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By Jennifer Kotila
Staff Writer
An invisible crowd descended on the city of Cokato Saturday to celebrate the patron saint of Finland, St. Urho, with an invisible parade.
St. Urho is the young lad who drove the grasshoppers out of the grape fields in Finland before the last glacial period.
"Coincidentally, the celebration comes before that other day when they celebrate some other minor saint (St. Patrick's Day)," noted Cokato resident Harvey Barberg.
At exactly noon Saturday, Cokato's celebration took place with the invisible parade, the only one of its kind in Minnesota, and possibly the world.
The parade lasted no longer than the three minutes allotted, beginning on the northern shores of Silver Lake, and continuing all the way through Cokato to the southern suburbs of French Lake.
(If you're reading this online Friday, you still have time to go "see" the parade.)
This year's honorary grand marshal was The Marketplace manager, Jeff Weinzetl, a "wannabe" Finn.
Martin Kotila noted that many Finns settled in the Cokato area, and the school district is full of children of Finnish descent.
Others who are not of Finnish descent in Cokato, especially the businessmen along main street, seeing that the Finns were such good people, "wannabe" Finn, Kotila added.
"Some of them don't want to admit it, though," Kotila said, noting Weinzetl was one of them until they named him honorary grand marshal of this year's invisible parade.
Before the early 1970s, the parade being invisible was unknown to all except the Finns in town. However, Barney Barnaal of the Cokato Enterprise, caught wind of this special saint being celebrated by the Finns.
"He began razzing me uptown about what the Finns were going to do to celebrate St. Urho," Kotila said. "I told him, 'The same thing as always have a parade, but it's an invisible parade.'"
From that point on, the Cokato Enterprise covered the event every year through 1985 with fantastic flair.
Since then, the coverage has been sporadic, much like the parade itself. Just like many other small-town events and organizations, it's been difficult to recruit younger Cokato Finns into organizing and participating in the parade in order to sustain the celebration.
However, Cokato residents are still reminded about St. Urho each year when Barberg makes a trip around town St. Urho's day wearing purple and green.
He rewards others wearing the colors of the patron saint of Finland with candy, and to those not honoring the day by wearing the appropriate colors, he simply says, "Boring!"
This year, it was decided it would be the year to try to bring the invisible parade back to its former glory, especially since March 16 fell on a Saturday.
The younger generation did its best to out-do the parade floats of their parents and grandparents in years past.
Two notable floats were provided by Design and Fabricating and Chuck's Floral.
The 12 giant metal grasshoppers Design and Fabricating created were certainly tall, creating a few close calls with the street lamps as they leapt down the parade route.
The situation also got a bit thorny when the float from Chuck's Floral began distributing dozens of deep purple roses.
Unfortunately, most of the other floats are not worth mentioning because the younger generation did not have enough experience or purple paint and rhinestones to create the fantastic floats of their elders.
It is hoped that after a year's worth of experience, and plenty of advice from the festival's originators, the floats will greatly improve next year.
About St. Urho
Before the last glacial period, the grape fields of Finland were being overrun by grasshoppers until a young Finnish boy by the name of Urho came along.
Urho had grown up drinking feelia sour (sour whole milk) and eating kala mojakka (fish soup), making him a strong young lad.
One morning, he chased the grasshoppers out of the fields using his loud voice and shouting, "Heinasirkka, heinasirkka, menetaalta hiiteen," or, "Grasshopper, grasshopper, go away!"
With his bravery and might, he saved the grape crop and the jobs of the Finnish vineyard workers.
Barberg noted that all 50 states have proclamations recognizing St. Urho's Day as March 16.
Minnesota's proclamation was signed by Governor Wendell Anderson in 1975.
"Barney's Blarney" columns, written by former Cokato Enterprise Publisher Barney Barnaal, featuring the invisible parades from 1975 through 1985 are reprinted below:
March 6, 1975
Plans for the invisible St. Urho's Day parade in Cokato March 16 are taking shape.
Martin Kotila has been appointed grand marshal. His problem now is acquiring a purple and green horse (traditional colors for the day), and matching saddle. Elmo Nikula was named chairman of the float decorating committee.
Kotila mentioned last week that maybe he was not eligible to act as grand marshal. With a look of sadness in his eyes, he said that after digging in the roots of the family tree, he found a Swede among his ancestors.
He was assured, however, that it was not necessary to be 100 percent Finn to qualify.
The Greater Sucker Creek Car Pool has not made formal application for entry, but it is rumored that the foursome will be present for the parade in gaily-colored vehicles.
Time is growing short, only 10 days remain until St. Urho's Day, so anyone interested is urged to contact the grand marshal, to be assured a place in one of the biggest invisible parades ever to be held in Cokato.
March 20, 1975
The St. Urho's invisible parade at 6 a.m. Sunday morning was dimmed by a heavy fog. The brilliant colors on floats and uniforms of marching units were turned to a drab gray, but the people in the parade were smiling, despite the dampness.
The invisible spectacle was undoubtedly the longest parade in the history of Cokato. It was impossible to see the end units as the first ones went by. In fact, it was impossible to see the first units, but it was termed a success. A fitting honor for St. Urho, who chased the grasshoppers out of the vineyards in Finland on a foggy morning many years ago.
The photo above shows the lead units in the parade as they crossed the intersection at Third Street and Broadway Avenue in the heart of downtown Cokato.
Now all that is left is to wait in anxious anticipation for a similar event next year. Possibly then the weather will be better, so more details of the floats and marching units will be available.
March 11, 1976
There will be an invisible St. Urho's Day parade in Cokato next Tuesday. A dispatch from the FNS (Finnish News Service) arrived at the desk just before deadline Tuesday morning.
Eino Nikula has been promoted from float decorating chairman to ticket sales promoter.
Martin Kotila has relinquished his grand marshal's position for a somewhat lesser job of ticket collector, according to the report.
Grand marshal this year is rumored to be someone high in county government. What county this official serves was not stated. In an election year, this is truly an achievement.
Despite the late planning and publicity for the event, undoubtedly it will surpass the parade of last year in immensity and elegance, and only be surpassed by the event scheduled for March 16, 1977.
March 24, 1977
St. Urho's Day in Cokato this year created considerably more commotion than usual. Besides the invisible parade at 5:59 a.m., a visible parade followed shortly after 2 in the afternoon. It consisted of 10 1/2 Finns, a friend of undetermined ethnic background, and a recruited Norwegian.
All gathered, wearing purple and green, badges, and other apparel of like colors, on the sidewalk in front of the Enterprise office. They also carried a box, from which a cloud of steam was floating skyward. The delegation was orderly and seemed to be discussing something. Soon the mystery was resolved.
This writer emerged from the Enterprise office with the natural curiosity of a newspaper person. Almost instantly, I was given a bowl of Gulla Moyhka (fish soup), and proclaimed honorary visible parade grand marshal. The soup qualified me for the honor. About three years ago in Iowa, the necessary sauna had been taken. Now, without a doubt, I was qualified.
Dr. Purtilo, co-chairman of the invisible parade, had organized the 10 1/2 Finns and a friend for an honest-to-goodness parade. He also informed me after handing me the bowl of soup that the eyes had been removed from fish heads for the occasion, because they realized a Norwegian would partake of the delicacy.
It was delicious, but I noticed several small globes floating on top of the pot from which he was serving. I convinced myself these were peppercorns.
Following the soup ritual, the group formed on the corner of Millard Avenue and Second Street, turned on a tape recorder, raised a placard high, and proceeded. The paraders marched to the alley behind the bakery, took a right turn up the alley to behind the Gambles store, and after a second right turn, down the alley between the Enterprise and Forsberg Tax Service, to the point of the original gathering a distance of 252 feet, 3 and 7/16 inches. This many not have been the first Finnish parade in Cokato, but undoubtedly this parade route had never been used before.
The entire parade, as indicated on printed programs handed out prior to the start, was scheduled to last 16 minutes, including the Gulla Moyhka fortification, but the time was cut short. Wyman Nelson, who was scheduled to read the Ode to St. Urho, was unable to be present. Something was muttered about being too busy with other duties and the operation of government taking precedent. The entire event used up 11 minutes and 32 seconds.
Included on the program was an apology from members of the Finnish community unable to attend the parade. Special mention was made of the Sucker Creek Car Pool, whose members would have done anything to be a part of the parade . . . but couldn't miss work.
A paragraph at the bottom of the program included a word of thanks from Dr. Purtilo and an indication that he will readily relinquish his parade title to "another Finn or friend next year." He feels that the honor of holding a position of such magnitude should be limited to one year.
Accompanying pictures were taken by Randy Barnaal of the Enterprise staff.
The invisible parade went smoothly under direction of invisible co-chairman Curtis Sanborn. The float from the Annandale Advocate led the long line of elaborately-decorated units, and also won the grand prize.
The Advocate staff had jacked up a small bay of Clearwater Lake, put it on wheels, and pulled it to Cokato. The ice layer had not been disturbed, and on it was a lone sauna building with a large hole in the ice nearby.
At frequent intervals, figures were seen dashing from the building, jumping into the lake, and then returning to the sauna.
Other floats in the parade almost defy description. One towed by a large grasshopper was titled Finnebago home. It was made up of a wash line, a woodstove, two tubs and a washboard, carefully mounted on a snowmobile trailer. Following this was a sauna mounted on a pickup truck, an accessory to the Finnebago.
Time and space do not permit further description of entries in the parade, or comments on its success.
However we know that as each year passes, St. Urho will not be forgotten in Cokato, nor will the tongue-in-cheek stories that accompany this event. They will keep us laughing at ourselves, something that is of increasing importance in this day and age, when too many people are laughing at someone else.
March 23, 1978
St. Urho's Day passed quietly in Cokato. Several hundred Finns assembled with 19 floats for the invisible parade. Larry Pokornowski, grand marshal, rode in the lead vehicle, a purple Cadillacinen with green upholstery.
Grand prize winning float was sponsored by the Sucker Creek Car Pool. It was a huge grasshopper with six saddles. Near the front saddle was a large map of Minnesota with the route from Cokato to Minneapolis clearly marked by a row of grapes.
The energy-conscious members of the pool have a straight line trail to Wayzata and then follow the freeway. A sign carrying the number 167 indicated the number of hops from Sucker Creek to the pond at General Mills on Highway 12. This is a watering stop prior to a complicated rider distribution system in the metro area.
Cost for feed and saddle rental comes to 50 cents per day per rider, and according to a spokesman for the group, there is a long waiting list of prospective commuters.
Noticeably missing from the parade was the Playboy Bunny float usually entered by the Winsted Journal. The publisher made a trip to Cokato to personally apologize for being unable to participate this year. He then muttered something about rabbits being on strike and the high cost of salaries and insurance.
Apparently, events of the afternoon parade were not enough to satisfy some of the boisterous members of the younger set. About one-half dozen rode up and down Linden Avenue, past our home, on the roof of an automobile. This was about 10 p.m. They were chanting something, believed to be the Ode to St. Urho.
The next morning, a banner decorated our front lawn, staked in the snow. Hand-lettered in several colors on the 2-by-4-foot strip of paper was the first sentence of the ode, "Ooksie kooksie ccolama vee, Santis Urho is the poy for me!"
We wonder if this is the planned celebration for Cokato mentioned early last week in the St. Paul Pioneer Press?
March 22, 1979
The Friday St. Urho's Day invisible parade came off at 12:03 p.m. without a hitch. Well, almost without a hitch. The only problem was a flat tire on one of the floats. This was remedied, however in a short time. The wheel was turned over so the flat side of the tire was at the top, and the problem disappeared.
Leading the parade was a float, carrying Grand Marshal "Butch" Amundsen. It was drawn by two giant grasshoppers and carried a grape press operated by two anonymous figures clad in purple jumpsuits with green boots. An attractive young lady in a plaid formal served products of the press to spectators.
Further along in the parade appeared the Winsted Journal float. It carried the publisher of that newspaper, along with several members of the staff. Central figure of the display was a printer turning out purple $100 bills that were tossed in the wind for all to gather. According to a report, over $100,000 was tossed from the float. Quite extravagant and spectacular!
We gathered up several of the pieces of currency and found they were redeemable only toward the purchase of stock for part ownership of the bear leg bone, discovering in northern Finland centuries ago bearing the story of St. Urho. It gave everyone a chance to have their own authentic personal piece of Finnish history.
The lake in Finland where all the grasshoppers drowned was depicted by a 5-foot-long creation covered completely with purple and green rhinestones. The sparkle of over 1 million jewels was blinding.
Through sidewalk negotiations, a spectator purchased the float and towing vehicle with the currency distributed by the Winsted Journal entry. The seller, a representative of the Greater Sucker Creek Car Pool, accepted the money with a smile, before learning that the purple medium of exchange was not negotiable.
The Association for the Advancement of Finnish Culture again built their float on a chunk of ice from the heart of Cokato Lake. It carried the usual sauna, recently remodeled and modernized, and a hole in the ice for cooling after the traditional bath. Immediately after the parade, it was returned to the lake, and replaced for opening day of fishing. This is done to prevent boating accidents later in the season.
Prizes for the most extravagant float went to the Winsted Journal, the most elegant to the rhinestone-studded creation of the Sucker Creek Car Pool, and the most practical to the Norseman grape juice machine.
A total of 37 entries covered the parade route. Among the most unique was the Hannus Plumbing and Heating entry. It was a huge map of Finland made entirely with plumbing fixtures. John Hannus, creator and fabricator of the float finally named it midway through the parade. He dubbed it "The Finnish Plumbers Dream," and added that every Finnish plumber in the country dreams of a spring vacation in Finland, especially during St. Urho's festivities.
Following the tour of the parade route, the float was dismantled and placed back in stock. "We'll have a big demand for these particular fixtures," he said, "because everyone wants a memento of the invisible parade as a part of their home or business."
Another St. Urho's Day has passed in Cokato, a record crowd viewed the parade, and planning for the event next year is already taking place. Friday afternoon, in an official communique, Pharmacist Tom Keaveny was named grand marshal for the 1980 invisible parade. The only stipulation was that he change his name for that day to Tomo Keavenan. This prescription should be easy to fill.
March 13, 1980
St. Urho's Day is Sunday, and all is ready for the invisible parade through downtown Cokato. There are only two problems, or maybe we should say one problem and a "put-down."
The problem as usual is with the Sucker Creek Car Pool float. It seems their unit was impounded in St. Paul for non-payment of vehicle license and will not be released until late Sunday night. But, we have good news. It has been entered in the Kingston parade Monday, so all the efforts of the group will not go to waste.
The "put-down" was by the lack of action on the part of the city council to issue a proclamation for the event. This was done last year, and everyone was again looking forward to the recognition. It is believed that the council was too wrapped up in sewage disposal or street improvement, and forgot all about it. Wait until we confront Rokala, Harmala, and Nikkola. May a grasshopper land in your grape juice.
On the positive side is a message from Henry and Dorothy Lehtola, who are basking in the sun in Florida. A postcard, colorfully decorated with bikini-clad shapely lasses, stated that they had told the Lantana Finns about the parade, and a large organization will be flying here. Of course, it will be in an invisible airplane.
Dorothy's only concern was for a landing site. She was not sure if the ice on Cokato Lake was sufficient to hold an airliner filled with passengers, but added that if there was enough kalamojakka to eat, "everything would be fine."
Earlier in this column, we mentioned festivities at Kingston Monday. The celebration has been postponed there from the regular Sunday date. This means that St. Urho activities will take place on St. Patrick's Day.
Many were skeptical if this was legal. However, that point was cleared up last week, when St. Urho and his wife came to Cokato to confer with Wyman Nelson, attorney, about legal ramifications of this plan. After considerable research, Nelson came up with the answer from an old law book pertaining to grasshoppers and grapevines.
It stated that "If St. Urho's Day falls on a Sunday or legal holiday, it should be moved to the same day as St. Patrick's Day."
The Finns set St. Urho's a day ahead of the Irish St. Patrick's Day, but we suppose, if you can't beat 'em tie 'em. If you can't be first, at least get half the honors.
March 20, 1980
A record crowd was on hand to view a record number of units passing in review at the annual St. Urho's Day Invisible Parade. The popular event began again at high noon and continued for a longer duration than usual. The three-minute schedule was extended 42 seconds this year by a Burlington-Northern freight train passing through town. It crossed the parade route on Broadway Avenue and held up the units in the last minute part of the procession.
Loiis Eriicksonen, parade grand marshal, was in the lead vehicle. It was a Finnish model Chevrolet (Impaala) with a grapevine-green interior. Exterior color was a sparkling concord purple. Loiis' sequin-covered gown sparkled as a few snowflakes descended, but her spirit was not dampened by the flurry.
Despite reports that the Greater Sucker Creek Car Pool float would be delayed, it was in the parade. A special dispensation by a government official, who wished not to have his name revealed, released the float from its place of impoundment in St. Paul for non-payment of license. The most impressive part of the unit was a shiny, new license plate.
The Association for the Advancement of Finnish Culture once again built their float around a block of ice from Cokato Lake. It carried the usual sauna with an adjacent cooling hole cut in the ice. This year, it was imperative that the block be replaced immediately in the lake. The airliner, returning visitors from Florida, was scheduled to take off at 12:12. According to Dorothy Lehtola, tour guide for the group who had made a special trip to the land of citrus groves to arrange the flight, it got off on schedule. All the passengers were pleased getting on the aircraft with a bowl of fish soup in hand.
A total of 57 entries made the parade route from the gathering point at Sucker Creek on South Broadway Avenue to Temperance Corner on North Broadway.
This year, not a single mechanical problem was encountered. Last year, a flat tire on a float created a small catastrophe, but through engineering refinement, this did not happen this time the unit had steel wheels.
There were so many elegant and unique floats in the parade Sunday, that there isn't time to expound on all. However, we will say that this year's sponsors apparently spent more time and money in their creations than ever before. It was an unforgettable event.
To climax a perfect day, a prominent local citizen provided refreshments to most people associated with the parade, and also to any Irishmen who happened to be in the area. The main course was corned beef sandwiches on bagels.
March 5, 1981
The annual St. Urho's Day invisible parade date is rapidly approaching. The event is scheduled for March 16 this year and plans seem to be going smoothly.
Nominations are in for grand marshal, and Al Lorentz has been selected for the honor. He reluctantly accepted the responsibility. He was less concerned when told that he would be assisted by grand marshals from the past two years, Loiis Eriicksonen and "Butchanen" Amundsenen.
Lorentz will be known as Alreino during the event, and everyone is supposed to forget he resides in Howard Lake. He will be an honorary citizen of French Lake for the day.
Rollinen Floatenen states that float entries are arriving daily, despite the fact he didn't tell anyone there was going to be an invisible parade. The Winsted Journal, winner of the "Best Float from Winsted Award" last year, will again have an entry for the fifth consecutive year. Editor Floyd Sneer promises to design another winner.
A few years ago, his entry was refused. The bunny girls riding aboard the passionate pink, velvet-covered unit was considered in bad taste. This year, it will be a "family" float, suitable for viewing by all.
Of course, we can't forget the Great Sucker Creek Car Pool entry. This organization has had floats in every parade. Most have been quite unique. It is rumored that this group is importing a pickup-truck load of grapevines from Finland for the event. The driver is expected to complete the Atlantic crossing by Friday this week.
It is expected that again this year, the city council will issue a proclamation recognizing the importance of the event, and will also issue necessary parade permits without the usual yardage of government purple tape. The Finnish majority should rule. After all, we have Rokala, Harmala, Warneraurienen, and Bangala, beside having past grand marshal "Butchanen" Amundsenen presiding.
Rollinen stated that he is also expecting a float entry representing the city. Last year, Mayor Rosenquist had to build the float alone for the Swedish minority on the ruling body. He received contributions from as far away as New Jersey. The New Jersey Swede Club sent a fourth wheel for his tricycle carriage unit.
The countdown for the invisible parade starts Saturday at 10, dropping one each day, with the parade occurring on one rather than zero. There is no prestige to zero.
March 19, 1981
The annual St. Urho's Day invisible parade went off almost without a hitch. The 31 floats, beating the number of 30 in the Maple Lake St. Patrick's Day parade passed before a large crowd, standing in a pickup-truck box at the corner of Third Street and Broadway Avenue, in the allotted three minutes. It started promptly at high noon as is the custom and the final broom and dustpan brigade unit crossed the intersection at exactly 12:03 p.m.
This final unit in the parade was necessary this year, due to the energy shortage. Many floats were not powered by the usual number of high-powered Briggs & Stratton engines. In the interest of energy conservation, gray mares were pulled back into service. The dustpan brigade was kept busy and it wasn't all dust.
There was also some talk of limiting the parade to man-powered wheelbarrows next year. This was suggested to save even more energy and also took into consideration a grievance by the Amalgamated Brotherhood and Labor Union of Finnish Dustpan Brigades. Hopefully, this will be resolved by next March 16.
The Association for the Advancement of Finnish Culture won first place in the sophisticated category.
Upon the float over 50 feet long was a huge bookshelf. On the shelves were 15,000 volumes pertaining to the evolution of the grasshopper and the resulting impact on Finnish Society. By the time the unit reached the end of the parade route, there were only three books remaining on the shelves. Knowledge-hungry spectators checked out all the volumes. It was a rare opportunity to acquire information on such an important topic.
The Winsted Journal, disgruntled because the float sponsored by that newspaper two years ago was disqualified from competition due to the scantily-clad Playboy Bunnies, played it safe this year. The weren't awarded a prize, but disqualification was out of the question.
For their unit this year, they engaged the services of the Ladies Salvation Army Drum and Bugle Corps. The ladies were bedecked in granny dresses and shawls and rode on a Schwartz Mfg. flatbed trailer pulled by a 1928 John Deere tractor.
According to an article last week in the Winsted Journal, "We hope to win the trophy for the float best depicting the efforts of St. Urho who drove the grasshoppers out of Finland. When they hear those babes play, they'll know they could drive anything out of anywhere."
Using such a strong theme was more than the judges could digest, much less make a decision. The unit didn't win, but it didn't lose either.
Again this year, Wiljo Olavi walked the parade route. He is the author of the Finnish History and speech that will be, or has been used when the dedication to the statue of St. Urho takes place. From listening to the Finnish grapevine, this should be soon. Planning has been going on for years. But then nothing of monumental magnitude ever happens in a hurry.
The biggest disappointment this year was that Attorney Wyman Nelson was missing from the throng that gathered for the parade in the pickup. He arose early Monday, donned his bright purple and green necktie and went to the office. The pressing events of the morning made him forget everything else, including the parade. Well, next year, he will have to go twice to make up for it.
Last week, this writer was honored by receiving a lifetime membership card in the Royal Order of St. Urho. The organization is sponsored by the Finnish Club of Coleraine, MN, and boasts of no dues, no committees, no officers, no meetings, and no organization nothing but fun. The honor is overwhelming.
If anyone else wishes to be honored, the fee is 50 cents. Send two quarters or five dimes to Blarney, Drawer G, Cokato, MN 55321, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Honors come cheap. Deadline is March 27.
March 11, 1982
St. Urho's Day is Tuesday, and, as usual, the invisible parade will take place on time, regardless of weather or other problems. It will be informal, and the rules will be the same as the past. Probably, it will be more informal than usual.
This is because the Polish shoe merchant, G. Toivo Yankianenen, who is grand marshal, refuses to wear a tuxedo. He stated early this week that as close to the purple tux as he can come is a blue pair of bib overalls. Besides that, he wants to wear his orange shirt. However, he consented to put on his green clod-hoppers and purple socks for the event.
Deadline for positioning floats and other entries is noon. For those who wish to bring floats to town earlier, they may park them on Lantha Avenue in the southeast part of town anytime between now and Tuesday noon. All invisible floats must be covered with invisible canvases and be parked as close to the curb as possible.
The concession of parking entries prior to parade time was made by a city official residing in that part of town, but not on that street. He then mumbled something about not wanting to affect property values on his street. This was puzzling.
Highlight of the parade this year will be a solar-powered unit sponsored by the Cokato Lake Sauna Club. From rumors we hear, the group purchased almost every mirror in this part of the country to build the power unit, and some for the sauna, too.
From what we can gather, the entire rear portion of the float is covered with mirrors and the front is painted a dull black. Reflection of the sun on the rear and absorption of light from the front should propel the unit. Fortunately, the parade route is from south to north, an important factor for this design.
In the exact center of the unit is a sauna with mirrored floor, tinted glass sides, and no roof. Apparently, the theory behind this is to tan from the bottom up and cook from the top down. A unique idea.
Expected lapse time for the invisible parade will be three minutes. From the second the first unit crosses the four-way stop intersection, float No. 51 should be at the same spot at 12:03. There is some concern if the solar unit will be able to make this deadline.
At the Monday night city council meeting, Administrator Martin Jokinen recommended that the council pass a resolution to close Broadway Avenue during the time of the parade and to request assistance from the sheriff for crowd control. The resolution was approved. For the three-minute period, the avenue will be closed from the southern suburb of Silver Lake to the northern suburb of French Lake.
March 18, 1982
The invisible St. Urho's Day parade in Cokato came off without any problems . . . almost.
Parade grand marshal G. Toivo Yankianenen led the event, but because of the snow had to follow huge orange snowplows down the avenue. This was a blow to prestige, as usual the grand marshal is always number-one. Besides that, he had to cover his bright green clod-hoppers with four-buckle overshoes.
This is the first time in history that snowplows had to precede the parade. There had been rain and fog past years, but never the white stuff. However, it added to the contrast of the brightly-colored units. Purple and green go well with white.
The major problem was the solar float. At high noon, there was no sun, thus no power to move the huge unit down the street. Fortunately, the Knaus Sausage House entry pushed the non-sun-powered machine across the finish line.
The Knaus float was in the shape of a huge grasshopper, constructed entirely of purple summer sausage. Four wheels rolled on huge rings of baloney. It had almost unlimited power. Being energy conscious, the sausage firm produced a huge engine that operated on lutefisk juice left in barrels after the holidays. They had a PCA-approved emission system on the exhaust, not so much to prevent pollution, but to diminish the odor of vaporized lutefisk juice.
By the time this unit reached the finish line, there was nothing left but the engine, frame, and rims. Hungry spectators completely devoured the huge sausage grasshopper and even stripped the baloney tires and ran into the bakery for Finnish flat bread for sandwiches.
The Greater Sucker Creek Car Pool showed up with the fuselage of an old C-47 transport plane. The wings were neatly folded back to the tail to resemble a grasshopper, and chains had been applied to the propellers to get traction in the snow.
Barnstormer Divanen Loopala was at the controls, and skillfully completed the parade route with only one engine. The other engine had been stolen by the Cokato Lake Sauna Cub for the solar float, but to no avail, they forgot to steal a gasoline tank to fuel the unit.
Hannus Plumbing, a perennial entrant, had again developed an exquisite float made entirely of highly-polished chrome plumbing fixtures. Nearly six weeks had been spent getting a perfect gleam on every piece. Then came the Monday 10 p.m. weather report . . . snow and rain for Tuesday. Hannus immediately hooked up his float to the company truck and headed for Cokato.
He made the parade route at midnight Monday and never showed up Tuesday. When queried, he said that after all that polishing, he was not about to have it water-spotted by snow or rain, and has it back in the climate-controlled, dust-free garage.
New to the parade this year was the "Hopper Stomper" 120-piece band. Wiljo Olava received the message from an oak tree in the woods and forwarded it that the band was coming. Each member was attired in a purple jumpsuit with a green grasshopper hat. Boots were of leather, turned up to points at the toes.
Their selection as they marched down Broadway was "When the Saints Come Marching In."
The Norseman Restaurant float, a purple Viking ship, was modified just before entering the parade route. Rather than rolling in on wheels, it glided smoothly on 24 cross-country skis that were hastily installed. The engine planned to drive the unit was never started. Instead, the huge square sail was hoisted and filled with the breaths of spectators. It completed the three-minute run in record time.
There were so many impressive floats in the parade, that we can't begin to describe any more. However, we will say that the Winsted entry was unique. It turned out to be absolutely nothing.
Philip Johnson, local machinist, furnished the gift for the grand marshal, a can of St. Urho's Polish Pop from Menahga. This was a fitting reward for the Polish show merchant who gave so freely of his time and effort for a Finnish tribute.
Below is a photo of the snowplow as it moved down Broadway Avenue ahead of the parade. Also below is an artist's concept from the Lake County News Chronicle newspaper in Two Harbors. The Cokato event was well publicized along the shore of the Big Lake on the fringe of the main habitat of the jackpine savages.
We must commend the artist. Although the buildings and streets do not resemble those in Cokato, the concept of the invisible parade is perfect.
March 10, 1983
Next Wednesday is St. Urho's Day, and as sure as the sun clears the horizon, the invisible parade will take place regardless of weather, snow, sleet, rain, or more than likely sunshine. Again, rules governing the event will be informal. Each year, the rules have become more so, and there is no reason to change now.
This year, the grand marshal, Steino Haagla, is going to wear a purple suit and green boots, and this will be an improvement. Last year, Polish shoe merchant G. Toivo Yankianenen refused to wear a suit and came instead in a pair of bib overalls. He did don purple socks and green clod-hoppers and this added a little.
Twelve noon the customary time the past nine years is again when all floats and other entries must be in position. Entries arriving the previous night, if not exceeding 50 feet in length, may be parked until invisible parade time at the Carl Rokala residence on Prairie Avenue.
Last year, Councilman Rokala suggested the floats be parked on Lantha Avenue, a block further west, but complaints from residents there have made this change necessary. The previous arrangement apparently caused traffic problems, and there was also some talk regarding property values. Again this year, invisible floats must be covered with invisible canvas to make them less noticeable on the residential street.
The Cokato Lake Sauna Club had a solar-powered float last year, but this year are going back to the basics . . . a wood-powered unit. Rumors are that a wood-fired boiler will be mounted near the rear, with a huge duct the length of the unit carrying steam to a discarded jet turbine from FinnAir.
Besides furnishing steam to power the front-wheel drive, there will be seating inside the duct to accommodate a dozen persons for sauna. This will enable those who normally take a sauna Saturday evening to gain four days on their schedule.
The Greater Sucker Creek Car Pool once more is using the airplane theme. A spokesperson for the group stated earlier this year they were planning to get a 747 airliner for conversion to a giant grasshopper. Now we understand they were only partially successful. From what we gather, they will use only half of a 747 and title the entry 373 1/2. It's better than nothing.
Expected lapsed time for the invisible parade this year will be three minutes and four seconds. This is four seconds longer than usual, but the extra time will be needed for the smoke to clear from the Cokato Lake Sauna Club boiler.
Starting time will be high noon at Fourth Street and Broadway Avenue, with the final entry crossing the finish stripe at the Burlington-Northern Railroad tracks at 12:03.4. This will be entry number 52, sponsored by the Menahga Maulers, professional football team of the new NBLFA (National Bush League Football Association).
Although it was not included on the published agenda of the Monday night city council meeting, it is expected Administrator Martin Yokinen and Councilman Carl Rokala will recommend a resolution to close Broadway Avenue for the parade and arrange traffic and crowd control with the sheriff.
With the crowd expected, the thoroughfare should be cleared from the northern suburbs of Silver Lake to the southern fringes of French Lake. Hopefully the crowd will not extend beyond those boundaries.
For those who are not familiar with the purpose of the parade, it is to honor St. Urho, the patron saint of Finland who was discovered by a professor a Bemidji State University 27 years ago, and is as invisible as the parade. St. Urho is the champion of vineyard owners in Finland and archenemy of grasshoppers the world over.
March 13, 1985
The St. Urho's Day invisible parade Friday at high noon came off without a hitch. A crowd was on hand, in 17-degree weather with a brisk northwest wind, to witness the 11th annual event. One was heard to comment that he was glad the parade lasted only two minutes, because he was freezing his grasshoppers off.
At exactly 12 o'clock, the Finnish Chevrolet Impaala crossed the intersection of Broadway and Fourth. The grape leaf-green three-door sport model was decked with purple ribbons and had emerald-studded hubcaps. These were custom-made by Parade Marshal Weino Brandala, with the gems set right here in Cokato during the early morning of the parade.
Security at the event was tight. The Wright County Sheriff's Department was on hand to protect the grand marshal, and also to keep an eye on the hubcaps. "Impaala" hubcaps are a popular souvenir with many of the younger set. They use them in their bedrooms as "snooze catchers," as we are told.
Brandala was wearing the customary deep purple tuxedo with grass stains on the knees. His green leather boots and hat complimented the outfit and kept with the color scheme of the day. Besides that, he said he was scheduled for a St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday, so that way he would not have to change that part of his attire.
The Greater Sucker Creek Car Pool finally changed their float. For the past several years it had been made from parts of airliners, with the climax last year when they had a 373 1/2 jet half of a 747.
This year, a huge bowl of Gulla Moykka (fish soup) was balanced atop a tiny one-wheel trailer. A roaring gas burner kept the soup hot. In the bowl were several people, hot tub fashion, with spoons in their hands.
According to the designer, Outo Luncheonanen, the idea is to take a sauna and eat at the same time. This, he claims, is a great timesaver and allows participants to get more done Saturday nights.
Barnstormer and renowned stunt pilot Divanen Loopala did not make the event this year. According to reports, he started from Sebeka Monday morning, and Friday afternoon he was in Kingston, trying to find his way out of town. Freeways are confusing.
Hannus Plumbing and Heating did it again with another outstanding entry, and it was tough to top the toilet bowl race float of last year, complete with contests Silver Lake-style. He had the entire D-C marching band doing parade competition drills while playing "When St. Urho Comes Marching In." This was accomplished on seven decks stacked vertically on the back of his pickup truck. This must have taken months of planning and practice.
COFFEE came up with their second entry. This group of six, Cokato Organization For Full Entree Enhancement, had set up a complete restaurant on a large flatbed truck. As it rolled along the parade route, hot grasshopper barbecues were handed to spectators. This was enhanced with cups of Cokato coffee hotter than blazes, blacker than soot, and stronger than Atlas. It was delicious, but it's best if a person sits down to drink it. Come to think of it, when has anyone seen a coffee drinker standing anyhow?
This year, Sebeka-Menagha-New York Mills (the Finnish triangle) sent a brass band. It consisted of three guitars, two fiddles, a drum, and a zither. They played "Life In the Finnish Woods," which was as close to a grapevine song as they could get, according to the leader, Beka Bunninen.
Noticeably missing was the Brooten Oil Strike float. Apparently, it went the way of all the oil pumped from the well there.
We could go on and on, describing floats, but the few we have described should give readers who were not on the parade route an idea of the magnificence of the event.
Since 1974, Cokato has had something no other community in the world has . . . an invisible parade. It all started that year when the Cokato Enterprise gave away St. Urho buttons from the Kabetogma Community Club to the first 50 people coming to the office March 16.
Somewhere in the course of events that morning, rumors started that there would be a St. Urho's Day parade and the first invisible parade took place that afternoon. It reportedly was watched by the same number of people that witnessed St. Urho chasing the grasshoppers out of the vineyards in Finland.
In 1975, on a Sunday morning at 6, the invisible parade, the longest one in Cokato history, was dimmed by heavy fog which created visibility problems for float drivers and spectators alike. As a result, descriptions of the parade were sketchy.
The parade of 1976 was overshadowed by the discovery of a thigh bone of a giant bear with the Legend of St. Urho scratched into the surface. It was found in an immigrant trunk that had been long-ignored by relatives. The bear lived in Finland prior to the last Ice Age, and the bone is purported to be over 10,000 years old. This column carried a photo of the discovery on display at the Kettle River Coop Store.
Only one float pre-registered for the 1977 parade, but Curtis Sanobrnala, parade chairman, managed to have 18 in the event March 16 at 5:59 a.m. It turned out as grand as it was invisible. Outstanding units were the Sucker Creek Car Pool entry, and the Finnebago float.
That afternoon at 2, there was a real parade composed of 10 1/2 Finns, one person of undetermined ethnic origin, and a Norskie. The group marched up the alley adjacent to the Enterprise office, following a man carrying a steaming kettle. In the kettle was Gulla Moyhka (fish soup), which was served on the front steps.
The leader of the parade proclaimed the writer of Barney's Blarney an honorary parade chairman. He said that I qualified because I had taken a sauna in Iowa three years earlier.
More evidence of St. Urho was unearthed in 1978 in time for the parade. A giant grasshopper and a few grape leaves were found beneath the frozen tundra in northern Finland. A photo of the items accompanied the announcement.
Grand marshal Larry Pokornowska headed the parade of 19 floats. The Sucker Creek Car Pool entry came in first. Noticeably missing was the Playboy Bunny float sponsored by the Winsted Journal. It had been scratched from the lineup at the last minute by the Cokato mayor.
Apparently feeling remorse the following year, 1979 was the first year the mayor and city council issued a proclamation making St. Urho's Day official in this community. Maybe it was not remorse, but rather makeup of the council . . . Harmala, Nikkola, Rokala, and Ackermanen, and the fact that the day was now recognized in seven states. Parade time was changed to noon for the benefit of spectators.
"Butch" Amundsenen, grand marshal, rode the first city-sponsored float leading 37 units. Outstanding floats were from the Winsted Journal, the Greater Sucker Creek Car Pool (note impressive name change), the Norseman Restaurant, and Hannus Plumbing. After the parade, Tom Keaveny was named grand marshal for 1980 and dubbed with the monicker, Tomo Keavenan. He accepted the honor reluctantly, saying he was too busy. With the usual efficiency, a parade chairman was named, Rolliln Floatanen, and a marching unit chairman, Walkii Hikenan, to relieve responsibility of the grand marshal.
A few days before the 1980 event, he resigned the position and Loiis Eriicksonen graciously accepted the job. She was the first lady to be grand marshal and led the 52-unit parade in grand style, before a record crowd. Parade time was longer than usual, three minutes and 42 seconds, because a Burlington-Northern train roared through town, blocking the parade route.
Patrolman Nikkola and Deputy Sheriff Leukuma directed traffic and had charge of crowd control, which included a man from New Zealand. The parade route extended from Sucker Creek on the south to Temperance Corner on the north.
When the 1981 event rolled around, a Howard Lake resident had been chosen as grand marshal, Al Lorentz. He had to comply with two things to be eligible for the position: accept the name of Alreino for a day . . . and forget he lived in Howard Lake. He agreed, and led 57 floats in the grand parade.
As is customary, the parade lasted exactly three minutes, with a new entry by the Amalgamated Brotherhood and Labor Union of Finnish Dustpan Brigades, especially impressive. This group sponsored a float because there were a few horse-drawn models the year before. Association of Advancement of Finnish Culture (AAFC) had the winning float and was awarded a guided tour of Kingston.
Barney of Blarney was presented a life membership in the Royal Order of St. Urho of Coleraine. The organization has no dues, no committees, no officers, no meetings . . . only lots of fun.
Polish shoe merchant G. Toivo Yankianenen had the honor of leading the parade in 1982. The most unique float was the Cokato Lake Sauna Club solar-powered unit. The day was cloudy and the unit would not run, so it was pushed over the parade route by the Knaus Sausage House lutefisk-powered machine.
This was the first year the invisible parade was preceded by a snowplow. It was followed by the Greater Sucker Creek Car Pool float, with barnstormer Divanen Loopala at the controls as usual. Music for the event was furnished by the Hopper Stomper band under the direction of Wiljo Olava.
The Norseman Restaurant float won first prize and was also first across the finish line, although it started in the center of the parade. It was sail-powered, and a gust of breath from spectators sent it at a dizzy pace around or over anything in its path.
In 1983, float length was limited to 50 feet, with grand marshal Steino Haagala in the lead. The Cokato Lake Sauna Club gave up on its solar float and entered one powered by stove wood. The unit worked well, but smoke from the fire created a few problems along the route.
Parade duration was three minutes and four seconds, despite the extended length of the route from the northern suburbs of Silver Lake to the southern suburbs of French Lake. In 1982, the parade continued to the northern suburbs on French Lake, but was shortened due to congestion at French Lake Corner.
New entry this year, number 52, was sponsored by the National Bush League Football Association (NBLFA), along with number 51, also a newcomer . . . Cokato Organization For Full Entree Enhancement (COFFEE).
Music for this 10th annual event was provided by the Sebeka String Quartet, featuring a saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, and bassoon.
The most unique entry was the Brooten Oil Strike float, a roller-skate carrying a quart oil can holding all the oil that was pumped from the well in that community. The Menahga Maulers football team closed the event at the finish line at 12:03 p.m.
Jeweler and diamond-setter Weino Brandala accepted the grand marshal honor for the quiet 1984 parade. The route had been shortened from Wessman Oil on Broadway to the Bulington-Northern Railroad tracks.
The two most exciting features of the event was that the grand marshal's twin brother, Reino Brandala, was among the spectators . . . and the Sucker Creek Car Pool had a new float designer, Outo Luncheonanen. And for the first time in history, Divanen Loopala was not at the controls. According to reliable reports, he became lost flying from Kingston to Cokato.
New entry this year was from the Floodwood Finaglers, which took the place of the Brooten Oil Strike float, which was noticeably missing . . . as was its promoter.
Rollinanen Floatinen did an excellent job acquiring entries and lining up the parade. He had spent six months organizing everything.
How did all this invisible parade nonsense start over 10 years ago?
It seems a Bemidji State University professor discovered (fabricated) the Legend of St. Urho 29 years ago and about his successful efforts chasing the grasshoppers out of vineyards in Finland. As the years progressed, the story grew, changed to fit the situation, or whatever . . . and Cokato's contribution to the international event March 16 is the invisible parade.
The 12th annual invisible parade is shaping up for Cokato Saturday, March 16. Only one float entry has been received to date from the Irish Benevolent Society of Howard Lake. Apparently they want to take a test run before going to Maple Lake for the St. Patrick's Day festivities. We're glad to have 'em.
There has not been a single volunteer for grand marshal this year. Usually someone volunteers . . . or is volunteered. Oh well, somebody will surely come forward for somebody else. We're open for suggestions.


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B-CU Student Aids in Community Health Care as a Health Coach At Florida Hospital
B-CU Student, Jiah Hoff Helps Community Care Network Patient Reach Health Milestone
Jiah Hoff, a senior and student from the Petrock College of Health Sciences is also an employee at the Florida Hospital Community Care Network. Jiah provides health coaching to several patients. More specifically, Jiah began working with Community Care Network (CCN) patient Mrs. H, a 73-year-old woman diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and obesity. She was in the hospital three times in the 12 months prior to participation in the CCN program. The patient communicated to the team that her main goal was to lose 10 pounds in three months but had many other barriers to address concurrently.
The EFR CCN team was able to assist with identified care gaps by providing a scale and BP monitor, ordering portable O2, arranged for Votran Gold (local bus system for disabled persons) to transport her to medical appointments, assisted her with the creation of a medical binder to organize her medical information (BP, weight loss, appts. etc.), and provided information on discounted eye exams which resulted in her obtaining eye glasses. Additionally, CCN provided one-on-one work with the dietitian to address education needs related to diet/disease management, label reading and portion control.
"I met with Mrs. H weekly and provided encouragement for regular exercise. We started with walking together and then going to the community pool. Later on, her family got involved and began exercising and walking with her," said Jiah. As a result, when they moved to a new house they even set up an exercise room in the garage for Mrs. H.
Every week, the health coach met with the CCN team receiving guidance and literature to share with Mrs. H regarding healthy food choices. As a result of diet changes and increased exercise, Mrs. H lost 30 pounds in just three months! She reports feeling better, sleeping better and has decreased some of her medications. Jiah was able to develop a strong rapport with Mrs. H and through her support, Mrs. H reported decreased anxiety and increased emotional well-being.
Mrs. H credits the CCN staff and the Jiah Hoff with giving her the support, education and motivation needed to improve her health and accomplish her health related goals. Mrs. H has remained out of the hospital since starting the Community Care Network program six months ago.
Jiah was introduced to the idea of being a health coach by Mr. Chapman and began in the spring of 2015-2016. After graduating, Jiah plans on attending the University of Florida where he will obtain his Master of Science in Medical Sciences with a concentration in Gerontology.
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Jaikoz Tagger for Windows 2.7.0
The Jaikoz Audio Tag Editor is a powerful yet simple to use tool that allows you to organize, edit and correct thousands of songs with ease.
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Making Data Meaningful: How Surveillance Can Deliver on 'Intelligent Airport' Ambitions
30 May 2017
Prioritizing passenger satisfaction alongside safety, security and operational efficiency is a challenge that has given rise to a widespread interest in the concept of 'Intelligent Airports', where everything and everyone, is connected.
With evolved surveillance solutions airport operators have the means to interrogate and filter airport-wide data, creating situational awareness that can improve efficiency and enhance the passenger experience, making this ambitious concept a reality.
Synectics will be explaining how at this year's British-Irish Airports Expo (stand D25), taking place at Birmingham's NEC, where technology used by some of the world's busiest airports will be showcased.
Surveillance solutions developed by Synectics, support airports, airlines and transport hubs across the globe, protecting over 3 billion passengers every year.
According to Greg Alcorn, Divisional Director for Transport & Infrastructure, one of the fastest ways to make the transition to being an Intelligent Airport, is to utilize surveillance, an established and familiar technology.
Alcorn said: "Airport operators are no strangers to surveillance. It has been part of their DNA for decades. However, solutions have now evolved to offer more than video verification. Many, like our command and control solution Synergy 3, unify and contextualize data from disparate, third-party systems to produce actionable intelligence and – through system interoperability – provide a mechanism for implementing a truly 'joined up' response that breaks down any barriers traditionally created by operational siloes.
"The level of situational awareness and control this capability offers ensure threats are identified quickly and events which may previously have slipped through silo cracks aren't missed. Also, by utilizing dynamic incident workflows to pair this intelligence with next steps on-screen guidance (tailorable to specific Standard Operating Procedures), response efficiency and consistency are guaranteed."
According to Synectics, this holistic view also offers airport operators the ability to identify and address operational issues and commercial opportunities ‒ increasingly making use of digitization and automation.
Alcorn continued: "For example, passenger experience can be streamlined through automated monitoring and management of un-manned baggage drops and check-in bottlenecks. Footfall through terminals can be analyzed to maximize profitability without impeding passenger flow. Live flight data can be used to automatically update passenger information points – all to support delivery of a safe, secure, efficient and connected service at every step of the passenger journey."
Visitors to the Synectics' stand will be able to learn about how platforms such as Synergy 3 are aiding broader interoperability ‒ assisting closer working relationships between airports and external agencies. The most recent project using this leading-edge technology is Jakarta Airport Terminal 3 Ultimate, the southern hemisphere's busiest airport.
Alcorn concluded: "Airports need to be able to share information and collaborate with emergency services, government agencies, customs units, police, local authorities, and connecting transport providers – particularly as cities become 'smarter'. The same integration and interoperability principles that connect internal business units make it possible to protect passengers from front gate to departure gate."
Synectics' solutions are found in environments where security and surveillance are critical, including transport and infrastructure, high security, public space, oil and gas and gaming. Offices located in the UK, Germany, US, UAE, Singapore and Macau, provide sales and technical support to customers operating throughout the world.
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Just pretty
Indulge Your Shelf, which I worked on yesterday. I took some of the great advice in Etsy 101 and offered all of the shop's past customers (through 2011) the opportunity to subscribe to an email list. Some shop owners send newsletters, but I am starting more simply with a twice yearly (only) email which will include a coupon code. I used Mail Chimp, which is a great service for a couple of reasons. First, it's free. Second, it requires me to know about and follow 'the rules' -- the most important of which is that you ask permission before adding customers to your email list. I ended up with 30 people on my email list, which I understand is a really good response! Among the myriad of free services Mail Chimp offers is that box you will now see on my right sidebar which enables people to sign up to subscribe to my list! Here's your personal invitation to sign up, too; doing so gives me permission to send you an exclusive coupon code to my shops twice a year! And of course it comes with my promise never to sell or otherwise use your email info.
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- Holly Moore said...
Ooh, love the pin card. Wow. Thanks for sharing. Made me smile for sure.
- February 27, 2012 at 12:38 PM
- Linda @ A La Carte said...
What a sweet pin card! Love the graphics! I am reading the Etsy 101~great info. hugs, Linda
- February 27, 2012 at 2:38 PM
- autena said...
Everything about that card is adorable! A genius must've designed it.
- February 28, 2012 at 6:59 AM
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Much of the news today has been about the deal between Microsoft and Nokia. But what does that deal mean for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)? Stifel analysts Aaron C. Rakers, Sanjiv R. Wadhwani, Joseph Quatrochi, Andrew Shinn and William C. Peterson issued a report examining that question.
The deal is net-negative for Apple, but it validates Apple's model
They believe Apple investors will see the deal as a net-negative event because of "the relative traction of Nokia's Lumia smartphones." They also point to "the significant patent portfolio Microsoft is acquiring." However, the deal actually keeps the rights of those patents with Nokia and gives Microsoft a license to use them for at least the next 10 years.
The analysts do note that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s recent reorganization and now the acquisition of Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V)'s devices decision somewhat validates Apple's business model. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been a vertically integrated company for some time, and it appears as if Microsoft is moving in the same direction.
Does Apple have anything to fear?
It's also worth questioning whether Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has anything to fear on the smartphone front from Microsoft. The analysts note that Microsoft believes it can reach a 15 percent share of the smartphone market by 2018. If the company is going to do that, then that market share must come from somewhere. However, some data from Kantar that was just released suggests just where that market share might come from.
The data shows that Windows Phone is finding a niche market in convincing feature phone customers to switch to smartphones. Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK) (BIT:NOK1V) (HEL:NOK1V)'s low cost Lumia devices are leading the charge, which suggests a place where Microsoft could find a foothold without having to take a huge chunk out of Apple's armor.
Stifel analysts continue to rate Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as a Buy and have reiterated their $540 per share price target on the stock.


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I'm very happy to annouce that my first New York City solo-exhibition will kick-off with an opening reception tomorrow, April 16th, at 6PM. I will be attending the opening. The show features several of my best-known landscape photographs, including from Japan and Iceland. The exhibition runs until June 13th at the famed Bonni Benrubi Gallery. It is one of the finest photography galleries in NYC; and it is located in the Fuller Building at the corner of 57th Street and Madison Avenue - just a few steps from the glamorous 5th Avenue.
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The most recent news release from the Minnesota Department of Health encourages Minnesota hospitals to get stroke-ready designation. Check out the article below!
The Minnesota Department of Health is encouraging Minnesota hospitals to seek a new stroke-ready designation as part of National Stroke Awareness Month this May.
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in Minnesota, accounting for about 2,000 deaths annually. Minnesota hospitals treat more than 11,000 strokes each year.
In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature authorized the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to designate hospitals in Minnesota as "stroke hospitals." The designations from lowest to highest level of stroke care are Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals, Primary Stroke Centers, and Comprehensive Stroke Centers. Continue reading here
Correction: Administrator is the correct title for Gerri Burmeister of Windom Area Hospital.


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We always hear a lot of buzz around mobile, how apps are changing the way of business, and seeing a ton of money move into the mobile sector. But have you ever really thought about how you spend time using your phone?
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I really don't understand people who get away with not eating breakfast in the morning. I am a complete and utter nightmare when I am hungry. I am basically a mashup of all those snickers adverts rolled into one 28 year old sulking trembling mess. Usually I am quite good at shoving at least a couple of slices of cold toast (if not better) down my throat before running out the front door, but for some reason I have been failing at even this some days in 2015. I am not joking when I say I am pretty useless when I am having a sugar low, and particularly first thing on a shoot you have to be really with it to get everything up and running in time for the first shot. Winter has been particularly stressful as the hours of natural light that you have to shoot with are so short, yet you're expected to get as much done as you would do in a day that has four-five more workable hours in. Long story short – you need to be on your A game and hungry and unfocused is not really an option.
So I have packed my freezer out with some grab and go refined sugar and gluten free muffins for days when I am less organised than I should be. AKA days where the snooze button and a streak of liquid eyeliner take precedence over feeding myself. I have packed them full of lots of fruit to make them sweet and coconut flour, because, well I had some in my cupboard after a shoot and I thought what the hell. I'm also still on the coconut oil band wagon, even more so after spending a day last week with the lovely Hemsley sisters sharing why they love the product so much and some of their recipes they use it in. That was such an inspiring day, they have such an approachable view on cooking and eating. I particularly love their idea of big batch cooking and then doing a food swap with friends. The whole day was great, and it was amazing to actually meet/remeet/not-quite-meet some of the lovely girls behind some of the blogs I read (top with cinnamon/shiny thoughts/Rachel Phipps).
These muffins are the easiest thing to make, you just need a bowl, a fork (and a whisk if you're being fancy) and a muffin pan. They are a great way to use up any browning bananas lingering in your fruit bowl, which as I have already said is a problem in my flat. The minute quantity of coconut flour sounds like a mistake but it is really absorbent and expands as soon as you add it to the banana and oil. Thrown in a bag with a thermos of black coffee and you are ready to go, not matter how much of your walk to work you have to do at a light jog.
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makes 6 recipe by Jenny Brown
2 very ripe medium sized bananas
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
50ml melted coconut oil (I will just throw it on a radiator until enough of it melted to pour out what I need)
30g coconut flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt (I like pink Himalayan salt - I got loads for Christmas!)
100g blueberries
- Preheat your oven to 175C (fan assisted) and line a muffin tin, this is quite a moist mixture so I recommend using cupcake cases).
- Using a fork mash up your banana, don't worry too much if there are a few lumps.
- Add the melted coconut oil, egg and and vanilla and beat for about a minute, you will see the mixture get slightly lighter in colour.
- Add the dry ingredients (coconut flour, egg, and baking powder) and whisk together, then fold through the blueberries.
- Split between your cupcake cases and bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes, turning half way through. The top should be golden brown and an inserted skewer should come out clean.
- Leave to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes before removing and letting to cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
- Store in an airtight tub for up to about half a week, or if freezing wrap individually for a quick breakfast.
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In this week's Twitter chat, we discussed a topic that causes a lot of confusion and stress to many a diabetic: carb counting.
Our diabetes advocate and type 1 diabetic herself, Jewels Doskicz (@She_Sugar), returned as our host.
We were lucky to have a distinguished and qualified special guest, Hope Warshaw, MMSc, RD, CDE, (@HopeWarshaw), to give us her insight on carbohydrate and how to carb count for better diabetes care. You can read this article for more information on her expertise, books, interviews, and other authored sources.
Question 1
We began with brief introductions and then went right to the first question:
Jewels explained that a carbohydrate budget is a safety zone, or the limit of carbs you let yourself eat each day. Most people have a range they like to stick to.
The American Association of Diabetes Educators, Iowa sector, gave a clear definition of a carbohydrate budget:
Question 2
Our next question was, "How do you count your carbohydrates at home — accuracy vs. estimating?"
Some people said they rely on years of experience with diabetes for counting carbs:
Hope Warshaw reminded us that accuracy is vital for better diabetes care, and that our accuracy wanes over time.
Others agreed with Hope:
Question 3
We followed with this question:
Hope told us a surprising statistic that the average American eats out 5 times a week — therefore, learning to carb count restaurant food is essential for diabetics around the nation.
People voiced the challenges they face at restaurants:
Others gave their advice on how to successfully carb count at restaurants:
Question 4
For the fourth question we asked, "What method do you use to count carbohydrates accurately?"
We had some very helpful responses:
Hope gave another helpful tip about counting carbs when eating Asian food, saying you should "up carb by 5 to 10 gm from corn starch, marinades, and sauces."
Question 5
With question 5, we moved into the technology realm of diabetes management, asking:
Some people like to keep it simple:
While others embrace the apps and online tools the diabetes world has to offer:
Question 6
For our last question of the night we asked:
Lots of people wanted to consume more whole foods and fewer processed ones:
We had a few latecomers who asked:
And the answer is yes! Don't miss out on our Twitter chat next week, January 27, at 9pm ET, #DCDE.
For more Twitter chat summaries:
Diabetes and Exercise: #DCDE Twitter Chat Summary
Diabetes and Healthy Weight: #DCDE Twitter Chat Summary
The Raw Emotions of Diabetes: #DCDE Twitter Chat Highlights


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In BMC Bioinformatics, volume 7(29), 2006.
Background: The neighbor-joining method by Saitou and Nei is a widely used method for constructing phylogenetic trees. The formulation of the method gives rise to a canonical Θ(n3) algorithm upon which all existing implementations are based.
Results: In this paper we present techniques for speeding up the canonical neighbor-joining method. Our algorithms construct the same phylogenetic trees as the canonical neighbor-joining method. The best-case running time of our algorithms are O(n2) but the worst-case remains O(n3). We empirically evaluate the performance of our algoritms on distance matrices obtained from the Pfam collection of alignments. The experiments indicate that the running time of our algorithms evolve as Θ(n2) on the examined instance collection. We also compare the running time with that of the QuickTree tool, a widely used efficient implementation of the canonical neighbor-joining method.
Conclusions: The experiments show that our algorithms also yield a significant speed-up, already for medium sized instances.Copyright notice
BioMed Central Open Access
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@article{bmc06, author = "Thomas Mailund and Gerth St{\o}lting Brodal and Rolf Fagerberg and Christian N{\o}rgaard Storm Pedersen and Derek Phillips", doi = "10.1186/1471-2105-7-29", issn = "1471-2105", journal = "BMC Bioinformatics", number = "29", title = "Recrafting the Neighbor-Joining Method", volume = "7", year = "2006" }
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Government Accountability Institute (GAI) president Peter Schweizer called for a lifetime ban on lobbying for members of Congress and their family members during Breitbart News Network's "The Uninvited" panel at CPAC on Saturday.
If conservatives are to be serious about reforming Washington and undercutting the permanent political class, Schweizer said members of Congress can never lobby once they leave public service. He also said their family members should never work as lobbyists, period.
Schweizer said that would lead members of Congress to actually "represent the people" instead of the businesses and special interests that essentially buy off lawmakers.
Schweizer said government continues to grow, even under Republican presidents like George W. Bush, because it is "profitable" for government to grow. The GAI leader said conservatives need to rethink how they approach their messaging if they want to change Washington.
"As conservatives, we are not pro-business," Schweizer said. "We are pro-Free Markets. There is a difference."


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Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) comes to the 2011 Tour de France as one of the most successful sprinters in Tour history. With 15 wins under his belt, the Manxman still has one major goal to fulfill at the Tour - to take home the green jersey. He missed out narrowly last year, and was close in 2009, but has made it a major goal for this year's race.
It was however a nightmare start for the HTC-Highroad man. With the expectations of a nation and the worldwide media tipping him to take home top honours in stage three he failed to fire. Questions were asked, and many pundits commented that he didn't appear to have the same legs as years gone by.
In a matter of days that image has changed. Two wins in three days proved the Manx-missile can have a bad day - though they don't come all that often. The hardest battle for Cavendish may well be getting through the second week, particularly the racing through the Alps. If he can however there's no reason to think that he can't take home his maiden maillot vert in Paris.
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Serena Williams is living her best pregnant life.
The tennis star has been jet-setting, attending fabulous events and just generally slaying since the news of her pregnancy broke in April. And at seven months along, she's not letting this new phase of her life get in the way of her biggest passion: tennis.
On Thursday, Williams posted a video of herself back on the court while visibly pregnant on Instagram.
Clearly, she's still got it.
Williams accidentally announced she was expecting her first child with fiancé Alexis Ohanian on Snapchat and later confirmed that she was pregnant when she won the Australian Open. Because of course she was.
Still, it's hasn't been all fun and games. Williams has also turned to social media to vent about the less glamorous parts of pregnancy and seek advice from her followers.
Good luck to this mom-to-be!
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Welcome to the inaugural Four Letter Birds blog post (which will probably double as the 'About Us' blurb).
Before we start turning the handle on the word churn we thought it would be a good idea to introduce ourselves and our blog.
Who are we? - In alphabetical order we are Caroline and Georgia.
We are two sisters, and we are also two aunts, two daughters, two
nieces, two cousins, one mother and two friends. We have day jobs and one of us is a
mum too but all of that sort of stuff will unfurl as the blog unfurls we
suppose. We are, at the same time, a bit deeper than you might realise
and a bit shallower than you might think... and by that we mean that
even if we are interested in discussing our superannuation for example,
we also would love to have that chat while getting eyelash extensions
applied. Well, you know what we mean... don't you? Hopefully we can
blend our mix of interests nicely so they come out on this blog all
smooth and digestable... but not too saccharine.
also hope to include posts from friendly ring-ins as we move along.
(Friends, if you are interested in contributing then get in touch.)
Where are we? - We are in Australia. Sydney, but we are also on the internet... which means we are all over the place doesn't it? You can find Four Letter Birds on facebook, twitter and pinterest too. (Check out the buttons in the side bar.)
Why a blog? -
Many reasons. We are both always looking for creative outlets and this
is the latest incarnation. We can also catalogue our other creative
outlets right here. We have both attempted small blogs before but this
time we are going to give it a red hot go as a team.
Why 'Four Letter Birds'?
- Have you ever tried to name a blog? It's harder than we expected. All
the great ideas seem to be taken already. 'Four Letter Birds' was
something we came up with that we both liked the feel of. And of course,
as they say in Portlandia, we wanted to 'spruce it up, make it pretty' so we should - 'Put a bird on it'. (And also... I can't get enough of word plays. I make no apologies - G.)
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text: We have a nice friendly 4th section band here in Godalming. Just 4 miles South of Guildford in Surrey but could do with a few more players. I've been looking for someone to play the other double B and we could also do with help in the Euphonium department. Any players in this area will be sure of a welcome for a blow on a Monday or Thursday evening in our on Bandroom at Broadwater Park. Just e-mail or message me or try our web site www.godalmingband.org.uk


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Yes, the euro zone should be abolished, because it only rewards countries that are economically inefficient. Greece should have defaulted, but instead Germany picked up the bill for Greece. This was unfair to the stronger country. The euro zone only allows inefficient countries to scream unfairness and then receive money from richer countries.
Given the current financial crisis, it is abundantly evident that the euro zone isn't working. Many of the countries are just too different to benefit from a single currency. Germany shouldn't have to bail out the failing economies of countries like Greece and Spain. It would be better for all the countries involved to just go back to the old system.
It helps with connections across Europe. The point with the EU is that Europe should be more united. No passport checks, one time zone (to an extent) . It is there to make lives easier and abolishing the Euro would be getting rid of the ideas. It helps for connections to Europe. People can go to across Europe currently with only a single currency. Why would you want to turn that offer down?


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Friday, December 30, 2011
I have decided to move forward with images of prisoners. The original photo was found on ancestry.com in the collection McNeil Island, Washington, U.S. Penitentiary, Photos and Records of Prisoners Received, 1875-1939.
This is Bunkichi Ouchi, sentenced to two and one half years for counterfeiting national bank notes.
The titles of the pieces in this series are based on the detailed dental descriptions found in their prison records.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
I am experimenting with some archived images of prisoners, mostly from Seattle in the early 1920s. This is John Wyllie, sentenced to one year and one day for violation of the Harrison Narcotics Act.
The fall 2011 postcard collective images have been posted. A very nice collection of cards and some talented artists (mine is number 22) take a look.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
the wren and the mistletoe.
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Reinis Zitmanis is the Digital Champion of Latvia. He works in the tv business and writes about technology.
Reinis is a promoter of advantages the digital age can bring both for our work and lifestyle. He is a tech-entrepreneur, specializing in online marketing and sales solutions, training and integration.He sports various roles as a tech-journalist, blogger and public speaker, frequent host and moderator of various ICT events, conferences and seminars. He is also a member of the Latvian Internet Association.
It has been a pleasure to support and assist the drive of Latvia to the digital future, engage in various events and inspire people both through press, radio and television here in Latvia. Going digital is a motto, but a meaningful one.
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Welcome to
Valley View High Schools
2018 Varsity Softball
Photo Web Site.
This site was made and is maintained by a player's parent to share game photos etc.
If there are any photos that you would not like shared on this site please click on the "Contact Site Admin" tab on the upper left and let me know and I will remove them.
Please keep in mind this is not an "Official" school site so please refer to the "Official Team Site" tab on the upper left to access that site.
All photos on this site are meant for the use of the players, player's families, coaches and Valley View high school. All the listed people are free to download and or print any or all photos. If you are not among the listed viewers you must get permission from the coaching staff to use any photos on this site.
Sep 5, 2017 - 2017 Photo's
For anyone wanting to view last years photo's they are still available. Click on "Photo Gallery" then at the upper right hand corner in the "Select Season to View" drop down box select 2017
2018 - Valley View H.S. Varsity Softball | Team Website by FreeTeams


text: Thomas Beason Senior Legal Consultant [email protected] vCard Miami Overview Credentials Email Print PDF + Share Prior to joining DLA Piper, Thomas Beason served as general counsel to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, where his experience included permitting, regulatory enforcement, rulemaking, and contracting. He acquired broad experience working with Florida's Governor and Cabinet, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Legislature and, on matters arising under federal environmental statutes, the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Interior. Tom was instrumental in negotiating a framework agreement with the USEPA that authorized Florida to issue permits and consent orders for construction and operation of the major new water treatment projects that are part of the Florida's $880 million 2013 Everglades Restoration Plan. In addition, he has successfully negotiated settlements of complex, multi-party environmental cleanups. He has appeared before state and federal trial and appellate courts, administrative law judges, agencies, boards, arbitrators and commissions. His previous experience includes representing clients in major, multi-party construction claims and in civil and administrative proceedings related to health care licensure and public contracting. Thomas Beason does not provide legal services.


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Nougat is a very traditional and time tested confection that has been made for centuries and centuries in the old country. Although nougat is thought to have originated in southern Europe, it is found around the world – each different region with it's own distinctive texture and flavor.
Nougat can be flavored in many different ways, however, there are a list of usual suspect ingredients that are always found in this confection. With a texture somewhere in between a marshmallow and a chew (and sometimes a brick!), there are always a plethora of roasted almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios and sometimes pine nuts that add to the divine flavor of nougat. In many places, nougat is studded with dried fruits to add a splash of color and a tangy, sweet flavor. The most distinctive characteristic of nougat is the earthy, sweet and caramelized flavor of it's main ingredient – honey. It is said that nougat traditionally contained "pure honey of the Alps" – to me, that sounds simply amazing.
The nougat that we make is in the style of Montélimar – a nougat with a distinctive soft chew, unlike it's Italian cousin turrón that is hard and breakable. We caramelize fragrant acacia honey and slowly pour it over whipping egg whites. After the texture has thickened and become elastic and creamy, we fold in lots of roasted nuts and dried fruits. Next, we cast the nougat between pieces of edible rice paper – another traditional touch- and when it is set, we cut it and wrap it into individual pieces. The final product is nutty and fragrant, chewy and soft, with a hearty nut crunch and soft tangy pieces of dried cranberries.


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My heart warms every time I get to see a wedding where high school sweethearts walk down the aisle. And it's not only because me and my husband fell in love in those same years, but it's also because of the ease and comfort between the lovebirds that makes this type of wedding so special. And when it comes to this little number from Ashley Seawell Photography, special it is. Surrounded by the charm and gracefulness that can only be found in the South, every detail from Ashley Rhodes Events at The River Club at Oldfield is filled to the brim with the kind of love that never goes out of style. See it all right here in the gallery.
Click here for the FULL wedding!
From Ashley Rhodes Events... Brooke and Jeffery, high school sweethearts, set their Lowcountry wedding along the Okatie River on the grounds of the historic Oldfield Plantation. The couple started their day in private plantation cottages, where they spent time with childhood friends and family before a wedding in their home church in quaint Ridgeland, South Carolina. Brooke and Jeffery wanted their guests to feel as if they were "coming over for dinner" after the ceremony. They utilized the historic plantation home, its porches and lawn to host a buffet-style, southern dinner, complete with sweet tea, before dancing the night away with family and friends. At the evening's close, they drove away (open air) under the starry Lowcountry sky.
Wedding Photography: Ashley Seawell Photography / Ceremony: Ridgeland Baptist Church in Ridgeland, South Carolina / Reception + Catering: The River Club at Oldfield in Okatie, South Carolina / Event Design + Planning: Ashley Rhodes Events / Floral Design: Emily Wynn Wildes Floral Design / Wedding Cake: Signe's Heaven Bound Bakery & Cafe / Wedding Stationery: Delphine / Music: Andy Pinckney of Hilton Head Entertainment / Rentals: Amazing Event Rentals / Wedding Dress: Martina Liana via Gown Boutique of Charleston


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Report Kentucky School Bullying
Report School Bullying
Reporting Kentucky School Bullying is critical because the academic consequences of school bullying are severe, not to mention the mental and physical well-being of targeted students and bystanders alike. Bullying is not a new phenomenon, of course, but neither is it an unalterable fact of childhood. School-wide anti-bullying projects, involving parents and non-teaching staff along with teachers and student leaders have been shown to reduce harassment by as much as fifty percent. – Safe Schools Coalition
The bottom line is …
You deserve to be able to be yourself, without having to face verbal or physical
violence. You deserve to be able to get an education without having to lie about being
gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender or about having gay friends or family
members or about believing in civil rights for gay people. And no matter how
alone you may sometimes feel, you deserve help and support.
To contact the School Bullying Committee of the Kentucky Equality Federation, please click here to file an official complaint.
What is Kentucky School Bullying?
School bullying is a type of bullying that occurs in an educational setting. Bullying can be physical, sexual, verbal or emotional in nature.
The NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) report reveals that:
- There is noticeably more bullying in middle school (grades 6, 7, and 8) than in senior high school
- Emotional bullying is the most prevalent type of bullying, with pushing/shoving/tripping/spitting on someone being second
- Cyberbullying is – for the middle grade levels – the least prominent type of bullying, but it is greater in the last three years of high school than in grades 6 – 9
- Most school bullying occurs inside the school, a lesser amount on school property, and even less on the school bus. The least occurs in other areas
- Middle school students, and particularly 6th graders, were most likely to be bullied on the bus
- Sixth graders were the most likely students to sustain an injury from bullying, with middle schoolers more likely to be injured than high school students and the percentage going down every grade from 6 to 12
- Victims of bullying display a range of responses, even many years later, such as:
- Low self-esteem
- Difficulty in trusting others
- Lack of assertiveness
- Aggression
- Difficulty controlling anger
- Isolation
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If aliens or some other kind of sentient beings are discovered, then they are actually annother race. Yes, different ethnicities of humans have minor biological differences, but we're all just part of the human race. Besides, there are people out there that discriminate and hate people just for skin color. Imagine how much of a scapegoat people if annother species entirely would be to the ignorant!
Based on modern relationship between different races and different countries, a future relationship with intelligent alien life isn't going to be smooth and simple.
If we have to compete with this alien civilization for resources and territory, I'm afraid our relationship with it will be difficult and potentially perpetually hostile. The best way to deal with intelligent alien life will be to remain distant and reduce our contact.
We humans have enough trouble on planet Earth as it is.
If we discover some kind of being in the universe that is its own civilization, inevitably there will be people that hate it because it's different and are immediately hostile towards it. People like that will always exist on that planet, if some of us can't handle different looking types of humans we're certainly not going to be receptive to a different species.
As man reaches to the stars, we will eventually find new intelligent creatures. As with the introduction of anything new into human culture, it will be both revered and reviled at the same time. Humans will complain initially about special privileges and the consumption of Earth born resources. Humanity fears what it doesn't understand.


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Zero-rating the construction of buildings: are my services supplied 'in the course of the construction' of the building: work closely connected to the construction of the building
Work that does not involve constructing the fabric of the building itself can be zero-rated provided it is supplied 'in the course of the construction' of that building.
The Court of Session judgment in Rannoch School Ltd ([1993] STC 389) is support for the proposition that there is wide scope to zero-rate services closely connected to the construction of a building, but significantly limited to what is supplied 'in the course of construction'.
This case was about the construction of a sewage treatment plant constructed at the same time as new zero-rated accommodation for its pupils. The sewage plant was required as a condition of the planning permission. It served the whole school, as it was more economic to build a new plant for the whole school than to build one for the new building and keep the existing plant.
Lord Justice Clerk (Ross) said:
The fact that the installation of the sewage treatment plant in this case involved work of a civil engineering nature is not, in our opinion, fatal to the claim that it constituted the supply of services in the course of the construction of the new [accommodation for pupils]. The expression 'any services' is unqualified, and services of a civil engineering nature may qualify for zero rating under item 2 provided that they are supplied in the course of the construction of a residential building.
Note: Although the judgment went on to allow all of the works to be zero-rated, the introduction of Note 11 in 1995 now allows for works that fall partly within and partly without the relief to be apportioned. Had this Note been in force at the time of this case then such an apportionment would have been appropriate.
The High Court judgment in St Mary's RC High School ([1996] STC 1091) explored, in greater detail, the scope of 'in the course of construction'. It confirmed that not all services can be zero-rated and explained the correct test to apply:
The services covered by [item 2] are not restricted to those of constructing the building itself… The phrase 'the course of construction of a building' gives a wider scope to the services in this item… Where the services are not those of constructing a building itself there has in my judgment to be a relation between them and the construction of the building…
Firstly, the services must be connected with the construction of the building in that they either facilitate its construction or produce in their finished result one whole with the building…
Secondly, there has to be a temporal connection between the construction of the building and the provision of the other services if those other services can be said to have been provided in the course of the construction of the building.
The Court's first test contains two elements, only one of which need be met (VCONST02570).
The Court's second test must always be met (VCONST02580).
In some cases the works in question may only partially qualify, in which case an apportionment may be agreed (VCONST02800).


text: Howard Chu wrote: > Michael Ströder wrote: >> Howard Chu wrote: >>> In RE24 the config schema are only exposed for DEVEL builds. >> >> Why that? Especially why was it changed compared to RE23? > > They were probably exposed in RE23 by mistake. The config schema uses an > OID from the OpenLDAP Experimental arc and the Project's policy is not > to publish experimental OIDs for general use, only for Development. But then back-config SHOULD be hidden by DEVEL as well. Frankly no-one will ever recognize when you change an OID arc. There would be no issues with LDAP clients at all. > Given that things in cn=config have pretty much stabilized, we probably > ought to have migrated to a non-experimental arc for RE24. Yes, please. Given that back-config is endorsed to be deployed in production schema-aware LDAP clients must have the chance to retrieve required information for processing the data. > Note that the cn=config schema still relies on an unfinished spec > (draft-chu-ldap-xordered) and that needs to be finalized still. Whatever "unfinished" means. From the IETF point-of-view this is simply a proprietary feature not documented anywhere in the IETF process so far. From OpenLDAP project point-of-view it is yet another not fully documented feature. This is not a real issue which should hold back providing the schema to the client. But if back-config is activated in normal builds then the interface definition SHOULD be complete which includes providing the relevant schema information in subschema subentry. Ciao, Michael.