Gromo is a village of 1,204 people in northern Val Seriana. It's name is Gróm in the Bergamasque dialect of the Lombard language. Val Seriana is located in the eastern half of the Bergamo Alps. Although not official, the Val Seriana is part of the "Mountain Community of the Valle Seriana," which has representatives to provide a voice for the region.
The great Lombard city of Cremona originally started as a Gaulish settlement at about 400 BC.
Multiple place names One interesting thing to ponder are the numerous place names. For example, the Lombard province and city of Cremona. Some of the various names for Cremona: Cremona (Italian) Cremùna (Lombard/Cremonese) Carmona (Emilian) Carmùna (East Lombard?) Crémone (French) Crimona (Latin) Kremun (German) *************************
The Mysterious Abandoned Villa on Lake Como, Lombardy The strange thing about this villa in Lake Como is the complete mystery behind it. Locals understand that this villa was constructed in roughly the 1800s, but there are no records to indicate this. Rumors state that the home was left alone after a gruesome murder or suicide – but still, no one knows. Today, it is left largely alone and visitors are advised to stay away from it. To us, it looks like the scene of a new horror film!
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Michigan law enforcement ace, the beautiful Laura Frizzo
The Incredible Story of the Bugatti in the Lake | Robb Report 317,785 views Robb Report Published on Nov 19, 2018 According to legend, French race car driver René Dreyfus (winner of the Monaco Grand Prix in 1930) was in a liquor-fueled game of poker with Swiss playboy Adalbert Bodé in Paris in 1934. Short on cash, Dreyfus bet his 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia race car and lost it to Bodé. Shortly thereafter, it found its way to the bottom of a lake, where it stayed for the rest of the century. Subscribe to Robb Report: https://bit.ly/2rx0Icw When Bodé returned to Switzerland, he was stopped at the border and told that he could not take the car with him. As gambler’s fortunes tend to wax and wane, Bodé was notable to get the cash together to get the car out of customs, and it was marked for destruction like any other confiscated contraband. Being a different time, Swiss authorities decided the easiest, if not the most ecologically friendly, method of disposal would be to dump it into the Lago Maggiore. There the masterpiece of French design sat until 2009, when it was finally recovered. Though many people knew the car was somewhere in the lake, no one had yet committed to bringing it up. Unfortunately, its reemergence was brought on by tragedy when a member of the local salvage diving club was beaten to death by three young people in a street attack. In an effort to raise money for a charity dedicated to preventing youth violence, the club committed to bringing up the car. Read More: https://bit.ly/2KgZp9Z
Fred Zamberletti, left, with Carl Eller and Red McCombs in 2002
Fred Zamberletti Fred Zamberletti (May 28, 1932 – September 2, 2018) was an athletic trainer in American football. Born in Melcher, Iowa, he was the athletic trainer for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was the team's first athletic trainer, assuming the job in the Vikings inaugural year of 1961. He was on the sidelines for every preseason, regular season and postseason game in Vikings history until the December 24, 2011 game at Washington against the Redskins. He attended the University of Iowa. Zamberletti was named the Professional Athletic Trainer of the Year in 1986 and in 1996 the Vikings staff was honored as the NFL Athletic Training Staff of the Year. He was inducted into the Vikings Ring of Honor on December 20, 1998.[1] Death Zamberletti died September 2, 2018 of spinal osteomyelitis. He was 86.[2] References 1. "Minnesota Vikings Statements on Fred Zamberletti". www.vikings.com. Retrieved 2018-09-02. 2. https://www.twincities.com/2018/09/02/legendary-vikings-trainer-fred-zamberletti-dies-at-86/ External links U of Iowa alumni page StarTribune 12-23-2011 *************************
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Risotto - A dish of Milanese origin Risotto Course: Primo Place of origin: Lombardy, Italy Serving temperature: Hot Main ingredients: Rice, broth, butter, onion, white wine, parmesan cheese Cookbook: Risotto (recipes) Media: Risotto Risotto (from riso meaning "rice") is a northern Italian rice dish cooked with broth until it reaches a creamy consistency. The broth can be derived from meat, fish, or vegetables. Many types of risotto contain butter, onion, white wine, and parmesan cheese. It is one of the most common ways of cooking rice in Italy. Saffron was originally used for flavour and its attractive yellow colour. Risotto in Italy is normally a first course served before the main course, but risotto alla milanese is often served with ossobuco alla milanese as a main course. con't....
Mediterranean cruise - Lake Como, Lombardy Described by Wordsworth as ‘a treasure which the earth keeps to itself’, Lake Como is easily the most beautiful of all the Italian Lakes. With its Hollywood A-list following, rich silk heritage, must-see lakeside towns and surrounding hills, mountains and forests, it’s easy to see why these crystalline waters have captured the heart of the literati and glitterati for centuries. Housed in a 19th-century building right on Lake Como’s shores, Metropole Suisse is centrally located in the town of the same name, Como. But what makes it special is the high level of personal service – the Cassani family’s 123 years of ownership has made it one of the most welcoming waterfront stops.
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Light blue and white are the colors of the Brescian flag. "3V" stands for Tre Valli Bresciane (Three Brescian Valleys: Camonica, Trompia, and Sabbia).
A single path, long and exciting, that unites the three Brescia valleys. Today we tell you about an evocative itinerary that winds through majestic landscapes, marked by blue-white signage. The 3V Trail,in 8 stages of about 5 hours each, is dedicated to Silvano Cinelli,one of the creators of this initiative. The full itinerary requires excellent physical preparation!
The first 4 stages...
The first stop is the Conche Sanctuary, almost 1000 years old. Along this ancient route of about 5 and a half hours of walking, you will meet various churches and chapels. After spending the night at the Sanctuary, the second stage leads to the Horn of sonclino, at over 1300 meters high. Between beech and rocky ridges, you can admire a magnificent view before descending to Lodrino, where the second stage ends after about 7 hours.
From Lodrino, stage 3 takes you to Alpe Pezzeda, near Collio. The summit of Mount Ario, at 1775 meters, offers an enchanting panoramic view of the Sand Valley. From here, the 4th stage crosses the Pezzeda Morning Pass. The short hike of about 3 hours ends at the Pass of the Portole, one of the highest peaks of this route, from which you can enjoy a magnificent view of the Trompia Valley.
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The fifth stage leads to the Monte Cimosco Refuge, at 1825 meters. During this stretch you leave the Sand Valley and enter Val Camonica. The route continues with the sixthstage, which in 6 hours leads to the Cross of Marone Refuge. On the summit of Mount Giglielmo, there is the spectacular monument of the Redeemer. The view of the Orobic Alps also includes the blue mirror of Lake Iseo.
Now only the last two stagesare missing. From the Cross Refuge of Marone, with 5 hours of walking you reach Polavena. From here you can take the means and go home. For the daredevils, a last 6-hour stage, from Polavena to Urago Mella, closes this magical 3V Trail and the adventure between Val Trompia, Val Sabbia and Val Camonica. .
It’s a timeless tale: people emigrate from their countries of origin for a chance at prosperity in America. In West Marin, many of the early settlers who established dairies and ranches with names still recognizable today hailed from the same region of Switzerland, near the border of Italy.
The bridge between Ticino, Switzerland and West Marin receives a thorough historical polishing in a new book by Sheri Ritchlin, “A Farm in Marin: Portraits in Time from Pangea to Point Reyes.” It’s chockablock with deeply researched information to reflect the past from both sides of the immigrant’s journey.
Ms. Ritchlin begins her investigation with the chapter called “Earth Time,” which briefly reinterprets North America’s 15 billion-year-old existence, before following migration patterns from ancient Rome to Milan and, finally, Ticino. Spliced throughout the book are personal anecdotes of her own story in West Marin and family tales from the farm she lived on.
Ms. Ritchlin, who splits her time between West Marin and Ovando, Montana, built her book on interviews with descendants, newspaper clippings, diary entries and fully reprinted, 19th-century letters from the likes of Oscar Shafter, whose family held a land empire on Point Reyes. The book, published by Pointer Oak in October, was the result of 10 years of writing and a successful Kickstarter campaign.
West Marin’s past first captured Ms. Ritchlin while she was a student at the California Institute of Integral Studies over a decade ago. She was living in a 1972 cabover camper at the Ed and Susie Grossi ranch, near the Sonoma County border, where she helped in the vegetable garden. Anecdotes of the family’s origins piqued her interest and she began her research, using the Grossis as her north star. David Rolland’s “Light on the Old Country” series in the Light from the 1990s, for which the writer traveled to Switzerland and Croatia to report on West Marin’s early ancestors, was one of the book’s inspirations.
Many West Marin ranch families immigrated to the States from the same corner of the Alps: Ticino (pronounced Ti-CHEE-no). The Italian-speaking region is located in southern Switzerland, close to Milan. While Ticino features rolling green hills akin to West Marin’s, the Swiss Alps are more rugged and sharp—think Matterhorn, not Black Mountain.
The more information Ms. Ritchlin dug up, the clearer the bridge between these places came into view.
The Swiss immigrants began arriving in waves to West Marin, following in the footsteps of their family and fellow Ticino villagers until the ’30s when the United States government slapped quotas on immigration. “Word in Ticino was, ‘Look for old man Grandi, he speaks the language and he’ll help you find a job,’” she said.
The names of the immigrants who poured into West Marin during the second half of the 19th century read like the freshman orientation of West Marin’s first graduating class: Spaletta, Martinelli, Dolcini, Grossi, Cheda and Giacomini.
“In 1860, we find Antonio Jacomeni (as spelled on the census) working on a ranch in Tomales,” she writes. The 1870 census showed that of the 320 people living in Olema, 47 were dairy workers from Ticino, including seven Cheda family members.
By 1886, the Marin Independent Journal would report that of the 8,000 Ticinesi living in California, “about one third reside in Marin County.”
“Already, the Ticinesi are beginning to leave their mark on the Marin landscape, bringing with them the humble skills that had been essential to their survival along the steep valleys of southern Switzerland and will now bring them a share of California gold,” Ms. Ritchlin writes.
Sadly, an unfortunate thread of xenophobia also connects yesteryear with today. Letters to the editor of that era revealed complaints about how these new neighbors were acquiring land and job opportunities. “California is going, and will keep on going to ruin, if these detestable Swiss, Portuguese and Chinese are not politely invited by Uncle Sam to take up their bed and walk to—well, to the shades from whence they came I suppose,” an unidentified “unemployed man” in Olema wrote to the I.J. in January 1870.
But not all reactions to the influx of immigrants were negative. Historian Dewey Livingston dug up a quote from 1881, sourced from an unknown speaker in Olema, that depicted a community beginning to meld together, if with the help of humor: “Several marriages have taken place among the Swiss population. We should give their names to an expectant public, if in the first place we could remember them, and if in the second place we could spell them.”
. Focus on ~SOLUTIONS~ In any area of human endeavor, positive energy is enhanced when we base our focus on "solutions." When we focus on "the problems," negative energy is created and we just generate more of it. Acknowledging problems only in order to fix them and/or their consequences. *************************
'How the World's Oldest Booze Is Finally Becoming Cool' By James Chrisman - Thrillist.com - April 25, 2019 Mead is a terrible name for a drink. Honestly, it's neither cute, nor sexy, nor all that easily comprehensible. Often, it just sounds like you're saying "meat.” That's good comedy, for sure, but it's atrocious branding. Mead -- or honey wine -- has existed for thousands of years. Almost every civilization on Earth figured out how to ferment honey at some point or another, long before beer or wine, or even Fireball. With that legacy, spanning our planet and its history, you'd think it'd get a little respect. At the very least, you'd think people would know a little about it. Yet, when most of us consider mead, we just picture frilly-panted Renaissance courtiers, or pointy-helmeted vikings, or men in cargo shorts bellowing, "m'lady." Plenty of trend pieces invoke these tropes because they're the easiest way to provide context, but the clichés are more than a little misleading about the drink's history. You’re probably not picturing a 9,000-year-old Neolithic Chinese jar, for instance, when you hear the word; or first-century Romans penning recipes that call for rain water; or medicinal mead in 13th-century Wales; or the ancient and on-going mead tradition in Ethiopia based around tej, the country's national beverage. In America, mead has long been something to sample at the odd renaissance fair. Not anymore. Ten years ago, there were around 150 meaderies in the US. Today, that's up to roughly 500, plus 200 more awaiting federal license approval. Though more people are making the beverage, it's still oddly hard to find in bars and grocery stores. But thanks to a dedicated community of mead loyalists, that is starting to shift. Soon, "grabbing a glass of mead," might roll off the tongue as naturally and easily as "a glass of wine" or "a beer." In fact, the oldest booze in the world might finally be cool. con't....
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The Twenty The Twenty People Falsely Accused and Exectuted in Salem 1692 For Refusing to Confess Bridget Bishop, Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Rebecca Nurse, Sarah Wildes, Reverend George Burroughs, Martha Carrier, John Willard, George Jacobs Sr., John Proctor, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott, Samuel Wardwell,, Martha Corey, Mary Easty, and Giles Corey. "What made those twenty different from the fifty who confessed was that they believed--for whatever reason--that life was not as important as truth." -- Richard Trask, Salem Witch Trial Historian 'The Salem Witch Trials Victims: Who Were They?' 'Beyond Salem: 6 Lesser-Known Witch Trials'
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Ancient Aliens - S41E07 - The Druid Connection - July 19, 2019 VIRAL ANIMA
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A recent episode of Ancient Aliens, entitled 'The Druid Connection', features the megalithic site in New Hampshire called "America's Stonehenge." First named "Mystery Hill," this monument is imbued with politics; mainly the mainstream denial that anyone other than the ancestors of Native Americans could possibly have come to the Americas before Leif Erickson. To most people, "if the mainstream establishment and their financiers don't give their blessing, it didn't happen." Usually when a fossil or artifact is discovered which contradicts mainstream theories (now FALSE theories), it's buried in deep storage and rarely or ever seen or spoken of. With a megalithic site however, this becomes difficult.
From the Romans to the Medieval armies, dogs and horses have worn armor and engaged in battle. Needless to say, this wasn't exactly their idea...
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RIP Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Coast To Coast AM - July 22, 2019
Coast to Coast AM is deeply saddened to share the news that prolific paranormal author Rosemary Ellen Guiley has passed away at the age of 69. A dear friend of the show, she was our go-to-authority on such topic as dreams, demons, and the afterlife, in her more than 60 appearances over the years. "It was in 1996 that I first knew of Rosemary, while doing my Nighthawk show in St. Louis, when I stumbled across her Encyclopedia of Dreams," said George Noory, and "in 2003, when I began hosting Coast, I brought Rosemary along as a guest and we never looked back." "She had been battling cancer for some time," George continued, "yet continued to go to conferences, write books, and appear on radio and television programs." Driven by a childhood interest in the strange and unusual, she authored more than 65 books over the course of her prodigious career. In those works, which were translated into 17 languages, she explored a vast array of paranormal topics that included angels, UFOs, cryptids, magic, the djinn, time slips, black mirror scrying, and many other esoteric realms. Her encyclopedias on such topics as witchcraft, the mystical, demons, and ghosts are considered an invaluable resource for those in the paranormal community. A certified hypnotist, she often took a hands-on approach to the paranormal and was fluent in such abilities as Tarot reading, bioenergy healing, and dream interpretation. Guiley's formidable and expansive knowledge of the esoteric led to her serving on the board of a number of paranormal organizations which explored such diverse topics as consciousness studies, alien contact, and the afterlife. The founder and president of the publishing imprint, Visionary Living, she also served as consulting editor and Executive Editor of FATE magazine. In recognition of her immense contribution to the field, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society in 2005. Rosemary Ellen Guiley will be profoundly missed by all of us here at Coast to Coast AM and we thank her for her valiant contributions to the program. We extend our deepest condolences to her husband Joe, and her family.
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Rosemary Ellen Guiley Free Audio Tribute Coast To Coast AM - July 24, 2019 As a tribute to Rosemary Ellen Guiley, who recently passed away, we present this fascinating hour from October 2015, when she kicked off our yearly Ghost-to-Ghost show, with a discussion of black mirror scrying, and how this technique is used to contact the dead. Scrying means to gaze and to discern dimly, Guiley explained. "Black mirrors are used in dim light and they reveal things... the past, the future, the astral plane, the dead, the spirits, and amazing things can happen by gazing into a black mirror." ************
A twentysomething Laetitia Casta Corsican/French supermodel
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Viejo San Juan Parangaricutiro AtlasObscura.com This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano. On February 20, 1943, a new volcano began to rise from a cornfield, erupting and slowly consuming two villages in lava and ash. It’s said that, as Parícutin erupted, the San Juan Parangaricutiro church bells danced, two miles away. The bells sounded, the ground rumbled, and the lava began to flow. It took a year for the lava to reach and melt the rock of the cemetery walls around this small church, but the lava did finally flow over the graves, leaving the church tower and altar untouched. The Parícutin volcano continued to erupt for another eight years, but the small church withstood it all. Luckily, the townspeople evacuated long before the lava reached the town, and no one was killed. They quickly began building a new church — the Nuevo San Juan Paragaricutiro — in a nearby area unaffected by the eruption. Today, the original San Juan Parangaricutiro church still stands, halfway buried in solidified lava rock, with the massive cinder cone of Parícutin looming in the background. It is all that remains of the village. Climbing over the volcanic rock to see the church that survived the catastrophe has become a tourist experience, and a major source of revenue for the region. con't....
"Saturno" The ancient name for the Italian peninsula was Saturnia, a place where the god Saturn was revered. The main celebration in ancient Rome was Saturnalia, a celebration of the god Saturn. Then there's the Temple of Saturn in Rome, constructed in 497 BC. There's even a spa town in Tuscany called Saturnia, inhabited since ancient times. This past Thursday I found myself with ninety minutes to blow before an appointment, so I drove to the nearby Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, where numerous famous local people have been laid to rest. It was such a beautiful morning. I walked through the main mausoleum where I noticed a name of a man who had passed away in 1919. His name was an interesting one: Leopoldo P. Saturno. Of course Saturno literally means "Saturn." There's an ample amount of ancient Saturnian symbolism present in the Roman Catholic Church.
Holy Cross mausoleum in Colma
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"Philip Wesley is the Beethoven of our time. His music has so much power and soul in it I have never felt music like this before. Its a shame everyone is obsessed with Pop Culture and music...this is an artist that needs more recognition." -- Bryan Raabe, YouTube user *************************
'Meet the people who still use Myspace: "It's given me so much joy"' TheGuardian.com - June 6, 2018 Once it was the biggest social network; now it’s a ghost town. But for a handful of hardcore users, Myspace remains essentialOnce it was the biggest social network; now it’s a ghost town. But for a handful of hardcore users, Myspace remains essential Almost every day, Kenneth Scalir takes a trip to the library or a cafe near his home in Sherman Oaks, California, to spend about an hour on his favourite site: Myspace. Scalir, 48, is one of a dwindling group of people still committed to what was once the most popular social networking platform in the world, with more than 100 million users at its peak. While most people have long abandoned Myspace in favour of Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, Scalir roams the digital graveyard searching for signs of life. “Myspace is such a huge part of my life. I’ve met new people I otherwise wouldn’t have met and learned about new fashions and bands,” said Scalir, who goes by KROQ Ken online because of his love for the alternative rock station. “It has given me so much joy,” he said. “When I didn’t have a girlfriend or lovers, at least I had Myspace.” Scalir joined Myspace in early 2004, about six months after the site launched. “It was real addicting,” he said. He loved how the site allowed users to customise their profiles and discover new music. In the early days, he would regularly chat to other users and in a handful of cases met up with digital friends offline.“It has given me so much joy,” he said. “When I didn’t have a girlfriend or lovers, at least I had Myspace.” Scalir joined Myspace in early 2004, about six months after the site launched. “It was real addicting,” he said. He loved how the site allowed users to customise their profiles and discover new music. In the early days, he would regularly chat to other users and in a handful of cases met up with digital friends offline. Today when Scalir logs in, it’s a different story. Although he now has more than 700,000 connections, interactions with other humans are rare. Most profiles have been abandoned. con't....
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I never cared much for facebook. I would definitely go back to MySpace if they shored it up and made it more communities oriented, instead of everybody being mixed up in everyone else's business. For example, allowing a better equivalent to the old Yahoo groups. I also thought it was fun--as I recall--when similar "groups" could conflate a bit on MySpace.
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Eaton County Courthouse in Charlotte, Michigan
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Thelema symbol: The classic Saturnian hexagram with inlaying Vehmic symbol Just as the north pole of Saturn itself features a hexagram with a five-pointed star in the middle, the symbol of Thelema features the same occultic "As above, so below" symbolism. A Unicursal hexagram with what looks to me as a Listian five-petaled rose at the center. ************
The Tailsman of Saturn
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Thelema seal with a standard pentagram at the center
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The north pole of Saturn itself
A five-pointed star, inside of a hexagram "cube," inside of a circle of nature. The same as the Thelemic seal above it!
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'What is the Future of Thelema?' By Soror - ThelemicUnion.com - February 10, 2019 Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. For a movement born in 1904, one might think we’d have grown a bit larger by now… Yes, we have Organizations. There are Festivals. There are very serious Conferences with lots of Powerpoints, which have citations and probably too much text in them. We’ve got fancy books that smell nice, and give our homes the illusion of decor. But even so, in these dark times, there are not that many lights on the horizon to guide us toward Destiny. Yes, I know, there are many groups out there that consider themselves “Thelemic”. There are plenty of Orders that advertise online, for sure. It is doubtful how many of these groups have more than 5 or 10 members, though. If we are serious, there are not many Thelemic organizations that have more than 1,000 members, and even my local knitting club has more members than that. There are probably 5 churches within your zip code that boast more members than that. And we can say maybe a small handful internationally have these numbers. I think we must admit this is rather insignificant. This is in light of our Prophet’s outsized influence on popular culture since he has been haunting the streets of London. Crowley’s infamous personality commands great attention at regular intervals — even now, there’s regularly some movie or show that has some strange connection to him — but it hasn’t really lead to any kind of substantial Thelemic Movement. con't....
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'The 10 Best Washington Wineries To Visit' CWA Staff - CaliforniaWineryAdvisor.com - January 2018 So why are we writing about Washington wineries? Even though we are the California Winery Advisor, our interest in great wine extends well beyond the borders of the state. We are always looking for unique wine tasting experiences to share with you, so we decided to take an in-depth look at Washington's wine country and the best Washington State wineries. We called on a local expert to provide you with this great overview of Washington’s wine country. We hope this motivates you to book a trip to the beautiful Pacific Northwest wine country. As always, use our list of wineries as a starting point. When you decide on the region or regions you plan to visit, you can reach out to us for more wine tasting suggestions.
Washington Wine Country Make room, Napa Wineries – your West Coast family tree is spreading its crooked-vine branches wider and wider with each new year. Reaching the farthest points of the Pacific Northwest with 350-plus vineyards and about 900 wineries, the rootstocks of Washington State dig deep, firmly planting itself as the second-largest premium wine producer in America. con't....
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Many are probably still unaware that the Pacific Northwest is one of the nations major wine growing regions. Actually, this wine growing climate also includes the southern part of British Columbia.
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Actual view of downtown SF from Twin Peaks
Blog Talk TV memories Blog Talk TV was a live video streaming site which allowed users to broadcast more-or-less whatever they wanted to live. It also saved the content, but it was very different than YouTube. BlogTalkTV is different than the current political program of the same name, and different than BlogTalkRadio. It was set up for users to enter a channel room and chat. I remember years ago of visiting the site and having some memorable experiences. I remember a 39 year old woman who was a dead ringer for Audrey Hepburn, only she did not look a day older than 19! She was rather doll-like without coming off as artificial, and she had great mood and energy. She had guests on in a conference type setup where you could see both of them at the same time. Then there was "Venetian Princess" from Boston, who made YouTube videos for children and young teens, and there was a lot of them for her streams. There were authors who would live stream, which was interesting. I recall one late evening I ran into a teenage boy from Twin Peaks who was live streaming from a window at about 800 ft. elevation with a good view of downtown San Francisco. I was also at about the same elevation from San Bruno Mountain to the south. His dimly lit makeshift studio on top of a closed piano actually reminded me of an after hours radio studio. There was usually about ten people in that channel room. It reminded me of my late father back in the CB radio days, speaking to people from various locales... including Twin Peaks. Blog Talk TV is now YouNow.com, although I don't know if it's the same as before. I suppose that BlogTalkTV wasn't all that much different than the YouTube live streams. Maybe it was just such a new concept back at that time. *************************
Young Neanderthal woman by Tom Björklund
A very curious portrait. Despite her different features--non-Human apparently--she could walk down the street in an American city unnoticed today. Given the same life conditions, would she think and speak the same? Would she possess great physical strength? Could she be your trusted friend? Would you trust her to babysit your child? I'm guessing essentially "yes" to these questions.
Below, a couple more of Tom Björklund's many thoughtful Neanderthal artworks. There are actually a number of non-Human types around the world who have bred with Humans in the deep past, such as the Denosovans in Asia. In other words, virtually all Humans have non-Human admixture.
There has been much evidence, chiefly from burial sites, that Neanderthals were actually a warm and close-knit people; far from the image of mindless brutes.
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A Flag for Michigan's Upper Peninsula "This is a flag I designed for Michigan's Upper Peninsula after discussion about it on r/yooper. It is a Scandanavian cross, which I felt appropriate in light of both the taiga biome and the large portion of Yoopers of Scandanavian / Finlander ancestry. "The color scheme of Green on Blue gives the impression of land surrounded by water, which is fairly apt for a peninsula. The copper fimbriation representative of the copper mining that once was the primary industry of the peninsula. "The blue field, as well, adds a touch of connection to Michigan's flag, with its blue field. "I have an album with a few of the designs I had come up with beside this, including an inversion of the blue and green as seen on this cross, a blue/green bisected minimalist flag, the same with an outline of the UP on it, and the UP in green on a blue field." -- JudasCrinitus, Reddit User
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