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Life's powerful message, found inside a bird's nest | Nandell Palmer
The multi-hued object lodges precariously on the low-lying tree branch in front of the apartment building.
It begs to be secluded, but the shoulder-high hedging is hardly any protection to ward off passersby from stealing a look.
Meanwhile, rush-hour crowds make mad dashes crisscrossing the ultra-busy thoroughfare. Schoolchildren banter with each other while some bob away from the ubiquitous iPods. And luxurious Mercedes Benz taxis zip by with exotic-looking tourists.
This is the heart of Frankfurt, Germany — a stone's throw away from the city's gargantuan train station, the Hauptbanhof.
Of all my time traveling overseas, I have never seen anything so original from the animal kingdom: A bird's nest, festooned with about a third of manmade materials — drinking straws, ripped-up paper napkins, hard plastic strips, just to name a few.
One had to look keenly to see any element of traditional bird's nest materials, such as twigs and straw.
I had a good belly-busting laugh looking at this designer's nest for more than 10 minutes before I departed. My greatest wish, though, was to catch a glimpse of its architect. Would she arrive bedecked with colorful stockings and wing guards made from chiffon or silk?
For a while, I thought that some miscreant who had nothing better to do had created this hoax. But days later, I combed through the Internet and was shocked to see multiple photographs of "garbage-enhanced" birds nests throughout the world, two of the more unique ones in The Netherlands and Baltimore, Md.
The Germans are known globally for their innovations regarding product development. And I wondered out loud, could this creativity be trickled down even to their birds?
On second thought, I pondered the critical time we are living in. With the world's economies in a death spiral, and unemployment skyrocketing through the roof, things don't seem to augur well for many. But our feathered friend doesn't seem to be fazed by the financial maelstroms.
She seems to be operating in lockstep to my late grandmother's counsel: "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
Mother Birdie figures, "I have some eggs to lay and chicks to hatch. I have some creative genes to pass on to my young ones, and absolutely nothing will hinder me from doing so!"
There are bird lovers, no doubt, who will be miffed by my injecting humor in an otherwise serious situation. And yes, in some sectors, it could be construed as failure on humanity's part to fully usurp precious real estate while slowly edging out our wildlife into oblivion.
Let it be known that my intention is not to score a punch line at the expense of animals' predicament. I am just looking at the lighter side of things.
While living in New York City, I had about five generations of pigeons hatched from my balcony floor on just bare concrete.
In fact, I later provided them a milk crate and a towel for added security and comfort. Those pigeons were low-maintenance birds. All they needed was a place to lay their eggs.
Metaphorically, I believe that the Frankfurt bird's nest could teach us all an invaluable lesson: There are certain things in life we cannot live without, while in other cases, we have to constantly adapt. That's just life.
Many people are doing just that today. They are downsizing their spending habits in order to stay current with their mortgage. Some are forced to cut their gym memberships in lieu of jogging or brisk walking. Others are cooking at home more frequently instead of eating out.
These are but a few examples of how people have to substitute the financial twigs and straw for other non-traditional materials in order to stay in the game of life. At the end of the day, they will have been the same people. But only a bit stronger, wiser and more determined.
I hardly believe that the offspring hatched from that nest will suffer any great loss in terms of character deficiency or impairment. Their singing, perhaps, could become even sweeter. Their longevity even more acute.
It is said that the strongest plants tend to come from the manure pile. And despite her cottage being built with flotsam and jetsam from the city dump, most likely she's proud of her creation.
My hope is that once man and bird have navigated their way through life's colorful paths, and utilized whatever means necessary to be creative and adaptable, we, too, can sing like Bob Marley's three birds: "Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing is gonna be all right."
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Through no fault of our own, it seems that Buzz has become one of the countless hated e-mail spammers clogging the Internet. This would be a cause for shame for our dear old mother, but let's be honest: Maternal pride hasn't exactly been swelling her bosom since we chose newspapering over a more noble line of work--manning a chum bucket on a fishing boat, for instance.
But enough about Mom. What happened was this: Some anonymous employee at The Dallas Morning News sent us an e-mail directing our attention to a Web site, http://poisonkitchen.com. It's one of several on the Internet where reporters gather to complain about their bosses, etc. There was nothing particularly sexy about the News on it; reporters would complain if you hanged them with a new rope, which, come to think of it, isn't a bad idea in some cases. (Technically speaking, Buzz is one of the bosses at the Dallas Observer. We use the word "boss" here the same way people who live with cats refer to themselves as "owners.")
Still, we appreciate the thought, so we sent a reply thanking Mr./Ms. Anonymous. Unfortunately, however, Anonymous was clever and somehow used some nonspecific, systemwide e-mail address, so our reply reached several--maybe all--the people at the News. This, we hear, caused some underdrawers to be wadded. Anonymous exchanges with the Observer are frowned upon at the News. God knows why.
Sorry, Anonymous, for the snafu. Thought we'd be polite for once, for Mom's sake. That won't happen again. If it's any consolation, know that Buzz will regret this for a long, long time. If only we'd known, we could have had a lot more fun. Instead of a simple "gracias," we could have sent this reply: "Good Lord, that's scandalous. We'll be at the loading dock to pick up the documents at midnight."
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Still, it occurs to us that we now have a single e-mail address that anyone can use to spam the News staff. We'd never, ever print that--at least not as long as someone there sends us a little "token" to keep us quiet. A Morning News coffee mug sent to Buzz care of this paper will do nicely. This cheap hooch we've been drinking has eaten the glazing off our old one.
Although he can't say too much about it at this point, Bob Mong, editor of the Morning News, confirms what Buzz has been hearing for weeks: that a team of folks at the paper is putting together a proposal to publish a Spanish-language daily. It won't be pitched to top brass for a few months, so no one is sure if the idea will be to produce a separate newspaper or a section within the Morning News itself. But Mong says the higher-ups are keen on the idea of the Mañana Noticias en Español.
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The NRA's LaPierre in his remarks blamed a video game called Kindergarten Killer for the school violence, but Slate points out that everyone in that game has a gun, including the kindergarteners. Slate also published a comprehensive interactive feature called "Gun Deaths in America Since Newtown."
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker had kind words today in an NJTV interview for Senate President Stephen Sweeney and State Senator Barbara Buono about next year's gubernatorial race. Booker said he encouraged Sweeney to run for governor and that he "was so impressed" with Buono.
Gov. Christie said he respects Mayor Cory Booker's decision to skip next year's gubernatorial election and set his sights for the 2014 Senate election. The governor commented on Booker's Senate bid after he talked about prisoner reintegration into society, a favorite Booker cause.
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The Senate approved $60.4 billion of Sandy disaster relief today. Christie had said that he was optimistic the U.S. Senate would approve $60 billion in Sandy relief in today's vote that addressed the automatic tax increases that will kick into effect in 11 days. The House will look at the plan after Christmas next week.
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Adding to the difficulty of a grim film session from Sunday was a look at the Giants' injury report afterward.
One of the many disadvantages to playing on a short week is having less time to fend off all the bumps and bruises from Sunday's game.
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I woke up, and it was raining. It was just enough, a sprinkle, to again chase me from my sleep, and in that rain - almost certainly - lies the beginning of the end of this big heat. Two short months from now, there could be snow upon the ground, and around Central New York we will wish for that time when the heat was in the 90s.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State was ahead 23-0 and Urban Meyer was feeling pretty good. So he tested the Buckeyes. And they failed.
After scoring on their first three drives against Buffalo on Saturday, the Buckeyes were stopped on a fourth-and-1 at their own 48. Meyer spiked his headset and then walked back to the bench and talked to right guard Marcus Hall. Offensive line coach Ed Warinner had to put his hand up to indicate that he had his linemen covered.
The Buckeyes had already made one mistake, when Evan Spencer got a roughing-the-punter call as Buffalo was pinned back on its own 11-yardline on fourth-and-14. Then came the failed fourth down. Then a fumble by Dontre Wilson. Then a Braxton Miller screen pass that was picked off and run back for a touchdown. Even in a 40-20 win, that was a lot for a coach to take. The Buckeyes were, after all, 35-point favorites.
"In a tight game, you're going to lose that game," Meyer said. "So we've gotta learn to fight through those momentum shifts."
That was a lot of mistakes to string together and overcome. Meyer said he liked that his team was a bunch of "fighters," especially when the Buckeyes had 70 healthy scholarship players for the game, with four suspended and defensive lineman Tommy Schutt breaking his foot this week and starting safety C.J. Barnett held out because of a sprained ankle. Meyer said that was a gametime decision and the Barnett could have played, so expect him back next week.
Expect the Buckeyes to work on their mistakes this week. Next Saturday's opponent in Ohio Stadium, San Diego State, will be more capable than Buffalo of making the Buckeyes pay.
Meyer said he wanted a clean game, and after trailing 3-0 after the first quarter in last year's opener to Miami, holding a 23-0 lead after the first quarter was a big step up. But losing the last three quarters 20-17 was a step back.
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Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitur Berbatov was handed his fourth Bulgaria's Footballer of the Year award in a ceremony held on March 24, Focus news agency reported.
Berbatov won the award for 2007 after ranking top in the voting organised among 139 reporters from 46 media outlets by the Bulgarian Football Union, Bulgaria Professional Football League and Daks Media publishing house, with 327 points and 93 first places.
Berbatov joined Tottenham in August 2006 for 10.9 million pounds sterling and made an immediate impact, scoring 23 goals in 49 appearances in his first season in England, winning Fans' Player of the Year award, as voted by Spurs supporters. Barring injury, he is set to surpass that mark this season, with 21 goals in 44 games already.
Last year's winner, Manchester City winger Martin Petrov, was second with 246 points and 23 first places.
Although voting ended in January, the award ceremony has had to be postponed until the top duo could attend. Berbatov and Petrov are currently in Sofia for Bulgaria's friendly game with Finland on March 26.
Goalkeeper Georgi Petkov, who plies his trade with defending Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia, was a distant third with only 47 points.
Striker Hristo Stoichkov, the only Bulgarian winner of the European Footballer of the Year award, which he received in 1994 while at Barcelona, is the only player to win Bulgarian Footballer of the Year more times than Berbatov, with five awards.
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Week 11 continued what has been a crazy college football season with the fall of another No. 1. Alabama lost at home to Texas A&M in a game that wasn't close until the second half.
As teams continue to rise and fall, bowl projections shift with them. The coming weeks are when college football fans will reach fever pitch, as the race to the national title begins to come into view.
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Irish Beer and Cheese Bread
For a carbaholic like myself, there aren't too many things that can top a cheesy loaf of bread. All you need to do is watch how quickly I can devour things such as pepperoni bread, my grandma's bacon and cheese bread, cheesy breadsticks with pizza, and the list goes on and on. Suffice it to say, you can't put bread and cheese in front of me and not expect me to inhale it like I had just suffered the rigors of one of those survivor men shows. A few years ago, I made a three cheese beer bread that was darn near awesome. It had loads of cheese, tons of flavor, and, of course, beer. Last year, Krissy over at Make It Naked gave me a heads up that she had adapted my recipe to make it Irish-themed for St. Patrick's Day. Brilliant! I loved her version and couldn't wait to give it a try myself once the holiday rolled around again. So, here we are!
This is an amazing loaf of beer cheese bread that includes Irish ale as well Dubliner, an Irish cheese spiked with stout that adds a really nice tang and sharpness to the bread. It's a perfect way to work Irish beer into a recipe that doesn't necessitate busting out any Guinness. I found Smithwick's at the local grocery store, but if you have a particular favorite, feel free to use it, just make sure that you use an ale, not a stout. A stout would be too heavy and overpowering in this recipe. I found the Dubliner cheese in the specialty cheese section of the local grocery store. If you are unable to find any Irish cheese just increase equal amounts of the other two cheddar cheeses.
This bread is heaven, in a nutshell. Aside from all of the cheese and the beer, it has robust flavor and just a hint of spice. It's the perfect backdrop for endless variations depending on your personal tastes. I am already brainstorming some ideas for an Italian version of the bread that I can't wait to share with you. In the meantime, I encourage you to bake this up for St. Patrick's Day tomorrow. It would make a fabulous breakfast bread. You know, to eat alongside your first green beer of the day.
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Irish Beer and Cheese Bread
Yield: 1 loaf
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 55 to 65 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
8 ounces extra sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 cups)
4 ounces Dubliner cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
3¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon coarse salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon white pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
1¼ cups Irish ale (I used Smithwick's)
¾ cup sour cream
1 egg
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan and set aside.
2. Measure out ¼ cup of the sharp cheddar, ¼ cup of the white cheddar and 2 tablespoons of the Dubliner and reserve for topping the bread later.
3. In a large bowl, combine the remaining cheese, the flour, baking powder, dry mustard, salt, cayenne, white pepper, and garlic. Stir to ensure that all of the cheese is coated with flour.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together the beer, sour cream, egg, and Worcestershire sauce.
5. Pour the beer mixture into the cheese and flour mixture. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to mix the dough until just combined. Spoon the dough into the prepared loaf pan, using a spatula to even out the top. Mix together the reserved cheeses and sprinkle evenly on top.
6. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean (or, if you have an instant-read thermometer, the middle of the bread reaches 190 degrees F).
7. Remove bread from the oven, place on a wire rack, and cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife along the edges of the pan and continue to cool. When the bottom of the pan can be touched, turn the bread out and let cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.
(Recipe adapted from Make It Naked)
35 Responses to "Irish Beer and Cheese Bread"
Mmmm.. Beer & Cheese…. and in a bread!! I am a HUGE fan of all three!! Today I am making Guiness & Sharp Cheddar Cheese soup… might just have to make me some beer and cheese bread to go with it!! Thanks for all of your incredibly inspirational recipes! *side note* I made your ICB cupcakes last night… and I have found the new love of my life: Baileys buttercream! (Sorry Hubby)… :0)
This bread looks like the perfect accompaniment to any homemade soup! Fantastic recipe!
I made this for St. Patrick's Day for my Irish hubby, and we did not love it. 🙁 It was very, very heavy (which honestly is not shocking considering the lack of yeast and the abundance of cheese) and the beer flavor really carried through too much for my liking. My husband has come around a bit though when he puts a slice under the broiler for a bit. Still not his favorite, but at least decent. I however have not been swayed. Oh well- this is the very first recipe from your site that we haven't been absolutely gaga over. :o) And I have made LOTS!
I made this recipe as well and with a few others found it to be a bit heavy. Maybe because I used a stone loaf pan instead of metal…the top bubbled up and got crispy but the rest of the loaf fell to the bottom and was very very doughy, thick, and heavy. I will not fear…it just gives me the excuse to make it again and to buy a new kitchen item. Any input/suggestion is appreciated!
I'm going to give this one a try although I really like my own recipe using 1 stick of butter and about half the amount of cheddar cheese. I am thinking that my recipe might call for the baking powder to be in normal ratio 1 tbsp:1 cup flour.
I also add a salad herb mix or a Tuscan herb blend to the batter.
Just a few words of precaution:
SIFT the flour
and FOLD rather than stir. I make beer bread for my sister and briends every few weeks and have a heavy wooden spoon just for that purpose.
I pour the batter into the greased pan as soon as I am done blending all ingredients; then I preheat the oven. Sitting seems to help the batter but it must sit in the loaf pan.
By the way, if using mini pans, you can make 3 loaves from this recipe.
For a crispier crust, lightly brush the top with melted butter just before baking and right after removing from the oven.
This bread is AMAZING!! I'm eating it right now with my slow cooked corned beef and cabbage. My husband is passed out and in a food coma from eating so much of it! I used a can of PBR instead of an Irish ale because it's what we had and also 1/3 less cheese because I misread the ingredients. Lol! I can't compare it to what yours tasted like but this bread is delicious! Thank you!!
Unfortunately, I have to agree with some of the other commenters. Was excited to make this today, and it smelled SO good in the oven! But the bread was really heavy and dense, and just didn't turn out right. I baked it 65 minutes, then tested with a paring knife. It just never quite came out clean, even after an additional 30 minutes in the oven. I finally pulled it out because the top and edges were getting very brown. When I sliced into it after it cooled, the top was a puffy delicious cracker, and the entire bottom was a dense, heavy, doughy mass. Delicious flavor, but the texture was all wrong. Baked to take into work to celebrate St. Patty's Day. Guess I'll be sneaking toasted ugly delicious bits at home instead!
I made this bread last night and it is GREAT! I subbed 1 and a quarter cup for whole wheat flour and left out the Dubliner cheese because I didn't see it at my supermarket and was too lazy to look elsewhere for it. I left everthing else the same (I even used Smithwick's!) and its perfect. I'm sorry to hear others had problems with it being too heavy 🙁 This recipe definitely makes dense bread, but it has a lot of baking powder in it, so maybe it has to do with old or expired BP? I almost never finish a can before it has to be replaced. Just a thought!
I just made this bread. It was very dense and collapsed. (The picture of the bread on the web site appeared collapsed too.) Baked over 65 minutes, knife came our clean. The recipe calls for 20 ozs. of cheese, part of it for the topping. I converted 3 1/2 cups of flour to weight is 14 1/3 ounces. I only used 8 ounces of cheese and still was too much. Bread smelled good.
I would suggest no more than 2-3 ounces of cheese. Worth trying again with less cheese.


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If there's some rump of an old guard who prefers the singular, perhaps they're the same snobs and xenophobes in the area that won't speak to my Asian wife.
That time Toronto fought over "The Beaches"
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If there's some rump of an old guard who prefers the singular, perhaps they're the same snobs and xenophobes in the area that won't speak to my Asian wife.
But this most recent "Beach Village" reincarnation that they are marketing now has got to be the most daft, wasteful & useless thing the BIA has done. Whomever thought it up should move back to Bayview.
We're a community, the Beach or the Beaches...either way it's NOT a village. Smh.
I use The Beach when talking to someone who is local and The Beaches when referring to it as a Toronto neighbourhood to someone from away. This is like a Greek name where the 's' at the end is dropped when talking to the person and where it is kept when speaking about the person.
Bye the way, Mary Campbell of Benlamond Avenue lives in the Upper Beach in an area known a hundred years ago as the Village of Benlamond in the Town of East Toronto, but that's another story.
That BIA though is particularly obnoxious, I don't know how many times I've heard local business people talking down the area they worked in and the people who lived there who are their customers. Fortunately there are enough shops there I can avoid giving them any more of my business. Of course not every business on the strip is like that and several even live in the area. But this BIA in particular has really driven my hatred of BIAs in general.
BIAs shouldn't have such total control over what happens in a neighbourhood and definitely not more than the people who actually live there.
Goodbye, and don't let the screen door hit your ass on the way out.
1. there is no such rule in English
2. Ukrainian doesn't have definite articles anyway, so what do they know?
3. It's been 'the Ukraine' in English for hundreds of years
4. It takes a definite article in other languages, such as French (l'Ucraine) but Ukrainians somehow aren't complaining about that
5. Both 'Crimea' and 'the Crimea' are correct in English, without any implication as to who controls it
Definite articles are just prenominal determiners, not signifiers of national status.
I grew up in that area in the 60's and everyone called it The Beaches. I didn't even hear the term "The Beach" until around 2000.
It has been been re-made-up in the 2000s by hipsters who pretend to know everything about Toronto.
The Beaches. That's all ya need to know. :-)
#whitepeopleproblems #torontoidiots
On topic - lived in the neighbourhood for almost seven years and never heard it referred to as "The Beach" ...
it's called the beaches, not the beach, nor the beach village.
it is, and will always be, the beaches no matter what a handful of people vote.
On a a topic that is actually important, old guard residents of the Beaches have a well deserved reputation for being xenophobic. If you are not a WASP, you can expect to encounter at some point during your time in the neighbourhood subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, discrimination or exclusion. That is highly problematic for a city like Toronto. Part of the village like "charm"? If so, it's time to open up the gates and bring this sleepy little enclave into the greater Toronto fold.


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"After another couple miles, both hamstrings and my right calf started going," he said. "Everything was kind of going. I actually had to stop, just past 30k, because my left hamstring just seized up.
"I took a couple seconds there, tried to ease back into the pace for a minute or two, and then got back into a reasonable pace. I was just trying to hang on at that point, because the cramps kept coming."
But Ritzenhein was determined to finish. Four years ago, in the Olympic 10,000 meters in Athens, he had to drop out because of a stress fracture in his left foot.
Don't think he has forgotten.
"That's the only race I've ever dropped out of," Ritzenhein said. "I've carried that with me for four years. So that was never really an option. If I had to sit on the side of the road and drink drinks until I came back to life, I was going to have to do that. Because I couldn't even think about that again.
"To be able to come here and finish ninth in the Olympics is a step for me."
Teammate Hall finished 10th in 2:12.33. It's the first time two U.S. runners have placed in the top 10 in an Olympic marathon since 1976, when Frank Shorter won the silver medal and Don Kardong came in fourth.
Ritzenhein also took satisfaction from the way he came back from another stress fracture in that bothersome left foot that shelved him for much of the past spring.
"Twelve weeks ago I wasn't even running on the ground," he said."It took everything I had to get into this kind of shape that quickly. I had to compromise a few things and make the best out of the situation. This summer couldn't have gone better, considering where I was coming from. I just tried to be as smart as I could, but I had to take some risks.
"My background fitness was decent, considering what I was doing all spring."
Or, not doing. In the end, though, maybe the rushed training took a toll on a warm, sunny, Sunday morning in Beijing.
Ritzenhein is nothing if not tough. He sipped on a sodium-laced energy jell over the last few kilometers and made into National Stadium to the roar of a crowd of about 40,000.
"I was just walking the fine line," he said. "In the end, my energy felt fine. I didn't feel bad at all. But I was just cramping like crazy."
Ritzenhein saluted Wansiru.
"To run 2:06 in this is incredible," he said. "He's a very young guy. He's going to be an incredible marathoner."
As for Ritzenhein, he has his own plans.
"We're going to Michigan to hang out with family," he said. "We haven't had a vacation like that in a while."


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By ERIC CONVEY
Boston Business Journal
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week filed suit in Boston against the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, alleging a pattern of age-discrimination against potential employees.
The Kentucky-based restaurant company has carried out the discrimination at least since 2007, the suit states.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court, states: "Approximately only 1.9% of Defendants' front of the house employees is in the protected age group. This figure is well below the protected age group's representation in the general population of Defendants locations, well below the protected age group's representation in Bureau of Labor Statistics data for such positions within the industry, and well below the protected age group's representation in the pool of applicants for positions with Defendants. These disparities are statistically significant."
- Among statements the restaurant managers allegedly made to prospective hires:
- "There are younger people here who can grow with the company."
- "You seem older to be applying for this job."
- "Do you think you would fit in?; the restaurant has a younger set environment."
- "We are looking for people on the younger side... but you have a lot of experience."
- "How do you feel about working with younger people?"
- "We think you are a little too old to work here ... we like younger people.
A company spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.
The suit seeks remedies including changes in the chain's policies and the paying of lost wages to potential employees who were not hired because of their age.


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HUDSONVILLE, MI -- If the Hudsonville girls basketball team wondered how Grand Haven would perform without its 6-foot-5 center Abby Cole, the Eagles found out Friday.
Cole, who averages nearly 14 points per game and plans on playing volleyball for the University of Michigan, left for Colorado Springs, Colo. Thursday to try out for the U.S. Women's Junior National Volleyball Team.
Her absence gave Hudsonville the opportunity to seize control with its speed and lead Grand Haven 12-6 at the end of the first quarter.
It didn't last long as the Buccaneers - the defending Class A state champions - made adjustments in the second quarter to outscore Hudsonville 18-7 to take a 24-21 lead at halftime.
Grand Haven didn't let up in the second half to finish with a 45-31 win and complete a perfect regular season at 20-0.
"They were kind of packing it in and we were taking contested shots," Grand Haven coach Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer said. "We weren't getting good looks and so we spread it out a little bit in the second quarter and Taylor (Craymer) did a good job of hitting some threes."
Craymer and Hannah Wilkerson controlled the tempo of the offense, finishing with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
"It was a little different and we had situational stuff where we had to front people differently because we didn't have Abby behind us to block shots, but we played through it and pushed through," Craymer said.
"Abby's a big part of our offense, a lot of it runs through her so maybe keeping Taylor and I on the floor was a baseline for our team, I don't know," Wilkerson said. "We just had to work through it without her and I think we adjusted to things pretty well."
Craymer found herself darting into the paint for rebounds and pushing out to the wings for the outside shot. She nailed three 3-pointers in the game.
"I played post all AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) season then I came in here last year and played guard so it's really helped me with the inside and out game and I just try to do what I need to to help our team win," Craymer said.
Kowalczyk-Fulmer said she wasn't surprised to see Craymer and Wilkerson step up.
"Hannah and Taylor are two of our top three players," Kowalczyk-Fulmer said. "Hannah is more of a slasher and she can put it on the floor and get to the rim. In the first half Hudsonville wasn't letting her do that but she scored most of her 12 points in the second half."
Even though she was over 1,200 miles away, Cole's teammates helped her feel like part of the action, calling her after the win. Earlier Friday, Cole was named one of five finalists for the Miss Basketball award that goes to the state's top player.
"The girls got her on the phone after the game and were screaming to her 'we're 20-0,'" Kowalczyk-Fulmer said. "It was pretty cool.
"Other kids stepped up and that's what teams do, they help each other out when there's a need."
Hudsonville finishes the regular season at 10-10 and 3-7 in the OK Red Conference.
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The price displayed was "$2.99 with card." "With card" was in very fine print.
It was NOT obvious or clear what the price is WITHOUT the card.
And I looked carefully at the display at Walgreens, and it didn't even say "with card."
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Police have identified the men they arrested as George D. Oakman III, 22, of Warrenville, and David L. Cassell, 26, of Aiken. Both men are charged with armed robbery, and Oakman faces an additional charge of failure to stop for blue lights.
North Augusta Public Safety Lt. Tim Thornton said police were called to Regions Bank on West Avenue about 12:45 p.m.
Witnesses told police Cassell entered the bank and gave a teller a note demanding cash. He fled with the money.
A North Augusta officer tried to stop a vehicle that matched the description of the one used by the bandits, but it sped away.
Officers from North Augusta, Aiken County, Richmond County and the Georgia State Patrol were involved in a chase that went from North Augusta into Richmond County on 13th Street and then back into Aiken County by the Fifth Street bridge.
According to Richmond County dispatchers, the chase reached speeds of about 100 mph before ending near Warrenville.
Thornton said money was thrown from the vehicle before police apprehended the suspects in the vehicle.
Thornton said no one was injured during the robbery.


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RoHS International, a New Zealand firm that helps companies manage environmental compliance, has released guidance on Norway's Prohibition on Certain Hazardous Substances in Consumer Products, which has come to be known as PoHS. The regulation goes into affect January 1, 2008.
The guidance package costs NZ$140, which is roughly $110 in U.S. dollars. The guidance is designed to help companies identify where these banned substances may be used in products. The guidance has separate sections for plastics, electronics, construction, textile industries as well as manufacturers of the end consumer product. There is an individual section offering technical notes for each of the 18 substances in PoHS.
The Norway directive restricts 18 substances with only two (lead and cadmium) that are in common with the European Union's RoHS. It bans TBBPA (when used additively) and HBCD, which are two of the three brominated flame retardants that are not banned under RoHS.


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Cumberland Public Libraries chief librarian Beth Clinton looks over plans for community classes at the Four Fathers Memorial Library. The library hopes to offer the courses beginning in the spring.
AMHERST ŌĆō Want to learn how to belly dance, write stories, knit or play the guitar? If so, Cumberland Public Libraries may have a course for you.
Building on the success of the Tantramar Seniors College and the community school program on Prince Edward Island, the Four Fathers Memorial Library is organizing a series of community classes.
ŌĆ£The Tantramar Seniors College has been such a success in the area and we thought it would be nice to have some courses that everyone can take,ŌĆØ chief librarian Beth Clinton said. ŌĆ£P.E.I. also has a community schools program that has volunteers teaching community members.ŌĆØ
Clinton said the number of courses will depend on volunteers, but she sees a number of possibilities including arts and crafts, writing and creative courses, hobbies and games, recreation and discussion groups.
ŌĆ£Because the classes will be taught by volunteers we donŌĆÖt know exactly what classes will be offered until we have community members volunteer to teach and share the skills they have to offer,ŌĆØ Clinton said. ŌĆ£If you have a skill that you want to teach and you think people will want to learn let us know.ŌĆØ
Clinton said there will be forms at the library and on its website for volunteers to propose a course to teach. Volunteers will be expected to teach the class for five weeks.
The deadline for course suggestions is March 31.
Once the course list is determined, registration will begin..
There will be no cost to attend programs, but there may be a cost for materials for some programs.
The courses will run on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Four Fathers library in Amherst.
Anyone can participate in the classes, although children under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult who must participate in the same class. Library membership is not required, although library staff will be on hand to issue cards if someone asks for one.
The spring session will run from April 22 to May 27.
ŌĆ£If the spring session is successful, we will offer a fall session as well,ŌĆØ Clinton said.
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Community steps up for Yule Feed
Donations come in, Lions drive is this weekend
The Sussex Food Pantry by November had already served as many families as it had in 2011, with still a month left to go. "We are looking at around 900 more (people in need of help this year)," said the pantry's executive director, Jennifer Waltz.
The numbers alone show the need throughout the Sussex area, which the pantry serves. Waltz said the pantry has been busier than ever helping clients, and she hopes to continue to generate exposure to attract more help.
"I think a lot of it is getting the message out there to the community on what we do," she said.
Beyond each month serving hundreds in need who come through the doors seeking help putting food on the table, Sussex Area Outreach Services, which the pantry runs under, helps area needy with other types of assistance as well, including keeping the heat on and a place to live.
This time of year might not be so cheery for those who can't make ends meet, who can't meet the basic needs so many of us take for granted. That's where the Sussex Lions Club steps in, providing 250 Thanksgiving meals to pantry clients this year. The group is looking to do the same for Christmas.
The Sussex Sun is joining the effort by matching donations the Lions receive at the Christmas meal drive this weekend. The Sun will match 70 cents per dollar donated and 40 cents per food item up to $500 as part of its Yule Feed Families food drive.
The Sun celebrated some unprecedented giving this week. We're excited to report the community has stepped forward in a big way to help the Sussex Food Pantry.
James and Linda Saladin led the charge, donating $1,500 to the drive. The Hamilton Jr. Chargers sixth-grade Red basketball team also played well, donating a $150 gift card, something the pantry needs at this time of year. And the Delbert-Marilyn Evans Trust donated $250 to the drive. These donations are greatly appreciated to help the Sussex community.
With the Sussex Sun's match, that brings this year's giving to $2,050 to help the Sussex food pantry. There's still time to help. The Sussex Lions will be at the Sussex Piggly Wiggly and Pick 'n Save from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, to accept donations to help fund the Christmas meals. If you can't spare a monetary donation, you can also donate food items for the pantry, which the Lions will deliver.
Waltz said food items the pantry needs include cereal, rice sides, canned tuna and baby formula. Christmas gifts are also sought for pantry clients. Gifts are needed until Friday.
And there's still one week left to help the Yule Feed food drive. You can send donations directly to the Sussex Sun at 810 Cardinal Lane, Suite 210, Hartland, WI 53029 or drop them off during normal business hours. Please make checks out to the Sussex Food Pantry.
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- Retrospect, July 20, 2016: Weaver finishes up his time in the service


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MOBILE, Ala. -- Students younger than 10 will be the first to receive swine flu vaccine injections at school-based clinics beginning Nov. 30, state health officials said.
"Our hope would be that we would be able to get most of those complete prior to the Christmas vacation," Dr. Donald Williamson, state health officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, said during a news conference today.
Older students are expected to begin receiving free swine flu vaccine shots at public and private schools beginning in January, Williamson said.
Those younger than 10 likely will need two doses of the vaccine against the H1N1 virus to be fully protected, he said.
School shots were expected to start in October, but there were delays in the manufacturing process of the swine flu vaccine. The flu vaccine is grown in eggs, a process that can take from six to nine months.
"We are still in an ongoing widespread influenza outbreak," Williamson said today.
The data would suggest the illness has peaked and is declining, he said,"but there is no evidence "we are going to be done with this."
About 60 percent of Alabama's swine flu vaccine supply will probably arrive after Dec. 1, Williamson said.
As of today, the state had received more than 400,000 doses of vaccine.
Both children and adults with underlying medical conditions should receive the H1N1 influenza vaccine in injectable form rather than in aerosolized H1N1 nasal mist, Williamson said.
County health departments are offering the vaccine for those who cant get it from private physicians, state health officials said Monday.
Since July, there have been 30 known influenza-associated deaths in Alabama. Two men in Mobile County and one woman in Baldwin County are among those who have died after contracting H1N1, health officials said.


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PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Paul Bessire, known better by the nickname of his program, "The Prediction Machine," checked in with The Fan Morning Show today to share his NFL picks, as he does every Thursday at 9:20 a.m.
The Machine runs each game over 50,000 times to find the most likely official outcome and prediction.
The Prediction Machine says the Steelers' 30-20 win over the Bengals has raised their playoff chances to 1.1 percent.
That doesn't mean he has them winning in Green Bay this week. It actually is about a seven-point difference either way depending on whether Matt Flynn or Aaron Rogers starts.
He likes the Packers.
The Machine also likes the Seahawks and Broncos as his Super Bowl favorites.
Listen to the Prediction Machine's full thoughts on the Steelers/Packers, along with his other key Week 16 picks and who he has at the top of the power rankings.
Hear the full interview and all of his predictions here:
The Prediction Machine: Paul Bessire joins The Fan Morning Show every Thursday morning at 9:20 a.m. on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan.


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Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer and her Fourth Ward council replacement, Michael Lenz, landed together at No. 17 in today's Jersey Journal Political Insider column's list of the top 25 most powerful politicians in Hudson County.
"Zimmer and ... Lenz are part of (the) city's reform administration,'' columnist Agustin Torres writes. "Lenz seems to be making the noise and Zimmer has been acting, well, mayoral. They are Democrats in a rich city.''
The list is topped by another Hoboken resident: U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez.
Torres writes that Menendez's spot at the top is vulnerable, though, because he is trying to fix the county machine, the Hudson County Democratic Organization, which Torres has taken to calling the HCDeadO.
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A's bring back Gaudin to offer bullpen help
Here's most of the story that will be up on the A's site shortly:
assistant general manager David Forst confirmed the return of right-handed
pitcher Chad Gaudin, who on Sunday signed a Major League deal with Oakland after
being released by the Yankees on Thursday.
Gaudin, 27,
pitched for Oakland as a starter and reliever from 2006 to July 2008, when he
was traded to the Cubs along with Rich Harden. He has since played with the
Padres and Yankees, the latter for which he produced a 0-3 record and 8.68 ERA
in four spring games this year after going 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 games for
New York during the 2009 season.
The righty
will report to big league camp Monday and will offer the club insurance for a
rather depleted bullpen. The A's relief corps has endured several setbacks this
spring, the most recent being Monday's news that right-hander Michael Wuertz
may potentially miss the season opener with shoulder soreness.
Wuertz was
slated to throw in Sunday's game, but he was scratched and will visit local orthopedist
Dr. Doug Freedberg on Monday. If he's unable to go Opening Day, the A's will
presumably look to Gaudin or fellow newcomers Jason Jennings and Edwar Ramirez
to fulfill right-handed setup duties along with Brad Ziegler.
Also offering uncertainties at the moment are righty Andrew Bailey and left-hander
Craig Breslow, both of whom are scheduled to pitch Monday for the first time since
March 14 due to elbow soreness. Furthermore, right-hander Joey Devine, who
missed all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, said Sunday he
likely won't be pitching in Oakland until the third week of April, at the
Will we see Taylor before Buck?
I think I've finally recovered from Monday's wacky series of events. When I confirmed the Gabe Gross signing news Sunday, I was pretty certain Monday could turn out to be interesting knowing that a trade was most likely to follow to make room on the 40-man. But never would I have pegged it to be a day when we saw not one but two utility infielders come in, not to mention a brief hour-long stint by a $4 million outfielder (Willy Taveras) only to watch him be designated for assignment. And in the meantime, Dana Eveland and Gregorio Petit were DFA'd as well. Needless to say, I was afraid to leave my laptop and/or phone in the event news was waiting about the groundbreaking of a new A's stadium and/or confirmation that Grant Desme changed his mind about the priesthood. It was THAT kind of day. A kind of day on which anything could happen.
What didn't happen, aside from fans' fantasies about the stadium and Desme, was anything involving Travis Buck. In fact, no news of Buck has surfaced in quite awhile. And the way I see it — through reports and personal observations — is that tension is running mighty high between the once promising goldilocks outfielder and the organization. When I talked to David Forst on Monday, he made no mention of Buck when asked about the fourth/fifth outfield slots. Neither did Billy Beane when discussing the matter with the Contra Costa Times.
That being said, I could seriously see Michael Taylor picking out white cleats before Buck does so again. And for Buck's sake, I hope he's gone by Opening Day. The kid needs a change of scenery — a new team to prove his worth. So let's take it to the polls:
Where will we see Travis Buck on Opening Day?
A. Getting reacquainted with new and old teammates in Sacramento.
B. Sitting on the bench in Oakland.
C. Sitting on a big league bench somewhere far away.
D. Standing in a big league outfield somewhere far away.