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Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner is reconsidering his bid for the presidency. If he does run, he would split the southern and moderate votes between Sen. John Edwards and himself.
It's very unlikely that fines will be problematic for all those 527 groups that bombarded us with political advertisements.
Newt Gingrich's decision regarding 2008 may not be for a while.
Newt Gingrich suggested yesterday that he might not run for president in 2008 if a rival has all but locked up the Republican nomination by next fall.As was expected, former Lt. Governor Steve Beshear named state Senator Daniel Mongiardo, MD, as his running mate for the 2007 Kentucky Governor's race.
The former House speaker from Georgia said it would not be too late for him to enter the race after Labor Day 2007, if he thinks that no candidate has a clear advantage. He cited Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani as the contenders to watch.
"If one of them seals it off by Labor Day, my announcing now wouldn't make any difference anyway," he said. "If none of the three, having from now till Labor Day, can seal it off, the first real vote is in 2008. And there's plenty of time in the age of television and e-mail between Labor Day and 2008."
The nominee will be picked at the party convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul in early September 2008.
Gingrich noted that John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan each announced his candidacy less than a year before an election. Kennedy confirmed he was running Jan. 2, 1960. Reagan did so for the first time Nov. 20, 1975, when he did not win the nomination, and again Nov. 13, 1979, and Jan. 29, 1984 -- both times capturing the White House.
Beshear, 62, said Kentuckians are desperate for "mature, honest leadership with integrity."Hebert has a little more on the Miller-Maze ticket.
"It's been sorely missing for some time," he said, referring to a recently concluded investigation of Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher's hiring practices.
The state will not tolerate "an administration jammed with political cronies" or a governor who undermines laws designed to protect rank-and-file workers from politics, Beshear said.
He and Mongiardo join a race that already includes State Treasurer Jonathan Miller and running mate Irv Maze, the Jefferson County Attorney. Otis Hensley of Harlan is running a limited campaign in the Democratic primary for governor. Other candidates are expected to enter the race before the Jan. 30 filing deadline.
Beshear, and Mongiardo, 46, a surgeon, both lost bids for the U.S. Senate to incumbent Republicans within the past decade. Sen. Mitch McConnell defeated Beshear in 1996, and Mongiardo narrowly lost to Sen. Jim Bunning in 2004.
Beshear promised to "offer a bold vision" to voters, but he declined to discuss specific proposals, saying those will come after Christmas. He said he and Mongiardo will campaign on ideas, but "we're going to defend ourselves if attacked."
Their courtship was quick. State Treasurer Jonathan Miller didn't talk to Irv Maze about being his running mate until early this week. Now, they're running partners, the Democrats's first big name ticket to sign up for the governor's race.Evan Bayh could still be a contender for VP.
Miller picked the Jefferson County attorney after his courtship with Louisville lawyer Jack Conway fell through.
So now the question: Could Bayh still end up on the Democrats' ticket in '08? Washington insiders believe he, along with another almost-presidential candidate, former Virginia Governor Mark Warner, would be an attractive choice for number two.Now that Bayh's 2008 campaign is over, most of his staffers will likely file for free agency and sign with another contender.
Democratic strategist Peter Fenn says Bayh is "a solid, moderate senator, very articulate, still very young. The Midwest is terribly important now in presidential campaigns. I mean, I don't think folks are under the illusion that Indiana would be that easy, but it's possible, anything's possible."
If Bayh does spend next year waiting for the phone to ring from Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, or any of the others thinking of running, it won't be the first time. In 2000 he was on Al Gore's short list. After Joe Lieberman joined the ticket, Bayh said "it was an honor. How often do you get considered for one of the top positions in the country?"
Bayh's name was also floated as a possible running mate for John Kerry in 2004.
Some believe Bayh may have helped himself by bowing out of the Presidential sweepstakes now, saving himself from a bruising primary campaign, and allowing him to stay friends with all of the contenders.
Anita Dunn -- served as Bayh's chief consultant. Before the election, she signed on to Sen. Barack Obama's HopeFund PAC but is no longer affiliated. It's not clear whether Dunn will do a different campaign.The latest to criticize former President Jimmy Carter is David Makovsky, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
Marc Farinella -- was exec. dir of Bayh's PAC.
Paul Maslin -- no major Dem campaign needs a pollster right now, but Maslin has the nat'l and pres. experience.
Dan Pfeiffer -- affable comm. dir for Bayh. Given that he's a veteran of Tom Daschle's campaign universe, it would not be a surprise if he joins the Obama camp in some capacity. That said, Pfeiffer hasn't made a decision yet/
Nancy Jacobson -- the architect of Bayh's finances, she'll end up either with Sen. Hillary Clinton (her husband is Mark Penn), Barack Obama (many Bayh donors like Obama) or remain unaffiliated.
Kory Mitchell -- the man in charge of putting together Bayh's plan to raise the tens of millions needed for a campaign. He managed Sen. John Kerry's relationships with FL donors in '04 and was key point of contact for Western donors at the DNC. We're told that four campaigns and two candidates called Mitchell directly.
Other fundraisers: key bundlers signed up by Bayh include Greg Wendt, Mark Chandler, Eric Mindich, Jeff Smulyan, Mark Gilbert, Adam Aron, Danny Holtz and Danny Ponce. All are big fish, capable of bringing in six figure sums through their rolodexes.
Chris Hayler and Sean Downey -- seved as Bayh's political directors for the pre-presidential months. Hayler is a former IA Dem staffer; Downey was Sen. Joe Leberman's dep. pol. dir in '04.
Camp Bayh staff -- the 25 in IA, 15 in NH, 2 in NV and 1 in SC. Well trained and many have deep relationships with local elected officials. In IA, the Camp Bayh-trained political team helped secure the state leg. for Dems, according to Republicans.
Carter would have us believe that ill will on Israel's part led to that initiative, but in fact it was Hamas and other Palestinian factions that effectively built the barrier by killing an estimated 1,000 Israelis by suicide bombings and other means between 2000 and 2004. After the barrier was built, the amount of suicide attacks dramatically decreased. Carter apparently minimizes terrorism in order to make it possible to blame Israel for malevolence. But his arguments don't hold water. For example, after 35 years without security barriers, why would Israel suddenly begin building a fence in 2002?
Moreover, it has not precluded a two-state solution. In fact, the barrier's route is very close to the borders that Clinton envisioned at the end of his presidency. And the Israelis have regularly adjusted the barrier's route on their own accord, so it shrinks the amount it dips into the West Bank.


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If what happened to citizen journalist Mike Strickland last Thursday on the streets of Portland, Oregon looked familiar it's because it's happened to other reporters.
Strickland, whose YouTube nom de guèrre is "Laughing at Liberals," was filming a Black Lives Matter protest last Thursday in downtown Portland. Protesters included anarchists, Occupy acolytes, Black Lives Matter activists and — now we know — self described Black Panthers who called for violence at the protest. The crowd surrounded the 36-year-old videographer as he tried to cover the event.
Strickland has a concealed weapons permit. He unholstered his gun and pointed it in the direction of the descending crowd.
After he sensed the threat was over, he re-holstered his pistol.
But mobs going after reporters isn't new for the BLM crowd.
There's this incident in Ohio where some guy told reporter Brandon Blackwell:
"I got 800 black people behind me. What the f**k are you gonna do?"
There was this incident featured on Bill O'Reilly's show from Minnesota.
This young
lady person told the Fox News reporter that in no uncertain terms was he able to cover their event on public property:
And then there's was the situation with Mike Strickland last Thursday. This time the intimidatee drew his weapon.
Strickland is the only reporter that I'm aware of who has ever defied the mau mauing mob by choosing to defend himself.
There are some who believe he shouldn't have pulled his pistol, but as you can see from the video nearby, he was deeply fearful of the crowd. And, in one of my previous posts, I talked with four police officers of various ranks, three of whom who said what he did was legal and the other said it was arguably legal.
Strickland sits in Multnomah County jail on $250,000.00 bail because when he arrived at his first hearing, the DA increased the charges and bail. He'll be in court again July 18th.
The District Attorney's office appears to have sided with the thugs instead of a citizen journalist who was in fear for his life.
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A Medeival Mystery
The summer of 1273 is peaceful for most of England - except in the village of Tyndal where Martin the cooper has been poisoned at the local inn.
Could the murderer be his usual whore who is about to be tossed aside for another woman? Or the innkeeper's niece with secret reasons for fearing him? Perhaps the blacksmith did it, a man whose temper might have exploded when he was mocked once too often. Martin had enough enemies. The killer could be anyone.
This crime has naught to do with the priory, but Prioress Eleanor grieves for her friend - the newly bereaved Crowner Ralf - and offers what help she and former apothecary Sister Anne can.
When her own problems multiply, Eleanor has good reason to regret her kindness. Her new anchoress terrifies her servants and welcomes visitors to her window at night. One of those visitors has been Brother Thomas, a man the prioress secretly loves and whose loyalty to her as head of Tyndal Priory is now suspect.
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From Petroleum Engineer to CEO The Success Story of an M&A Market Leader
Mark E. Ellis, Chairman, President, and CEO, Linn Energy
You started out as a petroleum engineering student and now have been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Linn Energy since 2010. How did you get to where you are today?
My dad was a petroleum engineer from Texas A&M University. I knew I wanted to pursue engineering, and A&M was the obvious choice. I would not say that when I graduated my goal was to be a CEO of a publicly traded company. Somewhere in that first 6–10 years, I realized I liked being in leadership and would like to develop a career to run a publicly traded company. With that in mind, I took a lot of rotational jobs in different functions to give me a breadth of understanding of the whole industry. Not only did I work in engineering, but also in marketing and transactional activities, so I could understand the business aspects of how assets fit within certain companies and strategies.
In how many companies have you worked so far in your career? What lessons did you take from them?
I have worked for five companies. You learn so much by going to different companies and really engaging in their cultures. You pick up on different leadership styles; different things that work in different organizations. At some point in your career, you try to take the best of all of them and create the culture that you think is the best culture for an organization. I realized that people are what make an organization run. You need great assets to be successful, but the assets do not run themselves—they are only as good as the people you have managing them.
To focus a group of people on a common outcome, it is critical to set strategic goals, and make sure the organization is aligned in achieving those goals, ensuring everyone understands how they add value to the organization and feels they are important to the organization. At Linn, we devote the time necessary to make sure that everyone understands where they add value. A lot of our time in leadership is spent doing face time out in the field. I visit every location in the organization at least once a year, and I try to have a personal connection with everyone. It is not easy to do, but I think it is important.
Based on your experience at those five companies, what leadership styles did you come to value?
There is no one that I would say is "the perfect leader; I want to emulate everything that person does," but there are bits and pieces I have learned from every leader. There was one leader who was really good at engaging a workforce and another was really focused on prioritizing the right issues and not worrying too much about smaller issues. Another person was really good at setting context to align people toward a goal.
I really enjoy motivating people to achieve an outcome and then turning them loose and watching them achieve that outcome, while still holding them accountable for their results. That is what drives me.
What was a memorable moment for you as a young professional?
A critical turning point in my career was back in the mid-80s when a lot of engineers and geologists had a tough time finding jobs. I did a stint in marketing, which was pretty dynamic at the time. Don Clayton, chief operating officer of Burlington Resources at the time, sat down with me and redirected me back into the operating side. He felt that the true career path for me was not in marketing and convinced me to move back to operations. I could have spent the rest of my life in marketing, but that was a course correction that served me well. That was a defining moment for me. I got back to my roots, where I needed to be to develop the skill set I required to be a public company CEO.
What are you most proud of in your tenure as CEO of Linn Energy?
When I think of the things we have done at Linn—taking a company from a USD-700 million enterprise value to USD 15 billion, and taking an organization of fewer than than 100 people to 1,800 people over the course of about 8 years, while being recognized as one of the leading organizations to work for—I think that in and of itself is a great accomplishment.
People are notably the most important asset for Linn Energy. How do you foster a cohesive corporate culture in the midst of significant growth or consolidations coupled with the recent market downturn?
By being visible and communicative as a leader in the organization, and respecting all levels of the organization, from lease operator all the way up to the senior leadership team. You cannot over-communicate to your organization. Our leadership staff go out of their way to make sure that they communicate effectively in the organization. Linn's employees understand at the beginning of a year what our expectations are for the year. We have several town hall meetings through the course of the year to make sure everyone understands where we are relative to those expectations.
When we have to do some realignment of our workforce, we try to make sure that we treat people with dignity and respect on how we go about doing that. We do not take those decisions lightly. The reorganization we did this year to redirect our technical resources back to Houston from Denver was not an easy decision, but we think it is the right decision. I hate going through that process, but it is important to show the organization a lot of respect throughout the process.
You have had success in attracting capital to fund future acquisitions. What strategies have you used to successfully attract this amount of capital?
If you look at our company, yes, we are in the exploration and production (E&P) space, but we are an upstream MLP [master limited partnership]. So the business model is considerably different. A lot of what fuels our growth is transactional activity. Every time we do a transaction we have to finance that transaction. Typically we have done transactions with equity and debt issuances simultaneously. For a long time, that worked exceptionally well but when the capital markets tightened up in 2012, we found it was difficult to do very large equity offerings overnight. So we created LinnCo, which is a new way of addressing larger pools of capital from institutional investors. Shortly after the announcement of LinnCo, we did the merger with Berry. So now we had a share that was more easily exchanged in doing mergers and acquisitions rather than just doing asset transactions. That opened up the spectrum of what we can do to fuel our growth.
This year, we came up with another vehicle, AcquisitionCo, another way to partner with private equity to invest in assets. There is a lot of private equity that wants to get into the E&P space, and AcquisitionCo is designed to enable a private equity firm that wants to invest large sums of money in the industry and leverage the excess bandwidth of an existing E&P company that is a well-known acquirer of assets. That is what we brought to the table. We bring Linn, which has done USD 17–18 billion of transactions over the last 8 years. We know how to integrate assets and manage them effectively post-execution of a deal and closure, and we can leverage our technical skills to develop the assets for their benefit and for ours. It also allows us to buy assets, park them in AcquisitionCo for a period of time, develop them, then at the right time, drop them into Linn. It is a pretty neat way to do it.
What were the strategic drivers for Linn's acquisitions and divestments over the last few years? What is your strategy going forward?
Our strategy is really growth through acquisitions, rather than through the drill bit. The premise is that the Lower 48 is the largest collection of mature assets anywhere in the world, and we saw a lot of companies were holding purely growth-oriented assets. All the stable, cash-generating, low-growth assets were undervalued in their portfolio. So we made a marketplace for those assets, and that has worked quite well. Early on, we were one of the few that were buying mature assets. Now, it is a very popular market, with a lot more competition, so we have to elevate our game to be more competitive. When completed, our company AcquisitionCo will allow us to look at assets earlier in their life cycle.
Has Linn Energy made any fundamental changes to the strategy to operate economically in this current price environment?
Our big portfolio move in 2014 was not driven off of price. We did not know we were going to have a commodity price change at the end of 2014. We know we cannot predict commodity price. That is why we hedge so far out in the future. Any time we buy an asset, we hedge it out for 5 years on the day of the purchase and sales agreement. We do not take price risk, because it is our objective to pay a distribution every month in which our investors expect stability. In 2014, because of our rapid pace of development in some areas, there was a lot of capital intensity and a base production decline of up to 27%. It took more and more capital to be able to sustain our production rate to generate the cash flow necessary to pay our distribution. We got out a little over our skis, so we made some strategic moves. We felt if we could trade those high-decline, capital-intensive assets for lower decline assets, we would be better served in the MLP space. And we did that. We took a company with a base decline of around 27% spending USD 1.5 billion/year, to a company with a base decline rate of 15% spending USD 520 million/year and essentially holding production flat. This portfolio change has significantly improved our ability to achieve our goal in 2015 to live within internally generated cash flow.
What are some reasons a company might consider divesting or acquiring an asset?
Companies acquire and divest assets mainly to change their portfolio mix to fit their strategy. We are a cash-flow driven company. We are valued on the ability to efficiently manage oil and gas assets, and return a lot of the cash flow to a shareholder in the form of a distribution. We acquire assets to grow our business, and generate more cash flow to pay that distribution. We do acquisitions regularly, and hopefully accretive ones. However, divestitures are harder for us to do. Any asset we sell that is generating cash flow reduces our ability to pay that distribution, unless you reinvest the proceeds from the sale of assets. So it is better for us if we trade, like we did in 2014, to change our portfolio.
What are the big steps after completing an acquisition?
When acquiring assets, a lot of people think you are done once the purchase and sale agreement is signed, but that is really when the work begins. Integrating an asset into our company after a sale is absolutely critical for us to be successful, having done as many transactions as we have done. There is a tremendous amount of time and effort that goes into this, and we have dedicated people for that, so it does not get overlooked. We get the assets onboarded as quickly as possible, and then we dedicate resources to it. The last thing you want to do is close a deal and then drop the ball. If you do not fuel the asset with people to manage it, you may not generate the performance you thought you would, and you kill the economics of the acquisition.
How has the recent downturn in commodity prices affected your outlook and strategy for acquisitions and divestitures?
We are always in the market. Ultimately, we are still looking for portfolio moves into slow-growth, mature assets. The acquisition market is a bit slow, because no one wants to sell at the bottom of the market.
How do you think the recent downturn will affect the corporate transaction market?
There has not been a tremendous amount of M&A in the market as a result of the fall of the commodity price. We do see more value in corporate transactions than in asset transactions at this time. There are companies out there that we look at on a regular basis and think of the future of our organization and how they would merge with us. We were very pleased with the Berry transaction, and may consider more mergers like that in the future.
Any advice to young professionals who may experience a merger, divestiture, or acquisition of their company in the future?
I encourage them to be open-minded about where they are working and to be flexible in the work environment. Be willing to take new challenges in different areas and be willing to move. The work/life balance is much more critical to young employees than it was when I was growing up. I do not think it is a bad thing, but I want to make sure they do not miss an opportunity. See different assets, different technologies, and do not be afraid to work in different functions in the industry. There is a learning experience in relocating, especially from a leadership perspective. You will see a new culture, new leadership styles, and start thinking about the culture you would want to create when leading people or an organization.
Mark E. Ellis is the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Linn Energy, whose core focus areas are the Rockies, California, Hugoton Basin, Mid-Continent, Permian Basin, east Texas and north Louisiana, Michigan, Illinois, and south Texas. Before joining Linn, Ellis served as president of the Lower 48 for ConocoPhillips. He has more than 35 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry. Earlier, Ellis was the senior vice president of North American production for Burlington Resources, where he held roles of increasing responsibility. He is an SPE member and serves on the boards of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, The National Petroleum Council, American Exploration & Production Council, and the Industry Board of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University. Ellis holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University.
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Tamarine Tanasugarn kept Kimiko Date Krumm from a fairytale ending but wrote her own in Osaka on Sunday, claiming her fourth career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title at the second annual HP Open.
With a combined age of 73, two of Asia's most recognizable female athletes, the Japanese and Thai No.1s, were playing the oldest known final ever. For three hours and seven minutes, the two battled it out on Centre Court with their pinpoint groundstrokes and world class tenacity. It was Tanasugarn's match early on, as she built a 75 31 lead; Date Krumm fought back to take it to a third set, but once she got there maybe her earlier matches caught up to her, as Tanasugarn cruised to a 75 67(4) 61 victory and her fourth career title. "I tried to be more aggressive in the third set and I finally made it," Tanasugarn commented after the victory. "Osaka is a great city. This is a great feeling and hopefully I can continue to play like this and get a good start to 2011. Now I'll have three days vacation on the beach when I get back, then I'll be playing in Taipei and probably Toyota, followed by the Asian Games." Tanasugarn's first three titles came on hardcourts at Hyderabad in 2003 and on grass courts in 's-Hertogenbosch in back-to-back years in 2008 and 2009.


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[…] is simply a natural byproduct of a lack of choice […]
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Options need not provoke emotions.
We may have 5 options to choose from for lunch.
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We can weigh the pros and cons of the options all we want,
but this may merely fuel our inner conflict,
until we feel moved enough to make a choice.
unlike options,
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Some choices are made begrudgingly.
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p.s: My gratitude goes out to Dr. Paul Pangaro for the wonderful conversation that inspired this post.
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Western States Follow Nation Out of Recession
Arizona came out of recession sometime around the beginning of the year, or about six months after the national economy, according to an analysis by local economists that was summarized in this Arizona Republic story.
Recession dating is a subjective exercise, even more so at the state level, but a recovery in the west would be a welcome sign for the national economy. With a high concentration of construction jobs and real estate-related industries, western states — in particular California, Nevada and Arizona — have been among the hardest in the recession. California was one of the first states into recession and the western region's unemployment rate, at 11%, led the country in March
Of course, in the west as in the rest of the country, jobs remain the central issue in recovery. The Arizona analysis, which was done by University of Arizona economist Marshall Vest, looks at retail, employment, housing and income figures, all of which have stabilized or returned to growth. Yet Arizona still has 300,000 fewer jobs than it did at its August 2007 peak, the story notes.


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Monday, August 31, 2015
John G Munson arrived Duluth 08/31/2015
20 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2015 at 4:23 PM
Does anyone know what happened to the parkpoint cam?ReplyDelete
- Greg G.August 31, 2015 at 6:04 PM
Although PPMI cam is currently not included as a link in the "Camera Page" section list on the right sidebar of the website pages, if you scroll down you will find the PPMI (Park Point Marina Inn) link included in the "Camera Pop-ups" section of same sidebar directly below the "Camera Page" section.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2015 at 6:17 PM
The button for switching to full screen mode is gone :(((ReplyDelete
- Greg G.August 31, 2015 at 6:41 PM
I'm simply not aware if everyone knows this and certainly don't mean to insult anyone's experience level with this website, but - depending on which cam you've loaded, when you hover over the image you will see in the lower right corner either "FS" or 2 small diagonal arrows. Click on either one of these will expand the camera shot to full screen.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2015 at 6:52 PM
Thank you for explaining Greg G., but I was referring to the videos that Dennis makes available for those of us who miss seeing the actual arrivals and departures on the live web cams. Like the video he made of the arrival of the John G. Munson this morning, the 31st.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2015 at 8:25 PM
Hey Dennis...This is Penny in IL..I've got a good one for you to check out, if ya can...It's tough!! When I'm looking at the Harbor Cam, there is a point of land that sticks out. When U look at it from above it is almost directly across from the Lift Bridge. There is what looks like the the front end of the bridge of an old ore boat. Does someone use this as their 'cabin on the lake'?? There are a few pick-ups sitting there, but who knows how long it's been since this view has been updated. Anyway, GOOD LUCK on figuring this out for me, if ya have time. PenReplyDeleteReplies
The pilot house is from the Irvin L. Clymer.Delete
- Don
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2015 at 8:31 PM
Hey Greg G. Welcome to the family, don't remember seeing your name b-4. You'll find out that we're pretty good people around this site. We all have the same interest.. Penny in ILReplyDeleteReplies
- Greg G.August 31, 2015 at 10:48 PM
Thanks, Penny. I've been enjoying Den's work for years on this site and his Northern Images site and have just recently become more 'vocal' w/my comments and notes. I live in the Twin Cities area and absolutely LOVE the Twin Ports of Duluth/Superior. I bounced the ideas of adding Glensheen Cam and the Lakewalk Cam off Den in the last couple of weeks and, lo and behold, he was able to work his magic amazingly quick to add the sites to enhance everyone's enjoyment of "watching" Duluth from around the world!Delete
The structure is an old pilot house -- not sure where it is from. It sits on the end of General Mills Pier. There are several business out there that deal with timber along with General Mills.
Someday, that area may be further developed.
The structure is an old pilot house -- not sure where it is from. It sits on the end of General Mills Pier. There are several business out there that deal with timber along with General Mills.
Someday, that area may be further developed.
The issue with not being allowed to go full screen has been fixed. It was a YouTube setting.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the heads up!
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2015 at 8:58 PM
Whoo, Den, thanks. There doesn't seem to be much that you don't know about the port. Ah Well, thanks a bunch. Pen Still hoping to meet U and the Mrs. sometime early Oct. when sis and I go to Ely. Won't have the computer with me, vacation ya know, so it'll have to be by phone when she and I come to the city. Hope it will work out. I don't do all the phone stuff when I'm away from home. PennyReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2015 at 12:20 AM
Thank you Dennis for figuring out the issue and fixing it! I really like the show on my 27 inch screen, whether I manage to catch some live action on the web cams or watch your videos, always on full screen.ReplyDelete
The pilot house is from the Irvin L. Clymer.ReplyDelete
- DonReplies
Don, thanks so much for the info and links. I'd seen that on the cams many times and always assumed it must be some kind of little guard shack or something. LOL...my new thing learned for the day. :)Delete
With a little paint and some landscaping, It could be my perfect retirement home. What a view.Delete
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- AnonymousSeptember 1, 2015 at 7:15 AM
parkpoint cam is finally back online, but there are four others that crashed... thank you DennisReplyDelete
Thanks for the info on the Irvin L Clymer Pilot House. I have zoomed the Harbor Patrol Cam onto the structure for a closer look this morning.ReplyDelete


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Santa Claus charity run donations
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Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of yesterday's Santa Claus Charity Run: the team "Angolos Agarak" proudly passed your substantial donations over to the organisers of the Charity Run. We are convinced that we all have become a part of a good cause.
Also thanks to the organisers of the English Majors' Week for helping us to collect the donations.


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No Regrets Remodeling: A Focus on Comfort
It is no surprise that home improvement can be stressful, especially if you planning on taking on a larger project like a kitchen or bathroom remodel. "No regrets remodeling" means that you are a well-informed consumer and ultimately you are creating a comfortable, energy efficient and durable home.
Unfortunately, it is possible to go into a project with an idea of what you'd like and without the knowledge about how to go about it in the most efficient way. For example, you may go through the process of finishing remodeling project and be highly satisfied with the appearance of your new kitchen, but you may not notice any improvement in comfort or your utility bills. It's essential to focus not only on aesthetics, but on home comfort. Your finished product should be equally representative of both.
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Schools shift from textbooks to tablets
By Philip Elliott — Associated Press
Published: March 10, 2013
WASHINGTON — Well before the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy was in full swing, students could read about the weather system that slammed the East Coast in their textbooks.
Welcome to the new digital bookcase, where traditional ink-and-paper textbooks have given way to iPads and book bags are getting lighter.
Publishers update students' books almost instantly with the latest events or research. Schools are increasingly looking to the hand-held tablets as a way to sustain students' interest, reward their achievements and, in some cases, actually keep per-student costs down.


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Nokia has always been busy with rolling out updates and new phone models ever since the brand made a comeback. Thanks to HMD Global for all the effort so the old Finnish giant is able to have a new lease on life. We've seen numerous new Nokia Android phones already and for this year, we've been anticipating for the Nokia 6 (2018). The phone has finally arrived on Amazon but it will be more known as Nokia 6.1. The name is rather less confusing and easier to remember than calling it Nokia 6 2018 version. People will be able to quickly identify the device different from last year's Nokia 6.
Earlier in January, the 2nd-generation Nokia 6 model launched in China. The Nokia 6.1 is basically the same but this one listed on Amazon is now the Nokia 6.1 Dual SIM variant. Specs of the unlocked smartphone include a 5.5-inch Full HD screen, Corning Gorilla glass, 3GB RAM, 32GB onboard storage, Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 processor, 16MP main Camera with ZEISS optics, dual-tone flash, and fast USB Type-C charging tech.
The phone looks premium as it is made from a sloid block of aluminum Series 6000 with some two-tone anodized diamond cut edges. Pricing is set at $269.99 and smartphone is now available on Amazon.
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The much awaited regulations that covers the procedures of advance voting was finally gazetted via the ELECTION (CONDUCT OF ELECTION) (AMENDMENT)(2) REGULATIONS 2012 which came into effect on 30 April 2012.
This is the second amendment in 2012. The first amendment was gazetted in February 2012 and effective from 13 February 2012. The first amendment was mainly in relation to a complete replacement of Regulation 19 and the introduction of a new regulation 19A due to the use of indelible ink in the normal polling procedures. EC had previously stated that indelible ink would be used on advance voters but the first amendment was entirely referring to normal voters and the second amendment though were mainly on advance voting but failed to mention a single word on the polling procedures. Hence, there is uncertainty on the use indelible ink on advance voters. The second amendment introduced 3 new regulations to cover advance voting. 27A defines the persons required to vote as advance voters; 27B covers the safe custody the advance ballot box and 27C explains the counting of votes of advance voters.
27A states that all arm forces and their spouses and so are all polices and their spouses but excluding RELA shall be required to vote as advance voters. Only a member of the arm forces and the police force who could not vote on the date fixed for advance voting can apply to vote through postal voting. The spouse of a police has finally been gazetted as an advance voter via 27A(1)(d).
A point to note here is that EC had been registering the spouses of police forces as postal voters before they were legally considered as either postal or advance voters. The EC in the FAQ section of its website has clearly indicated that the spouse of a police is a postal voter long before 30 April 2012 contravening the laws in existence then. This is yet another piece of evidence that the EC has acted beyond the power conferred upon it when it is advantageous towards BN.
When an act by the EC would put BN in a disadvantageous position, it will claim that it does not have the power to do so such as the removal of doubtful voters in the principal electoral roll when Regulation 25 of the Election (Registration of Electors) Regulations clearly confer upon the EC a discretionary power to remove anyone for any reason. It is believed that EC has been using Regulation 25 to remove non-BN supporters from the principal electoral all these years as there were just far too many complaints that electors names were deleted for no reason.
27B explains the advance ballot box shall be in the safe custody of the returning officer or in accordance with the arrangement of the EC until the counting on polling day. 27C explains that all the procedures apply to the counting of normal votes shall apply to the counting of votes of advance voters.
There is no new regulation similar to 27C that says that the normal voting procedures shall also apply to the voting procedures for advance voting. Without a specific new Regulation similar to 27C on voting procedures, it is uncertain whether the EC is managing the voting procedures inside an army camp or police quarters. The existing postal voting regulations also are silent as to who should manage the voting procedures inside an army camp or police quarters.
However, the practice thus far is the arm forces and polices themselves are managing everything inside the army camps and the police quarters. Hence, many candidates or their agents who do not know that they need to apply for a special entry permit for his agents from the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Domestic Affairs in addition to the ECs tags will not be able to enter the army camps or police quarters to monitor and observe the voting processes.
Hence, many stories of votes rigging were told all these years due to no one were there in the camps or the quarters to observe and monitor the voting process. Hence, the strategies of the non-BN parties would be to reject as many ballot papers as possible during the opening of postal envelops stage.
The 2010 Sibu by-election was a classic case where DAP won through the rejection of a big number of postal ballot papers in the opening of envelops stage. EC has now introduced advance voting to get rid of the use of envelops and declaration forms as required under postal voting.
However, the voting procedures are left silent as in postal voting. Hence, EC is clearly assisting BN to completely remove the risk of any ballot papers being rejected before counting commences but still retaining the power to manage the advance voting procedures with the arm forces and the polices. By not clearing defining the voting procedures for advance voting in the army camps or police quarters, EC is clearly seen to have purposely designed it this way to allow votes ringing to perpetuate.
Since there is no reference in the new 27A, 27B and 27C to the revised Regulation 19 and the new Regulation 19A on the normal voting procedures, indelible ink will not be mandatory to the advance voters before the issuance of ballot papers. Hence, 100% turn-out for advance voters could be achieved through personation.
Finally, 27C explains the procedures of counting of votes by normal electors shall apply to the counting of votes by advance voters. But where the votes of advance voters will be counted and whether under the supervision of the presiding officer or the returning officer is not explicitly stated as for normal votes. In the case of normal votes, counting is in the polling station under the supervision of the presiding officer, and as for the postal votes, in the main tallying center under the supervision of the returning officer. As the place which the votes of advance voters is to be counted is not explicitly stated, the place of custody of the advance ballot box referred to in 27B is also not explicit.
To sum it all, the above amendment regulations and the recently passed amendment bill on Election Offences Act has demonstrated that the EC has done nothing apart from allowing vote rigging to perpetuate.
Steven Choong
National Deputy Sec-Gen of PKR