Blog Archive: November 2013
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Portfolio Grows to $7,827.75 Despite MS Credit Spread Adjustments
Last week marked another milestone for our investment portfolio, demonstrating resilience and steady growth despite some strategic adjustments. By the week's close, our portfolio value stood at $7,827.75, reflecting a modest but positive 0.04% increase compared to the previous week.This growth comes despite the need to adjust our credit spread on…
The Eastern Partnership Summit and Ukraine's Decision to Not Sign the Association Agreement with the EU (2013)
As I previously wrote, Ukraine has made the controversial decision to not sign the association agreement with the European Union (EU) at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius. The issue of signing the agreement had…
Simplifying Drupal View Editing with Contextual Links
I have been working with Drupal since its 6th release, and one of the reasons I love it is due to Views. In all the websites I've built using Drupal, Views make up 80% of the site structure. I am familiar with what each…
Europe, What's Next? - A Journey to Estonia (2014)
I had the pleasure of watching a captivating documentary by Deutsche Welle about Estonia, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Baltic states. The film takes us on a journey through Estonia, exploring…
How To Upgrade Drupal 6 to Drupal 7: Step by Step
Before proceeding with the upgrade, it's important to make a backup of your Drupal 6 site. This includes both the database and the files. This will ensure that you have a restore point in case anything goes wrong during…
A Journey through Latvia (2014)
Latvia, a small republic located in north-eastern Europe, has been the subject of a new documentary made by Deutsche Welle. The documentary crew visited Latvia more than a decade ago and has now returned to see how the…
Nginx URL Redirection: From Non-WWW to WWW
Nginx is a popular web server used to host websites and applications. One of the common tasks in Nginx configuration is redirecting non-www URLs to their www counterparts. This is known as a "www redirect". The purpose…
Configuring Nginx to Display 404 Page for Unconfigured Domains and Server IP Address
In today's digital age, it is crucial for website owners to have a properly configured web server. This not only ensures a smooth and seamless user experience but also protects the website from potential security…
The Power of Nginx: A Comprehensive Guide to Nginx Web Server
Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a high-performance web server and reverse proxy server. It is a free and open-source software that was first released in 2004. Since then, it has gained a lot of popularity and has…
The New India: A Fascinating Documentary on India's Rise and Struggle (2013)
Despite being released in 2013, The New India, a documentary from BBC, remains an intriguing look into India's evolution. The film explores how India is becoming a major world economy, potentially rising to third place…
The Vilnius Summit 2013 and Its Aftermath: How the Association Agreement Impacted Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova's European Integration
On November 28-29th, 2013, the Eastern Partnership summit took place in Vilnius, where Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova signed an Association agreement with the European Union (EU). This agreement aimed to strengthen…
Improve User Experience with Image Hover Effects for Drupal Thumbnail Images
Drupal is a powerful and flexible content management system that enables you to create visually appealing and engaging websites. One way to enhance the visual impact of your Drupal site is to add image hover effects to…
10 Effective Strategies for Growing and Managing Your Facebook Page
Facebook has become one of the most widely used social media platforms in the world, with over 2 billion monthly active users. For businesses, brands, and individuals, it has become an essential tool for promoting…
Facebook Creative Agency in Tbilisi: The Experts You Need to Grow Your Business
In recent years, social media has become an integral part of business marketing strategies, and Facebook is one of the most widely used platforms for advertising. With over 2.7 billion active users, Facebook presents a…
How to Hire Top Translators with the Help of LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a social media platform that has become an essential tool for recruiters and hiring managers in various industries. For those in need of hiring translators, LinkedIn is a particularly valuable resource that…
Minimum Wages in the Former Soviet Union: A Look at 2013
The former Soviet Union was a vast region that encompassed a number of countries with distinct cultures, economies, and political systems. In 2013, the region was still recovering from the economic and political…
Minimum Wages in Central Asia: A Look at the Region's Low Wage Rates
Central Asia is a region that consists of five countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The region has a diverse economy, with industries ranging from agriculture to oil and gas…
Display node count per taxonomy
<p>Working on project, I needed to display how many nodes are in particular taxonomy.</p><p><img src="http://reinisfischer.com/sites/default/files/taxonomy-count.png" alt=""…
Building a Drupal site from scratch - part 13 - working with node display
<p>By default, when adding new fields to content type, and then entering values in them, Drupal will display all of them on node:</p><p><img src="http://reinisfischer.com/sites/default/files/…
Building a Drupal site from scratch - part 12 - Working with image styles
By default Drupal offers 3 image styles enabled: thumbnail, medium, large: Image styles can be applied to images we are using in views, and not always 3 default options are enough. In the image above, you can…
Drupal 7 override page.tpl.php for specific content type
<p>Working on project I needed a function to override default page.tpl.php for specific content type. I did use theme_hook function some 2 years ago, and I knew it's achievable in Drupal.</p><p>…