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We're going to time travel to the past, the future, and the present all in one weekend. Who knows...you might even experience a time travel paradox along the way!
Here is just a little bit of what we have in store for you!
Note: We have some other awesome things in the works that have never been done before which we will share in the near "future"!
2) Leveled Workshops with No Auditions (included with your weekend pass): Material taught will be geared towards WSDC competitor level.
Option #2:  If you don't have a qualifying wrist band, you may attend the higher leveled workshops on the designated section of the the ballroom floor. You are free to rotate with others who are auditing the class or you may bring a partner and not rotate. If the door monitor or the instructors determine that the workshop room has reached it's capacity, the attendees who are wearing a qualifying wrist band for that class level will take priority. If the door monitor or the instructor determine that there is room in the space to audit, you may sit/stand and observe. Please note: Conference room 6 is very small and can accommodate a very limited number of people. We ask that you please refrain from asking the instructors questions. Instructors & door monitors will be monitoring adherence to these guidelines.
COMPETITORS: If you do compete but wish to attend a class at a higher level then your division (ex: Intermediate dancer wanting to take an advanced/all-star workshop), you do option #2 listed above. If you wish to take a lower level class then you're division (ex: Advanced wanting to take an Intermediate workshop) there is no requirement to have a dance partner.
Would you like to bring a partner to class? No problem! We'll have a sign up sheet over by registration with people looking for partners. Alternatively, you can look for a partner on the Rooms, Rides, & Strictly Partners Facebook Page.
3) Solo Tracks (included with your weekend pass): You often hear instructors say, if you want to get better at WCS, go learn other solo dances! Well, now is your chance! These workshops are designed to challenge you as a solo dancer.
5) Masters 50+ Workshop track (included with your weekend pass): We've added workshops geared towards masters (50+) social dancers and competitors. Each workshop will be taught by a different instructor and there will be one masters workshop offered per day during the event.
The best DJs on the WCS circuit ready to keep you social dancing until the wee hours for 4 days!
Time Travel Costume Contest: Best costume during the Friday night dance gets a free pass to SwingTime 2020.
Saturday Night Theme - Travel to the Future "Black Light Glow Dance": Travel to any time period in the future you wish! Imagine hundreds of dancers from the future all came together for one epic black-light West Coast Swing dance. What year are you from? Who will you be? Think of all the movie characters from the future (Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys, 2001 Space Odyssey, Demolition Man, Back the Future II, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc….Google is your friend!). We will have black lights running and a "Glow Bar" with free supplies to help get your glow on. If you have clothing that glows under black light, throw it in your suitcase!
Sunday Night: Social dancing until at least 3 am!!
Fun Comps - Footwork Strictly Battle (available to all levels but Champion), One Foot Spin Strictly Contest, Invitational Footwork Battle, Time Traveler's All-American JnJ, and Switch It Up JnJ (switch dance roles).
WSDC JnJ: Juniors, Newcomer, Novice, Intermediate, Masters Novice & Open, Advanced, All-Star, and Champions.


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We are living in a tumultuous moment for voting and elections. In New York, voter turnout is at record lows, and our voting systems are among the most outdated in the nation. At our highest level of government, the President has made unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. Across the country, state legislators are using voter fraud as a pretext to introduce bills that curtail the right and ability to vote. Yet this moment is only the most recent chapter in a long history of voter suppression in the United States, a saga that touches many northern states - including New York.
For instance, it might be surprising for many New Yorkers to know that boroughs of New York City were covered by the Voting Rights Act. The history of voter suppression in New York stretches back to when state lawmakers first removed property ownership as a voting requirement for white men. Black men, however, were not included in this expansion of voting rights, as they still had to own property to cast a ballot. The State also gave counties the power to strip people convicted of "infamous crimes" of the right to vote, a tactic which intentionally and disproportionately targets black men.
In 1846, a majority of New York State residents voted against an amendment to the state constitution that would have granted black men, regardless of property ownership, the right to vote. Then in 1870, the federal government passed the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving all men, regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude", the right to vote. However, as we know today, that right only existed on paper. New York ratified the 15th Amendment in April 1869, only to rescind it in January 1870, and did not ratify it again until 1970.
The next great push to disenfranchise New Yorkers was a response to an influx of immigration in New York City. According to Slate, "one early-20th-century law required that voters in the state's largest cities reregister every year, a cumbersome mandate imposed under the pretext that urban voters' frequent changes of address opened the door to voter fraud," a measure that feels familiar today.
In a 1908 election, city officials sought to suppress the Jewish immigrant vote by holding voter registration on Saturdays and on the holiday of Yom Kippur, when observant Jews refrained from activities like writing.
In 1921, New York State passed a law requiring an English literacy test to vote. The people most disenfranchised by the legislation were the members of New York City's growing Puerto Rican community. Although they were American citizens by birth, many were recent arrivals who were not fluent in English.
In 1958, Jose Camacho, a Puerto Rican-born Bronx grocer who was fluent in Spanish but not English, sued over New York's literacy test, albeit unsuccessfully, as he believed that as an American citizen he should be able to vote regardless of what language he spoke. According to the New York Times, "His effort was supported by the American Jewish Congress, which said Yiddish speakers were also affected."
While New York was not subject to the original Voting Rights Act of 1965, New Yorkers were experiencing discrimination tactics similar to those used by communities across the South. Five years after the federal Voting Rights Act passed, in 1970, Congress voted to expand the reach of the Act "to include any part of the country that met the criteria," not just Southern states. As a result, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan became subject to the Act, for using "a test or device to discourage voters" and having low voter registration rates (in all three boroughs, "fewer than half of the voting-age people were registered or voted in 1968"). Section four of the Act required that changes to voting procedures in all three counties receive federal approval before being enacted.
Notably, the Voting Rights Act has been used twice to prevent changes in voting in New York City. In 1981, a panel of federal judges ruled to postpone a primary election because of changes to City Council district lines and poll sites that were made without the necessary federal pre-clearance. And in 1989, advocates successfully argued that 300,000 voters had been wrongfully purged from the voter rolls and needed to be reinstated.
Unfortunately, in 2013, the Supreme Court struck down the requirement for federal pre-clearance. On April 19th, 2016, many New Yorkers went to the polls to cast a ballot in the presidential primary, only to discover that their names had been removed from the voter rolls. The NYC Board of Elections acknowledged that over 100,000 registered voters had been mistakenly removed from the rolls. WNYC revealed that Hispanic voters were disproportionately affected. Common Cause New York filed a lawsuit which was joined by the Department of Justice in January 2017. Had the Supreme Court decided in 2013 to leave the pre-clearance mandate in place, the voter purge might not have happened.
Given this history, we believe it's time for New Yorkers to demand real election reform that will protect our right to vote. This year, the Vote Better NY coalition is calling on Albany to pass a bill, proposed by State Assembly Member Latrice Walker, which would require state level pre-clearance of changes to voting procedures. Learn more about our platform at VoteBetterNY.org and join the effort by signing the petition for reform.
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Brigid George, Murder in Murloo (Dusty Kent Mysteries Book 1), 2015, Potoroo Press. Kindle Edition.
This is an interesting look at how the English language has and continues to change and grow. It is difficult to put it down once I begin to read it.
Review originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog.
Each entry in this book focuses on a specific subject, usually a single word, collection of related words, or a saying, and explores how it is used and misused. Each section discusses proper usage, common mistakes, and has examples from some major newspapers in the UK of the word being used in context, both correctly and not.
That the incorrect examples are so plentiful from sources where the example was composed by a professional wordsmith and approved by an editor who is presumably a expert on such things (the true grammar nerds) shows how hard it is to achieve perfection. But for the grammar-nerd-in-training, this volume should help.
Richard Marsh has the key to unlock English.
Richard Marsh has the key to unlock English. His understanding of language shines through, his writing is clear as a bell, his love of language sings loud and clear.
A great help in acquiring a finer grasp of the intricacies of the language. Erudite, fascinating and witty – invaluable for all who take delight in English.
What a cornucopia we have here: so many ticklish questions addressed. Marsh brings a refreshing mix of authority and flexibility. We may all have Fowler on our shelves, but we also know that the Windsors themselves no longer speak the king's English. This new work does not suffer from the specious egalitarianism of, say, Bergen Evans. Now that I have a copy of Marsh, I expect to begin any usage question with him.
Author of Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, Myths and Legends of the Celts, Contemporary Irish Cinema and other books.
It is a great book. My mother tongue is not English so this book is doubly useful for me.
Right, wrong, or changing, our language is fun!
Alphabetical listing of words often confused with each other or bungled independently make this book easy to use, and even easier in ebook form where "clicking" to the desired text brings instant gratification. Examples are given of both trending usage and traditional correct usage, so the reader can decide whether to speak (or write) English "like" it is or English "as" it should be.
Writers, editors, teachers and readers can benefit from Richard Marsh's meticulous research and extensive reading by obtaining a copy of this book. Marsh does not merely cite word choice errors as published in several newspapers but also points out why the usage is incorrect and in most cases cites correct usage.
The ebook format with convenient functions such as `search' and `copy' makes it an enjoyable resource to use. Newspaper editors around the world, and I am thinking of Australia in particular, would benefit from having 'English Like It Is' on their laptops.
This is a really excellent book – interesting, enligtening and very useful. It has made me think about the English language in a way I have never done before. It's surprisingly hard to put down – I consulted it to look up something I wasn't clear about and became completely fascinated, continuing to read on and becoming totally immersed!
I would recommend this manual to anyone who writes frequently and already has a good handle on the language. English Like It Is can give you the right tools to polish your piece, business letter or novel, and sharpen your speaking and writing skills.
Reviewed April 2002 on BookReviewClub.com by Sonya Bateman, a freelance writer, editor and novelist from Syracuse, New York.


"Now when the sixth hour [12 noon] had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour [3:00 p.m.] And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is translated, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"... " And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
Jesus died on the cross at about 3:00 p.m. in modern time on Friday, according to the Scriptures.
In "The Sign of Jonah," I explained how Christ was in the heart of the earth for "three days and three nights," crucified on Friday and rose again on Sunday. It was given to me from God when I asked Him to explain on behalf of a group of atheists. Because of it, I received death threats and for a time had a price on my head. Now that many pastors have researched and preached it themselves, others have accused me of stealing it from pastors! It is AMAZING the lengths that people will go through to avoid the truth and/or run from God.
But this morning, on Good Friday, I was reading the Scriptures and saw something I missed that further confirms what He showed me. "Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed." (Luke 22:7) Luke then describes Jesus and the apostles breaking bread at Passover on the night He was betrayed, which I had explained was the night Christ "entered the heart of the earth."
Think about that. "When the Passover must be killed." How did Jesus, as the "Passover Lamb" get killed on the night He must be killed? He was crucified the next morning, He died on the cross at 3 p.m. the next afternoon. Was that just an oversight? No, not at all. Just as Adam and Eve were not struck down dead when they first ate the fruit in the Garden of Eden. There was a spiritual death, a separation from God, and was the reason that Christ came for us, to bring back life through His suffering, death and resurrection.
Everything to the slightest detail is fulfilled in the Scriptures. And when Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, gave it to His disciples saying "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me," He knew that He would announce just a little later: "But this is your hour, and the power of darkness," as He was offered up as the Lamb to the soldiers. At that moment He was without blemish but not for long...the blood started to flow immediately after that.
Since writing the article in 2003, I have been to Israel and saw for myself how close Caiaphas' courtyard was to the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem. Until that trip, I wondered at how Jesus could have been marched to Caiaphas, Pontius Pilate and Herod all in one night and then crucified at 9:00 a.m., but Luke explains it. "As soon as he knew that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time." (Luke 23:7) These places were just steps away from each other.
It is stunning to witness God reveal facts if you ask Him. I cannot understand why people fight so hard to resist the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We need a Savior and He came. If there was any other way for justice to be done without payment for our sins, Jesus would not have had to go to the cross. But payment for you and me has been paid, God became flesh Himself and paid that price. Why, oh why, do so many refuse to receive it?
God bless you and keep you this blessed Sunday, for He is Risen!


How are retail companies using latest technologies such as augmentation, artificial intelligence, machine learning to keep themselves ahead of their competitors today, and what innovations are being pioneered as potential retail game-changers over the next decade?
The physically established retail stores will get users to create their accounts, just like users have their online accounts. There are some initiatives taken by stores in doing so by offering pickups, deliveries and loyalty point accounts. This helps the storekeepers to personalize the preferences and buying patterns of each customer who walks into the store. Buying patterns consist of the categories of products bought, combinations bought preferred brands, amount spent and frequency of buying. Till now the focus was on recommending products. In a breakthrough approach, along with recommending products to customers, this model can also predict customer's needs and anticipate their arrival to the physical/online store for a particular set of items to buy.
The customer returns to a store only because of trust that is built upon the range of items available, the quality, correct pricing, feasible payment options, delivery options and complain resolution around these parameters. A new customer tries a store again because of the trust factor received by his or her peers, around the parameters mentioned above. Among them, a system of communication queries answering and complains resolution becomes paramount because this system reflects the sense of responsibility. AI can build a strong system for communication, query answering and complain resolutions. The best impact would be to keep customers out of the waiting queue as AI would be able to handle multiple communications at the same time. Further, it will be able to accurately answer by avoiding human mistakes that a human operator would do in fetching answers. Also, the AI will be able to take decisions based on the customer's query and execute an action without any delay.
Just like retails can do customer profiling, they can also do product profiling. This depends on the product type, quantity, brand, cost, combinations (if exists) in which people prefer to buy this product along with other products, the location of the product kept in physical store, the minimum quantity that is always available with the store and market popularity. The target is that this product is always sold along with other products where customers tend to buy this product while buying some another product, and also that the optimal quantity of product is always maintained in the stock. Efficient models can be made for this, using AI and then the results can be displayed on a dashboard to the store operator so that the operator can take appropriate steps towards the inventory.
Much of the operations in retails revolve around the pricing of the product. Customers wait for the price drop for non-urgent items. They also wait for products to arrive in combination at an optimal price. Sometimes this can lead to more sales generating higher revenue for a short time, sometimes it can also lead to overall unprofitable sales because of sales at lower than procurement price. AI can be used to identify an optimal price for a set of customers which will drive them to buy immediately. For another cluster of customers, AI can determine product combination at an attractive price. While making these strategies, AI will be able to ensure that the strategy turns profitable.
It is also known as split testing or AB testing. It allows retailers to use AI in approximating the outcome of few strategies without actually implementing the strategies, and then deploy the most feasible strategy according to available resources.
Which rack is most explored by customers?
Is the most explored rack popular because of location or products?
Can highly profitable products be placed on the most popular rack?
Will people buy if prices are increased?
Should high priced products be shown prominently?
Also, cameras employed at various locations can also monitor people activities and create an activity map that can be input to such simulations.
With AI and Machine Learning, retailers can predict customer's behaviour and help them individualize shopping experiences. AI and Machine learning can be very beneficial to the companies when used correctly. The future is AI in retail is here.


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Pets & Conservation 09.19.19
September 19, 2019 | lphelps
Mindful Nature Walk. Restore and Reconnect
Sunday, September 22, Rensselaer Plateau Alliance's Poestenkill Community Forest, 8:30 am – 10:30 am
We will combine forest bathing, walking, and present-centered awareness to relieve stress and get inspired. Ring in the equinox with us and spend restful, restorative time in the forest. Led by Molly Freiberg, Kripalu Certified Mindful Outdoor Guide and LMSW. Molly will offer Mindful
Nature Walks on a monthly basis. Ages 12 and up. $5 – $10 suggested donation supports conservation. Questions? Reach out to Molly: molly@nullrensselaerplateau.org or 978-239-8105
Join the Arbor Day Foundation in September and Receive 10 Free Trees
Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in September will receive 10 free trees as part of the Foundation's Trees for America program.
Through Trees for America, everyone is encouraged to plant trees, which benefit the environment and improve the quality of life. With nearly 1 million members and supporters, the Arbor Day Foundation is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees.
Everyone who joins this month will receive one of the following tree packages based on their location: 10 Arizona cypress, 10 live oak or 10 mix trees including eastern redbud, white pine, sugar maple, white flowering dogwood, pin oak, red maple, river birch, silver maple, northern red oak and Colorado blue spruce.
"These trees are carefully selected to yield year-round benefits, including beautiful spring flowers, cool summer shade, spectacular autumn colors, winter berries, and nesting sites for songbirds," said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation.
"These trees will also add to the proud heritage of your state's Tree City USA communities." Harris continued. "For the past 43 years, Tree City USA has supported effective urban forestry management across the country and planting these trees will enhance this tree-planting tradition."
The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting between October 15 and December 10. The 6- to 12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge. Easy-to-follow planting instructions are enclosed with each shipment of trees.
New members of the Arbor Day Foundation will also receive The Tree Book, which includes information about tree planting and care.
To receive the 10 free trees, visit arborday.org/September or send a $10 membership contribution by September 30 to:
Ten Trees
100 Arbor Ave.
Nebraska City, NE 68410
Howl'een in the Park Oct 13 12-4
Come join the Sand Lake Dog Park and Open Spaces Committees for a SPOOKTACULAR fun time and help raise funds to meet our goal of $25,000 for construction of the
Sand Lake Dog Parkat the Sand Lake Walking Trials on Eastern Union Turnpike. We will have a photographer, vendors, community groups, and live music but the
highlight of the event will be the Costume Parade with town officials judging various categories of dog and dog/handler teams based on originality, showmanship and detail. Registration for the costume parade will be $20/dog in advance or $25/dog at the event. All dogs must be leashed. All costume parade registration fees must be received by October 10 to be eligible for pre-event discount. Community groups and vendors are invited to set up booths at the event, but donations to the Sand Lake Dog Park will be greatly appreciated. Local businesses and interested community members are invited to make donations and become sponsors of the Sand Lake Dog Park. Costume Parade registrations and SLDP donations can be made by check payable to Town of Sand Lake (write Dog Park on the memo line) and mailed to Dog Park Treasurer, 110 Edgewood Drive, Averill Park, NY 12018 or purchased online at the Eventbrite website or on the Sand Lake Dog Park Facebook page event link. SLDP donations (not Costume Parade registrations) can also be made online by visiting the Sand Lake Dog Park gofundme page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/sand-lake-dog-park.
Mushroom Identification Series
Rensselaer Land Trust (RLT) and Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) are partnering to bring our communities unique opportunities to get outside this fall. More information and registration at www.renstrust.org
September 28 • 10 a.m.–noon Mushroom Walk with John Wheeler.
John Wheeler from the Berkshire Mycological Society will lead us into the woods at one of our Preserves or Forests on the Rensselaer Plateau. Participants will have a chance to develop their field skills in mushroom identification.
October 19 • 10 a.m.–noon Mushroom Walk for Beginners with Sue Van Hook Mycologist.
Sue will lead us into the woods at one of our Preserves or Forests on the Rensselaer Plateau. Participants will have a chance to develop their field skills in mushroom identification.
October 19 • 1–3 p.m.: Learn to Key Mushrooms with Sue Van Hook, Mycologist. Sue will guide us in the use of books and keys to identify some of our local mushrooms.
September Programs at Grafton Lakes State Park
Saturday, 9/21—Bark & Brew 11am-3pm— It's a match made in heaven: a day full of dogs and craft beer tasting! Come enjoy a day in the park with your furry friend and help support local rescue organizations!
Saturday, 9/28— Beach Yoga 9:30am. Ages 16+. Bring own mat. $5/person. Preregister*
Saturday, 9/28 – Nature Hike w/ Friends of GLSP 2pm. Meet at Welcome Center.
Saturday, 9/28—Soundwalk w/ Friends of GLSP Soundwalk 3pm. Join a meditative Autumn Ramble soundwalk: focus on listening rather than just looking. Meet at the welcome center.
Saturday, 9/28—Friends of GLSP Potluck 4–7pm. Current member and prospective members welcome at the annual Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park potluck!
Saturday, 9/28 — Evening Explorers 6:30pm. Ages 8+. Preregister*
Preregister by calling 518-279-1155, ext 2.
Hunting Licenses Town of Schodack
Debra L. Curtis, the Schodack Town Clerk, wishes to remind hunters that hunting licenses went on sale August 1, 2019. For hunting and trapping licenses, the license year runs form September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020. Annual fishing licenses and recreational marine fishing registration are valid for 365 days from date of purchase.
Deer management permits (DMPs) will be available via an instant lottery from August 1, 2019 through the close of business on Oct. 1, 2019.
We also have a limited supply of Federal Duck Stamps available at a cost of $26.00 ($25.00 plus $1.00 revenue for the town).
The Town Clerk's Office is open Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Please be sure to have your driver's license or an old hunting license to expedite processing of your new license.
Hiking & Rensselaer Naturalist Series Programs
Mushroom Naturalist Series
September 28 • 10 a.m.–noon
September Mushroom Walk with John Wheeler.
10 a.m.–noon: Mushroom Walk for Beginners with Sue Van Hook
1–3 p.m.: Learn to Key Mushrooms with Sue Van Hook
Taconic Crest Trail Hike
October 5 • 9 a.m.: Potter Road in Hancock, MA to south end near New Lebanon, 10.5 miles. Leader: Nick Conrad
Estate Planning Workshop for Landowners
Saturday, October 5, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Education Center, Blue Skies Travel (New Location!)
2 Pittsfield Avenue, East Greenbush, NY
Protecting Your Legacy: Planning for the Future of Your Land
Few challenges faced by landowners are more important than the issue of passing land on to the next generation. Many landowners want to conserve their woods but don't know about conservation options and how to involve family members in future plans. The workshop will help landowners by connecting them with legacy planning resources to help them consider the future of their forests. Experts from Cornell University will share resources to help landowners make decisions regarding the future of their property. An attorney will present on the legal aspects of estate planning tools, and a panel of landowners will discuss their conservation challenges and decisions.
Professionals who work with landowners in areas relating to estate planning are also encouraged to attend this event.
Registration for this workshop is required. $25 per person covers handouts, resource materials, light morning refreshments and lunch.
Register at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/PYL_RPA2019_231
Questions? Contact Kristina A. Ferrare, kaf226@nullcornell.edu or (315) 424-9485 ext 321.
Attention Dog Owners in the Town of Schodack
Debra L. Curtis, the Schodack Town Clerk, wishes to remind residents that under NYS Agriculture and Markets Law Article VII, §109, all dogs are required to be licensed by four months of age and under Town Law §109-5, all dogs, when not confined to the property of their owner, must be under control and on a leash not in excess of 12 feet in length. Leash length is reduced to 6 feet when walking within the Town Park.
To obtain a dog license, a copy of the current Rabies Certificate, which must be valid for more than 30 days prior to licensing and must be signed by a licensed veterinarian, and proof that the animal has been altered, must be provided. The cost for a spayed/neutered dog is $7.00 and an unspayed/ unneutered dog is $15.00. One tag is issued for the lifetime of the license; however, in the event of loss, it can be replaced at a cost of $3.00. A renewal letter will be sent on an annual basis, based upon the anniversary of the license.
If you have any questions, please visit the Schodack Town Clerk's office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Schodack Town Hall, 265 Schuurman Road, Castleton, NY 12033 or please call 518-477-7590.
Attention Dog Owners in the Town of East Greenbush
Kim Carlock, the East Greenbush Town Clerk, wishes to remind residents that under NYS Agriculture and Markets Law Article VII, §109, all dogs are required to be licensed by four months of age and under Local Law §NO 4 1971, all dogs, when not confined to the property of their owner, must be under control and on a leash not in excess of 8 feet in length.
To obtain a dog license, a copy of the current Rabies Certificate and proof that the animal has been altered, must be presented to the Town Clerk's Office during office hours. The cost for a spayed/neutered dog is $15.00 and an unspayed/unneutered dog is $20.00. A renewal letter will be sent on an annual basis, based upon the anniversary of the license.
In the Town Park, dogs MUST be on leash at all times. This includes while in the park and on the trails, unless they are in the Dog Park. You MUST have a permit for the Dog Park.
Dog Park Permits may be purchased at the Town Clerk's Office for $15.00 for Town Residents. The Rules for the Town Dog Park can be found on our web site at WWW.Eastgreenbush.org.
If you have any questions or need to obtain a license or a permit please visit the East Greenbush Town Clerk's office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 225 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer NY 12144. Our contact info is 518-477-7145 or kcarlock@nulleastgreenbush.org. Enjoy the rest of the summer!!
Kimberly Carlock, East Greenbush Town Clerk
It's the Law!
New York State Law requires that all dogs to be licensed annually. The State requires that all Town Clerks' office process them in their local municipality. Before a license can be issued or renewed, current proof of rabies vaccination must be provided. The NYS Dept of Agriculture & Markets & NYS Health Dept. requires all dogs FOUR months of age or older to be vaccinated for rabies. This information is crucial for the general public's well-being. The Town of Sand Lake does have a Leash Law. In addition, if your dog is lost, stolen or dies, New York State law requires you to notify the Town Clerk's Office. Failure to comply with this law can result in court appearance tickets. Unlicensed dogs are subject to seizure on or off the premises of the owner under Art. 7 117(b). Check the Town's website for additional information regarding the Town's Dog Laws. For more information call Barbara Biittig, Sand Lake Town Clerk @ 518-674-2026 ext 122 or Animal Control Officer @ 518-477-8230.
Sand Lake Garden Club continues to celebrate their 25th year with more hints for your Garden
• Give your summer-blooming roses some fertilizer for a continuous show.
• Due to the rain and humidity, powdery mildew can become an issue. A fungicide spray may be needed to battle powdery mildew on plants.
• Mulch your gardens to conserve moisture and discourage weeds
SLGC celebrating 25 years in the town of Sand Lake
Please enjoy these gardening hints from the Sand Lake Garden Club
• Sharpen lawn mower blades, since dull blades can damage grass. Set your mower to mow at 3 inches high to encourage the development of a deep root system.
• Keep an eye out for pests by watching for yellowing leaves, wilted new growth or twisted foliage. A close look (especially at the underside of a leaf) might reveal mites, aphids or something else!
• Enjoy your garden. Step back and look at all your successes. Have a garden party and share your garden with others.
Sand Lake Garden Club – Hints for you Garden
As our growing season continues so do the garden hints from Sand Lake Garden Club, celebrating their 25th anniversary.
• It's harvest time! The fruits of our labor are starting to show! Some cold crops ready for harvesting are peas, lettuce, early beans and summer squash. As space is made in the garden, one can consider using the space for a second crop.
• Be sure your plants get at least one inch of water per week. It is better to water in the morning or the evening and avoid the heat mid-day when a lot of water would be lost in evaporation.
• Don't prune or fertilize trees and shrubs now. Any growth stimulated will likely not harden before winter and may kill the plant.
DEC Asks Public to Report Moose Sightings
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is asking the public to report moose sightings and observations. DEC and its research partners use these public sightings as indices of moose distribution and abundance in New York. This is part of a multi-year research project to obtain information on the status of New York State's moose population, health of the moose, and the factors that influence moose survival and reproductive rate.
Most moose sightings occur within the Adirondacks, but neighboring states Connecticut and Massachusetts also have moose populations, resulting in observations in the southeast portion of New York.
The moose, a protected mammal in New York State, is the largest member of the deer family and the largest land mammal in New York. Bulls weigh from 600 to 1,200 pounds and stand up to six feet tall at the shoulder. Cows weigh anywhere from 500 to 800 pounds.
DEC reminds the public to respect wildlife by viewing from a distance, at least 50 feet away. Keep quiet, move slowly, and do not approach moose. Drive cautiously at dusk and at night in the Adirondacks.
Have you seen a moose? Let DEC know by reporting your observations using the online form. Share your moose encounters by mailing in or e-mailing your photos to us.
DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Protect New York Deer and Moose from Chronic Wasting Disease
Public comments accepted through October 6
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC is proposing several regulatory changes to further protect New York's wild deer and moose from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
"CWD poses a real and substantial threat to deer, elk, and moose populations across North America, and we take that risk seriously in New York," said Commissioner Seggos. "Currently, there is no evidence of CWD in New York, and we want to keep it that way. With these proposed changes, DEC is reducing the potential that hunters or owners of captive deer may inadvertently bring this disease into New York."
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball said, "All New Yorkers have a stake in keeping both our wild deer population and our deer and elk farms free of Chronic Wasting Disease. We will continue to coordinate and work with the Department of Environmental Conservation, hunters, and our state's deer and elk farmers to ensure these populations are healthy. Our deer farmers understand the importance of keeping New York CWD-free, and these updates will provide our veterinarians and veterinary technicians with additional assistance from DEC and allow for expanded testing abilities."
CWD is a fatal and untreatable nervous-system disease affects deer, elk, and moose and is believed to be caused by abnormally shaped proteins called prions. CWD prions are shed through saliva, urine, and feces of infected animals. A healthy deer, elk, or moose can pick up the disease by direct contact with the infected animal's body fluids or by eating contaminated sources of food or water.
DEC and the Department of Agriculture and Markets (DAM) recently finalized the New York State Interagency Chronic Wasting Disease Risk Minimization Plan, which includes recommendations to strengthen protection of New York's wild white-tailed deer and moose populations, as well as captive cervids (deer and elk) held at enclosed breeding and shooting facilities.
Proposed changes include:
Expanding the prohibition on the importation of carcasses and carcass parts of CWD-susceptible animals to include all jurisdictions outside of New York;
Clarifying that the only parts of CWD-susceptible animals that may be imported into New York are deboned meat, cleaned skull cap, antlers with no flesh adhering, raw or processed cape or hide, cleaned teeth or lower jaw, and finished taxidermy products;
Modifying the list of species referenced in the regulations to only include known CWD-susceptible species;
Increasing the ease with which DEC's Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) can enforce DAM regulations to ensure owners of captive-bred, CWD-susceptible animals comply with DAM's captive cervid health requirements;
Clarifying disposal requirements for taxidermists that process CWD-susceptible animals; and
Removing text associated with feeding wild deer and moose, as that prohibition is being established in a separate rulemaking.
Public comments will be accepted on these proposals through Oct. 6, 2019. For more detailed explanations of these proposals and for instructions for submitting comments, visit DEC's website.
Along with regulation changes affecting hunters, DEC biologists and DAM veterinarians will be conducting joint inspections of captive deer and elk facilities and improving record-sharing among agencies to increase compliance with cervid health requirements. DEC and DAM will also explore several potential oversight and CWD-testing improvements for captive cervid facilities.
DEC issued the following advice to reduce the likelihood that CWD will come into New York.
Hunters, taxidermists, and deer processors are directed to:
Not import whole deer, elk, moose, or caribou carcasses into New York;
Avoid natural deer urine-based attractants and use synthetics forms instead; and
Dispose of carcasses and carcass parts properly at approved landfills.
All New Yorkers are encouraged to:
Report sick or abnormally behaving deer;
Not feed wild deer or moose; and
Report violators.
DEC also recently announced that new proposed regulations for the feeding of wild deer and moose and the use of 4-PosterTM devices are available for public comment until Sept. 1, 2019. The measure is needed to strengthen and clarify the existing prohibition on the intentional feeding of wild deer and moose. Prohibiting the feeding of wild deer and moose is a best management approach to reduce risks associated with communicable wildlife diseases like chronic wasting disease, minimize conflicts with deer, and protect wildlife habitats. More information can be found on DEC's website.
To learn more about CWD and DEC efforts to protect wild deer and moose in New York, visit DEC's website.
New York State Hunting and Trapping Education Courses Now Available
Training Required before Purchasing a Hunting License
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today reminded all new hunters and trappers that registration for required hunter education classes is now open. Courses fill quickly and interested hunters and trappers are encouraged to register early. Each year, more than 45,000 New Yorkers take DEC's hunter and trapper education courses.
Commissioner Seggos said, "Hunting in New York is a proud tradition that helps us manage our state's incredible natural resources. Before getting their license and going afield, all new hunters and trappers must complete a hunter, bowhunter, or trapper education course. I encourage all prospective hunters and trappers to sign up for one of the hundreds of courses offered across New York over the next several months by our dedicated volunteer instructors. We're proud of our hunting safety record in New York, in part because of DEC's Hunter Education Program, which teaches the principles of safe, ethical hunting."
DEC works closely with thousands of dedicated, DEC-certified instructors statewide to provide these training courses free of charge. Courses are offered for Hunter Education, Bowhunter Education, Trapper Education, and Waterfowl Hunter Education.
DEC's online registration system makes it easy to view a list of available courses. Students can register from any device—smartphone, tablet, or computer—24 hours a day, seven days a week. Courses are added continuously throughout the year, so those interested should regularly check the online system to find a course near them. To locate a hunter or trapper education course, visit DEC's website or contact a local DEC office for assistance.
Students must complete homework prior to attending the required classroom and field course. The homework portion of the course provides an introduction to the subject and enhances students' understanding of the course material. Proof of the completed homework is required to attend the course. Students should register for the course well in advance of the course date to allow time to complete the homework requirement, which can take several hours.
Access to the homework materials and online homework options can be found on DEC's website or you can follow the guidelines listed in the course announcement when you register for a course. Course manuals and homework sheets are always available from DEC wildlife offices and Hunter Education Program instructors.
Federal Agency Asks Fish and Wildlife Service to Start Over on Crucial Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Reinitiation of Endangered Species Act Consultation Should Halt All Work on Fracked Gas Pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the federal agency tasked with reviewing and approving interstate gas pipelines, requested that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reinitiate consultation on its Endangered Species Act permit for the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline. Because the project does not have a valid Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement, all work on the pipeline should halt until a new one is issued. Today's announcement comes one week after a coalition of conservation groups requested a stay while courts review their legal challenge to the FWS's approval for the 303-mile pipeline.
In response, Sierra Club Staff Attorney Elly Benson released the following statement:
"We have said all along that there is no right way to build this dirty, dangerous fracked gas pipeline. Mountain Valley Pipeline has already destroyed and degraded the habitat of endangered species, and all construction should be halted immediately. It's going to take more than half-measures to protect our endangered species, climate, and communities. Mountain Valley Pipeline should read the writing on the wall and shut this project down once and for all."
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network's General Counsel Anne Havemann stated:
"The rush to build this unnecessary and harmful pipeline has polluted drinking water, harmed livelihoods, triggered landslides, and further threatened already endangered species. Despite the devastation that construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has left in its wake and despite the lack of valid permits, construction on much of this dangerous pipeline continues. FERC must stop work on the entire pipeline — to do otherwise is completely unacceptable."
David Sligh, Conservation Director for Wild Virginia stated:
"The Mountain Valley Pipeline threatens some of our most sensitive and precious species and must be stopped. Regulators at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have now agreed with advocates that the Fish and Wildlife Service failed in its duty under the Endangered Species Act. Now the Service must go back and do the job right. We are confident that an honest analysis will show that this pipeline cannot be built without harming these species and and it should be abandoned."
Jason Rylander, Senior Endangered Species Counsel for Defenders of Wildlife stated:
"The Fish and Wildlife Service's original biological opinion was wholly inadequate to protect imperiled species in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Further construction on the pipeline must cease while the Service conducts this necessary review of its impacts."
Roberta Bondurant, of Preserve Bent Mountain, stated:
"Under MVP construction we've witnessed a financially failing fox assert it could guard the henhouse, while disregarding and flaunting all rules in broad daylight, in plain view. MVP has given new meaning to the word 'lawless.' We persevere in seeking a full stay of construction in protection of our fragile species, our great places. For our next generations, we seek the Rule of Law."
Jared Margolis, of the Center for Biological Diversity, stated:
"There's no doubt that the Mountain Valley Pipeline is a disaster for imperiled wildlife and our waterways, but FERC needs to do more than simply renew its analysis of those threats. This pipeline should be cancelled entirely to protect the public interest and prevent further harm to our climate. Regulators need to stop putting corporate profits ahead of safeguarding our environment."


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Best Picture Nominees
The Favourite (2018)
Vice (2018)
Dunkirk (2017)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Fences (2016)
Hell Or High Water (2016)
Lion (2016)
Manchester By the Sea (2016)
Room (2015)
American Sniper (2014)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Selma (2014)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Her (2013)
Nebraska (2013)
Les Miserables (2012)
Life of Pi (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
The Descendants (2011)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
The Help (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
The Fighter (2010)
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
127 Hours (2010)
True Grit (2010)
District 9 (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Precious (2009)
Up (2009)
Up In the Air (2009)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Reader (2008)
Atonement (2007)
Juno (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
The Queen (2006)
Capote (2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Ray (2004)
Sideways (2004)
Lost In Translation (2003)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Gangs of New York (2002)
The Hours (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Gosford Park (2001)
In the Bedroom (2001)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Chocolat (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Traffic (2000)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
The Insider (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Elizabeth (1998)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
As Good As It Gets (1997)
The Full Monty (1997)
Fargo (1996)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Shine (1996)
Il Postino (1994)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Quiz Show (1994)
The Fugitive (1993)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Crying Game (1992)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Howards End (1992)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Bugsy (1991)
JFK (1991)
The Prince of Tides (1991)
Awakenings (1990)
Ghost (1990)
The Godfather, Part III (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Field of Dreams (1989)
My Left Foot (1989)
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Working Girl (1988)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Hope and Glory (1987)
Moonstruck (1987)
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Mission (1986)
A Room With a View (1986)
The Color Purple (1985)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Witness (1985)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Places In the Heart (1984)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
The Big Chill (1983)
The Dresser (1983)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Tender Mercies (1983)
E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Missing (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
The Verdict (1982)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Reds (1981)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
All That Jazz (1979)
Breaking Away (1979)
Norma Rae (1979)
Coming Home (1978)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Midnight Express (1978)
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Julia (1977)
The Turning Point (1977)
All the President's Men (1976)
Bound For Glory (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Nashville (1975)
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
Lenny (1974)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
American Graffiti (1973)
Cries and Whispers (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
A Touch of Class (1973)
Cabaret (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
The Emigrants (1971)
Sounder (1972)
Fiddler On the Roof (1971)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
M*A*S*H (1970)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Z (1969)
Funny Girl (1968)
The Lion In Winter (1968)
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
The Graduate (1967)
Alfie (1966)
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Darling (1965)
Dr. Zhivago (1965)
Ship of Fools (1965)
A Thousand Clowns (1965)
Becket (1964)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Zorba the Greek (1964)
America, America (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Music Man (1962)
Fanny (1961)
The Hustler (1961)
The Alamo (1960)
Elmer Gantry (1960)
Sons and Lovers (1960)
The Sundowners (1960)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Nun's Story (1959)
Room At the Top (1959)
Auntie Mame (1958)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Peyton Place (1957)
Sayonara (1957)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
The King and I (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Country Girl (1954)
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954)
Three Coins In the Fountain (1954)
Julius Caesar (1953)
The Robe (1953)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Battleground (1949)
A Letter To Three Wives (1949)
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Snake Pit (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Crossfire (1947)
Great Expectations (1946)
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
Henry V (1944)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Razor's Edge (1946)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Gaslight (1944)
Since You Went Away (1944)
Wilson (1944)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
The Human Comedy (1943)
Madame Curie (1943)
The More the Merrier (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Watch On the Rhine (1943)
49th Parallel (1941)
Kings Row (1942)
The Pied Piper (1942)
Random Harvest (1942)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Wake Island (1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
One Foot In Heaven (1941)
Sergeant York (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Dark Victory (1939)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Love Affair (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
Ninotchka (1939)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
The Citadel (1938)
Four Daughters (1938)
Jezebel (1938)
Pygmalion (1938)
The Awful Truth (1937)
Dead End (1937)
The Good Earth (1937)
In Old Chicago (1937)
Lost Horizon (1937)
One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Dodsworth (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)
The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
Three Smart Girls (1936)
Captain Blood (1935)
David Copperfield (1935)
The Informer (1935)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Naughty Marietta (1935)
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Top Hat (1935)
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Flirtation Walk (1934)
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Here Comes the Navy (1934)
The House of Rothschild (1934)
Imitation of Life (1934)
One Night of Love (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Viva Villa! (1934)
The White Parade (1934)
42nd Street (1933)
A Farewell To Arms (1932)
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
Lady For a Day (1933)
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Smilin' Through (1932)
State Fair (1933)
Arrowsmith (1931)
Bad Girl (1931)
The Champ (1931)
Five Star Final (1931)
One Hour With You (1932)
Shanghai Express (1932)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
East Lynne (1931)
The Front Page (1931)
Skippy (1931)
Trader Horn (1931)
The Big House (1930)
Disraeli (1929)
The Divorcee (1930)
The Love Parade (1929)
Alibi (1929)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
In Old Arizona (1928)
The Patriot (1928)*
1927-28 Artistic
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)
The Crowd (1928)
1927-28 Production
The Racket (1928)
7th Heaven (1927)
*This is a lost film.


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Bitfarms Provides October 2022 Production and Mining Operations Update
- 486 BTC mined in October and on track to exceed 5,000 BTC mined in 2022 -
TORONTO, Ontario and BROSSARD, Québec, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF // TSX: BITF), a global Bitcoin self-mining company, provided a Bitcoin (BTC) production and mining operations update for October 2022.
"In October, we progressed on schedule at our Garlock farm and expect to energize the first 6 megawatts (MW) of its planned 18 MW capacity by mid-November with full energization in December," said Geoff Morphy, President and COO of Bitfarms. "In addition, Phase 3 of The Bunker is ahead of plan for its final 12 MW capacity and is also expected to be completed in December. The activation of these two state-of-the-art farms will achieve our facilities growth and transition goal for Sherbrooke."
"In the first ten months of 2022, we mined 4,219 BTC, up 53% from 2,750 BTC mined in the first 10 months of 2021," said Ben Gagnon, Chief Mining Officer of Bitfarms. "With no significant additions to capacity, our October hashrate was consistent with September, and we exited the month at 4.2 exahash/second (EH/s). During October, we mined 486 BTC, averaging 15.7 BTC mined per day, and exited the month at 14.5 BTC mined per day. Overall production was impacted primarily by a 17% increase in network difficulty during the month, negatively impacting US$ per terrahash/second (TH/s). The network hashrate is now responding quickly to changes in mining economics, which is a strong indication that we have found near-term support in Bitcoin mining economics as measured by US$ Revenue per TH/s."
Key Performance Indicators Oct. 2022 Sept. 2022 Oct. 2021
Total BTC Mined 486 481 343
Month End Operating Hashrate 4.2 4.2 1.8
BTC/ Avg EH 115 122 199
Operating Capacity (MW) 182 176 82
Hydropower MW 172 166 82
Watts/TH Efficiency 40 40 45
BTC Sold 486 544 8
Morphy added, "While we continue to make progress in Argentina, we are adjusting our December 31, 2022, corporate guidance from 6.0 EH/s to 5.0 EH/s to reflect the impact of the Country's macroeconomic environment on our ability to import miners. Argentina is wrestling with high inflation, currency devaluation and a significant debt burden. To alleviate concerns about a drain on the Argentina Central Bank's foreign currency reserves, trade approval for the importation of most goods, including mining and IT equipment, is being delayed, which has been adversely affecting our ability to bring in the additional 12,000 miners we need to operate the first warehouse at its full capacity of 50 MW. While we believe this restriction is temporary, we can't project the timing of its resolution and, accordingly, have reduced our 2022 year-end corporate growth target."
Bitfarms' private power producer in Rio Cuarto is still awaiting approval of its final operating permit. In the meantime, the farm is drawing power during this start-up and commissioning phase from the provincial electrical utility at a higher cost than the expected contracted cost of power under its executed power purchase agreement ("PPA"). The Company's private power producer expects the necessary permit to be forthcoming in the coming weeks and in any case before the end of 2022. Based on the lower-than-expected power usage in Rio Cuarto, until more miners can be imported and installed, Bitfarms can expect higher costs of production at the facility until such time as the Company draws at least 26 MW.
Select Operating Highlights
4.2 EH/s online as of October 31, 2022, up 133% from October 2021 and comparable to September 30, 2022.
4.2 EH/s average online for the month of October.
115 BTC/ average EH/s for the month of October, down 5.7% from 122 in September 2022.
486 new BTC mined during October 2022, up 42% from October 2021 and up 1% from September 2022.
15.7 BTC mined daily on average in October, equivalent to about US$321,850 per day and approximately US$10.0 million for the month based on a BTC price of US$20,500 on October 31, 2022.
Mining Operations
In Sherbrooke, Québec:
The Garlock farm is on track to energize the first 6 MW at the 18,000 square foot expansion by mid-November, with the full 18 MW expected to be online ahead of schedule in December 2022.
Phase 3 of The Bunker is progressing ahead of plan with the remaining 12 MW of this farm expected to be online in December.
The de la Pointe farm is expected to cease operations later in November, well ahead of schedule.
Upon the retirement of the de la Pointe farm, Sherbrooke will consist of three farms in close proximity to each other and scheduled to have 96 MW operational in December.
In Rio Cuarto, Argentina:
At the first 10-MW module of the first 50-MW warehouse additional miners were installed, bringing the total miners at this module to 2,328.
At the first 50-MW warehouse, the infrastructure for the four additional 10-MW modules was completed, with construction of the fifth module slated for completion in November.
Bitfarms' BTC Monthly Production
Month BTC Mined 2022 BTC Mined 2021
January 301 199
February 298 178
March 363 221
April 405 232
May 431 262
June 420 265
July 500 391
August 534 354
September 481 305
October 486 343
Total YTD 4,219 2,750
Financial Update
Sold 486 BTC during October 2022, generating proceeds of $9.57 million.
Continued to deleverage the Company's balance sheet and reduce interest expense by making principal paydowns in October totaling $3.2 million and paying off our equipment term loan with the highest interest rate.
Held 2,064 BTC in custody on October 31, 2022, representing a total value of approximately US$42.30 million based on a BTC price of US$20,500.
Bitfarms plans to host or attend the following events in the next month:
November 14: Q3 2022 results and conference call
November 10: Cantor Fitzgerald Crypto and Disruptive Financing Conference, Miami
December 7: Ladenburg Thalmann Second Virtual Crypto Expo 2022
Founded in 2017, Bitfarms is a global, publicly traded (NASDAQ/TSX: BITF) Bitcoin self-mining company. Bitfarms runs vertically integrated mining operations with in-house management and company-owned electrical engineering, installation service, and onsite technical repair. The Company's proprietary data analytics system delivers best-in-class operational performance and uptime.
This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking information") that are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news release and are covered by safe harbors under Canadian and United States securities laws. The statements and information in this release regarding expansion plans, including construction in Argentina and Québec, expectations for monthly growth, targets, and goals for productive capacity and hashrates and other future plans and objectives of the Company are forward-looking information. Other forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, information concerning: the intentions, plans and future actions of the Company, as well as Bitfarms' ability to successfully mine digital currency, revenue increasing as currently anticipated, the ability to profitably liquidate current and future digital currency inventory, volatility of network difficulty and digital currency prices and the potential resulting significant negative impact on the Company's operations, the construction and operation of expanded blockchain infrastructure as currently planned, and the regulatory environment for cryptocurrency in the applicable jurisdictions.
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Q: Best Way to Handle Errors with AppleScript-ObjC embedded in Cocoa App? I'm invoking a small AppleScript handler from within a larger Cocoa/Objective-C app (using the AppleScript-ObjC framework to call the AppleScript methods directly from the Objective-C code). I originally tried using Scripting Bridge, but that didn't work for me due to compatibility problems with the external app. The only purpose of the AppleScript is essentially to send a small string to the external app. This is the first time I've attempted to do something like this in order to control an external application, so please bear with me if I'm making an obvious mistake.
Occasionally, the AppleScript may encounter errors depending on the state of the external application, and I would like to handle those errors appropriately in my Objective-C code.
The way I'm doing this right now is that I have a try block in the AppleScript:
try
    -- Do stuff
    return the number 0
on error the error_message number the error_number
    return the error_number
end try

I return zero if the script finishes normally, and return the error number if it doesn't. Then in the Objective-C code, I test the return value and throw a "normal" exception in cases where there is an error, so that I can handle that in my regular exception-handling code.
This works, but is there a way to trap the AppleScript exception directly from the Objective-C code? When I run the code without the AppleScript try-error code in XCode, it seems that it hits my exception breakpoint before it returns from the AppleScript, but it never invokes the @catch block for NSException. Is there some way to catch that exception that is being hit somehow? I'm guessing the answer is no, but I wanted to check that there isn't some better way to do this than what I'm doing. Apple's documentation on AppleScript-ObjC is rather sparse, and mostly just discusses handling errors within AppleScript.
Update:
So, I just tried playing around with the breakpoint setup a little bit, and it turns out that it's a C++ exception being sent from the AppleScript code, not an Objective-C one. That's why it wasn't being caught by the @catch block I was using. It seems that the AppleScript-ObjC mechanism uses exceptions for control flow/recoverable errors, and I had my breakpoint set up to break when they are thrown. So, I think it's probably best to just catch the errors in the AppleScript application, and return an error code as a string or integer to the Objective-C code.

A: AppleScript uses C++ exceptions to implement its own exceptions, but nothing else; you shouldn't see them in code that completes successfully.  If an AppleScript exception escapes to point of returning to Objective-C, the bridge actually swallows it -- you should get a log message, and a nil/zero/NO return value from the bridged method.  The upshot of all this is that you're already doing the right thing: trap the error in AppleScript and return something that your Objective-C code can detect.
As a side note, AppleScriptObjC is mainly intended for developers writing applications primarily or entirely in AppleScript.  If you're writing a primarily Objective-C application with a few bits that control other applications via scripting, consider using ScriptingBridge instead.

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Home > Legal insights > Hearing the Voice of the Child in Parenting Matters
Hearing the Voice of the Child in Parenting Matters
Paul Lewis, Partner, Sydney
In parenting cases, the "best interests of the child principle" is the paramount consideration, whether parents are trying to reach agreement on arrangements at mediation or when they have a dispute before the Court.
In determining what is in the best interests of the child, the Court has regard to two primary considerations, namely, the benefit of the child having a meaningful relationship with each parent and secondly, protecting the child from harm, both physical and psychological, and being exposed to abuse, neglect or family violence. Where these primary considerations conflict, the protection of the child must take priority.[1]
There are also a number of additional considerations that the Court is required to take into account, one of which are the views expressed by the child (if any) and any factors that the Court thinks are relevant to the weight it should give to those views. Relevant factors include the child's age, maturity, level of understanding and ability to express their views. There is no specific age at which the Court will take into account the child's views, rather the Court may consider each individual child's personal circumstances, history and stage of development when considering the weight to place on any views expressed by a child.
During the family law process, children often want to know what is going on and many children want their thoughts and feelings to be understood and acknowledged by their parents. The challenge for parents, lawyers, mediators, the Courts and the family law system as a whole is the "how" question. How do you give a voice to children in parenting matters?
In an article titled "Children's Participation in Family Court Litigation", Professor Richard Chisholm AM (retired former Judge of the Family Court of Australia) listed the variety of ways in which children may want to have their voice heard and participate in decisions about their parenting arrangements or welfare and development.[2] The breadth and depth of examples are simple and powerful; they include:
children may talk about how they understand and experience the situation, for example, that they hope their parents will live together again, or that they feel it is their fault;
they may describe particular incidents;
they may be eager to emphasise their wish that their living arrangements should be 'equal' to make sure they are not seen as preferring one parent over another;
they might express their wishes about outcomes, e.g. to stay at a particular school;
they might want to express their feelings, e.g. tell a parent that they miss that parent;
they might want to discover information, e.g. why do we stay with Grandma every Sunday?;
they might want to bargain, e.g. I'll go to visit Aunty Beryl but only if I can join the after-school soccer competition and play with Jake afterwards;
they might seek reassurances or promises, e.g. that they will start at their preferred high school next year; or
they may not want to engage in the process at all, or be seen to have a view, for fear of the consequences of them expressing their opinion or because they simply want their parents to make the decision for them.
It is desirable for parents to be aware of their child's views as it may help parents to better understand their child's needs and interests, consider the future consequences of decisions made in the present and help parents to reach agreement. The voice of a child may shape the parenting plan or consent orders that the parents agree upon as being best for the child after family breakdown.
Parents need to be careful about how they approach conversations with their child about the child's future living arrangements. Family counsellors and psychologists recommend that children be given an "age appropriate" explanation of their parents' separation. Mediators make a similar recommendation when they refer to the need of children to receive a consistent "separation story" from each of their parents. Best avoided are:
a parent, or other family member, overly questioning a child about the child's views or wishes in relation to the child's future living arrangements;
a climate within the family where the child feels like he or she is having to decide upon their future living arrangements, and potentially choose between their parents; and
a situation where the parents, or either of them, is later seen as having interrogated their child, or seen to have unduly influenced their child's views about future living arrangements or about the other parent's relationship with the child.
Early legal advice is recommended to assist parents going through family breakdown, including about how they should approach any conversation with their child or children around the separation, or what their child or children's wishes may be in this regard, because every family is different and professional advice must be tailored to the particular family.
The Court can also benefit from understanding a child's views when making decisions in parenting matters. There are three ways that the Court informs itself of views expressed by a child in cases under the Family Law Act[3]:
through reports prepared by family consultants. This involves the children, each parent and important family members attending a family consultant for an interview where they subsequently prepare a report which notes their observations of the interview, areas of disagreement or controversy and concludes with recommendations in respect of parenting orders that may be in the best interests of the children;
through an Independent Children's Lawyer (ICL) who may be appointed to act as a separate legal representative for the child. The role of the ICL is to form an independent view based on the evidence available in the proceedings of what is the best interests of the child. Any views expressed by the child to the ICL must be presented to the Court however their role is not to act on the child's wishes but rather advocate for their best interests even if this means making recommendations that are contrary to the views expressed by the child[4]; and
the Court can also make findings of fact about a child's views by any other means it thinks appropriate. For example, through independent third party records such as notes from a child psychologist, school or general practitioner which provide a contemporaneous historical record of any views expressed by the child. A far less common example is a judicial meeting between the child and the judge that occurs in the Judge's chambers, usually, in the presence of a family consultant who prepares a report on what was said during the meeting. It is extremely rare however for a Judge to meet with a child or children in Australian family law jurisdictions.
Whist the Court has a wide scope to be informed of the views of children, there is nothing requiring the Court or any other person to compel a child to express their views[5]. The Court is understandably cautious of the risk that views expressed by the child may have been influenced by a parent or parents, or other family members or third parties.[6] The Court is also careful to guard against the child being exposed to 'systems abuse' whereby the child becomes embroiled in ongoing interviews or contact with experts connected with the family law system. In this context, there is a difference between confidential family counselling that has a therapeutic objective, and reportable family assessments and other similar interviews, too many of which may burden the child with the pressures and uncertainty of litigation.
Whilst the Act is explicit in respect of the Court's discretion to take into account a child's views, the Courts are generally mindful that the views expressed by a child are one consideration among many factors that are assessed when determining what is in the child's best interests. In simple terms, any views expressed by the child will not necessarily be the determining factor when a Judge is required to make parenting orders in those cases where the parents cannot reach agreement about final parenting orders.[7]
Please contact one of the Partners or other lawyers in our Family & Relationship Law team if you have any questions about parenting after separation or require assistance in preparing for family dispute resolution or Court.
Paul Lewis, Partner
Katherine Evans, Associate
The authors would like to thank Polina Safonova for her assistance in preparing this article.
[1] Section 60CC of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth).
[2] R Chisholm, 'Children's Participation in Family Court Litigation' (1999) 13 Australian Journal of Family Law 197.
[3] Section 60CD of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth).
[4] Section 68LA of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth).
[5] Section 60CE of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth).
[6] Bondelmonte v Bondelmonte & Anor [2017] HCA 8.
[7] Vigano & Desmond (2012) 47 Fam LR 552; [2012] FamCAFC 79.
Partner, Sydney
paul.lewis@gadens.com


Genetic changes are almost certainly behind many cases of autism, and the latest research suggests that some of those alterations may be contributing to more densely connected networks of brain nerves.
Language can prove a bugaboo for children with autism. Now new research finds that it's possible to use toddlers' brain responses to words to predict their linguistic and cognitive skills down the road.


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Home Reviews Samsung Odyssey Neo G8, Smart Monitor M8 and UHD Monitor S8 unveiled...
Samsung Odyssey Neo G8, Smart Monitor M8 and UHD Monitor S8 unveiled at CES 2022 ahead of launch
The Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 monitor, along with two other models from the brand, was unveiled ahead of CES 2022, which is set to happen this week. The South Korean company is expected to present three monitors at CES, including the 32-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 monitor with the world's first 4K display with a refresh rate of 240 Hz. The monitor offers a maximum brightness of 2,000 nits with the Quantum Mini Company LED backlight. Samsung also unveiled the M8 Smart Monitor, which offers webcam and Google Duo support, as well as the S8 UHD monitor, which is aimed at content creators.
Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 specifications
The first monitor Samsung revealed in a press release (in Korean) is the upcoming Odyssey Neo G8. The monitor is said to be the world's first 4K monitor with a refresh rate of 240 Hz and a curvature of 1000R. Samsung has equipped the monitor with its Quantum Mini LED technology, which with Quantum HDR 2000 offers a peak brightness of 2,000 nits. The monitor offers a contrast ratio of 1,000,000: 1 and CoreSync for automatic brightness adjustment. It is equipped with two HDMI 2.1 ports and a DisplayPort 1.4. It also has Auto Source Switch + to switch between active sources yourself. The monitor is to be presented at CES 2022.
Samsung Smart Monitor M8 specifications
Samsung has also introduced a second monitor called the Samsung Smart Monitor M8. The 32-inch monitor supports 4K resolution and offers optional support for webcams that can be used with apps such as the preinstalled Google Duo. Samsung Smart Monitor M8 can also be used as a Smart TV as it allows users to stream TV, videos and movies from apps like Disney + Netflix, YouTube and Samsung TV Plus.
With support for a brightness of up to 400 cd / m², the Samsung Smart Monitor M8 offers 99 percent support for the sRGB color space. With a thickness of 11.4 mm, the upcoming monitor is slimmer than the current Samsung Smart Monitor M7 model. According to Samsung, users will also be able to monitor their smart home devices with the SmartThings app and control SmartThings compatible devices.
Samsung UHD Monitor S8 specifications
The third monitor the company is unveiling is the UHD Monitor S8, a 4K resolution monitor that Samsung says is aimed at content creators and designers who work with graphics over an extended period of time. The monitor will be available in sizes 27 "and 32" and offer 98 percent DCI-P3 color space support as well as VESA and DisplayHDR 600 certification. According to Samsung, it has been certified by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as glare-free and is supplied with wired LAN support.
Samsung Odyssey Neo G8, Samsung Smart Monitor M8, and Samsung UHD Monitor S8 will be unveiled at CES 2022 and will be launched in global markets (including South Korea) in the first half of 2022, according to Samsung.
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This Privacy Notice sets out how the landlord ("Landlord") named in your lease ("Lease") and the Grosvenor's property management company ("PMC") named in your tenant information letter obtain, use and protect your personal information that you provide to us, or that is otherwise obtained or generated by us, in connection with the Lease. The contact details for your Landlord and PMC are set out alongside their names in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 to this Privacy Notice, respectively. For the purposes of this Privacy Notice (unless expressly stated, or the context requires, otherwise), 'we', 'us' and 'our' refers to each of your Landlord and your PMC and 'you' refers to you the lessor.
The Landlord and PMC are each a data controller in respect of your personal information for the purposes of applicable data protection legislation.
We will process personal information relating to you (except for electronic marketing purposes (see section 2b below)) on the ground that such processing is necessary to: (i) further our legitimate interest in the effective administration and management of the Lease; and/or (ii) comply with our legal obligations, including those obligations relating to anti-money laundering checks and 'Right to Rent' checks under immigration laws.
We may also process personal information relating to you in order to send you electronic marketing communications about news, events, products and services that we believe may be of interest to you, provided we have received your consent to do so. You may withdraw such consent at any time and choose not to receive such marketing communications from us by either selecting the unsubscribe option at the bottom of each communication that we send to you or by contacting us using the details in section 10.
a. How do we collect personal information about you?
We collect personal information that you provide to us or which is provided to us on your behalf by your legal advisors and/or managing agents, in each case in relation to the Lease. You do not have to provide any personal information that we request from you, but it may not be possible for us to effectively administer and manage the Lease (or grant you the Lease at all) if that personal information is not provided.
b. What types of personal information may we process about you?
details of the products and services that you specify in your marketing preferences, provided we have received your consent to do so (see section 2b).
We store your personal information on our property management software system, Yardi Voyager, which is provided and hosted by a third party, Yardi.
Your personal information is also stored on our repairs and maintenance system, which is provided and hosted by a third party, Planon.
The Yarder Voyager and Planon systems are secure and comply with industry standards, so as to protect your personal information from unauthorised access. Access to both the Yardi Voyager and Planon systems is limited to representatives of the Landlord and PMC as well as certain of our service providers (see section 6).
For audit and financial reasons, we will hold your personal information on our systems for 3 years following the date on which the Lease terminates or expires. We may continue to hold your personal information for a longer period if required to do so by applicable law.
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All third parties to whom we transfer personal information relating to you will be under an obligation to protect the confidentiality and security of that personal information.
The accuracy of the personal information we hold about you is important to us. Under applicable data protection legislation you have rights concerning your personal information.
You have a right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold on you. You have a right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold on you, which we must provide to you in a structured, commonly-used and machine-readable format. You have a right to require us to stop or to restrict our processing of your personal information. You have a right to require the erasure of personal information we hold on you once it is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which the personal information was collected or is being processed.
Please contact us if you wish to exercise any of these rights using the details in section 10.
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This Privacy Notice was last reviewed and updated in May 2018.


This hand warmer from Hotrox is the best hand warmer on the market, undisputed, most hand warmers are either fuelled by charcoal or zippo lighter fuelled units. The problem here is that these kind of hand warmers are not only messy to refuel but they are somewhat dangerous.
You can charge it from the mains or from the USB, so whenever your feeling a bit nippy whip out the hotrox for the ultimate warming up. It's simple, very safe and easy to use, the only negative is that it's priced at £28.50, however for the sheer quality and level of safeness this hand warmer offers, were simply not complaining.
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