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PORTLAND — Damian Lillard picked up his second foul midway through the first quarter and though the early whistles might have slowed him through the half, the rookie bounced back with yet another strong game.
Lillard finished with 29 points, seven rebounds and six assists and became the first rookie in NBA history to post at least 20, 5 and 5 four times in a season.
Lillard was especially spectacular when Patty Mills tried to defend him. Showing no love for the former Blazer, Lillard twice froze Mills with a slick dribbling game and capped it by step-back jumpers.
Pop and Sager Show
Whenever the Spurs play on TNT, viewers at home should expect one Gregg Popovich snarky moment at the expense of colorfully-dressed sideline reporter Craig Sager.
With this game being on TNT, the Pop and Sager show started nearly 90 minutes before tipoff. Upon walking out for his customary pregame press conference, Popovich spotted Sager — wearing Carolina blue, snakeskin loafers, no less.
Before taking a question, Popovich asked the cameramen if he was shooting footage of the shoes.
"Now, that's a need for attention, don't you think," Popovich said, never looking at Sager. "I guess we all like to be recognized a little bit, but geez."
Proving to have a sense of humor, Sager played along. While reporters laughed, Popovich touched Sager's arm to show that it was all in good jest.
Happy birthday, Nic
Batum celebrates his 24th birthday today by gifting $2,000 to the NBA.
In the second quarter, Batum tried stuffing Spurs point guard Tony Parker while in transition. Instead of getting the block, Batum was charged with the foul and quickly expressed his disagreement.
Batum grabbed the ball, and slammed it to the ground before complaining loudly while walking away. The outburst produced a technical foul, Batum's first of the season and thus a $2,000 fine.


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Jan. 31, 2002
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - A glance at the halftime stat sheet brought a knowing grin to the face of Arizona coach Lute Olson.
Even though his 19th-ranked Wildcats trailed 33-31, star point guard Jason Gardner had just two points on a couple of free throws.
"Jason is a winner," Olson said. "If he hasn't had much in the first half in the past you can count on him coming through in the second."
Gardner scored all but two of his game-high 17 points after halftime and the Wildcats broke California's 12-game home winning streak with a 68-58 victory Thursday night.
In Olson's 600th game, Arizona (14-6, 7-3 Pac-10) went on a 12-0 run midway through the second half to break a 49-49 tie.
Rick Anderson had 16 points and 13 rebounds while Luke Walton added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Wildcats, who had lost two straight. They avoided their first three-game losing streak since 1992.
Joe Shipp had 12 points, Ryan Forehan-Kelly 11 and Brian Wethers and Amit Tamir each added 10 for the Bears (14-5, 5-4), who lost a second straight game for the first time this season.
Gardner scored 11 of his team's 13 points as the Wildcats turned a 38-33 deficit into a 46-42 lead with 13:00 remaining. The 5-foot-10 junior hit a 3-pointer, two driving layups and four free throws in the run. He also finished with six rebounds.
"I was just way too passive the first half," said Gardner, the team's leading scorer at 21.3 points per game. "Coach told me to go out there and take a few more shots. That's what I did."
Said Olson: "In crunch time, he'll always step it up."
After Cal tied it 49-49 on a jumper by Forehan-Kelly, Arizona rattled off the 12 straight points as part of a 16-3 run to essentially put it away. Tamir's 3-pointer was Cal's only field goal in a span of 8:39.
Arizona prevailed despite its second lowest offensive output of the season.
"This was a great win in a very difficult place to play as 12 other teams have found out," Olson said. "Cal missed shots it normally makes but I'd like to think our defense had something to do with it."
Cal fell behind 18-7 and made just three of its first 15 shots, before going on a 22-5 run keyed by Wethers and Tamir, both reserves, to go up 29-23.
Wethers, who is the team's second leading scorer despite starting just five games, had a spectacular dunk, a basket on a nifty spin and another on a fast break, while Tamir drilled two long jumpers and converted a putback in the run.
"We took their best punch and were right there," Olson said.
The Bears did most of their damage without Soloman Hughes and Jamal Sampson as both 6-11 players sat out early with fouls. Sampson was also fighting a flu bug.
Without much of an inside presence, the Bears struggled from the perimeter, especially the second half.
"Our game is inside," California coach Ben Braun said. "Playing without a legitimate inside threat really hurt."
The Bears took just 12 free throws (making nine), while the Wildcats were 16-of-31.
"We can't be successful going to the line eight, 10, 12 times a game," Braun said. "We also didn't take advantage of our depth."
The Wildcats handed Cal its last home loss, 78-76 on March 10, 2001, when Gardner drilled a 3-pointer in the final seconds. The Bears came in allowing just 62.7 points per game on 39.3 percent shooting.
"It wasn't so much what (Cal) was doing defensively (the first half) but what we weren't doing," Gardner said. "We got the ball moving around better in the second half and that's why we came all the way back."

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We're in search for one lucky Blue to lead out the team at Wembley on Sunday 2 March.
That's right! Your son or daughter could win the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be City's official mascot on the big day as the Blues take on Sunderland for the League Cup.
We're looking for the most passionate young fan to experience all the excitement of City's latest Wembley visit.
In order to enter into the competition, please send in a photo of your junior Blue showing their love for City via this competition form before 5:30pm GMT on Monday 17 February.
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As was said at the press conference June 4, the Albuquerque Film and Media Experience is not just a film festival. It truly is a film experience. From films, to panels, to intimate conversations, to music that rises out of and relates to some of the films, there is remarkable variety plus a large number of events to experience these last two days. Saturday is chock full of dozens of amazing activities and mid-day is the time at the Hotel Cascada to focus in on a serious issue that exists everywhere - heroin addiction. Overall there is a theme of personal growth and transformation. That is what unifies this event.
Saturday's programming begins early at the Hotel Cascada. There are three panel discussions. The first begins at 9 am and the subject is casting. At 11:30 am, the discussion is about - and presented by - women in film and television. At 1:30 pm, the talk is about "the Hollywood point of view" and how economics and changing times are affecting the film and television industries.
For those seeking a more meditative experience in the early hours, join S.S. Gurubachan Singh Khalsa at 10 am at the Kimo for Breathe in order to learn several new breathing techniques and become invigorated.
At The Guild beginning at 11.30 am, a documentary - "A Different Kind of Farm" - is presented about the world's first seahorse farm, built by Carol and Craig Schmarr. Their goal is to save this unique creature and educate the public on the growing loss of so much from the world's reefs. Here is a preview of that film. This is paired with "Moving from Emptiness: The Life and Art of a Zen Dude," a film focused on the work and beliefs of Zen calligraphic painter Alok Hsu Kwang-han and his fellow artist Raylene Abbott.
From 1 to 5 pm at the Cascada Ballroom there is a free event to share support, education and reform on issues related to heroin addiction. Entitled "TAYLOR'S CALLING: AFME Foundation's Heroin Awareness and Education Program," it is named after Taylor Michael Schaffel (nephew of co-founder Lainie S. Quirk and only child of AFME's director of photography Larry Michaels and Kim Taylor). He died last year, three weeks before the launch of the first AFME. This event is for all affected by the heroin epidemic. Here is a link to more information on the events from 1 to 5 pm.
This heroin awareness event includes assistance for those who need it, music of Kady Bow, and several films. At 2 pm at the Hotel Cascada Theater you can watch "Cold Turkey," and unblinking look at heroin withdrawal, and "The Hopper," a clay animation short about two young men as they rob a stash house. At 5 pm, the documentary "No Exceptions" plays. This documentary is about the dangers of pain killers (opioids) and is targeted to students, parents, and educators.
Meanwhile, at 2 pm the KiMo, you can catch two paired films. "Tapia," which screened earlier in the week, is a documentary about Johnny Tapia, a world champion boxer who struggled with addiction. Here's a link to the trailer. The narrative short, "Upon My Honor," follows the life of Jared Silva as it spirals downward.
Over at the Lobo Theater three films screen beginning at 2 pm. "Running for Jim" is the story of Jim Tracy, the most decorated high school cross-country coach who learns he has ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). His team is determined to honor him at the 2010 state championship no matter what it takes. The trailer is above left. "Timeless," based on a true story, tells the story of a woman with brain cancer who wants to say goodbye to her daughter. "The Runners" is a documentary where joggers are questioned as they run, when their inhibitions are apparently at their lowest.
At 2:45 pm at The Guild, two documentaries are paired about young folks leaving their home environments and learning about life. In "Fly by Night," children head out from Washington, DC for rural West Virginia to participate in a peace education program. What's it like for them when they return to the streets of DC? "WORDS" is about a group of diverse teenagers traveling around the world as part of the Sustainable Global Leadership Alliance.
Back at the Hotel Cascada at 3:30 pm meet Stew Lines, line producer of "Breaking Bad," "Better Call Saul," and "The Messengers." He is there for an intimate conversation about the film and television industries as they relate to New Mexico.
At the KiMo at 5 pm, "Brave Miss World" screens. This documentary is screening as a fundraiser for the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico and the #IAmBrave Educational Screenings Campaign. It takes the viewer into the life of Miss Israel, Linor Abargil. She was abducted, stabbed, and raped at age 18, just six weeks before she competed in the Miss World competition. This film explores how Linor Abargil recovers from this trauma, then grows to become an advocate for justice. Here's a link to her website, which includes the trailer.
At the Lobo Theater at 5 pm, "fat, dumb and happy" follows the life of writer Walter Quill. He's not happy with his life, so he creates an alternate reality. It is paired with "Sheltered Love," a short with a black-and-white vintage style of the 1950s.
Ready for some music instead? At 5 pm at Tech Love, Blue Lotus Feet is performing. They approach Kirtan (music based on ancient chants) in a beautiful inspirational manner. Here is their website.
At 5:15 pm at The Guild, "Before I Burn" is paired with "Rab da Vaasta." The documentary "Before I Burn" looks at the "last sacrifice" of both rich and poor in Nepal after their deaths so that vision can be given to those who are blind. Here's a trailer for that film. "Rab da Vaasta" tells the story of a barber who has an unexpected customer.
At 7 pm, also at the Guild, films from India continue with "One Track Heart: The Story of Krishna Das." This film shows the evolution of New Jersey-born Jeffrey Kagel who spends much of his time pursuing rock music when he meets someone who encourages his journey to India to meet Neem Karoli Baba, known as Maharajji. Maharajji gives him the name Krishna Das. Krishna Das's life takes many turns, some difficult, before he emerges as a world famous Kirtan singer. This inspirational film is paired with "Complimentary," an animated music video produced in New Mexico.
At 7:30 pm at the Lobo Theater, "Grace" screens. In this feature film, Gracie (Annika Marks) is slowly falling apart due to her alcoholism. She is given a choice - jail or 90 AA meetings in 90 days. Can the influence of Sonia (Sharon Lawrence) and others guide Gracie to better choices? Here's the trailer. This drama is followed by "3:21," a narrative short about a man's thoughts on his family.
At 8 pm at the KiMo, there is a fundraiser for the New Mexico Autism Society and the VSA Art Center. The narrative feature "The Odd Way Home" is a road trip film starring Rumer Willis as Maya and Chris Marquette as Duncan. She is escaping an abusive past and he is escaping his previous life of solitude. Together, they journey through the American Southwest. Paired with this film is "Six Letter Word," also starring Rumer Willis, a mother of an autistic son.
A series of shorts screens at The Guild at 9pm. These seven shorts run the gamut from comedies to love stories, from family squabbles to a hilarious spoof of the tune "Rocky Racoon." If it's variety you're looking for, this program of shorts is perfect.
At 9 pm at Tech Love, the mood is more spiritual. Girish, considered one of the world's Kirtan masters, performs. A singer, poet and instrumentalist, he uses his voice plus tablas, percussion, guitar, and more to create amazing music. Here is the website for Girish. This event is a fundraiser for The Hanuman Temple in Taos.
From 10 pm to 1 am, the after party happens at the Hotel Cascada. It's a Bollywood Dance Party featuring the live Kirtronica sounds (blend of Kirtan and electronica) of Jaya Lakshmi and Ananda. Check out this link for more info on their music.
Sunday's events are educational and networking events with closing films at 2 pm, an awards dinner at 6 pm, and the Official AFME after party at 8 pm.
At 10 am at the Hotel Cascada, a panel is convened for discussing the financing and distribution of films. A second panel is convened at noon featuring New Mexico filmmakers.
There is a fundraising brunch for Taylor's Calling at 11 am at Elaine's Restaurant. For more information on tickets go to this link.
The closing film event is SOLD OUT. It begins at At 2 pm with the film "Frontera" at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Starring Ed Harris, Eva Longoria, Michael Pena, and Amy Madigan, this film is set on the border between the U.S. and Mexico. It is the story of a man who crosses into the U.S. for work and then is accused of murdering the wife of a former sheriff. Screening also is a narrative short, "The Divide," another story about the border. The trailer (check it out here) for "The Cuban Herd," a documentary on a most unusual artist and his works, is also being shown (and the entire film will screen at AFME in 2015).
At 6 pm, there is an AFME Awards Dinner honoring all the filmmakers and movies at the Hotel Cascada. The AFME's Youth Actor's Experience Camp short movie will screen along with highlights from the past week's films.
Then, at 9 pm, it is time to celebrate the accomplishments of the festival. The AFME Closing Night Party happens at SCALO Northern Italian Grill.
Detailed information on tickets, locations, and more is available at the AFME website. Here is a link to the calendar of events.


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Their crackers, pretzels, chocolate covered and yogurt covered pretzels, as well as breakfast bars are some of our favorites.
They also make Gluten Free Pantry. This is the only cornbread, muffin mix, and french bread mix we buy. The french bread mix makes GREAT pizza. It is also our standard go-to for pancake mix because my kids aren't fond of the brown specks in Pamela's (though Pamela's is a great, great gluten free brand!)
You might remember the old Gluten Free Pantry packaging with the cute little aqua and white striped "roof." They've recently changed to a standard rectangular box. I have a high amount of suspicion that Gluten Free Pantry was the maker of 365 Gluten Free Mixes at Whole Foods because the boxes are identical. But, now 365 Mixes (the "store brand mix") are gone and only Gluten Free Pantry remains. But, I digress...
This week at Gluten Free Frenzy, they're giving away 3 grand prize packages of $25 worth of Glutino products.
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Opening across two dozen territories this weekend, the latest James Bond film hasn't just scored stellar reviews but is breaking box-office records as well.
The new 007 outing has taken in over $77 million in its first few days with $32 million coming from the United Kingdom alone. That's the biggest Friday opening day and opening weekend of any film in that country. $32 million is well ahead of the opening weekends of "Casino Royale" at $21.5M and "Quantum Of Solace" at $24.8M.
The two previous Daniel Craig-led Bond films have each garnered totals of $168M States-side and about $590M worldwide, both those numbers are expected to be advanced upon by "Skyfall". Some early estimates peg this Bond as being the one to finally cross the $200M barrier within the United States.
The added bonus? "Skyfall" was also the cheapest of the three Craig films to produce with a budget of $150 million. The film opens across much of the rest of the world this coming Friday, the U.S. on November 8th, and in Australia and New Zealand on November 22nd.
The U.S. box-office is in need of a jolt right now as several newcomers were dead on arrival. The Wachowski's expensive "Cloud Atlas", the horror sequel "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D", the Victoria Justice teen comedy "Fun Size", and the surfing drama "Chasing Mavericks" all under performed with the first two earning under $10 million while the latter two didn't even crack the Top Ten.
The threat of a hurricane off the East Coast, tsunami off Hawaii, and people out celebrating Halloween meant not a lot of people have been flocking to the cinemas this weekend.
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College Hockey:Miami Successfully Christens New Barn
RedHawks Triumph over Pioneers in Emotionally Charged Contest
Oxford, OH — The building was beautiful and the buzz was high, and everyone associated with Miami hockey was calling this the most important game in the program's history, but the RedHawks were equally delighted to call this one a win.
Bolstered by an emotional packed house for Miami's first game in its ultra-modern Steve Cady Arena in the brand-new Goggin Ice Center, the RedHawks beat the Denver Pioneers, 5-2, to advance to Saturday night's title contest of the 2006 Ice Breaker Invitational.
Given the pomp and circumstance surrounding the opening of Miami's new arena — a pre-game dedication with a slew of former Miami players including NHLer Brian Savage and a between-periods induction of former Miami and current Denver coach George Gwozdecky into Miami's "Cradle of Coaches" — the post-game interviews served as a refreshing reminder that this was a hockey game that mattered.
"In all seriousness, I think it's a great night for Miami hockey," said Gwozdecky. "I was very impressed with their team, how hard they played. When we did get a few chances, I thought [Miami goaltender Charlie] Effinger was very good and very steady. They played really, really well.
"I think they showed everybody that they deserved their preseason ranking and maybe even higher. I was extremely impressed."
RedHawk junior and captain Ryan Jones had two goals on which assistant captain and classmate Nathan Davis helped. Effinger had 28 saves on 30 shots, and the Miami defense was especially impressive, given that Denver had 15 power-play chances, including a full two-minute, two-man advantage early in the first.
"I think it was a good hockey game," said Miami head coach Enrico Blasi. "They had their chances. Charlie played really well in net, we were opportunistic on our chances, we got a couple of good power-play goals in front of the net, our penalty killing did a great job…they had a five-on-three real early and we killed that and I thought that kind of swung the momentum a little bit."
The RedHawks took the momentum from that kill and converted it almost directly into a goal. When simultaneous penalties to Joe Cooper and Brad Robbins ended at 6:43, sophomore Michael Findorff scored his first career goal for Miami, taking Brian Kaufman's blind feed from the boards in the top-left slot and one-timing it past Denver's Peter Mannino at 7:33 for the 1-0 Miami lead.
"I was so happy for him," said Jones. "I couldn't have picked a better person. He was a guy that wasn't always in the lineup last year, and he worked just as hard as anybody, if not harder. To see him out there, scoring that goal, I was so happy for him."
In spite of time spent in the penalty box — including a penalty for delay of game when fans threw debris onto the ice following Miami's second goal after having been warned about doing so when celebrating Findorff's tally — the RedHawks were up 3-0 by the midway point of the second. Cooper scored from close in to the right of the Denver net at 17:11 of the first to give Miami a 2-0 lead after one, and Justin Mercier earned Miami's first power-play goal of the season at 4:11 in the second to make it 3-0.
Denver's Patrick Mullen scored his own power-play to ruin Effinger's shutout, but Jones' two quick man-advantage markers less than a minute apart late in the stanza gave Miami a 5-1 lead after two. Pioneer Chris Butler added his goal at 4:29, bringing the eventual final score to 5-2.
Early in the third period, the game had reached denouement, whether caused by the second Denver second goal, the relentless special teams play, or the inevitable draining of the crowd's game-opening adrenaline. Gwozdecky said that the Pioneers had to "take some chances" in the final 20 minutes, leading to their best play of the game.
"I thought we were a lot more aggressive in our positioning and picked up some loose pucks and were able to create some odd-man rushes going the other way. Our transition game was much, much better, and as a result had a few more chances.
"Miami put us in a pretty good hole after the first two periods. When I analyze our game, I think the first thing that really stands out was our lack of continuity and really ineffectiveness on the power play."
Mannino had 26 saves on 31 shots. Denver went 1-for-15 on the power play, Miami 2-for-eight. The number of penalties the RedHawks incurred was a concern for Blasi, but the coach was content overall with Miami's style of play.
"We took a lot of penalties tonight out of aggressive play and I like that," said Blasi. "We're going to continue to play that way. The foolish penalties, the slashes, those are things that we don't stand for, our team does not stand for that, so we'll correct those, but those are emotion penalties."
The Pioneers will face off against the Colgate Raiders at 4:35 p.m. Saturday, while the RedHawks will play Vermont for this year's Ice Breaker Invitational title at 7:35 p.m.
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Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel is partnering with Defiance, Fulton, Henry and Williams County Veteran Service Offices to provide a financial workshop for Veterans. The Smart Money Choices Workshop will be held Monday May 19 from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Ridgeville Corners American Legion Hall, 5031 County Road 19, Ridgeville Corners, OH 43555.
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Extension confirmed for "Warrior Baek Dong Soo"
Drama groundhog has seen its shadow, and now we'll be getting six more episodes of Warrior Baek Dong Soo. The extension takes the drama's total episode count up to 30 from its initially scheduled 24, although producers have stated that the drama had always had a 30-episode run in mind and therefore should be able to support extra weeks without too much strain. We hope.
Fusion sageuk Warrior Baek Dong Soo has been performing strongly in its Monday-Tuesday slot, taking the ratings prize over MBC's sageuk series Kye Baek and KBS's Frankenstein of a spy-romance-comedy-melo-action series Myung Wol the Spy. SBS has got strong drama performers on every night of the week, and that's never an easy slot to give up if you can help it.
This means that Thousand Day Promise — the melodrama penned by hitmaker writer Kim Soo Hyun that marks Kim Rae Won's post-army comeback, co-starring Su Ae — will be pushed back three weeks from its initial premiere date of September 26. Well, they say good things come to those who wait.
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With Valley's 2012 season in the rear view mirror, we are now focused on the future of lacrosse in Central Iowa. After a successful pilot program last summer, the Central Iowa Lacrosse Association significantly expanded our youth lacrosse program this summer. A generous gift from West Genesse allowed us to equip a greater number of new players than last year. Partnering the Valley Lacrosse Club's long time sponsor, the Walnut Creek YMCA, opened new doors and brought additional resources.
Without a doubt, Iowa fits the definition of a "new area" when it comes to lacrosse. Although both major state universities have had club teams for a couple of decades, the sport has virtually no presence here. Both teams, and the others scattered at smaller colleges across the state, rely primarily on out-of-state transplants. On the rare occasion that a native Iowan is on the roster, odds are that he has no prior experience. The establishment of the Valley team has helped change that, but one high school team can only contribute so much…
Having only one high school team in the state and virtually no resources for expansion made the Central Iowa Lacrosse Association's application seem like a shoo-in. Our small, but determined efforts indicated that we were (and are) dedicated to growing the game here. Last year's pilot program gave us a foundation upon which to build.
So imagine our collective shock when I received this email in October:
Thank you for your interest in our 2011 US Lacrosse Equipment Grant Program. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide you with an equipment grant this year. The interest in the program was phenomenal and US Lacrosse received over 150 applications this year. Regrettably, there are many qualified programs that we cannot accommodate this year. Please feel free to apply again in 2012; as we grow as an organization, our ability to provide more grants each year will grow as well. We are truly sorry that we are unable to offer you an equipment grant at this time.
Needless to say, I was upset and a little shocked. Here we are, an unfunded program on lacrosse's final frontier, run completely by volunteers and dedicated to growing the game. Yet we were not
good enough worthy of receiving assistance from the sport's governing body.
This news lead me to write one of the most controversial posts of my lacrosse career, as well as a follow up. Although my dissatisfaction displays itself plainly in both posts, I do not regret their writing.* Challenging authority can be productive. Changes to the program come about through such challenges; the First Stick initiative is one of those changes.
At the end of the day, I am certain that US Lacrosse practiced diligence before awarding any equipment packages last year. The list appears to be the most diverse in the history of the program, which is a great thing. Seeing Albuquerque, Los Alamos, and Mobile included indicates that the organization had some tough choices to make…
Stunned but not dead, we continued looking for alternative avenues to obtain equipment. With little traction heading into the new year, we started to scale back our plans. Hope was not lost, but it was severely diminished.
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- 1-1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1-1/2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order given. Select "white bread" setting. Bake according to bread machine directions. Yield: 1 loaf (2 pounds).
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"I loved the end result, but like others,I changed a few things. EX: I substituted ground oatmeal for the wheat flour and honey for the sugar, but it think the most important ingredient in this recipe is the buttermilk hands down!! The bread was soooo moist and the texture was wonderful!! Thanks so much for this recipe!! Next time I plan to use half wheat flour for half the mixture. Thanks again!! Loved it !!!"
"I used 1.3 cups of wheat flour with 2 cups of bread flour. We liked this loaf pretty well. It came out small and more dense than most of the bread machine loaves we have made, which meant that while it wasn't light and fluffy, it was very filling and held up well during slicing. I'm continuing my search for the perfect weekly bread recipe, but I will be filing this one away."
"I make this bread once a week. It's simple and delicious. We use it for sandwiches, toast, french toast and just to nosh on with jam or peanut butter. Excellent must have recipe!"
"This was excellent. I think the buttermilk gave it a bit of a sourdough flavor. The crust stayed nice and soft even the next day. UPDATE: I too am playing with the wheat to white flour ratio. It's so nice to have an easy way to replace store-bought bread. So yummy."
"i also reduced the white flour in flavor of wheat. this is one of the best bread machine recipes i've ever used!"


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Over the past four years with in Kevin's work, one can see transitions and synthesis in media including painting, video, physical computing, and more recently, 2-dimensional digital prints. Through this synthesis of media, the conceptual investigation of the natural world through charts, diagrams and systems is a constant theme. Early work used solar energy to power a fictional television station to recent work that uses sensors to create an interactive video installation that questions entropy.
Kevin has exhibited throughout the United States, Asia and Europe and his work has been featured in ID Magazine, Idea Magazine, Neural Online, The New York Times and MSNBC. Most recently he has exhibited his work at the Thompson Gallery at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, Stasjon K in Sandnes, Norway ,Ginza Geijutsu Laboratory in Tokyo Japan and The Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur Texas,
Kevin was recently awarded The Louisiana Division of the Arts Artist Fellowship for 2009-2010, the Louisiana ArtWorks, Studio Residency Program 2009-2010, AIR, Residency, Stasjon K, Sandnes, Norway 2008, the KAT Fund, Houston Contemporary Art Museum 2006 and two Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowships 1995, 2000.
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Bass Pro Shops – Check your local store's Facebook page for events, classes, workshops, sales and outdoor tips for your area.
Blue Star Museums – Free admission to active duty military and their families.
Disney Store –Daily, Summer Play Days happen each day at The Disney Store through 8/26. Attend four and get a FREE gift.
Guitar Center – Saturday 8/25 at 10 AM, Free Recording Workshops.
Lakeshore Learning – Saturday 8/25 from 11am-3pm, kids can make a bookmark.
Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 8/25 at 10 AM and Sunday 8/26 at 2 PM, kids can build a Shrek Onion Carriage.
Nordstrom – Saturday 8/25 – Free samples given away in stores (free product to be given away will be updated here each Friday evening).
Scott's Family Fun Pass – Get a free admission to one of your favorite attractions, such as miniature golf, go-carting, bowling, zoos, museums and many more.
Target – select a city to find free or reduced-price admission to arts and cultural events in your area, sponsored by Target.
The Home Depot – Saturday 8/25 and Sunday 8/26, Adult Weekly workshops.
Walmart Event Finder – enter your zip code to see what is going on in your area.
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The Iron Heelby Jack London
The Iron Heel treads upon the faces of the poor. Determined to crush the working class at any cost, the brutal dictatorship incites a paranoid atmosphere of witch-hunting hysteria, employing gangs of thugs to stifle free speech. Avis Everhard, wife of a labor leader, narrates this gripping novel. In moving terms, she reveals the wretched poverty that props up aristocratic wealth and recounts the desperate struggles of revolutionaries against the insidious rise of the Iron Heel. George Orwell hailed this prescient tale as "a truer prophecy of the future than either Brave New World or The Shape of Things to Come." Written more than a century ago, Jack London's harrowing vision of class warfare and a totalitarian state anticipates the development of fascism, the spread of terrorism, and the oppressive forces of government surveillance and authority. A short novel with remarkable depth, it continues to resonate with modern readers as both a satire and a warning.
The Iron Heelby Jack London Jonathan Auerbach
Part science fiction, part dystopian fantasy, part radical socialist tract, Jack London's The Iron Heel offers a grim depiction of warfare between the classes in America and around the globe. Originally published nearly a hundred years ago, it anticipated many features of the past century, including the rise of fascism, the emergence of domestic terrorism, and the growth of centralized government surveillance and authority. What begins as a war of words ends in scenes of harrowing violence as the state oligarchy, known as "the Iron Heel," moves to crush all opposition to its power. First time in Penguin Classics Includes introduction and explanatory notes
Jack London The Dover Readerby Jack London
"I am loving these Dover editions. Informative and interesting. I highly recommend them, and hope they continue to publish titles like these." -- Januarygray.netNovelist, journalist, and social activist Jack London (1876-1916) rose from abject poverty to international fame as the bestselling, highest-paid, and most popular author of his era. London created a substantial body of work in his short life, drawing upon a diverse array of experiences that ranged from cannery worker and railroad hobo to sailor and prospector.Stories of hardship amid the wilderness and on the open sea typify London's works, and this inexpensive, single-volume edition features three of his complete novels -- The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf. Short stories of adventure in the Klondike and elsewhere include "The White Silence," "In a Far Country," and "The Law of Life."
Jack London on Adventureby Jack London
Jack London was a writer, but more than that, he was an adventurer who wrote about his adventures. Growing up working class in San Francisco, London diligently scrounged out a life riding trains, pirating oysters, working on a sealing ship, and working at a cannery, all the while using his free time to hole up in libraries reading novels and travel books. A harrowing voyage aboard a sealing ship, where he and the crew were almost killed by a typhoon, convinced him to start writing stories. After a brief time on the east coast and a stint in the Yukon mining for gold, London returned to California. He published his stories in the Overland Monthly, which prompted him to become more disciplined in his writing. He published numerous novels over the years, including The Call of the Wild, a story about a dog who becomes a sled dog in the Yukon, The People of the Abyss, which heavily critiqued capitalism, and John Barleycorn, a memoiristic novel that detailed his struggles with alcoholism. With quotes from the array of Jack London's writings, readers will get a sense of his life as well as a keen yearning for undertaking their own adventures.
Klondike Talesby Jack London
As a young man in the summer of 1897, Jack London joined the Klondike gold rush. From that seminal experience emerged these gripping, inimitable wilderness tales, which have endured as some of London's best and most defining work. With remarkable insight and unflinching realism, London describes the punishing adversity that awaited men in the brutal, frozen expanses of the Yukon, and the extreme tactics these adventurers and travelers adopted to survive. As Van Wyck Brooks observed, " One felt that the stories had been somehow lived- that they were not merely observed- that the author was not telling tales but telling his life. " This edition is unique to the Modern Library, featuring twenty-three carefully chosen stories from London's three collected Northland volumes and his later Klondike tales. It also includes two maps of the region, and notes on the text.
Lessons from the Hanoi Hiltonby Jack London Peter Fretwell Taylor B. Kiland
Why were the American POWs imprisoned at the "Hanoi Hilton" so resilient in captivity and so successful in their subsequent careers? This book presents six principles practiced within the POW organizational culture that can be used to develop high-performance teams everywhere. The authors offer examples from both the POWs' time in captivity and their later professional lives that identify, in real-life situations, the characteristics necessary for sustainable, high-performance teamwork. The book takes readers inside the mind of James Stockdale, a fighter pilot with a degree in philosophy, who was the senior ranking officer at the Hanoi prison. The theories Stockdale practiced become readily understandable in this book. Drawing parallels between Stockdale's guiding philosophies from the Stoic Epictetus and the principles of modern sports psychology, Peter Fretwell and Taylor Baldwin Kiland show readers how to apply these principles to their own organizations and create a culture with staying power.Originally intending their book to focus on Stockdale's leadership style, the authors found that his approach toward completing a mission was to assure that it could be accomplished without him. Stockdale, they explain, had created a mission-centric organization, not a leader-centric organization. He had understood that a truly sustainable culture must not be dependent on a single individual.At one level, this book is a business school case study. It is also an examination of how leadership and organizational principles employed in the crucible of a Hanoi prison align with today's sports psychology and modern psychological theories and therapies, as well as the training principles used by Olympic athletes and Navy SEALs. Any group willing to apply these principles can move their mission forward and create a culture with staying power-one that outlives individual members.
La Llamada de lo Salvajeby Jack London
Includes The Wolf and the Dog (El lobo y el perro), The Man Who Was a Horse (El hombre que se sentia caballo), Unsentimental Mother (Madre insesible), and Long Duel (El Largo duelo), and excerpts from the introduction of The Hidden life of Dogs.
La llamada de lo salvaje y otros relatosby Jack London
El escritor norteamericano más leído fuera de los Estados Unidos, había sido marino, pescador y contrabandista, fue militante comunista e incluso agitador político. La contradicción individualidad-colectividad está presente en su obra. Sostenía que el ser humano no es bueno por naturaleza. Su escritura posee un vigor primitivo que aún conmueve, un lirismo acorde con el esplendor de la Naturaleza intacta. Muchos de sus relatos, entre los que destaca su obra maestra, La llamada de lo salvaje (traducida como 'de la selva' y 'de la naturaleza' 1903), fue el comienzo de una saga de héroes que mostraban una nobleza inquebrantable frente a las fuerzas de la Naturaleza y la condición humana. Ha sido traducido a numerosas lenguas.
El lobo de marby Jack London
El lobo de mar, un clásico de la literatura norteamericana y una de las mejores novelas de aventuras de todos los tiempos, dramatiza el fortuito encuentro entre dos personajes que representan visiones opuestas de la condición humana. Humphrey van Weyden es un joven intelectual, refinado e idealista que, tras naufragar a bordo de un ferry en aguas del pacífico, es rescatado por un barco dedicado a la caza de focas y capitaneado por Wolf Larsen, el prototipo de "lobo de mar", cruel, despiadado y sin escrúpulos. Sometido a su tiránica autoridad, el joven descubrirá la dureza y la impiedad de un mundo primitivo que sin embargo le ayudará a consumar su aprendizaje moral.
Lost Faceby Jack London
At his peak, about the time this collection was first published in 1910, Jack London was the highest-paid and perhaps the most popular living American writer. Lost Face consists of seven short works, including the title story and his finest and best-known short story, "To Build a Fire." Now in paperback for the first time, this collection appears as it was originally published.Jack London grew up in poverty, educated himself through public libraries, and, in addition to writing, devoted his life to promoting socialism (although he eventually resigned from the Socialist Party). Despite his financial and critical success, in the end he succumbed to alcoholism and depression and died of a drug overdose. During the 1898 gold rush, London traveled to the Klondike to seek his fortune. It was this experience that had the most profound effect on his writing. Not only did he mine the far north environment for subject matter (and all the stories in Lost Face take place in the Yukon), but his laconic style drew upon its cold harshness and loneliness, where people and beasts had to work together or against each other for survival. London's stories are treasured for their insights into the psychology of both people and animals--particularly dogs--and Lost Face is a brilliant collection of some of the finest examples of London's craft.
Martin Edenby Jack London Andrew Sinclair
The semiautobiographical Martin Eden is the most vital and original character Jack London ever created. Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. London, dissatisfied with the rewards of his own success, intended Martin Eden as an attack on individualism and a criticism of ambition; however, much of its status as a classic has been conferred by admirers of its ambitious protagonist. Andrew Sinclair's wide-ranging introduction discusses the conflict between London's support of socialism and his powerful self-will. Sinclair also explores the parallels and divergences between the life of Martin Eden and that of his creator, focusing on London's mental depressions and how they affected his depiction of Eden.
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On Saturday February 8, 2014, the House of Blues in Anaheim was privileged with a performance by Dweezil Zappa, son of the renowned Frank Zappa celebrated the 40th anniversary of the album, "Roxy and Elsewhere" with a performance of the full album and additional hits.
It was a very interactive and more so a happy performance between the band and the audience, with smiles and stories shared by Dweezil on his personal experience with some of the songs growing up. Aside from the album, there were several additional hits performed such as "Valley Girl," and "the Black Page #1 and #2."
With each song and a happy crowd, they were magnetized by the stories behind the history of how some of these songs were created leaving the fans fulfilled at the end of the set.
Zappa Plays Zappa is currently still on tour, have reached the East Coast and have further dates with the Experience Hendrix 2014 Tour which features Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Johnny Lang and others.


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Archive for August, 2007
I can't believe it's August!
We had a beautiful day here in Minneapolis! Without the heat and humidity I couldn't believe it was August and we took advantage of the weather and spent a good part of the day outside. Keith came home early from work with a picnic lunch that we took to the park to eat; then I came back home to work a bit before heading out for a walk downtown and dinner outside.
Our walk took us down to the Mississippi and across the Stone Arch Bridge. We could see the debris from the bridge collapse last month but it looks like they've made progress cleaning it up. The Associated Press reports that 13 people were killed and over 100 injured in the collapse, we were lucky that no one from Keith's company was involved.
This afternoon I used the hearts as an overall pattern for a HeartStrings quilt. I was happy with the results but I could be a little more consistent. I like it best with one echo so I had to pay attention to which side of the heart I quilted first when I needed to change direction but it was pretty easy to get into a rhythm.
I got all the way through my list!
More hearts
I finished quilting my 2nd Purple Project quilt this morning and was using the extra batting and backing for practice. I started just echoing some hearts and I LOVE this. It wasn't even something I'd seen somewhere and practiced drawing for HOURS which is what I usually have to do. Isn't it CUTE? Now hopefully I can find a top to use it on!
As I was getting the quilt set up this morning I had to pull out a new roll of batting. I almost had a heart attack until I realized this huge black streak was on the plastic NOT on my batting!
I should have been making blocks BUT
I just can't wait to see what a particular quilt is going to look like so I took a break from making blocks to put this green section together. This is a UFO that has been redesigned so I'm using the half square triangles I already have cut. You could control the scrappiness of this quilt by using a single green fabric but luckily I like scrappy.
By the way, I don't know if I made myself clear the other day but I had decided NOT to use this heart layout or any of the others I tried and to use the Half Square Strings design again – as you can see I changed my mind – again!
I'm working my way through my list. I'll load another one this afternoon for quilting. Two HeartStrings tops are packed and ready to ship to 2 girls whose family lost a lot of their belongings in a house fire. I'm surrounded by HeartStrings Projects today and couldn't be happier!
One ready for the binding to be hand stitched down.
Two bound, labeled, and washed to be put in the chest for donation when needed.
Two in the bottom box ready to be shipped out along with a small box of strings for another member.
Ebb and Flow
I love this Ebb and Flow Pantograph from Lorien quilting on these Patriotic quilts. Here's one I quilted the other day and just took off the machine today. It's one of two HeartStrings Quilt made from donated blocks at the WI/MN area sew-in in July and will be donated to Quilts of Valor.
(It can be found at Willow Leaf Studio but their website is down for maintenance, the above link takes you to Columbia River Quilting Supplies and Kings Men Quilting also carries it)
I had a comment from Ann yesterday asking why we used a foundation for the HeartStrings projects rather than just sewing the strings together the Gwen Marston way. Since it's a question I get fairly frequently I posted an answer on the HeartStrings Blog along with some of my favorite books on string quilts.
From a personal standpoint, when I do use a foundation I use muslin because I HATE to pull the paper off once I've finished piecing the block. Because I tend to work with strings and strips of different lengths and like to use even my little bits and pieces it usually is easier for me to use a foundation rather than trying to find strings of similar length to piece a strip set. For patterns like Chinese Coins and piano key string borders that are easily pieced without foundations – I don't use them.
I didn't get a lot accomplished today but did make and sew the binding on for one of the Chinese Coins quilts – I've got it about halfway stitched down and for a change actually thought to grab the label and sew it in the corner when I was stitching the binding on. Now I'll just have to sew two sides of it when I'm done the binding. Why don't I remember to do it this way more often?
Designing quilts
I spent a couple hours this evening playing with EQ6 and a group of string blocks trying to decide on a new layout. I had a UFO that is eventually going to be 2 (possibly 3) quilts by the time I'm done with it. I've already finished and donated the first quilt – Half Square Strings and loved how it turned out.
It's hard for me not to consider all this a waste of time that could have been used making more string blocks but I know from a creative standpoint it was valuable even if I didn't like any of the designs enough to use them. I still have a bunch of blocks to make for this quilt so I'll be working on them over the next week or so (or longer).
My current To Do List
Quilt 4 HeartStrings tops –
Work on string blocks for my Half Square Hearts
Bind, label, and wash CC #4
If all goes well and the HS quilts get done, load and start quilting one of Mom's tops
Do YOU think Keith is playing golf in this weather?
I think they're probably in the bar right about now! Hopefully he won't come home too soon because I still have lots of work to get done.
Here's the finished HeartStrings Quilt – titled so imaginatively as Chinese Coins #1 since it was the first one I pieced from the donated coins. This is the 2nd finished Coins quilt, one more is ready for binding, a 4th is pieced and ready for quilting and I still have a bunch of coins. I need to get to work and piece a couple more tops AFTER I get through my current *to do* list.
The quilt REALLY looks much better in person. I think it's just one of those quilts that doesn't photograph well. A close up of the Hearts and Loops quilting is below also. Click on photos to enlarge.
Not a work day but…..
Since Keith is working tomorrow, we spent today together. Went to brunch, ran some errands, dinner out. I did sneak in some work before and after dinner and I'm all set to load another quilt and get it done tomorrow.
My updated to do list for the rest of August
Quilt 4 HeartStrings tops –
Chinese Coins #1 Piece 2 backings Bind, label, wash, and ship quilt for my niece
Work on string blocks for my Half Square Hearts
Bind, label, and wash CC #4
Bind, label, and wash CC #1
If all goes well and the HS quilts get done, load and start quilting one of Mom's tops
Back at work!
Since I get more accomplished when I set goals – here are some for the next couple weeks.
- Quilt 4 HeartStrings tops – finished CC#1 already today
- Piece 2 backings
- Bind, label, wash, and ship quilt for my niece – all but the shipping done yesterday
- Work on string blocks for my Half Square Hearts
- Bind, label, and wash CC #4
- Bind, label, and wash CC #1 (quilted today)
- If all goes well and the HS quilts get done, load and start quilting one of Mom's tops
I can't show the photo of my niece's quilt until I ship it off and she receives it so I'll share a photo of the quilting I did today. I was getting ready to pull a pantograph out for this Coins quilt but decided allover hearts and loops quilting would work fine and it probably went faster which is good with all the ones I want to get through.


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The Pennsylvania Turnpike accident is reported to have as many as 100 vehicles involved in a pileup that started during the morning rush-hour traffic. The latest reports have as many as 30 motorists injured in this Friday, Feb. 14 monstrous scene of banged up cars and trucks that stretches as far as the eye can see.
CBS Philly estimated more than 100 vehicles are involved with as many as 75 passenger vehicles and big rigs in one individual pileup. This weather related accident is reported by traffic reporter Bob Kelly as the "worst he's seen in 20 years." Although there are some serious injuries reported, no life-threatening injuries have come out of this accident.
People involved in the Pennsylvania Turnpike accident report that it was very slippery and applying the brakes did little to nothing to stop a vehicle. The accident snarled the traffic in both directions for a good portion of the day.
With the turnpike shut down, police did clear a path for the cars stuck behind the pileup to slowly drive through a maze of twisted metal to get out of the gridlock. Authorities have started the task of removing some of the vehicles off the roadway, but it is a long task they have in front of them today.


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Accommodations have been secured at the historic and elegant Hilton Santa Fe, Historic Plaza. We are encouraging teacher participants to stay at the conference hotel for the duration of the workshop. The hotel itself is over 300 years old and was once the residence of a prominent Santa Fe family. This premier hotel is located in the heart of the city and is surrounded by the ambiance and historic sites of the Santa Fe Plaza.
Rooms are available at the historic Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza (a hotel with a 300 year history) for a phenomenal rate of $105.00 + tax. This great rate (summer rates usually over $210.00 a night) includes free in-room internet, access to a swimming pool and exercise room, free parking and most importantly it is in a great historic location close to the workshop and other area attractions!
A further advantage to choosing the workshop hotel is that our select evening sessions will occur in one of its conference rooms. Finally, we feel that by staying at the same hotel teacher participants will develop a sense of collegiality and community.
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And baby makes three for a British couple. Polly McCourt and her husband welcomed a new child into the world Monday in New York City. But there's more: the British woman gave birth on a NYC sidewalk after trying unsuccessfully to hail a taxi cab, citing a Feb. 26 BBC report.
Polly McCourt's stunning delivery on the crosswalk is being called the "Miracle on 3rd Avenue" and for good reason.
The 39-year-old woman raced out of her residence in New York's Upper East Side after going into labor. She made an attempt to flag down a cab, but with her water broken, there was no time to lose: baby was coming -- ready or not.
Just moments earlier, the Briton called her obstetrician, who urged her to get to a nearby hospital pronto. On his orders, she headed downstairs, where she met the doorman to her apartment building. She indicated wanting to wait another 10 minutes until her husband arrived. But with one look at her, he advised her against it; the arrival of baby was imminent.
With no cab in sight and the labor pains intensifying, Polly McCourt began delivering her child, as evidenced by the emerging head.
Thankfully, New Yorkers ran to her assistance while the child made her way outside the womb for the first time.
She was like, 'Oh my God, the baby's coming.' And then I could see the baby's head coming out. As soon as the head came out, by the time we laid her down on the street the baby was out," said an unidentified witness on the scene of the harrowing baby delivery.
In short order, thanks to the kindness of passersby, the proud mother of two other children -- and now a new baby girl -- was not injured.
She was soon joined by her husband, Cian McCourt, who was stuck in sea of New York traffic as his child was being born.
She was smiling as she was placed in an ambulance and taken to Lennox Hill Hospital and offered many thanks to the strangers who kept her calm and warm.
The McCourt's have only been U.S. citizens for four years, but Polly McCourt is now a local celebrity in the Big Apple.
Isabella, the miracle baby, is named after a woman, who gave Polly her coat during the ordeal and walked home in the snow. Imagine that!
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A GARAGE boss seen drinking beer while sitting in his car in two Cirencester car parks has failed to get an 18 months driving ban reduced at an appeal court yesterday.
Marcus Williams, 44, of Stratton Mill, Cirencester, asked Gloucester Crown Court to cut the ban because of the difficulties it causes for his business and also for his wife, who is a midwife.
But Judge William Hart said the ban was justified because Mr Williams was almost twice over the drink-drive limit and also because of his particularly inappropriate behaviour' that night.
Mr Williams had pleaded guilty at Gloucester Magistrates court on January 21 to driving with excess alcohol in his breath on September 3 last year.
He had been fined £400 with £300 costs and disqualified for 18 months.
Prosecutor Rupert Lowe said a CCTV operator monitoring Cirencester at 7.30pm on September 3 saw Mr Williams sitting in his car at the old Station car park.
"He was in the driver's seat drinking from something and he appeared to be slightly drowsy," said Mr Lowe.
"He got out of the car to urinate and then drove out of the car park just before 8pm. At 8.08pm he re-appeared on the CCTV system less than a mile away at the Beeches Road car park.
"Police arrived there and found him sitting in the car. He was in the driver's seat with the keys in the ignition.
"They asked him to get out and they took his keys. He said he had just driven there.
"There was a three-quarters full can of Stella and 3 other unopened Stellas in the car. He failed a roadside breath test and was taken to the police station where he gave a reading of 68 micrograms.
"He said he'd had a beer at home, had gone into Cirencester and fancied another beer. He said he had not had a drink for a long time because of a medical problem.
"He said he quietly had a beer in the car park and then moved to the Beeches car park where he had another beer. He said he had not been planning to use the car again because he would have walked home to Stratton as he had done in the past when he had been drinking."
Simon Fitzpatrick, for Mr Williams, said he is in partnership in P&M Autos three miles from Cirencester and the ban makes it very difficult for the business to pick up vehicles and take them to the garage as they have in the past.
Williams was also often required to give his wife a lift in the middle of the night if she was called out on midwifery duties, he said.
Williams had a 'high level of remorse' for his offence and his own stepchildren had refused to speak to him for a time after his arrest, added Mr Fitzpatrick.
One of the stepchildren had been badly injured in a crash caused by a drink driver and they were all upset with him for committing the same offence, said Mr Fitzpatrick.
"He has not drunk since this incident," he said. "He is down for a rehab course in July and he has been cycling 80 miles a week and is very fit."
Dismissing the appeal, Judge Hart said "We consider this to be particularly inappropriate behaviour, driving around the town and drinking in the vehicle.


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An excellent opener despite lingering ice
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REGIONAL—Sunshine and the warmest temperatures of the year so far greeted anglers for last Saturday's fishing opener, which helped make up for the lack of open water on many area lakes.
And the solid fishing didn't hurt either, as many anglers reported excellent results across the area. "The walleyes were very cooperative for most of the fishermen," said fishing guide Cliff Wagenbach.
Lake Vermilion's Pike Bay was the hot location for many, as it offered the big lake's largest expanse of open water and an abundance of walleye that had moved into the shallow bay for the spawn. With the sunshine and mild temperatures, it felt almost like summer.
By contrast, just a mile and a half away, at McKinley Park, the northwest wind overnight had pushed Big Bay's massive ice sheet up against the shore, leaving a decidedly wintery feel to the campground there.
With water temperatures still struggling to reach the low 40s, most anglers were anticipating a slow bite. As is usual for opener, most worked jigs and minnows. But some found better success trolling rapalas, which seemed particularly enticing to larger fish. That was true for Jon Perpich and his crew, who worked Pike Bay and open water portions of Big Bay with only marginal success for much of the weekend. Sunday evening, they switched to rapalas and they immediately picked up several large walleye, most of which were within the slot and had to be released. They could have kept a beautiful 29-1/2 incher, caught by Perpich's son-in-law, but they returned that fish to the water as well.
It was much the same story on Vermilion's west end, where rapalas proved the hot ticket for some anglers. "I talked to one group that was trolling rapalas in Black Bay," said Doug Knoer. "They caught 32 walleye but couldn't keep a single one because they were all in the slot."
Knoer said jigs and minnows proved less effective, but were favored by the smaller male walleye, which were under the slot limit. "We got a few fish to eat that way, but it was nothing to write home about," he said.
Anglers had limited access along much of the west end, due to the ice conditions. Ice also covered most of the rest of the lake, but as wind opened up leads, some anglers managed to venture across portions of Big Bay, and many found plenty of fish in the deeper waters. Wagenbach split his time between Pike Bay and Big Bay, and caught 48 "eaters" between Saturday and Sunday, all on minnows. "The biggest fish we caught was 16 inches," he said. He kept limits for all in the boat and released the rest.
The fishing was just as hot on Basswood Lake, near Ely, where those who managed to avoid lingering ice found great early season action— for both walleye and northerns. Kaitlyn Larson, of Ely, caught two outstanding northerns within minutes on Basswood over the weekend, including a 39-incher and a 37-incher, both taken on sucker minnows. She and her Dad also caught a stringer full of walleye.
Plenty of anglers reported success on White Iron Lake, as well, and the walleyes were most abundant, as usual, near flowing water. Jigs and rainbow minnows seemed to be the hottest bait, according to Captain Russ at Babe's Bait.
To the northwest, anglers found plenty of remaining ice on Lake Kabetogama and other border lakes, but those who managed to find open water picked up nice stringers of walleye and sauger. Phil Hart, at Gateway Store, suggested he'd eaten a bit of crow over the weekend, after having predicted that Kabetogama would be clear of ice by opener. North winds on Friday pushed most of the remaining ice towards the south shore, where the only lake accesses are located, and that kept most anglers from getting out on the water. Many of those opted to launch at Ash River instead, where they found more open water, and plenty of fish.
Val Cook of Cold Springs Deer Farm and Bait Shop, said he heard good reports from both Ash Lake and Kabetogama. While he said it was quieter than a normal fishing weekend, bait sales were tremendous. "The die-hard anglers who got out on the lake caught fish," he said.
Open water for the weekend
While ice made it difficult at times for anglers on opening weekend, that won't be an issue this weekend, as rain and wind helped clear ice from the vast majority of lakes in the region. Lake Vermilion was declared ice free prior to noon on Wednesday, which makes the official ice-out Tuesday, May 13. Trout Lake still had ice covering about 40 percent of the lake as of Wednesday, according to pilot Bud VanDeusen.
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"It's more than delivering just a great cup of coffee," says Marty Cox, president and founder of It's A Grind. "Customers want a place to relax, enjoy a cup of coffee, an iced blended drink, or a great pastry in an atmosphere that is comfortable and highly welcoming. Sounds easy, but that combination is hard to create and repeat across the country." The atmosphere is one of the first things you'll notice when you walk into an It's A Grind coffee house, as original artwork featuring notable jazz greats such as Etta James, BB King, John Lee Hooker and Miles Davis, encompass the interior. The high wingback chairs and soft, warm colors make you feel right at home. "The atmosphere is key," said Cox. "We have our share of customers that want to quickly grab a great cup of coffee on their way to work. We also have a large group of individuals, who want to sit and relax, work on their laptop, or simply enjoy the unique mix of great music. First rule of welcoming is to never make your regulars feel like they need to leave, regardless of how long they choose to make your home theirs. Just think about the qualities of an inviting home, and then genuinely recreate it in a casual business setting. Our reward in going so far is that we create extremely loyal customers, by making them feel like family."
The proof of success behind Cox's business philosophy is in perfect tune with the customer relationship driven foundation of the specialty coffee business. Cox attributes the magic behind It's A Grind's growth since 1994, when he and his wife Louise Montgomery started the chain in their relentless efforts to create a business culture that customers and staff love. "We still have customers visiting us at the Spring Street location that opened over 10 years ago, when we first hung our sign," says Cox.
With roots in Long Beach, California, It's A Grind's has grown well beyond those original locations in the '90s. There are several sprouting in Texas, Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey, Florida, and Colorado, not to mention an explosive growth in the home state of California. In fact, the Los Angeles Business Journal named It's A Grind the second fastest growing company in the Los Angeles county last year.
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"Now we have to think about corporate infrastructure, communication with franchisees and all sorts of other things we never even dreamed of back when we started this company," says Cox. Store atmosphere is one part of the exceptional experience, but is that all there is to it? Just ask Toby Foreman, director of quality assurance about the coffee served at It's A Grind locations, and you'll quickly learn there is a lot more to the exceptional experience than just the atmosphere. "Our high quality signature roasted coffee is the best tasting in the industry," says Foreman, a veteran in the coffee business and student of the bean. "We take great care in managing the supply of our product from tree to cup," Foreman adds. "Careful attention to procurement of the highest quality beans, and attention to roasting specifications by our roasting partner Dillanos, in Washington, provides It's A Grind coffees with a unique, smooth flavor," Foreman said. He added that It's A Grind is also "fanatical" about the water used to brew its coffee. Every It's A Grind location has a water filtration system tailored to its particular water supply. The water is continually monitored at every location to make sure it is pure and will provide the best coffee.
Many chains find themselves on the brink of a rapid expansion plan, but fall short, as they plummet further back. What causes It's A Grind to avoid an all-too-common growth trap?
Incredible Franchisee Support
According to It's A Grind c.e.o., Steve Shoeman, the answer is creating an exceptional experience for franchisees from the time they sign the agreement to the ongoing support and consultation they receive from corporate headquarters after they are open. "If we consistently demonstrate and define an 'exceptional experience' by dealing with franchisees professionally, with courtesy and respect, we feel they will, in turn, be more likely to deliver that same experience to the customer," says Shoeman.
"Let's face it, some franchisors don't have a strong relationship with their franchisees," said Shoeman. It's a Grind is striving for an exceptional relationship with their franchisees. It is critical to them that they have great communication with franchisees. "WE have to be active listeners. Their concerns are our concerns. You lose that, and you soon lose the trust, respect and relationship that is so critical to success," said Shoeman.
"If our franchisees are distracted by disputes with us, they might be distracted from their focus on the customer. We will have our share of disagreements with franchisees, but we both have to walk away thinking that whatever the outcome, the situation was handled in a professional manner. That attitude is driven home with every It's A Grind staff member," said Shoeman. A comfortable, inviting atmosphere, great quality product, and positive franchisee relations - Is there anything more to the "exceptional experience" at It's A Grind?
Java University
If you find yourself signing an It's A Grind franchise agreement, you will soon become familiar with its two-week immersion into the "exceptional experience" culture. Java University (Java U.) prepares franchisees for the day they begin operating a coffee house, and also introduces the concept of exceptional experiences.
"Sometimes new franchisees arrive at Java University do not realize how demanding this course is," says Jodi Samsonov, director of operations at It's A Grind. "Franchisees experience long days and hands-on training at Java University, and they learn everything from how to grind and brew coffee to how to identify a great employee. They also learn how to meet, greet and engage the customer - and that is the beginning of learning about the It's A Grind experience."
Performance Coaching
Franchisees find themselves with even more support after they graduate from It's A Grind's Java University. To measure the effectiveness of store openings, It's A Grind sends a mystery shopper into each new store within two weeks of opening. The mystery shop performed on the store is the same one administered to all It's A Grind stores every eight weeks. "We know within a day or two of each mystery shop which stores have training challenges and which ones got it," says Bob Phibbs, director of marketing and brand identity. "Our performance coach is the first line of communication with the franchisee," adds Samsonov. "These coaches will visit with each franchisee about once per quarter and review their business. We discuss everything from their costs to their bakery case layout. Helping our franchisees be successful is the main goal."
The Steep Climb Above Starbucks
Building a coffee house brand is a difficult challenge without a well thought-out differentiating factor and great execution. Challengers to Starbucks will find they are up against a formidable opponent armed with a great strategy and first-in-market advantage. Not to mention getting the first crack at locations and Herculean marketing muscle.
Coffee house success, from one modest location to hundreds, lies with the ability of the local owner to craft a relationship with their local clientele. Sounds too simple, doesn't it? But how many times have you received exceptional service in the last month? How many retail people even attempted to make you feel welcome in their place of business?
It's A Grind will not measure its success by achieving the number two status in the coffee house industry. Success is measured by the smile on a customers face when they enter and leave their coffee house, and the over-the-top satisfaction that they have created a winning formula for their franchise and their customers.
About the Author: Rick Kowalski is vice president of operations for It's A Grind, based in Long Beach, California. Kowalski comes from an extensive foodservice background, including notable brands such as KFC, Hilton Hotels, and Dunkin Brands. He can be contacted at email@example.com and (1)(562) 594-5600.
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GREENFIELD — Trina Burk has certainly seen her share of weddings. As owners of the Garden Chapel in Greenfield, she and her husband have a hand in organizing up to 100 every year.
But Sunday, even Burk saw something new as the chapel on North Street played host to TLC's "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding."
Weddings filmed for the show typically feature over-the-top displays, and the episode filmed in Greenfield Sunday was no exception.
Bride Amber Guy, 17, of Georgia, wore a handmade Cinderella-style dress adorned with hundreds of rhinestones and a 50-foot train. She and groom Pete Davis Jr., 23, of Indianapolis, headed to their reception in a hot pink limousine.
Some of the spectacle – including the flamboyant dress, which was provided by TLC – is manufactured for the benefit of the TV show, said the bride's godmother, Stana Piona of Georgia. The family specifically asked for Guy's dress to be a bit more conservative.
"This is a little dress," Piona joked.
Guy and Davis dated for a few months before tying the knot but have been friends for several years, Guy said. Guy is still in high school and works in a restaurant; Davis works in the construction industry.
Guy is half Romanian, half English, and her husband is Romanian. Both are Gypsies, a term the family doesn't consider offensive.
The bride said the London-based production crew contacted her on Facebook about filming the wedding. Guy previously had appeared in another episode featuring Gypsies and met the crew then, a family member added.
Garden Chapel has been home to start-up church groups in the past but is currently serving exclusively as a wedding chapel. Sunday marked its second brush with Hollywood.
In 2008, Poison frontman Bret Michaels filmed an episode of his reality TV show, VH1's "Rock of Love," in the chapel. News of the event quickly spread as Michaels' tour bus, which featured his picture and the show's title, rolled into town, and dozens gathered outside the chapel on North Street in hopes of snapping photos with the semi-retired rocker.
TLC drew less fanfare Sunday, as the bride, groom and their families arrived in their own cars. A few neighbors did come out to inquire about the hot pink limo, however.
The Rev. David Daniels, who conducted the ceremony, said he initially had some worries about being part of the production.
"My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding" is known for more than its glitz and glamour; a quick Internet search turns up past episodes depicting brawls between unruly guests and other lewd behavior Burk and Daniels agreed would be inappropriate for the chapel.
"We emphasized to them maintaining the dignity of the chapel," Daniels said. "We had some concerns."
But the wedding party and handful of guests who attended were well-behaved, even taking the time to leave the chapel spotless, Burk said.
"Set aside the television production and all the hoopla – I just hope those kids make it," she said.
The episode is expected to air in April or May.


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Day 4-Staying Present in our Lives!
Friday, May 18, 2012
Ahhh I already missed a day blogging so I am starting my streak over, but I have picked up a great idea from a fellow sparker and picked up some post its! I was on my way home yesterday and I received some bad news. A man named Thurman was killed yesterday by a semi truck on his way home from work. He was well known and liked around town, a very hard worker, and a pleasant gentlemen to talk too. This news got me thinking that we never know when our time on this earth is through. No matter how many times I have thought to not take things for granted somehow I find that I always do. Maybe this falls into the denial stage where we are in denial that anything bad will happen to us before we are older. Staying present in life is a way that I feel I can overcome denial. If I stay present I will enjoy my life at that very second. I need to not worry about yesterday it has happened and I can only move forward, and I can't worry about the future because what will be will be. However, I do have control over the present and what I choose to do with each day is my choice. Today I took a walk with my husband. We have not had the easiest marriage, and at one point we even started going through the process of divorce. The thing with marriage is you need to stay present as well, and neither of us understood that until recently. I would never have guessed last year that we would be exercising together and communicating, but good things happen, bridges are rebuilt, and inner selves are recognized when we try to stay present in our lives. I know that I am bouncing around to different subjects but one thing is the same STAYING PRESENT! Oh what an important concept that we all must practice doing! Staying present in our lives allows us to control how we live our lives, and keeps denial, worry, self loathing at bay.
On to lighter news I am going to enjoy the rest of my day with a little sun bathing LOL, and then its off to the track for a car show AKA the school track where my daughter will be showing their cardboard derby cars off for all to see! Then even more excitement when I finally get my shaggy hair cut and eyebrows waxed woot woot! This weekend should be fun filled we are planting my daughter's flower garden in her old turtle sandbox, planting peppers, checking on our vegetable garden, and going to the farmers market!
Have a GREAT AND PRESENT day!
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