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Meet these seven jolly dwarves, residents of the Little Cottonwood Cottage. Yellow has a case of the sweet tooth, Purple loves music, Red is a friend of wildflowers, Blue can talk to animals, Orange is the wise one, Green loves pulling pranks, and Gray is a master craftsman of musical instruments. Join them in their adventures not only in their quaint and comfy home, but also in the Cottonwood Forest, where their cottage can be found at its heart.
Save The River/Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper is monitoring popular summer swimming locations on the River from July 3rd through August 28th on a weekly basis. Due to this season’s high water not all beaches usually sampled each year can be sampled now. However, all beaches sampled on July 3, 2017 passed.
Save The River’s annual sampling program provides a glimpse of the water quality at popular swimming areas during the peak recreational swimming season. For the 2017 sampling season Save The River volunteers will collect water quality samples at five swimming areas along the River: Wilson’s Beach in Cape Vincent, Potter’s Beach on Grindstone Island, Round Island in Clayton, Lake of the Isles on Wellesley Island, and Scenic View Park in Alexandria Bay. Frink Park in Clayton is closed to swimming at this time.
Results are expressed in numbers of bacteria colonies found in 100 milliliter (mL) sample of swimming water. The NY State Department of Health has set a swimming quality limit of 235 colonies of E. coli bacteria per 100 mL of water.
As in previous years, samples collected by Save The River will be tested for E. Coli bacteria. Results will be compared to levels set out in state and federal regulations. Save The River will make the results available to the public each week with a pass/fail system at the organization’s office, online on its webpage (www.savetheriver.org) and by following Save The River on Facebook and Twitter. Results will also be posted on www.swimguide.org and in the T.I. Sun.
Following SD’s recent Annual Show, I gave an interview to 亞洲週刊 (Asia Weekly), a Chinese language international affairs newsweekly. I want to share its original English version here.
Yesterday was the annual World Graphics Day, the day when ICOGRADA celebrates its birthday and an occasion for designers to reflect and “contribute to greater understanding between people and help build bridges where divides and inequities exist.”*
And this year, they are asking designers all around the world, “Why do we value design?” Well, for me, it’s more like “Do you value design?” If you do, then you can ask why. These answers require a bit of thinking indeed. It’s easy to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ but ‘why?’ That is the gut of the question.
I do value design because it adds depth into our lives. When done properly and with respect, it is a functional art piece. Many aspire to become designers without fully understanding the dedication, passion and hard work put into a well-typeset poster or an ergonomic task chair or a naturally ventilated space. Design is powerful! It adds value to my life and in return, i value design.
Time passes very fast!!! It was already two years, and I successfully completed my Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering. In here, I feel grateful to have my wife where she has been so consideration and supportive along these years.
During these two years in South Korea, I have learnt and experienced the things that have enhanced my personal skills to be better man. In addition, with this qualification, it allows me to further my PhD. Although it will take me another 3 to 4 years to complete it, but I still feel it is worth for all these.
S Y Chong, J R Lee, A Review of Health and Operation Monitoring Techniques for Trains, Smart Structures and Systems, An international Journal, Accepted, July, 2010
Design of Copper/Carbon-Coated Fiber Bragg Grating Acoustic Sensor Net for Integrated Health Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plant, submitted, June, 2010.