Costa Rica offers the birder a combination of fantastic birdwatching and introduction to the joys of Neotropical birds, while at the same time staying at very comfortable lodges. You will be traveling with your own specialize guide during the 12 nights.
The scenery is stunning, and the birding even better!, we will visit Turrialba Rancho Naturalista one of the finest birdwatching lodges, San gerardo de Dota and the wet lands of the Tempisque River, visit the Arenal Volcano area, where during an average expedition we can sight different Tanagers, Toucans, Montezuma Oropendolas, Motmots, Trogons, Flycatchers, Square Cuckoos, Mosqueteros and more!
Day 01 Arrive to San Jose Private transfer to your Hotel Hotel Boungavillea.
Set among 10 acres of lush gardens, the unique and comfortable Hotel Bougainvillea is a place where guests can truly experience the world famous beauty of Costa Rica. Full of trees, flowers and bushes, the garden is particularly attractive to birds. Hummingbirds, Blue crowned Motmots, Palm Tanagers, Tropical Kingbirds, Boat-Billed Flycatchers among many others are frequently sighted in the backgrounds. The national bird, the yiguirro is one of the most common birds seen in the gardens. Another often sighted species in the Bougainvillea is the rufous-tail. The back gardens area behind the tennis court is the best place to find the blue-crowned motmot. Finally, a further variety of birds easily seen is the tropical kingbird.
On the balcony at Rancho Naturalista the hummingbird feeders are renowned for attracting many species of hummingbirds. Some of the species possible are; Violet-crowned Woodnymph, White-necked Jacobin, Green Hermit, Green Thorntail, Violet Sabrewing, Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer and Green-crowned Brilliant. On the Verbena Hedges at Rancho Naturalista the Snowcap is a frequent visitor along with the Black-crested Coquette, the Violet-headed hummingbird and possibly the Garden Emerald.
Rancho Naturalista. Standard Room. Meals and Taxes Included. 3 meals per day (breakfast, lunch and dinner), entrance to the private reserve and use of trails.
The birding activity starts early in the morning at sunrise when the birds become active. Most mornings you will meet with other birders on the balcony for a quick cup of coffee or tea at dawn. Then it's birding on the balcony to see what comes to the feeders, off to the insect light to see some of the insect feeding species like the Red-throated Ant Tanager, or birding around the lodge.
You will come back for a full breakfast at 7:00 am. After breakfast you will head out on the trails in the private forest reserve to look for mixed species flocks. Several different species can be seen foraging together in the canopy and understory of the forest.
Birdwatching in the rainforest can be challenging and will take some skill. You will probably spend all morning in the forest moving quietly along a trail to watch and listen for the birds. If you are looking for a certain species, you can talk to a guide who will be happy to give you advice on where to see it, or you can hire a guide to maximize your birding experience. Then it's back to the lodge for a delicious and healthy lunch.
San Gerardo de Dota is a little known destination in the remote mountains south of Costa Rica's capital city, San Jose. The village is set deep in a valley, but is surrounded by the towering Talamanca mountains. Among the quiet forests of San Gerardo de Dota live a variety of animals and a wide selection of birds, including the famous Resplendent Quetzal and dozens of hummingbird species.
Though San Gerardo de Dota is slowly becoming known for its superb bird watching, it remains home to just a handful of quaint eco-lodges and restaurants, making it the perfect escape.
In the 1970s a couple of botanists from Harvard University who were studying micro-orchids finalized their research in the San Gerardo de Dota area, locations that had been recently pioneered in (1954).
In their scientific publication the botanists included a note mentioning how incredibly abundant the Quetzal was in this valley. This comment triggered the visit of early birdwatchers who started coming to this area since the 70s to look for the elusive Resplendent Quetzal.
Aside from this magnificent bird, the presence of regional endemic species, which evolved in the highest mountains of Costa Rica and Western Panama, make this location a perfect destination for birdwatchers.
Included: Entrance to the Private Reserve.
We have all day to explore the surrounding forest, gardens and river trails all set in a pristine location in the heart of Resplendent Quetzal country.
The bird life here is spectacular and we will concentrate on finding the more localized species such as Black-and-Yellow Silky-Flycatcher, Black Guan, Flame-throated and Black-cheeked Warblers, Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager, Yellow-thighed Finch, Large-footed Finch, the mouse-like Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Silvery-throated Jay, Spotted Wood-Quail, Buff-fronted Quail-Dove, Flame-colored Tanager, Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush, Buffy Tuftedcheek, Ochraceous and Dark Pewees, as well as more widespread species such as Slaty Flowerpiercer, Golden-browed Chlorophonia, Black-capped, Tufted and Yellowish Flycatchers, Yellow-winged Vireo, Acorn Woodpecker and Rufous-browed Peppershrike.
We will also look for Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl and in the evening the Dusky Nightjars can often put on a good show.
The real prize bird of this area is the much sought-after and possibly most beautiful bird in the world, the Resplendent Quetzal. With Swallow-tailed Kites, White-throated Swifts, Sulphur-winged Parakeets, Mountain Elaenia, Ochraceous Wren, Yellow-bellied Siskin and Blue-hooded Euphonia this will certainly be a day to remember.
Day 06 Private transfer to Villa Lapas-Carara.
Carara protects a total of 4,700 hectares of rainforest and river habitats, famous for having the largest population of Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica; parrots well known for their distinguished plumage. It is of high interest for nature lovers as it protects the river basin of the Tárcoles River, primary and secondary forests as well as lakes and waterfalls which make Carara to the perfect habitat for birds, monkeys and giant crocodiles living in the Tárcoles. Its unique position in the transition zone between Amazonian and Mesoamerican habitats creates a distinguished flora and fauna unique to this place, making it perfect for a hike on its two major trails. Scarlet Macaws are among the avian highlights of a visit to this area, though we should also observe other wildlife such as White-faced Capuchins, Central American Agoutis, American Crocodiles, Ctenosaurs, and Lineated Basilisks. Overnight at Hotel Villa Lapas.
Beside the Scarlet Macaw Parrots, some of the highlights you can spot are the Orange-collared Manakin, both the Gartered and Black-throated Trogon, the Pale-billed Woodpecker, and Bare-throated Tiger Heron. No doubt this is an experience you have to live for your own.
Villa Lapas Hotel Rainforest Eco Resort. Standard Room. Breakfast and Taxes Included.
Day 07 Guided Tour to Carara National Park.
This is one of the best places to see the spectacular Scarlet Macaws. You will go on a guided hike to Parque Nacional Carara. Your local naturalist guide will help you identify and spot the many birds that can be found here... The entire day will be devoted to exploring Carara and the surrounding areas. Apart from what we already mentioned, here in the warmth of the lowland tropics we'll have our first encounters with members of several neotropical bird families such as puffbirds, antbirds, and manakins. Also, a number of species endemic to the southern Pacific half of Costa Rica and adjacent western Panama reach their northern limit here, including Costa Rican Swift, Baird's Trogon, Fiery-billed Araçari, Riverside Wren, and Spot-crowned Euphonia.
Remember to pay attention to everything, maybe you can spot a new bird species and give it a nice name.
Included Entrance to Carara National Park and Private guide.
The eco-boutique hotel at Rancho Humo rests in a privileged setting bordering the Palo Verde National Park in the important wetlands and mangroves of the expansive Tempisque River delta in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Rancho Humo is an authentic, traditional Guanacaste estate ranch – known as an "Estancia" in Latin America – spread over 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres) in a private reserve that safeguards these endangered tropical ecosystems. Surrounded by internationally protected wetlands, Rancho Humo Estancia offers you pure enjoyment of nature, outstanding bird-watching, and adventure at its best.
Rancho Humo was transformed from a cattle farm into an international example of wetland rescue where you can experience numerous ecosystems: mangrove, wetlands, dry tropical rainforest, pastures, a large variety of flora and fauna including herons, black crowned night herons, hawks, ducks, roseate spoonbills, wood storks, and the largest and most exotic aquatic bird in Costa Rica: The Jabirú.
Included: Transport, natural drinks and self guided hikes.
Boat Tour A fascinating 90 minutes boat tour on the mighty Tempisque River taking us along the edges of Rancho Humo's private reserve and the Palo Verde National Park, where some of the most important wetlands in Costa Rica and the world are located, according to the Ramsar Convention. We will navigate around three different islands, including Isla Pájaros (Bird Island) which is a renowned sanctuary for native and migratory birds, and is one of the marvels of Costa Rica. Formed from river sediments with mangrove trees, Bird Island is approximately 2.5 hectares (6 acres) in size.
Arenal Observatory Lodge is a comfortable lodge with a spectacular setting at the edge of the rainforest and right in front (but at safe distance from ) the active Arenal Volcano. The beautiful gardens of the lodge, fruit feeders and forest edge attract some easy to see birds like Crimson-collared Tanager, Passerini's Tanager, Golden-hooded Tanager and Crested Guan. Besides that the many verbena flowers in the garden attract many Hummingbirds including the spectacular Black-crested Coquette.
Nestled in the heart of the Arenal Volcano National Park, Arenal Observatory Lodge & Spa is a gateway to experiencing the birdlife of Costa Rica and the Arenal & La Fortuna Birding Hotspot. Half of the birds of Costa Rica, more than 500 species have been recorded in the forests, such as the lovely cotinga, black-crested coquette, yellow-eared toucanet, bare-necked umbrellabird, emerald tanager, great curassow, thicket antpitta, ornate hawk-eagle and the fasciated tiger-heron. Arenal Observatory Lodge & Spa is one of the best locations for birdwatching in Costa Rica and a proud member of Costa Rica's Birding Hotspots Project.
The possibilities range from the turkey-sized Crested Guan to the diminutive Black-crested Coquette, and include 26 species of hummingbirds, 29 species of flycatchers, and 19 species of tanagers.
12 Nights lodging at hotels indicated in the above itinerary. Breakfast and local taxes.
Private Guide and Transportation during the 13 days.
Carara National Park Includes Biligual guide, transport and entrance fee.
Rancho Humo Boat Tour Includes Bilingual Guide.
Costa Rica is recognized for its great diversity and nature that covers most of the territory. Wherever you go, you will find great natural treasures that will leave you stunned.


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Critics Consensus: Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce has a familiar Housewives feel, but transcends genre tropes with Lisa Edelstein's witty, hurt-filled performance -- and a premise perfect for its network's target demographic.
Critic Consensus: Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce has a familiar Housewives feel, but transcends genre tropes with Lisa Edelstein's witty, hurt-filled performance -- and a premise perfect for its network's target demographic.
Newly separated author Abby McCarthy (Lisa Edelstein) takes advice from her divorced friends (Janeane Garofalo, Beau Garrett) and begins to navigate life as a single woman in the premiere of this scripted series.
Abby tries to recover from a public breakdown, thereby rescuing her brand. Meanwhile, Abby and Jake try to make the best of their divorce for the sake of the children, and Lyla's former husband seeks revenge for his DUI.
Rule 47: Always Take Advantage of "Me Time"
Abby spends her first night alone without the children, leading to a chaotic ride through Hollywood with the ladies. Meanwhile, Jake seeks a perfect first evening with the kids at his new place.
Abby begins dating a married father (C. Thomas Howell). Elsewhere, Phoebe inches closer to a dad at school; Lyla tries to release tension; Max and Ford are honored at a ceremony by a LGBT activist (Laverne Cox).
Abby dates the young man who's trying to woo her. Elsewhere, Lyla's mother (Bernadette Peters) arrives in Los Angeles to impress a caseworker, and Phoebe informs her friends that she's in a polyamorous relationship.
The ladies head to Las Vegas for a photo shoot for Phoebe's jewelry line. Meanwhile, Abby goes on a cleanse and is eager to work on her next book, and Lyla anticipates a caseworker's recommendation in her custody battle.
Abby throws a birthday bash for her daughter, but dramas rise when Jake's girlfriend unexpectedly arrives. Meanwhile, Abby questions whether she's pregnant, and Delia oversees the divorce of a notable fashion designer's husband.
Abby's sassy, brassy friend arrives just as Abby gears up to pitch her new brand to her agency. In other developments, Jake lands a job directing a TV episode starring his girlfriend, and Phoebe presides over a press preview for her jewelry line.
Rule #32: F-You, Rob Frumpkis!
Abby is asked to write an article about her dating experiences and must go on a whirlwind two-day dating spree. Meanwhile, Jo's daughter arrives from New York, and Delia worries that her affair with Gordon Beech will come back to haunt her.
Abby's article is released on the Internet just as an earthquake rattles Los Angeles. The mothers at school fume, thinking the article will expose one of their husbands as a philanderer. Meanwhile, Marco gets help with his urban farming business, and Delia makes a stunning discovery.
A newly separated author navigates life as a single woman in this series.
Finding the proper balance for dramedy isn't easy and Girlfriends' Guide fails miserably at that task.
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce is a smart, solid examination of just how messy relationships are and how hard it is to make them work.
The more effective moments are the dramatic ones between Abby and Jake. What makes a marriage work, and what sacrifices are worth its maintenance and upkeep, are plumbed here with surprising dexterity.
Significant parts of Guide will remind you of past dramas about women in their 40s who are suddenly "out there" again. But it has its own sense of humor and hurt, all of which Edelstein conveys nicely.
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce is achieving a nice blend of comedy, drama and titillation. Maybe a better title would be Desperate Ex-Wives.
This is her show through and through. And Edelstein's pitch-perfect performance elevates Girlfriends' Guide to one of the best new series of the season.
Girlfriends' Guide seems more likely to stick to the ladies-who-lunch/brawl terrain paved over by the Real Housewives ad infinitum.
Bravo's first scripted series made a damn good run for the money its first time out of the gate.
The best parts of Divorce are those that remind us how messy and panicky such a dissolution can be for all involved.
Adult divorce drama has mature themes, innuendo, cursing.
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Forming the southern end of Friendship Long Island, this mostly forested 122-acre preserve offers quiet picnic spots with exceptional views of nearby islands and bays.
Hiking – Venture along the preserve's two trails to explore the island's interior, discovering signs of its natural and human history.
Wildlife Observation – Scan the offshore water for harbor seals, harbor porpoises, eider ducks, guillemots, cormorants, loons, and other marine inhabitants.
Ned's Point Preserve is located on the southern tip of Friendship Long Island. Find the nearest public boat launches in Friendship Harbor and Hatchett Cove (hand-carry only), with another excellent option roughly 6 miles away in Round Pond. At low tide, the best access is at the beaches in the north- and south-facing coves on the western side. Large boats will find good anchorage in either cove, depending on wind direction, and small boats can land on the beach.
Much of the preserve is surrounded by deep water. However, the portion on Minister Gut nearly flats out at low tide. There is a pier available on the southeastern shore, on Minister Gut, that is inaccessible around all but mid- to high-tide.
Visitors will find short trails that wind through the preserve's interior, including past the remains of the former Thomas family homestead. Look for signs of deer, snowshoe hare, fox, raccoons, and other small mammals in the forest. Bald eagles and great blue herons are often spotted from the shoreline, visiting from nearby nesting islands. Please note that trails leave the preserve and cross onto privately owned property. If you follow the trails beyond the MCHT preserve, please respect private property owners.
Named after the peninsula on the island's southwest corner, the preserve features two coves on either side of the point. At the head of each cove is a fine gravel beach. Most of the preserve's remaining shoreline consists of granite ledges, except for the portion facing Minister Gut where the shore is made up of a mix of fringing marsh and ledge.
Ned's Point was acquired by MCHT in stages, from 2001 to 2007.


Every fantasy novel published by Legacy Books, in the order they were meant to be read.
The Volumes of Underrealm are large, beautiful tomes containing three books each. They also contain dozens of pages of background material about the world of Underrealm that you can't find anywhere else.
The novels of Underrealm take place in a specific order. If you want to read each book in chronological sequence, this is how to do it.
Loren has emerged from the Birchwood forest in the kingdom of Selvan. Behind her are cruel parents who see her as an instrument of labor, and a means to a dowry. Upon her shoulders hangs a noble's cloak of fine black cloth. And at her hip is a dagger the world has not seen in centuries, the powers of which she does not yet fully understand.
Soon she crosses paths with the smuggler family of Yerrin, stealing their most precious treasure and invoking their wrath. Yerrin's reach is long, and they will not stop until they silence Loren forever.
If she can survive, Loren may become the most infamous thief in the land of Underrealm. But if she fails, she will be only the first casualty in a great war brewing across the nine kingdoms.
Xain's madness has branded Loren and her friends, and even Jordel, fugitives from not only the king's law but Jordel's order of Mystics. Now their only hope lies in a hidden stronghold far to the north of the kingdom of Selvan.
Now that their steps are hounded, they must take an even more dangerous route through the Greatrock Mountains to the west. But more than Mystics and constables will pursue them, as dark creatures stalk them from the shadows of high peaks, and the presence of a mysterious foe known only as "The Lord" looms over them.
Loren is listless in the wind. Though the Shades have been revealed, the cost of that knowledge seems too heavy to bear. And once again Xain is clutched by the tremors of magestone sickness, giving her the excuse she needs to simply…not go on.
But now that the Shades have been found, they will not let Loren rest. If the Mystics learn what she knows, all the Shades' dark schemes could be thrown into disarray. Northwood will be the first town to burn under their icy fury, but as they hunt for Loren on the road to Feldemar, it will not be the last.
Upon the highest peaks, Mag's quest will pit her against the rock trolls who threaten Underrealm's northern borders. But what good will her skill at arms do her, when no blade can pierce the skin of a troll?
Woe be to traitors, for now the High King has an agent of retribution: Loren of the family Nelda is now the Nightblade. Ever since Loren first left the Birchwood Forest, the merchant Damaris has hounded her steps. Now Damaris has committed high treason and begun a civil war, and Loren has been sent to bring her before the King's law.
At Loren's side is a party of Mystics, capable warriors all. For the first time she finds herself an agent of the realm rather than a criminal within it. But that brings no promise of safety, for all the nine lands are now a danger to any traveler.
In the far western reaches of the kingdom of Feldemar, battle lines will be drawn. And an unseen presence that has dogged Loren's steps for countless leagues will be revealed.
A girl with a black cloak and green eyes pursues the High King's enemies through the shadows of the nine kingdoms. An alchemist plots with the Dean of the Academy. A wanderer roams the western lands, hunting monsters that prey upon the weak.
And from the city of Wellmont, two sellswords flee east, pursued by a memory they cannot understand.
The world of Underrealm has become a new landmark in epic fantasy, with legions of avid readers hungering for more.
Contained within these pages are the first eleven Chronicles of Underrealm, short stories penned in this expansive world. Written by a wide array of incredible authors, these tales will reveal secrets of Underrealm that avid readers won't find anywhere else—and introduce new arrivals to a world that's every bit as intricate and interesting as our own.
Consider this your first step into your favorite new fantasy world.


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Le Château de Nanteuil est un château privé situé en France sur la commune de Huisseau-sur-Cosson, dans le département de Loir-et-Cher en région Centre-Val de Loire.

Histoire

La Seigneurie de Nanteuil
Un document daté du 30 décembre 1749 mentionne un seigneur de Nanteuil, Geoffroi Barbelle qui aurait vécu vers 1151.

Au , le seigneur de Nanteuil se nomme Jean Courtin (1544-1634) et est écuyer. Ses descendants garderont le titre de père en fils jusqu'au  :

 Jean Courtin, écuyer, seigneur de Nanteuil, La Grange-Rouge, Clénord, La Beausserie et la Beuvrière, né à Blois le . Il est aussi conseiller du roi et son procureur au bailliage, siège présidial, chambre des comptes, eaux et forêts du comté de Blois. Il meurt à Blois le  et est inhumé dans la chapelle des Courtin à l'église Sainte-Solenne.
 Jacques Courtin, écuyer, seigneur de Nanteuil et Clénord, conseiller et procureur du roi au bailliage et présidial de Blois ; il est maintenu en noblesse le  par ordonnance de d'Aubray, comte d'Offémont, intendant d'Orléans. Il meurt entre 1707 et 1714.
 François Antoine Courtin, chevalier, seigneur de Nanteuil et de la Morandière, lieutenant-colonel d'infanterie.

Les biens sont saisis en 1738 ; le château appartient ensuite à la famille Chevalier, dont Jean-Baptiste Chevalier avant son départ pour Chandernagor en 1751 ; son fils vend le château à Laurent Lefèvre en 1810.

Le château actuel et ses occupants
Le château connaît ensuite de nombreux propriétaires parmi lesquels le marquis Sosthène Gonzalve de Broc et son fils Hervé de 1863 à 1876, le baron Hamelin en 1891, la famille Margueritte de 1891 à 1904, le comte et la comtesse de Belot (famille Jacob) de 1905 à 1921.

En 1921, un Anglais, William Gardnor-Beard, achète le château et, avec son épouse Anne-Marie Denisane, ils accueillent des étudiants anglais pour parfaire leur apprentissage du français. Après son décès en 1938, son épouse se remarie avec le Comte Pierre de Bernard de la Fosse.

Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le château est occupé par l'armée allemande. Le comte et la comtesse font partie du réseau Buckmaster (Adolphe/Prosper) et sont arrêtés pour faits de résistance (réceptions de parachutages et détention d'armes) en . Le comte de Bernard est déporté à Buchenwald ; la comtesse de Bernard est déportée en janvier 1944 ; elle fait partie du convoi des  (en référence aux numéros des matricules) à destination de Ravensbrück où elle rencontre Geneviève Anthonioz-de Gaulle. En l'absence des propriétaires, le château est géré par la nourrice anglaise des deux filles de la comtesse, elles-mêmes impliquées dans la résistance. Libérés en  et de retour à Nanteuil en , le comte et la comtesse de Bernard reprennent l'accueil d'étudiants anglais jusqu'en 1968.

Le Général de Gaulle vient au château en visite privée le .

La comtesse Anne-Marie de Bernard est nommée chevalier de la Légion d'honneur en .

Architecture
Le site se compose du bâtiment principal, des écuries et d'une ancienne glacière en pierre recouverte de terre.

Le château actuel est construit au  sur des bases plus anciennes, en bordure de la rive nord du Cosson. Il est ensuite modifié au  puis restauré en 1975.

Différentes cartes permettent de suivre ces évolutions : plan du , cadastre napoléonien de 1827, plan du .

Le bâtiment se compose d'un corps de logis de deux niveaux à huit travées, complété à l'est par un pavillon plus bas. Le tout comporte un étage de comble coiffé d'un toit en ardoise.

L'entrée est en avant-corps, encadrée par deux colonnes et surmontée d'un fronton triangulaire.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 , , Oneworld Publications, 17 septembre 2020 .

Articles connexes
 Liste des châteaux de Loir-et-Cher
 Liste des réseaux de la section F du SOE (voir réseau Adolphe)
 Pierre Culioli

Liens externes

Château en Loir-et-Cher
Château du XVIIe siècle

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Despite having to say goodbye to some longtime favorites like Amos' and Tremont in recent years, the Queen City has a strong musical voice and a quality collection of live music venues. You'll find a wide variety of genres strumming in different settings across Charlotte, from historic landmarks in neighborhood backstreets to popping Downtown hangouts and spacious outdoor pavilions. Buy your tickets for a show at these excellent venues, ranked for performance quality, venue popularity, and overall atmosphere.
Hosting everything from country and hip-hop to gothic rock, Snug Harbor offers up great live music to go along with its cheap drinks and unpretentious atmosphere. This eclectic dive bar is home to a variety of low-key visitors, and you really can't ask for more than that when it comes to a local stomping ground. Check out the events schedule for upcoming acts, or stop in on a Sunday for Bone Snugs n Harmony, the joint's free karaoke party that offers up some voices fit for the stage (and a whole lot of others who should stick to singing in the shower).
Music, booze, city lights, and a young party crowd combine to create an open-air rooftop venue unlike anything else in the city. Perched at the top of the EpiCentre, Rooftop 210 provides you with an expansive layout and incredible skyline views, along with excellent cocktails and tunes. In the summer, Rooftop 210 showcases live bands at its weekly Alive After 5 celebration and has also hosted big names such as Calvin Harris.
Referred to as a country music nightclub (yes, this concept actually does exist), Coyote Joe's has been leaving its own unique mark on the live music scene since 1991. Between the line dancing and rowdy 1-2-3 drink nights, Joe's has hosted many country stars on their way to hitting it big (Travis Tritt, Brooks and Dunn, and Garth Brooks have all graced this stage), so make sure to catch new hit songs on the cheap before you have to hand over more money later in order to catch a mainline tour. Brett Young, Cole Swindell, and Chris Lane are all throwing down in the coming months. The (cash-only) bar is open three days a week, and you'll find live entertainment each of the nights. If you want to skip out on the lines of swooning fangirls, catch Coyote Joe's award-winning house band, which typically performs on Wednesdays.
The fact that this institution is in Charlotte's historic arts district certainly doesn't hurt its creative allure. Neighborhood Theatre is a community landmark that music lovers have come to rely on -- and one that newcomers should definitely make a point to experience. Built in 1945 as a movie theater, this classic space stands today as host to our favorite local and regional bands. Standing room fills the front for attendees to soak in the stage experience, or guests can sit back and relax among reserved tables or balcony seats. Expect a wide range of independent bands, from garage rockers The Mummies to funk/jazz musician Karl Denson, and even Finland's Children of Bodom.
The Visulite Theatre on Elizabeth Ave exudes a small-neighborhood vibe with a larger-than-life personality. The modest entrance opens up to reveal traditional theatre charisma complete with full bar and stage curtains. Visulite has a sizable floor, so you can succumb to a passionate crowd for a night of up-close-and-personal musical talent. Up-and-coming artists in a wide variety of genres frequent the stage here -- from singer-songwriters to reggae and burlesque. Try to snag tickets to catch local favorites Simplified for a little island rock in the Carolinas.
This arena is home to our Charlotte Hornets, but don't let the incredible performances also held here slip you by. Right among the Uptown action, Spectrum Center (formerly the Time Warner Arena) is your main source for all the heavy hitters, and thus earns its claim in the top five. This sports platform fills with more than 20,000 fans for mega headliners like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Rihanna (Queen City girl power in full force, y'all). Catch Stevie Nicks, Dolly Parton, and Carrie Underwood, who will all grace the stage soon for shows you won't want to miss. While the arena may be one of the most convenient venues in Charlotte due to its central locale, don't automatically expect an awesome viewpoint. If you want a good seat, you have to be ready to shell out some change, because the tickets won't come cheap.
If you're looking to listen to local music in an intimate environment, this 80-seat establishment has been hosting independent performers on its neighborhood stage for over a decade. Whether you're into acoustic musicians, electric acts, or folk entertainers, The Evening Muse has you covered. Check out open mic night for a diverse mix of music, or search the event list for a band you haven't heard of -- you'll likely walk away a fan. There's usually an opportunity to connect with the artists at the end of their sets, and it's this relaxed, personal approach that puts this place at No. 4. The venue also has a great selection of beer and wine, so plan to stay a while among a crowd of equally good company.
Nothing beats witnessing a country star jam out on a summer night at PNC. This outdoor amphitheater sits about 15 miles north of the city and is an epic platform for big names like Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band, and Kenny Chesney. You can choose between standard seats under the pavilion or (our ticket of choice) lawn general admission so that you can cozy up to all the other insane country fanatics who have had one too many Bud Heavies. Pick your piece of grass wisely -- that is, away from the rambunctious, wobbly 20-somethings who think they can sing -- and give yourself extra time to get here. PNC isn't easy to get to at the end of a long work day, particularly if you want any time to tailgate.
This historic mill building features hardwood floors, vintage posters, and chic chandeliers that distinguish it from other spankin'-new venues. The dated charm and iconic performance décor provide an ideal concert ambiance, and there's plenty of room in this 2,000-capacity space to claim a back corner of the standing-room-only area or push yourself up front to the feet of the performer. The quality of artists who take the stage push it up even further on our list, with a gig lineup that includes everyone from country stars to hard-rock acts. Chase Rice, Mac Miller, Weezer, Marilyn Manson, Passion Pit, and The Weeknd are just some of the well-known names that have played here. Make it a double bill at The Underground, a newly opened concert venue adjacent to the Fillmore with a 750-guest capacity. Be on the lookout for upcoming underground acts like Nothing But Thieves and Daya.
Formerly known as Uptown Amphitheatre, this popular outdoor arena hides within the AvidXchange Music Factory on the outskirts of Fourth Ward. This venue will definitely not disappoint, earning the top spot with its killer combination of accessibility, flexibility, and festive attitude. You'll consistently find late-'90s and early-aughts favorites like Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, and Counting Crows, as well as your latest girl-crush obsessions like Ellie Goulding. Join in on the lawn for a giant sing-along and an incredible backdrop of the city skyline, then take advantage of the amphitheatre's excellent location for post-show fun. Bars like Label House, Wet Willies, and VBGB provide you multiple (and very different) drinking options to completely round out your night of entertainment.
Courtney Matinata is a freelance writer for Thrillist, and was in fact one of the obnoxious tone-deaf girly girls belting it out to Ellie Goulding this summer.


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China warns Hong Kong facing biggest crisis since handover
by: CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and JOHNSON LAI, Associated Press
A riot policeman gestures as police disperse the residents and protesters at Sham Shui Po district in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Protesters surrounded a Hong Kong police station to demand the release of a university student arrested for apparently buying laser pointers, sparking the latest confrontation in the Chinese city. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is facing its "most severe situation" since its handover from British rule in 1997 following weeks of demonstrations and the central government is considering what measures to take next, the head of Beijing's Cabinet office responsible for the territory said Wednesday.
Zhang Xiaoming was speaking to Hong Kong residents attending a seminar in the mainland city of Shenzhen just across the border from the Asian financial hub that has been wracked by daily protests against the administration of Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
Those protests are getting increasingly violent and having "an increasingly broad impact on society," Zhang told the 500 attendees, who included members of the Hong Kong and central government legislative and advisory bodies.
"It can be said that Hong Kong is facing the most severe situation it has faced since the handover," Zhang said.
Officials in Beijing were "highly concerned" and studying the situation to decide on measures to take, he said.
Hong Kong was returned to China under the framework of "one country, two systems," which promised the city political, civil and economic freedoms not allowed under Communist Party rule on the mainland.
However, many Hong Kong residents feel Beijing has been increasingly encroaching on their freedoms. The protests were set off by proposed extradition legislation that if passed would have allowed some suspects to be sent to China, where critics say they could face possible torture and unfair trials.
China so far has not visibly intervened in the situation, though in editorials and statements from officials it has condemned demonstrators and protest organizers as criminals, clowns and "violent radicals" and alleged that they have been inflamed by politicians from the U.S., Taiwan and elsewhere.
Speculation that the military could be deployed grew after Chinese officials pointed to an article in Hong Kong law that allows troops already stationed in the city to help with "public order maintenance" at the Hong Kong government's request.
Hong Kong authorities have said they don't anticipate any need to bring in troops or police from China to help impose order. Observers say Beijing will likely try to wait the protesters out, hoping rising violence and inconvenience will turn the tide of public opinion against them.
Lam reappeared Wednesday at the opening of an exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Communist state.
"Over recent months, conditions in Hong Kong society have been extremely unstable," Lam said in remarks distributed by her office. "The special administrative region government will certainly join with all of you to deal with it calmly, restore social order, safeguard rule of law and cherish Hong Kong, cherish 'one country, two systems,' and cherish our home."
Pro-democracy lawmakers continued to criticize Lam's handling of the protests. Claudia Mo told reporters that Beijing and Lam were employing a two-pronged strategy of using the police force to handle the protesters physically while also attacking them ideologically by labeling their movement as seeking to destroy the "one country, two systems" framework.
"We all know this (Hong Kong) administration has become completely untrustworthy and this is just so sad for Hong Kong," Mo said.
With Hong Kong's crucial travel industry suffering as tourists put off their visits, Australia became the latest country to issue a travel safety warning to its citizens.
Australians should "exercise a high degree of caution," in Hong Kong, the notice said. It said there was a risk of violent confrontation between protesters and police, or "criminally linked individuals," and visitors should avoid large gatherings, especially at night and on weekends.
Ireland, Britain, and Japan have already issued Hong Kong travel warnings.
Protesters have come from all professions and age groups. On Wednesday, several hundred lawyers sought a meeting with Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng and staged a silent protest. The authorities have refused to open a dialogue with protesters and there was no immediate response from Cheng's office.
Margaret Ng, a lawyer and a former lawmaker, said they wanted to meet Cheng and the director of public prosecution to seek an assurance that there was no political motive in prosecution of those detained in the protests.
More than 500 people have been arrested since the protests began in June and dozens have already been charged with rioting, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.
"One of the most important things about the rule of law is prosecution must not be abused because if abused, it is the most powerful instrument of oppression," Ng said.
She and other lawyers urged protesters to avoid violence that could harm their cause.
Lawyer Dennis Kwok said government warnings of stern measures against protesters will merely flame the people's anger. He called for an independent investigation into the actions of police and protesters.
Another Chinese official said Tuesday that it would be "only a matter of time" before those behind the protests are punished, further indicating that Beijing will take a hard line against the demonstrators and has no plans to negotiate over their demands for political reforms.
"We would like to make it clear to the very small group of unscrupulous and violent criminals and the dirty forces behind them: Those who play with fire will perish by it," said Yang Guang, spokesman for the Chinese Cabinet's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office.
At a daily briefing Wednesday, police spokesman Tse Chun-chung condemned members of a crowd of around 1,000 who the night before surrounded a police station to demand the release of a university student arrested for apparently buying laser pointers.
He said police fired 20 tear gas canisters to clear the demonstrators from the blue-collar Sham Shui Po neighborhood. A total of 589 people have been arrested in the protests ranging in age from 13 to 76, Tse said.
They include people caught in possession of laser pointers, which are classified as offensive weapons because of their ability to harm the eyes.
Bodeen reported from Beijing. Associated Press writer Eileen Ng contributed to this story from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Prince Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika (born 4 February 1948) is a Zambian politician and businessman with a princely title. He was a founding member of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy. During Rupiah Banda's presidency, he served as a Presidential Advisor for Political Affairs. His sister Princess Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika is also a diplomat and politician who stood to be President in 2001.

Works
 "Hour for Reunion: Movement for Multiparty Democracy; Conception, Dissension and Reconciliation"

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1948 births
Living people
Lozi people
Zambian businesspeople
Movement for Multi-Party Democracy politicians
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using System;
using System.Reflection;

namespace Apache.Geode.Client.UnitTests
{
  using NUnit.Framework;
  using DUnitFramework;
  using Client;
  using Region = IRegion<object, object>;

  [TestFixture]
  [Category("group4")]
  [Category("unicast_only")]
  [Category("generics")]
  internal class ThinClientPdxVersionTests : ThinClientRegionSteps
  {
    private static bool m_useWeakHashMap = false;

    #region Private members

    private UnitProcess m_client1, m_client2;

    #endregion

    protected override ClientBase[] GetClients()
    {
      m_client1 = new UnitProcess();
      m_client2 = new UnitProcess();
      return new ClientBase[] {m_client1, m_client2};
    }

    [TestFixtureTearDown]
    public override void EndTests()
    {
      CacheHelper.StopJavaServers();
      base.EndTests();
    }

    [TearDown]
    public override void EndTest()
    {
      try
      {
        m_client1.Call(DestroyRegions);
        m_client2.Call(DestroyRegions);
        CacheHelper.ClearEndpoints();
        CacheHelper.ClearLocators();
      }
      finally
      {
        CacheHelper.StopJavaServers();
        CacheHelper.StopJavaLocators();
      }

      base.EndTest();
    }

    private void cleanup()
    {
      {
        CacheHelper.SetExtraPropertiesFile(null);
        if (m_clients != null)
        {
          foreach (var client in m_clients)
          {
            try
            {
              client.Call(CacheHelper.Close);
            }
            catch (System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException)
            {
            }
            catch (System.Net.Sockets.SocketException)
            {
            }
          }
        }

        CacheHelper.Close();
      }
    }

    private Assembly m_pdxVesionOneAsm;
    private Assembly m_pdxVesionTwoAsm;

    #region "Version Fisrt will be here PdxType1"

    private void initializePdxAssemblyOne(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionOneAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion1Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeOne);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
      m_useWeakHashMap = useWeakHashmap;
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeOne()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    private void initializePdxAssemblyTwo(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionTwoAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion2Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeTwo);
      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
      m_useWeakHashMap = useWeakHashmap;
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeTwo()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    private void putAtVersionOne11(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyOne(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);
      region0[1] = np;

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo12(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyTwo(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOne13()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());
      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo14()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());
      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOne15()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1];
      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());
      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
      if (m_useWeakHashMap == false)
      {
        Assert.AreEqual(CacheHelper.DCache.GetPdxTypeRegistry().testNumberOfPreservedData(), 0);
      }
      else
      {
        Assert.IsTrue(CacheHelper.DCache.GetPdxTypeRegistry().testNumberOfPreservedData() > 0);
      }
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo16()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());
      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;

      if (m_useWeakHashMap == false)
      {
        Assert.AreEqual(CacheHelper.DCache.GetPdxTypeRegistry().testNumberOfPreservedData(), 0);
      }
      else
      {
        //it has extra fields, so no need to preserve data
        Assert.IsTrue(CacheHelper.DCache.GetPdxTypeRegistry().testNumberOfPreservedData() == 0);
      }
    }

    #endregion

    #region Basic merge three PDxType2

    private void initializePdxAssemblyOne2(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionOneAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion1Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeOne2);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes2");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeOne2()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes2");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    private void initializePdxAssemblyTwo2(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionTwoAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion2Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeTwo2);
      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes2");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeTwo2()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes2");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    #endregion

    #region Basic merge three PDxType3

    private void initializePdxAssemblyOne3(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionOneAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion1Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeOne3);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes3");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeOne3()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes3");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    private void initializePdxAssemblyTwo3(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionTwoAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion2Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeTwo3);
      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes3");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeTwo3()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes3");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    #endregion

    #region PdxType2 Version two first

    private void initializePdxAssemblyOneR2(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionOneAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion1Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeOneR2);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR2");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeOneR2()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR2");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    private void initializePdxAssemblyTwoR2(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionTwoAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion2Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeTwoR2);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR2");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeTwoR2()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR2");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    #endregion

    private void runBasicMergeOps()
    {
      CacheHelper.SetupJavaServers(true, "cacheserver.xml");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaLocator(1, "GFELOC");
      Util.Log("Locator 1 started.");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaServerWithLocators(1, "GFECS1", 1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 started.");

      m_client1.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepOne (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client2.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepTwo (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client1.Call(putAtVersionOne11, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepThree complete.");

      m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo12, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepFour complete.");

      m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne13);
      Util.Log("StepFive complete.");

      m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo14);
      Util.Log("StepSix complete.");

      for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      {
        m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne15);
        Util.Log("StepSeven complete." + i);

        m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo16);
        Util.Log("StepEight complete." + i);
      }

      m_client1.Call(Close);
      Util.Log("Client 1 closed");
      m_client2.Call(Close);
      //Util.Log("Client 2 closed");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaServer(1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaLocator(1);
      Util.Log("Locator 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.ClearEndpoints();
      CacheHelper.ClearLocators();
    }

    private void initializePdxAssemblyOnePS(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionOneAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion1Lib.dll");

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestDiffTypePdxS");

      //object ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null, new object[] { useWeakHashmap });
      m_useWeakHashMap = useWeakHashmap;
    }

    private void putFromVersion1_PS(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      //local cache is on
      initializePdxAssemblyOnePS(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestDiffTypePdxS");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("Create", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null, null);

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.PdxSerializer = (IPdxSerializer) np;

      //created new object
      np = pt.InvokeMember("TestDiffTypePdxS", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {true});

      var keytype = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestKey");
      var key = keytype.InvokeMember("TestKey", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {"key-1"});

      region0[key] = np;

      var pRet = region0[key];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      //this should come from local caching
      pRet = region0.GetLocalView()[key];

      Assert.IsNotNull(pRet);

      region0.GetLocalView().Invalidate(key);
      var isKNFE = false;
      try
      {
        pRet = region0.GetLocalView()[key];
      }
      catch (Client.KeyNotFoundException)
      {
        isKNFE = true;
      }

      Assert.IsTrue(isKNFE);

      pRet = region0[key];

      isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0.GetLocalView().Remove(key);
    }

    private void initializePdxAssemblyTwoPS(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionTwoAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion2Lib.dll");

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestDiffTypePdxS");

      //object ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null, new object[] { useWeakHashmap });
      m_useWeakHashMap = useWeakHashmap;
    }

    private void putFromVersion2_PS(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyTwoPS(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestDiffTypePdxS");

      var np = pt.InvokeMember("Create", BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null, null);

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.PdxSerializer = (IPdxSerializer) np;

      np = pt.InvokeMember("TestDiffTypePdxS", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {true});

      var keytype = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestKey");
      var key = keytype.InvokeMember("TestKey", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {"key-1"});

      region0[key] = np;

      var pRet = region0[key];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      var key2 = keytype.InvokeMember("TestKey", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {"key-2"});
      region0[key2] = np;
    }

    private void getputFromVersion1_PS()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestDiffTypePdxS");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("TestDiffTypePdxS", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {true});

      var keytype = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestKey");
      var key = keytype.InvokeMember("TestKey", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {"key-1"});

      var pRet = region0[key];

      Assert.IsTrue(np.Equals(pRet));

      //get then put.. this should merge data back
      region0[key] = pRet;

      var key2 = keytype.InvokeMember("TestKey", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {"key-2"});

      pRet = region0[key2];

      Assert.IsTrue(np.Equals(pRet));

      //get then put.. this should Not merge data back
      region0[key2] = np;
    }

    private void getAtVersion2_PS()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestDiffTypePdxS");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("TestDiffTypePdxS", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {true});

      var keytype = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.TestKey");
      var key = keytype.InvokeMember("TestKey", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {"key-1"});

      var gotexcep = false;
      try
      {
        var r = region0.GetLocalView()[key];
      }
      catch (Exception)
      {
        gotexcep = true;
      }

      Assert.IsTrue(gotexcep);

      var pRet = region0[key];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      var key2 = keytype.InvokeMember("TestKey", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {"key-2"});

      np = pt.InvokeMember("TestDiffTypePdxS", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, new object[] {true});

      pRet = region0[key2];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      Assert.IsTrue(!np.Equals(pRet));
    }

    private void runBasicMergeOpsWithPdxSerializer()
    {
      CacheHelper.SetupJavaServers(true, "cacheserverPdxSerializer.xml");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaLocator(1, "GFELOC");
      Util.Log("Locator 1 started.");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaServerWithLocators(1, "GFECS1", 1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 started.");

      m_client1.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, true /*local caching true*/);
      Util.Log("StepOne (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client2.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepTwo (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client1.Call(putFromVersion1_PS, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepOne complete.");

      m_client2.Call(putFromVersion2_PS, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepTwo complete.");

      m_client1.Call(getputFromVersion1_PS);
      Util.Log("Stepthree complete.");

      m_client2.Call(getAtVersion2_PS);
      Util.Log("StepFour complete.");

      m_client1.Call(dinitPdxSerializer);
      m_client2.Call(dinitPdxSerializer);

      //m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne13);
      //Util.Log("StepFive complete.");

      //m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo14);
      //Util.Log("StepSix complete.");

      //for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      //{
      //  m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne15);
      //  Util.Log("StepSeven complete." + i);

      //  m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo16);
      //  Util.Log("StepEight complete." + i);
      //}

      m_client1.Call(Close);
      Util.Log("Client 1 closed");
      m_client2.Call(Close);
      //Util.Log("Client 2 closed");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaServer(1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaLocator(1);
      Util.Log("Locator 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.ClearEndpoints();
      CacheHelper.ClearLocators();
    }

    #region "Version two will first here"

    private void initializePdxAssemblyOneR1(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionOneAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion1Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeOneR1);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeOneR1()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    private void initializePdxAssemblyTwoR1(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      m_pdxVesionTwoAsm = Assembly.LoadFrom("PdxVersion2Lib.dll");

      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.RegisterPdxType(registerPdxTypeTwoR1);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("Reset", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        new object[] {useWeakHashmap});
    }

    private IPdxSerializable registerPdxTypeTwoR1()
    {
      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");

      var ob = pt.InvokeMember("CreateDeserializable", BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, null,
        null);

      return (IPdxSerializable) ob;
    }

    private void putAtVersionTwo1(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyTwoR1(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);
      region0[1] = np;

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      Assert.AreEqual(np, pRet);
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOne2(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyOneR1(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var retVal = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(retVal);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo3()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1]; //get

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var retVal = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(retVal);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOne4()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var retVal = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(retVal);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo5()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var retVal = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(retVal);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOne6()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR1");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var retVal = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(retVal);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    #endregion

    private void runBasicMergeOpsR1()
    {
      CacheHelper.SetupJavaServers(true, "cacheserver.xml");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaLocator(1, "GFELOC");
      Util.Log("Locator 1 started.");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaServerWithLocators(1, "GFECS1", 1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 started.");

      m_client1.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepOne (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client2.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepTwo (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client2.Call(putAtVersionTwo1, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepThree complete.");

      m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne2, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepFour complete.");

      m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo3);
      Util.Log("StepFive complete.");

      m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne4);
      Util.Log("StepSix complete.");

      for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      {
        m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo5);
        Util.Log("StepSeven complete." + i);

        m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne6);
        Util.Log("StepEight complete." + i);
      }

      m_client1.Call(Close);
      Util.Log("Client 1 closed");
      m_client2.Call(Close);
      //Util.Log("Client 2 closed");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaServer(1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaLocator(1);
      Util.Log("Locator 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.ClearEndpoints();
      CacheHelper.ClearLocators();
    }

    private void dinitPdxSerializer()
    {
      CacheHelper.DCache.TypeRegistry.PdxSerializer = null;
    }

    private void runBasicMergeOps2()
    {
      CacheHelper.SetupJavaServers(true, "cacheserver.xml");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaLocator(1, "GFELOC");
      Util.Log("Locator 1 started.");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaServerWithLocators(1, "GFECS1", 1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 started.");

      m_client1.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepOne (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client2.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepTwo (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client1.Call(putAtVersionOne21, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepThree complete.");

      m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo22, m_useWeakHashMap);

      for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      {
        m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne23);
        m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo24);

        Util.Log("step complete " + i);
      }

      m_client1.Call(Close);
      Util.Log("Client 1 closed");
      m_client2.Call(Close);
      //Util.Log("Client 2 closed");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaServer(1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaLocator(1);
      Util.Log("Locator 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.ClearEndpoints();
      CacheHelper.ClearLocators();
    }

    private void runBasicMergeOps3()
    {
      CacheHelper.SetupJavaServers(true, "cacheserver.xml");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaLocator(1, "GFELOC");
      Util.Log("Locator 1 started.");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaServerWithLocators(1, "GFECS1", 1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 started.");

      m_client1.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepOne (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client2.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepTwo (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client1.Call(putAtVersionOne31, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepThree complete.");

      m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo32, m_useWeakHashMap);

      for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      {
        m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOne33);
        m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwo34);

        Util.Log("step complete " + i);
      }

      m_client1.Call(Close);
      Util.Log("Client 1 closed");
      m_client2.Call(Close);
      //Util.Log("Client 2 closed");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaServer(1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaLocator(1);
      Util.Log("Locator 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.ClearEndpoints();
      CacheHelper.ClearLocators();
    }

    private void putAtVersionOne21(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyOne2(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes2");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes2", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);
      region0[1] = np;

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.Pdx1");
      var pdx1 = pt.InvokeMember("Pdx1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      for (var i = 1000; i < 1010; i++)
      {
        region0[i] = pdx1;
      }
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo22(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyTwo2(useWeakHashmap);
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes2");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes2", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;

      pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.Pdx1");
      var pdx1 = pt.InvokeMember("Pdx1", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      for (var i = 1000; i < 1010; i++)
      {
        var ret = region0[i];
      }
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOne23()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes2");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes2", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());
      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo24()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes2");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes2", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void putAtVersionOne31(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyOne3(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes3");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes3", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);
      region0[1] = np;

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo32(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyTwo3(useWeakHashmap);
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes3");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes3", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOne33()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes3");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes3", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwo34()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypes3");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypes3", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = (object) region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np.ToString());
      Console.WriteLine(pRet.ToString());

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void runBasicMergeOpsR2()
    {
      CacheHelper.SetupJavaServers(true, "cacheserver.xml");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaLocator(1, "GFELOC");
      Util.Log("Locator 1 started.");
      CacheHelper.StartJavaServerWithLocators(1, "GFECS1", 1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 started.");

      m_client1.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepOne (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client2.Call(CreateTCRegions_Pool, RegionNames,
        CacheHelper.Locators, "__TESTPOOL1_", false, false, false /*local caching false*/);
      Util.Log("StepTwo (pool locators) complete.");

      m_client2.Call(putAtVersionTwoR21, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepThree complete.");

      m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOneR22, m_useWeakHashMap);
      Util.Log("StepFour complete.");

      for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++)
      {
        m_client2.Call(getPutAtVersionTwoR23);
        Util.Log("StepFive complete.");

        m_client1.Call(getPutAtVersionOneR24);
        Util.Log("StepSix complete.");
      }

      m_client1.Call(Close);
      Util.Log("Client 1 closed");
      m_client2.Call(Close);
      //Util.Log("Client 2 closed");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaServer(1);
      Util.Log("Cacheserver 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.StopJavaLocator(1);
      Util.Log("Locator 1 stopped.");

      CacheHelper.ClearEndpoints();
      CacheHelper.ClearLocators();
    }

    private void putAtVersionTwoR21(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyTwoR2(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR2");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR2", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);
      region0[1] = np;

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var isEqual = np.Equals(pRet);

      Assert.IsTrue(isEqual);
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOneR22(bool useWeakHashmap)
    {
      initializePdxAssemblyOneR2(useWeakHashmap);

      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR2");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR2", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var retVal = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(retVal);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionTwoR23()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionTwoAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR2");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR2", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1]; //get

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var retVal = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(retVal);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    private void getPutAtVersionOneR24()
    {
      var region0 = CacheHelper.GetVerifyRegion<object, object>(m_regionNames[0]);

      var pt = m_pdxVesionOneAsm.GetType("PdxVersionTests.PdxTypesR2");
      var np = pt.InvokeMember("PdxTypesR2", BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, null, null);

      var pRet = region0[1];

      Console.WriteLine(np);
      Console.WriteLine(pRet);

      var retVal = np.Equals(pRet);
      Assert.IsTrue(retVal);

      region0[1] = pRet;
    }

    #region Tests

    [Test]
    public void BasicMergeOps()
    {
      m_useWeakHashMap = true;
      runBasicMergeOps();
      m_useWeakHashMap = false;
      runBasicMergeOps();
    }

    [Test]
    public void BasicMergeOpsWithPdxSerializer()
    {
      m_useWeakHashMap = true;
      runBasicMergeOpsWithPdxSerializer();
      m_useWeakHashMap = false;
      runBasicMergeOpsWithPdxSerializer();
    }

    [Test]
    public void BasicMergeOpsR1() //first register with higher version
    {
      m_useWeakHashMap = true;
      runBasicMergeOpsR1();
      m_useWeakHashMap = false;
      runBasicMergeOpsR1();
    }

    [Test]
    public void BasicMergeOpsR2() //first register with higher version
    {
      m_useWeakHashMap = true;
      runBasicMergeOpsR2();
      m_useWeakHashMap = false;
      runBasicMergeOpsR2();
    }

    [Test]
    public void BasicMergeOps2() //first register with higher version
    {
      m_useWeakHashMap = true;
      runBasicMergeOps2();
      m_useWeakHashMap = false;
      runBasicMergeOps2();
    }

    [Test]
    public void BasicMergeOps3() //first register with higher version
    {
      m_useWeakHashMap = true;
      runBasicMergeOps3();
      m_useWeakHashMap = false;
      runBasicMergeOps3();
    }

    #endregion
  }
}


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A big difference between birds and people is that birds enjoy facing into the wind. "Enjoy" is probably not the right word, but facing into the wind certainly comes naturally to them. It ruffles their feathers the least and protects them from hypothermia. I was reminded of this on the three days that I toured by bike, covering parts of the San Francisco Bay Trail. Almost from beginning to end, I was beset by a constant headwind. It didn't matter whether I was going north, south, east or west; the wind altered course to oppose my direction.
I have wondered about a meteorological explanation, but winds are not easy to explain, and even less easy to predict. They are, however, very amenable to tired metaphors, in which I am told, I am quite the expert. There were long stretches on those three days, however, when no metaphors presented themselves. I felt a welcome blankness that permits only an awareness of the inputs of the senses, an occasional stray thought, but little judgement or feeling. It was a strange sort of meditation.
There was neither frustration, nor fear, nor happiness, as I lumbered heavily across empty stretches of Pinole, San Pablo, Richmond and Selby, passing broken warehouse after broken garage after smashed window, often without sighting another human being for miles on end. Thoughts came and went with the sight of an abandoned post-industrial landscape, the taste of the California dust, the hot whiteness of the afternoon sky, and always, the persistent, low groaning of the wind. There were parked cars from the eighties, and corrugated iron sheets covered by a thick layer of rust. I remember thinking that it wouldn't be so different from a wild west movie if someone stepped out from behind a warehouse and fancied a pistol shot at a slow-moving bicycle tourist. It was a narcissistic, morbid and wholly unnecessary thought, and it didn't stick. I didn't wonder too long about what it would be like to die on a bicycle.
Long-distance cycling, whether slow or fast, competitive or solitary, provides you with something to work with, to keep going in spite of the wind and heat and dust. When you've gone through it long enough, you stop cursing the conditions, or wondering when they will improve, or when you'll have a cold relaxing bath. Little by little, the vanity seems to wear away; the thought that you are soldiering through adversity begins to appear more and more ridiculous. You're merely doing what needs to be done, and not doing much else. I feel strangely attracted to that state of mind. You are like one of the hunter-gatherer clans that roamed the earth thirty or forty thousand years ago before civilization arose – moving from one grassland to the next, one storm to the next, one flooded river crossing to the next, one wild hunt to the next, doing what needed to be done.
I have not had many long conversations with people who have toured long distances, traversed the length and breadth of the country, for example. These people are rare, and generally not the demonstrative type. People tour, so that they can experience the country from outside the cabin of a car, so that they can discover new friends and new experiences, so that they can find themselves; the motivations vary. Even with all the risks and hardship, there appear to be many advantages to touring on a bicycle. You are not constantly beholden to other people's schedules, their rituals, their orders, and their personalities. It is just you and the bike, and either out of some sort of empathy for the weather-beaten traveler or because of the relative novelty of a long-distance bicycle traveler, the people you do meet from time to time, tend to behave rather nicely with you. But, if there is one thing that really makes me crave for long bike journeys, it is the mysterious meditative state that I thought I reached in that seemingly endless headwind.
I know well that meditative state! I don't tour on my bike but I do go on long day rides and there is always a point at which everything drops away and my mind is empty and it is such a weird and wonderful feeling. I know about headwinds too. Last fall when I was on a 70-mile ride it seemed no matter what direction I was riding in the wind was blowing in my face and the only relief was a cross-wind now and then. After a while you just resign yourself to it because what else are you going to do? I'd love to do touring sometime but not alone. I keep thinking a bike vacation somewhere with a group would be really awesome.
Stefanie, 70 miles in a day is quite a kickass ride and I hope you had fun! I agree that a bike tour with company can be very enjoyable and eye-opening too. Recently, my wife and I went on a bike tour of some nearby lighthouses over Christmas, and it was an unforgettable experience.
I missed the opportunity to tour by bike when I lived in Minneapolis, as I was a graduate student beset by deadlines :-). I imagine that there are beautiful routes that pass by the area's many lakes.


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A new Kardashian baby is born
wlceditorinchief / February 16, 2018
By: Katie Percha
After months and months of speculation, Kylie Jenner has finally come out and said she has had a child with Travis Scott. For months, fans and social media users have believed that Kylie was pregnant, but she did not confirm these rumors until February 4, the day of the Superbowl.
Kylie's first daughter, Stormi Webster, was born on February 1, at around 4 pm. The baby's first few days were kept out of the spotlight, and Kylie announced the birth on the morning of February 4 with a tweet saying, "Pregnancy has been the most beautiful, empowering, and life changing experience I've had in my entire life… I've never felt love and happiness like this I could burst! Thank you for understanding."
Though many had been speculating a Jenner pregnancy, the news of Stormi's birth still came as a shock to many. Even so, some are still heedless of the love of the Kardashian-Jenner family. "It's really cute and all, but I don't care that much. Babies are born every day," said senior Ben Shin. There had been a few clues throughout Kylie's pregnancy, but the rumors were just rumors until the 4th.
Once it was announced that Kylie had, in fact, had a child, there was plenty of name speculation. One theory was that Kylie and her boyfriend, Travis Scott, had named their child Mariposa, or Posie. The theory stemmed from a Kylie Cosmetics shade called "Posie K" and a Travis Scott song called "Butterfly Effect," as "mariposa" is Spanish for "butterfly." However, this was disputed as Kylie posted a picture on Instagram with the caption "Stormi Webster." It is still unconfirmed whether the baby will be a Jenner, like her mother, or a Scott, like her father. "It's crazy to know that a newborn baby is richer than I might ever be," said senior Carly Orick.
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Thomas Singer, DO notes on the Cambio Dermatolgy, Ft. Myers, FL practice web site that he is a board certified trained Mohs surgeon but Health Grades lists no Board Certification. Would be helpful to have him update Health Grades and other physician quality review sites with his Board Certifications and to have text for more than just one review.
Professional. I am from up north, and I was treated like local.


Each year we excitedly head south to the AAFF, the third oldest film festival in North America, to feast on the best in the world of experimental cinema. Then we bring our favorites back Up North for you. Experience 47 animated, small, surreal events that taken together somehow replicate the feeling of being alive in "Symphony No. 42;" explore a 100-year-old boat shop in the LA harbor that evokes a hidden world at sea in the award-winning "Port Noir;" and thrill to an incredible soundtrack as the Vaux's Swifts "Layover" in Portland, Oregon, on their migratory flight to South America. In Person: AAFF Executive Director Leslie Raymond.
Within the machine landscape of Terminal Island, the textural strata of a 100 year old boat shop provides a glimpse into Los Angeles Harbor's disappearing past. Often recast as a backdrop for fictional crime dramas, the scenic details of the last boatyard evoke imaginary departures and a hidden world at sea.


There is an old Frank Sinatra song titled "Something's Gotta Give".
We have been living for many months with extremely low inventory, with historically low interest rates, and with pricing that does not seem to be responding to the enormous pressure it should be feeling. I have used the terms "normal" and "new normal". We surmise that the extremely low inventory has kept sales numbers from reaching their true potential, and that the demand is so strong that we could sell more houses, if only we had more to sell. The picture I see is not of a bubble, but of a pressure cooker. Looking at the inventory, prices should be ready to explode, and at that point we may have to worry about a bubble.
But is this a correct picture? We know that historically the market goes through ups and downs, or as the Wall Street gurus describe, "a correction". That correction would normally see inventories rise, and prices stable or declining. Sales would be less than previous time periods.
So lets see what the numbers are telling us, let's see if in the picture we can read a thousand words that describe what is truly happening.
First, the inventory. Conejo's chart is below. A large drop, somewhat expected this time of year, but the biggest drop in this last month involved homes priced above $1.5 million.
Short sales and REOs continue to be minimal. However, it looks as if the chart is looking to challenge 2013, one of the lowest inventory years recorded.
Simi/Moorpark also experienced a severe drop in inventory, mainly in homes priced in the under-$750,000 bracket, which is the bread and butter of Simi Valley. One noticeable change here is in the number of Short Sales and REOs, both climbing to highs not seen for two years.
Charts can show us trends, but the statistics for the valleys give us a little more measurement of just how much that is changing.
The table below compares current three months history this year with the same three months last year.
Yes, inventory is down, 16% compared to last year. Significant. Prices are up, the Median up 5% but the Average only 2%. This is a result of fewer sales at the high end. Two percent is the same inflationary figure that the Fed is unhappy about. So prices really may not have increased at all, only a little due to inflation. The number of sales is also down by 6% from last year. And the inventory is tight, compared to the amount of sales, less than two months worth of sales. Rather than talking about the past three months, the talk in the industry is that August was very very slow. Remember, these are closed escrows, and our conversations in the office generally revolve around what is selling what is going into escrow, not what came out. There is a feeling that the economy is not hitting the accelerator, is not just coasting, but the brake pedal has been applied a little.
What's selling? The homes below $750,000. Part of that is due to wage growth, an anemic 2% per year. Not much money left over to buy homes with.
Looking at the same statistics for Simi Valley and Moorpark, their inventory is down even more, 18% lower than the same period last year. But prices are up more, 5% for both Median and Average. The Median and Average prices for this area are very close, due to the preponderance of homes in that under-$750,000 range, and not as much influenced by higher priced homes. The number of sales is the same, and inventory continues to be unbelievably tight, only 6 weeks worth. The lack of inventory is pushing prices upwards, but not significantly higher.
I have not put these two charts on the blog for the past month, so here they are. But you can tell from the tables above, closed escrows are the same or lower for the three-month comparison periods.
From the looks of the charts, we peaked in 2015 and 2016, but are struggling in 2017.
For Simi Moorpark, the chart shows about the same as was sold in 2016, with 2015 being a considerably stronger year.
So is lack of inventory slowing things down? Certainly no one would say mortgage prices are the reason. And although not shown here, consumer confidence remains high. Of course they don't measure consumer confidence on a daily basis. With everything going on in Washington and Korea and two major hurricanes, I would not be at all surprised to see consumer confidence take a dip also.
I think the market is taking a rest, or as the title says, experiencing a correction.
More next month. Sometimes I hope I am wrong. Sometimes I want to write only uplifting, flowery projections. But today is not a day of bright economic sunlight, and I have to call them as i see them.
This is what I think is going on. Most importantly, what do you think is going on? Please let me know.


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Lawsuit: Nevada dentist set 5-year-old girl's mouth on fire
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The parents of a 5-year-old girl say a Las Vegas dentist set their daughter's mouth on fire as she underwent a routine dental procedure.
The parents last week filed a lawsuit in state district court against Deep Karan Dhillon for injuries the girl suffered, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
According to court documents, Dhillon used a tool known as a diamond bur to smooth the girl's teeth while she was under anesthetics. But the lawsuit says the procedure emitted a spark that "caused the throat pack in (the girl's) mouth to ignite and produce a fire" that lasted one or two seconds.
The lawsuit says the girl was rushed to University Medical Center, where she was hospitalized for four days with burns to her palate and lower lip.
The complaint alleges that the girl suffered burns to her epiglottis, throat, tongue, mouth, lips "and other surrounding areas," according to the complaint. Some of the injuries "may be permanent and disabling," it said.
The family is seeking more than $15,000 in damages.
Dhillon, who is named in the suit as the owner of Just For Kids, said Friday that he was not aware of the lawsuit and declined to comment.