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Our Best 15 Quick & Easy Recipes for Weeknight Meals
What qualifies as a quick weeknight meal? For me, it has to be ready in roughly thirty minutes, use ingredients that I'm likely to have or can easily pick up, and satisfy my deep 6:00pm hunger. None of that "one cup pre-cooked chicken" — if it can't be made start to finish in the time between just got home and starving, then it's not for me. Gathered here are all my favorite super-quick dinners from the past year. Some are base recipes that use what you have in the fridge, others are easy to make if you shop ahead, all are completely, tried-and-true, 100% guaranteed to hit the spot.
• 1 Chickpeas, Kale, and Sausage with Oven-Baked Egg
• 2 Glazed Chicken Sausage with Sautéed Cabbage
• 3 Quick Tomato Sauce with Pasta
• 4 Mushrooms on Toast
• 5 How to Make Really Good Pizza at Home
• 6 Chicken and Artichokes in Wine Sauce
• 7 Simple Salmon Teriyaki
• 8 How to Make Creamy Macaroni and Cheese on the Stovetop
• 9 Corn, Tomato & Black Bean Tostadas with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
• 10 Authentic Spaghetti alla Carbonara
• 11 How to Stir-Fry Chicken
• 12 Lentil Soup with Lemon Yogurt Cream
• 13 How to Grill Really Juicy Burgers
• 14 How to Make a Frittata
• 15 Baked Fish, Spinach, and Tomato in Foil Packets
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December 02. 2013 8:25PM
Apartment building destroyed in West Stewartstown was home to murder victim Celina Cass
By JAKE MARDIN
Courtesy of The News and Sentinel
A fire gutted 863 Washington St. in West Stewartstown Monday morning. (KAREN HARRIGAN LADD/Colebrook News & Sentinel)
WEST STEWARTSTOWN — Five adults and five children are without a home after fire destroyed their Washington Street apartment building Monday morning.
No one was injured in the blaze at 863 Washington St., which took up to 75 volunteer firefighters about three hours to get under control.
"It looks like it started in the garage area," Beecher Falls Fire Capt. Daniel Lepine said.
He said a stove may have caught fire, and there was flammable liquid in the area. Lepine said the balloon construction of the house allowed the blaze to move quickly up to the attic. An SUV parked next to the building was badly damaged.
"The building is standing, but it is completely gutted," he said.
The three-story apartment building was home to murder victim Celina Cass, 11, who disappeared on July 25, 2011, and whose body was found a week later wrapped in a blanket in the Connecticut River. Cass' family no longer lives there. No one has been arrested for the killing.
Firefighters were on the scene within minutes of Monday's 8:15 a.m. call, but by then flames had spread from an attached garage to the south end of the three-unit building.
"It just went fast," said Lepine.
Lepine said five adults were in the building when the fire started, but he believes the children were already on their on their way to school.
Lepine and other firefighters had just finished extinguishing a minor truck fire and could see the Washington Street fire from across the Connecticut River in Vermont. Firefighters from Pittsburg, Colebrook, Stratford Hollow and Beecher Falls, Vt., were called to the scene. The 45th Parallel Emergency Medical Service also was on site. State Police Trooper Jimmy Crossley and U.S.
Border Patrol agents detoured traffic.
"It's like we're the same department," Lepine said. "It all gels together."
Fire Chief Steve Young contacted the Red Cross, which is providing clothing and temporary housing for the displaced residents.
By around 1:30 p.m., Lepine said it was time for "basic mop-up duty."
Investigators from the state Fire Marshal's Office will try to determine what caused it.
The three-unit apartment building is owned by Floyd Richardson of Somerville, Mass., according to the Stewartstown town clerk. The 93- year-old structure was damaged by an accidental fire in March of 2005, blamed on a burning candle.

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Family dog to be killed for 'nipping' child
Government 'death squad' gunning for Labrador retriever
A family in Missouri has been living a nightmare for more than a year after local officials refused to spare the life of their dog despite evidence indicating the animal was innocent of any wrongdoing.
A year ago, officials in Salem, Mo., removed Phineas, a Labrador retriever, from its family. After a decree by the local mayor and a court hearing, the dog was ordered to be euthanized for allegedly biting 7-year-old Kendall Woolman when she was playing with family member Lexi Sanders, also 7, in the family's backyard.
Phineas' problems are recounted at the website SavePhineas.com and a Facebook page dedicated to his plight.
Kendall's mother took her to the local emergency room where health providers, after declaring the injury to be from a dog bite, reported the incident to local law enforcement.
Later that evening, police officers showed up at the Sanders' house to see if Phineas' vaccination record was up to date. Due to the dog's recent treatment for another health issue, the rabies shot was not current. The officers told the family Phineas would need to be quarantined for 10 days to ensure the animal did not have the disease.
While quarantined, Mayor Gary Brown asked Dr. J.J. Tune, a local veterinarian, to perform a behavioral evaluation to determine if Phineas was vicious. Tune advised the mayor that he saw no evidence the dog was vicious, and it has not displayed any signs of aggression while away from the family.
But Phineas was not returned to the Sanders family. After allegedly hearing about two other biting incidents involving the dog, the mayor appointed himself as head of a hearing to determine whether Phineas should be put down.
Disregarding Tune's testimony, the mayor stunned many members of the community by declaring Phineas to be a "vicious dog" that should be killed.
In March, a judge held a hearing and issued a decision upholding Brown's order. Phineas' family is now in the process of appealing the case.
The family argues there's evidence Phineas didn't bite the 7-year-old girl. A photograph by hospital staff reveals an oval shaped injury, which is inconsistent with a dog bite. There is no indication of the canine teeth breaking the skin, and it more closely resembles a human bite or a wound from falling on something.
"If you look at Phineas' mouth, this picture of the supposed bite makes no sense," Joseph Simon, an attorney who is representing the family, told WND. "There are no puncture marks from his canine teeth like you would expect to see in a typical dog bite case. This makes one wonder if the injuries were from a dog bite at all."
During the trial, the photographs presented to the judge were enhanced, which made the wound appear worse than it actually was.
The witnesses to the previous two bites changed their story and denied that the bites ever occurred. When the first witness was asked if Phineas had ever bitten her before, she responded with an emphatic "no." Her older sister, who supposedly also was bitten by Phineas, testified that while Phineas put his mouth on her, it was more of a "nibble" than a bite and did not even "break the skin." She also said the dog's tail was wagging as if the animal was happy when he placed his mouth on her arm.
The mayor's decision to kill the dog was based on the three "biting incidents," and ultimately a judge agreed.
Brown has claimed in media interviews that he has no authority to vacate his original decision and his hands are tied in the matter. But in a recorded phone call, Brown told a local resident, Jackie Overby, that it was the family's fault that Phineas has not been given back to them.
"When that happened, that took me completely out of the picture when it went to the court," Brown explained.
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However, Simon said the mayor is not being truthful with his claims that he has no power to release Phineas.
"Missouri law specifically says that 'the mayor shall have power to … grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under ordinances of the city,'" Simon said. "So the mayor is lying to the public and the media when he says he wants to release Phineas but cannot. He could end this today if he wanted to."
State investigators wade into dispute over Phineas:
WND attempted to reach Brown for comment. A spokesman for the mayor told WND he had spoken with him and he said he would be glad to talk. However, WND later was told the mayor was unavailable and staff members would pass a message along to him. A few hours later, WND was again assured that the mayor had received the message and would be calling "any time now."
Ultimately, the mayor never responded to requests for an interview.
Simon said, however, he believes there is a "back story" surrounding the mayor's determination to destroy Phineas.
"Kendall's grandfather, Kevin Sybert, has quite a reputation in this town. During the city meetings on the issue, Sybert was the only one who was calling for Phineas to be put down," Simon said. "Kendall's mother has even issued a letter calling for Phineas to be released. The only reason we are all still here is because of Sybert."
Simon said Sybert told him he wanted Phineas killed because of what he did to his granddaughter and the mayor would never release the dog because of information he had on city officials.
"He told me that Salem was his sandbox and that he knew where all the bones were buried and then went on to mention all the people involved in Phineas' case and point out that he knew the mayor and city attorney," Simon said. "He has made it plain that throughout this entire case he wants Phineas to pay for what he supposedly did to his granddaughter. He is the one forcing the issue right now."
Overby explained that Sybert is used to getting his way in Salem.
"During a town meeting on the subject, where many supporters of Phineas showed up, his wife was out in the parking lot writing down license plates for those who were there at the meeting," she explained. "He owns a well drilling company and is known as a ruthless businessman. It is because of his insistence that Phineas is still at the pound."
Amazingly, Sybert seems to be one of the few people who want Phineas to die. Wayna Woolman, Kendall's mother, said she realizes Phineas is not vicious and believes Phineas should be allowed to return home to his family.
There could also be another reason for the mayor's initial order to put Phineas down that had nothing to do with the other biting incidents.
Lee Filer, a resident of Palm Coast, Fla., signed an affidavit claiming the mayor told her both he and his sister had been bitten by dogs when they were young children. Following the biting incident, his uncle immediately took the dog "out back" and killed it. Filer said Brown repeatedly told her how his sister was extremely traumatized following the biting incident and that she continues to have a fear of dogs to this day.
"Knowing this, the mayor should have recused himself from hearing Phineas' case," Simon said. "The mayor could have appointed anybody he wanted to the inquiry into Phineas. Why did he name himself, knowing how a similar incident changed his family's life?"
If the sum of circumstances was not yet bizarre enough, Phineas was being held at the Dent County Animal Welfare Society. However, following the court hearing, officials began moving Phineas to a series of undisclosed locations in an apparent attempt to keep people from knowing where he was.
Following a town meeting in May, it was revealed by Austin Denton, a local volunteer firefighter with the Denton County Fire Protection District, that Phineas was being held in the windowless basement of the firehouse and was sleeping on a wooden pallet.
Following Denton's revelation, Overby went to the firehouse to confirm if Phineas was there or not.
"I heard a dog barking and asked the fire chief it that was Phineas I was hearing," Overby told WND. "The fire chief then lied to me and told me the dog I was hearing was not Phineas. When I went back the next day the city attorney was there talking with the fire chief, who sheepishly looked at me and said 'I know I lied to you.'"
Shortly thereafter, once it became obvious to city officials that Phineas' location was known, he was moved yet again, this time to a pump house at the city's water tower where he remained until he eventually ended up back at Dent County Veterinary Clinic, where he was able to remain in Tune's care.
While these moves were happening, Overby shared a conversation she said she had with the city administrator, Clayton Lucas.
"Lucas came to me and said he wanted me to know Phineas would be back in the animal shelter, and he told me, 'Once he does, whatever happens happens,'" Overby said. "I told him I didn't want to get in any trouble, but I was still going to get that dog because I wanted him to be safe. He then told me he would make sure the city police did not patrol that area at the time I was getting Phineas.
"I then asked him, 'What about the mayor?,' and he said 'the chief is on board' with it and he would call me after an emergency meeting of the city council and give me the rest of the details. My husband then told me that something was not right."
She then called Brown and recorded the conversation. During the call, the mayor can be plainly heard telling her he wants the dog to "disappear."
"He [Lucas] told me they were going to put the dog back in the pound today and that if it goes missing it just goes missing and that was my clue that it just needs to be gone and he said he talked with you and you OK'd that," Oberby said.
"We are OK with that," Brown said.
Overby then explains that she wants to make sure she will not be arrested for breaking and entering or charged if something is damaged while she is getting Phineas out of the pound.
"That's just not happening," Brown said.
Overby said the mayor was getting tired of all the local media attention, and while he did not want to return Phineas to his family, he wanted the problem to go away.
"The mayor fully understood that he wanted the problem gone. He said during one of his many rants that he was tired of talking about Phineas. He knew that I would keep the dog safe."
Overby said ultimately the only reason officials refuse to release Phineas is they are too proud to admit they made a mistake.
"The bad thing is this is not even about Phineas anymore; it's about pride. Our town is so corrupt, most residents are used to it and we just go about our business."


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I feel like a traitor to men worldwide (and that's saying something seeing as my trouser of choice is the skinny jean and I am constantly borrowing things from friends and family without a second thought as to which sex the item was originally intended for.) I have just dissed Clint Eastwood on a pretty public scale and I can already hear the heckles and smalls rocks as they soar through the air.
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BEIJING (AP) — Some went missing. Some lost their freedom. Some can't escape the images inside their head, or the guilt they feel for surviving.
The June 4, 1989, military crackdown to end weeks-long student protests is a key moment in the history of Communist-ruled China for the outside world. Within China, it is all but erased. Even personal acts of memory are considered subversive.
While China's economy, society and cities have transformed in the last 25 years, the demonstrators and their supporters are keen to remind the world that other things haven't changed — that China's political masters are still suppressing dissent and freedom of expression. They call for the Communist Party to stop hiding what happened on that bloody night in which an untold number of people were killed. Some cling to their democratic fight.
"I am the captain of a sunk ship," Wu'er Kaixi, who was a 21-year-old protest leader, said in an interview conducted in English. "I will always question of myself, 'Why didn't I die?' I believe, for the rest of my life. ... I will try my best to remember the guilt and try to realize the dreams of those who died that night."
In 1989, as a hunger striker, Wu'er rose to prominence when in hospital clothing he harangued then-Premier Li Peng during a televised meeting with protesters. Just over two weeks later he witnessed "the atrocity, the killing" that he still finds difficult to talk about today.
After the crackdown, he escaped. His last glimpse of China was a fading shore from a boat that smuggled him out of the country on a cloudy summer's night.
Now 46, Wu'er has spent longer in exile in the United States and on the self-governing island of Taiwan than in his homeland China. He is an investment banker in Taipei, husband to a Taiwanese and father of two sons, aged 19 and 16.
"I still consider myself as a democracy activist, an active dissident. It just unfortunately doesn't pay so I have to find another way to support the family," said Wu'er, one of the most-wanted student protest leaders, by Internet video phone from his Taipei home.
He wore a T-shirt emblazoned with "Free LXB" — a reference to Liu Xiaobo, the activist and Nobel Peace laureate who is serving an 11-year sentence in China on subversion charges.
Wu'er's most despairing time in the years after 1989 came on the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown. China had won admiration for the Beijing Olympics the previous year. It was gearing up for its first global fair — the Shanghai Expo — and many were touting it as the economic engine to help pull the world out of the global financial crisis.
"I felt like the world was betraying the idea of democracy ... giving in to China," he said. "But we the Chinese democracy activists want to carry on our own mission, to finish the unfinished business."
In the last five years, he has tried four times to go home to see his ailing parents, kneel before them and beg for their forgiveness for their suffering — even if he must do it within the walls of a prison. But like many other dissidents, he is not only wanted for arrest, but prevented from returning. His parents have been denied permission to visit him.
"Not being able to see the parents, being able to step back on the country that you care so much about, that is painful and that is harsh and unjust," he said. "But my parents that I haven't seen so much have also brought me up to be a person who does the right thing. And I know what I have done in 1989 was the right thing, the right thing to do."
While some have spent the past quarter-century in exile, others have been consigned to a life under surveillance. The reform-minded Communist Party general secretary Zhao Ziyang, who expressed sympathy for some student demands during the protests, was accused of splitting the party and spent the last 16 years of his life under house arrest.
His aide, Bao Tong, was imprisoned for seven years. Since his release in 1996, he has lived under house arrest, his moves observed, his visitors screened by security services who sit at a desk in the lobby of his high-rise apartment building. A reporter from The Associated Press was followed into an elevator and stopped from going up to Bao's floor, but another managed to go up in a second elevator in the meantime.
In his apartment in western Beijing, with photos of Zhao on the shelves and walls, Bao spoke of his disappointment as how, despite the passing of 25 years, "It is as if time has stopped for China."
"Back then, they feared the students, and deployed tanks and guns against these students," he said. "Today, they don't dare to tell this to the public. They don't dare to tell the truth to the Chinese people, tell the whole world what really happened."
Bao says at least 99 percent of the responsibility for deploying the army in 1989 lies with China's then-leader Deng Xiaoping, who died in 1997.
"I think Deng took this decision because he wanted to safeguard one-party rule, and its governing of China," said Bao. "He feared the people would become the masters of this country, and would leave the party out, and then the party would not be able to continue being the master of China.
"He has already passed away, and his successors, his heirs in the party still do not dare to point out and say: 'Deng Xiaoping made a mistake,'" he said.
Wang Nan, 19, was about to finish high school. Out of curiosity, he took his camera and joined groups of people who had occupied the square in the heart of Beijing.
His mother, Zhang Xianling, spent days looking for him, only to be told through unofficial channels that Wang had been shot in the forehead by troops enforcing martial law. Medical students had tried to help him but couldn't get him to a hospital because the area was sealed off. Zhang was told her son died at 3:30 a.m. on June 4 near the Great Hall of the People, the seat of China's ceremonial legislature.
She keeps his letters, photos, student card and library card in a box in her living room, along with his death certificate and a photo, taken by one of the medical students, of his half-buried, plastic-wrapped body. She has never looked at the photo.
Now she is a member of the Tiananmen Mothers, a group that campaigns for the truth about the event to be revealed and for criminal and historical accountability, and acts as a support network when a member falls ill.
Every year, Zhang's freedom is restricted from the first weekend in April to the end of the June 4 anniversary to stop her from speaking out about the event. Sometimes, police drive her to the cemetery to visit her son's grave to make sure no journalists or sympathizers accompany her.
"The scars will be in my heart forever," said Zhang at her Beijing home.
"Perhaps the way we commemorate this tragedy has changed. Before, I used to cry and cry. Now I have no more tears. I have become stronger, but my determination has not faded, and I will continue with my peaceful and rational quest to condemn the brutality of using violence to suppress the people. We Chinese people have suffered too much already."
A teenage soldier in the People's Liberation Army, Chen Guang was assigned to clean up the protest site the morning after. He later left the army to become an artist, but his memories of ashes, hair and burning have influenced his oil paintings, some of which are as realistic as photographs.
He depicts items that he saw there — bikes, books, an athletic shoe — or recreates scenes from photographs contained within two rolls of film that he took and kept, including one of soldiers from his unit posing in front of Tiananmen Square. He collects hair and ashes, and uses cut locks to create paintings, such as one of a shaven-headed man with his bare back draped with pieces of hair.
Chen has urged unfettered discussion of the crackdown, and was detained in early May ahead of the anniversary. Witnesses saw police carry away some of his paintings. A few days earlier, he had commemorated the 25th anniversary with an art performance in a borrowed studio with a dozen friends.
In the dark, they watched as a girl walked slowly around the studio, shining a torch on the walls and the painted numerals of years from 1989 onwards. The light was suddenly switched on and Chen started slapping white paint over them, including a prominent "1989."
"The history is like a blank," he says. "It has been wiped out."
AP writer Jack Chang and video journalist Helene Franchineau contributed.


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A former Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc trader sued the lender over his firing for alleged misconduct related to manipulation of benchmark interest rates.
Simon Green, who traded derivatives tied to short-term moves in interest rates in dollars and euros, filed an unfair dismissal suit, according to documents from a London employment tribunal. He was let go in March, weeks after the Edinburgh-based bank paid $612 million to settle with regulators probing its attempts to rig the London interbank offered rate.
Claims that traders tried to influence Libor, the benchmark for $300 trillion of contracts worldwide, led to criminal probes and regulatory fines for Barclays Plc, UBS AG, RBS and broker ICAP Plc. RBS has fired seven employees for misconduct related to Libor, a person familiar with the matter said in April.
Sarah Small, an RBS spokeswoman, declined to comment. The bank has said it will claw back bonuses from those involved to help pay any fines.
Green's lawyer, Layla Bunni, said she couldn't immediately comment when reached by phone at her office in London. Copies of the employment complaint aren't publicly available.
Green may argue he was singled out unfairly, or that the bank knew about his actions and did nothing until regulators intervened, according to employment lawyer Jo Keddie, who isn't involved in the case.
"It will also be interesting to see whether Mr. Green's managers have been retained or dismissed by the bank as they may well have been aware of the day-to-day trading activities," she said in an e-mail.
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Damages for unfair dismissal are capped at 74,200 pounds ($119,000) in the U.K. If the tribunal finds he was unfairly treated, he may be able to reclaim lost bonus payments or other entitlements beyond the compensation cap, Keddie said. The lawsuit may also help Green get regulatory approval from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority to continue working.
Four former Deutsche Bank AG traders won their employment lawsuit in Germany after being fired in the bank's probe into the submission of rates for Euribor and Swiss Franc Libor. The judge said Deutsche Bank didn't have processes to prevent conflicts of interest, and ordered the employees be reinstated.
Regulators on Sept. 25 said ICAP employees tried to manipulate yen Libor in return for money, dinners and champagne, levying an $88 million fine and filing U.S. criminal charges against three former brokers. One of former ICAP brokers was known as 'lord Libor,' they said.
A hearing in Green's case is scheduled on Oct. 10 at the central London employment tribunal.
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Shea-Porter tours Portsmouth companyBy GRETYL MACALASTER
Union Leader Correspondent
April 29. 2013 8:23PM
PORTSMOUTH - U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., was at Thermo Fisher Scientific on Monday to talk with officials and learn more about how the manufacturing facility operates.
About 195 of the company's 300 Portsmouth-based employees manufacture more than 100 miles of custom glass slides each week and ship them around the world.
Shea-Porter learned about what is going well, and what the company's concerns are in the near future. At the top of the list is the Affordable Care Act.
Rick Jenkinson, director of government affairs for Thermo Fisher, said they see pros and cons in the act.
On the plus side, more testing means a need for more slides. On the negative side - a medical device tax that could impact the entire Thermo Fisher company by about $20 million, he said.
Shea-Porter said the hope is that the increase of people in the system will offset the tax, but she pledged to keep an eye on it.
"We want to make sure we are being fair," she said.
Shea-Porter also talked about the impact of sequestration on scientific research and the economy.
As a result of automatic budget cuts associated with sequestration, scientific research funded by the National Institutes of Health will be reduced by $1.6 billion.
Officials at Themo Fisher Scientific said they will be indirectly affected by the cuts because their customers will be impacted.
Thermo Fisher's facility in Portsmouth is one of the world's largest manufacturers of glass microscopic slides that are primarily manufacturing slides used in pathology, biomedical research and other applications.
Michael Karsonovich, vice-president and general manager of the slides and specialty glass division of Thermo Fisher Scientific, said the market for slides is relatively flat and that growth expectations are low in the coming year.
He said they would be pleased with single-digit growth.


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Apollo Nida, husband of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Phaedra Parks, was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty in May to identity theft and fraud.
He was also ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution.
In a four-year scheme, Nida opened a phony debt-collection agency to get access to personal information, the Associated Press said. Stolen identities would then be used to collect unclaimed property or get money from various government agencies, including the IRS and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Buck more than Zunino's mentor with Mariners
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Since reaching the Major Leagues in 2004, John Buck has been a starter in more games than not. That likely won't be the case this year.
As soon as the Mariners signed the catcher in January, the term "mentor" suddenly was attached to him.
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Since reaching the Major Leagues in 2004, John Buck has been a starter in more games than not. That likely won't be the case this year.
As soon as the Mariners signed the catcher in January, the term "mentor" suddenly was attached to him.
"They did express to me that's why they were interested in me in the first place," Buck said Tuesday.
After starting 973 games over the past 10 seasons -- 957 of them behind the plate -- Buck is tasked with helping bring along the promising Mike Zunino, in addition to being a veteran presence and productive right-handed bat.
"I think he'll help him quite a bit, being a guy who's been through it," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "I think J.B. has a nice persona about him, how he goes about his business. I think he'll help Mike quite a bit, because sometimes the game can speed up on you."
Buck, 33, and Zunino, who will turn 23 next month, dress side by side in the Mariners' spring clubhouse. Asked if that was a coincidence or by design, McClendon hesitated and then said, "It just worked out that way," before chuckling. "Being lockered next to a guy, talking about different situations, I think that can be very helpful."
Zunino, who played just 1 1/2 seasons in the Minors, doesn't buy the coincidence theory.
"Absolutely not," he said. "[Buck has] done everything right to be in the game for such a long time. That says a lot about him, and that's what I want to take from it, what I need to learn to play here for a while.
"I just want to be a sponge and learn everything I can. Even in a couple weeks, I've already learned a lot. He puts in the time, not only physically but mentally. That the biggest thing I've learned from him."
Buck wasn't signed to teach. Zunino knows how to frame pitches, block balls in the dirt and call a game. "He's a big boy; he's here for a reason," Buck said.
Rather, through his decade of big league experience with five organizations, Buck offers strategies to dealing with the many different personalities on a pitching staff, the best methods to stay healthy over a long season and compartmentalizing on-field and off-field issues. "The little things behind the scenes and tricks of the trade," Buck said.
"I'll be a soundboard for Mikey to bounce things off of and be an aide to him as he goes through the ups and downs of learning how to catch at the Major League level," Buck said. "It can feel overwhelming, and I'll be there to tell him that's exactly what you should be feeling. It's the little things that may seem small, minute, but make a huge difference in a 162-game season. ... Those were the things that really helped me when I was coming up."
Buck learned from Jason LaRue, Paul Bako, Benito Santiago and Tony Pena, among others, coming up through the Royals' system.
After six seasons with Kansas City, Buck signed with Toronto in December 2009 and was an All-Star in 2010. That offseason, he signed with the Marlins and was traded three times in a 10-month span starting in November 2012.
During all that movement, he ended up with the Mets to begin last season and offered tutelage to Travis d'Arnaud, New York's starting catcher this year.
"I still talk to Travis quite a bit, and to see him take the reins is a point of pride for me," Buck said. "I'm glad I was able to help him along."
Buck signed a one-year deal with Seattle for $1 million, and despite the mentorship aspect, he is not a coach in the clubhouse.
"I've prepared myself to start every day because this is baseball and we play a position where one swing of the bat could break a finger," Buck said. "But there will be some adjustments. My role is going to be changed a little bit, but it's still the same plan to prepare.
"If Mike needed extended rest for some reason ... or protect him because they know they have rushed him, that I can step in there without losing the offense. It was just a good fit. It's a little more playing time than just a backup. Whatever playing time I get, I'll be ready."
Chris Gabel is a contributor to MLB.com.


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Syracuse scored four times with the man-advantage and Nikita Kucherov [5] registered a hat trick, leading the Crunch past the Rochester Americans, 5-1, at the Onondaga County War Memorial Saturday.
"He was special tonight," said Syracuse coach Rob Zettler of Kucherov. "He made some really heady plays, just a smart player. He thinks the game and he's got skill. He makes plays happen."
The Crunch scored three power play goals in the second period of their home opener, and added another 24 seconds into the third.
"We worked a few times on the power play this week in practice, just trying to get some different looks, trying to get the puck in the right peoples' hands, meaning get it in Kucherov's hands and let him handle it a little bit more," Zettler said. "He's pretty good with it."
Seven Syracuse players recorded a point. Nikita Nesterov [6] had three assists, Matt Taormina [7] and Vladislav Namestnikov [8] each had two assists, and JT Brown chipped in a goal and an assist. Artem Sergeev [9] recorded his first AHL goal and Brett Connolly [10] had one helper.
After a scoreless first period, Brown scored the first Crunch power play goal at the 4:31 mark of the middle frame. Sergeev potted another less than two minutes later, and Kucherov scored his first AHL goal with 3:12 left in the second.
Kucherov recorded his second goal 24 seconds into the third, and after Jamie Tardif put the Americans on the board, the Russian finished off his hat trick with the only even-strength goal of the night with 7:04 remaining.
"I just want to play smart and not do too much," Kucherov said. "When you try to do so much on the ice, you make mistakes."
A part of the Crunch's power play success came from drawing the ire of Americans netminder Matt Hackett. The goalie finished with 32 saves, as well as three minor penalties and a game misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct.
"I thought we were in front of the net a lot on him," Zettler said. "Just bugging him in front of the net…Just getting in his way, he seemed to get frustrated."
"We got him completely off his game," said Geoff Walker [11], who drew matching minors with Hackett in the second period. "Whenever you can get their goalie off their game, that's the gameplan. It worked out well for us tonight."
While Hackett remained busy most of the night, Riku Helenius [12] faced eight shots through two periods and finished with 18 saves in net for the Crunch.
"He didn't get challenged too much, but I thought he was solid when we need him to," Zettler said. "I thought the goal against hit a skate in front of the net and went in, so it was kind of a cheapie."
Syracuse (1-0-1-0) hosts Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Sunday evening.
"We're going to be real fired up to get this win tomorrow," Walker said. "It would be nice if we could get a clean sweep on the weekend."
Pictured: Crunch forward Nikita Kucherov celebrates one of his three goals against the Americans at the Onondaga County War Memorial Saturday.


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Dec. 7, 2007
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Alex Harris scored 25 points and made a career-best six out of eight shots from three-point range, as UC Santa Barbara won its seventh straight game, 81-61 over visiting Utah Valley University on Friday night.
The Gauchos (9-1) made 12-of-20 shots from three-point territory overall, 60.0%, and have now hit 21-of-33, 63.6%, in the last two games. The Wolverines (3-6) struggled from outside the arc, hitting 6-of-23, 26.1%.
"We were very patient and moved the ball very well," said UCSB head coach Bob Williams. "When we do that, we get good looks from the outside and we have the type of players who can take advantage of that. On the other hand, I thought our defensive rotations were outstanding. They (Utah Valley) didn't get too many open looks and we had a lot to do with that."
Wolverine guard Ryan Toolson, who tied Harris for game-high honors with 25 points, made one of his four three-pointers with 3:09 to play in the first half, pulling his team within three, 31-28. UCSB, however, closed the half on an 8-0 run, which included a three-pointer by Harris and five free throws, to take a 39-28 halftime lead.
After Ivan Elliott made a lay-up for the first basket of the second half to give the Gauchos a 41-28 lead, Utah Valley scored four in a row to narrow the gap to nine, 41-32. A 13-3 run expanded UCSB's lead to 54-35, and the game was never closer than 17 the rest of the way. The Gauchos led by as many as 24 (67-43) with just over seven minutes to play.
Devine and James Powell each finished with 12 points and Elliott had 11 for UCSB. Elliott and Devine each had a team-high seven rebounds as well. Justin Joyner, who made a pair of three-point baskets, finished with eight points and a season-high seven assists.
The Gaucho bench was also instrumental in the win as D.J. Posley made his lone three-point attempt and finished with five points, and Nedim Pajevic had four points, six rebounds and three assists.
The seven-game winning streak is UCSB's longest since the 1988-89 team opened the year with 11 straight wins. The 9-1 record is the best since 1988-89 when the Gauchos were 10-0 after 10 games.
Santa Barbara now take a break for final examinations. The team will return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 19, when it travels to Ball State for a 4:00 p.m. (PST) game. Following the game in Muncie, Ind., the Gauchos will remain on the road for a Dec. 22 game at top-ranked North Carolina.


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Fans of movies such as "Free Willy" and "Dolphin Tale" are sure to take to this fact-inspired tale about the efforts to free several whales trapped by ice in the Arctic.
A reporter (John Krasinski, "The Office") hoping for a big story gets it, but other media - as well as environmentalists and politicians - move in for their own piece of it, as does the journalist's environmentally concerned ex-girlfriend (Drew Barrymore). Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Tim Blake Nelson ("O Brother, Where Art Thou?") and Dermot Mulroney also star. DVD extras: two "making-of" documentaries; audio commentary by director Ken Kwapis; deleted scenes. *** (PG: P) (Also on Blu-ray and Movies on Demand)


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Oakland Forever, Forever Oakland
As a rule, when it comes to writing a magazine article, it's always considered a good practice to write it in second person rather than an "i did this, and I did that" story in first person. That said, I'm writing this story in first person because I believe there must be a least a million people out there who will identify directly with my experience as a lifelong fan of the Grand national roadster Show and with all the nostalgic elements associated with it.
When I was a kid we just simply called it "Oakland." Anyone who was cool knew exactly what you were talking about. One of the coolest full-custom trucks ever built debuted in 1958 in Oakland, California: George Barris' "ala kart." The pretty little Pearl White, hemi-powered roadster pickup reappeared in '59 to take home the monstrous ambr (america's Most Beautiful roadster) trophy for a second year in a row. This was only the beginning for the "ala kart." More was to come, including an appearance on the October '58 cover of hot rod. Then in 1961 it was shrunken to 1.25-scale and immortalized in white polystyrene plastic by AMT.
One half century later, for the 59th annual gnrs, the "ala kart" was on hand in all of its restored glory-complete with a show display that echoed the original. Even the jackstands were wrapped up in aluminum foil-and the public-restroom-style mirror displaying the fully chromed undercarriage was in place.
Today there are still a lot of us who continue to call the Grand national roadster Show "Oakland," even though it has moved to the Pomona Fairgrounds, in Pomona, California. Producer John Buck has taken the event from its first-year debut in two buildings, on to a second year with five buildings, and then ultimately to a whopping seven buildings for 2008. Next year the gnrs will be celebrating its 60th birthday, and there is no doubt the granddaddy of them all will be a must-do for anyone, anywhere on this planet, to attend. For you european residents, we suggest that you sell all of your personal belongings and fly trans love airlines to Pomona, California … it will be worth it.


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Germans are famous for their efficiency and being on time. But a much-delayed, expensive new airport in the German capital, Berlin, is rapidly destroying that reputation.
Located in the former East Berlin neighborhood of Schoenefeld, the new airport is to replace three others that serviced passengers in the once-divided city. One of those, Tempelhof — made famous by the Allied airlifts of food and supplies during the Soviet blockade of the late 1940s — is already closed.
At the moment, the airport named for late German chancellor and Nobel laureate Willy Brandt is scheduled to open in October 2013. Few here believe the new date will stand, however, given the scrapping of three prior opening dates because of construction delays, cost overruns and safety concerns.
The project, which was supposed to be a proud symbol of the unified capital, has instead become the butt of many jokes. There is even a satirical song on the German network ZDF's Morning Magazine program.
Using Ronald Reagan's "Open this gate" line in his famous speech against the Berlin Wall in the background, the German singer urges his countrymen to stop complaining about the delayed opening. He quips that they should take pride in the airport's record for being the quietest worldwide.
But to many Germans, the airport debacle is no laughing matter. The remaining two airports can't handle the growing passenger volume in this global hub. The delays have also already cost the major airlines that service Berlin millions.
"It was quite painful," Lufthansa Senior Vice President Thomas Kropp says of having to repeatedly scrap relocation plans.
German carrier Air Berlin sued airport officials last month over the delays.
Questions About Costs, Delays
German taxpayers and watchdog groups also want to know why the project is costing billions more than originally projected. Martin Delius, who is chairing a local parliamentary inquiry into the project, says the level of mismanagement he and his team have uncovered thus far is shocking.
"There is no solution for this disaster," he says of the airport, which is Germany's highest-profile construction project. "All we can do is try to minimize the damage."
Delius adds Germany's reputation for precise engineering and management as well as timeliness has taken a huge blow because of the airport.
"It's gotten to the point that our friends from Southeast Asia who've invested a lot in Germany and buy our expertise are starting to think twice," he says.
So who is responsible for what's happening at the airport?
Critics blame the supervisory board, particularly Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and political ally and Brandenburg Gov. Matthias Platzeck, for inadequate oversight. The chief engineer and architect for the project who answered them have both been replaced
A spokesman for the new airport, Lars Wagner, waved off questions on what could have been done to prevent the delays and cost overruns. "What's important now for us is to look ahead," he says.
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin.
Germany reunified a little more than two decades ago. East and West came back together after the long division of the Cold War. And since the Wall came down, the country has spent billions to make the capital city of Berlin sparkle again. The crowning glory was to be a new airport. Planners bragged that it would turn Berlin into a global transportation hub. But the project has proved an embarrassment. There's been delay after delay and cost way over budget.
NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson has the story.
SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE: First-time travelers to the aging, Tegel Airport are often surprised to learn that it is the main gateway to the capital of Europe's financial powerhouse. One such traveler is Norwegian Torre Bergrren. He chats with a friend over a beer as they wait for their connecting flight.
TORRE BERGRREN: This is my first time in Berlin and been in this airport for an hour, so it's...
BERGRREN: It's not much of an impression to speak about.
NELSON: In fact, Tegel is the busier of two airports that currently serve Berlin, both of which are struggling to cope with the 70,000 passengers on average who fly to the city every day. These airports, and a third one that has since closed, were to be replaced with what the planners bragged would be Europe's most modern Airport. Instead, the Willie Brandt Airport in Berlin has become Germany's most embarrassing project.
Nearly two billion euros in cost overruns, poor planning and safety concerns have prevented the airport - named for a former German chancellor and Nobel laureate - from opening three times in the past 12 months. Some here joke that the airport won't be ready until 2024, when Berlin's mayor hopes to host the Olympics here.
German television network ZDF played this satirical song about the airport on its morning magazine show.
NELSON: Using this line from Ronald Reagan's famous speech against the Berlin Wall....
NELSON: ...the German singer quips that residents should be proud that the airport holds the record for being the quietest.
NELSON: But to many, the Willy Brandt Airport debacle is no laughing matter. Some officials estimate German taxpayers will be paying for the mistakes for at least two decades.
Airlines that service the capital have also lost millions of euros because of the delays, prompting Air Berlin to file a lawsuit against airport officials last month. Other carriers, like Lufthansa, are also contemplating legal action.
THOMAS KROPP: It was quite painful.
NELSON: That's Lufthansa Senior Vice-President Thomas Kropp.
KROPP: We have thousands of workforce involved. We had some complications. We are also discussing about re-compensation with the airport.
NELSON: He adds that he hopes Willy Brandt Airport will open next October as currently planned. City officials are scrambling to meet that deadline. They've fired the project's chief engineer and architect and plan to resume construction this month. A local parliamentary committee, headed by Martin Delius, is also investigating the project.
MARTIN DELIUS: (Foreign language spoken)
NELSON: He says the mismanagement his team has uncovered thus far is shocking; adding all they can do is try to minimize the damage.
DELIUS: (Foreign language spoken)
NELSON: He says the airport is a huge blow to Germany's reputation when it comes to precision engineering and management.
Aviation analyst Cathryn Buyck, reached by phone in Brussels, says such projects are well-known for their delays and that Berlin air travel won't suffer for it.
CATHRYN BUYCK: Well, I think the aviation industry is used to cope with adverse circumstances all the time. There are storms. There are wars. There are floods. The airline industry is a very flexible and adaptable industry.
NELSON: Buyck adds that she believes Berlin's other airports can manage the airplane and passenger load through next October.
Willy Brandt Airport spokesman Lars Wagner agrees with her assessment.
LARS WAGNER: (Foreign language spoken)
NELSON: But he dismisses questions on what could have been done to avoid the problems in the first place. He says, what's important now for us is to look ahead.
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR News, Berlin. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Counterfeit Official Checks of First National Bank of Waynesboro, Waynesboro, GA
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The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit official checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 061202245 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with on-line purchase overpayment scams.
Counterfeit items are similar to the authentic checks, but may be identified by the following traits: checks may be either green or blue in color with a marbled background and contain the following security statement in the top border: "THIS DOCUMENT HAS A COLORED BACKGROUND AND MICROPRINTING. THE REVERSE SIDE INCLUDES AN ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK." The date section is located in the upper-right portion of the instrument and is not underscored. In addition, the Pay to the Order of section is not underscored, and the words "Authorized Signature" appear beneath the signature line. The words "CERTIFIED CHECK" may appear beneath the payable dollar amount line, and the items may be signed by Deborah Kogill.
Items presented to date have been made payable in the amounts of either $2,555 or $7,500 and may include a remitter name of Michael Siviter or a purchaser name of Doyle Lee Vaquez. Due to possible variations in the appearance of the bank's official items and differing scams associated with the counterfeit or fictitious items, officials of First National Bank of Waynesboro suggest they be contacted to verify authenticity of the bank's official items if received from an unknown or questionable source.
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Sri Lankan cricket authorities have complained to organisers about cheerleaders at the World Twenty20 tournament after media criticism describing them as a "disgraceful eyesore".
Nishantha Ranatunga, secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, told AFP that fans had also provided "negative feedback" after lacklustre displays by the local performers, who lead celebrations when wickets are taken and boundaries scored.
"The impression created by these cheerleaders is not acceptable," Ranatunga said Thursday. "We complained to the ICC (International Cricket Council) that this is harming the image of Sri Lanka.
"We had a lot of negative feedback which we passed on to the ICC as we had nothing to do with selecting the dance troupes."
The dancers, who are dressed in blue leggings, striped skirts and T-shirts bearing advertising slogans, have been attacked in the Sri Lankan media for their amateur dancing and un-coordinated routines.
"The sorry performance of the so-called cheerleaders is not only a disgraceful eyesore, but has show-cased Sri Lanka in a poor light to the entire world," the Daily Mirror said.
The manager of the cheerleaders, Sudev Abeysekara, was quoted in India's Hindustan Times on Saturday as saying that more attractive dancers were not available due to low wages.
"In an event like this you need good looking girls, and to get the beautiful girls who are professional dancers, you have to pay more," he said. "The payment is not that great."
He added that "the girls are not comfortable, the tights they are wearing slip down while dancing and the girls are busy tying them here and there."
Abeysekara, who was not available to comment to AFP, also said that the dancers declined to wear shorts as they "are conscious that parents are watching".
Event organisers said the contract for providing cheerleaders had been awarded to a foreign company which sub-contracted the work to a Sri Lankan firm.
Cheerleaders were popularised in cricket with the arrival of the high-energy Twenty20 format, and they have become a popular part of the annual Indian Premier League (IPL).
The first Twenty20 semi-final will be held on Thursday between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, with the final on Sunday.
Sri Lanka T20 cheerleaders branded an 'eyesore'
Sri Lankan cricket authorities have complained to organisers about cheerleaders at the World Twenty20 tournament after media criticism describing them as a "disgraceful eyesore".


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Agreement with Chrysler Returns $5.5 Million in Bonds to Tipton County
October 28, 2009
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita's Securities Division agrees to dismiss complaint of securities violations against Chrysler
(Indianapolis) – Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita's Indiana Securities Division has finalized a consent agreement with Old Carco, LLC, the company formerly known as Chrysler, LLC, which has resulted in the return of $5.5 million in bonds to Tipton County. The bonds were returned this week after the agreement was accepted by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Tipton County issued the bonds to Chrysler in September of 2008 along with an equal amount to Getrag Transmission Manufacturing to finance infrastructure improvements to support a transmission plant that was to be a joint venture between the two companies. The day after the bonds were issued, Chrysler disclosed it could not make guarantees to Getrag necessary for the German company to secure funding for the project. In November of 2008, Getrag filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and pulled out of the project, leaving the plant vacant.
"I'm pleased that by holding Chrysler accountable to the terms of this agreement we will be facilitating Tipton County's recovery of these bonds, and that the county can finally move forward with efforts to ensure this commercial property fulfills its promise," said Secretary Rokita. "This action ends a nearly tragic economic development saga, and will benefit Tipton County and the entire region as it moves forward with their business development and job creation efforts."
In April 2009, the Indiana Securities Division filed an administrative complaint and alleged violations of the Indiana Securities Act against Chrysler, LLC. As a result of the finalized agreement, the Securities Division will dismiss the complaint. Secretary Rokita's office also previously facilitated the return of $5.5 million in bonds that Tipton County had issued to Getrag.
"The Tipton County commissioners would like to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to Secretary Rokita and his staff for the many hours of time spent in working for the best interest of Tipton County," said Tipton County Commissioner Jane Harper. "The bonds were returned to Tipton County and we can now use them as an incentive to offer to another company that may be interested in using the site."
Listen to Secretary Rokita explain why the $5.5 million settlement with Chrysler is an 'equitable solution.'
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More Pringles Flavors Than You Ever Knew Existed
Most everyone has had Pringles at some point in their lifetime, and I'm sure most of you have grocery store shelves that look something like the above : Original, Barbecue, Fromage & Oignon, wait, what?! We believe that is French Onion, in French, which would make the shelf above either from France, or more likely Quebec, Canada. The sampling above is just a few of the flavors you can find in the United States, and all over the world. We'll look to Wikipedia first for more background nuggets :
- Pringles are sold in more than 140 countries
- Standard flavors include original, salt and vinegar, sour cream and onion, cheddar cheese, ranch dressing, barbecue and loaded baked potato.
- Some flavors were distributed only to limited market areas. For example,prawn cocktail, spicy cheese, wasabi, smokey bacon and curry flavors have been available in the United Kingdom.
- Seasonal flavors, past and present, include ketchup, zesty lime and chili, chili cheese dog, "pizzalicious", paprika, Texas BBQ sauce, buffalo wing, and cajun.
- Examples of limited edition flavors include jalapeno, honey mustard, cheesy fries, onion blossom, mozzarella cheese stick, screamin' dill pickle, and Mexican layered dip.
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Natalia Bonner, Vanessa Christenson, and Kim Walus will be at Material Girls Quilts in South Jordan, UT from 10am-1pm this Saturday (June 4th) signing copies of Fresh Fabric Treats.
Jenny Garland and Angela Yosten will be at The Quilt Asylum in McKinney, TX from 10am-12pm this Saturday (June 4th) signing copies of the book as well!
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman had her handbag snatched as she walked along a footpath in Alfreton with her young baby.
At around 12.30pm on Wednesday, February 5, a 28-year-old woman was walking along a footpath off Birchwood Road, near Cotes Industrial Park, pushing a pram when she was approached by two men.
One of the men grabbed her handbag from her shoulder. The victim struggled to try to keep hold of her bag and fell to the floor.
The men ran off with the bag, which was later found dumped nearby.
Both men were white. One was around 5ft 8ins tall, of medium build, in his 20s or 30s and wearing a dark padded jacket and hooded jumper.
The other man was slightly taller and wearing dark clothing with a hood.
Those with information are urged to call Derbyshire Constabulary on 101.


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David Hall: The 1922 Grant half dollar is one of the earlier issues in the classic era (1892-1954) silver commemorative series. Like most of the early issues, the Grant is much scarcer in Gem condition than the later (post-1930) issues. Interestingly, the are two varieties of the Grant half dollar. The more common variety (original mintage of 67,405 coins) does not have a star in the obverse field and the rarer variety (original mintage of just 4256 coins) has a large star stamped into the right obverse field. The reason for the star was apparently to create a rarer variety and stimulate sales, though the "real reason" for the addition of the basically meaningless star is somewhat cloudy.
Whatever the reason for its existence, the Grant with star half dollar has long been considered one of the key rarities to the silver commemorative series. It has also been one of the most expensive coins in the series consistently over the past 50 to 60 years. And indeed, the Grant with star is a rare coin in any grade and a very rare coin in Gem condition.
The typical Grant with star has more satiny than frosty luster. Strike on Grant's hair can be problematic. And of course, toning can either add or subtract from eye appeal.
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This post was previously published on March 23rd under the title Crutches. I am republishing it and adding a short comment because I believe that the subject is very important.
If you have a sprained ankle or broken leg, you will need crutches until you recover.
In Kishaba Juku, we are sometimes asked about our use of a "double hip."
In order to develop power using your whole body, it is necessary to connect your upper and lower body through your core and koshi. Hip motion is an important aspect of generating and directing power.
When a student is stiff and not used to a rotary use of the hip (koshi), we will try all sorts of exercises to get him to loosen up and move his hips. One such excercise is using a double hip movement.
Of course, such a movement would not be useful in practical circumstances -- it is too slow. The use of a double hip motion is just an execrcise, or crutch, until the student catches on. But if a student only learns to that level, he might think that it is used at all levels.
Once you are healthy, you no longer need crutches (for hip movement or otherwise).
The use of the koshi is very much like the mechanics of a whip. If you get a damp towel, twist it, and practice snapping it, you will learn a lot about koshi dynamics. When you snap the towel just right there is no double motion either.
We do not use a double hip or double pump. That is just an execise until the student learns to move more naturally. But when the student learns that exercise and does not progress further, he might think that the double hip is part of our basic technique. Like crutches or training wheels, double hip movements can be set aside when they are no longer needed.
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I'm again looking to recent events in my daughter's life for ideas for writing prompts. She just started working at Cinnabon at a nearby mall, and normally is a fairly unorganized person. However, this new job has forced her to stay on track with homework, appointments, and deadlines, which has been an unexpected bonus!
Here some prompts to get you thinking about your first job...whether it was actual employment, or work around your home or neighborhood as a child or teen:
1. Describe your first job. Where and for whom did you work? How did you hear about this job, and what was the hiring process?
2. What were your expected duties? How often did you work? What were your hours?
3. What were your wages or salary? How often were you paid? Was it in cash or by check? Did you receive any benefits, and if so, what were they? Did you ever get a raise?
4. What did you do with the money you earned? Was it saved for a particular reason, or was it used for living expenses or freely spent? Did you have a bank account? Did you pay taxes?
5. Did you have to wear a uniform or working clothes? If so, write a description. If you have a photo of yourself in the uniform or working clothes, add it to your journal.
6. Did you like your job? Why or why not? Was it difficult or easy? Were there particular duties you enjoyed or especially disliked? Why? Would you do that sort of work again?
7. Write about your supervisor. What was it like to work for him or her? Did you get along? Explain.
8. Write about your co-workers. How did you get along with them? Did you make new friends at work? Are you still in touch today?
9. Do you have any funny stories or experiences to share from your working experience at your first job? What about any sad or thoughtful ones? Did anything unfair happen to you while you worked there?
9. How long did you work at this job? Why did you leave? Where did you go for your next job?
You could continue this writing prompt for several weeks by writing about each subsequent job you had. You could also write about any times of unemployment or gaps in your work history (such as a woman staying home to raise a family).
You could also write about the employment history of your parents, or even your grandparents. If they are still alive, interview them about it. If not, write what you recall. Either way, you will be leaving a written record for their descendants.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Teaching Salaries in Chile?? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Teaching Salaries in Chile?? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Chile View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message graceJoined: 09 Feb 2003Posts: 38Location: Canada Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 5:49 am Post subject: Teaching Salaries in Chile?? I was wondering what the standard salary for TEFL teachers is in Chile? I have a BA in English literature, a TESL certificate and seven years of teaching experience. The job I'm thinking of accepting pays 350 000 pesos for 60 hours of teaching per month? Does this sound reasonable? Thanks!! Grace Back to top matttheboyJoined: 01 Jul 2003Posts: 854Location: Valparaiso, Chile Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject: 350 grand isn't really enough to live on a month. You'll need to get some privates to supplement. The actual wage isn't that bad for an institute (around 5500/hour) but it won't see you through. Chile is expensive, as a general rule about 50% the cost of England (so i guess around 60% of the US?) Back to top eileenJoined: 15 May 2004Posts: 71 Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject: I´ll agree. Especially with starting up costs like finding an apartment and possibly buying things to go in it, like light fixtures or a stove. I´d say the minimum I´d be happy living on in Chile is around 450,000, and more money would make me happier still. Of course, it depends on where you're coming from, what you've got saved and what you're willing to spend. But working only 15 hours a week sounds delightful! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Chile All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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The West Ottawa hockey team defeated Lowell/Caledonia 7-2 on Friday night to move into a first-place tie in the OK Conference Tier III.
Reece Lindemann scored two goals and had an assist to lead the Panthers.
Alex Zimmerman had a goal and three assists.
Zebedee Miller, Jarrit Scholten, Jake Zimmerman and Brian Burns added a goal apiece for West Ottawa.
Brent Paarlberg and Tyler Seaman each had two assists.
"We played a solid game from start to finish," West Ottawa coach Nick Biondo said. "The offense was spread out amongst multiple different players and Cam Miller was solid in net. This was a huge confidence win because we haven't played in three weeks."
The Panthers remained in first place Saturday after beating Hudsonville Unity Christian 5-2.
The Zimmerman brothers and Paarlberg led the panthers with two points each, while Lawton Prince, Blake DenBoer, Scholten and Miller each added one point.
"It was a successful weekend and we are in high spirits," Biondo said.
Zeeland wins OK Black Pre-conference
The Zeeland boys bowling team scored a 3,760 on Saturday to finish 504 pins ahead of second-place Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills at the OK Black Pre-conference tournament.
High games for the boys were Nick Walker 247, 204, 196, Cohen Shults 232, 203, 203, Brandon DeJonge 228, 190, Spencer Mohr 224 and Tyler DeJonge 204.
The Zeeland girls also won, rolling a 3,288 to top Muskegon Reeths-Puffer by more than 200 pins.
High games for the girls were KaCee Costello 238, 202, Jazzman Esparza 191, 190, Anna Dykstra 189, Olivia Hoeksema 180 and Ally Phillips 180.
Competitive cheer
Maroons second at invite
The Holland Christian competitive cheer team scored 685.04 points to finish second in the Division 3 bracket of the West Ottawa Invitational.
The Maroons had round scores of 213.6, 192.84 and 278.6. Paw Paw won the bracket.
"I was very pleased with the results. Our scores increased dramatically since our last competition," Holland Christian coach Lexi Gernaat said.
West Ottawa finished second (759.44) in Division 1 with round scores of 231.3, 225.14 and 303.07. East Kentwood won.
Zeeland East was third in Division 2.
There were 23 teams in the competition.
Jenison/Zeeland 5, Manistee 4
Tyler McMahon scored twice for Jenison/Zeeland.
Boys swimming
Panthers third at Rockford
The West Ottawa boys swim team finished third at the Rockford invite. The No. 5 Panthers scored 338 to finish behind No. 1 Birmingham Brother Rice (545) and No. 3 Rockford (397.5).
West Ottawa's Tabahn Afrik won the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.18). Afrik also won the 100 freestyle (45.35).
Kyle Maas was fourth in the 200 individual medley (2:00.51).
Carl Spencer took fifth in the 100 butterfly (55.64), one spot ahead of teammate Caleb Irvin (56.42).
Hamilton third at Fruitport
Hamilton finished third out of 14 teams at the Fruitport Invitational. Grandville was the winner and Fruitport was the runner-up. Holland finished 13th.
The Hawkeyes� Logan Welcher (128) won in his weight class as did Trenton Holyfield (152).
Drew Peed (171) and Connor Dams (189) took second place finishes, Will Duimstra (160), Ben Tucker (215) and Corey Hassevoort (heavy weight) each took third.
�We got to strive for consistency in our matches,� Hamilton coach Greg Stoel said. �There are times where we wrestled really hard and there are times where we need to finish harder."
Prep rewind: West Ottawa hockey wins; HC and WO cheer teams compete
The West Ottawa hockey team defeated Lowell/Caledonia 7-2 on Friday night to move into a first-place tie in the OK Conference Tier III.


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New coalition of NH women working toward new groundBy NANCY WEST
New Hampshire Sunday News
January 20. 2013 10:13PM
It's a new day for three organizations that have long promoted gender equality in New Hampshire, and they are stronger than ever since merging a year ago to form the New Hampshire Women's Initiative, according to the group's chair, Mary Johanna Brown.
It's also time to build on advances already made, while dodging some old land mines of negative, polarizing ideas that have sometimes dogged equality issues, said Brown, who owns Brown and Company Design and Big Brown Books Publishing in Portsmouth.
"The time has come for a new generation and a new audience to define and advocate for gender equality," Brown said. "Whether the conversation is in the boardroom or the bedroom, at the water cooler or in the State House."
The New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women, the Women's Lobby and Alliance, and the Women's Policy Institute have become one nonprofit organization, making the work more streamlined and efficient, Brown said.
"It just made a whole heck of lot of sense," Brown said. "These were all doing great work promoting gender equality and they all have same goal - to achieve gender equality for women and girls in New Hampshire."
When the Commission on the Status of Women was asked to sunset as a state entity because of budget constraints after advocating for women since 1969, various groups sat down to come up with a plan for the future. A nonprofit seemed like the way to go, Brown said, relying totally on donations. The merger was finalized a year ago, she said.
Two panels were formed. One is the Founding Mothers Panel, comprised of women from the three organizations. The other is a Gender Ambassador Panel of younger women.
"The Gender Ambassador Panel group wants to reframe the way we think about gender issues," Brown said.
Some describe themselves as feminists; others do not, she said.
In fact, during 30 listening sessions held across the state, Brown found some people support gender equality, but perceive terms such as "feminism'' and the "women's movement'' to be negative and even angry.
"There is room for all types of opinions and agendas," Brown said of the new organization.
One woman wanted to know whether she could participate because she held pro-life views on abortion.
Definitely, Brown told her, although many others have pro-choice views.
"I think we are creating the future of gender equality by engaging new audiences and sectors, and by broadening the way in which we advocate," Brown said.
To that end, NHWI is still listening. On the group's website, the public is invited to speak out on the blog "Here's what I think."
The group's priorities are equal pay, women in leadership in politics and corporations, and work-life balance, Brown said.
"Work-life balance is extremely important to men and women in contemporary terms," Brown said.
Because of a partnership with the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, NHWI publishes monthly infographics detailing facts about the status of women in New Hampshire.
Despite making great strides in political leadership with an all-female congressional delegation, the state still lags behind the nation in pay equity, women business owners and women serving on boards of directors, Brown said, although she is optimistic about more engagement from the business sector.
Fundraising has been going very well, with a $5,000 anonymous donation and another anonymous donation of $20,000, once the group matches it.
"We've just about met that goal," Brown said. "It's a rebirth, incredibly exciting, the young women and men engaging with us carrying the momentum forward."
The group has hosted some activities besides the 30 listening sessions. It screened the film "Miss Representation," that drew more than 220 people to The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Vermont's first female governor, Madeleine Kunin, spoke in Concord and Portsmouth.
Longtime Democratic activist Mary Rauh is NHWI's vice chair and serves on its board of directors as a representative of the Founding Mothers.
What Brown has done is bring together people who were involved in the old organizations as well as new leaders, new energy, and new ideas to the organization, Rauh said.
"The structure works well with a number of us from the old groups," Rauh said. "It's a wonderful way for the new organization to always have the voice and support of the older leaders, but to move ahead with new, dynamic young women coming on board to do the work of the new organization." Rauh said another major concerns voiced during listening sessions was the lack of affordable day care.
"It's very stressful for women with young kids and jobs that don't pay well," Rauh said.
Brown asks some provocative questions:
Why are women in New Hampshire being paid just 72 cents for every dollar that men earn?
Why is the number of women business owners in our state lower than the national average?
What will the Granite State's first-in-the-nation, all-women congressional delegation mean for New Hampshire and the nation?
She believes supporting NHWI is a good way to start finding the answers to those questions.
"The New Hampshire Women's Initiative represents a rebirth of not only how we define gender equality but how we will advocate for it," Brown said. "We know that women's issues are not just women's issues. They are everyone's issues."


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Evaluvest has embraced the latest in social networking by offering a Twitter profile, Facebook page, YouTube videos, LinkedIn account and their own blog. The YouTube videos, in particular, are quite impressive as they are released two to three times a week and feature a weekly preview on Mondays and recap on Fridays. These videos are 10-15 minutes in length and include analysis of the overall market, sectors and individual securities. The analysis is presented using the Evaluvest P4 interface, providing the viewer with continuous exposure to the product which serves to shorten the learning curve.
For more specific user support, the developers at Evaluvest are available via telephone and email.
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In addition to the impressive charting abilities, Evaluvest P4 also offers "quote screens" to the user. These are your typical columns of stocks that can be grouped into categories (by sector, index, etc.) and show the current price and change, as well as being color-coded reflecting if they are up or down at that moment. The user can access charting while also having the quote screens loaded, which makes for more convenient analysis.
The heart of the system is not charting or quote screens, rather it is the ability to "find better stocks, faster." The developers of Evaluvest have identified four areas that they use to identify profitable trades. These are:
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Given the indicators above, a trader still may be at a loss in terms of how to use these in a successful trading system. The developers of Evaluvest, in their many online videos, conveniently present a systematic method of screening stocks using the above criteria. They recommend beginning with a weekly look at the indexes to identify the strongest markets, followed by sector analysis, daily analysis and finally intraday. Evaluvest P4 is able to rank stocks by various measures within these multiple timeframes, making a top-down analysis very handy. However, users can proceed with many different approaches or find one that may be more suitable to their trading temperament.
Evaluvest P4 excels at being both a charting and screening program, with the added bonus of a robust, intuitive stock-picking methodology included. Of course, for a system like this to be effective, the data provided must be extensive – and indeed it is. The service includes price, volume and selected fundamental data on over 6,900 stocks, ETFs and indexes. Additionally, data on 140 sectors also is a part of the package. The combination of timely, exhaustive data with the proprietary Evaluvest stock selection system results in a very attractive service for traders seeking a systematic, objective approach to investing.


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Alex Tanney's claim to fame is a trick-throw video that has drawn nearly 3.5 million YouTube hits.
The Browns said no to Caleb Hanie and brought in Alex Tanney.
Tanney, whose claim to fame is a trick-throw video that has drawn nearly 3.5 million YouTube hits, has been signed as the Browns' backup quarterback for Sunday's game against Jacksonville.
The 6-foot-4 Tanney, who played college football for the Monmouth Hawks, spent training camp with the Dallas Cowboys. He took seven sacks in the preseason finale against Houston.
He spent the 2012 training camp with the Chiefs.
At Monmouth College, in Illinois, Tanney set an NCAA Division III record with 14,249 yards. His 157 touchdown passes are No. 1 in NCAA history for all divisions.
He played high school ball in Lexington, Ill.
Hanie, who has some NFL game experience, tried out with the Browns before they decided on Tanney.
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Woman bit by cobra back in hospital
Woman bit by cobra back in hospital
Aneth McCarthy returns to hospital with infection from bite
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —
A worker bitten by a cobra at a South Florida wildlife sanctuary is back in the hospital with an infection.
Aneth McCarthy was bitten two weeks ago at McCarthy's Wildlife Sanctuary in Loxahatchee. After being released from the hospital two days after the attack, she was back in the hospital Tuesday with an infection from the bite.
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The Palm Beach Post reports that McCarthy was cleaning a cage when she was bitten on her hand by a 3-foot-long spectacled cobra. Her husband is the sanctuary's director and says he's been bitten by snakes nearly a dozen times.
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