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Tanzania and partners tackle cassava disease
20 January 2013 31 August 2013 by klopez
Tanzania's Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives (MAFC) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have launched three new projects to support efforts to develop cassava varieties with resistance to Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and to establish more sustainable seed systems to provide smallholder farmers better access to such varieties.
The projects were launched during a cassava value chain event in Dar es Salaam that brought together representatives from the government, donor community, private sector and development partners.
Farmers in Tanzania and the region need access to planting materials of new improved varieties released in the country. Cassava is a very important crop not only for food security but it also has great potential as a cash crop through processing. The two diseases, especially CBSD, are a major problem and need to be urgently addressed.
The Cassava Varieties and Clean Seed to Combat CBSD and CMD (5CP) project will facilitate sharing of five of the best varieties from Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Uganda for regional testing across the countries to speed up the development of varieties with dual resistance to the two diseases.
Categories Issue 9, NewsTags 5CP, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Cassava, CBSD, CMD, IITA, R4D, R4D Review, Research for Development, TanzaniaLeave a comment
DEWN: a novel surveillance system
14 April 2011 29 April 2011 by klopez
Innocent Ndyetabula*, indyetabura@yahoo.com and James Legg, j.legg@cgiar.org
*Maruku Agricultural Research Institute, PO Box 127, Bukoba, Tanzania
Researchers inspect cassava plants for disease incidence. Photo by IITA.
Pandemics of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) are the most important biotic constraints to cassava production in East and Central Africa.
For several years, researchers have tracked these two diseases and monitored patterns of pandemic expansion. However, costs have been high, and the visits made once a year have barely kept pace with the rate of disease spread.
Hence, researchers working to control these problems resolved to explore other monitoring options. During early discussions, two themes were frequently highlighted: community participation and new technology. Could both of these be incorporated into an alternative approach to monitoring disease spread in such a way that the system would provide an early warning of new outbreaks?
The result was the Digital Early Warning Network or DEWN. After extensive consultation, a plan was developed for its pilot-level implementation. This system works with six farmers' groups in each of 10 disease-threatened districts of northwestern Tanzania, and provides them with a system based on the use of the mobile phone for reporting incidences of CMD and CBSD in their farms. By communicating monthly with farmers' groups, it was expected that new outbreaks would be identified quickly, allowing the timely implementation of control measures.
The pilot phase of DEWN has been primarily implemented by the Lake Zone Agricultural Research Institute (LZARDI), under the IITA-coordinated Disease Objective of the Great Lakes Cassava Initiative (GLCI). GLCI is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and is led by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS). The partners of GLCI in the DEWN target districts included several local NGOs (TAHEA, MRHP, KUMKUMAKA, RUDDO, and TCRS) as well as the local government agricultural advisory system.
At the outset, it was essential to train all participating farmers' groups to recognize the symptoms of the two virus diseases, and introduce the SMS-based communication system. A total of 1281 farmers were trained in the 60 groups, and district partners were provided with a GPS unit and digital camera to record field locations and any unusual disease symptoms.
Each of the farmers' groups was provided with a basic GSM phone and SIM card and introduced to the simple texting system for sending monthly disease reports. A straightforward text format was used for the farmers' groups to provide information on how many farmers had observed each of the two diseases in their fields that month, and for how many farmers each disease had become more severe, less severe, or stayed the same. Once reports had been compiled at the farmers' group level, they were sent as a single text to the LZARDI modem.
Validation visit. A follow-up visit was made after 6 months to validate farmers' reports. A refresher course was provided, but the farmers generally indicated a good knowledge of the main symptoms of both diseases. Partly as a consequence of their new understanding of the significance of CMD and CBSD, there was a strong demand from participating farmers for improved varieties.
Voice of the Farmer reports. Participating farmers were linked to the Voice of the Farmer project (VOF). This is a project that is executed by Synovate and financed by BMGF. It aims to use a network of call centers to provide monitoring and evaluation support to existing BMGF programs.
Map based on farmers and researchers' report of CMD occurrence in Lake Zone districts of Tanzania.
DEWN provided a means for VOF to communicate directly with many of the participating farmers. This enabled VOF to conduct two surveys to assess the effectiveness of DEWN's training program on the identification and management of cassava pests and diseases. Participating farmers were called directly by VOF call center staff and were asked a series of short questions in Swahili. Although farmers' responses indicated a good general knowledge of CMD and CBSD, some confusion about symptoms was evident, highlighting the need for further training support. The VOF–DEWN reports are available online at www.vof.synovate.co.ke.
Mapping new disease outbreaks. Information obtained from the DEWN reports received from farmers' groups was used to generate maps. One of the most significant findings was that CBSD, reported by farmers via SMS, was then confirmed by researchers' visits in two districts (Bukombe and Urambo) in which CBSD had not previously been reported. This has allowed project teams to focus extra disease mitigation efforts on these areas.
Extending DEWN. Recognizing the potential value of DEWN for providing communities with a means of doing their own monitoring of crop disease, the GLCI cassava team in Rwanda decided to start a similar scheme. Farmers' representatives from Rwanda visited DEWN partners in Tanzania in October 2010 and were introduced to the approach and given training in recognizing CBSD and CMD. The Rwanda team will initiate its own DEWN program in 2011.
Map based on farmers and researchers' report of CBSD occurrence in Lake Zone districts of Tanzania.
DEWN has provided an innovative, informative, and relatively cheap means for involving communities in monitoring the health of their own crops. Farmers' participation has been enthusiastic, and some important practical outcomes have been achieved. Two of the greatest challenges which remain, however, are the accurate diagnosis of CBSD, which has cryptic or unrecognized symptoms and the regular provision of feedback to participating communities.
Plans are already being developed to address these problems. As these difficulties are overcome and as connectivity in rural areas continues to expand, it seems certain that there is great potential for the more widespread use of digital networks such as DEWN for the community-based monitoring of crop diseases.
Categories Issue 6, Tool BoxTags BMGF, Cassava, cassava disease, CBSD, CMD, CRS, DEWN, GLCI, IITA, partnerships, R4D, R4D Review, Research for DevelopmentLeave a comment
Developing clean seed systems for cassava
James Legg, j.legg@cgiar.org
Cassava stems for future crop. Photo by L. Kumar, IITA.
Cassava is one of those crops that uses part of the plant for propagation. It is very convenient to use vegetative material from a previous crop to plant a new one. This is one of the beauties of vegetatively propagated crops. However, this convenience comes at a price. The use of planting material from a previous generation to establish the next provides an easy way for disease-causing pathogens, particularly viruses, to pass directly from one plant generation to another. So, while they offer convenience, vegetatively-propagated crops are often more widely affected by pathogens than those planted in the form of true seeds.
In Africa, cassava is the most widely cultivated of the vegetatively-propagated crops, being grown on more than 12 million ha across the continent. The exotic pest introductions, cassava mealybug and cassava green mite, caused great damage to Africa's cassava crop in the 1980s and 1990s, but both have been effectively managed through the implementation of a classical biological control program.
The fungal diseases, cassava bacterial blight (Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis) and cassava anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. manihotis) are locally important. The greatest current constraints to cassava production, however, are the virus diseases, cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) caused by cassava brown streak viruses (CBSVs), which together cause crop losses worth more than US$1 billion annually.
One of the most important approaches to controlling these virus diseases, as well as other pathogens of cassava, is through the avoidance of infection. This can be achieved by starting out with pathogen-tested plants, and then bulking the planting material through a series of quality controlled multiplication steps. Although it sounds very simple, this can be difficult to achieve in practice.
Pathogen testing requires well-equipped laboratories run by adequately trained staff. Quality management in the field requires extensive grassroots knowledge of disease symptoms and the involvement of an appropriately trained and resourced national plant protection organization. In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, capacity for these functions remains insufficient to meet the demands.
IITA and its partners have made significant progress in developing and implementing new systems to maintain the health of cassava through seed systems. For instance, through the Great Lakes Cassava Initiative (GLCI), a multi-partnered project implemented from 2007 to the present in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, a rigorous system has been put in place to assure the health of cassava planting material. This has been particularly important in view of the rapid recent spread of a devastating pandemic of CBSD in East Africa.
Healthy cassava plant. Photo by IITA.
The key components of the quality and health management system are as follows: Primary (centralized seed production sites) managed by researchers or qualified seed producers, secondary, and tertiary multiplication sites (usually in farmers' fields) are all assessed, at least once in a year, using the Quality Management Protocol (QMP). This sets out quality levels, primarily in terms of disease and pest incidence and material quality that must be met if the field is to "pass".
The QMP standards for CMD and CBSD incidences ascertained by diagnostic tests are <10% for primary and secondary sites and <20% for tertiary sites in endemic areas. Planting materials from fields that fail to meet QMP standards are not distributed or used for further multiplication, although the tuberous roots can be used by the growers for consumption. Fields that meet the QMP standard and test negative for CBSVs are approved for more widespread dissemination.
This is the first time that this level of rigor has been applied to maintaining the health of cassava through multiplication programs in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been invaluable in assuring the health of the planting material provided to more than half a million beneficiaries in six countries, and provides an important model for other current and future cassava development programs.
Much remains to be done before such an approach can be used in a more sustainable way. Most importantly, basic capacity needs to be strengthened in most countries. Key elements of this include the laboratory and human capacity for virus indexing, as well as the knowledge of QMP and the capacity of the national plant quarantine organization to monitor cassava seed systems.
In addition, the management of cassava diseases could be greatly enhanced by the establishment of isolated nuclear multiplication sites planted with virus-tested cassava plantlets derived from tissue culture, as well as by raising awareness among growers about the importance of establishing the next crop with healthy planting material.
A long-term goal, as the commercial value of cassava increases, will be to provide a mechanism through which planting material certified through the QMP attracts a price premium. Creating added value is certain to be the key to the future development of clean seed systems for cassava in Africa. IITA and its partners are strongly committed to reaching this goal.
Categories Best Practice, Issue 6Tags Cassava, cassava seed systems, CBSD, CMD, germplasm health, GLCI, IITA, plant health, QMP, Quality Management Protocol, R4D, R4D Review, Research for Development, virus diseases2 Comments
Dual-resistance cassava
14 October 2009 21 October 2009 by klopez
IITA scientists are a step closer to making a breakthrough in developing cassava that is resistant to both the cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) in Eastern and Central Africa. The two diseases are the biggest threats to cassava production in the region putting at risk the food security and livelihoods of over 200 million people.
According to Edward Kanju, IITA cassava breeder, 14 types of the crop under research are very promising. Kanju's team had just harvested an advanced trial of such cassava in Uganda.
This is the fourth year of trials for dual-resistance cassava for the mid-altitudes in Uganda. The trials are being conducted at Mukono, near Kampala, an area regarded as a hot spot for CBSD and CMD. The breeding work started with over 5,000 true seeds of parents with tolerance to CBSD from Tanzania for crossing with IITA varieties that are resistant to CMD.
Farmers have also been involved in the selection process to ensure that the varieties meet their preferences on cooking, taste, texture, and yield. Breeding for dual-resistance cassava is also being conducted in Tanzania and DR Congo.
Categories Issue 3, NewsTags Cassava, cassava brown streak disease, cassava mosaic disease, CBSD, CMD, IITA, R4D, Research for Development, resistance breeding1 Comment
CBSD: Enemy number 1
8 March 2009 19 April 2009 by klopez
Caroline Herron, c.herron@cgiar.org
Tertiary vein chloroses of CBSD. Photo by C. Herron
A major disease is ravaging cassava production in the lowland areas of Eastern Africa. The culprit is the cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), which has been spreading to higher altitude areas.
CBSD was first described in detail in Tanzania in the early 20th century and for decades, has been causing severe economic losses in coastal and low altitude Eastern Africa where cassava mosaic disease (CMD) is endemic.
CBSD symptoms are not as distinct in cassava foliage as those of CMD. The main differences are that in CBSD the leaves are not distorted in shape (no epinasty); and the myriad of chlorotic mosaics and blotches in the leaves commonly start as tertiary vein chloroses and are also often very insignificant compared with those from CMD.
Two symptoms in the same plant: CMD (top left) and CBSD (bottom right). Photo by C. Herron
CBSD leaf symptoms may be limited to the lower leaves only, depending on the cultivar. If the above-ground symptoms are in the lower leaves only, then during plant maturity these often senesce, and thus symptoms can be missed. Other CBSD symptoms in very susceptible cultivars are necrotic longitudinal streaks on the stem (from where the disease derives its name)—which eventually coalesce from the shoot downwards, plant shoot dieback, and petiole necroses.
In the tuberous storage roots of susceptible cultivars, CBSD's dry necrotic lesions may develop from approximately 5 months onwards, depending on the cultivar, with or without any external root symptoms. Root lesions vary widely; in a cross-section of roots these symptoms may range from dry dark brown radially aligned lesions to lesions with a dry white firm interior and a necrotic exterior. The time of first appearance of root symptoms and the tissues in which the symptoms appear are also variable.
External symptoms in some cultivars appear as radial root constrictions, creating abnormal root shapes. Root symptoms may also be irregularly distributed across fields planted with the same cultivar and also within roots of the same plant. CBSD in the roots can lead to significant reductions in quality and yield, or complete spoilage.
Various CBSD root symptoms on cultivars from Tanzania. Photo by C. Herron, IITA
Economic costs
Alleviating the CBSD problem would reduce human burden and toil during the growing season and during processing, and enhance livelihoods.
On average, cassava yields are approximately 3.5 t/ha in CBSD-infested fields compared to 10 t/ha in fields without CBSD. The estimated economic loss due to CBSD is about US$130/ha, based on a sample in eastern Tanzania. Extrapolating to the entire cassava-producing regions of the country shows a loss of $45 million/year based on a conservative 14% yield loss from early harvesting to escape heavy CBSD losses. If the farmers' estimated yield loss of 64% at full physiological maturity is taken into consideration, the estimated annual loss for the country is as high as $202 million (Manyong et al. 2008).
Current management strategies
The use of field-resistant cultivars is the recommended disease management strategy. Many field-resistant cultivars should be deployed at any one time in every cassava cultivation area where CBSD is endemic. Susceptible cultivars are not recommended for these areas.
Across the region, many national agricultural research systems (NARS) partners are involved in ongoing cassava breeding programs and multilocational field trials. True seeds from lines of resistant materials identified in CBSD-infested areas (coastal Tanzania) over many growing seasons have been distributed to surrounding countries for incorporation of resistance in farmer-acceptable cultivars. This management strategy has allowed farmers in some of the worst-affected CBSD areas, who had given up growing cassava, to grow and thrive from cassava once more.
Annual monitoring and evaluation of the CBSV presence and CBSV strains over production areas should be combined with this approach. Other management strategies are also being evaluated currently for usefulness, such as use of virus-free propagative materials.
Sustaining disease management
Sustaining CBSD management through planting field-resistant cultivars means that scientists cannot afford to be complacent. While these cultivars are proving to be an excellent and the sole current first line of defense against the pathogen, the situation is dynamic, and CBSD damage may be expected over time. This is because genetically diverse pathogens, if allowed to exist widely and in large numbers, can eventually cause damage to earlier tolerant cultivars. Certain pathogen strains or isolates become more "fit" within the population, eventually leading to disease damage or "resistance breakdown".
Ideally, a continuous "pipeline" of cultivars may be needed in every cassava-growing area, together with large-scale detection and monitoring of CBSV strains predominant in the population in any given area on an annual basis. This will provide an early warning detection system for the CBSV strain population shift or resistance breakdown. Long-term management strategies and the development of true resistant cassava cultivars are still desirable.
To date, all new cassava breeding lines tested in Tanzania in field trials have CBSV in many tissues. This indicates that CBSV immunity may not be present within currently used materials. Other attempts must thus be made to provide useful and different mechanisms of resistance to the pathogen. Hybridization between cassava and wild relatives and use of pathogen-mediated resistance could provide various types of resistance to CBSV.
The transformation approach
Constraints with the traditional approach make the use of transformation a viable alternative in incorporating virus resistance to cassava. The Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI) under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Co-operatives, and IITA are undertaking cassava genetic transformation in Tanzania. The project is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, but will continue to be funded in 2009 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Other partners include the Plant Biosafety Office, Tropical Pesticides Research Institute; Agricultural Biosafety Scientific Advisory Committee; National Biosafety Focal Point; and National Biotechnology Advisory Committee.
To date, work on incorporating resistance to the East African cassava mosaic virus and CBSV in cassava cultivars is ongoing. Twenty-six farmer-preferred cultivars from Tanzania that are high yielding but susceptible to CMD and CBSV have been micropropagated. From these cultivars, a total of 1014 plantlets had been produced by end-September 2008. So far, cassava cultivar Kibandameno produced the highest number of plantlets (282) followed by Karatasi (58), while Pikipiki and Katakya from the Lake Victoria zone produced the least (4). These tissue culture plantlets will be used for producing embryogenic cultures for transformation.
Manyong V.M, E.E. Kanju, G. Mkamilo, H. Saleh, and V.J. Rweyendela. 2008. Baseline study on livelihood status and technology adoption levels in Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD)-infected areas of Eastern Tanzania and Zanzibar. Technical Report. IITA-Tanzania. 37 pages.
Categories Features, Issue 2Tags cassava transformation, CBSD, CMD1 Comment


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Leader of Opus Dei dies at 84
Bishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, Prelate of Opus Dei, who died Dec. 12, 2016. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA.
Rome, Italy, Dec 12, 2016 / 15:29 pm
Bishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, the Prelate of Opus Dei, died Monday evening at the age of 84 in Rome, several days after being hospitalized with pneumonia.
According to a Dec. 12 statement from the personal prelature, Bishop Echevarría was given the final sacraments this afternoon by his auxiliary, Msgr. Fernando Ocariz.
"Bishop Echevarría was receiving an antibiotic to fight a lung infection," the statement added. "The clinical situation was complicated in the final hours provoking respiratory insufficiency, which resulted in his death."
The bishop was born in Madrid in 1932, where he met St. Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, an organization dedicated to spiritual growth and discipleship among the laity which teaches its members to use their work and their ordinary activities as a way to encounter God.
He was St. Josemaria's secretary from 1953 to 1975, and was ordained a priest of the prelature in 1955, at the age of 23.
He was later named secretary general of Opus Dei, and was elected prelate in 1994. He was consecrated a bishop the following year.
Opus Dei stated that the prelature's ordinary government now falls to Msgr. Ocariz. He is to convoke a congress of the community within three months to nominate a successor to Bishop Echevarría, who must be confirmed by the Pope.
Opus Dei,
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Planning a bachelorette party was not easy! My friend/s and sisters mainly did the brainwork behind our fun-filled weekend, however I did get involved in the planning because I'm just a control freak like that lol.
We started planning the party 6-7 months before the actual set date of January 13th. That's MORE than enough time to accumulate ideas and put together an awesome bachelorette party!
Booking this home was the best decision! It really set the mood for the weekend as it was spacious, scenic, and in a nice area of Austin. I highly suggest to find out which friends are willing to commit to spend the last days as a "single" lady with you, and book a house that fits your budget and for the size of invitees!
In order to enjoy the house, you need to spend some time in it! We decided on the first night we would stay in, drink wine and play some fun bachelorette games! This a great way to bring your friends together (some of which might not know each other) and just have fun! Scroll down to see what activities we planned!
Pick a cool wall and create a backdrop! Kudos to my sisters who pulled this off! It was perfect and added a festive touch to the party!
Bust out the games! A few games that you can play while sitting and drinking wine! They were a lot of fun! My sister did an awesome job at hosting the games. Offer prizes to create competition and keep the excitement going! Other games and activities were creating lingerie with toilet paper, *enis Playdough (yep look it up), facials, and how well do I know the groom. SO much fun!
Friday night, we decided to head to the nearest grocery store to buy the essentials for the weekend! Frozen pizza, eggs, cheese, bacon, a variety of chips, ad candy. We regretted it the next day ... :-D lol BUT it was fun crashing my wedding diet for the night.
We are brunch lovers! But who isn't right? This idea was so much better than making reservations at a brunch location in town. We were able to enjoy the house a little longer, and it was a great money saver. Plus, people involved using their skills! My sister and friend took care of making breakfast, me and my other friend decorated the brunch table, while another made mimosas. Everyone had a job to do and it came together beautifully!
I don't go to can Austin very often and get on a boat so this was a great idea! It was first for some, and it was a nice fun way to continue the champagne as you can BYOB. The weather was cold, but that didn't stop us from having a good time! We rented a boat from Capital Cruises for a very good price! Seriously, everyone paid $20 to get on a 2 hour boat ride, with drinks, and jamming music... you can't beat that price!
I really enjoy Austin Panic Room for the reason that, i like trying to solve a mystery! It was sure something different to do, and a first for all of my squad (except for me and one of my friends)! Every 6 months they have a new theme with clues and mysteries to solve! Book in advance because spots fill up fast!
Pick a place to have dinner on Saturday and brunch for Sunday before everyone starts heading home. We ate at Hula Hut on Saturday and I had the tortilla soup (SUPER YUM)! They have a variety of tex-mex plates to choose from! The Park at the Domain offers a delicious buffet brunch for $16 while mimosas are colorful and tasty for $1 each until 2pm! SCORE!
I have always enjoyed live music. The first stop was Cedar Street Courtyard where we enjoyed a live band with crazy outfits and amazing hair! They played everything from the 70s to today's hits. Since it was cold, they had heaters which was nice considering my dress was showing my bare legs and arms!
We then decided to go to 2 gay clubs as, to be honest, I feel they are more fun than straight clubs sometimes :D I really enjoyed the music and the entertainment is quite nice. With light up floors, light shows, and a fogger... it was a good environment to dance like no one is watching!


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El condado de Elbasan (en albanés: Qarku i Elbasanit) es uno de los 12 condados de Albania. Está compuesto de los distritos Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd y Peqin teniendo como capital a Elbasan.

Desde la reforma de 2015, se organiza en los municipios de Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin y Prrenjas.

Subdivisiones

Los antiguos distritos se componían de los siguientes municipios, con población a finales del año 2011:

Distrito de Elbasan

Distrito de Gramsh

Distrito de Librazhd

Distrito de Peqin

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Update Sept. 10: Well, the adoption didn't work out for Shiloh. Sometimes people get a husky and don't realize they can't immediately leave them in the house and go to work. Not sure why this adoption didn't work out but hoping that Shiloh can find a great home. She had come such a long way at the shelter with socialization and being inside. She is a sweet girl that would love a home where she can skijor, run or go biking with her new family. She will need some time before you could just let her off the leash. But this sweet girl will reward you many times over as she blossoms in a new home.
Update: Sept. 7th. Shiloh has been adopted. We hope she has found a great home. She came a long way at the shelter with help from a special shelter volunteer.
Shiloh has been at the shelter for a LONG time. She is shy but approachable. She is a sweet girl that is ready for adoption. She will need a gentle hand to bring her out of her shell.
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What does occupational justice involve? In his theory of recognition, Axel Honneth develops a differentiated conception of good or successful identity-formation. Fundamental to his approach are the three dimensions of social recognition, namely love, legal equality and social esteem, which are crucial for a good life. The social basic structure can be examined as to whether it makes a good life possible for its members or whether it is fundamentally deficient with regard to recognition. In the special case of work relations, deficiencies in recognition could be the result of the low social esteem attached to certain occupations, such as geriatric care, housework or the service sector. In modern times, however, social esteem as a form of recognition is no longer guaranteed, according to Honneth. He traces this back to the fact that professional fields are not organised into solidarity-based groups which have agreed upon shared, honourable values, and he asks: 'How would the category of social labour have to be integrated into the framework of a social theory in order to give rise to a not just utopian prospect of qualitative improvements?'
Axel Honneth is Professor of Social Philosophy and Executive Director of the Institute of Social Research.
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The battery of the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has an estimated total capacity of 90 kWh. The usable capacity is 85 kWh (estimate).	An estimated range of about 235 miles is achievable on a fully charged battery. The actual range will however depend on several factors including climate, terrain, use of climate control systems and driving style.
For example: sustaining high speeds in cold weather could result in a range of around 170 mi. However, driving at low speeds in mild weather will increase the range to around 335 mi.
Charging is done using a Type 2 connector and the on-board charger has a maximum power of 22 kW. This charges a fully depleted battery back to full in around 4 hours 45 minutes. However, a 3-phase grid connection is needed to achieve this. The majority of homes and charge points currently do not have this connection. In most cases the maximum charging power will be 7.4 kW, allowing for a charge time of 13 hours 30 minutes and a charge rate of 17 mph. Charging the car using a regular wall plug will take around 43 hours 30 minutes.
Rapid charging is possible through a CCS connection (expected). The maximum rapid charge power is 350 kW. The battery can't be charged continuously at this power. In an average rapid charge session the average charge power will be around 250 kW. This charges the battery from 10% to 80% in around 15 minutes. A rapid charge like this will add about 160 miles of range.
The estimated combined (motorway and city) energy consumption of the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is about 360 Wh per mile. By comparison, this energy consumption is the equivalent of a fuel consumption of 112 mpg in a traditional petrol car.
The actual energy consumption will depend on several factors including climate, terrain, use of climate control systems and driving style. For example: sustaining high speeds in cold weather could result in an energy use of around 500 Wh per mile. However, driving at low speeds in mild weather will increase the efficiency to about 250 Wh per mile.
The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo emits no CO2 during driving. This only includes direct emissions from the vehicle itself. The energy needed to charge the battery might have been (partly) generated by the use of fossil fuels. Vehicles with an internal combustion engine will always emit CO2 during driving. Additionally, CO2 is emitted during the production and transport of fossil fuels.
The link below will open the page of the Taycan Cross Turismo on the official Porsche site.


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Q: "BAD ARCHIVE MIRROR" error while installing ubuntu server 12.04
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*I downloaded the server version of Ubuntu from Ubuntu's official site.

*Created a Bootable USB from the ISO file I downloaded.

*I connected through Internet using DHCP in the installation process.

*While I was installing it on my Desktop Computer (pentium D 1 GB RAM) I have this error "Bad Archive Mirror".

I also found 2-3 questions with same problem on forum but I didn't get solution of my problem from them.

A: I am writing my above comment in answer this answer.
I solved this issue- Actually the problem was with "internet connection",
i was using a net connector or e-stick (TATA PHOTON+) to connect with the internet, but when i used the broadband my problem get solved.
Thanks

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Q: About Taylor series of function Let us consider the function defined by
[![function defined by ][1]][1]
We have f(0)=0
How we show that f(x) is not equal to it's Taylor expansion at x=O
I try to get coefficients,
$c_0 = 0$,
$c_1= $
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/MDeRD.jpg unable to find this limit, please tell me how i prove this...

A: You can show that $$f^{(n)}(0)=0$$
which means that the Taylor expansion of $f$ at $x=0$ is
$$\sum_{n=0}^\infty f^{(n)}\frac{x^n}{n!} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty 0 = 0$$
and $0$ (the Taylor expansion of $f$) is clearly not equal to $f$.


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Contract farming has the potential to improve family farmers' access to markets and boost their incomes while ensuring that agribusinesses have a stable supply of produce that meets their quality standards.
This emerged at the International Symposium on Contract Farming and other inclusive business models organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the Sam Moyo African Institute for Agrarian Studies (SMAIAS) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in Harare from 8 to 9 November 2018.
Dr. Patrick Kormawa, the Sub-Regional Coordinator for the FAO Sub-Regional Office for Eastern Africa said contract farming is important because it gives smallholders a stronger negotiation power in the market.
The symposium brought together buyers (agribusiness) and farmers (producer organisations) of various value chains, or commodities, in order to enhance discussions on how to improve contracts using the CFS-RAI, the OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains and the FAO policy on contract farming.
"Smallholders are major investors in the agricultural sector, in particular taking into account those family farms that invest their own capital and labour in their agricultural activity. In addition, public investments that match investments by smallholders are important for fighting poverty and hunger," Dr Kormawa said.
Mr Michael Riggs, a FAO Capacity Development Officer said supporting investment in agriculture is one of the most effective strategies for economic growth and to reducing hunger.
"We are working towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty especially in Africa and to ensure a zero hunger tolerance by 2030" reiterated Mr Michael.
Mr Joshua Nyoni, Chairperson of the SMAIAS said that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in 2016 to further the Agrarian Work .The MOU stated that, Investment needs to contribute to food security nutrition, gender equality, women empowerment, eradication of poverty and ensures safe and healthy food systems.
Mr Freedom Mazwi a member of the SMAIAS spoke on a state-led Contract Farming. "There was underperformance of food crops hence a state led contract was initiated in 2016/17 agricultural season for maize – Command Agriculture".
Command Agriculture is a an example of a successful state led contract farming although it did not address different Agro –Ecological zone needs in terms of inputs hence some farmers failed to meet the requirements of 5 tones per hectare.
Contract farming tends to marginalise the youth and women. "There are barriers to entry as most people below the age of 35 are not allowed to own farms in Africa, and the Patriarchal set up in Africa which favours men," said Mr. Walter Chambati, a member of the SMIAS.
"The Contract is written in English which some peasants do not understand. Contract farming requirements should be revealed so that it does not fuel differences to farmers by targeting commercial farmers than small scale farmers," added Mr Chambati.


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Q: Create an array of values in excel I have a table with not unique names like below:
|-|---------------------|------------------|
| |          A          |         B        |
|-|---------------------|------------------|
|1|         John        |    01.01.1900    |
|-|---------------------|------------------|
|2|         Adam        |    01.02.1900    |
|-|---------------------|------------------|
|3|         John        |    01.03.1900    |
|-|---------------------|------------------|
|4|         Jane        |    01.04.1900    |
|-|---------------------|------------------|

And I have another table with unique names like:
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| |          A          |     B    |     C    |     D    |     E    |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|1|         Name        |01.01.1900|01.02.1900|01.03.1900|01.04.1900|
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|2|         John        |          |          |          |          |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|3|         Adam        |          |          |          |          |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|4|         Jane        |          |          |          |          |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

Now I want to highlight the cells in the second table if name and date match with the first table and make it look like:
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| |          A          |     B    |     C    |     D    |     E    |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|1|         Name        |01.01.1900|01.02.1900|01.03.1900|01.04.1900|
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|2|         John        |    1     |          |    1     |          |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|3|         Adam        |          |    1     |          |          |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|4|         Jane        |          |          |          |    1     |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

I've tried using the FILTER() function in B2 cell (for John only):
=IF(B$1=FILTER('dates'!$B$2:$B$4;'dates'!$A$2:$A$4=$A2);1;0) where "dates" is name of the sheet with the first table and then expanding it to other cells in the 2nd row, but when I do it I get the following:
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| |          A          |     B    |     C    |     D    |     E    |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|1|         Name        |01.01.1900|01.02.1900|01.03.1900|01.04.1900|
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|2|         John        |    1     |    0     |    0     |    0     |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|3|         Adam        |    0     |    0     |    1     |    0     |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|4|         Jane        |          |          |          |          |
|-|---------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|

Do you have any ideas?

A: Right, your edit makes your question a lot more clearer, you could try:

Formula in E2:
=COUNTIFS($A:$A,$D2,$B:$B,E$1)

Drag down and right.
Also, since you happen to have Excel O365, you can do the whole matrix in a single go with the following formula in E2:
=COUNTIFS(A1:A4,D2:D4,B1:B4,E1:H1)

Now the rest of the matrix will auto-fill.


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2017-18 Bruins Projections: Goaltender
Posted on September 13, 2017 by Davis Ender in Boston Bruins // 0 Comments
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Billy Hurst
Today we'll be looking at who will be between the pipes for the Black and Gold throughout the 2017-18 season.
Note: win-loss predictions assume goaltender is credited with the win or loss in each of their appearances.
Starter: Tuukka Rask / Projection: 60 games, .919 save %, 7 shutouts, 36-24 W-L
Photo Credit: Nancy Lane
Tuukka Rask is coming off another strong season. He posted a .915 save percentage and record eight shutouts on the year.
Last season he played 65 games, which is too much for a starting goalie, but under Bruce Cassidy the backup goalie situation stabilized so that number should go down this year.
The Bruins blue line should be much healthier this year as well which should take a lot of the pressure of of the netminder's shoulders.
The veteran goaltender is entering his 30s, but has yet to show any signs of decline. His numbers should remain steady, if they don't improve with a health defensive core.
Rask is the clear-cut starter and looks to post big numbers once again.
Backup: Anton Khudobin / Projection: 20 games, .909 save %, 1 shutout, 10-10 W-L
Photo Credit: csnne.com
The Bruins acquired Anton Khudobin over the summer in 2016 with the hopes he could provide a breather to Rask.
Khudobin got off to a rough start in the 2016-2017 season and it forced Rask to play more games than Boston would have liked.
Fortunately for the Bruins, Khudobin finished the season strong. In his final seven games, he only allowed more than two goals on one occasion and it was against a Washington Capitals team with a high-powered offense.
The 31-year-old netminder looked much sharper once Bruce Cassidy took control of the team so expect him to play at least three or four more games this season.
Third string: Zane McIntyre / Projection: 1 game, .850 save %, 0 shutouts, 1-0 W-L
Photo Credit: nhl.com
In a perfect world, a third-string goalie won't even need to be used. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world so odds are that at one point or another Zane McIntyre will end up between the pipes for the Bruins, even if it's just for a game or two.
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The documentary uses interviews with the director to paint a portrait of the quiet, contemplative individual whose shyness stand in contrast to the fearless auteur behind the camera. Antonioni played a central role in 20th century culture. The movie explores the problems, anxieties, fears permeating contemporary society, with his works and through a solitary, original and often all-embracing gaze.
CARLO DI CARLO
Film critic and director, was born in Bologna in 1938. He began his activity as a critic in the 1950s and edited the magazine Film Selezioni between 1959 and 1963. He directed his first short film, La 'Menzogna' di Marzabotto (1961), in answer to a neo-Nazi pamphlet that denied the Marzabotto Massacre. He was assistant director to Pier Paolo Pasolini in films such as Mamma Roma (1962, 26th Mostra) and Rage (1963, 26th Mostra). He curated, among others, the Italian versions of Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow Up (1967) and The Passenger (1974). He started directing films for RAI Television. He has written and edited several books, devoting most of his subsequent activity as critic and scholar to the work of Antonioni. He debuted as a feature film director with Per Questa Notte (1977). He has also directed the feature A Film for Mont Sole. Man, Earth, Memory (1995). He is a member of the International Jury of 34th Mostra.


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"A lot of times when you look at a piece in a museum, the identification placard will say that it is, perhaps, a Saarinen chair, but it doesn't identify the textile on it," Makovsky says. "Some museums also see nothing wrong with reupholstering a chair on exhibit. We were looking at pictures and in databases trying to find out what textiles were on the pieces in the collections and determining if they were original or not." Shown here is Ettore Sottsass's Eastside lounge chair upholstered in Romanie fabric by Jhane Barnes.
Behind the Scenes: Knoll Textiles
Many a modern-design enthusiast can spot a Cesca side chair and say it was designed by Marcel Breuer. But, were it upholstered in Digit fabric, few could name the textile designer.


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BARBADOS (January 18, 2017) – The Terra Group of Companies, a well-established and reputable real estate leader in Barbados serving all market segments through its brands Terra Caribbean, Terra Luxury and Blue Sky Luxury, today announced the release of its annual Barbados real estate insights publication, The Red Book 2017®.
This year's release marks the 10th anniversary edition of the Red Book® and perfectly coincides with 50 years of independence of Barbados. To commemorate these milestones, the publication offers impressive market data dating back to 1966, and informs readers with specific insights on how Barbados real estate has evolved since the Book's first release in 2008.
Some feature editorials of the Red Book® this year include an in-depth article by Chief Operating Officer, Hayden Hutton, that inspects the evolution of each real estate market segment over the last decade. There is also another key article that sheds light on two critical tourist trends that are changing the landscape of short-term rentals on the island. Readers, investors and clients can further appreciate other compelling insights on the luxury property market, facility management services, and corporate real estate.
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Govt working to bring other Bangabandhu killers to book: Home minister
PM unveils new book on Bangabandhu and his government
Why not independent commission to probe Bangabandhu Murder: HC
AL always keeps its promises: PM
The homecoming of the Liberator…
Dateline London January 9, 1972: British policeman & Bangabandhu
The government has information about the whereabouts of two of the five absconding killers
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. Photo: Collected
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the government is working to apprehend the remaining five people involved in the murder of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
"We have certain information about the whereabouts of two murderers. But we are trying to bring all of them to the country. Once they are brought, they will be hanged too," he said.
The minister said this at his residence in Dhanmondi while receiving 2,000 relief packages for the poor from the Shippers' Council of Bangladesh.
"This is a gift to the people of the country for Mujib Year from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," he added.
He also urged people to stay at home and not to go outside unless there is an emergency.
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and Shippers' Council of Bangladesh Chairman Md Rezaul Karim was also present at the event.
Earlier on Sunday midnight, Captain (retd) Abdul Mazed was hanged for his involvement in the murder of Bangabandhu and most of his family members in 1975.
On April 7, the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of DMP arrested Mazed from the Mirpur area in the capital.
The next day, President Abdul Hamid rejected a mercy petition filed by Mazed. Earlier on that day, a Dhaka court issued his death warrant.
Bangabandhu / governement
Bangladesh's GDP growth to stay below pre-pandemic level even in FY27: IMF
PM opens Ekushey Book Fair 2023 in person for first time in 3 years
Import of 2 lakh tonnes of rice from India suspended
Dhaka airport flights to remain suspended for 5 hours every night for 2 months
Dhirasram ICD financiers finalised, construction to begin in 2024


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Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Sandy Valley, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Pikeville
Appalachia, county clerk, crime, genealogy, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Jacob Smith, James H. McCoy, John Dils, Kentucky, merchant, Pike County, Pleasant McCoy, Randolph McCoy, S.K. Damron, Sallie McCoy, Sam McCoy, sheriff, William McCoy, William P. Johnson
Promissory note between William McCoy and Dils and Smith (1861). Pike County, KY.
Page 1 (1865)
Summons for William McCoy (1865). Pike County, KY.
NOTE: This case is most definitely unrelated to the Hatfield-McCoy Feud. I included it here because of the involvement of John Dils. The William McCoy involved in the case is likely the brother to Sallie (McCoy) McCoy, wife of Randal McCoy.
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Chapmanville, Holden, Logan, Man, Sports
A.K. Bowling, Annie Ward, Appalachia, Basil Robertson, Bennie Robertson, Bernard Ward, Bob Ferrell, Chapmanville, Charleston General Hospital, Charlie Stone, football, genealogy, history, Holden, Homer Langdon, Ina Barker, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Man, Nell Bryant, Oran Mobley, pie supper, revenue agents, Ula Barker, West Virginia, Willie Boothe
A correspondent named "The Black Cat" from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following news, which the Logan Banner printed on October 12, 1923:
Quite a large crowd attended the musical Saturday night at Ula Barker's store.
Mr. Bob Ferrell was calling on Miss Barnette Sunday.
A large number was presented at the pie supper Thursday night. It was given by the school. Pies and candy sold well with auctioneer Mr. Charlie Stone, Prof. Stiles and Mr. Eyrial.
There was much excitement here Friday when two of our dry law officers were thrown by the white mule and were seriously wounded. They were taken to the Charleston General Hospital.
We are sure glad to see Ima Nutt back on the job again. We have missed him so much.
Mr. Homer Langdon spent Sunday with his mother of this place.
Mr. Bernard Ward spent Saturday in Holden.
Quite a large crowd attended the party Friday night at Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ward's. After an evening of fun, refreshments were served.
Some of our most popular young men have left here and gone to Holden to work.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Muncy returned last week after a few weeks visiting in Virginia. They report a good trip.
Mrs. Annie Ward and Mrs. A.K. Bowling were visiting in Man this week.
Mr. Oran Mabley is seen in Chapmanville pretty often now.
Misses Ina Barker, Bennie Robertson, Messrs. Darnald Stone and Bacil Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ward attended the football game at Logan.
Mr. Willie Boothe and Miss Nell Bryant seem to enjoy themselves walking in the sunshine.
Messrs. Joe Glim and George Ohler returned home after a long vacation.
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Blair, Logan
Appalachia, Blair Mountain, Clarence H. Frey, coal, editor, history, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Lola Herald, Mine Wars, West Virginia
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Chapmanville
Appalachia, Chapmanville, Chapmanville Post Office, Clyde White, Darnell Stone, genealogy, Hazel E. McCloud, Hazel M. McCloud, history, Inez Barker, Logan Banner, Logan County, Victor Toney, West Virginia, Young People's Christian Endeavor
Correspondents named "Evelyn and Marie" from Chapmanville in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following news, which the Logan Banner printed on November 2, 1923:
We are having nice weather at this writing.
We are all glad to know Mr. Darnell Stone and Miss Inez Barker were out joy riding Sunday. Wonder what Inez will say when she finds out his car was shot all to pieces. Ask Darnell. He knows.
Mr. Victor Toney and Miss Hazel E. McCloud attended church Sunday night.
Miss Hazel M. McCloud attended the Young People's Christian Endeavor Sunday night.
Wonder what makes Miss Hazel E. McCloud visit the post office so much? Ask Hazel M. McCloud. She ought to know.
Mr. Clyde White was visiting in this little burg Sunday.
Civil War in the Kanawha Valley: Glenwood Estate (2019)
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Civil War
Appalachia, civil war, Glenwood Estate, history, Kanawha County, Kanawha Valley, South Charleston, Terry Lowry, The Battle of Charleston, West Virginia
Terry Lowry is THE authority on the Civil War in the Kanawha Valley. Stop 6 on his tour: Glenwood Estate in South Charleston, WV. 29 September 2019. Here is a link to Terry's latest book, The Battle of Charleston (2016): https://wvcivilwar.com/now-available-the-battle-of-charleston/
For more information about Glenwood, go here: https://www.marshall.edu/graduatehumanities/the-glenwood-project/
Big Creek News 09.05.1924
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Creek, Guyandotte River, Huntington, Logan
Appalachia, basket meetings, Big Creek, Burke McComas, Cecil Hager, Charleston, Florence Wheeler, genealogy, Gladys Saunders, Guyandotte Valley, history, Huntington, Jess Harmon, John Mitchell, John Mobley, Laura Hager, Lillie Estep, Lloyd Ellis, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Lonna Hager, Lulu Harmon, merchant, Myrtle Mobley, Nannie Lilly, Nannie Mobley, Norma Saunders, P.D. Bradbury, Pearl Mobley, Peter M. Toney, Tom Vance, Ward Shively, West Virginia
An unnamed correspondent from Big Creek in Logan County, West Virginia, offered the following news, which the Logan Banner printed on September 5, 1924:
Dear old Banner, here I am with a bit of news from our little city Big Creek, one of the most leading little cities on the Guyan Valley.
Miss Lulu Harmon is very ill at this writing.
Mrs. John Mitchell was calling on Mrs. John Mobley Sunday.
It was sad to see Mr. Burke McComas baptized Sunday. He is very ill and not expected to live.
Mr. Lloyd Ellis seems to be enjoying himself of late.
Misses Florence Wheeler and Gladys Saunders has returned home after a short stay in Huntington.
A fine new boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mobley.
Don't forget the basket meeting Sunday on Big Creek. Everybody invited.
Misses Nannie Lilly, Myrtle Mobley, and Cecil Hager were out car riding Sunday.
Mr. Jess Harmon and Miss Norma Saunders were out picnicking Sunday.
Mr. Tom Vance and Miss Pearl Mobley motored to Logan Sunday.
John Mobley has accommodated all loafers. He has made a loafers bench under his shade tree near his store.
Ward Shively has returned to his home after a short stay in Charleston.
Peter M. Toney made a flying trip to Huntington to see his home folks.
We all were sorry when Mr. P.D. Bradbury found his span of mules drowned Sunday. They were tied with a rope and fell over the high bank.
Mrs. Nannie Mobley was kodaking Sunday evening.
Miss Lillie Estepp returned home after a short stay with her parents.
Miss Gladys Saunders and Miss Myrtle Mobley had a happy meeting when first they met after Gladys' return home.
There are plenty of cars and good drivers nowadays.
Mrs. Lonna Hager of Huntington is the guest of her sisters, Laura Hager.
Richard and Spencer Adkins Deed to Sarah Adkins (1892)
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Fourteen, Ranger
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Deed Book __, page __, Lincoln County Clerk's Office, Hamlin, WV.
Hungarian News from the WV Coalfields (1923, 1927-1929)
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Coal, Hungarian-American History, Huntington, Inez, Logan, Music, Williamson
Appalachia, Beauty, Charleston, Cinder Bottom, coal, crime, dancing, Elizabeth Nagy, Ellis Park, Emmett Scaggs, Himlerville, history, Hungarian Benevolent Association, Hungarian Miners' Journal, Hungarian-Americans, Hungarians, Huntington, Joe Hatfield, Kentucky, Keystone, Logan, Logan Banner, Logan County, Martin County, McDowell County, Mingo County, Mud Fork, Rose Mustapha, Warfield, Welch, West Virginia, Williamson, Williamson Daily News
Between 1900 and 1920, a large number of Hungarians settled in West Virginia. Most were employed as coal miners. As of 1920, 6,260 Hungarians lived in West Virginia, primarily in Logan and McDowell counties. The Logan Banner, seated in Logan, WV, offered coverage of Hungarian news. It also commented on items published by Martin Himler in the Hungarian Miners' Journal.
New Marathon Dance Record Is Made Here
Rose Mustapha, Pretty Hungarian Starts the Step Believed to Be the record.
At nigh noon Sunday, Rose Mustapha, a beautiful Hungarian girl, tripped the starting step in a terpsichorean debauch, that is believed to have established a record for sustained dancing in groups. Rose led a cotillion of thirty of her countrymen over a stretch of nineteen hours of continual dancing.
The dance started at twelve o'clock Sunday noon and continued without intermission till seven o'clock Monday morning. The jolly spirit of old Budapest struck color with jazz hilarity as the dancers spun in a vortez over the polished floor.
Hundreds of the dancers' admirers rimmed the floor, hailing the participants in a half dozen different languages and dialects. Three wheezy but quite animated violins provided the music, which ran in wild Magyar strains and jazzy syncopation.
For the most part the dancers adhered to their native folk dances, but occasionally a couple would break into a fox trot, or a one step. At six o'clock Sunday evening, the dancers were given liquid nourishment as they whirled, and at midnight the same was repeated.
Most of the dancers finished strong, but several of the weaker sex had to be helped from the floor by their friends. Long distance dancing is quite common in their native land, and had the participants been in trim the task would have been comparatively easy, they say. As it was all of the men, who are miners, reported for work Monday morning and so far no ill results have been reported of the affair.
Logan (WV) Banner, 3 August 1923
Several hundred persons enjoyed the dance given by the Hungarian Benevolent Association at Ellis Park skating rink last Saturday night. The program included many attractive features and novelties. Miss Elizabeth Nagy of Mud Fork was the winner of the beauty prize. She received a fine watch and $5 in gold.
Logan (WV) Banner, 29 November 1927
Hungarian Paper Tells of Resorts Hereabouts
Sensational Charges Prompt Williamson News to Demand Investigation and "Clean-Up"–Logan and Neighboring Cities Are Mentioned In This Alleged Expose
A Hungarian paper published at Himlerville, Ky., not far from Williamson, is running a series of sensational articles on vice conditions in Logan, Williamson, Huntington and Charleston. These articles are printed both in English and Hungarian and are attracting much attention, many copies of the paper having been sent to the cities named.
Two articles about Logan have mentioned various resorts in which it is charged that vice is rampant, that protection is obtained by bribery of officials, and that conditions are getting worse. Local officers brand these so-called disclosures as either baseless or greatly exaggerated.
In Williamson the expose has attracted much attention, particularly since the Williamson Daily News carried the following editorial, under the heading, "A Clean City."
It's a sad commentary on our city, county, and state police officials when the leaders of the foreign element in our midst are forced to take the lead in cleaning up moral conditions.
Through the Hungarian paper published at Himlerville, Ky., a campaign is being waged to clean up Williamson, Logan, Huntington and Charleston.
We are primarily concerned in Williamson and this paper charges that Williamson is harboring not less than eleven Hungarian brothels and some fifteen speak-easies. The editor of the paper has furnished the Williamson Daily News with the names of eight hotels and rooming houses where he says "light o' love ladies" may be found.
It is common knowledge in Williamson that what he charges is true. Furthermore it is also common knowledge that there is hardly a hotel from the best to the worst in the city that does not harbor women of prostitution.
These women are debauching our manhood and spreading disease and there are attendant demoralizing evils which add to the indictment against them.
Not only are there Hungarian brothels in Williamson, but there are brothels that cater to every race and condition. The fact that they exist is known to practically every person in Williamson.
In this same Himlerville paper in an article published in this week's issue it is stated that "Protection fees vary between twenty-five and seventy-five dollars weekly" suggesting a reason why no action is taken to remedy conditions.
We have had every reason to believe that Williamson was infested with brothels of every degree of degradation, but until the bold statement is made in the Hungarian paper, we had no reason to suspect that some persons were receiving protection fees.
However, such a state of things is a natural noncomitant, in view of the laws of the land. It would be very easy for city, state or county officers to take action, and if they do not the question immediately arises: Why?
It cannot be argued that it is impossible to clean up the city in this respect. We all know better. The chief of police and four good policemen, with proper backing of the mayor and the citizens of Williamson could do the job, and do it thoroughly in ten days. In doing it they could be so impressively earnest that there would be no recurrence of the evil for months to come. If instances of violations of the law of this character did occur in the future they could enforce the law with such vigor as to deter others. Williamson would soon be classed as a "clean city."
Even the notorious "Cinder Bottom" at Keystone has been cleaned up. Welch, the county seat of McDowell county, is known far and wide as a "clean city." Chippies and their like give it a wide berth. Why? Because the mayor and the chief of police of Welch, with a determined citizenship back of them, will not tolerate the evil. Merchants and business men of Welch generally are unreservedly in favor of an absolute ban against women of evil character being allowed to remain in hotels and rooming houses, because they know it hurts business and is a thoroughly demoralizing factor.
Primarily the question is one for the mayor and the chief of police at Williamson to handle, but there are other law enforcement agencies that could function.
For instance, the prosecuting attorney has an effective weapon at hand if he wants to use it. We refer to the state padlock law, upheld by the supreme court. With this weapon he could close every hotel and rooming house in the city that harbored women of ill fame. And there would be no question of securing sufficient evidence to act. It is ready at hand.
There is another agency, the state police. This efficient body of men could take action and bring the matter to a hand.
The state health department is aware of the fact that Williamson is one of the vilest cities in the way of brothels in the state. It has investigated conditions here and has data that could be used by officials who wanted to take action. Furthermore the state health department, on request of the city or county officials, would send investigators here to ascertain true conditions. But, if we understand the situation rightly there is no need for further investigation. The brothels are conducted more or less openly, are well advertised and unfortunately are well patronized.
There would be no lack of information to proceed upon if city, county or state officials wanted to take action. And first of all, it is up to our city officials to act.
Logan (WV) Banner, 27 January 1928
NOTICE TO LOGAN
With newly sharpened sticks the Hungarian Miners Journal, published at Himlerville, Ky., continues to prod into vice conditions hereabouts. Its latest issue is devoted largely to a further exposure at Williamson's intrenched vice, but Logan has not been forgotten. In fact, in a large type box on the first page notice is given that the spotlight will be turned again soon on the garden spot. It says:
"The brother-situation of Williamson is taking up all our space and our energies for a few days.
"This does not mean that we have nothing more to say about Logan brothels.
"A score of Hungarian criminals, keepers of brothels and white-slavers are harbored in and by Logan, to the great detriment of the decent Hungarians in the Logan field.
"We demand the expulsion of these criminals and we will turn to Logan in a very short time.
"Surely the decent citizens of Logan are not going to build a roof over their town to designate THE red-light district."
Logan (WV) Banner, 3 February 1928
Hungarian Paper Reverts to Logan's Need of Reformation
Editor Fisher Takes Crack at The Banner, Sheriff Hatfield and Chief Scaggs–Long Silence Broken By Familiar, Rasping Outcry
Remember the Magyar Banyaszlap, a newspaper formerly published at Warfield, Ky., not far from Williamson, W.Va. A year or more ago it probed conditions in Logan and carried some sensational strictures about county and city officials. Finally, an officious and offensively inquisitive soul, the editor hisself, came in person and before he left was given quite a thumping by Chief of Police Scaggs.
Some time later the coal company located at Warfield and Hungarian-owned, went into the hands of a receiver and whether the Banyaszlap then suspended publication or not it ceased to come to this office. The other day a copy came. It is published in Columbus now but its editor is evidently still interested in conditions here. After scanning its eight pages, the writer of these lines found but one article printed in English. That embraced a clipping from The Banner and the Banyaszlap's comments thereupon. The article clipped appeared to the Banner on April 9 and had to do with reports that the sheriff's forces were determined to suppress the liquor traffic in boarding and lodging houses that cater to foreign-born miners. Most Banner readers will recall that news item and for that reason it will not be reproduced here, but what the Columbus paper says may be of some interest.
"We are glad to note the sudden interest of Sheriff Hatfield, and the rather mild interest of the Logan Banner, in the speak-easyes.
"The officers do not have to 'trail' these boarding houses, for we have published a list of them.
"And we have also published a long-long list of speak-easyes and brothels in Logan, W.Va., with addresses, and names, with locations and any other needed informations.
"Why not start a housecleaning right here in Logan, W.Va., and spread it then to the coal field?
"We can promise Logan and its vicinity that others than the sheriff will also be interested in these affairs.
"When the gunman (called chief of police) of Logan so heroically objected to our articles, we have promised that we will have the matter attended to in good time.
"It will happen soon.
"Perhaps hence the sudden interest in the Logan vice."
Logan (WV) Banner, 23 April 1929
For more information about Hungarians in West Virginia, go here: https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/03/magyars-in-morgantown.html
For more information about Martin Himler, Himlerville (Beauty), and the Magyar Banyaszlap: Hungarian Miners' Journal, go here: https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2014/11/saving-himler-house.html
Milk Fed Squabs (1923)
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Logan, Women's History
Appalachia, history, Logan Banner, Logan County, Milk Fed Squabs, West Virginia
Logan (WV) Banner, 6 April 1923
Armed March: Logan County Officers Thwarted in Pomeroy, OH (1921)
Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Blair, Coal, Logan, Matewan
A.M. Belcher, Appalachia, Charleston, coal, deputy sheriff, Ed Reynolds, Edgar Combs, George Munsey, Harold W. Houston, Harry R. Barnes, history, Jackson Arnold, James Miller, James Swanner, John Chafin, John Gore, justice of the peace, Lee Belcher, Logan, Logan Banner, Mason City, Matewan, Meigs County, Mine Wars, Ohio, Point Pleasant, Pomeroy, Savoy Holt, U.S. Cantley, United Mine Workers of America, W.M. Swanner, Wallace Chafin, Welch, West Virginia, William Chafin
From the Logan Banner of Logan, WV, comes this bit of history about the armed march of 1921:
OFFICERS SAY OHIO MOB THREATENED LIVES
"Let's Make It a Matewan-Welch Affair," Yells Citizens of Pomeroy
Officers Say Lives Were Threatened
Another tragic sequel to the miners "armed march" on Logan was narrowly averted at Pomeroy, Ohio, Monday, when a mob of about three hundred persons are said to have threatened the lives of Deputy Sheriffs Wallace Chafin and Lee Belcher, and Mr. Chafin's son William, who went to Pomeroy to visit his grandfather. The officers were sent to Pomeroy with requisition papers for the removal of Savoy Holt, and U.S. Cantley, who are wanted in Logan on the charge of being accessory before the fact of the killing of George Munsey and John Gore, during the "armed march."
A statement was given out by Officer Chafin Wednesday, which he described in detail the affair at Pomeroy. Bearing requisition papers for the removal of Holt drawn by the Governor of Ohio and later held up by the agreement of attorneys of both the defense and prosecution till after the trial of James Miller. Officers Chafin and Belcher reported to the sheriffs of Meigs county. They were sent to the Prosecuting Attorney's office of the county where they were advised that they would have to get other papers for their purpose. They then went before Justice of Peace Harry R. Barnes and swore out a fugitive warrant for the two men wanted. "A crowd of seventy-five or a hundred gathered around the jail. All of the men wore coats and did not seem friendly," Mr. Chafin said. "We returned to the Prosecuting Attorney's office, and as I came out there was considerable commotion among the large crowd of men. Persons were being waved back and told to stand aside. These directions were being made by members of the crowd," Officer Chafin said. Chafin returnerd to the Sheriff's office and was told that he had been called away, and that he could not see Holt.
"Officer Belcher, myself and my son were directed to the Mayor's office. We were told that the Mayor had a telegram for us from Governor Donahey, which said that Holt should not be delivered and that if we were ___ to run us out of town and tell us not to return. We did not go to the Mayor's office, and thought if we were really causing trouble it would be best for us to leave immediately. From the time I arrived in town I noticed that the atmosphere had changed since I was last there. Not an officer could be found anywhere. People gazed out on the streets from their houses in great numbers. And several people were noticed to follow us from the time we arrived in town."
"When we decided to leave, we hired a taxi cab with the intention of going to Point Pleasant. Again, the crowd which seemed to be growing surrounded the cab, and the driver fled, leaving us standing amidst the crowd in the middle of the street. We heard some one in the crowd say, 'Let's make it another Welch or Matewan affair.' A man who said he was a newspaper reporter began to ask questions as the crowd pushed in against the cab. We were asked if we weren't Logan county thugs, and if we were not in the gang that opposed the 'armed march.' We told them that we were regular Logan county officers and had been serving as Deputy Sheriffs for some time, also that we had been sent there with the proper papers to return Savoy Holt to Logan. They were told that I had been a Deputy for two years and that Belcher had been in office for six years. The crowd dropped back and we got our bags and endeavored to hire another taxi, but evidently the drivers had been given instructions not to drive us. They all refused and we were forced to go to the ferry. The crowd continued to swell and they followed us to the ferry. The ferry boat was on the West Virginia side and we were forced to endure the jeers and threats of the crowd until the boat returned to the Ohio side.
While on the ferry ten or twelve men came in a group and demanded me to get off, saying that I had given a false name. I told them if they wanted me they would have to come and get me. They approached and requested me to show further identifications and I compiled by showing them my Masonic cards."
"Upon arriving on the West Virginia side I saw several of the same men I had seen in Pomeroy. Another taxi was hired to take us to Point Pleasant. As we started we were hailed. The taxi was stopped and we were told that the driver could not take us. We concluded that we would walk to the next station to avoid trouble. A short distance below the town we were surrounded by about twelve men in automobiles. Heading for the river, and afraid that they would kill my son, we returned to the station at Mason City to wait for a train. While sitting in the station group after group of men came to the doors and men swarmed around. I believe they would have fired on us in the station if there had not been several women sitting near us. The first train to arrive was an east bound train which we took to Parkersburg. The last words we heard from the crowd was from a large man who seemed to act in capacity of spokesman. He yelled, 'I'm damn sorry boys we did not make this another Welch or Matewan affair.'"
Mr. Chafin reported the affair to Governor Morgan at Charleston Tuesday. He was instructed by the governor that the removal of Holt and Cantley would be affected by the state authorities. It is understood that Colonel Jackson Arnold has been sent to Columbus, Ohio, to get the proper extradition papers for the men's removal. Cantley is still at large and Holt is being held in the county jail at Pomeroy, where he has been held as a witness in the case of James Miller who was sentenced from two to twenty years for the killing of E. Reynolds and W.M. Swanner. Holt was in the Miller home in Pomeroy at the time of the shooting which took place in Miller's front yard.
POMEROY, OHIO, IS A REFUGE AFTER CRIMES ARE COMMITTED, SAID
A.M. Belcher, Attorney, Says the Failure of Meigs County to Relinquish Prisoners Is Proof.
MAKES STATEMENT WHILE CALLING ON PROSECUTOR
"The attack on Deputy Sheriffs Wallace Chafin and Lee Belcher, at Pomeroy, Ohio, where they were threatened by a mob when they attempted to return Savoy Holt to West Virginia for trial in connection with the armed march on Logan, in 1921, is only added proof to the claim that the Pomeroy Band is serving as a refuge for various crimes in West Virginia," said A.M. Belcher, state counsel in the prosecution of the so-called armed march cases.
Mr. Belcher was here Thursday to assist Prosecuting Attorney John Chafin resist an application for a change of venue for Harold W. Houston, chief counsel for District 17, United Mine Workers and Edgar Combs, a member of the mine workers union, for their alleged connection with the murders which grew out of the armed march.
"The refusal of the Meigs county authorities to turn over Holt to the custody of the Logan county sheriffs was in a direct violation of an agreement we had made with attorneys representing the defense," said Mr. Belcher.
"At the time J.E. Miller was indicted for the murder of James Swanner and Ed Reynolds, Holt was indicted as an accessory to that crime. He was also wanted by the Logan county authorities for his participation in the march, but an agreement was made with Miller's attorneys that if he were allowed to remain in Meigs county until after the Miller trial that he would immediately be returned to Logan."
Requisition papers for Holt's return were honored at the time by Governor Donahey but at the request of Miller's attorneys West Virginia decided not to insist upon Holt's immediate return, relying on the defense's promise that he would be surrendered as soon as the trial was over.
"When Deputies Chafin and Belcher went to Pomeroy Tuesday they had in their possession the requisition papers issued at the time we instituted the original proceedings. They were signed by Governor Donahey on May 15. Neither of the two deputies expected any resistance but to their surprise they were met by a mob of 300 men who not only drove them out of town but pursued them across the river into West Virginia territory.
It would appear that there is something radically wrong with the state's government that would permit a mob's action to override its official decisions. The Pomeroy Band has become the refuge of scores of miners who took part in the uprising against Logan county. The entire section apparently is in sympathy with the band of radicals who fostered the march against the citizens of a peaceful county.
The temper of the mob which threatened the two Logan county deputies is seen in the fact that it was only by a miracle that the two officers escaped with their lives. "Let's make it another Matewan affair" was their battle cry; and the reason that two more West Virginians did not meet death in Pomeroy as did Jim Swanner and Ed Reynolds is due to the courage and coolness of the two officers.
Holt was once in custody of the Logan county officers but was released on bail. Soon after his release he is said to have gone to the headquarters of the United Mine Workers at Charleston and then on the following day left for Pomeroy. It was on the next day that Swanner and Reynolds went to Pomeroy to offer Miller immunity if he would return to Logan county and testify for the state in the armed march cases.
Miller met the two men at the door of his home near Pomeroy and shot both of them to death, though neither of the Logan deputies were armed. Holt, it is said, was in the house at the time of the shooting.
Logan (WV) Banner, 10 August 1923


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