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<?php

namespace DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRBackboneElement\FHIRExampleScenario;

use DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRBackboneElement;
use DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRMarkdown;
use DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRString;
use DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\PHPFHIRConstants;
use DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\PHPFHIRTypeInterface;

/**
 * Example of workflow instance.
 *
 * Class FHIRExampleScenarioVersion
 * @package \DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRBackboneElement\FHIRExampleScenario
 */
class FHIRExampleScenarioVersion extends FHIRBackboneElement
{
    // name of FHIR type this class describes
    const FHIR_TYPE_NAME = PHPFHIRConstants::TYPE_NAME_EXAMPLE_SCENARIO_DOT_VERSION;
    const FIELD_DESCRIPTION = 'description';
    const FIELD_DESCRIPTION_EXT = '_description';
    const FIELD_VERSION_ID = 'versionId';
    const FIELD_VERSION_ID_EXT = '_versionId';

    /** @var string */
    private $_xmlns = 'http://hl7.org/fhir';

    /**
     * A string that may contain Github Flavored Markdown syntax for optional
     * processing by a mark down presentation engine
     * Systems are not required to have markdown support, so the text should be
     * readable without markdown processing. The markdown syntax is GFM - see
     * https://github.github.com/gfm/
     * If the element is present, it must have either a \@value, an \@id referenced from
     * the Narrative, or extensions
     *
     * The description of the resource version.
     *
     * @var null|\DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRMarkdown
     */
    protected $description = null;

    /**
     * A sequence of Unicode characters
     * Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
     * If the element is present, it must have either a \@value, an \@id, or extensions
     *
     * The identifier of a specific version of a resource.
     *
     * @var null|\DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRString
     */
    protected $versionId = null;

    /**
     * Validation map for fields in type ExampleScenario.Version
     * @var array
     */
    private static $_validationRules = [    ];

    /**
     * FHIRExampleScenarioVersion Constructor
     * @param null|array $data
     */
    public function __construct($data = null)
    {
        if (null === $data || [] === $data) {
            return;
        }
        if (!is_array($data)) {
            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                'FHIRExampleScenarioVersion::_construct - $data expected to be null or array, %s seen',
                gettype($data)
            ));
        }
        parent::__construct($data);
        if (isset($data[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION]) || isset($data[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION_EXT])) {
            if (isset($data[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION])) {
                $value = $data[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION];
            } else {
                $value = null;
            }
            if (isset($data[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION_EXT]) && is_array($data[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION_EXT])) {
                $ext = $data[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION_EXT];
            } else {
                $ext = [];
            }
            if (null !== $value) {
                if ($value instanceof FHIRMarkdown) {
                    $this->setDescription($value);
                } else if (is_array($value)) {
                    $this->setDescription(new FHIRMarkdown(array_merge($ext, $value)));
                } else {
                    $this->setDescription(new FHIRMarkdown([FHIRMarkdown::FIELD_VALUE => $value] + $ext));
                }
            } else if ([] !== $ext) {
                $this->setDescription(new FHIRMarkdown($ext));
            }
        }
        if (isset($data[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID]) || isset($data[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID_EXT])) {
            if (isset($data[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID])) {
                $value = $data[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID];
            } else {
                $value = null;
            }
            if (isset($data[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID_EXT]) && is_array($data[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID_EXT])) {
                $ext = $data[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID_EXT];
            } else {
                $ext = [];
            }
            if (null !== $value) {
                if ($value instanceof FHIRString) {
                    $this->setVersionId($value);
                } else if (is_array($value)) {
                    $this->setVersionId(new FHIRString(array_merge($ext, $value)));
                } else {
                    $this->setVersionId(new FHIRString([FHIRString::FIELD_VALUE => $value] + $ext));
                }
            } else if ([] !== $ext) {
                $this->setVersionId(new FHIRString($ext));
            }
        }
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function _getFHIRTypeName()
    {
        return self::FHIR_TYPE_NAME;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function _getFHIRXMLElementDefinition()
    {
        $xmlns = $this->_getFHIRXMLNamespace();
        if (null !== $xmlns) {
            $xmlns = " xmlns=\"{$xmlns}\"";
        }
        return "<ExampleScenarioVersion{$xmlns}></ExampleScenarioVersion>";
    }

    /**
     * A string that may contain Github Flavored Markdown syntax for optional
     * processing by a mark down presentation engine
     * Systems are not required to have markdown support, so the text should be
     * readable without markdown processing. The markdown syntax is GFM - see
     * https://github.github.com/gfm/
     * If the element is present, it must have either a \@value, an \@id referenced from
     * the Narrative, or extensions
     *
     * The description of the resource version.
     *
     * @return null|\DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRMarkdown
     */
    public function getDescription()
    {
        return $this->description;
    }

    /**
     * A string that may contain Github Flavored Markdown syntax for optional
     * processing by a mark down presentation engine
     * Systems are not required to have markdown support, so the text should be
     * readable without markdown processing. The markdown syntax is GFM - see
     * https://github.github.com/gfm/
     * If the element is present, it must have either a \@value, an \@id referenced from
     * the Narrative, or extensions
     *
     * The description of the resource version.
     *
     * @param null|\DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRMarkdown $description
     * @return static
     */
    public function setDescription($description = null)
    {
        if (null === $description) {
            $this->description = null;
            return $this;
        }
        if ($description instanceof FHIRMarkdown) {
            $this->description = $description;
            return $this;
        }
        $this->description = new FHIRMarkdown($description);
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * A sequence of Unicode characters
     * Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
     * If the element is present, it must have either a \@value, an \@id, or extensions
     *
     * The identifier of a specific version of a resource.
     *
     * @return null|\DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRString
     */
    public function getVersionId()
    {
        return $this->versionId;
    }

    /**
     * A sequence of Unicode characters
     * Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
     * If the element is present, it must have either a \@value, an \@id, or extensions
     *
     * The identifier of a specific version of a resource.
     *
     * @param null|\DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRString $versionId
     * @return static
     */
    public function setVersionId($versionId = null)
    {
        if (null === $versionId) {
            $this->versionId = null;
            return $this;
        }
        if ($versionId instanceof FHIRString) {
            $this->versionId = $versionId;
            return $this;
        }
        $this->versionId = new FHIRString($versionId);
        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the validation rules that this type's fields must comply with to be considered "valid"
     * The returned array is in ["fieldname[.offset]" => ["rule" => {constraint}]]
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function _getValidationRules()
    {
        return self::$_validationRules;
    }

    /**
     * Validates that this type conforms to the specifications set forth for it by FHIR.  An empty array must be seen as
     * passing.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function _getValidationErrors()
    {
        $errs = parent::_getValidationErrors();
        $validationRules = $this->_getValidationRules();
        if (null !== ($v = $this->getDescription())) {
            if ([] !== ($fieldErrs = $v->_getValidationErrors())) {
                $errs[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION] = $fieldErrs;
            }
        }
        if (null !== ($v = $this->getVersionId())) {
            if ([] !== ($fieldErrs = $v->_getValidationErrors())) {
                $errs[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID] = $fieldErrs;
            }
        }
        if (isset($validationRules[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION])) {
            $v = $this->getDescription();
            foreach($validationRules[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION] as $rule => $constraint) {
                $err = $this->_performValidation(PHPFHIRConstants::TYPE_NAME_EXAMPLE_SCENARIO_DOT_VERSION, self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION, $rule, $constraint, $v);
                if (null !== $err) {
                    if (!isset($errs[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION])) {
                        $errs[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION] = [];
                    }
                    $errs[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION][$rule] = $err;
                }
            }
        }
        if (isset($validationRules[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID])) {
            $v = $this->getVersionId();
            foreach($validationRules[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID] as $rule => $constraint) {
                $err = $this->_performValidation(PHPFHIRConstants::TYPE_NAME_EXAMPLE_SCENARIO_DOT_VERSION, self::FIELD_VERSION_ID, $rule, $constraint, $v);
                if (null !== $err) {
                    if (!isset($errs[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID])) {
                        $errs[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID] = [];
                    }
                    $errs[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID][$rule] = $err;
                }
            }
        }
        if (isset($validationRules[self::FIELD_MODIFIER_EXTENSION])) {
            $v = $this->getModifierExtension();
            foreach($validationRules[self::FIELD_MODIFIER_EXTENSION] as $rule => $constraint) {
                $err = $this->_performValidation(PHPFHIRConstants::TYPE_NAME_BACKBONE_ELEMENT, self::FIELD_MODIFIER_EXTENSION, $rule, $constraint, $v);
                if (null !== $err) {
                    if (!isset($errs[self::FIELD_MODIFIER_EXTENSION])) {
                        $errs[self::FIELD_MODIFIER_EXTENSION] = [];
                    }
                    $errs[self::FIELD_MODIFIER_EXTENSION][$rule] = $err;
                }
            }
        }
        if (isset($validationRules[self::FIELD_EXTENSION])) {
            $v = $this->getExtension();
            foreach($validationRules[self::FIELD_EXTENSION] as $rule => $constraint) {
                $err = $this->_performValidation(PHPFHIRConstants::TYPE_NAME_ELEMENT, self::FIELD_EXTENSION, $rule, $constraint, $v);
                if (null !== $err) {
                    if (!isset($errs[self::FIELD_EXTENSION])) {
                        $errs[self::FIELD_EXTENSION] = [];
                    }
                    $errs[self::FIELD_EXTENSION][$rule] = $err;
                }
            }
        }
        if (isset($validationRules[self::FIELD_ID])) {
            $v = $this->getId();
            foreach($validationRules[self::FIELD_ID] as $rule => $constraint) {
                $err = $this->_performValidation(PHPFHIRConstants::TYPE_NAME_ELEMENT, self::FIELD_ID, $rule, $constraint, $v);
                if (null !== $err) {
                    if (!isset($errs[self::FIELD_ID])) {
                        $errs[self::FIELD_ID] = [];
                    }
                    $errs[self::FIELD_ID][$rule] = $err;
                }
            }
        }
        return $errs;
    }

    /**
     * @param \SimpleXMLElement|string|null $sxe
     * @param null|\DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRBackboneElement\FHIRExampleScenario\FHIRExampleScenarioVersion $type
     * @param null|int $libxmlOpts
     * @return null|\DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRBackboneElement\FHIRExampleScenario\FHIRExampleScenarioVersion
     */
    public static function xmlUnserialize($sxe = null, PHPFHIRTypeInterface $type = null, $libxmlOpts = 591872)
    {
        if (null === $sxe) {
            return null;
        }
        if (is_string($sxe)) {
            libxml_use_internal_errors(true);
            $sxe = new \SimpleXMLElement($sxe, $libxmlOpts, false);
            if ($sxe === false) {
                throw new \DomainException(sprintf('FHIRExampleScenarioVersion::xmlUnserialize - String provided is not parseable as XML: %s', implode(', ', array_map(function(\libXMLError $err) { return $err->message; }, libxml_get_errors()))));
            }
            libxml_use_internal_errors(false);
        }
        if (!($sxe instanceof \SimpleXMLElement)) {
            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('FHIRExampleScenarioVersion::xmlUnserialize - $sxe value must be null, \\SimpleXMLElement, or valid XML string, %s seen', gettype($sxe)));
        }
        if (null === $type) {
            $type = new FHIRExampleScenarioVersion;
        } elseif (!is_object($type) || !($type instanceof FHIRExampleScenarioVersion)) {
            throw new \RuntimeException(sprintf(
                'FHIRExampleScenarioVersion::xmlUnserialize - $type must be instance of \DCarbone\PHPFHIRGenerated\R4\FHIRElement\FHIRBackboneElement\FHIRExampleScenario\FHIRExampleScenarioVersion or null, %s seen.',
                is_object($type) ? get_class($type) : gettype($type)
            ));
        }
        FHIRBackboneElement::xmlUnserialize($sxe, $type);
        $xmlNamespaces = $sxe->getDocNamespaces(false, false);
        if ([] !== $xmlNamespaces) {
            $ns = reset($xmlNamespaces);
            if (false !== $ns && '' !== $ns) {
                $type->_xmlns = $ns;
            }
        }
        $attributes = $sxe->attributes();
        $children = $sxe->children();
        if (isset($children->description)) {
            $type->setDescription(FHIRMarkdown::xmlUnserialize($children->description));
        }
        if (isset($attributes->description)) {
            $pt = $type->getDescription();
            if (null !== $pt) {
                $pt->setValue((string)$attributes->description);
            } else {
                $type->setDescription((string)$attributes->description);
            }
        }
        if (isset($children->versionId)) {
            $type->setVersionId(FHIRString::xmlUnserialize($children->versionId));
        }
        if (isset($attributes->versionId)) {
            $pt = $type->getVersionId();
            if (null !== $pt) {
                $pt->setValue((string)$attributes->versionId);
            } else {
                $type->setVersionId((string)$attributes->versionId);
            }
        }
        return $type;
    }

    /**
     * @param null|\SimpleXMLElement $sxe
     * @param null|int $libxmlOpts
     * @return \SimpleXMLElement
     */
    public function xmlSerialize(\SimpleXMLElement $sxe = null, $libxmlOpts = 591872)
    {
        if (null === $sxe) {
            $sxe = new \SimpleXMLElement($this->_getFHIRXMLElementDefinition(), $libxmlOpts, false);
        }
        parent::xmlSerialize($sxe);
        if (null !== ($v = $this->getDescription())) {
            $v->xmlSerialize($sxe->addChild(self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION, null, $v->_getFHIRXMLNamespace()));
        }
        if (null !== ($v = $this->getVersionId())) {
            $v->xmlSerialize($sxe->addChild(self::FIELD_VERSION_ID, null, $v->_getFHIRXMLNamespace()));
        }
        return $sxe;
    }

    /**
     * @return array
     */
    public function jsonSerialize()
    {
        $a = parent::jsonSerialize();
        if (null !== ($v = $this->getDescription())) {
            $a[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION] = $v->getValue();
            $enc = $v->jsonSerialize();
            $cnt = count($enc);
            if (0 < $cnt && (1 !== $cnt || (1 === $cnt && !array_key_exists(FHIRMarkdown::FIELD_VALUE, $enc)))) {
                unset($enc[FHIRMarkdown::FIELD_VALUE]);
                $a[self::FIELD_DESCRIPTION_EXT] = $enc;
            }
        }
        if (null !== ($v = $this->getVersionId())) {
            $a[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID] = $v->getValue();
            $enc = $v->jsonSerialize();
            $cnt = count($enc);
            if (0 < $cnt && (1 !== $cnt || (1 === $cnt && !array_key_exists(FHIRString::FIELD_VALUE, $enc)))) {
                unset($enc[FHIRString::FIELD_VALUE]);
                $a[self::FIELD_VERSION_ID_EXT] = $enc;
            }
        }
        if ([] !== ($vs = $this->_getFHIRComments())) {
            $a[PHPFHIRConstants::JSON_FIELD_FHIR_COMMENTS] = $vs;
        }
        return $a;
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function __toString()
    {
        return self::FHIR_TYPE_NAME;
    }
}

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Between 1985 and 1997, St. Albans won the National Indoor Hockey Championship no fewer than eight times, including five stunning, successive victories between 1988 and 1992.
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On a cold and frosty morning (one perfectly suited for indoor hockey in fact!), Hockey magazine spoke to St. Albans stalwarts John Hurst, Andy Bowskill and Stephane Port to reflect on the side's stellar run.
Read the article in full online at www.englandhockey.co.uk/stalbans.
See highlights of St. Albans' 1991 victory over Welton on YouTube below.
How did it all start?
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And the first win in 1985, what do you remember of that?
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JH: It seemed to go on forever. The strokes were in batches of three, and there was no sudden death. I was fortunate enough to save the last one of each set four times in a row, against the same bloke – a guy called Henry Szwinto.
AB: He was captain and supreme penalty corner and penalty stroke taker, but the poor old chap missed all four.
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How important was that win for St. Albans as a club?
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Now hath come unto you an apostle from amongst yourselves: it grieves him that ye should perish: ardently anxious is he over you: to the believers is he most kind and merciful. (Tauba-128)
Life of Prophet Muhammad (sav)
The Conquest of Mecca
The Treaty of Hudaibiyah had eliminated the blood feud between Banu Bakr ibn Abdumanat and Banu Khuza'a that had existed since the Age of Ignorance. Banu Bakr had allied with the Quraishis and Banu Khuza'a had entered into an alliance with Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) . However, Banu Bakr performed a night raid on Banu Khuza'a with the support of the Quraishis and killed the tribal leader Ka'b ibn Amr and several members of the tribe. The people of Buna Kuza'a sent a delegation to Medina to ask for help from Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Indeed, the people of Banu Khuza'a had been fond of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the religion he conveyed from the beginning; they helped the Muslims, particularly in the gathering of intelligence; and all the members of the tribe accepted Islam before the Treaty of Hudaibiyah. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) sent a letter to the Quraishis to confirm what had happened and also to allow the Quraishis to redress the wrong. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) offered two alternatives to the Quraishis. They could either pay the blood money for the victims of Banu Khuza'a or terminate their alliance with the aggressors who belonged to the Banu Bakr; failing these would mean the violation of the treaty and revenge would be sought. The Quraishis accepted neither paying the blood money for the victims of Banu Khuza'a nor terminating their alliance with Banu Bakr; they sent Abu Sufyan to Medina to renew the Treaty of Hudaibiyah. However, Abu Sufyan returned to Mecca without obtaining a positive result from his efforts in Medina.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) decided to organize a campaign to Mecca and asked the Muslims to start making preparations for an expedition, but also told them to keep it a secret, so that they could avoid bloodshed and catch the enemy unawares. He ordered some tribes to join the army along the way, thus disguising the real power of the army. Leaving Medina was forbidden and going to Mecca was prevented by watchmen who were stationed on important gates between Mecca and Medina. The messenger sent by Hatib ibn Abu Baltaa to inform the Quraishis of the Muslims' preparations was caught by the Companions; the Prophet had been informed that such an informer was on his way through a revelation. A reconnaissance unit led by Abu Katada al-Ansari was sent to Batn al-Idam on the Mecca-Medina road to confuse the people of Mecca.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) set out from Medina in Ramadan 13, 8 (January 4, 630), assigning Abu Ruhm to care for executive matters and Abdullah ibn Ummu Maktum to be the imam. He continued on his journey without donning the ihram in Zulhulayfa because he was keeping the destination of the military operation secret. The number of soldiers in the Islamic army reached 10,000 with those who joined on the way. The Quraishis panicked when they learned that the Islamic army had reached the gates of Mecca. They sent a delegation, led by Abu Sufyan, to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) welcomed the delegation in his headquarters and then decided to demonstrate the power of Islam to Abu Sufyan. He took Abu Sufyan to a place where he could view the marching squadrons. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) invited the members of the delegation to Islam. Not wanting to risk fighting against such an army, Abu Sufyan and the members of the delegation accepted Islam and returned to Mecca. Upon this, the people of Mecca realized that they could no longer resist the Islamic army. Abu Sufyan told the Quraishis gathered in the courtyard of the Kaaba that he had accepted Islam. He stated that there was no option but to surrender, and told them to take shelter in the al-Masjid al-Haram or in their houses. This essentially meant the surrender of Mecca. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) gave the right of protection to the people of Mecca, such as Abu Sufyan, Ummu Hani, Hakim ibn Hizam, Abu Ruwayha and Budayl ibn Warqa, all who took shelter in their houses; he honored these people and wanted to show them the true light of Islam. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)'s uncle Abbas came to Medina after Abu Sufyan and he said the same things to people of Mecca; as a result they all went to the al-Masjid al-Haram or to their houses.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ordered that the army to enter Mecca from four directions. He ordered that his commanders not fight as long as there was no need to fight; they should not pursue those that fled, kill those who had been wounded or who had been taken prisoners of war and they should meet him at Mount Safa. He also ordered that Khalid ibn al-Walid, who led the right flank, set out first. Khalid ibn al-Walid entered the city from a place known as Lit in the south, where the troops of people from Mecca, such as Ikrima ibn Abu Jahil and Suhayl ibn Amr, were led by Safwan ibn Umayya and allied tribes. Khalid ibn al-Walid defeated this force and immobilized this sole resistance during the conquest of the city. The ones who escaped with their lives took shelter in their houses and asked for forgiveness. During the struggle, twelve or twenty-eight people died from the Meccan forces, while two or three people were martyred from among the Muslims. The unit of Companions led by Sa'd ibn Ubada entered Mecca from the west side. The left flank, composed of muhajirs and led by Zubayr ibn Awwam, entered the city from the north. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the commander of the central unit. He entered Mecca thankful to Allah, following the Azahir road from the upper northwest and with the muhajirs and Companions. The Prophet stayed in Hajun and met the other units at Mount Safa (Ramadan 20, 8/January 11, 630).
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)went to the al-Masjid al-Haram; here he saluted the al-Hajar al-Aswad and circumambulated the Kaaba. In his speech, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said that the Kaaba was a sacred place whose holy status would continue to exist, that he had removed all duties related to the administration of Kaaba except for its protection and providing water supply to the pilgrims, that he had assigned Uthman ibn Talha to protect the Kaaba, and that he had assigned his uncle Abbas to provide water to the pilgrims. Then he announced a general amnesty. He stated that those who had taken shelter in their houses and who had given up their weapons would be safe, prisoners would not be killed, and that one would undergo criminal prosecution. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) displayed an example of forgiveness that was not common in the history of mankind by forgiving the Quraishis, who had been hostile against him and the Muslims for twenty years whenever they could, despite the fact that he could have punished them. The day of conquest became a "day of mercy" as well. Properties of the people were not touched and the prisoners of war were released. Only about ten people were excluded from the general amnesty, as they were known for their extreme hostility to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the Muslims. Three of them were captured and killed. Some of these, like Ikrima ibn Abu Jahil, fled from Mecca, while others were pardoned.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) performed a short prayer in the Kaaba after the idols and other figures had been removed from in and around the building. Then Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ordered Bilal al-Habashi to climb on top of the roof of the Kaaba and call the adhan. Following the adhan, the Quraishis came before Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and accepted Islam. Those people who had been released without were called tulaqa. Meanwhile, the people who wanted a certain time to think about accepting Islam, such as Safwan ibn Umayya, were given a period of grace of four months.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) stayed in a tent in Hajun during his time in Mecca. When people asked him why he did not stayed in his own home, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) told them that his cousin Aqil ibn Abu Taleb, who was not a Muslim at that time, had sold his house after his emigration to Medina. He did not consider taking back his house even though he was the conqueror of the city. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "There is no hijrah after the conquest." With these words, he stated that the time of migration had come to an end and that it was no longer a necessity. It is accounted that the word Nasr (help) which gives the surah An-Nasr its name, refers to superiority over all the Arabs, and the word fath, which occurs in the surah of the same name, refers to the conquest of Mecca. Accordingly, Surah Al-Fath refers to the Treaty of Hudaibiyah and the conquest of Mecca.
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) stayed in Mecca for a while after the conquest. He fought in the Battle of Hunayn, which will be mentioned below, against the Hawazin tribes after appointing Attab ibn Asid as the governor of Mecca, and assigned Muadh ibn Jabal to teach the Holy Quran and the basics of the religion to new Muslims. He returned to Medina with the muhajirs later on. With the conquest of Mecca, the hostility of the Quraishi polytheists against the Prophet and the Muslims came to an end, and the obstacles before the spreading of Islam in the Hejaz region were removed.
During his stay in Mecca, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) assigned some Companions to destroy the idols belonging to the tribes around the city. Among these idols were those of Manat, Suwa and Uzza. The Prophet started to perform night raids on some tribes close to the city to invite them to Islam. On Shawwal 8 (February, 630), Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) sent off Khalid ibn al-Walid in front of a unit of 350 men to the Jadhimah ibn Amr tribe, who lived to the south of Mecca. Khalid ibn al-Walid told them to lay down their weapons and to accept Islam. After some argument, they agreed to lay down their weapons and said saba'na meaning "we have changed our religion" to show Khalid ibn al-Walid that they had accepted Islam. However, Khalid was not satisfied with these words. He knew their earlier hostile attitude and decided to take them as prisoners, handing them over to his soldiers. He ordered their execution on the following morning. The soldiers from the Suleiman tribe carried out the order and killed about thirty prisoners. At the same time, the Companions and muhajirs released their prisoners after they were satisfied that they had become Muslims. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was informed of these events by a prisoner who had fled to Mecca, and he became very sad. He told Khalid that he had been too quick in determining whether the prisoners were Muslims or not. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) showed his disapproval of what Khalid had done by saying, "O Allah, I am innocent of that which Khalid had done!" Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) sent Ali to Jadhimah to pay the blood money and appease the people by compensating for any material damage.
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Хотел Москва, некадашња Палата Росија, је хотел и некадашња зграда осигуравајућег друштва Росија-Фонсиер у Београду. Налазила се некада на углу улица Краља Милана и Балканске; то је сада на углу Теразија и Балканске улице.

Зграду су пројектовали архитекта Јован Илкић и група архитеката из Санкт Петербурга. Рок за подношења пројеката градње био је 15/28. јануар 1905. године, а предвиђена цена градње није требала да прелази износ од 750.000 динара. Оцењивачки суд који је требао да надзире рад чинило је шест архитеката: два из Русије, два из Аустроугарске и два из Краљевине Србије. То су били српски архитекти, професори београдске Велике школе, Андра Стефановић и Никола Несторовић. Градња палате је отпочела у пролеће 1905. године, а свечано је отворена 14. јануара 1908. године. Била је највећа приватна зграда у Краљевини Србији, налазила се на стотинак метара од краљевског двора, на Теразијама. Грађевина је на својим зидовима имала натпис Палата Росија.

Градња

Директор Српског бродарског друштва Светозар Вукадиновић, који је био власник гостионице Велика Србија на Теразијама, отпутовао је у Русију, у којој је раније био емигрант, да нађе осигуравајуће друштво које ће на његовом имању да изгради велелепно здање. Главни директор друштва Росија Роман Иванович Поицл је пристао на Вукадиновићеву идеју. Конкурс за зграду осигуравајућег друштва Росија био је расписан октобра 1904. године. Прву награду на конкурсу добио је загребачки архитекта Виктор Ковачић, док је Јован Илкић добио другу награду. Ипак, дирекција осигуравајућег друштва Росија одлучила се за Илкићев пројекат.

У згради на спрат, која је ту раније стајала, постојали су, са стране Теразија, бакалска радња са деликатесима, у средини је била мала дуванџиница а на углу до Балканске кафана "Велика Србија".

Локација је сматрана најлепшом у граду али и тешком за градњу: приликом копања темеља се наишло на "наслаге непропустљиве иловаче и на воду". За воду се мислило да потиче од "заостале жице неког старог водовода", касније је извирала у бетонском подруму и даље се сливала пропустима.

Градња палате је почела у марту 1905. године. У темеље су постављене 82 дрвене греде дуге по пет метара и дебеле по 30 центиметра, затим 30 вагона вареног гвожђа у шипкама дугим по девет метара, 10 вагона тврдог рипањског камена. Преко тога постављена је бетонска плоча дебела 2,2 метра. Зидањем циглама отпочело је тек у пролеће 1906. године. Радове је изводио грађевинар Карло Кнол са зидарима из Црне Траве. Надзорни инжењер био је архитекта Јован Илкић. Радовима за армирани бетон руководио је архитекта Матија Шнајдер. Површина спољашњих зидова од првог спрата до крова обложена је жућкастим плочицама а украшена орнаментима зелене боје. Керамичка облога је донета из Печуја, из фабрике Жолнаи у којој се и данас чувају калупи помоћу којих је изливена. Зграда је зидана у стилу сецесије.

Степениште је било израђено од рипањског и шведског гранита. Укупна вредност зграде износила је 2 милиона златних динара. Грађевина је у потпуности завршена 1907. године. За оно време био је то највећи хотел у Београду са 50 постеља и собама на сва три спрата.У априлу 1941. била је јако оштећена бомбардовањем.

Зграда хотела Москва достигла је висок степен стилске еманципације овог периода и приближила се поставкама модерне архитектуре. Зидна платна ослобођена су хоризонталних подеоних венаца, пластике око отвора, лизена и пиластера. Употреба мермера, керамичких плочица и фајанса за оплату фасаде означило је прихватање сецесијских поставки о употреби нових, племенитих и трајнијих материјала. Већим делом слободне површине фасада обложене су зеленим керамичким плочицама по чему зграда спада међу ретке у Београду са хроматском фасадом.
Преокрет у београдској сецесији обележила је зграда осигуравајућег друштва Росија, хотел Москва.

Отварање
Свечано отварање је изведено из два дела. 14. јануара 1908. године уз дворски оркестар, краљ Петар I Карађорђевић је отворио палату Росију са гостионицом Москва. Свечано отварање и весеље обављена су и 17. јануара 1908. уз концерт Краљеве гарде. У палати Росија је био смештен хотел, кафана, ресторан, станови за ренту и канцеларије београдске филијале осигуравајућег друштва Росија, за чијег је директора постављен Светозар Вукадиновић. Изградња палате Росија била је велика руска привредна, али и политичка инвестиција у Краљевини Србији, што није било по вољи осталим великим силама.

Осигуравајуће друштво "Росија" продало је зграду Грађанској банци 1921. за 11,5 милиона динара - куриозитет је да је на акт о продаји морало бити прилепљено 6.500 таксених маркица од по 100 динара, на 65 табака.

Кафана "Москва" је у међуратном Београду била једна од највећих, била је затворена једно време 1939. ради преуређења.

Реновирање хотела је завршено 2013. године, после скоро четири године рада.

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On Monday, Google vice president of engineering Ben Smith announced in a blog post that the search giant will wind down Google+ for consumers over the next ten months, at which point the troubled social network will exclusively function as an enterprise product for internal employee communication and collaboration. This announcement came paired with the revelation that the private data of up to 500,000 users was left vulnerable for a time, an issue Smith claims was discovered and patched up in March 2018.
The good news for brands and small business owners is that this announcement won't at all hinder their ability to use a Google platform to share photos, announcements and directly engage with customers.
Known as a business listing service, Google My Business boasts impactful, interactive features that can rival and possibly even surpass the top names in social media in terms of reach and overall utility. The problem, however, is that too many businesses simply set it and forget it, or worse, fail to establish their listing and profile at all. Here's how those late adopters can add Google My Business to their ongoing digital marketing and communications mix.
If your Google My Business listing only includes textual data, you are failing on four levels. You're not increasing the message association with your brand, boosting brand awareness, increasing customer engagement nor providing an impact on the continuity of your site and message.
Visuals make your business seem more reliable and trustworthy. Sixty percent of consumers are more likely to consider local search results if they include images, according to a survey by BrightLocal. Of course, the photos you include need to create an instant impact. They should be high quality and create a distinct impression of your business for customers.
Your business profile should include as much positive, relevant information as possible. Is all of your contact information up to date? Keep in mind that includes not only your current address, but also phone, email and links to other social media profiles. Also, the bonus of having your business profile on Google is that it literally puts your business on the (Google) map - allowing customers can even get customized directions to your business.
The days and hours your business is open should be clearly stated, as should any closings for holidays or other special occasions. Of course, your business profile should link to your website, which contains the same messaging and key information as your Google My Business profile.
Make it an active extension of your social strategy.
Your Google My Business profile needs to be updated regularly to ensure that customers get the most recent information about your company. In fact, long periods of inactivity could make your profile disappear from your search results. But by regularly updating your profile information, including new pictures, posting company updates and responding to customer reviews, you can ensure that Google's search function will recognize your profile as an active one.
A series of honest, positive testimonials about a brand can skyrocket its success, and users love them. In fact, one Harvard Business School research piece found that there was a direct boost in revenue linked to positive ratings. Your business very likely has satisfied (if not repeat) customers. Reach out to them and encourage them to leave a review on your Google My Business listing.
These reviews add credibility to your business and can boost your search ranking. Whenever a customer posts a review about your business, be sure to thank them. A personal email is great, but also thanking them online through the platform shows that you value customer satisfaction. In addition, it's another way to boost the activity on your profile, which, once again, enhances your ranking.
Not only will you be able to attract higher levels of engagement with regular updates and fresh information on your Google My Business profile, but your overall visibility on Google Search will improve. So as we say good-bye to Google+, take a moment to review your Google My Business listing, and create a plan to work it into your ongoing social media efforts.


Sociology major Patricia Ely was intent on spending one of the first nice days of the spring outdoors. "I get out of class at 2 today so as soon as I'm done I'm racing to the beach to hang out," Ely said. "I really like the fog and rain we get here, but it's nice getting a break every now and then." Photo by Isabel Beer.
Monday, April 23 was the first actual warm, sunny day in quite some time, and our resident vitamin-D-deprived students utilized the rare sunlight to its fullest extent. With temperatures reaching a high of *GASP* 78 degrees, it was only natural to flock to the sunlight and spend as much free time as possible in our great outdoors, especially following Earth Day.
Scattered on any available patch of illuminated lawn, students lazed languidly, completely various homework assignments, eating lunch, hanging out with friends or simply just laying. It seems as though Humboldt residents will get the cure for our seasonal depression soon enough.
I found HSU sociology major Erin Hansen studying outside the library in the sun during the first sunny day in recent memory. "I have class until 5 today, so I won't be able to hang out much," Hansen said, "but tonight after class I'm going to go to the beach with my boyfriend and watch the sunset before I have to start homework." Photo by Isabel Beer.
Everyone was pretty motivated to spend even a little bit of time outdoors on this sunny Monday. HSU sophomore and applied mathematics major Martin Zamarripa works on campus with maintenance and spent a little bit of his break enjoying the sunshine. "I get a 30-minute lunch break during work, and it's normally too rainy to do anything besides sit in my car," Zamarripa said, "but today it's almost 80 degrees and I'm gonna absorb as much vitamin D as I can." Photo by Isabel Beer.


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Patrizia Cassaniti - A Mother's Love
In April this year as we all went into lockdown and we at WOW started the In The Spirit of Things Conversations I spoke with Patrizia Cassaniti about the tragic loss of her son, Christopher (18) in a fatal scaffolding collapse at a workplace construction site in Macquarie Park in April 2019 and her determination to improve safety within the construction industry.
A nine-story scaffolding tower collapsed on top of Christopher and a workmate. The young tradie killed by the scaffolding collapse screamed for 20 minutes, asking for help and crying out for his mother as he suffocated to death, a witness has said.
Patrizia and I spoke of the additional challenges of grieving during Covid, of the trauma that has impacted her family since the loss of Christopher, of the Law's deficiencies and of Patrizia in the numbness of overwhelming grief remembering the Chaplain who stayed by her side at the construction site.
60 Minutes also did a detailed story on the Safety issues at the construction site. You can watch that story here.
The 60 Minutes report revealed concerns were raised about the safety of the Ganellen construction site in Macquarie Park more than a year before 18-year-old Christopher Cassaniti was killed after a scaffolding collapse.
Numerous emails obtained by 60 Minutes show repeated safety warnings were made by scaffolding company Synergy to construction company Ganellen.
I've followed this story since.
Yesterday Patrizia posted this on her Facebook Page:
"Tomorrow my husband Rob and I will be attending the Darlinghurst Courts for the sentencing of the builder Ganellan who pleaded guilty.
The prosecution handed down was for a Category 2 which we all know hands down should have been a Category 1... but it's not in my control.. the only thing I can do is to provide my Victim Impact Statement as best as possible to avoid any further discounts to the charge that will be handed down.
What is a life worth??
I do not get a discount .. mine will always be a life sentence .. and the value of the penalty for my son's life in the end, will always be the excess of the builders insurance policy.
It's in God's hands."
Insurance? What is Its Real Purpose?
The Insurance Sector more generally has much work to do and broader consultations with consumers and relevant stakeholder groups must become a priority in a roots and branches review of its purpose. A moral compass should also be applied to the whole sector and a clear public articulation of what insurance 2021 is there for, how it as a sector feels about supporting victims and what reforms they are working towards.
It is just not good enough that we hear of the appalling way injured workers are being treated within the Workers Compensation Scheme, of the travel insurance rorts named in the Royal Commission into Banking and Financial Misconduct and of the continued and sustained difficulties mental health claimants for example have in even accessing the sector.
Policies for 'molestation coverage' in some public liability policies adds yet another layer of acute pain for those who have been impacted by Abuse within the Church and Schools for example. The public would welcome a more compassionate sector, that doesn't 'sponsor' things but actively works with lived experience advocates to co-design and improve the systemic issues that beset it.
What Is a Life Worth At Work
Yesterday the NSW Labour Party announced that it would seek to introduce workplace deaths laws with multi-million dollar fines and decades of jail time on the cards for companies found responsible for workplace deaths.
Meanwhile: Safework NSW decided to settle legal action against the builder responsible for Christopher Cassanita's death for what is effectively the cost of the company's insurance excess.
Back to Patrizia: Today in the NSW District Court the builder, responsible for the workplace death pleaded guilty for breaching workplace safety laws.
The earlier 'In The Spirit of Things Conversation' with Patrizia this year talked about the Touched by Christopher Foundation and Patrizia's talks to workers 'Let's Talk about Safety.'
She has been on a mission to make safety within workplaces accountable and reign in a law that has missed keeping up with the times to ensure employers are securing the safety of their workers and workers have the ability to speak up with confidence, without being victimised.
Patrizia has also started a foundation called Touched by Christopher which will help families financially within the week of the workplace incident to allow the grieving process to not be interrupted by the daunting thoughts of needing to pay bills including utility costs.
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Hey friends, glad to be back, it's been a while since we've talked. I have been busy traveling around and let's not forget its been harvest season here in Oregon (harvest = very busy). And in case you're wondering, the grapes came in beautifully and early, after a very warm summer. Oh, and how could I forget my newest job chauffeuring around a newly minted high school freshman, probably my most demanding work of all.
But now that it's Fall, the weather has turned and the rain is back. In fact, it has been raining cats and dogs for the last week, with no end in sight. I wish we could send a little of this water to everyone experiencing drought, especially the farmers in California, who are really struggling right now.
The rain and gloomy weather makes it irresistible to leave your pajamas on all day and make cold weather foods like this chili. It was really hard not to gobble up the whole pot of comfort food myself. Don't worry, in the end I did reluctantly share the goodness.
When it comes to chili, my husband and I have never really agreed on the taste. I prefer a more "red" or tomato sauce based chili and he leans towards a more brown based "gravy" type chili, or competition chili as many call it. You know, the real Texas chili, no beans, all meat and gravy type of sauce.
And don't get me wrong, I love chili made that way too. However, I don't always have the time it takes to make it happen. I literally become fanatical about making chili in the brown, gravy type way. I get the butcher to do a chili grind with chuck roast and then I spend hours deciding on the spices to use. And the recipe changes every single time. In fact, my husband and I won first and second place in a neighborhood chili contest years ago with that style of chili. It's awesome, but I still love my easy-tangy red chili that appeals to more of the masses.
And when the newest Hamilton Beach Set n' Forget Slow Cooker arrived on my doorstep this month, I knew chili was going to happen very soon. Up until now I didn't have a programmable slow cooker, let alone one with a temperature probe that shifts the slow cooker to warm when the temperature is reached.
While I didn't need a temperature probe to make this chili, I did use it last week with the pork chops I made the family. Those chops turned out perfectly moist thanks to the probe technology.
This slow cooker also has a lid that clips on tight, which means I can travel with it and not worry about spilling. This is huge for me since I am always taking something, somewhere.
And look at this perfectly thick spoonful of yum. I have to admit, this is the type of chili I love to devour with a tangy-sweet cornbread. What is it about the cornbread-chili combo that is just so mouthwatering-perfect?
And if you don't have time to make cornbread, have you tasted the Keebler Club Cornbread Crackers? I can't even keep them in my house as they are devoured almost immediately. They would have been perfect with this chili. In fact I was going to photograph them with this recipe, but the kids already got to them and they were gone. I'm telling you they are the best. Find them in your grocery store if you can (snack aisle).
Anyway, why the mason jars? Well, I love serving chili to a crowd, especially on Halloween. It's the perfect meal prior to the trick-or-treat, when families gather before heading out with the kids. But, between the appetizers and desserts and the main course, it's always too much food. So, I have found the half pint, wide-mouth mason jars to be the perfect sized vessel to serve chili to a crowd, including football events. Try it next time, you'll see it's the perfect amount with all the other food you have around.
Did I mention I am going to be giving away one of these awesome new slow cookers? Stay tuned.
In a nonstick skillet over med-high heat, cook ground beef until almost done. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook several minutes more. (I really like to brown my ground beef well, and I make sure to break it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon while cooking. By cooking over high heat and stirring often, there should not be any liquid left in the pan from the onion or the peppers and since the beef is very low-fat, there will not be any fat to pour off.) Set aside.
Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, taco seasoning, cumin and paprika to the bowl of a 6 quart slow cooker. Whisk until all spices are fully combined. Add meat mixture and stir until fully combined with the sauce.
Set slow cooker for 4 hours on high (or 8 hours on low). In the last 10 minutes of cooking, stir in black beans and apple cider vinegar.
Optional garnishes would be shredded cheese, sour cream, green onion and corn chips.
Love this chili recipe so much, beautiful pics too!
Well thank you, I appreciate it.
I always love a good slow cooker recipe! This one sounds fabulous – I think I'll make it this weekend!
Making chili in the slow cooker is the best way ever! This looks so good! I would love a bowl of it right now!
I know it makes it so easy!!
That shot of the chili on the spoon… I am officially hungry for chili! It looks amazing!
Ha, yah I'm with you on that!
What a gorgeous-looking chili!! Such a beautiful color!


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Han Ji-min, Lee Hee-jun to star in 'Miss Baek'
Actors Han Ji-min and Lee Hee-jun were confirmed for the lead roles in the upcoming film "Miss Baek."
The film which is based on a true story is about the turbulent relationship between a young girl, a woman, and a man looking to protect that woman to his best ability. It is being directed by Lee Ji-won, an award winning director best known for his short film "Blue Dessert."
Han is taking the role of the protagonist, who finds herself in the shoes of an ex-convict and emotionally closing off all doors to others due to the social stigma. The actress starred in last year's "Age of Shadows."
Her co-star is taking the leading male role who attempts to save the protagonist out of love and pity. Lee currently stars in the popular SBS drama "Legend of the Blue Sea."
The film is expected to begin production next month.
By Chung Jin-hong


Just who is this Billy Mays, anyway?
A Tom Petty book released this fall precedes the 30th Anniversary of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' first album. Paul Zollo, who conducted a series of in-depth discussions over a six-month period with Petty about his career, with special focus on his songwriting, wrote Conversations with Tom Petty. The book will feature rare photographs and the conversations will be in a Q-and-A-type format. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are headlining a summer tour currently underway. This is the band's first major North American tour in nearly three years. For the most updated info on Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, visit http://tompetty.com/.
Axis of Justice, the non-profit, grassroots, pro-social justice organization formed by Tom Morello (Audioslave) and Serj Tankian (System of a Down), has redesigned and launched its new Website: http://axisofjustice.org. The site offers practical information to further AOJ's mission – bringing together musicians, fans of music, and grass roots political organizations to fight for social justice. Among the site's redesigned features are regularly updated links to news stories from around the world that deal with social justice; recommendations of books, films and other media that focus on activism; and most important, a list of activist and charity organizations in the United States and around the world endorsed by AOJ as a way for anyone to take that first step towards getting involved. The new site also features a Message Board and a Store where Axis of Justice shirts, posters, buttons, stickers and the Axis of Justice: Vol.1 CD/DVD can be purchased. All profits go back into furthering the goals of Axis of Justice. Tankian and Morello continue their monthly radio program, the "Axis of Justice Radio Network", that combines music, passion, politics and activism. The radio show can be heard online at http://www.kpfk.org, and on XM Satellite Radio. Previous Axis radio shows are archived on the site.
In London on May 26th, Queen collected two major awards at the 50th Ivor Novello Awards (The Ivors). One of these Ivors was Outstanding Song Collection, which salutes the creator(s) of an outstanding body of work. Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor were on hand to accept the award. Queen's second award was for "Bohemian Rhapsody," which was voted Song of the Decade 1975-1984 by the public through the UK's most listened to radio station, BBC Radio 2. Unique to this year as part of the 50th anniversary of The Ivors, Songs of the Decade was devised by the Academy to find the most influential songs of each decade over the last 50 years. The voting criteria were the song's influence on other writers, its originality and the effect it had on the particular decade.
Each month I try to find a CD or two sent to me that is perfect, soporific audio to drift off to sleep to. This month, Seasons Of Serenity and Seasons Of Tranquility from record label Relax With Swan were easy to pick for this purpose. Seasons Of Tranquility, the instrumental version of Seasons of Serenity, is the more suitable of the two: "soothing melodies compliment many forms of healing and relaxation." Seasons of Serenity is guided imagery with calming music featuring electric piano, harp, temple blocks, recorders, strings, and more.
Koch Records and Entertainment Services Unlimited are thrilled to announce the relaunch of the classic Combat Records label whence cometh Venom, Exodus, Megadeth, Possessed, C.O.C., Nuclear Assault, Death, Venom, Dark Angel and many more. There are no immediate plans to re-issue previously out-of-print catalogue titles, the joint venture will focus entirely on new releases. The first wave of releases will be full-length albums from At All Cost, Horse The Band and Look What I Did, beginning in September 2005.
Rev-Ola, an imprint under the umbrella of Cherry Red Records, specializes in remastered reissues of choice and quality from the '50s. Following on the passing of Martin Denny earlier this year, Rev-Ola reappraises the great man's works with a series of eight Digipack albums. The series began June with the release of Exotica and Exotica 2 and continues over the near future.
On Sunday, May 22nd, SuicideGirls launched SuicideGirls Radio, a new relationship advice show on KDLD 103.1 FM in Los Angeles. The weekly show, hosted by SG founder Missy Suicide, airs every Sunday night from midnight to 2AM and features some of your favorite SuicideGirls discussing a variety of topics you've always wanted to ask but were afraid to because they would mock you, including romance, relationships and dating. The hosts take phone calls from listeners, discuss news and culture stories from the SG News Blog, play music and feature celebrity guests. SuicideGirls Radio programs will air live on the radio and on the Web and be available through SuicideGirls.com as a weekly podcast. Outside Los Angeles, listen on the Web through http://suicidegirls.com/radio/ or http://indie1031.fm/listenlive.html.
Bill Bruford is using two of his own labels, Winterfold and Summerfold, to release his own classic material. Summerfold exists to keep alive Earthworks material from the past and promote new releases from that jazz ensemble. Available now is Dig? and Bill Bruford's Earthworks, both with bonus tracks. Summerfold goes in the direction of the more electronic fusion material, such as One of a Kind (1979) and the precursor to the Bruford band, Feels Good to Me (1978). Both of these albums also have bonus tracks. Each CD is also packaged with an additional disc dedicated to either the Winterfold or Summerfold labels and includes Bruford music and interviews to contrast the two catalogs.
Beth Custer is just creating so much new music that there had to be two new releases from her BC Records label. The first is from her clarinet quintet, Clarinet Thing, and the name of the album is Agony Pipes And Misery Sticks. This is an album of live instrumental material from various venues spanning 15 years. The music is fun, free, and joyous. Also available is The Beth Custer Ensemble Respect Is A Religion. This album is as funky as it is political. This ensemble includes such talent as guitarist David James (Spearhead) with Marika Hughes (Charming Hostess) livening things up with some cello. There is a potent horn section consisting of Ralph Carney, Ben Goldberg, and Marty Wehner. The hip and aware commentary in such songs as "Empire of the United States" gets a soundtrack that is the nexus between Laurie Anderson, Soul Coughing, and recent Ani DiFranco.
At the beginning of a serious and successful career in jazz and rock in England, guitarist Ray Russell (John Barry Seven) appeared in two bands that put out now rare and sought after albums. Angel Air now makes available both Mouse's Lady Killer (1973) and the Running Man's The Running Man (1972). Lady Killer goes from quiescent piano instrumentals to heavy, Cream-like power blues as on one of the four bonus tracks, "Hit & Run". More Spencer Davis-like rock 'n' soul can be heard on The Running Man with its lengthy jams and sax solos.
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You've Got Mail, 1998 film starring Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and Greg Kinnear. Cozy little 'Chick Flic' of early romance through the internet!
A large bookstore owner, Joe (Hanks) opens near a small, hometown bookstore, putting the owner, Kathleen (Ryan) out of business. During that they unwitting fall for each other while communication through the internet, not knowing who the other is.


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Fiction 2009 / Issues / Spring 2009 / Volume 39
Four Daily Do's — Richard Lee Zuras
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It starts like this: a man, thirty-two, a woman, thirty-one. Youngest kids in their families. Three of their four parents alive. His father recently dead. A slow, quiet hospital coma. Then: a long, hot cross-country trip in a Jeep with no air-conditioning. Conception in her parent's house. Everyone's first grandchild. Newspapers, journals and magazines will be purchased, read, copied, clipped, and sent to the couple. The clippings will litter the house like table scraps.
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They arrive home. There are two stripes on the stick. The young couple begins to call one another mom and dad. At first he winces. At first she smiles. Phone calls are made. They are congratulated. For having sex, he reasons. Is it possible to be chastised in this situation? The scissors are retrieved from utility drawers. They are sharpened. Stamps and envelopes are stocked. Mail arrives daily. Some articles are read. some are scanned, left on end-tables and sideboards. Many catch the late summer breezes and follow the uncharted path of flowing air.
The Four Daily Do's
1. Walk at least 15 to 20 minutes each day in a cool, shaded area, or indoors where it's air-conditioned
2. Drink eight to ten glasses of liquid, such as water, juice, milk, and other fluids without caffeine, carbonation, or artificial coloring
3. Rest on your side for at least an hour in the morning and in the evening, and sleep on your side.
4. Eat five or six small meals throughout the day.
Giddiness takes over. Is giddiness a disease? The couple strolls through the baby aisles in the local department stores. "I've never done this before," he says. "You've never looked at baby clothes before?" she says. "No." Was he allowed to look at baby clothes before? The other fathers stand around a sixty-five inch rear projection television, one section over, as if it were a Rodin. Or a Boticelli. Or a baby? The price tags are invisible to her. "This is cute," she says. Isn't it all cute? "This is expensive," he says. He flicks the price tags over one by one. Thirty-two-fifty. Twenty-seven even. Eighteen-ninety-nine. Fifty dollars. Flick. Flick. Flick. Flick. She places items over her shoulders. How do you try them on? He pulls out his wallet. Thumbs out his charge card. She pays the bills. He studies at the university. Isn't she brave? He'll take care of the baby while she works eight-to-five. Is he brave too? Isn't everyone in the baby aisle brave?
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Her breasts begin to swell. His urges swell in response. Her mind wanders. How could it not. "Your hair is thickening," he says. "I hope it doesn't fall out after," she says. They need an OB/GYN. she has always gone to a nurse practitioner. They scan bios off the hospital's website. "She's just out of med school though," he says. "All the women doctors are," she says. "But I want a female doctor. Does everyone view a doctor's office as a public restroom? Same sex only? They pick one. An older woman with other degrees as well.
"There is some blood in my underwear," she says. The doctor says, "No sex." "What about exercise?" she says. "That's fine," the doctor says.
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The couple ceases to have sex. The bleeding continues. He goes to the university library, the public library. They research on the internet. She phones her doctor's nurse. "No exercise," the nurse says. "Le'ts try bedrest," he says. "Today's Friday. Bedrest for two and a half days," he says. Bedrest? Is this something to be concerned about? Can bedrest be anything but? "Probably implantation bleeding," he says. "After all these weeks?" she says. "It's just lingering," he says. She's always been prone to bruises. Why not bleeding. She trusts him and rests. She knows he's reading everything. When his father was dying he spent hours every day in the hospital's health library. "Wouldn't everyone," he said. His mother said he was like a sponge with information. "How could you not be under those conditions," he said. Most people aren't. His mother for instance. He'd draw up charts and define everything for her. He tried to explain to her that his father couldn't live. Too many complications. She couldn't absorb the information. How could she? It was her husband that was dying. It was only his father after all. "I've gone through that already," she said. "That was nothing compared to all this." She couldn't make him understand. How could she? "His organs are going to fail one by one," he said. She held her husband's hand and spoke to him. Seven a.m. to ten p.m. every last day. His hands grew to twice their size. "Edema," he said. "Pitting edema."
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"You may have an Rh conflict," the doctor says. "Here's a pamphlet. Go give some more blood on level three." She has Rh positive blood. the baby's may be negative. Or was it the reverse? She tells her parents what matters is that they don't match. "How could the baby not match you?" her mom asks. "It's complicated," she says. She hangs up the phone. "How?" she thinks.
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"The baby's heart rate is too low," the doctor says. The couple have been waiting in the waiting rooms for ninety-seven minutes. "What does that mean?" she asks. "Nature's way of saying the fetus isn't strong enough." The husband stiffens his back and shoulders. He asks the question the doctor wants to hear: "Have you ever seen a fetus with that heart rate make it?" "No," she says. She is positive. Her body language is positive. In the lobby the husband says, "She's been practicing for less than a year. We're switching doctors. It's not a gender thing, we need experience. We have only male doctors to choose from." "Let's see the complications specialist," she says.
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The specialist isn't taking on new patients. He'll consult. He sends them to another ultrasound. "My fifth," she says. They tell the technician what is going on. The lady says the heartbeat is fine. Her child's was 10% lower. Don't worry about it. She sees it all the time. "Will you be our doctor?" the husband asks. He's serious. The specialist wonders why they're seeing him. He refers them to the doctor with the most seniority. "He looks like Santa Claus," she says. They download his picture off the website. "Everyone will give me gender shit about this," she says. "Screw everyone," he says.
Strange But True Pregnancy Tales
Her friends with babies tell her about episiotimies. No Tears. Ripping or crying. "How about the afterbirth?" she asks. "Better than an undetected twin," says one. They tell her about mucus plugs. "Will I think I've peed in my bed?" she asks. They tell her to smell it. "Amniotic doesn't smell like urine. Urine resembles ammonia. Amniotic smells sweet." She raises an eyebrow in protest.
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"You're carrying too high," says the doctor. "Is that a problem?" she asks. How could it not be? Would they point it out otherwise? "Why are the sonograms always sealed?" the husband asks. He asks the wife. He asks the doctor. "They're our records, aren't they?" Even the walls and the stirrup table and the little stack of paper-thin blue dresses ignore him. He opens the next one. "It says you have cysts," he tells the wife.
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The wife wakes at two in the morning. Three in the morning. Four in the morning. "You can't breathe," he says. She can't answer. "The baby is in my ribs," she says later. He keeps an ice bag on the bed for her. She forces the baby down. She had a friend that used a cold coke can for a parlor trick. Moving the baby side to side for amusement. "This isn't amusing," she says. He knows it isn't. He tells his friends about the trick. In one four week period, she gains fifteen pounds. "You're fat," her father says. "I'm hungry," she says. The fetus is growing fast. "Let's settle on a name," he says. "I mean, a list of names."
Whole 9 Months: When Push Comes To Pull
"The baby is growing fast," the old doctor says. "We'll move up the date," the husband says. "We'll need to find out why," the doctor says. Ultrasound is scheduled. "We've had almost every tech," she says. He nods. Not this one. Stoneface he calls her afterwards. She staples the ultrasound six times. Do they know he opened the last one? The doctor says, "The femurs aren't within the normal range of length for the length of the fetus. "What does that mean?" the husband asks. "Just what they wrote is all. What's normal anyway?" he says.
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"The baby is breech," the doctor says. The couple smiles. "What's next?" they ask. "We'll try a version," he says. Or was it aversion? The doctor who does them is a woman. She gives it her all. "They baby's stuck," she says. Not for lack of her trying. "We should have used her," the husband says. "Yes. That version hurt," she says. "It looked it," he said. Like turning an elephant around in a broom closet. C-Section the doctors say.
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The anesthesiologist explains the choices. "Which would you do?" she asks. "Given my druthers," he says, "the spinal block." "Then do it," she says. She's brave. The husband waits. She's gone. People in white coats and her in a blue hospital gown. Him in a room with a broken TV and a clock. Fifteen minutes go by. The head's out before he gets in. He peers over the curtain. Holds her hand. "Didn't feel a thing," she says. That was easy, the Dr. says. Easy. "Now comes the rest," she says. "Now comes the rest," he says.
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Bacolod City isn't one of the most popular destination in the Philippines especially for foreigners. But we realized that there are many things to do in Bacolod City. We will write how to get to Bacolod City by plane or by ferry step bu step if you are coming from Manila, Cebu, Iloilo, Guimaras Island or Dumaguete.
Bacolod City is rich in history and culture. You can try the most tasty chicken inasal. Here in this another article for traveling Bacolod City. We will give you our insights of prices and schedule for transportation going to Bacolod.
Read here where to stay in Bacolod City!
Read here best restaurants in Bacolod!
Bacolod City is a 45-minute plane ride away from the capital city of the Philippines, Manila. There are many flight companies flying to Bacolod-Silay Airport. From airport to the city you will take a 20-minute van, Grab or taxi ride that will take you to the heart of Bacolod City. Most of the tourists come from Iloilo City and Manila. But there are also plenty of foreign visitors in the city throughout the year.
There are airlines like Philippines Airlines with flights from Manila, Davao and even from Clark (where we are based, in Angeles City) We bought a cheap airfare Clark-Bacolod City for 4000 PHP the three of us with Philippine Airlines one way ticket from Clark to Bacolod. And also Cebu Pacific Air offers flights from those coming from Manila and Davao.
To get to the airport you should know is located in Silay City outside the city 15 kilometers far from Bacolod City. Prices for riding a van will cost you 150 PHP per person and it will drive you to SM in Bacolod City.
There are also available Grab and taxis. Grab and taxis could be your best option if you are traveling with 2-3 people especially if you are bringing luggage. Grab prices are around 350-500 PHP. Taxis are available for around 450 PHP. Just choose the option which adapts better to your comfort and budget.
To get to Bacolod City from Iloilo, you can take a fastcraft ferry with regular schedules to and from both islands. The fees vary but the cheapest one you can get as a tourist is worth around 4.30 USD only. It depends on the company you choose prices can go until 6 USD and the travel time is around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
To get to Guimaras Island from Bacolod City first you have to ride a jeepney to Libertad Market the ride is 8.50 PHP per person. From Libertad Market you have to go walking to SaveMore and ask for the jeepneys going to Pulupandan. Thetravel time is less than an hour it costs 30 PHP to the ferry port. There are two ferries going to Guimaras Island: the first ferry going to Sibunag in Guimaras leaves early morning before 8 am. The second ferry going to San Lorenzo leaves around 11 am, so take note of the schedule since there is only one boat leaving daily. The boat takes an hour and it costs 100 PHP for an adult and 50 PHP for a 6 years old if you are traveling with a kid and we were doing going from Bacolod to Guimaras Island.
The boat ride was really hard with water coming inside the boat since it's so windy on the way to San Lorenzo in Guimaras Island. Maybe it's better if you choose the route coming from Iloilo City based in our experience we can advise this. If not just expect a hard ride! The boat is limited to 55 people but there are also motorbikes, sacks and we think is overloaded based in what we saw apart of getting dizzy during the ride.
There are buses going to Bacolod City from Dumaguete. The fare is around 300-400 PHP depending if the bus has air aconditioning. The travel time is around 5-6 hours. The bus leaves from Dumaguete Terminal and it will get to Bacolod South Terminal. There are a few buses leaving almost 24 hours.
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It's rated as best value in Bacolod for the price and breakfast is included: Standard studio room per night starts from P1,050.
The pool area with infinity pool is so beautiful. Ideal for a getaway and prices are starting: Rooms per night costs from P2,000.
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You can also book your accommodations through Agoda or Booking.