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The iconic Hyde's Mill near tiny Hyde,WI. was built in 1850 by William Hyde.It burned sometime during the 1870's but was rebuilt.It was purchased by the Sawle family in 1931 and is currently for sale for a cool 299K.The Wisconsin DNR has stepped in and made the purchase near impossible because of a bunch of restrictions,according to a family member.Whatever happens,the hope is that the beauty and tranquility of the site will be preserved...
It wasn't very tranquil the day we visited the old mill as the nearby Hyde Store was having one heck of a party.As I was shooting this,the strains of "Sweet Home Alabama" were in my ears.The store,along with the Hyde Chapel make up the majority of the town,just half a mile from the mill site.
Some info on Hyde here...
host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/on-wisconsin-hyde-store-f...
Okay, that's just a BIT of a markdown. 1 year of the Wall Street Journal AND all online for 99 bucks, down from 576. HALP!
WASHINGTON—Twenty one federal employees who had been working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency resigned, writing in a letter that they wouldn’t offer their expertise to overhaul the government if it meant undermining essential services.
“We will not use our skills as technologists to compromise core government systems, jeopardize Americans’ sensitive data, or dismantle critical public services,” the former employees wrote on Tuesday in a letter addressed to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. “We will not lend our expertise to carry out or legitimize DOGE’s actions.”
The employees had worked at the U.S. Digital Service, which the Trump administration renamed the U.S. DOGE Service. Musk, the Tesla chief executive who is guiding DOGE, has sought to overhaul the federal government with cuts to the workforce, the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs and the closure of agencies such as the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The letter was earlier reported by the Associated Press. It followed Musk’s push to require federal workers to submit weekly progress reports—in five bullet points. The White House said Tuesday that one million workers responded to the email, or more than 40% of the federal workforce of roughly 2.3 million.
The ex-employees, who didn’t list their names, criticized the DOGE process, saying a day after President Trump’s inauguration they completed interviews with “individuals wearing White House visitor badges” who declined to identify themselves.
“This process created significant security risks,” they wrote. They said that the firing of one-third of the USDS colleagues on Feb. 14 endangered millions of Americans who rely on their services to modernize Social Security, veterans’ services and tax filing.
“DOGE’s actions—firing technical experts, mishandling sensitive data, and breaking critical systems—contradict their stated mission of ‘modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity,’” they wrote.
Many of the employees who resigned had previously worked for tech companies, said one of the employees who resigned. The employees had served in roles such as engineers, data scientists, project managers and designers. Their work had spanned the first Trump administration, the Biden administration and the current White House, the employee said.
Write to Ken Thomas at ken.thomas@wsj.com
Purchased new by A1 Service member Hill's of Stevenston in January 1989,seen in Kilmarnock bus station shortly after receiving Stagecoach livery..
I took this last Summer Mets against the Twins,
The team is for sale and the reason is, please read,
blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/02/01/mets-owner-seeks-to-s...
Back, briefly, to my old stomping ground in the bowels of the Ministry of Truth - thought I'd reprise an earlier shot to see the difference between my new Lumix G3 and my old TZ6 - a pointless comparison but basically you get bigger pictures, smoother tones and better quality - no sh*t Sherlock!! :-)
Jim Yong Kim, President of World Bank Group, speaks with Rebecca Blumenstein at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
9 Sqn Typhoon seen taxiing out to Runway 05 at Lossiemouth. In the background is Covesea Lighthouse and the new P8 Facility.
Sepia postcard RP-PPC by WJS No. 280.
Image provided by Colin Charnley from the Charnley Family Collection. Courtesy of Kate Yates, Archivist, BAE Systems Heritage Image Collection, Warton.
Additional credit to the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group.
Bill Oplinger, Vanessa Wittman, and Vanessa O'Connell present their task force session responses at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
Outlook for Deficit Reduction
Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
U.S. Senate
Mark Warner (D-VA)
U.S. Senate
Senators Chambliss and Warner and will join us to discuss the Congressional agenda on budget, tax reform, and regulatory issues.
Interviewed by Gerard Baker, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal CFO Network in Washington DC on June 21, 2011. Photo by Paul Morse
US Representative Kevin McCarthy speaks with Gerald Seib at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
Tinted postcard RP-PPC by WSJ No. 310
Image provided by Colin Charnley from the Charnley Family Collection. Courtesy of Kate Yates, Archivist, BAE Systems Heritage Image Collection, Warton.
Additional credit to the Preston Past and Present Facebook Group.
Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison speaks with Nikki Waller at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
General Michael Hayden speaks with Gerard Baker at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 15, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
Hope Cochran, Dominique Thormann, and Rebecca Blumenstein present thier task force session responses at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
Bill Oplinger, Vanessa Wittman, and Vanessa O'Connell present their task force session responses at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
Jim Yong Kim, President of World Bank Group, speaks with Rebecca Blumenstein at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
Congressman Paul Ryan speaks with Kimberley Strassel at the Wall Street Journal CFO Network event in Washington, DC on June 16, 2015. Photo by Paul Morse
MILAN, ITALY - JUNE 07: Guests attend the WSJ Magazine cocktail during the Milan Design Week on June 07, 2022 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for WSJ)