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Al woke up suddenly, unsure why. Something, something there, on the edge of knowing… Was it another breakthrough? They came to him so often in his dreams. He blamed the object, although Robert would claim it was natural genius. Al wasn't so sure, anymore.
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Al quickly glanced downwards, staring in horror at the shattered remains of the Object. He had only a moment to try and understand what was before him, before the energies inside blasted through him, reducing the caretaker to less than ash. That which had been contained was unleashed, and it fled into the universe, to seek out the others like it.
All that was left was the echo of his last words, as he finally understood everything.


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text: Mimi Albert is the fiction editor of Poetry Flash Literary Review. A novelist, she is author of Skirts and The Second Story Man. As book reviewer, she served as chair of the Northern California Book Awards fiction committee. She teaches fiction writing online for UC Berkeley Extension and other universities.

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The tol'vir are a race of feline humanoids found in Uldum. They were originally stone constructs created by the titans to maintain lore repositories and machinery surrounding that area, as well as the city of Ulduar. They possess feline lower bodies and heads as well as human torsos, and are divided into three distinct tribes: the Ramkahen, the Neferset and the Orsis. Like many other titan-forged, the tol'vir succumbed to the Curse of Flesh, though the Neferset later regained their stone forms due to a pact with Siamat.
The tol'vir made their first named appearance with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, when Uldum was expanded into a zone of its own. However, they appeared years earlier as the obsidian destroyers, though the connection between them was not made clear until Cataclysm.
A tol'vir in the TCG.
Like most other titan-forged, the tol'vir were created using the Forge of Wills during the ordering of Azeroth. Like the anubisaths and the mogu, many tol'vir accompanied Highkeeper Ra when he traveled south from Ulduar to install the Forge of Origination in the jungles of Uldum, far to the south. After the Forge had been embedded in the land, Ra assigned the tol'vir and anubisaths to watch over the area as he and the rest of his followers continued west to establish the fortress of Ahn'Qiraj. When Ra vanished many years later, most of the tol'vir congregated around Uldum and began developing their own culture, completely separate from that of their northern brethren. When the agents of the treacherous Loken traveled south in search of Ra, they unwittingly afflicted the tol'vir with the Curse of Flesh.
When the Drakkari tribe of trolls moved north to hunt down northern aqiri colonies during the war between the trolls and the aqir, they encountered something unexpected: enslaved tol'vir. These "obsidian destroyers", as they were called, had been dwelling outside of Ulduar until the aqir arrived and enslaved them. Despite their ferocious strength, the Drakkari were able to topple the destroyers and their aqiri masters. The northern aqir who survived the war would later evolve into a new race, known as the nerubians, and began adapting the tol'vir's architecture for their own purposes. Although the Scourge would eventually consume the nerubian empire and throw its few remaining tol'vir slaves into the front lines, it's possible that more tol'vir still exist in the hidden titan city of Uldum or deep within the remnants of Azjol-Nerub.
Millenia later, the tol'vir of Uldum continued trying to endure the ravages of the Curse of Flesh, patiently waiting for instructions from Ra or his mogu followers in the east. Eventually, they received word from a mogu leader known as Lei Shen, the "Thunder King", and in response, they dispatched ambassadors to the east. Lei Shen showed the tol'vir the wonders of his new empire, the rise of which had gone unbeknownst to the western titan-forged. When the mogu announced that he had defeated Ra in battle and that he intended to claim the Forge of Origination for himself, the tol'vir became furious. Refusing the Thunder King's offer of a place of honor in his empire in return for their service, the tol'vir returned to Uldum. Confident that his armies would be able to claim the stronghold with ease, Lei Shen marched west, even inviting many of his Zandalari allies to join him in his impending victory. However, the tol'vir, knowing that they would not be able to face the mogu head-on, prepared a daring plan: to use the Forge of Origination against the Thunder King. When the mogu reached Uldum, the tol'vir activated the weapon, having configured it to only scour the surrounding region. The energies of the Forge instantly killed all life in the region — including a small number of tol'vir defenders who had remained outside the stronghold to act as a distraction — and turned the lush jungle into a barren desert. The tol'vir thereafter used magic to seal off the mountain passes leading into the region in order to ensure that no one would ever attempt to follow in the Thunder King's footsteps.
The tol'vir appear to have a long and storied history of various pharaohs, kings and emperors ruling over the tribes. "Sun King" or "sun-king" is a title mentioned at various places throughout Uldum (for example, Tomb of the Sun King, Seal of the Sun King, [83 Daily] Thieving Little Pluckers,  Relics of the Sun King). It is unknown what meaning this title carries or carried. The "Tahret dynasty" is so far the only known tol'vir dynasty.
In the reign of Pharaoh Tebhotep a plague of serpents struck the Vir'naal River. Nothing could drive away the reptiles. Then, a second plague appeared, this one of desert scarabs. The scarabs fought the serpents until not a one of either creature was left and peace returned to the land.
Emperor Ninjter was foretold to have a long and prosperous rule. The Ramkahen expected greatness from his reign and hoped that he would be able to end a famine that had apparently been plaguing the tribe, but ultimately Ninjter died young and accomplished little during his reign.
Unearthed recently in an ancient tomb, the [Winged Guardian] may have once served one of the ancient Tol'vir princes.
Tekahn, Dark Pharaoh of the Neferset.
When the tol'vir were afflicted by the Curse of Flesh, they grieved for their weakened bodies, but there seemed to be nothing they could do to reverse it, so they accepted it and went on with their lives. Even so, many never stopped mourning the loss. As during the Cataclysm, Deathwing returned to the world, he aligned himself with the Elemental Lord Al'Akir, the leader of the air elementals, as well as the Old Gods, who were the source of the curse. When Deathwing came to Uldum, he offered the tol'vir a deal: join him, and he would return their original stone forms to them - the curse would be reversed. The Neferset, led by Dark Pharaoh Tekahn, overwhelmingly agreed to the bargain. Menrim, one of the Neferset, felt differently and tried to convince other Neferset that it was a poor idea they would forever be indebted to Al'Akir and Deathwing. Neferset however were arrogant, believing they could overthrow them and regain their independence once their old forms had been restored. When the tol'vir of Orsis refused, Al'Akir buried the city beneath the sands in a great windstorm. The Ramkahen were also given the same choice but refused; they however have taken steps to insure their safety after seeing the aftermath of the attack on Orsis.
With the help of valiant adventurers from both Horde and the Alliance, the Ramkahen has managed to take Neferset City and push the Neferset tribe back. The Ramkahen now control most of the tol'vir settlements in Uldum, while the Neferset still hold the southern part of the delta and their stronghold in the Lost City. More Neferset can be seen in the Vortex Pinnacle.
Li Li Stormstout and a monk adventurer visit Ramkahen while searching for the Fists of the Heavens.
Gharset the Aimtrue is present at the hunter class hall, Trueshot Lodge.
After Zandalar opened its port to non-trolls for the first time in centuries, a group of tol'vir traders arrived to sell their wares.
Sargeras striking Azeroth with his sword unearthed new tombs, and from one the Amathet emerged. They speak little to other tol'vir, believing them to be betrayers of their sacred duties. They believe that they, stewards of the titans, should alone control the Azerite. When they realized that Rajh and his kin were slain, they constructed their own new keepers, which means they must have an active forge like the Forge of Wills and Forge of Origination.
The tol'vir have humanoid upper torsos with a more lionine bottom half. Their faces are also very lionine, with sleek features and sharp fangs. Thick fur of various shading covers their body, with some tol'vir resembling tigers or jaguars, others having an appearance closer to that of lions or panthers.
Tol'vir children are referred to as cubs.
Before being afflicted with the Curse of Flesh, the tol'vir had stone bodies and gems encrusted in certain areas. Some Neferset tol'vir were gifted with stone wings.
In ancient times, the tol'vir were charged with guarding and keeping the structures and artifacts of the benevolent Titans. All the combat protocols that the titans programmed into the tol'vir ancestors are still there, though some are part of their instincts, some get passed on as traditions. To this day, the tol'vir keep this charge, but have also established their own cultures and cities in the process. Tol'vir buildings are made of stone and mud, shaped into bricks and placed into cube like structures. While simple, they are effective at blocking out the harsh sun on the Uldum desert, or cutting out the unforgiving winds.
Although the systems keeping Uldum hidden from the rest of the world worked flawlessly from the ordering of Azeroth up until the Cataclysm, the tol'vir inside did have some knowledge of what was going on outside their home: many of the titans' security devices in Uldum were in communication with the other titanic cities (Ulduar, Uldaman, etc.). The Halls of Origination were actually the system that Algalon the Observer intended to activate upon his arrival in Ulduar.
The tol'vir tribes are lead by kings, and live in what appears to be a monarch system of government. When the king passes on, the oldest living heir will take it's place, and so on. Higher ranking members of tol'vir society, such as generals, kings, and high priests, wear head pieces that are shaped like rams or birds. It is known that the tol'vir revere the Titans and their guardians, so these may be shaped in honor of the Titan guardians.
The tol'vir have many sacred areas around Uldum. While the prime religion and beliefs of these creatures is not known at this time (see speculation), it is clear that it is of importance to the Tol'vir, as High priests of the tribes are held in high standing.
The tol'vir appear to have their own language, but they can also interact with both Horde and Alliance adventurers, perhaps through Common. It is also not outside the realm of possibility that they speak Titan, the language of their creators.
Three tribes exist in the present day named after the cities they live in: Ramkahen, Orsis (nearly wiped out by Al'Akir) and Neferset. The latter tribe has allied with Deathwing in order to regain the tol'vir's stone form.
The tol'vir's culture, architecture and naming conventions are all obviously based on real-world Ancient Egypt.
Despite having paws, tol'vir footprints are shaped like hoofprints in-game. This may be a developer oversight.
Concept arts for lamia, a race of centaur-like creatures with lion-like bodies already existed before the release of World of Warcraft.
During early parts of the testing of Cataclysm, before the tol'vir were introduced, tigons could be found in various places in Uldum.
During the Warlords of Draenor beta there existed a race of plant-like creatures called the fara which used the tol'vir model as a placeholder. They never got a finalized model before they were scrapped.
Tol'vir first appeared in Hearthstone with the League of Explorers adventure, which features a tol'vir boss by the name of Sun Raider Phaerix and the Warrior card Obsidian Destroyer.
The Journey to Un'Goro expansion features a group of stone-skinned tol'vir who wandered from Uldum into the nearby region of Un'Goro Crater and made a home for themselves there, including the legendary paladin card Sunkeeper Tarim. Blizzard also originally planned to introduce a new race of crocodile-like reptilian humanoids, with the reasoning that while the mogu created the saurok to combat humanoids such as the pandaren, the tol'vir would have had to create a bulkier version to combat the dinosaurs of Un'Goro. However, Blizzard eventually decided to simply use the pre-existing saurok instead.
Notably, the Un'Goro Madness micro-holiday in World of Warcraft features a lone stone-skinned tol'vir by the name of Sunkeeper Croesus, who shares his title with the aforementioned Tarim.
Some of the Tol'vir use Light based abilities, and call forth the powers of Light: High Prophet Barim summons forth the powers of Heaven's Fury and Repentance, while Temple Guardian Anhuur varies from Searing Light to Divine Reckoning. The Dungeon Journal clarifies that these two do utilize the powers of the light, but the description of the latter makes it clear the creature had to be specifically empowered to utilize these powers, making it unlikely to be available to the majority of the Tol'vir.
Tol'vir priests are referred to as sun priests, which could indicate some sort of connection with the sun. Indeed, the sun is often referred in locations throughout Uldum (Seal of the Sun King, Obelisk of the Sun, Tomb of the Sun King) and there is a temple that is explicitly powered by the sun. In addition, statues of Rahj, the Watcher of the sun, are a common sight throughout Uldum. However, many of these locations were constructed (and presumably named) by the Titans, so it might not be indicative of the Tol'vir religion.
As revealed in the Dungeon Journal, General Husam was assigned his duties personally from the Titans. Despite being exposed to the curse of flesh, he remained relatively ageless and even lived to see the curse lifted. It could be that, despite being cursed, the Tol'vir maintained their immortality. On the other hand many quests refer to tol'vir ancestors and legends of the past, such as  The Secret of Nahom and  The Element of Supplies.
High Oracle Naseem, a tol'vir priest.
Concept art of a tol'vir caster (sun priest).
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Will the Three Seas Initiative cause new rifts?
Donald Trump was the guest of honour at yesterday's Three Seas Summit. The alliance consists of twelve Central and Eastern European countries bordering on the Baltic, the Adriatic and the Black Sea that plan to intensify economic cooperation with each other. Media in the countries of the region take different views of the initiative.

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Cover includes damage due to fire, natural hazards, snow slides, theft, glass breakage, collisions with animals, martens, vandalism and crashing aircraft without a deductible.
Signing-on discount for first insurance year: 20%, provided that the special condition is fulfilled.
Discount from second insurance year: 15% -25%, provided that the special condition is fulfilled.
Personal driving style and tips can be accessed in the app.
24-h assistance (e.g. breakdown service) included; can be called by pressing a button on the drive recorder.
If the driver has attended a voluntary road safety training (WAB courses excluded), the premium is reduced by 5%.
Swiss Mobiliar Insurance Company Ltd.

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The Republic of Malta is full member of the European Union since 2004, Malta is a jurisdiction of choice for a number of legal, financial and corporate entities. Malta’s economic performance throughout the recent euro zone crisis which affected a number Member States of the European Union is testimony to its strong economic and financial standing thanks to its open market economy, strong banking sector and avant-garde ICT infrastructure, which is also reflected in the impressive developments in the remote gaming industry sector on the island.
Investors considering Malta as their principal business jurisdiction will benefit from a dynamic economy based on international trade and international business, a highly skilled mult-lingual work force, accessible management fees and professional services. Moreover, Malta offers political stability, healthy industrial relations, a pleasant living environment and an excellent ICT infrastructure.
This attitude is also reflected by the major regulatory authorities in various fields of activity which are reknowned for their integrity while seeking to strike a balance with today’s business demands in a fast moving working environment.
In the light of the above, it is no wonder that many world class companies have already successfully implemented their business operations or have established their presence on the Island in various areas of business activities, including the gaming, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, financial services, maritime and aviation sectors.
– The Republic of Malta is an archipelago consisting of seven Islands with Malta being the major island.
– While the official language is Maltese, English is a second language and most locals are fluent in Italian, French or German.
– Malta is classifed as an Advanced Economy by the International Monetary Fund.


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Daily On My Way to Heaven: 2015: Live Looking Up!
2015 is here and I am ready to live fully under God's sun and by His grace.
In whatever state, in whatever place, into whatever condition we may be brought this year — let us seek grace to follow our Lord's loving advice, and "look up!"
Do not look back — as Lot's wife did.
But "look up!" Look up to God — He is your Father, your Friend, your Savior. He can help you. He will help you. He says, "Look unto Me, and be delivered — for I am God!"
Look up for strength to enable you to do and suffer God's will — and His strength will be made perfect in your weakness.
Look up constantly — let nothing daunt or discourage you! Rather say, "Our eyes are on the Lord our God — until He shows us mercy."
It is impossible to say what will happen to us, or what will be required of us this year — but "Look up!" This direction, if properly attended to, will . . .
Fellow-Christian, are you fearful? "Look up" and hear Jesus saying to you, "Do not be afraid — I Myself will help you!"
Are you discouraged? "Look up" — and your youth shall be renewed like the eagle's, and fresh light, comfort, and courage shall be given to you!
Are you desponding? "Look up" for Jesus never breaks the bruised reed, nor quenches the smoking flax.
Do not look too much at your sin — but look at the infinitely meritorious blood of God's dear Son!
Do not look too much at self — but look at Jesus, who ever lives to make intercession for you in Heaven.
Look up in every trial, saying "I will lift up my eyes unto the hills, from whence comes my help: my help comes from the Lord, who made Heaven and earth!"
Run looking, work looking, fight looking, suffer looking, live looking, and die looking — to Jesus, who is at God's right hand in glory.


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An expert committee has suggested greater representation of emerging market economies in a package of measures to make the International Monetary Fund (IMF) more effective in the midst of the global economic crisis.
"The world needs a multilateral institution at the centre of the world economy to help anchor global financial stability," says the committee of eminent persons, including Indian Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, on governance reform.
The IMF "is well placed to be this institution, but it needs a re-energised multilateral mandate to reflect the evolution of the world economy and to increase its legitimacy and effectiveness in addressing today's global challenges," said the committee chaired by South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel.
Noting that few of these conditions are currently being met, the committee proposed among other things "a recomposition of the Executive Board to reflect economic realities by allowing greater representation of emerging market economies".
The "global economy has entered a period of unprecedented turmoil, with the prospect of a prolonged economic downturn, heightened financial volatility, and social instability," it said in proposing a series of governance reform measures as a single package.
"Weakly coordinated macroeconomic policies among major world economies, deficient financial regulation, and insufficient commitment to financial stability as a public good have each contributed to the current global economic conditions," the panel said.
A key proposed step is the formation of a high-level ministerial council to foster political engagement in strategic and critical decisions in a timely and effective manner.
Other steps include acceleration of the quota and voice reform begun last year, a broader mandate for surveillance, clearer lines of responsibility and accountability between various decision-making entities in the Fund.
It also calls for the introduction of an open, transparent and independent of nationality selection process for the Managing Director.
"The report of Trevor Manuel and his committee comes at a critical time, when the need for effective engagement between senior policy makers to tackle the global crisis-and forestall future ones-has acquired new urgency," IMF Managing Director Strauss-Kahn said.


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Gray v. Sanders, 372 U.S. 368 (1963), was a Supreme Court of the United States case dealing with equal representation in regard to the American election system and formulated the famous "one person, one vote" standard for legislative districting. — Excerpted from Gray v. Sanders on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
B. D. Murphy and E. Freeman Leverett, Atlanta, Ga., for appellants.
Morris B. Abram, Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.
Atty. Gen., Robert F. Kennedy for the United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court.

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Prose, paperback, 164 pages, from Dostoyevsky Wannabe.
"Bringing together Northern Soul and laboratory Cytology for the first time, Richard Brammer's Girl at End is UK literary subculture at its best."
Obscure soul records and obscure pap smear specimens. Fluid, fluidity and inflammation at 45 revolutions per minute.
Whatever happened to Vicki Starr?
Richard Brammer was born in 1975 and he lives in Manchester, UK. He is co-founder of Dostoyevsky Wannabe and Swimmers Club and is the author of a number of books of words that don't go to the end of the line. This is his first proper attempt at words that go all the way to the end of the page.


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Lost. That one single word best describes my life at this very moment. I lost the last games of the season and both my team and my coach blame me. I lost the last two months because I drowned in my own despair like a complete loser. And I lost the only girl who ever mattered because I was afraid being with me would destroy her. But now I realize how truly lost I am without her. She has become my story…and even though she acts like she’s moved on, I know she still thinks about me just as much as I think about her. She’s beautiful, sweet—and so damn vulnerable, all I want to do is help her. Be there for her. Love her… If only I could convince Fable to give me a second chance. Then I wouldn’t feel so lost anymore, and neither would she. We could be found together.
I really connected with the first book in this small series, and this second book solidified it for me. I love the characters in this story. They are so real, and deal with such real and emotional issues that I just couldn't help but to love them.
Fable is one of my favorite characters, because she is strong, proud, and determined. I love how hard she works to provide a life for her brother, including being an adult long before it was her time to do so. She's one of those people that will make a way for herself, whether she has one or not. It will happen. That determination is admirable. She also has plenty of room in her heart to care for others. The way she forgives Drew, and supports him in his struggles is sweet and caring. I just loved her.
Then there's Drew. I fell in love with this character in the first book, and he grabbed my heart even harder in this book. I felt so sorry for what has happened to him, and for what he's still having to deal with. But I love the fact that in this book, he's not just wallowing in his struggles, he is trying to actively get help, deal with it, put it behind him. I also love the new level that he went to in his love for Fable. He is willing to step up, be what she needs, help her and her brother out. The way these two grew together in this story was sweet and poignant, and also hot.
There were a couple shockers in this story that I wasn't expecting, and they really amped up the conflict quite a bit. In the end, I think things concluded exactly as they were supposed to. There was one area left up in the air for me, which I would have liked having just a bit more closure to, but it wasn't enough to detract from the story or ruin anything for me.
The writing was serious, emotional, and kept me caring about these characters until the end. This was a really good story that I enjoyed immensely.


text: hey renegade, wasssssup?! 'member me? it's millie. i was trying to find u to reconnect & all that good stuff and stumbled across ur lovely journal. i can't find ur email... so if u have a chance, find me on facebook under 'monkey donut vinci' :) miss u my friend!


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Toms River, NJ- The NJSIAA Group III Championship game between Middletown South and Old Tappan turned out to be the game of the weekend for Group finals. After consecutive blowouts in earlier group finals the Eagles and Knights seemed destined for the same outcome. Middletown South made a fourth quarter run before falling to Old Tappan 47-36.
Old Tappan came into this contest with a bitter taste in their mouth from last year’s loss to Middletown South in the Group final 50-42. Last year it was the Knights who started out of the gate slow finishing the first quarter 8-1 and at half 25-11. This year they were determined to flip the script and did so in convincing fashion.
The Knights held the Eagles to a first quarter deficit of 11-5 and then out muscled, out rebounded and got a little bit of luck on missed shots to lead South 23-5 at the half.
The second half Middletown South got back to work and chipped away at the deficit and by the end of the third quarter had cut the lead to 36-20. This is an Eagles team that has rode the emotional rollercoaster all season long from injuries to junior Haley Dalonzo and senior Julia Valkos, and rallied around coach Tom Brennan, who missed most of the year for health-related reasons and only recently returned to the bench to support acting head coach Jessie Chalmers.
This time however the “Heart of a Champion” could not recover from the early hole and falter late in the fourth quarter following a tremendous comeback. The comeback was started when Alexandra Balsamo hit on a rebound and putback then Stephanie Karcz stole the inbounds pass and hit for an easy jumper to cut the lead to 36-24.
The momentum definitely started to shift for the Eagles who in the first half went twelve minutes without a basket to trail at half by 18. Now trailing by 12, the veteran leadership of Karcz and Balsamo took over and got the Eagles to within seven points with less than five minutes to play.
South turned up the defensive pressure and started getting rebounds and steals that led to their comeback, but the first half hole was just to much to overcome. Trailing by seven and a steal by Balsamo stole the ball on the defensive end of the court and drove the floor before stepping out of bounds on the pass. This was the mistake senior Old Tappan guard Emily Crevani was pushing for.
After the turnover, Cervani settled the offense that went on a late run that ended the Eagles comeback bid. Cervani finished of the Eagles season going 6-for-6 from the line in the final minute and a half.
South senior Stephanie Karcz who entered the game with 19 points per game finished her high school career with 8 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds. But most importantly the senior leaves behind a legacy that only a few high school athletes can dream of having.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Coarse Sands is one of the most exciting, intriguing and challenging puzzle maps that we’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing in Minecraft. The map has some of the most distinct and engaging gameplay that the survival map category has to offer and this intense gameplay has been coupled with a captivating setting that essentially ensures that players will remain completely hooked onto the map until they’ve fully seen it through. If you’re a fan of adventure map and are looking for something refreshing, then Coarse Sands is definitely one of the best maps that you can try out right now.
The plot of Coarse Sands revolves around the fact that you were in a plane crash and your plane crashed in the middle of a completely barren desert that doesn’t seem to show any signs of life, or human life at least. You’re the only survivor of the plane crash and have to figure out how to stay alive until you can call for help. The map delivers a nail-biting experience in which players have to try and stay strong against the challenges of the desert for as long as possible so they can find the radio and finally signal for help.
Overall, Coarse Sands provides a very engaging experience and also has various side-challenging that players can complete if they want to keep themselves busy at all times. It’s worth mentioning that the map has a very specific death penalty that’ll give you de-buffs if you die too many times. Dying 10 times in succession will give you bad luck and constant hunger, and you’ll need to find and eat a golden apple if you want to get rid of this penalty. It’s also worth mentioning that you shouldn’t try to climb over the sand dunes of the map because they serve as boundaries.
How to install Coarse Sands Map?
Hey bro, i really really really hope you’re reading this. Please make more! I’m new into this survival map thingy. I mostly just create my own survival map and find my way trough. But these ones are more cooler far more realistic too i think. I woke up in this plane and i just played 5 min so you know xD. Every thing looks so good and your image here as a preview looks nice HQ and i do like that, it says a lot of the mod itself too. Just keep it up bro! i really love it! i hope i find my way trough. I’m waiting for sunrise now in a tower near the plane.
This is one of the best maps I’ve played to date! Lots of interesting things to see and do! I record and post my adventures on YouTube and this map was tons of fun!


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Mikaela Straus (born December 19, 1998), known by her stage name King Princess, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. She is known for songs like “1950" and “Talia”. In an interview by MTV News, Straus explains that she chose her stage name because it “encompasses the complexity of [her] gender”. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, she spent her childhood in a musical family. She quickly picked up guitar and piano, as well as songwriting.
Her mainstream debut song, “1950”, is an ode to her girlfriend and the rest of the LGBTQ community. The song was inspired by one of her favorite books, Patricia Highsmith’s The Price of Salt.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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I very rarely pick up random books to try, but browsing through my university library's leisure collection made me want to take a book out. Just a random book. I'd seen this one everywhere, and people had been raving about it all over this site, so I thought 'Lets give it a go'.
All I really knew going into it that it was a book about a book. The premise sounded a lot like 'The Book Thief' to me, a book I thoroughly enjoyed and hence gave it 5 stars. What I didn't expect was for it to be a myriad of genres, flowing together to make a beautifully woven tale. There was elements of mystery, romance, horror, humour, and many more, which really added depth and character to the story.
Set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a 10-year-old Daniel finds a book that consumes his life for the next 10 years. His growing up and his hunt for the author is one story, the second, interwoven one, is the story of the author, Julian's, past, filled with intrigue.
There were many things I loved about this book: how Daniel was slightly flawed, the various characters that were as equally regarded as Daniel in the narrative, and Daniel's own life having remarkable similarities to that of Julian Carax's. It creates a very full narrative, one that I couldn't put down.
I think the one thing that frustrated me with the novel was how the mysteries and intrigues were rather easily and systematically wrapped up in Nuria's narrative section, but regardless, the plot twists within it lessened my frustration at it.
Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who is just looking for a book to read, with no real preference on genre. It covers everything, and is very very addictive. I even debated whether or not to go to the cinema because I wanted to finish it so badly.


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If you have ever wanted to build your own pizza oven this might be the perfect opportunity to see one in action, taste pizza freshly cooked in it, learn about how it was built and even view the plans, moulds etc. which was used.
BYO pizza toppings and drinks.


text: Crosman 2260 CO2 bolt action air rifle fitted with Optalens Initial 6 x 40 telescopic sight. Serial No. 601B24159.

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


text: Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) are extremely vulnerable to a variety of misbehaviors because of their basic features, including lack of communication infrastructure, short transmission range, and dynamic network topology. To detect and mitigate those misbehaviors, many trust management schemes have been proposed for MANETs. Most rely on pre-defined weights to determine how each apparent misbehavior contributes to an overall measure of trustworthiness. The extremely dynamic nature of MANETs makes it difficult, however, to determine a set of weights that are appropriate for all contexts. We describe an automated trust management scheme for MANETs that uses machine learning to classify nodes as malicious. Our scheme is far more resilient to the context changes common in MANETs, such as those due to malicious nodes altering their misbehavior patterns over time or rapid changes in environmental factors, such as the motion speed and transmission range. We compare our scheme to existing approaches and present evaluation results obtained from simulation studies.

industry_corpus2: Artificial Intelligence


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We have created a 2019 ranking of the best colleges in Wyoming that offer Prepress/desktop Publishing And Digital Imaging Design degrees to help you find a school that fits your needs. Each school's ranking is based on the compilation of our data from reliable government sources, student surveys, college graduate interviews, and editorial review. In addition, you can view our entire list of all 1 Prepress/desktop Publishing And Digital Imaging Design school located within Wyoming. We also provide reviews, facts, and questions and answers for schools on our site and offer you access to get valuable information from colleges and universities today.
Northwest College offers 2 Prepress/desktop Publishing And Digital Imaging Design Degree programs. It's a small public college in a remote town.
What Prepress/desktop Publishing And Digital Imaging Design degree programs were earned in Wyoming?

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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I am writing a new component that will integrate a google sheets document with billing balances and match the balance in the sheet to the logged in user. Right now I have just hard coded my Sheets URL with API Key in the code but I want to add this to the configure menu in the admin dashboard in order to make it clean. So really I want to add two things, a text input for the URL and a text input for an error message in case a match couldnt be found between the logged in user and a user in the Sheets document. Could someone point me in the right direction?
Looks a little bit like that, yes.
And having a look into these files already answers your question: getComSettings("COMPONENT") is doing the read, while setSettings("COMPONENT", array of settings) is doing the write.


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Recaredos flagskib og måske Spaniens mest hypede Cava. Denne luksuscava har lagret 8 år og 6 måneder på flaske inden frigivelse til salg. Det er en Brut Nature, dvs. helt uden tilsætning af dosage. Degorgeringsdatoen er anført på flaskens baglabel og alle flasker er nummererede. Druerne kommer fra en parcel beplantet med Xarel-lo i 1940! Vinen har en flot strågylden farve og meget raffinerede, små bobler. En flot bouquet af citrus, grønne æbler, tørrede frugter, kalk og rugbrød, en superelegant, kompleks og flot struktureret vinøs smag som slutter tørt og mineralsk.
96P - Gastro magazine november: "Tallene siger en del : 100% xarel- lo, 128 måneder eller næsten 11 år med gæren i en i praksis iltløs flaske, 0,97 ha nordvendt blidt hældende pH 2,96 og ikke mindst 30hl/ha. Det sidste ligner noget, Anselme Selosse kunne nærme sig, men Selosse er bekendt noget helt andet, stærkt fadpræget og oxidativt. Turo d'en Mota er modsat reduktiv, dufter af Chablis Les clos med bolber, indadvendt, hyper mineralsk, endnu mere stensaft end Salon o tilført anis og cementbitterhed til sidst. Ikke for Champagneelskere, ej heller for folk med hang til banal cava - Den er for boblende forsiljægere!"
92P - Wine Spectator d. 23.10.17: "Bright and creamy, with a soft, silky mousse and spice- and graphite-laced flavors of ripe wild cherry, pastry and lime blossom. This rich Cava is dry and harmonious, framed by sleek acidity that drives the lasting, saline- tinged finish. Disgorged January 2017. Drink now through 2025. 332 cases made. -AN"
96P - Decanter d. 06.12.16: "This pure Xarel-lo wine (made from vines planted in 1940) is gold in colour, and smells of the Catalan summer hills: fennel seeds and leaves, dried wild flowers and grasses, with a hint of citrus zest in the background. It's deep, concentrated and commanding, its fine textural wealth created in part by the seething mousse, but which also seems to hint at the carbonate drench you find in Vichy Catalan mineral water, too: a remarkable facet of fine sparkling wine here. Rich, elemental, limpid and gratifying: a wine that you could sip slowly, letting the gas depart from the glass as you did so, and then enjoy it to no lesser an extent in still guise a few hours later."
95+P - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate oktober 2016: "The next vintage sold of what I consider the summit of Cava will be the 2005 Turó d'en Mota, one variety, one place, one vintage Xarello planted in 1940 on calcium carbonate-rich soils (14% active limestone) and harvested in 2005; this is a powerful year with concentration, perfect ripeness and good acidity. All this is possible achieving yields of 31 hectoliters per hectare in a year that was warmer and drier than the average. Yet the finished wine, disgorged after 121 months in bottle (each bottle has the disgorgement date on the back label and I tasted the first disgorgement for this vintage) has a very low pH of 2.96 and high acidity, 7.4 grams of tartaric acid and only one gram of residual sugar, as no sugar is added to any wine here-all the sparkling wines are Brut Nature. Those numbers are remarkable for a dry year with a warm summer, which often resulted in ripe wines. Not here, the wine is compact and powerful, but the style of Turo d'en Mota is always austere and a little closed, serious. It is a wine that is very mineral, more about the soil than the yeast aging. The palate is superb, pungent and mineral; this is a wine that despite the long aging is still very much alive and, dare I say it, still young and... in need of more bottle aging? The 0.97 hectares yielded 3,984 bottles in 2005. They have kept 2004 to be released later on, because they consider that is a vintage that will benefit from even more time, in line with what happened with the 2001. I'm already looking forward to it..."


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Discussion in 'MacBook Pro' started by reojie, Apr 11, 2011.
the files can be read in any of my mac so i am sure it's not a broken file. but couldn't open in any windows PC.
You're going to need more information listed for help. What version of Windows and what are you using to open the files in Windows? PNG should open up in Windows image viewer app, but you'll need Photoshop or something similar to open the PSD and will need MS Word or something similar to open the DOC file.


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Kirk is about 835 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and moving rapidly around 25 mph.
Little change in the maximum winds is forecast during the next several days. But forecasters said Kirk could degenerate into a trough of low pressure as it moves quickly across the tropical central Atlantic over the next several days.
5 p.m. UPDATE: Tropical Storm Kirk continues on its rapid westward trek across the tropical Atlantic, speeding due west at 23 mph, according to the latest National Hurricane Center advisory.
Kirk is about 645 miles southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph. Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or two.
However, Kirk could encounter shear that could weaken the storm over the Caribbean.
Meanwhile, newly named Subtropical Storm Leslie is crawling toward the west in the middle of the Atlantic. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph, but Leslie is forecast to dissipate in a few days.
11 a.m. UPDATE: Tropical Storm Kirk continues its westward trek, and is now moving west at 21 mph. It is 545 miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands and still has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Kirk’s forecast of continued westward movement and strengthening early in the week hasn’t changed.
Meanwhile, a new storm, Leslie, has formed. A subtropical storm, Leslie has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, and is out in the middle of the Atlantic on the same latitude as South Carolina. Leslie is only moving west at about 3 mph and isn’t expected to move very far in the next two days, forecasters say.
NHC forecasters predict Leslie will likely be absorbed by a larger low-pressure system by mid-week.
Finally, Tropical Depression 11 is no more. The remnants of the depression were expected to weaken further in the next day or so. They have maximum sustained winds of 25 mph and are about 350 miles east-northeast of the Windward Islands.
ORIGINAL STORY: Tropical Storm Kirk continues to move west through the Atlantic, and forecasters continue to predict it may be in the Caribbean by Thursday morning.
As of 5 a.m., Kirk was 465 miles south-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, heading west at 18 mph. Its maximum sustained winds were at 40 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters say Kirk will begin moving more quickly across the ocean as of Tuesday and is expected to strengthen in the next two days. However, they add it may begin weakening in the middle of the week.
Meanwhile, Tropical Depression 11, what forecasters are calling a “poorly organized” storm, is likely to dissipate by this evening. It’s 415 miles east-northeast of the Windward Islands and had maximum sustained winds of 30 mph.
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The following is a list of the post titles by author under this topic. Scroll further down this page to find the actual blog post by your selected author. Author’s posts appear in reverse alphabetical order.
“So Bill Gurley one time wrote something that I think is really really true which is the only way to make a lot of money is to believe something that everyone else believes is wrong  that turns out to be right.  The only way to make money is to believe something that turns out to be true that nobody else believes.” This Week in Startups, Fred Wilson, episode # 523, Mar 10, 2015 @ approx. 16.42 min.


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V8 Engine with no running costs! Designer proves upcycling is the future when it comes to interior design.
When you mention a V8 engine, many immediately think gas guzzler. Bedfordshire Designer Max McMurdo plans to change all that with the launch of his new coffee table design – made from an upcycled Rover V8 engine!
Gone are the days of standard office and home furnishings. Thanks to environmentally aware designer companies such as reestore ltd, you can now decorate your home or office with beautiful much loved but now unusable items from our past. All transformed into stunning feature pieces guaranteed to grab attention.
Designer and owner of reestore ltd Max McMurdo, 35 from Bedfordshire, talks about his design: “Having worked at Rover, the V8 was the envy of many a young lad. Now I know this is not the first time a V8 engine has been used as a table, but I wanted to add my own aesthetic. Chrome effect coating gives this product a real gleam and touch of glamour – turning it not just into an engine table, but one which cries out for attention!”.
The Jeremy table is available online at £495.00. Powder coated with a hard wearing chrome effect finish it comes with non marking ball and socket height adjustable feet, topped off with an 8mm piece of polished glass. You can even personalise theglass with your name or company logo!
Has appeared online on the reestore website.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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This formula helps promote sleep and relieve jet lag.
It helps to reduce the frequency of dreams and sleep fragmentation, improving overall sleep quality.
Melatonin 10mg Extra Strength is specially designed for those who has long-term needs to improve sleep quality.

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


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Welcome to the fight for evolution!
It is a period of civil war, and the battleground is the United States School System. Debate currently rages on about a new theory called evolution. Is it real? Is it fake? Should we be filling our kids heads with lies? The answer, of course, is entirely up to you. Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to win over the most states possible to your side in 20 turns. You do this by either protesting, lobbying, or petitioning the government of each state to support your side. But be careful! Only one of these actions will gain you points, the others will either lose you points, or do nothing. You're up against a tough oppontant, so good luck!


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The rapid growth of bitcoin and the technology which underpins it (blockchain) is widely recognised for its benefits to the financial services sector, but bitcoin and blockchain are set to have a great impact on all aspects of commerce, including the industrial sector.
In this series of articles we will consider how blockchain technology is being increasingly used in the context of supply chain management, its benefits and the associated risks.
A reminder: what is blockchain?
Blockchain is a form of distributed ledger technology.
A distributed ledger is a form of database which is held, controlled, and updated by each of the users that have access to it (these users form a “network” of users). Rather than one central participant being able to authorise transactions recorded within the database ledger, this power is held by all of the network users. This means that it is only once there is consensus from all users in the network that transactions will then be reflected in the database ledger automatically. Each transaction, or entry in the database ledger (which cannot be altered or removed without the consensus of a general majority of network users) is linked to the one before, creating a chain of events and transactions secured by cryptography (essentially coding), resulting in a secure and self-verifying database ledger of transactions.
What are the benefits of blockchain to supply chain management?
greater transparency to businesses in the supply chain, as well as customers, end-users, and third parties (such as regulators) concerned with the products and services produced by the supply chain. In this way, those with relevant access to the chain can theoretically track and trace the movement and treatment of goods, (for example) from component manufacture, through to assembly, storage, packaging, shipment, and sale. This allows manufacturers to quickly localise the source of faulty components; retailers (and potentially consumers) to verify the composition and origin of the products they sell (or buy); and regulators to easily ascertain whether products and services are being supplied in accordance with requisite standards.
These benefits are now being harnessed, and we are seeing multiple proof of concepts being trialled within the supply chain across a variety of sectors, ranging from food and beverage, to industrial engineering. One of the more recent proof of concepts to arise is the “Trade Community System”, brought about by PwC Australia, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Port of Brisbane, to increase logistics efficiencies for those using the Port.
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text: Tucked away along the picturesque Dong Van Karst Plateau, the winding Nho Que River flows like green thread shimmering north from heaven. It runs along the border for 16.4 km then into Vietnam through Lung Cu Commune in Ha Giang into Gam River in Cao Bang Province. Visiting Nho Que River and simply taking a local boat to immerse in the splendid and terrific beauty of Nho Que River. Furthermore, it is a precious chance to capture some magnificent photos of this area.

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With the impending launch of Windows 10, and with it the release of a new web browser codenamed Project Spartan, Microsoft has officially relegated Internet Explorer 11 to a "legacy engine" that won't be upgraded at any point.
Microsoft said there was some confusion among developers and users as to what the difference is between Project Spartan and Internet Explorer 11, and why both browsers will be included in Windows 10.
The company clarified the situation, saying that Internet Explorer 11 will be included as a legacy browser that functions exactly as it does in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7, exclusively housing the legacy engine. Meanwhile, Project Spartan is the future for Microsoft: it will be the default browser for all Windows 10 users, come with a brand new rendering engine, and be the only browser to receive updates.
Internet Explorer 11 is purely included in Windows 10 as "an effective solution for legacy scenarios and enterprise customers". If IE11 used the new rendering engine from Project Spartan, it would no longer function as it did in the past, and would have compatibility issues that compromise this legacy solution.
It's not clear if some editions of Windows 10 will even come with Internet Explorer 11, as Microsoft has only stated that the browser will continue to be available "for enterprises and other customers who require legacy browser support."
But the message is certainly clear: for the vast majority of users, Project Spartan is the better way to browse the web in Windows 10. The new web browser will feature a streamlined interface, include support for Cortana, come with a Reading List for saving articles for offline reading, and more.
It is ironic that many enterprise users do not even use IE11!
IE11: the new IE6. I truly hope for Microsoft's sake that project spartan keeps up with the competition.


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Immigration counter processes have been reduced to six seconds compared to 40 seconds before, with this achieved through data intelligence, as 90 percent of the passengers at Dubai International are pre-cleared, according to Thani Al Zaffin, director general, emaratech.
Passenger traffic at Dubai International grew year-on-year by 4.5 percent after 7.85 million passengers travelled through the airport during the month of March.
DXB Entertainments (DXBE), owner of Dubai Parks and Resorts, and Dubai Airports announced a strategic partnership with the aim of creating an unparalleled airport experience.
flydubai launched its daily service to Kraków, Poland, what the low-cost carrier revealed as being the first direct flight to the destination from Dubai.
In February, Dubai International welcomed nearly seven million passengers, according to the monthly traffic report issued by Dubai Airports.
Airports Council International (ACI) Asia Pacific released passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and Middle East during January.
In December 2017, passenger traffic at Middle East-based airports grew by 0.7 percent, compared to the same period in 2016, according to Airport Council International (ACI).
Dubai Airports has confirmed plans to close Dubai International’s southern runway for a 45-day period in 2019 to conduct a comprehensive upgrade.
Dubai Airports announced that Dubai International now has new smart gates installed at Terminal 1.
Dubai Airports has announced that Dubai International retained its position as the world’s number one airport for international passengers for the fourth consecutive year, with annual traffic for 2017 reaching 88.2 million passengers.

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As air transport globally has grown significantly in the last few decades, there has been an increased focus on the environmental impacts of air travel particularly noise and air quality.
A number of measures have been introduced in recent years to mitigate the adverse impact of air travel on the environment. At European level, Directive 2008/101/EC has been adopted to provide for the inclusion of aviation activities in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is leading on the transposition of this Directive into national law.


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Fishing boats at low tide on the island of Chiole.
The taxi dropped us off at the very southern end of the Pan American highway, the famed Highway 5 that runs from Vancouver, B.C., to Puerto Montt, Chile. The only way to go further south was by ferry.
Amy and I had been traveling for 36 hours and we were anxious to check into the hotel, get something to eat, and get some sleep. The three star hotel was an impromptu choice. When my planned lodging turned out to be four times the price we were expecting, the taxi driver had recommended this one. The hotel had two available rooms, so we threw down our bags and walked to a German restaurant that the driver had pointed out not far away.
Club Aleman turned out to be one of the more elegant restaurants in town, and we would have felt self conscious being served by the tuxedo clad waiter were it not for the fact that there was only one other couple in the restaurant. Amy ordered a pork chop, which was smoked and quite large. I saw schweinhoaxen on the menu, ham hock, and remembered my walks to the Frankfurt Train Station for this popular German comfort food. It was huge, smoked and delicious. Amy and I shared a dish of spaatzle, and we also shared a local cabernet called 37 Sur (37 South Latitude) that turned out to be our favorite wine of the trip.
How we ended up in Chile resulted from a trivial discussion with my Navy friend, Lope. He was musing about how nice it would be to have fresh-picked fruit in the middle of winter. It seemed that Chile provided much of our winter fruit, so I began a search of Google Maps to find the best place in Chile to go for a visit. Several online travelogues expressed that the Lakes District of Chile was their favorite location. It is a region of lakes, volcanoes, the Andes and islands about 600 miles south of Santiago. We decided to go there and play it by ear. Lope's daughter, Amy, was overdue for a vacation and said she wanted to join us. We had a group and a very small bit of plan.
In the morning, Amy and I enjoyed the complimentary Continental breakfast, which was standard in most hotels in Chile. We had the morning to kill before Lope arrived on the noon flight, so we explored our small city.
Puerto Montt is the primary port and financial center of Patagonia. It is a city of about 200,000 people and has banks, shopping and commerce to support the communities scattered in the lower 400 miles of Chile. Puerto Montt is the Salmon capital of Chile. The region's fjords and bays are home to the largest salmon industry in the world. Only Norway comes close to producing as much farmed Atlantic Salmon.
We walked along the seawall and saw ships waiting to carry seafood to the Americas and to Asia. Cargo ferries moved essential goods to the communities and islands south of Puerto Montt that are only accessible by sea, or air.
This city is not dependant on tourists and we attracted little notice. Occasionally someone would recognize our English and talk to us about the city or about their experience in the United States. Never did anyone try to hawk us into buying anything.
English in not widely spoken and even some of the hotels had no English speaking staff. Our meager Spanish proved barely up to the task, so it was helpful to be able to ask questions on those occasions when we encountered someone who could speak English.
Puerto Montt had a quiet feel to it compared to similar sized towns in Mexico or Asia. Most people use buses to get around, so traffic was not heavy. The city streets featured mostly two or three storey buildings, and the sidewalks were lined with the usual shops which catered to local needs.
February and March are summer holiday in Chile, so we saw families walking the streets, clearly enjoying the treats and shopping available in a "big city," such as Puerto Montt.
the northern edge of Chile's inland sea.
Schweinhoaxen and spaatzle at Club Aleman in Puerto Montt. In the 1860s, Germany sent emigrants to settle in Puerto Montt, and the surrounding region still shows much of that influence.
"Bigger" is the supermarket chain of Chile. Here Amy examines their ample meat selection. German cuts and sausages are common.
Harbor front avenue, Puerto Montt.
The Catholic cathedral in Puerto Montt.
We never waited more than five minutes for a local bus. Here the driver makes a quick repair.
If it seems like we ate copious amounts of meat in Puerto Montt, you are right. Here is the Chilean favorite, Parrillada. It is a heaping platter of many cuts of beef, pork chicken, sausage, blood sausage, tripe and stuffed intestine. The meat is grilled with a savory rub. We couldn't possibly finish it, but we tried. Cost for the platter, $22 dollars. A good Chilean red wine, another $7. Lope has the jet lagged look of someone who just traveled 30 hours.


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Beautifully engraved specimen certificate from Ohio Edison Company dated 1944. This historic document was printed by the Hamiliton Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of Hercules in a chariot with lightning and powerlines in the backgrounds. This item is over 62 years old.
Ohio Edison Company distributes electricity to more than 1 million customers in central and northeastern Ohio. Ohio Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, also has 4,800 MW of generating capacity from interests in primarily fossil-fueled and nuclear generation facilities, and it sells excess power to wholesale customers. The utility's power plants are operated by sister companies FirstEnergy Nuclear and FirstEnergy Generation. The company's Pennsylvania Power Company provides nearly 160,000 customers in western Pennsylvania with electric service.

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Meet and transfer to the Jianguo Garden Hotel Beijing.
Today you will visit Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. There will be a chance to take photos at the Bird Nest & Water Cube.
Today visit the Temple of Heaven and, Mutianyu Great Wall with a Jade stone workshop en route. An optional excursion to a Kung Fu Show with Peking Duck dinner in the evening is also available to you (pay locally approximately USD 60 per person).
This morning relax at leisure. This afternoon take the high speed train to Xi’an (4.5 hours). On arrival transfer to your hotel – Titan Times Hotel Xian.
Full day excursion to the Terracotta Warriors Museum, and visit to the ceramics & pottery workshop en route. Also visit the City Wall and Small Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy a Dumpling Dinner and Tang Dynasty Show tonight.
Fly to Chongqing, transfer and board the MV Victoria Jenna Cruise (Deluxe 5 Star Cruise, standard cabin with balcony).
Set sail for your 430 mile cruise through the breathtaking gorges and deep mountain valleys. Take an optional shore excursion in the morning to the ghost city of Fengdu, where the temples reveal ancient Chinese religion and legends including the ghost statue where people pray for good luck. In the afternoon a visit to Jade Emperor is included.
Today will be spent sailing the Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge, experience the changes in the river from wildly stirring to swirling bubbles. The mossy cliffs are hemmed by the pathways under the twelve peaks. When the boat gets to the famous Shennog Steam, change to a smaller vessel and sail further into the gorge. In the afternoon, return to the MV Victoria Jenna to continue sailing into the Xiling Gorge.
Today you will sail to Maoping where you'll disembark to transfer by road to the Three Gorges Dam site. Transfer to the airport and fly to Shanghai.
Stay at the Ocean Hotel Shanghai.
Full day visit to the Yu Garden, Shanghai Museum, the Bund and the Xintiandi and Pudong new development zone. An optional excursion to enjoy the famous Shanghai Acrobatic Show (pay locally approximately USD 60 per person).
Today, visit the water town of Suzhou including a trip to see the Garden of the Master of Nets, cruise on the Grand Canal and the Silk spinning factory finishing with a chance to explore the Pingjiang Road Old Town area.
Departure transfer to airport for your flight home.
Optional tours, personal expenses and gratuities to guide, driver & porters.
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... and yes, Ollie did hit his head on one of the timbers spanning the walkway.
Gompas seem to be decorated in a very similar way, with vibrant colours and intricate decoration. The meaning of all the sybols, artwork and shrines we can only begin to understand.
... but the forests are very pretty.
It's a bit brass monkeys Mum!
Having a nice cup of chai after walking round Chongdu was a right result.
Speedy Gonzalez is on the left.
This temple is perched high above Gangtok.
India seems to manage to bog itself down with an amazing amount of administration. Just getting a couple of tickets for the "toy train" as its affectionately called took about 45 minutes of hassle. Well worth it though.
Apparently their motto is "We're getting there", though when no one knows.
Ollies navigation skills get us to the Tibetan Self Help Centre.
Namaste. To get to Pelling from Gangtok it is essential to get down the jeep stand at about 6:30am - but amazingly the pair managed to drag themselves out of bed in time. We met up with our new Swiss friends, Philipp and Sarah and jumped in (with about 12 other people) into our jeep. A friendly American traveller (whose name I forget... i am terrible sometimes) was also in our jeep - who had been travelling for 4 years - and had a beard that was much more impressive than Ollies 2 week effort (though Fowler later recognised his beard would probably be just as ropey.... and ginger). Major topic of conversation was cricket and the english tried to explain every rule and caveat - and had some limited success after the second hour of the journey. During a loo break Fowler jumped onto the jeep footplate athletically and sheered off the rusty step much to the amusement of the driver and passengers - (Fowler really does need to loose some weight but is eating too much curry). American chap jumped out at Geyzing and the pair plus Philipp and Sarah got another jeep to Pelling - a trekking and view point hub. Pelling has great views but as usual when we pulled up to our hotel (The Garuda) the peaks were shrouded in mist.. We still had time to walk up to the Pemayangtse (The sublime perfect lotus) Gompa - which is one of the most highly regarded in Sikkim and contains an incredible wooden shrine that took a single monk 7 years to omplete. Next the quartet made their way (through dense forest) to the ancient ruins of the old second Sikkimese capital Rabdenste. The evening was spent with Philipp and Sarah at the hotel restaurant - great company and great food. It turns out Philipp used to play top flight football for FC Wangen at centre mid, and is now an IT consultant (How many Premiership Players become IT professionals I wonder ?!? ). Amazingly - Philipp was nicknamed The Gazelle during his playing days (against such teams as Barcelona and Man Ure) though I suspect that Gazelle has far more ability than this Gazelle. Unfortunately Sarah couldn't persuade Ollie to drink the local 'Hit' beer, an incredibly powerful ale that Ollie took a major disliking to - at the first attempt. It was decided we'd all go up to Khecheopalri lake the next day and that Ollie and Des would walk back (a 5- 6 hour trek).
Ollie was the first to look up and see Mount Kanchendzongaand and the rest of the range towering over us through the clouds - he shouted to Des (not using any bad language at all I might add) - at last the weather was breaking!
Khecheopalri - a quiet and peaceful holy lake was very serene on the warm and sunny day. Philipp and Sarah were getting the jeep back but the pair decided to give the walk a go. It took in some great scenery and a dodgey bridge but it was the final asent that was the tricky bit. An almost verticle gradient faced the trekkers at the end which seemed to go on for hours but they managed it in the end - and were assisted in navigation by the locals. The pair realised if they were to trek in Nepal they'd have to wise up and toughen up a bit! Though a few 'Hits' and some more excellent food meant a relaxing evening to the day.
Des was woekn up the next morning by Philipp knocking on the door. It was about 6:30am but the most brilliant sunrise had come up with not a cloud in the sky - and all the mountains were visible in their towering glory. Phillip and Sarah then left for Darjeeling but the English decided to head for Yuksom. Yuksom had a little sight seeing and the pair stayed at a nice hotel with some good views of the mountains once again.
1) Get up at 5:30am. Get shared jeep to Jorethang at 6:30am. Jeep wasn't too crowded and a very comfortable 2 hours elapsed before arriving.
2) Get shared jeep to Kakarbhitta. This was an absolute nightmare - the jeep had 13 passengers - a driver that could would do well in Formula 1 - and no semblance of leg room at all. 3 and a half hours of holdinhg on for dear life ensued - but at least we made it quickly.... and the scenery was fantastic. Little did we know this was just the warm up.
3) Get our Nepal visas stamped and get on bus to Kathmandhu at 3pm. A quoted travel duration of 13 hours turned into 22 hours as a new dimension of suffering introduced itself to the London lads. The 22 hours passed in a blur of military checkpoints, very loud music, bone shaking bumps, intermitent sleeping, several near misses, 2 serious accidents with lorries and occasional vomitting by some of the less battle hardened passengers. The pair retrieved their back packs from the bus to find then literally coated in thick dust.. Well at least they'd saved a fortune rather than getting a flight! (he says trying to be positive).
But who cares, they made it in one piece, the Bus was a life experience and Kathmandu is great - and at time of writting Ollie has come up with a splendid plan of going to the local bar for a nice cup of chai and a bite to eat.
Didn't have much luck with weather in Darjeeling - the clouds covered most of the surrounding mountains unfortunately.
...sorry, my mistake, its actually a Himalayan Black Bear.
After sampling the delights of the Hotel restaurant - (curry and Nepali bread - which is like fluffy pitta bread - and is great with peanut butter) - the lads could relax for abit and plan their next moves. It was very cold in the hotel - probably colder than outside - but this was deemed to be all part of the toughening up process. Power cuts are also prevlent in Darjeeling as Des found out to his cost. As Fowler showered the lights went and he had to stumble through to find his torchwith shampoo dripping into his eyes in very cold tempratures. A handy candle was brought up by the girl at reception also - so a candle lit shower was taken in the end - withe the last of the alotted hot water. This turned out to be not that bad as other nights only cold showers were available which certainly stirred the soul with ice cold himalayan water..
The main thing in Darjeeling is the train and the tea trade. Tea bushes grow all over the mountains below Darjeeling and there are some great views. The pair managed to get round the mountaineering institute, everest museum, zoo, tibetan refugee self help centre (how Ollie found the Tibetan Centre was a mystery to Des, but Ollie had got his directions completely mixed up a few days before - so Fowler put it down as a fluke) and had a joy ride on the Toy train which is greeted by all the local children living next to the tracks each time it runs. The steam train splutters up the track and almost stops every time a sharp incline is reached - but the railway was built in 1881 (and it looks that old) ! From its destination in Ghoom, there was a good walk back to Darjeeling in time for tea at the Windamere hotel. While on an especially long walk Fowler commented that despite eating everything shoved in front of us our stomachs had been behaving fine, within seconds Burdett felt a forceful movement and his pace quickened to a jog, much to the amusement of Fowler once more.
Furthermore, Ollie and Des also had their first competitive pool match which Ollie won despite Des plying Ollie with 'Haywards 5000' beer, a brew so strong it makes you dizzy from just opening the bottle. (a couple of days later Des was able to pull back the series to 1-1 luckily) Darjeeling is also a good place to meet other travellers (and the friendly locals - one of whom told of his pleasure at registering the darjeeling.com domain name - which he uses for his tea trading business) and get opinions of places - we thought Gangtok in Sikkim should be the next stop - for some fine views, temples and trecks, which is a 4 hour shared jeep ride, and we had to get permits on the border at Rangpo. The jeep ride was squashed to say the least - we had 11 passengers and a baby in something no bigger than a range rover!!
In Gangtok a walk up to the Enchey Gompa was the order of the morning - an attractive Buddhist monastery and a very spiritual place - which offers great views over the town and himalayan ranges. After, Fowler and BUrdett hit the twn and sampled the local brews 'Hit' and ' Dansberg' while plotting their trecking plans, 'Hit' was especially volatile and Burdett was once more not impressed (Dansberg is nice though). Our hotel was very cheap - but as Des the biologist pointed out, was a false economy due to the fact that there was a very high chance we would contract the Black Death in its dark, damp, stinking confines, even though there are very few cases these days.. So the pair went slightly up market the next night (well, a couple of quid more) and were able to relax in comfort.
After chatting to more travelling chums an excursion to Chongdu lake was organised taking the the english, a swiss couple and a korean girl upto 3750 metres. Yaks take tourists for a walk round the lake while the Yak owners pull the beasts along in freezing temperatures with a rather painful looking nose leash (note to oneself - dont get reincarnated as a Yak). After opting out of the Yaks we took a guided hike up to a good view point at 4200 metres. Our guide almost sprinted up there in 50 minutes leaving us in his wake - and the Swiss girl with an asthma attack. Views at the top were good but not great due to the cloud and we couldn't quite make out Khangchendzonga (the 3rd highest peak in the world). Still well worth it and glimpses of the Tibet which was close.
After coming back down from the snowy peak we settled into a hut - for a fantastic chai - and warmed ourselves by the stove which our host was generously pouring diesel onto. The journey back down was ok though at points the lads did wonder that the 3000ft drops next to the road were getting close as we entered sections of 3 metre visibility. Right, time for more Sikkimese food - belter!
Founder of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, and of course first to climb Everest with Hilary.
Waiting for the train to NJP.


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You can make your home more energy efficient by adding solar panels to your roof, a small backyard wind turbine, and also having residential window tinting. Installing films on your property is not as complicated as it seems and once done, you can save more on your energy bills.
When you tint your home windows Tivoli, the temperature in your home can drop down by a third. Even during the winter, you can still save cost just by the simple installation of window tints as they can help in making the temperature just right.
It is also common for most homes in Australia to have an air conditioning as they are at most used during the summer days. The energy used for air conditioning could be lessened once you have window films as they can block 75 to 80 per cent of the sun’s rays. This time can be a good preparation for that as window tints will allow you to save 30 per cent on energy cost.
Window tinting was once a luxury item on vehicles but became a great used on buildings. Things changed when car owners realize that window films can make their cars cooler and save them with their energy cost. As soon as this becomes known, homes soon followed as they see that they can also enjoy the same benefit cars have with films.
Now, residential homes are also taking advantage of window films to save on energy cost while lessening sunlight fading of furniture and not getting the harmful rays from the sun.

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This site was first started on December 1, 2005 by Flint McColgan, for a class assignment. Although every effort has been made to ensure the facts on this website are correct, and that this is a viable source of research, I am not really an expert in the Civil War, and to be absolutely sure you are getting exactly what you need, please visit a site of an expert... That's just my disclaimer, I really do stand behind this information, though. If you find an error, please send it to zorastrus (at) walla (dot) com. Please correct the e-mail, it was written that way to avoid spam-robots. Some other sources for this particular battle, as well as the Civil War, can be found in the links section of this site. Please enjoy, and I hope this site looks better than most of the Civil War Sites out there. That is me, to the right... and that is the only image on the site not in the public domain .
News: The site was updated on December 07, 2005, with edits in markup, spelling, and grammatical errors. I validated all of my pages. I also added that little smiley at the end of the last paragraph. Hehe.


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