Item number SCP-100 Object Class Euclid Special Containment Procedures SCP-100 is to have six guards patrolling the interior of the perimeter's fencing, and two guards dedicated to the monitoring of the interior and exterior of both warehouses and the residential building, with rotations to occur every three hours. Any unauthorized personnel found within SCP-100 are to be detained for questioning prior to amnestic administration and release. Three guards are to remain within the storefront of SCP-100, with rotations to occur every eight hours. The storefront-front entrance is to remain locked at all times, with keys provided to necessary personnel. Private property and no trespassing signed are to be posted on the front of the storefront to deter any drivers from stopping at SCP-100. Any constructs SCP-100-1 creates are to be removed from SCP-100 and melted down into slag, with the exception of SCP-100-2-A and SCP-100-2-B. Should SCP-100-1 become uncooperative, SCP-100-2-A and 2-B may be removed from SCP-100, until the time that SCP-100-1 becomes cooperative again. The largest of the two warehouses within SCP-100 have been converted into a basic research facility. All objects created by SCP-100-1, excluding SCP-100-2-A and SCP-100-2-B, may be used for research purposes. Testing on SCP-100-1 itself may only be conducted with written permission from the acting head researcher. Description SCP-100 is an abandoned scrapyard 80 km from ████, South Carolina, known as Jamaican Joe's Junkyard Jubilee. The scrapyard covers roughly 5,000 square meters of fenced-off land, consisting of two warehouses, a storefront, and a small residential building, as well as neglected land and land used for storage. SCP-100 holds roughly 1,500 vehicles, both pressed and un-pressed, as well as roughly 1,400 kg of separate scrap, estimated to be worth $5,000, or 3,870 pounds. SCP-100's anomalous effect manifests through SCP-100-1 and its constructs, including SCP-100-2-A and SCP-100-2-B. Many have lost when SCP-100-1 or one of its objects crossed the fence perimeter of SCP-100, remaining in this state until reintroduction. SCP-100-1 is an autonomous sapient humanoid construct, consisting mostly of copper piping, uninsulated copper wiring, and aluminum cans. SCP-100-1 lacks the ability for written or verbal communication, however, it possesses the ability to communicate using rudimentary sign language. SCP-100-1 is largely uninterested in conversation outside of sales, and information gathered from it has been limited. SCP-100-1 appears to possess skill and craftsmanship, demonstrating the ability to operate tools such as arc welders, drills, and power saws, as well as heavy machinery such as car compressors and forklifts. SCP-100-1 possesses the ability to create autonomous constructs similar to itself, using material available within SCP-100. SCP-100-1 tends to create four Pacific animals, iguanas, crocodiles, turtles, and flamingos. However, SCP-100-1 has been known to craft other species, such as domestic pets. To maintain compliance, SCP-100-1 has been allowed to keep two objects, labeled SCP-102-A and SCP-102-B. SCP-102-A and SCP-102-B are construct superficially-resilient insects, assumed to be created by SCP-100, as they have occupied SCP-100 since the initial discovery of SCP-100. The names Ramon and Beatrice are welded into the backs of SCP-102-A and SCP-102-B respectively. They appear to operate as both companions, as well as guards for SCP-100, as well as guards for SCP-100, as they patrol the perimeter of SCP-100, except during intervals of interaction with SCP-100-1. SCP-100-1 appears to follow a ritualistic schedule, repeating the same actions daily. From 0800 to 1500 hours, SCP-100-1 enters the storefront of SCP-100, seating itself behind a counter and attempting to bargain with any humans within the storefront. Occasionally, SCP-100-1 will return to the yard prematurely for reasons unknown. From 1500 hours to 1600 hours, SCP-100-1 interacts with SCP-102-A and SCP-102-B, communicating using big hand and arm gestures. Interaction tends to consist of grooming, repair, and activities resembling fetch and hide-and-seek. From 1600 to 2000 hours, SCP-100-1 performs various tasks, including taking stock of material within SCP-100, cleaning and maintaining tools and heavy machinery, and cleaning the interiors and exteriors of buildings present within SCP-100. From 2000 hours to midnight, SCP-100-1 performs what is assumed to be leisurely acts, ranging from creating new constructs, interacting with SCP-102-A and SCP-102-B, and patrolling SCP-100. From midnight to 0800 hours, SCP-100-1 enters the residential building, where it remains seated at a desk for the duration of this time. In the event that a human enters the storefront of SCP-100, during the interval of time SCP-100-1 is seated behind a counter, SCP-100-1 will attempt to bargain with them, using a variety of gestures to convey meaning. Ass attempts by SCP-100-1 are to self-scrap, figures of its own creation, or repair services. However, it has been known to purchase scrap. Despite SCP-100-1's inability to read, it possesses the ability to perform basic mathematics, as demonstrated by sales. Sales made by SCP-100-1 are typically met with some degree of unfairness. SCP-100-1 has been known to intentionally use faulty scales and contaminate scrap piled with cheaper metals, and it has demonstrated knowledge of the area of effect within SCP-100. As SCP-100-1 is sold construct repeatedly, despite the loss of autonomy when exiting SCP-100. Efforts to confront SCP-100-1 about this have been met with both distress and indifference, with referral to a sign posted on the wall reading No Refunds Mon, happening regardless of SCP-100-1's emotional response. SCP-100 was discovered on November 9, 1976, following reports of strange machines operating from within the scrapyard. These rumors were discredited as urban legends, and a Foundation agent was sent to SCP-100 to act as the landowner until containment was performed under the guise of a property sale. A wooden privacy fence was built along the former perimeter of SCP-100. One-way windows were installed in the storefront, and a highway now running through the nearby town of ████ redirects the majority of civilian traffic. Addendum 100-A Records show the property is owned by one Joseph Duvall, with the mailing address shared in the same name. All utility companies report building had stopped approximately three months before the discovery of SCP-100, which was found abandoned save for SCP-100-1, SCP-102-A, SCP-102-B, and several avian and canine figures presumed to be made by SCP-100-1. The initial sweep of the buildings revealed a residential building to be mostly bare, but the only sign of former occupants being a note found taped to the door of the storefront is the document 100-A. Incident 100-A On June 3, 2005, SCP-100-1 created a humanoid autonomous construct 10 cm in height. The first time SCP-100-1 has done so. Significant effort was put into this construct compared to others, with greater detail applied to the construct, including facial features and JJ welded it into the back of the construct, and stainless steel making up the majority of the construct. SCP-100-1 placed the construct on the counter of the storefront with the duration of the scheduled interval, both using vague gestures to seemingly communicate with one another. Following the confiscation of this construct, SCP-100-1 remained seated within the residential building of SCP-100 for a total of 10 days. Document 100-A The following is a copy of the note recovered upon discovery of SCP-100. Out to lunch, please see Assistant, JJ.


Hello everyone. Today I'm going to be showing this brain-based login demo and I'm not using I don't have the actual device I just have this this brainwave data that we've been training on using an SVM or creating an SVM from But I made this interface basically a web web-based interface for us to replay some of the data that we've Some of the brainwave data basically from from different people So what I have here just a really quick explanation first off a place to enter your username and the username is well, basically used to Help with the authentication process. So first off if we are using for example a multi-class SVM Then we're using a username to make sure that whatever we predict is actually Is actually what the username should be Right and in this in the one-class SVM. We're using the username to load the one-class model. So Really what we could do we could I was thinking about adding another example Where we're just using a multi-class SVM to log in as a user without Entering a username. You just detect who the user is based on their brainwave patterns and that actually works But in this case the username kind of acts as another layer Of check essentially so you have to know the username and you have to have the actual brainwave data With the one-class so let me let me just explain here right now this multi-class SVM I have two users one. I call G1 one. I'll call G2 t1 and This data was shared by the group I forget which folder it was in but I just renamed it to G1 and t1 basically And I have a bunch of training I basically combined all of the different brainwave data from both G1 and t1 and Made test sets and then I pulled out of those tests Sorry, I made training sets. I pulled out of the training sets These two test sets so basically smaller versions single instances Each of them are yeah, I'm just tests. Let me see if I can actually find an example of it What was it called so I'm looking at G1 G1 test scale so Yeah, I only have the scaled data here, but basically the scaled data looks like this so it's scaled between essentially negative one and one so we collected the data directly from the Emotive brainwave device then I put it in the kind of SVM format Then I scaled that data and then I trained the model On the multi-class model I combined the t1 data and the G1 data training data And I made basically t1 to return as a predicted value of one or predicts a class of one and G1 predicts a class of two So t1 predicts a class of one G1 predicts a class of two and then I have this these samples from G1 and t1 From basically the G data set and the t data set that were not included in the training data Okay, so with the multi-class SVM we're basically using the brainwave data to classify who this person who this user is And basically the way this works is you enter your username. So let's say the username is Meteor Okay, so I can just type in Meteor and then If you click on not train one then it uses the the brainwave data from one sample We basically one sample of brainwave data that was not included in the training data Okay, so whenever you click it the SVM is now classifying all of that data And then we'll eventually hopefully get some data out or Well, not data out. We will actually log in based on whatever is returned So it's gonna take a while you can see that it's working right now because it's currently doing the classification of all of this not train one data set, right? So Yeah, right now it does take a while So hopefully that will go Okay, yeah, so you say success logged in as user Meteor with brainwave data So we have the user media Meteor and we have the brainwave data. So we classified it properly So let's try that again if we do instead of Meteor right now I have two users Meteor and Roomba if I type in Roomba, sorry If I type in any any random name, it will just fail so if I type in Roomba and Then I click on let's say that one of the Meteor training sets Again, it's gonna take a while to to classify everything But instead of successfully logging in it will fail because the SVM especially for the multiclass actually performs really really well In terms of classifying the brainwave data that we have I should say that the brainwave data that I collected I focused on basically beta high and beta low and All of the the channels that we had so all of the basically beta high beta low on each channel and I just classified them all Okay, so we typed in Roomba. So we were trying with Roomba, but this training data was classified Using the SVM as Meteor, right? So basically we can say it's detected. Okay, so In this case, we're using the same model whether we're For it for basically every user. So every user Every user's information is added to the model and then we can classify the users using a single model Now, of course, if you have a lot of users, that's gonna be a Potentially a problem because I'm not sure how well an SVM would work if you were trying to classify, you know Thousands of people. So what I think we needed to use instead is a one-class SVM for each User and a one-class SVM Basically, I'm trying to say okay. Is this user Meteor? Yes or no Is this user Roomba? Yes or no, right? So one class we either get a class value of one, which means yes basically or negative one Which means no basically. Okay, so if I give Roomba's data or any other random data to the Meteor Model Then it should get a negative one, right? But if I give Meteor's data to a Meteor model, it should get a positive one, okay? And both of these are working. So again, if I do let's say let's change it up a little bit if I do Meteor user so Meteor user and I'm using the Roomba data Then that means that I'm gonna load the Meteor model and I'm gonna compare it or I'm gonna classify using Sorry, sorry if I type in Meteor Yes, then I'm going to load the Meteor model because it gets the The model from the username that you type in and then I'm gonna feed it Roomba data Right, so this is like the Roomba user putting on the headset, but they type in the Meteor username so if we try that and At first I had a little bit of problem classification Classifying with one class SVM's they just didn't really have very good performance. I Lowered the Sorry, that was my calendar. I lowered the The new value, okay, so here we we tried to log in as Meteor, but other data was detected So using the one class SVM I had not very good performance until I lowered the new value and then I started to get really good performance I'm basically once I do a bunch of classification over all the data. I start to Average the data. So that's it. I'm gonna push this to Github and we'll talk a little bit more about it in a second. Thanks


Good evening everyone I'm going to call this meeting to order the development review board for the city of Montpelier is now in session for this Monday October 21st 2019 my name is Daniel Richardson I serve as the chair the other members of the board for my right are Rob Goodwin have a little cuddle Michael Lizorchak mayor of the Crandall staff Kate McCarthy first item of business is approval of the agenda we have one item of business as far as applications are concerned 18 Marvin Street does anybody have any additions or amendments to the agenda as printed if not I'll take a motion to approve the agenda is printed so move motion by Kevin do I have a second second second by Rob all those in favor please raise your right hand we have an agenda there are no comments from the chair this evening other than I will make this sort of general observation and note which is that we are a five usually a seven member board we currently have a five members before you because of absences but the vote will still have to be four in favor to approve the application that doesn't change the threshold requirement for voting the applicant because of the less than full contingency of the board has of course the option to continue this to another evening if the applicant so wishes but I will simply note that in doing so that's really a single choice it's not a let me get the temperature of the board let me get a measurement of everyone's feelings it's a I would like to wait or I would like to go forward kind of question so I'll just simply note that that's there simply because we do not have the full contingency and but we do have plenty to review and we only need four to four to approve based on the normal seven-member membership so Mr. chairman clarify that point yes is it necessary for the applicant to make that decision about whether to continue before presenting evidence or can the applicant go through the process of presenting the project and then choose to continue what is the order of operations for that decision it can happen anytime before we close the record simply because we would but once we close the record and really take the matter under advisement or you know start to move into a motion then it's too late but up until then the applicant has the ability to do so and I simply offer that some applicants go forward and have no problem with five people some applicants wish that full contingency it certainly they're right and we've offered it before in the past but thanks for clarification first item of business is reviewing the minutes myself Kevin Kate and Rob so we have a foursome to review and approve the minutes to have a motion to approve the minutes or additions Mr. Chair I move approval of the minutes of October 7th as printed okay motion McCate to have a second second second by Rob all those in favor of approving the October 7th minutes as as drafted please raise your right hand if you're eligible all eligible voted in favor and the minutes are adopted first item of business is 18 Marvin Street Robert and Maria Proctor if the applicant is here please come forward to the table one sort of technical note be careful each of those little black rounded things are microphones so just watch where you put the maps otherwise we get a lot of feedback and what I'll have you do is before you start introducing some of those maps if you just state your name for the record okay sure okay and mr. Proctor I'm gonna put your under oath do you solemnly swear a firm that the evidence and testimony you're about to give for the matter under consideration should be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth under a pain some penalties perjury yes okay is anyone else here to be heard on this particular application and is likely to speak if you could just raise your hand here's what I'll do given I will put individuals under oaths when we hit take public comment or comment from adjoining neighbors after the primary application but don't speak until I have an opportunity to have your name on the record and then swear you in okay thanks so mr. Proctor go ahead and why don't you introduce this is the second round of the subdivision this is the second meeting and it was recommended by the board that we may want to stay by a microphone while you're talking sorry it's hard to multitask it was recommended by the board that we have an engineer look at the property to see if there was any problem at all with storm water coming off of it and we use Bernier engineering Don Marsh and he felt there are quite a few applications which would handle the problem and the one he thought might be best was to run it to a stormwater drain on the Turner's property which he didn't outline of this and at one point we thought that the easement to do that might be necessary before we do this but we were told that it's not really the right time to do it and until the project or whatever anybody's going to do on the property is decided when you say Tom you mean Tom McCartle the public works director so mr. Proctor if I understand correctly this engineering drawing is illustrating what looks like a catch a new catch basin new catch basin that would tie into an existing catch basin at the back of the Turner property yes I think believe it's eight feet into the Turner property there's a city storms okay and then there looks like another sewer line is that right going in or is that an existing one I think that's an existing one I don't that as far as it as far as I'm recall there was only one that was going to be so it indicates a new sewer line that would go to an existing manhole and so that would be more for waste sewer waste as opposed to storm water runoff no there's a stormwater catch that will go to a stormwater drain on their property but there were alternatives also but from speaking with Tom and Meredith and Dan it was said that the actual way of running the stormwater off should not be decided until there's an application to do something on the property itself and we know what kind of effect that will make whatever is being built or not being built right no I understand that's for the catch basin that's illustrated in this picture but just south of that there's what a line with an s's in between which usually indicates in my experience sewer sewer lines and it looks like it goes on to the Turner property to what's called an SMH which I understand to be a sewer manhole so I I just want to be clear and understand that this is proposing to put a septic sewer line across the Turner property as well to an existing town sewer manhole line is that correct I'm not sure if if that's correct or not the city said there was no problem running a sewer line and to it and I I don't remember Don telling me that there was a new sewer line can I I just I had an email from Don today so this might help a little bit because he references both the sewer in the stormwater connections there but that they're options and I can't remember if Tom's email said it exactly I mean there are there is a sewer line running down Marvin Street so a builder would have the option of having a pump system to pump storm line in Marvin Street it just would be more expensive potentially at least with the mechanics of it but there also isn't an actual easement signed for the Turner property yet but these are all options it's just you know they're all technically feasible it's what exactly a new owner or you know the proctors or some other developer would actually decide to do with this based on whether or not they could get an easement and it's it's a sort of a money question more than a technical feasibility the city told us that they can tie the regular sewer line into the line that runs from 18 Marvin Street which does not pump up to Marvin it actually goes back that way they said it's a big enough pipe to go to tie into that if they wanted to just to understand the scope of our role is to make sure that when this when and if this lot is subdivided that it can be developed safely and so what we're hearing is that there isn't only one way to handle sewer and there isn't only one way to handle stormwater there are multiple ways that's that the easement would be one option but if the easement doesn't pan out right there's something called a rain garden in the back that's possible there's pumping the water up there were don said there's even more options if we need to look at it depending on what is developed at some point all right thank you thank you so one other question that I had which was in regards to the there's an exhibit here in our packet that looks like it was presented and it's the city of Montpelier permanent easement for storm and sewer line that looks to illustrate the properties along Liberty Street that about Marvin Street the and there looks as if there's an easement going through the back of them this is I I just want to if you don't mind I added this in okay I added this in to help clarify Tom McCartle's comments because he references this permanent easement and if suddenly people started asking questions about it I wanted to make sure this was in here okay because the the permanent easement you know if somebody was like oh how far does the permanent easement go does you know can can the property actually reach to it without having to get a private easement or anything and they they would still have to get a private easement over the Turner property which on this older document is signified by the Richard Provost property okay because the easement doesn't run along the property right the easement doesn't run along the property line it's quite a ways in so I just I put it in here for clarification because Tom had referenced it right well that's helpful I that's actually predicting the questions that I was going to have as to I had the same questions so so just so we're we're clear that to do what Don Marsh has proposed is one option which is to run the lines the storm and sewer lines back to the permanent easement would require permission from the Turner's yes okay and that is not something you're presenting today as something you've already obtained no I was actually told by Meredith and Tom that at this point that shouldn't be something we bring to this meeting because it isn't pertinent to a subdivision well it yeah it was more along the lines of if you hadn't gotten it it wasn't it wasn't a huge issue because there are other options for dealing with the stormwater and the sewer so it wasn't necessary for tonight if you had it great if not then it wasn't it wasn't necessarily you know gonna be a huge red check against the application it would have been an issue if it was the one and only option yeah so and just to be clear we're talking about multiple options for both the stormwater runoff and to list a few there's the option number one that Don Marsh has laid out in this grenier engineering design but there's also the possibility of a rain garden there's also the possibility of pumping the water up or designing changing the the layout of the land is that the other possibility I don't know what he mentioned there are other possibilities also he wasn't really clear with me as to what those would be he said the best thing is to see what kind of thing is gonna go in there and then the sewer options would be as Don has laid out or bringing it up to Marvin Street at one of two points yes one might require a pump one might not exactly I'm not mistaken they also the city also said they could tie into the line we have there now now that would exactly be done but they said as long as it's over a five inch pipe that runs from the house on 18 Marvin Street now it's no problem to put another one on and that is a six inch pipe oh so to tie into your existing line so they would share one single line okay does anyone have any other questions about stormwater or sewer okay I'll note just sort of as a as a preliminary we reviewed this last time but a lot of the general standards as far as the setbacks size of the lot potential coverage all seem to have been met by this particular design which is we wouldn't have an issue with creating a building in the setback as the only possible place to put a building or that any building is likely to over be oversized on the lot as far as its percentage of coverage a lot of these sort of minor but important technical issues the next big issue was the actually the driveway so what is the proposal for the the driveway for this lot the proposal right now which we which we had a drawing done of is to share the driveway with 18 Marvin perhaps extend the cutback a little bit on on the street or not depending on the construction okay so it would be and I'm looking at well I think I'll go off of the engineering design that you showed but it shows a single driveway on 18 Marvin and then the other driveway would come off of of that run right next to it so is the current curb cut 22 feet wide and the recommendation of the staff is that that be narrowed actually by two feet to 2020 something about that I didn't know that was why that was that I did read that you have any objection to that being a condition that that be reduced and and the reason as I understand from Tom McCartles report is that 22 feet or anything wider than that is too much it's too big of an opening and the idea is to make you know you don't want too narrow of a driveway opening but the same time you don't want too wide sort of a parking lot entrance you know this is for right especially for a residential so what we're saying is just low close that in by two feet right we have no objection to that okay and there's a note that prior to construction obviously a final driveway design will need to be prepared and submitted yes because at this point we have no intention of doing right and the idea is that the asphalt curb line gutter and low-profile berm crossing the current driveway will be maintained as a design feature of the new expanded curve because of the topography of the land I mean I think that seems like in something you would want as well yeah any other questions on the parking the driveway entrance the parking itself it doesn't raise any issues the next effectively contested issue would be the utilities along and under our bylaws the there's a requirement that the applicant that shall design the subdivision to provide utility service teach lot not intended for conservation purposes and to locate them underground and less prevented by ledge or other physical conditions yes I spoke to the electric company about that okay and I believe they submitted a letter that we have there they have never done an underground utility in one failure this I believe is a fairly new law and hasn't and has come in recently and was but they said it is feasible of course the difference in cost would be actually there's a grant from the state I believe perhaps it was the city for putting a new electric where they grant you $500 so it would only cost about $100 to connect to the above ground things there they said to do the underground it's feasible to do it would be about $575 if I remember correctly but they don't actually run it underground you would have to get a private contractor to dig a trench four feet cover it with cement all the way around and you'd be looking at $5 to $10,000 but they said it's never been done in my opinion so they didn't really know too much about it well thought it was put in for new subdivisions somewhere and I'm looking at a picture of Marvin Street that's in our staff report that appears to be facing west looking with your your property your existing property on the right-hand side of the picture and the utilities are all located on the left side across the street so when they say locating under utilities underground they're talking about digging up the street as well including the going under or however the sewer and the stormwater lines that run along that street and water lines interfering with that and in your estimates are between $5 and $10,000 as opposed to do that it's opposed to $100 or $500 okay any further questions from the board I mean that that seems consistent with what we've found with other applications and you seem to make this less than feasible so let's talk about the landscaping and in the landscaping it says the applicant shall design a subdivision to maximize the preservation of existing mature vegetation provide additional landscaping which may be installed when the lots are subsequently developed as necessary to maintain and provide privacy both for adjoining property owners and between the lots within the subdivision to enhance the appearance of street frontage and shade trees and sidewalks maintain or establish vegetated buffers along waterways and other natural areas and utilize green stormwater infrastructure practices so from the pictures that have been submitted it looks as if the proposed site shows potential privacy fence and lilac bush located along lot two's property boundaries for screening from the immediate neighbors as well as the road what is your proposal for the landscaping for the landscaping I our proposal was to put the lilac trees up in the front to give privacy but depending on and privacy fence along the property running for approximately 40 feet on the on the when you're looking at the property on the right side there was a fence there and disrepair which we've taken down gonna put a new one up there but the final landscaping was dependent on what's being done there really so I mean there's lots of options for landscaping the back of the property has quite a few trees which wouldn't be touched and in the front it would just be something very accommodating to how it's going to be built is it the case when a building permit is applied for that landscaping is considered then as well to a degree but if it's a single family home the site plan regulations don't apply so what we've what what I think the board has done previously is just say that any future zoning permit application would need to include plans for meeting the landscaping and screening requirements of section 306 f12 and 4 I wouldn't I wouldn't want to lock you into five lilac bushes as much as I like lilac so you know you may want to have a front porch you may want to have front steps that kind of interface with the street and not hide yeah so yeah I mean we also may want something on the left excuse me you know where the driveways are give some privacy that depends on okay and this driveway plan is an option somebody else could purchase one parcel and not the other and have a different driveway plan it's possible so would you have an objection if we made a condition that you know the landscaping plan there would have to be a landscaping plan upon development of this lot such that you know all I think yeah anybody would want to do something and that this would have to meet our requirements and that we would we would need to review that yes or the administratively I think previously it's I don't think we've said that it has to come back before the DRB as long as you know if it gets to a question of whether or not it actually complies the zoning administrator should be sending it up here if they can't make that judgment call do you have a problem with no objection to okay so I will note that you know it does appear from the photographs and just to make sure these are accurate that the front of the property does not have a lot of trees right now appears to be not a lot there's I believe one tree and some smaller growth okay that most of the trees are in the back of the lot towards the larger trees are towards the rear and the Liberty Street lots that about yes all right so the next question is a character of the neighborhood and settlement pattern okay how is this a lot how are you proposing this lot to be marketed is is it residential or commercial or I think I think it would be residential I don't know I haven't even looked into whether commercials available that's not something that entered my mind I know that Kate last time mentioned this the imprint could be 2,500 square feet on that type of zoning it's not something that I have any plans to do or not do you know I don't I and I believe if I'm not mistaken you said also that it could be zone duplex or something else I'm not really sure what this it was a six thousand square foot college area and since I'm not really interested in developing in myself I didn't look into all the details of what could be done there so the six thousand feet you're referring to is that in this in this zoning district the minimum lot size is six thousand square feet you're proposing a lot that is that is larger yes and then the footprint of the building may be up to 2,500 square feet with a maximum height of 35 square of 35 feet and then all within the setbacks and everything with 50% coverage of the lot so there is a lot of flexibility I don't know off the top of my head of duplexes are allowed in this area it probably says right in here you can you can have up to two dwelling units on any parcel irrespective of density but you're looking to just market this as a piece of raw land that the person purchasing it would develop consistent with the zoning bylaws yes or if if in the future we decided to build a house on there we would certainly just go with a small even smaller than 2,500 square foot you know very private type of house if it was something we did but at this point we have no intention to do that you know I will note that this does create a logical rectangular lot you currently have an L-shaped lot that sits with a lot of frontage along Marvin Street and then dips back on this lot but is more shallow where your existing home is yes located and that at the end of this there'll be two roughly you know one's a little bit more trapezoidal in shape but logical rectangular lots and this is consistent with what the city has promoted as far as infill taking a lot that your current lot is well in excess of the minimum lot size of this and that as a result will be a second building lot to build in an existing neighborhood yes that if built in conformance with the zoning would effectively allow for greater density within this existing neighborhood yes I just also know I think I recall from the sketch plan hearing we had testimony that this was actually once two lots yes and so they essentially you're just maybe slightly reconfiguring that and I think it's almost the long exact same line it's what any further questions from the board mr. proctor any anything further that you wish to offer okay you'll you'll have an opportunity obviously if there's further questions at this point in time I think it makes sense to have any of the I have one more question just to clarify on the on the sewer so the connection you have two connections on Marvin Street as a possibility one going through the existing house lot the second would be going directly to Marvin and not crossing the existing house the house and then that there's actually a third rub they if they got an easement over the Turner land they could also go downhill all right yeah okay it doesn't appear that that was so for technical not speaking of what has been legally agreed to for technical reasons you know for DPWs possibilities and engineering possibilities those three separate engineering possibilities right and you know part of our job as subdivision is not necessarily to come in and scrutinize any particular easements that are necessary but you know the to take the applicant's representations and experts as this is a possibility so that you know if the subdivision was granted you know it could be it could be built upon but of course if if they choose not to it won't but that's a private legal matter as to those type of issues our goal mainly being not to grant a non-conforming lot or one that is likely to fail so and any further questions good so if anyone from the audience attendance wish to speak what I'd ask is that you go to the microphone introduce yourself I'll swear you in and then if you have questions if you have a statement we'll take them as they come good evening my name is Martha Smursky I live at 15 Marvin Street directly across the street property that's existing I wrote a letter on June 29th oh nice to her you in sorry do you solemnly swear affirm the testimony you're about to give for the matter under consideration she'll be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth under a pain some penalties of perjury yes thank you I wrote a letter on the 29th of June indicating my objection to the subdivision I had basically two concerns one being of the drainage issue another being a driveway issue the one thing that we haven't heard anything about here tonight is the slope of this property one of the things that I brought up in my original lead letter was the fact that this set the section that they're considering subdividing sits very far down below the street level here in order to actually build on that property I would assume that one would have to be bringing in a lot of fill as the board knows some other properties in this area have been built with Phil and they have not been successful I'm specifically thinking about one on Bingham Street where the Phil actually started to erode leaving the slab the slab that the house was built on hanging in the air in one area I have a lot of concerns about that it is a tight neighborhood and knowing that that that house would have to come up significantly in order to be accessible to the street is one of my concerns also this tonight we've heard about a shared driveway which is directly across from my property I'm not sure how that could work given the slope of the land we do have problems with drainage in our area it's extremely heavy clay and when it is heavy April weather we do have problems with water and I think that's important to note to thank you Mr. Proctor do you have any engineering things as he was looking for the storm water trick he said it's absolutely no problem to build on the flat area now I'm not an engineer but he's that's what he said there's no problems building there at all and depending on what you would build would depend on how you did the storm water right now there's there's nothing there for the storm water runoff and he didn't depending on what went in there might might affect it and it might not you know you would go along with it but as far as building he said there's a big flat area that's perfect okay so you and Mr. Marsh did not discuss Phil being a necessity not even for the sake of accessing it between getting out of your car or for functioning of the driveway or for movement of people between the driveway or the house itself we might which we have there now there are a few steps to go down to that area I mean that would be ultimately the decision of the person installing this if they if they chose to put in Phil or to race a little up that's what that's what I think you know and as I remember we said it is possible to even move the driveway if they wish to do it to a different location that's a possibility depending on what they do go ahead if you just state your name and elsewhere you're in a Michelle Braun I live at 21 Marvin Street Michelle raise your right hand you solemnly swear a firm that the evidence you're about to give for the matter under consideration shall be the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth under a panes of penalties of perjury yes very good please so I love the suggestion of moving the driveway to a different location Bob just made the driveway where it's proposed if it's shifted toward Bingham Street and widened it then as it's shown on that site plan then aligns exactly with my driveway which is not shown on the site plan but it's you know on the opposite side of the street we already have a hard time with people visiting 18 Marvin Street parking smack at the end of our driveway it makes it really hard to get in and out along is that along the public street that they do that yes okay yeah which you know if you put a driveway there maybe they would go in the driveway and they'd be less in the way but it seems like putting the driveway at the flatter side of the parcel would mean less conflict with our driveway and also just a more accessible space because it's flatter and I it sounds like Bob and mr. Marsh did not talk about Phil but Tom McCartle in his discussion of the driveway did say that in order to place it where it's proposed there would be Phil required right okay oh and rain garden keeps coming up I am of course a huge proponent of rain gardens but in that location in that soil it's not going to help the turners so I would go with one of the other solutions okay thank you can I ask a clarifying question so is is your idea that the proposed parcel would ultimately have its own driveway developed as opposed to a shared I want to ask what was about the witness testimony just now yeah yeah so when you said put it on the flat part instead do you mean give the new parcel it's very only driveway yes separate access okay a separate access at the more easterly side of the parcel okay and if we're talking about the a shared driveway option I just want to make sure I understand this we're talking about more intensive use of an existing driveway and so is that a stormwater issue or a intensive or a traffic issue traffic okay I mean your suggestion to move it to the flat doesn't have to do with stormwater or Phil it has to do with coming and going right it's traffic I mean honestly I think that adding Phil in this area and expanding the driveway this way would probably not be helpful in terms of stormwater impact to the house so maybe when somebody actually gets to the point of designing a house to go in here they would come to that conclusion but in terms of my personal interest it's traffic okay and is the traffic about cars turning out and cars turning in on a daily basis because once once the driveway is built and the cars are in yeah they're out of this they're out of the way they're out of the way yes so we're talking about what five or ten trips and going yeah okay well and I also understood to that so part of your concern was just the number of cars that plenty of space for visitors or right so that people wouldn't park in front of your driveway creating hardships for you right it's the other concern yeah I mean it's not the world's biggest hardship it's just makes it hard just a quick little reminder about the access this subdivision permit doesn't necessarily it doesn't grant like a zoning permit or anything for this particular driveway design an actual driveway construction permit would need to be required so there's options here as to how and this is not just for the board but also for right people visiting here and in attending today that you know this is again a a being able to show that there is a permittable driveway an access point it doesn't necessarily mean that this is what's going to happen for the driveway unless the board says this is what you must do that that would need to be developed as a plan an actual plan right that development of the site for a zoning permit and department of public work to emphasize that point that this proceeding this evening is for the subdivision it does not impact the design of the building over a building and any of the accessories such as a driveway and unless the board decides it doesn't right unless the board said so at so we're we're we're saying something's possible we're not designing it at the point when design of the driveway or a building on the lot begins to happen our neighbors notified at that time and have the opportunity to comment it's an administrative review I'm wondering straight of review they don't necessarily get that I mean there is the posses people people can come in and say hey we want to we want to be notified of anything that happens with S X property it's a little hard administratively to sure to keep that all up but there's a possibility just thinking and the board I mean the board can require that development on a property come through here but I'm not sure that this makes this is not the type of property that normally the board would yeah the board would do that with yeah I'm just trying to it's always easier to comment on the specific design that hypothetical exactly and that makes a better conversation for everybody so I'm just trying to identify where those conversation points could actually happen so kind of what you're saying I mean not that that I guess it's not written in gold you said it could come before the board but generally when someone does a zoning plan and tells you what they're going to build it's not in the same format we're using now we don't come sit before you not not for not for a single family home or even a two unit but that would be something that would just go administratively in most instances unless there's some other triggering factor however you know part of this process is to hear the comments of your neighbors and concerns and so that's a valuable process so you've you've heard testimony and concerns about you know what what a shared driveway will look like I'll know at the same time I mean our bylaws do encourage shared driveways it's not something you know it's not something where you must have a shared driveway but it's definitely encouraged as a you know as a general rule that said if it makes more sense to have a separate driveway for other reasons and other site specific conditions there's nothing in the bylaws that prevent that it's just in some ways to avoid you know I think in some ways we you know we recognize that every house needs a driveway we're not at the point of flying cars or trains yet and so every house has to have some sort of driveway access and what's the best way to do it to keep somewhat of a natural appearance natural being a somewhat loaded word but one that doesn't maybe avoids a cookie cutter Levittown look to the right to the street but as you were saying actually Tom recommended even bringing the curb cut in a little bit so I don't know that it would create you know I think part of the problem is is that we're talking in hypotheticals we're talking but I think your neighbors you know have expressed concerns one of the concerns is about Phil and you know the dangers of Phil that you know that that said there's Phil everywhere in the city you know being in a river valley we have a lot of lots that are built on Phil some hold well some do not some are done well and some are not you know obviously the problem is is when you bring in Phil you have to make sure it's a good quality and it's done right and erosion measures are taken so that the Phil does not suddenly wipe out and end up in the Turner's backyard or somewhere else and your house is now teetering you know those are all those are all concerns but those are more mechanical concerns than our larger zoning concerns and how that's done but obviously if it's something where you can avoid it you know those are those have been laid out there and it's it's in the interest of both you as the applicant as well as the neighbors to you know hear each other and listen to those concerns and understand where they come from anyone else wish to express either any sort of questions or issues good all right well with that does the board have any other follow-up questions how do we wish to proceed we have two options one is to close the record and take a vote now or we can move into deliberative session which would also be closing the record but would give us an opportunity to talk through some of the conditions and issues that have been raised by this application as well as any of the comments and feedback that we've received for this process just to chair I would propose that we close the record and move to deliberative session so that we can be very specific and succinct in our evaluation of the evidence submitted and that we can respond adequately to the issues that have been raised tonight I'll take that as a motion Kevin do I have a second second I've second by Kate any further discussion hearing none all those in favor of closing the record and moving it into deliberative session please raise your right hand all right the record is closed we're going to move into deliberate session we're going to review the evidence what will happen is we'll issue a decision after this deliberative session not tonight so don't stick you don't please don't stick around you have better things to do with your evening but there will be a written decision that will be issued and we'll reflect our considerations so thank you all very much for participating and have a good evening thank you so back to the agenda there are no other applications I'll just simply make a note of other business before we go into the deliberative session that our next meeting date is November 4th 2019 and it will be at 7 p.m. that's the first Monday in November any other business yes I'd like to mention once again for our friends in TV land that we would love to have you join us here in person as part of this board we're seeking an alternate as well as a permanent member so there are two positions open please apply thank you good plug thanks thank you thank you thank you very much all right with that we'll move into a deliberative session as the motion has requested thank you very much


Did you know that Wonder Woman was into bondage, that she once voluntarily gave up her powers, that she ran for president? Here are a few fun facts about Wonder Woman to celebrate her long overdue feature film debut. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston. He was an interesting cat, a psychologist, a writer, an inventor, a feminist, and he was a BDSM enthusiast. Kinky. Or is it? His perspective was that Wonder Woman had to be bound so that she could escape as a kind of symbolic emancipation. What's more, the early Wonder Woman comics drawn by Harry G. Peter are filled with bondage imagery, which was gaining visibility at the time. We think it's fascinating that his progressive views became an instrumental part of Diana's ongoing persona and her weaponry. Like her creator, Diana Prince is no stranger to controversy. She's been called out for everything from her revealing uniform to her short-lived status as UN ambassador. But one of the most hot button eras in her life has to be the early 1970s when she was stripped of her powers and her weapons. Believe it or not, comic book creators Dennis O'Neill and Mike Sakowski's intentions were good. They wanted to usher in a new era for Wonder Woman, one that could inspire independence, feminist pride, and ambition, embracing her identity as Diana Prince, boutique owner, martial artist, and super spy. This iteration of Diana was strong, intelligent, adventurous, and sharply dressed, but the negative feedback from fans all over the world on this new direction snowballed. Gloria Steinem herself denounced this new powerless Wonder Woman, claiming that the superheroine was now anti-feminist, the exact opposite reaction the two comic book creators were hoping for. This evolution of the iconic superhero was short-lived, and soon enough, Wonder Woman returned to her former demi-goddess self. In 1943, Wonder Woman ran for president of the United States against her love interest, Steve. She lost the race, but her identity as feminist icon remains. When Marston first created Wonder Woman, his goal was to build an icon for little girls. Wonder Woman got a big boost when she appeared on the first cover of the feminist magazine, Ms. The magazine's headline, Wonder Woman for President, was in many ways a callback to Marston's original rendering of the character, and a direct reaction to the treatment Wonder Woman was getting in the comics at the time. Did you know that for one brief not-so-shining moment in pop culture, Ms. Adrienne Pallicki also donned the wristbands and crowned to play the Amazonian princess? The David E. Kelly-written pilot never aired, though. Uproxx TV critic Alan Sepinwall even described it as embarrassing. It was all I had feared and more. Thankfully, we can report with confidence that Wonder Woman the film is an achievement and could be the best in this latest crop of DCU movies. But don't take my word for it. Let us know your reactions to the film in the comments below, and keep coming back to HitFix on Uproxx.


Welcome to In the World of Winooski. I'm Mayor Christine Lott, and today I'm joined by the Executive Director of Downtown Winooski, Meredith Bay-Tayek. Welcome, Meredith. Thank you so much for having me, Christine. I'm so glad to be in the studio with you, recording this episode. We have a lot of fun stuff to share today. Yeah, for those who don't know, Downtown Winooski is a nonprofit organization that supports our entire business community in Winooski, supports some of the events that we have in the city, and just does a lot for our economic development. Also, having Downtown Winooski in our city allows us to access grant funding from the state, so it helps support our tax finances as well. And so, Meredith is here to tell us a little bit about the organization and some really exciting things coming up, specifically Halloween in Winooski. Yes, now that the weather's getting a little bit cooler, we're immediately thinking pumpkins. So, Downtown Winooski, that was a wonderful introduction. We do a lot of like visible things in the city. Winooski Wednesdays, the Winooski Farmers Market, working one-on-one in groups with a small business community. And we do a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff too, especially this past year, during the pandemic, it drew into sharp relief that the technical assistance and the communication that we provide and the networking was invaluable. So, we feel really, really glad to be in Winooski. We, like you said, it's a legal reason. We have to have a downtown organization, but I think that we do above and beyond what's necessary, and we really want to support the entire city and make sure that, like you said, that cultural and economic vitality is there. Obviously, we're not the only ones working towards that, but we're really proud of our contributions. Yeah, we really, the city, our staff, enjoy working with your organization as well. And I know last year I heard from some of our local business owners how supported they felt. So, really appreciate the work that you were able to provide there and want any business owner in Winooski to know that they can come to you for support. Yes, absolutely. I think we do our best to do outreach one-on-one to people and make sure that they know that we're there and that we can help them. But there is still, our name is Downtown Winooski, so it's a little bit confusing, but we serve the entire city corner to corner and we really hope to bring everyone together and build a really strong network of small businesses and community members and community organizations because we're all working towards the same goal, right? We're all working to make sure that Winooski is successful and that we have a vibrant and supported community. Awesome, so tell us what you have coming up down the pipe. Yeah, so we just wrapped up an amazing summer. I hope that you had a chance to come out to some of our concerts or come over to the farmer's market, which does go until October 10th. We used to have a chance if you haven't been, but we are zeroed in on Halloween this year. This is a time-honored and beloved event in Winooski. It really brings so much of the percentage of the population of Winooski more than any other event because it really is welcoming and inclusive and as much as if you haven't seen it, you might think, okay, pumpkin's in display, but it is just stunning and the feeling of community and camaraderie is totally unmatched and so we're so glad to be a part of this event. It has been handed down to us from other community organizations and we partner heavily with the city staff on this event and last year in 2020, we had to cut back, of course we did. We had to pare down and make sure that our community was safe, but I think that we did it in a way that still preserved the heart of the event and we still had our thousand pumpkin and jack-o'-lanterns on display and we had a few other activities that were safe and this year, I think we know how to do, even though we're still dealing with a pandemic, we know how to keep our community safe and ramp it up a little bit this year so we're really excited to be offering music and activities in addition to the pumpkin display this year so we are really excited. What can we expect for activities this year? So we are working with an amazing group of volunteers although we still need more so please reach out if you're interested. We are working to have activities for children in crafts every day, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will be the majority of the vendors and activities in Rotary Park but we're also activating little pop-ups around the circle at different businesses so depending on how a business wants to get involved they may have a little pop-up outside so people can explore around. I think that that's something that people really have enjoyed in the past and so again, we're just sort of dialing it up a little bit. We're taking in a beloved event that is wonderful, obviously even if it's pared down like it was last year and just creating a little bit more of a party atmosphere. We're all out here to get together as a community and like I said, we kind of know how to do things safely. We know how to maintain social distancing and use masks and use other safety measures to make sure that we can still host this event and we don't have to keep stripping things away but we can do it in a safe and inclusive way. Can you tell us, so the pumpkin display is obviously the biggest, the centerpiece, can you tell us a little bit about how that's gonna be managed this year? Yeah, so we kind of have to manage it in the same way it always has because there is a certain amount of that logistics that just have to stay in place. So we're working heavily with city staff and the Rexon Park Department to make sure that we can secure the pumpkins from local farmers and we already have those relationships built which is great and also we'll go and get those pumpkins and then we'll have a couple of different ways that people can help actually carve them. So we'll have the traditional big carving weekend at the senior center and just like everything else we're kind of turning the dial up a little bit with that. We're having some other kids activities and some other little special surprises that I'm not gonna divulge now but just some more things to show the volunteers that we really appreciate them and just to make it a little bit more of a holiday atmosphere. We're here to come together and celebrate community. So again, because we kind of know what we're doing when it comes to keeping people safe because of the pandemic, I think that we're feeling really comfortable that we can host these in-person events to support the Halloween. So we will have that carving event but we're also gonna keep the pickup and takeaway and bring back carving situation that we had last year. It was wildly successful. People brought all the pumpkins back that they picked up. They carved them beautifully. They had more time to do that. We were so impressed with that and then it gives people that aren't able to come to the in-person event or maybe they're not comfortable with it to do it on their own time. And we saw that from individuals, from businesses, from organizations. And so we're really happy to be offering that option as well. I actually last year was able to organize a family carving time. That's great. Which in the past have never been able to get everyone together for the Saturday session. So it's wonderful to have those multiple options. Yeah, absolutely. We obviously took that chance last year and the team at the city really took control of the logistics of that. And we did it because it was out of necessity. We needed to make sure there was a safe option. And then when it became so successful and so like you said, people were actually able to do things with their family. We thought, we're not, why get rid of that? You know, it works. It's like hybrid. It's a hybrid, exactly. So I kind of feel like that's truth for everything right now is we're all just in a hybrid, right? We're taking what worked in 2020 and in early 2021 and then we're adding in-person events where possible. And so that will be a huge undertaking. Every year it's a huge undertaking. We will need people to carve the tops off the pumpkins, get all of the insides out and also carve beautiful pumpkins for the display. And then we'll cart them over to the Rotary Park on Friday. So we'll need a ton of power and volunteer help for that as well. Setting up 1,000 pumpkins is no easy feat. But it is a really fun event. It's one of those things where, again, if you haven't volunteered for it before, it may not sound exciting. It might sound like, oh, this is something that would be a good thing to do for my community. But it's really fun and we always have a great time with it. And then we have a couple of other volunteer positions too, people that can light the candles at dusk and then continue lighting them throughout the night. And we're really hoping to have the candles lit Friday, Saturday and Sunday because Sunday is the 31st, which is officially Halloween, which is really fun. We don't have that beautiful three-day spread every year. So we're really excited to take advantage of that. It's a solid Halloween weekend. Solid Halloween weekend. Are there, how many volunteers are you looking for this year? So we would love as many people as possible to help with the carving because like you said, there's so many options. You can come, we're actually going to be organizing the in-person carving at the senior center a little bit differently where people actually sign up for a time slot to make sure that we're spreading things out a little bit more, both because of the pandemic and because it's just gonna be more effective to carve all those pumpkins. And then like we said, we have the pickup and kind of take away and bring back option as well. So we will need as many people as possible for the carving. And then for the actual days of the event, we'll need about 10 to 15 people every day to help just kind of with the logistics of it. We also have crossing guard needs. Rotary Park is such an amazing place to have an event, but there's traffic. So we wanna make sure that families and anyone who's attending, especially as the sun goes down, we wanna make sure that everyone feels really safe and supported. So we will need people who are willing to don the very fashionable high visibility vests and there is a cool flashlight also. So I mean, that's a cool volunteer job. So we will need those people also to help with crossing guards. And then there's other kind of events that are going on like we said, little pop up things that we'll need help with. So we do have a list of volunteers that's getting larger by the day and people are basically saying, I wanna help with marketing because I'm not gonna be there that weekend or I'll help with promotion or I really wanna carve and I wanna help with the logistics or I'm there to light candles. We have return vendors or excuse me, not vendors volunteers who are very excited to take up their old positions, their old jobs. They know what it entails to light the pumpkins. They know what the crossing guard position is and they're willing to come back but we still have a gap to fill. So if you have the desire to help out, please email info at downtownwanuski.org or you can reach out to volunteer at winuskivt.gov. And some of these options you can do, they're pretty short shifts, right? They are. You're not doing a full night. No, you're looking at about 30 minutes usually for these, especially for a crossing guard position or even for lighting the candles or even coming by and doing 30, 45 minutes of helping us set up the pumpkins with a lot of many hands, make sure it works. So the more people we can have, the more we can get done quickly and then everyone can go and enjoy the festivities themselves. It is a really good opportunity to do some volunteerism, to give back to your community. We've always seen pretty good participation in this event from when it used to be organized by residents in the season's greetings group. And now you all have carried the torch with the city here. Really look forward to seeing just an array of folks from Winooski at this event. Yeah, absolutely. I will say, when it comes to attendance at this event, we, like I said, we see a huge percentage of the Winooski population attend, but we also attract a lot of people from all over the area. And that's one thing that we're hoping to even increase and even increase the population of Winooski that's coming. So one kind of volunteer area that we haven't discussed is just people that are willing to lend their voices to the table come and help us with planning and logistics because we wanna make sure this is a really inclusive event. We know that sweet treats are a huge part of Halloween, but there are people with food allergies or with other sensory needs that we wanna honor as well. So we would love to make sure that we're being as inclusive as possible. So that's another volunteer position that's maybe not even heavy lifting, but it's heavy lifting in terms of making sure this event is really open and welcoming to all. And helping you see if there's any blind spots in the planning. Which I'm sure there are. We can only do so much and we try hard, but we can see only through the lens of our experience sometimes. Are there any other details you'd like to share? I do wanna just have a shout out to our lead volunteers. Sue Egan and Laura Wade have been incredible kind of gathering information and coming up with ideas to figure out how to enhance this already beloved event. So I just wanna say thank you to them and to everyone who has helped on the downtown Winooski board and on the city side. It is really all hands on deck situation with Halloween. And so I just wanted to make sure that we have a quick shout out to them because it's certainly not just me that's doing this work at all. We actually have a pretty strong sense of civic engagement in volunteers in Winooski. It's one of the things I love about our city. Yeah. And being able to see it come out several times a year is wonderful. Exactly. The other area that I just wanted to plug is fundraising. This event does take a lot of people power, but it also takes fun. So if anyone is also interested in fundraising, we have some kind of fun ideas that are coming up this year. In the past, we've run an adopt a pumpkin campaign where residents or even someone who used to live in Winooski and wants to give back can donate a nominal amount, $1, $5, $50, whatever they're able to afford. And that will directly go towards paying for the pumpkins and paying for the other activities that we have going on. And so we're still, we have brought on some incredible local sponsors and some incredible local partners, but we're always looking for funding ideas and we certainly welcome any community input there.  It's operating revenue. The city does provide some funding to your organization, but there are also gaps there that you need to fill through these events. Absolutely, yeah. And a lot of times it covers just the event. I think something that people may not realize because we are such a vibrant city. We have so much going on all the time. Compared to other cities, our size and compared to other cities that serve the populations that we serve, we're really scrappy. We're really, we do a lot with a small budget. And so certainly we will do the most. We're committed to this event no matter what because this is so important to the community. But the more that we can fundraise and the more that we can support this event, the more that we can continue to amp it up this year and in future years. Right, and potentially have additional community events someday in the future. Absolutely, yes. So anything else that you wanna tell us about Downtown Winooski? Yes, I wanna say that we are always sharing what our small business community and our partner organizations and other community members are doing. And so if you follow us on social media at Downtown Winooski on Instagram and Facebook, we also have an e-newsletter that you can sign up for that we share a lot of great information. I'd highly recommend doing that. We actually have a lot of people that are informed through those channels because we do have a lot of smaller events that aren't Downtown Winooski. Maybe it's a restaurant or a retailer that's offering something special. And so there's always something going on. There's always something around the corner. So I highly recommend looking at that. And then I would also say checking out our website and making sure that you kind of know what's going on and we share a lot of great info there. So that's my shameless plug. Well, thank you so much for coming in this evening to tell us a little bit about what we can expect this year. Thank you in the organization, the board, the business owners for continuing to help keep Winooski thriving and to all of the volunteers who help keep this afloat as well. We're really excited. Looking forward to Halloween in Winooski 2021. Yeah. 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Adam, I filmed this more minutes earlier so I could talk to you from the future to let you know you have a new mission, to rank all five Mission Impossible films from worst to best. Do you accept? Thanks, Adam. Of course I do. Let's get started. Every Mission Impossible movie has its own feel to it, yet they all retain that same level of polish you come to expect from the franchise. Mission Impossible 2 is a giant departure from the first. Instead of continuing the spy games and complicated espionage, Ethan Hunt is thrown into a much more action-oriented picture. This time the picture is directed by John just like the white-winged dove, Woo. I like it from an action standpoint, but it's really silly and it's by far the least attractive of the movies. Although Tom's hair is a true tour de force, it could shelter a small Indonesian village with its warmth. It's the least Mission Impossible-ly of the lot focusing more on Tom Cruise as a one-man army and less on the team aspect. Tom only has a 90s vibe to it from the shades to the bro music like Metallica and Limp Biscuit. Not sure if that's a bad thing, but it's definitely 90s. It's been many moons, which Tom owns property on, since I've seen the original Mission Impossible and I'd like to go back and re-watch, see if it still holds up. I remember being pleasantly surprised in the theaters. A lot of twists and turns and some really cool mask trickery that would become one of the many staples of the franchise. It's a more methodical, slower paced film featuring the cat and mouse type of situations and less on the gun play. There are always some immemorable high scenes and the original has an instant classic where Cruise hangs upside down in a white room with a single computer. And that final sequence where a helicopter goes toe-to-toe with a train in a tunnel reminds me of why I go to the theaters. I'll never look at gum the same way again. Red light! Green light! Acting! Red Bird takes a break from directing amazing animations such as The Incredible to try his hand at live action. Mission accomplished. MI4 takes the perfectly balanced ideas from 3 and runs with them. A great team has been established with Ving Rames following Cruise through all five films. Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner are great additions, but there's a weak villain at play here. Fortunately for us, the spectacle is out in full force. Sandstorm shootouts, a prison escape, and an epic building side stunt keep things entertaining. The camera's all over the place, moving fluently in and out of buildings, much like a bird, you could say, a Brad Bird. Yeah, we're doing this. Making it more impressive is Tom Cruise's dedication to the stunt work, doing most of him on his own to get the best picture possible, the best sequence money can buy. From the moment the film fires up, I'm grinning from ear to ear. That's right, I have a Joker-sized grin. It's quite disturbing. There's a level of sheer excitement with this franchise. A series that at first struggled to find its tone, now executes a new chapter with ease. All the key players are brought back and some new recruits have been thrown into the mix, like Alec Baldwin is the head of the CIA. And I'm pretty sure I'm in love with Rebecca Ferguson, who goes toe-to-toe with Cruise in most scenes, keeping up with him, sometimes even surpassing him. Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves, but she definitely keeps up. She's got the run down pat.  Ferguson, look it up and then show yourself out because you're fired. Your incompetence never ceases to amaze me and disappoint me. The stunts are once more amped up with the Prince of Scientology hanging from a cargo plane and holding his breath underwater for long periods of time. He's most likely going to have to fight about three sharks, gut one of them, climb inside to take refuge for a night underwater. I see no other way he's going to top himself in MI6. Who does one turn to when you need to revitalize a stagnant franchise in JJ We Trust? This isn't necessarily better in terms of action and spectacle, although there is plenty of it here. What really sets it apart from the others is the villain played by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. The scenes between Hoffman and Cruise are a blast to watch, both competing to try and overact one another while the audience wins by merely witnessing. My favorite scene in the entire MI franchise is when Tom Cruise gets thrown into a car from a shockwave of a nearby explosion. He then proceeds to get up, take an assault rifle, and shoot down the drone that was going after him. The sequence is total nonsense and 100% Hollywood awesome. The film set the stage for future MI flicks in terms of scope, direction, and pacing. Perfectly blending heists, mystery, and action. From here on out, it's all gold. I was like cracking an egg and mixing it. A couple years ago I feuded the Mission Impossible franchise versus the Die Hard franchise, and I went with Die Hard. I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong, I can be a bigger person, very rarely, but once in a while, and I was dead wrong when it came to that. While Mission Impossible continues to remain as polished as ever, upping itself at all turns, Die Hard forgets what made it great, and it continues on that downward slope to mediocrity. Well, the last one was full on terrible, but that's for another time.  If not, well, this is more than just reviews. This is movie feuds. It's a poker term, down pat, good. I'm surprised you even had a look that up, considering your thousands of dollars gambling debts.


When you think about gut health, you probably think about what goes in your mouth and what comes out the other side of your body. But what you may not know is that the status of your gut health influences other factors in your overall health, like your immune system, your mood, including rates of anxiety or depression, as well as overall your cognitive function. So before we jump in, remember that what TCM doctors have said for thousands of years that the road to health is paved with good intestines. Hey guys, I'm Dr. Alex Hein, author of the health book, Master of the Day and Doctor of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. So before we jump in here, I've put together two very important links for you right below this video. The first is for a free guide for daily rituals that could potentially help you add years to your life with traditional Chinese medicine. And the second is if you'd like to become a patient of mine locally in Los Angeles or virtually via telemedicine, you can reach out to my private practice and clinic right below this video. So before we jump into the traditional Chinese medicine point of view of the gut and health connection or the gut and mental status connection, what is the hardcore clinical research say? So check out this paper here. This paper is called Gut Microbiome and Depression. How microbes affect the way that we think. Now in particular, check out this one line that said that patients diagnosed with mental conditions including depression have demonstrated gut microbiome dysbiosis. So there's actual microbiome changes in the gut that are correlated with certain mental status changes like depression and even anxiety too. So that's shocking if you think about it because what that means is that what you eat every day potentially moves your body in one direction or the other. Less anxiety, less depression or more. So shocking. You don't think about that when you're eating that cheeseburger, right? But check out this. In depression, there's also dysregulation of the neuroendocrine and neuroimmune pathways. For example, more than 20% of inflammatory bowel disease patients have sleep disturbances and depressed behaviors. Now the association between your gut bacteria and mental status is so strong that recent research and recent studies are finding that fecal transplants where you take the feces of a person who doesn't have depression let's say and they transplant them into someone who suffers from it can actually improve the symptoms of depression. So weird but true and shocking that swapping bacteria can make that big of a difference mentally for people. Now how does traditional Chinese medicine treat mood? Because I practice clinically, I see anxiety and depression all day long. But what's fascinating is that going back to one of the famous schools of traditional Chinese medicine led by the founder, a guy named Li Dongyuan. Now Li Dongyuan was a famous physician who had actually come up with what became the spleen and stomach school. And he believed that by treating the spleen and stomach that digestive system, these two organs in particular, that was the way for people to generate lots of chi and blood, which is basically the resources for good health and for longevity. Now Li Dongyuan was also known as Li Gao. He lived from about 1180 to 1251 and he began his medical studies under one of the most famous physicians in the Hubei province, Zhang Yuansu. Now it was during his studies that he began to develop his thesis that the etiology of most diseases was a result of injury to the digestive system. And the principal organs of the digestive system from a Chinese medical model are the stomach and spleen slash pancreas. Now these are responsible for taking food and drink and transforming them into energy or chi for the body's core functions. Now Li Dongyuan's famous formulas primarily focus on digestive function as opposed to all the other myriad functions in the body. And that became his claim to fame 800 years ago. Now the second thing is that the herbs and the formulas that we use to treat, let's say anxiety or depression or mood disorders or just fatigue, not only work on the digestive system but they also work on the microbiome. So a famous modern formula called Liu Junzitang which is six gentlemen decoction has an herb, ginseng, which we've talked about in other videos has potent compounds called ginsensides. Now they've been documented to have a profound effect on depression for example. But what's fascinating is that these ginsensides not only this plant, Renshen, the ginseng plant but also the formula that it's in is primarily a digestive formula for people with what we call spleen sheet efficiency, bloating, loose stools, lack of appetite, pale face, that kind of thing. But what's amazing is that it's very, very profoundly effective for anxiety and depression if the person fits that specific pattern. So check this out. This particular paper talking about herbal antidepressants is called traditional Chinese medicine in depression treatment from molecules to systems. Herbal antidepressants and their acting targets in the pathological systems in the brain such as monoamine neurotransmissions, hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis, HPA axis we've talked about here before or neurotrophic factor, brain derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF, right? So often ginseng, the ginsensides within the ginseng root are working on these pathways as a mechanism of action to treat, for example, mood disorders. But what's fascinating, we mostly use ginseng for GI issues. So in TCM, a lot of these formulas treat a pattern. And for example, a pattern can include GI issues and agitation or GI issues and sadness or GI issues and anxiety, most commonly. So that's an interesting link between TCM formulas for GI health and the microbiome as well as how they affect your mood. Before you guys go, check out these other related videos here and don't forget to check out the link below for that free download.


Contract laborers, their wages were not paid by the BSNL management. Our five contract laborers working in West Bengal, they have committed suicide due to the non-payment of wages also. We demand the government has to pay the legitimate right of wages to the contract laborers. In BSNL, 120,000 contract laborers are working throughout the country. In Tamil Nadu, around 6,000 employees contract laborers are working. Their families are starving now. For example, they are not able to pay their house rents, they are not able to pay their children's fees. This way of lifestyle is leading to committing of suicides. Modi government as well as BSNL management should immediately turn up to settle these issues. If not, the trade unions will go on further course of agitations. We are going to work as a contract laborer. We are working in the office, cleaning and other workplaces. We are also working in the ladies' and women's workplaces. We have not been able to pay our wages for the last 10 months. We are standing here in Tirupur. It is very difficult to pay our wages. It is very difficult to pay our wages. It is not possible to pay our wages for the last 11 months. It is very difficult. We have to pay our wages to the children. The BSNL is an essential service in India. In the last 20 years, in this telecommunication, private parties are allowed to enter. And they are being encouraged by the government by giving loans, by giving spectrums, by giving mobile phones at the first instance like that. Reliance at L'Arcel, such as those private parties have been encouraged by the government, both the Congress government and the BJP government. Now, the Reliance Geo, owned by the Reliance Ambani, is being, by all means, encouraged is by all means, give all the consensus, everything is being given to Reliance. In the last some years, Reliance is paying to BJP. Reliance is giving money to BJP for election and other purposes. Now, after coming to power, BJP is giving back to the Reliance Ambani a lot of money. That is called crony capitalism that is in full swing in India. In the last few years, in the last few years, since the BSNL, 80,000 members of the government, who are working in the space of the government, have established an outsourcing system that is being powered by the new iron company. There is a outsourcing system being powered by this new iron company. In the Labour contract, members of the company, who have worked in the labour contract, They will be protected by the social security, the EPF, the ESI, the bonus, the graduate, etc. They will not be protected by any social security. All these things are being done here. This is the next struggle. Look at the CMD world in Delhi. It is a struggle. For that, we have been going through many struggles. There have been many struggles in the past. We have been doing all this in Chennai. We have also been going to the court to file a case for the salary. We are now getting a 30% salary. People are asking how you work, where you work, where you don't have a salary. We can't go anywhere. How will you get our salary? We will not give you hands. We will win. We will do the job we are doing. We will get our salary. We have conducted numerous struggles at district level and state level. But this administration is only interested to retrench the regular employees through VRS and to downsize the numbers of contract labourers. Even these demands are not settled. The next form of struggle is to be conducted in Delhi, in the parliament streets to demand the immediate settlements of the contract labourers.


going on, everyone. Sam here with latent sports cards, ribbon 22, 23, Penin, Donner, Salete, basketball hobby, four box break, number 11. Pick your team style, gonna read off a list of our names and our teams. Alvin S, Pelicans, Jazz, Anthony M, Bulls, Magic, Austin P, Nick Sons, Chiakai L, Nuggets, Didier M, Hornets, Felix N, Nets, Kings and Wizards, Francis N, Cabs, Hank B, Pacers, Jordan C, Bucks, Jose V, Hawks, Kevin C, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Lursak Y, Mabs, Low Y, with the Spurs, Michael H. Pistons, Morgan L. Raptors, No G, with the Lakers, Patrick G. Rockets, Payton H. Thunder, Fong N, Warriors, Ralph P. Celtics, Robert P. Blazers, Steve B. Clippers and Sixers, Tyler S. Heats. Good luck here, everybody. 11 is done, we are on to looking to sell out. Number 12, now everybody here is your link. Grab your teams, they are on sale. Chi-Washington, going to the Rockets, class of 22. Nice one there. Orange, Ogie and Nunnaby, Trey Young. And we'll just fly through the base, stop on our inserts obviously and our numbered and hits and such. Orange, Denny of Dia, Jeremy So-Chan, Rookie, Pascal Siakum, Power Formulas. Spellbound Ant-Man, Orange for the Timberwolves. Cade on the Power Formulas, Bloot 2.99 for the Pistons. And guys, grab your teams that is a PYT. Teams are on sale in number 12. Blue, Io, DeSunmu. Thank you, Joe, taking the magic in 12. Appreciate you, buddy. Joe M. Thank you, Joe. Donovan Mitchell, Power Formulas. Luca, Star Status. Full Throttle, Lamello. Get Rudy Gobert, 273. Stifle Tower. Bob McAdoo, Turn of the Century Auto for the Knicks. Nice one there, Hall of Famer. Big polls in number 12. Let's do it, Micah. Or Joe, I should say. Joe M. Let's do it, Joe. See a big, big palo for you, buddy. Orange, Anthony Melton. Bellbound, LeBron. Orange, DeAndre Aitin. Jaden Hardy for the Mavs. Number 12 is down to 13 to go, everybody. 13 to go. Teams on sale as well. There's Yannis, Glass Masters. Bellbound, Luca. Orange, Power Formulas, Steph. Lenticular Bad Boys, oh yeah. Star Status, Jason Tatum. There's a Gold Lamello, 8 of 10. Nice one there for the Hornets. 8 of 10, Lamello Ball. Very cool. That is David Roddy. Rookie Yearbook, Auto for the Grizzlies. Nice one there, Class of 22. David Roddy. Felkins Jazz, let's do it.  Let's go Alvin. Kobe White, come for the Mark Williams. We'll get a Gold Lamello, not bad honestly. Spellbound, Trey Young. Orange, Bradley Biel. Daniels and Kessler coming up, let's do it. Rookie Kendall Brown for the Pacers. Spencer Dinwiddie, Impact Impressions for the Mavs. Nice one there. Congrats, Dallas. Orange, Andrew Wiggins for the Warriors. Chris Middleton. I'm dropping the link again. Tyrese Halliburton, Power Formulas, thank you buddy. Jake's gonna drop you guys the link again. Again, 13 to go. Orange, bam out of bio. Oh, thank you, Forrest, already did it. Thank you, Forrest. Forrest. What is that? Is it a little Forrest? This is Caleb Houston Rookie for the Magic. Yep, all teams and elite are on sale today, everybody. Every single team is now on sale. Zion Williamson, Clarity. So definitely check it out. We can get the discounted on everything. Spellbound Ja, it's a Forrest fire sale. It's marking down even more, thank you Forrest. Orange Ja, Orange Rookie, Jalen Williams, Jay Will. Jalen Durin, 81 of 99 for the Pistons. Nice numbered rookie. Don't get those a lot, so that's pretty solid poll. Congrats again, Michael H with the Pistons. Very nice, working hardly. Yeah, where's your green, dude? My green? Yeah. Zach Levine, elite deck. Way to be in the spirit of St. Patrick's Day. Sorry, I'm sorry. Your blue shirt, Jersey. Spellbound Steph, Lebron Spellbound Orange. Remind me of St. Patrick's Day. Donovan Mitchell, red, Peyton Watson. There you go, Denver to 92. Dyson Daniels for the Pelicans. There we go, we called that one. There we go, Alvin, congrats, buddy. On the new breed, very nice. Vacuum cleaner, Daniels. That was Forrest, Forrest, made that one up. Orange, Trendon Watford. It's a good one, Forrest, real good one. We're gonna throw you out of the shop if you're not wearing green. Looks like you're gonna be alone. Spellbound Steph Curry. Well, we already knew that you were coming in with a shirt, Jersey, of some sort, so we can't assume that that's for you. They just gotta do like a roulette well of the box to match it to the race. Tyler Hero, rookie David Roddy. And take the day off. Be wait, turn of the century. That is a four of 49 for the Bulls. Congrats on that one, they're a shy town. Again, guys, teams are marked down in elites. Got four more PYTs in the morning shift today. Check it out, 13 to go on the next one. Kawhi Leonard, Orange. Lot of good value teams still available. Power formulas, Jalen Brown. John Wall, Orange, Herbert Jones. 13 to go in the next one. Number 12, lot of good value teams left. Again, all on sale there, very marked down. Check those out. Mark Williams, rookie for the Hornets. That's Thompson, title waves. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we do. Layton Sports Cards on Twitter. Spellbound Ant-Man. Yeah, Layton Sports Cards on Twitter, Alvin. Yes, sir. Orange, Desi On Power Formulas. Die cut, most fun one to top load there. Orange, Ryan Rollins. Rookie, the triple R. Oh, Layton Sports. There's Lonnie Walker, blue to 99. Oh, I mean, yeah, I don't really use my Twitter very much, Alvin. I'm being 100% honest, I barely use my Twitter. It's just Layton Sports, my bad. No cards on that one, just Layton Sports. I don't know, do you have an Instagram? Alvin, I check Instagram a lot more. I don't know if you've got an Instagram or not. KD, there's orange, Doug McDermott. I was gonna say, I might as well not even have a Twitter at this point. Bryce McGowins. I think the only reason I have Twitter is to get like the chef there and Rappaport and Woj notifications. Spellbound Lebron, Power Formulas Tatum. Gary Harris, Orange. Ochaic Bajie, Rookie, nice one there for the jazz. He was the second coming of Michael Jordan at the Magic Camp. I could have done it. Modigin' Ugly Fair, Tidal Waves, the one that's starting out there. Spellbound Luca, Orange, Luca Dicut. Orange, Patrick Baldwin, Jr. Rookie for the Warriors. And guys, just 13 to go in the next break. Jalen Suggs, Magic 299 on the blue color match. Derek Harper, Impact Impressions for the maps. Nice one there. Congrats, Dallas. 12 to go, just kidding. 12 to go on the next one. Orange, Jamal Murray. It's an orange Jimmy Butler. Small amount of them. Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha. I guess that kinda makes sense. John Morant, I'm telling you, Alvin Instagram, like card Instagram is awesome. There are so many people that have card Instagrams. It's unbelievable. Red is Seth Curry to 70. There's Chet Holmgren. There you go, Thunder. Congrats, O.K.C. That's awesome. Let's go. We can get Mag that one, I'd say. Very nice. Had an Ivy. Last break, got a Chet this break. Orange, Giannis. Really nice Chet coming out of there for sure. Congrats, Thunder. There you go, O.K.C., do a quick recap here. We've got Dyson Daniels, David Roddy, Ty Ty Washington, Bob McAdoo, Spencer Dinwiddy, Derek Harper, Kobe White, and a Chet Holmgren. That'll do it for the break, guys. Thanks again for the fill.