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West Fulton, NY

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West Fulton is a small hamlet located in Schoharie County, New York, in the United States. It is situated in the western part of the county, near the Catskill Mountains. West Fulton is part of the town of Fulton, which encompasses several other hamlets and communities.

West Fulton, like many rural areas in upstate New York, is known for its picturesque landscapes, rolling hills, and natural beauty. It is a quiet and sparsely populated area that attracts those seeking a more rural and tranquil way of life.

While West Fulton itself may not have many amenities, you can find some in nearby towns such as Cobleskill and Middleburgh, which offer various services, schools, and shopping options. The region is known for its outdoor recreational opportunities, including hiking, fishing, and wildlife watching, thanks to its proximity to the Catskill Mountains and the Schoharie Creek.

The hamlet of West Fulton has a historic charm and a sense of community, with many older buildings and a rural atmosphere. It is a place where residents and visitors can enjoy the beauty of the natural surroundings and escape the hustle and bustle of more urban areas.

NPR

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Trump moves to end union rights for federal employees : NPR

President Trump has signed an executive order ending collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the U.S. government's workforce. The largest federal employee union says the order affects over 1 million workers.

In a fact sheet, the White House says the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) gives him the authority to halt collective bargaining at agencies with national security missions.

This provision has traditionally applied to certain employees at agencies such as the CIA, the FBI or the National Security Agency.

But Trump's order, signed late Thursday, is more far-reaching, and includes employees whose jobs touch on national defense, border security, foreign relations, energy security, pandemic preparedness, the economy, public safety and cybersecurity.

Center Of The Adirondack Park

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The absolute center of the Adirondack Park (centroid) is 43.95039680083595, -74.283820885915 according to the shapefile put out by the Adirondack Park Agency of the Blue Line, which is on the northern shoulder of Fishing Brook Mountain, south of Winfall Mountain in the Town of Minerva (barely, just the corner that reaches up there).

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The point of inaccessibility (greatest distance from any part of the border) is about 3 miles south-west of that point at 43.88007470563294, -74.32116420377541, which is the about 1/3rd of the way up the south flank of Dun Brook Mountain in Town of Blue Mountain Lake.

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Social Engineering

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Some people don’t like the government designing programs that make the default option the right choice for most people. Because some people call that social engineering. The thing is that just because something is default, it doesn’t mean you have to choose it or that it’s necessarily right for you.

Social engineering really is not a bad thing, if the defaults are sensible and good policy.

An un-engineered policy, often defaults to the wrong option for most people. So your essentially pushing people to do the wrong thing, which is not good government policy. Many social engineering policies are widely accepted, and exist through out society, though they are often not explicitly called social engineering.

Exit 10 Sidney Interchange on Interstate 88

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Built up against the Poplar Hill, which makes for a tight ramp heading north-bound, though probably relatively little traffic actually heads north out of Sidney with the preference being more southerly, with north bound traffic more frequently staying on NY 7.