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Leprechaun Stories: The Fantastic Adventures of Tink, Jing and Nastee
Tink, a leprechaun with the belief in goodness of people, is ever optimistic. He never fails in sharing his beliefs and even making bets on the goodness of people, despite Nastee's persistent pessimism. Nastee never misses a trick to undo whatever goodness that can be undone. Along with Jing the beautiful elfin music sprite, the three of them battle Nazis, lions, and gremlins, as they make their way unseen in the world of humans. Originally published in the 1940s, these five stories by William P. McGivern, offer joyful escapist fun for kids and adults alike.
LEPRECHAUN TALES THE FANTASTIC ADVENTURES OF TINK, JING AND NASTEE WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN �2012 Wonder eBooks a division of Wonder Audiobooks LLC Published by Wonder eBooks a division of Wonder Audiobooks LLC Northville, MI 48167 ISBN: 978-1-61013-097-4 All rights reserved INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TINK TAKES A HAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONTENTS 11 9 Wonder eBooks hopes you enjoy this story from the short story collection Leprechaun Tales: The Fantastic Adventures of Tink, Jing, and Nastee. You can get the complete ebook at WonderEbooks.com along with many other vintage titles. In the 1940s the pulp magazine market was exploding. Fantastic Adventures was a companion magazine to the Science Fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. Fantastic Adventures used staff writers to fill most of their content. William P. McGivern was one of those authors. Writing under his own name and several pen names he was a dependable writer that wrote reams of wordage, not only for Fantastic Adventures but also for Amazing Stories, Mammoth Westerns, Mammoth Mysteries, and other fiction published by ZiffDavis publishing. Although later in his career he became an acclaimed writer of gritty detective mysteries, in the 40s he wrote to suit whatever genre magazine he was writing for. In the October, 1941 issue, McGivern penned a story of a different nature and introduced us to Tink and Nastee, in "Tink Takes a Hand". Here Tink and Nastee are presented as two leprechauns of opposite natures. We find that Tink's full name is Tinkle, and yet somehow he's not the bitter one. As in all the stories, the leprechauns interfere in the lives of humans in positive and negative ways. In the next story, "Tink Takes a Fling" from June, 1942, Tink gains a love interest and we are introduced to Jing, a most lovely elfin sprite. In this story Tink is the cause of most of the trouble as he distracts Jing from performing her duty as part of a team of musical muses. In 1942, World War II was really heating with the U.S. 9 INTRODUCTION 10 joining in the conflict. The pulp magazines, particularly Fantastic Adventures, started running stories in which the bad guys were Germans and Japanese. In these prepolitically correct times the Germans were called Jerries and the Japanese were called Japs, if not something worse. But the most targeted enemy was the German Nazis. A story that reflects it's time is the one William McGivern wrote called "The Ghost who Haunted Hitler" in the December, 1942 issue of Fantastic Adventures. And in the next two stories leprechaun stories, "Tink Takes Command" and "Tink Fights the Gremlins", World War II comes to the forefront. Tink does a lot more fighting of Nazis than Gremlins in the longest story of the series. Published almost a decade later, February, 1952 the leprechauns make their final appearance. "Tink Takes Over" is in very much in the mold of the first story. Once again Tink bets his optimism against and Nastee's pessimism. The story not only lacks Jing, but the magazine didn't even use McGivern's proper name as the writer, but instead used his most common pseudonym, P.J. Costello. All in all there's a lot to smile about in these charming light fantasies, which served as a nice dose of escapism during a harrowing period of the Great War and during peace times as well. LEPRECHAUN TALES Tink and Nastee were leprechauns: little Irish elves. Tink made people happy, Nastee made them miserable. So they made a bet ... and the fun began The argument started on the corner of Forty-second and Broadway on a very hot morning in late August. Like many intense arguments it was precipitated by a chance remark. Tinkle and Nastee, were sprawled on top of the broad shoulders of the red-faced Irish cop who directed traffic at the intersection. They were sunning themselves lazily, paying little attention to the surging crowds and noisy trucks and cars. Of course the Irish cop didn't know that his shoulders were serving as a resting place for Tink and Nastee. In fact he didn't even see them. For Tink and Nastee were Leprechauns, not quite the size of the Irish copper's index finger and quite invisible to human eyes. Forty-second Street was a favorite spot for them. They liked the noise and the bustle and the neverending crowds of people. Practically every morning they climbed onto the top of a refuse can or the copper's shoulders and basked contentedly in the warm sun and the exciting street noises. On this particular morning, the morning the argument started, Nastee turned on his side grumpily and said, "I feel miserable. I feel terrible. Usually I can stand the 11 TINK TAKES A HAND 12 sight of all these cheerful looking people going to work, but today it has got me down. I feel acutely, horribly unhappy." Tinkle--Tink for short--chuckled. His laughter was a merry gusty bubble of gayety that tickled the Irish copper's ear. "What's wrong with cheerful people?" he asked. "I like `em. They make me feel fine, too. That's why I do what I can to make people happier. If you'd try that occasionally you'd feel the same way I do." "Bah!" Nastee snorted. "I feel like a king when I'm making people unhappy. That's the only fun I get out of life these days." "That's why you have such little fun," Tink replied. "It's a hard job making people unhappy, because they've got too much sense to make themselves unhappy over unimportant things. I'll bet you couldn't get anyone in trouble if you tried." "What?" Nastee cried eagerly. "You think I can't mess people up and make them unhappy anymore?" "Well," Tink hedged uneasily. , "I didn't mean exactly that. But I will say it's easier to make people happy than it is to make them unhappy." "I think you're crazy," Nastee said sourly. "If I want to cause trouble it's the simplest thing in the world. And nobody can stop me either." "Causing, trouble may be simple," Tink said, "when you don't have any opposition. But did you ever stop to think of what would happen if someone decided to spike your guns? Stopped your mischief before it did any harm?" Nastee peered at Tink through his narrow little eyes. "It wouldn't make any difference," he said flatly. LEPRECHAUN TALES "I think it would," Tink said, just as flatly. "Hummph," Nastee grunted. "I say I think it would," Tink persisted. "In fact I'm willing to bet that if I had anything to say about the matter you wouldn't get to first base with your trouble making." Nastee indulged in one of his rare, mirthless laughs. "You're pretty cocky this morning, aren't you?" he said derisively. "If you're challenging me, you're on. We'll pick out one of these people going by here and make a real contest out of it. Just to show you how little worried I am, I'll let you have the first chance at whoever we pick." "How long do we keep it up?" Tink asked gleefully. "As long as you want," Nastee said sourly. "Make it midnight tonight," Tink decided. "We'll both do what we can until then. At the stroke of twelve we both quit and decide who wins. All right?" "Okay;" Nastee agreed. "Now let's pick the victim." For several minutes they eyed the swollen parade of people surging past the intersection, "unable to make up their minds. Finally, however, Tink jumped to his feet and pointed to a tall, dark-haired young man `standing indecisively on the curb. "He looks interesting," he chirped. "Is he okay with you?" Nastee surveyed the young man with a jaundiced eye. Finally he grunted and nodded his head. "Okay," he muttered. "Let's go then," Tink cried. "Don't forget I try my hand first on him." With eyes dancing with merry excitement, Tink ran down the brass buttons on the Officer's coat and leaped to the street in a graceful bound. WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN 13 14 LEPRECHAUN TALES **** Jonathon Blake stood on the corner of Forty-second and Broadway wrestling with a rather interesting problem. He was trying to decide whether he should spend his last dollar and then leap into the Hudson River or just step in front of a truck now and be done with it. He was a tall, dark-haired young man, and his serge suit could have doubled for a mirror any time, any place. He was a playwright. Ordinarily playwrights do not spend their time contemplating self-extinction. Only hungry playwrights who have been forcibly ejected from every manager's office on Broadway are subject to this peculiar form of mental doldrums. Jonathon fitted into this last group and that was reason enough, it seemed to him, for stepping recklessly into the street into the path of a huge, rumbling van. He actually did it without thinking. One instant he was pondering the problem and the next split second he was waiting for the inevitable and crushing impact of the heavy truck. A horrible tortured squeal tore from brake drums and the truck came to a shuddering, jerky stop, bumper grazing the leg of Jonathon's trousers. It was a miraculous, almost incredible escape, and the milling pedestrians were breathlessly horrified. Jonathon struggled through them as swiftly as he could and hurried down the street. Just his luck, he decided miserably. Couldn't even do a decent job of committing suicide. Every other bloke could, if he wanted, dispatch himself with neatness and vigor, but not Jonathon Blake. He strode dejectedly along, completely unaware of the two Leprechauns perched on his shoulder. "First blood," Tink said jubilantly to the glowering Nastee. "I saved him from the truck. Now let's see what you can do." "You'll see," Nastee promised grimly. At Forty-first street Jonathon decided to have a cup of coffee. He might as well spend his dollar, he realized, before jumping into the river. He was no hoarder. He entered a smart restaurant, catering to the show business crowd, and slumped into a seat next to a young girl. He didn't bother to look at her, just mumbled his order to the waitress and continued to think his gloomy thoughts. When the coffee arrived, he reached for the cup, but before he could touch it, something jigged his elbow and the cup tipped its contents into the lap of the girl seated next to him. She cried out instinctively, and then they were both on their feet and he was trying vainly to mop up the mess with his handkerchief. The waitress and the manager hurried over and Jonathon felt like an awkward, clumsy oaf, with ten thumbs. "I'm terribly sorry," he said miserably, dabbing ineffectually at her skirt with his handkerchief. "Awfully clumsy of me." "Yes, wasn't it?" the girl said frostily. Jonathon took a good look at her then for the first time. The top of her smooth blonde head came up just even with his shoulder, and she was put together very neatly, with just the right curves in the right places. Her large blue eyes were frosted with anger now and there were twin spots of color in the creamy white of her cheeks. Jonathon felt his spirits lifting at the sight of this girl. Suddenly it seemed awfully important that she didn't think him an impossible clown. "Please," he said humbly, "I know I don't deserve it but WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN 15 16 won't you smile just once so I'll know you're not too angry with me." The girl hesitated for an instant, and then she noticed Jonathon's clean, dark, good looks and wide shoulders. She smiled then. Not a big smile but just enough to let Jonathon know she wasn't really mad. He sat down next to her feeling very happy and very reckless. "Since I've messed up things so terribly," he said, "won't you let me buy breakfast?" He slipped his hand covertly into his pocket and reassured himself that the dollar was still there. For a fraction of a second the girl deliberated. Then she smiled, a big smile this time. "I think that would be very nice," she said gaily. Breakfast while it lasted, was one of the most delightful meals he had ever eaten. They talked of everything and anything and time slipped by rapidly. Finally the girl glanced at her watch and sighed regretfully. Jonathon called for a check and reached for his dollar bill. It wasn't in the pocket he thought it was. He tried his other side pocket. It wasn't there. Something like panic crawled into his throat and stuck there. Hurriedly he went through his other pockets. His vest, even his watch pocket he turned inside out. A cold clammy sweat broke out on his brow. What would she think? Naturally, that he was just some cheap cadger who was trying to sponge her for a meal. Or else just a blustering fourflusher. His heart began to pound against his ribs like a frightened bullfrog. Tink and Nastee were sitting on the edge of the counter, swinging their legs. "That's two in a row for you," Tink said. "First you knocked LEPRECHAUN TALES the cup over and now you've stolen his money." Nastee grunted. "The spilled coffee didn't work like it, should have. I'll bet you had something to do with the way they got together so nice and chummy. She won't think much of him when he has to ask her to pay the check though." Jonathon mopped his forehead nervously with his handkerchief. "Is there anything wrong?" the girl asked quietly. There was the barest trace of frigidity in her voice. "No, no," Jonathon lied. "Everything's just fine." He picked up the check and stood up. The walk to the cashier's desk was like the Last Mile. He thought desperately of dropping to the floor, and feigning unconsciousness or illness. But he didn't. He walked on like a zombie or a man going to a dentist. At the desk he fumbled uncertainly with the check until the cashier reached out and plucked it from his nerveless finger's. This was the end. As he waited for her to total the check he thought bitterly of what he would do if he ever caught the pickpocket who had lifted his dollar. The ringing of the cash register disrupted his murderous reverie. It didn't just ring once as the sale was recorded. It rang steadily and clangingly like a fire alarm. Jonathon looked at the girl anxiously. She was smiling cheerfully as if it was nothing unusual for a well-behaved cash register to suddenly go off like an alarm clock. "What's the matter?" he asked stupidly. "Nothing," the girl answered, with a bright smile. She WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN 17 18 shoved his check back to him. It was stamped, with a big gold star. "You're the one-hundred-thousandth customer this year," she explained. "The meal is on us. Congratulations." Jonathon felt a flood of sheer relief course through his body. His knees were filling with water and his head was getting light and dizzy. Luck like this was incredulous. "Saved by the bell," he said fervently. He turned and joined the girl who was waiting at the door. Now he could ask her name, ask her to let him see her again. Dizzying, delightful thoughts were churning through his head. He was going to lick this writing game, he knew. He also knew that when that happened he'd probably have a certain important question to ask this girl. That, he decided fleetingly, was the silliest thought of all. See a girl for a half hour and decide you're in love with her. Those things just didn't happen. He took her by the arm and they went outside. Tink was dancing gleefully on Jonathon's shoulder. [Irish folklore is full of beliefs about the "little people," both good, and bad. Perhaps the most famous of them all are the leprechauns, who are said to be invisible, except to true Irishmen, and only to them on certain occasions. They are, insist the Irish, the "voice" we call conscience.--Editor] "Pretty neat," he chortled. "Pretty neat, wasn't it?" Nastee barely grunted. "You mean fixing that cash machine, I suppose," he said sulkily. He turned over and scowled. "I'm getting mad now!' "Do you think," Jonathon said to the girl when they reached the street, "that I'd be awfully out of place in asking you to let LEPRECHAUN TALES me see you again." The girl smiled up at him. "You don't even know my name," she said, "and yet you're anxious to see me again?" "I know all I need to," Jonathon said seriously. The girl's reply was completely obliterated by the sudden squealing of protesting brakes. A heavy truck had stopped suddenly before them blocking the traffic. Behind the truck a long sleek Cadillac honked its patrician horn impatiently. Finally the owner of the Cadillac, a short, dynamic looking, florid fellow dressed in extremely loud sport clothes climbed wrathfully from the back seat of his car. "I'll get a cab," he shouted angrily. "My time is my money and I am not a spendthrift. There ought to be a law against trucks anyway." The man strode to the sidewalk and Jonathon, getting his first good look at him, felt his knees go suddenly weak. For this multi-colored, bellowing specimen of humanity was Max Swart, the biggest theatrical producer in the country. Jonathon had seen him before on several occasions as the fabled producer had swept past him in the outer reception rooms of his office and disappeared into the huge double doors that barricaded his own inner sanctum. A nod of approval from Max Swart had made many of the biggest men and women in show business. But, needless to say, Max Swart did not make a habit of nodding at just anyone. Jonathon watched him breathlessly as a very small boy might watch Babe Ruth or Jack Dempsey. The Great Man was walking toward them, he would pass right by them--BUT NO!!! WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN 19 20 Jonathon almost fainted as Max Swart suddenly halted in his tracks, a big smile of welcome and recognition spreading over his face. Hands outstretched, the producer strode toward him eagerly. Jonathon knew his big chance had somehow miraculously arrived. It was possible that Max Swart remembered him from seeing him in his outer office, and now wanted to talk about one of the plays that he had written. Maybe he needed something for an immediate production, something like--Jonathon's dream train was derailed abruptly as the producer strode past him to the girl with whom he had breakfasted. "Lola, Lola," he cried enthusiastically. "It's absolutely glorious to see you again. I have a play for you. Such a play, such a play, darling, as you have never read. There is not a second to lose. We'll go right to my office at once." Jonathon felt as if a mule had kicked him in the stomach. He recognized the girl now. Lola Langtry, one of the year's sensational' finds. God! what a chump he'd been. Buying her breakfast, making plans about her like any adolescent sophomore. She turned to him. "Please understand, I have to leave now." She seemed to be waiting for him to say something but he remained silent. "Come on!" Max Swart shouted. "My car is waiting." He shot a glance at Jonathon and then dragged Lola away by the arm. "Watch out who you talk to in this town," Jonathon heard him say as he helped the actress into the car. A second later gears meshed and the long car shot away, a sleek shining symbol of money and power. Tink shifted uneasily on Jonathon's shoulder and glanced LEPRECHAUN TALES at Nastee with new respect in his eye. "Did you know that her big shot producer was coming along then?" he asked suspiciously. "If you did you're getting pretty good." Nastee shrugged complacently. WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN 21 "I'm pretty good all right," he smirked. Jonathon stared after the powerful car bitterly. That was the way his luck ran. Get interested in a girl, build upa lot of silly ideas and then find out she's a top notch actress, sought after by famous producers, while he didn't have two coins to rub together. He'd never see her again, he knew. He didn't have any reason to. He jammed his hands into his pockets and started to move along, when a voice stopped him. "Hey, Mister, your, girl dropped this!" Jonathon turned and saw one of the bus boys from the restaurant hurrying toward him. He held a small diamond clip in his hand. "Found it under the stool where she was sitting," he explained importantly. Jonathon closed his hand over the beautiful little clip and a smile touched his face. He'd see her once again anyway, if only to return the brooch. Tink executed a little jig on the top of Jonathon's ear. "He'll see her again;" he said slyly to Nastee, "because I took the brooch from her pocketbook and planted it under the stool. It's not twelve o'clock yet, remember. A lot can happen to our friend here." "A lot is going to happen," Nastee promised grimly. **** 22 Jonathon felt a growing elation about seeing Lola again. He was not deluding himself that he had a chance for her affections, but at least he could see her, say goodbye. He phoned the Max Swart office at the first drug store, but the secretary told him Mr. Swart and Miss Langtry would not be in for several hours. Mr. Swart had phoned to that effect. Jonathon hung up and went for a walk in the park for two hours. He thought about winning the Pulitzer prize and Lola all in one swoop. "Dreaming while wide awake,'' he muttered. "It's easy to do." At the end of two hours he left the park and headed uptown for the offices of the Swart Production Agency. He was within two blocks of the building when it happened. Two detectives in plainclothes stepped alongside him and grabbed him by the arm. "Take it easy," one of them said. "You won't get hurt." The other ran his hands swiftly through Jonathon's pockets. His hand came out holding the slim diamond brooch. "Where'd ya get this, chum?" he asked. Jonathon swallowed. His mouth was suddenly dry. "M--Miss Lola Langtry lost it and I was returning it to her," he said. "That's good," one of the men said. "Real original story you got there. She lost it and you're just returning it. Well you'd better get a prettier tune than that to sing to the judge. You'll need it!" "Now just a minute," Jonathon said angrily. "You fellows are jumping to conclusions. Why don't you get in touch with Miss Langtry and see what she has to say?" LEPRECHAUN TALES "We don't have to. She got in touch with us. Sent out the alarm with your description over an hour ago. Come on--" **** Tink and Nastee were climbing up and down the bars of Jonathon's cell some hours later. Jonathon was slumped on the cot, his head buried in his hands, his shoulders slumped despairingly. Tink looked worried. "Time's passing," Nastee reminded him for the third time. "I got him sewed up now and there isn't much you can do." "I wish I knew how you framed him for that theft," Tink said suspiciously. "You probably used the old hackneyed trick of whispering to the girl and making her believe she's figuring everything out for herself. "It may be old," Nastee said smugly, "but these humans have gone for it so long now that there's no reason to change. They call it association of ideas or mental telepathy. Anyway that doesn't alter the fact that you're behind the eight ball and so is he. I'm waiting to see you get out of it." Tink sighed. "He's the one to worry about. Not me." It was about a half-hour after that when the reporters arrived. A jewel theft was always good news, but when it had a tie-in with the season's most glamorous ingenue, it became really hot. They fired a thousand questions at him through the bars: "Are you in love with Lola Langtry?" "Were you working alone on the job?" "Did she scream when you jerked the brooch from her?" WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN 23 24 Jonathon answered the questions patiently, as carefully as he could. Finally they trooped off. That is, all but one. A lean gray news hound whom Jonathon had seen a few times before about town stuck behind. "My name is Lafferty," he said. "You've done some writing haven't you? Play or something wasn't it?" Jonathon nodded, pleased in spite of himself that anyone should know of that. "You aren't the guilty party in this thing are you?" Lafferty asked casually. "No," Jonathon said wearily. "I'm not. But nobody listens to me." "They will," Lafferty said. "This little masquerade is about over." Nastee watched the reporter leave with a troubled look in his eye. "Something's up, Tink," he said positively. "What do you know about it?" Tink swung gracefully from one bar to another like a trapeze artist. "You'll see," he said coyly, "you'll see." The day dragged by and night settled over the city. At eleven o'clock the warden opened the door to Jonathon's cell. "Your bail has just been taken care of," he said. "By whom?" Jonathon asked. "Max Swart. He also wants to see you as soon as you can make it from here to his place. He sent his car here and it's waiting for you." Jonathon left in such a hurry that Tink and Nastee barely had time to rub the sleep out of their eyes and leap to their accustomed spot on his shoulder. On the trip through the LEPRECHAUN TALES city in Max Swart's smooth car Jonathon racked his brain for an answer to the puzzle of Max Swart's interest in him. But nothing he arrived at made sense so he gave up. When he reached the duplex apartment where Swart lived he was whisked to the penthouse in a waiting elevator and led into the Swart apartment by an obsequious butler. Through heavily carpeted corridors and finally to the library. The butler threw wide the double doors of oak and Jonathon was on his own. Seated behind a huge desk in the center of the room was Max Swart. Jonathon entered the room and saw that Lola was seated in an overstuffed chair in the corner and Lafferty, the newshound, was leaning against the wall. "My boy," Max cried jovially, "Welcome to the shack." "Lemme talk," Lafferty said bluntly. "Something stinks about this whole deal and that's why I got you together. In the first place Swart I think the robbery was phoney, a press agent's gag. This lad didn't take the brooch, in fact nobody took it, but you wanted the public to think this particular person did take it." Swart shrugged good-naturedly. "Why would I want to do that?" "Because this young guy is a playwright. You figure that if the public gets interested in this guy as a thief, it'll be good publicity when you buy a play from him and star Lola Langtry in it, the gal whom he robbed." Swart stood up and rubbed his hands excitedly. He paced back and forth behind his desk like an overweight panther. "It's terrific!" he cried suddenly. "It's got everything. We'll do it. What do we care if he's a thief? All writers are anyway. WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN 25 26 Instead of jewels he can steal scenes and dialogue from now on, only its respectable." "I'm not a jewel thief," Jonathon snapped irritably. Lafferty swallowed incredulously. "You mean you didn't have this cooked up already?" he demanded of Swart. "No," Swart said expansively, "We missed a bet on that, but thanks to you we can capitalize on the publicity yet. We'll all make barrels of money," he paused and glanced meaningly at Lafferty. "You understand, of course, that I mean we will all make barrels of money." Lafferty nodded and smiled. "I get you. I'll forget all about tonight and pretend I was bowling instead." Swart picked up Lola's diamond brooch from his, desk and walked to the Mantle and placed it in a wall safe. "Then the whole thing's settled," he boomed. "Even to keeping the diamond brooch that started the whole business here in my wall safe tonight."` "Mr. Swart," Jonathon said, "if you want me to write plays for you--fine. About working with Miss Langtry though I can't say. That's up to her." Max Swart looked at Lola and saw the delightful blush which stained her cheeks and the shy smile that fluttered over her lips. "I think everything will be all right on that angle," he said drily. Tink did a little jig step and slapped Nastee on the back almost knocking him over. LEPRECHAUN TALES "I win," he chortled. "I win. Everything's perfectly happy. The guy got out of jail and got a job, and unless I'm way wrong he'll get the girl too." "I've still got five minutes," Nastee' snarled peevishly. "My time isn't up and I've got an idea that'll put him right back where he started. I'm going to cop the brooch again and plant it on him. When they find it a second time, he'll be through for good." "You're repeating yourself, you know," Tink said scornfully. "There's no law against that," Nastee retorted. He ran across the floor and up the wall. Tink followed him dolefully. He saw Nastee walk across the mantle and climb into the interior of the wall safe. Then he chuckled. Stepping across the floor, he slammed the door to the wall safe and twirled the combination handle. Tink's mouth was parted in a wide grin. That'd hold Nastee. He crawled up and took a seat before the wall safe. He'd let him out after midnight, but not a second before. Nastee would be furious at being tricked but it was his own fault. Tink could picture him now, red-faced and impotent, tramping up and down inside the safe, probably swearing like a trooper. He wouldn't be fit to live with for weeks after he let him out. Tink didn't care. He looked down at the happiness he had created and his tiny, tinkling laugh bubbled from his throat, contented and happy. Lola looked up at Jonathon and smiled at him. "Funny," she said, "but I thought I heard someone laugh." "It was probably my heart," Jonathon said. WILLIAM P. MCGIVERN 27 We hope you've enjoyed this story from Leprechaun Tales: The Fantastic Adventures of Tink, Jing, and Nastee. You can find this title as well as many more great titles at WonderEbooks.com.


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February 10 2012, 04:04 PM
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Wow. What an ending. It will be very interesting to see where they go with this. This was a great issue...I loved the Niki stuff and meeting her watcher, they seemed to have a really close relationship, like Giles and Buffy did. This season seems to be turning into the Spike and Buffy show as well. I enjoyed the conversation with the Detective. I really wish the art was more consistent...when we first see Detective (I have forgotten his name) I thought at first he was Angel. Dawn does not look like Michelle either, something I have been critical of since season eight.
I thought the art was the best so far this season as far as Buffy's book goes (Rebekah Issacs' art in
Angel & Faith
has been amazing from the start), Jeanty's best since #40. I'm often critical of his art because he tends to make Buffy look like she's 13 and his characters sometimes look to cartoonish and childlike, but his strength is in conveying emotion. I had no problems with his art in this issue, people looked adult enough and the emotions were really well drawn. He isn't the greatest with character likenesses, but few artists really get them all right. Robin Wood was the best likeness so far.
A page from the upcoming #7 (just art, no dialogue yet) has been posted on Allie's Twitter account:
It looks really beautiful.
Jeanty will be taking a break for the issues 8-10 and Cliff Richards will step in. Richards is a really good artist, he drew 8.10 and he used to be the main artist for the old Dark Horse comics released at the time when the show was still on.
This was the first issue without Xander or Willow. I presume that Willow will get her own mini-series and only return later in the season. Xander's storyline will probably kick in later, the story right now is focused on Buffy, Spike, detective Dowling and
It was good to see Buffy confiding in Dawn, many people thought she and Xander were too distant from Buffy in the first arc. Dawn may be trying to keep away from the Slayer stuff, but she's there for Buffy for the personal stuff.
(I have to say that one line I really hated in this issue was Dawn's "Alcohol made me end up a giant, centaur and a doll". No, Dawn, alcohol didn't do that.
The Nikki flashbacks were interesting to see, she's a very interesting character, but I wasn't too happy that Robin still seems to sort of resent his mother. That stuff how she wasn't "strong" enough to leave slaying? Strong? It's rather selfish from him, she was the only Slayer out there, there weren't thousands of Slayers as there are now, and if she's not doing her job, people are dying, but somehow he makes it seem like Slaying was some sort of pastime that she just couldn't give up. I don't know what the issue was trying to tell me with this, but if it was meant to make me think "bad Nikki" or to justify Spike's LMPTM crap that Nikki "didn't love him enough to quit", sorry, no. The idea that Crawley could have successfully replaced Nikki as the Slayer makes no sense. If Watchers were at good at slaying as Slayers, why don't they all take up slaying, instead of making teenage girls give up their lives for slaying? If a Watcher can be so good at it and not get killed, why do Slayers so often die young? Something's not making sense there.
Good characterization for Buffy and Spike in the issue, though the "a new character makes Spike talk about his feelings for Buffy" device is getting old. (I guess we can now add Dowling to the list of Spuffy shippers that already consists of Andrew and Koh.
) I loved the Buffy/Spike scene at the pool. Did he process the fact that she told him she was thinking of asking him to "run away with" her when she was still thinking of having the child. It's funny that she went straight into talking about abortion, apparently not remembering that he doesn't even know she's pregnant yet. I can imagine her planning the conversation in her head several times and telling him she's pregnant and asking him to raise the baby with her, and then changing her opinion along the way and preparing a speech about abortion.
I like that Buffy realized that it's not about being a mother and a Slayer and that she's not blaming her calling on her problems, she realizes that it's the Buffy part that's the problem now, not the Slayer, and that she has to sort herself out before being able to have a child. So glad they are treating it realistically and not promoting the "baby will bring her joy and she'll suddenly find purpose in life and everything will be fine" trope or the idea that she has to have a child despite being in the kind of circumstances she is, minimum wage, perhaps about to become homeless, a mess emotionally, and not even knowing who got her pregnant or how.
Treason, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
my Buffy/Angel rewatch
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By Jared Chausow
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Alive now in only seven states, the party's remnants just offered their ballot line to Nader, which could also wind up benefiting Bush. The saga begins with a baby, allegedly born more than four decades ago. Incredibly, just as Bush backers in 2000 used an illegitimate-child scandal in South Carolina to smear John McCain, longtime Republican dirty-tricks operative Roger Stone was simultaneously using just such a scandal to undermine Buchanan.
Stone, who also spearheaded the pro-Bush mob shutdown of the Miami/Dade recount in 2000, says now that he "has no specific recollection" of strategically employing the Buchanan baby story. But a Voice investigation reveals that he pushed it aggressively on reporters early in the 2000 campaign, then just let it hover over Buchanan, who was nose-diving so badly toward November that no explicit threat of a scandal story was even needed.
"Everyone who worked for Nixon knew about" the alleged Buchanan baby, says Stone, adding that he "lived with it through two Reagan campaigns." Stone and Buchanan were aides to Nixon and Reagan, and Stone, also a Bush I campaign veteran, was rewarded for his subterranean 2000 efforts with an appointment to the Department of Interior transition team, which he parlayed into a multimillion dollar business as an Indian gaming consultant (see Voice, April 19).
The Stone-inspired Reform infighting served multiple Bush interests: It killed any possibility of a third Perot run, blocked the candidacy of former Connecticut governor Lowell Weicker, and forced out the party's only elected official, Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura. Buchanan's vanishing actafter Stone cajoled him to run Reformleft nearly a dozen party leaders contacted by the Voice convinced that he and Stone were conscious agents of doom.
The trail starts in June 1999 at a lunch at The Palm in Washington. Bay Buchanan, the sister who ran all three of Buchanan's presidential runs, brought her mentor from the Reagan days, Lyn Nofziger, to a lunch requested by Stone, the scheme-a-day consultant who used to rent her his summer beach home. The Buchanans had already started another Republican run, but "it was Roger's brilliant idea," recalls Nofziger, "that Pat ought to leave the party and become the candidate of the Reform Party." Stone talked about the $13 million in automatic federal matching funds that came with the Reform nomination and "said he knew what to do to get it," says Nofziger.
Stone also began talking to William Von Raab, the customs commissioner under Reagan who'd been co-finance chair of the 1992 Buchanan campaign. Stone had already recruited Von Raab as a partner in a small Washington-based lobbying and consulting firm, Ikon Holdings, that listed Stone as its president and Von Raab as its chairman. "Roger asked me if I wanted to go to the Reform convention in July and try to promote a Buchanan candidacy," Von Raab recalls. Stone told Von Raab that Donald Trump, Stone's longtime top client, was thinking about seeking the Reform line and that Von Raab's efforts for Buchanan would help Stone "see what the makeup of the convention was."
Incredibly, Von Raab says, his "Buchanan hospitality suite" at the Dearborn, Michigan, convention hotelwith soda and hamburgers and occasional champagne"was paid for by Roger, who, in turn, said he was covering it with Trump's money." Stone insists the suite was not just for Buchanan, but for "a committee seeking an alternative" to Perota contention Von Raab dismisses. News stories noted that Von Raab was also circulating flyers attacking Weicker that Stone takes credit for now.
At the same time, Michael Niebauer, a New York Independence Party activist tied to the Reform Party, who arrived in a rented Trumpmobile, says he collected campaign posters from Stone, set up a Trump hospitality suite at Stone's behest, and met secretly with Stone in his hotel war room. "Stone asked me not to say anything. He didn't want his presence known," says Niebauer.
Buchanan, who says he did not know about Von Raab's ties to Stone, did well in an unofficial convention tally, but decided to continue on the Republican primary trail. He was demolished, though, in the August 14 Iowa straw poll, coming in behind Gary Bauer. The next day, Washington pollster Robert Schroth started doing a poll for Stone that showed Buchanan running strongly on the Reform line. Bay Buchanan says Stone sent her the results, which he also dropped in a September news story. Schroth would later do another poll for Stone trumpeting Trump, who, like Buchanan, announced on October 25 that he was changing his registration to Reform and seeking the party's nod.
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egg whites
1/8 teaspoon
cream of tartar
2/3 cup
white sugar
1/2 cup
creamy peanut butter
These cookies go together fast and are beautiful when they come out of the oven. I found that I liked them better when they were undercooked by 2 or 3 mintues so when they cool completely they will still be soft. They do spread a little when they cook so make 'mounds' when you put the dough on the sheet. I found this didn't give them edges and made them prettier.
Maybe I missed something, but these came out to be like peanut butter meringue cookies, not soft, and very crumbly. They tasted good but not what I expected. Easy enough to make though
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These are the best!!! I replaced the suagr with "Splenda" to make them suagr free and they are GREAT!!
Great recipe. Easy and delicious. Make sure to remove the cookies promptly or else they will stick to the cookie sheet.
These did not last long at the office.
I lined my baking sheets with parchment paper for easy removal and clean up; and used a pastry bag rather than the drop method to shape like Hershey's Kisses.
With only 3 ingredients, I just had to try this recipe. Boy am I glad I did! This recipe is definitely a keeper! I couldn't stop at just one!!
I just made these. I am glad I listened to a reviewer and took them out 4 minutes early- they were crunchy around the edges but still soft. I was dissapointed that they didn't taste more merangue like, but are by far a great peanut butter cookie- my son likes them better than the traditional ones. They needed so few ingredients, only dirtied one bowl, and were easy! Thanks!
They were so nice the whole tray was gone in two days! They do spread alot so make sure you put enough space between them.
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Haas Records 550th Win, Faces Cilic In Zagreb Final
Zagreb, Croatia
by ATP Staff|
Tommy Haas recorded his 550th match win on Saturday after battling past lucky loser Daniel Evans 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors in one hour and 58 minutes.
The 35-year-old Haas, the oldest player in the Top 100 of the Emirates ATP Rankings, faces three-time champion Marin Cilic in the final on Sunday. Haas leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-1.
"[Cilic] has a big game and I will try to play my game and change it up on the court," said Haas. "It's going to come down to winning the big points."
In his 550 wins, the former World No. 2 has earned 15 titles and finished as runner-up on 13 other occasions. This week also marks the 13th time Haas is the top seed at an ATP World Tour tournament. Prior to Zagreb, the German's best results as the No. 1 seed were reaching the semi-finals in Long Island (2002) and Los Angeles (2009).
Evans, who replaced Radek Stepanek in the main draw, was contesting his first ATP World Tour semi-final. He will rise to around World No. 124 on Monday. "I like his game a lot," said Haas about Evans. "I think he has a very nice finesse game. He has a good game to be very dangerous."
Marin Cilic is one match win away from capturing the PBZ Zagreb Indoors title for the fourth time.
Fifth seed Cilic, the 2009 (d. Ancic), 2010 (d. Berrer) and 2013 (d. Melzer) champion, proved to be too strong for qualifier Bjorn Phau in their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting, recording a 6-3, 6-4 victory over 85 minutes.
"I'm happy that I'm back in the final again," said Cilic. "I have nice memories from [playing] last year. Now that I've reached the final I feel less pressure and I can play much looser. This tournament is really important to me. I hope I can win the title tomorrow."
Phau, who is currently No. 358 in the Emirates ATP Rankings, was appearing in his first ATP World Tour semi-final since April 2009 at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston.
A Croatian has reached the final at the ATP World Tour 250 indoor tournament in eight of the past nine years. Cilic, 25, will be attempting to lift his 10th ATP World Tour title on Sunday.
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The unseeded team of Philipp Marx and Michal Mertinak took out No. 4 seeds Marin Dragania and Mate Pavic 6-3, 6-4 in 55 minutes to advance to the PBZ Zagreb Indoors final, where they will face second seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau. Both teams are playing in a final for the first time in their respective partnerships.
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2009-10 UNH Swimming and Diving Media Guide
This is a University of New Hampshire publication for 2009-10 Swimming and Diving team. Includes records, player and coach bios and schedule.
2009 America East 200 Breast Champion Jessica Little `12 2009 America East 100 Breast Champion Allison Nahin `11 2009 America East 100 & 200 Back Champion Amy Perrault `11 2009-10 New Hampshire Swimming and Diving About the University ....................... IFC Coaching Staff ....................................2-3 Meet the Wildcats ...........................4-10 Support Staff ................................. 11-12 UNH Over the Years.................... 13-14 Conference Champions .................... 15 ECAC Champions .............................. 16 Records ................................................. 17 TableofCoNTeNTS Media Relations ........Anthony DeAngelis Phone .................................... 603-862-3835 E-mail ......... firstname.lastname@example.com Fax ......................................... 603-862-3839 Willman Phone ................... 603-862-3832 Willman E-Mail ................................firstname.lastname@example.com Asst. Coach/Diving Office .. 603-862-3751 Athletics Website ................................ www.unhwildcats.com CoNTaCTiNfo CReDiTS: The 2009-10 University of New Hampshire swimming and diving media guide is a publication of the UNH Athletic Media Relations office. Writing, editing and layout by Anthony DeAngelis using InDesign and Photoshop CS2. Action photos within the guide by Gregory Greene and campus photos by UNH Photo Services. Special thanks to the swimming coaching staff for their assistance. Founded .................................................. 1866 Location .................................Durham, N.H. Enrollment ........................................... 14,200 Nickname .........................................Wildcats Colors ...................................... Blue & White Pool .............................................Swasey Pool Capacity..................................................... 650 Length.................................................25-yard Affliation ...................................NCAA Div. I Conference ..............................America East President ................... Dr. Mark Huddleston A.D. ....................................... Marty Scarano Swim Coach........................ Joshua Willman Year at UNH ............................................18th Assistant Coach .....................Jarrod Zwirko Diving Coach........................Tory McKenna Vol. Assist. Coach................ Nicole Benson QUiCkfaCTS The mission of the intercollegiate athletics program at the University of New Hampshire is to provide studentathletes a collegiate experience that is enriched by their participation in programs which are competitive at the NCAA Division I level both regionally and nationally. The intercollegiate athletics program also plays an important by enhancing the quality of life for the University and statewide community by being a source of pride and identification with the University while always maintaining high standards of academic scholarship and integrity. To fulfill its mission, the intercollegiate program must: 1. Provide student-athletes every opportunity to meet academic and athletic demands with the goal of graduating every student-athlete. 2. Provide resources necessary to field competitive teams with league affiliations, and to gain regional and national recognition. 3. Provide equitable opportunities for all intercollegiate athletics by the active recruitment of minority athletes, and provide equitable opportunities for all women student-athletes commensurate with that of their male counterparts. 4. Provide excellent facilities for all athletes to train, practice and play. 5. Conduct all operations within state and federal law, University policies, rules of the NCAA, and athletics conferences in which the University competes. The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. The University of New Hampshire is committed to creating a more diverse community, knowing that "inclusion, diversity and equity are values inextricably linked to our mission of educational excellence." This diversity strengthens our ability to reach our individual and collective potential and to provide better services and care for all faculty, staff, and students. UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving A 1984 graduate of the University of Miami (Florida), head coach Joshua Willman began his coaching career just after graduation at the YMCA and USA Swimming level. As an established Age Group and Senior team coach, Willman cultivated nationally ranked swimmers, many of whom went on to world rankings. In 1991, Willman made the transition to the collegiate arena at the University of New Hampshire. He first served as an assistant coach and was named head coach in 1992. Since that time, UNH's swimming and diving program has experienced a steady climb to the top. UNH teams place consistently at the top of the America East conference and over the past 16 seasons, 18 Wildcat swimmers have been selected as the conference Swimmer of the Year. A number of milestones in particular mark UNH's steady rise to the top. In 1995, Willman produced UNH's first ever NCAA Division I qualifier, Denise Leckenby. Leckenby later went on to earn All-America honors in 1996 and placed eighth in the 200-freestyle as well as 11th in the 100-freestyle to earn UNH enough points to finish 27th in the nation at the 1996 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. The Wildcats then won back-to-back America East championship titles in 1997-1998 and 1998-1999. New Hampshire native and breaststroke standout Kristen Zeimetz participated in the 2000 U.S. Olympic team trials. More recently, the Wildcat women's team won the ECAC Championships in 2003 for the first time in school history and backto-back America East titles again in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006. Also in 2006, New Hampshire qualified two swimmers for the NCAA Championships: senior Shannon Daly and sophomore Kary Goodman; both athletes placing in the top 25 in the nation. UNH completed the 2006 season ranked eighth nationally in the mid-major Division I Polls. This success has not gone unnoticed, as Willman has become the America East Conference's most highly honored coach. He has been selected Coach of the Year nine times in the past 15 years (1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2006). Under his caring hand, UNH has erupted to the forefront of New England swimming and has burst onto the national scene. During Willman's tenure, Wildcat swimmers have broken school records over 63 times, as well as 66 ECAC and 265 America East records. New Hampshire swimmers have earned NCAA Academic All-America honors, post-graduate scholarship awards and ranked as high as sixth nationally for grade-point-average. Coach Willman is a certified ASCA Level IV coach and has been a recipient of the ASCA Coaching Excellence Award. UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving Joshua Willman head coach 18th season CoaCHiNGSTaff Jarrod Zwirko, a 2004 graduate of the University of New Hampshire, returns for his second season as an assistant coach. Zwirko was a two-year captain for the Wildcats, specializing in middle-distance and still holds two UNH records for relays. As an athlete Zwirko was an 11-time finalist at the America East championships and was runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle in 2002. Zwirko also served as SAAC President as an undergraduate and was twice nominated for UNH Athlete of the Year. Upon completion of his eligibility, Jarrod entered the graduate program at UNH and earned his Master's Degree in Kinesiology. During this time, he served as the graduate assistant for the UNH swim team and was an integral part of the staff that twice earned Coaching Staff of the Year honors for winning back-to-back America East Championship titles. His last season, UNH took two women to the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championships. After completing his Master's, Zwirko joined the staff at his former prep school, the Williston Northampton School in western Massachusetts. There he served for the past two years as an English teacher and swim coach. Most recently his team won the New England championships in the small school division. Jarrod ZWirko assistant coach CoaCHiNGSTaff Tory McKenna enters her first season as the diving coach of the Wildacts after serving as the graduate assistant coach last season while she completed her final year of eligibility for the Wildcats. At the 2009 America East Championships, she placed third in the 1-meter dive. A graduate of Syracuse University, Summa Cum Laude, McKenna double majored to receive a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. While competing for Syracuse, McKenna was a Big East finalist on 3-meter and a Zone A Qualifier from 2005-2007. She set the Syracuse 1-meter record and the Villanova pool record in 2005. In high school, she was a two-time All-American and an East National Championship qualifier. McKenna began her coaching career at the Westford Swim and Tennis Club in 2001 and has worked with the New Hampshire based USA Diving Club and the Charles River Diving North and both Dover and Portsmouth High Schools where two of her divers won state titles in Division I and II in 2009. Tory is currently working towards her Master's Degree in communication sciences and disorders here at UNH, where she is conducting research for acquired brain injury patients. At Syracuse she was on the dean's List all eight semesters and during her first year with the UNH team, she was awarded the Coaches Award for her dedication, maturity and leadership qualities. Tory mckenna diving coach Nicole Benson begins her sixth season with the Wildcats this fall. As an athlete, Nicole swam for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where she was a standout sprinter in free and back events for three seasons. Benson went on to the University of Kansas, where she completed her eligibility for the Jayhawks and earned her master's degree in Sociology. Benson still holds top-5 performance times at both her alma maters. As a coach, Benson got her start as the graduate assistant for Kansas and assistant master's swimming coach in Lawrence, Kansas in 1997 and 1998. She later became the head swimming coach for the YMCA Green Dolphins Swimming club in Wausau, Wisconsin. She has worked as an assistant swimming coach for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where she assisted in recruiting and worked specifically with the sprint group. Benson works with the women's sprint group here at UNH and actively swims Master's having already set New England Master's records since her move to the east coast. She and her husband Tom have three children: Andrew, Amie and Alison. Benson was inducted into the Wisconsin-Green Bay Hall of Fame in 2002. UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving nicole Benson volunteer assistant coach Career Accolades: Holds the UNH record in the 400 IM ... Named to the America East AllConference Team in each of the last three season 2008-09: � 2008 UNH Team Coaches Award � Placed 3rd at the 2009 America East Championships in the 400 IM � Finished 4th at the 2009 America East Championships in the 200 Fly � Placed 2nd at the 2009 ECAC Championships in the 400 IM � Named to the 2009 ECAC All-Conference Team Mattiefowler Sr.�5'6''�fly/iM FarmingTon, maine � nuTriTion/Wellness SWiMMeRPRofileS Event 200 Fly 200 IM 400 IM Career Best 2:03.76 2:08.60 4:22.09 2007-08: � Won America East Championships in the 400 IM � Runner-up in the 200 fly 2006-07: � Runner-up in the fly at the America East Championships � Runner-up in the 400 IM � Garnered team Rookie of the Year honors at annual awards banquet Before UNH: � Competed at Mt. Blue High School � Named "Morning Sentinel High School Swimmer of the Year" her sophomore and junior years � Was the KVAC Champion in the 500 free � Qualified in 2005 and 2006 for the USA Sectionals � Qualified in 2004, 2005 and 2006 for YMCA Nationals � Competed on the Mid-Maine Dolphins team and holds records for women ages 15-18 in the 1650 free, 1000 free, 500 free, 400 IM, 200 IM 200 breast, 200 fly and 200 back Personal: Daughter of Fen and Fran Fowler ... her brother, Joseph Fowler, is a current member of the Wheaton College swim team ... plans to pursue a career in nutrition while earning her R.D. ... majoring in Nutrition and Wellness. Career Accolades: Named to the America East All-Conference Team in 2009 2008-09: � A two-time 2009 America East Consolation Finalist in the 200 and the 400 IM � Named to the America East meagan Wengrove sr. � 5'9'' � Back/Free arvada, colo. � civil engineering Event 500 Free 400 IM 200 Back Career Best 5:05.82 4:29.73 2:09.36 All-Conference Team 2006-07: � Placed third in the 400 IM at the America East Championships Before UNH: � Competed at Ralson Valley High School where she was captain of her swim team. � Earned All Conference Honors and placed in the top 16 at sectionals. � Earned All-State and All-Conference honors four straight years. � Valedictorian of her high school class. Personal: Plans to attend grad school ... majoring in Civil Engineering. UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving Career Accolades: A two-time America East All-Conference Team member evelyn yuen 2008-09: � A two-time 2009 America East Consolation Finalist in the 100 and the 200 Breast 2007-08: � Finaled in breaststroke, placing 4th at the America East Championships sr. � 5'4'' � BreasT PrinceTon, n.J. � nuTriTional sciences SWiMMeRPRofileS Event 100 Breast 200 Breast 100 Fly 50 Free Career Best 2:07.65 4:35.72 2:07.81 25.21 2006-07: � Was runner-up in the 100 breaststroke at the America East Championships � On UNH's A 200 medley relay, she had the fastest 50 breaststroke split in the meet and helped secure the championship title in the event for the Wildcats. Before UNH: � Competed at West-Windsor Plainsboro H.S. South where she helped her team advance to the state finals between 2002 and 2005 � Her team was the Central Jersey Champion three times � Voted Freshman Swimmer of the Year � Four times a member of the CVC team and twice the County-Champ in the 100 breast � Holds four school records � Competed on the X-Cel and Express swim clubs. Personal: Daughter of Wilford and Po Kong Yuen ... majoring in Nutritional Sciences. allison nahin 2008-09: � Finished 1st at the 2009 America East Championships in the 100 Breast � Placed 5th at the 2009 America East Championships in the 200 Breast � Finished 8th at the 2009 America East Championships in the 200 IM � Member of the 1st place America East record setting (Conference & School) 200 + 400 Medley Relay � Placed 3rd at the 2009 ECAC Championships in the 100 Breast 2007-08: � Won the 100 breaststroke at the Boston University Invitational � America East runner-up in the 100 breaststroke � A consolation finalist in the 50 free and 200 breast Before UNH: Allison hails from one of the midwest's most dominant high school programs, Arrowhead High School. She has swum on some of the nation's fastest high school relays and is a tremendous team player. She is part of the national record-holding 200 freestyle relay for 17-18 year olds set in 2007. Her talent in the breaststroke events will carry on the Wildcats' strong tradition of top performing breaststrokers in the conference and at the national level. Nahin is a U.S. Open Qualifier and Junior National finalist swimming for Steve Bowman and Lake Country Swim Team. Allison says she came to UNH for its academic reputation but most importantly the great girls on the swim team and the improvement the swimmers experience at UNH. Personal: Daughter of Michael and Dinah Nahin ... majoring in Biochemistry UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving 5 Jr. � 5'9'' � BreasT/Free harTland, Wis. � BiochemisTry Event 100 Breast 200 Breast 50 Free Career Best 1:03.73 2:21.56 23.85 Career Accolades: Named to the America East All-Conference Team in both 2008 and 2009 kelsey gillesPie Jr. � 5'6'' � Fly/Free FalmouTh, maine � english liTeraTure SWiMMeRPRofileS Event 50 Free 100 Fly 100 Free 200 Free Career Best 24.55 58.27 53.20 1:58.98 2008-09: �Named the team's 2009 Most Improved Swimmer �Three Time Consolation Finalist at 2009 America East Championships in the 50 Free, the 100 Free, and the 100 Fly 2007-08: �Placed 6th in the consolation finals in the 100 free at the America East Championships Before UNH: Gillespie swam for Falmouth High School, where they were four-time Class B state champions from 2004-2007 ... won the 200 freestyle in 2006 and was voted team captain and was honored with the Coaches Award in 2007 ... swam for the Westbrook Seals under Jared Felker where she has qualified for Sectionals and focused on butterfly events. Personal: Daughter of John and Cheryl Gillespie ... majoring in English Literature. amy PerraulT Jr. � 5'8'' � Back/Free kirland lake, onTario � undeclared 2008-09: � Placed 1st at the 2009 America East Championships in the 100 Back � Finished 1st at the 2009 America East Championships in the 200 Back � Placed 3rd at the 2009 America East Championships in the 200 IM � Current America East (Open and Championship) and UNH Record Holder in the 100 Back � Member of the 1st place America East record setting (Conference & School) 200 and 400 Medley Relay � Member of the UNH Record Setting 400 Freestyle Relay � Placed 2nd at the 2009 ECAC Championships in the 100 Back `� Named to the 2009 ECAC All-Conference Team Career Accolades: Named to the America East All-Conference Team in both 2008 and 2009 ... Named to the 2009 ECAC All-Conference Team ... 2008 UNH Team Rookie of the Year Event 100 Back 200 Back 200 IM Career Best 55.14 2:00.08 2:04.90 2007-08: � 2008 UNH Team Rookie of the Year � Undefeated in the dual meet season in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes � Named America East Performer of the Week twice (10/24 & 10/30) � Selected Rookie of the Meet at the America East Championships scoring the second-highest number of points for women at the meet � Won the 100 backstroke at the America East Championships � Runner-up in the 200 backstroke at the America East Championships � Placed third in the 200 IM at the America East Championships � Led off the Wildcats record-settting 200 Medley Relay in the backstroke leg � Competed at the Canadian Olympic Team Trials in April 2008 Before UNH: Swam for the Kirkland Lake Aquatic Club and was one of Canada's top ranked backstrokers. Having competed consistently at the National level since 2004, Perrault took part in the 2004 Canadian Olympic Trials. She holds nearly every 15 and over record for her club team and has been the Provincial Champion in the 100 back since 2002. She attended �cole Catholique Jean-Vanier and was the high school champion in the 100 back in 2005 and 200 IM champion in 2006. 6 UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving Jessica Perry 2008-09: � 2009 America East Consolation Finalist in the 1650 2007-08: � Consolation finalist in both the 500 and 1650 at the America East Championships � ECAC qualifier so. � 5'2'' � Free middleBoro, mass. � sociology SWiMMeRPRofileS Event 200 Free 500 Free 1650 Free Career Best 1:58.38 5:13.22 17:56.18 Before UNH: Jessica holds seven school records at Middleboro High School, where she earned MVP for three years. Placing in the top two at States for her senior year she was selected Boston Globe All- Scholastic. Swimming for the Kingfish in Massachusetts for head coach Jay Craft, Perry has qualified for the New England Open and Super Sectionals in Buffalo, N.Y. Personal: Daughter of Michael and Lisa Perry ... majoring in Sociology kiersTen WollenZien so. � 5'7'' � Free/Back holland landing, onTario � english 2008-09: � A three-time 2009 America East Consolation Finalist in the 200, the 500, and the 1650 Free � Member of the UNH Record Setting 400 Freestyle Relay 2007-08: � Finaled in all of her events at the America East Championships, placing 4th in both the 500 and 1650 free and placing 5th in the 200 free � Anchored the ECAC title-winning 400 Medley Relay for the Wildcats � Was an ECAC individual finalist Before UNH: Wollenzien competed for Dr. John M. Denison High School, where she was team captain and placed in the top three at the OFSAA, Ontario's all-high school meet. Specializing in freestyle but also strong in backstroke events, Wollenzien has had much experience at the provincial and more recently national level in Canada. Swimming for the Newmarket Stingrays Swim Club Kiersten placed in the top eight at both the junior and senior Provincial Championships. She has also competed at the Eastern Canadian Championships. Personal: Daughter of Bernie and Terry Wollenzien ... majoring in English Event 200 Free 500 Free 1000 Free 1650 Free Career Best 1:52.97 5:03.04 10:27.77 17:19.74 UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving Jessica liTTle so. � 5'11'' � BreasT/im Barrie, onTario � exercise science SWiMMeRPRofileS Event 100 Breast 200 Breast 200 IM Career Best 1:04.67 2:16.59 2:04.90 Career Accolades: 2009 UNH Rookie of the Year ... 2009 America East Most Outstanding Rookie ... Named to the 2009 America East All-Conference Team ... Selected to the 2009 ECAC All-Conference Team 2008-09: �Two time America East Swimmer of the Week �Finished 1st at the 2009 America East Championships in the 200 Breast �Placed 2nd at the 2009 America East Championships in the 200 IM �Finished 3rd at the 2009 America East Championships in the 100 Breast �Placed 1st at the 2009 ECAC Championships in the 200 Breast �Finished 5th at the 2009 ECAC Championships in the 100 Breast �Named to the 2009 America East All-Conference Team �Selected to the 2009 ECAC All-Conference Team �2009 America East Most Outstanding Rookie �2009 UNH Rookie of the Year Before UNH: Jessica is one of Canada's top breaststrokers having competed at the Canadian Olympic Trials, Canadian Nationals, the Grand Prix Trials and the Pan Pacific Trials. She ranked 3rd in the nation for 17 year olds in the 50M, 100M and 200M breaststroke and 9th in the 200 M IM. Swimming for Dean Henze and the Barrie Trojan Swim Club, Jess holds her club records in the 200 Breaststroke (LCM), the 200 Breaststroke (SCM) and 200 IM (SCM). A versatile and talented swimmer in many events, Little will continue New Hampshire's tradition of producing some of the country's top breaststrokers. Personal: Daughter of Laura Little ... majoring in Exercise Science. Event 200 Fly 200 Back 500 Free Career Best 2:25.63 2:16.19 5:34.99 2008-09: �2009 America East Consolation Finalist in the 1650 �2009 UNH Team Richard J. Hegerich Golden Goggle Award winner WhiTney PoWers so. � 5'8'' � Free/BacksTroke BedFord, n.h. � healTh managemenT Before UNH: Transfer from American University where she qualified for the Patriot League Championships. In high school she swam for both seacoast Swimming Association and more recently the Andover-North Andover YMCA Hurricanes. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Patte Powers ... majoring in Health Management and Policy. casey alBerT so. � 5'8'' � BreasT enField, n.h. � nuTriTion Event 100 Breast 200 Breast 200 IM 1000 Free Career Best 1:11.64 2:28.11 2:16.55 10:59.90 Before UNH: Captain of swim team at Lebanon High School ... captain of Green Mountain Aquatics ... transferred from the University of Maryland. Personal: Daughter of Dave and Laurie Albert ... majoring in Nutrition. UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving nicole PoPPas so. � 5'5'' � dive larchmonT, n.y. � nuTriTional sciences 2008-09: �Two-time 2009 America East Consolation Finalist in the 1m and the 3m board Before UNH: As a member of the Ursuline School's swim team, Poppas has earned the Most Outstanding Diver Award, was a three-time New York State finalist and served as team captain in 2007. Additionally, Nicole dives for the New York Dive Club out of Fordham University for Coach Zhihua Hu. As a freshman, Poppas will be looked to score near the top In the America East Championships and work towards the NCAA Zone Meet. SWiMMeRPRofileS Personal: Daughter of Dix and Dottie Poppas ... majoring in Nutritional Sciences. Before UNH: A scholar-athlete and High School All American from Norwalk High School, she is a member of her school's record holding 200 Freestyle Relay. Gryglewska also is a YMCA Nationals qualifier for her club team the New Canaan Caimans and will add depth to the sprint events as an incoming freshman. anna grygleWska Event 50 Free so. � 5'8'' � Free 100 Free norWalk, conn. � kinesiology: sPorT sTudies 200 Free Career Best 24.98 54.76 2:00.81 Personal: Daughter of Gregory and Renata Gryglewska ... majoring in Kinesiology: Sport Studies. kelsey WardWell so. � 5'6'' � dive WeThersField, conn. � undeclared Before UNH: Swam at Wethersfield High School. Personal: Daughter of Daryl and Bruce Warwell ... an undeclared major. UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving ellen PelleTier Fr. � 6'1'' � dive WesT harTFord, conn. � aThleTic Training SWiMMeRPRofileS Before UNH: An All-State, All-Conference and All-Academic selection all four years at Concord High School ... Holds both diving records at Corcord High ... Swam for the River City West club team. Personal: Daughter of Tim and Liz Pelletier ... majoring in Athletic Training. Event 50 Free 100 Free 100 Fly Career Best 24.08 51.8 58.2 Before UNH: � Freshman Female Athlete of the Year � Team MVP during her freshman, sophomore, junior and senior year at San Benito High School � Member of the San Benito Aquatics club team Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Debbie Reed ... undeclared in the college of Health and Human Services shelli reed Fr. � 5'4'' � Free/Fly hollisTer, caliF. � undeclared mallory morrell Fr. � 5'9'' � Free rush, n.y. � nuTriTional services Event 50 Free 100 Free Career Best 23.38 57.72 Before UNH: Competed at Rush-Henrietta High School ... a member of the RH Comets club team ... was the State Champion in the free during her sophomore season. Personal: Daughter of Tim and Masami Morrell ... majoring in Nutritional Services. Event 50 Free 100 Free Career Best 26.0 56.7 Before UNH: Captain of swim team at Bishop Guertin High School for three years ... three time NHIAA Medalist ... two-time Nashua Telegraph Winter All-Star ... three-time New England Regional Championship qualifier. Personal: Daughter of John and Donna Tighe ... an undeclared major. Jane Tighe Fr. � 5'7'' � Free/Fly/Back Windham, n.h. � undeclared sydney TriBou Fr. � 5'7'' � Fly/Free Belle island, Fla. � Psychology Event 100 Free 200 Free 500 Free Career Best 51.7 1:49.8 4:57.9 Before UNH: Swam at Lake Highland Prep ... member of Highlander Aquatics club team ... was a Jr. National qualifier, short course national qualifier and a U.S. open qualifier ... named an All-American during her senior year in the 200 free. Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Taylor Tribou ... majoring in Psychology. 0 UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving Marty Scarano is in the midst of his 10th year as Director of Athletics at the University of New Hampshire. During his tenure, Scarano has heightened national exposure for UNH athletics with facility renovations and programmatic advancement being top priorities. There have been over $8.5 million in capitol improvements since his hiring in the summer of 2000. In the fall of 2008, the Paul Sweet Oval renovation was completed to include new surfaces, lighting, painting, infrastructure upgrades and the replacement of windows that existed in the original architecture. The total cost of the project exceeded $500,000. In the summer of 2007, the Cowell Stadium grass field was replaced with a $1 million Field Turf synthetic surface. Additionally in 2007, a complete renovation of Lundholm Gymnasium was undertaken. The $600,000 renovation included a new state-of-the-art bleacher system, new scoreboards, competition baskets and other aesthetic enhancements. Scarano brought about the completion of the $2.15 million Reggie Atkins Track and Field Facility in the summer of 2000. The addition of a center-ice scoreboard and message board at the Whittemore Center was completed in 2001. In 2002, UNH athletics renovated Memorial Field along with the Bigglestone Plaza and Bremner Field on the former Upper Field. The two fields, which feature state-of-the-art synthetic turf and lighting, were built at a cost of $1.5 million apiece. In addition, construction was completed to enlarge and improve the women's locker rooms in the UNH Field House. Two other major improvements to benefit UNH's student-athletes have been the renovation of the Jerry Azumah Performance Center for Strength and Conditioning, which features state-of-the-art strength and conditioning equipment, new offices and design, and a complete overhaul of the Student-Athlete Academic Center. Scarano and the University are also in the midst of the planning and fundraising for a multi-purpose outdoor facility. Scarano has focused on moving UNH athletics into the collegiate national arena. To accomplish that goal, UNH has taken on the task of hosting major NCAA championships. The Wildcat athletic department was host of highly-successful NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Northeast Regionals at the Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) in 2004, 2007, 2009, and Manchester will once again be the site of the Northeast Regionals in 2011. UNH has had the opportunity to host two NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Frozen Fours in the Whittemore Center in 2002 and 2005. In addition, UNH successfully hosted the 2007 NCAA Skiing Championships in Washington Valley, as well as the 2005 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Northeast Regional, which took place at the Whittemore Center. This past season, men's and women's ice hockey, football, the men's and women's ski teams and gymnastics, as well as members of men's and women's cross country and men's and women's outdoor track and field teams, all competed in the NCAA postseason. With all of these initiatives and accomplishments, UNH athletics has consistently been ranked in the top 90 programs among all Division I institutions in the battle for the NACDA Directors Cup, which is well ahead of nearly all of UNH's conference opponents. Scarano's many accomplishments during his tenure have played a key role in UNH being named one of the Top 20 Athletic Departments in the Country in U.S. News and World Report college athletics rankings in March 2002. UNH's graduation rate for athletes has maintained levels at or exceeding 90 percent, which puts it among the nation's best in Division I. The men's ice hockey team won the regular season Hockey East title in 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008, and then advanced to the NCAA Frozen Four in 2002 and 2003. The Wildcat women's hockey team won the Hockey East Tournament Championship for the fourth straight season in 2009, which also included Frozen Four appearances in 2006 and 2008. The women's gymnastics team won its first-ever EAGL title in 2003, when the event was hosted at the Whitt. The volleyball team won an America East crown in 2002 and 2003 and went on to the NCAA tournament in those same seasons. The field hockey team made the NCAA's in 2000, while women's lacrosse made "The Big Dance" in 2004 and again in 2008. UNH football returned to national prominence and was ranked No. 1 in the nation for parts of three seasons from 2005-07, and made it to the NCAA FCS playoffs the last five years, including the quarterfinals for three consecutive seasons. Additionally, 17 coaches have won 54 Coach of the Year awards during Scarano's tenure. In 2007, Scarano was named the All-American Football Foundation Athletic Director of the Year for FCS football in the Northeast region. Scarano was also awarded the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) AD of the Year for the FCS. Scarano also been an active member in the leadership of UNH's three major conferences and was the chair of the executive committees for Atlantic 10 football, Hockey East and America East from 2003 to 2007. He also served as chair of the NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Committee in 2005-2006 and 2006-07. Scarano held the position of Athletics Director at Colorado College from July 1996 through June 2000. The college's athletic program excelled both in and out of the classroom under his supervision and six different athletic facilities received renovations, including the Schlessman Pool, Washburn Field, the Carle Weight Room and a new press box at Stewart Field. During his tenure, Colorado College was ranked among the top 20 Division III programs in the Sears Cup national standings and produced several All-Americans, all-academic award winners and NCAA post-graduate scholarship recipients. During Scarano's tenure at Colorado College, the men's ice hockey team became a regular at the NCAA men's ice hockey championships. Prior to his stay in Colorado Springs, Scarano worked for 13 years at Colgate University, where he served as assistant director of athletics, director of physical education, associate director, and senior associate director. Scarano, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a 1978 graduate of Penn State University, where he started his athletic career as assistant ticket manager and the athletics events manager from 1980-83. Scarano holds a Master's Degree in Environmental History from Colgate. He and his wife, Cydney, have two daughters, Lynden, a student at UNH, and Corey, and a son, Kyle. UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving marTy scarano athletic director SUPPoRTSTaff John Ciani, a native of the San Diego, Calif. area, enters his third year as an associate director of strength and conditioning at the University; he had held the position of UNH strength and conditioning assistant coach for six years. Ciani's efforts have been key in guiding UNH student-athletes to NCAA appearances in both women's and men's ice hockey, football, gymnastics, women's volleyball, women's lacrosse, skiing, track and field and swimming and diving including three of the five conference titles for women's swimming and diving. Ciani came to UNH from the University of North Dakota, where he worked under Paul Chapman, the Wildcats' current director of strength and conditioning, as an assistant with the men's ice hockey, football, men's and women's swimming, men's basketball and baseball teams. During his tenure at UND, the football team won the Division II national championship and the men's and women's swimming teams placed second and fifth in the nation, respectively. In 2000, Ciani began his career in strength and conditioning as a graduate assistant at Long Beach State. There he worked with women's volleyball (a perennial national power), baseball and men's basketball. Ciani is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and Certified Level 1 Coach through USA-Weightlifting. He is completing his Master's degree in Exercise Physiology. After graduating from Escondido High School, Ciani went on to Long Beach State University where he earned his B.A. in Psychology in 2000. John ciani strength and conditioning coach SUPPoRTSTaff Cathy Leach begins her seventh season working with Maldari in Academic Support since joining the staff in 2003. Leach was also added as an assistant in the compliance department in 2004 and assists Carrie Doyle with the day-to-day operations meeting NCAA compliance and certification. Leach returned to UNH athletics in 2001 as the tutoring coordinator for two years. Prior to her time in academic support, Leach worked in the UNH admissions office for 11 years. She also served as the interim women's Athletic Director for one year (1989-1990). She also worked in the Wildcat Sports Information Office for three years beginning in 1985, marking her first job on UNH's campus. Leach is a graduate of Springfield College with a degree in English/Sports Journalism. Leach, a native of Hanover, N.H., is married to Dave Leach and they have daughter Taryn (11). caThy leach academic services carrie doyle senior woman administrator Carrie A. Doyle began her duties at the University of New Hampshire in July of 2004 as the Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance, and has helped bring organization and structure to the functioning of the department's compliance effort. In August of 2006, she was promoted to Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance. Doyle is primarily responsible for the administration of $6.5 million dollars of athletic scholarships, the eligibility certification process for approximately 550 student-athletes, and the education and monitoring of 70 coaches and 20 sports. She also supervises the administration of the $50,000 NCAA Special Assistance Fund and $100,000 NCAA Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund. She is responsible for preparing all National Letters of Intent as well as initial and renewal financial aid agreements. As the department's Senior Woman Administrator, Doyle serves on the department's senior management team and is responsible for the department's compliance with Title IX and gender equity issues. Doyle was part of the effort in 2004 and 2005 that closed the university's 10-year long monitoring case with the Department of Civil Rights, and helped to bring the university (in 2006-07) into full compliance with Title IX. Doyle's athletics background includes a 12-year stint at the NCAA National Office from 1987-1999. Doyle did her undergraduate work (1982 - BS in Education, minor in Business Management) at The State University of New York, College at Cortland, and her graduate work (1986 - MA in Athletics Administration, and 1987 - MBA) at the University of Iowa. UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT AMERICA EAST SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 2003 ECAC SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 2004 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 2006 8 TIME AMERICA EAST CHAMPION 7 TIME ECAC CHAMPION SHaNNoNDalY`06 THeeliTe`CaTS US OLYMPIC TRIALS PARTICIPANT 2000 US OPEN FINALIST 2000 AMERICA EAST SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 1999 7 TIME AMERICA EAST CHAMPION 5 TIME ECAC CHAMPION kRiSTeNZeiMeTZ`0 AMERICA EAST SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 2005 6 TIME AMERICA EAST CHAMPION ECAC CHAMPION MeliSSalaGUe`05 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PARTICIPANT AMERICA EAST SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 2006 & 2007 ECAC SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 2006 6 TIME AMERICA EAST CHAMPION 2TIME ECAC CHAMPION kaRYGooDMaN`0 NCAA DIVISION I ALL AMERICAN 1996 WORLD RANKED 800 FREESTYLE RELAY 4 TIME NAC SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 1995-1998 2 TIME ECAC SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 1996 & 1998 2 TIME UNH ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 1995 & 1997 12 TIME AMERICA EAST CHAMPION 12 TIME ECAC CHAMPION UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving DeNiSeleCkeNbY` Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 america easT Year 1993 1994 1996 1998 1999 Year 1996 1998 2004 2006 america easT conFerence sWimmers oF The year Name Denise Leckenby & Jeremy Hutchinson Denise Leckenby & Ian Smith Denise Leckenby & Frank Reeves Denise Leckenby Kristen Zeimetz & Ian Smith Brian Lucey Shannon Daly Melissa Lague Kary Goodman Kary Goodman Amy Perrault (Rookie of the Year) Jessica Little (Rookie of the Year) conFerence scholar-aThleTes oF The Name Mike Dix Dan Bailey Denise Leckenby Denise Leckenby Kristin Latourelle Name Denise Leckenby Denise Leckenby Shannon Daly Kary Goodman year ecac sWimmers oF The year � Over 197 schOOl recOrds brOken "The Key to our success is developing the whole individual. The strong sense of team and bond we share fuels our efforts. We provide an excellent environment for our student-athletes and it is my hope that striving for excellence both in the pool and in the classroom will secure the foundation on which team members can go on to build a successful future. " HeadCoachJoshuaWillman � 19 cOnference swimmers Of the Year WillMaNfileaTUNH � 226 america east champiOns � 66 ecac champiOns � Over 69 cOnference recOrds brOken � 9 time cOach Of the Year UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving aMeRiCaeaSTCoNfeReNCeCHaMPioNS Year Name Event 2008-09 Time 23.25* 50.17^ 1:03.94 2:16.59 55.15+ 2:00.08 1:42.24* 3:46.62* 56.11 4:29.03 1:44.68* 55.40/56.51/2:02.18 1:45.30 1:03.38*/2:14.85*/2:02.28* 56.02*/1:59.12*/2:00.92 57.42 7:30.70* 1:45.21* 3:49.26* 57.67/2:01.52/2:04.83* 1:05.21/2:19.77 1:36.32 3:29.34 7:37.92 1:47.01 3:51.53 4:58.94* 56.12* 1:51.73/4:59.46*/2:18.96 23.78 17:17.25/4:28.60 2:00.06*/2:06.24 1:36.47 7:38.01* 4:26.35* 1:03.68*/2:19.12 2:04.64* 1:47.24* 3:51.25* 1:04.56/2:20.26 4:27.69* 3:54.19 2:07.32/4:29.75 2:17.92 7:46.38 59.75 1:03.69*/2:16.60* 2:05.92/4:28.35*/2:07.19 7:46.14 23.45/50.58*/1:50.03 2:07.94 59.21* 2:08.83/4:32.43 2:23.49* 1:36.69* 3:52.31* 3:31.47* 7:47.14 51.66/1:50.89/5:02.69 2:07.78/4:30.39* 3:33.75 7:43.35* 23.42*/50.66*/1:48.74* 3:33.85 7:48.18 3:59.21 23.71*/51.00*/1:50.80* 4:34.44 2:08.85 1:51.19 7:45.07 4:36.44 59.45/2:07.12/4:35.53 Jesse Ellisalcaide 50 Free Jesse Ellisalcaide 100 Free Allison Nahin 100 Breast Jessica Little 200 Breast Amy Perrault 100 Back Amy Perrault 200 Back Perrault, Nahin, Kanellas, Ellisalcaide 200 Medley Relay Perrault, Nahin, Kanellas, Ellisalcaide 400 Medley Relay 2007-08 Amy Perrault 100 Back Mattie Fowler 400 IM Perrault, Tartaglia, Goodman, Petchonka 200 Medley Relay 2006-07 KaryGoodman 100 Fly/100 Back/200 Fly Goodman, Yuen, Petchonka, Maloney 200 Medley Relay 2005-06 Shannon Daly 100 Breast/200 Breast/200 IM KaryGoodman 100 Back/200 Back/200 Fly Deanna Petchonka 100 Fly S. Daly, B. Daly, Goodman, Maloney 800 Free Relay Goodman, Tartaglia, Petchonka, S. Daly 200 Medley Relay Goodman, Tartaglia, Petchonka, S. Daly 400 Medley Relay 2004-05 Melissa Lague 100 Back/200 Back/200 IM Shannon Daly 100 Breast/200 Breast M. Lague, S. Daly, McDonough, Paul 200 Free Relay M. Lague, S. Daly, McDonough, Paul 400 Free Relay S. Daly, Paul, McDonough, B. Daly 800 Free Relay M. Lague, Tartaglia, Dowell, Paul 200 Medley Relay M. Lague, S. Daly, Goodman, McDonough 400 Medley Relay 2003-04 Shannon Daly 500 Free Melissa Lague 100 Back 2002-03 ShannonDaly 200 Free/500 Free/200 Breast Jamie Crowley 50 Free Kristen Nardozzi 1650 Free/400 IM Melissa Lague 200 Back/200 IM Crowley, S. Daly, Paul, Nardozzi 200 Free Relay Nardozzi, M. Lague, Paul, S. Daly 800 Free Relay 2001-02 Kristen Nardozzi 400 IM Kristen Zeimetz 100 Breast/200 Breast Michelle Groff 200 Back Groff, Zeimetz, Fish, Paul 200 Medley Relay Groff, Zeimetz, Fish, Nardozzi 400 Medley Relay 2000-01 Kristen Zeimetz 100 Breast/200 Breast Kristen Nardozzi 400 IM Nardozzi, Zeimetz, Fish, Prentiss 400 Medley Relay 1999-00 Kristin Latourelle 200 IM/400 IM Kristen Zeimetz 200 Breast Latourelle, Denton, Rock, Woynerowski 800 Free Relay 1998-99 Michelle Frechette 100 Back KristenZeimetz 100 Breast/200 Breast Kristin Latourelle 200 IM/400 IM/200 Fly Latourelle, Sullivan, Scroggin, Denton 800 Free Relay 1997-98 DeniseLeckenby 50 Free/100 Free/200 Free Melissa Frechette 200 Back Jessica Lague 100 Back Kristin Latourelle 200 IM/400 IM Julie Denton 200 Breast Leckenby, Prentiss, Sullivan, Frechette 200 Free Relay Frechette, Denton, Lague, Leckenby 400 Medley Relay Lague, Prentiss, P. Sullivan, Leckenby 400 Free Relay Latourelle, P. Sullivan, Lague, Leckenby 800 Free Relay 1996-97 DeniseLeckenby 100 Free/200 Free/500 Free Kristin Latourelle 200 IM/400 IM Lague, Latourelle, P. Sullivan, Leckenby 400 Free Relay Latourelle, P. Sullivan, Lague, Leckenby 800 Free Relay 1995-96 DeniseLeckenby 50 Free/100 Free/200 Free Leckenby, G. Sullivan, J. Sullivan, Berry 400 Free Relay G. Sullivan, Cassidy, Leckenby, Berry 800 Free Relay P. Sullivan, Ambuehl, Calderone, Leckenby 400 Medley Relay 50 Free/100 Free/200 Free 1994-95 DeniseLeckenby Lauren Calderone 400 IM Kate Shaughnessy 200 Fly Leckenby, Calderone, Shaughnessy, Berry 200 Medley Relay G. Sullivan, Shaughnessy, Berry, Leckenby 800 Free Relay 1993-94 Lauren Calderone 400 IM 1991-92 Shannon Doherty 100 Back/200 Back/400 IM ^ BOLD denotes America East Swimmer of the Year Record set during prelims (49.97) + * Denotes Conference Record Setting Swim Record set during prelims (55.14) UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving 5 Year 2008-09 Name Jessie Ellisalcaide Jessie Ellisalcaide Jessica Little eCaCCoNfeReNCeCHaMPioNS Event Time 50 Free 100 Free 200 Breast 23.38 50.47 2:18.52 3:52.45 56.25 24.48/1:51/84 55.93/1:59.81* 3:53.7 2:26.81 3:28.80 7:42.30 1:46.36 3:39.26 1:53.27/5:00.85/2:20.50 56.76 1:37.06 7:45.43 2:18.12 1:46.84 3:29.25 7:37.05 1:04.05/2:19.78 2:19.19 1:03.55*/2:17.49 23.03*/49.82*/1:50.09 1:37.17 3:31.38 3:53.12* 23.75/50.77*/1:51.09 23.62*/50.74*/1:50.36 24.02/50.84*/1:49.62* 2007-08 Perrault, Nahin, Petchonka, Wollenzien 400 Medley Relay 2006-07 Kary Goodman 100 Fly 2005-06 Shannon Daly 50 Free/200 Free KaryGoodman 100 Fly/200 Fly Goodman, S. Daly, Petchonka, Dowell 400 Medley Relay 2004-05 Shannon Daly 200 Breast S. Daly, Dowell, Lague, Paul 400 Free Relay B. Daly, S. Daly, McDonough, Goodman 800 Free Relay Goodman, Tartaglia, Dowell, Lague 200 Medley Relay Lague, Tartaglia, Dowell, S. Daly 400 Medley Relay 2003-04 ShannonDaly 200 Free/500 Free/200 Breast Melissa Lague 100 Back Harvey, Lague, Paul, S. Daly 200 Free Relay S. Daly, Paul, Crawford, Hamer 800 Free Relay 2002-03 Shannon Daly 200 Breast Lague, Crowley, Fish, Paul 200 Medley Relay S. Daly, Crowley, Paul, Nardozzi 400 Free Relay Nardozzi, Paul, Lague, S. Daly 800 Free Relay 2000-01 Kristen Zeimetz 100 Breast/200 Breast 1999-00 Kristen Zeimetz 200 Breast 1998-99 Kristen Zeimetz 100 Breast/200 Breast 1997-98 DeniseLeckenby 50 Free/100 Free/200 Free Leckenby, P. Sullivan, Frechette, Prentiss 200 Free Relay P. Sullivan, Leckenby, Latourelle, J. Lague 400 Free Relay Frechette, Denton, J. Lague, Leckenby 400 Medley Relay 1996-97 Denise Leckenby 50 Free/100 Free/200 Free 1995-96 DeniseLeckenby 50 Free/100 Free/200 Free 1994-95 Denise Leckenby 50 Free/100 Free/200 Free BOLD denotes ECAC Swimmer of the Year * Denotes Conference Record Setting Swim 6 UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving ReCoRDS Event Freestyle 50-yard 100-yard 200-yard 500-yard 1000-yard 1650-yard Backstroke 100-yard 200-yard Breaststroke 100-yard 200-yard Fly 100-yard UNH Leckenby 23.03 1998 Leckenby 49.82 1998 Leckenby 1:48.33 1998 B. Daly 4:56.37 2006 B. Daly 10:16.01 2006 B. Daly 17:04.00 2006 Perrault 55.14 2009 Goodman 1:59.12 2006 S. Daly 1:03.38 2006 S. Daly 2:14.85 2006 Goodman 55.40 2007 Goodman 1:59.81 2006 S. Daly 2:02.28 2006 Fowler 4:22.09 2009 Ellisalcaide, Kanellas Ellis, Gillespie 1:35.95 2009 Perrault, Elliscaide, Ellis, Wollenzien 3:28.39 2009 S. Daly, B. Daly, Goodman, Maloney 7:30.70 2006 Perrault, Nahin, Kanellas, Ellisalcaide 1:42.24 2009 Perrault, Nahin, Kanellas, Ellisalcaide 3:46.62 2009 Dege 273.98 2007 Dege 288.45 2007 SwaseyPool Thompson, DHS 23.21 1990 Thompson, BSC 50.23 2004 Tucker-Mohl, ORHS 1:51.01 1995 Tucker-Mohl, ORHS 4:52.88 1996 Tucker-Mohl, SSA 10:19.72 1995 Tucker-Mohl, SSA 17:01.81 1995 Lague, UNH 56.76 2005 Lague, UNH 2:02.83 2005 Zeimetz, UNH 1:04.78 1999 Daly, UNH 2:18.53 2006 Thompson, BSC 53.73 2004 White, NU 2:05.90 2001 Tucker-Mohl, ORHS 2:05.16 1996 McCann, BC 4:28.09 UNH 1:38.80 2002 UNH 3:33.45 2003 UNH 7:56.34 2002 AmericaEast Ellisalcaide, UNH 23.25 2009 Ellisalcaide, UNH 49.97 2009 Clark, UVM 1:47.51 2009 Clark, UVM 4:49.04 2009 n/a Sackett, UMBC 16:49.39 2006 Perrault, UNH 55.14 2009 Goodman, UNH 1:59.12 2006 Daly, UNH 1:03.38 2006 Daly, UNH 2:14.85 2006 Cai, Bing 54.52 2003 Qu, Bing 1:59.86 2002 Kinsella, BU 2:02.22 2009 Breiznikar, BU 4:21.97 2006 BU 1:33.94 2009 BU 3:24.30 2009 UVM 7:22.94 2009 ECAC Leckenby, UNH 23.03 1998 Leckenby, UNH 49.82 1998 Bown, Pittsburgh 1:49.58 2005 Bowman, G. Wash. 4:50.22 1994 n/a Bowman, G. Wash. 16:34.43 1994 Hendrick, E. Carolina 55.86 2001 Morris, PSU 1:59.15 2004 Crowley, Cent. Conn. 1:02.61 2006 Clemens, PSU 2:13.65 2008 Hart, Wagner 54.36 2009 Modrov, Rider 1:59.12 2006 Modrov, Rider 2:03.22 2009 Modrov, Rider 4:17.40 2009 Rider 1:35.37 2009 Penn State 3:24.70 2006 Rider 7:34.04 2009 200-yard IM 200-yard 400-yard F reeRelays 200-yard 400-yard 800-yard MedleyRelays 200-yard UNH 1:47.49 2003 UNH 3:57.11 2000 UNH 1:42.24 2009 UNH 3:46.62 2009 Penn State 1:42.56 2006 Harvard 3:48.92 2009 400-yard Diving 1-Meter 3-Meter Golle, BU 329.77 2002 Golle, BU 344.40 2002 Peterson, NU 440.95 1998 Waresmith, BU 575.60 2009 UniversityofNewHampshireSwimmingandDiving The Jerry Azumah Performance Center opened its doors in the summer of 2003 to UNH student-athletes. A monetary donation by Azumah, a former cornerback of the Chicago Bears and the 1999 recipient of the Walter Payton Award (top football player in Div. 1-AA), allowed the UNH athletic department to overhaul its existing strength and conditioning center. The newlyrenovated Jerry Azumah Athletic Performance Center features state-of-the-art strength and conditioning equipment provided through the generous gift of Azumah. The Henry C. Swasey Pool is the home of the New Hampshire Wildcats' swim team. Located in UNH's Field House, the 25-yard, eight lane pool with an attached 13-foot deep diving well includes new one and three meter duraflex boards and Paragon starting platforms. Completing the facility is a 650 seat balcony for specator seating at home meets. The facility was recently renovated in the summer of 2007 and the spring of 2008. In addition to the indoor natatorium, the UNH swim team uses the 50 meter outdoor Jenny Thompson Pool just off campus in Dover, N.H. Jerry Azumah Performance Center Swasey Pool October 17 18 November 7 20 21 22 2009-10 UNH SWIMMING AND DIVING SCHEDULE Sat. Sun. @ Siena w/ Niagara @ Wagner 11 a.m. 11 a.m. February March 3 Wed. @ Dartmouth 6 p.m. 25-28 Thur-Sun @Boston University TBA America East Championships 18-20 Thur-Sat. @Perdue West Lafayette TBA NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships SAT. Fri. Sat. Sun. CCSU + @ Boston U. + @ Boston U. + @ Boston U. VERMONT* 2p.m. 10 a.m./6 p.m. 10 a.m./6 p.m. 10 a.m./6 p.m. 11a.m. December January 18 22 6 HOMEGAMESINBOLDCAPS + Boston University Invitational * AMERICA EAST Conference Meet SUN. MON. Fri. NORTHEASTERN* 12p.m. W/BOSTONUNIVERSITY @ Maine* 5 p.m.


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Resources of PH banks reached P8.36T in 2012
Robust economy boosted savings, loan demand
MANILA, Philippines—The growth in the combined resources of the banking sector accelerated in 2012 as the country's better-than-expected economic growth pushed savings and boosted demand for financial services.
Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed that banks in the country ended 2012 with combined resources of P8.36 trillion, up by 9.4 percent from P7.64 trillion the previous year.
The year-on-year growth in resources was faster than the 5.7 percent growth posted in 2011.
Monetary officials said the enormous resources of banks indicated that there are enough funds to bankroll investments.
They added that the banking sector's resources would further grow this year on the back of a healthy economy.
Of the total resources in 2012, universal and commercial banks accounted for P7.49 trillion.
Thrift banks accounted for P681.55 billion, while rural and cooperative banks accounted for the balance of P187.62 billion.
Bank resources are composed largely of deposits from the public, profits and retained earnings.
The growth in deposits from individuals and businesses was aided by rising household and corporate incomes.
Remittances from overseas Filipino workers were largely credited for helping increase savings of at least 10 percent of households in the country.
Higher profits and retained earnings of banks were attributed to the increase in demand for loans and other financial services that came with an expanding economy.
Last year, the Philippines grew by 6.6 percent, beating most projections and the government's official target of 5 to 6 percent.
Given their increasing resources, the BSP has encouraged regulated institutions to boost lending to businesses that have investment plans.
Outstanding loans from universal and commercial banks in the country actually grew by 16.4 percent last year.
Officials said that there was still room for growth with lending seen rising at a double-digit pace without triggering worrisome inflation.
Outstanding loans reached P3.24 trillion as of the end of 2012 compared with P2.79 trillion at the end of 2011.
"Domestic credit-to-GDP ratio [in the Philippines] still ranks among the lowest in the region," BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said in an economic forum Tuesday.
The ratio for the Philippines stood at 50.4 percent as of end-2012.
The ratios stood above 100 percent for Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, China, and Korea.
The BSP said efforts to attract foreign investors should be strengthened for the economy to take advantage of the huge funds available in the country's banking sector.
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