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Surviving The Chuck E. Cheese Birthday Party
October 16, 2005
There are things somewhat more ersatz than finding yourself hard by a five-foot-nine mechanized rodent jerkily lip-synching Ben E. King's "Stand By Me." But not many. Chuck E. Cheese is, of course, a nationally-famed franchise, geared to kids and especially birthday parties.
There are games and contests galore.
Tickets won at games are exchanged for cheap prizes at the end.
Plus, kids get pizza, cake, participatory videos, the whole schmeer.
Everyone's a star - or can be, at least - in a karaoke parody of a birthday party. It's ill........
Some old-school parents host their kids' B-Day parties at the house, or in the park, or at the "Y." But if you want to leave Nothing to chance, it's C.E.C for you.
Amidst all the hoopla and "fun" is a fairly evident desparation - & the idea that fun = consumerism, fake celebrity-hood, and grade D trinkets.
C.E.C. is the epitome of anti-being, a shrine to kiddie consumerism and small "q" quality.
Things being what they are these days, if you're a parent in the U.S. of A., you're sadly destined to find yourself and your progeny at a C.E.C. affair.
Henry David Thoreau (below) and voluntary simplicity look wiser hourly. The Hot Librarian has more (scroll down to 2nd item):
"Hats off to my sister, who somehow managed to find a Chuck E. Cheese in the ghetto. I feared for my life three times in the parking lot alone. Apparently Chuck E. Cheese is THE place to go if you want to smoke pot outside with the other teenage parents/gang members while your kids are inside killing each other with mallets at the Whack-a-Mole game while their thirty-six year old grandmother yells at them from behind a large sausage pizza.
Yeh, the K-mart gene pool thing is a real downer.
But it's the intrinsic trashiness of the consumer experience - as opposed to the intrinsic trashiness of the clientele - that really bites. And so herewith, my parents' survival guide to the dreaded Chuck E. Cheese birthday party ordeal.
1. Arrive late, if at all possible. Thirty minutes late is good, as C.E.C. affairs are usually just 90 minutes (throughput is key for C.E.C. managers).
1.5. Quickly determine the party's end time, tell your kids to have thier tickets exchanged for trinkets before you return, and then, LEAVE. They'll be fine. Come back at the appointed time, or better yet, two minutes later (this is a bargaining point in your favor). Sweep your kids up, say quick, nice good-byes, and get the HELL out the door.
2. If somehow you feel you've got to stay.....well, suffer gracefully, decline the generic pizza, and make sure you prod the host to get the cake and then presents served RIGHT ON TIME, as that signals the merciful END. In the meantime, take your kids around, have fun with the games - they're not all bad. But watch out for broken machines that gobble tokens and give nothing back - we ran into that a lot today. Ask for replacement tokens when ripped off. Just as a matter of principle.
3. When - as occured today - a "party counsellor" comes to your table and asks your group to leave a bit early to open up seats for another party, and said counsellor offers lots of tickets (to be exchanged for still MORE trinkets) to compensate; definitely agree to leave early, but DON'T - under any circumstances - take the extra tickets. It keeps you there for another 15 to 30 minutes picking out more trinkets, and all the trinkets self-destruct five minutes out the door.
4. Cash in the tickets your kids HAVE earned RIGHT after the presents are opened, and BY ALL MEANS coach your kid through the ticket-trinket exchange phase. Don't let them dawdle. You've got a mission to escape; get in your car pronto; and resume normal life!
5. (This is "big picture" strategery). Whenever and wherever possible, espouse to other parents - especially ones who have previously hosted C.E.C. parties - the radical concept that kids' birthday parties, after age 5, should only be held every five years. And that outdoor foodfights really rock!
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Nathan Azinger: You know, I remember being awfully fond of Chuck E. Cheese when I was a kid, but having gone back once or twice since achieving adulthood, I'm puzzled as to why. I think perhaps it had something to do with video games. When I was younger, console systems were new and expensive. Chuck E. Cheese was one of the few places I ever got to play them. Now arcade games seem rather superfluous. If you ignore them, all Chuck E. Cheese has going for it is skeeball and the colored ball play pit, and they won't let me in the ball pit anymore.
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Welcome to the latest edition of The Good Wife Round Table, as panelists Lisa Palmer, Christine Orlando and Carissa Pavlica have gathered to discuss "Executive Order 13224," an episode that featured the return of Carrie Preston, a confrontation between Peter and Will... and terrorism fears.
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"In my world when someone even talks or approaches my wife they are in for a ride of no return and that will be the END!" Another clueless person who hasn't been paying attention! When Peter bangs hookers (and others) all through his marriage, he doesn't get to act all high-and-mighty to the guy the wife he cheated on chooses to be with instead of him. Alicia kicked Peter's lying, cheating ass OUT, and he has nobody to blame for that but himself.
Focus on the cases,please! Do not waste time increasing the new roles of boring. Writers really live in their own bubbles? The story more and more boring. 308 Perhaps is the last episode I watched.
As a avid viewer I was for backing the right side till the resident asshole cross the line and banged the wife. Now I'M ALL FOR Peter getting a big payback and hit where it hurts, Will is talking about balls how about a big kick in them for starters then have at it till he screams uncle. In my world when someone even talks or approaches my wife they are in for a ride of no return and that will be the END!
Please more Kalinda, more Diane, no more Caitlin. Or get off all the female roles, just leave this blonde Caitlin. TPTB can take for themselves. Particularly prominent on Caitlin's make me sick. Because of she, Kalinda almost disappeared. Because of she, Alicia almost become a witch. Because of she, Diane is superfluous.They can be renamed as "The good blonde lawyer".
(When Catlin began to seduce Will. TPTB trying to make us like her? She is the last straw end of the TGW.) ——————————————————————————————————————————
She will, she's young, beautiful, talented, everything stronger than A! If W does not choose her too unreal. Congratulations A / Wshippers,you finally like me, you will eventually have to give up.
I hate that blonde niece, very contrived, very sick, reminds me of the same disgusting Tammy. As long as EPIS HAVE THIS blonde,I'll done it. Red hair is good! We need more male roles, I had enough of the kind of blonde roles, enough!No more please! Male role!
Viewers like red hair is because the new roles are too boring, and also remembrance of wonderful S1.
I think the ratings of TGW will soon less than 2.0.CBS want to save it? It has lost half the audience will soon lose the other half of the audience(When Catlin began to seduce Will. TPTB trying to make us like her? She is the last straw end of the TGW.). It's the story has continued into the dead end. Dwell on the emotion is not a good clue. It should act decisively to stop the emotional entanglement, and turning their attention to the case. A can of P's good wife ,or can also be W's good wife,but not entangled. Emotional cues in the drag on longer, it is from the end of the more recent.
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Joaquin Carbonara, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics State University of New York, Buffalo State Joaquin Carbonara has been heavily involved in the creation of the undergraduate applied mathematics program and the graduate PSM in professional applied and computational mathematics at SUNY Buffalo State. He is the PI of two NSF grants (CSUMS: URGE to compute and Science Master's Program -SMP-) to support the undergraduate and graduate programs at BSC (respectively), and has held a number of leadership roles in both programs.His education includes a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of California in San Diego, and a MS in computer science from the University at Buffalo. As an undergraduate he studied at San Diego State University, the Universidad Central de Venezuela and the University of Florence, Italy. He has published joint articles with faculty and students in the areas of mathematics, physics, ecology and biophysics.He was one of the first members of Venezuela's system of symphonic orchestras ("El Sistema"), where he played the flute. He has a lifelong passion for understanding how science, technology and the arts can help us understand the world and how that, in turn, can be used to connect theory and practice to create a high quality and sustainable educational, economic and social environment.
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David W. King, Ph.D. Director, SUNY PSM Consortium Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Professor of History State University of New York at OswegoDavid King is Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the State University of New York at Oswego, with responsibility for promoting and enhancing two dozen graduate programs at SUNY Oswego which enroll about 1,000 students. He also has general oversight for the varied sponsored research programs on the campus. Dr. King studied at the University of Rochester, the University of London and SUNY Stony Brook, earning a Ph.D. in modern European Intellectual and cultural history. During his tenure at SUNY Oswego, Dr. King has held a variety of faculty and administrative positions.Dr. King is Director of the SUNY PSM Consortium which is comprised of 17 of the senior campuses in the SUNY system, including the four major research universities. These SUNY campuses have established strong working collaborations with many regional businesses and economic development agencies which have facilitated the creation of PSM degrees across the SUNY system. King was instrumental in organizing the SUNY campuses to receive two large Sloan Foundation grants that have supported the development of 15 new PSM degree programs to date with another 15-20 PSM programs in development. He has been Co-P.I. of both grant projects. King was appointed SUNY System PSM Program Director in February 2007.Dr. King has been extensively involved in promoting collaboration among SUNY campuses and in building partnerships between higher education institutions and regional business and industry leadership. During the past five years, Dr. King has made numerous presentations addressing PSM related topics at conferences and workshops sponsored by CGS, NPSMA, NCSL, and others. He has also provided consulting services for the development of PSM programs for the public university systems in the Oregon, Florida, Massachusetts, the Mid Atlantic Association of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and most recently for the City University of New York system. He serves on the external PSM Advisory Boards for CUNY and for the HBC & U PSM Consortium. Nationally, he has served on the PSM Advisory Board for the Council of Graduate Schools.
Cynthia Bainton, MBA Administrative Manager, Biotechnology Programs Northeastern UniversityCynthia Bainton is administrative manager of the Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Science PSM Programs at Northeastern University in Boston and has been involved with the NPSMA since its establishment five years ago. Ms. Bainton joined Northeastern in 2003, when the Biotechnology PSM Program was in its very first year, and since that time has been a major influence on the growth of PSMs at Northeastern. The biotechnology and regulatory science programs now have a combined enrollment of 130 students. The two interdisciplinary programs cut across two colleges and three departments. This has given Ms. Bainton extensive experience solving both academic and administrative challenges as well as student issues. She works closely with the programs' faculty and staff to implement program improvements with a strong emphasis on quality and service. After volunteering to serve on the NPSMA's Peer Review Committee, in 2009 Ms. Bainton was elected to the NPSMA Board of Directors. She served as convener of the board in 2010 and as the finance officer in 2012. Previously Ms. Bainton held positions in development and administration at the International Institute of Boston (IIB), a non-profit social services agency serving immigrants and refugees. As secretary of the Institute's board of directors, she became knowledgeable about non-profit board governance. As coordinator of the Institute's capital campaign, she gained experience in donor relations and event production. Ms. Bainton joined IIB after six years as an ESL/EFL teacher at EF International Language Schools in Boston and the American Language Institute in Lisbon, Portugal. Ms. Bainton earned an MBA from Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business and a BA in English from Bowdoin College.
David Dyer, Ph.D.Director of the Program for Applied Biotechnology Studies California State University - Fullerton, Los Angeles, Dominguez Hills, and California Polytechnic University, PomonaDavid Dyer received his Bachelor of Science in Genetics from the University of California at Davis, and his doctorate in biology with an emphasis in neurochemistry/neurophysiology from the University of California at Irvine. He established the research and development department of Woodward Laboratories, Inc., focused on transdermal drug delivery systems. In his 13 years at this company he garnered 8 US patents and numerous international patents for his work. He worked closely with the company's board of directors to guide innovation during this time as well. Following this, he served as a Medical Science Liaison for UCB Pharma, Inc., and oversaw the Phase IV clinical work for the company in Southern and Central California and Nevada in the area of central nervous system drug product development. Following his strong interest in focused training of the high technology workforce associated with the California biomedical industries, he accepted his current position of Director of the Program for Applied Biotechnology Studies in 2008 and has had the pleasure of helping the program to grow from its inception to its present success. He currently serves as a member of the CSU Fullerton Dean's Advisory Council, and an assistant Scoutmaster for Los Alamitos Troop 658.
Saeed Foroudastan, Ph.D. Associate Dean, College of Basic and Applied Sciences Director of Master of Science in Professional Science Graduate Program Middle Tennessee State University Saeed Foroudastan is the Associate Dean for the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and the Director of the Master of Science in Professional Science (MSPS) graduate program at Middle Tennessee State University. Dr. Foroudastan received his B.S. in Civil Engineering, his M.S. in Civil Engineering, and his Ph.D. in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Tennessee Technological University. Additionally, he has six years of industrial experience as a Senior Engineer and eighteen years of academic experience as a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Instructor.As Associate Dean, Dr. Foroudastan works collaboratively with the Dean on tasks and represents the Dean and the College. He is responsible for administration processes such as workloads, budgeting, and hiring. He has worked on Tenure-Track, Tenure, and promotion recommendations as well as addressing faculty and student concerns and curriculum issues. He provides leadership and assists with the management of budgets, personnel and programs for the ten departments within the college, which houses over 6,000 majors and 220 full-time faculty. Dr. Foroudastan famously brought the Professional Sciences Master's (PSM) program to Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in 2005. The program at MTSU goes by a different name, Masters of Science in Professional Science (MSPS).He is the initiator and program director of the nationally recognized, award-winning Master of Science in Professional Science Program (MSPS), the most successful and fastest-growing graduate program at MTSU. As Director for the MSPS program, he oversees administration details for all six concentrations; including initiation and promotion of new concentrations. He actively recruits and mentors future and current MSPS students as well as past MSPS graduates. He is also the faculty advisor for the Master of Science in Professional Club.He has secured over one million dollars in the form of both internal and external grants and research funding. This funding has come from several organizations, including the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the National Science Foundation.His industrial experience focused on the areas of manufacturing, research and development, design and analysis, metal forming, material characterization, mathematical modeling and simulation, and management of engineering projects. He has also achieved U.S. and European patents and published technical papers throughout his industrial career.
Joan Huber, Ph.D. Program Coordinator, Plant Biology PSM University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Joan Huber is Program Coordinator for the Plant Biology PSM at the University of Illinois. She earned her BS in Biology at Wayne State University in Detroit and PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Idaho. Joan's efforts to launch a plant biotechnology PSM grew from a conviction of our need to embed innovative science + business graduate training into basic life science disciplines that traditionally have focused on research-based degrees. While engaged for more than 25 years in research in plant physiology and biochemistry at major research universities she, like many, have observed declining funds to support thesis degrees and decreases in research-based academic positions and, at the same time, swelling ranks of young scientists seeking non-academic careers in sectors that are also undergoing changes. Her work at both the pre-college level, as a NASA Assistant Director for Outreach and Education at NC State University, and at the undergraduate level, as an instructor, academic advisor and career counselor in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Illinois, underscored an imperative to anticipate the 21st century landscape and prepare the many life science students unaware of the diversity of today's science careers. Bringing an appreciation for the educational experiences of students in the basic sciences, Joan has served for several years on the Illinois PSM Advisory Council, which works to create developmental PSM curricula that build skills and proficiencies of mutual benefit to both students and employers. Within her Plant Biology PSM program, Joan integrates graduate science and business insights into new courses and lab research, and establishes industry partnerships that yield student projects and vital mentoring for both the program and the students.
Tara Johnson, M.A. Assistant Director College of Graduate Studies University of Central Florida
Tara Johnson is an Assistant Director within the College of Graduate Studies for the University of Central Florida. Tara has been involved with the Florida Professional Science Masters Statewide Initiative since the initial planning grant was awarded in 2009 from the Sloan Foundation. Acting as an advocate for the initiative, she assisted in growing the state of Florida's programs to 28 certified PSM programs, 4 active programs using the PSM format and an additional 5 PSM programs that are currently being planned at Florida institutions. In this role, she was responsible for the coordination, communication and marketing of the statewide initiative including assisting in building a statewide advisory board and attaining a second implementation grant from the Sloan Foundation.Her current responsibilities include overseeing the internship coordination for four PSM programs at the University of Central Florida. Tara holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Florida and a M.A. in Communication from the University of Central Florida.
Patricia Komuniecki, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean, College of Graduate StudiesUniversity of ToledoPatricia Komuniecki is the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies at The University of Toledo (UT). Dr. Komuniecki earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in Biology from Newton College (Boston College) and Mount Holyoke College and her Ph.D. in Zoology from The University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Prior to assuming her faculty position at UT in 1985, she conducted postdoctoral research in parasite biochemistry at The University of Notre Dame and pharmacology at the former Medical College of Ohio. As a Professor of Biology, she has garnered more than $4M in research grant funding as well as teaching/mentoring doctoral, master's and undergraduate students in lab and classroom for more than 25 years. She has previously held administrative appointments as Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences and Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Carol B. Lynch, Ph.D. Dean Emerita University of Colorado at BoulderCarol Lynch is Dean Emerita at the University of Colorado at Boulder where she was Professor of Ecological and Evolutionary Biology, and Fellow of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics, having served as Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Chancellor for Research from 1992-2004. She recently completed 5 ½ years as a Senior Scholar at the Council of Graduate Schools, directing the professional master's initiatives. Carol received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, her M.A. from the University of Michigan, and her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. She held an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Colorado. From 1973–92 she was at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, as Professor of Biology, and later Dean of the Sciences. She held a Research Career Development Award from NIH, is a Fellow of AAAS and was President of the Behavior Genetics Association. She was the Program Director in Population Biology and Physiological Ecology at the National Science Foundation in 1990-91. Carol was President of the Western Association of Graduate Schools and has served on the Board of Directors of the Council of Graduate Schools and on the Executive Committee of the Council on Research Policy and Graduate Education of NASULGC (now APLU). She was a member of the GRE Board (ETS), was past chair of the TOEFL Board (ETS) and was a member of the NRC committee on the assessment of research doctoral programs. She served as the inaugural CGS/NSF Dean in Residence, and later reprised that role. She is currently co-chair of the Steering Committee for the National PSM Office. A biologist by training, she has held research grants from NIH, NSF, and NATO, has published on evolutionary and behavioral genetics, was Co-PI on an NSF AGEP award and Co-PI on an NSF ADVANCE award.
Michael N. Morad, M.S.Senior Manager, Global Quality Compliance Cordis CorporationMichael Morad is employed by Cordis Corporation, a part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, as Senior Manager of Global Quality Compliance. Michael graduated from a PSM program in Medical Product Development Management at San Jose State University in 2010 and has become involved in the National Professional Science Master's Association to develop the Association's PSM alumni network and student outreach programs. In addition to his PSM degree Michael holds a B.S. in Molecular Biology from San Jose State University as well as certifications for ISO 9001/13485 Lead Auditor and Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor and Certified Quality Manager through the American Society for Quality.
Donald E. Pierson, Ph.D.Vice Provost for Graduate EducationUniversity of Massachusetts LowellDon Pierson is the Vice Provost for Graduate Education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He also serves as System Coordinator of the Planning Committee for Professional Science Masters Programs at the University of Massachusetts. The professional science masters initiative is a vital component in the effort to strengthen graduate programs at the University of Massachusetts. In the past two years, the campus governance systems have approved 19 PSM programs as Options within the various science masters degrees programs. Pierson earned an A.B. in Psychology cum laude from Princeton University, a Masters in Education, Research in Instruction from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He has worked for IBM, served as an elementary school principal, conducted a ten year longitudinal study of early childhood education, and directed university partnerships with urban schools and community organizations. Prior to his current position at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, he served as Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of Education for 18 years and as Interim Provost for one year. He has served as Principal Investigator for numerous private foundation and public grants, including the Northeast Network STEM Pipeline (2004-2008) and TEAMS Academy for accelerated high school students to take college level courses in Technology, Engineering, Math, and Science.
Jean Schaake, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs College of Arts and Sciences University of North TexasJean Schaake is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Texas. Jean's educational background includes B.A. in Chemistry, St. Olaf College, an M.S. Ed., Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Florida. Her primary responsibilities in the College of Arts and Sciences include development and assessment of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the 18 departments in the College. She chairs both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum committees for the College of Arts and Sciences as well as the liaison with the UNT-International to develop faculty led study abroad programs and curricular partnerships with foreign universities.In addition to university responsibilities, Dr. Schaake is active in the Denton community through service on a city commission, membership in the Denton Chamber of Commerce and past service as trustee for the Denton Independent School District. Her professional memberships include the DFW World Affairs Council, the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations and the American Chemical Society and DFW section.
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Cato: 10 Years in Afghanistan
By C4L Member on October 10, 2011 in National Blog
The Cato Institute has produced a sobering analysis which highlights the consequences in Afghanistan after 10-years of United States military intervention.
"We have encouraged a centralized, nationalized government in what is essentially a pre-national society. And that does make room for the Taliban."


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DKMS: Dell Improves Driver Installation
Version 126.96.36.199 DKMS (Dynamic Kernel Module Support), a framework that facilitates the installation of Linux drivers, has just been released. Besides bugfixes the new release includes a method for creating Debian driver packages.
Dell developed DKMS in order to deliver updated hardware drivers to its Linux customers without replacing the entire kernel. The framework provides a standardized update process that facilitates support.
DKMS keeps its own source code tree on a system outside of the kernel sources. It includes commands for building, installing and removing modules. In addition to this, it can create RPM and even Debian packages as of the latest version.
The current version solves release problems using the "--rpm_safe_upgrade" option. Driver floppy generation for Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 has been reworked, but is still problematic according to Dell's Linux strategist Matt Domsch. In his company blog Domsch describes the advantages of DKMS based on a current example: the framework supports simple integration of drivers for Dell's hardware. Dell had to remaster the distribution CDs for Ubuntu 7.04; now Dell uses DKMS for SLES, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Ubuntu.
More details are available on the DKMS project page. Tarballs, RPMs and Debian packages are available for downloading. DKMS, which is licensed under the GPLv2, is also available from the Ubuntu Gutsy (universe) and Fedora 7 (testing) repositories.
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Satisfaction Guaranteed
Tweet The two most dangerous words in business are "satisfaction" and "guaranteed". If you put them together you have a potentially very destructive policy. Using them lightly can be about the same as digging your own grave. Your epitaph would read something along the lines of "They guaranteed it. They couldn't deliver". As a business owner you are basically promising that your product or service is so good that if your customer is in any way dissatisfied they are entitled to complete retribution. It doesn't even matter if the product or service actually worked. The dinner plate may have been cooked exactly to order, met every expectation, but the service… Read More


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The Sartorialist
Dreamspinner Press, Mar 1, 2012 - Fiction - 66 pages
When royal sartorial adviser Beau Brummell meets a pretty soldier at a ball full of people who have begun to bore him, he's only thinking of a brief affair and the opportunity to prove that clothes make the man. Then Toby turns out to be not only beautiful but kind and a generous lover, and Beau finds himself falling fast. Though previously happy to let him have his fun, the jealous Prince Regent issues an ultimatum: Toby must return to France or risk being charged with treason. Knowing Toby is unlikely to survive, Beau begins a downward spiral into depression and debt. Surely he and Toby will never meet again....
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Spanish Teachers Unite to Tackle Serious Issue: NFL Player's Jersey Number
Apparently this was on Deadspin, but I read the education sites each day before I hit sports, so I'll tip the hat to Mr. Russo.
The Bengals wide receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson legally changed his name recently to Chad Ocho Cinco to reflect his jersey number of 85 – and now "Ocho Cinco" will appear on the back of his jersey in place of the old "Johnson." Cue the outrage!
Rubes like me don't know much about Spanish. We just know that Teddy Roosevelt whooped the Spanish single-handedly and that a lot of people in California [like Spain, another foreign country] speak their language. I'll do my best to sum up the gripes detailed by these scholars of the language – consider this testimony fair warning.
Here's the meat:
"Why is Carlson, and many other Spanish teachers so upset? "Ocho cinco" actually means "eight-five", while "ochenta cinco" or "ochenta y cinco" would be the correct formations of 85 in Spanish."
Yes. Yes, I follow. The question I'm having trouble with is…
… so what? Another scholar explains:
"Aaron Carlson, Spanish teacher from Kearney, Nebraska explains: "Chad's little prank is making it difficult for us to effectively teach numbers. Students think that we are teaching them wrong because this clown can't use a dictionary.""
I wouldn't call a legal name change a "little prank," but Kearney is entitled to his mouth-frothing.
Take a step back, Mr. Carlson. Is Chad Ocho Cinco's football jersey the highest hurdle you face as an educator? If so, don't let the education world know – your school will get about 40,000 applications for its next job opening.
Perhaps Kearney and others could use this as what the proper ed-school graduates and certified teachers – not me – call a "teachable moment."
Really, how often does grammar in any language come up in pop culture? It's a fairly interesting bit – taking 3 minutes to describe how "ocho cinco" reflects the "8″ and "5″ on his jersey and not the cardinal number "85."
This might be one of the few times when I'd argue that the discussion would facilitate engagement among students, and that the engagement would be a valuable thing.
Chad Ocho Cinco seems to grasp the gravity of the issue:
""I really don't care, you cant stop me either way," related Ocho Cinco. "Maybe next year I'll go with Acht Fünf. That's some German right there.""
As soon as these teachers pound out a solution to this intellectual rift, they might want to tackle two other problems in high school education.
1. High school teachers don't know basic English, as evidenced by the mean GRE Verbal score of 484.
2. High school teachers don't know basic math – algebra and geometry – as evidenced by their mean GRE Quantitative score of 576.
Both of these scores are well below the mean. Verify it here [PDF] at your leisure. I recommend you take solace in knowing that your bosses aren't any better off.
Good job, guys. The grammar myth of The Ocho Cinco Jersey? Consider it busted.
Hell, the Spanish teacher article is probably a fake, but since I read 20 real education articles a day this ridiculous, I'll treat it as true.
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not to mention, in football and in other sports, players are often referred to as the individual digits of their jersey number. For instance, Brady is called "one-two" in practice. Ocho Cinco was likely referred to as "eight five", hence his translation.
NEWSWIRE–Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson has legally changed his last name to OchoCinco (Spanish for "eight, five") in recognition of his uniform number.
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Ingredientsadd to shopping list
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 small zucchini, trimmed and coarsely chopped
- 2 tomatillos, husks removed, quartered
- 1 medium green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and coarsely chopped
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
- 1 small red onion, coarsely chopped
- 2 medium-ripe green tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- Tabasco sauce
- Salt
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, washed and trimmed
1. Blend the lime juice, vinegar, oil, cilantro leaves, and cumin in the small bowl with a wooden spoon.
2. Place the zucchini, tomatillos, bell pepper, cucumber, onion, and green tomatoes in batches in the bowl of the food processor fitted with the steel blade. Process, adding the lime juice mixture, 2 tablespoons at a time, to prevent the blade from being clogged with the vegetables. The soup should have a crunchy texture; do not puree the vegetables. Pour the soup into the large bowl as each batch is processed.
3. When all the vegetables have been processed, add just enough vegetable broth to give the gazpacho a smoother consistency. Season the soup with the Tabasco sauce and salt to taste.
4. Refrigerate, covered, for 2 1/2 to 3 hours before serving.
To Serve:
Fill the shot glasses three-quarters full with the gazpacho. Top each glass with a dollop of sour cream. Arrange the glasses on a large tray, with the bunch of cilantro in the center. Guests can help themselves.
DO-AHEAD: Prepare the shots in the morning and store them, covered, in the refrigerator.
COOK'S TIP: Pour the soup into a thermos and enjoy it during an afternoon of tailgating, at a picnic, or for a beach party.
Per serving: 33.6 calories, 29.0 calories from fat, 3.2g total fat, 0.7g saturated fat, 6.3mg cholesterol, 46.1mg sodium, 0.7g total carbs, 0.0g dietary fiber, 0.1g sugars, 0.5g protein
Nutritional analysis provided by TasteBook, using the USDA Nutrition Database
From The Bride & Groom's Menu Cookbook by Abigail Kirsch and Susan M. Greenberg Copyright (c) 2002 by Abigail Kirsch and Susan M. Greenberg Published by Broadway Books.
Abigail Kirsch's renowned catering sites are located in Manhattan and Westchester County, and at the New York Botanical Garden. Trained at the Culinary Institute of America and Le Cordon Bleu, she is the past president of the New York and international chapters of Les Dames d'Escoffier. Susan M. Greenberg, her sister-in-law, is a professional freelance writer. Kirsch lives in Pound Ridge, New York, and Greenberg lives in Stamford, Connecticut. Together they also wrote The Bride and Groom's First Cookbook
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recipe at a glance
type: Entertaining, Soup/Stew
main ingredients: Lime, Cucumber, Bell Pepper, Zucchini, Tomatillo, Tomato, Cilantro
dietary considerations: Vegetarian, Low Cal, Healthy
holiday/celebration: Cocktail Party, Wedding, Picnic, Shower, Party, Engagement Party
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