Chop carrots into small bite sized pieces.
Cut tomatoes into small pieces.
Cut lauki into small bite sized pieces.
Pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles &simmer of one minute.
Once at room temperature, blend it in a blender till it forms a smooth paste.
Now take a large strainer and strain the soup.
You will get a nice thick consistency.
Add pepper,cumin powder as desired and salt as desired.
Before serving add the lemon juice ,serve hot with croutons or salted crackers.


Billy Bragg has confirmed a 2019 U.K and Ireland tour entitled "One Step Forward. Two Steps Back." In each town Bragg will perform three unique shows on consecutive nights.
His second performance on 30th July, will see Bragg perform songs from his first three albums: his punk rock debut Life's a Riot with Spy Vs Spy (1983), its similarly raw follow-up Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984) and Talking with the Taxman about Poetry (1986). His third performance.
31st July will see Bragg perform songs from his second three albums: the positively jangled Workers Playtime (1988), the pop classic Don't Try This at Home (1991) and the back-to-basics William Bloke (1996).


Sebastian Copeland's Into the Cold: A Journey of the Soul retraces two men's dramatic expedition to the North Pole in sub-zero temperatures and covering more than 400 miles on foot. The mission was carried out to commemorate the centennial of Admiral Peary's reach in 1909. A personal and harrowing journey of endurance and commitment, Into The Cold delves into the depth of the soul against the backdrop of the magnificent and expansive Great North. Fewer than 150 people have walked such distance to reach the pole on foot in the last century. This film documents this rapidly vanishing environment: one hundred years from now, there will not be a bicentennial expedition on foot to the North Pole, for the ice there will have long since gone.


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Q: Why does Scala allow nested data structures like List or Array Why does a language like Scala, with a very strong static type system,  allow the following constructions:
 scala> List(1, List(1,2))
 res0: List[Any] = List(1, List(1, 2))

The same thing works if you replace List with Array. I learned  functional programming in OCaml, which would reject the same code at compile-time:
# [1; [1;2]; 3];;
Characters 4-9:
  [1; [1;2]; 3];;
      ^^^^^
Error: This expression has type 'a list
       but an expression was expected of type int

So why does Scala allow this to compile?

A: Since Scala allows implicit subtyping, it is able to infer the "correct" type for such expressions with mixed contents. Scala correctly infers that your list is of type List[Any], meaning anything can occur within it.
Since Ocaml does not support implicit subtyping without explicit downcast; it is not able to automatically widen the type for mixed lists.
Most often, if you end up with type Any or AnyRef, you have messed something, but it can also be the right thing in some situations. It is up to the programmer to decide whether a more stringent type is required.

A: tl;dr
Long story short, OCaml and Scala use two different classes of type systems: the former has structural typing, the latter has nominal typing, so they behave differently when it comes to type inference algorithms.

Full discussion
If you allow nominal subtyping in your type system, that's pretty much what you get.
When analyzing the List, the Scala compiler computes the type as the LUB (least upper bound) of all types that the list contains. In this case, the LUB of Int and List is Any. Other cases would have a more sensible result:
@ List(Some(1), None)
res0: List[Option[Int]] = List(Some(1), None)

The LUB of Some[Int] and None is Option[Int], which is usually what you expect. It would be "weird" for the user if this failed with:
expected List[Some[Int]] but got List[Option[Int]]

OCaml uses structural subtyping, so its type system works differently when it comes to type inference. As @gsg pointed out in the comments, OCaml specifically doesn't unify the types like Scala, but requires an explicit upcast.
In Scala, the compiler unifies the types when performing type inference (due to nominal subtyping.)
Of course you can get much better errors with explicit type annotations:
@ val x: List[Int] = List(1, List(1, 2))
Compilation Failed
Main.scala:53: type mismatch;
 found   : List[Any]
 required: List[Int]
}.apply
  ^

You can get warnings whenever the compiler infers Any - which is usually a bad sign - using the -Ywarn-infer-any flag. Here's an example with the scala REPL:
scala -Ywarn-infer-any
Welcome to Scala version 2.11.7 (Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, Java 1.8.0_51).
Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
Type :help for more information.

scala> List(1, List(1, 2))
<console>:11: warning: a type was inferred to be `Any`; this may indicate a programming error.
       List(1, List(1, 2))
            ^
res0: List[Any] = List(1, List(1, 2))

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using System;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
using OrchardCore.Environment.Shell;
using OrchardCore.Environment.Shell.Models;
using OrchardCore.GitHub.Services;
using OrchardCore.GitHub.Settings;

namespace OrchardCore.GitHub.Configuration
{
    public class GitHubOptionsConfiguration :
        IConfigureOptions<AuthenticationOptions>,
        IConfigureNamedOptions<GitHubOptions>
    {
        private readonly IGitHubAuthenticationService _githubAuthenticationService;
        private readonly IDataProtectionProvider _dataProtectionProvider;
        private readonly ShellSettings _shellSettings;
        private readonly ILogger _logger;

        public GitHubOptionsConfiguration(
            IGitHubAuthenticationService githubAuthenticationService,
            IDataProtectionProvider dataProtectionProvider,
            ShellSettings shellSettings,
            ILogger<GitHubOptionsConfiguration> logger)
        {
            _githubAuthenticationService = githubAuthenticationService;
            _dataProtectionProvider = dataProtectionProvider;
            _shellSettings = shellSettings;
            _logger = logger;
        }

        public void Configure(AuthenticationOptions options)
        {
            var settings = GetGitHubAuthenticationSettingsAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
            if (settings == null)
            {
                return;
            }

            if (_githubAuthenticationService.ValidateSettings(settings).Any())
            {
                return;
            }

            // Register the OpenID Connect client handler in the authentication handlers collection.
            options.AddScheme(GitHubDefaults.AuthenticationScheme, builder =>
            {
                builder.DisplayName = "GitHub";
                builder.HandlerType = typeof(GitHubHandler);
            });
        }

        public void Configure(string name, GitHubOptions options)
        {
            // Ignore OpenID Connect client handler instances that don't correspond to the instance managed by the OpenID module.
            if (!String.Equals(name, GitHubDefaults.AuthenticationScheme))
            {
                return;
            }

            var loginSettings = GetGitHubAuthenticationSettingsAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
            if (loginSettings == null)
            {
                return;
            }

            options.ClientId = loginSettings.ClientID;

            try
            {
                options.ClientSecret = _dataProtectionProvider.CreateProtector(GitHubConstants.Features.GitHubAuthentication).Unprotect(loginSettings.ClientSecret);
            }
            catch
            {
                _logger.LogError("The GitHub Consumer Secret could not be decrypted. It may have been encrypted using a different key.");
            }

            if (loginSettings.CallbackPath.HasValue)
            {
                options.CallbackPath = loginSettings.CallbackPath;
            }

            options.SaveTokens = loginSettings.SaveTokens;
        }

        public void Configure(GitHubOptions options) => Debug.Fail("This infrastructure method shouldn't be called.");

        private async Task<GitHubAuthenticationSettings> GetGitHubAuthenticationSettingsAsync()
        {
            var settings = await _githubAuthenticationService.GetSettingsAsync();
            if ((_githubAuthenticationService.ValidateSettings(settings)).Any(result => result != ValidationResult.Success))
            {
                if (_shellSettings.State == TenantState.Running)
                {
                    _logger.LogWarning("GitHub Authentication is not correctly configured.");
                }

                return null;
            }

            return settings;
        }
    }
}

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Met Police/PA
Scotland Yard previously trialled an Aeryon Skyranger drone in 2017
The Met Police will use a drone in a crackdown on dangerous drivers.
The unmanned aerial vehicle will target "road users engaged in dangerous driving, such as racing, that could potentially put others at risk", the force said.
Safety charity Brake welcomed the use of technology "to enforce against, and help deter, selfish and dangerous behaviour" on the roads.
The drone will be used between 22 and 26 July.
The force said the device was specifically aimed at tackling dangerous drivers, "rather than targeting all speeding motorists".
It will relay information to officers on the ground so they can deal with any suspects.
The Met recorded 333 dangerous driving offences in the year to May, a 19% decrease compared to five years ago.
A spokesman said: "We can confirm that a police drone is being used to support the Roads and Traffic Policing Command activity as part of the Vision Zero week of action to reduce deaths and injury on London's roads.
"The drone is being used to support gathering of intelligence and evidence."
Vision Zero is a week of action that is part of an initiative by London Mayor Sadiq Khan which aims to eliminate all deaths on the the capital's roads by 2041.
Siwan Hayward, director of compliance and policing at Transport for London, said: "We are working with the police to crack down on dangerous and anti-social driving which can have devastating consequences and blights local communities."
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iPod Encoder Filter is a powerful ipod encoder that allows write to ipod video file in any Directshow base application. For example - video capture, video converter, video editing application.
Elecard MPEG Player allows software-only playback of mpeg1/2/4 format of any type. It supports DivX, ripped VOB's, MPEG4, 3GP, DVB, SVCD, multiprogram Transport Streams. Audio supports AAC, AC3, MP2, MP3 input and SPDIF output.
Elecard XMuxer Pro is video editing software designed for professionals and enthusiasts to demultiplex, multiplex, and remultiplex MPEG-2 Transport and Program Streams as well as MP4 files, trim HD DVD, iPod, PSP and AVI files.
"VH Screen Capture Driver" is a DirectShow filter, which emulate Video Capture card and captures screen activity.
MediaLooks Video Mixer is a DirectShow filter for real-time mixing of several video streams coming from different video sources (such as cameras, files or static images).


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Q: How to use the file uploaded using GWT? I'm preparing a project using Google Web Toolkit(GWT). I have to ask the user to upload a file(some text file) and have perform some operations on that file later. I have used FIleUpload to let the user upload a file, But what should I use to use that same file?
private FileUpload upload = new FileUpload();
private FormPanel fp = new FormPanel();

Following is the code in onModuleLoad()
String filename = upload.getFilename();
if (filename.length() == 0)
     Window.alert("No file selected");
else {
    fp.submit();
    Window.alert("Please wait!!");
}
fp.addSubmitCompleteHandler(new FormPanel.SubmitCompleteHandler() {
    @Override
    public void onSubmitComplete(SubmitCompleteEvent event) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
          Window.alert(event.getResults());
}
});

I have searched regarding this. Some say that downloading from client side isn't possible or I may have to use HTML5 for the same. So what is preferred to be done when I want that file, uploaded by the user, as a text/string or a file for further use?

A: You can write a servlet and map to form panel action. You'l receive file in your servlet. There you can store in specified path.
A good example and other choices here.
Have a look at :Basic File upload in GWT
Later letting user to download it.
Implementing a simple file download servlet

A: Actually you can't just get your file cause of what FileUpload() widget is. It is just a HTML <input type='file'> and behave the same: post data to form action url. So you should recive it in destination point with servlet. Somthing like this. And then you can process your file.


Taking the risks is what gets you the great shot.
Don't be afraid to get your camera a little dirty or a little bit wet. Most DSLR cameras are designed to withstand a little but of dirt or water. Heck it's equipment designed to be outside.
What I mean is don't be afraid to get the shot. If you need to risk your camera in a situation that may damage it or destroy it then take the calculated risk to get the shot. Cameras can be replaced, the unique photo or video can't.


Sunnyside day 2 - EyeSteelFilm - the adventures of Montreal's award-winning filmco.
Another day, another pitch: today, Yung just pitched his new film, Tienanmen Most Wanted, at the new Sunnyside pitch sessions. Another allnighter for Yung writing his pitch and editing his demo. We have a nice little apartment here in dodgy section of La Rochelle, which we have transformed into a little sweatshop of pitch prepping. We get to leave the apt. evety once in a while to drink coffee and eat moules. Another nice thing about Sunnyside of the Doc is they give out free yellow bicycles, which seem to be sponsored by ARTE. There doesn't seem to be that much money to make documentaries here but at least there are bicycles.


Recently released from house arrest in Pakistan, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday said they will observe a 10-day "Kashmir solidarity Ashra" in Pakistan which will start from 2nd of February, PTI reported.
"We will hold rallies, seminars, and conferences across Pakistan to show solidarity with the Kashmiris," said JuD chief.
Carrying 10 million bounties on his head, Saeed was named under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 in December 2008.
"I want to tell India that I will not stop to support Kashmiris no matter what kind of difficulties are there. India wants us to stop raising voice for the Kashmiris. I warn India if it does not stop atrocities against Kashmiris then this struggle will rise further and it will face the music," Saeed added.
Saeed alleged that authorities want to take action against him just because America is pressurizing them into doing so.
The Pakistani government has banned companies and individuals from making donations to Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), and other organizations on the United Nation Security Council directions.
Moreover, the United States told Islamabad that Hafiz Saeed is "terrorist" and they should take a strong action against him, following the Pakistani prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's remarks that Hafiz Saeed has no cases against him.


Do My Paper- Who Can Help Me Out Offline?
We all know there are sites where you can either buy a pre-written paper or hire a professional academic writing service to get your paper done. However, not everyone is comfortable forking over their hard earned money to someone who may or may not screw up their paper. With so many stories about being scammed it is no shock that some turn from online to offline sources to get help with their papers.
One things needs to be made clear though, it is very hard to find someone offline to actually "do" your paper for you. Of course money talks but even then some people are reluctant to actually do it versus just helping and giving pointers. Here are some options to look into if you want help offline with your paper.
Colleges have writing centers that can assist you with the paper writing process. They will not do the paper for you; instead they will answer any questions you may have and point you in the right direction. Due to the number of students seeking help please keep in mind that time can be limited. You may only be able to go to the writing center once or twice per assignment so make sure you are prepared when you go. Also, keep in mind that right before midterm and finals it may be difficult to even get a slot in the center.
Consider placing an ad on Craigslist that you are looking to hire someone to do your paper for you. Set a reasonable rate and make sure whoever you hire has the proper credentials. You don't want to pay for an A paper and have someone who failed English. You can also browse the educational section under employment to see if anyone is offering their services as well. Lastly, consider heading to the barter section and offer something in return. That way you are not technically paying for your paper.
All students are looking to make some extra cash these days. You can talk to fellow students to get a feel for who you may be able to approach with a proposition. Keep in mind though that while they may seem open to the idea they can still go to your professor and turn you in. Check the boards around campus also to see if anyone is offering their services.
As you can see there are many options to finding someone offline to do your paper. Take your time and explore the different options to find your best fit.


The Chico River Pump Irrigation, Philippine National Railways North 2, and Clark International Airport New Terminal Building—flagship infrastructure projects under the current administration's "Build, Build, Build" program—are seen to develop major alternative growth areas in Central and and Northern Luzon, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III.
The three projects have already been approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, which is chaired by President Duterte, and they are part of the administration's strategy to develop growth centers outside Metro Manila in order to be more inclusive in terms of the benefits of the country's fast-paced economic expansion.
The P4.37-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project is seen to provide water to 8,700 hectares of agricultural land, benefitting 4,350 farmers and serving 21 barangays in the provinces of Cagayan and Kalinga. Meanwhile, the P211.43-billion Philippine National Railways (PNR) North 2 Project will connect Malolos in Bulacan, Clark Airport, and Clark Green City; and the P12.55-billion Clark International Airport New Terminal Building will increase the airport's capacity by 8 million per year and help pave the way to the accelerated growth of Central Luzon and nearby areas.
"The end-goal of all our efforts remains the same. We seek to liberate our countrymen from poverty. We seek a meaningful life for all in a setting of broadly shared prosperity and undiminished liberty. We are ready to take our place among the accomplished nations of the world," said Dominguez at the third leg of the 51st Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting press launch, which was held at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Convention Center.
The aggressive infrastructure modernization program being implemented to link isolated communities to the mainstream of national wealth creation, the government's policy revisions to improve the ease of doing business, the increased use of new digital technologies to create a more investor-friendly climate, and the continuing reforms in the financial sector to provide a capital base for businesses and enable more Filipinos to invest are among the initiatives currently being undertaken by the Duterte administration to make development more inclusive, Dominguez said.
This announcement is first made on www.dof.gov.ph. Edits were made for BluPrint online.


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Alignment: Makarfi Visits Ladoja, Others
If everything works out as planned, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi is billed to visit Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, this Sunday, as part of efforts to align with former members of the party as 2019 election beckons.
Makarfi, whose position as chairman of the party was authenticated by the judgement of the Supreme Court following many months of legal tussle with Sen. Ali Modu-Sheriff, will visit the Bodija residence of former governor Rashidi Ladoja.
Ladoja was governor under the platform of PDP. He now leads Accord party.
Though unconfirmed InsideOyo.com gathered that Makarfi and his team would meet former governor Adebayo Alao-Akala who is now in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Engr. Seyi Makinde of the Social Democratic Party, SDP and other former members of the party who had left the party.
Insideoyo.com learnt that the move cannot be unconnected with the bid by the PDP to unseat the APC at the federal and at the state levels.
Details later
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Ibadan Housewife: "I Don't Know What My Husband Uses My Menstrual Pad For, Divorce Us"
We'll Continue To Fight For You, Saraki Tells LAUTECH Students
We'll Continue To Fight For You, Saraki Tells LAUTECH Students


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James Morrison With His Academy Jazz Orchestra
James Morrison Academy Jazz Orchestra
CD | Jazz | 18 Nov 2016
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James Morrison, long established as a legend of jazz, introduces the new generation of Australia's finest musicians. Performing with his hand-picked Academy Jazz Orchestra, Morrison presents both the thrill of a live set and the intimacy of a studio session – all released for the first time on this album.
Morrison is a jewel in Australia's musical crown, and his astonishing virtuosity and musicianship has been witnessed globally through performances at the world's great concert halls and jazz venues (he also recently played at the White House through the invitation of Barack Obama).
In addition to his performing schedule, Morrison is a committed music educator, and his Academy of Music in Mount Gambier is regarded as a world-beating jazz school. The musicians in his Academy Jazz Orchestra were all completing their Bachelor of Music at the time of recording, and had worked closely with Morrison. They are, in his words, "amongst the finest young musicians in the country."
The live set was recorded at Hamer Hall, Melbourne, at a packed concert in June 2016; the studio tracks were put down later in the same year. Reflecting on the recordings, Morrison comments: "With the exception of Gordon Rytmeister on drums (on the live gig), the band is a collection of students from the James Morrison Academy of Music. Of particular note are the writers in the band, Scott van Gemert, William Morrison and Jake Barden, who penned some of the wonderful arrangements and compositions. There are many soloists featured throughout the disc with stunning and individual sounds. You can hear that the jazz tradition has been well and truly embraced by a new generation of players."
Title: James Morrison With His Academy Jazz Orchestra
Artist: James Morrison Academy Jazz Orchestra
Catalogue No: 4814682
1.	Georgia On My Mind (Live In Concert)
2.	Second Time Around (Live In Concert)
3.	What A Wonderful World (Live In Concert)
4.	You're Always There (Live In Concert)
5.	Yesterdays (Live In Concert)
6.	(Back Home Again In) Indiana (In The Studio)
7.	Modus Operandi (In The Studio)
8.	JC's Groove (In The Studio)
9.	Tenderly (In The Studio)
10.	Who Pushed Me In (In The Studio)
11.	You're Always There (In The Studio)


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// Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

package com.google.gerrit.sshd.commands;

import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;

import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GlobalCapability;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
import com.google.gerrit.entities.AccountGroup;
import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.RequiresCapability;
import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.groups.GroupInput;
import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.GroupInfo;
import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.IdString;
import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.TopLevelResource;
import com.google.gerrit.server.group.GroupResource;
import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.group.AddMembers;
import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.group.AddSubgroups;
import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.group.CreateGroup;
import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.group.GroupsCollection;
import com.google.gerrit.sshd.CommandMetaData;
import com.google.gerrit.sshd.SshCommand;
import com.google.inject.Inject;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Set;
import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
import org.kohsuke.args4j.Argument;
import org.kohsuke.args4j.Option;

/**
 * Creates a new group.
 *
 * <p>Optionally, puts an initial set of user in the newly created group.
 */
@RequiresCapability(GlobalCapability.CREATE_GROUP)
@CommandMetaData(name = "create-group", description = "Create a new account group")
final class CreateGroupCommand extends SshCommand {
  @Option(
      name = "--owner",
      aliases = {"-o"},
      metaVar = "GROUP",
      usage = "owning group, if not specified the group will be self-owning")
  private AccountGroup.Id ownerGroupId;

  @Option(
      name = "--description",
      aliases = {"-d"},
      metaVar = "DESC",
      usage = "description of group")
  private String groupDescription = "";

  @Argument(index = 0, required = true, metaVar = "GROUP", usage = "name of group to be created")
  private String groupName;

  private final Set<Account.Id> initialMembers = new HashSet<>();

  @Option(
      name = "--member",
      aliases = {"-m"},
      metaVar = "USERNAME",
      usage = "initial set of users to become members of the group")
  void addMember(Account.Id id) {
    initialMembers.add(id);
  }

  @Option(name = "--visible-to-all", usage = "to make the group visible to all registered users")
  private boolean visibleToAll;

  private final Set<AccountGroup.UUID> initialGroups = new HashSet<>();

  @Option(
      name = "--group",
      aliases = "-g",
      metaVar = "GROUP",
      usage = "initial set of groups to be included in the group")
  void addGroup(AccountGroup.UUID id) {
    initialGroups.add(id);
  }

  @Inject private CreateGroup createGroup;

  @Inject private GroupsCollection groups;

  @Inject private AddMembers addMembers;

  @Inject private AddSubgroups addSubgroups;

  @Override
  protected void run()
      throws Failure, IOException, ConfigInvalidException, PermissionBackendException {
    enableGracefulStop();
    try {
      GroupResource rsrc = createGroup();

      if (!initialMembers.isEmpty()) {
        addMembers(rsrc);
      }

      if (!initialGroups.isEmpty()) {
        addSubgroups(rsrc);
      }
    } catch (RestApiException e) {
      throw die(e);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      throw new Failure(1, "unavailable", e);
    }
  }

  private GroupResource createGroup()
      throws RestApiException, IOException, ConfigInvalidException, PermissionBackendException {
    GroupInput input = new GroupInput();
    input.description = groupDescription;
    input.visibleToAll = visibleToAll;

    if (ownerGroupId != null) {
      input.ownerId = String.valueOf(ownerGroupId.get());
    }

    GroupInfo group =
        createGroup
            .apply(TopLevelResource.INSTANCE, IdString.fromDecoded(groupName), input)
            .value();
    return groups.parse(TopLevelResource.INSTANCE, IdString.fromUrl(group.id));
  }

  private void addMembers(GroupResource rsrc)
      throws RestApiException, IOException, ConfigInvalidException, PermissionBackendException {
    AddMembers.Input input =
        AddMembers.Input.fromMembers(
            initialMembers.stream().map(Object::toString).collect(toList()));
    addMembers.apply(rsrc, input);
  }

  private void addSubgroups(GroupResource rsrc)
      throws RestApiException, IOException, ConfigInvalidException, PermissionBackendException {
    AddSubgroups.Input input =
        AddSubgroups.Input.fromGroups(
            initialGroups.stream().map(AccountGroup.UUID::get).collect(toList()));
    addSubgroups.apply(rsrc, input);
  }
}


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tiera signed a record deal with Valori Music who R&B with the country.
Tiera
Promising new down-home craftsman Tiera has endorsed Big Machine Label Group's Valory Records.
Tiera, who is endorsed to Songs and Daughters music distributing and who has a day-by-day show on Apple Music Country, was Billboard's March country new kid on the block of the month depending on the strength of her self-delivered debut EP. Around then, she said she was searching for a name willing to "get out of the case a bit."
The artist/lyricist, who consolidates R&B with country, presently says she found that accomplice in Valory.
She's likewise anticipating working with a portion of her composing legends, including "The Bones" co-author Laura Veltz, who is endorsed to Big Machine Music for distributing. "She's No. 1 on my rundown, and I two or three composes booked for the near future with Natalie Hemby," Tiera says. "I love my ladies!"
Likewise, on her list of things to get is to record with BMLG craftsman Carly Pearce – Tiera conceives a Dolly Parton cover would be ideally suited for the pair. Pearce has been a vocal ally of Tiera's and surprisingly made everything go smoothly for her gathering with the mark. "Just before I met with the group around there, I messaged [Carly] and said I was having a gathering," Tiera says. "She messaged Scott and set the ball rolling in a good direction for me."
Tiera, who is dealt with by OH Creative Management and booked by WME, has effectively notified Valory's promotion group that she anticipates results. "No strain to my radio group, yet I reveal to them constantly, 'Your young lady needs a No. 1,'" she states with a snicker.
"When I first went to Nashville, I had a vision of the perfect record deal," Tierra said. "Most importantly, I wanted to be in a place where they would love and understand the music and the brand I had built as an independent artist. I want to work with people who work as hard as I do for my music. I don't just want to win the team; I want a family. That's what I found in the Valory team. They've been so excited since I met them, and I'm so excited to be a part of The Valory Music Co.!"
"When Tierra walks into a room, she instantly illuminates them with her incredible charm, intelligence, and talent," said Scott Machine, President/CEO of Big Machine Label Group. "I passed out when I met him, and I can't wait for the world to find him. This is an extraordinary new talent."
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Forex Technical Analysis 2010/10/29. EUR/USD, Euro Index, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, NZD/USD Forecast.
The EUR/USD currency pair has started an unexpected correction and we have the "diamond" pattern forming. As we can see by eurusd forecast, the price hasn't reached the pattern's upper side, meaning there is a possibility that it will be broken downwards. That's why we either try to sell the pair, or wait until the price leaves the pattern. The target is the lower side of the daily rising channel.
To confirm that the EUR/USD currency pair is going to fall, let's take a look at the Euro Index. The "failure swing" reversal pattern at the RSI forex online indicator hasn't been yet completed, but the RSI is testing the support level. After the level is broken, we will see the Index falling down. The target of the fall is the area of 106.76.
Judging by gbpusd forecast, you should consider selling Pound after the price is out of the rising channel. Currently there are two of them, and after the second channel is broken one can increase the amount of sales.
In case of the USD/CHF currency pair the rising trend continues. By the moment the price has tested the neckline of "head & shoulders" reversal pattern with the target in the area of 1.0010. The target of the symmetrical pattern at the price is the level of 1.0060. According to technical analysis usd chf, you can try to buy the pair starting from the channel's lower border.
New Zealand Dollar is very unpredictable. After the "triangle" had been broken downwards, the pair broke it upwards too. Currently the pair is testing the resistance level. Judging by nzdusd forecast, you can try to sell the pair with the stop above the resistance level, 0.7564, and the target near the support level, 0.7426.


It's a great privilege to be involved with Langham Preaching in the country of my parents' birth, Sri Lanka. Last year Peter Adam, former Principal of Ridley Melbourne, and Sam Morton now serving as Youth Pastor of St Luke's Anglican Church Miranda (Sydney), and I led Strand Two of the second round of Langham Preaching in Sri Lanka.
Participants included pastors from both Singhalese and Tamil communities. In a country recovering from thirty years of civil war, the church of Jesus unites those who in so many other contexts are divided. It was a joy to see. Participants came from Anglican, Baptist, Reformed, Independent and Pentecostal churches and para-church ministries. Peter, Sam and I were translated into two languages simultaneously! As participants gave sample sermons for review and feedback, they preached in their native language and were translated into English for us.
One of the training sessions, 'Making an Impact', asks the program participants to work in small groups to identify the major 'issues' in personal, church and national life. These issues are, of course, the particular background in which they exercise their ministry of preaching God's word. It was a most illuminating session. Among the top issues identified in the personal sphere, the participants listed the breakdown of family relationships due to the influence of technology and an accompanying neglect of God's Word. In the area of 'church issues' the participants identified the pressures on pastors, the difficulty of raising up the next generation of leaders and providing them with godly models, and the temptation of misusing financial resources.
Sri Lanka is facing many issues on a national level, such as discrimination against Christians and violence against women.
At the national level, the top issues included discrimination against minorities (including Christians), violence against women, limited access to education and self-interested government leaders. There was a deep sense that the nation and church faced many challenges and that it was a privilege and a great responsibility to preach the Kingship of Jesus into this context. It was deeply moving to share in the session and the following time of prayer for the progress of the gospel in Sri Lanka.
The week I spent with Sri Lankan brothers and sisters in Christ was humbling and inspiring. I was surprised by, and unaware of, the extent of harassment of Christians in the regional areas. But one denominational leader said to us, 'We have more important things to worry about than those who oppose us.' It was a joy to meet faithful young pastors, leading modest Christian fellowships; marginal in many ways, but full of trust and hope in Christ and eager to serve the least in their communities and preach 'the pure word of God'. It was deeply encouraging.
Rev Kanishka Raffel and participants of a preaching seminar in Sri Lanka last year.


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Q: EnumType.STRING ignored by ebean and Play 2 I have a field definition that is set as an enumeration with EnumType.STRING.
Typically, this works nicely, but on two occasions, it has ignored the EnumType attribute and used the ordinal value for the enumeration.
My declaration looks like this:
@Basic(optional=true) @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
public StationFormat stationFormat;

I've tried:

*

*Changing the name of the field
It still creates it as an ordinal

*Doing a clean compile
Still uses ordinal value

*Adding a second field on the same class
Still uses ordinal value
What the heck? I had this happen before, and at some point it magically resolved itself.
-John

A: I found a solution to this problem, thought I believe the underlying issue is a bug.
To workaround, add the same enum to a DIFFERENT model class. Does not matter which one, and you can delete it immediately afterwards. It will be added correctly to the new class, as well as the existing class will be amended to use the name() value rather than the ordinal.


For so long I keep trying to get my Alexa rankings up , then it came to my sense that it updates in every 3 months and it calculates the traffic and search results for the particular site you have setup. Setting up alexa is very easy don't know how to do read our soon coming post on How to set Up alexa.
For Now I am going to tell you how you can maintain your alexa rankings and maintain it for long time. Suppose your blog is fresh and just 3 months old and your rank come near 12 lakh. Don't get depressed on seeing this rank every new bloggers start with such a rank we started with 11 lakh ranks all over the world and now nearly 9 lakh.
Maintaining the rank is very easy and if you do it in the right way. For that, just maintain 300-400 visitors per day to your site. This will get your rank up as quickly as possible. And if you are getting more than this it's very good and your rank will soon be in 100 thousands.
Big Question is how to maintain this much traffic. I have already discussed in my earlier articles on how to use Google+ and engaging visitors to your site.
It's a big question for every new blogger or even the old bloggers of how to really maintain visitors on their blog. The Solution is very simple write for the people and not for Google! Confused, Many People just need to make name In Google and does not really focus on what they are writing. I say as in my opinion write for the people as we do we write for you to understand All the major and minor problem you many or can be facing right now.
Write as detail as you can in small articles long articles are not preferred by many people visiting your site. So, be short and detailed.


Perhaps the best development in the Valley during recent years has been a certain kind of growth. It has nothing to do with population or plants but rather a veritable boom in barbecue eateries. For years and years here in the Valley, The Longhorn was the lone source of barbeque-generated smoke, the sweetest form of pollution man has ever produced.
Currently that lonely bellwether of barbeques has three competitors stoking their pits across the Valley. It is a competition I highly encourage and strongly support to the point of borderline gluttony. Like the meat on the barbecue, I am a pig. I'm just glad to be a porker on the food chain a link or two above my distant relatives that I so lovingly devour.
Being an admitted slave to desire, I must show the utmost respect to the barbecue masters and so I will list them in chronological order as is only fair.
Starting with the youngest, Porky G's fired up their smoker here in the Valley a few months back. Located on Sprague in front of Fred Meyer's, the new kid on the block hails from Couer D Alene where it opened its first place in 1995. I was impatiently knocking on the door a minute before they opened that first day here. My impatience was soon rewarded as I dug into their baby back ribs. All the drooling I had been doing as I had driven by during the remodel was wiped away as I prepared my chin to be covered in another warm, thick and much tastier liquid, barbecue sauce.
Since that blast of God's bounty was opened to the Valley, I have been back a time or two to draw from the well. I particularly like the pulled pork sandwich and the ribs. Beyond those iron-clad recommendations, I would also offer my services to stand on the sidewalk and enthusiastically wave folks in to try their vast array of sides. They have a ton of superb sides, or maybe super"a" sides is more accurate. From the smokey bacon au gratin potatoes to the seasoned green beans with bacon, every side I tried was a hit. At the risk of sounding partial, I must say that when it comes to Porky G's, you have to take sides.
From Porky G's we take a short hop down the timeline to Charlie P's, which has been open almost two years at Sprague and Vista. The P-man, like the G-man, knows his Q. Since the first time I laid eyes on his menu to this day after trying everything on the menu that looked like my kind of thing, I have been a rabid fan.
I have written at least two blog posts about his menu and have more in mind. Because barbecue is my favorite that has been my focus, but seafood is a close second and I haven't said a word about their amazing seafood fet or seafood calizone let their nose-, eyes- and mouth-wateringly good seafood omelet. Then there is the pizza and broasted chicken to tell the world about. Maybe I would carry on more about his food if I weren't so busy carrying it out and putting it where it belongs which is in my belly.
The only problem with Charlie P's ribs is that they scream out at me every time I open the menu, drowning out all the other worthy choices. Heck, those ribs are so obnoxiously good I can often hear them screaming at me from my house three miles away. My recommendation for Charlie P's is their Smokehouse BBQ Combo for $16.95. It is perfect for Elaine and I to share because I am able to hog the pork ribs, give her the chicken and fight for a fair split on the fantastic sirloin roast.
Next in the birth order of our blessed brotherhood of barbeques is O'Doherty's on Sprague between Bowdish and Pines. Savory smoke has been seeping past racks of meat that it richly flavors on its way out the smokestack and up into the Valley sky since the late 90's when Smokey's was there. O'Doherty's moved there in 2002 and have been serving solid servings after solid servings ever since. It is the kind of place that when you look back you realize that everything you have ever eaten there was good.
The other night I was there researching this story and refreshing my fond memories on a half rack of ribs with Elaine. She ordered a salmon sandwich that we had not seen there before. It was so good, it almost made me wish I had ordered it instead of the ribs. Luckily, it was several bites over Elaine-size and so I enjoyed a rib/salmon combo that went straight into the old stomach's scrapbook of memorable meals. You might call their food "good mood food". Whatever mood your are in, order the food that fits it and you're good.
The oldest of the barbecue boys by far is the Longhorn on Argonne. Today is Father's Day and like every Father's Day, the Longhorn will be packed with fathers who were given their one day of the year to choose where to eat. There will be a long line all day leading up to heaven where the world's best barbeque buffet has been laid out. If the Longhorn had been around in biblical times, this would have been the disciples vote for the last supper.
There is one clear choice for me as far as recommendations go for the Longhorn. When we were first married 29 years ago, back before the kids came along and decided where the family was eating out, back when the Longhorn was a drive-in, we ate there at least half the time since it was always my choice. We ate there occasionally on Elaine's turn as well because she loved their bbq beef sandwich almost as much as I loved the bbq ham and swiss.
In those wonderful years when calories were of little concern, The Longhorn Special featuring a sandwich and two sides was our favorite. While much has changed in, on and around us since those days, the Longhorn bbq sandwich remains the same, standing like an oak on Argonne where all the fast food chains have grown up around it like spindly scrub brush, trucking in every wimpy sandwich and burger their food labratories can concoct.
There is nothing fast about the meats cooked at the Longhorn or O'Doherty's or Charlie P's or Porky G's. These boys have the slow-smoked-meat market all sowed up and there's no need for a big bbq chain like the Texas Roadhouse moving in to these parts. Their scouts probably looked at the Valley Mall where they would have been right at home competing with other chains like Boston's and Outback. That probably looked enticing until they nosed around the Valley a bit and got a whiff of the local competition. The Valley, they wisely surmised, is already covered barbeque-wise and so off they went to Couer D' Alene with their plans of expansion rolled up under their arm and their tails tucked between their legs.
I caught this tired looking fellow out at True Legends annual Luau/ Pig Roast last Saturday. Everybody had a great time except maybe this guy.
This is one of Porky G's strong selections, the Pulled Pork sandwich.
Porky G's ribs aren't bad either.
This is Charlie P's combo plate. It takes a combo of two or three people to get it ate up.
O'Doherty's ribs are a work of art tastefully framed with sides of ecstacy. Their corn bread is perfection.
After a round at their unbelievable salad bar, it's time for the meat plate. This is one time I don't mind things kind of running together on the plate.
If you made it all the way to the bottom of this blog post, then you certainly deserve a reward. This is it. Between 3 and 6 Charlie P's has a two ribs and fries for $5. It is the perfect little dinner.


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Thread: Solved Papers of Current Affairs 1988 TO 2013
Farhat Mahfooz
Location: Multan
Solved Papers of Current Affairs 1988 TO 2013
MCQS- CURRENT AFFAIRS -1988
2. Dan Quayle is:
b. American Politician
5. Sakharov is:
c. Soviet Nuclear Scientist
6. The last day of the Quaid-e-Azam was written by:
c. Col. Illahi Bukhsh (probably, iam not sure)
7. The new Olympic Champion in Hockey is:
i think netherlands
9. The Bofors Scandal occurred in:
b. India
10. The Black Sea and the Mediterranean are connected by:
b. Dardanelles
1. Which country makes the Entac Missiles:
c. France
2. How many Radio Stations are in Pakistan:
a. 3000 while at independence only 2
3. What is Cathay Pacific:
c. Air line of hong kong
5. The "Great Leap Forward" was:
b. Chinese Economic Programme
6. What is the actual name of F-16:
a. Fighting Falcon
7. "Daughter of the East" is an autobiography of:
d. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
8. The Headquarters of Asian Development Bank is in:
c. Manila
9. Pakistan left CENTO in:
c. 1979 (when it was dissolved)
10. Gorbachev"s Peredyshka is:
b. Breathing space
12. Sunsuke Uno is:
d. was Prime Minister of Japan
13. India launched its first Missile with the name of:
c. Agni
14. Who has been named as the first recipient of Gaddafi International Prize for Human
a. Hosni Mubarak
b. Nelson Mandela (1989)
c. Rajiv Gandhi
d. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher
15. Literacy rate in Pakistan is:
d. as of 2012 79%
16. How many people were stampeded in Football Match at Sheffield Hill Borough Stadium:
17. Venezuela President is:
a. Nicolas Maduro
18 .Jabar-bin-Hayyan was a:
a. Mathematician
b. Astronomer
c. Chemist
d. Philosopher
(actually he was an astronomer and philosopher as well, but more famous for chemistry, so does that mean all
the 3 are correct options but option C is more suitable.)
19. Battle of Ohad was fought in:
a. 625 A.D. 3 shawwal 3 hijri
20. How many times has Martina Navtatilova won the Wimbledon title:
d. Eleven times (counting both singles and doubles titles won)
1. The world"s oldest International Human Rights Organization is:
c. Anti Slavery (probably, its older then the other two) definitely it is
2. The constitution of European Union has not been ratified by:
a. Italy
b. Netherlands
3. After United States, the largest contributor in the United Nations Budget is:
a. Germany
b. France
c. U.K.
d. None of these (Japan is and was in 2005 as well)
4. "Ariana" is an Airlines of:
a. Afghanistan
5. What percentage Pakistan produces electricity from thermal source:
d. None of these (31)about 70%
6. China"s fastest growing economy is facing a major challenge of:
a. Population Explosion
7. U.S. president George Bush has created Millennium Challenge Account to:
c. Help poor countries pursuing democratic ideals
8. 38th parallel is a boundary line between:
d. None of these (its boundary line between North and South Koreas)
9. In which month does the U.N. General Assembly usually meet every year:
c. September
10. Pakistan has recently been given observer status in:
c. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
11. The project to reduce water logging and salinity area in Pakistan has been financially
a. World Bank
b. IMF
c. Asian Development Bank
12. Pakistan and U.S. Navies recently conducted Joint exercises in the Arabian Sea by the
c. Inspired Union
13. Which of the following Internet Search Engines will introduce the World"s Biggest digital
b. Google
14. The recently appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres is the former Prime Minister of:
d. (he was prime minister of Portugal)
15. When a country grants another country MFN (Most Favored Nations) status in mutual trade, it implies:
a. Providing same trade concessions as are being given to other countries without any discrimination
16. The programme "United Nations Millennium Development Goals" is focusing on:
a. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
b. Achieve Universal Primary education
c. Promote gender equality and empower women
17. The largest Agency of FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) by area is:
b. South Waziristan being 6,619 km².
18. Reuter" is the news agency of:
c. UK
19. SAARC Human Resource Development Center is located at:
(it is in Islamabad)
20. Under "Vision 2025" WAPDA will construct SATPARA Dam on Indus river in:
a. Balochistan
b. NWFP
c. Northern Areas
1. How many medals were won by Pakistan in the 18th Commonwealth games:
in 17th games(2004) total is 8 and in 18th(2010) total is 5
2010 *19 Delhi Abbreviation CG
2014 * 20 Glasgow Motto Humanity—Equality—Destiny
First event 1930
Occur every 4 years
Purpose Commonwealth Sports
Headquarters London, England
President HRH Prince Tunku Imran
*Pakistan 19 commonwealth 24 21 20 65
Pakistan*has competed in 11 of the 19 previous*Commonwealth Games, from 1954
2. The currency of China is:
c. Yuan (Renminbi (yuan))
3. In the absence of President, who becomes the acting President of Pakistan:
Chairman of the Senate
4. Han Myung has become the First Woman Prime Minister of:
a. South Korea
. Zalmay Khalil is the US ambassador to:
a. Iraq
6. H5N1 is the name of a:
c. Virus
7. Biman is the Airline of:
c. Bangladesh
8. Which country"s border with Pakistan is called Durand Line:
b. Afghanistan
9. Xinhua is the news agency of:
a. China
10. The Headquarters of the UN Security Council is located at:
c. New York
11. Who is the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
*Mr. Anwar is the 17th Governor(Yaseen Anwar)
12. Nobel prize for the year 2013
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013
François Englert*and*Peter W. Higgs
"for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider"
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013
Martin Karplus,*Michael Levitt*and*Arieh Warshel
"for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013
James E. Rothman,*Randy W. Schekman*and*Thomas C. Südhof
"for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013
"master of the contemporary short story"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2013
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
"for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons"
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2013
Eugene F. Fama,*Lars Peter Hansen*and*Robert J. Shiller
"for their empirical analysis of asset prices"
13.Who is the United States, assistant secretary of state for South Asian and Central Asian
affairs:
c. Richard A. Boucher
14. What was the magnitude of the Earthquake that shook northern Pakistan and Azad
Kashmir on October 8, 2005:
d. (correct is 7.6)
15. Rafiq Bahauddin al Hariri had been the Prime Minister of:
b. Lebanon
16. Angela Merkel is:
c. Chancellor of Germany
17. Fourth Estate applied to:
c. Press
18. The "Spirit of Islam" author is:
b. Syed Amir Ali
19. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Standing Committee had agreed in principle to grant an observer status to: On 2 August 2006 the foreign ministers of the SAARC countries agreed in principle to grant observer status to the US, South Korea and the European Union
a. China and Japan (not sure) On 4 March 2008, Iran requested observer status.[30] Followed shortly by the entrance of Mauritius. Myanmar has expressed interest in upgrading its status from an observer to a full member of SAARC,[31] while Russia is interested in becoming an observer
20. George Washington was the First President of USA. Who is the incumbent Vice President of America:
c. Dick Cheney (in 2006) John Adoms was the first vice president under the present constitution at the time of george washington (now vice president is Joe Biden)
1. Petronas towers are located in:
c. Kuala Lumpur
2. Name of the present UN Secretary General is:
b. Bon Ki Moon
3. The length of common border between India and Pakistan is:
(its 1809 miles)
4. SAARC conference was held in 2004 at:
a. Islamabad
5. China became the member of World Trade Organization in:
d. None of these (China officially became member of WTO on 11-12-2001)
6. The number of players in each team of basketball game is:
7. Which is the largest Surah of the Holy Quran:
b. Surah Al-Baqarah
8. The Olympic games in 2004 were held in:
b. Sydney ......no in Athens, Greece in 2004,(sydney was in 2000 didn't remember it was first telecasted olympic event)telecasted on ptv too....
9. How many members the National Security Council (Pakistan) has:
10. Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2006 was awarded to:
b. Dr. Mohammad Yunus
11. Denzil Washington is renowned as:
c. Hollywood Actor
12. The number of OIC member states is:
13. Mahbub-ul-Haq Human Development Center is located at:
c. Islamabad
14. Hugo Chaves was the president of:
a. Venezuela
15. What is the name of the only Pakistani who won a Nobel Prize:
b. Dr. Abdus-Salam
16. Maple leaf is the National emblem of:
c. Canada
17. Name of Bangladesh Parliament is:
c. Jatia Sangsad
18. India has constructed "Baglihar Dam" in occupied Kashmir"s district of:
b. Doda
19. "Hamas" was founded by:
(it was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi and Mohammad Taha)
20. Which of the following regions of Balochistan will be irrigated through Kachi Canal
c. Nasirabad
1.Transparency International is based in:
c. Berlin
2. The largest source of electricity generation in Pakistan comes through:
a. Thermal
3. Pakistan"s largest export partner is: european union is largest exporter and largest importer for Pakistan
b. America ....no European Union( only for afghanistan, pakistan is largest export partner)
4. India is constructing Kishanganda Dam in:
c. Baramula
5. WAFA is the news agency of:
it is the news agency of Palestine)
6. Former US Vice-President Al Gore has won Nobel Peace Prize 2007 for his campaign
c. Global Warming
7. May 3, each year is Internationally observed as:
World Press Freedom Day)
8. The world"s largest producer of uranium is:
b. Canada
9. The district of the country having lowest population density is:
c. Kharan
10.Qantas is an airlines of:
b. Australia
11. The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was:
a. Anwar Sadaat of Egypt
12. Darfur conflict is in:
b. Sudan
13. Parachinar is the main town of:
capital town of Kurram agency)
14. One US barrel is equal to:
its equivalent to 159 litres)
15. Ringgit is the currency unit of:
c. Malaysia
16. Pakistan is the Chairman of:
c. Group of 77 (Pakistan preside it in 2007)
17. The first President of America who made an official visit to Pakistan was:
b. Dwight D. Eisenhower
18.The "Aid to Pakistan Consortium" meets every year in:
c. Paris
19. General Michael Hayden is the:
he was director of the CIA)
20. Which of the following International Organizations has no formal structure and secretariat:
c. G-8
1. Who is Nicolas Sarkozy:
c. French President
2. What position Hu Jantao holds:
a. General Secretary of Communist Party
b. President of the Country
c. Both 'a' and 'b'
3. Who is the president of World Bank:
Jim Yong Kim 2012–present *United State
4. Where is the headquarter of the Amnesty International located:
b. London
5. Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in:
6. Who were the three statesmen who formulated Non-Aligned Movement (NAM):
b. Nehru, Nasser, Tito
7. The permanent Secretariat of SAARC is established at:
a. Khatmandu
8. Who was the founder of HAMAS in 1987:
a. Sheikh Ahmed Yasin
9. How many official working languages are recognized by UNO:
10. In which month does the UN General Assembly usually meet every year:
b. September
11. Which of the following countries have the power of veto in the General Assembly of UNO:
a. USA
b. Russia
c. China
UN organisation won the 2001*Nobel Peace Prize,
12. The term of office of a judge of the International Court of Justice is:
c. 9 years
13.Alliance among India, Germany, Japan and Brazil to support each other"s bid for
permanent seat on UN Security Council is called:
b. G 4
14. The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline is also known as:
b. Peace Pipeline
15. The first parliamentary elections in Afghanistan were held in:
d. None of these (it was held in 1965 for the first time, please consider reviewing) i think 1949
16. Which is the National Flower of Pakistan:
c. Jasmine
17. After "Pushtuns", the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan is:
c. Tajiks
18. The capital of Argentina is:
c. Buenos Aires
19. Which is the largest country in Africa:
Algeria by area and Nigeria by population
20. Name the currency of Sri Lanka:
a. Rupiyah
1) Which of the following countries is the world's largest emitter of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere?
a) China
2) Who is Stanley McChrystal?
a) Commander US forces in Afghanistan currently commander is gen. Joseph F. Dunford
3) The headquarters of Green Peace International is located at:
b) Amsterdam
4) The oldeest internet search engine among the following is:
c) Yahoo
5) The power generating capacity of Diamer-Basha Dam would be:
MW c) 4500 MW
6) ANTARA is the news agency of:
a) Indonesia
7) The largest opium producer province in Afghanistan is:
a) Helmand
8) Silk Air is an airline of:
9) Channel Tunnel is an under sea rail tunnel linking:
b) England and France
10) The Strait of Malacca is the main shipping channel between the India Ocean and:
a) The North Pacific Ocean
11) The recently published book " Between Dreams and Realities" is written by:
2009 Sartaj Aziz
12) The largest Agency of FATA by population is:
South Waziristan
13) Which of the following categories of Nobel Prise was established in 1968?
14) Total cultivable Land of Pakistan is approximately:
c) 150 million hectares
15) Who is Francois Fillon?
(He was Prime Minister of France)
16) The largest island in Indian Ocean is:
17) 3 May is observed Internationally as:
Press Freedom Day
18) 2016 Summer Olympics will be held at:
Rio de Janerio
19) Kyat is the currency of:
b) Myanmar
20 Environment Treaty Kyoto Protocol will be expired in:
a) 2012
(i) the world highest Mountain is in
(a) Nepal
(ii) on the map of the world which country appears as long shoe?
(a) Italy
(iii) The Headquarter of Red Cross are in:
(d) Geneva
(iv) Diamer-Bhasha Dam has been planned on the river:
(c) Indus
(v) Hajj Scam 2010 struck a blow to:
(b) Azam sawati, Hamid Saeed Kazmi
(vi) Who was the special representative of USA for Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs?
Ambassador James F. Dobbins* on May 10, 2013.
(vii) AFPAK policy was announced in:
(viii) Ship mounted energy project (activated in Pakistan: 2010) is sponsored by:
(c) Turkey
(ix) Asian Development Bank was established in
(x) Who were the three statesmen who formulated Non-aligned Movement?
(b) Nehru, Naseer, Tito
(xi) The permanent secretariat of SAARC is established at:
(a) Kathmandu
(xii) Which of the following is the largest emitter of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
(xiii) The Rio conference on sustainable development was convinced in:
(xiv) World Trade Organization was established in:
(xv) How many official working language are recognized by UNO?
(xvi) The first UN conference on sustainable development happened in:
(xvii) Mirani Dam Exist in:
(b) Balouchistan
(xviii) The founder of wikileaks scam belongs to:
(c) Australia
(xix) There are how many non permanent members of Security Council?
(xx) Pakistan has become non permanent member of Security council for:
(d) Six times
1) The first constructed barrage of pakistan is
sukkur barrage
2) where was jesus christ born?
3) raw is an abbreviation of
Research and Analysis wing
4) who was the first viceroy of india?
b) lord canning
5) according to roussean legitimate political authority is based on
c) social contract d
6) east india company was established in
a) 1603 b) 1602
c) 1600 d) none of these
7) british government sold kashmir to gulab sing in
8) gymmanphobia is the fear of
a) nudity
9) mac moban is the border between
a) india and china
10) places experincing equal impact of an earthquake are called
c) seismic lines
11) which is the deepest ocean in the world
c) pacific
12) largest airport of the world is
a) newyork airport b) frankfurt airport
c) dubai airport d) none of these (london heathrow airport)
13) "wafa" news agency belongs to
a) palestine
14) "fbi" of america was established in
15) who was the founder of republican party of usa
c) george washington
16) who was the first chief minister of baluchistan from may 1972 to february 1973?
sardar attaullah mengal
17) who was the first muslim chief of air staff of pakistan?
A) air marshal asghar khan
18) which country is the biggest producer of uranium in the world?
c) canada \
19) in pakistan the first martial law was imposed on
c) october 1958
20) the fedral government established thar coal authority in which year
1: The international Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as world peace day, is observed
annually on:
a) 21st september
2: International day for the Elimination of Violence against Racial Discrimination is observed annyally on:
a) 23rd May
b) 21st March
c) 01st March
d) None of these.
3: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed annually on:
a) 25th December
b) 23rd November
c) 25th November
4: Marin Luther KIng, Jr.Was an clergyman, activist and leader. He is famous for:
a) Civil rights Movement using non-violence disobedience in USA.
5: Which of the following Country has absolutely no military forces?
a) Costa Rica
6: NATO headquarters are located in:
7: The SAARC is an organisation of South asian nations. Which of the following countries is not a
member of SAARC?
8: The UNO uses the Human development Index to:
b) demonstrate how well a country is providing for its people's welfare and security.
9: Which of the following states has not ratified teh Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty(CTBT)?
a) Canada.
b) France
c) United States.
10: The most significant greenhouse gas is:
a) Ozone
b) ChloroFluorocarbons
c) carbonDioxide
11: An Index that estimates the true rate of exchange among currencies is:
a) Human Development Index.
b) Exchange Rate.
c) Purchasing Power Parity.
12: The idea that leaders initiate foreign conflicts in order to distract public opinion from controversial
domestic policies is called:
a) Diversionary Theory of war.
b) Democratic peace Theory.
c) Autocratic Rule
13: The lowest %age of internet users is found in:
b) Africa
14: The most prosperous member of global south, which have become important exporters and markets for the major industrialised countries are known as:
a) Newly Industrialised countries.
15: In international Relations, a global system containing two dominant powers is labelled with which of
the terms?
a) Bipolar
16: The Axis powers in World War II did not include:
a) Germany
b) the Soviet Union
c) Italy
17: The position that a single dominant power can promote world peace came from :
a) balance-of-power
b) Socialist
c) Hegemonic stability
18: The US ambassador, J.Christopher Stevens was killed by millitants in :
c) Benghazi, Libya
19: -------- explains how rational self-interested behaviour by individuals may have a destructive
collective effect.
a) Tragedy of the commons
b) Population implosion.
c) carrying capacity
20: The process through which a country increases its capacity to meet its citizens' basic human needs
and raise their standard of living is called:
a) Self-determination
b) Democratisation
c) Development
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News: CRED Founder Kunal Shah joins the board of Pine Labs
AUTHORNeelanjana Mazumdar
WEDNESDAY11AUG 2021
CRED Founder Kunal Shah joins the board of Pine Labs
Kunal is an entrepreneur, investor, and a pioneer of India's fintech ecosystem. CRED, which he founded in 2018, is a high-trust community of some of India's most creditworthy individuals, financial institutions, and brands.
Pine Labs, one of Asia's leading merchant commerce platforms, announced the appointment of Kunal Shah, Founder, CRED, to the company's board.
Commenting on the appointment, B. Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs, said, "We are excited to welcome Kunal to our board. He joins a marquee set of investors, advisors, and other visionary board members who are all committed to take Pine Labs to newer heights. Kunal's deep understanding of the consumer business will be invaluable to us as we explore new opportunities and step into our next phase of growth."
Kunal is an advocate of entrepreneurship in India, with nearly 100 investments across financial services, consumer, and technology. An ardent believer in the role of financial well-being in driving progress, Kunal actively promotes and participates in financial literacy, wealth-creation, and female workforce participation initiatives in India and around the world. He has been an advisor to the board of Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times of India), the Chairman of the Internet and Mobile Association of India and an advisor to Sequoia Capital India. Before CRED, Kunal founded Freecharge and led it to the largest internet exit of its time in 2015.
"The pandemic has catalysed behaviour change among consumers, merchants, and institutions that will drive the fintech sector. Shaping this transformation for the benefit of all stakeholders is a collective responsibility. Pine Labs is a player in digital payments adoption and joining its board is an opportunity to contribute to the ecosystem," said Kunal Shah, Founder, CRED.
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Q: Maxima and minima with Hessian matrix I was looking for maxima and minima conditions and came across this Wikipedia link
But I have a problem in my problem sheet where it is asked to prove that if
$
f\in C^2 ,grad f(a,b)=0, detHf(a,b)<0,trHf(a,b)>0 \implies (a,b)$ is a relative minimum$
I am confused about these two definitions. Can anybody explain these two clearly.
I'm also stuck at proving the above.

A: I think you meant $det(Hf(a,b)) >0$ , having $det(Hf(a,b)) >0$ <0 will give you a saddle point.
The idea is to look at the taylor expansion around $(a,b)$,
we have:
$$ f(a+dx,b+dy)= f(a,b)+ grad f(a,b).(dx,dy) +(dx,dy)^{t} Hf(a,b) (dx,dy) + ..$$
At a critical point $ gradf(a,b)=0 $ so we have
$$ f(a+dx,b+dy)= f(a,b)+(dx,dy)^{t} Hf(a,b) (dx,dy) + ..$$
Since $Hf(a,b)$ is symmetric, we can diagonalize this matrix, so we have two real eigenvalues $v1$ and $v2$. Our hypothesis translates into $v1 +v2 > 0 $ and $ v1 \times v2 >0 $ which is the same as saying $v1 >0$ and $v2>0$.
Because of this, the quantity  $(dx,dy)^{t} Hf(a,b) (dx,dy)$ will always be positive and thus locally, $f(a+dx,b+dy)\geq f(a,b)$ for all possible $(dx,dy)$ which is the same as saying that $(a,b)$ is a local minima of $f$


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Cocoa High Boys Swim Team Finishes Sixth at FHSAA 2A State Championships
By Jordan Rocco, Assistant Editor // November 10, 2019
Titusville Terriers Senior Caleb Brandon placed third in the 200 freestyle
LEFT TO RIGHT: Cocoa swim team members Freddie Cole, Roman Quattrocchi, Garrett Cone, Zach Quattrocchi and Tyrese Osbourne. (Image for Space Coast Daily)
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA – The FHSAA 2A State Swimming Championships took place on Friday in Port St. Lucie and several Brevard County swimmers had stellar performances.
The Cocoa Tigers, with just four swimmers including Garrett Cone, Roman Quattrocchi, Casey Cole and Freddie Cole, were among the top schools in Florida and finished in sixth place – the highest among boys teams out of Brevard area public schools.
Five-year head coach and Space Coast Daily Hall of Famer Mitzi Kremer Tighe has completely transformed the Cocoa Tigers swim team.
Last year, the Tigers qualified for state competition for the first time in over a decade.
Cocoa's boys 400 freestyle relay, consisting of Garrett Cone, Roman Quattrocchi, Casey Cole and Freddie Cole finished in second place.
The previous year, the boys 400 freestyle relay was disqualified due to a goggle malfunction.
Their 200 medley relay finished in seventh place and went 1:39.96.
ABOVE VIDEO: Five-year Cocoa Tiger head coach, and Space Coast Daily Hall of Famer Mitzi Kremer Tighe, has completely transformed the Tigers swim team.
ABOVE VIDEO: Space Coast Daily's Jordan Rocco talks with Cocoa's Freddie Cole, who placed seventh in the 100 breaststroke with a 59.34 and 16th in the 100 fly with a 54.42.
Seniors Cone and Freddie Cole finished their high school careers with a tremendous effort at the State meet.
Cone finished fourth in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.22 and seventh in the 100 back with a 52.65.
Cole placed seventh in the 100 breaststroke with a 59.34 and 16th in the 100 fly with a 54.42.
Quattrocchi, just a sophomore, finished in ninth place for the 100 freestyle with a 48.24 and 17th in the 50 freestyle with a 22.48.
Other teams in Brevard County also had excellent performances during the FHSAA 2A State Swimming Championships.
Titusville Terriers Senior Caleb Brandon placed third in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.22 and fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a 58.11.
ABOVE VIDEO: Titusville Terriers Senior Caleb Brandon placed third in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.22 and fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a 58.11.
Rockledge Raiders Senior Xavier Barnes finished eighth in the 100 fly with a 51.37 and 13th in the 100 backstroke with a 53.65.
The Rockledge Raiders boys 200 freestyle relay placed seventh and went 1:31.41.
Rockledge Raiders Sophomore Elliott Weisel finished fifth in the 500 freestyle with a 4:41.11 and seventh in the 200 freestyle with a 1:44.45.
Palm Bay Pirates Senior Alexander Pike finished ninth in the 100 breastroke with a 2:01.25 and 12th in the 200 individual medley.
Other notable swimmers who qualified for States and put on a great performance include Merritt Island's Roxy Quigg and Hannah Laferriere, Rockledge's Mary Caswell and Sarah Gonzalez, Titusville's Ella Gibbins, Space Coast's Saundra Hecky and Satellite's Rylan Andrews.
Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame's Mitzi Kremer All American Swimmer, Olympic Medallist