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against prohibition laws and school policy. He was banned from all extracurricular activities, including the magazine, so he began signing his work with the pen name “Seuss.” He got the idea for his first published book, “And To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street” while on a ship. He began putting words to the cadence of the boat’s engines. The phrase he kept repeating was, “And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street,” which became the foundation of a tale about a young boy who imagines a parade that grows more and more outrageous. • While on a boat trip up the River Thames in London, Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was accompanied by three young daughters of his friend Henry Liddell. He entertained the girls with a story about a bored little girl named Alice who goes looking for an adventure. • The girls loved the story and one of them, Alice Liddell, asked Dodgson to write it down for her. For Christmas in 1864 he gave Alice a handwritten copy of the manuscript entitled “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground,” dedicating it as “a Christmas gift to a dear child in memory of a summer’s day.” The book was published in 1865. • In 1990, while on a crowded train from Manchester to London, the idea for Harry Potter suddenly “fell into her head,” says author Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Rowling sent her manuscript “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” to several prospective agents in 1995. After eight rejections by publishers, an offer came in but with one suggestion — that she change her pen name to a more gender-neutral name to address the fear that males in the targeted age group wouldn’t be interested in reading a novel written by a woman. She agreed and decided to use J. K. Rowling instead. • No one author is known to have written the story of Cinderella. Many versions of the folk tale have been shared for thousands of years throughout the world. The oldest recorded Cinderella story dates back to first century B.C. in ancient Greece. The tale is of a “rosycheeked” girl, who lived in the Greek colony of Naucratis in ancient Egypt. No matter how the story is told, the main character is always a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. The theme remains constant — overcoming unjust oppression to find triumph and reward. ■
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ARIES (March 21 - April 19) Mars, your ruling planet, helps you deal with career challenges in a way that reflects some of your own hidden strengths. This impresses some important decision-makers. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) Your strong Bovine will, combined with your romantic nature (you are ruled by Venus), helps turn a romance with a potential for problems into one with more-positive possibilities. GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Mercury’s influence creates some unsettling moments, but nothing that you can’t live with. You’ll soon learn more about that major change that is about to be revealed. CANCER (June 21 - July 22) Opportunities for you are like the phases of the Moon: constantly appearing and reappearing. So, cheer up. The opportunity you think you let slip by will be replaced by another. LEO (July 23 - August 22) An opportunity that you hoped would open up for you remains closed. Stop wasting time scratching at it. Something else you’ll like will soon make itself apparent and accessible. VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) Congratulations. You’ll soon hear some positive feedback for all the hard work you recently put into a project. A Pisces could soon swim into your personal life. LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) Someone whose friendship you felt you had to write off will try to revive it. What you do is up to you. But don’t do it without giving it considerable thought. SCORPIO (October 23 - November 21) A job-related plan might need to be reworked to allow for changes. Lucky for you that Saturn remains a strong influence that can help you focus on getting it done right. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 - December 21) This is a good time to move into areas of self-discovery. You might be surprised about who you really are and how you really relate to those around you. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 19) Expect to confront someone who will make an unwelcome request. Stand by your resolve to do the right thing no matter what “persuasion” might be offered. AQUARIUS (January 20 - February 18) A friendly competition could become more contentious than you expected. Take time out to discuss the reasons behind this unexpected change, and act accordingly. PISCES (February 19 - March 20) You have a wonderful mind for solving mysteries, so you should feel confident about solving the one developing very close to you. An unlikely source offers help. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Atypical Year for The Master This hasn’t been a typical year for Jimmie Johnson ... yet. Johnson, who will turn 36 on Sept. 17, has won 54 Sprint Cup races since he became a series regular in 2002. Then there’s the matter of five championships. The last five. This year Johnson has won once. The Pure Michigan 400 marked only his second runner-up finish. On the other hand, Johnson, who grew up in El Cajon, Calif., ranks second in the point standings, and in his five championship seasons, he has never led the points at the end of the regular season, which is now just three races away.
Five-time champ Jimmie Johnson, seen at right with his wife, Chandra, ranks seconds in the points standings despite having an off year with just one win. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)
Naturally, Johnson will rely on his experience in the Chase.
“I’m very interested to see how this Chase goes,” he said. “I think it’s the hardest one to predict. It’s going to be a close one. I don’t know who to make the favorite. We’ll just have to see how everybody responds to pressure when it really kicks up.”
second, and consistency is important in the Chase.
Johnson may not know whom to make the favorite, but it seems a bit absurd to pick anyone but ... him.
“I had every opportunity handed to me,” he added. “(Crew chief) Chad (Knaus) made an awesome call to get me to pit road before the (next to last) caution (flag) came out. I had a second shot (after the final caution) at (Busch) on the restart and didn’t have enough to get by.
Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at nascarthisweek@yahoo.com.
“No excuses. I just wasn’t able to get him today.”
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After all, no one else has ever won five straight championships at NASCAR’s premier level. He could use a victory or two in the final three regular-season races, but his consistency to this point does rank him
Johnson was unable to hold off Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway, one of few tracks where he has never won. Afterward, he said his only regret was “not winning.”
“You’re going to be tested in all areas,” he said. “We all have weaknesses, and we all have strengths. “Really, the bottom line is being strong or adequate in your weakest areas, and raising that part up so your average is high enough to perform. ... It’s really about withstanding pressure in all areas.”
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Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream 4 cups heavy cream 2 (14 ounce) cans Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk 6 tablespoons butter, melted 3 tablespoons vanilla extract 1. Using a large bowl, whip heavy cream to stiff peaks and set aside. Using another bowl, whisk sweetened condensed milk, butter and vanilla together until well-combined. Gently fold in the whipped cream. 2. Place the bowl of ice-cream mixture into another large bowl filled with ice water. Let it set in the cold water until the mixture is cold, or cover the ice-cream mixture with Saran or plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator to chill overnight. 3. Proceed with the recipe below to freeze the ice cream, or use the variations to create other flavors. Makes 1/2 gallon of ice cream.
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Variations: • Cinnamon Bun Ice Cream Add in 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon to the recipe above and decrease the vanilla extract from 1 1/2 tablespoons to 1/2 teaspoon and proceed with the ice-cream preparation recipe below. • Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Mix 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips into the vanilla ice-cream recipe above and decrease the vanilla extract from 1 1/2 tablespoons to 1/2 teaspoon and proceed with the ice-cream preparation recipe below. • Choco-Peanut Butter Chip Ice Cream Add in the 1/2 cup Nutella Hazelnut Spread and 1 cup peanut butter chips to the vanilla ice-cream recipe above. Decrease the vanilla extract from 1 1/2 tablespoons to 1/2 teaspoon and proceed with the ice-cream preparation recipe below. To Prepare the Ice Cream: 1. Stir the chilled ice-cream mixture and then pour it into a 4-quart container (preferably a chilled metal or a shallow plastic container) or two 2-quart containers. Cover with plastic wrap. 2. After 45 minutes, check the mixture to see if it is freezing near the edges. Remove it from the freezer and stir vigorously with a hand-held mixer, stick blender, spatula or whisk to break up any frozen sections and to make the mixture smooth. Cover and return ice cream to freezer.
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3. Keep checking every 30 minutes to see if the ice cream is freezing near the edges. Stir vigorously (by hand with a spatula or whisk, or with the electric mixer or stick blender). It will likely take 3 to 4 hours to be frozen and ready to serve. The ice cream will be good for one week. Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children’s author, a culinary historian and the author of six cookbooks. She’s known as The Kitchen Diva! Her website is www.divapro.com. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.
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