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However, given that the company's 91 shareholders are still self-employed barristers in the traditional mould, managed by two chief clerks, Clive Witcomb for crime and newly promoted Matt Fleming on civil and commercial, has anything really changed? Has St Philip's really transformed itself into the face of a modern and transparent bar or is it just another regional set, albeit a very large one?`There is no doubt that in the three years since the set was formed out of the merger between No 7 Fountain Court and No 2 Fountain Court the set has changed dramatically. Its turnover increased by 15 per cent in 1999-2000 and is on course to rise by a further 20 per cent this year – across all practice areas – to almost £12m.`Currrent trends would have us believe that civil and criminal practitioners cannot reside together, with the result that in the past two years several sets have demerged, most notably London-based Cloisters. St Philip's, however, continues to pursue multiple product lines, general civil, including family and personal injury, criminal and commercial.`St Philip's was also among the first chambers to employ a chief executive, another strategy that is now viewed by many as a passing fad. After all, since the departure of Ric Martin from Fountain Court earlier this year (The Lawyer, 31 July 2000), none of the magic circle of commercial chambers employs one. The consensus is that the role was a short-term administrative post simply necessary to help chambers gain BarMark, the Bar Council's so-called quality standard. Many of those to have tried to fulfil a chief executive's role have left in frustration, unable to make any fundamental changes and hamstrung by a lack of real executive power.`In January, St Philip's recruited its second chief executive, Paul Wilson, formerly commercial development manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Wilson took over from Vincent Denham who is now filling a similar position at Westminster law firm Radcliffes. Given that Wilson has by far the best office in the building, a claim to genuine executive control might not be unfounded.`To accommodate its broad range of working practices and vastly differing earning power, the set offers its 91 tenants – who are all equal shareholders in St Philip's Holdings, the company that owns St Philip's Chambers – four different rents plus a fixed percentage charge understood to be 15 per cent. The aim is to reduce this to 11 per cent, which would make it among the very lowest percentage charges at the bar.`The trouble is, of course, that Bar Council practice rules continue to prevent chambers from making any more radical changes to the way they run, such as entering into partnership or conducting litigation. This may soon change, of course, after the Office of Fair Trading's much-debated report into the professions. The Bar Council has set up a committee under the leadership of Sir Sydney Kentridge QC and which also includes St Philip's head of chambers, Rex Tedd QC, to prepare its response. But whatever its verdict it is almost inevitable that the status quo will not be preserved, potentially opening the way for creative chambers to take advantage of any relaxation of practice rules.`It is in crime where the greatest pressure is being exerted on the bar. The future for criminal practitioners, both barristers and solicitors, is at best uncertain and more radical strategies are being formulated."It's absolutely obvious that, if we sit still, in four or five years' time we'll be dead. That is simply not an option," says Alistair Young, a junior criminal practitioner, who also sits on the St Philip's board.`It is perhaps a little surprising to find that St Philip's even has capability in crime let alone that it is trying to build it up. After all, most law firms have long since demerged their civil and criminal practices, finding profitability and working methods incompatible. But with nearly 40 specialist criminal tenants, including two silks, and turnover increasing in line with the rest of the set, everyone seems happy to coexist. Nevertheless, it is likely that it would be the criminal group that would be the first to take advantage of any future changes to the bar's practice rules.`Although so much debate has concentrated on the impact of solicitor-advocates, there is still little evidence to show that they are taking serious chunks of work away from the bar. Should barristers be allowed to conduct litigation, however, it might be solicitors who face the backlash.`"We may think in 10 years why we let ourselves be messed around by solicitors," says Bill Davis QC, head of the criminal practice group and chairman of St Philip's Chambers. It seems likely to me that the criminal bar may have to turn themselves into quasi-solicitors, employing paralegals, and that would be a sea-change."`Given the criminal group's size compared with the bulk of small firms that instruct it, a St Philip's offering to conduct litigation in addition to supplying advocacy services might appear an attractive proposition for a Legal Services Commission, keen to block-contract work out to a single service provider.`"A one-stop shop? If the opportunity arose, and if it was an opportunity, we'd look at it closely, and if that meant employing legal executives, we would," says the chief clerk for crime Clive Witcomb. In the meantime, Witcomb is happy to be pushing the set into non-traditional areas of work, such as serious fraud, trading standards, health and safety and courts martial.`Davis says: "The old criminal ethos of us taking anything that comes through the door is to an extent still true, but if the criminal bar is to have a future it has to concentrate on specialist advocacy services."`The needs of commercial practitioners are not as pressing as their criminal colleagues, but no less difficult. The persistent criticism of the regional bar is that it lacks quality. There has always been the odd highly rated specialist commercial practitioner domiciled in the regions, but usually operating without any back-up. The question of resources was the reason that Avtar Khangure, one of the few specialist insolvency practitioners in Birmingham, joined St Philip's from local rival No 6 Fountain Court (The Lawyer, 26 February, 2001).`Khangure says: "I was the only one at Number 6 doing that kind of work. The set has been very good to me but I was doing my own thing with little or no back-up. There have been problems at Number 6 where if I couldn't do it there was no one else available."`The highly rated Khangure, whose clients include all the main law firms and accountancy practices in Birmingham, has joined a commercial team that is now more than 30-strong, including three full-time silks and one part-time. As a consequence of his arrival, St Philip's is establishing a specialist insolvency team within the commercial group which Khangure has been nominated to head.`Head of the commercial group John Randall QC, probably the leading commercial silk at the regional bar, believes that St Philip's is beginning to establish a solid core of quality practitioners. He says: "Overall, I would guess that 20-25 per cent of work of the largest half a dozen firms in Birmingham that is within scope of the regional courts goes to them," he says. Of the chancery and mercantile work that goes to local counsel Randall estimates that St Philip's commands about 80 per cent.`There are two stumbling blocks that St Philip's must overcome. The first is persuading quality practitioners, almost exclusively based in London, to join the team when, as Randall concedes, cases involving sums of more than £25m will continue to go to London. Randall, though, is confident that the set can tempt London stars to join it, with some negotiations currently underway.`The second is convincing the leading Birmingham firms – Wragge & Co, Pinsent Curtis Biddle, Eversheds, DLA and Hammond Suddards Edge – and their clients, that the work can be handled by the Midlands' legal infrastructure.`It is all very well having a well organised, well run set of chambers but it can only remain financially viable so long as the work is there to service it. Regional sets, especially in the commercial sphere, have historically had to live off the scraps that London discards. Law firms complain that the quality of the regional bar has never been high enough to entrust with decent work. But who is to blame? Many have traditionally blamed the lack of high-quality work on the inability of the regional courts to handle it. "When I started no one [locally] was getting work," says Khangure.`In Birmingham at least this view is changing and Khangure says that Wragge & Co in particular now tries to keep as much work local as possible and the other leading firms are also increasingly looking to the local courts for certain types of litigation. Birmingham's courts now have specialist jurisdiction in chancery, mercantile and technology and construction and there is even talk that the local supervisory judge, Mr Justice Jacob, is keen to set up a specialist patents court in the city.`Birmingham's courts have one other advantage: the growing reputation of their judges, two of whom are former solicitor-advocates: Judge Alton, a former Pinsents partner, and Judge Kirkham, a former DLA partner.`However, despite the new-found faith in regional courts, there is still a long way to go. "Cases over £25m will predominantly continue to go to London, unless a full Commercial Court starts operating out of regional centres," says Randall.`One of the problems is uncertainty. Birmingham's Chancery Court, for example, has a full High Court supervisory judge in Mr Justice Jacob, but unfortunately the same is not true in the Mercantile Court. "It would be a big boost to the Mercantile Court if there was a system in place that had the equivalent of a supervisory High Court judge," says Randall. "I would be fully confident that, in one year's time, we would be able to get a High Court judge in place in the Mercantile Court." If that were to become a reality, Randall predicts the volume of £10m cases going on in Birmingham would increase and the market would open up for specialist commercial barristers based locally.`St Philip's has made great strides to develop its reputation, not just as an 'OK' set of regional chambers, but a set that offers specialist services in the same vein as London sets. It is clearly ambitious and those running the set are prepared to consider radical alternatives. Head of chambers Rex Tedd QC says: "Inevitably, we will face some difficult choices over the next three or four years, and our response will depend upon the perameters of the market in which we are operating. If the rules that govern professional practice change we would investigate whether we would need a base in London or other cities."`Tedd says that 20 years ago he might have pursued the 36 Bedford Row model of opening annexes in regional centres but, given that the London-based set has just announced that it will be closing these annexes, he has changed his mind. Establishing a base in London is now Tedd's preferred strategy, but he must first wait on the effect of the OFT's report.`"If the bar decides to radically amend the basis upon which it takes business, especially in terms of conducting litigation and direct access, we would inevitably have to rethink how we would meet a great opportunity," he says.`For now St Philip's remains a regular set of chambers, albeit an increasingly successful one, with all the inherent difficulties and problems that presents in today's market. To make further serious progress St Philip's needs change on two fronts – changes to practice rules and futher improvements to Birmingham's courts. The trouble may arrive when the time comes to convince 91 shareholders, who all have equal voting rights, that they need to put the management's radical initiatives into practice.`It will be interesting to see whether the tenants will continue to share the management's vision if those initiatives go ahead. n"St.Philips Operational Structure`St Philip's Holdings`All 91 practising barristers bought 1,000 shares each, giving them one shareholding and one vote. St Philip's Holdings owns St Philip's Chambers Ltd but is essentially just a holding company."St Philip's Chambers`There are 14 board members with representatives from each of the practice groups, and head of chambers Rex Tedd QC and chief executive Paul Wilson, who was elected to the board two weeks ago."Core Committee`Power is devolved from St Philip's Chambers Ltd to this operational committee. This is chaired by Bill Davis QC and includes representatives from all practice groups plus Wilson and one of the two chief clerks on rotation and one other from the main board. This is essentially an advisory committee which allows Wilson some level of autonomy."Management team`Paul Wilson, the two chief clerks, the new IT Manager, Keith Lyall, and, once recruited, a head of finance and an operations manager.
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Adorned with flowers, these recently restored Beetle Cats await relaunching at the International Yacht Restoration School in Newport, RI.

Drive down venerable Thames Street in Newport, RI and you'll eventually pass a legendary breakfast hauntGary's Handy Lunchwhere locals congregate to banter about everything from the status of the region's declining fishing industry to which super yachts are in town. Behind the large glass windows one morning in late May, the talk centered on wooden boats. Not any wooden boats mind you, but the small fleet of sailing gems that was about to be relaunched just across the street at the International Yacht Restoration School. That's rightrelaunched.
Each spring, students at the IYRS enjoy what has become an annual rite of passage when many of the boats they've worked to restore throughout the year are put back in the water. The occasion is timed to coincide with the school's anniversary, and thus each year becomes more and more of a celebration. This year the organization relaunched eight Beetle Cats and two classic sloops. The vessels, like many onlookers in attendance, were fittingly decked out, complete with flowers adorning their decks.

Two of the 18 students at IYRS put their handiwork to the test.

"Today we're celebrating beauty," says Ruth Taylor, President of IYRS as she addresses the 18 students and some 300-plus guests attending the relaunching ceremony. "You can say accurately that the boats we start with are wrecks. But today, we're celebrating something that evokes beauty .Taking something apart you really understand it," she continues. "You've all begun to be craftsmen, and you're well on your way to personal discovery .We celebrate with you a better future. We celebrate that your work will enrich not only you, but the owners, the users, and the viewers of these boats."

If you look beyond the dilapidated state of many of the vessels that reside within the IYRS's two-and-a-half-acre compound awaiting restoration, you'll see that beauty abounds here. From the simple Beetle Cats to the magnificent yet tired 133-foot schooner Coronetthe school's soon-to-be flag shipthe organization has a surfeit of comely craft. Stepping inside the 10,000-square-foot restoration hall, you can see at least one work in progress as the Concordia yawl Java sits stripped of most of her planking. Despite this ill-dressed state, the classic lines and elegant essence of this vessel are unmistakable.

Despite being in the midst of a complete refit inside the IYRS's restoration hall, Java, a Concordia yawl, retains all of her elegant form.

Housed in two adjacent historical buildings (one a former power generating plant) on Howard Wharf in the heart of Newport's Yachting Village, the IYRS is the brainchild of Elizabeth Meyer, the Levi-Strauss heiress who is well known in classic yachting circles for using her considerable wherewithal to rescue a number of significant vessels. In the last decade, Meyer was largely responsible for the restoration of two J-Class yachts Shamrock V and Endeavour.

Her aspirations for the IYRS were no less grand, establishing the school in 1996 as a means of preserving some of sailing's tradition by way of training people to restore wooden vessels. Each year in the fall, 12 full-time students enroll in the school's two-year programs. The students are essentially apprentices, and though there is a fixed curriculum, they themselves say the experience is more like work than attending classes. First-year students undergo lessons on lofting, surveying, and estimating and eventually pair up with peers to work in two person teams rebuilding various boatsprimarily Beetle Cats.

"Established in 1996, the school was intended to be a means of preserving tradition by training people to restore wooden vessels."

Taylor recalls that the school began as an avocational outlet, "But it quickly became apparent that vocational opportunities were needed," she says. She now refers to the IYRS as "a vocational school plus," saying modestly that it participates in the rescue and restoration of old wooden boats. "We get boats donated," explains Taylor, "because owners often realize that they can't keep the boats in the shape they'd like." Once the boats are restored, they're usually sold. "Last year," recounts Taylor, "all of the boats sold on launching day." She says they're all the smaller boats are restored to a minimum standard, arguably comparable to a new production-built Beetle Cat. The IYRS charges $10,000 for these boats, and according to Taylor, there's roughly a two-year wait for boats to get into the restoration line up.
One of the boats launched this spring is the 1927, 24-foot Eagle, which was restored principally by second-year students Patrick Albrecht of Switzerland and Simon Gigac of Quebec, working alongside a third student from Australia. (Yes, the school does live up to its international billing). Prior to the ceremonies, Albrecht and Gigac sat in Eagle's cockpit, anxious to have all the speeches over with so that they could experience their charge under sail.

The 1927 Eagle stands ready to show that after a 10-month restoration, it has mettle equal to its beauty.

"We try for perfection," says Albrecht, sitting proudly amid bronze and brass fittings and brightwork all glistening around him. He explains that they originally thought the rebuild would take them two months, but when they discovered rot near the keel, he says, "we just kept digging and digging. We refastened most of the boat using copper rivets," says Albrecht. "We pounded every rivet by handone at a time."

Later this summer Albrecht and Gigac will finish their programs at IYRS and become two of 12 graduates that the school will have turned out since its inception. Like their fellow classmates, they intend to find employment restoring and building classic boats somewhere. Perhaps they'll end up here in Newport working on Coronet, which is scheduled to undergo restoration in earnest sometime later next year. Or perhaps they'll each head homeward to fortify the efforts of classic boat restoration in their own countries. Wherever they go, sailors everywhere will be the beneficiaries of their work because we'll all be able to appreciate the boats they bring back to life. Here's to the beauticians of Newport and the IYRS.

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Perhaps, I was spoiled by being born when Franklin Roosevelt was president. He was opposed by 75% of newspapers and magazines but was able to get his message to the American people. He held weekly news conferences which meant at least one day of the week, he dominated the news. He was blunt, he took on the wealthy class and did not pull punches. He presented his ideas clearly in terms that anyone could understand. Alas, Barack Obama from day one of his administration has hidden himself from the media, he rarely explained any of his programs and event today most Americans do NOT have any understanding of the Affordable Care Act. Heck, the president did not even send a pamphlet to every American which clearly and concisely explained the law.
Now, we have the ongoing saga of distortion and lies about the Benghazi attack. Obama should have appointed a bipartisan committee to investigate the incident. He should have made clear to all members of the Cabinet that no use of government agencies would be tolerated to further political attacks. Obama is a bungler.


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Area runner recalls Boston marathon bombing one year later
When two bombs exploded near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Brainerd resident Melissa Goble was trying to board a subway train less than two blocks away. Goble had just finished running the marathon 20 minutes earlier — a pace 11 minutes faster than she intended.
"It was crazy," Goble recalled. "We had no idea what was happening."
Melissa's husband, Andy, said they were told they needed to leave the subway station, but were unaware of what was happening above ground. "I had very little experience with subways," Andy Goble said. "With the mass amount of people I just thought maybe the subway was too full and we wouldn't be able to get on one."
When the Gobles emerged from the subway they knew something was very wrong. "When we hit street level is when you could see the terror in people's faces and the mass confusion of what was happening," Andy Goble recalled. "I heard a lot of people exclaiming that there was a loud boom."
"Your first instinct is, 'what can we do to help,'" said Melissa Goble, a labor and delivery nurse at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby. Having just completed a 26.2 mile run, she said she was in no shape to offer help to others.
Knowing they needed to get somewhere safe, the pair returned to their hotel on foot and they waited.
Melissa and Andy Goble would later learn that two bombs were detonated near the finish line of the marathon abruptly ending the race. The blast took the lives of three onlookers and injured 264 others — 14 of whom required amputations.
As details of the explosion's location emerged, Melissa and Andy Goble learned that prior to her finishing the race, he had been standing within feet of the device.
"I had spent five hours within feet of the first explosion," Andy Goble recalled.
The pair said as the sobering time line settled in they started thinking about how it could have gone. What if Melissa had finished later? What if they had brought their kids?
"It is one of the most overwhelming feelings I have ever felt," Andy Goble said. "I felt blessed to be alive, I was angry that somebody would do such a thing, I was saddened by all of the injuries and deaths, I was scared, I was in shock, and I wanted to go home."
"I'm so thankful we got through it," Melissa Goble said. "It could have been a lot different."
The pair stayed in Boston until the following night, but instead of seeing the city they remained hunkered down in their hotel room watching the manhunt on the TV.
"I took pictures — we were mostly scared to go out," she said. "All we really wanted was to get home to our family."
The Gobles did return to the site of the race the next day, a place that is usually busy with tourists and post-race day festivities. "It was like a ghost town," Melissa Goble said.
A year later, Melissa Goble said she's still reminded that what was supposed to be a check on her bucket list — running the Boston Marathon — ended up being a far more impacting event. "It's one of those things you hold on to forever," she said. "You never think you'll be part of something so important in history."
Melissa Goble said still sees news reports every once in a while as periodic updates surface about the impending trial of Dhhokar Tsarnev, the 20-year-old surviving suspect charged with the bombing.
"It kind of brings you back," Melissa Goble said — though she admits to not following the story very closely saying she is more drawn to the stories of hope that have emerged from those who survived the attack.
"You don't want to ignore it — I just try to bring out the positive," she said. "It's amazing how people stepped in and helped. A lot of people would run from something like that, but I'm grateful for those who do step in to help."
Andy Goble said he has no regrets about being in Boston that day. "This was a bucket list item for Melissa, and I am so happy and proud of her for accomplishing her goals," he said. "We will go back someday, God willing, and have a better ending to the trip."
Melissa does not plan to return to Boston for this year's marathon. She missed her qualifying time in the Sioux Falls Marathon by a minute. "This would definitely be the year to go," she said. "Someday I'll go back."
Deerwood resident Colleen McCormick will run in the Boston Marathon this year, which is scheduled to be held on the city's Patriot's Day, April 21.
After four previous attempts, McCormick, 52, said she finally qualified with a 3:41 finish. "It's been a long time coming," McCormick said. She ran her first marathon in 1985.
McCormick said her excitement and anticipation far outweigh her worries about running in Boston a year after the race was bombed.
"That's not really even on my radar," she said, adding that she receives constant email correspondence from the race host, the Boston Athletic Association, explaining protocol and procedures to expect on race day. "They're as tuned in as they can possibly be."
Having watched the events unfold last year in Boston, McCormick said she expects the day to be very emotional.
"It was something I've been so engaged in — like the rest of the country," she said. "I feel so blessed to have this opportunity. I just cannot wait."
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Twenty years ago, the Resource Management Act passed with the backing of both major parties in Parliament, and the people, who - as the act's original drafter, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, told a small Wellington audience this week - had been "consulted to death". It was a deeply democratic law, in every way.
The National Development Act, which preceded the RMA, and the 54 planning and environment statutes and 20 sets of regulations that the RMA repealed were things we were glad to be rid of, because they had failed.
Under the National Development Act, Prime Minister Robert Muldoon's "Think Big" brainchild, ministers were in charge of development. Palmer called it a "constitutionally highly objectionable approach" that was an affront to environmental standards, due process and the rule of law. It truncated legal processes and allowed standards to be cut through.
The RMA gave the public and its representatives, often environment groups, the chance to object and be heard.
It brought planning and environment laws together, because they are intricately related. It was about governing for the many and the future, not the few.
What we now face under Government proposals is a return in everything but name to a National Development Act, with sweeping ministerial powers, and risk of their abuse.
Environment factors are stripped out or weakened, and development factors added. New Zealanders' views on planning and RMA decision-making will be heard in even fewer cases than the present tiny 4 per cent. The Environment Court has fewer powers but will incur higher costs in administering them.
Like me, Phil O'Reilly (Herald, Friday May 24) doesn't want ministers in charge. The Government, he says, has interfered too much. The RMA took a deliberately hands-off approach, to allow people and markets to make choices - and he extrapolates from this to conclude that private property rights should prevail. Really, business should just be allowed to get on with things, while New Zealanders and government get out of the way.
Roughly, the charges laid against the Act are its uncertainty and cost ("a bureaucratic and costly nightmare"), and that it hinders economic development and gives the environment too much weight.
In fact, the evidence is quite clear - under the RMA, environmental standards, water quality and biodiversity in particular, are getting worse. If anything, proposals to significantly and seriously weaken the law on which our economy, New Zealanders' identity, and recreational enjoyment all so heavily depend ought to be cause for serious alarm.
And in her extreme and poorly supported set of proposals now under consideration, the Environment Minister has missed a chance to work with everyone who agrees on the imperfections of the RMA, to get a lasting result for best outcomes and least cost.
O'Reilly has his data wrong. In the most recent year for which figures are available (2010-11), 0.56 per cent (203 of 36,154) resource consent applications were denied, not the 5 per cent he suggests.
But it is not just about whether projects are granted or declined. The RMA exists to help work out the right conditions, as well as manage effects, which under O'Reilly's approach would not occur.
Not infrequently, parties are going through a process of coming to consensus on many and complex matters.
What is now proposed by Mrs Adams will carry incalculable uncertainty and cost. Law clarifying the act's application has been settled, but that will be swept away, leaving decision-makers without guidance.
The RMA is the tool we have and use to protect beaches, bush, rivers, landscapes and communities. O'Reilly considers that it unreasonably interferes with the exercise of private property rights by ordinary individuals. He wants compensation. But private acts have public effects, cumulatively, very large effects. Nowhere is this more clear than in our declining water quality. The RMA exists to set and administer some bottom lines, for the public enjoyment and good, including the good of future generations.
The RMA sustains things we can all enjoy and profit from, no matter how rich, or poor. It supports enterprise and the private good, by sustaining its natural capital base and ensuring continued profit from the services that nature so freely provides. There is no private loss.
Governments, not the act itself, have failed - and are about to fail again.
For New Zealanders, what is at stake is the whole character of our place. This isn't about the RMA. It's about New Zealand values, and a social contract made in 1991 that should be kept, and built on.
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Curtis Granderson Says True New Yorkers Are Mets Fans
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) —Curtis Granderson and the New York Mets have completed a $60 million, four-year contract. The deal with the three-time All-Star outfielder is the team's most expensive since Sandy Alderson took over as general manager. Granderson agreed to sign with the Mets on Friday, and the contract was finalized Monday during the winter meetings. The team introduced Granderson at a 12:30 p.m. press conferenceTuesday. "A lot of the people I've met in New York have always said that true New Yorkers are Mets fans," Granderson said at the news conference. "So I'm excited to get a chance to see them all out there."
Curtis Granderson…clever girl. I'm surprised more guys don't do this kinda stuff. Not surprisingly at all that its coming from the Grandy Man. Dude is charismatic, knows how to smile and talk for the cameras, and knows exactly how to ingratiate himself to the Mets fan base. If he truly means it – fantastic. If he's just saying this to make Mets fans happy and spite Yankees fans – just as good. Maybe even better. Because all that matters is its true. I'm not gonna sit here and talk about what a "Real New Yorker" is like I'm a Buzzfeed employee or a Thought Catalog writer. But the notion that Mets fans are the real fans of New York baseball is absolutely true. Anyone who's suffered through thick and thin, good and bad, as long as we have is undoubtedly more dedicated to their fanhood than the Yankees fans who have been spoiled for the past 20 years. I'm not saying all Yankees fans are fairweather assholes. I'm also not saying that having the chicks and the suits jump on the bandwagon of a winning team. I would LOVE to have to deal with price gouging and seats being filled with people who couldn't name 3 guys on the field if it mean the Mets were winning.
But I am saying that Mets fans who have suffered through the collapse of 2007 and 2008, suffered through the Madoff Scandal, suffered through the Wainwright curveball and Oliver Perez and Jason Bay and Luis Castillo and Rick Peterson's fucking Jacket and Tony Bernazard taking his shirt off fighting minor leaguers and the Wilpons talking shit about Wright and Reyes and Lastings Milledge sucking and Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel not being able to speak English…are more diehard than any Yankees fan is. Yankees fans are the ones who stamp their feet and scream and yell when they miss the playoffs. Call for everyone to be fired and the entire lineup to be overhauled. Mets fans are the guys who stick by their team no matter what. Who are still believing that Daniel Murphy is a stud. Sure we'll vent and complain but we'll never jump ship. We're one of the most loyal fanbases in sports.
Welcome to Queens, Curtis. Just know that you are already appreciated a million times more than you ever were in the Bronx.


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Kingsport woman arrested following police search
A Kingsport woman is arrested after undercover officers search her home.
The Kingsport Police Vice Unit served a search warrant at Amelia Gayle Dugger's Lewis Lane apartment on Friday.
Officers say it's part of their ongoing investigation into the illegal sale of prescription drugs.
Officers tell News 5 they found bottles containing controlled Oxycodone and Clonazapam and other drug paraphernalia.
Dugger now faces several drug charges including maintaining a dwelling where narcotics are sold and possession of drugs within one thousand feet of a school.


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|Frig is 10+ years old but has begun frosting up the evaporative coil, blocking airflow. A manual defrost has the frig/freezer working well again... for a while. I suspect it is the defrost module and bought a new one.
I popped the plastic cover down from the top of the frig but do not see the module.
Can anyone give me step by step directions as to the replacement?
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Transtasman kayaker Scott Donaldson is expected to reach New Zealand shore this Sunday, if the weather forecast develops as predicted.
Donaldson, 44, has been at sea since April and will be the first person to kayak solo across the Tasman Sea when he reaches New Zealand.
He and his family - wife Sarah and son Zac, 4 - are from Rotorua and a group of supporters from the city are planning on a welcome home party when he kayaks to shore.
Following strong easterly winds Donaldson was yesterday morning reported to have drifted a further 3.3 nautical miles - 6km - to the south west in the 12 hours to 7.30am.
Yesterday he was 38 nautical miles - 70km - from the Taranaki coast line and 90km from Port Taranaki.
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Republicans' Attack on Medicare Cuts? False.
Republicans' attacks that Democrats "gutted Medicare" are just false. Truth is, Republicans voted for a budget that will cause seniors to pay more out-of-pocket and turn Medicare into a voucher program.
PolitiFact: Republicans' "Pants on Fire" for "Gutting Medicare" Claim. "The National Republican Congressional Committee on Aug. 14 claimed 37 House Democrats are "willing to jeopardize seniors' access to coverage by gutting $741 billion from Medicare" to pay for a "big-government healthcare takeover"… the budget office said the reform would reduce future Medicare spending by $716 billion between 2013 and 2022… the committee is wrong to claim Democrats support "gutting" Medicare. Program spending will still increase under the reform, but just at a slower pace… There's only one ruling for such heated and misleading claims: Pants on Fire!" [PolitiFact, 8/14/12]
PolitiFact: Republicans' Claims Mostly False on Cuts. The non-partisan fact checking group PolitiFact rated the claim that Obama "robbed" $700 billion to pay for Obamacare as "Mostly False." "Neither Obama nor his health care law literally cut a dollar amount from the Medicare program's budget. Rather, the health care law instituted a number of changes to try to bring down future health care costs in the program […] The only element of truth here is that the health care law seeks to reduce future Medicare spending, and the tally of those cost reductions over the next 10 years is $716 billion." [PolitiFact, 8/12/12]
New York Times: $716 Billion Not a Cut. "In reality, the $716 billion is not a "cut" in benefits but rather the savings in costs that the Congressional Budget Office projects over the next decade from wholly reasonable provisions in the reform law." [New York Times, Editorial, 8/18/12]
Congressional Budget Office: No Cuts to Benefits. "According to the Congressional Budget Office, it's not the patients who would lose money. It's the providers. The president's changes mean the annual increases insurance companies receive will be trimmed; hospital reimbursement rates would be reduced; and payments to home health care workers will also be cut back." [CBS News, 8/15/12]
Bloomberg Columnist: The Affordable Care Act "Doesn't Cut Medicare." "The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that Obama pushed for doesn't cut Medicare; it simply reduces projected future increases in costs by $700 billion over 10 years. […] Those same reductions in the future growth of Medicare are contained in the budget bills sponsored by Ryan and approved by the same House Republicans who now say they'll campaign against the provision." [Jonathan Salant, Bloomberg columnist, 8/13/12]
Romney on Cuts Attack? Puzzling and Bogus. "Henry J. Aaron, an economist and a longtime health policy analyst at the Brookings Institution and the Institute of Medicine, called Mr. Romney's vow to repeal the savings "both puzzling and bogus at the same time." [New York Times, 8/22/12]
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I am in tears not just because of the pain, but because it's a pain that has been recurring for 8 YEARS, and the "normal" doctors (GP, NHS, etc) have been telling me it's nothing, that I'm too young for any kind of serious injury (19 yrs when it started), that I should go and train with the army...
And yet, each time I try to get any kind of physical exercise (because I am overweight), I get pain somewhere in the back, especially around neck and upper chest area. Yes, running as well. Though this time it came after I tried doing arm weight exercises (very light 3 pound dumbbells).
So, sorry for the time and "whiny" tone, but I just can't stand the fact that this just keeps coming and I have no way of getting in shape without injuring myself - for 8 years now.
I want to try a good physio place. Now, I have been to a few physios/osteopaths but they seemed a bit dodgy and commercial, and the credential seemed dubious.
As in - they all looked too young and too positive to be people I would entrust my health with.
I would appreciate advice about serious professionals, experts, with credentials and valid experience who have delivered results and are known for that.
Please help!!
(P.S.: Ideally, I'd appreciate if it is a place where they check the whole body, and tell me what I can do to improve overall my fitness-related problems)
(P.P.S.: Oh, and the NHS has already stuffed me with pain killers... I never understood how pharmaceuticals can cure "mechanical" problems. I prefer knowing what pain I have, what triggers it, etc. than hide it / fund the pharmaceutical industry )
How great it feels to be ignored when one is in atrocious pain and doesn't know how to solve it, nor where to go for help.
maybe people were out running.or that no one lives in london....or that no one knows any experts who look like an expert should to you.....
I know a great osteopath...but he is not in london and although he might look older now 18 years ago when i first saw him he was rather young and dishy........
you are asking for something really specific and surprise surprise no one so far on here has an answer.....why not try asking on the forums of a london sports club.........
but with your attitude if anyone comes on here tonight or back on monday when the weekend is over they won't be arsed to give you an answer
London School of Osteopathy. Much cheaper than anywhere else, treated by 4th or 5th year students under supervision of their tutors. Only drawback is you have to be available for appointments during the day and at the same time each week.
Other than that I have also used a place by Old Street roundabout who were very good.
Seriously - how on earth can you expect any better attitude from someone who is IN PAIN and constantly unsure whether something is happening in their body at a physiological level that public healthcare doesn't seem to give a H about?!
The very idea that you expect someone IN PAIN to hide their sense of urgency is very insensitive and puzzling. How dare you?
I hope for you that you will never have experience what I endure.
I have not just waited around for 8 years... As I said, it has been a recurring issue - as in, there were longer periods in which it didn't interfere with my day-to-day life and work. I notice it when doing some very mild level of physical activity, but the sharper pain comes unexpectedly when I try to push to a higher level, or try a new physical activity.
It's a shap pain at any point on either the left or right side, and could be anywhere along the length of the spine (usually upper part, neck or chest area).
The issue is also that my "mild physical activity" is just not enough for my weight. I have become overweight since this whole story started, and that is an aggravating factor (I know the weight also contributes to posture and related pain). It's the main reason I try starting new sports/activities/exercises, because I know it contributes as well. But each time something happens, and then I stop doing any sort of exercise for months... that makes me even more overweight!
8 years ago it was a nightmare and it made me completely loose faith in the public healthcare system. They said it was nothing but still injected me with loads of painkillers for weeks. They took spine MRI and said there was absolutely nothing.
But what I notice is that each time the sharper pain returns, it's growing in acuteness.
So... the periods when I have the mild pain have been, fortunately, shorter, and sometimes encouraged me to try new physical activity - but then something happened.
I have asked before... well, maybe in that period due to my finances I depended entirely on public health, now I have some income so I could afford a bit of private as well. But I just don't know where to start looking.
Thanks for reading... I just am too tired of this, and it's also making me very depressed!
If I remember well, the first GP (8 years ago) and those who took MRI scan of my spine just said it was a muscle stiffness, and laughed me off... They laughed me off so much that for a period I thought I was just over-anxious.
But the pain kept returning, as I just wrote to M...eldy.
As I also metioned above, I have been reluctant to go to a public healthcare for this kind of issue since then.
Alpha 2 points.......if you can now pay.....find the best local professional sports team.either football, rugby whatever and see if you can pay to see their physios
2nd point the easiest step is to lose weight without the massive physical exercise.......go for gentle walks everyday building up slowly and keep a food diary of everything you eat........cut back on the crap......you will lose the weight and the walking will get you fit without causing you any pain......
over time slowly you will get to a thinner fitter you and you can then see if you can start to do other exercise slowly .....
if there is a problem then it will be easier for the professionals to diagnose and treat without the excess weight
Thank you for your advice seren nos and Millsy.
I follow a very good nutrition and apart from this fitness issue I am very healthy.
That's why I think my main health issue is bad fitness, maybe bad muscles, etc. and in the long run could lead to more serious complications like spine disk problems, arthritis, atrophy etc.
Alpha, I am a chiropractor. Almost daily I see overweight people with mechanical probs. It is not an excuse to gain weight. It's a simple theory, only eat as many calories as you are burning. If you are very sedentary then you don't need many. Often people don't realise how much they consume. A small plate also helps.
As for your pain if the MRI says it's ok then it's ok. The problem could purely be an alignment prob in the neck or thoracic spine which then leads to muscle involvement. MRIs are looking for disc, nerve compression, tumours and fractures. You can rest assured that it is none of them. The only thing left is muscle and alignment. If your posture is poor and you sit at a desk all day it will make it worse. My advice is to see a chiro ( non bone crunching one) who does whole body treatment and muscle work all rolled into one. Physio will address the soft tissue but cannot correct the structural alignment. Until that is right, nothing will work for very long. I hope this helps
Thank you doppyashton.
My MRI is 8 years old now though. So I fear that if at that time the damage was small/undetectable, maybe it has developed over time? Does that make sense or am I just overthinking?
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Thank you doppyashton.
My MRI is 8 years old now though. So I fear that if at that time the damage was small/undetectable, maybe it has developed over time? Does that make sense or am I just overthinking?
Has the pain been getting worse over the 8 years ?
If I was as overly sensitive as Alpha, I dread to think of the size of tantrum I'd have thrown that as the only person to have actually suggested somewhere that my post has been totally ignored while they continue to argue with everyone else. Says it all really...


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This is a community dedicated to Mariska (Ma-rish-ka) Hargitay. It is a positive place to discuss Mariska, her work, and to share fanart and for general discussion.COMMUNITY RULES ; All posts must be related to Mariska. / When posting icons, please keep any more than 3 under an lj-cut. / When posting artworks/photos, please keep any large images under an lj-cut (bigger than 600px wide). / Bashing and meaness towards other members will not be tolerated AT ALL. Anyone doing so will receive a warning - three warnings and you're banned from the community. This is not to say that healthy debate is not discouraged ;). / No direct linking of images from websites. Save the image and upload it to your own website (like photobucket). ABOUT MARISKA ; Mariska (Ma-rish-ka) Magdolina Hargitay was born on January 23, 1964 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield. She is the youngest of their three children. In June 1967, Mariska and her brothers Zoltan and Mickey Jr. were in the back seat of a car when it was involved in the fatal accident which killed her mother. The children escaped with minor injuries.Mariska majored in theater at UCLA but dropped out before graduating. Her first motion picture feature was the cult favorite, Ghoulies (1985), where she has a memorable performace as Donna. She also appeared in "Leaving Las Vegas" (1995) credited as 'hooker at the bar', and in "Lake Placid" (1999) as Myra Okubo. Her latest movie "Plain Truth" in which she plays attorney Ellie Harrison will air in the fall of 2004.In 1999 she was cast in the role of Detective Olivia Benson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - the first spin-off from the excellent franchise of Law & Order (which also has 2 other spin-offs, Criminal Intent and Trial By Jury). This show deals with sex crimes and the detectives who solve these cases.Mariska speaks English, Hungarian, French and Italian. She married actor Peter Hermann on August 28, 2004. They divide their time between New York and Los Angeles. - Source CREDITS ; Profile, CSSProfile image by agentcat47 - winner of the profile image competition.Community header image by pnker - winner of the header image competition.Default icon by goodbye_anymore - winner of the default icon competitionAffiliates: ajh_graphics, mariskastyle


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The Vineyard may yet be the scene of another big fish film under the eye of Steven Spielberg: the Jaws director's studio, DreamWorks, has just bought the film rights for a soon to be released book about the Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.
The book, The Big One: An Island, an Obsession and the Furious Pursuit of a Great Fish, by David Kinney, published by Atlantic Monthly, will be released on April 8.
It was a time before Rip Curl or Billabong, a time before Gidget, before Frankie > (Avalon) and Annette (Funicello) or Beach Blanket Bingo. In the early 1960s, surfing was still considered a cult sport, limited to beach bums in Southern California and Hawaii.
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53 Easy Summer Appetizer Recipes
Get your next picnic, potluck or backyard barbecue rolling with tasty small bites, dips and fresh summer starters.
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Basic Salsa Fresca
Try this versatile salsa fresca on grilled fish, sprinkled over kebabs, tucked inside sizzling tacos or as a fantastic filling inside avocado halves.
Get the Recipe: Basic Salsa Fresca
Every Herb Pesto
Seven fresh herbs give Kelsey's pesto ample flavor while ground Marcona almonds add subtle crunch. You'll want to put this every herb pesto on everything.
Get the Recipe: Every Herb Pesto
The Ultimate Crab Cakes
The secret to Tyler's crisp yet tender crab cakes is an equal ratio of meat to breadcrumbs. He pairs the iconic seafood starter with a unique celery-root aioli made with garlic and celery seed.
Get the Recipe: The Ultimate Crab Cakes
Grilled Corn Salsa
Simplicity is the secret in Michael Chiarello's fresh corn salsa. The sweet yellow kernels are mixed with red onion and vine-ripe tomatoes, and then topped with extra-virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Get the Recipe: Grilled Corn Salsa
Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs with Crispy Pancetta
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's Southern twist on deviled eggs mimics pimento cheese, with plenty of sharp cheddar and pimentos, plus a sprinkling of crisp pancetta on top.
Get the Recipe: Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs with Crispy Pancetta
Mini Corn Dog Muffins
This fun finger food is a nostalgic throwback for adults and an exciting treat for kids, and it's a cinch to make. Just mix together corn muffin mix — with a little added cheese — and pop hot-dog bites inside before baking.
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SB Truck Street Corn
Cilantro, lime and mint add freshness to balance out a mix of creamy mayonnaise and salty feta cheese on grilled corn.
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Chicken Sate with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce
A spicy-sweet peanut dipping sauce turns chicken skewers into Asian-inspired party fare.
Get the Recipe: Chicken Sate with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce
Marinated Antipasti Bruschetta
Make Kelsey's marinated antipasti — a mix of briny olives, juicy grape tomatoes and artichoke hearts — ahead of time and simply toss the bread on the grill when guests arrive.
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Mango Salsa
The combination of sweet, juicy mangos and spicy serrano chiles makes this salsa outrageously good, and it only gets better the longer you allow the flavors to macerate (if you can manage to wait at all).
Get the Recipe: Mango Salsa
Buffalo Chicken Lollies
Kelsey's baked chicken lollies are made with ground chicken and have all the spicy tang of Buffalo wings without the hassle of frying or the messy bones.
Get the Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Lollies
Kelsey's Signature Salsa
In addition to sweet plum tomatoes, Kelsey includes tart tomatillos in her salsa, which help to balance the rich, smoky spice of the adobe chiles.
Get the Recipe: Kelsey's Signature Salsa
Sweet Pepper Poppers
Sweet miniature peppers make colorful vessels for a rich mixture of ricotta and goat cheese. Topped with panko crumbs and baked until crispy, these poppers are easy-to-make crowd-pleasers.
Get the Recipe: Sweet Pepper Poppers
Alton's classic guacamole highlights velvety avocado with fresh, crisp chunks of tomato and onion.
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Mark Bittman's Rice Paper Summer Rolls
These light, refreshing appetizers can be made up to two hours ahead of time.
Get the Recipe: Rice Paper Summer Rolls
Rachael's Grilled Polenta Crackers with Roasted Pepper Salsa
Grilling polenta brings out the cornmeal's distinct flavor, which is well matched by a garlicky, lightly fiery salsa.
Get the Recipe: Grilled Polenta Crackers with Roasted Pepper Salsa
Thai Deviled Eggs
By mixing classic Thai condiments like Sriracha and fish sauce into the yolk filling, Kelsey gives this party standby an extra edge.
Get the Recipe: Thai Deviled Eggs
Creamy Gazpacho
Let this Spanish soup chill before serving to let the flavors of fresh tomato and peppers blend. Serve as shooters for refreshing starters at a summer party.
Get the Recipe: Creamy Gazpacho
Jalapeno-Mango Salsa
Don't be fooled by this innocent-looking salsa, made with mango and pineapple chunks in lieu of standard tomatoes. A minced jalapeño pepper balances out all that sweetness with its raw heat.
Get the Recipe: Jalapeno-Mango Salsa
Scallop Crudo
Impress your party guests with this creative crudo. Not only does the pink Himalayan salt block make for a stunning presentation, but it also infuses the raw scallops and shaved zucchini with a ton of flavor.
Saucy Hoisin Pork Roll-Ups
In this classic Asian appetizer, stir-fried pork and soy-marinated tofu are combined with crunchy water chestnuts and edamame.
Get the Recipe: Saucy Hoisin Pork Roll-Ups
Kelsey's Curried Deviled Eggs
Spice up this standby appetizer with a little curry powder and cayenne pepper.
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Fried Zucchini
Fry summer squash to a crisp golden brown and sprinkle with paprika for a restaurant-worthy appetizer.
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This homemade tapenade of finely chopped olives, anchovy and olive oil makes for a rich, salty appetizer when served on toasted garlic bread with slices of heirloom tomato.
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Kelsey's Skillet Corn Cakes
Rethink serving corn on the cob and fry up some of Kelsey's sweet corn cakes as an appetizer instead.
Get the Recipe: Skillet Corn Cakes
Tyler's Guacamole
Tyler finds the perfect balance between flavors with his chunky, amazing salsa and works in some sweet Serrano heat.
Get the Recipe: Guacamole
Blue Cheese and Walnut Tea Sandwiches
A simple blue cheese and cream cheese spread is studded with walnuts and dried cranberries, then smeared between hearty pumpernickel bread.
Get the Recipe: Blue Cheese and Walnut Tea Sandwiches
Grilled Clams and Oysters
Grilling clams and oysters is surprisingly easy. Just lay them on the grill grate, shut the lid and minutes later, they'll be popped open and ready to eat with a little lemon or hot sauce.
Get the Recipe: Grilled Clams and Oysters
Kelsey's Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon
Why spoon same-old mustard and paprika yolks into your deviled eggs when you can take Kelsey's cue and top each half-moon with sweet candied bacon?
Get the Recipe: Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon
Soft Asian Summer Rolls with Sweet and Savory Dipping Sauce
These cool summer rolls with fresh basil, mint and vegetables are extremely refreshing on a hot summer day.
Get the Recipe: Soft Asian Summer Rolls with Sweet and Savory Dipping Sauce
Fried Squash Blossoms
Try eating just one of these ricotta-filled zucchini blossoms, which are beer-battered and then fried to a golden-brown finish.
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Green Goddess Crab Tapas
Kelsey transforms a classic dish — crab-stuffed avocado — into finger-friendly tapas by layering the crabmeat and a creamy avocado spread on slices of toasted baguette.
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Pico de Gallo Fresh Tomato Salsa
Mix chopped tomatoes with plenty of cilantro, lime and chiles to make this fresh summery salsa.
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Chopped Caesar Salad Pizza
Kelsey Nixon reinvents the Caesar salad by topping leaves of romaine with homemade Caesar dressing and then layering them atop a cheesy pizza.
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Smoked Salmon on Grilled Seven Grain Bread with Tomato, Shaved Onions and Dill
Pair smoked salmon with homemade honey mustard on hearty grilled bread to satisfy your craving for something salty.
Get the Recipe: Smoked Salmon on Grilled Seven Grain Bread with Tomato and Dill
Bobby's Spicy Guacamole
Bobby adds some heat to this guac with a jalapeño pepper.
Get the Recipe: Spicy Guacamole
Open-Faced Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches with Crab and Poppy Seeds on Pumpernickel
Make these surprisingly substantial egg salad sandwiches with tender lump crabmeat and nutty poppy seeds.
Get the Recipe: Open-Faced Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches with Crab and Poppy Seeds on Pumpernickel
Antipasto Summer Lettuce Wraps
Whet your appetite with this fresh take on an antipasto platter. Wrap mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, artichokes and roasted red peppers in tender Bibb lettuce leaves.
Get the Recipe: Antipasto Summer Lettuce Wraps
Shredded Pork Summer Rolls
Spiced, slowly simmered pork, fresh herbs and vegetables are wrapped in rice paper for a lighter bite-sized take on the pulled pork sandwich.
Get the Recipe: Shredded Pork Summer Rolls
Green Papaya Salad in Lettuce Wraps
Bathe crisp, sweet strips of green papaya in a salty-spicy dressing for a unique, fruity appetizer.
Get the Recipe: Green Papaya Salad in Lettuce Wraps
Tarragon Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches
Set the scene at your next get-together with these delicate chicken sandwiches studded with chopped pecans and red grapes.
Get the Recipe: Tarragon Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Guests will be entertained when they make their own lettuce wraps filled with ginger- and scallion-seasoned beef.
Get the Recipe: Asian Lettuce Wraps
Scoopable Chinese Chicken Salad
Mix chopped chicken breast with scallions, broccoli slaw, water chestnuts, Mandarin oranges and sesame dressing for a quick, easy and healthy summer starter or side.
Get the Recipe: Scoopable Chinese Chicken Salad
Molotes with Fresh Tomato Salsa
In this version of traditional Oaxacan street food, chorizo, potatoes and masa are wrapped in corn masa and fried. Serve them on a stick with salsa for the perfect party food!
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Grilled Beef Tenderloin on Focaccia Toasts
Bite-sized open-faced sandwiches of grilled tenderloin and hot chili mayonnaise make for an elegant, savory starter.
Get the Recipe: Grilled Beef Tenderloin on Focaccia Toasts
Watermelon Vodka Gazpacho
Celebrate the warm summer weather by mixing juicy plum tomatoes and refreshing, sweet watermelon into a light, summery soup.
Get the Recipe: Watermelon Vodka Gazpacho
Soft Rice Paper Rolls with Prawns and Pork: Goi Cuon
Wrap pork and shrimp with fresh mint and vermicelli noodles in rice paper. The tangy, spicy dipping sauce completes this appetizer.
Get the Recipe: Soft Rice Paper Rolls with Prawns and Pork: Goi Cuon
Fresh Herb Salad with Burrata
Creamy burrata cheese and a variety of summer herbs top crostini for a light, flavorful summer appetizer.
Get the Recipe: Fresh Herb Salad with Burrata
Bacon and Corn Jalapeno Poppers, Two Ways
Crispy bacon and sweet corn transform ordinary jalepeno poppers into a filling, savory starter.
Get the Recipe: Bacon and Corn Jalapeno Poppers, Two Ways
Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto with Gorgonzola and Brie
Don't let the size of these bundles fool you: Sweet late summer figs are balanced perfectly by salty prosciutto and two sharp, tangy cheeses.
Get the Recipe: Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto with Gorgonzola and Brie
Hummus Dip
No party is complete without a classic hummus recipe, but this version, with Asian sesame oil and cumin, has extra nutty flavor and spice.
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Cucumber-Dill Yogurt Dip
This creamy, tangy dip served with crudites makes a refreshing addition to any appetizer spread.
Get the Recipe: Cucumber-Dill Yogurt Dip
Green Goddess Dressing
Kelsey's twist on a classic green goddess dressing makes terrific use of fresh summer herbs, and is perfect as a dip for crudite during a summer party.
Get the Recipe: Green Goddess Dressing


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May 30, 2017
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United Nations watchdog slams Vatican's record on child abuse
By Jonathan Fowler, AFP Thursday, February 6, 2014, 12:04 am TWN
GENEVA--The U.N. denounced the Vatican on Wednesday for failing to stamp out systematic child abuse and called on the Church to remove all clergy suspected of raping or molesting children.
In a hard-hitting report, the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child slammed the Holy See for failing to live up to repeated pledges to put its house in order, and said all clergy and lay employees suspected of abuse must be turned over to the police.
"The committee expresses serious concern that in dealing with child victims of different forms of abuse, the Holy See has systematically placed preservation of the reputation of the Church and the alleged offender over the protection of child victims," it said.
It urged the Vatican to "immediately remove all known and suspected child sexual abusers from assignment and refer the matter to the relevant law enforcement authorities for investigation and prosecution purposes."
Committee head Kirsten Sandberg said that despite the Vatican's pledges to adopt a zero tolerance approach, it was in clear breach of the 1989 U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.
"The simple answer is yes, they are in breach of the Convention as up to now, because they haven't done all the things that they should have done," Sandberg told reporters.
The report said the Vatican "has not acknowledged the extent of the crimes committed, has not taken the necessary measures to address cases of child sexual abuse and to protect children, and has adopted policies and practices which have led to the continuation of the abuse by and the impunity of the perpetrators."
It blasted the practice of transferring abusers to different parishes within countries, and even across borders, in an attempt to cover up their crimes and remove them from the clutches of justice.
"Offenders' mobility, which has allowed many priests to remain in contact with children and to continue to abuse them, still places children in many countries at high risk of sexual abuse, as dozens of child sexual offenders are reported to be still in contact with children," it said.
The report followed a landmark hearing last month during which members of the committee — made up of 18 independent human rights experts from around the globe — grilled senior Churchmen and repeatedly questioned the Vatican's resolve.
Like other signatories of the 1989 U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Vatican agrees to be scrutinized by the panel.
It appeared before the committee in 1995, but that was prior to the abuse issue bursting into the spotlight.
Since 2001, Church abuse cases from around the globe have been dealt with internally by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — the Vatican's justice department.
'Code of silence'
The committee complained that it had failed to receive data on all cases of child sexual abuse handled by the Congregation or the resulting punishments.
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Pre-season the Blues' mantra is set. "Better Never Stops" is the slogan plastered around the walls at their headquarters in suburban Pt Chevalier. Coach John Kirwan talks about the "mongrel dog" attitude he wants and how important it is to stick with their systems.
"No one will handle us when we get it right," he emphasises to his group.
There is a touch of evangelism about Kirwan as he speaks about winning back supporters with their rugby, filling Eden Park and showing investors that the Blues are a side to support. They usually meet on a Monday to digest their last game and settle on how they need to deal with their next Super 15 rival.
Before the season starts, Kirwan reveals young outside back Albert Nikoro has been targeted by the injury-hit Chiefs but decides to stay, while captain Ali Williams has broken his right thumb but will play.
All the talk is aimed at playing with a high tempo and making strong decisions about space, while Williams talks through plans on how to rescue difficult situations.
First game away to the Hurricanes, won 34-20
Now it's the first game at Eden Park against the Crusaders. Express yourselves, Kirwan implores while he cautions them to remember their basic framework.
"Let's get excited, you have worked hard and we deserve what we get," he says.
After the 34-15 win against the Crusaders
A review shows the experience of the coaches as they balance the victory thrill with the lessons from the match. It's time for a role reversal with Graham Henry the good cop and Kirwan the bad cop as the pair deliver their appraisals.
Henry flicks through some video clips where he asks for better tackle quality. "Have we got a contract on that?" he asks the room. Culum Retallick is applauded for sacking Andy Ellis; Francis Saili and Rene Ranger for their turnovers and decisions; Frank Halai for saving a bleak defensive situation.
"Scramble defence will be crucial for the rest of the series," Henry tells them. He reminds them to fill in defensive holes from the inside and praises Peter Saili and James Parsons for that work.
"Next we have the Bulls. Steyn will play in the pocket so we have to get off the line and get at him. We are going well but 93 per cent on the tackle and seven on the hit register would be great. No team has ever done that in the third round of the Super rugby and that would be a world record."
Five tries on attack, says Kirwan, is great but there are issues. Turnover ball is wasted. If we talk about something before the game, let's do it rather than revert to type, he says. A botched attacking lineout is unacceptable.
"We have to nail them, cut their throat and we let them off the hook. It was an opportunity lost wasn't it boys? If I am asking too much," he says glaring at the players, "I can always f***ing go elsewhere if you want.
"Next game is the Bulls and we have to run them round, we play to their strengths and they will turn us over.
"Don't listen to your own f***ing bullshit. We all need to get better, a lot better. We face big angry men this week who will try and strangle you and we need to be up for it. Then we can have a week off to enjoy it.
"Mentally we want you all to be harder on yourselves than you have ever been because when you win, you tend to get a little lazy, mentally.
"We are good enough to win against the Bulls but we are not good enough if we don't say to each other and ourselves that we will take responsibility to be a great footballer. This is where it gets hard.
"Selection now for the Bulls. I am going to make some changes to reward others who have worked hard.
"You guys are playing well but great sides have internal competition and everyone has to stay on their football game.
"You new blokes have a huge responsibility to keep the standards we have set at the start."
Blues lose 28-21 to the Bulls going into their bye round
When they resume, Williams says preparation for that game was "skin deep not bone deep". For the Waratahs they have to improve their preparation, know the game plan, adjust in case of rough weather and display a mongrel attitude at the breakdown.
Henry chimes in. "We need to have this game won before we leave Auckland. You have to gather all the bits we have done this week, put yourself in a cocoon and go out there and do the business.
"I noticed in the first two or three weeks you were really coachable but then you were not focused enough against the Bulls. You looked like you wanted to get through your work quickly and go, there was no extra work or questions.
"And we did not coach well enough either.
"There is no point switching on over in Sydney. This is our first trip offshore, the Waratahs are in the shit, it's about whether we have the guts, have we got the backbone to prove to people we can do the business.
"The next four games are going to be the measuring stick, if we are knocking on the door we are going to be hard to handle."
Kirwan tells his men every day should be about hard work. He wants each player to ask daily, "Did I do what it took, am I ready, am I getting in order?"
Then he forgets to name the team: "Sorry boys, got a bit excited."
After the 16-23 loss to the Chiefs
It's three defeats in a row but Kirwan is restrained. He admires the attitude his men gave against the Chiefs. They performed better and will do well against their next opponent, the Highlanders, if they repeat that intensity.
"We learned a lot from the Chiefs. We want a winning culture like them and we are not there yet, we need to be brutally honest with each other, we need to be more aware of what's on as a team and individuals.
"We just played the best defensive side in the country [Chiefs] so if we nail our attack this week the Highlanders will not stay with us.
"Loose forwards are the Highlanders' weakness, they won't get off the scrum in time, you could see that with the move the Reds and [Will] Genia pulled.
"It was too hard for them to stop.
"Their midfield gets tight and offer us options out wide. Ma'a jumps out of the line a lot, we want to outrun them because they have tired legs."
Williams wants much more chat on defence, he wants to hear from his inside shoulder, he wants more encouragement, more talk in the same way lineouts need to work. He thinks they have been a little passive and more talking will take the Blues from a team that is close, to being a team that is good.
"We had that in the first two games and we need to reclaim it."
After the 29-18 win against the Highlanders looking at the next match with the Hurricanes
Versatile front-rower Tom McCartney addresses the team about the balance of expression and wonders if they are guilty of throwing the ball around for the sake of it rather than with better intent. He asks for some feedback on that before Henry chips in to signal how excited he gets when Halai scores in the corner.
The All Blacks' mental skills coach Gilbert Enoka has been meeting the leaders and then speaks to the rest of the squad about his recipes to create winning work. If players know their roles, follow the plans and help their mates, success will follow, he tells them.
Man of the match awards are only presented after a win and new dad Ranger takes that. A chant goes up for him to speak and as he receives his honour, he quips, "Just keep running off me boys," and sits down.
Halfway through the series the Blues have four wins against the Hurricanes (twice), Crusaders and Highlanders and losses to the Bulls, Waratahs, Chiefs and Reds. They are in fifth position.
The Blues' first half
Feb 23: beat Hurricanes 34-20 (a)
March 1: beat Crusaders 34-15 (h)
March 10: lost to Bulls 21-28 (h)
March 24: lost to Waratahs 27-30 (a)
March 30: lost to Chiefs 16-23 (a)
April 5: beat Highlanders 29-18 (h)
April 13: beat Hurricanes 28-6 (h)
April 26: lost to Reds 11-12(a)
Tomorrow: We sit in on the second half of the Blues' season as they search and fall short of a playoff position.