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The Movement for France (, MPF; ) was a conservative, soft Eurosceptic and Gaullist French political party, founded on 20 November 1994, with a marked regional stronghold in the Vendée. It was led by Philippe de Villiers, once communications minister under Jacques Chirac.

The party was considered Eurosceptic, though not to the extent of seeking withdrawal from the European Union. In this way it contrasts with some mainstream Eurosceptic parties such as the UK Independence Party (UKIP). The MPF resists increases in European integration and campaigned successfully for a "no" vote in the French referendum of 2005 on the proposed European Constitution.

It was also strongly opposed to the possible accession of Turkey to the European Union and to what it sees as the Islamisation of France.

The party was a member of President Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential majority, which gathers allies of the ruling party Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).

History

Founded in 1994, the party nominated Philippe de Villiers as candidate in the 1995 presidential election. He obtained over a million votes and 4.74% of the popular vote, but failed to pass 5%.

In the 1997 legislative election, the MPF joined forces with the National Centre of Independents and Peasants as La Droite Indépendante (LDI). Philippe de Villiers was re-elected, as was one of his allies, who nonetheless left the party soon thereafter.

It contested the 1999 European Parliamentary elections in alliance with the Rassemblement pour la France (RPF) of Charles Pasqua, the combination winning 13 seats, surpassing Nicolas Sarkozy's Rassemblement pour la République (RPR) list. The MPF formed an alliance with the RPF, but Villiers fell out with Pasqua the following year. Standing by itself in the 2004 European elections, the MPF obtained 7.6% of the popular vote and returned three Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The party was a member of the Independence and Democracy group in the European Parliament.

Villiers declared his candidacy for the 2007 presidential election and appointed a secretary-general, Guillaume Peltier, then ranked second in the party. He ranked sixth out of twelve candidates, obtaining 2.23% (818,407 votes), down almost 2% from his previous candidacy in 1995. His best scores came in Pays de la Loire with 4.99% and Poitou-Charentes with 3.58%. Unlike in 1995, he failed to win in his department of Vendée, where he obtained 11.28% (over 20% in 1995).

In the 2007 legislative election, MPF candidates ran nationwide, but only one candidate was elected – Véronique Besse in Vendée's 4th constituency by the first round. Former MPF member Joël Sarlot was also elected by the first round in the Vendée's 5th constituency. Sarlot subsequently lent support to the victorious Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) in the National Assembly. Sarlot's election was invalidated in 2007 and Dominique Souchet, a Villierist won the ensuing by-election easily. Other candidates, mostly in the south of France obtained important scores. Jacques Bompard, in the 4th constituency of Vaucluse won over 20%.

In the 2009 European Parliament election, the party ran with Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Tradition under the umbrella of the Libertas political movement led by Irish businessman Declan Ganley. It won 4.8% and only Philippe de Villiers was re-elected: Patrick Louis was defeated. The MPF was the only Libertas affiliated party throughout the whole of the European Union to elect MEPs in 2009. The party was member of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy (EFD) group during the 7th European Parliament.

In August 2009, Philippe de Villiers announced that the MPF would join the Liaison Committee for the Presidential Majority, which co-ordinates the member parties of the majority supporting the policies of President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The party was dissolved in 2018.

Popular support and electoral record

The MPF had little electoral clout and most of its support was concentrated in Philippe de Villiers' department of Vendée, his electoral stronghold. While most of his support drew on his status as a favourite son, Vendée is also a strongly Traditionalist Catholic department which maintains a sense of pride in the monarchist counter-revolution and the Chouans during the French Revolution. In the 2009 European election, Villiers' list won the department with 32.96% while polling only 4.8% nationally. In the 2004 European election the MPF won 38.63% and it won 31.9% in the 1999 elections and 34.75% in 1994. However, the MPF is weaker in the department in national elections – such as presidential votes. Philippe de Villiers, who had won 22.02% in his department in the 1995 presidential election (he also got first place) came in fourth place with 11.28% in the 2007 presidential election. His electoral base in the department is his constituency – Vendée's 4th constituency – in which he consistently does better than in the department as a whole.

His influence waned, however: through considered to be pro-EU in general, the department voted against the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 due to Villiers' influence, but it voted for the European Constitution in 2005. It was the only department to switch between a NO vote in 1992 and a YES vote in 2005.

The MPF was also strong in other departments, mostly those neighboring Vendée. In 2009, for example, Villiers' list won 14.26% in the Deux-Sèvres, a department which is also strongly Catholic. It also won 12.36% in Charente-Maritime, 10.39% in Maine-et-Loire, 9.79% in Charente, 9.29% in Vienne and 8.56% in Loire-Atlantique. Due to Jacques Bompard, it also polled 6.40% in the southeastern Vaucluse department.

Presidential

Legislative

European Parliament

Media opinion
The MPF and Villers, mostly due to their views on Islam and Muslim immigration, have been labeled in world news media such as CNN, Der Spiegel, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and The San Francisco Chronicle as "far right".

Ideology

The MPF is a souverainist party which supports the national independence of France within a Europe "of peoples and co-operation". Unlike the United Kingdom Independence Party, it does not support France's withdrawal from the EU but rather a massive overhaul of it. The MPF is a strong critic of what it sees as excessive bureaucracy and technocracy in the EU. Its various proposals include:

European Union

 Restore the rule of national law over EU law.
 Ceasing negotiations over the accession of Turkey to the European Union, and begin a process of privileged partnership with Turkey and other Mediterranean countries.
 Allow the countries of Europe to form their own, independent foreign policies.
 Follow a policy of respect of national borders and control of immigration.
 Put the national Parliaments in the middle of European construction and giving them veto power on the vital interests of the people which they represent.
 Put the European Union and the euro at the service of the growth and employment.
 Found a European preference for industry and the services, as for agriculture.
 Opposition to the Lisbon Treaty and halting the ratification process.
 Draft a "fundamental treaty" of the European Union based on a free association of independent nations and peoples.

Economy
 Establishing a "European protectionism" with tariffs on external imports. Within France, it is more neoliberal in supporting lower taxes to encourage the growth of industries within France.
 End the 35-hour workweek
 Liberalization of the fixed retirement age (60)
 Maximum rate of taxation at 38%
 Repealing the solidarity tax on wealth (ISF)

Internal issues
 Referendum on the re-establishment of the death penalty
 Forbid the wearing of the hijab in public.
 Establishing a moratorium on constructing mosques in France.
 Abolition of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM)
 Opposition to same-sex marriage: constitutional amendment establishing marriage as between a man and a woman
 The party supports alternatives to abortion though it does not support forbidding it

Elected officials

 Deputies: Véronique Besse, Dominique Souchet (Non-Inscrits)
 Senators: Bruno Retailleau, Philippe Darniche (RASNAG)
 MEPs: Philippe de Villiers (EFD)

The MPF currently controls one general council, that of Vendée, where Villiers serves as President of the General Council. It has 10 general councillors in Vendée in addition to one in the Morbihan (Quiberon), one in the Meuse (Charny-sur-Meuse) and two in the Vaucluse (Orange). It claims 5 regional councillors, most of which were elected on FN lists in 2004.

See also
List of political parties in France
Politics of France
Debout La France (another social conservative radical right-wing political party of France)

References

External links
Official Movement for France web site
Official web site of the MPF with the European Parliament
Sit Web of the JPF
Article of the Time concerning the book subversive "mosques of Roissy"

Libertas.eu
Political parties established in 1994
Right-wing parties in France
Conservative parties in France
Right-wing populism in France
Gaullist parties
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2019-11-09 Xinhua Editor:Mo Hong'e
Four giant pandas, two males and two females, made their first appearance Wednesday in the newly-opened Jiawuhai Giant Panda Conservation and Research Park in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
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A giant panda is seen resting in the newly-opened Jiawuhai Giant Panda Conservation and Research Park in Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 7, 2019. Four giant pandas, two males and two females, made their first appearance Wednesday in the newly-opened Jiawuhai Giant Panda Conservation and Research Park. The four pandas, Xin Xin, Tian Tian, Hai Hai and Xiao Liwu (meaning "Little Gift" in Chinese), came from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
A giant panda is seen feeding itself in the newly-opened Jiawuhai Giant Panda Conservation and Research Park in Jiuzhaigou County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Nov. 7, 2019. Four giant pandas, two males and two females, made their first appearance Wednesday in the newly-opened Jiawuhai Giant Panda Conservation and Research Park. The four pandas, Xin Xin, Tian Tian, Hai Hai and Xiao Liwu (meaning "Little Gift" in Chinese), came from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
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The system from Q-Cells comes with an integrated inverter and a Samsung lithium-ion battery.The Q.Home+ ESS-G1 includes a ten-year warranty and has a built-in web server for monitoring the solar system via the internet. The storage system provided by Q-Cells is available in three different versions: The ESS-G1 3.6 is the smallest version with its 3.6 kilowatt-hours capacity it is the ideal solution for solar systems with a size of up to 6.6 kilowatts. When there is a system wit 5.5 kilowatt-hours and a version with a capacity of eight kilowatt-hours which is the ideal storage solution for solar systems of up to ten kilowatts. With its three phase inverter it is more efficient than the smaller devices within the product range, Q-Cells said.


Missouri Foundation for Health is pleased to begin accepting applications for the 2019 Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award. Corinne Walentik was a physician and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Saint Louis University, as well as a physician executive for Managed Care and Public Policy at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center. Known as a champion for children, Dr. Walentik was passionate about improving children's health care and public health and received significant local, regional, and national recognition for her tireless efforts. She served on MFH's Community Advisory Council for six years before joining the Board of Directors in 2007.
The Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award was established to honor Dr. Walentik's service to both MFH and her work on behalf of vulnerable residents, especially children in the MFH service area. The award is presented to a leader in Missouri health who exemplifies the passion, dedication, and energy that Dr. Walentik brought to her work.
Learn more about Dr. Walentik here.
The award recipient will receive a personal award of $2,500, and a $25,000 award will be made to an organization of the recipient's choosing. The formal presentation of the award will take place at the MFH Annual Dinner in St. Louis on the evening of December 18, 2019.
Nominees for the Dr. Corinne Walentik Leadership in Health Award must demonstrate passion for the health of the underserved in Missouri, particularly children. The selection committee looks for an individual who has demonstrated leadership, commitment, impact, and has driven positive change in the Missouri health environment. Preference will be given to individuals who are mid-career with a commitment to continued service to vulnerable children in Missouri.
In addition, the nominee must agree to participate in the selection process and must reside in the MFH region. The organization selected by the recipient must be a nonprofit organization exempt from federal tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and must also be located in the MFH region.
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I'm just going to be upfront here. There are no spoilers for The Raven King in this review and I'm not going to talk about any of the specific events that occur. Like with my review of Blue Lily, Lily Blue, I feel that you need to should go into this book blind to get the full experience that is The Raven King. That experience is really all in the storytelling and Maggie Stiefvater is one hell of a storyteller. Also, it's the last in a series and I don't want to accidentally spoil someone for any of the events in the series especially because everyone has a different idea about what constitutes a spoiler. That being said, I'm going to talk about my reading experience as well as my reaction to the book when I finished. If you're afraid that my feelings about it will be spoilery, I'll just tell you now that I loved it and you can close the browser and be done. If you want to know more details, read on.
This may come out as a long, rambly mess because I actually have no idea how to review this book in general. I've been thinking about it for a week now because I was lucky enough to find an early copy in Barnes and Noble almost a week before it released. I don't think I've been so excited or anxious to read the end of a series, or a book in general, like this since I stood in the midnight release line for the last Harry Potter book. It was also a reading experience I haven't had since Deathly Hallows. Everything was immediately familiar as soon as I started the book. So much so that it felt like coming home. I'm fairly new to this series having only read the first three books less than two months ago, so I wasn't expecting this book to incite those kind of feelings. It's amazing how I've fallen in love and become so invested with this series in so short of an amount of time.
Just because it was comfortable falling back into Stiefvater's storytelling doesn't mean that I wasn't anything but a huge ball of anxiety while reading. I had to get up every fifty pages or so and walk around my apartment to deal with all of my feelings. And I had A LOT of feelings. Guys. I cried just reading the prologue. I wasn't ready for this series to end and was super emotional the whole time. I don't think I've cried this much while reading a book in a long time. There was both happy and sad tears and outright ugly crying in a few places. This book was running my emotions through the wringer but I couldn't stop. I needed to know how everything wrapped up so I read it all in one go.
Once I finished, I couldn't go to bed. I went back and immediately reread certain parts several times, then all I could do was lie on my bed hugging the book to my chest. I felt lost and overwhelmed with feelings. To be honest, I'm still processing everything. One thing I do know is that I want more. More adventure and banter and these friendships. The relationships in this series were everything! I loved that the important relationships weren't romantic. The important relationships were those between friends and those between family. I want more of that in my fiction.
The Raven King was everything I wanted it to be but didn't have the imagination to predict. It felt like coming home and being surprised all at once. Simply put, I adored it. It was terrifying, hilarious, sad, and just plain magical. Maggie Stiefvater wrote the perfect ending to this beautiful series. It made me laugh, and it made me cry multiple times. I'm still kind of shell-shocked that this series is over and I'm still feeling kind of lost. I'm not ready to say good-bye to these characters. I'm brokenhearted that it's over and that I can never again read it for the first time.


Boland and the Valke were among three teams that remained unbeaten after the second round of matches on Tuesday. The Free State was the third unbeaten team.The Bloemfontein side will meet Western Province in the final match of their campaign.
Hosts, the Blue Bulls, meanwhile, will host the Griffons in the opening match of the day on Thursday, while the Blue Bulls Extraordinary Education side will go up against the Golden Lions in their last matches of the tournament.
The action will kick off at 09h00 on Thursday, with the final match starting at 15h00.
All the teams had Wednesday off to rest and recover for the final day's action.


Lord Shiva Wallpapers are found below. Rishi Dadhichi is amongst the foremost sages inside Hindu mythology. Having been born within the family of Bhrigu, he's credited using the advance of the Prasna Upanishad. It is however his link with Lord Shiva that creates him much more interesting. The most powerful thread that joins Lord Shiva and Rishi Dadhichi could be the Goddess Adi-Shakti in the avatar as Sati then as Parvati. Located within the Misrikh region of Naimisharanya, near the contemporary capital of scotland- Lucknow, Rishi Dadhichi's ashram was the abode of refuge for Sati as she were raised through childhood. Away from her prejudiced and vain father, King Daksha, Sati learnt from Rishi Dadhichi in regards to the subtle balance of power between creators as well as their creations. She learnt that Shiva was an inimitable the main Hindu tridev, knowning that the continuation with the means of life ad evolution of their time had not been possible unless the principles of creation, preservation and destruction stumbled on bear upon all from the universe.


Limiting climate change involves major shifts in public policy and individual behavior regarding energy, transportation, consumption and more. Likewise, preparing for and adapting to climate change impacts will require changes in current practices.
New type of viruses appear continuously because the nature is taking its revenge on humans.
You can't afford to be slow in an emergency. Act now for the planet!
Travelling fruits cause pollution. Think global. Eat local.
A hot planet would be a cold place.
Turn off the lights and reverse global warming.
Their extinction is ours as well.
Global warming is changing the world's climate rapidly. Icebergs are melting, oceans are rising, nature is revolting. Act now, conserve energy and treat the planet with respect, or we'll have a world at sea.
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It's important to understand what consumers want and how to create value using the Internet of Things (IoT).
Smart home appliances will become increasingly popular with consumers who already enjoy a connected lifestyle. Benefits such as increased comfort, convenience, energy efficiency, personalization and security will all drive purchasing decisions.
Consumers have been relatively quick to embrace voice-based applications.
Voice control and voice-based technologies have experienced massive growth in the past five years within the consumer market.
Mass-Market Adoption of the Smart Home: Are We There Yet?
The Consumer Technology Association predicts significant growth in the sales of smart home technologies, forecasting 29 million units shipped into the channel in 2017, an impressive 63% increase over last year. Revenue forecasts are equally robust at $3.5B, a 57% increase over last year.
We're used to using screens and smart technology in our cars, so it is inevitable that the same tide of progress will sweep over our homes too.
Analysts provide recommendations in new research paper, "IoT for Smart Home Devices and Controllers."
Smart homes have been introduced with a view to save energy, and at the same time, make life easier and luxurious.


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Rob Gladstones was born in Perth. He began learning Violin and Euphonium at age 7 before settling on the Horn at 13. He studied Horn at the Canberra School of Music with Hector MacDonald, graduating in 1985. During his student years he was a member of the West Australian Youth Orchestra, the Canberra Youth Orchestra and the Australian Youth Orchestra.
Rob took up the position of 2nd Horn in the Sydney Elizabethan Orchestra (Now the Opera Australian Orchestra) in 1986 and was appointed Associate Principal in 1988.
During his time in Sydney he played with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Australian Chamber Orchestra as well as Chamber Music, Musicals and many soundtrack and jingle recordings.
He moved back to Perth in 1989 to take up the position of Associate Principal Horn with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, moving to his current position of Principal 3rd Horn in 1995. He is a regular performer and soloist with many local ensembles including the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra, UWA Choral Society, South Side Symphony Orchestra and the W.A. Mozarteum.
Rob is very active as a teacher. He is currently Horn Teacher at UWA and gives clinics and workshops for schools and the Perth Horn Society where he is the Artistic Advisor.
As a conductor he has worked with the Challenge Brass Brass Band, Combined Districts Concert Band, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and the South Side Symphony Orchestra.
When he is not playing or teaching horn he is busy repairing and servicing brass instruments!


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Q: Project isn't linking (KissXML/iOS) I am having trouble linking KissXML to my iOS project. I've added the path "/usr/lib/libxml2" to "Header Search Path" and "-lxml2" to "Other Linker Flags". But I get this error when building my project:
   Undefined symbols: "_OBJC_CLASS_$_DDXMLDocument",
          referenced from: objc-class-ref-to-DDXMLDocument in RSSParser.o
   ld: symbol(s) not found
   collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

What am I doing wrong?

A: You need to drag in all the KissXML related files from wherever they are on your hard drive to your project's list of files and folders within Xcode, from the sounds of it.
Let me know how it goes!

A: I believe that you've added it to Project Build Settins while it should be in the Target Build Settings (at least that what it was in my project).

A: Make sure that the KissXML files show up in the Compile Sources section of your project's target.
kiss-xml-files http://i.minus.com/jbyxX58Kq2a1Vx.png
Please note that i am using ARC so I have additional compiler flags for the KissXML files.

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Concentration camps are so called because they concentrate the enemy into a restricted area. They were first used by the British in the Boer War (1899 - 1902) in South Africa, when women and children were removed from their homes by force and sent to concentration camps, in an attempt to force their men to stop fighting. The camps were overcrowded and food was limited, and over 26,000 died there. When people in Britain heard about the policy, they were shocked and conditions were improved.
Adolf Hitler's first concentration camp was at Dachau, near Munich, Germany, and opened, on 22 March 1933, to house political opponents of the Nazi Party: for example, members of the Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party and trade unionists. By the end of 1933, over 150,000 political prisoners were in concentration camps.
The Gestapo, or State Police, then began to send other people to concentration camps, including Russians, Poles, Jews, gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, criminals, those considered anti-social, and homosexuals. Anyone, in fact, who did not fit in with the Nazi idea of racial superiority or who was opposed to the Nazis.
There were different camps for different functions. Not all concentration camps were designed specifically to kill the inmates, but treatment was so harsh that thousands died from cruelty, hunger, disease and random executions. Death camps were established in Poland after 1942, as part of the Final Solution, the systematic extermination of the Jews.
Other concentration camps were for forced labour. Internees were used for road building, quarrying, munitions production and for private companies.
The concentration camps referred to in 'Surviving Belsen' are as follows.
Auschwitz, Poland, the largest concentration and death camp, opened in June 1940. It operated four gas chamber centres, killing up to 6000 people daily.
Belsen, Germany, was established in April 1943. Its original purpose was to hold prisoners to be used in political exchanges. In 1944 it also became a 'sick' camp for prisoners classified as unfit to work.
Bodzechow, Poland, a forced labour camp.
Buchenwald, Germany, established 16 July 1937. One of the largest concentration camps in Germany, it was initially for political prisoners and criminals, later for Jews and Poles. In October 1942, most Jews were transferred to Auschwitz.
Dachau, Germany, the first concentration camp. It opened on 22 March 1933, initially for political opponents of the Nazi Party. The number of Jewish prisoners rose steadily until they numbered about 1/3 of the total.
Dora-Mittelbau, Germany, started as a unit of Buchenwald, then became a forced labour concentration camp under its own name on 28 October 1944. Prisoners were used to excavate tunnels for a production plant for V2 missiles and other experimental weapons. They were kept underground in unstable tunnels, deprived of daylight and fresh air. The camp was evacuated in March 1945, as the American Army approached, most of the inmates being transferred to Belsen.
Mauthausen, Austria, established in March 1938. The first prisoners were criminals and anti-social elements, later political prisoners and Soviet prisoners of war, Jews, gypsies and Poles.
Natzweiler, France, a forced labour camp established in May 1941. Prisoners worked in nearby granite quarries and on construction projects. In August 1943, a gas chamber was built, where scientific experiments were carried out, mainly on gypsies. The bodies of Jews killed there were sent to the University of Strasbourg, France, for experiments.
Ordruf, Germany, a sub-camp of Buchenwald. It was established in June 1944, when 1000 men were sent there to dig tunnels into the nearby hills, to provide an underground bunker for Hitler's government. Prisoners who were too sick to work were sent to Buchenwald to be put to death. The camp was liberated by American forces in April 1945. They found that most of the prisoners had been moved to Buchenwald. Those who remained, because they were too weak to march to Buchenwald, were being hanged or shot by the SS.
Radom Blizyn, Poland, a Jewish forced labour camp. Those unable to work were killed.
Sachsenhausen, Germany, near Berlin. It was built in 1936, to house large numbers of prisoners in wartime. It was a forced labour camp, with inmates working in a brickyard or in the armaments industry, especially producing engines for aircraft, tanks and vehicles.
Starachowice, Poland, a forced labour camp. Approximately 8000 Jews passed through the camp. In 1944, the camp was closed and its occupants were killed or transferred to Auschwitz.


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Despite its impressive size, you can explore Dubai easily in a day. On this tour you will experience the old and modern Dubai, all sights from simplicity at Spice Market and treasures at Gold Souq, via man made Palm Island and marvel architectural masterpiece of Burj Khalifa, to the happiness at Dubai Fountain.
Because Dubai still in building for the future, we visit first the modern district in Dubai Marina, then we proceed to ride the MonoRail on The Palm Jumeirah and enjoy outstanding views of the new city skyline and Atlantis Hotel. The Palm Jumeirah is the world`s largest man-made island, a showcase of human imagination and willpower, realizing the vision of Dubai to future. Continue on the coastal road of the famous Jumeirah Beach, we reach the Burj al Arab Hotel, designed to resemble a billowing sail.
We drive through Dubai's prestige street named after the first President of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed Road, up to the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building represents the six-leaved desert plant in the region. Dubai celebrates the variety of forms of desert and sea in a dynamic society with these spectacular buildings.
Our route takes us to Al Bastakiya, the historic district of Dubai with the fascinating old wind-towered houses built by wealthy merchants. Here Dubai Museum records the city's past with all its developing stages. We reach the Dubai Creek and ride the traditional boat "Abra" to cross towards the Spice Market and Gold Souq. The narrow paths through the bazar mixing aroma spices and colorful shops and combine all in a vibrant market. The Gold Souq offers you an authentic experience into the Arabic trade. Here in the Souq we strengthen ourselves with a freshly squeezed fruit juice, so we get an insight into the local street food.
The final glance of this extravaganza tour is the experience of Dubai Mall, where you will have time for individual exploration and enjoy the spectacle of water, lights and music at Dubai Fountains.
Then return transfer to your hotel or cruise ship terminal.
Burj Khalifa Ticket are not included, however we can arrange on clients request.
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Please note posted Burj Khalifa Tickets are authentic. Once the booking is confirmed, the option for cancellation can not be granted. In case of cancellation 100% incurred cancellation costs.
Pick up from Desert Resorts in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Ras Al Khaimah can be arranged on request.
This tour is scheduled on daily basis. Pick up times start ca. 09:30 AM in Dubai and about 09:30 AM from hotels outside Dubai area.
Tour duration is about 8 Hours. Guests stay in hotels outside Dubai area, please consider additional time of transfers as per your pick up locations.
Please consider comfortable dress code on this tour. Kindly consider dress code for visit at Spice Market and Gold Souq.
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Q: Ubuntu14.04 installed but no GUI I have windows 7 64 bit on my system, I installed ubuntu 14.04 with help of daemon tools. everything runs smoothly and while booting of ubuntu , i seen a  /tmp directory issue which  ignore withI
now I am getting only tty1 to tty6 screen , no GUI. I tried to install unitiy using
sudo apt-get
but gives error unable to mkdir /var .. ( I don't remember complete sentence )
I found that /root doesn't have write permission as well as /var directory
Please help me to enable/install GUI screen.
what i think :
I have to mount that image which may be essential to complete some missing things.

A: I got the solution
change ro to rw and add nomodeset quite splash while editing on ubuntu grub while booting


You may be interested to know that we are looking for volunteers who are currently taking statins to take part in clinical trials to assess potential new medications to lower blood cholesterol levels.
Clinical trials offer an opportunity to help researchers find better treatments for others in the future.
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We appreciate the generosity of volunteers who support clinical research and offer flexibility with study visits that could fit around your schedule.
Be part of clinical research. Do something rewarding.
The following recruiting Synexus sites are closest to our partner site (Leeds LS2 9LH).


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Les Russes sont l'une des minorités de Moldavie (qui représentent, toutes ensemble, plus d'un quart de la population du pays). Ils sont l'une des composantes de la diaspora russe.

Selon le recensement de 2014, de  s'identifient comme Russes dans le pays, soit 3,98 % de la population. Mais en fait, plus , soit 9,40 % de la population, ont le russe comme langue maternelle.

Les Russes de Moldavie habitent surtout dans les grandes villes (Chișinău, Tiraspol, Bender/Tighina, Bălți) et en Transnistrie (en particulier dans les raions de Slobozia, Grigoriopol, Rîbnița). Ces régions sont officiellement bilingues.

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Les Russes de Moldavie descendent des colons, russes ou autres, mais ayant le russe comme langue de communication interethnique (язык межнационального общения, limba de comunicare interetnică) qui ont été installés en Bessarabie par l'Empire russe entre 1812 et 1914 (Gouvernement de Bessarabie) et par l'URSS entre 1945 et 1991 (République socialiste soviétique de Moldavie) à la place des autochtones déportés.

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Articles connexes
 Langues en Moldavie
 Bulgares de Moldavie
 Colonisation de la Bessarabie
 Démographie de la Moldavie
 Gagaouzes
 Moldaves
 Ukrainiens de Moldavie

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K Camp and True Story Gee "Step Out The Lamb" in new video
The track is from their 'Rare Family (Reloaded)' project.
At the top of this month, K Camp and his RARE Sound label doubled back on their July compilation project and released a deluxe version. The team blessed fans with Rare Family (Reloaded), which boasts cuts like "Step Out The Lamb." The track sees K Camp and True Story Gee teaming up for a brand new music video as well, where Camp takes care of the opening verse as he flexes how times have changed for the better:
I keep that cash on me plus I do debit, we been fucked up I will never forget it/ Pull up in foreigns, it used to be civics.
The Reloaded version adds on eight new tracks, bringing the total to a 20-song tracklist. We've already heard previously released cuts like the "Don't Drink Dasani" freestyle. Currently the Rare Sound roster consists of a line up including K Camp, Bobby Kritical, True Story Gee, Lil Bird, JRod, TrappinNLondon, and Genius. True Story Gee also recently dropped off his visual for "New Beginning," which can be found on the new project as well. He is the first artist signed to the Rare Sound Label and shared his Trap Melody Kid project last year before circling back around and dropping a deluxe version of that project as well.
In his latest conversation with REVOLT, K Camp gave a check in on how the Rare Sound collective is doing. "The gang is getting better and better. I signed Lil Bird, he just dropped an [EP] on May 1 called YellowBird," said the head honcho. "True Story Gee just dropped an album before the quarantine — and we're still looking for new talent. So, we got new acts, and then, we're also focusing on the main members, making sure they get their proper looks and all that."
Be sure to watch the brand new music video for "Step Out The Lamb" down below.
Rubi Rose and K CAMP link up for "Pogo" video


Please ask Jo-anne Harries for a pig! Then whenever you have that odd bit of change lying around pop it into the Piggy Bank for a wonderful cause!!
The AWC have their own big piggy bank, Penny, who will graciously follow us to every event and board meeting having her tum filled up for our various charities.
When your little piggy is full please email me so I can arrange a pick up. Looking forward to help change the lives of others contributing towards change for change!


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A couple of senior sessions with Dakota produced some lovely images, and for some reason entirely unknown to myself - I didn't blog them! Better late than never I guess.
Session one was in a studio setting, and a selection of favorites are included in this post.
Dakota is really interesting. On the one hand, she appears to be a girlie girl, what you would expect from any teenager. And it goes without saying, she is a very pretty young lady.
Then, there is the other side of her. She's a rugby player! Now, rugby is not a sport where you expect not to break a fingernail - or a bone for that matter. Think American Football - without the protective padding.
So we just had to get a shot of her with her rugby ball, and in this instance, we decided to do it with Dakota wearing a dress. A bit of a mix of styles, the rough with the smooth so to speak.
The rugby ball/stadium shot is possibly my favorite shot from the session, I hope you like it too.
The next blog post will be the outdoor session, in Fall. That seems a lifetime ago as I look out the window at snow! Look out for those images soon, she of course sparkled in those too. Don't forget to check out the outdoor session.
Here's a link to a boy senior session.
And here's a link to another senior session with a boy star!


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Home Healthcare H1N1 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in people with Asthma preparations
H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in people with Asthma preparations
Press release from the National Institutes of Health:
NIH Prepares to Launch 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in People with Asthma
The National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch the first government-sponsored clinical trial to determine what dose of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine is needed to induce a protective immune response in people with asthma, especially those with severe disease. The study is cosponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), both part of NIH.
"People with severe asthma often take high doses of glucocorticoids that can suppress their immune system, placing them at greater risk for infection and possibly serious disease caused by 2009 H1N1 influenza virus," says NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. "We need to determine the optimal dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine that can be safely administered to this at-risk population and whether one or two doses are needed to produce an immune response that is predictive of protection."
The study plan has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for review. With FDA allowing it to proceed, the clinical trial will be conducted at seven sites across the United States that participate in NHLBI's Severe Asthma Research Program.
This program already has a well-characterized group of participants with mild, moderate or severe asthma who may be eligible for this new study. These groups are largely distinguished by the amount and frequency of glucocorticoids needed to control asthma symptoms. People with mild disease may not need glucocorticoids, or may require low doses of inhaled glucocorticoids; those with moderate asthma need low to moderate doses of inhaled glucocorticoids; and those with severe asthma need high doses of inhaled glucocorticoids and frequently use oral glucocorticoids as well.
Individuals who already have been infected with 2009 H1N1 influenza or have received a 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination will not be eligible for the study.
"The results of this study will have immediate implications for individuals with severe asthma as well as those who have milder asthma," says NHLBI Director Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D.
Early results from other clinical trials of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines in healthy adults have shown that a single 15-microgram dose of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine without adjuvant is well tolerated and induces a strong immune response in most participants. The same vaccine also generates an immune response that is expected to be protective in healthy children ages 10 to 17 years. Ongoing trials are comparing the immune response to one and two doses of 15- or 30-micrograms of vaccine given three weeks apart in various populations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that certain at-risk populations receive the new H1N1 vaccine as a priority before the general population. These target populations include pregnant women, health care providers and individuals with underlying chronic medical conditions, including asthma.
People who have severe asthma may be particularly at risk for infection with the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. A report published in 2004 suggested that some people who took high doses of glucocorticoids to treat their asthma may receive less protection from influenza vaccines against some strains of influenza. Early in the 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak a CDC review of hospital records found that people with asthma have a four-fold increased risk of being hospitalized with infection compared to the general population.
The study will enroll approximately 350 people with mild, moderate and severe asthma. Participants will be organized into two groups: those with mild or moderate asthma and those with severe asthma. Half of the participants in each group will receive a 15-microgram dose of vaccine, and the other half a 30-microgram dose. Three weeks later, each participant will receive a second dose of the same amount. The strength of the immune response induced by the vaccine will be determined in blood samples by measuring the level of antibodies against 2009 H1N1 flu virus.
Safety data will be collected and examined throughout the course of the study by trial investigators and by an independent safety monitoring committee. Participants will be monitored for any side effects they may experience because of the vaccine, as well as asthma attacks that occur during the study period.
The vaccine to be used in the trial, manufactured by Novartis, contains inactivated 2009 H1N1 influenza virus and therefore cannot cause anyone to become infected with the virus.
The trial will be conducted at the following locations:
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Emory University, Atlanta
University of Pittsburgh Asthma Institute
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Detailed information about this study can be found on the ClinicalTrials.gov Web site.
Additional information about NIAID-sponsored clinical trials of candidate H1N1 vaccines can be found here: Clinical Trials of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccines Conducted by the NIAID-Supported Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units ); Pediatric Trials of Candidate 2009 H1N1 Vaccine at NIAID Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs) ); NIAID Launches 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in Pregnant Women ); NIH Launches 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women: Trial in HIV-Infected Children, Youth to Begin Next Week ).
Visit www.flu.gov for one-stop access to U.S. government information on avian and pandemic influenza.
Also, visit NIAID's Web sites for more information about flu () and asthma () and NHLBI's Web site for more information about asthma (https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/asthma).
For additional information about the NHLBI's Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP), contact the NHLBI Office of Communications at (301) 496-4236 or e-mail nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov.
Part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and supports research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep disorders. The Institute also administers national health education campaigns on women and heart disease, healthy weight for children, and other topics. NHLBI press releases and other materials are available online at www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
NIAID conducts and supports research — at NIH, throughout the United States, and worldwide — to study the causes of infectious and immune-mediated diseases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these illnesses. News releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the NIAID Web site at www.niaid.nih.gov.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
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Government Has allocated Ghc45.5m to Construct Constituency Offices for MPs
The government is to provide GH¢45.5 million this year to build constituency offices for 70 Members of Parliament (MPs).
The amount, which is part of the 2021 Budget, caters for the first stage of the construction project, which would provide constituency offices for all the 275 MPs by 2024.
A report of the Special Budget Committee of Parliament, presented to the plenary on Tuesday, said the Parliamentary Service intended "to construct 70 of such offices annually so that by the end of 2024, all 275 Constituencies will be provided."
The constituency offices are expected to facilitate the work of Members of Parliament by creating a non-partisan and neutral office for all constituents to interact with their representatives.
The Committee, however, urged the management of the Parliamentary Service to ensure that the funds allocated for the project were ring-fenced and applied strictly for the purpose for which they were allocated.
"Successful execution of the project will further deepen the representational role of Members of Parliament by bringing them closer to their constituents," the report said.
The Committee expressed worry over delays in the procurement processes for construction work to commence and urged management of the Service to take appropriate steps and liaise with the Leadership to develop modalities for the smooth implementation of the project.
The House has also planned to improve upon internet connectivity this year, under the e-parliament instituted some years ago to deal with the "poor IT infrastructure in Parliament."
Accordingly, "Parliament is to improve internet connectivity to enable Members and Staff to derive the full benefits of the IT based systems that will be deployed under the e-Parliament programme to facilitate Parliamentary business."
The Committee noted that Parliament had put in place a number of interventions to improve information flow and management systems in the House.
Prominent amongst these is the Table Office Information Management System and ongoing e-parliament project.
However, reliable internet infrastructure that will allow Members to derive the full benefits of such interventions remains a challenge.
Meanwhile, there is an elaborate plan to improve internet connectivity and broadband speed in through the provision of Wi-Fi to Members to enable them to access information.
The House has adopted the report and approved the sum of GHC523.639 million for the implementation of some of the programmes for Parliament in the 2021 financial year.


– 6 Day Movie is started on the first day of the festival, and shot in 35mm over six days, with six different directors, one of which ws Nicholas Winding Refn. The only creative limitation is that the same two actors have to be used by each director and returned to the same position in Leicester Square. The film is screened on the last night of the festival.
– Ewan Macgregor attends for the first time. He appears in a short.
– Lloyd Kaufman ends up doing a 75 minute standup routine in front of a packed house at the Prince Charles Cinema while the projector waiting to screen the world premiere of Tromeo and Julliet is repaired.
– 'Mad' Frankie Fraser, recently freed after a detainment by Her Majesty for over forty years, attends with many of his 'friends' to see the screening of Table 5, the 35mm film produced by Raindance for £278.38, in which he stars.