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Auguste's Rodin's works are now in the public domain. This does not mean that you can do just about anything with them. I wrote a short post about the issue while a guest Kat, and a recent holding from the French highest civil Court, the Cour de cassation, gives me an opportunity to revisit the issue.
Mr. Guy X. reproduced and sold several sculptures of Rodin, now in the public domain, from May 1999 to September 2000. The statues were reproduced by pouring bronze on Rodin's former foundry models. Mr. X was sued in criminal court for having presented these works as original pieces. He was found guilty of counterfeiting and selling counterfeit works, and was ordered to indemnify the Rodin Museum in Paris, a civil party to the case, for infringement of the author's moral rights.
Mr. X also reproduced works from Emile Bernard, Malvin Hoffman, Gaston d'Illiers, Pierre Lenordez, François Pompon, Louis Riche and Irénée Rochard which were still protected by French copyright (droit d'auteur). The Cour de cassation unsurprisingly confirmed that reproducing these works without permission was infringement.
As for the works in the public domain, Mr. X argued that, while article 121-1 of the French intellectual property Code indeed provides authors the right of respect in one's name, of one's quality and of one's work, a set of moral rights which are perpetual, inalienable and imprescriptible, he had not infringed on Rodin's moral rights as the works he had produced were of sufficient of quality as to not infring on these moral rights.
The Paris Court of appeals had upheld the judgment against Mr. X. and found that he had indeed forged works in the public domain, finding that Mr. X. wanted to confuse the public about the origin of the works in such a way as to suggest that they were indeed original sculptures, made during Rodin's lifetime, whereas they were actually made by over moldings.
The process used by Mr. X "necessarily entails a change in the size of the original work, an attenuation of the precision of the features, a weakening of the vigor of the forms created, and that several of the works at stake had distorted the original sculptures, by modifying pedestals of the structures, removing, adding or inverting an element, or by smoothing the coats of the animals, or because of a defective patina."
The Cour de cassation approved the reasoning of the Court of appeals, because "infringement of a work which has fallen into the public domain consists of any alteration or modification of the original work."
While the facts of the case have established that Mr. X wanted to deceive customers, the holding of the Cour de cassation is so broad that it may encompass any alteration or modification of a work in the public domain, even if such alteration is made with no intention whatsoever of deceiving the public. How should we interpret this rather lapidary ruling? Does that mean that any alteration of a work in the public domain is an infringement, but that there is a benevolent tolerance if such modification is not made to deceive the public? Or does it mean that moral rights are so strong that they prevent any modification of any work, in perpetuity?
The Cour de cassation nevertheless found that the Court of appeals did not apply the law correctly when it had found that several of Mr. X's works which indeed reproduced works by Rodin were infringing, as the Court had not researched if these reproductions were infringing the moral rights of the author, and "broke" (casser) the Court of appeals ruling. This holding further indicates that any reproduction which would not be an exact copy of the work in the public domain would be infringing.


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When it comes to playing time during league matches, MYA Volleyball has a two tier approach:
House Leagues
Equal playing time is supported through the use of "Continuous Substitution". All players on the team are part of one continuous lineup with players rotating on and off the court in sequential order with each new service rotation. No one student athlete has the opportunity to play any more than another.
Select and Travel Leagues
There is no equal playing time commitment. Select and Travel leagues use positional substitution following the same model practiced by volleyball programs worldwide. Volleyball is a positional sport -- some positions naturally have more playing time than others. MYA Volleyball coaches determine which players substitute on and off the court taking into account individual, team and game dynamics. Individual playing time is influenced by positional needs, skills, effort, attitude and practice attendance. There is no requirement for coaches to play any student athletes for a minimum amount of time during matches.
Coaches will communicate any issues that impact playing time to the student athlete. If parents have concerns about playing time, they should ask their student athlete to discuss the matter with the team coach no earlier than 24 hours after the match. Keep in mind that coaches are not required to deliver a minimum playing time -- that only exists in the House Leagues. If necessary, the MYA Volleyball Director can be contacted.
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Delight your guests with an in-room experience beyond their expectations.
- What they want to watch, when they want to watch it
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- Inform, engage and empower your guests with the info they need
- Guests personalize and command their surroundings
- Guests wake in a comfortable environment of their choice
- Create flawless technology interactions with your third-party programs
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Offering free-to-guest TV/music and interactive TV program guide (additional options available with our entertainment solution including Google Chromecast, VOD and pay-per-view)
Amenities & Services
Instant access to your amenities and services makes all the difference. You are able to get the word out to each room through UI delivery of messages and promotional content.
Live TV Info Feeds
Keep guests engaged and informed with live TV feeds for the latest news, weather and sports.
Mobile Device TV & Room Control
Guests control their environment. They can use their smartphone to easily make changes to the in-room TV, comfort, lighting and other room devices.
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Guests appreciate convenience. Offer the added luxury of waking to music, lighting or a TV channel of their choice. And, turn off the TV, lights or music via the Sleep feature.
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List Your Business
Support Michigan Made products & micro-enterprises.
There are tens of thousands of people in Michigan with physical or mental disabilities.
Many of these people are clients of one of the agencies listed.
These are some of the agencies we have invited or have had clients exhibit at previous events.
Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority
Easter Seals
Community Network Services
Ourhouse Clubhouse
United Cerebral Palsy
Community Choices
JVS Detroit
JVS Southfield
JVS West Bloomfield
New Center Community Mental Health Detroit
Northbrook Psychological Clinic Novi
Northland Clinic Southfield & Rochester Hills
Northwest Counseling & Psychotherapy Center Southfield
Novi Psychiatry and Psychology
Oakland County Community Mental Health Pontiac
Wayne County Mental Health
Oakland Family Services Berkley, Walled Lake, Pontiac, Rochester
Oakland Psychological Clinic Livonia
Oakland Psychological Clinics Bloomfield Hills, Southfield, Milford
Operation Get Down Detroit
Perspectives Of Troy, Sterling Heights
Psychassets Birmingham
Psychological Institute Michigan Franklin
Psychotherapy & Counseling Services Northville
Quality Behavioral Health Detroit
Redford Counseling Center
Relationship Institute Royal Oak
Rochester Center Behavioral Medicaine
Saint Joseph Mercy Behavioral Brighton
Judson Center Royal Oak
Samaritan Counseling Center Farmington Hills
Senica Farmington Hills
Teen Mental Health Services Detroit, Farmington Hills, Redford
Turning Point Recovery Center Pontiac
University Psychiatric Centers Detroit, Livonia
Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital Westland
Community Mental Health Waterford
Visions Clubhouse Pontiac
Clubhouse Inspiration Lapeer
Crossroads Clubhouse Monroe
Dreams Unlimited Clubhouse
Gathering Place Redford
Inner City Clubhouse Detroit
Motor City Clubhouse Detroit
New Directions Clubhouse Detroit
Next Step Clubhouse Inkster
Phoenix Friendship House Highland Park
Turning Point Lincoln Park
Michigan Department Community Health Lansing
Macomb County Mental Health
Monica House Detroit Community Treatment
Monroe County Community Mental Health -
MSU Counseling Center - East Lansing
MSU Psychological Clinic - East Lansing
National Council on Alcoholism - Detroit
National Council on Alcoholism - Lansing
Neighborhood Service Organization - Detroit
network180 CMH - Grand Rapids
NeuroHealth Associates - Rochester
New Center Community Mental Health- Detroit
New Day Counseling - Troy
New Life Home for Recovering Women - Detroit
New Light Consultants - Flint
New Light Recovery Center - Detroit
New Oakland Child-Adolescent & Family Center -
Clinton Township, Clarkston, Livonia,West Bloomfield, Warren
New Passages Psychological Services - Flint
New Passages Psychological Services - Mount Clemens
North Central Community Mental Health - Detroit
Northeast Guidance Center - Detroit
Northbrook Psychological Clinic - Novi
North Kent Guidance Services - Grand Rapids & Greenville
Northbrook Psychological Clinic - Novi
Northland Clinic - Southfield & Rochester Hills
North Oakland Family Counseling - Clarkston
Northwest Counseling & Psychotherapy Center - Southfield
Novi Psychiatry & Psychology - Novi
Oakdale Recovery Center - Canton
Oakland County Central Diagnostic & Referral -
Oakland County Community Mental Health -
Oakland Family Services - Berkley & Walled Lake
Oakland Family Services - Pontiac & Rochester
Oakland Psychological Clinic - Flint & Grand Blanc
Oakland Psychological Clinic - Livonia
Oakland Psychological Clinics - Bloomfield Hills, Southfield, Milford, Lake Orion
Oaklawn Psychiatric Hospital - Marshall
Oakridge Counseling Center - Battle Creek
Odyessy House - Flint
Odyessy House - Saginaw
Okemos Psychological Consultants - Okemos
Operation Get Down- Detroit
Our Hope Substance Abuse Services - Grand Rapids
Ozone House - Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti
Pathways Michigan- Allegan, Grand Haven & Muskegon
Perspectives of Troy - Troy & Sterling Heights
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services -
Grand Rapids & Kalamazoo
Pioneer Counseling Center - Sterling Heights & Clinton Township
Pioneer Counseling Center - West Bloomfield
Prevention, Education & Referral Services - Brownstown, Clinton Township & Westland
Professional Psychological Services - Lansing
Progressive Guidance Center - Monroe
Project Rehab - Grand Rapids
PsychAssets - Birmingham
Psychiatric Associates of Ingham - Okemos
Psychiatric Associates of West Michigan - Grand Rapids
Psychology Associates - Grand Rapids
Psychological & Behavioral Consultants - Lansing
Psychological Consultants of Michigan - Battle Creek & Kalamazoo
Psychological Institute of Michigan - Franklin
Psychotherapy & Counseling Services - Northville
Quality Behavioral Health - Detroit
Rainbow Recovery Center - Monroe
Reach Youth Center - Flint
Reality Counseling Services - Grand Rapids & Lansing
Redford Counseling Center - Redford
The Relationship Institute - Royal Oak
Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine -
Rochester Hills
Rose Hill Center - Holly
Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center - Memphis & Warren
Sacred Heart Outpatient Services - Flint, Bay City & Saginaw
Safehouse - Kalamazoo
Saginaw Community Mental Health - Saginaw
Saginaw County Youth Protection Agency - Saginaw
Saint Joseph Mercy Behavioral Services - Ann Arbor & Canton
Saint Joseph Mercy Behavioral Services - Brighton
Saint Joseph Mercy Greenbrook - Ann Arbor
Saint Vincent Catholic Charities - Lansing
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center - Flint
Salvation Army Harbor Light - Clinton Township
Salvation Army Harbor Light - Monroe
Salvation Army Harbor Light Evangeline Center - Detroit
Salvation Army Outpatient Services - Monroe
Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center - Romulus
Salvation Army Turning Point - Grand Rapids
Salvation Army Booth Family Services - Grand Rapids
Samaritan Counseling Services - Ann Arbor
Samaritan Counseling Center of SE Michigan -
Farmington Hills
S.E. Michigan Community Alliance (Detroit Only) - Detroit
S.E. Michigan Community Alliance (Wayne & Monroe Counties) - Taylor
SENICA, LLC - Farmington Hills
Serendipity Group Substance Abuse Treatment - East Lansing
Shar - Detroit
Shinedling, Shinelding & Haller - Bay City
Sobriety House - Detroit
Social Resources - Macomb Township & Fraser
Southwest Counseling & Development Services - Detroit
SOS Community Services - Ypsilanti
Sparrow Hospital, St. Lawrence Campus - Lansing
Starfish Family Services - Inkster
Star Center - Detroit
Still Waters Counseling - Saline
St. Mary's Hospital Substance Abuse Services - Livonia
Substance Abuse Prevention Group - Battle Creek
Summit Pointe - Battle Creek
Taylor Teen Health Center - Taylor
Team Mental Health Services - Detroit, Farmington Hills, Redford & Southgate
Ten Sixteen Recovery Network - Midland
Therapy Center of Ann Arbor - Ann Arbor
Traffic Safety Association - Fraser
Triad Associates - Clarkston
Trinity Family Counseling Center - Utica
Turning Point Recovery Center - Pontiac
University Psychiatric Centers - Detroit & Livonia
University Substance Abuse Clinic - Kalamazoo
U of M Addiction Treatment Services - Ann Arbor
U of M Alcohol Management Program - Ann Arbor
U of M Autism & Communications Center - Ann Arbor
U of M Center for the Child and the Family - Ann Arbor
U of M Center for the Development of Language & Literacy - Ann Arbor
U of M Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Ann Arbor
U of M Department of Psychiatry - Ann Arbor
U of M Depression Center - Ann Arbor
U of M Family Assessment Clinic - Ann Arbor
U of M Psychological Clinic - Ann Arbor
U of M Sexual Health Counseling - Ann Arbor
Vista Maria - Dearborn Heights
Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital - Westland
Washtenaw County Community Support & Treatment Services - Ypsilanti
Washtenaw/Livingston Substance Abuse Coordination - Ypsilanti
Wayne Youth Services - Wayne
Wedgwood Christian Services - Grand Rapids
Wellspring Counseling - Grand Rapids
Western Michigan University Counseling Services - Kalamazoo
Westlund Guidance Clinic - Saginaw
Wolverine Human Services - Detroit
Women's Center of S.E. Michigan - Ann Arbor
Women's Personal Growth Center - Okemos
Wyandotte Henry Ford Hospital - Wyandotte
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Vendor Event Success Tips
If you are a crafter or direct sales business owner, a great way to get new contacts and leads for your business is by doing vendor events. There are several kinds of vendor events you can set up a display at.
Mall events are good to advertise and promote your brand, products and your name.
Why participate in a vendor event for your direct sales business?
I personally prefer to spend money on a booth at an event as my main form of advertising. This type of event gives you the chance to talk to people, give out your card and let people in your target area and target market know that you are their local connection for your business. You are also able to get contact info from interested prospects that you can follow up with later. If you advertise in a paper or online, you have to wait and hope that people will see your ad and then contact you. A vendor event if done correctly and attended well can have a very high return on investment for your business.
What things should you consider before agreeing to participate?
When you are calling to check on the events there are a few things you need to keep in mind before signing up. First you want to make sure that there are no other consultants from your company. Michigan Crafters Marketplace - Saturday Super Sale offers Exclusive Exhibitor, only one person selling each brand. Also find out how many years the event has been established and how many people attend on average. Other things to consider are whether it is indoors or outdoors. For an event that tens of thousands of people come through, it may be worth it to pay $250-$500 for a booth.
How to prepare for a vendor event:
Once you have found an event or two to participate in, it's time to get yourself, your products and your display ready. As for products, I recommend bringing your business kit that new recruits get for signing up as part of your display. Then bring host specials and customer specials for the rest of your demo. You are going to want to be focusing on recruiting and dating parties so having those items and signage that goes along with it will help. Be sure to have catalogs, sales fliers, business cards and party and recruiting packets too!
Be sure to bring a good selection of products to sell and set up a clean display. I like to use small metal shelves on my table to organize my display and my cash and carry products. It helps my booth stand out from the others and allows me to showcase many more products than just stacking a few on the table.
Be sure to dress for success or match the type of event you are attending. Wear a shirt with your logo and casual dress pants or a logo or polo shirt and very nice jeans. Depending on the event and the location of the event, I typically wear nice clothes with a logo shirt. Most of the events and the areas my business is in are outdoors or more casual so I would look out of place and not as approachable if I were wearing business attire. If your event is in a higher class area or business/location you may want to dress up more. Whatever you choose to wear, make sure it is ironed and looks nice so you represent your company (and yourself) well.
How to get leads and new contacts for your business:
The most important reason to do vendor events is to get those new contacts and leads for your business – contacts that you can follow up with. The easiest way to do this is to a drawing for a prize! It can be products you have in stock or a gift certificate. The amount is up to you and should be based on the size of the event. For a smaller event, I may do just a $15 gift certificate. For a very large event, I may do a gift basket with $100 worth of products in it. I put out a few clipboards with a drawing slip and a sign about the drawing. The drawing slip asks for their name, address, phone #, email and then has a few check boxes asking their interest in learning more about earning free products by hosting a party, earning an income by beginning their own business and learning more about our fundraiser program. I do ask them to fill it out completely. While they are filling it out I will have a quick conversation with them. If they check off yes on any of the boxes I will go ahead and follow up right then and see if I can share more information or find out more about what specifically they are interested in.
Not everyone will want to fill out a drawing slip. Not everyone who fills it out is really interested in your product or company, some just want a chance to win a prize. The rule of 100 no's to get 10 yeses applies to vendor events too.
Remember to smile and be friendly to everyone! Say hello, ask them how they are, compliment them, invite them into the booth. Use open ended questions to start a conversation. How long has it been since you've seen our products? How long has it been since you've been to one of our parties? What problems are you having that we can help you solve with our products? Be genuinely interested in helping people. You do not need to be pushy or sales person like to be successful in direct sales.
The #1 Rule to make your vendor events successful
You may give out 200 business cards and get 100 drawing slips filled out. You may even get a booking or two on the spot. All of that is great and an essential part of building your business, but you need do to one more thing to make sure your vendor event is successful. You must follow up. Let me repeat, you must follow up! "The fortune is in the follow up" they say and I promise you that is the truth! You need to call your leads within 24-48 hours to follow up, especially potential hosts and recruits. People lose 10% of the excitement each day so if you wait a week to follow up they are already going to be 70% less excited than when you spoke to them. Be sure to add people to your email list if they included their email and marked that they wanted to be added to your newsletter list. I always email everyone who didn't check off any particular boxes and thank them for stopping by my booth and offer a coupon or shipping discount on their first purchase made within 30 days too.
Vendor events can be a great way to build your direct sales business. When I started, did not know that many people. I have since grown a lot of local family and friends. They are the main way that I build my customer base over the past seven years. I love doing the events, I love meeting and talking to new people and making new connections. I especially love letting people know that my direct sales company (Tupperware) is still out there and that I am their local connection and happy to help them!
Laurel Park Place
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10,000 spaces @ Hazel Park Raceway
June, August 2017
No guns, knives, weapons, fireworks
412 W 14 Mile, Troy, MI
Laurel Park Place
37700 Six Mile, Livonia, MI 48152
e Exhibition
Some of most famous entrepreneurs came from Michigan:
Edison, Ford, Kellogg
Local artists, crafters, designers, entrepreneurs,
direct sales, local businesses, special exhibitors, vendors
tables in middle of Oakland Mall and all around fountain
Everyone provided matching tables, cloths, chairs.
Expo or Exhibition
An exhibition or organized presentation and display of a selection of items, where companies showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services
What do you do
What do you make? What do you sell?
Home based, Independent, Local, New, and other small businesses, services
Advertise Exhibit Market Promote Sell
Eventbrite, reserve online, email Contract
Entrepreneurs EXPO Michigan at Oakland Mall, Troy, MI
Exhibit, Promote, Sell, your brands, products, services * home based, independent, direct sales, local, small businesses
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Eightth year for these events. Previously in Novi, Livonia, Roseville, Hazel Park. Now
, Troy, MI
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Entrepreneurs EXPO
Michigan Crafters Marketplace
Oakland Mall Small Business FAIR
Exclusive Exhibitors
Saturday 10-9
Sunday 11-6
Oakland Mall, Troy, MI
Saturdays 10am-7pm
March 16, 2019
October 19, 2019
70 eight foot tables, with chairs, matching white table cloths
In center hall of Oakland Mall
Tables in main entrance, around fountain, $99 or 4 tables $299
(sign up with friends, or others)
Artists * Authors * Crafters
Designers * Entrepreneurs
Exhibitors * Jewelry
New Products * Vendors
One person from each
direct sales brand
Open To Everyone
Promotes Michigan and
supports people with disabilities
Print 2 contracts for every table
Send 1 US Mail
With check or money order
Bring 1 contract for each table
to event for mall security
$99 each table set up,
plus Eventbrite ticket fee
Fill in Contract, send US Mail with check or money order,
Save Eventbrite ticket service fee
Small Business
click button, print 2 CONTRACTS for every table
1 CONTRACT, fill in,
send US Mail with check or money order
1 CONTRACT, fill in,
bring printed paper CONTRACT for mall security
Family Friendly Exhibitors
Not Allowed
1 Home made food products
2 alcohol or drug related items
3 adult items
4 cell phone accessories,
except hand made or hand decorated
5 sunglasses,
except hand made or hand decorated
Send Contract with check or money order to:
Entrepreneurs EXPO
Box 222
Walled Lake, MI 48390
click button for CONTRACT
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Can also
pay check or money order, send in with CONTRACT
for dates, weekends, or months Save Eventbrite ticket service fees
EVERYONE must bring CONTRACT printed on plain white paper for mall security to verify.
CONTRACT MUST BE TAPED TO YOUR DISPLAY ALL DAY EVERY DAY or $10 mall late fee
January 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
February 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
March 2019, $349 each space 8ft x 8ft, 10 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
April 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
May 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
June 2019, $349 each space 8ft x 8ft, 10 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
July 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
August 2019, $325 each space 8ft x 8ft, 9 dates Print 2 Contracts each space, send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
September 2019, $325 each space 8ft x 8ft, 9 dates Print 2 Contracts each space,
send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
October 2019, $299 each space 8ft x 8ft, 8 dates Print 2 Contracts each space,
send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
November 2019, $349 each space 8ft x 8ft, 10 dates Print 2 Contracts each space,
send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
Includes: "Black Friday"
December 2019, $349 each space 8ft x 8ft, 11 dates Print 2 Contracts each space,
send 1 US Mail, Bring 1
Holiday Hours: Monday-Saturday 9am-10pm, Sunday: 10am-9pm. Includes: December 23, 24
Click month below to pay online Eventbrite ticket service. Or send check or money order with filled in Contract
Click link above to reserve space, Saturday and Sunday at Oakland Mall,
pay online Eventbrite ticket service
Save Eventbrite ticket service fee.
Fill in 2 Contracts on plain white paper 8.5 x 11 inches
Send 1 Contract, US Mail, filled in on plain white paper, with check or money order in advance
Bring 1 Contract, filled in on plain white paper, matching Contract mailed in
Mall late fee $10 for No Contract sent in advance for mall approval.
Mall late fee $10 for No Contract matching one sent in, brought to event
Contract must be taped to your display all day, everyday at Oakland Mall
Each space 8ft x 8ft, bring your own table, chairs, nice floor length table cloth. Not a flea market.
$99 weekend: Saturday & Sunday, $299 or $325 or $349 each month


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(310) 510-4272
Fun For Everyone
Stop by the Two Harbors Dive and Recreation Center located at the foot of the pier in Two Harbors to rent discs and pick up a scorecard. Head to the South End of Buffalo Park to find Hole #1 and follow the signs. Lots of laughs will be had by all on this fun course! Watch out for the buffalo!
Hours & Pricing
Disc Golf Set - $5.00/hr or $15.00/ until close
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The Two Harbors Dive & Recreation Center is open year-round.


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The Reluctant Welfare State: American Social Welfare Policies--past, Present, and Future
Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2005 - Social Science - 509 pages
Written in clear, lively prose and supported by Jannson's impeccable research, this highly respected book analyzes the evolution of the American welfare state from colonial times to present--not only covering three centuries of historical developments, but contemporary policies in the first years of the 21st century--and it places social policy in its political, cultural, and societal context. Using social policy history as a catalyst, Jansson invites students to think critically about issues, developments, and policies in prior eras and in contemporary society, and he inspires students to develop their own "policy identity." This book uniquely links social welfare policy to an empowerment perspective, showing how African Americans, Latinos, women, gays and lesbians, Asian Americans, Native Americans, the elderly, poor people, and other vulnerable populations, as well as social reformers, have achieved progressive reforms through policy advocacy. By making these powerful connections among historical events, current social welfare policy, and the profession of social work, Jannson illustrates how a deep understanding of the past can inform our present and future actions.
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Recent News
Stephen Stills: "Stevie Winwood was always my favorite singer, that blue-eyed soul sound. It had been our ambition from the start to convince him to join Crosby, Stills and Nash - I wanted an organ player who could sing the blues. He was exceptionally kind to me, but everytime I trudged across the moors to see him, he was always occupied. I didn't think there was anyone more shy than me – the phrase painfully shy was invented for this man. We recorded "Dear Mr. Fantasy" a number of times, beginning in 1970. It was intended as a homage. Hats off, Stevie."
"I was 15 when Traffic arrived in the village. Everybody was very worried about it at first. I worked in the village shop where they came every day to collect their letters. They were very strange-looking. Chris Wood had these high-heeled boots painted purple. We'd never seen anything like it. My dad reckoned they were a sweaty, smelly lot, but I got such a crush on Chris. Whenever I saw them coming, I'd take off my glasses and hide them under the counter. My dad warned me to keep away from them because of the sex and drugs and that."
More than 150,000 persons turned out last June to hear the group's debut in London's Hyde Park. "Blind Faith took the stage to a welcome that would have outroared a goal at Wembley," London's Sunday Mirror reported.


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The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid giving your child the foods or products containing the food to which he or she is allergic. The items to which your child is allergic are called allergens.
A shellfish allergy is an abnormal response of the body to the proteins found in shellfish. In order to avoid foods that contain shellfish proteins, it is important to read food labels.
Be sure to avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:
Clam (cherrystone, littleneck, geoduck, pismo, quahog)
Cockle, periwinkle, sea urchin
Crawfish, crayfish, ecrevisse
Limpet (lapas, opihi)
Lobster, langouste, langoustine, scampi, coral, tomalley
Octopus, squid (calamari)
Sea cucumber (often used in Asian soups)
Shrimp, prawns, crevette
Snail (escargot)
Whelk (turban shell)
The following foods may indicate that shellfish protein is present:
Cuttlefish ink
Fish stock
Seafood flavoring
Any food–even a nonseafood item–that is made in a seafood restaurant could be cross-contaminated with fish or shellfish.
Some fish-allergic individuals may react to cooking odors or from touching shellfish or fish.
Use caution when eating in Asian restaurants. Fish sauce is often used as a flavor enhancer.
Shellfish protein can become airborne in the steam released during cooking. Avoid steam tables or buffets where seafood is displayed and served.


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Winning Martial Artists learn to control their physical and mental state and create an ability to maintain relaxed alertness and to maximize their flexibility and ability to respond quickly and appropriately.
Long-Term Planning System
(Week One) a) Keep your planning short and simple enough that a 6 year old child will understand. Always state it in positive, as if you already have it. Always state it out loud 5 to 20 times.b) think in pictures, using your mental VCR or DVD.c) write your goals down and put a date on it. understand that a goal without a date is only a wish.
d) set goals in other areas:
1. High Self- Esteem
2. Career / school
3. Monetary and Financial Goals
4. Respect at Home/Work/ School.
Remember, when setting and visualizing your long term-term plan. Always state your short-term or long-term goals in the positive, as if you have already what you are
Know Your Plan (Week Two)
a) Belief: –Belief always, always precedes reality. Belief is the framework in which keep adding incoming perception and experiences, on which we store information
that support that belief.
b) The mind doesn't know the different between real and imaged. Your mind is the non-physical "you", the part that holds your dreams, your hopes, your aspiration,
your self-esteem.
c) Changing the way you think. Changing the way you think open doors which will allow you to get greater control of your life. There are three tools that can help you change your world into reality-Desire Expectation ImaginationWhen you visualize, your thoughts creates your reality. In order for this to happen, you must learn to control the kind of thoughts that you let into your mind. Self-esteem, self-healing, stress management and other outside forces can be positively affected by your thoughts.
Visualize Your Activity (Week Three)
a) The critical key to everything we create or allow into our lives is our dreams, our vision of the future. When we visualize our goals and dream, we bring the future into the present. At the same time we are getting rid of old stuff that is in our subconscious that can prevent us from achieving our goals.
b) Steps to help you visualize your activities;
1. Write out your dream or goal as simple as possible
2. Be clear about your motivation: why do you want to achieve this goal?
3. Write out at least two affirmations that will support the attainment of your goal.
4. Draw a picture or create a collage that depicts your goal as if it
has already been achieved.
5. Determine what feeling you will experience upon the attainment of your goal.
6. Write out what you feel may be the possible roadblocks or hurdles
to attaining your goal.
7. Decide what qualities you have to develop or strengthen in order to attain your goal.
8. Settle on the action steps that you are going to take, beginning tomorrow, that will start you journeying on your path to success,
c) Visualization techniques
With any new skill or process that you learn, the more technique you have at your disposal, the easier it will be to adapt and make changes, depending on the challenge. The availability of various techniques helps avoid the boredom of using one technique over and over again, increases the likelihood of finding the goal/technique combination that is right for you and ignites different areas of the brain and to bring more of your
brain cells into play.
Re-Play the Activity Perfectly In Your Mind
(Week Four)In/Out or Dissociate:
picture yourself inside your body looking through your eyes at a completed goal, then dissociate outside your body and watch yourself as an observer in the goal picture.Tips for improving your visualization and imaging skills:
1) Do your mental programming is an enthused, excited state as if you have already achieved your goal. Projecting gusto into your programming system.
2) Use all of your brain when visualizing. The ideal brain states for effective visualization are the synergy of your mind – brain, the focused intent of your left brain.
3) Use symbolic images of you goal for powerful, effective, real-life imagery.
a) Finding your magical Self Mental Place
with your eyes open, see or sense, picture or imagine a place we'll call magical garden. Picture this garden full of medicinal plants and healing herbs, as well as other kinds of shrubs and rich, lush, green vegetation and flowers. Off to one side of the magical garden, imagine an extra-thick patch of soft, silky grass, a power spot where the force field or gravitational pull of the earth is very strong.Nearby, sense a slow-moving, shallow stream. As you look upstream, in the near distance see a waterfall, average-size, with a ledge protruding halfway up. There is a mist of rainbow colors spraying just above it in the soft breeze.Also nearby, picture a large door frame-like structure, approximately seven feet in height and five feet across, with a very fine gold mesh screen stretched between the two side frames, as well as from the ground to the top of the framework. Across the top of the door frame, imagine an arched sign reading in bold print: Magnetic Belief Screen.Finally, in a nearby secluded area of your garden, mentalist or imagine a sanctuary, a place of calm and safety, with some type of a structure, maybe a gazebo, perhaps a healing temple or a chapel-depending on your personal preference.Use this example with any type of visualization:Good luck on your message of the week and month. Please use other sources that will help you expand your thinking.


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Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's prime minister from 1979 to 1990, died of a stroke Monday morning. She will be remembered for her free-market economics, her close friendship with President Reagan and her role in bringing an end to the Cold War. Photo: AP
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Sooo, I know that this is generally a pretty Protestant practice to devote time to memorizing countless parts of Scripture,
I often think that most valuable thing I learned from my 20 years as an Evangelical Protestant is the practice of memorizing Scripture. I don't practice it like I used to in my Protestant days, but the verses that I committed to memory have been an invaluable source of comfort and strength throughout the years. And yes, the apologetics aspect is also valuable. But more importantly, it's a great source of personal spiritual comfort. So I agree with Asteriktos; Orthodox Christians should be as zealous to know the Scriptures as Protestants. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." [Psalm 119:105] "Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee." [Psalm 119:111]Selam
When I was a child we knew this older man we fondly called "Uncle Andy". He was amazing. He had the same bible for over 30 years and if you asked him to find a book and chapter, he could turn to it every time, sometimes even to the verse.
I could recite a lot of verses, especially from the NT, but I wouldn't be able to tell you book or verse. I always have to type the words into google to see where they came from
Quote from: Kerdy on March 01, 2013, 07:49:06 AMWhen I was a child we knew this older man we fondly called "Uncle Andy". He was amazing. He had the same bible for over 30 years and if you asked him to find a book and chapter, he could turn to it every time, sometimes even to the verse. The part I've emphasized is really important. Even during my final years as a Protestant, I noticed that Scripture memorization was becoming a thing of the past. And no wonder! With dozens of translations out there - and everyone being encouraged to compare them - you would never hear or read exactly the same words over and over. The KJV-only people actually make a good point here. (Notice I said "a" good point )
It seems that memorizing the Psalms would be a good idea. How about Psalm 50, 102, 145, 22, 23, 115, 69 and then others ... perhaps Psalm 23 would be easiest to start with for me.
I was reading some of Romans and 1st Corinthians last night, and all I remember this morning is the wife/husband is consecrated by the faith of their spouse. Oh and then there was a bit I remember about pagan meat.
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Twins Earn Walk Off Win Over White Sox
Twins walked off against the Chicago White Sox Thursday night thanks to a Chris Hermann RBI single to score Doug Bernier for a 4-3 win. Minnesota erased a 3-0 deficit to come back for the win.
Mike Pelfrey shook off a rough first inning to go over six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts. Pelfrey threw 62 strikes in 88 pitches.
Trevor Plouffe broke up the shutout in the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo home run, his 12th of the season. Justin Morneau and Josh Willingham also had RBI in the win for Minnesota.
The Twins and White Sox play again Friday night at Target Field. First pitch at 7:10.


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Treasuries traded in the tightest range in two weeks as Federal Reserve efforts to depress long- term interest rates limited a rise in yields even after a report showed September retail sales beat forecasts.
Yields on the benchmark 10-year note pared gains after the Fed bought $5 billion of Treasuries maturing from October 2018 and August 2020 in an effort to reduce borrowing costs and counter recession risks. Treasuries rose earlier after Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said the world is "awfully close" to a recession, as he backed the Fed's increase in bond purchases.
"The market is trading as if it refuses to fight the Fed," said Ian Lyngen, a government-bond strategist at CRT Capital Group LLC in Stamford, Connecticut. "While we had a better-then-expected retails sales report, the market seemed unable to find any directional bias. Volumes were on the light side."
The benchmark 10-year note yield rose one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 1.66 percent at 3:38 p.m. New York time, after dropping nine basis points last week, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader prices. The yield traded within a range of four basis points, the least since Oct. 1 and the seventh tightest this year. The 1.625 percent security due in August 2022 fell 3/32, or 94 cents $1,000 face value, to 99 20/32.
Retail sales in the U.S. rose 1.1 percent last month after a revised 1.2 percent increase the prior month that was the biggest since October 2010 and larger than previously reported, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 77 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 0.8 percent rise.
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"The data is across-the-board better than expected," said Steven Ricchiuto, chief economist in New York at Mizuho Securities USA, Inc., one of 21 primary dealers that trade Treasuries with the Fed. "We've been in the same trading range for the last couple of weeks. We'll remain in the same trading range, 1.65 percent to 1.75 percent."
The Fed purchased Treasuries as part of its program known as Operation Twist, in which it is replacing $267 billion of short-term debt in its portfolio with longer-term Treasuries.
The Fed announced Sept. 13 it will keep its main interest rate at almost zero until at least mid-2015 and buy $40 billion of mortgage debt every month under its quantitative-easing program in an effort to stimulate economic growth and create jobs. The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 7.8 percent last month.
The so-called break-even rate, which measures how much traders anticipate consumer prices will rise over the life of the debt, for 30-year securities was 2.44 percentage points after touching 2.42 percentage points on Oct. 12, the lowest since Oct. 1.
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(Oct. 11, 2004) - Setting a program record for single-round score with a second round of 293 on Monday, the East Tennessee State University women's golf team is currently tied for fourth on the team leaderboard at the Taco Bell Intercollegiate hosted by East Carolina at the Bradford Creek Golf Club.
The Lady Bucs are tied with
"I think getting a second chance to look at the golf course on the same day helped us in the second round," said ETSU head coach Stefanie Reynolds. "Everyone on our team played better in the second round and that showed with five scores in the 70s. It was a good second round, but this is a tough tournament and tomorrow will be tough again."
Prior to Monday, the Lady Bucs' all-time best single round was a 299 at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate on
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In 1999, McDonald's Singapore released a set of 24 mini bean bag toys to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sesame Street.
These toys were identical to the series that was released in boxes of Kellogg's cereal in the United States. With the exception of Baby Natasha, all were miniature versions of the Tyco series of Sesame Street Beans.
In 2002, McDonald's in Australia offered twelve of these mini-beans with their Happy Meals. Characters included: Big Bird, Rosita, Elmo, Telly Monster, The Count, Cookie Monster, Grover, Ernie, Bert, Oscar, Zoe and Mr. Snuffleupagus.


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Back in December, I had some passing words of praise for Matt Labash. I will make the obligatory disclosure that I'm friendly with him, but I don't think that in any biases me when I say he's easily one of the best magazine writers in the country. Just go ahead buy the recently released collection of his work and thank me later. Labash has a talent for sniffing out and profiling really interesting people -- or in some cases, publicly shaming them. The profile piece is pretty much his bread and butter, and as someone who's been around the block a bit as a journalist, let me tell you profiles are just about the hardest thing to write. Labash is phenomenally good at them, and if he wrote for Esquire as opposed to a small circulation magazine otherwise devoted to conservative politics he'd have to rent storage for his National Magazine Awards.
So with that in mind, do not let the fact that I'm about to recommend that you drop whatever it is you're reading and read 10,000+ word piece intimidate you. In Labash's capable hands it will breeze by, and by any measure his profile of a priest prone to profane outbursts doing mission work in post-earthquake Haiti is a marvel, and the kind of thing he was born to write.
The piece just oozes humanity. Take this anecdote about Father Frechette and the weekly morgue runs his mission makes, where they bury the heaps of unclaimed dead bodies an area outside Port-Au-Prince known as Titanyen, which translates from Creole as the "fields of less than nothing." Frechette has never gotten used to the smell so he smokes Marlboro Reds and drinks Barbancourt rum:
He's been doing the morgue runs for 15 years, but has never gotten used to the smell. It makes him so sick, he brings along rum and cigarettes. "People ask me if I smoke," he says. "Only on Thursdays." The Haitians avail themselves of the goods, but for Frechette, they're not optional. Without the spirit's fumes and cigarette smoke chasing the smell of the dead out of his nostrils, he vomits, which his Haitian colleagues find amusing.
When he returned to Haiti right after the earthquake, there was an overflow crowd at the morgue, literally thousands of dead laid out in the street in front of it. "They were picking them up with backhoes and bucket-loaders, dumping them into trucks," says Frechette, adding that the machines crunched the bodies against the walls in order to be able to scoop them. "They were hanging out the sides like crabs in a bucket. Really, really terrible. It was so shocking, so disgusting, I yelled, 'Give me a cigarette!'"
His Haitian right-hand and all-around fixer, Raphael -- whom Frechette regards as something close to a brother -- couldn't find them. Frechette, now desperately gagging, was yelling, "Give me a f--ing cigarette!!!" A journalist, taking in the scene, sidled up to him. "I heard somebody say, 'I'm an ABC affiliate, and I'm wondering, are you Father Frechette?' I said, 'Do I look like a priest?' I wasn't going to be caught using foul language." By the time the cigarettes were found, he says, it was too late. "I was empty of everything."
Maybe it's just me but the portrayal of an otherwise immensely courageous priest as a complicated, impious human being is downright refreshing. That anecdote is near the beginning of the piece and it's one of the first of many that will threaten to tear a hole in your heart.
But of great interest to me were the revelatory moments where Frechette attempts to explain himself, and how he copes with unfathomable suffering on daily basis -- in Frechette's case, a finely honed sense of dark humor is something of a salve:
He knows it, too, and figures that second only to his faith in a God that orders the universe even amidst the apparent chaos, humor is his salvation. He tells me he read somewhere that a normal reaction to a normal thing is normal, and an abnormal reaction to an abnormal thing is normal. But a normal reaction to an abnormal thing is abnormal. Even so, there's a "hierarchy of maturity," he says. You can become a "psychological fetus," upon witnessing horrors like Haiti's, which makes you a burden to everybody, as the problem becomes comforting you. You can become angry, blaming everyone or everything. But the most productive abnormal reaction, he says, is to find laughter. He does that, he reasons, and it keeps him moving. And he always has to keep moving.
Or again his reaction to this story about how Frechette tries to reconcile an incident where he and some nuns come across a boy who's burned alive in the street by gang members. The boy's mother tries to thank them:
Then she saw it come back. And the people in it got out, and "put out my son like I was wishing I could put out the fire on my son's body." Then they picked him up until he was clean. Then they prayed for him. "Everything she tried to do was done in front of her, by absolute strangers who didn't know her or her kid."
Of all the emotions the woman was entitled to, he wouldn't guess gratitude would be high on the list. And yet there she was. "It made her able to live with it," Frechette thinks. "It's like God sent someone to help her, like it restored her faith in humanity again. ... I call it the countersign. The terrible thing that's in front of you, you hurry, and offset it right away. Before what happens is too taxing and too poisonous. ... Sometimes with horrible things, you really feel there is nothing you can do. Nothing. You're just useless. But over time, you start seeing that to do the right thing no matter what has tremendous power."
I don't want to belabor this, because this is one of the best things you're going to read all year. There's no point in denying the tremendous power of this piece and there's no shortage of religion in it.
That said, I do half-wish that there was some slightly more explicit discussion of Frechette's theological outlook, considering the man wrestles with more theodicy before nine a.m. than some people do in their lifetimes. But if the story lacks that, it could simply be that Labash, mighty fine writer that he is, is simply more invested in showing rather than telling. I got a better grasp in this story of the challenges of mission work from a vocational perspective than just about anything I've ever read, so I guess even at 10,000 words you can't possibly say everything.
Just read the piece already, and say prayer for Haiti if you're so inclined.


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Relatively few auto-company CEOs would publicly mention sleeping on the roof of one of their factory buildings.
But Tesla CEO Elon Musk is not like most other chief executives of auto companies. Most also don't break news via tweet, for instance.
A tweet by Musk Thursday evening referred to the eighth circle of Hell and suggested he'd slept on the roof of the Tesla Gigafactory outside Reno, Nevada.
DON'T MISS: Tesla: Model 3 production problems prompt electric Semi delay
Now comes more concerning news over the pace of rollout of the company's critically important Tesla Model 3, the lower-priced electric car that is to take it to deliveries of hundreds of thousands of cars a year.
According to a Reuters report Friday morning, Tesla has slashed its order for Model 3 components with Taiwanese parts maker Hota by 40 percent, starting in December.
Reuters attributed the report to the Economic Daily News, Taiwanese local business-news outlet.
The report did not specify the specific Model 3 components involved, but noted that Hota manufacturers "gears and axles for vehicles."
It quoted the company's chairman, Shen Kuo-jung, stating that Tesla had indicated that its order of 5,000 component sets a week would be cut to 3,000 per week.
Tesla attributed the delay, according to the report, to a "bottleneck" in the process of ramping up Model 3 production.
CHECK OUT: Manufacturing expert says Tesla Model 3 plan to skip beta testing is risky
The company was scheduled to take delivery of 10,000 parts sets per week by next March, it continued, and that volume might be delayed "by a few weeks" into May or June.
Reuters had not gotten comments directly from Hota or from Tesla at the time the article was first published online.
Green Car Reports has also reached out to Tesla for comment; we will update this article if we hear back from the company.
Industry analysts have suggested that Tesla's announced plans to skip the "beta" or pre-production testing phase of Model 3 production was highly risky, and increased the likelihood of significant delays in the car's aggressive production schedule.
Reports two weeks in The Wall Street Journal suggested that all Model 3s delivered through the end of last month—fewer than 300—were hand-assembled.
They further suggested that Tesla was grappling with manufacturing challenges around the very basic task of welding steel; its previous Model S and Model X vehicles are almost entirely aluminum.
It is now highly unlikely Tesla will be able to ramp up its total production, including the Model 3, to the pace projected by Musk earlier this year: 5,000 cars a week by the end of 2017.
Model 3 deliveries have already fallen short of Musk's projections in July, when he said Tesla would have delivered 1,500 cars by the end of September.
The company still has 455,000 reservations outstanding for the Model 3, however, each accompanied by a $1,000 deposit.
It seems likely at the moment that buyers will be willing to wait a few months longer; how much longer will be the big question.
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VC Students Volunteer For Bootfest Stages
Students from Victoria College's music program return to the Bootfest stages to get entertainers ready to play this weekend. The college's sponsorship includes providing stagehands to help set up equipment and staging the scheduled performers. "This is a great opportunity for our students to get hands-on experience with another side of the music industry," associate music professor Jonathan Anderson told the Victoria Advocate. "It also doesn't hurt that they get backstage access to all the shows." The college's participation also includes use of the Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts as a green room for entertainers.
Anderson helped festival committees select headliners Stoney LaRue and Easton Corbin. "We wanted to bring big name talent to Victoria, so we looked at who's been winning awards and who is up and coming," said Anderson.


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Shocks & Traction for our Project Ford F150Posted in How To on July 1, 2012
The truck ads on TV look so cool with a 4WD romping over ruts and sloshing through deep mud. But face it. Factory suspensions just aren't built for that kind of regular abuse, nor will your shocks last long with that kind of punishment.
So, one of the best things you can do for your truck is upgrade the shocks to something that can better damp heavier tires running over rugged terrain. Enter the new Fox Performance Series of off-road shocks. These application-specific shocks lie somewhere between the marginal stock vehicle shocks and full-bore race units in both price and performance. We recently visited Fox Racing Shox at its off-road service center in Santee, California, to witness the installation of a set of new Performance Series (Internal Floating Piston) IFP shocks on our F-150 2WD project truck. As delivered, the adjustable nitrogen-charged coilovers yield about 2 inches of front lift which leaves the truck close to level.
Along with the front coilovers, we added a pair of Performance Series IFP smooth-body shocks to the rear of the truck. These bolt right on quickly, and offer a big improvement at the tail of the truck. The late model F-150 already has a decent suspension from the factory., but Fox was able to improve upon that performance and setup the suspension so that it's more suited for tackling some rough dirt. The slightly firmer spring rate helps, without making the ride overly stiff.
We also added a set of 33x12.50R17LT sized Interco Vortrac tires after the Fox install. This is an all-terrain-type tire with a fairly aggressive sidewall tread. This size fits well in the fenderwells of a 2WD F-150, especially with the front raised and the truck leveled out.
The Performance Series shocks feel a bit firmer than stock on surface streets and seem to work together well with upgraded Vortracs. Jump off pavement and this is where you really notice the benefit of the firmer spring rate. The shocks soak up the bumps well and keep the factory suspension under better control through whoops and bumps.
01. This is Fox's new Performance Series line. Coilovers adjust for different ride heights by simply spinning the spring collars up or down the threaded shock body. Tightening the spring preload raises the ride height, but does not affect the spring rate of the shock. Both coilover and smooth-body shocks utilize aluminum bodies that save weight and offer effective heat dissipation over the conventional steel body shocks. The shocks are valved to match a number of production vehicles to optimize performance per specific application.
02. Just below the top aluminum mount plate is a polyurethane isolator puck that helps cushion the upper shock mount point to quiet the shock movement and make the action a little smoother. Full metal-to-metal mounts may be fine for race applications, but street driven vehicles can benefit from a little built-in isolation.
06. Here's a side-by-side comparison of our stock F-150 unit and the Fox coilover. The Fox assembly uses industry standard 3-inch coil springs and is a bit more compact than the stock unit. The coilovers utilize an internal floating piston (IFP) design. Oil resides on the shock rod side of the internal piston and high-pressure nitrogen resides on the other side. Since the Fox coilovers come completely assembled, there's no need to bother with swapping springs around.
07. The top of the coilover mates to the top strut mount with three studs; same as the factory unit. New hardware is included. Below, the shock eye is positioned and new hardware installed. It is usually necessary to pry downward a bit on the upper A-arm to install the bolt in the lower end.
08. Here's the finished assembly with the new Fox coilover in place. We should also mention that the shocks can be rebuilt and revalved as needed by Fox or by off-road shops that service Fox shocks. The front Performance Series IFP coilovers for the 2WD F-150 use a slightly stiffer spring than the stock strut. The new spring rate is 650 pounds per inch versus 600 for the stock springs.
09. The rear shocks took only a few minutes to install and fit perfectly. Both front and rear shocks use redundant seal packs, and wiper and scraper seals to best keep dirt out and oil inside the shocks. The shock rods are 5/8-inch hard chrome plated and the assemblies are designed for good longevity for the street driver and weekend warrior off-roader.
10.0 We added a set of Interco Vortrac tires in a 33x12.50R17LT size. Interco is known for making some of the most aggressive dirt tires ever. But, they also manufacture the all-terrain Vortrac in sizes ranging from about 33 to 37 inches to fit wheel diameters from 16 to 22 inches.
10.5 The tread of the Vortracs uses a fairly tight lug pattern to keep the noise down and offer good tread life. It's enhanced with some side-biter tread at the outer edges and the tread is siped to increase traction in wet and snowy conditions.
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We all have flavours that grab our attention if they appear in the description of a cake or dessert and coconut is certainly one of mine. Others would be vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, apple, pear, custard...ok, so there are quite a few!
The cupcake recipe is different to others I've made as it has less egg but uses buttermilk. This gave a light, crumbly texture and it suited the coconut very well. Because of the low butter and egg content the cupcakes are pale, so I recommend using the skewer test for 'done-ness'.
I love the colour of these; they are so clean and wholesome looking. Yes, I know...I need to get out more. But at least some of you must see what I mean? Anyone?
The buttercream, the observant among you will have noticed, is not smooth. This is because it contains desiccated coconut. It struck me as a halfway house between buttercream and coconut ice, the unashamedly sugary sweet.
For the cupcakes:
25g desiccated coconut
115g caster sugar
125ml buttermilk
1 egg
1 teaspoon coconut extract
65g unsalted butter, melted
For the coconut icing:
70g desiccated coconut
100g unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1-3 tablespoons hot water
How to make:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
- Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases.
- Combine the flour, coconut and sugar in a bowl and make a well in the centre.
- Into the well pour the buttermilk, egg, coconut extract and melted butter and mix until all the ingredients are combined.
- Spoon the mixture evenly into the paper cases.
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cupcakes comes out clean. Mine took 18 minutes.
- Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before removing the cupcakes and leaving to cool completely on a wire rack.
- You can make the cupcakes a day in advance if you store them in an airtight tin. Make the icing on the day though.
- Now make the icing: place all the ingredients, except the hot water, in a bowl and mix together.
- Add just enough hot water to make a spreadable consistency.
- Spread the icing over each cupcake and decorate according to taste – I used wafer roses.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.


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When people who've never been, inevitably ask us what it's like to attend H20 International, we find it's very hard to actually put it into words. Our stock response is, "You shoulda been there!" because it's almost impossible to encapsulate the atmosphere at the show as well as all the sweet rides, the laid-back atmosphere, the late-night cruising, the camaraderie and epic nature of an entire city being taken over by a bunch of VW/Audi guys.
Ocean City, MD, is legendary in the community but it's a time-warp city lined with some of the most bizarre mini-golf courses on the planet (although we're big fans and regular attendees). As such, it might seem like an odd place to hold such an event, but that's essentially the charm of H20. It's become an oasis for Euro tuners to enjoy the lifestyle we've been craving for 51 weeks of the year.
H2O is anythings but conventional. The ocean-side is overflowing with tuned VW, Audi, Porsche and BMWs. Street races occur on nearly every block, local parking lots and hotels are packed with people watching the traffic, and the streets are lined for miles with happy enthusiasts enjoying the unique weekend.
But the show isn't just about the people; it's the cars that bring us together. From the wild Mk1 builds to aggressively-bagged late-models, everybody is here to see who will create the next legendary moment for us to talk about until next year and ping onto Instagram. What parking lot gem will be the talk of the town, and who will be selected for Top Dawg?
Our first stop of the evening was Big Peckers on the North side of the strip. Again, our east coast Euro-guru Josh Brown accompanied us throughout the night's festivities to capture the craziness.
We headed towards 45th St, the epicenter of the action. If you had a car worth showing, you had to stop here. Hundreds lined both sides of the street, hoping for a drag race or a burnout.
Of course, Johnny Law is no stranger to H2O hooning. They came by land, sea and air to ensure safety was enforced, along with the laws of the land. At one point we saw horse-mounted and bike-patrol police take a breather as the crowds became too large to bark at. We were swimming in a sea of rev-hitting, hard-partying Euros and couldn't get enough.
Show Time
The main show had again moved, this time to the Fort Whaley Campgrounds in Whaleyville, MD. Getting there would prove to be the greatest challenge of the weekend. It offered various terrains, such as a mud-bog vendor area, grass knoll show parking, and an enchanted forest filled with parked cars. The sprawling grounds would host 667 show cars and an estimated 5000 visitors cars parked throughout the estate.
Two hours after we arrived, we learned that the police were closing the front entrance, diverting thousands of participants to find parking almost one mile away. This inevitably upset many people who either needed to be on show or simply near the action. After crawling through traffic for hours to reach the venue, this was no joke. But once in the campgrounds, surrounded by the cars they'd come to see, most would forget their frustrations and enjoyed the show.
The vendor area had many new parts and wild project cars. Fifteen52, for example, showed up with four new wheels and cars to match. HRE also unveiled a new design in its Vintage Series, dubbed the 935, and showcased a new flow-formed wheel line, which will make a formal debut at SEMA.
We also found IDF had developed Mk5 tubular rear control arms to allow for a more aggressive airbag stance without upsetting the suspension geometry too much.
SLAW, a fabrication shop from Blackwood, NJ, brought three stunning cars: a Corrado, Mk3 GTI and Mk4 GTI with a Jetta front-end. Each had flawless paint, stunning interiors and powerplants tucked neatly into shaved bays. Considering the shop started from a home garage, it was great to see such craftsmanship on display.
Show Field & Forest
We found a host of gems among the hundreds of show cars (more of which can be seen at eurotuner.com). New depths of low, coupled with new wheel fitments and styling were among the hottest things to emerge out of H20i this year. Vintage wheels are as hot as ever, while modern wheel companies are finding ways to pay homage to our heritage.
As always, the Top Dawg display never disappoints. Countless man hours dedicated to the tiniest detail on each car made our jaws hit the floor. Giant turbos, shaved bays and aggressive stance were a few of the notable features among the invitation-only display.
This year's selection was the usual mix of early- and late-model VWs separated from the rest of the field. We were happy to see a Corrado made the cut with one of the tidiest bays in its class.
H2Oi again proved to be the show of the year, and the one we'd been waiting for impatiently. We always enjoy coming out to catch up with our favorite tuning shops and builders, while partaking in a night of shenanigans on the strip. Thankfully, H20i will return next year and we look forward to another pilgrimage.


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Late last week Apple filed a preliminary injunction against Samsung's flagship tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The move comes shortly after an appeal which partially confirmed that Apple's design patent infringement complaint was valid. This might put just a slight damper on the settlement talks Apple and Samsung had scheduled for today. Apple proposed to give Samsung until May 25 (this Friday) to respond.
Such a ban might sting Samsung a bit, but they've dealt with a similar ban in Germany by offering a slight a redesign of the Galaxy Tab 10.1; even if such a ban comes quickly to the U.S., Samsung already has a contingency in place to put their Android tablet back on store shelves. We've seen a lot of this kind of activity on the smartphone side of things lately; HTC was recently hit with a similar ban from Apple, and Apple might not even have to do anything to get Motorola phones off the U.S. market, since some of them are facing a ban after an ITC ruling in a patent case against Microsoft.
Although the iPad still dominates the tablet market, it's been gradually losing market share as a multitude of Android tablets have begun coming out of the woodwork. By attacking on legal fronts, Apple is at least delaying the competition's progress, if not securing its lead for the long-term. I'm not worried that Android's going to beat out Apple overnight, especially given the sky-high customer satisfaction of iOS devices, but it's hard to imagine how the current iPad will manage to stick out to consumers when surrounded by so many lower end, cheaper alternatives. (
What do you think - does Apple need to resort to these kinds of tactics to keep the iPad in the lead, or is this just one of the many steps needed to take to kill and bury Android?
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All because of S&P downgrading the US debt rating, based on a $2 trillion error no less. Incredible.
You just trust Congress not to spend your money to gain re-election for Congress more than I do.
I said nothing about trusting anyone. Certainly not Congress, and not S&P either.
Lets hope the voters noticed
And, hope that people are willing to go vote... lots are so angry that they might not...since they have "given up"; I guess anger can run the other way too...vote for sure? I don't have a clue but the current trajectory is clearly impossible.
Many "Forums" that I belong to have a Political board where such dialogue can be put forward. Maybe it's time to consider such a board on the RV Forum. Politics is such a hot button issue these days.
As long as we are all adult and recognize that opinions are individual and each person's view deserves as much respect as we feel our own does we will be fine.
That is exactly why we don't have such a board. This is a place for friendly discussion of RV related topics, with the occasional, but still friendly, non-RV related topic. Discussions on politics and religion tend to go downhill eventually, leading to harsh words, people getting angry and leaving the forum, and no one's opinion is ever changed as a result. So far, this discussion has remained civil, but know that the staff is keeping a close eye on it and will shut it down if it starts down the slippery slope.
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Juan Pablo's Anti-Gay Remarks Don't Hurt 'The Bachelor' Ratings
Just in case you were worried, ratings for ABC's The Bachelor went virtually unchanged following Bachelor star Juan Pablo Galavis's homophobic remarks and subsequent apology (English is his second language so that's why he called us perverts. Duh.).
According to Gay Star News:
This week's episode of the long-running reality show featured Galavis giving two of the female contestants vying for his heart the boot. It attracted 7.8 million viewers which is almost dead-even with last week's ratings of 7.9 million viewers.
Eh. Even if only 100,000 people decided to change the channel based on Juan Pablo's anti-gay comments, we'll take it.
Hes a total moron! THe second language excuse is lame. THe show is lame...Both the Bachelor and Bachelorette have run its course. I actually think the opposite of him , they should have
a Gay Bachelor because that would be intersting and ground breaking instead of this same
cookie cuttie boring show, where just the faces change each season but its the same boring format. Survey says.....bring on the GAY BACHELOR...and watch the ratings soar. Until then, I am not watching it.


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I am writing because I am very concerned about pollution on Martha's Vineyard. The asphalt plant near the Blinker has been enlarged to accommodate the new roundabout project that is being built. It should be noted here that all the towns on Martha's Vineyard except Oak Bluffs did not want this roundabout. The asphalt tower that was erected is much higher than the trees and was erected without a town permit. It also violates local zoning laws. Nearby communities have had very bad pollution from this new plant. Petrochemical pollution is cancer causing pollution.
Asphalt at this plant is made by the hot mix method. That means that the tar has to be heated to 300°F and then mixed with gravel and sand to make asphalt. Some of the equipment at this plant is outdated and is decades old. Fortunately, there is a new, modern, low emission way to make asphalt. In this process the tar only needs to be heated to 100°F. This results in significantly less pollution, both where it is made and where it is applied.
The tourist business of Martha's Vineyard relies on a clean, healthy environment. Therefore, anything that threatens this clean environment should not be tolerated. Why not build a modern, clean 21st-century asphalt plant. Martha's Vineyard should produce what it needs without polluting the environment. And wouldn't it be wonderful if teachers could bring their students to this site to show what a modern, clean 21st-century facility looks like.
Pollution is a cost of production. This should not be offloaded onto innocent people that are outside the buyer-seller relationship. Producing asphalt in a clean way might mean that the owners of the plant will take less profit, and the surrounding communities may have to pay a little more for this clean asphalt. It is always less expensive to deal with pollution at the source rather than cleaning up after the fact. Do we really want to accept air pollution on Martha's Vineyard?
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The rural economy declined in August for the first time in 2011 as economic confidence and home sales deteriorated to below growth-neutral levels. The bright spot continues to be agriculture. Farmland values continued to appreciate, and the majority of bankers expect value to appreciate over the next 12 months.
The overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) declined to 49.3 from 55.7 in July, according to the survey of bank CEOs in a 10-state region. August's reading was the third consecutive monthly decline and well below April's high of 59.4.
"The Rural Mainstreet economy is clearly slowing down. According to our August survey, more than one-third, or 35%, of bank executives expect the U.S. economy to dip into recessionary territory before the end of 2011," said Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, co-author of the report.
Farmland prices remain above growth-neutral for the 19th straight month as the farmland index increased to 61.9 from July's 59.4. Consistent with farmland price growth, the farm equipment sales index expanded to 56.9 from July's 53.7. "A weak economy and significant economic volatility have encouraged nonfarm investors to buy nonfinancial assets including farmland. This continues to be an important component of farmland price growth," Goss said.
Bankers are bullish on their outlook for farmland values, with roughly 20% expecting an increase of 5% or more over the next 12 months. "On average, an annual price increase of 2.6% is projected for farmland prices for the next year. This is significantly below current actual growth rates of between 10% and 20% depending on the area," Goss commented.
Loan volumes declined in August to 62.1 from a reading of 66.4 in July and certificates of deposit decreased to 40.2 in August from 43.7, although checking deposits increased to 55.4 from 52.8 in July.
The rural economy continued to see a slight loss in jobs, with the August index at 49.3, unchanged from July. "Healthy farm income has produced very little to no new hiring by Rural Mainstreet businesses," Goss commented.
Bankers' confidence in the rural economy over the next six months plummeted in August to 44.0 from July's 55.0. "Recent weak national economic reports and S&P's [Standard & Poor's] downgrade of U.S. debt pushed the region's confidence index below growth-neutral for the month," Goss noted.
According to one respondent, "The downgrade of U.S. debt by S&P has created a great deal of uncertainty both locally and throughout the country. I think this will continue to erode consumer confidence and, subsequently, put the country back in a recession."
The Rural Mainstreet Survey is a snapshot of the rural economy covering 10 states, focusing on roughly 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300. The survey respondents include community bank presidents and CEOs located in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
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I tweet, therefore I am a chirpy little cog in the massive culturally phenomenal mechanism known as social media.
Who could have predicted that something with a name reminiscent of a yellow chubby-cheeked Warner Bros. cartoon canary would swell into the virtual connective tissue of society with the potential to unite all living beings — humans, mostly, and maybe the occasional canary, if he can get Wi-Fi in his cage.
Somewhere in the back of my mind is a dim memory of the first time I heard of Twitter, back in the mid-aughts, when many of us still referred to it as "the Twitter." One of our former Oakland Tribune news interns had somehow gotten himself thrown in an Egyptian prison, but he still had his cellphone and managed to send out a single tweet about his plight, alerting friends to contact the appropriate lawyers and/or authorities and/or Dennis Rodman to help get him out.
I recall wondering, "What's a tweet? Who would have received it? What kind of slacker prison guards would let this troublemaking American keep his cellphone instead of strip searching him to the bone?" At the time, Twitter seemed surely a passing trend, in the style of Jell-O Pudding Pops or people going on Snuggie pub crawls.
Yet it grew. And now such a lone tweet as our intern's innocent plea would probably get lost in the avalanche of posts about eating a turkey sandwich or hating Seth MacFarlane or the dozens of messages every day from William Shatner. (I had. Expected. Shatner's posts. To be. All. Like. This. Instead, they're usually segments of a direct conversation with a specific follower, which, of course, goes to all his upward of 1.3 million followers, so the rest of us have no idea what he's talking about, and I want to say, "Damn it, Jim! I'm a tweeter, not a mind reader!" which I could tweet to him directly, but then he'd tweet back a response, and the rest of you would have no idea what he's talking about, and you'd want to say, "Damn it, Jim! I'm a tweeter, not a mind reader!" which you could tweet to him directly, but. …)
Like many cultural phenomena, tweeting is useful and stupid all at the same time. Or, as I like to say, usepid. Posts warning about a gunman on a high school campus are helpful (if true). But trust me, people, the world does not care if you are currently at a Chipotle. And if you cram any more #'s and @'s in there thinking it makes you look cool, your post just ends up resembling expletives in a comic strip thought bubble.
In fact, while many businesses and news agencies look to Twitter as a gauge of public sentiment, a study from the Pew Research Center released last week suggests the comments are not representative of the general population, as monitored in national polls and surveys. The study notes that, "Often it is the overall negativity that stands out" on Twitter. So just because there are posts mocking James Franco's alleged star quality, it doesn't mean the rest of the non-tweeting world agrees. (OK, I posted the Franco thing, but you can still like him if you want.)
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Were it up to me, I would probably not participate in this phenomenon, but we're supposed to do it for work — to tweet out links to our stories and develop an online presence so more readers will go to our website. I can understand that. It's the way of the world. So, yes, I have an account, and, as of today, I have 269 followers (thank you, followers!). But so far, I have only tweeted 45 times ever. Rounding up, that's about 17/100 of a tweet per follower. So I need to improve my stats so folks don't feel they've clicked my follow box in vain.
Unlike many of my tweet-savvy co-workers, though, I'm not very good at coming up with short, pithy or useful remarks. As evidenced in this column, I am barely able to confine a sentence to half a page of text before I accidentally approach anything resembling pith country, so it's no surprise keeping to 140 characters is a stretch. Plus, if I do miraculously come up with a clever line, I want to save it for an opportune moment, perhaps at a swanky dinner party with friends when discussing world events or Michelle Obama's bangs, so that when I say my line — out loud, in the real world — then I will have the instant gratification of watching everyone's eyes widen in awe. You can't see awe on Twitter.
Pardon me while I go tweet out this very @#^$% usepid story.
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