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Mancora is a small (and we mean small) surfing town in the upper northeast corner of the country. About 2 hours south of the Ecuador boarder. We're spending 3 days here. Last night, Christmas Eve, we arrived in Tumbes, met a great couple from Puerto Rico and shared a 2 hour cab ride to Mancora (ALL FOR THE BARGAIN PRICE OF $20). We arrived in Mancora around 11pm (Christmas eve mind you) and still hadn't found a place to stay. Most everything was booked. A lady from Utah actually, who was living in Mancora for a year, heard us talking and offered to help us find a place - like Mary and Joseph except we are not pregnant with baby Jesus. A friend of hers she said had a bungalow "right on the beach". "It is booked tomorrow, but I believe it is empty tonight if you want it". Great right? Wrong. Remind us to never trust anyone from Utah. At night it looked awesome. A Cute little beach hut nesteled amongst the palms... single bulb for light - quaint, beachy
The next morning, Christmas day, We Woke up ....Oh, the silent majesty of Christmas morn... the clean, warm breeze of the holiday ocean air... a mortifying sight of our scorching case of bed bug bitesl - or "Guinea-flic-u-litis" as we now like to call it it. (Caused by bed sheets that have NEVER been washed. We mean never - like ...EVER). Hammah-time! ,We had a rash from head to toe. Still itching today actually and We took great pictures of it. Needless to say we were relieved that the place was booked - and we foubd a much better place down the beach. Christmas day was spent in clean sheets, private hot shower, patio right off the pool...and lounging all day on the beach buying crap from whoever strolled by, eating pineapples and drinking pisco sours (Peruvian margaritas). We hung out with the Puerto Rican couple a lot who ended up staying at the same place. They died laughing when they heard about our "rash".
We Had a great time. Most of the people that live here are hippie surfers from all over the world. There isn't a whole lot going on, but what a nice break towards the end of our trip.


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Coach Mark Helfrich is in charge.
Other than that, they say, not much had changed Tuesday when the Ducks took the field without former coach Chip Kelly in the building for the first time since the 2006 Las Vegas Bowl.
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Cory, just be glad you don't have American-style health insurance.
So you're only allowed to insure yourself for things that you know aren't a risk? Oh my…
Schrodinger's policy!
The sense of unease this sort of thing engenders is why I'll never give up my European citizenship while resident in the U.S. If ever I claim on my health insurance here, I know the insurer will set out to deny and delay.
This is a clear cut case of insurance fraud. They also knew the strike was a possibility when they sold the policy. That's the whole point of insurance, both sides know the risk, and the premium is set to compensate the other party for taking on that risk. Don't know how it works in the UK, but I strongly suggest you file a formal complaint with the regulatory agency who oversees this company.
And that's why I avoid insurance as much as possible. It seems to me like most insurance are more like scams than real insurance.
Unbelievable – in the RSA we have ombudsman and public protectors we can go complain to – surely there must be a similar body in the UK?
After you've exhausted channels at I&G, you probably want
I tweeted about this a while ago. Try getting a refund from BA, that'll even be more funny. Even though just the possibility of a strike, every insurer I phoned said it wouldn't be covered.
why fly BA ?
Why not?
general interest rly. as long as there's a flat bed in business, I'm cool, it's more little details – the carrier I normally fly with started to stop providing a free laptop adapter, which perplexed me a bit. also it's how long the walk is usually at heathrow on landing / if there's some preposterous wait after leaving the lounge before boarding.
Interesting. So insurance is invalid if the events insured against are possible. This sounds like a business model I should get in on.
how do some things make sense to some people?
Want another example of rip-off insurance for airlines? Buy a ticket for Easy-Jet. It will automatically add "insurance" on to your flight. You can opt-out of course and take it off, but plenty probably keep it, figuring since this is such a crap airline it might be useful. Well if you are not a resident of the country you are flying out of that "insurance" is useless. Yet they will sell it to you anyway. So if you are say Greek and you are in London and decide to fly to Geneva, they will try to sell you "insurance" you can never use because you are a resident of Greece. The only way to find this out is to click-open and read the fine-print, but they still try to add it to the cost of your flight. You will only become aware of its useless-ness if something goes wrong and you need to use this insurance. Then they will deny your claim based on your lack of residence. Now imagine how much money they make in insurance they sell but dont actually insure?
Here at Insular, we pride ourselves on selling peace of mind*; we've been in the business since money men stole the USA in 1913.
You can trust* in Insular.
* Phrase 'peace of mind' employed to denote the illusion of peace of mind. Term 'trust' does not commit Insular to any liabilities implied. Insular is a proud subsidiary of HyperGlobalMegaCorp.
HyperGlobalMegaCorp. Fuck you.
Those with a hankering for some vicarious vengeance on insurance companies may enjoy The Man Who Sued God.
Shouldn't mess with a customer who's got a couple million readers and fans at his website. Bad for business.
Anybody got the appropriate email for this company?
Whoever told you that doesn't have a brain or a law degree both of which I possess.
IF the strike happens, file a claim in January in small claims court and sue them for breach of contract. The rights of recovery you have under the first contract will be enforceable.
Yeah yeah — and you can be insured against yak bites anywhere but Tibet.
You'd think that continuous insurance would be an argument against their stance. I suppose that is what courts are for, and at the price of airline tickets, suing them might get you some relief.
Insurance is, by and large, the hugest scam humans have ever managed to organize. In most cases insurance reduces to a sort benign protection racket.
It does give you what you want sometimes (and I even had "extra" insurance applied to a purchase pay out in spades, as DVD player after DVD player failed over 2 years) but at worst you are throwing your money away.
Mostly because the underwriters can change the rules at any time — it's in the contract you signed — leaving you will less coverage than when you signed up.
The industry does pay out of course, and if you ask them if they can interfere with your right to file and benefit from a claim you will get the legal answer ("the law forbids me to say no".)
But they operate on the maximum number of claims they can not pay out, and still stay on the right side of the law (as much as possible.)
They are masters of dirty tricks and legalese, of course. For anything other than home-buyers insurances (the banks got tired of sorting mortgages BS out, and simplified this a lot) and some sorts of auto insurance (depending on where you live) your insurance contracts are more of a EULA. If you read it carefully you will note that they assume the right to refuse payment for as long as they can, to reduce coverage and to over-extend their claims above and beyond the current law in your locale.
They don't always get their way, and adjusters are human and generally not evil. But the industry is generally crooked and run like a well-oiled extra-legal criminal enterprise.
What a nasty piece of bullshit.
How can they prove you knew about the strike when you booked the tickets?
The possibility of a strike could be a reason to buy insurance, but it's not a reason not to pay on it! Sue the bastards.
Is there any other good reason for you to keep the insurance through these people (they cover being stranded overnight, lost luggage, etc. more effectively than the minimal assistance an airline will give you)? If not, cancel the insurance and demand your premium back. If they are actually useful for some other reason, you'll have to decide whether the risk they'll decide capriciously your particular problem isn't one they'll cover is worth letting them keep your money. If they've ducked out of one thing they specifically said they'd cover, it doesn't bode well for if you DO have a problem.
Perhaps they are just trying to fob you off, telling you that you can't make a claim when actually if you went through the paperwork they'd pay out, because they're obliged to under your contract.
I would suspect this sort of behaviour is quite common in insurance companies – if you can prevent people from making claims then you don't have to pay out, but you can still say that you pay out on a high percentage of claims made. Despicable but logical.
…but I strongly suggest you file a formal complaint with the regulatory agency who oversees this company.
*Wipes away tears*
Even IF they can even find out which regulator is even moderately responsible for that company in that locale- they rarely do anything like say, regulate. That would be silly.
No sue, sue for legal fees as well, if you can avoid it, don't have the lawyer take it on contingency. I'd pay more money than I'd be losing just to force it to a jury trial (your right under the Seventh Amendment for any civil case involving more than $20) in this current economic climate. Chances are, you'd get it right back and then some after a verdict.
It's a British company. In Britain :Þ
Damn! I think I just got pwned.
on the other hand you are insured against sunburn – as long as you don't get it by intention… what is intention?
Insurance "business" is nothing more than legalized theft.
Well, duh. It's called Insure-and-Go. What did you expect?
I work for a Uk travel insurance provider (not Insure and Go)and I'm afraid to say that this is not an isolated case. Any UK insurer would say exactely the same thing. However, don't forget that the strike may not actually happen and even if it does, BA will book you on the next available flight or offer a refund. Please ignore all the cynical comments about BA and insurers. Incidentally, if you had purchased a single trip cover, you would have been insured. That's the problem with annual insurance.
Why take two bottles into the shower, when you can spend the holidays at Heathrow out of pocket while the shiftless BA workers stand around a burning oil drum?
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Rain all week, said who?
We got an interesting phone call Wednesday night.
It was somebody who wants to see something proactive done to stop the problems between African Americans and Hispanics in Bridgeton.
He said it goes all the way down to the school system and he mentioned something that happened at West Avenue School resulting in 16 suspensions.
And it wasn't cheating on tests.
"What good are suspensions going to do?'' he asked. "They go home and they watch TV. And then they come back to school and do the same thing.''
What really set him off is he hasn't read anything about the suspensions.
We don't even know if it's true.
You don't have to be in the business for 46 years to know what happens in a a school system stays in a school system.
It has been that way at Cumberland Regional since the first day it opened.
Early on, it was really scary.
Maybe that's how you have to run a big corporation.
But the caller Tuesday night said Bridgeton holds community meetings and feels good about it, but nothing ever happens.
"There is no follow-up,'' he said. "I agree we have to change things, and I'm no expert on that, but somebody must be.
"Let's bring in experts.
"Let's form a 12-person panel.''
Or get to know each other.
As hard as the school system is trying to reach kids as early as preschool, it hasn't taken hold yet.
As much as the school system has provided opportunities for extra help, it has not been taken advantage of by the students.
There is no passion to learn.
And that lack of passion comes from the environment.
What you have in the environment is what you have in the school system.
Why would it be any different?
We believe it's hopelessness.
A lot of other people believe the same thing.
But nobody has told us how to bring back hope.
But, please, don't blame the school system.
If you can't fix what is outside the school system, don't blame what you send to school on the school system.
And if you don't go to the school board meetings ...
If you don't talk to security chief Bob Stevens ...
If you don't talk to Superintendent Dr. Thomasina Jones ...
If you don't talk to BOE President Angie Edwards ...
If you don't talk to Police Capt. Mike Gaimari, who sends us the police blotter every day ...
If you don't talk to the ministerium ...
If you don't talk to Mayor Albert Kelly ...
If you don't talk to Father Mike Rivera at Immaculate Conception ...
If you don't talk to Father Vince Guest at Immaculate Conception ...
If you don't talk to all of them together in one room, you don't have the gang we need to go against the other gangs.
Do you?
Big doings at Old Broad Street Church in Bridgeton on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, the only day where nobody is celebrating.
Historian Jim Bergmann and the cemetery committee has a plan that includes singing, poem reading, a picnic, a tour of 80 graves, one from each regiment in the Civil War buried there.
"We're in the 150th anniversary of the Civil War,'' said Bergmann, who, in three short years, has studied, mapped, photographed and dug into old books to be an expert on the 10,000 graves in the cemetery.
Zigzag across as whole city block with Bergmann talking the whole time about the 396 Civil War graves he has found, and how he is looking for four more.
And only one is a Confederate.
None are Jewish.
Not even Catholic.
And there are people still being buried there, if you have a plot.
Many graves are unmarked.
And maybe the hanging tree is still in the Broad Street-Lawrence Street corner of the graveyard.
"There are some pretty big trees still there,'' smiled Bergmann.
It all starts at noon on Memorial Day with a half-hour picnic, goes inside the church and then off on the tour.
MY KIND OF TOWN: Where if you have questions, Bergmann won't have to look up the answers.


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The Jester. Weird and fascinating invention of Middle Age courts: a tradition that in some places lasted as late as the 19th century, and with some incredible stories behind it. For instance, there are references indicating that Queen Elizabeth I reprimanded her official court jester for not being severe enough with her on his ridicule. Jesters were irreverent and did not spare anyone in their jokes and crass. Even though the role had no credibility for "serious matters", there are accounts of court jesters that were advisers to the monarchs in affairs of state – after all, no euphemisms, omissions, silence or half truths were necessary.
The jester was in a privileged position: due to his discredit and lack of reputation, he was the only one in the court who could freely speak truth to power and don't be beheaded in the process. To this day in power circles or wherever there is substantial accumulation of power, the presence of an official or natural jester is not uncommonly noted. Someone has to cry out that the king is nude.
But 'what the j' has to do with Social Entrepreneurship, motivations, or whatever else that was up there in the title? Well, lots. First, sometimes he appears randomly in society and inappropriately writes about things uncalled for, in a manner that is also uncalled for; so the buffoon kind of asked this humble writer to give out the disclaimer. On his words, "give this son of Dionysus a break, for freaksake!".
Second, the jokester said that it has nothing to do with the individual that impersonates the fool: he is poetically taken by the zeitgeist and has to write out stuff under strict disorders of Puck. Yeah, Puck – our building mascot (Puck is a jester too, by the way: make a prayer-joke when entering 295 Lafayette).
Ok. Now that a ridiculous sound case was made for starting this essay talking about jesters, let's move to what moves you. Why we do what we do? Why we say we want to change the world and obsessively chase after dreams, sometimes at the cost of our health, romantic relationships, and even lives? Who do you serve? yourself or others (or a blended value of both)? What do you seek? fame, glory, recognition? did vanity or ambition took the best of you or is it perfectly human to have them inside? what you search in the night is purpose, meaning, significance?… – is it about legacy, a footprint that enables you to feel special? you know, so later you have the legitimacy and authenticity to tell your children that you indeed lived the ideals that you now preach them?
The question is sharp as a blunt knife. Why do you do the things you do? Moving beyond motivations, why do the things we do if in the end death takes you into dissolution? It feels as if life is about pushing a huge rock high up a steep mountain so to see it roll back again (and again) to the valley.
Albert Camus, the French existentialist writer, wrote and discoursed about this human condition on a book called "The Myth of Sisyphus" where he asks if suicide was a logical answer to this trickster riddle (and the Jester is back). To this humble non-depressed/non-famous writer, suicide is not a logical option. Though everything is apparently meaningless, each time we push the rock we change and change everything and everyone around us in the process.
Change is the giver of sense. Change is possible and happens at every breath. It hurts but if your social entrepreneurial project received a deathblow or had a huge setback taking you to the startup line, remember: when you forced that boulder uphill, you may have influenced a whole lot of people and definitely changed zillions of chaotic initial conditions that will reverberate. So dear jester, change is what gives meaning to life – social change then, even better.
"The struggle itself… is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy."


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The DeSchriver Invitational begins at 4:30 p.m. at Drew University. Check back below for highlights and results of the girl's events.
Katie Hatler of Jefferson wins her second 55-meter hurdle race of the season with an 8.7 for the first girl's final of the day.
Kylene Cochrane of West Morris wins the 1600 and may have broken the meet record. She ran around 5:08-5:09 and the record is 5:09.56. We'll see when the official results come back.
Cochrane ran an official time of 5:08.81 to break the previous meet record of 5:09.56 held by Jennifer Ennis of Roxbury.
Carrie Wasdyke of Jefferson wins her second shot put of the season, smoking the competition throwing 38-1, nearly seven feet better than second-place Myah Campbell-Reaves of New Providence.
Claudia DiSomma of Sparta wins the 600-meter race running around 1:40.
DiSomma's official time was 1:40.51, missing the meet record by less than a second (1:39.57). It's the second time this season DiSomma missed a meet record by less than one second.
In the JV girls 55-meter hurdles, Amanda Murolo of Montville won in 8.07.
Andrea Bush of Morris Knolls wins the 55-meter dash in 7.58, which is a PR for the senior.
Bush also won the 300-meter race, running another PR, 42.68.
Hunterdon Central closed the meet winning the 4 x 800 meter relay.
Hunt. Central splits
Kathleen Jaeger-2;35.5
Kaitlyn Clarke 2;31.1
Christine Auriemma 2;34.2
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55-METER DASH: 1-Andrea Bush, Morris Knolls, 7.58. 2-Casey Lyness, Morris Hills, 7.69. 3-Claire Incantalupo, Sparta, 7.74. 4-Danielle Beniulus, Jefferson, 7.82. 5-Emily Mead, Sparta, 7.82. 6-Sharone Brown, Jefferson, 7.83.
300-METER RUN:1-Andrea Bush, Morris Knolls, 42.68. 2-Lindsey Cappetta, Sparta, 44.91. 3-Rebecca Davis, Sparta, 45.51. 4-Niki Cleary, Hunterdon Central, 46.03. 5-Lauren Toth, West Morris, 46.21. 6-Gina Dello Russo, Whippany Park, 46.48.
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55-METER HURDLES:1-Katie Hatler, Jefferson, 8.70. 2-Megan Crowley, Parsippany Hills, 8.85. 3-Samantha Kral, Randolph, 8.92. 4-Rebecca Davis, Sparta, 9.44. 5-Mykalah Curry, Butler, 9.56. 6-Alexis Serra, Parsippany Hills, 9.72.
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ELLICOTT - Robert Pickett Jr. once represented the citizens of the 4th Ward on the Ellicott Town Council.
Following Monday's Town Council meeting, he will now represent the citizens of the 3rd Ward.
Pickett was sworn in as the new representative following the resignation of Timothy Wright. Wright was appointed to the position in January following the resignation of Lucian Lodestro in November 2012. Lodestro resigned because he moved out of the ward. He had served on the board for 15 years.
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Robert Pickett Jr. takes the oath of office to be the new 3rd Ward Ellicott Town Council representative Monday. Timothy Wright, former Ellicott 3rd Ward Councilman, resigned from the post Monday.
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Wright, who worked for 25 years for the Jamestown Police Department and is the chief for the town of Carroll Police Department, thanked the board members for the opportunity to serve.
''I've enjoyed it,'' Wright said about his time on the board. ''It has been a good experience.''
Cecil Miller III, Ellicott Town supervisor, said Wright was resigning because he had to focus his attention on more pending matters.
''There are other issues he has to give his full-time to,'' Miller said during the meeting.
Pickett said he enjoyed his time on the board previously and looks forward to representing the residents of the 3rd Ward. Pickett had previously served on the board from 2004-07. He resigned in 2007 because he moved from the 4th Ward to the 3rd Ward.


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|By Mexor (Mexor) on Monday, January 12, 2004 - 04:32 pm: Edit
i don't think i can get into my #1 univ. of san diego, but i think i can get into all these schools, which one should i goto?:
univ. of redlands
univ. of pacific
chapman univ.
santa clara univ.
arizona state univ.
univ. of arizona
|By Joe3000t3 (Joe3000t3) on Monday, January 12, 2004 - 04:40 pm: Edit
univ. of redlands
|By Uuaww (Uuaww) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 02:04 am: Edit
zona st has the hottest girls by far...., go there if you can bro, i took a road trip there... man... remember there are other things to consider other than acdemics.
|By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:17 am: Edit
What are you interested in majoring in? Do you think you'd be happier at a small school like Redlands or a large school like Arizona State?
Santa Clara probably has the best overall academics and reputation. University of Redlands is a very good small school - not much to do in the area. Chapman and U of Pacific are decent schools but nothing exceptional - both tend to give large merit awards to attract top students. U of Arizona has excellent academics but not much personal attention. Arizona State has a rep as a party school and very little on-campus housing.
|By Mexor (Mexor) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 03:15 pm: Edit
majoring in computer science. i think id like a medium sized school ...like 5,000 people
|By Carolyn (Carolyn) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 04:32 pm: Edit
I've heard that Santa Clara has a good computer science program with lots of contacts in Silicon Valley --- check it out thoroughly. Santa Clara is known for its job placement services too.
University of Redlands, which I am pretty familiar with, has a computer science major but is not "known" for that degree. I'd say it's pretty much the same with Chapman. I don't know much about the U of P's computer science program.
However, Arizona State has a very good computer science program with a good reputation among employers on the west coast. I don't know much more than that, however.
|By Yourname (Yourname) on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 12:07 pm: Edit
I'm from the silicon valley and if your looking for computer science, there is no place better than santa clara. The professors visit our school sometimes and they are amazing. The campus is beautiful and it's in the middle of a suburban city only a few miles from San Jose which is known for it's clubs. Also alumni from Santa Clara do have alot of connections in the tech companies and it's not hard to get an intership at apple or IBM. Hope this helps... by the by... UCSD is one of my top choices too... good call
|By Toxicity01 (Toxicity01) on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 06:56 pm: Edit
univ. of redlands: gay school
univ. of pacific: loser school
chapman univ.: rich kid school
santa clara univ.: easy school
arizona state univ.: party school
univ. of arizona: never heard of it
|By Mexor (Mexor) on Friday, January 23, 2004 - 07:10 pm: Edit
no offense but, toxicity, someone w/a 2.8 gpa and a 1160 sat probably couldn't get into most of these schools anyway. *sigh*
|By Uschicka (Uschicka) on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 07:22 pm: Edit
Both Santa Clara and UOP (Univ. of the Pacific) are good schools with good reputations. I live in Stockton, where UOP is, aso I've been surrounded by it my entire life. If it wasn't in my hometown, I might have gone there. It is beautiful, really involved in the town, and has a good academic reputation, especially in pharmacy, business, and music.
Arizona State isn't known for its academics, but if you are looking for a party school, that's a good choice.
|By Moonsurfer21 (Moonsurfer21) on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 08:04 pm: Edit
SANTA CLARA!! i love that school thats all i have to say!! i'm applying there, and to usd, usf, university colorado among others
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Life is full of mysteries. Scientific analysis can bring us back to the Big Bang, but what about before that? How does the brain make us feel love? How can it possible be that the star of "Kindergarten Cop" was elected governor of California? But, one of the most pressing local mysteries we have had for awhile now is why Dunkin' Donuts, the coffee-and-donut giant with over 6,700 store locations scattered through 30 countries around the world, does not have a single store in California?
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Scour the Internet queries of people trying to locate solutions to this mystery and you'll be sent to numerous theories linking the success of Krispy Kreme to Dunkin's hesitancy to expand, pithy responses like "they went bankrupt from the cops not coming when people like me kept picking on them about donuts", and rumblings about a vast Cambodian donut shop conspiracy keeping them from planting their roots in SoCal. Well, folks. Sometimes there are no answers. While the mystery of just what was going on inside the brain trust of Dunkin' Donuts may never be satisfactorily explained, the question itself is about to become moot:
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News was released last week that the company is looking to open franchises in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura and Orange counties. Unless some unforeseen circumstances start popping up (say, a donut shop lobbyist pressing some congressional flesh to put up a few roadblocks) you can expect Dunkin' Donuts to be in the neighborhood by 2015.
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Dunkin' Donuts coming to L.A. is a big deal.
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Right now there's two options for coffee. You can throw down a five-spot and get a dark brew or French roast at a posh boutique, or you can spend a buck at your local 7-11 or mom-and-pop shop and get something watered-down and probably-burned. There's no in-between. (The closest possibility is actually the coffee offerings from McDonald's, but there's a lot of self-induced shame that comes with walking through those golden arched-doors, so people generally leave that alone.) To use an alcohol comparison, in a world of IPAs and dirt cheap 24-packs of Milwaukee's Best, there's been no quality lager to drink. But the entrance of Dunkin' Donuts into California will change that.
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"All of a sudden they are putting together lately, and it's kind of nice," Grand Blanc coach Craig Trombly said. "In the beginning of the season we started off 0-2 at the Clarkston dual and we were 2-5 out of the gates."
Since then Grand Blanc has won 11 of 13 matches to improve to 13-7 overall, including the two wins on Wednesday. Undefeated wrestlers included Noah Gonser (103 pounds), Dward Que (112), Nathaniel Fleming (119), Jacob Carley (130), Pellumb Kurtaga (135), Carson Whaley (171) and Brandon Marable (215).
"We've got guys at the right weight classes, and they are buying into our system that we are trying to teach them," Trombly said. "With that confidence comes more good wrestling. It's good to see them clicking on all cylinders. Some of it is experience. The guys are listening to coaches during matches and doing moves we do in practice."
Sophomore Edris Benton (160) did not go unbeaten but he scored a crucial pin against Northville that helped secure the match.
"He's a young kid and hasn't been in the lineup," Trombly said. "He's gotten banged around a little bit. He got a pin for us when we absolutely needed it and the momentum was swinging the other way."


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Noise study upsets Islanders
Renton Airport noise study to offer analysis not answers
By J. Jacob Edel
Mercer Island Reporter
Capture the existing tranquil quiet of the Island on tape and find ways to discourage disruptive flights over the Island were two demands made by 40 residents concerned about changes at the Renton Airport.
Last Tuesday, the city hosted a public meeting at the community center to explain the goals of a $130,000 noise study to be shared with the city of Renton.
The purpose of the event was to learn about noise and the science or methodology behind the study, Councilmember El Jahncke said at the meeting.
But most of those who attended were not interested in the methods to be employed in the noise study. Some audience members frequently interrupted the presentation, asking for Island-specific data as part of the study and urging the city leaders in attendance to be cautious of the next steps taken at the Renton Airport.
The city of Renton has proposed five alternative designs for its airport, located two miles directly south across Lake Washington from the south shore of the Island. Many landing aircraft fly directly over the center of the Island as they approach the runway.
The airport proposals include the construction of a corporate jet center, which would presumably attract more business flights to the airport, maintaining the airport's traditional recreational focus or implement one of three various combinations of those two uses. The two cities agreed to pay $65,000 each for a noise study that will create model projections demonstrating the potential noise impacts of each option.
Many Islanders in the crowd voiced their concerns that more business jets flying over the Island to land at Renton would bring harmful changes to the present calm and secluded environment they are used to. Several said they want a recording along Island Crest Way as a reference point to how much noise the Island experiences today.
"Start with the sound quality we enjoy now," resident Sam Hobson suggested to the experts. "These measures and other things talked about here are not meaningful when you're bothered in the middle of the night."
Several residents took a turn at the microphone after the main presentation concluded.
Bob Baker, a retired military and commercial airline pilot, said he was concerned with the city of Renton's plan to attract more business jet traffic while major ports such as SeaTac and Boeing Field are shooing them away with increasingly expensive landing fees.
"I don't see the reason to go through with this," Baker said. "There doesn't need to be business jets going into Renton. And I don't like the comment that the airport must allow landings. There have been communities that instituted curfews."
Mary Ellen Eagan and Bob Miller of Harris, Miller, Miller, and Hanson Inc., made the presentation before the group of Islanders. The pair explained the types of data and calculations required for the study.
"We will look at radar data and develop some worst-case scenarios so we can draw comparisons for each option," Miller said.
"In airport planning across the nation, there are always trade-offs. It's our job to present those trade-offs as part of the decision-making process," he said.
Among their many requests, some Islanders also demanded to know what types of aircraft will use the Renton airport. In previous meetings and reports, airport officials and business operators have stated quiet turbo-prop planes are the aircraft they seek to attract by building the corporate jet center. However, it appears Islanders are hearing something different.
"It's not these light jets that everybody is talking about that are flying over the Island," Lisa Belden O'Meara said. "It's very loud ones flying extremely low."
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FMLA-covered entities will soon have to update their FMLA materials. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently expanded and revised FMLA regulations with the changes going into effect March 8, 2013.
The new regulations expand leave rights for family military leave and clarify rules for the application of FMLA leave to airline personnel and flight crews. The DOL created a convenient side-by-side comparison chart of the previous and newly expanded regulations to explain the differences.
The DOL has also provided an updated FMLA Poster, which covered entities must post by March 8, 2013. And we at LCW know the first thing you think about when you hear about new regulations… new paperwork! Not to worry – New certification, notification, and designation forms for military family employees are also available.
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Keeping chemicals a secret. Conrad Wilson looks at how companies that drill for natural gas don't have to reveal what chemicals they're injecting into the ground. And... predicting wildfires in a warmer world. Experts think, in the next few decades, we'll see a lot more wildfires in a lot more places. Sadie Babits went to one community to see how they're preparing.
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Yes they cost alot because they have some very complicated and expensive equipment inside them, such as accelerometers.
They are actually a bargain. Many people I know buy them just so they can take them apart and use the motors.
Anyway, consider the prices of the wireless XBOX 360 controllers and they are not expensive at all.


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Pears typically are shipped from farm to market — there are about 1,600 pear growers in Washington and Oregon — in their mature, albeit unripened state. Leave them at room temperature in a bowl near, say, bananas or avocados and they will ripen to sweetness; that happens because ethylene gas kicked off other fruits speeds the ripening process.
What varieties are best right now? Look for tall, golden-green, vanilla-flavored Concorde pears. These are delightful braised or poached in wine.
Plump and jolly-looking Comice pears have a taste that might remind of vanilla pudding. These specimens are green, often splattered with red blotches and an excellent partner to brie, intense blues and stinky Taleggio cheese.
Brown Boscs cook beautifully and, when ripe, sport fragrant, honeysuckle-scented flesh. Peel, core and add sliced Boscs to pancakes. Or use them in winter squash recipes — butternut squash soup, spaghetti squash sautéed with garlic and onion, acorn squash smashed with thyme and butter — for extra nutrients and/or for pectin, a natural thickening agent.
Bright green and maroon-colored Anjou pears are egg-shaped. These lime-tasting varieties can be found year-round in borough supermarkets.
The upshot of pears is this: They are a great stand-in for apples. And with so many nuances to the fruit, they are an ideal ingredient for a cook's winter repertoire.
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1 sheet puff pastry
1 egg, beaten
2 ounces (½ cup) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
2 ripe pears, preferable American Bosc, Concorde or Anjou
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
‰ teaspoon ground black pepper
Fresh thyme or basil for garnish
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll puff pastry to a 12-by-12-inch square, about ‰-inch thick. Cut into 4 squares. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush edges of pastry with egg. Place 2 tablespoons Gorgonzola in center of each square. Fold opposing corners of each pastry to the center, creating a smaller square; pinch to seal and brush top with egg. Bake 15 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden brown.
Peel, core and quarter pears. Leaving stem end intact, slice into ¼-inch wedges and gently fan slices. While pastries are baking, heat butter, sugar, salt and pepper in a medium-size skillet. Add pears and cook over medium-low heat for 10-15 minutes, turning once, until tender and lightly caramelized.
To serve, place a warm pastry on serving plate and accompany with half a warm pear. Garnish with thyme or basil sprigs.
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Better Than Average: 10 Players Who Outperformed Their Early-Season Selves
European player recruiting is a game of season averages, arguably a game of early-season averages. There is a recency bias in watching basketball, but statistically, who do you think is the talk of the league for most of the season: The point guard who averages 14 points and 6 assists in the first half of the season and 8 and 3 in the second, or the guy with 8 and 3 in the first and 14 and 6 in the second?
Just because it's fun, here is a selection of ten players who outperformed their early-season per game averages, and no — that does not necessarily mean improved performance. Players had to play 10 games before and 10 games after the 1st of February for the same club to qualify. There's a number of players who changed teams and improved; those were not in the group of players I looked at.
(There's more, and there's an equal number of players who dropped post-January, but I'm not going to mention them here.)
Kyle Kuric, Estudiantes, 24.7 years, Shooting Two-Guard
Kuric played college ball in Louisville and is an Estudiantes player since summer 2012. Kuric is finishing his 2013/14 campaign strong, averaging 17.1 points per game on an otherwordly 1.21 points per possession and 45.5 percent three point shooting on over six attempts per game since the beginning of February. He had shown late-season improvement in 2012-13 already, which was largely due to an increase in playing time.
Daniel Theis, ratiopharm Ulm, 22.1 years, Mobile Power Forward/Center
Not having started playing basketball until the age of 15 but adding to his game step by step ever since, Theis is improving at a frantic pace now. The athletic 4/5 was caught struggling for playing time in a deep frontcourt rotation of Keaton Nankivil, Ian Hummer/Greg Mangano (power forward), Matt Howard and Trent Plaisted (center) early in the season but more than came through as the season progressed. Theis not just scored the ball better post-January, but rebounding also jumped in increased minutes, plus a five game stretch of nearly three blocks per game in late February/early March. Points per possession increased from 0.919 (before February) to 1.018 (since) despite just 29.6 percent three point shooting in the second half of the season. Theis has an out clause in his contract, and a move to a BBL powerhouse this summer would not shock anyone.
Clint Capela, Chalon-sur-Saone, 20.0 years, Defensive/Finishing Center
Improvement in Capela's per game averages is a lot about playing time, but the jump in minutes is significant in itself. Not every young (especially young, "defensive") big can go 27 minutes per game through a period of three and a half months (I would argue Jusuf Nurkic can not at this point) as Capela has done since the beginning of February. Capela's per minute production has not collapsed with increased playing time (PPP has slightly improved from 1.052 to 1.081), except for a significant drop in blocked shots: He's only blocking half as many shots (Oct-Jan vs Feb-May) despite playing 8 1/2 more minutes a game. A little-explored but not unusual pattern, with foul trouble considerations likely playing their part.
J'Covan Brown, KAOD, 24.3 years, Scoring Point Guard
The young American scoring guard is posting 19.8 points per game and 1.127 points per possession since the beginning of February, which is top-notch for a high-usage shot creator. Brown averaged 20 points a game in his final season in Texas but had a difficult first A1 season in Rhetymno. Brown's grind should literally pay off this summer.
Ramon Galloway, Fraport Skyliners, 23.3 years, Scoring/Playmaking Two-Guard
A difficult rookie season for Galloway, who was released by the club (citing "disciplinary reasons") just as he was starting to produce as a rare shot creator on this homogenous but still young and limited Frankfurt team. Arriving from Igokea in November, Galloway had produced just 5.8 points per game (0.706 PPP) in 21 minutes per game in the BBL pre-February, but posted 13.2 points per game (0.928 PPP) in 28.2 minutes per game since, showing plenty of promise.
Thomas Heurtel, Laboral Kutxa, 25.1 years, Playmaking Point Guard
Heurtel, who hardly needs introduction, is pass-first playmaker by choice not by limitation and switched into scoring mode in the second part of the season as Walter Hodge was replaced by the passing-minded Guiseppe Poeta. Heurtel's assist to field goal attempt ratio dropped from 0.87 (pre-February) to 0.62 (since) and his scoring increased by nearly five points per game despite just a 1.4 increase in minutes per game. He scored the ball on a very strong 1.058 PPP since the beginning of February, up from 0.875 in lower usage.
Erick Green, Montepaschi Siena, 23.0 years, Scoring Point/Two-Guard
Erick Green led the NCAA in scoring for most of the 2012-13 season while playing for Virginia Tech, but failed to average double figures as a rookie for Montepaschi Siena in the October-January period, averaging 9.2 points per game in 21.2 minutes per game in Serie A games (Euroleague games are excluded). He's averaging an excellent 15.1 points in 25.8 minutes a game since the beginning of February, all on 1.177 PPP, teaming up with Marquez Haynes to fill the scoring void left by Daniel Hackett's departure in what has been a turbulent season in Siena. A major plus for him has been his ability to produce points without turning the ball over, averaging just a little over one turnover a game in February-May.
Lukas Festr, USK Praha, 19.8 years, Point Guard
Teenage playmaker Lukas Festr, a long-time presence in Czech youth national teams, exploded in the second half of the season, logging large minutes at the expense of another young Czech, Michal Sotnar. Festr averaged 13.7 points per game since the beginning of February (including a late five-game span where he averaged nearly 20/7), while scoring on a solid 0.947 points per possessions. He also averaged 5.2 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game. USK are an all-Czech team coached by former Bamberg, Braunschweig, Gießen head coach Ken Scalabroni. They finished 13-29 in the NBL's regular season. The level of play behind still unbeaten Nymburk (who rank 22nd in the Euroleague/Eurocup club ranking) is suspect, though.
O'Darien Bassett, Bourg-en-Bresse, 28.0 years, Scoring/Playmaking Point Guard
This might well be a random bulge in Bassett's season, but the 28-year-old has been killing the Pro B in the second half of the season, leading Bourg-en-Bresse into the Pro B playoff semifinals, where they are leading Evreux 1-0 (Game 2 was in progress at the time of writing). He's been averaging 18 points and 1.151 PPP (which is excellent in shot creator context) since the beginning of February, while dishing out 5 assists per game and keeping turnovers (2.2) fairly limited. Bassett averaged 11.8 points per game on 0.915 PPP in 26 games before February.
Kyryl Natyazhko, Azovmash, 23.5 years, Power Forward
Plenty of foreign players fled Ukraine in early 2014, creating a void that was left to be filled by home-grown talent. Natyazhko had an eye-catching Eurobasket 2013 performance which he failed to back up in the first half of the Ukranian Superleague season. His playing time jumped from 11.2 (before February) to 26.2 minutes per game (since). He scored 13.2 points per game since the beginning of February, though against weakened competition. This is more about increased playing time than improved performance, even if Natyazhko did push his possession efficiency from 0.855 points per possession (before February) to 0.986 (since).


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Take pleasure in listening to classic melodies that have become the essence of this time of year as the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra presents its "Sounds of the Season" concert at Franklin & Marshall College this weekend.
Concertgoers will enjoy the harmonious union of the Lancaster Symphony Chorus and the Lancaster Symphony Chamber as they perform holiday favorites such as Harry Simeone's "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride." The performance will include a diverse array of seasonal music from Spanish lullabies to traditional Christmas hymns.
"This joyous annual gathering brings together a cross-section of our community in an inclusive celebration of the holidays," staff conductor and chorusmaster William Wright said. "We are thrilled to present this spectacular event. It's like a happy holiday gift to our audience!"
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday
WHERE: Franklin & Marshall College, Barshinger Center, 931 Harrisburg Ave., Lancaster
COST: $39/Adults and $22/Children ages 16 and younger
INFO: 717-291-4420 or lancastersymphony.org


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•1-1 1/2 pounds London broil or flank steak
•Soup greens:
•Small bunch parsley
•4-5 carrots
•2-3 parsnips
•1 large onion
•1-2 small white turnips
•3-4 cloves garlic
•1/4 cup olive oil
•4-5 beef-flavored cubes or packets
•1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
•1 tablespoons adobo seasoning
•Salt, to taste
•1-2 pounds orzo pasta
•Butter or olive oil, as needed
•Grated cheese, for serving
Begin by placing meat in large pot with 2 quarts cold water; bring to a boil. When water comes to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and skim any excess fat from top of water. Add beef cubes or packets, tomato sauce, adobo and 1/4 cup olive oil. Cover and let simmer for at least 1 hour.
While meat is simmering, peel and cube vegetables. It is not necessary to cut vegetables into bite-size pieces because they will be pureed when cooked. After 1 to 1 1/2 hours, add vegetables to soup, bring to a low boil and reduce to simmer. Continue cooking for another hour. Remove meat from soup and place on plate with some clear soup broth; set aside to cool.
Drain vegetables into a larger pot, using a colander, and set soup broth aside. Puree vegetables, about 2 cups at a time, in blender, using either water or soup broth, and combine with soup broth. Continue until all vegetables are pureed. If soup seems too thick, add more water and beef cubes to taste.
Cook orzo in lightly salted water, drain and add 2 tablespoons butter along with a small amount of olive oil when pasta is cooked. While pasta is cooking, "shred" meat against grain with fork.
Serve soup over orzo and shredded meat for a filling, healthy and inexpensive dinner. Add grated cheese to taste. Makes 8 to 12 servings.
Grandma Gloria's Beef Soup
on March 01, 2009 at 6:00 AM, updated March 01, 2009 at 6:25 AM
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Stock Market Headlines:
It looks like Wall Street will finish the month in positive territory, even though futures were showing a bit of weakness today. Dow Jones futures were down 10 points, Nasdaq futures were behind 2.25 points and S&P 500 futures declined 1.75 points. (CNN Money)
Worldwide shares remained unchanged today following stocks' record-setting highs as traders cautiously positioned themselves for the final day of trading for the month, with markets bracing for the outcome of the European Central Bank policy meeting. (Forex News)
Lead and zinc fell in London as trading slowed before a holiday that will close markets in China, the world's biggest consumer of industrial metals. (Bloomberg News)
U.S. Business Headlines:
Ford is recalling 1.4 million SUVs and cars in North America to fix steering, rust and floor mat problems. (Associated Press)
Walmart is refusing to budge an inch after critics bashed the retail giant for overpaying its executives while they mishandled a probe into charges it systematically bribed officials in Mexico. (New York Post)
Sales of existing U.S. homes rebounded slightly in April, but the pace of buying remained below last year's level. (Associated Press)
Some Wall Street analysts see e-cigarettes and other "vapor products" overtaking traditional tobacco sales within six years. (Reuters)
An Alaska Airlines passenger jet and a cargo plane had a "near miss" Tuesday after coming within a quarter mile of each other over Anchorage's Fire Island south of the city's main airport. (Headlines and Global News)
Technology Headlines:
Microsoft is working on a smartwatch that will be able to measure your heart rate and will work with iPhone, Android and Windows Phone devices. (Business Insider)
Uber's plans to raise more venture capital could push its value up to $17 billion. (Orlando Business Journal)
Germany's Deutsche Telekom is willing to keep a minority stake in a deal to sell T-Mobile to Japan's Softbank, but other details such as price and financing remain to be worked out. (The Times of India)
Bitcoin hovered in the $500's this week, climbing to $562.95 at the end of this week after starting the week at $519.72, according to the PYMNTS.com Bitcoin Price index. (PYMNTS.com)
World Business Headlines:
Siemens will cut nearly 12,000 jobs as it seeks to restructure its business and halt a slide in profitability against its peers. (Financial Times)
Japan's economy stumbled last month as a sales tax hike and creeping inflation dented consumer spending and factory production, fresh data showed today, underscoring the fragility of the nation's recovery. (AFP News)
The European Central Bank and the Bank of England set out proposals today to boost the market for asset-backed securities in the European Union and help the flow of credit to smaller businesses. (Irish Independent)
Shares in France's biggest bank BNP Paribas fell sharply today on concerns a possible U.S. fine for alleged sanctions-busting could be big enough to restrict its dividends and force it to raise money to boost its capital. (Reuters)
Global liquor giant Diageo PLC said Thursday it plans to build a new distillery in Kentucky. (Associated Press)


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Dechawat Poomjaeng brought the house down at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield last night by ousting Stephen Maguire, last year's semi-finalist, from the Betfair World Championship.
In an extraordinary encounter, the 34-year-old from Thailand, a qualifier and first-timer at the venue who won four matches just to feature in the line-up, edged out the vastly more experienced Maguire 10-9 in one of the biggest shocks seen in Sheffield for years.
Poomjaeng arrived determined to enjoy his time and, in an elongated match in which the pair were hauled off early twice, he on two occasions failed to find the entrance