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Q&A: Komatsu commits to Milwaukee, Harbor District for long term
Next-gen automated machines, solar cells and wind turbines, robotic manufacturing operations and other components of Komatsu Mining Corp.'s planned Milwaukee headquarters promises a more futuristic image than the muddy drilling, boring and digging the mining business would usually conjure.
Their $285 million manufacturing plant and office space in Milwaukee's Harbor District is intended to be "unique and unrivaled," said John Koetz, president of surface mining at Komatsu Mining Corp. It will transform a contaminated former industrial site south of East Greenfield Avenue into a campus powered by on-site, sustainable energy systems, where engineers will develop heavy mining gear and the automation systems that will let people operate them from miles away. Their equipment will support the smart phone and battery-powered future by digging up the rare minerals needed for that technology, he said.
It's the kind of jobs that cities are competing for internationally. For Milwaukee, the 1,000 or more Komatsu employees planned at the new headquarters will lead to local training efforts and bolster ongoing redevelopment efforts in the Harbor District. It's also the largest investment in Milwaukee outside of its downtown area since Miller Park, coming at a time Mayor Tom Barrett is pressuring businesses to move more jobs to city neighborhoods.
Komatsu Mining will move its operations in 2022 to that new facility from its 45-acre plant on West National Avenue in West Milwaukee, which now becomes a prospect for redevelopment.
Koetz on March 22 spoke in detail about the planned project, which is to break ground later this year, at the Milwaukee Business Journal's Power Breakfast.
Have you selected an architect and contractor for the new headquarters?
"We are really pleased that recently we've made decisions on that. We've selected Eppstein Uhen and Graef as our architect team. Our hope is these two organizations will be able to work together; they've got a lot of experience to help us design not just the overall campus and facilities, but also to create that remarkable workspace. We've selected Hunzinger to be our general contractor. They showed us a lot of experience, number one, in their ability to do large industrial machinery installations, which is a large part of what we do, but also the depth of relationships here in metro Milwaukee to help us with our hiring objectives on this important project."
When do you hope to break ground?
"Our hope is to be able to break ground yet this year. That is dependent on partnering with We Energies on the remediation, and the city as well, and then to be fully moved in in 2022 — so a pretty aggressive schedule."
Why did you select this site? What drew you there?
"The Harbor District is a very exciting development, and I have to complement the city and others with that. It started with this tremendous alignment and collaboration between the state, at the time Gov. (Scott) Walker, and (the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.) and Mark Hogan, the region through Milwaukee 7, the city through Mayor Barrett, the (Department of City Development) and commissioner (Rocky) Marcoux and his team. They were really well-aligned at showing us different sites and different opportunities, but also showing a very unique alignment and focus in terms of creating family-supporting jobs and careers in the manufacturing sector, long-term investment in local, state, city, community partners drive that growth, and that vision for the harbor development.
"Of course the icing on the cake is that it's blocks from where we were founded. But there's also the transportation infrastructure, very close proximity to the port of Milwaukee. They do a tremendous amount of our shipping today. That's an important, long-term piece of what we do. The confluence of the rail networks at that site, the Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific, at that site, the highway construction there, to be close to I-94 for our suppliers, for our employees, but also that vibrant community that is coming up around it.
"But very importantly, too, our talented people who are here. Making sure we can continue with those folks to grow their careers long term with us. The last very important factor is the premier universities and technical schools. Many areas don't have the number and the depth and the quality of the universities and the technical schools we partner with on a lot of programs today in welding, machining, technology and automation. All of those together were elements we saw in this site and location. The alignment of the city, state and region were incredibly important."
Was it hard to envision at first?
There's not a whole lot there now other than the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences. "The vision the city and the Harbor District were able to lay out for this area made it very clear to see beyond what it is today. Also that partnership from We Energies' commitment to transform that site through remediation, and then partnering with the city, state and Harbor District over what that could be in the future. A long-term industrial focus but also that vibrant place to live, work and play that is so vital to our employees."
Was it a deliberate move to put these new jobs in the city versus farther out? Did access to workforce make this site more attractive?
"That was one of the key focal points that the state, region, M7 and WEDC, the city made throughout this. Number one, we want to invest and grow workforce that is family-supporting jobs that is in that manufacturing sector because that then supports all of our supply base and the jobs they have there, but also our partnerships we have with technical schools today for a lot of those factory technology jobs, but also the university partnerships for automation, technology, and robotics types of jobs we're very focused on for the future. That really was the connecting point.
"The other benefit of being in such a vibrant urban area is for that emerging workforce that is joining the company, you've got a tremendous place to work and live. You've got easy access to transportation, great housing, recreation trails, a vibrant waterfront. It was really an ideal site from that perspective."
Are there specific programs and planning to leverage that opportunity to take full advantage of it?
"We've got a lot of programs underway right now. Continuing the programs and partnerships we have right now, but also expanding those as we move into this new area and get involved with the Harbor District and expanding the work we do with FIRST Robotics and other things into Bradley Tech and other areas. Even before we get to the building, we want to start connecting people to become part of the fabric of the community we're going to be in. We'll be volunteering at Harbor Fest and other initiatives. We want our people to start feeling that this is home before they even get there."
You could've gone to a suburban location where others have gone. What other sites did you look at? Why did you end up back here? "We did look at sites globally that were part of the Komatsu network and facilities where we are at. I would say that close alignment of the state, the region and the city — to the point that the governor and members of WEDC and the M7 built those relationships with the company — but they even went as far as to travel to Japan to meet with our global leadership there to explain the vision of the city and the focus the region had on maintaining that manufacturing heritage, and building relationships there that helped us make the decision we believe is the right one, and we agree will be the right one for the next century."
What has been the reaction from your staff? How have you worked with them to meld them into that area?
"For our employees, it's been one of excitement to see the investment we're putting into the business to create a remarkable workplace for excellence. We've got teams of employees who are engaged at looking at how do we work today, how do we think we're going to work in the future, what are the things we need in that new workspace?
"Many of them immediately came down to look at the things that are going on in the Harbor District and were very excited because they can see the same things we saw in the (Menomonee) Valley with the emergence of recreational trails, vibrant restaurants, activities outside of the workplace and a really tight connection to that neighborhood. Because it's not a vast distance, we're moving five miles essentially, for most employees it wasn't an impact.
"When we look at our workforce today, it is very different from what it was several years ago. Our workforce today is over 30 percent GenX and over 10 percent millennial. They're excited about the opportunity to live and work in a community like Bay View and downtown and be part of that exciting community close to work."
What's going to be new about it, what's going to be something I wouldn't expect to see in a manufacturing facility?
"That goal of getting to a near net zero emission is driving a very different approach to design and building, which is a key part of choosing the partners we did here. We're going to be involved in using solar, wind, steam, renewable energies in a micro-grid. Our goal is to get to near net zero so you are looking at rooftop gardens. You are looking at solar. Then that connection with the city's vision for the river walk, harbor walk and harbor plaza, and creating those open public spaces and activity nodes is very different from the traditional thought process for building manufacturing facilities.
"Inside the facility then looking at where can we bring state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies and automation to continue our drive toward a zero-harm workplace environment. We're very, very proud of the safety work our team is doing. Last year we were named one of America's safest companies. We were a finalist for one of Wisconsin's safest companies. Our overriding focus on this new facility is to create something that embraces that zero harm and drives to more efficiency and technology that will let us weather the mining business for years to come."
The campus includes a training center and museum. From how far away will people come to visit the training center, and who will be visitors to the museum? "What's exciting about the training center and conference space is that provides an opportunity for internal and global partner training, but also spaces for conferences and meetings for our nonprofit partners to be part of that. We regularly train employees, service technicians, distributors, as well as customer technicians from around the world. In any given week we'll have people from anywhere around the globe at our facilities. Today we're really constrained on that. This gives us the opportunity to create spaces that are scalable, for small groups or larger groups, and really do more of that training that they depend on. Our customers like to come to the factory, to be able to see the product made, and then to be trained by those engineers and automation experts on how to use it and how to use it better. That's something we see as a competitive advantage. This new facility will create spaces for us to do that.
"The museum is really an opportunity for us to connect with what is going on with the public spaces there at the harbor, to show some of the legacy over the last 135 years, but also connect that the future is made possible by mining. We often forget that the growth in everybody's mobile devices is really made possible by mining. Those industrial minerals and rare earths is what makes this. Hybrid cars, electric battery cars, solar and wind, those are all mining-intensive. There's an opportunity for us to connect students with that, let people come experience it and get to know us. Being right next to that Harbor View Plaza, it creates a public-private space to transition for us and really connects the campus to the neighborhood better."
If something does happen in the mining industry and demand goes down for that kind of equipment, could you make construction equipment at this plant?
"This plant is really focused on our mining equipment. Mining has been a cyclical business. But in designing this we are able to work with the facility as well as our supply partners to create an operation that is productive and successful and safe regardless of the industry. That is the challenge that the team has. They are working very, very hard to make sure we are putting in the right capacities and capabilities for that cycle.
"The long-term view for mining is very strong. You've got projections that as the growth of mobile devices, battery power, solar and wind, all of those are driving that intensity around minerals and most of those today are projected to be in deficit supply in the future. Over the long term, you are going to need more of those minerals, even with aggressive recycling, which means you are going to have more demand for equipment. Certainly there are cycles there as customers invest and change, but we see that long-term strength in the mining industry.
"Most of those minerals are getting father flung and harder to get to, driving the intensity in automation. Many of our customers today are investing in remote operating centers. Rather than having to staff thousands of people in very remote, difficult sites, they can be comfortably working in a suburban office building. If you look at western Australia, some of our customers today are in remote operating centers comfortably located in the city. They can attract a diverse, integrated workforce comfortably working there, safely working there, monitoring thousands of machines running remotely.
"Komatsu is a leader in that today. A lot of what we do in our new campus is going to be those engineers and innovators working on automating those blasthole drills, automating our shovels. We're really excited about that."
Is there a chance some suppliers and other companies that work with you are going to locate to this area?
"We would hope so. If you look over the last two years we've spent $260 million with our supply chain partners here in Wisconsin. We certainly would encourage and hope that they would, like us, continue to invest in Milwaukee. Our supplier partners are a key portion of our fundraising activity annually, supporting Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity and the Midtown 100 project. We want to engage them even more so with this new campus."
What else would you like to see around the site in the Harbor District?
"The Harbor District has done a really great job of looking at all aspects of that, and just launched a new marketing campaign around that: Gritty, Green and Real. What's great about that proposal is it focuses on industrial, you've got these green public spaces, you've got real businesses and a workforce of people. One thing we're hopeful of is that at some point commuter rail becomes part of that. We've heard from our employees that they would see that as being effective, having more transportation options. The plan that the Harbor District and the city have laid out is really pointed in the right direction, and for us that fit really well."
Even before announcing this Milwaukee plant, there was more hiring happening in your West Milwaukee plant. Can you give us an update on that hiring effort and what's currently happening in West Milwaukee?
"We continue to invest there. It may be a big surprising or counterintuitive to some but in 2018 we reopened our heavy fabrication facility where we fabricate the largest structures for the equipment we build. It involved significant hiring and establishing new work processes and new equipment. This past fall 2018 and ongoing into right now we're still installing brand new machine tools, some equipment is coming back from a factory that we're reshoring from China. We're working very closely with United Steelworkers Local 1114 on that hiring process and also with our education partners to increase our intern, coop and entry positions to support those technology jobs. We'll continue running that facility right up until the time the new one is ready, and our goal is that every employee makes that transition with us, to stay long-term partners with us."
The new operations you're bringing in, is there an estimated number of jobs?
"Our goal is that with this new site we think we can get to employment levels of around 1,000 employees with a longer-term goal beyond that."
You're going to have an empty plant in a couple of years in West Milwaukee. Have you thought about what could happen there?
"It's still too early to tell. We can all look at it and say it's a very unique location. You've got a world-class stadium, the vibrant Menomonee Valley next door, you've got the vibrant retail and residential of West Milwaukee right there. Our goal over the next several years is to work with all of those stakeholders, the village of West Milwaukee, Menomonee Valley Partners and others to look at what is the vision for that area, what is the next use? It's an exciting opportunity but it's still too early to tell."
How are things from a business standpoint and how do you see both 2019 and 2020 from an economic standpoint?
"The long-term trends do look good. The recovery we saw in 2017 in commodity prices is continuing. Some of the key commodities we look at, some of them are 8 to 10 percent lower than they were last year, but those are still levels where miners are investing, and it makes sense for them to invest. They've got healthy balance sheets and are looking at additional future capacity to support those deficits in supply. We see there's still good activity there. The long-term fundamentals for mining are very strong."
Has finding people to hire been an issue for you?
"It's always an issue because of the special training and skills that are needed. That's why these partnerships exist. A number of years ago we set up partnerships with technical schools in the area around developing talented welders, partnering with them for curriculum development so workers who went through that program in the technical schools could come apprentice with us. This year we started a partnership with GPS (Education) Partners to extend that further into high school students who can work with us for part of the day, be in school part of the day and develop a career path.
"We're also spending a lot more time and energy with a lot of the STEM activities we have. FIRST Robotics is one of those key ones, as well as the universities. If we can work these automation career paths early, we can get great people. It's always a challenge. We're glad to see the economy overall is doing great. That does create hiring challenges, but it reinforces why we're investing in these partnerships."
Are you seeing youth being open to jobs in manufacturing?
"There's a general realization in the population today that college isn't necessarily the path for everyone, and these technical jobs are family-supporting jobs. You can build a family, a home and have a long-term career with us. That's why we're investing in helping to provide the right training. When students see that, they get excited by it. This GPS partnership with the high school students has been a tremendous help."
Sean Ryan
Milwaukee Business Journal
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court voided a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, specifically Section 4(b), which lays out a specific formula by which jurisdictions with a history of discriminatory voting practices are compelled to seek pre-approval for any electoral changes that might impact voting rights. Prior to this decision, there were nine states (mostly in the South) that were required to get pre-clearance (as governed by Section 5) from either the US Attorney General or the federal district court in the District of Columbia. There are seven other states that have individual jurisdictional subdivisions that fell under the provisions of Sections 4 & 5 of the VRA. In North Carolina, we had forty counties that were subject to these pre-approval requirements. To be clear, the Supreme Court did not invalidate the pre-approval requirements of the VRA's Section 5, but instead struck the coverage formula of Section 4 that determines which jurisdictions must seek approval.
The immediate result of this decision is that no state or local jurisdictions can be required under Section 5 to submit proposals for pre-approval until Congress rewrites the coverage formula under Section 4 of the Act. "Covered" states and lesser political subdivisions may now proceed with voter ID, redistricting and other electoral changes without these initial obstacles. That being said, all states and localities are still vulnerable to lawsuits brought by the Attorney General or private parties (with standing) where denials or abridgments of the right to vote are alleged.
There has been quite a hue and cry from the political left deriding this decision as a setback for voting rights. Even President Obama has chimed in, saying he was "deeply disappointed" over this decision which "upsets decades of well-established practices that help make sure voting is fair." Donna Brazile suggested the Court dishonored "citizens [who] withstood beatings, fire hoses and dogs to see the law passed." The Rev. Al Sharpton flatly declared that "the Supreme Court canceled the dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Democratic Rep. Wasserman-Schultz chided the Court with her intonation that "voting rights should be expanded, not limited."
Polemics aside, I contend the Court got it right here. Section 4's coverage formula for determining what jurisdictions fall under the Section 5 pre-approval requirements is today woefully outdated. Specifically, only those jurisdictions that had 1) vote-suppressing "tests and devices" in November 1964 such as literacy tests and poll taxes and 2) either 50% or less of their voting age citizens registered in November 1964, or less than 50% registered voter participation in the1964 presidential election are required to submit to pre-clearance.
Poll taxes and literacy tests are today but a distant memory. No serious person in 2013 can argue that these or similar outright voter suppression schemes are a contemporary problem. It is patently absurd, too, to base jurisdictional coverage of these provisions of the Act on voting and registration patterns as they existed nearly 50 years ago. It is also important to note that individual jurisdictions all over the country have been gradually escaping Section 5 coverage anyway by qualifying under the "bailout" provisions of the Act. My own home county of Wake in North Carolina is but one of many examples of this.
Neither critics nor our Congressional representatives can say they didn't see this decision coming. Four years ago the Court warned (but did not hold) in NAMUDNO v. Holder that Congress needed to update the Section 4 criteria. It is also important to note that the VRA was passed in 1965 as a temporary but forceful federal remedy in response to obvious voter suppression, and originally only had a life of five years. Subsequently, Congress chose to extend its life in 1970, 1975, 1982 and most recently in 2006, however, it did so without bothering to make any substantive changes to the Section 4(b) coverage formula. In failing to address this formula for nearly 50 years, Congress through its inaction has made this section irrelevant, even under the very generous rational basis standard of review the Court used here.
Despite what some of the reckless commentary out there suggests, the Supreme Court did not bring into question the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act itself. Section 1 of the 15th Amendment informs the VRA, and Section 2 of the Amendment specifically authorizes the statute. This Court enthusiastically confirms as much. In short, all the Court did here was strike down a section that had long ceased to have any relevance whatsoever in determining what jurisdictions deserved the special pre-clearance treatment.
As a result, the law's application in this area is admittedly in limbo. Nevertheless, the Court made the right decision. Perhaps this holding in Shelby County v. Holder will prompt a long-overdue debate nationally and within the halls of Congress as to the need and extent of federal voting rights protections pursuant to the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution.
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Two US men have appeared in court accused of plotting to build an X-ray weapon to kill enemies of Israel and the US with lethal rays of radiation.
Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, and Eric Feight, 54, allegedly sought funding to assemble the truck-mounted machine.But a synagogue, a Jewish organisation and the Ku Klux Klan alerted police after Mr Crawford approached them.The men are charged with conspiracy to provide support to terrorists.They face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.The authorities say they monitored the defendants, who are from New York state, to ensure they could not obtain a radiation source or harm members of the public.
It is alleged that in April 2012, Mr Crawford walked into a synagogue and "asked to speak with a person who might be willing to help him with a type of technology that could be used by Israel to defeat its enemies, specifically, by killing Israel's enemies while they slept".An undercover investigator was assigned to record conversations with the two men. Mr Crawford, an industrial mechanic for General Electric, knew Mr Feight through his work as an external contractor for the utility.
FBI agent Geoffrey Kent said in the indictment: "Crawford has specifically identified Muslims and several other individuals/groups as targets."Mr Crawford is said to have told an undercover investigator that "radiation poisoning is a beautiful thing".According to the indictment, Mr Crawford said he harboured animosity to those he perceived as hostile to the interests of the United States, individuals he referred to as "medical waste".Both of the accused also said they were committed to building the device and discussed technical specifications, according to the indictment.
Investigators allege Mr Feight designed, built and tested a remote control for the system. The damaging effects of the radiation would have affected their victims only days later, according to the alleged plan.The two were arrested the same day as undercover investigators planned to offer access to a real but inoperable X-ray system."This case demonstrates how we must remain vigilant to detect and stop potential terrorists, who so often harbor hatred toward people they deem undesirable," prosecuting US Attorney Richard Hartunian said in a statement. – BBC
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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Clarence Strait, a narrow body of water in Australia's Northern Territory.
Click on the box in the lower-right corner to view this image at its full 10 m resolution directly in your browser.
The strait ties the Beagle Gulf in the west with the Van Diemen Gulf to the east and separates Australia's mainland from Melville Island, part of the Tiwi Islands. The southernmost tip of Melville is visible in the upper part of the image.
The three islands in the southern part of the strait, are the Vernon Islands, which host navigation aids to assist vessels passing through the strait.
Australia's Northern Territory is a sparsely-populated region. With a population of around 140 000, Darwin is the territory's capital and largest city, and is visible in grey in the centre of the image.
In 1839, the HMS Beagle sailed into the waters of what is now known as Darwin Harbour. The harbour was named after the British evolutionist Charles Darwin, but, contrary to popular belief, Darwin himself never visited the area.
With a strong Aboriginal culture, art and tropical summers, Darwin is a popular tourist destination. The Crocosaurus Cove in the heart of the city houses the world's largest display of Australian reptiles.
The waters that surround Darwin are riddled with saltwater crocodiles and deadly box jellyfish, which inhabit the waters from October to May. The Adelaide River, known for its high concentration of saltwater crocodiles, can be seen to the right of Darwin, snaking its way northwards, flowing 180 km before emptying into the Timor Sea.
The Djukbinj National Park, visible east of Adelaide River, is a protected area and consists mostly of wetlands. The close vicinity to the water makes the park a major breeding ground for a variety of water birds, including magpie geese, herons and egrets.
Copernicus Sentinel-2 is a two-satellite mission. Each satellite carries a high-resolution camera that images Earth's surface in 13 spectral bands. Data from Copernicus Sentinel-2 can help monitor changes in land cover.
This image, captured on 24 June 2019, is also featured on the Earth from Space video programme.
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title: SSH Tunnel Note
excerpt: "How to use SSH tunnel, some notes to myself."
tags: [ssh, ssh tunnel, ipython notebook]
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date: 2015-10-21T20:32:38+08:00
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One thing I have learnt over time is that you can do a lot with SSH
server: transfer files, proxy, reverse tunnelling.  Knowing some of
the tricks would save a lot of time.
This serves as notes to myself how to setup basic ssh access and tunnelling.

## Setup SSH access without password

To setup SSH access without password would involve three steps.

1. Generate key pairs
2. Copy it to authorized key on remote server
3. Add the key locally with ssh-add (optional)

{% highlight bash %}
# Generate key pairs
ssh-keygen -t rsa
# Copy the public key to authorized_keys in remote server
ssh-copy-id ~/.ssh/yourkey.pub
# Or
cat ~/.ssh/yourkey.pub | ssh user@123.45.56.78 "mkdir -p ~/.ssh && cat >>  ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
# Add this key to the list of private keys locally
ssh-add ~/.ssh/yourkey
{% endhighlight %}

Reference: <https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys--2>

## Copying files

For a simple copy, scp would do.  scp is similar to cp in terms of
use.

{% highlight bash %}
# scp
scp ./localfile user@123.45.67.89:~/remotefile
{% endhighlight %}

For a large and regular transfer, rsync might be a better choice:
{% highlight bash %}
# rsync
rsync -a ./localfile user@123.45.67.89:~/remotefile
{% endhighlight %}

Above commands also work with folders.

## Using as a browser SOCKS proxy

This allows you to safely browse in unsafe network.

{% highlight bash %}
# Dynamic port forwarding
ssh -D3000 user@remotehost
{% endhighlight %}

When setting up the proxy in browser, remote to check the remote DNS
box.

## Local port forwarding

Local port forwarding is useful when you are trying to access some service behind a firewall.  Suppose there is a database at 123.44.55.66:3306 behind the firewallhost.

{% highlight bash %}
# Local port forwarding
ssh -L 8000:123.44.55.66:3306 firewallhost
{% endhighlight %}

Running the above command would allow the remote database to be
accessed at the localhost:8000 port.

Using the same technique, you can easily create tunnels to access
remote desktops in windows.

## Remote port forwarding

Suppose there is a database at 123.44.55.66:3306 behind the firewallhost.
An alternative way is to forward the 3306 port to a server(say,
sharedhost) with public ip.  Run the following command on any machine
with access to 123.44.55.66.

{% highlight bash %}
# Reverse port forwarding
ssh -R 8000:123.44.55.66:3306 sharedhost
{% endhighlight %}

Then, you can access the same service via port 8000 on the shared host.

Simply combining the above three different type of port forwarding
would allow for many use cases and access to services behind firewall
securely.

## Config file for SSH client

Under .ssh/config in the home folder, you can always select the number

{% highlight yaml %}
Host databasetunnel
    HostName firewallhost
    User myname
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/mykey
    LocalForward 8000 123.44.55.66:3306
{% endhighlight %}

The database tunnel can then be established by

{% highlight bash %}
ssh databasetunnel
{% endhighlight %}

## Multihop ssh with config file

Another common scenario would be to connect to a firewall first and
then ssh to the remote host.  This can be done transparently with
`ProxyCommand`.

{% highlight yaml %}
Host <visible hostname alias>
        Controlmaster auto
        User <user>
        hostname <visible hostname>
        port <port>
        IdentityFile ~/.ssh/<id file>

Host <private LAN hostname alias>
     ProxyCommand ssh -q -W <private LAN hostname>:<private LAN port> <visible hostname alias>
{% endhighlight %}

See: <http://askubuntu.com/questions/311447/how-do-i-ssh-to-machine-a-via-b-in-one-command>

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require 'fileutils'

class Mergedown

  def initialize(src_dir, options={})
    @outfile = options[:outfile]
    File.delete(@outfile) if File.exist?(@outfile)
    @filehandler = File.open(@outfile, "a")
    process(src_dir, options[:mainfile])
  ensure
    @filehandler.close
  end

  def process(folder, filename)
    file_path = File.join(folder, filename)

    if filename !~ /\.md$/
      if File.exist?(File.join(file_path, 'main.md'))
        process(file_path, 'main.md')
      end
      return
    end

    File.foreach(file_path) do |line|
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end


Out in the heartland where Archer Daniels Midland is headquartered, the farm economy has been recovering, and so has the company. And when Chief Executive G. Allen Andreas flies to New York City, he reaps another kind of harvest: kudos from Wall Street about the company's recent strong numbers. ADM reported a 56-percent surge in operating profit for the second half of 2003, as analysts scrambled to raise their estimates. And that followed a climb in sales for the prior fiscal year to $30.7 billion, from just $22.6 billion the year before.
Headquartered in Decatur, Ill., ADM is the world's largest processor of soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa. Everything it does is aimed at squeezing, crushing and, if necessary, conjuring the last drop of value out of raw commodities and shipping them to food processors as flour, meal, oil, syrup, starch, livestock feed and fuel. While ADM has roots in rural America, its 6,000 employees are dispersed throughout the world, running 270 processing facilities, 500 grain elevators, 2,380 barges, 85 towboats, 650 trucks and 17,000 rail cars.
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But all the wheeling and dealing blew up in Dwayne Andreas's face in 1996 when the Justice Department nailed ADM for its role in a global conspiracy to fix the price of lysine, a widely used additive in animal feed. The company had to pay a $100-million fine, and Michael Andreas, then the vice chairman, and two other top ADM executives were jailed. (A civil suit still looms.) The scandal scorched ADM's reputation and stunted its growth for a while. The additional burden of the late-'90s depression in crucial Asian markets held ADM's sales to $18.5 billion in 1999 compared with $19.8 billion in 1998, extending revenue stagnation that began in 1994.
Waiting in the wings was Allen Andreas. The son of an Iowa small-town banker, the 1969 Valparaiso Law School graduate joined Uncle Dwayne in 1973 after a stint with the U.S. Treasury Department. He did tours of duty throughout the company, finally becoming CFO in Europe, where he gained notice for building a critical mass for ADM by shrewdly acquiring assets amid the post-Cold War turmoil. After heading back to Decatur in 1994 as counsel to the board's executive committee-just as the company was dealing with the full press of the government's price-fixing allegations-Allen Andreas emerged as a strong voice for internal reform.
Free to reshape ADM to his wishes, Andreas has been bold and deft. The collapse of the Asian economies had occurred just as ADM was opening several new grain-processing plants in North America to handle an expected flood of orders from Asia. At the same time, ADM's customers-all of the world's largest food-processing conglomerates including Unilever, Kraft, Nestle, Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola-were concentrating their own buying strength through mergers and acquisitions. ADM's margins screamed for relief. So Andreas shut down the construction cranes in the United States and began to shift production and transportation to China and South America, where both markets and harvests were growing quickly.
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Determined to make ADM more transparent and to strengthen its understanding of other cultures and foreign regulatory bodies, Andreas also has turned the company's previously cloistered culture inside out. As CEO, he has promoted or recruited 80 percent of the people who now are heading ADM's business units. Many have come from within, including Paul Mulhollem, president and chief operating officer, who helped Allen Andreas build the company's presence in Europe. "Now we're giving people significant overseas assignments to give them that international experience, and they can come back to the U.S. with that and help us manage the business from here," says Mulhollem, who spent 15 years with Cargill before jumping to ADM.
Andreas also dealt determinedly with the scandal by instituting a companywide ethics policy; nowadays, ADM is actually getting awards for corporate governance. More lately, Andreas has been using investors' new fixation on ethics as a platform for streamlining the board. Paring down the board from 14 to nine directors over the last few years, Andreas has eased out some family members and old, politically minded associates of his uncle, such as Robert Strauss, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Andrew Young, the Carter administration cabinet member and former mayor of Atlanta. In their place, he's appointed a new breed that includes Patrick Moore, CEO of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., and Kelvin Westbrook, CEO of Millennium Digital Media. "We have more people now with global, hands-on operating experience," he says.
To be sure, Andreas has demonstrated that he's willing to use arrows from the old quiver if necessary: ADM made nearly a million dollars in campaign contributions during the last election cycle, to both Democrats and Republicans. Not surprisingly, the new federal energy bill included incentives that were expected to triple the domestic market for ethanol within a decade.
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Beautifully engraved SCARCE certificate from the ValuJet, Incorporated issued in 1996. This historic document was printed by the Jeffries Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, and Secretary.
Certificate Vignette ValuJet Airlines, Inc., was a large regional airline that offered affordable, no-frills, limited-frequency, short-haul flights primarily in the eastern United States. Its no-frills philosophy allowed the airline to offer low fares and to attract travelers who would have otherwise used ground transportation. ValuJet Airlines was incorporated in July 1992 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of ValuJet Inc. in October 1995. In May 1996, an accident involving a flight from Miami to Atlanta, in which there were no survivors, dramatically changed the operations of ValuJet. Before the accident, ValuJet offered service to 31 markets from its hub cities of Atlanta; Washington, D.C.; and Boston. On June 17,1996, an FAA consent order resulting from the fatal crash required the company to suspend operations. ValuJet's rapid growth since starting no-frills service in 1993 came to a halt with the crash of Flight 592 in 1996, and a subsequent grounding. As a result, the company was forced to merge with AirTran Airways Corp to form AirTrans Holdings in 1997.
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Cycling group calls for further communication with Windsor and Maidenhead council
Shay Bottomley
shayb@baylismedia.co.uk
05:25PM, Wednesday 12 January 2022
Active travel measures were introduced during lockdown to aide social distancing.
Windsor and Maidenhead Cycling Action Group (WAMCAG) has called for further communication with the council over issues which may affect cyclists in the Royal Borough.
At a meeting of the Maidenhead Town Forum on Tuesday, former Conservative councillor Derek Wilson, now chair of WAMCAG, provided councillors with an update on behalf of the group.
Areas of concerns raised by the group included the safety and security of bicycles in Maidenhead, as well as the introduction of Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) in the High Street.
Mr Wilson said that the WAMCAG was 'a little bit concerned' regarding the latter, and requested a meeting with Cllr Gerry Clark and officers to see if any of the areas under the PSPOs could be 'reinvestigated'.
Furthermore, Mr Wilson said that a number of 'engagement meetings' had taken place between the council and the group regarding the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP).
However, with the plan still in draft form, he called for further communication with the council on wider issues which may affect cyclists across Windsor and Maidenhead.
Speaking at the forum, Mr Wilson said: "We are very supportive of what the Royal Borough is doing, but we would also like to try and be involved more on a communication front going forward.
"Particularly if it's in relation to cycling, because we have quite a number of members who are very keen and active cyclists, and have particular views about various things.
"I know it is happening at the moment, but it would always be worthwhile if we could be part of that consultation process – I think that would be extremely useful."
In response, lead member for transport, infrastructure and digital connectivity Cllr Gerry Clark (Con, Bisham & Cookham), said he was 'absolutely delighted at the dialogue' the council had with WAMCAG.
"That said, there's a whole lot more to do [on the LCWIP], and there's a lot of work that's actually happening now," said Cllr Clark.
"The production of the LCWIP as a result of the consultations that have taken place is work that's ongoing."
He added: "There is a draft – I haven't been allowed to see some of the work that's been ongoing – but it's close to completion. In any event, I would absolutely welcome a meeting with Tim (Golabek, service lead for transport and infrastructure), and we can set an agenda [for discussion]."
The issue of Maidenhead's active travel measures was also raised.
In November, RBWM's parking manager Neil Walter said the temporary barriers installed to assist social distancing would be removed in time for Christmas. However, with the barriers still in place, Cllr Clark confirmed 'work is still ongoing' in deciding which measures should remain.
"The tranche one measures were [funded with] money supplied to actually facilitate social distancing, transport for workers and daily life without using crowded public transport. Clearly, those measures were temporary, and it was right that they should have a timetable for review.
"That work is ongoing. There is some work that needs to be done in terms of looking at which should remain."
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South Pacific Whale Watch
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This is South Pacific Helicopters NZ's exclusive flight that showcases natures force, the geological and environmental changes to Kaikoura coastal areas, mountain ranges, rivers and infrastructure.
South Pacific Helicopters NZ were one of the first aircraft to see the devastation on State Highway 1, while on a surveying mission first light following Kaikoura 7.8 magnitude earthquake, 14 November 2016.
South Pacific Helicopters NZ pilots have been working over the past year supporting local authorities, government and North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) in Kaikoura rebuild.
The 'Aftershock Adventure' is a perfect tour for special interest enthusiasts/groups and community members who would like to experience the rebuild in a way that only a helicopter can achieve. Our pilots were able to tap into some amazing information from experts in the field of geology.
Included in this 40-minute flight is a landing site, an area which was recreated by the earthquake.
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New USTA National Campus partnership a victory for tennis
By Ashley Marshall, USTA.com
A new partnership between the USTA and two of the leading medical organizations in the U.S. promises to make a big impact on the sport – both for up-and-coming American players and those in the local Florida community.
The USTA will work alongside the Andrews Institute and Nemours Children's Health System to provide medical services to the new USTA National Campus, which is scheduled to open in Orlando later this year.
The USTA National Campus will be the Home of American Tennis, serving as the base for USTA Player Development and USTA Community Tennis, and its 100-court, 64-acre facility will be open to the public and accessible for local, national and collegiate competitions as well as family outings and clinics.
The new relationship between the USTA, Andrews and Nemours also will make an impact beyond the tennis court. All three entities plan to work together to create programming and services that will afford the youth of the Central Florida area the opportunity to participate in and benefit from a healthy and active lifestyle.
"To create the model tennis facility that we are building at the USTA National Campus, we need to not only have the highest quality courts and facilities, but also the highest level of services for our players and guests," said USTA President and Chairman of the Board Katrina Adams.
"By partnering with Nemours Children's Health System and the Andrews Institute, we are teaming with two of the most respected brands in medicine. Nemours is one of the nation's leading pediatric health systems with deep expertise in orthopedics, and there is no question that the Andrews team brings unrivaled expertise in the realm of sports medicine and the enhancement of athletic performance."
Through this relationship, Andrews and Nemours will provide athletic trainers and physicians to visiting athletes, coaches, administrators and spectators. A team physician will also serve as the official medical consultant for USTA Player Development, which is charged with identifying and developing the next generation of American world-class players.
Internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews said the partnership will give players and coaches a better understanding of how to prevent common injuries while also allowing doctors and specialists the chance to monitor elite athletes in a controlled environment.
"The injury rate for tennis is low, and that's why it's one of America's favorite sports," said Andrews, a founding partner of the Andrews Institute and widely known in the professional sports community for repairing elbow, shoulder and knee ligaments among baseball, basketball and football players. "But to be a tennis star and go up the ladder, it's a developmental sport you have to do when you're young. The prevention programs are great, but we're not only trying to prevent injuries but recognize them early before they become some major factor. The facility will be an experimental lab, so we can improve what we already know to take it to another level."
The partnership seemed a natural fit for Nemours, which opened the Nemours Children's Hospital in October 2012 and neighbors the under-construction Home of American Tennis in the Lake Nona Medical City, and also the Florida-based Andrews Institute, which has collaborated on smaller medical projects with Nemours in the past.
"Dr. Andrews and the Andrews Institute are recognized national leaders in sports medicine," said Robert Bridges, chief executive of Florida operations for Nemours Children's Health System. "Nemours began as a pediatric orthopedic hospital and has expanded that legacy with a world-class team. Together with Andrews Institute, I know we can make an impact for young athletes and the USTA."
As part of this relationship, the "Nemours/Andrews Family Zone" will be created at the USTA National Campus, which will feature eight 36-foot and eight 60-foot courts. These courts are sized to make tennis more accessible to beginners, with equipment, both racquets and balls, matching the skill level as well. The area will serve as a way for families, children and beginners to enter the sport of tennis in an easy, fun and accessible manner.
In line with this vision of making tennis accessible to all, Andrews, Nemours and the USTA will collaborate to create programming that will reach the local community. The emphasis of these programs will be ensuring that children gain access to healthy lifestyle opportunities, from medical treatment and training to activity and play, on and off the tennis court.
"This is a partnership to be able to deliver the best medical care and performance care that we can to any and all athletes, be they resident youth athletes or professional, world-class tennis players," said Andrews Institute Executive Director Dr. David Joyner, who compared the Home of American Tennis to an elite Olympic-style training center where residents trained alongside visiting athletes. "I would just say again how excited we are at the Andrews Institute to be a part of this great three-way partnership with two really outstanding organizations – we feel one plus one plus one is going to equal 10 for the tennis world."


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