point %-Lyndsay Harris was sixth with .305Three-pointers Made-Harris was second with 2.4 per gameBlocks-Sarah Watkins was third with 1.7 blocks per gameAssist-TO Ratio-Ricketts was tied for eight with 1.1Off Rebounds-Ashley Daniels was eighth averaging 2.7 per gameDef Rebounds-Daniels was eighth with 4.6 per game and Ricketts was 12th with 4.1Minutes-Ricketts was second averaging 37.6 minutes per game


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Prima could stand on it's own in any foodie city – New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas – but we're lucky enough to have it right here in Nashville! This foodie haven is located in the Gulch at the bottom of the Terrazzo building. When we walked in, we were blown away by the dramatic high ceilings, impressive light fixtures, and beautiful open kitchen.
Not to be outdone by the beautiful setting, the food was even more outstanding! Every bite was a real treat from start to finish. To start, we had the romaine caesar salad with thin crispy croutons, creamy white cheese, and a seriously tasty lemony pecorino cheese dressing.
We also shared the foie gras served with strawberries, blueberries, marcona almonds, and grilled bread. It was as good as it sounds! The dish was a delicate balance of flavors – savory and smooth foie gras, crunchy toast, and sweet berries.
For the main event, we ordered the charred octopus (cooked to perfection over roasted, toasty veggies), pan seared scallops (with avocado, crema, and chips), the infamous chicken on a string, and a beautiful grilled sunburst trout (with asparagus, herbs, and cream sauce). You really can't go wrong with any item on the menu – each one was unique and oh so satisfying.
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You know Christmas is near when there are SANTAS EVERYWHERE!
London has a tradition of everyone dressing up as Santa and going for a MASSIVE walk around London. It really is a sight to see although be careful! As these events could get messy and break out into a MASSIVE brussel sprout fight. And believe us, its probably one of the worst fights to get caught up in!!! But what Santa traditions does South Korea have? Well, its not really a tradition yet, but one South Korean Shopping centre has decided to make all their security guards wear Santa costumes instead of the regular uniform! They go around giving out candy to shoppers and even demonstrate a little Taekwondo for shoppers to know they are in safe hands!
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Sorry to hear that you won't be in Tipp, we were looking forward to a few beers with you.
We only have one Mum and Dad and its important to look after them when they need it. Anyway you can brush up on your Donegal gaelic while your there.
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Mang Inasal started from Iloilo and I was blessed to experience its love, passion for excellence and unique style in serving signature Filipino food favorites. I am an eye and tongue witness on how they won the hearts of the masses which caused their rapid expansion to 450 stores nationwide.
Tito, (who is now in heaven) always chooses Mang Inasal as the venue for our celebration. His reason–the store is inclusive and has the heart and the hands of a genuine Filipino.
I believed in him.
Actually, the Mang Inasal chicken in Iloilo was the best Inasal I ever tasted my whole life.
However, sad to say that the Mang Inasal that I knew and I loved back when I was in college is very far from what I am encountering today.
The classic soup is already part of history.
I already tested at least three Mang Inasal branches in Manila and all of them failed to serve the signature soup. For them, it is only soup but for me, it represents the warmth of the funny and inspiring conversations with Tito, which I am longing for.
In order to have a drop of chicken oil, you need to steal from the nearby table yourself.
For you to have the sauce, you need to ask five times from the attendants.
For you to have the tissue, you need to stand up and get it from the counter.
Water is already self-service. I tell you, when it started in Iloilo, giving water to patrons was part of the protocol.
Where is the excellent customer service?
This is heart-rending, as someone who eats in Mang Inasal to reminisce the happy memories with my Tito.
Mang Inasal is a place where I can be happy and smile when my heart and head are heavy.
Mang Inasal positioned as a place where I can talk to Tito, where I can see him again, eating the chicken and the halo-halo while grinning.
Tears fell from my eyes as I repeatedly witnessed in many occasions how Mang Inasal deviates from its real purpose. The vision of its creator, whom I looked up to, is starting to shatter.
All I know is that, Mang Inasal ang Tito died a year ago.
Lastly, to the management of Mang Inasal, if you have love and compassion remaining for your customers, kindly uplift your standards once again. Please review the qualifications of your managers and crew. Please deliver the promised excellent experience, and most importantly, please respect the history of Mang Inasal.


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I loved my nails so much from yesterday that I didn't want to take it off for today so instead of completely removing it, I simply added leopard print over the top with a Sharpie! I have never been very successful with leopard print but I absolutely love this! It is quite abstract and I love the way that everything blends together slightly.
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15 Day Nail Challenge – Day 8 Leopard
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This is a great idea! Love how it turned out, will def give this a go myself xReplyDeleteReplies
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This is such an unusual combination but I absolutely love the base pattern and then the leopard print on top is so pretty and so summery!! Also I had always been wary of trying leopard print but using a sharpie is such a good idea! I will definitely be giving this combination a whirl :D xxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much! Please do try it out, I would love to see your interpretation :D xDelete
Wow, I love this! It couldn't have turned out better :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! I liked it too and I got lots of compliments. Looks better from far away though xDelete
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Academic jobs will require 3-5 letters of recommendation, 1-2 of which address teaching. One should be from your thesis advisor, and another from your postdoctoral advisor, if you are in a postdoctoral position; the remaining letters should be from people who have had an opportunity to examine your work. Your teaching letter should be from a faculty member who observes your class. Make sure to
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Way back in the ancient days of April I wrote about Mitt Romney's interesting strategy of lying so early and so often that journalists and bloggers will just get tired of writing about how often he lies. Here's what I said:
By the time September rolls around, the campaign will have overwhelmed all the actual journalists and basement bloggers with so many of these ridiculous statements that we will have stopped cataloging the mendacity.
It has been well established by now that I hate my brain, and that I have been rather diligent in subjecting it to regular doses of Mitt Romney over the course of this campaign. But even my cold heart is starting to thaw at the desperate pleas of my brain to just stop the pain. When Romney launched his latest attack on the president, yet another outright lie, I found the prospect of writing about it painful to contemplate.
Here's the ad. Spoiler alert: it's an outright lie.
But wait, I hear our conservative Disagreeables saying, is that really a lie? Sure, it's hard-hitting, but politics ain't beanbag, and perhaps the truth could be not quite as clear as you're implying, Wiesman.
Um, no. It's exactly that clear. This ad is a lie.
President Obama has not removed the work requirement for recipients of welfare. Some states have requested waivers to the federal requirements, but those waivers are only granted if the states can show that their programs are better at putting people back to work than the federal requirements. From the Washington Post, back in July:
The actual language is rather strict and rules out a number of potential waiver applications. For example, the memo states, "The Secretary will not use her authority to allow use of TANF funds to provide assistance to individuals or families subject to the TANF prohibitions on assistance." Translation: people who aren't on TANF because they didn't meet the work requirements aren't going to get bailed out here. Proposed waivers also must include concrete methods of evaluating performance, and set standards that the new programs must meet for the waiver to continue.
In fact, the governors who requested the waivers that were granted by the Obama administration were Republicans of Utah and Nevada. So, yeah, pretty clearly a lie. And a very specific kind of lie, designed to tap into class resentment over government benefits to The Poors that Republicans have been exploiting for 40+ years.
But wait. The lie gets worse. How could it get worse? Surely Mitt Romney couldn't possibly have requested a waiver to the federal guidelines while he himself was governor, could he? Of course he did. This is what I've been trying to tell you. Romney is so shameless that he very nearly overwhelms my hated brain's capacity to identify shamelessness.
I was able to force myself to write this post, but Romney's strategy of just flooding the media with outright falsehoods is clearly working. They just don't know how to deal with it. Because, as mentioned, I hate my brain, I was watching CNN this morning and the horrible awful talking head lady on that awful channel showed a pro-Obama Priorities USA ad that has been criticized, and then showed this latest Romney ad, as if "both sides do it."
Here's the Priorities USA ad:
First of all, CNN, comparing a SuperPac ad with an ad by Romney with the "I approved this message" tag on it is not quite equivalent. But even beyond that, even if both ads were produced, paid for, and approved by the respective candidates, the Romney ad is verifiably false. The CNN anchor herself said the pro-Obama ad was wrong because the woman died 5 years after leaving Bain, and that there were times in those 5 years when she had insurance. She then played the Romney ad. She didn't call it wrong; instead, she said, "Bill Clinton has called this ad a lie." Do you see what just happened there? The anchor makes a judgement call on an ad with no untrue statements (if the ad is misleading, it's because of omitted information, not any outright false information), but then when talking about Romney's ad with actual verifiably false statements, she says that a known partisan calls the ad a lie, not willing to say that it is factually wrong herself, and not explaining why Bill Clinton called the ad wrong.
The Romney campaign has found a brilliant side effect of the current media environment and they are exploiting it deliberately. The number one rule that cannot be violated in CNN's universe is that both campaigns must be equal. If the Romney campaign does something extremely dishonest, in the CNN worldview, this must mean that the Obama campaign must also have done something extremely dishonest. Never mind that Romney himself approved the one message and President Obama did not. Never mind that the Romney ad contains actual false information and the pro-Obama ad instead has incomplete information. The only rule that applies in CNN-land is that both campaigns must be presented as equally complicit in misleading voters.
You may think I'm joking here. I'm not. As I wrote before, with a sluggish economy and networks like CNN that seem locked into a "both sides do it" mentality, Romney's boldly dishonest strategy seems to be working. He might win this thing.


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Top ND officials slip up to accommodate secrecy
Posted 8/15/17 (Tue)
Passing Dreams
By Steve Andrist
Bluster comes easily when you can do it anonymously without having to take the credit or blame for what you have to say.
Witness social media or online blog posts where people uninhibited by anonymity say things they would never say to your face.
The same concept applies sometimes to government deliberations.
People are more apt to speak freely, the argument goes, if no one else, or very few others, are on hand to hear what they're saying.
How fortunate that we don't accept that excuse in North Dakota.
Here, we have a long tradition of keeping government open and transparent. We believe in letting people make their point, even argue it, then letting someone else make a counter or complementary point.
When someone suggests discussions should happen behind closed doors so that people aren't inhibited about speaking freely, we say no.
We don't do things the easy way; we do them the right way.
We have believed this so strongly that we have encoded the concept in our laws, causing people to think twice any time they're tempted to take the easy way over the right way.
And yet, sometimes, we slip up. Sometimes, people who should know better, slip up.
Last week, a cadre of our highest-ranking government representatives slipped up when they agreed to closed-door roundtable discussions in Fargo and Grand Forks with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Sen. John Hoeven, Gov. Doug Burgum and Rep. Kevin Cramer, Republicans all, participated in the invitation-only roundtables with Pruitt, excluding both the public and the press.
They said the meetings were secret at the request of Pruitt, who apparently wanted to take the easy way rather than the right way in order to avoid questions by certain constituencies and potential disruption by so-called "parachute journalists" or extremist protesters.
They should have told Pruitt that, in North Dakota, we don't take the easy road; we take the right road.
After the fact, Hoeven and Cramer even said they were surprised by, and disagreed with, Pruitt's requirement of secrecy. But that was after they'd already participated in the closed meetings.
The issue becomes even more complicated by reports that Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem participated in the Fargo roundtable. That's an important point, because together Burgum and Stenehjem make up a quorum of the North Dakota Industrial Commission.
Any time you have a meeting of a quorum of a public body in North Dakota, it's considered to be a public meeting that must be properly noticed and open to the public.
That means the meeting not only violated the North Dakota way, it may also have violated the law.
In this case, the EPA and the Industrial Commission are dealing with many of the same types of issues, an indication that these meetings likely were directly related to matters on the commission's table.
One more complication: While "mainstream" media -- those who do their best to report both sides of a story -- were excluded from covering Pruitt's visits, time was provided for him to appear on broadcast shows that typically favor one side.
You can guess which one.
The implication is that there was interest not in understanding what the people of the state have to say, but in promoting a particular agenda.
That's wrong. That's not North Dakota's value.
Democrats have jumped on the issue, complaining that it represents willful disregard for open government and the law.
But the Republicans should be given the chance to say they slipped up and they'll do their best not to let it happen again.
Resistance to doing that would speak volumes.


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Hand-carved and painted Black and yellow cow-bone feathers.
Beads are horn and glass from Java.
Truly unique. Striking tribal piece.
Vintage red resin Scottie on hand-carved horn and resin strung with hand-carved wooden beads
Fossilized mammoth ivory (perfectly fine to use) richly carved skull in Balinese style with a Sterling bail and setting.
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I will return to posting on Unidentified in a bit but I would encourage those currently reading the book to either post questions here or to contact me at larryjoe@westok with questions or simply to chat about the book. The topical index is still in progress but I expect it to go up on http://www.larry-hancock.com next week. Also, if you are reading it and like it so far its always nice to have positive reviews on Amazon. If you would take the time for that it would be much appreciated.
The news at the moment is that we are making good progress preparing for the JFK Lancer November in Dallas conference. We have a very solid line up of speakers and this year's focus will primarily be on the disconnects between what we can now see in the released documents, post JFK Records Act, and what was presented in the Warren Commission Report. It becomes increasingly clear that the WC Report was a "construct", developed with a specific mission of public reassurance rather than being anything close to an open ended, objective inquiry – and something not even close to an acceptable criminal/murder investigation.
You can find a listing of speakers and a rough schedule at:
If you have questions about the conference I'm happy to take them here or at the above email. As always our focus is on critical, real history – with presenters who are exceptionally experienced with the subject and at the cutting edge of ongoing research. The speaker list not totally finalized yet, as speaker chair I expect to be adding another four or five participants and we will be fleshing out and adding details on their presentations during August.
The good news is that with the now ongoing releases of JFK records, several of the speakers are already hard at work on them and in particular the ground work done by John Newman, Bill Simpich, Malcolm Blunt and Jeff Morley allows us to read them at a level undreamed of even a few years ago. We can now reconstruct operational CIA activities in a fashion never dreamed of by the first and second generation researchers – so come on down to Dallas and take advantage of that progress.
As for myself, I'm currently working on and hope to present certain of the ramifications of SA Hosty's remarks to Secret Service Agent Patterson about Oswald having been recently observed in the company of two subversives – and what this may tell us in conjunction with some recent ground breaking work by others which appears to suggest that the Paine residence had been the object of an ongoing local Central Office telephone tap "before" the assassination – something intentionally obfuscated after the fact during committee testimony.


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Certain Girls. Jennifer Weiner. Atria. $26.95. 400 pp.
You've heard this old line: Inside every fat woman is a thin one screaming to get out.
Jennifer Weiner knows quite a bit about fat women, having created the memorable Cannie Shapiro, the plus-size, plucky heroine of her first novel, Good In Bed.
Cannie is a newspaper reporter (as Weiner once was) who retaliates against an ex-boyfriend who humiliates her in a magazine column about "loving a larger woman." She, in turn, writes savagely funny stuff that settles his hash.
Weiner's subsequent books also featured women of a certain size who share the smarts as well as the insecurities of Cannie, whose sharp repartee can't mask a chronic case of low self-esteem.
Now Weiner, who grew up in Connecticut, brings Cannie out of retirement for Certain Girls, a decade-later look at the character's so-called life.
Having written her sex-studded roman M-` clef called Big Girls Don't Cry, Cannie has retreated from her 15 minutes of fame and is settled in suburbia and happily married to Peter the diet doc, a character so devoted and darling as to be totally unbelievable. She also is the anonymous author of a pulpy series of Star Girl sci-fi novels, whose lithe heroine has self-esteem to spare.
Central to Cannie's life is her daughter Joy, who, as she nears 13, is dipping all 10 toes into adolescent angst, with disturbing consequences.
Joy, the result of one last thoughtless liaison with that doofy ex-boyfriend, was born prematurely and has some hearing loss. Cannie is obsessed with protecting her, and the fast-maturing girl finds herself chafing under a weighty comforter of smother-love. When Joy finds a copy of Big Girls and learns what she thinks is the true story of her mother's life and her own conception, it rocks her.


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The Virginia Beach City Council announced that they will not allow tailgating at next Thursday's Jimmy Buffett concert. But, they will permit it at the UFL football games at the Sportsplex.
. Anyone that has ever been to a Buffett concert can tell you that half on the fun is the good natured tailgating before the concert. Virginia Beach's anti-tailgating rules is one of the reasons Jimmy stopped coming to the venue more than a decade ago.
When I found out he was playing at the amphitheater I made sure that I was getting tickets. The first show I went to was over 15 years ago and I paid 35 bucks for seats. This year I paid $157, and was fine with that. For that price my wife and I should be able to sit in our lawn chairs and sip a beer before the concert. I would like to know what the motivation was for the City Council.
Was it the profits from the $8 beers or the fear of people that 40-60 years old might be having a good time? Any age group that drinks more Geritol that alcohol should not be looked at as a riot threat. The city should think about how much it will cost them if Buffett opts not to come back. Please ease up and let us enjoy an evening of good music and good friends.
Adam Brooks
Newport News
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The Roadmap to Education Reform for Manufacturing released by the Manufacturing Institute lays out six principles for innovative reform, including moving to competency-based education; establishing and expanding industry-education partnerships; infusing technology in education; creating excitement for manufacturing careers; applying manufacturing principles like "lean" to reduce education costs; and, expanding youth career development programs.
At the height of the recession, 32 percent of manufacturers reported that they had jobs going unfilled because they could not find workers with the right skills. With 84 percent of manufacturers stating the K-12 school system was doing an inadequate job of preparing students for the workplace, the inability to read, write, and handle math hinders individuals and costs businesses billions in lost productivity each year.
To address these issues a competency-based education system would need to be adopted so each student progresses as he or she demonstrates mastery of the curriculum. They proceed at their own pace and teachers, with the use and aid of technology, continuously assess progress and adapt instruction.
Focusing additional time on the curriculum components in which individual students struggle gives them the time to overcome those struggles before proceeding to the next subject. In concert with technology, it does so in a way that does not disrupt or delay the rest of the class and reducing the high school dropout rate.
The "Rebirth of Manufacturing Jobs" will require businesses to become more competitive and the public schools will need to produce career-ready students with lifelong learning skills.
G.C. Marshall