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Luxury master-planned communities continue to thrive
The Las Vegas luxury real estate market had its strongest year since the Great Recession and shows no signs of slowing in 2019.
BY BUCK WARGO LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS
April 30, 2019 - 11:52 am
The Summit Club has four residents, 35 homes under construction and 30 are in design review. (Summit Club)
Richard Luke Collection In December, MacDonald Highlands unveiled the Richard Luke Collection, named after the local architect.
Ascaya The luxury home community, Ascaya in Henderson, is building Inspirational Homes. This one is at 19 Sanctuary Peak Court, and is one of the latest to be construction.
Blue Heron Blue Heron unveiled The Bluffs in Southern Highlands in 2018.
Ascaya The Ascaya clubhouse hosts community events.
The Ridges The Ridges in Summerlin offers a luxury clubhouse to its residents.
Lake Las Vegas Lake Las Vegas reported 10 custom lot sales in 2018 with an average price of $471,450.
The numbers popped off the chart in the new home construction market of $1 million and above. The 229 closings in 2018 were 77.5 percent higher than the 129 closings in 2017. That's quite a comeback since there were only three new home closings in 2013, according to research firm SalesTraq.
The luxury resale market of homes $1 million and above also was strong in 2018 but didn't have the same gains it did in 2017. There were 407 home closings of $1 million and above in 2018 — a gain of 8.2 percent over the 376 in 2017 when there was a 39 percent jump from the 270 closings in 2016, SalesTraq reported.
Those sales don't include custom lot sales that are a strong indicator of the luxury market for those who want to design and build their own high-end homes.
Those strong luxury new-home and existing-home closings were spurred on by the strong economy and stock market and wealthy Californians looking for tax relief by relocating to Nevada, analysts and brokers said.
"Thirty six percent of residents that migrated to Southern Nevada last year came from California, and they brought increased wealth and assets when they cashed out of a higher-priced housing market," said Brian Gordon, principal of Applied Analysis, of which SalesTraq is a subsidiary. "And there's a more robust economy and increased consumer confidence in the real estate market. Assuming the economic climate remains sound through the bulk of 2019, the expectation is that the higher-end homes will continue to sell at greater rates than they did the prior year."
Kristen Routh-Silberman, a Realtor with Synergy Sotheby's International Realty, said that during the first quarter of 2019 she's done 50 percent of what she did in 2018 for sales.
"I did $66 million in resales, lots and new homes, and I've already done more than $30 million," Routh-Silberman said in mid-March.
The big jump for new homes in 2018 is seen as a desire for more modern designs compared to the Mediterranean and Tuscan homes that have long dominated the Southern Nevada landscape. Existing home sales had bigger gains in 2017 because there wasn't as much new product on the market, Routh-Silberman said. People would rather buy new than an existing home that was constructed 15 years ago, which they may have to put money into in an extensive remodel, she said.
Here's a look at some of the communities that offer luxury living:
• The Summit Club
The newest luxury community that will be the ultimate in a resort and concierge setting is making strides since the first lot sales began in 2016. The Summit Club, a joint venture between Discovery Land Co. and the Howard Hughes Corp., saw its first residents move in last summer, and more homes remain under construction and will be completed this year.
In 2018, there were 38 custom lot sales in the ultra-luxury community with a championship golf course.
The average price of the lots sold in 2018 was $3.4 million with the highest at $6.5 million and second highest at $6.3 million, according to Home Builders Research.
In 2017, there were 21 custom lot sales with an average price of $3.35 million and a high of $5.6 million. With the 52 sales in the first year that lots were available in 2016, that's 111 lot sales out of 146 through the end of 2018. The highest price paid was in the first year with $12.6 million for a combined lot of 4.5 acres, Home Builders Research reported. The 555-acre development includes multimillion-dollar bungalows that will be completed this year and luxury clubhouse condominiums. The $100 million-plus clubhouse will be completed within two years.
The community has four residents, 35 homes under construction and 30 in design review. The community is expected to have an additional 20 homes this year, according to Steve Jarvis, Summit's president.
• Lake Las Vegas
There were 10 custom lot sales in 2018 with an average price of $471,450 in the lake development in Henderson, according to Home Builders Research. The high was $1.95 million. There were 33 custom lot sales in 2017 with the average price of $291,736 and high of $800,000.
Lake Las Vegas has made one of the bigger pushes into the luxury segment in 2018 and will continue that in 2019.
Luxury builder Blue Heron did a groundbreaking in March on its community Vantage, a community of 37 home sites on the bluffs overlooking estate lots.
The one-story and two-story homes measuring between 2,800 square feet and 4,700 square feet are expected to average more than $1 million.
Below that hillside development is the Estates at Reflection Bay with 50 lots up for sale. There are 1-acre custom lots ranging from $1.2 million to $1.9 million, half-acre custom lots ranging from the mid-$300,000s to $650,000. At the center of the development is the show home, an 8,700-square-foot custom home with modern design and 270 feet of waterfront that's on the market for $7.5 million.
Home tours started in March.
"This is the first time we have done true contemporary transition homes at Lake Las Vegas, and we've had so many inquiries wanting this type of modern architecture" said Pat Parker, president of Raintree Investment Corp., the developer of Lake Las Vegas. "It's about clean lines and open great rooms and, frankly, less structure to the house in terms of floor plan. I would say we're very happy with what's happening on the luxury side. I think by this time next year, you will see 10 or so homes under construction (at the Estates of Reflection Bay)."
• MacDonald Highlands
Like in Lake Las Vegas, there's been a lot of activity in MacDonald Highlands.
There were 31 custom lot sales in 2018, which does not include larger development projects in the Henderson hillside development. The high was $1.5 million and the average was $956,778 according to Home Builders Research. That's up from 23 custom lot sales in 2017 when the average price was $734,167 per lot with a high of $1.82 million, Home Builders Research reported.
The Vu luxury town homes whose sales by Christopher Homes were launched in 2017 has sold 71 of 110 of the units that start in the low $900,000s and can reach $1.5 million.
Sales have begun for Vu Estates, 17 single-story homesites, ranging from 3,600 to 4,000 square feet priced from $1.29 million to $1.45 million. With lot premiums, the price can surpass $2 million.
Christopher Homes is taking reservations for VuPointe, a collection of single-story homes measuring 2,800 square feet to 4,000 square feet. The price is expected to start at $945,000 and go up to $1.5 million.
"The first quarter has picked back up and we're seeing a lot of activity in the market," said Erika Geiser, vice president of sales and marketing for Christopher Homes. "We're still seeing an influx of people coming from out of state."
Blue Heron launched a new luxury community named Equinox last year that's under construction in MacDonald Highlands. Lots range in size from a half-acre to 2.5 acres for homes that could range in size from 6,000 square feet to 14,000 square feet and cost from $3 million to $20 million.
In December, MacDonald Highlands unveiled the Richard Luke Collection, named after the local architect. The collection of 20 homes are 5,000 square feet to 7,000 square feet and are priced between $3 million to $5 million. It's nearing a sellout.
Routh-Silberman, the master listing agent for MacDonald Highlands, said a custom-lot or new-home is closing is happening every week in MacDonald Highlands, and much of it by California buyers.
• Ascaya
The Henderson hillside community had nine custom lot sales in 2018 with an average price of $965,506 and a high of $1.15 million, according to Home Builders Research. There were 13 sales in 2017 with an average price of $976,269 per lot and a high of $1.4 million.
Darin Marques, a luxury Realtor with the Ivan Sher Group and sales manager for Ascaya, said there are seven residents living in the development, 12 homes are under construction and 12 are completed. There are another six in design review. A new clubhouse concierge has been put in place to serve the residents to bring a luxury hotel experience. Some 140 of more than 300 lots have been made available.
He said the community is offering different options to make the building process faster.
"We have started architects designing several shovel-ready homes based on feedback from potential buyers," Marques said. "The clients can come in and select a half-dozen designs that's a 100 percent custom we design. We take a deposit and go into contract and break ground in two weeks. It saves eight to 14 months in development time. We are fast tracking for people who want to be in Ascaya, and we think we will see a huge upswing in purchases."
There has been more interest in Ascaya from Las Vegas residents because many of them have been able to sell their existing homes that can sometime take a year to complete, Marques said. The new home designed will fall between $3.8 million and $4.5 million.
• The Ridges
There were seven custom lot sales, which does not include William Lyon Homes' Silver Ridge. The average price was $1.32 million with the high at $2.25 million. There were 23 custom lot sales in 2017 with the average price of $867,457 and a high of $2.18 million, according to Home Builders Research.
In January, the Howard Hughes Corp., the developer of Summerlin, opened Talon Ridge. It's the ninth and last custom-home neighborhood in the 793-acre guard-gated residential village, which features the Jack Nicklaus designed Bear's Best golf course and is home to business and civic leaders and celebrities.
Talon Ridge, along the southeast edge of the village, has 17 custom homesites from one-quarter to one-third of an acre. The prices start in the $400,000s.
Six custom neighborhoods in The Ridges are sold out, while two actively selling neighborhoods, Azure and Indigo, offer lots from one-quarter to more than one acre.
There are more than 300 custom homes and more than 20 are under construction or in design. Elle Gaensslen, the sales and marketing manager for Summerlin, said she expects 2019 to surpass 2018 with not only an influx of people from California but people from across the country who want to build a second home. They're attracted to the shopping and amenities in Summerlin, she said.
"There's so many exciting things going on in Summerlin," Gaensslen said. "The fact that we have this tranquil community surrounded by nature and only five minutes away from Downtown Summerlin. It's making The Ridges sing because no other community in town is like that."
• Southern Highlands
The master-planned community in the south end of the valley had 11 custom lot sales in 2018 with an average price of $572,636 and a high of $1.25 million, according to Home Builders Research. That doesn't include lots for the Blue Heron development The Bluffs unveiled in 2018. In 2017, there were 10 custom lot sales with an average price of $408,500 and high of $625,000.
Blue Heron's The Bluffs is a 39-home semi-custom community it has done in partnership with Newport Beach-based Sabal Capital Partners. There are either one-story or two-story designs, and prices go from $1.5 million to $3.5 million for the community that's approaching a sellout.
In addition, there are several spec custom luxury homes under construction in the master-planned community.
"That shows the market has turned around on the luxury side that builders are specing out new homes," said Dana Limon, luxury home specialist for Southern Highlands Realty, the brokerage for Southern Highlands. "Usually it's just build to suit. They know the demand is out there. There's a lot of good things happening in the luxury market."
Prices are appreciating in the luxury communities, especially Summerlin which has the most amenities from parks and trails to shopping and restaurants.
In Summerlin, the ZIP Code 89138 that includes The Vistas and The Paseos was ranked No. 1 in the valley in 2018 with a median price of $464,500, a 20.6 percent gain in appreciation.
No. 2 on the list is 89135 that includes The Ridges and Red Rock Country Club with a median price of $420,500, an 11 percent gain over 2017.
"As the market continues to see price escalations, the master plans are benefiting from the rising tide," Gordon said. "Clearly those are areas consumers are seeing with the amenity packages they offer."
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using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Azure;
using Azure.Core;
using Azure.Core.Pipeline;
using Azure.Management.Network.Models;

namespace Azure.Management.Network
{
    /// <summary> The VpnSites service client. </summary>
    public partial class VpnSitesClient
    {
        private readonly ClientDiagnostics _clientDiagnostics;
        private readonly HttpPipeline _pipeline;
        internal VpnSitesRestClient RestClient { get; }
        /// <summary> Initializes a new instance of VpnSitesClient for mocking. </summary>
        protected VpnSitesClient()
        {
        }
        /// <summary> Initializes a new instance of VpnSitesClient. </summary>
        /// <param name="clientDiagnostics"> The handler for diagnostic messaging in the client. </param>
        /// <param name="pipeline"> The HTTP pipeline for sending and receiving REST requests and responses. </param>
        /// <param name="subscriptionId"> The subscription credentials which uniquely identify the Microsoft Azure subscription. The subscription ID forms part of the URI for every service call. </param>
        /// <param name="endpoint"> server parameter. </param>
        internal VpnSitesClient(ClientDiagnostics clientDiagnostics, HttpPipeline pipeline, string subscriptionId, Uri endpoint = null)
        {
            RestClient = new VpnSitesRestClient(clientDiagnostics, pipeline, subscriptionId, endpoint);
            _clientDiagnostics = clientDiagnostics;
            _pipeline = pipeline;
        }

        /// <summary> Retrieves the details of a VPN site. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteName"> The name of the VpnSite being retrieved. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual async Task<Response<VpnSite>> GetAsync(string resourceGroupName, string vpnSiteName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.Get");
            scope.Start();
            try
            {
                return await RestClient.GetAsync(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                scope.Failed(e);
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary> Retrieves the details of a VPN site. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteName"> The name of the VpnSite being retrieved. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual Response<VpnSite> Get(string resourceGroupName, string vpnSiteName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.Get");
            scope.Start();
            try
            {
                return RestClient.Get(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, cancellationToken);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                scope.Failed(e);
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary> Updates VpnSite tags. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteName"> The name of the VpnSite being updated. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteParameters"> Parameters supplied to update VpnSite tags. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual async Task<Response<VpnSite>> UpdateTagsAsync(string resourceGroupName, string vpnSiteName, TagsObject vpnSiteParameters, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.UpdateTags");
            scope.Start();
            try
            {
                return await RestClient.UpdateTagsAsync(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, vpnSiteParameters, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                scope.Failed(e);
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary> Updates VpnSite tags. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteName"> The name of the VpnSite being updated. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteParameters"> Parameters supplied to update VpnSite tags. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual Response<VpnSite> UpdateTags(string resourceGroupName, string vpnSiteName, TagsObject vpnSiteParameters, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.UpdateTags");
            scope.Start();
            try
            {
                return RestClient.UpdateTags(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, vpnSiteParameters, cancellationToken);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                scope.Failed(e);
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary> Lists all the vpnSites in a resource group. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual AsyncPageable<VpnSite> ListByResourceGroupAsync(string resourceGroupName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            if (resourceGroupName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceGroupName));
            }

            async Task<Page<VpnSite>> FirstPageFunc(int? pageSizeHint)
            {
                using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.ListByResourceGroup");
                scope.Start();
                try
                {
                    var response = await RestClient.ListByResourceGroupAsync(resourceGroupName, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                    return Page.FromValues(response.Value.Value, response.Value.NextLink, response.GetRawResponse());
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    scope.Failed(e);
                    throw;
                }
            }
            async Task<Page<VpnSite>> NextPageFunc(string nextLink, int? pageSizeHint)
            {
                using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.ListByResourceGroup");
                scope.Start();
                try
                {
                    var response = await RestClient.ListByResourceGroupNextPageAsync(nextLink, resourceGroupName, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                    return Page.FromValues(response.Value.Value, response.Value.NextLink, response.GetRawResponse());
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    scope.Failed(e);
                    throw;
                }
            }
            return PageableHelpers.CreateAsyncEnumerable(FirstPageFunc, NextPageFunc);
        }

        /// <summary> Lists all the vpnSites in a resource group. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual Pageable<VpnSite> ListByResourceGroup(string resourceGroupName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            if (resourceGroupName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceGroupName));
            }

            Page<VpnSite> FirstPageFunc(int? pageSizeHint)
            {
                using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.ListByResourceGroup");
                scope.Start();
                try
                {
                    var response = RestClient.ListByResourceGroup(resourceGroupName, cancellationToken);
                    return Page.FromValues(response.Value.Value, response.Value.NextLink, response.GetRawResponse());
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    scope.Failed(e);
                    throw;
                }
            }
            Page<VpnSite> NextPageFunc(string nextLink, int? pageSizeHint)
            {
                using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.ListByResourceGroup");
                scope.Start();
                try
                {
                    var response = RestClient.ListByResourceGroupNextPage(nextLink, resourceGroupName, cancellationToken);
                    return Page.FromValues(response.Value.Value, response.Value.NextLink, response.GetRawResponse());
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    scope.Failed(e);
                    throw;
                }
            }
            return PageableHelpers.CreateEnumerable(FirstPageFunc, NextPageFunc);
        }

        /// <summary> Lists all the VpnSites in a subscription. </summary>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual AsyncPageable<VpnSite> ListAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            async Task<Page<VpnSite>> FirstPageFunc(int? pageSizeHint)
            {
                using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.List");
                scope.Start();
                try
                {
                    var response = await RestClient.ListAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                    return Page.FromValues(response.Value.Value, response.Value.NextLink, response.GetRawResponse());
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    scope.Failed(e);
                    throw;
                }
            }
            async Task<Page<VpnSite>> NextPageFunc(string nextLink, int? pageSizeHint)
            {
                using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.List");
                scope.Start();
                try
                {
                    var response = await RestClient.ListNextPageAsync(nextLink, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                    return Page.FromValues(response.Value.Value, response.Value.NextLink, response.GetRawResponse());
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    scope.Failed(e);
                    throw;
                }
            }
            return PageableHelpers.CreateAsyncEnumerable(FirstPageFunc, NextPageFunc);
        }

        /// <summary> Lists all the VpnSites in a subscription. </summary>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual Pageable<VpnSite> List(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            Page<VpnSite> FirstPageFunc(int? pageSizeHint)
            {
                using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.List");
                scope.Start();
                try
                {
                    var response = RestClient.List(cancellationToken);
                    return Page.FromValues(response.Value.Value, response.Value.NextLink, response.GetRawResponse());
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    scope.Failed(e);
                    throw;
                }
            }
            Page<VpnSite> NextPageFunc(string nextLink, int? pageSizeHint)
            {
                using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.List");
                scope.Start();
                try
                {
                    var response = RestClient.ListNextPage(nextLink, cancellationToken);
                    return Page.FromValues(response.Value.Value, response.Value.NextLink, response.GetRawResponse());
                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    scope.Failed(e);
                    throw;
                }
            }
            return PageableHelpers.CreateEnumerable(FirstPageFunc, NextPageFunc);
        }

        /// <summary> Creates a VpnSite resource if it doesn't exist else updates the existing VpnSite. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteName"> The name of the VpnSite being created or updated. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteParameters"> Parameters supplied to create or update VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual async ValueTask<VpnSitesCreateOrUpdateOperation> StartCreateOrUpdateAsync(string resourceGroupName, string vpnSiteName, VpnSite vpnSiteParameters, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            if (resourceGroupName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceGroupName));
            }
            if (vpnSiteName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vpnSiteName));
            }
            if (vpnSiteParameters == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vpnSiteParameters));
            }

            using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.StartCreateOrUpdate");
            scope.Start();
            try
            {
                var originalResponse = await RestClient.CreateOrUpdateAsync(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, vpnSiteParameters, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                return new VpnSitesCreateOrUpdateOperation(_clientDiagnostics, _pipeline, RestClient.CreateCreateOrUpdateRequest(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, vpnSiteParameters).Request, originalResponse);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                scope.Failed(e);
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary> Creates a VpnSite resource if it doesn't exist else updates the existing VpnSite. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteName"> The name of the VpnSite being created or updated. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteParameters"> Parameters supplied to create or update VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual VpnSitesCreateOrUpdateOperation StartCreateOrUpdate(string resourceGroupName, string vpnSiteName, VpnSite vpnSiteParameters, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            if (resourceGroupName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceGroupName));
            }
            if (vpnSiteName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vpnSiteName));
            }
            if (vpnSiteParameters == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vpnSiteParameters));
            }

            using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.StartCreateOrUpdate");
            scope.Start();
            try
            {
                var originalResponse = RestClient.CreateOrUpdate(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, vpnSiteParameters, cancellationToken);
                return new VpnSitesCreateOrUpdateOperation(_clientDiagnostics, _pipeline, RestClient.CreateCreateOrUpdateRequest(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, vpnSiteParameters).Request, originalResponse);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                scope.Failed(e);
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary> Deletes a VpnSite. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteName"> The name of the VpnSite being deleted. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual async ValueTask<VpnSitesDeleteOperation> StartDeleteAsync(string resourceGroupName, string vpnSiteName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            if (resourceGroupName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceGroupName));
            }
            if (vpnSiteName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vpnSiteName));
            }

            using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.StartDelete");
            scope.Start();
            try
            {
                var originalResponse = await RestClient.DeleteAsync(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                return new VpnSitesDeleteOperation(_clientDiagnostics, _pipeline, RestClient.CreateDeleteRequest(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName).Request, originalResponse);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                scope.Failed(e);
                throw;
            }
        }

        /// <summary> Deletes a VpnSite. </summary>
        /// <param name="resourceGroupName"> The resource group name of the VpnSite. </param>
        /// <param name="vpnSiteName"> The name of the VpnSite being deleted. </param>
        /// <param name="cancellationToken"> The cancellation token to use. </param>
        public virtual VpnSitesDeleteOperation StartDelete(string resourceGroupName, string vpnSiteName, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
        {
            if (resourceGroupName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceGroupName));
            }
            if (vpnSiteName == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vpnSiteName));
            }

            using var scope = _clientDiagnostics.CreateScope("VpnSitesClient.StartDelete");
            scope.Start();
            try
            {
                var originalResponse = RestClient.Delete(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName, cancellationToken);
                return new VpnSitesDeleteOperation(_clientDiagnostics, _pipeline, RestClient.CreateDeleteRequest(resourceGroupName, vpnSiteName).Request, originalResponse);
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                scope.Failed(e);
                throw;
            }
        }
    }
}

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The members of our Jamaat ought to show something distinctive in their day to day behaviors. If somebody, after accepting Bai'at, does not show any distinctive condition and persists in mistreating his wife and children and other people, even after submitting his pledge of "Bai'at", then what is the use of his "Bai'at"? It is very essential that one should demonstrate such an excellent example of dealing with one's family, relatives, neighbors, and even those who are opposed to him, that they should speak out with one voice that this person has completely changed after "Bai'at" and is no longer his old self.
Remember it very well that if you pursue the activities of your inner selves, then the people will definitely look upon you with respect and honor. Take the example of the Holy Prophet may peace be on him). The people were so much impressed and overawed by the power of his noble moral character that once they suspected that the Holy Prophet was going to pray for their destruction. All the non-believers got together, came to the Holy Prophet, and begged of him not to pray for their destruction. A truthful person certainly commands respect and dignity among the people.
If Ahmadis clean their inner faculties and pursue their normal life activities, surely, all the people around them will yield to the power and dignity of their noble character.


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Small Business Funding Resources For Your Business
Are you ready to bet on positive trends in your sales and profits, and do some hiring to grow your business? Or would you simply like to finance a major sales campaign requiring extensive travel?
If you're deciding how to finance your company, you'll see that the small business credit environment is still very challenging for both startups and established small businesses, even as funding challenges have started to thaw in the wake of the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
"The small-business lending trend is up, but from a very low level," says Ira Davidson, director of Pace University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in New York. SBDCs, an arm of the US Small Business Administration, help small business owners to arrange government-guaranteed financing with commercial banks, including SBA programs to finance small businesses.
Increasing Loans to Small Business
The banks themselves assert that they are helping fuel the economic recovery by boosting small businesses' access to credit. Some 85 percent of small-business owners say they have access to the financing that they need, says a March survey by Capital One Bank. That's an increase of 15 percentage points from a year earlier. And SBA-backed loans by Cleveland-based KeyCorp were up 11 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared to a year earlier, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Entrepreneurs are likely to be turned down by banks that believe the loan can't be fully secured, or that the business model doesn't offer a clear path to repayment. "Simple deals go to bankers; SBDCs get the tough deals," says Davidson. "We're sophisticated in evaluating and fixing potential deals."
Still wary of issuing bad loans after they made so many in the 2000s, banks are examining the fine print of business plans more closely than they have in a long time.
"There's a trend away from black-box credit scoring, and a return to traditional financial measures: balance sheets, profitability and so on," says Davidson. "And borrowers now listen when you tell them, 'You have to clean up this submission before you even go to a bank.' " The Federal Reserve Bank of New York offers a crash course on the credit process for small-business owners.
Wine Entrepreneur Goes to Economic Development Agency
"I used my own resourcefulness to find a bank," says Paul Common, a former Wall Street professional and the founder of Uncorked Wine Co., which he hopes will be granted a liquor license to open a Manhattan store in July 2011. "I managed to secure a loan from the New York Business Development Corporation, and I put up the other 50 percent myself. The approval process took about four weeks after I submitted my financials and a very thorough business plan."
Indeed, Common's approach appears to be typical of entrepreneurs and of owners of going concerns, many of whom must turn to local or state economic development agencies or the SBA to obtain loans.
As a promoter of the labor economy, NYBDC "liked that I'm going to hire 2 or 3 employees," says Common. Approval of the liquor license — a fishing expedition that comes with big legal bills — is just one of about 18 preconditions for the closing of his six-figure loan. Common will make interest-only payments for the first six months of the loan period — a welcome feature for a startup — but must complete repayment in 7.5 years, which is the length of his lease on the store.
Software Company Has Trouble Finding Money to Grow
Janice Nicholson has been frustrated in her pursuit of credit as president and co-founder of i2i Systems, a 20-employee healthcare software firm in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Even as her 11-year-old company has matured, Nicholson has found financing to be expensive and often elusive. "None of our credit is based on the company, even though it has $3 million in sales and $1 million in steady recurring revenue," says Nicholson. "All banks want the loan to be guaranteed by my personal assets, even with business loans backed by the government."
For countless entrepreneurs, the long decline in home prices, which continued into the first quarter of 2011, has reduced home equity that might serve as collateral for a business loan.
Revolving credit for everyday operational expenses has become more costly since the financial crisis, Nicholson says. "We give our trainers and salespeople credit cards for their travel expenses."
Through the last few tumultuous years "we've kept our credit cards, but the annual fees and interest rates have gone way up." Various online resources allow you shop and compare some of the better values in credit cards for business.
"This situation is pushing me to think that the only way I can move my company forward is to take on investors and give away a large portion of the company, or find a friend or family member to loan me the money," says Nicholson.
Still, some are bullish on the credit environment for people with a dream that translates to a solid business plan. "If there's a good idea for a startup, usually there's lending available," says Davidson.
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The Pleasure of My Company
Steve Martin's "gifts for subtlety and slyness compare to those of the finest comic novelists" (People) and his latest New York Times bestseller--a witty and tender tour de force--is now in paperback!
Shopgirl revealed the novelist in Steve Martin--witty, tender, intelligent, and passionate about his craft. And with the successful publication of The Pleasure of My Company, his reputation as one of our most gifted writers has been confirmed. Here, the reader is introduced to Daniel Pecan Cambridge, whose life is full and rich--but only within the confines of his Santa Monica apartment. Daniel's pathological obsession with street curbs and gas station attendants wearing blue hats may prevent him from venturing into the world outside of his window, but not from pursuing romance in his own peculiar way.
Meticulously constructed, laugh-out-loud funny, and brilliantly inventive, Steve Martin's chronicle of a modern-day neurotic yearning to break free has touched more than 200,000 readers. Now in paperback, thousands more can have the pleasure of discovering his most delightful novel to date.
Publisher: New York : Hyperion, c2003.
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Killing of Prominent Banker in Ukraine Capital Casts Pall
By MARY MYCIO
KIEV, Ukraine —
Just weeks before this nation is to host a gathering of global bankers and businesspeople, one of Ukraine's leading financiers and politicians was killed in what may be the highest-profile contract slaying in the seven years since this former Soviet republic won its independence.
Vadim Hetman, 62, chairman of Ukraine's currency exchange and a respected patriarch of its banking system, was found dead in the elevator of his Kiev apartment building Wednesday night, shot in the head and stomach.
Although contract killings are common in the Ukrainian capital, the targeting of a figure of Hetman's lofty rank has shocked this nation. "I am very sorry that such a decent, clever and intelligent person was killed," Prime Minister Valery Pustovoitenko said.
Visibly saddened, National Bank Chairman Viktor Yushchenko said he doubted the motive for the killing was financial but feared the slaying would harm Ukraine's stock and financial markets. "This is a warning, and not only to the banking sector," the pro-market banker told reporters. "It's one answer to the question of whether investments, national or foreign, will work in this country."
At the other end of the political spectrum, Yushchenko's sentiments were echoed by Socialist Ivan Chyzh: "This shows what it means to do business in an unstable environment."
Next month, Hetman was to speak at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's annual meeting in Kiev in a bid to persuade 4,000 international financiers and business leaders to invest in Ukraine. As architect of Ukraine's National Bank and chairman of its currency exchange, he was well known to the small but growing international business community here.
As the city spiffs up its image with fresh paint and new asphalt to attract foreigners wary of Ukraine's business climate, the killing's timing has sparked speculation that it was intended to sabotage what investment interest the upcoming conference might generate.
"Russians with capital are looking to invest in Ukraine now," businessman Oleksandr Kovtunenko said. "But they want to make it look unattractive to Western investors, to keep prices low and competition out."
International sabotage is not, however, on the police list of motives. Investigators are looking at whether the killing was linked to the currency exchange's purchase of a historic building in Kiev's riverside district or the possibility it was tied to last month's parliamentary elections in which Hetman, a lawmaker since 1992, lost his bid for reelection.
Some hope the high-profile case will prompt authorities to take action against organized crime. Oleksandr Bandurko, an independent lawmaker charged with organizing the opening of the new parliament, told Ukrainian television: "This should be the push for parliament and the government to clean up what's happening here."


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The Tupolev ANT-1 was Tupolev OKB's first aircraft, designed by Andrei Tupolev and was based on his work with aerosleighs and boats. It was expected to be used only as a way for him to examine his ideas and to help the Soviets understand the use of metal in the making of aircraft.
The ANT-1 was Tupolev's first aircraft and was built out of metal, wood and aluminum. Aluminum was used in the wing partitions and ribs, and vertical and horizontal tailplanes, and a few other smaller areas. The other areas carrying weight were made of wood, with linen fabric covering the fuselage and wings.
The ANT-1 was first flown on Ekaterininskaya Square, now Krasnokazarmenaya Street. It was flown frequently over the next two years for tests. It was then stored in the assembly workshop - in the late 1930s and early 1940s, it was hung from the ceiling. However, with the disruptions to the bureau caused by the war, it had disappeared by the time the war ended. It is not known what had happened, though it is likely that it was destroyed by the Germans in their advance to Moscow in the summer of 1941, along with other Tupolev aircraft. Since it was the only one built, there are no remaining ANT-1's today.
Shavrov, V.B. (1985) History of aircraft construction in the USSR. Vol 1. p.363.


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GREAT MOMENTS IN ACTION HISTORY: WHERE EAGLES DARE
Will Slater January 30, 2016
"War – what is it good for?" bellowed Edwin Starr in his most famous song.
Well, so long as you're an action fan (and not a Motown legend) the answer is simple: gratuitous gun play, earth shuddering explosions and spectacular stunts.
So, for this classic moment in action history, we're going back to one of the biggest and most badass war movies ever made: Where Eagles Dare (1968).
The plot sees a small team of Allied soldiers, led by Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood, infiltrate a mountaintop fortress in Nazi Germany to rescue a prisoner with information that could decide the outcome of the war.
The first half of the movie focuses on espionage thrills as our heroes sneak into the castle. But as they make their escape the film descends into a maelstrom of machinegun mayhem (with Clint Eastwood memorably mows down an entire corridor of nameless extras in one memorable scene). But this is merely prelude for Where Eagles Dare's bravura set-piece: the cable car fight.
This sees the film's star, Richard Burton, engage in desperate battle with two traitors from his own team atop the flimsy metal shell precariously hanging thousands of feet above the ground. There's no slick fight choreography here. It's just the desperate efforts of fearful men trying to stay alive.
After Burton bests his opponents, the only way to escape is to attempt a suicidal leap onto another cable car which is slowly trundling its way up the mountain. Exhausted, injured, our hero readies himself for a jump it doesn't look like he believes he will make.
A noted Shakespearian actor, Burton was not an actor audiences associated with the performance of great physical feats. A notorious hard-drinking, hell-raiser, the former Mr Elizabeth Taylor looks every one of his 43 misspent years as tries to haul himself atop the cable car.
And it's for all those reasons, that despite watching the film countless times, I'm still never entirely sure Burton is going to make that leap, or be able to hang-on to the cable car. That's why it remains a classic moment in action.
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Veltrusy Chateau
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In this edition of Spotlight we visit Veltrusy Chateau, a gorgeous summer estate found north of the Czech capital. Founded in the 1700s by Czech nobleman Václav Antonín Chotek, Veltrusy is far from an obvious destination, but is well-worth a day-trip. The castle grounds boast a 300 hectare park along the Vltava River, with numerous paths leading among ancient trees to pavilions, a bridge or two and various monuments. Then of course, there is the chateau itself, highly valued as a gem of Baroque architecture.
I asked Pavel Ecler, the castle's custodian, how he would describe the perfect visit:
"On bike is a very good way to see the park; for now, you have to bring your own, but as of next year visitors will be able to borrow bikes on site. Currently we offer a guided tour in the saddle covering eight kilometres, in which visitors get to see some of the park's most serene areas. It's perfect for the morning. Then, a little later, I recommend settling down somewhere on the grounds for a picnic, followed by a tour of the chateau itself."
The summer palace has a remarkable history – one tied, in good times and bad - to the river which surrounds it. Flooding in the 18th century created a branch of the Vltava River which separated the grounds into an area of land locally referred to simply as Ostrov (Island). That was the location Václav Antonín Chotek chose for the noble family's summer seat, a stately palace that was built to impress: its founder held a trade exhibition there after it was built, which was attended by none other than the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa. Pavel Ecler, again:
"That was of course a huge honour and an important event. Ahead of her visit the chateau and park were broadened in order to house a larger number of guests, and to this day local legends tell of areas in the park she visited, including one pavilion on the grounds where she supposedly stopped to rest. The story has one catch: the pavilion was built some 40 years after her death! But locals like to say, 'I bet she saw this or that'. In short, anything 'important', she must have visited!"
Otherwise, the site was a favourite hunting ground for the nobility. There was a pheasantry, no longer in existence, and a game keeper's lodge. Today, the grounds are home to a fallow deer park and its visitors most often describe the area is something of an oasis. The reason? Veltrusy lies hidden just a few short kilometres from a heavy industrial landscape, an area blighted by frequented roads, chimney stacks and numerous factories.
In all honesty, arrival at the chateau itself is a welcome relief.
"Those of us who work or live around here call it an oasis, an island in the middle of an otherwise industrial landscape: not only is there the rubber manufacturing factory in nearby Kralupy, there is also the Neratovice chemicals plant, as well as sand quarries in the area that all have an impact. Veltrusy is an island in an industrial sea."
Six years ago, in 2002, Veltrusy Chateau faced a threat of a different sort: like many notable sites in the Czech Republic the historic building and its park were devastated when massive floods hit the country. Like parts of the capital, Veltrusy, on the river's edge, was swamped.
"2002 was the year that changed everything: Veltrusy, like so many areas, was devastated by the floods. Water destroyed a great part of the park spreading earth hundreds of hectares and bringing in sand, garbage and even unmarked barrels of industrial waste. The ecological damage took several years to clear up with the help of the Czech Army. At present there are still some hectares which have to be re-cultivated. As for the chateau: most of the important items, such as furniture and artwork, were saved in time, but not everything. The water spilled into ground-floor rooms and it took several years to dry the rooms out properly, to prevent the palace from being damaged permanently."
Veltrusy was completely closed to the public as technology was brought in and repairs and renovation began – steps which cost tens of millions of Czech crowns. Today, the circle is practically complete: no damages in the park remain visible, and the few visible renovations still underway, helped by EU funding, are unrelated to the 2002 floods. But if flooding were to return, are new safeguards now be in place?
"What we saw in 2002 was unusual and drastic: even if this area has always seen flooding, this was incomparable, the country had never seen anything like it. Embankments in the area were strengthened and plans are still underway to further buffer the nearby town of Veltrusy. There won't be safeguards only for the chateau and park but a new diversion dam will be built to protect both. The original one, 250 years old, will be left for historic reasons: we want to create a promenade for visitors along its length."
Even after Veltrusy re-opened, its rich interiors remained mostly off-limits to visitors as original decorations and items were restored and repaired. But next year organizers would like to see most of its rooms reopened. One exhibition will show how the summer palace was restored, and organizers are hoping for a rise in visitors. As its stands now, the number of visitors to the park is impossible to gauge, but the number of those who visited the chateau these lean years was negligible, numbering only a few thousand. Organisers at the chateau hope that will now change: that more tourists will leave the beaten path in the future and choose Veltrusy Chateau as a spot for a perfect spring or summer's day.
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P'tit Train de la Haute Somme
The P'tit Train de la Haute Somme, officially called the Froissy-Dompierre Light Railway, takes its passengers on a fascinating journey along the Somme River valley, for just over four miles. The narrow-gauge line focuses on the history of its construction during the First World War, when it was used as a vital logistical link to transfer important supplies and troops to the front line just a short distance away.
Our journey on the heritage railway begins at Froissy, where the (usually) steam-hauled train departs from the town and runs in a wide arc to join the flatter ground alongside the Somme Canal. The line then carries on through a curved tunnel, before entering a stretch of sharply zig-zagged track. Whilst these both helped the railway to overcome the terrain in the region, they were also designed as additional protection against the enemy whilst the conflict was ongoing.
The line then makes a gentle ascent, curving away from the river before arriving at Plateau de Santerre. After pausing at the station here, our journey continues southwards through the flat farmland scenery to the station in Dompierre, the line's terminus.
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Q: How can I select an element with jQuery by matching a partial attribute? For example, I want to match all elements that have "data-foo" within any of their attributes:
I'm Matched
I'm Matched Too
I'm Matched Too

I'm Not Matched

I could easily loop through all of the elements and check myself but I wasn't sure if jQuery supported this type of selector.

A: check this fiddle...a little out there but maybe you could work off this
JSFiddle
$("a").each(function(){
    var element = $(this);
    var isItMe = 0;
        $(element[0].attributes).each(function() {
             if(this.nodeName.indexOf("data-bar") >= 0){
                isItMe = 1;
             }
        });
    if(isItMe == 1){
        $(this).css({"color" : "red"});
    }
});

A: Satpal's answer is pretty good (I like that the selector is restricted to only  elements; that will be a little faster than searching the whole DOM).
I would like to suggest, though, that you use multiple data attributes.  For example:
I'm Matched
I'm Matched Too
I'm Matched Too

I'm Not Matched

Or classes:
I'm Matched
I'm Matched Too
I'm Matched Too

I'm Not Matched

In in this way, you can match one one thing (either data-foo or class foo), and get the specificity you need as well.

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Я́муга — остановочный пункт / пассажирская платформа на главном ходу Октябрьской железной дороги (Ленинградское направление Мосузла) в городском округе Клин Московской области. Располагается вблизи Ленинградского шоссе рядом с одноимённой деревней. Южнее платформы протекает река Ямуга. Платформа была открыта в 1964 году.

Название платформы произошло либо от протекающей рядом реки, либо от близлежащего одноимённого населённого пункта. По одной из версий, топоним «Ямуга» образован от слова «ям» – почтовая станция или низина. Словообразование здесь по примеру «жа́ждить – жадю́га» — «ям – я́муга»: увеличение значения, но с ударением, как и во всех аналогичных суффиксальных производных, на втором слоге, что значительно отличает это словообразование от случая Я́муги. Название деревни однозначно вторично по отношению к названию реки Я́муги, у названия которой, в свою очередь, вероятно финское или балтийское происхождение (сравни деревня Я́бугино Кимрской волости Тверской губернии, также  — станция).

На остановочном пункте имеются 2 высокие боковые платформы. Эти платформы предназначены для приема электропоездов, следующих в сторону Москвы и Твери. Имеется пешеходный настил с пешеходными светофорами. Касса не работает. Турникетами  не оборудована.

Пользуются платформой Ямуга преимущественно дачники. В летний сезон на станции скапливается много пассажиров, которым зачастую не удаётся сесть на электричку с первого раза.

В лесах вблизи платформы Ямуга произрастает черника.

Происшествия на платформе

 16 декабря 2003 года в электропоезде № 6691, следовавшем по маршруту Конаково-Москва, произошёл пожар. Возгорание началось в одном из вагонов в момент следования поезда по ветке Конаково—Решетниково, однако локомотивной бригадой оно замечено не было, так как управляющий поездом машинист в нарушение инструкции отключил систему автоинформирования о пожаре. Огонь был замечен работниками станции Решетниково, когда электропоезд уже покидал пассажирскую платформу данной станции. О возгорании было доложено дежурной по станции Решетниково, которая оповестила по рации машиниста горящего электропоезда, но не передала информацию в предусмотренные служебной инструкцией инстанции. Машинист электропоезда № 6691, в свою очередь, снова нарушил инструкцию и не остановил состав незамедлительно после получения данной информации, а довёл его до платформы Ямуга. Кроме того, члены локомотивной бригады не сообщили сразу, что нужен пожарный поезд, а безуспешно пытались потушить пламя собственными силами. В результате проявленного машинистами и дежурной по станции Решетниково непрофессионализма огнём были уничтожены три вагона электропоезда № 6691 и серьёзно повреждена контактная сеть в районе платформы Ямуга, что привело к ощутимой задержке движения по всему главному ходу Октябрьской железной дороги. Никто из пассажиров электропоезда № 6691 не пострадал.
 В феврале 2009 года в районе платформы произошел несчастный случай — переходивший пути пожилой мужчина был смертельно травмирован проходившим поездом. Тело погибшего было обнаружено только через сутки после происшествия.

См. также
 Список железнодорожных станций и платформ Московской области

Примечания

Ссылки
 Расписание электричек по платформе Ямуга
 Ямуга. Авторские отчёты с поездок.

Остановочные пункты Московского региона Октябрьской железной дороги
Железнодорожные станции и платформы городского округа Клин

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Bashar al-Assad: Terrorists From 29 Countries Fighting In Syria
May 21, 2013 by Infinite
– Al-CIAda's Syrian Wing Takes Over The Oilfields Once Belonging To Bashar al-Assad
– Militants from 29 countries fighting in Syria: Assad (PressTV, May 19, 2013):
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says militants from 29 different countries are now fighting against the government in different parts of the country.
Assad made the remarks in a lengthy interview with Argentina's Clarin newspaper and the Argentine state news agency Telam on Saturday in Damascus, the official SANA news agency reported on Sunday.
"Recent credible reports show that there are approximately 29 nationalities of foreign fighters engaged in terrorism activities within Syria's borders," he said.
Assad stated that foreign intervention is the most important factor aggravating the situation in Syria.
When he was asked that what has made the Syrian crisis so complex and protracted, Assad said, "Firstly, numerous factors have influenced the Syrian crisis both internally and externally, the most significant of which is foreign interference. Secondly, the calculations of confrontational states that intervened in Syria have now proven incorrect. These states perceived their plan would succeed within weeks or months; this has not materialized. What has transpired is that the Syrian people have resisted, and continue to resist and reject all forms of external intervention. For us, it is a matter of safeguarding Syria."
Assad also accused the West and the US of interfering in his country's internal affairs.
"We do not believe that many Western countries really want a solution in Syria. And we don't think that the forces that support the terrorists want a solution to the crisis," he noted.
The Syrian president said that any decision on the country's future is up to the Syrian people and that the US has no right to decide for his nation.
"I don't know if [US Secretary of State John] Kerry or anyone else has received the power of the Syrian people to talk in their name about who should go and who should stay. That will be determined by the Syrian people in the 2014 presidential elections," Assad said. "To resign would be to flee."
"The Syrian people will decide whether I remain in office or not. As a president, it is not for me to decide whether I stay or go, this is the decision of the electorate. It is impossible to lead when you are not desired by the public; this is essentially common sense and doesn't need much debate. Through the constitution and the presidential elections in 2014, the people will decide," he added.
The Syrian leader also played down an upcoming Western-sponsored conference on his country.
"We have received the Russian-US approach well and we hope that there will be an international conference to help Syrians overcome the crisis," Assad said.
"We must be clear… there is confusion in the world over a political solution and terrorism. They think that a political conference will stop terrorism on the ground. This is unrealistic," he stated.
"We reiterate our support for all steps that would entail stopping the violence in Syria and lead to a political solution. However, the cessation of violence is paramount to reaching a political settlement," Assad emphasized.
He said that any decision on his political future must be made in elections, and not during such meetings.
The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.
The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.
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Uncle Jack's Meat House may be open in August 2017.
Update: we've heard from the PR folks who indicate menu changes are in the works. We'll direct you to those when they're available.
Aside from that, previous reports indicate that they will focus on seasonal ingredients and they'll change up the menu from time to time. From what we understand, the password protected speakeasy/VIP room is still in the works.
So there you have it—we'll see the newest restaurant resident on Ditmars soon!
Some friends and I walked by in mid-September and the owner happened to be out front and we struck up a conversation with him. He told us they hoped to be open by the end of the month and being that it is now an entirely different month that of course didn't happen. I'm assuming that they're not going to be open until closer to the end of the year.
Any updates? I'm having a hard time this place is ever actually going to open – it's all taking an implausibly long amount of time.


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uses GNU Parallel to print all the .txt files under ~/foo/.
what's the problem with my script?
You're not actually running a bash command. What you're doing is running an executable directly and passing it arguments.
There's no redirection happening, the "|" is being passed in literally. I.e., it is as if you had typed find ... \| parallel .... Thus the error.
There's two ways to fix it.
If you do this, be very careful about argument substitution into your string.
The robust way: open two processes using Python and pipe them together.
This is more robust and doesn't spawn an extra shell, but on the other hand it is more typing. If you do this, note that no shell substitution happens. In your case it doesn't look like you need it, but if you'd want to use, say, ~, you'd have to get it through Python (e.g. os.getenv("HOME")).
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A Voith-Arena (antiga Arena GAGFAH e Albstadion) é um estádio de futebol em Heidenheim, Alemanha. É utilizado pelo 1. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846, da segunda divisão alemã. O estádio atualmente tem 13.000 lugares; a prefeitura de Heidenheim é sua proprietária.

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 Präsenz auf des 1. FC Heidenheim

Estádios de futebol da Alemanha
Estádios de futebol inaugurados em 2010


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SLOPE Daily and 250 M Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) for the CONUS, 2000-2019
CABBI Themes: Sustainability
Keywords: Geospatial, Modeling
Jiang, C., Guan, K. Feb. 19, 2021. "SLOPE Daily and 250 M Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) for the CONUS, 2000-2019." ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. DOI: 10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1786
Spatial distribution of 250m resolution (a) GPP (gC m-2 d-1) and (b) GPP uncertainty (gC m-2 d-1) across the CONUS on July 10, 2020.
The SatelLite Only Photosynthesis Estimation (SLOPE) GPP product is a daily, 250 m GPP dataset covering the Contiguous United States (CONUS) from 2000 to present with 1 day latency. Gross primary productivity (GPP) quantifies the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) fixed by plants through photosynthesis. Although as a key quantity of terrestrial ecosystems, there is a lack of high-spatial-and-temporal-resolution, real-time, and observation-based GPP products. This product has been developed to address this critical gap, leveraging a number of MODIS land and atmosphere products. There are three distinct features of the SLOPE GPP production algorithm. (1) SLOPE couples machine learning models with MODIS atmosphere and land products to accurately estimate PAR. (2) SLOPE couples highly efficient and pragmatic gap-filling and filtering algorithms with surface reflectance acquired by both Terra and Aqua MODIS satellites to derive a soil-adjusted NIRv (SANIRv) dataset. (3) SLOPE couples a temporal pattern recognition approach with a long-term Crop Data Layer (CDL) product to predict dynamic C4 crop fraction. PAR, SANIRv and C4 fraction are used to drive a parsimonious model with only two slope parameters to estimate GPP along with a quantitative uncertainty on a per-pixel and daily basis. The slope GPP product has a R2 = 0.84 and a root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 1.65 gC m-2 d-1, evaluated against from 50 AmeriFlux eddy covariance sites (332 site-years). Archived data from 2000 to 2019 are publicly available at the NASA's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center (ORNL DAAC). Data from 2020 are available from the authors upon request. All data are projected in the standard MODIS Land Integerized Sinusoidal tile map projection. Each processing tile is in size of 4800 pixels by 4800 pixels, representing approximately 1200 km by 1200 km land region. In addition to the GPP product, SLOPE PAR, SANIRV, and C4 fraction, along with their uncertainties, are also released.
SLOPE Files (11.6 TB)
Jiang, C., Guan, K., Wu, G., Peng, B., Wang, S. Feb. 9, 2021. "A Daily, 250M and Real-Time Gross Primary Productivity Product (2000-Present) Covering the Contiguous United States." Earth System Science Data 13: 281-298. DOI: 10.5194/essd-13-281-2021.


Brad Richards chased the hockey dream all over North America. The pride of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, born May 2, 1980, Richards played with the Notre Dame Hounds of the SJHL in 1996-97 and was named rookie of the year. The next season, Richards joined the QMJHL, starring with the Rimouski Oceanic for three seasons.
After his rookie campaign in 1997-98, Richards rode his 115-point season to the draft table of Tampa Bay, being claimed by the Lightning with their second Entry Draft selection. In his second season with the Oceanic, Richards collected 131 points, then exploded in 1999-00 with a league-leading totals 71 goals, 115 assists and 186 points. Richards took home numerous awards in 1999-00: QMJHL First Team All-Star, Canadian Major Junior First Team All-Star, Canadian Major Junior Player of the Year, Memorial Cup All-Star and Memorial Cup Most Valuable Player. After winning the QMJHL league championship, Richards and the Oceanic went on to capture the 2000 Memorial Cup in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Comming off a stellar junior career, Richards jumped straight to Tampa Bay in 2000-01, setting Lightning team rookie records in goals with 21, assists with 41 and points with 62. For his efforts he was named to the NHL's All-Rookie Team. He went on to play for Team Canada at the 2001 World Championships, collecting 6 points in 7 games. Richards equaled his rookie point total in 2001-02 and increased them to 74 in 2002-03. In 2003-04, Richards continued his strong play at both ends of the ice, finishing the regular season with 79 points.
Richards saved the best hockey of his career for the 2004 NHL playoffs. With 26 points in 23 post-season contests, he helped lead the Lightning to a seven game series win over the Calgary Flames in the Stanley Cup Final. It was the first championship in franchise history and Richards was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. He capped off this career year by winning the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct.
The following summer Richards was member of Canada's 2004 World Cup winning team, recording four points in six tournament games.
Following the NHL lock out year in 2004-05, Richards produced offensively as he tallied 91 points in 2005-06. During that season, Richards was selected to compete for Team Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics where despite his best efforts, he would return to Tampa Bay without a medal.
After nearly matching his career-high goal total in his 2006-07 season, Richards found himself on the move at the NHL trading deadline on February 26, 2008. Roughly three hours before the deadline hit, the Lightning's career assist leader waived his no-trade clause to be sent to the Dallas Stars along with goaltender Johan Holmqvist in exchange for Mike Smith, centre Jeff Halpern and winger Jussi Jokinen.
In 2009-10, Richards matched his career best with 91 points and his 67 assists were ranked fourth among all NHL players.
In the summer of 2011, Richards was unquestionably the cream of the free agent crop. Many teams lined up to make an offer for the high-scoring centre and in the end he chose the New York Rangers, inking an enormous nine-year, $60 million contract.
After three years into his contract with the Rangers and a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2013-14, Richards was bought out in order to maintain salary cap flexibility.
As a free agent in the summer of 2014, Richards signed a one year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. With the Blackhawks, he returned to the Stanley Cup Final and would defeat his former club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in six games for the second Stanley Cup title of Richards' career.
With the Blackhawks unable to re-sign Richards, he left as a free agent on July 1, 2015 and signed a one year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Richards would spend just one season in Detroit before announcing his retirement on July 20, 2016.
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (2004) Conn Smythe Trophy (2004) Played in NHL All-Star Game (2011) Signed as a free agent by Kazan (Russia), November 8, 2004. Traded to Dallas by Tampa Bay with Johan Holmqvist for Jussi Jokinen, Jeff Halpern, Mike Smith and Dallas' 4th round pick (later traded to Minnesota, later traded to Edmonton - Edmonton selected Kyle Bigos) in 2009 NHL Draft, February 26, 2008. Signed as a free agent by NY Rangers, July 2, 2011. Signed as a free agent by Chicago, July 1, 2014. Signed as a free agent by Detroit, July 1, 2015. Officially announced his retirement, July 20, 2016.


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Murderer who briefly died must still serve his life sentence, court rules
Josh K. Elliott GlobalNews.ca
A man serving a life sentence argued that he should be released because his heart briefly stopped beating.
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Should a life sentence end when your heart stops?
An Iowa Court of Appeals says no — at least as far as convicted murderer Benjamin Schreiber is concerned.
Schreiber had argued in court that a brief brush with death should be his ticket to a new life outside of prison, in a bizarre case that has tested the definition of a "life sentence."
Schreiber was convicted of first-degree murder in 1997. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his crime, which involved bludgeoning a man to death in a plot concocted with the victim's girlfriend at the time, The Washington Post reports.
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Schreiber collapsed in his prison cell due to septic poisoning caused by kidney stones in 2015, the Des Moines Register Reports. Doctors rushed to his aid and restarted his heart five times, effectively bringing him back from death.
But the 66-year-old claims that episode should be enough to fulfill his life sentence, since his life technically ended before it began again. Schreiber has argued in court that he was resuscitated against his wishes and that his life — and his sentence — should have ended with his medical death in 2015.
Schreiber's request was denied at the district court level, which prompted him to take it to the Iowa Court of Appeals.
Man fatally stabbed after cutting in line for Popeyes chicken sandwich, police say
"He asserts that he was sentenced to life without parole, 'but not to life plus one day,'" Judge Amanda Potterfield wrote in her decision on Wednesday.
Potterfield said that Schreiber's argument was not persuasive in her ruling against him.
"Schreiber is either still alive, in which case he must remain in prison, or he is actually dead, in which case this appeal is moot," she wrote.
Schreiber's attorney has not commented on what his client wants to do next.
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Six years passed since that summer camp adventures when a group of pre-teens found Digimon and crossed over to the Digital World. Digimon stands for "Digital Monsters", and these monsters live in the "DigiWorld". Each child befriended a Digimon so that together they can explore the digital world, fight bad monsters and learn more about each other. Besides adventures in the Digital World, Digimon turns out quite smart in helping to resolve some real, down to earth issues kids experience during school year, at home and with other people. It was great time for young children spent with Digimon at summer camp along with the epic battles between DigiDestines and MaloMyotismon. But at some point, the gates to the Digital World closed and the connection to Digimon is lost. The days continue to pass, children grow and now they enter High School. Their digital adventures seem more like childish dreams and fantasies until one day when bad monster Kuwagamon shows up in the center of the city and starts to destroy everything around.
Digimon Adventure Tri: Reunion is Digimon's first feature-length movie since 2000 and has already delighted audiences and loyal fans across Japan. This highly sought-after film reunites the characters and original cast from the classic series and picks up where the beloved DIGIMON Adventure 2002 series ended. In this release high school students reunite again to protect their real world against bad monsters. While time passed since their first encounter with Digimon in the digital world, children grew up and face new challenges at school, personal life and their families. They have to deal with difficult exams, demanding teachers, family members, rivalry and many other situations taking place in busy teen lives. But the most important they have to find out why the gates to "DigiWorld" become open again.
Taichi, Yamato, Sora, Koshiro, Mimi, Joe, Takeru and Hikari meet with their Digimon and now in real world, in their city Odaiba to fight and protect. We watched with Teddy this movie together. The beginning of the movies was a bit too much with that never ending song "Di-di-gi-mon" so I was almost ready to give up watching it, but after it turned out to quite interesting story. Each Digimon has something in common with a child it befriended. Plus every Digimon can change appearance and personality. It was also interesting to see how children collaborate and what problems they face working as a team. I found that it was quite a challenge as each child has own personality, wishes, preferences and responsibilities towards their school and families.
On May 16, 2017, new anime feature Digimon Adventure Tri: Reunion will finally make its debut on DVD and Blu-ray™ combo pack from Shout! Factory. Each collectible edition features exciting movie presentation (featuring both versions – English voice cast and the original Japanese with English subtitles) and contains insightful bonus content! Available in stores at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon and iTunes.


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Subject description: Show your assa chars and assa items!
Lets discuss the most fun char in d2.
Ill post my LS/Kick hybrid as soon as its done!
Do you mean LLD asn or any type?
This was my hld kicker. As far as I can remember it never consistently lost to other kickers in gm duels (not that there was much competition).