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MLS Eastern Conference: 'New' Foreign-Born Players
This is a list of new foreign-born players that have joined MLS Eastern Conference teams for the upcoming 2010 season. I'm sure the list will grow by the time the season starts and I'll try to stay on top of it. I plan on doing the Western Conference version in the coming days, stay tuned for that.
Krzysztof Król - Poland
On Loan from Jagiellonia Białystok in Poland. Was once a member of Real Madrid's C team.
Julio Enrique Martínez - El Salvador
On loan from León in Mexico. Julio scored a goal in both of El Salvador's fixtures with Mexico in World Cup 2010 Qualifying.
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Kwaku Nyamekye - Switzerland
Drafted 60th overall in the 2010 SuperDraft. Kwaku was named All-Ivy League First Team at Harvard in both 2008 and 2009.
Shaun Francis - Jamaica
Drafted 63rd overall in the 2010 SuperDraft. Shaun captained Lindsey Wilson College (Kentucky) to the 2009 NAIA National Championship.
Floribert N'Galula - Belgium
Most recently played with Rotterdam in the Netherlands. N'Galula also spent five years at Manchester United with the youth and reserve sides and earned two first team appearances.
Danny Allsop - Australia
Danny is currently ranked as the Australian A-League's 3rd all-time leading goalscorer, scoring 36 goals in his four years with the Melbourne Victory. He also spent time in England with Manchester City, Notts County, and Hull City from 98 to 05. He came to DC United from Qatari side Al-Rayyan Sports Club.
Cristian Castillo - El Salvador
On Loan from León in Mexico. Cristian scored one of the goals against the USA in the World Cup Qualifying game in El Salvador.
Olukorede Aiyegbusi - England
Drafted 20th overall in the 2010 SuperDraft. Defender moved from England to the US in '06 to play at Essex Community College in Maryland. in '08 transferred to NC State and made 41 appearances.
Stéphane Auvray - France
Auvray is a Guadeloupe international who moved to KC wizards from Ligue 2 club Nimes in France.
Pablo Escobar - Colombia
Central Defender on loan from Deportivo Cali in Colombia
Jason Griffiths - England
Bracknell, England native, Jason was drafted 48th overall in the 2010 SuperDraft from the University of Kentucky.
Tony Tchani - Cameroon
Drafted 2nd overall in the 2010 SuperDraft. Was a standout midfielder at the University of Virginia.
Joel Lindpere - Estonia
Estonian International who has played in Estonia, Bulgaria, and Norway in the past few seasons.
Roy Miller - Costa Rica
Costa Rican international who has spent the last 5 seasons in Norway with Bodo/Glimt and Rosenborg.
Giorgi Chirgadze - Georgia
Giorgi is the first Academy player to be signed from the Red Bull Academy, which he has been a part of since 2005 with the U-15 squad.
Toni Ståhl - Finland
Drafted 17th overall in the 2010 SuperDraft. Toni was in the youth system at Finnish club HJK Helsinki. He came to the US and played for UCONN, eventually gaining a semifinal nomination for the Hermann Trophy.
Danny Mwanga - DR Congo
Drafted 1st overall in the 2010 SuperDraft. In 2006, Danny moved to Portland, Oregon, eventually attending Oregon State University, where he was a Pac-10 standout.
Nane Joseph - Cameroon
Drafted 53rd overall in the 2010 SuperDraft. Attended University in Cameroon before coming to the US. Played College ball at Old Dominion University and PDL with Hampton Roads Piranhas.
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Q: Java ArrayList filter by element's properties I have an ArrayList containing Car objects and I want to get from that ArrayList all the unique names as String or just the Car objects that meet that criteria.
EG:
public class Car {

    private String name;

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return this.name;
    }
}

Now I have carArray that contains a lot of Car objects.
To get the unique names I am doing something like this:
Set<String> setOfNames = new HashSet<String>();

for (Car car : carArray) {
    setOfNames.add(car.getName());
}

for (String name : setOfNames) {
    System.out.println(name);
}

Is there a better/faster way to filter an ArrayList by its elements properties?
Thank you!

A: You'd have to iterate over the list anyways, check each entry and collect it into another collection. If you do the same search multiple times sorting the list by that criteria might be an option.
A side note: if carArray is actually a Car[] you don't need the cast inside your first loop, just do for (Car car : carArray). If it is an Object[] you should rethink your design, since in your loop you assume every entry to be a Car anyways.

A: I guess you are talking about some properties like features (available in other languages), but not available in java, so the best approach is to use setters and getters.
So my suggestion is to stick with your code since is working pretty fast :)
Good luck,
Arkde

A: Does your set setOfNames contains unique values? Because if this is the implementation of Car class then you have not overridden the methods of equals and hashCode, How does hashSet make sure that two objects are identical ?
I guess, you will have to override the equals and hashcode method to make sure that hashset does not contain duplicates.

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The Horrifying History of the Mothman. A creature has been lurking in the forests of the American heartland and in our imaginations.
A creature has been lurking in the forests of the American heartland and in our imaginations. For the last 50 years, the legend of this bipedal winged creature has grown and flourished with every passing decade. From his evil glowing eyes to his impressive wingspan, the details of the creature's appearance and modus operandi have evolved over time. But one thing is certain. Everyone who's seen this mysterious creature of the night will never forget him.
Today, we're going to examine the horrifying history of the Mothman.
A Modern Myth
The legend of the Mothman was born in western Virginia in 1966 when a seven-foot-tall creature with large wings was first spotted in the town of point pleasant. In the years since this piece of local folklore has taken flight and become a global mystery.
On November 15, 1966, Roger and Linda Scarberry and their friends Steve and Mary Mallette were driving through an area of point pleasant referred to as the TNT, named for the world war II manufacturing plants that are located in the area. As their car sped through the murky darkness of the forest, they chanced upon something that would change their lives forever.
The Scarberry's headlights revealed a large gray creature with red glowing eyes and massive wings. The creature had stopped in the middle of the road, quickly turning to stare forebodingly at the oncoming vehicle. As the car veered to avoid hitting it, the creature flew off into the nearby swamplands. The car screeched to a halt, almost careening off the road into the trees. Shocked, the four people sat in stunned silence for a moment.
Then steve Mallette, hearing something, looked out of the rear window of the car and claimed he saw the glowing red eyes of the creature zooming down the roadway toward their car. Roger stepped on the gas jolting the car forward and the creature gave chase as the vehicle steadily increased its speed. Roger claimed that he was driving as fast as the car could go, nearly 100 miles per hour. But the flying creature kept up. That is until the car left the TNT area and the creature just disappeared into the night. The two couples were understandably very shaken by the experience and spent the next few days telling everyone what they had seen. They tried to convince the townspeople of point pleasant that their story was true. That they had in fact witnessed a massive, flying, red-eyed creature that chased their car at 100 miles per hour.
Over the next few days, other point pleasant residents claimed to witness the winged creature as well; from brief glimpses in the distance, to fall on face-to-face confrontations. Two volunteer firefighters, a city contractor named newell partridge, and a few others came forward with their stories. It was around this time that the tales of the bizarre creature began to take on a life of their own. People started reporting seeing the creature outside of point pleasant. Indeed, all over the midwest.
The story went proto-viral perhaps mostly due to the fact that, in a published story about sightings of the creature, an Ohio newspaper coined the name the Mothman. Initially, the Mothman moniker confused people, because in some of the stories the creature was called a birdman. In fact, a rival newspaper, the Beckley herald-dispatch, tried to rename the creature as the mason bird monster in a piece written by journalist ralph turner and published on November 22, 1966.
However, the fact that the sightings described a birdman wasn't actually the true origin of the creature's catchy new name. An unknown copy editor at the previously mentioned newspaper named him Mothman after a villain on the popular 1966 batman tv show called the killer moth. The killer moth would later be renamed Caraxes on the show, but the name Mothman stuck.
Continued sightings of Mothman would be peppered throughout the next year. Witnesses all over the midwest would claim to have interacted with a winged man. Some even got close enough to touch him, reporting that he smelled like a woodland animal. However, on December 15, 1967, a tragedy would take place that would propel the character to global recognition.
The Silver Bridge Incident
The sliver bridge, a large suspension bridge spanning the Ohio River and connecting West Virginia and Ohio, mysteriously and suddenly collapsed on that day. The quaking and ultimate crumbling of the bridge was said to be heard for miles around. 31 cars plunged into the river injuring more than 60 people, 46 of whom died.
The silver bridge was constructed in 1928 and opened for public use on May 30 of that year. At 700 feet high and more than 2000 feet long the bridge, which was built almost entirely out of steel, was a staple of interstate travel.
However, neither law enforcement nor state and local officials could offer any tangible cause for the sudden collapse of this major road link between the two states. In that information vacuum, the local legend spread like wildfire with tall tales springing up almost as instantly as the bridge went down. The carnage and mass death of the accident prompted many people to come forward claiming to have seen the Mothman sitting atop the bridge just prior to its collapse.
The Ohio and West Virginia communities that had been so deeply affected by this trauma began to place religious significance on the Mothman's arrival. They claimed he was a harbinger of doom and pain. And the otherworldly sign of impending loss. From here on out, people would claim to see the Mothman all over the globe. Any instance of mass trauma or tragedy would be followed by people claiming to see the Mothman lurking in the shadows or caught in a reflection of a window.
The Book Expand Everything
In the early 1970s, a journalist named john keel, who was born Alva John Kiehl, began to investigate the initial Mothman sightings. He became fascinated by how quickly the stories about this winged beast had spread.
Eventually, his research developed into the now infamous book, the Mothman prophecies. Kiehl's book investigates the origins of the creature through interviews with many of the initial witnesses. He traveled to point pleasant, staying there for an extended period of time researching, and ultimately made some stunning conclusions about the Mothman. Conclusions which not everyone interested in the urban legend agrees with. The keel was mostly interested in ufos and otherworldly phenomena that involved extraterrestrials.
In the Mothman prophecies book, keel drew connections between the cryptid and Ufos, claiming that they simply had to be involved in the Mothman's existence and the existence of other unexplained supernatural phenomena.
In the book, keel classifies the Mothman as part of a group that he calls Ultraterrestrials; otherworldly beings who walk among us in secret. Much of the Mothman prophecies are concerned with the connections and correlations between these Ultraterrestrials and the many sightings of alien visitors. No other person was so influential in galvanizing and propagating the legend of the Mothman within pop culture.
What started as a deeply fringe and beloved regional character with small pockets of sightings all over the globe, quickly became a creature who stood shoulder to shoulder with the likes of bigfoot and the jersey devil. As a young man born in the new york area, keel quickly developed a simultaneous interest in the otherworldly and in writing. After working in the newspaper industry and participating in the early days of radio and tv, keel found himself in the army serving in the Korean War on the staff of the American forces network in frankfurt Germany. After being honorably discharged, keel began telling a tale so outlandish it simply had to be true.
He claimed that he was actually employed in the art of psychological warfare while serving as a propaganda writer. In 1957, he published a book titled jadoo which described his investigations into Indian rope tricks and also, his search for the legendary Yeti.
While becoming involved in an amateur network of ufo hunters throughout the 60s and 70s, he paid the bills by working in television writing episodes of getting smart, the monkeys, and lost in space. But here's where keel's involvement in the paranormal takes a turn.
In 1967 keel coined the term men in black to refer to the shadowy and secretive government agents who always seem to materialize whenever there were extraterrestrial encrypted sightings. The term first appeared in an article he wrote for saga magazine titled "ufo agents of terror." this line of interest led keel to point pleasant where he began to draw many correlations between the Mothman sightings and strange visitors from outer space. His interest was first drawn to West Virginia after receiving strange phone calls and ongoing reports of mangled pets.
The Mothman Film
While the Mothman was a semi-fixture in the public imagination due to keel's book. He waned in popularity as the 80s and 90s dragged on. However, he came roaring back and reached new heights thanks to the 2002 film the Mothman prophecies, directed by Mark Pellington and starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney.
The film was an adaptation of john keel's book. However, the screenplay, adapted by Richard Hatem, had some key differences. It took a more intellectual thriller approach to the subject matter. It was less a creature feature, displaying the winged menace for all to see, and more of a thinking man's shadowy campfire tale.
The film stars Gere as John Klein, a reporter who's researching the legend of the Mothman. Still grieving from the loss of his wife in a mysterious accident, Klein finds himself in point pleasant and hears of multiple sightings of a creature that has the townspeople deeply frightened.
The more Klein investigates, the more his obsession with the Mothman grows. And he begins to harbor a deep-seated belief that if he can just solve this riddle, he will in some way find answers to his wife's death. The film, like keel's novel, incorporates extraterrestrial components in the climax. While many true believers in the Mothman don't like this approach to the myth, this aspect of the legend has been a constant since the book's release.
The film debuted on January 22, 2002, to mixed reactions from Mothman fans and general audiences alike. Many said that Richard Gere was miscast in the film while others felt that the film was too derivative of the x-files. Ultimately, it is remembered as a film with a highly recognizable name, but that not many people actually watched.
This simple dichotomy likely helped the legend of Mothman expand further than it typically would have in the wake of a poorly executed film.
Mothman Museum
Today, point pleasant has fully embraced the legacy of its urban legend. Jeff Wamsley, a local area Mothman expert, and aficionado run the aptly named Mothman museum. It's the only one of its kind in the world. The museum has props from the film, replicas of what the Mothman would have looked like photographs taken by individuals who were able to snap a photo of the creature, and newspaper clippings from all over the world.
The museum also features handwritten depositions from eyewitnesses and original drawings made by people who claim to have had interactions with Mothman. And a short documentary film that screens at regular intervals.
Mothman prophesies author john keels himself is featured in the documentary, offering his recollections about his time spent in point pleasant. In the years since the first sighting, point pleasant has erected a Mothman statue in the center of town. Standing over 10 feet tall, this metallic sculpture serves as a reminder to all the locals to never forget the legacy of the terrifying winged creature from the great beyond.
In fact, the town has embraced their love of Mothman so much that they have an annual Mothman Festival. Every year on the third weekend in September, come hell or flying harbingers of doom, the town of point pleasant celebrates the rash of unearthly sightings all those years ago.
The legend of Mothman is a bizarre story that has been firmly cemented in the public consciousness. For more than half a century it has taken wing from a local tall tale to an international mystery, capturing the imaginations of people from all walks of life. Mothman has been viewed as a harbinger of great loss. Some have even claimed to see him in the shadows of the Chernobyl disaster, or in the plumes of smoke and ash after 9/11. One thing we can be sure of about the Mothman is that he's not going away any time soon.
So what do you think? was the Mothman just a large bird? is there really an extraterrestrial connection to this urban legend? is there more than one Mothman? a group of so-called Ultraterrestrials living in our midst?
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Zack Snyder Was Not Fired From 'Justice League'
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Over the last few days numerous news sites have been reporting the headline that director Zack Snyder was removed from Justice League in early 2017 and Warner Bros. Pictures simply forced him off of the project by exploiting the tragedy of his daughter's suicide as a way to avoid negative publicity. This report from Mashable writer Josh Dickey was met largely with skepticism after Snyder's wife Deborah had stated that her and Zack were beginning to work with Patty Jenkins on Wonder Woman 2. If the studio had fired the three time DC director then he would not be collaborating on a sequel to another DC film.
This was a fact that a lot of journalists and those critical of the DC Extended Universe did not consider before publishing and circulating the article which lead to some confusion among the general public at a time when the climate surrounding the franchise, DC as a whole, and it's fanbase is not exactly at it's best.
The Snyder-Whedon collaborated Justice League has been the subject of widespread scrutiny and controversy. A large contingent of DC fans launched a petition to release the "Zack Snyder Cut" of the film which is something that Warner Bros. is unlikely to do as it would be the studio spending more money to re-release another version of a film that did not perform well at the box office. It was understandable for Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice as that film did break even and turned a small profit.
Forbes writer Mark Hughes took to Twitter recently to debunk this rumor for those who were confused by the recent rumor and clarified that the story that was published as soon as Snyder stepped away from the big-budget superhero film was indeed the truth. Snyder was working on the film until May when two time The Avengers director Joss Whedon took over post-production and re-shoots.
The reports claiming #ZackSnyder was fired by WB from #JusticeLeague in late-January/early-February are false. He started working on his edit of the film in early January, & he was still actively working on edits into May.
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People Management report on the 19th May employers will be able to recover statutory sick payments made to staff during the coronavirus pandemic at the end of this month, the government has announced.
The coronavirus statutory sick pay rebate scheme, which was announced during the budget in March as part of a package of support measures for businesses affected by the crisis, is set to launch on 26 May. The scheme will allow employers with fewer than 250 employees to recover the costs of paying coronavirus-related statutory sick pay (SSP).
Employers will receive payments at the relevant rate of SSP, currently £95.85 per week, paid to current or former employees unable to work as a result of being ill with coronavirus, self-isolating and unable to work, or shielding because they're at 'high risk' of severe illness from coronavirus. The repayment will cover up to two weeks of SSP for eligible periods of sickness starting on or after 13 March.
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Money, money, money – three startup solutions to smarter finance
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With a total of $32.5Billion paid in overdraft fees last year in the US, American consumers desperately need some smarter ways to budget, save, invest, and manage everything from day-to-day spending to long term investment.
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But can its hints and tips really make a difference in today's dire financial climate? With the latest McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report confirming that investment returns over the next 20 years are likely to be far less than the previous 30, it's likely to take much more than a book to get profits up (but it never hurts to try).
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Promoting itself as the "smartest personal finance app yet," Exeq hopes to revolutionize the way consumers budget, save, and invest and manage finance. Its app allows users to view categorized spending habits at a glance, automate their savings, and invest in diversified portfolios that are tailored to their risk level – all in one place. How?
Exeq Savings aims to save users a month's worth of income each year by automatically transferring small amounts each week from their linked account. Safety guards, such as the 5.7x rule, ensure that users will only save what their balance shows they can afford to, and eliminate any danger of becoming overdrawn.
Investment Portfolios hope to democratize the trading floor somewhat, giving users a straightforward way to get their foot in the stocks-and-shares door. A number of data points, including balances, credit card debt, and spending habits, are used to calculate financial health before suggesting an initial portfolio deposit, and users can easily monitor performance, make withdrawals, and add cash at any time.
Exeq Categorized Spending provides a more data-oriented view of a user's financial health, by automatically sorting transactions by category from their linked current account.
Recent research shows that 62% of the US population has less than $1,000 in personal savings, and that over half own $0 in stock. So, making it easier for more people to start saving, while staying within their means, certainly seems like a worthwhile endeavour.
While there's no upfront fee for joining Exeq and savings accounts are free to manage, the charges start to kick-in with investment portfolios, and although its products are FDIC and SIPC-insured, there's no guarantee on returns.
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Armchair - Chaise Longue Mod. Wink 111 designed by Toshiyuki Kita in the 80s and edited by Cassina. Structure made of steel and upholstered in white wool bouclé. Ears / headboard and adjustable restraints. Italy 80s.
Today the "wink" piece (chair) has become an icon of design. In 1981 he won the Kitaro Kunii Industrial Design Award and is selected for the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
This piece has been attributed based on archival documentation, such as vintage catalogs, designer records, or other literature sources
Mid-Century, Italian Modern
Light wear consistent with age and use, Reupholstered
YUI-1361909
Fabric, Steel, Wool
Industrial designer Toshiyuki Kita was born in Osaka, Japan in 1942. Kita studied at the Naniwa Design College in Osaka (now the the Osaka University of Arts), graduating with a degree in Industrial Design in 1964. He worked in product development for an aluminum company before deciding to establish his own design firm in 1967 to focus on his real passion—seating design. His sculptural Saruyama Chair (1967) for Moroso echoed natural forms—icebergs, canyons, and mountain—which were then manipulated to cradle the human form.
In 1969, Kita relocated to Italy, where he worked as an industrial designer for Italian brands such as Bernin, Bilumen and Cassina. In 1980, he designed the versatile and playful Wink Chair for Cassina, perhaps Kita's most well-known design. This multifunctional recliner could be adjusted into various positions, and featured a removable and replaceable cover to change with the season.
Kita's designs focus on the dichotomies between the East and the West, and the past and the future; creating truly distinct and individual pieces. He combines technologically advanced design with traditional and sophisticated Japanese decorative arts, using natural materials such as Washi rice paper and Urushi lacquerware. Iconic designs by Kita include the Kick table (1983) for Cassina which was intended to complement the Wink Chair; the Multilingual Chair (1991)—designed for the World Exposition in Seville, the chair was equipped with an audio system of recordings in three different languages; the reclining K10 Dodo (2000) for Cassina; the K06 Aki Biki Canta Series (2000) for Cassina; Aquos LCD TV (2000) for Sharp; and Wakamaru, the first humanoid domestic robot (2002) for Mitsubishi Electrics.
Kita's work remains in permanent collections at several international museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg. He is also the recipient of the Japan Interior Designers Association Award in 1975, the Product Design Award in 1983, Spain's Delta de Oro Award in 1990, and is just one of three non-Italians to have been awarded the prestigious Compasso d'Oro International Career Prize in 2011 from the IDA. Kita is also the author of several design books, including Exploration of Design 1969—Why I went to Italy to Design (2012) and Toshiyuki Kita: The Soul of Design (2001), among others.
A Professor at the Product Design Department of the Osaka University of Art since 2003, Kita has also curated many exhibitions in Italy and Japan. Kita currently dedicates himself to traditional crafts and developing artisan industries.
*Images courtesy of Toshiyuki Kita, except where otherwise stated
Italian furniture manufacturing giant Cassina, originally named Amedeo Cassina, was founded by brothers Cesare (1909-1979) and Umberto (1910-1992) Cassina in Meda, Italy in 1927. Although initially specialized in bespoke woodworking and high-end interiors, by the 1950s the brothers took the company in a new direction, anticipating the growing demand for mass-produced home furnishings. Cassina is often credited with introducing industrial design to Italy and has built an international reputation for collaborating with some of the world's most respected designers.
Notably, in 1964 (while famed architect Le Corbusier was still alive), Cassina signed the first exclusive licensing agreement covering the edition rights for designs by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand. The company soon after launched the I Maestri Collection which over the decades has gathered major icons of design under the Cassina brand, such as the LC4 Lounge (1928) jointly designed by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret, and Perriand, as well as Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld's 635 Red & Blue Armchair (1918), Scottish architect-designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House Chair (1902), and many more.
With a focus more on partnering with the best designers rather than creating and maintaining a particular style, Cassina is responsible for some of the most recognized and beloved designs of the 20th and 21st centuries. Highlights include Italian architect-designer Gio Ponti's Superleggera Chair (1957), German designer Konstantin Grcic's Kanu Chair (2009), Iranian-British architect Zaha Hadid's Zephyr Sofa (2013), and French designer Philippe Starck's My World Sofa (2013). Throughout its visionary collaborations with both design luminaries and cutting-edge experiments with new talents, Cassina has remained dedicated to the Italian design ideals of craftsmanship and quality, and the brand continues to excel in the fusion of industrial technology and artisanal production.
Cassina's designs are included in permanent collections the world over, such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein) and London Design Museum.
Cassina is now a part of the prestigious Poltrona Frau Group.
* All images courtesy of Cassina.
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LC4 Recliner by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand & Pierre Jeanneret for Cassina, Italy
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Model Hammock Chair Chaise Lounge by Hans Wegner for Getama, 1960s
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Three-Light Sconces from Mazzega, 1970s, Set of 2
UP7 Sculpture by Gaetano Pesce for B&B Italia
Black Melamine & Brushed Metal Checkered Coffee Table, 1950s
Mid-Century Murano Glass Italian Sideboard from L.A. Studio, 1950s
Round Footstools in Braided Leather, Italy, 1960s, Set of 2
Italian Eros Carrara Marble Side Tables by Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper, 1970s, Set of 2
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Sculptural French Olive Wood and Walnut Chair, 1940s
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Persuader
"Ballsy, dynamic and not for the faint-hearted." ( Daily Mail)
Never forgive, never forget.
Jack Reacher lives for the moment. Without a home. Without commitment. But he has a burning desire to right wrongs - and rewrite his own agonizing past.
Never apologize. Never explain.
When Reacher witnesses a brutal kidnap attempt, he takes the law into his own hands. But a cop dies. Has Reacher lost his sense of right and wrong?
Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, Persuader is seventh in the series.
Publisher: London : 2004. Bantam,
Branch Call Number: REM
Characteristics: 1 online resource (542p.)
Read more reviews of Persuader at iDreamBooks.com
Mattou Jul 07, 2019
This review discusses two Lee Child novels in the Reacher series: The Persuader (pub. 2017) and Past Tense (pub. 2019)
I was fascinated to read several negative reviews of Past Tense; including one that suggested that it was not up to par with author Lee Child's previous work and another that said it was a 'same-old' plot line for a Jack Reacher thriller. Suffice it to say I disagree wholeheartedly with both, and here is why:
I took a bit of a Reacher break after A Wanted Man (pub. 2012), to which I gave halfhearted reviews. The first I picked up thereafter was Make Me (pub. 2015), which I very much enjoyed and blame for a certain amount of bedtime anxiety I experienced in the months following. A few months later it was The Midnight Line (pub. 2017); this choice influenced mostly by what I was finding available on library shelves, but one I found rewarding if not spectacular.
More recently I've delved more deeply into my neighbors' shelves, as here in Portland, Oregon we have a wonderful network of little lending libraries where anyone can take or leave a book at will, with no commitment or paperwork of any kind. Someone in my 'hood is obviously a Reacher fan and I have unearthed The Persuader (pub. 2017) and Past Tense (pub. 2019) in immediate and pulse-quickening succession; in such a way that I had hardly put down the former before picking up and finishing the latter. Thus, I am combining the two reviews here:
Both of these titles bring me fully back into the Lee Child camp, I believe fully again both in Reacher and that the world may somehow be OK, despite all the baddies out there. The Persuader is a legitimate heart-accelerating page turner, even if the more assiduous Reacherites will notice some plot similarities between this and at least one previous Child creation. Nothing worthy of a Pulitzer, but a lot of ways to be entertained, and I highly recommend it.
Past Tense is a different animal in the Child stable, not because it is lacking the signature quick readability and accessible excitement that the English author has built a career upon (it has both), but because it's the first Reacher novel I've read that manages completely parallel plot lines, both interesting, keeping them far enough apart to maintain the mystery but close enough that their eventual reunion makes perfect Reacher sense. I loved this book and continue to be enthralled by Child's mastery of various literary devices, in particular his unique way abridging of dialog and grammar that hastens the read and deepens the reader's engagement.
7626dee Aug 26, 2018
Lone Wolf Reacher actually working as part of a team. True he is trying to rectify a past mistake, when you try to kill someone especially with a .22 pistol be very sure they are dead. The locale is very film noir, only shades of grey and you will feel like you are on Shutter Island. A very different novel in the Reacher series
karcoldelharvic5 May 29, 2014
This book really kept me interested. One of Childs best
mrtexasfreedom Jul 16, 2013
The Persuader has a lot of fights and shootouts. It's kind of like Dark Shadows, but with guns and some sexual violence.
I have only read one other Jack Reacher novel so far, The Hard Way, and I like this book second-best.
Lots of clever suspense. Good job by Lee Childs with this one.
timspork May 22, 2013
Great addition to the Reacher series. Fast-paced with lots of action.
gloryb Oct 20, 2012
What a story! All of the puzzle pieces fit so neatly! Expect to read a lot about handguns (a Persuader is the name of a gun) and about hand to hand moves to take out a person. I never knew that fist fighting could be so deadly. Here, Reacher is like the pink energizer bunny...he just keeps on going and going...no stopping him in a fight. In this story, Reacher is able to get his revenge on someone from his past while helping federal agents release their kidnapped undercover agent held by this very same person. He does this by going undercover. He gets hired by the racketeers who are selling handguns on the black market to druggies, terrorists, etc. After much action, Reacher eventually puts them out of business. Sad to see how a family of a criminal can be affected by the father's actions/decisons.
marlene1433 Oct 16, 2012
book # 7
ScorchingSun Aug 03, 2011
Intense. Compare the fist duel in this book with the one in Stieg Larsson's
"The Girl Who Played with Fire". Both involved a super strong opponent.
Bells Sep 14, 2009
Thrilling and suspenseful. Lee Child always gets it right!
LauraSteinert Dec 03, 2015
LauraSteinert thinks this title is suitable for 18 years and over
In his usual drifter way Reacher finds himself on the wrong side of the law and acting as a bodyguard to a family that is keeping far more secrets then its rug trading fortune warrants.
When Reacher digs deeper he discovers a link to his past as an army MP that makes him focus on his new mission.
Reacher, Jack (Fictitious Character) — Fiction
Drug Traffic — Fiction
Military Police — Fiction
Missing Persons — Fiction


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Q: Someone changed something on AWS Console I provisioned using Terraform. I don't want to override their change. What do I do? I use terraform to provision parameters for AWS Systems Manager using terraform apply. In order to use the aws_ssm_parameter, you need to provide a value (i.e. a password or something). That's fine, but if someone changes or updates the parameter (as they can and should), then on my next terraform plan, it will detect this change and proceed to override the changed value again. I don't want Terraform to do that.
What specific commands can I use in Terraform to get the updated parameters and not override the changed parameter?
Would this be :
terraform refresh && terraform plan
Is that all?

A: No, terraform refresh is not designed for such purpose, a good example of terraform refresh below

For example, lets say your state file contains 3 EC2 instances with
  instance ids of i-abc123, i-abc124, i-abc125 and then you delete
  i-abc124 outside of Terraform. After running terraform refresh, a plan
  would show that it needs to create the second instance while a destroy
  plan would show that it only needs to destroy the first and third
  instances (and not fail to destroy the missing second instance).

what-does-terraform-refresh-really-do
Better to keep do changes in terraform file and then apply changes in the terraform, by making such changes on infrastructure terraform will change such resources if it required or it will recreate based on the resource type.
For example, changing the instance type on remote and then run terraform apply it terminates the new instance and will create an instance with desired type that is in the Terraform state file.
There is a long way that is defined here, but I will recommend to configure a pipeline that will take care of such changes instead of creating changes on the remote.

A: use the meta argument lifecycle ignore_changes to solve this problem.
Ex:
 resource "aws_instance" "example" {
  # ...

  lifecycle {
    ignore_changes = [
      tags,
    ]
  }
}

This will ignore any tag changes made via the console. if you want this for all resources, you can use the keyword: all . I hope this helps.


You think it is important for your child to not just gain knowledge in school subjects but also to expand his or her horizons early on? Knowledge of economics is an important component of a self-determined life. But soft skills also prepare students for their life after school.
Do you have good contacts with local companies? Or do you run a small business yourself? If so, you can put your contacts to good use on behalf of the students. Or you can allow students to analyze your business for practice and explain to them what drives you personally as an entrepreneur. Please note: For reasons of fairness, your child may not analyze your own family business or that of a relative. But it is an excellent opportunity for any other school team.
Show your support for your child's involvement and attend the school or regional finals as a guest. Experience your child in a completely new environment and with incredible enthusiasm. You will be surprised at the level of knowledge and persuasion with which your son or daughter presents the team's own business idea to a high-caliber panel of judges and deftly answers critical questions. And: Keeping your fingers crossed for moral support helps!


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Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (Paperback)
By Jeff Chang, D.J. Kool Herc (Introduction by)
Bedroom Beats & B-Sides: Instrumental Hip-Hop & Electronic Music at the Turn of the Century (Paperback)
By Laurent Fintoni
Beastie Boys (Hardcover)
By Spike Jonze, Mike Diamond (Text by), Adam Horovitz (Text by)
Bring That Beat Back: How Sampling Built Hip-Hop (Paperback)
By Nate Patrin
Vibrate Higher: A Rap Story (Hardcover)
By Talib Kweli
By Ed Piskor
The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument (Hardcover)
By KRS-One
The Baddest Bitch in the Room: A Memoir (Hardcover)
By Sophia Chang
Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius (Paperback)
By Rakim
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (33 1/3) (Paperback)
By Christopher R. Weingarten
Mixtape Potluck Cookbook: A Dinner Party for Friends, Their Recipes, and the Songs They Inspire (Hardcover)
By Questlove, Martha Stewart (Foreword by)
Hurricanes: A Memoir (Paperback)
By Rick Ross, Neil Martinez-Belkin


ECMAScript / TypeScript decorator for class-style Vue components.
Required: ECMAScript stage 1 decorators. If you use Babel, babel-plugin-transform-decorators-legacy is needed. If you use TypeScript, enable --experimentalDecorators flag.
It does not support the stage 2 decorators yet since mainstream transpilers still transpile to the old decorators.
methods can be declared directly as class member methods.
Computed properties can be declared as class property accessors.
Initial data can be declared as class properties (babel-plugin-transform-class-properties is required if you use Babel).
data, render and all Vue lifecycle hooks can be directly declared as class member methods as well, but you cannot invoke them on the instance itself. When declaring custom methods, you should avoid these reserved names.
For all other options, pass them to the decorator function.
Following is the example written in Babel. If you are looking for TypeScript version, it's in the example directory.
You may also want to check out the @prop and @watch decorators provided by vue-property-decorators.
vue-class-component provides mixins helper function to use mixins in class style manner. By using mixins helper, TypeScript can infer mixin types and inherit them on the component type.
// You can declare a mixin as the same style as components.
// Use `mixins` helper function instead of `Vue`.
// `mixins` can receive any number of arguments.
options: Vue component options object. Changes for this object will affect the provided component.
key: The property or method key that the decorator is applied.
parameterIndex: The index of a decorated argument if the custom decorator is used for an argument.
Note that you have to register the hooks before component definition.
vue-class-component collects class properties as Vue instance data by instantiating the original constructor under the hood. While we can define instance data like native class manner, we sometimes need to know how it works.
// Does not update the expected property.
// `this` value is not a Vue instance in fact.
// Correctly update the expected property.
To take consistency between the decorator behavior of Babel and TypeScript, vue-class-component does not make a property reactive if it has undefined as initial value. You should use null as initial value or use data hook to initialize undefined property instead.


"In Russia, during the Soviet era, government control made the challenge of getting a ballet onto the stage no less onerous than being admitted into the ballet schools of Moscow or Leningrad. The daunting auditions of Soviet legend—teachers scrutinizing preadolescents for the slightest physical imperfection—found an ideological parallel in the required inspections by censorship boards at the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky–Kirov theaters. First, the subject of a prospective ballet was adjudicated in terms of its fulfillment of the demands for people-mindedness; the music and the dance would be likewise assessed. There would follow a provisional closed-door run-through to decide if the completed ballet could be presented to the public, after which it would either be scrapped or sent back to the creative workshop for repairs. Dress rehearsals were subsequently assessed by administrators, cognoscenti, politicians, representatives from agricultural and industrial unions, and relatives of the performers. Even then, after all of the technical kinks had been worked out, an ideological defect could lead to the sudden collapse of the entire project..."


Hosting events is difficult and time-consuming, and one of the most important aspects of any event is the food. From an elaborate sharing menu, to a gastronomic 7 course meal, it is all about finesse. In the best ingredient, in its preparation, and finally in its presentation. The experience is purely sensorial and the flavors are nothing but glorious. Best caterers in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi now create an experience that involves multiple senses. So whether you are hosting a party, a bridal or baby shower, your kid's birthday party, or have a private event at your home, boat, garden or the beach, or even a corporate event in a store, warehouse or office, bring quality catering in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi to your next event with Fixonclick. Regardless of the catering event being in your garden, your lounge or at an exclusive location, it is what you serve and the way you serve it that makes your gatherings distinctive.
The best catering companies in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi listed on Fixonclick cater to everyone, from those looking to celebrate moments with close friends to those looking to create memorable events. We offer professional catering companies in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi who are passionate about food, cook from the heart and their number one priority is customer service. The top caterers in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi available on Fixonclick can design custom-made menus and provide a hassle-free service so that you can focus on enjoying your event while savouring their culinary creations. You could be celebrating a sweet 16, a brand launch, Eid-ul-Adha, Christmas, New Years, Iftar event or any other special occasion. Great Food prepared by the best caterers in UAE, makes everyone's moments unforgettable.
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Chapter One's Sweet Treats is located just next door the Bistro in Malton's Market Place, and it's not just an ice cream parlour! We also serve amazing takeaway milkshakes & desserts!
Serving classic ice cream flavours such as vanilla, chocolate, strawberry & mint.
Along with some for the more adventurous, like lemon curd, salted caramel & bubble-gum.
Our banana, chocolate & strawberry milkshakes are all made with our lovely ice cream and topped with plenty of cream and treats!
If you follow us on Instagram you will know our desserts look amazing and absolutely delicious! And after lots of requests from customers, we've started doing takeaways! The ultimate sweet treat for you or someone who you think deserves it!


The Ojai Valley Trail is one of the hidden bicycle gems in Southern California.
We are going to let you in on what has to be one of our favorite short bike tours in the Los Angeles area. Because a majority of the ride is on the wonderful Ojai Valley Trail (one of the Southland's best undiscovered bicycle gems), it is both a great beginner and family-friendly bike tour. The trip begins in the coastal town of Ventura, which has a surprising number of bike lanes for a city that isn't generally known as a bikey town. It has a cute historical downtown, which seems to be undergoing a slow redevelopment. Our new favorite spot to eat on Main street is Taj, a reasonably priced and exceptionally delicious Indian restaurant with a great lunch buffet. Ventura is also home to the outdoor clothing company Patagonia, which gives occasional tours of its offices and lets you peek into the tin shed where Yvonne Chouinard created his first bits of climbing gear.
One of our favorite aspects of this trip is that the beginning of the ride can be accessed by train (Amtrak Surfliner). If you are able to get to Union Station or any of the stops along the coastal rail routes, you can get to the start of this ride without driving. Our friends that joined us began their trip in Santa Monica and utilized the new Expo Line to get to LA's Union Station. From there, they hopped on the Amtrak Surfliner.
The bike area on the Amtrak Surfliner. Make sure to book your free bike reservation so you have a guaranteed spot on the train.
Waiting for the Surfliner at the Burbank Airport station.
From the train platform in Ventura, it is a short ride to the beginning of the Ojai Valley Trail (also known as the Ventura River Trail). During the first few miles, you pass through a post-apocalyptic industrial zone, which is both eerie and cool at the same time (the trail snakes beside some of the previously most productive oil drilling land in the US, now mostly abandoned). After a few miles, you cross a creek bed (which was recently really dry) over a beautiful humped wooden bridge. From here on, the riding grows more scenic, as you pass beneath tree cover with great views of the valley to your left. The trail does climb, but it is generally a mild railroad-type grade, which is rideable by almost all fitness levels. If you need to take a break along the way, Foster Park can be accessed right off the trail and has restrooms and water.
Another great feature about this ride is that it offers options for both camping or staying indoors. On our recent visit, we did a little bit of both. The first night, we camped at Lake Casitas, which you can reach by taking a quiet country road off the path. This on-road detour does involve some additional climbing but it's nothing too severe. Lake Casitas is a reservoir, meaning that you can fish and paddle a boat, but you can't swim in it. Thankfully, there is an onsite waterpark for that. 🙂 During summer months, the campground can be a bit of a zoo, but in "winter" it is a ghost town and you'll have the camp ring almost to yourself.
"Winter" camping at Lake Casitas.
The easy and relaxed riding makes this a great first tour. Bring your friends!
Another awesome camping option (which is even LESS well-known) is Dennison County Park. To get to Dennison, you have to pass through town to the East, and ride up Dennison grade (a fairly moderate 2-mile climb, but nothing extreme). Dennison County Park is truly a hidden gem. Certain campsites offer sweeping views of the surrounding valleys, and a short steep stretch of road in the park separates tents from RVs. It has bathrooms (no showers) and potable water and is looked over by a super friendly camp host. He was even kind enough to offer us a pack quilt because the temperatures were supposed to dip into the 30s. We highly recommend this campsite!
The campsite at Dennison County Park, one of the great undiscovered camping opportunities in Southern California.
If you are biking with kids and want to avoid any road riding, you can take the Ojai Valley Trail directly into town. As a caveat, there is a very confusing unmarked section where you pop out abruptly into the parking lot of a strip mall and the trail appears to end. It DOES go further, but you have to cross the street to the right and go through a park. Once you make that connection, the trail continues through the entire length of town, paralleling the main street, with shops and restaurants a few blocks away.
A non-descript door along the trail leads you into the Ojai Rancho Inn.
A great indoor accommodation which actually has a rear entrance to the trail is the Ojai Rancho Inn. We were tipped off to this place by one of the guys at The Mob Shop, the local bike shop. An older, motor inn style property that was recently purchased and renovated, it's now a hip bike-friendly haven. The rooms are simple with a lot of wood paneling, but are furnished with new flat screen TVs if that's your thing. There is also a pool and sauna on property, and morning coffee is served at the office out of large Stanley thermoses. The folks who checked us in didn't bat an eye at the idea of us taking our bikes into the room with us, and there are also cruiser bikes for loan.
Rough it or enjoy a little country comfort.
Ojai itself is a quaint town, with a main street lined with restaurants and western boutiques. It also has an amazing farmer's market which is not to be missed. Rainbow Bridge is a local market that focuses on natural and organic foods, and has a hot bar and deli. One of the other unlikely things you'll run into in Ojai is Bart's Bookstore, which is an outdoor bookstore! It is something to see for yourself, but large portions of the bookstore are sans roof, which makes it a great place to relax and read in the middle of a hot day. They are also bike friendly and will allow you to wheel your bike inside the outside (if that makes sense).
An outdoor bookstore isn't something you encounter everyday.
Once in Ojai, you can treat it as base camp for a few days and do some of the other amazing rides in the area. One local favorite is Sulphur Mountain, a mixed terrain ramble on a car-free "road" that is open only to bikers and hikers. For those that like to climb, the ride up to Pine Mountain is nothing short of epic. We rode down it years ago (coming up from the opposite side) and descending into the Ojai Valley took our breath away. For more ride ideas, stop at the The Mob Shop, located at the site of a former gas station (which was creatively renovated a few years ago). At the shop, you'll find a bakfiets and Yuba Mundo parked outside, and everything from mountain bikes to road bikes inside. The owners are super friendly and are a wealth of information about riding in the area.
Lots of opportunities for epic rides and mixed terrain in the Ojai area.
Once you are done exploring the Ojai area, it is practically all downhill back to Ventura! This is really one of our favorite tours in So Cal, and it's suitable for a wide range of riders and tastes. So if you live in the greater Los Angeles area and want to dip your toes into touring, forget the loud and busy coast and head for the hills of Ojai instead.
*For a family friendly version, continue on to Ojai via the Ojai Valley Trail and avoid the spur to Lake Casitas.
I've ridden the Ojai Valley Trail a few times. It's always a delight. We make a morning of it … ride to Ojai, stop for a good cup of coffee, check out a couple of galleries, then back down the gentle rolling trail to Ventura.
Thank you so much for posting this! My family and I thought we biked everywhere in soCal, but this ride is indeed a hidden gem!
Beautiful Photos! Do you remember your site number at Dennison? Love that view.
A small group of us came down the coast earlier this week. We found out Dennison was iffy on water as it's on a well. The County suggested Camp Comfort which turned out to be a delight. 2 miles south of Ojai on Creek Rd, it's small, only 15 spaces but does have showers & laundry. Camp Host Stuart has detailed history of the camp as well as Ventura County in general. Highly recommend this spot, esp. if it's the end of a long day. In the AM we got coffee & a few miles warm-up before hitting Dennison Grade.
Thanks for this great writeup. I'm local in the Ojai Valley and not currently biking, but my late sister Barb Brown in Idaho Falls ID biked avidly for the last 30 years of her life. In fact she formed a group of bikers aged over 50 called "The Geezers" and mapped a route of 20 or 30 miles for them to ride ever Tuesday morning, spring, summer and fall. By her passing in 2017, there were 50 of them, of whom 20 rode on a regular basis. Others continue to manage it and they're about to send out their first post for 2019. I'll send them your URL, hoping for a visit from one or more of them to an area where the biking is good all year round!
Definitely hope to come back. We've only just scratched the surface of the riding there!


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Q: aspx page as an argument to a page It may sound crazy but i have no choice else posting this question. One of a tester guy has raised a question where page is passed as an argument to the same page and it shows weird results.
url look like this: http://localhost:60729/default.aspx/default.aspx
Or also http://localhost:60729/default.aspx/account.aspx
Now my question is while testing this on local environment it shows resource not found

BUT when hosted on IIS server then it does not show any resource error.

Why?? Am i missing some basic logics

A: You can check the Routing (located in App_start) if you are using a template. Check the URL of the page (Click on the page in the Solution Explorer and check the "Browse to URL" section in the properties. Check the properties, let it start at the page (Project tab -> "Name" Properties -> Web -> Start Action -> Specific Page.). Check if it works also what the URL is. If still not working, I recommend is editing the port. This can be achieved in 2 ways.

*

*Go to the Properties -> Web page and check/edit the port of localhost (under Servers -> Project URL)

*Click on your solution in the Solution Explorer and check the url in the properties window below.

If still not working: Try editing the web.config file with this code:

<system.webServer>
  <defaultDocument>
    <files>
      <clear />
      /* option 1 /*
      <add value="default.aspx/default.aspx" />
      /* option 2 /*
      <add value="default.aspx" />
    </files>
  </defaultDocument>
</system.webServer>

Also: why default.aspx/default.aspx? I think the dot in the first default could be the troublemaker here aswell.
EDIT
So I re-created your page (no code-behind) and here's the result:

It works on localhost perfectly.
HTML code:

<!DOCTYPE html>

    <title></title>

    <form id="form1" runat="server">

        This is the default page

        Enter name:<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

        Enter Age:<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

    </form>

I suggest, if nothing works at all, to rebuild your project. That's the only way now.


Farringtons School is an independent co-educational School for children from Year 3 up to Sixth Form based in Chislehurst. BHM were appointed after a competition to undertake the School's master plan.
The original school building dates from 1911 and the school has expanded through a series of additional buildings since then.
The layout, and the functionality, of the original school building had been compromised by a number of pragmatic but not ideal refurbishment projects over the years and the School was in a position where much of its accommodation was not being used as originally intended. BHM's master planning exercise identified shortfalls in the School's facilities and inefficiencies in the arrangement of the existing accommodation. The master plan generated design solutions to these issues in order to accommodate the existing pupil numbers and provide new facilities to meet the School's educational responsibilities. It also highlighted their aspirations to enhance certain facilities.
The Masterplan concluded that a number of teaching departments did not have adequate sizes or quantities of classrooms and that not all of the taught subjects were departmentalised.
The most effective way of resolving this was to take a teaching department satisfying all of these criteria out of the main School building and to rehouse it elsewhere on campus in purpose built facilities. This would enable the remaining departments to be rearranged and expanded into the vacated space. The removal of the largest department - Mathematics – was identified as the key.
Concurrently, the Masterplan highlighted that Science teaching facilities were under-provided for and so an extension of the dedicated Science Block to expand these and also rehouse Mathematics was the solution to unlocking the opportunities to reorganise the rest of the main School building and enhancing the facilities for two of the largest and most important teaching departments at the School.
BHM Architects' analysis also revealed that the ancillary and support accommodation - Science Prep rooms, staff offices, stores, pupil and staff WCs - was outdated and insufficient.
The conculsion was an extension to the existing Science building to extend it at ground floor level and add a new first floor over the entire footprint.
The new first floor extension provides a new Science Laboratory and five classrooms; four dedicated to Maths and the fifth shared with the Science Department. A Mathematics staff office and comms room are also located at this level along with cleaners' facilities.
The small extension at the southern end contains a new stair and the passenger lift as well as the plant room and a mathematics store at ground floor level and boys' and girls' WCs plus a shared accessible and staff WC at first floor level.
Areas of the existing ground floor building were reconfigured and refurbished as a part of the works enabling a larger prep room, a dedicated chemical store and an office for the Science teaching staff.
A second stair was accommodated at the north end of the building within the existing footprint through reconfiguring the existing oversized Physics Classroom.
The final design is a contemporary building, complementing the neighbouring buildings, that is functional as a teaching facility and is also both sustainable and energy efficient.
The construction work commenced in July 2015 and was completed in May 2016.
The start date was determined by the summer holiday being the only period in the school year, long enough – at 8 weeks - when the building is not in use. The works were carefully designed using construction techniques that would allow the removal of the existing roof and southern gable and installation of the first floor plate over these weeks.
When the School returned in September the construction was far enough advanced that they could continue to teach in the building with the works to construct the first floor continuing above them. This negated the need for costly temporary accommodation which would also require further planning permission to be sought.


Westbrook, MAINE - In case you missed it, Republican gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody has refused to speak out against the LGBTQ conversion therapy bill vetoed by Governor Paul LePage earlier this year. In a Daily Beast story published today, Moody "did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast's requests for comment." Moody's silence stands in stark contrast to Democratic gubernatorial nominee Janet Mills who has called conversion therapy a "reprehensible practice that has no medical merit" and has said she will sign a bill banning the practice into law as governor. After LePage's veto in July, the Democratic National Committee criticized Moody for being "silent" on the issue.
This issue is also just another in a host that Moody has refused to speak out about. At various times, Shawn Moody has failed to answer questions on his positions regarding gun violence, Medicaid Expansion, and Ranked Choice Voting.


How long have you been practicing yoga? My first class ever was 6 years ago, but I didn't really start practicing regularly and digging deeper until about 3 years ago.
Current happy pose? Side Plank: I love the strength and energy it brings to the practice.
Current nemesis pose? Paschimottanasana (or any forward folds, really). I have tight hamstrings and some low back funkiness, so the combination of these two things does not an ideal forward fold make. I've been re-learning how to approach these in a way that makes them safe and comfortable for my body.
What is your favorite food? I love food and spend a lot of my time cooking, trying new recipes, modifying existing recipes, and then modifying them again. But there's one rule of thumb I follow: There can never be enough kale.
Why do you teach yoga? I think it's wonderful the way the practice allows us to find our own unique approach to love and compassion in our lives. It also helps us navigate a lot of tricky terrain. One of the reasons I came to yoga was because my mother had been diagnosed with cancer, and I truly feel yoga helped me through that emotionally dark period. I want to help others realize the potential in themselves, that anything is possible when we have a sound mind and body.
Brown Rice or Quinoa? Both, but not simultaneously.
What is your favorite bad habit? Coffee, coffee, and more coffee.
What is your best asana tip? Finding length and space through the spine in every single pose.
What is your favorite yama/niyama? Ahimsa, especially as we approach the holiday season, and we're tired of the tourists, and we can't stand the lines, and the subways are crowded, and it's cold... It's important to remember that everyone has their own story, and we need to do our best to respect that.
Anything Else? This quick little recipe has been keeping me going lately. No dairy, and you know exactly what's going into your coffee. Working on a version with less refined sugar!


It requires manual installation as one file must be copied to wp-content/. When upgrading the plugin, remember to update domain_mapping.php and sunrise.php. Full instructions are on the Installation page and are quite easy to follow. You should also read this page too.
Super administrators must configure the plugin in Super Admin->Domain Mapping. You must enter the IP or IP addresses (comma deliminated) of your server on this page. The addresses are purely for documentation purposes so the user knows what they are (so users can set up their DNS correctly). They do nothing special in the plugin, they're only printed for the user to see.
You may also define a CNAME on this page. It will most likely be the domain name of your network. See below for some restrictions and warnings.
Your users should go to Tools->Domain Mapping where they can add or delete domains. One domain must be set as the primary domain for the blog. When mapping a domain, (like 'example.com') your users must create an A record in their DNS pointing at that IP address. They should use multiple A records if your server uses more than one IP address.
If your user is mapping a hostname of a domain (sometimes called a "subdomain") like www.example.com or blog.example.com it's sufficient to create a CNAME record pointing at their blog url (NOT IP address).
The login page will almost always redirect back to the blog's original domain for login to ensure the user is logged in on the original network as well as the domain mapped one. For security reasons remote login is disabled if you allow users to use their Dashboard on the mapped domain.
There is a lot of debate on the handling of DNS using CNAME and ANAME so both methods are available depending on your preference and setup.
Only use the CNAME method if your main domain is an ANAME of an IP address. This is very important. How do you know? Check your dns or ask your hosting company.
Giving your users the option to just use your chosen domain name and not an IP (or list of IP's) to set as their CNAME will make administration of your WordPressMU blog platform or WordPress 3.0 network easier, an example of this would be purchasing/deploying a new server or indeed adding more servers to use in a round robin scenario. Your end users have no need to worry about IP address changes.
Finally, telling your end users to use an ANAME IP or CNAME domain name is up to you and how your systems are deployed.
For localization: place translation files (ie. wordpress-mu-domain-mapping-xx_XX.mo) in the directory wp-content/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/languages. You will probably have to create that directory yourself.
You can now hook into certain parts of the domain_mapping mu-plugin to enable you to extend the features that are built in without the need to modify this plugin. To do this, just create a script within the mu-plugins dir that is called AFTER this plugin (eg, call it domain_mapping_extended.php).
This hook is for when you want to add extra messages for your end users when they update their settings, the current usage would be to remove the existing action and replace it with your own as shown within the example further down the page.
Before we add our own handlers for our users wanting to update their mappings, we can use this action to maybe connect to your datacenter API ready for communication. An example would be to load an API class and connect before we send and recieve XML queries. Once again, see the example down the page. Your function can make use of the $domain variable.
When an user adds a domain name to their mappings, this action can be used to perform other tasks on your server. An example would be to check the user has already set up the DNS records for the name to correctly point to your server. Your function can make use of the $domain variable.
This may or may not be commonly used in most cases but is there just in case. Your function can make use of the $domain variable.
When an user deletes one of their domain mappings, this action can be used to reverse what dm_handle_actions_add has done. An example would be to remove the domain mapping from your server using your datacenter's API. Your function can make use of the $domain variable.
If the blog is ever deleted and you make use of handle_actions, then this action will enable you to tidy up. An example would be when an user has set up multiple domain mappings and the blog is deleted, your function can remove any mess left behind. Your function can make use of the $domains array (numbered array of domains). NOTE, this will also be called if the user has no mappings, care should be taken in the case of an empty array.
$msg = 'The domain is not pointing to ' .
Install the plugin in the usual way into the regular WordPress plugins folder. Network activate the plugin.
Edit wp-config.php and uncomment or add the SUNRISE definition line. If it does not exist please ensure it's on the line above the last "require_once" command.
As a "super admin", visit Super Admin->Domain Mapping to create the domain mapping database table and set the server IP address or a domain to point CNAME records at.
Make sure the default Apache virtual host points at your WordPress MU site or WordPress 3.0 network so it will handle unknown domains correctly. On some hosts you may be required to get a dedicated IP address. A quick check: in a web broswer, type in the IP address of your install. If you are using CPanel, use the Park a Domain menu to set the mapped domain to your main installtion.
Illustrated installation instructions can be found here but you can ignore the instructions to place domain_mapping.php in mu-plugins. Thanks Otto.
"Remote Login" can be disabled. Useful if you're hosting totally separate websites.
"Permanent redirect" uses a 301 redirect rather than 302 to send visitors to your domain mapped site.
"User domain mapping page" allows you to disable Settings->Domain Mapping that the user uses.
"Redirect administration pages to network's original domain (remote login disabled if this redirect is disabled)" – with this checked, if a user visits their dashboard on a mapped domain it will redirect to the dashboard on the non mapped domain. If you don't want this, remote login will be disabled for security reasons.
"Disable primary domain check. Sites will not redirect to one domain name. May cause duplicate content issues." – ignore the primary domain setting on your sites. The same content will be available on multiple domains and may cause problems with Google because of duplicate content issues.
Super Admin->Domains allows you to edit the domains mapped to any sites on your network.
If your domain uses the nameservers on your hosting account you should follow these instructions. If the nameservers are elsewhere change the A record or CNAME as documented above.
Go to "Edit DNS Zone" and select the domain of your WPMU installation and click "Edit".
Below "Add New Entries Below This Line", enter in the first box (Domain) an asterisk: "*".
The second box, TTL, should be "14400".
The third box should be "IN".
Select A Record Type from the drop down "A".
And in the last box, paste in the IP address of your website/network.
Under "Create a New Parked Domain" enter the domain name you want to add to your network.
Click the "Add Domain" button.
It should add the domain to the list of parked domains and under "Redirect to" it will say "not redirected". That is OKAY.
Now you're ready to do your domain mapping.
It does not properly map the domain as the WP Customizer functionality breaks. Furthermore anything uploaded from the front-end (via any page builder) gets an HTTP error.
This is exactly what I was looking for. Very simple and useful tool. Thanks!
This plugin saved me so much work. Works great.
"WordPress MU Domain Mapping" is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Translate "WordPress MU Domain Mapping" into your language.
IDN warnings about using punycode format.
Better support for sites using SSL backends.
Check input on admin page.
Allow the primary domain to be ignored.
Fixed bug in content filtering, VHOST check done in admin page, not sunrise.php now.
Handle multiple domain mappings correctly.
Show mapping on blog's admin page.
Redirect admin pages to the domain mapped url. Avoids problems with writing posts and image urls showing at the wrong url. Updated documentation on IP addresses for site admins.


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Georg Levin von Nagel zu Vornholz (* 10. Mai 1658 auf Haus Vornholz; † 27. November 1723 in Vechta) war ein Offizier in verschiedenen Heeren sowie Landkomtur des Deutschen Ordens in der Ballei Westfalen.

Er entstammte dem Adelsgeschlecht Nagel und war Sohn des münsterschen Generals und Drosten Dietrich Hermann von Nagel zu Vornholz und der Mutter Margaretha Magdalena (geb. Schilder zu Himminghausen).

Im Jahr 1679 trat er in den Deutschen Orden ein. Außerdem war er Hauptmann im Leibregiment des Obristen von Plettenberg im Hochstift Paderborn. Seit 1680 war er Kompaniechef in Warendorf im Hochstift Münster. Im Jahr 1684 wurde er Obristwachtmeister im Regiment Corfey. Seit 1688 war er Kommandant und forderte in diesem Jahr Johann Bernhard Freiherr von Schenking zu Bevern und Asbeck zum Duell. Zwischen 1689 und 1697 nahm er am Pfälzischen Erbfolgekrieg teil. Im Jahr 1690 wurde er zum Oberstleutnant ernannt. Seit 1692 war er Komtur der Kommende Brackel des deutschen Ordens. Seit 1695 war er Komtur von Malenburg und 1705 von Welheim. Im Jahr 1701 wurde er Regimentschef. Zwischen 1704 und 1723 stand von Nagel in holländischen Diensten und kämpfte im spanischen Erbfolgekrieg. Zeitweise war er Statthalter. Seit 1713 war er Landkomtur des Deutschen Ordens der Ballei Westfalen mit Sitz in Mülheim. Zuletzt war er Generalmajor der Truppen des Hochstifts Münster, Inhaber des Regiments und Leibkompanie Nagel sowie Statthalter in Vechta.

Weblinks
 Kurzbiographie auf lwl.org
 Biographie

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Militärperson (Frühe Neuzeit)
Person im Spanischen Erbfolgekrieg
Landkomtur (Deutscher Orden)
Georg Levin
Geboren 1658
Gestorben 1723
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Ranked ninth out of the top 50 craft breweries in the U.S., California-based Stone Brewing recently made the jump to lagers with its new release Tropic of Thunder. True to Stone, where hops reign supreme, this new beer is a contemporary spin on the lager style with a robust smattering of tropical, aromatic hops including Mosaic, Citra, and newcomer Cashmere.
The Tropic of Thunder can displays a tropical island lagoon with a ship, the U.S.S. Stone, marooned on a beach. A description on the back of the can tells the story of peril on the high seas, with only Stone's tropical lager left to sustain survivors until rescuers arrive. Outlandish as the beer's description is, Tropic of Thunder appears to be a pretty typical lager—brilliantly clear and golden with a crisp, full head that lasts. The aroma on this beer is, as expected with such a tropical hop pedigree, full of fragrant notes of tangerine, pineapple, and coconut.
At first taste, you notice this beer is heavy on the hops, which isn't surprising for a Stone beer. A few sips in, however, the more subtle flavors of crackers and biscuity malt to become more detectable. The hop profile, on the other hand, is noticeable from the start, beginning with light citrus and coconut and quickly giving way to a strong dank herbal bitterness. The beer finishes clean and dry with lingering notes of pine.
Tropic of Thunder ultimately reminds me of a good Czech pils with a little extra hop kick. It's refreshing, fairly poundable at 5.8% ABV, and has just the right amount of hop bite, without going over the top for a lager. It's a beer that will appeal to drinkers across the beer spectrum—lager lovers and hopheads alike.