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|Rocky Mountain National Park
|Larimer, Grand, Boulder County, Colorado
|Estes Park, Colorado
|265,769 acres
|January 26, 1915
|3,000,000 (estimate)
Rocky Mountain National Park is a National Park in the state of Colorado. Established on January 26, 1915, the 265,796 acre park is next to the small town of Estes Park, where the park's headquarters is located. Rocky Mountain National Park is among the most visited National Parks every year, attracting nearly 3 million visitors. It is one of four National Parks in the state of Colorado, the others being Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, and Mesa Verde National Park. Rocky Mountain is surrounded by several National Forests (National Forests are not owned by the National Park Service) including Roosevelt, Routt, and Arapaho National Forests.
History of the areaEdit
Some 11,000 years ago Native Americans once traversed the area that is now Rocky Mountain National Park. It is unknown whether or not Native Americans ever took residency in the area, but they did hunt in what is now the Estes Park area. The Ute tribe of Indians controlled the area until the 1700s, but by 1803 the United States took direct control of it with the Louisiana Purchase. Several years later in 1820, Stephen H. Long led an expedition that took him and his crew near the Rocky Mountain areas, though they avoided the mountains (one of which would ultimately be named after him). A man named Rufus Sage wrote about the mountains in an account titled "Scenes in the Rocky Mountains" which recalled the spectacles of the mountain, was published in 1843.
A wealth of men came into the Rocky Mountain area by the thousands during the gold rush. Among the men were Joel Estes and his son who went there while hunting. They moved there in 1860 when they developed a farm. Eventually the land where they lived would be turned into Estes Park, now a small town that also acts as one of the gateways to the sensational National Park. Joel and his family didn't stay long, however, because they found that the winters were too severe, prompting them to leave in 1866. Following this, people came in droves attempting to assert ownership of the Estes Park area. Others came for different reasons, want to climb the mountains for fun.The climbers appreciated the landscape and eventually, after many of the mining towns such as Lulu City became abandoned ghost towns, advocates started to promote Rocky Mountain as a potential site of a National Park. With the backing of several important figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, and perhaps most importantly Enos Mils, who campaigned for years, writing thousands of letters to congress, the United States government eventually agreed to turn the area into a National Park. On January 26, 1915, Woodrow Wilson signed the act which would establish Rocky Mountain National Park.
Starting in 1915, people who owned land around the Colorado area began to assist in the creation of the park, constructing roads, lodging facilities and trails. Park rangers developed guided tours, taking tourists up into the mountains. The government did not put too much money into this massive project, yet the people who originally made the park what is was did an excellent job. After World War I, more and more people started to come to Rocky Mountain to view the scenic wonders that the park had to offer. In response to the sudden surge, rangers worked tirelessly at constructing museums, trails, and facilities in order to make the visit as enjoyable as possible. When some of the original structures began to wear, the rangers appropriately built new ones that proved to be more sufficient.
With Frankllin Roosevelt's New Deal, people during the depression were given jobs across the country including Rocky Mountain National Park. They weren't payed much, but they did an admirable job at developing roads and buildings around the park and others. Around this time Trail Ridge Road, the most popular scenic drive in Rocky Mountain, was built. Most of the people that came to Rocky Mountain came in their vehicle since a railroad didn't pass through it (as it did with some of the nation's other National Parks like Yellowstone National Park and Grand Canyon National Park), and thus creating scenic drives was an important task. The visitor growth did not last for long, however. During World War II, the amount of visitors in the park began to swell. This trend didn't last, however, and after World War II ended the number of visitors once again began to snowball.
Some guests found the quality of the man made structures to be less than adequate, leading congress to approve of a bill that would improve many of the National Parks in America on the centennial, or hundredth anniversary of the National Park Service (1966). Among the new buildings was something new to National Parks, a visitor center. Three visitor centers were built in Rocky Mountain where people could learn about the history of the park, watch a film about the park, and talk to park rangers. Campgrounds were also built during this time period as well. In the following years, the park would introduce bus tours which would take guests across the park where they could learn about nature and the history of Rocky Mountain.
Today there are around six hundred buildings standing in Rocky Mountain. Many years ago, however, there were well over 1,000. The reason for the demolition of many buildings is an attempt by the National Park Service to return Rocky Mountain to the condition it was in before humans entered the park. Some buildings are considered historic buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Many of the buildings within Rocky Mountain are included in this registry, and as such are not allowed to be destroyed. Stephen Mather was a key component to developing structures that are rustic in design, under the belief that this architectural design assists in the allusion that the buildings are a part of the environment.
Rocky Mountain National Park is 265,769 acres. Located near the town of Estes Park, Rocky Mountain is separated by the continental divide. Interestingly, both sides of the park, the west and east, are completely different due to the divide. Whereas the west side, the more popular side, has more plants and forests and is generally wetter, the east side features many barren yet very appealing landscapes with glaciers aplenty.
The National Park Service has developed well over 350 miles of trails that take visitors all across the park where vehicles aren't allowed. The trails often take those willing to take risks up one of the 60+ mountains in the park that go above the 12,000 foot mark. Many of the mountains eventually reach a point where trees can no longer grow in a place above the tree line. The highest mountain at Rocky Mountain is Longs Peak, named after Stephen Longs. Longs Peak rises to an astounding 14, 259 feet tall. At one point it was thought that Longs Peak was only 14,255 feet, but this was later proven false.
There are several different ecosystems in Rocky Mountain, from alpine tundras without any trees for miles to vegetated forests with millions of plants and animals at every direction. In the tundras there are plants that don't grow very tall due to the intensity of the wind. Visitors of the park can enjoy the natural beauty of one of the 150 lakes or 450 miles of water streams that course through the mountains.
Animals and plantsEdit
- Main article: Animals of Rocky Mountain National Park
- Main article: Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park
There are hundreds of species of animals and plants scattered throughout the Rocky Mountain National Park area. Animals can best be observed by visitors by looking for them in big open spaces. Animals can be found in all of the different areas of Rocky Mountain, from high on top of mountains to deep in the forests and in the lakes. There are several dangerous animals to look out for such as bears and mountain lions, but by taking cautionary measures, having an encounter with such animals can usually be avoided. Elk typically graze throughout the entire park, as do the occasional moose, deer and sheep.
The thousands of pine trees in the park have started to die out because of the recent Pine Beetle outbreak that has covered the countries of Mexico, United States and Canada. Rocky Mountain has been hit hard, with many of the trees being killed by the beetles. Because of this, many trees have started to fall over, which poses a risk to hikers and campers. While it's true that a lot of trees will die because of the outbreak, in several years new trees will take their place, creating entirely new forests for future generations to enjoy.
There are a few nonnative plants and animals in the park that threaten to put the balance of nature out of touch. Nonnative plants and animals are introduced to parks either accidentally or deliberately by humans, but because the general purpose of a park is to preserve its natural and original beauty, introducing such species can often have disastrous results. The mountain goats, for example, have been wondering into the park from Mount Evans here they were introduced by the state of Colorado. Since these goats fight for food and can give other species diseases, they are either trapped and sent back to Mount Evans or shot.
Visitor informationEdit
There are several visitor centers and information stations within Rocky Mountain National Park that are located on both sides of the continental divide. Shuttle busses operate from late June to early September every year. The shuttle busses are completely free and take visitors to different popular hiking trails. The bus operates at Bear Lake and Moraine Park. The bus routes include Hiker Shuttle Express Route, Bear Lake Route, and Moraine Park Route.
Admission to the park costs $20.00 per vehicle while an annual pass is $35.00. Over the years the price has steadily increased, with the current price being established in 2005 (before that, it was $15.00 in 2001, $10.00 in 1996, $5.00 in 1987, and $2.00 before that.
Visitor centersEdit
- Beaver Meadows Visitor Center: An early park visitor center, Beaver Meadows features a free movie, park rangers willing to assist visitors, a bookstore for those wishing to purchase books and other items related to Rocky Mountain, Colorado, and the National Park Service, and other facilities.
- Sheep Lakes Information Station: A simple information station that features a map, information on the area and a park ranger.
- Fall River Visitor Center: The Fall River Visitor Center features displays of local wildlife, a bookstore where visitors can purchase items related to the park, and a room where young children can have fun.
- Alpine Visitor Center: Inside this visitor center, people can look out at the marvelous scenery up top on the mountains. There's also a bookstore where people can purchase gifts for friends and themselves, and a snack bar.
- Moraine Park Visitor Center: Interactive activities are present here as is a gift shop.
- Kawuneeche Visitor Center: The only visitor center west of the continental divide, the Kawuneeche Visitor Center is in the Grand Lake Area. Exhibits, several short movies and a bookstore are all located within this center.
ActivitiesEditLongs Peak is the central attraction. At over 14,000 feet above sea level, Longs Peak is the tallest mountain at Rocky Mountain. Because of the harsh winters, hikers and climbers attempt to conquer the mountain only during the summer months the heat melts the ice and snow. Several people die in Rocky Mountain, many from trying to hike or climb up mountains. Agnes Vaille, for example, fell from a mountain and died from hypothermia after her partner went to get help. It's events like this that prompt people to take all measures necessary to have a safe and enjoyable climb.
Some other popular attractions at Rocky Mountain include Trail Ridge Road, a visually appealing scenic drive that can be accessed on the west side of the park. There are various trails that vehicle drivers stop in order to take. The Alpine Visitor's Center can also be accessed by taking this road. Inside visitors enjoy a spectacular view of the mountains in the comfort of a building. The fifty mile trail that is also the highest paved road in the United States is not the only popular scenic drive. Bear Lake Road, for example, is another one that is near the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, featuring campgrounds and trails that take visitors to wondrous scenic spots.
Never Summer Mountains are another popular tourist destination because of the fact that for most of the year there is snow on the top of the peaks even when everything else throughout the park has melted due to the heat. Around this area, visitors often find enjoyment in going on hiking trails that take them to mining towns and ghost towns that have long been abandoned by those that created them.
Weather and hazardsEditMost of the park visitors come during the months of July and mid August, which is also the hottest months of the year. During the coldest months of the year in the winter, very few guests go to the park in comparison to the other seasons. Temperatures tend to be very harsh during the colder months but in the summer guests tend to be quite comfortable. During the winter and spring months, many of the popular roads, including Trail Ridge, close down due to snow. Some visitors to the park like to ski and snowboard during the winter and spring months.
There are many hazards that the visitor may encounter while at their stay at the park. Pine Beetles have recently been killing off many of the pine trees in the park. Many of the dead trees have been falling over, presenting a problem, especially when it's windy (which assists trees in falling over). Many of the park rangers are working constantly at removing the dead trees from hiking trails and camping areas so the guest can enjoy their stay.
Lightning is another danger that kills many people every year in the state of Colorado. During the afternoon, thunderstorms appear very frequently and they are often joined by intense lightning storms. When a thunderstorm approaches, visitors are advised by the National Park Service to get to cover and go below the tree line, staying as low as possible and removing metallic objects and backpacks that could potentially attract lightning.
There are many animals in Rocky Mountain National Park that can pose a danger to visitors. The most noteworthy of these are bears and mountain lions. While attacks by these animals are very rare, they do occur and knowing the appropriate precautions to take when put under this situation is important. When traveling, it is smart to go in a group, and to keep any children close to the adults. If a person sees a potentially dangerous animal, it is heavily advised not to approach it and instead slowly back away without turning their back to them or running away, while at the same time staying calm. It is advisable to raise your arms and stand as tall as possible. If there are children, the park explains that it is appropriate to pick them up to keep them out of reach from the animals. If an animal starts to approach a person, it is requested that they make loud noises to scare them off. Finally, under the unlikely event that an animal does attack, it is asked that the person do all they can in fighting back. Bringing along special tools such as bear spray is a good idea, as is bringing along bear bells as to not surprise such animals.
Sister parksEdit
Rocky Mountain National Park has two International Sister Parks: the Tatra National Parks in Poland and Slovakia. Despite baring a similar name, they are actually separate entities. The three parks are "sister parks" because they each share a similar landscape and have similar problems that they work together to sort out. Park rangers from all three parks regularly visit each others' parks, posing for pictures at the sister park's entrance.
The three National Parks became sister parks in September of 2007. For several years Rocky Mountain national Park rangers went to Poland and Slovakia, while in 2010 members of those two parks came to the United States to visit their sister park.


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In business, the purpose of marketing is simple – to help drive revenue to the company. If your marketing doesn't help to do that, or at least moving you in that direction, then you are wasting your time and your resources. Marketing is NOT about winning awards or impressing your stakeholders. Good marketing is about one thing… and one thing only… revenue!
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- Attracting new clients
- Maintaining and growing existing clients (hint: this is the easier of the two, yet it is often overlooked)
As you put together your marketing & sales plans, remember to allocate time and resources to help you accomplish both.
Principle #2 – It's all about the process
Marketing is a process. Marketing is not luck or gut feel or magic or serendipity. Successful marketing is the result of a well-planned, disciplined, step-by-step approach to growing revenue.
So many organizations are re-active with their marketing… almost making it up as they go along. They simply don't take the time to think through their marketing & sales efforts, to clarify the processes, to create a functional plan and then to execute that plan. But those that do are almost always come out on top.
Principle #3 – What gets measured gets done.
In marketing, you must measure your results. Why? Simple… to see what's working and what's not. If it's working, do more of it. If it's not working – stop doing it, or figure out a way to improve the results.
There's an old saying in marketing from the founder of a department store many years ago that states, "50% of my advertising dollars are wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which 50%." That is a situation you do not want to find yourself in.
I've heard it said several ways why we need to measure:
- "What gets measured gets done." You know if the coach/boss is watching what you do, you're more likely to pay attention to it and do it right.
- "You can't manage what you can't measure." If you don't know what's broken, you don't know what to fix.
- "Measurement eliminates argument." It's awfully tough to argue with results in black and white.
Principle #4 – Be patient.
Too many business owners give up on their marketing & sales plan if it's not generating immediate returns. That kind of knee-jerk response can be detrimental to the business. To be successful, marketing requires a sustained, multi-faceted approach to move your firm and its services from "unknown" to "recognized" to "preferred" in the minds of your prospective clients… and then to keep it there.
Principle #5 – Marketing isn't a sometime thing… it's an all-the-time thing.
To be successful with business development, you must also understand that marketing impacts and is impacted by every other department in your organization. Too often, marketing is relegated to some corner of the building with instructions like, "update our website" or "we need a social media strategy."
To maximize the return from your marketing efforts, the marketing function and the marketing personnel must be fully integrated into every aspect of your organization. They must know what's happening around the company… and the company needs to know what happening around the marketing department.
Don't just ask for a marketing plan and then put it on the shelf. Make sure marketing has a voice at the executive's table to provide regular updates on their activities and to provide first-hand feedback from the marketplace.
Principle #6 – Think about it! Really think.
Harpeth Marketing is all about helping our clients to create marketing & sales plans. And while you need a marketing plan to work from, what's really important is the planning, the preparing, the discussions and arguments, vetting ideas and thinking through the "what ifs."
If all you want is a plan without the planning, then pick up some marketing plan software at your local office supply store… and you'll be done in no time. And you'll get what you pay for. The real power of the marketing plan is in the thinking.
Part 2 will be continued in a separate article…
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My first four months as a mom were beyond survival mode—more like complete panic. I was so focused on my baby that I couldn't meet my own physical and emotional needs. My dear husband fell through the cracks of my emotional exhaustion. I couldn't see through the fog of my own needs to recognize how much he was drowning in fatherhood.
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Encourage him to do the things he enjoys about fatherhood: If you don't know what they are, ask him. When my youngest son was around nine-months old, my husband admitted that he loves to put him to bed. I loved it too, but he needed those baby snuggles more than I did. The more moments of joy our husbands can capture with our children, the easier the tough patches will be for them. As moms, we can facilitate those moments of joy our husbands might not even recognize they need.
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When I gave birth to my third baby in three years, my husband suggested I hire a cleaning service. It felt like admitting defeat and accepting my own ineptitude, but when I finally humbled my heart, I saw the wisdom and love in what he was suggesting. Sometimes as women we need to allow some duct tape on our lives instead of wallowing in our misery. The duct tape might not fix it perfectly, but if it can make it better, let's accept the help.
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When you're drowning in the demands of your new baby, don't lose sight of your husband. He's treading water in the deep sea next to you, and while you don't need to be his lifeguard, you could throw him a buoy. Any investment you make into your husband always pays back dividends to you.
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Given a set of points in the plane. the convex hull of the set is the smallest convex polygon that contains all the points of it.
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We have discussed Jarvis's Algorithm for Convex Hull. Worst case time complexity of Jarvis's Algorithm is O(n^2). Using Graham's scan algorithm, we can find Convex Hull in O(nLogn) time. Following is Graham's algorithm
Let points[0..n-1] be the input array.
1) Find the bottom-most point by comparing y coordinate of all points. If there are two points with same y value, then the point with smaller x coordinate value is considered. Let the bottom-most point be P0. Put P0 at first position in output hull.
2) Consider the remaining n-1 points and sort them by polor angle in counterclockwise order around points[0]. If polor angle of two points is same, then put the nearest point first.
3 After sorting, check if two or more points have same angle. If two more points have same angle, then remove all same angle points except the point farthest from P0. Let the size of new array be m.
4) If m is less than 3, return (Convex Hull not possible)
5) Create an empty stack 'S' and push points[0], points[1] and points[2] to S.
6) Process remaining m-3 points one by one. Do following for every point 'points[i]'
4.1) Keep removing points from stack while orientation of following 3 points is not counterclockwise (or they don't make a left turn).
a) Point next to top in stack
b) Point at the top of stack
c) points[i]
4.2) Push points[i] to S
5) Print contents of S
The above algorithm can be divided in two phases.
Phase 1 (Sort points): We first find the bottom-most point. The idea is to pre-process points be sorting them with respect to the bottom-most point. Once the points are sorted, they form a simple closed path (See following diagram).
What should be the sorting criteria? computation of actual angles would be inefficient since trigonometric functions are not simple to evaluate. The idea is to use the orientation to compare angles without actually computing them (See the compare() function below)
Phase 2 (Accept or Reject Points): Once we have the closed path, the next step is to traverse the path and remove concave points on this path. How to decide which point to remove and which to keep? Again, orientation helps here. The first two points in sorted array are always part of Convex Hull. For remaining points, we keep track of recent three points, and find the angle formed by them. Let the three points be prev(p), curr(c) and next(n). If orientation of these points (considering them in same order) is not counterclockwise, we discard c, otherwise we keep it. Following diagram shows step by step process of this phase
Following is C++ implementation of the above algorithm.
// A C++ program to find convex hull of a set of points. Refer // https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/orientation-3-ordered-points/ // for explanation of orientation() #include <iostream> #include <stack> #include <stdlib.h> using namespace std; struct Point { int x, y; }; // A globle point needed for sorting points with reference // to the first point Used in compare function of qsort() Point p0; // A utility function to find next to top in a stack Point nextToTop(stack<Point> &S) { Point p = S.top(); S.pop(); Point res = S.top(); S.push(p); return res; } // A utility function to swap two points int swap(Point &p1, Point &p2) { Point temp = p1; p1 = p2; p2 = temp; } // A utility function to return square of distance // between p1 and p2 int distSq(Point p1, Point p2) { return (p1.x - p2.x)*(p1.x - p2.x) + (p1.y - p2.y)*(p1.y - p2.y); } // To find orientation of ordered triplet (p, q, r). // The function returns following values // 0 --> p, q and r are colinear // 1 --> Clockwise // 2 --> Counterclockwise int orientation(Point p, Point q, Point r) { int val = (q.y - p.y) * (r.x - q.x) - (q.x - p.x) * (r.y - q.y); if (val == 0) return 0; // colinear return (val > 0)? 1: 2; // clock or counterclock wise } // A function used by library function qsort() to sort an array of // points with respect to the first point int compare(const void *vp1, const void *vp2) { Point *p1 = (Point *)vp1; Point *p2 = (Point *)vp2; // Find orientation int o = orientation(p0, *p1, *p2); if (o == 0) return (distSq(p0, *p2) >= distSq(p0, *p1))? -1 : 1; return (o == 2)? -1: 1; } // Prints convex hull of a set of n points. void convexHull(Point points[], int n) { // Find the bottommost point int ymin = points[0].y, min = 0; for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) { int y = points[i].y; // Pick the bottom-most or chose the left // most point in case of tie if ((y < ymin) || (ymin == y && points[i].x < points[min].x)) ymin = points[i].y, min = i; } // Place the bottom-most point at first position swap(points[0], points[min]); // Sort n-1 points with respect to the first point. // A point p1 comes before p2 in sorted ouput if p2 // has larger polar angle (in counterclockwise // direction) than p1 p0 = points[0]; qsort(&points[1], n-1, sizeof(Point), compare); // If two or more points make same angle with p0, // Remove all but the one that is farthest from p0 // Remember that, in above sorting, our criteria was // to keep the farthest point at the end when more than // one points have same angle. int m = 1; // Initialize size of modified array for (int i=1; i<n; i++) { // Keep removing i while angle of i and i+1 is same // with respect to p0 while (i < n-1 && orientation(p0, points[i], points[i+1]) == 0) i++; points[m] = points[i]; m++; // Update size of modified array } // If modified array of points has less than 3 points, // convex hull is not possible if (m < 3) return; // Create an empty stack and push first three points // to it. stack<Point> S; S.push(points[0]); S.push(points[1]); S.push(points[2]); // Process remaining n-3 points for (int i = 3; i < m; i++) { // Keep removing top while the angle formed by // points next-to-top, top, and points[i] makes // a non-left turn while (orientation(nextToTop(S), S.top(), points[i]) != 2) S.pop(); S.push(points[i]); } // Now stack has the output points, print contents of stack while (!S.empty()) { Point p = S.top(); cout << "(" << p.x << ", " << p.y <<")" << endl; S.pop(); } } // Driver program to test above functions int main() { Point points[] = {{0, 3}, {1, 1}, {2, 2}, {4, 4}, {0, 0}, {1, 2}, {3, 1}, {3, 3}}; int n = sizeof(points)/sizeof(points[0]); convexHull(points, n); return 0; }
(0, 3) (4, 4) (3, 1) (0, 0)
Time Complexity: Let n be the number of input points. The algorithm takes O(nLogn) time if we use a O(nLogn) sorting algorithm.
The first step (finding the bottom-most point) takes O(n) time. The second step (sorting points) takes O(nLogn) time. Third step takes O(n) time. In third step, every element is pushed and popped at most one time. So the sixth step to process points one by one takes O(n) time, assuming that the stack operations take O(1) time. Overall complexity is O(n) + O(nLogn) + O(n) + O(n) which is O(nLogn)
Introduction to Algorithms 3rd Edition by Clifford Stein, Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest
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NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon is giving FiOS TV subscribers more high-definition programming, with the launch of E! HD. The new addition to the FiOS TV lineup offers E! Entertainment's popular programming dedicated to the world of celebrity and entertainment.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQNET-377?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13252661#comment-13252661 ] Jim Gomes edited comment on AMQNET-377 at 4/12/12 6:11 PM: ----------------------------------------------------------- -It's the *TestConsumeAfterPublishFailsForDestroyedTempDestination* test. On the second pass, it will usually fail randomly between the 15th and 25th loop of the test.- Scratch that. Looks like I may have had a merge error with some of my local changes. I've reverted out my local changes, and the test seems to succeed consistently now. was (Author: jgomes): It's the *TestConsumeAfterPublishFailsForDestroyedTempDestination* test. On the second pass, it will usually fail randomly between the 15th and 25th loop of the test. > Sending to non-existent temp queue causes consumer to shutdown > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: AMQNET-377 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQNET-377 > Project: ActiveMQ .Net > Issue Type: Bug > Components: ActiveMQ > Affects Versions: 1.5.3, 1.5.4 > Environment: .NET client on Windows Server 2008 R2 > Reporter: Chris Robison > Assignee: Jim Gomes > Priority: Blocker > Attachments: 2012-04-09.log, AMQ-NMS.zip, NonExistentTempQueueSendTest.cs, activemq.xml, putty.log > > > It appears as though attempting to send a message to a non-existent temp queue is causing the consumer to shutdown. The behavior manifests itself by either the consumer ceasing to consume messages or, if a request timeout is set, a RequestTimedOutException being thrown. I have an NUnit project attached that I was able to reproduce the issue with. I've also attached logs. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Thank you, Amy, for these 1400 amazing cranes and for teaching and sharing the wonder of the cranes!
There is an old Japanese tradition that 1,000 origami paper cranes will bring good luck. Cranes for Cancer's mission is to provide baskets or vases of 1,000 cranes to cancer patients. The 1000 cranes bring hope and uplift spirits. We've been doing this for about 18 years, but we NEED HELP! You can help by: 1) Donating money for supplies 2) Donating origami paper 3) FOLDING CRANES.
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The Exorcist: The Complete Anthology, which features the following films:
The Exorcist (1973) (Theatrical and Director's Cut)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
The Exorcist III (1990)
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Dominion: The Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
The 4-film, 6-cut anthology streets on September 23rd, as do individual releases of the three sequels.
Official Synopsis: Here it is.The scream of the crop. The scariest and most fascinating collection of movies in modern horror. At the center of these ultimate clashes between darkness and light are intrepid souls who dare to look evil in the eye and unsheathe the weapons of faith. The struggle begins with the trend-setting The Exorcist (presented it its original theatrical version and Extended Director's Cut). Exorcist II: The Heretic and The Exorcist III bring added perspectives, blood-curdling visuals and shocks to the harrowing tale. And the two prequel stories (by two different directors) of Dominion and The Beginning enrich the original by revealing the amazing genesis of the battle between Father Merrin and humanity's most insidious foe.
Warner has yet to detail complete tech specs and special features. Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Exorcist III, Exorcist: The Beginningand Dominion: The Prequel to the Exorcist are making their North American Blu-ray debuts.


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A candidate persona is a profile of a hypothetical person that represents a specific target audience. It helps you identify solutions to meet your candidates' needs, when creating a content marketing strategy or a website user experience, for example. They help you devise a strategy that meets the needs of your audience, ensuring you provide valuable, useful, interesting content and user experiences.
Personas should be created based on actual research and insight, not based on assumptions. To truly understand your target audience, you need to speak to your audience – or at least you need to speak to those who are as close to your target audience as possible. In the case of candidate personas, that's likely to be new hires (those that have joined within 3 months or so) who fit into your target talent audience.
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text: Hocus Pocus. That's the title of a cover song on Iron Maiden's European DVD single "Different world". Unfortunately this legendary heavy-metal band with over 90 million albums sold can't use magic when facing the difficulties of their music being pirated. Allegedly, their tour in 2013 was planned by targeting certain cities in South America where their music was being downloaded the most, thus recognizing their fan-base and fighting the counterfeiters by playing live. Whether or not these rumours are true the underlying problem of music piracy unfortunately is. Naturally, a live-concert experience, beer and a band t-shirt can't be downloaded but each and every one of those three can be replicated and sold on; making the retail industry an easy target for criminals seeking to benefit from big brands' hard earned reputation. Recently, the district court of Stockholm charged three men for selling counterfeited clothes to the thousands. Car boot sale you may think? No. Putting our Hollywood influenced prejudice aside; the goods were not sold in some dodgy alley by a man in a hat and an oversized coat. They were sold in stores around the country with changing rooms and shop assistants. Was there a reason to doubt the authenticity of the product from a consumer perspective? Probably not. When uncovered, international representatives for Lacoste, Fred Perry, Polo, Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch and Burberry certified in interviews with the police that the clothes were, in fact, counterfeits. Eventually the customer shopping in good faith is most likely to be met with a poor quality that does not match the standard that these brands are trying to uphold. What also has to be taken into context is the environment of where these products are manufactured and the chemicals used in the process. It's a matter of safety for the consumer as well as the producer why a moral responsibility lie on everyone involved. After a thought or two, this preconceived bargain is in fact an expensive fight for human rights organisations. In Sweden, a network of government agencies such as the Police, Board of Customs and Board of Patent and Registration are fighting counterfeiters through the exchange of information between the organisations. Just before Christmas this network published advice on how to avoid accidently buying counterfeit products during the holiday-period. However, in our digitalised world the problem is so widely spread it has to be fought online, professionally and by the minute. Luckily there are measures to take in preventing counterfeiters from striking organisations. By implementing an effective brand protection strategy the first steps to fighting misuse of brands online are taken. NetNames' clients benefit from the competence and the intelligent systems that together with a customized viewpoint make an all-round solution. By constantly monitoring our clients' brands online we provide the data needed to grasp the problem and underlie forward planning. After targeting the illegal activists and highlighting how and where they operate these counterfeiters are taken down with a successful takedown rate of 90-95%. We pride ourselves with that number as it is a reflection of our good co-operation with the websites due to the multinational and multilingual strength of our team. With the problems targeted on a global level clients can put the regional action plans in place. Referring to the case in Sweden; counterfeiters worldwide are making it hard for the consumer to tell the difference between a counterfeit product and the authentic one. At NetNames we see how our services affect the businesses of our clients on a daily basis. Activity makes a difference, Hocus Pocus does not. It is never too late to put an effective plan in place. By Mariam Hussein.


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I took a different approach to the Gospel reading in my sermon on Sunday. I was inspired by two other people who are named and linked in my previous posting of that sermon. One of my friends commented on the blog posting that she could not hear the third servant as someone who was courageous. I know what she means. And yet, every time I read the passage I could hear the courage it took for that third person in the parable tell the manager that he was corrupt. I heard the courage in light of my own efforts to be a truth teller, and the subsequent reactions of people who made me the problem instead of the problem being the problem. And then, when I preached this sermon, I heard the third servant, or slave, as the text had it, in light of the people in congregation who are of color - some born and raised here, some from other parts of the world. I found myself adding more, speaking about how problematic the word "Slave" is and how even the text itself is a source of pain for some who hear it.
I found myself thinking about someone who recently shared with me their pain over being called the "N" word. And the people I am aware of who are victims of child sexual abuse, or domestic violence, those who have been caught up in the violence of war and tortured....and those who have suffered other forms of abuse I don't yet know of.
People of all ages who heard this sermon yesterday told me how much it spoke to them, and how much they appreciated hearing it. The notion that one can be both fearful, fear-filled, and try to hide, while at the same time summoning up just enough courage to speak the truth, is clearly something the people in my congregation understand.
It was a reminder to me that we have to trust our gut when preparing a sermon. Trust where the Spirit is leading us, even when She is taking us down an uncertain path and a new understanding of the text. I am grateful for others who wrestled with the text and pushed the envelope and helped me see it in light of the events in the world today as well those in the lives of the people who come to this church.
Today is a day off. I am listening to Bach Adagios, drinking coffee, and thinking about the chores I want to accomplish today. Little things, sweeping and vacuuming, laundry, and sanding some furniture so I can paint it.
But mostly I am just trying to rest. We have a busy week ahead as we prepare for our Evensong and Michigan Alternative Holiday Market - we have over twenty vendors coming next Sunday night - to sell their arts and crafts, cheese, and vegetables, and gift baskets. We are encouraging everyone to come and do their Christmas shopping before Advent begins, to support local people, and some international efforts like, Creating Hope International, who assists women and girls acquire an education in places like Afghanistan. We will have the opportunity to buy some handmade work by Afghan women. Included in this event will be musical offerings by the various musicians affiliated with the parish, and food. I hope it proves to be a great venture!
Taking risks for the Gospel. Speaking up, stepping out, trying new things, seeking to live life fully. That's what I'm thinking about this week. And ever so grateful to be exactly where I am. God is good.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Monday Morning Musings: Sometimes One Just Has to Trust Their Gut
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Homily for the Festive Eucharist at the closing of the Episcopal Women's Caucus
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Bullet Images
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Drug Images
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SEM Pollen Images
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Neotropical Paleoecology Research Group
Florida Institute of Technology
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Curator of Invertebrate Zoology
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Seed Photomicrographs and Photos
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Every year I always go to beautiful crantock in Newquay with the family. This year we went earlier than usual and of course you can't guarantee the weather but me and the boyfriend made the most of it.
When I was packing for the trip I think I went a bit over the top but a girl can never have too many choices right?!
For our first evening meal at one of our favourite restaurants overlooking the sea Liwinch lodge I wore pretty much all H&M minus the New Look heels. This tan colour is making up a lot of my wardrobe I thank the 70s trend for that.
(Top £12.99, Skirt £7)
My next evening outfit was my bargain £2 blouse from House of Fraser yes you heard me right styled over leather leggings & beaded sandals.
For my final evening in Newquay I wore a sheer panel pastel blue blouse from George at Asda (£6) with Matalan Check Trousers.