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Most of Raftery's students are eager simply to learn how to use products that are completely new to them, American staples like ersatz whipped cream, ready-made pie crusts or-that native classic-squeezable cheese. "They ask me, 'What is this, and what do you do with it?' or 'How do you eat this?'" Many adapt quickly; one former pupil now extols the virtues of Kraft macaroni and cheese as a quick and easy children's breakfast. But at first the sheer abundance of an American supermarket can be overwhelming. Pausing before an array of 22 varieties of bread...
...federal welfare spending will be cut by about $70 billion over seven years, and the states will be spared the burden of contributing any money at all. No state is likely to be that cruel, but curtailing their obligations is stupid. Currently, states contribute about 40% of the entire pie of cash welfare assistance, and it's the level of state participation--the dollar amount per recipient--that now governs Washington's piece of the total funding. That's why benefit levels among states vary so dramatically. If states are no longer required to pony up their own funds...
...notoriousQuantitative Reasoning Requirement Data Test.Students arrive to their assigned testinglocation, QRR Study Guides in hand, and get readyto embark on the long journey to "20," which isthe minimum score for passing the exam. Byachieving this feat, first-years avoid the nasty"QRA" course and are liberated from bell curvesand pie charts forever--unless they're intostatistics or are regular readers of USA Today...
...Coffee Mud Pie is very strong. Only acoffee lover should venture a scoop. It's alsostickily sweet, with the fudge overpowering attimes...
...harder now, because there is a shrinking pie," Corlette says. "Derek [Bok] had a growing pie and did not have to defend against cuts...