Funny story from the upcoming memoir by Kathleen Flinn, The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry. Interesting bit about how bloody cooking school can be as you cut up lamb, pigs, and other lovable woodland creatures. She qoutes Peter Mayle who says there is a fine line between death and dinner. Kathleen's book is a fun read about Paris and food.

The New York City summer school free breakfast and lunch program is helping to turn out millions of essential meals for New York’s children. It is also cooking some of the workers who help to provide the meals.

Albany High School (AHS) in Albany, New York is a public high school which had an enrollment of 2,659 in 2006. The school is part of the Albany City School District. It opened on September 7, 1868 as the Albany Free Academy. The current location of Albany High School is 700 Washington Avenue, to which it was relocated in 1974.Albany High School is an International Baccalaureate school with an Advanced Placement program. The principal is F. Maxine Fantroy-Ford. The school newspaper is The Patroon, the literary magazine is Inkblot, and the yearbook is Prisms.Albany High School is the only comprehensive public high school in the city.