I have created 2 howtos for installing the Horde 3.0 framework. One for a new installation, and one for an upgrade.
None of this is official, but I have been using it for about 3 weeks now. From my testing there are 2 things that don't work. Kronolith reminders and Kronolith free/busy. If anyone has time to investigate if it's possible to get these to work on SME, that would be great.
Thanks goes to Dan Brown for the original howto on CentOS.
I ran into the same problems you did with Dan Browns PHP 4.3.10 RPMS - some message like 'No version found - regenerate configuration' in horde stup and when you clicked on it, it either went nowhere using firefox, or to an error page using IE. I did get it working with the 4.3.9 RPMS from Laurent Dinclaux.
A note about the fileinfo bit - you need to add/edit a custom template to add 'extension=fileinfo.so' in php.ini next to the others and restart httpd.
Also from my experience following your upgrade instructions, you assume people have nag, mnemo and kronolith installed, where they may not - so you have to use the install .sql file, not the upgrade one.
You are correct about that. I'll adjust the instructions in the next few days.
I never got fileinfo to install for me as I didn't install the other RPM's. Please tell me what the 'extension=fileinfo.so' in php.ini will do for me.
Lastly, I know you already sent it to me, but send the the list of RPM's needed to get fileinfo installed and where I can find them. I had some mail issues and lost that email.
If you install fileinfo, but don't add 'extension=fileinfo.so' to php.ini, then if you check horde's test.php, it will say that fileinfo is not installed. I guess addding that makes it available to php.
It was in the devinfo list that I posted the list of dev rpms needed. But it is also now in the update script at the link below.
...then horde can save the conf.php files itself.
There is a script called set_perms.sh in /horde/scripts that can reset the recommended ownership/permissions later.
I tested the upgrade procedure as well as the new installation procedure.
At some point some settings on the Authentication tab of the Horde configuration need to be done. I noticed that if you change these settings to the required values while IMP configuration has not been done yet, you are unable to continue after that moment (authentication errors in browser).
My workaround was to postpone the settings in the Authentication tab until the IMP configuration was done.
At first the whole Horde suite seemed to work very fine. It's quite an improvement compared to the 2.x suite.
However at some point display of email messages got messed up: if I tried to view a message, the complete email headers were displayed (with all newline characters removed) on the location where you would expect the message body. So the actual message was not displayed at all anymore.
This strange phenomenon suddenly occured at all accounts. Believing that I played too much with global (horde/imp) settings, I restored original settings, however without any positive results.
I wonder whether some bug was bugging me or if I made some stupid mistake?? If so, I must have made it twice as I ran into this problem after the upgrade as well as after the new installation procedure.
I did get an error once, but just restored conf.php and was able to access the configuration again. I don't think it was because of IMP though, it happened after I saved the logging settings in horde.
How does your test.php page look for horde and for imp? Any errors?
Yes, I saw all of that, but I just didn't investigate it. I have now incorporated those changes in my howto. Looks like you have moved on the 6.5B1 and are running into some issues. I haven't tried to install this on 6.5B1 yet. Thanks for your help and suggestions.
To answer your question I reinstalled Horde 3.0 again (I did a back out to Horde 2.X). I examined the test.php page and didn't find any errors. Just a few warnings which didn't seem fatal at all.
I had a look at the test.php page again which didn't report anything strange and also had a look at the phpinfo() page to see if there was anything strange going on. While looking at this page I was reminded that some time ago I installed a php accelerator (turck-mmcache). I thought it to be not unlikely that turck-mmcache could be interfering with horde so I removed it.
And guess what: problem solved!
Or Mastersleepy has a turck rpm that you can enable or disable turck for certain ibays, but not sure about enabling/disabling for horde.
I assume you mean MasterSleepy's rpm and not eaccelerator?
Can you disable it (using the server-manager panel) from "accelerating" horde?
you need to change the link to the rpm's that are downloaded in your how-to due to the release of beta2.
..and the dev rpms you list are for 6.5 - there are slight differences for 6.0.1.
Also, for some reason fileinfo doesn't seem to install on 6.5beta1 like it did on 6.0.1, but it is optional, not required.


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namespace BB\GalleryBundle\Repository;

use Doctrine\ORM\EntityRepository;

class BeerRepo extends EntityRepository {

  public function findBeersAsc() {
    $qb = $this->createQueryBuilder('b')
            ->orderBy('b.name', 'ASC');
    $query = $qb->getQuery();
    return $query->execute();
  }

  public function findTypesSortByDescription() {
    return $this->findBy(array(), array('description' => 'ASC'));
  }

  public function findColorsSortByDescription() {
    return $this->findBy(array(), array('description' => 'ASC'));
  }
}

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Q: aspx Request.Form.Count=0 I am not getting any data when submitting a form. I would expect Request.Form.Count=2, but instead RequestForm.Count=0.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
<%@ Page Language="VB" EnableViewState="false" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="Default2.aspx.vb"     Inherits="ecomm_Default2" %>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" method="post">
        <input id="textfield" type="text" value="My Text" />
        <input type="submit" value="Send it" />
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Code behind part
Imports System.Diagnostics
Partial Class ecomm_Default2
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
    Protected Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        If Request.HttpMethod = "POST" Then
            Debug.WriteLine(Request.Form.Count)
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

A: You input fields are missing names. Make sure you add them:
<input id="textfield" name="foo" type="text" value="My Text" />
<input type="submit" name="bar" value="Send it" />

Now on the server you will get both foo and bar keys with their respective values.

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The joint operation between Tesla and SolarCity has designed a radical system of capturing the sun's solar energy through panels which integrate seamlessly into the roof of the house.
The proposed project aims to replace standard tiled roofs with hundreds of panels that serve the same function as a solar module.
These new tiled panels, unlike previous modules, are designed to specifically cater to homeowners who are looking to replace their entire roof and integrate solar components as part of its key structure rather than just an addition on top.
With 4-5 million houses being re-roofed each year, Musk sees the potential in these new solar roofs to become a standard addition to all homes of the future.
Musk is hopeful that this merger between Tesla and SolarCity will create a range of benefits for both companies. The solar tiles will be integrated into Tesla's advanced battery storage system 'The Powerwall' equipped with a charger for an electric car.
While exact details of the cost of these new solar tiles were not revealed, Musk suggests that an entirely new solar tiled roof would cost less than a standard new roof, even with the solar modules. The other added benefits in going the solar roof option is that these tiles offer greater insulation qualities than standard roofing materials.
Part of Tesla's brand success has been through their efforts to create efficient batteries capable of storing solar energy for long periods of time. Such batteries hold the key to the sustainable and carbon-free future that Musk envisions.
Tesla is in the process of building a Giga-factory in Reno, California, which will be one of the largest factories ever built upon completion. This Giga-factory is being created for the purpose of designing and producing advanced batteries for the storage of renewable energy, with Musk suggesting that just 100 of these factories could produce enough sustainable energy to power the entire world.
In this documentary, Leonardo DiCaprio discusses battery technology and the development of Giga-factories with Elon Musk, suggesting that the sooner we take action through integrated technologies the stronger we will be placed in the future to reduce our emissions and global footprint.
Musk suggests that the only way to make this transition to a renewable future possible is getting the petrochemical industries to switch from using fossil fuels to renewable technologies. Easier said than done, Musk emphasizes the importance of putting a price on carbon with a carbon tax in the hope to influence fossil fuel consumption levels to drop due to its unattainable cost.


I am participating in the 2015 11th Annual Clarion West Write-a-thon.
My goal is to complete drafts of chapters 14 and 15 of "Buddy Journey," book 4 of The Dragon Universe series, and to create a mind map and outline for a novelette, or possibly novella, but probably too long for a short story, of the Risirid (characters in The Dragon Universe) survivors' origin story that focuses on Patriarch's contribution to that survival and subsequent prosperity.
The write-a-thon is a fundraiser for the Clarion West Writers Workshop, a nonprofit literary organization based in Seattle, Washington, with a mission to improve speculative fiction by providing high quality education to writers at the start of their careers.


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home // News // S. Korean researchers successfully develop tools to accurately assess hydrogen fluoride quality //
S. Korean researchers successfully develop tools to accurately assess hydrogen fluoride quality
Source: Arirang News. | By Kim Hyo-sun
Location: South Korea
Industry type: Electronics Industry
South Korean researchers have successfully developed a set of equipment that can provide accurate assessment of high-purity gases like hydrogen fluoride, which is used in semiconductor manufacturing.
Such an achievement is deemed significant as it follows months-long struggle after Japan imposed export restrictions on the material to Seoul.
"We have had limitations in carrying out objective quality assessment, but our new equipment will enable such assessment going forward."
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science plans to provide quality assessment tests for some twenty high-purity gas materials, starting off with hydrogen fluoride for semiconductors.
The test is conducted by turning liquid hydrogen fluoride into gas, which will then go through assessment for some two dozen types of metallic impurities to determine its final purity level.'
The development is also meaningful in that it has been done only with home-grown technology.
"We are carrying out research to provide support for diversifying South Korea's import sources and domestic production of gas materials used for manufacturing semiconductors."
The researchers now plan to establish a standard test method with the aim to enable Korean firms to develop related technologies without having to be reliant on foreign sources.
*Original article online at http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=265512
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The walk starts on the 'Forest Way' bridleway heading west.
Part of the route is the Three Forests Way, passing the 12th century church at Lambourne.
» Walk Details From Littlebury Green, the walks start with wonderful panoramic views, then passes through fields and along an old Roman road to Langley.
» Walk Details This walk begins near East Tilbury Rail Station, and heads east along the outskirts of the town, then across the marshes before heading south along the riverside to the Coalhouse Fort.
From there it goes west over farmland, then north and east back to the town.
The views along the route are lovely and sometimes spectacular.The return path takes you through mostly open countryside to the quiet villages of Little Hallingbury and Gaston Green.» Walk Details The gently rolling hills of North Essex provide marvellous views across the valley on this walk. They are nearly all circular, so once you've completed your walk, you'll find yourself back at your car or public transport link.You can explore the details of the route and surrounding area by using the interactive (zoomable) online maps from Ordnance Survey and Google.
There is a fairly long stretch which involves walking straight across fields, which is best done before the fields are ploughed.» Walk Details As well as lovely views along the route, this walk is mostly remarkable for the peace, tranquillity and timelessness of the area.
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Q: How to get lines of best fit on multiple graphs? How would I get a seperate line of best fit on each of these graphs? Feel free to change my code or use another library- this was just as far as I got before I got stuck. Thanks!
exampledf<- data.frame(year=c("1999","1999","1999","1995","1995","1995"),npi=c(20,40,20,30,40,15),school=c("A","B","C","A","B","C"))
library(lattice)
library(car)
with(exampledf,
     xyplot(npi~year|school,xlab="Year",ylab="NPI",main="NPI measurements by school and year", aspect = "xy"),
     abline(lm(npi~year|school,data=exampledf))
)

Solution using xyplot:
add the parameter type=c("p","r")
reference here This adds both the points and the regression line to each plot

A: How about this, with ggplot2? (note, I added an additional point to each panel)
exampledf<- data.frame(year= rep(c("1999", "1995", "2005"), each = 3),
   npi=c(20,40,20, 30,40,15, 15, 15, 30),
   school=rep(c('A', "B", "C"), 3))

library(ggplot2)

ggplot(exampledf, aes(x = year, y = npi, group = school)) +
    geom_point() +
    geom_smooth(method = "lm") +
    facet_wrap(~school)


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Chernobyl 30th anniversary: Facts, figures and stats on the world's worst nuclear disaster
By Lydia Smith
Updated April 26, 2016 12:29 BST
Thirty years ago, the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, sending huge amounts of radioactive material into the atmosphere. A cloud carried radioactive caesium, strontium and plutonium over Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Europe, depositing the hazardous material over homes and fields in one of the worst nuclear accidents in history.
Chernobyl nuclear power station is located around 80 miles (130km) north of Kiev, Ukraine, and around 12 miles (12km) south of the Belarusian border. Construction on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant began in 1970.
The station itself consisted of four reactors which, combined, produced around 10 percent of Ukraine's electricity at the time of the accident. The reactors were of the RMBK-1000 design, a type of graphite-moderated reactor made by the-then Soviet Union.
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Following the disaster in 1986, around 350,000 "liquidators" – made up of the army, plant staff, fire services and more – were initially involved in the clean-up operation after the accident, according to the World Health Organisation; around 240,000 of these workers received the highest radiation doses. The WHO further states that the number of registered liquidators later rose to 600,000.
The accident occurred during a test on the fourth reactor, which was conducted in order to find out whether the turbines could produce enough energy to keep the coolant pumps running if power was lost.
The accident released approximately 400 times more radioactive fallout than that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima; Japan, in 1945, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Radioactive isotopes, such as caesium-137, iodine-131 and strontium-90, were released into the air. Belarus received 70% of the fallout from Chernobyl, which contaminated one fifth of the country's land used for agriculture.
Severe radiation poisoning had killed 28 Chernobyl workers within four months of the accident, according to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
There has also been a significant increase in cases of thyroid cancer among people who were children and adolescents living in the most contaminated areas of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia at the time of the accident, the World Health Organisation also states.
The evacuation of the town of Pripyat began on 27 April, by which time residents had already begun to complain of sickness and feeling unwell. No reports or details regarding the accident were released until the third day after the reactor exploded.
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Roosevelt Island residents often see boats passing by on the East River. For a change of pace, here's what Roosevelt Island looks like from a boat slowly moving up the East River passing the FDR Four Freedoms Park, Cherry Tree Promenade, Queensboro Bridge, Riverwalk, Rivercross, Island House, Westview, Manhattan Park, Octagon, Coler Hospital and Lighthouse Park last May.
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Home Economy Pakistan's growth to slow to 4.4%, external woes set to continue: Fitch...
Pakistan's growth to slow to 4.4%, external woes set to continue: Fitch Solutions
January 7, 2019 (MLN): Fitch Solutions Macro Research, a unit of Fitch Group but an independent research house in its 'Outlook for Pakistan's economy', maintains its forecast for Pakistan's real GDP growth to slow to 4.4% in FY2018/19 and 4.1% in FY2019/20, from 5.4% in the previous fiscal year, despite the windfall from the decline in oil prices.
"This will likely be triggered by a non-oil import crunch, which in our view, is looking increasingly likely over the coming months. The growing prospects of an impending global trade slowdown is likely to weigh on Pakistan's exports," opines the research house.
Pakistan's external accounts continue to deteriorate despite the steep drop in oil prices, and with exports likely to come under pressure amid a global trade slowdown, Fitch Solutions believes that a considerable non-oil import contraction is looking increasingly likely.
"This will likely adversely impact Pakistan's economic growth over the coming quarters, which informs our decision to maintain the country's real GDP growth forecast at 4.4% for FY2018/19 (July – June) and 4 .1% in FY20 19 /20 (from 5.4% in FY20 17/18 ), despite the windfall from oil import savings".
The key question is whether the fall in oil import prices will be enough to balance the trade account in the absence of a sharp drop in non-oil imports that would otherwise cause severe economic dislocation. "Prior economic crises for Pakistan have been triggered by a sharp reduction in imports following large external deficits, and although a likely agreement with the IMF over the coming months will prevent an outright balance of payments crisis, we believe that Pakistan's external woes are not yet over," says Fitch.
Moreover, the research house sees little prospect of an export rebound. It says that, "Despite exports nearing all-time highs in rupee terms, exports contracted by 12.8% y-o-y in November in dollar terms, and we see little prospect of a pick up any time soon in the context of a global trade slowdown. The US is Pakistan's main export market and the recent equity rout is pointing towards an impending slowdown in the US economy."
Meanwhile, China, Pakistan's second largest export market, faces continued risks from the ongoing trade war with the US, despite a recent commitment to open up its import market. "Should exports continue their decline, we could see total imports fall another 20 -30% from here after already falling 20% from their peak in dollar terms," they added.
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Asian markets rally on fresh hopes for steep Fed...
July 19: Asian markets rallied Friday as comments from a top Federal Reserve official were pounced on by investors as indicating the central bank will unveil a deep interest rate cut at the end of the month.
John Williams, the influential vice chairman of the Fed's policy-setting board, said in a speech that central banks should move quickly to support the economy when borrowing costs were already low.
He pointed to studies suggesting that when there are few stimulus options available, officials should "move more quickly than you otherwise might" rather than waiting "for disaster to unfold".
While a spokesman later clarified that Williams was not outlining Fed policy and was not flagging a half-point cut, analysts said the remarks provided an insight into how officials were thinking.
Markets have been wavering this week over how big the bank's expected reduction would be, with 25 basis points priced in but traders hoping for 50 basis points.
"Williams' remarks put probabilities of multiple rate cuts higher after strong economic indicators had put doubts on the number of rate reductions this year and how deep the cut will be," said OANDA senior market analyst Alfonso Esparza.
Wall Street ended in positive territory and Asia was on course to end the week on a strong note, despite concerns about the global outlook and a lack of progress in China-US trade talks.
Tokyo went into the break 1.7 percent higher, while Hong Kong and Shanghai were both up one percent in early business.
Seoul and Taipei also added one percent, while Sydney climbed 0.8 percent, Singapore put on 0.4 percent, Wellington added 0.3 percent and Manila advanced 0.6 percent.
- Warning for stocks -
However, Jeffrey Kleintop, chief global investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co, warned that weakness in the world economy would eventually drag on markets.
"I don't think a few rates cuts is going to make the difference, whether it's 25 or 50 basis points at the end of this month," he told Bloomberg TV. "While the bond market is pricing in a realistic probability of the slowdown, stocks have gone the other direction this year and may be in for a surprise."
Bets on lower rates were also providing support to higher-yielding, riskier currencies with the Australian dollar and South Korean won climbing 0.6 percent and the Indonesian rupiah 0.5 percent higher. South Africa's rand, the Turkish lira and Mexican peso were also well up.
However, the greenback did claw back slightly against its major peers following steep losses on Thursday.
The softer dollar was also helping oil prices rally, while Donald Trump's claims that the US had shot down an Iranian drone that threatened an American naval vessel also provided strong support.
However, Vanguard Markets' Stephen Innes said the commodity remained under pressure from concerns about demand, despite moves to loosen monetary policy.
"It's not central bank liquidity that oil markets need but global economic growth," he said. "All the money in the world isn't going to alleviate the fact markets are mired in a trade war-induced global economic slump that is factoring in both consumer and industrial consumption metrics."
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Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 1.7 percent at 21,394.23 (break)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng: UP 1.0 percent at 28745.53
Shanghai - Composite: UP 1.0 percent at 2,929.57
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2545 from $1.2548 at 2050 GMT
Pound/euro: DOWN at 89.77 pence from 89.87 pence
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.1262 from $1.1277
Dollar/yen: UP at 107.55 yen from 107.30 yen
West Texas Intermediate: UP 92 cents at $56.22 per barrel
Brent North Sea crude: UP $1.20 at $63.13 per barrel
New York - Dow: FLAT at 27,222.97 (close)
London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.6 percent at 7,493.09 (close)
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SBP and People's Bank of China extend Currency Swap Agreement for three more years
SATRC workshop starts in Islamabad
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First up, a 36-year-old New Yorker who works in media and took a big pay cut to make a career change.
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Diamond Hospital gets its own full maternity ward and NICU
By News Source Guyana on February 13, 2020
Public Health Volda Lawrence said her Ministry has been making bold steps in improving the health care system across the country and not just at the main hospitals.
Pregnant women along the East Bank Demerara corridor have now been given the option of delivering their bundles of joy at the Diamond Hospital.
The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday commissioned a $12 million maternity ward at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.
The new facility, which also includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is the first of its kind at the Diamond Hospital. Previously, the hospital only dealt with pregnancy cases that were considered emergencies.
She added that "we are striving to have the best healthcare system in the Americas and we have to recognise the efforts made by our nursing fraternity to improve themselves, improve their skills so that they can be able to better serve communities".
The new maternity unit is being manned by six Doctors, a staff nurse and five midwives.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit can accommodate three newborns at any one time. The hospital is also outfitted with a main operating theatre to readily carry out emergency surgeries after a delivery.
Although the unit was officially commissioned yesterday, it went in to operation last year and has since seen the successful delivery of 70 babies.
The Staff Nurse/Midwife attached to the new facility said the Diamond hospital is focusing on the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) numbers one and two, which refer to reducing infant and maternal mortality rates.
The unit also offers clinical services, which have since reduced the number of patients at other health facilities in the region.
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November 8, 2020 10:00AM ET
Watch Dave Chappelle's Incisive Post-Election 'SNL' Monologue
"Now Trump is gone… Called the coronavirus the 'kung flu.' I said 'You racist, hilarious son of a bitch.' I'm supposed to say that, not you. It's wrong when you say it"
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As he did four years earlier, Dave Chappelle returned to Saturday Night Live for the series' first post-presidential election episode, with the comedian once again delivering a timely, powerful monologue.
"This morning after the results came in, I got a text from a friend of mine in London, she said the world feels like a safer place now that America has a new president. And I said, 'That's great, but America doesn't," Chappelle said.
"You guys remember what life was like before Covid? I do. There was a mass shooting every week, you remember that? Thank god for Covid. Something had to lock these murderous whites up, keep them in the house."
Chappelle also talked about how, due to Covid-19, his recent comedy shows have taken place in a cornfield close to his rural Ohio home, and how that has upset his neighbors.
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"The local farmers, my neighbors, started to complain that my shows were too noisy, in a cornfield… I had to have a whole town meeting about how noisy I was being in a cornfield, it was so embarrassing. And I resented it, I resented that these country farmers could decide a guy like me's fate. People who don't deserve to do that. They haven't seen enough, they don't know anything," Chappelle said.
"They're probably watching me right now, they're probably like, 'Honey, come quick, come quick, the guy from the grocery store is on television.' No, you big dummy. The guy from television is at the grocery store."
The comedian added, "I don't know why poor white people don't like to wear masks, what is the problem? You wear masks at the Klan rally, wear it at the Walmart too. Wear your Klan hood at Walmart so we can all feel safe."
Midway through the 16-minute monologue, Chappelle addressed the election and the outgoing president. "Now Trump is gone," he said as the crowd applauded. "Called the coronavirus the 'kung flu.' I said 'You racist, hilarious son of a bitch.' I'm supposed to say that, not you. It's wrong when you say it."
Chappelle then mocked Trump's coronavirus cure press conference, as well as the president contracting Covid-19. "And after all that, you know what Trump did after all that stuff, went out and got the coronavirus, wasn't that something? You know, when he got coronavirus, they said everything about it in the news, but you know what they didn't say? That it was hilarious," Chappelle said.
"Trump getting coronavirus was like Freddie Mercury getting AIDS. Nobody was like, 'Well, how did it he get it?' This guy was running around like the Outbreak monkey."
Chappelle closed out his monologue with an emotional plea that aimed at reconciling a divided nation.
"I would implore everybody who's celebrating today to remember that it's good to be a humble winner. Remember when I was here four years ago, remember how bad that felt? Remember that half the country right now still feels that way. Please remember that," he said.
"Remember, for the first time in the history of America, life expectancy of white people is dropping 'cause of heroin, because of suicide. All the white people out there that feel that anguish, that pain, they mad because they think nobody cares — maybe they don't — let me tell you something: I know how that feels. Promise you, I know how that feels. If you're a police officer, and every time you put your uniform on, you feel like you got a target on your back, you're appalled by the ingratitude that people have when you would risk your life to save them. Believe me, I know how that feels. Everyone knows how that feels. But here's the difference between me and you: You guys hate each other for that, and I don't hate anybody. I just hate that feeling. That's what I fight, and what I suggest you fight. You gotta find a way to live your life. You gotta find a way to forgive each other. You gotta find a way to find joy in your existence, in spite of that feeling."
In This Article: Dave Chappelle,	Saturday Night Live


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A History of Missouri: Volume IV, 1875-1919 by Lawrence O. Christensen & Gary R. Kremer
Drawing on original research in primary sources, this comprehensive study covers such topics as the Constitution of 1875, the impact of railroad expansion, the 1904 World's Fair, the Populist and Progressive movements, and World War I. It also deals with less familiar topics, such as the state's use of convict labor to save taxpayers money, the emergence of women's clubs, the arrival of moving pictures, and the terrible conditions under which coal miners worked and lived.
Lawrence O. Christensen is Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Among his books are Missouri, the Heart of the Nation and Dictionary of Missouri Biography (University of Missouri Press).
Gary R. Kremer is Professor of History at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri. He is the author or editor of numerous works, including Missouri's Black Heritage, Revised Edition and Dictionary of Missouri Biography, both available from the University of Missouri Press.
Published by The University of Missouri, 2004. Paperback. 296 pages
George Washington Carver: A Biography by Gary R. Kremer
A History of Missouri: Volume V, 1919-1953 by Richard S. Kirkendall
Heartland History: Volume Two by Gary R. Kremer
Race and Meaning: The African American Experience in Missouri by Gary R. Kremer (paperback)
This Place of Promise: A Historian's Perspective on 200 Years of Missouri History by Gary Kremer
Bird: The Life and Music Of Charlie Parker by Chuck Haddix
A History of the Ozarks, Volume 2: The Conflicted Ozarks by Brooks Blevins
Across Our Wide Missouri - Volume 1 (January through June) by Bob Priddy
Pocket Maya Angelou Wisdom
A History of Missouri: Volume VI, 1953-2003 by Lawrence H. Larsen
Achieve the Honorable: A Missouri Congressman's Journey from Warm Springs to Washington by Ike Skelton
A Centennial History of the State Historical Society of Missouri, 1898-1998
A Thistle Flower from the Prairie by Jens Christian Bay


Your ride starts next to the Colosseum in the heart of Rome and concludes in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
You will ride through several ancient trails like Via Francigena, the pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome. The ride will also include forest roads, mountain biking trails, low-traffic secondary and unpaved gravel roads.
One of the highlights of the tour are the Strade Bianche, which criss-crosses Tuscany and passes through the most breathtaking scenery in the region.
We have choose a mixture of local farm-stays and small hotels for your stays.
Tuscany is home to the Slow Food Movement: all of the food and wine provided is produced and prepared locally.
The most challenging aspect of this ride is the cumulative climbing with an average 1,500 meters of climbing per day.
This ride is designed to be challenging hence you should be comfortable with riding 4-7 hours per day. You will be able to ride at your own speed, but you should come to the tour in good shape.
We start in the center of Rome, with a view of some of its most famous monuments. After the inevitable group photo with the Colosseum in the background we take a bike path that follows the Tevere River and leads us out of the city. We enter the quiet Roman country-side, cycle through the beautiful Veio Regional Park with some interesting single-track sections.
After lunch we will continue toward Bracciano Lake facing the wind that always blows from the sea to the interior during the afternoon. When we will spot the Bracciano Castle it's time for the last downhill that will lead us to our hotel, right on the shore of the lake.
After a fast descent in the forest we will cross the Mignone river on an old, unused road. After a pretty steep uphill and a brief section on the old railway we will enter into the Tarquinia area, full of historical Etruscan tombs and ruins.
On the last climb of the day we will enter Tarquinia through the old door "Porta Castello", where our day ends.
We start with an easy secondary road that will take us to Canino and the beginning of the Brigant Path, an old trail used until the 19th century by the outlaws that lived in this area. Near Castro we will experience our first Via Cava, old roads carved into the typical stone of this area named Tufo.
After lunch we will cross the Lamone Forest on one of its nice forest roads. This forest resembles the one mentioned by Dante in the first part of his Divine Comedy. The last part of the day is the most difficult, with steep uphill that will reward us with stunning views of the countryside and the sea – if we are lucky!
We will spend the night in the idyllic Mezzano Lake agritourism, tasting the fabulous food produced and cooked by the owner of the farm.
From Mezzano Lake we ride up to the little town of Latera. We are now riding in the Alta Tuscia, an area rich in Etruscan monuments. We visit the historical centers of Sorano, Pitigliano and Sovana before joining the nice winding road that will bring us to Saturnia.
The stage is mostly on wonderful country roads. After our lunch in Pitigliano we will ride into the spectacular 'Vie Cave': old roads built into the rocks by the Etruscan – the ancient inhabitants of Italy. We will spend the night near Saturnia, and have the chance to enjoy its famous hot springs.
Today is the day for the climbers. We have to reach the highest point of our tour on Mt. Amiata at 1,400 metres.
Mt. Amiata is an ancient volcano, now covered with a dense beech forest. We will reach the top following the Albegna River that we will cross several times during the day.
We start the ride from our agritourism and, after 3 kilometers, cross the Albegna River for the first time. We now have a steep, 5 kilometer climb to Rocchette di Fazio. After passing the river again on an old bridge, we follow a trail under the little town.
We take another difficult trail and cross the river once more. When we arrive in Roccalbegna, we fill our water bottles from one of its numerous fountains.
We then climb into the Natural Reserve of Monte Labbro at 1,000 metres, followed by a downhill ride to Aiole. Finally, we take the final forest road that brings us to Monta Amiata, first crossing a nice chestnut forest and then entering a shady beech forest that is interrupted only by a few nice meadows.
We leave our cozy hotel near the top of Mt.Amiata and enter the forest to ride some fun single-track. After arriving at the Capo Vetra Shelter, we take a wide forest road until Vivo d'Orcia. It is a nice, long descent that will lead us in the Val d'Orcia Artistic, Nature and Cultural Park and the Province of Siena. At Castiglione D'Orcia, we take our first Strada Bianca or White Road.
We can visit the little town of Bagno Vignoni, famous for its main square that is actually a natural pool. After a technical uphill section we will stop for lunch near the beautiful Sant'Antimo Abbady. We then continue on white roads to Villa a Tolli, over Lume Spento Pass, and into Castiglione nel Bosco.
Our final destination is the farmhouse of Pieve a Salti, located just outside of the beautiful center of Buonconvento.
From Pieve a Salti we ride to the historic center of Siena which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is well known for its cuisine, art, museums, and medieval cityscapes.
In this stage we will ride part of the Eroica Route, a permanent bicycle route of about 200 kilometres, mostly on White Road. We will have lunch in Siena and stop to see the Piazza del Palio where the famous Horse Ride is held twice a year. After lunch we will enter the Chianti Hills where the famous wine of the same name is produced. Our final destination is the spectacular Fonterutoli Hamlet in the heart of the Chianti Classico region.
From Fonterutoli we follow the Eroica route until Radda in Chianti. Here we start climbing to the beautiful town of Volpaia where we can stop for an espresso.
From here we enter the forest that will lead us to Monte San Michele, the highest point of the Chianti Hills. We will ride mostly on the ridge of the Chianti Hills until we reach Poggio alla Croce, where we have a beautiful view of the Valdarno. From here we follow secondary roads and a beautiful single-track that offers amazing views of Florence. We enter the city through a bike path that follows the Arno River and end our tour, after crossing Ponte Vecchio near The Duomo.
Our journey ends in a typical Osteria where we can taste the famous Fiorentina meat and the delicious cookies called Cantucci with a taste of Vin Santo.
Un gran desafío MTB de varios días, con la ventaja de poder hacerlo en Italia!
Una grande sfida MTB di più giorni, con il vantaggio di poterlo fare in Italia!
The food and accommodations surpassed expectations.
A great multi-day MTB challenge, with the bonus of being able to do it in Italy!
Estaba buscando un viaje desafiante de MTB, ¡y esto no me decepcionó! ¡Un gran desafío MTB de varios días, con la ventaja de poder hacerlo en Italia! Italia con su cultura, comida y café que no encuentras en casa!
Stavo cercando un viaggio in MTB impegnativo, e questo non mi ha deluso! Una grande sfida MTB di più giorni, con il vantaggio di poterlo fare in Italia! L'Italia con la sua cultura, cibo e caffè che non trovi a casa!
Over all the trip was fantastic. The food and accommodations surpassed expectations. The route was complex and varied and the sights were something else.
Durante il viaggio tutto è stato fantastico. Il cibo e le sistemazioni hanno superato le aspettative. Il percorso era complesso e vario ed i panorami incredibili.
I was looking for a more challenging MTB type of trip, and this trip delivered! A great multi-day MTB challenge, with the bonus of being able to do it in Italy! Italy brings the culture, food, and espressos that you just don't find at home!
Lover of cyclotourism since the late 90s, over the years has always tried to move a little more further the limits of his biking adventures.
After several solo bike tour including Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica and Iceland, in 2006, he came in contact with Projecting Adventure Cyclism, former Progetto Avventura, participating in the Atacama Desert and Mongolia bike tour.
Passionate about winter ultramarathon and endurance, he has participated in several editions of the Iditarod Trail Invitational in Alaska. In 2017 he raced the Tour Divide, 4.500 km from Canada to Mexico on a singlespeed.
Since 2009, he joined the Projecting Adventure Cyclism taking care of various aspect of the Travel Agency.
It deals with the creation, management and guiding of bike tour, in addition to maintain relationships with customers.
Much of the information that you will receive will have his signature.


Arrival to Bucharest - 12.3.
Press conference - hotel Sofitel - 12.3.
The 3xFemeie - Acasa TV - 12.3.
Chestiunea Zilei - TV show - 12.3.
Arrival to hotel - 12.3.
With Mabel in Bucharest - 13.3.
Arrival to concert - 13.3.
Departure from concert - 13.3.
Concerts in Bucharest - 14.-15.3.
Backstage with fans - 14.3.
Arrival to Timisoara - 17.3.
Natalia with Romanian singer - 17.3.
Departure from Timisoara - 18.3.


Yesterday, NRC announced it was sending a team of additional inspectors to the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to more fully understand why steam generator tubes are failing a pressure test. The tubes were isolated to Unit 3, which was safely shutdown on Jan. 31 when the tube leak was identified. There was no risk to the employees, the public, or the environment during the pressure test and both units are currently powered down.
In order to understand the situation a little better, think of a steam generator as a large egg filled with water and thousands of long, thin metal tubes in a U-shape formation attached at the bottom of the egg. The steam generator removes heat from the nuclear reactor as the hot radioactive water that surrounds the fuel rods passes through these tubes. As the hot water travels through the tubes, the rest of the water in the egg becomes steam. The steam is transferred to the turbine building where it forces the turbine to move and creates electricity.
A steam generator tube failing is a problem because radioactive water that passed over the nuclear reactor and into the steam generator may escape into the created steam through a hole in the tube. Then, the radioactive steam could end up at the turbine and eventually may escape to the environment.
The NRC inspectors will take a very comprehensive look at this Unit 3 condition, including looking at the manufacturer's steam generator design, construction and shipment to the site located near San Clemente, California. While other steam generators have shown wear after one cycle of operation, the level of wear at Unit 3 is more than expected.
Currently, the plant's operator is continuing pressure testing and so far seven tubes have failed. In addition to the resident inspectors, an NRC steam generator expert is on site and inspecting the ongoing testing. A public exit meeting will be scheduled in the coming weeks where the team will share their preliminary results.
The licensee has a quality assurance program in place to ensure quality fabrication and construction, complying with construction codes and standards. The licensee inspects the equipment upon receipt and does a pre-service examination prior to putting the tubes in service. The 19,000 plus tubes are individually tested using electromagnetic testing. The NRC inspection team will hold a public exit meeting with the licensee to discuss preliminary findings and will also issue a written report within 30 days of completion of the inspection.
i am just curious as to whether or not these steam generator tubes undergo high resolution x-ray examination prior to final assembly to identify any questionable areas of fragility that may breech the patency of these assemblies. I'm quite sure the quality control has to be second to none when assembling a reactor generator plant. i would like to know what the outcome was if at all possible.


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Celebrate the architectural diversity of London with this detailed LEGO® brick model. The LEGO Architecture Skyline Collection offers models suitable for display in the home and office, and has been developed for all with an interest in travel, architectural culture, history and design. Each set is scaled to give an accurate representation of the comparative size of each structure, with true-to-life color depiction. This set features the National Gallery, Nelson's Column, London Eye, Big Ben (the Elizabeth Tower) and Tower Bridge, and is finished with a decorative "London" nameplate.
LEGO® Architecture interpretation of London.
Features the National Gallery, Nelson's Column, London Eye, Big Ben (the Elizabeth Tower) and Tower Bridge.
London's Thames River is represented by transparent baseplate tiles.
Tower Bridge opens to greet the incoming ship.
The included booklet contains information about the designer, architecture and history of each building, as well as historical facts about London and its architectural heritage (English language only. Other languages available for download at LEGO.com/architecture).
Includes a 4x32 tiled base with a decorative "London" nameplate.
Recreate the world's most beautiful cities with the LEGO® Architecture Skyline Collection.
LEGO® Architecture celebrates the world of architecture through the medium of the LEGO brick, and is developed for all with an interest in travel, design, architecture and history.
This set includes over 460 LEGO® pieces and offers an age-appropriate building experience for ages 12+.
Measures over 5" (15cm) high, 11" (28cm) wide and 3" (8cm) deep
HPinder |
Purchased for: Self
This set is great. It includes builds of the National Gallery, Nelson's Column, Big Ben, the London Eye & Tower Bridge on a base plate. The set looks really good but is only for display, not to be played with really. I think the inclusion of a small boat under Tower Bridge is nice. The instruction book includes pictures and information about each of the landmarks and is higher quality than normal books. I think the price is a bit too high but the set looks great and I highly recommend this to people who love LEGO & London. This is my first Architecture set and I enjoyed building it.
55London
Hectic |
I recently got this set as a Birthday gift and i have to say i really enjoyed the building experience its a great fit to my collection as im from the UK the little replicas that represent each landmarks spot on to its real life counterparts plus it does look great on display next to my our Architecture series
Response from LEGO SHOP
Samuel, LEGO Customer Service
Thank you for writing the review, a true Architecture fan! Your words bring a smile to our LEGO® Architecture designers. We're happy to hear you enjoyed the building experience. Glad you found a good fit for your collection!
Anothername |
This is my first Lego architecture line (a gift from a close relative), and as a Brit I'm jolly pleased to have received a cityscape of London. The design is a smart, delicate, well thought-through build to a Lego architecture set. The shapes and subtle colour schemes of the miniature buildings balance with each other perfectly. To achieve such detail on a remarkably small-scale is very impressive. Whilst the majority of the build was relatively straight forward, I found the building of the London Eye to be most tricky in terms of achieving symmetry with the 'pods' around the wheel. It's a clever design but the wheel does tend to wobble around a lot if being moved. But as it's a display piece I don't think this really matters. It's worth remembering though, that although this set is designed for observation rather than 'play', the build can be dismantled at your discretion so you can make other things with the available bricks - it is Lego after all! In conclusion this is a wonderful, impressively splendid model perfect for display.
Great London Set
Panchito |
This set was more involved than I imagined. This is not a bad thing and made me concentrate a bit more. The overall representation was very good and have first hand knowledge after living there a few years. Very pleased.
Build Time: 1 hrs 30 mins


This viewer is in the middle of the pack. It is really close to being great, but the developers dropped the ball on a few usablity points that would be really difficult to change at this point and would also make the whole viewer unusable for some websites.
We are on post 4 of 10, and in our first post we laid out the criteria of this ranking: 18 vital points to consider when choosing a 360 product viewer. We have linked up each criteria's title back to this original post for reference. Let's jump in and see where this script ranks.
Initial load time was 18 seconds on our simulated 3G connection. This is not the slowest we've experienced, but would be too slow for most visitors to wait for.
Good news is that they are loading higher resolution images when zooming so load speed is optimized. Bad news is that they are loading the entire image, and once the request is made they load ALL the other zoom images tieing up the connection.
Their full screen works great.
This is where it really falls short. They have tied in the scrolling of the page to the image rotation. This basically makes the page unscrollable on mobile and desktop devices once you scroll onto the viewer.
They have got a pretty great unified experience. Best one we have seen thus far.
It works on a desktop computer minus scrolling.
It works great on a phone but the scrolling locks once your thumb touches the viewer.
The buttons are really dated and too small for mobile devices. They distract and take away from the product.
It's very responsive. But again, the scrolling makes the whole site feel broken.
It's somewhat flexible. You apparently need to download a program to configure it, which seems like an overkill. This wouldn't work well for a comapny with a large number of skus.
There is no automated test suite.
It appears to be free to use with attribution and paid without, and can be used on 3 domains.
Actually it's pretty good. The only thing missing is telephone support.
They integrate with google analytics.
No hosting is provided, so it's up to you to figure that out.


Split lentil in red pepper sauce, seasoned with assorted spices.
Steamed fresh string beans and carrots, seasoned with garlic, ginger and turmeric powder.
Steamed vegetables of carrots and potatoes seasoned with assorted spices.
Greens steamed and seasoned with garlic and green pepper.
Steamed split-pea onions, seasoned with garlic and onions.
Powdered peas in red pepper sauce, seasoned with assorted spices.
Mild powdered peas sauce, seasoned with assorted spices.
Steamed zucchini seasoned with assorted spices.
Steamed potatoes in red pepper sauce, seasoned with assorted spices.
Fresh tomatoes with green peppers, seasoned with garlic and onions. Mixed with injera.
A combination of nine (9) items: Split lentil stew, Yeatkilt stew, split-pea stew, String beans mixed with carrots, Zucchini stew, Greens, Chopped tomatoes mixed with onion and jalapeno, Sunflower mixed with Injera and Ethiopian Salad. (This dish dedicated to "Bernice" a great friend of all of us at Rahel's).
Shiro wot(Chick pea stew), Split lentil stew, Yeatkilt stew, Split-pea stew, String beans mixed with carrots, Yeshimbra assa (powder chick-pea stew), Greens, Yebagela siljo (broad beans paste), Stuffed green, Peppers, Tomatoes Salad, Sunflower mixed with Injera and Salad.
Split lentil stew, Yeatkilt stew, Split-pea stew, Greens and Salad.
A combination of : Split lentil Stew, Split-pea Stew, String beans mixed with carrots, Greens, Sunflower mixed with Injera, Potetos mixed with Carrots and Cabbage , Punpkin Stew, Tomoto mixed with Injera , Salad with house dressing and Desert.
Cabbage Stew, Whole Lentil Stew, Split lentil Stew, Split pea Stew, String Beans mixed wioth carrot, Zucchini Stew, Kale Chopped, Chopped Tomato mixed with onion and jalapeno, Sunflower seed mixed with Injera and appetizer Sambussa.
Fresh greens, tomatoes, peppers, tossed with house vinaigrette.
Fresh tomatoes, onion and peppers, tossed with house vinaigrette.
Fresh tomatoes, onions and mildpeppers, mixed with Injera.
CHICKPEA FLOUR CAKES STEW Chick peas in shapes of fish spiced with onion. Garlic and pepper.
Original tea brew, an ancient drink from Manchuria that is cultivated from a culture formed from Bacterium Iylinum. Kombucha tea is especially helpful in Normalizing digestive function when taken at meal time. Kombucha relieves constipation and has produced favorable results in people suffering from kidney and gall stones. The taste of Kombucha is slightly acidic in nature and has been known to taste like apple cider vinegar, slightly sweet, slightly sour.


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Potato export outlook
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 05:00	Written by Administrator	Monday, 06 January 2014 15:12
Export of fresh potato crop has started and the volumes are likely to expand because of increased estimated output and strong foreign demand.
Inquiries reveal that more than 10,000 tonnes of potatoes were shipped out over the last two weeks of December. Exporters say they have confirmed orders for supply of 20,000-30,000 tonnes in January, while expecting that total exports this year would cross 200,000 tonnes. In 2013, lower output in Iran amidst a bigger crop here had provided the potato exports in a big way, after a lull of two years. But export volumes had fallen short of the target of 200,000 tonnes chiefly for two reasons: Russia had initially bought Pakistani potatoes in small quantities and, later on, suspended imports on quarantine issues. And, there was no big demand in the region, except in Iran.
�In exports of perishable items, gravity of trade is the key to success,� says a Karachi-based exporter. �We export fruits and vegetables to far away markets like Europe and Africa but we can�t immediately meet their temporary shortfalls.�
Sri Lanka this year has provided Pakistan this kind of opportunity. �Had demand risen suddenly in a distant market, we won�t have been able to capture it. We�ve got lots of orders from Sri Lanka because the buyers there know that we can meet their demand quickly,� explained another exporter.
Exporters are upbeat about prospects of potato exports this year because they expect that Russia would restart imports this month. A Pakistani delegation of exporters visited Russia in December to remove Moscow�s concerns and informed colleagues back home, the issue has almost been sorted out.
About 200 people are associated with exports of vegetables and 50-60 of them have been exporting potatoes for some time. Whereas most exporters sell fresh potatoes abroad, a few are trying to capitalise on foreign demand for peeled and dehydrated potatoes as well, market sources say. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Central Asian States, Russia and the UAE are major markets for Pakistani potatoes. Exporters say, in 2013 they explored Bangladesh and China adding that demand from Chinese markets still persist.
�After a surge in exports of rice to China, we�re now expecting big increase in exports of fresh fruits and vegetables there. Potato tops the list of veggies in demand there,� says an official of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan. Exporters say demand for potatoes, particularly for dried potatoes, is on the rise from almost all importing countries and they are fully prepared to meet it.
Most exporters, particularly the big ones, have lately started using modern facilities for processing before exports, market inquiries reveal. Some exporters, however, continue to cash in on occasional surge in demand for potatoes from India or Afghanistan (countries that are themselves big producers) by supplying the vegetables in bulk through land routes.
Primarily it was higher potato production in 2013 that gave boost to exports, officials in the Ministry of National Food Security and Research say. Final stats will trickle in after a few months, but initial estimates put last year�s output around four million tonnes, up from about 3.5 million tonnes in 2012. Progressive farmers in Punjab and Sindh say output this year will also be no less than four million tonnes and cite early maturity of the crop as an indication.
In the past two decades, potato production has generally progressed well, except on one or two occasions as in 2012 when Pakistan had to import 50,000 tonnes of this most common vegetable, mainly from India and Afghanistan.
Agricultural stats compiled on fiscal year basis show that between 1995 and 2000, average production of potato stood around 1.43 million tonnes, rose to 1.86 million tonnes between 2001 and 2005 before shooting up to 2.55 million tonnes in the next five years.
Farmers say, and official stats confirm that production has been on the rise both due to increase in the area under cultivation and average per hectare yield. They say that wider use of two new seed varieties, one for white potatoes and the other for the red ones, have contributed to higher production in recent years.
These varieties, registered in Faisalabad in 2004, along with a couple of other varieties developed in 1990s had taken the per-hectare yield up to 22.7 tonnes in 2009-10 but the rising trend somewhat faltered later on.
Lately, food processing business has been expanding, urban people have started using packaged food in a big way and thousands of large retail outlets have popped up across the country in addition to the entry and expansion of a few big chains of super stores and eateries. All this is driving domestic demand for potatoes up. Now, Pakistan�s strong reentry in exports markets last year, after two years of low activity, would keep fuelling demand. �Mohiuddin Aazim
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Peace is not a Pipe Dream; it is a Necessary Ingredient for the Future
Within the individual human psyche, there exists a constant tension between the force and power of the emotions driven by the passions embodied in territory, tribe and nation, and that of reason. The more reactive emotions stem, in large part, from the evolution of the species in an environment that was essentially hostile and in which the forces of nature that impacted human experience were not understood and the causes of calamity were attributed to the gods, malevolent spirits or a particular enemy.
In the beginnings of the human kind, ignorance was prevalent and fear and suspicion dominated and shaped human behavior. Although the advancement of science and technology has shed light upon many aspects of the human experience that were once shrouded in mystery, the inherent tendency to strike out violently against that which is feared and poorly understood remains to haunt human societies. What is particularly unique about humanity in the twenty-first century is the inescapable reality that the application of overwhelming force against a perceived enemy is no longer a viable solution especially considering the destructiveness of modern technological weaponry.
Over the thousands of years of human civilization, great empires have risen and eventually fallen. The cycle of empire building and dissolution has generally followed the same inexorable path. The beginning stage is represented by the rise of a local community of common origin followed by a gradual accretion of power, usually by force. Success at this initial stage leads to an ascendancy through the use of superior military strength that overshadows all adversaries and leads to the conquest of local adversaries. As power becomes increasingly concentrated into an overweening empire, there is a tendency to expand and overextend the sphere of power and domination. This ultimately leads to an exhaustion of resources both material and human. Finally, the empire contracts and ultimately dissolves. The entire process might take place over a thousand years as exemplified by the Roman Empire or a few hundred years as demonstrated by the British Empire.
In all of human history, these cycles of expansion and contraction were tolerable given the low density of human populations on the planet and the relatively benign effects of the primitive weaponry used to wage war on the global environment. This model of collective human behavior where economic, political and social differences and rivalries are settled through violent means is no longer tenable in the modern era.
The essentially tribal nature of human interactions has evolved over the millennia of human civilization into competing national sovereignties. The idea that each nation state is a power unto itself is no longer compatible with the rapidly evolving global character of human endeavor. There is currently too much at stake in maintaining the status quo, especially the survival of the species. The development of technological weaponry, especially nuclear and chemical weapons, has created a situation in which warfare necessarily leads to horrific consequences. Examples of the disastrous effects of protracted conflict can be seen both locally for the populations involved and globally due to the environmental impact as witnessed in the nuclear attacks against the civilian populations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the use of anti-personnel cluster bombs in Cambodia, the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, the deployment of land mines in Afghanistan and the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) hardened ordnance in Iraq.
The daunting issues that face humanity are no longer local but rather global in nature. The remarkable savagery of the First and Second World Wars of the Twentieth Century awakened the idea of a world organization as a forum for international communication so as to foster dialog between nations and forestall the possibility of future wars of such magnitude. The first experiment in a world organization as a vehicle for adjudicating international disputes was the League of Nations that was created at the aftermath of World War I. This international body met with limited success and was eventually disbanded. This experiment in world governance was followed by the creation of the United Nations at the end of World War II. The United Nations is still extant but remains hostage to the dominance of the powerful industrial nations that constitute the Security Council.
The will to empire is still very much with us. Apparently, no significant lessons have been learned from the horrid and often repeated mistakes of the past. The absolute necessity for true international cooperation as a means to effectively circumvent a catastrophic future that now seems so inevitable is still not recognized. Many nations remain fixated on the ferocious competition for dominance and supremacy at the expense of those sovereignties that are weaker and more fragile. A poignant present-day example of this is the Chinese annexation of Tibet, a process that is currently going on. This competition has usually been over the natural and human resources required to fuel and sustain national economies. The needs for additional natural resources such as land for expansion of national populations or energy and mineral resources have often been the focus of international aggression. As needed resources such as oil or water become scarce, the competition will, by necessity, grow more fierce and explosive.
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The Mate 20 Pro features a 6.39-inch AMOLED display and Huawei's own Kirin 980 chipset.
All the specifications are known about the Mate 20 Pro, except for the price for India.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro will be officially launching in India on 27 November.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro was first launched in October at an event in New York.


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Leonardo Henrique Veloso (* 29. Mai 1987 in Pedro Leopoldo) ist ein brasilianischer Fußballspieler.

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Veloso spielte in der Jugendabteilung des brasilianischen Traditionsklubs Atlético Mineiro. Von dort aus wechselte er im Januar 2008 nach Europa, wo ihn Willem II Tilburg unter Vertrag nahm. Dort unterzeichnete er einen 2 ½ Jahres-Vertrag. Im ersten halben Jahr hatte er Eingewöhnungsprobleme und spielte nur für das Reserveteam. Erst zur Spielzeit 2008/09 wurde er vollwertiges Mitglied im Kader von Tilburg. Am 30. August 2008 gab er beim 2:1-Heimerfolg gegen Ajax Amsterdam schließlich sein Debüt im Dress von Willem II. Im Laufe seines ersten Profijahres kam er zu regelmäßigen Einsätzen.

In der Winterpause 2009/10 wechselte Léo Veloso nach Rumänien zu CFR Cluj, wo er bereits im ersten Jahr das Double gewinnen konnte. Im  Sommer 2011 wurde sein Vertrag nicht verlängert und er war ein halbes Jahr ohne Verein, ehe ihn Tschornomorez Odessa in die ukrainische Premjer-Liha holte. Dort kam er bis Ende 2013 nur selten zum Einsatz. Im Jahr 2014 kehrte er nach Brasilien zu Goiás EC zurück. Die Saison 2014 beendete er mit seinem Team auf einem Platz im Mittelfeld. Anfang 2015 wechselte er zu Santa Cruz FC in die Série B. Später spielte er für weitere Vereine in der Staatsmeisterschaft von São Paulo.

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 Rumänischer Meister: 2010
 Rumänischer Pokalsieger: 2010

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Fußballspieler (Willem II Tilburg)
Fußballspieler (CFR Cluj)
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Covert military ops ordered for North Korea? (english)
by www.indymedia.org	 08 Nov 2002
I cut and pasted this article from the main IMC newswire. This could be VERY IMPORTANT.
http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=215832&group=webcast
ALERT! Secret US Military Ops in NORTH KOREA? (english)
anon 11:50am Fri Nov 8 '02 (Modified on 4:15pm Fri Nov 8 '02) article#215832
Are these people insane? Help needed now! Maybe if the cover is blown, this operation, whatever it is, can be nipped in the bud.
As anecdotal as this information is, I felt it was too important to let it slide. At work today (small DoD contractor in Northern Virginia), Mr. X's wife calls all upset; she says "plainclothes police" (her words, not mine) had been to the house asking all kinds of questions, and wanted to know about a family friend Mr. Y. Mr. X calms her down and says he'll explain it all to her later. Over lunch, he tells a group of us that Mr. Y is in Special Forces and just returned from a tour of duty in the "stans". Mr. Y has signed up for a new operation he told Mr. X is to be mounted in North Korea, and gave Mr. X's name as a reference for the required Top Secret clearance. Mr. X tells us the "plainclothes cops" were probably from the DoD or FBI, and their visit had caught his wife completely by surprise since Mr. X had neglected to tell her Mr. Y had given their name as a reference. Some discussion ensued about what the secret operation in North Korea was all about. Mr. X didn't know any details, but said he had no reason to doubt Mr. Y's statement since he's a career soldier and has been involved in "hush-hush stuff" before. Mr. Y had told him on no uncertain terms that an operation in Norh Korea is what he needs the Top Secret clearance for.
That's pretty much it, but I have to tell you I know Mr. X (I've met Mr. Y, but don't know him well), and I have no doubt that the madmen in the White House are getting ready to deploy Special Forces personnel in North Korea. This is a friggin covert MILITARY operation, as opposed to the usual CIA stuff. Are these people CRAZY? Like Iraq isn't bad enough?!?
If an invasion of Iraq is illegal, this would almost be worse. If this is what's going on, I don't feel the slightest bit "unpatriotic" for blowing the lid off before it gets started. The clowns running this show have got to be the most dangerous bunch in recent history - if they have their way, they'll preside over the end of the world.
Please pass this info along and see if we can get a few people demanding answers and at least trying to hold these bastards to account. Anyone with information that adds to this, please share!
I'm only posting this (once) on the main IMC site. If a few people could copy and paste it to the others it would help preserve anonymity.
To IMC: Please delete the IP log so I don't have to worry about getting a "visit" from these people myself. Don't want to wind up being declared an "enemy combatant" or something.


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Just north of Ovimbundu territory lived the Mbundu, the second largest ethnolinguistic category, whose language was Kimbundu. In 1988 they made up an estimated 25 percent of the Angolan population. In the sixteenth century, most of the groups that came to be known as Mbundu (a name apparently first applied by the neighboring Bakongo) lived well to the east of the coast in the plateau region (at a somewhat lower altitude than the Ovimbundu); a few groups in the far northeast lived at altitudes below 700 meters. In general, the outlines of the area occupied by the Mbundu had remained the same. The major exception was their expansion of this area to parts of the coast formerly occupied by Bakongo and others.
Although most of the boundaries of Mbundu territory remained fairly firm, the social and linguistic boundaries of the category had shifted, some of the peripheral groups having been variably influenced by neighboring groups and the groups close to the coast having been more strongly influenced by the Portuguese than were the more remote ones. Moreover, the subdivisions discernible for the sixteenth century (and perhaps earlier) also changed in response to a variety of social and linguistic influences in the colonial period. The Mbundu in general and the western Mbundu in particular, located as they were not far from Luanda, were susceptible to those influences for a longer time and in a more intense way than were other Angolan groups.
There were a number of Kimbundu dialects and groups. Two, each incorporating Portuguese terms, gradually became dominant, serving as lingua francas for many Mbundu. The western dialect was centered in Luanda, to which many Mbundu had migrated over the years. The people speaking it, largely urban, had come to call themselves Ambundu or Akwaluanda, thus distinguishing themselves from rural Mbundu. The eastern dialect, known as Ambakista, had its origins in the eighteenth century in a mixed Portuguese-Mbundu trading center at Ambaca near the western edge of the plateau region, but it spread in the nineteenth century through much of eastern Mbundu territory. Another Kimbundu-speaking group, the Dembos, were generally included in the Mbundu category. Living north of Luanda, they had also been strongly influenced by Kikongo speakers.
By the late 1960s, the Mbundu living in the cities, such as Luanda and Malanje, had adopted attributes of Portuguese lifestyle . Many had intermarried with Portuguese, which led to the creation of an entirely new class of mestiços. Those who received formal education and fully adopted Portuguese customs became assimilados (see Glossary).
The Mbundu were the MPLA's strongest supporters when the movement first formed in 1956. The MPLA's president, Agostinho Neto, was the son of a Mbundu Methodist pastor and a graduate of a Portuguese medical school. In the 1980s, the Mbundu were predominant in Luanda, Bengo, Cuanza Norte, Malanje, and northern Cuanza Sul provinces.


We were all aghast at the spectacle on the United Airlines last week when a customer was dragged off a plane when he refused to give up his seat because of an overbooking. No one can underestimate the power of real-time video of controversial incidents.
United's response as reflected in CEO Oscar Munoz's three separate statements provides a textbook example of how not to handle a crisis and how not to apologize. His inability to offer a credible apology reflects a failure of leadership but also raises some equally important questions as to the state of United's corporate culture.
Munoz's initial "apology" on April 10, immediately following the incident, reflected a questionable approach.
This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologize having to re-accommodate these customers. Our team is moving with a sense of urgency to work with authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened. We are also reaching out to this passenger to talk directly to him and further address and resolve this situation.
Munoz's non-apology apology disturbingly referred to an apology "to re-accommodate these customers." Munoz failed to address the most significant part of the incident – the violent removal of the passenger from the plane.
United also suggested initially that law enforcement alone failed to act reasonably when removing the passenger. Even if this were true, United was in a position to protect its passenger through the supervision of what was occurring and by speaking up to temper the law enforcement officers' conduct. To suggest otherwise is a weak attempt to shirk responsibility.
Munoz eventually expressed contrition on behalf of United and repeated these apologies in subsequent television appearances. Munoz also acknowledged eventually that his attempts to apologize fell short and did not convey his responsibility for the fear created by the incident.
Munoz and others at United ignored the most significant impact that incident had on its customers – fear. Airlines have power and authority over their passengers. This relationship has become more skewed in recent years as regulatory protections for passengers have declined. In the extreme, United's conduct was the inevitable result of a corporate culture that has lost sight of the importance of its passengers. Of course, the legitimate protection of passengers from terrorism and other criminal conduct has to be preserved. However, this incident is qualitatively distinguishable from such an incident.
One wonders had the incident not swept through social media as it did, would United have felt inclined to strengthen its message of apology and responsibility? The question lingers whether United's response was a corrective measure to avoid public shaming, falling stock prices and an exodus of loyal clients, or whether it was a response to ethical standards that guide its corporate culture. In this regard, Munoz's lukewarm apology was revealing.
Munoz's failure to offer a credible and sincere apology suggests a major disconnect in United's culture. If a CEO cannot acknowledge such an egregious handling of an issue, you can rest assured that this same deficiency will permeate the entire corporate culture. Mid-level managers and employees may share the same perspective when carrying out their jobs.
A true apology requires giving up any possible excuses, giving up saving face and any attempt to "win" the public dialogue. A true apology requires a focus on what led to the incident and an immediate willingness to address its cause and consequences.
Tone-at-the-top has a profound impact on corporate operations. When a CEO does not set an example for employees, the impact on corporate behavior and morale is significant. The CEO's failure to act responsibly breaks the possibility of trust between company leaders and employees.
United's violent removal of the passenger on the overbooked plane may reflect its culture of excuses and its inability to take responsibility for its treatment of its customers. Munoz's inability to apologize reflected the lack of his own – and probably the company's – inability to assume responsibility for its conduct.


Scenery in films is often computer generated. Ever wondered how they do it? Next time you find yourself drawing doodles, draw an algorithmic doodle and explore algorithms for drawing nature. The algorithms are recursive: that is they describe one step and then tell you just to draw the next step in the same way, following the algorithm from the start.
Here is an example Doodle Algorithm. What does it look like?
DoodleDraw from that line as follows.
1. Draw 3 shorter lines at an angle in the top two-thirds of the line on its left side.
2. Draw 3 shorter lines at an angle in the top two-thirds of the line on its right side.
By following the algorithm you should get a picture something like this one: though as you choose the exact positions and lengths of lines randomly yours won't be exactly the same just as no two plants are identical.
… so now try the Doodle Algorithm on one of our sheets. Then start inventing your own doodle art algorithms and see how realistic the drawings you end up with are.
If you happen to have a computer handy you can then write programs to draw them too.
Here are Algorithmic Doodle Art sheets and solutions that you can download.
Now invent your own doodle algorithm to create your own fabulous recursive beast.
also find you need to include a rule saying exactly when to stop. This is called the base case of the recursion. When drawing the pictures you probably just stopped when the picture looked detailed enough.
Write a program that creates a field of grass or sky full of snowflakes using the code.
Invent your own doodle art rules and write programs to draw using them.


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ZILVINAS KEMPINAS PARTICIPATE IN THISPLAY EXHIBITIONS IN ISTANBUL AND KINETISMUS: 100 YEARS OF ELECTRICITY IN ART IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Fountain, 2011 – 2013
The artist Zilvinas Kempinas participates in two group shows opening in February. In ThisPlay, held at the Arter cultural hub in Istanbul, the work Fountain is displayed alongside more than fifty works. Curated by Emre Baykal, the show seeks to reflect on concepts of childhood and play, exploring the liberating aspect of play. In Kinetismus: 100 Years of Electricity in Art, his work Lemniscate is set in a context that seeks to explore how electricity transformed artistic practice from the early 20th century to the present day.
Zilvinas Kempinas is a worldwide reference in kinetic art. Kempinas employs nontraditional materials to create active and dynamic exhibits, most commonly as installations. In many of his works, Kempinas utilizes his signature material, unwound magnetic tape. The artist fully uses its physical properties – its weightlessness, mobility and transparency. Kempinas plays with the graphic qualities of the magnetic tape inherent to its color, texture and reflectiveness.
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by Stuart Brumfitt
03 July 2014, 3:50pm
princess nokia, 22nd century NYC hood girl
You may have known her as rapper Wavy Spice, who released Bitch I'm Posh and featured on Ratking's record, but now Destiny Frasqueri - the 22-year-old New Yorker behind it all – has dropped that moniker and become Princess Nokia, a cyberpunk hood girl...
Photography Kacey Jeffers
What's your radio show called?
It's called Smart Girl Club. Sometimes I'll make it more about me and the random things I'm into, but usually I try make it feminist-based.
Can you sum up your feminist ideals?
They spring from wanting the same political, sexual and generally equal rights as men. And not wanting to be demoralised, dehumanised or shamed for being a woman or a woman of colour. A lot of it comes from having to deal with abuse and misogyny in my life and wanting to create a world of resistance that is non-violent, so that I can be stronger.
You just released Metallic Butterfly. Tell us about that record.
Usually I go to the studio a few times a week with my bandmate, Chris (aka OWWWLS) and we work on records. The last seven months was us making the record. He'll write an instrumental and I'll write to it in the studio or I'll have something pre-written.
It's quite Trip Hop and Drum'n'Bassy. Were you into that music?
Yes, it's all Trip Hop, Drum'n'Bass, Jungle too. I've always liked it, like Björk and Sneaker Pimps, Goldie, Massive Attack. I was always into alternative music as a child, it wasn't far-fetched in my household. I was always obsessed with British music. Goldie and Björk are literally my relationship goal.
You and Wiki are a bit like a present-day version.
Haha! I live for her. Like when they had the matching Stüssy outfit. My friend recently went to Bjork's house and she was playing my record Dragons in her kitchen!
A friend of mine saw you play the Azucar Papi party recently. How was that?
Yeah, that was a really good show. It's a brown queer party done by Azucar and these lesbian clothing designers called Marimacho. They threw the party together for Brooklyn Pride. It was the coolest party, the livest show.
You've said how you want your music to speak to "banjee girls in Harlem, teen brides in the Middle East, gay boys in East Asia."
How important is it to you to reach all these people?I think I'm really supported by the queer community and I've always been a huge activist for people of colour, women's rights, the LGBT community.
Is that how you were brought up?
Yes, I was raised very liberally in an awesome household. I took a lot from my experiences as a child from the adults I grew up with. My Mother's from Harlem and my Dad's from the Lower East Side, so I had this multi-Manhattan upbringing that was super cool, like the epitome of 90s New York; watching MTV, flying up and down the 6 train, learning about punk in St Marks Place.
You love a cyber world too, don't you?
I've evolved this aesthetic that is very cyber, it's like a version of my punk identity, I have dirty sneakers, fishnets, bondage clothes, chokers, so I take that - my misfit high school identity and I make it 22nd Century. I like to imagine these alternative girls from the hood in the 22nd Century.
Did you and Wiki meet when making the track for the Ratking record?
It was really wonderful. Patrick and Ratking are the only people I've ever done collaborations with. They had this awesome, young aesthetic; they're both New York City kids who I identified with so much.
What's happened to Wavy Spice?
I wanted to do different music and start a band. I see myself more as an alternative singer than a rapper. That was my rap persona, this is my band.
Dragons is about the relationship between Daenerys and Khal Drogo.Are you still really into Game of Thrones?
Karl Drago was so hot.
I had a man that looked like him one time.
Where is he now?
He's in jail, girl!
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