2013 was a bold year for kitchen design trends. From contemporary whites and minimalist design, to quirky and unique old world style spaces with character, it has been exciting to see the different styles that our products can be adapted into.
If you're considering a renovation, here's a quick roundup of some of the best kitchen design ideas from 2013 to spur your imagination and get you on the path to a beautiful, inviting new kitchen of your own.
Because the kitchen sees so much traffic, many people are opting to completely open up the space so it feels both airier and roomier. Entertaining is much easier with an open floor plan kitchen and living or dining room, and there's an incredible amount of space for prep work (and homework) when you add an oversized island with a sink, storage and electrical outlets. As an example, this destination kitchen from HGTV is large yet cozy, with lots of warm wood, bright cabinets and eye-catching details. And the open plan makes it easy to cook and serve family and friends right from the stove.
Below is an example of similar style done up in all NuStone Transformations products. The counter and cabinet refacing would have hundreds (maybe thousands) over the project above without sacrificing the style.
If you have an avid cook in the house, updating a kitchen to make it more functional is a necessity. Granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and a perfect triangle between the sink, fridge and stove make whipping up even the most decadent of French meals a breeze. Recessed lighting also helps the area feel large while adding spot lighting to common prep areas.
Both examples below feature high quality appliances and smart design, the first in more classic design and the second gives the feel of a kitchen you might find at a modern fine dining restaurant. and check out this impressive chef's kitchen on HGTV (#5 in the slideshow) for more style ideas.
Not all kitchens have to be massive to be enticing and functional. Big cities mean smaller kitchens, but there are a lot of options for making them feel bigger than they are. Using light coloured or white cabinets and unique storage solutions, this closet-like New York kitchen, similar to the size of many condominium kitchens in the GTA, suddenly seems spacious and upscale. Making the most of vertical space is key to this fancy room, and a pot rack is an exceptional idea for diminutive kitchens with a lot of tools and little square footage. Did you see the backsplash? Mirrored glass definitely improves the appearance of size, but a light coloured mosaic backsplash could have the same airy effect at a lower cost.
Whether it's a vintage stove from the 50s, a uniquely patterned granite countertop or, in the case of this charming home, twin antique farmhouse sinks, building a kitchen with a singular focal point that immediately draws the eye is one of the most popular ways to dress up the traditionally understated kitchen in 2013.
Another great way to save cash and to make a large impact on aesthetic appeal is to add a pop of colour with a mosaic backsplash. Here is an image from one of our recent remodels from 2013. To browse some of the different mosaic colour options that we offer, go here.
The kitchen reveals a lot about the family who uses it, and your kitchen should be a manifestation of your personality and lifestyle. Why not update it to reflect who you are while making it a more beautiful and habitable space? These designs are just a few ideas of what can be done, but you should take them and create a kitchen inspired by you.
If you're interested in exploring refacing options for your cabinets, counters or backsplash, contact us for a free consultation now.


Gorenje Group accomplished its goal in terms of revenue in 2017, with the figure estimated at EUR 1.307 billion, which is nearly 4 percent more than in the year before. Contributing the most to such revenue growth were sales in the markets of Russia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, the Middle and Far East, the USA, Asia, and Australia. Operating profit reached EUR 21.7 million, and the Group's bottom line for the year was net profit of EUR 1.2 million. Performance in the year was considerably affected by numerous measures for mitigating the negative market conditions, particularly growth of raw and processed materials, which affected the profitability especially in the second half. In 2018, we are planning further growth of revenue and net profit. Consistently with our strategic policies, we shall continue to step up our sales in the markets beyond Europe, while consolidating our market shares in major European markets and increasing the shares of innovative and premium appliances.
In 2017, Gorenje Group completed a several-year cycle of major investments into production. This has resulted in new generations of products across all categories for all key brands. Thus, we launched last year mass production and sales of new generations of premium washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, and freestanding cookers. New built-in cooling appliances and connectible appliances are in the final stage of development, undergoing intensive testing and system optimization. At the end of the year, we made the first deliveries of connectible appliances under the Atag brand to our partners, for installation in smart homes in the Netherlands.
Performance was negatively affected, especially in the second half of the year, by the following developments: lower-than-planned sales in the domestic appliance segment, especially on account of price repositioning in Germany; pricing pressures related to labour costs; increase of prices in upstream markets; and higher production costs related to the start of mass production of new generation products, as noted above.
One of Gorenje Group's key policies in 2017 was focusing on the home appliance segment as the Group's core activity. Therefore, we examined the possibilities of divestment of companies and assets from non-core operations. We started with the divestment process for Gorenje Surovina, the largest company among non-core businesses; we shall continue these efforts in 2018. We are also continuing our digital transformation as mapped out in the company's digital business strategy.
In 2018, we are planning to considerably decrease our net financial liabilities which will amount to EUR 274 million at the end of the year, or EUR 75 less than at the end of 2017. The budgeted decrease of financial liabilities largely results from the planned divestments of non-core businesses and assets, alignment of investment with depreciation and amortization, working capital optimization, and positive cash flow from operating activities.
EBITDA for 2018 is budgeted at good EUR 86 million, which is 13 percent more than the estimated EBITDA for 2017. Budgeted EBIT of good EUR 25 million is more than 16 percent higher than the 2017 estimate. Our net profit for 2018 is budgeted at EUR 8.1 million.
Further focus on the core activity will also positively affect our performance in 2018. Sales revenue is budgeted at EUR 1.33 billion, which is 1.6 percent more than the 2017 end-of-year estimate despite the planned divestment in the non-core segment. Revenue in the core activity of domestic appliances shall amount to EUR 1.19 billion in 2018, which is good 10 percent more than estimated for 2017. Budgeted gross profit in this segment exceeds the figure estimated for 2017 by 6.6 percent. Higher revenue will mostly result from higher sales of innovative and premium appliances which will account for over 22 and 30 percent, respectively, of our total domestic appliance sales in this year.
Breaking down by brands, the highest growth is expected with the premium brand Asko for which sales are budgeted to increase by over 20 percent on account of Asia, Australia and Russia. Atag brand sales are budgeted to grow by 13 percent while sales of Gorenje brand products will rise by 8 percent. Within the European Union, our sales growth will be the steepest in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia, while beyond EU, we are planning the highest growth in the markets of Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia, Serbia, the Middle and Far East, Asia, and Thailand.
In terms of domestic appliance categories, the highest sales growth is expected with washing machines and dryers (14.5 percent growth). The year 2018 will be the first full year of sales of the new generation of laundry care appliances under the Asko brand, which is why we are budgeting a considerable increase in average downstream prices. Under Gorenje brand, we shall launch the sales of a new generation of washing machines and dryers this year, which will account for as much as one half of total production and sales. By increasing the share of advanced appliances under the Gorenje brand, we will see our total revenue increase notably in Germany, Croatia, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
We are also planning a nearly 13-percent increase in sales of cooking appliances, and 7.5-percent growth of sales of dishwashers for the Gorenje and Asko brands.
Our plans for 2018 also include important investments into development, for which we will earmark around 3 percent of total Group revenue. This will include development of built-in induction, gas, and electric hobs, new platforms for built-in ovens and premium hobs, upgrade of Asko washing machines and dryers, development of a new generation of Asko Professional washing machines and dryers, development of the Simplicity 2.1 designer line, and development of a new platform of free-standing refrigerators. We shall also continue to develop connectible appliances.
The Supervisory Board discussed the 2017 end-of-year performance estimate and the Gorenje Group business plan for the year 2018 at its session on January 11 when the Board was also presented the progress of the search for a suitable strategic partner.
The Supervisory Board was also presented the processes and procedures examined in 2010 and 2011 by the then Audit Committee and Supervisory Board with regard to the loan to the company Intersolar. The Supervisory Board found that all procedures were completed in 2012 when the report on the work of the Supervisory Board was also presented at the Shareholders Assembly. Members of the Audit Committee at the time also presented the report to the relevant state authorities. In view of this fact and the fact that the loan, complete with interest, has been fully repaid, the Supervisory Board adopted the decision not the deal with this case anymore.
With regard to the sponsorship of the Russian football club Torpedo Moscow, the Supervisory Board adopted a decision upon proposal by the President and CEO Franjo Bobinac and the Audit Committee to review the deal as soon as possible.


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Yes, you should not replace Apple software; that route only leads to sadness.
That's to be expected. Use one package manager only, not a mix of two or more; more sadness there.
MacPorts Subversion works fine; I use it daily.
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Chris Clay :: The Christening
Steve 'Flash' Juon January 18, 2011
MixtapeReview
SIX, FIVE, ONE. If you want to know what Chris Clay is about, or at the very least what he represents, you need to remember these three numbers in that order.SIX, FIVE, ONE. It's something you will hear frequently on Clay's release "The Christening." What does it mean though? Clay explains it best himself on "Hypnotize":
"Okay… listen!
I am Minnesota, St. Paul
But you can call me
Mr. S-I-X, F-I-F-T-Y
O-N-E, bet I'm next
Just blessed, why you guessin?
I'm fresh like zest
And the only thing you ain't seen from me yet is my best"
Despite being hella proud of his Midwestern heritage and the "ten thousand frozen lakes" of Minnesota, the rapper is now repping his area code from the much more hospitable climate of Southern California. Mr. Six-Fifty-One Chris Clay now has more in common with Mr. Six-One-Nine Rey Mysterio. It's not a betrayal of his heritage though, it's just what Clay needed to do to take his career to the next plateau. Moving to Cali enabled him to ink a deal with MIM Entertainment and take his exposure beyond playing clubs in the Twin Cities and selling tapes out of the trunk of his car. Every young rapper has to make that choice at some point – stay the local neighborhood hero everyone loves or take a chance on becoming a hip-hop superstar. After all if Marshall Mathers never signed with Andrew Young, Eminem would be selling mixtapes hand to hand on 8 Mile Road right now.
Chris Clay's "Christening" is a twenty-six track long mixtape ostensibly hosted by DJ Whoo Kid, although his involvement in this project is minimal at best. That's actually to Clay's advantage as hearing him shout "WHOOOO KIIIIIIIIID" a million times might knock a full point off his album's score. The actual mixing of the tape is left to the lesser known DJ Reeg, so in terms of name value both the artist and label decided to hype the bigger name and have him record some drops to stamp his seal of approval on Clay. That's about as far as you'll get on album credits because like most mixtapes this album features its star(s) rapping over well known hip-hop instrumentals to build their credentials. Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" is the backdrop for "ESPN." I hoped "Slow Down" would jack Brand Nubian, but actually it builds on Fat Joe's "(Ha Ha) Slow Down" featuring Young Jeezy. If you have to even ask what beat "Fuck You" jacks, go buy "Chronic 2001" right now and return to this review after listening to it. Nothing is off limits to Clay – he's even jumping right on the left foot to turn "Shutterbugg" into "Slutterbugg":
"I told momma let your hair down, cause we here now
It's crackin, distractions, ain't nowhere around
Ye ain't gotta worry 'bout glocks and goons
Just roll this blunt, I'ma cop the room
Now you know Chris gon' switch the topic soon
How to make honies moon like we hopped the broom
Grip the drop and zoom, never mind the flirt
Let your body rest, make that vagina work"
Chris Clay makes a lot of noise on "The Christening" about wanting to be regarded as an all-time lyrical great, not just in the 651 but in all area codes throughout the United States. For his own home turf he might be at or slightly above average. For national or international exposure he's more likely at or slightly below it. The flow is technically solid – he's not gasping for air, losing the rhythm in the rhyme, or trying to cram too many big words into one small bar. The difficulty here is that level of competency is to be expected almost automatically if you're audacious enough to put out a rap album in this already overcrowded musical market. At some point you've got to have more: an extra distinctive voice, so much charisma it pours out of your ear canals while listening, unforgettable punchlines, an unusual lyrical delivery, or all of the above. Some average rappers can get over by being paired with outstanding producers, but since almost this entire album is a jack Clay doesn't rise above on these beats. His only real chance to prove his point is on the non-instrumental freestyles like "Acapella Bars":
"Yo I'm from a place that's basically foreign in my genre of music
Some see it as a setback, I accept that with honor and use it
Represent it to the fullest y'all I'm thankful that I'm colder
Now my scriptures paint the picture when you think of Minnesota
That's the biggest misconception I would like those to know
There's just more than the lakes, and the farmland, some white folks and snow
St. Paul, born and raised, that's the capital city
If it was Brooklyn hypothetically I'd have to be Biggie"
Here's what can ultimately be said about Chris Clay. He gets props for being proud of his Minnesota heritage and for wanting to prove something to people who think it's just a flyover state. He's got an acceptable albeit unspectacular level of talent – nothing embarrassing to listen to but nothing overwhelmingly memorable either. He's got some brass cajones for the instrumentals he's willing to spit on knowing some of the tracks are ridiculously easy to identify (or get sued for), and he's not lacking in the swagger of self-belief one needs to compete in the cutthroat music world. At the same time comparisons to the legendary Christopher Wallace are probably not warranted in the young Chris Clay's career. "The Christening" gets an A for effort but a solid C overall in execution, though there's a definite spark here that shows he could bring that GPA up.
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Nicholas Bignall this week made a goalscoring return after more than two years out injured.
The Academy graduate is doing his rehab with us on a non-contract basis, and scored during a 20-minute appearance for our under 21s.
He scored the final goal in a 4-2 win over Swindon Town, and he deserves great credit for working his way back to this point.
He told readingfc.co.uk after the game, "I'm really buzzing. It's been a long time coming – two years and a few months I think. It was always on my mind when I came on – I just wanted to score a goal to cap it off, and obviously get through the 20 minutes. I've worked really hard to get back and I'm just happy it went so well.
"The first year was frustrating, and the second year was like 'absolute focus on what I had to achieve'. This is only the first step, I'm not going to get too excited about 20 mins off the bench. But it's a step in the right direction so I'm happy.
"I've been training for two months now. From the off, literally the first tackle in the game, I wasn't sure if I wanted to be out there! But they were very physical and I'm just happy to get through it.
"In my mind I just wanted to get into the box for every single attack like strikers should do. I just gambled on the cross, I think Dom intercepted it…I made room for a shot and luckily it came to me – I didn't even look at the goal, just hit it first time because I was that close. Luckily it went through the 'keeper's legs so I'm happy.
"With the fog you couldn't really see like 20 yards ahead of you! I wanted to get the ball quite deep and shoot, try and catch the 'keeper off but didn't get chance. They were very bad conditions – I was quite worried that it would get called off on my comeback so I just hoped that it would hold out, and luckily I got my goal.


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Europsko prvenstvo u košarci 1959. godine održalo se u Istanbulu od 21. do 31. svibnja 1959. godine.

Hrvatski igrači koji su igrali za reprezentaciju Jugoslavije: Branko Radović i Nemanja Đurić.

1959
Međunarodna košarkaška natjecanja u Turskoj

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text:
Q: Prev and next button for database results I would like to build "Previous & Next" links to show records of my database, through pagination.
The connection is working fine. I just don't know how to build such links.
How can I do that?

<title>test_page</title>

<?php
$userName = "root";
$pass = "";
$hostname = "localhost";
$conn = mysqli_connect($hostname, $userName, $pass)
or die ("Nije uspostavljena veza sa Vasim mySQL serverom!
\n");
echo "Konekcija je uspostavljena!
\n";
mysqli_select_db($conn, 'vulkan')
or die ("Ne mogu da nadjem zadatu bazu!
\n");
echo ("Baza je pronadjena!
\n");
echo "

";
$id=$_GET['id'];
$currentid=$id;
$result = mysqli_query($conn, "select * from ploce_pod where id=$currentid");
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result))
{
$currentid=$row['id'];
}
$resultPrev = mysqli_query($conn, "select * from ploce_pod where id<$currentid
LIMIT 1");
while($prevRow = mysqli_fetch_array($resultPrev))
{
$previd = $prevRow['id'];
}
$resultNext = mysqli_query($conn, "select * from ploce_pod where id>$currentid
LIMIT 1");
while($nextRow = mysqli_fetch_array($resultNext))
{
$nextid = $nextRow['id'];
}
//here is print table, this is OK
mysqli_close($conn);
echo ("Baza je otkacena!
\n");
?>

<a href="Index.php?id=<?php echo $previd; ?>">prethodni
<a href="Index.php?id=<?php echo $nextid; ?>">sledeci

A: You might want to consider PHP Pagination
<?php
    /*
        Place code to connect to your DB here.
    */
    include('config.php');  // include your code to connect to DB.

    $tbl_name="";       //your table name
    // How many adjacent pages should be shown on each side?
    $adjacents = 3;

    /*
       First get total number of rows in data table.
       If you have a WHERE clause in your query, make sure you mirror it here.
    */
    $query = "SELECT COUNT(*) as num FROM $tbl_name";
    $total_pages = mysql_fetch_array(mysql_query($query));
    $total_pages = $total_pages[num];

    /* Setup vars for query. */
    $targetpage = "filename.php";   //your file name  (the name of this file)
    $limit = 2;                                 //how many items to show per page
    $page = $_GET['page'];
    if($page)
        $start = ($page - 1) * $limit;          //first item to display on this page
    else
        $start = 0;                             //if no page var is given, set start to 0

    /* Get data. */
    $sql = "SELECT column_name FROM $tbl_name LIMIT $start, $limit";
    $result = mysql_query($sql);

    /* Setup page vars for display. */
    if ($page == 0) $page = 1;                  //if no page var is given, default to 1.
    $prev = $page - 1;                          //previous page is page - 1
    $next = $page + 1;                          //next page is page + 1
    $lastpage = ceil($total_pages/$limit);      //lastpage is = total pages / items per page, rounded up.
    $lpm1 = $lastpage - 1;                      //last page minus 1

    /*
        Now we apply our rules and draw the pagination object.
        We're actually saving the code to a variable in case we want to draw it more than once.
    */
    $pagination = "";
    if($lastpage > 1)
    {
        $pagination .= "
";
        //previous button
        if ($page > 1)
            $pagination.= "� previous";
        else
            $pagination.= "� previous";

        //pages
        if ($lastpage < 7 + ($adjacents * 2))   //not enough pages to bother breaking it up
        {
            for ($counter = 1; $counter <= $lastpage; $counter++)
            {
                if ($counter == $page)
                    $pagination.= "$counter";
                else
                    $pagination.= "$counter";
            }
        }
        elseif($lastpage > 5 + ($adjacents * 2))    //enough pages to hide some
        {
            //close to beginning; only hide later pages
            if($page < 1 + ($adjacents * 2))
            {
                for ($counter = 1; $counter < 4 + ($adjacents * 2); $counter++)
                {
                    if ($counter == $page)
                        $pagination.= "$counter";
                    else
                        $pagination.= "$counter";
                }
                $pagination.= "...";
                $pagination.= "$lpm1";
                $pagination.= "$lastpage";
            }
            //in middle; hide some front and some back
            elseif($lastpage - ($adjacents * 2) > $page && $page > ($adjacents * 2))
            {
                $pagination.= "1";
                $pagination.= "2";
                $pagination.= "...";
                for ($counter = $page - $adjacents; $counter <= $page + $adjacents; $counter++)
                {
                    if ($counter == $page)
                        $pagination.= "$counter";
                    else
                        $pagination.= "$counter";
                }
                $pagination.= "...";
                $pagination.= "$lpm1";
                $pagination.= "$lastpage";
            }
            //close to end; only hide early pages
            else
            {
                $pagination.= "1";
                $pagination.= "2";
                $pagination.= "...";
                for ($counter = $lastpage - (2 + ($adjacents * 2)); $counter <= $lastpage; $counter++)
                {
                    if ($counter == $page)
                        $pagination.= "$counter";
                    else
                        $pagination.= "$counter";
                }
            }
        }

        //next button
        if ($page < $counter - 1)
            $pagination.= "next �";
        else
            $pagination.= "next �";
        $pagination.= "
\n";
    }
?>

    <?php
        while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
        {

        // Your while loop here

        }
    ?>

<?=$pagination?>

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Boysie Blake: Problem Solver by Max Myers
New E-Releases
January 5, 2015 by ITW
Hollywood: sex, murder, power, corruption, fraud, theft and the obsession with the Cult Of Celebrity; then there are bad days.
Boysie Blake solves problems. Yours. He doesn't need the money. You can be rich or poor, famous or not, it doesn't matter. What does, is that you're straight with him. The last thing you want is to become the problem he has to solve.
Michael Santoro, Boysie's stepdad, was found floating face down in Sycamore Cove. Drowned while surfing, apparently. His long time friend, Detective Lawton, Santa Monica PD, tries to help, but he's got his own problems.
Marjorie Wallace, art dealer to Hollywood's powerful elite, has brokered a deal between two of its most formidable and dangerous players, for a previously unknown and never before seen Jackson Pollock. Problem is, the painting's a 3D printed fake, and now she's on the hook for a $150 million.
Boysie knows there will be blood. He has to make sure it's not his, or Marjorie's.
The buyer, her ex-husband, David Gandolfo, is connected to the Vatican and the US government; now he wants her dead. The seller, Jack Valentine, more violent gangster than B movie producer, wants Boysie dead.
Valentine has a minder, Bruno, monster of a man. Gandolfo has a minder, Cardinale Christoforo, monster of a man. Violence can wield a gun or a chalice.
The Hollywood rumor mill has it that in 2002, Gandolfo had tried to buy Dan Brown's manuscript, The Da Vinci Code. Boysie's stepdad had backed the wrong horse by loaning the agent that was brokering the deal, one million dollars so that he could buy the manuscript for himself. Brown smelled a rat and withdrew it. Gandolfo never forgave Michael or the agent. Now both are dead.
At 63, Marjorie is beautiful, very much alive and Boysie is unable to resist. However, she's twice his age and after their one night together, the guilt of it weighs on her, especially as she is also his mum's best friend. She breaks it off with him, much to his disappointment.
Boysie is summoned to meet Cardinale Christoforo in the one place he shouldn't – the Vatican. He returns to L.A. understanding that there is no justice, only the perception of it and if you can't find it one way, then find it another, because that's all you have.
BOYSIE BLAKE is available from Amazon.
5 STARS Reviewed By Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite.
Boysie Blake: Problem Solver by Max Myers is murder mystery of epic proportions with all the ingredients for a top seller. Max Myers seems to have his finger on the pulse of Hollywood society – the dark side of it – and has written a novel that is worthy of the big screen. Excellent storyline, fantastic characters and the way it has been written is just amazing. It has a way of catching you unawares and keeping you hanging, making you read to find out what's coming next. Great story, and I hope there's more where this came from.
Amazon Customer Review by Mary Brown.
If you love a book so real that you can smell the early California morning, feel the ocean chilled air on your skin as you finish your morning climb up the hill, so real that you can hear the freeway traffic and smell gasoline on the breeze by mid-afternoon; if you like your characters both believable and colorful, and you want action from today's headline before it ever becomes a headline, grab Max Myers' new book, Boysie Blake Problem Solver, and find yourself a comfy sofa!
I found myself hating his enemies, cheering on his friends, and watching his back, not that he needed my help. And if I'm ever in trouble, I do want Boysie in my corner. I loved every page of this book, and I do so hope that Myers writes a sequel!
Ex boxer, bouncer and former Vice President of a Brooklyn MC, Max is the embodiment of the American Dream; he completely turned his life around, and is now a multiple award winning writer & director.
Born in Iserlohn, West Germany, he is the son of an English Army soldier and a local German woman. He spent the first years of his life traveling with his family to a variety of postings including London, Germany, South Australia and Gibraltar.
At age 12, he landed on the mean streets of East London, where he joined a rock-n-roll-band, learned to play drums and a respectable blues harp, and did some serious amateur boxing. He left home and school when he was 15, eventually moving into tour management and sound mixing, working and playing for many famous European acts: Mungo Jerry, Manfred Mann, Wings, Berlin Rock Ensemble and Moonraker. Inevitably, he was drawn to the American shores, landing in Baltimore, MD, where he continued to work and play for now-forgotten bands, Face Dancer and Objects, amongst others.
In the early 90s, Max relocated to New York and started a music production company, but soon the collapse of Wall Street left him homeless and penniless. He drew upon his early days as an amateur boxer and informed by his experiences in the violent neighborhoods of East London, took on a succession of jobs as doorman and bouncer at some of New York's edgier nightclubs. It was in this era that he continued his street education, joining a biker gang and experiencing firsthand the lawlessness and corruption of society's underbelly.
By 1994, he recognized there was no future for him on the streets, so he took a job waiting tables and began his writing career. His first big break came in 1997 when he landed a development deal with Martin Scorsese's Cappa Productions, under the sage and gentle guidance of Barbara De Fina.
Succumbing to the lure of Hollywood, Max moved west where he continues to write, direct and teach.
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Q: How to automate user actions on Tomcat/Java application from backend, on Azure? I have an application running on Azure PaaS (Tomcat) using Java, JSP and Azure SQL Database.
Users login to the application using a Web Browser and can then run a report, which involves using java to (i) extract data from the database, (ii) process it (iii) create an Excel file using Apache POI.
How is it possible to automate this process on a daily process from the backend?
Here are my ideas so far.

*

*I discount using Azure Logic Apps as a complete solution as I need access to the java code in my application that creates the report.

*I could copy and paste the report-generating code into an Azure Function and then automate this code using an Azure Logic App, but having duplicated code is obviously messy.

*I could use some kind of automated testing tool (such as Selenium, or write my own) running on a separate machine to login to the system and extract the report, but this is also not so reliable, and requires a separate machine. I would prefer to do this on the backend.

*Creating a servlet in the Java to execute the report without logging in, and then calling it via a Azure Logic App. (And blocking the servlet from public Internet access)
Does anyone have a neat solution?

A: Use a scheduler like quartz library. If your starting writing the app now I would say use spring boot. (Has multiple advantages,  using it in 5 weapons that are in Prod, all running well. Optimizations were done in Persistence and network layers)
Spring uses quartz too.  Anyway there are many ways to use quartz, but basically a method of your code will be called by it on the designated date/time/ frequency.  Like once a day at 8am. That function can trigger out the tasks to create your report, ftp, email it and other backend tasks.
Don't use selenium ...not the right tool for this requirement.


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Lemire and Nguyen's DESCENDER enlists a screenwriter
Kyle Pinion
Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's lovely Image series Descender was picked up by Sony for adaptation into a feature film last year before the first issue even hit the stands. It was even the subject of a big bidding war between studios, with the "House of Spidey" winning out.
Just a little over 12 months later (by a few days), Descender now has a screenwriter in Jesse Wigutow, per The Hollywood Reporter. Wigutow previous credits include a re-write on Bad Santa 2, and a recently completed adaptation of Brian Bendis' Fire for Universal.
We've sung the series' praises on numerous occasions, and while it's an uphill climb for any filmmaker to match the gorgeous array of images that Nguyen has been able to conjure within its pages, I'm certainly looking forward to the attempt.
Along with Descender's continued development, Essex County, another Lemire classic, was also recently announced for a television adaptation.
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A hotel's guest rating is calculated using data provided under license by TripAdvisor. A total of 945 have reviewed the Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Manhattan Beach/LAX Airport, giving it a rating of 4, on a scale of 1-5.


The Business Research Company's wound care devices global market report, covers the year-on-year growth of the global wound care devices market historic and forecast growth. It also includes chapters on the wound care devices market trends, geographical analysis, and competitive landscape.
Increasing demand for anti-infective dressings such as plant-based antiseptic dressings and iodine-based dressings for the treatment of chronic wounds and related skin ulcer complications is one of the significant trends in the market. The anti-infective dressings is a sub-segment of traditional wound dressings segment of the wound care devices market. The products derived from plant materials are films, hydro fiber, hydrocolloids, collagen, alginates, and foams. These products has increased wound care applications, anti-microbial properties, less irritation on skin and shorter healing time compared to basic wound care products.
The global wound care devices market is primarily driven by increase in awareness of healthcare, increased government spending and ageing population.
The global wound care devices market report covers the following regions under the geographical analysis section: Asia Pacific, Western Europe, North America, Middle East, Africa, South America, and Eastern Europe. Major countries under each of these regions are also covered under the country analysis chapters.
With increase in economic growth, increased government spending and rising awareness on healthcare in rural areas, the global wound care devices market is expected to increase in potential and scope. TBRC's report also covers the wound care devices drivers and restraints in the market.
The global wound care devices market's segment shares in each geographic region are mentioned in the report, along with the historic and forecast growth rates for each segment presented visually with supporting reasons to justify the growth rates.
The top companies included in the global wound care devices market report are Medline Industries, Cardinal Health Inc and 3M.


Evolutionary geneticists have traditionally applied a comparative approach, where the relationships between closely related species (or between individuals of the same species) are determined by contrasting their DNA sequences. DNA retrieved from museum specimens, fossil remains and archeological findings -collectively known as ancient DNA (aDNA) – have added an exciting new dimension to evolutionary studies; instead of indirectly inferring the likely state of DNA sequences from former generations of extant organism or from extinct species, aDNA allows the direct inspection and timing of the changes that have happened in a given species or evolutionary lineage throughout time. The aDNA field has recently blossomed thanks to the advent of high-throughput sequencing (HTS), which has radically increased the amount of data that can be produced from ancient samples. Although herbaria are present almost ubiquitously in natural history museums, their collections have not been extensively used for aDNA studies, and especially not for whole-genome analysis. We are using this largely untapped source to address a broad range of evolutionary questions in three main research avenues.
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A couple weeks ago we met The Downer and talked about ways to help determine if the role is as bad as the hiring manager makes it sound. Now, it's time to meet The Egomaniac.
Interviewer: Tell me about yourself!
Interviewer: That's great. I can read. But what have you done?
Interviewer: 80%? Is that supposed to "wow" me? I've increased engagement rates by over 1000%. Engagement is just one piece of the puzzle, anyway. What about followers?
Interviewer: Nine thousand? We've got almost forty thousand here.
Interviewer: See, if I was in your shoes, I'd be asking myself why I only have nine thousand followers. When I first started here, I doubled our followers in a month.
Interviewer: It wasn't easy. I was pulling seventy hour weeks, giving up my weekends. But that's me. I don't stop at good enough. I break records.
Interviewer: Look, I've got more than two hundred applicants for this job. You're my tenth interview today. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity. I've turned around every company I've worked at–quadrupled their business. You will not find a better mentor. But I've gotta wonder–do you want this bad enough?
Candidate: Are you sure there's enough room for me? Your ego is making it hard to breathe.
Don't you wish you could say that last line? If your interviewer is frequently interrupting or talking over you and/or cutting down your achievements, while boasting about their own, chances are you're dealing with what I like to call The Egomaniac. The interviewer might not be as over-the-top as the above example, but the impact is the same. You are being made to feel small. If this is your would-be supervisor, take heed. You're getting a taste of what your daily life might feel like. Unfortunately, unless you enjoy working for an egomaniac, taking this job probably isn't the best idea. But that doesn't mean you have to let them get to you.
I don't let them rile me up. I once had an interviewer attack my website and portfolio, piece by piece. In fact, it seemed like they'd called me in just for this purpose. I listened, mentally pasting a big, red clown nose on them while they spoke (I'm a designer, after all), and reminded myself that this wasn't about me. Plenty of employers had complimented me on my portfolio, and I had the stats to back up the success of my work. After they were done, I remained calm and thanked them for the feedback. When they called for a second interview, I told them I wasn't interested.
If I'm on the fence (is it them or am I just having an insecure day?), I ask them what their expectations are – what do they want me to achieve within the first three months? If their expectations are unrealistic, I know this probably isn't the right opportunity for me.
I vent to trusted friends and family. Let's face it. The interview process can be brutal, and some employers can treat you very poorly throughout the process, from ghosting you after an interview to giving you false hopes. It's normal to feel frustrated and angry. Sometimes you just need to get it all out!
Onward and upward! When I have an interview with someone who makes me feel small, I vent about it and then I move on. Life is too short to let someone like that take up any more of my time. I'll save my energy for the hiring managers who do see what I can offer and understand the power of positive feedback and encouragement.


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Feb 3 Interview: George Saunders - The 'Liga's' Londoner
Tom Filer
For every Gareth Bale you'll find ten Ravel Morrisons, and for every Ravel Morrison a thousand who wouldn't even consider it. British footballers abroad are about as successful as the national teams of this insular isle, and usually a lot less plucky.
Every now and then someone will give Spain or Italy a go for a season, Scandinavia at a push, but Latin America might as well not exist. Historically we've struggled enough with World Cups staged across the Atlantic. With the heat, thin air, weird food and loud locals – your average British footballer shys away from the madness of somewhere bonkers like Colombia where the 2016 season got underway at the weekend, but then, George Saunders is not your average British Footballer.
Currently on the books of Envigado, a modest top tier team from Medellin - the city made infamous by Pablo Escobar – I ask George what he loves about Colombia - matter-of-factly he replies "everything."
At 11 George was forced to give up his academy place with boyhood heroes Arsenal when his parents relocated to the Valencian municipality of Puçol. A difficult move for any child to make but Saunders prospered, picked up the lingo and won a place amongst Villarreal's youth system.
He played with El Submarino Amarillo through to under 15 level then spent time at a couple of youth-specific teams in the area before finishing his education of the game with Espanyol. Away from his family while in Barcelona, it was here he was instilled with maturity beyond his years.
George returned to Villarreal, receiving game time with their C team, before playing regularly at Levante B, then moving to CD Eldense in the third tier. By 2013 his entire professional footballing career had been spent in Spain, but still, you don't see many Spanish players heading the way of their conquistador forefathers at the tender age of 23.
"Where I was living I made friends with a Colombian family from Cali, a lawyer, who at that moment was working for America de Cali and they asked me if I wanted to go for a trial. They said they'd spoken to the owner of the club and had sent a video of me, and they said they were interested."
America are one of Colombia's most famous clubs, winning 13 national titles, and four times runners up of the prestigious Copa Libertadores, but they were plunged into financial difficulties in 1996 when the US placed the club on the notorious Clinton List, a blacklist devised to strangle businesses profiting from the narcotics industry. Their target was owner Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela, head of the Cali Cartel, even though they already had him behind bars. After 15 years of sanctions Los Diablos Rojos succumb to relegation in 2011. The lawyer George told me about, Luis 'Lucho' Valero, was working to get America removed from the Clinton List, and would eventually do so a couple of months after securing Saunders his move.
"I went there for two weeks on trial. The first week was a bit uncomfortable, especially coming from Europe to Colombia, it's a big change, but after the second week I started finding my feet, and they offered me a six month contract at America de Cali." It must've been a bit of odd for the other players - Saunders is the first English player in the country for over 60 years. He tells me he's received a bit of media attention for that fact.
Saunders' career in Cali started slowly. "The first six weeks, like I said, I was finding my feet. I was training but I wasn't getting called up for any games." However he bided his time and was eventually given a chance to prove himself. "Then I got called up for a cup game and it went really well for me, I got player of the match. After that I got called up for a league game, had a really good game, made a goal, I was winning loads of balls, and the fans really got to like me." With his change of fortunes on the pitch he started to settle in his new country too. "After that I was really comfortable, the city was great, the club was great and I was really enjoying myself."
His first setback was just around the next corner though; suspended from an upcoming match for receiving three yellow cards, the Londoner saw no problem in having a glass of wine one evening with his tea. "The next day I had to go to training. I trained perfectly well, I've literally had a couple of glasses of wine, but we trained in an indoor centre. Well, I smelt a bit of alcohol. They made a big problem of it saying I wasn't looking after myself, which was all lies because I'm a professional." When it was leaked to the press, Saunders suspected the club had an ulterior motive. "You know, here in Colombia you can only have four foreigners. I was the fourth and the owner of the club wanted to bring in a Brazilian kid. He wanted me out, so that was really the reason why I think they made it a big thing."
Most people probably would've jacked it in then, I know I would have. Returned to Europe content I'd given it a go, happy to have played for one of South America's biggest football clubs. Not George. "They jogged-me-on to Fortaleza which was probably the best thing that ever happened. The trainer really liked me, we were a small club, a team of battlers".
That season Fortaleza's main battle rival was America. "We ended up playing America five times. We beat them three times and drew twice, and ended up being [play off] champions. We were a really competitive team. It went well for me."
During the 2014 season, George Saunders became the first Englishman to play in the Colombian top tier since 1950 when, against the demands of the FA, Independiente Santa Fe signed three British players, including England international Neil Franklin. Colombia was already expelled from Fifa as a newly formed professional football association in the country had rattled the cage of the existing amateur one, resulting in the ever forward-thinking governing body stepping in. This period became known as El Dorado – the golden age – with clubs not having to pay transfer fees to Fifa leagues, they could afford to offer unrivalled wages and tempted players such as Alfredo di Stefano. Franklin was on around £60 a week, five times as much as the English FA's £12 salary cap and included a £2,000 signing on bonus, though he never played for his country again after returning to England after just one season.
Obviously times are much different, Saunders isn't playing in Colombia because he's one of the world's top players, nor is Colombia enchanting Saunders as one of the world's top leagues, but for me that's much more commendable. You often hear about how difficult it's become for free-agents to find clubs here in England, and many players released from the top academies often end up leaving the game altogether. Something tells me a fair whack of those players aren't looking outside their comfort zone.
George's first season in the top flight was hampered by a groin injury he'd been playing with during Fortaleza's promotion campaign, and once he was fit he was sent out on loan to Colombia's Caribbean coast. "I played games with my groin injury, I did really well even though when you play with pain you're not really at the level you can be. The next season I was still in pain, but I recuperated myself and they sent me out on loan to a club called Union Magdalena, which is on the coast. I was there for six months. I couldn't really handle the heat, it was so, so hot, but it was a good experience you know, football's all about experiences. Life's all about experiences."
At the end of the 2014 season Saunders was on the move again and he joined Patriotas de Boyaca. A team founded as recently as 2003, in the town of Tunja, but by 2011 they had reached the Primera, ironically sealing promotion by beating America.
"I was there for six months as well. I'd played a few games, done well, then this other club, where I'm at now, called me up." Saunders' perseverance with a career in Colombia has rewarded him with getting to see a lot of the country, but he told me Medellin is his favourite place. "I'm really comfortable at the moment. I live here with my girlfriend, with her daughter. I'm playing decent football, I'm doing well. Hopefully [this] season will be a very good season for me. Touch wood. I love the life here in Colombia."
I ask him how the league there holds up to here and he tells me that "Colombian football is growing. It's very fast with lots of very good individual players. English football is very fast but because of the pace of the game, there are more errors." He assures me he is content with life there at the moment but stops short of ruling out ever playing in England. "You never know where football's going to take you, but I'm really happy and enjoying life."
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Gerashchenko accused RF of destructive position on the results of meeting of TCG
The Vice-Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine noted that Moscow in fact recognized its involvement in the crash of the Malaysian "Boeing" and the support of militants
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Russia in the Tripartite Contact Group in Minsk destructively influences the situation through blocking the solution of key security issues, as well as the release of hostages and political prisoners. Representative of Ukraine in the humanitarian subgroup of the TCG, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Irina Gerashchenko made a corresponding statement on May 30 on her Facebook page.
"Security, ceasefire, de-escalation, the release of hostages and political prisoners are the key issues of today's Minsk. The Ukrainian side both at the TCG and in the security and humanitarian subgroups condemned the escalation of violence, the murder of 15-year-old Daria Kazemirova and 12-year-old Dmitry Matsui, and proposed the adoption of a joint statement by the TCG in which to condemn the killing of Ukrainian children and express condolences to the victims of the downed "Boeing" MH17 , to condemn Russia's involvement in this tragedy (recognized and recorded by an international investigation team), immediately unblock the release of political prisoners of the Kremlin and finally allow the ICRC to the prisons in occupied territories of Ukraine and in the Russian Federation. Representatives of the Russian Federation, both in the TCG and in the working groups, flatly refused to adopt such a statement," the politician noted.
Gerashchenko stressed that Moscow had in fact recognized its involvement in the crash of the Malaysian "Boeing", supporting militants, blocking the process of releasing hostages and admitting international humanitarian missions to prisons.
At the same time, Gerashchenko condemned the growing facts of aggression against the observers of the OSCE mission, who were again fired by militants in recent weeks and prevented from conducting their work.
The Vice-Speaker stressed that "the war in the Donbas and the Crimea was unleashed by the Russian Federation, thus responsibility for stopping violence and implementing the Minsk agreements will be discussed with Moscow and not with the puppets."
Earlier, on May 29, announcing the meeting in Minsk, Gerashchenko assumed that the negotiations at the TCG meeting on the peaceful settlement of the situation in the Donbas on May 30 would be "very difficult."
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Militants' shell killed a girl in Donbas
UNICEF reported number of schools destroyed by war in Donbas
UN and OSCE not adequately covering human rights in Crimea and Donbas – Gerashchenko
Another round of negotiations in Minsk ended inconclusively – Gerashchenko


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Home > Previous editions > Newsletter Edition 130 - 2/2012 > CampusFrance: Update on international students in French universities
CampusFrance: Update on international students in French universities
Interested in the most up-to-date data on international student enrolment, by university, in France? A new publication from one of ACA's two French members – CampusFrance – is the resource for you. Thanks to statistics provided by the French Higher Education Ministry (specifically, the Direction de l'évaluation, de la prospective et de la performance du Ministère français de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche), the newest edition of Les Notes de Campus France (n°36 – janvier 2012) is devoted to an overview of where international students go to study in France (i.e. in which French universities), and the evolution of these numbers in the period 2005-2010.
According to UNESCO 2010 data, France is the fourth most popular destination in the world for internationally-mobile students, after the US, the UK and Australia. In all, France hosted 284 600 international students in 2010, with nearly 220 000 enrolled in French universities.
Universities in France are spread throughout the French territory and it is interesting to note which regions and universities are the most popular. Predictably, the Ile-de-France region – including Paris (with 36 406 international students), Créteil (18 360) and Versailles (15 517) – hosted more than 32% of the country's international students in 2010. Other major cities (such as Aix-Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Strasbourg and Toulouse) each welcomed more than 9 000 international students per year in the five-year period from 2005 to 2010. Absolute numbers tell one side of the story, but proportions are also revealing. For example, nearly 20% of the total university population in the universities in Clermont-Ferrand and Nice was comprised of international students in 2010.
Other figures give insight into the distribution of international students in France in relation to students' nationalities of origin. The 2010 data show that the most common countries of origin for international students in France are Morocco (21 590 students), China (20 752) and Algeria (20 617) and that these students are mainly hosted by the three major cities of the Ile-de-France region (Paris, Créteil and Versailles). However, they are also well represented in all the other main French universities, such as Lyon, Lille, Amiens, Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Nantes and Toulouse for the Chinese students; as well as Aix-Marseille and Rouen for the Algerian students.
Finally, Paris stands out as a special case in the French context given that this city attracts students from all over the world. Notably, 39% of all American students in France chose the French capital for their study experience in 2010. The same goes for 30% of the Italian students in the country, and more than 20% of the Romanians, Russians, Spanish and Lebanese. Chinese students have discovered Paris, as well, increasing their enrolment figures from 1 600 in 2005 to 2 380 in 2010.
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tership at Alarysville. He served as postmaster from April i, 191 1, to
jMarch 15, 191 5, when he was let out to make room for a Democrat.
Emma Elizabeth Calderhead is the daughter of Rev. E. B. Calderhead
and Martha Boyd Wallace. Rev. E. B. Calderhead was the youngest son
of Rev. John Calderhead and Margaret Brown, who was a granddaughter
of John Brown, of Haddington, Scotland, a noted divine of his day.
Rev. John Calderhead came to America and settled in Belmont county,
Ohio, where E. B. Calderhead was born near Uniontown, January 4, 18 10,
and who was graduated from Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio, in 1836,
and from tlie Alleghany Associate Reformed Theological Seminary in 1840
and was licensed to preach by the Steubenville Presbytery the same year,
being assigned to three charges, namely, Jonathan's Creek, Rush Creek and
Thornville, Ohio. In 1861 Mr. Calderhead was appointed on the board of
church erection and continued a member of that board during the remainder
of his life. In 1861 he removed to New Athens, Ohio, for the purpose of
educating his children in his own alma mater and lived in that excellent
college town until he came to Kansas. He died at the home of his son, W. A.
Calderhead, in Marysville, Kansas, September 25, 1892.
Martha Boyd Wallace was a daughter of William Wallace and Elizabeth
Gilfillan. William Wallace was a son of John Wallace and Elizabeth McKee,
who came to the United States in 1 793 and settled in Alleghany county, Penn-
sylvania, midway between Pittsburgh and Washington, Pennsylvania. There
John Wallace served as an elder in the Robinson's Run congregation for fifty
years and there was born William Wallace, May 18, 1798. There William
lived all his life and on September 5, 1822, he was united in marriage to
Elizabeth Gilfillan, a daughter of Alexander Gilfillan, of Upper St. Claire,
Pennsylvania.
The Gilfillan family has been prominently identified with the history of
Upper St. Claire for more than two hundred years ; some member of the
family serving as magistrate during all that period. William Wallace and
Elizabeth Gilfillan were the parents of four children: Alexander Gilfillan
Wallace, who was for many years an editor of the United Presbyterian, the
official paper of that church. Rev. A. G. Wallace was a greatly gifted man
and at his death the magnificent Wallace ]\Iemorial church was erected in
Wilhani J. Wallace succeeded his father and grandfather as elder of
the congregation at Robinson's Run. He is still living. Martha Boyd Wal-
lace and Sarah Jane Wallace were the daughters. Sarah J. Wallace married
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George Kelso, a farmer of the same county, and she survives him and is
living at Washington, Pennsylvania. Martha Boyd Wallace was united in
marriage to Rev. E. B. Calderhead, November 28, 1843, and she died on
February 16, 1872. They were the parents of eleven children: William
Alexander, John Wallace, James Harvey, Sarah Jane, Joseph Walker, Sam-
uel Coman, Emma Elizabeth, Silas Brown, Owen Oliver, Almanara Boyd and
Renwick Wallace. William A. is a lawyer, and was a member of Congress
from the Fifth congressional district of Kansas for seven terms. - John Wal-
lace was a Union soldier and gave his life for his country. James Harvey
is secretary of the board of railroad commissioners of North Dakota. Sarah
J. is the wife of J. F. Hanna, of Marysville. Joseph Walker died at the
age of eighteen years. Samuel Coman is superintendent of a building and
loan association in Seattle, Wash. Emma Elizabeth is the wife of Samuel
Forter, of Marysville, Kansas. Silas Brown is general passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific railroad, with offices at Walla Walla, Washington.
Owen Oliver is secretary of the state board of railroad commissioners of
Washington and resides in Olympia. Almanara Boyd is the wife of Joseph
L. Rogers, of Vermillion, Kansas, and Renwick Wallace resides in Fair-
banks, Alaska, where he conducts a large music store.
Emma E. Calderhead, the second daughter of Rev. E. B. Calderhead
and Martha Boyd Wallace, was born at Rushville, Fairfield county, Ohio, on
October 4th, 1857. When she was four years of age her parents removed
to New Athens, Ohio, and resided there until coming West in 1869. She
attended the private academy of Mrs. H. E. Monroe, of Atchison, Kansas,
and at the age of fifteen began teaching. Later, she came to Marshall
county to make her home and taught in the public schools of the county.
She taught in the country districts of what was known as the McLeod
school, north of Marysville, and in the McDonald school, each for one term,
and in the Thomas school in Elm Creek township for two years.
On July I, 1884, Samuel Forter and Emma E. Calderhead were married
at the home of J. H. Calderhead in Beloit, Kansas, Rev. J. A. Pinkerton,
of the First Presbyterian church, performing the ceremony. From that time
Mr. and Mrs. Forter have resided in Marysville, Kansas. In 1890 Mrs.
Forter accepted a position in the city schools of Marysville, beginning her
work in the Ward school, primary department, from which, after two years'
teaching, she was promoted to the Central school, fifth grade, and the follow-
ing year was placed in charge of the seventh grade and first year high school
work. She continued teaching for six years, resigning to take up secretarial
work in the office of W. A. Calderhead.
In 1913, owing to a mid-term vacancy in the seventh grade, Mrs. Forter
was requested by the board of education to take charge of the work for the
remainder of the year, which she did. Having by that date attained the
dignity of grandmother, Mrs. Forter feU comphmented at being thought
equal to the task. In 191 5 Mrs. Forter taught one week in the Enghsh
department of the high school, which closed her life work in the school room.
In 1902 Mrs. Forter was chosen department president of the Woman's
Relief Corps, Department of Kansas, and at the close of her year's work she
was presented with a handsome diamond badge as a testimonial of esteem by
the members of that organization. She also served as president of the
Woman's Federated Clubs of the Fifth congressional district. In 1916 Gov.
Arthur Capper appointed Mrs. Forter a member of the advisory board of
the state Republican committee and she gave time and effort to the campaign,
speaking in various places in the state. In April, 191 7, Governor Capper
again honored her by appointing her on the council of defense board of
Kansas, and she is at the present time engaged in organizing the women of
the state and preparing for any emergency which may arise during the war
with Germany.
Mr. and Mrs. Forter are the parents of two sons, Samuel Alexander
Forter, born on October 15. 1886, and Cecil Alfred Forter, born on Novem-
ber 18, 1888. These boys were educated in the public schools of Marysville,
Samuel graduating on May 28, 1903, and Cecil graduating on May 20, 1904.
They entered the University of Kansas before reaching sixteen years of age
and each completed a course in civil engineering in the required time, receiving
degrees in that branch.
Samuel Alexander Forter, a member of the Beta fraternity, graduated
from the University of Kansas in 1908. He entered the employ of the
James A. Green Constructing Engineers Company; he was engaged in en-
gineering work in the far West, first in New Mexico and Arizona, and then
had charge of irrigation work in Idaho, putting in the irrigation plant in the
Gooding tract of thirty thousand acres. He then went to Brogan, Oregon,
where he built the great earth dam, the second largest earth dam in the world.
Returning to Kansas, he constructed the state fish hatchery at Pratt, Kansas.
He then went to American Falls, Idaho, where he constructed the famous
Snake river dam, across the Snake river at American Falls. The next year
he put in an irrigating plant on a rice plantation near DeWitt, Arkansas, on
the White river. In the fall of 191 4 Samuel A. Forter began business for
himself and is now a constructing and consulting engineer with offices at
American Falls, Idaho, where he is engaged in active engineering work.
Samuel A. Forter and Lucille Tavey were united in marriage in the
church of the Good Shepherd, in Ogden, Utah, on February 24, 1914, by
Rev. Wm. W. Fleetwood. Lucille Tavey Forter is the daughter of Henry
Cartwright Tavey, son of Peter Tavey and Frances Cartwright, who was
born in London, England, and of Martha Allen, daughter of John and
Martha Allen, who was born in Sheffield, England. Henry W. Tavey and
Martha Allen were married in Ogden, Utah; they now reside in Blackfoot,
Idaho.
Lucille Tavey Forter was educated in the schools of Ogden, Utah,
finishing her education in a private school in Alabama. She went with her
husband to Arkansas immediately after her marriage and spent six month j
in an engineers' camp and helping with household duties. She displayed
great fortitude and courage and a true wife's interest in her husband's work.
On Monday, March 19, 191 7, Mrs. Samuel A. Forter was summoned as a
juror in the civil case of Commons vs. Hall, on an action to collect a note
and she served on the first jury composed entirely of women empanelled in
Power county, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Forter reside in A"merican Falls,
Cecil Alfred Forter was graduated from the department of civil engi-
neering. University of Kansas, in 1909, and immediately accepted a position
in the office of the city engineer of Topeka, Kansas, where he remained until
January, 19 16, when he accepted the superintendency of the city crematory,
which he reorganized and put on a business basis. In December, 191 6, he
resigned this position to become sales engineer for the John Baker, Jr.,
Asphalt Company, which position he now holds. Both he and his brother,
Samuel, are members of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Cecil
was secretary of the Kansas Society of Civil Engineers for three terms,
relinquishing the office in 191 7.
Cecil A. Forter and Elizabeth Tusten were united in marriage in Trin-
ity Episcopal church, Lawrence, Kansas, December 8, 1909, Rev. Irving E.
Baxter officiating. Elizabeth Tusten is the daughter of Harmon William
Tusten, born in Goshen, New York, of Revolutionary ancestry, a paternal
uncle having served on the staff of George Washington. The little city of
Tusten, New York, is named in his honor and his statue adorns the public
square of the city. William Harmon Tusten came to Wisconsin in his early
manhood and later moved to Kansas. He was one of the promoters of the
colonization of Russell county and was an active and influential citizen of the
Mathilde de Neveu, the mother of Mrs. Cecil A. Forter, is a daughter of
9l8 MARSHALL COUNTY^ KANSAS.
Gustave de Neveu, a son of the historic French family of that name. Giistave
was born at Savigny, France, March 30. 18] i. He was etkicated at the
famous mihtary academy of La Fleche <'ind at the College of Vendome. He
located finally in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin, purchasing six hundred
and forty acres of land, which included the beautiful lake, afterward named
de Neveu lake and now a noted summer resort.
In 1840 Gustave de Neveu was married to Harriett PuttofT Dousman, a
daughter of a noted French-Canadian family. Mrs. de Neveu was born on
the island of Mackinac, December 16, 18 18. Mathilde de Neveu is a daugh-
ter of that union and was united in marriage to William Harmon Tusten in
Wisconsin. Elizabeth Tusten, a daughter, was born in Herington, Kansas.
She attended high school in Warren, Pennsylvania, and later was a student
of the University of Kansas at Lawrence, where her parents resided at the
time of her marriage to Cecil A. Forter. Mrs. Cecil A. Forter was especially
prominent in the musical life of the university and took a leading part in
the rendition of classical music, both operatic and sacred. She is a member
of the Theta Sorority, and since her marriage has become identified wath
musical circles in the city of Topeka. She is a beautiful woman, endowed
with great personal charm. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Forter have one son, Cecil
Alfred Forter, Jr., born on August 24, 191 1.
H any of the descendants of David McKee, of Anahilt, among whom
may be named the Wallaces, Calderheads and the descendants of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Forter, should ever visit County Down, Ireland, they may see
the homes of their ancestors, which are still standing. On the Lisburn road,
going from Lough Neagh to Saintfield, attention will be attracted to the ivy
covered gables of the old homestead. Here lies the land once granted by the
crown for loyalty and on which stand Moor Hall and The Temple, the ances-
tral homes of their forefathers and still inhabited by one of the name.
The Wallace branch of the family are descendants of the Scotch clan
of that name and are of the family of the Duke of Argyll.
The name, Calderhead, is the same as the Scotch name Calder or Cawdor
and has been preserved by Shakespeare in the play "Macbeth," Cawdor
Castle being the scene of the murder of King Duncan by Macbeth, whc
had been promised the much-coveted position of Thane of Cawdor, for com-
mitting the crime. A thane was a body-guard and counsellor to the king and
was a position of title, honor and trust. The old family castle still stands,
though in ruins, in the parish of Nairn and Inverness, Scotland.
The Wallace family, descendants of the Scotch family, has always been
prominently identified with churches. John Wallace, William Wallace, his
son, and William Jamison Wallace, his grandson, served an aggregate of one
hundred and five consecutive years as elders of the United Presbyterian
church of Robinson's Run, Pennsylvania.
David Wallace was the founder and president of Monmouth College,
Illinois, and his son, John Findlay Wallace, was the first engineer on the
Panama Canal. David Wallace was a nephew of William Wallace and a
cousin of Martha Bovd Wallace, the mother of Mrs. Forter.
WILLIAM H. DEXTER.
William H. Dexter, one of the well-known and substantial farmers of
Center township, this county, is a native of the Dominion of Canada, but has
been a resident of Marshall county since he was nine years of age, having
come here with his parents in 1870, and may thus properly be regarded as
one of the pioneers of the county, having been a witness to its development
since the days of the open range. He was born on April 6, 1861, son of
Asahel and Jane (Whitfield) Dexter, natives, respectively, of Canada and
of England, who became pioneers of Marshall county and whose last days
were spent here.
Asahel Dexter was born in Canada on March 14, 1809, and there grew
to manhood. He married Jane Whitfield, who was born in England on
September 24, 181 7, and who had emigrated to Canada with her parents in
the days of her girlhood. After his marriage Mr. Dexter continued to
make his home in Canada until 1870, when he came to Kansas with his family
and settled in this county. Here he bought a half section of land in Center
township and established his home, spending the rest of his life there.
When he bought the place he erected there a small shack, which did duty
as a home until the next year, when he built a substantial dwelling house,
but not until he had made two attempts on the same, for the framework
of the new house had hardly been completed when a tornado came along
and demolished it. The second structure has stood all the storms since
and is still standing, the subject of this sketch still residing there, his con-
tinuous home since he was ten years of age. Asahel Dexter was a good
farmer and soon had his pioneer farm improved in good shape. In com-
mon with all the early settlers he suffered the privations due to grasshoppers
and scorching winds in those early days, but he persevered despite all dis-
couragements and was presently well established. As he prospered he added
to his land holdings and as his sons started out for themselves he helped
them to acquire farms of their own. He and his wife were earnest mem-
bers of the Baptist church and helped to found the church of that denomi-
nation at Marshall Center, Mr. Dexter for years being a deacon of the
same. In his later years Mr. Dexter retired from his active labors of the
home place and turned the management of the same over to his youngest
son, the subject of this sketch, who now owns the home place. Mrs. Dexter
died on ]\Iay 24, 1887, and Mr. Dexter survived her a little less than four
years, his death occurring on February 4, 1891, he then lacking less than
three weeks of being eighty-two years of age. He and his wife were the
parents of thirteen children, of whom the subject of this sketch was the
last-born, the others being as follow : Maria, who died before the family left
Canada; George, deceased; Matilda, deceased; Thomas B.. Avho is living a
mile east of the old home place in Center township; John, who died before
the family left Canada; Sarah Jane, deceased; Mrs. Mary Richardson, of
Hill City, this state ; Mrs. Margaret Parker, deceased ; Asahel, deceased ;
Teesdale. of Trenton, Nebraska; Martha, of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and
Edmund, who lives three miles west of the old home, in Elm Creek township.
William H. Dexter, as noted above, was but nine years of age when
his parents came to Marshall county and he was reared on the pioneer farm
that his lather opened for cultivation, even from the days of his boyhood
an able assistant in the labors of developing and improving the same. He
completed his schooling in the Marysville schools and early began to relieve
his father of the responsibility of farm management, continuing to live on
the old home place, which is still his home and which he now owns. Mr.
Dexter has three hundred and ten acres in that tract, a well-improved and
profitably cultivated farm, on which there are two sets of farm buildings.
In addition to his general farming he has given considerable attention to
the raising of live stock and has done very well.
On December 29, 1897, William H. Dexter was united in marriage
to Hettie Hewitt, who was born at Blue Rapids, this county, daughter of
Richard and Jane (Strange) Hewitt, natives, respectively, of Kentucky and
of Missouri, early settlers of Blue Rapids township, who are now living at
Jennings, Oklahoma, to which place they moved in 1893. To that union
four children have been born, Margaret Alice, Frederick William, Ralph
Hiram and Wilma Hettie, the two former of whom are now students in
the Marysville high school. Mr. and Mrs. Dexter are members of the Bap-
tist church and Mr. Dexter is a member of the board of trustees of the
same. He is a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security.
MARSHALL COUNTY^ KANSAS. 92 1
LYNN ROSEGRANT BRODRICK
Lynn Rosegrant Brodrick. business manager of the Advocate-Democrat
at Marysville and partner with his father, the editor and postmaster of
Marysville, in the pnbhcation of that influential newspaper, was born at
Marcehne, Missouri, February i8, 1892, son of Harry AL and Emma L.
(Rosegrant) Brodrick, further mention of whom is made in a biographi-
cal sketch of the former presented elsewhere in this volume.
Lynn R. Brodrick was about eight years of age when his parents
located at Marysville and he grew to manhood in that city, receiving his
schooling in the public schools, and was graduated from the high school with
the class of 1909. From boyhood he had been an active assistant to his
father in the office of the latter's newspaper, the Marysiille Advocate-
Democrat, and on March i, 19 13, was given a one-third interest in the paper
by his father and has since been acting as business manager of the paper.
The plant of the Advocate-Democrat is one of the most up-to-date newspaper
plants in this part of the state and the paper is managed along modern
lines, long having been regarded as one of the ablest and most influential
newspapers in this part of the state. Lynn R. Brodrick is a Democrat
and in 191 5 was elected chairman of the Marshall county Democrat cen-
tral committee. He is now serving as secretary of the committee and is
recognized as one of the most active young Democrats in the county.
On November 17, 1914, Lynn R. Brodrick was united in marriage to
Jennie Schmidt Fulton, who was born on June i, 1891, at Marysville, the
daughter of E. R. and Jennie (Schmidt) Fulton, further mention of whom
is made in a biographical sketch of the former, presented elsewhere in this
Mrs. Brodrick secured her early education in the Marysville schools
and graduated from the high school in the class of 19 10. She completed
her education bv taking a year's course at the National Park Seminary at
Washington, D. C. She was an active and energetic worker in church circles,
having joined the Presbyterian church at the age of seventeen and engaged
in Sunday school and church work. She and her husband took an earnest
part in the general social activities of Marysville. On January 13, 1917,
at the age of twenty-five years, seven months and twelve days, she passed
away at her home after a brief illness.
Mr. Brodrick is a Royal Arch Mason and a Knight Templar and has
held Masonic offices. He is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of
America. In the affairs of these organizations and the others to which he
belongs he has always taken a warm interest. In the general affairs of
his home town he has taken an active interest even from the days of his
boyhood and has always given his time and influence to the advancement
of the general welfare of the city and the county at large.
WILLIAM H. McATEE.
William H. McAtee, one of the best-known farmers of St. Bridget
township, former trustee of that township and for years manager of the
grain elevator at Mina, is a native son of Kansas and has lived in this state
all his life. He was born in the city of Atchison on November lo, 1861.
son of W. J. and Sarah A. (Lancaster) McAtee, natives of Ohio, the former
of whom was an honored veteran of the Civil War, and who became sub-
stantial pioneer citizens of Marshall county, where they made their home for
W. J. McAtee w^as but a boy when his parents, James McAtee and wife,
moved from Ohio to Missouri and in the latter state he spent his young
manhood. There his father died and the family later, in 1858, came to
Kansas, settling on Elm creek in this county, among the very earliest set-
tlers in this part of the state. In 1856 W. J. McAtee moved into Doniphan
county and thence to Atchison, where he was living when the Civil War
broke out. He enlisted for service in the Fourth Regiment, Missouri State
Militia, and with that command saw considerable active service during the
war. In 1865 he returned to Atchison and with his family moved to Mar-
shall county and located on a farm in Elm Creek township, where he
remained until 1876, when he retired from the farm and moved to Blue
Rapids, where he made his home until 1881, when he returned to farming
and made his home on a farm in the Axtell neighborhood until 1887. I"
that year he definitely retired from farming and moved to Horton, where
he spent the rest of his life, his death occurring in 1912, he then being
seventy-six years of age.
William H. McAtee was not yet four years of age when his parents
moved from Atchison to this county and he spent his boyhood on the home
farm in Elm Creek township, later moving with the family to Blue Rapids,
where he completed his schooling. When twenty-one years of age, in 1882.
he began working on his own account and rented a farm, on which, after
his marriage in 1884, he established his home and there he Hved until 1903,
when he took charge of the grain elevator at Mina and was thus engaged
until in July, 191 5. In the meantime he had bought the farm of one hun-
dred and twenty acres in St. Bridget township, on which he is now living,
and had been improving and developing the same, and upon his retirement
from his management of the elevator moved to that farm, where he and
his family are now pleasantly and comfortably situated. Mr. McAtee built
a new house on the farm, a house of eight rooms, with bath and modern
conveniences, the dwelling being beautifully located on a hill and command-
ing a fine view of the country for miles. His farm is otherwise well-
improved and he is regarded as one of the progressive farmers of that
township. Mr. McAtee is a Republican and for one term served the public