In many states a winter hut trip would involve heading to pizza hut for a mediocre slice of pepperoni pie. In Colorado it consists of treking through snow to a warm and cushy cabin deep in the backcountry.
Last year a group of us made an easy trip back to Continental Divide Cabin. Since everyone had a blast we decided to pick a different hut and repeat the trip. This year the group agreed to up the challenge, and go for a more remote hut. We settled on Polar Star Inn which is a 17 person hut in the 10th Mountain Division Hut system. We also convinced more people to join us getting the group size up to 11.
For me, the ache to spend a night out under the stars usually sets in as the days start to warm in April. I begin to keep an eye on the mountains, and plan my first camping trip of the year. A typical June in Colorado finds most of the high alpine backpacking destinations still burred under snow. With this in mind I decided my first trip would be to the lower altitude Lost Creek Wilderness. This however, is not a typical year, and we were in for some hot days of hiking.
Lost Creek Wilderness is the closest wilderness area to my home in Castle Rock, Co. It is popular for its multi-day loop hikes. We were strongly considering doing the 26 mile loop from Goose Creek Trailhead. However, this was our first backpack of the season, and severe blowdown in lake park promised to add miles and elevation to an already strenuous itinerary. We decided the best choice was to do an out and back hike to refrigerator gulch.
Friday morning I awoke at 5:30 ten minutes before my alarm went off. Friends from Albuquerque spent the night, and we wanted to get an early start to beat the heat and the crouds. We were on the road shortly after 6AM, it was around a 2 hour drive to the trail head. A lot of that time is spent on well graded dirt roads. We parked at the Goose Creek Trailhead around 8:30 AM. The traihead does not have any facilities, the closest toilet is at the Goose Creek Campground. There were five or six cars parked in the parking lot. After readying our gear we hoisted our packs (mine was 35lbs) , and hit the trail.
The first 1/2 mile or so of the trail travels through the burn scar left by Colorado's largest wildfire.
Soon you enter the trees, and come to a well constructed bridge that crosses Goose Creek. Just before the bridge there is a trail to the left. We did not follow this trail, but It appears to lead to a nice campsite which you can see across the creek farther down the trail. At approximately 1 mile in you will come across a few nice campsites along the creek. These sites are directly on the trail, and I would imagine there is a lot of traffic that close to the trailhead.
In the next couple of miles we passed three solo hikers, they would be the only people we saw all day. Around mile four we came to the intersection with the side trail that heads down to the "Shafthouse" area. At this intersection there is a large campsite. Again it is right on the Goose Creek Trail with little privacy. There is water available from a small stream (probably dries up mid summer). We stashed our packs in the trees, and headed down the side trail to explore. Man did it feel good to have the pack off! A few hundred feet down the trail you come to some "historic" buildings. The buildings are the bunkhouses used to house workers from Antero and Lost Park Reservoir Company. The company had a failed attempt to pump concrete into the boulders, in an attempt to construct an underground damn of Lost Creek. If you take a right at the buildings you can head 1/2 mile by trail to the shaft-house area. The remains of the pump are not particularly interesting. However, the rocks in reservoir gulch are awesome. They are immense boulders that form a network of underground caves. We had a blast exploring the caves, and especially enjoyed the break from the scorching sun!! The Caves have some awesome lighting, we found a spot that had a beam of light that produced photos looking like you were being "beamed up" (see pics below). The shafthouse area had 3-4 nice campsites. However, Lost creek is underground here so you have to be willing to hike for your water. If you get far enough up the gulch the creek re-emerges. However, it is some high class two low class three scrambling to get up there.
If you take a left at the historic buildings there is a trail that leads to a dozen nice campsites near lost creek. The area is popular, and on Saturday night there was at least 6 parties camped there. There is a particularly nice site right on the shores of Lost Creek, however, it is not legal as it is to close to the water.


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Future Logistics Challenge: "We want to put the best logistics idea on the road right away"
What is the future of parcel delivery? On 5 November 2019, start-ups will be awarded funding for the best and most innovative concepts at the Future Logistics Challenge in Berlin, organised by Hermes and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. We spoke to Susanne Brand, Head of Innovation at Hermes, and Artur Hasselbach, Head of New Business Development at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, about this initiative.
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Out of more than 180 applicants, nine finalists made it to the short list. Their task was to submit novel ideas and concepts on the topics "Delivery Driver Experience" and "Smart Delivery Vehicle". What exactly does this mean?
Susanne Brand (Photo: Hermes)
Susanne Brand: The logistics and automotive industries are both undergoing a period of transition. There is great pressure to innovate yet at the same time cut down on costs. I believe it's unrealistic to expect Hermes to solve this dilemma on our own. Collaborating with start-ups and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) means that we can join forces and gain momentum. Working with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, we realised very early on that we share common interests in the area of intelligent solutions for the last mile & smart delivery experience. The format was then developed within a very short time and the challenge was born. Specifically, it is less about developing the delivery vehicle of the future than coming up with innovative solutions for the vehicle, so that efficiency in logistics can be increased. Whereas on the one hand package volume is showing a dramatic increase, it is at the same time becoming more and more difficult to find drivers. This makes it all the more necessary to make the driver's world more attractive and comfortable. It is here where we have to rethink the situation. We weren't interested in pipe dreams; we were looking for concepts that can be implemented over the next six months.
Artur Hasselbach (Photo: VWCV)
Artur Hasselbach: We also put the question out there of how to address the shortage of drivers. You could design autonomous vehicles – that is still a dream of the future – or we can increase the efficiency of the vehicles. The way forward is clearly technology-driven, which means that our product can no longer merely be a metal construction; instead, the vehicle must become smarter and more networked. It's challenges like these that give VW the opportunity to show start-ups that we are an innovative company that is always interested in collaboration. In Hermes Europe we have found the ideal partner for this, because the logistics sector is a very important customer group for VW Commercial Vehicles.
Let's talk about the finalists: The short list contains start-ups not only from Germany, but also from Israel, Spain and Bulgaria. What are these concepts all about?
Susanne Brand: What was particularly exciting was the idea that one Spanish start-up submitted for intelligent network control in city centres, in which the delivery vehicle takes on a whole new role as a networked, mobile micro-hub. There have also been some interesting approaches aimed at supporting our partner companies with digitisation and optimisation. What spontaneously comes to mind here is "Brive", which has an incentive system for drivers that promotes particularly fuel- and environmentally friendly driving and awards bonuses. Then there is "Transmetics", which can help with predictive analytics, for example, better planning of peaks and efficiently controlling fleets. What surprised me was that there are individual concepts that can also work together very well.
Artur Hasselbach: I was pleasantly surprised that we were able to realise a broad range of topics. I was impressed with the start-up Viscopic, for example, for being one of a handful of candidates who had tackled the issue of cargo space and contemplated how to bring specific intelligence into this area. In this case, the focus is not on driving, but on increasing efficiency through faster loading and unloading of delivery vehicles, which is made possible by the intelligent sorting of packages. I'm interested in not only the primary effects but also the secondary effects that these concepts convey so convincingly.
The winners of the challenge will be announced in Berlin on 5 November 2019. Before that, there will be a joint boot camp for the participants. What exactly will happen there?
Susanne Brand: The aim of the Mentoring Days is to give the start-ups the opportunity to interact with experts from VWCV and Hermes in the areas of strategy/innovation, IT and operations. It is crucial for us to find a clear use case that is of interest to both parties, which is not always an easy task. In addition, there will be presentation training for their ten-minute pitch on 5 November. I've seen a lot of start-up pitches in my life and unfortunately, some of them could do with improvement.
Two winners will be chosen – what will then happen next?
Susanne Brand: Each start-up has a budget of around €125,000 with which a product must be developed immediately and tested in a three- to six-month pilot phase. Our goal is very clear: to get the ideas on the road by joining forces.
Artur Hasselbach: Unlike other start-up challenges and accelerator programmes, we want to collaborate on developing a specific product. We've already held an Innovation Challenge in 2018, where three winners were chosen. One of them was Ono, the freight bike provider from Berlin, who VW commercial vehicles and Hermes are still collaborating with in the future.
1. High-Mobility (Germany)
2. Kiwi Last Mile (Spain)
3. BRIVE Fleet Solutions (Germany)
4. German Autolabs (Germany)
5. Autofleet (Israel)
6. Neohelden (Germany)
7. VISCOPIC (Germany)
8. Transmetrics (Bulgaria)
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Innovation: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Hermes Europe initiate Future Logistics Challenge
Start-Ups from all over Europe can apply from 11 July to 23 September 2019 with ideas for the ecosystem 'vehicle - parcel delivery courier'. Two winners will develop a proof-of-concept together with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Hermes Europe with…
Future of Mobility: "Everyone will get their space on the road"
Especially in places where things get extremely tight, in the literal sense of the word, during that last mile, the ability to intelligently organise traffic flows offers relief. Sebastian Heise, COO and founder of the start-up Graphmasters, explains how…
Private: Mobility of the future: Will self-flying taxis soon relieve city traffic?
While the auto industry is already testing autonomous vehicles, aerospace companies and start-ups are working on autonomous aircraft. Dubai, futuristic city par excellence, expects to have a self-flying taxi moving through its airways this summer.
Digitisation: 5G in logistics – what to expect
Lightning fast and fully customisable, 5G networks will be a huge boost to the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The technology could help revolutionise logistics.
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Gold medal winner of the 4th (2015) Beverly Hills International Book Awards for Literary Fiction.
Gold medal winner of the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for First Novel.
Silver medal winner of the 28th (2016) Benjamin Franklin Awards for Best New Voice in Fiction.
Finalist in the 10th National Indie Excellence Awards for Literary Fiction.
Honorable Mention in the 2016 Eric Hoffer Awards for Fiction.
Finalist in the 2016 International Book Awards for Best New Fiction.
Anna, who has always lived under the microscopic judgment of her narcissistic mother, is a Russian immigrant on the verge of turning forty and a single mother of a headstrong teenage daughter. After a life-long succession of regrettable choices and a slew of bad relationships, Anna gives up hope of finding her better half-until she meets David. Their all-consuming love seems timeless and everlasting, but both of their pasts just might destroy their future.
A moving tale of three generations of Russian women living in New York City, of fate and love, of bonds that shape and shadow our lives. Crossing generations and continents, Sophia's narrative details, with uncompromising candor, the joys and hardships of an immigrant renting an apartment in a shabby-chic neighborhood, where the long-buried tensions that fester among families begin to surface in unexpected ways and change the family forever.
Engrossing, unpredictable, and moving, the novel will make you laugh out loud one moment and swallow back tears the next. In the vein of Vladimir Nabokov, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Leo Tolstoy, About Anna... presents a rich narrative about a life in which the road to forgiveness is hard-and the path to self-acceptance is even harder. Delanner's complex characters will resonate with you long after the final page is turned.


Christmas in Cornwall is simply magical. While we can't promise you'll have a white Christmas, it'll certainly be one to remember. There's so much to see and do for the whole family during Christmas period in Cornwall, from atmospheric theatre productions in the woods to ice skating and beautiful illuminations.
Here are our top 10 suggestions for the best family activities in Cornwall at Christmas.
Cornwall's Christmas lights are quite simply, spectacular. The pretty fishing village of Mousehole is best known for its Christmas lights and draws thousands of visitors each year. The tiny winding streets are illuminated with a blaze of colour, while down at the harbour, the water reflects the lights beautifully. The displays are inspired by Cornwall's maritime heritage, with sea serpents, fishing boats and whales to name just a few. And Mousehole isn't the only place to get into the Christmas spirit – Cadgwith and Angarrack also have impressive displays each year.
Kick start the festivities with Miracle Theatre's unique version of Aladdin at Princess Pavilion in Falmouth, ideal for all the family. Performances from 7th December 2018 to 5th January 2019. Book early to avoid disappointment!
A dip in the sea on Boxing Day has become something of a tradition in nearby Charlestown with the annual Boxing Day Charity Swim, organised by Charlestown Rowing Club. Whether you fancy taking part or prefer to enjoy the fun from the beach, it's sure to be a memorable experience. If you'd like to join in, contact Charlestown Rowing Club to find out more.
All aboard! It might not be the Polar Express, but Bodmin and Wenford Railway's popular Santa by Steam trips are full of festive cheer. The experience includes a special a one hour return journey on a steam hauled train, a mince pie and seasonal drink for adults, with presents for the children. Liskeard Band will also be singing carols on the platform. Santa by Steam runs on selected dates from 1 December – 24 December 2018.
This atmospheric festival is a revival of traditional Cornish midwinter celebrations from West Cornwall. There are a variety of activities including lantern, mask and costume making. The Montol Festival culminates with a torch-lit procession through the streets of Penzance on the evening of 21st December including guise dancing, a variety of entertainment and a lantern parade. The final part of the celebration is the lighting of the beacon at Lescudjack Hill Fort, one of the most ancient sites in Penzance.
The ice rink at the Eden Project is a winter wonderland. It's breathtakingly beautiful, and possibly the closest you'll get to stepping in to Narnia… Constructed each year as part of the Winter Festival, it's open from mid-October until mid February. They have sessions running throughout the day on most dates over Christmas, and even run special parent and toddler sessions.
Head over to Cotehele (National Trust) and see the house dressed for Christmas. Each year, Cotehele's gardeners create a 100ft garland to adorn the Tudor hall using thousands of flowers grown on the estate. It's a tradition that's been running for 60 years (the first garland was created in 1956). Local choirs perform under the garland throughout the Christmas period, and for children, there's the chance to meet Father and Mother Christmas in their grotto.
Set in the atmospheric surroundings of Tehidy Woods, Rogue Theatre's shows are always very special. Their shows are spellbinding – a magical, immersive experience which starts from the moment you arrive. You'll be guided through the woods into another world, encountering Old Man Winter and many other characters along the way. This year's Winter Wood runs from 8th through to 30th December (excepting Christmas Day) and there are three shows per day at 1pm, 4pm and 6.30pm – see Rogue Theatre's website for details.
As darkness falls, the house and garden at Trelissick are transformed with a soft glow. Wrap up and wander round the winding paths and enjoy the magic of the illuminated garden. The house is decorated for Christmas, and there's mulled wine and hot drinks on offer in the tea room so you can warm up afterwards. Selected dates throughout December.
Each year, we decorate all our cottages ready for Christmas, so you can focus on making the most of your time together. Twinkling fairy lights entice you inside, where you'll find a beautifully adorned tree waiting for you to put your presents under it. If you're tempted by the thought of Christmas in Cornwall, we still have a few cottages available. But you'll have to be quick!
Extra-special Christmas offer: stay 10 nights for the price of 7 i.e. stay from Wednesday 19th to Saturday 29th December 2018 and really make a break of it!


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Acciona, Mortlake South Wind Farm, Western Victoria, wind farms, wind farms & birds
Mortlake South Wind Farm to proceed
This release comes from the proponent, Acciona Energy.
ACCIONA Energy has announced it is proceeding with the Mortlake South Wind Farm in south west Victoria.
Andrew Thomson, ACCIONA Energy's Director of Development, said "We are pleased to be proceeding with the next stages in the development of the Mortlake South Wind Farm".
A planning permit was issued by the Minister for Planning in October 2010 for the Mortlake South Wind Farm at a site located 5 km south of Mortlake.
"Over the next 12 months, ACCIONA Energy will prepare a Development Plan for the Mortlake South Wind Farm as required under the planning permit", Mr Thomson said.
"ACCIONA is committed to engaging with landowners, neighbours and the broader community to build effective relationships and ensure the success of the Mortlake South Wind Farm", he said.
According to Mr Thomson, "The new wind farm rules introduced by the Victorian Government in March 2011 do not apply to the Mortlake South Wind Farm which was approved in 2010".
"We can assure the community that the Mortlake South Wind Farm is subject to – and will meet – a range of stringent planning requirements which ensures it will not adversely impact the community or the local environment".
"The estimated $200 million investment in the Mortlake South Wind Farm would provide more than 100 construction jobs and 14 ongoing jobs for the local and regional community and generate power for up to 41,000 homes with clean, renewable energy".
"We anticipate that the Development Plan will be submitted to Moyne Shire Council in the second half of 2012", said Mr Thomson.
The timelines for construction of the Mortlake South Wind Farm can not be confirmed until the Development Plan is approved and finance and other arrangements are in place, however it is anticipated that the construction period will extend over several years.
Andrew Thomson also announced that ACCIONA will not be proceeding any further with the proposed Mortlake East Wind Farm which was proposed at a site located approximately 9.5 kilometres east of Mortlake.
An independent Panel considered ACCIONA's planning application for the proposed Mortlake East Wind Farm in 2010 but did not recommend a planning permit be issued due to the potential for the project to have an unacceptable impact on the Brolga population at the site.
"Since 2010, ACCIONA has undertaken further investigations into the Brolga population in the vicinity of the proposed Mortlake East site".
"Based on these and other investigations, ACCIONA has concluded that the Mortlake East site does not meet the requirements for a viable wind farm and we will not be proceeding any further," said Mr Thomson.
November 29, 2011 Cam Walker
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How many local people will be employed by Acciona and will they get first job options.. ? How many women will be employed and what sort of jobs will be offered to them.. ?
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Hamilton (Touring)
Thursday, 02 December @ 19:30
Music Hall At Fair Park, Dallas
Please Note Masks are required and this event is planned at full capacity. Other Covid-19 Related health protocols may be in effect at the time of performance. Guests with accessibility questions, or who require additional assistance related to the venue's COVID-19 policies may email CovidQuestions@dallassummermusicals.org or call 469-687-4626. We suggest you arrive 90 minutes prior to your performance due to traffic around Fair Park. Bags will be limited to the size of a small clutch purse (max. 4.5" x 6.5"), larger clear bags (max. 6" x 12") will also be allowed. Please leave purses, backpacks in your vehicle or at home.
There is a delivery delay in place until August 13th, 2021. HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre - a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, HAMILTON is based on Ron Chernows acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
Dallas Summer Musicals
Music Hall At Fair Park 45 Upcoming events
909 1st Ave, Dallas, 75210, US
The Music Hall at Fair Park does not operate a daily box office. Events are staffed on the day of event, 90 minutes prior to each performance (generally). For DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS: Please call 214.691.7200 For Ticketmaster events: please visit Ticketmaster.com For ALL OTHER EVENTS: Please visit www.liveatthemusichall.com
Payments accepted are at the discretion of the show's producer. An ATM is available in the lobby.
Will Call orders may be picked up as early as 90 minutes prior to show time, at the main box office located in the main lobby.
For most events, parking is available on the Fair Grounds without additional charge. Valet parking may be available for an additional fee. Year round, there is a paid parking lot available across Parry Ave. from the Music Hall (between 1st and 2nd Aves). Parking is limited and subject to availability. Arrive early for best parking. During the State Fair of Texas (Sep through Oct.), there is a fee associated with all parking, both on the Fair Grounds and in surrounding lots. The Music Hall does not have a dedicated lot and no spaces are reserved for Music Hall patrons. Patrons will compete with the general public for parking spaces. During the State Fair of Texas there is often traffic congestion and parking difficulties, especially during special events and football games. Visit www.bigtex.com for a complete calendar of State Fair events and plan accordingly.


Great American Cookies is an adaptable brand that can open productive and popular locations in a variety of spaces. Whether it's a kiosk, a food truck, or an in-line location, we can adapt our business to fit just about anywhere high foot traffic can be found.
Targeted, channel-specific marketing is essential to the Great American Cookies licensing strategy. Whichever location you choose, we want to make sure that our marketing materials speak directly to your consumer. That's why our experts work with your team to create custom campaigns rather than relying on generic or stock materials. Our marketing team has years of experience creating unique campaigns for our non-traditional locations, and is dedicated to helping you to market your location as effectively as possible.
Non-traditional licensing opportunities are varied and diverse. With our flexible location requirements, opening a Great American Cookies location in any of these locations would be a snap. What other suitable locations can you think of in your territories?
Stadiums and Arenas: Our fresh baked cookies are great options for concerts, circuses, monster truck rallies, and just about anything else a stadium or arena has to offer. It's hard to think of a more all-American treat than chocolate chip cookies, and event-goers will be tempted by the smell of freshly baking cookies that our locations are famous for.
Military Bases: Military bases and their surrounding towns are hubs of activity. Between enlisted servicemen and women, their families, and civilian contractors, new people are constantly moving in and out of these areas. Great American Cookies is a recognizable and beloved brand that can be enjoyed by individuals or families. The high concentration of workers on military bases makes our Cookie Cakes a favorite for office parties, congratulations, and other corporate events.
Travel Centers: Travel centers are a great non-traditional location option. Truck drivers, commuters, road trippers, and tourists are drawn to travel centers to rest and rejuvenate. Tasty treats such as Great American Cookies are already favorites at these locations, and with our adaptable requirements, it would be simple to set up a small Great American Cookies kitchen at any travel center.
Theme Parks and Attractions: By nature, theme parks and attractions are fast-paced and exciting. Great American Cookies is equipped to keep up with that pace, giving guests the option to stop by for a treat before moving on to the next activity. Guests can take a break from the action to sit and enjoy a tasty snack, keeping their energy up for a big day of fun.
Movie Theaters: Great American Cookies fits right in with movie theater food courts. An indulgent dessert is the perfect complement to a great movie, and our freshly-baked cookies are a cut above the pre-processed concessions offered by most theaters.
Boardwalks: Great American Cookies locations are a great addition to any boardwalk. Our freshly-baked cookies fit right in with the festive carnival fare that is typically offered in these locations. Due to our flexible location requirements, you can elect to open your location only during tourist season or keep it open year-round.
Hotels, Casinos, and Resorts: Families on vacation, corporate workers on a business trip, couples on a quick getaway, and everyone in between love our food. Adding a Great American Cookies license to a hotel, casino, or resort, is a unique way to offer something fun to your guests' dining options.
A license deal with Great American Cookies brings our fresh menu and fun atmosphere to almost any venue. If you have a prime location, hungry customers, and a desire to work with an experienced brand, reach out us today to learn more about the benefits and requirements of licensing with Great American Cookies.


Picture this: Your best friend tells you that you are "behind" because you haven't opened a Twitter account yet. Now, you can answer that after the "Twitterification" of Facebook, you don't have to anymore!
Ok. We might be exaggerating a little bit, but only if you were blind you couldn't see how Facebook has exploited what Twitter offers to its followers.
Facebook announced the verified page late in May 2013 for Pages and Profiles, designed to give high-profile accounts an added level of authenticity, signified with a small blue checkmark. Sounds familiar to Twitter's own verified account? This is rather a rhetorical question.
During August of 2013, Facebook announced the introduction of this "twitter-friendly tool", as it permits you to put public posts into the content of your web site or blog.
Facebook announced its plans to introduce another "sounds Twitter to me" tool, the Trending Topics – in a billboard that is going to highlight things for which Facebook users most talk about. At the moment, the feature is under a testing environment (in the U.S.) and as the company has said "Hashtags are just the first step to help people more easily discover what others are saying about a specific topic and participate in public conversations. We'll continue to roll out more features in the coming weeks and months, including trending hashtags and deeper insights, that help people discover more of the world's conversations.".
Not convinced yet? We are talking about a Facebook "Twitterification".
What is your opinion people?


The Supreme Court of God: Daniel 7:10-14 from Randy Alcorn - EPM on Vimeo.
Randy Alcorn talks about the Supreme Court of God and how His reign reaches the ends of the earth for all eternity. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.


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Inflatable fun comes to Pendleton
By Beckie Bold on 12th March 2019 in Community, Interviews
An inflatable games arena has opened in Salford aiming to attract more stag and hen parties to the city.
Liverpool-based Mersey Games, as the first adults-only inflatables company in the area, has targeted Salford over Manchester, hoping to lure more pre-booked groups from across the UK.
The Mersey Games company said: "One of the main reasons we chose to come to Salford was the ease of access into the city centre for our customers before and after the games. There is also a lot of great venues to choose from in Salford. And it's close to the river Mersey.
"We often find that when parties come to us, not everybody in the group knows each other. Our games offer them a great opportunity to fix that. The games are also a small test on your physical fitness and definitely get your heart pumping. This in turn makes our customers feel good for having a bit of a workout."
Attracting an audience to Salford to visit Mersey Games also has the potential to benefit other companies in the area.
"We often find that our customers are asking for the closest bars or restaurants after they are finished the games."
The statement continued: "We also employ people from the local area which in turn boosts the local economy.
"Salford has got a plethora of activities for people to choose from. Things to do that range from going and seeing the famous Coronation Street set, to wake boarding over huge jumps rising out of the water. We think that Mersey Games will fit into Salford nicely. We hope that the locals and people from far and wide come and have a go on our awesome Manchester themed games."
Groups of a minimum of eight people can book sessions where they'll get to play on inflatable games, competing in competitions between themselves.
Mersey Games is based at The Albion Academy, Salford.
More insight on the games on offer and prices can be found here.
All images credited to Beckie Bold.
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Written by Beckie Bold
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Future Institutions
At Samanvaya, responding to the needs of society to build a better planet has meant that we have shaped several institutions in their conception and growth since our very inception. Independently and in collaboration with others Samanvaya has evolved institutions that are futuristic in nature and are contributing towards shaping a better planet. These institutions are based on imagination, dialogue and convictions that we align with and are proud to be associated with in diverse capacities.
Sustainable Livelihood Institute, Auroville
Development of the Sustainable Livelihoods Institute (SLI) in Auroville was based on a concept note that was drafted by Director Samanvaya in 2012. During the subsequent two years, Director Samanvaya facilitated the evolution of this venture as a collaborative one between Auroville Foundation, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and the Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission (TNSRLM), Government of Tamil Nadu. He was deputed from Samanvaya to be the first Director of SLI between 2015 and 2019. Since then, he has been holding a voluntary position. More about the venture at www.tnavsli.in
Ram, Director, Samanvaya at the SLI Inaugural programme, March 2015
Sequoia Samanvaya, California, USA
An eco-theological company that has was created and is managed by Ref. Sara Wolcott, a close friend and co-traveller. This seed of an idea few years back today is not merely setting a new dialogue on social issues, but, also mentoring and nurturing several new thought leaders and initiators in the US community. Team Samanvaya was involved in the initial discussions in setting up of the venture and as a sounding board early on and has participated in several institutional development discussions and part of many of the initiatives of this institute. Jointly Ram, from Samanvaya has done several programmes with Rev. Sara in Germany, USA, Ecuador and India. More details about the programmes and activities are available here.
Ram with Native American leader and Founder of Sequoia Samanvaya Rev. Sara Wolcott in Quito, Ecador, 2019
Nammalvar Multiversity, Tamil Nadu
In 2007-09, Chief Samanvaya spent few days every month with the Multiversity initiative in Goa and also attended the annual meeting at Penang with the late Md. Idris of the Third World Network. In the early years of the Multiversity network emergence, there was an attempt to set-up a campus for the same in Tamil Nadu in the late 1990s. This initiative taken by the legendary late Organic Farming leader, Thiru. Nammalvar could not be sustained for various reasons. In late 2020, there was a request to shape an initiative in the name of Nammalvar as a Multiversity in Tamil Nadu. Samanvaya Chief was involved in the setting up of the basic idea for such an initiative and also creating the legal entity that can host such a venture. The institution is still in early days of emergence.
Ram, with some of the Trustees of the Nammalvar Multiversity - Baskar, Kumar, Meenakshi and Parthasarathy in 2022
Ram during the attendance of the Multiversity Conference in Penang, Malaysia in 2008, with the Secretary of Multiversity, Ms. Uma
Dharma Institute, Chennai
The Dharma Unplugged book being released by Swami Tyagananda, Head of the Ramakrishna Mission, Boston (extreme left), along with the Head of the Bidiri Jain Ashram, Karnataka (in ochre robes) and the Quaker Elder and Philosopher, Gray Cox (second from right) in the Parliament of World Religions, Toronto, 2018
Dharma today is more commonly understood in a reduced sense to just mean the practice of the faith system called Hinduism. However, Dharma is an old tern that was used to indicate ethical code of conduct, it is common to both Hinduism and Buddhism and has been written at different times. The real eternal ethical practice of Dharma is often seen in the acts and institutions of the ordinary people of the land who have deeply internalized the ethical code of conduct long before they were aggregated as followers of a faith system. The Dharma Institute has been created by as an initiative by Samanvaya to re-create the dialogues on Ethics among the ordinary people as a continuum of belief and strengths that already exist even as we address the limitations and weaknesses.
Samanvaya team independently and jointly has evolved futuristic institutions that contribute towards shaping a better planet.
Future Knowledge
Samanvaya offers designing, developing and administering several courses as online, offline and hybrid programmes.
Samanvaya Freedom Lecture
Who talks about freedom in India? Why not ask people who are doing amazing work to talk about freedom around the Independence Day?
Samanvaya has hosted and maintained the online repository of the Gandhian Historian late Sri Dharampal through the website www.dharampal.net


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Q: Undefined offset: 1 I'm getting this error related to my PHP error-handling function.
Undefined offset:  1

Here's the error handling code:
function customError($errno, $errstr)
{
    error_log("Error: [$errno] $errstr",1,"ah@mysite.com","From: ah@mysite.com");
    die();
}
//set error handler

set_error_handler("customError");

Can anyone help point out what's causing the error?

A: Ok I'm sorry I misunderstood your question.
Extend your customError() function to take also $errFile and $errLine, so you'll be able to see where the error actually happens.
Here is the documentation http://en.php.net/manual/en/function.set-error-handler.php

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Ralph Hancock (also known as Clarence Henry Ralph Hancock, Clarence Henry Ralph Hancock)
Ralph Hancock was born Clarence Henry Ralph Hancock in Cardiff on 2 July 1893.
He served in World War I, being promoted from Private to 2nd Lieutenant, but was wounded and invalided out. He married in 1917, and his son, Bramley Hancock, who later joined him in his business, was born the following year.
He designed a number of important gardens including the "Garden of Nations" and the Promenade on Fifth Avenue at the Rockefeller Centre, New York in 1935 , the roof garden at Derry and Toms in Kensington, London (now the Kensington Roof Garden) in 1938 and a roof garden at Windsor Castle. He also designed and built a sunken garden at Ferrining in Sussex for Edward Hulton, the newspapaer magnate.
He was a regular Gold Medal winner at Chelsea and exhibitor in the Ideal Home Exhibitions both before and after World War II.
Hancock died in London on 30 August 1950.
Further details can be found at http://www.ralphhancock.com
To read more about Ralph Hancock, please go to: https://www.parksandgardens.org/explore/topics/176-historical-profiles/636-ralph-hancock-frhs-landscape-artist
Llanblethian
Roof Garden, 99 High Street, Kensington
St Quentin's House, Llanblethian,
Occupation: garden designer
Date of Death: 30 Aug 1950
Notable Dates:
01 Jan 1927:
Designed garden for hrh princess victoria at coppins, iver, bucks
Constructed the "garden of nations" and the promenade on fifth avenue at the rockefeller centre, new york
Built roof garden at derry and toms, now kensington roof gardens
Built gardens at twyn-yr-hydd, margam, glamorganshire


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Smart Home describes the digitisation and cross-linking in private homes, smart building describes the automation and central control of the technology in functional buildings.
Smart home: digitization and cross-linking in private homes.
© ZVEI
Smart Home describes the implementation of digitisation and cross-linking in the private homes and includes very different aspects: Smart home represents the automation of classical building functions such as lighting, shading and heating. Secondly, Smart Home is the cross-linking of home appliances in the areas of multimedia, budget and comfort to both, the smartphone as well as linking to each other.
Recent developments suggest that the boundary between the two definitions is being increasingly blurred - the formerly separate operating sectors are increasingly detecting and developing mutual interfaces. The smart home is developing into a market driven by the consumer, where comfort and lifestyle are moving to the foreground.
Smart Building describes the automation and centralised operation of the technical equipment of functional buildings such as office buildings, airports, shopping centres or production halls. Core issues are the security of the building - for example, by fire alarm technology and dynamic planning escape routes - as well as the energy optimisation of building operation, which helps to save operating costs on a large scale.
The electrical industry provides numerous innovative products and solutions for Smart Buildings. These products and solutions have already been well-tested in new buildings and have by now become standard. Especially regarding energy efficiency, great success has been registered: It has been proven that through automation the energy consumption of an office building can be reduced by up to 30%.
Anke Hüneburg
Executive Vice President Energy Sector
Charlottenstraße 35/36
Tel.: +49 30 306960-13
Email: anke.hueneburg@zvei.org
Connected Worlds
Interactive microsite on Smart Home, Smart Grid and Smart Health
My ZVEI
This project explains the implementation of the electric drive as an Industrie 4.0 component. The uniform,…
DC-INDUSTRIE
Energiewende meets Industrie 4.0
Together with its partners in the DC-INDUSTRIE project, ZVEI is developing network management options for the future. The motto:…
5G-ACIA
Designing 5G for Industrial Use
5G allows machines to communicate with each other in real time, saving resources and energy through Edge Computing and Massive…
ZVEI explains RAMI 4.0 (Chinese subtitles)
To create a uniform basis for Industrie 4.0, ZVEI has teamed up with its partners to develop RAMI 4.0, the reference architecture…
Decoupling does not equal diversification


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Arquedam d'Etòlia (en  Arkhedāmos; en , per bé que Titus Livi l'anomena Archidamus) fou un comandant militar de les tropes etòlies que va ajudar els romans en la guerra contra Filip V de Macedònia.

L'any 199 aC va obligar Filip a aixecar el setge de Taumàcia, i va participar en la batalla de Cinoscèfals l'any 197 aC, on Filip va ser derrotat. En la guerra entre Roma i la Lliga Etòlia el van enviar com a ambaixador als aqueus per demanar ajut (192 aC). Després de la derrota d'Antíoc III el gran (191 aC) va ser enviat com ambaixador al cònsol Mani Acili Glabrió per demanar la pau. El 169 aC va ser denunciat com a contrari als romans pel seu enemic Lisisc, i es va unir a Perseu de Macedònia, fins a la seva derrota el 168 aC. Va acompanyar al rei en la seva fugida.

Referències

Militars de la Lliga Etòlia
Etolis de l'antiguitat

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////
//// A little fun driving a view with cytoscape.
////

// Let jshint pass over over our external globals (browserify takes
// care of it all).
/* global jQuery */
/* global global_id */
/* global global_golr_server */
/* global global_barista_location */
/* global global_minerva_definition_name */
/* global jsPlumb */
/* global global_barista_token */
/* global global_collapsible_relations */

var us = require('underscore');
var bbop = require('bbop-core');
//var bbop = require('bbop').bbop;
//var bbopx = require('bbopx');
var amigo_inst = require('amigo2-instance-data');
var amigo = new amigo_inst();
var bbop_legacy = require('bbop').bbop;

// Help with strings and colors--configured separately.
var aid = new bbop_legacy.context(amigo.data.context);

var model = require('bbop-graph-noctua');

var widgetry = require('noctua-widgetry');

var cytoscape = require('cytoscape');
var regCose = require('cytoscape-cose-bilkent');
regCose( cytoscape ); // register extension

// Aliases
var each = us.each;
var noctua_graph = model.graph;
var noctua_node = model.node;
var noctua_annotation = model.annotation;
var edge = model.edge;
var is_defined = bbop.is_defined;
var what_is = bbop.what_is;
var uuid = bbop.uuid;

// Code here will be ignored by JSHint, as we are technically
// "redefining" jQuery (although we are not).
/* jshint ignore:start */
var jQuery = require('jquery');
/* jshint ignore:end */

var barista_response = require('bbop-response-barista');
var class_expression = require('class-expression');
var minerva_requests = require('minerva-requests');

// Barista (telekinesis, etc.) communication.
var barista_client = require('bbop-client-barista');

//
var jquery_engine = require('bbop-rest-manager').jquery;
var minerva_manager = require('bbop-manager-minerva');

///
/// ...
///

var graph_id = 'cytoview';
var graph_layout = 'cose-bilkent'; // default
var graph_fold = 'editor'; // default
var graph = null; // the graph itself
var cy = null;
var layout_opts = null;

///
var CytoViewInit = function(user_token){

    var logger = new bbop.logger('noctua cvi');
    logger.DEBUG = true;
    function ll(str){ logger.kvetch(str); }

    // Events registry.
    // Add manager and default callbacks to repl.
    var engine = new jquery_engine(barista_response);
    engine.method('POST');
    var manager = new minerva_manager(global_barista_location,
				      global_minerva_definition_name,
				      user_token, engine, 'async');

    // GOlr location and conf setup.
    var gserv = global_golr_server;
    var gconf = new bbop_legacy.golr.conf(amigo.data.golr);

    // Contact points...
    // ...

    ///
    /// Helpers.
    ///

    var compute_shield_modal = null;

    // Block interface from taking user input while
    // operating.
    function _shields_up(){
	if( compute_shield_modal ){
	    // Already have one.
	}else{
	    ll('shield up');
	    compute_shield_modal = widgetry.compute_shield();
	    compute_shield_modal.show();
	}
    }
    // Release interface when transaction done.
    function _shields_down(){
	if( compute_shield_modal ){
	    ll('shield down');
	    compute_shield_modal.destroy();
	    compute_shield_modal = null;
	}else{
	    // None to begin with.
	}
    }

    // Stolen from the internal workings of widgetry.
    // Part 1.
    function _node_labels(n, cat_list){

	var retlist = [];

	var bin = {};
	each(n.types(), function(in_type){
	    var cat = in_type.category();
	    if( ! bin[cat] ){ bin[cat] = []; }
	    bin[cat].push(in_type);
	});
	each(cat_list, function(cat_id){
	    var accumulated_types = bin[cat_id];
	    var cell_cache = [];
	    each(accumulated_types, function(atype){
		//var tt = widgetry.type_to_span(atype, aid);
		var tt = atype.to_string();
		cell_cache.push(tt);
	    });
	    retlist.push(cell_cache.join("\n"));
	});

	return retlist;
    }

    function _render_graph(ngraph, layout, fold){

	// Wipe it and start again.
	jQuery('#'+graph_id).empty();

	// Try and get it folded as desired.
	ngraph.unfold();
	if( fold === 'evidence' ){
	    graph_fold = fold;
	    ngraph.fold_evidence();
	}else if( fold === 'editor' ){
	    graph_fold = fold;
	    ngraph.fold_go_noctua(global_collapsible_relations);
	}else{
	    graph_fold = fold;
	}

	// Stolen from the internal workings of widgetry.
	// Part 1.
	var cat_list = [];
	each(ngraph.all_nodes(), function(enode, enode_id){
	    each(enode.types(), function(in_type){
		cat_list.push(in_type.category());
	    });
	});
	var tmph = bbop.hashify(cat_list);
	cat_list = us.keys(tmph);

	// Translate into something cytoscape can understand.
	var elements = [];
	each(ngraph.all_nodes(), function(n){

	    var nid = n.id();

	    // Where we'll assemble the label.
	    var table_row = [];

	    // First, extract any GP info, if it's there.
	    var sub = n.subgraph();
	    if( sub ){
		each(sub.all_nodes(), function(snode){

    		    var snid = snode.id();

		    if( nid !== snid ){

			var edges = sub.get_edges(nid, snid);
			if( edges && edges.length > 0 ){
			    each(edges, function(e){
				if( e.predicate_id() === 'http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002333' ||
				    e.predicate_id() === 'RO_0002333' ||
				    e.predicate_id() === 'RO:0002333' ){
					var gpn = sub.get_node(snid);
					var gplbl = gpn;
					// Extract gp type labels and add them.
					var gp_labels =
						_node_labels(gpn, cat_list);
					each(gp_labels, function(gpl){
					    table_row.push('[' + gpl + ']');
					});
				}
			    });
			}
		    }
		});
	    }

	    // Extract node type labels and add them.
	    var node_labels = _node_labels(n, cat_list);
	    each(node_labels, function(nl){
		table_row.push(nl);
	    });

	    // Make a label from it.
	    var nlbl = table_row.join("\n");

	    // Create the final element.
	    elements.push({
		group: 'nodes',
		data: {
		    id: n.id(),
		    label: nlbl,
		    degree: (ngraph.get_child_nodes(n.id()).length * 10) +
			ngraph.get_parent_nodes(n.id()).length
		}
	    });
	});
	each(ngraph.all_edges(), function(e){

	    // Detect endpoint type as best as possible.
	    var rn = e.relation() || 'n/a';
	    var rglyph = aid.glyph(rn);
	    var glyph = null;
	    if( rglyph === 'arrow' ){ // Arrow is explicit filled "PlainArrow".
		glyph = 'triangle';
	    }else if( rglyph === 'bar' ){ // Bar simulated by flattened arrow.
		glyph = 'tee';
	    }else if( ! rglyph || rglyph === 'none' ){ // Default is small "V".
		// Choosing circle over backcurve as the latter looks
		// essentially just like the triangle, and the circle
		// is the target endpoint in the GE anyways.
		glyph = 'circle';
		//glyph = 'triangle-backcurve';
	    }else{
		// Unpossible.
		// throw new Error('unpossible glyph...is apparently possible');
		// For things like diamonds, and other currently unspecified
		// relations.
		glyph = 'circle';
	    }

	    var readable_rn = aid.readable(rn) || rn;
	    // If context aid doesn't work, see if it comes with a label.
	    if( readable_rn === rn && typeof(e.label) === 'function' ){
		var label_rn = e.label();
		if( label_rn !== rn ){
		    readable_rn = label_rn; // use label
		}
	    }

	    // Push final edge data.
	    elements.push({
		group: 'edges',
		data: {
		    id: e.id(),
		    source: e.subject_id(),
		    target: e.object_id(),
		    predicate: e.predicate_id(),
		    label: readable_rn,
		    color: aid.color(rn),
		    glyph: glyph
		}
	    });
	});

	// Get roots for algorithms that need it.
	var roots = graph.get_root_nodes();
	var root_ids = [];
	each(roots, function(root){
	    root_ids.push(root.id());
	});

	// Setup possible layouts.
	layout_opts = {
	    'cose': {
		name: 'cose',
	    	//padding: 10,
	    	//animate: false,
	    	animate: true,
		'directed': true
		//'fit': true
		// //'maximalAdjustments': 0,
		// 'circle': false,
		//'roots': cyroots
	    },
	    'cose-bilkent': {
		name: 'cose-bilkent',
		// // Called on `layoutready`
		// ready: function () {
		// },
		// // Called on `layoutstop`
		// stop: function () {
		// },
		// // Whether to include labels in node dimensions. Useful for avoiding label overlap
		// nodeDimensionsIncludeLabels: false,
		// // number of ticks per frame; higher is faster but more jerky
		// refresh: 30,
		// // Whether to fit the network view after when done
		// fit: true,
		// // Padding on fit
		// padding: 10,
		// // Whether to enable incremental mode
		randomize: true,
		// // Node repulsion (non overlapping) multiplier
		// nodeRepulsion: 4500,
		// // Ideal (intra-graph) edge length
//		idealEdgeLength: 150,
		// // Divisor to compute edge forces
		// edgeElasticity: 0.45,
		// // Nesting factor (multiplier) to compute ideal edge length for inter-graph edges
		// nestingFactor: 0.1,
		// // Gravity force (constant)
		// gravity: 0.25,
		// // Maximum number of iterations to perform
		// numIter: 2500,
		// // Whether to tile disconnected nodes
		// tile: true,
		// // Type of layout animation. The option set is {'during', 'end', false}
		// animate: 'end',
		// // Amount of vertical space to put between degree zero nodes during tiling (can also be a function)
		// tilingPaddingVertical: 10,
		// // Amount of horizontal space to put between degree zero nodes during tiling (can also be a function)
		// tilingPaddingHorizontal: 10,
		// // Gravity range (constant) for compounds
		// gravityRangeCompound: 1.5,
		// // Gravity force (constant) for compounds
		// gravityCompound: 1.0,
		// // Gravity range (constant)
		// gravityRange: 3.8,
		// // Initial cooling factor for incremental layout
		// initialEnergyOnIncremental:0.8
	    },
	    'noctuadef': {
	        'name': 'preset',
	        // 'padding': 30,
		// 'fit': true,
	        'positions': function(a){

		    var nid = a.data('id');
		    var node = ngraph.get_node(nid);

		    // Somewhat vary the intitial placement.
		    function _vari(){
			var min = -25;
			var max = 25;
			var rand = Math.random();
			var seed = Math.floor(rand * (max-min+1) +min);
		        //return seed + 100;
			return seed + 50;
		    }
		    function _extract_node_position(node, x_or_y){
			var ret = null;

			var hint_str = null;
			if( x_or_y === 'x' || x_or_y === 'y' ){
			    hint_str = 'hint-layout-' + x_or_y;
			}

			var hint_anns = node.get_annotations_by_key(hint_str);
			if( hint_anns.length === 1 ){
			    // Scale with the superforce defaults we
			    // took.
                            var raw_coord = parseInt(hint_anns[0].value());
			    ret = Math.round(raw_coord / 3.0);
			    //ll('extracted coord ' + x_or_y + ': ' + ret);
			}else if( hint_anns.length === 0 ){
			    //ll('no coord');
			}else{
			    //ll('too many coord');
			}

			return ret;
		    }

		    var old_x = _extract_node_position(node, 'x') || _vari();
		    var old_y = _extract_node_position(node, 'y') || _vari();
		    console.log('nid', nid, 'old_x', old_x, 'old_y', old_y);

		    return {'x': old_x, 'y': old_y };
		}
	    },
	    // 'sugiyama': {
	    //     'name': 'grid',
	    //     'padding': 30,
	    //     'position': get_pos
	    // },
	    'random': {
		name: 'random'
		// fit: true
	    },
	    'grid': {
		name: 'grid',
		// fit: true,
		// padding: 30,
		rows: undefined,
		columns: undefined
	    },
	    'circle': {
		name: 'circle',
		// fit: true,
		sort: function(a, b){
		    return a.data('degree') - b.data('degree');
		}
	    },
	    'breadthfirst': {
		name: 'breadthfirst',
		directed: true,
		// fit: true,
		//nodeDimensionsIncludeLabels: true,
		// spacingFactor: 1.0,// 1.75,
		// padding: 30,// 30,
		//maximalAdjustments: 0,
		circle: false//,
		//roots: root_ids
	    }
	    // 'arbor': {
	    // 	name: 'arbor',
	    // 	fit: true, // whether to fit to viewport
	    // 	padding: 10 // fit padding
	    // },
	};

	// Ramp up view.
	cy = cytoscape({
	    // UI loc
	    container: document.getElementById(graph_id),
	    // actual renderables
	    elements: elements,
	    layout: layout_opts[layout],
	    style: [
		{
		    selector: 'node',
		    style: {
			'content': 'data(label)',
//			'width': 150,
//			'height': 100,
			'width': 50,
			'height': 35,
			'background-color': 'white',
//			'background-color': 'black',
			'border-width': 0.5,
			'border-color': 'black',
//			'font-size': 14,
			'font-size': 8,
			'min-zoomed-font-size': 3, //10,
                        'text-valign': 'center',
                        'color': 'black',
//                      'color': 'black',
		        'shape': 'roundrectangle',
//                        'text-outline-width': 1,
//                        'text-outline-color': '#222222',
			'text-wrap': 'wrap',
			'text-max-width': '48px'
		    }
		},
		{
		    selector: 'edge',
		    style: {
			// NOTE/WARNING: From
			// http://js.cytoscape.org/#style/edge-line
			// and other places, we need to use 'bezier'
			// here, rather than the default 'haystack'
			// because the latter does not support glyphs
			// on the endpoints. However, this apparently
			// incurs a non-trivial performance hit.
			'curve-style': 'bezier',
			'text-rotation': 'autorotate',
			'text-margin-y': '-6px',
			'target-arrow-color': 'data(color)',
			'target-arrow-shape': 'data(glyph)',
			'target-arrow-fill': 'filled',
			'line-color': 'data(color)',
			'content': 'data(label)',
			'font-size': 6,
			'min-zoomed-font-size': 3, //10,
                        'text-valign': 'center',
                        'color': 'white',
//			'width': 6,
                        'text-outline-width': 1,
			'text-outline-color': '#222222'
		    }
		}
	    ],
	    // initial viewport state:
	    //zoom: 1,
	    //pan: { x: 0, y: 0 },
	    // interaction options:
	    minZoom: 0.1,
	    maxZoom: 3.0,
	    zoomingEnabled: true,
	    userZoomingEnabled: true,
	    wheelSensitivity: 0.25,
	    panningEnabled: true,
	    userPanningEnabled: true,
	    boxSelectionEnabled: true,
	    selectionType: 'single',
	    touchTapThreshold: 8,
	    desktopTapThreshold: 4,
	    autolock: false,
	    autoungrabify: false,
	    autounselectify: false,
	    ready: function(){
		ll('cytoview ready');
	    }
	});

	//
	cy.viewport({
	    //zoom: 2//,
	    //pan: { x: 100, y: 100 }
	});

	// Make sure that there is a notice of highlight when we are
	// working.
	cy.on('select', function(evt){
	    console.log( 'selected: ' + evt.target.id() );
	    evt.target.style('background-color', 'gray');
	});
	cy.on('unselect', function(evt){
	    console.log( 'unselected: ' + evt.target.id() );
	    evt.target.style('background-color', 'white');
	});

	///
	/// We have environment and token, get ready to allow live
	/// layout work.
	///

	// Zoom has no affect on the "position" of the nodes, so we can
	// just find a box and translate it into noctua.
	jQuery('#button').click(function(){

	    // Manager to push saved locations back to the server.
	    var laymanager = new minerva_manager(global_barista_location,
						 global_minerva_definition_name,
						 user_token, engine, 'async');
	    laymanager.register('prerun', _shields_up);
	    laymanager.register('postrun', _shields_down, 9);
	    // Likely save success.
	    laymanager.register('rebuild', function(resp, man){
		ll('rebuild callback--save success, so close');
		window.close();
	    });

	    // Barista client for pushing changes to barista, and
	    // update listing clients.
	    var barclient = new barista_client(global_barista_location,
					       user_token);
	    barclient.connect(global_id);

	    var cnodes = cy.nodes();
	    if( cnodes && cnodes.length !== 0 ){
		// Default to something real before loop.
		var least_x = cnodes[0].position('x');
		var least_y = cnodes[0].position('y');
		us.each(cnodes, function(cnode){
		    var x = cnode.position('x');
		    if( x < least_x ){ least_x = x; }
		    var y = cnode.position('y');
		    if( y < least_y ){ least_y = y; }

		    console.log('position', cnode.position());
		});
		//alert(cy.zoom());

		console.log('zoom', cy.zoom());
		console.log('least_x', least_x);
		console.log('least_y', least_y);

		//
		var base_shift = 50;
		var x_shift = (-1.0 * least_x) + base_shift;
		var y_shift = (-1.0 * least_y) + base_shift;

		// Start a new request and cycle through all the nodes
		// to force updates.
		var reqs = new minerva_requests.request_set(
		    laymanager.user_token(), global_id);
		us.each(cnodes, function(cnode){

		    var nid = cnode.data('id');
		    var node = ngraph.get_node(nid);

		    var new_x = (cnode.position('x') * 3.0) + x_shift;
		    var new_y = (cnode.position('y') * 3.0) + y_shift;

		    console.log('nx', new_x, 'ny', new_y);

		    reqs.update_annotations(
		    	node, 'hint-layout-x', new_x);
		    reqs.update_annotations(
		    	node, 'hint-layout-y', new_y);

		    // There is no "local store" to speak of here, so
		    // just push out to other clients.
		    if( barclient ){
			// Remember: telekinesis does t/l, not l/t (= x/y).
			barclient.telekinesis(nid, new_y, new_x);
		    }
		});

		// And add the actual storage.
		reqs.store_model();
		laymanager.request_with(reqs);
	    }
	});
    }

    ///
    /// Management.
    ///

    // Internal registrations.
    manager.register('prerun', _shields_up);
    manager.register('postrun', _shields_down, 9);
    manager.register('manager_error', function(resp, man){
	alert('There was a manager error (' +
	      resp.message_type() + '): ' + resp.message());
    }, 10);

    // Likely the result of unhappiness on Minerva.
    manager.register('warning', function(resp, man){
	alert('Warning: ' + resp.message() + '; ' +
	      'your operation was likely not performed');
    }, 10);

    // Likely the result of serious unhappiness on Minerva.
    manager.register('error', function(resp, man){

	// Do something different if we think that this is a
	// permissions issue.
	var perm_flag = "InsufficientPermissionsException";
	var token_flag = "token";
	if( resp.message() && resp.message().indexOf(perm_flag) !== -1 ){
	    alert('Error: it seems like you do not have permission to ' +
		  'perform that operation. Did you remember to login?');
	}else if( resp.message() && resp.message().indexOf(token_flag) !== -1 ){
	    alert("Error: it seems like you have a bad token...");
	}else{
	    // Generic error.
	    alert('Error (' +
		  resp.message_type() + '): ' +
		  resp.message() + '; ' +
		  'your operation was likely not performed.');
	}
    }, 10);

    // ???
    manager.register('meta', function(resp, man){
	ll('a meta callback?');
    });

    // Likely result of a new model being built on Minerva.
    manager.register('rebuild', function(resp, man){
	ll('rebuild callback');

	// Noctua graph.
	graph = new noctua_graph();
	graph.load_data_basic(resp.data());

	// Initial rendering of the graph.
	_render_graph(graph, graph_layout, graph_fold);

	// Go ahead and wire-up the interface.
	jQuery("#" + "layout_selection").change(function(event){
	    graph_layout = jQuery(this).val();
	    //_render_graph(graph, graph_layout, graph_fold);
	    console.log('layout_opts', layout_opts[graph_layout]);
	    var layout = cy.layout(layout_opts[graph_layout]);
	    layout.run();
	});
	jQuery("#" + "fold_selection").change(function(event){
	    graph_fold = jQuery(this).val();
	    _render_graph(graph, graph_layout, graph_fold);
	});
    }, 10);

    manager.get_model(global_id);
};

// Start the day the jQuery way.
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
    console.log('jQuery ready');

    // Try to define token.
    var start_token = null;
    if( global_barista_token ){
	start_token = global_barista_token;
    }

    // Next we need a manager to try and pull in the model.
    if( typeof(global_minerva_definition_name) === 'undefined' ||
	typeof(global_barista_location) === 'undefined' ){
	    alert('environment not ready');
	}else{
	    // Only roll if the env is correct.
	    // Will use the above variables internally (sorry).
	    CytoViewInit(start_token);

	    // When all is said and done, let's also fillout the user
	    // name just for niceness. This is also a test of CORS in
	    // express.
	    if( start_token ){
		widgetry.user_check(global_barista_location,
				    start_token, 'user_name_info', false);
	    }
	}
});

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This module will take you through Introduction to Risk, Resilience and Business Continuity Management.
Modern risk management has changed significantly over the last twenty years, and it can be said that 21st risk management is so different from previous generations that it can be seen as a subject demanding its own specialist skills and study.
Many security and risk managers have 'learned their trade' by doing the job, and although there is now an increasing range of professional courses, qualifications and even advanced academic degrees in risk and crisis management, the simple truth is that many people who are tasked with increasingly complex roles in organisations, including risk management, business continuity management , resilience, and crisis management, have not been give the skills, training or experience to truly understand how such roles should be fulfilled.
The purpose of this course is to give participants an insight to all of the major functions of a modern risk and crisis manager, including planning, team development, capability development and response management. It will enable them to return to their organisations with the knowledge and skills that will allow them to take leadership in all aspects of risk and crisis management, and to have a clear understanding of what is required in order to plan for and respond to the widest range of potentially disruptive events.
If there is one factor that is central to the study of modern risk and crisis management, it is complexity. The world itself is more complex, the nature of the problems and challenges we are facing are more complex, and the nature of the solutions that we are required to deliver are more complex.
These are critical issues that the modern risk manager needs to be aware of, and it is the overarching objective of this course to provide participants with all of the tools, skills and capabilities they need in order that they can take leadership in their own organisation for all aspects of security and risk management, offering the same level of professionalism as would be expected from the senior managers in any other division.
Classical Risk management is based on a well-recognised three-stage management process, namely Risk Assessment, Risk Control and Contingency Planning.
Each of these sections has its own models and templates, but are designed to deliver an integrated, rational risk management programme that will allow the risk managers, the organisation as a whole and the individual departments within it to identify potential problems, to initiate protocols and processes that will minimise the risk of those events happening, and then will give the organisation the widest range of response option that can be used in the event that such an event was to occur.
The challenges and pressure associated with risk management means that special thought must be given to the management structure itself. As an example, what level of authority is given to lower-level teams, or those that are working farther away, and what level of authority is maintained by the central management structure? It must then be asked whether these are appropriate to both normal operating activities and to emergency management, or whether there is a need to have the ability to adapt those management structures depending on differing circumstances.
Each event will require a unique response, and the ability to create a response management framework that is most appropriate to the scale, intensity, duration and impact of each event is one of the fundamental challenges for all emergency response managers.
Once an incident does occur, there is the need to have automatic response protocols in place that can be triggered to manage the response to the initial stage of the incident, whilst information can be gathered, decisions made, plans formulated and responses agreed.
The development of such plans is a critical function of security and risk management, and will be a significant issue in deciding how effective an organisation is in responding to such an incident if it were to occur, and in deciding how effective the organisation would be in safeguarding its own operations, functions and capabilities.
Business Continuity Management (BCM) covers both the development of BCM plans, also called Business Continuity Planning (BCP), and the management of the response once an unwanted event has occurred. The purpose of both BCP and BCM is to ensure that the organisation has the capability to respond to the widest range of possible events in the most robust and resilient manner, in order to maintain its functionality, and in the worst case, its continued existence.
Given the high level of dependency that any organisation has in the current world on outside factors, the ability to develop effective business continuity management plans is also critical in identifying potential critical failure points that can then be managed pro-actively before a potentially disastrous event occurs. From this perspective, BCP is part of the organisational strengthening cycle rather than just a set of plans that are used once an event has occurred.
One of the issues at the centre of all business continuity management is the issue of risk communication. Different people have a different attitude to risk – some are more risk averse, in that the prioritise the known and safe over possible new opportunities that are unknown and made be considered potentially risky, and others may see the same opportunities as being worthwhile in terms of the potential benefit, and believe that the risks themselves can be managed in an effective way.
The ability to discuss such matters in a way that allows everyone to understand the issues involved, and come to an agreed position, is at the basis of risk communication, and allows different risk management strategies to be considered that will then allow for the appropriate balance between managing the risk but not cutting off future opportunities that would otherwise be utilised by potential competitors.
However well-designed the corporate risk management programme might be, when an actual situation occurs, there is often an inability to make effective decisions give the stresses and pressures associated with an actual incident occurring in real time, with the potential negative consequences of any decision that might be taken. Just as an individual can freeze when put under pressure, so can an organisation. These are issues that must be considered as part of the risk management planning process, and the better that an organisation, and the critical decision-makers understand these challenges, then the better prepared they will be to take those decisions when required.
The basis of any skill development is structured practice, which can then be tested at increasingly challenging and complex levels. It is no different in risk and security management, and one of the critical parts of the business continuity management development process is structured training and exercising that will ensure that each individual unit understands their roles and responsibilities, and has the necessary skills and capabilities to deliver those functions, but which will ensure that they also have an understanding of how they integrate with other units around them.
Business continuity management is always an issue of multi-team response and integration, and the more effective the training programme, the more effective will be the actual service delivery once they are needed in the face of an actual situation.
The training itself can be developed from simple, exercises designed to develop and then test skills, but which will then become more complex, so that eventually every level of the decision-making structure including Gold (Strategic), Silver (Tactical) and Bronze (Operational), will understand all of the issues associated with complex operation management, and will have the skills and capabilities to work together effectively as a single unified response team.
ISO 31000 is accepted as the international standard for risk management and associated activities. Rather than being a detailed management programme I itself, ISO 31000 identifies critical areas that need to be addressed, and offers a checklist against which any organisation can measure its own current risk management practices, and can be used as a template for future risk management development programmes.
However well developed an organisation's risk management programmes are, the world is full of examples of situations where the risk management capabilities were simply not strong enough to survive the shock of an actual emergency incident. The final issue in risk management and business continuity management is ensuring that the organisation itself, and all aspects of its BCM programme, is robust enough to operate in the widest range of potential situations.


Matt, Dano and Kids: The Big 4!
The queen bee of our home turned 4 on May 6th. Samantha is a handful, but we would not have her any other way. She still has her sassy attitude that she was born with. I am still learning on how to guide her strong spirit instead of crush it, some days are better than others! Sami loves to help and can be such a sweet girl when she decides to be. She has a strong personality and is always thinking. She is a sweetheart and we love her very much!
Happy 4th birthday Sami! We love you!


These are a STOCK item which means even if this one is sold I can create more in duplicate as needed. Approximate production time for each M38 DD is one to two weeks.
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Six unidentified members of the New Orleans Saints coaching staff, a player and a nutritionist have tested positive for COVID-19, two people familiar with the situation said.
People spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the team and the NFL had not made a public statement about it. The names of people who test positive should not be disclosed in the short term due to federal medical confidentiality laws.
People have said that all of the Saints' coaching staff have been vaccinated.
It is not known how long people who test positive will remain isolated from the team before they can return to the field or in face-to-face meetings.
For now, the entire team is operating under enhanced NFL mitigation protocols, which means mandatory masking inside facilities, daily testing, no face-to-face meetings, and take-out meals.
The positive tests came in the wake of New Orleans' 38-3 victory over Green Bay on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla., Where the game was moved from the Superdome following damage to the southeastern part of the Louisiana by Hurricane Ida.
The Saints have spent the last two weeks training in the Dallas area and are expected to continue training at the TCU this week before heading to Carolina for their Week 2 game on Sunday. This match remains on track to go as planned.
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2010 Election: Watson on ParaTranspo
Over the course of the 2010 Mayoral Election campaign, Public Transit in Ottawa will be sitting down with as many mayoral candidates as are available, discussing their platforms and thoughts on transit in this city, and what they hope to achieve during their mandate, if elected mayor.
It was interesting to note that on the day I interviewed Jim Watson about his mayoral campaign, one of his campaign volunteers was arriving in his office at about the same time--although she was later than she had expected, because the ParaTranspo ride she had booked was significantly later than the time scheduled. So she underlined to Watson the importance of finding a way to improve the reliability of ParaTranspo to the mayoral candidate, and Watson and I discussed it afterwards.
Recently, Ottawa's transit committee voted in favour of a full review of the ParaTranspo service, which Watson thinks is a necessary step in figuring out what the problems are so that they can be fixed.
We went through a strike with ParaTranspo, which was very hard on a lot of people. A number of years ago, we went through the privatization and then the un-privatization and my volunteer, I think, is reflective of a number of people who find it frustrating when you book for a certain time, and it's an hour late. If you have a doctor's appointment, or a work engagement, you can't operate on 'I'll try to come by within an hour and a half.' You have to be more precise. [...] So I think the review will allow us to put all the cards on the table and figure out exactly what is wrong with the system, why do we continuously have these periods where people can't even get a booking, let alone if they do get a booking it's quite late.
And if his campaign volunteer didn't underline the importance of the service thoroughly enough, Watson noted that Ottawa's aging population is going to make an effective ParaTranspo service that much more important.
We have an aging population; the baby boomers are becoming senior citizens, and as a result, we don't have the kind of forward planning that we need to determine, "Alright, what are the needs of the aging society?" both the disabled and able-bodied seniors who need ParaTranspo.
Watson has proposed that he would hold a global 'senior's summit' to discuss issues such as these ones about ParaTranspo.
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There is a certain point, as winter nears its end, that I simply must have a taste of spring. We've had an exceptionally warm winter this year. I think we had two major snowfalls. Yet, I am absolutely craving spring. Sometimes, there is a need to take matters into your own hands. So, the girls and I made a trip to our local hardware store and picked up a few tropical plants – plants that I knew we could use in a spring flower centerpiece. With the addition of a few craft stick flowers, we created a centerpiece that is bringing springtime happiness to our dining room table.
Start off by dusting off an old plant container. We happened to have this cheerful yellow container kicking around in the basement. The bright colour made it the perfect vessel for this job.
Next, purchase a potted plant for your container. We chose these little tropical plants (that only cost $1.99 each) at the hardware store. Pick a plant that has interesting folliage, because you are providing the beautiful flowers. Alternately, use a house plant that you already have.
For the flowers, start by painting the craft sticks green.
While the sticks are drying, cut flowers of all shapes and sizes out of scrap magazine pages. We keep a pile of old magazines for crafting purposes.
Use a dab of white glue to adhere the flowers to the sticks.
Once the flowers are dried, it is time to add some sparkle. We used the white glue to adhere fuzzy little pom poms to our flowers. Remember to make your flowers as colourful and fun as possible.
When the flowers have completely dried, poke them into the planter.
For our festive spring bunting, we poked 3 twigs from our garden into the container. Wrap and tie the string to the twigs. We even used a natural notch in the middle twig to secure the string.
Cut a piece of string to stretch comfortably from twig to twig. Cut triangles from the magazine scrap paper and tape the triangles onto the string. Tie the string onto the twigs.
What a cheerful addition to our kitchen counter. We are working on a few other funny Easter additions that we will be adding soon.
Today's post is part of the Spring Blog Hop being hosted by Craft Create Calm. Head over and check out all the beautiful spring crafts being shared.


Mystic palo santo cones yield a beautiful fragrance.
100% hand made from the heat of the Palo Santo wood, essential oils, natural gums and vegetable charcoal.
Palo santo used in shamanic ceremonies in Peru, the use of palo santo reportedly dates back to the time of the Inca Empire. The heartwood of the tree is used, and you can find bundles of palo santo for sale in markets throughout South America. Burning the wood is done to clean bad energy from a place and to promote good fortune. It is typical and common for palo santo to be burned in a ceremonial setting such as a shamanic ceremony, and often people who attend ceremonies will smoke themselves and each other with this wood. Being smoked with palo santo feels fresh and invigorating.


The Urban Affairs committee held hearings this week at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, where I introduced LR152 and LR155. Last month, the committee held two hearings at the Capitol.
On October 23rd, the Urban Affairs Committee held a pair of interim study hearings. The first study, LR 278, examined existing resources and the need for additional tools for municipalities to encourage revitalization of older and historic neighborhoods. At the hearing, a group of graduate students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Community and Regional Planning program presented findings to the committee from their review of programs currently utilized in other states. The committee also heard from a number of city and neighborhood representatives about the role current municipal tools play in neighborhood revitalization, and the need for additional tools to address vacant and abandoned properties.
The second hearing, LR 174, examined issues surrounding Nebraska's energy code statutes. Unlike building codes in Nebraska, which are largely enforced at the local level, the Nebraska Energy Code is enforced by the Nebraska Energy Office in cases where the relevant political subdivision does not have a code enforcement division. The current Nebraska Energy Code is the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), and much of the discussion at the hearing focused on whether the state should update its energy code to either the 2012 or 2015 editions of the IECC. The committee also heard powerful testimony from a homeowner whose new home had not been built to meet the code and her limited options for recourse.
This week, the Urban Affairs Committee wrapped up its interim study work for the year with the second of two hearings on economic-development related interim studies, as well as held a stakeholders meeting for LR 159, an interim study to examine Nebraska's handicapped parking statutes.
On Thursday, November 12, I will present the results of our interim study, LR 185, regarding behavioral health workforce challenges in Nebraska. The Health and Human Services Committee will hold three hearings including a hearing on Nebraska's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (LR 231). Our office has worked closely with Senator Howard, law enforcement, drug prevention groups, and interested citizens on this issue. I look forward to the hearing and to continued work on this issue.
I've recently had opportunities to speak to different groups about various policy topics and to discuss my experiences in the legislature with them. Those include speaking to Creighton pharmacy students (top), presenting to Platteview Central Jr. High School on their Career Day (middle), and participating in a nurses conference at UNMC (bottom). If you would like me to visit your organization, call my office at (402) 471-2615.
I am currently seeking interns for the 2016 Legislative Session. The position will have a time commitment of approximately 10 hours/week. The internship runs from the beginning of January through the end of April. Qualified applicants must possess strong writing skills, the ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times, and a desire to learn more about the legislative process. The position is unpaid but can be taken for college credit. Interested individuals should send a cover letter, resume, and a list of references to Courtney Breitkreutz atcbreitkreutz@leg.ne.gov. Call (402) 471-2615 with questions.


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Q: Finding points on a parametric curve where curvature changes I am a engineer working on Wankel motors, where a simil-Reuleaux triangle rotates eccentrically in a 8-shaped form:
  (from Wikipedia)
Fascinated by this mechanism, I was studying the meaningful points out of sheer curiosity.
The parametric equations to define the epitroch (the external 8-shape) are for eccentricity $f$ and $0\leq t < 2 \pi$:
$$x = \cos(t)+f \cos(3t)$$
$$y = \sin(t)+f \sin(3t)$$
First and second derivatives of the parametric equations return respectively the red and fuchsia points ($f=0.2$ in my drawing):

QUESTION: Is it possible to calculate analytically the 4 blue points where the curve changes curvature?

I was wrongly assuming they were given by the second derivative, but it is not the case. I am in a cul-de-sac and perhaps I only need to find another hobby.

A: The signed curvature of a parametric plane curve is
$$
 k(t) = \frac{x'(t)y''(t) - x''(t)y'(t)}{(x'(t)^2+ y'(t)^2)^{3/2}} \,.
$$
Since you are only interested in the sign of $k(t)$, it suffices to compute the numerator
$$
\begin{align}
x'(t)y''(t) - x''(t)y'(t)
&= \bigl( \sin(t)+3f \sin(3t)\bigr)\bigl( \sin(t)+9f \sin(3t)\bigr) \\
&\qquad + \bigl( \cos(t)+3f \cos(3t)\bigr)\bigl( \cos(t)+9f \cos(3t)\bigr) \\
&= 1 + 27 f^2 + 12 f \cos(2t) \, .
\end{align}
$$
If the absolute value of $\frac{1+27f^2}{12f}$ is less than one then the curvature changes its sign exactly where
$$
\cos(2t) = - \frac{1+27f^2}{12f}
$$
and this equation has four solutions in $[0 , 2 \pi)$, one in each quadrant.
For $f= 0.2$ the first solution (in degrees) is
$$
 t_1 = \frac 12 \arccos\left( -\frac{52}{60}\right) \approx 75.04^{\circ}
$$
and the other three solutions are $180^{\circ}-t_1$, $180^{\circ}+t_1$, $360^{\circ} - t_1$.


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Employees working more than twenty (20) hours per week are eligible for CTO. During the first three years of service with the agency, an employee will accrue sixteen (16) days of CTO per year (based on working 40 hours per week). Holidays are not included into this accrual. Ten (10) holidays are currently being observed by the agency during the year.
The agency additionally offers both short and long-term disability programs, direct deposit, and dependent care reimbursement accounts and a vision plan in conjunction with health insurance participation.


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Tim Hardin - How Can We Hang On To A Dream
Aantal weken: 8
What can I say, she's walking away
From what we've seen
What can I do, still loving you
It's all a dream
How can we hang on to a dream
How can it ever be the way it seems
What can I do, she's saying we're through
With how it was
What will I try, I still don't see why
She says what she does
How can it will it be the way it seems


Thoughtful, refined design details and a mix of solid wood and steel make our Kenwood nightstand a sophisticated addition to your bedroom. Beautiful from any angle, Kenwood is especially stunning up close, as the design highlights a uniquely minimal yet modern look. Complete with sleek, graceful hardware and legs made of stainless steel or a powder-coated graphite finish, this nightstand is an example of excellent craftsmanship and modern design at its best.
Material Description: Ash is a durable, timeless hardwood with sweeping, varied grain patterns that brings true character to your home. Even after ash is harvested and made into furniture, it continues to be a living, breathing material that responds to its environment - it expands and contracts with changes in humidity. Our ash with shell stain features a hand-applied stain with a color inspired by a sea shell. The color of the stain was designed to naturally and easily mix with other woods and materials.


Add a personal touch to your room without breaking a bank. Hand-paint your (or your SO, kid's, etc.) initials on the wall. Monograms are very traditional and elegant and would look good on any wall. You only need to choose the proper color that matches the wall and create a unique accent in the room. It is something you can do by yourself, just stop by a craft store.
So, let's get started! Choose any kind of font and size in Microsoft Word that you prefer and print each letter (three in total) onto standard printer paper. Prepare your wall by measuring the area where you want your monogram and mark the center, so you know where to attach them.
When the wall is ready attach the letters using painters' tape. Tape will temporarily position the letters on wall. After you're done with letter placement, slide the tracing paper behind each letter. Use the pencil to trace each initial's outline. Be careful with the tracing paper, graphite gets easily rubbed onto wall, so do not press too hard on areas that you don't want to transfer onto the wall. Make sure you check the tracing, move your printed page and graphite paper to see whether letter's outline is even. Retrace any areas if needed.
Now it's time to paint over your letters' outlines. Carefully fill in latex paint in each outline, that's why it is better to use blunt-tip lettering brush, it can be both used flatly and on a side for thinner lines. Clean up extra stray pencil lines or any graphite smudges using white plastic eraser. Ta-daa, your personal monogram is ready.


Durable and sturdy for prolonged use.
Drink through-Four flow vents deliver a smooth, consistent flow of perfectly chilled beer with every sip.
Perfect for events, parties, meetings, bbq, picnics, hiking, camping, pool parties.
-Keep beer cooler for long time. This stainless steel chill-rods are designed to cool your drink INSTANTLY from inside the bottle making them portable & fuss-free. You can drink through the Chillrod whilst it chills, let you enjoy a cold beer.
-Easy to use. Just freeze it for 2 to 3 hours or more, insert it into your beer bottle and keep your beverage cold to the last sip! It fits most of the long neck beer bottles and some soft drink bottles.
-Easy to clean and store: Hand wash. Slim design allows for convenient storage when not in use.Great gift for Father's Day, colleague, grandpa, summer gifts.
-Perfect unique gift: Ideal for the beer lover in your life, or anyone who would enjoy a cold drink. Great gift for men and women; especially dads, husbands, uncles, brothers and friends.


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I have spent a month – since the March update – scouring the World Wide Web for any brand new Search Engines or ones that might have been missed. Several alternative search engines have been added directly from readers' comments to the last list. And several readers suggested a new category: Charity Search Engines; so that category has been added.


history of layered bedrock in a hill the rover is climbing.
water," said Dr. Ray Arvidson of Washington University, St.
Louis, deputy principal investigator for the mission.
just beginning to put together the big picture."
Both rovers completed three-month primary missions in April.
remained productive longer than anticipated.
mechanical parts wear out during our exploration of Mars."
environment was like when water altered the minerals.
angularity is consistent with transport by an eruption.
location, and settled out in layers."
affected by water both before and after the crater formed.
The evidence is still not conclusive, Squyres said.
tall exposure of layered rock in the wall of the crater.
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We offer a wide variety of sheet vinyl in colors and designs with the look of authentic hardwood or tile to match your style. It also delivers durability with spill and stain protective wear layers for an easy clean up while also withstanding some scratches and scuffing. Incredibly soft and warm underfoot, quieter to walk on, and low maintenance make sheet vinyl a comfortable choice for active households.
Because sheet vinyl is offered in wider widths than traditional choices like hardwood or ceramic, it easily installs in most rooms without obvious seems or joints. That means no places for dirt or grime to hide, or spills to absorb.