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Coorg has a long list of interesting places for tourists across all ages, making it a popular holiday destination. One of its many attractions is its lovely waterfalls. The picturesque sight of a white veil of water gushing down gleaming rocks nestled in an emerald setting, is a sight to behold. From 'Abbey Falls' to 'Irupu Falls', this quaint hill station promises to enchant you, and keep you hooked – making you come back time and again.
Irupu Falls is located in the Bhramagiri range of hills that borders the districts of Coorg and Wayanad. Legend has it, that while searching for Sita, Rama and Lakshmana passed by these hills. When Lakshmana was asked to fetch water for his brother, he shot an arrow into the Brahmagiri Hills which led to the birth of Lakshmana Tirtha – the tributary of the river Kaveri from which the Irupu Falls originates. Hence, this waterfall is also called the 'Lakshman Tirtha Falls'. Because of the sanctity of this waterfall, many people believe that it possess the power to cleanse one of their sins, and it is visited by many devotees during the festival of Shivratri.
Abbey Falls is another spectacular waterfall, located at a short distance from Madikeri – the headquarters of Coorg. To get to these falls, one must travel through lush coffee and cardamom plantations, making the journey almost as beautiful as the destination. Abbey Falls forms a part of the early reaches of the Kaveri river. The highlight of this waterfall is the hanging bridge constructed strategically opposite the cascading falls, allowing one to thoroughly savor the magnificent view in front.
Mehmet Murat Ildan once said "There is a hidden message in every water fall. It says, if you are flexible, falling will not hurt you".


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Everyone is entitled to be stupid once in awhile, but lately, accountants have been overdoing it. They used to be boring, but trusted. Ah, the good old days.
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RailReLease was set up in 2005 with a view to optimizing the rail freight transport market. RailReLease started with the flexible marketing of overcapacity in railcars and locomotives. Three years later the concept has proved a great success, with a lease fleet comprising 600 railcars. RailReLease is thus the first lease company in the rail sector where railcars and locomotives can be leased anywhere in Europe on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly basis.
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The U.S. dollar, referred to as the USD, is the staple of the financial system and is used in virtually every corner of the globe. Beyond being one of the world's biggest currencies, the greenback has some interesting hidden gems you may not have heard of before. Below are five fascinating facts about the USD you probably didn't know.
5 Things You Didn't Know About the USD
The USD is part of 87% of all currency trades
You read that number correctly. Of the more than $5 trillion in daily forex turnover, the greenback is on one side of the trade 87% of the time. That's more than double the euro, which is the second-most traded currency.[1] These numbers are courtesy of the Triennial Central Bank Survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements.
The USD is a truly global currency
There's about $1.54 trillion worth of U.S. currency in circulation around the world. More than two-thirds of all $100 bills are held outside the United States.[2]
Dollar bills are made of cotton & linen
Believe it or not, the dollar bill can be folded at least 8,000 times, which is about 20 times more than a regular sheet of paper. These special powers come from the fact that the dollar is made up of 75% cotton and 25% linen.[3]
You have the USD to thank for the Secret Service
Today, the Secret Service is known for safeguarding the life of the U.S. President. However, when it was first established back in 1865, its intent was to fight counterfeit money. At the time, about one-third of all bills were thought to be fake.[4]
There's a $100,000 bill
Yup! You read that right. The largest U.S. bill ever printed is way bigger than you think. Back in 1934, a bill worth $100,000 was printed. It featured President Woodrow Wilson and was actually a Gold Certificate, which was used for transactions between Federal Reserve banks.[5]
[1] The Economist (14 September 2013). Global foreign exchange turnover.
[2] Jeff Desjardins (6 July 2017). "38 incredible facts about the modern US dollar." Business Insider.
[3] Jeff Desjardins (6 July 2017). "38 incredible facts about the modern US dollar." Business Insider.
[4] The Huffington Post (17 August 2017). "10 Surprising Facts About the Dollar Bill And U.S. Currency."
[5] Vicki Passmore (23 November 2010). "10 Fascinating Facts About U.S. Currency."


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Given the nature of the work, accidents in the painting and remodeling industry can happen.
Our staff and craftsmen are our greatest asset and responsibility, and because of that we care for and watch out for them as effectively as possible. This emphasis on safety comes in the form of rigorous training, empowering our team with the knowledge and tools they need, and ongoing checks to make sure all safety systems are in place.
Accidents may happen in our industry, but we're proactively preventing injury by developing and maintaining a unified culture of safety.
Why Should This Matter to You?
An emphasis on responsibility and care is something you should look for in a company that you are trusting with your home. Similar to what we discussed in our recent article about the importance of working with a licensed professional, a company that respects and values their employees will provide services that respect and value your home.
What Does a Safe Painting and Remodeling Company Look Like?
Well, it looks a lot like this:
- With shared beliefs, practices, and attitudes shaping our behavior, our Safety Committee meets each month and works with one mission in mind: "To develop safety training that will help our employees work and live safely; To prevent illness or injury to all employees through safety education and training; and to maintain a safe and healthy work environment."
- We hold mandatory meetings each month for all field employees and discuss safety training relating to various aspects of their work.
- Mandatory tailgate meetings are held twice per month.
- Our daily huddles focus on safety before each work day begins.
- Our Operations Manager conducts safety inspections on a regular basis on job sites.
- We don't take our equipment for granted either! Ladders, for example, are routinely inspected.
- Every job site has a "Safety Tote." This includes PPE (Personal Protection Equipment): safety goggles, dust masks, gloves, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, our written safety plan, and details about what to do in case of an accident.
- All company vehicles have up-to-date MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets), providing the necessary information should a chemical accident occur.
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The digital videodisk is starting its final assault on videotape.
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Yes, the Troops Going to Syria Will Be Wearing BootsPosted: April 29, 2016 Filed under: Military, Unconstitutional Wars, United Nations, World Government | Tags: john birch society, John McManus, policeman of the world, Syria, U.S. military, war 2 Comments
Yes, the Troops Going to Syria Will Be Wearing Boots
by JBS President Emeritus John F. McManus
For many years, prominent leaders in the U.S. government have worked to get our country into wars. They seem to know that war always means more government, and they likely also realize that war speeds moral decline which paves the way for assumption of even more power.
Early in his presidency, Barack Obama promised to end America's involvement in Middle Eastern wars, even to reduce America's military presence in the region. Those promises didn't last long.
The U.S. Constitution is very clear about the need for a congressional declaration of war to send U.S. forces into any conflict. That requirement has been in the dustbin of history ever since it was last employed in 1941 immediately after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. Significantly, the struggle known as World War II is the last conflict America won.
Congressional inability or unwillingness to demand adherence to the Constitution war-making clause led to congressional passage of the War Powers Act in 1973. It said that a president must ask Congress to approve his use of our nation's forces when he wants to or when he already has sent them into any conflict. It was a weak attempt to address government's misuse of military might, and it clearly amounts to congressional willingness to ignore what the Constitution states. But even it has been ignored as recent presidents have obtained authorization for war from the United Nations.
Over the past five years, Mr. Obama has sent military trainers to aid rebel forces in Syria and he has approved air strikes against ISIS and its control of a portion of that embattled nation. But he has repeatedly stated that he would not put "American boots on the ground in Syria."
In September 2014, Obama said he would continue the airstrikes and expand the battle against ISIS. Air strikes are clearly a tactic of war. But he firmly maintained, "We will not get dragged into another ground war in Iraq." After the terrorist attacks in Europe and America, he announced sending an additional 250 U.S. troops to Syria. "They're not going to be leading the fight on the ground," he insisted. "But they will be essential in providing training and assisting local forces."
Somehow, those 250 additional members of the U.S. military are not to be considered combatants participating in a war zone. What should they do if the forces of ISIS attack them? Or if one of the rebel groups seeking to overthrow Syria's government attacks them? Can they fight back? Shouldn't they expect to be targeted? What will be America's response be if some are killed or wounded? Might the presence of U.S. military forces in this area encourage more terrorist attacks against our nation and others?
"No boots on the ground in Syria," said Mr. Obama numerous times. Yet, the 250 who are joining other "trainers" in Syria will surely be wearing boots. And the potential for more Americans to be sent into this region grows almost daily. This piecemeal approach is how the Vietnam War started and grew so greatly before being lost.
Our nation seems to be heading into another conflict with no constitutional declaration of war. If combatting the military forces of ISIS with U.S. troops is deemed necessary, the only way to proceed is to declare war and then win it. Don't seek authorization from the UN. Don't play semantic games with the lives of those who serve in our nation's military.
Wars should be won, not dragged out with half-measures, political jargon, and a clear unwillingness to rely on the U.S. Constitution. If military action is called for, only a clear intention to declare war with an intention to win is acceptable. The only other course would be to cease having the U.S. be the policeman of the world, bring the troops home from the more than 100 nations where they currently are, start minding only America's business, and Get US OUT! of the United Nations.
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Mr. McManus served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the late 1950s and joined the staff of The John Birch Society in August 1966. He has served various roles for the organization including Field Coordinator, Director of Public Affairs, and President. Mr. McManus has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs and is also author of a number of educational DVDs and books. Now President Emeritus, he continues his involvement with the Society through public speaking and writing for this blog, the JBS Bulletin, and The New American.
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There was one time, when I would have accepted a Delphi project over pretty much any other. However, last several releases of Delphi has made me change my mind.
Every release of Delphi after version 7.0 had been a total disappointment. Whatever is the official spin from Borland/CodeGear is, the botched effort at divesting and the following split up has made the products from them much less reliable.
Right now, I am using Delphi.Net 2007 and trying to use it as a first class citizen of the .Net languages. However, in every possible way, Delphi fails my efforts.
The IDE is still extremely unstable and has several quirks of usages. One of the most annoying is its disregard to relative paths, or library paths in general. It blindly adds whatever paths it can find, mostly the default project paths that points to your local documents folder.
What is more scary however is the behavior of the compiler. It has its own mind. You can compile the same set of projects 10 times without changing a single thing and have two or three of them failing mysteriously.
The latest disappointment was when I tried to create a Smart Client Software Factory (SCSF) module in Delphi. I created a simple package in Delphi, with one class. Added Microsoft.Practices.CompositeUI.dll to reference, added the namespace and hit compile. Oops... There it is. An internal error. And the compile fails. After several tries and an hour or so, I reported yet another bug (my 25th or so in the last one year) to QC and started planning for alternatives.
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A poetic look at how violence and tragedy shape the lives and minds of children, from Iranian director Hana Makhmalbaf (daughter of Mohsen, sister of Samira and at 19 the youngest of the remarkable clan). Set in the Afghan town of Bamian, where the Taliban blew up the Buddhas in 2001, the film follows the trials of a little girl who wants to go to the school for girls across the river from her home. The everyday obstacles she faces turn this small ambition into an epic struggle, with unexpected emotional and political resonance.
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Please help. My mother in law has a home with a septic tank & field.The house is about 27 years old and has the original septic tank.A few years ago she had it cleaned and ever since has had problems with it.Sewage is oozing out of the drain pipe. She had some one come out just last month to service it and is still having problems.Her contractor told her that because it was an old system, this was normal. She called three other septic specialists in the area however, they never came out for their appointments.Is this being caused by roots getting into the field and causing the back-up? What do you reccomend she do?She has tried cleaning it,chemicals,and service specialist, with no avail. Can you reccomend a company in the area. She lives in Leonard, MI 48036. Please advise and thank you.Frank Biondo
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Honeymoon Tour Package to Mount Bromo
Honeymoon Tour Package to Mount Bromo
Honeymoon Tour Package to Mount Bromo is a special vacation for a newlywed couples only to indulge their time with lovely moment for private sharing relation to establish love in their relationship in an enchant vacation at Mount Bromo National Park. This tour package have duration maximum 3 Days and 2 night but some vitisors spend their time between 4 – 5 days to creat a satisfaction in East Java Tourism objects.
Mount Bromo National Park is the top honeymoon destinations in East Java Island, Indonesia. Honeymoon tour package to Mount Bromo give much opportunity to explore the beauty of interested places in Mount Bromo such as sunrise view from Pananjakan (the highest peak in Mt Bromo), Mount Semeru (the highest mount in Java Island), Love Hill, Kingkong Hill, Mt Bromo Crater, Sea of Sand, Savana hill and other views in Mount Bromo area.
To enjoy Mount Bromo Honeymoon tour, You can start your trip from Surabaya Aiprot, Malang Banyuwangi Ktapang harbor or from Jogjakarta. then using a public taxi from your arrivals or you can take the private organized tour from Travel Agency in Surabaya, Jogjakarta or Bali Island to organize your trip by private to your hotel in Mount Bromo area until finish your private tour satisfiedly.
Beside of Mount Bromo National Park, There are other interested places in Java Island to enjoy honeymoon tour package or Paket Wisata Bulan Madu (indonesia language), these tourism objects have a category in popular tourist places which always visited by domestic and foreign visitors from all the world, there are consist of :
- Tanjung Papuma Beach Sunrise (located at Jember regency of East Java Island)
- Madakaripura Waterfall (located at Probolinggo Regency and closed to Mount Bromo)
- Mount Semeru Summit (located between Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Malang and Lumajang regency)
- Ijen Crater Banyuwangi (located between of Banyuwangi and Bondowoso regency)
- Kumbolo Lake Sunrise (located exactly under od Mount Semeru summit)
- Songa Rafting in Pekalen River (located at Probolinggo Regency between Ijen Crater and Mount Bromo)
- Milky Way in Mount Bromo (Milky Way tour for photography in Mount Bromo)
- Mount Kelud Kediri (located at Kediri Regency of Java Island)
- Sukamade Turtle Beach (located at Banyuwangi Regency)
Mount Bromo Honeymoon tour package is similar with other tour package option, it's difference only established by mostly newlywed couples, teenagers and other relation. This tour package almost similar with valentine day tour. wherein, they will decide their special dream to explore the beauty of Mount Bromo National Park and other interested places in Java Island, Indonesia.
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Harrisonburg, an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia is home to James Madison Universityand Eastern Mennonite University. Previously known as Rocktown, Harrisonburg was named for Thomas Harrison, a son of English settlers, who settled in the Shenandoah Valley in 1737.
Harrisonburg provides visitors with unimaginable culinary options, a flourishing arts community, endless outdoor adventures, a lively downtown and a diverse mix of performances, annual events and festivals (Downtown Renaissance). In addition, the city is host to a variety of ethnic groups, including Hispanics, who account for 16% of Harrisonburg's population.
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All first year students are required to live in university residence halls for the entirety of their first academic year at James Madison University (fall and spring semesters). Exceptions to the first year residency requirement may be made for:
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New transfer students who sign housing contracts will be assigned to an upperclass room in the following buildings: Ashby, Chandler, Converse, Maple, Oak, Shenandoah, Wampler, White, and Willow. There will also be limited space available in the Apartments on Grace in 1 bedroom or 2 bedroom units for 2 or 4 residents. After signing a housing contract, transfer students will be able to complete a Lifestyle Questionnaire and select campus area preferences, which will help our office make assignments. Over 95% of rooms available for transfer students are double rooms, so you will most likely have a roommate next year. You will be assigned with another upperclass student or a new transfer student as a roommate.
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I appreciate your articles so much. Please don't stop keeping us informed. Praying God's blessing on you.
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India Buying Iranian Oil With Gold Bullion,China May Follow
I heard that June 28 China will start buying oil with gold. It will not take long for the dollar to collapse when that happens.
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By Jillian Miller
If you are familiar with photography, then you know that pressing the button of a digital camera half-way causes the lens to auto focus, drawing in the most light possible. Makes sense, right? Photographs require light to be clear and focused. But how does the camera's quest for more light impact our society's perception of race and skin color?
As it turns out, quite a lot. Rosie Cima's article for Priceonomics called "How Photography was Optimized for White Skin Color" outlines the development of film, done predominantly by wealthy white men in the 19th and 20th Centuries. The assumption of "whiteness" in the subjects to be photographed caused film processing to be chemically adjusted to photograph white skin well and dark skin poorly. Not only that, but until recent years, photographs were calibrated against a photo of a Caucasian model for color reference (Cima). Entering the 21st Century, digital photography has allowed dark skin to be photographed more efficiently, but even with these advances, we seem to be stuck in a world that's been deeply influenced by racially charged portrayals of people of color.
In 2013, African-American supermodel Tyra Banks put together an exhibition featuring photographs of herself made up to resemble 15 different supermodels, including some white women such as Cindy Crawford. Despite Banks' stated intention to honor models she admires, the photographs raised objections—why, as a woman of color, is Banks allowed to dress up in "whiteface" when a white woman in her position would most certainly be lambasted for engaging in "blackface"? In response to this, writer Callie Beusman penned a piece for Jezebel that stated "Blackface was historically used to dehumanize and belittle black people. In a society that constantly affirms white privilege and power, painting one's face white (in seriousness or in jest) doesn't have the same negative connotations and fraught history…The power dynamics are not the same." Not only have black people been parodied and mocked throughout the history of American entertainment through characters like Jim Crow or Sambo, but the affirmation of whiteness through selected marketing and images continues to negatively impact the way that black bodies are portrayed. It took until 1996 for Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition to feature a black woman on the cover—that model, by the way, was Tyra Banks.
So doesn't Banks' decision to lighten her skin to look like white models somehow undermine her own progress and success as an African-American supermodel? During Cycle 2 of Banks' reality TV show America's Next Top Model, one young black woman objected to being made over as Supermodel Grace Jones, because it required her skin to be painted several shades darker. Banks reacted strongly, saying, "I feel like…ethnic women never want to be darker. Never…Grace is like a fashion icon; gorgeous, beautiful, black woman…I was just a little insulted by that" (Banks). Again, we see tension between the choice to lighten or darken skin color and the implications of such an action. These situations certainly beg the question of how black bodies are regarded and treated in the mainstream media. Even with the success of models of color like Banks or Jones, I have to wonder if much positive progress has been made in the portrayal of black bodies in American popular culture. And at the heart of the issue remain questions of appropriation: whose representation of black bodies are we viewing? Does the color of the person behind the depiction of a black body really matter?
In 2010, white Southern writer Kathryn Stockett's best selling novel, The Help, was rocketed into international success when the film adaptation was released. On one hand, both the novel and film were well received by the public. On the other hand, many critics railed against The Help, accusing Stockett of creating damaging depictions of black maids. A predominant storyline throughout The Help is the self-righteous, bigoted work of white society scion Hilly Holbrook, whose crusade for the "Home Help Sanitation Initiative" would mean all white households with black staff would be required to have a separate bathroom for the help. Holbrook's main selling points in the novel:
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Black bodies are seen from Holbrook's white perspective as "other," which is evidenced by her claim that immunities are carried in the "darker pigmentation," as well as dirty and diseased. Is this fictionalized plotline a result of how black bodies have been portrayed in American popular culture? Does Kathryn Stockett's status as a white woman, and therefore endowed with white privilege, negate her ability to write truthfully about the life and experience of black maids in the 1960s South? University of Pennsylvania's Alfred Reed, Jr. answers this question with a resounding yes: The Help is guilty of stripping away historical context, centering on interpersonal relationships too closely. When the story "dehistoricizes" segregation, then the acts and behaviors of segregation become "more like bad manners than oppression" (Reed), as though correcting the personal viewpoint of a few ignorant and mean-spirited characters (like Holbrook) could really mean lasting and impactful change in race relations.
Perhaps we are not surprised by this reading of The Help because it was written by a white woman; a white woman who meant for this novel to honor her relationship with the black maid who worked for her family when Stockett was a child. Yet even so, Stockett's portrayal of black bodies seems negatively skewed. So the question is: Do American viewers, white or black, understand the ways they view black bodies well enough to begin to change how black bodies are portrayed and viewed? We seem to be aware that our perception of black bodies has been shaped by many inherently racist representations, but have we gotten to the point where we can step back and deal objectively with it?
I suggest that we are still in a place of ambiguity in this sense. In the 19th Century, the white patriarchy spent much time, money, and energy trying to find the genetic basis for race, in order to justify enslavement and segregation. This lead to the "invisibility" of white bodies, contrasted with the hyper-awareness with which black bodies are viewed—the history of film development showcases this fact. Now in the 21st Century, we recognize the racial divide this hyper-awareness continues to perpetuate. But how does society accomplish this paradoxical task: eradicate the hyper-awareness of black bodies we see illustrated in contemporary culture, while at the same time facing campaigns like #blacklivesmatter, which seem to call for a heightened awareness of black bodies? I propose that perhaps these tasks are not as paradoxical as they first appear. If we can move past seeing black bodies as the "other" and accept their equality as part of our "normal," then maybe we can finally make some real progress as a society with true racial equality.
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School." America's Next Top Model. 3 Feb. 2004. Television.
Beusman, Callie. "Tyra Banks Dresses as Other Supermodels, Raises Cries of
'Whiteface'" Jezebel. N.p., 09 Sept. 2013. Web. 23 July 2016.
Cima, Rosie. "How Photography Was Optimized for White Skin Color." Priceonomics. N.p.,
24 Apr. 2015. Web. 23 July 2016. <http://priceonomics.com/how-photography-was-optimized-for-white-skin/>.
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I've been thinking a lot about the education I received lately, and have come to the conclusion that I freaking LOVED my home school education. As it's been "put to the test" in recent years through taking lots of college courses, taking standardized tests, participating in more activities involving people of varied ages and educational backgrounds, I've seen that the home school part of my education has indeed prepared me well. I hope you'll check it out!
4 Gifts Homeschooling Gave Me
Let me know what you think- how has your education type benefited you? Do you think home schooling is a beneficial education type?
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MADISON -- There was budget drama in Madison Wednesday, September 13th as a deal to get a budget passed appeared to be on the verge of falling apart Wednesday night as Republican senators appeared to be holding out 'yes' votes.
A vote could occur as late as midnight. Senators Wednesday night said they still don't have the votes.
"This is the budget I've been waiting for," Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa said.
"I find it incredible you can all sit there and think this is the best think since sliced bread," Rep. Christine Sinicki, D-Milwaukee said.
Lawmakers made their case for and against the budget proposal 10 weeks overdue. On Wednesday, as votes were set to be cast, drama was building inside the Capitol, as the deal appeared to be falling apart among Republicans.
"This budget is sad excuse. There isn't enough votes in the Senate to pass it," Amanda Stuck, D-Appleton said.
For weeks, Republicans in the Senate and Assembly who control power in Madison have bickered over how to pay for the state's transportation budget.
Last week, a deal that would impose new taxes on hybrid and electric vehicles and repeal the state's prevailing wage law. It was thought to have ended the stalemate.
However, Wednesday night, Republican senators said they don't have the votes.
"I am not going to be held hostage by individuals at the end who had nine months to lay out what their priorities are, and they wait until the last 24 hours to say, 'here's what else I want,'" Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said.
Vos said he isn't happy, and he's stepping up the pressure.
With the fate of the proposal unknown, on Wednesday, the Assembly planned to vote on it anyway, where it was expected to pass Wednesday night. That puts the ball in the Senate's court.
"We are not going to allow individual senators to begin renegotiating the entire budget," Vos said.
Senate Republicans met Wednesday and emerged with no deal in place. Senate leaders have scheduled a vote for Friday, hoping the holdouts come around.


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What a Fabric Roller Blind looks like
We often get asked What a Fabric Roller Blind looks like. So we thought we would share photos of one sent out this week to a customer. You can choose from a wide range of patterned and plain fabrics for made to measure laminated fabric roller blinds.
This blind is made using the Natasha Marshall design 'Bud' in Nightshade. Detailed photos show how the laminated roller blinds are made. Great when used in a modern interior as the quality of the linen cotton cloth adds texture to your interior. Blinds are a great way to add pattern and colour to your home.
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Every day, Queensland teachers are making a difference educating and inspiring young people across our state.
World Teachers' Day is an opportunity to acknowledge our teachers and say thanks for the significant contributions they make in our classrooms and communities.
Celebrated in more than 100 countries world-wide, World Teachers' Day was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1994 to recognise the role of teachers in society.
World Teachers' Day is held internationally on 5 October. As the day usually falls during school holidays, Queensland celebrates on the last Friday of October each year.
In 2018, World Teachers' Day will be celebrated in Queensland on Friday 26 October, during State Education Week.
Watch this short thank you video from Education Minister Kate Jones, MP and Director-General, Dr Jim Watterston to commemorate World Teachers' Day 2017.
View students from Chatswood Hills State School celebrating Queensland teachers.
The department and our partners will have lots of activities planned to help celebrate World Teachers' Day across Queensland. There will also be a number of ways schools and early childhood centres can promote World Teachers' Day.
Ideas for recognising the important work of teaching staff include:
The Showcase Awards for Excellence in Schools recognise Queensland state schools achieving improved student learning outcomes through excellent teaching. The state award winners will be announced at the Showcase Awards gala dinner on Friday 26 October 2018 in Brisbane.
The Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) announce the winners of their annual Excellence in Teaching Awards every year on World Teachers' Day.
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Kinds of Beetles
Tiger Beetles
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True Water Beetles
Whirligig Beetles
Water Scavenger Beetles
Carrion Beetles and Burying Beetles
Rove Beetles
Fireflies (family Lampyridae) are soft-bodied beetles, most of which produce light in special organs located in the undersides of their abdomens. The light is produced by a chemical reaction between oxygen in the air and two chemicals in the firefly's body. The females of most species have short wings or are wingless. The wingless females and most firefly larvae are often called glowworms. Some species in the firefly family do not produce light.


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Nigerian Pop star D'banj attended Kanye west's short film 'Cruel summer' premiere at cannes film festival on wednesday may 23,2012 .
Cruel summer plot follows a car thief, played by Kid Cudi, who falls in love with a blind princess.
According to MTV, it played more like a long music video, much like his previous effort, "Runaway.West had the film play on a total of seven screens arranged throughout the room at different eye levels to mimic the way people assemble memories in their heads.
"Cruel summer is featuring G.O.O.D music artists Kid cudi , Pusha T , Teyana taylor, Big sean,Prince cy hi and D'banj.
On hand at the premiere were Kanye's fellow Throne member Jay-Z, Kim Kardashian, and G.O.O.D. Music members Pusha T, Big Sean, and Kid Cudi ,D'banj,theophilus london and teyana taylor.
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Great Wolf Lodge
Due to the weather (seriously hot and humid, 89 degrees) forecast, we decided to scrap the beach idea. It probably wouldn't be much fun for any of us, and Kira wouldn't really enjoy it enough to justify the 90-minute round-trip drive. Instead, we took an impromptu trip up to Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City for a mini-family vacation. Our first trip to a kid-friendly family place.
It was a really good time. We found that kid-friendly family places are actually fun when you're a family yourself and not just a childless couple wondering why these kids are so noisy! LOL The room was really nice. Kira had a little wolf cave in the corner where we put her port-a-crib so it would be secluded and dark. She wasn't so sure at first that she was going to sleep in it; she just kept running from end to end. Finally, since Joseph was tired too from working the night before, I left the room so all the lights could be out and she took the hint and went to sleep. I went down to the bar & grille and had a hot fudge sundae and hung out for an hour or so.
In the morning we had breakfast at the kid-friendly family buffet. Kira didn't eat very well; she tends to eat horribly when there's too many distractions. But at least she was good and got a little bit into her. After breakfast we changed into our swimming duds and checked out of the room. The waterpark in the hotel is really nice. I can definitely see kids about 3 and up just wearing themselves out over an entire day playing in there. Kira seemed to like it, but it was a tad overwhelming. She "swam" and played in the water for a little over an hour before she was finally wiped out. We had a bit of lunch at the snack shop while we dried off and then loaded up to go home. Kira was so tired. I tucked her into her carseat with her pacifier, blankies, and new stuffed baby wolf and she was asleep within 10 minutes.
All in all, it was a fun trip. It was our first family adventure just the three of us to a family place and we decided that it's going to be fun repeating the experience as she gets older.
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And now my little baby is 18 months old!
Teeth, a Trip, and Other News
Okay, I know I've been totally lax at keeping this blog updated lately. I partly can blame Joseph, as he keeps commandeering my laptop for his own use and since my computer is never where I need it to be, I usually forget to keep up with things.
Seven months have come and gone. Sigh. My awesome little baby is definitely growing up. I love watching her develop and learn new things. You can actually watch her face when she's doing something and see her slowly catching onto something new.
STANDING UP!! Yes, indeed. She is standing up, by herself, and playing at her little activity table. She's still very wobbly and can't pull herself up, but once I put her in position, she'll stand and play for quite a bit before she either drops to the floor or lets me know that she's ready to sit for a bit. She stands very flat-footed though, instead of on her toes, so it won't be long before she's doing this herself.
TEETH! Kira cut her first two teeth. The bottom left came through on July 31 and the bottom right one came through on August 2. So far, aside from a bit more dribble and a bit more spitting up, teething has been very easy.
BATHTIME. She loves her nightly bath. I usually put her in the kitchen sink so I can get some tidying done at the same time, but she's almost getting too big for it. She also has now learned how fun it is to kick water out, which makes quite the mess. I tried her one night in the big tub with her bath seat, but she didn't like it at all.
PARTY! Last week at work they had a surprise birthday party/luncheon for three of us supervisors whose birthdays were in June & July. Part of the surprise was that they had our children brought in to participate, so when I walked into the room, there was Kira sitting in a cute party dress with a party hat on her head.She did so good with all the strangers at the party. She occasionally cries at strangers (mostly white-haired ladies), but most of the time she just fixes a serious Joseph-stare on them and watches them intently. She's just in the beginning stages of stranger and separation anxiety, but so far it hasn't been too bad.
SOUTH HAVEN. This past Saturday we went with my mom & dad over to South Haven, a little town on Lake Michigan. Basically it's just a nice little day trip, where we get coffee, wander the shops and canal, walk out to the pier and on the beach. Kira was all dressed and ready for her first trip to the beach.
Well, that was optimistic. Sigh. Even the end of July/beginning of August in Michigan cannot be counted on to be warm and sunny. The day was slightly overcast, but by the time we got to South Haven it was raining, windy, and chilly. So we bundled Kira up into a sweatsuit (winter clothes!) and went for dinner. After a nice meal of perch and shrimp, the rain had finally stopped. It was still REALLY windy though. When we walked to the beach, the sand stung our legs and faces. Kira did really well, she liked to try to eat the sand and seemed to enjoy the wind whipping through her hair. It was a nice day, but unfortunate the weather didn't cooperate. I guess she won't get to dip her toes in Lake Michigan until the next trip.
Well I'm a week late in posting but I just couldn't find the spare time to sit down and get it all down right. So here goes…
Last Thursday night Joseph, Kira and I drove down to Chicago. Kira and I had a playdate set with four other Sugarbaby mamas from around the country. For those of you who are not Sugarbaby mamas, we're an online playgroup who have been together some of us since the days we were trying to get pregnant. We went through pregnancy together and now all of our December 2008 babies are much discussed in our online playgroup.


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2017 NFL Mock Draft by ArianaGrande08 - 3.27
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Round 1
The Browns could be tempted to take a QB, but they shouldn't pass on Garrett here, he can anchor their defensive line for the next decade.
Now value wise, this is a reach. But despite signing Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley the 49ers need a QB. The best players on the board are both defensive ends, which would mean giving up on one of their previous two first round picks, Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner. Kizer has been said as one of the biggest risers of the draft after an "amazing" pro day, and has definitely been working on what scouts identified as weaknesses.
The Bears signed Mike Glennon, so that leaves out a QB here presumably, Solomon Thomas or Jon Allen could be in play here, but the Bears defensive line has actually been pretty solid. Jamal Adams is a generational safety talent, he can do everything.
The Jags have some nice young DE's in Dante Fowler and Yannick Ngakoue, but Thomas' versatility would definitely help the young Jags defense.
It's no secret the Titans are looking for an upgrade at WR after attempting to trade for Brandin Cooks. Mike Williams, whom would of been a first round pick last year had he not got injured, would help Mariota take the next step.
With Revis island officially out of town for good, it's time for the Jets' to look for their next shut down corner. Lattimore, although only a one year starter has elite athleticism and cover skills.
Had he not got injured, I probably would of had Hooker going to Chicago at 3. His ball skills are like something that the scouting world hasn't seen since Ed Reed, pretty high praise for a one year starter.
Even though they extended Jonathan Stewart, don't count out Fournette here, he's a generational RB prospect and would he would help the offense get back to where it needs to be.
Even though Foster got kicked out of the combine, he should still be a top 10 pick, and the Bengals, although they signed Kevin Minter, are looking for a true stud at MLB after releasing longtime starter Rey Maualuga.
According to a source, the Bills might be "all in" on Howard. A lot of scouts say that Howard is the best TE prospect they've seen in over a decade.
The Saints are in desperate need of an edge rusher to help out Cam Jordan, and Barnett is one of the most productive ones to come out of the SEC in years.
The Browns are able to nab the #1 player overall at 1, and whom many think the #1 QB is at 12. Trubisky would hope to finally be the Brown's franchise QB they've long been awaiting, he has all the tools to do it.
On the field, Allen is a top 5 pick, but his shoulders cause for major concerns for his long term durability, and after losing Calais Campbell, you'd have to think the Cardinals will look for a replacement at DE.
Wilson was overshadowed by teammate Teez Tabor for much of the preseason, but as the season went on scouts began to notice that Wilson may be better then the more hyped Tabor, and the Eagles need an upgrade in the secondary.
There has been some questions rising up about Dalvin Cook as of late, but I still think he will be a first round pick. The Jamaal Charles comparisons are accurate, as Cook has the ability to not only kill defenses on the ground, but through the air.
After losing Rick Wagner to free agency, the Ravens will need to find a replacement, although not a great value pick here, it's not terrible.


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Starbucks, gay marriage and the Christian
|Marriage is created and defined by God, not man.
Well, it's not. It's a very real and serious topic these days, especially since the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enacted on September 21, 1996, is on trial, and may possibly be voted into extinction by our government.
"In the beginning was the Word [Jesus], and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made."
~John 1:1-3
"So GOD created man in HIS own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."
~Gen 1:27
"Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error."~Romans 1:24-27
"I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. 'Purge the evil person from among you.'"
~1 Cor 5:9-13
- stop shopping at Target, Kohl's and most grocery stores;
- stop driving cars, using your phones, computers, tablets and such;
- boycott Staples, Walmart, and Sam's Club;
- stop using any public transportation or paved roads, and so much more, because the people who own or run these companies all support some principle that violates our holy God's precepts and they employ people who do the same.
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(The following paper was inspired by Bill O'Reilly whose TV show favors
God Dumpers and not "Bible Thumpers." Quotes are from "Vital Quotations"
by Emerson West.)
ROBERT E. LEE: "In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength." (p. 21)
DANIEL WEBSTER: "If we abide by the principles
taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper."
(p. 21)
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: "I have made it a practice
for several years to read the Bible through in the course of every
year." (p. 22)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: "I believe the Bible is the
best gift God has ever given to man. All the good from the Saviour of
the world is communicated to us through this book." (p. 22)
GEORGE WASHINGTON: "It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible." (p. 22)
HORACE GREELEY: "It is impossible to mentally or socially enslave a Bible-reading people." (p. 23)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: "I hold the precepts of Jesus
as delivered by himself to be the most pure, benevolent, and sublime
which have ever been preached to man. I adhere to the principles of the
first age; and consider all subsequent innovations as corruptions of
this religion, having no foundation in what came from him." (p. 45)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: "Had the doctrines of Jesus
been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole
civilized world would by now have become Christian." (p. 47)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: "As to Jesus of Nazareth, my
opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of morals
and his religion, as he left them to us, is the best the world ever saw,
or is likely to see." (p.49)
WOODROW WILSON: "The sum of the whole matter is
this----that our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be
redeemed spiritually. It can only be saved by becoming permeated with
the spirit of Christ and being made free and happy by practices which
spring out of that spirit." (p. 143)
PATRICK HENRY: "There is a just God who presides over the destiny of nations." (p. 145)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: "Material abundance without character is the surest way to destruction." (p. 225)
THOMAS JEFFERSON: "Of all the systems of
morality, ancient or modern, which have come under my observation, none
appear to me so pure as that of Jesus." (p. 237)
GEORGE WASHINGTON: "The foolish and wicked
practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low, that
every person of sense and character detests and despises it." (p. 283)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: "Here is my creed. I believe
in one God, the Creator of the universe. That he governs it by his
Providence. That he ought to be worshiped." (p. 301)
CALVIN COOLIDGE: "The strength of a country is the strength of its religious convictions." (p. 305)
GEORGE WASHINGTON: "The perpetuity of this nation depends upon the religious education of the young." (p. 306)
Prior to our increasingly "Hell-Bound and Happy"
era, America's greatest leaders were part of the (gulp) Religious Right!
Today we've forgotten God's threat (to abort America) in Psa.
50:22----"Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in
pieces, and there be none to deliver." Memo to God Dumpers: In light of
Rev. 16:19, can you be sure you won't be in a city that God has already
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Martin Lukacs has a great piece in the Guardian today – the best analysis on the causes and next steps for the Fort Mac fires (largest natural disaster in Canada's history) that we've seen. The fossil fuel industry, bolstered by a track record of impunity from huge damages to communities and the environment, continues business as usual while the rest of us blame each other and "karma" for the devastation it caused.
The devastation of Fort McMurray is the predictable outcome of arson on an entirely different scale.
These arsonists have a name and they're hiding in plain view—because their actions, at the moment, are still considered legal. They're the companies that helped turn the boreal forest into a flammable tinder-box. The same companies that have undermined attempts to rein in carbon emissions. The same companies that, by their very design, chase profits with no mind for the ecological and human consequences.
Yet in the fire's aftermath, it has seemed impossible to name them: fossil fuel corporations. Of course they're not the only ones who have fuelled climate change: all of us consume oil at every level of our lives. But the record is clear that we are not equally responsible: an astonishing 90 companies alone have caused two-thirds of global carbon emissions. And all the oil giants involved in the Alberta tar sands are among them: ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, Total, CNRL, Chevron.
The age of large-scale legal action to make polluters pay is just around the corner. She's huffing and puffing a bit from all the wildfire smoke, but when she arrives she will be people-powered and unstoppable. Stay tuned.
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Wisconsin defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox says don't judge him on words, judge him by the scoreboard
MADISON, Wis. — Don't judge him by the SkyMiles. Or the adjectives.
Versatile. Physical. Teacher. Personable. A lot of words have been handcuffed to Justin Wilcox over the last dozen years or so, from Boise to Knoxville, from Seattle to SoCal to Madison. Some good, some bad, most true.
Stuff them. Stuff 'em all.
If you're going to judge him, he only asks one thing: Do it by his actions.
"When you're new, at the first team meeting we had, it's not like you sit there and give some speech and say, 'Hey, guys, you've gotta trust me,'" Wisconsin's new defensive coordinator told Landof10.com. "That's for the movies, you know?
"I think it's what you do every day. It's how you work with them. And my job is to get to know them, and we spent time at that, on the field and off the field. And it's a good group of guys. It's not like you get to know somebody intimately over, you know, a couple of months. Personalities are different all the way around: Players, mine, all that. But it's been a great group of people to be around and I really appreciate how they've gone about their work."
You deal. You grind. Such is the mantra in Mad City: Once the cards are shuffled, play the best dang hand you can, shut your trap, and dig.
The Badgers are going on their fourth defensive or co-defensive coordinator in five years — a revolving philosophical door that started with Chris Ash (now the head coach at Rutgers) and Charlie Partridge (now running the show at Florida Atlantic) sharing the controls in 2011, turned to Wilcox in 2016, and saw three seasons of Dave Aranda in the middle doing wacky, non-conventional Dave Aranda things.
"Now Coach Wilcox is my defensive coordinator," offered senior linebacker Vince Biegel, who has remained grounded — for the most part — as the philosophies have spun all around him. "And there isn't a guy in this country you wouldn't love more than Coach Wilcox as my defensive coordinator."
Few guys in this country are as well-traveled. Madison is Wilcox's fourth stop over the last decade after spells running the defenses at USC (2014-'15), Washington ('12-'13), Tennessee ('10-'11) and perhaps most impactfully, Boise State (2006-'09).
In general, folks who know Wilcox best describe his defenses the way Bruce Lee used to describe water: It can flow, it can crash. Put it in a cup, it becomes the cup. Put it in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. Put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Wilcox adapts — to his strengths, to his roster, to the dance card. The Badgers return six starters, including all but one starting linebacker, off a unit that led the FBS in scoring defense (13.7) and ranked second in overall defense. We know the 3-4 base will remain a starting point.
Everything else? Water.
"No, it's not the same defense," Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said. "We just talked about (how) two safeties are gone and a cornerback is gone, the linebacker of the year is gone and we play a whole different schedule, really.
"There'll be some similarities. But we were going to be different no matter what because of personnel and because of who we're playing, the (teams) that we're facing, so … and that's the fun of the season, is who are we going to be offensively and defensively and special teams and develop as a team? We know what we want to be, and that's the beauty of the journey of a season."
They want to knock your block off, formation be damned. Wilcox is down with that. Always has been.
"You can't be a good football player and not be physical," said Wilcox, a former cornerback and safety at Oregon and the son of Hall-of-Fame linebacker Dave Wilcox. "I don't care if you're a cornerback, a defensive lineman, even a quarterback. It's a physical game. You've got to exhibit toughness, and it's a part of the game. And if you're not wired that way, yes, it's our job to teach them, given them the techniques so they can be physical. And incorporate that in practice and control it when we need to control it. But you have to be a physical player and a physical team in order to win."
He raised two fingers, rabbit-ears style.
"That's just how it is," Wilcox continued, "even (with) the quote-unquote 'finesse' teams that people maybe label as 'finesse,' I don't think you're going to be a good team. No matter what style you play, you can't be a 'finesse' team — that just doesn't happen."
We know his better crews force the issue. And takeaways. Wilcox's 2009 defense at Boise State ranked 14th in scoring defense and third in in turnover margin. His USC bunch in 2014 was among the top 20 nationally in turnover margin and opponent third-down conversion rate. In 2015, the Trojans led the Pac-12 in opponent third-down conversions while scoring five defensive touchdowns.
Of course, they also gave up 40 points or more to Oregon (48), Notre Dame (41) and Stanford (41 twice over), a return that prompted some Troy faithful to launch a FireJustinWilcox.com site. Lovely.
"Obviously, that's something that we're going to emphasize and a lot of people emphasize," Wilcox said. "Everybody says, 'We're going to be physical.' We're not unique in that. It's how you go about your daily (responsibilities) and how you approach your work and what you do on the practice field which will carry over to the games. That's when you become physical."
Wilcox has seen it all twice over, even at age 39. At Oregon, he majored in — wait for it — anthropology; Wilcox gets people, in part, because he studied them. He's gone big. He's gone small. He's done old. And young. His Volunteers unit in 2011 ranked 28th nationally in total defense with three freshmen in the starting lineup.
"I think the fans back home can expect to see the same thing, still the same (basic) nuts and bolts of a Wisconsin defense that made us successful in the past," Biegel said. "But you will see some different types of (process) and some different types of wrinkles to our game."
So what's it going to be?
Cup? Bottle? Teapot?
None of the above? Or all?
"It's hard work, putting your time in, getting dirty and sweat," Wilcox chuckled. "And that investment, that (work), that's not Disneyland fun, it's not vacation fun, it's not going-to-the-beach fun. It's just not.
"It's a different kind of (satisfaction) when you invest fully in something and then you see the benefit of it. The benefits can be you making a sack or an interception, or it can be just how you live your life. That's the great thing about football, is that so much of this carries over off the field. And so, that's, to me, what the fun part is. Seeing those things to come fruition."
Seeing the actions. And the scoreboard. Because, ultimately, the latter is how Wilcox will be judged, same as it ever was.
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|[virgo-dev] p2 & Virgo
I attach the notebook pages from yesterday's meeting as a memory-jogger. I have addressed this to virgo-dev to keep others in the loop. This was a meeting to discuss the p2 support in Virgo 3.0 while most of the committers (all except Dmitry) and some p2 experts (copied) were at EclipseCon. Here are some ideas I've had following the meeting. What do you think? I think we can configure the kernel to have a "managed user region" by starting it with a Repository (the Virgo type) backed by p2 instead of the usual repository/ext and repository/usr. The p2 Repository (sorry if this term is confusing!) could internally represent its physical artifacts in a p2-oriented manner as we discussed and then reconstitute them into the form that Virgo understands today when the artifacts are returned to Virgo from Repository accesses. The crucial property of a p2 Repository is that it is constant across warm starts of Virgo, so we have the possibility of recovering the runtime state rather than having to re-deploy everything. (The reason we have to re-deploy everything on warm restart today is because repository/ext, repository/usr, and pickup may have been changed while Virgo was down.) We also need the Virgo p2 support to drive the deployer API during cold start to deploy the relevant applications. (Note that this is applications plural since the web support is an application that we'll need in addition to the user's application.) We also need to control hot deployment in this set up. It may be as simple as turning off the hot deployer. Regards, Glyn


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Harvest of Harmony alum return to cheer bands
The Harvest of Harmony Parade has been marching down Grand Island streets for 75 years now.
Saturday, bands sounded their instruments as crowd cheered them on.
For Kevin Wegner, it was a familiar scene.
"It was a very warm feeling. My daughter plays the sax just like I do," he said.
Wegner was on this same street 38 years ago with the Cedar Bluffs band.
"I was in the band when I came here in '78 and my daughter is in the band this year. That makes it awesome," he said.
This year Harvest of Harmony had more than 200 entries.
Jerman Marsh traveled from Las Vegas, Nevada to see all of them.
"I got a lot of sentimental attachments and I try to come back every two years to see the Harvest of Harmony, and also for our high school reunion," said Marsh.
For sisters Beverly Markes and Barbara Rafert who graduated from Osceola, it's been years since they've been in the band.
"I didn't realize it had been around 78 years, but thinking back I remember it as a little girl."
"Does it bring back some memories? Yes, it certainly does."


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The internet connections have been slow or non-existent for a couple of days, so three days in one here …
Wednesday 23rd July
We were up unusually early so despite a leisurely start we were still away by 9. Dudswell is a really pretty spot, cool and shady, just a shame about the trains so very frequent on the other bank. Last night a particularly noisy one went by and I thought it had set up a vibration somewhere on the boat, as there was a loud fast ticking sound. Nothing to be seen till I finally spotted this little cricket, stridulating away on the edge of the side hatch right in my ear.
The two Dudswell locks have to be left empty, so were in our favour. At Cowroast I got rid of some rubbish and recycling as the lock filled and Dave went up onto the footbridge to check out the position of the diesel pump in the marina. Somehow Meg managed to get through the side and in she went with an almighty splash! This is the bridge, taken as we came out of the marina, having filled up.
She was completely unfazed by her dunking – we were just thankful that she didn't hit the concrete edge or it could have been quite another story.
We stopped for lunch on the summit near Tring station. We had hoped to walk to Aldbury for lunch but the road was very busy, the sun hot and the pavement overgrown so we came back to the boat instead. The canal is now beginning to look more like the area of the Grand Union we know already, further north.
On to Bulbourne Junction, where the old BW buildings now house a decorative ironwork manufacturer. You can get some very individual pieces made for your garden -
Holland is moored here.
We turned down the Wendover arm. It was a bit of a treat to have no lock work and I took the helm while Dave took some photos of the terns fishing behind the boat. They (or perhaps it was just one) were clearly finding fish that our passage had disturbed.
They are such beautiful, graceful birds - it is a pity their voice is so harsh.
I successfully navigated the tight turns at the flour mill, where the workers were having a tea break beside the pallets of 'Fine Lady' flour ready for despatch.
Here is the proof that I actually do steer sometimes!
Unfortunately Dave took the photo from the towpath after having to push me off when I got stuck, having failed to notice the edge of the derelict stop lock!
The moorings at the end of the arm were in full sun, so as it was still very hot we turned and came back down to the only other spot just past the flour mill, where it was a bit shallow but cool and shady. It was only 3.30 so we set to and cleaned the boat inside and out. It's beautifully quiet here – no racketing trains, just the soothing whisper of aspens in the gentle breeze – and every 10 minutes a whoosh of water from a nearby outflow of some kind!
We have been monitoring the fridge this hot weather as it seems to be drawing too much from the batteries, and we end up having to turn it off in the early evening, leading to some sour milk a few days ago. Dave pulled the fridge out the other day and drilled out a couple of 2" holes in the floor to draw cool air up from the bilge – the drill battery ran out before he could do the third, but it seems to be working much more efficiently than it did before.
After we'd eaten we strolled back up the arm for a pint at the Grand Junction pub in Bulbourne, getting a better picture of the workshops from the bridge.
6 miles 3 locks – what an easy day!
Thursday 24th July
Today started cool and almost drizzly, but soon turned very hot again. We tried to turn left for the locks at Bulbourne Junction but there were several boats moored at the dock opposite, and we decided to retrace our steps to the winding hole on the south side of the visitor moorings. A wise choice – NB Daisy Chain was approaching as we completed the turn and we shared the first 6 locks, before they pulled in at the lovely moorings alongside the reservoir. The two crew had a brilliant system where we took it in turns to lock ahead, and we were down very quickly. Here is Daisy Chain following Chuffed between locks.
Someone must have collided with this at some speed – there was a bend between this and the next lock and they clearly got it wrong!
Here is the double-arched bridge at the bottom of the flight, taken quickly before the approaching boat blocked the view.
We knew from the stoppage emails that passage through the Aylesbury Arm staircase lock was restricted because of a broken lock beam (NB Valerie's blog has a photo ). We pulled in to a space on the end of the permanent mooring and went to investigate as it was only 11.30. There were 2 workboats in the lock and below, and they were in the process of fitting the new balance beam. Here the broken one has been removed. In the background is what looks like the start of an industrial unit – but it appears to be for houses. There is one closer to completion overlooking the main line – it is now clad in stone rather than the usual brick and will probably look good when all the scaffolding and netting comes down.
They were clearly going to be some time! "Maybe this afternoon but could be tomorrow".
We went back for a cuppa and a boaters' meeting and decided to go to the pub in Wilstone and leave them to it! By the time we had finished our tea the new beam was in place and they were beginning to fit the paddle gear in place.
After some banter with the foreman we had a lovely walk down to Wilstone, taking the footpath across the field and past the allotments. We popped into the delightful and friendly community shop for a couple of things, then went on to the excellent Half Moon, where we enjoyed a relaxing pint and some lunch in the garden, watching the gliders being towed up from Dunstable Downs.
As we returned to Chuffed, the men had finished the paddle gear and were fitting the step on the beam. Half an hour later, one of them brought one of the workboats up and we moved out so he could take our mooring, and down we went. All the non-slip was in place on the step and beam – an excellent job, by the looks of it! The bottom lock was filling as I took this photo.
It was a joy to be in narrow locks again. The Aylesbury Arm is quiet and peaceful, with few boats. There was a lot of water coming down, though it didn't impede our progress.
Some of the paddle gear was a bit rocky but everything else, towpath included, was in good condition. We moored on the rings by the footpath at Wilstone, where we had a gloriously quiet night in a beautiful setting – with a heron imitating a cormorant! Perhaps it was a bit too enthusiastic going after a fish and got wetter than it intended.
2 and a half miles, 7 broad locks, 8 narrow
Friday 25th July
Phew what a scorcher! I lost count of the number of pints of squash we got through today. Although it was grey and almost drizzling as I walked up to the village shop, the sun was soon out. This is an excellent spot to moor.
Of all the 16 locks on the Aylesbury Arm, only 2 have the balance beam on the towpath side – this one is lock 9, Gudgeon Stream.
We had been warned that we would feel we were on the African Queen once on the Arm, but found this to be a very out of date view. The towpath was in generally good condition throughout – this was as bad as it got, though in wet weather I imagine it would be rather different.
Motel Boatyard (I wonder how often that joke has been made) specialises in repair of wooden boats and there were several moored or out of the waterThere is very little mooring between Wilstone and Aylesbury basin - we could have pulled in at lunchtime but were plagued by biting flies so carried on to the basin. We turned and moored on the shady side which turned out to be over 100yds of service moorings, with at least 2 water points. As there were only 2 boats on the pontoons, and 2 unattended boats on the long service moorings, we stayed put to have a late lunch in the shade. And as no-one else appeared, we stayed there and went up into town for a mooch around and to buy a change of bedding which we had forgotten to bring with us! Here is Disraeli, who used to be the local MP. He probably looked quite good there before the HSBC logo went up!
Daughter Jen was coming over later to help celebrate Dave's Big Birthday (not saying which but it doesn't contain a zero) and as it was so hot we decided to eat on board rather than sit in a roasting restaurant or squeeze into a crowded pub garden. While I popped over to Waitrose to get some goodies, Dave moved the boat over to the 'proper' mooring side as the sun had come round and now there was some shade over there. Jen duly arrived and we had an excellent evening before we escorted her back to her car and gave Meg her night-time walk.
5 miles 8 narrow locks