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Following the 1609 Twelve Year Truce with Spain, and the Treaty of Münster which ended the 80 Year War in 1648, the war-damaged cities of the Dutch Republic were rebuilt and began to enjoy a new-found economic prosperity based on sea and river trade. The reconstruction and subsequent development of towns also required the increased use of tiles as a building material.
The earliest tiles were made of clay found along the floodplains of riverbeds; the clay was a blend of eroded rock fragments infused with minerals and organic matter, including iron, which produced the red color of tiles after firing. The first Dutch tiles were unglazed and used on the floor. Because the porous tiles deteriorated rapidly, however, lead and tin-glazing were quickly introduced to protect and waterproof the tiles. The technique of tin-glazing was first used in Europe by Moorish craftsmen in the early Middle Ages, but this method was introduced to the northern provinces of The Netherlands only in the beginning of the sixteenth century.
The Dutch craze for tiles in the home as objects of both utility and decoration – as a building material tiles reduced fire risk, kept out the damp and were an easy surface to keep clean - resulted in the establishment of factories not only in Delft, but throughout Holland to satisfy a constantly increasing demand.
The process of manufacturing and decorating Dutch tiles rarely strayed from several unvarying steps: The clay was first washed and left to mature, followed by massaging in a pug mill, which consisted of a large vertical wooden barrel containing metal cutters that were moved through the clay by a horse walking around the barrel. The prepared clay was then pressed into square wooden or metal frames and rolled flat. The frames were then lifted away and the clay was left to dry. Once firm, the clay was trimmed to size and biscuit fired at 1000 degrees Celsius for 20 to 40 hours, followed by up to three days of cooling within the kiln. Following this, tin glaze, which is a lead glaze to which tin oxide has been added, was applied. After the second firing, the tiles gained an opacity which provided an excellent background for decoration.
Sometime around the middle of the seventeenth century, tiles with monochromatic motifs consisting solely of a central image and stylized corner designs such as these became fashionable with wealthy urbanites in The Netherlands. At the same time, the more richly decorated polychrome tiles (see Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1979-50-479--482) they replaced gained popularity in rural areas of the country. Depictions of children romping and children's games were common on tiles in the new style; the images on the tiles in this large series include children jumping rope, playing marbles, and spinning pinwheels among other things.


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Monday, October 3, 2011
Post Punk Kitchen Cookbook Challenge: Week Three
Week Three of the Post Punk Kitchen Cookbook Challenge was easy! We're supposed to make something from one of Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's cookbooks — either The Vegan Table or Color Me Vegan. Since I'm, like, Colleen's number one fan (not in a crazy stalker way, I swear), I just so happen to have all of her books.
Just like in PPK Challenge week's past, I opted to make a breakfast dish from one of Colleen's books. Neither The Vegan Table nor Color Me Vegan have breakfast sections, per se, but breakfast dishes are peppered throughout the books. I found her recipe for Peanut Butter Pancakes in Color Me Vegan:
Yummy! But not so colorful for a recipe in Color Me Vegan, right? It's okay. I found this in the Brown & Black chapter, which places emphasis on healthful colorless foods like mushrooms, sea veggies, and chocolate.
The pancake recipe doesn't call for chocolate chips, but Colleen mentions in a side note that several testers suggested the addition. And since nothing beats the combo of PB and chocolate, of course I tossed some in! I doused these in maple syrup, washed them down with a cold glass of soymilk, and served them with a side of my steamed Creole seitan sausages.
By the way, I've mentioned this before, but for anyone who claims not to have time to make pancakes for breakfast during the week, you should know that I don't either. I make a full batch on Sundays, and then refrigerate them. I microwave a pancake or two each morning throughout the week, and they taste just as fresh as if they were made that morning.
How do you like your pancakes?
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- A-K said...
I like mine super hearty and healthy, I guess. Recently I've taken to wild rice flour (grind it in the coffee grinder) in my regular spelt pancake mix.
I definitely grew up a Swedish pancake gal, though, and only recently acquired a taste for American-style pancakes.
- October 3, 2011 at 11:42 PM
- VeganLinda said...
Our favorite pancakes right now is banana walnut, but the kids also love kiwi pancakes, chocolate chip pancakes, and strawberry pancakes. I rarely get to eat any. :-)
- October 3, 2011 at 11:45 PM
- Tiffany said...
Peanut butter and chocolate chips pancakes sound amazing. I feel a little silly for never thinking to add chocolate chips to my PB pancakes, because it's so obviously a good idea.
I like pancakes in all forms, sweet or savory. Right now I'm really liking nutty, whole-grain types.
- October 4, 2011 at 12:01 AM
- Caz said...
i just made a batch of pumpkin pancakes for the upcoming week! regretting not adding chocolate chips now...
- October 4, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- Jeni Treehugger said...
I don't really make pancakes that often (What's wrong with me?)but my favourite are savoury ones made with zuccini and corn. So so good......
- October 4, 2011 at 1:21 AM
- Erinwiko said...
Woah, these look amazing! I'm off to order Colour Me Vegan- and I bet these will be my new favourite pancakes soon.
- October 4, 2011 at 2:13 AM
- Glauce said...
I love any kind of pancake and I could eat them everyday (sweet or savory ones) but these one look just perfect!
- October 4, 2011 at 4:29 AM
- Shannon said...
I love pancakes, but I am not a fan of savory versions. I love pumpkin and banana. Lately my waffle iron has been my best friend though.
- October 4, 2011 at 7:06 AM
- Lauren said...
My pancakes must always have chocolate chips. And these looks so dreamy!!
- October 4, 2011 at 7:56 AM
- vegan.in.brighton said...
Those pancakes look perfect. I love pancakes & I usually make either the ones from Fat Free Vegan Kitchen or the Banana Flapjacks from Vegan Brunch.
- October 4, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- Sheridan said...
I finally took your advice on the make-ahead process and made some buckwheat flaxseed waffles on Sunday for Drew and I to heat up throughout the week! I had one yesterday morning and it was awesome! I kept thinking, "Why haven't I done this before?!" haha!
- October 4, 2011 at 9:00 AM
- JESSY said...
Ooo those look so yummy!
- October 4, 2011 at 9:08 AM
I'm pretty sure I must make these this weekend! Im obsessed w PB & chocolate!
- October 4, 2011 at 9:21 AM
- Michelle said...
These look/sound amazing! You can never go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate chips!
- October 4, 2011 at 12:38 PM
- Allysia said...
So true about chocolate + peanut butter...that's what I eat for dessert sometimes, just a spoonful of PB with some chocolate chips sprinkled on top. Oldie but a goodie.
Pancakes come and go in my life in phases. Sometimes I just fiend for them, other times I could care less. But nothing beats the classic pat of butter and drizzle of maple syrup on a pancake.
- October 4, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- JL goes Vegan said...
I want that entire stack of pancakes!!!
I make my pancakes in a monkey-shaped grill pan. I thought you should know. :)
- October 4, 2011 at 12:58 PM
- Leslie R. said...
- October 4, 2011 at 1:15 PM
- Jesse @ Happy Go Lucky Vegan said...
These are like Reeses Pieces Pancakes - I love it! You're doing so well on the challenge - I just started Vegan MoFo and I like trying to become more inventive with my recipes.
- October 4, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Amey said...
what a smart idea to make a big batch of pancakes on the weekend and then eat them all week. Very clever, Miss B!
I just got Color Me Vegan this weekend, at the SF Veg Fest, after wanting it for so long. I was flipping through it last night and it looks really amazing! I can't wait to cook from it!
- October 4, 2011 at 6:22 PM
- tender b. said...
Great idea to make a huge batch on Sundays. I'm going to follow that lead.
- October 4, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Amanda said...
I was never a lover of pancakes until I went vegan. Now I love them. I really like spelt pancakes with blueberries. But the Golden Corn Pancakes from Vegan Table are another favorite.
I've been wanting to try those peanut butter pancakes; I think I'll make a batch this weekend.
- October 4, 2011 at 10:47 PM
- andrea said...
I love chocolate chip pancakes with maple syrup!
I don't know, but it makes me feel like I'm eating something super healthy just because they aren't drowned in fake syrup, haha.
And yes, PB + Chocolate rocks.
- October 4, 2011 at 11:25 PM
- Kyleigh said...
Mmm.... these look and sound so good. I love pancakes, and I have all of Colleen's books too, but I haven't tried this recipe out yet. My husband doesn't like PB, but he does love pancakes so it seems every time I'm set to make a batch, he comes in and wants some.. Haha... I love blueberry, and banana pancakes, but more often then not I like creative pancakes, that use ingredients that aren't commonly used.
I will definitely have to try these PB ones soon!
- October 5, 2011 at 5:46 PM
- moonsword said...
Blueberry pancakes with peanut butter or cashew cream are my favorite. :)
- October 5, 2011 at 8:02 PM
- Erin said...
Pancakes! I like to make a batch on weekends too then reheat throughout the week. What I really need to do is make like a quadruple batch and freeze them so I can have pancakes any time. As odd as it may sound, I really like my pancakes a little undercooked in the middle. I eat around the edges and leave the center for last.
- October 6, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Monique a.k.a. Mo said...
Peanut butter pancakes sounds fabulous right about now. Mmm!
- October 7, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- The Preppy Vegan said...
I worship at the feet of Colleen! Her podcasts in particular helped ease my transition from omnivore to herbivore. I made her Red Velvet cupcakes from The Vegan Table for a birthday party and they were a huge hit.
- October 8, 2011 at 1:07 PM
I am not Vegan, but I am curious to some of these recipes. Do you have them posted somewhere?
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Rip Repulski is the only other Red Sox player to hit a grand slam in his first plate appearance with the team (May 10, 1960 against the White Sox).
Matsuzaka was placed on the disabled list shortly before the game with a right forearm strain. Atchison gets the start -- and left-handed reliever Dustin Richardson is on his way from Pawtucket.
The Red Sox are expected to call up Daniel Nava, a 27-year-old switch-hitting outfielder, for today's game. [And they do.] Josh Reddick was optioned to Pawtucket last night.Scutaro, SS
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What's Korean for Software Development Kit? We're not sure and Google Translate can only offer 소프트웨어 개발 키트 한국 무엇입니까? But if that's not accurate, at least you can enjoy news that Samsung Electronics has released five new software development kits (SDKs) for creating consumer and enterprise apps on its smartphones, tablets, and Smart TVs.
"There are close to half a billion connected devices in the world today, yet a very limited portion are actually connected to each other," said Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, president and head of the Samsung Electronics media solution center.
"Samsung is creating one of the largest connected platforms spanning a broad range of devices that people love and use every day, including smartphones, tablets, and TVs. We are clearing a path for creative developers who want to participate in this multiscreen future, and the SDKs we are releasing give them a way to start creating for multiscreen."
The new SDKs include a more streamlined mobile SDK, multiscreen SDK, multiscreen gaming SDK, and a Samsung Smart TV SDK. Also, Samsung KNOX SDK will be introduced.
Based on a cloud publishing system, the Multiscreen SDK includes APIs for one-touch discovery and pairing of devices, which allows for content sharing across devices. The firm has partnered with Unity Technologies to create the Samsung Multiscreen Gaming SDK. It is a gaming engine built on top of its own multiscreen SDK that allows game developers to create immersive multiscreen gaming experiences that people play on any big screen TV using a Samsung smartphone or tablet as a console.
The Samsung Smart TV SDK lets developers and content partners create applications for Samsung Smart TVs. This new version includes WebEngine 2014 for support of next year's Smart TVs, as well as Samsung Connect for multiscreen support. The SDK also now supports Smart Home development, closed captioning so that subtitles can appear in video apps, and improved content filtering and search.


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PITTSBURGH, PA - April 8-12 marks NCAA Division III Week, and the AMCC is kicking off its celebration of the Division III student-athlete experience by spotlighting sportsmanship. The AMCC takes great pride in being a national leader in demonstrating high levels of sporting conduct by players, coaches and fans. In addition to the widely emulated "Be Loud, Be Proud, Be Positive" initiative, the conference's All-Sportsmanship Team is an important component of our efforts to show respect in all aspects of competition.
Student-athletes from every school that sponsors a team in any one of 15 AMCC championship sports has the opportunity to select the teammate that they feel exemplifies high ideals of sportsmanship. It is the only conference award selected by the students. That individual is recognized not only for his or her comportment in the heat of the contest, but in representing his or her institution while cheering on classmates as well. Click here for the complete list of all-sportsmanship team honorees.
The AMCC will continue to mark Division III Week each day. The calendar includes:
Tuesday - Team Peak Performer Awards, recognizing the team in each championship sport with the highest GPA. The Team Peak Performer Awards honor the team in each conference championship sport with the highest collective grade point average. Fall sports are honored at the conclusion of the fall 2012 semester, while winter and spring sport winners will be recognized at the conclusion of the spring 2013 semester. The Hilbert College women's soccer team and the Franciscan University women's volleyball team ranked at the head of the class for the second year in a row, while new awardees included D'Youville College women's tennis, Franciscan University men's soccer, and Hilbert College men's golf and men's and women's cross country. click (HERE) to see the complete list.
Wednesday - Community Service, honoring the many contributions of our student-athletes and coaches
Being a Division III student-athlete in the AMCC means more than shuttling between the classroom and game field. They have also managed to find nearly 5,000 collective hours to lend helping hands in support of numerous local and national charities and organizations.
Mount Aloysius student-athletes have some fun while taking a break at their "Red Card Cancer" soccer event to raise funds for cancer research..
Over the past eight months, the community service efforts of more than 1,800 student-athletes and staff members at AMCC institutions have made a difference in the lives of several thousand individuals. Time was spent at food pantries, assisting disabled children and senior citizens in recreational activities, collecting shoes for redistribution in poverty stricken countries, and assisting at Special Olympics competitions, among many other events.
In addition to the hours devoted to making a difference in the lives of others with hands-on assistance, nearly $15,000 was raised for causes such as the breast cancer research and finding cures for childhoold cancer; Hurricane Sandy relief; the Salvation Army's Operation Bundle Up; and the the Make-A-Wish Foundation. In all, AMCC student-athletes, coaches and administrators participated in 165 activities or events from September through April.
Click here to read the stories of the many ways in which members of the AMCC have participated in community service in 2012-13.
Thursday - Academic All-Conference Team and Overall Peak Performer, celebrating the AMCC member institution with the highest percentage of student-athletes on the Academic All-Conference Team
Day Four of Division III Week again features academic achievement by AMCC student-athletes. In the spotlight today are the individuals who comprise the Academic All-Conference Team as well as those selected for induction into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National Collegiate Student-Athlete Honor Society.
To be named to the Academic All-Conference Team, a student must compete on an AMCC championship sport team and earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher as of the conclusion of the fall 2012 semester. Chi Alpha Sigma honorees must earn a 3.4 GPA or higher and demonstrate high moral character.
Also recognized today is the winner of the Institutional Peak Performer Award. This honor goes to the AMCC member which places the highest percentage of student-athletes on the Academic All-Conference Team. This year's academic champion is Franciscan University, with an outstanding 64.8% of Baron competitors recording a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher in the classroom.
Click here for the complete Academic All-Conference Team for 2013.
Friday - Presidents Cup, highlighting the race for the most successful athletic program based on overall conference competition.
At the end of two sport championship seasons, Penn St. Behrend holds an insurmountable lead in the AMCC Presidents Cup standings heading into the spring season, as the conference celebrates athletic achievement on the fifth and final day of NCAA Division III Week.
The Lions, winners of the trophy 11 of the 12 years it has been awarded, have amassed 91 points based on regular season finish in team sports and championship competition in individual sports, winning seven of 12 league titles (women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's basketball). Medaille College is in the number two spot with 67 points and three AMCC championships to their credit (men's soccer, men's and women's volleyball), followed by La Roche College with 53 points and a pair of titles (women's basketball, women's tennis).
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HURRICANE - Hurricane Middle put an end to Ripley Middle's "A" team post-season Mid-Valley Athletic Conference hopes in a 52-20 "A" team decision on Saturday (2/9) on the Lady Reds home court. Hurricane's full court pressure forced eight turnovers in Ripley's first 10 possessions of the game resulting in a 15-0 opening quarter road that stunned the Lady Viking "A" teamers of coaches Terry Landis and Delaine Carter.
Ripley did right the ship early in the second period closing the gap to 23-11, but that was as close as the local eight grade crew would get. The loss, the third of the season by RpMS to the Putnam Countians, gave the Blue and White a final mark of two wins against 15 setbacks for the 2012-2013 campaign. Hurricane advances to a second round match-up with number one MVAC seed Logan on February 12.
For Ripley, Zoe Smith had seven points to go with six rebounds and an eye-popping nine blocked shots on the defensive end. Both Jeri Patterson and Destinee Baldwin chipped in four points while Olivia Ludtman had three markers and Cassidy Craddock two. Laurel Miller, Julia Hunter, Grace Ashworth, and Hanah Burgess were unable to break into the scoring column for the Lady Vikes.
In their last home game of the regular season on Monday, February 4, RpMS fell victims to Winfield by a final tally of 39-8. Patterson and Smith had four points apiece. Smith had nine blocks and grabbed seven missed shots in that tilt.
"Despite out final record, we (Landis and Carter) think that we did some good things this season," Landis said of his eighth grade squad. "The scores don't show how hard we worked, particularly on the defensive end of the floor. We were never able to get a grip on our turnover situation, and that hurt us more than anything the entire season.
Still, there is some light at the end of the tunnel if these young ladies will take their games to the next level at Ripley High School. The last thing I said to them was that to dig out of this situation, the 2013-2014 season starts right now with them developing on their own. They all know their strengths and weaknesses. I hope they will choose to do that work."


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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A phrase declaring that life begins "at fertilization" tucked into new abortion legislation in Kansas is creating concern among abortion rights advocates that the wording will inspire new attempts to prevent the procedure.
Supporters of the measure said the language is no more than a statement of principle _ similar to those found in several states, including neighboring Missouri _ rather than an attempt to prevent any pregnancies from being terminated. But advocates on both sides of the issue acknowledge the wording could prove helpful to abortion opponents over time.
The bill, sent late Friday to Gov. Sam Brownback, would block potential tax breaks for abortion providers and ban them from furnishing materials or instructors for public school sex education classes. It also outlaws sex-selection abortions and spells out in greater detail what information doctors must provide to women before an abortion.
The measure's provision declaring that life begins at fertilization says that "unborn children have interests in life, health and well-being that should be protected" and that their parents also have "protectable interests" in their children's well-being. A similar idea is embodied in "personhood" measures in other states, which are aimed at revising their constitutions to ban abortion; none have been enacted, though the question will be put to North Dakota voters in 2014.
However, Kansas lawmakers aren't trying to change the state constitution to ban abortions, and the provision notes that any rights suggested by the language are limited by decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. Should Brownback _ a Republican and a strong abortion opponent _ sign the bill as expected, Kansas would become the 14th state to have such language in its laws, according to the National Right to Life Committee.
Many anti-abortion legislators see `at fertilization' statements as symbolic. But it could underpin lawsuits by prospective parents or grandparents who want to block abortions or be cited by abortion opponents in pushing law enforcement officials to scrutinize clinics, said Troy Newman, president of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.
"For me, this is just delightful," Newman said. "It opens up so many avenues."
Kansas isn't the only state to seek new abortion restrictions during this year's legislative sessions. Last month, Arkansas banned most abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy, and a couple weeks later, North Dakota's governor signed into a law a measure that prohibits abortions as early as the sixth week.
Abortion rights advocates said Kansas' new restrictions won't be as severe as those states, but they also don't trust assertions from abortion opponents that the language on when life begins represents only a statement of principles.
"Could it be used as a tool of harassment? Absolutely," said Holly Weatherford, lobbyist and program director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and Western Missouri.
But so far, similar language in other states _ including Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania _ has failed to trigger high-profile court challenges, experts say.
A preamble to Missouri's abortion restrictions that states that life begins at conception has been in place since 1986 and has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, which said states can "make a value judgment favoring childbirth over abortion." The only notable effect in Missouri came in 2010, when a law required that women wanting an abortion must be given a brochure that includes a statement taken from the preamble: "The life of each human being begins at conception."
Paul Linton, a constitutional scholar and special counsel to the Thomas More Society in Chicago, said Illinois' "fertilization" language is part of the preamble to the 1975 Illinois Abortion Act. But it doesn't have any substantive effect and lacks enough detail to reinstate pre-Roe vs. Wade abortion law in the state.
"It's more of a policy expression or a wish than it is substantive language," Linton said.
Kansas House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lance Kinzer, an attorney and Olathe Republican who opposes abortion, said he sees "zero chance" that lawsuits filed against providers to block abortions or shut providers down would be successful under his state's new language.
"It is only an aspirational statement," he said, adding, "Symbols are important."
But Talcott Camp, deputy director of the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, said the language could eventually "open the door to extreme interpretation of other laws. It provides something that future bill sponsors would point to, and say, `This is already Kansas law.'"
The new restrictions would take effect July 1, a little more than four years after Wichita Dr. George Tiller _ then among the few in the U.S. known to perform late-term abortions _ was shot to death as he served as an usher at his church. His killer, Scott Roeder, said he was defending the unborn.
Kansas' abortion laws have been significantly restricted after Brownback took office in January 2011 and called on legislators to create "a culture of life." Since then, the state has banned most abortions after the 22nd week of pregnancy, restricted private health insurance coverage for elective abortions, required doctors to obtain written permission from parents and guardians before terminating a minor's pregnancy and provide more legal protections for health care providers who refuse to participate in abortions.
Attempts to impose special health and safety regulations for providers and to prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving public funds to provide non-abortion, family planning services are still being challenged in court.
Since Brownback's been at the helm, the number of abortions performed in Kansas has dropped 11 percent.
Associated Press Writers David Crary in New York, Maria Fisher in Kansas City, Mo., David Lieb in Jefferson City, Mo., and John O'Connor in Springfield, Ill., contributed to this report. Follow John Hanna on Twitter at
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The United States Dancesport Hall of Fame Award was given to Dagmar Jarvel in recognition of her outstanding contribution, devotion and dedication worldwide to ballroom dancing.
Born in Estonia, Dagmar escaped to Germany where she performed as a theatrical stage dancer know as "Taboo" and came to the United States after the fall of Berlin in 1945. Dagmar has not only produced many national champions and trained many of our top coaches today but also headed the Committee that produced the original NDCA American Style Syllabus. From the original training class with Fred Astaire in the 1950's, Dagmar has achieved the reputation of a leading judge and coach and served as a National Examiner for Fred Astaire Dance Studios and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.


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Sold Price: $149,900
Sold Date: Jul 31, 2017
Beds: 3
Baths: 2
Sq. Ft.: 1,624
Type: Single Family Home
Listing #785711
Property Features
Location Information
County: Brevard
MLS Area: 344 - NW Palm Bay
Latitude: 28.01808
Longitude: -80.692303
Subdivision: PORT MALABAR UNIT 48
Interior Features
Rooms: Great Room, Laundry
Interior: Breakfast Bar, Ceilings-Ctdrl/Vault, Open Floor Plan, Sky Light(s)
Fireplace Description: Wood Burning
Heating: Central, Electric
Cooling: Central
Floors: Carpet, Ceramic Tile
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Style: 1 Story
Construction: Frame - Wood
Exterior: Porch - Screened
Roof: Shingle - Asphalt
Septic or Sewer: Septic
Utilities: Cable Available, City Water, Electric, Telephone
Parking Description: 2 Car Attchd Garage
Has Garage: yes
Lot Description: Paved Street, West of US1
Lot Size in Acres: 0.23
Has Waterfront: No
Has View: yes
Scenery: View - East
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Property SubType: Single Family Detached
Year Built: 1987
Status: Closed
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Do you like my cake pop french man in the middle with his white chocolate beret? I kind of dig him. He has great eyebrows don't you think? No one has eaten him--I don't want to lose him, I like him, kind of like Tom Hanks loved his volleyball turned best friend in the movie "Cast Away". I tried making a surfer dude with gnarly hair using the coconut (behind french man), but it didn't work so well.
When my friend Anna over at cookie madness made (long long time ago) a midori cake, I kept that in the back of my mind to use for a cake of my own.
midori cake pops
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1 box cake mix (cook as directed on box for 13 X 9 cake)
**for midori balls (melon flavor): reduce the amount of water you add when making the cake batter by ½ cup and add in it's place 2 nips of Midori liquor (1/2 cup)**
1 can frosting (16 oz.)
Wax paper
Assorted candy melts
lollipop sticks
shredded or toasted coconut
edible ink pens (optional)
Cook cake as per directions in a 13 x 9 pan. Cool, then crumble with your hands, mix in the frosting and mix well. I did NOT use the whole can of frosting; there was maybe 2 TB left. But use your own judgment.
Get you baking sheet with wax paper ready. Take the mixture and roll into small golfballs. You should get about 40-50?
Melt just a little bit of chocolate in a cup or bowl as we are going to dip the sticks in the chocolate to hold the pops in place. Dip the tip of your lollipop stick in a little of the melted candy coating and insert into the cake balls. (Insert a little less than halfway.). Place back on wax covered sheet and into the freezer for a little while to firm up
Ready to dip:
melt chocolate color of your choice in ceramic coffee cups (or bowls) in the microwave per directions on package. I did one minute intervals with a quick stir. (it was easier to use ceramic coffee cups as they are easier for dipping). Get your Styrofoam blocks ready.
Gently dip the cake pops in the chocolate with a rolling method, lift up and continue rolling to get off excess and get a smooth coating. Now if you want to want to add sprinkles and/or coconut to a certain number of pops do it now, then back into fridge for cooling.
Once firm, you can either add another layer of chocolate dip for color/decoration. If you do then back into the freezer to firm up again.
Once dry, draw faces with an edible ink pen.


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The columnist answered her nicely, but told her pretty much, that it takes twice as long to get anything done when you have kids.
I thought I could illustrate this point. Here's what happened today. This is not an isolated incident. This is pretty much what happens every day in my fun-filled life.
On my agenda for today was cleaning (because my house always gets trashed over the weekend), paying bills (groan), doing laundry (I had 8 loads to do because I let it slide over the weekend), writing up 4 reviews that I committed to last month, and a little Tae Bo (because I'm sick and tired of looking like I'm pregnant when my youngest child is almost 3).
I grabbed a cup of stupid tea because I decided to try and give up coffee. My reasoning behind this stupid plan was that I generally drink a cup of cream with a teaspoon of coffee for flavor and I decided it would be a good plan to cut out those calories. Yeah, I don't know. It seemed like a good idea when I came up with it last night around 2:00 in the morning. Note to self: never come up with ideas past midnight. They're never good.
So I sat down with my stupid tea after getting kids off to school. I'm in flannel pants and t-shirt, no make-up, and unshowered at this point. The little kids are eating the wonderful, nutritious breakfast I prepared for them - granola bars. I checked my mail and started writing up a review. Before I could finish this ONE review, I had to get up because the little kids were pushing the kitchen chairs over to the pantry so they could grab some fruit snacks. Their plans foiled, I sat back down to write. A few minutes passed and I was interrupted with,
"Mom! Mom, can you get this toy for me?"
"Sure, honey," I said while still sitting on my butt writing, hoping they would forget about the elusive toy. No dice.
"Mom, please can you get this toy?" they pleaded.
I got up and got them the requested toy. Then they asked me to grab the Snoopy Snow Cone maker off the top shelf of the closet for them. Know why they have a Snoopy Snow Cone maker? Because evil people without children got it for them.
OK, back to my review. By the time I figured out what the heck I'd been writing before the interruption, my dryer buzzed indicating my laundry was done.
I got up and switched loads and folded laundry. As I was folding laundry, I noticed about 4000 toys on my bedroom floor. Sidetracked, I picked them up and put them away. While putting the stray toys away, Clay called to me, "Mom, come listen to my song!"
As Clay called me to listen to his song, Brooklyn asked me to help her put some Barbie dolls in an airplane with no seats. I tossed the Barbies in the plane.
"No, they have to be sitting down!" she corrected me.
"But there aren't any seats. Go find the chairs, Brooklyn."
"No! I don't want chairs. Make them sit here," she instructed me. After 10 minutes of playing Barbie and trying to figure out just where exactly they were supposed to sit in the empty plane, I gave up and went to listen to Clay's song.
Clay, however, had completely forgotten about the song and was crouching in the corner of my room inhaling fruit snacks. Well, duh, I had left him alone for 10 minutes. What else would he be doing?
I sent Clay to his room to get dressed and clean up, then I grabbed some more lacking-in-caffeine-tea and sat back down to write. I looked through my notes to research some information about Campbell's soup for the review. Before I'd written a single sentence, my dryer buzzed again. Back to the clothes. Switched loads, folded clothes and started back to my computer. I was sidetracked because the kids were neglected and wasting away and starved.
"Will you make us some macaroni and cheese, Mom?"
After telling Clay to get his butt dressed (again), I made some macaroni. While the macaroni was cooking, I opened some mail and went through some paperwork. The kids were off playing. When the macaroni was done, I went to find the kids to tell them lunch was ready. Where did I find them? In the bathroom, of course. Note exhibit A.
Know how much water a roll of toilet paper can hold? A stinkin' LOT! I picked the toothpaste off the floor, tossed out 2 water-logged rolls of toilet paper, picked up 4 damp towels from off the floor, grabbed a toothbrush that was stuck to the wall with a suction cup and put it away, and cleaned the mystery purple goo from off the lid of the toilet seat.
Meanwhile, were the kids eating their macaroni and cheese? Oh no. That would make my life much too simple. Nope, they were rearranging the kitchen furniture and had somehow managed to move the kitchen table almost into the family room.
At this point, I nicely told them to sit down and eat, "SIT DOWN AND EAT ALREADY!!! OHMYGOSH YOU GUYS ARE DRIVING ME LOOPY!!!"
I switched loads of laundry once more and dared to take a minute to go to the bathroom. Note Exhibit B.
Apparently I didn't get the memo regarding "Fun With Toilet Paper Day".
This, my friends, is why when lunchtime rolls around, the only thing we've done is a few loads of laundry and a paragraph worth of writing. It's called DAMAGE CONTROL!
(Know how many times I was interrupted while writing this post? Neither do I! It was THAT many times!)


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Saturday, August 4, 2007
ESPN's Montreal Mess
Allen Bestwick led the NASCAR Countdown pre-race show and then called the race in Montreal with the hilarious Randy LaJoie alongside in the announce booth. On pit road, NASCAR Now reporter Marty Smith strapped-on the headphones and worked next to racing veterans Gary Gerould and Vince Welch. Clearly the "B team" for ESPN, this group was about to have a very interesting Busch Series TV experience.
The pre-race show set the table for what was to come in no uncertain terms. Three elements were about to collide with very dynamic results. First, there was a group of road course specialists normally seen as "ringers" in the NEXTEL Cup Series. With the Cup Series at Pocono, the "ringers" brought their "win or nothing" philosophy to Montreal with an eye on the record book.
Alongside the "ringers," there was a group of NEXTEL Cup drivers who made the one hour flight to Montreal simply to satisfy sponsor obligations. Usually the "big boys" in town, they suddenly found themselves staring at the "ringers" who were clearly not intimidated. One had the feeling things were about to get interesting.
Finally, the full-time Busch Series drivers were not very happy. Several of their colleagues had lost their rides this week to the "ringers." Several more of them had to suffer the indignity of practicing and even qualifying "their" cars until the "big boys" showed up on their private helicopters. Then, the Busch boys had to watch "their" cars run by the NEXTEL Cup "commuters."
Right off the bat, Bestwick asked LaJoie if the key to the race was starting up front. To his credit, LaJoie nailed the answer. He said the NEXTEL Cup veterans starting at the rear of the field had the knowledge and experience to deal with the different scenarios that a road course brings, and he believed they would be up-front and in the mix by the end of the race.
ESPN's pictures, scenery, and audio was outstanding, which is the "norm" that fans have come to expect with the Busch Series this season. With Bestwick "driving the bus" and directing traffic, the race began smoothly and then gained speed. As usual with ESPN, the only speed-bump in the road was the three minutes of Rock antique Aerosmith when the network played back the second worst music video in history. Yes, the answer to the question you are asking yourself is..."Flock of Seagulls."
The Montreal track is undersized for NASCAR vehicles, and even the Busch Series quickly found-out the event would be a matter of simple survival. Luckily, the pictures helped the viewers to deal with the single file "racing" and the long caution periods for several blown engines.
Unfortunately, ESPN chose a road course "ringer" to be their "in-race reporter." This would have been a good opportunity to use a NASCAR Busch Series regular, but the network wanted to guarantee itself the opportunity to talk with a contender. Scott Pruett is a nice guy, but he is hardly sparks the interest of NASCAR fans.
TV viewers saw immediately that slowly bumping a big Busch Series car in the hairpin turn and causing it to spin was the preferred method for passing in Montreal. Even smoking tires and Allen Bestwick's best announcing could not make-up for the fact that the race resembled taxi cabs driving on a golf course cart path.
The saving grace of this telecast was great Directing. The ESPN Director was always "ahead" of the action and showing cars "coming at" the viewer. The old ESPN TV production motto was "headlights and not tailpipes."
Simply put, being ahead of the action and constantly having the cars "coming at you" keeps the viewer "looking ahead" to the next corner. Think about this simple concept next time you watch a race. It really does make a difference.
LaJoie has been a blast for ESPN in his relief role. Many fans know his company makes most of the NASCAR custom-made racing seats, and it does not seem that he is too far removed from his driving days. He continues to be enthusiastic and positive in his comments for both NASCAR and the Busch Series. What a nice find for ESPN.
About halfway through the race, the bumping-and-grinding began as patience wore thin. There was no doubt things would get ugly, and they certainly did. Several "oil downs" caused lengthy delays, and NASCAR kept the cars going slowly under yellow. This just served to build the tension and frustration as the laps clicked away.
ESPN had a golden opportunity to create a good story with Busch Series regular Marcos Ambrose leading the event with just a handful of laps to go. Unfortunately, the network missed getting the crucial re-start with five laps to go on-camera because they were showing the crowd. Then, during the final big accident of the event, an in-car camera shot appeared that blocked the view of what was happening.
This was strange, because the directing had been so crisp to this point. Viewers then saw the fights begin at the front of the pack, as Robby Gordon, Marcos Ambrose, Kevin Harvick, and Scott Pruett engaged in a little "short track payback" racing which gave the event a black eye. ESPN had all the replays, but it was embarrassing to see the behavior of these drivers on national TV.
In the end, NASCAR eliminated their "bad boy" Robby Gordon and brought Kevin Harvick to the Winner's Circle. ESPN gets a lot of credit for delaying their transition to the X-Games until they interviewed Gordon, Harvick, and Ambrose. Bestwick made certain to say on-the-air they were going to interview all three.
In "TV land," you have to make soup from the ingredients that you are given. The Busch Series in Montreal overpowered a narrow track and wound-up in a "punting" festival that would have been great had this been the "A Main" at Islip Speedway.
ESPN did the best they could, and as a true team player they took it on the chin and stayed in the game. Racing these big cars at Montreal in the future is going to require changes to the track, or single file racing and the "chrome horn" approach to passing is going to continue to be the only game in town.
Kudos to ESPN for making something out of nothing, and for Allen Bestwick for showing us once again he deserves to get off pit road permanently.
The Daly Planet welcomes comments from readers. Simply click on the COMMENTS button below, or email firstname.lastname@example.com if you wish not to be published. Thanks again for taking the time to stop-by, and leave your opinion.
41 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I felt bad for Randy and Alan because they clearly didn't know what to say after Gordon's punting of Ambrose. Eitehr way, nice coverage today that I'm sure will outshine Sunday's Cup coverage.
- August 4, 2007 at 11:47 PM
- Kevin in Indy said...
Bestwick was superb as always but I was dismayed by some of the calls made by the broadcast director. My biggest gripe would be...crud, I can't place the exact lap, but you could see 2 cars getting together and tehy'd cut away to show another part of the track. They would then cut back to where the original incident was happening. I also had a beef with the camera placement. There were some areas that did not have camera coverage, example - at the end of the race where Robby and Marcos were tangling. We could not see the whole melee, just sections. Overall, I would give the 4 letter network an 8 for their work. I, along with my fellow Daly Planet brethren, are thankful that Erik (with a k) Kuselias had no part in this broadcast.
P.S. I love Randy LaJoie, not in a sissy way, but in a platonic, love of NASCAR way. He brings a ton of, dare I say, gravitas, to the broadcast. He and Allen are stupendous together. The 4 letter network did their homework bringing him into the fold, so my hat's off to the dude who made that call. By the way, Sophia, you rock! John, keep doing what you're doing. I think I will make like Tony Stewart and have another beer.
Goodnight, America!!!!
- August 4, 2007 at 11:51 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Well, I must say I thought the camera coverage on the last few laps TRULY STUNK UP THE JOINT. I don't know if the guy you thought was doing such a good job went out for a smoke and never came back but where does one begin with this race.
First, let me say, AB and Randy were fun..and when things got confusing and complicated after Robbie "the Real Loose Cannon" Gordon did what he did...there was a sound on my tv I noticed...NO TALKING!! Rather than blather on endlessly and pontificate "what mighta, coulda, woulda" they just let the TV SCREEN speak for itself. Bestwick knows that sometimes silence is golden and speaks louder than words.
Say what you will about the coverage, I seem to be one of the few LIVID at NASCAR.
What the hell were they thinking ALLOWING GORDON to stay up there with Ambrose? The cameras never DID show what happened with those two ...Maybe Ambrose shouldn't have spun Gordon out of the way but LAPS earlier we heard Robbie say he was going to take out the 59 or however he worded it.
Then, he was to start second..then after many minutes, start 12th and he REFUSED TO GO TO THE BACK??? WHAT? Since when does one IGNORE NASCAR. At this point I got IRRITATED with Bestwick as he YAKKED over Gordon's radio where he CLEARLY said something about not doing what NASCAR told him as there was some precedence..and he held his ground.
Now, if everybody was low on fuel, WHY didn't NASCAR RED FLAG the track and physically remove Gordon?? Woulda saved fuel that many were worried about and gotten rid of the spoiled brat who was throwing a volatile temper tantrum and YOU KNEW what was coming next?
Sure it might have cooled down the tires a bit but so WHAT? Everybody would've been in the same boat so be it. But when NASCAR MADE THE DECISION to throw the green flag with Gordon at the front, I almost shot my tv (well, i don't own a gun but it was a real Elvis moment)
Since when has NASCAR, LORD AND KING of their sandbox, EVER let some punk act like this ON the track? RG behavior TOTALLY RUINED the end of the race. Ambrose clearly should've been given his place back. WHO CARES NASCAR was no longer scoring on Robbie..he did not know that nor did I while ESPN was on the air. ONly when I read online at different sites did I FINALLY FIND OUT Robby had basically been disqualified.
So frankly, I think the mess was HUGE and either AB did was not told this or was TOLD not to mention this to those of us in TV LAND.
Yes, I was glad ESPN went over time to interview Harvick, Gordon and Ambrose( Marcos a TRUE ACT OF CLASS! but frankly, I thought we coulda been filled in better than we were.
I was livid. When my room mate got home from dinner he watched the last 5 laps with me and screamed at the camera guys SHOW THE RACE when the scanned the crowds instead..and my friend is a passive, nice person...not a screamer.
So, maybe I was not so please with ESPN only because I feel NASCAR dropped the ball and we were told NOTHING.
If it was SPOKEN ON ROBBIES RADIO, somebody in production wanted us to miss it...WHY?
Now it's been all over THAT'Racing and jayski that there are rumors Gordon will not drive at POCONO.
Last I heard he walked out of the Principals office with a rule book still seething. Helton and what's his face said nothing as they headed towards their planes allegedly.
So, while the first part of the race was ok, the ending was a disgrace. THAT is not ESPN's fault but honestly, has anything like this happened before?
And folks think Tony Stewart is a loose cannon? Even as I type this, I cannot believe NASCAR THREW the green flag with GORDON still at the front.
I can NOT WAIT to see RACE DAY and hear what Jimmy the bigmouth Spencer has to say about this one!!
Sorry if I am drifting off the topic of this column but I am still HONKED OFF.
(gee, not that anybody could tell!!)
P.S. Aside from speaking over the in car radio of Robbie, of COURSE AB did an EXCELLENT JOB and his voice and humor are great. I thought his side kicked seemed a bit ignorant of the rules when said person thought "they scored Robby to first place" and Alan had to correct him..unless they were kidding.
See, I have even lost my sense of humor.!@#$%
It was a Montreal Mess so your title was great as always, John!
- August 5, 2007 at 12:15 AM
- Steve L. said...
After all the talk the last few races about NOT showing the other cars cross the finish line, didn't you notice they did it again? We saw Harvick get the flag, crew jumpping up and down, short shot of the crowd clapping, and then the slow down lap. All the while cars beating and banging to the finish line and we missed it AGAIN!!
Say what you want but I thought it was a true mess. Announcers were better but the pit reporters were the pits.
At the end of that race I had no idea what just happened. Why did NASCAR restart the race when Robbie wasn't lined up in the #12 position like he was told? If he had been in his proper restarting spot, Ambrose would have won the race. Right?
Why did they (NASCAR) let three cars do burn outs on the front stretch at the same time? It looked and felt like NASCAR lost control in the second half of the race. Looked like a darn three ring circus! I'm embarrassed as an American at the way our drivers conducted themselves.
- August 5, 2007 at 12:17 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
P.S. Kevin, I just now saw your post. THANK YOU for your kind words!!
but I wanted to second your camera placement issue. But honestly, I think this of many races this year on ESPN but it was CRITICAL on today's road course.
And you are also on the money that they sometimes CHANGE CAMERAS TOO FREQUENTLY. *sigh* I have so noticed this and only one other person (maybe you) have mentioned this.
I know the media thinks we all have the attention span of gnats but to watch 4 hours of commercials with some racing thrown in, we can be transfixed to our tv's for the love of our drivers. Wide shots are good but please ESPN camera men, LINGER on the cars a bit longer. REMEMBER you all missed JJ's tired blowing last week when I and many others saw it from our couches!!
So, I shall hold off on my grading this race until my mood improves.
p.s. For the love of god will the webmaster of this site DISPENSE with the word veri thing. Is it my MOZILLA browser causing me hassles? Can we have it removed or SHORTEN the "words"? Does it really protect the brats whose posts get deleted? I have been having problems for days and am starting to get paranoid.
If these things get any longer, it will be it's own alphabet.
- August 5, 2007 at 12:25 AM
- cwebs said...
I must disagree with the general assessment of ESPN's performance here. I thought LaJoie was noticeably off kilter for most of the race. Bestwick was forced to wage a continuous effort to correct Lajoie's constant misstatements. This resulted in many uncomfortably awkward moments. Additionally, Marty Smith was clearly out of his element as a pit reporter. He certainly has talent, so I'm sure he'd do well after gaining some experience in the role, but he wasn't ready for primetime at Montreal.
I do agree with you that they blew the penultimate restart by having the camera unexplainably focused on the crowd instead of the cars. While the camera work to this point was pretty good, they threw away all their well-earned credibility in an instant. Then, on the last caution, they were never able to show a replay that illustrated the sequence of events as Gordon passed Ambrose, the caution came out, and Gordon got spun.
Without knowing the exact timing and circumstances of these three events, the fans were left in the dark. In fact, we never even got to see a clear and complete view of Gordon passing Ambrose. NASCAR's decision to black flag Gordon might have been easier for fans to accept if we had been able to see for ourselves what had happened. Unfortunately, ESPN only managed to add to the confusion instead of providing answers.
- August 5, 2007 at 12:29 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
So glad you posted before I left here! I thought I was just being a cranky witch as I had many issues with the race today, too.
The reason there was three burnouts is nutcase Gordon (in his alleged mind) won!! Harvick won, and the I think AB said Carpentier did burn outs to honor his hometown fans.
But yes, it was chaos and you are correct about the lack of coverage at the end of the finish line.
Thanks for making me feel better about my rants. ESPN still hacks me off.
- August 5, 2007 at 12:29 AM
- SophiaZ123 said...
I just checked Jayski before logging off and hope I can post this Gordon update here since many of us were clueless when the race was on TV.
UPDATE 2: NASCAR issued a statement Saturday evening about the incident during the Busch race from Ramsey Poston, NASCAR Managing Director of Corporate Communications: "Once the caution came out on Lap 72 the field was frozen.
Once the field is frozen, all cars must maintain cautious pace in order to be scored. At the time that the field was frozen, the #59 was in the lead.
The #55 did not maintain cautious pace and by NASCAR rule, cars not maintaining cautious pace are scored only when they blend back into the continuous line.
The 55 based on our scoring was ordered to blend back in behind the #33 in front of the #7. The tower ordered the #55 multiple times to get in to position. The directive was acknowledged by the crew chief of the #55 and the crew chief also communicated the order to the driver of the #55.
The driver ignored NASCAR's directive. He was warned that he would be black flagged if he did not comply. Once the #55 crossed the start-finish line he was posted per the NASCAR rule book and at that time the directive to display the black flag was given.
After contact with the 59 on Lap 73, NASCAR took emergency action per the rule book Section12-2 thus parking the #55, which was also ignored.
The black flag with the white cross was displayed to the #55 when it crossed the start-finish line on lap 74. The #55 finished the race in the 18th position."(NASCAR PR)(8-4-2007)
Well, after reading this at Jayski I STILL say the LUNATIC would not have taken over the asylum if NASCAR would've HELD their ground before restarting the race.
Then all our gripes about the camera would be moot.
The race should've NEVER been restarted with Gordon "running the race his way"
- August 5, 2007 at 12:59 AM
- bevo said...
Bestwick and LaJoie did a fine job. Camera work was good too. But once again we didn't get to see the end of the race. What is so damn difficult about having a camera showing the area of the finish line for a few seconds to show the cars??? Heck if they don't want to have a cameraman do it just put a stationary camera there with a wide lens. Imagine the uproar if at the end of an NFL game the QB drops back to throw a deep fade to the end zone to win the game and the camera stays on him. You see him jump up and down pumping his fist and hugging his linemen. You know they scored but you never saw the end of the play, it could have been an amazing tight rope catch on the end line or it could have been a wide open pass to the bread basket. It's inconceivable that a director would not switch to the camera on the receiver for the end of the play. Yet we have to put up with this week in and week out with racing.
- August 5, 2007 at 1:08 AM
- Tripp said...
The "Mess" was in the last 5 laps.
NASCAR fans have a love/hate affair with road courses, and this one was fairly lovable until Robby Gordon clobbered Marcos Ambrose in the next to last lap. Good race, bad race? That's a discussion for another place in cyberspace.
Covering a NASCAR road race is always a challenge because the cars turn both left and right, but ESPN's coverage was well up to the task. Technically, the production was first rate with cameras on the headlights down every straight and on every corner.
Without being in the TV business it's hard to know whether it was the ambiance of a road course in a park or the expertise of the crew in the truck, but images were stunning in HD. One might have almost smelled the newly mown grass when Carl Edwards ran over the lawn short cutting a corner. Major props to the video crew.
The sound gang were on pace with their picture counterparts delivering lush 5.1 sound that really did surround. You can "Crank-It-Up", but nothing sounded more real than this race. One quibble though. At times the "wall of sound" race noises drowned out the folks in the booth. Perhaps the gang in the truck have been listening to too much Todd Rundgren and Phil Spector.
When the action hit the pits, things got a little spiky. Reporters Smith, Welch and Gerould were good but not great. Within the context of this visual and aural feast, the flow of information from pit lane was not to the same level. The facts were there and good information was proffered. It was just not at the level of the sights and sounds. All it lacked was "flair".
Up in the booth, all was as it should be. Alan Bestwick is the definition of "smooth" when announcing a race. No one gives more useful information when things get crazy on the track than AB. He's like Bob Jenkins without the adrenalin induced falsetto. Always in command, and in good humor. It worked well with Randy LaJoie.
LaJoie is the diamond in the rough when it comes to color announcers. He went for seconds at the personality buffet, and has been showing that ever since his days on Speed's "Inside NASCAR Busch Series" spinoff of "INC". Never too serious, he knew how to pass along what was going on between the Armco, especially when talking about the non-ringers. His running commentary on Ron Hornaday's ongoing quest for payback was a real peek from the driver's perspective. If ESPN doesn't put him on the Busch broadcasts full time, Speed would be foolish not to for the Craftsman Truck Series.
Side note to Speed: Pay the money for Randy. Keep Mikey out of the booth and hopefully on the track.
As normal, ESPN missed some of the "non-marquis" stories. Marcos Ambrose was the hot ticket for Busch regulars on a road course, but there wasn't a peep about him until he popped up challenging for the lead. One cannot help but love Boris Said as a guy who will race anything, anywhere. He's a fan favorite and a consummate nice guy. But in the race after Watkins Glen, he won't matter a fig to the NBS fans until next year. The international flavor of the race was missed.
As usual, ESPN focussed on the winner at the finish. It's a personal preference rather like having ketchup on your fries. Did you feel cheated?
Holding on to an overtime broadcast to get words from Ambrose had to score points with the viewers. Did he mean what he said? Doesn't matter. The folks on the far side of the haunted fish tank got to hear it. That's worth a gold star.
In the final analysis, ESPN didn't miss much in the broadcast from Montreal. AB put the cherry on top when he pointed out that a Quebec racing legend was waving the starting green flag, and recounted the racing history of Gilles Villeneuve during a late race caution. Classy touches.
Nicely done ESPN.
- August 5, 2007 at 1:13 AM
- Matt said...
I think with all the Chaos on the last lap, no one was thinking about showing the field cross the finish line. Plus, Carpentier went spinning through turn one right after the finish. When things get wild like that, I dont think there is much a network can do.
- August 5, 2007 at 1:13 AM
- Tripp said...
Point about the mess.
It's not any networks job to say what's right or wrong. What Robby Gordon did at the finish of the race was covered by ESPN. AB and RL were both scratching their heads when Gordon refused to give up P2. That was all that they could do, given time constraints.
It's up to NASCAR to sort out the situation after taking in all of the information available to them.
Neither AB nor RL had the right to vent outrage on air over the situation. Their job is to report it. They didn't vent. They didn't speculate. Until ESPN learns how to transcend time, they did right.
More to come... ThatsRacin, RacingOne, etc.
- August 5, 2007 at 1:37 AM
- Anonymous said...
I agree with the above post that NASCAR should have thrown the RED FLAG and physically removed R Gordon before the restart.
It was obvious to all that R Gordon was going to wreck Ambrose no matter what.Maybe Ambrose had some fault, but because of poor camera coverage, we do not know for sure what led to the Ambrose/Gordon incident.
If I had driven my passenger car onto the track and begun banging on the leader, would NASCAR have shrugged their shoulders and waved the green? I think not, but that is essentially what NASCAR did when they restarted the race with R Gordon illegally out of place behind and banging on the leader.
- August 5, 2007 at 1:41 AM
- Anonymous said...
I find it interesting that Ambrose "bumped" or "nudged" Gordon, but that Gordon "punted" or "crashed" Ambrose.
To me, both actions and results seemed to be very much identical. Ambrose intentionally spun Gordon out on a YELLOW. The yellow flag was very obvious on my TV. I thought that was wrong...must be ok when the "victim" is Gordon, but not ok when the "victim" is Ambrose...
Oh well...
- August 5, 2007 at 7:47 AM
- Busch Fan! said...
I thought ESPN's coverage was great I think AB & Randy worked well together. Marty Smith looked lost in the pits but his questions were reasonable. What a crazy finish I also think Nascar should not have thrown the green with Gordon right behind Ambrose what did they would happen????? Just because he's blackflagged he still managed to ruin the race for Ambrose. Anyway the telecast will definitely be better than Ponoco's today.
- August 5, 2007 at 8:42 AM
- Anonymous said...
Just a couple of quick comments. Gordon should have won. It's just that simple. I'm not a big Robbie Gordon fan, but he just keeps getting screwed. I'm sick of Harvick whining - he caused the big wreck at the end. And on point, I thought ESPN did fine. They missed a good opportunity neare the end by talking over Robbie's radio. It's just ignorance. At least Brad wasn't on.
On to Sunday.
- August 5, 2007 at 8:46 AM
- snowfaller said...
No mention of the clear F-bomb dropped by Harvick's crew chief?
I thought he was just stumbling when trying to say "up to the front" but he clearly said "up to the f**kin' front". Strange this wasn't mentioned in the wake of all of the uproar over Tony Stewart's BS-bomb last week.
I was screaming at the TV for NASCAR to black flag Gordon as soon as he came up and bumped Ambrose during the impending yellow. Then when he started pulling up beside Ambrose during the yellow laps it was obvious what was going to happen. NASCAR should know better with him by now.
It's a shame Ambrose was screwed out of his first Busch win.
- August 5, 2007 at 9:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
No one has mentioned what was up with that Countdown show before the Busch race. AB began the show, but then it was moved to Pocono and the hour was focused on Cup (and the X Games ..... ugh). I guess I mistakingly thought it was a pre-show for the race in Canada. Oh, well...
Did I miss it or did they never update anyone on Steve Wallace and the attempted mugging??? It was pretty obvious he had black eye when he was interviewed, but I never heard a reference as to what happened to him and how he was doing. I bet it would have been a great story, as it sounds like he may have gotten the better of the muggers because they were never able to get his watch and were ultimately apprehended.
It was great that they stayed on air for the interviews, but they left out local fav Patrick Carpentier! He was so excited on his 2nd place position, judging from his burnouts, and it would have been a great interview!
I definitely agree the race should have been red-flagged to sort out the mess. It sounds like (from other articles I have read - See Lee Spencer on Fox) that Robby passed Marcos after that corner where Harvick wrecked with Pruett, etc... Robby's spotter yelled caution and Robby slowed, but Marcos may not have been told about the caution as quick because he got into Robby when Robby slowed for the caution. Maybe that is what we missed on Robby's scanner?? At any rate, if that is the correct sequence of events and Robby was inadvertently spun when slowing for the caution, then shouldn't he have been put back to one of the top two positions or should he have been put further back for not maintaining caution speed? I don't know the answer and Nascar obviously chose the latter. I understand it was confusing at the time, but this explanation was not offered as an alternative on the broadcast. It would have been interesting to hear AB and Randy's thoughts on this scenario. Regardless, Robby should not have ended the race as he did. I can't wait to hear what Jimmy and Kenny have to say this morning!!
Just as a side note - since many of us compain about the coverage - has anyone ever wached the F1 coverage on Speed? It is absolutely hilarious!!!! Based on it, we really shouldn't be complaining about anything! Peter Windsor's pre-race interviews on pit road are classic. They obviously don't have the same access - and the drivers could care less about being interviewed for US TV. Poor Peter tries his best, but usually with no luck, and I get a really good laugh out of it all!!! I just want to give him a hug and say good luck in his continued efforts to get pre-race interviews. As for the race coverage, the commentators are at the mercy of local TV coverage for the pictures. They have no control of replays or what is shown. As a result, they have to go with the flow and do their best in explaining things we may or may not be able to see. I do enjoy their coverage and the commentators because they do the best they can with what they have!! Not only are they good sports about it, but they never try to pretend that their access is top notch and always tell it like it is.
- August 5, 2007 at 9:47 AM
- Anonymous said...
I saw the original race and taped the replay on ESPN2 on TV early this morning. On the replay they cut out everything after Harvick crossed the line. Meaning they cut ALL the interviews at the end -no Victory Lane interview from Harvick, no Gordon, no Ambrose. They also cut the shots of Gordon trailing Harvick after the finish and doing the burnouts near Harvick.
Those shots and interviews were on ESPN News and Sportcenter last night. Why would ESPN2 cut all of that on the replay knowing that fans who heard about the race and saw Sportscenter would want to see the post-race for themselves, in its entirety, on the replay?
I've taped the condensed race replay for other Busch races and they always make time for post-race interviews and celebration (cutting some of the more uninteresting race footage out to make the time). Obviously the decision came from NASCAR that they'll do their best to erase what happened.
Other than that, coverage was very good except Marty Smith did not do a good job in the pits.
- August 5, 2007 at 9:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
Good Camera Work??? Apparently I have had on the wrong channel all seaon becasue I think ESPN's strategy of a new high speed shot every 2 seconds is awful.
- August 5, 2007 at 9:58 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Thanks for your great comments, let's address a couple of issues:
We are still working on determining if the ESPN finish line coverage of only the winner is something they have been told to do by their Coord. Prod. It may well be something mandatory. We will see after Pocono.
No one at ESPN will discuss the NASCAR Countdown show that was less about Montreal and more about Pocono and the X-Games. At least AB and Randy were good in their part of the show.
You guys raise some great points about interviews and scanners in hindsight, but I think things got a litte bit chaotic after the five laps to go restart. I am sure if they had to do it all over again, they would do it differently.
Sophia, the "verification" thing you have to type to post keeps the automated spammers from posting ads on blog sites like this. When we first started, they would sometimes post fifty ads a day, so we had to add the verification.
We are working hard to move to a stand-along website, and add a fulltime user forum and online live chat functions. We are also working on a podcast and online video access. As you can imagine, there are some rights issues and some cost issues associated with these, but you should see them soon.
Thanks again for your great comments!
- August 5, 2007 at 10:00 AM
- bevo said...
Good Lord! Cowlishaw and The Silly One have no idea what they're talking about on NASCAR Now about the Gordon situation. This is painful...
- August 5, 2007 at 10:13 AM
- patrick said...
Who is in charge of the race, the sanctioning body or the driver? Apparently with NASCAR they have NO real time control of the drivers and can only take remedial actions the following day.
Robbie Gordon should be banned from NASCAR for LIFE.
- August 5, 2007 at 11:05 AM
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Yet another week where we only got to see the winner cross the finish line.
Also, it would have been nice to hear Marcos Ambrose explain his side of the wreck. Unfortunately ESPN was already 15 minutes late getting to the ultra-important X-Games, so Gary Gerould had "less than a minute" to talk to Ambrose as they were being rushed off the air, which gave us just enough to hear Ambrose say he's wasn't mad, because he promised himself even on his lowest day in NASCAR he would leave with a smile on his face. There was no time for a follow-up question that might have given us some clue as to why he wrecked Robby Gordon under yellow.
At least we did get to hear from Harvick and Gordon, I was concerned that we would see another Bristol where ABC went off the air as Carl Edwards was getting out of his car to do his backflip.
- August 5, 2007 at 11:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
I think that ESPN did a very good job with the tools at hand. AB and RL were informative and entertaining. Multiple angle camera coverage of the entire 14 corner road course would have required a budget for an Olympic event, not a Busch race. There were a couple of missed calls in the truck, but overall I give ESPN a B+.
Watching the end was painful. I like Robby, but watching him jump off a bridge re: his career was not pretty. ESPN did the right thing by delaying the X Games until they got the interviews.
I personally dislike the ESPN studio shows, but there are people on the staff who remember how to present an actual race. Good job.
- August 5, 2007 at 11:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
I love Alan, hes the best NASCAR has for people in the booth. bill webber took over after alan broke his leg. I think its simply that Alan is soo good that he makes everyone else look so bad for not being at his level, in other words.. he blows the curve for everyone else.. ALSO please please espn.. get rid of that model turned pit reporter... she always has to get in the screen when shes interviewing someone... she is so bad its not even fully
- August 5, 2007 at 11:26 AM
- Jo said...
John, interesting comments. I agree with the poster who said that ESPN was rushing to get to the Potential Paralysis Games and didn't give time for full post-race interviews. Again, that's a matter of demographics and the director in Montreal may not have had any control there--at least we got three sound bites.
But where I fault ESPN is in its analysis of where Ambrose & Gordon were when the yellow came out. You have to figure there is a scoring loop there in the hairpin because there are so many wrecks there and it would be a place where they need to ascertain positions. At the time of the Pruett/Harvick wreck, you could see two things on the ESPN replay: 1) Ambrose was still ahead of Gordon and 2) his right rear bumper corner and quarterpanel were intact. That's the point where the tower called the caution--though we don't know how long it took that message to be relayed to the track flagmen or to the drivers via radio.
When the cameras picked them up 200 yds later coming out from behind the trees, Gordon was completing a pass on Ambrose's outside. Ambrose immediately got his nose under Gordon's left rear quarter panel. At that point, you could see that Ambrose's right rear bumper was damaged and sheet metal was torn on his right rear, which had to have happened in that 200 yds we couldn't see from contact w/ Gordon. Both cars ARE under caution here as Ambrose made contact with Gordon and reassumed the lead he'd held as the yellow came out. That's where Gordon spun, under yellow, and lost position. If ESPN had focused on that lead change and RECIPROCAL contact after the yellow flew, the discussion would have been a lot clearer. Still, Bestwick and LaJoie did a good job with what they had--they didn't act like a B team.
- August 5, 2007 at 11:37 AM
- Steven said...
Was I the only one who saw Robby hit Ambrose??? On at least 2 replays showed by ESPN of Harvick spinning Pruett, you could see Gordon give Ambrose a shot to get by. Ambrose then punted Robby to get back by in the next corner. No mention of this by the guys in the booth. You would think that with all the people reviewing replays in the truck for ESPN they would have seen this.
- August 5, 2007 at 11:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
Another ESPN weirdness: The Canadian race feed (rebroadcast by TSN here in Canada) and the American feed were FOUR FREAKIN' MINUTES apart!
My husband lives in the Midwest and I live in British Columbia. We make it a point to watch every Busch race together, using audio chat to talk on our computers while watching the race live on TV. Usually the feeds are only seconds apart, something we attribute to the fact that I watch on cable while he watches on satellite.
Near the start Saturday's race, I mentioned something that happened on the ESPN feed on my TV. We waited, and waited, and waited, and finally, it was broadcast on my husband's feed. And the feeds never did sync, continuing with the same four minute delay the entire race.
It ruined the race for us, because I'd groan or curse or cheer and we'd have to wait four minutes before we could talk about what happened. Of course, very few people would notice that their feed was seriously delayed. I mean, how many people are trying to watch the race cross-border while chatting about it via computers? Not too many, I'd guess. :-)
I can't think of any reason ESPN would do this. It was exactly the same feed, with commercial breaks at exactly the same times, but delayed four minutes for American viewers. Why?
- August 5, 2007 at 12:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
Alan Bestwick is the best there is hands down........Not since Bob Jenkins, Dr. Jerry Punch Benny Parsons from the old ESPN days has there been such talent........Bill Weber should be carrying AB's jock........
- August 5, 2007 at 12:27 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
Thanks John for explaining the word Verification thing..I figured it was there for good reason..but when logged in, I have to RE-TYPE it (even though it's correct the first time) up to three times, and each time, the secret word is more convoluted.
But, if I log in as anonymous, the WV is lots "friendlier" thus my paranoia. Ha. I do not know why I come here and sometimes my name is here and other times anon.
Also that is great you are getting a stand alone site but wanted to add, I hope it is a good looking as this site. I love the text you use, the layout, the colors. It's very EASY to read on middle aged eyes! :-)
I enjoy your articles so much, I have made it my home page as I just can't stomach the HORRIBLE NEWS du jour first thing when I log on and try to stick with racing. Jayski has become too cluttered so am using your site. Thanks for making it so EASY to read and to visit. It's much appreciated when a writer invites comments whether we agree or disagree with you.
I think I still have the race on tape and when I rewatched the last 5 laps of the race with my room mate, HE CAUGHT RObby bumping AMBROSE under caution...we reran the tape and it was obvious....Now again on SPEED or FOX, DW and LM would've CAUGHT THAT.
Do the stooges in the booth watch ANY tv monitors? Does a producer? They miss so much.
In comparison, I watch the ARCA Pocono crashfest, I mean race last night. Many scarey crashes and one was a cluster crash of 5 drivers that blocked the track and IMMEDIATELY brought out the red flag. It was scary but guess what? SPeed had NUMEROUS CAMERA angles and replays to show us the race.
That said, they waited a long time before showing the replay as a stretcher was brought out and about 10 emergency vehicles. It was clear many drives did NOT hit the breaks fast enough.
But if that had been ESPN we woulda either had no camera angles or only one.
I saw the wreck as it happened and the camera work was SUPERB!!!
ESPN crew could learn from SPEED's camera crew.
- August 5, 2007 at 1:08 PM
- batchief said...
Jo, thank you for your post. To me what you addressed was the big question that never was answered on any tv show. I just watched Nascar Raceday and they showed footage of the last wreck that caused the yellow in question. When the wreck began their overhead shot clearly showed Ambrose in the lead. Did Gordon pass him when the yellow was out? I do know that after Ambrose repassed Gordon he did have right rear damage that wasn't there before the wreck began. Also I did hear on ESPN, prior to the green before the wreck, the 55 was talking about "roughing up" the 59.
- August 5, 2007 at 1:20 PM
- dave said...
Was ANYONE working this race for ESPN even watching ?
The crowd shot during the - 5 laps to go - restart was excellent. I can't think of anything I'd have rather seen.
ESPN replayed Gordon being spun by Ambrose 3 times. Unless I was watching a different race, the replay CLEARLY shows Gordon out front AND the yellow flag out PRIOR to the spin. ( which would keep him in front for the restart ). But in typical fashon NO ONE said anything. Were they seeing the same replay ? Was ANYONE in the production truck attentive enough to suggest a slo-mo replay ? Unbelievable.
I'm no Gordon fan, but I am a race fan. The fact that nothing was said ( in addition to the routine MESS ESPN dished out each week ) indicates that they weren't interested in this "thing" dragging out any longer than it had to. X-Games were waiting.
- August 5, 2007 at 2:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
NA$CAR should've red-flagged Robby (Brat 2, since Brat 1 "won")until he went back to proper position or parked him. Ambrose should be the winner; he was clearly the leader at the yellow (notice Brat 2's work on the right side of Ambrose's car). The reason Ambrose got no face time: he drives for the wrong team.
- August 5, 2007 at 3:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
I TIVO'd the race but the race ended after it quit taping. There was a repeat at 3:00 AM so I tried again. However, they didn't show any of the ending drama or even the laps prior to the last 24. They have a gift from Robby Gordon and they don't go with it and show it again. It started out with the X Games and then a brief version of the last 24 laps and then to horse racing. ESPN just doesn't get the job done.
- August 5, 2007 at 4:29 PM
- PaulT said...
SophiaZ123 almost completed a very good suggestion concerning R. Gordon's behavior. That is, NASCAR should have red flagged the race, stopped the cars in front of the largest grandstands in the place and hooked a tow truck up to the front AND rear of his car and carried him to the garage area before resuming the race. R. Gordon and the audience there and on television would have been well served.
- August 5, 2007 at 5:08 PM
- pault said...
Oh, yeah. ESPN. I maintain that ESPN is still miffed over the end of the last contract they had with NASCAR that they have budgeted enough money to take NASCAR down a rung or two, in their estimation.
- August 5, 2007 at 5:12 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
POCONO is a long race so excuse the comment here but it do apply to ESPN. Ok, while showing us that ******* STUPID Draft tracker???? Ku Bush passed Jr.
We had to see the pass on a replay.
sorry, couldn't wait for the next column and had to bitch about this.
More HORRIBLE PRODUCTION.
Have we even addressed the bad production with the shoddy camera work????
Meow Hiss.
- August 5, 2007 at 5:24 PM
- Bobby said...
Bristol broke out. That's all you need to say!
But as for the poster noted how DW and LM would have caught the 55/59 incident, one thing to note is that the announcers' position is a place where both of them wouldn't be able to catch it on the fly. Mike Joy is huge on preferring the binoculars and watching the race proceed and is less trustworthy on monitors, and he has passed that trait to his duo.
The camera placements at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve are probably the same as FOCA TV establishes for the Grand Prix du Canada except for the lengthened pit lane (NASCAR lengthened it for 43 cars).
Oh do the Watkins Glen, Bristol, and Richmond people have plenty of ways to promote their Busch races. The ringers don't race this way -- we had hardcore body checks all the way to the line, and these road courses always seem to turn into pure short-track slamfests, and at times into your local 300-lap enduro.
And that's good for short track racing.
- August 5, 2007 at 10:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
Bestwick was his usual terrific self and Lajoie was a riot to listen to. I'd never heard randy comment on a race before. The whole Gordon/Ambrose thing was stupid on Nascar's part but what drives me nuts is ESPN cutting away from a pass for the lead, which you knew was coming, to show a crash. Typical poor race coverage.
- August 5, 2007 at 11:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
I totally disagree with you on your comment about Randy LaJoie.
He never answered any fuel mileage questions prompted by Alan Bestwick.
Plus, I cannot stand his voice.
He needs to find another Busch Series ride.
- August 7, 2007 at 9:42 PM


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This has to be the fastest meal I've ever made. How these came about? We all know the familiar sad pre-dinner scene: look into fridge, see nothing but condiments, beverages, and something rotting in the vegetable drawer. Closing the fridge door in frustration I see all the tomatoes on the counter, then realize I did just see cheese in the fridge. Plus the fact that my fridge/freezer does always have an abundance of pie crusts: homemade and pre-made. Score. I have dinner. One of the favorite ways to use up fresh tomatoes from the garden is in tomato and cheese sammies with a hint of mayo. I love them, especially if you use a good, thick, whole grain bread. So if these two ingredients are good in a sandwich then why not a hand pie? Almost like a grilled cheese with extra, crispy crust? Kind of. You get the idea.
Have I ever made a 'savory something' with pre-made pie crusts? Yes, I've made cheese sticks. (I promise to do a post on that soon).
tomato & cheese hand pies
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Pie crust or premade pie crusts
Tomatoes, sliced very thin
Extra sharp cheddar
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt & pepper
Cook notes:
I've left out the quantities as you can make as little or much as you like. Typically it's about 3 slices of tomato on the inside of the pie and one slice on the top of the pie. Please slice the tomatoes really thin, and let them dry out a bit on paper towels. You don't want juicy tomatoes weighing down or steaming up the inside of the hand pies.
When ready to bake. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Lay out your crusts in a circle (or square). Cut them in half, put down a layer of tomatoes (about 3 slices), then top with a few slices of cheese—don't let cheese get too close to edges.
Fold over the other half of the pie crust, seal all edges; crimp with a fork. Place a slice tomato on the top of the hand pie, brush with a little extra virgin olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Make sure to prick a few holes on top to let any steam escape during baking.
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