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I don't think you sound preachy - I think you sound very reflective, which I imagine a lot of people are after the events of last week. I've been thinking a lot about what more I can do recently too, instead of just saying things, so I get where you're coming from. (I really love your jumper btw, it looks so cosy!) xxReplyDelete
Those boots are too cute!ReplyDelete
xx, rebecca
I love the minimalistic look of the outfit with those statement bootsReplyDelete
Love this outfit, girl!ReplyDelete
first, I just want to compliment your makeup-- because it's extremely on point and looks beautiful on you.ReplyDelete
second-- you are definitely not preaching! Please feel free to express whatever opinion you have (as long as it isn't harmful or derogatory) whenever you want to. I totally agree that during a time like this we should be speaking put more and doing something about the damage, instead of littering Facebook with nonsense and blame. Also, I love those jeans on you!
Love this look, the faded jeans and grey jumper are perfect! I don't think this sounds like a preachy post at all, it's important that we all have a platform for our voices to be heard :) xxReplyDelete

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Northern Hemispheric Clouds On Uranus
Using visible light, astronomers for the first time this century have detected clouds in the northern hemisphere of Uranus. The newest images, taken July 31 and Aug. 1, 1997 with NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, show banded structure and multiple clouds. Using these images, Dr. Heidi Hammel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and colleagues Wes Lockwood (Lowell Observatory) and Kathy Rages (NASA Ames Research Center) plan to measure the wind speeds in the northern hemisphere for the first time.
Uranus is sometimes called the "sideways" planet, because its rotation axis is tipped more than 90 degrees from the planet's orbit around the Sun. The "year" on Uranus lasts 84 Earth years, which creates extremely long seasons - winter in the northern hemisphere has lasted for nearly 20 years. Uranus has also been called bland and boring, because no clouds have been detectable in ground-based images of the planet. Even to the cameras of the Voyager spacecraft in 1986, Uranus presented a nearly uniform blank disk, and discrete clouds were detectable only in the southern hemisphere. Voyager flew over the planet's cloud tops near the dead of northern winter (when the northern hemisphere was completely shrouded in darkness).
Spring has finally come to the northern hemisphere of Uranus. The newest images, both the visible-wavelength ones described here and those taken a few days earlier with the Near Infrared and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) by Erich Karkoschka (University of Arizona), show a planet with banded structure and detectable clouds.
Two images are shown here. The "aqua" image (on the left) is taken at 5,470 Angstroms, which is near the human eye's peak response to wavelength. Color has been added to the image to show what a person on a spacecraft near Uranus might see. Little structure is evident at this wavelength, though with image-processing techniques, a small cloud can be seen near the planet's northern limb (rightmost edge). The "red" image (on the right) is taken at 6,190 Angstroms, and is sensitive to absorption by methane molecules in the planet's atmosphere. The banded structure of Uranus is evident, and the small cloud near the northern limb is now visible.
Scientists are expecting that the discrete clouds and banded structure may become even more pronounced as Uranus continues in its slow pace around the Sun. "Some parts of Uranus haven't seen the Sun in decades," says Dr. Hammel, "and historical records suggest that we may see the development of more banded structure and patchy clouds as the planet's year progresses."
Some scientists have speculated that the winds of Uranus are not symmetric around the planet's equator, but no clouds were visible to test those theories. The new data will provide the opportunity to measure the northern winds. Hammel and colleagues expect to have results soon.
Credit: Heidi Hammel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and NASA


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Loree Banish
15:47 19 Feb 19
Sam, the Tech, was great. I was very pleased with his work. Have always gotten great treatment from Ankmar. Highly recommend them.read more
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18:23 07 Feb 19
Scheduled via the web. Got my install window. Call ahead and within the window. Quick, efficient, and good service. No upsell attempts. Friendly and did the work. Very pleased.read more
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21:46 01 Feb 19
One of the best customer experiences I have had for home contractors ever. I had a broken spring and contacted Ankmar – they got back to me immediately and scheduled me for next day service. The service tech gave me a quote (great price!), did the work, and there were no surprises. The service tech went way above and beyond my expectations…he tightened loose bolts on BOTH my garage doors, checked everything on my "good door" lubricated both doors, and let me know about some wear on my rollers. He even told me the best way to request service if I have a roller go out at some point. Timely, fast, and great quality work. I will definitely use them for all future needs.read more
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21:06 23 Jan 19
Marina in the Service Department is very pleasant to deal with. Both techs that have been sent out to separate jobs were very professional and went above and beyond. Our company manages many properties and Ankmar will continue to be my go to for all garage door issues.read more
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19:46 18 Jan 19
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22:22 17 Jan 19
Everyone from Ankmar has been very open and reliable starting with the sales person, and including the installers, and later a repair person when he came to check on my remote. No pressure to up-sale but complete information and answers to my questions. The beautiful door really improves the curb appeal of my home.read more
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17:19 16 Jan 19
Ankmar takes care of my garage door needs quickly and efficiently. Their prices are also very fair and competitive.read more
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23:18 15 Jan 19
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13:29 05 Jan 19
Excellent and timely service. Only con is the incidental charges for every nut, bolt and bracket. I'm sure I was charged $15 for a $3 item. Service is impeccable.read more
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02:55 04 Jan 19
I was very happy with everyone at Ankmar from the people who answered my call to the service tech who completed the repair work. My garage door repair was fairly priced and the quality of work was excellent.read more
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04:54 08 Dec 18
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18:54 05 Dec 18
Good people to deal with. Happy with their service.
Jason Rychlick
23:34 29 Nov 18
Quick response. Fixed the issue and reasonably priced.
Scott Green
16:40 05 Nov 18
The Tech Eric, came out and repaired my broken springs with the parts I had ordered. He was in and out in less than 45 mins including replacing the bulbs, reattaching my opener. I would recommend Ankmar to get you garage door fixed in a friendly and timly manner.read more
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17:21 25 Oct 18
The person arrived on time. Completed the job quickly. Great experience would use Ankmar again.
Carrie Knecht
14:33 27 Sep 18
They always are able to come fix my door the next day and always have the most personable service techs.read more
Lisa V.
16:51 25 Sep 18
Clint S. got our messed up door fixed up great. We appreciated the work he did!
Matthew Kruger
22:08 20 Sep 18
Did what I wanted without fuss. Timely and good service. Did something easy but extra without charging which was appreciated. Would use again for my garage door needs without hesitation.read more
Sandy Routzon
20:45 24 Aug 18
Fantastic, affordable service! I called at 7:30 a.m. and they were at my home by 2:00 p.m. and my garage doors were fixed by 2:45. p.m. Thank you Ankmar!read more
Peggy Arbuthnot
14:46 04 Jun 18
I called to have someone come look at an issue I was having with the door. When I was given a 4-hour time frame for arrival, I told the scheduler, it was ok, however I had to leave my house by a certain time. On the date of scheduled service, I received a call from the technician, Larry E., telling me he was on his way — this was about 2 hours earlier than the end of the time frame! Larry and his trainee, Javier, were great, thorough, knowledgeable, and quick! Very pleasant to work with!read more
Eric Mortaro
17:40 25 Apr 18
Their techs are awesome. Had them come over after a year of the openers installed. The doors where getting a bit loud with a belt drive. The tech found that the tracks were not aligned properly. He spent maybe half an hour and everything came out great. Highly recommend Ankmar.read more
Kelli Rogl
13:31 23 Apr 18
Pete did an awesome job! He was very quick and did a great job working around all the moving boxes I had in the garage, only asking if I could move a few if they were in the way. He was very respectful. I would definitely use Ankmar again and recommend them to anyone!read more
Gary Stevens
15:52 21 Apr 18
Ankmar was great. They did the original install on our garage door. I had them out because of noise. After greasing joints, rollers, and springs, it works great again. The tech who came out was knowledgeable, and courteous. He was also on time.read more
Frank Bellipanni
22:27 26 Mar 18
Tony was on time, polite, and very efficient. The price was very close to the quoted price, you do have to pay tax. I would highly recommend these folks.read more
Team Irish
22:05 17 Mar 18
I can't say enough good things about Ankmar. We needed a panel on our garage replaced. We were able to get a sales representative/estimator out the next day. Steve (the estimator) was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. They gave us a very reasonable quote and were able to get a technician out within just a couple days. The technician was very detailed and professional. Hew as kind enough to also do a little maintenance on our garage after he replaced the panel to ensure everything was running smoothly. Highly recommend Ankmar!read more
Reginald Shoats
22:13 15 Mar 18
The Technician was friendly, on-time, knowledgeable and reaffirmed why we selected Ankmar for the install of their Insulated Garage Door! He not only made our Double-door Garage look great, he also put a "big target" on our Single-door. My wife's happy thus the whole family is happy!' Can't wait to get our new Single-Door!!!Thank you Ankmar! Job well done!!read more
Bob McClure
00:56 14 Mar 18
Eric did a great job. He was on time! He knew exactly what he was doing, as personable, professional and friendly.Very nice installation, exactly what we wanted.Thanks very much.Bobread more
David Hays
23:07 09 Mar 18
Had issue with garage door not closing. Called Ankmar had Sean come out to look at issue. He fixed the problem in less than five minutes. Very professional and courteous. Would highly recommend them to anyone .read more
Wayne Burgess
22:13 06 Feb 18
Technician was very good and helpful. Some completely before he depart problems remain with openers not quite programmed properly. Could be my fault for operating everythingread more
Brian Zambrano
17:17 04 Feb 18
I drove into my garage with a cargo bag on the roof of my car which resulted in a quite broken garage door. Two separate garage repair people came out and while they were quite professional, neither were able to repair it. One guy said I needed a new garage and the other said I probably did (he couldn't get the garage fixed on his own since the garage was hanging off one rail).When Chris, the Ankmar tech arrived, he told me without hesitation the garage is absolutely 100% repairable. About an hour later, my garage door was operable. The total bill was under $200 whereas a new garage door would have been around $1500. I was very impressed by the speed, professionalisim and execution of Chris and Ankmar. Based on this experience I'd recommend them highly.read more
Bart Byers
00:43 01 Feb 18
They were polite, attentive and fast from the start. Very professional.The only disappointment was the estimator did not include new struts in the quote. The installer gave us one but we still need another.My builder told me Ankmar owns the garage door business in Denver. Now I believe it.read more
Daniel Sullivan
20:38 26 Jan 18
Garage Door Opener: repair & replace…trust Ankmar. When my 20yo LiftMaster garage door opener stopped moving its belt, Ankmar came out the next day to diagnose the issue, discuss pros and cons of repair vs. replace, and installed a new LiftMaster 8550 unit for 10% less than Front Range Garage Door's quote and 15% less than The Garage Doctor's quote. Dion was friendly and fast (1.5hrs). Shop around and then call the installer Denver metro home builders trust.read more
Rebecca Johnson
15:56 29 Nov 17
One of the springs broke on my garage door, so I called Ankmar and they came out the next day. The technician called me 30 minutes prior to arrival, which I appreciated. He changed both springs, checked all the hardware, lubricated the wheels and safety tested the system. I would use Ankmar again.read more
Chris Heidlebaugh
17:51 15 Nov 17
Great garage doors. The DH Pace company is great to work with. We love the dock guys!
Joann Kern
16:19 20 Oct 17
Next day service – really appreciated. Also appreciated the serviceman's phone call telling us he would arrive in approx. 30 min. Repair finished and garage door works perfectly and almost noiselessly. We are grateful and happy. Kudos to Ankmar.read more
16:00 20 Sep 17
My door broke early this monring. I called and someone was here by 9:30. Larry was friendly and fast, our door is better now than when we moved into our house. Thanks for the great experience.read more
Dave King
15:52 27 Jul 17
We have worked with Ankmar for many years and their sales and service have always been excellent. They have been right on the money, punctual, clean and friendly in all of our dealings with them.read more
Scott Holland
15:09 19 Jul 17
We were having an issue with our door not closing. It was a warranty issue. Peter showed up on time, quickly diagnosed the problem, fixed the problem, and then did a PM on the door. He was very courteous and professional. I am so pleased that the door works now and to have had the positive experience with Peter and Ankmar. I've dealt with Ankmar in the past in my other home and was thrilled to learn that the door on my new home was an Ankmar. TOP NOTCH company and TOP NOTCH employees. Thank you Peter!!!Scottread more


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Three years after being freed from a U.S. prison and returning to Panama, former strongman Manuel Noriega is suing Activision Blizzard for using his name and likeness without his permission.
Panama's notorious military dictator, who ruled the country from 1983 until 1989 when he was removed from power and imprisoned in the U.S., is suing the Santa Monica, Calif.-based gaming company /quotes/zigman/110164/delayed /quotes/nls/atvi ATVI , alleging that the game "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" portrayed him as a "kidnapper, murderer, and enemy of the state."
The lawsuit alleges this was done to "heighten realism in the game… [which] translates directly into heightened sales," the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
Noriega is not the only notable figure whose likeness was used in "Black Ops II." The game received media attention on its release because of a character resembling former U.S. Gen. David Petraeus.
Activision told reporters at the time that Petraeus hadn't been paid, and that characters resembling him and other public figures are works of fantasy.
Suing the makers of video games for unauthorized use of a person's likeness is becoming increasingly common. Earlier in July, Lindsay Lohan sued Take-Two Interactive Inc. and its subsidiary Rockstar Games for creating a character in its hit game "Grand Theft Auto V" that she alleges is based on her.
Popular tattoo artists have also sued videogame makers like EA Sports, alleging they own the copyright for the tattoos of famous athletes depicted in the games.
"Black Ops II" was released in late 2012. The Call of Duty series relies heavily on characters from military history to create its storylines.
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Man has been making wine for thousands of years. Its origins are deeply rooted in Western culture. Yet despite our familiarity with the beverage, there is something mysterious about wine that makes it unique. What intangible elements does wine present that remind us of our own invisible nature? Join Spanish journalist Denise Ingrid Brickel for an unconventional, atypical 3-part documentary that takes viewers on a fascinating journey to the heart of California's wine country. It focuses less on the taste and types of wine, and more on wine's association with cuisine, health, art, nature, friendship, leisure, love, and lifestyle.
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The economy gained a meager 74,000 jobs last month, the weakest result since early 2011, according to government data released Friday morning.
Also not good: The participation rate in the labor force declined one-fifth of a percentage point to 62.8% in December, matching October's level, which was the lowest since 1978.
The participation rate is a broad gauge of the labor-market health, showing the workforce's share of the civilian noninstitutional population. Falling rates means that people are increasingly less likely be in the labor force — not a great sign of economic strength or confidence.
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2¼ cups cake flour
2¼ teaspoons baking power
4 tablespoons margarine
1¼ cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon orange peel
¾ cup skim milk
3 ounces low fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons skim milk
6 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the over to 325ºF.
Grease with small amount of cooking oil or use nonstick cooking oil spray on a 10-inch round pan (at least 2½ inches high). Powder pan with flour. Tap out excess flour.
Sift together flour and baking powder.
In a separate bowl, beat together margarine and sugar until soft and creamy.
Beat in eggs, vanilla, and orange peel.
Gradually add the flour mixture alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with flour.
Pour the mixture into the pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until done. Let cake cool for 5 to 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Let cool completely before icing.
Cream together cream cheese and milk until smooth. Add cocoa. Blend well.
Slowly add sugar until icing is smooth. Mix in vanilla.
Smooth icing over top and sides of cooled cake.
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The question of further vs farther is a popular topic on grammar websites and has been discussed often enough on sites like GrammarGirl, so why should it need anything more said about it?
Because firstly, nearly all these websites are American, and the British 'take' on this question is somewhat different. And secondly, they nearly all put forward a so-called 'rule' which is by no means universally accepted.
Two meanings
We use far in two ways: to talk about distance, and to talk about how much
- Do you live far from your work?
- This coffee is far better than that one.
Similarly we use the comparative further / farther to talk about distance, and also to talk about amount or degree. In this use it is often synonymous with more.
Exercise - If you think further / farther in these sentences is about distance, click on 'Yes'. If you think it's about amount, quantity or degree, click on 'No'.
|How much farther is it to the station?
|We will have to give this matter further attention.
|David agrees with Peter, but goes even further than him.
|Come on. It's not much further, and then we'll be home.
|I don't want to talk about this any further.
|The plan has been so successful, we want to take it even further.
|Our new house is further from the school than the old one.
|So without further ado, I would like to start the meeting.
|Nothing could have been further from my mind.
|It was farther than we thought, and we arrived rather late.
|So that's decided then; no further discussion is necessary.
|I got no further than the corner when I realised I'd left my umbrella.
The expression - further from my mind - is not admittedly about physical distance, but metaphorical distance. It doesn't refer to amount or more. But some people see it as a grey area which could be interpreted either way - distance or other.
The debate begins
Once upon a time, it would seem, there was only one comparative of far, and that was further. It was later joined by farther, and the use of the two words became 'more or less interchangeable', to quote Merriam-Webster.
But towards the end of the nineteenth century, the then editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (widely regarded on both sides of the Atlantic as the authority on the English language) decided that farther should be used to refer to distance, and further should be used to refer to quantity or degree.
In Britain, Fowler, at that time the most respected authority on English usage in Britain, disagreed. He said that that most people used either one or the other, independent of whether they were referring to distance or degree. And he went on to say that further was the more popular, and would even one day oust farther altogether.
Divergence of usage
What in fact happened was slightly different, and the two strands of the English language began to go their separate ways.
In the US especially, many commentators followed the advice of that OED editor, and it is now stated on many grammar websites (mainly American) that farther should be used for distance and further for 'more' etc.
In Britain, however, while generally agreeing about the use of further when talking about quantity, amount or degree, most British commentators see further as just as correct as farther when talking about distance. Swan, the standard usage guide for learners (BrE) says:
We use both farther and further to talk about distance. There is no difference in meaning. ... We can use further (but not farther) to mean 'additional', 'extra', 'more advanced'.
And what Fowler predicted indeed appears to be happening in Britain; further seems to be supplanting farther, as can be seen in this Ngram graph.
According to The New Fowler's (1996):
...in so far as the [farther] forms are used at all, they are now more likely to occur in AmE than in BrE, though the distinction is not clear-cut.
Linguist Terry Watt of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has done a bit of research on this subject and notes (link below):
The ratios of farther to further are clearly in favor of further. Obviously Australia and the United Kingdom have no respect for American usage notes: they have almost eliminated farther altogether. It is especially interesting to note that the BBC corpus contains absolutely no cases of farther.
In fact, even in the United States, actual practice doesn't necessarily follow the dictates of the grammarians, and the use of further to talk about distance is common there as well. It's just that their traditional grammarians don't seem to recognise this fact.
My tip - forget farther
In British English at least, the safest thing is just to use further for everything and forget farther. Then you don't need to worry whether it's about distance, real or metaphorical, or something else. And in any case, it's what most of us native speakers do. The same goes for the superlative: furthest.
Etymological note
Some websites suggest that further comes from an old English word meaning to impel. This rather suggests that farther is the true comparative of far, and that further sort of got borrowed. There is indeed a verb to further, meaning to help something to develop or be successful (OALD) as in:
- He would do anything to further his career
- Violent demonstrations are not going to further our cause.
But the Online Etymology Dictionary, amongst others, suggests that the comparative further came from a different and older source: the words forth-er or fore-er. Forth and fore meaning roughly forward or away. This is confirmed by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage and The New Fowler's. So don't let them try and tell you farther is the natural comparative of far. If anything, it's farther that is the 'usurper'!
One man's (or woman's) whim
This seems to be a good example of a situation where one person's opinion has been elevated into a grammatical 'rule'.
The same thing happened with less and fewer, where a certain Baker suggested in 1770 that fewer should be used for countable nouns and less reserved for uncountable nouns.
And singular they was quite respectable until one Anne Fisher (1719-78) decided that he and not they should be used when the gender wasn't known. Shame on her!
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - notes that further as a comparative of far (for distance) is used especially in British English.
- Merriam-Webster - look at the usage notes, but remember this is an American dictionary. Look in their entry on further and you'll see that their examples cover both uses.
- Daily Writing tips - generally sound - puts forward both sides of the argument, but although quoting Etymology Online, it's own etymology seems a bit shaky.
- HubPages - makes the standard American differentiation, but see what he says about Merriam-Webster
- GrammarGirl - talks about 'careful' writers making the distinction. But like with so many of these usage disputes, it's not that the the rest of us are 'careless'; we simply believe we have a choice.
- English Plus - makes the distance / amount differentiation without any discussion, as though it's a solid rule. Which it isn't.
- Online Etymology Dictionary - further (see also their entry for farther)
- Terry Watt - very detailed analysis, put in here only as a reference.


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COLUMBIA CITY — Jackie Leeuw, a senior at Columbia City High School, was the only representative from Whitley County at the state football championship last weekend.Leeuw had the opportunity to walk the grid at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, home of the Colts — not compete, but to perform the "Star Spangled Banner.""I talked to Geoff Penrod (athletic director for CCHS) and told him I wanted to sing the National Anthem," said Leeuw. "He made all the arrangements."Leeuw is not involved in high school choir, nor has she had any formal training. She simply sees singing as a "fun thing."In the expansive stadium, Leeuw said she was not nervous to sing the National Anthem, a capella in front of the crowd before the IHSAA Class 3A championship game."Normally I just focus on one spot and that helps me stay calm," Leeuw said. "But I was really comfortable and I felt good enough to look around at the fans."Before taking the field at game time, Leeuw had a chance to rehearse with Colts staff. "The positive response from my family was expected," Leeuw said. "It was the positive response from others — from people I didn't even know that shocked me."Leeuw has previously sung the National Anthem for Columbia City High School sporting events. Although singing for a home crowd is always special, Leeuw said her time in Indianapolis was a memory she won't soon forget."It was an amazing experience," she said. "I want to do it again."


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Over the past couple weeks three Wabash College regional associations hosted golf outings for Wabash alumni, family, and friends.
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Brandon Roop '06 and his father Rick organized the Evansville Association of Wabash Men outing at Rolling Hills Country Club in Newburgh, IN on Thursday, August 8. Typical August heat and humidity were barely noticeable allowing the area alumni, family, and friends participating to enjoy a great round of golf on a beautifully manicured course. Thanks to those who participated in the outing this year. Not that one needs more incentive to join fellow Wabash men for any occasion, but Brandon and Rick have great plans for the outing next year. We hope to see more of you next summer. See photos here.


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Baked's Chocolate Chip Cookies
go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. It's the same recipe I've baked for years, and the recipe that won me a blue ribbon at the Ohio State Fair last year. It's the perfect cookie for me, so I've stopped looking for another. But with 2 pounds of chocolate and 2 types of flour, neither of which is the staple all-purpose I always keep on hand, it's not really a "whip up a batch" kind of recipe. So for a coworker's housewarming party, I decided to actually try a different recipe—one that I could possibly use in the future for that sudden chocolate chip cookie craving without having to make yet another trip to the grocery store.
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The second round, I dropped the temperature to 350F, made smaller cookies with a 1-inch scoop instead of a 2-inch, and chilled for 20 minutes in the fridge before popping them into the oven. Those came out a little better, but still browned much more than I would have liked around the edges, and some of them still came out raw in the center. Round 3, I smashed down with my hand hoping they would spread more evenly, but to no avail. They came out exactly the same as all the others. Overly browned and still slightly squishy. Because I'm an absolute perfectionist, none of them would be heading to the party with me.
Baked's Chocolate Chip Cookies
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1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 2/3 cups (16 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and baking soda together; set aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars together until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the vanilla and beat to combine.
3. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating until just incorporated. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, fold in the chocolate chips. Cover the bowl tightly and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
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You are a perfectionist! Your go-to choc chip recipe is now mine also, but I agree that the ingredients aren't always on hand. Here's one I love, from the famous Tate's bake shop in the Hamptons. May be a good one to try or tweak: http://www.food.com/recipe/tates-bake-shop-chocolate-chip-cookies-147910
- October 4, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Argh, what a disappointment. I hate not loving a new cookie recipe. Just by looking, the fat (butter) to flour ratio is way too high. I would try that with maybe 8 or 9 T. of butter. I LOVE your Blue Ribbon cookies! (and that has 2 sticks of butter to just over 3 cups of flour - huge difference).
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I am in tears.
Serious Puck is back.
I was literally trembling as I read this episode. I've been waiting for this moment for 13 years (I first read the series in 2002, so I haven't been waiting as long as those members who were reading it episodically back in 2001). I can't believe they're actually on Skellig.
That trio of magic users watching on all look as young as Schierke.
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I still have a feeling that they'll be in Elfhelm for a while. If that's true there should be a major time-skip on the continent. Not so sure if I like this. When they return, Daiba should be dead. Rickert will be old, Luca will be old, etc. Hoping this was a poor translation or something happens to disrupt the flow of time.
Exceptionally, because this is a momentous episode, here's a full transcript of what's being said. Keep in mind it's not from the original Japanese, so there might be errors. All the credit goes to puella as usual.
I still have a feeling that they'll be in Elfhelm for a while. If that's true there should be a major time-skip on the continent. Not so sure if I like this.]
Speaking of the symbols, these are a bit different, they feel somewhat celtic-like to me, which is fitting for an island.
Especially with her peers, who seem as young as she is.
Magnifico: By the way, Lord Puck.Puck: Uh? What do you want Magnifico?Magnifico: Please, I very politely remind you of what I asked you before.Magnifico: Are you pretending not to know that? I'll put you on the throne, and you'll cooperate with me.Puck: Ah! Right, I had forgotten.Magnifico: Please consider it.Puck: I'll grant it.Ivalera: You'll pay dearly.Isidro: He will.
Just found this on a celtic website (http://www.celticfolklore.com/) and you're spot on!
As someone who started the manga this year and caught up one week before the monthly releases began (hence skipping all the hiatuses), I can only imagine what you folks are feeling right now.
- Farnese seems to believe Guts wants to drop Casca off and take his leave. No doubt she sees that as her chance to have him for herself. Drama incoming.
Technically they set out for Elfhelm in 2001, leaving the continent in 2007.
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The 2011 Lexus CT 200h is an all-new five-door hatchback, or compact wagon, powered by a hybrid gas-electric powertrain. As with the Toyota Prius, you do not plug this car in. Instead, you fill the tank with gas. It's propelled at times by both the electric motor and its four-cylinder engine, but at low speeds can run in electric-only mode.
The CT 200h is the fifth Lexus hybrid, and it's the smallest. The CT 200h powertrain is taken from the Prius.
The Lexus CT 200h looks like no other Lexus, except from the front. It's quite an attractive car, with smooth and flowing lines, from the contours on the hood up to the long roofline and straight back to the spoiler with a cool little lip over the muscular liftgate. The details of the design, trim and wheels are flawless.
The CT 200h is actually 4 inches shorter than the Prius, or the same overall length as the Audi A3 wagon. Its shape looks more European than Japanese, and its profile from all angles is very similar to that of the Audi. The coefficient of drag is a low 0.29, as much of the aero design was decided by wind tunnel testing.
Inside is a comfortable driving seat and a cozy cabin. The driving position was designed to enable easy access to the instrument panel and center stack, which is sloped at about a 45-degree angle. We found everything easy to reach. The steering wheel is slightly flat-bottomed, making climbing in and out a little easier. Rear-seat legroom is tight and cargo space is average for a compact sedan, but small for a hatch. The view rearward is restricted, so we recommend the rearview camera that comes with the optional navigation package.
You can get real leather if you need it, in black or beige, but standard equipment is a Lexus material we like called NuLuxe that's cheaper and friendlier to the environment, and probably nobody will ever notice it's not leather. Interior trim can be matte wood, silver metallic or bamboo. Still thinking of the environment, much of the plastic on the CT 200h is vegetable based.
Fuel economy is an EPA-estimated 43 mpg City, 40 mpg Highway. During our daylong test, which included around-town cruising, a hard charge up a curvy mountain road, and 75-mph running on the freeway, we averaged 30.1 mpg. Other drivers got 30-35 mpg that day. Meanwhile, we watched the instantaneous fuel mileage, indicating that 40 mpg would take highly conscientious driving, with a very light foot.
With the Prius powertrain, the CT 200h makes 98 horsepower from the 1.8-liter Atkinson Cycle gas engine and 80 hp 60 (kW) from the generator, for a total of 134 hp. That's not much, and 0-60 acceleration time of 9.8 seconds, a lethargic pace, and same as the Prius, reflects that. A driver may be lured into treating the car in a sporty manner, but the small engine and electronically controlled continuously variable transmission cannot respond to that urge.
We were surprised and delighted to discover the CT 200h handles very well. The handling is wonderful, spirited and secure around corners. Ride quality is very good. We drove hard over a section of road with a lot of lumpy tar patches, and our Lexus took them in stride. The other keys to this impressive balance are a high level of torsional rigidity, a double-wishbone rear suspension, a low center of gravity, a centralized moment of inertia, and sophisticated performance dampers. The CT 200h benefits from a tight turning circle: It can make a U-turn in just 34.2 feet, so city driving will be a breeze. The brakes are firm, too.
It's very quiet inside the cabin; at 75 mph on the freeway you can't hear the engine at all. But it growls and works when you're accelerating to 50 mph, for which you need at least Normal mode, unless you have all day. Eco mode is good to an easy 25 mph. An EV model allows all-electric operation at low speeds for short distances, so you're not burning gas in heavy traffic. A new Braking mode uses deceleration forces to help recharge the battery more quickly.
The Lexus CT 200h ($29,120) comes standard with automatic dual-zone climate control with dust and pollen filter, NuLuxe-trimmed seats, leather-trimmed steering wheel, 10-way power driver seat, four-way manual front passenger seat, fold-flat rear seats, SmartAccess key system with pushbutton start, steering wheel audio controls, manual tilt and telescope steering wheel, Bluetooth wireless connectivity for streaming audio and hands-free phone, power locks with anti-lockout feature, power windows, power mirrors, cruise control, keyless entry, six-speaker AM/FM/CD system with MP3 and USB/iPod inputs, WMA capability, integrated XM Satellite Radio receiver with complementary 90-day subscription, 12-volt power outlet, automatic headlights, first aid kit, heated mirrors, illuminated glove box, 17-inch alloy wheels.
The Premium model adds heated front seats and moonroof.
Options include rearview camera with compass, auto-leveling LED headlights with washers. The Premium Audio Package upgrades to a 6CD premium audio system with 10 speakers, rearview mirror with compass and HomeLink.
The Navigation Package includes HDD navigation system, rearview camera, enhanced Bluetooth, Lexus Enform with destination assistance, Lexus Insider, remote touch navigation controller, voice-command recognition, XM NavTraffic and Weather and Sports and Stocks, compass delete.
The Leather Package features perforated leather-trimmed seats, memory for driver seat, rain-sensing wipers, auto-dimming outside mirrors with memory.
Safety features include frontal airbags, side and knee airbags in front, full-length curtain airbags, electronic stability control, anti-lock brakes with brake assist, traction control, whiplash injury lessening seats, Safety Connect with automatic collision notification, stolen vehicle location, emergency assist button and enhanced roadside assistance. Optional safety features include the rearview camera and the Pre-Collision System with Dynamic Cruise Control.
One can't say that the Lexus CT 200h looks like no other car, but it does look like no other Lexus. Some would call it a hatchback. It's a five-door, or small wagon. Its overall length is the same as the Audi A3 wagon, and its profile from all angles is very similar. Its shape looks more European than Japanese.
It's quite an attractive car, with smooth and flowing lines, from the contours on the hood to the tidy shoulders, up to the long low roofline and straight back to the spoiler with a cool little lip over the muscular liftgate. The radio antenna adds to the coolness by being located there, rear center. It says Hybrid on the side, in discreet but clear chrome letters.
The only Lexus badge is in front, inside the dark grille pushed forward of the headlamps, and its chrome badge. Lexus describes the nose much more vividly than we might: The grille incorporates a deeper, more sculpted interpretation of the L-finesse signature arrowhead motif, they say. The upper and lower grilles combine to form a unique spindle shape, bringing both bold simplicity and elegant dynamism to the very apex of the vehicle.
The coefficient of drag is a low 0.29, as much of the aero design was decided by wind tunnel testing. Computerized Fluid Dynamics, it's called. More attention to detail: there are no less than nine tweaks under the car, to smooth the airflow.
The details are flawless, if not exceptional. Handsome 10-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels, impressive headlights either with single halogen or twin LED low beams, LED DRLs, black lower airdam, tidy foglights, compact aerodynamic sideview mirrors, a neat chrome outline around the windows, black B-pillar to blend with tinted glass, body-colored door handles, wide rear door openings, LED taillights with horizontal red brake-light stripes that curve around the edge of the car and up. That touch is unique, along with the C-pillar that defines the wagon part, wide at the top and bottom, a sort of distorted hourglass shape.
In the driver's seat, the feeling is quite cozy and we found the fit snug. The first thing we noticed was our right knee crowded against the center stack tunnel. The steering wheel is actually flat-bottomed, just a teensy bit, to get maybe an inch more knee room, climbing in and out. And the driver's seat slides way back.
But be careful with your back-seat passenger's toes. There's only 32.9 inches of legroom back there.
The cockpit grew on us, and felt less cramped by the end of the day, although not quite airy and spacious as Lexus calls it. We appreciated such an easy reach to the controls on the panel. It's less distracting, thus safer. The center stack angles downward from the dash to the console, rather than dropping vertically; it's more of a center slope than a center stack. It must be part of the design to more highly focus the controls on the driver, or vice-versa.
The view rearward is a bit pinched, as well. Rounded edges around the liftgate window, rear headrests rising into the picture, even the wiper blade, all restrict visibility.
You might end up thinking of your CT as a light aircraft, to be piloted with efficiency. Especially when you grab the one control that's not tidy, a big fat T-handle for the shift lever, located up high where an airplane joystick might be. Lexus calls it highly tactile, but we'd just call it big and wide and chrome-looking. Or maybe it's just evidence that the car is not highly focused on shifting gears. Except reverse, which it reminds you you're in with incessant dinging of a bell, as if the Lexus were a fork lift. Do we really need this? We think not.
You can get real leather if you need it, in black or beige, but standard equipment is a Lexus material we like called NuLuxe, which is cheaper and friendlier to the environment, and nobody will ever notice it's not leather, probably not even you after a while. It comes in Black, Ecru (gray) or Caramel. Interior trim can be matte wood, silver metallic or bamboo. Still thinking of the environment, much of the plastic on the CT 200h is vegetable based.
Every hybrid maker has their own ideas about how to display eco-driving information. They're still trying to find what hybrid drivers like, or want, by doing different designs. Put it this way: with the Lexus, you won't get a bunch of pictures of leaves and stuff. The gauges that show or tell you the things you might watch are clear and easy to access. For example whether you're in Eco, Normal or Power mode; and fuel mileage right now, recently, and since you started this trip or last reset it. Also the battery status, when it's charging and when it's drawing.
We drove models with the optional 40GB navigation, and without. The eight-inch screen flips up on the dash, and the functions are controlled with a mouse-like thing called Remote Touch that's easy to use, good ergonomics. The system includes all the music storing options you could think of, and voice recognition in three languages, but the navigation itself got us lost the one time we used it, probably because we used a POI without a street address. It sent us to a similar place 3 miles away, via I-10 instead of the short route which happened to be a scenic tour down Dinah Shore Blvd.
Models without the navigation system use a different center console. Lexus conveniently provides a slot on the center console for a portable navigation device (or cellphone), on models without the available navigation system. It's a whole different console, in fact: thinner, with two cupholders fore and aft rather than side-by-side.
The forward ends of door pockets are slim, while the back part is shaped for a bottle. Good armrests with good grab handles on the doors.
The batteries live behind the back seat and under the cargo compartment, and probably raise the floor just a bit. It's above your knees, when loading things in the back, and only 26.2 inches from floor to roof. The cargo ara is high and small, in other words. The double wishbone rear suspension increases the cargo volume to the sides a bit, in the absence of strut towers. There's 14.3 cubic feet of storage space behind the rear seat, about the size of the trunk in a compact sedan, but a lot less than the 19.5 cubic feet the A3 manages to find. Lexus stats don't include how much space is gained when the rear seat is dropped flat.
Driving Impression
The differences between Eco, Normal and Sport modes are not in their limit to power, but in how fast it will take you to that limit, as in throttle response. Acceleration. Full-throttle acceleration from 0 to 60 takes 9.8 seconds, according to Lexus. That's the same performance as the Prius, and it's a long time when you're trying to get on the freeway in front of a big truck traveling at least that fast. That's in Sport mode.
Around town, below 25 mph, Eco mode is fine. You might even find you can often use EV mode, or all-electric vehicle power. Lexus says the CT 200h can go for one mile at 28 mph in EV mode on a full battery charge. That's a useful feat in heavy, stop-and-go traffic. And the battery is easily charged by the brakes. Battery capacity is 650 volts and output is 36 kW.
There's a new Braking mode, which gets the most out of regenerative brake energy to build up the battery charge. You can definitely feel it, because it slows down the car faster when you back off. Ironically, it slows the car down too fast, around the city when you want that battery all charge up; you can't coast or glide as far. But it's great when you're driving down a curvy mountain. Or on a busy freeway. When you get there you'll have a full tank of battery juice. Use it wisely.
Fuel economy for the CT 200h is an EPA-estimated 43/40 mpg City/Highway or 42 mpg Combined. It runs on regular 87-octane gasoline.
Using the Prius powertrain, the CT 200h makes 98 horsepower from the 1.8-liter Atkinson Cycle gas engine and 80 hp (60 kW) from the generator, for a total of 134 hp. That's not much.
The Audi A3 makes about 50-percent more power from its 2.0-liter turbo, but gets a much worse 22/28 mpg driving with the automatic, 21/30 mpg with the manual 6-speed. A better comparison might be to the front-wheel-drive A3 turbodiesel with direct injection, which makes 140 horsepower and gets 30/42 mpg City/Highway. Plus, it has the great DSG transmission, and still costs less than the Lexus. With its low emissions (although not as low as a hybrid) it was the 2010 Green Car of the Year, from Green Car Journal.
It's very quiet inside the CT 200h cabin; at 75 mph on the freeway you can't hear the engine at all. But it growls and works when you're accelerating to 50 mph, for which you need at least Normal mode, unless you have all day. Eco mode is good to an easy 25 mph.
The turning circle is a tight 34.2 feet, making city driving a breeze. Ride quality is good, also. We ran hard over a section with a lot of lumpy tar patches, and our Lexus took them in stride. The brakes are firm, too. And if you're not gliding to stops in the city, using Braking mode helps. Imagine a small Jake brake, like the big trucks have.
Too bad the CVT intrudes upon enjoyable acceleration. As its name suggests, this is a Continuously Variable Transmission. It doesn't have gears like a normal automatic or manual. It would be nice to have steps and paddles to shift sequentially, like other cars with CVTs have. Which, granted, might not be possible with a hybrid powertrain.
Driving up the mountain, the engine rpm's kept surging, to maintain speed, as the CVT demands. It was annoying. It felt like an automatic transmission repeatedly kicking down. However it was all aural, as there is no actual surge felt in the car. Only the engine is surging.
We switched on the optional 10-speaker premium sound system, and turned the volume way up when we found The Who doing Quadrophenia, and like magic the perceived surging stopped, because we couldn't hear it. We watched the tach, and it kept radically jumping up and down. The car was totally smooth. This weirdness is why people have a hard time with CVTs. The CVT relationship isn't between speed and rpm, like we're used to, it's between acceleration and rpm, and it's sensitive and sometimes extreme. We extended our test of this aspect of the CVT. Out on the open freeway, in Sport mode, the tach needle was barely 2000 rpm at 77 mph, and when we accelerated just a bit to 80 mph it leaped to 5000 rpm, with redline at 5500. We got to 82 mph and it maintained that speed at 3500 rpm. Even playing around like that, we got 30 mpg for those few miles.
The driving modes are further divided into Dynamic (Sport) and Relaxing (EV, Eco and Normal). Ironically, Dynamic is by far the most relaxing because it offers the most power. Lexus must have named those categories from the car's point of view, not the driver's.
We've saved the best for last. The handling is wonderful. It's no accident; at the launch, Mr. Satakata the chassis engineer spoke of his work to make the CT 200h feel spirited and secure around corners. Torsional rigidity is addressed at every chassis opportunity, and there's a double-wishbone rear suspension, low center of gravity, centralized moment of inertia (like a horizontal center of gravity), and performance dampers (first seen on the Toyota Corolla GTS), which are horizontal bars with a gas shock absorbers mounted between the front strut towers and rear frame horns. But Satakata-san's work is unrequited, if not wasted. He needs to get the powertrain guys on his page. If Lexus made a CT 200 without the h, and with the IS 250 engine, it would be a star. They already do make one of those in Japan.
The Lexus CT 200h is an idea whose time has come. A Prius with the luxury and status of a Lexus, plus better looks and more cargo space, for a price that's lower than a fully optioned Prius. The CT 200h handles well and rides nicely. It's quiet underway when cruising. The CT 200h gets an EPA-estimated 43/40 mpg City/Highway.
Sam Moses filed this report after his test drive of the CT 200h in Southern California.
Model Lineup
Lexus CT 200h ($29,120).
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Lexus CT 200h ($29,120).The CT 200h joins the Lexus lineup as its fifth hybrid vehicle. This five-passenger premium compact offers both a performance-oriented driving experience and the functionality of a rear liftgate, as well as excellent fuel economy and low emissions. The front-wheel drive CT 200h employs a full hybrid powertrain technology that unites a 1.8-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder gasoline engine with a powerful electric drive motor, generating 134 combined horsepower. This hybrid system is mated to a continuously variable transmission (ECVT) with four selectable drive modes - Normal, Sport, ECO and EV (electric only). Every CT 200h is outfitted with a comprehensive list of standard features, including: 17-inch alloy wheels, Smart Key passive entry with push-button start, NuLuxe upholstery, dual-zone automatic climate control, cruise control, satellite radio and a USB port, along with Bluetooth wireless connectivity and audio streaming; a power moonroof and heated front seats are also available. Standard safety technologies include anti-lock brakes with brake assist, vehicle stability and traction control systems, a security alarm and tire pressure monitoring, as well as eight airbags and Lexus Safety Connect. Additionally, hybrid-related components are backed by an 8 year/100,000 mile warranty. The Lexus CT 200h is all-new for 2011.
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Off-Day I Still Miss Jerry Odds and Ends
(Love that Phil is laughing in the background)
One. Jerry and Phil shared one mind in more ways than we knew:
"A few years back, Jerry lived in a condominium not far from my house," Johnson said. "We never called each other on the phone to coordinate anything. But almost every day when I'd get in my car to go to work, we'd both get to the same corner at the same time."
"Yup," Sloan chuckled. "We pulled into the parking lot at Energy Solutions Arena so many times together that people might have thought we were following one another." (NBA)
That just makes me smile. Also from the article, Jerry's 2,000-acre farm in McLeansboro "is so poor that rabbits have to carry their lunch across it."
Two. CJ recently talked about Jerry's resignation:
Coach Sloan leaving was like ripping out the heart of the team. Even if there were differences between guys, it was, especially for me, losing more than a coach. It was more like–especially being so young coming here–it was like a teacher, a coach, almost like a family member the way he took care of me, the way he really kind of brought me up as far as basketball-wise and even just becoming a man, the talks we would have. I think people don't really know how much it weighed on us to go through all that change especially somewhere where everything is so constant.
CJ also explains his (and the team's?) reasoning for not attending the announcement press conference:
I know people were mad because we didn't come, and the thing was, when everything happened in the locker room that night, nobody actually thought it was going to happen. And the next day I got a call probably 40, 45 minutes before…[A Jazz staffer] said just to let you know, Coach Sloan is going to announce his retirement at about 2 or 3 or whatever it was.
Us showing up would've just turned into a circus. It would've just came on and be like what really happened, what is this about, do you think this is why that happened, and it would've just been a bunch of questions that took away from everything it really was about.
It was about a Hall of Fame coach that had done so much for hundreds of players, a city, an organization, and he decided it was his time to go, and I think it would've took that whole perspective away from the press conference if all of us were to showed up at that time. (KUTV)
Three. Never realized until recently that Jerry really only went through 4 starting point guards in his 20+ years with the Jazz. Pretty incredible if you think about it.
(To state the obvious: I couldn't find a pic of Jerry with Keith McLeod.)
Four. When Jerry met Bobbye:
Even more stunning to Sloan was the proverbial new girl in town. Barbara Lou Irvin, known as "Bobbye," had just moved to McLeansboro when he spotted the pretty brunette at the movies one night. But he was too shy to introduce himself–Wow," he remembers thinking, in typical understated manner. "She's pretty tall."
At 5-foot, 9-inches, Bobbye was a long-legged baton twirler and freshman class president–popular, outgoing, and independent. Sloan was three inches shorter than she was and, as he recalls, "scared of my shadow." So how did the match get made?
"I got taller," he laughs. He still doesn't know how he mustered the nerve to ask Bobbye to the movies, but the pair began dating while they were freshman, and Sloan shot up in height. As a 6-foot, 5-inch basketball star at McLeansboro High School, the small-town boy captured the attention of the state's largest university, and when Bobbye headed to St. Louis to enroll in a three-year nursing program, Sloan moved to the big city of Urbana-Champaign to attend the University of Illinois on a basketball scholarship. (Evansville Business; great read)
Five. Did you know:
Jerry was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets after his junior year, but elected to stay in school and finish his degree in education because he didn't know if he'd make it as a professional basketball player. Even after he "made it" with the Bulls and even as he made All-Star teams and received All-Defense honors year after year after year, he shuttled back to Evansville during the summers to work on his Masters in Education because he was "convinced he'd need a job once his playing days were over." (Evansville Business)
Jazzy Girl permalinkMarch 31, 2011 12:02 am
Thank you! I love that man!
And thank you for CJ's comments; I need to know that the players feel.
SurlyMae permalinkMarch 31, 2011 4:18 am
I still miss him too. I went to that Jazz art exhibit and bought one of those prints of him that said 'THANKS'…it hangs on the wall in my office…Wore my Sloan shirt to the game on Saturday night…and everyone jokes that I'm still in mourning. Which I am. But it's okay. Thanks for the great blog.
Guybrush permalinkMarch 31, 2011 5:58 am
Great .gif of Sloan. I'm thinking you need to bring back the "save AK" through the offseason until we figure out if he's coming back.