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Duck Donuts® Sprinkles a Unique Twist on its National Coffee Day Celebration
All Locations Will Feature a Limited-Time Center-Filled Buttercream Donut Topped with Coffee
Duck Donuts, known for serving Warm, Delicious and Made to Order!® donuts is putting a twist on its National Coffee Day celebration, beginning Friday, Sept. 27. Instead of promoting traditional coffee, all locations will fulfill the needs of its customers with a unique flavor that has never been offered in stores before – a powdered sugar donut featuring a dollop of buttercream delicately placed in the center, topped with ground coffee.* For a limited time, customers can have their coffee and eat it too!
"Since we are unable to fill our donuts due to our warm, made-to-order concept, we took an innovative approach to finding a loophole that will satisfy the needs of our guests looking to enjoy a cream-filled donut," said Russ DiGilio, founder and CEO of Duck Donuts. "We look forward to delivering a unique flavor experience coffee lovers will be sure to love as we celebrate National Coffee Day all weekend long."
Duck Donuts is also promoting its fall flavors with the return of chopped apple, pumpkin icing and streusel topping. Stores are featuring a Harvest Assortment, ideal for any fall activity, with autumn-inspired combinations such as vanilla icing, topped with chopped apple and streusel, pumpkin icing with vanilla drizzle and a simple, warm cinnamon sugar donut. The company revealed its fall lineup of hot or iced espresso beverages, which include staples such as Pumpkin Spice Latte, Salted Caramel Mocha and a more unique flavor, Cookie Butter White Mocha.**
Duck Donuts specializes in warm, delicious and made-to-order donuts. Customers can create their own donut combination by choosing from a variety of coatings, toppings, and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon. The family-friendly stores offer a viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their donuts being made. Duck Donuts also sells coffee, tea, donut breakfast sandwiches and now offers online ordering and delivery in many locations.
To learn more about local promotions or locate the nearest Duck Donuts, visit duckdonuts.com/locations/. Fans are encouraged to share their National Coffee Day celebration by tagging @duckdonuts on social media.
By 2011, Duck Donuts had expanded to four Outer Banks locations and the donut business was so successful that DiGilio was continuously approached about franchise opportunities by fans who begged for a Duck Donuts in their community. The first franchise opened in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 2013, and there are now 83 open franchise locations in two countries and more than 145 additional contracts in 26 states.
*Buttercream available while supplies last
**Espresso beverages available at select locations


Big-name stores like IKEA and Best Buy await at this shopping center near Portland International Airport.
Shoppers stroll from store to store at Cascade Station.
Since its grand opening in 2007, Cascade Station has become one of Portland's top spots for big-box shopping. Conveniently located along the MAX light rail Red Line, two stops away from Portland International Airport, the Northeast Portland shopping center stretches over 120 acres (48.6 ha) and features 44 stores.
Cascade Station's star attraction is IKEA, the massive Scandinavian furniture store full of model kitchens, nap-worthy mattresses and ready-to-assemble furnishings — not to mention IKEA's famous Swedish meatballs. Once you've found your perfect shelves, deck them out with scented candles from Bath & Body Works or video games and electronics from Best Buy — all tax-free, of course!
Looking to reboot your wardrobe? Stop at the Banana Republic Factory Store, Marshalls and Ross Dress for Less. Find new looks at Dressbarn, Maurices and Lane Bryant, or stock up on sports gear at Golfsmith. Woodworkers, hunters and other hardy types can find flame-resistant, rainproof jackets and other industrial-strength garments at Carhartt, along with endlessly useful multi-tools at Portland-based Leatherman. DSW Shoes and Shoe Mill promise cool new kicks and glittering accessories abound at Kay Jewelers and Morgan Jewelers.
Once you've worked up an appetite from carrying all those shopping bags, scope out Cascade Station's crowd-pleasing eateries. Favorites include global plates at Panda Express, Taco Del Mar and Hot Pot 'n Sushi, and all-American eats at IHOP, Red Robin, Famous Dave's BBQ and Buffalo Wild Wings. Quench your thirst with a Frappuccino from Starbucks or a fresh smoothie from Jamba Juice or finish with a sweet treat from YoCream.
Looking for more? A short drive away, the original Danner Factory Store offers handcrafted heritage boots for hunting, hiking, work and play. A two-stop jaunt on the MAX Red Line takes you to Portland International Airport, which boasts a robust pre-security shopping scene including Nike, Pendleton, Powell's Books and Columbia Sportswear. In fact, fliers with long layovers can easily take the MAX from PDX for a quick shopping spree at Cascade Station — just remember to save space in your suitcase!


Tight ends are some of the most intriguing players on the field. Some can be a key piece in an offense and others can be an after thought. Tight ends can cover up some of the deficiencies with the offensive line, quarterback, running back or receivers. They can also cause more problems if they can't contribute the way that they are expected to. Here are the top 15 tight ends entering the 2017 season.
Eric Ebron is constantly improving and is primed for a breakout season. He has improved his yards per catch and total yards in each of his three seasons and is only getting more comfortable in the Jim Bob Cooter offense. He has good chemistry with Mathew Stafford and had all of his production, despite playing through injuries. The most impressive thing about Ebron is that he hasn't fumbled the ball at all at the professional level and that makes him a great target knowing that the ball is secure. He needs to find the endzone more and improve his blocking, but as he gets healthy and more experience, Ebron should be a good tight end.
It seems like every year, everyone thinks that Antonio Gates is going to retire, but he is still playing and producing. He only missed two games last season and still gives Philip Rivers a big target to throw the ball to. His yards and receptions were some of the lowest of his career last season, but given the amount of attention he was getting because of how beat up the Chargers were, it isn't surprising. With a healthy Keenan Allen and a young Mike Williams, Gates could have a productive 2017 season.
As the only rookie on this list, it is hard not to put Howard higher. His potential is undeniable and should be an excellent target and a good blocker for Jameis Winston. At one point during the draft process, OJ Howard was thought of as a top ten player, but seemed to have dropped because of the position that he plays. He should make an impact for the Buccaneers from day one and could even be an offensive rookie of the year contender.
Zach Ertz has been consistently good throughout his four-year career and should only get better this season. Carson Wentz will be in his second season and the Eagles will have more weapons to take some of the attention off Ertz. He had his career high in catches and touchdowns last season, despite his yards per catch being at an all-time low, showing that he has Wentz's faith and their chemistry should be better this season. Ertz still needs to improve his blocking, as he sometimes looks like he isn't even trying to block, but he is still a good tight end in the NFL.
Coby Fleener is a solid tight end that does everything good. In his first season in New Orleans, Fleener struggled a little bit, but it was also the first time that he had a starting quarterback that wasn't Andrew Luck since 2008. He needs to build up his chemistry with Drew Brees and should be able to do that as he is one of the best route running tight ends in the NFL. His blocking isn't the best, but he isn't required to do that often and gives good effort when does have to. He should improve going into his second season with the Saints, it is just a matter of how much.
Julius Thomas has dropped off dramatically since leaving Denver, but that is probably because of the scheme change, nagging injuries, and going from Peyton Manning to Blake Bortles. Now that he was traded to Miami, he is now reunited with Adam Gase and Ryan Tannehill should be an upgrade over Bortles. The concern is that he has never played a full season in his six years in the league. If he can stay healthy and make an impact for the Dolphins, then he should be able to get higher on this list.
When healthy, Tyler Eifert is a top-five tight end. The problem is that he has never played a full 16 games in any of his four seasons as a professional. Eifert in his last two seasons has caught 71 passes for 1,009 yards and 18 touchdowns in only 21 games. His production in the red zone is undeniable and he constantly makes Andy Dalton a better quarterback. One thing that had a negative effect on his production last season was the loss of AJ Green. Without Green, there was a lot more attention paid to Eifert, causing his numbers to drop. If he and Green are both healthy next season, then the Bengals could be back in the playoff picture.
Jimmy Graham looked like he was significantly more comfortable in Seattle than he did in 2015. He averaged the most yards per catch of his career with 14.2 and had six touchdowns. As his chemistry with Russell Wilson grows, Graham should be able to crack the top five again. He still isn't the best blocker, which hurts because of how poor Seattle's offensive line is, but he gives Wilson a quick option if the offensive line breaks down. Entering his third season with Seattle, he should become a more reliable option and make the Seahawks a bigger threat in the NFC.
Delanie Walker is a mismatch nightmare and is the focal point of the Titans passing attack. His statistics weren't as good in 2016 as they were in 2015, but he was a better player. He has helped Marcus Mariota make an easier transition to the NFL. Walker is also an excellent blocker on a team that already has a good offensive line, helping DeMarco Murray and Mariota transition easier into the Tennessee system. He has two years left on his contract and at the age of 32, Walker hasn't shown any signs of slowing down and probably won't this season either.
Martellus Bennett had an outstanding season last year in New England. Gronkowski was in and out of the lineup with injuries and Bennett stepped up and became one of the main targets for Tom Brady last season. Now, he has the chance to play with another great quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers tends to make everyone around him better, much like Brady, and if Bennett can look any better than he did last season, it could get scary in the NFC.
Jason Witten might not be as athletic as he was ten years ago, but his leadership ability and consistency still makes him one of the best tight ends in the NFL. His statistics tailed off a little bit last season, but helping a rookie quarterback adjust can do that to any receiving threat. He still also a consistent blocker and can help the outstanding offensive line in Dallas. Witten might be closer to end of his career than the beginning, but that doesn't mean that he isn't still good.
Jordan Reed is possibly the best receiving tight end in the NFL when he is healthy, but he hasn't been healthy for a full season in his four years. If he were able to stay healthy, then he could be higher on this list with his productivity. In his four seasons, Reed has averaged 10.5 yards per catch and five touchdowns per season. He needs to improve his blocking, but as a weapon, there are few that are better than Jordan Reed.
Travis Kelce has been better each season that he has played. He had a big breakout season last year, improving in almost every statistical category, with the exception of touchdowns. He averaged just over 70 yards per game and had no fumbles through his 85 receptions. He is the main weapon for Alex Smith, especially now with Jeremy Maclin gone, and he will play a vital role if the Chiefs decide to switch to Patrick Mahomes. It is hard to imagine Kelce playing better than he did last season, but if he does, it is hard to imagine the Chiefs not in the playoffs.
In terms of talent, Rob Gronkowski is the best tight end in the NFL, but the problem is that he has a lot of injuries. Gronkowski hasn't played in all sixteen games since 2011 and has missed at least five games in three of the last five seasons. Last season, he had the least amount of yards, receptions and touchdowns of his career last season. Going into this season, everything looks like he will be ready to go and if he stays healthy, he should be able to dominate the NFL again.
Greg Olsen has three straight seasons of at least 1,000 yards and hasn't missed a game since 2007. He is the most reliable receiver for the Panthers and would make an impact for any team. The Panthers will also move him any where on the field and he can run any route. He is also a good blocker that is needed for the Panthers to succeed with their woes along the offensive line. He seems to be getting better and better and is the most important player for Cam Newton to get back to the top. Olsen's consistency and ability have him as the top tight end heading into the 2017 season.


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Q: global variables between different classes java i am on the creation of an app in android. its a calculator app. the main activity is where the user could input the equation, and the second activity is where the user can add/edit/delete variables. so i made a new class in another file named Global.java. then i extended it to application, imported everything i need, made s private string, made some public functions, edited the manifest, and initialized it right on my main activity. everything works fine while im only using a string to be passed by the functions but when i started adding what i need, an ArrayList, and made some functions so i could access the list then run it, the app closes. i think its because the arraylist is not allowed to be passed to different classes? am i right or am i just missing something?
please dont downvote my post if i didn't post something needed. i am using aide so there is no log output. code:
Global.java
...
import android.app.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Global extends Application
{
    private String s;
    public static ArrayList<String> sList;

    public String getS() {
        return s;
    }
    public void setS(String ss) {
        s=ss;
    }
    public void add() {
        sList.add(s);
    }
}

MainActivity.java
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    String s;
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        global=(Global)getApplicationContext();
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        global.setS("jian"); //this one works
        global.sList.add("jian"); // this one dont
...

A: Are you sure you initialized sList, like this:
sList = new ArrayList<String>();

If you didn't, you might want to change its declaration to include this initialization.
public static ArrayList<String> sList = new ArrayList<String>();

A: Just do
global.add("jian");

since you have an add function to take care of the addition of item to arraylist.
Also, try with this:
  public void add(String ss) {
    sList.add(ss);
}

A: You are not instantiating your arraylist.
    public static ArrayList<String> sList = new Arraylist<String>();

Also you should read beginner tutorials on Java and android, using a public extension of application like this is a bad idea and you can get log outputs from different apps if Aide doesn't provide that, search play store

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Q: Automatically Retry aria2c download for using in a script I am working on a python script, in which I webscrape download links, and then download them one by one using aria2 downloader 'aria2c.exe' like this:
import os
#...
for downloadLink in someList:
     os.system("aria2c -x 5 " + downloadLink + " -o " + filename + ".mp4")
#...

As you can see, if any one download fails, the process "aria2c -x 5 ... -o ..." ends and the next 'downloadLink' starts to get downloaded by aria2.
What I want is that aria2c automatically retries if there is failure. I want it to behave like Internet Download Manager (IDMan). IDMan downloads it way better than aria2 (high speed and retry automatic).
So please also give me the best command options I should use with aria2 because I want the download fast and reliable!

A: First of all, you can use --input-file option and pass all the links at the same time, this way aria2 will be able to download several files in parallel if you want it to.
Then use --save-session option to save the list of files which failed to download. If the session file is not empty, there are failures. Restart aria2 with the saved session as input.
You can also use --continue option to stop aria2 from downloading an existing file once again.
See Any way to keep only list of failed downloads? question for a sample script which basically does what you want.


Sunfish - Burr Brothers Boats, Inc.
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The race version includes an outhaul, cunningham, race sail with window, and quick release goose neck. We stock sails, sail clips, and the usual parts, as well as tiller extenders and Seitech Dollies. We gift wrap and deliver.
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Guitar Lesson 20 – Setting up a small pedal board: Tips, advice and things to consider.
In guitar lesson 20, I take a set of pedals (which a friend has kindly lent me) around to Dan's house to ask for his advice on how to use them. Dan chooses to part with his Pedal Train Nano + and CIOKS 'Adam' power supply and then helps me to set up this small pedal board. As we put together my mini-board, Dan shares lots of tips and things to consider when doing this which we now share with you.
Put together the board which suits you – don't go all out on a huge pedal board if you need to carry your pedal board by public transport to each gig.
Start small and build it up from there. Pre-plan everything.
Consider a switching system. Careful how you wire in your pedals and make sure that the pedals will be compatible and not draw too much power.
Lots of options to look at for cabling. Consider this carefully.
Plan your board so everything fits and you have got room for all the wiring. Think about which pedals you need greatest access to and what the order of the pedals is.
Don't buy a poor power supply and be prepared to pay a little more for one which will run your pedals well and avoid unwanted noise.
Keep listening for more great lessons and ideas from Tune in, Tone up! Lessons coming up on the style of Steve Lukather and how best to practise.


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Oherův běžecký okruh se nachází poblíž Planetária Ostrava v lokalitě Nad Myslivnou (Porubský les) v Krásném Poli a Porubě (místní části statutarního města Ostrava) v Moravskoslezském kraji. Tento lesní okruh nepravidelného tvaru s délkou téměř 0,9 km je pojmenován po svérázném vysloužilém horníkovi a vášnivém běžci, kterým byl František Ohera. Oherův běžecký okruh je určen pro všechny běžecké nadšence a byl slavnostně otevřen krátkým závodem dne 17. října 2019. Okruh je citlivě a esteticky zasazen do Porubského lesa a jeho povrchovou vrstvu tvoří směs pilin a písku s odvodněním. Součástí okruhu je také převážně dřevěný mobiliář pro rozcvičení před během (např. ručkovadlo, hrazdy, fitnes lavice, překážky, lavičky, dráha se sloupky pro člunkový běh). Trasa i mobiliář jsou vysvětleny na informačních tabulích. Patníky označují délku uběhnuté vzdálenosti. Autorem návrhu a hlavním projektantem stavby je Ing. Magda Cigánková Fialová. Okruh je navržen tak, aby se s maximální ohleduplností vyhýbal vzrostlým dřevinám a byl vybudován ve spolupráci s Ostravskými městskými lesy v rámci spolupráce ostravských obvodů Poruba a Krásné Pole.

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Běh v Česku
Parky v Ostravě
Atletika v Ostravě
Sport v Porubě
Krásné Pole (Ostrava)
Objekty nazvané po osobách
Postaveno v Česku 2019
Sportovní zařízení v Ostravě

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Loss is inevitable. Perpetual. Unyielding and uncompromising. Indiscriminate and insistent. Loss demands our attention–– that we care for it with vigilance and vulnerability. Loss dares us to keep living fully in spite of it. In the hours, days, weeks and months after my friend, brother, collaborator and musical co-conspirator took his life, loss seemed to be everywhere. It came on tour with me, unfurling itself in the long winding roads of Colorado and Utah; loitering in the lyrics I jotted in my notebook; manifesting itself into magnificent mountains of magenta in the Southwest. Loss blossomed in the most brilliant of bluebonnets back home in Texas where we grew up together. Shuffled alongside me on city streets when I returned to New York. Sat in on writing sessions, side gigs and social gatherings. Loss turned itself into language and taunted me with the sentences that were now impossible to speak.
Peering into the vastness of this loss I was stunned and spellbound by the sheer velocity at which a heart can break while trying to reconcile presence and absentia. There, in the void of what once was and what no longer is, I began searching inward and, in my solitude, I found myself.
This album is a dedication to Barney and the culmination of the life, music and experiences I cultivated after losing him. More accurately, it is the making good of my promise to him to keep playing, keep growing, keep collaborating, keep loving and keep living. In the face of your losses, may you do the same.


Oak Tree Lodge is owned by Carewise Homes Group and is run by Care Manager, Mrs Penny Largent. Mrs Largent has over twenty years' managerial experience in care and holds a Registered Managers Award, NVQ4 in Health & Social Care, as well as qualifications in Dementia Care, Social Services Management and numerous other functions.
Susan has worked at Oak Tree Lodge since 2006. She is a very organised and efficient staff member. Qualifications: NVQ Level 2 in Housekeeping.


Gingerbread Learning Center - Gingerbread Learning Center in Apple Valley, California is a daycare center that makes it possible for your little one to learn and grow in a safe, clean and fun environment.
Gingerbread Learning Center in Apple Valley, California is a daycare center that makes it possible for your little one to learn and grow in a safe, clean and fun environment.
Gingerbread Learning Center in Apple Valley, California is a daycare center that makes it possible for your little one to learn and grow in a safe, clean and fun environment. If you have a child that you would like to enroll in any of the following, contact Gingerbread Learning Center to schedule a tour: Off Track program, before and after school care, pre-kindergarten (4-5 year old's attending kindergarten in the fall), Age, 3-4 program, Age 2/3 program.
An in-home childcare that is safe and fun environment for children to thrive in. We provide meals, snacks, transportation, and enrichments activities.


THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) 7 registered 1.2 million vehicles in Central Visayas in 2018.
According to LTO 7 Director Vic Caindec, all owners of the brand-new motorcycles and vehicles received their registrations, except for those who bought vehicles from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31 last year.
He said they processed the papers for 350,000 motorcycles and 900,000 vehicles (four wheels and bigger ones).
Motorists, he said, should blame dealers if their new motorcycles had no registration papers.
Caindec said they could not give license plates to motorcycle owners as the LTO stopped the issuance in 2015 because of a pending congressional investigation on the alleged anomaly in manufacturing license plates.
The LTO 7 chief also said some car dealers that lacked business papers often delayed the process of registering vehicles.
A dealer with no LTO 7 accreditation and business permit from the Cebu City Hall processed the registrations of motorcycles that it sold to motorists in Central Visayas in Region 2 in Luzon.
Caindec said another dealer that had no funds for registration still sold 2,000 motorcycles last month.
Mmm.. and most of these new vehicles just happen to be in my way, no matter where I go.
Thanks for the laugh. I find the same problem with people when I am walking in Colon. I had never experienced such people congestion before coming to the Philippines. Good reason to live on a small island.


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Teardowns and Literature
MAKING CREATIVE CHANGE PART IV
There are 20 possible opening moves in chess. How many ways are there to write the short story? There should be hundreds. In practice, there are maybe ten– and some of those, like Poe's, are no longer done.
How does one create a new short story form– or a new anything? One way is the concept of returning to First Principles, which is outlined here.
The first question: What's essential? The sentence. Basic grammar. The alphabet. Words. All else is up for grabs. The idea to recreate from the ground up.
I've asked the question: Why do people read?
FOR: Mystery, character, adventure, ideas, knowledge, sensation, emotion, passion, entertainment, escape, understanding, wisdom, experience. What else?
The idea should be to construct a narrative, and adopt a writing style, which can best present these attributes. Or, as many of them as possible.
Our first step has been to break away from the strictly linear, single-viewpoint mode of operating. My first attempts relied too heavily on precise structure conceived in advance. KMC's, not as much. In the future we'll move away from that. My belief is that with further attempts we'll find the non-linear format gives the writer more creative freedom, not less.
The electric vehicle crowd has been big on tearing down automobiles of all kinds to find out what makes them work, then re-engineering them. The most prominent teardown engineer is Sandy Munro, a former Ford engineer who's put out dozens of videos depicting his analysis of various vehicles.
c/o munrolive.com
For the New Pop Lit project, I've taken apart short stories of all kinds to discover what makes them work– from Edgar Allan Poe's, which rely heavily on exposition and invariably lead to a strong or explosive conclusion conceived in advance– such as this one— to romantic adventure stories from Robert Louis Stevenson, to Jack London's brutally surprising "Lost Face," to tales by D.H. Lawrence and James Joyce, to Ernest Hemingway's famous and subtly complex "The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber." As well as more recent work, such as stories by Mary Gaitskill. There's much to learn in all of them.
The next step, after many teardowns, is constructing an all-new prototype utilizing what's been learned. A topic I'll cover in a later installment of this series on creative change and how to make it.

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As part and parcel of my overall site update, all of my Two Moons MUSH pages have been reorganized. The layout and styles now match the main site for ease of updating; the logs have been organized into one big logs page (and although you have to use the search page over on my main MUSH logs archive, you can even SEARCH the logs!); the various tribal pages have all been tweaked so that things like membership rosters and characters available for play are pulling out of the same database used by the main TM website, and should therefore be more up to date. All of my personal character pages have been added to the same database along with webpages for several other folks that I have been maintaining — Willowholt and Lostholt former PCs and NPCs — so that I don't have to maintain that stuff in two separate places. In general, my TM pages should be more cohesive; hope y'all approve.
Added some new PHP to more efficiently handle my log indexes, especially the ones with piles and piles of several years' worth of logs. Check out Wayfound's logs page for an example (and note also that I have moved Wayfound's logs page into its own subdirectory; the sitemap has been updated accordingly); similar work has also been done on the Willowholt logs and Lostholt logs.
Also updated the Sitemap to reflect other overdue changes to the Two Moons section of the site.
Major re-org of the Logs; it has had some PHP added to more efficiently present the logs as well as improving how to navigate from the logs back up to other parts of the Willowholt page.
Added "Visiting the Gathered Festival" to the 1999 logs page.
Another Wayfound/Willowholt log posted: "Visiting the Gathered Festival", cross-posted to the 1999 Willowholt logs and Wayfound logs pages.
Added "News of Disaster" and "Chieftess No More" to the 2000 logs page; added "Cubs Among the Gathered", "Gestures of Diplomacy", and "Confrontations and Comfort" to the 1999 logs page; added "Mending What Was Broken" to the 1998 logs page; also finished the updates of the logs page in general, to add a link for 1995 logs and a link for logs from 1992-1994, and corrected broken links on the main index as well as adding a link there for the Roleplay Logs.
Updates to the Willowholt and Lostholt pages, check those Update pages for details (mostly, old logs posted); several of these logs also cross-referenced on Wayfound's logs page.


Proceedings of the International Conferences "Laser technologies in welding and materials processing"
14—18 September, 2015, «Kurortny» hotel, Odessa, Ukraine Kiev: International Association «Welding», 98 pp. (Electronic Edition).
The conference organizers would like to thank «TECHNOLOGIES HIGHENERGY» company, Kiev, Ukraine for financial support.
Kiev: International Association «Welding», 150 pp. Soft cover, 200х290 mm.
The book contains papers presented at the 5th International Conference «Laser Technologies in Welding and Materials Processing», covering the latest achievements in the field of laser welding, cutting, surfacing and other advanced processes of laser machining of materials. Prospects of application of laser technologies are considered. Authors of the papers are the known specialists from many countries all over the world.
Kiev: International Association «Welding», 90 pp. Soft cover, 200х290 mm.
The book contains papers presented at the 4th International Conference «Laser Technologies in Welding and Materials Processing», covering the latest achievements in the field of laser welding, cutting, surfacing and other advanced processes of laser machining of materials. Prospects of application of laser technologies are considered. Authors of the papers are the known specialists from many countries all over the world.
Kiev: International Association «Welding», 142 pp. Soft cover, 200х290 mm.
The book contains papers presented at the 3th International Conference «Laser Technologies in Welding and Materials Processing», covering the latest achievements in the field of laser welding, cutting, surfacing and other advanced processes of laser machining of materials. Prospects of application of laser technologies are considered. Authors of the papers are the known specialists from many countries all over the world.
Kiev: International Association «Welding», 208 pp. Soft cover, 200х290 mm.
The book contains papers presented at the 2th International Conference «Laser Technologies in Welding and Materials Processing», covering the latest achievements in the field of laser welding, cutting, surfacing and other advanced processes of laser machining of materials. Prospects of application of laser technologies are considered. Authors of the papers are the known specialists from many countries all over the world.
Kiev: International Association «Welding», 230 pp. Soft cover, 200х290 mm.


It's time for my 2015 post. Yes, yes, yes... there are thousands of these posts and mine will not be unique. I took the last few weeks off from blogging (besides the posts that I was contracted to have posted on specific dates) to really think about where I want this blog to go in 2015. I have a lot of ideas and am definitely motivated to get my ideas into place but it's going to take a lot of focus, organization and planning on my end.
I am really excited about what is in store for 2015. I love when January 1st rolls around. It's not so much about resolutions but about it being the baseline for a new set of goals, to review the last year's achievements. I have a few goals set for each quarter, for the year end and five year goals.
One of the things we all seem to want to achieve is bettering ourselves. More patient, a better parent, a better friend, lose weight, get in shape, save money, etc.
I will say all of the above are ongoing goals for me, not just for 2015. I struggle with all of these areas and as they are ongoing goals, I am not going to list them as personal goals for the purpose of 2015 goals as they are "constant goals".
Declutter. I have struggled with clutter for the last few years. It's terrible. Most of it ties into depression. I become depressed, I buy, I don't organize and then I don't have energy to clear it. It's a brutal cycle. I became a bit of a hoarder when I hit my 30s and I am fed up. It has effected me emotionally and socially. I don't want visitors. When the weekends come, I don't do anything because I know I need to deal with my apartment but then I'm so overwhelmed - I just watch tv or go online. I'm fed up. I needed to hit this point to motivate me to do something about it. I purchased Ruth Soukup's book, 31 Days to a Clutter Free Life (aff link) and I am really excited. I will post a review about it later!
Organize: boxes ready for trash, giveaway and put away.
Tackle each area every Friday.
This is just a start but... I will post about this more frequently.
Slow down on spending. This is really embarrassing but I am going to be 100% transparent here. I have 14 credit cards. FOURTEEN. ALL maxed out. ONLY paying the minimum per month. Take 14 times $30. Yeah... I have been struggling. Actually, let me backtrack and say I HAD 14 MAXED out credit cards. TEN are paid off. ZERO balances on 10 cards. UNACCEPTABLE. This all ties back into my first goal- depression + overspending. It was out of control BUT I hit that "fed up" point and I am glad. I still have four to pay off but that is doable (as seen by paying off ten cards in one year). I followed the Dave Ramsey method and it's paid off but it's also because of blogging that I could afford to pay off cards as fast I have. If it wasn't for the income I've made here, there would have been NO Christmas presents for anybody in my family and there wouldn't have been any kind of a Christmas dinner. It opened my eyes like you would not believe. I've been reading the Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey (aff link) and it's eye opening and I HIGHLY recommend it!
1. Unsubscribed to ALL store emails. I don't want to hear about the sale with the 40% off coupon because I will buy whether I need it or not!
2. Removed my saved cards from my online profiles on stores.
3. More eating at home.
4. No more buying books or movies. I will allow myself to get new books ONLY when I trade in a box of books I have read at the used book store.
6. Go to more FREE events in the city.
7. I have a kitchen FULL of groceries. I am going to slow down on grocery shopping and will go hand in hand with meal planning.
I think that's enough for my personal goals for now as I will work on these for the first quarter.
More foodie posts. I love doing recipes and food photography! These are my FAVORITE posts and I need to be more consistent with them! Let me know if there is anything you'd like to see! I have some GREAT posts coming up and I am REALLY excited for them to go live!
Focus more on quality. I now have more time with only working four days a week and am going to work more on the quality of my posts.
Double my readership and engage more. Notice I didn't say double my traffic? Traffic means NOTHING if I don't have readers that I am not engaging with and they aren't engaging with me, right? I've been HORRIBLE about it and I miss the networking and friendships. I'm really excited about this goal!
Create an email subscription and opt-in form.
Narrow my focus. I feel like my blog has been a bit ... all over the place. I am going to focus on recipes, decluttering, finances and business.
Blogging on the Side's book. (aff link). These are BOTH amazing and are overflowing with information. I am also working on more on freelance writing gigs and Etsy. I have ZERO desire to quit my job but I would like to be able to get completely out of debt and buy a home.
If you wrote a post, please link it in the comments! I'd love to read it and share it!


The 6W white LC4-UC06E Ceiling Loudspeaker from Bosch can be used for a wide variety of ceiling environments. They provide speech and music in indoor public address applications. The CosCone driver technology, used in this range, stands for delivering outstanding sound quality from a small sized unit. It ensures a wide and equal spread of all octave frequencies and eliminates high-frequency beaming.
Fewer loudspeakers are needed to cover a given area, and the noticeable fading that can occur as a listener walks from one loudspeaker to another area is eliminated. It is a light and compact unit with an unobtrusive, neutral designed front grille.
The 6W range comes with the same wide opening angle, ensuring a wide and equal spread of the important frequency octaves for speech intelligibility and music clarity. The LC4 range also includes a back-box and metal fire-dome. The LC4 range is installation friendly. A cutting template is supplied with each unit, and the loudspeaker is secured in ceilings up to 2″ (50mm) thick using 2 integral screw driven clamps.
Power tapping on both 70V and 100V allows selection of full-power, half-power, quarter-power, eight-power radiation, and 8 Ω. A selector at the front of the frame simplifies the required selection of the power setting. The loudspeaker grille, standard supplied, can be secured to the loudspeaker unit with a quick bayonet fitting after installation of the loudspeaker into the ceiling.
The included back-box (LC4-CBB) protects the rear of the loudspeaker from dust, falling objects, makes the unit vermin proof, and prevents sound traveling via the ceiling cavity to adjacent areas. The back-box is assembled with the loudspeaker by means of a snap-in construction and has knock-out holes for 2 grommets 0.4″ (11.5mm) and for 2 cable glands 0.8″ (20.5 mm) aside and on the top.
You can easily install individual loudspeakers and loudspeakers / fire-dome combinations. The metal fire-dome (LC4-MFD) is flame red in color. Its mounting is fixed in the ceiling prior to the ceiling speaker mounting. The fire-dome is provided with a safety cord allowing the installer to temporarily hang the loudspeaker in the fire-dome, while connecting.
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This ensures extra reliability under extreme conditions, leading to greater customer satisfaction, longer operating life, and much less chance of failure or performance deterioration.


Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia's government said Tuesday five people had died in weeks of protests sparked by land grab fears in the country's Oromia region, dismissing opposition reports of dozens dead and scores arrested.
"Now… they are terrorising the civilians and inciting ethnic groups against others — they even killed administration officials, even unarmed policemen," Getachew said, saying some protestors had guns.
Protests have taken place in towns including Haramaya, Jarso, Walliso and Robe, sparked by fears over land grabbing as the capital Addis Ababa expands onto land traditionally occupied by the Oromo people, the country's largest ethnic group.
"Both then and today, the demonstrators are ostensibly protesting the expansion of Addis Ababa's municipal boundary into the surrounding Oromia region, which protesters fear will displace Oromo farmers from their land," HRW said.


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Q: Combine MERGE and INSERT ALL statment I have an issue that could be solved by implementing full aduting either with triggers or flash data archive but that's much more than is required.
So right now we are performing a merge which is updating a row when its present or inserting when its not. It works well and was easy to write. We now have a new requirement which is that users must know which rows have been updated or inserted. Yes this could be accomplished by introducing another field into the table, but thats not allowed because that would change the table. So we are forced to create one or two tables which will identify which rows are updated or inserted via the PK.
What I am hoping to do is take the existing MERGE statement and add the ability to insert into the secondary table, but I have not been able to find any merge statements which work that way, and INSERT ALL lacks the more complicated conditionals of the merge.
Here is the structure of the MERGE statement thats currently being used.
 MERGE INTO EXISTING_TABLE ET USING TMP_TABLE TMP ON (HRR.ID = TMP.ID)
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET
    ET.ID = TMP.ID,
    ET.TITLE_EN = TMP.TITLE_EN,
    ET.TITLE_FR = TMP.TITLE_FR,
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT (ID, TITLE_EN, TITLE_FR)
    VALUES (TMP.ID, TMP.TITLE_EN, TMP.TITLE_FR);

Below is the way Im hoping to accomplish the MERGE INSERT ALL.
 MERGE INTO EXISTING_TABLE ET USING TMP_TABLE TMP ON (HRR.ID = TMP.ID)
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE
    SET
        ET.ID = TMP.ID,
        ET.TITLE_EN = TMP.TITLE_EN,
        ET.TITLE_FR = TMP.TITLE_FR,
    INSERT INTO NEW_TABLE (ID, TYPE) VALUES (TMP.ID, 'U')
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT ALL
    INTO EXISTING_TABLE (ID, TITLE_EN, TITLE_FR) VALUES (TMP.ID, TMP.TITLE_EN, TMP.TITLE_FR),
    INTO NEW_TABLE (ID, TYPE) VALUES (TMP.ID, 'I');

The only other way to reasonably accomplish this that I can see would be with a PLSQL block which works on row statements and would be slower.

A: At our site, we use after triggers to update audit stuff.  It has an advantage of tracking the changes via program, or if someone fat fingers an update statement.
That might do the job for you.


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Steve Bruce: Sheffield Wednesday appoint new manager
Guest on 2019-01-02, 3:02 pm
Steve Bruce has been named as the new manager of Championship club Sheffield Wednesday.
Bruce will take charge from 1 February, with assistants Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence taking control until then.
Dutchman Jos Luhukay was dismissed by Wednesday on 21 December after less than a year in charge.
Bruce, 58, previously managed Wednesday's local rivals Sheffield United, as well as fellow Yorkshire clubs Huddersfield Town and Hull City.
He guided Aston Villa to May's Championship play-off final but was sacked in October.
The Owls were unbeaten in four games under caretaker manager Lee Bullen, a sequence which lifted Wednesday up to 16th in the Championship.
Bullen will remain part of the coaching team at Hillsborough.
Experienced Bruce takes charge
Wednesday have turned to experience in the shape of former Manchester United defender Bruce as their successor to Luhukay.
He will be the second person, after Danny Wilson, to manage both Sheffield clubs.
He has taken charge of more than 880 games since starting his managerial career as player-boss of Sheffield United in 1998.
Bruce has proved adept at leading clubs to promotion to the top flight, guiding both Birmingham and Hull to the Premier League twice - winning a play-off final with each club.
However, he narrowly failed to help Aston Villa out of the Championship last season, as they were beaten by Fulham at Wembley.
This season, Villa's hopes of a repeat promotion challenge failed to materialise. Bruce faced the ignominy of having a cabbage thrown at him by a supporter during October's draw against Preston, and was dismissed the following day.
[size=11]Steve Bruce scores for Manchester United against Sheffield Wednesday in 1993 - his iconic double helped United win the Premier League title that season
As a player, he won three Premier League titles and three FA Cups - including two doubles - with Manchester United.
Bruce played a pivotal role in an iconic game against Sheffield Wednesday, his two late headed goals against the Owls at Old Trafford in April 1993 setting United on their way to their first league title for 26 years.[/size]
Re: Steve Bruce: Sheffield Wednesday appoint new manager
cyprussyd on 2019-01-03, 5:48 pm
Always been a big Bruce fan so wish him well


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