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The 15 best coffee shops in London
London is now awash with speciality cafes aimed at serious coffee drinkers Credit: Micha Theiner
Chloe Callow
2 July 2019 • 9:00am
London's coffee landscape has evolved significantly since Flat White first landed in the heart of Soho, on Berwick Street, back in 2005.
Tag-teaming with sister café Milkbar, the pair instigated a new wave of Antipodean-led, speciality coffee; today, both remain firm favourites with locals and tourists alike, but many more establishments have followed in their footsteps.
The proliferation of such cafés across the capital might have been slow to start but it has accelerated in recent years. When this list was first published in 2016 it was difficult to pick a top 12, but now it is tough to select even 15 of the best.
In 2019 it feels as if we have come somewhat to the end of an era; one where those few pioneers that fought to change the perception of coffee have been usurped by the next generation.
A large number of those that first topped our list have now closed - earning themselves something of an urban myth status in the process - but this is not so much a negative as it is an opportunity for those inspired by them to take London's coffee scene forward once again.
Below, I've picked the 15 best cafés, dotted across a much evolved coffee landscape that now reaches to the very corners of the capital.
1. Kaffeine, Fitzrovia
Kaffeine has become an institution since it was opened in 2009 by one of the savviest guys in the industry, Peter Dore-Smith. A solid Square Mile espresso-based offering is complimented by a breakfast and lunch menu boasting dishes made with seasonal ingredients. Dore-Smith opened a sister café in nearby Eastcastle Street, too. It's an enhanced version of the original, with clever design features, including a monolithic copper counter and a neon yellow "Kaffeine" sign above it.
66 Great Titchfield Street W1W 7QJ, kaffeine.co.uk
Kaffeine, Fitzrovia Credit: MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE/KORAY HUSSEIN
2. Visions, Shoreditch
When Greg and Dom (previously of Hackney's Lanark) stepped into Magnus Reid's shoes at Protein, they couldn't have been a better fit, making the evolution from Cream to Vision's intensely smooth. The space still functions predominantly as a shared working one, but it trumps many of its kind; chilled and unfussy, service down to earth, coffee solid and unpretentious and sandwiches savvy.
31 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EY visionscanteen.com
3. Prufrock, Leather Lane
Prufrock on Leather Lane tops most "best of" lists, and for good reason. This relaxed and generous café space is welcoming, regardless of whether you're a laptop lingerer or a coffee connoisseur. If you were so inclined to learn more about your favourite beverage, this is the place to go. You can spend one-on-one time with a barista or if you're really serious about your coffee education, there's a full training course.
23-25 Leather Lane, London EC1N 7TE prufrockcoffee.com
Prufrock, Leather Lane Credit: MICHA THEINER
4. 46b Espresso Hut, Chatsworth Road
You'd be hard pressed to find a more charming café than this – the tiny coffee shop is a mini oasis of calm at the bottom of Chatsworth Road, serving excellent espresso-based drinks using Square Mile beans, along with a Greek-inspired menu. They also have a space at the Olympic Park. Eva and Dom are the delightful owners, treating every customer like a dear friend.
46b Brooksby's Walk, Homerton, London E9 6DA 46b-espressohut.tumblr.com
5. Workshop Coffee, Fitzrovia
Workshop Coffee's fourth location is my favourite by far. Each site embraces its surroundings, and here it is a Victorian gothic gem in the heart of Fitzrovia. Italian espresso bar in style (with a small area at the back for seating), it also has a quirky flair, with sparkling marble and gold flourishes. Filter coffee here is exceptional, as is the espresso – best enjoyed standing by the bar.
80A Mortimer Street, London W1W 7FE workshopcoffee.com
6. Climpson and Sons, Broadway Market
One of the true originals of the London coffee scene, Climpson and Sons café is still one of the city's best. Beans are roasted at their roastery and pop-up restaurant at nearby London Fields Arch. Food is simple but hits the spot. Best visited on a Saturday when Broadway Market is in full swing and people-watching becomes the spectator spot du jour. Take a pew here.
67 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH climpsonandsons.com
Climpson and Sons, Broadway Market
7. Milk Teeth, Tooting
The opening of Milk Teeth was a brow-soother for those mourning the demise of the off-kilter knowing perfection of Fields on Clapham Common, younger sister of Balham's Milk. Teeth follows in its sibling's footsteps with understated aesthetical and technical brilliance; do not underestimate the attention to detail here. It was one of the first true neighbourhood cafés, instigating the all-day dining concept many restaurants have now adopted.
110 Mitcham Road, Tooting, London, SW17 9NG
8. Fields Beneath, Kentish Town West
Train station coffee remains one of the last vestiges of bad coffee, though this is starting to change. Gavin, the owner of Fields Beneath in Kentish Town, has managed to defy the norm. He slot-roasts his own beans at the Tate Roastery and offers a range of lunch options - and friendly chat.
52a Prince of Wales Road, London NW5 3LN. 020 7424 8838.
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9. Fortitude Bakehouse, Bloomsbury
Walking into a speciality café and being able to pick up a bite to eat that matches the quality of the brew is harder than you might think. So much so, that when Fortitude opened, it shone like a beacon, making you question why so many places still get one or the other so wrong. Fortitude bake on-site for the café and also wholesale their incredible fermented cakes and treats. All in all it's a dream of a place and a fine example of one effortlessly getting it spot on in so many ways.
35 colonnade, London, WC1N 1JA fortitudebakehouse.com
10. Caravan, King's Cross
Caravan's vast King's Cross space acts as a café, roastery and restaurant. The food menu goes beyond typical brunch classics (though it does those, too), and offers a selection of seasonal filter options and espresso-based drinks. For those looking for a night on the town, they also have a bar, serving excellent cocktails.
1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA caravanrestaurants.co.uk
Caravan, King's Cross
11. Saint Espresso, Angel
Saint is owner Leon's second café, and couldn't be more different from his first, Leya's in Camden. Saint is an almost religious homage to the coffee bean. It's an Instagrammer's dream, with austere, graphic interiors bathed in light streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The food is very nice, but it's the coffee and teas that take centre stage.
Angel House, 26 Pentonville Road, London N1 9HJ saintespresso.com
12. Association, Aldgate
Association, tucked away within the City of London on Creechurch Lane, has been a barometer of great coffee since it opened. An industrial style interior – steel, glass and stone – is the perfect backdrop to serious coffee service which focuses on Square Mile and Workshop beans. Food is simple and well-sourced. Customers are a curious mix of suits and those in the know.
10-12 Creechurch Lane, London EC3A 5AY associationcoffee.com
Association, Aldgate Credit: Peter Bennetts
13. Lyles, Shoreditch
Restaurant coffee, somewhat inexplicably, has managed to get away with a bad reputation up until only very recently. Lyles was one of the first to challenge this, with a dedicated brew bar and coffee service run by a head barista in the way you'd expect a sommelier to look after the wine. It remains one of the rare places that you can safely end your meal with a coffee; classic espresso or filter, without leaving with a bitter taste in your mouth. Keep an eye on their second site and bakery, Flor.
Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 lyleslondon.com
14. Le Café Alain Ducasse, King's Cross
Lyles shunned convention when it chose to place emphasis on its coffee offering, giving it as much attention as every other element on their menu. Five years later and Alain Ducasse at Coal Drops Yard is one of the few to deserve attention with one of the most successfully coherent spaces seen for a while. The café throbs and gleams with the confidence that can only come when a place is the result of obsessive attention to detail. Its only failing? Is it possible to be too good? Its polished perfection brings all the boys and girls to the (coal) yard; you might struggle to truly appreciate the space (and the £15 cup of coffee – roasted at his Paris roastery) amid the hustle.
Unit 16, Bagley Walk Arches, Coal Drops Yard, London, N1C 4D lecafe-alainducasse.com
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15. Rosslyn, Mansion House
They say the best things come in small packages and Rosslyn certainly punches above its weight; making its impact as proof manifest of a bunch of guys simply doing what they love well. You're left in no doubt from the moment you enter that this is a labour of love and that every customer that graces its threshold is in for an unexpected delight. Coffee is roasted by Caravan, where Matt and James met and worked before opening Rosslyn.
78 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4SJ rosslyncoffee.com
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I also did not get an insert in the function (with the same errors as above)

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I use a vector there and expected that it will pass

The problem is in std::declval<T>().push_back(), there's no push_back taking nothing for std::vector.
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This, to say the least, surprised me. In the ruthlessly competitive ecosystem of athletics, vulnerability isn't a common thing to acknowledge or self-disclose. Typically, professional athletes are portrayed as reaching the zenith of their fields through unfailing confidence in their abilities. Michael Jordan didn't win an NCAA championship at UNC or six NBA titles with the Bulls because he thought he might miss the game winning jumper, but rather because he knew he wouldn't. But perhaps Serena has learned something during her staggeringly long run as a dominant player: in a sport as solitary as tennis, the only way to overcome insecurities is to face and embrace them. So in that vein, here's an admission: while I like nothing more than helping students learn how to find, evaluate, and use evidence to support their personal and professional pursuits, teaching this process in a student-centered manner scares me.
There's nothing scary to me about demonstrating how a piece of technology works, or lecturing on why peer-reviewed articles are what students should read and cite. In that style of teaching, my authority and control over the classroom remains more or less total, and throughout the process I get to present myself to my students as the "super confident, competent database searcher." But, at my core, I'm an evidence-based practitioner, and the evidence suggested that student-centered teaching leads to improved student learning. Being an authoritarian lecturer at the front of the room may help with classroom management, but it doesn't help students actually learn.
I'm quite pleased that my article on "Authenticity and Learning: Implications for Reference Librarianship and Information Literacy Instruction" was published today in College & Research Libraries.
Understanding a client's inner world to facilitate the patient's autonomy and authentic mode of life defines the task of the humanistic and existential psychotherapist. Similarly, for student-centered academic librarians, facilitating significant learning through authentic engagement with students will be central to reference and instruction. The counselor librarian aims to authentically engage with one's students, in the sense that an ideal informational transaction will be one in which the librarian and student meet as human beings. This requires the librarian to not only have knowledge of educational resources but to be a certain type of person, one who has a genuine desire to understand the inner world of another person. In doing so, the librarian assists students in the process of developing research questions that matter to them, using their informational skills to help students find information they care about. Thus, while the counselor librarian is fundamentally an information professional, he or she is also, in a very real sense, an existential counselor as well.
One of the major benefits of completing your LIS degree offline and on campus is that it embeds you into a network of colleagues that you can compare notes with about the library game. When I've spoken with my classmates from UNC, organizational fit has been by far the most interesting thing to discuss. And yet, I never see it listed amongst the common advice for library students, and it was one of the things I considered least during the job search. When I went on campus for interviews, I was so anxious to demonstrate my worth that I never stopped to cast a critical eye back across the table and ask: is this the right institution for me? I ended up at an organization that was right for me, but this was due more to luck than as a result of any discernment on my part during my job search.
I think this is a sign of a larger problem – the dehumanizing nature of the academic job search is causing entry-level librarians to doubt their worth and jump at the first opportunity that avails itself. In this post, you'll find my reflections after year one of librarianship on how you can make an educated decision on which job to take, and whether an organization will be a good fit for you.
Any librarian I know will offer the same advice to LIS students: "Get experience!" It's pretty much our mantra. It's also what advanced LIS students will tell their newer grad school peers as they learn from working in libraries and see how these experiences complement and sometimes also contrast with or even supplant what they're learning in coursework. As someone who's been a member of various job search committees, I've read hundreds and hundreds (maybe even over a thousand?) resumes and cover letters, many of which were from applicants starting out in academic libraries. I've worked with LIS students routinely as a manager, as a field experience advisor, and as a coach. I've also been fortunate to supervise a number of entry-level and early career librarians. So it's from this background that I tell LIS students that their work experiences in libraries matter more than coursework, not equal to it. Furthermore, it's essential for these students to think critically about what they're learning, and really reflect on their experiences. Work opportunities in libraries will help you get a job; being a "reflective practitioner" will make you awesome. So below I share some perspectives on why experience as a grad student is important. It's some specific advice I often give to individual grad students, and hopefully it will be helpful to a broader audience.


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Die Burg Wallenrode ist eine abgegangene Höhenburg bei  auf dem Burgstein im Geroldsgrüner Forst etwa 2000 Meter westsüdwestlich der Kirche von Geroldsgrün im Landkreis Hof in Bayern.

Geschichte
Die Burg wurde in der Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts durch Albert von Waldinrode erbaut, er war der Sohn des meranischen Marschalls Eberhard Förtsch von Thurnau. Sie wurde so zur Stammburg der Familie von Wallenrode, Ministeriale der Andechs-Meranier. Nach dem Aussterben der Meranier kam die Burg an die Bischöfe von Bamberg. Sie war im bischöflichen Urbar A um 1325 noch verzeichnet, im Urbar B von 1348 dagegen nicht mehr, was für eine Zerstörung zwischen 1325 und 1348 spricht. Das Urbar um 1325 fällt damit in die Zeit der Bischöfe Johann Wulfing von Schlackenwerth und Heinrich II. von Sternberg. Die Zerstörung erfolgte bei der Auseinandersetzung mit den Grafen von Orlamünde im Streit um das Erbe der Meranier.

Von der maximal 314 × 60 Meter großen, durch Wallgräben in vier Abschnitte geteilten Anlage mit keilförmiger 8 × 30 Meter großer Kernanlage sind noch zwei Halsgräben und mehrere Wallgräben erhalten. Die Hauptburg auf dem Bergsporn ist durch zwei tiefe Halsgräben gesichert. Zwei vorgelagerte Areale, die noch einmal durch Wälle getrennt sind, gelten als Vorburgen. Möglicherweise spiegeln sie verschiedene Phasen der Nutzung wider. Da solche Wälle zur Abwehr der berittenen Ungarn angelegt wurden, gibt es die Theorie, dass die Burg auch schon zur Zeit der Ungarneinfälle bestanden hat. Die Stelle ist als Bodendenkmal mit der Denkmalnummer D-4-5635-0010 geschützt.

Die Burg wird auch als "Burgstein" bezeichnet. Die Burg Hohenrod gilt als Vorgängerburg. Die Familie der Wallenrode wanderte nach der Zerstörung in den Raum Bad Berneck ab und errichtete dort die Burg Neu-Wallenrode, so dass der ursprünglichen Burg auch der Name "Alt-Wallenrode" zukam.

Sagen ranken sich um einen Abendmahlskelch, der als Weinbecher bei der Burg gefunden worden sein soll und um einen noch nicht gehobenen Schatz.

Der Kartograph Johann Christoph Stierlein stellte 1816 eine erstmals sehr präzise Karte des Burgbereichs mit dem noch vorhandenen Bestand fertig.

Literatur

 Hellmut Kunstmann: Burgen in Oberfranken, Besitzverhältnisse, Baugeschichte und Schicksale. 2. Teil: Die Burgen der edelfreien Geschlechter im Obermaingebiet. Verlag E. C. Baumann, Kulmbach 1955, S. 174–176.
 Hans Leheis: Die Funde vom Burgstein. In: Frankenwald – Zeitschrift des Frankenwaldvereins e.V., Heft 2/1966. S. 26–28.
 Karl-Ludwig Lippert: Landkreis Naila. In: Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Kurzinventare, XVII. Band. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München 1963. S. 29.
 Hans Seiffert: Burgen und Schlösser im Frankenwald und seinem Vorland, Helmbrechts 1963, 3. Auflage. S. 133–136.
 Max Weinhardt: Grenzburgen und Grenzzeugen bei Geroldsgrün. Geroldsgrün 1988.

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Einzelnachweise

Wallenrode, Burgstall
Wallenrode, Burgstall
Bodendenkmal im Landkreis Hof
Geroldsgrüner Forst
Wallenrode (Adelsgeschlecht)

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United Lisbon International School
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Rating: - Fantastic
The school has opened under difficult circumstances but has excelled! Our 3rd grader dubbed this year, "The best year yet!" ... read full review
Breakdown of rating
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Teachers - Fantastic
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Address: Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa, No 9, 1800-255 Lisbon, Portugal
30% national | 70% international
There are various levels of English Language Learning support offered, there are also various language acquisition tracks for Portuguese.
Portuguese, additional electives (from 6 grade): Mandarin, German, French and Spanish
18 (Early Childhood) to 22 (Primary, Middle and High School)
We apply modern and innovative pedagogy. Technology is seamlessly integrated into the learning environment to strengthen and personalize the learning experiences of each individual student.
There is no religious affiliations, all religions are welcome in an open atmosphere and with mutual respect.
Standardized tests are administered throughout the school, all high school programs are based on external examinations, or are externally accredited
School opened in September 2020
Varies, but allows for a balanced out-of-school program
The offered IB diploma will allow our students to apply for higher education (universities) worldwide and we estimate that the vast majority of students will pursue this path.
Specialized support programs are available but not all kinds of learning needs can be supported - this has to be assessed during the admissions process.
Please inquire with our admissions team.
If a child is considered to be gifted and talented, their teachers should provide greater challenges in lessons, and perhaps offer further opportunities for them to develop their gifts or talents outside of the normal timetable. Also, to move a child to a grade above, the child's emotional and social development levels and needs should be considered as well as their academic progress.
Yes, placement tests will be conducted and recommendations may be required if applicable
Academic and behavioural background, language ability (English), and general admissions tests are administered.
School opened in September 2020, there are limited spaces available.
The admissions process is continuous throughout the year, depending on space available.
Yes, however each enrolment will be reviewed on an individual basis.
15:30 (after school activities run until 17:30, except on thurdays).
Yes, the school provides after school care from 17:30 to 18:30 (at an additional cost).
Some of these options can be provided.
We offer a variety of activities focusing on sports, STEAM, fine arts, global citizenship, entrepreneurship. The exact activity program depends on grade level and year. Please check our website.
There is a stream of physical education and personal, social health education (PSHE) integrated in the core curriculum and based on US-standards.
We are planning to build sports team competing with other schools.
We have outside sports fields (soccer, basketball) and indoor gym. In close proximity to the school are further multi-use sports facilities, a swimming pool, including access to water sports at Park of Nations.
In establishing the United Lisbon International School, a strong passion for families and the younger generation combines with long-standing experience and a successful track record in international education. This is deeply embedded in our philosophy to nurture the individual learner: by providing a rich environment of opportunities to grow academically as well as personally; working towards globally acknowledged IB diploma that open doors to university or other higher education institutions; already gathering real-life experiences and entrepreneurial skills to make a difference in tomorrow's world; and being able to forge positive personal relations in a globalized society.
With our vision "to empower and inspire the younger generation for a sustainable world", United Lisbon will provide rigorous academic programs, a strong focus on the skills and values our children will need to be successful in tomorrow's world, the 21st century and beyond, as well as its commitment to the purpose of a sustainable and equitable world. Our modern pedagogy creates a student-centered learning ecosystem that instils relevant skills through guided-inquiry, collaborative learning, and seamless integration of technology, to strengthen and further personalize the learning experience of each individual student.
We offer education that matters tomorrow: a school providing education inspired by and fit for the 21st century; an international education founded on rigorous standards of excellence, seamlessly integrating technology into the learning environment. We want our students to embrace the opportunities created in tomorrow's world.
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There are many types of tube available. We do not use the same that we use with air pump. The common air pipe will not be withstand the pressure needed for CO2 system and may leak CO2 after sometime.


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How Australia can become fuel self-sufficient
by Dr Walter Starck
A greater danger than global warming is a looming global energy shortage, warns scientist Dr Walter Starck. Few Australians, however, realise that their country is ideally placed to develop new energy and become fuel self-sufficient.
Over recent decades, Australia has seen a vast proliferation of regulation and bureaucracy. While some serves a useful purpose, much of it has achieved no worthwhile result, or else has proven to be a net loss in the balance of costs and benefits.
Regulatory demands and red tape are now major obstacles to almost any productive activity. Worse yet, they have ossified around existing circumstances and are major impediments to change and innovation.
What was tolerable in prosperity will now, during a recession, often become unbearable. This situation did not exist in past recessions and will have to be addressed.
The current global recession is deeper, more systemic and widespread than any other since the 1930s Great Depression. To maintain a functioning economy and recover may well require a serious reformation of bureaucracy, aimed at paring back the unnecessary and making the remainder more accountable for outcomes.
A further and even more serious difficulty is a looming world energy shortage. While the recession-induced abrupt decline in demand has temporarily relieved prices, this has also halted new development, thus exacerbating the shortages and price rises that will emerge when demand recovers.
The biggest foreseeable problem we face in the near future is not some unquantifiable risk of climate change at some unknown future time. It will be keeping the economy functioning until energy alternatives are a functional reality able to satisfy demand.
The entire global warming scenario is predicated on continued and increasing consumption of fossil fuel. However, the inability of conventional energy supplies to meet increasing global demand is already confronting us. With or without global warming, alternative sources of energy must be developed. Maintaining a healthy economy is essential to achieve this.
Without adequate supplies of affordable liquid hydrocarbon fuels for transportation and mobile machinery, our existing economy cannot continue to function or to even feed the population. It doesn't run on hypotheticals. At least several decades will be required for development and widespread implementation of alternative energy solutions.
Premature attempts to adopt immature, unproven technology fostered by ill-conceived subsidies and regulations will entail a high risk of shortages and costly mistakes.
Production of synfuel from coal is a proven technology that could fill the interim energy gap. The only obstacle to implementation is objection arising from the hypothetical danger of global warming.
The sale of about five times the amount of coal is required to pay for an energy equivalent amount of oil. We could produce all our liquid fuel needs from coal, and there are companies wanting to do so - but they can't because of CO2 emissions. However, these would be half of what is generated by the coal we sell to buy the oil. It seems the present government must believe that our coal doesn't produce CO2 when burned overseas.
Australia's annual carbon dioxide emissions are only about 1.5 per cent of the global total. This is barely equal to China's increase in emissions over six months. Whatever we do or don't do to reduce emissions will have negligible effect on the global total.
In any event, estimates of natural uptake of CO2 over Australia's land and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) area are greater than our emissions. By any reasonable accounting, we as a nation should be receiving carbon credits, not being forced to buy them.
The prospective emissions-trading scheme (ETS) is set to become just another layer of bureaucracy loaded onto an already staggering productive sector with negligible effect on emissions other than that resulting from economic decline.
To verify the ineffectiveness of emissions-trading one need only look at the result where it has been implemented in the European Union or the global result of the Kyoto agreement. Since Kyoto was ratified, global emissions have increased 18 per cent. Those of signatory nations have increased 21 per cent; those who did not sign by 10 per cent; and those for the US by 6.6 per cent.
Over the next few years, the economic downturn will result in a much greater reduction in emissions than anything achievable from regulatory measures over the same period. Meanwhile, evidence is steadily accumulating that the amount and impacts of greenhouse (GH) warming have been greatly overestimated, and that a natural cooling cycle overriding any small increase in GH effect attributable to human emissions is now underway.
There is no overwhelming urgency to hastily impose yet another ill-conceived regulatory burden on the Australian economy, especially when it can least be afforded and when any benefit is distant and uncertain.
In terms of climate, resources, geography, population, politics and development, Australia is better situated than any other nation to adapt to the difficult times ahead. This will, however, require making full and effective use of our natural advantages.
The most important thing government can do is not bailouts or handouts, but rather to get out of the way.
Two highly effective things are eminently doable in this respect. The proliferation of unnecessary bureaucracy requires serious pruning, and that which is retained must be made accountable for positive results. When management fails to perform, it should be replaced.
The other is an initiative to ensure future energy supplies. The most assured and cost-effective way of achieving this would be the implementation of an extended corporate tax exemption for earnings from energy production, and full immediate deduction against other income for investment in the sector.
The result would be an unprecedented boom in creative effort and investment in Australian energy. This would include an influx of foreign investment and skills.
It is not unrealistic to expect that Australia could soon become the global leader in new energy, the Saudi Arabia of a post-petroleum world. Any loss to government revenue from such tax largesse could be expected to be made up many times over in increased revenues from payroll taxes and the flow-on effect throughout the remainder of the economy.
The only real obstacle to success is our inability to envisage this potential and grasp the opportunity. This way forward presents a clear route down Easy Street.
The route we are now taking involves a detour through Jonestown. Only experts using computer models could confuse these options, and we have just seen what they did for the economy. The choice is a no-brainer.
- Walter Starck is one of the pioneers in the scientific investigation of coral reefs. He grew up in the Florida Keys and received a PhD in marine science from the University of Miami in 1964.


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Q: what is use of out parameter in c# Can you please tell me what is the exact use of out parameter?

Related Question:
What is the difference between ref and out? (C#)

A:
The out method parameter keyword on a
  method parameter causes a method to
  refer to the same variable that was
  passed into the method. Any changes
  made to the parameter in the method
  will be reflected in that variable
  when control passes back to the
  calling method.
Declaring an out method is useful when
  you want a method to return multiple
  values. A method that uses an out
  parameter can still return a value. A
  method can have more than one out
  parameter.
To use an out parameter, the argument
  must explicitly be passed to the
  method as an out argument. The value
  of an out argument will not be passed
  to the out parameter.
A variable passed as an out argument
  need not be initialized. However, the
  out parameter must be assigned a value
  before the method returns.

An Example:
using System;
public class MyClass
{
   public static int TestOut(out char i)
   {
      i = 'b';
      return -1;
   }

   public static void Main()
   {
      char i;   // variable need not be initialized
      Console.WriteLine(TestOut(out i));
      Console.WriteLine(i);
   }
}

A: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcsharp/aa336814.aspx
Out parameters are output only parameters meaning they can only passback a value from a function.We create a "out" parameter by preceding the parameter data type with the out modifier. When ever a "out" parameter is passed only an unassigned reference is passed to the function.
using System;
class ParameterTest
{
 static void Mymethod(out int Param1)
 {
  Param1=100;
 }
 static void Main()
 {
  int Myvalue=5;
  MyMethod(Myvalue);
  Console.WriteLine(out Myvalue);
 }
}

Output of the above program would be 100 since the value of the "out" parameter is passed back to the calling part. Note
The modifier "out" should precede the parameter being passed even in the calling part. "out" parameters cannot be used within the function before assigning a value to it. A value should be assigned to the "out" parameter before the method returns.

A: Besides allowing you to have multiple return values, another use is to reduce overhead when copying a large value type to a method. When you pass something to a method, a copy of the value of that something is made. If it's a reference type (string for example) then a copy of the reference (the value of a reference type) is made. However, when you copy a value type (a struct like int or double) a copy of the entire thing is made (the value of a value type is the thing itself). Now, a reference is 4 bytes (on 32-bit applications) and an int is 4 bytes, so the copying is not a problem. However, it's possible to have very large value types and while that's not recommended, it might be needed sometimes. And when you have a value type of say, 64 bytes, the cost of copying it to methods is prohibitive (especially when you use such a large struct for performance reasons in the first place). When you use out, no copy of the object is made, you simply refer to the same thing.
public struct BigStruct
{
  public int A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, J, K, L, M, N, O, P;
}

SomeMethod(instanceOfBigStruct); // A copy is made of this 64-byte struct.

SomeOtherMethod(out instanceOfBigStruct); // No copy is made

A second use directly in line with this is that, because you don't make a copy of the struct, but refer to the same thing in the method as you do outside of the method, any changes made to the object inside the method, are persisted outside the method. This is already the case in a reference type, but not in value types.
Some examples:
 public void ReferenceExample(SomeReferenceType s)
 {
   s.SomeProperty = "a string"; // The change is persisted to outside of the method
 }

 public void ValueTypeExample(BigStruct b)
 {
   b.A = 5; // Has no effect on the original BigStruct that you passed into the method, because b is a copy!
 }

 public void ValueTypeExampleOut(out BigStruct b)
 {
   b = new BigStruct();
   b.A = 5; // Works, because you refer to the same thing here
 }

Now, you may have noticed that inside ValueTypeExampleOut I made a new instance of BigStruct. That is because, if you use out, you must assign the variable to something before you exit the method.
There is however, another keyword, ref which is identical except that you are not forced to assign it within the method. However, that also means you can't pass in an unassigned variable, which would make that nice Try.. pattern not compile when used with ref.
int a;
if(TrySomething(out a)) {}

That works because TrySomething is forced to assign something to a.
int a;
if(TrySomething(ref a)) {}

This won't work because a is unassigned (just declared) and ref requires that you only use it with an assigned variable.
This works because a is assigned:
int a = 0;
if(TrySomething(ref a)) {}

However, in both cases (ref and out) any changes made to a within the TrySomething method are persisted to a.
As I already said, changes made to a reference type are persisted outside the method in which you make them, because through the reference, you refer to the same thing.
However, this doesn't do anything:
public void Example(SomeReferenceType s)
{
  s = null;
}

Here, you just set the copy of a reference to s to null, which only exists within the scope of the method. It has zero effect on whatever you passed into the method.
If you want to do this, for whatever reason, use this:
public void Example1(ref SomeReferenceType s)
{
  s = null; // Sets whatever you passed into the method to null
}

I think this covers all use-cases of out and ref.

A: from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcsharp/aa336814.aspx
One way to think of out parameters is that they are like additional return values of a method. They are very convenient when a method returns more than one value, in this example firstName and lastName. Out parameters can be abused however. As a matter of good programming style if you find yourself writing a method with many out parameters then you should think about refactoring your code. One possible solution is to package all the return values into a single struct.
In contrast ref parameters are considered initially assigned by the callee. As such, the callee is not required to assign to the ref parameter before use. Ref parameters are passed both into and out of a method.

A: The best example of a good use of an out parameter are in the TryParse methods.
int result =-1;
if (!Int32.TryParse(SomeString, out result){
    // log bad input
}

return result;

Using TryParse instead of ParseInt removes the need to handle exceptions and makes the code much more elegant.
The out parameter essentially allows for more than one return values from a method.

A: The typical use case is a method that needs to return more than one thing, so it can't just use the return value.  Commonly, the return value is used for a success flag while the out parameter(s) sets values when the method is successful.
The classic example is:
public bool TryGet(
   string key,
   out string value
)

If it returns true, then value is set.  Otherwise, it's not.  This lets you write code such as:
string value;
if (!lookupDictionary.TryGet("some key", out value))
  value = "default";

Note that this doesn't require you to call Contains before using an indexer, which makes it faster and cleaner.  I should also add that, unlike the very similar ref modifier, the compiler won't complain if the out parameter was never initialized.

A: In simple words pass any variable to the function by reference so that any changes made to that variable in side that function will be persistent when function returns from execution.

A: Jon Skeet describes the different ways of passing parameters in great detail in this article. In short, an out parameter is a parameter that is passed uninitialized to a method. That method is then required to initialize the parameter before any possible return.

A: generally we cannot get the variables inside a function if we don't get by a return value.
but use keyword "out" we can change it value by a function.


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package org.openqa.selenium.v1;

import com.thoughtworks.selenium.Selenium;

import org.openqa.selenium.Capabilities;
import org.openqa.selenium.OutputType;
import org.openqa.selenium.SeleneseCommandExecutor;
import org.openqa.selenium.TakesScreenshot;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.CommandExecutor;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DriverCommand;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;

public class SeleneseBackedWebDriver extends RemoteWebDriver
    implements TakesScreenshot {
  public SeleneseBackedWebDriver(Capabilities capabilities) throws Exception {
    super(newCommandExecutor(getBaseUrl(capabilities), capabilities), capabilities);
  }

  private static CommandExecutor newCommandExecutor(URL remoteAddress, Capabilities capabilities)
      throws MalformedURLException {
    return new SeleneseCommandExecutor(getSeleniumServerUrl(capabilities), remoteAddress, capabilities);
  }

  private static URL getSeleniumServerUrl(Capabilities caps) throws MalformedURLException {
    String serverUrl = (String) caps.getCapability("selenium.server.url");
    return new URL(serverUrl);
  }

  private static URL getBaseUrl(Capabilities caps) throws MalformedURLException {
    String baseUrl = (String) caps.getCapability("selenium.base.url");
    return new URL(baseUrl);
  }

  public <X> X getScreenshotAs(OutputType<X> target) {
    String base64 = (String) execute(DriverCommand.SCREENSHOT).getValue();
    return target.convertFromBase64Png(base64);
  }

  public Selenium getWrappedSelenium() {
    return ((SeleneseCommandExecutor) getCommandExecutor()).getWrappedSelenium();
  }
}


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Q: Simple Web Server: The format of the specified network name is invalid I'm having a problem with a simple web server that I am writing. I need to be able to connect to the server through localhost and IP. However, I am having problems connecting through IP. Here is my code:
private void start_button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        start_button.Text = "Listening...";

        HttpListener server = new HttpListener();

        server.Prefixes.Add("http://201.0.0.10:69/");
        server.Prefixes.Add("http://localhost:69/");

        server.Start();

        while (true)
        {
            HttpListenerContext context = server.GetContext();
            HttpListenerResponse response = context.Response;

            string page = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() +
                context.Request.Url.LocalPath;

            if (page == string.Empty)
                page = page + "index.html";

            TextReader tr = new StreamReader(page);
            string msg = tr.ReadToEnd();

            byte[] buffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(msg);

            response.ContentLength64 = buffer.Length;
            Stream st = response.OutputStream;
            st.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);

            context.Response.Close();
        }
    }

I keep getting this error: The format of the specified network name is invalid.
I know my problem lies in this bit:
server.Prefixes.Add("http://201.0.0.10:69/");

I can connect through localhost if I comment out this line.
Does anyone know what I could be doing wrong?

Okay, I got the IP adress working, but now I'm having a problem with this line:
if (page == string.Empty)
            page = page + "index.html";

For some reason, it's not adding index.html to the end.

A: The solution that worked for me was to add a binding in the applicationhost.config file.
This answer gives an example of where the binding information is located and how you can manually edit it.
In your case, the following binding info may fix your problem:
<bindings>
 <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:69:localhost" />
 <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:69:201.0.0.10" />
</bindings>

A: As well as setting the bindings in the application.config file you may need to set your system to listen for http from certain IP addresses by running this command:
netsh http add iplisten 201.0.0.10

You may also need to add localhost:
netsh http add iplisten 127.0.0.1

And as mentioned in other answers add these to the bindings file:
 <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:69:201.0.0.10" />
 <binding protocol="http" bindingInformation="*:69:localhost" />

A: The primary occurs when you have multiple IP Addresses or a defined system registry has one IP Address Bound to it.
It can be solved with some command in a command prompt (Admin rights)
as seen here using:
netsh http add iplisten ipaddress=::
In the Registry Path, it is bound to one IP Address here.

A: I tried all other proposed solutions, but it didn't work for me.
But this solution worked:

*

*Run command prompt (Admin rights)

*netsh http show iplisten
the list is displayed

*For each IP address displayed run

netsh http delete iplisten 192.168.2.3
netsh http delete iplisten 127.0.0.1

*netsh http add iplisten 0.0.0.0

*Execute appwiz.cpl

*locate IIS Express in the programs list and uninstall it

*Delete folder named IISExpress located in C:\Users[your_profile_name]\Documents

*restart your computer

*Download and install IIS Express


Estate agents do a lot of trade online but some of their websites can look a bit old and be hard to use. If you are in real estate you want a fresh look and a powerful backend but without the huge cost of something completely custom.
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Accessing all those properties needs a powerful search with plenty of filters and options. You don't want your potential customers getting frustrated by seeing lots of unsuitable homes. They need to be able to finely tune their search to see just the features of the property that they are most interested in, without being overwhelmed by options.
Drag and drop visual editors make easy work of getting the design exactly as you like it. Many of these themes come with a visual editor included which is a great deal and a great option for a quick design fix.
Pre-made templates and importable demos will save you time in setting up your site. Upload all the content to see exactly how your site will look and then swap out the photos and details once you are happy. Several of these themes come with quick templates, presets and options that you can use to hit the ground running.
First, let's sneak in the themes that aren't for estate agents, but for individuals looking to sell their house. DIY home sales are becoming more popular to avoid fees and retain control. But there's big competition online from the huge listings sites. So a solo site has to look and work really well in order to keep up.
Solus is a theme for selling individual houses. It looks great and is ready to set up and go with demo content included. Plus there's video documentation to help and extensive support docs too. The "schedule a viewing" button is a nice call to action.
DreamVilla is another single property theme. There's a nice feature where you can list and pinpoint nearby features to give prospective buyers an idea of the amenities and really sell the local area.
Now to the best WordPress themes for real estate agents and businesses.
Zoner has some great features including messaging, email invites, memberships and property comparison lists, invoicing, bookmarks, social logins and is ready to go with PayPal and Stripe integration.
The feature list is busting at the seams with good stuff. Try out the preview.
MyHome is one of the cheaper options and would work well as a real estate portal or property directory. You can take submissions from agents and collect payments. There's a detailed search engine too.
HomePro helps you run your business with user submissions and the ability to assign agents to different listings, all within WordPress. There are lots of modules you can add and really fine tune your site with the drag and drop builder.
Houzez also bills itself as a WordPress-based property management system for running a business, not just a website.
CitiLights has straightforward front-end submissions and a simple dashboard for agents.
Residence has over 10,000 sales with customisable demos, advanced search options and over 350 options to tweak to your heart's content. Use it for an agency or let users submit their own properties for a fee.
Give the demo a go.
RealtySpace has a drag and drop homepage builder with plugins like Revolution Slider and Visual Composer included so you can quickly put together your perfect layout.
Real Places has different options for layouts like the home listing and multiple listings views so you can experiment with the most effective design. All the layouts look clean and bold for the visitors and for you there are lots of documentation and screenshots to guide you through the design and setup.
Bellaina has tonnes of modules and a library of presets to help you make your layouts quickly and easily.
Square is a seriously good looking theme that is stylish and easy to navigate. It uses the Cornerstone page builder and Slider Revolution and comes ready with 8 stunning homepage layouts to experiment with.
Something a little different: Villagio is for rentals and property bookings. No, you don't just have to rely on AirBnB. Show off your properties then take bookings and payments instantly.
If you want your users to search out the best real estate listings for you then Plugin Hunt is a great theme. It's based on the hugely popular Product Hunt site but would work nicely in the real estate niche.
Hunt out properties based on location, size or a theme. It would work well for commercial properties too, which aren't well served by the themes above which seem to concentrate more on the residential market.
You can collect affiliate commissions, sponsorship or advertising revenue. Or attach it to your own real estate business to build a community and brand familiarity.
Epic Hackers would make an engaging site for property-hunters, real estate professionals or sharing industry news. There's lots of opportunities to build professional relationships when you have a popular resource. It confers instant authority and influence.
The Epic Hackers theme is based on the Growth Hackers site and sure enough they began as a community and then moved into software, consulting and publishing. You could easily leverage your real estate community site to do the same.
Find out how to build your own Growth Hackers style website with WordPress.
The benefit of a more community oriented site built with the Plugin Hunt or Epic Hackers theme is avoiding the overly sell-sell-sell nature of most estate agent websites. If you are a small business or independent vendor it is your relationships and personal touch that are your biggest assets.
Becoming a respected and trusted authority in your area won't come just from having a shiny listings site. Even a blog won't cut it anymore, least of all a rarely updated one.
But you can take those relationships and connections online. By providing real value to people they will know where to turn when the time comes to sell or buy, and where to send their friends and family when they want to do the same.
So as well as a traditional listings site you should think about building a community around your business and niche. Even focussing on your colleagues rather than customers can reap the rewards of better connections and relationships, more exposure and more opportunities.
What else do you need for a successful real estate site?
Before we finish up, there are a few other things you will need to consider for your real estate site.
All these images come at a cost to your site's performance. So get a caching plugin for your site like W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache or WP Rocket to keep things running smoothly and speedily.
Boost your exposure by making it easy to share photos and videos from your site. The Social Gallery suite of plugins gives you Facebook-style image galleries, lots of sharing options and the ability to comment on images right on your own site. Visitors can use the Facebook ID to discuss and even tag other users on Facebook. If they see a property they love or they think a friend might like it is super easy to share it with Social Gallery.
There are lots of different options to choose from for your real estate theme. Have a look at the demos and think about what you want to achieve with your site. Getting as close to that look and feel from the start will cut down on the amount of time you have to spend perfecting your site.
All of these themes are unique and high performing so your site will automatically be a cut above, whether you are just starting off or looking to give your existing website a facelift.
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X5 Evo comes with two mobile apps, one called "Xplova Connect App", the other "Xplova Video App".
Cyclists can transfer their performance data to their Connect App to monitor their progress, or to upload it to TrainingPeaks or Strava to analyze the data and compare their rides against others'.
Through the Video App, cyclists can instantly share their videos on Facebook, YouTube, or Xplova's own platform.
The camera's coolest feature is that you can set different recording triggers, so that you only record the best part of your bike ride. For example, you can set the device to record based on your heart rate, Smartsign, speed or with a quick press of the REC button.
A huge investment in software with free open source world mapping is now at your fingertips. You don't even need the X5Evo to download this, simply visit the App or Play store to download.
Described by the brains at Xplova, the Acer owned subsidiary, as "extremely intelligent and connected" the device is being marketed as the first ever "2-in-1" biking computer with integrated camera and full social network connectivity.


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The March 2013 Videogames – a Roundup
by Successblogger
February was certainly an interesting for the videogame world, to say the least: titles like Crysis 3 and the more cerebral Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch were among the higher-profile releases of the month, and the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines disappointed many fans of the franchise, who thought they were finally getting the Aliens game they had always wanted. It was a month of ups and downs, to be sure, and March only had more in store.
The first big name in the hat was the much-anticipated reboot of Tomb Raider, brought to us by Crystal Dynamics (who have now been the guardians of the TR name for longer than Core, the original creators of the series). Lara Croft has certainly changed for this latest instalment; in the game the player experiences her origin story, and watches her develop from a scared young girl into a resourceful, dynamic survivor. The classic 'shipwreck' story trope looks to be used to great effect, and it's up to the player to guide her through the adventure. The graphics look very nice, and it's certainly a fresh take on the series since the more conservative games in the series like Legend and Underworld.
The two big '- of War' franchises made their presence felt last month, appealing to gamers with a penchant for ultraviolence. God of War: Ascension has been making a stir, with demos showing off this latest instalment's amazing graphics, as well as the promise of multiplayer. The developers, SCE Santa Monica, say they have tweaked the multiplayer part of the game to encourage players to choose a variety of different characters (as opposed to everyone just choosing Kratos). Co-operative play looks to be a major part of the experience, with joint attacks playing an important role in the team's success. The developers have also promised a single player campaign, staying true to the appeal of the original titles.
Gears of War returned last month, too, with a new developer on board: People Can Fly (who you might remember from their acclaimed debut title, Painkiller, and the later Bulletstorm). Fans of Marcus Fenix and Co. will enjoy the newest release, subtitled Judgment, which boasts new weapons and multiplayer game modes like OverRun and Free-for-All to keep things fresh. Expect this one to be brooding and hectic in equal measure.
The most anticipated console release last month, though, must have been Bioshock: Infinite. It's been six years since the critically-acclaimed first game, and fans have had only one (slightly disappointing) sequel to tide them over. But whereas Bioshock 2 returned to the underwater ruins of Rapture, Infinite takes place in a dazzling new setting; this time in the sky city of Columbia. The environments and characters all look stunning, and given the record of Ken Levine and Co. of incorporating deep philosophical themes into their games, expect there to be a lot of soul searching and questioning of moral principles in between bouts of shooting lightning from your hands.
If you're the kind of person who eschews consoles and gets their gaming fix with the best desktop computer (by a trusted manufacturer like Lenovo or Dell) and full mouse/keyboard controls, don't despair, because March had a very special treat for you. This came in the form of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the next episode in Blizzard's (so far) excellent Starcraft II trilogy. With seven new multiplayer units, as well as various other tweaks like changes to the abilities of certain units and buildings, Blizzard have been working hard to ensure that Starcraft's famously balanced gameplay has been maintained for the latest entry. And with 20 missions added for the single player campaign, which follows on from Wings of Liberty, HOTS is looking to be more than a simple expansion pack.
Honourable mentions go to some of the less high-profile releases of the month, such as the new Castlevania game on 3DS, Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate, which should please handheld gamers, and the new Sly Cooper on PS3 for younger gamers.
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Members in Italy, Titan Project & Logistic are pleased to report another successful shipment of machinery for a tannery.
The machinery was picked up from the Italian tannery after dismantling and was stuffed, lashed and loaded on a 20' flat at the Titan premises as photographed.
The shipment then left La Spezia in Italy bound for Nhava Sheva, India.