A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location.
Beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information, such as the status of an airport, by the colour and rotational pattern of its airport beacon, or of pending weather as indicated on a weather beacon mounted at the top of a tall building or similar site. When used in such fashion, beacons can be considered a form of optical telegraphy.
Beacons help guide navigators to their destinations. Types of navigational beacons include radar reflectors, radio beacons, sonic and visual signals. Visual beacons range from small, single-pile structures to large lighthouses or light stations and can be located on land or on water. Lighted beacons are called lights; unlighted beacons are called daybeacons.
Beaconing is the process that allows a network to self-repair network problems. The stations on the network notify the other stations on the ring when they are not receiving the transmissions. Beaconing is used in Token ring and FDDI networks.
Can fate ever be a choice?
Plot
In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.
Keywords: 15th-century, ambition, armor, army, assassination, axe, baby, battle, beheading, bell
Mord: [to Richard] You're more than a king, more than a man. You're a god to me!
I walked into the emptiness
the rocks were all silent as I stood
and trembling as I neared the coastline
I divided all the clam shells I could find
This is not my place to stand
I know you'll ever go
This is nothing like what I've been told
I was writing synonyms for stories left untold
when life was going fast I still was slow
I ran under the bridge and shouted out to you
and the rocks they all cried out with my voice
I was singing words of innocence to never get you wrong
but I'm still learning that my God is strong
This is not my place to stand I know you'll ever go
This is nothing like what I've been told
I was writing synonyms for stories left untold
when life was going fast I still was slow
I could see you in the harbour
you were breathing precisely as it goes
the ships are leaving from the guarded place and we speak precisely as they go
Atlantic ocean infatuates me
and I'm freezing
for the glory I am bold
You can keep me in the harbour
for I have seen things that should never be spoken of
I could see you in the harbour
you were breathing precisely as it goes
the ships are leaving from the guarded place and we speak precisely as they go
Atlantic ocean infatuates me
and I'm freezing
for the glory I am bold
You can keep me in the harbour
for I have seen things that should never be spoken of
You can keep me in the harbour
for I have seen things that should never be spoken of
I could see you in the harbour
(this is a sign for your wandering heart)
you were breathing precisely as it goes
(this is a sign for your wandering heart)
Atlantic ocean infatuates me
and I'm freezing
I will be
A forgery
There's something wrong
When you think of me
But tonight we're young
Your skin, your dress
Is warm
Lay you down
And everything comes off
I will be
Your treasury
Keep all your thoughts
Safe inside of me
Tonight we're here
The sky, your voice
Is clear
Lay you down
And everything comes off
I will be
A remedy
So when I'm gone
You'll think of me
Tonight you're old
Your skin, your hair
Is cold
I'll lay you down
And everything rubs off
I'll go down
where my love's run now
straight underground
where they keep you now
I'd ask the judge
What's the crime in love?
I'll beg and plead
to bring you back with me
I'll go down
have another try
don't turn around
until the other side
don't turn around
until the other side
I'll go down
have another try
don't turn around
until the other side
don't turn around
until the other side
Wait For something more
Wait You show
I follow
The beacon is calling me
The light that never dies
Reflections thrown above the sea
Casts shadows in the sky
Standing right in front of you
Is where I need to be
Reliving this is something new
And something finally
Take the deep end
And swim 'til you can stand
Cause it will make a difference in the end
Trip the shudder
And keep the picture close
Save it until you need it the most
(I'm coming home)
At the end of the week
Crammed in commuter trains
Stations go by
But we don't know their names
Our eyes never meet
We flip trough catalogues
Or gape at our feet
To maintain control
And there's a beacon in the middle of the town
And when the power's out it shows the way back home.
The camera shot
All the grins and stares
But when the pictures appeared
There was no-one there
I could hear the sound
Distant and thin
Of our hearts caving in
And at the end of the week
We'll set things on fire
Do you know that thing
Just before you fall asleep
A sudden shock
And the feeling of falling down
It's the ghosts of the past that try to sink their talons in
You look dumb, safety's off
All my popping in your hands
We're all alone, the coast is calm
I'll give in to your demands
It's the only way that's gonna end
Your promises circle in...
Cross my head, just be.
Is what they say
I need more time
I need some air
I act alone and you have not dispair
It's the only way that's gonna end
Your promises circle in.
Is there the space for our words?
Is there a place here for us?
Where can a faithful heart turn
When generous grace gathers dust?
Where can a faithful heart turn?
Have we not labored enough?
"Little babies learn
That it's a blind, blind world
And a generous grace gathers dust..."
Beacon shining ever-bright
The light at the end of the tunnel is in your eyes
You're a lamp to my feet
You're the arms at my side (and)
I will not be afraid
(Tho') victory hides in darkest places
Shine
Victory hides in darkest places
Shine
Victory hides in darkest places
Is there a space here for our words?
Is there a place here for us?
Where can a faithful heart turn
When generous grace gathers dust?
Where can a faithful heart turn
When we have strayed from our trust?
Keep the beacon burnin'
'Cause it's a blind blind world ...
Beacon shining ever-bright
The light at the end of the tunnel is in your eyes
You're a lamp to my feet
You're the arms at my side (and)
I will not be afraid
(Tho') victory hides in darkest places
Shine
Victory hides in darkest places
Shine
Victory hides in darkest places
Shine
Victory hides in darkest places
Shine
Victory hides in darkest places