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Monday, November 12, 2012
Blog Ring: Handmade Artist Forum
Anyone can join and participate in the HAF - it's free! I post my newest creations there for other members to comment on. There are categories specific to jewelry, crochet, and more. The HAF also has a variety of "rings" to participate in such as: Facebook, Twitter, and Blogging. They're lead by fellow members who are devoted to making each one a success. They're all well run and participated in. I look forward to the "rings".
You will not be disappointed once you hop on over to the HAF. You'll want to become a member and join the community to share and promote the love of handmade.
Before I forget - The Handmade Artist Shop (HAS) evolved from the forum. It is a storefront to sell handmade items. Check that out too. Small monthly fee to list and sell.
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It really is a great place to get promoted... or just hang out!ReplyDelete
Love that everything is handmade on the site. Will be a great place to shop for Christmas!ReplyDelete
Sounds appealing. I'll have to check it out. Cheers, MarianReplyDelete
Thank you Marian. I think you'll like it there. Such a supportive group. Positive feedback there.ReplyDelete
Lo well, if you didn't sign up to be part of the blog ring, guess you're in now! Nice write up for this great place!ReplyDelete
Yep! Figured it wouldn't hurt.ReplyDelete
great feature, and welcome to the ring.:0)ReplyDelete
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A great presentation of Handmade Artists.ReplyDelete
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Thanks so much for the support and the kind words. You guys make all this so worth while and we love to see all the talent on the shop!ReplyDelete
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A testament to the pursuit of profit over truth, fueled by intellectual dishonesty and cowardice
The email exchanges below will tell the story of what happens when a self-satisfied, profit-oriented member of the UFOCI pretends to want to know the truth about the Billy Meier UFO contacts, until he sees that the truth would crush him, his pretenses and…book sales. Unaware of what the listeners already determined about his credibility and competence, he further reveals his contempt for their intelligence in the second debate.
He deals a death blow to his own legacy, revealing what a complete sham the UFO field and its supposed "experts" really are, and why the topic is often deservedly marginalized by rational, thinking people.
Let me be a bit more direct with you now, after I've spent four hours of my time trying to engage in intelligent debates with you, which included providing you with links to all of the documentation that would certainly suffice…had you truly been interested in the Meier case and it's actual significance. In fact, every so-called "point" you raise in your terse response is answered in the Meier case, you simply never bothered to look. You did take a lot of time attacking a man who's no longer living and who couldn't speak in his own defense, of course.
Unfortunately, you were also too lazy, self-satisfied and contemptuous of the facts to bother. So you prefer to default to help continue the actual UFO cover-up – which is now solely about the Meier case – and this cover-up will become an indelible part of your legacy, to your own family and generations of people to come.
I'll post the results of the listener's poll for our first debate in case you didn't see them either:
I don't think it changed in your favor after the second one. You were simply received and evaluated as someone with…no credibility. I doubt that this response of yours will do much to enhance it, or show you were better prepared, sincere, or wanting to continue to anything more than promote your books, chuckle and try to cover up the painful facts that showed you to be completely out of your league.
We know that you tried to involve yourself in the original investigation but were told by Stevens and the team members that no one in the UFO community would be part of the actual investigation, but only qualified, independent experts such as those from NASA, JPL, USGS, etc., who indeed analyzed and authenticated Meier's evidence.
You continue to promote your career and books based on an utterly unprovable case, with zero accessible evidence, yet you have the absolutely cynical arrogance to try to be dismissive of volumes of independently analyzed and authenticated physical and informational evidence from the only actual, still ongoing UFO contact case.
Frankly, this exhibits a level of contempt for the truth and for the intelligence of all interested parties which, as the listener's poll demonstrates, was obvious to all.
Of course I didn't ask you to be "convinced", I asked that you would show the intellectual curiosity, honesty – and integrity – to pursue the truth. Instead you opted to try to protect your ego, to try to assuage the nagging realization that your years of attack and dismissiveness of the Meier case were ill spent. You didn't have the courage and strength of character to actually investigate the case because you put profit over principles.
You've aligned yourself with the camp of the delusional "alien abduction" proponents, etc., etc. when you could have made a huge contribution to real human knowledge and even the safety of generations of people to come, which may include your own descendants.
When push comes to shove, many people choose mediocrity, compromise, etc., for the sake of personal profit, as you again demonstrate.
Despite the many emails and comments I received, after both shows, that you were transparently inept, posturing and insincere, I actually responded with optimism that you'd see – at this late point in your own life – that it wasn't too late to champion an open investigation into the Meier case by the community in which you spend your time and make your money.
My optimism was misplaced of course. You performed like a jovial huckster who dodged and avoided any and every opportunity to behave like a credible scientist. You were absolutely no different than the kind of business-as-usual "scientists" that clog up the current educational system and who also have no interest in the truth, for all the obvious reasons.
You were given ample opportunity to create a real, lasting contribution to finding the truth…and you blew it off in favor of milking whatever profits remain from selling tales of limaginary "aliens".
You fooled no one but yourself.
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On Nov 13, 2015, at 11:44 AM, Stan <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
I must refuse the invitation as I am not convinced. You keep mentioning lights in the sky. I care not at all about lights in the sky.I am concerned with physical trace cases, multiple witness radar visual cases,advanced propulsion technology,large scale scientific studies, clear proof of government withholding information about UFOs. You seem not to be concerned about such matters.Has the Meier Defense community made available samples of ET materials for testing and published their results?. Many have sent comments about the absence of real proof about predictions.
Stan Friedman
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From: Michael Horn
To: Taro
Cc: Stan
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: Meier Debate
Hi Taro & Stan,
I appreciate participating in this conversation, as a follow up to last night's show, and I'd like to move this along effectively as well.
Stan, as I stated last night, it's time that the Meier case was the focal point of open discussion and examination by the UFO community, MUFON – and more importantly any and all scientists who admit an interest in the UFO topic – anything less would only perpetuate the cover-up. (The real main culprits in the UFO cover-up are in the UFO community and…industry.)
To that end I'd like us to arrange an event wherein I present the Meier case and its evidence and any and all credible parties have the opportunity to question, challenge, etc. It's that simple. No more runaround nonsense with the lights-in-the-sky-chasers and all of the unsubstantiated claims, etc., they churn out for fun and mainly profit.
As I also said last night, the confirmed discovery of intelligent extraterrestrial life would be the most important event in all of science and human history…exceeded only by contact between extraterrestrials and the people of Earth.
And it's rather easy to demonstrate that the Meier case singularly fits that description.
I invite Taro to assist in this process so that this event is created and effected at the earliest possible time. What Taro accurately expresses below is indicative of the factual, impenetrably credible information, analyses, etc., that make the Meier case singularly authentic.
What we do – or don't do – now will be an indelible part of our legacy and what we bequeath to future generations, familial and for the rest of humanity.
Let's do it.
On Nov 12, 2015, at 1:28 PM, Taro <email@example.com> wrote:
Hello again, Stan. I managed to catch your debate with Michael Horn last night. During the show you mentioned that
"we have an interesting case here" and that "we need a higher level of discussion of people, the scientific community and especially the journalistic community to do their job, get at the facts, put it in front of the public"
I'm not quite clear on where the subject of the debate, the Meier evidence fits into your "Cosmic Watergate" analogy. Should it be dismissed or studied further? If I had to guess it would be that you were being deliberately vague. Is this accurate? Please understand, I am not attempting to solicit a stamp of approval from you. But I genuinely believe Meier's physical evidence can hold up to the most critical and meticulous scrutiny. The evidence speaks for itself. And it would appear you may have suggested an interest in verifying this for yourself. Failing to seize this opportunity for a second time now could be the biggest mistake you leave behind. After becoming more familiar now with the sheer volume of material this one, disabled man has presented, what do you honestly think is the probability of hoax? And if it's not, how will you be regarded by future generations for failing to take action when you had the chance?
We all agree, Roswell happened. The two primary distinctions between the Roswell and the Meier evidence are
– The US government maintains a tight, heavy lid on the Roswell evidence.
– The Meier evidence, although suppressed and distorted is readily available for the rational mind to study.
– Roswell was an accident. There was a crash, there were bodies, numerous accidental witnesses.
– The Meier case is intentional and controlled. The nature of the evidence will be as disparate as the case itself and expecting otherwise is not thinking clearly.
It is not very likely the USG will ever willingly release the Roswell evidence. So, unless we have another(even higher level) Snowden-type disclosure, it is very likely a dead-end. I can only imagine how much more careful those in charge are with the Roswell evidence.
The Meier evidence, although not nearly as cut and dry is out in the open. It may appear tedious to sift through the mountain of material at first but as one spends time with already established analyses it becomes easier to separate the valid scientific work from the garbage. Critical observations become second nature for a guy like me and already should be for a guy like you. In any case, much of the work is already done. All that is left for someone like you is to review this scientific work and offer a scientific evaluation: Either there are flaws in these analyses or they are sound. You appear to have placed a disproportionate amount of focus on material that cannot by themselves be proved either way. This is not scientific. At the same time, you have quickly dismissed physical evidence based on a very limited frame of reference.
Take Bruce Maccabee's analysis of the Pendulum Film, for example. Although he very thoroughly explained pendular motion he did nothing to address the possibility that ET's thousands of years advanced could have mimicked this movement intentionally or the possibility that they had very good reason to do so. By ignoring these very plausible scenarios his analysis was quite simply incomplete. My video comparisons(https://youtu.be/SNlmFfb0ADs & https://youtu.be/gMFqSxX1b-g) clearly illustrate the practical difficulties with the suspended model theory. Rhal Zahi's detailed analysis goes much further by measuring the periods, proving a model setup would necessarily require a constantly moving node in the vertical. The irregular vertical(yaw) axis of the disc prove a suspended model would also require node movement along the horizontal. How likely do you think it would be for such a suspended disc to remain laterally stable? It has never been duplicated as such. On top of this, there are numerous other unexplained events:
– smooth accelerations and decelerations with no obvious pulls
– a gradually INCREASING conical pendulum with no obvious pulls
– a smooth, 270º turn with zero disruption to lateral stability
– treetop movement AFTER disc passage with no disruption to disc movement or stability
– object fading out then back into visibility(x2), simultaneously appearing in two locations across multiple frames
– an unexplained burn-like anomaly during both of these "jumps"
– a noticeable difference in blur level from closest to farthest position from camera
To base your conclusions on the Pendulum Film entirely on Maccabee's analysis is very much lacking in factual considerations. This is not scientific. I hope you choose to take a closer look.
I'm including Michael into this conversation since he would be the very best person to help arrange any further analysis of the Meier material should you choose to firmly commit to this higher level of discussion you mentioned last night. Remember, the Roswell evidence is safely locked away. But that which is out in the open is what the "powers that be" would have good reason to go to great lengths to hide by encouraging the muddying of the waters, so to speak.
So? Will you take a closer look at the science?
Taro Istok


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Being back home however, meant extortionate taxi fares and a very shoddy public transport system overall Once my husband bought the car, I went back to driving school and here we are! While I'm not a huge fan of driving, I love the freedom that comes with owning a car and could never go back to using public transport again.
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Mobile / Smart Phone app development is the fastest growing part of the technology sector. In a highly competitive environment anything that gives you or your organisation an advantage over your competition makes a big difference. And now you can make publishing your own mobile phone app for less than a newspaper advert.
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There is a great deal that can be done with mobile apps and web technology is marching ahead ever faster. Today apps are everywhere and can do a great deal for you and your customers. Today's technology is a lot more sophisticated and engaging, and every good designer worth their salt works hard to give their clients the best of the cutting edge technologies available.
How Much Does It Cost?
Like all development work the cost is determined by the scope of the project, the more involved a project the more cost there is associated with it. Simple apps can be developed for as little as £1,000.00, which makes it an amazingly good value for money.
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The third annual Out of Chicago Landscape Photography Conference.
October 13 – 17, 2019
We begin Sunday evening with an opening presentation from Nick Page. The next three days will be jam-packed with classes, critique, one-on-one sessions and in-the-field excursions up and down the Oregon Coast. On Thursday we'll wrap things up in time for you to check out of your hotel and catch a flight home. We will be offering some add-on workshops before and or after the event so that you can experience parts of the Oregon area outside of the range of the general conference.
The Hallmark Inn, 744 SW Elizabeth St, Newport, OR 97365 Map
The conference takes place on the magnificent Oregon Coast at The Hallmark Inn in Newport, Oregon. Conference excursions will travel up and down the coast to photo locations within an hour drive. When you register for the conference, you'll receive information on reserving your hotel room through our room block. Room rates start at $119/night.
What the heck is Out of Chicago?
Out of Chicago has been running photography conferences for five years. It started as Chris Smith's Chicago photography blog in 2011 but we are now moving "out of Chicago" and have organized conferences in Chicago, New York City, Moab and Acadia National Park. You can read the history of Out of Chicago at outofchicago.com/about. Subscribe to our newsletter at outofchicago.com/newsletter to be the first to know about upcoming events.
Who is this event for?
You're going to eat, sleep and drink landscape photography for five days. If you are passionate about photographing landscapes, we made this conference just for you.
There will be classes and excursions designed to meet the needs of beginner to advanced photographers. If you are just starting out, we'll have classes for you. If this has been your life-long passion, we'll have classes designed for you too.
How many people will be at the conference?
We are limiting the conference to 100 attendees. Last year we thought that 150 people in Moab was too many. We will have 15 instructors each leading a group to a different area on the coast so that excursion groups will never have more than ten attendees. We will coordinate excursion groups so that there is plenty of time and space for everyone to create amazing images.
What if it rains?
If it's light rain, we will go shoot. Remember that bad weather often makes the best images.
If we need to rearrange the schedule, we will do it so that we are in classes and working on images during the rain and shooting when it's not.
Why the Oregon Coast?
We chose the Oregon Coast for it's rich diversity of photographic subjects. Newport, Oregon exemplifies this as seen in this quote from Rod Barbee and David Middleton in The Photographer's Guide to the Oregon Coast.
"In one day you can photograph a lighthouse, an old-growth forest, a busy working harbor and puffins, take a walk on a pretty beach and then capture sunset through the struts of a tall bridge or reflected in a tide pool."
What is the price of the conference?
The five day conference is an all-inclusive event designed to bring passionate landscape photographers together for an intimate photography experience. We'll learn, eat, shoot, post-process and critique together.
The conference price is $2300 with $1150 due to reserve your spot.
What is included in the price?
Instruction: All classes, in-the-field teaching excursions, post-processing sessions, critique sessions, online pre-sessions, one-on-one help and random late night photography conversations are included.
Internet: We have negotiated to get you free WiFi access in your hotel room and in the classrooms.
Meals: On the opening night, we will gather for a reception, dinner and keynote presentation with Nick Page. Between classes on the three full days, we will provide catered lunches at the hotel. A group breakfast on the final day is provided. All meals are catered by Georgie's Beachside Grill, which is attached to the hotel and our favorite restaurant in Newport. We can accommodate special dietary needs.
What is NOT included in the price?
Travel to the hotel and dinners are not included except for the opening night dinner, which is included. There will be time in the evening for you to explore the great restaurants in the area with your fellow attendees.
Room rates at The Hallmark Inn start at $119/night.
Can I bring a non-photographer friend or family member with me?
Of course! They are welcome to join us for the group presentations at no charge. The in-the-field teaching excursions are limited to ten people and are reserved for conference attendees.
A meal pass will be offered at an additional charge so that they can join us for group lunches and the opening dinner. Email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
How can I learn more about the Oregon Coast?
We recommend The Photographer's Guide to the Oregon Coast from David Middleton and Rod Barbee. That's why we've asked Rod to be an instructor at the conference.
Order the book from Rod's website here.
Listen to the interview that I did with Rod Barbee about his favorite places to photograph on the Oregon Coast here.
What makes this different than a photography workshop?
Most workshops have one or two instructors. We will have 15+ instructors and each one will be teaching their photo specialty. You'll learn in the classroom, practice it in the field and then return for feedback from the instructors in small group critique sessions.
Plus, you'll hang out with a larger community of photographers where you'll find the people that you really "click" with.
Will there be equipment that I can try? What if I forget something?
Yes! We'll have many of your favorite equipment manufacturers on hand to loan out equipment to try during the field sessions. Gary Farber and Hunt's Photo will be at the event to provide anything you may need during the event.
Why is the conference in October?
Nick Page told us to have it in October. 🙂
Nick runs more workshops to the Oregon Coast than anyone I know. He has moved his workshops to later in the year to avoid the notorious fog that can cover the entire coast during the summer.
You won't want to go for a swim in the ocean in October, but you'll get much better photographs!
What photography equipment do I need?
You'll want a DSLR or mirrorless camera and a tripod. We'll share detailed equipment recommendations before the event.
Do I need to bring a laptop or tablet?
It's not required, but if you do have a laptop or tablet you can work on your images during the post-processing and critique sessions and get immediate feedback from the instructors.
Will there be a chance to hang out with the instructors?
You bet! We'll eat meals together, hang out in the evening, drive to locations together and photograph together in small groups. There will be time throughout the week to ask questions and just hang out with your favorite photographers.
Will I be sitting in classes all day?
This is an immersive photography experience. You will learn new techniques in class, but you'll also be putting them to use in the field.
We will make sure that there are plenty of options available each day so that if you want to be shooting all day, you can. You'll create your schedule to match your interests.
How are we getting to the photo locations?
We will carpool to each location. We've successfully organized this for three conferences. We'll have designated areas in the hotel parking lot for drivers, passengers and the instructors to meet for each excursion.
How strenuous will the walks to the locations be?
Some of the excursions will have almost no walk. You get out of the car and start shooting from the overlook. Other excursions require a hike into the woods or down to the beach. We will describe the excursion difficulty in the descriptions before you need to choose your excursions.
When will I choose my classes? Will I get into the excursions that I really want to get into?
We will release the full detailed schedule of excursions, classes and everything else at the end of the summer.
Session registration will take place over two different nights. You'll pick your top three sessions the first night and then the rest of the sessions the next night. This allows everyone a chance to pick their top sessions before things fill up.
For those of you that have been to our events in the past couple of years, you'll be happy to know that we have a new registration system that is going to work much better than what we've been previously using.
What is the Refund policy?
You can the read the refund policy at the Out of Chicago terms and conditions page.
Traveling from out of town
You can fly into Eugene or Portland, Oregon. If you're thinking about doing an add-on workshop, wait until information is released about these. For example, there may be a two-day workshop after the general conference that ends near Portland. You wouldn't want your return flight to leave out of Eugene.
Facebook group
All critical communication from us will take place through email, but we are setting up a Facebook group for communication between attendees and instructors. When you register for the event you will be invited to the private group so that you can meet your fellow attendees right away!


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Wrenchin' @ Random
Except for pistons, I've never engraved my name on anything I own. On a few engines I've built, I've scribed the pistons for future reference. This way, if a slug got smoked during a nitrous run, I could easily order a replacement without digging up the paperwork. But screwdrivers and ratchet handles? Nah. Who has time to mark everything in the roll-away? Ironically, my memory is so shot that I lose track of whom I loan stuff to five minutes after it's out of my toolbox, so I probably should.
I once saw the custom billet wheels that were stolen off my truck on another truck less than five miles away from the scene of the crime and a week after the thievery took place. I knew they were mine because the oddball backspacing made them look dumb on the burglar's truck and the fact that one of the directional-tread Continental tires was mounted backward. Three tires were mounted exactly the same, which meant that one of them was oriented the wrong way at all times. Too bad none of that mattered to the local law-enforcement officers, who gladly took my statement, looked the truck over, and then told me I didn't have a leg to stand on in court because there was no serial number on the wheels.
The moral of the story is don't be lazy; mark anything you care about. Dirtbags are everywhere, and they will jack you without even thinking twice about it. Or you'll just forget who has your stuff.


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Jeffrey Ellis and Rebecca Beidler, Peace of Earth Farm Owners, Albany, VT
Jeffrey Ellis and Rebecca Beidler have owned and operated Peace of Earth Farm in Albany, Vermont since 2010. At Peace of Earth they have a sprouting operation year round. Jeffrey and Rebecca also grow a mix of vegetables, herbs and small fruits for their CSA and local wholesale accounts. Peace of Earth Farm is a no-till animal powered farm striving towards growing healthy soil, healthy plants and health in those that eat them. Today's show was brought to you by Heritage Foods USA.


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Olympic Plaza death not random, police say
Police say man in custody is a person of interest in investigation
Calgary police have one person in custody in connection with the suspicious death of a man at Olympic Plaza late Friday night and say they are not looking for anymore suspects.
The man was taken into custody shortly after the incident and is being described as a person of interest. He has not been charged.
Police say they received a 911 call at about 10:15 p.m. MT from a witness who said it looked like a man needed help. EMS was called in about 15 minutes later for what was originally believed to be an assault, but a man was later declared dead at the scene.
The victim, in his 20s, had slashes on his face and police say they do not believe the incident was random.
A CBC reporter on scene witnessed firefighters remove a grate and crawl into a service hole. They came back up with something in a brown paper bag.
The item was photographed, logged and taken away from the scene, at which point the crime scene tape was taken down. It's not immediately clear what the item was.
An autopsy will be done on Monday to determine cause of death.
Police say there could be charges laid later Saturday afternoon.


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["Huckleberry Hound"]
We have a new hound. His name is Huckleberry; Huck, for short. Huck is a Redtick Coonhound crossed with a Bloodhound. Like many of our recent endeavors (mostly my recent endeavors), it involved travel. Specifically, it involved driving 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers).
But, let me back up a bit because this hound acquisition was not exactly on a whim._
At the beginning of January, I was sitting in a hotel in a city in the Mekong delta of Vietnam. Melissa sent me a message, "What do you think of these hounds?" It included the photos of a few different coonhounds and a bloodhound.
Aside from previously owning three coonhound mixes over the last decade, I likely contributed to the idea of getting one by taking a liking to bloodhounds while we were at dog shows over the last year.
After getting back to the United States from Vietnam and Japan, I started to get peppered with hound-related questions from Melissa – here and there – at breakfast, in the car on the way to the office, driving down to Racine to check the beehives. "Of the hounds I showed you, which do you like the most? I think I like this redtick – he goes by the name, Slim Jim;" He was a nice looking hound, but the name would have to go. Slim Jim,_ _that is either a stick of compressed, salted and spiced meat or something you use to open a car when you have locked your keys in it; not a coonhound name.
Melissa arrived upon wanting to get Slim Jim. She talked more with the woman who was fostering the hound – temperament, how he was with other dogs, and other questions. We worked the logistics of taking off a couple days from the office; the kennel the bassets are from was happy to hang on to them for a long weekend, though, hound-Henry was going to make the journey with us.
We rolled out of St. Paul on a Wednesday night, heading south to the kennel. For the night, we stayed at the farmhouse at the kennel. It turned out that leaving Wednesday night and not Thursday morning – St. Paul and the metropolitan area received roughly eight inches of snow. South of Rochester, MN, where the kennel is located, only received rain.
Thursday morning, we trucked on, heading south into Iowa and eventually headed east across Illinois. We hit terrible weather on the Illinois/Indiana border but by the time we had crawled our way to Indianapolis, the weather had cleared up. We stopped for the night – to the southeast of Indianapolis. Friday morning, after a quick breakfast, we rolled out. Louisville, and Lexington in the rear view…
I like Kentucky. It gets a bad rap for being considered backwater and backwards. Maybe it is because I grew in a region of Minnesota that sometimes gets tagged with those same attributes; or maybe I just like the rolling mountains and horse pastures.
We kept driving – to Knoxville, and Asheville, and, around the time the sun was dropping behind the Appalachians, we pulled into the Hickory area of North Carolina.
On the way to Hickory, Melissa had been working through more logistics for the return trip to Minnesota. As we had been traveling east, a winter storm had come out of Colorado and was heading east. The storm would be going through central Illinois, northern Kentucky, and southern Indiana – the same area that we had just driven through. We designed to head south a bit, after picking up the coonhound.
With the coonhound securely onboard, we headed to Lancaster, South Carolina. Friends of my family from Hibbing live there now; we would be staying with them. Lancaster was a farther south than we actually needed to go, but it would be nice to see the Baldwins.
Saturday morning, after the hounds and the Baldwin's golden retrieves had played for a nice amount of time, Melissa and I packed up the hounds and headed out.
We cut west and drove the length of Tennessee. Going the Cumberlands, I kept humming Wagon_ Wheel _(Darius Rucker's cover of the song did come up on the radio on several occasions).
Paducah, Kentucky was the final destination for Saturday. Sunday, we pushed on through Missouri where the roads were covered with rutted ice (being politically incorrect, I referred to the road as "abortion road"). Iowa was smooth sailing; we picked up the hounds at the kennel, and eventually, before 11:00 pm, we made it back to St. Paul.


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Ethics Center: Business Ethics
Rogue Advisors on Parade: Earth Father, Death Broker, "It's Not My Fault" Scammer
By: Harry J. Lew, NEA Chief Content Officer on June 22nd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sanctioned a New Jersey investment advisor with a love for God's green Earth for ripping off $6 million from his clients and using it to pay for his mortgage and home landscaping services. According to authorities, James R. Trolice of Alpine, New jersey, can no longer serve as an officer or director of a public company and must not ever violate SEC regulations. He also pled guilty to federal criminal fraud charges and has been ordered to pay $5 million in restitution in connection with his raising $6 million from more than 100 investors to purchase stock in a technology start-up paying a large return. Claiming the deal was only for a select few investors, he invited prospects to his multi-million-dollar home that featured well-manicured grounds.
A New Jersey broker who made 40 unauthorized trades in a deceased customer's account has received a 30-day suspension from the business and has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. According to FINRA,Voigt C. Kempson III of Sparta, New Jersey, learned of a client's death, for whom he had discretionary trading authority, on at least June 29, 2015. He did not inform his broker-dealer, Commonwealth Financial Network, and continued to trade in the account until April 5, 2016. FINRA took action against Kempson because he violated Rule 2010, which requires high standards of commercial honor and equitable principles of trade, and because his trading authority ended upon the client's death. In an unrelated criminal matter, authorities arrested Kempson at Newark Liberty International Airport for having a loaded gun and body armor in his carry-on luggage.
A New York financial advisor lost $10 million of his senior clients' money in speculative trading, then blamed it on the Brexit vote, among other things. However, he claimed they'd get all their money back if Hillary Clinton won the U.S. presidential election. According to New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Dean Mustaphalli, conspired over six years to defraud his elderly clients. He convinced them to move their highly conservative savings to a risky hedge fund he managed. After he racked up huge losses and clients complained, Mustaphalli moved all the money to an alternative platform that would conceal his risky trading activity. He also falsified documents, claiming that his clients were accredited investors even though they weren't. When virtually no money was left, the advisor then transferred $100,000 out of the fund for his own purposes. When clients continued to question their losses, he chalked them up to oil, bad markets, and the election. But he had high hopes of things turning around at some future point.
Takeaway from the National Ethics Association? Crime doesn't pay! So don't even think about stealing your clients' money. You will get caught, and the punishment will be worse than you think.
For information on affordable E&O insurance for low-risk insurance agents, investment advisors, and real estate broker/owners, please visit EOforLess.com. For information on ethical sales practices, please visit the National Ethics Association's Ethics Center.


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International House of Pancakes has jumped into the disgusting food combo sweepstakes with a new Pancake Stacker consisting of a crustless cheesecake between two buttermilk pancakes -- topped with strawberry, blueberry, or cinnamon apple compote and whipped topping. You can order it a la carte or as part of a combo with eggs, hash browns, and breakfast meat. That combo meal runs 1,250 calories -- half the total calories adults should eat all day, and double that of KFC'S horrid Double Down chicken sandwich (540 calories). It also includes 2,750 milligrams of sodium; The Institute of Medicine recommends adults not exceed 2,300 milligrams per day. The pancakes will be available through June 20 at participating IHOPs -- which includes most if not all of the Miami and Miami Beach locations. The price is $3.99, with tax $4.35.
Seems as though American gastronomy is following the path of American politics: A disappearing middle ground drowned out by passionate spokespeople with starkly opposite viewpoints.
On the one hand, you've got the Double Down/Pancake Stacker/fast
food/agri-corporate/ Meatist/more-is-more/quantity-over-quality
bacon wing. On the other hand, you've got the Alice Waters/Michael
Pollan/Whole Foods/organic back-to-the-earth sustainable raw vegan
less-is-more/quality over quantity soy milk fringe. And political
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The Park is a haven for all sorts of wildlife. From swans and ducks to squirrels and every day honey bees there is always something to spot. If you have any photographs of wildlife in the Park we would be very pleased to receive a copy and post here for everyone to see.
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Opening times for B&Q in Plymouth
B&Q Plymouth - Crownhill Retail Park is a shop forming a part of B&Q corporation. It is open on: Mon-Fri: 07:00 - 20:00. At weekends its opening hours are: on Saturday 07:00 - 19:00, on Sunday 10:00 - 16:00. This store's address is: Unit 1, Crownhill Retail Park, 231 Tavistock Road, Crownhill, PL6 5US, Plymouth. To contact the customer service directly please dial the number 01752702444. It is also possible to use fax: 01752752410. B&Q Plymouth - Crownhill Retail Park is visited by many people inhabiting nearby towns like Derriford, Eggbuckland, Estover, Leigham, Roborough.
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Bargain Booze in Derriford (0.28 mile)
Boots in Plymouth, 17 Morshead Rd (0.49 mile)
Costa Coffee in Plymouth, Derriford Hospital (0.39 mile)
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KFC in Plymouth, Crownhill Retail Park (0.11 mile)
Marks & Spencer in Plymouth, Unit 4 Crownhill Retail Park (0.07 mile)
McDonald's in Plymouth, Tavistock Road, Plymouth (0.16 mile)
The Co Op Food in Plymouth, 27 Morshead Road (0.48 mile)
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Thomas S. Childs Shoe Store
Thomas S. Childs Shoe Store
Image of Childs' Shoe Store at 273-79 High Street. Childs' Shoe Store was owned and operated by Thomas Childs, pictured in the foreground of this image waiting on a gentleman in a bowler. Two floor-to-ceiling shelves that are filled with shoes dominate this image. Tall ladders lean against the shelves and baskets connected to pulleys hang beside each ladder. These baskets are most likely designed to allow the salesman to safely remove boxes of shoes from the highest shelves. The salesman most likely would put the shoebox into the basket, climb down the ladder, lower the basked and then retrieve the shoes. An oversized boot can be seen over the door. Displays of umbrellas, shoes, and ladies hosiery can be seen throughout the room. Several customers are being waited on, all of whom are wearing Edwardian clothes.
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TransNeomatic Bowl
Inspired by the scooters that zip through Vietnam's streets at all hours but distressed by the mountains of used tires that end up in the country's landfills, designers Fernando and Humberto Campana created the TransNeomatic bowl. Made from a used scooter tire that's filled with a web of natural wicker, the bowls articulate the tension between modernity and tradition that informs much of the developing world. The bowl is actually a set of well-mediated contrasts: warm and cold, organic and mechanical, fast and slow. Each bowl is made in Vietnam using familiar handicraft techniques, and is part of Artecnica's Design with Conscience campaign.
UPDATE: A number of sharp-eyed readers have pointed out that the tire used here is new. I'm checking to see if this is just a prototype, and if the production models actually use tires "rescued from landfills".


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INGEAR NETLOGIXDavid | October 20, 2014
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If you're pursuing a long held dream, a short term goal, or just need a bit of willpower to get through the festive season, you need to be good to yourself.
So often when want to change something we get stuck in the 'I mustn't do…" We focus on the negative and often we end up punishing ourselves. If we want to lose weight, for example, we deny ourselves lots of nice food and eat things we don't really want, like limp lettuce, or skip breakfast. Yet our brains need a steady supply of glucose to form neurotransmitters, which are the chemical messengers that reinforce self discipline and tell us what to do! If we don't have glucose we don't have willpower.
Other research by neuroscientists has shown that feeling bad, guilty or self critical (as we probably will feel when we don't achieve something we've set out to do) shifts the brain to the craving state. However, feeling good wires it up for action and a long term reward.
One helpful thing you can do to boost your willpower is to create a future memory. Picture in your mind's eye how the future will be if you have achieved your goals and it will help you think more concretely about present choices. I have a free audio visualisation on this site, accessible from any page on the blog so you can try it out. This link explains further: What's Your Perfect Working Day?
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This is so off-topic, it's ridiculous, but it's so ruling that we can't not share it. We're tenuously justifying this post is by making a headline reference to our "Flight of Icarus" bit from yesterday, talking about the only-on-the-compy Daedalus concept.
So now that the tenuous connections are out of the way, check this out: while Steve Harris is busy plying his wares over at GM, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson flew 200 refugees from Beirut out of Cyprus in a 757. Just to firm things up a bit, here's video of Bruce talking to Jeremy Clarkson, which brings things a little closer to the ballpark. Oh — the Loverman tipped us to this, and we once drove around in his WRX listening to Somewhere in Time. Okay, we'll stop trying to explain ourselves and just send Bruce a massive "Up The Irons." Ready, steady, go: "UP THE IRONS, BRUCE!"
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Logo, MTV Network's gay-themed network, has greenlighted two new series: Sex Rx, about sex addiction, and The A-List: Dallas, a new spinoff of the A-List franchise. Additionally, Logo has renewed its highest-rated series RuPaul's Drag Race, its companion Untucked: RuPaul's Drag Race and The A-List: New York. Also renewed is the NewNowNext Awards, Logo's awards show for the latest in pop culture. The channel's next new series, Setup Squad and Pretty Hurts, premiere April 25 and May 9, respectively. Details on the new series:
Sex Rx (premieres fall 2011): Noted sex addiction specialist Christopher Donaghue offers guidance to a sex treatment group in this series that tracks each member's progress around infidelity, trust issues, relationship intimacy and sexual addiction. Julie Pizzi and Patty Ivins Specht exec produce.
The A-List: Dallas (premieres fall 2011): Deep in the heart of Texas, this cast of socialite scene-making men and women are out to prove their New York counterparts have not cornered the market on having big dreams and bigger dramas. Steven Weinstock and Glenda Hersh exec produce for True Entertainment, the company behind The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
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Mark Nelson is one of Rio Grande's most recognizable faces. Beyond being an extraordinary jeweler in his own right, he is one of our most sought-after instructors, the star of many of Rio Grande's instructional videos (including the top-rated soldering series), and an all around great guy to work with.
We caught up with him to ask a few questions about creating, teaching and what keeps him moving forward.
Heather Apodaca: Tell us a little about how you got your start in the jewelry industry.
Mark Nelson: In college while pursuing a degree in Art Ed, I worked for the jewelry professor maintaining the studio. Eventually I took a casting class, and well, I haven't looked back since.
HA: And how did you find your way to Rio?
MN: I'd been a Rio customer for many years and I'd always wondered what it would be like to work here. My wife's family is from Albuquerque, and when we decided to move here, I knew I had to find a way to work at Rio. There was an opening on the Tech Team. I applied and landed the job!
HA: What is your favorite part of making jewelry?
MN: Right before I finish the piece. It's that point in time when you've gone through all the stages and can begin to see what the finished product will be. It's like that last few yards before the finish line—exhilarating.
HA: What do you most enjoy about your job on the Tech Team?
MN: I love helping people, solving problems, and making jewelry. The Tech Team allows me to do all three.
HA: Is there a new tool/finding/process you are currently excited about? Tell us a little about it.
MN: There are quite a few new tools and processes coming out almost every day, but what really fascinates me is that initial moment when the idea popped into someone's head to pour molten metal into an empty cavity to make the first casting. What was the motivation that drove them to find the means to do that? I find it extraordinary how ancient metalsmiths and jewelers were able to do the things that they did with so little.
HA: Do you have a favorite piece that you've made? Tell us about it.
MN: I do, it's a Light Saber Chuck Key I made for my old professor Robly Glover at Texas Tech University. It was the last thing I made in graduate school. Robly is a huge Star Wars fan, and I wanted to make him something that he would enjoy. It's a chuck key in the shape of a Light Saber made of turned wood and sterling. It's completely functional (not as a light saber, unfortunately), with the capability to replace the chuck key. It even has a ring you can use to fasten to your utility belt.
HA: You teach a lot of classes here at Rio Grande, what do you most enjoy about teaching? What do you find most challenging about teaching?
MN: The best part of teaching is watching the students' fear and apprehension evaporate and seeing them come to realize that they actually can do it. The most challenging thing is to not sit and make stuff right along with them. Their energy is so infectious that it's hard to stay focused on teaching and not making.
HA: What's the topic you get asked about most as a member of the Tech Team?
MN: We get a lot of people calling in about soldering and how to do it, what equipment is necessary and of course occasionally we get calls to help with why their soldering isn't working out right and so we try to troubleshoot the situation.
HA: Do you have a secret talent? Is there something no one on your team knows about you?
MN: Not really we are pretty close and I'm rather transparent, but I can walk two dogs while riding my bicycle … talk about a wild ride.
HA: If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
MN: I would be impervious to heat, that way I wouldn't have to use tweezers when soldering.
HA: Favorite quote?
MN: It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein.
HA: Mark, you have a huge following on Rio Grande's Facebook page. We asked our followers what they would like us to ask in this interview. Here are a couple of their questions!
Boni Linnemeyer: How do you stay motivated and inspired?
MN: By watching, listening and talking to those who are passionate about their work.
Chula Maiz: What is your most prized tool?
MN: The callouses on my hands, I find that they can be quite useful.
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Do you not like the default theme when you open up Windows Vista? Although the black and/or colored items tend to get in some peoples' ways, some people feel adamant that they must change it (to make it look like) the Windows Classic (cleaner) version's theme (white with not much else). This article will help you achieve this "cleaner" look.
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1Right click anywhere on the Windows desktop. You'll see a drop-down dialog box show up.
2Click the "Personalize" option.
3Locate and click the "Theme" option from the list from near the bottom of the new dialog box.
4Click the drop-down box underneath the label for "Themes" which contain all theme types that are located on your computer, and click the "Windows Classic" choice. The "Themes" drop-down box/area will be up near the top of the box over near the left-hand side of the box.
5Click the Apply button.
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- You can modify the colors of the taskbar the same way you used to do, when you used the classic theme. But instead of using the Control Panel to find these options, you'll find the Windows Color and Appearance box changes to suit your theme.
- When you change the theme to Windows Classic, you'll inevitably lose control of Windows Aero's actions including Flip 3D and cleaner borders along with many other cool Vista effects not shown in Windows Classic.
- If you've been running a modified Windows Theme and have already clicked "Windows Classic", without even clicking Apply and Ok, this (Modified Theme) option goes away never to be seen again, even if you've already saved it already. The only way to get it back, is to click "Cancel" and start over.
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