On 19 July, Civil Rights Defenders' partner, the Association of BH Journalists, stated that politician Salmir Kaplan, accompanied with a group of his social media supporters, has initiated a public smear campaign against the Association of BH Journalists and Borka Rudić, the General Secretary of the association. Civil Rights Defenders condemns all attacks against journalists and free media and encourages the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to investigate this and other attacks against journalists and media workers urgently.
After almost five decades under despotic military rule, the people of Myanmar will head to the polls on November 8. But hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority group, have lost their right to vote, entrenching and deepening discrimination against them. Many Muslims and almost all Rohingya seeking to compete for Parliament have been effectively disqualified.
Civil Rights Defenders is delighted to support Belgrade Pride Week 2015, which kicked off on the 14th of September. The action packed week consists of a wide variety of cultural exhibitions, community-oriented events and discussions that take place throughout several locations in the Serbian capital.
In an Open Letter to Mr. Igor Batalov, Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Murmansk Region, Civil Rights Defenders call upon the Ministry to honour national and international obligations especially when it comes to investigating hate crimes and acts of violence against LGBT organisations and the LGBT community.
A mob consisting of approximately 15 men attempted to attack activists of a local LGBT organisation BUKA (Banjalucko Udruzenje Queer Aktivista – Association of Queer Activists) on October 11 in front of a nightclub in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
General elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina scheduled for 12th October have once again triggered hate speech across local media channels. Civil Rights Defenders' partners BH Journalist Association and the Press Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina have initiated two parallel activities for monitoring hate speech in the local media in the run up to the elections.
The International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May) was celebrated in both Kosovo and in Albania. In Tirana the supporters took to their bikes in a "Ride against Homophobia" and, for the first time ever, a march was held in support for LGBT rights in Kosovo.
Vsevolov Chaplin, a Moscow cleric, said in a recent press comment that gay relations between men pose a threat to the whole of society and that criminalising gay male interactions should be put to the people in a referendum. Civil Rights Defenders are appalled at these recent developments and strongly condemn the comments.
An attack on a participant of a peaceful action on LGBT-rights has been met with legal consequences for the first time in Russia. Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the ruling and hopes that the verdict is a step in the right direction. In the aftermath of the so called "propaganda laws" there has been an increase of aggression and violence towards LGBT-people in Russia. Despite this the courts usually treat the cases as hooliganism instead of hate-crimes.
(Svenska) Svenska politiker och diplomater har inte engagerat sig för HBT-personers rättigheter i Vitryssland – kanske för att HBT-rörelsen i landet hittills varit svag. Men stödet utifrån är viktigt om homo-, bisexuella och transpersoner i Vitryssland ska våga verka för sina rättigheter. Det skriver Robert Hårdh, chef för Civil Rights Defenders och Alexander Bard, artist, i en debattartikel i Sydsvenskan.
Late Friday evening, the Belgrade Pride parade was banned. The reason being that nobody could guarantee a safe holding of the parade. "The citizens of Serbia are again ignored by their government", says Robert Hårdh, Executive Director of Civil Rights Defenders, who is in Belgrade during Pride.
On 24 July, the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the legal amendment proposed by civil society, including a definition on hate crime. "I am very pleased that our effort to foster a coalition of organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina has yielded such a positive outcome", says Sumeja Tulic, programme officer at Civil Rights Defenders.
The Draft of the Law on Amendments to the Criminal Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, recently sent to the parliament, contains narrow and incomplete legal formulations of hate crimes and exclude several protected grounds. This caused Civil Rights Defenders' partner to propose changes to the legal formulation of hate crimes. Civil Rights Defenders urges the authorities to take the needed steps in accepting the changes.
Thirteen years after the democratic changes, a majority of the citizens of Serbia still do not believe that human rights defenders are working in the best interests of the country. Deep-rooted prejudice from the Milosevic era leads to impunity in cases of attacks on human rights defenders.
28-30 November, Civil Rights Defenders is organising a workshop on hate crimes and hate speech. The aim is to build the capacities of local human rights organisations to deal with hate crimes in a more consistent and comprehensive way. Another goal is to build a coalition that will monitor and report on hate speech and hate crimes.
A court in Chisinau has convicted a website for hate speech against LGBT people. The case is an important step forward in the work for equal rights in Moldova, and demonstrates that incitement to discrimination and violence will not be tolerated.
Dragan Markovic Palma, Mayor of Jagodina and President of the parlamentary party United Serbia has been convicted of hate speech. Civil Rights Defenders welcomes the verdict but worries about the fact that the Mayor's reaction to is was new hate speech.
Civil Rights Defenders is deeply concerned over the latest developments connected to the proposed anti-discrimination law in Moldova. The Moldovan government has now withdrawn the bill from the parliament.
The objective of Civil Rights Defenders cooperation with Mediacentar Sarajevo this year is to sustain and extend public discussion about the problem of hate speech in Bosnia-Herzegovina public space. We will publish five multimedia educational texts, which will treat different aspects of hate speech in Bosnia-Herzegovina media and its consequences.


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Legendary Composer Van Dyke Parks Releases First Album of New Material In Over Twenty Years
Legendary artist, composer and producer Van Dyke Parks is pleased to announce his first new album of material in over twenty years, Songs Cycled, set for release July 23rd on Bella Union. Following the success of his classic album reissues last year, Songs Cycled contains Parks' first new material since 1989, expanding even further Parks' pioneering, and still unique, handle on Americana with the crystal clarity of a 21st century recording. All this in Parks' 70th year, which makes Songs Cycled extremely special indeed in so many ways. Alongside new originals such as 'Dreaming of Paris', 'Wall Street' and 'Missin' Missippi', new collaborations such as 'Sassafras' and 'Money Is King', there are new cover versions and re-recordings of older tracks, and guest vocals from Gaby Moreno and Irana George. Click HERE to hear "Hold Back Time" from the album.
Parks will be making a special appearance in support of Songs Cycled in New York on Sunday, May 19th as part of the Big Sur Brooklyn Bridge concert at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Philip Glass, and will be speaking on a panel as part of the Red Bull Music Academy music conference on Thursday, May 23rd.
In between touring with Fleet Foxes and a performance on NPR Mountain Stage, Parks released Arrangements Vol. 1 last year, a compilation of some of his greatest arrangements, with Pitchfork saying, "the songs selected on 'Arrangements' are uniformly fantastic (8.6 'Best New Reissue')." At the heart of some of the great albums of the last 50 years, Parks' accomplishments include Brian Wilson's 'lost' masterpiece Smile, Randy Newman and Ry Cooder's first recordings, and Joanna Newsom's critically acclaimed 2006 album YS. Read his interview with the LA Times as he discusses his recent endeavors and work with Grammy-nominated artist Skrillex.
Songs Cycled - by Van Dyke Parks:
"This album is released 45 years from my debut album "Song Cycle" (when I was but 24). In both cases, there's a maverick on the loose, with a highly personal set of tunes and instrumentals. All of them reveal an iconoclast tilting at windmills, railing at tyrants, barking at masters of war, and celebrating a shameless commitment to the very definition of 'Americana'. As I was in my brunette era, at age 70, I'm found looking through the glass darkly. These new songs show more than a hint of an eco-politic. In fact, there's nothing more precious than the song-form to revolutionize popular thoughts and practices that need a jolt of shock therapy. Yet, songwriters must work with a leger demain. A light hand and heart can draw more approval than a heavy-handed scold. My first aim is to entertain the ear with beautiful sounds. I try to do that as an arranger. These pieces reveal my best effort.I've drawn from a grab-bag of American roots music, from the 19th Century forward. (It was, after all, 'The American Century'). Yet this song-set goes beyond, and muses about '9/11' and other self-inflicted wounds ('Wall Street'). It explores the American bombing of Baghdad ('Dreaming of Paris'), the chicanery of Big-Oil ('Black Gold'). I insist that the song-form is the most potent political tool available. I learned as much from Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, and yes, Bob Dylan.
Still there's time for folderol. 'Sassafrass' captures all I love about the youth I spent in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina. It's a roll in the grass. There's the renegade arranger in that, reflecting my obsession for studio technique, sound- effects with tuneful percussion that I first heard in 1948, in the music of Spike Jones.
I guess I am like that rusty nail that sticks out, just waiting to be hammered down by an intolerant bastard, with no room for what isn't rockin' or classically elite. In truth, I embrace both those worlds. Guilty as charged, I'm wrapped in the flag, looking through the glass, at the world beyond... informed yet optimistic, in my dream escape. It hangs together well, as we must, lest we all hang separately. I have so many contributing visual artists to thank, for coating it all so deliciously."
Van Dyke Parks - A Brief History In Music:
A musical prodigy and child actor, a session musician, composer, soundtrack writer, arranger, lyricist, and singer, Van Dyke Parks been a significant contributor to several decades' worth of classics, including a handful of unassailable masterpieces. He's perhaps still best known for penning the lyrics to The Beach Boys' legendary masterpiece 'Smile'. More recently, his arrangements helped turn Joanna Newsom's second album 'Ys' into an epic. But the true riches of Van Dyke Parks' legacy remain his first three solo albums: Song Cycle (1968), Discover America (1972) and Clang Of The Yankee Reaper (1975).
Other solo Parks albums are 1982's Jump (songs adapted from the stories of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit), 1990's Tokyo Rose (the history of Japanese/U.S. relations from the 19th century) and 1997's Moonlighting: Live at the Ash Grove. There have been film scores and children's books, and scores for a dizzying array of talent, including Little Feat, Arlo Guthrie and Bonnie Raitt. In the 80s and 90s, Aaron Neville, Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple, Eliza Carthy and The Buena Vista Social Club were among the benefactors; more recently, Rufus Wainwright, Inara George, Silverchair and The Shortwave Set alongside Newsom.
Songs Cycled Track listing
1. 'Dreaming of Paris' (original)
2. 'Hold Back Time' (re-recording of a 1995 song from the Orange Crate Art album with Brian Wilson)
3. 'Sassafras' (new recording, originally by Billy Edd Wheeler in 1961)
4. 'Black Gold' (November 30, '02 - a fantasy on the sinking of The Prestige, off the coast of the Bay of Biscay)
5. 'Aquarium' (cover of 1886 Saint-Saëns piece, an analogue recording with the Esso Trinidad Steel Band in 1971 - VDP produced their album)
6. 'Money Is King' (picks up where Wall Street ends, written with Growling Tiger, a.k.a.- Trinidadian Calypso musician Neville Marcano)
7. 'Wall Street' (original)
8. 'The Parting Hand' (1835 hymn from the tradition of unaccompanied choral music known as the Sacred Harp)
9. 'The All Golden' (new recording from VDP's 1967album Song Cycle)
10. 'Wedding in Madagascar'(traditional a capella folk-song, arranged and adapted by VDP)
11. 'Missin' Missippi' (original)
12. 'Amazing Graces' (instrumental with the 'Van Dyke Parks Orchestra')
For more info, please visit:
http://www.vandykeparks.com
http://www.bellaunion.com
http://www.yeproc.com/
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I'm so excited to be part of the fourth Virtual Vegan Potluck! It's always so much fun reading through all of the creative recipes, but my favorite part is being included in this awesome group! Annie is just the coolest for setting all of this up.
If I wasn't married, I'd probably cook Indian food for every other meal.
Okay, almost every meal. I'd probably only deviate to have Mexican food. And, since I'm living in California, I have the best Mexican food at my doorstep, almost literally, and I rarely have to cook it anymore. But Indian? Yes, I still have to cook that.
But this is a great recipe for people who don't like Indian food, because it doesn't have turmeric or curry powder–any of those things that the curry-averse folks thinks equal "curry". I won't beat that dead horse again, but I've got problems with that frame of mind.
So this one is just a delicious, slightly spicy item to add to a cheeseboard or appetizer nibbles tray. It's not even really a "chutney" in the way that I usually think of a chutney. I think of a jam-like substance when I think of chutney, and this isn't that consistency. It's more of a paté, but even drier than that.
Just make it—MAKE IT. I promise you'll find that it is strangely addicting and yummy. I serve it with poppadums, but you can always just use crudites or your favorite crackers. I've seen recipes for making poppadums from scratch, but believe me, it's like Mexican mole. Just buy them and cook them yourself. You can find them at Indian or even English grocery stores, or try online.
This is one of the few times I recommend using a microwave, as it makes cooking poppadums an absolute breeze! Brush them lightly with a neutral-tasting oil (I used almond oil), place on a paper towel and blast for about 30 seconds. Watch them expand into crispy crunchy tasty treats! Once I tried poppadums, potato chips lost all their appeal. Seriously, these things are crazy good. You have been warned…and as far as I can see, there's no 12-step program to help you get that monkey off your back.
Go get out the food processor, grab a pair of gloves (those beets get messy!) and some mustard seeds, and get your chutney on. And then continue on to more vegan deliciousness!
++BTW, this recipe is vegan AND paleo–not always an easy trick to pull off. The poppadums, sadly, are not paleo. BOOOO. But carrot sticks are, so try veggie alternatives or paleo crackers instead.
Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the mustard seeds, asafoetida, dried red chilies and green chili and stir fry for about 2 minutes.
Add the beets and fry for about 5 minutes, stirring well.
Combine the beet mixture with the rest of the ingredients in a food processor. Add 2-3 tablespoons of water and season with salt. Blend for about 45 seconds to one minute until it is well combined and the texture of a coarse paté.
Enjoy with poppadums, crackers, carrot and celery sticks, jicama, or even potato chips. This would also make a great filling for samosas!
I hope you enjoy this recipe! Now get on to the rest of the Virtual Vegan Potluck—you're only on Appetizers, and there's a LONG road of delicious treats ahead! Enjoy the journey!
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This sounds delicious! Especially with the tamarind and cilantro. Now I know exactly what I'm going to do the next time I buy beets!
Wow! What an awesome comment! Let me know how you like it!
I will! My favorite is coconut chutney, but I occasionally like to go all out and make more than one kind of chutney at a time… I'll add this to the rotation!
Wow, thanks! And this has a but of coconut in it, so it should be a great complement to your coconut chutney. I'd love to see your recipe! Thanks for dropping by and commenting!
Is it crazy that I've never actually had chutney before? Yeah! This is awesome.
I don't think it's crazy! Chutney is kind of a crazy thing. I hope you give it a try –and thanks for taking the time to comment!
I LOVE Indian food – so maybe, just maybe you'll convince me that I can love beets :-).
Good tip! Yes, I really wanted to see what people would do :-).
Looks so good. What is "asafoetida", I have never heard of it? What can you recommend as a substitute.
It's a ground root used a lot in Indian cooking. You can use a little minced garlic instead!
I hope you like it! It's quite dry for a chutney, but makes a lovely pre-dinner snack!
I will never say no to Indian food. Never. Very cool recipe!
Neither will I! Kindred spirits. I hope you try it!
It does sound strangely addicting, and I do love beets. So gonna give it a try!
It should be easy for you to find the ingredients in LA. Do let me know what you think! I'd love to try it with golden beets too.
Omgee! That's oozing with yumminess! Love it!
What a compliment coming from YOU, vegan food goddess!!! Can't wait to see what you've come up with on the VVP. something amazing, I'm sure!
I am totally with you one this! I could eat Indian or Mexican every day too! And I love beets! So I will certainly give this one a whirl!
I love Indian food and beets! What a great appetizer. Thanks for sharing and happy VVP!
PS~Those snickers bars from May VVP were one of my favorite recipes!
OMG that's so kind of you! The Husband loves them so much I have to make them all the time. I did improve the recipe, so check back on it–toasted almonds…❤!!!!
Thanks for the heads up! Almonds are my favorite nut, yum!
SO much better than the peanuts in the original recipe!
yummy! i love thuvayal and this one is beautiful. rice and appalam are calling my name to pair with this lovely thuvayal.
I most definitely share in your sentiments about indian food. I'm seriously intrigued by this dish, so vibrant and such a tasty mix of flavours.
Kindred spirit! Thanks for the comment–do let me know what you think if you try it!
Yum! I love chutney on almost everything! Beets are such a perfect ingredient, sweet and gorgeous! Thanks you.
I hope you try this recipe and let me know what you think of it! It is a lovely savory treat.
So may flavors 🙂 Love the creative use of beet.
Wow what a great colour and loving the flavour combo!
This DOES make me hungry! Can't wait to try it!
Thanks! I just had a bit more last night–it lasts really well!
You're a woman with excellent taste. Have a great Thanksgiving! I'm sure you'll be cooking up some wonderful dishes.
wow, what a healthy dip chutney!
i feeling healtier just by reading this post…….
Yes, the lack of sugar makes it different from other chutneys, and probably more healthy. Thank you!
Always hungry and always on the look out for my next snack! would it be very bad if I was to call this the ultimate dip? We have some great varieties of fresh beetroot available in the shops. They're simply steamed in their natural juices and vaccum packed ready to go, they'd be pretty phenomenal in this chutney!


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Q: How to assign the Orthogonal Polynomials to functions? Im trying to plot Laguerre's orthogonal polynomials for class assignment. I thought to create 10 functions, each function assigned to a specific polynomial by the index i.

for (i in 1:10){
  opl[i] <- function(x) {opl[3]}
}

and then use  curve() to plot it.
But it's not working. the laguerre.polynomials() function gives you the polynomials as a list and I think that the problem is that my loop can't extract items from a list by the index and assign it to the function.
Any ideas on how to do it?

A: You could convert the polynomials into functions using as.function, e.g. by
library(orthopolynom)
library(ggplot2)

opl <- laguerre.polynomials(10)

opl_functions <- lapply(opl, as.function)

# x interval
x <- seq(-1, 1, 0.05)

# plot the first two polynomials
ggplot(data.frame(x), aes(x = x, y = y)) +      # basic graphical object
    geom_line(aes(y = opl_functions[[1]](x)), colour = "red") +  # first layer
    geom_line(aes(y = opl_functions[[2]](x)), colour = "blue") # second layer

# and so on ...

The i-th element of opl_functions is then the i-th polynomial, depending on x. This can then be used in order to plot the polynomials.

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Q: Create custom driver using Codeigniter I'm trying to create my custom driver using Codeigniter
Files structure:
/libraries
    /Test_driver
         /drivers
              Test_driver_first_driver.php
         Test_driver.php

Driver super class:
class Test_driver extends CI_Driver_Library
{
     function __construct()
     {
          $this->valid_drivers = array('test_driver_first_driver');
     }
}

Driver Subclass :
class Test_driver_first_driver extends CI_Driver
{
     function index()
     {
           echo "Hello world!";
     }
}

Testing code in welcome.php Controller :
$this->load->driver('test_driver');
$this->test_driver->test_driver_first_driver->index();

but the output was : "Invalid driver requested Test_driver.test_driver_first_driver".
Does any one have any idea, Unfortunately Codeigniter user guide does not contains steps for creating custom driver.

A: its best practice or i should say my thinking that i always avoid underscores in parent class for the driver
so for me the file structure is some what like this
/libraries
    /Testdriver
        /drivers
           Testdriver_first_driver.php
    Testdriver.php

Testdriver.php
<?php
  class Testdriver extends CI_Driver_Library
 {
    function __construct()
    {
        $this->valid_drivers = array('testdriver_first_driver');
     }
 }

Testdriver_first_driver.php
<?php
    class Testdriver_first_driver extends CI_Driver
    {
         public function index()
         {
             echo "Hello world!";
         }
    }

In controller
$this->load->driver('testdriver');
$this->testdriver->first_driver->index();

Note : even if you don't use ucfirst() it will still work
i.e. Folder testdriver
Files -
testdriver.php (class testdriver extends CI_Driver_Library)
and
testdriver_first_driver.php (class testdriver_first_driver extends CI_Driver)
hope it is helpful. :)

A: I tried Karan's answer but I removed the parent's name in valid_drivers' value:
<?php
  class Testdriver extends CI_Driver_Library{

    function __construct(){
      $this->valid_drivers = array('first_driver');
    }
  }
?>

This worked for me, you might want to give it a try. Credits to Karan.

A: I have just grappled with this in CodeIgniter v2.2.0 so thought I'd chip in. The scant documentation on custom drivers isn't too helpful as the example does not show the complete setup. The existing core CodeIgniter drivers are not organised in a consistent way either, with the driver parent class files being in different directory locations to where the docs say they should be etc. so you have little to go by but to consult the core Driver Library code.
In your given situation, the driver is seen as invalid is because you are effectively adding on the parent class name twice when calling it. This:
$this->test_driver->test_driver_first_driver->index();

Should be changed to:
$this->test_driver->first_driver->index();

Looking at the core code that the driver parent class extends:
class CI_Driver_Library {

    protected $valid_drivers = array();
    protected $lib_name;

    // The first time a child is used it won't exist, so we instantiate it
    // subsequents calls will go straight to the proper child.
    function __get($child) {
        if (!isset($this->lib_name)) {
            $this->lib_name = get_class($this);
        }

        // The class will be prefixed with the parent lib
        $child_class = $this->lib_name . '_' . $child;

Note the last line there. Basically, CI was trying to load a driver class named "Test_driver_test_driver_first_driver", which of course didn't exist.

A: For codeignaiter 3 problem in core system libraries driver.php
testdriver_first_driver.php
class Testdriver_first_driver extends CI_Driver {
public function index()
         {
             echo "Hello world!";
         }
}

testdriver.php
class Testdriver extends CI_Driver_Library{
function __construct(){
        $this->valid_drivers = array('first_driver');
    }
}

A: CodeIgniter SPL Autoloader
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Autoloader function
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Add to the bottom of your ./application/config/config.php file.
|
| @author Brendan Rehman
| @param $class_name
| @return void
*/
function __autoloader($class_name)
{
    // class directories
    $directories = array(
        APPPATH . 'core/',
        // add more autoloading folders here� and you�re done.
    );

    // for each directory
    foreach ($directories as $directory)
    {
        // see if the file exsists
        if (file_exists($directory.$class_name.'.php'))
        {
            require_once($directory.$class_name.'.php');
            // only require the class once, so quit after to save effort (if
               you got more, then name them something else

            return;
        }
    }
}

spl_autoload_register('__autoloader');


When it comes to the things that can make or break an event, couple of are as important as the quality, flavor and appearance of the food and drinks you serve. A lot is riding on your choice which catering service to employ, and if you believe this decision truly isn't really that essential, take a look at it this way, fantastic catering can save an event that's on the rocks, however bad catering will generally send visitors to the doors.
In addition, due to the fact that catering is frequently the # 1 or # 2 line-item expense for a lot of events, the catering service you select is also a considerable monetary decision and can influence just how much money you have left over to spend on other areas depending upon food expenses and amounts.
Include the fact that catering services can vary considerably in their rates and the kinds of meals and services they offer, and the process of choosing a caterer can figuratively and literally seem like you are comparing apples to oranges.
Of all the event and catering professionals we talked with, this came up over and over and over again, primarily because how responsive and interested a catering service is throughout your initial discussions is a sign of how they will carry out during the length of their contract with you (and more on agreements later).
A prospective caterer must be finding out as much as they can about you in your first couple of conversations with them, so you should anticipate them to be talking and asking concerns about 20% of the time and you supplying responses and outlining your needs about 80% of the time.
So when interviewing your Carlton catering services (and you must talk to a minimum of 3 caterers for any occasion with a sensible budget), you have to be specific about the type of event you are planning and the kind of food and/or presentation you are expecting. Otherwise, you might wind up selecting a caterer who simply isn't really a great fit for the type or style of your event.
Practically every catering service has a basic menu or menus to pick from, and numerous do provide some level of built-in versatility to adjust these menus to your specific requirements by substituting particular items and/or tailoring others.
Nevertheless, the standout caterers will surpass standardized menu choices and want to produce remarkable fare that matches a lot more particular theme and dietary needs.
Some people shy away from asking to sample the specific items they desire for their occasion since it looks like a trouble for the caterer, however it is standard to ask for a tasting of what you are intending to order prior to you sign on the dotted line.
In addition, you can ask for wine parings for these tastings if they are appropriate for your event (again, be prepared to pay a cost, it's a small price to pay to guarantee you pick the best caterer). And when you are sampling the food, also take care of how it is presented, as any caterer who takes the time to correctly show a sample will probably be most likely to make that type of effort on your event day.
You may be in for a surprise if you hire a BBQ take-out joint to cater an official ballroom fundraiser. Or if you select a high-end business event caterer to serve a barn wedding event. Why? Because these catering services might not be accustomed to preparing and serving food in such a setting.
Much more traditional locations can likewise have constraints that caterers should follow, like certain setup requirements or disposal limitations for waste food and water, so having a catering service that is familiar with a location's rules can potentially save you lots of hassle on occasion day.
The catering service's agreement need to clearly spell out precisely what food, beverages and services the caterer will be supplying on the designated day( s). Additionally, it must secure you from non-performance as much as it secures the catering service from non-payment/default, so you might wish to consider having a lawyer} take a look at it prior to you sign it.
Every detail ought to be included in the agreement, consisted of chosen menus, variety of portions and/or people to be served, beverage/bar service information (if relevant) and all pricing and extra services.
No caterer in Carlton with a shred of dignity and scruples participates in an agreement with plans to bail at the last minute, however you need to ensure there is a cancellation clause in your contract just in case your caterer has to cancel.
However, do not stop there, as online reviews are not constantly dependable (and even authentic); for instance, a good catering service might have had a few nightmare/hater clients who skew their rankings, while a truly mediocre catering service may have padded their online reviews. So see if you can locate some previous customers of the caterers you are considering and connect to them.
Every catering service we spoke with called insurance protection "a given" for catering services, and you certainly do not wish to legally be on the hook for some oversight or accident that was the fault of your catering service.
Surprisingly, for how long a catering business in Carlton has actually been in business may not be as critical in selecting a great caterer as you might think.


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Winners Announced for 2017 ACUI Facility Design Award of Excellence
Architecture firms WTW Architects, VMDO Architects, CannonDesign, Perkins+Will, and Moody Nolan received ACUI's Facility Design Award of Excellence during the Architecture and Design Showcase on Tuesday, March 21, at the 2017 ACUI Annual Conference in Philadelphia.
Now in its 13th year, the Facility Design Award of Excellence recognizes outstanding renovation and construction project collaborations between architecture firms and college staff and students. College unions are the true hearthstone of the higher education campus, and Association members continue to be transformational leaders in the field of renovation and construction.
Applicants and awards are divided into categories: four categories based on budget for college unions, and one category for other student life facilities. Projects are judged on 11 criteria by a jury of peers in the architecture and higher education industries.
The 2017 ACUI Facility Design Award of Excellence winners are as follows:
WTW Architects for the Student Center, Wayne State University
Opened Aug. 15, 2015
"The best thing about the design profession is the opportunity to work with great people," said Paul Knell, FAIA, Senior Principal at WTW Architects. "WTW's successful collaboration with Wayne State was accomplished with an outstanding team of individuals, all dedicated to design excellence. We are proud that this ACUI Facility Design Award of Excellence marks our thirteenth such award since 2004."
VMDO Architects for the Rollins Campus Center and Zell and Shirley Miller Library, Young Harris College
Opened Aug. 1, 2014
"VMDO is honored to have been a trusted design partner with Young Harris College on this special project in the mountains of North Georgia, and we are thrilled that the Rollins Campus Center has truly transformed student life at YHC," said Joseph Atkins, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, Principal at VMDO Architects. "Highly anticipated, the mixed-use Campus Center and Library now serves as the social and intellectual heart of campus."
CannonDesign for the J. Wayne Reitz Union, University of Florida
Opened Feb. 1, 2016
"Our design lens never lost sight of balancing student life and activities," said Roland Lemke, AIA, LEED AP, Principal at CannonDesign. "After all, experiences from these years define who students are long after they graduate. This building is more than bricks and mortar; it helps create experiences. The J. Wayne Reitz Union's legacy is now further reinforced for future student generations to learn and discover in this place—a central campus place, a home for the diverse activities supported within, and the endless opportunities for students and the entire UF community."
Perkins+Will for the University Union, University of North Texas
Opened Nov. 30, 2014
"This remarkable project is the culmination of an incredibly collaborative effort with UNT students, staff, and union leadership," said Jeff Stebar, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Principal at Perkins+Will. "Not only did the entire project team transform the University Union, but because of UNT's visionary leadership, it has also rejuvenated student life across the campus."
Moody Nolan for the Donald Julian Reaves Student Activities Center, Winston-Salem State University
"This project had a constructive and productive collaboration with Winston-Salem's campus architect Ron Vanard, our Woolpert-Moody Nolan design team, the school administration, and somewhat uniquely even the student body in how this building was designed and organized on a difficult site and with a diverse program of student services and student recreation," said Brian Tibbs, AIA, Partner, Moody Nolan. "The site for the DJR Student Activities Center at WSSU had several opportunities, but what turned the opportunities into successes was the constant, open collaboration of the design team and the university for the best solution."
Applications for the 2018 Facility Design Awards will be accepted in late 2017.
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So you're going to give birth
Becoming a parent is a truly special experience, full of excitement and happiness. But it can also be stressful and frightening – especially if you're the one who's carrying the baby, and even more so in these times.
Your body is changing. Your emotions are fluctuating – which is understandable as you're preparing for labour during a global pandemic. All this (and more!), while knowing that your life is about to change forever. It's easy to see how this could be scary.
Even with social distancing measures providing their own set of challenges, you can still have a completely positive birth experience. After all, you're still in control of the choices you make.
Fortunately, you're not the only one. Everybody who goes through pregnancy and labour will experience many of the same changes and emotions.
Your body changes during pregnancy
The obvious changes to your body during pregnancy are hard to miss. But there's a lot happening behind the scenes, too. From the moment you conceive, your womb, vagina and vulva start preparing for the birth of your baby.
Many women find that their labia change colour and size during pregnancy. Others experience changes to the size of their vagina. This is just your body's way of getting ready for labour; it's all entirely natural and normal.
If you end up giving birth vaginally, there might be other changes, too. Women's bodies are designed for birth, and the vagina is built to stretch, but some tearing during labour is still very common. As one mother told our #wombstories project, "It's like a peaceful garden, full of beautiful flowers, which is suddenly changed forever". If you have a tear – or an episiotomy (when a cut is made to help limit the damage from natural tearing) – you may need stitches, which can change the way your vulva looks and how you experience sex.
Pain or dryness is common, but luckily this improves over time and with lubricants. Many women also experience a weakening of their pelvic floor, which can impact continence. In fact, a vaginal delivery doubles or triples the chance of experiencing stress incontinence [1].
Be kind to your postpartum body
Society puts a lot of pressure on women to 'bounce back' after giving birth. As one woman told us, "I was surrounded by diet advice and workout tips, it felt as though I had all these expectations for my body".
But, as any new parent will tell you, 'bouncing back' is a ridiculous expectation. Your body has done an incredible job of carrying and birthing your baby, and now it needs time to heal.
After my pregnancy I had a protruding stomach – somebody actually asked me if I was pregnant, which was obviously upsetting.
Over time, your body will recover and change again. Not back to exactly how it was pre-baby, but to a new-normal for you. This might mean your vulva looks different. Or your vagina feels different. Or something else entirely. All of these changes are part of giving birth, which after all, can also change who you are and how you see the world at the deepest level.
So although you might be feeling pressured to look a certain way after birth, remember that you made a baby. This is your time to look after yourself and nurture your body, embracing all the changes that are a result of the little life you created.
As one mother told us, "Being a mother is a beautiful thing, we shouldn't look at our stretch marks as something we're 'left with', but something that we have earned."
We couldn't have put it better!
If you have birth story you'd like to share, help us break the stigma around childbirth by sharing your experience using #wombstories.
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Very Happy and Satisfied, I was refereed by one of my friends to Yes M system. Initially I was not sure weather to sign up for software testing or BA. After consulting with Yes M system, they recommended me to join BA based on my education and experience. After a rigorous real life training, they helped to find a job in Ohio. Currently, I am working at a client location. They are very professional and also very supportive. They provided me with all the initial support to have a great head start.


I suggested a different definition … 'I think I'm special and you're making me feel unspecial.' Suddenly her eyes were opened and she realised that, although she had tried to repent of her feelings and to forgive the perpetrator, she still wasn't free because the issue was not her feelings but her pride.
You can't repent of your mood or ungodly reaction, without forgiving, and you can't forgive whilst still holding a grievance. Most Christians live in a vacuum of false forgiveness, still holding onto the unfairness of their treatment, but, with time, settle their feelings so they think it's all resolved.
In Exodus 32 we read the story of the golden calf. The people were frustrated that Moses had not returned from meeting with God, so they persuaded Aaron to create a new god for them. Aaron didn't even seem to baulk. He gathered their gold pieces together and threw them into the furnace and out came a golden calf, and they worshipped the Lord by sacrificing to the calf. How crazy is that? Not only that, but Aaron got them to be naked.
How could Aaron be so far out of alignment?
The answer is … I think I'm special, too, Moses. He had allowed the voice of temptation to infiltrate his spirit, and behind the scenes he had envied Moses' miraculous ability. Aaron was on his way to hell. The only thing that stopped him from falling into hell was the prayer of Moses (Deuteronomy 9:20). God changed His mind about the destruction of the people and Aaron simply because Moses didn't think he was special.
In Mark 3 we read a contrasting story about Jesus healing the man with the withered hand. The Pharisees were watching Him to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. Jesus angrily rebuked them and then healed the man's hand. The Pharisees' response was to go to the Romans and jointly plot Jesus' death.
In other words, the church joined with the world for the destruction of the Creator. Why? Simply because Jesus could do things that they couldn't, so they had to get rid of Him.
Jesus' response was not … I think I'm special, so you have no right to tell Me what's right or wrong. Rather, His response was … just keep doing what the Father wants. How was He able to turn off the hurt of their offense? Simple … He was dead to Himself.
How do we die to ourselves?
First of all, open your eyes to your human envy, and when you see it, repent of your sin. Any blame, any mood, any envy is simply the fruit of … I think I'm special. Whilst you think you're special you will never access heaven. Like Aaron and the Pharisees, you can be in an important position in the church system, but your blindness to your envy will prosper the work of demons in you and you will fall into hell. Sooner or later, like Aaron, immorality will creep into your heart, and eventually, like the Pharisees, your envy will turn against Christ's remnant with the blasphemy of thinking that the spirit in them is Beelzebub (Mark 3:22-30).
If you're dead, there's no mood or blame or envy, but only if you're dead. If you're dead, the Spirit of God protects your hurts and feelings because your faith and trust is wholly in Him.
Salvation is only via death. To be reborn you have to die to yourself. Unless you die you can never be reborn. This principle is seen in a seed. For a seed to produce a tree it first has to die before it can germinate. This is the picture of Jesus the Seed of the Word of God. He died that all who die with Him could live.
In Luke 14:26 we read that … to be a disciple you actually have to hate yourself (not love yourself) and take up your cross (die to your selfishness) daily. This means that your self is of no value when it comes to servitude for Christ. He only is my life, not me.
That's why Paul wrote … I am crucified with Christ. Nevertheless, I live, yet not I but Christ lives in me, and the life that I now live I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.
You can only access heaven through death, not works. In John 15, Jesus said … the world will hate you because it hated Me. The world will persecute you because it persecuted Me. A follower of Christ is not exempt from being hated; rather, if he is not hated then he is not a follower of Christ … for all that live Godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution (2 Timothy 3:12). Why? Because the church and the world will hate the different Spirit in you.
I'm no longer special, the only thing I'm interested in is knowing Him and serving Him.
May God open the eyes of His remnant to not be deceived by the false blessing philosophy that a Christian is a son who gets the deal.


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Q: Bootstrap dropdown with php and databases I have a problem with drop down menu using twitter bootstrap. In my database I have table called categories. In it I have 8 records:
ID | Category | parent
1  | Apple    | 0
2  | Samsung  | 0
3  | Huawei   | 0
4  | Others   | 0
5  | Sony     | 4
6  | LG       | 4
7  | Lenovo   | 4
8  | Nokia    | 4

By using this data I have created a navbar. However I have this problem: Since 'others' have parent, they appear in their parents dropdown. Apple, Samsung and Huawei does not have any children so I would like them to not have a dropdown at at all. However my code generates an empty dropdown for these categories.

<?php
    $sql = "SELECT * FROM categories WHERE parent = 0";
    $pquery = $db->query($sql);
  ?>

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        <?php while($parent = mysqli_fetch_assoc($pquery)) : ?>
        <?php
          $parent_id = $parent['id'];
          $sql2 = "SELECT * FROM categories WHERE parent = '$parent_id' ";
          $cquery = $db->query($sql2);
        ?>

          <?php echo $parent['kategorija']; ?>

            <?php while($child = mysqli_fetch_assoc($cquery)) : ?>

            /*I assume i should do if statement or something here to check is its null? I tryied to use is_null() but it did not work for me*/
              <a href="<?=$child['adresas']; ?>">
                <?php echo $child['kategorija'] ?>

          <?php endwhile; ?>

      <?php endwhile; ?>

I assume i should do if statement or something to check is its null? I tryied to use is_null() but it did not work for me.

A: I see your issue. You're getting all the items without parent and give them the same function, which means they all get assigned a parent class.
Basically, you need to find the parents that have children and then assign the correct class to them. Like so:
<?php
  // Check if the child-query result is larger than 0
  if(mysqli_num_rows($cquery) > 0) {
    // Run your code for 'parents' here.

  } else {
    // Run your code for 'noparents' here.

  }
?>

If I were you, I would also prepare the statements in clean PHP code, so you only have to call some variables in the HTML. This makes your code much more readable. In the below example, you have the database call and the transforming code all in one place. In case you change one, you'd probably have to change the other, so it makes sense. Also, if someone else looks at your code, they understand it much quicker.

        <?php echo $parent['kategorija']; ?>

        <?php echo get_dropdown_children(); ?>

<?php
function get_dropdown_children($parent['id']) {
    $sql2 = "SELECT * FROM categories WHERE parent = '$parent_id' ";
    $cquery = $db->query($sql2);
    $result = "";

    while($child = mysqli_fetch_assoc($cquery)) {
        $result .= "
";  // Opening tags
        $result .= $child['kategorija'];                        // Content
        $result .= "
";                                 // Closing tags
    }

    return $result;
}


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Bojacá is a municipality and town of the Western Savanna Province, Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. The urban centre is situated at an altitude of  on the Bogotá savanna at  from the capital Bogotá. The municipality borders Zipacón, Madrid and Facatativá in the north, Madrid and Mosquera in the east, Soacha and San Antonio del Tequendama in the south and Tena, La Mesa and Zipacón in the west.

Etymology
The name Bojacá comes from Chibcha and means "Purple enclosure".

History
The area around Bojacá was inhabited at least since 3410 years BP (1400 BCE), evidenced by archaeological excavations from the Herrera Period performed in Aguazuque, Zipacón and around Lake Herrera, Mosquera. The territories were already important in the times before the Spanish conquest when Bojacá was part of the Muisca Confederation; a loose confederation of rulers of the Muisca.

On his expedition to El Dorado and after conquering the Muisca, conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada founded modern Bojacá on October 16, 1537.

Economy
Main economical activities of Bojacá are agriculture and livestock farming. Among the agricultural products cultivated are potatoes, carrots, maize, lettuce and fruits as blackberries, strawberries, prunes and the typical Colombian fruits uchuva, tree tomato and granadilla.

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Populated places established in 1537
1537 establishments in the Spanish Empire
1537 disestablishments in the Muisca Confederation
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It was D-Day in the Stoner household today. Hubby had appointment with neurologist and a cat scan. The evaluation, results and prognosis is grim. Full blown dementia. Untreatable and will only get worse. I kind of knew that. Doesn't really call for rocket science knowledge or wisdom to know someone can no longer remember. He seemed to take it in stride, but I really don't think he realizes what exactly we were talking about. Thank goodness he has a super doctor! They are helping me by having a social worker get in touch with me to assist us in finding a caregiver that can come in to give me respite time. A caregiver that will be there most of the time rather than an agency that just willy nilly sends whoever is available. Surprisingly the doctor doesn't care for "agencies". He says the people aren't paid like they should be and thus he feels they are not really entrenched in their job and really don't care about their clients. I will go with whatever this doctor recommends. I am thanking my lucky stars we have him! Last night I finished this Christmas Sampler which will be a part of my Last Minute Holiday Gifts Workshop. Once I get all this paperwork and arranging the household, etc., I will be able to work on tutorials… some will be free, and some will have a small, nominal cost. Please stay tuned…I know I have been promising for a while now, but my home situation has been rather challenging lately.
So very sorry for the news. you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Nelda, I sent you an email in regards to your questions.
Pamela I love your work. Came across your site when I saw a card cased from your collection by Carol King in Perth Austrailia. She was inspired and so am I. I wish to send you a hug. You're going to need it on this journey ahead. My family lived with my husband's father who succumbed to Alzheimer's and it is indeed a lonely and trying trip, but your attitude and brave face will get you through this. Remember the happy times and not the frustrating ones, gather your friends about you, and keep your faith. It sounds like your doctor is wise beyond his years and will do right by both you and your husband. Hugz and best wishes to you both.
Thank you, a Kathy. On November 6, my beloved husband lost his battle. May he rest in peace now.
Love and a big hug from me, may you take strength from your memories and solitude with your crafting. Love your sampler that I found on Pintrest. Rosalie, Australia.
I'm not sure how to reply as I see this post is from 2014. Whatever has transpired since then, I want you to know I will still pray for you in any situation at this time, I will be praying for you. God bless and keep you in His care!


A variation on the classic game Capture the Flag, Pheon is a competition to obtain the game's virtual talisman, the pheon, to restore balance to a virtual world called Terra Tectus. Players first determine their alliance to one of two groups: Staves or Knaves, and then complete various missions focused on the museum's art collections, exhibitions, and programs to earn points and propel the game.
Setting Pheon within a fictional universe isn't all that remarkable. After all, it is an alternate reality game. Many other ARGs likewise place an emphasis upon alternate: I Love Bees involved futuristic AIs, Year Zero takes place in the year 2022, Superstruct (created by I Love Bees community lead Jane McGonigal) begins in 2019, and imagines humans have only 23 years left until extinction.
The game will kick off with a "QR code" and web address being sent to educators and students around the country. The website will detail a dark and mysterious puzzle to be solved through the use of Civil War era communication technologies and authentic Civil War documents in the Museum's archives.
The game's target looks to be middle school and high school students, and it sounds thoroughly engaging, what I'd call an authentic history game. Given the topic—the Civil War—I can't help but make the connection to the way many other Americans have encountered the Civil War, through reenactment.
I wonder—and I have only tentative answers to these questions—what are the differences between an ARG truly set in an alternate reality and an ARG that takes place in our reality, but in the past of that reality? In the case of The Jewel of the Valleys, what are the differences between a historically-driven alternate reality game about the Civil War and a reenactment of a Civil War battle? Is a Civil War ARG simply the gamification of reenactment? Or is there more to an ARG on an epistemological, narrative, and performative level? And finally, what can our questions about ARGs tell us about the relationship between games and our cultural heritage?
And- thanks very much for the intelligent discussion of the place of historical ARGs. As my colleagues and I developed this game, we posed very similar questions- should the ARG play out the past as it happened? What place can fiction play in making the game more engaging, without misrepresenting actual events? At present, I'm sworn to secrecy about much of it, but expect a full debriefing to be published in early June.


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This was first published during Father's Day weekend two years ago. Two months later my son was born and it's since had a deeper meaning. Happy Father's Day to all who have been blessed to enjoy it.
"I've tried all the major religions … and most of the minor ones … and the only church that truly feeds the soul —
day in and day out — is the Church of Baseball."
— Annie Savoy, "Bull Durham"
You frequently read and hear about the impact of our national pastime and how it makes a difference in people's lives. Some
look at NFL Sundays as their religious day. Once a week they vent a week's worth of professional frustration by screaming and
yelling at a television set or blending in with 70,000 people doing the same thing. Others prefer the daily laid-back routine
of baseball, which I think has a stronger awareness of its history.
Such history is passed on by generations, from father to child.
Whether it's the tangible ballpark atmosphere, or how a game is suddenly and dramatically altered with one swing, many credit
baseball for welding a relationship created at childbirth, and tethered by each game of catch and every family outing
consuming nine innings lasting between two and four hours: That of Dad and his kid.
Baseball fed the soul of Susan Sarandon's character in "Bull Durham," and it's fostered the unique bond of many fathers with
their daughters and sons, including my own.
My dad's mission statement was to teach me to do what's right and if I wanted something, I had to earn it. But that didn't
mean I wasn't allowed to be a kid, and part of being a kid were those games of catch and the times when I'd rejoice after
each Yankees victory, or complain after every defeat.
Believe it or not, as much as the Yankees win now, there were once plenty of defeats. Growing up in the late 1980s and early
'90s, the Yankees' record declined each season until bottoming out at 67-95 in 1990. Yet my dad and I persevered through all
the taunts, and were rewarded when, together, we watched a handful of historic events as the team made its way back on top:
Jim Abbott's no-hitter (1993), Dwight Gooden's no-no (1996) and David Wells' perfect game (1998).
Many consider it taboo to mention the words "no-hitter" or "perfect game" while potential history is unfolding, but
television announcers say it so fans can stay tuned and spread the word so more can watch. My father was helping my cousin
tend a garden on May 17, 1998, when I informed them what Wells was doing. Dad dropped everything and came in. My cousin, a
Mets fan, stayed loyal to his tomatoes.
It actually wasn't until I had reached my adolescent years when he finally took me to the holiest of baseball holies —
Yankee Stadium. We'd attend about once a year, and it was always for Old Timer's Day, a chance to continue my baseball
education, and prove how much smarter I was each passing season.
There have been many father-son combinations in in Major League history, some even at the same positions. Here's a list of several prominent duos.
1B Cecil Fielder Prince Fielder
2B Sandy Alomar Roberto Alomar
SS Dick Schofield Dick Schofield
3B Buddy Bell David Bell
LF Bobby Bonds Barry Bonds
CF Ken Griffey, Sr. Ken Griffey, Jr.
RF Felipe Alou Moises Alou
C Randy Hundley Todd Hundley
P Mel Stottlemyre Todd Stottlemyre
P Floyd Bannister Brian Bannister
P Clyde Wright Jaret Wright
Mgr George Sisler Dick Sisler
Umpire Harry Wendelstedt Hunter Wendelstedt
Umpire Ed Runge Paul Runge
Once I became a regular at the Stadium, a pregame tradition was born: "The Walk," which took us past the line of souvenir
shops and sports bars that hugged River Ave., Babe Ruth Plaza and the central meeting place known as "The Bat Pole." During
that time, both my legs and baseball acumen received rigorous workouts.
My dad admitted playing the occasional game of hooky as a kid, forgoing a boring day of math and Spanish — especially
Spanish — to watch his favorite, Mickey Mantle, hit home runs, some launched hard enough to land in the old Polo Grounds on
the other side of the Harlem River. One of our more memorable walks was on Aug. 12, 1995, the day before Mantle died. My
father, knowing Mantle was taking his final cuts, shared his favorite stories, most known by any casual fan, but extra
poignant hearing it from someone who saw him in person.
Old Timer's Day for us was when dad and son were joined by mother and either younger brother, random family member or good
friend. We'd do "The Walk" and enter the Stadium in time to watch Yankees legends prove they can still whack a baseball
during batting practice. That would segue into the highlight of the day, something more meaningful that seeing Reggie Jackson
go yard or Ron Guidry's slider still take the twists and turns of a Wet 'N Wild Attraction.
Our favorite part of Old Timer's Day was listening to Frank Messer (and these days Michael Kay) introduce the greats of the
distant and recent past. Neither of us are marketing geniuses, so we titled it "The Guess Who Game." As the emcee began to
read off a player's career highlights, the first one to guess the correct player prior to his introduction would earn a
point. For example, "On Sept. 1, 1963, he became only the ninth player to homer from each side of the plate in a single game
… ladies and gentlemen please welcome back, Tooommmmm Tresh!"
Guys like Tresh and obscure names (to me) like Stan Bahnsen, were introduced first, which would give my dad an early lead.
But then details like "slick, pesky outfielder who played those games at Shea Stadium" would click and I would say "Elliott
Maddox," Once Mickey Rivers walked on the field, I'd start my comeback, as more stars from the teams of the 1970s and '80s
were introduced.
By the time the ceremonies concluded with Reggie, Don Mattingly, Phil Rizzuto, Whitey Ford — and many years ago, Mantle and
Joe DiMaggio — we'd be about even. There were never any bets to be cashed in, for it was never over money or a hot lunch,
but about enjoying a common experience.
A few years after one of our early excursions, I arranged for tickets to a Yankees-Mets game at Shea Stadium. Dad and I
walked to the gate when I unveiled a Father's Day surprise: "Dad, the seats are on me." They were box seats. It could have
been the Bob Uecker special, but it didn't matter. My dad's reaction said it all: "Thanks, kid."
No, Dad, thank you.
Happy Father's Day.
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How pictures tell the story
The good people at Sports Illustrated passed along this release about a new book that presents a pictorial look back at some of the great moments in sports.
Walter Iooss, Neil Leifer, and Heinz Kluetmeier have been on the front lines of sports events for decades. The new book from Sports Illustrated, SLIDE SHOW, features their photographs, in their original slide form, complete with behind the moment notes and anecdotes that guided the pictures from the field to the pages of the magazine. They have never before been seen in this format.
These are three cover shots taken of Yankees legend Mickey Mantle. The one in the center is personally significant. It was the issue that covered Mantle's death, which hit my father hard. My dad's favorite player – past, present and future – is the Mick. A copy of this issue is framed and part of his personal museum.
Leifer's photo of Roger Maris was taken in 1960, one year before he became an unwilling cult hero with his chasing and breaking of Babe Ruth's all-time home run record. Of course, having Mantle bat behind you meant Maris saw his collection of juicy pitches. If not for an abscessed hip, Mantle and Maris may have both shattered Ruth's revered mark.
There are other cool images in the book, many subtle but poignant, including the American flag's position at the 1980 Winter Olympics Hockey semifinals moments before the U.S. Team's victory over the Soviet Union.
SLIDE SHOW is available to purchase. You can check it out
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Report: Bob Sheppard retiring
The new Yankee Stadium will never sound like the venerable original building. In fact, Yankees games period will never sound the same again.
The New York Times' Jack Curry is reporting that Bob Sheppard has decided to retire as the Yankees' public address announcer, a position he held proudly and executed with dignity since 1951
A bronchial infection forced Sheppard to miss all of last season, including Yankee Stadium's final game on September 21, and was to keep him home for the new Stadium's Opener on April 16.
Former Yankees and New York Jets broadcaster Paul Olden will work the Yankees' exhibition games against the Cubs Friday and Saturday.
"I think Bob just wants to take it easy and no longer have the pressure of, 'Can he? Will he? Or won't he?'" Paul Doherty, a friend of Sheppard, told Curry in an e-mail message. "And, at 98, who can blame him?"
I'll be back later with some memories of Sheppard, often imitated but never duplicated, and a look back at his first game on April 17, 1951.
Where do I begin talking about Bob Sheppard? Well, Peter Abraham reports the Yankees said news of Sheppard's retirement is news to them and not official, but it's a safe bet that barring one of the Yankees' dramatic and theatrical surprise appearances in the mold of Billy Martin and Roger Clemens, you won't be hearing Sheppard's voice in the new park. Thus, time to share a few anecdotes on who is forever a Yankees legend.
I could start with April 17, 1951, when he entered the limelight as the voice of Yankee Stadium, but I'll wait. Instead, I start at Sheppard's days as a speech professor at St. John's University. My father-in-law worked at Suffolk County Federal Bank in Babylon, N.Y. The bank offered speech courses to better serve its customers. On the side, Sheppard taught those courses with my father-in-law as one of his students. Well before Sheppard became a Yankees institution, he was a man of class who once said that being a Professor of Speech is far more important than his work as an announcer.
That lineup on 4/17/51, Opening Day against the Red Sox, included future Hall of Famers Phil Rizzuto, Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and Yogi Berra. The Yankees defeated who years later would become their bitter rivals, 5-0, on the only day when DiMaggio and Mantle shared an Opening Day outfield.
I first met Sheppard in the Yankees dugout before Game 1 of the 1997 Division Series. I knew who he was (who didn't?) but it was the first time I was able to place a face to Yankee Stadium's booming, dignified and impeccable "Voice of God." He greeted me as "young fella" and although he wasn't as open to the media at that time — he politely declined an interview request about the playoff experience at Yankee Stadium — we spent about 10-15 minutes talking about the Yankees and their history. It was the first day he met me, yet were were talking like old chaps at the watering hole after a day's work.
In subsequent years I ran into Sheppard either in the Stadium cafeteria – he'd be making a cup of Joe before heading up to his office — or more likely waiting for the elevator. On days I wasn't on a tight deadline, I'd head for the clubhouse with less than two outs in the ninth inning and the game in hand to avoid the mass exodus from reporters and fans alike. Sheppard would be there too, except he'd be ready to bolt straight for the parking lot, into his car and on the highway back to Baldwin, N.Y. (the south shore of Long Island). Every hello was the same: with a warm, wide smile, quick thoughts on the game and pleasantries until next time.
Earlier I wrote Sheppard was one often imitated but never duplicated, which is one of fame's highest honors. Still, a couple tried. One was Reggie Jackson, who after a game was making small talk with reporters until breaking into his best routine.
Another was Derek Jeter. The captain's was not as good as Reggie's but holds Sheppard in high enough regard that he had his ntroduction recorded on tape before his at-bats. For all of last season, every time Jeter walked to the batter's box, you'd hear Sheppard's voice ring, "Now batting for the Yankees, Number 2, De-rek Je-ter."
It'll be interesting to hear some of the Yankees' takes on Sheppard's retirement. Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez and others all had their name called by Sheppard, like so many of the game's greats, as well as those just passing through. Alas, with all due respect to Paul Olden or whomever is chosen to sit in Sheppard's chair, Posada said it best in an interview last March.
"Yankee Stadium is Bob Sheppard."
There will never be another.
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In this bite-sized radio package for SOAS Radio, myself and a Charlotte England take a look at electronic music in India and the rise of punk in Burma.
In short, in the India context electronic music is exploding with festivals including NH7, Sunburn and Magnetic Fields, while DJs such as Kode9, Mala, My Nu Leng playing in big cities, alongside the huge EDM stars. However this is balanced against the backdrop of clubs shutting at 1am in lots of cities and the authorities viewing club culture as threatening and an example of corrupting 'Western influence', so there's an on going battle with the Police and politicians.
I've written about electronic music in India LOADS (Mixmag, Redbull, Rolling Stone (India)), so if you want to know more, get in touch.


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Ibis Adana
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Pinar Elite
Near Seyhan River vezi hotelul pe harta
LocationWith a stay at Pinar Elite Hotel in Adana (Seyhan), you'll be steps from Grand Mosque and 3 minutes by foot from Great Clock Tower. This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Oil Mosque and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Saint Paul Church.RoomsStay in one of 23 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.AmenitiesThis hotel offers complimentary parking nearby and designated smoking areas.DiningAll-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities. Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 11 AM. Business, Other AmenitiesFeatured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and an elevator.Know Before You GoCheck In: 7:00 AMCheck Out: 12:00 PMExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guardsFront desk staff will greet guests on arrival.
Yukselhan Hotel
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10 recenzii Tripadvisor Scor: 4
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LocationThis hotel warmly welcomes guests in Adana.FacilitiesThe friendly staff at the reception desk are happy to answer any questions. To ensure a comfortable and relaxing stay, the hotel provides room service. Wireless internet access is provided in public areas.RoomsAir conditioning ensures that rooms maintain just the right temperature. Rooms have a double bed or a sofa bed. A minibar is provided. Equipped with a telephone, a flatscreen television and WiFi, the rooms provide many ways for guests to stay connected and entertained. Bathrooms are equipped with a shower and include a hairdryer.Sports/EntertainmentFine weather can be enjoyed on the terrace. Copyright GIATA 2004 - 2019. Multilingual, powered by www.giata.com for client no. 124971MealsThe dining area includes a restaurant and a bar. A generous breakfast buffet, lunch and dinner offer plenty of delicious variety.
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LocationThis hotel is located in Adana. The nearest airport is Adana (ADA).FacilitiesThe hotel has 79 rooms and includes a lift and a 24-hour reception desk. Amenities include a cloakroom, a safe and a currency exchange service. Wireless internet access is provided in public areas. A garden provides extra space for rest and relaxation in the open air. Additional amenities include a newspaper stand and a TV room. Guests arriving by car can park their vehicles in the car park. Further services and facilities include a 24-hour security service, a car hire service, a transfer service, room service, a laundry service, a hairdresser and a page service.RoomsAir conditioning and central heating ensure that rooms maintain comfortable temperatures. A balcony is included as standard in some rooms. All rooms are carpeted and include a double bed. Children's beds and extra beds can be requested for younger guests. A safe, a minibar and a desk are also available. Additional features include a mini fridge, a stovetop and a tea/coffee station. A television with satellite and cable channels and WiFi provide all the essentials for a comfortable holiday. Guests will also find slippers in their rooms. Bathrooms are equipped with a shower and a hairdryer. Cosmetic products ensure additional comfort.Sports/EntertainmentComfortable sun loungers are available on the terrace. The hot tub in the pool area promises pure relaxation. There are a variety of leisure facilities and services to choose from, including a spa, a sauna, a steam bath, a hammam and hydrotherapy treatments. Copyright GIATA 2004 - 2021. Multilingual, powered by www.giata.com for client no. 124971MealsThe dining area includes a restaurant and a café. Catering options include full board and all-inclusive. A continental breakfast buffet guarantees a great start to the day. At lunch and dinner, guests can choose between à la carte and a set menu. The hotel also offers snacks. Alcoholic beverages are available.PaymentThe following credit cards are accepted: American Express, VISA and MasterCard.
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LocationThis hotel is located just a few minutes' walk from the centre of Adana.FacilitiesThe hotel has a lift and features 110 rooms. The reception desk in the lobby is staffed round the clock. Wireless internet access allows guests to stay connected while on holiday. The hotel has wheelchair-accessible facilities. A garden provides extra space for rest and relaxation in the open air. Additional amenities include a newspaper stand and a TV room. Guests arriving by car can park their vehicles in the car park. Further services and facilities include a transfer service, 24-hour room service and a hairdresser.RoomsAir conditioning ensures that rooms maintain comfortable temperatures. Children's beds can be requested for younger guests. There is also a safe and, for a fee, a minibar. Additional features include a mini fridge and a tea/coffee station. Equipped with a telephone, satellite television and WiFi (for a fee), the rooms provide many ways for guests to stay connected and entertained. Guests will also find slippers in their rooms. A hairdryer and bathrobes are available in the bathrooms, which are equipped with a shower. The hotel has non-smoking rooms.Sports/EntertainmentThe sports and entertainment facilities at the hotel ensure that guests have plenty of activities to choose from during their stay. Fine weather can be enjoyed on the terrace. Leisure activities and facilities at the hotel include a gym and a spa or, for a fee, a sauna. Copyright GIATA 2004 - 2021. Multilingual, powered by www.giata.com for client no. 124971MealsThe dining area includes a restaurant and a bar. A delicious breakfast provides energy for the rest of the day.PaymentAll major credit cards, including American Express, VISA and MasterCard, are accepted for payment.
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ERIN, Wis. -- Of the players in contention to win the U.S. Open at Erin Hills, Brooks Koepka is the least likely to be overtaken by the moment. It's not that he doesn't care. But perhaps because Koepka didn't grow up fixated with golf, he doesn't talk about major championships in reverential tones.
So how does a golfer, always immensely talented but perhaps lacking that obsessive gene, reach a level where he can grab a share of the lead in the national championship? Enter Dustin Johnson, another power-hitting, flat-lining golfer who broke through to win his first major at Oakmont last year. Since both golfers work with the father-son tandem of Butch and Claude Harmon III, they've grown closer, working together on the course and in the gym, and Koepka says it's Johnson who has motivated him to squeeze more out of his game.
"We're super close," Koepka told Golf Digest's Tim Rosaforte. "We train just about every day together, and talk about the mentality of winning. He's been great mentor and one of my best friends, and being able to watch him over the past year-and-a-half has helped me because I realize the work that needs to be done to be No. 1. It's a competition in everything we do either in the gym or on the course, so it's good for me."
The evidence of that influence can be found in this video of Johnson and Koepka toiling away, alongside their shared trainer Joey Diovisalvi, and Johnson's brother, Austin, in the game after Thursday's opening round. In part because Koepka values competition away from the golf course, those workouts can engage him just as much as tournament play.
"BK is very much a non-golfer," Claude Harmon, his primary instructor, says. "So I think being around DJ has stoked the athletic fire in him. The workouts all together feel like a team for him. And working out with DJ motivates him big time."


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Q: Why admob ads are not displaying? I'm trying to place ads in my android app but facing one issue.
The logcat is saying
Failed to connect to remote ad service.
Could not start the ad request service.
Failed to load ad: 0

activity_main.xml -
    <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
    android:id="@+id/adView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    ads:adSize="BANNER"
    ads:adUnitId="@string/banner_ad_unit_mainpg">
    </com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>

java file -
    MobileAds.initialize(getApplicationContext(), "ca-app-pub-9368742373801645~2595542217");
    AdView mAdView = (AdView) findViewById(R.id.adView);
    AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder()
            .addTestDevice(AdRequest.DEVICE_ID_EMULATOR)        // All emulators
            .addTestDevice("3EF57886E34C0084")
            .build();

    mAdView.loadAd(adRequest);

I've tried running my app on emulator instead of real device but still ads are not loading. Everytime I get this error failed to load ad: 0
What mistake did I make in the implementation ? Any help would be appreciated.


A friend of mine has a family member who is slowly dying of cancer and it makes me think a little about the process this stoic group is going through and ideas that have been spinning around in my head that I just want to get out.
As you know, I have been reading, looking and sketching about death and what it means--particularly with a focus on the Puritan view of death. It has been an engaging process to gather and store the symbols and traditions that have existed and evolved as a way for people to be helped to comprehend death without explaining why. I was struck by the Puritan view of death being a portal, a door into another place and not the end of life but a transition that we only understand until the person passes through into that unknown space, time, zone.
I have also been intrigued by the concept of the bodily remains, and the spirit (also called the "departed"). As our brain, the chemistry and memories are part of the remains--does this mean the spirit is "unintelligent"? Or is there an aspect of the brain, the energy, the memories, the personal essence that goes beyond the physical and is fused with the spirit?
We are by nature, delicate creatures. I am always startled by people dying due to an accident or a sudden shock to their system. This immediate action causes death, separating the body from the spirit and soul--quickly, shocking. A heart attack or immediate physical breakdown does the same. A physical jolt to crack the connection of the body and spirit. However, when someone is suffering, sick and slowly breaking down, the body is pulling away allowing the spirit space to depart. The person participates in the break down of the body, the shift of chemistry, the dessication of the physical to give the spirit the power to separate. There is tremendous power of life entering this world we know it and we have participated in the energy or power of the spirit departing to another life we cannot define and are questing to better understand.


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Q: Mark usercontrol as obsolete We have a asp.net framework which is used by different teams.
In our framework we have an email user control which must be placed obsolete. The control has been rewritten as webcontrol.
Can I make the usercontrol obsolete?
I tried putting the obsolete attribute on the class name itself
<Obsolete("This usercontrol is obsolte. Use the web control AtaMail")> _
Partial Public Class UCAtaMail
   Inherits System.Web.UI.UserControl
   ...

But this doesn't show with the teams when they reference the control on their aspx page.
Maybe there are other solutions?
Thanks.

A: You can do this in the backend code (.cs file) of the usercontrol.
And here is how to mark something as obsolete in C#


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The Whole Caboodle
February 6, 2013 by John Lariviere
Parade Productions presents six actors performing a collection of seven shorts plays by playwright Michael McKeever in a show called The Whole Caboodle. Michael McKeever, Elena Maria Garcia. Jacqueline Laggy, Clay Cartland, Casey Dressler and Candace Caplin play characters ranging from Munchkins to Abraham Lincoln in an evening sure to amuse. With McKeever's wicked sense of humor and razor sharp insight, The Whole Caboodle takes apart and reassembles an entire series of loveably flawed characters and pop culture icons with hilarious results.
This production of The Whole Caboodle will be appearing January 31 – February 24, 2013 at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, at 201 Plaza Real (on the 2nd floor) in Boca Raton, FL. Currently housed in The Studio at Mizner Park in the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, Parade Productions is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 professional theatre company dedicated to theatre excellence, educational opportunities in the arts, and the production of works that address old questions and raise new ones. For tickets or information on their season you may contact them at 561-291-9678 or www.paradeproductions.org.
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