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The Blue Deer school (Cheongnokpa, hangul:청록파) is named after a poetry collection published by three Korean poets in 1946. Through the celebration of the natural beauty of their country, they heralded there the national awakening after some four decades of Japanese repression. Though the poets differ from each other in terms of poetic orientation and expression, technique and rhythm, they share the common theme of celebrating human aspirations and values.

The anthology was named after a poem by one of the participants, Park Mok-wol. From his Blue Deer, a work of pure lyricism, grows the suggested anticipation of the coming spring after the long years of occupation.

Far away stands Ch'ong un Temple
an old tile-roofed building.

There at Cha Ha Mountain
when spring snows melt

The elms
sprout twelve-fold leaves.

In the clear eye
of a blue deer

Float
clouds.

Included in this anthology were fifteen poems by Park Mok-wol, twelve by Cho Chi-hun and twelve by Pak Tu-jin. The 70th anniversary of its publication was celebrated in 2016 by various events in Korea, including a public reading of the poems.

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Our NY Construction Accident law firm is proud to announce that our attorneys Anthony H. Gair and Christopher J. Donadio obtained a $1 million settlement in a construction accident that occurred in New York. The case involved an incident that occurred on a construction site in Manhattan. The plaintiff, who was a worker on the job site, suffered a crush injury to his thumb when a small crane (known as a "gin pole") failed, and caused a several hundred pound motor to fall on to the plaintiff's hand.
Due to the incident, the plaintiff was taken by ambulance to the hospital. At the hospital, the plaintiff was diagnosed with a crushed thumb on his non-dominant hand. As a result of the injury, the plaintiff required three surgical procedures to his thumb, including a revascularization procedure and a skin graft.
The defendants denied that they were responsible for plaintiff's accident, arguing that the plaintiff put himself in danger by being in the vicinity of the motor at the time it was being lifted and arguing that the plaintiff actually pulled on the motor, causing it to fall on his hand. In addition, the defendants challenged the severity of the plaintiff's thumb injury, arguing it was not permanent and he was able to work.
During discovery, the defendants and third-party defendants produced several witnesses for depositions. Although one witness initially claimed that the plaintiff himself pulled the motor on to his own hand, through intense questioning, the witness ultimately admitted that he did not see plaintiff's accident occur, and was only speculating as to how the plaintiff was injured. By the end of depositions, there was no evidence to support the defendants' attempt to blame the plaintiff for causing his own accident.
After the completion of discovery, the case was settled prior to trial for $1,000,000.


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He specializes in tax and social security law, providing legal counselling and due diligence services in M&A operations and other business transactions. He also represents clients in litigation. His work in litigation includes preventive counseling, advising on strategies and assistance with audits conducted by tax authorities. He participates in important leading cases.
His work includes the analysis of tax aspects in corporate reorganizations and restructurings, including those involving foreign trade transactions, customs law, international investment and financing. He also assists clients in the review of tax issues related to taxation regimes, treaties to avoid double taxation, tax benefits and transfer pricing, among other issues.
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Sharmat, Craig. -- Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. -- Simont, Marc, ill.
New York, N.Y. : Dell Pub., 1991, c1990.
46 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
"A Young yearling book." Originally published: New York : Coward-McCann, c1990. When Rosamond turns a phone message from Pip's mother into a music lesson with a secret meaning, Nate the Great steps in to solve the mystery.
$a Nate the Great and the musical note / $c by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Craig Sharmat ; illustrations by Marc Simont.
$a New York, N.Y. : $b Dell Pub., $c 1991, c1990.
$a 46 p. : $b col. ill. ; $c 20 cm.
$a "A Young yearling book."
$a Originally published: New York : Coward-McCann, c1990.
$a When Rosamond turns a phone message from Pip's mother into a music lesson with a secret meaning, Nate the Great steps in to solve the mystery.
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Tiger Woods + Lindsey Vonn = Publicity Stunt?
By now, everyone knows that Tiger Woods is dating Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn.
Rumors linking the two have circulated since last fall. When Vonn, who won a gold medal in the downhill event at the 2010 Olympics, tore up her knee in a bad crash last month, Woods sent his private jet to pick her up in Austria.
After all the whispers, the couple finally came out this week and confirmed what was painfully obvious.
One "media outlet," however, doesn't believe it.
Celebrity gossip site PerezHilton.com suggested today that the whole thing is a publicity stunt to help both of their careers. Before you judge, here's what the site said:
Considering that the golfer's image was DESTROYED when he cheated on his ex-wifey Elin Nordegren back in 2009 with 27 mistresses, and because the Olympic skier is getting ready to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics — garnering a little more publicity won't hurt either of them.
That's actually not that bad of an argument. Woods is certainly in need of some good press, while Vonn would like some exposure outside of the Olympic sports world to help her brand ahead of next year's Winter Olympics.
And you know, Woods has already made Vonn a household name (if not yet, he will). Plus, the photos they released this week sure make him look like an all-American guy.
But seriously? A publicity stunt? That's about as believable as the story I tell about my hole in one (Actually there is no story. I've never made a hole in one).
I generally don't put a lot of stock into a Web site that uses terms like "ex-wifey" and that likes to use the caps lock key.
They seem genuinely happy. Let's be happy for them.

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Microsoft Taps AI to Outsmart Traffic
By Brad King
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a predictive traffic system that combines historical traffic data with real-time updates from GPS-enabled devices in order to build real-time maps for drivers.
The services, which runs on the Live.com platform, grew out of research by Eric Horvitz, who has been working on the project for four years.
The ClearFlow system is the result of Microsoft's application of machine learning and intelligence as it's applied to the daily life of people. The new traffic application combines previously acquired data from 71 cities with contextual information about the area to formulate a forecast about likely traffic patterns.
It kicks in mainly when there's a real-time problem, such as an accident on the freeway, and predicts the behavior of traffic elsewhere — such as surface streets — because of that problem, suggesting routes that won't send you into even more traffic.
Surprise Monitoring
The software, which is based upon the JamBayes predictive traffic service, allows users to set the types of alerts — and the level of prediction — they receive.
"In operation, the surprise modeling and analysis is used to let people know when current or projected flows (both high and low) on routes that they have expressed interest in would likely surprise them," Microsoft Research's Eric Horvitz writes in "Machine Learning, Reasoning, and Intelligence in Daily Life: Directions and Challenges," a research paper examining artificial intelligence and Microsoft computing.
Microsoft's service can be accessed online or through any Internet-connected mobile device.
Tracking Traffic
Predictive traffic maps are becoming more usable because GPS-enabled devices are near ubiquitous. Inrix, which was spun out of Microsoft Research Labs and has a network of 800,000 GPS-enabled devices, gathers data for TomTom and Dash, two in-car traffic and direction services, as well as MapQuest.com.
Pulling together all of that information isn't easy, though. The real-time, two-way communication from car to navigation system creates a complex data set that can be used to parse out specific traffic patterns.
Inrix, for instance, gathers data mainly through partnerships with commercial drivers — long-haul truckers, taxi cabs, delivery services and cable companies — along with embedded road sensors, Scott Sedlik, Inrix's marketing vice president, told TechNewsWorld.
The company then combines that with profile information about each vehicle — cement trucks travel slower than taxi drivers, for example — to build a predictive traffic model for an area.
These devices aren't just for traffic, however.
Microsoft's foray into the traffic market and other two-way navigation systems such as Dash Navigation will soon be able to provide a Web-like experience for users.
By the end of the year, the real-time traffic navigation systems will include other relevant data such as restaurant locations, hotels and businesses near a user's location, Sedlik said.
That's exactly the functionality that is starting to come to market now with devices like Dash," Sedlik said. "Some will have information delivered by voice like OnStar and some will be delivered on a screen in the car."
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Pempek, Mpek-mpek or Empek-empek is a delicacy from Palembang, Indonesia, made of fish and sago (a starch extracted from the pith of sago palm stems). Pempek is served together with a dark, rich sauce called cuka (lit. vinegar) and Baso Palembang. Cuka is produced by adding brown sugar, chili pepper, garlic, vinegar, and salt to boiling water.
Left: Pempek Kapal Selam, with whole egg inside.
There are many varieties of Pempek. One of the most famous types is the Kapal Selam (Indonesian: "submarine"), which is made from a chicken egg wrapped within the Pempek dough and then deep-fried. Other varieties include Pempek telur kecil (lit. small egg Pempek), Pempek keriting (lit. curly Pempek), Pempek pistel (lit. pistol Pempek), Pempek kulit ikan (lit. fish-skin Pempek), Pempek adaan, Pempek lenjer, and "Pempek tahu" (lit. tofu Pempek).
According to a legend, at around 1617 there was an old Chinese Man who lived near Musi river. He noticed an abundance of fish caught by the local fishermen. The indigenous people, however did not know how to cook the fish properly. During that period, most of the indigenous people simply fried their fish instead of adding in other ingredients to make new dishes. The old Chinese Man mixed in some sago and other spices, which he then sold around the village on his bicycle. The people referred to this old man as 'pek-apek', where apek is a Chinese slang for an old man. The food is known today as Empek-empek or Pempek.
As a local staple, Pempek can be commonly found on every street in Palembang. Numerous Pempek sellers and producers in Palembang use a cheaper combination of fish, which has a strong scent. The best Pempek are made of Belido Fish and are usually more expensive.


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Taking the Kids — and thinking about adventures past and to come — in Alaska
By Eileen Ogintz
Tribune Content Agency
Hold on tight!
Not to the careening roller coaster that everyday life has become during this pandemic, but to the fishing pole, especially when you are fishing for halibut.
It's not easy to hold onto that pole — or, at times, to normalcy these days. Stuck at home, reduced to virtual armchair travel, I've been musing about lessons learned on past trips — like the days we spent fishing last summer in Alaska. Besides, it's fun to think about good times — and remind ourselves we will have fun traveling again.
When we started out early that chilly late summer morning, I doubted I'd catch anything, even though we're in the halibut capital of the world at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula in tiny Homer.
This sign greets visitors on the Kenai Peninsula as they enter world-famous Homer Alaska
My skepticism is understandable since, after a day and a half of fishing for salmon on the famous Kenai River in Alaska, before we got to Homer, we didn't catch any keepers. The most exciting part of the day was meeting Chili, the dog, who was fishing with his family. But hey, vacations are like life — they never go as planned. And, as they say, that's why they call it fishing, not catching.
"The hardest day of fishing I've had all season," said our guide, Sean Smart, at Kenai River Recon, after we unsuccessfully tried nearly a dozen different spots for silver salmon, sockeye salmon and trout. He felt so badly he insisted on buying us a beer at a local brewery. Did I mention a forest fire had closed the road and prevented us from getting back to where we had been staying? No worries. We simply went on to Homer as scheduled to fish for Halibut but without any of our gear.
"Of course you'll catch fish," says Grant Peel, the affable 25-year-old boat captain for Alaska Coastal Marine, who is piloting the Foxfire the morning we are halibut fishing. He takes 11 of us hopefuls 25 miles out west into the Cook Inlet (about a 90-minute ride on fairly calm seas) to find those famous halibut that so many come to Alaska seeking.
Kenai River in Alaska
I'm still dubious when we put the baited and weighted hooks in the ocean, dropping them 200 feet. Immediately one person gets a bite … then another … and another. Within 45 minutes, all 11 of us, me included, have caught the two fish we are allowed to keep — nearly 100 pounds of fish!
"We caught the tides just right," Peel explained. "There was no current, so the fish ate the bait faster."
Chuck Kim, a Denver doctor, wins the prize for the biggest, about 15 pounds, and he's jubilant, posing for pictures.
Nearly a year later, stuck at home, trips canceled in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, I smile thinking about that stellar day and the rest of last summer's trip to Alaska. I'm thinking about where I want to go next when we can travel again — and I encourage you to do the same. Maybe that will take the sting out of adventures you have had to cancel.
I think about all the locals I met in Homer and throughout Alaska who depend on the summer tourism season. I hope some of it will be salvaged this year.
Fishing along the riverbank in Alaska
That overcast morning, we started from the famous Homer Spit — a four and a half mile long skinny piece of land at the very southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula, which is chock a block with fishing charters, offices for bear-viewing, kayaking and hiking trips, galleries, eclectic souvenir shops, (we must have gone back to the Salty Girls three times over the course of two days for gifts) and restaurants. (Captain Patties will even cook your catch.)
We're a diverse group, including a family of three from Colorado who come up every summer to visit family in Anchorage and have fished for halibut many times before; two young guys from Denver, and a couple from Springfield, Illinois, who are newbies, like us. There are a brother and a sister. He's from St. Paul, Minnesota and she's from Baltimore, Maryland. Both are traveling with extended family, primarily to visit a brother working in Anchorage.
Homer is tiny, less than 6,000 people, and isn't a big cruise port. "Everyone knows everyone around here … it can be good and can be bad," says Eleanor Sweeney, 16, a high school senior.
Eileen with her first Halibut catch in Homer AK
Eleanor's parents, Adrienne and AJ Sweeney, own the historic Driftwood Inn with over 50 rooms overlooking Kachemak Bay, as well as AJ's OldTown Steakhouse across the road and a charter business. They bought the restaurant a few years ago, Adrienne Sweeney said, to close down a honky-tonk, whose rowdy clientele was annoying the Driftwood's customers late at night. Today, it is a popular steak and seafood restaurant that attracts locals and tourists alike. We feast on Bleu Cheese Potato Chips Cioppino, Alaskan Scallops, and chocolate truffles for dessert.
Adrienne Sweeney is a fifth generation Alaskan; Her mom, Marie Wall, now in her 70s, met her husband Steve when she was in her early 20s and in Alaska to report for Army duty. Steve Wall's family had been here since the late 1800s and his grandmother, who raised him, conspired to get the two together. Yes, travel can make someone's life take a turn that will impact generations to come, the Sweeney girls note.
"Kids here may be more laidback and more outdoorsy, but they are like kids everywhere," said Lillian Sweeney, 14, one of Eleanor's two sisters. "We don't live in igloos," she said. You wouldn't believe how many people think we don't have any technology, but it is really like the Lower 48."
Peel explains that on the all-day charters, the fishing is different, and the boats go after larger halibut — 130 pounds this past season. I'd considered an all-day trip in the hopes we'd be successful, but it was more expensive ($315 per person as compared to $175 for a half-day), required an even earlier start and more than 10 hours on the water.
Besides, locals told me, the smaller halibut caught on the half-day trip tend to be better eating. So here I am holding on to this heavy pole reeling … and reeling… and reeling. My hands are cramping. I can't figure out the best way to brace the pole. I'm sure I'm going to lose the fish on my hook but … no we pull it up and it's a keeper!
When we get back to the dock, cold, hungry and all smiles, we hand our fish over to a waiting processor who will cut them into one-pound pieces, flash freeze them and pack them for the flight home (they can also be shipped, but we discover that it's less expensive to check them as baggage).
The fish, we decide, is the best souvenir ever — that and the stories we tell, of course.
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'Code Vein' Review: Collecting Blood
ByDrew Meadows
Sep 26, 2019 Bandai Namco, Code Vein, Dark Souls, PC, PS4, Xbox, Xbox One
I'm a bit torn on Code Vein. On the one hand, it's an excellent game that begs to be played by anyone waiting for a new Dark Souls title. On the other hand, it's pretty similar to Dark Souls. No, this isn't a bad thing necessarily, as the Souls franchise birthed a whole new genre. With the moves that FROMSOFTWARE has made away from the Souls staples in (mostly) recent years like Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, is basically replicating the formula for an anime Dark Souls playing it a little bit safe?
In short, yes, but Code Vein has its own unique twists and mechanics to still make it an excellent game. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? Code Vein from Bandai Namco isn't the first action-RPG in the publisher's portfolio, but it is the first one in this little niche. I wasn't surprised I liked it as much as I did after getting some hands-on time at E3. Hell, I've been looking forward to this launch for a while, and after several delays, it's finally here.
The world of Code Vein has been ravaged by the Thorns of Judgement. Vampires known as Revenants search the land for Blood Thistles, white trees that create blood droplets so they can satiate their thirst in order to prevent become feral, and turning into one of the Lost (the main enemies in Code Vein.) After being captured and meeting Louis, our hero goes on adventure to try to understand the source of these Blood Thistles, and to track down and stop what is causing the Thorns of Judgement. Along the way, you'll meet up with a number of characters that all each have their own motivations for searching the Vein, and you'll learn more about each one as you progress.
Occasionally, things get a bit convoluted here, and it's hard to figure out what's exactly going on in the story. Usually, this is due to memories that the main character has the ability to access to learn more about the people around him. Only he can access these memories, and only he can utilize different blood types, which makes him a Void type.
These memories quickly became one of my favorite parts of Code Vein. When I wasn't busy hacking and slashing my way through enemies, I really enjoyed the aesthetic changes that these memories provided. Things became abstract, and an incredible classic score marks the beginning of them. The soundtrack here can quickly turn for these sweeping orchestral songs to synth-y heavy metal to mark the beginning of a battle.
Combat is pretty similar to the Dark Souls series, but with some twists. This will be the biggest part of the review, so let's dig in. Combat is mapped to a few key buttons: dodge, guard, light attack, and heavy attack. Early on, I used the guard button pretty often, but quickly found myself dodging more than anything. Guarding against attacks still resulted in me taking a bit of damage, and reducing my stamina bar, so I opted for better movement.
Players will choose between a few different types of classes. There are fighter builds, caster, ranged, and all sorts of variations in between. The catch here is that players have to earn the right to use these classes (called Blood Codes in Code Vein) by talking to other characters, defeating bosses, or finding them in the wild.
Each Blood Code has a number of different "Gifts," Code Vein's version of skills. Each Gift uses Ichor to execute, and each gift uses a varying amount of it. To earn it back, players can use basic heavy or light attacks, or perform a back attack on an enemy, dealing a large portion of damage and getting some Gift usage back. Players unlock more Gifts within each Blood Code by spending Haze, the experience points you earn from defeating enemies. Each Blood Code has unique Gifts, so it's important to try new ones you earn to see if they fit your fighting style.
Not only is it important to try out Code Vein's different Blood Codes to see if they suit your play style, but they can often save your life in different locations by swapping to another. One location deep underground was filled with water and mist resulting in low visibility and movement. Swapping to a caster class allowed me to pull enemies away from other so I didn't get bogged down mid-fight.
Other areas allowed for more fighter based classes, where I could buff my attacks and increase my defense in order to take down tougher enemies. Of course, there are ranged and melee abilities that players can use to deal some extra damage to enemies, but I found myself relying on my melee weapons so I didn't get stuck in an animation and take additional damage.
There are a ton of different types of weapons that players can utilize, from swords, to large hammers, halberds, and broadswords. Again, it all comes down to play style, and I was opting for mobility. Weapons can be upgraded for standard gains in damage, but can also be infused with elemental abilities with rare materials.
One thing Code Vein absolutely nails are its enemies. Just when I started getting used to a class of enemy, the game threw me through a loop and drops a whole new group of baddies to learn patterns of. The monstrous bosses here are the biggest draw, and there are some incredibly over the top bosses for players to take down.
The Butterfly of Delirium can poison players with swift close quarters or ranged attacks. The Successor of the Ribcage took me down with one blast of lightning from his wolf body with human arms. The Successor of the Breath had me dodging like a madman when he shot up into the air and slammed back down just to combo into an ice attack. The bosses here aren't just fun to look at, but they're fun to fight, and while some of them can be significantly more difficult than others, no matter your class, it wasn't rage inducing.
I did find Code Vein a little bit easier than I was hoping. When I played the game at E3 2019, I was getting killed by even the weakest of enemies. Sure, if you aren't paying attention any enemy can defeat you here, but it was significantly easier than when I played it back in June. I'm attributing this to an under-leveled demo character, and now that I have the full release, I was prepared by the time I got to the point in the game where I went hands-on a few months ago. A day-one patch allows players to increase enemy difficulty on subsequent play-throughs, so I fully plan on doing that.
One of the reasons I loved Sekiro and Bloodborne so much is that they catered to faster combat styles. That's probably why I liked Code Vein so much, it wasn't so much a slow, methodical experience as it was a flurry of swords and abilities. Players explore with a very competent AI companion that can revive players with an ability that shares life between the two. It isn't game-breaking, and they won't revive you multiple times in a row, even if they have plenty of health. If anything it's a little bit more like in Kingdom Hearts when Donald throws you a little health, except then your partner has less vitality for some of the fight.
Code Vein's art style is absolutely gorgeous. I've always been a fan of anime-style games, but the cell shading here makes every environment stunning to look at. The character's lip-syncing is atrocious, but hey, as long as the world and the things living in it look good, who cares? Speaking of the world, there are a lot of varied biomes for players to explore. From snowy vistas to undergrounds lakes, the gamut here is wide, and Code Vein benefits from it.
From a performance standpoint, Code Vein runs really well. Frames dipped while I was exploring tight hallways, which I initially though was weird. After having it happen a couple times I realized something. Long hallways and underground tunnels link together different areas, and when navigating these tunnels the game is loading the next area. It's a smart move that helps keep players in the experience, without breaking up the game into separate loading screens.
The day one patch I mentioned above will supposedly improve performance, but I didn't have any drops during battle or in more detailed areas on my PlayStation 4 Pro.
Code Vein isn't breaking new ground, but it is a ton of fun. The fast paced combat helps it have a vibe completely distinct from its Dark Souls inspiration, while crafting its own identity. Lots of customization between classes and abilities help keep combat fresh while exploring the world, even when you're dropping countless enemies and running back to a rest point to turn in your experience. It's a bloody world out there, better get going.
Code Vein launches on September 27 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. This review is based on a PS4 copy of the game provided by the publisher. Preorders are still available here.
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Lots of fighting customization options.
REALLY beautiful and varied worlds.
Tons of giant monsters to take down.
Great boss fights.
A bit too easy.
Lip-syncing sucks.
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It Could Never Happen Here
An essay on environmental and historical desecration in Pennsylvania- by Brian Keeler-
Note- This essay was composed as a letter to the editor of the Rocket Courier. It's title, "It Could Never Happen Here" is a reference to the political novel by Sinclair Lewis of 1935. The semi-satirical political novel was titled "It Can't Happen Here" and was a warning about fascism taking route in America.
This painting, a 44" x 48 oil of the Susquehanna River Valley depicts the view from the Marie Antionette Overlook between Towanda and Wyalusing, PA. This painting by the author shows part of the horseshoe bend looking downstream. This beautiful valley and historic site could be next to be exploited by the fracking industry.
French Azilum, the historic site in northeastern Pennsylvania and the beautiful valley that is a source of pride for many in Bradford County could very will be next to fall under the exploitative designs of a fracking-related industry, as in Wyalusing, PA with the LNG plant of New Fortress Energy. The bulldozing of history, safety and beauty into oblivion that is occurring there could easily happen elsewhere. "This could never happen here" at French Azilum, is probably the response that some would say, but others would just sigh a collective ho hum, as it is just a continuation of "progress" in their minds and part of other industries finding homes along the river.
I however think that the panoramic and picturesque valley seen from the Marie Antoinette Overlook is another open target, judging by the established practices of the fracking industry in the region. This opinion is also based on what they brag about on their web sites. They tout the fact that the gas industry expansion is supposedly "unstoppable" rather than what is appropriate, needed or even respectful or considerate. We have seen again and again that the gas industry is voracious and seemingly knows no bounds, as even state forests, state game lands and state parks and scenic rivers are not protected. In short, it is greed run amok for short-sighted gains. New Fortress had no qualms about bulldozing the historic Schulze house in Browtown and they'd have no reservations about doing the same to the LaPorte House (the museum) at French Azilum.
A 10 x 36 plein air oil painting by Brian Keeler showing one of the farms in the valley at French Azilum near the historic site.
Aside from the desecration itself that is occurring at Browntown, what is also disconcerting is how this huge project has slipped through the very state, local and federal agencies that should be there to protect us. State elected officials, historical organizations and even some environmental organizations have been mum for the most part.
The recent criticism directed to those like myself wishing to stop the exploitative invasions into this beautiful river valley has pointed out what they regard as hypocritical attitudes, such as mentioned in a recent letter to the editor in the Rocket-Courier by Bob Fuhrman. He's not the only one, as there is a common trope from those of similar opinions. They often say that use of natural gas or propane or for petrochemical based products like kayaks used by environmentalists may represent a double standard of sorts. Well yes, there certainly is some relevance to that. However, rather than undermining our cause it actually underscores the desire of those wishing to curtail the deleterious effects of oil and gas. The pervasiveness of plastics in our world is something that is obvious- and the destructiveness in our oceans with entire regions being choked with vast flotillas of plastic refuse is one result. The damage to wildlife is another, with plastics clogging the entrails of whales, turtles and birds is part of the legacy of the petrochemical industry including the fracking industry. So the point that Fuhrman and others seem to miss in their snide sarcasm is that some are abetting and enabling this environmental debacle and others are going in the other direction. Increasing the tentacles and infrastructure of the fracking industry is wrong for a long list of reasons. If it would make critics like Fuhrman happy I would get out my wood frame and canvas-covered kayak made by Wyalusing's barber, Bill Bendinsky in the 1960's. I doubt if this would satisfy Fuhrman's penchant to look for something to criticize while missing the larger picture. In a word, these comments of seeming contradictions are rather cheap shots that lack real understanding.
In Fuhrman's further efforts to minimize the historical importance of Friedenshutten he notes the brief span of less than ten years the settlement existed. If this is the measurement of relevance of our history we could argue that the Battle of Gettysburg or Antietam, which only lasted a few days or even Pear Harbor lasting only a few hours should not be hallowed sites of respect as part of our national heritage.
Some like Fuhrman may recall the songs of the sixties and seventies to bolster their bias, I however recall that iconic TV ad from the same era known now as the crying Indian. This ad features a Native American canoeing through a litter-strewn river. It was a powerful image that highlighted the disastrous abuses to nature. The relevance and poignancy of that ad still holds true today but it is odd that being concerned with ecology and nature is now disparaged in some quarters. We need look no further than the current occupant of the Whitehouse belittling Greta Thunberg for winning Time Magazine's Person of the Year award. There is even efforts to undermine Greta's worthwhile work by claiming that her inspiring mission is invalidated because Time Magazine uses paper and destroys trees. Such is the scabrous and petty nature of right wing extremists.
The iconic ad from the early 1970's that helped to galvanize a generation interested in saving the planet. What a peculiar turn of history that we are stonewalled today with science deniers and climate change sceptics. The first Earth Day occurred about the same time- in April 1970. Are we backsliding as a society led by the current occupant of the White House?
In regards to the history being lost and desecrated in Wyalusing, Fuhrman's comments are equally dismissive, derogatory and inaccurate about Friedenshutten. If this historic site is not known to many it is not because of its lack of importance but only because of it slipping through the priorities. According to Fuhrman the entire settlement can be dismissed because of the brevity of its existence being under ten years. Fuhrman has done some research but only enough to garble the facts and more importantly to denigrate and belittle the lessons and value of history to a community. Playing the irony game, as he does can be a two way street, as Fuhrman likes to point an accusatory finger- by seeming to support public safety and clean water. This is seriously debunked by his support of a president with the most horrendous environmental record in history. Protections and regulations to ensure the survival of fragile and beautiful lands have fallen almost on a daily basis under the current administration. So there is more than a touch of irony and disingenuousness in his claims.
We are not opportunistic interlopers as he would assert or those just trying to highlight this historic site to fit our interest in safety or beauty. There has been interest in the site going back decades, including some of recent years by the Wyalusing Community Corporation. The WCC has featured several speakers addressing this history. The WCC also initiated the historic plaque at the site. For myself, I was commissioned by the late David Dibble, a local history enthusiast to illustrate the settlement. That project goes back to 1982 and was done in conjunction with the Wyalusing Valley Museum.
There is also the common mention of the economic value of the gas industry but this justification misses the destructiveness both in process and results. Worse yet, now natural gas is not being used for energy independence of America, the purpose is to ship LNG overseas, which is the entire reason for LNG. Even worse still is that natural gas is now being used for the production of plastics in ethane "cracker" plants. Another attempt to further entrench us in even more infrastructure of a "dirty energy" source. We've overcome other economies in the nation's history, which were based on morally reprehensible infrastructures, such as slavery and cotton, child labor in sweatshops, or the tobacco industry. All of these industries were justified on the economic benefits. Pope Francis has even weighed in as a scientist and as spiritual leader to claim fracking as a moral crime and environmental sin.
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The Rocket-Courier had a related article about a local archeological enthusiast, Roland Smith whose hobby has been to study the land, history and artifacts of Friedenshutten. It was encouraging to read of his interest in local lore of Native Americans and the inhabitants of the Moravian Mission at Freidenshutten. It was also encouraging to read that he did not want a dispute with activist over the location of the settlement, which is good, as it seems we really have common cause. However, what was dismaying was that he was not more concerned with protecting the source for historical artifacts. Some of those fields that he has scoured for arrowheads and artifacts are now irrevocably lost and under twenty feet or so of bulldozed earth and pavement. There will be no chance now for further research, discoveries or learning.
During the symposium I organized in November in Wyalusing Dr. Katherine Faull, a Bucknell University professor and historian presented several talks at the historic site and at the WCC Building. She has spent a good part of her entire academic career studying and publishing essays on the Friedenshutten. At the conference, Dr. Faull presented maps of the 1760's with overlays of the current industry expansion, which showed that the site of the former Friedenshutten cemetery is now obliterated. Her research here and in Germany has revealed the diary entries and records of those early Wyalusing residents and what fascinating accounts they represent. Regardless of the exact location of this former settlement, the point is that the LNG is still a monstrous intrusion and desecration of our history.
Katie Faull, a professor at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA is shown here explaining about the Friedenshutten site during the recent rally on November 9th near Wyalusing, PA.
Dr. Faull also lets us know that the site is world famous in some ways, contrary to what Fuhrman claims, as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the German poet composed a poem about the Susquehanna at this location, even though he'd never been here. This area was dubbed the "Jewel of the Susquehanna" and as Dr. Faull asserts, our history has been sold and the jewel has been cut through and buried.
Here is a quote from Dr. Faull that underscores the importance of our history. "History matters. An important part of what makes us human is our ability to learn from the stories of the past, to read and listen to the memories of others, to think about the lives that they led, perhaps to better understand our own. And when those people are no longer here to tell us these stories themselves, our communities need to curate and incorporate them into an understanding of where we are from. If we erase those places and their narratives, we are in danger of not only flattening the land around us but also diminishing our understanding of ourselves."
The safety aspect is another huge alarm bell that should be alerting everyone's concern. This LNG facility could easily be the next Knox mining disaster that occurred near Pittston, PA in 1959. The shipping of LNG in antiquated rail tankers has been described by some as virtual "train bombs" with as many as one hundred tankers. What could go wrong? There was a devastating rail accident in Quebec in 2013 when a train carrying crude oil destroyed a good portion of the town of Lac-Megantic. LNG is reportedly even more explosive and dangerous than crude oil.
In closing I will mention another Pennsylvania town that could serve as a rude awakening to those who wish to promote the petrochemical industry in the Susquehanna Valley. I am referring to Warren, PA, which I visited for the first time earlier this year. One comes into Warren after traveling through Adirondack-like wilderness along US Route 6. Then, one enters Warren, which is completely dominated by a vast oil refinery along the Allegheny River. There are many parallels between Wyalusing and Warren and differences too. The relevance here is as a cautionary tale- would any town really seek to emulate Warren, PA as a desirable vision for their own community?
The town of Warren, PA , located along the Allegheny River in northwestern, PA is completely dominated by a petrochemical facility. Is this the desired direction for Wyalusing, PA and the rest of the Susquehanna River valley?
Brian Keeler- on the Susquehanna prior to a plein air painting session. He has been paddling the river for over 50 years. The idea of an industrial take over of the river is deemed to be deeply repugnant by Keeler.
Since the mid-1960's Keeler has been paddling the north branch with family and friends.


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I think it goes one of two ways… 1) a generation removed so Liea, Luke, and Han CAN appear as supporting cast to a new, younger generation of Jedi. 2) Go thousands of years past ROTJ to get away from the Skywalkers into new territory.
A complete Star Wars theme-park would ROCK!! Want to recreate the Battle of Hoth!
Thanks for streaming the talk guys.
Just let it die. For a while it had a good run, then it became Weekend at Bernie's with the smell becoming too much to stand. Just bury it and leave us the good memories. If someone wants to come along later and reuse the old tropes, more power to them, but make it something new for a new generation, not a rehash of the old. Star Wars and Indiana Jones were homages to childhood memories, not literal retellings. Works better that way.
I just can't imagine anything good to come of this. Willing to be proven wrong but I trust Disney about as far as I can toss the Spaceship Earth ball.
The ForceCast podcast did a big multi-hour episode on the acquisition. They had Lucasfilm head of Fan Relations' Steve Sansweet on, a 'Star Wars Insider' staff member, Rebelscum website member, someone participating in the expanded universe and others.
One participant hosts a Disney news site covering all parts of the company and he discussed the theme parks. He said Disney is readying their Shanghai Resort and Star Wars is very big in Asia. So he feels its a perfect match to have a ride there. 2015 is when the Resort opens I believe.
Another podcaster said the community has always looked at the blueprints Lucas has submitted for future building. He noted proposed plans for stages (seems LFL wants larger space for making these virtual sets) and casting offices on the Ranch. This indicated that he, or the company, were never done producing movies.
I remember James Cameron saying, a little while ago, all he wanted to do was just 'Avatar' sequels. Now he says he might do other things along the way. I think these big tent-pole movies are tough to do. I doubt a lot of the big names mentioned would want to tackle another franchise. Better to get younger people involved, someone who has done smaller effects movies that have been well received.
Mark Hamill cant seem to not do interviews lately. Ever noticed how different his voice is now?


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Sept. 18: Emergency Preparedness Training Exercise on Campus
Training exercise will be held from 12-3 p.m. on west lawn of the University's Performing Arts Building.
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Dear Campus Community,
Following is a news announcement about an Emergency Preparedness Training Exercise that will be held Wednesday, Sept. 18 on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus.
Please note that emergency vehicles will be on campus during the exercise and that THIS IS NOT AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY.
As you plan your travel to and from campus, please note that one block of Ellis Avenue North will be closed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18.
We appreciate your understanding as we hold this important training exercise on our campus.
Sandi Schnorenberg
Director of Campus Security
Minnesota State Mankato to Participate in Emergency Preparedness Training Exercise Wednesday, Sept. 18 on Campus
Mankato, Minn. – Minnesota State University, Mankato will host an emergency preparedness training exercise Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 12-3 p.m. on the west lawn of the University's Performing Arts Building, located along Ellis Avenue North.
The training exercise is closed to the public for safety purposes. The campus area (see map below) immediately outside the exercise perimeter will remain open. One block of Ellis Avenue North (between Birchwood and Maywood avenues) on the university campus will be closed to through traffic from 10 a.m. through 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18.
Participants in the exercise with Minnesota State Mankato include staff from the cities of Mankato (public safety) and North Mankato (police), Blue Earth County Sheriff deputies, Mayo Clinic Health System and Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service.
"Conducting this emergency response practice exercise is part of the University's proactive commitment to creating a safe and secure environment on our campus," said David Jones, Minnesota State Mankato's vice president for student affairs and enrollment management. "Emergencies can occur at any time without warning, and partnering on this training exercise with other community organizations allows us to increase awareness of our emergency preparedness as well as assess our current capabilities."


Business intelligence can be defined in terms of techniques and tools for acquiring and transforming raw data into useful information that can provide meaningful benefits to business operations.
Business Intelligence (BI) is a term that dates back to the mid-19th century and had basically the same definition. But as a reference to automated processing of structured data it only appeared in the late 1980s and is thus a still relatively young science. Before that, data processing was typically done on large mainframe computers or decision support systems separate from the rest of the company infrastructure. Today, desktop versions or cloud-based SaaS (software as a service) are available. There are also open-source frameworks like Hadoop that allow distributed processing.
The key benefits of modern business intelligence tools relate to improvement in the speed and accuracy of the decision making process. Optimization of internal processes can have several goals, including greater efficiency, increasing revenue, and cutting costs. Business intelligence reporting tools can also help companies spot consumer trends, satisfy customers, and find solutions to business problems. These benefits provide a competitive advantage.
BI typically relies on historical data in a data warehouse or specialized data mart, such as past sales figures or production output. New data from source systems such as POS terminals is transformed to fit seamlessly into the data warehouse and added in batch operations. Integration of data from different sources supports more accurate and reliable results. BI analysis of past performance helps to identify patterns or forecast future results.
Originally, business intelligence analytics tools fell to the skill sets of data analysts and BI specialists. They were trained to create and assess reports using data queries that produced specific data sets based on business demands and requirements. However, more business intelligence reporting tools are now user-friendly so that data discovery can be performed by any manager or employee. This approach is becoming known as "self-service" BI.
Business intelligence analytics tools can encompass a range of data techniques to fit different business needs. This can include drill-down enterprise reporting, both ad hoc and programmed queries, OLAP (online analytical processing), and the creation of various data cubes, hierarchies, filters, and perspectives.
While tools vary from vendor to vendor, some or all of these elements are usually present or can be purchased as add-ons. In some cases, reporting solutions or managing dashboards is offered as a general tool, while more advanced analytics such as data mining, text mining, document processing, or predictive analytics are reserved for better-trained IT professionals.
A company's data is one of it's biggest assets. The era of big data, where constant streams of information are produced by sensors or online activity, is creating a greater need for BI tools and training.
In small companies, BI tools may be used primarily for reporting purposes, or be entrusted to IT departments. In large companies, a BI team may consist of trained BI professionals, BI developers, data management specialists, and selected executives to communicate business needs and interpret results in practical terms. Some organizations will use business intelligence tools as a basis for internal software development of increasingly sophisticated or specialized analytic projects. Dedicated BI teams can ensure quicker and more flexible data processing as business requirements change and a range of use case scenarios must be studied.
"Big data" refers simply to very large volumes of data, not any fixed definition of how that data is used. Some business intelligence vendors and users will refer to either or both under the umbrella term "business analytics". But this also refers to all the components: data warehouses, enterprise information systems, business intelligence reporting tools, performance, business applications, risk assessment, and now increasingly security, regulatory compliance, and data governance. Of late, business analytics is becoming the preferred term.
But it's important to differentiate BI from analytics in that BI refers to the tools and business value that make analytics important.


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The story of solidarity, gratitude and "a drop on a hot plate"…
by Guy Mertens | Apr 24, 2016 | Unique Partnerships
Last Sunday, 17 April 2016, driving to Amsterdam to catch my flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador, for a 3 week deep dive into our local projects, the economic situation of the country and potential new opportunities, Twitter alerted me on a huge earthquake (7.8 on the scale of Richter) that had just hit the country.
A few WhatsApp messages later, connecting with our local partner, Pablo Campana, quickly made it clear that there were, at that moment, no reasons to cancel my trip. The country was in deep shock, but the main damage was in Pedernales and Manta, the coastal area some 200km from Guayaquil.
Upon arrival it was very strange to receive continuous updates on the rising number of casualties and the mounting estimate of the damages whilst driving through the streets of Guayaquil and barely seeing anything. Apart from one of the heavier aftershocks on Sunday night, I must admit I also didn't feel any of the "terremotos". But, for an entire week, it was obviously the talk-of-the-town and you felt a huge degree of nervousness (for those who catch a bit of Spanish: http://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/2016/04/23/nota/5538984/sismos-causan-nerviosismo-alteran-cotidianidad-ciudad ). When on Wednesday afternoon there was a new aftershock of 5.9, our office, as many others in the city, was evacuated. There was no damage but the stress in town mounted further.
The aftershock was the catalyst to decide to try to contribute a little bit to the resurrection of the country. On Friday night, I went with Pablo and his family to a local supermarket to buy water and food (canned tuna, pasta, bananas, biscuits, …) to prepare 250 food-packs that we would deliver the day after. It gave rise to an incredible solidarity. People spontaneously came to assist us to pack this huge amount of food, boxes were gathered, everything was carried to our cars,…
Saturday morning, we took off for a 3 hour drive to Crusita, a small town near Manta, that – we were informed- was heavily impacted by the earthquake. It was, ironic enough, a breath-taking drive through a magnificent country and it was only a few kilometres before Crusita that we started seeing damaged houses on our way. Upon arrival, we addressed the local "bomberos" who proved extremely well organised. We were diverted to some kind of a "safehouse", a contaminated word nowadays, where we could prepare our 250 bags and discuss a strategy to provide them to the most affected zone. Instantly, not less than 14 volunteers arrived in the safehouse to help. Once again, if the country needed unification, the earthquake created this: a level of solidarity, never before witnessed in my life. Within a few moments, our truck was filled with 250 bags and 2 volunteers brought us to the most affected zones where we could distribute the packages under the one-package-per-family-rule.
We witnessed family-tragedies, families that lost their relatives, houses, that were living under shelters. No electricity, no fresh water, no food. But we could witness an amazing level of optimism and gratitude. Families wanted to show the inside of what was left of their houses, they wanted pictures, hugs,… And they gave back. They gave back the most beautiful smiles that I have ever seen. I realise it may sound "cheesy", but it was heart-filling.
From Crusita, we continued our journey to Manta, the second most populated city in the province of Manabi. What we saw there cannot be described in words or even pictures. It was a warzone. We drove up to the community of Tarqui and I'll leave the pictures to speak for themselves.
Between all of this drama, accompanied by a dreadful smell that, unfortunately, I can only describe as the smell of death, again we found an army of volunteers. People working there for almost a week. Wearing mouth-masks to protect themselves for diseases and epidemics. Helping their previous neighbours, helping people they have never seen before. And all this in a serene and coordinated way. And grateful for the few packages that we had left, the gallons of water and the watermelons that were carefully allocated to families with small children.
I realize the story is long, probably too long for a blog, but I believe this situation deserves some attention and a realistic story on the local situation. The official death toll is now 654, but the "real estimate" is that more than 2000 people have been killed by this tragedy. The local government is trying to react in an efficient way (smartly and temporarily increasing taxes, granting benefits to families that temporarily house other people, speeding up social housing projects, …). But it will take years to recover from this earthquake and it certainly does not come at a good time for a country already heavily affected by cheap oil and the expensive US dollar that puts them in a less competitive position to their neighbouring countries, Colombia and Peru.
With the solidarity and the agility I have witnessed yesterday, I am confident that the country will come out stronger and more united than ever before. In the meanwhile, it felt "good" to assist a tiny little bit yesterday, but the most important contribution to the country we can make is to further support our local investments. Whilst our focus obviously is on providing solid returns for our investors, we calculated yesterday that 1 of the buildings we are developing here, gives direct jobs to approximately 250 people and indirectly benefits to some 1 000 working people. If that allows them to support the same number of families, our local presence will prove more than just "a drop on a hot plate"…
In the meanwhile, local volunteers can use your (financial) support here as well. I realize there is Nepal, there is cancer, there are local dramas, there is a lot of inequality, but if you want to contribute to this beautiful country, I believe the works Father Guy Mennen is doing here with Belgian students, deserve your support. He also was in Crusita and made this video to be a warm appeal to your contributions: https://youtu.be/Kww_uQBe83c
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Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland both in size and population, with around 600,000 people living in this cosmopolitan city situated on the banks of the River Clyde. Once famous for its shipbuilding industry, the city is now more famous for its bustling shopping areas and world-class variety of theatres, museums and galleries. Second only to Edinburgh for the amount of green space per acre, Glasgow also boats some of the finest parklands of any city in Britain, and a wide range of traditional and modern music events can usually be found playing somewhere in the city.
Medieval buildings and architecture can still be seen in many districts such as the Trongate and Saltmarket, and some of Glasgow's best gothic architecture and sculptures can be seen up close and personal in the 37-acre Victorian Necropolis. Nearby you will find the 18th century Merchant City, which was once an important trading place for the shipping of goods to the Americas and the Caribbean, while the River Clyde plays host to a number of museums celebrating Glasgow's rich cultural heritage, including the Transport Museum and the SV Glenlee.
There's surely too much to see and do in Glasgow to fit it all into one weekend, but I've put together some highlights that will give you a flavour of the very best that the city has to offer. So join me now on an adventure into this magnificent city with my Glasgow weekend itinerary. Happy exploring!
This stunning building has been entrancing visitors to Glasgow for over 115 years since it initially opened in 1901, and from the very first moment that people step onto the marble floor of the central hall, they are captivated by the diversity of the exhibits on display. Inside this museum there are over 9000 artefacts and paintings which depict every aspect of history from wildlife and war, art and literature, to Glasgow's industrial past.
As part of a major restoration project, the museum was extensively renovated over three years and was re-opened in 2006 with the exhibits organised into two halves; Life and Expression. The Life galleries represent natural history, human history and prehistory while the Expression galleries include the fine art collections. Both themes are staged across 22 state-of-the-art galleries which are large enough to easily take up several hours of your day.
Kelvingrove is second only to the museums of London for the number of visitors it draws annually, with many coming to view the great art collection which is arguably one of the best in Europe. Here you will find masterpieces from Rembrandt, Renoir, Salvador Dali and others alongside antiquities from ancient Egypt and more modern works from the celebrated Glasgow designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. All in all, Kelvingrove Museum and Gallery is a must-see attraction during your time in Glasgow.
The Gallery of Modern Art is the main gallery of contemporary art in Glasgow and is one of the most-visited attractions in the city centre. This impressive neoclassical building was built in 1778 as the townhouse of a wealthy Glasgow trader but was subsequently used by the Royal Bank of Scotland before being converted into the Royal Exchange. Then in 1954 Glasgow District Libraries took over the building, and it continued life as a library until 1996 when its usage was converted yet again, this time to house the city modern art collection.
The gallery receives several million visitors annually and serves to both educate and entertain tourists and locals alike with workshops, artist receptions and a learning library in the basement. The exhibits are some of the finest in Britain and are the equal of any modern art gallery in the world, with pieces by David Hockney and Andy Warhol displayed amongst works by up-and-coming local talent. Tired feet can take a rest at the cafe inside the gallery while the multimedia terminals will be of use to anyone wanting to learn more about the various fields of modern art.
Of particular note is the front of the gallery which is the home of the Duke of Wellington statue, made famous for the traffic cone that has been perched on the top of his head for several years. Clearly a sign of the well-known Glaswegian sense of humour, the cone has been removed several times by local authorities but has been replaced each time by locals, and so it's now a permanent fixture of the statue!
The Glasgow Museum of Transport at the Riverside Museum is one of the most popular tourist venues in the city, with over a million visitors pouring through its doors each year. The location of the Transport Museum on the north bank of the River Clyde is not accidental, as this is the site where the old A & J Inglis shipyard stood for over 100 years until its closure in 1962. The shipyard made over 500 ships during its lifetime and the Transport Museum goes some way to preserving Glasgow's shipbuilding heritage with the Clyde Maritime Trust's SV Glenlee permanently moored alongside the museum.
Inside the building, you will find an extremely impressive range of transport memorabilia with full-size steam locomotives exhibited alongside buses, trams, cars and bikes, with over 3000 objects on display from Glasgow's industrial past. Perhaps the most impressive display though is the faithful recreation of an entire cobbled Glasgow street, with shops dating from 1895 all the way through to the 1980s. And best of all, like the majority of museums in Glasgow, the Transport Museum is completely free to visit!
You can also check out my Glasgow weekend itinerary day two.


This letter is in response to your request for reconsideration of a New York ruling dated July 15, 1988 (File # 830906), classifying brake drums and rotors.
The initial request for classification states that the merchandise at issue consists of two classes of unfinished automotive brake components, rotors and drums. The parts are imported from ITT's Canadian plant to its divisions in the U.S. The brake rotors are cast iron and are primarily used on the front wheels of vehicles. The three kinds of rotors include: an integral rotor, a disc rotor and a composite disc rotor. The integral rotor has its hub and rotor cast as one part. These parts also have bearing cups and wheel studs. The disc rotors do not have the hub as an integral part of the rotor. They are gray iron casting machined with out wheel studs or bearing cups. Some newer vehicles also utilize a composite disc rotor which has a steel stamping as the hat section of the rotor.
The second class of automotive brake components, brake drums, are also used on the rear of the vehicles and consist of fullcast or allcast brake drums. The fullcast or allcast drum is also made of cast iron and is principally used in light trucks. The composite brake drum has a steel welded plate molded into the finished drum. The outside braking surface of the drum is cast iron.
You submitted a request to classify this merchandise on June 24, 1988 to Customs' New York office. In a letter dated July 15, 1988 (File # 830906), New York ruled that the merchandise was classified under the provision for brake drums and rotors under subheading 8708.39.50 and dutiable at a rate of 3.1 percent ad valorem.
On October 5, 1988, you submitted a request for reconsideration of this ruling. This letter is in response to that request.
Whether unfinished allcast brake drums and rotors are properly classified under subheading 8708.39.50 and dutiable at a rate of 3.1 percent ad valorem, or subheading 8708.99.30 and subject to a free rate of duty.
The General Rules of Interpretation (GRI's) govern classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS) There are six GRI's. GRI 1 provides, for legal purposes, classification should be determined according to the terms of the heading and any relative section or chapter notes. According to GRI 1, the primary consideration in classifying goods should be given to the language of the heading.
There is no dispute as to the applicable heading in this case. Both the importer and the New York office agree that the brake parts should be classified under heading 8708 providing for parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705. Since the issue in this case involves the proper subheading for classification, we look to GRI 6, which states that for legal purposes, the classification of goods in the subheadings of a heading shall be determined according to the terms of the subheadings and any related subheading notes and on the understanding that only subheadings at the same level are comparable. Pursuant to GRI 6, as with GRI 1, the primary consideration in classifying goods should be given to the language of the subheading which must be read in conjunction with any relevant notes.
Under GRI 6, subheading 8708.39 is the proper subheading for classification. The language of 8708.39 specifically lists brake drums and parts thereof, the merchandise at issue. The importer's argument that this merchandise should be classified in subheading 8708.99 is incorrect, since under GRI 3(a), a subheading in which the language provides the most specific description for the merchandise is the preferred subheading for classification and, in this case, is not superseded by a subheading in which the language of the subheading only provides for other parts of vehicles.
Although the drums and rotors are imported in an unfinished condition, this would not preclude classification under subheading 8708.39. GRI (2)(a) states that any reference in a subheading to an article shall be taken to include a reference to that article incomplete or unfinished, provided that, as presented, the incomplete or unfinished article has the essential character of the complete or finished article.
Essential character is determined by looking at the nature of the material or component and its role in its unfinished state to its overall use. The rotors and drums in this case have the shape of the finished products, i.e. rotors and drums, but they must undergo a series of finishing processes before they can be used as finished products. These processes include machining (cutting the excess metal off so that the drum or rotor meets the buyer's individual specifications), grooving, painting and coating.
The fact that this merchandise cannot be used in its unfinished condition does not affect our decision to classify it under 8708.39. Under GRI 2 (a), incomplete or unfinished articles, which are not ready for direct use, but which have the approximate shape or outline of the finished article or part, and which can only be used for completion into the finished article, are classifed as the completed article. The unfinished brake drums and rotors in this case are imported in the shape of brake drums and rotors and need only be machined to tolerances. Thus, they have the essential character of the finished products when they are imported.
Allcast brake drums and rotors are properly classified in subheading 8708.39.50 and are dutiable at a rate of 3.1 percent ad valorem.


Match penalty for Henley? Attemp to injur? That was 2 guys hitting each other & deciding to fight! No mention of match penatly to the guy that whaled on Hayes when he was down. Last week, hip check on Auger, that was OK but when we do it, 2 mins tripping? R U kidding me? We did get out played tonight but the calls R getting bad again. Henley was guilty by name! Too bad it took us 59 mins to show some energy or fight. Tomorrow night should be good, I will miss it. Warm ups could b intresting! Go Komets & MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!


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Q: SQUASH TA: The rows from two datasests might not be matched properly There's what i have done so far:
test.ta
// -- 1 --
SETUP :
// -- 2 --
LOAD PRE/query1.sql AS query1.file
CONVERT query1.file TO query.sql AS query
// -- 3 --
# LOAD PRE/query1_expected.xml TO XML DATASET expected.dataset

// -- 4 --
TEST :
// -- 5 --
EXECUTE execute WITH query ON DB_INT3_PARC AS raw_result
// -- 6 --
CONVERT raw_result TO dataset.dbunit AS actual.dataset
// -- 7 --
ASSERT actual.dataset IS equal WITH expected.dataset

query1.sql
SELECT pid.ID ,pid.type , pid.system, P.ID_PRODUIT , p.ref_produit , p.libelle,P.TYPE as P_TYPE,r.id_ressource, p.id_party, p.statut
FROM parc_produit p, parc_ressource r, parc_produit_id pid
WHERE r.VALEUR = 8933200000000221265 and r.nom_ressource = 'ICCID' AND r.id_produit = p.id_produit
AND pid.id_produit = p.id_produit AND pid.system = '123'

query1_expected.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<dataset>
    <default ID="0000009794" TYPE="PFI" SYSTEM="123" ID_PRODUIT="794" REF_PRODUIT='null' LIBELLE='null' P_TYPE="17" ID_RESSOURCE="121" ID_PARTY="101" STATUT="27"/>
</dataset>

When executing query1.sql in DB, the output is :
0000009794  PFI 123 794 (null) (null) 17    121 101 27

Assert failed :

[FAIL] ASSERT actual.dataset IS equal WITH expected.dataset
  org.squashtest.ta.framework.exception.BinaryAssertionFailedException:
  The actual dataset was different from the expected one

Execution report:

*

*Table "default": Warning: As table "default" has no (pseudo) primary key, the rows from the two datasets might not be matched properly.
  {libelle:expected='null'|actual='null'}{ref_produit:expected='null'|actual='null'}

Thanks for any advice..

A: Do you have a ReplacementDataSet [0] in use for the "null"s in the expected dataset?  If not, it is treated as a String.  A String "null" does not equal a null in the actual dataset.
[0] http://dbunit.sourceforge.net/components.html#replacementdataset

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Shane is a partner in the firm's advisory department. He leads the consulting services team at Crowe in Ireland, and has 27 years' consultancy experience. Shane's principal area of expertise is the management of change, particularly in the development and implementation of recommendations leading to a sharper business focus, with enhanced efficiency, effectiveness and economy.
In recent years, Shane has led a number of major evaluations, service reviews, and strategic planning projects for Government Departments and agencies, health and social care organisations, regulatory bodies and other public sector clients, having worked extensively in the public sector throughout his consulting career. Shane is vastly experienced in dealing with both policy and operational aspects of public service provision, and well-versed in the implementation of public service reform.
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Color is one of the most important forms of non-verbal communication and a tool to create a mood or rapidly convey a message. In fact color is one of the most important arsenals in marketing and design in order to attract the consumer's eye, create an impression, convey a message and ultimately make a sale. At the minimum create enough interest about a product or service.
Humans react to color in an unconscious way as color stimulates our senses and sends messages to our brain suggesting specific feelings. The power of color is visible around us in logos, advertising, signage, billboards, packaging, websites, blogs even cell phones and MP3 players.
Statistics demonstrate the importance and power of color. Humans spend approximately .03 seconds looking at a package while walking in the aisles of a store. At that time a product must attract our eye, make clear what the product is about while at the same time appeal to our aesthetics and create the curiosity to look at it closely.
And you? How do you use color to help your business grow? Next time you will have a promotional material designed or a logo redesign or a new website think about color and discuss it with your designer.


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Corporate takeovers: the government wants to protect German companies against foreigners
John Torrendo
The Federal government has agreed on stricter rules for the acquisition of shares in German companies by foreign investors. Thus, in safety-relevant areas is to be lowered the threshold at which the Federal government may consider a share acquisition by an Investor outside the European Union, from 25 percent to 10 percent, reported the "Handelsblatt".
the corresponding draft of The amendment to the foreign trade and payments regulation (AWV) is to be decided at a Cabinet meeting, according to the report in the newspaper this Wednesday. In the economy Ministry said on Sunday on request, it is true that the foreign trade and payments Ordinance amendment "is soon to be in the Cabinet". Further details have not been made.
Only in safety-relevant areas
The lowered threshold of 10 per cent applies only to safety-relevant areas, such as the range of the defense or the so-called critical infrastructures. This includes energy utilities. The threshold would be sharper than the Minister of economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier (CDU) favoured. He had sought 15 percent.
the Background of the plans from companies are being taken over by Chinese investors. So, the Federal government had prevented the entry of a Chinese company in the German power supply. Therefore, the rules for takeover attempts in sensitive areas tightened. The goal is that the Federal government can have a say in time, if the legitimate security interests of Germany could be affected.
Alliance chief calls for clearer rules
Alliance chief Oliver Bäte should be happy about the plans. He started on Sunday for clearer rules for foreign investors in Germany. "Free trade carries with it many risks," he said in an Interview with the "Welt am Sonntag": "We need an industrial strategy." It is naive to believe that the free forces of the market solved all problems.
"I wouldn't blame the Chinese, they like to buy high-technology," said Bäte. "Rather, we must think of ourselves as a society in Germany and also in Europe: In what areas we would like to complete free trade and competition and in what areas?" You should basically think about which sectors are in terms of technology, employment, and other topics of strategic importance and with the trading partners to discuss: "whether Chinese or American partners, are important, clear rules that don't change."
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Photo courtesy of the Bothell Kenmore Chamber of Commerce Attendees at the Bothell Kenmore Chamber of Commerce annual auction donated nearly $8,000 towards Mary's Place cell phone campaign.
Chamber gives largest auction donation ever to Mary's Place
The Bothell Kenmore Chamber of Commerce donated $7,975 to Mary's Place, a local nonprofit.
by Kailan Manandic
Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:30am
For an unsheltered family, sleeping in a car or a tent, communication is one of the most important resources in finding permanent housing.
Without a way to contact caseworkers, schedule meetings or access information quickly, a family could be stalled in completing paperwork required to find a warm place to sleep and spend another night on the street. Mary's Place, a nonprofit family shelter organization with a location in Kenmore, recently partnered with the Bothell Kenmore Chamber of Commerce to provide pre-paid cellphones to dozens of families.
"I can't believe the generosity in the room," said Linda Mitchell, chief communications officer at Mary's Place who spoke at the auction. "We didn't know at the time if it would be a success, [but] so many people were excited to participate."
Every year, the chamber hosts its Fund-A-Need donation bids during the annual holiday auction. Each cell phone costs about $50 and during the holiday auction, attendees donated $7,975 to the cause, more than any prior auction.
"This was by far the most money we've ever made," said Brittany Caldwell, executive director of the chamber. "It was nearly three times as much as the average."
Caldwell clarified that there were many factors that made the 2018 auction unique, including a new location and a good crowd, but also mentioned Mitchell gave an "amazing" speech and did well highlighting the importance of the cause.
According to the letter, this money was used to purchase 67 cell phones for homeless families who may have otherwise slept outside during the recent snowstorms.
"We cannot thank you enough for your generous and lifesaving grant," Mary's Place officials wrote in a thank you letter. "Thanks to your funding, we were able to find and bring families in from the cold over the snowy, freezing week."
Mary's Place runs other annual donation campaigns but had never raised money specifically for cell phones. Over five campaigns, the nonprofit has raised about $9 million for its "No Child Sleeps Outside" cause.
Mary's Place operates seven locations in King County, providing emergency shelter, employment and housing resources, hygiene and laundry service, case management, kids clubs, health services and food to more than 500 parents and children. Unfortunately, the shelters can't always fit every family, so these cell phones provide an easy way to communicate the soonest vacancy.
The chamber has been supporting local businesses with its Fund-A-Need bids for over a decade, along with their annual auction. The selected business is chosen by the Board of Directors based on an application process.
"We have over 50 nonprofs in our chamber and we think its incredibly important to give back when we can," Caldwell said.
The board was particularly interested in Mary's Place for this year's auction because of the work it does to not only provide housing, but support employment opportunities.
"It's important for people to realize that its important to educate the community on the current situation," Caldwell said. "Some people think unemployment and housing are problems in downtown Seattle only, so to hear it exists in the Northshore community, people are often surprised how close to home the problem is."
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Buyers can enjoy additional selection this summer as they look for the home of their choice.
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The company will soon accept applications for projects related to affordable housing on the Eastside.
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Homebuyers are also benefiting from lower interest rates, which are currently are less than four percent.
Bothell Kenmore Chamber honors Country Village
The chamber awarded Country Village owner, Leeann Tesorieri, as member of the month.
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Théodore Tronchin (24 May 1709 – 30 November 1781) was a physician from the Republic of Geneva.

Life
A native of Geneva, he studied initially at the University of Cambridge, then transferred to the University of Leiden, where he was a pupil of Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738). In 1730 he obtained his medical doctorate, and subsequently practiced medicine in Amsterdam. In the early 1750s he returned to Geneva, where he received the title of Professor Emeritus of Medicine, and later moved to Paris, where he opened a medical practice in 1766.

Tronchin was an influential 18th-century physician, whose popularity spread amongst European royalty and the upper classes. Among his patients were Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot. In 1762 Tronchin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 1779 a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Tronchin is mentioned in passing as a great physician in the Marquis de Sade's "Philosophy in the Bedroom".

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He was a major proponent of inoculation for smallpox, and was responsible for the inoculation of several thousand patients in Switzerland, France and the Netherlands.

He was distrustful of traditional medical practices such as bloodletting and purging, and was an advocate of a simple and natural hygiene that stressed fresh air, diet and exercise. He was scornful of a sedentary lifestyle and excessive sleep, and dedicated several hours of the week to medical assistance for the poor.

Works
Tronchin's written works were few, although he did publish a treatise titled  "De colica pictonum", a work that explained the cause of Poitou colic due to lead poisoning. He also wrote part of the article "Innoculation" for Diderot's Encyclopédie (1751–1772).

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 This article incorporates information based on a translation of an equivalent article at the French Wikipedia.
 Heirs of Hippocrates No. 899, Theodore Tronchin

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18th-century scientists from the Republic of Geneva
Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Unfortunately, there aren't enough chips to go around.
Consumers are starting to feel the pinch as the global chip shortage is pushing up prices of items such as laptops and printers and is threatening to do the same to other top-selling devices including smartphones and appliances. Naturally, we've received our fair share of questions about this shortage, and we'd like to share a few of the most frequently asked questions with you.
What exactly is the chip shortage?
Since late 2020, these tiny integrated circuits that are nowadays found in practically every manufactured device with a battery or a plug – from microwaves to TVs to cars to toothbrushes – have been in short supply. Auto companies, which rely on chips from everything from the computer management of engines to drive assistance systems, have been the most visible victims of the chip shortage.
Is the chip shortage overblown? Will it impact me and/or my business?
The chip shortage is unquestionably real, but it's not affecting industries and people the same way. Many industries have felt the pinch since the early days of the pandemic. On August 19, Toyota announced that it will cut production in Japan by 40% in September. Ford and GM are also adjusting with Ford recently announcing that it will temporarily shut down its Kansas City assembly plant for a week, which is significant because this particular plant builds its best-selling F-150 trucks. If you're in the market for a car (new or preowned), this will most certainly impact you. Growing prices are snowballing their way through hardware suppliers and key materials in chip making as the industry rushes to meet rising demand and plug supply holes. As a result, many of the world's large chip makers are raising prices they charge to the brands that make PCs and other gadgets.
What caused the chip shortage?
At first glance, the chip shortage might seem like a classic bullwhip effect resulting from a bump in consumer demand brought on by the 2020 pandemic. At first, consumer spending tanked. Then, a couple months later, consumers stocked up on all kinds of chip-heavy gadgets such as laptops and tablets for their home offices, remote learning, and entertainment. The manufacturers that build those devices then sent a wave of semiconductor orders rippling up the supply chain. This quickly overwhelmed the few chip foundries that manufacture virtually all of the world's computer chips.
However, a more detailed look at the current logjam suggests the issues stem from a deep clash of different industry cultures, one that will likely pose ongoing operational challenges as semiconductors assume a central role in the electronic systems driving automotive and other industrial products.
Can't we just make more chips?
Making computer chips is a complex process. It's difficult and expensive to build new facilities to manufacture the vital silicon component, which means companies have to rely on existing plants. A new semiconductor factory can cost up to $20 billion to build. Lasers print billions of transistors onto tiny areas of silicon wafers; it can take three to four months to turn a large silicon wafer into a useable batch of chips.
When will the chip shortage end?
A variety of analysts agree that the most problematic shortages will begin to ease in the third or fourth quarter of 2021, though it could take much of 2022 for the resulting chips to work their way through the supply chain to products.