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Where is the Olympics’ 5th Ring? (at Sochi, Russia 2014)

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 0 comments

The 2014 Winter Olympics Games at Sochi, Russia is over. At the closing ceremony of the Olympic snowboarding champion Patrizia Kummer was provided with the Swiss flag. The Russian Olympic organizers showed Humor by reproducing the glitch (minor problem).
The 22nd Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, at Russia, at the closing ceremony, cultural programme about the Russian culture. And in the end was a big party for the athletes.
International Olympic Committee's President Thomas Bach ended the games at 22.08 local time clocks. Russian President Vladimir Putin applauded the event with full words of appreciation.
At 22.15 clock time extinguished the Olympic flame, the head of the International Olympic Committee appreciated the Russian Olympics as the "efficient and friendly, and especially thanked the many volunteers.
The humorous situation that was happened at the Closing ceremony was the fifth ring of the Olympic Symbol had not initially opened, but it was made alright and made the fifth ring to get opened subsequently. It was seen by 40 000 spectators and then they were listening to the national anthem sung from a 1,000 children's choir.

How to Add Adsense Ads In the Middle or Anywhere inside Blogger Posts

Saturday, February 22, 2014 0 comments

In a previous post we saw how and where we can place Adsense ads on our blog; however, these methods would only work when we place the ads on predetermined and fixed locations. For posts area, the most common places are below the title, at the beginning of the post or at the end of the post.

But what if we want to display an AdSense ad in the middle of a post?

We can manipulate the location of the ads to be displayed by adding a script inside the template, then using a label inside our post to where we want the AdSense ad to appear. Once added, we can place the ads anywhere, be it between paragraphs or in the middle of the content etc.

Manually inserting Adsense ads in the middle of posts in Blogger is pretty simple, just follow these steps below:

Before proceeding, it is recommended do backup your template (go to Template > click on the Backup/restore button)

Step 1. First thing we need to do is to "parse" the AdSense code, in other words, convert it to plain text. Then go to Template, click on the Edit HTML button, click anywhere inside the code area and look for this tag (CTRL + F):

<data:post.body/>

Note: you may find it several times, but we need to stop at the second one or if you can't see any changes, test the third one

Screenshot

Step 2. Replace the <data:post.body/> tag with this code:

<div expr:id='"adsmiddle1" + data:post.id'></div>
<div style="clear:both; margin:10px 0">

</div>
<div expr:id='"adsmiddle2" + data:post.id'>
<data:post.body/>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var obj0=document.getElementById("adsmiddle1<data:post.id/>");
var obj1=document.getElementById("adsmiddle2<data:post.id/>");
var s=obj1.innerHTML;
var r=s.search(/\x3C!-- adsense --\x3E/igm);
if(r>0) {obj0.innerHTML=s.substr(0,r);obj1.innerHTML=s.substr(r+16);}
</script>

Step 3. Put the converted Adsense code to where you see the  annotation, then save the changes by clicking on the Save template button

Step 4. When you create a New Post, add this tag inside the HTML section in the exact location where you want the Google AdSense ads to appear:

Mass evacuation in Indonesia as Java volcano erupts

Friday, February 14, 2014 0 comments

Thousands of people are evacuating their homes in Indonesia after a volcano erupted in east Java.

Mount Kelud spewed ash and debris over a large area, including the city of Surabaya, about 130km (80 miles) away.
Two people died after their houses collapsed under the weight of ash, officials said. Some towns were said to be covered by 4cm (1.6 in) of ash.
Three major airports in Surabaya, Solo and Yogyakarta were forced to shut down because of low visibility.
There are also fears that debris could damage aircraft engines.
Andi Wirson, general manager at the Yogyakarta airport, said: "The current conditions are that volcanic ash is now covering the runway, apron and tarmac. We have already measured the thickness of the volcanic ash, which is at 5cm on the runway and tarmac."

A man wears a mask as he rides a rickshaw on a road covered with ash from Mount Kelud, in Yogyakarta, 14 February 2014

Residents wore masks to protect themselves from the dust and ash in the air

A woman gestures during the evacuation in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, on 14 February 2014

Around 200,000 people were ordered to evacuated their homes

A man covered with ash from Mount Kelud is seen on his motorcycle in Yogyakarta, 14 February 2014

This man became covered with ash as he travelled on the roads of Yogyakarta

Officials raised an alert on Thursday around an hour before the volcano erupted, and urged around people living in 36 villages in a 10km (6 mile) radius around the volcano to evacuate.

Indonesia's disaster agency on Friday said that more than 100,000 people had evacuated to temporary shelters.

Many in Indonesia are quite used to volcanic eruptions, and are reluctant to leave their homes and belongings, correspondents say.
Officials said two people died after their homes, which appeared to have weak structures, could not withstand the weight of gravel and ash, and caved in.
Some of the evacuees tried to visit their houses on Friday morning to gather clothing and valuables, but were forced to turn back by the continuous stream of volcanic ash and rocks from the volcano, AFP news agency reported

In pictures: Storms batter UK

Thursday, February 13, 2014 0 comments

After hurricane-force winds battered the UK on Wednesday, tens of thousands of homes in England and Wales remain without power and there is renewed transport disruption. The bad weather is set to return on Friday.

A flooded New Road, home of Worcestershire County Cricket Club

The River Severn in flood-hit Worcester earlier reached its highest level in recent years. Here you can see the stands of Worcestershire County Cricket Club surrounded by water.

Residents of Waterworks Road in Worcester wade through the floodwater outside their home

The Environment Agency said flood defences "in Worcester town are holding, with levels now slowly decreasing" and it had no fears about the river coming over the top of flood defences there.

A weir at Penton Hook Lock, Surrey, is surrounded by debris as the level of water in the River Thames remains high.

Volunteers at St Pauls Church in Egham, Surrey, separate items donated for people affected by severe flooding in the area

At St Paul's Church in Egham, Surrey, volunteers sort food parcels donated for people affected by severe flooding in the area.

Michael Simmonds at his home in Egham, Surrey

Egham resident Michael Simmonds has lived in this house since he was six years old and this is the first time it has been flooded.

Ministry of Defence of soldiers on Bridge Street, in Chertsey

The Army has been laying sandbags in Chertsey where flood defences have been put in to protect about 200 homes.

Van Heck Dutch pumps are installed at Dunball Sluice, Bridgwater

Pumps belonging to Dutch engineer Jerome van Heck, a flooding expert, have been installed at Dunball Sluice, Bridgwater, Somerset.

A snow plough clears snow on the Northumberland border

The Met Office has issued various yellow, "be aware", rain, wind, ice and snow warnings for many parts of the UK, and the snow ploughs are already out on the Northumberland border.

Snow covers the trees at Kielder in Northumberland

The trees at Kielder in Northumberland have taken a fair dusting of snow.

Damaged pylon, caused by severe winds overnight, just south of Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear.

This electricity pylon near to Houghton le Spring, which sits between Durham and Sunderland, was damaged by the severe overnight winds.

Damage to a block of flats after high winds in Blackpool

The Met Office issued a rare "red warning", the most severe level of threat, for "exceptionally strong winds" in west Wales and some parts of north-west England. Blackpool was one of those areas that awoke to damage to buildings.

Foam which could be mistaken for snow being blown from the turbulent sea in Blackpool

Foam, which could be mistaken for snow, was blown from the turbulent waves along the Blackpool seafront.

Traffic makes its way past a damaged building at Blackpool Promenade

Trams were cancelled amid concerns about overhead power cables on the line that runs along the front of the resort.

Road traffic accident near Didsbury, Manchester

The BBC's Stuart Rowson took this picture in Didsbury, Manchester, but says the road is now clear.

Winds of over 100 mph battered the Welsh coast forcing the closure of roads, rail lines and schools. In Aberystwyth the waves reached nearly as high as the buildings that line the front.