The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame recognizes the accomplishments of individuals who have demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements to the benefit of the Canadian mining industry.This year, the CMHF 2015 inductee films took us across Canada, covering over 8000 km and into the lives of four adventurers whose stories we got to learn and share.To read the full blog post:http://silverpoint.ca/2015/...Read More
Join Tre for another Style Coaching Session with his client, Rachael Watson, aka "Rae the Galvanizer".In this session, Tre assigns Rae the task of picking out outfits based upon what she has learned in their coaching sessions.How'd she do?Well, you have to tune in to find out!Read More
Israel spied on Iran's nuclear talks with the United States — and used the information to undermine the Obama administration's position with the GOP-led Congress, according to an explosive report in The Wall Street Journal… A senior official in [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu's office fired back, calling the allegations "utterly false" in an interview...Read More
Israel spied on Iran's nuclear talks with the United States — and used the information to undermine the Obama administration's position with the GOP-led Congress, according to an explosive report in The Wall Street Journal… A senior official in [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu's office fired back, calling the allegations "utterly false" in an interview...Read More
[U]nder the United States' UCC code (uniform commercial code) as long as bitcoins are treated as general intangibles, no high value investor can be sure that an angry Tony Soprano won't show up one day to claim that the bitcoins they thought they received in a completely unencumbered manner are actually his. – FT Alphaville Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency allegedly invented by one "...Read More
[U]nder the United States' UCC code (uniform commercial code) as long as bitcoins are treated as general intangibles, no high value investor can be sure that an angry Tony Soprano won't show up one day to claim that the bitcoins they thought they received in a completely unencumbered manner are actually his. – FT Alphaville Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency allegedly invented by one "...Read More
Outlander's Jamie Fraser (played by Sam Heughan) is all kinds of sexy, from his kilts to his smoldering gaze. In today's POPSUGAR Rush, we count down all the ways this hot Scot has everyone drooling. POPSUGAR Girls' Guide is your guide to living your '20s in style! We cover everything from DIY fashion and beauty, pop culture and comedy, recipes and food trends, celebrity news, and more.We also LOV...Read More
Outlander's Jamie and Claire Fraser may be married in the mid-18th century, but what would happen if they ended up single *today*? We're guessing they'd end up on Tinder or Okcupid, just like the rest of us! On today's POPSUGAR Rush, I sat down with Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe to find out what their characters' online dating profiles would look like. One hint:Jamie's occupation would say: "Hig...Read More
The saga continues as Bill builds the ore Train for Telluride.This train will not leave town until the next session. As the ops session continues I notice a train coming in to Trout Lake on the upper level.I change venues for a bit while Bill grabs a Canadian Water Tower.Read More
The political push for labeling genetically engineered foods is spreading across the country. Groups in more than 20 states are pushing local initiatives. Now Congress could step in, and scuttle all of them. A bipartisan bill to be introduced today by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and Rep G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) would bar states from requiring the labeling of foods derived from genetically modified...Read More
The political push for labeling genetically engineered foods is spreading across the country. Groups in more than 20 states are pushing local initiatives. Now Congress could step in, and scuttle all of them. A bipartisan bill to be introduced today by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) and Rep G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) would bar states from requiring the labeling of foods derived from genetically modified...Read More
House Members Target Patriot Act with "Surveillance State Repeal Act" … U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis., photo on left) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who are seeking to repeal the PATRIOT Act in its entirety and combat any legal provisions that amount to American spying, unveiled their Surveillance State Repeal Act on Tuesday. – New AmericanDominant Social Theme: We need...Read More
Study Finds No Link Between Military Suicide Rate and Deployments … In 2013, a former combat videographer, Kathryn Robinson, described trying to get her life back on track after her return from Iraq left her with P.T.S.D. and thoughts of suicide. – New York TimesDominant Social Theme: Military service doesn't cause depression. Well … it's complicated.Free-Market Analysis:...Read More
House Members Target Patriot Act with "Surveillance State Repeal Act" … U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis., photo on left) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who are seeking to repeal the PATRIOT Act in its entirety and combat any legal provisions that amount to American spying, unveiled their Surveillance State Repeal Act on Tuesday. – New AmericanDominant Social Theme: We need...Read More
Study Finds No Link Between Military Suicide Rate and Deployments … In 2013, a former combat videographer, Kathryn Robinson, described trying to get her life back on track after her return from Iraq left her with P.T.S.D. and thoughts of suicide. – New York TimesDominant Social Theme: Military service doesn't cause depression. Well … it's complicated.Free-Market Analysis:...Read More
Why are interest rates so low? … The Fed's ability to affect real rates of return, especially longer-term real rates, is transitory and limited. Except in the short run, real interest rates are determined by a wide range of economic factors, including prospects for economic growth—not by the Fed. – Ben Bernanke's BlogDominant Social Theme: Let us be educated about money b...Read More
IRS chief to GOP: You can't abolish us … The IRS commissioner on Tuesday brushed aside GOP proposals to abolish his agency, insisting the U.S. would have to have a tax collector one way or another. "You can call them something other than the IRS if that made you feel better," the agency's chief, John Koskinen, said after a speech at the National Press Club. Republicans have...Read More
Why are interest rates so low? … The Fed's ability to affect real rates of return, especially longer-term real rates, is transitory and limited. Except in the short run, real interest rates are determined by a wide range of economic factors, including prospects for economic growth—not by the Fed. – Ben Bernanke's BlogDominant Social Theme: Let us be educated about money b...Read More
IRS chief to GOP: You can't abolish us … The IRS commissioner on Tuesday brushed aside GOP proposals to abolish his agency, insisting the U.S. would have to have a tax collector one way or another. "You can call them something other than the IRS if that made you feel better," the agency's chief, John Koskinen, said after a speech at the National Press Club. Republicans have...Read More