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Q: Sqlite Join confusion My first ever Stackoverflow question so go easy on me, I am not very experienced with SQLite.
I have a table of football teams
    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS teams (
    teamId      INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
    name        TEXT,
    );

and a table of matches
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS matches (
        matchId     INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
        homeTeamId  INTEGER,
        awayTeamId  INTEGER,
        );

I am trying to work out the SELECT statement that would display the list of matches but would replace both the homeTeamId and the awayTeamId numbers with the team names.
I have tried several variants but because two fields in the matches table join back to the same teams table I am getting either syntax errors or ambiguous column errors.
Sorry for a fairly basic question, any help appreciated.
Geoff

A: Try this:
select m.matchId, h.name, a.name
from matches m
inner join teams h on h.teamId = m.homeTeamId
inner join teams a on a.teamId = m.awayTeamId

You have not posted the variants you have tried, so I just assume that you the problem was caused by not using aliases (in my example h and a) for the table teams. You have to use at least one alias, if you need to join one table twice.

A: Thanks for the speedy reply. In the typical way I stumbled on the solution about 15 minutes after I posted my question, my solution was identical to yours except that I didn't bother aliasing the matches table.
Your answer had a little typo in it I think
SELECT m.matchId, h.name, a.name
FROM matches m
INNER JOIN teams h ON h.teamId = m.homeTeamId
INNER JOIN teams a ON a.teamId = a.awayTeamId
                              -- ^ should be m.awayTeamId

But thanks again for your help!
Geoff

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Pjevaj moju pjesmu je hrvatska televizijska zabavno-glazbena emisija koja je s emitiranjem krenula 25. rujna 2011. Voditelj tog projekta je hrvatski televizijski voditelj i pjevač Miroslav Škoro. 25. svibnja 2012. na predstavljanju dijela jesenske sheme, glavni urednik HRT-a Bruno Kovačević potvrdio je da će se emisija vratiti i u drugoj sezoni.

O emisiji

Koncept emisije
Riječ je o pjevačkom game showu u kojem se natjecatelji iz 16 malih hrvatskih gradova natječe u četiri pjevačke igre. Dva grada natječu se po emisiji. Emisija se emitira uživo. Gradove predstavlja četiri ili pet iznimnih pjevačkih talenata - duet ili trio i dva solista. U emisiji natjecatelji izvode hrvatske hitove, a u igri "Pjevaj moju pjesmu" izvode hitove pjevačke zvijezde večeri.

Natjecatelji se natječu u četiri pjevačke igre: "To smo mi" u kojem se prvi izvođač predstavlja hitom bilo kojeg poznatog pjevača koji je rodom iz šire okolice grada koji se natječe, "Pjevaj moju pjesmu" u kojem kandidati izvode obradu pjesme pjevača-gosta, "Pjesnik" u kojem natjecatelji pokazuju svoj pjesnički talent, te na kraju "Juke-Box" gdje natjecatelji moraju otpjevati najveće hitove u različitim aranžmanima.

Pobjednika odlučuje žiri sastavljen od tri člana, kao i glasovi publike. Pobjednički natjecateljski tim odnose osvojeni novac u iznosu od 10.000 kuna u svoj grad i pomažu potrebitima prema svom izboru. Odlučuju hoće li darovati nagradu školi u svom mjestu, humanitarnoj udruzi, kulturnoj ili zdravstvenoj ustanovi itd.

U prvoj sezoni emisije natjecali su se sljedeći gradovi: Koprivnica, Biograd, Trogir, Gospić, Krk, Sisak, Varaždin, Buzet, Hvar, Korčula, Samobor, Cavtat, Sinj, Rovinj, Vinkovci i Senj. Audicije za emisiju u spomenutim gradovima su održane u lipnju 2011.

Žiri i voditelj
Stalni članovi žirija u prvoj sezoni emisije su bili hrvatski producent i glazbeni urednik Siniša Škarica i hrvatska pjevačica Zorica Kondža. Treći član žirija je pjevač ili pjevačica koji/a je ujedno i zvijezda večeri. Raskošna glazbena produkcija i aranžmani poznatih hitova povjereni su Nikši Bratošu koji natjecateljima i zadaje zadatke.

Voditelj emisije je hrvatski pjevač i kantautor Miroslav Škoro koji također odrađuje pjevači zadatak unutar emisije. Dužnost mu je otpjevati hit potpuno drugačiji od žanra glazbe koji on izvodi.

Raspored emitiranja
Emisija je svoju premijeru doživjela 25. rujna 2011. na prvom programu HRT-a u 17:50 sati. "Pjevaj moju pjesmu" emitirala se jednom tjedno. Prva sezona emisije završila je 8. siječnja 2012.

Gledanost
Emisija je startala s prosječnom gledanošću od 6,37 % što je kasnije udvostručeno.

Vanjske poveznice
Službena stranica

Izvori

Televizijske emisije na HTV-u

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A Public Hearing is a meeting of City Council which is held to provide the public with an opportunity to convey their views on matters that affect them. Public hearings generally fall into two types.
Some public hearings occur when council is seeking input from citizens on financial plans, budget matters, local improvements, development plans, and so on. Public hearings of this type tend to be for matters that affect a wider number of citizens, possibly the entire municipality. At these types of public hearings, Council might state its position on a certain matter, or present its plans, for the purpose of obtaining public input. After obtaining public input, council will be in a better position to make an informed decision.
A different kind of public hearing occurs when council is sitting in an administrative tribunal-like capacity to hear opposing positions of parties related to a specific matter, for example, an application to vary zoning or for a conditional use application. These situations involve the legal rights of specific parties. In situations such as these, council will be making an impartial decision based on the information presented by parties and witnesses at the hearing, and will not state a position but rather render a decision at the end of a hearing process.
To begin a public hearing, the Mayor must call the hearing to order and ask if anyone is present in the Council Chamber to speak on the matter to be considered at the hearing.
The Administration, or the person if it is someone other than the Administration, introduces the matter and explains to the members of Council and others present in the Council Chamber the purpose of same.
If required, the Mayor reads into the record and for the information of those present in the Council Chamber, the receipt of any representations received by Council in writing on the issue under consideration.
All persons wishing to address Council on the issue is then allowed five minutes to speak; those in favour speak first, followed by those opposed unless the sequence is altered by the Mayor.
After a person has spoken, any member of Council may ask that speaker relevant questions concerning the issue ensuring that: (a) questions are asked in a courteous and respectful manner; (b) he/she does not engage in any debate or argument with the person; (c) he/she refrains from making any derogatory, accusatory and/or inflammatory remarks to the person; and (d) he/she does not make any statements, arguments or express an opinion that would disclose a bias and would be more appropriately dealt with subsequent to the public hearing.
Any member may ask the Administration relevant questions after all persons who wish to speak have been heard.
The Mayor then allows an opportunity for all persons to respond to any new information that has been introduced.
At times, Council may decide not to conclude the hearing until further information or representations are received. Any member may move a motion to recess the hearing to a future day and time.
hear an introduction of the matter from the Administration, ask relevant questions on the issue, and then vote to conclude the public hearing.
decide not to conclude the public hearing due to the fact the person causing the hearing is not present. Any member may move a motion to recess the said hearing to a future day and time when such person can attend.
refer the application to another meeting for further consideration and final decision.
In the case of the Financial Plan the debate and decision must occur under the Order of General Business without a referral motion to that order of business.
In the case of any matter to which a by-law applies, the debate and readings of the by-law must occur under the Order of By-laws without a referral motion to that order of business. Under the Order of By-laws, Council may refer the by-law to another meeting for further consideration and readings.


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Nuacht Chláir is reborn! We intend this to be a monthly publication, providing up-to-date information and guidance for the Community.
Whilst we hope to have regular features, including Football, Gardening, Beauty, Badminton, Video Review, Riding Centres etc, we would also welcome information about special events, Birthdays, Engagements, Lost & Found, Cookery Tips, Items for Sale etc.
It is important that contributors provide their copy in good time for each month's issue. May we suggest contributions to be made available to the newsletter sub-committee by the third day of each month. In an ideal world, these contributions would be available on a floppy disk (any format and any word processing package will do), but typed or handwritten copy will be equally welcome.


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2. If you're signing up, choose Georgia as state and then Atlanta. If you're already signed in, click your city on the top left and then change state to Georgia and then choose Atlanta.
4. Then just click "Get Voucher" to score your free $10 credit. You can only score this today, but the vouchers should be good until November 25th.


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First name: Helen K.
Last name: Rosenthal
E-mail: Hrosenthal@council.nyc.gov
Notes: District 6 - Democrat ~ Central Park, Lincoln Square, Upper West Side, Clinton - Helen Rosenthal represents the Upper West Side in the New York City Council. She is a leading voice on issues of accessibility, gender equity and civic engagement, affordable housing, education equity, and adequate funding for social service providers. Elected to the City Council in 2013, Helen's vote total in the general election was the highest of any candidate running for City Council in New York City. As Chair of the Contracts Committee during the 2014-2017 session, Helen successfully fought for increased City investment in nonprofits who provide essential social services to seniors, children, people with disabilities, and other New Yorkers. These organizations often struggle financially because government pays late and inadequately for the services. In order to protect the 2.5 million New Yorkers they serve, Helen successfully advocated for changes to the way the City funds these nonprofits, along with increased wages for 180,000 social service workers. In 2017, Helen and her colleagues wrote a historic package of new laws which provide greater protections for tenants against harassment and unsafe conditions. These bills make it easier to hold abusive landlords accountable and help tenants protect their homes. Under Helen's leadership, the City Council Women's Caucus released a groundbreaking report in August 2017 about the declining number of women in the City Council, how New York compares to other American cities, and the public policy impacts of the lack of gender parity in legislative bodies. Currently only 11 of the City Council's 51 seats are held by women. As Chair of the Committee on Women for the 2018-2021 session, Helen plans to target sexual harassment in the municipal workforce, the gender wage gap, the systemic under-representation of women in elected office, and the lack of adequate support for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. In addition to her committee assignments, Helen is also co-chair of the Council's Manhattan Delegation, and a member of its Budget Negotiating Team (BNT).
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Yes, he was 94. Still, I am sad about the passing of President George H.W. Bush. What a great and honorable life he lived. And what a smile—in success and failure, despite the death of a child, and living an increasingly public life even after his presidency…this mostly because of two other children in politics.
That day, it had been announced that President Bush had an 89% approval rating. It was the highest any president had ever scored. (FDR had come closest with an 83% in 1938).
Every year, whoever the president might be, there is an event called The President's Charity held at Ford's Theater for the preservation of that historic landmark. Traditionally, the president personally chooses the speaker, artist, entertainer—or all three—for the evening's celebration.
One particular year, I was the only "spoken word artist" the president had chosen. The line-up included The Oak Ridge Boys, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, Alabama, Garth Brooks…and me. My seven minutes was situated somewhere in the middle. Honestly, I don't remember who performed before me or after. I don't even remember much of what I did that evening. I do, however, remember what happened as I began my remarks.
The event was broadcast live on ABC. Actor John Ritter was the emcee. I waited in the wings, listening as he introduced me. When the polite applause began, I walked on to the stage and realized that it was the first time I had even been in the theater. The first thing I noticed was that there were two balconies. Glancing up and to the left, I spotted the draped box of eight seats where President Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated.
The applause died away and for a moment, I said nothing. With eyes widened, I simply stared into that area of focus, front row, center seats. "I just have to say that I am really nervous with you here," I said. No one moved. There was a frozen smile on the president's face, but a tiny bit of uncertainty began to show. Without moving his head, I saw his eyes dart left to Barbara, then back to me.


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Vátslav Vátslavovich Voróvsky (en ruso: Ва́цлав Ва́цлавович Воро́вский; en polaco: Wacław Worowski) (1871–1923) fue un revolucionario marxista y crítico literario. También fue uno de los primeros diplomáticos de la Unión Soviética. Fue víctima de un asesinato en mayo de 1923 en Lausana, Suiza, donde fue el representante oficial del gobierno soviético en la Conferencia de Lausana.

Biografía

Primeros años
Nació en 1871 en Moscú, siendo hijo de un ingeniero polaco. Tras la finalización de la escuela secundaria, se inscribió en la Universidad de Moscú, donde conoció la ideología comunista.

Carrera política
Se hizo activo en el movimiento socialista en 1895. Fue detenido por la policía secreta zarista poco después y condenado a tres años de exilio en la ciudad de Orlov. Tras su liberación adoptó un pseudónimo secreto "P. Orlovsky", como un recuerdo a esta experiencia. Durante el curso de su carrera secreta, también usó los seudónimos "Y. Adamovich", "M. Schwarz", "Josephine" y "Félix Alexandróvich".

Emigró a Europa Occidental en 1902, pasando el tiempo en Italia, Alemania y Suiza. En 1903 se afilió a la facción bolchevique del Partido Obrero Socialdemócrata de Rusia, convirtiéndose en director del órgano oficial del partido, Vperyod («Adelante»), en 1905.

Durante la revolución rusa de 1905, volvió a Rusia, trabajando activamente como un revolucionario en San Petersburgo. Después de la derrota de la insurrección de 1905 se trasladó a Odesa, en Ucrania, realizando actividades clandestinas entre 1907 y 1912. Ese año fue detenido de nuevo y fue deportado.

Volvió a Rusia en 1915, aterrizando en Petrograd (el nuevo nombre de San Petersburgo) pero pronto fue enviado a Estocolmo por una empresa de negocios.

Fue el primer director de Gosizdat, la editorial estatal soviética, desde su fundación en 1919 hasta 1921.

Carrera diplomática
Tras la victoria de la revolución bolchevique en noviembre de 1917, fue nombrado representante diplomático del gobierno soviético en Escandinavia, permaneciendo con sede en Estocolmo. Allí fue el punto de contacto entre el nuevo gobierno bolchevique y los representantes del gobierno de Alemania, mediante Alexander Parvus, comunicándose con Philipp Scheidemann durante noviembre y diciembre de 1917.

En diciembre de 1918, Suecia, respondiendo a la presión de las potencias aliadas que estaban decididas a imponer un bloqueo, retiró el reconocimiento oficial de Vorovsky como representante de la Rusia soviética. Esta acción por parte del gobierno sueco forzó el regreso de Vorovsky a Rusia el mes siguiente. Esta acción tomada contra Vorovsky se convirtió el precedente seguido por el Reino Unido para la expulsión de Maksim Litvínov en septiembre de 1918 y de Alemania para la expulsión de Adolf Iofe en noviembre de ese mismo año.

En marzo de 1919, fue miembro de la delegación soviética al Congreso Fundador de la Internacional Comunista. Fue nombrado representante del Partido Comunista Ruso en el Comité Ejecutivo del Comintern. También fue uno de los secretarios de la organización, junto con Angélica Balabanova. Grigori Zinóviev fue designado como presidente de la organización.

En julio de 1920, reanudó su trabajo como diplomático soviético, participando en negociaciones diplomáticas con Polonia.

De 1921 a 1923, fue el representante soviético en Italia. Allí participó en los intentos de negociación de un acuerdo comercial entre los dos países, con un pacto preliminar firmado en diciembre de 1921. Sin embargo, este éxito resultó de corta duración, ya que las negociaciones para extender el tratado de seis meses fracasaron en mayo de 1922.

Fue miembro de la delegación soviética a la Conferencia de Génova de 1922, un grupo encabezado por el Ministro de Exteriores soviético Gueorgui Chicherin.

Asesinato
La última misión diplomática de Vorovsky ocurrió en la primavera boreal de 1923, cuando se desempeñó como representante soviético a la Conferencia de Lausana de 1923. Acompañado por dos diplomáticos adjuntos, llegó a Lausana desde Roma el 27 de abril, con la esperanza de obligar a los participantes oficiales de la conferencia a reconocer los intereses soviéticos en el estrecho turco del Mar Negro.

El 9 de mayo, envió su informe final a Moscú, señalando que tres días antes un grupo de jóvenes de derecha había aparecido en su hotel y buscó una reunión. Vorovsky escribió:

En la noche del 10 de mayo de 1923, Vorovsky estaba sentado en una mesa del restaurante de su hotel con sus colegas cuando el grupo fue abordado por un individuo que no conocían. La figura desconocida, un emigrado bielorruso llamado Maurice Conradi, sacó un arma y mató a Vorovsky, hiriendo además a sus dos compañeros, Ahrens y Dilvilkovsky. Conradi fue defendido por el abogado Théodore Aubert y luego absuelto por el tribunal suizo en el epílogo de lo que se conocería como el «asunto Conradi». Posteriormente se alegó que el asesinato fue realmente ordenado por Stalin.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Alumnado de la Universidad Estatal de Moscú
Comunistas de Rusia
Marxistas de Rusia
Revolucionarios de Rusia
Bolcheviques
Miembros del Partido Comunista de la Unión Soviética
Embajadores de la Unión Soviética
Embajadores en Suecia
Embajadores en Italia
Asesinatos en Suiza
Diplomáticos asesinados
Nacidos en Moscú
Fallecidos en Lausana


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Purchase your tickets now! HBS has a block reserved. Please note that tickets are $75 – a price set by Harvard Athletics, not the HBS Student Association. There will also be an HBS SA Tailgate starting at 10:30 AM! Tickets to the tailgate will go on sale soon. Tailgate tickets will also be sold separately from the football game tickets.
To sit in the HBS seating block at the football game, (1) Purchase tickets here, (2) Click "Buy" next to "Football vs Yale". Enter promo code: HBS16, (3) Choose seats in Sections 17 or 18 to sit in the HBS seating block.


On 20th August 2015 a team of BNMT Nepal Mr. Raghu Dhital, Mr. Raju Prajapati, Ms. Saki Thapa and Mr. Dawa Sherpa visited Bhaktapur District and handed over the first aid box to the Principal of Basu Higher Secondary School, Bhaktapur.
The box contained 26 drugs and medical items with a chart explaining the medication procedure. Along with the first aid kit, hygiene kit containing tooth brush, tooth paste and soaps were distributed to more than 100 pre-nursery students. More than 80 adolescent girl students from grade 9 and 10 were provided sanitary napkins and soaps.
During the programme Ms. Saki Thapa briefed about the proper use and disposal of sanitary napkins. Likewise, Mr. Raju Prajapati explained on use and importance of the first aid box.


Celebrate Father's Day at Coeur d'Alene Casino with 18 holes of golf. Book a tee time for Sunday, June 17 and receive a cart with a GPS, driving range access, a tee prize for the Dads and golf shop discounts on apparel. Also includes a barbecue with hamburgers and hotdogs for attendees to enjoy. Greens fee is $105, for more information or to book a tee time visit, cdacasino.com.


Weight reduction is a primary challenge in at the moment's general public with weight problems on the rise and people in the end acknowledging what being overweight is doing to their our bodies, their effectively being and in the long run their methods of life. Initially determine how a lot weight you wish to lose, and set your self a realistic target, ideally with the help of your dietitian or doctor. You have to embrace proper quantities of wholesome fats in your weight loss plan. Switching from a serving of flavored oatmeal to plain oats each morning saves you greater than 20,000 energy over the course of a yr - sufficient to lose more than 5 pounds with out making some other adjustments to your weight-reduction plan. Use a calorie calculator to determine how many calories you burn while sitting, standing, exercising, lifting weights, and so on. Since a highly restrictive weight loss program is almost inconceivable to maintain for a long time, people who try to starve themselves thin often start to acquire weight once more once they stop weight-reduction plan and resume their former consuming habits.


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      sig = (worker.nr + 1) >= server.worker_processes ? :QUIT : :TTOU
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import socketio = require('socket.io');
import express = require('express');
import session = require('express-session');

declare module "socket.io" {
    interface Handshake {
        session?: session.Session & Partial<session.SessionData> | undefined;
        sessionID?: string | undefined;
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    options?: sharedsession.SharedSessionOptions): sharedsession.SocketIoSharedSessionMiddleware;

declare function sharedsession(
    expressSessionMiddleware: express.RequestHandler,
    options?: sharedsession.SharedSessionOptions): sharedsession.SocketIoSharedSessionMiddleware;

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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2009) 58 (4): 257-266.
Understanding complaints regarding tap water is a useful tool for improving management of water quality. This paper presents an analysis of the spatio-temporal occurrence of citizen complaints concerning drinking water in three distribution systems of Québec City (Canada). The study is based on an analysis of complaint data by census unit within the territory under study (spatial dimension) and by week over a period of three years (temporal dimension). Spatial and temporal complaint variability was associated through Poisson regression analysis to parameters of water quality (at the source and within the distribution system), meteorological factors and socio-economic characteristics of the population. The results show that variability of complaints is associated with distributed water quality. Modelling results highlighted the fact that the socio-economic portrait of the population has a great influence on the spatial distribution of complaints. Also, the study demonstrates that the temporal variability of complaint occurrence is affected by the variability of raw and distributed water quality. Recommendations are provided to enhance the analysis of drinking water complaints for future studies.


To fulfill her dreams, Rozie leaves Yazman and her two kids in search for a better life. He then meets Shida, his secretary and falls for her. For love and his children, Yazman decides to marry her. But their joy is shortlived when Yazman is involved in a serious accident. He goes into coma and Shida has to care his two kids whom she begins to love more each day. Unfortunately their happiness does not last when Yazman dies and the kids are put under her care. When life is beginning to get better, Yazman's ex-wife returns and seeks to claim her two child.


One of the joys of living in Singapore, a melting pot of immigrant cultures for over two centuries, is the diverse influences seen in the architecture on display across the city-state. One area where a concentration of this can be admired is in and around Telok Ayer Street, a street once fronting the bay after which it was named and a point of landing for many of modern Singapore's earliest immigrants. Along the street, stand two gorgeously adorned pagodas, possibly the oldest in Singapore, both of which were erected by Hokkien immigrants, one of which takes one from earth to heaven and houses an altar to the Heavenly Jade Emperor within what was once the home of the Keng Teck Whay.
The former Keng Teck Whay, now the Singapore Yu Huang Gong.
A second pagoda – Thian Hock Keng's Chong Wen pagoda, seen across the roofs of the Hokkien temple from the Keng Teck Way's pagoda.
The Keng Teck Whay, a mutual-aid society, was founded in 1831 by 36 Hokkien Peranakan (Straits Chinese) businessmen from Malacca whose origins can be traced back to Chiang Chew (Zhangzhou), China. The association, membership of which passed from father to eldest son, erected what can be said to be a clan complex around the mid 19th century. Being a very exclusive association, the complex and the fine example of southern Chinese architecture found within it, was kept well hidden from the public eye for much of its long existence.
A National Monument since 2009, the former Keng Teck Whay building – the only surviving example of a Straits Chinese clan complex, has since been taken over by the Taoist Mission. The complex, which was in a state of disrepair when the mission took possession in 2010, was painstakingly restored over a two and a half year period by a team of experts appointed by the Taoist Mission at a cost of some $3.8 million. Having first opened its doors to the public as the Singapore Yu Huang Kong or Temple of the Heavenly Jade Emperor early this year, the newly restored complex was officially opened on 9 August, the day independent Singapore celebrated its golden jubilee.
A view of the central door (reserved for the Deity) and the door gods.
A view through the opened Deity door.
The opening of the former Keng Teck Whay as the Yu Huang Kong, which was officiated by Mr Sam Tan, Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, was a celebration in many ways. Marking the the end of the restoration effort, the ceremony, which also included the commemoration of National Day, was also a celebration of Singapore's unity in diversity with representatives from Singapore's many faiths also in the audience.
There is also much to celebrate about the beauty of the complex and its traditionally constructed structures and decorations. Laid out along a north-south axis, the complex features two courtyards, separated by its rather interesting pagoda. The beautifully constructed pagoda, laid out on a square base with octagonal plan upper tiers, said to represent Earth and Heaven respectively, is thought to have been modelled after the pagoda structures seen in temples to Confucius. It is on the second level of the three tier pagoda that the altar dedicated to the Heavenly Jade Emperor is found. The ancestral hall, housed on the lower level of the rear two storey building, lies across the inner courtyard from the pagoda.
An aerial view of the temple and pagoda (source: http://www.nhb.gov.sg/places/sites-and-monuments/national-monuments/former-keng-teck-whay-building).
The altar to the Heavenly Jade Emperor.
The iron spiral staircase of the pagoda.
Doors, frescos and architectural details of the pagoda, beautifully restored.
The ancestral hall, would have been where the main focus of the gathering of members five times a year to conduct ancestral prayers or sembayang abu, was. The hall is where a tablet inscribed with the 35 names of the association's founding members can be found. While the name of the 36th founder, who was ejected for reasons unknown, is missing from the tablet, 36 places were still somehow set at the sembayang abu food offering table – a practice that the Taoist Mission continues with. More information on the Keng Teck Whay and the sembayang abu food offerings be found at this link: http://peranakan.s3.amazonaws.com/2005/2005_Issue_2.pdf.
The curved roof ridge of the entrance hall.
The upper level of the rear hall.


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La Federazione lituana di pallavolo (lit. Lietuvos Tinklinio Federacija, LTF) è un'organizzazione fondata per governare la pratica della pallavolo in Lituania.

Organizza il campionato maschile e femminile, e pone sotto la propria egida la nazionale maschile e femminile.

Ha aderito alla FIVB nel 1991.

Collegamenti esterni

 Lituania su FIVB.org

Lituania
Pallavolo in Lituania
Pallavolo