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Theramore's Fall and Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War
Posted in: Lore, Novels, World of Warcraft.	Tagged: anduin wrynn, garrosh hellscream, jaina proudmoore, jaina proudmoore: tides of war, rhonin, scenario, thalen songweaver, theramore's fall, tides of war, varian wrynn, warcraft, world of warcraft, wow.	4 Comments
After running through the Theramore's Fall scenario last night, I can say that I was pretty disappointed. I like the concept, but Theramore's Fall was not very interesting. I hope it isn't indicative of the other scenarios. Obviously, I'll be spoiling the scenario in this post. At the end, in a separate section, I'm going to be spoiling the novel. It's worth noting that without being familiar with the novel, the scenario makes no sense at all.
My first complaint is about how the scenario is integrated. What are we doing? Why are we here? How would I even know about this scenario if I didn't read blogs? There's nothing in the actual world. There should have been something on the Warchief's Command Board along with guards barking out instructions. "All able-bodied members of the Horde are to report for war immediately!" Of course, you're not going off to the main battle for Theramore. When you talk to the guard, he could say something like, "Warchief Hellscream has requested the best of the best for the special mission. You look like you have what it takes. Report to him at once." Garrosh could have some dialogue before queuing you for the scenario. But no. There was nothing.
Instructions are displayed on the screen. I actually like this because it makes it clear. However, there was no explanation for why we were doing these tasks. I would have liked an NPC to tell us the instructions. I started on a Horde ship docked at Theramore and was tasked with rigging explosives on six Alliance ships. Why were there explosives on those ships? I don't know. Who's telling us to do this? I don't know. Stage two tasked me with informing a goblin that the explosives were set, allowing him to blow the ships. There are Horde NPCs along the docks but not much real fighting. In Stage three I had to defeat some guards and the flightmaster. He was a simple boss. It was time to defeat a siege engine in stage four. Fun little enemy. It was nothing compared to actual bosses, but when you think of scenarios more as quests (possibly without tanks or healers), it seemed decent. It's worth noting that there don't seem to be armies anywhere. Where's the Horde? Where's the Alliance? It doesn't make a lot of sense.
In the final stage, I had to slay the Captain of the Guard and rescue someone named Thalen Songweaver. No explanation was given as to who he was or why I had to save him.
At that point a cutscene is played showing an airship stationed by goblins dropping a huge mana bomb on Theramore. Where did they get the mana bomb? Was there an actual battle or just the bomb? Without the novel, this isn't answered.
I received a bag at the end of the scenario that contained five Horde symbol fireworks. You can kind of see the symbol in my screenshot. It didn't actually look much better in the game. I suppose this is kind of realistic. Fireworks usually look almost how they're supposed to look.
Thalen Songweaver also mailed me a Mini Mana Bomb. It's an item on a three-minute cooldown that gives you an AOE target and causes a small arcane explosion. It's pretty cool.
Returning to Theramore, I find nothing but the ruins of a city along with a large, magically-charged crater. Once you do the scenario, Theramore will be phased, leaving you to see the destruction.
Zidormi, the NPC that usually stands in front of the portal to the Caverns of Time in the Violet Citadel, now stands near the western bridge leading to Theramore. She'll temporarily phase you back if you want to see Theramore in its previous glory. I don't know if she'll be here permanently, but I really hope so. I like being able to see the old content.
Spoilers time.
Here's a quick bullet-pointed summary of the novel that helps explain the scenario.
The blue dragonflight is slowly disbanding.
The Focusing Iris is stolen from the blues as they move it. They were hiding it because the mortals know about the Eye of Eternity.
Kalecgos sees if Jaina might have some insight.
Kalecgos and Jaina slowly fall in love.
Jaina gets an apprentice named Kinndy Sparkshine, daughter of Windle Sparkshine, the Dalaran gnome who lights the street lights.
Garrosh declares that Kalimdor should belong only to the Horde and orders all Horde races to amass an army.
Malkorok is a former Blackrock orc and is now Garrosh's right-hand man and personal bodyguard.
The Kor'kron Guard are now acting like enforcers and secret police, led by Malkorok.
People who speak out against Garrosh are either never seen again or return from visits from the Kor'kron severely hurt.
The Horde destroys Northwatch Hold and plans to march on Theramore.
Garrosh is using dark shaman to create elemental giants to use in war.
Baine and Vol'jin vocally oppose Garrosh.
Baine sends a messenger to Theramore warning Jaina that an attack is coming. He feels bad that he must be part of it but says that it would be bad for the tauren to openly oppose Garrosh.
Baine also returns Fearbreaker to Jaina, instructing her to return it to Anduin. He doesn't feel like it's right to keep it.
Garrosh holds army for a long time rather than marching on Theramore.
Jaina convinces the Kirin Tor to help her.
Almost all high-ranking generals of the Alliance along with the Kirin Tor come to Theramore to defend it.
Garrosh waits until the Alliance's forces are all gathered in one spot before leading an attack.
There is an all out war between the armies of the Alliance and the Horde. Yes, there are many people involved although it's not shown in the scenario.
The Kirin Tor mages are magically reinforcing the walls. One Sunreaver mage, Thalen Songweaver, actually weakens the walls to allow the Horde into the city. He's caught by Jaina and jailed.
The Alliance and Horde both lose a number of soldiers before the Horde is pushed out of the city.
A small number of Horde rescue Thalen Songweaver from Theramore. This is what the scenario is about.
Garrosh reveals that he had the Focusing Iris stolen from the Blue Dragonflight. He used it to create the largest mana bomb ever built and then orders it dropped on Theramore.
This explains why Garrosh waited until Theramore was reinforced. The reason why he battled on the ground at all was simply for the glory of war.
Rhonin claims that Jaina should be the future of the Kirin Tor and teleports her to safety as he attempts to suck the mana bomb explosion to him and contain it as much as possible.
Most Alliance generals are killed as was her apprentice, Kinndy. Rhonin is, of course, dead.
Jaina returns to Theramore physically altered by the arcane exposure. She steals the Focusing Iris herself.
The Horde naval fleet creates a blockade around Kalimdor.
Jaina decides that the time for peace has ended. She vows to flatten Orgrimmar, including all children, herself.
Varian and Anduin are appalled at the change in Jaina and do not like the idea of destroying an entire Horde city.
Varian believes they must come up with an intelligent plan. He rebuilds the Alliance fleet and decides to make a feint for Darkshore, hoping the Horde navy responds. The bulk of his ships will sail for Orgrimmar so that Alliance forces can enter and kill Garrosh Hellscream.
Varian tells Anduin how a true king must be responsible for both the good and the bad. He tells Anduin he's proud of him and knows that Anduin will make a good king if he (Varian) doesn't return.
Anduin gives a speech to the people of the Alliance, blessing them and causing them to glow with the holy Light.
Thrall returns to Kalimdor after the elements' new unrest at the elemental giants being used by the Horde.
Thrall confronts Jaina who is no longer willing to call him a friend. She attempts to kill him.
Kalecgos talks Jaina down from using water elementals as a giant tidal wave against Orgrimmar, and Thrall leaves.
Garrosh somehow summons krakens to use against the Alliance navy.
Jaina uses the elementals to defeat the kraken.
Garrosh pulls his forces in to defend Orgrimmar, the Alliance navy sail to release the Alliance's other ports from Horde control.
Jaina, not knowing what to do with herself, goes to Dalaran. She requests to formally join the Kirin Tor.
Kalecgos, no longer an Aspect after the battle against Deathwing and with no blue dragons left following him, decides to join the Kirin Tor as well.
Jaina returns the Focusing Iris to Kalecgos.
The Kirin Tor, following a prophecy written by Antonidas, not only accept Jaina but also put her in charge of the Kirin Tor.
The Kirin Tor also accept Kalecgos.
Kalecgos declares that mortals are very capable and hands the Focusing Iris over to the Kirin Tor.
Pretty much none of this is explained in the scenario. Some of the details are likely not needed, but the scenario needed a lot more lore than what was in it (none). The book, while excellent, is missing a couple things as well. Most notably, I'd like to know more about Malkorok and how the Horde obtained the Focusing Iris.
Character development was excellent for the most part. I can see how Jaina would snap even if it seemed a little extreme. Garrosh has gone all out war-crazy. It seems odd that he was against the Forsaken's use of the blight but is okay with the huge mana bomb. I suppose you could assume that he's decided that enough is enough and is now willing to go to more extreme tactics; However, we don't really get in his head enough. It's just not explained.
Varian is becoming a wonderful character. He's war-crazy side seems fully integrated with his logical side. I love that he's proud and accepting of Anduin now. Varian seems like the kind of noble king that the Alliance deserve. I'm starting to wish my character could look up to him.

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Clampdowns on stadia security stop many national football matches in Africa
More than 30 stadia in Africa are currently deemed unfit by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and many countries are forced to play national matches abroad. Steve Menary provides an overview of the challenges arising from unfit stadiums in both Africa and the Caribbean region.
Will Putin's arenas turn out to be Potemkin villages?
Analysis: The recent World Cup in football was named "the best ever" by the FIFA President. But from an economic point of view, its legacy is questionable. The investments surpassing 25 billion USD may turn out to be highly disproportionate to the benefits. Economist Matthias Fett looks at the numbers.
Iranian women can watch today's football match
Iranian women will be permitted to enter in Azadi Stadium tonight to watch their national football team playing against Portugal, A Tehran stadium manager said.
New single calls for Iranian women's right to attend football matches
Abjeez, an Iranian girl band, released a music video calling on men's support to end Iranian discriminatory ban on women in stadiums. The song is part of the public discussion of the ongoing campaign for Iranian women's right to attend football matches.
Tokyo's Olympic stadium design scrapped – but the Games economy remains fragile
With the prospect of runaway expenses, the Japanese government last month pulled the brake and launched a new design contest for Tokyo's new Olympic stadium. But the debate about who is to blame for the fiasco continues.
Stadium construction: A political barometer
While stadium construction is being shelved for various political reasons in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Qatar is moving full steam ahead with its preparations for the World Cup, including the construction of at least eight stadia that would be dismantled after the tournament.
Tokyo's compact Games go beyond the bounds
Hosting the most compact Games ever has been one of Tokyo's selling points since the city won the 2020 Olympics' hosting rights. But as the Tokyo bid has had to realise, making a geographically compact event is not always economically compact.
Nordic venue business gathers in Aarhus
Nordic Venue Forum will gather professionals in the venue industry for a two-day conference, taking place 14-15 April 2015 in Aarhus, Denmark.


Verbs that are regular in the present tense are not necessarily regular in the preterit. Because the preterit irregulars are presented later, only regular verbs in the preterit are used as examples in this section. To conjugate a regular verb in the preterit tense, remove the infinitive ending and add the preterit endings presented below. For an ‐ar verb that is regular in the preterit, use the endings in Table . Because ‐er and ‐ir verbs are conjugated exactly alike in the preterit tense, both use the endings in Table .
In the present tense, the yo form ends in ‐o, but in the preterit tense, the él, ella, and usted forms end in ‐ó. Be sure to notice the accent mark on the preterit forms because that is the only difference between the yo form of the present tense and the él form of the preterit tense. There is also an accent mark on the yo form of all regular preterit verbs. Pronounce these words with the stress on the last syllable.
Notice that regular ‐ar verbs have the same nosotros/nosotras form in the preterit as they do in the present tense. The only way to know whether it is in the preterit or present tense is by considering the context of the sentence.
As you can see in Table , the endings for ‐er and ‐ir verbs are the same for regular verbs in the preterit tense.
The nosotros/nosotras form of an ‐ir verb is exactly the same in the present and preterit tenses.
The verb vivir (to live) is a good example of a regular ‐ir verb in the preterit. Table serves as a sample conjugation for all ‐ir verbs in the preterit.


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Suffolk wedding photos. Having been lulled into a false sense of security with this glorious weather, Victoria and Chris's wedding at Ramsholt Church was a lot more what I would expect of April – and true to form the weather threw a little of every thing at us. Enough to keep you on your toes but not enough to spoil the day. Victoria looked absolutely stunning in vintage dress in line with the vintage theme for the day. Chris looked quietly calm and confident – the sign of a happy man and/or a good ushers lunch. The marquee was put up the Old Rectory, Alderton by the Great Event Company and looked fantastic with it's clear panel sides – great to look out of during the rainy bits and great to look into for the evenings entertainment. Here are a few of my favourite images from the day.
This is what happens when you ask the bridesmaid behind you to make the couple laugh – I can't tell you what she did (or I'm too much of a gentleman …) but it did the job!
Hurray – some sunshine. Quick, get a picture.


April 16 (Reuters) - NN Investment Partners (NN IP) on Monday named Yvette Babb as portfolio manager based in the Netherlands.
Babb joins the asset management arm of NN Group NV from JP Morgan in London where she was the chief economist and strategist, focusing on the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
Prior to that, she held a similar role at Standard Bank in South Africa.
Babb started her role at NN IP on April 1.


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Mickey Mouse will be featured in our first set. Our designers teamed up with Disney and thought long and hard about what sort of expressions will be useful to you in your LINE chats. The result is an all original design featuring over 40 stickers!
At the moment the stickers are available in Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, and Brunei.
Of course, you will be able to find Mickey's happy smiles, but also stickers of him studying, being in love and much more! They'll be one to suit every occasion and as a bonus, Mini Mouse will be joining Mickey in some of the stickers too!
After Mickey Mouse, stickers featuring other Disney characters including Mini Mouse and Winne the Pooh will be released (YEY !), and there are also plans to create seasonal versions of Disney stickers especially for Christmas, New Years Festivals, and other yearly events.


The BBC's new series of Doctor Who has proved to be a ratings success among British audiences.
Saturday night saw around 8.4 million viewers settle into their sofas to catch up with David Tennant and new sidekick Catherine Tate.
Although previous instalments of the Time Lord's adventures had been screened at around 19:00 BST, the first show in the new run was shown at 18:15.
Queer as Folk's Russell T Davies – now at the helm of his fourth Dr Who series – had criticised the new slot, but was proved wrong when Saturday night's episode grabbed a 39.4 per cent audience share and scooped the top spot in the evening's ratings battle.
"This is a great start for the new series of Doctor Who," remarked a BBC spokesperson.
Pointing out that comedienne Tate had successfully reprised her 2006 Christmas special role as Donna Noble, the representative continued: "The show kicked off a fantastic night of family entertainment on BBC1, which pulled in big audiences across the evening."
Other ratings winners this weekend included the BBC's Casualty, which pulled in 7.1 million viewers, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's new talent show I'd Do Anything, which had 6.8 million fans putting on the kettle and snuggling up on the sofa.
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TV Antennas Market By Type (Indoor TV Antenna, Outdoor TV Antenna) By Application (Residential, Commercial, Others) and Region - Global Forecast to 2026
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TV antennas Market Overview:
"The global TV antennas market size is expected to be worth around US$ 234.5 million by 2021 from US$ 141.2 million in 2031, growing at a CAGR of 5.19% during the forecast period 2021 to 2031."
The report offers in-depth insights, revenue details, and other vital information regarding the global TV antenna market and the various trends, drivers, restraints, opportunities, and threats in the target market till 2026.
The report also offers insightful and detailed information regarding the various key players operating in the global TV antenna market, and their financials, apart from strategies, acquisitions & mergers, and market footprint.
The global TV antenna market is segmented on the basis of product type, application, and region/country. This report is based on the synthesis, analysis, and interpretation of information gathered regarding the target market from various sources.
Our analysts have analyzed the information and data and gained insights using a mix of primary and secondary research efforts with the primary objective to provide a holistic view of the market.
In addition, an in-house study has been made of the global economic conditions and other economic indicators and factors to assess their respective impact on the market historically, as well as the current impact in order to make informed forecasts about the scenarios in the future.
TV antennas are components used to receive free-to-air or over-the-air channels. Antennas typically need to be oriented or aimed to get the best signal from the desired station.
These channels are broadcasted by local media companies through transmitters. These broadcasted signals are transmitted over frequencies in both VHF and UHF bands and vary across different regions/countries.
There are basically two different types of TV antennas namely indoor and outdoor. Indoor TV antennas are mounted on top or next to the TV sets, whereas outdoor TV antennas are mounted outside or externally placed.
Common types of indoor antennas are rabbit ears, whip antenna, loop antenna, and flat antenna and common types of outdoor antennas are yagi antenna and log-periodic antenna.
TV antennas require a one-time installment cost, and users can view all available local channels free of cost, as opposed to a monthly subscription chargeable for services such as satellite and cable TV to view these local channels.
The TV antennas are installed on the rooftop in the right place and direction. The benefits of using TV antennas are it saves money, the ability to receive channels that cable and satellite providers do not provide, and the ability to receive out-of-market channels, free subscriptions, stronger receptions, etc.
TV antennas serve as a low-cost alternative to pay-TV services and are a key factor expected to drive the growth of the global market. In addition, support from local broadcasters, advantages such as uncompressed HD signals, uninterrupted services during bad weather conditions, and a wide range of local channels are the factors expected to boost the growth of the global market in the near future.
Moreover, low disposable income levels in certain developing countries are expected to boost demand for TV antennas because of their free service, coupled with support from local TV broadcasters.
TV antennas are gaining popularity among the urban population in developed economies, owing to high-frequency receivers, cost-effectiveness, and compact size is likely to support the growth of the market.
However, increasing demand for various international channels as well as national channels may hinder the growth of the market.
In addition, the growing demand for OTT such as Netflix, and Hulu, due to the availability of rich content as well as ease of access to such content online are expected to restrain the growth of the market to a certain extent.
Moreover, increasing government initiatives favoring the digitalization of content in certain developing economies may have a negative impact to a certain extent on the growth of the TV antenna market.
Rapid technological advancements in TV antenna systems as well as at the backend of broadcasting service providers such as support for higher resolution content, strong digital signal reception, long-range detection, etc. are some ongoing trends expected to gain traction in the near future.
TV antenna manufacturers are focusing on introducing TV antennas, especially indoor antennas, that support both UHF and VHF functionality, as well as HD content. Digital TV channels have shifted with respect to the traditional analog channels, due to changing the range with which an antenna must perform, therefore new digital antennas are designed to reflect this shift.
Market Analysis by Product Type:
On the basis of product type, the outdoor TV antenna segment is expected to contribute a major revenue share in the global TV antenna market and register a CAGR of over 4%, in terms of revenue over the forecast period, owing to the increasing use in residential sectors.
The indoor TV antenna segment is estimated to register the highest CAGR of over 4.5%, due to the preferred solution for individuals living near TV broadcast towers. These are also excellent solutions for persons living in cities and apartments, where mounting or installing an outdoor antenna is not feasible or allowed permitted.
Developments in amplified TV antenna technology are a major factor expected to boost the growth of the commercial segment over the forecast period. Amplified antennas are ideal for suburbs and rural areas, where TV signals need to travel over greater distances.
Market Analysis by Application:
Among all the application segments, the residential segment is expected to register the highest CAGR of over 4.5%, owing to the mass adoption of TV antennas by the residential segment.
In addition, the growth of the market is also driven by an increasing number of individuals interested to watch TV and high disposable income levels globally.
In addition, advancements in non-amplified TV antennas that do not require an additional power source, are sleek, and capable of receiving ultra-high frequency (UHF) transmissions are another factor expected to boost the growth of the residential segment over the forecast period.
Market Analysis by Region:
The North American market is expected to dominate the global TV antenna market and is expected to account for the largest market revenue share as compared to that of markets in other regions.
The North American market is also expected to register the highest CAGR growth of 4.5% during the forecast period owing to rising prices of cable and satellite subscriptions coupled with increasing cord-cutting for cable and satellite TV in the US and Canada.
The dominance of the North American market is expected to continue over the forecast period. The increasing shift in preference towards the use of TV antennas, owing to its cost-effectiveness as compared to cable and satellite TV subscriptions is another important factor expected to boost the growth of the market in the region.
Companies are focusing on launching new TV antennas in the market with the objective to gain a competitive edge, which is another factor expected to support the growth of the market in the region over the forecast period.
Prominent manufacturers of TV antennas such as Antop Antennas, Inc., Jampro Antennas, Inc., LAVA Electronics, Inc., and Winegard Company have a significantly robust presence in the market in the region, which is another factor expected to boost the growth of the North America TV antennas market.
Market Segmentation of the global TV antennas market:
Segmentation by product type:
Indoor TV Antenna
Outdoor TV Antenna
Segmentation by application:
Winegard Company
Terk Technologies Corporation
Horman Co., Ltd.
KING Connect
LAVA Electronics, Inc.
Jampro Antennas, Inc.
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ANTOP Antennas, Inc.
Antennas Direct Inc.
Channel Master LLC
1.0 Chapter 1
1.1 Preface
1.3 Abbreviations
2.1 Report Description
2.1.1 Market Definition and Scope
2.1.2 Product Information
2.1.3 Illustration and Manufacturing Process Analysis
2.2 Executive Summary
2.2.1 Market Snapshot, By Type
2.2.2 Market Snapshot, By Application
2.2.3 Market Snapshot, By Region
2.2.4 Prudour Opportunity Map Analysis
3.0.1 Global TV Antennas Market Dynamics
3.0.2 Drivers (D)
3.0.3 Restraints (R)
3.0.6 PEST Analysis
3.0.7 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
3.0.8 DR Impact Analysis
3.0.9 Manufacturing Cost Analysis
3.0.10 Supply Chain Analysis
3.0.11 Vendor Information
4.0.1 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By Type
4.0.3 Segment Trends
4.0.4 Market Share and Forecast, and Y-o-Y Growth, 2016–2026, (US$ Mn)
4.1 Indoor TV Antenna
4.2 Outdoor TV Antenna
5.0.1 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By Application
5.1 Residential
5.2 Commercial
6.0.1 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, by Region/Country
6.0.2 Market Attractiveness Index
6.0.6 Imports and Exports of TV Antenna Market, by Region, 2011–2016
6.1 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By North America
6.2 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By Europe
6.3 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By China
6.3.2 Country Trends
6.4 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By Japan
6.5 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By South America
6.6 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By India
6.7 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By Middle East & Africa
6.8 Global TV Antennas Market Segment Analysis, By Rest of the World
7.0.1 Competitive Analysis
7.0.2 Company Share Analysis
7.0.3 Company Profiles
7.0.4 Heat Map Analysis
7.1 Winegard Company
7.1.2 Product Portfolio
7.2 Terk Technologies Corporation
7.3 Horman Co., Ltd.
7.4 KING Connect
7.5 LAVA Electronics, Inc.
7.6 Jampro Antennas, Inc.
7.7 Hills Limited
7.7.3 Financial Overview
7.8 SYSTEMS WITH RELIABILITY, LP. (SWR)
7.9 ANTOP Antennas, Inc.
7.10 Antennas Direct Inc.
7.10.2 Product Portfolio
7.11 Channel Master LLC
8.0.2 About Us
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Brachythele anomala  è un ragno appartenente alla famiglia Nemesiidae.

Distribuzione
La specie è stata reperita negli USA

Tassonomia
Al 2013 non sono note sottospecie e dal 1950 non sono stati esaminati nuovi esemplari.

Note

Bibliografia
 Schenkel, E. (1950b) - Spinnentiere aus dem westlichen Nordamerika, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Schenkel-Rudin. Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel vol.61, pp. 28–92 (p. 32).

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The 7 Continents of the World
7 Continents, 5 Oceans and Desert Information
Continents +
Antarctica Continent
Australia Continent
North American Continent
South America Continent
How Many Countries in the World?
Continent Facts +
7 Continent Facts
Smallest & Largest Continents
What is a Continent Exactly?
Facts About Antarctica
Facts about Asia
Facts About Africa
Facts About Europe
Facts about North America
Facts About South America
What is a Continental Shelf?
Oceans +
5 Oceans
Ocean Facts +
Facts About the Ocean
Arctic Ocean Facts
Atlantic Ocean Facts
Indian Ocean Facts
Pacific Ocean Facts
Southern Ocean Facts
Ocean Gyres – Formation, Maps, & More
Deserts +
Facts About the Desert
Arabian Desert
Arctic Desert
Gobi Desert
Kalahari Desert
Coloring Maps +
7 Continents Coloring Map
5 Oceans Coloring Map
Pangea Supercontinent
Inland Features +
Lakes of the World
Largest Rivers In The World
Highest Mountains of the World
What are Tectonic Plates?
Prime Meridian Explained
Seven Continent Clubs
The Equator Explained
Types of Pollution
What is the Longest River in North America?
North American rivers have been the hub of civilization and development since humans settled in the region. Many of the continent's modern cities such as Omaha, St. Louis, and Fairbanks were established because of their proximity to rivers. In addition to offering fresh water for drinking and cleaning, rivers provide many of those towns with water for fertile farmlands. The longest rivers in North America are used to transport goods such as cotton, soybeans, and lumber via barges. Alternative energy companies also continue to explore cost-effective ways to generate hydroelectric power from North America's rivers.
If you consider all the benefits that North America's major rivers provide, then you won't be surprised that river preservation and conservation efforts are hot topics among environmental groups in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. North America's longest rivers typically offer the most benefits, and they usually need the most stewardship. North America's longest river is located in the Midwest of the United States.
What is the Longest River in North America
The longest river in North America is the Missouri River. Here are some fun facts about the river, which is nicknamed the "Big Muddy."
Physical Characteristics of the Missouri River
The Missouri River is 2,341 miles long and just edges out the Mississippi River for the title of the longest North American river by 20 miles. This river starts in Montana and flows east and then south towards St. Louis, Missouri. The Missouri River empties into the Mississippi River and is commonly named as one of the Mississippi River's tributaries. At its deepest point, the Missouri River is 40 feet deep. It's called the Big Muddy because it contains large amounts of silt.
The Missouri River's Role in History
The Missouri River got its name from one of the Native American tribes that lived in the area prior to European settlement. The Missouri native peoples and other Great Plains tribes were primarily hunters and fishers who depended heavily on the river and its associated flora and fauna for survival.
The Missouri River is the subject of legends and historical facts. When Europeans first settled in North America, they heard about a waterway that was so long that it stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This intrigued merchants who got wealthy through fur trading. Military officers, Lewis and Clark, explored the Missouri River in search of the mythical Northwest Passage. They found that the river was long, but it didn't span the country from coast to coast.
Major Cities and Towns on the Missouri River
The Missouri River runs through these seven states: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.
These major cities sit along the Missouri River.
– Great Falls
– Townsend
– Fort Benton
– Bismarck
– Williston
– Mandan
– Yankton
– Pierre
– Chamberlain
– Omaha
– Bellevue
– South Sioux City
– Sioux City
– Council Bluffs
– Carter Lake
– Leavenworth
– Kansas City
– Lansing
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Life on the Missouri River Today
Mark Twain once stated, "The Missouri River is too thick to drink but too thin to plow." The river's reputation for being dirty, however, doesn't stop outdoor enthusiasts from making it a recreational hotspot. Boats, canoes, and kayaks are often seen cruising on the Missouri River. Ironically, there is a niche category of SCUBA divers who enjoy exploring the river's low visibility waters and photographing its aquatic life.
Hydropower is a clean source of renewable energy, and today's power companies harness the strength of the Missouri River's currents to produce a good deal of electricity for residents and businesses. According to Missouri's Department of Economic Development, dams along the river currently support about 36 hydroelectric stations.
Other Rivers in North America
In addition to the Missouri River, these notable waterways represent the top five longest rivers in North America.
You were probably introduced to the mighty Mississippi River during your childhood through Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This river has been the inspiration for authors, artists, and adventure seekers for years.
Yukon River
The Yukon River is located in northwestern North America. It flows between Canada's British Columbia and Alaska in the United States. Historically, it was used for transportation during the Klondike Gold Rush era.
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence River is also located in Canada and the United States. It connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Rio Grande flows from southern Colorado into the Gulf of Mexico. It passes through both the United States and Mexico. The river forms a natural border between the two nations. When Mexico ended slavery in the early 19th century, U.S. slaves crossed the Rio Grande seeking freedom across the southern border.
Interesting Facts about North American Rivers, Wildlife, Plants, and Culture
North American rivers attract a variety of wildlife. The Missouri River is home to fish species such as sturgeon, catfish, and striped bass. Osprey, ducks, foxes, and cranes also live along this river and other waterways that are located in the northern regions of the continent. These rivers support plant life that offer food for the animals that live there. You'll find forms of algae, cattail, and black willow trees in and around North American rivers. River culture remains one of respect for these precious natural resources.
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Q: Iterating through a array of hashes in Ruby (parsed JSON) I have this array of hashes that was created when a did a API call and ran it through JSON.parse:
{
  "results": [
    {
      "zip": "08225",
      "city": "Northfield",
      "county": "Atlantic",
      "state": "NJ",
      "distance": "0.0"
    },
    {
      "zip": "08221",
      "city": "Linwood",
      "county": "Atlantic",
      "state": "NJ",
      "distance": "1.8"
    }
  ]
}

I am trying to get all the zipcodes out of each object and put them into an array:
zipcode_array = Array.new

I have tried the following code:
locations.each do |zipcode|
    zipcode_array.push(['results'][i]['zip'])
end

I would like my final output to be:
zipcode_array = ["08225", "08221"]

Anyone have any tips on what I'm missing?

A: Your code seems to lack i variable (index) here, but actually you don't need it, since you can always use map function to achieve idiomatic Ruby code:
require "json"

response = '{
  "results": [
    {
      "zip": "08225",
      "city": "Northfield",
      "county": "Atlantic",
      "state": "NJ",
      "distance": "0.0"
    },
    {
      "zip": "08221",
      "city": "Linwood",
      "county": "Atlantic",
      "state": "NJ",
      "distance": "1.8"
    }
  ]
}'

parsed_response = JSON.parse(response)
zipcode_array = parsed_response["results"].map { |address| address["zip"] }

A: instead of using each you can use map function to achieve this.
response[:results].map{|x| x[:zip]}

This will give you the result in array i.e
["08225", "08221"]

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Q: varnish-4.1.2 configuration for magento2 I am trying to configure varnish-4.1.2 for magento2 CE.I replaced downloded varnish 4 configuraton file to my default.vcl . /etc/default/varnish and /etc/varnish/default.vcl is configured as follows.
/etc/default/varnish
        START=yes
        NFILES=131072
        MEMLOCK=82000
        DAEMON_OPTS="-a :80 \
        -T localhost:6082 \
        -f /etc/varnish/default.vcl \
        -S /etc/varnish/secret \
        -s malloc,256m"

/etc/varnish/default.vcl/
   vcl 4.0;

  import std;

  backend default {
  .host = "xx.xx.xx.xx";
  .port = "8080";
 .first_byte_timeout = 600s;
  }

 acl purge {
 "xx.xx.xxx.xx";
 }

 sub vcl_recv {
 if (req.method == "PURGE") {
  if (client.ip !~ purge) {
        return (synth(405, "Method not allowed"));
    }
    if (!req.http.X-Magento-Tags-Pattern) {
        return (synth(400, "X-Magento-Tags-Pattern header required"));
    }
    ban("obj.http.X-Magento-Tags ~ " + req.http.X-Magento-Tags-Pattern);
    return (synth(200, "Purged"));
     }

    if (req.method != "GET" &&
  req.method != "HEAD" &&
  req.method != "PUT" &&
  req.method != "POST" &&
  req.method != "TRACE" &&
  req.method != "OPTIONS" &&
  req.method != "DELETE") {
  /* Non-RFC2616 or CONNECT which is weird. */
  return (pipe);
}

  # We only deal with GET and HEAD by default
  if (req.method != "GET" && req.method != "HEAD") {
  return (pass);
}

# Bypass shopping cart and checkout requests
if (req.url ~ "/checkout") {
    return (pass);
}

# normalize url in case of leading HTTP scheme and domain
set req.url = regsub(req.url, "^http[s]?://", "");

# collect all cookies
std.collect(req.http.Cookie);

# static files are always cacheable. remove SSL flag and cookie
    if (req.url ~ "^/(pub/)?(media|static)/.*\.(ico|css|js|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|tiff|bmp|mp3|ogg|svg|swf|woff|woff2|eot|ttf|otf)$") {
    unset req.http.Https;
    unset req.http.Cookie;
}

return (hash);
 }

  sub vcl_hash {
  if (req.http.cookie ~ "X-Magento-Vary=") {
 hash_data(regsub(req.http.cookie, "^.*?X-Magento-Vary=([^;]+);*.*$","\1"));
}

}

sub vcl_backend_response {
if (beresp.http.content-type ~ "text") {
    set beresp.do_esi = true;
}

if (bereq.url ~ "\.js$" || beresp.http.content-type ~ "text") {
    set beresp.do_gzip = true;
}

# cache only successfully responses and 404s
if (beresp.status != 200 && beresp.status != 404) {
    set beresp.ttl = 0s;
    set beresp.uncacheable = true;
    return (deliver);
} elsif (beresp.http.Cache-Control ~ "private") {
    set beresp.uncacheable = true;
    set beresp.ttl = 86400s;
    return (deliver);
}

   if (beresp.http.X-Magento-Debug) {
    set beresp.http.X-Magento-Cache-Control = beresp.http.Cache-Control;
   }

   # validate if we need to cache it and prevent from setting cookie
   # images, css and js are cacheable by default so we have to remove cookie
  if (beresp.ttl > 0s && (bereq.method == "GET" || bereq.method == "HEAD"))
   {
   unset beresp.http.set-cookie;
    if (bereq.url !~ "\.      (ico|css|js|jpg|jpeg|png|gif|tiff|bmp|gz|tgz|bz2|tbz|mp3|ogg|svg|swf|woff|woff2|           eot|ttf|otf)(\?|$)") {
        set beresp.http.Pragma = "no-cache";
        set beresp.http.Expires = "-1";
        set beresp.http.Cache-Control = "no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0";
        set beresp.grace = 1m;
    }
}
return (deliver);
  }

  sub vcl_deliver {
  if (resp.http.X-Magento-Debug) {
    if (resp.http.x-varnish ~ " ") {
        set resp.http.X-Magento-Cache-Debug = "HIT";
    } else {
        set resp.http.X-Magento-Cache-Debug = "MISS";
    }
  } else {
    unset resp.http.Age;
  }

unset resp.http.X-Magento-Debug;
unset resp.http.X-Magento-Tags;
unset resp.http.X-Powered-By;
unset resp.http.Server;
unset resp.http.X-Varnish;
unset resp.http.Via;
unset resp.http.Link;
}

but I am getting error

Error: Message from VCC-compiler: Unterminated string at
  ('/etc/varnish/default.vcl' Line 19 Pos 32)
              return (synth(400, "X-Magento-Tags-Pattern header
  -------------------------------###############################
Running VCC-compiler failed, exited with 2 VCL compilation failed

How do i solve this issue?


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11 Things To Do In Key West
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Florida's Key West is one of the most beautiful (therefore, popular) vacation destinations in the world. The island is full of rich history and seafaring traditions that still live on today. At the newly renovated historic seaport district, known to the locals as Key West Bight, you will find dozens of boats that harbor there, making it is a popular spot to arrange a day on the water. The city life in Key West is also full of excitement and many wonderful activities to do and sights to see. There are so many great places to enjoy in Key West that there is never a dull moment. Here are 11 things to do in Key West that can jumpstart your visit and get it moving in the right direction.
1. Little White House at Truman Annex – This is a great place to go to learn some of the history of Key West. President Harry Truman spent 11 working vacations in Key West because he felt that there was no better place to work and relax at the same time. This house was a white clapboard model that was on the south side of town and eventually became known as the Little White House. It has recently been resorted and is now a living museum. It offers visitors a glimpse of history in Key West that began in 1890, as it was also used as a command center for naval operation during the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II.
2. Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center – In the 6,400 square feet of educational wonder at this facility is a 74-seat movie theater, a baby conch farm and other wonderful displays of shipwrecks, coral reefs and historic forts. The admission is free and it is a great place to take the entire family.
3. Key West Ghost Tours – Walk through some of the most haunted areas of the island and get a glimpse into some of the most historical, hysterical and haunted buildings in the world. If you are a thrill seeker than a ghost tour is perfect for you.
4. Dry Tortugas National Park – Only 70 miles west of Key West is the Dry Tortugas National Park, a wildlife refuge unlike any other in the world. You will be out in the middle of the ocean and will leave civilization behind as you enjoy some of the best snorkeling and deep sea diving you will ever experience. You will also get the chance to see Fort Jefferson, which was used as a military prison during the Civil War. The trip can include a dive with full snorkeling gear, breakfast or lunch and a guided tour of Fort Jefferson. There are lots of options!
5. Key West Sunset Cruises – Enjoy some of the best cruises that Key West has to offer. There is no better way to relax and take in all of the fresh sea air and beauty of the island than on a sunset cruise. There are several to choose from that include the Commotion on the Ocean, Wind and Wine, Moet and Chandon, Pride of Key West Sunset Sail, Rum and Reggae, Sunset Snorkel Combo, Sunset Culinaire and Part Cat Dinner Cruise.
6. Dolphin Tours – It can be a dream come true to swim with some of Mother Nature's most gentle ocean creatures. These dolphins are playful, fun and excited to meet you. They will swim right up to the boat and literally smile at you. The tour includes a dolphin adventure, a tour of the local waters and a snorkeling excursion to top it all off.
7. Glass Bottom Boats – These boats are the most exciting vessels in on the ocean as they are the only ones that can give you a view of underwater sea life without actually having to get in the water. You can see the marvels of such creatures like dolphins, different species of fish and reefs that are home to hundreds of sea creatures. This should definitely be on your to-do list.
8. Key West Golf – For avid golfers there is no other course like the Key West Golf Course. This is the only course in the United States that is found in the Caribbean. You can enjoy golfing this state-of-the-art course while enjoying the breezes from the tropical Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.
9. Key West Old Town Attractions – Head to the historical part of Key West and take in the sights, sounds and all the attractions it has to offer, like Key West Aquarium, Pirate Soul Museum, Ripley's Museum, Shipwreck Historium Museum, Butterfly Conservatory, Mel Fisher Maritime Museum and the Audubon House and Tropical Gardens.
10. Private Charters – Take your own private charter out to the middle of the ocean to enjoy some deep sea fishing, diving, snorkeling and much more. When you charter a boat you have the luxury of enjoying the ocean in privacy and comfort, on your own schedule!
11. Sky Diving – If you really want a thrill-seeking adventure that you won't soon forget then give sky diving a try. You will fly up in a private plane to reach a certain altitude. Once you are high enough you will be guided to the exit of the plane where you and an instructor will take the plunge all the way back down. What a rush!
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PC Howard Ltd is a member of the Palletways Network, which is the UK's and Europe's leading pallet network.
The Palletways network is managed by Palletways (UK) Ltd, a Company that is part of the Palletways Group. In the UK Palletways comprises a central Hub at Lichfield ,with secondary hubs in Greenford, London, a Northern Hub in Leeds and a Scottish Hub.
Members of the Palletways Network are allocated specific postcode areas and operate to a Code of Conduct, which is continually monitored by Palletways Central Management to ensure that the service offered across the whole net work is at a constant high level.
The system operates on a Hub and Spoke basis, with members collecting palletised freight from their customers and then trunking it to their allocated hub where it is unloaded – in the manner of a giant sorting office. Once all the trunks are unloaded the process of reloading the trucks with palletised freight that will require to be delivered in each members own postcode area. The Trunkers then return to their depot with the Palletised freight which that members will be required to deliver. Once back at the depot the Pallets are unloaded and then reloaded on to 'local' collection and delivery vehicles for delivery in accordance with the originating customers instructions.
The central feature of the Palletways Network is the systems that are in place to control and manage each pallet that is handled by the system to ensure that the pallets are delivered in accordance with the members wishes.
The two key features of this are the Pallet Labelling system and the Palletway IT system .


Pay Per Click (PPC) is an activity used to increase the number of visitors through investing money. In other words, users have direct access to a website through clicking on adverts. These adverts are inserted in websites or search engines networks and for each user who visit the website a fix price is set up. Taking Google and Yahoo as examples, adverts come up besides the basic search as 'sponsored connections' and 'sponsored results'.
The main objective of a good PPC campaign is to generate a high quality of visitors flow who are really interesting on the contents related to your website. Consequently, being the user looking for inherent information the selling process of products and services is facilitated. Indeed, Facebook campaign (Facebook advertising) is a further tool which enables to have an effective and narrow target of users according to the age, gender, residence, workplace, education, relationship, interests, and keyword.
Why should you do a Pay per Click Advertising Campaign?
Latest statistics show that 90% of online search are made through search engines. A PPC campaign which is created and managed professionally tends to increase the quality of visitor flow as well as the sales rate. PPC adverts are able to fulfil directly user's needs being highlighted in the results of search engines. For instance, when we type a keyword on Google a direct interest towards a product, service or information is shown. Therefore, PPC adverts will always have a main role as they appear depending on the user's request according to the consensual marketing. Thus, Pay Per Click campaigns should be considered as complementary tools for a good search engine marketing (SEM) and Social media Activity, instead of only an optional way to the organic ranking (SEO).
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Why is This Injured Worker of the State Being Sued?
Four years ago, a worker at a Giddings State School, a youth lockup just outside East Austin, expected a New Year's Eve night to pass without incident. But just after midnight, the dorm inmates had engaged in a riot. They covered security cameras with grease, clogged everything that pumped water and raced around on the lockup grounds.
During the chaos, the worker grabbed the shirt of one of the sprinting youth inmates. The force nearly pulled the worker's arm out of the socket and shoved her knee downwards into the concrete. The force of the impact fractured her knee and left severe nerve damage in her left arm, from the shoulder to the fingers. These days, the now-veteran worker spends her days cooped up in a rural Texas county, still having trouble walking and performing daily tasks, such as operating a vacuum or dressing herself in the morning, despite having already had corrective surgery.
What's worse? The state is trying to sue this injured state worker, after being employed with the state for 20 years.
The risk management office originally paid most of the injured worker's medical bills, kicking and screaming the entire time. Getting the risk management office (which was designed to insure the thousands of state employees who are injured while working) to cooperate was like pulling teeth. The office contested the extent of the worker's injuries and the cause of them for every step of the process and cut off the benefits before the worker was given the opportunity to fully recover.
The office called the knee fracture a "strain" and the nerve damage to her shoulder "degenerative." It also tried to say the injury did not occur on the job in addition to saying the injured worker had reached the "maximum medical improvement" long before the worker was healed—if you can call it that. She still struggles with her injury to this day.
However, the worker won her workers' comp case in court and, nine months later, won the appeal the risk management office had filed against her. The judge ordered the office to pay all benefits the risk management office had withheld to allow the worker to properly recover. The injured worker thought she was done fighting. That is, until the risk management office sued her in hopes a district court would overturn the verdict and hold the worker liable for all court fees, which would be taken out of her workers' comp fund.
Unfortunately, this type of situation is not necessarily unique in Texas courts. The Texas Office of Risk Management has taken more than 80 injured state workers to court in the last 10 years. According to The Texas Tribune, these types of lawsuits are generally a desperate attempt to dispute decisions regarding benefits awarded to injured workers.
When these types of lawsuits are filed, however, the injured workers generally don't stand a chance. As it turns out, state agencies are not required to pay for attorney fees, which makes it extremely difficult for injured workers to find legal help in these cases. This worker, in particular, found a lawyer who took her case for free. Others are, unfortunately, not as lucky and many are left with nothing. The risk management office has been sanctioned twice for frivolous lawsuits against injured workers. Hopefully, the judge will sanction them again for this situation.
Aaron Allison is a personal injury lawyer who represents victims of on-the-job injuries in Austin, Texas.
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Cardi is known for wearing long nails, but the award winning musician is visibly rocking short nails and we are wondering if this is for the long haul.
"Baby I got you" she captioned the photo.
Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar aka Cardi B was born in Manhattan and raised in The Bronx, New York City by a Dominican father and Trinidadian and Spanish mother.
She became known after her posts and videos became popular on Vine and Instagram. The 27 year old dropped her debut studio album, Invasion of Privacy in 2018 and it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
Cardi B has numerous awards to her credit including: a Grammy Award, seven Billboard Music Awards, five Guinness World Records, four American Music Awards, and eleven BET Hip Hop Awards.
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Rishikesh mainly means 'Lord of senses' and stands for Lord Vishnu. Located at the foothills of the Himalayas, Rishikesh, in northern India is known as the Gateway to the Garhwal Himalaya. Rishikesh is situated 25 km north of the city Haridwarand 43km southwest of the state capital Dehradun. Rishikesh is sometimes nicknamed as the 'World Capital of Yoga'. It is believed that meditation and yoga brings out the best to the people who are travelling there as does the dip in the holy river Ganga. Ganga has been considered as a holy river by the Hindus and worshipped as the goddess Ganga in the Hinduism. It has also been significant because many provinces or imperial caliphs have been situated here.
Rishikesh offers a great deal of pleasure, adventure and an amazing sense introspection by providing its travellers with the best of best Rishikesh hotels. Moreover, Rishikesh is known for its eternal beauty and people often gets driven by its prominent range of top resorts in Rishikesh. This city also provides accommodation facilities to its traveller by offering them best luxury executive rooms in the town, exuding elegance the executive suite combines impeccable service and understated luxury. The luxury executive rooms in the top resorts in Rishikesh provide the guests with generous space and luxurious comforts. These luxury executive rooms also offer you with the view of the flowing Ganga River and providepanoramic and beautiful views of the Himalayas.
The luxury executive rooms in the top resorts in Rishikesh feature all the standard guest room amenities and much more. You can also make prior bookings in this magnificent place by booking the hotels online. By making a prior booking, you will be able to make your stay even more comfortable in the luxury executive rooms of the top resorts in Rishikesh which is one of the most wonderful places to visit. This city is tremendously known for its exciting and thrilling range of activities which it offers to its tourists. If you are planning your trip in the coming summer vacations, it is recommended to make a prior booking to the top resorts in Rishikesh through the numerous online portals since a number of tourists flock together during this time.
* Is not applicable to all the rooms and is charged extra.


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Q: Setting the imageUrl for a VideoView in the XML layout file on Android I have an application that downloads JSON input from a web site that returns a URI to a picture or a video. I had no problem to get my MaterialCardView to display the pictures via an ImageView. My plan was to set an overlay VideoView that would be visible only when the specific item was a video type. Here is the XML of the 2 views:
<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/picture_image"
    android:layout_width="377dp"
    android:layout_height="429dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="84dp"
    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
    android:contentDescription="@string/nasa_pictures_list_id"
    android:padding="2dp"
    android:scaleType="centerCrop"

    app:imageUrl="@{picture.imgSrcUrl}"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/picture_title"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.47"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
    tools:layout_conversion_absoluteHeight="191dp"
    tools:layout_conversion_absoluteWidth="411dp"
    tools:src="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic" />
    <!-- android:visibility="@{picture.image ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"-->

<VideoView
    android:id="@+id/picture_video"
    android:layout_width="377dp"
    android:layout_height="429dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="84dp"
    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
    android:contentDescription="@string/nasa_pictures_list_id"
    android:padding="2dp"
    android:scaleType="centerCrop"

    app:imageUrl="@{picture.imgSrcUrl}"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/picture_title"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.47"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
    tools:layout_conversion_absoluteHeight="191dp"
    tools:layout_conversion_absoluteWidth="411dp"
    tools:src="@tools:sample/backgrounds/scenic" />
    <!-- android:visibility="@{picture.video ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"-->

I commented out the android:visibility code for now.
My problem is that the VideoView has a compile error on the app:imageUrl="@{picture.imgSrcUrl}" that works just fine on the preceding ImageView. The error is:
Cannot find a setter for <android.widget.VideoView app:imageUrl> that accepts parameter type 'java.lang.String'
OK I get it, it does not like String.

*

*My question is what does it like and

*how do you specify it in a XML layout file?

Thanks page

A: I have come to the conclusion that you can not do this via the XML file. I can not find a single example where this is being done. What I did do was adapt code that I found in the SampleVideoView in the Advanced Android Training that worked and can be found here; https://github.com/google-developer-training/android-advanced/tree/master/SimpleVideoView
First I created a Java class in in my app like this:
public class VideoViewAdapter {

    private  String VIDEO_SAMPLE =
            "https://images.all-free-download.com/footage_preview/mp4/rocket_launch_cape_caneveral_nasa_535.mp4";

    private Context mContext;
    private VideoView mVideoView;

    // Current playback position (in milliseconds).
    private int mCurrentPosition = 0;

    // Tag for the instance state bundle.
    private static final String PLAYBACK_TIME = "play_time";

    public void initVideo(Context context, VideoView videoView) {
        // Set up the media controller widget and attach it to the video view.
        mVideoView = videoView;
        MediaController controller = new MediaController(context);
        controller.setMediaPlayer(mVideoView);
        mVideoView.setMediaController(controller);
        mContext = context;
    }

    public void initializePlayer(VideoView videoView,String url, int position) {

        if(url!=null) VIDEO_SAMPLE = url;
        if(position!=0) mCurrentPosition = position;
        mVideoView = videoView;
        // Buffer and decode the video sample.
        Uri videoUri = getMedia(VIDEO_SAMPLE);
        mVideoView.setVideoURI(videoUri);

        // Listener for onPrepared() event (runs after the media is prepared).
        mVideoView.setOnPreparedListener(
                new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {

                        // Restore saved position, if available.
                        if (mCurrentPosition > 0) {
                            mVideoView.seekTo(mCurrentPosition);
                        } else {
                            // Skipping to 1 shows the first frame of the video.
                            mVideoView.seekTo(1);
                        }

                        // Start playing!
                        mVideoView.start();
                    }
                });

        // Listener for onCompletion() event (runs after media has finished
        // playing).
        mVideoView.setOnCompletionListener(
                new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
                        Toast.makeText(mContext,
                                R.string.toast_message,
                                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

                        // Return the video position to the start.
                        mVideoView.seekTo(0);
                    }
                });
    }

    // Release all media-related resources. In a more complicated app this
    // might involve unregistering listeners or releasing audio focus.
    public void releasePlayer() {
        mVideoView.stopPlayback();
    }

    // Get a Uri for the media sample regardless of whether that sample is
    // embedded in the app resources or available on the internet.
    private Uri getMedia(String mediaName) {
        if (URLUtil.isValidUrl(mediaName)) {
            // Media name is an external URL.
            return Uri.parse(mediaName);
        } else {
            // Media name is a raw resource embedded in the app.

            return Uri.parse("android.resource://" + mContext.getPackageName() +
                    "/raw/" + mediaName);
        }
    }
}

This provided me with a view adapter that I could instantiate at the top of my MainActivity like this:
in Kotlin now:
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.
lateinit var VIDEOADAPTOR: VideoViewAdapter
.
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        .
        .
        .
        VIDEOADAPTOR = VideoViewAdapter()

Then in the Fragment class file for the layout fragment. I placed the following code in the RecyclerView.Adapter class under the onBindViewHolder override.
class DailyPictureAdapter(val callback: PictureClick) : RecyclerView.Adapter<DailyPictureViewHolder>() {

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.
.
/**
     * Called by RecyclerView to display the data at the specified position. This method should
     * update the contents of the {@link ViewHolder#itemView} to reflect the item at the given
     * position.
     */
    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: DailyPictureViewHolder, position: Int) {
        holder.viewDataBinding.also {
            it.picture = pictures[position]
            it.pictureCallback = callback
            if(pictures[position].isVideo) {
                VIDEOADAPTOR.initVideo(context, it.pictureVideo)
                VIDEOADAPTOR.initializePlayer(it.pictureVideo,it.pictureVideo.pictures[position].imgSrcUrl, 0)

            }
        }
        holder.itemView.setOnClickListener{ callback.onClick(pictures[position])}

    }

}

This worked it played the video in the Video View as part of the Recycler View. Nice but....
My issue with this would be memory use. For my app that has 15 to 25 records at a time with only a few of them being Videos this did not present an issue. However if this was a list of Videos I think we would find a memory issue very quickly.
I could not find a good place to release the resources as they scrolled out of view. If someone can comment on that please do.


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India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party said on Monday it would remove decades-old special rights for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, making an election promise that could provoke a backlash in the country's volatile only Muslim majority state.
"Nationalism is our inspiration," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the release of the BJP's election manifesto at the party headquarters in New Delhi.
Modi's BJP has consistently advocated ending Kashmir's special constitutional status, which prevents outsiders from buying property in the state, arguing that such laws have hindered its integration with the rest of the country.
"We believe that Article 35A is an obstacle in the development of the state," the BJP manifesto said, referring to the 1954 amendment to the constitution.
Political leaders in Muslim-majority Kashmir, where India is fighting an armed insurgency against its rule, have warned that repealing the law would lead to widespread unrest.
Modi has made his strong stance on national security a key part of the BJP's election campaign, following a recent flare up in tensions with arch foe Pakistan, which also lays claims to Kashmir.
The main opposition Congress Party led by Rahul Gandhi is seeking alliances with regional parties to thwart Modi, accusing the BJP of undermining India's secular foundations.
The BJP promised a capital investment of Rs 100 trillion on infrastructure by 2024, to help create jobs for the millions of youth entering the workforce every year.
The party would work towards lowering the tax rate and raise credit to small businesses to Rs 1 trillion ($14.39 billion) by 2024, it further said in the manifesto.


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Military Nude Photo Scandal Investigation Launched by Defense Department
Sexual Health + Identity
Initially only Marines were under suspicion.
By Ella Cerón
Courtesy of Getty Images
On Monday, news broke that male Marines had allegedly been soliciting and sharing private photos of women, including female service members and veterans, to a secret Facebook group. Now, however, it seems that this alleged invasion of privacy may extend to other branches of the military, according to a CBS News report.
CBS News reported that the same website that posted private photos of dozens of female celebrities in 2014 is now being investigated by the Defense Department for a message board on its site for military personnel of all branches. The board in question was reportedly dedicated to sharing and commenting on private photos of female service members, in stations ranging from the National Guard to the Marines. It's unclear how some of these photos were obtained, but some were allegedly published with the names and/or rankings of the military personnel pictured, according to CBS News.
Regarding the secret Facebook group news from Monday, Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Green told Congress that the Facebook page that sparked the criminal investigation was just the "tip of the spear," CBS News reported. And according to CNN, that original Facebook group has now splintered off into more groups that are reportedly still intent on sharing photos.
This is far from the first time that allegations of sexual harassment have been leveled at the armed forces. A 2014 study reported that more than 20,000 female and male service members were sexually assaulted in 2013, and that 22 percent of female service members reported some sort of sexual harassment while on duty.
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Q: setting Flex Panel title and status colors dynamically I am updating an older project, written in Flex 3 with some new functionality and I cant figure out how to do something that appears to be really simple.
I am passing in data to a panel via XML and binding the properties of the panel to this XML, so for example:
<mx:Panel label="{_data.@label}" title="{_data.@title}" borderColor="{_data.@borderColor}"/>

My question is simple:
How do I set the panel Title and Status colors using data that is passed in the XML?
You can set titleStyleName to the name of a styledeclaration but the are no styles for titleColor or statusColor.

A: You use statusStyleName and titleStyleName to specify the css style name which you can then specify the color.

A: Thanks Jax, however that wasnt quite the answer I was looking for.
The difference between say for example, color and titleStylename  is that you can directly bind the css attribute of color to your XML data for example
'color={_data.@color}'
However this does not wok with titleStyleName because it requires setting up a new styledecclaration.
I have come up wiith a solution however, where I have extended the Panel and added a Bindable titleColor variable.  I then set the color of the textbox upon any changes - see below:
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public class PanelWithColorTitle extends Panel
    {
    public function PanelWithColorTitle()
    {

    }

    [Bindable] public var _titleColor:uint

    public function setTitleAndStatusColor():void
    {
        trace(">>PanelWithColorTitle:setTitleAndStatusColor--")
        titleTextField.setColor(_titleColor)
        statusTextField.setColor(_titleColor)

    }

    override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
    {
        super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);
        setTitleAndStatusColor()
    }
}

}
'
Thanks for looking anyway!


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: Penny's Tough Tracks: The Old Telegraph Track
Penny's Tough Tracks: The Old Telegraph Track
Top of Down Under's Penny Wells knows a thing or two about heading out on the great off-road tracks in Australia. We've asked her to share her experiences of the toughest tracks our great country has to offer.
It's been hailed as one of the best off-road tracks in Australia and I would be confident in saying that it's on most four wheel drivers' bucket list. The iconic Telegraph Track, located in tropical North Queensland. For history buffs immerse yourself in the past, think back to the 1800s and what it must have been like to be one of those resilient men that were the first to push this road through to connect Cairns with Thursday Island. The last Morse code message was sent down those lines only 55 years ago.
Bramwell Junction Road house is the starting point if you complete the track South to North. They make a mean burger at the road house and you are going to need a degree of energy to four wheel drive through the creeks and erosion cavities that the Tele Track presents along the way.
Towing a camper is possible but it will be paramount to navigate each obstacle slowly! Don't rush, take your time otherwise you will do unnecessary damage. Depending on your four wheel drive experience this will effect which tracks you take. If you're not feeling confident there is usually another way around most obstacles. Take for example 'Gun Shot', a very steep entry into a creek. Depending on the previous wet season this can be a very daunting vertical drop. I have in the past cranked up my trailer brakes to maximum and used the trailer as an anchor to ease my vehicle down. The good news is there is an alternative track to by-pass this crazy section and you can just sit back and watch others negotiate their Fourbys down into the creek. Some graceful attempts, and others not so much.
Trust me, in peak season this track is not lonely. You are pretty much guaranteed to meet several other vehicles and off-road camper trailers along the way. I have spoken to people who are not keen to do this track as they thought it was too remote and that they would be isolated by themselves. This is not the case and don't let it stop you from exploring the Cape York peninsular.
Is thorough vehicle preparation required? Absolutely! There is no substitute for being prepared. Recovery equipment in good condition is a key element. Just as important is putting a bit of fore thought into tackling an obstacle. In 2015 we were staring across the waters of the last creek crossing on the Telegraph Track, Nolan's Brook, which had claimed quite a few water logged vehicles that year. It had a deep section at the beginning of the creek bed and the sand was very soft in the centre of the crossing due to so many vehicles crossing and getting bogged that day.
With this in mind we decided to camp on the Southern bank and let the sand pack down over night before tackling it the next morning. Letting the four wheel drive and off road camper trailer tyres down to 8 PSI was a major contributing factor to crossing the creek unaided. It doesn't hurt to be cautious and I still had a snatch strap hooked up and ready to go in case I needed a pull out. There was a pack of wolves on the other side just itching to pull Penny Wells out of the creek! Had I needed it, I would have gladly accepted their help. That's the thing about travelling up here, it's the people you meet along the way that can really enhance the experience of your trip.
Time and weather constantly change the Old Telegraph Track but will always be one of my favourite tracks.


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Spritsail Barges of the Medway…and other Rochester Riverside Stories (2 of 3)
Blog, Public Art, Public Realm, Rochester, Rochester Riverside
'Mr Gill showed me a very fine model of their barge Centaur, a 50-tonner built by Messrs. Gill & Son, specially for the 1899 Medway barge Race, in the astonishing time of 6 weeks."
Draft designs for granite or cast iron paving slabs. Rochester Riverside. Image: Christopher Tipping
In his wonderfully evocative book 'Spritsail Barges of Thames and Medway', published in 1948, Edgar J March paints a highly detailed picture of Barge activity and life on the Medway. Many of these Barges started life in the boatyards of Rochester.
"Staunch and well built though a barge may be, each year sees a toll taken. Some yield at last to the cold embrace of the sea, whose caresses they have so long resisted, others steal quietly up some lonely creek to nose gently into the malodorous mud and settle down into their last berth, gradually to moulder away, forgotten by all save their one time masters, and perhaps, some sentimental fool like myself, who will gaze down on their rotting timbers and imagination see spars clothed with red-brown sails and hulls vibrant with life as they thrash there way round the Foreland."
Describing the excitement and thrill of the Medway Barge Races – "The course was from Hoo Marshes to the West Oaze Buoy and back to the Sun Pier at Chatham, a distance of about thirty five miles…A strong easterly wind was blowing, and in Long Reach Verona's bowsprit snapped off short, but the crew cleared away the wreckage and setting a jib topsail as a staysail, carried on to come sixth in their class." Edgar J March.
Referencing a painting by T.B. Hardy, 1874, Edgar March goes on to describe the Medway as, "When this picture was painted, marine artists had little need to look for subjects. The Medway was alive with sailing craft : dainty little topsail schooners, picturesque collier brigs with apple bows and dingy canvas, barques from Scandinavia, bringing pine-scented timber from the Baltic to Rochester, and above all, barges innumerable, threading their way through the maze of traffic. One hundred a tide was no uncommon sight, and what a joy to a sail-lover that galaxy of russet, brown and ochre canvas must have been, many with various devices emblazoned on their mainsails – Lees' stumpies had the white horse of Kent rampant on ebony coloured sails – all either hurrying down on the ebb or beating up against wind and tide. Now gone forever."
…and "In those far-off days, watermen, or "goozers", to use their riverside nick-name, plied their trade in skiffs". Edgar J March
William Higham was born in 1838 in Lewes Sussex. On 27/10/1864 he married Fanny Elizabeth Blake in Strood, nr, Rochester. By 1881 they had 9 children.
William was a Barge Builder and they lived in a private house on Victoria Street, Rochester. The location of his Yard is show on the OS map of 1898 on Blue Boar Hard, just above the Pier. ADA & EDITH is just one of many barges built here between 1876 and 1901.
Detail of OS Map 1898 showing land prior to development as Cory's Coal & Rail Depot & Wharf. Rochester Riverside Industry. Reproduced by Kind Permission of MALSC.
FOX HOUND
MAID OF KENT
ANNIE & ALICE
CHARLEY BAKER
HERBERT & HAROLD
ADA & EDITH
MABEL MAUD
'WALRUS' & 'NELLIE' were two portable conveyors owned by William Cory & Son, Coal Factors, at Cory's Wharf, used for transporting stone aggregates from Barge to Train. These aggregates were known as Fines, Nuts & Cobbles.
"It has been my privilege to go over and see the marvellous machinery for loading and unloading coal. The five large cranes, when seen at work bowing their stately heads, look like dancers executing a minuet; …when in repose, standing like so many soldiers on sentry duty, with fixed bayonets. What a contrast to see the way a collier is unloaded by these cranes, as compared with the old coal whippers' days! A coal boat seems scarcely to draw alongside the wharf before it is steaming away again". Edwin Harris Guides to Old Rochester, Pub. 1930 No. 27 Part 1. (Ref: ROC. 942.23 HAR The Riverside. Harris/Edwin. MALSC).
Cory's Coal Depot with 2 abandoned cranes from the original 5. November 1969. Black & White Photograph. Rochester Riverside Industry. Reproduced by Kind Permission of MALSC.
Detail of OS Map 1932 showing Cory's Coal & Rail Depot & Wharf. Rochester Riverside Industry. Reproduced by Kind Permission of MALSC.
The five cranes were originally positioned along Cory's Wharf on the far right hand side of the above OS Map of 1932
The earlier OS Map of 1898 records the same site some 30 years previously as Chatham Goods Yard. The site occupied by Cory's Wharf is immediately below Blue Boar Pier along the HWMOT line.
Dunlin…A Salt Marsh Bird
'The Medway Estuary is believed to be the most important area in North Kent for wintering wildfowl in numbers of international significance. The Saltmarsh serves as a roosting area for waders at high tide. Several scarce plant species include: golden samphire, perennial glasswort and one-flowered glasswort. The estuary is one of the best places in Britain for the study of glassworts. The grazing marsh has breeding and wintering birds of interest; the former include lapwing, redshank, pochard, mallard and gadwall, while in winter large flocks of may wildfowl and wader species are present.'
Ref: Environmental Stresses and Resource Use in Coastal Urban and Peri Urban Regions. DPSIR Approach to SECOA's 17 Case Studies.
Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina, 25,936 individuals representing at least 1.9% of the wintering Northern Siberia/Europe/Western Africa population (5 year peak mean 1991/2 – 1995/6)
These overwintering birds, along with thousands of others migrating or breeding species have been present on our site, however the numbers of Dunlin and other birds have undergone a decline, ostensibly to do with habitat loss and disturbance, which is of course of great concern.
The Great Flood…and other Rochester Riverside stories (1 of 3)
Blog, Landscape, Public Art, Public Realm, Rochester, Rochester Riverside
"A creek separates the marsh here from Cory's Wharf – apparently into which the watermill discharged…" "The marsh was full of logs (a huge stack of wooden piles from Rochester Old Bridge) and was home to many rabbits – wild rabbits, grey, brown and black…" 'It was said that the Foord Family stocked the marsh, with animals from their farm at Darland'. Stephen Hannington – Bygone Kent Magazine – Rochester's Long Lost Common Part Two –
'Floods of 1897 and 1928 inundated this area – the flooding in1897 was called The Great Flood and attributed to a record high tide on 29th November'. The image below shows the Homeward Bound Public House inundated by the flood waters. The Gas Holders of the Gasworks, can be seen in the background. The Gasworks, on Gas House Way was one of the earliest built in the UK in 1818. The area was known as Gas House Marshes. Image by kind permission of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre.
The Homeward Bound Public House at Gas House Point inundated by the great flood of 1837. Image: By kind permission of MALSC
I thought I might post the artwork for all of the proposed granite and cast iron paving slab units. I can then add any historic anecdotes, images or information, which have caught my attention and may be of further interest. I'll cover all these in this and the next two posts. 1 of 3
CAST IRON UNIT 'BRICKIES' STACKIES STUMPIES'. You can also add MUDDIES to this list as well! All colloquial names for the trades associated with Medway Barges built in and operating out of the Rochester Riverside site. Brickies carried up to 40,000 bricks on the up river journey to London and came back laden with London's rubbish. Stackies were piled high with Hay and Straw. Stumpies could take cement, lime, timber, clay, coal, bricks, hops and other commodities. Muddies are self explanatory…the carried clay and mud dug from the banks of the Medway Estuary and destined for local brickworks.
CAST IRON UNIT 'GOLDEN SAMPHIRE'. 'To the northwest the Medway Estuary consists of an extensive area of marshland, comprising of salt marsh and intertidal mudflats. The River remains tidal at this point and estuarine conditions would have dominated most of the site's past.' Ref: KCC HER 012. 2014 -371. Golden Samphire grows on estuary mudflats and salt march. It is rare and I have used it as it represents the efforts being made by the client team to build upon the heritage and legacy of the natural environment with it's diverse flora and fauna.
GRANITE UNIT 'BLUE BOAR CREEK'. "Blue Boar Wharf was our playground". Edwin Harris
Blue Boar Creek is the one of the more distinctively named and well remembered places on our site. It also gave name to Blue Boar Lane, Blue Boar Hard, Blue Boar Lower Yard, Blue Boar Upper Yard, Blue Boar Lane Foundry and Blue Boar Pier. 'Blue Boar Hard Pier: November 26th 1886′ as seen at the Medway Archives is set of beautiful, hand painted drawings of plans for a new Pier by draughtsman William Hoelking. Some details are referred to as 'DOLPHINS' & 'DUMMY'. MALSC Ref: Plan 1 of 4 (002) MP/B/30/1 (1 of 4).
Blue Boar Hard Pier: November 26th 1886. Image: By kind permission of MALSC. Ref: Plan 1 of 4 (002) MP/B/30/1 (1 of 4).
William Banks City Surveyor has also signed this document. William was born in about 1850 at Edmonton. He married Anne Mary Everett in June 1876 at Islington. In 1891, he and his family were living at at 10 Albany Road, Rochester, William was by then aged 40 and a surveyor for the city of Rochester.
'What is now left of Blue Boar Creek and the river beyond at Limehouse Reach, lies deathly silent. Coal is not longer unloaded from colliers at Cory's Wharf. So too is the Pier, once festooned with skiffs and rowing boats, where formerly small boys with rod and line and a jar of worms could fish away the school holidays'. John K. Austin from his publication 'Yesterday's Medway'. Johns has been involved with this project from the outset, having been consulted by the project Architects BPTW on his local knowledge as a historian, author, teacher and artist.
GRANITE UNIT 'THE FIVE BROTHERS' William Higham had a Barge Building business on Blue Boar Hard. He was born in 1838 in Lewes Sussex. On 27th October 1864 he married Fanny Elizabeth Blake in Strood. By 1881 they had 9 children and lived in a private house on Victoria Street, Rochester. William employed 11 men and 7 boys. THE FIVE BROTHERS was the last barge built at this yard alongside DOROTHY in 1901.
GRANITE UNIT 'PERENNIAL GLASSWORT'. 'The Medway Estuary is believed to be the most important area in North kent for wintering wildfowl in numbers of international significance. The saltmarsh serves as a roosting area for waders at high tide. Several scarce plant species include: golden samphire, perennial glasswort and one-flowered glasswort. The estuary is one of the best places in Britain for the study of glassworts. The grazing marsh has breeding and wintering birds of interest; the former include lapwing, redshank, pochard, mallard and gadwall, while in winter large flocks of may wildfowl and wader species are present.' Ref: Environmental Stresses and Resource Use in Coastal Urban and Peri Urban Regions. DPSIR Approach to SECOA's 17 Case Studies.
GRANITE UNIT 'COAL: METER HEAVER WHIPPER'. Colloquial names for trades employed in the Coal business.Frederick Furrell was born in 1807 and died in 1877. Frederick Furrell & Son were Coal Merchants based at Furrell's Wharf, a He was also an Alderman & Shipowner. He had ten children with his wife Katherine who he had married on February 25th 1832 at St Margaret's Church in Rochester. Fred was Mayor of Rochester in 1855. Furrell's Wharf was a 30m length of post and plank revetment of Oak and Elm Posts, most likely made from re-used ships timbers was in use in 1865 making it one of the oldest sites for industry on Rochester Riverside. It was accessed via Furrell's Road.
His name also lived on as 'Furrells Pond', "where children swam and skated in Icy weather – The site flooded during exceptionally high tides" . Edwin Harris
Furrells Wharf was also the destination of many travelling shows, menageries and circuses – such as Wombwells Wild Beasts & Edmonds Menagerie – George Sangers Circus, Pinder's Circus, Middletons' Marionettes.
Coal was a major industry at Rochester, with several businesses engaged, most notable William Cory & Son of Fenchurch Street London were registered in 1896 after taking over he business of coal factors, merchants and Lightermen of William Cory & Son of Rochester at Rochester Coal Wharf.
GRANITE UNIT 'MARSH COWS GRAZING'


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The Kerry Girls
Emigration and the Earl Grey Scheme
The true story of the Kerry girls who were shipped to Australia from the four Kerry Workhouses of Dingle/Kenmare/Killarney and Listowel in 1849/1850, as part of the Earl Grey Scheme.
From scenes of destitution and misery, the girls, some of whom spoke only Irish, set off to the other side of the world without any idea of what lay ahead. This book tells of their 'selection' and shipping to New South Wales and Adelaide, their subsequent apprenticeship, marriage and life in the colony.
Softcover book, 23cm, indexed, 192 pages
Kay Moloney Caball, The History Press Ireland, 2014


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