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...Taylor, Clever—co-captain of the men’s team—was not the heavy favorite to win his event. He was competing against Virginia’s Brian Kollar, the nation’s fourth-best in the javelin at 74.22 meters, just a notch ahead of Clever, who was ranked fifth based on his meet-record throw of 74.06 meters at the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships...
...Tuesday: NBC Kickin' it Down a Notch...
...will eat my own foot in a port-wine reduction sauce. Forget Lagasse's apparent stiffness delivering lines in the few scenes we saw. Forget his almost pitiable, parody-of-himself speech to the advertiser crowd, which basically consisted solely of his catchphrases - "Bam!" "Kick it up a notch!" and "Happy happy!" All you need to know about "Emeril" is that its highlight reel - mind you, the funniest few seconds culled from an entire slaved-over pilot - actually used "You are the weakest link, goodbye" as a punchline...
...incredibly beautiful, and the snow slowly covers more and more of the mountains as we go north, until the entire surface of the Earth is white as far as the eye can see. This is definitely not New Jersey anymore and I feel my shoulder relax a notch or two. The plane lands in Jackson Hole, and I experience the immense pleasure of navigating an airport terminal that is only about 100 feet long. Walk 50 feet, get your luggage. Turn, walk 20 feet to the pay phone. Turn, walk 20 feet to the rental car window that...
What Tupelo offers that's special is cheap labor that is also skilled, trainable and loyal. The city has invested in its schools, which not only produced an eye-popping 11 National Merit Scholars in the most recent graduating class but also provide top-notch vocational training to those not bound for college. Rather than throw money at the biggest factories that are shopping themselves to the highest bidder, Tupelo's industrial-development effort seeks smaller employers across a diverse range of industries. And most new residents find Tupelo a pleasant place to live--one reason that turnover, a major...