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Boards/Committees » Historic Preservation Commission » Minutes: March 1, 2018
Minutes: March 1, 2018
Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this regular meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 14, 2018 by delivering to the press such notice and posting same at the municipal building and filed with the office of the township clerk.
Lisa Anderson - Corresponding Secretary P
Mark Cilli A
Ronald J. Dupont Jr. - Vice Chairman P
Dan Kadish - Chairman P
Paul G. Mele A
Kristi Baldwin Raperto - liaison to the land use board P
Kirk Stephens A
Also Present - Laura Lai-Minteer, Recording Secretary
1. Open Meeting to the Public
Motion to open the meeting to the public was made by Ms. Raperto and was seconded by Mr. Dupont. All were in favor.
Jessi Paladini said she originally had come to discuss a matter that she had spoken about with Lisa Anderson in Acme for one minute. She decided, however, to set the matter aside until the HPC's April or May meeting. She complimented the recording secretary. Ms. Paladini said she had read the January 2018 minutes and said they were comprehensive, well written, and grammatically correct. Having served as the HPC recording secretary for six years, she said she was pleased that the HPC found this secretary. Ms. Paladini also complimented Mr. Kadish on his comments at the township council meeting. She said she was not there but listened to the recording and said she was very pleasantly surprised. She said he was eloquent, knowledgeable, and his comments regarding the board of education (BOE) building were excellent. She said she knows why some members have been appointed to this commission, but she said it is her hope that the other members will do the right thing and follow the statutes by which they are governed and to which they took an oath of office as the mission for the HPC. She said it is unfortunate that two of the members who really need to hear what she has to say are not here today. She said there were many mistakes in the January 11 meeting minutes. She questioned if tonight's agenda indicates corrections were being made to those minutes, and Mr. Kadish answered affirmatively.
Ms. Paladini said she was present to talk about the BOE building. She said that while some HPC members spoke very well about the building at the regular January meeting (held on the 17th), specifically, Ron, Lisa, and Dan, and were right on target, she said other members said things that shocked and appalled her. She said it is almost as if brand new members of one month, who presumably know nothing about historic preservation, and certainly not the historic preservation laws that govern this commission, did some history revisionism of the 2009 meeting, which she said she and Charlie Bates attended. She said these members even seemed to imply that there was some deception or misrepresentation. She said that the BOE that night willingly agreed to designate that building historic and that there is simply no such thing in the HPC code, in state code, that says, "Okay. We'll designate this a landmark as long as we could demolish it when we want to." Ms. Paladini said she is a little concerned that what the HPC is doing is unlawful. She said there is no provision in the law for a governing body to revoke historic landmark status simply because the prospective contract purchaser wants a guarantee that the historic landmark designation is revoked and believes it is akin to extortion. She said it is definitely unlawful for the HPC to be discussing revoking it for that reason. She said she was shocked after reading the January regular meeting minutes that a member of the commission would utter a statement like that. Mr. Kadish specified that the HPC is not responsible for revoking the ordinance; the town council would be responsible. Ms. Paladini said she understands that the HPC is not responsible for revocation but that the HPC is responsible for making a recommendation. Mr. Kadish clarified that the HPC did not make that recommendation. Ms. Paladini referred to the eight bulleted points stated in a motion and questioned it and said that the only thing that the HPC has the authority and the responsibility to do is bullet point number two, "that the site designation and the memorialization shall remain on site." She said the HPC is not allowed to talk about town center development. She said, further, the HPC is not allowed to talk about doing it for the economy of the town, etc. She said she would set it aside for now but she stated that she does not even understand the recommendation, i.e., motion. Ms. Paladini said she put a copy of the motion on Facebook today, and five or six people commented that they did not understand it, either. Ms. Paladini said Mark Cilli's and Paul Mele's comments during the January regular meeting were outrageous, if not totally contrary to the law and to the statues that govern this HPC.
Ms. Paladini's final comment was directed to Ms. Raperto. She said that Ms. Raperto has a conflict of interest and has no business whatsoever discussing this issue or taking any action on it, either here at the HPC or at the land use board (LUB). She said that Ms. Raperto's husband is a member, if not a current officer then certainly a former officer, of the fire department, the building located right next door to the BOE building, which the fire department owns. She said this fire department is in the redevelopment zone and that Ms. Raperto is in total conflict even discussing this topic. Ms. Paladini asked Ms. Raperto to recuse herself from any and all discussion on this matter here at the HPC and at the LUB meeting. Ms. Paladini said that if the town attorney says Ms. Raperto is in not conflict, Ms. Paladini will challenge it with the state of New Jersey.
Cameron Connor Minteer introduced himself as a Boy Scout of Troop 48. He said he came to talk about an Eagle Scout project that he was planning to work on for an app that would deal with the history of Vernon. He asked if he could take some notes and hear more details about it and find out if it would be acceptable for him to work on it. Mr. Kadish answered that the HPC is setting up an historic area in Glenwood that has been done by the prior commission and has many historic elements within it. Mr. Kadish said it would be nice if the HPC had a telephone app that would be indicated on the sign so that people could hear or see a presentation on their phone that explains those elements in a truncated way. He said he imagines it would not be far different from the existing presentation and said that the presentation might even be applicable to take parts of it, rework them, and perhaps use those as visual material. He said that depends on everyone who was involved giving the permission to do so. He said a large amount of the material was created by Mr. Dupont and other individuals, including a member of the public present this evening. Mr. Kadish said that this is something that the HPC can discuss. He said that Ms. Paladini just brought up the matter of conflict of interest. He told Connor that because his mother is the HPC secretary, there is a possibility of someone accusing him of nepotism. Mr. Kadish stated that, on the other hand, there is no quid pro quo. Mr. Kadish said that Connor's being able to advance in the Scouts—and the entire town would be gaining a benefit from his efforts—he supposed, would have to be resolved. Mr. Kadish said that he, too, could be accused of conflicts since he is a member of the (town) council, he is on the LUB, and he also serves on the HPC. He said those are issues that have to be ironed out in the future. He said he tries to remain as neutral as possible, and that matter will resolve itself as well. Mr. Kadish said he certainly welcomes the scout's efforts and his interest and said the HPC would like to pursue it. Connor thanked Mr. Kadish and asked for a little more information about the Glenwood historic area. Mr. Dupont asked if Connor could have a copy of the presentation. Mr. Kadish explained that one of the HPC's efforts is to review the presentation and asked if there was either a projector or a computer currently available to use to review the presentation, neither of which were available for use at the meeting. Ms. Anderson, HPC's corresponding secretary, took Connor's email address and said she would email the presentation to him. Mr. Kadish mentioned that the HPC also has a Facebook page.
Ms. Paladini said in listening to the HPC's recording from the last meeting, she heard repeatedly how the BOE building is not even historic because the architecture is so completely changed. Ms. Paladini said that Mr. Dupont brought up excellent points. She said she wanted to bring up one very important point: the BOE building is, indeed, historic because of criterion A. She said in addition to its importance to the history of the community, it was also the first centralized schoolhouse in the county in which the county redesigned how schools were organized. She said it is important to recognize that the building was important not just to Vernon but to the whole county.
Mr. Bates and Mr. Hanke
a. Location of Records
Mr. Bates said the records are kept in a room located in the same hallway as the mayor's office, said in that room is a dedicated file drawer for the HPC. Mr. Bates said he never had and never wished to have a key but that Irene (Mills) had kept the key in her desk up to this point to his knowledge, though he said he has not been involved with HPC services since December.
b. Old Ordinances
Mr. Kadish thanked them for providing the old ordinances that Mr. Dupont had requested previously.
c. HPC Records and Former Commissioners' Experience
Mr. Hanke had been an HPC commissioner for nineteen years, and Mr. Bates had been an HPC commissioner for fifteen years, nine of which he served as a chairperson. Mr. Kadish said HPC solved the problem of the wording of the Glenwood sign and the proper wording is included in the presentation and said he believes Mr. Dupont added some information to the presentation. Mr. Mr. Dupont answered Mr. Kadish that Ms. Paladini primarily did the Methodist Church sign but that other members might have had input. Mr. Kadish asked if they had that wording to put in an ordinance and whether they put in the order. Mr. Bates said that during his time served on the HPC he had initiated the wording for that sign and that Laura Pettinato, who was the chairperson up until December 2017, also added pieces to it, to his knowledge. He said he believes that Ms. Pettinato and Ms. Paladino worked together to come up with additional pieces. Mr. Bates said if it is not accurate, he could be corrected on it, to which Ms. Paladino replied that he is correct. He said that even though he was no longer the HPC chairperson, he had volunteered at the October HPC meeting to go forward with Irene Mills to start the process of getting a sign for the Vernon United Methodist Church's (VUMC) property in conjunction with the Episcopal Church's property. He said only the cemeteries are conjoined, and the HPC was not addressing any of the structures, i.e., churches, on the properties and that the HPC was only addressing the two cemeteries. He said he does not know the status of this project but said he has his copy, which is incomplete, that he initiated with the HPC. Mr. Kadish asked how the HPC could obtain the completed copy, and Mr. Bates said that unless he heard otherwise, he is assuming that Ms. Pettinato could provide it. Ms. Paladini then said that she could send the completed copies to the HPC.
Mr. Hanke said in the paperwork he had sent is a list with the procedure to memorialize either a property or a structure, which he described as a lengthy process. Mr. Bates offered to share documents with the HPC he has containing codes dating up to 2011. Mr. Kadish stated that he thinks a number of HPC members are concerned that the redevelopment zone does not have any mention of the historic element. Mr. Bates asked for identification of that zone for clarification for himself and Mr. Hanke. Mr. Kadish explained the zone is the town center, somewhat expanded. He said there are several people who have requested to have a waiver to eliminate them from the redevelopment zone, including Dairy Queen and several residential houses going up the other street on the north side, and maybe a few more lots. Mr. Kadish said he hopes the township identifies some of the historic buildings within the zone and that it can move forward to produce some kind of protection. He said it is his feeling that if an owner purchases an historic building, it is clear that a benchmark for historic designation should be used. Mr. Kadish stated that we have at least the semblance of character in the middle of town in which those buildings being demolished would be an absolute tragedy, regardless of owners' rights. He said he thinks the town should have a cultural consciousness that would at least consider the whole issue before any action be taken. He believes it is a very important issue and said it is sad that the town has already lost too many buildings. He said the HPC will need to approach the planning board, and that Ms. Raperto's role as liaison will be to participate, regardless of her own positive or negative opinions about the matter. Mr. Kadish requested that Ms. Anderson, Ms. Raperto, and Mr. Dupont take on the responsibility of forming a subcommittee tasked with presenting to both the LUB and the town council the objectives of the HPC's message to both bodies. He said he thought they would be a good choice and it is coincidental that they are present tonight when the others are not. Mr. Kadish said that Mr. Dupont has already made some identifications for those buildings that the HPC really must consider. He said the town planner has identified only four, one of which was the BOE building. Mr. Kadish said that he thinks there are many more that deserve consideration. He said he thinks it will be a challenge but that the HPC's message should be succinct, clear, and focused to the purpose of having a history element within the master plan. He thought the HPC should avoid who the current characters are at this point. He believes we all know that we need development to offset the commercial ratable base versus the residential responsibilities, especially in consideration of what is happening with Mountain Creek and the sewer debt. He said this discussion will be a new business agenda item.
Mr. Bates said he has lots of paperwork created over time serving the HPC and that there is a whole lot more but that he synthesized it to probably what everybody should be working on or thinking about. He said it runs from Glenwood to High Breeze to the VUMC cemetery and reminded members that the Episcopal cemetery is already a preserved site but not yet memorialized. Mr. Bates said they were working on many sites. He said an important thing members should know is having another HPC member as a buddy to bounce things off of when not meeting is essential. He and Mr. Hanke are close and still talk about HPC matters now because their lives revolved around it for many years. Mr. Bates said while there was no money to move forward, one of the things that members had discussed doing while he was on the HPC was having an area on Church Street, that lack-of-vacancy area north of the electrical business, where some of those houses that were in some state of disrepair could be considered for movement to another site for the purpose of memorialization on the new site. He said there have been a variety of mayors and town councils during his time with the HPC, but all of those years had been spent in discussion with those appropriate bodies to be able to move forward with it. He said having said that, and while the reality is that it takes money to be able to move that concept forward, Mr. Bates still believes the concept is a viable one and certainly should be put on the table for consideration as time goes on. He said maybe there are grants or looking into what other towns have done along those lines to be able to salvage, memorialize, and preserve those types of buildings. Mr. Bates said we should consider for the historic nature of Vernon Township exclusively. Mr. Kadish said that in Warwick, these types of houses are rented out, Baird's Tavern, etc., rehabilitated inside, then reused in their historical condition. Mr. Bates said that when a site is being memorialized or preserved, the inside of the structure is not what is of interest or the HPC's business; he said the exterior is the always HPC's interest. He added that the structure does not necessary have to be a hundred years old. Instead, he said, a significant development could have occurred there, and an example of that would be the (Sea) Captain's House next to Acme. Mr. Bates said the Winans' railroad truck concept was put together in the attic, which is a significant event that allowed the transportation system not only in Vernon Township but vis-a-vis Bailey's Farm right after the Civil War. Mr. Hanke explained that the railroad truck is the four wheels that are located on either end of the car. He said that prior to these cars having four wheels, they had a single axle, front and back, so they were limited to the size of the curve that the train could go around. He said when it changed to a truck with four wheels that had springs in them as well as a center pivot point, it meant the train cars could go around a sharper curve and negotiate more track area than before. Mr. Dupont mentioned that Winans' sons built the railroad from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Mr. Bates reiterated that these examples highlight that while something could be historic and be a hundred years old, something does not necessarily have to be something historic in terms of age. Rather, he said, something could be historic as a result of an historic development or event that occurred on that site. Mr. Bates said to look at some of the things the HPC previously did: Mastodon Lake, and the original post office adjacent to the chapel of the old Episcopal Church. He said these are significant events that occurred and people that formulated these concepts and ideas, and he said he feels it is the responsibility of the HPC members to be able to accept and move forward with them.
Mr. Bates said that something that he and Mr. Hanke started and remained with while others flowed in and out of the commission is the concept of historicity in Vernon Township. Mr. Kadish told Mr. Bates and Mr. Hanke that their input is always welcomed, and he encouraged them to come back if they wished to do so. Mr. Bates said Mr. Dupont would have more updated information, but Mr. Bates said he had the information on the Glenwood site that was approved by the LUB and the town council. He said he also has the original application for the cemetery of the VUMC. He said he literally had pieces of information that one member or the other had sought to get additional information, including the Walker/Drew estate. Mr. Bates said the HPC never moved forward with these, and added that these were pieces of information that either came their way or that the HPC pursued. He said the parties that owned those pieces of property did not want to continue or are in a state of thinking about wanting to go forward. He said there are artifacts on the Stewart House, which are located across the street from Mountain Creek. Mr. Bates said the HPC pursued mines located north of Route 94. He said there is an Indian cave right across Route 94, which he has visited. He cautioned to stay away in the springtime because bears are known to inhabit it, and to travel in groups. He said he has the history of Vernon village. Mr. Bates said he has the information pertaining to all of the sites that the HPC memorialized. He pointed to folders he brought with him and said that he is giving them all to the HPC. Mr. Kadish informed Mr. Bates that the owner of the Walker estate on Sand Hill Road (Vernon Valley Farm), Kirk Stevens, is a member of the HPC, and that the HPC will pursue it. Mr. Bates said he was not aware of that but that he had spoken only once to Ms. Walker with Ms. Paladini a couple of years ago, Ms. Walker indicated that she wanted to think about it but wanted to develop her farm a bit before considering the HPC's proposal. Mr. Bates said that a lot of hard work was done to work together with the board of education at the time and the HPC members at the time to go forward with the acceptance of the application for the memorialization purposes of the BOE building on Route 515. He said whatever politically has or is going to occur, he will not address. Mr. Bates said it was a concept that the HPC developed during his time as chairperson that the BOE building would eventually be a kiosk for Vernon Township and discussed with HPC members at the time up until the fall of 2017. He said HPC members had discussed the BOE building becoming a housing area for the Historical Society, a housing area for the HPC, and also the accompanying museum. He said it was all to be in one location where all of this history and these issues regarding memorialization would be right there at hand. He said he will always think that this is a viable alternative than its demolition. Mr. Bates said he is available if any of the current HPC member have questions. Mr. Kadish said that he hopes that Mr. Bates makes his ideas available to the town council. Ms. Anderson said that she only served on the HPC for a few months with Mr. Bates and Mr. Hanke but that she very much respected all of their knowledge and hard work and she expressed her wish that they were still members of the HPC. Mr. Bates thanked Ms. Anderson and told her that he came in with no knowledge when he was a new HPC member fifteen years ago and that he did a lot of research. He said he was the chairperson and Mr. Hanke, who was knowledgeable, was vice chairperson. Working closely together as friends is how they did it. Mr. Hanke suggested getting the New Jersey Herald, especially the Sunday edition, so that members could read the historical section about the county because a lot of it, he said, centers around Vernon. It also has a listing of things that happened fifty years ago or even more than a hundred years ago, so that members could compare how things relate from decade to decade.
2. Close Meeting to the Public
Motion to close the meeting to the public was made by Ms. Raperto and was seconded by Mr. Dupont. There were no objections.
Review of the Minutes
January 11, 2018—Special Worksession for All. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Mr. Dupont and seconded by Ms. Anderson. All were in favor.
January 11, 2018—Special HPC Worksession—HPC. After discussion and changes were made, motion to approve the minutes was made by Mr. Dupont and was seconded by Ms. Anderson. All were in favor.
February 1, 2108—Regular Meeting. After discussion and changes were made, motion to approve the minutes was made by Ms. Raperto and seconded by Ms. Anderson. All were in favor.
Resolution 18-01 and Resolution 18-02
Mr. Kadish pointed out that 18-01 and 18-02 reflected information related to the town council, so in terms of the official newspaper resolution and the official schedule for the year, he replaced anything reflecting the town council with the historic preservation commission and removed the section about executive session because he does not believe the HPC is qualified to have executive sessions. Motion to approve the resolutions was made by Ms. Raperto and seconded by Ms. Anderson. All were in favor.
1. Mission Statement
Mr. Kadish said he believed the HPC had a mission statement in the '90s but has not seen it. He said he believes the HPC should develop one. Mr. Kadish asked Ms. Paladini if she has a set of bylaws, to which she answered that she does not but that there is a statement of intended purposes, and the establishment of the historic preservation commission, and the designation of historic landmarks. Ms. Paladini offered to send the information to the HPC, and Mr. Kadish asked her to forward the documents to the recording secretary. Mr. Dupont verified that the HPC was taking what is stated in legalistic terms in the codes and ordinances and distilling it into something that can be put out.
2. Formation of Three-Member Subcommittee
Mr. Kadish replied affirmatively that this three-member HPC subcommittee was being created to respond to the LUB regarding the redevelopment plan. Ms. Anderson pointed out that Mr. Dupont had already written a letter, but Mr. Dupont said that was him writing personally and had nothing to do with the HPC.
3. BOE Response to Ordinance 18-11
Ms. Anderson asked if Mr. Kadish wanted them to come up with something to go and tell them, and Mr. Kadish said he thinks a position should be stated publicly. The next LUB meeting is on March 14, and the town council meeting is on March 12. Mr. Kadish said he does not see how the LUB can take it up unless the second reading occurs and has public input on March 12. He said he thinks they should prepare a statement for that night, March 12. Mr. Kadish explained that the town council passed an ordinance to undo the past ordinance, first reading, and that they need a certain number of days before they can pass the second reading.
4. Attending Meetings
Town Council, March 12; Land Use Board, March 14; Town Council, March 26.
5. Town Center Redevelopment Zone and Historic Elements
Ms. Raperto clarified that Mr. Kadish was asking the subcommittee to put together something for the LUB before the March 14 LUB meeting to present at that meeting. Mr. Kadish asked if the redevelopment zone issue of having historic elements was being taken up at the March 14 meeting or whether or not it already occurred. Ms. Raperto said they were going to come back and make adjustments for those residents and that was not reviewed yet. Ms. Anderson got clarification that the LUB needs to hear the HPC's recommendations for having historic preservation listed in the Redevelopment Plan. Mr. Kadish said that it was in the motion the HPC passed to the LUB that there is a certain responsibility for anyone considering the redevelopment zone to consider its historic elements. Mr. Kadish said the HPC was instructed tonight that that was not the HPC's responsibility, but Mr. Kadish disagreed and said he thinks it is the HPC's responsibility. Ms. Paladini interjected that, yes, it is the HPC's responsibility to discuss the historic element, and that was not what she said. Ms. Paladini said that she still does not think Ms. Raperto could be on the redevelopment committee. She said that the fire department gets taxpayer funds from the governing body, her husband is an officer of the fire department, and the fire department is within the redevelopment zone, which, she believes, is a clear conflict of interest. Mr. Kadish said if Ms. Paladini has an issue with Ms. Raperto's appointed position, the appropriate person to direct her concerns are to the mayor. Ms. Paladini said she would send it to Trenton. Mr. Kadish said agenda items number three through five include two necessary tasks ahead of the HPC: 1) the redevelopment zone, 2) BOE building and the HPC's position.
1. Glenwood Presentation
Review. Ms. Anderson had emailed the presentation to all HPC members. Mr. Kadish said the HPC will take care of the rest of the details of these two signs. Ms. Anderson got clarification that it should be noted that Laura Pettinato was the past chairperson. Mr. Dupont said the sign is a general idea of what it would be and not a final design but he said he did not really know, and Ms. Anderson said she thought she recalled Mr. Dupont responding that the sign was a mockup and not the real sign. Mr. Kadish said the HPC members would review the presentation again to see if it needs improvement.
2. Order Sign
Ms. Anderson asked how does the HPC go about ordering a sign for Glenwood. Mr. Kadish said the HPC went through that with Mr. Bates and Ms. Pettinato the last time in November or December and that it goes through Irene. Mr. Kadish added that Irene takes care of everything for all signs. Mr. Dupont said that the Sewah company can do various types of signs. Mr. Kadish said the first step is wording, and the second step is choosing the model and size.
3. Farmland Historic Area
This agenda item was not discussed.
4. Methodist/St. Thomas Signs
Mr. Dupont said he had sent wording for the Methodist Church sign. Mr. Kadish said he talked to Mr. Bates about the other issue that needs to be pursued. Mr. Kadish said he can contact Ms. Adam and ask her to approach the trustees. He said certainly the personnel there should be consulted before anything is done. Ms. Paladini interjected and she had already sent that information to the HPC in December. Mr. Kadish responded that he was not aware that it was completed because he said when speaking with Mr. Bates, it appeared he did not know if it was done. Ms. Paladini answered that Mr. Bates walked out of the meeting, disgusted. Mr. Kadish said he has not approached Irene on the matter. Ms. Paladini said that Sewah emailed her about a week ago and asked her if the HPC was proceeding with the sign, and she said she told them she has nothing to do with it. She said they already have the wording and that the design and everything was already picked out. Ms. Paladini said that HPC had said it would pay half of the cost of the sign in December so that the budgeted money for the year was not lost. Mr. Kadish said he sent HPC members the Facebook link for Sewah Studios. Mr. Kadish stated that he would contact Irene tomorrow about the sign.
Placement. Mr. Kadish said he thought the HPC would need to consult Nancy Adam's and Mr. Bates' connections because it is their property, unless it was placed on the easement, which would be another matter.
Review of Land Use Board (LUB) Applications
1. LU #2-18: Hotel Resort Condo
The commission reviewed this application. Mr. Kadish mentioned that electronic signs, scrolling signs, are not allowed in the ordinances. Mr. Dupont moved to report to the LUB that the commission has found no historical element within this application, and Ms. Anderson seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes: Mr. Dupont, Ms. Anderson
Abstentions: Ms. Raperto, Mr. Kadish
Nays: None
2. L U# 12-17-6: Robert & Joanne Shuppon - Block 82, Lots 2 & 7.02 - Minor Subdivision
The commission reviewed this application. Ms. Anderson moved to report to the LUB that the commission has found no historic elements to consider within this application, and Mr. Dupont seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mr. Dupont, Ms. Anderson, Mr. Kadish
Abstentions: Ms. Raperto
Ms. Raperto said that she realizes she is one of the newer members of the HPC . She said that there at times there are people from the public (who were HPC members) that will have information that the HPC does not have because those people from the public were HPC members for a long time. She said that other boards and things that she is involved with have a section for public comment, and if they are not spoken to during that time they cannot speak during the meeting at other times. Mr. Kadish said the prior HPC had the comments open to the public the entire time. Ms. Raperto said that is fine if the HPC chooses to do so but wanted clarification then on the purpose of voting to close to the public. Mr. Kadish said that Mr. Bates and Mr. Hanke were listed on the agenda, to which Ms. Raperto agreed. Ms. Anderson said that the HPC members are the commissioners and that there is a public speaking portion. She said she thinks that if the public speaks during the meeting, they are not commissioners. Ms. Raperto suggested having it open to the public for items on the agenda and then later on opening the meeting again to the public for items not on the agenda. Mr. Kadish said the members could also close it to the public and then open it up again to the public not at the end but at any time during the meeting. Ms. Anderson said that is true, but in looking through old minutes, she said it seemed to her that there were more opinions and voices from the public than there were from some commissioners, and they were not sworn in. Ms. Raperto said she does not have a problem with it. However, she said her concern is that there are a lot of public feelings about the HPC as well as the HPC members, and she said she felt that kind of rein would cause problems as time goes on. Mr. Kadish said there have been problems at town council meetings where individuals have spoken out at any time they wish, which becomes disruptive. Mr. Kadish said that as chair of the HPC, if that occurs at the HPC, the issue is to be addressed with him, not with the disruptive members of the public.
HPC Chairperson
Mr. Kadish said he would be happy to hand the gavel to anybody who has an interest in being the HPC chairperson and hoped that it would take place at some time in the future. Ms. Anderson said she is too new and not qualified. She said that perhaps down the road after she learns more she would consider chairing, but right now she said she does not know enough.
The Ordinance
Ms. Anderson said she wants to speak about the BOE response to the ordinance. Mr. Kadish said to be certain to be clear and to separate each one of these issues because, he said, the BOE has nothing to do with the ordinance. Ms. Anderson clarified that she wants to speak about the ordinance to de-memorialize. She said she feels that if that goes through, then, "why are we here?" Mr. Kadish said he believes that has been expressed by other members. Ms. Anderson questioned why the HPC should memorialize if the town council and the LUB or the planning board is going to say, "no, we're just going to erase history."
Ms. Raperto said that this goes with getting more involved at the state level, referring to the HPC becoming a Certified Local Government (CLG). She said then the HPC could have a bit more of a say and be taken more seriously. Mr. Kadish said another approach is for the HPC to take a look at the state structure that sets up the historic commission. In other words, he said he would rather be positive about the HPC's responsibilities than negative. He said he does not see anything that can be accomplished by resigning other than making a political message and is useless regarding the HPC's objective, which is to raise the consciousness and the need for history in our town. He said he does not want to lead members down the wrong path or shut down discussion, but his opinion is that the HPC has two things to do: 1) make conscious of the HPC's responsibilities to the state direction, 2) on the negative side, if all of these historic buildings were torn down, imagine what kind of town would we have. He said we have a town now without a design vision, with the only directive being that we need more commercial. Therefore, he said, he feels the HPC needs to talk succinctly about its responsibilities along with what are their (town council's) responsibilities. Mr. Kadish said if one person on the town council is swayed, then the HPC has gained the objective of keeping the ordinance in place. He agreed with Ms. Anderson that "it would completely emasculate anything that has to do with the historical ordinance or commission if that's done," i.e., if the ordinance to revoke the historic designation happens. Ms. Anderson said she also thinks the BOE building was memorialized because there were facts that show that it was historic. She said if it is de-memorialized, then it is like erasing facts that it was historical and it is being erased from all record as if it never happened. But, she said, it did happen. Mr. Kadish said, on the other hand, by continuing the tradition of distributing these historic facts, tourism increases and provides a purposeful destination. He said the issue is how to inform them of the responsibility of their actions or inaction, and he said he does not think he is out of line discussing the matter and, further, that it is one of the HPC's objectives.
Ms. Raperto said she thinks all of that should be in the prepared statement and pointed out that the HPC has only a little over a week before the meeting. Mr. Kadish said they cannot have another public meeting because of the problem of having a quorum. Mr. Dupont said perhaps the subcommittee members could email one another to come up with a statement to present to the town council. Ms. Anderson pointed out that the town council public hearing is on March 26. Mr. Kadish said if that is the case, then as far as he is concerned, the LUB cannot take it up. Mr. Kadish clarified that it is an ordinance that is just referring the issue to the planning board (i.e., LUB), but the LUB cannot take it up until the ordinance has gone through its second reading. Ms. Raperto asked if the HPC could anticipate it being on March 12 so that they are prepared, and the subcommittee members will email one another.
Mr. Kadish said does not know what to do about it. He questioned how he should handle it because of his other involvements. He questioned if that means he should abstain on everything. He said, for example, he cannot take up the variances because he votes on them as a town council member. Ms. Raperto said, "as far as what I am discussing with the LUB about redevelopment or anything like that off of the LUB board, I treat them as much as I am a liaison between the two, and they go hand in hand. I treat my involvement with both in what I'm in." Ms. Raperto stated that she does not personally own property in the redevelopment center, but she has family members that do. Ms. Anderson suggested creating a separate subcommittee to avoid the issue, but Mr. Kadish said that he wants to keep the subcommittee members that he had already chosen. Ms. Raperto said she is comfortable with it and agreed with Mr. Kadish that there is a job to do. She gave the example of her being the manager at her company where her best friend works for her. Ms. Raperto said she does her job as her boss, and she said she also does her job as her best friend. She said she can separate the two. She said that if it is a legal issue, then that is something else, but she said she is confident in her ability to do both positions. Mr. Dupont said it seemed to him that if there was an HPC member that was a businessman, a developer, a realtor, etc., that had land interests in the town center area, he could perhaps see the conflict of interest. He said that in contrast, Ms. Raperto is a member of a nonprofit organization that owns property, and, further, that she does not have any control over the property. Ms. Anderson added that the (fire department) property is not historic. Mr. Kadish said that the suggestion is that as a member of that association, Ms. Raperto may sway some kind of influence in the matter of the BOE building to benefit the fire department. Ms. Raperto said that she is an officer of the fire department auxiliary but that the public that was here earlier did know that, apparently. She said at that point it was even more stretched that she is now in association because her husband is a lieutenant of the fire department. Ms. Raperto said her husband works for the DPW but does not serve as a member of any commission. Ms. Anderson said, first of all, we are just talking about taking away an historical designation marker for the building and are not even talking about the building. She said she does not see how being next door in the non-historic fire department has any bearing over whether or not we keep a marker or keep it in the record books that it is an historic property. Mr. Kadish said the HPC could discuss it with the mayor and with the town attorney. Ms. Raperto said she thinks the concern is the entire redevelopment center because the fire department is located in it, and the DPW is located in it where her husband works. Ms. Anderson questioned how should that affect Ms. Raperto's saying there should be historical elements in the redevelopment center. Mr. Dupont said he could see case for a conflict of interest if the fire department had a clearly stated position about what it wanted to happen with the BOE building's property, but he is not aware that they have a position one way or another. Ms. Raperto said the fire department does not have a stand on something like that because there are too many members. Ms. Raperto said if anyone ever feels uncomfortable with her affiliation to let her know.
Motion to adjourn was made by Ms. Raperto and seconded by Ms. Anderson. All were in favor. Meeting adjourned: 9:26 p.m.
Minutes submitted by Laura Lai-Minteer, Recording Secretary


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Managing Loneliness as a QPOC During Quarantine
By Armando Sanchez of "Gay Men and Blog"
"I know sometimes you feel alone. I know some nights you wait by your phone. I know you wish you had somebody to hold. It don't have to be lonely being alone" – "Lonely" by Chloe x Halle
These lyrics ruveal what many of us queer folk may experience during quarantine – the weight of our loneliness. The next part of the song, however, is the real gag: "Who are you when no one's watching? You close the door to your apartment. Are you afraid of the silence? Are you afraid of what you'll find in it?"
Chloe x Halle didn't have to go in on us like that but I'm glad they did.
During this time, we are forced to reckon with our thoughts, fears, and truths, all while continuing to bear witness to the targeted violence against our Black, brown, and trans siblings. We want to reach out and be with friends and (chosen) family for support, comfort, and healing, but social distancing complicates something so normal and essential to our life. Another barrier that exists in communities of color is the stigma around mental health and talking openly about our feelings to others. Saving face, avoiding airing out dirty laundry, and putting on an emotional front are some ways in which mental health is negatively stigmatized in our communities.
It's important to understand that there are healthy and effective ways to manage our loneliness and that we don't have to navigate it alone. Let's untuck this topic a bit further.
Fruit of the gloom
Brené Brown, whom I consider to be the Beyoncé of social work, has a podcast called "Unlocking Us." In an episode on loneliness and connection, she talks to Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General and author, where he describes loneliness in two ways.
Scientifically, loneliness is "the gap between the connections that you need and the social connections that you have." However, most people express loneliness in a descriptive way, with statements like, "I feel like I'm carrying this entire load all by myself," "I feel like if I disappear tomorrow, nobody would even care," and "I feel like I'm invisible."
I live by myself and there have been times during quarantine when I've gone days without being able to see friends in person. My loneliness can feel like a looming presence in my apartment, and my unmet desire for social and physical connection is something I confront on an almost daily basis.
As queer people of color, we may not be unfamiliar in dealing with loneliness and the lack of meaningful and genuine connections. Growing up, there could have been 100 people in a room and 99 of them didn't know you were queer, but the one that did and accepted you, became a safe haven and oasis. This person could have been a best friend, prima, teacher, or romantic partner. They were there to provide comfort, laughter, and love when we needed it most. We still need all of those things, but because of COVID-19 and social distancing, we are all on a journey through our own desert in search of an oasis of connection.
So, how do we cope?
Acknowledge the loneliness, don't internalize it
My approach to manage my loneliness is to message 3-5 people whom I care about. A simple "Hey girl, how are you?" usually opens a line of communication with at least one person within minutes. These virtual connections allow me to maintain my friendships during quarantine and relieve my loneliness, even if temporarily.
Meaningful connections with others are an essential part of our human experience and overall health. However, it is not uncommon for queer people to claim or believe that we don't need anyone to be happy. This could stem from having to live a closeted life that made it difficult to build full and honest connections with those around us.
However, just as coming out provides a sense of liberation, so can the acknowledgement of our loneliness. When we name our demons, we reclaim our power and ability to slay them. We are not alone. We are all doing our best to maintain connections that keep life joyous and full during quarantine.
Our self-talk can be overactive during this time, as well. It has the potential to go to a dark place where we internalize false beliefs such as "No one cares about me," "I can't get through this," or "There is no point in continuing on." To counter these false beliefs, actively remember that this is temporary, that you are loved, and that there are people in your life who care about you and want to help. We help ourselves by letting others be there for us when we need them.
If you or anyone you know reaches a point where loneliness feels like despair, hopelessness, or thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1–800–273–8255) or the TrevorLifeline (1–866–488–7386) to receive immediate help and support.
You gotta feel to heal
Our meaningful connections with others require honesty, trust, and vulnerability. To be emotionally and openly vulnerable is not weakness; it's necessary. Emotional vulnerability allows us to be authentic in our relationships. It creates a pathway for us to release fear and shame from our heart to make room for love. When we practice vulnerability with ourselves and others, we pave roads that lead to deeper, fulfilling, and healing connections. These connections can lift us up and guide us from dark, lonely places.
The following 3 practices can help establish a life of vulnerability and connection:
1. Process and reflect on emotions (the challenging ones, as well as the positive). The exploration of emotions can feel like a deep dive into depths we aren't used to. I like to think of processing and reflecting as emotional cave diving. Just as tools exist to keep cave divers safe in their journey; there are tools for safe emotional cave diving. These include friends, family, partners, mental health professionals, our patterns of thinking, our resiliency, our spirituality, and self-care, to name a few. As you dive into the water in acknowledgement of your emotions, remember that while you may feel lonely, you are not alone. There is an exit on the other side of this emotional cave. When you emerge from the water, you may find a renewed sense of self, life, and possibilities.
2. Allow yourself to cry. Crying is our body's natural way of processing emotions, both positive and negative. I usually feel better after a good, ugly cry. Crying, however, has been demonized as a shameful act of weakness. To fully process our emotions, we have to allow our tears to fall, and with them, the emotions that stir within. If crying doesn't come naturally to you at this time, you can try what I do, which is to watch a movie that gets me emotional to the point of tears. In my experience, crying during a movie can have a similar emotional relief as crying in response to what's happening in my own life.
3. Talk to friends and family. Loneliness can make us believe that we are alone, which further feeds the sense of loneliness. We can break this cycle by reaching out and opening up to friends and family. Reach out and be open and vulnerable with them. They may not have the capacity to be available to support all of the time, but this does not mean that you or your emotions are a burden. People who care about you want to be there for you when they can be. Take time to check in with them and see how they're doing, as well. Mutual support is key in close relationships.
Escape the loneliness rut
Loneliness, and the monotony of quarantine life, can put us in a state of stagnation. Change up your routine and escape this rut by adopting some of the following suggestions, or coming up with your own. Please continue to follow physical distancing ordinances in your area.
Rent a bike and ride on a trail
Go on a picnic with a view
Take a walk in nature
Go on a mural tour around town
Take a scenic drive
Create a virtual takeout food tour week with friends
Get one or multiple plants
Rearrange your living space
Get creative (draw, paint, craft, cook, sing, dance, etc.)
Emotional Activities
Watch a movie or show that provides a different range of emotion — joy, suspense, fantasy, excitement, nostalgia, etc.
Create a care package for a friend or family member
Write messages of gratitude to others and/or yourself
Meditate or engage in a mindfulness activity
Journal or write in free-flow form for 5 minutes
Pray or speak into the universe
Reflection Questions
Managing loneliness, along with all of our other emotions, may seem difficult or impossible at times. To help in this process, spend a few minutes reflecting on one or more of the following questions:
What are some of the emotions that I am feeling right now? (It may help to write them down.)
With whom do I feel comfortable talking to about this? OR Who would be sympathetic about what I feel if I were to share openly with them?
What place or activity usually helps to distract me in a positive, healthy, and safe way?
If I were to need help from a professional, am I open to seeking that help? If not, what would help me get closer to reaching out?
TrevorLifeline
Crisis Text Line — text "HELLO" to 741741
Suicide Prevention: Signs and Symptoms from The National Institute of Mental Health
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Across Afghanistan, elections have become more frequent and the accepted mechanism of choice for popular expression, choice and change of leaders and political accountability. They are increasingly considered as the path to good governance and getting rid of corrupt leaders. Political transitions tend to be more participatory, peaceful and constitutional, a trend attributed to citizens' awareness that their votes matter and demand for transparency, greater independence of Electoral Management Bodies, a clear move towards issue-based politics and national ownership of electoral processes.
Despite these progresses, democratization in Afghanistan is a paradox. The democratic experiment remains fragile and susceptible to instability and violent conflict. What puts the democratic achievements of Afghanistan is systematic corruption in public sector institutions, weak electoral system susceptible to fraud, ethnicity, social divisions and ethnic political parties. These factors strongly impact the pace of democratic progress and make the country vulnerable to political chaos. In a country like Afghanistan social divides and distrust act as an inactive volcano having a huge power to push the country towards ethnic conflicts. Therefore, Afghanistan requires free, fair and peaceful elections. To ensure this, Afghanistan must have mandated institutions able to ensure integrity of the electoral process. The lessons of previous elections of Afghanistan and political crises in other countries, especially the developing countries, show that electoral violence is more likely to occur when the electoral process lacks integrity, when there is a perceived critical departure from the accepted rules that govern the process. As a result, efficient and strong Afghan mechanisms are required to underpin credible elections and transform elections into an asset in the country. For Afghanistan, electoral integrity is necessary to turn elections into instruments for promoting social cohesion and inclusion, creating political legitimacy and effective management of diversity and closing the ethnic gaps. Thus, internal democracy within Afghan political parties is becoming necessary in entrenching democracy and electoral management bodies are increasingly called upon to administer free, fair and transparent electoral processes. In Afghanistan, the Independent Election Commission and Electoral Complaints Commission have a critical role to play in preventing electoral violence and electoral dispute resolution.
As a result, the electoral commission should be accountable to the Afghan citizens and Afghan political parties. It is mandated to take all the necessary measures in terms of allegations of the Grand National Alliance that it has accessed to thousands of fraud Tazkeras or ID papers that maintained the special stickers of the Independent Election Commission. Though, IEC has rejected its involvement in the alleged rigging efforts and has termed it as parties hitched negative propaganda against the election body which has nothing to do with the IEC. However, it is necessary the Independent Election Commission takes the necessary steps to clarify the issue to the nation. And if it is really a false allegation by the political parties to undermine legitimacy of the IEC or confuse the Afghan citizens, the NGA should be referred to the relevant legal institutions.
Free, fair and credible elections are the responsibilities placed on Afghanistan Independent Election Commission. As a result, IEC is responsible for managing the electoral processes and elections that produce results acceptable to candidates and electorate. This entails creating a level playing ground by ensuring all actors adhere to rules. For the IEC to be independent, it requires to be supported by the media, political parties, the civil society, the judiciary and members of the public when it is attacked. On its part IEC should act according to conscience and law. If not so, Afghanistan may face a challenging and dangerous political crisis due to the refusal of the results of the coming elections in the country. And IEC would be the main institution responsible for the consequences of a political conflict based on ethnic identity and the motives of enter ethnic differences, ethnic mobilization and conflict in the country.


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Q: How do I display total runtime in SqlServer Management Studio 2005? I usually do not use Sql Server Management Studio, I usually use Linqpad to run all my db queries. Anyhow.... My boss seems to think that stored procs are "a lot faster than linq".
So to test this, I want to run a simple stored proc and display the time it takes to run against an equal linq statement.
Any good ideas on how to achieve this?  I am sure you guys (and gals) have run across this before.
Any ideas on how to compare that to the runtime of a linq statement?
EDIT: Let me clarify some things; First when my boss says "linq" I can only assume she is talking about Linq-to-Sql.  Second, I am willing to try every way possible to test out this theory.

A: Your boss is right in the sense that stored procedures are like compiled code whereas LINQ (which uses SQL) is more like interpreted code.
BUT... you lose flexibility with stored procs. Also, are you running them alot, as in over 10,000 times a minute? If not then you won't really notice a difference.
Alot of things can influence query speed, the least of which is stored proc vs freeform query. I'd worry more about database structure and things like indexes before I'd worry about making everything stored procs.

A: I usually create a variable for this.  Ex:
Declare @Start DateTime
Set @Start = GetDate()

Exec YourStoredProcedureHere

Select DateDiff(Millisecond, @Start, GetDate())

A: I think what he's asking for is not a methodology for logging the time, but more like some realistic, valid tests to run as a stored proc vs. Linq.

A: You should be able to use SQL Profiler to track both queries and see what the differences are. Using this method your timings will be done in the same place, rather than trying to compare a TSql timing with something in C# for your LINQ query.

A: The argument that "stored proces are a lot faster than LINQ" is a bit fuzzy. Are we talking about running a single stored procedure, or several stored procedures using the same database connection? Are we talking about using cursors or transactions? Some specifics would be very helpful.
My understanding is that LINQ to SQL is useful for working with data that's been returned to your application from the database server, or to issue commands to the database server using a more SQL-esque syntax. The type and number of the operations will likely have a significant bearing on the performance of one versus the other.
I, myself, am of the opinion (based on my limited experience) that stored procedures should always be faster because they reside locally with the data itself, and you remove the overhead of any network traffic that may be required for your application to make repeated calls to the server. (There's always some required when you establish the connection.) But that can be mitigated via optimization.
As I said, clarification is needed.
EDIT: In my post, I'm referring to end-to-end performance, not the performance of the SQL that LINQ generates vs. the SQL in stored procedures.

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AWI's History
National Wool Research, Development and Extension Strategy
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Feel Merino marketing campaign
Following the success of its Feel Merino marketing campaign in 2020, AWI's marketing arm The Woolmark Company launched a renewed campaign in November 2021.
The campaign aims to increase North American consumers' awareness of Merino wool as a natural fibre that is soft on the skin and ideal for sports, outdoor and leisure pursuits.
A key element of the Feel Merino campaign is to drive purchases of commercially available Merino wool performance wear on e-commerce giant Amazon.
Sportswear continues to be a fast-growing apparel sector with strong demand in outdoor sectors such as hiking and biking. More recently, due to COVID-related lockdowns, the demand for leisurewear has also increased.
Merino wool's inherent qualities, such as superior softness next-to-skin, thermo-regulation, breathability and odour resistance make the fibre the perfect choice for sports, outdoor and leisure apparel.
However, research during the past few years shows that there is a persistent and outdated misconception amongst the average consumer, especially in North America, that wool is "warm and itchy" and only suitable for very traditional (ie non-sport) sectors. The 2020 Feel Merino campaign by AWI's marketing arm The Woolmark Company went some way in combatting this misconception. But, while a battle might have been won (see the results box below), the war is ongoing.
Results of the 2020 Feel Merino campaign
The results from the 2020 campaign, launched in the US in November 2020, show the campaign was a winner and proved popular:
10 million video views
144 million impressions
5% uplift in awareness of Merino wool and The Woolmark Company
413% increase in organic searches for 'Merino wool'
+3.1pt uplift in Merino wool purchase intent
57% of customers who purchased product on Amazon were new-to-brand customers, showcasing that the campaign turned those who previously did not purchase/consider Merino wool performance wear into active purchasers.
The Woolmark Company in November 2021 relaunched the Feel Merino campaign in the US and Canada. The campaign, which targets millennials, creates a new and modern narrative for Merino wool as a hard-working, but always soft, performance fibre.
All the campaign's marketing activity is directed towards guiding consumers to the Woolmark Feel Merino store within Amazon.com and Amazon.ca where they are directed to Merino wool products which they can buy from brand partners. These brands include Woolly, Merino.tech, Smartwool, Minus33, PEARL iZUMi, Meriwool, Ridge Merino, super.natural, Kari Traa, Western Rise, Falke, Helly Hansen and Meraki. Head to www.woolmark.com/feel-merino to access the shop on Amazon.com.
The Feel Merino Anthem is a 60-second film that presents woolgrowers and athletes in parallel – and shows viewers that Merino wool helps each perform strongly by always staying soft.
AWI Acting CEO John Roberts says there are two objectives of the Feel Merino marketing campaign in the lucrative North American market.
"Firstly, there is the educational element: to challenge any outdated perceptions of wool and increase awareness for Merino wool as a natural, modern and innovative performance fibre that is super soft against the skin," he said.
"Secondly, and crucially, the Feel Merino campaign aims to prompt action amongst consumers and get them purchasing Merino wool performance wear products via Amazon.com.
"Partnering with the world's largest e-commerce retailer, Amazon, gives the campaign the perfect media platform for Australia's premium fibre, Merino wool. It is also the perfect channel to drive consumers towards a wide range of sports, outdoor and leisurewear products that they can purchase. Online purchasing is so popular nowadays, especially amongst the younger generations."
The Woolmark Feel Merino store on Amazon.com is split into categories, making it very easy for consumers to find commercially available Merino wool products for their preferred sporting activity.
The marketing campaign includes promotional content for the specific performance apparel categories of running, biking, hiking, climbing as well as working, but this year the apparel categories have expanded to also include golf, snow, yoga, loungewear and childrenswear. The promotional content is being used across the digital and social channels of The Woolmark Company, as well as on the Woolmark Feel Merino store on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca.
The 2021 campaign again includes the Feel Merino Anthem, a 60-second film that aims to capture people's attention and provide them with a new understanding about Merino wool's natural versatility and suitability for performance wear.
The Feel Merino campaign runs through to the end of February, and we will bring readers the results of this year's campaign in a future edition of Beyond the Bale.
More information: www.woolmark.com/feel-merino
This article appeared in the December 2021 edition of AWI's Beyond the Bale magazine. Reproduction of the article is encouraged.


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Q: Read objects in a file with Camel? I have a file containing java objects, wrote with this code:
     from(somewhere).process(new Processor() {

          @Override
          public void process(final Exchange exchange) {
              ...
              ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
              ObjectOutput out = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);
              out.writeObject(myObject);
              exchange.getOut().setBody(bos.toByteArray());
          }
     }).to("file://pathFile");

And now, I want read them fastly. I don't know how can I do that, something like the following code I gess.
from("file://pathFile").convertBodyTo(String.class)

.split(body().tokenize("???")) // How can I tokenize my file ?

.streaming().threads(2)

.process(new Processor() {

      @Override
      public void process(final Exchange exchange) {
        String filePath = (String) exchange.getIn().getHeader(Exchange.FILE_PATH);
        File file = new File(filePath);
        MyObject myObject = null;
        try {
          FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(file);
          InputStream buffer = new BufferedInputStream(fis);
          ObjectInput input = new ObjectInputStream(buffer);

          Object obj = null;
          while ((obj = input.readObject()) != null) {
              // Do something
              myObject = obj;
          }

        } catch (Exception e) {
            ...
        } finally {
          ...
        }
        exchange.getIn().setBody(myObject);
      }
}).to(somewhere);

EDIT: I edit my way to read object. There is still a problem with that code, we can't append to an ObjectOutputStream. That will corrupt the stream. There is a solution [here] for this problem. We can only write the stream header one time.
But If I do that, I wont be able to split and read my file with multiple threads. So can I split or access my file on ObjectOutputStream header ?

A: you just converted it to a String using convertBodyTo(String.class), therefore you have a String in the body rather than an InputStream....


Alpaca is a mild-flavoured game meat ideally suited to being cooked in simple stews or pies. This recipe pairs alpaca meat with a few basic root vegetables in a puff pastry pie. This recipe pairs alpaca meat with a few basic root vegetables in a puff pastry pie.... The roast falls off the bone and is so tender. Served with steamed veggies, it makes as excellent entree for dinner. It also is very good to freeze. I can't take all the credit for this recipe, my sister made it for me when I visited her once.
Oil and season the Alpaca back straps then cook, only turning once, for 3 – 4 minutes (depending on thickness) either side until medium rare (or done to your liking). Leave the Alpaca to rest for at least 5 minutes, before slicing thinly on the diagonal to serve.
18/07/2012 · Alpaca Expeditions serves guinea pig while trekking to any traveller interested in trying this delicacy. So far, everyone has loved it – and many have asked how to prepare it. Below are two recipe samples if you are interested in trying it.
Alpaca is extraordinarily appetizing and doesn't weigh you down after. I felt rather strange sitting there, adorned in brand new baby alpaca wool as I was eating the meat of the same animal.


Summer and winter squash are some of the most popular vegetables in the home garden. Summer squash can be eaten raw in salads, stir-fried, steamed, or cooked in various dishes. Winter squash can be baked, steamed, or boiled.
Summer squashes are large, bushy plants. The fruit of summer squash are harvested when they are immature and have soft skins. Fruit can be stored for 1 to 2 weeks. There are several types of summer squash. These include zucchini (cylindrical, club-shaped fruit), crookneck (long, tapered fruit with curved necks), straightneck (bottle-shaped fruit with straight necks), and scallop (flattened, roundish fruit with scalloped edges).
Most winter squashes are large, vining plants. (Several semi-bush varieties are available to individuals with small gardens.) Fruit are harvested when they are mature and have hard rinds. Winter squash fruit can be stored in a cool, dry location for 1 to 6 months. Various sizes, shapes, and colors of winter squash are available. These include acorn, buttercup, butternut, and hubbard.
Summer and winter squash perform best in fertile, well-drained soils containing high levels of organic matter. They also require full sun. Organic matter levels can be increased by incorporating well-rotted manure or compost into the soil. If a soil test has not been conducted, apply and incorporate 1 to 2 pounds of an all-purpose garden fertilizer, such as 10-10-10, per 100 square feet prior to planting.
Summer and winter squash are commonly planted in hills. Sow 4 to 5 seeds per hill at a depth of 1 inch in mid-May in central Iowa. Thin to 2 to 3 vigorous, well-spaced plants per hill when seedlings have 1 or 2 true leaves. The last practical planting date for summer squash is July 20. Winter squash must be planted by June 10.
For an early crop, start plants indoors 3 to 4 weeks prior to the anticipated outdoor planting date. Since squash seedlings don't tolerate root disturbances during transplanting, start seeds in peat pots, peat pellets (Jiffy 7's), or other plantable containers. Sow 3 to 4 seeds per container. Later, remove all but 2 seedlings. Harden the plants outdoors for a few days in a protected location prior to planting to lessen transplant stress.
Hills and rows of summer squash should be 3 to 4 feet apart. Hills of winter squash should be spaced 4 to 5 feet apart with 5 to 7 feet between rows.
Control weeds with frequent, shallow cultivation and hand pulling. Water plants once a week during dry weather.
Squash bugs and squash vine borers can be serious pests. Squash bugs have piercing-sucking mouthparts. Heavy feeding causes entire leaves to wilt, turn brown, and die. Several methods can be used to control squash bugs in the garden. Adults and brick red egg masses on the undersides of leaves can be removed by hand. Adults can also be trapped under boards or shingles placed under the plants. Turn the objects over daily and collect and destroy the hiding squash bugs. Small, immature squash bugs (nymphs) can be controlled with insecticides, such as carbaryl (Sevin). In fall, remove and destroy plant debris to deprive squash bugs of overwintering sites.
Squash vine borer larvae bore into squash stems near ground level. Larvae feeding within the vines eventually causes the plants to wilt and die. Squash vine borers can be controlled with applications of insecticides (rotenone, permethrin, or malathion) at regular intervals beginning in mid-June. Apply the insecticide to the base of the vines. After the final harvest, remove and destroy the plant debris. Rototilling in fall or spring may destroy overwintering pupae in the soil.
Harvest long-fruited summer squash varieties when they are about 2 inches in diameter and 6 to 12 inches long. Scalloped types are best when 3 to 5 inches in diameter. Fruit should have soft skins (rinds) that are easy to puncture with a fingernail. Seeds should be soft and edible.
Mature winter squash have very hard skins that can't be punctured with the thumbnail. Additionally, mature winter squash have dull-looking surfaces. When harvesting fruit, leave a 1-inch stem on winter squash. Store the fruit in a cool, dry, well-ventilated location.
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Electronic Meeting Attendance and Voting: What is Permitted?
The majority of the owners of a unit may exercise the right to vote in respect of the unit but the vote shall not be counted if there are two or more owners of the unit and they are evenly divided on how to exercise the vote.
Here's the problem: Suppose a unit is owned by two (or more) persons. If only one of those owners seeks to exercise the voting rights for the unit, it's not clear that he or she has the right to vote. This is because a "majority" is more than half. Therefore, one owner (out of two or more) would not constitute a majority.
In my view, one possible solution is to pass a clarifying by-law stating that any one owner of a unit may exercise the vote (for the unit), and the provisions of Section 51 (3) will apply only if two or more of the owners of a unit decide to vote.
Subsection 52(2) of the Condominium Act allows a person who is entitled to vote at a meeting of owners to request that a recorded vote be held (on any item scheduled for a vote). This section requires that the request be made either before, or promptly after, the vote is taken.
The term "recorded vote" is not defined in the Act, nor has it been defined by the Courts. It is therefore not 100% clear what is meant by the term "recorded vote". As a result of this uncertainty, it is important, in the event of a request for a recorded vote, that the individual making the request, the chair, and all other owners present at the meeting, agree on (or at least understand) the particular process that will be followed for the purpose of taking the recorded vote.
In my view, a recorded vote is any voting process that results in the recording (in the meeting minutes) of the voting results (ie. the numbers for and against the particular motion). For instance, a recorded vote could be taken by poll (ie. a roll call), a secret ballot (in which case the voter is not identified on the ballot) or an open ballot (in which case the voter is identified on the ballot). Depending upon the type of recorded vote, owners may or may not be entitled to know how each of the other owners voted.
Condominiums may pass bylaws to govern how a recorded vote is to be taken for a particular condominium, and the bylaw may specify the process to be followed. Often, this type of provision can be found in a condominium corporation's operational or comprehensive bylaw. If there is no existing provision, a condominium corporation may pass a bylaw to amend its operational bylaw by adding a provision to deal with the recorded vote.
Absent a bylaw, the process to be followed when a request for a recorded vote is made may be decided by the chair, or perhaps may be decided by the owners present (or represented) at the meeting, by ordinary resolution.
Regardless of the process selected, it is our general view that, if requested, owners are entitled to know the "number results" of a vote – in other words, owners are entitled to know how many individuals voted for or against a particular item, or how many individuals voted for each candidate in an election. If such a request is made, unless the person making the request agrees to be told privately of the results, the chair of the meeting would be required to announce the number results for the particular vote.
For there to be a vote, there must be a quorum present.
Condominium Directors can't vote by proxy.
The general nature of the business (to be voted upon) must be stated or implied in the Notice of Meeting.
For a motion to be carried, a majority of the votes cast must be in favour of the motion. In the event of a tie (among the votes cast), the motion fails.
Directors can abstain (and of course must abstain if in a conflict). An abstention is a vote that is not cast.


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PTI rules out alliance with PML-N and PPP
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Regarding the upcoming general elections, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has stated that his party will not make an alliance with Pakistan People's Party nor with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
Citing the past association between PPP and PML-N, Imran rules out the possibility of an alliance with parties, which in the past had collaborated and reached consensus over the 14, May 2006 Charter of Democracy (CoD) and the 18th amendment in April 2010.
Commenting on 2013 general election, Michael Gahler, the chief observer of the European Union's elections observation mission (EOM) had confirmed the serious problems in polling.
Speaking at a fundraising event in London, Khan alleged that both parties had struck a deal for installing a caretaker government which held the 2013 general elections.Under this deal, PML-N and PPP appointed the caretaker government and officials in the Election Commission of Pakistan and allegedly rigged the elections.
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The purpose of the caretaker setup is to conduct free and fair elections. Imran had condemned PML-N for rigging the elections in 2013. Khan has been a fierce critic of Zardari and Nawaz's politics and had in the past voiced concerns over the CoD. Even, when Zardari was acquitted by NAB under Chairman Qamar, it became clear that something was brewing between the two parties.
Imran alleged that acquittal in the illegal asset case as a proof of the deal struck in the garb of CoD by the PPP and PML-N.After the controversial win for PML-N, Imran Khan held former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari responsible for rigging the elections to reach the corridors of power to commit more corruption.
Even the independent observers and institutions, raised concerns over the fairness of the elections. Commenting on 2013 general election, Michael Gahler, the chief observer of the European Union's elections observation mission (EOM) had confirmed the serious problems in polling.
Imran is aware of past antics of these parties, which prompted him to float names for the interim PM, despite having no constitutional power to make other parties comply with this.
Under this deal, PML-N and PPP appointed the caretaker government and officials in the Election Commission of Pakistan and allegedly rigged the elections.
No formal meeting was held between opposition leader Khursheed Shah and PTI over interim setup in the center. Despite, naming candidates, PTI is in no position to convince incumbent government and opposition leader over the name of new interim PM, because, only premier can appoint the name of the caretaker PM after consultation with the opposition leader.
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Though recently, relations between PML-N and PPP appeared to have gone soar, yet the parties can still form a nexus in Punjab given the deteriorating political position of both in the province. The foul play can't be ruled out, as far as PTI is concerned.
Post-2013 elections, Imran had alleged that former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, former judge Khalilur Rehman Ramday, Punjab's former caretaker chief minister Najam Sethi and Punjab's Election Commission member Riaz Kayani along with three senior serving officials of the ECP were behind the poll rigging.
Being a movement for justice party, politics of PTI can thrive, if it sticks to its ideology and takes a decision based on justice and discourages compromises which challenge its ideology.
PTI blamed returning officers (RO's) and the Punjab administration of playing a role in fixing the match in favor of Nawaz.Under pressure, ECP had blamed RO's for election mess. Zardari had also raised concern over the transparency of the May 11 elections and questioned the decisive role of RO's.
Read more: Rivalry between PML-N and PTI
Breaking the status quo is not easy and Imran is aware of this fact. In Punjab, after consultation with other opposition parties, PTI's opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mahmood-ur- Rasheed will present the names of the party's nominees for the next caretaker Punjab CM to Shehbaz Sharif.If PTI can pre-emptively devise a strategy to dislodge any nexus in the province, it can avoid anticipated wrongdoing.
In five-years leading to the election, Imran criticized both Nawaz and Zardari for playing a central role in disqualification of Nawaz. Being a movement for justice party, politics of PTI can thrive, if it sticks to its ideology and takes a decision based on justice and discourages compromises which challenge its ideology. It must know making alliances with apparently corrupt parties can only result in self-defeat.
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Q: countable nouns and uncoutable nouns: water and an (the) apple(s) "Bread and butter" can be plural and singular and it denpends on the context  but how about some combinations like countable and uncountable words? For example, "(a) water and an (the) apple(s)" ?

Water and apples are (is) served.

If we take them as one thing,  it can be singular?
or it's just plural whatever the context would be ?

A: It's not that complicated in the abstract.

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*Uncountable nouns are treated as singular ("some flour goes into the pie").

*Countable nouns can be plural ("three apples go into the pie").

*If you have a combination of countable and uncountable, congratulations, you have a compound subject, and ergo a plural ("three apples and some flour go into the pie").

Your first example, "bread and butter," is a compound noun. Although the word "and" is included, it's treated as one thing ("gin and tonic is the best drink" "'Twist and Shout' is an over-rated song"). When you use them together you mean a different thing than when you use them separately. "Gin and tonic are both liquids"—that sentence is no longer talking about the same thing as "gin and tonic." So it's an equivocation to say that "bread and butter" can be either singular or plural. The same words can be used in a singular compound noun, or as two unrelated nouns on their own.

A: If you have separate countable and/or uncountable nouns they take a singular verb if they are intended as a combination or are considered together as some kind of unit, be it food, things, actions, etc. Of course they take the usual plural when they are separate things. The nature of the nouns (countable or uncountable) really doesn't come into play.

Canned peas and carrots is the product which has been properly prepared from clean, sound, succulent garden peas and clean, sound
carrots. The peas and carrots are packed in a suitable packing
medium with or without the addition of salt, sugar, or other
ingredient(s) permissible under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
act;... Federal Register, Vol. 35 p. 2788

Peas and carrots is (singular) one canned product, but to make the product, the ingredients (peas and carrots) are (plural) first packed in a medium.

The lox, eggs, and onions is good if you tell them to make sure
the onions are well-cooked. Transcript from The Reliable Source,
Aug. 23, 2002
[uncountable + countable + countable]

... to contradict Marcella Hazan, who states firmly in her equally
estimable Classic Italian Cook Book, "Rice and peas is not a
risotto with peas. It is a soup." John Thorne; Simple Cooking

Rice and beans is a classic combination. Each Latino group has a
favorite bean for it and some even have distinctive whimsical names.
Zilkia Janer; Latino Food Culture

Fox and hounds is a race. We start off at opposite corners of the house. David Mitchell; Slade House

Father – who believed that bricks and mortar was a solid base for
financial security – had already invested in holiday flats in Spain at
Bela Medina and Marbella when an opportunity was offered for ...
Graham Wren; A Rugy and a Rose Came to Derby

Catch and release works to maintain healthy populations of fish and there must be enough fish in any given area to maintain or grow
the population. "Catch and Release vs. Catch and Keep Fishing"


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Powerful Leadership of National Government in Port Policy
Koji Takahashi, Yasuo Kasugai and Isao Fukuda
A chapter in Innovative Methods in Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Current Issues and Emerging Practices, 2014, pp 275-294 from Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute of Business Logistics and General Management
Abstract: Countries worldwide are reforming their port operation systems. For instance, Canada established the "Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative" and is implementing logistics policies, including railway/road modes under the powerful leadership of the national government and through efforts of both the public and private sectors. In addition, the national governments of Denmark and Sweden established Copenhagen Malmö Port, which integrally manages the formally competing cross-border Port of Copenhagen and Port of Malmö. By contrast, in Japanese port operation systems, the management and operation of all ports are fully under local public authorities, and the involvement of the national government is limited to allocation of port development budgets. The Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 paralyzed the functions of local public authorities, and it became apparent that port management/operation by these local authorities was limited. The authors analyzed the cases of port operation system reform conducted and verified the significance of leadership provided by the national government. As a result, a huge gap of international competitiveness and disaster response capability between ports in Canada and Denmark/Sweden was found, where national government policy affects the operational system significantly, and those in Japan, where all port operation is left to local public authorities and the government only exercises its leadership in the distribution of port development budgets. From the aspects of international competitiveness and enhancement of the disaster response capability, port operation requires powerful leadership of the national government.
Keywords: management/operation; leadership; competitiveness; disaster (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Team effort. That's what it's all about when it comes to success for many things in life. Neck pain is no exception. Plus, neck pain doesn't just happen due to one cause. Spinal discs, muscles, tendons and more play into the equation. Disc degeneration, injury, nutrition and more play in as well. Nothing happens alone. So Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center is part of the Fort Wayne chiropractic treatment plan team for neck pain relief. Fort Wayne neck pain patients know they can rely on Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center to do its part and get all the parts working together.
And one of the best parts of being a chiropractor for your Fort Wayne chiropractor is the manual hands-on treatment. According to a new research report, manual therapy is more relieving to patients with chronic neck pain than exercise though exercise added to manual therapy does improve patients' noticing an improved change in their pain status. (1) That's the way Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center sees it. The team approach of exercise and treatment is the way to go.
Now, just as they find in the low back, researchers find that neck muscles are weak in neck pain patients, especially in those with a loss of cervical lordosis (curvature of the cervical spine). Cervical spine exercise programs that include exercises for neck extensor muscles benefit these neck pain patients. (2) Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center has seen greater relief when Fort Wayne patients exercise these muscles, too.
One type of exercise, deep craniocervical flexor training of the neck muscles, is an exercise neck pain patients can do to activate weak neck muscles. It improves neck function. When combined with thoracic manipulation, it's even more effective for pain relief, improved range of motion, muscle function and neck disability for nonspecific neck pain patients. (3) So combining Fort Wayne chiropractic spinal manipulation at Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center with at-home exercise for weak neck muscles is a boost to your clinical outcome!
The Cox Technic system of spinal care for neck pain and back pain incorporates the best of both worlds: spinal manipulation and exercise, the doctor and the patient. We work as a team for your best clinical outcome of neck pain relief. As your Fort Wayne chiropractic resource, Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center promises to set the treatment plan right for you and do all possible to help. As the pain relief seeking patient, you surely will do all you can to help. Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center will perform the gentle, safe chiropractic spinal manipulation in the form of Cox Technic flexion distraction. You, our Fort Wayne chiropractic neck pain patient, will do your neck exercises at home. They're simple yet so effective.
The neck exercises Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center typically recommends can be done with or without an exercise unit. (It's amazing what just a little hand resistance can do for neck muscles!) We'll talk about the proper way to do these before you start.
So contact Fort Wayne Chiropractic Radiological Center today. Let's set the treatment plan to achieve the best pain relief possible for your neck pain as a team!