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UPTOWNflavor ? Review: Harlem BarBQ

If you visit Harlem today, compared to say 5 years ago, even a neighborhood local can?t deny that the atmosphere and demographic has changed. New restaurants are migrating uptown to call Harlem their new home, bringing along with them a new and more food focused attitude. Now, you can walk down various select blocks and hand-pick where you want to meet friends for happy hour, where you will have an amazing dinner, and where you and your girls will eat brunch over the weekend.

In Harlem it?s vital to keep up with the times and be flexible to all that is new and developing around you. Harlem BarBQ on the corner of 127th and Frederick Douglass Blvd came to the neighborhood a few years ago, just as Harlem was developing on the restaurant scene. ?At first, people were skeptical of this restaurant, especially because the name was so closely associated to another highly popular restaurant in NYC. I thought the same way too until I had the pleasure of meeting Alex Ortiz, Harlem BarBQ?s public relations manager and graphic designer. I went to Harlem BarBQ with a completely open mind recalling what Alex said about the changes going on in the restaurant. Alex stated:

?We want to reach out to all of?Harlem?and Uptown to introduce everyone to a new place to meet, eat and drink. With special?privileges? of becoming a VIP member with many rewards and discounts, this will provide a better way of ?saving money for them and keeping our ongoing customers to return to the restaurant. Harlem is going through some major changes. I?believe?we will be better than downtown? uptown will be the new downtown with broad range of?different?ethic cultures and better clubs, bars and?restaurants.?

As Alex explained, there are plenty of new things being implemented at Harlem BarBQ. A new happy hour which includes their very popular 20 oz frozen drinks for $5.99 and also a new membership program that offers special deals to membership card holders. Also coming soon is a downstairs area with a bar for after hours drinks and snacks and can also be booked for private parties. ?On to the good stuff, the food and drinks! Once I got the memo that Harlem BarBQ is NOT and in no way associated with Dallas BBQ, my friends and I were ready to go over the menu and see what is being offered. To start I was promptly greeted at my table by a friendly waitress and a basket of warm and soft cornbread. ?I ordered a frozen mango patron margarita, amongst the variety of frozen and non- frozen beverages which also consisted of beer on tap; wines by the glass, and also sangria by the glass or the pitcher.

Waiting for our drinks to arrive from the bar we looked over the menu. Every aspect of what someone would want out a menu is covered. Appetizers, salads, and main entrees along with sides and desserts. We wanted to try so many things, but we opted for several appetizers that included buffalo mac -n- cheese; pulled pork sliders; catfish bites with chipotle dipping sauce, and for dessert we ordered a warm apple crumble with vanilla ice cream which was recommended to us by the owner. Impressively, the food was delicious. Everything was fresh and prepared perfectly. I have never had buffalo chicken mac-n-cheese, but after tasting Harlem BarBQ?s version, I was the main one at the table eating it because it was so good!

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Alex informed us that all of the food is made from scratch daily. The fries are hand-cut every single day and they even make their own Hennessy caramel that goes into the popular Caramel Hennessy coladas. I was highly impressed with what?s going on inside of Harlem BarBQ. Alex , the owner and the entire staff are putting great strides forward to adapt and change to the incoming neighborhood around them without losing the essence of the restaurant that they started out with. With these new and improved adaptations it can only get better from here.

Christopher Stewart is new to the Uptownflavor writing staff. She is a lover of all things restaurant, chef, and food related. Christopher is a born and breed New Yorker with a ridiculous appetite for food news, tasty plates, and juicy chef gossip. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, she has worked in some of New York City?s popular kitchens with some great chefs. Christopher is deeply rooted and in love with the restaurant world although her thoughts are evolving from the hustle and bustle of getting ready for dinner service to the fast paced world of online/digital food media and restaurant coverage.? You can read more reviews by Christopher on her blog Eating Fabulously.

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What Are 'grandparent Camps'? - Retirement Homes

This coming Friday, September 21, it?s official: the summer of 2012 will be over. Millions of youth across North America have spent part of the summer at camp, swimming, playing and enjoying the outdoors, and now they will have to wait another year.

But one Canadian-based company, NYQUEST, will be running a camp in late October, called Grandparent Camp, and it?s name is a pretty good hint about what it is: a camp for grandparents to spend quality time with their grandchildren, with no parents allowed.

Founder Jonathan Nyquist told RetirementHomes.com that next month?s Grandparent Camp, which will take place from October 26-28 in Muskoka, Ontario, will present a unique opportunity for grandparents and grandchildren to bond and get to know each other better.

?Grandparents today are quite active and they are looking for ways to spend time with their grandchildren in new ways to strengthen their relationship, and help out the parents,? he said.

The weekend will be held at the Rosseau JW Marriott Resort, and campers will be able to enjoy activities such as arts and crafts, swimming, hiking, outdoor campfires, as well as sports and even making s?mores, Nyquist told RetirementHomes.com.

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After The Videos, Mitt Romney Embarks On A Re-Reset

By MICHAEL FALCONE ( @michaelpfalcone ) and AMY WALTER ( @amyewalter )

NOTABLES:

ROMNEY: I WILL BE PRESIDENT FOR THE '100 PERCENT.' Mitt Romney said three times in the opening 10 minutes of last night's Univision "Meet the Candidate" forum that his campaign is "about the 100 percent," a clear message to voters who have been swamped with sound bites and video clips that show the candidate suggesting he wasn't concerned about the nearly half of the country unlikely to vote for him, ABC's Emily Friedman and Gregory Krieg report. "My campaign is about the 100 percent of America," Romney said to the University of Miami crowd. "And I'm concerned about them. Life has become harder for Americans. I know I'm not going to get 100 percent of the vote. And my campaign will focus on the ones who will vote for me. ? I'm convinced that if we take a different course, you'll see incomes rising. I have a record, I've demonstrated my capacity to help the 100 percent." http://abcn.ws/SEeoXv

AND HE PLEDGES IMMIGRATION FIX. Univision's Jordan Fabian reports: "Romney, 65, was also pressed on the hot-button issue of immigration by Univision anchors Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas at the BankUnited Center Field House on the University of Miami campus. The candidate emphasized that he would expand legal immigration and said that he wouldn't aggressively pursue undocumented immigrants living in the United States. 'I am not going to be going around the country and rounding them up,' he said." http://abcn.ws/QEw5XW

TUNE IN: Watch the highlights from last night's Univision forum with Mitt Romney: http://abcn.ws/Psj2JI And don't forget to tune in today when President Obama takes the stage for "El Gran Encuentro con el Presidente Barack Obama."

FROM ROMNEY H.Q.: Sen. Marco Rubio spoke up for Mitt Romney onstage at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, and he's doing it again on TV airwaves, ABC's Chris Good reports. The Romney campaign is now airing an ad in Florida that stars Rubio, who speaks straight to camera about Medicare, a hotly debated issue of particular concern to seniors, of which Florida has many. In it, Rubio touts the Romney-Ryan Medicare-overhaul plan, mentioning his mother. Rubio tells viewers: "Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan get it. Medicare is going broke; that's not politics, it's math." And today the Romney campaign released a new Spanish radio advertisement, titled 'Promesas' that highlights what the campaign calls "President Obama's broken promises to the Hispanic community. The ad goes on to identify Governor Romney's vision for creating jobs and getting our economy going." http://mi.tt/S63md0

COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY: There are 47 days to go until Nov. 6, 2012. ABC News' battleground state rankings: http://abcn.ws/OovnMp

THE NOTE:

At the beginning of this roller-coaster week on the campaign trail, Mitt Romney's team was sending signals that the campaign was about to undergo a re-tooling of sorts.

The plan called for a multi-state advertising blitz, a series of speeches by Romney clearly laying out his economic plans, a message to voters that included more specifics about how, if elected, he would carry out his proposals, among other things. The strategy was essentially: "More Mitt."

Then, the leaked fundraising video happened, followed by the campaign's incremental response, followed by a raft of criticism among members of Romney's own party and conservatives not only unhappy with Romney's candid remarks on the hidden-camera tape but also with the direction of his campaign.

Today marks the beginning of Romney's re-reset. Again, the strategy is "More Mitt." Senior Romney advisers passed along the rough game plan for the coming weeks to ABC's Jonathan Karl: http://abcn.ws/S83GNW

-DON'T PANIC: Romney himself sets the tone for the campaign and, as one adviser told Karl, "He never gets too high; he never gets too low." Romney has seen worse: he faced near-death experiences at least twice during the primary (the South Carolina loss, the losses, on the same day, to Santorum in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado).

-THE MESSAGE: The campaign is promising a "sharper message" in its upcoming advertising blitz. The message will be economy/jobs, of course, and it will be tailored to each state, each media market. In other words, it will hammer Obama on military cuts in Virginia, coal and manufacturing in Ohio, etc.

-THE SCHEDULE: Expect Romney to have "a very intense schedule" in the coming weeks - packed with events in Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Virginia and other key states. This may seem like the obvious thing to do, but Romney lately has had a strangely light public schedule recently, with many more closed fundraisers in red states than campaign rallies in battleground states. At one recent Texas fundraiser, Karl notes, a donor told Romney, "I am happy to write a check, but why are you here? Shouldn't you be in Ohio?"

-THE DEBATES: More than anything, they are counting on a strong performance in the debates, especially the first on Oct. 3 in Denver, to pull them ahead of Obama.

The Romney campaign this morning announced a stepped-up pace in the battleground states. Next week, we'll see Romney and running mate Paul Ryan back on the hustings. This time the duo will take part in a three-day "Romney Plan for a Stronger Middle Class" bus tour across Ohio. Ryan is set to campaign in Lima and Cincinnati while Romney will travel to Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland, and Toledo.

POLLING NOTE: ABC News Pollster Gary Langer notes that in the most recent ABC News-Washington Post poll, registered voters by two-to-one margin said Romney had not provided enough details on the policies he'd pursue as president - 31 percent (enough) to 63 percent (not enough). That division was much closer on whether Obama has done enough to detail what he'd do in a second term, 46 percent (enough) to compared to 49 percent (not enough).

DAVID MUIR'S REPORT ON LAST NIGHT'S UNIVISION FORUM ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA." WATCH: http://abcn.ws/Psohcr

JONATHAN KARL'S ANALYSIS OF THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN'S NEW STRATEGY. WATCH: http://abcn.ws/OecJfX

TODAY'S MESSAGE FROM OBAMA H.Q.: From an Obama campaign official: "During a week that was supposed to be a messaging reset for the Romney campaign, Mitt Romney showed once again that he just doesn't get it on issues important to veterans and military families. Tomorrow, OFA will hold a conference call with reporters to run through Romney's terrible week on veterans' issues."

NOTE IT!

ABC's RICK KLEIN: Why have Paul Ryan on your ticket if you're not prepared to make this a Paul Ryan moment? Among the many discordant things about Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comment is that it's impossible to imagine it coming out of Ryan's mouth - it's just not what animates his conservatism. So why not turn to Ryan to put that behind him? Romney is starting to build back his economic message, saying last night that the campaign is "about the 100 percent." That's a sentiment Ryan would agree with. So maybe the answer isn't more Mitt, so much as it's more Paul.

NOTE EXCLUSIVE: SEIU ADS HIT ROMNEY, GOP CANDIDATES ON MEDICARE. ABC's Chris Good reports, the Service Employees International Union is airing a new radio ad in Florida, hitting Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on Medicare reform. In it, a nervous-sounding mother calls her son asking about Medicare and the GOP ticket, confused by TV ads on the topic. "Well the Romney Ryan plan does essentially end Medicare, that's what the Wall Street Journal said," her son explains. "What I read said seniors would wind up paying over $6,000 dollars more per year." (That figure pertains to Ryan's 2011 Medicare proposal, which he has since revised.) "I don't like the sound of that," the mother says. SEIU will also air two new TV ads attacking freshman House Republicans. One questions Rep. Dan Benishek's ethics as a doctor for his vote in favor of the Ryan budget; the other attacks Rep. Scott Rigell. Noted: the ads recycle a claim that Romney/Ryan would hike seniors' health-care costs by $6,400-a figure that applied to Ryan's 2011 plan, not the revised 2012 version. See and hear the ads here: http://abcn.ws/T7GAZg

YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE: THE NEW AMERICA. ABC News announced the launch of an on-going series of reports, "Your Voice, Your Vote: The New America," to examine how the Hispanic vote will impact the whole political picture in November and beyond. The influence of the booming U.S. Hispanic population is challenging the conventional political wisdom in new and unexpected ways that have both Democrats and Republicans taking notice. The first reports began airing last night in conjunction with Univision's "Meet the Candidate" forums. ABC's Diane Sawyer spoke with Univision's Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, moderators of the two forums. "World News" weekend anchor David Muir reported last night and this morning from Florida and watch for ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper's report tonight. BACKGROUND: In May ABC News and Univision News announced a joint venture that will launch a 24/7 news, information and lifestyle network primarily in English to serve the youngest and fastest-growing demographic in the country: U.S. Hispanics.

MEET THE PERSUADABLES: ABC News pollster Gary Langer reports that slightly more than a fifth of registered voters remain persuadable in their preferences for president, little changed from before the party conventions - and a continued sign that the 2012 election retains the potential to break open in either candidate's direction. Twenty-two percent of registered voters fit the definition of persuadable - those who express anxiety about the candidate they support and are seeking more information about their choices. That includes essentially equal numbers of Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's supporters. The number of "persuadables" in last week's ABC News/Washington Post poll is similar to its level before the nominating conventions, 25 percent. http://abcn.ws/Oe1WT8

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PAWLENTY LEAVING ROMNEY ROLE FOR K STREET. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will step down from his position as co-chair of Romney's campaign after being named the CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable. "I'm excited about this new challenge," Pawlenty said in the official press release. "Few industries have more impact on the entire economy - and on the lives of average Americans - than financial services. I realize there is still work to be done to continue to earn customers' confidence. Our members will best accomplish that goal by responsibly investing every day in our communities and job creators. I look forward to working closely with decision makers from both parties on issues related to our nation's banks, insurance companies and investment firms so that they can continue to provide fuel for America's economic engine." Pawlenty's new job will begin November 1st, 2012 and he will take over from long-time CEO Steve Bartlett, who is retiring.

READY, SET, VOTE! EARLY VOTING BEGINS. The general election isn't 47 days away-it's happening now, reports ABC's Elizabeth Hartfield. On November 6 polls will open across the country and millions of voters will head out to cast their vote. But those voters won't be the sole contingent of Americans who decide the outcome of the general election. Rather, they'll be joined by another group, a smaller yet very sizable percentage for whom voting day might be a faint memory: the early voters. http://abcn.ws/P2geSy

BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA TO APPEAR ON THE VIEW. ABC's Devin Dwyer reports, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will appear on ABC's "The View" Tuesday for their first joint interview on the daytime TV talk circuit, the show's producers announced today. The first couple will together take questions on their relationship, family life inside the White House and the 2012 presidential race from the program's five female hosts, the network said in a statement. The interview is scheduled to tape Monday, Sept. 24, in New York City. The Obamas have each appeared individually on "The View." http://abcn.ws/PWODFl

ROMNEY USES HIS MEXICAN BORN DAD'S WELFARE STORY AT JUNTOS CON ROMNEY RALLY. ABC's Emily Friedman reports, Mitt Romney called the Republican Party the "natural home" for Hispanic voters, saying, in his first campaign rally in nearly five days, that America is a place that helps those struggling get back on their feet but won't make government dependency a "permanent lifestyle." Speaking through various interruptions, one protestor, getting no further than screaming "The 47 percent!," a reference to those leaked videos, Romney tried to paint a picture of a presidency that would do the best job of pulling Hispanics out of poverty. To do that, Romney used the story of his own Mexican-born father as an example of someone who received government assistance but then made it on his own. http://abcn.ws/S8tQA8

MATT DOWD'S ANALYSIS: IN PRESIDENTIAL DECATHLON, OBAMA IS WINNING. ABC political analyst Matt Dowd notes, Presidential campaigns aren't decided on the last day of a race. They are decided in all the days and moments leading up to Election Day. They turn toward the candidate who puts together a lead going into the final voting in November, and who won or lost the important moments along the way. In that way, this race in its final months is like a decathlon. Instead of individual sporting events, it is the combination of 10 moments that determines which candidate has the most points on Nov. 6. Thus far, I would suggest there are have been five moments of significance. President Obama has either won or tied in each of these, allowing him to build up a small but significant lead. http://abcn.ws/PIn7Yy

RUBIO CALLS ROMNEY'S I-WISH-I-WERE-LATINO COMMENT 'A JOKE.' ABC's Michael Falcone reports: In a conference call with reporters Wednesday, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called Mitt Romney's I-wish-I-were-Latino comment, which came to light in a leaked video tape this week, a "joke." "I think he meant it as a joke," Rubio said on a conference call organized by the Republican National Committee, adding that's "how most reasonable people would take it." Romney was shown on a hidden-camera video clip posted by Mother Jones magazine telling his audience at a May 17 fundraiser in Florida about his father's background. http://abcn.ws/PUG3Xu

SCOTT BROWN AND ELIZABETH WARREN SQUARE OFF IN FIRST DEBATE TONIGHT. ABC's Elizabeth Hartfield reports, Tonight Massachusetts voters get their first chance to watch Senate candidates Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown go head-to-head in a televised debate. The debate, which is hosted by WBZ-TV's Jon Keller, is the first in a series of four that will take throughout the next month across the state. And in a race that has stayed as consistently close as this one, these debates offer both candidates a chance to break through and gain a solid lead in the polls. http://abcn.ws/Usewh2

BUDGET DEAL IS GOAL OF SENATORS GUIDED BY BOWLES-SIMPSON. Bloomberg's Heidi Pryzbyla reports: "A group of U.S. senators is quietly attempting to do something almost unthinkable in Washington: craft a bipartisan solution to the nation's growing deficit in an election year. The group - which includes Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, and Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat - hasn't been given a name like the "Gang of Six," and members might fail like others before them. That hasn't stopped them from joining forces when most lawmakers are focused on campaigning. They are looking at reviving a proposal by the leaders of President Barack Obama failed 2010 deficit-cutting commission to require Congress to act on a long-term plan, said Democratic Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota. The lawmakers want to offer a proposal during the lame-duck session of Congress after the Nov. 6 election." bloom.bg/QDe24i

ELECTORAL FOCUS: ALL THE SINGLE LADIES. The Daily's Daniel Libit reports: "As both campaigns scour for new voters - especially in increasingly crucial Florida - a growing group of experts and a recent Gallup survey suggest that the obsession over single-female voters should shift to the widows and divorcees of the over-65 bracket. President Obama has been, in political terms, a single-lady killer: the latest Fox News poll of likely voters has Obama leading Romney by 38 points. According to exit polls, he won the group by 44 points in 2008. But an exit poll study by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner found that Obama's 2008 support among single seniors women shrunk to 19 points - the narrowest margin of any other subgroup as it relates to marriage status. By the time women reach their Medicare-recipient age, experts said, their living arrangement is almost incidental to their voting profile. Indeed, the Obama campaign confirmed recently that it is not making any specific targeting efforts related to single seniors - even though it has made great strides to connect to the younger constituency. http://bit.ly/SCLlUi

STRUGGLING YOUNG ADULTS POSE CHALLENGE FOR CAMPAIGNS. The New York Times' Susan Saulny reports: "Millions of struggling working-class young adults, many in battleground states like Florida, Colorado and Wisconsin, are up for grabs in this election, making up what experts call one of the most potentially powerful but often overlooked voting blocs. Voter turnout efforts tend to focus on university campuses and young professionals who have time and money to spend on campaigns. But in several tossup states this year, legions of eligible voters are young, jobless or underemployed, and lacking in formal education beyond high school. Undecided between the presidential candidates, and often discouraged, they are offering openings for both parties to make gains, experts say. http://nyti.ms/RxH4qC

TO CLAIM VIRGINIA, OBAMA'S HOPES REST ON WOMEN. The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty and Scott Clement report: "A new Washington Post survey indicates that President Obama holds a 19-percentage-point lead (58 to 39 percent) among female likely voters in the commonwealth yet is running six points behind Republican nominee Mitt Romney among men who are likely to vote (50 to 44 percent). That support from women is the reason the president now holds an eight-point advantage overall in Virginia. There has long been a disparity between women and men in their voting patterns - a phenomenon first identified and named the "gender gap" during Ronald Reagan's presidency. This year, however, ginning up female support has become an imperative for Obama in his reelection bid." http://wapo.st/T66gpf

WHO'S TWEETING?

@sarahpompei : My 2000th tweet. #whataboutthegiraffes cc: @RyanGOP @AMHenneberg @michaelpfalcone @Timodc @PhilipRucker http://yfrog.us/61m0gcrkguszwnpqmocdfibqz ?

@JohnJHarwood : Fox News swing-state polls: Obama +7 over Romney in OH (49%-42%), +7 in VA (50%-43%), +5 in FL (49%-44%). Likely voters.

@JakeSherman : House R ldrshp has been quietly considering the universe of scenarios for taxes/fiscal cliff. http://politi.co/UsDLA2 All depends on election

@jeffzeleny : Obama Wields All Levers of Power Within Reach. A must-read from @peterbakernyt http://nyti.ms/Odnmj7

@HotlineReid : On The Trail: 3 questions (coattails, economy, super PACs) left to answer that will determine election outcomes - http://nationaljournal.com/columns/on-the-trail/answer-me-these-questions-three-20120920 ?

POLITICAL RADAR

with ABC's Josh Haskell ( @HaskellBuzz)

-President Barack Obama heads to the University of Miami for Univision's broadcast of "El Gran Encuentro con el Presidente Barack Obama." Tonight the president attends a private fundraiser in Tampa.

-Mitt Romney holds a rally at the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Fla. Later he holds campaign fundraisers in North Palm Beach.

-Vice President Biden has no public events.

-Paul Ryan is in Washington, DC to attend to Congressional business.

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Before the fourth movie hits theaters in October, MTV News looks at the most scream-inducing scenes of the series.
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September 19, 2012

? The Editor World News Tomorrow

WORLD NEWS TOMORROW ? Foreign ministers and the chief negotiator for world powers will meet next week to try to figure out how to break an impasse in negotiations over Iran?s nuclear program, after talks on Tuesday yielded no sign of progress. Six world powers, represented by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, have sought to persuade Iran to scale back its nuclear program through intensifying economic sanctions and diplomacy.

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Do Calorie Counts on Fast Food Menus Really Work? - Shape

Last week, McDonald's announced that they would begin posting calorie counts on their restaurant and drive-thru menus, nationwide.

The move preempts a stipulation that's part of the federal health care bill, in which restaurant chains with more than 20 locations will be required to post calories in their stores. And though the national aspect of the law is new, McDonald's has been posting calories in cities with a municipal law requiring them?New York City and Philadelphia?and in some foreign countries that require the same, including Australia, South Korea, and the U.K.

The logic behind the idea of calorie posting is that it will educate consumers about how many calories they are about to eat, in the hopes that this will, in turn, curb problems related to overeating, such as obesity and diabetes. Margo Wootan, director of nutrition at the Center for Science in the Public Interest told the Associated Press that she also believed the calorie lists would provide some industry regulation, as corporations would be embarrassed to list sky-high calorie counts for their diet-busting sandwiches and other items.

But will the move actually? whittle our waistlines? In places like New York City, where publicly listed calorie counts have been mandated since 2008, an unintended testing ground has provided some insight for public health researchers, who haven't necessarily found the dramatic reaction they'd hoped for.

One New York University School of Medicine study conducted in 2011 of adult-accompanied children and teens of four chain restaurants in low-income neighborhoods found that, although customers took note of the calories listed on the menu, their receipts indicated that they bought no fewer calories at the register.

The researchers evaluated New York City patrons before and after calorie counts were made mandatory and then looked at a comparison group in Newark, N.J., where no such law went into effect. Half of the teens took note of the calories, but continued to purchase an average 725 per register trip. Further, 25 percent of parents who were buying children's meals noted the calories, but continued to purchase about 600 calories at a time for their youngsters.

In an initial study from the same research group in 2009, Dr. Brian Elbel and colleagues found that the number of calories purchased actually rose after the calorie counts went into effect from 825 per purchase before the listed calories to 846 after listing.

On the other hand, a study of teens in low-income neighborhoods in Baltimore found that posting calorie counts near beverage cases had a profound effect on purchasing decisions. In fact, the teens were 40 percent less likely to buy a full-calorie drink after seeing the number listed than they were when no such information was in the store.

Still, in yet another study, researchers from Stanford University found that Starbucks customers bought, on average, six percent fewer calories per trip after New York City's 2008 law went into effect. For comparison's sake, the researchers looked at Philadelphia and Boston, where there was no change in calories. Interestingly, people didn't budge on their beverages of choice, but instead either bought less food or chose lower-calorie food options. Of note, the researchers?from the Graduate School of Business?found that the reduction in calories didn't mean less revenue, in fact, for stores with a close-by competitor, posting calorie information actually boosted sales.

Would seeing the calories make you change your order? Tell us in the comments below.

More on Huffington Post Healthy Living:
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Source: http://www.shape.com/healthy-eating/diet-tips/do-calorie-counts-fast-food-menus-really-work

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Romney struggles to steady campaign after secret videos

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney struggled on Tuesday to steady his reeling White House campaign after a secretly recorded video showed him dismissing President Barack Obama's supporters - almost half the country's voters - as victims who are too dependent on government.

The video from a closed-door fundraiser in Florida in May sparked a new wave of criticism of Romney's gaffe-plagued presidential bid and raised questions about his ability to come from behind in the polls and win the November 6 election.

In the clip, the first portion of which was published on Monday by the liberal Mother Jones magazine, Romney tells donors that 47 percent of Americans will back Obama no matter what and "my job is not to worry about those people."

He said they did not pay income taxes and were people "who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them."

Obama criticized Romney for writing off a big segment of the American electorate.

"One of the things I've learned as president is you represent the entire country," Obama said on CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York. "My expectation is if you want to be president, you've got to work for everybody, not just for some."

The video was shot at the luxurious Boca Raton, Florida, home of Marc Leder, a private equity executive who hosted the $50,000-per-person fundraiser. The camera appears to be hidden on a marble-topped sideboard and shows Romney addressing more than half a dozen people who are sitting eating. Waiters, some wearing white gloves, serve the guests.

Romney also told the donors that Palestinians had no interest in pursuing a peace agreement with Israel and achieving a separate Palestinian state would not be possible.

"I look at the Palestinians not wanting to see peace anyway, for political purposes, committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel, and these thorny issues, and I say there's just no way," Romney said.

The video unleashed a new wave of criticism from some Republicans who were already frustrated by Romney's failure to capitalize politically on a struggling economy and a high 8.1 unemployment rate.

William Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard, called Romney's comments "stupid and arrogant." David Brooks, a self-described "moderate conservative" columnist in The New York Times, said Romney did not appear to understand American culture.

'DEPRESSINGLY INEPT'

"It's what self-satisfied millionaires say to each other. It reinforces every negative view people have about Romney," Brooks wrote. "He's running a depressingly inept presidential campaign."

Two Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate in Democratic-leaning states, Linda McMahon in Connecticut and Senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts, distanced themselves from Romney's comments.

McMahon said she disagreed with Romney and "the vast majority of those who rely on government are not in that situation because they want to be." Brown said in an email to The Hill newspaper that Romney's views did not reflect "the way I view the world."

The video capped a difficult two weeks for Romney, who has fallen slightly behind Obama in opinion polls, taken heavy criticism for a hasty attack on the president during assaults on U.S. diplomatic compounds in Egypt and Libya and faced damaging news reports about infighting in his campaign team.

It also reinforced criticism that the millionaire former head of the private equity firm Bain Capital is out of touch with average Americans, a theme the Obama campaign has hammered home all summer through advertisements.

Romney did not back away from the remarks at a Monday night news conference in California, where he said they were "not elegantly stated," or again on Tuesday in an interview with Fox News.

Romney cited a 1998 video of Obama discussing his belief in wealth distribution "at a certain level to make sure everybody's got a shot." Romney said he and Obama had very different views of America.

"I think a society based upon a government-centered nation where government plays a larger and larger role, redistributes money - that's the wrong course for America," Romney said on Fox.

In the video, Romney also said in response to an audience question that he would try to take political advantage of a foreign crisis similar to the Iran hostage episode that damaged President Jimmy Carter in 1980.

"I mean, if something of that nature presents itself, I will work to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity," he said.

Democrats leaped at the chance to criticize Romney for the comments and launched a new ad and fund-raising campaign focused on them. On the West Bank, Palestinians said Romney was wrong to accuse them of not seeking peace.

"No one stands to gain more from peace with Israel than Palestinians and no one stands to lose more in the absence of peace than Palestinians," chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told Reuters. "Only those who want to maintain the Israeli occupation will claim the Palestinians are not interested in peace."

The video controversy overshadowed an effort by Romney's campaign to offer more economic policy specifics and air new television ads to address rising worries from Republicans about the direction of his campaign.

'STILL FOCUSED ON ECONOMY'

But Romney adviser Kevin Madden said the firestorm over the video would not distract from the campaign's economic focus.

"I still think this is an election that's focused on the economy, it's focused on the direction of the country, and I think the voters right now who have yet to make up their mind are still viewing it through the lens of that," Madden said.

A short version of the video was spotted on YouTube in August by James Carter IV, the grandson of the former Democratic president. The self-styled opposition researcher tracked down and convinced the person who recorded the video to hand over the full version to David Corn, a journalist with Mother Jones.

"James, this is extraordinary. Congratulations! Papa," Jimmy Carter told his grandson in an email on Tuesday, according to NBC News.

Some Republicans rallied to Romney's defense. Former White House Chief of Staff John Sununu, a Romney adviser, said the Obama campaign was trying to wage class warfare. Donald Trump urged Romney not to apologize and told NBC's "Today" show that "Republicans have to get tougher or they are going to lose this campaign."

The video comes seven weeks before the election and just more than two weeks before the first presidential debate on October 3, which may be Romney's best chance to change the direction of the White House race.

Romney regained some ground on Obama in a Reuters/Ipsos online poll on Tuesday, trailing by 4 percentage points, 47 percent to 43 percent. Romney had trailed by 5 points on Monday. The national Real Clear Politics average of polls gave Obama a 2.9-point lead over Romney.

Romney's comments about the 47 percent of Americans who do not pay taxes and are dependent on government were not a new theme for Republicans, and it was a largely accurate figure.

About 46 percent of U.S. households paid no federal income tax in 2011, according to the bipartisan Tax Policy Center, although almost two-thirds of those paid an employment tax to support the Social Security and Medicare programs.

In most cases, it is elderly and poor households that do not pay federal income tax, the center said. About half of those who pay no tax are allowed to do so because their incomes are too low.

(Additional reporting by Matt Spetalnick in Washington, Steve Holland in Utah and Jihan Abdalla in Ramallah; Editing by Alistair Bell and Peter Cooney)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/romney-struggles-steady-campaign-secret-videos-004459228.html

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