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Лже-Нерон — общее название для группы самозванцев, объявлявших себя императором Нероном, чудом избегнувшим осуждения и смерти.

Предыстория
Император Клавдий Нерон был одним из самых одиозных владык Римской империи. Светоний передаёт рассказ о том, что когда отец Нерона Гней Агенобарб «человек мерзейший в любую пору своей жизни» получил известие, что у него родился сын, воскликнул, что «от него и Агриппины ничего не может родиться кроме ужаса и горя для человечества». Так это или нет, но рассказ Светония точно характеризует сложившееся уже в древности и закреплённое историей мнение о Нероне. К этому можно добавить слова Гальбы, сохранённые Тацитом, что «дурные люди всегда будут горевать о Нероне».

Считается, что он оказался на троне из-за честолюбия своей матери Агриппины Младшей. Опять же Светоний передаёт рассказ о том, что Агриппине было предсказано, что сын будет царствовать, но убьёт её саму. В ответ она якобы воскликнула «Пусть убьет, лишь бы царствовал!»

Майкл Грант, автор книги о Нероне, предлагает более взвешенное мнение — этот император не был жесток по натуре, но труслив, и часто шёл на поводу у своих любимцев. Все его кровавые жестокости по сути дела имели одну схему: Нерону доносили, что некто (чаще всего — осуждённый, ссыльный) плохо отзывался о нём. Далее, постепенно входя в раж, император представлял себе этого человека главой растущего заговора, пугался за свою жизнь, и наконец отдавал приказание об убийстве.

Первой жертвой на пути к трону стал его собственный приёмный отец Клавдий. Опять же, следуя Светонию, его отравила Агриппина, однако Нерон содействовал и полностью одобрял происходящее. Грант замечает, что античные писатели расходятся во мнении как именно было совершено убийство (отравленное блюдо белых грибов, отравленное перо, введённое в горло старому императору) — но в самом факте не сомневался никто.

Вслед за ним уже по инициативе самого Нерона последовала Агриппина, сводный брат императора Британник, воспитатель юного Нерона — Сенека, а затем сенаторы и всадники, заподозренные императором в покушении на его власть или подготовке заговоров.

Но погубило императора не только это. Античные авторы единодушно свидетельствуют, что Нерон одним из первых понял, «какое наслаждение — власть» и, по сути дела, отдав императорские обязанности на откуп своим вольноотпущеникам и префекту претория, предался безудержным развлечениям. Известно, что Нерон считал себя выдающимся певцом и артистом, и видимо, ставил своё увлечение выше обладания короной (сохранились его слова — в ответ на предостережение, что он может потерять власть, Нерон, якобы ответил «Прокормимся ремеслишком»). И хотя римляне презирали актёрскую профессию как таковую, вразрез с обычаями, он появлялся на сцене и пел как греческие трагедии, так и поэмы собственного сочинения, участвовал в атлетических соревнованиях, заработав, по преданию, не один десяток победных венков.

В последние годы правления, репутация Нерона была окончательно подорвана, «императора, поправшего узы родства считали способным на все», и потому, после знаменитого пожара, когда огонь на две трети уничтожил Рим, пошли упорные слухи, что император приказал поджечь город, чтобы перестроить его затем по своему вкусу, и что во дворах ловили солдат, бросавших факела в ещё нетронутые огнём дома. Уверяли, что глядя на пожарище, он пел о падении Трои.

Это несчастье повлекло за собой первое в римской истории гонение на христиан. Следующий отрывок хорошо известен, однако же, стоит привести его ещё раз:

Чтобы пресечь слухи, Нерон подставил виновных и подверг самым изощренным казням тех, кого чернь ненавидела за их постыдное поведение и называла христианами. Начало этому названию дал Христос, который был при императоре Тиберии приговорен к смерти прокуратором Понтием Пилатом; временно подавленное пагубное суеверие вспыхнуло снова не только в Иудее, где это зло родилось, но также и в столице, куда отовсюду стекается и находит множество приверженцев всякая гадость и пакость. Вначале схватили тех, кто эту веру исповедовал публично, затем — на основании их показаний — великое множество других и признали их виновными не столько в поджоге, сколько в ненависти к роду человеческому. Казнили их с позором — одевали в шкуры диких зверей и бросали на растерзание собакам, распинали на крестах и ночью поджигали вместо факелов.

Нерон отдал для этого свой парк и, кроме того, устроил представление в цирке, где он сам, переодетый возницей, смешивался с толпой или вставал во весь рост на повозке. В итоге, хотя эти люди были виноваты и заслуживали строжайшего наказания, они вызывали сочувствие, ибо гибли не ради блага империи, а из-за жестокости одного человека.

Так или иначе, назревавшее возмущение прорвалось в 68 г. н.э. когда против Нерона возмутились галльские легионы под командованием Юлия Виндекса, и к ним скоро примкнули римские гарнизоны стоявшие в Испании под руководством будущего императора Гальбы.

Император бежал в поместье своего вольноотпущенника Фаона, видимо, собираясь отплыть в Египет к войскам, ещё хранившим ему верность, но услышав о том, что сенат объявил его врагом Рима и присудил к казни, полагавшейся убийце родителей — забиванию насмерть плетьми, окончательно пал духом и покончил с собой.

Исторические и психологические предпосылки появления
Однако же, если Рим проклинал Нерона, восточные провинции и соседние страны хранили о нём благодарную память.

Так царь Парфии Вологез I не мог забыть, что Нерон заключил с его страной выгодный для Парфии мир, и пышный приём, устроенный императором по поводу прибытия в Рим парфянского владыки Тиридата и требовал от сената почитания памяти Нерона.

Благодарную память о нём хранила и Греция, так как за несколько лет до своей смерти Нерон торжественно объявил о «свободе провинции Ахайя» — иными словами, серьёзных налоговых льготах. «Свобода» впрочем, просуществовала недолго, и была отменена Веспасианом и потому именно Греция с радостью встретила появляние первого самозванца.

Слухам о том, что император остался жив и скрывается, способствовало и то, что само известие о смерти Нерона исходило от единственного человека — Икела, вольноотпущенника Гальбы, который уведомил о произошедшем своего патрона. Также Нерону не воздавались почести и похороны не были публичными. Бывшие кормилицы императора Эклога и Александрия и его бывшая возлюбленная Акте на свои средства устроили скромные похороны и перенесли прах императора в усыпальницу Домициев — его отца и деда — но не в мавзолей Августа, где были похоронены предшествовавшие императоры, и это опять же вызывало толки.

Возможно, сыграло свою роль давнее предсказание придворных астрологов, что Нерон будет свергнут, но сохранит своё царство на Востоке (некоторые прямо указывали на Иерусалимское царство), кто-то даже обещал, что после свержения он через несколько лет вернётся к прежнему состоянию.

Первый самозванец
Первый по времени Лже-Нерон появляется в Греции в том же 68 г. н. э. По свидетельству Тацита, видимо, недолюбливавшего греков за их «непостоянный и вероломный характер», он был с восторгом принят местным населением, давно подогреваемом надеждами и слухами о спасении императора. Имя первого самозванца в истории не сохранилось. Тацит считает его рабом из Понта, или — возможно, вольноотпущенником из Италии. Этот самозванец в какой-то мере походил на императора лицом и был к тому же искусным кифаредом, что «вселило в него уверенность, что ему удастся выдать себя за Нерона».

Самозванцу удалось привлечь на свою сторону беглых солдат, бродяг и нищих, с помощью греков раздобыть себе корабль и высадиться на остров Цитну, где в это время проводили отпуск солдаты римских восточных легионов. И здесь ему сопутствовал успех, значительная часть солдат перешла на сторону самозванца, над несогласными была учинена расправа. Армия самозванца пополнилась ещё освобождёнными рабами, а казна — имуществом нескольких ограбленных купцов.

Особенно самозванец пытался перетянуть на свою сторону центуриона Сисенну, направлявшегося в составе посольства в Сирию. Однако же, центурион предпочёл бежать с острова.

Первая победа вселила уверенность в сторонников Лже-Нерона. Восстание принялось шириться, на остров, ставший основной базой самозванца, стекались все недовольные правлением Гальбы и просто любители лёгкой наживы.

Конец самозванцу положило прибытие на остров Цитну проконсула Кальпурния Аспрената, которому Гальба поручил управление провинциями Галатия и Памфилия. Аспренат направлялся к месту назначения с почётным эскортом из двух трирем из состава Мизенского флота.

Здесь нашлись люди, передавшие командирам обоих кораблей приглашение от имени Нерона. Прикинувшись удрученным и взывая к чувству долга солдат, некогда столь верно ему служивших, он стал убеждать их поддержать начатое им дело в Сирии и в Египте. То ли вправду заколебавшись, то ли из хитрости, триерархи пообещали соответствующим образом настроить солдат, перетянуть их на его сторону и тогда вернуться; сами же пошли и все честно рассказали Аспренату. По его призыву солдаты штурмом взяли корабль самозванца, где этого человека — кто бы он на самом деле ни был — и убили. Голову его, поражавшую дикостью взгляда, косматой гривой и свирепым выражением лица, отправили в Азию, а оттуда в Рим.

Второй самозванец

О втором самозванце известно несколько больше. По свидетельству Диона Кассия, звали его Теренций Максим, и был он родом из Малой Азии. Опять же, самозванец походил на покойного императора лицом и голосом, и слыл искусным кифаредом (что было важно, так как Нерон всегда особенно тяготел к этому инструменту).

Появился он откуда-то из восточных провинций, причём довольно быстро обзавёлся большой группой сторонников, двигаясь по течению Евфрата, достиг Парфии, чей царь, Артабан IV Парфянский был в жестокой ссоре с тогдашним римским императором Титом. Неизвестно, поверил ли царь новому Лже-Нерону, однако стал активно ему содействовать, возможно, серьёзно предполагая возвести его на римский трон.

Но планам этим не суждено было осуществиться. Иоанн Антиохийский утверждает, что из Рима были присланы неопровержимые доказательства самозванства Теренция, (или, скорее, изменилась политическая ситуация) и Лже-Нерон был предан казни.

Третий самозванец
О нём сохранилось меньше всего информации. Появился в царствование Домициана. Очень кратко о третьем самозванце сообщает Светоний:

И даже двадцать лет спустя, когда я был подростком, явился человек неведомого звания, выдававший себя за Нерона, и имя его имело такой успех у парфян, что они деятельно его поддерживали и лишь с трудом согласились выдать.

О Лже-Нероне в христианской традиции

В 13 главе «Апокалипсиса» фигурирует Зверь, вышедший из моря. У него одна голова смертельно ранена, но потом она оказывается исцеленной, и именно она — главный враг. Возможно, это символ римского императора, который умер, а потом считался воскресшим — Неро редививус или воскресшего Нерона.

Далее намек на «воскресшего Нерона» угадывают в 17 главе:

Семь голов суть семь гор, на которых сидит жена, и семь царей, из которых пять пали, один есть, а другой ещё не пришёл, и когда придет, не долго ему быть. И зверь, который был и которого нет, есть восьмой, и из числа семи, и пойдет в погибель. …воды, которые ты видел, где сидит блудница, суть люди и народы, и племена и языки… Жена же, которую ты видел, есть великий город, царствующий над земными царями.

Видение пророком «вавилонской блудницы» достаточно давно уже расшифровывается историками, как намек на современные автору события.

Семь голов — это семь гор, то есть холмов, на которых находится Рим, женщина — сам город, (по- латыни женского рода, Roma). Семь царей — Август, Тиберий, Калигула, Клавдий, Нерон, Гальба, Вителлий — упоминание «шестого», который есть — позволяет достаточно точно датировать Апокалипсис 68 — 69 годами (время правления Гальбы).

Зверь, который был и которого нет, действительно восьмой из числа семи, то есть уже упоминался среди императоров и приходит восьмым, возвращается — эти слова полагают прямым намеком на первого по времени Лже-Нерона так как антихриста нельзя уничтожить обычным способом и его возвращение — первый признак сверхъестественного, адского происхождения врага христианства.

Лже-Нерон в художественной литературе
Лже-Нерон второй, Теренций Максим является главным героем романа Лиона Фейхтвангера «Лже-Нерон» (, 1936). Роман повествует о восстании в I веке н. э. на востоке Римской империи, руководимым самозванцем, и является сатирой на современную автору нацистскую Германию.

Примечания

Литература
 Майкл Грант «Нерон, владыка земного ада»
 Гай Светоний Транквилл «Жизнь двенадцати цезарей»
 Дион Кассий «История»
 Корнелий Тацит «История»

Самозванцы Древнего мира
Нерон
Откровение Иоанна Богослова


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Es ist nicht erforderlich, dass IN-Betreiber gleichzeitig Netzbetreiber sind; sie können ihr Angebot über vorhandene Netze realisieren.

Klassische IN-Technik
Nummern, die auf einen IN-Dienst führen, werden in speziellen Vermittlungsstellen eingetragen, die mit einer als Service Switching Point bezeichneten Funktion ausgerüstet sind. Wird eine solche Nummer angerufen, spricht die Vermittlungsstelle über das INAP-Protokoll (ein Protokoll aus der Familie des Signalling System 7) den Service Control Point eines IN-Systems an. In diesem können dann die Daten des Anrufs mit verschiedenen Parametern (wie zum Beispiel Ursprung des Anrufs, Uhrzeit, Wochentag) verknüpft und flexibel gestalt- und beeinflussbare Dienste angeboten werden.

Die klassische Architektur der IN-Netze ist in den Standards ITU-T Q.1200ff. definiert. Varianten für den Mobilfunk finden sich in den Spezifikationen des 3rd Generation Partnership Project.

Beispiele
Allgemein bekannte Mehrwertdienste des IN sind
 der MABEZ-Dienst 0137 (Massenverkehr zu bestimmten Zielen, besser bekannt als Televotum aus Radio- und Fernsehsendungen),
 die Service- und Sonderrufnummern (0180, 0700, 0800, 0900),
 VPN-Dienste (Virtual Private Network) für geschlossene Benutzergruppen.

Zudem ist ein Großteil der Prepaid-Dienste im Mobilfunk als IN-Dienst realisiert.

Neuere Entwicklungen
Mit der Einführung von IP-basierten Sprachdiensten und Signalisierungs-Protokollen werden IN-Dienste zunehmend im IP-Netz, d. h. ohne Anbindung an das Signalling System 7 realisiert (siehe auch SIGTRAN).

Siehe auch

 Java APIs for Integrated Networks – ein Programmierschnittstelle für Telefonnetze von SUN im Rahmen eines Java Specification Request (JSR).
 Parlay – eine weitere Programmierschnittstelle der Parlay Gruppe

Telefonnetz
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Read our exclusive January 2018 Artist of the Month interview with Artist Justin Peters to learn more about him and his work.
Justin Peters is a 22 year old German Digital Surrealist Artist who mergers reality with his own imagination using Photoshop. "Everything you can imagine is real" by Pablo Picasso is a quote Justin lives by, especially when creating his work: painting his own dreamworld where everything is possible through the unexpected and unique imagery combinations and photo manipulations.
NSNY: Who or what are your biggest inspirations in your artistry?
JP: My inspirations coming from daily things very often, it's just seeing the world and thinking about things in a different way no matter if something could be possible or not. And I also get inspired by other artists, especially by surreal painters.
NSNY: Has there been anything you've been wishing to explore in your work that you have not yet? (Topics, editing techniques, for example).
JP: Many of my works are space themed, because it's something I'm very interested in and thinking a lot about. But I want to have a wide range, so I always try to do different and new things.
JP: The quote by Pablo Picasso "Everything you can imagine is real" is a quote I live by when I create my pictures. I think it says everything, it would be a world where everything could be real and where dreams can come true, but without hate and war.
NSNY: What are your favorite(s) pieces you have created to date?
JP: I don't have one favorite, but if I had to choose it would be the one where a whale dips into a sea of fog, it's called, "Fogwhale" [seen in gallery below]. This piece is definitely one of my favorites because I love whales and fog, and in combining these two things it covers the meaning of, "the beauty of nature" for me. It was also my first very popular picture.
NSNY: What are your long terms goals for your artistry?
JP: My artistic goal is to create pictures that express a wide range of ideas. I hope that when people experience my work, they discover a new and different world, which they can dive into to prove that everything is possible when you open your mind.
Check out this gallery below to view more of JP's work.
You can see more of Justin Peter's work by visiting his Website, Instagram, and Facebook.


The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Centre for South Asia Forestry Studies (UMCSAFS) at Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE), Bumthang, Bhutan is pleased to announce the Madanjeet Singh scholarship for three years Sustainable Development degree program to be undertaken at College of Natural Resources (CNR), Royal University of Bhutan in Lobesa, Punakha, Bhutan from July 2014 to July 2017.
The selected candidate (after completing sustainable degree program in CNR) will also need to undergo one-year independent forestry/conservation/environment research related program in UWICE (August 2017- July 2018). One candidate each from following SAARC countries (Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan and Afghanistan) will be selected for the scholarship.


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November Music Favorites 2015
A below average shot of Louis the Child at the Lido concert
November, you taught me that you can use music to bridge new friendships, that worrying about what other people think is a waste of time, and to never stop dancing…
Lido came to Chicago's Double Door venue, a small, intimate space intended for a chill but passionate crowd. I've seen Cashmere Cat and Mr. Carmack perform there as well. While openers COFRESI and Louis the Child were performing, I kept asking my friends what those…devices on stage were. Neither act was doing anything with these metal bars on stands that crowded the back corners of the stage.
When Lido came on, it was immediately clear. They were light displays, synced up to some guy's computer in the back, who was controlling them to the rhythm of his music. They blinded the crowd with flashes of white at first, and then sent us to technicolor oblivion when they started changing colors and rotating.
I was really pleasantly surprised to learn that Lido actually sings on a lot of his tracks, like "I Love You" and "Lost", in a warm, twisty voice that he warps to fit the style of the tracks.
Overall, I loved his performance. Chicago was the last stop on his tour, and he took a few minutes to speak to the crowd, inciting a roar of applause when he declared something like,
"This is the last stop of my tour, and I'm gonna play whatever the fuck I want."
Not to mention, he brought out special guest Santell, who he worked with on his most recent work, The Passion Project. Together, they performed a bunch of singles off of the EP, like "Pillows" and "Ashley", which is actually apparently an anagram for…
HALSEY, Lido's on and off girlfriend, who popped on stage for a hot second to sing their track together, "Drive".
Lido & Canblaster – Superspeed
Louis the Child, graduates of Chicago suburb high school New Trier, are a local favorite, opening for both Lido and The Chainsmokers when they came earlier in November. Their music style is similar to artists like Wave Racer, Soy Sauce and Tobtok.
Zella Day – Compass (Louis The Child Remix)
COFRESI
COFRESI is all about live percussion. He syncs up his drums to the bass in his tracks, and puts so much enthusiasm and energy into his performance. Even though he was the first opener, I thought that his set was more engaging than that of Louis the Child.
Odesza (opener: Jai Wolf)
Jai Wolf's live performance was better than I expected. He warmed up the crowd with lots of lively dance beats. It helps that Aragon Ballroom's decor probably makes that venue one of the most visually appealing I've ever been to. With a disco ball and a star-studded ceiling that would make Van Gogh proud, Aragon got me feelin' some type of way, so that by the time Odesza came on, I was…ready.
Holy crap, I identify with so many of their songs that every new track was sort of like a chance to relive a memory, you know? The crowd swelled with emotion and voiced their happiness raucously. It was like a feedback loop of support and encores.
One of the best concerts I've ever been to, for sure.
Light ft. Little Dragon
Justin Bieber Purpose
This album got me. It got me good. I've always said that Justin Bieber has a real talent for singing, and finally, it seems like people are starting to realize this. Behind all of the media drama, JBiebs is just trying to live life and put out good music. He's come a long way from his "Baby" days, and I think this newest album definitely reflects that.
He collabs with artists like Halsey, Travi$ Scott and Big Sean but also spins something magical all by himself, with tracks like "Been You" and "Company". It's been on shuffle all month.
No Sense – Justin Bieber & Travi$ Scott
I've always loved Ta-ku for his remixes of tracks by Flume and Chet Faker as well as his Drive Slow, Homie mixes, but I only just discovered his album "Songs To Make Up To", which are slower, more sensual and emotional tracks that captured my heart during November. Keep them coming, Ta-ku.
I fell asleep to this song on repeat on countless November nights. Amazing.
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A last minute strike from substitute Ross Lavery gave Cliftonville a dramatic victory over Linfield at Windsor Park.
A match of few chances sparked into life when Daniel Hughes fired home from close range for the Reds ten minutes into the second half, before Andrew Waterworth netted after a goalmouth scramble for David Healy's side with eleven minutes left on the clock.
However, there was late drama as Lavery netted the decisive late winner for the visitors – who have now inflicted both of Linfield's league defeats this season.
The Blues had been unbeaten at their home ground in the league for over a year, ironically the previous defeat had been a 2-1 loss against Cliftonville.
Crusaders left it late too as they secured all three points in a fortunate win over a spirited Ards outfit at Seaview.
David Cushley's deflected effort in the second minute of stoppage time flew past Aaron Hogg to down the visitors, who had restricted the champions to only two goal-bound shots all afternoon.
It was the fourth time in the past eight league matches that the Crues either won a match in the last minute or saw a decisive penalty against them missed, as they stretched their lead to seven points at the top.
Ballymena missed the chance to go level with Linfield in second as they crashed to a big home defeat at the hands of Dungannon Swifts.
A long-range Leroy Millar effort gave the Sky Blues an early lead, but two goals from Andrew Mitchell, a Jarlath O'Rourke strike and a Kyle Owens own goal gave Rodney McAree's side an impressive victory.
Coleraine leapfrogged David Jeffrey's side into fourth as they continued their recent good form with a home win over struggling Ballinamallard United.
Shane McGinty had given the Mallards the lead against his former side, but Jordan Allan, James McLaughlin and a late Neil McCafferty penalty gave Oran Kearney's men the win.
Glentoran fought back from a goal down to draw 1-1 with 10-man Glenavon at Mourneview Park.
Joel Cooper gave the Lurgan Blues the lead before Jay Magee headed the Glens level against his former club in the second, while the hosts had defender James Singleton sent off for a second booking late on.
The points were also shared in a basement battle between Carrick Rangers and Portadown – Eoin Kirwan cancelled out Adam Salley's opener for Carrick, as both teams had to settle for a point as the Ports remain ten points adrift at the foot of the table.


Adventures in Sisterhood. Day Seven.
Who doesn't love a blueberry muffin?
Our first stop of the day was Exposures Gallery in Sedona. We could have spent hours in that gallery. Our favorite artist was Rabby. I am sure he stood out because Sister Tater and I both love vivid colors.
We visited a couple of local shops (no, we did not buy anything — we have no room left in the car). Then we made the pilgrimage to visit the Chapel of the Holy Cross, which daughter Ashley had told us to be sure and see. It alone was worth the entire trip.
At first we thought we had to park at the bottom of the hill and hike up. I did but then I couldn't find Sister Tater so I went back down the hill and put her in the car and drove back up the hill. Sister Tater has short legs. The hike would have taken her twice as long.
This was the view from the hillside as we made the trek up to the Chapel. Because she is short to the ground, Sister Tater got on her hands and knees to take a photo of the low-lying cacti. Me? I just walked a little further up the hill and took this shot through the view of chest-high cacti. Notice the little buds of yellow flowers on it. It was spectacular. If you have to be a prickly cactus this is pretty glorious place to be one. This fella has plenty of daily admirers.
As I stepped inside the church I saw a woman exiting. She was in tears. When I looked at the altar, I knew why. The thing I love best about Sister Tater is her love for the Lord. She rises every single morning and the first thing she does is take out her Bible. It is not one of these dainty pink Bibles but the old-fashioned heavy duty big lettered Bible. She opens it up and begins to talk with God. It reminds me of my Aunt Cil who used to do the same thing. Yesterday in the car I was talking to an author friend. I looked over because I saw my sister's lips moving. She was obviously engaged in conversation but for once her cell phone wasn't attached to her ear. "Who were you talking to?" I asked.
"I was thanking God for this beautiful land and all his mercies," she said.
"Asked Jesus into my heart," she said.
The ironic thing about it now is that if you had to measure faithfulness, she'd have me beat hands down. The good news is that faith is not about our faithfulness but about God's faithfulness to us. Sister Tater inspires me to be a better person. I have been surrounded by people who do that very thing. Not by the words they speak, necessarily, but by the life they lead and by the way they trust the Lord.
I lit candles for two of those people yesterday. My sweet friend Connie who continues to find the strength, physical, emotional and spiritual to rise each morning and greet the day with a heart of gratitude despite the virulent cancer that threatens her. And for Karly's daddy, David, who has continued to hold fast to his faith, so that he can be the sort of man his daughter would be proud of, and I know she is. I stood over those candles and thanked God for sending these people into my life, for being the living Word to me.
The vision of Christ crucified in order that he might bring healing to a broken world.
It's likely someone noticed me weeping as I left the Chapel.
As we left behind the beautiful canyon valley that is Sedona, Sister Tater and I came across one more sight that had us both bowled over in laughter. "That was worth the whole trip," Sister Tater said. It was a man clothed in purple, walking uphill. Fancy headsight covering his ears and his arms outstretched and he aapeared oblivious to the traffic whizzing by.
Sorry the photo is blurry. I can't roll down the window on the driver's side. It's been broke since I left Fairhope in August.
What a beautiful story, Karen. Thanks for sharing. It's great that you've had the opportunity to travel across the country with your sister and share in its beauty and your relationship. What a blessing to be able to share in all those experiences together.


Asher wrote personal letters of apology that he will read to each of his siblings during victim mediation. We spent hours with each child reading their brother's letter in advance in order to address anything that they didn't understand, want, or believe appropriate. Georgia, Olivia, and Nathan wrote notes in the margin when we returned the letters so that Asher could better learn the why behind his siblings' needs and not just the what. And at this point, Georgia's letter is finished with only minor adjustments remaining for Nathan and Olivia. We all feel good about the alterations. Whether the wording was too cavalier ("I understand that I hurt you but I couldn't control myself.") or too generic ("When I acted out, it was bad."), every sentence was combed through and read with an eye for the ultimate purpose of reconciliation. Our thought remained: If Asher really wants to show he is sorry and that his heart is to change and reconcile, then he will want a better understanding of what his sister/brother needs in this apology. If he does not accept these alterations, then we know that he is merely jumping through the hoops for his own benefit and not for a greater good.
We learned from Jon that his initial reaction to the first set of edits was rather disappointing. His only thought appeared to be a deep sense of frustration that everyone was not fawning over him for the effort he put into them. Jon actually kicked him out of his office because his response was so selfish and lacking. That was also before the counseling session when we apologized for any ways we participated in hurting him during his own years of abuse. However, since those first rewrites, Asher has applied himself to accepting the feedback and taking it to heart. And even though none of us will be surprised by what the letters say, I am hopeful that we will all be surprised by the genuineness of Asher's heart when he actually reads them aloud during mediation.
Knowing that there is a time for response, and recognizing that it is important to make the most of that time, I told Georgia, Olivia, and Nathan that we wanted them to write a letter in return. The letter could share anything they believed important while recognizing that we all know there is much more work to be done before relationships are healed. In other words, this is not the time to bring up everything. But as a starting point, these moments bear a weight that matters and can set the trajectory for a future path.
There are a few things that I believe are important for me to share with you. I struggled with many side effects of the abuse but all of them ultimately fall into one of three issues. These three areas directly relate to our unhealthy relationship and ways your abusiveness hurt me.
First, I was bitter for a long time because I felt like you stole my childhood. So much of what I remember from being little is abuse. In many ways, my innocence was taken from me by your words and actions. I didn't feel like a normal child with a normal family, but I wanted to so badly. I remember looking at other people's families, especially ones with older siblings, and watching them interact with one another. They seemed so ordinary – without the secrets that made me feel guilty and ashamed for what I believed I was allowing you to do. I wanted to tell Mama and Daddy about the abuse but felt like I couldn't because I believed that it was partially my responsibility. This just caused me to see our family as even more dysfunctional and messed up. I kept asking myself why did this happen, but I couldn't do anything to change or fix it. I would have given anything to go back to when I didn't know about sexual activity or mental abuse – when I was happy and carefree. So, I kept denying what happened and acting like it wasn't a big deal. I dwelt on what I lost for so long, and grew so bitter about it, that I couldn't even recognize ways I had the chance to move forward right after you left.
Second, because you acted as though I was never good enough for you, I grew to believe I was never good enough for anyone. I was always trying to prove myself to you and others. That made me feel like I wasn't worth being loved by anyone. It took a long time before I began feeling that I am worth being loved though it is something I occasionally struggle with even today. You rarely showed me kindness or appreciation. I took that and put it on other people, believing that if they weren't complimenting me and telling me how good I was, then they must not like me. It took a long time to realize that even when people aren't always telling me how good I am, they still care about me. But now I can struggle with pushing myself very far to be good and live up to expectations. I never disappoint my coaches or teachers.
Third, and most importantly, I started using an unhealthy coping mechanism once I began therapy that required me to completely deny emotion and shut down to everything. Because I kept telling myself it wasn't that big of a deal and wasn't that bad, I eventually believed it. But that caused me to go into a state of emotional numbness that lasted almost a year and half. The only real emotion I felt during that time was anger – and specifically anger towards you. But you weren't home! And I had no way of contacting you. I ended up taking out my anger on Mama and Daddy and our siblings. I never felt happy or excited and nothing seemed to matter to me until I finally brought myself out of the numbness and started being able to feel emotions. Looking back at that year and half, I can't remember very much at all. Our siblings will share memories of camping trips and activities that I don't remember anything about. This is the biggest issue that I've had so far. I feel like that year and half should have been spent in better ways than being numb and causing pain to the rest of my family. I was an angry, bitter person that no one wanted to be around. I didn't like being as angry as I was but I didn't know how to do anything about it and feeling helpless just made it worse. Working to grow through the bitterness and numbness has allowed me to become a much happier person. I now rarely get depressed or sad. I'm thoroughly enjoying my life. I do school and work hard at sports – all of which allows me to have a lot of fun. I enjoy being around people and I'm content with where I'm at.
I want you to know that I forgive you for abusing me. We once had a close connection when we were younger. I'm looking forward to having a close relationship with you again. I'm excited to see what our future will hold. I know it will take work. I also know that it must be a combined effort and we will both need to pursue a better and stronger relationship with one another. But I want you to know that I love you and I'm excited for the future.
Joseph and I are ridiculously proud of her! We are hoping that Asher is able to take these words to heart and see that where there is pain, there can also be healing.


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HopCat in downtown Grand Rapids ranks as one of the top beer bars in both the world and nation. Photo via fb.com
A bar chain is expanding deeper into Big Ten country.
HopCat said yesterday that it will open a location in Lincoln, Neb., keeping in tune with BarFly Venture's strategy of college towns.
The $2.5 million, 8,500-square-foot project is slated to open next year, fronting the city's Canopy Street in the 601 P. Street building in the West Haymarket neighborhood. The building is the Olsson Associates headquarters.
"We are thrilled to have a new restaurant and bar concept with a proven track record come to Lincoln and locate in our building," said Jennifer Brinkma, director of communications, Tetrad Property Group. The group manages the facility.
"The West Haymarket continues to develop, generating opportunity for businesses to locate in our community and create additional activity in the area, creating a truly dynamic district."
HopCat Lincoln will include 130 taps, the largest selection of on-tap beer in Nebraska.
"Nebraska's craft beer and brewing scene is taking off, so when the opportunity to open HopCat near Pinnacle Bank Arena and historic Lincoln Station arose, I knew it would be a great fit," said Mark Sellers, founder, HopCat. "We look forward to working with Nebraska's innovative craft brewers, along with craft brewers from around the world, to make HopCat a hub for craft beer lovers in the Star City."
Hiring is ongoing for the management team at the location, with hourly hirings beginning after the New Year.
More than 130 employees are expected at the location.
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HopCat was founded in 2008 at 25 Ionia Ave. SW in Grand Rapids.
The bar has been named the "No. 3 Beer Bar on Planet Earth" by BeerAdvocate magazine and "No. 1 Brewpub in the United States" by RateBeer.com. It is also regularly recognized by DRAFT magazine.
The bar's french fries, called Crack Fries, were named among America's "Top 10 French Fries" in Food Network Magazine's July-August issue.
HopCat also has locations in East Lansing, Ann Arbor and Detroit, as well as Indianapolis, Madison, Wis. and Lexington, Ky.
In September, HopCat received an investment of $25 million from a Texas-based investor to help the bar chain open 30 locations in the next five years. The locations will be focused on Midwest college towns.
Other towns that have been mentioned in conversations with Sellers or other HopCat representatives include Louisville, Ky., Milwaukee, Omaha, Neb., Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ohio and Cincinnati.
HopCat's parent company, BarFly Ventures, also owns three Grand Rapids restaurants: Stella's Lounge, Grand Rapids Brewing Co. and McFadden's Restaurant & Saloon.
Pat Evans is a freelance writer and a contributor to the Grand Rapids Business Journal.
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As New York Fashion Week Fall 2011 draws to a close, I wanted to compare some beautiful textile patterns that fashion designers this past year have shown with selected objects from our upcoming exhibition, Color Moves: Art and Fashion by Sonia Delaunay. While all of these designers were perhaps not directly inspired by Sonia Delaunay, it is clear that her influence on the development of color and pattern in fashion throughout the 20th and now 21st century is still holding strong. We know that our exhibition will inspire many new and established designers, so we can't wait to see what patterns the Spring 2012 fashion season brings!


Jessica Colley Clarke is a freelance writer and curious traveler. She writes about food and drink, culture, the arts, people with compelling stories, and experiential travel.
If you're going to shop until you drop, you'll want a bed nearby, probably (it's safer). From the sleek designer stores of Madison Avenue, to the independent boutiques of Nolita, these hotels put a density of stores on your doorstep. These are the best hotels for shopping in New York City.
The downtown sibling of the midtown luxury staple, this new Four Seasons opened its doors in September 2016.
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This 54-story hotel on the edge of Times Square is the flagship of the Hyatt Centric brand.
Square footage in New York hotels can be tight, but some smart properties remedy this fact by designing lobbies with extra appeal. These spaces often attract as many locals as hotel guests, blurring the lines between lounge and lobby.
Of all the hotel amenities, a swimming pool may be one of the rarest in New York City. Whether you're a spa-junkie who likes your pool tucked away, or a scenester who's looking for a lavish rooftop affair, you're gonna want to wear your swimsuit when you check-in to any of these properties.
A cheap price tag is often a warning sign: Style is being exchanged for affordability. Yet, there are a few surprises throughout New York that manage to offer both, from properties with historic character to those with a more contemporary style. These are the best boutqiue hotels in NYC.
New York is notorious for expensive hotel rooms that are small on space. While unfortunately, this is almost always the case, there are some exceptions that offer good value, extra amenities, and even a bit of breathing room. These are the best cheap hotels in NYC.


How inspiration hits an entrepreneur's life is always an unpredictable miracle. In this post we bring to you the story of CloudChoice Inc's unique vision of "Staying Local & Acting Global". A telltale narration by our founder and CEO Andrews Moses about his interesting journey as an entrepreneur whose vision is to stay local by hiring local talent and progressing the business globally. In this article Andrews candidly shares his learning and exposure and his path to successfully building a lean startup with a mission to "Stay local but Act Global".
I came to Canada as an international student with hopes and ambition of settling in Canada and making my dreams of being an aspiring entrepreneur come true. After graduation as I started working for Freshdesk which was a start up at the time, I learned the tricks of handling day-to day affairs and working in a startup setting which motivated me and acted as a stepping stone to my current business CloudChoice. Currently, CloudChoice Inc are resellers of FreshDesk (customer support), FreshSales (CRM), HippoVideo (Online Video Platform), FreshTeam (Recruitment), FreshService (IT Helpdesk) and even our own product called Ultops (Operations Management). We have recently worked with GNCC and Regent Student Living to help reinvent the way their business is being done.
Being a new entrepreneur on the block, I wanted my company to touch new heights, make a difference in offering the best customized Saas solutions to businesses but above all I wanted to support the community of St.Catharines that gave me the tools to be capable of fulfilling my dream of becoming an entrepreneur. When I decided to start CloudChoice in St. Catharines, one of the major concerns that my friends expressed was that, 'St.Catharines is a small town with a small population and therefore I might have less prospects for promoting my business'. The usual suggestions of starting my business in Toronto was prescribed by many well-wishers, but for me it was not just about making profits. For me, it was about helping to grow small businesses in St.Catharines, giving the local community the opportunity to experience superior customer service and more so to help Brock and Niagara college students with an opportunity to have a real work experience through a co-op, part time or full time which is almost non-existent for full time students in St.Catharines.
As an international student I remember the struggles of trying to find a meaningful work experience while finishing my masters at Brock University. With years of technical experience, doing a minimum wage job at a retail store did not offer me any incentives or add to my skills. I wished for an opportunity to use my existing skills from my work experience in India and add to it through a new experience in Canada but unfortunately I was not able to find one in St. Catharines. It was then, that I understood the lack of opportunities in St.Catharine for students at Brock and Niagara college. I was inspired from my own experience as a hungry student looking for opportunity to gain real time work experience to use my existing skillset. Now as an entrepreneur certainly, I wanted to change that.
When I started Cloudchoice, one of my primary objectives was to give students, especially international students, a chance to gain real work experience. I also saw the benefit in this as some students come from different countries and from all over Canada with years of experience in certain fields prior to masters that I can tap onto for succeeding in my own business. Although there is no government incentive for me to hire international students, I saw the immense talent that exists in the international students at both Niagara College and Brock University that is incomparable to any other incentive. We also understand the difficulty of being foreign to a culture and struggling to find a job that best fits the skills. So we continuously encourage international students to apply to work with us. Some of our most important clients are handled by international students and they have never disappointed me.Hearing employees of mine speak about their experience with CloudChoice speaks volume about the impact CloudChoice is making in the St.Catharines and Niagara community. Here's Enu Jaitly, one of our part-time employees speaking about her experience of working at CloudChoice. With Enu's previous experience at KPMG under her belt, I can put her in front of any client and feel confident that she will be able to carry it out.
Another vision I had in mind was to tap on to the experiential learning portion that both Brock and Niagara college offers to students to apply their classroom knowledge in the real world. Sometimes it is through service learning projects while other times it is through co-op opportunities. While I was doing my MBA at Brock University, the ideal co-op mostly meant working for a big firm or a bank in Toronto instead of trying to stay in St.Catharines or the Niagara region and contribute positively to the community. One of the big reasons for this was the lack of opportunities in St. Catharines. I wanted to change this as well. I believed in the potential of growth in St. Catharines which is why even after having a high paying job, I decided to start CloudChoice in St.Catharines and in the very next year decided to hire our first co-op student Corrado Salerno. Corrado primarily worked as the social media and marketing coordinator but wore many hats just like most of our employees. Here's what Corrado had to say about his co-op experience with CloudChoice.
Our first successful co-op student made me realize the enormous amount of talent that exists in St. Catharines which is not used adequately. Some of the contents and marketing that Corrado executed has helped us advance our new projects to customers and push new products. The role of being an entrepreneur never stopped me from pursuing my passion to teach. I also started teaching in Niagara College on a part-time basis which opened avenues for me to find new talent through the classes I teach there. This year, our aim is to have more co-op students from both Niagara college and Brock University to add to the creativity of our team at CloudChoice and to give more students a shot at experiencing a real-life work atmosphere commensurate with their existing skills. At CloudChoice, we consider that there is potential in everyone regardless of being a local or an international student and all a good candidate needs is a chance to show their potential. We hope that more budding entrepreneurs follow our footsteps.
As an entrepreneur I believed in the growth opportunities available in St.Catharines and continue to hope, to grow locally by using local talent. We hope that our example encourages startups to stay local and try to help the community that they benefited from. Starting your company in Toronto is always an option, but why pay the high office rent, employ professionals with extremely high salaries when there is an opportunity to invest in students and building a better company right in your own locality? We understand the difficulty of being in a small region, but we also see the great talent we have available here among international students and hope that other entrepreneurs in small regions are inspired by our mission of staying local and hiring locally. Profit is important for a company to succeed and I am not alien to that concept. However, I also believe that staying true to what I believe is more important and hope that more startups stay true to their ideals and create a business that impacts the community.


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Giant porcelain tiled folly designed by CoveBurgess and Pentagon celebrating extraordinary women, arrives in Southwark for London Festival of Architecture 2018.
CoveBurgess Architects and leading tile specialists Pentagon, have collaborated to design a porcelain tiled folly as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture.
The large engraved pavilion, sits in the London Borough of Southwark's Bankside, which has been preserved by Bankside Open Trust and is part of the 'extraordinary women' exhibition representing female pioneers for this years' festival.
The folly is dedicated to social reformer Octavia Hill, who believed that everyone should have access to open spaces regardless of their circumstances. It was her work which fled to the creation and preservation of public open space in London, and the foundation of the National Trust.
The structure is Octavia's gift, representing the amount of green space created and preserved by her for each individual in Bankside. Octavia Hill believed that everyone should have access to open spaces regardless of their circumstances and this folly pays homage to her. Tim Burgess of CoveBurgess Architects said: 'We chose to focus on Octavia Hill's love and advocacy of green and public spaces. Her role in protecting public green spaces is still felt today, be it on a small scale through individual parks she helped preserve and create through her activism, which eventually lead to the 1956 Clean Air Act 3, and the creation of the National Trust. The aim is to evoke the idea of publicly owned space by showing the viewer what is effectively their small portion as well as highlighting the fragility of the idea by juxtaposing the contrasting context with concrete of the installation site.'
Pentagon, the architectural tile specialist who regularly collaborates closely with architects on award winning projects has helped realise this giant porcelain tile structure. Their sister company Pentagon Shape has carefully engraved the key statements into the tiles with a water jet cutting process.
Creative Director, Sam Frith said: 'We were delighted to be invited to collaborate on this project with Cove Burgess. The timing couldn't have been better as it gave us the opportunity to showcase what our new 5 Axis water jet cutter and milling machines can do. We also wanted to support the ideas and sentiments behind the event'.
Octavia Hill's folly will sit at Bankside in Southwark during June as part of the wider exhibition for the London Festival of Architecture.


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Q: TypeORM DON'T RUN migrations that I generated I'm using TypeORM to map schema database that I have created with a MySQL script. My entities have already been created in TypeORM syntax and I want to generate the SQL code of them. The problem appear when I try to run the migration of the script generated by TypeORM and don't work, the terminal only show me:
query: SELECT VERSION() AS `version`
query: SELECT \* FROM `INFORMATION_SCHEMA`.`COLUMNS` WHERE `TABLE_SCHEMA` = 'levels' AND `TABLE_NAME` = 'migrations'
query: SELECT \* FROM `levels`.`migrations` `migrations` ORDER BY `id` DESC
No migrations are pending

However, TypeORM did generate a .ts file with the creations of the tables in a folder "migrations" from my proyect:
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The configuration of my AppDataSource is this:
// File in '/src/config/mysql.ts'

const AppDataSource = new DataSource({
    type: "mysql",
    host: <string>process.env.HOST_DB,
    port: 3306,
    username: <string>process.env.USER_DB,
    password: <string>process.env.PASSWORD_DB,
    database: <string>process.env.DB,
    synchronize: false,
    logging: true,
    entities: [User, Album, Genre, Playlist],
    migrations: [__dirname + "/migrations/*{.ts,.js}"],
    migrationsRun: true,
});

export { AppDataSource };

The scripts that I execute in the package.json:

"scripts": {
    "test": "echo "Error: no test specified" && exit 1",
    "dev": "nodemon src/app.ts",
    "typeorm": "typeorm-ts-node-esm -d ./src/config/mysql.ts",
    "m:gen": "npm run typeorm migration:generate",
    "m:run": "npm run typeorm migration:run"
},

The command I ran to generate a migration that WORKED FOR ME was: npm run m:gen -- src/migrations/test1
The command for me to run the migration is: npm run m:run
I only need that TypeORM executes the .ts file that it generated, but I can't make it work.

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Category:1892 establishments in Scotland
Organizations, places and other things founded or established in Scotland in 1892.
See also: Category:1892 disestablishments in Scotland
Pages in category "1892 establishments in Scotland"
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Where to Stay in La Spezia, Italy – Best Areas and Hotels
Europe, Italy, La Spezia / June 7, 2019 / By aguilerandres
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Where to stay in La Spezia – What you need to know
La Spezia is a small town located in southern Liguria, in northern Italy.
This city, the second in population of the region after Genoa, is known for its important port and for being the venue for major water sports competitions, but above all, for being the main gate Entrance to the Cinque Terre National Park, one of the most scenic and beautiful natural sites in Italy.
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Cinque Terre, which can be translated as Five Lands, is the name given to the coastal region west of La Spezia, comprising five colorful villas located on impressive cliffs on the sea. These small towns are the main tourist attraction of the province and were declared, among with the surrounding mountains, World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
La Spezia is halfway between Genoa and Pisa and, although it does not have its own airport, it has excellent rail connections with both cities and the five towns that make up the Cinque Terre . It also has frequent ferry connections with the national park.
The high season in the province of La Spezia goes from mid-May to September, when the cruise season is in full swing and La Spezia, Cinque Terre and the surrounding villages are filled with tourists. In terms of climate, like much of Italy, the weather in this region is usually more stable at the end of spring and during the summer. The winters are temperate and rainy, so during this time some trekking trails in the national park may be closed.
When it comes to the best areas to stay to visit Cinque Terre, the best option is inside the park, particularly in Manarola, probably the most beautiful of the villas. If you're on a budget, La Spezia is the best area to stay. See accommodation in La Spezia.
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Best areas to stay in La Spezia, Italy
1. Reccommended area: La Spezia – Harbour and City Centre
La Spezia is the main access point from where to visit the Cinque Terre National Park by train or ferry.
Although the city is small, it is an excellent place to stay if you are looking for a more urban environment than the small villas of Cinque Terre can offer.
If this is not enough reason to choose La Spezia as a place to stay to visit Cinque Terre, accommodation in the city is significantly cheaper than in the park.
The La Spezia Centrale train station offers direct connections to Pisa, Genoa and all the Cinque Terre villages, which can be accessed without restrictions with the railway ticket Cinque Terre Card.
In addition, La Spezia has a cruise harbour and several ferry services that also transport tourists to the national park.
Although La Spezia is rather sparse in tourist attractions, the naval museum, the San Giorgio castle or the Amedeo Lia museum offer alternatives for those who want to discover more of this city beyond Cinque Terre.
Best areas to stay in La Spezia – City Centre and harbour
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Why stay here:
Pedestrian-friendly
La Spezia's harbour
Connected to Cinque Terre
Hand-picked hotels in this area
NH La Spezia offers a restaurant and rooms with free Wi-Fi and is in front of the Ligurian Sea. The hotel is located 150 meters from the historic center and a 5-minute walk from the harbor, with connections to the Cinque Terre. – from €77.
Budget Option
Albergo Teatro is located in the center of La Spezia, 1.2 km from La Spezia Port and 2.7 km from Le Terrazze Shopping Center. This 1-star hotel offers luggage storage. – from €39 .
Midrange Option
Hotel Firenze e Continentale occupies a restored historic building and offers elegant rooms with air conditioning. Just 50 meters away is the train station La Spezia Centrale, where trains leave for the Cinque Terre National Park. – from €77 .
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2. East La Spezia
The eastern part of La Spezia is a more modern and quiet area than the centre of the city.
This area, which limits on its southern side with the harbour, offers a less touristy and more "neighbourhood" environment than its central counterpart.
The eastern end of La Spezia is connected by buses and the Migliarina station, with direct connections to the Stazione Centrale, but also to some towns in the Cinque Terre park, as well as Parma and Pisa.
In addition to some parks and shopping streets, this area also hosts the mall Le Terrazze, with a multitude of fashion and electronics stores, restaurants and entertainment venues.
As it is not a historic or tourist area, the east of La Spezia offers more pocket-friendly accommodation prices than any of the other sleeping areas in Cinque Terre and La Spezia.
Best areas to stay in La Spezia, Italy – East of the city
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Migliarina Station
Le Terrazze mall
Peaceful area
Mediterranean Concept House is located in La Spezia, 2.8 km from La Spezia Port and 1.3 km from Le Terrazze Shopping Center.- from €59.
Cinque Terre is probably one of the most stunning natural landscapes in all of Italy.
This small region, composed of five small and colourful villages anchored in spectacular cliffs by the Ligurian Sea, has become in recent years one of the biggest tourist attractions in the region and an obligatory stop for cruise passengers.
The five villas that make up Cinque Terre are Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza y Monterosso al Mare.
If you are deciding in which of the towns to stay in Cinque Terre, the five are quite similar, all are connected by train and ferry and offer, in general, the same services to visitors.
That said, the most scenic of all is Manarola, while Monterosso and Vernazza are the only ones who have a beach.
The offer of accommodation to stay in Cinque Terre is rather limited, being a remote place (you can not access the national park by car or bus) rates are usually high, especially in high season.
All villages have small hotels and tourist apartments.
Keep in mind: Moving from the station or the harbour and the centre of the villas almost invariably involves climbing many stairs, so it is recommended to avoid carrying bulky luggage.
Where to stay in La Spezia to visit Cinque Terre
Best areas to stay in La Spezia to go to Cinque Terre
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Nature and culture
Connected by ferry and train
Alla Marina Affittacamere is located in a building from the mid-13th century, renovated in 2011 and located next to the small port of Riomaggiore, one of the Cinque Terre towns. – from €74.
La Locanda Dalla Compagnia is located in the centre of Riomaggiore and the Cinque Terre National Park, and has rooms and studios with bathrooms located in different buildings. – from €49 .
Hotel Villa Argentina is located in the Cinque Terre National Park, a 10-minute walk from Riomaggiore Train Station. The rooms are equipped with a flat-screen satellite TV, a private bathroom and air conditioning. – from €77 .
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Blizzard Entertainment launched one of their most famous games on November 30th, 2004, World of Warcraft (WoW). This teen-rated, subscription-based economy game is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), and is the follow up to one of their other games, warcraft 3.That means you have the ability to play with people from all over the world. WoW has been a trendsetter in the MMORPG industry for so long that it is impossible to escape references to it in other games. Over the years, there have been many attempts to "kill WoW" but those games have failed to meet expectations. There were a few factors that brought the game to the level of popularity it enjoyed, including other major game failures, and good timing. The impact of WoW is so large that there is a movie that tells some of the story. At one time, WoW boasted of 13 million subscriptions. Since then, the game has gone through ebbs and flows, depending on what expansion packs and/or new content Blizzard has added to the game. If you are in a non supported area and you wanted access to a North American (NA) server (called a realm), or if you want to protect your account from hacking or a possible Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, you could make sure everything is secure by using a VPN.
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How to Use a VPN to Play WoW
I'll use ExpressVPN for the example of how to use a VPN service to play WoW online. First you'll want to download the VPN client. ExpressVPN offers free client software for Windows, Mac and Linux. In addition to free apps for iOS and Android.
Now that you've had a chance to download and install the software it's time to connect. Launch the ExpressVPN client and select a server location. We'll walk you through step by step using their Windows client.
Since a lot of gamers like to connect to servers in the US, we used that country for our guide. ExpressVPN has a large network of servers located all over the world.
We recommend you select OpenVPN (TCP) or (UDP). For streaming videos from sites like YouTube, we use OpenVPN (UDP) because its faster than TCP. They also support PPTP, L2TP, and SSTP. We still recommend OpenVPN UDP for the best mix of speed and privacy protection.
Click the big round connect button. After a few seconds, you'll see the shield around the button turn green. There will also be a message letting you know the "VPN is ON"
You now have an IP address in the USA, as far as anyone can tell online. As such, you can reach any site as if you were sitting there. The same would be true if you connected to a server in the UK or anywhere else in the world.
It is just that easy to do. Now that you have an IP address from an ExpressVPN server in the US, you can game, browse the Internet or watch shows as if you were actually there. Connecting to a server in the UK would give you full access to geo blocked sites there as well. The same is true from any country.
As you can probably tell by now a good VPN opens access to content around the world. If you live outside the United States the service can help you access popular services like Netflix, Hulu and Pandora. You still need an account for services like Netflix but the VPN will help you watch US television shows and movies on Netflix as if you were sitting in the United States or any other region you would like to access.
World of Warcraft Game Highlights
WoW is divided into two factions, the Horde and the Alliance. Both of these factions inhabit a realm called Azeroth.The maximum level of this game is 100, and all races can speak their specific language in addition to a faction language. The Horde races are Orc,Troll, Tauren, Undead, Blood Elf, Goblin, and Pandaren. The Alliance races are Human, Night Elf, Gnome, Dwarf, Draenei, Worgen, and Pandaren. You may notice that we have mentioned Pandaren twice. That is because they can choose either faction. By choosing a Pandaren, you do not decide immediately what faction to choose. Unless you are like one guy that decided to go all the way to 100 without picking a faction or leaving the starting area, you would generally choose one between level 10 and 15.
Before you can create a character, you have to pick a server. As we mentioned earlier, If you want to connect to an NA realm from outside the supported areas, you would want to use a VPN. Here is a list of the types of available servers, and a bit about them.
PVE/Normal – PVE stands for Player Vs Environment. This type of realm is a regular realm and is designed for anything you would like to do. You are not allowed to be attacked by other players unless you choose to turn on the option of PVP. You are also allowed to create characters from both factions on these types of realms.
RP – RP stands for Role Playing. You can do all the things you can on a regular realm, but these servers have strict naming guidelines and typically have an older realm population. Normally, you would expect to see people role playing in the vast online world. You are not allowed to be attacked by other players unless you choose to turn on the option of PVP, and are allowed to create characters from both factions on these types of realms
PVP – PVP stands for Player Vs Player. Like the other server types, you can do anything you would regularly be able to do, but there is a twist. Once you hit level 10, You are allowed to be attacked by other players automatically, and that can not be changed. You are not allowed to create characters from more than one faction on these types of realms.
PVPRP – As you would think, this type of realm is a combination of PVP and RP realms. Like the regular PVP realm, once you hit level 10, You are allowed to be attacked by other players automatically, and that can not be changed. Also, are not allowed to create characters from more than one faction on these types of servers.
After picking the type of server you want, you will choose one of the 13 races from the character creation screen, and choose a job (called a class). Every class has their strengths and weaknesses, and your playing style will determine which one to pick.Though you can not change this like you can in some games, WoW will allow you to create up to 11 characters on one server, and a total of 50 characters across all servers. With that many options, you could try them all. Let's have a look at the classes available, and their roles. Please note that Rdps means ranged and Mdps means melee.
Warrior – Tank, Melee Damage Dealer (Mdps)
Paladin – Tank, Mdps, Healer
Hunter – Ranged Damage Dealer (Rdps)
Rogue – Mdps
Priest – Rdps, Healer
Death Knight – Tank, Mdps
Shaman – Rdps, Mdps, Healer
Mage – Rdps
Warlock – Rdps
Monk – Tank, Mdps, Healer
Druid – Tank, Rdps, Mdps, Healer
Since the Death Knight is considered to be a "hero" class, DKs are only unlocked once you hit level 55 on another character. Also, some classes may only be done by specific races, so if you want a certain job, be prepared to choose a matching race. Some jobs may be chosen by many races, but the only one that may be picked by all 13 races is the Warrior class.
Now that you have picked a realm, faction, race, and class, it is time to enter the game. Every race has a beginning cutscene that brings you to the starting area for that race. From levels 1-10, you begin to level by doing quests. Quests are usually easy in the starting area, and may include killing animals, monsters, humanoids or gathering items. All environmental creatures you can attack are referred to as mobs. The quests teach you about your class abilities and teach you game lore. Once you hit level 10, PVP battlegrounds become available to you.
Battlegrounds are specific arenas (instances) that only allow in people that want to PVP. The two factions are pitted against each other, and these instances have goals. This is a list of the battlegrounds in the game, number of players allowed, and levels you can enter them in. All dungeons and battlegrounds group players together, usually by level. The range of levels in a battleground prior to max level is five. In other words, if you are level 10, you could expect to see players as high as level 14. That trend continues until you reach max level. At max level, you are only playing against other max level characters. Killing in the battleground is not necessary as long as you are working towards the goals of the match. Typically, the team that wins is the team that goes after the objective, instead of trying to kill the enemy.
Dungeons (also called instances) are a good way to get weapons, armor, and even experience. Unlike questing, the gear found in dungeons is of a better quality than you would find normally. Because of the group settings, experience (XP) usually builds up more quickly, because the mobs are designed to fight in groups. Dungeons may be run beginning at level 10, and continue until max level. There are varying degrees of hardness to these dungeons, and some have harders versions. Each dungeon usually has 2-4 stage bosses, and may be completed in a reasonable amount of time. In the past, other games have used the same dungeon layouts, but changed the mobs in the dungeons. That is not the case in WoW. Every dungeon has it own feel, though sometimes the design staff will bring back bosses in dungeon tie ins.
Quests have always been a large part of WoW. They are a way to make money, gain experience, get gear, and even tell the story of Azeroth. Often times, quests will make references to pop culture, literature, and occasionally, other video games (called easter eggs). One of my favorite examples of a video game reference occurred after I accepted a quest. Across the screen, a warning flashed that said "Prepare to joust, buzzard bait!". I remember laughing out loud because that is a reference to a very popular 80s video game called Joust. The quest was basically a 3D version of that game, including some of the original nuances.
There are more than 6,000 quests in the game, starting at level 1 and continuing through the max level. Some quests will make you laugh, others may make you sad. One quest in particular is located in the Tauren starting area called Mulgore. A Non-Playing Character (NPC) named Ahab Wheathoof provides a quest about feeding his dog, Kyle. What makes this quest interesting is that the voice of the NPC has a different voice than any other game character. This is the voice of a child, instead of an actor. It belonged a 10 year old WoW player named Ezra Chatterton that had a rare type of cancer. As part of the make-a-wish foundation, he got to be a game designer. The quest was designed by him, and his voice was recorded for that reason. Blizzard put other easter eggs in the game that specifically relate to him.
Raids are high level content that generally involve 10-25 players. This is where the best gear may be found. When WoW first opened, raids required 40 people. Because of the organizational nightmares of that scenario, that number has been reduced to the first number I mentioned.
Azeroth is quite large now, and the factions have their own lands, but occasionally they will meet in game, especially on a PVP server. The races in the game usually have their own cities. In those cities, the NPCs will usually be of the race that the city is dedicated to. That said, as long as you are in the same faction, you may travel to any of them and use their facilities safely. The major cities for the Alliance are:
Stormwind – Home of the Humans
Ironforge – Home of the Dwarves and Gnomes
Darnassus – Home of the Night Elves and Worgens
Exodar – Home of the Draenei
The Horde major cities are:
Orgrimmar – Home of the Orcs and Trolls
Undercity – Home of the Undead
Thunder Bluff – Home of the Taurens
Silvermoon City – Home of the Blood Elves
All of the cities have rulers, and there are some sanctuary cities that both factions may share.
Professions are divided into two groups, primary and secondary. These are skills that need to be leveled up, and have their own unique benefits. Only 2 primary professions are available at one time, and to learn a new one, you must unlearn one. The primary professions are broken down into crafting or gathering skills. Those are:
Alchemy – Crafting skill
Blacksmithing – Crafting skill
Inscription – Crafting skill
Jewelcrafting – Crafting skill
Mining – Gathering skill
Tailoring – Crafting skill
Engineering – Crafting skill
Herbalism – Gathering skill
Enchanting – Crafting skill
Leatherworking – Crafting skill
Skinning – Gathering skill
In addition to those primary skills, everyone can level up secondary skills without having to choose any. Those are fishing, cooking, first aid, and archeology.
Travel among the different lands may be accomplished in several ways. Ground travel is one of the first ways you travel between areas. It can be 60-100% than your character running in the game, and as long as the areas are connected, you can drive the mount from one area to another. You do run the risk of being attacked by mobs or opposite faction players, however. Once you reach a certain level, you have the option to fly in most areas. Flying can be up to 310% faster than ground travel, and you may travel in straight lines. There is not the concern of mob attacks, and if an opposite faction player attacks you, flying away is the best option. Azeroth is divided into several continents and you may travel between them via boat. Gryphons are the game's system of flight that may be utilized from the first level. It is like a taxi to another area, providing you have been there before. There is usually a small fee involved with this sort of flight, and you have no control over the path or speed of the gryphon. The last method of travel is via portal. Mages have the ability to make portals for themselves and other players. Portals to different areas may be located in major cities. If you are high enough level, you can set your home to one of these cities and have the ability to travel to almost any area in Azeroth you wish to.
Guilds are common in almost every game, and WoW is no exception. There are guilds devoted to different purposes including raiding, PVP, and social styles of play. Lasting friendships may also be formed there, if you choose the right guild. Because of the length of time the game has been played, there are people that may have known each other online for more than a decade, but never met each other face to face. That could be said of other video games as well.
That covers many points of this well-seasoned MMORPG. I could go into more depth, but there have already been many books, strategy guides, and websites devoted to World of Warcraft. With all of this being said, there are some really good reasons to use a VPN while playing WoW, and it is easier than you think.
The first reason is for security purposes. With any popular game these days, hacking can be a big problem. Because of the age of the game, many people have left and came back eventually, only to discover that any gold or valuables they had were sold. Realizing this problem, Blizzard enlisted a two factor authentication method in the form of a password token. Though it helped, those that did not take advantage of the technology were in danger of being hacked and robbed. There were several methods used to accomplish the theft. The first method involved regular hacking, and by using a VPN, you add an extra layer of protection to your game play, because your connection is encrypted.
Sometimes emails would be sent to the user's email address on record saying there was a problem and that they needed to log in to a certain website by clicking a link to resolve the issue. Unsuspecting users could possibly get their info stolen that way. That method is called phishing and the only way to protect yourself against that sort of attack is to be vigilant.
The second reason to use a VPN relates to something I mentioned earlier, accessing wow from anywhere. If you are not in a country that supports WoW, you would use a VPN to connect to a country that does. If you are playing on US realms, it makes sense to use a VPN server located there. That brings us to a potential 3rd reason to use a VPN.
No matter where you are located, there is a chance your ping may be higher than normal because of indirect way your connection travels. There have been instances getting a faster connection speed by using a VPN than without because the connection signal travels more directly.
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I needed to put my router outside because I am sharing my internet with my neighbor. While I originally was going towards a waterproof cabinet, because of high temperatures inside the box I had to add a fan that exhausts at the top. To protect it I mounted it underneath an overhang.
FYI: The instruction photos may be a little haphazard. This is because I decided to do an instructable after I had already finished the project. So I tore as much down as I felt comfortable and started from there.
* Short surge protector. I found one in the dollar store that had 3 outlets and a 1 foot cord.
This will be the easiest step.
I'm leaving how to get power to the box up to you. I happened to have a nice outside light I wasn't using so I drew power from there. You can see it in the bottom left of the picture.
This will get in our way when we install the fan. Make sure that the bottom is pretty flat. In the picture it was underneath the bottom of the fan.
I used a dremmel for this, but you can cut it by any means. Line up the exhaust portion of the fan at the top of the box. Take care that you aren't going to be cutting the mounting plate screw posts. Also give yourself enough room to not cut into the bottom of the box. You'll also need to cut in the back part so the fan will be underneath the plate. I think it would be best to cut it from the outside. I cut it after it was mounted so I had to do it from the inside which made a pretty ugly cut.
WARNING: putting the fan at the top made it no longer weather proof. So if you would like to keep it weather proof I would look at the possibility of mounting it on the left orright and build something that will protect the exhaust from rain. Since my box is under an overhang I wasn't too worried.
Use the 1 1/4" hole bit to cut a hole in between the top door hinges. Be careful to not cut the hinge.
This one could be optional. I had a power brick on my router that likes to stick straight out.This doesn't work so well in the case. I had a big mess of wires already so at the time I didn't want to run my cord through the existing holes. Plus the plug didn't fit through them. If I was to do it again I would look at buying a short extension cord and see if I can stuff the power brick under the mounting plate.
Use the 1/4" bit to drill the holes at the bottom these should be evenly spaced and be in front of the mounting plate.
This is to keep the cords from getting cut. Also seals up the holes. You can see the metal pieces on the left and right.
Insert the fan into the cut out and using nails nail it into place. My hammer was only able to fit in two places so I only got two nails in, but it worked fine. Be careful to not break the exhaust fan. They don't have to be super tight as the mounting plate will keep it from vibrating.
If you are going to be mounting this on the wall then screw it in with the provided screws.
Bring your cable in and let it hang outside the box. Use Velcro ties so it can fit neatly next to the fan with enough extra length to be able to plug it in the router.
You can see mine pulled into the right hole.
Take 3 of the velcro straps and place them together.
Take the strap and wrap it around the plate through the cut out. attach it together so it will hold on while you are screwing it in.
Insert the male ends through the drilled holes and screw them in. Use a pair of needle nose pliers to tighten them up.
Put the surge protector cable through the hole and plug it in.
Cut out small squares of velcro and attach them to the feet of the router.
Pull off the sticky velcro backing. Attach the router to the plate and secure with the strap.
Screw in the antenna extension cables into their closest spots on the router.
Hopefully you have a USB slot otherwise you may want to look for a USB ac adapter.
Put the router power cord in the same hole as the surge protector and plug it in the router. You can plug the other end into the surge protector.
I have an OB100 that I use for my home telephone. I attached it to the door using velcro strips and attached the other end to the main phone box for my home. I use the velcro ties to clean up the network cable to the router.
Attach the antennas that came with the router to the outside posts.
Use velcro strips to attach the surge protector to the top of the case. You can see in the picture I put it in front of the fan.
Now it should be ready to go. It's a fairly clean way of building a housing for your router.
Please do not mount your antennas pointed down. You will not get the proper signal strength. A quick internet search will turn up reasons why. There are NEMA boxes made for mounting indoor WiFi routers outside. The fan is very important, however, it will do no good if there is no hole for air to come into the box. Be sure to put a filter over the hole. Air moment should run across the unit. Instead of going to all this trouble you can get outdoor WiFi router TP-Link $49.00 Amazon.
Can this router survive cold winter temperatures in this box?
I want to place my Asus RT-AC66U router in my garage, but here in Norway it can be very cold and my garage is not winter isolated.
Hi, this looks really great but the (outdoor router) I'm looking for is something that can handle extreme heat (From 50 to 70 C.) please tell me if it's possible, thank you.