| For the record | | Posted Monday, March 12, 2007 2:49:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | For the Record reports the final disposition of criminal cases in district and circuit courts by a guilty plea or conviction. These dispositions are subject to appeal. FAYETTE Lawsuits Ivan Moreno vs. Phillip Mann for $15,000, etc., claimed due on a contract. Capital One Bank vs. Jonathan Lusk for $4,701, etc., claimed due on an agreement. Washington Mutual Bank FA vs. Jim W. Maddox for $53,724, etc., claimed due on a mortgage. Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Bill Barnett et al. for $78,026, etc., claimed due on a mortgage. Bank of New York vs. William E. Bellomy et al. for $119,690, etc., claimed due on a mortgage. Bill Hainsworth vs. Vicky Turner et al. for an undetermined amount, claimed due for alleged malicious prosecution.... | |
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| | | Serious about java: Coffee purists happy to invest big money in ... | | Posted Sunday, January 21, 2007 12:50:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | EDMONTON -- You've been drinking coffee since you were eight years old, and you know what you like at the neighbourhood coffee bar. You've dabbled with $100 espresso machines that break within months, and never produce a satisfactory shot. Maybe you're finally ready to take the next logical step -- upgrading your home coffee setup to something a bit more professional. Edmonton couple Cheryl and Ken Luchkow made the leap to a Wega commercial espresso machine and a Rancilio burr grinder this past spring, and they couldn't be happier with their $3,200 investment. Their machine, which they've named Isabella, is a proud member of the family, occupying a special place in their kitchen, and in their life. They were also more than willing to pay the price of admission for a quality machine.... | |
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| | | In our cups | | Posted Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:51:51 PM by Blog57 Team | | Although the holiday orgy of gift giving includes the giving of many pointless gifts, I was pleased to score yet more coffee-brewing equipment: a matched set of implements from Vietnam, like little tin cups with filter bottoms. I have a large and unwieldy collection of French presses, stove-top mokas, drip pots, pump-driven espresso machines, grinders manual and electric ? but I didn't have these things, had never heard of them, and did not think I was missing anything until I tasted the coffee they produced. .... | |
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| | | New grinder strengthens Team Germany | | Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:49:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | Once more the 'engine' of the German yacht has built up its power for the races of next years 32nd Americas Cup. With former German world class shot putter Oliver-Sven Buder, another 'power-pack' works at the grinders of the United Internet Team Germany.Four months before the crucial regatta off the coast of Valencia, the sailing crew of the German Americas Cup campaign now numbers 27 men.'Training with the team whether it's on the water or ashore is just so much fun and I hope to give the team a lot', the 41-year old Buder says.Three years after the end of his career as a track and field athlete he is now looking forward to a new sports challenge in the highest level of sailing, the Americas Cup.He participated in the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, became vice world champion in 1997 and 1999, European vice champion in 1998 and European champion in the junior division in 1985.... | |
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| | | Go nuts! | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:49:26 AM by Blog57 Team | | Whether you're a ballet buff or bah-humbug about the holidays, there's no denying that "The Nutcracker" is a time-honored tradition. You know the story: A young girl receives a Nutcracker toy for Christmas; it comes alive and sweeps her away to a magical land full of dancing snowflakes, candies and confections from around the world. With more than a dozen renditions the city and suburbs, deciding which one to watch is, well, a tough nut to crack. Check out our guide before you make your pick. Best for: Chi-town classicists If you fancy yourself a true Chicagoan but haven't seen the Joffrey Ballet, you better get in line to see the city's biggest ballet company -- performing with more than 100 local kids and the Chicago Sinfonietta -- at the Auditorium Theater. This expertly danced "Nutcracker" links the first act's party scene to the second act's dream world with clever Wizard of Oz-style connections: Clara's parents become the Snow King and Queen, twirling to the soaring notes of four children's choirs; international dolls gifted to partygoers turn into Russian, Spanish and Chinese dancers; and in the show's finale, Clara ascends in a hot air balloon.... | |
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| | | Business transitions | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 6:49:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | Bellacino's Pizza & Grinders and Bella Creamery have leased 3,300 square feet of restaurant space from Elkhorn Development Co. in South Elkhorn Village. The new development is on Harrodsburg Road between Man 'o War Boulevard and the Fayette/Jessamine County line. Other tenants in the center include Ramsey's, The Coffee Pub, Village Vineyard, Polka Dot's, Dragonfly Children's Clothing, Trs Belle Interior Design, Cindy's Nails and Bluegrass Home Interiors. Equestrian Land Conservation Resource, dedicated to promoting access to -- and conservation of -- land for equestrian use, will move its national headquarters to the Kentucky Horse Park. The group will become the 30th organization to locate at the park. To staff the new headquarters, the ELCR officers have initiated a search for a new chief executive officer.... | |
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| | | Vendors swap tricks of the trade, peddle their wares at Coffee ... | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:54:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | In an espresso-fueled city, the java pushers sometimes need a place to talk shop without the hordes asking for a refill. This weekend, that place for 8,000 coffee-shop owners and employees was the 15th annual Coffee Fest at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, where 365 vendors displayed espresso machines and steaming pitchers, flavored syrups and biscotti. "I love these little stoppers," Janie Reynolds of Puyallup exclaimed over tiny plastic plugs that fit into cup-lid openings. "We're planning to do deliveries, and these are ingenious." Reynolds and her husband, Larry, scoured the show gathering ideas for a Forza Coffee franchise they plan to open near the Puyallup Fairgrounds. The stoppers, called "coffee kisses," cost 2 cents each.... | |
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| | | Kingston, Jamaica: Rum, Roast & Royals | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 12:57:38 PM by Blog57 Team | | The rich, beguiling aroma hits you the moment you enter the shopping arcade at Devon House, a 125-year-old mansion in the heart of Kingston, Jamaica. Here, at Rum, Roast & Royals a 1,200-square-foot shop with zinc-clad walls you will find the islands signature rums, the Royal Jamaica cigar (Winston Churchills favorite) and packages of the much sought after Blue Mountain coffee. .... | |
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| | | Colette Baron-Reid | | Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 10:53:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | WHO IS SHE? Canada's leading intuitive, Colette Baron-Reid is the author of Remembering the Future: The Path to Recovering Intuition (Hay House, 256 pages, $17.95) and has clients in 29 countries, including many celebrities (though she's too discreet to name names). Her book, part memoir, part spiritual self-help guide, retraces the significant and sometimes difficult periods of her life that led her to the place she is now and also offers practical advice on how to develop your own sixth sense, using writing exercises and visualization techniques. She has been a columnist at Flare, currently has a radio show at www.hayhouseradio.com and is also an EMI recording artist with a five-octave range. WHAT IS SHE WEARING? Baron-Reid's sleek and sophisticated style explodes the usual stereotypes of fringey headscarves and bracelet-sized hoop earrings.... | |
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| | | Start: In The Steps Of A Giant | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 2:50:34 PM by Blog57 Team | | Van Peteghem Lauriot Prvost (VPLP), whose ORMA trimarans have held the Route du Rhum title for over 16 years, will once again have a healthy turnout for this legendary race. Seven VPLP trimarans will compete in the 60' category, as well as one trimaran in the 50' category - Crpes Wahou! which won the Transat Jaques Vabre last year. In 2002 Gant, skippered by Michel Desjoyeaux, was the winner of the ORMA class. Four years on, who will follow in Gant's footsteps? VPLP have been producing record-breaking multihulls for nearly a quarter of a century, and there are now five generations of ORMA trimarans on the circuit. The following fact sheet gives an overview of each design, its pedigree and design features, including the most recent modifications. Fact Sheet : ORMA Region Guadeloupe - 1st Generation Skipper: Claude Thelier Launched: 1990 Previously know as: RMO/ Primagaz / Foncia / Bayer / Rexona Men Sister ships: Hitachi, Pierre 1er and RMO Defining Features of 1st Generation: o Narrower then Today's ORMA 60's o Floats equal LOA to the main hull o Basic construction technology o Carbon HR(High resistance) hand laid up over foam core, cured using a simple vacuum bag o Resin and fibreglass mixed and impregnated manually quality control difficult o Relatively heavy due to extra reinforcements o No finite element programmes used, so the results were less refined o Boats sturdier but heavier 1/ 3 Gitana 12 - 3rd Generation Skipper : Thierry Duprey du Vorsent Launched 2000 Previously know as: Bonduelle Sister ships: Tim/Fila, Belgacom II Recent upgrades in 2005 / 6: o New foils o New cockpit layout o New centreboard and rudders like Gitana 11 Gitana 11 - 3rd Generation Skipper: Lionel Lemonchois Launched 2001 Previously know as: Belgacom II Sistership: Bonduelle, Tim/Fila, Recent upgrades in 2005 / 6: o New centre board with trim tab o New rudders with new section (retractable for the main) o New underbody main hull Defining features of 3rd Generation: o Improved technology and methods of construction o Nomex/pre-preg carbon construction, vacuum bag cured at 120C o Trimarans lighter and stiffer.... | |
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