| Animals and birds were insecure during the storm and sought refuge wherever they could. Here are two examples of that happening. They named the hawk "Harvey" and now have 5 status updates on Harvey posted on Youtube. | |
Here are early storm videos that I thought you might like to see. Interesting stuff happening that many of us have not seen! Harv
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a JL production My Hometown . . . and your's too!
Despite foreign languages excerpts, this is worth watching. Great background music!
Who knew? JL a JL production Thanks to Nitka's link about the old Mirro Aluminum plant, I thought you might be interested in the history of Manitowoc as well. JL Ole' Manti! Who knew? . . . JL A Nick Nitka Publication |
| The Mirro building was constructed in 1909 and housed the Mirro Aluminum Company until it closed in 2003. Since then, it has changed hands frequently, leaving the building a dilapidated eyesore in an area of the city many want to see as a thriving downtown. |
“Since 2003, we’ve had to look at this monstrosity every single day,” Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels said in a previous USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin article. “When tourists and visitors came in, they probably thought that this is a dying community. That is the furthest thing from the truth.”
The City of Manitowoc acquired the property in 2016 and has since been moving forward with demolition plans. Environmental remediation of the building began near the end of 2016 to remove asbestos, lead, mercury and other contaminates from the site. The demolition began mid-June 2017.
The city has budgeted $3.3 million for the project — $2.4 million through city borrowing, a $398,000 grant from the Brownfield Advisory Committee and another $500,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
A live feed to view the work being done on the building is available on the city’s - YouTube page. The city also has a page on its website, www.manitowoc.org/2051/Whats-Happening-at-Mirro, dedicated to information about the Mirro project.
The City of Manitowoc acquired the property in 2016 and has since been moving forward with demolition plans. Environmental remediation of the building began near the end of 2016 to remove asbestos, lead, mercury and other contaminates from the site. The demolition began mid-June 2017.
The city has budgeted $3.3 million for the project — $2.4 million through city borrowing, a $398,000 grant from the Brownfield Advisory Committee and another $500,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
A live feed to view the work being done on the building is available on the city’s - YouTube page. The city also has a page on its website, www.manitowoc.org/2051/Whats-Happening-at-Mirro, dedicated to information about the Mirro project.
NICK
Amazon aiming to be the dressing room in your house
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press
JUNE 20, 2017 — 4:51PM
Amazon aiming to be the dressing room in your house
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press
JUNE 20, 2017 — 4:51PM
NEW YORK — Amazon is hoping to claim more territory once held by department stores, essentially placing a dressing room in your house.
The company, which has been making a big push into selling clothes, is testing a new service that lets members of its Prime program try on styles before they put items on their charge card — at no upfront fee. Customers have seven days to decide what they like, and then pay only for what they keep. Shipments arrive in a re-sealable box with a pre-paid label for returns.
More than a million pieces of clothing and accessories are eligible, Amazon said Tuesday, including from brands like Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Theory and Levi's that are big names at the department stores.
The program differs from what department stores like Macy's and other fashion sellers offer— and even from the usual way of buying clothes on Amazon. Department store return policies for online orders can be generous, but people don't get to try things on before buying. That's been an obstacle, especially for customers concerned about fit, to get shoppers to buy clothes online. The prepaid label is an attempt to lessen the hassle of generating one, the norm with Amazon returns.
It also offers better terms than some newer businesses. Subscription service Stitch Fix, for instance, charges a styling fee of $20 and has a three-day limit for shoppers to return items. Stitch Fix said it's in a different business and its customers "love having their very own personal stylist who does the shopping for them."
Department stores, which have been struggling as customers move online, should have launched a subscription service a long time ago, said internet consultant Sucharita Mulpuru-Kodal.
"This is another attempt for Amazon to win in apparel," she said. "Why haven't the department stores done this? It's one of the reasons why they are in trouble."
And Amazon's vast logistics system that can send packages quickly to shoppers' home will make it easier for the company to offer that kind of service than its rivals could do, Mulpuru-Kodal said. She said, however, it remains to be seen how good the selection will be.
Amazon has made a concerted push into fashion through private labels like Lark & Ro that often sell for less than similar name-brand items. It's poised to surpass Macy's this year as the largest U.S. clothing seller, according to Cowen & Co. analysts. They expect Amazon to increase its share of the U.S. clothing market from 6.6 percent last year to more than 16 percent by 2021.
With Prime Wardrobe, Amazon's bidding for more loyalty from members of the program who are already getting free shipping as well as free streaming of TV shows and movies. And it may be a way to get Prime shoppers who stuck to buying electronics and books to try buying clothes from Amazon without a lot of hassle.
Prime Wardrobe works this way: Shoppers pick three or more items and have a try-on period. Items they want to discard can be dropped off at a UPS location or picked up for free. Unlike Stitch Fix, it doesn't have a stylist to pick the items for customers.
Shoppers get 10 percent off if they keep three or four items, or 20 percent off for five items or more. Mulpuru-Kodal says the discount should be an incentive for shoppers to keep some of the items.
The company, which has been making a big push into selling clothes, is testing a new service that lets members of its Prime program try on styles before they put items on their charge card — at no upfront fee. Customers have seven days to decide what they like, and then pay only for what they keep. Shipments arrive in a re-sealable box with a pre-paid label for returns.
More than a million pieces of clothing and accessories are eligible, Amazon said Tuesday, including from brands like Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Theory and Levi's that are big names at the department stores.
The program differs from what department stores like Macy's and other fashion sellers offer— and even from the usual way of buying clothes on Amazon. Department store return policies for online orders can be generous, but people don't get to try things on before buying. That's been an obstacle, especially for customers concerned about fit, to get shoppers to buy clothes online. The prepaid label is an attempt to lessen the hassle of generating one, the norm with Amazon returns.
It also offers better terms than some newer businesses. Subscription service Stitch Fix, for instance, charges a styling fee of $20 and has a three-day limit for shoppers to return items. Stitch Fix said it's in a different business and its customers "love having their very own personal stylist who does the shopping for them."
Department stores, which have been struggling as customers move online, should have launched a subscription service a long time ago, said internet consultant Sucharita Mulpuru-Kodal.
"This is another attempt for Amazon to win in apparel," she said. "Why haven't the department stores done this? It's one of the reasons why they are in trouble."
And Amazon's vast logistics system that can send packages quickly to shoppers' home will make it easier for the company to offer that kind of service than its rivals could do, Mulpuru-Kodal said. She said, however, it remains to be seen how good the selection will be.
Amazon has made a concerted push into fashion through private labels like Lark & Ro that often sell for less than similar name-brand items. It's poised to surpass Macy's this year as the largest U.S. clothing seller, according to Cowen & Co. analysts. They expect Amazon to increase its share of the U.S. clothing market from 6.6 percent last year to more than 16 percent by 2021.
With Prime Wardrobe, Amazon's bidding for more loyalty from members of the program who are already getting free shipping as well as free streaming of TV shows and movies. And it may be a way to get Prime shoppers who stuck to buying electronics and books to try buying clothes from Amazon without a lot of hassle.
Prime Wardrobe works this way: Shoppers pick three or more items and have a try-on period. Items they want to discard can be dropped off at a UPS location or picked up for free. Unlike Stitch Fix, it doesn't have a stylist to pick the items for customers.
Shoppers get 10 percent off if they keep three or four items, or 20 percent off for five items or more. Mulpuru-Kodal says the discount should be an incentive for shoppers to keep some of the items.
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Harv
Toys for boys!
As far as I know Nick Nitka is the only one in our group who is actively involved in remote flying devices. Sooo . . what do you think Nick?
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Harv
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Submission for Sucks News . . .
( JL) I'd hire her . . wouldn't you?
(Harv) Why . . yes!
Thanks . . . . Jerry!
( JL) I'd hire her . . wouldn't you?
(Harv) Why . . yes!
Thanks . . . . Jerry!
Sally Mullihan of Coral Springs, Florida decided to take one of the jobs that most Americans are not willing to do.
Sally applied for a job in a Florida lemon grove and seemed to be far too qualified for the job. She had a liberal arts degree from the University of Michigan and had worked as a social worker and a school teacher.
The foreman frowned and said, "I have to ask you, have you had any actual experience in picking lemons?
"Well, as a matter of fact, I have," she said: "I've been divorced three times, owned two Chryslers, I voted twice for George W. Bush, and once for PG Trump."
She starts work in the morning.
Sally applied for a job in a Florida lemon grove and seemed to be far too qualified for the job. She had a liberal arts degree from the University of Michigan and had worked as a social worker and a school teacher.
The foreman frowned and said, "I have to ask you, have you had any actual experience in picking lemons?
"Well, as a matter of fact, I have," she said: "I've been divorced three times, owned two Chryslers, I voted twice for George W. Bush, and once for PG Trump."
She starts work in the morning.
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JL
Driverless Cars???
Do you think Driverless cars sound like a bad idea? They're not. Check the statistics. There are many things people do well but driving, apparently, is not one of them.
Annual United States Road Crash Statistics
- Over 37,000 people die in road crashes each year
- An additional 2.35 million are injured or disabled
- Over 1,600 children under 15 years of age die each year
- Nearly 8,000 people are killed in crashes involving drivers ages 16-20
- Road crashes cost the U.S. $230.6 billion per year, or an average of $820 per person
- Road crashes are the single greatest annual cause of death of healthy U.S. citizens traveling abroad
| Development of "self driving cars" has been going on for a long time. Here is a recap! |
Go for a ride in a Tesla self driving car! This entire trip was done "driver free". When you get to the end and the driver vacates the car . . . stick with it . . . because he sends a message for the car to go park someplace. The car does that with nobody inside! Incredible! | |
Volvo Self Driving Car Goes Live On Public Roads In 2017
| Published on May 1, 2015 Volvo will have 100 Self-Driving Cars being used by the public on the road by 2017. They can only use specific routes in Self-Driving Mode but it is amazing. Volvo Drive Me XC90 2016 Self-Driving car. |
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Harv
The Electromagnetic Railgun
United States Is the Most Powerful Military In The World. When you think about largest armies in the world you will no doubt also think about the US whose army which is considered the strongest and best equipped in the world. It also has the largest military budget of $610 billion which is far larger than its closest rival China at 216 billion and is actually bigger then the next nine countries combined. The country’s army was formed way back in 1775 and since then the army of this country has come a long way. Today, it has about 1,492,200 active duty personnel. The US has the second largest army in the world and it is considered one of the best-trained and most powerfully equipped armies in the world. It has by far the most aircrafts, biggest advancement in technologies like the Navy's new rail gun, best trained human force and the world's largest nuclear arsenal.
United States Is the Most Powerful Military In The World. When you think about largest armies in the world you will no doubt also think about the US whose army which is considered the strongest and best equipped in the world. It also has the largest military budget of $610 billion which is far larger than its closest rival China at 216 billion and is actually bigger then the next nine countries combined. The country’s army was formed way back in 1775 and since then the army of this country has come a long way. Today, it has about 1,492,200 active duty personnel. The US has the second largest army in the world and it is considered one of the best-trained and most powerfully equipped armies in the world. It has by far the most aircrafts, biggest advancement in technologies like the Navy's new rail gun, best trained human force and the world's largest nuclear arsenal.
The "Railgun" is amazing.
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Harv
Today's article
is thanks to
John Torrison
is thanks to
John Torrison
A wonderful uplifting story from an 'ole guy' in The Villages
A balding, white haired man walked into a jewelry store this past Friday evening with a beautiful much younger gal at his side. He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend.
The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000 ring.
The man said, 'No, I'd like to see something more special.'
At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over. 'Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000 the jeweller said.
The lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement The old man seeing this said, 'We'll take it.'
The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the man stated, 'By check. I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll write it now and you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds; I'll pick the ring up Monday afternoon.'
On Monday morning, the jeweler angrily phoned the old man and said 'Sir...There's no money in that account.
''I know,' said the old man...
'But let me tell you about my weekend!
The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000 ring.
The man said, 'No, I'd like to see something more special.'
At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over. 'Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000 the jeweller said.
The lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement The old man seeing this said, 'We'll take it.'
The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the man stated, 'By check. I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll write it now and you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds; I'll pick the ring up Monday afternoon.'
On Monday morning, the jeweler angrily phoned the old man and said 'Sir...There's no money in that account.
''I know,' said the old man...
'But let me tell you about my weekend!
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