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Tuesday, May 06, 2014
DIY Angelina Hot Chocolate
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What a cute post~ReplyDelete
You know your chocolat chaud..as for me I say you win because I know who butters Paris Breakfast's baguette that I love to read:)
Plus you seem to have it down to a science..mastered!
Tell me have you heard of Coco Boer?
I read about it on a very French.. beautiful blog..a powder..to add to cookies etc?
Love le mini ensemble..Replies
It's a drink from licorice root and has nothing to do with hot chocolate...Delete
Le Bonbon au Palais carries it.
I'll check it out Monique
Wow, that is a lot of work! Bear must have taken a nap after that :)ReplyDelete
I love hot chocolate, too, but I'll go with ready made or Whole Foods!Replies
I have my doubts. I better come over tout suite to taste test. Miam.ReplyDelete
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Amazon has at least 20 kinds of CACAO NIBS available !Delete
Who knew? Here they are ard to find.
Most are raw. Mine is toasted/torrified.
Still they seem to have lots of healthy properties and are tasty to boot!
Natierra Organic Cacao NibsDelete
Looks like a good brand on Amazon with lots of plus recs.
Hi Carol ... I got my May newsletter and I love it. I just love Lily of the Valley, so this one was very special. Your envelopes are special, I love it when I open the mailbox and there it is peeking at me.ReplyDelete
So glad you are so settled into Paris, and not just a visitor anymore. I wish you the best.
Karen in VA
A post about chocolate, with pictures of Bear - how wonderful! And oh, that cup of chocolat looks soooo goood!! Can I come over to try it?? Please????ReplyDeleteReplies
Do it yourself Jill !!!
Too easy once you've got a vanilla bean, a stick of cinnamon, some crystalized ginger and basic hot chock mix
Try it! you'll like it. :)
Wonderful post! My daughter brought me a bottle of the Angelina's chocolate. It took longer to get it out of the bottle than it did to heat it up and drink it. It was delish. Your additions of ginger and vanilla bean sound great, so I will vote for your recipe.I love the actual health benefits of chocolate. Enjoy spring in Paris! Cheers!ReplyDelete
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Oh my (chocolate!) goodness, without even tasting, I just know that I would favor your home brewed hot chocolate delight! I love complex flavors and dark chocolate with less sugar than customary. And I am so glad that my vanilla bean grinder is part of your ritual now!ReplyDelete
And let me state that I deeply admire your dedication to brewing a perfect cup of hot chocolate, searching for just the right ingredients all over Paris. I can see a "PCHC" (Perfect Cup of Hot Chocolate) tour with Carol in the future. ;-)
Let me know if you ever need a replacement vanilla bean grinder. I add mine to both coffee and tea. Did you know that when the East Frisians, who know how to brew a perfect cup of tea, add a bit of vanilla bean to their everyday brew and then call it "Sunday Tea"? You are drinking Sunday Hot Chocolate every day, methinks. ;-)
Your home brew sounds fabulous. Intrigued with the pinch of salt. Yes, you should set up a stand in competition. The Perfect Paris Breakfast Brew!ReplyDeleteReplies
My dad always put salt on his ice creamDelete
But of course...it intensifies flavors.
OK I'll open a stand directly across from Angies
- Bugs11:09 AM
Could not exist without my morning hot cocoa.ReplyDelete
I still have some German cocoa left from trips and gifts
so I'm very careful to use exactly two heaping spoonfuls.
I pour this into tea water in a saucepan,
Bring it to a sweet smelling boil. A new thing, I no
longer add sugar~ someone said marshmallows are
a must instead~ . Waiting for the cocoa is a cup with
an inch of coffee, creamer OR soy milk (about the same
amount you would add to coffee) and maraschino
cherries (three or four) and the three marshmallows.
A dash of cinnamon on top.
- Jacquelyn9:57 PM
LE GRANDE MERCI FOR YOUR WONDER-FILLED EMAILS!ReplyDelete
You keep my spirits up. Had my own chocolate chaud this am...thinking ot Angelinas...but with my own CA blend.Replies
Be sure and throw in a cinnamon stick, vanilla bean and a slice of crystalized ginger to jazz it up Jacquelyn !!
Bonjour ma chère amie,ReplyDelete
Rien de tel que du chocolat ! Figure-toi que j'ai une boîte d'orangettes tout près de moi et je pioche, je pioche !... Pourtant il est tôt encore mais tant pis...
J'ai de la chance de vivre tout près de chez Weiss et des Chocolats des Princes et donc je ne peux pas m'empêcher de m'y arrêter pour faire mon stock !!
Merci pour cette très jolie publication qui prouve que je n'ai pas tort d'acheter et de manger autant de chocolat !...
Gros bisous ♡
You want to use a WHOLE cinnamon STICKReplyDelete
Powder may not do the trick!!
Happy to have your recipe since I missed my chance to sample Angelina's fabled offerings my last trip to Paris, was in a bit of a rush that afternoon and the line was well out the door. Plan to try it soon since mornings in New Mexico are still quite nippy this time of year.ReplyDelete
Both look wonderful. I've had the Angelina's chocolat chaud several times, never takeaway, indeed I don't think I'd noticed that they do that. I'm looking forward to more this winter. It seems totally decadent that you have a daily chocolat chaud, I do love the thought, and experimentation and tinkering that go into it. Even bliss can be improved.ReplyDelete


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December 11. 2012 11:58PM
What started with a small, 12-turbine project in Lempster in 2008 has turned into a run on New Hampshire's ridgelines by large energy companies that want to cover our hills with scores of windmills. Some of them would reach 400 feet tall, 125 feet taller than New Hampshire's tallest building, City Hall Plaza in Manchester. As the scarring of New Hampshire hilltops accelerates, the politicians who promoted this have a lot to answer for.
In 2007, the Democratic-controlled Legislature passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Martha Fuller Clark, D-Portsmouth, which created the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). Legislators mandated that at least 16 percent of the state's energy production come from new "renewable" sources such as wind power by 2025 (25 percent from all renewable sources). Suddenly, New Hampshire needed windmills.
The law has cost more than views. Public Service of New Hampshire calculates that the RPS mandate has cost it $58.3 million since 2008. It projects another $19.2 million hit in 2013 alone. Ratepayers bear that burden.
Washington shares the blame. Federal tax credits for power produced by windmills go to huge energy corporations such as Spain's Iberdrola, the company behind several New Hampshire wind farms. A recent study by the Northbridge Group of Concord, Mass., concluded that the tax subsidy "encourages wind developers to locate wind farms with little regard to consumer demand, as long as they can be placed on line and their power brought to market to collect the subsidy," the National Center for Policy Analysis reported this week.
Do-gooders trying to force us to switch from coal to wind power have encouraged the industrialization of scenic New Hampshire ridgelines. That industrialization will not stop until these perverse government incentives are removed.


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A Towaoc man was sentenced Friday to seven years in federal prison for the shooting death of another man.
Clarence M. Lehi, a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe, was facing six to eight years in prison after signing a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorneys Office in Durango.
He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault causing serious bodily injury.
He apologized and asked for forgiveness before sentencing.
I just want to say Im sorry, he said. Sorry for everything that Im going through.
Witnesses gave inconsistent statements about what happened, and their stories have changed over time, making it difficult for prosecutors to know exactly what happened.
What is known is that Lehi shot and killed Winslow Big Soldier, 22, on Nov. 5, 2011, at Lehis house on Mountain Sage Road on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation. He also accidentally shot and injured an 11-year-old boy, possibly the result of a ricochet bullet.
The hard feelings began one night in April 2011 when Lehi and Big Soldier were drinking together. Big Soldier assaulted Lehi as they walked down a road in Towaoc, according to a plea agreement.
Lehi was left unconscious on the side of the road. It is possible that Big Soldier returned later that night with a vehicle and drove over Lehis head, according to the plea agreement.
Big Soldier, who is Native American but not a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, admitted to assaulting Lehi and leaving him on the side of the road, but he denied running over Lehi with a car.
Lehi was flown to a hospital in Grand Junction. The Bureau of Indian Affairs was unable to determine which injuries were caused by Big Soldier and which injuries were caused by the car. Authorities are unsure who drove over Lehi.
Lehi eventually recovered from his injuries and returned to his home in Towaoc. He warned Big Soldiers wife that if Big Soldier ever stepped foot into his house, he would shoot him.
But on the evening of Nov. 5, 2011, Lehi invited Big Soldier into his house, among others, to watch TV and drink beer.
Based on some recollections, Big Soldier asked to shake Lehis hand and apologize for the April 2011 assault. Lehi may have said, OK, dont worry about that, and then grabbed a rifle from a closet and said, Come here, I have a present for you. He then fired two shots.
Big Soldier fell to the ground, and the 11-year-old boy was accidently shot in the buttocks.
When a BIA officer arrived, he found Big Soldier slumped over in the kitchen in a pool of blood and Lehi sitting on a bed in the living room with a carton of Budweiser beer on the floor in front of him.
Lehi claimed he acted in self-defense. He fired a warning shot before shooting Big Soldier, he said. He had a blood-alcohol level of 0.22 percent almost three times the legal driving limit of 0.08 percent in Colorado.
In addition to serving seven years in prison, Lehi will be on supervised release for three years and must pay $3,225 in restitution for funeral and travel expenses incurred by Big Soldiers family. He will receive about 15 months credit for time served.
Virginia Big Soldier, the victims sister, said Lehi should be going to prison for at least 15 years.
His life is more than (six years in prison), she said.


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A dark cloud crept over Mud Creek Baptist Church Monday afternoon without shedding a drop. Inside, however, a wash of tears fell from the cheeks of hundreds of loved ones gathered to remember the life of Tre Carter.
A dark cloud crept over Mud Creek Baptist Church Monday afternoon without shedding a drop. Inside, however, a wash of tears fell from the cheeks of hundreds of loved ones gathered to remember the life of Tre Carter.
Carter, 19, drowned June 17 while swimming with friends in Lake Summit.
"His body went down, but his spirit went up" and he was welcomed into heaven with open arms, said Darrell Ellis Sr., the officiating pastor at Carter's funeral.
Inside his open casket, Carter cradled a football in his left hand. A slight smile was on his face.
Friends, wearing green — Carter's favorite color — to celebrate his life, remembered how he loved football and said his "million-dollar smile" brightened every day. They lingered by his casket during a sad, slow procession.
"I remember one night we were playing Erwin and ... he got tattooed" — slammed hard by the defense of the other team, said North Henderson High running back coach Dave Mains.
The facemask of Carter's helmet was pushed far back on his head.
"He had his mouthpiece in and I went over there looking for (signs of) a concussion," Mains said. "He was fooling around in his mouth and he couldn't feel his teeth. Well, his mouthpiece was still in. He said, 'Coach, did they knock out my teeth?'"
Tears gave way to laughter.
"At the time, I wasn't thinking about it, but you know, it would have been a shame if they had messed up that beautiful smile," he said.
Carter led the Knights football team in rushing and scored 12 touchdowns his senior year in 2012. He was named to the All-Western North Carolina Athletic Conference. On the field, North coaches had special signals for Carter's plays.
Mains said that when he saw those calls, he knew "it was about to be on."
Former North Henderson football coach Doug Justice said Carter was a force to be reckoned with on the field, but the impacts he made in life extended far beyond the end zone.
"He was always very kind," Justice said. "He loved to make people laugh and smile."
He recalled a time when the team was taken to an elementary school in the county to read to students. Carter read to a kindergarten class... or at least he tried. Justice said Carter had a hard time getting through the book because the students were crawling all over him.
Carter was laughing the entire time, Justice said.
Assistant football coach Chad Inman recalled the first conversation he ever had with Carter: "'Hey coach!' Carter said. 'Are you ready for practice?' Inman asked him. 'No,' Carter said. 'Why not?' Inman asked. 'I don't like practice. When's the first game?' 'In four weeks,' Inman replied. 'I'll see you in four weeks.'"
Friends and coaches laugh when remembering Carter's great sense of humor. Inman said the best stories he has about Carter, though, are from the times when he would pick Carter up for practice and the teen would talk "about his love for God" and his family.
"The people in this room are a testament to the love of Jesus he had for you all," Inman said.
Ellis, Carter's pastor at Anointed Word International Church in Arden, said Carter rededicated his life to the Lord weeks before he drowned. He was active in the church's youth group and read the Bible often.
His coaches, friends, family members and pastors agreed that they can find comfort in knowing they will see him again.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me..." Ellis read from Psalm 23:4.
When death comes to claim one of our own, it casts a shadow, and that shadow can be awful dark, he said, adding that life is precious and can be taken without a moment's notice. "This is one of the lowest valleys you'll ever go through... I want you to know you're just going through the valley... it doesn't say this is a permanent thing."
Carter's mother, Sharon Edgerton, and then his father, Morris Carter, lifted up by loved ones, came to their son's side for one last kiss before his coffin was closed. The football was handed to his mother.
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Former White House Chief of Staff Jacob J. Lew won Senate confirmation to become U.S. Treasury secretary, a job that will immediately thrust him into fights with Congress over the country's debt limit, spending cuts and a threatened government shutdown.
Lew, 57, was approved on a 71-26 vote to succeed Timothy F. Geithner, who left last month. Lew gained the support of 20 Republicans, even as some party members criticized him over a bonus payment he received while an executive at Citigroup Inc. during the financial crisis. His margin compares with the 60-34 vote in favor of Geithner's confirmation four years ago, the closest for a Treasury secretary in the post-World War II era.
Lew's confirmation comes two days before the scheduled start of $85 billion in automatic spending cuts for this year. His first month in office will see the March 27 expiration of a funding measure, known as the continuing resolution, threatening a partial government shutdown. Less than two months later, a temporary suspension of the country's debt limit will expire, which may force him to resort to extraordinary measures to avoid breaching the ceiling.
"The U.S. economy is riding on how well he handles the job," said Ed Mills, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets & Co. in Arlington, Virginia. "Lew faces a budget crisis, from day one he faces the sequester, a new continuing resolution for government funding, the return of the debt limit and an agenda that includes corporate tax reform and entitlement reform."
As Treasury secretary, Lew will oversee a staff of more than 100,000 and his looping signature will appear on the nation's currency.
Obama Statement
"As my chief of staff, Jack was by my side as we confronted our nation's toughest challenges," President Barack Obama said in a statement released by the White House after the Senate confirmation. "I will continue to rely on his advice and sound judgment as we work to create good, middle-class jobs, provide more people with the skills those jobs require, and ensure every hardworking American can earn a decent living."
Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Feb. 13, Lew emphasized his ability to work across party lines and spoke in favor of revamping the corporate tax system to lower rates and eliminate loopholes. He supported "sensible reforms to Medicare that will help the program stay sound in the future."
O'Neill Adviser
Lew was an adviser to House Speaker Tip O'Neill during the 1983 Social Security overhaul, President Bill Clinton's deputy budget chief during the tax-and-spending standoffs of the mid- 1990s, and Obama's budget director during the 2011 debt-ceiling talks. Obama called Lew a "master of policy" in tapping him last month to succeed Geithner.
During Lew's tenure as Clinton's budget chief in 1998-2001, the U.S. ran a surplus for three consecutive years.
The federal government will post an $845 billion deficit this year, the first time in five years the shortfall has dipped below $1 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office said on Feb. 5.
The deficit will begin climbing again in subsequent years as baby boomers swell the ranks of Medicare and Social Security. The government will rack up at least an additional $7 trillion in deficits over the next decade, which will push the publicly held debt up almost to $20 trillion by 2023, the CBO said.
Federal spending reductions due to start in March could lower gross domestic product by 0.6 percent and cost 750,000 jobs by the end of 2013, according to the CBO. The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter, logging the worst performance since the second quarter of 2009, when the world's largest economy was still in a recession, according to Commerce Department figures.
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The Standard & Poor's 500 Index has climbed 6.3 percent this year, better than the 5 percent gain for the MSCI All Country World Index. Yields on 10-year Treasuries have dropped nine basis points since Jan. 31, and were at 1.90 percent at 5 p.m. New York time. The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the currency against six of America's biggest trading partners, is near a five-month high.
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NH House passes bill allowing bars to remain open until 2 a.m.
March 21. 2013 11:27AM
CONCORD -- Legislation passed by the New Hampshire House to the state Senate on Thursday allows pubs, restaurants and other "on-premises liquor licencees" to remain open until 2 a.m., unless the local community objects.
Under House Bill 575, if a local ordinance prohibits closing times later than 1 a.m., the local ordinance prevails.
But supporters of the bill said that allowing an extra hour of liquor sales aligns the closing hours in New Hampshire with surrounding states, will prevent young people from driving further from other states perhaps under the influence of alcohol and will generate more rooms and meals tax revenue.
Under the bill, business owners who violate the state law banning the sale of alcohol to underage or inebriated people will not be allowed to remain open for the extra hour of operation. That penalty would remain in effect for three years.
The bill had been recommended for passage on an 11-8 vote of the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee. Those who opposed it said it sends a wrong message to the state's youth.
According to the committee minority, "New Hampshire is first in the nation in alcohol use by 12 to 20 year olds (34 percent) and third in the nation in binge drinking (22 percent)."
Rep. Ruth Heden, D-Milford, arguing against the bill, said New Hampshire "should be proud that we are one of just three state that closes its pubs at 1 a.m.
"Are you ever out driving at one in the morning? Are your children or your grandchildren?" asked Heden.
"If you are out there at 1 or 2 driving, are you thinking about drunk drivers?" said Heden.
She said "law enforcement, ambulance attendees, nurses, our college" all oppose the bill.
"Do we want to make their jobs more difficult?" she asked.
But Rep. Emily Sandblade R-Manchester, people it's easy for people to drive to Massachusetts to drink alcohol for an extra hour.
As a small state, it is a short drive to a neighboring state, Sandblade said.
"Size matters," she said. "This state's size and geography works against the goal of limiting underage consumption.
"And our earlier closing hours aren't buying us any special protection."
She said the current 1 a.m. closing time "is probably responsible for a higher rate of accidents" as people drive a further distance home after a night out."


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A trial began Monday for a man accused of pointing a gun at a police officer during a drug search at a Leavenworth residence.
A trial began Monday for a man accused of pointing a gun at a police officer during a drug search at a Leavenworth residence.
John James Baskas was shot when he allegedly pointed the gun at an officer June 21, 2011 at a residence at 1104 N. 12th St. He survived his injuries and now faces charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, cultivation of marijuana, felony possession of drug paraphernalia, violating the drug tax stamp law, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
Jury selection for his trial began Monday morning, and testimony started in the afternoon.
During the opening statement for the prosecution, Assistant County Attorney Michael Jones said Leavenworth police Sgt. Neil Vogel fired at Baskas as the defendant allegedly pointed a gun at the officer. Baskas was wounded in the arm and stomach.
Jones said the police had announced their presence and were dressed in uniforms that could not be mistaken for anything other than police uniforms.
During the defense opening statement, Edward Gillette, an attorney for Baskas, said the case is not difficult. The attorney admitted there were marijuana and firearms in the residence.
But Gillette said his client had no criminal history and was not a big-time drug dealer. Gillette also argued that Baskas had thought his house was being robbed at the time of the police search.
"That's why John had a gun," Gillette said.
Gillette said his client was the victim.
The defense attorney said the execution of the search warrant at the residence had been a colossal disaster in terms of strategic planning. He said police had not known his client was in the home. Baskas' parents also lived at the residence.
Gillette said the police know they "screwed up big time."
Three prosecution witnesses testified Monday before the trial was recessed for the day.
The first witness was police Detective Matthew Nickel. He testified about several items that were seized at the residence during the search. Prosecutors indicated they plan to call Nickel to provide additional testimony later in the trial.
Beth Royel, a forensic scientist with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, testified that she analyzed the items Nickel had discussed during his testimony, and she had detected the presence of marijuana.
Royel acknowledged that 12 plants also had been submitted to the KBI but were not tested. She said it is not unusual for some items to not be tested by the KBI.
The final witness of the day was police Sgt. Roger Hundley. He testified about the Leavenworth Police Department's Special Weapons and Tactics Team, which was used for the execution of the search warrant June 21, 2011.
He said when the SWAT Team executes a search warrant, a member pounds on the outside of the residence and yells "Police Department search warrant" three times before officers make entry into the home. After the officers enter the residence, they say, "Police Department search warrant" over and over.
Hundley discussed the uniforms worn by members of the SWAT Team.
He was asked about officers wearing masks. He said officers who set off noise-flash diversionary devices may wear Nomex hoods because the hoods are flame resistant. He said an investigator also may wear a hood if he's entering the residence in order to hide his identity. But he said members of the SWAT Team normally do not wear the hoods.
Hundley said he didn't recall Vogel wearing a mask, or Nomex hood, the day of the search warrant but can't say 100 percent for sure.
The trial is scheduled to resume Tuesday morning.


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Before the Romans invaded England there was a small town in the south western corner of the British Isle. This part of the Island was well known for copious amounts of wild horses. Legend has it that it was impossible to tame these horses. People from all over Britain tried but all had failed.Day by day, the horses began to gather around the town thus cutting off all incomers and outgoes. The people in the town began to see this as a problem and sent people to find help outside of the town but the wild horses defeated them all. Eventually the town died off, but the legend prevailed, and the phrase, "Wild horses couldn't stop me" was used all over Britain.
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April 08. 2013 7:06AM
MANCHESTER - A Massachusetts man is facing a weapons charge after a state trooper pulled over his pickup truck after the driver was spotted driving erratically on Interstate 93, police said.
Nathan Dellecese, 23, of Fairhaven, Mass., was arrested and charged with DWI and carrying a firearm without a license.
He was arrested just after midnight Monday after being pulled over by Trooper M.R. Dore near Exit 6, Candia Road. According to state police, Dellecese was operating a 2006 GMC Sierra pickup truck registered in Massachusetts.
Police said Dellecese showed signs of alcohol impairment and when the trooper patted him down, a loaded .380 caliber handgun was found in Dellecese's waistband.
Dellecese was arrested and taken to Troop B barracks in Bedford. He was then transferred to the Valley Street jail in Manchester.
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Column published Feb. 6, 2013 in The Mexico Ledger
100 Years Ago
"The Mexico Mutual Telephone Exchange was sold by the Laddonia, Rush Hill and Mexico Telephone Co. to a combination of mutual lines over this and adjoining counties, Wednesday afternoon. The price the exchange brought is $2,000. The subscribers on the various lines will be assessed pro rata to pay for the exchange and the upkeep."
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"Mayor Wallace Melhan, who has served two terms – six years – on the Mexico city council, announced today that he will not seek re-election for another term. Two councilmen are to be elected this spring. Besides Mayor Melhan's seat to be vacated, the first term of Councilman Carl Turnbough expires this year. Turnbough has served three years, and has not announced yet whether he will be a candidate for re-election."
25 Years Ago
"A Ralls County man has entered the Democratic race for the state representative seat being vacated by the retiring Lois Osbourn. Sam D. Leake is seeking to represent the 14th District, which encompasses Ralls and Monroe and part of Randolph and Pike counties. Mr. Leake, who has been a farmer and businessman in Ralls County for the past 10 years, is a member of the Ralls County Democratic Club. Mr. Leake, 43, and his wife, Sharon, live on a farm south of Perry with two of their four children. Mr. Leake is among three Democratic candidates who have announced they are running for the seat. One Republican contender also has announced."
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"Pin Oaks Nursing Center, Mexico, released today the results of its biannual survey of its residents' families and friends. The survey is the most comprehensive of its kind in long-term care, and is part of the nationwide quality assessment by the facility's parent company, Beverly Enterprises Inc., one of the leading providers of post-acute healthcare in the United States. The survey assessed customer perceptions of the quality and service in the nursing home. The survey found 100 percent of the people with a family member in the nursing center are satisfied or very satisfied with the overall care and services provided to their family member. In addition, 100 percent of the facility's current customers would recommend the facility to a friend."
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Father's Day and golf are as synonymous in the sports world as baseball and hot dogs, as well as The Master's and azaleas. With the U.S. Open traditionally being held on Father's Day weekend, fathers are glued to big screened HDTVs enjoying "their" weekend of relaxation.
But the eternal question every year is, "What do I get the man that has everything for Father's Day?"
New equipment is always a safe bet, due to the simple fact that in the weekend hacker's mind, it is always the "arrow" and not the "Indian." The favorite new "arrow" that will cure all Dad's golf game ills is a new driver. Expect to pluck down $300 to $400 for a Callaway Razr Fit Xtreme, Cobra AMP Cell, Nike VR_S, Ping Anser, TaylorMade R1 or Titleist 913D2/D3.
The key to this investment is to get Dad fitted by a professional club fitter. He may want the same driver that Tiger, Phil or Rory are playing with these days. But their clubhead speed is 30-40% faster than the typical dad, thus requiring different club configuration. Most big box sporting goods stores or PGA professionals will be able to fit Dad's golf swing with the most appropriate driver, shaft and angle.
The next "arrow" that typically catches the wrath of dads all around the world is their putter. Golf club manufacturers oblige by producing the "newest, best putter of all time" – every year. This is the only club in Dad's bag that can be the same as the PGA Tour pros. The latest and greatest putters range from $125 to $275. Scotty Cameron, Nike, Odyssey, Ping and TaylorMade are very popular and are safe bets. Remember, "Drive for show, putt for dough."
Contrary to popular belief, even the "Indian" needs some instruction every now and then. Dad's golf game would benefit from a package of golf lessons from the PGA Professional at his favorite course. Packages run about $100 to $150 for three or four lessons.
When not chasing the little white ball, most dads love reading about the great game of golf. Several new reads on the market Dad will enjoy include: "18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the Essence of the Game," by Dylan Dethier, "Walking with Jack: A Father's Journey to Become His Son's Caddie," by Don J. Snyder and "Loopers: A Caddie's Twenty-Year Golf Odyssey," by John Dunn. All three are in the $20 range and are great additions to Dad's bookshelf, Nook or Kindle.
At the end of the day, new equipment is only "new" once and is just "stuff." The gift for the man who has everything? Take him golfing at his favorite course. The equipment will get banged up and scratched, but the memories you share will last forever. Don't forget to post a memory picture on Facebook.
Fairways and greens, my friend.
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Rolling Stone, February 3, 2017
Posted: 2017-02-13 17:36:31
Donald Trump, the man who positioned himself as the common man's shield against Wall Street, signed a series of orders today calling for reviews or rollbacks of financial regulations. Before he ordered a review of both the Dodd-Frank Act and the fiduciary rule requiring investment advisors to act in their clients' interests, [Trump met] with leading CEOs, including JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon, Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman, and BlackRock's Larry Fink. Former Goldman honcho Gary Cohn [is] Trump's chief economic advisor. It would be hard to put together a group of people less sympathetic to the non-wealthy. The two primary disasters in American history this century ... have been 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis, which cost 8.7 million people their jobs and may have destroyed as much as 45 percent of the world's wealth. The response to 9/11 we know: major military actions all over the world, plus a radical reshaping of our legal structure, with voters embracing warrantless surveillance, a suspension of habeas corpus, even torture. But the crisis response? Basically, we gave trillions of dollars to bail out the very actors who caused the mess. Now ... we've triumphantly put those same actors back in charge. These egomaniacal Wall Street titans want ... to get rid of the fiduciary rule, because they don't think it's anyone's business if they choose to bet against their clients (as Cohn's Goldman famously did), or overcharge them, or otherwise screw them.
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U.S. Military Wanted to Provoke War With Cuba
2001-05-01, ABC News
In the early 1960s, America's top military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities. The plans were developed as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's ... Fidel Castro. America's top military brass even contemplated causing U.S. military casualties, writing: "We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba," and, "casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation." The plans had the written approval of all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and were presented to President Kennedy's defense secretary, Robert McNamara, in March 1962. But they apparently were rejected by the civilian leadership and have gone undisclosed for nearly 40 years. The Joint Chiefs even proposed using the potential death of astronaut John Glenn during the first attempt to put an American into orbit as a false pretext for war with Cuba. Should the rocket explode and kill Glenn, they wrote, "the objective is to provide irrevocable proof … that the fault lies with the Communists." The scary thing is none of this stuff comes out until 40 years after.
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Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group
2005-09-29, BBC News
How much influence do private networks of the rich and powerful have on government policies and international relations? One group, the Bilderberg, has often attracted speculation that it forms a shadowy global government. Every year since 1954 [they have brought] together about 120 leading business people and politicians. At this year's meeting in Germany, the audience included the heads of the World Bank and European Central Bank, Chairmen or Chief Executives from Nokia, BP, Unilever, DaimlerChrysler and Pepsi ... editors from five major newspapers, members of parliament, ministers, European commissioners ... and the queen of the Netherlands. The chairman ... is 73-year-old Viscount Etienne Davignon. In an extremely rare interview, he played down the importance of Bilderberg. "I don't think (we are) a global ruling class because I don't think a global ruling class exists." Will Hutton ... who attended a Bilderberg meeting in 1997, says people take part in these networks in order to influence the way the world works, to create what he calls "the international common sense". And that "common sense" is one which supports the interests of Bilderberg's main participants. For Bilderberg's critics the fact that there is almost no publicity about the annual meetings is proof that they are up to no good. Bilderberg meetings often feature future political leaders shortly before they become household names. Bill Clinton went in 1991 while still governor of Arkansas, Tony Blair was there two years later while still an opposition MP. All the recent presidents of the European Commission attended Bilderberg meetings before they were appointed. Informal and private networks like Bilderberg have helped to oil the wheels of global politics and globalisation for the past half a century.
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[9/11] Hijack 'suspects' alive and well
2001-09-23, BBC News
Another of the men named by the FBI as a hijacker in the [9/11] suicide attacks on Washington and New York has turned up alive and well. The identities of four of the 19 suspects accused of having carried out the attacks are now in doubt. Saudi Arabian pilot Waleed Al Shehri was one of five men that the FBI said had deliberately crashed American Airlines flight 11 into the World Trade Centre on 11 September. His photograph was released, and has since appeared in newspapers and on television around the world. He told journalists there that he had nothing to do with the attacks. He has contacted both the Saudi and American authorities. He acknowledges that he attended flight training school at Daytona Beach in the United States, and is indeed the same Waleed Al Shehri to whom the FBI has been referring. But, he says, he left the United States in September last year [and] became a pilot with Saudi Arabian airlines. Abdulaziz Al Omari, another of the Flight 11 hijack suspects ... says he is an engineer with Saudi Telecoms, and that he lost his passport while studying in Denver. Meanwhile ... a London-based Arabic daily says it has interviewed Saeed Alghamdi. He was listed by the FBI as a hijacker in the United flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. And there are suggestions that another suspect, Khalid Al Midhar, may also be alive. FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged on Thursday that the identity of several of the suicide hijackers is in doubt.
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Undercover cops break Facebook rules to track protesters, ensnare criminals
2018-10-05, NBC News
In the summer of 2015, as Memphis exploded with protests over the police killing of a 19-year-old man, activists began hearing on Facebook from someone called Bob Smith. His profile picture [was] a Guy Fawkes mask, the symbol of anti-government dissent. Smith acted as if he supported the protesters. Over the next three years, dozens of them accepted his friend requests, allowing him to observe private discussions. He described himself as a far-left Democrat, a "fellow protester" and a "man of color." But Smith was not real. He was the creation of a white detective in the Memphis Police Department's Office of Homeland Security whose job was to keep tabs on local activists. The detective, Tim Reynolds, outed himself in August under questioning by the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, which sued the police department for allegedly violating a 1978 agreement that prohibited police from conducting surveillance of lawful protests. The revelation validated many activists' distrust of local authorities. It also provided a rare look into the ways American law enforcement operates online. Social media monitoring - including the use of software to crunch data about people's online activity - illustrates a policing "revolution" that has allowed authorities to not only track people but also map out their networks, said Rachel Levinson-Waldman, senior counsel at [the] Brennan Center for Justice. But there are few laws governing this kind of monitoring.
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Cyber Tests Showed 'Nearly All' New Pentagon Weapons Vulnerable To Attack, GAO Says
Passwords that took seconds to guess, or were never changed from their factory settings. Cyber vulnerabilities that were known, but never fixed. Those are two common problems plaguing some of the Department of Defense's newest weapons systems, according to the Government Accountability Office. The flaws are highlighted in a new GAO report, which found the Pentagon is "just beginning to grapple" with the scale of vulnerabilities in its weapons systems. Drawing data from cybersecurity tests conducted on Department of Defense weapons systems from 2012 to 2017, the report says that by using "relatively simple tools and techniques, testers were able to take control of systems and largely operate undetected" because of basic security vulnerabilities. The GAO says the problems were widespread: "DOD testers routinely found mission critical cyber vulnerabilities in nearly all weapon systems that were under development." The Pentagon has only recently made it a priority to ensure the cybersecurity of its weapons systems. It's still determining how to achieve that goal - and at this point, the report states, "DOD does not know the full scale of its weapon system vulnerabilities." Part of the reason for the ongoing uncertainty ... is that the Defense Department's hacking and cyber tests have been "limited in scope and sophistication." When problems were identified, they were often left unresolved. The GAO cites a test report in which only one of 20 vulnerabilities that were previously found had been addressed.
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Amazon pulls child sex dolls after criticism from UK watchdog
2018-04-12, Reuters
Child sex dolls have been pulled from sale by online retail giant Amazon.com Inc after widespread criticism from a watchdog and charities in Britain over concerns that people who use such lifelike dolls may go on to sexually abuse children. More than a dozen child sex dolls were removed from sale, having been listed by third-party sellers, according to Amazon. "All Marketplace sellers must follow our selling guidelines and those who don't will be subject to action including potential removal of their account," an Amazon spokesman said in a statement. England Children's Commissioner, Anne Longfield, said Amazon should explain how the dolls were permitted to be posted on their website, and ensure they cannot be put back up for sale. Britain allows people to manufacture and own child sex dolls yet it is illegal to import them. A British man was convicted last year for doing so in what police said was a landmark case in the fight against a new form of sex crime against children. Opinion is divided over the use of child sex dolls, which have the appearance, weight and anatomy of real children. Some charities argue such dolls should be made available on prescription to help prevent people who are sexually attracted to children acting on their desires. Other organizations, such as the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), say sex dolls can be dangerous proxies to act out fantasies like rape or child abuse.
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Football players strap on helmets, Jewish men put on yarmulkes, chefs wear tall white hats, cowboys don their Stetsons and hard hats protect construction workers. Hats serve many different purposes including completing specific tasks and cultural symbolism. Most of the time I don't wear a hat at all during my every day activities.
Football players strap on helmets, Jewish men put on yarmulkes, chefs wear tall white hats, cowboys don their Stetsons and hard hats protect construction workers. Hats serve many different purposes including completing specific tasks and cultural symbolism. Most of the time I don't wear a hat at all during my every day activities.
The purpose of an elementary school is to learn basic knowledge and skills to reach the next level of education. Choosing to attend a traditional public school is like walking around without a hat. For most students, most of the time, this is a suitable choice. The public schools in Ionia County have very dedicated teachers who work hard to meet the needs of the students in their classroom. For the students whose needs are not met or whose families desire cultural knowledge or experience in a specific field, it is beneficial to have options.
There are a variety of public and private schools in the United States, including a lot of choice right here in Ionia County. There are traditional public schools, Catholic and other Christian private schools, public charter schools, home school educators and virtual public charter schools. This is very exciting since there are an estimated 49 million students in the United States who do not have a choice on where to attend public school. Just as not every hat fits every occasion, not every school fits the needs of every student. This is National School Choice Week – a time to acknowledge a parent's right to choose.
Governor Snyder has a plan for public education in Michigan to be available to kindergarten through adult students "Any Time, Any Place, Any Way, Any Pace" so the choice in Michigan is expected to increase. There are charter schools in Michigan with missions based on Arabic culture, high academic achievement, technology, African culture, character education, strict discipline, the environment and the arts. There are blended learning and virtual learning options for families that want a lot of flexibility in their child's education.
Threshold Academy in Orleans serves students in Ionia and Montcalm Counties. "The mission of Threshold Academy is the education and social development of children who will most benefit from a nurturing program based on the individual needs of the child." This means Threshold Academy is like putting on a warm, snuggly knit cap in the winter.
Educators at Threshold work with students who have trouble paying attention or need a lot of repetition and support to learn successfully. Threshold Academy teaches students to be respectful, be responsible, be safe and be learners.
Wherever a family chooses to educate their children, it is important to remember that it is a conscious choice and that there are options, even in this area. Selecting the best school for your child is not the same as choosing a hat for fashion but more like protecting your child or preparing for the future. What do you want for your child?
Select the school that fits your child the way you select a hat to meet your needs. Help your children succeed by caring about their education, supporting their teachers, assisting them with their homework and encouraging them to do their best.
There is a saying, "So many hats but only one head." But according to LaPaloma Hats, "With the right hat, nothing else matters." With the right school, your child's future matters.
Victoria Simon is the principal of Threshold Academy, known as the Small School – Big Heart. Threshold Academy is an elementary charter school created to serve students in Ionia and Montcalm Counties who need a nurturing environment. The school is operated by EightCAP, Inc., a community action agency.


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March 24. 2013 12:22AM
LONDONDERRY — A portion of Rockingham Road was closed Friday night after an accident involving a car and box truck that felled a telephone pole and sent one person to a Boston hospital.
Police said a BMW sedan driven by Cody Carette, 20, of Auburn, hit a GMC box truck driven by Keith Garbino, 50, of Londonderry, about 4 p.m. Friday on Rockingham Road. The truck went off the road, onto its side and into the utility pole. The pole fell and "penetrated" the box of the truck.
Carette was flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for treatment of his injuries, while Garbino was not injured, police.


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"With growth comes crime," predicted Sterlington chief of police Barry Bonner mere months ago.
"With growth comes crime," predicted Sterlington chief of police Barry Bonner mere months ago.
Bonner informed the media that the Sterlington Police Department has been investigating two robberies that occurred over last weekend one at Medic Pharmacy and the other at Family Dollar.
The town has not slowed down as the 2012 census conducted by Louisiana State University shows a 28 percent population increase, and experts forecast a swell of infrastructure and commerce to transpire over the next few years.
The robbery of Medic Pharmacy is believed to have occurred sometime early Saturday morning before daylight, according to Bonner.
Medic Pharmacy owner Gary Grayson said the robber(s) stole thousands of hydrocodone pills and other narcotics, foolishly entering the pharmacy through the brightly lit front door.
"They went right through the front door by breaking the glass with a two by four," Grayson said. "Whoever did this has nerve and probably a lot of experience."
Grayson said only a week before the robbery of his store, another pharmacy near Bastrop was robbed in almost the exact same way, with the perpetrators breaking in same way, quickly robbing the store of narcotics in a matter of minutes.
"It was estimated to have only taken them four to five minutes at the most to get in and out," he said. "There are locks, doors and alarms they managed to get through."
In addition, Grayson indicated recent burglaries at two other pharmacies in Monroe, although he said he was not completely sure of the details.
A recent Monroe press releases reported an increase in holiday crime, that prompted Mayor Jamie Mayo to address Monroe residents, only minutes away from Sterlington.
According to Bonner, Sterlington is a "usually quiet" place to weekends. However, he worries the department could become overextended in the near future.
Mayor Vern Breland said he served as a Monroe Police Officer, before joining the Sterlington Police Department, where he said crime always increases during the holidays.
"We haven't experienced much crime in the past and are hoping this is just a glitch in the system," Breland said. "The growth we are experiencing is great, but growth spurts require more services and now is the time to beef up the police department."
Breland said residents should remain cautious when going out and not leave purses or valuables on the seat or out in the open when leaving them in vehicle.


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"I just want to say, you're a lot hotter than I expected!" These less than immortal words come from Angela Riccio, a contestant in a pilot for a new "reality TV" show. She was speaking, amazingly enough, to Bret Mathis, son of Mud Creek Baptist Church pastor Greg Mathis. Bless and save us, cried Mrs. O'Davis, what will we witness next?
Folks, I just had to hit this silly thing. I'm writing, of course, about "Road To Love." Parts of this immature "drama" were filmed, I'm sorry to say, in our beloved Hooterville. A big photo of the "girls" standing in a row on Main Street was front-page news last month. I am reminded why I stopped watching television years ago.
As I understand it, the concept of "Road To Love" is a takeoff of the show, "The Bachelor." Why we need two shows like this is beyond me. I would have thought one would have been more than enough. The way I figure it, 10 bachelorettes descend upon Hooterville like a plague of locusts. Greedy locusts. Their goal? Simple avarice — end of story.
These blatant gold diggers coo, cuddle and canoodle their way into some guy's heart and soon separate him from his earthly possessions. Perhaps this is why Mathis is acting the male part in this show. The Bible, you see, teaches us to always keep our earthly treasures to a minimum, lest we worship that which rusts, busts, rips, tears and burns, rather than God Himself.
By choosing one of the gold diggers, Mathis will prove he does not value earthly treasures, since his potential new wife will strip him financially. Thus this seedy, cheesy show will actually be transmogrified into an old-fashioned morality play!
This show treats women like cattle or concubines. The manner in which women are chosen is not just demeaning, it is a mockery of God's institution of marriage.
Surely Bret isn't serious. Does he really think any of these valley girls are going to marry him and settle down in a small town, have little Baptist babies and be a stay-at-home momma?
The reason I love Hooterville is because of its simplicity. The front-page photo shows the ladies staring self-consciously on Main Street. Are any of them really going to be soccer moms? Somehow just looking at the potential brides-to-be in that big photo gives me no confidence that this dog and pony show is going to lead to marital bliss.
Folks, look where these ladies hail from: Chicago, Brooklyn, New York City, Los Angeles. Do they really want to spend their youth and happiness in Hooterville? Really? After living in the big city, will they be satisfied going to tractor pulls and monster truck rallies? Will these gals equate the Apple Festival with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Maybe. But I'm not sure.
I also notice where some parishioners from Mud Creek Baptist Church are going to be on the show. I'm serious when I ask, have these people taken leave of their senses?
Do these solid, staunch church members realize what kind of cheap and sleazy trash these TV shows are? In the name of heaven, people, think about this. You are making a terrible mistake.
I can remember when Baptists used to be dead set against Hollywood and its "leg shows," as the Rev. John R. Rice used to call them. And now the faithful are actually appearing in a leg show! Get thee behind me, Satan.
Dearly beloved, what is going on here? Hooterville authorities officially closed off parts of Main Street so women could gain exposure by strutting up and down while squinting into the sun. A godly local church seems to have lost its bearings. A preacher's kid is heading in the wrong direction.
What next?
How much more of this inane insanity must we continue to live with? Now I know what Lord Cornwallis must have felt like when he surrendered to American forces at Yorktown, Va., in 1781. As he and his army marched out of the British fortifications, the band played, "World Turned Upside Down"!
If Cornwallis thought things were crazy back then, he should time travel to the future and visit Hooterville. He would really think everybody has gone nuts!
Reality TV on Main Street? What's next?
"I just want to say, you're a lot hotter than I expected!" These less than immortal words come from Angela Riccio, a contestant in a pilot for a new "reality TV" show. She was speaking, amazingly enough, to Bret Mathis, son of Mud Creek Baptist Church pastor Greg Mathis. Bless and save us, cried Mrs. O'Davis, what will we witness next?


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NEW YORK (AP) — When Jessie Mueller first sat behind the piano to portray Carole King on Broadway, she had no idea what kind of year she was going to have. It was when the real Carole King showed up unexpectedly at a recent performance that put it all into perspective.
During a curtain call in early April of the Tony Award-nominated "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," the legendary musician walked out onstage and hugged Mueller and the cast.
"There was sort of a calm that came over me. I was also kind of losing my mind, because I couldn't believe she was actually there, but I guess that was always the approval I was looking for," Mueller said.
All along, Mueller wanted King, who had not previously sat through an entire performance because it depicted a painful part of her life, to feel comfortable with her performance.
"I wanted her to be like, 'It's OK. She's not screwed it up.' That's kind of how I felt," Mueller said. "Her opinion about me was the one I cared the most."
But once King showed up, it changed Mueller's performance, at least temporarily. It took her a few shows to regain her composure between "real Carole," and Mueller's version of her.
"I felt like I really overthought it the night after," she recalls.
After she walked onstage that night, King raised $30,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. She told the crowd that Mueller and the company were fantastic, and that "It was so joyous to be there. I couldn't be more proud."
Then she sang her biggest hit, "You've Got a Friend" with the cast, trading verses with Mueller.
"Beautiful" is nominated for seven Tony awards, including one for Mueller for best actress in a musical, and two for her co-stars Jarrod Spector and Anika Larsen. The Tony Awards will be presented Sunday night. The show will air on CBS.
Online: http://www.beautifulonbroadway.com
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Chic on the Cheap: Vintage Fork Napkin Rings
More than a year ago, I picked up a little collection of vintage spoons and forks for a few bucks at a junks store. My plan was to make one of those cutlery chandeliers but that never quite worked out. So that flatware was staring me in the face, daring me to do something with them. It took me long enough but I finally came up with the idea to repurpose them into napkin rings.
Materials needed: Old forks, metal stamp set, (I have this one but it doesn't seem to be sold anymore so I imagine this one would also work.), vice, small section of galvanized pipe, vice grips, rubber mallet, sharpie marker, nail polish remover.
I should mention at this point that the cutlery I was using was quite heavy so it made this project more difficult than it had to be. If I were to buy more with this project in mind, I'd pick a lighter weight version. Also, if you have a proper workbench with a vice screwed into it (as opposed to the jimmy rig concoction we were using), this would be even easier. We made do with what we had.
It took some trial and error before we figured out the best way to get this accomplished. First things first, imprint the forks while they are still in their original shape.
Originally I wanted to stamp in the word for 'eat' in all different languages. Mr. L was wise enough to point out that managing to get 3 letters per fork in somewhat decent shape was going to be hard enough. Ok, point to him.
As you can see in the photos, this is a three handed job. I imagine there are better ways of doing this but we couldn't figure it out. Hand stampers - do you have any tips?
So now its time for the real hard work - bending the spoon into a ring. Holding a length of 2 inch pipe in the vice, bang the spoon against it with a rubber mallet until its in a semi - ring shape. We couldn't get them into perfect circles this way but that didn't really matter. As long is it held the napkin, I was happy.
Bang Bang Bang. Bang. Bang. Bang. You get the idea. You'll want to start with the end of the fork so that you can turn it without hitting the tines.
At this point they are functional but the imprint is a bit hard to read. Enter a sharpie marker. Have a little cotton ball with some acetone on it standing by. Rub the imprint with the sharpie, let sit for a minute and carefully wipe the excess away with the acetone. This takes a bit of a finesse to get the ink off the face of the fork without removing it from the letter grooves but eventually I mastered it.
The ones on the left are about to be sharpied, the two at the right already got their treatment. Makes quite a difference.
After that was all done, I had 12 lovely vintage forks turned napkin rings. Or as Mr. Limestone calls them, Frings.
Next step is to have a matching set of 12 napkins and Ill feel much more like a grown up.
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Awesome. You go girl with your tools and stuff! Love the addition of the imprint!ReplyDelete
What a neat idea. Such a great post. If only I had tools like this in my arsenal.ReplyDelete
The vice that she mentioned I bought one from Harbor Freight Tools years ago still have it. Mine isn't real big sits on my work bench in our garage. You could maybe order one but they are heavy and the SH charges might be high. The vice itself wasn't that expensive. Check your Home Depot,,Lowes,,etc.Delete
Love this! I have always wanted to try this with spoons. Thanks for sharing your tips.ReplyDelete
Oh I love that , and I have the stamps too , I am so going to do something like this , thanks for spuring a new idea for me .ReplyDelete
This is so cool! I love this!ReplyDelete
Your table looks beautiful and what a great idea, love the stamped "eat"! JanellReplyDelete
Great project. I'm always trying to "rig" things too. Ugh! They came out really, great though...now I'll quit passing up the vintage silver!ReplyDelete
Your house is so beautiful, I enjoy all the little details! Keep 'em coming!ReplyDelete
P.S. Your Halloween was super fab, I live in Italy and they don't celebrate it here. I miss it so great blogs like yours makes gives me a bit of home.
They look great.Well done.ReplyDelete
I live in Sheffield UK and we have a shop here( Don Alexander) that stocks all things made in Sheffield including things made with cutlery such as bangles and coat hooks. Sadly the website dosen't feature them
They look very much like the napkin rings you made.
Oooh, they're lovely! I've been itching to do something similar since I saw vintage spoons bent into hooks at a local gift store. These could make fab Christmas gifts too.... Thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete
You just opened my world with that stamp set! Why did I think those things were so prohibitively expensive? Thank you!ReplyDelete
Totally worth the work, they came out great! Thanks for sharing your process, I'll be linking.ReplyDelete
Fun, Napking rings.ReplyDelete
So glad you did this project - these turned out fabulous!ReplyDelete
LOVE it!! I actually have some vintage silver (!) forks and such, but they are for a jewelry project. I'm 23, and my dining table seats 2 and wobbles. I'm not yet at the stage of life that calls for place settings or sit-down dinners. But that doesn't mean I won't be bookmarking this for someday!ReplyDelete
What a cool idea, I love them! You two are an awesome team.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, these are so great! Love 'em. You are one creative gal :)ReplyDelete
what a cool thing you made! I love it! and you are so funny too! nate might be calling you back for this one!ReplyDelete
very cool :)))ReplyDelete
this is so great! the final product is beautiful and unique. well done.ReplyDelete
Wow, you are genius. So clever and unique. You're awesome!ReplyDelete
cute!! a friend of mine brought a vintage fork and a spoon to the silversmith and got a great pair of bracelets. I will send you the photos if I can take some. Love the idea of the napkin rings too!ReplyDelete
WOW! What a fabulous idea! Hubbs is gonna wanna kill me because now I just HAVE TO HAVE a metal stamp set... ;)ReplyDelete
I've seen bracelets made from old cutlery, but napkin rings seem so much cuter! I love the stamping you did - a very whimsical touch. These are simply gorgeous!! ~TanyaReplyDelete
They look stunning on your table! The little touches make a big difference!ReplyDelete
I love the fork rings! My favorite antique store uses a similar idea with a fork bent and glued to a small chalkboard to keep the chalk in. They write a welcome message on the board at the tea area.ReplyDelete
I love these!ReplyDelete
Congrats on being a grown up! Haha
A very creative recycled project!ReplyDelete
I love these! Thanks for showing how you made them. I always wondered how letters were imprinted on metal things like this. I would love to try these one day! Thanks.ReplyDelete
You have just given me an idea! I would love to make napkin rings out of metal flashing or sheet copper - and the addition of the lettering is phenomenal! YOU ROCK!!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing this and presenting it so well. I ordered a stamp set, gathered some forks and am going to give it a go momentarily...ReplyDelete
A question: What size letters are you using? I got 1/4" and looking at your photos I"m thinking maybe I should have purchased 1/8".
Thanks for the inspiration!
they make markers with really small tips.. do you think that would work. they are permanent..ReplyDelete
Hello, nice project.ReplyDelete
Just to "up" your level a little, to make the imprint stand out the traditional silversmithing way, what you use is a mixture of sulfer and vaseline (to make it a paste). Put the paste in/over the imprint making sure it enters the cracks. Wipe off the surface without wiping off the inside (so as to limite the cleanup afterwards). Let sit under a lightbulb to slightly heat up the mixture/surface. You'll see the imprint darken. When it reaches desired darkness, wash clean. If you need to clean up any surfaces, use a polishing cloth with some kind of polishing paste (might be optional).
Well, have forks galore since I found some great deals at garage sales, now for a early Christmas present for me...a stamping kit! Thanks for a great ideaReplyDelete
You asked for a little help about stamping, so here's a something that should help you,ReplyDelete
first take your fork and lay it on edge on a 2 by 4 and draw a line along the edge of the
fork, next if you have a scroll saw or band saw cut along the line, now you have a stamping
jig you can use, one part for stamping the top and another for stamping the bottom.
I used a small screw and a piece of wood scrap I put the screw between the tines tighten the screw stamp loosen screw remove fork and put in the next one retighten. A spoon requires 2 screws place in the narrow area where the bowl and handle join tighten stamp and releaseReplyDelete
use a small screw and a piece of scrap wood place between the tines of the fork tighten screw stamp then loosen a bit remove fork insert next fork stamp ect. a spoon takes 2 screws one on either side of the spoon place at the spot where the bowl and handle narrow, tighten screws stamp and proceed to next spoon good luck and have funReplyDelete
here is what I do...place a piece of felt over an anvil or railroad tie (flat top necessary obviously). Lay utensil atop that. Lay a strip of duct tape across the utensil, affixing firmly to the sides of the anvil for best stability. When done stamping, lift one side of tape for free utensil, then set the next. each piece of duct tape will last long enough to do several pieces until it is no longer sticky enough. Also...my husband gave me his dead blow hammer to reduce the rebound and stress to your arm.ReplyDelete
So you dont heat the forks to curl them? Every time I have checked 'for making jewlery out of implements' I have been advised to heat the end I want to curl and to only use sterling silver knives, forks and spoons. Love the fact that your partner/hubby lends a hand. :)ReplyDelete


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Metal band singer gets 6 years for murder plot
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The lead singer of the band As I Lay Dying has been sentenced to six years in prison for plotting to kill his wife.
U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/1nYl59s ) reports 33-year-old Timothy Lambesis was sentenced Friday in San Diego County. He had pleaded guilty to soliciting murder.
Authorities say Lambesis hired an undercover sheriff's detective to kill Meggan Lambesis last year. The singer said she had restricted his visits with their children after a separation, and he also was angry that his wife would get a large share of his income in a divorce settlement.
His attorney said Lambesis acted out of character and the behavior was sparked by steroid use.
As I Lay Dying was formed in San Diego in 2000. The metal band was nominated for a Grammy in 2008.
Information from: U-T San Diego, http://www.utsandiego.com
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