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Momos are commonly made in Tibet, Kathmandu, Bhutan, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Siliguri, Kalimpong and Darjeeling. In many of these places, it is a common street food while in others is mainly a restaurant staple.

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  1. In a large bowl combine flour, oil, salt and water. Mix well, and knead until the dough becomes homogeneous in texture (about 8-10 minutes). Cover and let stand for at least 30 minutes. Knead well again before making wrappers.
  2. In a large bowl, combine all filling ingredients. Mix well, and adjust for seasoning with salt.
  3. Give the dough a final knead. Prepare 1 inch dough balls. Take a ball and roll between your palms to spherical shape. Dust working board with dry flour. On the board gently flatten circles, cover with a bowl. Use a rolling pin to roll out each flattened circle into a wrapper.
  4. NOTE: For well executed momos, it is essential that the middle portion of the wrapper be slightly thicker than the edges to ensure the structural integrity of dumplings during packing and steaming.
  5. Hold the edges of the semi-flattened dough with one hand and with the other begin rolling the edges of the dough flour, swirling a bit at a time. Continue until the wrapper attains 3 inches in diameter (circular shape). Repeat with the remaining semi-flattened dough circles. Cover with bowl to prevent from drying.
  6. For packing, hold wrapper on one palm, put one tablespoon of filling mixture and with the other hand bring all edges together to the center, making the pleats. Pinch and twist the pleats to ensure the absolute closure of the stuffed dumpling. This holds the key to a good tasting, juicy dumpling.
  7. Heat up a steamer, oil the steamer rack well. This is critical because it will prevent dumplings from sticking. Arrange uncooked momos in the steamer. Close the lid, and allow steaming until the dumplings are cooked through; it takes about 20-25 minutes.
  8. Take the dumplings out of the steamer, and immediately serve.

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Penne With Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Basil

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A very fresh, healthy pasta dish that can be adapted to your own liking very easily. You could add chicken, shrimp, scallops, etc if you want a more substantial dish. The best part is the smell of the kitchen while you're roasting the ingredients. I got this recipe from a friend who got it from the cookbook 'Seriously Simple.'

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  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put the tomato halves in a large baking dish.
  2. In a small bowl combine breadcrumbs, garlic, cheese, salt and pepper. Spoon evenly over the tomatoes. Drizzle the olive oil evenly over the mixture.
  3. Roast the tomatoes for 30-35 minutes, or until mixture is bubbly, browned, or slightly thickened.
  4. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente and drain.
  5. Add pasta to the tomato mixture in the baking dish. Add fresh basil and toss to combine. Serve immediately.

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Quick Chicken Breasts in Currant Wine Sauce

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A special and surprisingly easy recipe - just don't tell your guests how easy it was. ;)

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a skillet sauté the shallot with the butter until slightly soft, then add the chicken breasts and cook on each side until browned.
  3. Place browned chicken baking dish.
  4. Deglaze pan with the vermouth, then stir in the remaining ingredients; pour currant sauce over the chicken in the baking dish.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until juices run clear.
  6. Serve with wild rice.
  7. Makes 4 servings.

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Roasted Baby Beets

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from Bon Appetit, December 2004. A great complement to a Christmas Meal. Tip: use kitchen gloves when peeling beets!

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Really tasty! Made for My 3 Chefs 2008. We loved the combination of the buttery rosemary flavor and the roasted beets. Delicious. **This was saved in my Top 2008 Recipes Cookbook!

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  • 30 baby beets, unpeeled, all but 1 inch of tops trimmed, rinsed (each 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter, about 5 bunches)
  • 4 large fresh rosemary sprigs, plus additional
  • rosemary sprig, for garnish
  • 1 12 tablespoons butter
  • 14 cup olive oil

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F Place beets in roasting pan. Add 4 rosemary sprigs and enough water to barely cover beets. Cover pan tightly with foil. Roast beets until tender, about 50 minutes. Transfer beets to work surface. Peel while still warm; place on rimmed baking sheet. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.).
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F Melt butter with oil in small saucepan. Pour over beets on sheet; toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until heated through, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Garnish with additional rosemary sprigs and serve.

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Tomato-Orange Bisque

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So delicious warm or chilled, utterly free of fat, and could not be simpler to make. You probably have all the ingredients on hand right now!

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  1. Mix all in a medium saucepan, and gently heat to bring to boil. Lower heat, and let simmer for about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with freshly-grated Parmesan.

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Bitter Chocolate sponge cake by Lara Luck

  • 175 grams margarine
  • 175 grams caster sugar
  • 175 grams self-raising flour
  • 3 free range medium eggs
  • 45grams cocoa (I used green and blacks)
  • 8 table spoons of warm water
  • Pinch of salt
  • 5 drops of foodie flavour vanilla flavouring
  • 1 teaspoon of espresso coffee
  • Square 20cm baking tray
  • Parchment paper

  • 250ml double cream
  • 150 grams dark chocolate
  • 50 grams milk chocolate
  • 20 grams glucose
  • 20 grams butter
  • 10 drops of foodie flavour chocolate flavouring

  1. Cream butter, sugar and eggs together until mixture has come together
  2. Once mixture has come together add flour and pinch of  salt
  3. In another small bowl add the cocoa powder, espresso coffee, 8 tablespoons of water and 5 drops of foodie flavours vanilla flavouring until a paste is formed, feel free to add more water if needed.
  4. Mix the chocolate paste into the cake mixture until the mixture turns chocolatey
  5. Butter the baking tray and then line the baking tray with the parchment
  6. Pour chocolate mixture and put into the oven on 150 degree Fahrenheit for 35 mins or until the batter is cooked.
  7. To check and see that the batter is cooked prick the middle of sponge with a small knife, if it comes out clear then the sponge is done.

Method for ganache

  1. Pour double cream, butter and Glucose into a pan on a low heat, simmer until butter and glucose melt.
  2. Add chocolate to the cream mixture then take off the heat and keep stirring until the chocolate has melted.
  3. Then leave to cool

Once the cake and the ganache has cooled pour the ganache on top of the sponge cake, add chocolate curls to sprinkle on top if you wish and put into the fridge for 45 mins.

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Fosu signs new Reading deal

Fosu made his first-team debut from the bench on the final day of last season during Reading’s win over Derby and impressed as he forced goalkeeper Lee Grant into making a number of saves.

The 19-year-old came through the youth ranks at the Madejski and played a key role in helping Reading’s U21s win promotion to the Premier League Division One last season.

“I’m delighted to have signed,” Fosu said on Reading’s website. “Another two years and now I’m looking to kick on from last season and hopefully serve the club well.
“I’m still buzzing now ever since making my first team debut on the last day of the season. It was an unexplainable feeling and I thought I took my chance well. I like to excite the fans. I’ve just got to do what I do and hopefully they enjoy it.
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A group of student actors in London are turning the camera on themselves and their world to create a brand new mockumentary. ‘Thesps' is a web series that will follow the lives of a group of actors sharing a flat together as they attempt to ‘make it' in the daunting world of theatre and film.

The project is a collaboration between students at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and London Met Film School, and they certainly don't lack ambition. The unique way in which they are launching the first episode proves that.

On Thursday and Friday next week British comedian Mark Watson is putting on a 25 Hour Show in aid of Comic Relief. Hosted at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington, he will be joined by a whole range of famous faces all in the hope of raising as much money for charity as possible.

As part of the show, the ‘Thesps' will be attempting to film and edit clips from the opening episode of the series in just 25 hours. To make it even more challenging, questions can be posed to the characters by the audience at the theatre as well as by fans on Twitter and Facebook.

To find out more about this ambitious project, we spoke to Director & Producer Victoria Eyton:

"As students at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama on the BA Drama, Applied Theatre and Education course, we often find ourselves in what would look like to the outside world as ridiculous situations. We find that what people imagine Victoria Eytondrama school to be like is actually rooted in truth - yes actors have to do crazy things in auditions, yes a lot of time is spent doing funny exercises to prepare for performances and yes we do have conversations about where life stops and the art begins...all essential of course to our artistic development!

But there is also a lot about drama we find the outside world doesn't know about, especially for us on the BA DATE course who don't just perform, but train to be facilitators working with community groups and question how theatre can be used as a tool. A group of us thought it'd be great to capture all the funny and very real situations that actors may find themselves in, whilst trying to reveal a bit more about the theatre world, in our web series Thesps."

- What made you want to get involved in Comic Relief?

"We saw Mark Watson's call for people to get involved with his 25 Hour Show for Comic Relief as a great opportunity to challenge ourselves and to raise money for a great cause! It's also a great chance to collaborate with other students - our film crew are students from Met Film School. During the 25 hours we will record parts of our first episode, where the audience can get involved by tweeting or Facebooking questions to our Thesps."

- How can people help with the project?

"People can donate to comic relief via the Just Giving page. We also need lots of questions via Facebook and Twitter to our Thesps on the day, 1st March!"

You can find out more about ‘Thesps' as well as watch the series on the official site.

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Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is a Norwegian non-governmental organisation working in humanitarian relief and long-term development work in more than 35 countries worldwide.

NPA has worked actively in Palestine since 1987 and opened its local office in Gaza in 1996. In Palestine, NPA cooperates with around 30-35 local organisations in development and emergency relief in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza Strip. NPA is currently seeking to recruit an experienced Project Officer (PO) for our new Conflict Preparedness and Protection (CPP) pilot programme in Gaza. Funding dependant, a second PO may also be recruited for the same role.

Post title: Project Officer
Focus: Humanitarian/Emergency work
Duration: Ten months initially with a possible two month extension, funding dependant.
Starting date: As soon as possible
Duty Station: NPA Palestine office in Gaza City.
Main tasks among others of the Project Officer:
• Responsible for assisting the Programme Manager (PM) for all CPP training and partner activities.
• The implementation and development of all CPP training standards.
• Assist in the training, management and deployment of the CPP partner field teams.
• Conduct Quality Control (QC) of all CPP field projects.

• Relevant university degree.
• Excellent knowledge within humanitarian aid and emergency response work.
• At least 3-5 years experience working with the NGO sector in Palestine.
• Excellent command of English, written and spoken is essential for the role.
• Excellent computer skills, writing and communication skills in English and Arabic.
• High motivation and excellent work ethic, both as part of a team and independently.
• Ability to work under pressure. • Holder of a valid driver’s licence.
• Being able to ‘think outside the box’, flexible, dynamic, enthusiastic with a good sense of humour.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a one page cover letter and CV by Saturday 10 October in English to palestine@npaid.org and write in subject heading: Project Officer GS. Only applications submitted in English will be considered.
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala Wednesday morning, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. Guatemala's emergency management agency said on its Twitter account that it had received preliminary reports of one death from the quake.

The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was a possibility of a local tsunami, within 100 or 200 miles of the epicenter, but it was not issuing an immediate warning for the broader region. The magnitude-7.4 quake, about 20 miles deep, was centered about 15 miles off the coastal town of Champerico and about 100 miles southwest of Guatemala City.

Nicaragua's disaster management agency said it had issued a local tsunami alert, but there were no immediate reports of a tsunami on the country's Pacific coast.

People fled buildings in Guatemala City, in Mexico City and in the capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas, across the border from Guatemala.

A reporter in San Marcos, a mountainous, mostly rural region about 80 miles north of the epicenter, told local radio station Emisoras Unidas that houses had collapsed onto residents and smashed televisions and other appliances had been scattered into the streets of the main town.

The local fire department said on its Twitter account that a school had collapsed and eight injured people had been taken to a nearby hospital. Local radio reported widespread power outages and cuts in telephone service.

Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said in a radio interview that the country of 14 million had been placed on its highest level of disaster alert and he asked people to evacuate tall buildings as an emergency measure. The country's minister of communications and infrastructure told Emisoras Unidas that landslides had cut off several highways in the west of the country, and it would take at least 24 hours to reestablish transport links to San Marcos, the capital of the department or state of the same name located along Guatemala's northwest border with Mexico.

A resident who identified herself as Mrs. Baglia told the radio station from the small town of San Pedro Sacatepequez, near San Marcos, that people had fled into the streets after being told of a tsunami alert.

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The mayor of Mexico City said no serious damage or injuries had been reported in the city, although many people had fled their offices and homes during the quake.

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The number of gonorrhea cases in Maine has more than quadrupled in the past four years, concerning public health officials.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says there were 441 reported cases of the sexually transmitted disease as of Dec. 14 this year, up from 98 reported cases in 2008.

More than half of those cases are in people in their 20s.

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After Saido Berahino failed to make the England squad, West Brom head coach Tony Pulis does not think the decision will affect the striker.

Tony Pulis has not discussed Saido Berahino's England snub with the West Brom striker.

While Roy Hodgson handed Harry Kane his first England call-up on Thursday, there was no place for Berahino, despite the 21-year-old having impressed with 12 Premier League goals in what has largely been a difficult season for West Brom.

Instead, Berahino will play for Gareth Southgate's Under-21s against the Czech Republic and Germany and will likely represent his country in June's UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Asked about Berahino's mood following the squad announcement, Pulis told reporters: "I haven't spoken to him about it. I haven't got a clue.

"I think if he gets selected for the under-21s that's a big honour in itself.

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Berahino's attitude has previously been questioned, with Pulis calling on the need for the striker to receive correct guidance amid reported interest from Liverpool.

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"The lad's been very, very good lately. His attitude and his approach to everything we have done has been excellent," Pulis added.

"He has been carrying an injury for the past couple of weeks - he and Brown Ideye have been playing with knocks- but they've really shown good character.

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text: Ryad Boudebouz RSS feed http://www.fourfourtwo.com/ryad-boudebouz en Marseille 5 Montpellier 1: Gomis hits hat-trick on winning debut for Evra Patrice Evra enjoyed a Marseille debut to remember as Bafetimbi Gomis netted a hat-trick in the 5-1 demolition of Montpellier. http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/marseille-5-montpellier-1-gomis-hits-hat-trick-winning-debut-evra Bafetimbi Gomis fired a hat-trick as Marseille thrashed 10-man Montpellier 5-1 in Ligue 1 to ensure a triumphant debut for Patrice Evra. The victory moves Rudi Garcia's men up to fifth in the table ahead of the weekend action and further prospective moves into the transfer market after securing veteran left-back Evra from Juventus this week. Rolando was also on target and Florian Thauvin added a late penalty after William Remy was sent off, ensuring Marseille bounced back from successive defeats to title-chasing Monaco and in-form Lyon. The hosts flew out of the blocks and caught their south-coast rivals cold in the fourth minute when on-loan Swansea City striker Gomis was allowed ample room to advance on to Remy Cabella's flick-on for his first goal since the mid-season break. Evra was involved in the 19th-minute second, finding Thauvin, whose chipped pass was nodded across goal by Cabella for Gomis to slot home. 71' Patrice Evra makes way for Doria for the first substitution of the match after a great first performance as a OM player! #OMMHSC pic.twitter.com/UxGIaeY49b — Olympique Marseille (@OM_English) January 27, 2017 Montpellier goalkeeper Laurent Pionnier was forced to deny Gomis shortly after each of his goals as Thauvin and Cabella made a timely demonstration of their creative talents in light of Marseille's on-going pursuit of Dimitri Payet. Steve Mounie and Jonathan Ikone drew sharp stops from Yohann Pele in the Marseille goal as Frederic Hantz's side looked to respond, but it was 3-0 in the 38th minute – Rolando heading home with a punch on the nose from Pionnier for his troubles. Ryad Boudebouz's superb free-kick reduced Montpellier's deficit four minutes after the break and Evra had to make a last-ditch tackle on Mounie as the pressure increased. The former France captain made way to a warm ovation in the 72nd minute and Gomis secured the matchball five minutes later, slamming into the top corner for his 14th of the campaign. There was more misery for Montpellier when Remy handled and Thauvin converted, and they sit two points above the relegation play-off place in 14th. news_article Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:02:04 +0000 Anonymous 679807 at http://www.fourfourtwo.com Marseille's wait for first win under Garcia continues Ryad Boudebouz put in a fine performance to help Montpellier to a 3-1 win over Marseille and frustrate Rudi Garcia. http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/marseilles-wait-first-win-under-garcia-continues Marseille's wait for their first Ligue 1 win under Rudi Garcia continues after they were beaten 3-1 by Montpellier in Friday's encounter at the Stade de la Mosson. Garcia led OM to scoreless draws versus Paris Saint-Germain and Bordeaux in his first two league games in charge, but had yet to deliver three points. Ryad Boudebouz handed Montpellier the lead after just four minutes before doubling his tally in the 36th minute after some good work from Souleymane Camara. An unfortunate own goal from goalkeeper Laurent Pionnier after an attempt from Florian Thauvin saw Marseille get back into it early in the second half, but it would eventually not be enough as Steve Mounie restored Montpellier's two-goal lead in the 57th minute to deliver the win. Montpellier climb to 12th place in the table following their win, level on points with 10th-placed Marseille. news_article Fri, 04 Nov 2016 22:28:07 +0000 Anonymous 647046 at http://www.fourfourtwo.com One In, One Out: Who your Premier League club should buy and sell this summer Its the circle of life at a top-flight club. New arrivals mean casualties and heres how we think your team can improve in the transfer window this summer Seb Stafford-Bloor http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/one-one-out-who-your-premier-league-club-should-buy-and-sell-summer Arsenal One out: Theo Walcott It's time. The excuses are tired and Walcott's value to Arsenal is declining by the season. He's not a bad player and he never has been, but he's become indicative of the culture of underachievement that Arsene Wenger has allowed to fester. No matter how many times Walcott's body fails him or how regularly he vanishes at critical moments, nothing seems to interrupt the supply of new and improved contracts awarded to him. He's a good professional and likeable person, but he's become a symbol of his club's tolerance for imperfection. One in: Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) Granit Xhaka has arrived to stiffen a somewhat fragile midfield, but Wenger must also add a forward before the window closes. It's easier said than done, of course, because there aren't many available goalscorers who would actually improve Arsenal. Lacazette would be expensive but certainly an improvement and, if the need arises, he could theoretically play alongside Olivier Giroud as well as instead of him. Still just 25, the Frenchman would represent far better value than the often-linked Gonzalo Higuain and, again unlike the Argentine, he could still improve as a player under the circumstances. Bournemouth One out: Adam Federici It's probably not going to happen, because he recently signed a new contract, but Federici should really be sacrificed for someone more reliable. He was a standout goalkeeper in the Championship when he won promotion with Reading, but he's never looked comfortable in the Premier League and seems to struggle with the demands of the game at that level. Artur Boruc is now in his late thirties and goalkeepers of that age need competent understudies. One in: Rico Henry (Walsall) There isn't a more coveted teenage full-back in the country than Walsall's Henry. Very quick, very ambitious on the ball and very modern, he is essentially the 2016 prototype for his position and though his inexperience is evidenced by the occasional hiccup (he didn’t have the best time in the League One play-off semi-final), he is heading right for the top of the game. Almost every big club in the country has been linked but Bournemouth could lure him with the theoretical promise of first-team football sooner, and the opportunity to work with Eddie Howe. From a neutral's perspective, everyone should want emerging English players to be coached by Howe. Burnley One out: Dean Marney Sean Dyche has a small squad and surely won't be in a hurry to trim it, but Marney has limited value at Premier League level. At 32 and on the team's periphery, it would perhaps make more sense to allow him to drop back into the Championship. Burnleywill, as they did in 2014, emphasise prudence over reckless spending and Marney's place on the wage bill is hard to justify. One in: Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) Joey Barton was a cornerstone of the side's promotion and so, with the sweet and tender hooligan now having left the club, that area needs strengthening. Twenty-year-old Jack Leitch has joined from Motherwell, but Burnley need someone capable of making an instant contribution. Idrissa Gueye may be tainted by Aston Villa's limp relegation, but within different surroundings he would have proven to be an excellent signing – and he would be for Burnley. A solid performer in every aspect of the midfield game, he's exactly the sort of resilient component who would toughen up Dyche’s side and, happily, he’s rumoured to have a sub-£10m release clause in his contract. It might be ambitious, though – reports suggest he’s already turned down Marseille. Chelsea One out: Loic Remy Remy was once considered an excellent prospect, a tag he justified at Marseille and then Newcastle. At Chelsea, however, he serves no purpose – less so now that Michy Batshuayi has been signed. Whether it's the size of the club, the expectation level, or the brightness of the lights, he just doesn't have the self-belief to be a regular contributor at that level and, ultimately, he's now wasting his career at Stamford Bridge. One in: N'Golo Kante (Leicester) Just one? It's difficult because Chelsea have a range of areas to strengthen, and the appeal and resources to improve them all in the space of a single summer. Antonio Conte will likely be most troubled by the state of the midfield, though, with Nemanja Matic poor in 2015/16, Cesc Fabregas a disappointment, and Jon Obi Mikel limited. Radja Nainggolan seemed close to a move earlier in the year, but he has drifted from Chelsea's radar since and, given the player's age, that might not be a bad thing. Instead, Conte would do well to toughen his soft middle with Kante - and no apologies for the lack of imagination. Everyone's favourite French midfielder is so much more than a destroyer: skilful, capable of providing counter-attacking support and, of course, the finest defensive shield in the country last season. Kante would help to protect the back four during what is likely to be a tricky transitional period– and reports suggest the deal's done.Crystal Palace One out: Lee Chung-yong Once upon a time, Lee was deservedly considered one of the most underrated players in the division. Those Bolton days are long ago, though, and having made just five Premier League starts for Palace in 18 months, he doesn't have a clear and obvious purpose at Selhurst Park. At his early-20s best he was a fun player to watch, but he now seems to be little more than squad clutter. The new broadcasting contract will allow English clubs to spread their resources thinly, but that isn't a justification for carrying players with no relevance. There are better – younger – utility options available. One in: Will Hughes (Derby) Palace have become one-dimensional and are frequently too reliant on their wide players to create chances. They're predictable and relatively easy to defend against and, consequently, Scott Dann was their joint-top scorer last season. Diversity is needed, especially in the middle of the pitch, and Derby's Hughes – with his sweet left foot and penetrative passing – would provide it. He's a deep-lying player with a tendency to break forward and be an influence at the top of the pitch but, most importantly, he would bring more temperament and subtlety to a rather one-paced midfield. Everton One out: Kevin Mirallas At his best, Mirallas can be sensational. The trouble is, that best is becoming a distant memory and, at 28, it's time for Everton to consider his declining re-sale value. Farhad Moshiri's wealth may have brought a new day to Goodison Park, but that isn't reason in itself to keep paying a fading player with a questionable attitude. Rather, it should be an opportunity to move on from the Belgian: he was excellent for the club that Everton were, but surely not good enough to play for the club that they now aspire to be. One in: Tim Krul (Newcastle) Axel Witsel is seemingly already of interest, so that's one worthy target off the list. Though Everton superficially appear to be in need of defensive reinforcements, it would probably be wise to target the level below: Ronald Koeman needs a new goalkeeper. Tim Howard has returned to MLS and Joel Robles is not a top-six No.1. Meanwhile, in Newcastle, Tim Krul is probably less than enthused at the prospect of a year in the Championship and would represent a quick and easy solution to a longstanding Everton problem. Krul is less than perfect and can be error-prone, but he's been one of the best shot-stoppers in the country for a few years and his height and command of his box would create a stability that the Everton back four badly need. Moshiri's money will give Koeman access to more exciting players than Krul, but improvement is improvement. Hull One out: Eldin Jakupovic Jakupovic can be terrifying to watch because the memories of his previous errors are fairly vivid. He's a perfectly serviceable Football League goalkeeper, but he shouldn't really be tasked with backing up a 34-year-old Allan McGregor at the level above. If he has to play, it will create a problem for Steve Bruce – and that's the kind of squad deficiency which really needs to be resolved before the season starts. One in: Ryan Mason (Tottenham) Despite only gaining promotion through the play-offs, Hull are arguably better equipped to survive than either Burnley or Middlesbrough. They don't need much: their defence is settled (watch out for full-back Moses Odubajo, incidentally) and they have Premier League experience running through their spine. If there is a theoretical weakness, it's the team's inability to keep control of possession in the middle of the pitch and, given that it's already been reported, Tottenham's Ryan Mason would provide a sensible, economic solution. Mason may look clunky alongside cultured ball players like Christian Eriksen and Mousa Dembele at White Hart Lane, but his combative nature and competitive intangibles actually mask a fairly likeable basic skill set. He's not flashy and signing him obviously wouldn't constitute a 'welcome back to the big time' moment, but he's a resilient professional who has the heart and the ability for the fight ahead. Leicester One out: Gokhan Inler This transfer didn't work, and Inler's inability to force his way into Claudio Ranieiri's side ultimately cost him a place at Euro 2016 with Switzerland. Short and sweet: a parting of ways is in everyone's interests. One in: Mathieu Debuchy (Arsenal) There's really nothing which is clear and obviously wrong with Ranieri's squad. A few smart additions have already been made which will offer variation, but there's no definitive weakness to be remedied. At a stretch – and, yes, this sounds mean spirited – Danny Simpson could probably be improved upon. Debuchy is heavily out of favour at Arsenal, spent the second half of last season at Bordeaux, and has next-to-no chance of dislodging Hector Bellerin. He wouldn't be a marquee signing and obviously isn't the type of player supporters dreamt of signing after winning the league, but Leicesterhave to be careful not to upset the existing balance. Debuchy is a better player than Simpson and, happily, he would also offer emergency cover in central defence.Liverpool One out: Simon Mignolet Some of Mignolet’s criticism has been far too harsh and he's too talented a goalkeeper to have been belittled like he has. The trouble is, though, that he's just not the right kind of player for Liverpool. Big clubs with lofty aspirations place a premium on decision making and organisational minutiae, whereas the Belgian is really a reflex-based keeper. Each season, he makes as many spectacular saves as anybody in the league, but his error count is suspiciously high and, as a consequence, he's a liability that Jurgen Klopp could do without. One in: Fraser Forster (Southampton) Given Liverpool's penchant for Southampton players, it's peculiar that they've never shown even a flickering interest in Forster. The 6ft 6in England international is the anti-Mignolet: steady, unspectacular and emotionally reliable. His command of the penalty box would allow Klopp's new defence to grow under calmer conditions, and help to cure Liverpool's perennial weakness. Manchester City One out: Wilfried Bony This… has not gone well. £30m? Ouch. Bony is an exceptional player and fabulously talented, but he just hasn't adjusted to Manchester City and, perhaps, the stage they play on is a little too big for him. City don't need to sell anybody, but Sergio Aguero will be Pep Guardiola's default first choice, Kelechi Iheanacho will presumably become his backup before much longer, and Bony will be stuck on the periphery for the best years of his career. One in: Jose Gaya (Valencia) City's approach to full-back recruitment has always been curiously laissez-faire and, given how Guardiola relies on the position, that will now need to change. Aleksandar Kolarov has left the club and Valencia's Gaya, with his impressive close control, strong delivery, and maturing defensive mind, would offer a sizeable upgrade on Gael Clichy in both halves of the pitch. Manchester United One out: Adnan Januzaj Januzaj's original reputation owed much to his surroundings and to the fact that, at the time of his first-team breakthrough, he was a lone bright spot in a dark, Moyesian world. In the years since, he's barely been seen. Louis van Gaal didn't seem to trust him and Thomas Tuchel allowed him just six games at Borussia Dortmund before terminating his loan. The likely truth is that he was never quite as good as the club's supporters claimed – and, although he'll presumably have a decent career in a top European league, Januzaj's meagre defensive work-rate and patchy attacking output are unlikely to be tolerated by Jose Mourinho. One in: Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) At the time of writing a deal for Paul Pogba is up in the air but, outstanding player though the French midfielder is, perhaps Kroos would solve more of United's relevant problems? Michael Carrick will turn 35 before the season begins and Mourinho is desperately short of sitting midfielders who can influence play with the ball at their feet. Kroos has the passing range and vision to do that, and also to solve the chronic temperament problems which have made the last two years so hard to watch. It's low-percentage, as Real Madrid would be reluctant to sell, but it's logical and, owing to United's financial reach, possible. Middlesbrough One out: Nobody That's not an easy way out or a refusal to be cruel, just a recognition that Aitor Karanka doesn't have the biggest squad and really shouldn't be in a rush to make it any smaller. Newly promoted players can sometimes struggle with the quicker pace at the higher level and Boro don't want to find themselves panic-buying in late August just for the sake of adding extra bodies. Tread slowly and carefully: there's nothing wrong with that. One in: Youssouf Mulumbu Not a lot needs doing. Viktor Fischer has joined, Bernardo Espinosa and the £12m Marten de Roon have been signed from Sporting Gijon and Atalanta respectively, and Victor Valdes has ended his bizarre stay at Manchester United by joining. Subject to Home Office approval, Neven Subotic and Gaston Ramirez (who spent last season on loan at The Riverside) will also be added. Still, Karanka could do with further reinforcing his midfield. Grant Leadbitter and Adam Clayton should both be able to adapt to the higher level, but Norwich's Mulumbu would provide both depth and variation. The ex-Baggie’s career may have stuttered lately and something evidently went wrong for him at Carrow Road, but when fully fit he's still a formidable ball-winner who would certainly make Boro harder to break down.Southampton One out: Oriol Romeu If Southampton still bore the characteristics of a recently promoted team, Romeu would be a perfectly competent squad player. The trouble is – and this is more a reflection of their growth rather than his ability – they're not that side anymore. A 6th-placed finish last season was not a false economy and they really should be beginning to look towards the Champions League. So is Romeu really good enough to help them on that journey? Is any part of his game or any one of his attributes strong enough to make him a difference-maker inside the Premier League's top six? Probably not. He belongs in mid-table and Southampton don't – whatever their selling strategy might say. RECOMMENDEDSouthampton feed England's bloated big boys, but how long can they dine fine themselves? One in: Valere Germain (Nice) Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Nathan Redmond have already been signed, but Graziano Pelle's transfer to the Chinese Super League leaves a gap which Charlie Austin alone can't fill. Austin is certainly predatory inside the box, but he's passive outside it and Claude Puel needs a more complete forward. He could do worse than return to his former club Nice to find one. Germain scored 14 goals in 36 games last season (under Puel), and although that's not a particularly impressive return, he would bring an interesting set of abilities to the south coast. He doesn't have Pelle's physique and isn't as dominant in the air, but he would be a more technical pivot and suit the collective style: Southampton are an intricate side and they would complement Germain's abilities really nicely. He can finish, too. His first touch is intelligent and his off-the-ball movement is strong. He's never been prolific and that's not likely to change, but he's the kind of forward who would facilitate overall improvement without necessarily being statistically dazzling. Austin, Shane Long, and Germain would form a very interesting ‘forward-by-committee’ situation. Stoke One out: Charlie Adam Adam still has a situational value and, even beyond 30, his set-piece delivery and ball-striking ability would make him a useful squad member. Twelve starts, a single goal and a solitary assist in 2015/16 tells a story, though, and Adam's relevance at the bet365 Stadium is declining by the month. Let's be honest, he doesn't really fit the newly established culture. One in: Ignacio Camacho (Malaga) Stoke have evolved and improved beyond all recognition in recent years and, given that this Phase 2.0 is only halfway complete, it's tempting to preach gentle evolution over dramatic change. However, if there is a weakness, it's in central midfield. Giannelli Imbula's arrival equipped Mark Hughes with an authentic and outstanding box-to-box player, and a rugged, more static ball-winner like Malaga's Camacho would complement him well. Glenn Whelan's race is sadly now run and, without meaning to diminish his career, he needs to be modernised. Sunderland One out: Will Buckley He's not a Premier League player, is he? And actually – and this is meant with the greatest respect – he's a symbol of how misguided Sunderland's recruitment has often been. He's by no means the worst player to have been bought during the Ellis Short era but, while serving no real financial purpose, his sale would help to declutter a muddled squad. One in: Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) Sam Allardyce completed some smart business in January and it's to his credit that the team doesn't require major surgery. Sunderland's geographical location will always make it harder for them to attract household names, but perhaps Montpellier's Boudebouz would add some creativity to those fallow central areas? The 26-year-old is one to approach with caution and can seem both lightweight and self-indulgent, but he's an entertaining player who would certainly create chances from the middle of the pitch and get supporters out of their seats. Swansea One out: Bafetimbi Gomis Francesco Guidolin is a tactically conservative manager and he needs a reliable striker at the top of his formation. Gomis can be a good finisher and his Ligue 1 goal record wasn't an illusion, but his hold-up play is generally quite formulaic and, also partly because of his disdain for the offside laws, he was never really equipped to replace Wilfried Bony. The Ivorian had generic targetman qualities, but they were a masque for his light first touch and a fabulous range of lay-offs. Gomis is far blunter and even at his Lyon best he never had quite as many layers to his game. His departure seems inevitable, but it's also necessary: Swansea will never progress with him on the field. One in: Diafra Sakho (West Ham) The club have a reported interest in Leonardo Ulloa but, while a capable player, signing the Argentine shouldn't represent the beginning and end of their attacking re-fit. Swansea are extremely well run and aren’t prone to lunges in the transfer market, but emboldened by the new television contract and new American investment, they can afford to be more ambitious. West Ham have spent all summer bidding for forwards, with the implication that Sakho is now surplus to requirements – and he'd be an sly addition for someone else. Superb in wide areas and underrated as both a pure finisher and aerial threat, he would likely combine extremely well with Gylfi Sigurdsson and help to make Guidolin's side harder to defend against. Tottenham One out: Ryan Mason Mason is an admirable professional who has fought back from a succession of injuries to have a Premier League career. Football is a results-based business, though, and over the last 18 months his club has probably outgrown him. His attitude is consistently excellent and he would doubtless continue to accept his backup role with good grace, but the technical distance between him and the players he supports is just a bit too wide now. One in: Hakim Ziyech (Twente) Tottenham have done well this summer, recruiting Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen to solve two problem areas. Their remaining task is to add depth to the band of attacking midfielders who operate behind the lone forward and, in Twente's Hakim Ziyech, there exists a creative, exciting solution. Predominantly left-footed but competent on either, the Morocco international can theoretically play from any attacking area and, at 23, he's still impressionable enough to be moulded by Mauricio Pochettino. He's a raw player, but his talent is blindingly obvious. The Eredivisie isn’t always a reliable barometer of a player's ability, but after a few months in the Spurs weights room and a season or two under Pochettino, Ziyech could really be something interesting. Watford One out: Nordin Amrabat Amrabat has had a very transient career: at 29, he has only played 50 league games or more for one of his eight clubs – and he doesn't seem likely to improve that statistic at Vicarage Road. It's not that he's a poor player – he's not – he just doesn't appear to have the attributes that are valued in England and the addition of Isaac Success, who will presumably be used in wide areas rather than as an outright forward, will limit his opportunities even further. He doesn't deserve to be sold and he's done nothing wrong, it's more that the case for keeping him isn't particularly strong. One in: Nobody Watford have moved quickly and decisively to give Walter Mazzarri the best opportunity to develop some continuity. They may be the club who keep defying assumed logic and ridiculing the perceived value of stability, but too much turnover will eventually cost them. Success has arrived from Granada and he's someone to be excited about, highly rated Christian Kabasele has moved from the Jupiler League to add depth at centre-back, and young forward Jerome Sinclair has signed from Liverpool on a free. Done, done, and done: let the gelling process begin. West Brom One out: Saido Berahino After last season's fiasco, surely it's time to cut the cord? Berahino eventually returned to the fold and seemed genuinely remorseful for his actions, but he has now reportedly rejected the offer of a new contract and, with each passing month, his value falls. He's a good player who will have a bright career somewhere, but he's someone from whom Tony Pulis, Jeremy Peace and West Brom must now move on. One in: Anybody with some flair Seriously, just anybody who has an entertaining set of characteristics. Surviving in the Premier League is all well and good, but eventually those supporters have to be rewarded with more than just living death. Jonathan Leko is a spectacularly gifted forward with a range of skills that belong in a computer game, but Pulis's army of dour monoliths desperately needs another flourish. From a tactical point of view, it certainly wouldn't hurt to inject this side with something a little less predictable. Sign a player – any player – just so long as he can do a roulette, a flip-flap and a Cruyff turn. West Ham One out: Enner Valencia Punch his lifebelt. Valencia has produced some exquisite moments over the last two years and it's not difficult to see why West Ham spent what they did on him. However, eight league goals in two seasons is a miserly contribution and, though mitigated by injury, it's the kind of form which makes him easy to replace. Like a few other clubs on this list, West Ham's world is changing and they are no longer in a position which forces them to tolerate underperforming players. He has three years left on his current contract, so now is the time to recoup some of that original fee. One in: Wilfried Bony (Man City) Remember his partnership with Gylfi Sigurdsson at Swansea? Well, replace Sigurdsson with Dimitri Payet and consider what that combination might be capable of. Bony may have been tainted by his time at Manchester City, but he remains a very complete forward and a more logical addition than any of the players with whom the club have been flirting. Slaven Bilic needs someone who scores goals, of course, but he also requires a proper pivot: one who can help accentuate the impact of the supporting layer of attacking-midfield talent (Payet, Lanzini, Feghouli). Bony may have fallen out of fashion, but he would still meet that criteria and, at the time of writing, City are reportedly willing to sell. More features every day on FFT.com • More transfer news feature Fri, 15 Jul 2016 14:44:13 +0000 Max McLean 601647 at http://www.fourfourtwo.com Bastia face relegation over debt A hole in Bastia's budget could see the club relegated to Ligue 2. http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/bastia-face-relegation-over-debt Bastia face relegation to Ligue 2 over a €1.3million hole in their budget. The National Directorate of Management Control (DNCG) ruled on Tuesday that the club would be denied entry to the French top flight over the issue. Bastia have appealed the ruling and stress the expected sale of Ryad Boudebouz to Montpellier for a fee of €1.7million would cancel out the deficit and resolve the problem. The club finished 12th in Ligue 1 last season. news_article Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:49:01 +0000 Anonymous 411333 at http://www.fourfourtwo.com Ligue 1: Sochaux 1 Lyon 3 Lyon kept up their strong start to the Ligue 1 season with a 3-1 win over Sochaux at the Stade Auguste Bonal on Friday. http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/ligue-1-sochaux-1-lyon-3 Lyon, who enjoyed a 4-0 opening-day win over Nice, had to come from behind after Ryad Boudebouz put the hosts ahead. However, Yassine Benzias first Ligue 1 goal, followed by strikes from the in-form Alexandre Lacazette and Yoann Gourcuff, ensured Remi Gardes men took the three points. Sochaux got off to the perfect start, taking the lead from the spot after seven minutes through Boudebouz. Cedric Bakambu was brought down by Milan Bisevac after he did well to get past Miguel Lopes, and the Algerian midfielder coolly slotted home from 12 yards. Lyon were level 28 minutes later when Benzia was slipped in neatly by Gourcuff, before the 18-year-old striker expertly swept the ball past Simon Pouplin. Intricate play outside the box then helped Lyon edge ahead with Clement Grenier, Benzia and Lacazette exchanging neat passes in the build-up. Lacazette shimmied to his right before firing past Pouplins left to give the visitors a half-time lead. Three minutes after the break, Gourcuff got on the scoresheet, curling a strike past Pouplin after being given too much space by the hosts defence. Boudebouz forced two good saves from Anthony Lopes in the second half but there were to be no more goals, with Lyon remaining top of Ligue 1. news_article Fri, 16 Aug 2013 21:38:16 +0000 Anonymous 44360 at http://www.fourfourtwo.com


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- The growing mystery about what the FBI is up to in an Uptown Dallas neighborhood may be solved.

On Tuesday and Wednesday the FBI’s underwater search and evidence recovery team was focused on Turtle Creek.

The agency would not release details about what divers were looking for, but said they were not searching for a body and there is no threat to public safety.

An article from Bloomberg News suggests the search is tied to an insider trading investigation.

Former Dean Foods Co. chairman Tom Davis allegedly admitted in a plea hearing that he tossed a prepaid cellphone into a creek near his Dallas home after being visited by the FBI two years ago.

Davis is accused of passing trading tips to sports gambler William “Billy” Walters in exchange for financial opportunities. Davis said Walters gave him the cellphone and the code name "Dallas Cowboys," Bloomberg News reported.

Walters also allegedly urged pro-golfer Phil Mickelson to bet on Dean Foods. The Wall Street Journal reports Mickelson made $931,000 of Dean Foods, which he has agreed to return.

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How Holiday Travelers Will Be Impacted By American Airlines' Bankruptcy Filing

By Kate Rogers Transportation FOXBusiness

The parent of American Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, right in the middle of one of the busiest travel seasons of the year.

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AMR Corp. (AMR) filed for protection in New York after cost-cutting labor agreements failed. While the filing itself did not come as a surprise for the struggling airline, which didn’t merge with other airlines in 2008 and lost its spot as the world largest airline that same year, travelers are left with many questions as to how this will impact any upcoming flight plans.

Hodges Capital Management Financial Analyst Clark Hodges says that that from a consumer standpoint, it will be business as usual for the time being.

"American Airlines has their routes and flights per day scheduled out months in advance. The only thing I would think it might do is give pause to a consumer booking a flight this week."

Hodges points to American Airlines’ inability to control its costs as the main reason for its financial struggles. Despite charging customers for things like checked bags and snacks in flight, it couldn't make up the money it was losing on operating costs due to labor contracts.

Hodges explains airlines used to succeed on undercutting their competition with lower prices, but now the model has moved to charging travelers for services.

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"From a PR standpoint, it's not too good," he says. "But from a profit standpoint, they need to run this way, more like a business."

Although American announced Tuesday that frequent flier miles and travel will not be impacted, Seth Kaplan, managing partner at Airline Weekly, is not convinced. Although holiday travel will likely remain unaffected because it is quickly approaching, he is expecting major staff cuts and fleet downsizing at the start of 2012.

"When airlines file for bankruptcy, they shrink—always," he says. "They have the flexibility to get rid of planes and people more easily than before. They can also restructure employee compensation packages to pay them less, and even cut pensions."

Kaplan says hubs in major cities will likely be examined to determine what is and isn't working for America. Cities like Miami and Dallas serve as successful hubs, however, places like Los Angeles struggle for business, he says.

Once future schedules are released, and American goes through its downsizing, Kaplan says two scenarios will play out for travelers.  "On the one hand, American can reduce their costs, and when a company reduces cost, it should be able to provide its services at a lower price and still profit. But, it will take seats out of the sky, meaning it will have less supply and the same amount of demand. That can potentially push prices up."

One group of travelers that will likely make out well during the transition is frequent fliers, according to Kaplan. Regardless of whether American is bought out by another major airline, the purchaser will likely aim to please those that travel most often with it.

"They worry about frequent fliers and will start throwing mileage bonuses at them," he says. "In the past, when airlines have gone out of business their miles have been safe, because [another airline] will end up honoring them. But in this case there's not a large risk that American will stop flying."

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Impact of Detroit's Unfunded Pension Liabilities Reporter Kate Rogers, Demos Senior Fellow Wallace Turbeville and Heritage Foundation's James Sherk on how Detroit's bankruptcy is impacting the city's workers and retirees.

Detroit Pensioners in their Own Words: ‘No One Has Any Idea’

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Ellen Simmons has modest plans for retirement. She wanted to buy an R.V. and  travel around the country visiting family. The 63-year-old breast cancer survivor retired this January after working for 31 years as a librarian at a public library in Detroit.

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Now, her future is dangling in limbo after Detroit, which she called home for the majority of her life, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection last week and the fate of her--and all city workers’--pensions are hazy.

Simmons says she is terrified and not sure whether her pension is safe.  She hasn’t filed for Social Security and was hoping to wait until 65 so she would be of full retirement age so she could get her full benefits. But if she doesn’t have a pension to withdraw from, she’s not sure she can wait two years.

“We all put in all of those years,” Simmons says. “We are average Joes, Mr. and Mrs. Americas—I can’t believe the speed with which the bankruptcy happened. We were all dedicated to Detroit, and it wasn’t the safest thing to do.”

Motor City, has lost more than half of its population over the last 60 years as companies left the former manufacturing powerhouse. The city also took a substantial blow during the 2008 financial crisis and never fully recovered, and now it can’t afford to pay the pensions it has promised to city workers.

A promise that attracted Simmons to move to the city.

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“We were given promises when we hired on. Health coverage was a promise,” she says. “I am angry, betrayed and afraid. I have no future whatsoever. I feel like we have been manipulated.”

She says she stood by the struggling city despite its financial woes, and high-crime, because of the promise of this secure retirement. She actually retired early, with a promise her pension would be greater. She feels betrayed by the city she dedicated her career to.

Constitutional Protection?

Michigan’s state constitution says “the accrued financial benefits of each pension plan and retirement system in the state and its political subdivisions shall be a contractual obligation which shall not be diminished or impaired thereby,” but residents that rely on these pensions are holding their breath as the city awaits a hearing Wednesday that will determine if the lawsuits filed by retired public workers can block the bankruptcy filing.

According to reports, the city’s two pension funds have more than $9 billion in unfunded pension and retiree health-care liabilities. Three lawsuits have been filed so far in an attempt to prevent retirees’ benefits from being part of the bankruptcy restructuring.

It is unclear yet how pension recipients will be impacted, although some labor union reps claim the constitutional provision bars pensions from being impacted. Others say the bankruptcy filing throws the provision out the window.

Simmons says her pension, pre-tax, is about $3,000 a month and retired early because of a promise of a bigger pension. She is now angry and feels betrayed by the city she dedicated her career to. “I had workers who were seriously injured, assaulted at work,” she says. “We all had our cars broken into, but we cared about Detroit and provided a valuable service to these people—we were important in their lives. “

An interesting ripple in the story is that teacher pensions are actually from any cuts, according to a spokesperson for the Detroit Federation of Teachers, because they are funded through the state.

The Medical Benefits Issue

What happens to Detroit pensions depends on the legal framework for the state, says Tracy Gordon, Brookings Institute Economic Studies Program fellow. Despite the provision in the state constitution, she says courts will still have the final say in the solvency of pensions.

“The liabilities are so huge and went up so quickly,” Gordon says. “Health care is not protected in the same way by the state constitutions. It’s been a hard time for so long, and the pension fund was short-changed for some time. Detroit was borrowing to make pension contributions for some time.”

At the end of the day, Gordon says that  lawsuits might not be able to protect pensions from being restructured under a bankruptcy plan because the promised money wasn’t necessarily there to begin with.

“It’s not clear that if Detroit stayed out of bankruptcy, that it would have been any better for them,” she says.

Losing health insurance is a big fear among the city’s retirees. Bob [who didn’t want to share his last name] worked for Detroit Water from 1968 through 1998 and now receives $3,400 a month from his pension. He later worked for the IBW Local 58 union as an electrical worker and retired with a 10-year pension in 2012, after hurting his leg on the job.

With medical problems at age 63, two years away from Medicare eligibility, Bob is extremely concerned on  how he will afford his medical costs.

“At the very least, my medical benefits will go away,” he says after Detroit’s bankruptcy. “I will have to pony up money for my health-care until I am 65. They may also cut the pension to some degree—no one has any idea.”

The bankruptcy is likely tied to the city’s corruption, he says.

“We got huge contracts for Detroit Water,” Bob says. “I saw many contracts that became bloated with change orders. There was so much corruption at every level—the contracts were basically pay-to-play. City workers just stood back and thought, ‘what can I do?’”

Waiting on Social Security

Former city workers are now weighing whether or not to start taking Social Security early to help make ends meet.

Paula Kaczmarek, 64, retired in April 2012 as a city librarian. She doesn’t want to start claiming Social Security benefits before her full retirement age  at 66, and be stuck with lower payments for the rest of her life. But now that her pension is in jeopardy, she may have no choice.

“I moved to Detroit in 1978, and had a good pension and a lot of security,” she says. “Now I feel like the final shoe has dropped, and I’m not sure if it’s still falling or if it has hit the floor. I was going to pull Social Security in 2014, but that isn’t much money.”

She is also underwater on her mortgage, due to the city’s real estate bust owing  $31,000 on a mortgage that is worth nearly half that amount.

As for Simmons, she started looking for jobs this week. Waiting for guidance from the city is too risky, and she is scared for her own financial future.

“I started actively and earnestly looking for work,” she says. “Having a 30-year pension is a huge incentive. I got 1% raises over the years, I weathered a lot of storms. I feel like the village idiot—this thing just went ‘boom.’”

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Best, Worst States for Teen Drivers

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Car crashes continue to be the leading killer of teenagers. Beyond that sobering fact, accidents involving younger drivers have economic fallout, including raising auto insurance premiums for their parents.

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That's the focus of a new study by WalletHub, a personal finance website. In its report, "2014's Best and Worst States for Teen Drivers," WalletHub relies on government figures showing that 16- to 19-year-olds have the highest crash rate of any group, with the numbers climbing during the peak motoring months in summer.

WalletHub, projecting that there are an average of 260 teen driving deaths nationwide each month, says that "the financial implications of those statistics are staggering." The accidents and their repercussions result in higher health care costs, as well as costly insurance premiums and increased car repair and maintenance bills, according to the report.

"Although young people aged 15 to 24 represent only 14% of the population, they account for about 30% of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries," the study notes.

WalletHub says it analyzed several factors to develop a profile of each state. It evaluated the number of teen drivers in each state (and fatalities linked to them), driving laws affecting teens in those states, and costs, including state car insurance rates and vehicle repairs. Here are the 10 "best states for teen drivers," followed by the 10 worst, according to the report:

Top 10 Best States for Teen Drivers

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  1. New York
  2. Hawaii
  3. Illinois
  4. Oregon
  5. Rhode Island
  6. Massachusetts
  7. Maryland
  8. Delaware
  9. Washington
  10. Nevada

Top 10 Worst 10 States for Teen Drivers

  1. South Dakota
  2. Mississippi
  3. Nebraska
  4. Oklahoma
  5. Wyoming
  6. Arkansas
  7. Montana
  8. Tied -- Missouri and South Carolina
  9. Arizona

The report notes that Indiana, Kentucky, New Mexico and North Dakota had the most reported teen deaths per licensed teen drivers. Utah, Delaware, Connecticut and Vermont had the fewest. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which uses statistics gathered from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other federal sources, says that seven teens died every day on U.S. roads in 2010.

As for drunken driving, New Mexico, Indiana and Colorado had the most reported teen violations per licensed teen drivers. Alabama, Illinois and Ohio had the fewest, according to WalletHub.

Car Repair Costs After a Crash

The report also looked at the cost for car repairs following an accident, which can spur a rise in insurance premiums. Fixing a vehicle costs the most in New Jersey, California, North Carolina and Maryland. Garage and body shop expenses were the lowest in Vermont, West Virginia, South Dakota and Delaware.

Which states have the highest percentage of its teen population with driver's licenses? That would be Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas. The lowest are Indiana, New Mexico and New York.

The study offers other details, including:

  • The car insurance premium jumps six times more in Arkansas than Hawaii after adding a teen to a policy.
  • In New Jersey, the average cost of car repairs is 1.5 times higher than in Vermont.
  • The percentage of the teen population with driver's licenses is 19 times higher in Iowa than in Indiana.
  • There are 33 times more teen driver deaths per licensed teen drivers in Indiana than in Utah.
  • The percentage of major roads that are in "poor or mediocre condition" is six times higher in Connecticut than in Idaho.

Protecting Your Teens -- and Saving Money if Rates Soar when Insuring Them

Teenage drivers are costly to insure because of the obvious safety concerns. But there are a few things you can do to help them be more conscientious motorists and also lower your rates.

First off, get your teen a vehicle with safety features and good safety ratings from groups like the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Lynne McChristian, a spokesperson for the Florida branch of the Insurance Information Institute, says insurers are likely to take that into consideration when determining a base coverage rate.

McChristian has a few other suggestions to grab car insurance discounts offered by most companies:

  • Have your teen take a driving course. Young drivers who pass accredited classes can qualify for discounts of up to 5%. McChristian notes that many insurers accept online courses as well as those in the classroom.
  • Sign a "parent-teen driving contract" with your kid. In the contract, the teen promises not to text while driving, drive at night or with friends in the car. Many insurers will give a small discount of less than 5% with proof of the contract.
  • Get credit for your teenager's good grades. McChristian says students with at least a "B" average usually qualify for discounts, which can reach 5 or 10%.

Another way to cut premiums is by raising the deductible from $250 to $500 or even $1,000. But, of course, you'll have to pay that higher deductible if the car is damaged.

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Sitting on a gold mine? Harry Reid's Nevada hometown up for sale

Almost all of the shrinking desert town in Nevada that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calls home is up for sale.

The Doing family, which owns much of Searchlight, Nev., put up 41 acres of holdings on the market Monday, which includes a famous former brothel, 20 to 30 vacant lots and six commercial buildings, said Fred Marik, a listing broker with Las Vegas Commercial & Business sales.

The brothel reportedly catered to workers building the Hoover Dam in the 1930s.

The property owners -- Warren and Verlie Doing -- moved from northern Nevada to Searchlight in 1967. Twelve years later, the husband and wife duo built the Searchlight Nugget Casino, the only full casino in town. Since then, the family has slowly bought up most of the real estate in town.

When Warren died in 1984, it was up to his 88-year-old wife to keep the business going. Last year, the Doing properties brought in $1.85 million in revenue.

The Doing children have said they don’t want to follow in their parents' business and real estate footsteps, and so the family is selling their properties. The asking price is $5 million.

Searchlight sits about 60 miles south of Las Vegas. It was once a thriving gold mining town, but later became an example of the state’s economic problems and became a political sore spot for Reid – one of its most famous residents.


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Successor to "No Child Left Behind" introduced by Senate Democrats

In this March 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Democrats are introducing legislation that would replace the one-sized-fits-all national standards of No Child Left Behind with ones that states write for themselves.

In this March 22, 2013 file photo, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Democrats are introducing legislation that would replace the one-sized-fits-all national standards of No Child Left Behind with ones that states write for themselves.  (AP)

The one-sized-fits-all national requirements of No Child Left Behind would give way to standards that states write for themselves under legislation Senate Democrats announced Tuesday.

The state-by-state approach to education standards is already largely in place in the 37 states that received waivers to the requirements in exchange for customized school improvement plans. The 1,150-page proposal from Senate education committee chairman Tom Harkin would require some of those states to tinker with their improvement plans and force the other remaining states to develop their own reform efforts. Education Secretary Arne Duncan would still have final say over those improvement plans, and schools would still have to measure students' achievements.

Buried on page 694 of the legislation, the proposal also includes protections for gay students. Schools that don't take stern measures against bullying or discrimination against gays or lesbians would see their federal funding cut. Democrats likened the measure to Title IX, which forced schools to provide equal opportunities for female athletes under threat of penalty.

The proposal faces an uphill climb.

A politically polarized Congress has failed to renew No Child Left Behind, also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, since it expired in 2007. Harkin's Republican counterpart, Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, has supported updating No Child Left Behind but his approach has not always melded with Harkin's.

Those differences are likely to come into full view on June 11 when the education committee begins to fine tune the legislation. A vote by the full Democratic-controlled Senate has not been scheduled and Democratic aides suggested it could be autumn before one occurs.

Lawmakers in the Republican-led House, meanwhile, were reluctant to take steps that could be seen as telling local schools how to best teach their students and enrage tea party activists. Many GOP lawmakers also have been critical of Duncan's tenure as secretary and were unlikely to rush to give him more authority.

And a separate legislative wrangle over student loans is certain to get higher priority. Interest rates on new subsidized Stafford loans are set to double on July 1 without congressional action. Competing versions of legislation to dodge avoid that hike on students were making their way through the House and Senate.

The sweeping Elementary and Secondary Education Act governs all schools that receive federal dollars for poor, minority, disabled and students whose primary language is not English. The latest version of the law eliminates 20 programs while encouraging states to expand art, physical education and pre-kindergarten programs.

In exchange for those federal dollars, schools must meet standards -- previously set by Washington but increasingly dictated by state capitols.

The nation's largest teacher union, the National Education Association, applauded lawmakers for taking up changes to what it called a "flawed law" but urged them not to add importance to testing.

And the American Federation of Teachers chief Randi Weingarten called Harkin's bill "a good first step."

"The bill requires a variety of measures to evaluate teachers, rather than making test scores the be-all and end-all," she said.

But that does not mean schools would be off the hook for measuring students' achievements. Students would still be tested in reading and math each year from third to eighth grades, as well as once in high school. Schools would also have to measure students' aptitude in science at least three times between third grade and graduation.

But those tests could be combined with student portfolios or projects, an effort to win over the law's critics who said too much emphasis was placed on testing.

The proposal also requires schools to share detailed performance reports with parents.

Duncan has pushed Congress to update the law to accommodate challenges officials did not anticipate when the measure was passed on a bipartisan basis in 2001. But absent congressional action, Duncan has been giving states permission to ignore parts of the law that are unworkable in exchange for detailed school improvement plans.

Already, 37 states and the District of Columbia have been given such waivers. Alabama, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming are still waiting to hear about their applications, along with a coalition of California districts.

In a memo circulating on Capitol Hill and among education advocates, Harkin's Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee acknowledges criticism of No Child Left Behind's requirements as "setting inflexible benchmarks without considering the different needs of schools and without recognizing student progress."

Instead, Harkin's bill would offer states greater flexibility to improve students' education.

The proposal "gets the federal government out of the business of micromanaging schools and instead enables states and districts to focus on turning around chronically struggling schools and those with significant achievement gaps," according to the committee's memo.


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Giants tight end Martellus Bennett breaks fall of fan who fell over railing after Packers game

New York Giants tight end Martellus Bennett broke the fall of a man who fell over a railing trying to grab a glove the player was handing to a child after Sunday night's win over the Green Bay Packers.

The fan was quickly surrounded by New Jersey state troopers and led away. He did not appear to be hurt in the fall from the lowest level of seating at MetLife Stadium, a distance of about 10 feet or less.

Bennett said the child ducked as the man reached over him, causing the man to fall over the railing.

"I just caught him. It wasn't that big of a deal," Bennett said Monday.

Signed as a free agent after four seasons in Dallas, Bennett has 39 receptions for 455 yards and three touchdowns this season, including three catches for 44 yards against Green Bay.

This isn't the first time Bennett has helped someone at a game. He said he rescued a ball boy at a Texas A&M game who was knocked down when the crowd rushed the court.

"I did the righteous thing and I picked the kid up and carried him off the court. He had, like, a broken arm and a broken wrist," said Bennett, who compared himself to a comic book superhero.