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J. Cole Preps To Drop New Album Next Month With No Radio Single [VIDEO]
J Cole is back and dropping a brand new album for the fans to enjoy in December with no promotion or radio play.
J Cole is back and dropping a brand new album for the fans to enjoy in December with no promotion or radio play.
Late UGK legend Pimp C will soon have a biography about his life on book shelves and Jay Z's Roc Nation Sports is expanding it's reach into the world of boxing. Listen to Tha Wire now.
This could possibly be one of the hottest videos ever or the biggest movie of the year. Jay- Z and Beyonce just dropped the trailer for "On The Run" featuring an entire cast of celebities like Sean Penn, Rashida Jones and more. Chek out the official trailer for the video!
According to All Hip Hop, singer Rihanna may have chunked the deuces to Def Jam and signed with her mentor Jay Z's Roc Nation label, where she is also been managed for quite some time.
Skylar Diggins who is known as being a very intricate part the Notre Dame fighting Irish and leading the record for being the all time scoring leader. She was recently selected as a featured model for the latest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and I have the exclusive trailer here!
Jay Z's Roc Nation continues to add superstar athletes to it's roster. Recently, Jigga's sports management company nabbed another high profile baller.
Jay Z recently added two new signees to his Roc Nation management. There's a few things about these individuals that make them especially unique.
Jay-Z isn't just a Hip Hip icon, he's well known for his superior business sense. From his 40/40 Club franchise, Sean Carter clothing line, ownership in the Brooklyn Nets, Jigga is a beast when it comes to making good business decisions.
Check out Roc Nation recording artist J. Cole's new video for "Sideline Story." It's another hot song from his hit 2011 album release "Cole World: The Sideline Story." The video was officially released today.
What do you give a woman who is the top-selling digital artist of all time? A car, of course. Rihanna went on Twitter to show off her new ride, a black Jeep Wrangler.
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Going through the fog
Today I drove to work. I do that regularly, but this time there was quite a lot of fog around, and the early hour made it appear even heavier than it actually was.
I could not help but feel that going through the fog is a bit like writing. Especially when you write freely, without a real fleshed-out plan.
The area directly around you is visible. You have a reasonable idea what you have, what you can write about. It is what you see without straining your eyes. Further away there are shapes. Some you recognise, like trees, buildings, lamp-posts. The fog however eats up their exact shape, so they may have changed since you last saw them. Well, they probably haven't. Although… did the house on the corner really look like that yesterday?
Going further away in the fog there are still shapes, shadows really. Things that probably belong there, but… what are they? What were they? What will they turn into? The mist shrouds their real nature, there is promise in these shapes, potential. And potential threat. Will they make life good, or are they there to ruin the story?
And then there is the material you can't see. It is hidden behind the thick layers of low cloud and fog. You know it's out there, waiting to be discovered, to be used, to appear and do whatever it can to and in your story. You can only find it when you "boldly go into the fog, where no author has gone before", and seek out everything that is there, waiting for you. And yes, at times that can be a bit scary, when you go out on a limb into a realm you've never set foot before. There may be rock or solid ground, but you can also find yourself in quicksand.
This way, going through the fog is like writing for me. Exciting, and full of promises. Some of which aren't kept. And some I never saw coming.
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There are so many times I've wished I was a plotter and all I had to do once I had my plot in mind was fill in the blanks but none of my books have been like that in fact the last one I got lost in 'the fog' and ended up somewhere I never expected. It was a worthwhile place to end up but it's scary not knowing where you're going. At the end you look back at the choices you made along the way and they seem the most obvious and natural but at the time…
Oh yes, I recognise that so well, Jim. It happened a few times with Hilda's 6th story. I really stared at the story and wondered what had happened to get me there. I had no intention of "that", but it was there.
I once tried plotting things out and "fill in the blanks" as you put it, but that did not work for me. I kept going astray, sailing away from the plot and getting frustrated over that. In the end I threw the plot list into the fog (it probably hit the quicksand) and went the other way.
The fog's become my (sometimes scary, sometimes intimidating) friend.
I think that says it all … that nails it as it sometimes is. Best descrption of the process I've come across so far
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Constance T. Gauthier
WOONSOCKET- Constance T. (Robert) Gauthier, 79, of Front St., passed away suddenly on October 5, 2012. She had been the beloved wife of the late Rene Gauthier.
Born in Woonsocket and a lifelong resident, she was the daughter of the late Aime and Doris (Guertin) Robert.
Constance had worked in the former Beaupre's Pharmacy as a cashier. Connie, as her friends called her, will be greatly missed.
Carol Ann Pero
SANTEE, CA- Former Woonsocket, RI resident, Carol Ann Pero, 62, died September 29th 2012 at the Stanford Court Nursing Center in Santee, CA.
Ms. Pero was born December 3rd, 1949 in Woonsocket to Edgar M. Pero, Sr. and Lida B. (Bell) Pero, both of Woonsocket.
Linda A. Benoit
UXBRIDGE- Linda A. (Carolo) Benoit, 52, of Uxbridge died on October 1, 2012 at home surrounded by many of her loved ones after a nearly 2 year courageous battle against breast cancer.
She was born Feb. 5, 1960 in Woonsocket, RI, the first daughter of Robert M. and Lucille (Ayotte) Carolo of Uxbridge.
Angelina Giguere
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA- Angelina (Tootsie) Giguere, age 91, of Huntsville, Alabama, and formerly of Milford, Connecticut, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012. She was the widow of Antonio D Giguere, who was the former Finance Director for the city of Milford.
Mrs. Giguere was born on April 26, 1921 in North Adams, Massachusetts to the late John and Veronica (Charron) Sebastino.
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SORRENTO, FL- Phyllis G. Bolduc 89, of Sorrento, FL passed away on September 23, 2012.
She was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island and moved here from Alton, New Hampshire in 1978.
She is survived by her son Stephen Bolduc of Sorrento. Mrs. Bolduc was predeceased by her husband Alfred in 2009.
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It is the season of cheer and joy, but there are malicious people out there who will capitalize on your good spirits to scam you out of a lot of money. Stay alert.
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Your dream career is in animation, but you have no idea where to begin. Many young people who are passionate about the arts wish they could draw cartoons or animate video games, but they cast it aside as a pipe dream. Who really makes money off of animation?
Actually quite a few people make a career out of animation. All that doodling in your school notebook instead of studying can actually pay off if you put in the effort. Here is a simple guide that will detail how you can turn your passion for design into a full-fledged career.
1. Laying down the foundations
This is your first step towards honing your skill and getting some experience. There are hundreds of art schools out there that will cater to specific genres. From cartoons to video games, choosing an area of expertise can be a tough decision.
If you don't know what type of animation you are interested in, I would suggest going to a traditional university. These schools will give you a wide range of educational options. Plus, if you decide not to go into animation, you can easily switch majors into something more traditional without changing schools.
College also gives you many opportunities that you can't get elsewhere. Some programs offer internships at animation studios to help you gain work experience. If you're good enough, some of these animators might ask you to return when you graduate.
2. Build your portfolio.
Portfolios are probably the most important part of getting a job in animation. In fact, this is what you will do throughout your college career. Although learning new skills is important, saving all your college work is a must for newbie animators. A packet of 2D drawings and some clips of animations says quite a bit more than a degree alone. Some people even forgo college altogether if they have a fantastic portfolio. Even if you already have great examples I would still suggest getting a degree. No matter what your level of animation you can always learn more and expand your portfolio.
3. Social media platforms and Animation Communities you should:
Social Media platforms are a great way to spread your artwork and building a fanbase. Sign up and upload your work so people can start pinning and repinning. You'll be amazed at the kind of feedback you will get from fans and even potential clients.
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4. Find a job
Ok, this is basically what you're reading this article for, but it's easier said than done.
Interning is a great way to get valuable experience and showcase your skills at an actual animation studio. Even if you are only offered a job in a menial position it can still lead to bigger things. Don't turn down everything that isn't exactly to your liking.
A good idea is to put all your work online under a domain name so potential employers can look at everything you have to offer without setting up a business meeting. This is common for people in the arts, such as photographers. Once you have your website set up, you can easily pass on your domain name when an employment opportunity arises. This is more convenient than always having to carry your resume with you, everywhere you go.
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"This is CBS".In most cases, this is the short announcement between programs that identifies the network. Also known as Station Identification. There is another kind of continuity announcement. If something goes wrong in transmission of a program, the network will usually have a message ready, such as "Temporary Fault" or "Program Change". Or "We are experiencing technical difficulties, please stand by" or the ever-popular Test Pattern.
In many European countries, presenters known as "continuity announcers" or "station hosts" were employed by TV stations to appear on camera to identify the station and often introduce the programme schedule. This practice only happens on a handful of European TV stations today, with out-of-vision announcements, live (The BBC way) or pre-recorded, the main order of the day. Shows have been known to parody the latter type of announcement in scenes considered too violent, or someone actually attacking the cameraman or other production staff. Continuity announcers also existed in North America in The Fifties, mainly due to technical limitations - cuing up and playing short snippets of audio on reel-to-reel tape was time-consuming and fraught with error. So why hire two technicians to run the machines when you could hire one announcer to do it all live? Even after the "cart" became ubiquitous, the major networks still kept a live announcer on duty during the evening hours in case a breaking news bulletin needed to be passed on. (Before roughly 1970 television cameras contained temperamental tubes which had to be warmed up for 30 minutes before the cameras could be used. This is why the first bulletins of the Kennedy assassination were audio clips accompanied by a "breaking news" slide.) Nowadays, when the news department is operating 24 hours a day 7 days a week and can be on air with a moment's notice, live continuity announcers are far less common.
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Cathy Mincberg, the longtime political semi-honcho who once was HISD's board president and left the district as its chief business officer, is now leaving her latest gig.She had been chief operations officer of the Portland school system, but now she is becoming the V-P and chief academic officer fo ... More >>
Andrea Georgsson, the Houston Chronicle editorial writer who got in hot water for donating to Democratic candidates, has left the paper.Bloghouston points us to an item on the blog of Richard Prince, who follows black issues in the journalism world, where the news broke.Georgsson, who formerly was a ... More >>
Part two of our look at local races, in chart form, concentrates on the Harris County Judge race. County Judge is an extremely important position that flies under the radar of most people. The two candidates for the office aren't exactly changing that. David Mincberg is Bill White's former housing ... More >>
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Summary: CeBIT Australia is on again for 2007 with hundreds of IT products and services on display in addition to the conference, keynotes and forums. Join us as we take a photo tour of the exhibition halls.
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No tour of the CeBIT Australia 2007 expo would be complete without a visit to the CNET Networks Australia stand. If you're lucky you might find ZDNet Australia journalists such as Munir Kotadia (centre) publishing stories from the event. Nick Gibson, assistant editor for our sister site Builder AU (left) and video editor Matt Oxley (right) were also working furiously at the event.
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ZDNet Australia is presenting, in conjunction with CeBIT, the 2007 Emerging Technology Innovation Award on Wednesday. The award, open exclusively to CeBIT exhibitors, recognises technical achievements that have made an impact in the last 18 months.
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Google's search appliances also made an appearance. The rack-mountable Mini Search Appliance, shown here, allows businesses to index and search up to 100,000 internal documents in more than 220 different file formats, including HTML, PDF and Microsoft Office file types.
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Newton, Vick continue to falter
Joe Flacco, Ravens
Once known in these parts as "Average Joe," Flacco may be on the precipice of finally fulfilling his first-round potential. After torching the Patriots on Sunday night (28-for-39, 382 yards, three touchdowns), the Baltimore quarterback is averaging over 304 yards in the early going with six scores versus just two interceptions. More importantly, Flacco seems to grasp a better command of what opposing defenses are throwing his way, and the rapport with his receiving crew is exponentially enhanced compared to his previous tours of duty. Blessed with viable weapons for the first time in his career, as well as the Ravens' new up-tempo attack, Flacco should facilitate fantasy fruition for owners throughout the 2012 campaign.
Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
Granted, it was against an Oakland defense that surrendered 35 points to the Dolphins in Week 2 (in fact, trying to name a Raiders defender outside of Richard Seymour and Rolando McClain would probably stump The Schwab), yet I doubt Big Ben owners acted contrite over Roethlisberger's 384 yards and four aerial excursions versus the Silver and Black. The Miami product now has eight touchdowns and 904 passing yards through three games, a derivative of the offensive philosophy from new coordinator Todd Haley. Once Rashard Mendenhall returns, the Steelers may return to a ground-first approach, but look for Pittsburgh to continue to attack from the air in the upcoming weeks.
Andre Brown, Giants
Not sure if I should commend the astute individuals that obtained Brown before his destruction against the Panthers (20 rushes, 113 yards, two touchdowns) or console those that handcuffed Ahmad Bradshaw with rookie David Wilson. Probably both.
Jamaal Charles, Chiefs
Now there's the Charles we all know and love. Following a forgettable showing in Buffalo last Sunday (six rushes, three yards) and reports of lingering soreness in his surgically-repaired knee, Charles proprietors began to have second thoughts on their gamble with the former All-Pro back. Yet Charles answered this uncertainty with vigor, busting off 288 yards of total offense, including a 91-yard scamper to pay dirt, in the Chiefs' victory in New Orleans. Combined with his admirable feat in Week 1 (16 carries, 87 yards), possessors of Charles should rest assured of the running back's worth for the rest of the season.
Torrey Smith, Ravens
Smith's prime-time performance against the Patriots (six receptions, 127 yards, two touchdowns) is accreditation in itself to earn nomination on this list. That the Baltimore wideout posted such exploits one day after the unexpected death of his brother illustrates the magnitude of his attainment. Truly a gut-wrenching triumph.
Eric Decker, Broncos
On the heels of a two-touchdown conquest versus the 49ers in the preseason, Decker shot up the draft boards as a possible PPR beast. However, though Decker was getting his fair share of targets and wasn't necessarily dreadful, much was left to be desired out of the third-year receiver after the first two weeks. Decker made amends with his production on Sunday, racking up eight receptions for 136 yards against one of the best passing defenses in the conference. Moreover, the 11 throws in his vicinity elucidate the trust that Peyton Manning has in Decker's ability over the middle.
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Heath Miller, Steelers
Miller has been a staple of the Steelers offense since entering the league in 2005, and while his receiving figures have been consistently sound, they have been far from impressive, making Miller mostly a backup or bye-week replacement in the fantasy forum. That classification could be nearing an end, as Miller's output in Oakland (eight catches, 60 yards, two touchdowns) raises the tight end's season harvest to 15 receptions and four end-zone ventures. The position flaunts a plethora of serviceable fantasy entities this year, but Miller, owned in just 30 percent of FOXSports.com leagues, is one of the more dependable assets still available.
Honorable Mention: Arizona defense
After Sunday's annihilation of the Eagles, the Cards' defensive unit owns a league-best 13.3 points-per-game mark. Throw in the fact that two of the three contests have come in opposition to Super Bowl aspirants and it highlights the appreciation one has for the upstart Arizona squad.
Cam Newton, Panthers
Initially I shrugged off Newton's stumble out of the gate, as his flaws have stemmed from miscommunication with receivers and a Carolina line that has struggled to keep adversaries out of the backfield. Then I saw Newton's now-infamous postgame press conference and thought, "Uh-oh." Fanning these flames are multiple reports surfacing from Charlotte regarding the team's trepidation with Newton's mental makeup. The former Heisman winner was able to operate under the radar last season, yet with heightened expectations in the current campaign, it appears Newton is beginning to wilt. Don't throw in the towel just yet, but definitely have an alternative arm waiting in the wings. Speaking of quarterback concerns…
Mike Vick, Eagles
Given his injury troubles in August, Vick owners would have been ecstatic if you mentioned Vick not only played in all of Philly's first three games, but was averaging over 330 total yards in this span. Unfortunately, there's a slight caveat to this synopsis, as Vick's nine turnovers have led to rumbles of a change under center. Andy Reid didn't give the greatest endorsement for Vick either, mentioning the position will be evaluated as the team progresses. He still has the ceiling to be an elite fantasy contributor, yet his irregularity makes one wonder if the juice is worth the squeeze in implanting Vick as a fantasy starter.
Chris Johnson, Titans
R.I.P., Chris Johnson, Fantasy Virtuoso. Some stars shine so bright they burn out before their time.
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Kevin Smith, Lions
Despite the return of Mikel Leshoure, Smith persisted as the top man on the Detroit depth chart, taking most of the first-team reps in practice throughout the week. Keeping this in mind, along with Leshoure coming off hamstring and Achilles' issues, Smith seemed like the practical play from the Lions backfield. So it was apropos that Leshoure stockpiled 134 total yards in his debut while Smith garnered a whopping ZERO touches against the Titans. Feel free to drop Smith in almost all formats.
Demaryius Thomas, Broncos
With two gems in the opening weeks, Thomas was bound for a letdown at some juncture, and Houston corner Johnathan Joseph makes many a receiver look pedestrian. Still, owners were hoping for more out of Thomas than three receptions for 34 yards. On the bright side, Thomas received 11 targets from Manning and has an exploitable matchup with the Raiders on tap for Week 4.
Justin Blackmon, Jaguars
In his defense, there's only so much a wideout can do when Blaine Gabbert is at the helm. Alas, given the success first-round NFL Draft picks A.J. Green and Julio Jones experienced last season, Blackmon is not following in their footsteps, with a meager one catch in the past two weeks and just four receptions on the season. Blackmon did lead the team in targets on Sunday, but if Gabbert can't get the pigskin in a workable window, the looks will do little for Blackmon's outlook.
Jason Witten, Cowboys
I should be more empathetic to his cause, as Witten's preseason injury is probably correlating to his epidemic of drops. However, as I started Witten in two leagues on Sunday over Kyle Rudolph, who went off for two touchdowns, perhaps you will understand if I'm somewhat apathetic to his plight. Like Thomas and Blackmon, Witten continues to see balls in his direction, so the tight end has the opportunities to turn it around. Yet with the depth at tight end this season, owners' patience may not endure as long.
Dishonorable Mention: Pittsburgh defense
Having Pro Bowlers James Harrison and Troy Polamalu on the sideline hurts, yet Pittsburgh's depth and formidable front seven should have negated some of this loss. Relinquishing over 30 points for the second time this season stresses this is not the case. With a bye week looming, the Steelers should return a healthier and intimidating unit to the gridiron in Week 5, but if things do not improve, they may not command a roster spot.
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It's in the food, the school activities, and the students' fresh energy: Memorial High School in West New York, Hudson County, is equally dedicated to building active bodies as they are active minds. It is so evident that the school recently received the first ever Gold Medal Recognition for their exemplary work in the Healthy Schools Program, run through the national Alliance for a Healthier Generation (AHG).
Memorial High School began working with AHG in 2006 and immediately began tackling the issues contributing to childhood obesity, namely junk food and sedentary lifestyles. One of the school's first tasks was to revamp their school lunch offerings. Among the changes the cafeteria has made in its menu are items such as whole wheat pizza, ready-to-order salads, and baked (instead of fried) French fries.
School administrators are taking a more proactive stance in the students' activity level as well. Since the program began, both students and teachers are encouraging one another to get up from their desks and work out. Memorial students reported feeling better about themselves and experiencing clearer thinking after exercise. Before and after school exercise programs are offered for both students and faculty. As of April 2010, over 45 faculty members were participating in staff fitness boot camp classes.
Memorial hopes other schools will follow their lead. Food Services Director Sal Valenza recently reached out to the broader community by holding a "Healthier Food Fair," an all-day event in which food service directors from area schools and food vendors exchanged ideas about how to deliver healthier lunches to students. District Supervisor of Physical Education John Fraraccio, who has seen firsthand the benefits of the program, calling it a "total culture change," is working with AHG Relationship Manager Karen Buonocore to spread the word to other schools.
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I have a female morkie for sale, She is only 8 weeks old and up to date on all of her shots, she has also been dewormed. She is very energetic and loving and needs a good home!! My husband and I are asking $675. Pick up or delivery for a small travel fee. Please serious ...
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Morkies for sale. I have one boy and one girl who need homes. Mother is 1 1/2 pounds and father is 2 pounds. Teacup puppies!
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Adorable Morkie pups (4 females) born Oct. 11, 2014 and available the 1st week of December - mom is a Maltese(weighs about 8 lbs.) & dad is a Yorkie(weighs 5 lbs.) - pups should mature about 6-7 lbs.; dew claws removed, & will have 1st shots & worming @ 6 wks. of age plus ...
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This cute little girl is 10 weeks old and loves to play. She has been vet checked, vaccinated, and dewormed. Weaned and ready for her new home!
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Morkie puppies
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Very cute, they will be ready to go October 11th
Great pets, and they do not shed hair!
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I have 3 tiny Morkie puppies that are going to be available just in time for Christmas, that I am now accepting deposits on. These little ones were whelped on October 14th, 2014 and will be available for pick up on Christmas week. I currently have 1 female and 2 males ...
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Morkie puppy, really cute. One looks like the Maltese, it is boy.$300 The other one, looks like Yorkie. $400. Phone Calls Only. 330-532-3949 Thank You. Also nushedding.
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2- cute loveable puppies.. 1-girl Minnie (cream color) and 1 boy Maxim(black and cream color) ..born Sept 14th. Will get to 7 to 9 lbs.
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3 Adorable Morkie puppies that love to play. These little guys are 8 weeks old, weaned, and ready for new homes. They have been vet checked, vaccinated and dewormed. 1 Female, 2 Males. $600 each.
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3 month old morkie puppy looking for great home. He is still training with wee wee pad. He is very tiny will be about 5 to 6 pounds full grown. He comes with everything you will need for him crate, bed, play pen, food, clothes, toys etc... Please text if interested 3473734270
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Two morkie puppies available - one black male, one white spotted female. Born august 18 ready to go to new home by end of October - please contact Cory at 786 218 8616 or [email removed]
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Marijuana Arrests Still Costing Chicago Taxpayers Millions
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Coincidentally, the ACLU made headlines that same day with a report on the astounding volume of marijuana busts nationwide. In 2010 police across the country made more than 784,000 arrests for pot possession—one every 37 seconds.
On first glance the issues may appear unrelated. But you don't have to be smoking anything to see that they're actually intertwined, for the simple reason that the crackdown on small-time marijuana users has become staggeringly expensive.
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Pediatrician Mark Sloan has attended nearly 3,000 births, giving him a wealth of experience to draw on for this exploration of childbirth and newborn life. But Sloan brings more than experience to his first book: He is an intelligent, warm, and funny writer, and nearly every page of Birth Day informs, fascinates, and delights. Shifting between history, science, and memoir, Sloan covers everything from the rise of cesarean sections and epidurals to the functioning of the five senses at birth to the debate over circumcision. He includes self-deprecating anecdotes from his days as a medical student on his obstetrics rotation ("You know, if you can't tell a baby's head from its ass, maybe you're in the wrong business," his resident remarks after bailing him out during a breech birth), vivid recollections of his own children's arrivals, and stories of memorable patients. One of the most entertaining of these is the aggressive new father who tries to get Sloan to change his son's Apgar score — which measures things like a newborn's heart rate and coloring — from a nine to a ten, which Sloan likens to "arguing over the baby's birth weight." But the good doctor even treats the bully he dubs "Apgar Guy" with compassion, noting that "being rational about your own baby isn't part of most new parents' emotional toolboxes." Since he's called to the delivery room when the fetus's health is in question, one can only assume Sloan has witnessed his share of unhappy outcomes. But he keeps the focus positive here, making this an edifying, reassuring read for parents-to-be.
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text: Charles Barkley: Gottlieb 'White Man's Perspective' Comments 'No Big Deal' Print article Send a Tip by Tony Lee 29 Mar 2013 post a comment Charles Barkley, who was on the set when college basketball analyst Doug Gottlieb on Thursday joked that he was on the CBS set for "diversity" to bring the "white man's perspective," said Gottlieb's comments were not a big deal and people outraged over Gottlieb's comments should "get a life." Gottlieb, who is white, appeared with Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley--all of whom are black--and made his tongue-in-cheek remarks that were received in a lukewarm manner, at best, after Gottlieb initially made them. Smith said Gottlieb was swimming hard upstream. Gottlieb, known as much for his irreverence as his questionable basketball analysis, also joked that the "cream was rising to the top" and he was bringing the point guard's perspective. After complaints from viewers, especially those on Twitter, Barkley later said people should not go "crazy" over Gottlieb's comments. "He made a joke earlier tonight," Barkley said later on the program. "All those people on Twitter who are going crazy, which I would never ever do, listen--me, Kenny, Greg Anthony, and Greg Gumbel didn't take that personally so all you people at home who've got no life who are talking bad about Doug Gottlieb get a life. It's no big deal." Gottlieb, after saying the comments were obviously a joke in response to initial Twitter criticism, later issued an apology, saying it was not a "smart thing to say."


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Here in Michiana, folks took the opportunity to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight for civil rights. At Goshen College, some special guests helped show how the fight continues today.
It's been almost 50 years since Dr. King visited Goshen College to talk about the African-Americans' struggle for civil rights.
The events at the college Monday were meant to show how far we've come in 50 years, but also how far we have left to go.
This holiday is a day every year Americans look back at the injustices and atrocities of Dr. King's era.
But Monday an audience at Goshen College saw some of the atrocities of our era.
"I have a dream that no child will ever have to hear men in white hoods shouting hatred in the night," said Drake Meyers.
In 2001, Drake and his family lived in a neighborhood in Osceola that was the self-proclaimed "headquarters" of the KKK.
"The orange glow that could be seen from around the neighborhood," said Stacie Meyers-Rice, Drake's mother, as she remembered what it was like to be able to witness the demonstrations at the KKK compound within her neighborhood.
"Hearing the chants in the night, seeing the hoods and robes and swastika flags; knowing that that even exists anymore," Meyers-Rice said.
The audience also heard from another family that felt their way of life scorned.
"I think it's a constant fight; I think it's a constant struggle," said Adam Williams, as his wife Maggie stood alongside him,
A cross was burned on the Williams' lawn in Elkhart just this past May.
"I think it's something we keep in the back of our minds, and we're constantly thinking about it, having four interracial kids," Williams said.
While many spent today touting what will happen tomorrow as President Elect Barack Obama will be inaugurated, for these families, progress is relative.
"Even though we have President Obama coming into office there's still going to be those people that hate that try to intimidate and have an agenda," Meyers-Rice said.
"I think tomorrow is just another step. You know we've made many steps many sacrifices and tomorrow will just be another step, another piece of that puzzle," Williams said.
Another point the Williams and Meyers-Ray family wanted to make today was that Indiana is only one of four states that does not have hate crime laws.
The Williams family could only press charges for the cross burning on the federal level where there are hate crime laws, and the FBI did investigate their incident back in May.
But the family says it slowed down the process, because local investigators weren't trained on how to investigate a hate crime.
To see video from the event today, and from our past coverage of the events the Williams and Meyers-Rice families experienced, click on the video link above.


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I couldn't really believe he was doing this.
Maybe I really did fall down the stairs, and this is some kind of coma dream.
Boy, that would suck.
I was tempted to pinch myself, just to check.
Jeydon pulled away.
I remained silent, still pondering over the fact I could be dreaming of this whole thing.
He asked again.
"Oh, yeah?"
"I don't know."
He smiled.
I couldn't help but smile too.
"I can't believe I did that."
"I can't either."
"Are you doubting me?"
I laughed, "maybe I am, what are you going to do about it?"
"I don't know, maybe I'll cry."
"Oh, don't do that."
Our foreheads were still touching.
I didn't know what to do now.
"Where is that Jeydon Wale?!"
The Dj called from his stand.
"Shit, I got to go."
He hesitated, but pulled away after a second, running down the stairs.
I stood in a trance.
That really happened.
What I've been wanting since I met him.
I smiled, replaying the moment again and again.
I heard Jeydons' voice ring through the club.
"MaryAnne? Are you still here?"
A scream erupted from the crowd.
"I'm right here! Right here!"
I figured he was doing that random drawing thing.
I stepped down the stairs, making my way to the exit.
The cold air hit my face, cooling me off.
A voice called, sounding distant.
Great, was I hallucinating now?
I looked around, seeing someone in the distance.
I could make out that it was a boy.
"Lennox?" I called.
He waved, stepping towards me.
He came closer and closer.
He was only a few steps away when I realized it wasn't Lennox.
"J- Joe?"
"Delilah, you're here."
I backed up, trying to get back into the club.
He grabbed my arm, gripping it as tight as he could.
"No no, let's talk."
"I have nothing to say to you, I'd appreciate it if you'd leave me alone."
"Don't be that way, I just broke up with my girlfriend, if you're still interested."
"Well, I'm not."
He frowned.
I tried inching towards the club when I heard another voice.
"Oh! You found her!"
I looked, seeing Charlie.
"Ello love."
I gagged.
"Listen, please let me go. I don't know why you won't leave me alone."
"Well it's simple. I feel bad for ditching you on our date, I'd like to make up for it."
"No need, no hard feelings." I lied.
"I think you're lying, come on."
He came close to me. Charlie laughed.
"Stop it, Joe."
"Say my name again."
I turned, trying to figure out an escape plan.
"Say it."
"Leave me alone."
"Come on, baby."
I raised my knee, trying to hit him, but missing.
"Nice try, but not so soon, can't we wait until we get back to the house?"
"Stop!" I screamed, hoping somebody would hear me.
"I think you should keep going." Charlie egged him on.
"No, I think you should stop, right now."
A voice said, the accent gave it away.
Joe cackled. "Oh, Lennox, don't be a hero."
Lennox seemed terrifying. He stepped closer to Joe, and I felt his grip get tighter.
I winced. Lennox saw my face.
"Let her go."
Joe tested him. Touching my hip, slowly sliding his hand down.
I whimpered. "Joe stop, please."
"See, listen, she likes it, listening to that whimper. She doesn't want me to stop."
"She said stop."
Joe continued pushing Lennoxs' buttons, putting his hand up my shirt.
"What the hell is going on?"
Another voice called.
Lennox turned, as well as Joe and Charlie.
"Oh, you're just in time, Jeydon."
Jeydon stepped towards me, taking in what was happening.
"Your girlfriend was just saying how much she craves my touch."
Jeydons' eyes searched mine. I felt a tear go down my face, I was so scared.
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Need a calm before the storm that is Thanksgiving Day travel plans? Here are five events that'll put your mind and body in a delicious place.
Voice film critics ask: "Do the Oscars really even matter, guys?", to which we say: a million times, yes! Well, they do to those of us tuning in on Sunday night. We've listed a couple of free Oscar night viewing parties, including at the Maysles Cinema, in Harlem, and at Videology, in Williamsburg. ... More >>
Historic Front Street used to be known as the Financial District's Restaurant Row. Barbarini, Made Fresh Daily, Salud Tapas, and a slew of other restaurants fed neighbors, businesspeople, and each other. Most shared a landlord, the Durst Organization, whose underground electrical systems were floode ... More >>
The Village Voice's 4Knots Music Festival takes place this Saturday at Piers 16 and 17 of the South Street Seaport, and if you want to plan your day out we have the set times for the day, which will include performances by Archers Of Loaf, The Drums, Crocodiles, Hospitality, Bleached, Nick Waterhous ... More >>
The Voice's 4Knots Music Festival is a little more than a month awayit takes place Saturday, July 14, at the South Street Seaport's Piers 16 and 17and New York's foremost purveyor of soul sides, Jonathan Toubin, will host the afterparty, scheduled to go live right after the main show e ... More >>
The 4Knots Music Festivalthe Voice's annual all-day music extravaganza, set to take place this year on July 14 at the South Street Seaport's Pier 17won't end after the sun goes down. The afterparty, which will take place at the nearby Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club, and will have as it ... More >>
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Lauren ShockeyThis week's dish was a bit tricky -- were they pancakes? Latkes? Johnny cakes? Nope. Instead, the pictured plate was the corn-and-zucchini fritters at Nelson Blue, the New Zealand-centric restaurant just off the South Street Seaport. A simple summery appetizer best enjoyed o ... More >>
Yes, this classic "ploughman's lunch" featuring Stilton cheese, smoked salami, pickled beet salad, apple slices, and excellent rustic bread is available somewhere in the Seaport, and nothing could go better with a cold beer. (Try place #3.) With its cobbled streets, tall ships, and 18th-cen ... More >>
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During the month of November, Red Bull Sound Select presented an innovative music showcase in Los Angeles called #30DaysInLA. A different show or event, at a different venue, each night, for 30 nights. The shows include big names such as Juicy J, Chance the Rapper, Cut Copy, and A$AP Mob, but also p ... More >>
By Ivan Guzman and Marco Torres "What's that smell?" "It's YOU, bro!" "I am not waiting an hour to take a photo! That's just dumb!" -- regarding the wooden ACL picture-frame art piece
"Big Blue Hole," David Olney "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, all them saints are dead and gone / Amy Winehouse and Curt Cobain, they ain't comin' back here again." David Olney is like the black sheep rounder uncle the family wanted you to stay away from. A former running bud of Townes van Zandt, Oln ... More >>
"A House Is a Home," Ben & Ellen Harper Grammy winner Ben Harper teams up with his mother, Ellen, for Childhood Home, which releases this week. This is the first single from the album. Their tender harmonies and reflections here are like flipping through a family photo album, reminding us of every t ... More >>
Black Flag Walters, August 26 Not a heck of a lot of complimentary things have been said about Black Flag's 2013 "reunion," and when fans arrived at Walters in August to discover stage barricades and signs warning against stage-diving and photography, odds weren't looking terrific. But when the hy ... More >>
Welcome to The Rocks Off 200, our portrait gallery of the most compelling profiles and personalities in the far-flung Houston music community -- a lot more than just musicians, but of course they're in there too. See previous entries in the Rocks Off 100 at this link. We first encountered Russel "T ... More >>
Earlier this week Free Press Summer Fest posted a video beseeching everyone who has enjoyed the two-day festival over the past five years to contact their City Council representative and encourage him or her to extend the event's running time (two hours on Saturday, one on Sunday) and explore the fe ... More >>
As the Houston Press doffs our kudos cap to local institutions great and small in the Best of Houston® 2013 awards, all through October each of our four blogs will be looking beyond the winners of selected categories in a series we like to call "The Rest of the Best." Rocks Off happened to draw Fri ... More >>
ATOMS FOR PEACE Can you be a fair-weather Radiohead fan and still really like Atoms for Peace? Well, sure. It may be Thom Yorke's side project, but he's got Flea in tow, and something about the combination of Flea's uber-charismatic personality and Thom Yorke's ability to make music out of sounds th ... More >>
Electric Attitude When the set starts with the band's lead singer booty-bumping with the ladies in the front row, you know it's funny. When that same singer, Blake Shephard, stands on top of an amp, shot in hand, not one, but four times, you know it's fun. When he returns to the crowd not once but f ... More >>
Houston's not getting any colder, so Rocks Off asked our writers to tell us which recently released songs are helping them beat the heat this summer. Alt-J, Dissolve Me" A strong, danceable beat coupled with such serenity. It's the sound of floating in the ocean with friends while just a little bit ... More >>
Alabama Shakes I went into this expecting to enjoy the set by Alabama Shakes, but I didn't realize how it was going to set the tone for the rest of my day. I arrived under the overbearing sun, and struggled to catch glimpses of Japandroids. Festival frustrations threatened to make a bad scene. But ... More >>
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Although dozens of EDM subgenres are brain candy to me, I haven't personally given in to the auditory assault that is dubstep (mostly... maybe). However, I'm here to say that there is actual science to appreciate behind the work of Skrillex and many others. If you think about it, many people argue ... More >>
Anyone who went to Best Bites at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo this past Sunday night can attest to how much fun these grand tasting event extravaganzas can be. Our very own tasting night is coming up on April 9 at 7 p.m., and plans to be bigger and better than ever. Last year was our 10th ann ... More >>
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Have you ever dreamed of promoting your own shows? I'll bet you've even sat around at times plotting out your own bills, dreaming of how awesome it would be to see an all-star line-up of, let's say, Poison, Ratt, Tesla, WASP, White Lion, and Cinderella. And while that sounds absolutely horrific, I'm ... More >>
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The first day of Fun Fun Fun Fest was marked by the oddball stylings of an in-character Val Kilmer terrorizing the stage with the Black Lips, and the triumphant return of rap legends Run-D.M.C. rocking the main stage to close out the night. In between there was Bob Mould, Converge, Houston's own Bun ... More >>
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5. Grooves of Houston Grooves is an apropos name for this Third Ward hot spot: It's groovy. Besides hip-hop and R&B, the club also also plays jazz, which probably accounts for the mixed bag of ages found here. One word of caution, though: Get there early, and dress to impress. Grooves' popularity me ... More >>
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So, we come to it: the end of all things. Four days of madness, Doritos, Skrillex and finally, St. Patrick's Day. Before we bid SXSW 2012 farewell, allow us to share our favorite moments from SXSW day four. Later, we'll let you know which shows weren't so hot. Find our favorites below, and if there ... More >>
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Portrait of a Taco Enthusiast as A Young ManThat's me up there with my dad, eating a plate full of tacos, the happiest 4-year-old ever. It was there in that one-bedroom duplex in the East End where my love of tacos and all things Mexican originated. Menudo for breakfast? Yes, please. Tamales for ... More >>
Here on Eating Our Words, the commenters absolutely make the blog, and our Comment of the Day honors the best of the bunch. Every day, we read you guys and pick the commenter, or commenters, who made us laugh, cry, salivate over something delicious, or think about things in a new way. In re ... More >>
The blues is a funny ol' gal. By definition, the musical genre is a projection of the sadness and melancholy caused by a broken heart, or the lament of a "just can't catch a break" life. Yet the sold out crowd at the House of Blues on Friday night exhibited the exact opposite of sadness and downtro ... More >>
Craig HlavatySmoking ban? What smoking ban? Ha Ha Tonka bassist Lucas Long don't care about the smoking ban at Zilker Park. Good times, y'all.
Photos by Marco TorresTrain a-Comin': The Secret Sisters3:30 p.m. Still they file in. Watching the crowds trudge along Barton Springs Road, their eyes fixed on the pavement about five yards in front of them (not their phones), always reminds Rocks Off of a pilgrimage. And each festival has i ... More >>
Photos by Marco TorresTuesday night, Trae The Truth called upon his followers to meet him at 2001 Commerce Street for the "Strapped Up" video shoot, the first track from his album Street King. His specific instructions were to "wear all black & ski mask", and wanted all of his fans to show ... More >>
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Hip-Hop mogul Suge Knight has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery against his girlfriend stemming from a domestic dispute the two had last summer.
By accepting the plea, Suge will have three charges dropped from his case.
As part of a deal in Las Vegas Justice Court, Suge pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic battery, but had two felony drug possession charges and one felony coercion charge dismissed. The felony charges were dropped because cops can't find his girlfriend Melissa Isaac, who was the prosecution's main witness. (TMZ)
Without Isaac, Suge did not have to rely on his attorneys to prosecute her testimony.
District Attorney David Roger said police had lost contact with Isaac and without her testimony on the witness stand, prosecutors would have had a hard time proving beyond a reasonable doubt not only the domestic battery charge, but the three felonies. "Domestic violence is a serious issue in our community, and anytime we can get a domestic violence conviction without a victim cooperating, we're happy," Roger said. "We're hopeful the defendant will never batter a woman again, or he'll face more serious charges and consequences." (Las Vegas Sun)
Suge's guilty plea will still force the rap mogul to return to court this summer.
Justice of the Peace Eric Goodman ordered Knight to receive counseling and pay a $340 fine. He's due back in court in August for a status check. (Contra Costa Times)
The incident took place in Las Vegas last August.
Reports claim Knight punched his girlfriend, Melissa Isaac, while driving which led to her taking hold of the wheel and steering it into a curb. Isaac then left the vehicle as Suge followed which resulted in his arrest by Las Vegas police. (SOHH)
Suge was recently the victim of a physical altercation earlier this week at an All-Star event in Arizona.
"At about 3:30 AM, police were called to a private party on the second floor of the W Hotel," the police report reads. "Hotel security personnel called police when they became concerned that there would be a fight between two groups of guests having heated words in the VIP area. Officers arrived and watched a group of about 6-8 guests exiting the VIP area. They saw one person, later identified as Robert Carnes Jr., punch [Knight] in the head two times. Officers deployed tasers to quell the fight that erupted." (Police Report)


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Age and Food
- Candy Mar 13, 2009 10:56 AM
I get the feeling that most of the posters on Chowhound are middle-aged to seniors. Yes I know there are youngsters out there too and I read a post by a person in high school the other day. but that is not what i want to talk about.
DH and I went out for dinner last night and we were simply overwhelmed by the amount of food we were served. We could easily have split the salad and main course. I just cannot eat the way I did 20 years ago or maybe even 10 years ago. I still love food and cooking as does my DH but when confronted with a large serving, my appetite seems to vanish. How about the rest of you? Can you still chow down with abandon or has your appetite become somewhat diminished with time?
Not my appetite, unfortunately. But my good sense and self control has intermittently improved.
It's a rare day that I ever leave anything on my plate at a restaurant! I'm 68 and retired. Admittedly, I can't put it away like I could when I was working, but I'm still a good eater. I'm a little overweight (185 @ 5' 10"). Luckily, I don't have a sweet tooth, so no dessert for me.
Good topic; and I agree that, overall, my appetite has decreased in middle-age.
Until I turned 30 I could weigh my plate (five pounds, for example) weight myself, eat the food, weigh myself and there would be no change! The day I turned 30 I could look at that five pounds of food and gain five pounds. Fortunately, since about 45 I don't have as much of an appetite as before. I've stayed at about 154 lbs for a long, long time (helped by heavy workouts six days a week). My appetite does increase when Im travelling and not working out and when the food is good (as in Laos, Mexico, and elsewhere).
re: Sam Fujisaka
You are right. I do tend to indulge in more when away from home. A couple of years ago my DH had a meeting in Austin, TX. We drove down and then ate our way across the south and home. On our first day out we had 2 lunches at different BBQ places and we knew we would not have the opportunity in the near future to try either out again.
Only recently have I had that problem with an overloaded plate - I just lose my appetite.
In restaurants I ask for a go-box immediately and put a lot of it in there, then I'm comfortable to eat the rest. At home, even when I have seconds, I like smaller servings.
I guess I eat less than I used to (always 5'5 and 115 until mid-thirties!!), but I can not abide a full, full dish!
As with my grandmother and father, mother and father and even myself. Yes, I eat less. We aren't growing anymore.
Actually, we cut back more to be healthy and maybe for health reasons, we are NOT as active, but that doesn't mean we aren't, just not the same level. Our metabolism has changed. Therefore appetites have changed. Sort of a normal progression. Our body doesn't need as much to "function" I have ready many articles and lots of discussions. but mostly they come down to these basic factors. They all very however. I seem to require more veggies now. My body craves them. As your body gets older it uses our nutrients stored. Your body naturally tells us what is missing. Me Iron...I always had HIGH iron, always ate greens, but during my divorce, job layoff and loosing my home and moving my iron plumitted. I still took vitamins and ate well, but stress can have wierd affects. My Iron was depleted and I loss about 1/3 of my hair as a side affect. My hair has grown back, my iron still very low, still under some stress. But it was my bodies way of dealing with the stress. I also noticed my appetite decreased. I still ate healthy but not as much. There are many many factors that equate in decreased appetite, health, daily life, lots of things.
But overall I did read that most people over the age of 50+ start to feel some degree of a "lesser appetite." But it is very dependent on other factors.
Personally, I find I eat a lot less when I eat at a nice restaurant. The quality of the food makes me slow down and savor my meal and my "experience". I must admit though, somewhat embarrassingly, that I tend to over eat at the "chain restaurants", I think it has to do with the "feeding trough" mentality of most of the large restaurant chains.
re: Lenox637
We avoid chains like the plague, you know that the food will be mediocre at best and too much of it. Still some of the upscale places we go for a casual dinner in the bar burgers range from 1/3 lb to 1/2 lb. I just can't do that. One local sandwich shop boasts 1/4 lb hot dogs. They do offer 1/2 sandwiches but want to load you up with potato salad, slaw, chips, or soup. Some days I order a whole sandwich and save half for the next day. We are a college town and I guess the mentality is to fill up the students. i like the shop and the owner corns his own beef but I wish other than the 1/2 sandwich option he'd offer some more petite options.
To echo a bit on what Lenox was mentioning - I wonder if we tend to "overeat" when the food is simply less palatable and you're eating to try to fill a void that isn't related to hunger? I certainly have had experiences where I'm obviously not "hungry" but still eating because some need has yet to be fulfilled. Of course, I've obviously had the opposite where I can't stop eating because it's fulfilling EVERY food need ;-)
I admit that now that I'm ah, hem....older (but WAIT, isn't 50 the new 40 and 40 the new 30?) I do eat less. But I wonder if I eat less because what I'm eating is generally better in quality than what I ate when I was younger? Or maybe it's tied to the fact that I'm eating what I want to eat, not what Mom was making, not what not so dear ex-DH wanted, not catering to the kids, etc?
I regards to restaurants, I tend to think that the serving size in most restaurants is just ridiculous! I mean, I personally could never ever eat a 20 oz steak or how about the one pound baked potato? The last time I ordered a cup of soup it was a bowl, a GIGANTIC bowl of soup. Or at least my version of a bowl....
So it makes me wonder, at restaurants am I really eating less, or am I just not eating everything on my plate because they put too much on it to begin with?
So, I think it's a combination of things, yes - our metabolism slows down (just wish my mouth would.....) therefore we require less energy. We've also learned to recognize our cravings/food needs to better understand or know what dish or flavor is going to "hit the spot". Lastly, I think the perception when eating out can be deceiving because there is just too much food to begin with.
My appetite never fails but my capacity does. The huge size of restaurant portions is actually a turnoff--I think, do I really want to be eating 4 meals of this? (as I can't bring myself to waste food). Same at home--an 8-oz steak is now an indulgence and usually I can't finish more than 2/3 of it, if that. On the positive side, I'm spending less, and I know how to use leftovers, that leftover steak goes into a torta or salad which makes for quick meals.
I used to eat a ton. An entire pizza (NY 18"), half gallons of ice cream, etc. Those were the days! But things are more reasonable now. I simply don't want to eat so much. I usually stop when I'm full. Sometimes, however, the food is so good that I eat until I'm sick. As I did when I was younger. Then I eat less for the next 3-6 meals. Something changed after I turned 30, a few years back.
I'm still a size 4, but now we split dinner entrees or dine on 2-3 appetizers, and try not to get doggy bags, but usually do.
I realize that I am in the tiny minority here(6'2 165, 31yrs old), and maybe my day of reckoning is near, but large portions dont bother me. If Im hungry I eat it, if not I dont. Just having it served to me is in no way a turn off.......unless the food is bad, then its a whole LOT of bad!!
And personally, Steak is probably the dish that I can eat and eat and eat. A really good BBQ place was doing a special dinner for a group of local foodies and smoked a bunch of 22oz ribeye's. Not only did I eat all of mine, but finished half of my friends and left sated but not stuffed. On the other hand, give me a bowl of pasta and I will eat 6 bites and quit because I am full. go figure.
re: nkeane
that sounds like my husband's idea of a good meal. Meat--many portions. Pasta? 3 bites. Then again, I introduced him to udon a few days ago, and he kept asking for more tastes--until he finished off my bowl. :)
I can't put it away like I used to, just as well. We enjoy a nice breakfast buffett about once a month but we go early, lose my appetite when I see a couple or whole family who are obese loading up their plates with 15 slices of bacon etc. I'm a foodie and love to cook and eat but I can't stand glutonny.
I am twenty-five. I finished my undergrad when I was twenty, and back then I would never have considered eating a multi-course meal because I would get full quickly and feel yucky. The day after I graduated, I moved to Europe and ended up settling in Italy. Suddenly, multi-course meals were the norm. Multicourse meals from fresh, seasonal ingredients, eaten slowly, that is. In Italy, I probably ate about one and a half times the volume of food I ate in Canada. However, my lifestyle was a lot more active and my food choices were way healthier, and I returned to Canada two years later with a net weight loss of about twenty pounds. I've been home for three years now and I still eat lots and lots of food- but I eat it very slowly, and I cook it all myself or, infrequently, eat at restaurants that serve "good" food.
I'm still closer to college age than middle age, but I've definitely noticed that I can't "put away" food like I used to. Meanwhile, my parents, who are nearing retirement age, still refuse to go to a restaurant and not clean their plates. Go figure.
Yes, I have noticed that I am not able to eat as much as I used to. DH and I often share a salad or entree. I can't stay up all night anymore - either for work or play. I can't eat what I like and not gain weight. And, the list goes on!
Don't have the appetite or eat as much as I did in 20 years ago, which is a good thing. Never been overwhelmed by the portioning at a restaurant either though.
I'm amazed to realize I used to be able to eat an appetizer, entree and dessert at one meal. I'm grateful now for the tapas/small plate trend. I enjoy that so much more.
I used to be a bit snarky when out with my Mum who would complain of having her appetite 'killed' by an over-filled restaurant plate. Now, I get it...what a difference 25 years makes...sigh...
For me, (I'm 42) - I am not sure if my appetite itself has increased - OR if my self control has decreased!
I eat way more than I have for most of my adult life.
And it shows - in the past 4 years I have put on 15 pounds!
Although I was a slightly chubby kid, most of my adult life I was skinny as a bean. I was able to really be careful about what I was putting in my body, and knowing when to and when not to spluge (at the weekends I always ate really well!)
But I hit a certain age - and my disipline seems to have gone out the window!
For instance - I would never just eat a lsice of pizza for convenience sake ie - free or easy, but now I will.
But at the same time, I do still make an effort to put healthy things in my body, and I'm pretty fit, but I'm not stick thin anymore!
I am 51 and there was never a time when I could eat a big meal without worrying about getting fat. I can put away a lot of food but I try not to. I can't say that my appetite has diminished. I'm hungry most of the time.
I never really had a large appetite and don't now, although even being in my 50's, I actually eat more. Along the way, I did quit smoking and I KNOW that is a contributing factor to my embellished appetite.
It still annoys me - the double-the-amount-that-should-be served serving sizes. There have been times I've laughed out loud when my plate is put in front of me. I don't especially care for leftovers and it really "P's" me off to have to pay for more than twice what I'll eat, knowing the rest will go to waste. Admittedly, it seems to happen more in the chain restos than the mom and pop's, but when did a serving size of 2 (1/2) chicken breasts become fashionable?
re: CocoaNut
You might like living in NY/NJ then!
My hubby always complains the portion sizes are too small!!
re: NellyNel
Really? Maybe that should be a new thread. "Are serving sizes proportional to region/country".
re: CocoaNut
My DH is from the UK and he had always assumed that everything was "Supersized" in the States.....
But contrary to that idea - he always complains about how small the portions are.
(or maybe he's just got a big appetite)
re: NellyNel
I think you often get small portions in fancy restaurants and big ones in mass-market restaurants and chains.
re: NYCkaren
(not to sound snobby...but) we never eat in chains or anything like that.
I like refined food when we eat out, because at home I cook hearty rustic food, so I like the contrast....but I am pretty sure DH doesn't!!
re: NellyNel
LOL, NellyNel,
I think you and I will probably preface every comment till the end of time with "not to sound snobby"
LMAO - really I am........
Sorry I drug you into that horrible mess of a topic re: cheese and all it's mutations
I'm still laughing hysterically.......
re: chicaraleigh
oh NN - i should have mentioned laughing hysterically in regards to your "not to sound snobby" remark - I didn't mean laughing hysterically to the beating we took!
re: NellyNel
Hearty rustic food coated w/ Cap'n Crunch! Said with my new icon to let you know what I really mean. *@@*
re: Sam Fujisaka
LOL to you both!
I think you and I will probably preface every comment till the end of time with "not to sound snobby"
So true!!!!
but honestly!
I did think it was ok to be a bit snobby about food - on CH!
I mean who else would understand about the green can??????
Funnily enough Sam - I was contemplating the Captn crunch coated tuna recipe someone was talking about!! LOL!!
re: Sam Fujisaka
does your new icon imply that you're a figment of someone's colorful and poetic imagination?
re: chicaraleigh
How did you guess?? *-----#*@@*# ----- * (Owl flying into your windshield at night - whatever that is supposed to mean when I use it at the end of one of my messages to you to make my meaning clearer!)
re: Sam Fujisaka
OHHHH, I think I have it now! Or, at least I think I understand a little bit better. At any rate, at least I'm trying to understand. Does that count?
re: NellyNel
I was in NY 89-92, and now in NY (Manhattan/Brooklyn) since 06--the servings remain large. We've relocated to Princeton from Brooklyn, and the sizes are still huge (originally from Chicago, and seriously, the portion sizes are about the same; ditto in SF and LA--single proprietor places, not chains). My husband (6') and I usually split 3 appetizers, or 1-2 appetizers and an entree. More than that, and it's way too much. Even with that amount, we usually have doggy bags. Sushi and fry fry (fried seafood platters--split between the 2 of us), are the general exceptions--we eat until we're overly full (sushi is okay taken home, fried food--little can save it as a leftover).


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