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Daviess County Barbeque Sauce

I have looked and looked and looked and finally found a real, honest-to-goodness Daviess County Barbecue Mutton recipe, including the sauce, which is used on pork, beef, and chicken, too.  Owensboro, my hometown, is the home of the International Bluegrass Museum and Interna …

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So, You Think You're Funny? Prove It! (Rel. 3.0)

As we spool up for the elections this place is starting to see a lot of the silliness (Not funny, just silly) of the last presidential election cycle.  I'm already seeing the familiar animosity, the making up stories and using any POS internet sighting as a reliable source. …

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CoH Explained: The Next Step - Reporting Tools.

Newsvine has tools that the users can use to report Articles/Seeds or Comments that are in violation of The Code of Honor or User Agreement.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Six. A Proposed Revision.

It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Five

In this exhaustive series exploring the history and meaning of the Code of Honor, we will now look at Article Five, the final article of the Newsvine Code of Honor. Article five of the Code of Honor first appeared in the 2008 revision.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Four

In this ongoing series exploring the history and meaning of the Code of Honor, we will now look at Article Four, which governs the proper methods for posting articles and seeds on Newsvine, as well as moderating your column. Many comments led to the formation of the rules of …

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Three

In this continuing series exploring the history and meaning of the Code of Honor, we will now look at Article Three, which governs the proper methods for presenting information on Newsvine, covering such topics as headlines, clipping, tags, news types and classification.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article Two

In this continuing series exploring the history and meaning of the Code of Honor, we will now look at Article Two, which is essentially a prohibition on advertising, but not just advertising in the traditional sense.

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The Code of Honor Explained: Article One

This is not an attempt to claim or assume any authority on Newsvine, and should not be construed as such. Rather, it is written with the goal of clarifying what I see everyday - misconceptions about the meaning and application of the First Article of the Newsvine Code of Honor.

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Shades of Gray? Or are we letting the media decide Politics?

The more I see what passes for the news these days, regardless of channel, it seems that the MSM has decided that there are two political groups in this country.  Liberals and Conservatives.  The more I consider this, the more I see wrong with it.  We discussed thi …

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Welcome to Spikegary's Video Music Blog and 'Say the Secret Word and Win the Admiration of Your Friends and fans'!

Lets have some FUN sharing our favorite music videos AND playing "Groucho's Say The Secret Word".

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When you think YOU aren't Being Treated Fairly.......

......Just think about our Canadian brothers and sisters-this is their view of Mt.

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It's Rottlady's Birthday! Everyone sing along!

What else can anyone say?  Happy Birthday to one of the very nicest Viners out there!  So, everyone join in and sing along!  P.S.

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The Adirondacks, The Family Place and the Next Generation - Foto Friday

  Well, we're at the Family pLace once again-beautiful day driving here, then got to spend some time with the great nieces (4) and the great nephew (1)  First time I met the twins......we are all dispersed thorughout the state.  I hope you have a great 4th of July …

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Mini-VineMeet Complete-the Next Chapter of Augur and Spike

Here we are in Willoughby, Ohio for my daughter's softball tournament and luckily enough for me, my friend Augur Well lives well, not exactly close, but not exactly far away and we were able to meet again this year.  One of those people that is just very easy to talk to and …

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North of the Border - Calgary in the Spring (Foto Friday)

I had the pleasure of attneding the 43rd Annual International Snowmobile Congress last week held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  We flew in form Tornto and saw the snow still deep in the Canadian Rockies before landing.  We were able to spend some time walking around Cal …

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The French think We're treating Strauss-Kahn Unfairly

My first thought-so what? He is being treated the same (well, he is in a private room at Rikers) as anyone else, hi born or low born, gets treated when accused of a violent crime in the United States.  The key:  being in the United States.  He does not have di …

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What Would Your Last Sentence Be?

Picked up this idea off the local morning radio show-if you were on your deathbed, what would your last sentence be?  What would you say to those around you?  Would it be profound?  Would it be funny?  Would it be mundane? So, here's the task: Sum up what you  …

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Who Would it be and Why?

If you could spend an afternoon comfortably sitting on 2 chaises on a private oceanfront beach talking with ANYONE FAMOUS (throughout history, living or deceased) WHO would it be and why?

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Washington D.C. Visit

I was in Washingotn D.C. from Saturday through yesterday on a lobbying trip. Been a few years (I used to live there) since the last time I visited. Just happened to be there while the Cherry Blossoms were in full bloom. I hope you enjoy the pictures.....

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To The Dude that Tried to Rob Me Last Night

I remembered this while reading Frozen North's, Craig's List missive titled 'To the Dude(s) that's Banging my wife' Seed.

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Things That Make You Go 'Hmmm' - Do You Have Some?

My friend that often gives me ideas that end up turinging into articles. On this one, we are wondering about 'Things I've been wondering about lately' Maybe you have some to share too?

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Foto Friday - It's (s)no Fun!

We had a big warm up here last week-50 degress at one point....yesterday morning was snow flurries, then turned to rain, then late last night it got cold and by the time I got up, it was a blizzard! And I just happened to be off today....so, with camera in hand and my snowmobil …

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Iran Heading Towards Revolution - Should the U.S. Remain Silent?

I have been following Dennis McCann's article on the protests swelling the streets of cities in Iran, originally held in support of Egypt and Tunisia, that has developed into a revival of the Green Movement, originally focused on toppling the allegedly improperly elected presdie …

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