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From the WSJ Opinion Archives
By James Taranto
June 18, 2007 11:59 pm ET
The Torch Passes
Yasser Arafat won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1994. Francis Sejersted, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, explained the selection in his presentation speech:
It has been said that the Nobel Committee ought to have waited. But to say that is to disregard what has already been achieved as a result of the Oslo Accords--in all the areas mentioned. Besides, if we had to wait for what Kant in his famous essay called "perpetual peace," we might have to wait a long time. Peace has to be perpetually won. That means that every award must contain an element of entering into a process, a process with a promise of peace. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded both in recognition of efforts which have been made, and to encourage still further efforts. There can be no doubt that that is also how Alfred Nobel intended the prize to work.
Arafat did not want the peace process to end. In 2000 Israel's then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered Arafat most of the disputed territories. Arafat balked and launched a new campaign of terror.
In 2006 parliamentary elections, residents of the Palestinian territories ousted Arafat's Fatah Party in favor of the less corrupt but more fanatical Hamas. Of late Fatah and Hamas have been fighting a civil war, which, in Gaza, Hamas seems to have won. Which brings us back to the Nobel Prize, as the Jerusalem Post reports:
Enraged Fatah leaders on Saturday accused Hamas militiamen of looting the home of former Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat in Gaza City.
"They stole almost everything inside the house, including Arafat's Nobel Peace Prize medal," said Ramallah-based Fatah spokesman Ahmed Abdel Rahman.
Although technically this would be considered an act of theft, there is something fitting about Hamas coming into possession of Arafat's Nobel. As The Wall Street Journal observed in a Saturday editorial:
The deeper lesson here is that a society that has spent the last decade celebrating suicide bombing would inevitably become a victim of its own nihilistic impulses. This is . . . the bitter fruit of the decades of dictatorship and terrorism as statecraft that Yasser Arafat instilled among Palestinians.
Finally, on a personal note, let us just observe that as an American of Swedish extraction (on our mother's side), we are proud that the Nobel Peace Prize is a Norwegian institution.


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Q: How to disable custom function re-run after opening a sheet? I have a custom function like this:
  var today = new Date();
  var date = (today.getMonth()+1)+'-'+today.getDate()+'-'+today.getFullYear();
  var time = today.getHours() + ":" + today.getMinutes() + ":" + today.getSeconds();
  var dateTime = date+' '+time;
  return dateTime;

And I call the function above in the cells in Google Sheet. But everytime I open the sheet, all the function re-run and get a new timestamp. Is there a way to prevent this?

A: You can utilise the Sheet.getCurrentCell() method to check if the cell already has a value and return it back if it does:
function getTimestamp() {
  const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet()
  const cell = ss.getActiveSheet().getCurrentCell()

  if (cell.getDisplayValue() !== "" && cell.getDisplayValue() !== "Loading...") {
    return cell.getDisplayValue()
  }

  var today = new Date()
  var date = (today.getMonth() + 1) + '-' + today.getDate() + '-' + today.getFullYear()
  var time = today.getHours() + ":" + today.getMinutes() + ":" + today.getSeconds()
  var dateTime = date + ' ' + time
  return dateTime
}

As per the documentation on Custom Functions in Google Sheets:

Custom functions can call certain Apps Script services to perform more complex tasks.

and:

Spreadsheet | Read only (can use most get*() methods, but not set*()).

So the idea is thus:

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*Get the active Spreadsheet

*Get the current cell

*Check to see if the current cell has a value

*If it does, return that value (ie do not recalculate) unless that value is 'Loading...' (the function takes a moment to calculate during which the cell reads 'Loading...')

*If it does not, calculate the timestamp and set it

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All-RunWashington: Megan Wilson, Sidwell Friends School
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Sidwell Friends senior Megan Wilson. Photo: Jimmy Daly
Megan Wilson didn't start high school planning to run cross country. In fact, she spent her first two years at Sidwell Friends School in the District playing club volleyball. Though she comes from a running family – her father ran at Columbia and her mom at Villanova- Megan had other interests and didn't feel pressured by her parents to follow in their footsteps. By the start of her junior year, however, she decided to join the cross country team, in part because of her close relationship with coach Gaby Grebski and the team's strong camaraderie.
[button-red url="http://www.runwashington.com/2013/12/16/runwashington-high-school-cross-country-team/" target="_self" position="left"] More of the All-RunWashington team [/button-red] Despite her relatively late start to the sport, Wilson had an outstanding debut season in 2012, winning the DC. .State Athletic Association championships by over two minutes and placing third in the IAC/ISL/MAC championships. She improved upon those performances this year, winning the Lake Forrest Invitational, the D.C. state meet and the Maryland/D.C. Private School championships. She looks to continue her strong showing in outdoor track this spring before taking her performances to the next level and competing next year for Stanford.
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Grebski, a counselor at Sidwell, says of Wilson, "Even on days, especially race days, when Megan wasn't feeling 100%, she still gave 110% effort. She is one of the mentally toughest athletes I've coached."
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"I have a lot to improve in cross country, and I know I don't have a ton of experience," she said.
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Love that bedromm! That's so me!
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Manchester United 1 Galatasaray 0: Michael Carrick gives United a winning start in the Champions League
ALEX FERGUSON was relieved to claim all three points from Manchester United's opening Champions League game against Galatasaray last night.
Michael Carrick scored the only goal of the game after just seven minutes, with Nani missing the chance to make it two after seeing his second-half penalty saved by Fernando Muslera.
But for Ferguson, who claimed his 100th Champions League victory at the helm of Manchester United, the scoreline was not as important as the final result.
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"In the first half we kept giving the ball away but in the second half all the chances fell to us and we could have had four or five.
"You just have to be patient and make sure that when you get possession you make it count.
"To get three points in the first game is a bonus. With Cluj beating Braga away, it sets up a really interesting next match.
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Check out which of the court in your area deals with handling of stepchild adoption. This is because of the reason that in some states, the procedure is taken up by the juvenile court and in some they are resolved by family or surrogate court. Also check with the court whether they need a lawyer or you can yourself represent the case. Keep all the legal documents with you.
After filling the required legal forms, you need to submit them to the court. You need to fill whether you want to change the name of the child after adoption or not. Some other related documents like marriage license, birth certificate of the children, consent of the biological parents and your spouse.
After submitting all the legal forms, you will get a date by the court for hearing, which you get through a mail or by the lawyer. You need to attend this hearing to answer the questions of the magistrate and then after getting satisfactory answers, the magistrate will give you a date for the child adoption.
At the time of final adoption, you will get the certificate of adoption and a second court hearing will take place to resolve any further problems. You should get a few extra copies of certificate of adoption so that you can use it in future whenever any need arises.
After getting the certificate of adoption, you need to apply for the new birth certificate of the child by giving the new details like the name of the child and parent's name.
But, we cannot say that the process of adoption ends here as it actually starts when the new couple starts to develop bonding with the child and to become a happy family for the life ahead.


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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Sunday criticized rival Rick Perry as being insensitive for not acting sooner in removing the racially offensive name from a rock outside the Texas hunting camp his family once leased.
Perry's campaign countered that Perry's father painted over the rock to cover the name, Niggerhead, soon after he began leasing the site in the early 1980s. While the Texas governor later joined the lease, neither he nor his family ever controlled, owned or managed the property, the campaign said in a statement.
The Washington Post reported Sunday that the origins of the name were unclear and there was no definitive account for when and how the name first appeared on a large, flat rock at the gated entrance to the Throckmorton County property. In recent photos the word is mostly obscured by white paint, the Post reported.
Cain, the only black Republican in the presidential race, accused Perry of insensitivity when asked about the report on Sunday news programs.
"Since Gov. Perry has been going there for years to hunt, I think that it shows a lack of sensitivity for a long time of not taking that word off of that rock and renaming the place," Cain, a businessman, told ABC television's "This Week."
"Yes, it was painted over," he said. "But how long ago was it painted over? So I'm still saying that it is a sign of insensitivity."
Perry told the Post that the word on the rock is an "offensive name that has no place in the modern world."
"My mother and father went to the lease and painted the rock in either 1983 or 1984," Perry told the newspaper in a written response to questions. "This occurred after I paid a visit to the property with a friend and saw the rock with the offensive word. After my visit I called my folks and mentioned it to them, and they painted it over during their next visit."
Perry added: "Ever since, any time I ever saw the rock it was painted over."
The Post reported that people interviewed for its story remember seeing the rock with the name at various points during the 1980s and 1990s, the period in which the Perrys had the hunting lease and Perry brought friends to the site. Some of those interviewed said they worried that it could become a political liability for Perry.
Ray Sullivan, communications director for the Perry campaign, said the governor's father, Ray Perry, leased the hunting rights in the early 1980s and that Rick Perry was on the lease from 1997 to 2007. Rick Perry has not visited the property since December 2006, Sullivan said.
"Mr. Cain is wrong about the Perry family's quick action to eliminate the word on the rock, but is right the word written by others long ago is insensitive and offensive. That is why the Perrys took quick action to cover and obscure it," Sullivan said.
This is so disappointing for me. I really liked Cain until this. I thought as a republican candidate he was above the smear tactics O used to fool the people and get elected but sadly he isn't. The rock didn't belong to Perry or his family so therefore it wasn't his rock to worry about or paint over. I hope the people don't get fooled by the guy playing the race card again.


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By Peerspace on October 6, 2016
Networking events are getting a much needed makeover. Gone are the days where you're stuck in a dingy hotel room, mingling with someone you have nothing in common with. Instead, picture yourself connecting with someone who shares a similar passion in an awe-inspiring space. Now that's an event we'd willingly attend.
Luckily, these types of "networking" events do exist thanks to Meetup, a platform that brings like-minded individuals together to do what they love in real life. We talked to Meetup's first ever Communications Director, Kristin Hodgson, about their exciting new rebrand, and why in-person interactions are invaluable for career and community building. Kristin says, "If our online connections were the same as our in-person ones, our society would be flourishing right now."
What makes a Meetup different than a traditional networking event, and why is it better?
When I think of a traditional networking event it brings to mind something stuffy and transactional. Meetups are really the opposite.The best way you can use Meetups to get ahead professionally is by showing up, talking, and taking the time to make a few genuine connections. At Meetups, there's usually a real openness, and a real sense of collaboration — so it's the perfect opportunity to learn from other people.
Most social networks connect you with people you already know. Meetup connects you to people you haven't met yet, but who you should know because you share something important. And those people you meet could end up being your next hire, or your next boss, or your next investor, or just someone who offers friendly advice.
On a personal note, I learned about my previous two jobs (leading the web team for Teach For America, and working as a content strategist at Digitas) while attending Meetups, so can honestly say that the decision to join a Meetup, RSVP, and show up changed the course of my career more than once!
Even with the abundance of technology and ways for people to chat online, why do you think in-person connections are important?
The tools available to connect people are really incredible. I love Slack and Google Hangout as much as the next person. But the warmth and feeling of belonging you get when you're in person with the right group of people — I've never experienced that online. There's a lot of talk about a loneliness epidemic in the country. If our online connections were the same as our in-person ones, our society would be flourishing right now.
What's the most popular type of Meetup you see on the platform?
Meetups are as varied and interesting as the people who run them, but of course we do have some categories of Meetups that are more popular including Career and Business and Tech Meetups. It's probably self-evident why these groups attract so many members, but to spell it out — if you're planning a career change, if you want to learn to code, if you want advice to make your small business more successful, getting support from other people who are pursuing the same thing is the best way to get ahead. These Meetups become an important avenue for people to learn a new skill, hear a new perspective, and make valuable connections.
People are often curious about the biggest Meetups, but the average Meetup size is about 10. If you've found the right 10 people, that's all you need.
How do people typically find a space for their Meetups?
Meetup organizers are very resourceful. (I say this from experience — I organized a tech Meetup from 2007-2010 and had to solve exactly this kind of logistical challenge myself!) Typically, people ask other organizers, check out where similar Meetups are being scheduled, and do research to explore their options. If an organizer finds a space that's just right, it's absolutely a key factor in making their group successful.
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What advice do you have for someone who's a first time Meetup organizer? What's the best way to promote your Meetup?
A lot of what I'd recommend comes down to communication. Welcoming new members, being responsive to questions, and setting expectations about what to expect at the Meetup all make a big difference. These small, personal touches put people at ease, and makes it more likely that people will show up.
There are many ways to promote your Meetup. You can put up signs locally, or use your social media accounts. It's worth noting that the Meetup platform does a lot of the work for you, too. We charge organizers a subscription fee to run a group on Meetup — and the primary value we deliver is that we promote Meetup groups to members who are likely to join.
Very exciting that you just launched an app and rebrand — what sparked the change?
When we took a close look at the product, you really had to squint to find that distinctive Meetuppy spirit. It was a big missed opportunity, and we couldn't rectify it until we developed a visual language.
We hired the renowned firm Sagmeister & Walsh to help us create that visual language, which includes the bright color palette, the duotone photo treatment, and a set of unique photos created for each of Meetup's categories (featuring Meetup members as models). And then we reimagined the Meetup app to unlock the best of Meetup by connecting more of our members to the right groups for them, the groups that will help them come alive. That means a more personalized, immersive app experience that exposes what you've been missing.
Working with Meetup's new branding —from the new logo to the colors to the category photos— breathes new energy into our work, and really captures the spirit of Meetup.
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I can't leave the house without: Coffee
The first thing I do when I wake up: Wrestle my dog for the covers.
What's your favorite Meetup you've attended? Some of the best Meetups are really specific and really niche — because that means everyone in attendance is totally in their element. My best Meetup experience was at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. It was a group for technologists who love art and museums, using 3D scanners and printers to replicate some of the sculptures in the collection. It was such a novel way to interact with a museum, and fun to do it with other people who enjoyed it as much as I did.
When I'm not working, you can find me: Exploring the Hudson Valley (just north of New York City) with my husband and daughter – hikes, restaurants, historic houses, playground scouting.
Community is: An overused word, but that doesn't make it any less essential in practice.
Life motto: The grass is greener where you water it. (I heard this on a podcast recently, but decided to adopt it as my life motto because it's so true.)
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Zamek w Malborku (niem. Ordensburg Marienburg) – zamek w Malborku, na prawym brzegu Nogatu, wzniesiony w kilku etapach od 1280 do poł. XV w. przez zakon krzyżacki. Początkowo konwentualna siedziba komtura, od 1309 po przeniesieniu przez Siegfrieda von Feuchtwangena stolicy zakonu do Malborka, siedziba wielkich mistrzów zakonu krzyżackiego i władz Prus Zakonnych do 1457, w latach 1457–1772 rezydencja królów Polski, od 1466 siedziba władz Prus Królewskich, od 1568 siedziba Komisji Morskiej, w 1772 zajęty przez administrację Królestwa Prus i zdewastowany w latach 1773–1804; rekonstruowany w latach 1817–1842 i 1882–1944, zniszczony w 1945, ponownie rekonstruowany od 1947; w 1949 wpisany do rejestru zabytków, w 1994 uznany za pomnik historii, w 1997 wpisany na listę światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO; od 1961 siedziba Muzeum Zamkowego w Malborku.

W 1286 na południe od zamku lokowano Malbork (Stare Miasto), którego mury miejskie sprzężono z murem obronnym zamku w jednolity system obronny. W 1388 na wschód od zamku założono Nowe Miasto. W latach 1626–1635 miasto i zamek otoczono wałem fortecznym o narysie bastionowym, zaś przyczółek mostowy na lewym brzegu Nogatu osłonięto dziełem rogowym.

Zespół zamkowy w Malborku obejmuje:
 Zamek Wysoki, czworoboczny, z dziedzińcem otoczonym krużgankiem, kościołem Najświętszej Maryi Panny z kaplicą grobową św. Anny, gdaniskiem, wieżami Kleszą i Wróblą
 Zamek Średni, wzniesiony w miejscu byłego przedzamcza, trójboczny, z rozległym dziedzińcem otwartym ku Zamkowi Wysokiemu (oddzielonym od niego murem i fosą), z kaplicą św. Bartłomieja, Wielką Komturią, Infirmerią, Wielkim Refektarzem, Pałacem Wielkich Mistrzów, Refektarzem Letnim, Refektarzem Zimowym, wieżą Kurzą Nogą
 Zamek Niski (Przedzamcze), z Karwanem, kaplicą św. Wawrzyńca oraz szeregiem zabudowań gospodarczych.

Zamek w Malborku jest jednym z najznakomitszych przykładów średniowiecznej architektury obronno-rezydencyjnej w Europie Środkowej.

Stan badań
Przed ponad 200 laty w 1794 Friedrich Gilly (1772-1800) wieloma rysunkami wystawionymi w 1795 w Berlińskiej Akademii Sztuk Pięknych, na których utrwalił zamek w Malborku, zainicjował prace badawcze nad Pałacem Wielkich Mistrzów. Rysunki te szerszej publiczności zostały udostępnione w latach 1799-1803 dzięki wielkoformatowej publikacji w technice akwatinty Friedricha Fricka (1774-1850). Jako uzupełnienie ukazało się pierwsze historyczne opracowanie dziejów Malborka Konrada Levezow (1770-1835). Dostrzeżono historyczne i architektoniczne znaczenie zamku, które ocaliło go przed wyburzeniem.

Od 1817 druga generacja badaczy zapoczątkowała tzw. okres romantycznej restauracji pod kierunkiem Theodora von Schön (1773-1856). Pierwszy raz prowadzono prace źródłowe i badania nad strukturą architektoniczną zamku. Powstała pierwsza monografia zamku (Johann Büsching (1783-1829)) i szczegółowe opracowanie historii Malborka (Johannes Voigt (1786-1863)).

W drugiej połowie XIX w. pod wpływem publikacji Ferdinanda von Quasta (1807-1877) pogłębiono analizę struktury architektonicznej. Quast wyodrębnił dwie główne fazy budowy zamku. Pierwszą w latach 30. XIV w., kiedy powstała mniejsza budowla oraz imponującą rozbudowę za czasów Winricha von Kniprode. Dalsze badania do II wojny światowej były prowadzone pod kierunkiem: Conrada Steinbrechta, Bernhard Schmid i Karla-Heinza Clasena (1893-1979).

Po 1945 historia i użytkowanie Pałacu Wielkich Mistrzów znalazła się w kręgu zainteresowań polskich badaczy. Pierwsze studia z 1963 Antoniego Kąsinowskiego i Hanny Domańskiej nie zostały opublikowane. Podczas prac restauratorskich w końcu XX w. Kazimierz Pospieszny i Bernard Jesionowski po przestudiowaniu historii budowlanej pałacu opublikowali kilka doniesień odnośnie do pochodzenia wzorców dla powstającego pałacu. Na początku XXI w. Sławomir Jóźwiak i Janusz Trupinda przeprowadzili badania źródłowe poszerzając wiedzę co do funkcji pałacu.

Historia

Początki budowy – zamek komturski

Przygotowania do budowy trwały od 1278, kiedy rozpoczęto wycinkę lasu i gromadzenie budulca (cegły, drewno, kamienie na fundamenty). Początek pierwszego etapu budowy zamku można datować najwcześniej na rok 1280 (od początku budowy do przeniesienia konwentu z pobliskiego Zantyru). Powstała w tej fazie warownia była zamkiem komturskim. Do 1300 roku na Zamku Wysokim powstał mur obwodowy, nieprzesklepione skrzydło północne, gdzie później umieszczono najważniejsze pomieszczenia: kaplicę, kapitularz oraz dormitoria (sypialnie), następnie częściowo wzniesiono skrzydło zachodnie, które mieściło komnatę komtura oraz refektarz. Część południową i wschodnią zamykały zabudowania drewniane mieszczące magazyny, warsztaty i stajnie. Zaczęto budować także przedzamcze od strony północnej (obecnie Zamek Średni). Kolejnym ważnym elementem zamku była wysunięta na południowy zachód poza obszar bryły zamkowej wieża obronna, połączona z zamkiem, zwana gdaniskiem. Spełniać miała rolę wieży sanitarnej oraz ostatecznego punktu obrony. Była też punktem obserwacyjnym w kierunku tworzącego się równolegle miasta Malborka. Druga, zbudowana do końca XIII w. zwaną "kleszą", powstała w przeciwległym do gdaniska narożniku. Pierwotnie miała znaczenie obronne, po rozbudowie zamku straciła na znaczeniu. Całość otoczono murem obwodowym i fosą.

Rezydencja wielkich mistrzów zakonu krzyżackiego (1309–1457)
W 1309 podjęto decyzję o przeniesieniu siedziby wielkiego mistrza zakonu z Wenecji do Malborka, który tym samym stał się stolicą Państwa Zakonnego. Wraz z wielkim mistrzem na zamek przybyła duża liczba braci zakonnych, co wymagało przebudowy i rozbudowy istniejącego kompleksu. W Zamku Wysokim najwięcej miejsca zajęły dormitoria (sypialnie), poza tym mieścił się tutaj kapitularz i refektarz konwentu. Dokonano znaczącej rozbudowy kościoła zamkowego pw. Najświętszej Marii Panny – przedłużono go od wschodu, pod nim umieszczając kaplicę św. Anny przeznaczoną na miejsce pochówku wielkich mistrzów. Na wschodniej fasadzie, we wnęce okiennej prezbiterium ok. 1340 roku umieszczono ogromną 8-metrową figurę Matki Boskiej z Dzieciątkiem, wykonaną ze sztucznego kamienia i pokrytą w XIV wieku mozaiką z Wenecji (zniszczona w 1945 wraz ze wschodnią częścią kościoła; łączna masa segmentów posągu wynosiła ok. 15 ton). Około 1320 roku powstała także w kaplicy zamkowej Złota Brama. Na dawnym przedzamczu (Zamku Średnim) do marca 1333 roku zbudowano nową rezydencję wielkich mistrzów. Powstały tutaj pałac zawierał na głównej kondygnacji (którą było pierwsze piętro od strony dziedzińca) pomieszczenia reprezentacyjne, a jego część od strony Nogatu, uformowana w kształcie wieży obronnej, należy do najwybitniejszych osiągnięć europejskiego gotyku. Malbork w 1410 roku był oblegany przez wojska polsko-litewskie pod wodzą króla Władysława Jagiełły po bitwie grunwaldzkiej.

Zapiski w kronikach mówią, iż latem 1411 roku podczas oblężenia zamku zdrajca znajdujący się w nim w czasie pobytu najważniejszych osób zakonu w refektarzu letnim miał wywiesić za oknem czerwoną flagę. Był to znak dla oblegających, którzy zaplanowali, iż wystrzelona z armaty, 80-kilogramowa kula wleci do pomieszczenia i uderzy w jedyny filar podtrzymujący całą konstrukcję. Ona ominęła jednak go o sześć centymetrów (współczesne wyliczenia). Fragment kuli tkwi do dzisiaj w murach zamku (nad kominkiem refektarza letniego). W latach 1411–1414 zbudowano tzw. Wał Plauena z basztami łupinowymi. W 1418 roku budowniczy Mikołaj Fellenstein zbudował Bramę Nową (Bramę Piaskową).

Rezydencja królów Polski (1457–1772)

W czasie wojny trzynastoletniej zamek, dzięki inicjatywie Andrzeja Tęczyńskiego herbu Topór, został sprzedany w roku 1457 królowi polskiemu Kazimierzowi Jagiellończykowi za kwotę 190 tysięcy florenów (ok. 660 kg złota) przez czeskiego dowódcę najemników Ulryka Czerwonkę, który posiadał zamek w zastawie w zamian za zaległy żołd, z którego wypłatą zalegał Zakon. Król Polski triumfalnie wjechał na zamek w dniu 7 czerwca 1457 roku. Od tej pory, aż do 1772 roku, była to jedna z rezydencji królów Polski. Zamek Wysoki pełnił rolę magazynu, a Wielki Refektarz był miejscem w którym wydawano królewskie przyjęcia. Rezydencja królów Polski mieściła się w Pałacu Wielkich Mistrzów, gdzie udzielano audiencji. Od strony dziedzińca urządzono królewskie komnaty, gdzie zatrzymywali się królowie w drodze do Gdańska. Polskie urzędy miały swoje siedziby na Zamku Średnim – skrzydło północne zajmował starosta, a od 1648 roku także burgrabia, natomiast skrzydło wschodnie zajmował podskarbi ziem pruskich. Od czerwca 1457 roku starostą malborskim był starosta generalny Wielkopolski Ścibor Chełmski z Ponieca, a po nim od października 1459 roku król mianował jednocześnie dwóch dowódców w zamku: wojewodę inowrocławskiego Jana Kościeleckiego i Prandotę Libiszowskiego. Do czasu przejęcia przez nich obowiązków załogą zamku dowodził gubernator Prus Jan Bażyński. W dniu 25 kwietnia 1476 roku na zamku odbył się zjazd, w którym wziął udział król Kazimierz Jagiellończyk i późniejszy święty Kazimierz. W 2 poł. XVI wieku główna wieża otrzymała zegar i hełm renesansowy.

W 1568 roku król Zygmunt August powołał Komisję Morską (Commissio Maritima), której biura znajdowały się w skrzydle wschodnim Zamku Średniego. W latach 1584–1585 i 1592–1601 funkcjonowały na przedzamczu zamku dwie królewskie mennice, gdzie bito szelągi i złote dukaty i portugały. W październiku 1587 roku na zamek wjechał uroczyście nowy król Zygmunt III Waza. W związku z kolejną wizytą króla w 1593 roku, częściowo przebudowano Zimowy Refektarz. Podczas wojny ze Szwecją "o ujście Wisły" w dniu 17 lipca 1626 roku zamek obległy wojska szwedzkie pod dowództwem Gustawa Adolfa. Polską obroną dowodził podstarości Wojciech Pęczławski, który miał do dyspozycji 300 ludzi. Mimo szczupłych sił i wpuszczenia Szwedów do miasta przez burmistrza Pheninusa, obrońcy zdołali odpierać szturmy 7500 atakujących do 19 lipca, gdy Szwedzi wdarli się od wschodu przez przedzamcze i na Zamek Średni. Obrońcy złożyli honorową kapitulację i w dowód podziwu za mężną obronę pozwolono im 20 lipca odejść do Grudziądza. Za utratę zamku, przebywającego w niewoli podstarościego Pęczławskiego skazano zaocznie na karę śmierci. Szwedzi po zdobyciu zamku zbudowali w ciągu dwóch lat 11 ziemnych bastionów. W 1629 roku fortyfikacje powiększono o kolejną linię obronną, którą wojska polskie hetmana Stanisława Koniecpolskiego próbowały bezskutecznie zdobyć 25 lipca. W 1635 roku na mocy rozejmu ze Szwedami na zamek wróciły wojska polskie. W czasie strzelania z okazji świętowania Bożego Ciała w dniu 26 maja 1644 doszło do pożaru, w wyniku którego spłonęły dachy nad wszystkimi czterema skrzydłami Zamku Wysokiego, dach nad kościołem zamkowym i gdaniskiem, uszkodzeniu uległy daszki krużganków, spłonął barokowy hełm wieży i znajdujący się na niej zegar. Zamek został wyremontowany po 1647 roku przez Gerarda Denhoffa powołanego na funkcję ekonoma malborskiego przez króla Władysława IV znacznie go dozbrajając o 66 dział. Krużganki odbudowano w stylu barokowym i wzniesiono nowe dachy nad skrzydłem północnym i zachodnim.

W 1652 roku z nadania króla Jana Kazimierza jezuici otrzymali na siedzibę Domek Dzwonnika i objęli kościół Najświętszej Maryi Panny i kaplicę św. Anny na Zamku Wysokim. Zakonnicy wyremontowali kościół do 1667 roku i wyposażyli w nowe ołtarze, ambonę, prospekt organowy. W okresie "Potopu szwedzkiego" zamek został oblężony 12 lutego 1656 roku przez oddziały Gustawa Ottona Stenbocka i mimo obrony przez polskie oddziały wojewody Ludwika Wejhera, a po jego śmierci – przez Jakuba Wejhera, po miesiącu skapitulował w dniu 9 marca. Aż do Pokoju w Oliwie w 1660 roku, mimo prób odzyskania warowni, był okupowany przez Szwedów, którzy uszkodzili Zamek Wysoki. W 1666 roku uruchomiono ponownie mennicę, w której wybijano miedziane szelągi dla Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. W 1672 roku jezuici zakończyli remont kościoła Najświętszej Maryi Panny wymieniając niektóre elementy wnętrza na barokowe. W 1680 roku jezuici uruchomili trójklasową szkołę średnią działającą w Domu Ogrodnika obok furty prowadzącej z zamku do miasta. W latach 1687–1696 dzięki dotacji Kazimierza Ludwika Bielińskiego kościół Najświętszej Maryi Panny otrzymał ołtarz główny św. Ignacego. W 1691 roku wyremontowano dachy nad Pałacem. W 1708 roku przez cztery miesiące na zamku przebywał król Stanisław Leszczyński.

Od 1737 roku na Zamku Wysokim mieściły się koszary polskiego regimentu piechoty i wyremontowano dawne fortyfikacje. W 1756 roku na wieży zamontowano barokowy hełm z inicjatywy ekonoma Michała Rexina. Za panowania króla Augusta II na wieży zbudowano nowe zwieńczenie z latarnią oraz położono nowe dachy na Zamku Wysokim. Pomiędzy latami 1742–1767 na miejscu nieistniejącej już wtedy Wieży Kleszej (między kościołem zamkowym, a Zamkiem Średnim), zbudowano dwupiętrowy barokowy gmach kolegium jezuitów. Po I rozbiorze Polski, w dniu 12 września 1772 roku zamek opuścili polscy żołnierze z 1. Regimentu Pieszego Koronnego imienia Królowej Jadwigi pod dowództwem Stanisława Augusta Golcza, a dzień później zamek zajęli Prusacy. W 1780 roku zamek opuścili dwaj ostatni jezuici.

Wielki Refektarz i inne ważniejsze pomieszczenia zamku w Malborku wyposażone były w piece, umieszczone pod posadzkami, mające na celu ich ogrzewanie (hypocaustum).

Dewastacja (1772–1816)
Po przejęciu zamku przez Prusaków, w roku 1774 zaczęto przebudowywać Zamek Wysoki na koszary, co doprowadziło do ogromnych zniszczeń. Wyburzono prawie wszystkie gotyckie sklepienia i przebudowano okna. Zamurowano krużganki i od południa wybudowano nową ozdobioną panopliami bramę do miasta. Wielki Refektarz przeznaczono na ujeżdżalnię koni. W Pałacu Wielkich Mistrzów urządzono fabrykę tkanin i mieszkania dla robotników. Dokonano rozbiórki wielu bram i murów na budulec. Szczególnie wielkie straty zamek poniósł w latach 1801–1804 gdy na rozkaz Fryderyka Wilhelma III zamek zaczęto przebudowywać na wielkie magazyny wojskowe. Wykuto nowe okna, otynkowano zamek wysoki oraz wyburzono średniowieczne sklepienia wprowadzając zamiast tego drewniane stropy. Po tych dewastacjach i protestach prasowych, nastąpiła zmiana postrzegania wartości zamku. Po bitwie pod Pruską Iławą, w dniu 22 stycznia 1807 roku do zamku weszły oddziały francuskie, które założyły w nim szpital dla żołnierzy. W szpitalu tym leczył się marszałek Bernadotte, którego 25 i 26 kwietnia 1807 roku odwiedził na zamku Napoleon Bonaparte.

Rekonstrukcja (1817–1939)

Początki remontu i odbudowy na Zamku Średnim rozpoczęły się w 1817 roku od przebudowy wschodniej elewacji Pałacu Wielkich Mistrzów i nadbudowy szczytu nad tzw. kaplicą św. Katarzyny. Następnie rozpoczęto prace w zachodniej części Zamku Średniego. W latach 1825–1826 odtworzono narożne wieżyczki na Pałacu Wielkich Mistrzów. Po 1828 roku dobudowano kolejne piętro w przejętym przez prusaków kolegium jezuickim. Na należącym do pruskiego wojska Zamku Wysokim nie prowadzono żadnych prac poza zbudowaniem w 1842 roku na wieży głównej neogotyckiego zwieńczenia. Prace wykonane na Zamku Średnim w 1 połowie XIX wieku oceniano później krytycznie, ponieważ w wielu miejscach odbudowa ta była niepoparta badaniami i miała charakter fantazyjno-romantyczny. Znaczne kontrowersje wywołała także budowa w 1850 roku neogotyckiego szczytu nad Wielką Komturią na Zamku Średnim. W połowie XIX wieku wiele średniowiecznych baszt i murów zostało zniszczonych podczas adaptacji zamku na cele militarne armii pruskiej (np. Baszta Szarysz, Baszta Kęsa, Brama Północna), a przez Zamek Niski w 1857 przeprowadzono wiadukt mostu przez Nogat.

Od 1850 do około 1876 roku kierownictwo prac przejął Ferdinand von Quast, który krytykował formę wcześniejszych prac rekonstrukcyjnych na zamku. Od 1882 zamek był rekonstruowany przez Conrada Steinbrechta do jego śmierci w 1922 roku. W tym okresie rozpoczęto prace na Zamku Wysokim. Przywieziono wówczas na zamek wiele cennych dzieł sztuki gotyckiej, przede wszystkim z obszarów Prus krzyżackich (np. witraże z Torunia i Chełmna, tryptyk z Tenkitten, ale też z innych obszarów, np. gotycki ołtarz z Hamburga), wykonywano również liczne kopie zabytków i nowe aranżacje. W 1889 wieża otrzymała nowe zwieńczenie, wzorowane na wieżach katedry w Kwidzynie i kościoła w Prabutach. Po wyburzeniu barokowego budynku kolegium jezuitów w 1890, w jego miejscu do 1896 roku zrekonstruowano nieistniejącą od XV wieku Wieżę Kleszą (w niewłaściwym miejscu) oraz Domek Dzwonnika. W 1896 roku zdemontowano bramę do miasta zbudowaną po rozbiorach. Po 1905 roku Steinrecht prowadził prace w Infirmerii, gdzie zamiast istniejących w średniowieczu trzech nadziemnych kondygnacji rozdzielonych drewnianymi stropami, wprowadził dwie sklepione kondygnacje, wykuwając nowe, nieistniejące wcześniej w tej fazie, okna. W 1912 roku od fundamentów odbudowano Basztę Wójtowską (północną) przy Bramie Głównej (Snycerskiej). Po 1915 roku na zamku średnim zmieniono kształt dachu nad zachodnią częścią Pałacu Wielkich Mistrzów. Steinbrecht nakazał także w 1919 roku zburzenie średniowiecznej wschodniej prostej ściany kaplicy prywatnej Wielkich Mistrzów (pw. św. Katarzyny) ze szczytem neogotyckim i oryginalnym sklepieniem z 1400 roku, zastępując je zamknięciem wielobocznym, które istniało od około 1330 roku, zanim wybudowano Pałac Wielkich Mistrzów, i które zmieniono około 1400 roku na zamknięte prosto. Prace te zakończono w 1922 roku tworząc widok na tę część dziedzińca Zamku Średniego w formie, która nigdy nie istniała. Zbudowano także przy północnej ścianie kaplicy nigdy nieistniejący w tym miejscu Dom Kapelana. Po śmierci Steinbrechta prace kontynuowano pod kierownictwem Bernharda Schmida. W 1921 roku zmieniono kształt dachu nad wschodnią częścią Pałacu Wielkich Mistrzów. W 1926 roku zrekonstruowano mury i wieże bollwerku Plauena, a w 1931 roku ukończono prace przy Bramie Nowej. W 1937 roku zrekonstruowano od poziomu gruntu Basztę nad Piekarnią.

W latach 30. XX wieku zamek był często wykorzystywany przez Niemców jako tło uroczystości nazistowskich. W zimie 1945 roku podczas walk o miasto z Armią Czerwoną, zamek został zamieniony w punkt oporu, co doprowadziło do wielkich zniszczeń. Walki trwały do 9 marca 1945 roku. Zburzone całkowicie zostały wschodnia część zamku wysokiego i średniego, wieża główna oraz kościół zamkowy. Zniszczenia szacowano na 50–60%.

Odbudowa po 1945 roku
Od 7 sierpnia 1945 zamek w Malborku był zarządzany przez Wojsko Polskie. Rozkazem Naczelnego Dowódcy WP 22 sierpnia w zamku w Malborku utworzono Oddział Muzeum Wojska Polskiego nr 1. 30 listopada 1950 dyrekcja Muzeum Wojska Polskiego przekazała Muzeum Ministerstwu Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego. W 1951 roku zamek przekazano lokalnym władzom administracyjnym.

Pod koniec lat 50. XX w. ze względu na to, iż w trakcie II wojny światowej 50% zamku zostało zburzone, zaczęto planować rozbiórkę zamku. Ostatecznie zmieniono zdanie i powołano Społeczny Komitet Odbudowy Zamku. Rozpoczęła się trwająca wiele lat odbudowa zamku, podczas której starano się przywrócić mu kształt z okresu średniowiecza, usuwając błędne rekonstrukcje dokonane przez niemieckich konserwatorów sztuki (np. wimpergi nad oknami w kościele zamkowym). Pomocą okazały się dwa najstarsze obrazy zamku. Jeden z ok. 1480 roku, który wisiał w gdańskim Dworze Artusa, i drugi z 1536 roku z widokiem Malborka od strony zachodniej. Od 1961 roku jest siedzibą nowo powołanego Muzeum Zamkowego. W latach 1962–1966 odbudowano dachy nad płn. i zach. skrzydłem zamku średniego. W 1966 roku rozpoczęto odbudowę kaplicy św. Anny. W 1967 roku odbudowano południowo-wschodni narożnik Zamku Wysokiego. W latach 1967–1968 zrekonstruowano Wieżę Główną w formie średniowiecznej. W latach 1973–1976 odbudowano zniszczoną prawie do fundamentów, Bramę Główną (Snycerską) na Przedzamczu. W latach 1980–1982 odbudowano Dom Podstarościego i Basztę Prochową. W 1993 roku zakończono odbudowę Karwanu i rozpoczęto odbudowę Baszty Trójściennej. Cały czas też trwały prace konserwatorskie we wnętrzach zamkowych. W 1997 roku zamek krzyżacki w Malborku został zapisany na liście światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO. Został on wpisany na podstawie kryterium II, III, IV oraz określony jako budowla autentyczna i integralna. Od kilkunastu lat organizowane są inscenizacje zdobywania zamku malborskiego przez wojska polsko-litewskie po bitwie pod Grunwaldem. W okresie od maja do września odbywają się tu też od wielu lat spektakle typu światło i dźwięk. Zamek w Malborku w 2007 r. w plebiscycie "Rzeczpospolitej" został uznany za jeden z siedmiu cudów Polski. Na zamku nadal prowadzone są skomplikowane prace remontowe. W latach 2009–2013 odbudowano zniszczony w czasie wojny zespół Bramy Nowej. Na początku 2014 minister kultury przyznał dotację w wysokości prawie 26 mln zł na prace konserwatorskie na zamku, obejmujące remont zamkowego kościoła, kaplicy grobowej i jednej z baszt. Uzyskane środki pochodzą z Mechanizmu Finansowego Europejskiego Obszaru Gospodarczego i Norweskiego Mechanizmu Finansowego na lata 2009–2014.

Szacowany czas zwiedzania zamku z przewodnikiem wynosi 3–4 godziny.

Poszczególne części zamku
Zamek tradycyjnie dzielony jest na 3 części: Zamek Wysoki, Zamek Średni i Zamek Niski (przedzamcze).

Zamek Wysoki (siedziba konwentu)
 Kościół pw. Najświętszej Marii Panny – jako kaplica zamkowa istniał od pierwszej fazy budowy zamku w końcu XIII wieku, po 1309 roku została powiększona wraz z przeniesieniem stolicy do Malborka, w 1344 r. ukończono prace remontowe. Został poważnie zniszczony w 1945 roku podczas ostrzeliwania zamku przez Armię Czerwoną. Po 1945 roku zrekonstruowano prezbiterium. W roku 2016 zakończyła się jego renowacja trwająca dwa lata.
 Kaplica św. Anny – pełniła funkcję kaplicy grobowej 11 Wielkich Mistrzów, począwszy od Dietricha von Altenburg.
 Kapitularz – sala narad urzędników Zakonu, po zniszczeniu w pocz. XIX wieku, zrekonstruowana w stylu neogotyckim w latach 1887–1902 według projektu C. Steinbrechta
 Kuchnia Konwentu
 Refektarz Konwentu – jadalnia
 Cela "Witold" – położona w przyziemiu skrzydła północnego, w średniowieczu pełniła funkcję więzienia dla szczególnych jeńców.
 Wieża Gdanisko – pełniła funkcję zamkowej toalety. Została zbudowana na arkadach – ten sposób wszelkie nieczystości spadały do fosy, a następnie były odprowadzane do Nogatu. Prowadził do niej długi ganek (ok. 60 m.) o sklepieniu krzyżowym. Wejście do ganku znajdowało się na 1 kondygnacji Zamku Wysokiego, na południowo-wschodnim narożu. Obok wejścia umieszczona została mała rzeźba diabła, która niegdyś miała wskazywać mieszkańcom zamku przeznaczenie tego pomieszczenia. Przez pewien czas wieża pełniła także funkcję wieży ostatecznej obrony, dlatego na jej wyższych kondygnacjach przechowywane były zapasy broni, żywności i wody.
 Wieża Klesza (rekonstrukcja z 1895 roku)
 Domek Dzwonnika (rekonstrukcja z 1895 roku)
 Baszta Dietricha (rekonstrukcja)
 Brama Szewska (prowadząca do miasta)
 Młyn (rekonstrukcja z 1902 roku)

Zamek Średni (rezydencja Wielkiego Mistrza)
 Pałac Wielkich Mistrzów
 Letni Refektarz – sala audiencjalna na końcu zachodniego budynku jest jednym z najpiękniejszych wnętrz świeckich z epoki gotyku. Jest jasno oświetlona z trzech stron przez duże okna. Sklepienie wspiera się na pojedynczym filarze
 Zimowy Refektarz – mniejszy od Letniego Refektarza, ale o podobnej konstrukcji. We wnętrzu kartusz herbowy królów polskich z rodu Wazów
 Kaplica prywatna Wielkich Mistrzów (dawniej nieprawidłowo nazywana kaplicą św. Katarzyny) – pierwotnie kaplica posiadała dwie kondygnacje. Podczas przebudowy w latach 1380-1383 zburzono chór, zlikwidowano dolną kaplicę, a zachowana kaplica górna stała się częścią mieszkania Wielkich Mistrzów. Ograniczono jej funkcje publiczne, ale jednocześnie zyskała na znaczeniu przez przechowywanie w niej relikwii
 Wysoka Sień - jest jednym z najciekawszych architektonicznie pomieszczeń z zastosowaniem filarów zamiast pełnej ściany w obrębie wnęk okiennych
 Mieszkanie Wielkiego Mistrza - jest największym, położonym na poziomie 4-tym. Składało się z izby mieszkalnej, sypialni, małego gabinetu, a całość była połączona z prywatną kaplicą. Przy ich planowaniu zadbano o krótkie połączenia z salami reprezentacyjnymi
 Wielki Refektarz – zbudowany około 1320–1330 roku, sala biesiadna ze sklepieniem palmowym wspartym na 3 granitowych filarach jest największym świeckim pomieszczeniem w państwie zakonnym (30,3 x 15,3 m). Był on miejscem głównych wydarzeń wewnątrzzakonnych, takich jak np. kapituły generalne oraz salą posiłków codziennych wielkiego mistrza i jego dworu wraz z zaproszonymi gośćmi
 Infirmeria (sala przeznaczone dla osób starszych lub chorych)
 Refektarz Infirmerii – jadalnia
 kaplica Infirmerii
 Wieża Kurza Stopa (latryna dla mieszkańców Infirmerii)
 Kaplica św. Bartłomieja (dla gości zakonu, w czasach polskich pod wezwaniem św. Wojciecha)
 Wielka Komturia – komnaty Wielkiego Komtura, od strony wschodniej zamku
 Małe Gdanisko (dla gościnnych dostojników zakonnych)

Zamek Niski (Przedzamcze) i fortyfikacje zewnętrzne)
 Kościół św. Wawrzyńca (dla służby zamkowej)
 Brama św. Wawrzyńca
 Ludwisarnia – elementy szczytu pochodzą z 1911 roku
 Wieża Maślankowa (Modra) z około 1335–1340 roku
 Brama Północna – w obecnej formie neogotycka z XIX wieku
 Baszta Kęsa – górną gotycką część rozebrano przed rozbiorami, a pozostałości wykorzystano w 1857 do budowy kaponiery
 Baszta Zegarowa
 Baszta Szarysz – ośmioboczna baszta w północno-wschodnim narożniku Przedzamcza, w obecnej formie neogotycka z XIX wieku
 Baszta Trójścienna
 Baszta Prochowa – odbudowana po 1980 roku
 Karwan – dawniej krzyżacka zbrojownia i wozownia, następnie w czasach polskich cekhauz, w 1888 roku zrekonstruowano szczyt, obecnie budynek konferencyjny
 Baszta Wójtowska (rekonstrukcja z około 1913 roku)
 Brama Główna (Brama Snycerska)
 Baszta Podstarościego
 Dom Podstarościego – pierwotnie z XIV wieku, przebudowany w XV, XVII (na browar) i po zniszczeniach w 1945 roku.
 Baszta Nad Piekarnią – rekonstrukcja wykonana po 1936 roku
 Baszta bez nazwy
 Baszta Ku Miastu
 Brama Furta
 Baszta Sperlinek (Wróbla)
 Brama Nowa (rekonstrukcja z pocz. XX wieku)
 Baszty Mostowe (dwie baszty od strony Nogatu)
 Brama św. Mikołaja
 Wały von Plauena z 1411–1413 roku, przebudowane w 1 połowie XVII wieku

Numizmatyka
W 2002 roku Narodowy Bank Polski wprowadził do obiegu monety upamiętniające zamek w Malborku o nominałach: 20 zł, wykonaną w srebrze z ceramiką (w nakładzie 51 000 sztuk) oraz 2 zł, ze stopu Nordic Gold (w nakładzie 680 000 sztuk).

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Friedrich Frick: Historische und architectonische Erläuterungen der Prospecte des Schlosses Marienburg in Preussen, Berlin 1802 (E-Kopia)
 Johann Gustav Gottlieb Büsching: Das Schloß der deutschen Ritter zu Marienburg. Berlin 1823 (E-Kopia).
 Johannes Voigt: Geschichte Marienburgs, der Stadt und des Haupthauses des deutschen Ritter-Ordens in Preußen. Königsberg 1824 (E-Kopia).

 Torbus Tomasz: Zamki konwentualne w państwie krzyżackim w Prusach, Gdańsk 2014

 Sławomir Jóźwiak, Janusz Trupinda: Organizacja życia na zamku krzyżackim w Malborku w czasach wielkich mistrzów (1309–1457), Malbork 2011

Linki zewnętrzne

 Podziemia Zamku w Malborku – galeria
 Obszerna fotogaleria Zamku w Malborku

Zobacz też
 Zamek w Gdańsku

Zabytki w Malborku
Malbork, Zamek
Obiekty z listy dziedzictwa UNESCO w Polsce
Pomniki historii
Malbork
Malbork
Arsenały I Rzeczypospolitej
Rezydencje władców Polski
Architektura gotyku w Malborku
Zamki i pałace starościńskie I Rzeczypospolitej
Hasła kanonu polskiej Wikipedii

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The monthly PMI figures for the month of June signaled that the UK's economy was poised for a rebound. Data from Markit/CIPS indicated a mixed report, but the overall factor was that business conditions were improving.
Following the release of the PMI's, Markit forecasts that the UK's economy might have averaged around 0.4% in the three months ending June 2018. This would mark a modest recovery following a revised first quarter GDP which increased 0.2% in the three months ending March 2018.
Growth in the manufacturing sector was seen rising at subdued pace for the month of June. The data showed that the manufacturing PMI index rose to 54.4 in June. This was a slightly modest uptick compared to the revised PMI index reading of 54.3 in May.
The median estimates pointed to an increase to 54.2.
The data for June was seen below the 51-month high that the index reached in November last year. Still, with the manufacturing activity above the 50-level on the index, it signaled expansion in the sector.
Growth in the manufacturing sector was seen to be moderate as it offset a modest increase in the pace of new orders. Job creation in the manufacturing sector was also seen gaining a boost.
The manufacturing report was nothing much to cheer home about and with the sector seen to have stagnated, an possible increase in the GDP growth during the second quarter is expected to be lifted by increased activity in the other sectors.
In contrast to the manufacturing sector, the construction activity showed a strong pace of gains. Data from IHS Markit showed that construction output was seen rising at the fastest pace in seven months.
The construction PMI was seen rising to 53.1 in the month of June. This was a stronger pace of increase compared to 52.5 that was registered in May. The data showed that this was the biggest monthly increase in the PMI since November last year.
Data showed that residential work remained the strongest across other sub sectors. Commercial building activity was seen coming in at a close sector which managed to contribute to a higher pace in the construction output. Civil engineering activity was seen rising at a subdued pace during the month.
Growth of new orders in the construction sector was seen rising at the fastest pace, levels of such were last witnessed in May 2017. The higher level in the growth of new orders also helped to push the employment figures higher in the construction sector.
Firms in the sector reported that there was a rebound in optimism among business following a decline to a seven month low in the month of May.
Still, despite the uptick, there is a broader sense of uncertainty given the volatility in the sector. Further to this, the recent less than average confidence in the business is also said to cloud the outlook.
Activity in the services sector was impressive as the sector expanded at the fastest pace in eight months. The gains came on new work orders which pushed the services PMI to 55.1 in June. This was higher than May's reading of 54.0.
Economists polled forecast no change to the PMI for June. With an above 50 level in the index, the data showed expansion in the services activity.
The uptrend for client demand in the business and financial services helped to boost consumer spending. The services PMI data added to the signs that the UK's economy might have been recovering in the second quarter following a 0.2% increase in the first quarter.
New work was seen increasing at the fastest pace in a year with new product launches amid improving economic conditions. However, business investment was seen to be modest due to the uncertainty on the Brexit issue.
Employment in the services sector was seen rising moderately but the pace of job creation remained near a 13-month low.


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Richard Ashcroft says he wants 'to make a musical with Oasis'
Richard Ashcroft has recently said that he wants to work with Oasis on a musical production.
The Verve frontman, who releases new solo album 'These People' on May 14, made the claims in a new interview with Noisey as part of their British Masters' documentary series.
In the clip, Ashcroft is asked what working with Noel and Liam Gallagher would be like, to which he replied about Noel: "The pros are that he's an amazing songwriter. So if I get 50 per cent on the publishing [royalties] then it's obviously cha-ching for both of us. I'm an amazing lyricist and I've got incredible melodies so the combo is great."
He added: "There's also a lot of pros working with Liam, but there's a lot of negatives working with either of them and not working with the other one. It's like being a brother in the middle."
Last year, Noel Gallagher said he'd be interested in making an album with Ashcroft. Ashcroft responds in the clip: "It's a real nice compliment for me for Noel [to say that]".
"I would love to do a musical with them both," Ashcroft added of working with Noel and Liam. "I'd like to do a musical of [Verve] songs combined [with Oasis songs] in a story of both our youths and the combination at the end and the fact that we have crossed paths, been mates [and] looked after each other."
Source: NME
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August 25, 2017 Interview
How the 'Stranger Things' Team Builds Its Scary Soundscape
Find out how the team of Netflix's smash hit developed the sounds of The Upside Down and learn what's really behind the roar of Demogorgon.
Courtesy Netflix
"Stranger Things" is coming back for season 2 on October 27. If you managed to miss binge-watching it last year, it's set in the '80s and it takes place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. It all starts when a young boy goes missing… and then things get, yes, stranger. There's an alternate universe called "The Upside Down," a young girl with psychokinetic powers, and a monster called the "Demogorgon." Hooked yet?
Our associate producer James Kim interviewed the Emmy-nominated composers and sound design team from the show, including Brad North, the Sound Supervisor, and Craig Henighan, a Sound Editor. They're the ones who create the sounds of the "Upside Down" world, the monster, and even the buzzing sounds of light bulbs being switched on. The creators of the show, brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, showed Brad and his team clips from old films they wanted to replicate to give them some inspiration, including "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
In the audio above, two reveal some of their unusual methods for making the show's creepy audio effects, some of which were modulated sounds from a battery charger and… pig squeals.
James also had the chance to speak with composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein. "Stranger Things" is the first show Kyle and Michael have ever worked on. The Austin-based duo mainly write music for their synth band S U R V I V E. The Duffer Brothers loved their music and asked them to work on "Stranger Things."
It took a few tries before Kyle and Michael figured out how to score for TV. For instance, the first piece of music you hear in the show, titled "Kids," was the first piece they worked on. And it was also the last one they finished.
Joel Kim Booster Shares The Evolution Of A Great Pony Joke
Since Brendan was outsourcing some of the segments on the show while Rico was gone, he managed to convince Associate Producer James Kim to do a new segment. And James came up with this idea called "Double Take." Here's how this segment works: A comedian breaks down a single joke that bombed, and then said comedian talks about how they reworked it into something better. And James' first guest (or maybe we should say "victim") is New York funnyman Joel Kim Booster.
Margaret Cho Riffs on Parents, Politics, and Personal Demons
For decades now, Margaret Cho has been fearlessly making audiences laugh about race, sex, and gender. Before taking on our listeners' etiquette questions, she chatted with Brendan and Rico about her new stand-up show called "Fresh Off the Bloat," making jokes in an age where comedians are facing career-altering backlashes for testing boundaries, and more.


The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes, is more commonly known as "philanthropy." However, what makes philanthropy effective? The first factor is obvious: money. The second is integral to institutional longevity: consistency.
According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Fundraising Effectiveness Project, in 2014 the donor retention rate in the U.S. was a mere 43%. This means that over half of donors that donated to a charity did not renew their gift the next year. There is a lot of discourse that exists regarding the amount of gifts to institutions, but not enough that delves deep into the importance of gifts over time. Having a set group of dedicated supporters who contribute regularly provides nonprofits with financial stability and strong community backing.
Since 1999, the Hohe's have contributed to Museum initiatives including membership and the annual Gala. They are part of a group of committed, long-term donors that provide the Museum with the solid financial foundation required for sustainability.
Like most nonprofit organizations, the Allentown Art Museum relies heavily on the support of donors and friends to provide the resources needed to carry out integral community programming and activities. As we continue to lay the groundwork to execute our new strategic plan and vision, we need your help now more than ever. Ann and David are a few of the Museum's many true philanthropists, and so are you. Please join us as we commit to making 2018 a stellar year for the Allentown Art Museum and the Greater Lehigh Valley.


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Q: Independence afforded by using own domain for OpenID identifier I'm looking at OpenID in general and also thinking of using it for a web app idea I have.
My question is about what can be done when an OpenID provider goes under, chooses to cancel your account, gets hacked, etc. (All theoretical to me at the moment, but I would like to have this clarified.)
If:
1) someone sets their domain to act as a delegate to the OpenID provider:
<link rel="openid.server" href="http://www.myopenid.com/server">
<link rel="openid.delegate" href="http://username.myopenid.com/">
or:
2) sets up myOpenID for Domains where either member.yourdomain.com or openid.yourdomain.com/member is used,
can they simply repoint their (sub)domain to another OpenID provider in the event of the ceasing of their original provider's service, meaning that sites at which they're registered with their OpenID (such as StackOverflow) will continue to identify them with their account once the update has propogated?


Sticking to a weight loss plan is tough but it seems to be even more work in the winter, why is that? It could be because jumping out of bed to take on the day seems much harder when it's cold outside. Or perhaps it's the abundance of warming comfort food you reach for? Research suggests that we are programmed to eat more in the winter as a survival instinct that comes from times where winter meant that food (especially fresh produce) was much less readily available than it is in warmer months.


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Q: Is the designer source code for Windows Workflow Sequence activity available for reference? Re-sharper is able to find the source code for the Sequence activity itself from Workflow. In looking around the System.Activities dll my project references I don't see how the designer is linked. I was expected to have found somewhere a reference to AttributeTableBuilder with a call to the AddCustomAttributes like is done for an activity with a custom designer.
Is the designer source code for the Sequence activity designer available somewhere on the internet? I was hoping to take a look at it to learn how Microsoft designed the Sequence UI. I tried googling it, but was only finding information about building a custom activity designer.

A: If you want to achieve the same as built-in Sequence Activity, Custom Activity is  the correct choice, and you should use WorkflowItemsPresenter, this example will show result as built-in Sequence Activity:
 activity designer xaml:
<sap:ActivityDesigner x:Class="ProjectForm2.ActivityDesigner1"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:sap="clr-namespace:System.Activities.Presentation;assembly=System.Activities.Presentation"
xmlns:sapv="clr-namespace:System.Activities.Presentation.View;assembly=System.Activities.Presentation">
<sap:ActivityDesigner.Resources>
     <Style x:Key="WorkflowItemsPresenterStyle" TargetType="sap:WorkflowItemsPresenter">
            <Setter Property="SpacerTemplate">
                <Setter.Value>
                    <DataTemplate>
                        <Border Background="Transparent">
                            <Path Data="F1M181.297,177.841L181.205,177.746 181.385,177.563 202.804,156.146 202.804,135.07 178.497,159.373 170.847,167.026 170.666,167.205 163.107,159.653 138.804,135.345 138.804,156.42 160.219,177.841 170.76,188.379 181.297,177.841z"
                      Stretch="Uniform" Fill="#FFDEDDDD"
                      Width="15" Height="15" Margin="0,0,0,0" RenderTransformOrigin="0.5,0.5"/>
                        </Border>

                    </DataTemplate>
                </Setter.Value>
            </Setter>
            <Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
                <Setter.Value>
                    <ItemsPanelTemplate >
                        <StackPanel  Orientation="Vertical"/>
                    </ItemsPanelTemplate>
                </Setter.Value>
            </Setter>
        </Style>
</sap:ActivityDesigner.Resources>
<Grid>
    <Grid.Resources>

    </Grid.Resources>
    <sap:WorkflowItemsPresenter Style="{StaticResource WorkflowItemsPresenterStyle}" AllowDrop="True"   Items="{Binding Path=ModelItem.Activities}"  HintText="Insert here">

    </sap:WorkflowItemsPresenter>
</Grid>

Activity class:
  [Designer(typeof(ActivityDesigner1))]
  public sealed class CodeActivity1 : CodeActivity
{
    public CodeActivity1()
    {
          Activities = new List<Activity>();
        Activities.Add(new Assign());
        Activities.Add(new Assign());
    }
   public List<Activity> Activities { get; set; }

    protected override void Execute(CodeActivityContext context)
    {
    }
}

A: The designer exists in the System.Activities.Core.Presentation.dll which if you add it to the project you use can use Re-Sharper to browse to:
System.Activities.Core.Presentation.SequenceDesigner
The designer is mapped with a AtributeTableBuilder in the DesignerMetadata class:
System.Activities.Core.Presentation.DesignerMetadata
You can also see the c# code at: http://referencesource.microsoft.com/#System.Activities.Core.Presentation/System/Activities/Core/Presentation/SequenceDesigner.xaml.cs
One interesting approach I found afterwards is you can directly use the sequence's designer as outlined in this answer.
I still have not found the actual XAML....It would be interesting to see the real thing.


Sometimes you just find the weirdest things on the Internet. Most of it isn't appropriate for THIS site, but don't worry…I only add content that is safe for work(SFW).
One of the weird things I read today, was that Graham crackers were made with the intent to curb masturbation! And at the bottom of the wiki article, it turns out that the inventor of corn flakes had the same goal with his product…WTF?
Don't you feel better now that you have this bit of information?
To finish, here is a great cartoon by Calvin & Hobbs, that summarizes our current state of affairs in the capitalist economies that we live in! Pretty awesome.
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Newsletter Subscription in 2023: Rethinking the Approach
In 2023, newsletters will be more personalized and targeted than ever before, ensuring that you receive the information you want without receiving extra information about things you don't care about. After all, who doesn't hate it when, after a newsletter subscription, you immediately receive 3 or 4 emails from the company you signed up with?
If you own a website and you're reading this now, it's probably because you have at least one newsletter or mailing list to help you stay in touch with the people who visit your site or buy your products or services.
And nope, they aren't and won't be dead in 2023!
People WANT to get emails from brands.
A study has shown that around 72% of subscribers listed staying up to date with a company or learning about a topic of interest as their reason for subscribing.
Newsletters are making a huge comeback, but today they have modern-day features: like personalized email content, for example.
A recent research by Hubspot shows that the most effective strategies for email campaigns are subscriber segmentation, message personalization, and email automation campaigns.
Email marketing segmentation – Source
Newsletters are an incredibly useful tool to reach customers and potential customers in an economical and personalized way.
Still, newsletter subscription methods might need some reworking by 2023 if they want to stay relevant to their readers.
And even if you get subscribers, make sure you KEEP THEM! But more on that later.
What Will Be Working in 2023 (and What Won't)
1. Keep Your Email Newsletter Signup Form Short
The days of lengthy newsletter subscription forms have been over for a long time, and still, I've stumbled across some websites that were linking to a signup page.
I don't need to tell you this, but users are quickly becoming increasingly impatient with internet browsing.
And anything longer than a few seconds will likely result in abandonment.
The best approach is to keep your signup form as short as possible and to make it interactive by including an email newsletter subscription message that can be read within a few seconds.
If you want to try something out of the box, consider using a newsletter subscription popup rather than a form.
This will allow you to address any questions about your newsletter before you get started, as well as collect more information on what content people would like to see from your business.
2. Give the User More Control over the Content and the Frequency
Don't focus only on new subscribers: keep the ones you have.
As a study from Hubspot has shown, your numbers can deceive you if you don't look at the whole picture.
Rethinking Subscriptions
If you're getting an increase in unsubscribes, it might be because of different reasons. People may be uninterested, or maybe they're overwhelmed.
You must identify your unsubscribers' reason and make adjustments accordingly.
Maybe all you have to do is lower the frequency of emails sent.
After all, which one is better? Having an engaged subscriber who receives one email per week or a subscriber who gets every email but never reads it?
Another great way to increase the number of subscribers you have is to give the user more control over the content they want to receive in their newsletters.
By allowing them to choose from a list of topics, and the frequency of the emails, you'll be able to tailor your newsletter specifically for each individual subscriber.
3. Engage New Subscribers with Your Thank You Page
The confirmation page after a subscriber signs up, is great to grow your email list.
This page shows up right after your visitors opt into your offer.
That offer might be filling out a form, subscribing to your newsletter, downloading a lead magnet, etc.
So, by sending visitors to a thank you page, you can show off your personal brand, guide the visitor toward what they should do next, and increase the value of new subscribers.
One thing is for sure, we will have to rethink how we approach email newsletter subscriptions.
The key message for anyone thinking about increasing their newsletter subscriptions in 2023 is that it has to be easy for readers to subscribe and difficult for them to leave.
Whatever your solution may be, it's important that people feel like they are able to easily manage their inboxes and the content they receive while keeping themselves safe from spam emails.


Cobalt milkweed beetles (Chrysochus cobaltinus) can be found on milkweeds (especially Asclepias species) throughout the Western United States and British Columbia. With an iridescent cobalt blue exoskeleton and clubbed antennae, this beetle, in my opinion, is rather pretty.
Female cobalts lay their eggs on milkweed leaves. Larvae eat the soft tissues of leaves in the early spring and can often leave only a skeleton of veins. Larvae also feed on the plant roots. Usually the larvae do not kill the host plant, but if enough damage to the roots occurs the milkweed may become dormant until the next spring. Adult cobalt milkweed beetles emerge in the summer and can be found feeding on the flowers and leaves of their host milkweed plants for about six weeks. If enough adult beetles infest a milkweed plant they can kill their host.
Female cobalt milkweed beetles are polyandrous (mate with many males). This polyandry, according to a 2004 paper by Schwartz, provides a reproductive advantage to the cobalt beetle. Multiple matings result in an increase in daily egg production and an increase in the number of eggs in each egg mass.
Milkweeds contain toxic cardenolides, yet cobalt milkweed beetles, like the monarch butterfly, feed on these plants. Research has shown that a single amino acid substitution in both the monarch and the cobalt allow the insects to survive the accumulation of these toxins in their bodies. In addition, before feeding on a milkweed leaf the cobalt will bite into the midrib of the leaf and allow much of the toxic sap to "bleed" away.
The accumulation of cardenolides in the bodies of cobalt milkweed beetles serves as a defense mechanism. When disturbed, a cobalt beetle will tuck its legs and fall to the ground while producing a foul smelling and tasting fluid discouraging predators.
Blue milkweed beetle is another common name for C. cobaltinus. These beetles were feeding on showy milkweeds (Asclepias speciosa) in the McArthur Swamp (Shasta County CA).
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I don't like bugs…but I have to agree they are a pretty blue.


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Q: How to exclude language dlls from publish in dotnet core When I use dotnet publish, dotnet generates a bunch of folders de, es, fr and so on, that seems to just contain language specific information. Is there some way to not make it generate those?
We only run out web-app on servers with English locale, so they will never get used. And they are somewhat a waste of space in our docker containers.

A: Add <SatelliteResourceLanguages>en</SatelliteResourceLanguages> to a PropertyGroup in your .csproj file


MANY WERE ABSENT AT ROLL CALLThe next morning, out of range of enemy shell fire, Major C. T. Holcomb, commanding 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Division, called a halt for a moment's rest. This photograph shows all that remained of the battalion.
"FIRST AID, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD"First-aid station, Battery A, 6th F. A., Bonvillers, June 10, concealed from enemy observation by trees and camouflage, receiving wounded who were able to get back. After first aid was given, they were sent to field hospitals.


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Bali, Indonesia – Island of the Gods!
Bali, Indonesia ~ Some people call it the Island of the Gods, while others simply call it a weekend getaway. Millions of foreigners are drawn to Bali annually, and the numbers have been steadily increasing over the years. So what is it exactly that draws so many to Bali? It's complicated really. Perhaps it's the charming people, the religious ceremonies, the tropical climate, the good surf, the nasi goreng, the unique architecture, or simply just the Bintang. Whatever the reason, Bali is one of a kind, and simply can't be missed on any traveller's bucket list.
Check back each day this week for new posts that will help you plan and get excited for an incredible adventure!
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