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Kitchen Fire At Mick's Place In Port Allegany
Port Allegany Fire and Ambulance have been dispatched to Mick's Place on Main Street where a fire in the kitchen is reported. Early reports on the scene indicated smoke showing. The fire was reported out at 7:19 pm.
Bad Check Charged
WESB News: 10/13/07 – Coudy Woman Writes Bad Check
Coudersport –based Pennsylvania State Police report that a Coudersport woman was charged with issuing bad checks.
Esther Williams, of Coudersport, issued a bad check to Gold's General store, of Genessee PA, who contacted Williams several times about the bad check with no results.
Coudersport House Gutted By Fire
A Coudersport rental unit was gutted by an accidental fire last night.
According to Coudersport Fire Department Assistant Chief Bryan Phelps the blaze was caused by a carpet covering a floor furnace register which ignited when the furnace came on in the house owned by Martin Wennin and occupied by James Mackey.
Phelps said that due to the "balloon construction" the flames moved quickly up the outside wall into the second floor and attic.
Firemen were able to retrieve many of Mackey's belongings.
Volunteers from Austin and Roulette assisted at the scene with additional masked personnel.
About 45 firefighters responded to the 8:55 p.m. call and the fire was declared under control about a half hour later and all units were back in service by midnight. Information from WFRM.
2 Cows Shot Dead Near Millport Fairgrounds
Troopers here are looking for the culprits who shot and killed two Herford-Limousine cows at the Walter Rix farm on Route 44 a mile north of the Millport Fairgrounds last week.
Authorities believe the incident took place during the daylight hours as a shot woodchuck was found nearby and they say the incident may be related to similar incidents taking place this summer on the Dingman Run Road in Hebron Township.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the local barracks at 274-8690. From WFRM
Potter Troopers Probe Burglaries
A 16 year old Ulysses Township youth is being charged with burglary for incidents allegedly taking place over the past six weeks or so at a camp on the Sweden Hill Road owned by Robert Supinski of Mt. Morris, NY. Authorities claim the youth was tracked down and confessed to breaking into the house, stealing a key and making numerous long distance phone calls. Property damages are estimated to be $1,000 while stolen property is estimated to have a $500 value.
A camp burglary taking place since July 27 on the Smoker Road near Ellisburg is being probed by troopers here. Authorities say thieves removed 140 feet of copper tubing; 100 feet of copper flex tubing, copper fittings, a MAG flashlight, two other flashlights and a crowbar from the camp owned by David and Janet Houk of Lancaster, South Carolina. From WFRM
Police Identify Man In Port Allegany Accident
A Port Allegany man suffered moderate injuries in a one-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on route 6 about three miles west of that town.
State police said Roydon Hallock was headed east when his 1983 Oldsmobile went off the road, struck some guardrails, shot back across the highway and struck another set of guardrails before going off the road an into a field where it came to rest.
Hallock was taken by ambulance to Charles Cole Hospital.
I-80 Toll Road Idea To Proceed
WESB News: 10/12/07 - Plan to Toll I-80 Moving Forward
PennDOT and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials will sign a landmark lease no later than Monday to convert Interstate 80 into a toll road.
The 50-year agreement is designed to create what they call a unique "public-public partnership" to generate a total of $116 billion. It's the latest indication that the two agencies are moving full speed ahead with state legislation passed this summer to raise new transportation funds despite opposition from some elected officials, businesses and residents along the 311-mile highway.
If the I-80 tolling plan succeeds, state officials estimate it will raise an average of $950 million a year over the next 12 years when combined with toll increases on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Congressman John Peterson says the plan is a big mistake and revenue projections are vastly overstated
Arsonist Sentenced To State Prison
WESB News: 10/12/07 - Bfd Arsonist Gets State Prison Time
An Emporium man was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court for the fire which destroyed four homes in August of 2006 on Kennedy Street in Bradford.
20 year-old Terry Bornheimer was sentenced to 16 months to four years in state prison on charges of arson after he set fire to his mother's vacant home at 170 Kennedy St. in Bradford. The fire spread to homes at 166, 174 and 177 Kennedy St.
Bornheimer's mother Debra Miczo is also facing arson charges. She is scheduled to stand trial on October 29.
Man Blasts Apartment Wall With Shotgun
State police at Kane have charged Jesse Walker of Eldred with discharging a firearm into an occupied structure.
Police occupied claim Walker fired a shotgun into the wall of Main Street Eldred apartment on Wednesday morning between 3:00 and 3:30 a.m.
Amber Hardier of Coudersport, Andrew Coscia of Port and Dennis Campbell of Eldred were in the apartment at the time but were not hurt.
Walker was taken into custody by troopers and was committed to the McKean county jail in lieu of $5000 cash bail after being arraigned before district Judge Cercone. From WFRM
Superette Closing In Duke Center
WESB News: 10/12/07 - Duke Center Superette Closing
The Duke Center Superette is closing its doors today after more than 60 years in business.
The store was originally built by the Snow family in the early 1940s. Sharon Littlefield and Kelley and Buck Daniels currently operated it.
Bidding Deadline Extended For Taj Mahal
The bidding deadline for the Taj Mahal has been extended to 8:00 pm on Monday, October 15
Four different bidders have upped the ante for the former Adelphia Building to $1,300.001.00.
Anytime a new bid is received within 24 hours of the bid deadline, the bidding deadline will be moved ahead 24 hours.If a valid bid is received within 24 hours of the new Bid Deadline, the Bid Deadline shall again be extended for an additional 24-hour period. The new Bid Deadline shall continue to be extended in this manner until no new valid bid is received within 24 hours of the previous Bid Deadline. When this happens, the bidding will be closed.
A Last Call Bid Deadline shall not expire on a weekend or national holiday. For example, if a bid is placed within 24 hours of a Friday Last Call Bid Deadline, the new Bid Deadline shall be the following Monday. Bidders may bid on weekends and holidays, but are not required to do so.
Going, Going, Going------Almost Gone--Taj Mahal
Bid Amount Bidder Bid Type Date Time
$1,300,001 dav672 Online 10/11/2007 17:20 EDT
$1,200,001 Seb115 Online 10/11/2007 13:58 EDT
$1,100,001 Mor660 Online 10/11/2007 10:44 EDT
$1,000,001 Tru784 Online 9/20/2007 16:53 EDT
Burglars Set Fire ---$150,000. Damage To Beverage Company
WESB News: 10/11/07 - Burglary, Fire at Beverage Company
State police are investigating a fire and burglary at Wilcox Beverage early Thursday morning.
They say someone entered the building sometime between 4:30 and 5 a.m., and removed soda, beer, food, money, a computer and a .22 caliber handgun.
The burglar or burglars unlocked the front door, left the building and fled the scene heading south on Route 321.
At 5:04 a.m., the Wilcox Fire Department responded to a fire at the business. The estimated damage from the fire is 150 thousand dollars. The investigation is continuing.
Anyone with pertinent information is asked to contact Ridgway-based state police or Elk County Crime Stoppers.
Adelphia execs appeal fraud convictions to U.S. Supreme Court
By PATRICK WALTERS
PHILADELPHIA - Adelphia Communications founder John Rigas and his son, the defunct cable company's chief financial officer, have appealed their fraud convictions to the U.S. Supreme Court.
John Rigas, 82, was sentenced to 15 years and Timothy Rigas, 51, to 20 years for their roles in Adelphia's collapse. They were convicted in 2004 on multiple charges of securities fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud.
In an appeal filed Wednesday, they asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal appeals court decision that affirmed their convictions, said Lawrence McMichael, their Philadelphia-based attorney, who is not representing them in the appeal. In July, they also filed a motion for a new trial.
John Nields, the Washington-based attorney representing the Rigases in the appeal, did not immediately return a telephone message left by The Associated Press on Thursday.
Prosecutors claimed the Rigases made Adelphia's finances appear more robust when they were in fact dangerously overextended by concealing nearly $2.3 billion of the company's debt.
In a decision upholding their convictions, the appeals court said the family looted more than $200 million from Adelphia, spending the money on personal expenses that ranged from $3 million to produce a film by John Rigas' daughter to $6,000 to fly two Christmas trees to New York.
Another of John Rigas' sons, Michael Rigas, also received 10 months of home confinement after pleading guilty to making a false entry in a company record.
Adelphia was the country's fifth-largest cable television company before its collapse in 2002. At its peak, it served more than 5 million customers in 31 states. Its stock value was nearly entirely erased after the company disclosed its off-balance-sheet debt.
The company eventually filed for bankruptcy, severed its ties with the Rigases, and moved its corporate headquarters from Coudersport, Pa., to Greenwood Village, Colo.
Comcast Corp. in Philadelphia and Time Warner Cable, a unit of Time Warner Inc., have since bought Adelphia's cable assets.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan did not immediately comment on the appeal.
Man Injured In Accident On Lynn Hall Hill
Port Allegany Ambulance and Firemen were called to the scene of an automobile accident on Route 6 west of the boro on Lynn Hall Hill around 4:30 this afternoon.
An older man was reported to have sustained a possible head injury and is presently enroute to Charles Cole Hospital in Coudersport with Medic 6 in attendance.
Life Star helicopter has been summoned from Erie to the hospital helipad.
Fire Prevention Week Open Houses
A couple of area fire departments are holding open houses tonight as part of Fire Prevention Week.
One will be held at the Coudersport Department from 6:00 to 9:00. The other will be held at the Tri-Town Fire Hall in Ulysses. Equipment will be on display and personnel will be on hand to answer questions.
Court Action Via WFRM News
A Johnsonburg man is being charged with DUI following a "non-reportable" crash yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Route 219 and Route 59 in Lafayette Township. State police say that a host of summary traffic violations are also pending against 66 year old Jerold Jones.
A couple of area residents have been admitted to the Potter County ARD program for six months for DUI. Douglas Chapman, 39, of Coudersport was arrested last December 11 by Coudersport Borough Police who pulled him over for a burned out headlight. Chapman admitted to police that he had "had a few" at a Christmas party and chemical testing confirmed an alcohol level of .12%. Douglas Green, 54, of Wellsville, NY was stopped by state police on patrol in the Genesee area when he failed to stop at an intersection this past February 23. Troopers said Chapman showed "classic signs" of intoxication and admitted to drinking several beers before driving. His blood alcohol content was found to be .10%. The legal limit in Pennsylvania is .08%. Both men were ordered to pay all fines and costs; perform 25 hours of community service; surrender their driver's licenses for 30 days and to attend the DUI Victim Impact Panel and Alcohol Safe Driving School. Chapman was also ordered to undergo drug and alcohol evaluation and to follow recommended treatment.
Tops Markets Sold To Private Equity Group
WESB News: 10/11/07 - Tops Markets Chain Sold for $310 Million
Royal Ahold has announced it reached an agreement on the sale of Tops Markets to Morgan Stanley Private Equity in a transaction valued at $310 million.
Bradford, Olean, Jamestown and Wellsville are among the stores Tops operates in Pennsylvania and New York.
Stores will remain open for business as usual. Tops employs about 10,000 people. Morgan Stanley Private Equity expects to retain store-level, field staff and Williamsville corporate office staff. The Tops name is part of the sale.
Max Henderson, executive vice president and general manager of Tops Markets says, "Today's announcement is an extremely positive one and we are entering into what will be an exciting future for Tops Markets.
Taj Mahal Still Has Only One Bid
With just about 24 hours to go, LFC Online Auction, is still showing one bid on the Taj Mahal of $1,000,001.00.
Hard to imagine the Potter County Commissioners will let this buy of the century go by the wayside.
They spent 1/2 a million to fix up the Roulette schoolhouse for human services offices a few years ago.
Police Reports Via WFRM News
Troopers are probing the theft of some felled timber in Allegany Township over the past month. Thieves took several loads of wood from a wooded area off of Cobb Hill Road owned by Lawrence Brendinger of Genesee.
An Emporium man has been committed to the Elk County Prison after being arrainged on one count of criminal trespass and two counts of harassment. State police claim Christopher Grovanz went to a room at the Buttonwood Motel rented by Jessica Grovanz last night and pushed her out of the door. He's also accused of engaging in a fight with Stephen Mason, also of Emporium after getting into the room.
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2 Motorcyclists Seriously Injured In Potter County
Two Steuben County motorcyclists were seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when their motorcycle struck a car on state Route 6 in Potter County, state police in Coudersport said late Tuesday night.
State police said Terry Dean Hall, 54, was driving and Joyce Ann Hall, 50, was his passenger when their 2006 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Classic struck a 1971 Chevrolet Corvette about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday on state Route 6, just east of Loucks Mills Road in Pike Township.
State police said the driver of the Corvette, Randall Owen Benjamin, 56, of Galeton, was turning into the Pine Creek Inn parking lot when he turned into the path of the Halls' motorcycle, causing the crash.
The Halls' motorcycle continued for 42 feet after the crash before stopping on the side of the highway, police said. Benjamin was able to drive his vehicle into the parking lot of the Pine Creek Inn.
The Halls, of Coopers Plains, were airlifted to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. They were in serious condition late Tuesday night. They were wearing helmets, police said.
Benjamin, who was not injured, will face summary traffic violations in district court, police said. He was wearing a seat belt, police said. From Star Gazette
PA Legislation Would Ban Cell Phones
WESB News: 10/10/07 - Cell Phone Ban in PA Moving Forward
A law to ban all cell phone use while driving, is moving forward. Bill 1827 would prohibit drivers from using hand-held cell phones while driving.
A fine for driving and talking on the phone would be $50 dollars. The House Transportation Committee has a hearing on the proposed bill next week.
This Could Be Our New Courthouse And County Office Building
Will Taj Mahal Go For Only $1,000,001.00 ?
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Shale Road Camp Owner Offers Reward
The owner of the "Buck Stops Here" camp on Shale Road in Sharon Township, is offering a cash reward of $100 for information leading to the arrest of the persons responsible for the theft of a 6 x 6 wooden post and a "Moose Crossing" sign.
The items, belonging to Fred Martin of Gettysburg were taken sometime over the past month. Anyone with information is asked to call the local barracks at 274-8690. From WFRM News
Two Teenagers Dead In Accident
By PATRICK DONLIN pdonlian@sungazette.com
MANSFIELD — Two teenagers died Monday at the scene of a Tioga County vehicle accident, and one passenger was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Nichole Carol Kohler, 17, of Lawrenceville, and Tia Rachelle Brant, 17, of Millerton, both were pronounced dead at the scene by Tioga County Deputy Coroner Lee Strange, according to state police in Mansfield.
Police said a 1997 Ford Explorer, driven by Kohler was traveling westbound on Route 328, just east of Lyman Stone Road, when the accident happened at 3:45 p.m. in Lawrence Township, police said.
Kohler lost control of the vehicle, police said, it rolled over, struck a guiderail and a tree before coming to rest on its side just off the south side of the roadway.
All occupants were wearing seatbelts, but Kohler and Brant, who was in the front seat, died.
A rear seat passenger, Travis L. Sempler, 20, of Millerton, was transported to Arnot Ogden Medical Center, police said. Sempler is in "serious" condition, a nursing supervisor at the hospital said late Monday night.
Pennsylvania Wilds Gets National Recognition
WESB News: 10/09/07 - PA Wilds Wins National Award
The Pennsylvania Wilds has won an award from the nation's largest association of travel writers.
The Pennsylvania Wilds was given one of four Phoenix Awards by the Society of American Travel Writers because of the Wilds' conservation and preservation efforts.
The Pennsylvania Wilds includes McKean, Clinton, Lycoming, Warren, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Potter and Tioga counties, which are unified by an intensive tourism campaign. The award was announced Monday at the society's conference in England
John Brown Dies--Rebuilt Water System In Roulette
ROULETTE, Pa. - John H. "Johnny" Brown, 67, of 11 Hester Ave. died unexpectedly Sunday (Oct. 7, 2007) in his home.
John Brown was a well known excavating contractor, who wasn't afraid to take on any project. In the 1980's, Johnny bought the Roulet Water Company. Back in those days, you never knew when you got soaped up in the shower whether you would have enough water to rinse or not.
Johnny took Roulette's old water system, rebuilt it piece by piece, until it was a modern and efficient system, adding fire hydrants, and expanding to accomodate new construction on Buckler Drive. He recently sold the system to Roulette Township.
Johnny loved Roulette and it's people, doing many a favor, and doing his best to improve his community. He will be greatly missed.
John's obituary appeared in tonight's Olean Times Herald but unfortunately they don't publish the details in their online edition.
Wildfire Season Starts In Coudersport
Coudersport Firemen were called to a wild fire on Dutch Hill today.
Residents should be cautious as leaves are falling and the drought has left forests and fields parched. Fires can quickly get away from you under these conditions and you could be liable to pay to have it put out.
Many man hours of our firemen's time is wasted extinguishing these unnecessary fires each year, and untold damages done to the future forest harvest.
Police Report From WFRM
Kane-based state police are looking for a dark gray Ford passenger car, possibly an Escort or Contour which struck a bicycle Friday morning on Sweitzer Driver near the Otto Eldred High School.
State police said 16 year old Joshua Southard was heading to the school when the car clipped the back wheel of his bicycle and the driver continued on without stopping. Southard was taken to Olean General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Troopers here have charged Roulette residents Daniel Morey and Devan Tucker, with violating game laws. Police claim the pair was observed spot lighting deer at around 3:30 a.m. last Thursday on White Choppin' Road in Hebron Township.
The theft of a pick up truck from a Roulette residence last Thursday or Friday is under investigation by state police here.
The 2004 dark gray Chevy Silverado owned by Jordan Wallace was taken from his driveway on Brophy Avenue during an unknown period of time. Anyone who sees the truck is asked to call state police at 274-8690
Galeton Man Jailed After Punching Woman
GALETON – A Galeton man faces seven charges stemming from an alleged assault in Galeton early Sunday morning.
State police from Coudersport arrested Donald J. Jordan III, 26, of 92 Germania St., on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, criminal mischief, providing a false identity to police, disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness. Police filed the charges before Galeton Magisterial District Judge Delores Bristol.
Troopers said that between 3 and 3:30 a.m. on Germania Street, Jordan and a 27-year-old woman also living in Galeton began arguing. During the course of the argument, Jordan threw the woman to the ground several times and punched her on the head, causing multiple injuries, police said.
Jordan then smashed the rear driver's side window and a mirror on a vehicle owned by a 41-year-old woman from Olean, police said.
Coudersport Magisterial District Judge Annette Easton arraigned Jordan and sent him to the Potter County Jail when he failed to post $10,000 bail. From Star Gazette
Pittsburgh Corning Lays Off 20 In Port Allegany
WESB News: 10/08/07 - More Plant Layoffs at Pitt Corning
Officials with the Pitt Corning Corporation of Port Allegany have announced a temporary layoff of as many as 20 employees took place today.
The Vice President of the Corporation said the layoffs were the result in a decrease of demand in the housing industry. The corporation manufactures glass block and other building materials.
Earlier this year the plant laid off 45 of it's 220 employees as the result of a shutdown of 2 melters located at the Port Allegany plant.
Potter County Commissioners--Don't Miss This One!!
Only 4 days left to bid in the Taj Mahal for the new Potter County County Courthouse and office complex.
Will the Potter County Commissioners buy this new building for a song or move into a 50 year old school.
Everything in one building would save the costs of having security personnel for two buildings.
Potter County could be proud of its magnificent courthouse and office complex without having to spend much money to get it.
What is a million or two spread over a couple hundred years of use?
Don't miss this jewel!!
No Garbage In Elmira Monday
There will be no garbage collection Monday in the city of Elmira because of the Columbus Day holiday.Residents who have their garbage picked up on Mondays are asked to place their garbage and recycling on the curb on Monday night for collection Tuesday.
Roulette To Flush On Thursday
The Roulette Township Water Company will conduct line flushing on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 10:00 pm. Those doing laundry may want to avoid this time frame as sediment will be stirred up in the water lines. You may want to draw water in advance for Friday morning's coffee.
Scheduled Power Outage For Roulette Tuesday
Allegheny Power Company has announced a power interruption for the Roulette area on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 beginning at 9:00 am and continuing until 1:00 pm.
In case of inclement weather, the outage will be rescheduled for Wednesday, October 10 at the same times.
Tom Urban To Retire At Beacon Light
WESB News: 10/07/07 – Beacon Light Director Announces Retirement
Beacon Light Behavioral Systems director Tom Urban is retiring at the end of this year after 34 years of service to the agency. Mr Urban was instrumental in diversifying treatment programs for children and adolescents who have emotional or behavorial problems.
During his time in office the agency adopted it's current name ten years ago - in 1997 - and continues to offer it's services to counties throughout the area. Also available is long-term residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Mr. Urban's plans for retirement - include traveling and spending time with family who are out of town.
Lyman Lake Damn Cracks Are Being Sealed
By George Osgood--Star Gazette Wellsboro Bureau:
GALETON -- Lyman Lake remains a meadow, months after officials expected it to be filled.
Hairline cracks in the concrete spillway have prevented workers from closing the dam gates and refilling Potter County's No. 1 tourist draw.
But repairs are nearly done. And when the lake is full, visitors will find that Lyman Run State Park is even more than it was cracked up to be.
"Our anticipation is that we will be fully operational by the late spring-early summer time frame," said Chip Harrison, who manages Lyman Run and seven other parks for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
"We hope to begin fishing even before that. We just need 10 to 15 feet of water to fish. We want to be ready for trout season."
Lyman Run Dam stood from 1950 to 2000, impounding Lyman Run to create a 45-acre coldwater lake popular with trout anglers, campers, swimmers and others.
In fact, it drew about 130,000 visitors a year and had a major economic impact on Potter County's economy before it was drained.
An inspection of the dam proved it to be unsafe and a threat to homes and businesses downstream. So workers breached it during the spring of 2000.
Several setbacks delayed construction.
Work on the $16 million dam replacement project finally began in 2004, and the dam went up in 2006 and 2007.
State workers hoped to fill it earlier this year. Then the cracks surfaced, delaying the project even further.
Workers hope it's the last time.
"We hired Lehigh University to investigate those cracks, and determine what, if any, issues that would bring up," Harrison said.
"They came out and did their work ... in April, and submitted a report to us in August. Their recommendation at that time was to seal up the cracking, and that's the work that's going on now.
"The work crew is down there right now, power-washing it, sandblasting it," he said.
"Next week, they are going to start applying the concrete and grout. Once that is done, we will go to (the Department of Environmental Protection) and ask for a fill permit.
"We are definitely planning on starting to fill it this fall."
Jim DeFinnis of Berwick sprayed a seal coat and waterproofer on the face of the spillway last week.
"It's quite a structure," he said. "In another couple of weeks, we should be finished. I'm looking forward to seeing the lake full."
Filling the lake may continue through winter.
"That is definitely an option we are looking at," Harrison said.
"Part of the process when you're doing the fill is you have to observe the embankment of the dam.
"If you have heavy snow cover, you could not do that. So how much progress we make depends on the winter weather," he said.
Progress at the state park has been fast and furious, thanks in part to funding through the Pennsylvania Wilds project, a plan to boost tourism and appreciation of nature and natural resources in 12 rural Pennsylvania counties, including Potter and Tioga.
A seven-year hiatus for most park users shouldn't hold down park visits once Lyman Run is up and running.
"There's enough excitement here," Harrison said. "There's enough going on. I have been watching the cars come and go.
"With all the projects we have completed, it's going to be like a brand-new park," he said.
"Both shower-houses are new. Folks are going to have flush toilets. Hot showers. We are finishing up the campground rehabilitation over the next couple of weeks.
"We're doing a major trail expansion initiative," he said.
"We have new signage. We are doing lots of trail work. We're addressing wet areas, re-routing sections of trail. We are blazing trails.
"The campground is going to be extraordinary," he said.
"We will have the Daggett Campground open and reservable online by mid-October. There's a lot of excitement here."
Harrison expects a boost in attendance fueled by the increasing popularity of nearby Cherry Springs State Park, billed as having some of the darkest skies in the East, a major draw for amateur astronomers.
In fact, about 600 of them attended a Black Forest Star Party recently.
"During the day, they do other things," Harrison said. "They swim. They hike. They will come here."
Effective promotion also will contribute to the park's success.
Galeton serves as a "gateway community" for both Lyman Run and Cherry Springs.
"The Visitors Bureau is going to promote it," Harrison said.
"We are expecting to reach and then exceed visitor numbers from the past.
"We hope to be fully operational with the beach by Memorial Day," he said.
"It has been along time coming. But people have been very, very understanding. That has helped a lot."
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Infiniti QX80 General Discussion
high performance full sized SUVs? IPL QX80? :D
What are the options out there? GL63 AMG? Is that the only one?
Wonder if a QX80 IPL would raise any sort of interest with the world.
GL63 AMG is nearly $30k more than the QX80, i don't see people cross shopping these two, unless it's someone that can afford the benz but wants to save a lot of money.
yea but the GL63 is a whole different ball game than QX80 or even base GL's. Its like comparing an CLA 45 AMG to a smart car, its just not fair...
I don't really think that people would want a performance version of the Infiniti QX80. If there was a time to do that it would be back when hummers were driving around city streets still. The fuel economy would tank with a performance model and it is already not so great. I think that people would be more likely to have the QX80 for family trips and such, and then a second vehicle that is performance oriented if they want to drive for the sake of driving.
cant compare these two
the qx80 is just the poor mans benz
I am not comparing the QX80 to anything.
I am asking if there are any high performance full sized SUVs ...
It seems like the GL63AMG is the only one. Maybe the Jeep GC SRT? But nowhere near the luxury of the Mercedes.
Seems like a one man show to me
Maybe if there was a IPL QX80 with a supercharged V8 it would compete with GL63 sales?
Probably not.. But just dreaming here. Forum is too quiet.
Bowler makes a hi-po version of the Range Rover that yo can buy for street use. Its basically a rally truck with turn signals...
The closest to a full size Hi-Po SUV would either have to be the Grand Cherokee SRT, there may also be a Durano SRT but it would be similar if not identical to GC. The Raptor is pretty insane but its a full size pickup..
BMW has the X5M but thats more inline with QX70 not QX80. Cayenne Turbo S is also stoooooopid fast, Oh and don't forget the G65 AMG
I think that it makes more sense to make an off-road capable QX80 before a performance model. SUVs are supposed to be able to take on harsh terrain and haul a lot. It fits better with the original purpose of the vehicle. A performance version of the QX80 would feel forced.
Plus, Infiniti has a large laundry list of other things that it has to do before this would ever be considered.
That is true. I was just throwing it out there.
Now that you mention it there are a few high performance SUVs out there.
But not very many of them that are built on a truck platform.
Sure there are high performance SUVs but none that are quite as big as the QX80. The key word is "full-size." Has a company ever made a performance version of a full-size SUV? I'm just not sure that it has ever been done ever. And that may point to the fact that it wouldn't be profitable.
what part of X5M, X6M, G63, Cherokee SRT, Cayenne Turbo S are not performance SUVs? What are you guys looking for a supercharged Escalade? LOL
This is as close as you are getting, it can do off road and performance.
@Helios Hi-Po versions are more profitable, tack on a few tarty bits and sell for $40K premium...
But my number one question to everyone is why... Why should Infiniti do an offroad capable QX80, why should they do a performance version... I just don't understand, are you guys seeing unmet demand somewhere.... Are you seeing QX80s caught up in mud puddles or at your local drag strip?
fleetwood said:
BTW, an SUV version of the Raptor is very possible, just have a look at this:
Just a matter of Ford expanding on that, getting that company on board with them.
gbe300
if lincoln ever wants to get into serious performance and luxury, they should look at building off of the Raptor platform, just imagine how amazing a luxurious version of the raptor would be!
no reason why. we are just bored here waiting for a new version of the QX80 and coming out with crazy ideas!
Luxurious said:
Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV in Action - YouTube
VelociRaptor SUV Walk-around & Test Drive with John Hennessey - YouTube
Yea I've seen that beast, I just thought we were keeping it to production cars. Theres tons of insanity out there...
Like Hennessys HPE1000 Twin Turbo Escalade... 0-60 in 3.3s.....
wonder if anyone has actually ordered that Escalade.
how about a Saleen Lincoln Navigator complete with GT crate engine and Saleen Super Charger....
and saleen also offers a Super Charger kit for Navigator and Expedition that bumps power and torque by 100 each...
geez. any of these kits for the infiniti v8?
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The article is currently being reviewed so it might contain some leftovers of previous version that are outdated.
Final part of the FSM, in this article we should add some methods that will give us some more flexibility and information.
At the moment, we can know the current state but there will be situations when we need to know where we came from, or if a state exists based on what state we have already registered.
The FSM does not allow us to create what could be considered multi-transition so we would need that too.
How about adding and removing state at runtime? There could be cases where we want and need that.
And finally, adding a transition to an existing state will enable inheritance.
The extra step we could add but I will leave it up to you, is to override the methods containing debug line. You may want to create your own versions, shorter, longer with precise info and so on.
Create a new script and name it StateMachine, go to the link below and copy paste the content onto your new script.
Let's consider a UI system based on Model-View-Controller (MVC). In this situation, you have a class containing the methods for the UI buttons, mainly the action that should be performed on press of a button. This action is send to the UIController which contains most of the "intelligent" methods and also the FSM of the GUI. The last one contains all the view methods, mostly some methods called from the controller to switch on and off the UI items.
The Action class has a reference to the controller and the controller has a reference to the view.
Let's think of the Pause button. It can be pressed anytime in the game and should return to the same state. When the action is pressed, the action class sends the info to the controller and set the FSM to pause, spreading the info to whatever is interested. Now once the pause is pressed again, either we recorded the previous state or we create it in the FSM.
Remember our transitionSource variable we create in the ChangeCurrentState, well, we just need to make it global.
I stripped the code to a minimum of lines so that you can see where it happens. Before we were creating the transition state and destroying it at the end of the method since it was local. Now that we made it global it will remain and contain the previous state.
Next helper method I could think of would be getting all the states currently registered as well as does a state exist then all the transitions registered in a state. We already can check if a state and transition are legit.
You should understand that those methods are only useful in some specific cases. IF we would have made the members public, this would be easier but also breaking encapsulation. So we need methods to get info without risking to break the machine.
In order to enable the GetAllStates method, we need to make the State class public or the State type is not available outside the FSM.
This is it for the basic helper methods, let's now move on to another topic.
The way the FSM has been defined, we restricted the possibility to move to a new state while transitioning.
As we enter, if the AppController tells the tutorial was already seen, then we switch state to game. Obviously, we could have checked for that earlier when the change of state was triggered. Or we can just allow this feature and make it easy.
I would consider the feature only available in EnterMethod. Think that you define state A to go to state B and this one defines that on some conditions, it goes directly to state C. The state was entered and left but it was run.
Other situation, state A goes to state B but in the exit method of A, it switch to state C. Now you were expecting B to happen but something made it jump to C. Now should we be queuing B so that it runs after C or should B be first and then C? Well, nope, let's not make it happen, end of discussion.
It will also require to modify a couple of methods and a few new variables.
We add three variables, transitionQueue is of type State and will inform if we should trigger a new transition. allowMultiTransition defines if we allowed the multi-transition feature (it is set in the initialization method) and the inExitMethod is tracking if we are trying to switch while in exit method (never underestimate how wrong a coder can code).
The inExitMethod is set tot true, then we call the exiting method via the delegate. This jumps to the ExitMethod of the current state and if there was a call for ChangCurrentState within it, then the inExitMethod is true, it fails. Once the exit method returns fine without any failure, we reset the inExitMethod to false and call the enter method delegate of the new state. Now if there is a call for ChangeCurrentState in this one, no problem, we just run the method again but the new state will be added to the transitionQueue reference.
If the transitionQueue reference is not null, we have a pending state. We asiign it to a temporary state and set it to null (this prevent recursive call, a queue would have done it as well). Then we call for ChangeCurrentState with the new state and the process goes on again. Once all transition are done, the end of the method is run and finally, we give control back to the application.
The final step for our FSM is to allow addition and removal of transitions into an existing state. Consider you have an object that evolve in time, so you may want to add attribute in time. This you can already do. But what we cannot do is remove states.
We can now remove states if our object is losing ability for instance. We already know how to add states. We have only done it in Start but we can do it anytime.
Note that this allows us to consider upgrade as state additions. A newly collected item may add a new state that we can use.
If our base class contains private FSM methods, our sub class would not contain them, so if we want the FSM to find them, we need to iterate through the class inheritance. When the method info is null, we search the class above for the missing class.
We have a problem. When the initialization method will run, it will consider the calling type, and that is Sub. But Sub has no UpdateInit since it is private in Top. One solution is to make it protected but maybe that is not intended or make the FSM search for it as we did.
The Add/Remove feature actually opens a whole new universe. Until now, we were not able to consider inheritance. If we add an Enemy class with a FSM, we were not able to create a Archer class with specific states to add to Enemy and another Cavalery class with different states to add to Enemy. Now we simply can.
Alright, so the base.Awake() has to be called before anything else so that it initializes the FSM. Calling it again in sub class would crash. If you want to know whether a class has a FSM above, make the IsInitialized method protected and call it to see if it is already done.
Each sub class registers its own states and add them to the Enemy states. Notice the Cavalery also sets the entry state. We would not be able to do that if the base.Awake was not called first, we would always end up in the state defined in Enemy.
This is now the end of the series, we went from a simple FSM to a more advanced. Based on what you are doing, the first one might be enough, if you do not consider inheritance for instance. In this case, I would use the second version for development and the first article once I got it all working.


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Jerusalem must be capital of both Israel and Palestine, UN chief says
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Xinhua
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Jerusalem must be the capital of two States -- Israel and Palestine -- living side-by-side in peace and security, with arrangements for the holy sites acceptable to all, if peace in the Middle East is to be achieved, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Wednesday.
Washington Watch: What's so scary about J Street?
by Douglas Bloomfield - (Opinion)	October 29, 2009 - 12:00am
Bernie Madoff's punim may be the best selling mask this Halloween season, but what scares the stuffing out of many Jewish leaders is the new pro-Israel peace lobby called J Street. What has them quaking in their Guccis is the fear that its message appears to be igniting interest in the community and on Capitol Hill despite a frantic campaign to douse it.
Israel must end provocative digs
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Boston Globe
(Editorial)	October 29, 2009 - 12:00am
AS A DISPUTE over land and statehood, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is combustible enough. But recent clashes over the site in Jerusalem that Jews call the Temple Mount and Muslims call Haram al-Sharif are injecting religious passions into one of the world's most dangerous confrontations. Extremists on both sides are playing with fire. But since Israel is the dominant power, the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bears primary responsibility for smothering that fire before it erupts into a much larger conflagration.
On One Field, Two Goals: Equality and Statehood
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Al-Ram Journal
by Isabel	Kershner - October 28, 2009 - 12:00am
AL RAM, West Bank — Given the sheer exhilaration of the cheering, flag-waving, anthem-singing crowd packed into the soccer stadium in this otherwise drab West Bank town one afternoon this week, one could have been forgiven for thinking that an independent Palestinian state had just been born. The Palestinians were playing the Jordanians. But more significant was that the women's teams were playing, and for the Palestinian side it was the first international match played outdoors at home.
Obama's welcome approach to Mideast peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The San Francisco Chronicle
by Maen Areikat - (Opinion)	October 27, 2009 - 12:00am
President Obama's election and the shift in the U.S. attitude toward the Arab and Muslim worlds have given new hope to those seeking a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East. This new approach is a welcome departure from the previous eight years of misguided policies - most notably toward the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Only lack of unity will produce two states
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Bitterlemons
by Ron Pundak - (Opinion)	October 26, 2009 - 12:00am
The Egyptian-mediated internal Palestinian dialogue between Hamas and Fateh involves a variety of issues, including security and elections, all of which affect the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.
Palestinian reconciliation and the peace process
by Walid	Salem - (Opinion)	October 26, 2009 - 12:00am
With the current paralysis in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process--which is due to the Israeli government's refusal to abide by its obligations under previously signed agreements, notably the roadmap--it might at first glance seem strange to ask what are the ramifications of Palestinian unity for Palestinian-Israeli relations.
To solve the problem
Tension flared up again recently in Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in the Holy City of Jerusalem, when Israeli security forces clashed with Palestinian worshippers, injuring some and forcing scores of others to take refuge in the mosque. News that some ultra-orthodox Jewish groups plan to worship in the Noble Sanctuary that houses one of Islam's holiest places, in a bid to lay claim to the Islamic holy sites, no doubt angers the Palestinians.
Jones Signals White House Support for J-Street Cause
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Washington Independent
by Spencer Ackerman - October 27, 2009 - 12:00am
Granting recognition to a new American Jewish lobby group pressing for peace between Israel and the Arab world, ret. Gen. James Jones, President Obama's national security adviser, said that resolving the 60-year conflict was the crisis that the Obama administration would prioritize if it could "solve any one problem."
J Street confab shows generational divide on Israel
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA)
by Eric Fingerhut - October 27, 2009 - 12:00am
After all the arguing in recent weeks over J Street, one thing was clear at the inaugural conference of the self-described "pro-Israel, pro-peace" group: Even among the 1,500 delegates who attended the parley, there are crucial disagreements over what's best for Middle East peace.


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UN chief slams 'broken' Taliban promises made to women, girls
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also urges the world to inject cash into Afghanistan in order to prevent its economic collapse.
UN chief Antonio Guterres says ensuring gender equality in Afghanistan is a priority for him [File: Bulent Kilic/AFP]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed the Taliban's "broken" promises to Afghan women and girls, and urged the world to inject cash into Afghanistan in order to prevent its economic collapse.
"I am particularly alarmed to see promises made to Afghan women and girls by the Taliban being broken," he told reporters on Monday in New York.
"I strongly appeal to the Taliban to keep their promises to women and girls and fulfil their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian law."
Millions of teenage girls across Afghanistan still await to return to school, while the Taliban allowed boys to attend classes last month. The move has raised concerns about the future of female education under the Taliban, who have pledged to uphold the rights of girls and women in the country when they took over power in August.
The exclusion of girls at this time has aggravated fears that the Taliban could be returning to their hardline rule of the 1990s. During that time, women and girls were legally barred from education and employment.
The group has also named an all-male cabinet, and said that women could be included later.
Guterres said he is "alarmed" to see promises "be broken", adding that gender equality is a priority for him.
"Broken promises leads to broken dreams for the women and girls of Afghanistan," the UN chief said. "Women and girls need to be in the centre of attention," he added.
In his address, Guterres also urged the international community to "inject liquidity into the Afghan economy to avoid collapse".
"We need to find ways to help the economy breathe again … And this can be done without violating international laws," he said.
Al Jazeera's James Bays, reporting from New York, said the timing of the UN chief's remarks is "very important" as member states of the Group of 20 (G20) are expected to hold an extraordinary session "in the next 24 hours".
The G20 is not going to "actually handover the [frozen] assets of Afghanistan … and give that to the Taliban government," Bays said.
The UN is working on a different plan to try and inject money into the Afghan economy by using "trust funds … one from the world bank, one from the UN Development Program," among others, Bays said.
"They'll put the money into those trust funds and that money … will be used to pay for vital supplies, used for salaries of medical workers, used for teachers," he added.
"That's what the Secretary General is working on, and that's what he's trying to persuade the countries of the G20 to support."
'Positive relationships'
Guterres's remarks came as a Taliban delegation was set to meet European Union representatives in Doha on Tuesday, according to acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
The meeting will follow the Taliban government's first face-to-face talks with the United States.
"Tomorrow, we are meeting the EU representatives. We are having positive meetings with representatives of other countries," Muttaqi said in the Qatari capital.
"We want positive relationships with the whole world. We believe in balanced international relations. We believe such a balanced relationship can save Afghanistan from instability," he added.
The group's diplomatic push followed their return to power as the US ended its 20-year occupation of Afghanistan.
On Saturday and Sunday, they held their first in-person talks with US officials since returning to power. The American side stressed that the meetings did not amount to recognition of the Taliban government.
Muttaqi said the focus of the Afghan delegation was humanitarian aid, as well the implementation of the agreement the Taliban signed with Washington last year which paved the way for the final US withdrawal.
The minister said the Afghan delegation had asked the US to lift its ban on the reserves of Afghanistan's central bank. He added that the US would offer Afghan people vaccines against COVID-19.
Afghanistan's economy is teetering on the brink of collapse, with international aid cut off, food prices rising and unemployment spiking.
The Taliban's efforts to consolidate their rule have also been undermined by a series of attacks by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP (ISIS-K), who claimed a bombing of a Shia mosque that left more than 60 people dead on Friday.
Source: Al Jazeera and news agencies
Now in power, Taliban sets sights on Afghan drug underworld
Afghanistan's new rulers set their sights on stamping out widespread drug addiction in their country, even if by force.
Taliban, US conclude 'candid, professional' talks in Doha
US side focused on security, women's rights and evacuations while Taliban called for international recognition.
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Business is getting Biblical. A plague precedes an exodus.
The coronavirus crisis, with its sheltering in place, social distancing and remote work is motivating urban workers to move to more rural areas.
Some people are "panic moving" -- getting out as soon as possible. Still more are planning a move for after the pandemic is under control.
Some are moving to the suburbs. Others are moving to the countryside. Still others are going off-grid or moving abroad.
Real estate site Redfin revealed a huge spike in real estate searches for homes and land in Montana, with the majority of those queries originating in California. One report estimates that more than two million people will move out of New York City, with a quarter million moving upstate and two million moving out of state.
City slickers in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and elsewhere are flocking to rural areas of Colorado, Oregon, Maine and Vermont.
Once foreign countries allow incoming travel, I believe urban Americans will seek out remote areas abroad to resettle.
Nothing new?
Flight from cities is being accelerated by the pandemic. But it was a trend already in progress when the coronavirus emerged. In fact, remote work was already growing steadily for years. And cities were becoming less desirable. An MIT study published this month found that cities have stopped being the "escalators of opportunity" that they used to be for mid-level employees.
The great migration is probably the biggest cultural shift that will result from the pandemic. And this isn't some interesting-but-irrelevant sociological fact. These are the people who work at your company. This will affect you directly, even if you don't join the exodus.
Obviously, this change is made possible by remote work, and new remote working tools, as well as new cultural habits like video conferencing instead of meetings and conferences.
There's just one problem. How's the internet out there in the boonies?
The trouble with remote work
The last mile of our internet has always come from resources firmly bolted to the surface of our planet. Fiber-optic cables and cellular towers make economic sense only in crowded areas. Digging a trench for fiber or erecting and maintaining a cellular base station makes sense if thousands of people will be served by it. It doesn't make sense if only dozens benefit, as would be the case in remote or rural areas. And so rural broadband is notoriously terrible.
And so, we find ourselves in a situation where millions of people are moving out of areas with fast internet and into areas with slow or non-existent internet, just as everyone's need for higher speeds and capacities is increasing (because of remote work and the primacy of video calls).
At scale and over the long term, what's the impact on your organization from a dramatic lowering of average employee internet bandwidth?
Here comes sky-high Wi-Fi!
We've been talking about sky-based internet connectivity -- satellites, drones and balloons -- for decades. But this year, some of this is getting very real.
Years ago, Silicon Valley giants Google and Facebook each proposed alternative ways to deliver internet to remote areas by mesh-networking via a chain of flying objects. Google proposed balloons. Facebook proposed drones.
Facebook's drone program crashed and burned two years ago. But Google's -- now parent company Alphabet's -- Loon program launched commercially this week.
After many trials (and also temporary deployment in the wake of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and an earthquake in Peru) Alphabet launched this week its Loon balloon-based internet service in Kenya, which uses 35 balloons to blanket a 50,000 square kilometer area with 4G LTE service, including the capital city of Nairobi.
Loon provides connectivity mainly for mobile phones, which is the main "personal computer" for most Kenyans.
While balloon-based internet is now soaring, drone-based internet still could have a future. SoftBank and others are investing in drone internet. To a large extent, the form of aviation is less crucial than the software and electronics that zap the internet connectivity from one airborne craft to another.
Even more promising for global coverage is SpaceX's Starlink program, which involves thousands of 570-pound satellites, each the size of a desk and orbiting 340 miles above the Earth. (SpaceX is currently authorized to launch 12,000 satellites, but they want to launch a total of 42,000.)
Large ground stations would pump data to and from the satellites. Individual subscribers would use a device CEO Elon Musk has described as a UFO on a stick, the disk for which would be about the size of a medium pizza. They would automatically point to the optimal satellites.
SpaceX claims that Starlink will offer one-gigabit-per-second speeds with latency ranging from 25 to 35 milliseconds.
The Starlink newsletter is already calling for volunteers to sign up for their upcoming beta program. Starlink is expected to go online for subscribers in the United States and Canada later this year.
A new alternative to SpaceX's Starlink is a struggling company called OneWeb, which launched as WorldVu in 2012 and collapsed in March after Softbank decided to stop funding it. The company has74 satellites in orbit, and aspires to launch as many as Starlink intends to launch..
Amazon wants to launch 3,000 satellites for its Project Kuiper. And TeleSate intends to launch 1,000 satellites.
Competition is nice. But they'll all have a hard time competing with SpaceX in the near term, which is way ahead and also building out its network at a far faster pace.
Other companies are getting into the act. Google job posts suggest that Google will be getting into the satellite broadband service market. The company is already hiring people to launch a "global satellite-based broadband service."
Because Google doesn't have much of a space program, it's possible that the company may try to go MVNO, as they do with Google Fi. The popular Google Fi service isn't a carrier. It's a service that uses other carriers in many countries around the world. They could do something similar with satellite broadband -- or bundled satellite service as part of Google Fi.
A more likely scenario is for Google to partner with SpaceX. It's interesting to note that Google was a leading, $1 billion investor in SpaceX.
Until now, balloon and drone-based internet was non-existent and satellite internet connectivity very expensive and slow.
But just as the coronavirus is driving millions of urban workers to remote areas, we could be on the brink of a new era in connectivity -- one where just about anyone just about anywhere can get fast, affordable internet connectivity.
And if that happens, it will serve as yet another incentive for people to abandon the cities where corporate headquarters are located and move into rural areas.
In other words, the advent of both pandemics and sky-based broadband will send remote work requests into the stratosphere.
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Q: 1694 (HY000): Cannot modify @@session.sql_log_bin inside a transaction I am trying to call mysql.rds_set_configuration RDS stored procedure from a python client, however I am ending up with subjected ERROR
import mysql.connector
from mysql.connector import Error

connection = mysql.connector.connect(
                 user = app_conf.rds_user,
                 password = app_conf.rds_password,
                 host = master_db
                 )
     cursor = connection.cursor()
     cursor.callproc**('mysql.rds_set_configuration', ['binlog retention hours', 12 ])**
          for result in cursor.stored_results():
            print(result.fetchall())
        except mysql.connector.Error as error:
          print("Failed to execute stored procedure: {}".format(error))
        finally:
          if (connection.is_connected()):
            cursor.close()
            connection.close()
            print("MySQL connection is closed")

it fails with
Failed to execute stored procedure: 1694 (HY000): Cannot modify @@session.sql_log_bin inside a transaction
MySQL connection is closed

If I login to RDS and execute this stored procedure there is no issue.
I also tried using python library pymysql, however same issue.
mysql version is
mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "%version%";
+-------------------------+-----------------------+
| Variable_name           | Value                 |
+-------------------------+-----------------------+
| innodb_version          | 5.7.26                |
| protocol_version        | 10                    |
| slave_type_conversions  |                       |
| tls_version             | TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2 |
| version                 | 5.7.26-log            |
| version_comment         | Source distribution   |
| version_compile_machine | x86_64                |
| version_compile_os      | Linux                 |
+-------------------------+-----------------------+
8 rows in set (0.06 sec)

Kindly suggest !!!

A: connection = mysql.connector.connect(
             user = app_conf.rds_user,
             database='mysql',
             password = app_conf.rds_password,
             host = master_db,
             autocommit = True

Setting autocommit to true help me resolve this issue

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State Roundup, March 21, 2019
by Cynthia Prairie | March 21, 2019 | State Roundup | 0 |
$15 WAGE HEADS TO HOGAN's DESK: Pamela Wood of the Sun reports that the Maryland General Assembly gave its final approval Wednesday to legislation increasing the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour. The measure will go next to Gov. Larry Hogan, who opposes such a significant increase. But both the House of Delegates and the Senate approved the bill with more than enough votes to override a veto.
A spokeswoman for Hogan's office said he will "carefully review" the bill when it reaches his desk. Hogan said in a March 18 press conference that increasing the minimum wage to $15 will "devastate" Maryland's economy by causing the state to lose 99,000 jobs $61 billion over a decade, Holden Wilen reports in the Baltimore Business Journal .
SENATE MOVES ON BUDGET BILL: Senators moved forward on a $46.6 billion budget plan Wednesday – but not before prolonged debate about a private school scholarship program for low-income students, Danielle Gaines reports for Maryland Matters. The Senate version of the budget includes more than $1.3 billion in cash reserves, funds public schools at a record level of $6.97 billion, puts $445 million to school construction and allocates $225 million to implement the first round of recommendations from the Kirwan Commission, with an additional $95 million available if lawmakers pass a bill to assess taxes on online marketplace facilitators.
LEGISLATION PROMISED AS UMMS CHIEF VOWS CHANGES: House Speaker Michael Busch said Wednesday that he will introduce sweeping legislation to reform the University of Maryland Medical System's board of directors as accusations of "self-dealing" have rocked the hospital network. Busch's legislation — which will act as a companion bill with Sen. Jill P. Carter's Senate legislation — came as top officials from the medical system met with Gov. Larry Hogan and Senate President Mike Miller for an hour in the State House.
Gov. Larry Hogan and Senate President Mike Miller Jr. on Wednesday voiced their concerns about financial deals made by University of Maryland Medical System board members during a meeting with its officials. Hogan, Miller and Busch have all sharply criticized the deals, which were in some cases worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Stephen A. Burch, the chairman of the board of the medical system, which is known as UMMS, said the board will meet Thursday about the next steps it will take, reports Rachel Chason of the Post.
Leaders of UMMS vowed to restore confidence in a board beset with ethics concerns as top state officials Wednesday called for an independent audit of the system's board dealings, Bryan Sears reports in the Daily Record.
UMMS board chair Stephen Burch said UMMS board members are well aware of the criticisms and are striving to address them. "The board tomorrow will discuss in detail what we do to fix this going forward and to make sure things like this don't happen again," Burch told reporters, Bruce DePuyt reports in Maryland Matters.
PUGH CALLS PROBE A 'WITCH HUNT:' Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh said she properly reported and paid taxes on all sales of her "Healthy Holly" books and called inquiries into her deals with UMMS a "witch hunt." She declined to provide copies of her personal and business tax records related to the $500,000 she has received from the medical system for 100,000 books since 2011, a period that includes her time as a state senator and as mayor. She said she returned the most recent $100,000 she received from the medical system since resigning from its board Monday amid questions about the deal, Kevin Rector and Doug Donovan of the Sun report.
Fern Shen of Baltimore Brew reports that Pugh defended the $500,000, multi-year sale of her self-published children's books to UMMS, purchases made while she was (until Monday) a board member. Pugh told WBAL she has "documents, including tax documents," to account for the money her business was paid by the medical system for the books. But she also refused to release her tax documents "because I did everything right."
CLEAN ENERGY BILLS: The Maryland Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would dramatically increase the state's requirements for renewable energy, even as the measure faces uncertain odds in the House of Delegates. The Clean Energy Jobs Act would require 50% of the state's electricity to come from renewable sources such as wind and solar by 2030.
A clean energy bill that's a top priority for Maryland environmental groups sailed out of the state Senate Wednesday but faces uncertain waters in the House of Delegates. Meanwhile, a heavily lobbied but little publicized measure to change the way electric and gas utilities set their annual rates picked up some important opposition this week – including from Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D). That bill has passed in the House but has not moved in the Senate, Josh Kurtz writes for Maryland Matter.
OPINION: SIGN END-OF-LIFE BILL: The editorial board of the Annapolis Capital is urging Gov. Larry Hogan to sign legislation End-of-Life legislation that seems headed for final approval in the General Assembly. He's wrestling with what to do should it reach his desk. And the General Assembly likely doesn't have enough votes to override his veto. However, as the legislature is the representative body of the people of Maryland, it appears the will of the people is to create this exit for those suffering as they near death.
UPDATE ON BILLS WE'VE TRACKED: Monday (March 18) marked "crossover day" in the Maryland General Assembly, the day bills must be sent to the opposite chamber in order to be guaranteed a hearing before the legislative session ends April 8. Diane Rey gives an update on 15 of the bills that Maryland Reporter has tracked this session.
'EMERGENCY' REST STOP VENDOR CONTRACT: The Board of Public Works has rejected an emergency contract for vending machines at the state's rest stops saying that a need for sodas and candy bars was not an emergency, only to learn that the contract was already in place and the board was being asked to approve it retroactively, Bryan Sears reports in the Daily Record.
DESPITE BAN, STATE GATEWAY FOR FRACKED GAS: For the past year, Maryland has been a global gateway for American natural gas extracted from the ground through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking — despite the state's ban on the controversial process within its own borders, reports Kevin Rector of the Sun. Fracked gas from Pennsylvania and other states is being piped to an export terminal at Cove Point on the Chesapeake Bay in Southern Maryland, then shipped around the world.
In a quiet pocket of Southern Maryland where beach bungalows line dirt roads to the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's booming natural gas industry has established an unlikely multibillion-dollar foothold, Kevin Rector of the Sun reports.
MO CO PUSHES BACK ON TOLL ROAD PLAN: Maryland's transportation secretary says without a proposed public-private partnership to add toll lanes to the Beltway and Interstate 270, $1.7 billion would be needed to make repairs on the roads — money the state doesn't have. But Montgomery County officials have urged Secretary Pete Rahn to reconsider the proposal, Dan Schere reports in Bethesda Beat.
GREEN, LIBERTARIAN PARTIES NO LONGER RECOGNIZED: Maryland voters registered as members of the Green and Libertarian parties may have received a letter in the mail stating their party is no longer recognized by the state. Lillian Reed of the Sun explains what happened and what voters need to know about it.
KEEPING PREAKNESS IN BALTIMORE: The "immediate goal" of Baltimore's lawsuit against the owners of Pimlico Race Course is to force them to negotiations over keeping the Preakness in the city, solicitor Andre Davis said Wednesday. Davis said "a resolution would be far preferable to full bore litigation" that seeks to block the Stronach Group from moving the race or using state bonds to pay for upgrades to Laurel Park, Yvonne Wenger of the Sun writes.
LAUREL 'SUPER TRACK' CONSTRUCTION COULD BEGIN IN FALL: Construction of a super track in Laurel could begin this October, with work on a "world-class" Bowie Training Center following, representatives for The Stronach Group told the Bowie City Council Monday evening, Rachael Pacella of the Annapolis Capital reports. Attorney Michael Johansen said if the funding legislation they're lobbying for in the General Assembly is successful, they could start construction inside the clubhouse at Laurel after the Maryland Million race on Oct. 19.
PUBLIC WANTS MORE OF CARROLL IN NEW 6th DISTRICT: Speakers at a local hearing Wednesday night supported a new proposed map of Maryland's Sixth Congressional District, but said they want more of Carroll County in it. About 25 people attended a hearing at Hagerstown Community College's Kepler Theater on the proposed map drawn up by an emergency nonpartisan commission, Dave McMillion reports in the Hagerstown Herald-Mail.
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An annual favourite, here's my Christmas post from a few years back — because it's important to say that understandably, it's a very stressful time for many people. Approach the holiday with caution and be kind to yourself!
Last Christmas was a peculiar affair for me.
For the first time in years I didn't head interstate. With some trepidation I asked my family for the year off to catch my breath and de-stress. I was given the nod without hesitation or fuss. Lovely.
I would relish catching up on some rest. I was looking forward to this strange Christmas and on balance, in the end it was fine. But, not as easy as I'd expected.
I planned to drive my family to the airport then on to the office. See the few of my counselling clients who themselves had yet to quit for the year and wind up the afternoon righteously with some last minute admin.
You're committed to the idea of a life with less stress.
And your lifestyle is evidence of that: you try for regular exercise, a decent amount of sleep and good nutrition. Work-life balance is a goal, and a bit of meditation, yoga or similar, is on your agenda.


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