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...Knowing that we were behind in the [first] game and were able to get on top was a real big boost to us,” Walsh said. “[We] got the lid off there and got the 4-1 lead even though they climbed back...
Directions: Take the tortilla/pita bread and smother it in sauce (basil pepper works best). Cover in spices (those recommended or whichever other ones appeal to you). Add mozzarella from the salad bar and grilled vegetables from the main course line. Put pizza onto the panini press and close the lid so it is a few milimeters away from the top of the pizza. Wait about eight minutes or until the cheese is melted and starting to brown. Gently peel off the pizza...
...dramatic federal investigation of Switzerland's UBS has blown the lid off bank secrecy - and revealed how Swiss banks abet tax evasion on a far more widespread, if more banal, level. Over the past two decades, these secret banking services have been peddled progressively downmarket - first to the lesser-known fabulously wealthy, then to just the wealthy; more recently, private bankers have been tripping over themselves soliciting business from doctors, lawyers and other folks who are what the biz generally calls "high net worth" individuals. "The IRS has been concerned for decades that a combination of a global economy...
...something hard that gave off a hollow thud. Intrigued, Suárez finished his business, hitched up his pants, and began rooting around with his hands. After burrowing down about one foot, he discovered the top of a blue plastic five- gallon container. Suárez pried off the lid. Like foam in a beer stein, a white substance topped the 30-inch-tall barrel. Was it cocaine? Suárez plunged his hands into the powder, which turned out to be ant poison, then pulled out block after block of blue-and-white 20,000-peso bills...
...putting a lid on the $65 billion spent annually on holiday gifts, says Professor Joel Waldfogel of the Wharton School. Waldfogel, the author of Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays, insists his theory is solid economics, not bah, humbug. "As an institution for 'allocating resources' (getting stuff to the right people), holiday giving is a complete loser." If you spend $50 on yourself, he explains, you'll get something worth $50 to you. But if your Aunt Bernice buys you a $50 Christmas gift, she's likely to buy something that's worth nothing...