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Beyond the Clouds
High Kick! The Revenge of the Short Legged
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Name: Yoon Kye Sang
Native name: 윤계상
Also Known as: Yun Kyae Sang
Yoon Kye Sang is a South Korean actor and singer. Yoon left his group "g.o.d" in 2004. Originally he planned on ending his celebrity career, but was offered an acting role and decided to follow that path after his departure. Yoon confirmed on joining the members for the group's 15th anniversary. The five members reunited on the 8th of July, 2014 as they made their comeback with their 8th album 'Chapter 8'.
His leading roles in 'Who Are You?' and 'My 19 Year Old Sister-in-Law', marked his successful entry into the acting world. Later he starred in MBC's drama 'The Greatest Love' and movie, 'Poongsan', and joined 'High Kick Season 3". His latest drama "Beyond The Clouds" aired from February 17th, 2014 - April 14th, 2014.
In 2005 he won Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards and the Excellence Award (Actor in a sitcom/comedy) at MBC Entertainment Awards in 2011.

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Q: How can GlusterFS move thin disks between bricks? In a thin provisioning environment, if a file grows bigger and bigger, how can GlusterFS move it between bricks?
The original bricks are full of space, but newly added bricks are nearly empty, How can DHT translator deals that situation?

A: After adding new brick(s) you can carry out rebalance operation to move files from one brick to other.
But, you won't be able to do this on a per file basis.
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https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_gluster_storage/3.3/html-single/administration_guide/#sect-Rebalancing_Volumes

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Andy has lots of toys that he loves to play with but his favourite is Woody the cowboy. What Andy doesn't know is that when there's no humans around his toys come to life and have quite a lot of fun and adventures.
Woody gets upset when Andy brings home a new toy, Buzz Lightyear who has loads of fancy gadgets which all the other toys think are really cool. Woody gets quite jealous of all the attention Buzz is getting and one day knocks him out of the bedroom window. Then Woody realises all the other toys are quite mad at him so he has to go and rescue Buzz who's ended up at Sid's house, the mean kid next door. This turns out to be more difficult than Woody thought and they end up having quite an adventure.
Sid straps explosives to a toy in his back yard which are set off and the toy explodes.
Sid's dog attacks an alien doll and tries to rip it apart.
Sid steals his little sister's doll and pulls its head off.
Sid uses the window and the sun's rays to bore a smoking hole into Woody's head.
Sid's room is dark and creepy like a torture chamber for toys. Toys are shown that have been torn apart and had their heads pulled off.
Some of Sid's toys look quite creepy such as a doll who's had her head pulled off and has only one eye and spins around on a mechanical spider.
Woody saves Sid's ruined toys who come out of shallow graves and surround Sid with their mouths stitched tight.
The message of the story is to believe in yourself and not to worry about what others think.


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When choosing wedding ceremony songs, pay particular attention to the lyrics as well as mood. The song should be romantic without being schmaltzy and have a reverent, more serious feel than songs played at the celebratory wedding reception. The bride and groom will almost certainly enjoy the wedding singer's interpretation of these 10 songs (in no particular order) about love and commitment.
"Ave Maria" is an all-time wedding favorite, perfectly suited for the reverence of the ceremony, but a little too stuffy for the reception. Interpreted today as a prayer to the Virgin Mary for protection (suited for newlyweds), the song is often sung in Catholic churches and would, therefore, be most suited for weddings taking place there.
Oddly enough, though, Schubert originally wrote the piece as part of his Opus 52, which contains seven songs from Sir Walter Scott's epic poem "The Lady of the Lake." The scene depicted in "Ave Maria," originally known as "Ellen's Third Song," is actually of the lady asking for protection after she escapes with her exiled father from battle. Sweet, huh?
Originally sung by Paul from Peter, Paul, and Mary, "Wedding Song" is easy to learn and appropriate for beginners—which isn't to say that's the type of talent you want at your wedding. On the contrary, the relative ease means that an experienced singer can play with various expressive interpretations of this classic dedication to love.
With romantic lyrics like "A man shall leave his mother and a woman leave her home, and they shall travel on to where the two shall be as one," this song rings true for young lovers tying the knot for the first time.
Although Elvis Presley made "Can't Help Falling in Love" famous with his cover, it was actually Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George Weiss who penned this beautiful hit. With lyrics like "take my hand, take my whole life too, for I can't help falling in love with you," it's no wonder it's one of the most popularly requested wedding songs on this list.
Several repeated choruses and a simple melody make the lyrics easy to memorize, making it a solid choice if you've had to find your singer at the last minute—or if the bride or groom told the singer a little too late that the song she chose wasn't quite right.
"Time After Time" is a jazz ballad with a classic feeling appropriate for all but the most formal of weddings. Not to be confused with Cindi Lauper's hit of the same name, this 1947 ballad has stood the test of time. Artists including Sarah Vaughan and Frank Sinatra have since covered the silky jazz standard.
More suited for a casual, outdoor wedding ceremony, "Our Love Is Here to Stay" is another popular jazz standard made most famous by Ella Fitzgerald's version. The track made its original debut in the 1938 film "The Goldwyn Follies," but wasn't popularized until Gene Kelly performed it in the 1951 hit "An American in Paris."
The song was George Gershwin's last composition, and his brother, Ira, later wrote the lyrics as a dedication to him. The truly sweet sentiment that the love between brothers would endure the test of time can surely be transferred to the romantic love that will also endure forever in the vows of a wedding ceremony.
Performed twice in the 1981 Broadway musical "Merrily We Roll Along," the hit track "Not a Day Goes By" expresses the joys and pains of unrequited love. Still, with lyrics like love "can't get much better much longer, but only gets better and stronger and deeper and nearer and simpler and freer and clear," the song serves as a wedding classic.
"Till There Was You" is a glorious tune with lyrics expressing how the singer's eyes were opened to the beauty of the world upon finding love. Shirley Jones famously performed the song in the 1962 film adaptation of "The Music Man."
With sweeping vocals, Jones sings of how "There was love all around, but I never heard it singing. No, I never heard it at all, till there was you!" What a beautiful sentiment, and even if your ceremony doesn't provide that crescendo of strings roaring in the background, this selection, given the right wedding singer, will bring the crowd to tears.
"Unexpected Song" might be the most exciting, joyous song in this list. The lyrics repeat several times, and the accompaniment builds as the song goes on. A real show stopper when sung well, this hit comes from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1985 Broadway smash "Song & Dance."
A simple celebration of love, lyrics like, "As we talk he runs his fingertips all over," express the joys found in the little things of a romantic relationship.
"'O Sole Mio" is a favorite often heard in Italian restaurants and concert halls. The song's translated lyrics express how the singer's love shines even brighter than the sun. Originally written in 1896, the song is meant to be performed in its native southern Italian Neapolitan language.
Classically romantic, the melody of the song swoops and sweeps audiences around the globe to tears. Even if you can't understand the language, the right wedding singer will move the audience with the feeling.
Many composers have put the song to music, but favorite settings include Franz Schubert's and Fanny Mendelssohn's. Schubert's is breathtaking if sung well, but difficult as it requires an engaged, reverent sound. Fanny Mendelssohn's version is just as beautiful with a more innocent quality and is far less difficult to sing.


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This free event explores how smart city technology can help all of DC
WDCEP will host their inaugural Inclusive Smart Cities Summit on Sept. 12. (Photo by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)
As D.C. produces more new technology, leaders want to make sure everyone gets a chance to benefit.
That's the message that the Washington DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP) and the city brought to SXSW last March and WDCEP will now follow up with their inaugural Inclusive Smart Cities Summit.
WDCEP, affectionally known as "The Partnership" by Emily Rasowsky, Director of Marketing & Communications for WDCEP, aims to drive business opportunities across all sectors, in part by creating meaningful connections between ventures. Lately, smart cities has become an important avenue of focus.
"We're not just building a connective city with the coolest innovation--which we are," Rasowsky asserts, "but we're doing it so that it intentionally benefits and speaks to all people in the population."
Hosted on September 12 at the US Institute of Peace free of charge, the Inclusive Smart Cities summit will break down innovation efforts through three specific lenses—transportation, the workplace, and the workforce—before convening for a collective panel about smart city ideals and initiatives in the city.
How these founders launched civic-minded startups in a weekend
The participants from Startup Weekend DC: Civic Impact edition. (Photo via Twitter)
After 54 hours of competition among seven teams at Eastern Foundry, three startups emerged as winners last weekend at Startup Weekend DC: Civic Impact Edition. However, their journeys to success weren't without a few hurdles. After the event, members of some of the winning teams provided some insight on what it's like to launch a company over three days.
It starts with a team, and an idea for the business. For the team of cofounders that included Tambra Raye Stevenson, Peter Boyd and Tim Nguyen, identifying a singular business plan to work on presented a challenge right away. They pitched Cottage Foodie, a virtual local farmer's market that for customers to view the food available, pre-order, pay online, and pick up orders in person.
From there, it's time to start building. Grand prize winner RecruitHer detects gendered language in job postings and provides alternatives to attract more female applicants by using natural language processing and machine learning methods. The team of founders—including Hratch Sofian, Natalie Olivo, Robert Chandler, Yurani Sandoval, Belen Sanchez, Tracy King, and Evann Smith—had a clear takeaway for finding success at a Startup Weekend competition.
"[You must] clearly identify the value proposition of your company/product in a single sentence as early as possible," explained Smith, Founder and Chief Data Scientist. "If you can do this, then the problem you are solving should be clear and direct your path to monetization."
The second cohort of the PeaceTech Accelerator looks to expand the scope of 'peacetech'
The inaugural cohort of PeaceTech Accelerator. (Courtesy photo)
Five months ago, when Amazon Web Services, C5 and the PeaceTech Lab debuted their inaugural cohort for the PeaceTech Accelerator, several misconceptions were stacked against the project.
Perception topped the list, according to Sheldon Himelfarb, PeaceTech Lab president and CEO.
"When people think about conflict, they're picturing bombed-out buildings, bullets flying and chaos. But the fact is, in nearly every conflict zone we've worked, we see [technology]," Himelfarb said. "You don't have to be defined by your immediate circumstances — there's an outlet for expression, for cultivating and sharing new ideas, and for building something with purpose and value."
A prime example of the innovative nature in the first cohort is Junub Games. This South Sudanese nonprofit develops video games and gaming communities as a means to promote peace in the area.
There's also Wistla, a crowd gathering app for "sociable" experiences. While it may seem like a bit of a stretch for peacetech, Wistla focuses on "building peaceful integrated societies" and "offer[ing] an opportunity to build offline communities by helping people group together, mobilize and share their experiences," explained Bee Heal, program manager of the PeaceTech Accelerator.
After finishing the program, Wistla soft launched their app for Andriod users at the British Style Collective last month and iOS users can expect to see the product later this month.
Now, the PeaceTech Accelerator is back for the program's second cohort.


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MS-Dhoni Retires from International Cricket
by Gurusharan Kaur August 19, 2020 September 12, 2020
Yes ! I know it hurts. But it's sadly true !! The former and the most successful captain MS. Dhoni in Indian Cricket with three ICC Trophies retires from International Cricket. He made the announcement through a video on Instagram.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni AKA Mahi made his ODI debut in 2004, after which he changed the face of Indian Cricket with his excellent performance and sharp understanding of the game and leader-savy qualities which made him win hearts all over the world.
He is one of the most admired and respected cricketers, Dhoni is also among the most successful captains in world cricket. He retires as India's most successful captain in internationals, having won three ICC trophies – 2007 T20 World Cup, 50-over World Cup in 2011, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy – the only captain to do so.
After near a 16 Year-long-storied Career , dhoni has made the announcement over a video on instagram, Its' caption reading :- "Thanks – Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired."
The announcement means that Dhoni's last India game would remain the semifinal of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in which India lost to New Zealand by 18 runs. It was his 350th ODI, in which he scored 50 off 72 balls before being run-out by a bullet throw from Martin Guptill in the deep. Incidentally, Dhoni was run-out in his first ODI as well.
While his heroic perfomances are well documented, it was also under his leadership that India became the No. 1 Test side in 2009 and the team stayed at the top for over 600 days. He has led India to victory in 21 home Test matches, the most by an Indian captain.
MS Dhoni on Instagram: Consider me retired from 19:29 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZEgJL82x3h
— ICC (@ICC) August 15, 2020
भारतीय क्रिकेट को अपनी आभा से ऊष्मित करने वाले महान खिलाड़ी, उत्तर प्रदेश के रत्न श्री @ImRaina जी का खेल जीवन उपलब्धियों से पूरित रहा है।
आपका धैर्य-आपका समर्पण भाव प्रेरणास्पद है। उत्तर प्रदेश सहित पूरे देश को आप पर गर्व है।
जीवन की नई पारी के लिए मंगलकामनाएं!
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) August 15, 2020
The Man Himself Bids a goodbye without any chaos
What An Innings!#MissYouMahi #msdhoniretirement @Varun_dvn Latest insta story#VarunDhawan pic.twitter.com/3yBOFl2bdk
— Varun Dhawan World (@world_dhawan) August 16, 2020
Here's celebrating the retirement of a Captain who we all could BANK upon!#dhoniretires #msdhoniretirement #ThankYouDhoni pic.twitter.com/aFqkWPaoOT
— HDFC Bank (@HDFC_Bank) August 16, 2020
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Triumph and tragedy for the O'Briens as Joseph lands second Melbourne Cup
Twilight Payment wins but Anthony Van Dyck's death adds to race's tragic recent legacy
Tue, Nov 3, 2020, 15:12
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Twilight Payment ridden by Jye McNeil (No 6) on the way to victory in the Melbourne Cup at the Flemington Racecourse. Photograph: George Salpigtidis/Racing Photos/AFP via Getty Images
Another remarkable family success for Joseph O'Brien in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup was marred by fatal injuries sustained in the race by his father Aidan's 2019 Epsom Derby hero, Anthony Van Dyck.
The first Derby winner ever to race in Australia fractured a fetlock early in the finishing straight at Flemington, was immediately pulled up by jockey Hugh Bowman, but had to be put down.
It was a sad fate for a top-class racehorse, winner of six of his 19 career starts, and guaranteed a place in racing history through his memorable Epsom victory in June of last year.
As Bowman desperately pulled up Anthony Van Dyck, his stable companion Tiger Moth failed by half a length to overhaul the 25-1 winner Twilight Payment, who had made most of the running under local jockey Jye McNeill to claim the €2.7 million first prize.
It was an uncannily similar outcome to the 2017 Cup when O'Brien Jnr also got the better of his father after Rekindling beat Johannes Vermeer although this time it took place in an eerie behind closed doors atmosphere due to coronavirus.
Inevitably much of the post-race focus was on the ill-fated Anthony Van Dyck and the grisly run of fatal accidents that has shrouded Australia's most famous race in recent years.
The Irish star was the seventh horse to have died in the last eight renewals of the race. If disaster is never far away when thoroughbreds race at top speed it is still a freakishly disproportionate toll for a two-mile flat race.
The sad list includes Aidan O'Brien's Cliffs Of Moher who fractured a shoulder in the race in 2018.
If other fatalities didn't occur in the actual contest–- in 2014 Araldo was spooked after running and injured himself while Admire Rakti collapsed in his stall – then the Melbourne Cup has still got itself a regrettable reputation for serious injuries.
Why that should be the case is unclear. There is no obvious common denominator.
Hugh Bowman riding Anthony Van Dyck (right) in the Melbourne Cup. The Aidan O'Brien-trained horse was put down after fracturing a fetlock during the race. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images for the VRC
The French runner Verema broke her leg in 2013, and the veteran Red Cadeaux did the same two years later. However, he had finished runner-up three times previously. Twilight Payment is also the sixth European-based winner in the last decade.
After Cliffs Of Moher's demise, the racing authorities in Victoria purchased a CT scanner for the Werribee facility where overseas raiders are stabled. Every one of Tuesday's runners was independently checked by vets last week. One horse was withdrawn on the morning of the race when it wasn't sound.
Critics were quick to refer to a 'Groundhog Day' element to what happened to Anthony Van Dyck. For an industry in Australia already under pressure due to welfare concerns it's greatest shop-window is also becoming a PR nightmare.
A fatality report on Anthony Van Dyck will be prepared by Racing Victoria Integrity Services and is likely to take a number of weeks.
"The fatality report gives consideration to the circumstances of the incident and any potential learnings to assist in the prevention of similar injuries in the future," a spokesman for Racing Victoria said.
Anthony Van Dyck won over €2.5 million in prizemoney during a career that also took in victories in the Curragh Futurity as a two-year-old, the Lingfield Derby Trial, and September's Prix Foy in Paris. In his previous start, the son of Galileo had finished runner-up in the Caulfield Cup. He was likely to have begun a career at stud in 2021 had he not been injured.
It all cast a pall over what was another notable date for Ireland in one of Australian sport's most iconic events.
At 27, Joseph O'Brien emulated Dermot Weld by winning the Cup for a second time. Weld opened up the race internationally by winning with Vintage Crop in 1993. He won with another Michael Smurfit-owned runner, Media Puzzle, nine years later.
Like Rekindling, Twilight Payment is owned by Australian, Lloyd Williams.
O'Brien watched the race from his home in Piltown and saw McNeill deliver a perfect front-running ride in what was the third fastest run Cup in the last 40 years.
"The proof that he got the fractions spot on is watching the race when you see Tiger Moth finish," said O'Brien. "But the horse is incredible and I'm just thankful of the support and the work everyone has done with the horse, at home as well."
Bred and formerly trained by Jim Bolger, Twilight Payment was only 11th in the race in 2019.
"This was our first full year with him, he came to us halfway through last year. Going through the summer, he ran a couple of huge races at the Curragh. I was worried today he might have got a bit of pressure on the lead, but the horse has an incredible heart and Jye gave him a fantastic ride," O'Brien said.
As for beating his father again, he added: "I'd be delighted for him if he had won, and I'm sure he is for me having won. We do our best on the track and whatever happens out there happens."
Tiger Moth's jockey Kerrin McEvoy said: "The winner kept running, I just had to pick up to get into the race, which he did, but the winner was just a bit strong today.
"It was a great run for a young horse having only his fifth start in a race. He's run really well."
Irish-trained winners of the Melbourne Cup
1993: Vintage Crop. Trainer: Dermot Weld. Jockey: Michael Kinane
2002: Media Puzzle – Dermot Weld – Damien Oliver
2017: Rekindling – Joseph O'Brien – Corey Brown
2020: Twilight Payment – Joseph O'Brien – Jye McNeill
Aidan O Brien
Damien Oliver
Dermot Weld
Hugh Bowman
Jim Bolger
Joseph O Brien
Jye Mcneill
Kerrin Mcevoy
Lloyd Williams
Michael Kinane
Michael Smurfit
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Mister K. had to wander relentlessly before finding the right door. The corridors of the court offices looked like a labyrinth, a perfect representation of the leviathan-like nature of a public administration building. Sweating, bumping into obstacles, he finally makes it to the room where the unforeseeable is about to happen. After all, what could he expect from an appointment he knew nothing about?
This scene is a reprise of one of the settings of The Trial (1925), the famous novel by Franz Kafka where a man is accused of crimes he knows nothing about. And that's how many of us see, or imagine, the State and the public administration these days: confusing, shabby, slow, a bureaucratic juggernaut, the source of entrepreneurial failures you can't expect anything good from. Kafkaesque, indeed.
But what if we were to reverse this paradigm? What if we were to find out that the State has – and has had – a major role in boosting entrepreneurship and technological advancements? Forget about the market vs. public dualism, we're not here to pick up twentieth-century debates between two extremes. States can be the next generation venture capitalist, if they are committed to innovation and investments. Disbelievers are warned: the case for an entrepreneurial State is already here.
Estonia proves the point that a smart State is not a pipe dream. Shaping policies on our tendency to create and to take risks, we have built a startup environment for young entrepreneurs that is now home not to one, but four tech unicorns. Success doesn't come by chance: it is the result of a convergence between individual courage, collective efforts to make something come to life, and favourable circumstances that are often unique. Assuming that the State has no role in this landscape would mean to deny the crucial role it plays when it comes not only to smooth the edges of market failures, but also to proactively make room for new markets to see the light.
Five years ago, a book by scholar Mariana Mazzucato sparked an ongoing debate over the role of the State in innovation and technological development. If we all drank the Kool-Aid of the Silicon Valley being the sole beacon of ground-breaking tech advancements, maybe we shall all take a closer look. You, our readers, pick up your smartphone from the desk or the pocket for a second: what makes it so smart? Among other things, we have Internet, the GPS, a touchscreen:
the technologies behind (and before) the Internet have been funded and developed in the 60s and 70s by the U.S. Defense Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency;
the GPS, at least in the beginning, was created by the NAVSTAR satellite programme in the 80s and the 90s, a military initiative;
the multitouch screen, in its early development, was the result of a University of Delaware research funded by grants of the CIA and the National Science Foundation.
No, we're not trying to declare the death of our tech gods, for the very simple reason that it's thanks to their vision that we've been able to put together all these revolutionary technologies in a single smart device that changed the world. At the same time, disregarding the role that the State had in financing, investing, researching, and taking high risks that the market alone is simply not prone to accept, would not be fair.
The Estonian experience represents a call. A call for statesmen, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and creative minds, to trust the State too – as Estonia believes in you. We make institutional capitals flow into VC funds to kickstart your projects because the time for old fashioned debates has come to an end: it is the age of foolishness, and it is the age of public-private partnerships.
Through the European Investment Fund and Kredex, public money now injects over 200M EUR in the system to bring trust and capitals into private funds and companies. The public started investing in startups in 2008, and some of today's well-established actors we all know – Cleveron, Monese, Jobbatical, Lingvist, and many more – gained momentum also thanks to that boost. We don't supercharge the Estonian startup ecosystem for the sake of statistics and macroeconomic data, but because Startup Estonia believes in your ideas and inclusivity, in a scene where everyone matters, and growth is not a privilege for the few.
Pitch, create, invest. The State of tomorrow is a State committed to make revolutionary ideas emerge and have a say in a changing world. The extent to which we'll be able to have an impact on crucial transformations does not rely exclusively on what we can do alone, but also on the partnerships and the connections we manage to establish. We made Estonia the place to make this happen, public and private sectors together. If belongs to the past: let's talk about when and how.
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Rice prices up in India, Vietnam as rains dampen crop supply
By Koustav Samanta
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Rice prices in India and Vietnam rose this week as prolonged periods of rainfall threatened supply in the two major exporters of the grain.
Workers fill a sack with rice at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) market yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Amit Dave/Files
India's 5 percent broken parboiled rice prices edged up by $4 to $404-$407 per tonne as heavy rainfall in key growing regions is expected to delay harvesting.
"Key producing regions in southern and eastern India received rains in last few days. This has delayed harvesting of the summer rice crop," said an exporter based in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
"In some districts crop was damaged. Rainfall could reduce production," he added.
Production from summer-sown crop in India, the world's biggest rice exporter, is likely to fall 2 percent to 94.48 million tonnes, according to farm ministry estimates.
In Vietnam, prices rose amid scarce supply, as a longer period of rains took a toll on the current crop's quality and delayed planting of the major winter-spring season.
"I'm not sure how much crop yield we would get from the current autumn-winter season, to be harvested in November. But the large amount of rain would affect crop quality," a trader said.
"Meanwhile, sowing for the next winter-spring season could be late because it rained a lot and would take longer for the flood to go down."
In northern Vietnam, more than 22,000 hectares (54,300 acres) of rice were damaged in floods triggered by heavy rains last week. Traders estimated over 120,000 tonnes of crops were lost.
Due to low stocks, Vietnamese traders were gathering grains to ensure delivery of previous export contracts, pushing the prices of 5-percent broken rice to as high as $390-400 a tonne, free-on-board (FOB) Saigon, from $390-$395 last week.
"Prices are very high because we don't have much grain left from the last harvest," a trader in Ho Chi Minh City said.
In Thailand, prices fell due to low overseas demand, while the trend of supply is upwards despite rains and floods in some parts of the country, traders said.
Thailand's benchmark 5-percent broken rice was quoted at $375-$385 a tonne, free-on-board (FOB) Bangkok, down from $380-$388 a tonne last week.
"The rains and floods have not caused much damage to rice crops, but, alternatively have caused a fertile environment for crops in the future; so the trend of supply is on the rise," said a Bangkok-based rice trader.
The effects of Vietnam floods should increase prices in the short run and that would make Thai rice more competitive, traders said.
Bangladesh, which has emerged as a major importer this year after floods damaged its crops, imported more than 1 million tonnes of rice in July-October period, food ministry data showed.
Despite bulk imports, domestic prices have not budged, with officials and traders expecting more imports of the staple grain in the coming months.
Reporting by Mi Nguyen in Hanoi, Rajendra Jadhav in Mumbai, Ruma Paul in Dhaka and Suphanida Thakral in Bangkok; Editing by Adrian Croft


A flagship property of Sofitel luxury hotels, Sofitel Mumbai BKC offers an interesting mix of business and recreational activities to ensure a comfortable stay. Sofitel epitomizes a seamless fusion of rich Indian traditions with French style apparent all across its rooms and suites, multi cuisine restaurants and various other entertainment and leisure activities. It offers accommodation in terms of 302 rooms and suites that comes befitted with refined amenities and modern technology. Besides accommodation options, the hotel features multi-cuisine dining options, conferencing facilities and its very own signature So spa to provide guests with high level of indulgence. The luxury hotel in Mumbai is just 10 kilometers away from domestic and international airport and offers proximity to several prominent tourist attractions and business districts in south and north Mumbai. Plan your stay in this Mumbai luxury hotel which has set various benchmarks for luxury living since its inception.
The 300 rooms and suites housed within Sofitel Mumbai BKC combines modern elegance and stunning architectural design to provide an experience of luxurious living. With 182 luxury rooms, 49 superior rooms, 40 ClubMillésime rooms, 8 Junior Suites, 22 Prestige Suitesand 1 Lavish Imperial Suite, the hotel offers ample choice when it comes to accommodation alternatives. These rooms and suites embodies a picture perfect combination of Indian art and French style and comes befitted with state of the art amenities and advanced technology to pamper guests with modern comforts. These rooms exhibit timber wood floorings and modern décor and come equipped with state of the art amenities which include air conditioning, satellite LCD television and Wi-Fi internet.
Dining is a pivot base for Indian hospitality and thus every traveler who visit India wants to savor the diverse flavors of this incredible country. The dining outlets housed within Sofitel Mumbai BKC are a true blend of warm hospitality and artistic brilliance. These restaurants serve a wide range of multi cuisinal delicacies from all around the world with French cuisine as a specialty in a relaxed ambience. The available selection of restaurants and bars provided in this hotel is mentioned below.
This 24 hours multi-cuisine restaurant serves an extensive buffet of breakfast, lunch and dinner along with a la carte selections to pamper the taste buds of the guests.
A rich treasure trove of homemade chocolates, charcuterie and the finest cheeses, Artisan remains open from 7.00 am to 9.00 pm throughout the day.
The celebrated and authentic cuisines from North West frontier province are served in the premises of Jyran Tandoor Dining and Lounge. A wide selection of vegetarian and non vegetarian kebabs are prepared in traditional manner and tastefully served on the platter of the guests. The restaurant remains open from 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm.
The royal Indian art of elegant dining and wining is recreated at Tuskers-Vegetarian Dining Bar. The fine dining restaurant is bedecked with rich Indian tapestry, elegant furnishings and elephant motifs to create an ambience of courtly dining. The food menu of this restaurant features a wide range of Indian vegetarian cuisnes complemented by choicest range of wines and spirits from Australia, Spain, New Zealand and Argentina. The restaurant is opened for both lunch and dinner.
Nestled on the 4th floor of the hotel, Loh Pool and bar is an ideal place to savor a light-bite and beverage alongside swimming pool. The pool bar offers terrific bird-eye view of the Bandra Kurla complex as well. The bar remains open from 11.00 am to 9.00 pm.
Built as a tribute to the skillful 'Diamantaires" of India; Le Bar Diamantaire is a perfect venue for causal get-togethers and friendly chat over a glass of hearty wine. This lobby bar is also home to India's first wine tower and remains open from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm.
The fast paced and bustling lifestyle of Mumbai hardly allows people to enjoy some moments of leisure. Even the hectic schedule of business professionals and tedious hours of work doesn't allow them to make out time even for workout. At Sofitel Mumbai BKC, guests will find host of options catering to health and recreation. An outdoor swimming pool, a royal hamam, Jacuzzi, Tanning salon and massage centre provides some moments of self-indulgence to the guests. There is a full equipped gymnasium where guests can keep up with their fitness regime even while travelling.
Spread on a vast expanse of 6,000 square feet, So Spa boasts of 6 extensive massage and treatment rooms. The treatments and therapies offered in this spa draws inspiration from a French restaurant menu and have been named as Main Course, Starters and Desserts. The tranquil ambience and spacious surroundings ensures an exotic experience of rejuvenation and wellness. The whole treatment process is aptly complemented by soothing music which aims at imparting a sense of serenity to mind. Several exclusive signature treatments are offered in this spa which includes So Rejuvenating Facial, So Exhilarating Massage and Le Diamantaire Facial by Gemology. The branded French products, Gemology and Cinq Mondes are used while performing signature treatments.
While Cinq Mondes products draw inspiration from ancient beauty and health traditions of the world, the Gemology products are made by extracting natural elements of precious and semi precious stones and helps in achieving young and glowing skin.


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Some of these advertisements are huge. Others are quite discreet - a small link at the bottom of each page.
Most free providers also force you to have pop up advertising windows, which will really annoy your visitors.
Free Websites are great to try things out for your personal website. But if you are serious about putting your business online, don't use a free provider - it's not a good image for your business.
To find companies offering free websites, just use your web browser to search for the words "free websites".
Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) provides you with access to the internet by dial up modem or a permanent connection.
When you signed up with them you probably got a few megabytes of space where you could set up a website.
While you CAN use this space for a business website, it has many disadvantages.
The main function of an ISP is to maintain their internet connection facilities so that their customers can log on to the internet and get satisfactory performance.
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People with gay and lesbian acquaintances tend to support same-sex marriage
'Contact theory' suggests that developing diverse friendships can spark social transformations.
In 2006, about 45 percent of the people who had a gay or lesbian acquaintance expressed support for same-sex marriage. By 2010, that figure had increased to 61 percent. In 2006, only 22 percent people who did not have a gay or lesbian acquaintance said they approved of same-sex marriage. That number fell to 18 percent in 2010.
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Matt Swayne
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Friendship bonds that may seem superficial at first glance could be just deep enough to produce attitude changes that help spark social transformations, according to a Penn State sociologist.
In a study, people who met and became acquainted with at least one gay person were more likely to later change their minds about same-sex marriage and become more accepting of gay and lesbian people in general, said Daniel DellaPosta, assistant professor of sociology and an affiliate of the Institute for CyberScience.
According to DellaPosta, sociologists have long proposed that when people establish certain relationships, they may change their attitudes about issues, often referred to as the contact effect. In one example of the contact effect, sociologists have debated whether knowing a person with a different sexual orientation can influence attitudes on larger issues, such as the acceptance of gay rights and same-sex marriage. However, prior to this study, the theory had yet to be rigorously tested.
"What I thought we needed in this area was a test of the contact hypothesis that was conservative — perhaps overly conservative — using the most stringent test we could possibly devise," said DellaPosta.
DellaPosta examined data from the 2006, 2008 and 2010 editions of General Social Survey, or GSS, a sociological survey of opinions that Americans hold on a range of issues.
DellaPosta said that the survey data does not reveal exactly when these relationships were established, which makes the test more rigorous.
"By taking people in that 2006 baseline who were acquainted with gay and lesbian people and comparing them with other people who were similar in all visible regards, including their measured attitude toward same-sex marriage and gay and lesbian people at that 2006 baseline, who were not acquainted with gay and lesbian people, you can get a really conservative test of the contact hypothesis," said DellaPosta, who reported his findings in a recent issue of the journal Socius.
The findings could shed light on how "coming out" among gay and lesbian people impacts the general acceptance of gay and lesbian people. In the 1973 GSS, just 11 percent of Americans felt "homosexuality is not wrong at all." By 2016, that number had grown to 52 percent.
DellaPosta suggests that coming out may facilitate more contact with gay and lesbian people that then accelerates an attitude change about issues that affect the gay community.
Further, DellaPosta suggested that the contact with a gay person does not even need to be especially deep for the contact effect to appear.
"If you have very superficial contact, like just seeing someone from an outgroup in the grocery store or on the subway, you may focus more on selective behaviors that reinforce your prejudices — like someone dressing, talking or acting in a way that reinforces some negative stereotype of that group," said DellaPosta. "But, if you take the next level to mere acquaintanceship — someone whose name you know, someone who, if you saw them on the street, you might stop and chat with them for a moment — the contact effect sets in because when you suddenly have to interact with someone from an outgroup as an individual, it forces you to reconsider your biases."
According to DellaPosta, having a closer, deeper bond with a gay or lesbian acquaintance did not result in an even larger shift of attitude toward same-sex marriage. He added that the contact effect actually is larger for people who have a low probability of having a gay or lesbian acquaintance.
The GSS, created in 1972, is a sociological survey collected by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. About 2,000 people responded to the GSS 2006 survey, but only a smaller portion were asked about their acquaintances and re-surveyed in 2008 and 2010. Just over half — about 53 percent — of those surveyed said they had at least one gay acquaintance.
Other research has looked at whether the contact theory works for other intergroup relationships, such as how people feel about immigrants and their attitudes toward immigration.
Computations for this research were performed on Penn State's Institute for CyberScience Advanced CyberInfrastructure (ICS-ACI).
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Q: how to check an array with cart price rule ID magento 2 I am trying to get Cart_Price_Rule.
   public function test()
{
    $ruleArray = $this->adventCollectionFactory->create()->getData();
    $ruleArray = array_column($ruleArray,'promo_rule_id');
    return implode($ruleArray);
}

This allows me to see the 2 rule id i have pased in a collection
But how would I check it with rule repository individually
My results are 1 and 2
and I have a cart price rule which has the ID of 1 and 2 I am trying to grab the description and code in phtml
\Magento\SalesRule\Model\RuleRepository $ruleRepository
$rule = $this->ruleRepository->getById($this->test()); //how do i pass it individually the id's

$rule->getDescription();
$rule->getCondition();

A:     public function test(){

    $ruleArray = $this->adventCollectionFactory->create()->getData();
    $ruleArray = array_column($ruleArray,'promo_rule_id');
    $array=  implode($ruleArray);

    print_r($array);

}

I get 1 and 2 - which is correct


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Ignore Bonds (at Your Peril) and Be Average, Like the Next Guy
March 26, 2018 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com
Originally posted November 1, 2017.
A phrase I often hear from prospective clients is, "I don't understand bonds, but I know I need them, and that's one of the reasons I'm talking with you." There's a lot of wisdom in that phrase. It's like saying to your dentist, "I don't understand root canals, but my tooth is killing me and I know I need one, and that's the reason I'm sitting in this chair." Knowing what we need is different from understanding how to do it.
When I think back to when I first joined Dick Young's management firm in 1998, he had a huge following of investors seeking guidance in U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds. Investors knew they were a safe way to keep and make money (thanks to Dick) but they didn't really know how to construct a portfolio of them. The same was true for preferred stocks where investors needed help wading through a sea of products. And all along, the beacon over the dark horizon was the ever present "North Star," the Treasury Bill, guiding the way. It's doing the same today.
Today nothing has changed in terms of the T-bill's guiding principles. What has changed is its position over horizon, if you will. Back in 1998, it was a steady beacon of light yielding around five percent. Today it's a mere flicker yielding around one percent. What has changed? Not much as far as I'm concerned.
Just like back in 1998 my work today will revolve around conversations with clients and prospective clients. Not once have I been asked "E.J. tell me where the T-bill is this morning?" or, "How did the T-bill do yesterday?" or "Where is the T-bill today?" But, replace T-bill with "the market" and you have the beginning of a conversation about the future.
Which brings me back to 1998 when the T-bill was paying around five percent. There's no way anyone could predict with any kind of certainty, whatsoever, that T-Bills would pay less than one percent, period. But that's the world we are living in today and the near future. And without giving any thought to where the T-Bill will be next year or in twenty years, I can tell you without hesitation that bonds should play a role in your portfolio.
You may not understand bonds, but if you know what it feels like to lose money, you may opt for a root canal. And while everyone talks about "the market," they continue to forget that the North Star is still shining—although not nearly as bright as it once did.
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The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is shocked and sad that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has decided to terminate the appointment of the chairperson of the Electoral Commisison, Mrs Charlotte Osei and her two deputies, Amadu Sulley and Georgina Opoku Amankwaa.
"We learned with shock, and of course, sadness the decision of President Akufo-Addo to terminate or dismiss the chairperson of the Electoral Commission and the two deputies this evening."
Mr Adams announced that the NDC together with other political parties will be meeting Friday to give more details on what they would be doing on the matter.
"We demand almost immediately that they must give us reasons for which they think that the chairperson of the Electoral Commission and the two deputies stand indicted and should be removed from office.
"It is very clear that this government that has so far failed..., lost the fight against corruption..., the attempt and the fear for which reason they have set out to remove an arbiter of our elections and the two deputies so as to allow them to continue their rigging machinery, Ghanaians will not allow that to happen, we will resist any attempt," Mr Adams told the journalists at the party headquarters.
Mr. Adams also accused President Akufo-Addo's administration of embarking on needless transfer of workers at some state institutions including the Electoral Commission, which he said the NDC will employ legal means to resist.
"What they have done is to destroy our institutions, what we have built over the years but we will not allow them to extend their destruction to institutions like the Electoral Commission. This is an institution that we will religiously guide and protect," he said.
Mr. Adams announced that, the NDC and followers from some opposition parties will hit the streets in Accra on Friday morning, "tomorrow [Friday], the anger of the people will be shown on the street.
"We will meet at Obra Spot to continue…and there, we will say other things that we have to say," he added.
Dr Charles Wereko Brobbey who uses the name Eyetarzan Anokyenana on Facebook also posted the following.
Commenting on the removal of Mrs Osei from office together with her two deputies, Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko said the development was self-inflicted.
In a Facebook post, the founder of policy think tank Danquah Institute said: "Let it be stressed that the events that led to the removal of the EC chairperson and her two deputies had nothing, absolutely nothing to do with the government, political parties or even civil society groups.
"It started (we must all recall because it was all in the media) with infighting at the very top of the Commission shortly after the Dec 2016 elections. All gloves were off. The EC Chairperson and her two deputies began throwing mud at each other - publicly! They accused each other of corruption and abuse of power. They were soon joined by staff members of the EC.
"It is what they said about each other, the evidence they provided against each other, and the decision by their respective supporters to compile all the pieces of evidence into separate petitions which their own loyalists filed that triggered the constitutional process which eventually led to their removal, after full hearings. The President had a simple perfunctory but important role to play and that role was strictly provided by the Constitution.


The Urban League of Greater New Orleans (ULGNO) will host a conference to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The theme of the conference "RISE: Katrina 10", symbolizes continual growth in our city's re-emergence.
The events will bring together a cross-section of community members, civic, industry, and national leaders.
For additional information on gala tables and conference sponsorship, call 504.620.2332 or contact cwashington@urbanleagueneworleans.org.


Please note that the school will be closed on Thursday 01 March 2018 due to forecast weather conditions. We have also been advised by Cullompton Community College that they are closing for the day, and will not be able to provide school meals for us. We will update this information when we know if the school will be able to re-open on Friday.