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“Lotus – the final frontier. These are the days of Lotusphere. It’s continuing mission – to seek out new connections and new technologies; to boldly go where no company has gone before.” – Patrick Stewart, Lotusphere 2004 Opening General Session It’s Lotusphere week, and this year’s keynote speaker did not hail from the Star Trek…
Trico – Dissecting the Anti-Preservation Stance
Last week if you would have asked me about my thoughts on Buffalo’s Trico plant, I probably would have told you I didn’t have many. My knowledge of the property was limited, as frankly is my knowledge of many of Buffalo’s buildings aside from the Central Terminal. It’s a side effect of being intently focused…
Mr. Biden needs a Constitution refresher
via Power Line… For a man of Biden’s experience, this is a surprising series of misstatements. First of all, he gets wrong one of the most basic facts about the Constitution: Article 1 establishes the legislative branch, not, as Biden said, the executive branch. This is not exactly an obscure fact; my 17-year-old daughter pointed…
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