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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Romney's '64 Rambler on the eBay auction block
It may not have driven up to the White House, but a nearly 50-year-old AMC Rambler now going across the eBay auction block has historic ties to two presidential campaigns.
According to a listing on the popular site, potential bidders have less than three days left to snatch up the 1964 AMC Rambler Classic once owned by former Michigan Governor George Romney. The one-time president and chief executive of American Motors had the white two-door when he made his run for the White House in 1968. His son Mitt used the car to launch his own bid for president in 2007 during a campaign appearance in suburban Detroit.
?What?s most amazing about this car is that it?s so well preserved and unrestored. The paint is all factory and in excellent shape for its age,? said the current owner, a Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., resident who is selling it on eBay under the screenname ?socalsoda.? He added that, ??What?s most amazing about this car is that it?s so well preserved and un-restored. To find a car this well preserved is rare, but to find a car this well preserved and with this documentation and ownership history is amazing. The paint is all factory and in excellent shape for its age.?
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Known for his now out-of-style bipartisanship, the former business executive and politician acquired the ?64 Rambler after he had already left AMC to serve as Michigan governor. Romney was a champion of small cars, going so far as to blast American Motors? bigger Detroit rivals for producing ?gas-guzzling dinosaurs.?
It?s unclear how long he drove the six-cylinder coupe, though it was still in the family when Romney challenged President Lyndon Johnson during the 1968 campaign. The Michigan governor was considered a strong contender until being tripped up by his own explanation for becoming an opponent of the Viet Nam War, declaring that he originally had been ?brainwashed? by the military.
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The white Rambler remained in the family until shortly before the senior Romney?s death in 1995 when he donated it to the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Mich. Chrysler had purchased AMC more than a decade earlier. The coupe remained in the collection until just before Chrysler?s 2009 bankruptcy when, through a series of steps, it was sold to a collector in Northern California before being purchased by the current owner.
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The current top bid as of Tuesday afternoon ? was $10,500. The auction will close at 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22. It?s unclear whether any Romney family members are participating in the auction.
The Rambler features a 196 cubic-inch six-cylinder engine and, according to the current owner, is in good running shape, though he has kept it in a sealed garage unregistered since purchasing the Rambler.
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As to Mitt Romney, it?s quite likely that he spent at least some time in the back seat of the ?64 AMC Rambler, as he would have been around 16 when his father purchased the coupe. In fact, the younger Romney and wife Ann received a later, blue model from the governor when they got married.
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Human bones in backyard altar bought on eBay?
By Patrick Healy, NBCLosAngeles.com
Some of the bones and a skull found Sunday in a Pasadena backyard are human, the Los Angeles Coroner's Office has confirmed.
A man who left the house Monday said that his sister's family had found the bones for sale on eBay, and that she purchased them for religious reasons. The man identified himself only as Jose, declining to give his last name.
Police said they were pursuing a trespasser when they spotted bones atop the outdoor altar. Steer horns and other animal bones were visible, along with the human bones, candles and incense.?
"The religious aspect of the case is not our focus -- it's the bones," said Pasadena Police Lt. Ed Calatayud.?
Human skulls indeed are listed for sale on eBay.? On Monday, for example, one described as suitable for dental study was listed at $710.
Jose said his sister practices Palo Mayombe, an offshoot of Santeria.
'The Saint of Death'
Studying images of the statues on the altar, an expert on Latin American folk religions saw different symbolism.
"What caught my eye was that the backyard altar was obviously primarily an altar to Santa Muerte, the Saint of Death ... whose cult has been mushrooming both in the United States and Mexico over the past decade," said R. Andrew Chesnut, professor of religious studies and holder of the Bishop Sullivan Chair at Virginia Commonwealth University.?
"What it really is, is a fusion of medieval Catholicism and native Mexican folk religion,? said Chesnut, the author of "Devoted to Death:? Santa Muerte, the Skeleton Saint."
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Santa Muerte has continued to grow, despite condemnation from the Catholic Church and from the federal government of Mexico, Chesnut said.?
Santa Muerta is distinct from Santeria, but creation of personal altars is a characteristic among followers of both, and in some cases altars are adorned with bones, both animal and human.
"The bones themselves are often believed to have special powers,? he said.
The coroner's office took custody of the bones and skull discovered in the 800 block of North Oakland Avenue.?
At this point there is no indication of any crime, police said.? But the coroner will attempt to determine their origin.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Rome braces for influx of visitors as search for papal replacement begins
Cardinals gather to determine successor to Benedict as leader of world's 1.2 billion Catholics
Rome is bracing for the faithful to arrive for the election and installation of the cardinal who will succeed Benedict as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. The 85-year-old Pope Benedict announced his resignation earlier this month, stepping down at the end of this month, planning to retreat to a life of prayer in a monastery behind the Vatican's ancient walls.
Some of the faithful were dismayed that Benedict broke with the centuries-old tradition that popes serve until their last breath.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The pontiff told cardinals that he no longer has the mental and physical stamina to vigorously shepherd the church.He smiled shyly at the sight of the crowd on Sunday, filled with pilgrims waving their countries' flags and holding up banners with words of support. One group of Italians raised a banner which read: "We love you."
:Thanks for turnout in such numbers! This, too, is a sign of the affection and the spiritual closeness that you are giving me in these days." He stretched out his arms as if to embrace the faithful from across the vast expanse of the square. The pope then asked the faithful to "continue praying for me and for the next pope."
Authorities used the traditional Sunday window appearance the event as a kind of trial run for the crowds expected to flock to the square in the coming weeks for the next pope's installation.
Benedict's successor will make his first papal appearance by stepping onto the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on the square, shortly after puffs of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney tell the world the cardinals have made their secret selection.
Some of the faithful were dismayed that Benedict broke with the centuries-old tradition that popes serve until their last breath.
A youth group Militia Christi (Latin for Christ's Militia) held a hand-painted banner asking the pope to stay. "We are asking him to change his mind. He is the good of the church," youth Giovan Battista Varricchio said.
No official decision has been announced on a date for the conclave to elect Benedict's successor, but the Vatican has suggested that it might start sooner than March 15, the earliest date possible under current rules, which require a 15-20 day waiting period after the papacy becomes vacant.
A debate has begun on whether such a change could be justified and whether it might benefit Rome-based cardinals, who because of their positions at the church's headquarters can count on their acquaintance with cardinals around the world.
"Church law should not be changed on a whim," the Rev. Thomas Reese, an American Vatican expert said. He said changing law "would be disruptive."
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Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for January 2013
General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.
Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.
Source: http://www.catholic.org/hf/faith/story.php?id=49766&wf=rsscol
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
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Spain's elBulli restaurant to reopen for lucky few
MADRID (AP) ? Spain's famous elBulli restaurant will temporarily reopen later this year as renowned chef-owner Ferran Adria trains actors for a movie based on his iconic but shuttered eatery.
Lucky gourmands will dine at the seaside Mediterranean landmark or in Hollywood if a decision is made to recreate the restaurant there.
ElBulli closed in July 2011 after maintaining an almost unattainable Michelin three-star status for over a decade. It was rated the world's best restaurant five times by British magazine The Restaurant, with Adria often cited as the planet's most talented and imaginative chef.
Adria told The Associated Press on Thursday that meals will be served to clients during the training sessions. A lottery system is possible for the general public, or Adria and movie executives could pick the diners.
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Are Good Marriages/ Relationships A Taboo? - Family - Nairaland
I wonder sometimes when some comments are made here, I am just asking oh. No be fight.
Is it a taboo to have a good marriage/ spouse/ relationship?
I wonder about this because when someone comes and complains about a bad marriage/relationship/ spouse we believe them.
When someone comes and says they have a good marriage/ relationship/spouse we say they are liars, pretenders, internet Nigerians among other terms.
When one says he has a cheating partner we tend to believe more than one who says their partner doesn't cheat. We say "its because you have not caught him/her yet" "every man/ woman cheats"
Even when I sneak into Nairaland these days I find it hard to comment for fear of being labeled unrealistic and a pretender.
My question is:
1. Are things so bad in marriages and relationships that only the worst is beieved?
2. Is it impossible that there will exist spouses and partners who are mature enough to love, respect and make efforts not to hurt their partners?
3. Why is it easy to believe the bad and impossible to accept the good?
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debrief08: I come in peace oh ( Oga Richy permit me to copy your phrase)
My question is:
1. Are things so bad in marriages and relationships that only the worst is beieved?
2. Is it impossible that there will exist spouses and partners who are mature enough to love, respect and make efforts not to hurt their partners?
3. Why is it easy to believe the bad and impossible to accept the good?
dear madam,
The reality is that one man's meat is another man's poison
What you think is heavenly in one way is mundane in another way
I guess humans can be cynical and feel that some details are embellished hence the disbelief
I have married friends and i observe them a lot
Some relate to their wives like the women dont know anything
Yet the women will say they have caring husbands..
Traditional African men generally dont respect their spouses and prefer them to be seen and not heard
So when a lady comes and says hey i have a perfect marriage, they snicker
My own sha. what do u think
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Okay the short answer would be ? Misery Loves Company!!
The long answer ? it is harder to do things that makes people happy than those that make them unhappy.
It is harder to be forgiving,
It is harder to be selfless,
It is harder to be considerate,
It is harder to be helpful,
It is harder to put ego aside,
It is harder to be humble,
It is harder to admit you are wrong.
It is harder to be NICE!
So when we see people who are those things, we think. . . Nah, they've gotta be lying or pretending.
Another thing is we live in a society where roles have been defined ? A woman is supposed to act this way and a man is supposed to act this way. . .when either gender tries to break from that, it leads to disbelief in others.
When a woman comes here and tells us her husband is this and that. . .everything that is against our preconceived ideas of what a man is supposed to be, we think. . .Nah, they've gotta be lying or pretending.
When a man comes here and tells us how he recognizes his wife as more than just his wife, he recognizes her as a person . . . cue the name calling and the derision. He is not a man, his wife must have used something on him blah blah blah. Yep, he?s gotta be lying or pretending.
Relationship is about giving and taking...if one person does all the giving all the time, resentment seeps in and they become miserable. In order to cope with that misery, they convince themselves that this is how things should be...it is easier to take when you believe others are living like that. SO when confronted with a reality that is so different from what theirs is, the default thinking is. . .it's gotta be a lie, they are just pretending.
It is that simple.
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A woman may be content with playing the role of a housewife who is well provided for
So she knows her husband has things on the side and she is well aware as long as her position is well secured (home, businesses, cars etc)
she may overlook such and be ok with things as they are
I agree with most of ur points though
Reminds me of a film i watched where this lady encouraged her friend not to take nonsense froom her hubby
Meanwhile she kneels down to wake her husband and serve him food everyday
When asked she said she can not live with out her husband that she is a ruth 
The simple answer is that misery loves company. The people with small brains and/or small scrotal components only find enjoyment in life by believing other people are miserable. Inability to comprehend simple written English also plays a role.
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LOTS OF MARRIAGES ARE ENTERED WITHOUT MUTUAL AGREEMENT, IT BECOMES VERY TOUGH BECAUSE YOU ARE JUDGED FOR BEING MARRIED..
I ALWAYS SAY, LOVE IS NEVER ENOUGH TO KEEP ANY RELATIONSHIP AND I HAVE STUCK TO THAT.
The truth is that, you cannot accept what you do not believe in.
No one can live beyond what he/she believes in.
If you believe you can, then you can and you will accept that others can.
If you believe you cant, you wont and you will believe others cant too.
What we believe in often affects our reasoning and belief.
Generally, some pple often believe that a good marital relationship is often as a result of "juju", hence, no matter how happy you are, they will believe its all lies or pretence.
May God help us all.
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It is not a taboo. It is because Nairaland by Moderator's and owners' design is almost largely welcoming to neophytes and Pessimistic 'Garri' and 'first to comment' retards. So much pessimism here is enough to make you think the world has crashed. Take a deep breath and know that Nairalanders opinions begin and end here.
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So what's the difference between a good marriage and a perfect marriage? I know for sure both are not the same.
I think it has a lot to do with the way we think and what we feed our mind on. i read a lot of comments here on NL too and people don't ever see the possibility of having a wonderful family. I have a wonderful wife and am proud of her everyday. I call her almost all the time while in office and i send text to her too with"Love you" at the end.You have to make up your mind that you are going to have a wonderful marriage.
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Another reason why some pple will not believe good marriage possible is because........
There are more pessimists than optimists
It is a taboo to think or believe that good marriages/relationships are taboos
Just the other day I mentioned I was married and wasn't looking for love,on a different thread, one called me boring, another said smth stewpid I don't want to recall. Bottom line, there's a lot of sadistic, cynical and unrealistic ppl on this forum who never want to believe a positive thing about another person
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No really likes to hear about ur happiness or success. They only endure it. So when its in a forum where they can be heard and not seen, they will show how ugly their minds are.
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Interesting
Ok
The society has allowed somethings to be regarded as normal,ie a cheating husband is permitted,while a cheating woman is frowned at,more reason I like the whites,they believe in living a good life,and having and happily ever after,most married people are simply co-partner,cos they often ENDURE,and not ENJOYED their marital life.
The society has allowed somethings to be regarded as normal,ie a cheating husband is permitted,while a cheating woman is frowned at,more reason I like the whites,they believe in living a good life,and having and happily ever after,most married people are simply co-partner,cos they often ENDURE,and not ENJOY their marital life.
Billyonaire: It is not a taboo. It is because Nairaland by Moderator's and owners' design is almost largely welcoming to neophytes and Pessimistic 'Garri' and 'first to comment' retards. So much pessimism here is enough to make you think the world has crashed. Take a deep breath and know that Nairalanders opinions begin and end here.
But you are always on the front page chasing first comments and playing to the "like me" botton.
Yomieluv: The society has allowed somethings to be regarded as normal,ie a cheating husband is permitted,while a cheating woman is frowned at,more reason I like the whites,they believe in living a good life,and having and happily ever after,most married people are simply co-partner,cos they often ENDURE,and not ENJOY their marital life.
the whites you refer to are actualy serial monogamists
which i dont see the difference from polygamy
Marry A for 10 years, have kids, divorce... child and spousal support
Marry B for 5 years, have kids, divorce... child and spousal support
Marry C for 3 years,no kids divorce... spousal support
Now the trend is now cohabitation
Soem of my friends colleagues (whites) are paying cthis thing for their families in the West hence they dont want to go back home
They like naija
I realized most peep here are bitter either becos theirs isn't working, but I don't blame them most peep here are reflection of what is happening in the real world, its just a pity
Yomieluv: The society has allowed somethings to be regarded as normal,ie a cheating husband is permitted,while a cheating woman is frowned at,more reason I like the whites,they believe in living a good life,and having and happily ever after,most married people are simply co-partner,cos they often ENDURE,and not ENJOYED their marital life.
Like Biola said. Whites are serial monogamist.
its not uncommon to see someone who has been married 8 times and less than 50yrs
There is NO such thing as a perfect marriage but there are horrible marriages,on and off line,IMO.
When you are in a horrible marriage/relationship,you'll find it hard to believe that one can actually enjoy a good marriage. There is no perfect marriage cos there is no perfect individual.
A good marriage is one that acknowledges there are imperfections and is able to work out through bad times.
Perfection is relative so at the end of the day, my marriage is perfect for me and does not have to be perfect in the eyes of others.
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Sisi_Kill: Lol! Debrief, this your question is pawafu oh!!*A STANDING OVATION FOR THIS POSTER*Okay the short answer would be ? Misery Loves Company!!
The long answer ? it is harder to do things that makes people happy than those that make them unhappy.
It is harder to be forgiving,
It is harder to be selfless,
It is harder to be considerate,
It is harder to be helpful,
It is harder to put ego aside,
It is harder to be humble,
It is harder to admit you are wrong.
It is harder to be NICE!So when we see people who are those things, we think. . . Nah, they've gotta be lying or pretending.
Another thing is we live in a society where roles have been defined ? A woman is supposed to act this way and a man is supposed to act this way. . .when either gender tries to break from that, it leads to disbelief in others.
When a woman comes here and tells us her husband is this and that. . .everything that is against our preconceived ideas of what a man is supposed to be, we think. . .Nah, they've gotta be lying or pretending.
When a man comes here and tells us how he recognizes his wife as more than just his wife, he recognizes her as a person . . . cue the name calling and the derision. He is not a man, his wife must have used something on him blah blah blah. Yep, he?s gotta be lying or pretending.
Relationship is about giving and taking...if one person does all the giving all the time, resentment seeps in and they become miserable. In order to cope with that misery, they convince themselves that this is how things should be...it is easier to take when you believe others are living like that. SO when confronted with a reality that is so different from what theirs is, the default thinking is. . .it's gotta be a lie, they are just pretending.
It is that simple.
You've said it all,they are managing a bad marriage or relationship so when they see another person having a great relationship which they badly wish they had,they try to downplay what the other person's got and try to make you like them.
'CRAB MENTALITY' i tell ya...
That you have a good/strong relationship does not mean you don't quarrel but at least you find a means of solving it amicably. But people here do have that inclination that nothing "good" last forever. That you have been jilted or cheated in the past does not mean everyone do have to go through same experience
there are good marriages and good relationships. I'm in one. Four of my male friends are. Five of my females friends are married. Some are not in Nigeria. Its about what do you seek for. Some say 4/10 is ok. While some want 8/10 or 9/10. There are real men and real women, there are also the opposite. In my opinion, as a male, seek a lady with the qualities of a wife and has the heart of a mother. In my opinion, as a female, accept a man with the qualities you desire of a husband and has the heart of a father.
ifyalways:
When you are in a horrible marriage/relationship,you'll find it hard to believe that one can actually enjoy a good marriage.
See I also think it is a testament to what kind of miserable and bitter character they are. Even if one is in a horrible marriage, there is no reason why they can't be happy for positive stories in other's lives. The fact that their fulfillment and joy in life comes from wanting everyone else to be miserable and refusing to believe otherwise despite having no proof whatsoever, just shows what a despicable human being they are. IMO.
Now if a claim sounds truly outrageous that's another thing. If someone claims their 8 bedroom mansion only has liquid gold water beds with live flying unicorn minstrels serenading their eternal lovemaking sessions, then by all means, express your scepticism.
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On this: Why is it easy to believe the bad and impossible to accept the good?, I'll say it happens even in other areas of life. Permit me to digress, in politics and governance, this happens especially in Nigeria. However, in as much as so many people will decide in their heart to believe what's not true, there are as well others who will chose to believe otherwise. So spend your resources who will see truth and for those who won't, its their own cup of tea.
One more thing: life itself is not just complex but very complicated.
ifyalways: When you are in a horrible marriage/relationship,you'll find it hard to believe that one can actually enjoy a good marriage.
I do not subscribe to this. When one is in a horrible marriage, he/she will yearn for a good one no matter how terrible he/she may be.
Infact some of dia comments can make u commit suicide
I dey play o. But d truth is dat most pple like to see u lament rather than testify positively. They tend to be happier when dey discover ur also in dia inconvinient shoes
Source: http://www.nairaland.com/1194956/good-marriages-relationships-taboo
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Monday, February 4, 2013
Another GOP senator backs Hagel for defense post
WASHINGTON (AP) ? A second Republican senator says he will back former Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next Pentagon chief.
Nebraska's senior senator, Mike Johanns, says he believes Hagel will be a strong supporter of Israel and other allies of the U.S. and will be firm with America's enemies.
Johanns tells the Lincoln Journal Star that he believes Hagel earned his endorsement.
Johanns says he decided to back Hagel after the former Nebraska senator's confirmation hearing and after meeting with him.
Some Republican senators have said they will vote against confirming Hagel. Hagel has been criticized as not being tough enough on Iran or sufficiently supportive of Israel.
Johanns joins Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi in supporting Hagel's nomination. Senate Democrats hold the majority, and none has voiced opposition to Hagel's appointment.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Healthier schools: Goodbye candy and greasy snacks
FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, side salads, apple sauce and plums await the students of Eastside Elementary School in Clinton, Miss. The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, side salads, apple sauce and plums await the students of Eastside Elementary School in Clinton, Miss. The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Goodbye candy bars and sugary cookies. Hello baked chips and diet sodas.
The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools are more healthful, a change that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus.
Under new rules the Department of Agriculture proposed Friday, school vending machines would start selling water, lower-calorie sports drinks, diet sodas and baked chips instead. Lunchrooms that now sell fatty "a la carte" items like mozzarella sticks and nachos would have to switch to healthier pizzas, low-fat hamburgers, fruit cups and yogurt.
The rules, required under a child nutrition law passed by Congress in 2010, are part of the government's effort to combat childhood obesity. While many schools already have made improvements in their lunch menus and vending machine choices, others still are selling high-fat, high-calorie foods.
Under the proposal, the Agriculture Department would set fat, calorie, sugar and sodium limits on almost all foods sold in schools. Current standards already regulate the nutritional content of school breakfasts and lunches that are subsidized by the federal government, but most lunch rooms also have "a la carte" lines that sell other foods. And food sold through vending machines and in other ways outside the lunchroom has not been federally regulated.
"Parents and teachers work hard to instill healthy eating habits in our kids, and these efforts should be supported when kids walk through the schoolhouse door," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Most snacks sold in school would have to have less than 200 calories. Elementary and middle schools could sell only water, low-fat milk or 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice. High schools could sell some sports drinks, diet sodas and iced teas, but the calories would be limited. Drinks would be limited to 12-ounce portions in middle schools, and 8-ounce portions in elementary schools.
The standards will cover vending machines, the "a la carte" lunch lines, snack bars and any other foods regularly sold around school. They would not apply to in-school fundraisers or bake sales, though states have the power to regulate them. The new guidelines also would not apply to after-school concessions at school games or theater events, goodies brought from home for classroom celebrations, or anything students bring for their own personal consumption.
The new rules are the latest in a long list of changes designed to make foods served in schools more healthful and accessible. Nutritional guidelines for the subsidized lunches were revised last year and put in place last fall. The 2010 child nutrition law also provided more money for schools to serve free and reduced-cost lunches and required more meals to be served to hungry kids.
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat, has been working for two decades to take junk foods out of schools. He calls the availability of unhealthful foods around campus a "loophole" that undermines the taxpayer money that helps pay for the healthier subsidized lunches.
"USDA's proposed nutrition standards are a critical step in closing that loophole and in ensuring that our schools are places that nurture not just the minds of American children but their bodies as well," Harkin said.
Last year's rules faced criticism from some conservatives, including some Republicans in Congress, who said the government shouldn't be telling kids what to eat. Mindful of that backlash, the Agriculture Department exempted in-school fundraisers from federal regulation and proposed different options for some parts of the rule, including the calorie limits for drinks in high schools, which would be limited to either 60 calories or 75 calories in a 12-ounce portion.
The department also has shown a willingness to work with schools to resolve complaints that some new requirements are hard to meet. Last year, for example, the government relaxed some limits on meats and grains in subsidized lunches after school nutritionists said they weren't working.
Schools, the food industry, interest groups and other critics or supporters of the new proposal will have 60 days to comment and suggest changes. A final rule could be in place as soon as the 2014 school year.
Margo Wootan, a nutrition lobbyist for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, says surveys done by her organization show that most parents want changes in the lunchroom.
"Parents aren't going to have to worry that kids are using their lunch money to buy candy bars and a Gatorade instead of a healthy school lunch," she said.
The food industry has been onboard with many of the changes, and several companies worked with Congress on the child nutrition law two years ago. Major beverage companies have already agreed to take the most caloric sodas out of schools. But those same companies, including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, also sell many of the non-soda options, like sports drinks, and have lobbied to keep them in vending machines.
A spokeswoman for the American Beverage Association, which represents the soda companies, says they already have greatly reduced the number of calories kids are consuming at school by pulling out the high-calorie sodas.
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Wilmington on DVD: Searching for Sugar Man, To Rome With Love
Searching for Sugar Man (A)
Sweden: Malik Bendjelloul, 2012, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
One of my favorite movies of the past year is a documentary by a new young Swedish filmmaker about a little-known (at least here) American musician of the '70s. It's called Searching for Sugar Man -- and it's a rock 'n' roll chronicle of a great singer/guitarist/songwriter about whom you've probably never heard named Rodriguez.
Back in the early '70s, he recorded two albums of his own songs -- 1970's Cold Fact and 1971's Coming From Reality, both of which had memorable music and strong guitar-playing and sharp, deeply poetic, socially hip lyrics (in the Bob Dylan mode) and both of which received very favorable reviews from critics. But they both flopped commercially, Rodriguez lost his recording contract (with Sussex), and his career seemed to vanish, along with Rodriguez himself.
Except...
Except in South Africa, where bootlegs of Rodriguez's albums began to circulate among the country's youthful music-lovers, where the records were eventually released by local entrepreneurs (who didn't know where Rodriguez was either), and where the socially conscious balladeer became a superstar as big as Elvis or the Beatles, and as admired as them, or Dylan or Springsteen -- and, for the youth of the country, especially the white youth, also a pop cultural symbol of resistance to racism and apartheid.
Rodriguez's song "I Wonder" became an anthem of the anti-apartheid generation, much as Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" had been an American anthem of the anti-war movement. In South Africa, Cold Fact was one of the three most popular of the era. (The others were Abbey Road and Bridge Over Troubled Water.) Without a huge hype machine, or a publicity apparatus of any kind, with only a few pictures of the star himself circulating (accenting his charismatic Latino looks, long black hair, dark glasses and air of gravity), he nevertheless conquered his audience, at least in South Africa. And, in one of the most curious twists of a tale full of them, he never knew of these triumphs while they were happening.
In the void of actual information, unsubstantiated stories began to circulate about the singer and his mysterious disappearance, including urban legends that he had committed suicide on stage after his last concert, by gunshot or by setting himself on fire. But what was the truth, the cold facts? Rodriguez's loyal fans and aficionados began increasingly to wonder, including the South African critic/music man who wrote the notes for the 1990's release of Coming from Reality, Stephen "Sugar Man" Segerman (his nickname comes from Rodriguez's song "Sugar Man"), who called in the notes for information about the pop idol's death or fate.
Another writer, Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, began to scour the Internet, looking for clues and witnesses. Finally he found out what happened, and where Rodriquez had gone. And Strydom and later filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul found out what kind of person had written and sung and played those songs -- and never apparently profited from them, while they were helping change a country half a world away.
Searching for Sugar Man is partly a fascinating mystery-detective story, and it's far more enjoyable if some mystery remains.
To Rome With Love (A-)
U.S.: Woody Allen, 2012, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Woody Allen puts himself back on the screen in To Rome With Love -- playing an old fool -- and I think the part has possibilities. Allen's character, which he plays to addled perfection, is Jerry, a retired, right-wing malcontent opera director-producer married to Phyllis (Judy Davis) and traveling to Rome for the wedding of their daughter Hayley (Alison Pill). Jerry, kvetching away, discovers that Hayley's fianc?, Michelangelo (Flavio Parenti), is very Euro-left-wing and that his daughter's prospective father-in-law, undertaker Giancarlo, is a brilliant amateur opera singer (played by the brilliant professional opera singer Fabio Armiliato) and that he sings brilliantly, but only when he's in the shower. So?
Coming right after Midnight in Paris, the biggest commercial hit of Allen's career -- and an unusual (for him these days) critical hit as well -- To Rome With Love tries to catch some of the same magic, milk the same Euro-delight. For me, it does. Like Midnight in Paris, it's a combination travelogue and comic romantic fantasy satire -- except that, in this case, Allen has concocted four funny episodes, instead of concentrating on just one.
It's somewhat like the Italian all-star anthology films of the '50s and '60s, omnibus movies like Yesterday Today and Tomorrow (with three segments by director Vittorio De Sica and screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, all starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni ) and Boccaccio '70 (four episodes directed by De Sica, Fellini, Visconti and Mario Monicelli, all with different casts).
But instead of showing the separate episodes one after the other, Allen has interwoven them like a Robert Altman ensemble piece.
In one of the funniest episodes, Alec Baldwin plays (very amusingly) a famous, brilliant architect named John, who runs across a young talented but unknown architect named Jack (Jesse Eisenberg), who is a big fan of John's and who may also be his younger self. Just like Jerry Lacy's "Spirit of Humphrey Bogart" in Play It Again, Sam, John, who seems invisible to everyone but Jack, keeps hanging around offering sardonic and rude advice about how to conduct his love life -- as Jack shuttles irresponsibly around Rome between nice girlfriend Sally (Greta Gerwig) and Sally's even more irresponsible love-me-I'm-neurotic best friend, actress Monica (Ellen Page).
In the third episode, a little nobody named Leopoldo (played by Roberto Benigni), suddenly becomes a big somebody: a media darling and a paparazzi magnet, pursued and harassed and photographed and interviewed everywhere, for no special reason beyond the fact that the media world has decided to treat him like a celebrity. (He's "famous for being famous," according to one character.) This brief fable shows us Allen at his most profound.
In the last episode, the most Italian-vignettish of them all, Penelope Cruz plays drop-dead gorgeous lady-of-the-evening Anna, here working in the afternoon: a superbabe in a skintight red minidress who somehow gets her dance card mixed up and winds up in the posh Roman apartment of a crushingly na?ve honeymooner from the provinces, Antonio (Alessandro Tiberi) -- at the same time Antonio's sweet beautiful little wife Milly (Alessandra Mostranardi) gets lost in Rome, and winds up in the arms of hot-blooded movie matinee idol Luca Salta (Antonio Albanese, seething), as well as in part of the plot of Fellini's classic The White Sheik.
Meanwhile, when his relatives show up, none of whom have seen Milly, Antonio tries to pretend that Anna is his wife, and she tries to pretend that she's not everybody's favorite fantasy hooker -- despite the fact that a lot of the bigwigs they bump into include a lot of regulars on her prime client list. And there's also a randy hotel burglar running around. This is what they call commedia dell 'arte, or French bedroom farce, or maybe commedia all'italia. But all I can say is: It made me laugh.
The four episodes share a common theme. They're about the perilous consequence of wish fulfillment, or of answered prayers, spoken or unspoken. The four mini-movies are all done in Allen's usual dryly classical, deadpan elegant long-take style, shot by Darius Khondji, filled with crisp, witty, on-the-nose and super-bright dialogue. And the cast is the tops, especially Baldwin, Cruz, Armiliato, Benigni -- and Allen.
Source: http://www.thedailypage.com/daily/article.php?article=38931
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