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SARANAC LAKE - Brian Logan says he was ready to punch the village manager.
That's how upset the owner of Jreck Subs on Broadway said he was Wednesday when he showed up at the village offices to complain about the ongoing Broadway reconstruction project. Logan said the road closures, detours and general disruption from the project have cut into his customer traffic and revenue to the point where he's worried about losing his business.
"I went and talked to John Sweeney yesterday, and he didn't really like me," Logan said Thursday. "He almost had me arrested cause I almost knocked him out. Right in the village office."
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Jodi Domenico goes through somewhat of an obstacle course to leave the Saranac Lake Post Office Tuesday as Jerry Spoor and other employees of Luck Bros. contracting service of Plattsburgh smooth out new concrete curbs on Broadway.
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Curb replacement work cuts off access to Adirondack Trading Company, Pink and Cinderella's Broadway shops Tuesday.
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Sweeney said he's received some complaints about the project from business owners in recent days. He acknowledged he had a tense meeting with a very frustrated Logan Wednesday, but he said he didn't think Logan was going to take a swing at him. He also said he never threatened to arrest Logan.
"I didn't take it that way, but I understand his concern," Sweeney said.
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When the project began, most of the work took place at night. Logan said things were much better for him then because the road was open to one-way traffic during the day and his customers could get to the sub shop. Now that the work has shifted to daytime construction, "you can totally see the difference in business," Logan said.
"Now, I'm down an average of about $2,000 a week in sales. To top it off, you do your order and you make your food considering what you think you'll need each day. But today I threw out probably 10 pounds of macaroni salad, five pounds of chicken salad, three dozen rolls because they were moldy. Not only am I losing business, I'm throwing out product."
Logan also said he's had to cut his employees' hours in half and has eaten into his savings over the past month-and-a-half just trying to keep the business operating.
Across Olive Street at the Saranac Lake Post Office, Postmaster Denise Lapierre said business at the post office counter, which is normally bustling with people buying stamps and mailing packages, has taken a hit during the construction.
"Our retail revenue has been crazy low," she said. "Last week wasn't too bad - it was only like $700 off from last year - but the two weeks before that it was $2,000 under revenue. It's been slow."
Lapierre said a lot of her customers are frustrated with the construction and are now going to other post offices, like the one in Ray Brook, which she said has seen an up-tick in revenue.
Further down Broadway, Amy Johnstone, owner of the EcoLiving clothing and accessories shop, called the construction work a necessary evil. She said the impact on downtown businesses has been "devastating." Businesses generally only have seven months of the year in which they make money, and June is one of them, Johnstone said.
Nevertheless, she's optimistic for the village's economy, especially considering the renovation of the Hotel Saranac.
"This is like the depths of hell before we go up," Johnstone said.
Peter Wilson said this was the worst May and the hardest spring he's seen in the 17 years he's run Major Plowshares Army Navy store at 19 Broadway.
"I'm way, way down from past years," Wilson said.
Like Johnstone, however, he's hopeful for the future, based on a positive buzz he's hearing about local business developments.
"We're right now at the nadir, and hopefully we're about to - rapidly, please - climb," Wilson said. "After a spring like this, you've got to have hope."
Communication issues
What Logan says really set him off, and prompted his meeting with Sweeney, took place Wednesday when he had to close for the day because customers couldn't access his shop. Crews were installing new curbs along Broadway, but Logan said he hadn't gotten any advance notice that the work would be happening.
"I went to a meeting two weeks before this started, and they said they're going to communicate with us and try their hardest not to disrupt downtown businesses," Logan said. "All of it was a lie. I never got once communicated with. Nobody's told me anything that's going on. I've had to talk to the contractors to find out what's going on."
Lapierre said she's been just as frustrated about the lack of communication from the village.
"I haven't heard anything," she said. "One village employee talked to me a couple days ago about moving our collection can because they were going to pour the sidewalk there, but other than that nobody's let me know. I'd just come to work in the morning and say, 'Oh, I can't get to work that way. I'll have to go around.' I haven't been told ahead of time like how long (the road) was going to be closed or if I was going to have any access to the building. It's been difficult."
Lapierre said she understands that the work needs to be done, recalling a major water line break on Broadway last year, but "It just seems like it's taking a long time."
Village response
Sweeney said he's sympathetic to these businesses, but he doesn't know what else can be done to speed up the project.
He admitted the village has done a poor job of keeping businesses up to date on the project, particularly of late.
"We failed on the communication portion this last week," he said.
The village is trying to shore up its communications with the affected business owners. Sweeney and village Department of Public Works Superintendent Jeff Dora visited several businesses in the construction zone Thursday afternoon, including the Enterprise.
"We're going door to door saying, 'What are your needs, and how can we accommodate them?'" Sweeney said.
The manager speculated that some people may have believed the entire project was supposed to take place at night.
"I think that's part of what has been the issue," he said. "We talked about doing infrastructure at night then transitioning to day work on the curbs and sidewalks, but for some reason, a lot of people heard, 'Hey, we're going to do everything at night.' I think that's where things have gone awry."
Sweeney said the project has been one of the most complex he's ever been involved in because of the challenge of coordinating multiple contractors, village crews and a utility company that are all working in a busy downtown area. Despite that, he said the project is still on track to be wrapped up by the week of June 23.
Jim Bickford of Saranac Lake said he was disturbed when he went into Jreck Subs to get lunch and, after a conversation with the owner, realized how badly the work was hurting business.
"He's put all his resources into it, and he's losing it every day," Bickford said. "I don't think people realize the condition of some of these businesses."
He hopes Saranac Lakers will go out of their way to overcome the obstacles and patronize these Broadway shops.
"It's touch and go after a long winter, and maybe people could support them," he said.


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I realize not everyone will agree with me. So to those I ask, why does having a symbol of a cross on the Steubenville, Ohio logo offend anyone? What is the problem with having a Mosque in downtown New York City or in any other city or town in the United States? Individuals have the right to worship and practice their chosen religion in this country as they please so long as they are not breaking a law. Just because there are people (such as those who flew planes into the towers in New York City) who do bad things, doesn't mean that everyone who practices that religion is a bad person. Our freedom to express our beliefs should be just as sacred as practicing them.
Dan Cathy, president of Chick-Fil-A made a comment recently that he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. People from all over, even non-people such as "The Muppets" have gotten involved with this fight. The mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, spoke out almost immediately saying that the Chick-Fil-A fast food restaurant should not be located in Chicago because "it does not represent the values of Chicago."
Really Rahm? The values of Chicago? What values exactly? Could it be the fact that the violent crimes in the city of Chicago are twice that of the rest of the country combined? Maybe it is the fact that the chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime in the city of Chicago is 1 in 94.
Let's do a little comparison, Chick-Fil-A is closed on Sunday - those darn employees are probably practicing some sort of religious activity on that day - that sure doesn't represent the values of Chicago with its murder rates making it the sixth most dangerous city in the entire country. I did some research and you know what I found, there are gays and lesbians working at some of the Chick-Fil-A restaurants. Wait, I'm sure there must be some fire somewhere if there is so much smoke. Maybe I better keep looking for something in all fairness to Mayor Emanuel - but, I just can't seem to find any evidence of discrimination against gays by Chick-Fil-A. I wonder what their values really are?
Could it be that the president of Chick-Fil-A and the community leaders of Steubenville, Ohio just believe in Christianity and, dare I say, God? Could it be that every time a piece of currency crosses the counter at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant or comes through in a collection plate at one of the many houses of worship in Steubenville it has the words "In God We Trust" emblazoned on it?
We sing songs asking God to "bless America" and at the end of every political speech, radio address, and/or campaign venue the President and President wannabes (whether Republican or Democrat) choose "God Bless the United States of America" as their last line to the rowdy applause and cheers of those listening. Have we become a nation where God is no longer a part of our life, but merely a part of the divide? Has it gotten to the point that by easing God out of our lives we can go about looking at things without compassion or guilt for our wrongdoings?
When we take away the freedom of expression, the freedom of speech, the freedom to worship - or not, we take away a piece of who we are as a nation. When the gunshots were fired in the theater in Aurora, Colo., those victims prayed and millions of others prayed and are still praying for them today.
I know there are those who have chosen to believe in evolution versus creationism, and that is fine with me, I'll pray for you too. Because after all, we live in a country that was built on the strength, perseverance and dedication of individuals who suffered and fought for their right, and ours, to free speech and freedom of religion - whatever that religion might be - even if it is none at all.
I like Chick-Fil-A sandwiches, and while I may or may not agree with Dan Cathy's belief on marriage, I absolutely agree that he has the right to speak his mind on the subject. And while I understand the need to separate church and state, I believe that churches, steeples and crosses are a part of this country's landscape, and to hide them away because there are atheists or agnostics who don't participate in a structured religion goes too far.
If it is the right thing for a president to ask that "God Bless America" then why isn't it right for those who believe in God to say the same, besides, in God I trust.
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Mukai House and Garden represents a blend of cultures
By BRUCE HAULMAN & CINDY STOCKETT
Vashon is home to one of the most unique landmarked sites in the nation. The Mukai House and Garden, built in 1930, is a synthesis of two cultural influences: the desire of Japanese immigrants to be American and their desire to retain their culture as well.
The Mukai House is a traditional 1920s Craftsman-style home fronted by a mowed lawn, traditional American garden plantings and a concrete sidewalk that leads to the house. B.D. Mukai wanted very much to live an American lifestyle, and his desire to be American is reflected in the Mukai House.
Immediately next to this traditional American house is the Mukai Garden, a wonderful Japanese stroll garden originally bordered by many cherry trees. The Mukai Garden design was closer to Japanese gardens for a home and family than the designs of master gardeners that adhered to strict rules of tradition. The garden was designed to share with family and friends and to provide a venue for social gatherings. The garden is historically significant because it was created by a Japanese woman, Kuni Mukai. It is a synthesis of Japanese and American influences because Kuni used Japanese elements of earth, stones and water to form her design and also used her knowledge of Northwest gardens. Kuni's desire to retain her Japanese culture is reflected in the Mukai Garden.
Together the Mukai House and Garden, along with the neighboring Mukai Cold Process Fruit Barreling Plant, became a King County Landmark in 1993. The next year the barreling plant was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Mukai Garden at its peak in the 1930s and early 1940s was prominently featured in national newspapers like The Christian Science Monitor and on the front page of The Seattle Times. The garden style is probably closest to a stroll garden, but it does not strictly follow the design elements of a stroll garden. This is most likely because Kuni had to rely on her memories of Japanese gardens she may have seen near her hometown of Yokohama, Japan, and a few Japanese pamphlets and books that she brought with her when she immigrated. The term stroll garden is self-explanatory, but it rarely implies random strolling. Many are constructed in such a way that a visitor must move carefully and slowly through the garden, taking time to appreciate the vistas that the path provides.
Cherry trees played an important part in Japanese culture. The blooming of cherry trees is still anticipated and celebrated in Japan today. Kuni placed cherry trees in her garden and hosted outdoor tea parties, serving oysters on silver platters. These tea parties celebrated the spirit of renewal that comes with spring. It must have been enchanting for visitors to come at this time of the year. Her tea parties at cherry blossom time were a major Vashon Island social event in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Mukai Garden consisted of a "hill garden" on the north end of the property. It was almost entirely surrounded by a pond with koi and even a small boat. This section of the garden is most recognizable today. The "south garden" was equally lovely with a hill landscaped with trees, azaleas and conifers. It was also next to a beautiful pond and edged with flowering cherry trees. Today the south garden has seen the most damage, as the pond has been filled in and much of the hill destroyed.
For years after the Mukais no longer lived there, the home remained a private residence. As can be seen in the 2014 Terry Donnelly photograph, the garden is in disrepair and is in need of significant restoration, though there have been numerous attempts to restore the garden in the past. For example, 1995 was Vashon Allied Arts' year of the Mukai Restoration Project. The project was funded by a King County Heritage Commission grant to do a restoration study and developed a phase one cleanup and stabilization, followed by a phase two restoration and interpretation. Although this effort got off to a good start, it ultimately floundered and was never developed. In 1999, Island Landmarks began a push to purchase the house and garden and to restore them. "The Mukai Farm and Garden: A Plan to Purchase and Operate the Facility" was developed, a Committee to Preserve the Mukai Farm and Garden was organized and a steering committee for the Mukai Farm and Garden formed. A successful campaign to raise funds to purchase the house and garden took place, and in 2000 Island Landmarks purchased the property. Unfortunately, this effort stalled as well, and little was accomplished to restore the garden. Island Landmarks did stabilize the house and garden and did attempt to develop the site, but lack of funding and internal dissention left these goals unrealized.
The current attempt to restore the Mukai garden began in 2010 with the formation of what is now the Friends of Mukai. The group's effort to take control of Island Landmarks and the property resulted in a lawsuit which is still in King County court. The friends group has also held programs related to the house and its history, and tonight members will give a talk on the garden at the Land Trust Building.
— Bruce Haulman is an island historian and is on the board of Friends of Mukai. Cindy Stockett is a member of the Friends of Mukai Garden Committee.
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Cindy Stockett and Karen Baer, members of the Friends of Mukai Garden Committee, will discuss this current effort to stabilize and restore the Mukai Garden. The talk, "Mukai Garden Past and Present," will cover the early development of the garden, the historical importance of the garden, the present state of the garden and a brief history of the Marshall strawberry and the Mukai strawberry business. This presentation is part of the series of programs sponsored by the Friends of Mukai. It will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the Land Trust Building.
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Anne: I traded his life for yours.
Cotton: [screaming and angry] No! Now I see why I already burn in hell.
They have tried and failed to build the kingdom of heaven here on earth, not it is our turn. Under our dark lord's dominion, Salem will prosper and grow becoming a mighty nation and it all begins here with this little boy.Countess Marburg
Mercy: You promised me.
Countess Marburg: Promised you what, child?
Mercy: To be my mother, to make me one of you. That I might marry Sebastian, become a princess.
Countess Marburg: Your wishful mind promised you all those things. I promised you to return the beauty for which you were born and make Mary Sible feel your pain and beyond.
Mary: Why are you doing this?
Sebastian: I, too, am capable of unconditional love.
Anne: Cotton, I'm still your Anne. The woman who loves you.
Cotton: No, no. Witches are the very embodiment of evil.
Anne: Cotton.
Cotton: I thought you were the very embodiment of good.
Anne: So why can't I use my power for good? To make the world a better, fairer place.
Cotton: Because such powers come from the devil himself.
Mercy: They say crocodiles weep when they devour their prey, but not even crocodiles eat their own young.
Mary: Mercy, I wonder when you'd come. Believe it or not, I am glad you survived.
Mercy: Don't play the good mother with me. Good mother's don't burn their children. I finally met a true mother, she healed the wounds you and so many others dealt me.
Sebastian: How about you leave me well enough and far alone, you're no use to us anymore.
Mercy: That isn't true.
Sebastian: No, it isn't true. You were never any use to us.
Mercy: You're being cruel. I thought you wanted me?
Sebastian: Wanted you? No one has ever wanted you. Not your own father, not the Essex hive and certainly, not I. Mary Sibley is the one I desire and I shall have no other.
John: Anne Hale is a witch!
Cotton: [laughing] That the most preposterous thing I've heard.
I never longed for power, I longed for love.Anne
With every breath we take, we betray somebodies trust.Countess Marburg
You would have me speak words of love while you destroy him.Mary
John: Did you have any friends?
John Alden: Well let's see. There was a boy, Isaac, he was a kind and simple soul -- still is, but do you know who my dearest friend, the one I loved most already, even when I was your age?
John: Who?
John Alden: Why, the girl who turned out to be your mother.
John: I miss her.
John Alden: Me too.


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SYDNEY — Fresh off multiple showcase performances at East Coast Music Week, Cape Breton's Carleton Stone is set to host a hometown CD release event for his second album "Draws Blood."
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Carleton Stone will perform at a CD release event for "Draws Blood" in his hometown Thursday at Governors in Sydney.
The music will get started at 8 p.m. tonight at Governors Pub, located at 233 Esplanade in Sydney. Tickets are available at the pub and online at www.governorseatery.com.
Released on Groundswell Music, "Draws Blood" is co-produced by Howie Beck, a singer-songwriter and producer who has worked with Feist and Hayden, and Jason Collett, an acclaimed singer-songwriter and member of Broken Social Scene.
Stone has dedicated the album to his first-ever co-writing partner, the late Jay Smith, a well-known and respected Cape Breton musician and songwriter, who died last year at the age of 34 while on tour with Matt Mays in Edmonton.
The title track "Draws Blood" is co-written by Stone and Smith, and the album also features a second Stone-Smith co-write, "Like a Knife," as well as eight other tracks that Stone co-wrote with a number of friends and collaborators including Dylan Guthro, Mo Kenney, Steve MacDougall and Emma Lee.
"I'm just really proud of this album," said Stone, recently in an interview with the Cape Breton Post. "I think people are going to like it so I'm excited for them to hear it."
Stone has been on the move a lot already in 2014, having recently completed a nine-date tour of Ontario opening for Matt Andersen, and he also just returned from Nashville with fellow participants from the annual Gordie Sampson Songcamp.
For more information on Stone, go online to www.carletonstone.com.
Also this weekend at Governors, The RedShed band will host the after work party, Friday at 6 p.m. The band is a recently formed quartet featuring James Eddy, Chuck Smith, Ben Young, and Ian MacIntyre. The band plays a mix of classic rock and pub tunes. Later that evening, at 10:30 p.m. ,Mike LeLievre leads a night of original music with Daniel Baldwin and John Paul Bergeron.
Saturday night at 10:30pm, The Jordan Musycsyn Band will be performing with special guest Carmen Townsend opening the night with a set of her rock n' roll tunes.


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Family petitions voters to save memorial
NORTH BEND Over the next four months, Tony and Amy
Blount's home will be transformed into campaign headquarters as they
scramble to collect more than 180,000 signatures to get their initiative on the
November ballot.
The couple seeks to lawfully protect memorials on public
rights-of-way from being removed which includes their son Brandon's cross
on North Bend Way. According to the King County Code, only a few
things are allowed in the county's right-of-way, and the list does not include
"When we came home from the hospital there were already
two crosses out there," Amy Blount said. "When you loose a child, there are
a lot of people who don't want to talk to you, they don't know what to
say and how to say it, so they ignore it.
"When I go by the cross, to me it's a sign of the love that other
people have for my child for the child I gave birth to and loved with all
my heart," she added.
Last year, King County Department of Transportation
officials planned to remove the cross after they received several complaints about
the Blount's memorial. Instead, the county and family agreed to
negotiate an alternate solution; however, nothing has been finalized yet.
"The sides of the roads are public property," Tony Blount said.
"It doesn't belong to the Department of Transportation; it belongs to
the people and the [DOT] are stewards of that property."
With the DOT poised to possibly remove the cross, the Blounts
were faced with the decision of negotiating with the county, going through the
legislative process or taking the vote to the people. The family chose to let
the people decide the fate of memorials in Washington.
"After speaking with Sen. Dino Rossi, [he said] when it goes
through the legislative process, it has a tendency to get changed a great deal
and diluted," Blount said. "So that's
one of the reasons we decided to go through the initiative route."
Now the Blounts are taking their plea across the state and plan to
stop in several major cities to present their cause. Locally, there are petition
clipboards set up at many businesses in the Valley including Safari's
Pizza, Milk Barn and Crystal Rentals. They have also received the OK to set up
a petition booth at the Factory Stores at North Bend through July.
The Blounts will need to collect at least 45,000 signatures of
registered voters a month, which equals 1,600 a day, just to get the initiative on the
ballot. There are 19 other proposals that need voter support this year, and
historically, only one out of seven initiatives will make it to election day.
"There's no doubt in my mind that those signatures will be attained and
I am 100 percent committed to making that a reality," Blount said.
"We've been getting a great deal of help and support from others. We now
have about 20 people volunteering with us, but in reality, we need 100s."
But there is always a possibility that the family cannot generate
enough signatures or that the people might not embrace this petition. If that
happened, Blount said, he would probably take his concerns to Olympia.
"I will take those petitions and say, `Look at this. We did everything
we could, but look at this. Here's 100,000 signatures' and then go through
the legislative process and see if there could be a bill that could pass," he said.
Family and friends have been maintaining a memorial for
Brandon Blount on the corner of North Bend Way and Tanner Road since the
day of the accident in 1997. The Blounts hope that their efforts will not
only protect their son's memorial, but those of other families as well.
"They should vote because none of us is promised a day, and any
day they can lose someone they love in a traffic accident," Blount said. "And
if they vote for it, they will have a choice to place or not place a memorial
where they lost the one they cared and loved for.
"There'll be many people who don't want to place a memorial
there. It should be the choice of the people it happened to and nobody else's."
"And when I see new flowers and balloons, it makes me feel so
happy that my baby has not been forgotten," Amy Blount added.
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I have heavy jowls marionette lines and loss of cheek volume..im 56, scared of getting a facelift, and wanting to know my options?
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Theft from yards, Mayfield Road:
The owner of the Wine Barrel said July 20 someone took a garbage can, valued around $100, from the side of the building sometime overnight. He was concerned about it being stolen because he said someone recently had also stolen two flower pots and killed some flowers in front of the store by pouring an unknown liquid substance on them. The following day, the owner reported someone had returned the garbage can.
Juvenile complaint, Woodrow Avenue:
A woman said July 22 some kids were in her yard and pulled some of her plants out of the ground. Officers confirmed there was damage to some of her plants, flowers and fence. They spoke to the parents of the three responsible children on Fruitland Avenue and told them what had happened. The woman was satisfied that the parents were made aware of the situation and declined to pursue charges.
Harassment, SOM Center Road:
An employee of Potbelly Sandwich Works said July 21 a customer was sending her unwanted text messages and notes. Officers spoke with the customer, who agreed to stop harassing the employee.
Theft from auto, Golden Gate Boulevard:
A man said July 21 his handgun, valued at $350, was taken out of his vehicle the previous night while it was parked in an apartment parking lot. He said he was unsure how entry was made because he believed the vehicle was locked. There was no damage to the vehicle and the man had a concealed-weapon permit.
Breaking and entering, Chelmsford Road:
A woman reported July 21 her garage was broken into and someone rummaged through it and stole a bicycle. She said the man door to the garage does not lock and that may have been how the suspect entered the garage.
Theft, Golden Gate Boulevard:
A boy, 16, who was working at Best Buy as part of a summer youth work program, admitted July 21 to stealing an iPhone, valued at $699, from the store. He was released to his mother and criminal charges are pending.
Theft from building, SOM Center Road:
A woman reported July 19 she left her purse in a laundry room in an apartment building the previous day without realizing she had. The following day, a maintenance worker contacted her after he found the purse. When she retrieved it she said five $100 bills were missing from inside of it.
Telephone harassment, Fulham Drive:
A woman said July 18 she received a phone call at her home from a male who whispered "I know where you live." She said she asked him who he was and he said he was not telling her. The call was unable to be traced but a subpoena was faxed to the phone company in an attempt to obtain the phone number that was used to call her.
Theft, Lander Road:
A woman reported July 17 two bikes were stolen from her yard. She said they were left sitting out against a garage door.
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The Australian great clinched his 2nd WorldTour title in stage race recently along with the victory of Catalonia Tour & Paris-Nice win. It was the 2nd Paris-Nice win for him.
The Tasmanian looked sturdy on hilly 7th & final stage at Barcelona to triumph at the race by 4 seconds from Alejandro Valverde of Spain, who picked twelve bonus seconds given his stage win as well as the victory at intermediate sprint.
Domenico Pozzovivo, the famous Italian rider, was 1 second behind Alejandro in 3rd overall while two-time Tour France hero Alberto Contador was further adrift by 2 seconds.
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"Honestly, it is just unbelievable", stated Porte, who came second at Down Under Tour in his own homeland as the current season ushered.
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Australia has won eleven medals overall at the recently concluded Paris hosted World championship. It was 4 more in comparison to any other participating nation- 4 gold, 4 silver & 3 bronze. However, the host nation, France, concluded with 5 golds.
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The Central Minnesota Violent Offenders Task Force has wrapped up a five month investigation into the manufacturing of Methamphetamine in the St. Cloud area. The investigation concluded on Wednesday when two people were arrested after police found items used to create meth in two St. Cloud locations.
The task force conducted the first search warrant on Wednesday at 1214 7th Avenue North. At the residence police allegedly found two grams of meth along with items used in the creation and use of it.
The suspect who was home at the time, 46-year-old Scott Olson was arrested on charges of possessing a fifth degree controlled substance. Olson could also face charges of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine. While the task force conducted the search warrant, they learned of another meth lab at an apartment on the East side of St. Cloud.
The second search warrant was conducted at that location; 1215 East Saint Germain Street. 62-year-old Derald Hausmann was arrested during the second search warrant on charges of manufacturing methamphetamine in the first degree. He was arrested after police allegedly found chemicals and ammonia used to create meth along with approximately five grams of the substance.
Authorities say the two search warrants stemmed from another search warrant that was conducted the day before on an impounded minivan that allegedly had a meth lab in the back of it. Police say that Hausmann was the driver of the van. However, the van belongs to a man who is already in custody for the manufacturing of meth.
The two suspects are being held in the Stearns County jail. However, Hausmann faces charges in both Stearns and Benton County because substances found in his apartment were located in Benton County and the van was impounded in Stearns.
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Late last month, the GNU Gnash project released version 0.8.8 of its open-source flash player, which touts much better compatibility than its predecessors with popular Flash-centric sites, like YouTube. But how well does Gnash 0.8.8 actually work on Ubuntu? We botched up a virtual machine in order to find out.
For ages, Flash has been the thorn in the side of free-software ideologues around the world. Even in 2010, when GPL-licensed software is available for dealing with almost all kinds of video and audio files, as well as Microsoft's proprietary document formats, there's no alternative to Adobe's proprietary flash plugin for users who want a stable and reliable flash experience. And that's a problem if you're trying to build a desktop operating system comprised entirely of Free software.
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Can you believe how gorgeous Lane' is in these photos? She was such fun to photograph recently — I love her relaxed style. She runs a fun vintage and budget-friendly wedding rental company called Something Borrowed. Check it out!
Can you believe how gorgeous Lane' is in these photos? She was such fun to photograph recently — I love her relaxed style. She runs a fun vintage and budget-friendly wedding rental company called Something Borrowed. Check it out!
Ahh, Chris and Trina. I had a really fun afternoon with these two in Waterfront Park and nearby on one of the most crowded Saturdays I've seen there in a long time. These guys were troopers, though!
Congratulations, Trina and Chris! Many happy years ahead to both of you.
Thao and Marsh just got married this past weekend. We'll get to their fun wedding photos, but for now here's a peek at their engagement session, which we shot last month. I love the energy these two have!
This railroad trestle out in Helvetia is one of my favorite spots to shoot — isn't it cool?
Congratulations, Thao and Marsh!
Hey blog readers! I'm excited-beyond-excited because today, I'm announcing my first-ever crash course, which is a half-day course for photographers. It's all about getting your work published, and I've got LOADS of information queued up for the ten photographers that join me for this event.
Over the past two short years, I've had my work published more than 60 times, and it's not on accident — I made that happen, one submission at a time. I have it down to a system now and I want to teach you that system during this course. It's less than a month away and there are only ten spots available as of this post, so if you're interested, I would advise signing up immediately. Here are some more details:
If this sounds like something you're interested in, click here to register! And if you know someone else who might be interested, please send them the link! I appreciate you helping me to spread the word.
Putting together the photo shoots for the MarryThis! guides over the past year has been one of my favorite projects ever. I'm moving on from the project this month (and leaving it in the incredibly creative hands of Allison, one of my collaborators on the project who is now taking it in her own direction). Keep watching it — she has the most amazing ideas.
This guide, which is all about planning a charming brunch wedding, was one of my favorites to shoot. If you want to see more of the photos, download the guide for free over at MarryThis!
These flowers are gorgeous, aren't they? They came from the incredibly talented Liz of Fleur:ology.
These are my dear friends Marianna and Reece, who together lead The Bylines. They're getting married this summer!


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Four years ago, when I decided that I was going to finally lose weight and this time it would be for good, I knew that the only way I was going to do it was to ditch the diet mentality and see it as a lifestyle. This meant finding a balance.
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I would say it is unfortunate that the weight-loss pills, programs, and bonus DVDs haven't really worked out, but now that I'm a foodist, I see the failure of the dieting industry to make us thinner or healthier as one of the luckiest mess-ups of our generation.
Changing certain cues, like the color and size of your plate, is a simple way to take advantage of the way your mind works and alter your eating patterns without actively thinking about it.
Two factors cause most yo-yo diets. The first is sugar dependency. Second is the sense of failure that breaks your spirit. You need to be aware of both if you want to maintain your weight-loss plan.
If your New Year's resolution involves making a change in your diet with weight loss as a goal, you are facing a dizzying array of information out there. There is a great deal of evidence about what practices help weight loss, much of it contradictory.
Usually, people either gain a lot of weight this time of year, or they deny themselves what they'd really like. Either way, they're miserable. Instead, the key to permanent weight loss is learning how to eat what you'll want the rest of your life -- in a way that will maintain a healthy weight.
Those who know me won't be surprised that one of my go-to items for a "hit" of autumn is an edible -- well, drinkable -- one. For years now, I've been addicted (potential 12-step-group-addicted) to Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Lattes (or, as I refer to them, "fall in a cup").
Here is the scenario for you. When you start off on a hormonal approach to fat loss, you realize that eating becomes a matter of eating more of the right things rather than less of anything. And because everyone is different, the right things can vary from person to person.
Whether or not children and teens are overweight, the whole family can benefit from following some basic guidelines. Small changes can quickly add up to make a big difference. Start slowly -- too many changes all at once create a recipe for failure.
On its surface, the cause of the Western world's obesity epidemic seems simple: People are eating too many calories and getting too little calorie-burning exercise; the imbalance manifests as excess fat. But this explanation is too simple.
Misinformation about weight loss abounds, and anyone who's tried to diet knows it. We begin strict diets with the best of intentions, but they ultimately result in feelings of failure as we boomerang back to our original weight, or -- even worse -- gain more.
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I am convinced that anyone can succeed with permanent weight loss. However, there is a big but. Before you can expect to be able to solve your weight problem, there are several prerequisites that must be met.
If you take a hormones-first approach to weight loss, you can keep hunger at bay, diminish cravings and stabilize energy. Doing things this way causes the body to eat less, naturally, which allows us to make new changes to our lifestyle without relying solely on willpower.
There are many things in life we can't control. If you have a weight issue, sometimes it may feel like you can't control how much or what you eat. You may feel like you're at the mercy of the food. I certainly did.
You know that one of the keys to losing weight is eating fewer calories. But it can be hard to know how to cut back without feeling deprived or hungry.
Time to stop blaming the wife or family, and start eating like a man. That doesn't mean starving yourself, or eating like a bird. It means managing your nutrition, and tackling your stress as well. Here's what men can do to take control of their waists, and their health.
Weight loss and fat loss are not the same thing. You can be burning calories and losing weight, but those calories and that weight may or may not be fat. In fact, the one-size-fits-all weight loss model of "eat less and exercise more" can result in muscle being lost as readily as fat.
Whether you've tried one too many fad diets, have fallen off the bandwagon, or just want tips for lifetime weight management, you can clean up your diet with a few simple tweaks.
Whatever season approaches, you want to look fabulous. But particularly during warmer weather you want to become your leanest, sexiest self because you're baring more of yourself.
I am a Facebook junkie and a big fan of the motivational quotes that tend to find their way to many of my friend's walls. One in particular caught my eye the other day: "Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down."
Can you think yourself thin? Sure you can. But you'll need more than positive affirmations to get yourself into action.
Ms. Bauer, who has been a longtime champion of successful dieters, points out that dieting and losing weight is 50 percent attitude. And thus, she suggests a couple essential (and common) steps for anyone who wants to win at the losing game.
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SECAUCUS -- The game plan for Secaucus High was simple -- turn up the pressure on defense. Early in Tuesday's matchup against High Tech, that strategy worked to perfection.
Behind a defense that forced 11 first-quarter steals, the Patriots raced out to a 15-point advantage and never looked back in a convincing 62-39 victory in the opening round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group I tournament.
"We were able to score quite a few points because that pressure defense enabled us to get out on the fast break and get some easy layups," Patriots coach John Sterling said. "It's vital to how we play."
From the opening tip, No. 7 seed Secaucus (21-6) set the tone on the defensive end, forcing turnovers on each of High Tech's first seven possessions. Senior point guard Amanda Stenten led the opening quarter assault with nine points, four steals and three rebounds.
"You have to take advantage of weak ball handling and you have to take advantage of (the opponents') weak hand," said Stenten, who finished with a game-high eight steals.
"She has good quickness and good awareness of the court," Sterling said. "Amanda has good vision and good anticipation, so when she sees some passes that are being lobbed she's able to grab them."
The Patriots were able to take advantage of a Lasercat backcourt that had been weakened by injuries to the tune of 24 steals on the game.
"It's really great when our defense starts to shine," said Andrea Innis. "I think we all played really good defense today."
Secaucus was forced to abandon the full-court press after Shannon Waters picked up her third foul in the final minute of the first quarter. But that didn't slow down the Patriots' transition game. Before you could blink an eye after a rebound, Secaucus players were ready down court for a long pass.
"They know when to break from the break from the defensive end to the offensive end," High Tech coach Jose Gonzalez said. "A lot of our girls got caught looking at the basket while their girl is racing down the court. It's a controlled fast break. It may look like basket hanging, but it's not."
Waters led all scorers with 25 points. Stenten had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Innis had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
High Tech (11-11), the No. 10 seed, was led by 14 points from Sybil Lynch. Yessenia Cruz and Altheresa Foster added 10 and nine rebounds, respectively.
The Patriots, who advanced to the sectional finals a year ago, travel to No. 2 seed Whippany Park tomorrow in the second round.
HIGH TECH (11-11) -- Jessie Northgrave 2-0-0-4, Kristina Rivera 2-0-2-6, Christine Ramos 0, Yessenia Cruz 1-0-2-4, Altheresa Foster 1-0-1-3, Erica Cruz 3-0-0-6, Sybil Lynch 0-3-5-14, Briana Guzman 0, Amanda Vann 0, Maria Larifice 0, Samantha Maldonado 1-0-0-2. Totals 10-3-10-39.
SECAUCUS (21-6) -- Shannon Waters 7-1-8-25, Andrea Innis 7-0-1-15, Amanda Stenten 6-1-3-18, Alyssa Hopper 2-0-0-4, Kendyl Voli 0, Brittney Mitchell 0, Karishma Dhanjani 0, A.J. Gamboa 0, Amina Shahid 0. Totals 22-2-12-62.
High Tech 3 14 15 7 -- 39
Secaucus18 15 16 13 -- 62
Statistics -- High Tech: Cruz 10 rebounds; Foster 9 rebounds; Northgrave 6 rebounds. Secaucus: Innis 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals; Stenten 10 rebounds, 8 steals; Waters 9 rebounds.


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Subject: General Tech | July 10, 2008 - 01:43 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The Symphonic Designs Tube Amplifier has a classic steampunk look to it, with the sound quality that anyone who has heard tube amps before would expect. Combine that with Bluetooth and an iPod dock in addition to RCA and banana plugs have you have nice meld of old and new. The sound won't be terribly loud; it is rated at 18W, but that amount of power satisfied Techware Labs.
Peeling an Apple
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Surprisingly, the first site to have stripped a 3G iPhone to it's bare circuits seems to be having a little traffic trouble. The direct link doesn't always connect before timing out, but there is a prominent link on iFixit's front page as well. Drop by for a look at some nekkid fruit.
"It's July 11th somewhere in the world, that means ... iPhone 3G teardown."
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Subject: General Tech | July 9, 2008 - 12:05 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Battlefield: Bad Company is an attempt to bring the Battlefield series to the console as a single player experience. Gamepyre did have some fun playing through it and discovering rare collectible weapons, but they also felt very disappointed by the multiplayer experience.
There is only one multiplayer mode, and it is not Conquest, not is there any way to play the single player campaign co-operatively.
Actizzard or Blizzavision?
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The Inquirer stumbled upon some screenshots of an unreleased 45nm chip from Intel. The current chip with the closest specs is the E2200, which retails for about $80. This new chip, being a little faster should run about $100. If these screens are to be trusted; the chip is capable of hitting 4GHz with a FSB of 1280MH.
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If you have a spare $1400, why not splurge on some powered luggage. The LiveLuggage PA is a hard shelled suitcase with the ability to help push it's self along when it is pulled by it's handle, therefore destroying the most attractive feature for many, you can't ride it and you can send it chasing after people. With only 2 hours of power it won't help you on a road trip, but if you like carting around 70lbs of gadgets whenever you travel, you take a look at it on Digital Tr
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nVIDIA is really having a lousy summer. Their attempt to distract from AMD's launch pf the HD4800 series with the 9800GTX+ was all but ignored by reviewers; those few who did review it tended to lean towards AMD's cheaper offerings. Now it comes out that their notebook chipsets and graphics have serious problems, problems that may extend to their add-on cards as well. AMD now has an opportunity to lay the boots in, as their dual GPU HD4870 X2 should be out in a month.
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College football's recruiting process has escalated to the point where scholarships are being offered to freshmen and sophomores (and, in some cases, even eighth-graders like Dylan Moses) but it's still a process.
Although it's tempting to think that in today's recruiting landscape, prospects who don't receive offers from schools like Alabama and Auburn by the summer before their senior year may never get them, recent history doesn't necessarily bear that out.
Jonathan Wallace was headed first to Southern Miss, and then to Central Florida, before he got a late offer from Auburn. Now he's competing for the starting job. Wallace Gilberry was headed to a junior college before a strong performance at the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game, then held in the summer, landed him an offer from Alabama. Now he's in the NFL.
There have been others, and there will be more. There are several under-the-radar 2014 prospects who currently do not have offers from Alabama or Auburn but may ultimately figure into their plans over the next several months.
Breeland Speaks, a 6-foot-3, 265-pound defensive lineman from Jackson (Miss.) Callaway, is a perfect example. A linebacker for his high school team who made 136 tackles and three sacks last year, he was named defensive line MVP of the Rivals Camp Series combine in Hoover last weekend.
"He's very athletic for a big man," Callaway coach Daryl Jones said of Speaks, whose offers so far are from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Louisiana-Lafayette and Jackson State. "I wouldn't be surprised if he at least gets another inch or so. I know he's going to get bigger. He's trying not to be a tackle. But I think eventually, if his genes catch up with him, he'll be a tackle."
Speaks said he's talked with coaches from both Alabama and Auburn and has been told they want to see him in camp this summer. His work in Hoover will only help his cause.
Several prospects in the Mobile area who have not yet drawn offers from either in-state SEC program could earn those offers with strong work this summer. Vigor linebacker Deshaun Davis and Murphy defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth have SEC offers from other schools, while Theodore running back/tight end Jerry Gibson and Foley receiver Demarcus Bingham have both visited Auburn junior day events in the last couple of months.
Gibson turned in some good work at last weekend's Rivals camp - "none of the linebackers could keep up with me," said Gibson (6-3, 214), who has 4.5 speed - while Bingham plans to take part in a Nike Football Training Camp this weekend in Atlanta and head to Tuscaloosa for the A-Day game on April 20.
Strong work at camps and combines during the spring could accelerate the process for some of these prospects.
Take Josh Casher, for instance. A 6-foot-1 tackle who projects as a center in college, he got an Auburn offer in February after his coaches at St. Paul's sent film of him snapping a ball on the practice field. Alabama recruiters also received the video, but wanted to wait until they saw him in camp this summer, according to St. Paul's coach Steve Mask.
Casher committed to Auburn on March 31 and then, last Saturday, turned in a dominant performance to win MVP honors at the Hoover Rivals camp. Alabama offered on Wednesday.
There's plenty of time for other prospects to rise from under the radar and jump onto the grid.
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Editor's note: This is a series of columns by John Malcolm on his "50 years at Fredonia." Retired, he is a professor emeritus at Fredonia State.
By JOHN MALCOLM
A building boom started in 1957. Alumni Hall was under construction and plans were in the works for a new cafeteria (Cranston) and a twin dormitory McGinnes. Completion of Alumni would allow resident men to return to campus.
The plans were not original. One can find one of these styles on most of the SUNY four-year campuses. I once met one of the state architects at a meeting and he mentioned that he was the one who had to draw reverse plans for the third and fourth buildings of this plan - Chautauqua and Nixon halls.
All of these "dorms" had what was termed "double loaded corridors" with central bathrooms and small lounges on each floor. The buildings were divided into "houses." The lower level had a large lounge that even had wood burning fireplaces.
The rules were still tight. One had to sign in or out and quiet hours were strictly enforced.
Maintenance buildings often get overlooked and I can't ignore the old heating plant that was located pretty much on the site of the present Williams Center. (Just recently I found that the students have dubbed Williams "Willie C.") The heating plant was built shortly after Fenton was completed. It was an oil burning plant with a tall smokestack that gave it the factory look referred to earlier. The plant generated steam and it passed through tunnels to the existing buildings. These tunnels proved helpful in wiring the campus later but they were not, as some students like to think, capable of human traffic. It was also the headquarters for the physical plant or maintenance staff. It was very handy having them so close and even in the night hours the plant operators were available to help with problems.
There was no University Police Force. There was a night watchman but all he had was a time clock and a hat. At that time the college only had two station wagons for field trips, a 1952 Dodge Stake Truck, a tractor, and equipment to mow the lawns. The president did not have a state assigned car. Four garages, of brick, were also constructed and I remember working in one assembling furniture for McGinnes Hall. All of these buildings were torn down when the I.M. Pei construction program started and the new maintenance complex; "Fort Apache" was constructed.
John Malcolm is a Fredonia resident.


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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Coach Jim Caldwell confirmed that James Ihedigbo will play strong safety for the Detroit Lions, provided the two-year deal that's in place is finalized.
That moves Glover Quin, acquired last year via free agency, to free safety.
But Caldwell said both players are versatile enough to play both positions, and they will, depending on offensive formations.
"I think that's how it fits," Caldwell said of the free/strong safety split. "But here's the thing about coaching: Oftentimes when guys come in, they try to pigeonhole people right away. I don't think oftentimes that's the best (policy). You have to see what you have. You have to make some comparison. We haven't been on the field with these guys, you know what I mean? Haven't been on the field with them. We got to go out there and get a feel.
"They almost have to be twin safeties anyway, because all a team is going to do, if you have a guy designated to a certain type of technique, all they're going to do is flip flop it. Right? They're going to jump the tight end, they're going to motion, they're going to move you into position. Sometimes the (safeties) are going to have to take on the other's responsibility anyway. So you have a mirrored safety situation."
Ihedigbo has agreed to a two-year deal, MLive confirmed, but the contract isn't finalized. So Caldwell didn't want to talk much about Ihedigbo's place on the team.
But he was eager to discuss what kind of player he is, after spending the past two seasons with him in Baltimore.
Caldwell was the Ravens' quarterbacks coach for most of the regular season in 2012, and then their offensive coordinator for that postseason and all of 2013.
"He understands the system that we're putting in place," he said. "He and Coach Austin have a great rapport in terms of working together. But nevertheless just in terms of his performance, he can run, he'll tackle well, he's a guy who does a great job of getting everybody else in place and, if things work out (with the contract), will be a big factor."
Ravens coach John Harbaugh hailed Ihedigbo for his leadership, especially with rookie safety Matt Elam last year, and Caldwell is eager to add that element to Detroit's locker room.
"This guy is a vocal leader," Caldwell said, "but he's also a guy who certainly can match it up with his play. He does things the right way."


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God in me is my light and my understanding.
"The truth that God is the (Source) of man (and woman) does away with the oft-proclaimed presumption that it is impossible for the finite to understand the Infinite." [Christian Healing, page 10]
"In order to have spiritual understanding man must first realize that he has capacity for it. When one acknowledges that it is natural and right for man to have full knowledge of the Infinite, he is but confirming his own ability to enjoy infinite understanding. Man is the manifestation of God within, and, in His likeness is all-wise and all-knowing.
"To believe in the real presence of God as Divine Mind in you is to identify yourself with all light and unlimited mentality. He takes his God-given dominion and power first through consciousness, and, consequently, must have full possession of all truth.
"Begin today to rise out of the belief that by nature you are limited in understanding. Never think or say that anything is too difficult for you to comprehend. Think at all times of man as capable of knowing all truth. Learn to rely upon the light of God within to make clear whatever you wish to know."


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