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Romantic Europe: Places in the Heart
Many newlyweds in St. Petersburg use city landmarks as a backdrop for their wedding photos. (photo: Rick Steves))
The lakeside hamlet of Hallstatt, in Austria's mountainous Salzkammergut, is a picture-perfect place for a honeymoon. (photo: Rick Steves)
I love it when I convince people to engage with the Europe I show them. But when they become engaged with each other in Europe…I like it even more.
Recently I heard from someone who took his girlfriend on one of my recommended hikes near Mürren, Switzerland: "I convinced Emily to get one last photo of the view together before it got dark, even though we were both tired and hungry — and she very much wanted to relax and have a nice meal. I set up my tripod and when she thought we were just going to pose for a photo, I got on one knee and proposed. She said yes!"
Love is in bloom all over Europe. Couples embrace while walking the banks of the Seine River in Paris or meet along the Via dell'Amore ("Pathway of Love") in Italy's Cinque Terre. At romantic spots in St. Petersburg you'll see newlyweds with their photographers. After the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom are practically obligated to drop by a dozen or so picturesque locations for wedding pictures. They'll occasionally make a traditional toast with champagne, then break their glasses to proclaim their love — watch your step!
When people ask me for romantic destinations in Europe, I steer them away from traditional spots like Venice, Paris, or the Greek Islands. For true romance, I like to suggest stay-a-while getaways that are slightly off the radar, such as Hallstatt, Varenna, Gimmelwald, Ærø, and Beilstein.
For a cozy hideaway, look for the offbeat areas, where creaky locals walk gingerly on creaky floorboards, and where each balcony sports a flowerbox. The tiny town of Hallstatt, positioned picture-perfectly on the shore of Lake Hallstatt in Austria, is just such a place. It's a gentle land — idyllic and majestic — where lakes and mountains are shuffled sloppily together...the perfect place to commune with nature (and one another), Austrian-style.
On Italy's Lake Como, Varenna whispers luna di miele (honeymoon). This village oozes romance. Easily accessible by train, on the less-visited side of the lake, Varenna has a romantic promenade, a tiny harbor, and narrow lanes. You'll pass wisteria-drenched villas, evocative vistas, and lakeside lovers embracing the moment. It's just the right place to savor a cappuccino or aperitivo. There's wonderfully little to do here, and it's very quiet at night. It's places like this where I really feel the romance of Europe.
Or take Switzerland's tiny mountain hamlet of Gimmelwald. This traffic-free village hangs nonchalantly on the edge of a cliff high above the Lauterbrunnen Valley in the Swiss Alps. At the dawn of Switzerland's age of big-time tourism, the farmers inhabiting this tumble of rough-hewn log farmhouses voted "no" to development. While other cliff-hanging villages became soulless resorts, Gimmelwald survives as a traditional Swiss mountain community. Its two 700-year-old streets, a zig and a zag, are decorated by drying laundry, hand-me-down tricycles, and hollowed stumps bursting proudly with geraniums.
Denmark's sleepy isle of Ærø is the cuddle after the climax. It has the perfect bygone-world feel that makes you just want to wind down, enjoy the seagulls, and cherish the one you're with. Ærøskobing is small enough to be cute, but just big enough to feel real. The government, recognizing the value of this amazingly preserved little 18th-century town, prohibits modern building anywhere in the center. It's the only town in Denmark protected in this way.
In Germany, cozy Beilstein is Cinderella-land — touristy but tranquil, except for its territorial swans swimming on the Mosel River. This "Sleeping Beauty of the Mosel" was only accessible by boat until about 1900, and it still seems lost in time. It's what some visitors hope a Rhine River hamlet might be — a peaceful, romantic village slipped between impossibly steep vineyards and the river. Above the town are castle ruins with a postcard panorama — there's even better views at the top of the lone surviving tower.
Wherever couples go, they usually fall under romantic Europe's magic spell. And for singles, there's no denying that the romance of travel can sometimes spark a travel romance. But there are always a few outliers. I discovered this recently at a fabulous restaurant in Florence that was serving hearty farmers' food: grilled meats, high-quality seasonal vegetables, fresh herbs, prized olive oil, and rustic Tuscan bread. As I was savoring my meal, I heard a newlywed woman give the cuisine the wildest compliment. She told her husband, "Marrying you was fine, but this dinner makes the entire honeymoon."
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The main driver's credit card is mandatory for the guarantee deposit.
To pick up the vehicle, it is mandatory to provide the voucher, passport and driving license (photocopies are not accepted). The car hire company will refuse the service should the customer fail to provide any of these documents and the reservation will be considered as NO SHOW.
Drop off fees: if the drop-off location is different from the pick-up location. It has to be paid upon the vehicle's return.
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REX requires customers to have been in possession of a driving license for a minimum 1 year and being at least aged 21 years old.
Full tank: the vehicle's petrol tank is full when the vehicle is picked up, and empty when dropped off.


Participate in National Grilling Month!
July is not only a month where we celebrate America's independence, the hot sun beaming on your skin, and refreshing dips in a pool or lake. July is also the time to celebrate National Grilling Month! There's nothing better than cranking up the grill, throwing some fresh veggies and burgers on the grate, and being surrounded by the aroma of delicious food and close friends. But how do you still fulfill your grilling traditions if you're traveling? We want to ensure that guests of our hotel and visitors of Rapid City alike don't feel left out, so we've compiled a list of restaurants that will help to satisfy your grilling and BBQ cravings.
Located in the midst of downtown Rapid City, Firehouse Brewery is the perfect place to relax on the deck and feel like a local. Open since 1991, Firehouse Brewery is located in Rapid City's first fire hall and still contains the original fire poles and ladders in the building. After you've ordered a drink, we recommend directing your eyes toward the "Fire Pit BBQ" section of the menu. We can't promise that you'll be able to make a quick decision, but we can promise that whatever you choose will be tasty! From baby back ribs and beef brisket to smoked pork and sausage links, Firehouse Brewery is sure to satisfy your cravings. Be sure to finish off your meal with the cast iron s'mores that will make you feel like you're sitting by a campfire on a cool summer night!
If you're looking for a little adventure, checkout the Facebook page of Smokin' Hot Catering to see where their food truck is parked around the city. A local favorite, Smokin' Hot has just the right amount of options to choose from. Offering classic smoked staple dishes, Smokin' Hot also offers unique culinary creations, such as BBQ and veggie nachos. Loaded with two smoked meats, or seasoned black beans, coleslaw, and topped with red and white custom BBQ sauce, your taste buds will thank you for choosing this delightful meal. If you loved your meal so much that you want to go back, we won't stop you! Smokin' Hot is consistently changing menu items to offer a variety of dishes to all dining guests.
If you're on the road traveling for a long stint of time, it can be nice to enjoy familiar cuisines. Luckily, Rapid City has Famous Dave's BBQ and Dickey's Barbecue Pit. Both located a quick drive from Comfort Suites, they allow you to indulge in juicy, legendary burgers, meat combo plates, beef brisket sandwiches, and classic sides such as mac 'n' cheese, baked beans, and baked potato casserole.
After you've had your fill of grilled and barbequed goodies, head back to your hotel room to rest on your pillow top mattress while watching a movie and enjoying all the comforts of home at Comfort Suites Hotel & Convention Center.


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Tiger Woods Moves Into Contention at Carnoustie
Tiger Woods waits with caddie Joe LaCava on hole three at Carnoustie Golf Club during the third round of the 2018 Open Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland. Credit: Francois Nel/Getty Images
Tiger Woods shot a third-round 66 to move into the top 10 after 54 holes of the 2018 Open Championship. Woods will enter Sunday's finale at Carnoustie four off the pace of co-leaders Jordan Spieth, Kevin Kisner, and Xander Schauffele, who share the lead at 9-under par.
Woods began the day at even par and tied for 29th, six shots back, but after a round that included six birdies – highlighted by a hat trick on Nos. 9, 10, and 11, the 42-year old sits just four behind with only two players between him and the lead group.
Despite the aforementioned six-pack of gains, it may have been a par on 18 that keyed Woods' round. After a tee shot that came within inches of landing in the burn, Woods laid up to about 90 yards, and then set up a par putt with a 56 wedge laser.
"It was huge. I didn't want to drop two shots coming in. I played so well I didn't want to end on a bogey," said Woods.
Woods continued his improved accuracy off the tee, hitting another 12 fairways on Saturday en route to a field-best 34.
"I really didn't feel like I really made a bad swing until 18," said Woods, who also hit 14 of 18 greens.
"I really felt like I had control of the golf ball today. And on top of that, I made some longer putts, which was nice."
Woods will be paired with Francesco Molinari on Sunday in the third to last group.
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The weight of water: lightening Miranda's burden
As a girl growing up in a developing country, 10-year-old Miranda knows the true cost of water. She lives in a rural area of Timor-Leste, where clean water is scarce and, as such, she has already had to sacrifice much of her childhood in exchange for this life-giving resource. Miranda collected water 3 times per day from the nearest river, which meant a total of 3 hours of walking every day. To contain the water, she would use 2 bottles – each holding about 5 litres of liquid, once filled.
In addition to these bottles, Miranda would also have to carry heaps of clothes on her commute, as she was required to wash dirty clothes in the same river. With the heavy load of 2 filled water jugs and the soaked, clean clothing, Miranda found the journey home particularly challenging. She would often need to take multiple breaks along the route. "Sometimes I'm tired, but we need the water for drinking, cooking, showering, etc," she said.
Like Miranda, many girls in Timor-Leste must collect clean water for their families, struggling to transport it the long distance home.
Miranda collected her first batch of water early in the morning before she attended her fourth grade classes in school. "Sometimes, I am late going to school because I have to collect the water from the river," she said. After school, she would collect the second load of water, and then venture out a third time in late afternoon.
Miranda ended up exhausted from her long and physically exerting journeys. She was left drained of time and energy, which not only negatively impacted her health and well-being, but also caused her studies to suffer.
Ultimately, she had little opportunity to learn or play and was, thus, denied her right to be a child. "I just have time in the late evening to do my homework and study, but I am tired already because I collected the water and prepared our dinner in the afternoon," Miranda explained.
The river that Miranda collected water from was also used to wash dirty clothes and frequented by animals as a drinking spot. It would become especially dirty during the rainy season.
The water that Miranda collected, and that she and her family consumed, was sourced from a river that was also used as a drinking spot for horses. "We only have access to water in the river. It is close to my village and it is the only water source that we have," she stated. Along with being a hosting ground for bacteria and contamination from other animals, the river becomes particularly dirty during the rainy season.
"We have to anticipate the rainy season by collecting the water in advance and saving it just for cooking and drinking. But for washing dishes, clothes and showering, we just use the rain water," Miranda explained.
Miranda's mother, Paulina, boils the water several times to ensure it is as safe as possible for consumption. Yet, even with taking every safety precaution, the water was still not a viable and healthy drinking option. "Sometimes, my family and I have coughs because we consume this water," said Miranda.
Unfortunately, illnesses linked to inadequate sanitation and unclean water pose a serious threat for the children of Timor-Leste. In fact, diarrhea remains one of the country's top causes of infant and child mortality.
Miranda and her mother, Paulina, collect clean water from a tap near their home – a result of the newly constructed community water system. Now Miranda can attend school and Paulina can better manage her family's health.
In spring 2013, Plan (and Plan's partners) held a discussion with community members, establishing the need for the new water system. Together, they identified optimal access points for water taps and determined what roles, responsibilities, and resources were required for effective construction and maintenance.
"It was the community that built their own water system and will maintain their own system. We just supported the community on technical matters," said Maria, a local hygiene promoter and Plan partner who aided in the project. These collective efforts helped ensure the project's successful completion, as well as its long-term sustainability.
"I'm happy now because we have clean water," said Miranda, who now has water taps located in close proximity to her house. Through this Plan-supported initiative, Miranda now has more time and energy to dedicate to her education, and her mother can rest assured that the family is using clean water.
With the new water filtration system, not only does Miranda and her family benefit, the entire village does as well.
"The new water system reduces my burden, and I don't need to walk long distances. Also, I do not need to be late for school, and I will have more time to study," said Miranda.
However, it wasn't only Miranda and her mother who were able to improve their lives thanks to this new water system – the benefits also flowed down to the families and children located in surrounding areas. In Miranda's village there were 10 water pumps installed, meaning that – with the ratio of approximately 6 houses per pump – about 60 houses can now access clean water. In total, the entire water system, which spans both the Aileu and Lautem districts, now serves almost 3,000 people in about 600 households.
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"And they shall gather in a circle wrought of iron and forged from the spirit of their souls. In times past many great warriors gathered together to form an order that would change the face of the world as it was known. They gathered not for glory or greed...but for fellowship. It was their spirit that would shape the face of the future paving a roadway for the generations that would follow.
The Iron Order Motorcycle Club was started by eight bikers in a garage. These bikers came from different back grounds with a strong desire for a Brotherhood and shared a common goal of riding together and partying together independently. We run our club by the same rules established over fifty years ago by MC clubs. We are not 1 percenters. We are not a hog chapter. We are Iron Order Motorcycle Club.
Welcome to the Rolling Bones chapter of IOMC. We are an independent MC and do not belong to any associations. Our colors are earned and we wear them proudly. We come from all walks of life. We are Brothers. We are bikers. We are a brotherhood. We are not a week end riding club. We are law abiding. We respect all and fear none. If you are looking for a brotherhood that likes to ride V Twin motorcycles and enjoys the MC life and want to know more use the contact link. If you see us out do not hesitate to approach us and ask questions. contact D.I.D. via the guestbook.


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Govt set to help Italian cinema industry says culture min
Ticket discount will bring people back to appreciate big screen
(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 25 - The government is set to help an Italian cinema industry that has been hard hit by the COVID pandemic and a steep decline in the number of cinema goers, Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said Friday.
"There'll be a decree on tax credits for cinema that will try to give cinema a hand, above all Italian cinema, a decree that will be for Italian films", said the minister.
Sangiuliano defended a measure recently passed after being set up by the previous government that earmarks 10 million euros for cinema ticket discounts.
"It's a measure set up by my predecessor, and if we hadn't done it we would have lost the funds.
"I think that with this discount we can incentivize people to return to the cinema, to appreciate the value of the big screen". (ANSA).


The Panasonic PT-D5700 with a brightness of 6000 ANSI Lumen offers a very high light output. 6000 ANSI Lumen are plenty for projections at large conferences, expos, fairs and outdoors. The Panasonic PT-D5700 thus plays in the 'event-league' and is designed for public screenings, permanent installations and long-term usage. With its 6000 ANSI Lumen it is multiple times brighter than a 'normal' home-cinema or office projector.
With the Direct-Power-Off feature of the Panasonic PT-D5700, the projector can be quickly set up and taken down. The lamp does not have to be cooled for several minutes as usual but can be unplugged seconds after switch-off.With the Direct-Power-Off feature of the Panasonic PT-D5700, the projector can be quickly set up and taken down. The lamp does not have to be cooled for several minutes as usual but can be unplugged seconds after switch-off.
Also the Panasonic PT-D5700 has the Edge Blending feature making it suitable for multi-screen projections. Edge blending is used when the required image size can´t be covered by a single projector. Such images can be divided and displayed with multiple projectors with Edge Blending.
The Panasonic PT-D5700 has an ECO mode, which prolongs the lifespan of the lamp by reducing brightness, operating noise and power consumption of the projector.
The lamp lifetime is 2000 hours. This is a very high value, which will guarantee years of vivid projections, and vey low follow-up costs for you. The current lamp running time is 803 hours. At an average of 1.5h daily operation, a new lamp will run 4 years.
We offer projectors in different conditions. The Panasonic PT-D5700 shown here is in 'used' condition. This means, this device has been used before. Our experts have checked it, either cleaned it, or fitted a new lamp and confirmed its technical components are in 'as good as new' condition. There may be superficial signs of usage on the projector but that does not have any impact on its good technical condition. You are getting a technically first class projector at a great price discount.


I'll toss this one out for discussion since I can't find a better single-stepper.
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Leren, am I missing something? These eliminations solve it with singles in my hands..
pjb wrote: Leren, am I missing something? These eliminations solve it with singles in my hands..
Thanks Danny, Leren. Fixed typo. I'll leave the chain alone so people can see what Danny was commenting on.
While reviewing Steve's elimination, I noticed there was an almost 2-String Kite present. A two-step solution then emerged.
This is another take on Steve's logic.
It must be related to Danny's post, above, but I haven't checked the details.


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Q: Распечатать все части слова, начинающиеся с заданного символа на языке Turbo Pascal Не могу придумать алгоритм, который будет из слова выводить части этого слова начинающиеся с произвольного введенного символа.
Например: слово "Evanescent", при введенной "E" должен вывести:
Evanescent
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Это учебное задание я пытался решить сам, но застрял на непонимании от куда берется последняя строчка с последним повторяющимся словом

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First is for those that love test driven development (TDD). When starting a project I suggest starting with the domain objects and build a solid object model for the app. And since most models are just getters/setters there is not much to test out of the gate. So the next logical step is to test how the models interact with the database and each other. It will save a lot of time to analyze the base queries and relationship mapping before getting too far along.
This post attempts to cover the basics in setting up unit tests that run in the Spring context allowing integration testing of Spring Data JPA interfaces. The tests will be transactional (all data changes are rolled back after the test) and integrated with the project database. This should be for any custom DAO methods, queries and operations. If you are using Spring Data JPA for the boilerplate crud, paging or sorting interface then this won't help. I don't encourage testing other peoples/projects code unless you are trying to insulate from version changes or how it's integrated into the app. That being said the first example for a crud operation.. saving. It a good starting place to prove it works. Rollback can be toggled to experiment and it's simple.
The appConfig.class was not included for this test because it is unnecessary. It has definitions that would normally belong in the servlet.xml file that don't work in this context. If I needed only a few beans from that file then I would create a test only version in the test source path and include it here.
@RunWith is a JUnit annotation that will instruct the test to be invoked with Springs class "SpringJunit4ClassRunner.class" instead of the JUnit default class. This makes it possible to process the Spring annotations for the file. An alternate method would be to extend SpringJunit4ClassRunner on the test class. That can be helpful for base test classes.
@ContextConfiguration is for Spring so it knows which config files to load. Note: you need to include any and all Spring config classes here that your tests will depend on. If not you will get bean not found errors or incomplete mappings. By default this will try to load "classpath:/com.luckyryan.sample.dao/UserDaoIntegrationTest-context.xml" if no mappings are specified. I like to include the context for clarity but mentioned here as an FYI if you have a custom context and you see conflicts.
@Transactionl puts the class in the Spring transaction which will make the next annotation useful.
@TransactionConfiguration(defaultRollback = true) this will rollback any db changes at the end of the test. This is nice if you need to preserve test state between tests. This can be set to false to experiment and create test rows. Note: with MySql you won't see the data in the table during the test because it's in a transaction.
The @Autowired DAO is the Spring Data JPA interface for the project. Then the test will create a domain object and attempt to persist it through the interface.
That's about it for this test, run it and it should be all green. From here just add methods as they are added to the interface.
Seems simple but try this test with two records that have the same email. You'll see there is an assumption in the code that it will always return one result. This will throw a DataAccessException when more than one record is found.


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Lindell Towers East and West
Coronado Place
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The out-of-town owners of Coronado Place and Towers tapped our team to give the neighboring lobbies in Lindell Towers East and West a quick "light touch" renovation: new furniture, paint, light fixtures, and strategic (if any) construction. The buildings house mostly graduate students and professors from Saint Louis University, so our designers strove to furnish the spaces with contemporary furnishings that would appeal to younger residents, but would at the same time age well as an investment for the ownership group. To expedite the design and procurement, ownership requested the spaces have identical furnishings. We were also directed to develop a new building standard paint scheme to be implemented throughout the buildings.
Both buildings were built in the 1920s, and featured lovely architectural detailing and some idiosyncrasies. The smaller lobby in the East Tower was fully paneled, and ownership wanted to break up the wood. We opted to remove the paneling on the fireplace, and had it clad in an understated tile. Three different seating groups are situated under two new pendant fixtures, and a Dimension Wall adds sparkle to the level above.
The larger, pink-terrazzo lobby in the West tower had no overhead light fixtures, and because of cost, ownership wanted to keep lighting powered from existing wall outlets. Our designers again created three distinct seating areas to serve different functions: lounge furniture around a television; a quiet soft seating area; and a bar-height community table for studying. Lamps provide warmth, and a large telescoping floor lamp illuminates the SPACE-built live edge community table.


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PROVE IT: GOP Demands Biden Take 'Cognitive Exam' to Show He's Fit for Office
Dozens of Republican lawmakers released a formal letter Wednesday demanding President Biden undergo a "cognitive screening exam" to show the Democrat is mentally fit for office.
The memo was signed by a group of 37 lawmakers.
Dear President Biden,
We again write to you to express concern with your current cognitive state. We believe that, regardless of gender, age, or political party, all Presidents should follow the example set by former President Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities. While you underwent your annual physical exam on November 19, 2021, you either did not have a cognitive test or those results were withheld from the public. White House Physician Kevin O'Connor, D.O., attested to you being "fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency" in a purely physical manner; however, we are worried about your cognitive and mental abilities.
As you may remember, several Members of Congress sent you a letter on this issue in June of last year, to which you have not replied. Since then, the American people have continuously lost faith in your ability to effectively and competently handle your duties as President of the United States. This is reflected by recent polling which shows that: 48% of voters disagree with the statement that you are mentally fit, with only 46% agreeing and representing a 19-point change from October 2020.
The Alzheimer's Association lists "changes in mood and personality," including being more "easily upset" as one of ten signs of mental decline. You displayed this type of mood change during a cabinet meeting on January 24, 2022, when you apparently did not know your microphone was on after finishing your opening remarks, and you called a White House reporter a "stupid son of a b****" in response to a question asked on inflation.
Further, in a December 16, 2021, press conference with the White House COVID-19 response team, you appeared to be unable to read the numbers in front of you. When attempting to announce the total number of the population who had received a booster shot, you said, "57… excuse me… 570… I don't want to read it, I'm not sure I got the right number…" before being corrected by Dr. Anthony Fauci with the right statistic of 57 million.
The American people should have absolute confidence in their President. They deserve to know that he or she can perform the duties of Head of State and Commander-in-Chief. They deserve full transparency on the mental capabilities of their highest elected leader. To achieve this, we urge you to submit to a cognitive test immediately. We implore you to then publish the test results, so the American people know the full mental and intellectual health of their President, and to follow the example set before you.
Read the full memo here.
"Where's Doug?" President Joe Biden had another malfunction this week, referring to Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia's 8th district as 'Doug' five times before finally correcting himself. The moment came during Biden's speech at a steamfitters union hall in Springfield, Virginia, where he touted his administration's "economic achievements." Check out President Biden's latest malfunction below:
During her recent confirmation hearing, Judge Charnelle Bjelkengren, President Biden's nominee to serve as a United States district judge, was positively stumped by several basic questions about the United States Constitution. The questions, which were posed by Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, instructed the nominee to identify Articles 5 and 2 of the constitution do. Watch …
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City of Toledo starts process of declaring Greenbelt Place Apartments a public nuisance
A Department of Neighborhoods' notice listed several violations of city code in its 72-hour public nuisance notice.
Author: WTOL Newsroom
Published: 1:40 PM EDT September 28, 2021
Updated: 11:20 AM EDT October 7, 2021
TOLEDO, Ohio — An inspection of the Greenbelt Place Apartments on Cherry Street has led to a 72-hour public nuisance order filed by the Toledo Department of Neighborhoods, dated Sept. 22.
According to the letter, the conditions of the property at 800 Cherry St. in north Toledo "are an immediate threat to the health, safety or welfare of the public."
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said Tuesday that "there are code violations on the property, but the judge has not yet declared it a public nuisance."
In eight pages of inspection by the city's code enforcement inspector found that the Greenbelt Place Apartments had the violations of:
Junk, debris, trash and litter on property
Inoperable/unlicensed vehicle(s) including trailers on property
Tires on property
Interior furniture on the exterior of the building
Repairs or replacement needed for: overhangs, brick sidewalks, doors, windows, railings, steps/stairs, siding, gutters/spouts, fencing
According to Toledo police, officers were dispatched to the complex 127 times between Jan. 1 and Oct. 5 of this year.
We have obtained documents showing the City of Toledo has started the process to list Greenbelt Place Apartments as a "nuisance property" it still needs to go through the courts to be made official. Updated to come. Here's what we have now. @WTOL11Toledo https://t.co/opEFmAC2aw
— Emma Henderson WTOL (@EmmaHendersonTV) September 28, 2021
READ THE VIOLATION LETTERS HERE:
As outlined in Toledo Municipal Code, the owner/vendee on record of the Greenbelt Place Apartments, 2013 Toledo Cherry Street LLC, with addresses listed in Columbus address and Austin, Texas, is subject to civil fines up to $600 and is ordered to correct the violations listed in the inspection.
If the conditions at the Greenbelt Place Apartments are not fixed within 72 hours of a public nuisance order being declared, the owner may have criminal charges and/or a civil complaint filed against them in Toledo Municipal Court. As of Tuesday, Sept. 28, no charges had been filed. The letter also states that "the public nuisance may be abated or demolished by the City of Toledo at your expense."
The letter stated that the owner had three days from the date of the notice/order to appear in person to request a hearing on the question of whether a nuisance exists. The hearing would be held on the first regularly scheduled Nuisance Abatement Housing Appeals Board meeting following such an in-person request.
Failure to correct the violations may result in criminal charges. The notice also makes it known that if the owner transfers the property to another party if it is declared a public nuisance, the owner could be guilty of a first-degree misdemeanor and would be responsible for all costs incurred by the city for correcting the nuisance conditions.
CONGRESSWOMAN WANTS IMPROVEMENTS MADE
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur previously said she wanted to see improvements made immediately to the Greenbelt Place Apartments in north Toledo.
Kaptur said in a statement:
"On behalf of the residents of Cherrywood, our office has requested an onsite inspection by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to immediately assess serious health and safety concerns at the complex and to put in place an immediate plan for corrective action."
The residents are fed up with the unlivable conditions at the apartments, including pest infestations and violence.
You can see remnants of past violence just walking around the complex, as WTOL 11 saw bullet holes in two separate buildings.
RESIDENTS EXPRESS CONCERNS
There are also no outer doors on the buildings, so anyone can just walk in. That's where residents say the issues begin.
"The pest problems: the bugs, the mice, nothing is getting better, everything is getting worse," a tenant said.
The residents WTOL 11 spoke with said there are bug and rodent infestations in many apartments, and they stay inside at night worried about the amount of violence in the complex.
Their biggest concerns are the number of shootings there, the lack of maintenance in the apartments that they say lead to safety hazards like loose railings, and pest infestations.
RELATED: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur calls for inspection of Greenbelt Place Apartments due to pest infestations, violence
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Asthma's Impact on Your Child's Life
Asthma is a challenging condition. It can affect all areas of your child's life.
Many children with asthma miss school days. When this happens, have your child call a friend to ask about the work he or she missed. Doing this both keeps your child's schoolwork current and provides him or her with the social contact that school provides.
Children may doubt their ability to participate in sports or band. But if your child uses his or her medicines and keeps asthma symptoms under control, he or she will probably be able to participate in activities.
Children may be embarrassed about taking medicine at school. It may be less embarrassing if your child can take the medicine at home or is allowed to keep the medicine with him or her at school. At times, though, it may be necessary for your child to go to the school nurse or office to take medicine.
Children may feel they are different from their peers because of the need to avoid situations that trigger asthma symptoms, such as going to the homes of friends who have pets. Inviting those friends to your home can help your child interact with other children. But visitors may carry pet allergens on their clothing and other items, so be aware that your child may need to increase his or her use of asthma-control medicines during such visits.
Children may be concerned about having an asthma attack at school or around friends. They may fear that they will die during an attack. If symptoms are controlled daily, children will have fewer, less severe asthma attacks.
One of the best tools for managing asthma is a daily controller medicine that has a corticosteroid (sometimes called a "steroid"). But some people worry about using corticosteroid medicines because of myths they've heard about them. If you're making a decision about a corticosteroid inhaler, it helps to know the facts.
Most asthma attacks result from a failure to successfully control asthma with medicines. By strictly following your child's doctor's recommendations and correctly giving medicine to your child, it is possible to prevent asthma attacks from occurring in most children. This can greatly reduce the impact of asthma on your child's life.
Parents sometimes think that their child's asthma is life-threatening even when it is mild. Many parents of children who have asthma believe that asthma can affect their child's emotional well-being. You can work with your child's doctor to learn ways of dealing with asthma to take away some, if not most, of your and your child's anxiety.
Family therapy, such as counseling, may be helpful to children who have asthma. A review of studies showed that peak expiratory flow and daytime wheezing improved in children who had therapy compared with those who didn't and that children showed overall improvement from therapy.footnote 1
Yorke J, Shuldham C (2005). Family therapy for asthma in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2). Oxford: Update Software.
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TV ReviewsBossSeason 1
Boss: "Reflex"
Meredith Blake
BossSeason 1
There I was, slowly warming to this episode of Boss, feeling my reservations about the show's ponderous, heavy-handed style fade away, finding myself invested in the slowly unraveling storylines, when, all of a sudden, Boss spontaneously combusted into a Skinemax movie. I suppose I shouldn't have been that surprised by the moment when the insurgent gubernatorial candidate, fresh off a triumphant press conference, shoved his sexy, bespectacled adviser against a column in a hotel lobby, had about seven seconds of extremely uncomfortable looking sex, then ripped her blouse open for good measure. Sure, the scene had nice lighting and artsy directing, but otherwise it was straight out of Penthouse Forum, right down to Kitty's conveniently bra-less breasts. The whole thing was nothing but a ridiculous lapse into prurient male-fantasy land, masquerading as serious adult drama. Basically the exact same thing happened last week, but that's exactly why I thought it couldn't happen again this time around. Two hilariously gratuitous sex scenes in as many weeks? Nobody would be stupid enough to do that. Alas, I was wrong.
It's a shame because up until Public Fuckfest 2: Party in the Hotel Lobby, Boss and I were getting along pretty well. The episode had some nice narrative momentum to it, as Kitty and Kane tried to round up enough votes for whatever that trash bill was all about. Meanwhile, Kane continues to meddle with Cullen for no apparent reason, though surely one will eventually emerage. His plot to derail the Cullen campaign is suspiciously elaborate, and who knows how Kane procured that surveillance footage of Cullen at the Miami airport, but these are the kinds of questions I'm willing to ignore under the right circumstances. (In a very Good Wife-ish move, Cullen's encounter with the young man at the airport was an obvious take on George Rekers).
In "Reflex" we also saw the first signs of Kane's incipient mental decay during a press conference about the O'Hare building project. Speaking of which, Miller, the idealistic, muck-racking reporter, pays a visit to the construction site where two Hispanic workers tell him that the night crew does most of the work, and that mysterious piles of dirt keep appearing from nowhere. Color me intrigued. (I also like how they messed with the gringo by feeding him a taco loaded with habaneros.) Emma's storyline didn't work as well—Hannah Ware is possibly too good at delivering a wooden sermon—but the sexual tension between her and Darius is at least intriguing enough to keep me vaguely interested.
There's plenty of good, if not exactly groundbreaking, stuff going on in Boss, but I've never before seen a show with such poor impulse control. There's talent here, but precious little self-restraint. Boss can't decide whether to be oblique or totally heavy-handed; occasionally it pulls off the difficult feat of being both at the same time.
The tension between these two forces is present in virtually every moment of the show, and a single scene can go from nuanced to completely hammy on the turn of a dime. Kane goes to a funeral to try to strong-arm Alderman Alverson into voting with him (shades of the Mad Men episode when Pete and Don go to a funeral to try to woo clients). Kane appeals to his ego, telling him "Sometimes it's good to proclaim your independence." It was a great moment, a glimpse at what makes him a successful politician, and it was done in an understated way. Cut to outside the funeral home, where Alderman Ross, a pallbearer at the funeral, delivers one of the inexplicable monologues that have already become this show's trademark. "Never seen no chickens follow a turkey," he says at full volume while carrying a dead person in a coffin.
While I'm on the subject: what's the deal with all the stagy asides and lengthy monologues on this show, anyway? Boss is obviously trying to be "Shakespearean"—Kelsey Grammer can't seem to help speaking in iambic pentameter—so maybe that's what it's all about? In any case, the scene where Kane stops by the Children's Hospital to talk to Meredith had potential, but like so much on Boss, it quickly got too showy for its own good. Instead of waiting for five minutes until she'd finished reading "My Pet Goat" (or whatever), Kane decides to plop down on the stool next to her and tell her he's reconnected with their estranged daughter—as one does while reading to a room full of sick children. It was unnecessarily dramatic: can't anyone on this show interact like normal people? There are too many stunts in Boss, and not enough convincing human encounters.
The episode ends ominously, as Kane goes to meet the ailing Mayor Rutledge who, like Tio Salamanca, is mute and immobile yet still maintains a forbidding aura. It's unclear what their relationship is, or who Rutledge's daughter is (Meredith?), but it was an effective and pleasantly creepy way to show what's on his mind. (Namely, death.)
As for a grade, I'm torn. If it hadn't been for the porn interlude, "Reflex" might have earned a B- or even a B. I'm going to give it a C+ to acknowledge the moderate improvement in the rest of the show, and because no one received any mutilated body parts in the mail. Baby steps, people.


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"…I would definitely want to have Google establish Google TV, but with a significantly smaller and more prudent approach. It's always the case people will tend to overestimate the short-term and underestimate the long-term.
Google TV or a child of Google TV or the grandchild of Google TV will happen. The integration of television in Internet is inevitable. But the idea that it would happen overnight in Christmas 2010 was very misguided and that also caused us dearly. As you know, we dramatically reduced the price of the box to what we thought the consumers valued it and actually doing fine.
I understand Microsoft and Google not wanting to make the hardware for HTPC/ConnectedTV devices. The problem is it's a huge risk for a consumer electronics company to be that hardware maker for an unproven, alpha/beta product. Google needs only to look at Microsoft's extender debacle to see what direction they ended up with. Microsoft's only extender device is their very own XBox 360. The first key to making this connectedTV platform succeed and be widely adopted is to produce your own hardware where you control the firmware updates and the hardware. Make it work extremely well for the consumer and then your platform it's built on will succeed. Google can look to their newly purchased SageTV to see the success of this model on a much smaller scale.
The big HTPC news this week was that Boxee is adding support for an OTA & cable unencrypted USB TV Tuner. My first reaction was positive as there really aren't many DVR options remaining for DVR/HTPC fans these days now that BeyondTV and SageTV are out of the game for new entrants. But then I realized this was only for liveTV and no DVR support.
Sorry but true DVR functionality is a necessity for my HTPC. And factor in that you can only use this for over-the-air and unencrypted cable TV. I want fully-functional DVR and the ability to tune those encrypted cable channels. Otherwise it's not enough for 99.9% of my TV use. Yes this is welcome news because it's better than no DVR support, but not enough in my opinion. I'm still hoping for something good coming from GoogleTV and AppleTV. Otherwise HTPC as we know it will die as Microsoft lets their MediaCenter product whither on the vine.
Since the beginning of e-ink readers and tablet computers, kindles and iPads there has been a debate about whether back-lit LCD screens cause more eye strain than the more paper-like e-ink screens. When I first reviewed the Kindle 2 I admitted then that the Kindle's e-ink was "easier on the eyes" than reading on a laptop or tablet. Then the iPad happened.
I bought the original iPad to try it out and over time found myself using it more and more. When the iPad 2 arrived I sold my iPad and moved up to the iPad 2 and over the next several months found myself using that iPad2 more to read everything than the Kindle 2. Then I began travelling a lot for work and for vacations and in the process began looking for ways to "downsize" the gadgets I carried with me. In the process I started weaning myself from the Kindle. Yes it had much better battery life, but I wanted – almost needed that iPad as it many times replaced my laptop AND e-reader on trips. Finally this summer I gave away my Kindle to my daughter since I was using it so little.
Now many months and books later I'm finding I miss that Kindle's e-ink screen. Many days I work on a PC all day with it's dual-screen LCD and then at home catch up on my reading, researching and even working on my PC and iPad at home. And you know what I'm finding? My eyes are really strained – I think from non-stop LCD viewing. Over the next few weeks I'll be reviewing the new Kindle Fire tablet and the new Kindle touchscreen e-ink reader. I'm pretty confident I'll be going back to using both a e-ink Kindle AND a tablet. If I can get away with a smaller tablet like the Kindle Fire I might even keep that lighter load goal I've been working towards.
What about you? Do you think there is something to the eyestrain argument against back-lit screens versus paper or e-ink?
It's sweeps month (Official Nielson Dates are October 27 - November 23, 2011) So we'll continue to see very little in the way of new series and TV Network changes during this time. There are a few things to note though so read on for the GeekTonic weekly TV update highlighting all the new premieres, finales and specials coming up this week.
The 45th Annual CMA Awards (8pm on ABC) Country Music Awards with Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and more.


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Rufus Didwiszus
Orphée aux enfers
BY Monika Rittershaus
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Through the sets designed by Rufus Didwiszus and the rich costumes by Victoria Behr, Kosky takes the spectators to a surreal fantasy world having elements of different time periods. "We are not doing a 19th-century reconstruction," says Kosky, "and we are not doing a contemporary production. We are mixing – the world is a hallucination of elements of Offenbach's world seen through the eyes of the 21st century. Like all operetta, it must have opulence. It's a Kosky production, so we're using silent film techniques and gender-bending and varieté. It's an Offenbach Panopticon." The production was son stage at the Salzburg Festival.
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Director: Barrie Kosky
Choreography: Otto Pichler
Sets: Rufus Didwiszus
Costumes: Victoria Behr
Lighting: Franck Evin
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The four UB baby Peregrines, are big enough now to see from the ground!
This afternoon we had to shoot into sun so these shots were edited to make them more clear. The chicks will be banded Monday morning by Mark Kandel, DEC.


All poems must be initially typed on a typewriter.
Titles must have a space between them and the poem.
All poems must be completed in one sitting.
If the writer leaves the desk during the sitting, that poem's draft is considered finished.
There is never a final draft, but there is a minimum of three drafts.
Drafts must have a twenty four hour break between them.
Using colours as a descriptive technique is frowned upon.
Notes on drafts must be written in pen on the draft, different days require different pens.
Source your own pens n the moment, do not prepare them in advance.
Notes and ideas must be handwritten in journals, not on computers.
Only instrumental music may be listened to. Non-diegetic music is ok.
All stanzas must be in multiples of 2 with a 4 line minimum.
Poems must be self-referential to each other, and any other poems written by the author.
Poems must form a series of at least three.
Originals must never be given away, only photocopies.
All originals must be kept in plastic wallets, in a folder, each poem has one wallet with the most recent draft at the front.
Poems in the series must be numbered.
This manifesto is free to distribute in any form.
Folders must have a cover page with the author's name, address, folder start date, folder number and a copy of the manifesto in the second wallet.
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The most hot trend for Fall 2016 is romance in ruffles, designers offer a sense of feminine romance through ruffles, bows and detailing. Rich in Victorian references, ruffled detailing adorns tops, dresses and skirts adding a sense of softness to tailored silhouettes, movement to minimalist pieces and a relaxed finish to your new season wardrobe.
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David Pastrnak's hat trick highlighted another big game for the top line, but the B's got long-awaited contributions from several other sources in Saturday's win, their fourth in a row.
BOSTON - Yes, the same guys led the way again.
But no, this was not the same old story.
Granted, many aspects of Saturday's 8-2 victory over the Red Wings were familiar -- chiefly the performance and production of the Bruins' top forward line, which scored three of Saturday afternoon's first five goals, including another of "Did you see that?" quality from David Pastrnak. This time, however, the trio of Brad Marchand (two assists), Patrice Bergeron (three helpers) and Pastrnak, whose second career hat trick included his 100th goal, got some support.
DeBrusk, who scored 16 goals as a rookie last season, turned that focus into his first two goals of his second year, and three other second-year B's -- Charlie McAvoy, Anders Bjork and Sean Kuraly -- added their first of the season. That meant the Bruins got goals from every forward line, plus the defense (McAvoy), in their fourth straight victory since a season-opening loss.
"There were a lot of good options … for (defensemen) joining the rush a little bit more," said Brandon Carlo, who contributed two assists. "That created a lot more opportunity for us.
Contributions from anyone besides the Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak trio, at any position, had been scarce before Saturday, but the B's took advantage of the extremely weak Wings (0-3-2) to rectify that.
DeBrusk's pair, both with assists from center David Krejci, gave the second line three goals in its last two games. Bjork's goal - his first since Dec. 7 of last season, which was ultimately ended by shoulder surgery - was the first in five games from the third line, and fourth-line center Kuraly closed the scoring with less than two seconds to play.
Those slow to find the score sheet had enjoyed the luxury of being carried by the top line, which has now totaled 13 goals (power play and shorthanded strikes included) over five games - and only one of them from Marchand (two assists on Saturday), who has hit for 34 or more for three straight years. Pastrnak is currently the hottest of the three, with goals in four straight games - including the ones that leave people talking.
Saturday's first may not have compared to the between-the-legs move that preceded a goal on Thursday against the Oilers, but it was an all-by-himself effort. He circled out of his own zone with the puck, picked up enough speed to sail easily through Dylan Larkin's attempt to stop him in the neutral zone, and then took advantage of defenseman Jake Jensen's helpless backpedaling to rip a wrist shot past Jonathan Bernier with 51 seconds left in what had been a sleepy, scoreless first period.
"I don't know … it's just, 'Wow,' kind of like that goal (Thursday)," goalie Tuukka Rask (32 saves) said of Saturday's dazzler.
The Bruins, somewhat unimpressive in the first period (the Wings had a 12-8 edge in shots), got second-period goals from McAvoy, DeBrusk and Pastrnak, whose lethal power-play one-timer gave him 100 in 259 NHL games. He completed the hat trick 2:05 into a back-and-forth third period, which the B's closed with the game's last three goals (Bjork, DeBrusk, Kuraly).


Over the last few years, Geographical Locality Studies has paid significant attention to topics related to environmental sustainability. Locality and the Global Challenges of Energy Transition carries on this tradition as the current number has been inspired by major anniversaries, such as Fukushima (5th), Chernobyl (30th), and the beginnings of mass destruction weapon testing (75th). It is, however, not a publication that systematically deals with nuclear energy, nor focuses directly on an issue that is set on environmental and social disasters related to one of the most controversial types of energy resources. GLS 4 is a colloquial effort of an international team that carried out a thorough research, analysis, and evaluation on atomic energy and its current utilisation. The papers also focus on renewables, as powerful, widely and locally available types of resources which could be used to conquer the dominance of fossil and nuclear energy in electricity generation, and reduce the dependencies of imported fuels of many regions of the Earth.
Frugeo Geography Research Initiative aims at contributing to the promotion of the local, sustainable, and environmentally friendly way of utilising resources. This issue carries on dealing with the most problematic areas that have the largest ecological footprints due to human activity. The principal aim of the journal, therefore, is to take part in this decade-long development by its own, modest way and encourage the creation of specialist papers which focus on the achievements of the energy industry solutions so far, and to offer realistic solutions for the increasingly obvious, global energy resource and the related environmental crisis.
This study is based on a two-track physical analysis of the current nuclear energy systems and advanced nuclear technology concepts. In this paper, novel notions are introduced including the energy cliff of nuclear power, the thermodynamic quality of uranium ores and the CO2 trap. Based on this analysis, and considering the full lifetime of reactors, nuclear power may become in the forthcoming decades not only economically, but also environmentally unsustainable.
2. Fanni Sáfián: Modelling and Analysing the Effects of a New Nuclear Power Plant. Is there Room for Renewables in Hungary by 2030?
Three energy models were created with the EnergyPLAN software for Hungary for the year 2030: An Official one, based on the Transmission System Operator's projections; an Alternative one, based on Energiaklub's energy vision; and a Hybrid one which blends the first two. In this research, the effects of the new nuclear power station units in Paks and the possible scenarios are investigated and compared.
The aim of this research was to calculate the sustainable portion of the renewable energy potential for Hungary, considering both ecological and technological limitations to provide information for long term planning processes focusing on local energy solutions. In this paper, the most important aspects, the multidisciplinary and spatial approach involving technical knowledge and branches of natural and social sciences, are presented.
This paper, on the one hand, is focusing on the availability, utilisation and importance of all locally available energy resources in the United Kingdom, written in a school textbook style; it, on the other hand, also ventures into understanding the reasons behind their decline or growing usage, and how and why these have changed over the last few decades, presented in a philosophical–academic style.
5. Katalin Juhász-Dóra & Gábor Michalkó & Katalin Ásványi & Melinda Jászberényi: Analysing Website Communication of Green Hotels with Respect to the Use of Renewables. How can they Increase Competitiveness?
The aim of this study is to analyse how the different forms of the available renewable energy resources are utilised in Hungarian hotels. The study also explores to which extent the utilisation of renewable energy is communicated through the websites of the assessed hotels.
Using the example of wind power plants in Slovenia as a case study, this paper identifies the landscape factors which should and could be considered, and discusses how these could be employed in planning the renewable energy facilities.
The energy evolution demands an extensive presence of storage applications, in both regional and local levels. The battery storage is the simplest solution but the financial part of the applications can be demanding; therefore, this research is focusing on some alternative technologies and their spatial dimensions.


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Q: Why a code continues when the function doesnt return value yet. (in xmlhttprequest, calling php file.) Is it related to Sync/Async functions? Came here again with lame questions as I am in process of learning/coding.
I would like to change a property of a disable value on button: During function performing its job, button should be disabled, once function finishes and return the values, button should be enabled again.
In function which creates a buttons I am calling update() function which loading php file via XMLHttpRequest. Then running the php code and return values on page. I want to have button disabled during this time. But everytime I call the function the button will not change. Or if changed it was so fast that I didnt even saw it.
here is a code:
    global_button = document.createElement("button");
//    let btn1 = document.createElement("button");
    global_button.innerHTML = "UPDATE";
    global_button.id = "update";
    global_button.disabled = false;
    document.body.appendChild(global_button);
    document.getElementsByClassName("two")[0].append(global_button);
    global_button.addEventListener("click", function () {
        console.log("After CLICKED");
        global_button.disabled = true;
        update();
        global_button.disabled = false;
        console.log("AFTER FUNCTION RETURN VALUES");

update function:
var xmlhttp;

function loadFile(file, func){
    xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = func;
    xmlhttp.open("GET", file, true);
    xmlhttp.send();
}

function update(){
    loadFile("update.php", function(){
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200){
            document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
        }
    });
}

When I checked the console, it shows both console logs immediately: "After CLICKED" and "AFTER FUNCTION RETURN VALUES" messages. And couples seconds later, result of the function appear. But button wont change whatsoever.
I am suspecting the sync/async functions ? I read something for the .open method and vale true/false, but nothing changed if I switched from true to false. Also thinking if I should put it on the loop or something which will check the button clicked ? But I thought that listener would do the job.
Can anybody check and give me an advice ? or correct my thinking if it's wrong?
many thanks all of you. :)

A: The problem is indeed due to the asynchronous nature of the send method of XMLHttpRequest - and therefore of your update, which calls it.
When you call update(), which itself calls this:
loadFile("update.php", function(){
    if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200){
        document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
    }
});

all that happens is that you set up an XMLHttpRequest object and use its send method to send a request, telling it to call this function:
function(){
    if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200){
        document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
    }
});

as a "callback" when the readyState changes. (And in particular, when the request is complete and a response received.) But calling update does not wait for that state change to happen and block your code from running - hence the next lines of code, which set the disabled state of the button to false and log to the console - are executed straight away. So the button gets disabled but then instantly un-disabled, and therefore you never see it disabled. (In fact the browser will never even "paint" the screen with a disabled button, since it doesn't get a chance to do this while your code is running, so even if you could in theory do a freeze-frame here you would never see a disabled button.)
To fix it, you have to work with the asynchronous code you're using. Anything you want to happen after the state change has to take place in the callback function you pass it. So you can simply fix your problem by changing the update definition to this:
function update(){
    loadFile("update.php", function(){
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200){
            document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
            global_button.disabled = false;
            console.log("AFTER FUNCTION RETURN VALUES");
        }
    });
}

and delete those two lines of code from the place you've currently got them, after the update call.
Although note that this will only work if global_button is in scope inside update, which it might not be depending on how your code is structured (it probably shouldn't be to be honest). And even if it does, it's not good to hardcode your update to always undisable the button afterwards, with no guarantee the button will even be disabled first.
It's therefore better to define update to itself take a callback function:
function update(callback){
    loadFile("update.php", function(){
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200){
            document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
            callback();
        }
    });
}

and then call it like this in your main code:
    global_button.disabled = true;
    update(function() {
        global_button.disabled = false;
        console.log("AFTER FUNCTION RETURN VALUES");
    });

because this separates the concerns of update itself ("make this request and set the content inner HTML to the response"), from whatever you might want to do afterwards, which could be different each time.
Finally, I can't not mention that this callback-based asynchronous code is very old-fashioned now. XMLHTTPRequest itself is quite a cumbersome API. I highly recommend you look into its modern equivalent, fetch, which is based on Promises - which while not without their mental gotchas are a much more understandable way to write asynchronous code. In particular with async and await you can write code that looks much like what you originally had: putting await update(); would actually do what you are waiting, and have the rest of your code wait for update to complete. But you can't just make that change to your original code because that only works if update returns a Promise, which in turns would mean completely rewriting your loadFile to use a more modern, Promise-based approach.


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Thanks for the help.


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I use spring-boot-gradle-plugin, version 1.1.5.RELEASE and spring-boot-starter-velocity version 1.1.5.RELEASE too.
Via jvisualvm I've noticed that there are two instances of VelocityEngine. And indeed in VelocityAutoConfiguration there are two beans created: VelocityConfigurer  (which internally creates VelocityEngine) and VelocityEngine itself (which is created via velocityConfigurer.createVelocityEngine()). Shouldn't it be   velocityConfigurer.getVelocityEngine() instead of velocityConfigurer.createVelocityEngine()?
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A late night rummage, unravelling piles and piles of fabric, more and more as I went. Countless purchases, some remembered, fresh as they are, some being hoarded away years and years...the creases proof of that.
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While there isn't anything wrong with collecting fabric, it's so more beautiful on your skin (or a loved one) than folded up in your sewing room.
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Quartet seen by Ian at The Hive, Shrewsbury, 18/03/2017. Co-leaders Nikki Iles (piano) and Karen Sharp (tenor sax) were joined by Dave Green (double bass) and Steve Brown (drums). In 2011 this quartet released the album "Spirit", recorded under Sharp's name, on Trio Records.
Nikki Iles / Karen Sharp Quartet, The Hive Music & Media Centre, Shrewsbury, 18/03/2017.
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