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Previous: Bloom & Gloom Tanks for the Memories Next: Appleoosa's Most Wanted
Episode 96: "Tanks for the Memories"
Aired 4/25/2015, by Cindy Morrow (her eleventh episode)
Intro: Rainbow Dash is excited at the prospect of enjoying her first winter with Tank, but the tortoise merely yawns and acts lethargic.
Act 1: Dash denies Fluttershy's explanation that Tank needs to hibernate, rejects Spike's shared opinion, and takes her anger out on Pinkie before deciding to prevent the hibernation by stopping winter.
Act 2: Dash sings while trying to thwart the other pegasi's efforts at bringing winter. With only piecemeal success, she then infiltrates Cloudsdale's weather factory and causes an explosion.
Act 3: The explosion blankets Ponyville with snow. Dash's friends find her in bed, depressed. Fluttershy forces Dash to confront reality, they all cry together, and Dash agrees to say goodbye to Tank for the season.
Character: So far the season is three-for-three in giving its standalone episodes character-driven storylines. Tank's impending hibernation is merely the setting for the story, and Rainbow Dash provides all of the subject matter. We begin by noting that Rainbow Dash goes through each of the Five Stages of Grief described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. While the order, duration, and intensity of the stages may vary, there is this general pattern: Faced with sudden loss, we experience denial as a defense mechanism, a buffer to the shock of the revelation. It helps us cope with the initial pain we're not ready for. But denial must eventually give place to reality. The wrongness of that loss hits us hard, resulting in anger and indignation, which may be aimed any direction, whether inward or outward, depending on the person and the circumstances. Our fierce conviction that things are not as they should be, logically leads to a desire to gain control of the situation and make things right. Often this manifests itself in bargaining with God; but as we see in this episode, it may also involve futile efforts to force some path back to normalcy. When these efforts fail, we're left with feelings of depression, sadness, and regret. Nothing seems to matter anymore, and perhaps we even feel that being happy again would be unfair to the one we've lost. Given time to heal naturally, and hopefully with the support of friends, we eventually reach acceptance. And acceptance doesn't mean exhuberant happiness but calm, along with a period of withdrawal as we make the transition from letting go to re-engaging with those who are still with us.
For somepony as expressive as Rainbow Dash, what we see in the show isn't an exaggeration at all, and as a result I believe it's the most effective off-the-deep-end episode we've had so far. Her closeness to Tank is also no surprise. While we haven't seen much of the tortoise, his appearances consistently include some show of covert affection with Dash. Rainbow may choose to spend a lot of her time alone (though not so much recently), but introverts like her need companionship as much as anyone, and this often takes the form of one close friend, and just as commonly, a beloved pet.
In a world where ponies control the weather, Dash's plan to stop winter seems plausible, but it's a bad idea even if successful, almost on the same level as Princess Luna refusing to lower the moon. It would be bad for Ponyville's ecology, and it would also be bad for Tank. Dash's reasoning that Tank is only hibernating because it's cold is as absurd as saying we only need sleep because it gets dark. I find it interesting that what thwarts Dash's plans is her own obsession-caused carelessness, which actually puts Tank himself at risk.
But the greatest thing about this episode, character-wise, is that we finally see Rainbow Dash totally dropping her "cool" facade. I don't know that she's ever opened up like this, giving no thought to what her friends think of her. It shows not just how far Rainbow has progressed in her personal development, but how intimate these friendships have become.
Fluttershy's forthrightness does wonders for her character as well. It's precisely the kind of boldness she ought to have, and it recalls the lesson she learned last season in her key episode. A couple other tidbits from the climactic scene: We already surmised that Applejack tries to keep her tears out of view; here that's confirmed. Twilight nudging AJ to comfort Dash says a lot about both ponies. Twi really is uncomfortable around these displays of emotion and doesn't really know how to respond, so she volunteers Applejack, no doubt believing her big-sis instincts will be of help. I find it impressive that five seasons in, this show can still add nuances of depth to our main characters.
Lesson: Friendship may be magic, but relationships with friends, family, and pets do come to an end sooner or later, and it's inevitable that MLP would address this eventually. Wisely, this episode doesn't give us a simple lesson about accepting the loss of a loved one, or that it's okay to feel sad. Instead the story follows the whole process of dealing with such a loss. It's an important lesson because losses do happen—as I write, I myself have lost two grandparents in the last 14 months, with a third in the final stages of cancer. Loss will bring these conflicting and seemingly irrational emotions, and it helps tremendously if friends can recognize and understand what's going on, so that the bereaved can go through the healing process naturally. More generally, in all of life, emotions are part of the human (and pony) design and need to be dealt with honestly and, if possible, expressed in a way that's not destructive.
On a secondary note, it's important to both personal and relational growth that you be willing to cry with your friends. In our society, we're pretty good at rejoicing with those who rejoice, but not so much into weeping with those who weep. That was, in my opinion, what the Mane Six missed in Rarity Takes Manehattan, rushing to a solution without really dealing with Rarity's feelings of betrayal, leaving those feelings to fester until she exploded at them. In Tanks for the Memories, there is no alternative solution, but we're nevertheless left with the feeling that Dash is going to be okay.
Resonance: Let's hit the obvious part first: I'm glad they kept the crying scene serious enough to have a solid heartfelt impact, but with enough lighter moments to keep it from getting too melodramatic. The length of the scene helps here; at least for me, my compassion takes a while to well up and I get teary-eyed right about the point Fluttershy begins to break down. On a happier note, I love the solo in the second act and consider it MLP's greatest love song. As it happens, the praise band I sing with at church does music that's very similar in style and it seems like it fits Dash's personality to a tee.
There's plenty of comedy here in the last two acts: the fake goose bill, a cloud used for the old mobile shrubbery gag, Tank's tortoise-shaped labcoat, the trope of No OSHA Compliance played to the hilt in the factory, Pinkie's wall-walking, and Tank and Dash wearing slippers of each other. Oh, and I adore Fluttershy's little giggle when introducing the concept of hibernation, and she looks really cute when she's getting the book, too.
Logic: In formal terms, by the dominant modern definition, hibernation is for mammals, whereas reptiles brumate. In climates where it gets cold in the winter, reptiles reduce their activity because they're cold-blooded. This obviously wouldn't apply to fire-breathing dragons, by the way. Now it is possible to manipulate the environment of some reptiles in captivity to keep them awake, but others such as box turtles will brumate pretty much no matter what you do. (For more on this, go here).
To make the story work, this has to be Rainbow Dash's first winter with Tank, as we're told in the cold open, and this forces two changes to my series timeline. First, I had supposed the fourth season lasted more than a year since both Episodes 1-2 and Episode 20 look like summer while it seems chilly in Episode 8. Second, since there are 62 episodes between May the Best Pet Win and Tanks for the Memories, including season 2's winter episode Hearth's Warming Eve, I've moved the winter-related episodes and May the Best Pet Win to the end of Seasons 1 and 2. That simple move gives us a timeline with Season 1 starting at the 1,000th Summer Sun Celebration, Season 2 stretching from the next spring to the beginning of the one after that, Season 3 occupying the remainder of spring, and Season 4 carrying us through another summer and fall, which brings us here. Now I believe this story would have a stronger impact if the series kept us visibly in winter for a few more episodes and then gave us a Dash/Tank reunion, but that's probably too much to expect from an episodic TV series.
Other Impressions and Final Assessment: Each season of MLP has advanced the show in its own way. Obviously the animation is continually improving. But also, Season 2 gave us a "story bump," ratcheting up the drama and complexity, and bringing us into a larger world. Season 3 had a continuity bump, with most of the episodes tied to previous developments and a sense of progress and arrival in the characters' lives. I'd say season 4 had a zaniness bump, with the longevity of the show giving the writers license to take some liberties with the show's premise as well as with its ponies. Season 5 seems to be giving us a character bump, diving deep into the identity and psyche of the show's stars and finding lessons there even for people with healthy friendships. That's right up my alley, as long as the lessons stay relational, and so far Tanks for the Memories is the best of the bunch. I rank this story alongside Hurricane Fluttershy, Maud Pie, and Testing Testing 1, 2, 3 as one of the most excellent standalone episodes.
Tanks for the Memories armor rating: Diamond Armor
Ranked 8th of 26 season-five episodes
Ranked 66th of 233 stories overall


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By Gary Gastelu | Fox News
After 80 years, Batman shows no signs of slowing down
D.C. Comics celebrates the 1000th issue of 'Detective Comics' series, which introduced the Caped Crusader in 1939.
Holy custom car, Batman!
(Mitch Mantell)
A 1973 Opel GT built to resemble the Michael Keaton-era Batmobile is for sale on Craigslist in New York.
The unique black coupe has been modified with a faux turbine inlet, roof-mounted air scoop and tailfins, and covered in Batman logos that strays from the original's design.
It was commissioned in the 1990s by a California doctor who used it to cheer up kids until he was able to acquire a more accurate replica of the movie car.
The movie car is over eight feet longer than Mantell's Opel. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
The single-seat interior is equipped with a suite of vintage Sony electronics that includes a Hi-8 VCR and Magic Link PDA, a Super NES that plays the Batman Forever game and, of course, a bat phone. It also has power-opening doors and old-school underbody lighting to create a hovering effect.
The current owner, Mitch Mantell, tells Fox News Autos that he is a Batman fanatic who was dreaming of owning a 1960s-style Batmobile when he came across this one on Ebay about decade ago, and drives it in his local Halloween parade and children's charity events.
He ended up buying an Adam West-era replica a few years later, however, and has finally decided to let this one go. He noted that younger people have more of a connection to the Opel because it better represents the Batmobile with which they grew up.
Mantell has it listed for $35,000, which is about $10,000 more than a perfect stock Opel GT is worth, according to the Hagerty Price Guide, which doesn't have an entry for Batmobiles.
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Artist: Raymond Arnold
Taking in Water
An exhibition of contemporary embroidery Moonah Arts Centre. Hobart 17 November - 22 November 2000
I work as a lecturer in printmaking at the Tasmanian School of Art, Hobart. My students and I visited the Versace exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria's temporary site in early December as part of a 'Print Melbourne' experience and I was thinking of my commission for this review while we wandered through the exhibition. If I was looking for an entry point into a review of the quietly subtle, almost self effacing, Bias show which the Moonah Arts Center had hosted recently in suburban Hobart, it was going to be difficult. On the face of it, a connection to the extravagant Versace 'branding' paraded before us seemed remote.
Bias was an exhibition of contemporary embroidery made by seven women who regularly meet to work and talk and have done so for a number of years. Eliza Burke, Hermie Cornelisse, Karin Easton, Ruth Hadlow, Petra Meer, Rosemary O'Rourke and Margaret Woodward confirmed the collegial and intimate nature of their project by hosting a 'companion forum' which took place in the Moonah gallery space which had been transformed into 'everyone's' lounge. I was one of three males present in that 'chat' room of about 50 people. This interactive dimension to Bias is at the heart of the embroiderers' group and in the end was central to the core meaning of the show .
But back to Versace! Ostensibly the reason the NGV seemed to have gone for this show was the 'over the top' art quoting going on in the work. The high colour key of both fabrics and exhibition display foregrounded the popular culture context of the Versace machine. Images of Marilyn Monroe after Andy Warhol painstakingly embroidered into sleek jumpsuits signed and confirmed the coutouriers and by extension the Gallerie's 'hip' globalism. Its nowness and worldliness! Ironically for me the unexpected pleasure in the show was Versace's quoting of fashion history through references to greats such as the Frenchwoman Vionnet - 'the mistress of the bias cut'
This 'bias' word connection between the Melbourne and Moonah shows is coincidental. The obsessive embroidered surfaces in both shows were a more convenient link and the 'construction of woman through the designer man' is nicely at odds with women of the Embroidery Group constructing their own reality through fabric and material. There was a more profound concept, however, that united the shows and the key connection I was struggling to articulate as I wrote some notes flying back over the Tasmanian coast on my return home had to do with the 'pattern' word. Looking out over the patchwork of green hills, dark forested areas, red volcanic soil and harvester 'cut grass drawings' of the North West Coast I wrote in my diary :
"The flow of pattern - the flow of motif and material - a sort of endlessness".
From the plane I could also see Osborne House, the bed and breakfast lodge in Burnie where Margaret Woodward and I had stayed on a recent round of School of Art interviews ( The plane was on an unusual low westerly track into Hobart). Having breakfast in that Victorian villa I was struck by the continuous nature of motif and material around me. The embroidered white tablecloth, the densely woven carpet, the plaster relief ceiling and particularly the delicate lace curtain all made for a particular gestalt - a continuous whole.
The doubling of the lace flower motifs of the curtain net into the large fleshy flowers on the rose bush in the garden released the flow to the horizon and confirmed the endlessness concept. It was this quality of pattern flow which conceptually united the Melbourne and Moonah shows for me. With Versace, the flow trades in animal and abstract prints as simulacra for moments in art and fashion history.
With the Bias show the flow of embroidered signs and motifs chart nostalgic moments in the respective artists' personal but connected histories In the Introduction to his book The Sense of Order, E.H.Gombrich develops his ideas on pattern flow in biological terms - organisms relentlessly striving, struggling and moving. He goes on to project this activity into a concept of pattern maps and so from this rationale his complex tome unfolds. Tracking stumbles into pattern, pattern flows into decoration and figures flow into text. A perception of order flows into psychology and the flow is to 'the edge of chaos.' It is within this sense of consequential flow that I want to come to some reconciliation of the Bias show. Not that Bias exhibited such collapse or difficulty apart from Ruth Hadlow's descriptions of life in West Timor in her forum address. There were, however hints of anxieties that the fabric, cloth and thread failed to smother and silence completely.
In the show it was apparent to me that the embroidered surface was continuous and ordered through both the warp and weft of the net substructure and it is through the narrative thread that the psychological dimensions of the works were expressed. Ruth Hadlow's comment in her artist's statement that she always thinks of red thread as blood encourages the flow of anthropomorphic meaning from her material. Rosemary O'Rourke's use of salt as a filler for her delicate embroideries conjures up the taste of a lover's skin at the same time as it 'beds' the vulnerable and inconsequential embroidered form in the fantasy world of the mind. The material flow into melancholy was evident in the works of Margaret Woodward and Petra Meers where the past was sentimentally conjured up through references to personal histories. The feeling of loss was compounded and felt all the more keenly by the 'dumbness' of the stitch. The experimental blanket of Karin Easton and Hermie Cornelisse's D'oyleys directed our perceptual flow into the domestic arena which was at once a comforting but potentially claustrophobic move. Eliza Burke's books of female body parts brought me right back into the matriarchal den of the Bias forum and my initial comment that this action was at the heart of the show.
Every Tuesday night for nine years these women have worked on their embroideries, watched how another has handled the material and talked about their days. It is in this fine delineation of personal anecdote through shared work that the Bias show succeeds - through its flow of the thread and the 'girl' tribal.
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Reflections on the Noosa River
In early 1999, Gregory Pryor spent 28 days in meditative reflection on the Noosa River. The resulting work and exhibition, Wearing Clothes on the Noosa River, presented the complete drawing cycle of 224 parts at the Noosa Regional Gallery. In this personal intervention in Noosa, Pryor has produced a record of cyclical flow and the passing of time. The artists written and visual observations encompass minute details of daily life - its sights, smells and sounds - juxtaposed with ruminations on the metaphysical, the power of nature and the interconnectedness of life. Other artists who have been involved with the river residencies at Noosa and the creative documenting of other important water ways include Christine James, Scott Avery and Britt Knudsen-Owens.
Reading the Waters
Ray Norman
Norman has based this article around Terry Whites concept of land literacy, a notion he defines as the ability to read and appreciate the signs of health [and ill-health] in a landscape. From a cultural perspective, the land literacy idea quickly compounds itself into a multi-dimensional concept and perhaps a new discipline Landliteracy that calls into question interdisciplinary demarcations, understandings of home, perceptions of the land and how we might experience place. Furthermore, Norman has used this concept as a way of discussing artmaking operations in relation to the landscape and the idea of waterliteracy. Britains Common Ground Movement, the work of Craig Andrae and the art project website redreadwater.com are here referred to.
Karra: River Red Gum
Vivonne Thwaites
Karra was a visual arts project devised for the 2000 Adelaide Festival. Its focus was the River Red Gum, once the most widespread tree in south eastern Australia and quite justifiably an Australian icon. The project comprised an installation by three artists Chris De Rosa, Agnes Love and Jo Crawford in the Artspace Gallery, Adelaide Festival Centre, from 1 March to 20 April, and a 40 page publication with essays and visual material from many contributors. As curator, Thwaites intention for Karra was for people to consider their connection with the tree as well as the urgent problems facing this ecosystem, such as salinity, diminished water flow and environmental degradation.
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Marlene Suchecki
Craft Victoria Gallery
7  21 December 2000
Phillip George: Tranzlution
Joanna Mendelssohn
Stills Gallery
Dinoflagellates and Art: Jane Quon
Peter Hay
Jane Quon has evolved from printmaker to multi-media installation artist - though she much prefers the descriptor ecological artist. Her installations make strong use of ephemeral media - light, sound - and her focus is the quality of the marine environment, within that the threat to vulnerable aquatic ecosystems posed by the dumping of ship ballast water. Quon has been involved in a number of ecological projects, including installations at the new headquarters of the Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management in Penang, the International Maritime Organisation building on the Thames Embankment in London and was part of the CSIROs Metis exhibition in Canberra. Hay here pays particular attention to her installation devised for the Bass Strait Forum in Launceston in December 2000.
Art and Landliteracy Forum
The Art and Landliteracy Forum (ALF) was established within the School of Contemporary Arts at Southern Cross University in 1996. It was convened as an ongoing forum for investigating ways in which contemporary arts practice can be pro-active in relation to environmental issues. The program evolved into a series of placemaking/placemarking projects that were focused on contributing to cultural sustainability.
Art and Landscape in Tasmania
Raymond Arnold
Robyn Archer has moved from Adelaide to direct Tasmanias first international arts festival. 10 Days on the Island is a clever poem that steps around the customary wilderness branding of the state and links Tasmania into a productive global context.
Preserved Sound
Judith McGrath
New work by Fleur Schell
Craftwest GalleryPerth
October- November 2000
Time, Gentlemen, Please
Robyn Daw
Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
James Moss
9 November  9 December
University of South Australia Art Museum


The weedy seadragon is only found in Southern Australia. The specimens found here in Tasmania are the largest and the most colourful. They have a reddish colour but if you observe them sufficiently you might find some deep blue, purple and yellow with a lot of tiny white dots all along the body. They have small leaf-like appendages that provide camouflage. The seadragon's size is about 30-40 cm. As for seahorses, the males carry the eggs until they hatch, displaying a beautiful purple grape under the tail.
We can find them at different dive sites all year long. This dive is suitable for divers of all levels of experience.
Please note that Seadragons are wild animal and encounters can never be guaranteed.
Ever wanted to see a real dragon ?


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package com.amazonaws.services.elasticache.model;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 *

 * Represents the output of a PurchaseReservedCacheNodesOffering action.
 *

 */
public class ReservedCacheNode implements Serializable, Cloneable {

    /**
     *

     * The unique identifier for the reservation.
     *

     */
    private String reservedCacheNodeId;
    /**
     *

     * The offering identifier.
     *

     */
    private String reservedCacheNodesOfferingId;
    /**
     *

     * The cache node type for the reserved cache nodes.
     *

     *

     * Valid node types are as follows:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * General purpose:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Current generation: cache.t2.micro,
     * cache.t2.small, cache.t2.medium,
     * cache.m3.medium, cache.m3.large,
     * cache.m3.xlarge, cache.m3.2xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Previous generation: cache.t1.micro,
     * cache.m1.small, cache.m1.medium,
     * cache.m1.large, cache.m1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Compute optimized: cache.c1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Memory optimized:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Current generation: cache.r3.large,
     * cache.r3.xlarge, cache.r3.2xlarge,
     * cache.r3.4xlarge, cache.r3.8xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Previous generation: cache.m2.xlarge,
     * cache.m2.2xlarge, cache.m2.4xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Notes:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * All t2 instances are created in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Redis backup/restore is not supported for t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Redis Append-only files (AOF) functionality is not supported for t1 or t2
     * instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * For a complete listing of cache node types and specifications, see Amazon ElastiCache
     * Product Features and Details and Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Memcached or Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Redis.
     *

     */
    private String cacheNodeType;
    /**
     *

     * The time the reservation started.
     *

     */
    private java.util.Date startTime;
    /**
     *

     * The duration of the reservation in seconds.
     *

     */
    private Integer duration;
    /**
     *

     * The fixed price charged for this reserved cache node.
     *

     */
    private Double fixedPrice;
    /**
     *

     * The hourly price charged for this reserved cache node.
     *

     */
    private Double usagePrice;
    /**
     *

     * The number of cache nodes that have been reserved.
     *

     */
    private Integer cacheNodeCount;
    /**
     *

     * The description of the reserved cache node.
     *

     */
    private String productDescription;
    /**
     *

     * The offering type of this reserved cache node.
     *

     */
    private String offeringType;
    /**
     *

     * The state of the reserved cache node.
     *

     */
    private String state;
    /**
     *

     * The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     *

     */
    private com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<RecurringCharge> recurringCharges;

    /**
     *

     * The unique identifier for the reservation.
     *

     *
     * @param reservedCacheNodeId
     *        The unique identifier for the reservation.
     */

    public void setReservedCacheNodeId(String reservedCacheNodeId) {
        this.reservedCacheNodeId = reservedCacheNodeId;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The unique identifier for the reservation.
     *

     *
     * @return The unique identifier for the reservation.
     */

    public String getReservedCacheNodeId() {
        return this.reservedCacheNodeId;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The unique identifier for the reservation.
     *

     *
     * @param reservedCacheNodeId
     *        The unique identifier for the reservation.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withReservedCacheNodeId(String reservedCacheNodeId) {
        setReservedCacheNodeId(reservedCacheNodeId);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The offering identifier.
     *

     *
     * @param reservedCacheNodesOfferingId
     *        The offering identifier.
     */

    public void setReservedCacheNodesOfferingId(
            String reservedCacheNodesOfferingId) {
        this.reservedCacheNodesOfferingId = reservedCacheNodesOfferingId;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The offering identifier.
     *

     *
     * @return The offering identifier.
     */

    public String getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId() {
        return this.reservedCacheNodesOfferingId;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The offering identifier.
     *

     *
     * @param reservedCacheNodesOfferingId
     *        The offering identifier.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withReservedCacheNodesOfferingId(
            String reservedCacheNodesOfferingId) {
        setReservedCacheNodesOfferingId(reservedCacheNodesOfferingId);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The cache node type for the reserved cache nodes.
     *

     *

     * Valid node types are as follows:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * General purpose:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Current generation: cache.t2.micro,
     * cache.t2.small, cache.t2.medium,
     * cache.m3.medium, cache.m3.large,
     * cache.m3.xlarge, cache.m3.2xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Previous generation: cache.t1.micro,
     * cache.m1.small, cache.m1.medium,
     * cache.m1.large, cache.m1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Compute optimized: cache.c1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Memory optimized:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Current generation: cache.r3.large,
     * cache.r3.xlarge, cache.r3.2xlarge,
     * cache.r3.4xlarge, cache.r3.8xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Previous generation: cache.m2.xlarge,
     * cache.m2.2xlarge, cache.m2.4xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Notes:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * All t2 instances are created in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Redis backup/restore is not supported for t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Redis Append-only files (AOF) functionality is not supported for t1 or t2
     * instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * For a complete listing of cache node types and specifications, see Amazon ElastiCache
     * Product Features and Details and Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Memcached or Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Redis.
     *

     *
     * @param cacheNodeType
     *        The cache node type for the reserved cache nodes.

     *

     *        Valid node types are as follows:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        General purpose:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Current generation: cache.t2.micro,
     *        cache.t2.small, cache.t2.medium,
     *        cache.m3.medium, cache.m3.large,
     *        cache.m3.xlarge, cache.m3.2xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Previous generation: cache.t1.micro,
     *        cache.m1.small, cache.m1.medium,
     *        cache.m1.large, cache.m1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Compute optimized: cache.c1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Memory optimized:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Current generation: cache.r3.large,
     *        cache.r3.xlarge, cache.r3.2xlarge,
     *        cache.r3.4xlarge, cache.r3.8xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Previous generation: cache.m2.xlarge,
     *        cache.m2.2xlarge, cache.m2.4xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Notes:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        All t2 instances are created in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
     *        (VPC).
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Redis backup/restore is not supported for t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Redis Append-only files (AOF) functionality is not supported for
     *        t1 or t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        For a complete listing of cache node types and specifications, see
     *        Amazon
     *        ElastiCache Product Features and Details and Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Memcached or Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Redis.
     */

    public void setCacheNodeType(String cacheNodeType) {
        this.cacheNodeType = cacheNodeType;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The cache node type for the reserved cache nodes.
     *

     *

     * Valid node types are as follows:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * General purpose:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Current generation: cache.t2.micro,
     * cache.t2.small, cache.t2.medium,
     * cache.m3.medium, cache.m3.large,
     * cache.m3.xlarge, cache.m3.2xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Previous generation: cache.t1.micro,
     * cache.m1.small, cache.m1.medium,
     * cache.m1.large, cache.m1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Compute optimized: cache.c1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Memory optimized:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Current generation: cache.r3.large,
     * cache.r3.xlarge, cache.r3.2xlarge,
     * cache.r3.4xlarge, cache.r3.8xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Previous generation: cache.m2.xlarge,
     * cache.m2.2xlarge, cache.m2.4xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Notes:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * All t2 instances are created in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Redis backup/restore is not supported for t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Redis Append-only files (AOF) functionality is not supported for t1 or t2
     * instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * For a complete listing of cache node types and specifications, see Amazon ElastiCache
     * Product Features and Details and Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Memcached or Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Redis.
     *

     *
     * @return The cache node type for the reserved cache nodes.

     *

     *         Valid node types are as follows:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         General purpose:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Current generation: cache.t2.micro,
     *         cache.t2.small, cache.t2.medium,
     *         cache.m3.medium, cache.m3.large,
     *         cache.m3.xlarge, cache.m3.2xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Previous generation: cache.t1.micro,
     *         cache.m1.small, cache.m1.medium,
     *         cache.m1.large, cache.m1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Compute optimized: cache.c1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Memory optimized:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Current generation: cache.r3.large,
     *         cache.r3.xlarge, cache.r3.2xlarge,
     *         cache.r3.4xlarge, cache.r3.8xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Previous generation: cache.m2.xlarge,
     *         cache.m2.2xlarge, cache.m2.4xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Notes:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         All t2 instances are created in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
     *         (VPC).
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Redis backup/restore is not supported for t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         Redis Append-only files (AOF) functionality is not supported for
     *         t1 or t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *         For a complete listing of cache node types and specifications,
     *         see Amazon
     *         ElastiCache Product Features and Details and Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Memcached or Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Redis.
     */

    public String getCacheNodeType() {
        return this.cacheNodeType;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The cache node type for the reserved cache nodes.
     *

     *

     * Valid node types are as follows:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * General purpose:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Current generation: cache.t2.micro,
     * cache.t2.small, cache.t2.medium,
     * cache.m3.medium, cache.m3.large,
     * cache.m3.xlarge, cache.m3.2xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Previous generation: cache.t1.micro,
     * cache.m1.small, cache.m1.medium,
     * cache.m1.large, cache.m1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Compute optimized: cache.c1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Memory optimized:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Current generation: cache.r3.large,
     * cache.r3.xlarge, cache.r3.2xlarge,
     * cache.r3.4xlarge, cache.r3.8xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Previous generation: cache.m2.xlarge,
     * cache.m2.2xlarge, cache.m2.4xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Notes:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * All t2 instances are created in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Redis backup/restore is not supported for t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * Redis Append-only files (AOF) functionality is not supported for t1 or t2
     * instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     * For a complete listing of cache node types and specifications, see Amazon ElastiCache
     * Product Features and Details and Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Memcached or Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Redis.
     *

     *
     * @param cacheNodeType
     *        The cache node type for the reserved cache nodes.

     *

     *        Valid node types are as follows:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        General purpose:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Current generation: cache.t2.micro,
     *        cache.t2.small, cache.t2.medium,
     *        cache.m3.medium, cache.m3.large,
     *        cache.m3.xlarge, cache.m3.2xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Previous generation: cache.t1.micro,
     *        cache.m1.small, cache.m1.medium,
     *        cache.m1.large, cache.m1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Compute optimized: cache.c1.xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Memory optimized:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Current generation: cache.r3.large,
     *        cache.r3.xlarge, cache.r3.2xlarge,
     *        cache.r3.4xlarge, cache.r3.8xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Previous generation: cache.m2.xlarge,
     *        cache.m2.2xlarge, cache.m2.4xlarge
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Notes:
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        All t2 instances are created in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
     *        (VPC).
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Redis backup/restore is not supported for t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        Redis Append-only files (AOF) functionality is not supported for
     *        t1 or t2 instances.
     *

     *

     *

     *

     *        For a complete listing of cache node types and specifications, see
     *        Amazon
     *        ElastiCache Product Features and Details and Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Memcached or Cache Node Type-Specific Parameters for Redis.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withCacheNodeType(String cacheNodeType) {
        setCacheNodeType(cacheNodeType);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time the reservation started.
     *

     *
     * @param startTime
     *        The time the reservation started.
     */

    public void setStartTime(java.util.Date startTime) {
        this.startTime = startTime;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time the reservation started.
     *

     *
     * @return The time the reservation started.
     */

    public java.util.Date getStartTime() {
        return this.startTime;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The time the reservation started.
     *

     *
     * @param startTime
     *        The time the reservation started.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withStartTime(java.util.Date startTime) {
        setStartTime(startTime);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The duration of the reservation in seconds.
     *

     *
     * @param duration
     *        The duration of the reservation in seconds.
     */

    public void setDuration(Integer duration) {
        this.duration = duration;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The duration of the reservation in seconds.
     *

     *
     * @return The duration of the reservation in seconds.
     */

    public Integer getDuration() {
        return this.duration;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The duration of the reservation in seconds.
     *

     *
     * @param duration
     *        The duration of the reservation in seconds.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withDuration(Integer duration) {
        setDuration(duration);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The fixed price charged for this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param fixedPrice
     *        The fixed price charged for this reserved cache node.
     */

    public void setFixedPrice(Double fixedPrice) {
        this.fixedPrice = fixedPrice;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The fixed price charged for this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @return The fixed price charged for this reserved cache node.
     */

    public Double getFixedPrice() {
        return this.fixedPrice;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The fixed price charged for this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param fixedPrice
     *        The fixed price charged for this reserved cache node.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withFixedPrice(Double fixedPrice) {
        setFixedPrice(fixedPrice);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The hourly price charged for this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param usagePrice
     *        The hourly price charged for this reserved cache node.
     */

    public void setUsagePrice(Double usagePrice) {
        this.usagePrice = usagePrice;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The hourly price charged for this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @return The hourly price charged for this reserved cache node.
     */

    public Double getUsagePrice() {
        return this.usagePrice;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The hourly price charged for this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param usagePrice
     *        The hourly price charged for this reserved cache node.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withUsagePrice(Double usagePrice) {
        setUsagePrice(usagePrice);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The number of cache nodes that have been reserved.
     *

     *
     * @param cacheNodeCount
     *        The number of cache nodes that have been reserved.
     */

    public void setCacheNodeCount(Integer cacheNodeCount) {
        this.cacheNodeCount = cacheNodeCount;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The number of cache nodes that have been reserved.
     *

     *
     * @return The number of cache nodes that have been reserved.
     */

    public Integer getCacheNodeCount() {
        return this.cacheNodeCount;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The number of cache nodes that have been reserved.
     *

     *
     * @param cacheNodeCount
     *        The number of cache nodes that have been reserved.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withCacheNodeCount(Integer cacheNodeCount) {
        setCacheNodeCount(cacheNodeCount);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param productDescription
     *        The description of the reserved cache node.
     */

    public void setProductDescription(String productDescription) {
        this.productDescription = productDescription;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @return The description of the reserved cache node.
     */

    public String getProductDescription() {
        return this.productDescription;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The description of the reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param productDescription
     *        The description of the reserved cache node.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withProductDescription(String productDescription) {
        setProductDescription(productDescription);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The offering type of this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param offeringType
     *        The offering type of this reserved cache node.
     */

    public void setOfferingType(String offeringType) {
        this.offeringType = offeringType;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The offering type of this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @return The offering type of this reserved cache node.
     */

    public String getOfferingType() {
        return this.offeringType;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The offering type of this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param offeringType
     *        The offering type of this reserved cache node.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withOfferingType(String offeringType) {
        setOfferingType(offeringType);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The state of the reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param state
     *        The state of the reserved cache node.
     */

    public void setState(String state) {
        this.state = state;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The state of the reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @return The state of the reserved cache node.
     */

    public String getState() {
        return this.state;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The state of the reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param state
     *        The state of the reserved cache node.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withState(String state) {
        setState(state);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @return The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     */

    public java.util.List<RecurringCharge> getRecurringCharges() {
        if (recurringCharges == null) {
            recurringCharges = new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<RecurringCharge>();
        }
        return recurringCharges;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param recurringCharges
     *        The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     */

    public void setRecurringCharges(
            java.util.Collection<RecurringCharge> recurringCharges) {
        if (recurringCharges == null) {
            this.recurringCharges = null;
            return;
        }

        this.recurringCharges = new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<RecurringCharge>(
                recurringCharges);
    }

    /**
     *

     * The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     *

     *

     * NOTE: This method appends the values to the existing list (if
     * any). Use {@link #setRecurringCharges(java.util.Collection)} or
     * {@link #withRecurringCharges(java.util.Collection)} if you want to
     * override the existing values.
     *

     *
     * @param recurringCharges
     *        The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withRecurringCharges(
            RecurringCharge... recurringCharges) {
        if (this.recurringCharges == null) {
            setRecurringCharges(new com.amazonaws.internal.SdkInternalList<RecurringCharge>(
                    recurringCharges.length));
        }
        for (RecurringCharge ele : recurringCharges) {
            this.recurringCharges.add(ele);
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     *

     * The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     *

     *
     * @param recurringCharges
     *        The recurring price charged to run this reserved cache node.
     * @return Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be
     *         chained together.
     */

    public ReservedCacheNode withRecurringCharges(
            java.util.Collection<RecurringCharge> recurringCharges) {
        setRecurringCharges(recurringCharges);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this object; useful for testing and
     * debugging.
     *
     * @return A string representation of this object.
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append("{");
        if (getReservedCacheNodeId() != null)
            sb.append("ReservedCacheNodeId: " + getReservedCacheNodeId() + ",");
        if (getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId() != null)
            sb.append("ReservedCacheNodesOfferingId: "
                    + getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId() + ",");
        if (getCacheNodeType() != null)
            sb.append("CacheNodeType: " + getCacheNodeType() + ",");
        if (getStartTime() != null)
            sb.append("StartTime: " + getStartTime() + ",");
        if (getDuration() != null)
            sb.append("Duration: " + getDuration() + ",");
        if (getFixedPrice() != null)
            sb.append("FixedPrice: " + getFixedPrice() + ",");
        if (getUsagePrice() != null)
            sb.append("UsagePrice: " + getUsagePrice() + ",");
        if (getCacheNodeCount() != null)
            sb.append("CacheNodeCount: " + getCacheNodeCount() + ",");
        if (getProductDescription() != null)
            sb.append("ProductDescription: " + getProductDescription() + ",");
        if (getOfferingType() != null)
            sb.append("OfferingType: " + getOfferingType() + ",");
        if (getState() != null)
            sb.append("State: " + getState() + ",");
        if (getRecurringCharges() != null)
            sb.append("RecurringCharges: " + getRecurringCharges());
        sb.append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj)
            return true;
        if (obj == null)
            return false;

        if (obj instanceof ReservedCacheNode == false)
            return false;
        ReservedCacheNode other = (ReservedCacheNode) obj;
        if (other.getReservedCacheNodeId() == null
                ^ this.getReservedCacheNodeId() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getReservedCacheNodeId() != null
                && other.getReservedCacheNodeId().equals(
                        this.getReservedCacheNodeId()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId() == null
                ^ this.getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId() != null
                && other.getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId().equals(
                        this.getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getCacheNodeType() == null ^ this.getCacheNodeType() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getCacheNodeType() != null
                && other.getCacheNodeType().equals(this.getCacheNodeType()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getStartTime() == null ^ this.getStartTime() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getStartTime() != null
                && other.getStartTime().equals(this.getStartTime()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getDuration() == null ^ this.getDuration() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getDuration() != null
                && other.getDuration().equals(this.getDuration()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getFixedPrice() == null ^ this.getFixedPrice() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getFixedPrice() != null
                && other.getFixedPrice().equals(this.getFixedPrice()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getUsagePrice() == null ^ this.getUsagePrice() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getUsagePrice() != null
                && other.getUsagePrice().equals(this.getUsagePrice()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getCacheNodeCount() == null
                ^ this.getCacheNodeCount() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getCacheNodeCount() != null
                && other.getCacheNodeCount().equals(this.getCacheNodeCount()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getProductDescription() == null
                ^ this.getProductDescription() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getProductDescription() != null
                && other.getProductDescription().equals(
                        this.getProductDescription()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getOfferingType() == null ^ this.getOfferingType() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getOfferingType() != null
                && other.getOfferingType().equals(this.getOfferingType()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getState() == null ^ this.getState() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getState() != null
                && other.getState().equals(this.getState()) == false)
            return false;
        if (other.getRecurringCharges() == null
                ^ this.getRecurringCharges() == null)
            return false;
        if (other.getRecurringCharges() != null
                && other.getRecurringCharges().equals(
                        this.getRecurringCharges()) == false)
            return false;
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        final int prime = 31;
        int hashCode = 1;

        hashCode = prime
                * hashCode
                + ((getReservedCacheNodeId() == null) ? 0
                        : getReservedCacheNodeId().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime
                * hashCode
                + ((getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId() == null) ? 0
                        : getReservedCacheNodesOfferingId().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime
                * hashCode
                + ((getCacheNodeType() == null) ? 0 : getCacheNodeType()
                        .hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode
                + ((getStartTime() == null) ? 0 : getStartTime().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode
                + ((getDuration() == null) ? 0 : getDuration().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode
                + ((getFixedPrice() == null) ? 0 : getFixedPrice().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode
                + ((getUsagePrice() == null) ? 0 : getUsagePrice().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime
                * hashCode
                + ((getCacheNodeCount() == null) ? 0 : getCacheNodeCount()
                        .hashCode());
        hashCode = prime
                * hashCode
                + ((getProductDescription() == null) ? 0
                        : getProductDescription().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime
                * hashCode
                + ((getOfferingType() == null) ? 0 : getOfferingType()
                        .hashCode());
        hashCode = prime * hashCode
                + ((getState() == null) ? 0 : getState().hashCode());
        hashCode = prime
                * hashCode
                + ((getRecurringCharges() == null) ? 0 : getRecurringCharges()
                        .hashCode());
        return hashCode;
    }

    @Override
    public ReservedCacheNode clone() {
        try {
            return (ReservedCacheNode) super.clone();
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(
                    "Got a CloneNotSupportedException from Object.clone() "
                            + "even though we're Cloneable!", e);
        }
    }
}

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Fashion and clothing posts, new outfits, old pieces, trends and wardrobe inspiration.
Festival season is probably my favourite time of the year. Watching bands, hanging out with friends, soaking up the great outdoors – it's my happy place. Every year though, there are plenty of "festival lookbooks" which are just not practical. If you're going to be trying to get in and out of a portaloo as quickly as possible, then a pretty but fiddly button-through playsuit is not the one. Open toed sandals and wedges are lovely, but if you're at one of the bigger festivals and walking 20,000+ steps a day over uneven ground, you're just going to suffer. So here are 3 looks I would wear to any festival, which allow for movement, sitting on grass and coping with the multitude of weather conditions a British summer will inevitably throw at us.
Sunset in Kensington Gardens is quite beautiful. I was lucky enough to swing by after work a few weeks ago for this little photo shoot. A friend of mine mentioned that a photographer friend of theirs was looking to expand his portfolio, and asked if anyone fancied testing some portrait shots. Naturally, I jumped at the chance. What a treat to grab some pictures without having to find a flat surface on which to balance my phone!
Hi everyone! I've been away for a little while, mostly because life and work got in the way, as they sometimes do. Rather than try some grand relaunch, or a total restructure of the blog, I'm just going to post some pictures of a couple of dresses I picked up from my local charity shop the other day.
I love the sales. I've noticed that I tend to re-stock my wardrobe twice a year, in the end of summer and the post-Christmas sale periods. Since the fashion world is always one step in the future, this means that often the "end of summer" sales are at the beginning of summer. Likewise, the January sales of winter stock occur when there's still a fair amount of winter left. So I'm currently stocking up on winter collection pieces that will see me through many winters to come.
Oh my gosh, I can't believe it's been over 4 months since I posted a proper outfit post! I started this incarnation of my blog in January 2017 and it feels like a nice kind of symmetry to begin 2018 with a similar style of post. I've been having a big think about my blog recently, and some changes I'm going to make for this year, but that's for another post. For now, let's talk about velvet and layering, two of my favourite things.
My wardrobe is a total mishmash of styles and influences. I've got a fair amount of mid-century style; the 30's, 40's and 50's are my favourite decades for sartorial inspiration. This look is much more 60's themed though, and a perfect summer combo to cheer up London streets. This floral dress first featured on my Insta all the way back in April when I was still wearing tights! The weather finally picked up enough this August to be able to wear it with bare legs and ankle boots. I think dresses / skirts and ankle boots are basically acceptable attire from spring right through to autumn, no?
I had all these big plans to get my blog up to date by the end of July and write up a big announcement about some changes I was going to make. What actually happened, was that I planned all these exciting changes and never got round to publishing them. So I'm writing this retrospectively, which doesn't make a lot of sense. However, I'm a stickler for a plan and too stubborn to give up on one, so here goes. It's a bit of a wordy one, so please bear with me!
The current F&F advert for Tesco clothing sums up how I came to own this wonderfully grown up Stormtrooper T shirt. I was quite happily doing my weekly shop many moons ago (before I discovered the joys of Ocado) when I stumbled upon this bright red tee in the kid's section. It's age 10-11, which always makes me feel a bit good. It's ok to feel good about fitting into children's clothes right? Or maybe it's just the most ridiculous level of vanity sizing. Anyway, I went in to the supermarket to get food and came out with a cool kid's t shirt, and I'm very happy about it.


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Five of the best final day finishes in the Premier League
Since the 1992-93 season, the Premier League title has been decided on the final day nine times and we take a look at five of the best final day finishes.
Anirudh Velamuri
12 May, 2019 00:58 IST
Liverpool will be gunning for its first title in the Premier League era while Manchester City will aiming for its fourth. - Getty Images
In a regular Premier League season, if team has gone past the 90-point mark, it means the title is usually secured. Or so we thought before Liverpool and Manchester City decided to throw a title showdown that will be talked about for years to come. Football has served up enough drama in the last week, from Liverpool coming from three goals down at Anfield to secure a place in the Champions League final to Tottenham Hotspur doing the same, away from home, in forty-five minutes. The final day of the Premier League is set to add to that list on Sunday.
With 94 points, Liverpool - with a game left - would have secured the title in 24 of the 26 seasons. The last time the Merseyside club fought for the title was also against Manchester City in 2014, but it in a more comfortable position then with a five-point lead with three games left. However, a costly Steven Gerrard slip against Chelsea and throwing away a three-goal lead at Crystal Palace meant Manchester City took home the title by three points.
A title showdown that seemed almost scripted. Thirty-four games into the season, Manchester United was on 82 points, five ahead of its 'noisy neighbour'. The next match week saw United play out an entertaining 4-4 draw with Everton at home while City won away at Wolves. United was still ahead, by three points, when it travelled to the Etihad Stadium next. Vincent Kompany's goal just before halftime proved to be the deciding goal of the match and City took the top spot owing to its superior goal difference.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates after scoring an iconic last-gasp winner against QPR to win the Premier League 2011/12 season. - Getty Images
On the final day, United won 1-0 at Sunderland and with City trailing 2-1 at home to QPR at the start of added time, it appeared that the title would stay in the red half of Manchester. With numerical advantage in City's favour, its relentless attacks towards the end finally paid dividends. Two minutes into extra time at the end of the match, Edin Dzeko made it 2-2 and Sergio Aguero was in the right place minutes later to score arguably the most famous goal in Premier League history to seal the match and the title.
This was the first, and the only time, a Premier League title was settled on goal difference.
After 36 games in the season, both Manchester United and Arsenal were on 75 points, the former riding high on its free-scoring attack while the latter keeping level thanks to its resolute defence. In the penultimate game of the season, Arsenal lost away to Leeds United which handed the initiative to the Red Devils, despite playing out a goalless draw at Blackburn Rovers.
David Beckham avoids Justin Edingburgh to curl the ball past Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ian Walker and score Manchester United's equalising goal. - Getty Images
The drama continued into the final match week of the season. Arsenal hosted Aston Villa while Tottenham paid a visit to Old Trafford. Mid-way through the first half, Arsenal had a glimmer of hope when Les Ferdinand put Spurs ahead. But David Beckham and Andrew Cole scored either side of halftime to secure United's fifth Premier League title in seven seasons and its first of a historic treble.
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The first two seasons of the Premier League provided little entertainment in terms of title races with Manchester United winning back-to-back titles with not much drama. Blackburn Rovers, aided by Jack Walker's investment, was six points ahead of the Red Devils with five games remaining in the 1994/95 season. But Kenny Dalglish saw his team's lead cut down to two points before the final round of fixtures, and it wasn't certain that the title would head to Ewood Park as Blackburn travelled to Liverpool on the final day.
Twenty minutes in, Alan Shearer scored his 34th goal of the season and it looked like the title was within its grasp. But John Barnes equalised after the hour mark before Jamie Redknapp curled in a freekick in the dying minutes. Score updates in the mid-90s were slower than they are now, so for a while, it looked like Dalglish's beloved Liverpool took the title away from his Blackburn side. United, at West Ham, was locked 1-1 and couldn't find a way past an inspired Ludek Miklosko in goal which enabled Dalglish to lift the title at Anfield, this time with Blackburn.
Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea entertained the fans and rivals alike with its expansive football. Goals were scored for fun as it became the first team to score 100 goals in Premier League history. The title though was not secured until the final day of the season as defending champion Manchester United, and the Champions League holder, kept pace with the rampant Blues.
Didier Drogba of Chelsea celebrates with Florent Malouda after completing his hat trick and scoring his team's seventh goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Wigan Athletic - Getty Images
After a defeat to Tottenham reduced the lead to one point, Chelsea needed to win its final three games to secure the title and it did so in style. It scored 18 goals in those three games, including a win against Liverpool at Anfield, to stop United from securing its fourth title on the trot.
Chelsea and Manchester United, the two teams fighting for the title, met in the 36th game of the season at Stamford Bridge. Michael Ballack's double helped the Blues to go level on points with the Red Devils. United had the advantage though, thanks to a vastly superior goal difference, and needed to win its next two games to seal the title. It did just that, winning comfortably against West Ham and Wigan while Chelsea played out a draw against Bolton.
Had Chelsea won against Bolton, that season would have been the first time the title was decided on goal difference. United then went on to inflict further pain on Chelsea by defeating it, on penalties, in the Champions League final a few days later.
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Comments on the Pontifical Biblical Commission extensive document on Christology entitled 'Bible et christologie.' Use of the official Latin text as the basis of the English translation; Commission's referral to Scripture(s) as Scripture(s) that Jesus used in the Old Testament; Overview of approaches used in studies of Jesus Christ.
Reviews the book `The Name and Way of the Lord: Old Testament Themes, New Testament Christology,' by Carl Judson Davis.
Presents the thesis entitled "Psalm 110 In New Testament Christology," by Jeffrey de Waal Dryden. Psalm 110 in Jewish perspective; Psalm 110 in Christian perspective; Dominical use of Psalm 110.


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November 30, 2012 3:07pm PT by Philiana Ng
'Vampire Diaries': Stefan Confronts Damon Over Sire Bond Theory (Video)
Vampire Diaries Bourbon Street - H 2012
In next week's episode, the Salvatore brothers are in a power struggle over, who else, Elena.
[Warning: Do not proceed until you've seen Thursday's episode.]
Last night's episode of The Vampire Diaries introduced the idea that Elena may be sired to Damon, providing an explanation for why she's been acting drastically different. In a new scene released by The CW from next Thursday's "We'll Always Have Bourbon Street," that sire bond theory becomes the topic of a pivotal conversation between the Salvatore brothers.
STORY: 'Vampire Diaries': 11 Top Moments From 'My Brother's Keeper'
It doesn't take long for Stefan to introduce Caroline's theory to Damon, who denies, denies, denies. "That's the most pathetic nonsense I've ever heard come out of your mouth," the elder brother retorts. "She's happy because of me."
Stefan, meanwhile, holds on to the glimmer of hope that maybe -- just maybe -- Caroline's idea holds weight, tasking Damon to prove him wrong by having Elena drink from a blood bag (something she can't do).
If Stefan and Caroline's theory is inaccurate, they're in for a world of hurt.
Watch the scene from next week's episode below to see how Damon reacts to Stefan's proposal (more like an ultimatum):
The Vampire Diaries airs 8 p.m. Thursdays on The CW.
E-mail: Philiana.Ng@thr.com
Twitter: @insidethetube


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I tweaked the Sutrito tower model a little since I last posted — mostly removing imaginary antennas on the east side — and I just got word from Google that it's been accepted and is now live in Google Earth!
More screenshots to come, probably, and a link that sends Google Earth to the location, if such a thing is possible. Update: try this one. You may need to tell your browser to associate Google Earth with .kmz files.


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A wallet plays an important role as one of your accessories in your wardrobe. Having the right wallet to match your general style will compliment the rest of your outfit. So it is important to choose patterns, designs and styles that fit with your general vibe. But with a plethora of styles and patterns on the market, picking the right one can be a bit tricky. So, the question is how do you choose the best wallet style and design for you?
The materials used will contribute to its entire look. There are so many materials that wallets are made of, each with advantages and disadvantages. From cotton to leather, vinyl to hemp and nylon, there is sure one that will fit your personal taste. Leather is a definite front runner with a black or brown leather wallet being a simple and classic look that fits most occasions.
A lot of people equate style to designer labels. Designer wallets are, as expected, of good quality and are always forward in design. This however, should not stop you from considering one that may not be bear a luxury brand name, but suits your preference. Moreover, just because a wallet is not branded does not mean it is of poor quality right away. In fact handcrafted wallets of good quality mean you avoid the mass produced products on the market ensuring your wallet is unique. Pay attention to the quality when looking at a wallet, check the stitching, material, and lining. The design should suit you, and be within your price range. Don't be too brand-conscious, as it might restrict your choices.
Function should also be a consideration in choosing a wallet. There are some that accommodate more credit cards than others, wallets with pockets for coins, credit card wallets, and passport wallets, to name a few. Some are long, some are short, some are rectangular, and some are square. What will you use your wallet for? This should narrow down your choices. Avoid trifolds with coin pouches or bulky wallets if you carry your wallet in your back pocket for example. You don't want to be sitting on a knobby crocodile wallet for instance.
Price will always be a factor in choosing a wallet. Don't go breaking your piggy bank just to get designer brand. You don't need to starve for days only to realize that there are wallets that may not be branded, but look great. Be quality conscious, this is an item that gets a lot of daily use, as such you should be looking for a wallet that is both durable and functional.
Color is another factor you should think of. Sometimes you'll see a wallet you love with the right style, is affordable and can accommodate all your cards and bills, but wait, it's in orange! Don't force yourself to buy a wallet that's in a color you are not comfortable with. Like anything in your wardrobe, you might find yourself cringing when you see your wallet is in a palate that entirely clashes with the rest of your wardrobe.
Good luck in choosing wallets. The perfect one may just be around the corner. Don't give up and don't lose hope. Make a fashion statement with your next wallet.


I have some encouraging news to report: the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon defeated the Farm Bill with the King amendment by a vote of 198 to 213. Rep. Steve King's amendment could eliminate hundreds, if not thousands, of state and local laws protecting . . .
Fueled by nearly 1,600 volunteer signature gatherers, the Humane Society of the United States and other members of the Prevent Cruelty California coalition have surpassed the 600,000 signature goal needed to qualify the historic farm animal ballot initiative. This places California voters in a strong . . .
At the Humane Society of the United States, we work to confront and prevent animal cruelty every day. Our animal protection mission requires a high level of engagement and awareness, and we work with partners in various fields, from educators to lawmakers to corporate leaders . . .
The news that the House Committee on Agriculture has approved a version of the Farm Bill with an amendment by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, that could gut states' rights to protect animals and their citizens is infuriating. But the Farm Bill will go to the . . .
Slaughterhouses in the United States are allowed to kill more than 1,000 pigs per hour under current U.S. Department of Agriculture rules. Inside these facilities, employees handling the animals work under immense stress at breakneck speeds, performing repetitive motions in cold, slippery conditions, using dangerous . . .
Despite strong public support for the measure, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has killed a rule that established clear and meaningful protections and higher animal welfare standards for farm animals raised under the organics label. The USDA delayed implementation of the rule three times before . . .


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Jaime Giner Álvarez (Alicante, febrero de 1953) es un arquitecto español.

Titulado en Arquitectura desde el año 1979, ha sido arquitecto municipal de la ciudad de Alicante. Entre sus obras destacan la Plaza de La Viña (1991), la pista deportiva del Monte Tossal (1996) y el Centro Cultural Gastón Castelló (1998), todas ellas en Alicante y llevadas a cabo en colaboración con Manuel Beltrá Martínez.

Referencias

Arquitectos de Alicante
Arquitectos de España del siglo XX
Arquitectos de España del siglo XXI
Nacidos en Alicante

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West Bengal minister Madan Mitra – arrested in connection with the multi-crore rupee Saradha chit fund scam – was Tuesday denied bail for the second time with a city court extending his CBI custody till Dec 19.
Mitra, a top Trinamool Congress leader and close associate of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was presented before the court of chief judicial magistrate (Alipore) amid heavy security during the day following his Dec 12 arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation on various charges including conspiracy and misappropriation of funds.
Following a ruckus created by Trinamool Congress activists during Mitra's Dec 13 court hearing, the CBI wrote to the city and the Bidhannagar police seeking adequate security measures to prevent the recurrence of any commotion.


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