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Q: Magento - Dynamic Products / Dynamic Pricing / Creating Products on the fly I have used magento many times, but this is the ultimate challenge. Im working on a magento store which has over 400,000 products - each with its own variation / product options. Hundreds of products are added and removed daily on our master store (which is based on a custom shopping cart system and runs on MSSQL).
I have configured magento to grab all the categories, products, text, descriptio, prices, variations etc and create the product pages dynamically on the fly e.g http://www.offices-furniture.co.uk/pp?prod=mercury-reception-unit.html
The problem is I now need to be able to add these products to the shopping cart without them physically existing in the back end. I have added one product to the back end and plan to use this as a GENERAL template type product, so its always this product (variations of it) that get added to the cart e.g
http://www.offices-furniture.co.uk/frodo.php but I cannot for the life of me get the price to change.... grrrr..
If anyone could point me in the right direction on how to change the price via HTML or PHP on the front end and post it to the shopping cart without changing the price on the back end
Thanks in advance all…
Here is the code i've tried using to change the price;
    <?php
require_once ("app/Mage.php");
umask(0);

Mage::app("default");

Mage::getSingleton("core/session", array("name" => "frontend"));

// get the current Magento cart
$cart = Mage::getSingleton('checkout/cart');
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product');
$product->setCustomPrice(99);
$product->setOriginalCustomPrice(99);
$product->getProduct()->setIsSuperMode(true);
$product->setTypeId('configurable');
$product->setTaxClassId(1); //none
$product->setSku(ereg_replace("\n","","videoTest2.2"));
$product->setName(ereg_replace("\n","","videoTest2.2"));
$product->setDescription("videoTest2.2");
$product->setPrice("129.95");
$product->setShortDescription(ereg_replace("\n","","videoTest2.2"));
$cart->save();

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){

// call the Magento catalog/product model

$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')
// set the current store ID
->setStoreId(Mage::app()->getStore()->getId())
// load the product object
->load($_POST['product']);
*/

////////////////////////////
// get the current Magento cart
$cart = Mage::getSingleton('checkout/cart');
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')
// set the current store ID
->setStoreId(Mage::app()->getStore()->getId())
// load the product object
->load($_POST['product']);
$product->setCustomPrice(99);
$product->setOriginalCustomPrice(99);
$product->getProduct()->setIsSuperMode(true);
$product->setTypeId('configurable');
$product->setTaxClassId(1); //none
$product->setSku(ereg_replace("\n","","videoTest2.2"));
$product->setName(ereg_replace("\n","","videoTest2.2"));
$product->setDescription("videoTest2.2");
$product->setPrice("129.95");
$product->setShortDescription(ereg_replace("\n","","videoTest2.2"));
$cart->save();
/////////////////////////////////////

// start adding the product
// format: addProduct(<product id>, array(
// 'qty' => <quantity>,
// 'super_attribute' => array(<attribute id> => <option id>)
// )
// )
$cart->addProduct($product, array(
'qty' => $_POST['qty'],
'price' => 50,

'super_attribute' => array( key($_POST['super_attribute']) => $_POST['super_attribute'][525] )
)
);

// save the cart
$cart->save();

// very straightforward, set the cart as updated
Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session')->setCartWasUpdated(true);

// redirect to index.php
header("Location: frodo.php");

}else{
?>

A: Here is a snippet which might help you out... you can definitely change the price on the fly when a product is added to the cart. I'm using this on the checkout_cart_save_before event observer, and in this example it triggers when the weight of an item is over 10 lbs.
/**
 * Set the price if the weight is over 10 lbs
 *
 * @param Varien_Event_Observer $observer
 */
public function setPriceOnCartSaveBefore(Varien_Event_Observer $observer)
{
    $cart = $observer->getCart();
    $items = $cart->getItems();

    foreach($items as $item) {
        if ($item->getWeight() > 10) {
            $item->setCustomPrice(69.99);
            $item->setOriginalCustomPrice(69.99);
        }
    }
}

A: Your question is not completely clear. There are two possible ways of interpreting this (of which I'm guessing you mean the second, because the first problem has a relatively easy solution):
1) You only need the custom price in the shopping cart, but it doesn't need to last through checkout
2) You do actually need to be able to sell the product for the custom price using the Magento checkout.
Ad 1: Only change price in shopping cart
This is relatively easy. I would use JavaScript and a custom PHP script that is accessible through AJAX and can calculate the price that should be displayed. This can then be done through DOM manipulation. CSS can help you hide the price until the AJAX calculation is finished.
Another way of doing it would be to edit the price template file. Because Magento phtml files get called within the View class of the object that is currently rendering (e.g. cart or quote), you will be able to get the ProductID. You can then check if the Product that is being added is your magic custom template product and change the price accordingly.
In the base/default template you would get the item ID as such in base/default/template/checkout/cart/item/default.phtml
$product_id = $_item->getProduct()->getId();

When you figure out what combination of Weee, InclTax etc. you have used for your website (so you know where in default.pthml your price actually gets displayed), you can get an if statement in there and display the custom price somehow.
Ad 2: Keep price changed through checkout
I don't think it's possible to do this. Especially with Magento obsessing about order integrity (being that products and their info will always be available through that order, even if you delete them from the catalog).
The closest thing you'll get to this (at least as far as I can imagine) is to have the template product you set up include a custom drop-down option that enables using a variable price.
You could try to set the price of the only value for that custom drop-down option dynamically, but I doubt even that would work. The last thing you could try then is to add a value (with your custom price) to the custom option for that product every time an order is placed. That way, you keep Magento overhead to a minimum, but still satisfy Magento bureaucracy by providing Magento a way to keep a history of the physical product you have sold.
Another suggestion
There is also the possibility of using products with custom options the way they were meant to be used. If you create a basic template product with enough custom options (e.g. shirt size, color, print, fabric) and add new custom option values on the fly. This way you could also check if an option already exists and each option can have its own added price value.
Last suggestion
If you really want to go all-out, you could try writing a custom module for Magento that in turn:

*

*Creates a product when it gets added to the basket.

*Removes that product again when the order is finished or when a customer removes it from the basket.

*Prunes the custom products periodically (e.g. through Mage/cron) provided they are not still in a stored basked for any of your customers.

This would create temporary products instead of no products at all.
I hope I have shared some thoughts that can help you move along!

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Barcelona hottie Juan Betancourt is getting back together with designer Tom Ford as the face of Ford's new skincare and grooming line for men.
After being shot for Ford's menswear line, Betancourt was photographed by Ford himself for the grooming products — because wouldn't you want to make sure you were behind the lens zooming in and out at your leisure of that Adonis?
Hitting stores this fall, Ford's nine skincare and grooming products will include a luxury cleanser, moisturizer, eye treatment, purifying mud mask, concealer and bronzing gel. The launch will also see two new scents added to Ford's popular Private Blend fragrance collection.
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Tom Ford I am assuming that once I buy and start to use these skin care products it will make me look just as handsome as the man in the ad? Am I right?
If it doesn't make me look exactly like him. Then, I want a refund.
@ B.Damon: You're hysterical! My ritual products are from Wallgreens and its helped me look better and more fit than many guys half my age. Besides, aging well isn't for wimps. Btw, Tom Ford's cologne is amazing!
He definitely is hot. This is how a man suppose to look, GOOD!!!!! I will definitely check out Tom Ford skin care line. He is one of my favorite designers.
He looks familiar…did Ford cast him in his movie "A Single Man" as the hottie trick whose offer Colin Firth (grieving his recently deceased partner) passes up?


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Jared Fox
CAM, Chief Executive Officer
Jared was bitten by the aviation bug at an early age. By 14 years old he was flying planes out of the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport near his home in Anna Maria Island, Florida. At 18, Jared began working for Delta Airlines and was quickly promoted to Operations Supervisor, the youngest to hold the position for the airline.
In 1997, Jared transitioned into the general aviation world when he began working for an FBO in Sarasota. After completing a degree in International Affairs and Business Management at Florida State University, Jared joined Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. During this time, he also obtained a Commercial Certificate and an Instrument Rating.
Next, Jared made the move to the West Coast where he joined American Airports Corporation as Training Coordinator for their Santa Monica, CA based FBO group; Supermarine. After AAC sold their FBO businesses, he transferred to their airport management division and began managing Los Angeles County Airports through contract.
Jared's successes led him to the aircraft charter industry where he joined Corporate Jets LLC and then TWC Aviation developing multimillion dollar books of business from the ground up.
Mr. Fox continues his commitment to business aviation and today brings 25 years of experience, across nearly every aspect of the industry.
Toby Benenson
As Desert Jet's Chief Operating Officer, Toby oversees the day-to-day operations of the company's three business divisions and ensures the effectiveness and efficiency between cross-functional teams.
As a key member of the executive leadership team, Toby is instrumental in providing leadership and developing the culture around our core values, ensuring high levels of engagement throughout the company.
Toby's previous experience over the last ten years includes the position of Director of Mission Control for a large national operator and operational control functions with a national aircraft fractional operation. He is a certificated pilot and aircraft dispatcher.
Toby is also a certified scuba diver and enjoys flying drones, biking and swimming with his two-year old daughter.
Chris began her marketing career in business aviation services more than 14 years ago, working for an East Coast Part 135 private jet charter and management company and its affiliate FBO. She established the companies' marketing department and led successful rebrand strategies and initiatives through multimedia and digital marketing, advertising, PR and event activities. She established greater brand awareness and recognition for her previous company, locally and nationally, increasing sales activities and profitability. Chris also launched several internal communications initiatives which contributed to better workflows, increased efficiencies and promoted a positive company culture.
Chris relocated back to California and worked for an aviation services company which included marketing aircraft for sale and a Part 145 Maintenance and Repair facility. She led a successful brand merge and launched a new website and fresh marketing collateral.
Inspired by Desert Jet's story, its values and culture, Chris soon joined Desert Jet and moved to the desert to become a part of a remarkable company focused on growing together as a team.
Dedicated to her role as the Chief Marketing Officer for Desert Jet, Chris will develop and implement a marketing strategy to increase brand awareness, presence and recognition for the company's product lines to increase market share and brand loyalty. She will bring her strong passion for excellence, high work ethics, creativity, analytic skills and enthusiastic determination to enhance the company culture and continued success of the brand. In her spare time, Chris enjoys cooking, traveling, socializing, photography and is a foodie. She loves to volunteer, hike, ride her bike, and spend time with family.
Roman Mendez
General Manager, Desert Jet Center
A Coachella Valley native, Roman first fell in love with business aviation when he was eighteen working for the world's largest FBO chain. He began his tenure as a line service technician and soon became the operations manager.
As an operations manager Roman was directly responsible for leading his team in safety practices, offering great customer service, training, and professional development. Captivated by the vision and culture of Desert Jet, Roman joined the FBO team as Line Service Manager.
Bringing his 13 years of aviation experience, Roman now leads a team of aviation enthusiast in day-to-day business operations as General Manager. His duties include FBO revenue optimization through business development and hangar leasing.
Apart from work, Roman is passionate about volunteering and giving back to his community. He is currently an ambassador and previous donor for Be The Match, the global leader in bone marrow transplant.
Desert Jet Charter
Jeff Irvine
Jeff brings 15 years of aviation and leadership experience to his role as Director of Operations.
Jeff graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's degree in Aviation Technology- Professional Pilot, and a minor in Business Management.
Before Desert Jet, Jeff served as a flight instructor at TransPac Aviation Academy, where he quickly built a reputation as a high-quality training captain and mentor. He helped to develop a program for domestic flight students that has grown into a full division for the academy and is still being used to train hundreds of students today, well after his departure.
Jeff left his position at TransPac to fly as a Captain for Ameriflight, where he also served as a Training Captain. He credits his time with Ameriflight for honing and strengthening his flight skills and transforming him into a seasoned Captain.
Jeff joined Desert Jet more than five years ago and has served as a Senior Captain, Training Captain, Check Airman, and Chief Pilot before he was appointed the Director of Operations.
In his new position, Jeff advocates and enhances safety, efficiency, communication, and teamwork. He takes his role seriously and genuinely works to build a relationship of trust with each of his co-workers.
Jeff speaks German fluently and enjoys reading, the outdoors, sports, and spending quality time with his family. He is married to a German redhead, and together they have two amazing boys. You could say his hands are full, but he wouldn't have it any other way!<.p>
Lizeth Rodriguez
Charter Sales Coordinator
Austin Braver
Austin had been enamored with flying and airplanes from an early age. When he was younger, his parents used to drive him to the Palwaukee Airport in Wheeling, Illinois, to watch aircraft take-off and land. That fascination early on became a career goal for Austin.
After growing up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Austin was recruited as a division one athlete to Clemson University in South Carolina on their Men's Swimming and Diving team. Austin graduated from Clemson with a degree in Biological Sciences.
Before Desert Jet, Austin was living and working for a private charter company in Las Vegas. After spending two years living in one desert area, it was a smooth transition for Austin to move to another, and he started working at Desert Jet in 2019. When asked why he chose Desert Jet, Austin responded, "I have felt like family since I came to this company, and I am excited to see how much we grow!"
Austin's hobbies include traveling, hiking, and hanging out by the pool or beach.
Chace Sparks
Chace's love of driving (anything) brought him to aviation. What started as a natural transition from riding bicycles and dirt bikes to driving cars, antique roadsters, and motorboats has evolved into flying aircraft. Flying for Desert Jet as a charter pilot has given Chace an excellent career path with the opportunity to continue following his passion for driving.
Chace started flying at Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology immediately after graduating high school. He has been a flight instructor, an island hopper in the Caribbean, and has flown jets for various companies based on the east and west coast.
When asked how he decided to join Desert Jet, Chace had this to say, "I came to Desert Jet because of the beautiful location close to Palm Springs, the un-ending blue skies, and the proximity to the beaches and ski resorts for weekend getaways! They have great intentions and have treated me well from our very first interactions."
Chace enjoys playing soccer, video games, going on adventures, relaxing, and hanging out with his beautiful wife.
Najib Atwi
2019 marks Najib's 5th year at Desert Jet. He serves as an Instructor Pilot and Check Airman on our Cessna Citation 500 and 525 fleet.
Najib has more than 11000 flight hours, six type ratings on various aircraft including; three Cessna Citation models, a Kingair 350, a Gulfstream G-200, and an Airbus A-320.
Prior to joining Desert Jet, Najib served as the former Director Of Flight Operations for a private company in Oregon.
Najib's childhood was spent living in exotic places such as Asia, Europe, and Africa, considering each place home before moving to the United States. Besides everything Aviation, some of Najib's hobbies include traveling, classic cars, watching and playing sports such as basketball, soccer, baseball, and tennis.
Mike Horan
Heidi Ratajesak
Erin Tomerlin
Daughter of a private pilot, Erin caught the flying bug young, and at age 18 earned her first pilot certificate at Southern California's Van Nuys airport. She currently has 12,000 hours of flying experience, has flown nearly 100 makes and models of aircraft, holds 2 type ratings, and has taught hundreds of people how to fly.
Erin began her professional flying career as an instructor at Van Nuys' San-Val Flying Service in 1986, then moved to Northern California's Napa Valley, where she taught aerobatics and trained flight crews for Japan Airlines.
She returned to Southern California in 2005, where she continued teaching and serving as Chief Instructor for a part 141 flight school. She earned her C510 and C525 type certificates and has been providing flight instruction and pilot services in both aircraft for the last several years. She joined the Desert Jet team in March 2020.
Thiago Tarifa
Thiago began his love of airplanes at a young age, playing with RC model planes throughout his childhood. During his senior year in high school, he decided to pursue a career in aviation and began flying airplanes at the Aero Clube do Ceara, in his hometown of Fortaleza, Brazil. Thiago completed his flight training in Florida and returned home to Brazil to be a corporate pilot. He quickly fell in love with business aviation.
Before joining the Desert Jet family, Thiago served as a Captain for several business aviation companies. He has flown turboprops and Citation jets in various parts of the world including, South America, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. Thiago also has a wide range of experience in managing flight departments providing management solutions, developing safety-oriented procedures, and training pilots for private and charter companies.
With more than 14 years in the industry, and a passion for aviation, management, and customer service, Thiago takes pride in what he does and loves to provide top-notch service at work.
Thiago speaks Portuguese, Spanish, and is learning French, but that is still a work in progress.
Apart from work, Thiago has a passion for sailing, kite surfing, motorsports, and his family. When he is not flying, you will likely find him spending time with his wife and dogs somewhere close to a beach or the dunes.
Mark Rubin
Mark soloed on his 16th birthday, and with 53 years of general aviation, corporate, and airline operations, he joined Desert Jet in August 2020.
Mark has flown 21000+ hours in worldwide operations and recently honored by his colleagues and the FAA with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.
Before joining Desert Jet, Mark flew Light Jets for another private jet charter company for more than two years. He also worked at Boeing training pilots in Miami, Kenya, and South Korea for six years.
Mark's illustrious aviation career includes 32 years of commercial flights with American Airlines, having flown nearly the entire fleet of Boeing jets from the 707 to the 777, along with the DC10 and MD80.
Previous to AA, Mark flew from the United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia, the Virgin Islands to Hawaii and the South Pacific, enjoying every day of his career. He also served four years of enlisted service in the USAF and is a Vietnam veteran.
Mark spends his free time hiking and bicycling with his wife Shari and following the adventures of his two daughters Samantha and Molly.
RD Johnson
Director of Safety, Pilot
"RD" was commissioned in the US Air Force (AF) in 1978 and served proudly for 31 years both on active duty and in the Air Force Reserves. Following Pilot Training at Reese AFB, TX, he flew the RF-4C, F-5A, F-4D, F-4E, F-16A, and the T-38. His favorite AF flying assignments were as an F-5 Fighter Instructor Pilot at Korat Royal Thai Air Base (1983), in the Reserves at Bergstrom AFB, TX(1985-1993), and at his last flying assignment at Sheppard AFB, TX (2000-2001) in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program. RD had the honor to hold two flying Squadron Commander positions in the AETC Reserve Associate Instructor program. Post 9/11, Colonel Johnson held several Headquarters leadership positions. He then retired from the AF AF in June 2009 as the Commander of the 701st Combat Operations Squadron (Riverside, CA), where his operational mission assignment was as the Air and Space Operations Director on the 7th AF Battle Staff at Osan Air Base, Republic of South Korea.
RD started an airline career with American Airlines (AA) in late 1984. He retired after 35 years in Sep 2019 as a Captain/Check Airman conducting International line and simulator training at the AA's training headquarters in Dallas-Ft Worth. While at AA, Captain Johnson flew the Boeing 727, 757, 767, 737 and the McDonnell Douglas MD-80. Additionally, he served in the positions of Human Factors Instructor/Program Developer, Fleet Captain, and Fleet Training Manager. He is a former "Go Team Member" assisting in the unlikely event of an accident, has served on the High Altitude Upset Committee, ran industry seminars, and conducted several accident/incident investigations for the airline.
Captain Johnson has extensive relations with the FAA from his management and Check Airman background at the airline, as well as from serving as a part-time consultant and Chief Pilot. He was the Director of Safety Management Systems and Director of Operations for a Part 142 Aviation Training School, where he oversaw five different platforms: Airbus 320, MD-80, B-727, B-737, and the B-757/767. He continued to enhance those relationships in his most recent Part 135 position as the Chief Pilot and Director of Safety at Chairman Airmotive out of Dallas Love Field.
RD has flown over 17,000 accident-free hours in 30+ aircraft and currently flies the CJ3. His education includes a BS from the United States Air Force Academy and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. RD is a former USAF Safety Board President, plus a graduate in Aviation Safety from the USC Viterbi Aviation Safety and Security Program. One of his most rewarding positions to date is being able to give back to the industry as an instructor for both the Human Factors and Threat Error Management classes at USC. It allows him to impact all corners of the aviation industry, exemplifying one of Desert Jet's values - "Help from the Heart." RD joined Desert Jet as our time full Director of Safety on 21Sep2020. He states, "I am very excited and looking forward to the journey ahead."
Teresa Hughes
Mission Control Manager
Teresa brings over 15 years of charter operations and leadership experience to her role as Manager of Mission Control.
Before Desert Jet, Teresa served as the senior Flight Coordinator for a major heavy and ultra-long-range charter operation out of southern California. She also served as Manager of the Operations Control Center, holding operational control authority with a large fractional operator out of west Florida. She is a certified aircraft dispatcher.
Teresa is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, serving as her Flotilla's Public Relations Officer and Air Station flight support. She enjoys boating and traveling with her 11-year-old twin daughters.
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Kent Musgrave
Luis Ferro
Maintenance Apprentice
Luis is a desert native having been born in Indio and raised in Thermal, California. After high school, Luis attended the College of the Desert and graduated with an Associate's of Science Degree in Computer Science. Luis initially joined the Desert Jet team as a Line Service Technician. His interest in aircraft maintenance led him to join the Desert Jet Maintenance team as a parts clerk with the intention of eventually becoming an aircraft mechanics. Away from work, Luis can be found off-roading, shooting and working on cars. Luis always has a smile, and it spreads to the rest of his team.
Valente Camarillo
FAA Accountable Manager
Valente Camarillo joins Desert Jet with more than 18 years' experience in aircraft maintenance. Valente attended Red Stone College in Los Angeles, California, where he earned his A&P license. Previously with SkyWest, he became crew leader and spent four years in a supervisory role.
Valente was born and raised in Indio, California, and enjoys spending time with his family, playing his guitar and Barbequing on his days off.
Richard Camarillo
Juan Alvarez
Administrative Assistant / Parts
Juan came to the U.S. at the age of six from Jiquilpan Michoacan, Mexico. He started his career in aviation at an avionics repair station, where his passion for Avionics grew.
As an Avionics Technician/Repairman for six years, Juan's responsibilities included maintaining maintenance records, maintenance tasks, safety practices, training, and professional development.
Outside of work, Juan is passionate about technology and the car community. He is currently an ambassador for Acealloywheels and represents various other companies.
Jeff is a corporate aviation executive in MRO Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service. He demonstrates exemplary leadership skills plus a proven track record of YOY revenue growth, by capturing new market share, maximizing corporate performance, along with improving internal efficiencies.
Desert Jet Center - Executive FBO
Line Service Lead
Jorge is a Coachella Valley native with a strong work ethic and a helpful heart. When he's not spending time with his family, you can find him at any one of the amusement parks around the area. Jorge has a passion for sports, whether it be playing or watching football, baseball and basketball. He gives back to his community and coaches softball at Coachella Valley High School, where his passion for sports shines through.
Richard Rasmussen
Lead Aircraft Detailer
Richard was born and raised in Modesto, California. Over the years, his interest in automotive detailing grew, and he began working at car dealerships, and then at very reputable body shops. Richard received a promotion to Parts Manager, and although the work was enjoyable, he missed detailing.
With the downturn of the body shop industry in 2009, Richard decided to start a mobile detailing business. For six years, he served all of the Central Valley detailing cars, trucks, motorcycles, RV's, boats, even semi-trucks… but no aircraft. He closed the doors in 2015 after a good run, with the hopes of pursuing something new. In 2017 Richard moved his family to the Coachella Valley and joined Desert Jet with a wealth of detailing knowledge and experience. He quickly adapted to detailing aircraft using the skills he had learned in the automotive industry.
Richard now leads our Detail team. Whether onsite at Desert Jet Center or offsite doing mobile work, he takes pride in his job. He hopes to continue to help Desert Jet grow and thrive for years to come.
Richard enjoys spending time with his family. His interests include all things automotive, cooking, reading, and collecting all types of scale automobiles
Alonso Mendoza
Line Service Technician
Born and raised in Mexico City, Angel came to the U.S. in 1971 looking for better employment opportunities. Angel worked as an industrial mechanic for ten years and an optical technician for five years prior to working in line service at KTRM. He now joins Desert Jet with more than 12 years of aviation experience as a line technician.
Angel enjoys history, sports, cars and motorcycles. He is extremely happy to be a Desert Jet team member!
Taylor Garcia
Lead Guest Service Coordinator
Taylor is a Coachella Valley native with an outgoing personality and strong customer service background. Taylor joined the Desert Jet team as a Guests Service Coordinator. Although this is her first job in aviation, she had always had an interest in the industry and with aircraft. Her adaptive skills, generous nature and eagerness to learn new things will be beneficial to her role and to the company.
When Taylor is not working, you can find her spending time with her family, playing softball with friends or even attending a local community event. Taylor gives back to her community by teaching adaptive fitness classes to adults and youths with disabilities.
Everett Woodbridge
Aircraft Detailer
Del Boyer
Facilities Maintenance Manager
Samuel Zendejas
Samuel is a Coachella Valley native with a strong work ethic and a helpful heart. He joins Desert Jet as a Line Service Technician for the FBO.
Eager to assist our customers, Samuel is just as helpful to his fellow team members. He appreciates the opportunity Desert Jet provides him and others from the community in developing a career in aviation.
Samuel has a passion for musical and visual arts. He enjoys playing bass guitar, mixing and producing music, outdoor activities and adventures, fishing, camping, skating, and playing chess.
Jeanne Martin
Guest Service Coordinator
Jeanne grew up mostly in Orange County, California, but now calls the desert her home since moving here from Huntington Beach in late 1998. She just celebrated her 20th wedding anniversary in July and has two grown sons; one son lives in Green Bay, WI., and the other lives in Fresno, CA.
Jeanne has had a variety of occupations throughout the years. She worked in the retail and insurance industries for many years before becoming the owner of a specialty retail store in Palm Springs, and a restaurant in Indio. Jeanne previously worked for another FBO for two and a half years before joining the best - Desert Jet Center!
Jeanne is an avid reader, loves to garden, enjoys watching sports (football and NASCAR), and loves to travel, especially to the Hawaiian Islands. She enjoys get-togethers with family and friends and hangs out with her husband and two furry babies.
Melina Verdugo
A Coachella Valley native, Melina joins Desert Jet as a Guest Service Coordinator. Although new to the industry, she is passionate about understanding the fundamentals of aviation. Melina considers herself a "forever student" due to her eagerness to always learn something new. She enjoys meeting new people and finding ways to help them have an uplifting experience. She is dedicated, friendly, and a team player.
In her free time, you can find her spending time with family, watching professional sporting events, or traveling to new places.
Peni Nelson
Customer Relations Advisor
Peni joins Desert Jet with more than 36 years of experience in business aviation. She became interested in flying after moving to the Greater Palm Springs area.
Peni began her career in aviation by washing planes to pay for her flying lessons, and soon after decided to start her cleaning and detailing business and launched Skykleen. From there, the sky was not the limit for her: breaking the glass ceiling for women in aviation was.
Peni's interest turned to the FBO side of the industry when she accepted a position greeting arriving aircraft. She has since held various positions in the FBO business, from janitor to Founding Partner of Tradition Aviation at the Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.
Peni has her pilot's license and has flown several types of aircraft, from pistons to jets.
David Coney
Raul Godoy
Janet Ygnatowiz
Book Keeper
Alyssa Verdugo
Book Keeper, AR/AP Clerk
Cindy Irvine
Manager, Talent & Culture
Cindy has had a close relationship with Desert Jet for the past five years and is excited to come on board as the Talent and Culture Specialist. She brings a positive, energetic mindset to Desert Jet and vast experience in building a strong team culture. Cindy's management and team-building experience began at 19 years old as a manager of a retail store. She studied business management at the University of Utah, where she taught management seminars to various departments. She later spent time in Washington, D.C., where she had the opportunity to be mentored by multiple CEOs and leadership consultants from Franklin Covey, The U.S. government, and Brigham Young University.
In addition to her leadership skills, Cindy is also a professional singer and musical director. She has performed on various stages in the U.S. and cast in a Broadway show!! Over the past 20 years, Cindy has been able to combine her love of team-building and musical theatre when assisting with casting for various shows. She continues to teach as a hobby and often mentors new teachers.
Cindy is no stranger to aviation. She grew up near Hill Air Force Base, attending air shows, watching the Thunderbirds fly overhead, and always keeping an eye on the sky. Aviation has a special place in her heart as her husband and grandfather are both pilots! Cindy has a genuine love for all people and can always find something to talk about.
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Having been taught to knit and sew at a young age, I came to quilting comparatively recently and became completely absorbed in this craft/art form. I decided to focus on this passion, and in 2104 left my job running a school to concentrate on further developing my skills.
I am currently completing the City and Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Patchwork and Quilting which has revolutionised the way that I work with textiles.
I run a series of one day workshops as well as sewing groups at local venues and my studio.
Riot in a country garden. Hand stitched and quilted Hexagon quilt hand stitched and quilted detail from 'riot in a coutnry garden' I love the combination of the freedom of the form of the flowers and the formality of the design Hand pieced and quilted stamp with shadow applique Cot quilt. space dyed then over dyed then bleach resist.


She's been in several many of our themed shoots for a while and we just had to post some great shots we've done with her on her own. Please welcome Nekata!
Never argue with with a lady with a fully charged vintage Aether Projector!
OK... we know this picture doesn't have any bladed weaponry in it, but hey... what a little "Steampunk" amoung friends?
Thought you might like to enjoy a couple of pictures we did with Nekata and her friend, Lady Octavia.
Hope you enjoy these... we know we did!


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Q: How do I reformat HTML code using Sublime Text 2? I've got some poorly-formatted HTML code that I'd like to reformat. Is there a command that will automatically reformat HTML code in Sublime Text 2 so it looks better and is easier to read?

A: I created a Package called HTMLBeautify that does a decent job of reformatting HTML. I based it off of a Perl script I found back in 1997—I updated it to work with all the new fangled modern tags. :)
Check it out and let me know what you think!
https://github.com/rareyman/HTMLBeautify

A: I think this is what you're looking for:
https://github.com/victorporof/Sublime-HTMLPrettify

A: I'm using tidy together with custom build system to prettify HTML.
I have HTMLTidy.sublime-build in my Packages/User/ directory:
{
  "cmd": ["tidy", "-config", "$packages/User/tidy_config.cfg", "$file"]
}

and tidy_config.cfg file in the same directory:
indent: auto
tab-size: 4
show-warnings: no
write-back: yes
quiet: yes
indent-cdata: yes
tidy-mark: no
wrap: 0

And just select build system and press CTRL+B or CMD+B to reformat file content. One minor issue with that is that ST2 does not automatically reload the file so to see the results you have to switch to some other file and back (or to other application and back).
On Mac I've used macports to install tidy, on Windows you'd have to download it yourself and specify working directory in the build system, where tidy is located:
"working_dir": "c:\\HTMLTidy\\"

or add it to the PATH.

A: I am yet to have the privilege to comment so this is simply additional information related to @peter's answer above answer.
I found HTML did not align as expected if IE conditional comments in the header were not completely in-line e.g. flush to the left:

A: There is a nice open source CodeFormatter plugin, which(along reindenting) can beautify dirty code even all of it is in single line.

A: I recommend this plugin: HTML/CSS/JS Prettify, It really works.
After the installation, just select the code and press CTRL+SHIFT+H.
Done!

A: Just a general tip. What I did to auto-tidy up my HTML, was install the package HTML_Tidy, and then add the following keybinding to the default settings (which I use):
{ "keys": ["enter"], "command": "html_tidy" },

this runs HTML Tidy with every enter. There may be drawbacks to this, I'm quite new to Sublime myself, but it seems to do what I want :)

A: you can set shortcut key F12 easy!!!
{ "keys": ["f12"], "command": "reindent" , "args": { "single_line": false } }

see detail here.

A: There are half a dozen or so ways to format HTML in Sublime. I've tested each of the most popular plugins (see the writeup I did on my blog for full details), but here's a quick overview of some of the most popular options:
Reindent command
Pros:

*

*Ships with Sublime, so no plugin install needed

Cons:

*

*Doesn't delete extra blank lines

*Can't handle minified HTML, lines with multiple open tags

*Doesn't properly format


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@class STASDKMTrip;

@interface STASDKApiTrip : NSObject

// Request all trips for a traveller.
+(void)getTrips:(void(^)(NSArray<STASDKMTrip*>*, NSURLSessionDataTask*, NSError*))callback;

// Request current trip for the traveller
+(void)getCurrentTrip:(void(^)(STASDKMTrip*, NSURLSessionDataTask*, NSError*))callback;

// Request single trip for a traveller by id.
+(void)getById:(NSString*)tripId onFinished:(void(^)(STASDKMTrip*, NSURLSessionDataTask*, NSError*))callback;

// Create a new trip
+(void)createTrip:(STASDKMTrip*)trip onFinished:(void(^)(STASDKMTrip*, NSURLSessionTask*, NSError*))callback;

// Update an existing trip
+(void)updateTrip:(STASDKMTrip*)trip onFinished:(void(^)(STASDKMTrip*, NSURLSessionTask*, NSError*))callback;

// Change trip setting
+(void)changeTripSettings:(NSString*)tripId settings:(NSDictionary*)settings onFinished:(void(^)(NSURLSessionTask*, NSError*))callback;

@end

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Sears Bankruptcy Inevitable, But Its Legacy Will Last
By Tommy Tomlinson • Oct 22, 2018
Imagine if Amazon or Wal-Mart filed bankruptcy? It seems unthinkable, but the same could have been said about Sears for much of the 20th Century. But last week, Sears filed for bankruptcy. By the time it happened, it wasn't a huge surprise. Still, the news has WFAE's Tommy Tomlinson feeling a bit nostalgic.
My wife and I used to live up near the Derita neighborhood northeast of uptown. Back in its early days Derita was a stop for railroad trains. I remember hearing stories about how once in a while the train would stop and unload a Sears Roebuck house.
Basically, it was a kit – all the lumber and shingles and hardware you needed to build an entire home. All you had to do was haul it to your piece of land and put it together. There's at least one Sears Roebuck house still there, up on Gibbon Road. It's been around almost 90 years. It was made to last.
When I was growing up in Georgia, a trip to Sears was a big deal. We didn't have much money and so we bought our clothes and such at cheaper places. But my dad made a living for years as a carpenter, and he could fix anything from a toilet to a transmission. When he needed a tool, he bought Craftsman tools at Sears. They were a long-term investment. He knew they would hold up.
We live in a different world now, for better and worse, so I guess what happened last week was inevitable – Sears filed for bankruptcy. The company has been around for 132 years. It reached into every corner of America in a way no company had before. Every city of any size had a store, and the famous Sears catalog meant people far from the city could shop for almost anything. My mom and dad, who grew up as sharecroppers, remembered the Sears catalog as a dream book, full of things they might buy if they ever got off the farm. The old catalogs went to the outhouse, where the pages were useful in another way.
I didn't know this until the other day, when people brought it up on social media, but Sears also made it possible for black people in the South to bypass white-owned stores that wouldn't let them shop. It was a great American leveler, a touchstone almost everyone had in common.
But Sears got outflanked by others who did the same things faster or cheaper. Walmart is a supersized version of the old Sears store. Amazon is the catalog times infinity. Sears could never catch up. By the end, it even sold off the Craftsman name. But that wasn't enough to keep it solvent.
In many ways we have built our lives around things that are not meant to last. We drive to work in leased cars, toting newly traded-in phones, eating lunch with sporks. We have choices and conveniences that make our lives easier and often better. If you give me now or 100 years ago, I'm taking now every time.
But then again, when my dad died in 1990, I kept a bunch of his Craftsman tools. Some of them are 50 or 60 years old. They outlasted him, and they'll outlast me. People, companies, empires – they all crumble. But a well-made thing can last just about forever. And when you hold one in your hand, it can connect us to the way the world used to be.


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The Man who immortalised Hilaire Belloc.
Picture the scene: an English town centre sometime in about 1930. It is a bright summer's day and there are many people walking in all directions. Suddenly a man in early middle age stops abruptly by a pillar box, causing those behind him to halt in surprise. Greater still is their wonderment when the man starts to converse with the pillar box: "Are you alright my little man? Don't worry we will soon get you out." A concerned and curious crowd gathers round the man whose whispered conversation into the slot of the pillar box was by now causing considerable consternation. The fire brigade is called. Their arrival causes the crowd to look in the direction of the fire engine, with its ringing bell and brightly helmeted and uniformed crew. It is a distraction that allows the man the moment he needs to slip away, crossing the street to view his high jinks from a safe distance. There was, of course, no man in the pillar box. The prankster was J.B.Morton, one of this country's most celebrated journalists and one time Ferring resident and close friend of Sussex writer and poet, Hilaire Belloc.
John Bingham Morton (1893 – 1979) was a casualty of World War One. Having survived the Battle of the Somme, he was invalided out of the army, suffering from 'severe shell shock,' what we would now call post-traumatic stress disorder. Before the war he had dabbled in writing and in poetry, and this, he decided was the only work he could do and keep his sanity. He took himself to Fleet Street (in the days when all the major national dailies were actually situated in that one street). Having made an appointment with D.B.Wyndham Lewis, the literary editor of the Daily Express, Morton "burst open" the door to Wyndham's Lewis' office, causing the other journalists to stop their work and peer up from their typewriters. Morton presented a "bucolic figure," armed with a "gnarled walking stick," which he proceeded to bang sharply on the floor several times, "Flaming eggs," he declared, "will no one rid me of this stinking town?"
Such an entrance may have caused other editors to call for security, but Wyndham Lewis saw in this young man some potential and offered him a job. Wyndham Lewis himself had been writing a column in the Express called 'By-the Way,' a commentary on the war, the home front and raising public morale, and asked Morton to help write these columns. Wyndham Lewis was struck by the young man's way with words and how effortlessly witty phrases and puns came to him. Morton refused to learn how to use a typewriter and wrote all his copy by hand on Basildon Bond writing paper, an eccentricity his indulgent editor seemed prepared to accept.
By 1924, Morton was so established as an Express journalist that the editor decided to try him out with his own column to be written under the pseudonym, 'Beachcomber.' Morton wrote all his columns a week in advance, and never spent more than a couple of hours on each one, leaving lunchtime and afternoon to the serious business of going to the pub and engaging his friends with tall stories and personal anecdotes of doubtful authenticity.
Colleagues remembered Morton laughing out loud as he wrote and getting up and doing a little dance after he completed a paragraph that particularly pleased him.
Commenting wryly upon the day's news was Beachcomber's speciality. Remarking on what we might now call 'austerity,' he wrote that "Economy," was "cutting down other people's wages." After a series of court cases that raised serious concerns about there being miscarriages of justice he wrote: "justice must not only be seen to be done but has to be seen to be believed."
He variously berated new inventions, motorists, socialists, public schools, and pretentious art. He wasn't too keen on pretentious poetry either; reflecting on one of 'the 'modern' poets of the time he wrote: "it is being said of a certain poet that though he tortures the English language, he has never yet succeeded in forcing it to reveal his meaning."
Sometimes he just chose to be absurd, such as the time he took aim at those who loudly proclaimed their meat-free diets: "vegetarians have wicked shifty eyes, and laugh in a cold calculating manner. They pinch little children, steal stamps, drink water, favour beards."
Behind all the humorous roistering there was a sadder, more reflective man. Sometimes he let the mask slip, although the slip was immediately overlain with humour. On one occasion, a work colleague not being able to find Morton, found a note on his desk: "Out of my mind. Back in five minutes."
Morton met Hilaire Belloc by chance in 1922. Morton had moved to the village of Rodmell in East Sussex, where he had some friends. One of these friends had a friend called Peter Belloc, who Morton came to know and like very much. Peter Belloc introduced Morton to his father, Hilaire Belloc then living at Shipley, near Horsham. From that very first meeting Morton was hooked: here was a man who seemed to know more than other men and whose unashamedly Catholic and anti-modernist views, held with such conviction, deeply affected Morton, who was looking for profound meaning in life beyond his proven ability to mock and castigate the things and people he did not like.
Morton married an Irish doctor, Mary O'Leary, in 1927, to whom he was devoted, and for whom he gave up his hard drinking ways, if not the pranks and the raconteuring. Belloc remained devoted to his wife, who had died in 1914, and this fidelity, even in death, may have influenced Morton in his own faithfulness to his wife. After the Second World War, John and Mary moved to Dublin, "to escape the Labour government." After only a couple of years, they returned to England and settled in Ferring. They lived in a house on the southern corner of Beehive Lane and Sea Lane. It was from here that Morton wrote his articles and his books, including, in 1955, his Memoir of Hilaire Belloc.
Several worthy, well researched and engaging biographies have been written about Hilaire Belloc, but none (in this writer's humble opinion) come as close to revealing the real man, 'warts and all,' as the one written by J.B.Morton. It is almost as if Morton introduces us in person to Belloc and invites us to join the two of them as they laugh, swagger and enjoy each other's company. However, amidst the jollity, there is a more sombre tone, and Morton, in the manner of Boswell with Dr. Johnson, records the wisdom and insights of Belloc, including his deepest meditations on death and loss.
Belloc had written a lot about Sussex. Morton saw that the hills, villages and people of Sussex – the country people, were deeply embedded in Belloc's heart, and through this abiding affection, he revealed his love for England. This evocation of Englishness as a collection of inter-linked localities rather than a monolith nation are never more apparent than in Belloc's poems, including The South Country –
If ever I become a rich man, or if ever I grow to be old,
I will build a house of deepest thatch to shelter me from the cold,
And there shall the Sussex songs be sung,
And the story of Sussex told.
Worthing gets a mention in Belloc's best known of Sussex books, The Four Men, (adapted for the stage by Ann Feloy and performed to packed venues in Sussex, most recently on a tour by Conn Artists in 2018). The Worthing mention is not entirely respectful. The characters in the book are discussing a distressed ghost that haunted a house at Dial Post. Eventually the exorcists banish the poor tormented soul to "the Marine Parade at Worthing, where no one noticed him." It was during a speech in Worthing in 1912, that Belloc, recently retired from the House of Commons, declared he was "glad to be quit of the dirtiest company it has ever being my misfortune to keep."
By the time Morton met Belloc, the older man had already lost his wife to illness and his son, Louis, to the Great War. In 1941, Belloc's second son, Peter, who had befriended Morton, died serving his country in World War Two. Belloc knew grief and the way he coped greatly impressed Morton: "His conviction that to resent unhappiness is not only unintelligent, but a waste of time, was very salutary." Both happiness and unhappiness are part of the human condition and one is meaningless without the other.
During the 1920s and 1930s, Morton travelled extensively with Belloc around Europe, sometimes with Belloc at the helm of his beloved old yacht, The Nona. Frequently they sailed in and out of Shoreham and Littlehampton harbours. Morton has left us a vivid description of Belloc in late middle age, always in motion and always ready for debate and argument –
"To get a picture of him on such occasions, one must see a square-shouldered, thick-set figure, dressed in black broadcloth, black hat, black tie and stiff collar. He carries a very old portmanteau. His pockets are stuffed with papers. He moves rapidly, with an aggressive half run, half walk, his feet shuffling along the ground. He will be cursing as he goes along, but in the merriest fashion."
Morton also tells us what he gained from his friendship with Belloc –
"But my happiness in his friendship was based on something more important than community of interest; on the man himself. You could disagree with him, you could be annoyed or fatigued, but you could never be bored. He kept you at your highest potential, physically and mentally. He whipped you up the whole time, transmitted his enthusiasm, and entertained with a mixture of learning, wit, wisdom, fun."
Perhaps what Morton learned most from Belloc was humility; not contrived self-regarding humility, but one born from the conviction that the best a person can do comes not from themselves, their ego, but from the Divine, from God. It was this faith that tempered the more conceited and boastful aspects of Belloc's personality –
"Belloc had the virtue of humility. He had pride, but no vanity. It was his conviction that it is ridiculous to be conceited about a good poem or a majestic piece of prose, because the writer is only the tool used to produce a certain effect. Inspiration comes to him from outside himself, not from within. He was grateful for praise, but when it was fulsome, he treated it as a joke, and he liked to read it out, with gusts of laughter, extravagant compliments paid to him by critics. On the many occasions when I heard a friend compliment him on a piece of work, he said, 'That's very kind of you.' and he was obviously uncomfortable if the compliment went on too long. 'Hero-worship is intolerable,' he used to say. This attitude was due partly to his highly developed sense of humour, which is only a sense of proportion, and keeps one sane and balanced. But it was more to humility, to the conviction, which I have mentioned, that a man is a fool to give himself airs, and to take credit for what he has written. He loved to boast, but the boasting was of that outrageous kind which nobody takes seriously…."
Morton wrote only one more significant work after his memoir of Belloc, a biography of Marshall Ney, the most heroic of all Napoleon's generals. Was this book also a subliminal tribute to Belloc, who was himself half French and an expert on military history? The book on Ney was published in 1958. Morton continued to write his Beachcomber column in the Daily Express until November 1975 and it was still written by hand on Basildon Bond writing paper! The death of Mary in 1974 hit him badly and he was clearly losing his writing abilities of old, which is presumably why the Express dispensed with his services. Losing a column he had written for 51 years must have been a hard blow for a man who had given his life to writing.
His last days at Ferring were sad. His friend, Richard Ingrams remembered Morton became "hard going" and "uncommunicative." He missed the company of his wife, but also her practical abilities. Morton did not know how to even boil an egg. In those last months at Ferring it was said he lived on a diet consisting entirely of jam sandwiches. Eventually he had to go into a home, where he addressed all the female residents as "Mary."
After his death in 1979, his papers were either lost or destroyed and his Ferring home demolished (a modern house now stands on the site). Yet people should be remembered for their lives and not their deaths. Evelyn Waugh said that Morton had "the greatest comic fertility of any Englishman." And G.K.Chesterton described him as "a huge thunderous wind of elemental and essential laughter." It may be said that writing gave hope to that young shell-shocked serviceman in 1916, and his friendship with Hilaire Belloc gave him purpose and focus beyond mere wit and satire.
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We are proud to announce that NW06 Alto has been awarded Development of the year 2018 by the RESI Awards.
The RESI Awards, organised by Property Week, celebrates the residential property market and its successes of the past year. The awards bring together the key players in the residential market including leading developers, landlords, house builders, investors, housing associates and local authorities.


Car buyers on a budget can find the perfect pre-owned Volkswagen for them at Hall VW in Brookfield WI. We have a selection of sedans like the always-popular Jetta, the premium full-size Passat and the sleek and sporty CC. We have hatchbacks from mild like the Golf and SportWagen to hot like the GTI and Golf R. Our collection of crossover SUVs comes loaded with fun, like the Tiguan, or just fully loaded, like the Touareg. For those who want classic style, we have the timeless Beetle and Beetle Convertible or the Eos convertible.
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For both home buyers and sellers, a short sale could sometimes be a good option. While certainly not common, short sales may provide a good value in an uncertain housing market for buyers. For sellers, short sales can deliver a way out of an unaffordable mortgage. Read on to learn about short sales, what they can do for buyers and sellers and whether a short sale is right for you.
Simply put, a short sale is a situation where the lending institution is allowing the seller to sell their home for less than they currently owe on the home. This can happen for many reasons, but usually because the seller has experienced a financial hardship and can no longer afford the home. The bank or lender has final say into whether a short sale can occur, as the proceeds of the sale become what the institution will accept to satisfy the seller's original mortgage loan of the seller.
During a short sale, the seller has received permission from the bank to sell the home for less than is currently owed on the mortgage. In a foreclosure, the homeowner is in default, or has not made their mortgage payments and the lender has taken possession of the home and put it back on the market. If permitted by the lender, a homeowner can choose a short sale to avoid foreclosure and its legal ramifications.
Hire an real estate agent who specializes in short sales. Short sales can be complicated, and you want to make sure you have an experienced agent on your side to help you through the process and troubleshoot any potential issues before they arise.
Don't give up your rights to inspections. Because short sales can be complicated, drawn-out processes, home inspections can fall through the cracks. However, since in a short sale the seller will not be allowed to pay for items like home warranties and protection plans, the buyer usually has to purchase the property as is. An experienced short sale agent will make sure you reserve the right to have a home and other vital inspections before you purchase, to make sure that you are not buying a home that you can't handle.
Continue with the purchase like you would a non-short sale home. At this point in the process, you can submit an offer with the help of your short sale agent for the home's lender to consider. Keep in mind that the bank is not obligated nor particularly inclined to do a short sale, so your offer should be reasonable. You should also submit a preapproval letter from your lender, your earnest money deposit and proof of funds just like you would with a regular home offer.
Wait. Unfortunately, short sales can take some time as the home's lender considers offers on the home. Because, in general, the seller does not stand to make any money off the sale of the home, you are dealing directly with the seller's lender and their interests. A decision can take a few weeks or even a few months.
A short sale can be complicated, but it can also provide great value for first-time and even move-up buyers in an uncertain market. The NC Housing Finance Agency offers many resources and mortgage products, including down payment assistance, to help make buying a home easier than ever. Learn more about all the ways the NC Housing Finance Agency can help make home happen for you at www.nchfa.com.


cdv Software Entertainment confirmed today that Sacred 2: Fallen Angel has gone gold for the Xbox 360 and will be heading to stores on May 12. In the UK, Deep Silver has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions will ship out on June 5. Eager fans can check out the game's official site.
Sacred 2 Fallen Angel, which was originally due out this month, has been officially delayed. It's now expected out May 12 for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.


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Loděnice je obec v okrese Beroun, asi 8 km severovýchodně od Berouna. Leží v Křivoklátské vrchovině, na 10. kilometru dálnice D5 z Prahy do Plzně, v údolí, kterým protéká stejnojmenný potok, který všichni místní nazývají Kačák.

Obec leží v nadmořské výšce 257 m, má rozlohu 608 ha a žije zde  obyvatel.

Historie
První písemná zmínka o obci pochází ze záznamu o bitvě o český trůn, kterou 23. ledna 1179 svedli v blízkosti obce Soběslav II. a Bedřich.

Územněsprávní začlenění
Dějiny územněsprávního začleňování zahrnují období od roku 1850 do současnosti. V chronologickém přehledu je uvedena územně administrativní příslušnost obce v roce, kdy ke změně došlo:
 1850 země česká, kraj Praha, politický okres Smíchov, soudní okres Beroun
 1855 země česká, kraj Praha, soudní okres Beroun
 1868 země česká, politický okres Hořovice, soudní okres Beroun
 1936 země česká, politický i soudní okres Beroun
 1939 země česká, Oberlandrat Kolín, politický i soudní okres Beroun
 1942 země česká, Oberlandrat Praha, politický i soudní okres Beroun
 1945 země česká, správní i soudní okres Beroun
 1949 Pražský kraj, okres Beroun
 1960 Středočeský kraj, okres Beroun
 2003 Středočeský kraj, okres Beroun, obec s rozšířenou působností Beroun

Rok 1932
V městysi Loděnice u Berouna (1500 obyvatel, poštovní úřad, telegrafní úřad, telefonní úřad, četnická stanice, katol. kostel) byly v roce 1932 evidovány tyto živnosti a obchody: 2 lékaři, zubní lékař, biograf Sokol, 2 cukráři, drogerie, hodinář, 3 holiči, 6 hostinců, inženýr, klempíř, knihkupec, 2 koláři, konsum Včela, 2 kováři, 3 krejčí, mlýn, obchod s obuví Baťa, 2 obuvníci, obchod s ovocem a zeleninou, 2 pekaři, 2 porodní asistentky, přádelna bavlny, 8 rolníků, 5 řezníků, sedlář, 10 obchodů se smíšeným zbožím, Městská spořitelna v Berouně, Spořitelní a záložní spolek pro Loděnice, továrna na staviva, 3 obchody se střižním zbožím, 5 švadlen, tkalcovna, 2 trafiky, 2 truhláři, zahradník, zámečník, zednický mistr, železářství.

Části obce
Obec Loděnice se skládá ze dvou částí, které obě leží v katastrálním území Loděnice u Berouna:
 Jánská
 Loděnice

Loděnice ve filmu
V roce 1966 byl na nádraží v Loděnici natočen jeden z historicky nejúspěšnějších českých filmů – Menzelovy oskarové Ostře sledované vlaky.

V roce 2003 se natáčelo na místní faře pokračování série básníků, Jak básníci neztrácejí naději.

Gramofonové závody
V polovině 20. století byly v Loděnici, v objektech bývalé přádelny, vybudovány Gramofonové závody. Od roku 1951 se zde vyrábějí vinylové gramofonové desky, byly zde vyrobeny první československé magnetofonové pásky. V roce 1985 zde bylo vydáno LP Porta 1985, které vešlo do historie jako nejrychleji vydaná deska hudebního festivalu Porta. V roce 1988 zde spatřily světlo světa první československé kompaktní disky. Dnes se v Loděnici vyrábí také DVD. Závod se nyní jmenuje GZ Digital Media.

Název obce
Název obce se používá v jednotném čísle, tzn. "ta Loděnice", "do Loděnice", "v Loděnici". Místní obyvatelé užívají také tvrdý tvar "Lodenice". Podle starých map je právě tento tvar původním názvem obce.

Zdá se, že název obce byl kdysi převzat od názvu protékajícího potoka – Lodenice, který původně zněl Ledenice = potok v mrazové (ledové) kotlině – analogicky názvu Lednice (na Moravě). Mluví pro to i dodnes dochovaná místní tvrdá výslovnost názvu obce. Vlastenečtí učitelé však dávali přednost úvahám o dobách, kdy se v místě stavěly lodi, které pak pluly dolů po říčce Loděnici (Kačáku) k jejímu ústí do Berounky a odtud k hradišti Tetínu, kde bylo jedno z center přemyslovské části Čech.

Pamětihodnosti

Architektonické památky
 Kostel sv. Václava s farou
 Zámek Loděnice – v současnosti ženský Monastýr svatého Václava a svaté Ludmily. Původně neorenesanční zámek, který si nechal v roce 1873 postavit pražský podnikatel Antonín Cífka jako své rodinné sídlo. Později v jeho okolí vznikl údajně první tenisový kurt v Čechách. Po první světové válce zámek změnil funkci – byla tu mimo jiné stáčírna likérů, misijní škola a kanceláře. Po druhé světové válce nebyl důsledně udržován a začal chátrat. Změna nastala až v roce 2010. Rekonstrukce (např. plastová okna, sytě fialová barva fasády, pozlacené kříže) z prostředků ruského investora vtiskla stavbě kýčovitý vzhled. Vedle zámku je obnovená vinice s pravoslavným křížem nahoře. Mezi zámkem a vinicí je samostatná nízká zvonice s 10 zvony, na zvonkohru hrají každou neděli v 9.55 hodin samy sestry, které ji rozeznívají pomocí rukou a nohou. Klášter spadá pod Pražskou pravoslavnou eparchii.

Přírodní památky
 Přírodní památka Branžovy – stráň s teplomilnou květenou, zhruba 1½ km jv. od obce.
 Přírodní památka Špičatý vrch-Barrandovy jámy – paleontologické naleziště z období siluru, 1½ km jižně od obce.
 Přírodní památka Syslí louky u Loděnice – louka s výskytem sysla obecného, 1¼ km jjv. od obce.

Doprava
Dopravní síť
 Pozemní komunikace – Obcí prochází dálnice D5 s exitem 10 (Loděnice). Obcí vede silnice II/605 Praha - Beroun - Žebrák - Plzeň.

 Železnice – Obcí vede železniční Trať 173 Praha-Smíchov - Rudná u Prahy - Beroun, je to jednokolejná celostátní trať, doprava z Rudné do Berouna byla zahájena roku 1897. V obci je jedna železniční stanice Loděnice.
Veřejná doprava 2019
 Autobusová doprava – Z obce vedly autobusové linky 380 (Praha, Vypich - Beroun), 384 (Praha, Zličín - Beroun, Hostim), 425 (Beroun - Mořinka), C20, C40, linka 210010 (Beroun - Chyňava) a noční linka 952 (Praha, Sídl. Řepy - Beroun).

 Železniční doprava – Mezi Nučicemi a Berounem po trati 173 jezdilo v pracovních dnech mnoho párů spojů, o víkendu taktéž. Dopravcem linky S6 jsou České dráhy.

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 Informace o obci Loděnice, historie, památky

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Svazek obcí region Jihozápad
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Q: Solving for $x$ in $a^x / x = b$ I've ended up with an equation of the form $a^x / x = b$ and I'm trying to solve for $x$ but I can't isolate it. I always end up with one of the $x$'s as the exponent of $e$ or in a log function.

A: Unfortunately the equation cannot be solved analytically, as it becomes
$x\log a - \log x = \log b$
You need to use numerical methods.
For example you could try the Newton Raphson method, where the objective is to find roots of the equation $f(x)=0$ by using the following iteration, where $f'(x)$ is the derivative of the function with respect to $x$.
$\large x_n=x_{n-1}-\frac{f(x_{n-1})}{f'(x_{n-1})}$
So you start with an initial estimate $x_0$, to obtain
$\large x_1=x_{0}-\frac{f(x_{0})}{f'(x_{0})}$
and continue for more iterations until your result does not change very much.
If you express your equation as
$f(x)=x\log a - \log x - \log b$
The derivative is given by
$f'(x)= \log a - \frac{1}{x}$
which you can use for implementing the Newton-Raphson method.

A: $$a^x=bx\iff1=bxa^{-x}\iff\frac1b=xe^{-x\ln a}\iff-\frac{\ln a}b=(-\ln a)xe^{-x\ln a}\iff$$
$$\iff(-\ln a)x=W\bigg(-\frac{\ln a}b\bigg)\iff x=-\frac{W\bigg(-\dfrac{\ln a}b\bigg)}{\ln a}$$
where W is the Lambert W function.


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Home | Electric Co-ops Win $1.6 Billion in FCC Rural Broadband Auction
By: Cathy Cash/ NRECA Published: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Share: Print: Subscribe
Initial results of the FCC's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction show electric co-ops winning bids up to $1.6 billion to deploy broadband to nearly 1 million areas. [Photo: Casey Clark/MEC]
Electric cooperatives made a strong showing in the Federal Communications Commission's largest reverse auction to fund rural broadband, winning bids expected to top $1.6 billion to serve over 900,000 locations in 31 states.
The FCC announced the winners of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund on Dec. 7 and released initial details about how the first $9.2 billion in Phase I funding will be distributed over the next 10 years among the nearly 400 winning bidders.
Nearly $7 billion in unobligated Phase I funds will be added to $4.4 billion for a Phase II auction the FCC is expected to schedule once it has implemented more granular broadband data collection and mapping.
RDOF bidders pledge to provide broadband access to residents of census blocks determined by the FCC to be fully unserved in Phase I and partially served in Phase II.
Of the electric co-ops that participated in the Phase I auction, 180 competed as part of five consortiums that garnered a total of about $1.5 billion. Five individual electric co-ops won a total of $59.4 million.
Co-op Connections Consortium with 13 electric co-ops won bids in eight states; NRTC Phase I RDOF Consortium with 51 electric co-ops won bids in 14 states; RDOF USA Consortium or FiberRise with 21 electric co-ops won bids in five states; Prospero Broadband Consortium with about nine electric co-op won bids in three states; and Rural Electric Cooperative Consortium with 95 co-ops won bids in 22 states. These groups must divide the winning bids among the participating co-ops by Dec. 22.
The individual electric co-op winners were:
Lutsen, Minnesota-based Arrowhead Electric Cooperative with $18 million to serve nearly 5,000 locations.
Bandera, Texas-based Bandera Electric Cooperative with nearly $1.7 million to serve 534 locations.
Cassville, Missouri-based Barry Electric Co-op with $14,500 to serve 26 locations.
Grants, New Mexico-based Continental Divide Electric Cooperative with $38 million to serve nearly 8,500 locations.
Roseau, Minnesota-based Roseau Electric Cooperative Inc. with nearly $1.3 million to serve 266 locations.
All winning bidders must file a detailed long-form application with the FCC between Jan. 14 and Jan. 29, 2021. Applications must include deployment plans specific to their RDOF awards and areas to be served. Over the 10-year disbursement of funds, the RDOF has set service milestones that include reaching every location assigned by the end of year six.
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To enter the auction, bidders were required to select a speed tier established by the FCC. The allowable minimum speeds were 25 megabits per second for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads.
The RDOF used a weighted tier system and other rules advocated by NRECA to ensure co-ops with superior service could compete against other types of internet providers with slower or spotty service in rural areas. Many electric co-ops deploying broadband use fiber-optic cable that provides the fastest, most reliable connection.
NRECA was also successful in recommending that the FCC auction small census blocks to ensure bid areas were near co-ops' service territories and infrastructure to reduce build-out costs or delays.
The FCC lauded the auction as a way to deploy high-speed internet access to more than 5 million homes and businesses currently without service. In announcing the initial results, the commission said that "99.7% of these locations will be receiving broadband with speeds of at least 100/20 Mbps and more than 85% will get gigabit-speed service."
NRECA continues to analyze the results of this huge auction and its impact on rural co-op members lacking access to broadband.
"There is cause to be excited about parts of the RDOF Phase I auction results, but in order for the auction to be considered a success it needs to deliver on its promises," said Kelly Wismer, legislative affairs director at NRECA.
"For every American to have access to robust, affordable broadband, it's critical that the FCC continue to do in-depth due diligence of all RDOF winners in a transparent way to ensure they can technically and operationally do what they have promised. Over 5 million Americans in rural communities depend on the FCC getting this right."
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Windham Center Stage Theater reopens with Edges: A Song Cycle
Cast members of Windham Center Stage Theater's production
of Edges: A Song Cycle rehearse for their upcoming shows on
Aug. 6, 7 and 8 at Windham Town Hall.
PHOTO BY JOCELYN FRENCH
The stage lights will come up at the Windham Town Hall for the first time in over a year when Windham Center Stage Theater presents Edges: A Song Cycle on Aug. 6, 7 and 8.
Edges is the first live show WCST has performed since they closed their children's show, Pinocchio, in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In early July, Edges ran for a weekend at the Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston. Now, WCST is bringing it home.
Pinocchio ran for one weekend before they made the difficult decision to close.
"We put everything on pause," said Laurie Shepard, co-chair of the WCST board, who was also the director for that show. "It was hard for the community, the kids who had worked so hard…but safety came first."
Although they couldn't reopen the show as they'd hoped they might, they did hold a drive-by awards ceremony where Shepard took the time to thank each child and celebrate the work that they had put in.
While closed, WCST held a virtual Winter Wonderland performance, something they'd never done before. Shepard said there was a learning curve, and they had to really step back and change their thought process a little.
As they open their season, they are still thinking outside the box, and trying to do whatever they can to offer great theater to the community, she said.
Because WCST performs at the Windham Town Hall, they did not have a building to sustain through the pandemic. That allowed them to concentrate on providing whatever theater experience they could during the pandemic, Shepard said.
"We did the virtual production, and it was just about serving the community, not about ticket sales," she said.
Rachel Scala-Bolduc, music director for Edges, said that was one thing that WCST was really fortunate for.
"We didn't really have to worry about maintaining our own space and not having any revenue," she said.
"Like everybody else, we're charting a very different way of looking at things," Shepard said. "We're just plugging away and excited to be back on our home base stage."
Director Darnell Stuart said that originally, the group had talked about streaming Edges online.
"Things started changing with Covid, and we were able to change our direction and be able to put it on the stage, which has been a great, great experience for all of us," she said. "All of us are seasoned theater people, so it was a great thing to be able to come back and do something we all love so much."
The show is quite different from a typical WCST production said Scala, who is also one of the four-member cast. Part of the appeal was the small cast, she said.
"From the very beginning safety was our number one concern, so just the fact that it's a small cast and it's just singing felt very safe to us," she said.
Her husband, Jon Bolduc, her brother, Matt Scala, and Bryanne Miller, make up the remainder of the cast.
Scala-Bolduc said the close relationships that already existed between much of the cast also helped them feel safe performing together.
The show is unique in that it's a song cycle, not a traditional musical. There's no dialogue, but instead a continuous sequence of songs, and cast members don't play just one character throughout the show.
"Each song is a different vignette," Scala-Bolduc said.
Scala-Bolduc said Edges is a fun show, meant for an adult audience, written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, well known for their work on Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman.
Though Edges is not a well-known song cycle, she said, it's one of the first things written by those famous writers, and the audience may hear a familiar sound in the music.
Stuart said the show is centered around college students and the choices and decisions they have to make upon leaving school.
"It's about commitment, love, the meaning of relationships…" she said.
Although the show was written about coming of age, Stuart said, "When I first started listening to the music, and really delving into the lyrics, I realized that we are all at point in our lives, with coming out of Covid. We are all struggling with commitments, and identifying ourselves, and the meaning of things…the expectations of life as it has changed in the last year and a half.
"For me a big part of this production was saying we're at a starting point again in our lives and now we're taking this journey," she said. "It's just been a really incredible journey and we are so excited to be back on our little stage in Windham," she added. "We have a wonderful theater community, and we want to get back in the game and do what we love doing the most, and that's theater."
The remainder of the season for WCST will include the Great American Trailer Park (also meant for more mature audiences), the children's show, Madagascar, in March, and Steel Magnolias to end the season in the spring.
"We're very excited to start our children's show back up," Shepard said. "We're excited to get that program up and running again serving youth in not just Windham but surrounding communities."
Tickets for Edges: A Song Cycle can be purchased on the WCST website (www.windhamtheater.org) or at the door. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors/students.
Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday performance is at 2 p.m. <
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Q: Which NoSQL DB is best fitted for OLTP financial systems? We're designing an OLTP financial system. it should be able to support 10.000 transactions per second and have reporting features.
So we have come to the idea of using:

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*a NoSQL DB as our main storage

*a MySQL DB (Percona server actually) making some ETLs from the NoSQL DB for store reporting data

We're considering MongoDB and Riak for the NoSQL job. we have read that Riak scales more smoothly than MongoDB. And we would like to listen your opinion.

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*Which NoSQL DB would you use for a
OLTP financial system?

*How has been
your experience scaling MongoDB/Riak?

A: One has to think about the problem differently.  The notion of transaction consistency stems from the UD (update) in CRUD  (Create, Read, Update, Delete).  noSQL DBs are CRAP (Create, Replicate, Append, Process) oriented, working  by accretion of time-stamped data. With the right domain model, there is no reason that auditability and the equivalent of referential integrity can't be achieved.

A: The global-storage based NoSQL databases - Cache from InterSystems and GT.M from FIS - are used extensively in financial services and have been for many years.  Cache in particular is used for both the core database and for OLTP.

A: I can answer regarding my experience with scaling Riak.
Riak scales smoothly to the extreme. Scaling is as easy as adding nodes to the cluster, which is a very simple operation in itself. You can achieve near linear scalability by simply adding nodes. Our experience with Riak as far as scaling is concerned has been amazing.
The flip side is that it is lacking in many respects. Some examples:

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*You can't do something like count(*) or list keys on a production cluster. That would require a work around if you want to do ETL from Riak into MySQL - or how would you know what to (E)xtract?
(One possible work around would be to maintain a bucket with a known key sequence that map to values that contain the keys you inserted into your other buckets).

*The free version of Riak comes with no management console that lets you know what's going on, and the one that's included in the Enterprise version isn't much of an improvement.

*You'll need the Enterprise version of you're looking to replicate your data over WAN (e.g. for DR / high availability). That's alright if you don't mind paying, but keep in mind that Basho pricing is very high.

A: There is no conceivable circumstance where I would use a NOSQl database for anything to do with finance. You simply don't have the data integrity needed or the internal controls.  Dow Jones uses SQL Server to do its transactions and if they can properly design a high performance, high transaction Relational datbase so can you. You will have to invest in some people who know what they are doing though.

A: I work with the Starcounter (so I'm biased), but I think I can safely say that for a system processing financial transactions you have to worry about transaction consistency. Unfortunately, this is what the engines used for Facebook and Twitter had to give up allow their scale-out strategy to offer performance. This is not because engines such as MongoDb or Cassandra are poorly designed; rather, it follows naturally from the CAP theorem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAP_theorem). Simply put, changes you make in your database will overwrite other changes if they occur close in time. Ok for status updates and new tweets, but disastrous if you deal with money or other quantities. The amounts will simply end up wrong when many reads and writes are being done in parallel. So for the throughput you need, a memory centric NoSQL database with ACID support is probably the way to go.

A: You can use some NoSQL databases (Cassandra, EventStore) as a storage for financial service if you implement your app using event sourcing and concepts from DDD. I recommend you to read this minibook http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/reactive-microservices-architecture.html

A: OLTP can be achieved using NoSQL with a custom implementation,
there are two things,
1. How are you going to achieve ACID properties that an RDBMS gives.
2. Provide a custom blocking or non blocking concurrency and transaction handling mechanism.
To take you closer to solution,
Apache Phoenix,apache trafodion or Splice machine.

A: Trafodion has full ACID support over HBase, you should take a look.

A: Cassandra can be used for both OLTP and OLAP. Good replication and eventual data consistency gives you the choice in your hand. Need to design the system properly. And after all it's free of cost but not free of developer, give it a try


Produced with the machinery, engineers and workers of »Carl Zeiss Jena«, the early Zorki 1 is not a Leica II but a Zorki, produced on the original machinery of »Carl Zeiss Jena« with the engineers and staff from »Carl Zeiss Jena«. But do me a favour, call it a ZORKI.
Leave aside that it is simply a beautiful camera. The Zorki 1 is actually all you need for doing great street shots. It's small and handy, absolutely reliable, fits into any pocket and on the street it makes the crowd smiling. The chances that you get the allowence to take someone's picture with it are excellent. It's the sympathy factor!
Juli, 1945. The US Army handed the small German town Jena over to the Soviet Army. At this time Americans already recruited some of the engineering staff, collected all documents and patents of the Carl Zeiss Werke.
In the following monthes, Soviets started the dismanteling of the whole production facility. Together with another big part of engineers and workers from »Carl Zeiss Jena«, the factory was brought to Soviet Union.
KMZ (Krasnogorski Mekhanicheskii Zavod) and Kiev Arsenal now produced lenses labelled »Carl Zeiss Jena«. And – the Zorki.
It's not a Leica: It's a Zorki.
Zorki cameras are based on the pre-war FED line of Leica copies. During WW2 the FED factory had to be evacuated from Kharkov in Ukraine from the advancing German troops. After the war FED had problems to go back into production for some time, so KMZ assisted with it's production facility and ressources. When FED got back in operation, KMZ continued to produce the rangefinder cameras under the Zorki trademark. The Zorki 1 was the first Zorki branded body produced at the KMZ factory.
And while Leica in the western hemisphere already abandoned it's model Leica II, the Zorki was still a success model in the Soviet Union. Different sources estimate about 800.000 produced Zorki 1. And with the Zorki 1 coming to age, the common path of Zorki and Leica came to an end. The Zorki 2 already marked an independend way of thinking. The Zorki from Jena became a symbol of Soviet photographical history. And due to it's interesting and intriguing history, an indispensible "must have" in every collection of Soviet cameras.
It makes no sense of buying a Zorki because it's a copy of a Leica. If you want a Leica, go for one. There's a great and vivid community around this brand. Being part of this community is one of the many reasons owing a Leica. A Zorki is it's own brand with it's own community of collectors and enthusiasts. I have no real clue why there's such a strange animosity. No sense in that.
Ok, got it. But why still shoot it?
Leaving aside the nostalgia factor I love it's reliability. I have many different cameras from all times and epoches in my 35mm collection, from Zorki 1 to the Nikon F100. But it was the oldest one, the Zorki, which never let me down.
But there are many other reasons which make the Zorki 1 still be an interesting camera to shoot with.
In this decent yet beautiful rangefinder there's nothing inside what could distract you from your main goal: Take great photos. No light metering, no auto-zoom (no zoom at all with standard lenses).
You need to set apertue. Determine light situation and choose the right shutter speed. Set the focus in the second rangefinder window. Press the shutter. More basic and essential photography can't be (besides pinhole photography, to be fair).
While a camera like the Nikon F100 is an excellent film photography camera for beginners who just want to have an easy start, a camera like the Zorki 1 has the potential to teach you everything you need to know about photography. Simply because you have to know what you're doing, otherwise you won't get any photo done (right).
And as there are no playful functions available, you can focus yourself on the photo itself. Motif, story, light and shadow – nothing distracts you from the concept which you have on mind.
The 39mm screw mount — also called Leica Thread Mount (LTM ), Leica Screw Mount (LSM), or M39 — was introduced by Leica with the model I (C), and used on all the Leica models until the bayonet mount M3. The mount was adopted on many Leica copies and other 35mm rangefinder cameras.
That means the Zorki can operate a full list of interesting lenses in all price segments. You migth want to have a look at this list of 39mm screw mount lenses.
The only limitation is the set distance between lense and film. With some lenses it's not possible to focus close range objects.
No feature overkill can distract you from your goal: Take great photos.
The Zorki 1 is small and handy. It slips into any bag or even pocket. That makes it a great companion for street photography or simply as a backup camera.
If you're on the street with a Zorki 1, you will see the crowd smile. It's interesting. Neat. Special. You're not the bad guy who wants to secretly steal their pictures without permission like those other greedy guys with their fat cameras.
If you're approaching people with a Zorki, asking if they would mind to be on your picture, they will hardly say "no". You're immediately in a small talk about your fine small camera. That's the perfect setting for relaxed and great street photography, walking the way of friendly consensus.
A Zorki is it's own brand with it's own community of collectors and enthusiasts.
The Zorki 1 is film photography camera with charme and character. If you are into film photography, I guess that the process of taking a picture is as important to you as the final picture itself. And the Zorki 1 supports exactly that: It's a special feeling to take pictures with this handy rangefinder.
And not to forget: The slapping "click" of the curtain, when you press the shutter. But that's already a topic for those celebrating the shutter fetish.
So if you have the chance to get one for a budget, don't hesitate. Just never forget that your new little friend will need some inspection and hands on before going to use it. It's an old camera.
Horizontal-travel, cloth focal plane shutter, speeds: 1/20 (25) – 1/500, + 'Z' ('Z' is 'B' shutter, and is marked B on cameras after 1955: 'Z' perhaps refers to 'Zeit' – 'time' in German).
Focus on your concept, not features.
There's always place in one of your pockets for that little gem.
Minimize the features, maximize the concept.
Concentrate on the motif, not the features.
A great lense for the street!
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Q: error in loading the vue script for a drop-down list This is my first project in vue and it is being very difficult for me to find functional examples in vue.
I'm trying to make a header component that shows a list of links, some of which I need to be a drop-down list of links. Here is my component
<template>

        QUI SOMMES-NOUS ?

        QUAND L'ANIMAL S'EN VA

            TEST 1

            TEST 2

        URNES ANIMAUX

    NOS SERVICES
    URNES ANIMAUX
    TARIFS ET DEVIS
    NOUS CONTACTER

</template>

I'm following the few examples I've found and the documentation and they all return the same console loading error with the declaration inside the "new Vue" script whether I declare it directly or keep it as a constant.
Someone who can make me see my mistake.
Thank you very much in advance!

A: You should change the code to be a properly structured Single-File Component:
<template>

          QUI SOMMES-NOUS ?

          QUAND L'ANIMAL S'EN VA

            TEST 1

            TEST 2

        URNES ANIMAUX

    NOS SERVICES
    URNES ANIMAUX
    TARIFS ET DEVIS
    NOUS CONTACTER

</template>


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Населення — 6 осіб (2010; 10 у 2002).

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