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Gloucestershire is looking for a GIS Mapping application that will provide a wide range of mapping tools for basic users and super-users, both internal and external.
It will enable users to view maps of the local area to discover geospatial information, to create new mapping data, to perform sophisticated geo-spatial analyses on areas of a map, and many other functions. Users fall into two broad groups — basic users (who largely open and explore a map and maybe add simple annotation), and super-users (who generate new map data, and may undertake 3D analysis of landscape features, etc.,). It is estimated that there are around 100 super-users and in excess of 300 basic users.
The procurement will be through a framework agreement which will have 2 lots for a call off contract. Each Lot will only have 1 supplier, and there is nothing to prevent one supplier winning both lots, or it can be 2 separate suppliers.
Lot 1 and Lot 2 are to share a single GIS database held on-site at the GCC data-centre to provide ‘1 version of the truth’.
It will enable users to view maps of the local area to discover geo-spatial information, to create new mapping data, to perform sophisticated geo-spatial analyses on areas of a map, and many other functions. Users fall into two broad groups — basic users (who largely open and explore a map and maybe add simple annotation), and super-users (who generate new map data, and may undertake 3D analysis of landscape features, etc). It is estimated that there are around 100 super-users and in excess of 300 basic users.
The procurement will be through a framework agreement which will have two lots for a call off contract. Each Lot will only have 1 supplier, and there is nothing to prevent one supplier winning both lots, or it can be 2 separate suppliers.
Lot 1 Public users and named light users: this Lot is to supply a solution for anonymous public users of map services, and for light named users. Map display, and basic map creation and editing features are required.
Lot 2 Super-users and map engine interfaces: this Lot is to supply a solution for the high-end complex geo-spatial processing required by super-users.
Their needs range from complex editing tools, through to hydrological modelling, 3D landscape profiling, and mobile GIS solutions.
Please note that Lot 1 and Lot 2 will share the same database, which will be hosted by Gloucestershire County Council.
The Framework will be open to Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucester City Council.
There will be no extension.
Lot 2 Super-users and map engine interfaces: this Lot is to supply a solution for the high-end complex geo-spatial processing required by super-users. Their needs range from complex editing tools, through to hydrological modelling, 3D landscape profiling, and mobile GIS solutions. The provision of interfaces to other business applications is included within this Lot e.g. for Idox Unimap.
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: There will be one supplier per LOT.


text: Jon Smith recently celebrated one year as the musical director for the Broadway hit, A Bronx Tale-The Musical. The show just be-came the fourth longest running show in Longacre Theatre history and, as of early February, will surpass La Cage aux Folles as its longest running musical. Jon’s also supervising the re-opening of “Jersey Boys” at New World Stages.

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text: The patented balsa Savinelli 9mm pipe filters are a 100% natural solution for pipe connoisseurs who prefer their enjoyment somewhat fresh and clean. The filters consist of absorbent balsa wood, which is distinguished by its good absorption. Filter naturally a great part of pollutants and moisture without impairing the tobacco flavour. Suitable for all pipes with a standard 9mm bore. The manufacturer recommends replacing the filter every 3-4 smokes.

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the following day in a wildlife management area.
Now that I’ve been blogging for two months, I think it would be fun to share a bit more about myself with my readers! When I check out other people’s blogs, I’m always drawn to the ‘about me’ section. I want to know what drives them to run a whole website (which takes TONS more time than I realized), and what they’re like as a person. I think it’s the same for many of you out there.
My hubby and I at Fairy falls in Yellowstone National Park.
It’s fantastic to live so close; we camp here every summer.
Looking back, I feel I have been blessed in my life by meeting some of the most talented and wonderful people in the world. I feel I’ve learned something from each person and in some way I’ve received a bit of wisdom from them. Either directly from that person, or some circumstance in their life that has affected them for good or ill. I’ve always lived my life with this mantra. I also believe each person that comes into my life is meant to, that God orchestrates our lives far more than we realize.
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or resources to do it. Now that I have more free time on my hands, I really wanted to try it! Cooking became one of my favorite things to do a few years ago, and I often browsed the web for new recipes to try. My husband and I love to entertain and have people over to our home for dinner. We enjoy visiting with folks and getting to know them better.
One of my dearest friends started a food and craft blog a while ago called ‘Love and Laundry’, and she is now what I would consider a blogging pro. She would often tell me about the ups and downs of running her own blog. I started to consider it too, as a way to share my most favorite recipes and make a few ‘bonus’ dollars on the side by placing advertisements on my blog.
opportunity to learn the importance of gun safety.
When I made the decision to start this blog, I had an incredible resource in my friend Shatzi. She has been essential in helping get this blog started and making it successful. I am so thankful to have her in my life. I had a wonderful launch the beginning of last month with a debut party to celebrate. Of course I was an idiot and forgot to take my camera! But the party was a hit! With some help I prepared some of my favorite recipes for folks to come and try, and I had way more people show up that expected! It was wonderful and I look forward to turning that into an annual event.
As for right now, I have great plans for December’s posts by featuring some specialty dishes for all of you! My thoughts are concentrated on our return home to New Mexico for the last half of the month, and I plan on cooking up some great New Mexican food to share with all of you. I feel there is no greater place to celebrate Christmas than in the Southwest. There are many ethnic traditions that have continued into the modern day, bringing such charm to celebrating the holidays there! I’ll share more with you about them as I post the recipes for this month.
Trumpeter swans flying south for the winter. We’ve seen loads of them! Our part of Idaho must be a major highway for the fall migration. Moose are mighty plentiful here too. We see at least one every time we drive into the mountains.
And Thank you, thank you, to all of you who read and try these recipes, and who support this blog. I am anxious to connect with my readers and would welcome any feedback you have on my recipes. I want to learn and continue to improve my efforts. I am a person who loves making friends and taking the time to talk and get to know people. This adventure has been so exciting for me and I look forward to the blessings I know it will bring.
I loved your pictures and your recipes. Where did you found the pheasant feather, which wild life management area?
Thank you Andrea! The pheasant feathers fell off the birds while they were waiting in their cages for release. My husband volunteers for the Idaho Fish and Game, and they sent him out last fall with crates and crates of farm raised Ring Neck Pheasants to release. This particular time we all tagged along with him to the Mud Lake WMA. There were more than 50 birds!

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If you can make humous out of chickpeas, you can make it from any other bean. I haven’t attempted the edamame puree that has been rather popular with foodies, though I probably should since there are always bags of edamame in the freezer. I like to snack on them as is though. So I resorted to killing some other beans. I tried making a lima bean puree (since I couldn’t see making a snack of of lima beans).
This is a low-fat version, though I guess you could always add a spoonful of olive oil to help the pureeing process. I found a bit of water was enough, but the texture is for sure a bit more coarse without oil. I used this as a spread on crackers and it was OK. It didn’t lack flavor but I think it was slightly on the bland side, then again, adding more stuff to it would definitely make it too complex. I think this would be best suited for crackers that are flavored.
Blend all in food processor. Serve immediately or refrigerate in air tight container (should last a few days).

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Whether snowboarding, cross-country skiing, winter hiking, ice skating or many other activities amid magnificent nature: Kitzbühel is the ideal base for recreation, sports and enjoyment. The opportunities in the glorious Kitzbühel setting are diverse – discover them for yourself.
Awaiting you in the fantastic Kitzbühel ski area are 179 kilometers of superb pistes, making it one of the most acclaimed ski areas worldwide. Explore our 54 gondolas & ski lifts, countless opportunities for freeriding and, above all, the legendary “Streif” hill in the Kitzbühel ski resort. Enjoy around 200 days of unbeatable snow conditions you can always count on!
Buses to the Kitzbühel lifts run from right outside our hotel. All ski areas (Felckalmbahn, Hahnenkammbahn, Kitzbühler Horn) are reachable within 10 min.
The pure joy of backcountry skiing amid the Kitzbühel “Grass Mountains”.
Fans of ski touring discover numerous opportunities to pursue their passion here in Kitzbühel’s mountain world. Explore snowy, mostly virgin summits, slopes and valleys on your touring skis. Our broad-ranging alpine world provides ample space for remote mountain adventures.
Experience sunny winter enjoyment out on Kitzbühel’s XC trails. More than 60 km of beautifully groomed trails for fans of classic and “skating” technique await you in and around the town. Guests of our campground can set out on the 42-kilometer-long Sonnenloipe (Kitzbühel - Reith - Kirchberg) from right here, able to marvel at the glistening snowy landscapes greeting them along the way.
Discover Kitzbühel and its surrounding holiday villages during a winter hike, enjoying an impressive winter experience away from the pistes.
One special highlight: free guided hikes and snowshoe expeditions with a hiking guide from the Kitzbühel Tourist Office.
Kitzbühel offers all kinds of action for younger guests. Numerous opportunities, such as kids’ ski courses, Bärenland Bärenbadkogel II in Jochberg, theme paths especially for children, splashing about in the Aquarena bathing center, along with watching native and exotic animals in the Aurach Wildlife Park, are certain to leave children with lasting memories.

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Below is a list of food trucks, trailers, carts, and stands that call Tucson, Arizona their home city.
American Asian is a mobile food vendor. We are a new and up and coming food vendor. Some of us were born here in America and some of us were born in Vietnam hence our name American Asian.
Take your taste to new heights!
Providing Mexican treats that are all nutural, fresh, organic, vegan and healthy.
BBQ Food Trailer... Weddings, Office Meetings, Tucson Food Truck Roundups, Catering... Private Events...!!!
I wanted the customer to experience the same as they would in a Gelateria, so I designed a custom retro looking trailer with an 8ft window opening and a high quality Gelato display case.
We are a family owned local food truck style soft serve ice cream truck. We have a variety of menu items and serve private/public events.
We offer pizza and handcrafted Italian sodas in over 20 different flavors.
Copper Corn is a moble kettle corn business which has been proudly been serving southern Arizon since 2017. With 4 great falvors, Kettle, Caramel, Cinnamon, and salted.
Serving you fresh, authentic, high quality Peruvian Food.
Drew's Dogs Rita Ranch, Vail/Corana and Tucson. Serving delicious Sonoran & Cheesy bacon dogs & more for our Community!
Come over and have a snack.
Max + Andrea Offermann from Germany welcome you at their German Food Station.
Amazing Mexican Peruvian fusion especialty dishes. From our popular Chimichurri bowl to our Peruvian ceviche, we have a very tasty menu.
A little something sweet for everyone! From alcoholic pastries for adults, to birthday cakes for kids. Allergy-friendly and gluten-free options avaliable.


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Number 102. Foster, Elizabeth Ann, mother. Foster, Mary, widow. Children: Vera and Leah. All class G dependants.
That the question of continuance of this allowance be left over for further discussion.
Case number 102. Grant of £2 from the Compassionate Fund for four weeks at Doling Home, Worthing in respect of Vera Foster who is suffering from general disability.
Case number C102. Certain facts of an undesirable nature reported with the result that Mrs. Foster (Widow) payments be suspended - also all payments stopped for the two daughters unless they go into a Home, in which case the whole allowance will be paid to support them.
Case number C102. That with regard to Mrs. Fosters request to be restored to the Fund. The Committee is willing to consider payment of the whole or any part of the allowance for the benefit of the two daughters when it shown that the girls future welfare if provided for. When this has been done the Committee is prepared to consider the reinstatement of the allowance to Mrs. Foster. (mother).
Case number C102. That Vera and Leah Foster (daughters) be reinstated to the Fund. The reinstatement of Mrs. Foster to be considered later. Vera Foster to be sent to the Dolling Home, Worthing for four weeks due to ill health.
Case number C102. Mrs. Foster (Widow) to be reinstated onto the Fund from the 1st of October 1914.
The action taken in this case was reported.

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text: Danish brand Soft Gallery was created by two friends; one a designer and one a fashion photographer both sharing an interest in the arts. Their passion for the arts is where the concept for the brand was born. Each season, Soft Gallery combines art and clothing collaborating with and representing new artists. Creating a distinct style, the collections incorporate a variety of prints on soft and comfortable cotton garments.


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If you've ever wanted to spend the night in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the hotels on the Loire River provide you with that opportunity. Many of the more than 300 castles that have earned the central Loire Valley that designation now serve as hotels, allowing you to see for yourself that it is indeed "good to be king." Known as the "Garden of France," the Loire Valley also features more urban accommodation in such cities as Tours and Orleans.
The city of Blois is home to the Château de Blois, which hosted Joan of Arc in 1429. In the center of the city and a five-minute walk from the Château de Blois is the two-star Hôtel de France et de Guise. Though the hotel "only" dates back to 1891, it features many classical elements. This Loire Valley hotel is also 300 meters from the railway station, making it easy to journey to many of the other Loire Castles. The Hôtel de France et de Guise also makes it fun to explore the area by renting bicycles, and the hotel's modern amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access. There's also a hotel gift shop, meeting and banquet facilities and the chance to start your day with breakfast in your room.
If you want to actually spend the night in one of these castles, there's the Château de Chanteloire. Set out in the countryside between the towns of Chambord and Amboise, this three-star castle hotel offers old-fashioned comforts like a reading room, a lounge and a fireplace, along with modern conveniences like free wireless Internet access. Dating from the 18th century, the hotel only has five guest rooms, so if you're planning to visit in the summer, be sure to book ahead. Surrounded by extensive green grounds, the hotel also offers facilities for your special event, and if you are traveling by car, there's free on-site parking as well.
For a modern hotel, the city of Orléans offers the three-star Mercure Orléans Centre Hotel. As the name suggests, this three-star hotel is in the city center, 800 meters from the famous Cathedral and right on the banks of the Loire. The city's quays are also nearby, and you don't have to walk to take in the view of the city from your room in this nine-story high-rise. In the hotel itself you'll find a terrace and an outdoor swimming pool, and there's also a restaurant and a bar. As with the other hotels, the Mercure offers free wireless Internet access and banquet and meeting facilities.
The city of Tours, home to its own iconic Cathedral, is where you'll find the riverfront Le Castel Fleuri, a traditional hotel with whitewashed walls and blue shutters. Set in the historical center of Tours, the hotel is located in a residential neighborhood. The breakfast that's served on the veranda can also be served in your guest room, and the hotel also offers free wireless Internet access in the guest rooms and free parking outside.
Kaplan, Jay. "Hotels on the Loire." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/hotels-loire-30435.html. Accessed 23 April 2019.
The Loire River (the longest river in Europe and the widest) as it flows through Blois. Taken from the north side (with the castle on it).


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The long tail should drive most of the natural search performance for ecommerce companies. But whether it actually does is another matter. Don’t assume that the long tail is working for you — make sure that it is, or fix it.
This is the third installment in my three-part series on addressing the long tail for search engine optimization. In the first installment, “SEO: How to Maximize the Long Tail,” I explained the basics: the propensity for the individually high-value trophy keyword phrases to drive less natural search performance in aggregate than the phrases that drive only a few searches each.
The second installment, “SEO: Why Your Long Tail Isn’t Long,” covered strategic, architectural, and technology challenges that can cut the long tail short of its full potential.
The long tail of marketing also applies to search engine optimization. Image: Longtail.com.
But here’s the reality. The only way to determine whether the long tail is working for your ecommerce site is to compare your keyword research with your analytics: matching the keyword report from your analytics with the keyword research you’ve already done.
Unfortunately, since most keyword data is not available, we can’t trust that data in our own analytics tools. We need to use a proxy. Google Search Console (formerly, Webmaster Tools) shows, in its Search Analytics report, the top 999 keyword queries that drove traffic via Google in any time period in the last three months. The data is also available in Google Analytics if you have linked the two tools together.
The Search Analytics method has a couple of limitations. First, the data is for Google only. You won’t see how the tail is performing in Bing, Yahoo, or any other search engine.
Second, the time frame is only the last three months, which means you can’t analyze your performance against past performance unless you’ve been regularly saving the data to your hard drive (something I recommend).
And third, unless your site has a very limited set of products for sale, your long tail will almost certainly be longer than 999 keywords long. If not, that’s the first indicator of a problem.
The long tail of search also corresponds roughly to different page types, mapping to the typical hierarchy of an ecommerce site. The head phrases at the front of the long tail curve — like “toys” and “dolls,” which drive a lot of keyword demand individually — would typically be targeted by the home page and major category pages of a site selling toys. And the long tail phrases like “wooden puzzles for adults” and “pink Monster High vampire doll” would be targeted by some of the faceted subcategory pages and product pages, which are typically deeper in the site.
The long tail of search also corresponds roughly to different page types, mapping to the typical hierarchy of an ecommerce site.
A few pages at the top of the site target the few head phrases at the front of the curve, and the many pages at the bottom of the site target the many keyword phrases found in the long tail of the curve.
SEO professionals also add in the concept of the chunky middle. The keywords that each drive decent traffic individually — like “wooden puzzles” without the “for adults” modifier — but aren’t large enough individually to be considered head phrases fit into this category. Chunky middle keywords correspond to lesser category pages, subcategory pages, and some facet pages.
With that mapping in mind, we can use as a proxy for long tail performance a natural search entry page report in our analytics. This works best for the more targeted pages deeper in the site — the pages representing the chunky middle and the long tail.
For example, if your natural search entry page report shows that the home page and a handful of main category pages are driving all of your natural search traffic, you likely have a problem with your chunky middle and long tail, as the pages that would target chunky middle and long tail phrases are not performing.
Similarly, if only your home page, a handful of main category pages, and your product pages are performing, you’re likely missing your chunky middle. A missing chunky middle is more common than you’d think.
The other common issue is a chunky middle hidden within the long tail. In this case, the pages that should be driving moderate amounts of traffic are instead driving very small amounts. They will be hard to identify within the sea of long tail-targeting pages like product pages.

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The managers of two historic Jewish cemeteries in Seattle are asking for the city’s help in preventing desecration and vandalism at the sites.
The Jewish community says the issue is groups of homeless people who have set up camp in and around the cemeteries.
Ari Hoffman, a vice president of Seattle’s Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath Synagogue and a member of its cemetery committee, told the local media that headstones have been defaced and that needles and other discarded drug paraphernalia, as well as human feces, have been found on and among the tombstones. Hoffman also said that prostitutes use the woods behind the cemetery for their clients.
The Bikur Cholim cemetery has gravesites going back to the Civil War as well as recent burials.
Across the street, the Historic Sephardic Jewish Cemetery is experiencing similar vandalism.
A spokesman for Seattle’s Homelessness Emergency Response said Friday that the city was aware of the concerns near the cemeteries.
“The Navigation Team, which is the city’s homelessness response team that connects vulnerable people to shelter and services, inspected the site earlier today and is assessing site conditions,” the spokesman said.

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A change of scenery helped to inspire Dynamo to its first derby win over Spartak in six attempts. In Helsinki, Jokerit won 4-2 against Torpedo and is close to confirming its playoff place. Avtomobilist goalie Jakub Kovar made it back-to-back shut-outs in a 3-0 win at Neftekhimik, while Severstal blew a 3-0 lead to lose at Vityaz.
Avtomobilist is guaranteed a home start in this year’s playoffs after today’s win secured a top-four finish in the Eastern Conference. Jakub Kovar’s eighth shut-out of the season backstopped the victory, with a goal in each period taking the game away from Neftekhimik.
The visitor was ahead inside five minutes when Stepan Khripunov set up Andrei Obidin for the opening goal. Anatoly Golyshev’s individual effort doubled the lead midway through the game and Khripunov picked up another assist late on when Evgeny Grachyov scored off the rebound from the 23-year-old’s shot.
For Kovar, this was a second successive shut-out. The Czech goalie made 23 saves and matched his 2014-15 record of eight blanks in one campaign. This time, though, his save percentage (94.4%) and GAA (1.66) are much better than any of his previous five KHL seasons.
The Blue-and-White half of Moscow finally had something to celebrate from a local derby after claiming victory in Spartak’s first visit to Dynamo’s new arena. Previously, Spartak had won the previous six KHL encounters between the teams; if pre-season match-ups were included, the sequence extended to 10 games.
There wasn’t much to choose between the teams in the first period, although Julius Hudacek and his defensemen did well to keep Dynamo at bay when Yaroslav Dyblenko took a double minor for high sticks late in the frame. It wasn’t until the 36th minute that the home team got in front. Miks Indrasis was the scorer, converting a Vadim Shipachyov feed. A power play goal early in the third saw Igor Makarov double the home advantage and even a late goal from Artyom Fyodorov, scoring against his former club, could not cost Dynamo this time. Shipachyov’s empty netter was the last word as he collected two points to celebrate his recall to Russia’s roster for the upcoming Swedish Hockey Games.
The win moves Dynamo back into fifth place, level with Spartak on 61 points but with a game in hand.
Vityaz turned on the power in the third period to secure a valuable victory in its push for a playoff place.
It looked as though Severstal was on its way to the win after Geoffrey Kinrade’s first-period opener was followed by two goals in a minute from Vladislav Kodola and Sergei Monakhov early in the middle frame.
But nobody told Borna Rendulic. The Croatian kick-started the fight back with two goals before Michal Repik tied the game in the 42ndminute. Repik followed that up with an assist as Alexander Semin put Vityaz ahead for the first time and Gennady Stolyarov added a power play goal to wrap up the win.
Vityaz is now four points clear of ninth-placed Dinamo Riga, Severstal is close to losing even a theoretical chance of making post-season.
Jokerit is one win away from rubber-stamping its place in the playoffs after ending its three game home stand with a win over Torpedo. The visitor remains seventh in the East, but still enjoys an 11-point cushion over the chasing pack.
Torpedo has never won a regular season game in Finland but the visitor opened the scoring this time. Andy Miele claimed the first of the game in the sixth minute after the puck bounced off Ryan Zapolski’s skate. After that Jokerit piled up the pressure on Barry Brust’s net. Finally, Steve Moses stole the puck from Mikhail Orlov and set up Sakari Manninen for the tying goal. Ninety seconds later, Karl Stollery put the host ahead and it seemed that the floodgates might open.
The middle frame was one-way traffic towards the Torpedo net but Brust kept his team in contention and the score at 2-1. Moses eventually added a third in the 46th minute and John Norman’s power play goal put the result beyond doubt. Mikhail Varnakov added a late consolation for Torpedo.

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In the world of cryptocurrency, fortunes can be made overnight, and the winners of this digital lottery differ from those in previous manias. The shadowy beginnings, at once anarchistic, utopian and libertarian, have drawn an odd lot of pioneers—from antiestablishment cypherpunks and electricity-guzzling “miners” to prescient Silicon Valley financiers and a larger-than-usual assortment of the just plain lucky “hodlers,” the typo-inspired crypto jargon for “buy-and-hold” investors.
Given this universe’s opaqueness and hyper-volatility, we’re presenting Forbs first-ever list of the richest people in cryptocurrency in net-worth estimates in ranges. They based their numbers on estimated holdings of cryptocurrencies (a few provided proof), post-tax profits from trading crypto-assets and stakes in crypto-related businesses, and locked in our estimates using prices on Jan. 19, 2018.
It’s a near certainty that they’ve missed some people and that some of our estimates are wide of the mark. But this was equally true when they launched the first Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans in 1982. At the time, many people said we couldn’t—or shouldn’t—publish. We did so anyway, firm in the belief that we made the world a better place by shining a light on the invisible rich. And they believe this report on crypto wealth accomplishes the same goal, as Forbes Editor Randall Lane explains in his editor’s letter. Fortunes of this magnitude should never be allowed to lurk in the shadows.
Gain access to the Bittrade Group platform’s solutions for earning, trading, education, managing and issuing your digital assets, easily and securely.

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IRVINE, CA – RapidScale, a leader in managed cloud services, has announced that Veeam® Software, the leader in Intelligent Data Management for the Hyper‑Available Enterprise™, will be RapidScale’s leading data protection and availability solution.
Together, RapidScale and Veeam empower customers with a reliable and robust cloud-based backup solution. The platform gives customers a single pane of glass to their entire environment which helps organizations mitigate their cloud risk and data mobility cost challenges while maintaining data control across on-premises and cloud resources.
RapidScale has integrated this offering into its easy-to-use interface with a powerful functionality making a data backup and storage plan simple, reliable and affordable. This gives customers the ability to have a complete view of their backup from not only a virtual setting but a physical environment as well. With Veeam having the No. 1 set of capabilities for backup and availability for virtualized environments, customers will now be able to automatically anticipate needs and meet demand and move securely across multi-cloud infrastructures.
RapidScale, a managed cloud services provider, delivers world-class, secure, and reliable cloud computing solutions to companies of all sizes across the globe. Its state-of-the-art managed CloudDesktop platform and market-leading cloud solutions are the reasons why RapidScale is the provider of choice for leading telecommunications providers, VARs, MSPs, and agents throughout the United States. RapidScale is not only delivering a service but also innovating advanced solutions and applications for cloud computing. RapidScale’s innovative solutions include CloudServer, CloudDesktop, CloudOffice, CloudMail, CloudRecovery, CloudApps, and more. For more information on RapidScale, visit www.rapidscale.net.


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Established and based in Leeds West Yorkshire in 1992, “B and M” are specialists in the manufacture of Galvanised Steel Ductwork.
All our ductwork is manufactured to DW144 standards at our business premises, utilising our in house CNC plasma machine.
We can manufacture one off bespoke items, or we can undertake the whole project.
We work alongside a wide range of industries.
These include the Air Conditioning, Chip Extraction, Dust Extraction, Heating and Ventilation, Kitchen supply and extraction industries to name but a few.
“B and M” are proud to have manufactured Ductwork for prestigious clients such names as, Audi, Ferrari, Leeds Bradford Airport, Monsoon, Morrison’s, Royal Armouries, Skipton Building Society, The House of Commons, Leeds Jamie Oliver’s Restaurants, Ikea, HSBC, Nat West Bank, Wilkinson’s.
We are happy to work both directly with clients, or on a subcontract basis.
Our Ductwork can be delivered via our network of Carriers, or client are welcome to pick up direct.
Operating Nationwide we aim to provide a high quality service at a competitive price, within agreed timescales, and always endeavour to exceed our customer’s expectations.
This is highlighted by the fact that once we work alongside a company, they become a repeat customer and use us again.
Please Call or email to discuss your Ducting requirements.
We look forward to hearing from you today.


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Underwear in packs There are 253 products.
These classics from Eminence are 100% cotton. Soft and comfortable.
These socks HOM are wire of Scotland. HOM sober and elegant socks.
Open briefs Jersey Mariner collection Traditionnel.Taille 3 to 6.
This line of underwear Eminence offers a natural and super soft material; micro modal. Shorty in modern colours with a skin to the touch sensation. (90% Micromodal 10% elastane).
For men who are very Catésian in their underwear purchases and there are many, the big brands of lingerie for men have created the concept of lots, that is to say 2, 3 or 4 identical underwear and identical or different color. The principle is to make these purchases faster by choosing male underwear in pack. Boxers or shorties, underpants or even T-shirts lots will save you time ... and money! Most of the time, the models offered in lots are sober and masculine and come in several colors, depending on the lot chosen. Different brands of underwear sell their underwear in pack of 2, 3 and sometimes 4: minis closed, midis closed or maxis opened slips, boxers of SLOGGI For Men, HOM t-shirts or EMINENCE ... Other brands like EMPORIO ARMANI, ATHENA, DIESEL, CALVIN KLEIN, IMPETUS, MARINER or PUNTO BLANCO offer lots. Finally, the online shop Mesdessous.fr has made for you a pack of two unmissable boxers MesDessous.


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Shanghai-based ZPMC manufactures heavy-duty equipment that enables modern shipping. That equipment is a major source of real-time data, which needs to be retrieved, monitored, and analyzed. Microsoft Azure IoT Suite is helping ZPMC transform its business from traditional manufacturing to comprehensive service provider.
Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) is a leading heavy-duty equipment manufacturer, with A and B shares listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. ZPMC product lines include cranes, ship loader/unloaders, automated container systems, and even offshore platforms. ZPMC also owns a fleet of 26 transportation ships, with capacities from 60,000 DWT to 100,000 DWT, delivering huge products or providing special transportation service all over the world.
The current ZPMC port-machinery solution is on-premises and discrete. The programmable logic controllers (PLC) on machines such as quay cranes (QC), rail-mounted container gantry cranes (RMG), and automated guided vehicles (AGV) send thousands of signals every second to field OPC servers. The common way for ZPMC to monitor and retrieve device data is to log in to those OPC servers remotely. ZPMC needs an easier and more elegant way to collect the device data and get alarm notifications.
ZPMC also needs a business transformation to cope with the economy changes and global challenges, changing its role from a traditional equipment manufacturer to a comprehensive service provider in port planning, investing, construction, and operation.
To meet these needs, ZPMC requires an intelligent platform that can acquire real-time data from the machines that they are servicing all over the world and display that data in dashboards and interactive reports—plus generate global insights and enable predictive maintenance. ZPMC is also developing its next-generation automated port solution, which relies heavily on such a platform.
Defining two types of data messages to IoT Hub: Alarm Data and Device Status Daily Data. The message structure is compatible with all their legacy port machines as well as future automated port equipment.
Designing the solution architecture. The real-time data from port machines (QCs, RMGs, or AGVs) now can be collected by field OPC servers, subscribed to by unified OPC applications (agents), ingested by Azure IoT Hub, streamed to Stream Analytics, stored in Azure SQL Database and Blob storage, and monitored live in Power BI.
Implementing the ZPMC IoT solution and integrating with QC devices in operation at Xiamen Port.
This is the solution architecture of the ZPMC machine-monitoring solution.
Because ZPMC manufactures dozens of types of port machines, they use all the major brands of PLCs in their machines to send status info and alarm signals to field OPC servers at port side. To avoid changes to the hardware and legacy system, neither the machines nor the OPC servers communicate with Azure IoT Hub. A new application would perform this job.
A stand-alone OPC agent (an application on Windows) was designed and implemented to subscribe to machine data with designated frequencies from multiple OPC servers. This application can run on Windows-based PCs either at port side (with Internet connections) or at the ZPMC remote monitoring center (with connection to the field OPC servers). The functions in the Microsoft Azure IoT device SDKs were integrated into this OPC agent.
The following code sends machine-data messages to IoT Hub.
The following code is the helper class that sends and receives messages between the code and IoT Hub.
The following code is the message data structure sent to IoT Hub for processing by Stream Analytics. Although the size of the message sent to IoT Hub varies depending on the load status of the machine, and the sending frequency can be set by the OPC agent, we can still reasonably estimate that monitoring a medium-load quay crane requires less than 8 KB of data every second.
Although the data transmission is on proprietary links from the machines to field OPC servers and then to the OPC agent, the data sent from the OPC agent to IoT Hub must travel over the Internet. In this project, we chose the AMQP protocol to enhance the security of the device-to-cloud communication, which is natively supported by IoT Hub.
For the security of data storage in the cloud, some easy-to-configure security practices such as transparent data encryption for Azure SQL Database were adopted to protect the digested alarms and statistics data.
Azure Stream Analytics parses ingested machine status and alarms from IoT Hub and sends the data to Blob storage (for data archive) and SQL Database (for digested and latest reports), as well as to the Power BI visualization.
Power BI renders the real-time machine-status data from IoT Hub and the processed alarms from SQL Database and presents to ZPMC interactive reports on the ports and machines.
Based on the current solution prototype, ZPMC would integrate more ports and machines data and build up a global remote monitoring center. Besides that, the capability of maximizing the value of their device data and providing predictive maintenance service to their customer is also on very top of ZPMC’s wish list. Such a proactive and predictive service other than the traditional ‘report-response’ way would surely impress ZPMC’s customers and help ZPMC keep significant advantages against their competitors.
Special thanks to Michael SH Chi, Software Development Engineer in Taiwan, for his active participation in the architecture discussion and hackfests.
The work in this project will help ZPMC not only get returns immediately but also build a solid foundation for their core competence in the long run. Reports from multiple machines and even ports can be easily generated, which saves operation workload and cost. And being able to collect real-time data from any machine in any port unlocks the next stage for ZPMC: building their predictive-maintenance capability, which can lead the port-machinery industry to the next level.
Leveraging the intelligent cloud capabilities of Azure services, ZPMC is now on the fast track of digital transformation, which will help them maintain their global leadership in port-machinery servicing.


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He had been in guild for a while before this.
My apologies, but this is not the right place for such kind of topics. It is harsh to say, but your guild leader should be careful to the ranks he gives to his guildmates, and it is his own responsibility to preventany scamming actions.

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text: Original indoor and outdoor hanging sculpture designed by local artist Randy Augsberger. These fish can be custom ordered in any color. Size 28"x44"x11"


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Thaxton Waters leads discussion at Art History Class Gallery and Lifestyle Lounge.
Omari Booker paints at Art History Class Gallery and Lifestyle Lounge.
Unfortunately, the Great Depression (1929-1939) dried up the financial wellspring of support it so need to thrive. Many of those MONUMENTAL figures of that period moved back to the South for the accommodating cost of living. North Nashville became the home of such notables such as James Weldon Johnson, Aaron Douglas, and Arna Bontemps.
The discussion will center around photographer Carl Van Vechten, the namesake of Fisk University’s art gallery, and the invitation suggests visiting the gallery to see an exhibition of Van Vechten’s work prior to the event as a “pre-study.” (Let’s pause to appreciate thoughtful study and dialogue right now.) Van Vechten was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance, and it’s likely that the iconic images you conjure of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston or Jacob Lawrence were shot by his camera. While you’re there, check out another event, Creatives’ Day.
Founding director and curator of Art History Class, Thaxton Waters, has become somewhat of an institution in North Nashville, especially since his gallery lost its brick and mortar location at the start of summer. Waters opened the salon in 2014 to provide what he calls a “Re-presentation of North Nashville” that’s dedicated to preserving the cultural and artistic history of Jefferson Street and the surrounding HBCUs while helping it thrive. After two years, the building couldn’t contain the gallery’s growth, and the landlord was unwilling to make necessary repairs. But fans soon realized that Art History Class is not one gallery or building but a spirit that has long existed in North Nashville; Waters just gave it a place to thrive.
It has been recognized with a Community Award by Spread Luv 615 and Jefferson Street Urban Merchant Partnerships with a New Business Award in 2014. Thaxton and the gallery have been written about in Native, BURNAWAY and Nashville Scene. In fact, I named it Best Culture Club in this year’s Best of Nashville, just released October 5.
Since Waters moved out of the Jefferson Street space, it’s been easy to make Art History Class an example of the real-world erasure of communities by gentrification — too easy, in fact. Instead, the salon could be viewed as an example of self-preservation and resistance to gentrification.
Saturday’s Parlour will be a pop-up in McJimsey Center at 2506 Jefferson Street. Get your ticket the “The Parlour” here, and check out how you can support plans for Art History Class’ expansion.
Do you know of an event that NYCnash should cover? Email erica.ciccarone@gmail.com.

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Join Shadi Nassri on this 10 days’ photo workshop around Iceland to photograph the amazing landscapes. We will be chasing the light, choosing beautiful and epic locations with a reduced group (only 5), We will share our experience and technique with each other and take our photography skills to a higher level.
Be prepared to start early and stay out late hunting and photographing otherworldly scenes in the arctic light. During this tour, our main focus is on landscape photography.
On this journey, you will experience Iceland’s surreal beauty with its countless majestic and iconic waterfalls, world famous glacier lagoons, black sand beaches with impressive cliffs and basalt formations, the largest glacier in Europe, mountain peaks, big lava fields.
You will arrive at Keflavik International Airport and then to the hotel in Keflavik, in the afternoon we will meet in the lobby of the hotel and go out for dinner where we will get to know each other and discuss our upcoming adventure.
Will drive up to Snæfellsnes exploring and photographing the outstanding beauty of the coastline which is dotted with small villages a short distance from each other along with lush fjords and steep mountains.
Londrangar, the two ancient volcanic basalt plugs rising out of the ocean along the shorefront will take your breath away. Their unusual shape provides a popular habitat for nesting birds of all kinds and their distinctive beauty makes excellent photo opportunities.
Iceland ́s most beautiful mountains with its special cone-like shape and steep hills. This mountain with its photo opportunities from different angles will be a masterpiece for your portfolio.
Will drive along the south coast all the way to the charming village of Vik surrounded by high, beautiful bird cliffs. The Icelandic south coast holds some of the most stunning natural attractions of the island. The area boasts a unique mix of volcanoes, lava fields, glaciers, wild black beaches, epic cliffs and sea stacks along with some iconic waterfalls.
Dyrholaey Cape. Along our way to Vik we will capture the mossy lava field of Eldhraun. The lava with a thickness of about 12 meters, completely overgrown with moss, suits itself perfectly for taking magnificent pictures in scenery that is like from another planet. The black beach at Vik is simply a magical spot and we will capture it while viewing the mysterious Reynisdrangar basalt sea stacks—or trolls. Legend has it that these were trolls out fishing too late that turned to stone when exposed to daylight.
Iceland is full of magic and no words can describe how beautiful it is to photograph and enjoy those images during golden hour.
Around the corner from Vik, the black beach at Reynisfjara offers a different point of view of the spiky sea stacks along with massive basalt cliffs and caves. The waves are strong and wild adding a powerful element to this extraordinary environment. This beach has been rated as the most beautiful non-tropical beach in the world.
Also will spend a night near the crashed airplane on the black sands.
our journey continues in the direction of Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon where we will be spending the next two days in the incredible area of the Vatnajokull National Park with endless opportunities with our cameras.
This area of Iceland is protected because of its uniqueness and natural cultural heritage. We will be surfing around following the never-ending light of the season while witnessing phenomenal glacier sights of diverse shapes and sizes.
Few other places in the world offer such wide range of natural wonders as Vatnajokull. We will photograph and explore glaciers and glacier outlets descending to a black plateau.
We will see floating white and blue icebergs on the glacier lagoon and on the black beach, ice crystals washed ashore illuminated in the midnight sun looking like diamonds; a sight that take your breath away. The glacial lagoon is a pure display of natural art and a spectacular sight leaving one in awe each time there and since the light is ever changing we will spend extra time there to get best possible photographs. Huge blocks of ice regularly break off the glacier and nothing is more picture-perfect than the sight of floating icebergs adorned with the light of the rising or setting sun.
Most likely you will see beautiful, sleek seals basking on the ice or swimming in the lagoon.
Not only we will be photographing icy scenes in Vatnajokull National Park but also we will have the chance to explore the impressive black dune beach at Stokksnes and the majestic peaks of Mt. Vestrahorn. The always picturesque Mt.
Vestrahorn on the southeast corner of Iceland is a steep 454 meter high mountain, gorgeous in appearance with dramatic summits and slopes made of gabbro rock that give you endless opportunities with your camera and photographic skills. The strong waves of the Atlantic Ocean crashing on the beach gives the scenery an extra wild look. In the southeast area of Iceland.
Ice cave visit will be included also.
Today we will be heading back to Reykjavik but on our way there are plenty of cool and interesting spots to photograph.
Will drive to Selfoss to visit Pingvellir national park and there volcans and the amazing waterfalls of the area.
will spend all the day in the capital Reykjavik to visit the best spot in the city and around, also we can go to the blue lagoon the famous thermal water in iceland.
Total Price: 2575 Euros per person double occupancy.
Payment in Full: 30 days prior to the workshop starting date.
Cancellation more than 90 days before workshop - 100% deposit Refund.
10 days, 9 nights lodging.
Workshop fees and National parks entry including Ice Cave entry fees.
Transportations from to airport through the hotel.
Discount on Filters from Lucroit 15%.
More than 12 hours a day photography & tips .
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Seeking the best military schools or boot camps for your troubled boy in Fairfax, Virginia? Here is your best option. – therapeutic schools and ranches for troubled boys.
Seeking Military Schools or Boot Camps for Troubled Boys in Fairfax, Virginia?
While you look for military schools or boot camps in Fairfax, Virginia, perhaps you will consider a therapeutic boarding school for boys that offers better results, without the drill sergeant and trauma of a boot camp or military school. In fact, he will really like it here while he gets back on track in life.
Treasure Coast Boys Academy, on the Gold Coast of Florida, is a residential program and school specifically designed for at-risk boys. It is part of the nationally acclaimed Teen Challenge program. Instead of the harsh environment of military schools and boot camps, Treasure Coast Boys Academy shows boys the right way to live through example, lessons, counsel, mentoring and team exercises. Also, removing distractions and detaching from troublesome situations is what helps to begin the process of break damaging patterns of behavior. Unlike military schools and boot camps you may find near Fairfax, VA, we believe that relationships are what make a long-term difference in a boy, not more anger, yelling and force.
Families enroll their sons at Treasure Coast Boys Academy from around the country, including from Fairfax, Virginia, both to let them experience a new environment and to experience the loving and fun environment they find here. Enrollment is year-round.
Treasure Coast Boys Academy serves 50 boys ages 13 to 18 at our residential boarding school on a 30-acre parcel surrounded by ranch and orchard country. Over the program, we emphasize character, integrity, hard work, and respect. We create an atmosphere of positive peer pressure. We give boys ownership in work projects and special events on campus to keep them engaged in what is their home away from home. We want to see residents grow in their faith in Christ, and we provide worship, chapel services, bible studies, discipleship, retreats and mission trip opportunities to support that growth. Residents also challenge and support each other in their faith. Would any of that happen in a military school or boot camp? That’s unlikely.
While we offer individual, group, and family counseling in traditional settings, we find that most life-changing conversations tend to take place during outdoor activities and during ordinary situations. Counseling takes place frequently during the day, in all settings, through conversations with mentors during chores or activities. We put a strong emphasis on mentorship, providing the boys with positive male role models during their residence with us.
Our on-campus academy is in session year-round to give boys the chance to catch up on missed credits. We have on-campus teachers who facilitate the boy’s education and tutor individual students. Boys from Fairfax, Virginia quickly catch up on missed coursework or move ahead.
We believe that the most important change is a heart change — accepting that Jesus Christ has a purpose and a plan for each individual’s life. Through biblical discipleship, exciting chapel services, the daily discipline of chores, and regular attendance in our private school, Treasure Coast Boys Academy gives a once troubled teenage boy a second chance at a promising future. Again, unlike military schools and boot camps, our emphasis and main tool is a change of heart, not fear or breaking of the spirit.
Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City is nevertheless the county seatGR. Situated in the Northern Virginia region, Fairfax forms part of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Excerpt about military schools and boot camps in Fairfax, Virginia, used with permission from Wikipedia.
Thank you for thinking about Treasure Coast Boys Academy as you seek boot camps and military schools near Fairfax, VA.
Should you need help finding boarding schools or troubled teen schools or school placement or homes for troubled youth, please let us know. This Teen Challenge boys ranch helps at-risk teenage boys who are exhibiting oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intermittent explosive disorder (IED), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Seeking the best military schools or boot camps for your troubled boy in Fairfax, Virginia? Here is your best option.


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* The World Future Council eyes the possibility of punishing crimes against the future, but news on climate change and ocean acidification suggests we should be more concerned about crimes against the present.
* Here comes your Grant Morrison documentary.
* How to bring the party.
A friend and classmate of mine recently said that our program was a place where people who ordinarily never would have met in their entire lives could become best friends.
It’s the best reason to do it. Via Jezebel via @sposnik.
* And an art historian thinks Duchamp’s readymades weren’t really readymades.
This is Ms. Shearer’s case against the readymades so far.
”Beautiful Breath,” the readymade perfume bottle with Man Ray’s photograph of Duchamp on it (now owned by Yves Saint Laurent) is green, she says; the real bottles of ”Un Air Embaume,” from Rigaud, are peach-colored (like the empty but still-fragrant one that Ms. Shearer bought for $650).


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Ba Na hills is a complex of the hill station, resort and Game Park located in the west of Da Nang city, in central Vietnam. Ba Na hills is known as the 2nd Dalat of Vietnam by local tourism authorities, It was founded in 1919s by French colonists. You also hear about Linh Ung Pagoda is situated near the station, this is one of the 3 famous pagodas in Da Nang (Linh Ung pagoda in Marble Mountain, in Son Tra Peninsular and last one in Ba Na hills).
Our Car picks you at your hotel (recommend 8h00), Get out of the heat of Da Nang and escape to the refreshingly cool atmosphere of Ba Na Hills. It takes around 60 mins driving from Da Nang city to Ba Na hills and 90 mins driving from Hoi An.
Your journey up to the mountaintop by cable car about 20 mins from parking to the 2nd station with altitude 1.138m compare with sea level. You can visit Deer Park, The Quan, wine cellar De-bay, nearly 100-year-old tree… Visit Linh Ung Pagoda where Buddha Shakyamuni is 27m high.
You have lunch at the restaurant, rest breathtaking scenery, you can walk to natural Monkey garden and tourists will have a chance to conquer The God Mountain at 1487 meters of altitude over sea level. This is the highest peak in central of Vietnam.
You participate in the games for free thrills at amusement parks in the 3rd largest in the world, enjoy games in Fantasy Park – The entertainment paradise, or discover the ghost house and watch 4D 5D films.
Back Ba Na Hills to Danang by car around 04:00 pm and Hoi An around 4:45 pm. Drop-off at your hotel and finish trip.
Get out of the crowd of Da Nang city, escape to the refreshingly cool atmosphere in Ba Na Hills.
Experience the world longest single-wire cable car system of Ba Na Hills.
Admire the stunning architecture of the Linh Ung Pagoda, Scrolling foggy Golden Bridge enjoys gorgeous views.
Visiting Linh Ung pagoda and the Chua Thuong Ngan temple.


text: Abstract: In classical optimization model, the objective function and the constraints are represented very precisely under certainty. However, many of the constraints are externally controlled and the variations cannot be predicted to a reliable extent. This may cause difficulties in representing these interacting variables for optimization. To overcome these limitations, Zimmerman's fuzzy logic approach is applied for optimization in this paper. Here, the embedding simulation results are used as inputs to a fuzzy linear programming model to soften the notion of "constraints" and "objective function." This approach will acknowledge and postulate that the objective function and the constraints are of the same nature and the distinction between them is gradual rather than abrupt. An application of this integrated approach to a case study demonstrates the efficacy of this flexible algorithm in dealing with qualitative factors in a more meaningful way than classical linear programming. One of the main advantages of this method is that it can be easily implemented in the existing computer programs for optimization.


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Firstly, I’ve always had a fear of flying. Growing up, traveling in a large airplane made me extremely uncomfortable, especially whenever I would see the tips of the wings wobble in turbulence, convinced they were about to snap off, or when the engines spooled down at cruising altitude, fearing they had suddenly died. Heights still make me a little nervous, but mostly in tall buildings (I don’t have nightmares often but the one recurring nightmare always involves being in a tall building that is unstable). Secondly, and more importantly to this story, is that I tend to become fascinated by things that I’m afraid of. It was only a matter of time before I would decide I would be drawn to learning to fly.
I never had a particular interest in learning to fly. It just wasn’t something I had ever really considered doing, or really as something I would find interesting. I assumed it was just too much work for the average hobby, that only people bent on becoming airline pilots or the extremely rich would ever get behind a yoke and take to the skies. I was content in taking to the skies (and the occasional alien space station) via computer screen. One of the main concepts of aviation accidents is known as the chain of events, where breaking one link will break the whole chain. It’s the analogy I like to use when looking back on all the small events that lead to me finding myself in the front seat of a small airplane, suddenly 50 feet off the ground and climbing.
I partially blame my then-roommate for the first link. There was a small aviation program at my undergraduate university (a minor in Aviation after taking their few classes which were rarely offered). One class was offered regularly, their fundamentals in aviation class which many took as a general education credit, but others took as a certified ground school course. My roommate ended up taking this class and enjoyed it. I believe this had something to do with the change of pace of taking a class about aviation, but partially it had to do with the school’s aviation professor, who is known by many for his excess of personality.
One day I came home from class at the end of the semester and he was flipping through the textbook and describing the craziness of the class to a friend that was over.
He talked about taking a tour of the small airport in town for the class, how much he had to learn, the airport mascot dog, and how they offered flying lessons. I thought that was strange, as I always imagined flying lessons as taking place at big airports with big organizations and big schools. This intrigued me and stuck in my mind for weeks, although I never considered acting on it, as I just barely made it through that semester and ending up dropping due to financial reasons.
The following weeks were filled with worry and stress as I found myself without a job, no school to attend, and a very small amount of money to survive on until I could figure something out. I had $50 that I had received from home but was assured that would be the last amount for a very long time. Whenever I need to think I like to drive around, it relaxes me and lets me focus. One day I was driving around, almost out of gas, when I drove past the airport. It seemed deserted, but recent events had left me in a mental fog, so I went to see what was going on.
It was a small non-towered airport with one rusty gray hangar/office and a small brick building. I decided to check out the brick building, noticing a few of the “Learn To Fly Here” signs on the front door.
To my luck the building had a sole occupant, one of the younger flight instructors who happened to be there that day, sitting in the “pilot lounge” watching TV. I didn’t really know what to say, other than I was interested in learning about flying lessons, but not ready to really make any commitments, as I really had no money. I assumed I had caught them off guard and viewed me as an odd person showing up randomly like that, but in retrospect I have a feeling that’s how many of these stories start.
He gave me a brief overview of the program which was based on training at a speed determined by the learner, with flying lessons scheduled individually and when able.
We went next door and I was showed the company’s other airplanes, met the owner, the mechanic, and the airport dog. We then went to another hangar which housed the flight instruction planes. I had never really been around airplanes before, even if they were small and nearly ancient, so I was just buzzing on a small experience overload so didn’t say much. I was talked into sitting in one of the small planes, just to see what it is like behind the controls of a plane. I feel like I would have been content with just that experience.
I tend to get buyer’s remorse, and I hold onto my money unless I need to spend it, especially when money is tight, but I never regretted the decision to blow my last $50 on that first flying lesson.
Of the two training airplanes I was introduced to (a Cessna 172 and a Piper Warrior II), I chose the Warrior for my first flight.
It felt slightly roomier, the seats felt closer to the floor giving me a sense of stability like sitting in a wide low-riding car. Sitting in the 172 made me feel like I was in a top-heavy SUV. Aside from those preferences I would recommend both aircraft (they are more alike than they are different).
Although it was just an introductory flight it was treated like a lesson and I was showed all the typical procedures I would go through during a regular flight, such as the pre-flight inspection and being shown all the checklists I would refer to for all the different phases of flight. I tried following along but it was already a lot to take in for one day. One thing I remember being surprised about is how light the plane is, and how easy it is to pull it along even by hand. It also made me nervous to think that the last-minute determination of the plane’s ability to fly would someday be made by me.
One thing that always brings me back most vividly to memories of flying is the unique sounds associated with starting a small plane; flipping switches, clicking on the master switch, the low hum of the gyro starting up, the “whoop-whoop” sound the strobe beacon makes in the headset as it pulses, the traditional shout of “clear prop” (although shouting anything seems to do the trick), the whine-crank-puff of the engine starting followed by the smooth chopping sound of the propeller running, and then the combined sounds of listening to the automated weather report and the VOR Morse Code identifier over the headset.
The other surprising aspect of this was how anyone could take off and land here whenever they wanted without permission. I had always assumed all airports had some kind of air traffic controller. Little did I know that only about 2% of airports in the US have air traffic control towers.
After a long string of checks to make sure the airplane’s instruments were working (the “Flow”) the flight instructor made a general announcement on the radio to anyone listening that we were taxiing to take off. Then plane slowly rolled forward, then jerked to a stop as the instructor made sure the breaks were working, then continued rolling along the tarmac towards the runway. I liked that the plane was steered on the ground using the foot pedals, almost like a tank; push in the right pedal, the plane goes right, push in the left and it goes left. The top half of the pedals control the brakes, allowing for control of the individual of each brake for tight turns. These were the minor details that I had to overcome after years of driving cars.
We pulled up to where the taxiway meets the runway and stopped to run more checks and make sure the plane would run under increased power. This check involved holding the brakes down and gunning the engine to make sure things like oil pressure, temperature, etc, were normal, and that nothing would happen when the engine was running at higher RPMs. This also made the plane shake like a banshee, as it was making enough thrust to pull the plane through the air at nearly 90 mph. The propeller wash over the wings and the tail causes it to whole plane to shimmy side to side and bounce up and down, as if a group of people were outside rocking it back and forth. If I had to anthropomorphize, I would say this is when the plane gets anxious, like when you put a leash on a hyper dog that understands this means it’s time to go outside. It’s a very contagious feeling.
All systems go, the sky is clear.
“Are you ready?” the instructor asked, the headsets making it sound like a long distance phone call.
“Yes”, I heard myself say over the headset.
We rolled forward and turned to line up down the runway, a mile of smooth blacktop broken only by occasional yellow stripes. With no time to waste the throttle is shoved all the way forward and the little plane is free to do what it is made to do. With only three wheels the plane is slightly clumsy on the ground, and at high speeds it weaves side to side as control is transferred from the front wheel to the tail rudder (vertical stabilizer). The wheels, designed for function rather than comfort, transfer each pass over a repaired runway crack up into the seat, and the ride becomes bumpy. At around 45 mph the instructor pulls back on the yoke and the nose points up, blocking the view of all but the end of the runway and relieving the nose wheel from its burden. A few more miles an hour and suddenly the wheels are suddenly silenced, plane continuing to weave back and forth but on a smooth cushion of air. I looked down through my side window and saw the ground being left behind.
Seeing the town I had lived in the last few years from the air really was an exceptional experience, that’s all I can really say about it. It’s such a beautiful part of the country that just can’t be appreciated from the ground. There is a nearby bluff which overlooks the city and it does not compare at all to flying through this area in a small plane. I remember looking down at that overlook and thinking how foolish I was for thinking it provided the best view of the area. I enjoyed this all so much that I completely forgot that I had a fear of heights and flying. Every time I get into a little plane, I forget that minor detail.
After a few minutes of just seeing the area I was then asked if I wanted to try flying the plane. I don’t remember feeling at all doubtful in my ability to do it. It’s just a vehicle, and I knew it probably wasn’t as difficult as balancing plates on a stick while riding a unicycle or it would be unsafe. I think years of playing video games helped (honestly, I really do), but it really was quite a unique experience taking control of the plane (albeit just a perceived control as the instructor was making sure I was safe the whole time). Whenever I take passengers flying I always give them the opportunity to try this, it is probably the greatest thing someone can offer using their pilot’s license.
It all felt very natural to me and I quickly caught on to what worked and what made things worse (Less is more. These little planes are designed very well to fly straight and level with minimal input from the pilot). To those that ever have that feeling of being so used to driving their car that it becomes just an extension of themselves, this same thing happens in a plane, and maybe even more so. You don’t feel confined to the cramped little airplane; it’s as if your consciousness extends into the wings itself and the giant sky that is now your playground. It’s almost an out of body experience. I just wanted to buzz around and take it all in. Before I knew it we were landing.
We landed and were back on the tarmac shutting down the engine, the propeller jerking to a stop. The world sounds very strange for a few minutes without the odd noises, the distant-sounding words in the headset and the hum of the engine. And the sweaty hands. For a while I tended to hold onto the yoke harder than necessary. This would make my hands get really sweaty and turn white, more than once I had to switch hands as they would fall asleep from my death grip. I eventually got over this by being told to imagine holding an egg between my hand and the yoke without breaking it.
I didn’t stick around for long, I had to go home and stew in my thoughts. I assured them I would be back someday.

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My wife and I had a blast at the Friday, May 2nd opening of Iron Man (starring Academy-Award nominated Robert Downey Jr. and Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow.) My wife, who is not a Super Hero Fan like me like me, loved the movie. I also heard from another female professional who is not a Super Hero movie fan who thought the movie was great. Although not a scientific study both of these responses point to the potential of Iron Man to attract a much broader audience beyond the comic book crowd and appeal to a larger female and older audience thanks to a tremendous performance by Robert Downey Jr. Jeff Bridges makes a great villain too and the whole supporting cast comes through with flying colors. Iron Man offers plenty of fun and exciting action for all and the sound track rocks too.
The Iron Man opening weekend box office blasted past $100 million exceeding expectations. However, the broader potential appeal with women and the non-Super Hero crowd may give Iron Man surprising staying power at the box office.
I only have one concern with Marvel after watching the film. I wanted to buy an Iron Man comic book, video, t-shirt or some other paraphernalia after the film and could not find anything. I went to every store in the mall after seeing the film and I even stopped at Target and could not find any Marvel related signagage, promotion or products. Seems like a missed opportunity for fans and Marvel.
Did you have any trouble finding Iron Man products at retail? If you found them, where were they?


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Catch up with the latest business news for start-up's and SME's.
New fast-moving tech companies have gained a foothold in the business market and are now looking to expand activities.
Added costs and increased red tape appear to be the chief concerns of the UK’s small business sector on the Brexit issue. But are they right to be worried?
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The Village Potters are a wonderful creative community teaming with amazingly generous people. Now our block is growing and we are thrilled! Wedge Brewery Co., 12 Bones Smokehouse, and RAD Skatepark are now in our back yard, literally! So, come visit us and see the amazing pots being created here at The Village, stroll through Riverview Station, then walk on back to 12 Bones and Wedge for BBQ and a pint!
We will be celebrating our current and new neighbors (Wedge, 12 Bones, and RAD Skatepark) on Thursday, March 2nd from 12:00 – 7:00 pm for our very first “WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD” party – open to the public! Spend the afternoon with us exploring art, a BIG POT show, food, and libations!


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All workshops are limited to 12 students, except "Performance Lab Intensive," which is limited to 6 students only. First come, first serve!
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Today’s Red Wolf Roll Call Radio with J.C. & Uncle Walls was a Throwback Thursday LIVE from JonesboroCycle & ATV!
Drop Zone Hot Topic of the Day: Yesterday’s interview fallout for Jim Harbaugh a big deal or not?
Talked about AState Women’s Basketball announcing the hire of Coach Steve Huber as an Asst, the AState Athletic partnership with Ticketmaster, the Herd/Harbaugh fiasco, UALR Athletics changing to Little Rock, NBA Free Agency, Cubs/Cards Update, & By The Numbers, DAMN MAN REALLY, & MORE!!!


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HIP-HIP HOORAY: Alex Rodriguez flashes a thumbs-up after undergoing “successful” surgery to repair a torn labrum and his left hip yesterday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan.
The running joke in sports used to be that every athlete’s surgery was a “successful” procedure, the player’s actual condition notwithstanding. So went the statements churning out of the teams’ respective public-relations wings.
So pretty much the same thing as before, only more visual.
The tale behind this one is simple enough: When an operation is so serious that it will require an anticipated six months before the patient’s return to full action, and when A-Rod now has undergone surgery on both of his hips, we proceed with extreme caution in the universe of expectations.
It’s way too soon to start wondering how the third baseman/DH can help the 2013 Yankees, triply so whether the man with 647 career homers can pass Willie Mays (660), let alone Barry Bonds (762).
According to a source familiar with the situation, the good news was threefold: 1) Kelly successfully reshaped Rodriguez’s left femoral head, which will stop the bone from hitting the labrum (and causing further damage) when A-Rod swings the bat; 2) the doctor repaired the labrum; and 3) the cartilage damage in the area was minimal, which means micro fracture surgery won’t be necessary.
Having said all of that, the source proceeded, “Whether he comes back or not comes back is all in the rehab.” Rodriguez, his physiology changed, will have to establish new muscle memory.
A few of those obstacles now rest behind A-Rod, hurdles leapt. Yet many more remain.
This isn’t about the 2013 Yankees, per se. They signed Kevin Youkilis to serve as A-Rod’s fill-in, and the two men put together 2012 campaigns that can be viewed as comparable, although you would give the edge to A-Rod. If these Yankees’ fortunes depend upon the return of a healthy and productive A-Rod after the All-Star break, given that he has been in steady decline since signing his 10-year, $275-million extension in the 2007-08 offseason, then the two-time defending American League East champions are in trouble.
No, this is more about our favorite lightning rod, punching bag and headline generator, one of the very best players in the game’s history no matter what illegal performance-enhancing drugs he took to get there. Wondering when he will be back and what he’ll look like, assuming he can get back.
We always get the thumbs-up now. When we’ll see it again, well … no one can possibly know for sure at this point.


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Directions: From Truckee, at junction of Highway 89 North and I-80, take Hwy 89 North for 1.5 miles to Prosser Res. turn-off (USFS Road 18N74). Turn east and go 1 mile to campground.
Prosser Creek can be reached from Hwy 89. Take Alder Creek Road about 2.5 miles west and turn onto a dirt road to your right that brings you to a bridge just above the forks of the Prosser. The road continues into the Carpenter Valley running along the creek.
Prosser Creek Reservoir contains a large Brown trout population and is planted with Rainbows. The lake is open year round with ice fishing popular during the winter. It can be fished from a float tube working along the banks and near the Dam. This reservoir is particularly good during ice-out in mid-March to mid-April. The trout that were trapped under the ice flow feed ravenously. Small Buggers with nymph droppers are very effective using a sinking line and a slow retrieve. Good fishing areas are the points on both sides of the dam. If the lake is full, good hatches come off at the mouth of Alder Creek during July. The Fall months can also be good when low water conditions exist causing the fish to become concentrated.
Prosser Creek: Prosser Creek consists of a North and South Fork as well as a main stem that enters the reservoir. The creek is heavily planted with Rainbows at the Highway 89 crossing. Your best flyfishing opportunities are further upstream. The main stem consists of mostly rainbows and browns in the 9-12 inch class. It is mostly small pools with runs. The North Fork begins about 4 miles from Hwy 89. It consists of mostly Rainbows with some pocket water. The area consists of mostly private land but a trail runs along the creek from the bridge above the forks. The South Fork has Rainbows, in addition to Brookies (7-9 inches) and Browns (9-12 inches). It flows through a canyon above the forks with small pools, runs, and pocket water. Further upstream, the South Fork is a small flow through private meadowland.
Alder Creek: Alder Creek is a small meadow stream with some dense brush along it's banks west of Hwy 89. A trail as well as the Alder Creek Road run alongside it. The creek consists of rainbows (6-10 inches) and some browns(6-8 inches). On the east side of Hwy 89, the creek runs through an open meadow.


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The Central Commercial Court of Appeals has returned the Zaporozhye Titanium and Magnesium Works to state ownership under a case to cancel an agreement between the works and a Dmitry Firtash company.
The company in question is Tolexis Trading Limited, registered in Cyprus. The creation of the joint venture allowed Firtash to get the works into his ownership.
The works concluded an agreement with the company in 2013 to attract investments. Thus the ZTMK LLC was created.


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WELLFLEET – Two legendary Boston bands, still going strong, came to the The Beachcomber for one fun night of old-school music.
Bim Skala Bim and The Dogmatics have both been around since about the time of the Pilgrims, or at least for a few decades and long enough to establish their stellar reputations in the tough Boston market. On Saturday night, they came to the Wellfleet Beachcomber.
The Dogmatics up first were stalwarts from the 1980s garage punk scene, and ska punk band Bim Skala Bim has been around just as long. It was a fun show at the best beach bar in America, The Wellfleet Beachcomber.
It was a high energy show featuring two very different kinds of high energy.


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If Bradford is the home of good curries in the UK, Akbar’s is its front room.
Founded in 1988 as a tiny 28-seater gaff, it has grown into a poppadum empire, with branches in Leeds, Manchester, York, Birmingham, Sheffield and now Middlesbrough and Newcastle. It’s a phenomenon, still run by its founder Shabir Hussain, and it’s also very good.
In the North East region, the chain’s latest branch in City Quadrant, a modern building off St James’ Boulevard and Westmorland Road, is very stylish. The one in Middlesbrough is less so, but still bright and modern. Both offer similar menus.
Be careful what you order. Despite what it says on the menu, the real specialities are balti and more traditional plates: on the menu they call time-honoured Pakistani cooking “Desi-Apna” style. In Newcastle we had a fantastic lamb palak, and the chicken tikka & keema balti. Both were spicy and authentic, and, most important, everything tasted freshly cooked. I also tried the karahi gosht (lamb on the bone) in Middlesbrough, and it was just as good.
We had spicy palak (spinach) and paneer (cheese), bhindi cooked with tomatoes, tarka dhal, and aloo gobi (potato and cauliflower, augmented with green peas). The nan breads are huge here: they come on special stands and can be shared by the whole table. Don’t order two unless you’ve arrived with a busload.
We started with the most delicious lamb chops, and a very good king prawn tikka. But a couple of the other dishes we tried were comparatively disappointing, possibly because the menu is so large that the kitchen can lose focus. These were the “Old School Favourites” of chicken dansak and rogan josh. Neither were as intense as they should have been.
These drawbacks aside, I recommend both branches for a reliable, authentic curry experience. Service at both is friendly and attentive.


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