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Q: Reflection type to string differs in IDE and in code I have a logger that abstract calls to NLog. I want each logrow to have its caller origin. Some code with generics, result in strange caller names:
ProxyService`1[MyNameSpace.IController]
In the IDE, when I hover over the variable caller, it popups op the right name:
{MyNameSpace.ProxyService}
How can I get same value as the one the IDE pops up with ?
Codesample:
private void SetLogEventInfo(object caller, ILogger logger)
        {
            string callerOrigin = null;

            if (caller != null)
            {
                callerOrigin = caller.ToString();
            }

            <code removed>
        }

A: You can get result similar to IDE's by concatenating:
Type type = value.GetType();
return type.Namespace + "." + type.Name;

You'll get MyNameSpace.ProxyService`1 this way. `1 bit refers to the number of type arguments in the generic type. Without it, the name is ambigous. If you insist on removing it, you can use usual string operations (IndexOf, Remove).

A: First of all, our IDE shows you your class name in the C# notation, System.Reflection is language-agnostic, hence the difference.
Second of all - don't rely on ToString(). It will show the type name only if it wasn't overridden (hence the default Object implementation is used). There are multiple valid scenarios where you want to override ToString(), which would break your code.
Mimicking C# code formatting is AFAIK not available out of the box, but there are some tricks to do this, e.g.:
var cSharpProvider = CodeDomProvider.CreateProvider("C#");
var variableDecl = new CodeVariableDeclarationStatement(caller.GetType(), "_");
var sb = new StringBuilder();
using (var sw = new StringWriter(sb))
{
   cSharpProvider.GenerateCodeFromStatement(variableDecl,
                                            sw,
                                            new CodeGeneratorOptions());
}
sb.Replace("_;", String.Empty);
var callerOrigin = sb.ToString().Trim();

A: The object's ToString method is being called, which, if not overridden, will simply return the type name, equivalent to:
public string ToString() {
    return this.GetType().ToString();
}

You can override ToString if you like, but that obviously won't work for types you have no control over. For example, if an instance of List<string> was passed into that method, you'd end up with:
System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.String]

And that's probably no good to you. So, the best bet would be to modify the above code to format the type:
callerOrigin = FormatObjectForLog(caller);

Where the method may do something like (you can fill in the blanks, since I don't know enough about your requirements to decide what to do with cases other than ProxyService`1):
string FormatObjectForLog(object obj) {
    if (obj is IFormattable)
        return obj.ToString();

    if (obj.GetType().IsGenericType) {
        // Get rid of `1 and other crud...
    }

    ...
}

One version of a sanitised type formatter that gets rid of backticks is the following:
public string FormatType(Type t) {
    if (t.IsGenericType) {
        return string.Format(
            "{0}.{1}<{2}>",
            t.Namespace,
            t.Name.Substring(0, t.Name.IndexOf('`')),
            string.Join(", ", t.GetGenericArguments().Select(FormatType))
        );
    }

    return t.ToString();
}

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The club's members work very hard, giving freely of their time and their resources to serve their community. Whatever the club is doing, this work is undertaken with a sense of comeraderie and enjoyment – coming together to serve those in need is rewarding in its own right, which the club always undertakes with good humour.
To deepen the shared sense of togetherness and because we also enjoy each others company, the club also has regular social evenings. These can take a variety of forms, from a bring-and-braai to a sit-down dinner.
To see all stories on this website related to any of our social events, click here.
An important annual event is the clubs Induction Dinner, at which the incoming officers for the year are inducted and the incoming president lays out their goals for the year. This is held in July every year and is normally a formal dinner. New members are also often inducted into the club at this event.
To see all stories on this website related to our induction dinners, click here. For stories related the induction of new members, click here.
The club was chartered in January of 1967 – on milestone anniversaries of this date a charter dinner is also held, such as in 2007 to celebrate the club's 40th anniversary.


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As a new major version, the 3.0 release has a new API, requiring integration code changes when upgrading from 2.x. This release offers a more powerful, low-level abstraction, giving you more control over the mechanics of your Braintree integration.
Previous versions of the SDK required a form submission for tokenization. Now we're giving you control of tokenization through a simple API call.
This release introduces input formatting in Hosted Fields, creating a UX-friendly and PCI compliant experience.
Our new modular component structure means you can selectively include payment methods to fit your needs.
One of our main goals in this version of the SDK is to make error messaging much more transparent, giving you a clearer picture of what's happening in your checkout flows.
This is a major version change for Drop-in and requires integration code changes when upgrading from previous versions.
Previous versions of Drop-in were inside of an iframe and did not support custom styles. New Drop-in is added to a div on your page and can be styled with custom CSS!
Drop-in is now available in 23 languages. Set the locale property to the language you want to use.
The newest versions of Drop-in now allow customers to delete saved payment methods, and you can enable this functionality with a simple boolean.
Drop-in is open-source on GitHub. Let us know if you have an issue, or open a pull request to improve Drop-in!
In version 2.x, Braintree.js is a single file that contains all the tools for any of our JS client-side integrations. With so many ways to integrate, we know that not every merchant needs every line of Braintree.js. Our new modular architecture allows you to pick and choose exactly which components you need.
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At the core of every component is an API client that communicates with our gateway. This means every integration begins with the instantiation of a client with a tokenization key or client token as well as a callback to be called when the client is created.
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FLASHBACK: February 1956
10/02/2017 · by SteveRicketts	· in Flashbacks, Uncategorized.	·
Vandalism is not really something we associate with 'sedate' 1950s Australia, but it's a sad fact that rugby league was on the receiving end of a blatant bit of public desecration before the start of the 1956 Brisbane season.
Broken bricks and bottles were used to wreck Wests' clubhouse at Lang Park, Milton with virtually every window smashed, along with most of the sheets of fibro on the outer walls.
"We've had trouble with vandals before, but nothing remotely like this," said Wests' president, Tom Purtell.
The clubhouse – it was more like a training shed – was still there when I witnessed my first BRL grand final in 1972, with Wests' prop, Ray McCarron hosting us for a few ales. 'Big Macca' had been captain-coach of my Murwillumbah club side, Brothers, the previous year.
On the playing front, Wests received good news with Mick Milliner cleared to make a comeback after two years on the sideline with a knee injury.
Mick worked with me at The Courier-Mail – he was an electrician – and kept me up to date with a lot of league happenings, given his association with Wests and the BRL. His son, Mick Jnr., played for the Australian under-18 side in 1981, and went on to play Brisbane first grade with Wests, just like his dad.
In February, 1956, surf club duties meant Valleys could field only one senior team in trials played at riverside Hamilton in Brisbane. Footballers of all codes, but particularly rugby league, were instrumental in the establishment and running of surf clubs on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
Brisbane Souths suffered a pre-season setback with the news halfback, Norm McLean had signed with Quilpie in Western Queensland for 15 pounds a week, plus a job, accommodation and return fares.
There was money in the bush in those days, with Rockhampton Railways mounting an audacious bid to sign legendary fullback, Clive Churchill. They were unsuccessful, but the money was believed to be in vicinity of what Churchill was receiving at South Sydney.
Jack Reardon reported in The Courier-Mail that several top players were seeking captain-coach jobs in Queensland, among them Ken Fogarty from Taree and Jack Perrin from Parkes.
Meanwhile in England there was uproar over a planned abbreviated Kangaroo tour at the end of 1956, which would see clubs such as Leeds, Wakefield and Leigh miss out.
England officials pointed out that British touring sides played 'missionary' games in centres such as Cairns and Canberra, and the onus was on the Kangaroos to do the same.
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← FLASHBACK: February 1981
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A Good Marriage is a Safe Marriage By Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D.
A healthy marriage is one in which both members of the couple feel safe. It is only when there is a foundation of safety that the individuals as well as the couple can grow and mature. With it comes the intimacy that is only possible when people feel secure enough to be vulnerable. Without it, any conflict threatens the entire relationship.
It's true that the marriages of some of the couples I see in therapy should end. Some probably never should have taken place at all. These are the couples who have not been able to establish and maintain safety in their relationship. Some married for all the wrong reasons: to get out of a parent's home, for financial gain, or just because everyone else expected them to. Some struggle with verbal, physical, or emotional abuse. In such cases, it's important to first ensure individual safety. Only when that is established should a couple think about trying again.
But most of the couples I've seen in practice are not struggling with the consequences of marrying without love or with issues of abuse. They've come for counseling because they long for the connection they once had or their efforts at connection aren't working. "We can't communicate" really means "we're not connecting." Often enough, one or the other (or both) doesn't feel safe enough to be 100 percent in the relationship.
Love alone is not enough. Safety depends on attitudes and behaviors that support emotional connection and deep respect for each other. If one or the other feels insecure, distrustful or emotionally threatened, the marriage simply won't work over the long term. It may last — people stay in unsatisfying relationships for many reasons. But it won't be an intimate one.
Safety depends on each being sure that the other person is committed to the promise of commitment and will do whatever they can to live up to that promise. All marriages have rough patches. Every marriage has times when the partners feel out of sync with each other. Commitment to the commitment means that both partners work on the problems. They don't disengage or bail. They don't indulge in laying blame. Each takes responsibility for their part in the growing distance between them and works hard to fix it.
Trust is a gift we give someone we love. In a healthy marriage, it is a given. Each knows the other would never do anything to break their heart. They treat it as the precious commodity it is because they understand that once broken, trust is very difficult to reclaim. Couples that last are couples where neither betrays that trust. Because trust is so necessary for safety and because it's possible to misread situations, neither jumps to conclusions about betrayal. Rather, when one of the partners feels betrayed, they talk it through.
In order to trust, both partners must be honest with themselves and each other. Because neither has anything to hide, passwords to the phones and computers are shared. They are honest about their finances, their activities and their relationships. They understand that a couple is a team of two and each needs to be able to count on the other's integrity for it to work.
In healthy marriages, the partners appreciate and love the other person for who she or he is — and regularly says so. They respect each other's opinions, goals, thoughts and feelings. They listen closely and are willing to learn from each other. Neither talks down to the other nor makes contemptuous gestures or comments that invalidate the other's ideas or feelings.
Fidelity means different things to different people. It's not useful to assume that of course you both have the same thing in mind when you talk about it. A healthy couple has talked clearly and honestly about how they define "cheating" and their expectations of themselves and each other. They make a mutual pact that they promise to keep.
We've all heard about the Golden Rule: "Treat others as you would like to be treated." It's a fine rule but the Platinum Rule takes things one step further: "Treat others as they would like to be treated." That means taking the time to understand what most supports and delights your partner and doing it, even if you would not want the same thing.
In successful marriages, the partners are emotionally engaged with each other. Both express affection regularly. Both are invested in sharing their thoughts and feelings and are receptive to their partner's. Neither person shuts down emotionally when there is conflict. Instead they reach for each other and support each other while they work through whatever is troubling.
Yes. Everyone loses it sometimes. But one can be angry without diminishing the other person. Name-calling, insulting, intimidating, threatening to leave or to kick the other person out are elements of dirty fighting. Those who handle a conflict by verbal aggression or emotional blackmail rarely solve it. Usually it makes the problem far worse than it needed to be.
Healthy couples know how to fight respectfully. They don't indulge in blame. Instead, they speak from their own experience and feelings. They greet their partner's behavior, frustrations or negative perceptions with curiosity, not anger. (See: http://psychcentral.com/lib/10-rules-for-friendly-fighting-for-couples/.) The result is usually new understanding.
Marriages that last are built on safety. Without it, neither member of the couple can relax into the relationship. With it, each person becomes a better version of themselves and the marriage grows in strength and intimacy.


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Q: Refresh view background color I am adding refreshcontrol to tableview this way, but background color of view is white. How can I set it default? Thanks.
var refreshControl:UIRefreshControl!
refreshControl = UIRefreshControl()
refreshControl.addTarget(self, action: "refresh:", forControlEvents: UIControlEvents.ValueChanged)
tableView.addSubview(refreshControl)

UPD: Also it doesn't work smoothly.

A: If your code is inside a UITableviewController, you don't have to add a subview. UITableViewControllers have a refreshControl property, so you can just set
self.refreshControl = UIRefreshControl()

If you've done this, the background color should be the same as your tableView's background color. If you want a different color you can use
self.refreshControl.backgroundColor = UIColor.yourColor()

A: Add below lines
refreshControl.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor() // or any other color you want


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Oldham swoop for Burke
WITH Gary Middlehurst still waiting for his debut, Oldham RL have further strengthened their forwards by signing his former North Wales Crusaders team mate Joe Burke.
A Welsh international prop, Burke (25) has penned a deal to November 30 after being released from his obligations to cash-strapped Crusaders because they can't meet contractual agreements and have twice asked players to take pay cuts.
"We have worked closely with Crusaders and have done things the right way," said Oldham chairman Chris Hamilton. "I've been sorting it out with Brian Wake, one of their directors, who has been very helpful and particularly supportive of Joe."
Newport-born Burke played in all Crusaders' 30 games last season (28 starts, two sub appearances) and then signed for another year. His farewell appearance was as recently as last Sunday when he played in the home defeat by Barrow.
He trained with Oldham for the first time last night and will be available for selection in the squad to play Workington Town away on Sunday.
Added Hamilton: "He's tall and rangy and a different kind of prop to our others. He's been a tough opponent several times and he'll slip easily into the work ethic and ethos of our club.
"He's played in the Championship with Barrow in 2014 and now he's keen to get back in there with us."
Scott Naylor confirmed after training last night that Burke and Middlehurst are both in contention for the trip to Derwent Park as well as all other members of the squad apart from the sidelined Tom Ashton and Craig Briscoe.
He added: "In this division you need an abundance of forward strength. With only four props (Joy, Spencer, Ward, Thompson) we were walking a tightrope.
"Joe is a quality player. He's mobile, hungry for success and he has the engine to do long spells.
"He's very driven. He's been in the Welsh squad for a while and he wants to stake a claim for a World Cup spot next year.
"The unfortunate situation at North Wales Crusaders has turned out to be a positive for us.
"Joe is am ambitious lad and in view of the problems at Crusaders he thinks they will struggle to get out of League One.
"He now pairs up again with 'Gaz' Middlehurst, who has put on some weight, is training well and is close to playing.
"We have a lot of competition in the pack now, and that's what's needed.
"We always start the season with a small squad and then add to it when the time is right and appropriate. That's what we've done again."
Spy in the camp
Joe signs for 'security and progression'
FANS who are booked on the Roughyeds' trip to Wembley on August 24 are reminded that balances on payments are due before the end of this month.
Community, News
THE congratulations of everyone at Oldham RLFC go to Saddleworth School on their magnificent achievements at two senior levels in the schools' rugby league season that ended recently.
News, Team News
WITH one exception, Oldham hope to have a clean bill of health by the time they emerge from their current break to play London Skolars in the capital on Saturday, August 3 (3pm kick-off).
Junior Takeover Day 'a resounding success'
OLDHAM Rugby League Club beat North Wales Crusaders 46-30 at the Vestacare Stadium on Sunday, but lots of fans thought the real winners were children who took on various match-day roles


Photo by Brian CorleyCarson City Firefighter Tim Dehaven puts water on a portion of the back of a house that burned early Monday morning. The fire spread through the house an damaged the house next door.
Discarded barbecue coals are to blame for an early-morning fire in South Carson City that left one family homeless and scorched a neighboring house Monday before being extinguished by firefighters.
Giomi said the ashes smoldered throughout the night, melting the plastic garbage can and catching the shed on fire, then the deck, before engulfing the living room of the home.
Homeowner Cindy Walker and her son escaped the home unharmed.
By the time the first of 10 emergency calls was received, neighbors could see flames.
Others reported smelling the smoke as early as late Sunday night.
Pat Linehan, who recently bought the home next to Winters, said when he awoke at 4:45 a.m. he smelled smoke, looked in his own garage, then assumed it was from wildfires in the area.
"I didn't see any smoke, but it was pretty dark at that time," Linehan said.
Giomi said when crews arrived about 50 percent of the house was engulfed in flames and the fire had jumped into the eaves of a neighboring home at 507 Jackson Way.
"So we had two house fires going at one time," he said.
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flame at 507 Jackson Way and kept water damage to the home minimal, Giomi said.
Unfortunately, they were only able to save one bedroom and the garage at 607 Jackson Way. The family car, which was parked in the garage, was also spared.
Giomi estimated damage for both structures at $150,000.
Giomi said the safest way to dispose of fireplace and barbecue ashes is in a metal container, filled with water. Once the ashes are dumped in the water, they should be stirred thoroughly.
Standing across the street as crews worked, neighbor Linehan shook his head.
"You can have all the fire insurance in the world but you can't replace things like the kid's pictures," he said solemnly.


We had more than our share of travel drama though and the much awaited Amritsar trip almost didn't happen. We fought the odds and my mom, R and I finally arrived in Amritsar just as the sun was rising. The early morning air was cool and crisp and it was refreshing to be away from the traffic and smog in Delhi.
We decided to head straight to the Golden Temple as it was too early to check in to our hotel. The Golden Temple is the most celebrated gurdwara for the Sikhs. Harmandir Sahib is the temple's official name but it is famously known as The Golden Temple.
Here's my much awaited first glimpse of the Golden Temple upon entry into the pristine temple courtyard.
The Golden Temple is surrounded by a beautiful lake. The temple grounds were quiet when we walked in giving us a chance to enjoy and appreciate the beautiful ambience and music. I still can't get over how beautiful the whole experience was.
Gurudwaras have been a significant part of my life thanks to my paternal grandmother who was Sikh. As a child, what I loved the most about a gurudwara visit was the Karah Prashad (a sweet halva made with wheat, sugar and ghee). R is exactly the same and his face lit up (as did mine) when we saw this huge bowl of prashad outside the temple.
Despite the relatively quiet time for the temple visit, we waited in an orderly queue for around minutes before going into the temple.
We then walked up towards the golden dome and spent some time taking it all in. It was a beautiful morning and the peaceful music playing throughout the temple made it a very blissful experience.
After the temple visit, we spent some time sitting by the gorgeous lake around the temple. The lake had some gorgeous fish inside, which of course, kept R quite busy.
Located inside many temples is a free community kitchen known as langar. The langar at the Golden Temple is capable of feeding 100,000 people daily making it the largest free kitchen in the world. Vegetarian food is served to all, regardless of faith or background. Unfortunately, due to the timing of our visit, we weren't able to enjoy the langar. Definitely on the list for next time though.
We walked around the market outside the temple for a bit before heading to Brothers Dhaba, one of the oldest restaurants in town. We enjoyed the Amritsari specialty stuffed kulchas with chole (chickpea curry), yogurt and chutney.
Followed by another Punjabi specialty, Matka Kulfi (creamy Indian ice cream).
After lunch, we headed to the hotel for a quick rest before driving up towards the famous Wagah Border. Wagah is the border between India and Pakistan. A colourful ceremony happens at the border gates every evening with a festive atmosphere full of song and dance on BOTH sides of the gate.
Again, Wagah Border had been on my travel list for so long and I feel lucky to have finally experienced it for myself. The maternal side of my family came to India from Lahore, Pakistan during the Partition. It was extremely important for me to make this journey as it was probably the closest we would ever get to our roots. It isn't so easy to get across the border but Vodafone sure did welcome me to Pakistan!
It was a fantastic day in Amritsar and I went to bed very early that night feeling exhausted, accomplished and full of Amritsari kulchas and kulfi. It was too short of a visit and I can't wait to go back again to do full justice to the delicious culinary scene in Amritsar.


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VC Insights
Especially in Tech, most founding teams do not prioritize PR & Communications in the beginning, as they are focused on their technology and building an outstanding product. While your product should always be priority number one, having a solid communications strategy and being able to tell your story is also crucial for multiple reasons:
It allows you to get in touch with potential customers
It opens up doors for future financing rounds
It helps you define your roadmap and next milestones
You could have the most superior product - if no one hears about it, then no one is going to buy or invest in it. This is why you need to develop a communication strategy and build up a PR network early on in order to leverage the advantages of having a certain reach later on.
Building up a network of editors
Since Frank is a person of interest in Germany, partly because he was on the German version of the ABC-Show Shark Tank for 7 years, we have been able to build up a broad network of editors. For the past years, we've been positioning Frank as the number one expert for Technology & innovation in magazines, newspapers, and TV-Shows. We stay in touch with a group of editors that we know are passionate about these topics and are always happy to get Frank's views or opinions on certain matters. Building up relationships with editors means not only reaching out to them when you have something to tell but also checking in on interesting topics, supporting with information even if it doesn't have an immediate benefit for you, and most importantly, communicating honestly and openly. Frank has very strong and clear opinions on certain topics that he is not afraid to share in an interview, whereas most CEOs tend to resonate with fail-proof, cookie-cutter answers that have been scripted and approved by PR experts and have been used over and over again. From our experience, it is much more effective to build up fair and transparent relationships with a handful of editors than it is to try and please everyone.
Pitching a story to an editor
Building up relationships with editors of course doesn't mean that you get to place stories whenever and wherever you want. It means getting to know the people you work with, so you can better anticipate whether they would be interested in a certain piece of information. You have to keep in mind that PR isn't only about pitching stories that serve the company's good. It's about telling the stories that the people want to hear. It can be tough to make that distinction when your startup or the company you work for has become the center of your life and when you're in a certain bubble, like most of us are. But it's always a good idea to take a step back and ask yourself if this is really of value to the editor you're pitching to.
When we pitch a story to our network, we determine which editors might be interested in it, keeping in mind the topics they usually write about, if and when they've written about a certain portfolio company before, and whether the timing feels right. Then we contact them directly and personally, not via a broad send out. Because no matter how well your press release is written, you have to remember that editors get sent dozens of those and that their time is as valuable as yours. We always try to find an angle that could work for the media outlet we're contacting - be it a matter that has recently been discussed in the press or a topic that is always relevant like climate change or sustainable mobility. Then we tweak our press release accordingly, by changing up the headline and setting a certain focus.
You will want to create a press release that takes away from the editor as much of the research work as possible - but not the creative work. Editors don't tend to copy & paste entire parts of a press release, so instead of sending out an overly detailed copy, explaining how great and unique our portfolio company or their product is, we break down the most important information and the facts that are relevant for the editors to write their own piece on it. To ensure that they have the time and assets to write a unique story, we always try to reach out to them at least 2 days in advance and almost always offer individual statements or interviews with Frank and the founders.
Getting visibility as a startup
Of course, Frank's popularity helps a lot when pitching a story to editors. We understand that as a startup, getting visibility can be tough at first. It is a long process and requires a lot of patience and time to build up a relationship with selected editors, position yourself as an expert in a certain industry and grow a following on social media.
In this process, we try to support our portfolio companies where we can. For example, if Frank gets invited to speak at an event that is relevant to one of our startups, we will make sure that they get a booth or a speaking slot at that event. If a magazine reaches out to us that addresses the market of one of our portfolio companies, we are much more likely to accept interviews, trying to place them in there if possible. Apart from traditional media outlets, we maintain valuable partnerships with several universities, research institutions, and accelerator programs, where we also occasionally participate in events or give webinars. This helps a lot in building up an expert network, finding the right sparring partners, or simply getting to talk to the right people about a certain project or issue. It also opens up another opportunity for recruitment processes and pushes the overall visibility of our own brand and our portfolio companies. Again, building up fair and mutual partnerships is always about adding value for the other party as well, which brings us back to our investment philosophy: adding value to our portfolio companies in our respective fields of expertise.
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Obsidian Stout – Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR, USA) | Justintoxicated.
Visual: (cellared for 1 year). Pours ultra dark brown without a head but temporary surfacing bubbles, thin ringed retention, barely visible singular micro streams.
Summary: Lots of lengthy roasted malts with a just enough sweetness and acidity to balance it out. Medium bodied, low creaminess. Smooth drinkability.


TNS travel to Newtown on Saturday with Barry Town United standing in the way of a place in the final of the JD Welsh Cup.
Latham Park hosts both semi-final ties with TNS' clash against Barry Town United at 7.30pm on Saturday before Cardiff Metropolitan take on Connahs Quay Nomads on Sunday (12.30).
Saints manager Scott Ruscoe backed his side to progress.
"If you look at all three previous games against Barry, we've dominated," said Ruscoe.
Barry Town's own title bid ended following a March slump in form but Ruscoe insisted the Linnets remains a danger.
"We can only name five subs on Saturday so it's whether we sacrifice an outfield player for a goalkeeper.
Ruscoe confirmed league top scorer Greg Draper was set to start having become a fringe player this season.
"Greg will be in the reckoning as will Tom Holland as both didn't start last week," said Ruscoe. "Having a full strength squad isn't the worst thing to have and as much as it gives me a bit of a headache, you'd rather have everyone fit rather than scratching around.
"You can't fault Greg's attitude. Everyone wants to play and start but it's all about their attitude when they're in and out of the team and it's about how they train.
The match will be televised live on S4C at 7.30pm while Sunday's clash will feature on S4C's online platform with a 12.30pm start.


Oil up with a gemstone roller tops!
Ancient and modern healers believe that the vibrational power of gemstones and crystals can be used to release mental, physical and spiritual blockages and thus enable healing energy to freely flow of throughout the body.
Hand polished stones included: Tiger Eye, Sodalite, Rose Quartz, Leopard Jasper, Red Aventurine, Rainbow Flourite, Hematite, Green Aventurine, Clear Crystal Quartz, Carnelian, Brecciated Jasper, Blue Lace Agate, Amethyst. Some variances in color and size are normal. Just like in nature, no two things are alike.
Due to gemstone variance, the amount of oil flow will vary. As always, store in an upright position and be sure to tighten the lid after opening for best results.


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Barleria grandiflora es una especie de planta con flores del género Barleria, familia Acanthaceae.

Es nativa de India.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Barleria grandiflora The Plant List.

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The Forgotten Destination Icons
June 15, 2012 / Gavin Tollman	/ Leave a comment
When we think about travel and destinations, we often default to focusing on the icons, monuments, feats of engineering and natural wonders. We speak of their majesty, their history, their importance, their creation, and how they define aspects of each destination.
What we so often forget are the iconic personalities of a place – the people, past and present, who add a depth of richness and meaning to a place.
At no time, and nowhere, has there been a more powerful display of this than in London from 2nd to 5th June 2012. It was over these few days that the people of the United Kingdom and the world, came together, to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 60 year reign.
Through English summer weather of a cold pouring rain and winds blowing Union Jack flags into a dizzy show of the red, white and blue, an estimated million people lined the banks of the Thames to soak up not only the rain, but the spirit of her majesty. As the Queen and her family sailed down the Thames on the royal barge, decorated in Diamond Jubilee best, with a never-seen-before one thousand water craft following, she herself standing for a solid four hours despite the challenging weather, tens of millions around the world watched in warmer, drier environments, many with envy, thinking 'how I wish I was there!' And this was only the start of the events that took place in honour of the Queen.
One woman, 60 years at the throne, truly an icon. And while Big Ben stands tall, Westminster Abbey stands proud and Buckingham Palace stands royally, London's icons simply became backdrops for the icon that was the crowning glory of not just the Commonwealth, but of the world – Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
For all of us in the travel and tourism industry, there is an important lesson here – one that we must literally and figuratively take to heart… we mustn't forget the importance, influence and incredible impact of the iconic personalities of a destination.
The spirit of the Diamond Jubilee that took over not just London but all of the United Kingdom was not about a place; it was about the love and respect for a person. With this came an incremental hundreds of thousands of tourists to London in early June – shoulder period in tourism industry terms – as a random act of tourism impulse, or to see the city before the Olympians moved in. It was because of a Queen – a woman who has embraced for sixty years the duty that fell onto her elegant yet sturdy shoulders at a young age. Even the most cynical of royal family followers, could not deny it – She is special.
Through all of the celebrations, the pageantry and beauty of the city, ensured that destination Britain remained aspirational, and through the Queen a renewed 'must see' on "travel wish lists". One iconic personality can be the difference between tourism industry stability and fragility. Iconic personalities are tourism assets, and must be celebrated with equal importance as buildings and history.
Destination London is able to see through the rain of the ongoing global economic crisis because of its love and appreciation of its most majestic of icons.
God save the Queen.
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