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Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:24:02 PM
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Khaleda gets bail in 2 defamation cases
19th-Jun-2019
Court Correspondent :
The High Court Division yesterday granted six-month bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in two defamation cases filed against her.
Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz and Justice Kashefa Hussain passed the order on Tuesday after hearing a bail petition filed by Khaleda Zia's lawyers.
"Both the cases are bail-able. But we had to come to the High Court as the lower court denied the bail. The High Court has granted six-month bail in each of the cases," Khaleda Zia's counsel Barrister Moudud Ahmed said after the order was issued. However, the former premier will not be released from the prison as she is convicted in two corruption cases. Deputy Attorney General Fazlur Rahman Khan represented the state in the court.
"Bangladesh Awami League promotes fake secularism in the party. In reality, they are the atheists. People irrespective of their religion are unsafe in their hands. The Awami League usurped the assets of people from the Hindu community when they came into power; they even attacked the Hindus," Khaleda Zia had allegedly said in an event at the Engineers Institution of Bangladesh on Oct 14, 2014.
On October 21 of the same year, AB Siddique, President of the Janannetri Parishad, a pro-Awami League organization, filed a case against Khaleda Zia with a complaint that her statement hurt the religious sentiments of the people as well as it allegedly caused disunity among Hindus and Muslims.
The complainant had filed another defamation case against the BNP leader over a complaint of making derogatory remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Awami League, on Jan 25, 2017.
According to the case details, Khaleda Zia made disdainful remarks on Bangabandhu and the Awami League in her speech as the chief guest in the founding anniversary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP on Dec 31, 2016.
The Shahbagh police submitted the final report against the BNP chief on both cases on Jun 30, 2018 and the court issued an arrest warrant against her on Mar 20 considering the reports on both cases. Khaleda Zia's lawyers then appealed for her bail to the High Court.
Jason Roy to miss Afghanistan, Sri Lanka games with hamstring tear
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"Khashoggi death painful, stop exploiting case": Saudi Crown Prince
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No end to pain and miseries of slum dwellers
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No fracture found on Mushfiqur's forearm
Bangladesh heaved a huge sigh of relief after an X-ray report revealed that Mushfiqur Rahim had no fracture on his forearm.Mushfiqur, considered as the most dependable batsman of the country, got hit on his right forearm during a batting practice session while facing a bouncer from pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman.He ...
Saudi Crown Prince lashes out at arch-rival Iran over tanker attacks
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More than just a game: India face Pakistan in World Cup battle royale
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Eoin Morgan downplays England's injury concerns
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Iran President renews ultimatum over nuclear pact compliance
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Don't let successes go in vain
A total of 298 people were killed and 860 sustained injuries in road accidents across the country during the Eid-ul Fitr vacation. A report of Bangladesh Jatri Kallyan Samiti presented the statistics at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity on Saturday. It said the accidents took place within 13 ...
Kareena to reunite with Aamir Khan for the Hindi remake of Forest Grump?
After Karan Johar's period drama, Takht and Homi Adajania's Angrezi Medium, Kareena Kapoor Khan has given her nod to another big project and it's one of the most awaited projects already. Thanks to the incredible popularity and credibility of its leading man, superstar Aamir Khan. Yes, after 3 Idiots (2009) ...
The tax-happy fat budget
THE government in the FY 2019-20 budget announcement set many promises including 8.2 percent GDP growth rate and bring down the inflation at 5.5 percent. In first look, we think the promises are over ambitious. The ever biggest budget of Tk 523,190 crore is a may appear as biggest mockery ...
Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Friday greeting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Finance Minister AHM Mostofa Kamal for presenting people-oriented budget.
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Deepika Padukone tops the list of Most Gorgeous Women in the World by a magazine
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Josiah Charles Stamp was born in Kilburn, London on 21 June 1880. Stamp's formal education ended when he was sixteen. In 1896 he entered the Civil Service as a boy clerk in the Inland Revenue Department, where he rose to the position of assistant secretary to the Board of Inland Revenue at the age of thirty six. Stamp obtained an external degree in economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1916. His thesis was published as British Incomes and Property in 1916 and launched his academic career. In 1919 he served on the Royal Commission on Income Tax and in the same year he joined Nobel Industries Ltd as secretary and director. In 1926 he became the president of the executive of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and two years later he was appointed director of the Bank of England. He combined this work with serving on national and international committees, as well as boards of enquiry. In 1926 he served on the statutory commission of the University of London and in 1926 he served as a governor and vice chairman of the LSE. Stamp also held lectureships in economics at several universities, including Cambridge, Oxford and Liverpool. Throughout his working life he published widely on economics. Stamp was created CBE in 1918, KBE in 1920, GBE in 1924 and GCB in 1935. In 1938 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Stamp of Shortlands, Kent. He also received honorary degrees from numerous universities both at home and abroad. Stamp died on 16 April 1941.


The Hoosier Foodie: Upland Brewing Co.
The Hoosier Foodie is a local restaurant review show that travels around Bloomington Indiana and surrounding towns. The show highlights the menus and various features of each individual restaurant. In this episode I serve as the host, but also the director and editor.
The Hoosier Foodie is a local restaurant review show that travels around Bloomington Indiana and surrounding towns. The show highlights the menus and various features of each individual restaurant. In this episode I serves a the host, but also the director and editor.
Opening Act is a NYC non-profit that provides theater opportunities to under-served youth around the community. This video was used as the main video for the 2016 fundraising campaign. The music was written and created by an alumnus of the program. I served as the director and editor on this video series.
Tauck tour company makes a thank you video for their vendors. I served as editor.
A video celebrating the career of Bloomington Indiana Woman of the Year Mae Cassady of Cassady Electric. Shot and edited by me.
An orientation video for new employees at Smithville Communications.
The Oliver Winery is a local winery that has been based out of Bloomington Indiana for the past 40 years. This documentary served as a historical highlight of the winery following its success and growth. I served as the camera operator and editor of this piece.
A collection of various songs and radio spots mixed, edited, and audio engineered by me.
A quick compilation of some After Effects projects I have worked on.
A quick video made for the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce for their educators of the year conference.


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The Wisdom of Donkeys
Finding Tranquility in A Chaotic World
Merrifield, Andy
A literary ode to peace, presence, and fulfillment inspired by a walk taken with a most surprising creature.
"The demon of speed is often associated with forgetting, with avoidance...and slowness with memory and confronting," observes Milan Kundera in his novel Slowness . With that purpose in mind--a search for slowness and tranquillity--Andy Merrifield set out on a journey of the soul with a friend's donkey, to walk amid the ruins and spectacular vistas of southern France's Haute-Auvergne. The purposeful pace of the journey and the understated nobility of Gribouille, his humble donkey companion, allowed him to confront himself as well as to consider the larger mysteries of life--insight he now shares in his enchanting book, The Wisdom of Donkeys . As Merrifield contemplates literature, science, truth and beauty, and the universality of nature amid the French countryside, Gribouille surprises him with his subtle wisdom, reminding him time and again that enlightenment is all around us if we but seek it. Traveling with Andy Merrifield and Gribouille, we're reminded of the contemplative and exquisite benefits of nature, passive adventuring, and wild spaces.
Publisher: New York : Walker & Company : distributed to the trade by Macmillan, c2008
Edition: 1st U.S. ed
Call Number: 914.459 MER
From Library Staff
List - 2018 DCL Reading Challenge: Travel Memoir
DCLadults Dec 26, 2017
Subtitled "Finding Tranquility in a Chaotic World." The author sets out on a journey in the French countryside with a friend's donkey, all the while contemplating literature, science, truth and beauty. Available in book format.
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ontherideau Apr 21, 2010
a poetic leisurely read that will make you look at donkeys in a whole new way
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JL & Afterman returns with 2nd installment of 'Nu Disco House'.
'Nu Disco House 2' by JL & Afterman features 10 fully mixed and mastered construction kits. Loaded with the funkiest sound elements around – this collection captures driving drum loops, analogue bass and sub-heavy low-end loops, inspirational disco synths, chunky and super funky guitar-lick sounds, dreamy chimes and bells, lush pads and arpeggio's, FM pianos and last but not least – vocal hooks.
Duo has been very successful with their own and ghost-productions for the last decade, this includes their latest chart topping releases, radio and club hits like 'Black Betty 2016 Remake)' or 'Could You Be Loved'.
If you're looking to spice your productions up with funky, groovy & body-moving sounds – 'Nu Disco House 2' by JL & Afterman is a perfect choice for any house music producer.


Sebastien Grosjean, Tennys Sandgren, Michael Kosta, Kevin Anderson, Shelby Rogers and Eugenie Bouchard help raise money at Kevin Anderson's Grand Slam Cause for the Paws.
Frenchmen Sebastian Grosjean and Benoit Paire enjoy a friendly competition against Belgians Steve Darcis and David Goffin in the European Open Pedalo Cup.
Nicolas Escude (left) and Sebastien Grosjean (right) join tournament director Didier Gerard as Open d'Orleans ambassadors.


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Q: Moving website from Windows to Linux I have a Wordpress site that I want to move from my computer onto a Raspberry Pi so I can set up an always-on home server.
I was trying to move it over by simply copying over the Wordpress site into /var/www/html and then copying the database files from C://xampp/mysql/data/sitedatabase to /var/lib/mysql.
This didn't work and I get the following error : "Error establishing a database connection"
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

A: To make sure you moved your wordpress' site without any problems follow these steps:

*

*Install a fresh copy of wordpress in /var/www/html

*Edit your wp-config with your new MySQL details (username, pass etc.)

*dump your database from your current and import it to your new Mysql (you can use phpmyadmin for easier export/import)

*You can copy-paste your theme and plugins folders but I will recommend to manually re-install them and use importer for the theme's configuration and widget's configuration

*Use wordpress' import/export to move all of your media files

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Q: Call to a member function isEmpty() on a non-object? I make my view in the controller via:
$data = Lib::index();
    $view = View::make('index')
        ->with('data', $data)
        ->render();
    return $view;

I can check if data is empty in the controller via:
$data->isEmpty();

But when I try the same thing in the view I get the error:
Call to a member function isEmpty() on a non-object

Why?
Here's the code for Lib::index():
   $page = isset($_GET['page']) ? ($_GET['page']) : 1;

    Paginator::setCurrentPage($page);

    try {
        $data = Asset::with(array('sizes'=> function($query){
            $query->select('width', 'height', 'asset_id');
        }))->where('active', 1)->orderBy('updated_at', 'DESC')->paginate(Config::get('p.results_per_page'), array('id', 'alt'));
    }

    catch (QueryException $e) {

        App::abort(404);
    }

    return $data;

A: isEmpty() is a Collection method. For some weird reasons, in views, it sometimes refer to an empty Collection as null. The safest check, in my opinion would be to do a counts check, like so:
if (count($data)) {...}

This works well both in Controllers and Views.

A: consider you are getting some information as collection;
$UserInfo = User::where('phone', $phone_number)->first();

use this code to for error check
if(empty($UserInfo)){
                return redirect()->back()->withErrors('we don't have a user with this phone number ');
            }

and add below code into your blade
@if(count($errors)>0)

            @foreach($errors->all() as $error)

{{$error}}

            @endforeach

@endif

best regards

A: Try
> var_dump($data);

in the view.
See what it shows up. This might help further investigate the error.
Then In accordance go ahead with
>  foreach($data as $moredata){
>      $moredata->isEmpty();  }

Should work.


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Wider mandate for Ontario's auto insurance regulator would be welcomed
January 19, 2017 by Angela Stelmakowich
A wide mandate for the body regulating Ontario's auto insurance sector – one that promotes competition, innovation and responsiveness – would be welcomed, Karin Ots, senior vice president of regulatory and government relations for Aviva Canada, suggested Thursday during a panel discussion in downtown Toronto.
Ots's recommendation is to take a page from the books of other jurisdictions where regulatory mandates are fuller and not quite so focused on rate regulation and compliance, she said during the FSCO to FSRA: Panel Discussion, a concurrent seminar and webinar hosted by the Insurance Institute of Canada.
Other discussion panel members were George Cooke, chair of the Board of Directors of OMERS Administration Corporation; Leah Myers, assistant deputy minister of income security and pension policy division for Ontario's Ministry of Finance; and Barb Taylor, director of policy, Ontario for Insurance Bureau of Canada.
In November, the Ontario government reported it would table legislation to establish the initial parameters for the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). Creating an independent, flexible and consumer-focused regulator of financial services and pensions was one of 37 recommendations penned by a government-appointed panel reviewing the mandates of the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), the Financial Services Tribunal and the Deposit Insurance Corporation of Ontario.
George Cooke, James Daw and Lawrence Ritchie made recommendations related to, among other things, mandate, governance and regulatory approach.
Related: Ontario to introduce legislation to establish new Financial Services Regulatory Authority
Pointing to FSCO, Ots told seminar attendees the current outstanding issues are not about the people; it is about the mandate.
Being charged with providing regulatory services that protect the public interest and enhance public confidence in the regulated sectors is "a fairly narrow mandate," she maintained.
"It's a narrow mandate and it's interpreted fairly narrowly by the folks at FSCO. It results in a fairly narrow, almost paternalistic style of regulation," Ots said.
The idea is to be proactive – not reactive – by "looking down the road" instead of focusing "on what's already happened," she noted.
Regulators in other jurisdictions – including, for example, in the United Kingdom and New York State – have more forward-looking and thinking mandates, Ots suggested.
While the mandate for U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority revolves around protecting customers, protecting the financial markets and promoting competition, the one in New York State starts with "regulation to keep up with the rapid and dynamic evolution of these industries," she told attendees.
"So they recognize the need for change," Ots continued. These "different, broader, more holistic mandates that include a focus on competition will lead to a different outcome in terms of regulation," she contended.
"In other jurisdictions, we certainly see much more co-ordinated discussion on emerging risks, trends and things that are likely to happen as opposed to things that have already happened," Ots pointed out.
In the U.K., for example, there is a focus on market intelligence capacity, meaning quite targeted data – usually relating to emerging risks or problems – is collected and "then they do something with the data," she noted.
Related: Single regulatory approach not the same as one-size-fits-all, CIFF speaker emphasizes
Suggesting that FSCO is still primarily a rules-based regulator, a need exists for an auto regulator here to adopt more of a principles-based regulation, she said.
"For those companies that have dealt with FSCO either on ridesharing or on UBI (usage-based insurance)," Ots said, the process proved "very long."
"I think for most of us that doing business with FSCO, the focus is still largely on rate regulation and compliance," Ots said.
Rate regulation "continues to occupy a tremendous amount of FSCO's resources, time, as well as ours. And I can tell you in other parts of the world, it's very different," she pointed out.
Ideally, the regulator would "have effective tools so they can address issues and make changes in the marketplace much more quickly and efficiently than FSCO has been allowed to do."
It would also be beneficial if the auto insurance regulator had rule-making authority.
"If FSCO recognizes a problem and they want to make a change," Ots reported, it generally needs approval first, or, perhaps, changes to regulations or legislation.
"So they can't do much at times other than make recommendations to their boss," namely Ontario's finance minister, she argued.
Add to those challenges that with staff generally being part of the public services, "there's not an opportunity, or a great opportunity, to have industry folks come in and bring industry expertise the way that you may see in other regulators," Ots said.
Many jurisdictions do not regulate rate, but, rather "allow open market competition," she said. When considering "results over the past 20 years for the industry, I think that as an industry, we have to ask, 'Can auto insurance be done better?' And I think most of us think that it could be done better," she said.
"We would like to see a regulator who's more proactive, who's more forward-looking, more principles-based," Ots told attendees.
There is a need for "more focus on competition and innovation and a regulator controlling the marketplace as a whole, dealing with all elements of the auto insurance marketplace, as opposed to just dealing with insurers," she added.
"The current auto product is quite broken," Ots said. Acknowledging that "it's a tough product to fix," she said, nonetheless, Ontario can "learn from other jurisdictions."
Rule-making authority essential for Ontario's new FSRA: Cooke
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Normand Haas says:
I totally agree and fully concur with Ots on this issue. Let the free market dictate pricing for the industry is quite experienced in this area and let FSCO focus on compliance. In 20 years the auto product is going to look totally different in light of autonomous vehicles. If another regulatory mechanism needs to be implemented then so be it…FSRA would be a good start in that direction.


Jamie Murray would love to see his brother Andy back on a tennis court but his main hope is for the 31-year-old to be able to live without pain.
Andy was due to fly home on Wednesday as he considers whether to struggle on ahead of a farewell appearance at Wimbledon this summer or undergo a second, more serious, hip operation that could either salvage his career or end it.
Andy hinted after his emotional five-set loss to Roberto Bautista Agut in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday that surgery was the more likely option, and Jamie appeared to confirm that.
The 32-year-old, who is due to begin his doubles campaign on Thursday, said: "He's obviously got to go and do his surgery, which is a pretty big surgery to get.
"I just hope that, whatever happens, he can get back to just regular life, pain-free, and be able to enjoy himself and not be in constant pain. If he's able to come back and play tennis, if that's what he wants to do, then I'm sure he'll give it everything he can.
"I obviously haven't been there day by day watching him go through what he has gone through because I have been continuing playing on the tour.
One of the signs that Monday was a special occasion was the presence in his player box of Jamie. The brothers rarely watch each other live because they find it too stressful, and Jamie did not appear to enjoy the experience.
"I was OK actually," he said. "He got a great reception coming on court, great atmosphere, especially once he broke back in the third set. He was obviously fighting really hard.
Jamie picked out their Davis Cup doubles appearances together in Glasgow, particularly the semi-final against Australia in 2015, as the highlights of a shared journey that began in the modest surroundings of Dunblane's tennis club.
He said: "It is an amazing story. We've come from a small town in Scotland, 8,000 people max. Our mum obviously tried to do what she could to create opportunities for us and for the other players, first at Dunblane and then on a more national level. Our parents made incredible sacrifices for us.
Jamie, meanwhile, echoed Andy's frustration about a failure by British tennis as a whole to capitalise on the Scot's success in terms of growing the game.
Jamie said: "My greatest worry was that he would stop one day, which obviously feels like it's been probably accelerated, and you would look around the country and there wouldn't be much to show for it.
Mother Judy was also courtside on Monday, and she told newspaper reporters: "I'm just so proud of what he did out there, given the discomfort that he's in. I was just blown away by what he did and yet I shouldn't have been blown away because that's just who he is.
"I hope that perhaps he finally realises how loved and respected and appreciated he is. I think there were every bit as many tributes about his character as his tennis. For any parent, that's an amazing thing.


I don't really see design as a separate activity from the practice of everyday life.
Recently for work I made a site plan, a drawing used to help others imagine the possible future development of a plot of land. I digitally overlaid watercolor textures and vector linework, which turned out beautifully, and I wish I could share it with you now. Since I can't, I will instead share with you the same technique used for something much more frivilous: Dungeons & Dragons character portraits.
Devas are tall. Gnomes are short.


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80 House Dems BEG Joe Biden to set Communist Cuba free from tough Trump sanctions
Mar. 3, 2021 10:00 am by The Right Scoop • 1 Comment
80 House Democrats have just written a letter begging Joe Biden to undo Trump's 'cruel sanctions' and set the country free again:
NEWSMAX – Eighty House of Representatives Democrats have urged President Joe Biden to repeal Donald Trump's "cruel" sanctions on Cuba and renew engagement, an early sign of support in Congress for easing the clamp-down on the Communist-run country.
In a Tuesday letter to Biden seen by Reuters they urged Biden to sign an executive order "without delay" to end restrictions on travel and remittances, noting that well over half of Cubans depend on the latter.
"With the stroke of a pen, you can assist struggling Cuban families and promote a more constructive approach," they said.
The letter was led by lawmakers Bobby Rush, Gwen Moore, Barbara Lee, and Steve Cohen, long-time supporters of engagement with Cuba. Signers also included the leaders of the influential House of Representatives Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Appropriations committees.
These commie-loving dems don't just want Biden to undo the sanctions, but want to make them a diplomatic partner again by restaffing our embassy in Cuba and removing them from the state sponsor of terror list:
The letter also urged Biden to restart diplomatic engagement on areas of mutual interest like health and security and restaff the U.S. embassy, which was reduced to skeletal staffing under Trump over still unexplained health incidents among U.S. diplomats in Havana.
It should also "reverse the recent politicized decision by the departing Trump Administration to add Cuba back to the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism," the letter states.
Biden, a Democrat, vowed during his campaign to reverse policy shifts by the Republican Trump that "have inflicted harm on the Cuban people and done nothing to advance democracy and human rights."
Trump's tightening of the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba has had an impact on its ailing state-run economy, contributing to worsening shortages of food and medicine.
The Trump administration took more than 200 initiatives to tighten the decades-old U.S. trade embargo on Cuba over four years, citing concerns about a lack of democracy and Havana's support for Venezuela's socialist government.
'Freedom' was the point of Trump's sanctions and those of prior administrations. The Cuban people are never going to rise up and remove their evil communist government, turning Cuba into a free state, if free countries like ours plays nice with them and let their communist government thrive, like Obama wanted to do. We must keep up the pressure and the hope that one day Cuba will be free.
I'm sure there are also grave national security concerns as well, with Communist Cuba being so close to the US.
But Democrats are fine with Cuba being communist because they are all sympathetic commie lovers themselves. They'd love for the US to have a socialist or communist government, with which they can force their will on the American people.
But unfortunately for them, it doesn't look like Biden's going to make a move on this any time soon:
A White House official dampened hopes for a quick Cuba policy shift in an interview with Reuters at the weekend, saying it was not currently among Biden's top priorities, which include the coronavirus pandemic, economic recovery and rebuilding alliances abroad.
Asked about the prospects for loosening up remittances and easing restrictions on family trips, the White House official said: "The best ambassadors are the American people, specifically the Cuban-American people maybe coming in with remittances and travel."
But the official declined to provide a timetable for such changes, saying: "Because, frankly, first things first."
Biden is only pushing this off because he knows it's politically dangerous for him make this an issue right now when the American people are still reeling from high unemployment caused by the heavy pandemic lockdowns.
And honestly, these Democrats should have made the same calculation. Republicans in the House should be blasting these Democrats every chance they get for putting their priorities on Communist Cuba instead of the American people.


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Q: Create full-width header using table properties I have multiple spans within a div, with the wrapper displayed as a table and the spans displayed as table cell. Now I would like to have a header appear above the spans without having to nest the spans any further. Here is what I have:

.wrap {
  width: 300px;
  display: table;
}
.header {
  display: table-header-group;
}
.first {
  display: table-cell;
  background: red;
  padding: 10px;
}
.second {
  display: table-cell;
  background: green;
  padding: 10px;
}
.third {
  display: table-cell;
  background: blue;
  padding: 10px;
}

  Header
  First
  Second
  Third

https://jsfiddle.net/kn8b20p3/
If you inspect the "header" it appears to fill the full 100% width but if there is more text or a background color it only expands over the first column.
Is there a way to make it cover all three columns like a real header without nesting the spans further?

A: If u really wanna use table properties for span's u can instead of

.header { display: table-header-group; }

use

.header { display: table-caption; }

A: In case you're open to an alternative approach, here's a way to build the layout with CSS flexbox.

.wrap {
  width: 300px;
  display: flex;                    /* 1 */
  flex-wrap: wrap;                  /* 1 */
}
.header {
  flex: 0 0 100%;                   /* 2 */
  background-color: lightgray;
}
.first {
  flex: 1 0 33.33%;                 /* 3 */
  background: orangered;
}
.second {
  flex: 1 0 33.33%;                 /* 3 */
  background: lightgreen;
}
.third {
  flex: 1 0 33.33%;                 /* 3 */
  background: aqua;
}
.wrap > * {
  padding: 10px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

  Header
  First
  Second
  Third

jsFiddle
Notes:

*

*establish flex container with wrap enabled

*header consumes all space in the row, forcing siblings to create new row

*items sized to allow three per row

Browser support:
Flexbox is supported by all major browsers, except IE < 10.
Some recent browser versions, such as Safari 8 and IE10, require vendor prefixes.
For a quick way to add all the prefixes you need, use Autoprefixer.
More details in this answer.

A: https://jsfiddle.net/kn8b20p3/
.wrap{
  width: 300px;
  display: table;
}
.first{
  display: table-cell;
  background: red;
  padding: 10px;
  width:100px;
}
.header{
  display:table-caption;
  width:100%;
}
.second{
  display: table-cell;
  background: green;
  padding: 10px;
}
.third{
  display: table-cell;
  background: blue;
  padding: 10px;
}

A: Use display: table-captionfor .header:
https://jsfiddle.net/cvwy8peo/2/


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UNITED TOUR: Illinois and Wisconsin
The day got off to a fantastic start with the UNITED rally in downtown Chicago, across from a large Family Planning Associates abortion facility.
The sunshine warmed up the cool autumn air as a crowd of local prayer volunteers celebrated the recent closure of another Chicago-area abortion center, where 40 Days for Life was previously held. Numerous speakers encouraged attendees to keep praying and working ... to see even more abortion centers shut down.
We've seen abortion supporters resort to some pretty silly tactics in response to the UNITED tour, but it was particularly amusing to see a bald, bearded man in Milwaukee carrying a sign reading "keep your rosaries off my ovaries" and trying to interrupt our speakers.
More than 70 campaign participants heard from 40 Days for Life board member Tibor Baksy and Pro-Life Wisconsin state director Dan Miller, who saw hundreds of lives saved from abortion during his tenure as the 40 Days for Life leader in Milwaukee.
It was an exciting homecoming in Madison, Wisconsin ... in front of the Planned Parenthood center where I used to lead the 40 Days for Life campaign.
At 6'7", Dan Miller is the tallest speaker we've had on the tour. Dan was followed by the smallest ?- my 9-year-old son Peter, who talked about the importance of holding vigil -- even when it's hard. A long-time friend of 40 Days for Life, Bishop Robert Morlino, closed the evening with powerful remarks on civic engagement.
We?re now heading to Minnesota and North Dakota!
Steven Karlen, Campaign Director
Prior to joining the headquarters team, Steve directed several highly-successful 40 Days for Life campaigns in his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. As campaign director, Steve helps local 40 Days for Life leaders build and improve life-saving efforts in their communities.


"Validation of a new system of BMD measurement using single -photon radioabsorptiometry of the phalanx"
Belmonte, M.A.; Sotoca, J.M.; Valero, S.; Domingo, A.; Doménech, S.; Iñesta, J.M.; Efford, N.
"Validation of a new single-photon radioabsorptiometry of the phalanx for measurement of bone mineral density"
Carrasco-Jiménez, R.C.; Oncina, J.; Calera-Rubio, J.
"Stochastic inference of regular tree languages"
"Subpixel image segmentation and accurate shape measurements"
"Extending a scalar median search algorithm (remedian) to non-metric spaces"
"An approximate median search algorithm in nonmetric spaces"
Moreno-Seco, F.; Iñesta, J.M.; Micó, L.; Oncina, J.
"Fast k-neighbour Classification of human vertebrae levels"
Pérez-Francisco, M.; Iñesta, J.M.; Calera-Rubio, J.; Carrasco-Jiménez, R.C.
"Genetic algorithms for surface simplification"
Perez-Ortiz, J. A., Calera-Rubio, J., and Forcada, M. L.
"Online text prediction with recurrent neural networks"
Pérez-Ortiz, J.A.; Calera-Rubio, J.; Forcada, M.L.
"Online symbolic-sequence prediction with discrete-time recurrent neural networks"
Pérez-Ortiz, J.A.; Calera-Rubio, J.; Forcada, Mikel L.
"A comparison between recurrent neural architectures for real-time nonlinear prediction of speech signals"
Pérez-Ortiz, J.A.; Calera-Rubio, J.; Forcada-Zubizarreta, M.L.
"A comparison between recurrent neural architectures for real-time non-linear prediction of speech signals"
"Inferencia estocástica y aplicaciones de los lenguajes de árboles"


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Measure C
Measure C was created by residents in response to the Downtown Vision plan, which aims to develop downtown Los Altos in the direction of the community's needs. The purpose of the measure is to allow residents to voice their thoughts on the City Council's plans for development. Resident who support the measure want to preserve Los Altos's small-town character, while opponents feel that the measure is costly and unnecessary.
Ashley Cai, Graphics Captain
Yes on C: Supporters Weigh In
Stella Huang, Staff Writer
If you walk around your neighborhood, chances are you've seen signs saying: "Preserve Los Altos Character…Yes on C." With City Council elections approaching, Measure C is one of the most heavily debated petitions on the ballot.
Measure C supporters maintain their quality of life and interests are tied to these lands. They believe residents should be able to approve the council members' decisions to apply significant changes to public land.
Measure C was added to the ballot through a citizen petition led by Jim Jolly, a Los Altos Hills resident. He wants voter approval for the sale of plots of land to support commercial activities or to build new residences.
Some Los Altos residents say that developmental pressures have already begun threatening the public spaces of Los Altos. Tech giants like Facebook and Google have started to build housing for their expanding empires in Menlo Park and Mountain View, respectively.
"The pressure to just build more houses for more employees is intense and doesn't seem to be diminishing," Jolly said.
Residents in favor of Measure C believe that the City Council will likely make changes to their public spaces because of the modernization happening around Los Altos. These residents want to ensure the council makes the right decisions with their land, which they claim is already scarce compared to Mountain View and other cities.
The main issue that opponents have with Measure C is that it requires a public vote on every lease. However, advocates say the plan is not intended to cover anything other than a change aiming to privatize Los Altos' land through sale and long-term lease. This means that a simple lease renewal isn't covered.
Opponents also claim that Measure C is costly. Supporters, however, point out that none of the leased public lands in Los Altos would have required a public vote, even if Measure C was enacted ten years ago. They are mostly worried that with developmental pressures, the City Council will change public land without their approval.
The current concern among supporters of the initiative is the City Council's plan to build a new parking lot in downtown Los Altos. Residents such as Chris Croudace, who has lived in Los Altos for 23 years, are against this.
"The City Council feels that the residents are in favor of [a new parking lot]," Croudace said. "They keep saying that the residents want us to build on the parking lot. I personally don't think that's true. But whether it is or not, at least let people vote on it."
He believes oversized buildings will cripple Los Altos's primarily residential community. While some residents see the absence of street lights and sidewalks negatively, Croudace sees them as a way to emphasize the small-town feature of Los Altos. He likes that Los Altos does not have large businesses and industries and wants to preserve that aspect.
Former mayor Ron Packard has similar thoughts. Packard has opposed the Sorensen Project, a proposal to build a three-story office building on 40 Main Street, for years. In 2012, council members including Packard rejected the Sorensen design plan because the building would ruin the "village character" of Los Altos. Packard continues to argue for downtown preservation after his time on the Council, advocating for Measure C.
"The whole issue revolves around money," an anonymous resident said. "People against the measure are developers who want to exploit Los Altos. That's why you can see many signs against Measure C next to the bank and other establishments down San Antonio."
Some residents don't want to see all their public land used for development. Croudace uses the analogy selling houses to prove that Measure C is imperative.
"What would happen if you wanted to sell your house, but you wanted to still live in it, and you gave the real estate agent that you hired the ability to sell it but you didn't give them the ability to require your approval of the sale?" Croudace said.
He fears that just as the real estate agent would sell his house without him knowing and evict him, the failure of Measure C would do the same to residents by robbing them of their public property.
Overall, advocates aim to preserve the village character of Los Altos. Residents supporting Measure C claim they value the community that Los Altos has kept over the years and do not want to lose it to social and economic pressures.
"All we're asking for is control over our public land," Croudace said. "When you get rid of it, it's gone forever."
Why I Oppose Measure C:
Sanjana Mishra, Staff Writer
As a teenager, I can claim this with great certainty—Downtown Los Altos is boring. Despite being only half a mile away from Main Street, my friends and I are much more likely to make the trek to Mountain View and take our pick of the lively restaurants lining Castro Street. Many of my peers feel the same way.
Younger residents already prefer other downtowns over our local one. Measure C would only make this problem worse by restricting the Downtown Visioning Plan, which was commissioned to increase downtown vibrancy.
Forcing a vote each time a private business wants to buy or lease public land, the implementation of Measure C would make these land transfers nearly impossible and stagnate the economic vitality of the town. Taking these transfers to a vote can take up to 2 years as the council must wait for an election year (or hold a wildly expensive special election) and secure the funds to take it to ballot. This significantly slows down economic progress and discourages new businesses from moving in.
Proponents of Measure C argue that not all leases will be required to go to vote— however, according to the actual amendment, leases that extend beyond 180 days in a single year must be voted on by residents. Private businesses, restaurants or retail stores looking to settle on public land in Los Altos Downtown would have to appeal to the general public, a time consuming and cumbersome process.
Not only does this measure hinder productivity, it wastes thousands of taxpayer dollars on simple things that can be decided by the town council. Each time lease renewals are put to ballot, it can cost taxpayers anywhere from $50,000 to $500,000. The voters voice their concerns and gain a voice in council by electing candidates they believe will support their values. By voting for Measure C, not only are voters tying the hands of their elected representatives, they are enacting a measure that wastes public funds. As a representative body of government, the people have entrusted power into the hands of City Council — Measure C takes this power away and undermines representative democracy.
Furthermore, putting lease renewals on a ballot can lead to inconveniences and unsafe consequences. The Los Altos Library, Fire Station and History Museum will eventually have to renew and renegotiate their lease. Imagine going to return or check out a book only to find out that the library is closed for a couple of days while the lease is being negotiated and then taken to a ballot. What if the Fire Station is forced to close until the lease is renegotiated and put to a vote? These untimely and potentially risky results of passing Measure C will only harm the Los Altos community.
11 former mayors, and other groups such as the Los Altos School District, the League of Women Voters of Los Altos and Mountain View and the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce have spoken out against Measure C. The fact that such influential and essential organizations have taken a stance against Measure C should be a hint to voters — it's expensive and uneconomical.
Measure C veers away from the goals of the future. While written with good intentions, the measure fails to understand and address the negative impact it can have on the overall Los Altos community. Rather than setting up roadblocks to development, residents should embrace an evolving image of Los Altos and make it more welcoming to younger age groups and non-residents. In order to keep our downtown on track to become a lively and welcoming place, residents should get registered and vote No for Measure C.
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George Washington (instrumentalist : trombone)
Source: Decca
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Decca 62328 10-in. 7/2/1937 Public melody number one Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 62329 10-in. 7/2/1937 Yours and mine Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 62330 10-in. 7/2/1937 Red cap Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 62335 10-in. 7/7/1937 She's the daughter of a planter from Havana Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 62336 10-in. 7/7/1937 Alexander's ragtime band Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 62337 10-in. 7/7/1937 Cuban Pete Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 62338 10-in. 7/7/1937 I've got a heart full of rhythm Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 62339 10-in. 7/7/1936 Sun showers Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 64907 10-in. 1/18/1939 Jeepers creepers Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 64908 10-in. 1/18/1939 What is this thing called love? Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 65344 10-in. 4/5/1939 Hear me talkin' to ya Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 65345 10-in. 4/5/1939 Save it pretty Mama Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 65346 10-in. 4/5/1939 West End blues Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
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Decca 67321 10-in. 3/14/1940 Hep cat's ball Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Decca 67322 10-in. 3/14/1940 You've got me voodoo'd Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
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Citation: Lane A, Hough C & Bostock J (2009) Evaluation of the Impact of "A strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture" COM (2002) 511 Final. European Parliament. European Parliament.
Abstract: The 2002 strategy COM(2002) 511 FINAL was a landmark for European aquaculture and looked to build on the excellent growth seen in the sector during the 1990s. This study compares the impact of the 2002 Communication as perceived by various stakeholders across Europe, measured against recent statistics, facts, outcomes of economic, legislative and research processes. While the core objectives of consumer health and safety and environmental issues were perceived to have been partially successful, the growth and development objective was not. In the period examined, Community aquaculture production has stagnated and even declined in some species sectors. Aquaculture development since 2002 was perceived to have been held back by access to coastal and rural space, including competition from other resource users. The administrative burdens placed on (new) aquaculture operations was also considered to be important.Reasons for the gap between the perceived impact and "documented" implementation success of the 2002 strategy are suggested. Some of the less successful actions have also been recognised by the Commission in its COM(2009) 162 aquaculture strategy.


Contemporary Art Society North Members are invited to join us for a weekend trip to London with a bespoke programme including a visit to Frieze Art Fair.
For the full itinerary and further details please click here.
There is a charge (£20 Members/£30 Non-Members) payable in advance to cover the costs of organising this trip. Please note this fee doesn't include entry to the Fair and guests will need to purchase their own tickets in advance. Further details can be found here http://friezelondon.com/visitors/tickets/. The deadline for bookings is Friday 3 October.
For further details contact Mark Doyle at mark@contemporaryartsociety.org or call 07891 880 498.
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"My older brother is in charge of finding lower income housing in London for people that need it and my sister is involved in supporting farmers' rights in Latin-America. My younger brother is the political editor of The Guardian. He is very successful, very brilliant… And my two brothers and my sister… I think…they are very amused by what I do… they... they... They're amused."
The above and the few minutes before and after remind you that everyone around her fears her except those that matter. Even her daughter laughs at her. The interview is shot at the breakfast room table; as Wintour is leaving it cuts to a shot of dog looking down at her from the top of the stairs. The newly introduced mood music continues in the next scene. At the office an assistant is talking about a facialist about to open a new boutique in London. Wintour's expression is dead. The scenes are cut to cut her for slumming.
I watched the documentary for this scene. It goes to the question of why a Brit or an American could never write The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and why Alexander McQueen was a costume designer not a couturier. To be in fashion and to take it seriously you have to begin by not taking anything seriously, then you can choose to take the frivolous seriously and even be a genius.
I went to a funeral for a minor, female, gay icon. The two people who spoke who brought tears to everyone's eyes were the among the most willfully shallow people in the room, but each in simple precise language described small moments on a beach or in a park with their late friend that could stand for anyone's perfect moments of happiness.
It's interesting the number of people in the fashion industry who say that fashion isn't art. Some fashion photographers say the same thing about their work. What would they say? "We're just pretending!" "We're just pretentious!" Fashion photography is less pretentious than war photography. Fashion is art, but so is gardening. It's deeply problematic, but so is ballet. Ballet has maintained a level of seriousness because for all the glamour there's no money in it.
Anna saw the celebrity thing coming, way before everybody else jumped on that bandwagon, and whilst I hated it I'm afraid I have to admit she was right. You can't stay behind. You know, you have to go charging ahead, and she did and the magazine is very successful because of it. And... whilst I wouldn't really care if I never saw another celebrity, obviously if a magazine doesn't sell I don't have a job so it would be silly... You've got to have something to put your work in otherwise it's not valid.
Coddington is from the other side of the UK class system, a convent girl from Wales, rising up into sophistication rather than down. She makes the most of it.
It's too bad Wiseman didn't make the film. It would've been much better.


Brewery Het Anker is one of the oldest breweries in Belgium. It first appears in the records of the city of Mechelen in 1369. That year "Jan in den Anker" was already paying his penny membership to the St. Rombouts Chapter of the Brewer's Guild. The brewery appears a second time in the year 1433 which Mathijs, Jan's son, took over the city brewery after not being profitable. In approximately 1400 the brewery, Beguinage, and the "crankenhuys" (hospital) occupied one third of the city. Some of the buildings from the 15th century still stand on the outer parts of the city.
The third appearance in historical records dates from 1471. Duke "Karel de Stoute", Count of Flanders and Lord of Mechelen, declared that all beer brewed in the brewery Het Anker that was destined for the Beguinages and its officers was free of duties and excise taxes. Additionally, Duke Karel had the beers of Mechelen shipped to Spain where they were enjoyed amid the vineyards of the area.
In 1872, Louis Van Breedam and his sister acquired control of the Brewery Het Anker and transformed it into one of the most modern steam-operated breweries of the time. On December 31st 1904, NV Het Anker was created from the existing company NV Boonaerts en Van Breedam. In 1912, the first malting place in reinforced concrete was built by Victor Van Breedam. From 1912 on Het Anker produced malt night and day for their own brewery and the surrounding breweries.
During World War I, the German officials occupying Mechelen only allowed one brewery to brew beer, Checalier Marin won the honor. The brewing equipment of Het Anker was dismantled so the copper could be used for war supplies.
Post World War I, the brewery flourishes with the development of new beers. Also during this period Charles Van Breedam becomes the chairman of the Belgian Brewer's Guild.
During the economic crisis during the interbellum and the diminishing number of breweries buying malt from Het Anker, alternatives were sought for the malting space in the brewery. Researchers looked for ways to generate dry food mixes using dried wheat and other substances.
This research proved useful during World War II when the facility was used to produce rations. The German command once again only allowed one type of beer to be produced, "Zero-huit" (named after its alcohol level of 0.8C) The functioning of the brewery saved many of its employees from being forced to work in German work camps.
Post World War II, Het Anker made a fresh start, a new brewing hall was erected with state of the art hanging brew kettles. The malt and ration food production was terminated to focus all efforts on brewing beer.
Starting in the 1960's Gouden Carolus launched a series of new beers and expanded outside the Belgian market.
In 1990, Charles Leclef, fifth generation of the Van Breedam family took over Brewery Het Anker. The hanging copper kettles of the post World War II brewery are still used in production, but cooling, fermenting, and lagering were moved to more modern equipment to ensure better stability and quality of the beer. During this time the pub "Old Riverside" located directly in front of the brewery becomes a restaurant/brasserie of the brewery.
After two short commercial brewing relationships in the 1990's with Riva (1991-1993) and John Martin (1995-1997), Het Anker became completely independent again. After which new beers like Cuvee Van De Keizer, Gouden Carolus Triple, Gouden Carolus Ambrio, Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor and Gouden Carolus Christmas were launched with international success.
In August 1999 Hotel Carolus opened in the old stockrooms. This is the only hotel in Belgium on the site of an operating brewery.


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Land pooling: MoUD asks Delhi govt, DDA & MCDs to sort out issues for notification of rules
While North and South municipal bodies have passed resolutions for notifying 89 villages as urban areas, Delhi government has sought some clarifications regarding provision of civic amenities in the developed areas
NEW DELHI: The urban development ministry has asked the Delhi government, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and municipal corporations to sort out issues to enable notification of land pooling policy regulations.
In a high level meeting on Tuesday chaired by Rajiv Gauba, secretary, ministry of urban development, senior officials of all the departments discussed issues like notification of 89 villages as urban areas by north MCD (50 villages) and south MCD (39 villages), notification of a total of 95 villages as urban development areas, transfer of about 12% of developed land to the Delhi government, waiver of stamp duty on transfer of developed land by DDA to farmers/promoters and verification of 'Sajra' maps for these villages by local authorities.
While North and South municipal bodies have passed resolutions for notifying 89 villages as urban areas, Delhi government has sought some clarifications regarding provision of civic amenities in the developed areas.
Both the MCDs have been asked by the ministry to expedite their reply to the Delhi government.
DDA in the meeting stated that transfer of developed land would be provided to the Delhi government on need basis as is being done now in accordance with the Mater Plan of Delhi.
The Delhi government was requested to consider the issue of waiver of stamp duty on transfer of developed land to farmers/developers.
It was also requested to expedite notification of the villages as urban areas and development areas. The Delhi government assured that local revenue officials would at the earliest verify the 'Sajra' maps of these villages falling under land pooling ambit.
The urban development ministry notified the land pooling policy (LPP) for the national capital on May 26 last year, but it is yet to be cleared by the Delhi government.
Under the policy, land parcels owned by individuals or groups are legally consolidated by transfer of ownership rights to the designated land pooling agency. The agency then transfers ownership of part of the land back to the landowners for developing such areas.
Source: ET Realty
Dated: 2nd Nov 2016
Category : MPD-2021 News
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I have been meaning to write this article for a very long time… for a year, in fact! Ever since going through the powerful thresholds of pregnancy and birth I've wanted to share a few of the lovely herbs that I worked with to help me feel more comfortable, nourished and balanced during such a transformational time. Now that we are coming up to the 1st birthday of my beautiful daughter I feel it is time to finally put down in words some of the supports that worked for me personally.
Interestingly enough, the most helpful herb for me during this time of nausea was milk thistle, even though it is not particularly well known for this use. It is, however, famous for its wonderful supportive and gentle detoxifying action on the liver. Since the liver has extra work to do during pregnancy because of all the extra hormones in the body it makes sense that this plant would have a beneficial action. I used the ground up seeds and sprinkled them on my food — about 1 tablespoon or so per day, or as needed. I felt that this was an indispensable herb for me in this phase.
If you are looking to create your own herbal birth kit choose the herbs and plants that you already love and know well. And keep it simple. In the throes of labor you want to keep one or two comforting items — whether it's a tea, scent or flower essence — close by and not worry about various bottles to sort through.
I hope this is helpful for some mama's-to-be out there. These beautiful herbs are here to help and support us— call upon them when you need help!
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