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Full Or Not Full? Noel Edmonds Tweets: 'Am I Alone In Thinking That Britain Is Full'?
Breitbart London
British TV personality Noel Edmonds has attracted the ire of establishment figures after expressing his frustration with Britain's creaking transport infrastructure this morning. The former host of Noel Edmonds' House Party, which introduced Britain to cult figures such as Mr. Blobby.
The Deal Or No Deal UK host vented on his verified Twitter account this morning: "Just tried to get somewhere. Allowed loads of time but abandoned journey. Am I alone in feeling Britain is full?"
Just tried to get somewhere. Allowed loads of time but abandoned journey. Am I alone in feeling Britain is full?
— Noel Ernest Edmonds (@NoelEdmonds) January 13, 2016
His comments will bring to mind the frustrations of the UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage who was once widely condemned for suggesting that mass migration into Britain had resulted in longer car journeys – specifically with regards to the M4 motorway.
While Mr. Farage's comments after he was late for an event were made partly in jest, the topic of Britain being "full" is one that has attracted a considerable amount of support from anti-mass-migration figures for over a decade.
Britain's population has skyrocketed in recent years, up from 58 million in the mid-1990s, to at least 65 million in 2013. The numbers are likely to be higher given that they do not take into account illegal immigration into the country.
But Mr. Edmonds was met with derision from establishment figures, such as journalist at The Times newspaper Kaya Burgess, who seemed to suggest that Britain concrete over its countryside to deal with the unprecedented population growth:
Yup, @NoelEdmonds is right. As these pictures show, we Brits are basically crammed in shoulder-to-shoulder… pic.twitter.com/Esb2uX38km
— Kaya Burgess (@kayaburgess) January 13, 2016
He took the responses from pro mass migration activists in his stride though, seemingly enjoying the attention, and presenting a reasonable response to his critics, including the Telegraph's Comment Editor Luke McGee:
It's just an interesting thought isn't it? Surely there's a finite capacity for everything? https://t.co/61QkRFAOpx
And Mr. Edmonds indeed appeared not to be alone, with TV's famous "Dragon" Duncan Bannatyne replying: "No you are not alone Noel":
No you are not alone Noel https://t.co/2lAVvwg461
— Duncan Bannatyne (@DuncanBannatyne) January 13, 2016
Primary schools in Britain are "near breaking point" due to overpopulation and overcrowding. You can chime into the debate here.
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  one_to_many :emails, :class => "Person::Email"

  def first_name
    values.fetch(:first_name)
  end

  def last_name
    values.fetch(:last_name)
  end

  def to_s
    "#{first_name} #{last_name}"
  end

  class Phone < Sequel::Model
    many_to_one :person, :class => :Person

    def to_s
      values.fetch(:number)
    end
  end

  class Email < Sequel::Model
    many_to_one :person, :class => :Person

    def to_s
      values.fetch(:address)
    end
  end
end

Person.db = PeopleDB
Person::Phone.db = PeopleDB
Person::Phone.unrestrict_primary_key
Person::Email.db = PeopleDB
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November 9, 2017. Today KDE released the third stability update for KDE Applications 17.08. This release contains only bugfixes and translation updates, providing a safe and pleasant update for everyone.
About a dozen recorded bugfixes include improvements to Kontact, Ark, Gwenview, KGpg, KWave, Okular, Spectacle, among others.
This release also includes the last version of KDE Development Platform 4.14.38.
Non-technical contributors are an important part of KDE's success. While proprietary software companies have huge advertising budgets for new software releases, KDE depends on people talking with other people. Even for those who are not software developers, there are many ways to support the KDE Applications 17.08.3 release. Report bugs. Encourage others to join the KDE Community. Or support the nonprofit organization behind the KDE community.
Packages. Some Linux/UNIX OS vendors have kindly provided binary packages of KDE Applications 17.08.3 for some versions of their distribution, and in other cases community volunteers have done so. Additional binary packages, as well as updates to the packages now available, may become available over the coming weeks.
The complete source code for KDE Applications 17.08.3 may be freely downloaded. Instructions on compiling and installing are available from the KDE Applications 17.08.3 Info Page.


In the first cohort, patients treated with lumasiran (N=3) experienced >50% decreases in urinary oxalate excretion relative to baseline. One placebo patient subsequently given lumasiran experienced a similar reduction in urinary oxalate, and the mean maximal reduction for all patients in this initial low dose cohort was 66%.
Patients in the first cohort have been monitored for up to seven months after receiving their first dose of lumasiran with no drug-related serious adverse events (SAEs) or discontinuations from study. In all patients, lumasiran was generally well tolerated and the only drug-related adverse event (AE) reported was a mild and transient injection site reaction.
These initial results support the hypothesis that GO inhibition has the potential to reduce and possibly normalize levels of hepatic oxalate production, thus potentially halting PH1 disease progression and fundamentally transforming the management of patients afflicted by this condition.


Letter from A.S. Bowen, U.S. Naval Rendezvous, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Porter.
ALS Thomas S. Mather (colonel & chief of staff of General McClernand), headquarters, 9th Division, to Porter.
Title Letter from A.S. Bowen, U.S. Naval Rendezvous, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Porter.
Content Description Mentions men working for him.
Subject Civil War; Civil War - Military - Union; Porter, David D.; Bowen, A.S.
Title ALS Thomas S. Mather (colonel & chief of staff of General McClernand), headquarters, 9th Division, to Porter.
Content Description "Several of the officers of General Osterhaus' command report that they have just seen a number of men on the opposite side of the river who have shown a white flag..."


For those of you that follow me on Goodreads, I have had the same reading goal for the last 5 years. I've said that my reading goal will be 100 novels a year. Since then, I've only reached that goal the first year that I did this challenge.I only read 65 books this year. Given that that entailed about 23,567 pages, I think I did pretty well. You can see my Year In Books here, courtesy of Goodreads. Also, feel free to add me on GR! I love new reading buddies!
I've realized that with as busy as my life is, I don't have the time or energy to read 100 books a year. I'd like to have a goal that I can meet every year, so I've decided to lower my reading goal to 75 books in 2016!
I am going to continue my schedule of reviewing one book a week, but I am also going to post here more often. I haven't exactly figured out what I'm going to start adding, but I'd like to do at least two posts a week here. It may be photos, it may be graphics, it may be a post about how much I love a series that I read when I was younger. You'll just have to wait and see!
If you have suggestions for what you'd like to see more of, please drop a comment below, tweet @CandidCeillie, or shoot me an email! I look forward to hearing from you!


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'Curse Of The Shuttlecocks' Haunts Kansas City's Teams Ever since the giant Shuttlecocks art exhibit was installed in the 1990s, Kansas City professional sports teams haven't been able to win a national championship. And there are some who believe the exhibit is to blame.
< 'Curse Of The Shuttlecocks' Haunts Kansas City's Teams
October 22, 20144:31 PM ET
'Curse Of The Shuttlecocks' Haunts Kansas City's Teams
The Kansas City Royals, down a game in the World Series, haven't won a title in 29 years. Now, teams that go decades without winning a World Series talk about curses. The Red Sox used to talk of one. The Chicago Cubs still do, and it turns out the The Royals do as well. From Kansas City, NPR's Tom Goldman explains the curse of the shuttlecocks.
TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: It was a gorgeous, sunny day in Kansas City yesterday and Julian Zugazagoitia's eyes were sparkling as he led an impromptu tour on the grounds of his art museum, the Nelson Atkins. He's executive director. We gazed out at the lush south lawn and its startling landmarks, two 19-foot tall badminton shuttlecocks - you know, birdies
JULIAN ZUGAZAGOITIA: On the other side of the building - on the north side we have other shuttlecocks. So he invented this lawn as an incredible court of which the building becomes the net. And that's like a giant game of badminton.
GOLDMAN: Swedish-born popular artist Claes Oldenburg installed the aluminum and reinforced plastic shuttlecocks in 1994. His creation, in part, was a tribute to Kansas City's rich sports tradition. Zugazagoitia says there was controversy at first.
ZUGAZAGOITIA: Because people at that time were still fighting the idea popular art.
GOLDMAN: But as that controversy receded, talk of a curse began. Sports fans noted before 1994, baseball's Royals and the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs enjoyed winning seasons and playoff success - after '94, disappointment. In those KC sports fans turned their lonely eyes to shuttlecocks. This year, a small group started a petition campaign to remove the giant birdies. It went nowhere says Nelson Atkins media relations manager Kathleen Leighton.
KATHLEEN LEIGHTON: I think when people are disappointed, they're looking for someone to take the disappointment out on, and I think the shuttlecocks are benign. And they're an easy target 'cause they're not going to fight back.
GOLDMAN: And, as Leighton points out, The Royals and their playoff success - eight straight wins to open this postseason - was all the fight the poor shuttlecocks needed.
LEIGHTON: So actually, there is no curse anymore.
GOLDMAN: Kathleen, are you sure about that?
(SOUNDBITE OF KNBR RADIO BROADCAST)
UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: The pitch - Pence swings and he drives one into deep center. Cain is going back. He turns, he looks up, it's gone.
GOLDMAN: Last night's first-inning home run by Hunter Pence, as heard on San Francisco's KNBR radio, started what ended up being a 7 to 1 Giants drubbing of The Royals in game one. It was the kind of loss that might - might stir up thoughts of reborn curses, if you're weak - not like Kansas City fan John Stoner who, with a buddy, wore to the game matching spandex one-piece bodysuits with a picture of a cat on the front. Don't ask - 7 to 1 didn't faze Stoner, and it certainly didn't rekindle bad thoughts about shuttlecocks.
JOHN STONER: Those are a city treasure. I didn't want to be mad at them. I've been mad at them for a while 'cause we haven't won since they've been put in. And now they're off the hook.
GOLDMAN: So much so that the art museum's Zugazagoitia says when The Royals win the World Series, Kansas City fans are invited to celebrate on what he calls the museum's sacred grounds, amidst the shuttlecocks. Tom Goldman, NPR News, Kansas City.

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Laurel apiary hopeful for future with new honey bee vaccine
For more news on the Billings and surrounding areas visit: https://www.ktvq.com
By: Hailey Monaco
LAUREL — The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the first honey bee vaccine to target American foulbrood, an aggressive bacterial disease that quickly jumps from hive to hive and has no cure.
It's a step toward a stronger apiary industry, which plays a big role in Montana, one of the country's largest honey producers.
The bees at the Drange Apiary in Laurel are currently "taking a break" owner Jodie Drange said. But later this week they will be heading to California to start pollinating almond orchards. Just one of the many ways honey bees play an essential part in the ecosystem.
"Just because they make honey isn't only what they do, they pollinate. They pollinate the crops, so the farmers need us to come out and bring our bees," Drange said.
Drange also said they haven't had to deal with a lot of American foulbrood in their hives, which affects larvea, but they are still looking forward to what this vaccine means. Drange doesn't plan on administering the vaccine, which she said will be fed to worker bees, then will be eaten by the queen bee through royal jelly, which is secreted from the heads of worker bees.
The apiary is not currently using the vaccine and does not know if they will. Drange said that while the FDA has approved the vaccine, it does not mean that it is being used, yet.
According to the biotech company behind the vaccine, Dalan Animal Health, it will be available for purchase later this year.
"If we've got this maybe it's going to cure European foulbrood, maybe we'll find another cure for the mites or another disease that we are dealing with, with our bees," Drange said.
In 2015, Montana ranked second in honey production nationwide, according to the USDA.


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Плутонийтридекабериллий — бинарное неорганическое соединение
плутония и бериллия
с формулой PuBe,
бесцветный кристалл.

Получение
 Сплавление стехиометрических количеств чистых веществ:

Физические свойства
Плутонийтридекабериллий образует кристаллы
кубической сингонии,
пространственная группа F m3c,
параметры ячейки a = 1,0274÷1,0278 нм, Z = 8,
структура типа натрийтридекацинк NaZn
.

Соединение конгруэнтно плавится при 1950°C.

Применение
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Примечания

Соединения бериллия
Соединения плутония
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Bear Flees Over 3 Electric Fences, Drawing Mockery for His Captors
Police: Suspect in Scientist's Murder Hit Her Twice With Car
Susan Rice Calls Chinese Diplomat a 'Racist Disgrace'
Parents Name Their Baby Google, Get Google Swag
Guy Sits on Toilet for 5 Days
Amazon Workers in Minnesota Stop Work on Prime Day
Sources: 27-Year-Old Admitted Murdering American Scientist
Why the Extinct Mammoth Could Become 'Endangered'
Author's Tale of Cozying Up to Serial Killers Now in Doubt
Paris Crowds Astonished by Man on Hoverboard
Alan Turing Gets New Purchase Power
Did Archaeologists Find Site Where Jesus Preached?
Haaretz revisits 2009 archaeological discovery
By Kate Seamons, Newser Staff
Posted Dec 24, 2014 2:19 PM CST
Updated Dec 27, 2014 11:33 AM CST
This photo shows a view of the Sea of Galilee. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
(Newser) – Israel requires that archaeologists perform a sweep of any historically significant land where construction is planned, and they were surprised to find a 20-acre parcel of land along the western side of the Sea of Galilee may have ties to Jesus. Haaretz revisits a story that has the Rev. Juan Solana at its root. The Catholic priest set out a decade ago to purchase four plots near the Israeli town of Migdal. Solana's goal: to build a resort for Christian pilgrims there. In anticipation of that, in 2009 architects with the Israel Antiquities Authority began to dig, expecting to find nothing of note. Instead, they found the remnants of a synagogue that experts believe was originally constructed in the year 1AD. The Wall Street Journal earlier this year described it as the only known one from the period in Galilee; the Bible describes Jesus as "teaching in [Galilee's] synagogues, preaching the good news."
In terms of its location, Migdal was named for the ancient town of Magdala, where Mary Magdalene is believed to have hailed from, and the dig revealed the site in question "was not just near Magdala; this was Magdala," as the Journal puts it. In Haaretz's telling, experts say it's probable that Jesus preached there. Dina Gorni, one of the archaeologists who worked on the dig, was a bit more cautious in a 2012 interview with the Global Mail. Gorni notes the synagogue was likely built to hold 120, though thousands lived in Magdala. "We believe, we suggest, that this was a special community, not large, that put itself at the edge of the main Jewish village," said Gorni. "They may be connected to Jesus and Mary Magdalene. We know that Jesus was not involved in the main Jewish community and preferred to live aside. Perhaps he was the leader around whom this synagogue was built." (A new book claims Jesus had two children.)
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Corruption risks in Afghanistan's humanitarian sector prevent aid from reaching those in need
Transparency International said today that corruption risks in Afghanistan hamper humanitarian aid from getting where it needs to go, and called on the government of Afghanistan, donor agencies and humanitarian agencies to strengthen transparency and accountability in the humanitarian response to ensure fair, rapid and corruption-free humanitarian aid.
In a new report, Collective Resolution to Enhance Accountability and Transparency in Emergencies: Afghanistan report, developed in partnership with Humanitarian Outcomes, the global anti-corruption organisation found that strengthening the role of local governance structures to promote transparency and investing in communication with affected communities would strengthen the response of humanitarian aid providers and the integrity of the aid they deliver.
Through in-depth interviews with affected communities and stakeholders, the study shows that corruption risks exist in a number of stages within the programme cycle of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. The most notable included during the negotiation of conditions for access and area selection for programming; inappropriate interference in the selection of beneficiaries; risks of nepotism and ethnic bias in staff hiring; a lack of means to reliably hold corrupt staff and organisations accountable; and a lack of transparent and effective communication and feedback mechanisms with aid recipients. Many people interviewed were unaware of the amounts and timing of aid entitlements and some had tried to complain about aid quality or corruption issues to no effect.
Corrupt practices were reported both within local government agencies at the provincial and sub-provincial levels, as well as within the contracting chain with national and international aid organisations.
Corruption is widely understood to be a major problem in Afghanistan, threatening people's ability to trust in government, undermining security and pulling apart the fabric of society. An anti-corruption agenda has become a major focus of the Government of Afghanistan and of a number of partner donor governments. Focus, however, is on the 'big ticket' areas of the security sector and long-term, on-budget development assistance.
However, there is a significant need to create incentives to mitigate corruption in the humanitarian arena and to increase the openness and transparency generally on the corruption experience and challenges faced by humanitarian organisations in Afghanistan. In particular, Transparency International makes the following recommendations:
Humanitarian aid agencies should:
Be open, principled and supportive in addressing corruption pressure and threats and prioritise internal and external risk mapping.
Establish joint mechanisms to engage and effectively capture the perspectives of those receiving assistance.
Support and engage in inter-agency initiatives and invest in collective approaches to mitigation.
Develop more rigorous, and possible collaborative, approaches to recruitment, partnerships and contracts, and tendering at local levels.
Donor agencies should:
Take greater shared responsibility for risks and mitigation measures.
Increase dialogue with partners on risks, sharing experience and investing in good practice mitigation measures.
The Government of Afghanistan should:
Promote the integrity of humanitarian assistance and the impartial delivery of assistance to insecure areas.
Deepen the role of local governance structures, such as tribal elder's councils, particularly where local elders have been observed as working with integrity and transparency in aid distribution and are recognised as being representative of their communities.
Note to editors: Click here to download the full report. Funded by the European Commission's humanitarian aid department, this report is part of a series of four case studies looking at corruption risks in the delivery of humanitarian assistance in complex emergencies as well as recommendations on how to prevent corruption. Case studies on Somalia and Guinea are available. A case study on Lebanon (Syrian refugees) will be published in mid-2017.
Julie Anne Miranda-Brobeck
T: +49 30 34 38 20 666
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E: [email protected] and [email protected]


The BC Provincial Exam is worth a staggering 40% of your overall grade when you take English 12 and it is .... exam. Part C: Analysis of. Synthesis Texts 1 & 2. Suggested Time: 35 minutes. Total Value: 26 marks / 30%. 2 Multiple Choice Questions. Essay (300 Words) 24 .... Expository: give specific examples and details.


"Unfit Misfit" is the newest and 3rd production for 3 Angels Power Film Productions, and just in time for Hallowe'en.
3 Angels Power Film Productions have previously produced and screened two films. The first was "Teenz", followed by "Franceska Finger NailZ" and now "Unfit Misfit". The Production company is extremely proud to feature local actors and actresses and many locations in Cornwall and area.
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Anna Ballesteros received her Bachelor degree in Chemistry in 2017 from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). She received her Master degree in Industrial Chemistry and Introduction to Chemical Research in 2018 from the same University. In addition, she spent several months at the same University working on the enantioselectivesynthesis of organofluoride compounds and also in the synthesis of antimicrobial nanoparticles.


Here are key resources to help you get started developing Windows Runtime apps using C# or Visual Basic. This is not a comprehensive list of all the features or available resources. The fundamentals are listed first, and it's a good idea to start there. But this topic is also designed so that you can skip around and learn about features you're interested in. Bookmark this page and come back to it again when you need to learn how to add another feature to your app.
Download Windows evaluation copies and Microsoft Visual Studio.
Here are examples of good design for a few categories of apps (e.g. games, productivity apps, news apps, etc.). Naturally, this is a tiny subset of what's possible; nevertheless, these articles can provide you with a flavor of Windows Store app look and behavior.
What kind of app should you make? How do you plan for different devices? How should you monetize your app? Make the right decisions during the planning phase to simplify deployment and maximize your app's potential.
This migration topic is useful if you have experience with other XAML-based UI frameworks like Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) or Microsoft Silverlight, particularly if you have an app to migrate.
Get started with the tools and create your first Windows Store app.
Get started with the tools and create your first Windows Phone Store app.
You need to select a template when you start developing your Windows Runtime app. Use this topic to learn what templates to use and what comes with them.
This is a simple casual game (Reversi) sample. If you prefer to dive into an end-to-end sample to see how everything is put together, this sample is a great resource. It's extensively commented and has real-world patterns and practices guidance built-in to how the code is written and presented.
Browse a variety of Windows Store app samples and filter by language.
Browse a variety of Windows Phone Store app samples and filter by language.
Create controls and connect them to code.
See what controls are available.
See what controls are available in various functional categories.
In the XAML framework for Windows Store apps, you create a control template when you want to customize a control's visual structure and visual behavior.
Add an app bar (needed by mostWindows Runtime apps).
Use styles to customize the appearance of your app, and reuse your appearance settings across your app.
Display text and provide controls for entering and editing text.
Position controls and text where you want them.
Make your app work with touch.
Make your app work with the keyboard.
Make your app work with the mouse.
Work with pointer capture and pointer events.
Enable app capabilities like Internet access or document-library access for running in the security sandbox.
Navigate between pages and pass data between them.
This section explains how you can activate, suspend, and resume your Windows Runtime app in response to the normal app lifecycle events, file and protocol associations, and AutoPlay events. This is a must for most apps.
At the very least you need a tile to allow users to open your Windows Runtime app. In addition, you can increase the utility and visibility of your app by using notifications and creating "live tiles".
Make your app accessible. A Windows Runtime app with a XAML UI can provide app-specific information that is reported to any Microsoft UI Automation client. This includes common assistive technologies such as screen readers.
Windows is used worldwide and so it is important for you to design your Windows Runtime app to appeal to an international audience in order to get maximum distribution.
Add a splash screen to provide your users with immediate feedback as your app loads its resources.
The Windows Store lets you reach the millions of customers who use Windows.
This topic provides a full overview on the XAML markup language as it is used by the Windows Runtime, and links to related reference and conceptual material such as how to use each XAML markup extension, and how to use XAML names.
The Windows Runtime includes many asynchronous APIs, for example methods of MediaCapture and StorageFile, so that your app remains responsive when it accesses functionality that might take an extended amount of time. Your app can remain responsive because large operations can complete asynchronously while the main thread execution continues. Most of the asynchronous APIs don't have synchronous counterparts, so you need to be sure to understand how to use the asynchronous APIs with C# or Microsoft Visual Basic in your Windows Runtime app.
Your Windows Runtime app uses dependency properties. Dependency properties are a Windows Runtime concept that supports other common features such as animation, styles and data binding.
Wire your app's event handlers in XAML. Learn about the routed event concept, which is relevant to many UI-related events of the UIElement class.
A resource dictionary is a way you can declare a resource item in XAML markup, which you can then access as a shared value for other XAML-defined properties by using a StaticResource markup extension.
Define your own custom property that can participate in data binding, styles, animations, and callbacks for real-time value changes.
Storyboarded animations are custom animations that target dependency property values and change them over time. This isn't just for traditional visually oriented animations, it's also a way to implement app states and add run-time behavior.
Key-frame animations are type of storyboarded animation that can set intermediate values along a timeline using a key-frame metaphor. Easing functions are a way to change the interpolation of values while the animation runs. These are both useful for defining a more advanced style of animation than is possible with either a simple storyboarded animation or the animation library.
Visual states are a technique for applying sets of property changes that are in response to a known state of a control, page, or other part of your app. You use storyboarded animations to define visual states, and there are best practices you should follow when you use storyboarded animations for a visual state.
An introduction to how animation works in XAML.
Animations are built into many of the controls you use; however, you can add the same library of animations that the controls use and apply the transition animations and theme animations to other components of your UI.
Integrate media into your app.
Draw scalable vector graphics shapes, such as ellipses, rectangles, polygons, and paths.
Draw to a UI surface with colors, gradients, and image sources.
You can apply 3-D effects to content in your Windows Runtime app using perspective transforms. For example, you can create the illusion that an object is rotated toward or away from you.
Create a media player app by using the MediaElement API and defining your own transport control UI in XAML.
Create a basic media player app by using the MediaElement control and setting AreTransportControlsEnabled to true.
Learn how to include images into your Windows Runtime app UI.
Bind a control to a single item or bind a list control to a collection of items. This can be used for displaying data, such as stock prices or headlines, in controls.
Read from and write to a file.
Use the file picker to let the user open or save a file.
Use the file picker in a Windows Phone Store app.
Use data binding features in a XAML UI, including features such as change notification, binding to collections, incremental loading, grouping, and per-binding data conversions.
Learn how Windows Runtime apps can store data and about the scenarios where the various app data techniques work best.
Use motion and orientation sensors.
Use an ambient light sensor.
Provide maps and directions in Windows Phone Store apps.
You can help users pick files from one app directly within another app. Users gain freedom and flexibility. Apps increase their popularity by supporting the File Open Picker contract.
Great apps make it easy for users to share what they are doing with their friends and family. Apps that support the Share contract can automatically share content to and from any other app that also supports the Share contract.
You can use the association launching API to launch the user's default app for a file type or protocol. You can also enable your app to be the default app for a file type or protocol.
Use proximity to connect computers with a simple tap gesture. If two computers are near each other, or are tapped together, the operating system becomes aware of the nearby computer.
Use the Play To contract to let users stream audio, video, or images from their computer to devices in their home network.
Use the AutoPlay events to make your app do the right thing automatically when a device is connected to the PC, or a camera memory card, thumb drive, or DVD is inserted into the PC.
Learn how to how to set network capabilities required for network access, how to handle network connections as background tasks, and how to secure and troubleshoot network connections for a Windows Runtime app.
Use this resource to find best practices for a variety of specific design implementations and features like file pickers, SemanticZoom, cross-slide, and so on.
Windows provides a concise set of touch interactions that are used throughout the system. Applying this touch language consistently makes your app feel familiar to what users already know.
Here are some concepts and guidelines to consider to ensure that your app performs well.
Describes the guidelines that you should follow if you want to declare that your app is accessible, as part of the Windows Store submission process.
Here are the key APIs supported in your Windows Runtime apps using C# or Visual Basic.
If you are familiar with UI frameworks like Silverlight, many of these APIs will look familiar (they have "XAML" in the namespace name). These APIs provide access to all core platform features.
The subset of the Microsoft .NET API that you can use in a Windows Store app using C# or Visual Basic.


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The 31st Annual Adams Morgan Day Festival featured two large signature music stages and other innovative and dynamic cultural, music, arts and dance activities. The famous Columbia and Florida Stages, located at the top and bottom respectively of the Adams Morgan 18th Street strip, showcased live music acts from all genres from Central and South America, Latin rock, salsa, jazz, and soul—including reggeaton artist Cristopolis and funk rockers Funkmnkyz. The festival is the longest continuous neighborhood festival in Washington and D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty dropped by to greet supporters as well as his father, Philip, who is the owner of Adams Morgan's Fleet Feet running store. The festival consistently draws large attendance in the 25,000 range, and this year's edition was no different.


At OLnet/TEL day workshop. The group discusses what it means to be a researcher 2.0 .
Martin Weller presents his session on Elluminate and and points to the importance of trying and exploring new media and innovative ways of publishing and sharing content.
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If you have been following our social media channels, you will have seen that we have been running training sessions for our team via zoom during lockdown. For my latest session, I was asked to focus on women in wine.
Hopefully one day, the fact that a certain wine was made by a woman winemaker won't have to be a talking point, it is not a novelty or a privilege, but just a fact. Of course women make wine, of course women make great wines. But the sad fact is that throughout history, women have been discouraged or forced out of wine. Wine has often been synonymous with privileged men and the focus on women has generally been on the negative connotations of alcohol; women depicted as slovenly drunks, the perception of promiscuity, the fear of adultery etc. Yes, times have changed and there are more women in wine than ever before, but we're still not there yet. The world of wine, unfortunately, is not the most diverse place, not just from a gender point of view, but also racially and economically.
Focussing, for now, on gender, let's take a look at the history of women in wine, or rather, the lack thereof. For my research on this, I found Women of Wine: The Rise of Women in the Global Wine Industry by Ann Matasar very useful and would wholeheartedly recommend.
Going back as far as Ancient Egypt, we can see the difference afforded to men and women with regards to wine. Upper-class Egyptian men would have jars of wine placed in their tombs after they die to allow them to be able to enjoy life after death. The wealthier the man, the more wine they would have in their tomb, wine was found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun (even though he was only a teenager). Women, however, were not allowed wine in their tombs, for fear that they would get drunk and act in a promiscuous fashion in the afterlife.
The ancient Greeks were the first to establish a male-only drinking club, called a Symposia. During these clubs, wealthy men would convene to drink wine, women were allowed in but only to serve the wine or as prostitutes.
In early Roman times women were not permitted to drink for fear it would cause inappropriate behaviour. If a woman was suspected of drinking, a man could kiss her on the lips to see if he could taste the wine on her. Women were to be sentenced to death if found to be drinking. In the times of Romulus for example, it was recorded that a Roman girl who stole the keys to the wine cellar and got drunk was starved to death. Another was killed by her husband by being hit with a stick until death. These severe restrictions did lift to the point that Livia, the wife of the first Roman emperor Augustus, was said to have reached a very old age thanks to her favourite wine, the Pucinum. The Roman drinking clubs were known as Convivia and centred on food, drink and camaraderie and were, of course, male only.
These prejudices around women and alcohol continued through the ages, and some are still referenced today. Looking back to the gin craze of the eighteenth century, people still think of the famous picture 'Gin Lane' by William Hogarth and the term 'Mothers ruin'. Of course, it was not just women drinking gin during this time, but that is the image that has prevailed throughout history.
In 1689, King William III of Orange overthrew James II of England and became the King of England. The following year King William passed the 'Distillers Act', subsequently allowing the public to produce alcohol for free in their own home providing they passed a 10-day public notice. In 1720, the mutiny act was passed which stated that anyone who was distilling alcohol wouldn't have to house soldiers in their home. These factors caused an enormous rise in local gin production, so much so that by 1730 the number of gin shops in London exceeded 7000 (approximately one in every three houses). By 1733, the average person was drinking 64 litres of gin a year, approx. 1.3 litres of gin per week at approx. 160 proof! Turpentine and sulphuric acid were common additions to the 'gin'. For many working-class Londoners, gin became more than a drink, it was an escape from their brutal day to day lives; it was very cheap, it eased hunger pangs and relief from the cold. One tragic event which sprung the government into action to address this, was the case of Judith Dufour who strangled her child to sell their clothes for gin, hence the term 'mothers ruin'. However, that tragic event shows a snapshot of the gin craze of the eighteenth century and the impact of alcohol on not just women, but the lives of the poor in general. Mother's ruin, yes. But not exclusively.
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Looking at more modern times and the wine trade, one of the biggest barriers for women to overcome has been the lack of access to work. In the cellar, there had long been the assumption that women were 'too weak' to do the physical aspect of the job, be that moving the barrels, rack and return, or working with other winery equipment. Incredibly, superstition has also played a part in barring women from wineries, with some people believing that women's menstrual cycles could have an impact on the fermenting wine. The assumption being that if a woman was menstruating it would cause the wine to turn to vinegar or re-ferment monthly! In Ann Matasar's book she interviewed a winemaker who said, "When I started, there wasn't a field more sexist than vine-growing and oenology! At that time, it was said that a woman shouldn't get into a wine cellar, because if she did, her 'petticoat' would make the wine turn sour."
Of course, throughout history there have been women who have ripped up the rule book.
Veuve Clicqout was the first woman to run a Champagne house after she was widowed at age 27 (Veuve is the French word for widow), not only did she successfully run the Champagne house in a time when women were brought up to only be wives and mothers, but she also created a pink champagne by blending a proportion of red wine into the champagne which is a process still used and unique to the region in the EU, she also invented the riddling process which is a key part in the production of Champagne (and still used to this day, albeit mostly now mechanised). Other notable women in wine include Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira who is credited with improving the quality of Portuguese wines in the 1800s, Louise Pommery who created the 'Brut' style for Queen Victoria which proved to be a massive hit with the British public, Lily Bollinger who not only kept her winery running through Nazi occupation but after the war achieved royal awards for her Champagne, Isabelle Simi who was the first female winemaker in the USA and managed to keep her winery afloat during prohibition when most wineries around her folded and Sarah Morphew Stephen who became the first female Master of Wine in 1970.
Here at Ellis, we have a number of wines made by women, and Colombini's Casato Prime Donne winery is run entirely by women, a unique case in the whole of Italy:
Donatella Cinelli Colombini, Montalcino, Italy: winemaker Valerie Lavigne
Dominio de Punctum, La Mancha: winemaker Ruth Fernandez
Domaine N & G Fevre, Chablis: winemaker Natalie Fevre
Domaine Michelot, Nuits St Georges: winemaker Elodie Michelot
Domaine Marc Morey, Chassagne Montrachet: winemaker Sabine Mollard
Domaine Pascal, Puligny Montrachet: winemaker Alexandra Pascal
Domaine Gour de Chaule, Gigondas: winemaker Stephanie Fumoso
(she heads the organisation of female winemakers in the Rhone 'Femmes Vignes Rhone')
Domaine Morin Langaran, Picpoul de Pinet: winemaker Caroline Morin
Les Vignobles Foncalieu, Languedoc: winemaker Mélanie Loustalet
Hacienda el Ternero, Rioja Alta: winemaker Itziar López Casado
Finca Sophenia, Mendoza, Argentina: winemaker Julia Halupzcok
Backsberg Estate, Paarl, S.Africa: winemaker Alicia Rechner
Schubert Vineyards, Martinborough, NZ: winemaker Marion Deimling
Azienda Agricola Crociani, Montepulciano, Italy: winemaker Susanna Crociani
Musita, Sicily, Italy: winemaker Carmela Ardagna
Bodegas Taron, Rioja, Spain: winemaker Laura Manzanos
Cake, Adelaide Hills, Australia: winemaker Sarah Burvill
Just a quick glance at this list of talented winemakers shows how wrong history was. Women 'too weak' to be winemakers? I think not.
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The government has recently launched a new £3bn scheme called the Home Building Fund aimed to 'increase the number of new homes being built in England'.
What's especially interesting is that it's aimed 'particularly for small builders and innovative schemes', says the blurb published this week.
This could include 'community-led housing projects, serviced plots for custom and self-builders, off-site manufacturing, new entrants to the market'.
The Fund offers finance of £250,000 to £250million to people able to build five or more units for sale or rent.
While it seems this would preclude self-builders, it could benefit those seeking to build on 'serviced plots for custom and self-builders'.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Philip Hammond and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid told their party conference this week that they were going to publish "a housing white paper later this year with further significant measures all helping us towards our ambitions of a million new homes by 2020".
Our view? Well, although it is good news that measures are being put in place to help more people into more homes, we can't help thinking that to put a target of a million new homes place by 2020 seems incredibly ambitious – and risks being yet another missed new build target.


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Q: How to configure Custom Http Module at Directory level? I created a custom http module and want to add this module to the web config. The web application is a project that contains several "sub applications". A sub application is just a folder, and within that folder it has its own web.config. I'm doing this so each application has its own application related contents.
Now I created a custom http module. When adding this to the root web.config, the module is working properly. When adding the http module config to the directory-level web.config (e.g. /Applications/MyApplication/web.config) the module is not initialized anymore.
This is the root config which is working fine.
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A: ASP.net configuration already supports configuration inherance. You just have to add a new web.config in the specified folder.
ASP.NET website's Web.config is part of an inheritance chain. Your website's subfolders can have Web.config. This allows for setting general settings at the site level and overriding them when necessary. Any settings in the base Web.config that aren't overridden in the subfolder stay in effect, so the "child" Web.config can be pretty small. You can continue to nest them, so sub-sub-subfolders can get their own Web.config if needed.
A good example is the Web.config file in an ASP.NET MVC application's View folder which does things like preventing directly viewing the View templates
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If a request is received for a file in the SubDir1 directory that does
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Q: SQL Server to check for files in directory I was wondering if it is possible for SQL Server to check a directory for files and run a stored procedure. I did some research and found this, but I am wondering if there is a way to do what I want WITHOUT SSIS.
EDIT: After reading my post, I realized I should have been more specific. Is there a way to AUTOMATICALLY or set SQL Server to check for files in a directory and run a stored procedure?

A: You can use xp_cmdshell to run file related commands. To get a directly listing:
exec xp_cmdshell 'dir *.csv';

You can also use bulk insert to load a file from disk into a table and take actions based on the loaded contents.
Normally you'd use the File Watcher Task with SSIS. But you can also use SQL Server Agent to schedule a task for periodic execution, schedule a task with Windows Task Scheduler, or configure a stored procedure to runs at startup with sp_procoption that pauses (using waitfor) between processing times.


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Tibetans Vote To Elect 17th Government-in-Exile
Dharamshala: Asserting their rights and freedom, the large expatriate Tibetan community, who have been forced to live outside their homeland since it was occupied by China in 1959, has set in the process to elect the 17th Tibetan Parliament.
As many as 79,697 Tibetan exiles have registered as voters for the election, the first round of polling for which started today. Out of the total voters, 55,683 are residing in India and the remaining 24,014 are registered from other parts of the globe
Polling stations have been set up in California, New York, Toronto, Belgium, and London where voting commenced on 2nd Jan, a day before the scheduled election date. The final election would be held on 11th April.
For electing the Tibetan parliament, there are over 150 candidates in the fray. The Tibetan Election Commission responsible for holding a free and fair election has set up 12 polling stations in and around Dharamshala.
A record number of candidates including a former woman minister are vying for the top political post of the Tibetan polity.
There are 8 candidates in the fray for the position of Sikyong – political leader. The contenders include the representative of the Dalai Lama in Delhi and former CTA home minister Kasur Dongchung Ngodup; former representative of Dalai Lama to North America Kelsang Dorjee Aukatsang, former speaker of the parliament-in-exile Penpa Tsering, and incumbent deputy speaker Acharya Yeshi Phuntosok.
Tibet Under Occupation but Tibetans-in-Exile Are Free: Dr Sangay
Mr Lobsang Sangay, the current Sikyong (President of the Tibetan government in exile) said, " in spite of a global pandemic, Tibetans living in 40 countries will be taking part in the elections. "Even though we are in exile, but we are exercising a fundamental right whereby we are walking shoulder to shoulder with other democratic countries around the world and that's a gift his holiness has bestowed on us," he said.
"The younger generation of Tibetans is sending a clear message to Beijing that Tibet is under occupation and but Tibetans in-exile are free and given a chance and opportunity we choose democracy over the authoritarian system., said Sangay.
"The Tibetan democracy-in-exile reflects the true aspirations of our brothers and sisters inside Tibet," said Sangay, who is also a Harvard scholar.
Dr. Lobsang Sangay casting his vote in Dharamshala for electing the new Tibetan Government-in-Exile
On completing his second term in office, the biggest achievement of Sangay has been the successful passage of USAs Tibet Policy and Support Act (TPSA), 2020, despite strong protests by China; a decision that strengthened the American policy on Tibet and reaffirmed the government's support for the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration.
There are around 1.3 lakh Tibetans living in exile in India and around the globe. The results of the first round of voting will be declared on February 8. The second and final round is expected to be held on April 11, and the new Tibetan government-in-exile will elect its head on May 14, 2021.
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Q: How many Chaos God are there in WarHammer 40k? Remark: This question was prompted by the answers to this question. As explained below, the secondary sources like Lexicanum, usually very good and well-linked to primary sources, is ambiguous here, so only official material is accepted as answer to the question. Finally, the question is about 40k, so WarHammer Battle sources (officially a different canon) are not accepted here.
From Wikipedia's article on the concept of Chaos,

Chaos refers to the malevolent entities which live in a different timespace, known as the Warp. (...) The term can refer to these warp entities and their influence, the servants and worshippers of these entities, or even the parallel universe in which these entities are supposed to reside. The most powerful of these warp entities are those known as the Chaos Gods, also sometimes referred to as the Dark Gods, Ruinous Powers, or the Powers of Chaos.

From Lexicanum - Gods of Chaos,

The Chaos Gods, also called the Dark Gods or the Ruinous Powers, are powerful beings of the psychic universe known as the Warp, created and sustained by the emotions and souls of every living being of the material universe.

4 Chaos Gods appears prominently in the W40k universe:

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*Khorne

*Slaneesh

*Tzeentch

*Nurgle
They are often referenced as the "major" Chaos God, but not always. What about minor gods?
Are there more than these 4 Chaos Gods in official 40k material?
The above information come from the Lexicanum, a usually well-documented unofficial source. But I find it quite imprecise on the question of Chaos God. For example, the Khorne entry describes him as "one of the 4 Chaos god" (not major or main god, just god) but the introduction of Chaos god does not give any number, and speaks about "the least of minor gods".
Precisely, the Lexicanum describes the difference between a Chaos god and a demon (with no source):

Gods are able to devote a fraction of their power to create daemons, whose appearance and character reflect the god's own nature. These daemons may be reabsorbed into the god at whim. The least of the minor gods may be so limited in their power that expending their power to create a daemon means their entire power is expended; in effect, the god becomes a daemon.

The fact that the Chaos Gods are created by emotions from the Material Universe doesn't seem to match with the "only 4 gods" theory. For example, Christians know 7 Cardinal Sin, is there a Chaos God of Sloth (who is understandably not very active in the 40k setting)?
One ambiguity arises when considering worshippers of Universal Chaos:

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*some worship the Chaos as a whole, and each individual aspect we can see of it is only a facet of a greater whole. In this sense, there is no Chaos God and no Demon, just a big great force/dimension called Chaos.

*some worship the infinite and overwhelming diversity of Chaos, and asking unity in Chaos is a nonsense.

The case of Malal (or Malice), the Chaos God destructor of Chaos, is not clear to me, since the sources about it are very old.
To finish, I should precise what I mean by 'official source' or 'canon'. The canon is everything from Codices and Rule Books, including supplementary materials; as well as everybook from the Black Library, and articles in White Dwarf from the game's creators. Games Workshop being prone to retcon anything when they see it fit, a more recent version of a Rules book or Codex is canon in case of contradiction with an older version.

A: The 4 main chaos gods are the most powerful but there have been countless of "gods"
To my knowledge there isn't much known outside of the 4 main chaos gods. And only a small bit of Malal which is quite old already but is still viable. but I'll answer with what I do know and I hope it helps.
As you said within the current canon of 40k there are 4 main chaos gods. being Nurgle, Khorne, Tzeentch and Slaanesh. And a minor god called Malal/Malice.
With this it is important to note what chaos gods actually are and how they are created. On the lexicanum they state that:

In the early history of the galaxy, the powers of the Warp had yet to form into distinct entities. At this time, the emotions of mortals flowed and ebbed as water does in a stream. As the mortal races grew and prospered, so did the strength of their emotions. Eventually, the gods grew to such a point where they could act independently of the general flow of emotions and thus became the Gods of Chaos. They reached into the dreams of mortals and demanded praise and servitude in order to increase their own power, as the of more one emotion is exhibited (in both thought and action) the stronger that god becomes.

We know that the four chaos gods where created by the flow of certain energies in the warp, which is linked to the emotions portrayed by mortals. a good example is the Birth of Slaanesh during the Fall of the Eldar.
In which the sudden influx of a certain type of emotion awakened slaanesh.
In the Core rule book in the licensed RPG Black Crusade (2011) which was made by Fantasy Flight Games is this passage on page 11:

The raw, unfocused energy of the Realm of Chaos forms a
  parallel dimension to the material universe, a place of infinite
  possibilities where emotion and symbolism hold sway. The
  Realm changes constantly, ebbing and flowing in different
  locales as it does so. The flows, swirls, and eddies that it creates
  can form patterns and designs, drawing similar energies into
  themselves until they achieve a level of consciousness and
  purpose. When they find the courage to acknowledge the
  existence of such powers men call them the Chaos gods.
  Many nameless gods have been cast up by the warp only
  to be swept away again by the slow beat of aeons, but four
  great powers of Chaos seem eternal; Khorne the Blood God,
  Slaanesh the Prince of Pleasures, Nurgle the Lord of Decay,
  and Tzeentch the Changer of the Ways.

Which states that when a warp entity has enough power to become self conscious and have it's own will and plans. It can declare itself a god, however most off the times it is very weak and due to a lack of following and other things they got to slumber again or go away at least.
There recently has been hints towards the birth of a new chaos god
This new warp entity is set to be a "Twisted reflection" of the greater good from the T'au. whilst the T'au themselves are quite insensitive to the warp their rapid expansion and taking in other races (among them humans).
When the Fourth sphere of expansion attempted FTL travel through the warp, it was almost entirely destroyed if it was not save by a warp entity set to have many arms set to be a new chaos god.
From War of Secrets (Emphasis mine)

'We were becalmed,' said the tutor. 'No chance of escape.' He drew a finger around the palm of his hand, making the swirling gesture of the whirlpool inescapable. 'We had been sucked into the dark heart of that sub-realm, where even the currents themselves are devoured. Then, as the decs slid by, we began to hear a scraping noise.'
'On the outside of the hulls.'
  'Yes. It was interminable. The bridges of each of our ships showed the same thing – no forward movement. No momentum of any kind. The things out there were laughing.' Twiceblade shuddered at the memory. 'The swirling faces, the creatures scrabbling at the hull… they were laughing at us. Of that I am sure.'
  'Taunting you, as a poorly disciplined hunter does his cornered prey.'
  'Yes.'
  'And in doing so, they allowed you to escape.'
  'To this day I am not sure how.'
  'Describe it.' Kais' eyes were narrow once more, hungry for data. The tutor had seen that same expression the very first day the Monat's tutelage had begun.
  'It is almost impossible to describe it,' said Twiceblade carefully. 'There was something out there amongst the swirling nebulae, something vast. More of an impression of a sentience than an actual creature.'
  'Larger than these beasts attacking the craft.'
  'Immeasurably so. It had… many arms, I think. Some of those were made to nurture, or to provide, others to destroy. In physique it was familiar to us, for it was built much like a member of the aun.' He paused, lost in the memory, and his shio'he wrinkled. 'Though in retrospect it was bulkier, and many of its hands had five digits. As if the notion of human beauty had mingled with the optimal form of the t'au.'

And later they said that they think the origin of this being is from the non T'au that believed the idiology of the greater good into a new god.

'I have studied the works of Commander Farsight in the past. As his original mentor, it has always pleased me to see where his conclusions lead him. There are hints, in those writings, and messages between the lines. Hints as to another type of creature abroad in the galaxy that is not flesh and blood.'
  'Ghosts,' said Kais. 'Kauyon-Shas, the one you know as Shadowsun, was always over-fond of them.'
  'No,' said Twiceblade. 'Not the spirits of the dead. Something else. Some kind of echo animus given life, given form.'
  'You believe that such a thing is possible then,' said Kais. 'You believe that this entity is… an echo of t'au souls.'
  'Not as such.'
  There was a sharp intake of breath audible through the communion relay.
  'Then you think that entity to be a coalescence of t'au belief.'
  Twiceblade shook his head. 'No, master, I do not. That entity was not the culmination of the wholesome beliefs of our kind, as strong as that force may be. Neither is it the avatar of the T'au'va, as some have suggested. I believe that it is instead a corruption of the Greater Good. A twisted reflection.'
  'How can that be?'
  'The other races that were with us,' said Twiceblade. 'They were preyed upon by the creatures in the sub-realm far earlier than us. They must have been seen as more desirable prey.'
  'Because their souls were louder, brasher. Because they could not pass by unseen.'
  'That was my conclusion, too,' said Twiceblade. 'They are of that realm, or connected to it, somehow. The echoes in the sub-realm… they are the reflections of those races that possess mind-science. That which exists in two dimensions at once. This is what Commander Farsight speaks of in his reminiscences, infers between the lines of those texts forbidden by the aun.'
  'The entity you witnessed. It was a human god.'
'In a way,' said Twiceblade. 'That entity was the gue'vesa's conception of our faith, given strength by the other psychic races that believe in the same tenets.'
  'We have no god!' spat Kais, his lips curling back.
  'We do not, and rightly so,' said Twiceblade. He was shaking, but he had come too far to go back now. 'But to them, even a philosophy can be worshipped. To them, the line between faith in concept and faith in a divine being is thin. Perhaps even non-existent.'
'They have created a false god,' said Kais. His eyes were wide, his veins standing out as if he were trapped in hard vacuum. 'The mind-science races have created a god in the image of the T'au'va.'

TL;DR There are 5 named gods within the current canon, but there probably have been countless of nameless minor gods. With possibly a new one forming in the image of the greater good.

A: Short answer: besides those 5 gods, the GW canon sources mention only three minor deities (mentioned in the Codex: Chaos Space Marine 3rd edition):
Ans'l, Mo'rcck and Phraz-Etar. Those names are puns on the last names of Bryan Ansell, Michael Moorcock, and Frank Frazetta and Chaos Space Marine honour those gods by putting spikes on their armour.
From 1d4chan:

Puns on the last names of sci-fi and fantasy author Michael Moorcock (from whom the idea of Chaos as a fundamental force in the world was blatantly stolen/took inspiration from, and don't anyone ever say "borrow for a while" since even the author and Games Workshop have admitted it), artist Frank Frazetta (who drew a lot of movie and comic book posters, especially in sci-fi and fantasy), and Citadel Miniatures founder Bryan Ansell (who wrote several of the First Edition rulebooks). These guys helped set the tone of the early Warhammer 40,000 universe (purposefully or not), including the propensity of putting spikes on Chaos things. Games Workshop decided to pay homage in the (initial) Third Edition Codex: Chaos Space Marines, which mentioned that Chaos Space Marines often put "spiky bits" on their armour in praise of these three gods. They were never mentioned anywhere else, and probably shouldn't be considered "canonical"... not that canonicity counts for much in 40k anyway.

The long answer would first had us to define the nature of gods in WH40k in general: Lets first define them as beings that are worshipped and are able to take the power from that worship and give something in return.
Because the Warp is a parallel dimension that responds to human (or alien) thoughts and will, if a huge number of people would suddenly start worshipping a rock, such rock could become empowered with their prayers and turn into some sort of minor deity. On exactly the same rule work all cult leaders and Imperial Saints - lots of people worship them as some sort of conduit to the "higher gods" (Chaos or Emperor) empowering them and allowing them to ascend to daemonhood (or sainthood). And since many of those ascended daemons (like primarch Perturabo) follow Chaos Undivided instead of any specific god, they could be treated as some sort of gods. Even the "true" gods were created exactly this way: many beings were following same idea : "I wish my dearest was feeling better" - creating goddess of healing Isha or "killing is fun!" - hence creating Khorne.
So using those definitions, we could say that we have thousands of gods - from the Ruinous Powers and Emperor to the equivalent of Statue of Liberty. How many of those we could call "chaos" is matter for another debate.

A: In canon, there are four Chaos gods: Nurgle, Khorne, She Who Thirsts/Slaanesh and Tzeentch.
Malal has been absent from the lore for quite some time now, and due to some IP-related shenanigans, is one of the few things that can safely be considered truly "gone" from the setting.
There are additionally a large and deliberately amorphous number of Daemons that one might understandably think of as gods, and are essentially un-aligned Daemons. Examples of this include:

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*Drach'nyen, currently Abaddon the Despoiler's sword, and before that a demon who played a major role in the Horus Heresy

*Ouroboros, which is clearly some sort of gestalt Chaos entity responsible for the corruption (or enlightenment?) of the Dark Angels garrisoning Caliban.


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Indian IS recruit claims Paris attacker was his group leader
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After the Paris Attacks in 2015, netizens showed solidarity with victims and their families by using 'Pray for Paris'.
An Islamic State (IS) operative from Tamil Nadu in southern India claimed to have been trained under one of the IS masterminds of the Paris attackers.
Subhani Haja Moideen, an alleged IS operative from Tamil Nadu, while under the custody of National Investigative Agency (NIA) reportedly named one among the nine terrorists who were involved in last year's 'Paris attacks' as his group's leader during his training abroad. The 'Paris attacks' refer to the staged coordinated attacks on Stade de France, Bataclan theatre and restaurants and pubs in Paris on November 13, 2015. Around 130 people are said to have lost their lives in these attacks, with several more injured.
Moideen was arrested by the NIA earlier this month after they cracked down on IS operatives with the help of central security agencies and other state police forces. The NIA is said to have stopped plans of these operatives involving targeted actions against judicial officials in Kerala, members of the far-right organisation, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and foreign tourists visiting the coastal state.
Social media platforms are supposedly where Moideen was recruited and he had left India for Istanbul last year, from where he proceeded to the Iraqi territory under control of IS at the time. After undergoing rigorous religious and combat trainings, Moideen went to war for about two weeks, as has been gathered by the authorities. This is the time when the introduction and meeting of Moideen is said to have happened with the Paris attackers. He came back to India shortly after, and returned to living with his wife at his ancestral home.
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Even as authorities remain unclear as to who exactly was the alleged group leader of Moideen, they report that he has admitted to previous links with Abdelhamid Abaaoud, designated mastermind of the Paris attacks, and co-accused in the attacks Salah Abdeslam and Omar Ismail Mostefei. Moideen, despite claiming that he has known some of the Paris attackers, is reportedly denying any prior knowledge about the plans of the attacks and is said to have learned of it only after it had occurred, by when he had already returned to India.
It has been reported that the NIA has kept the French authorities in the loop about the investigation and the French embassy in New Delhi is said to be informed about the recent development. French authorities may investigate after completing requisite judicial and authorisation procedures.
The Paris attacks had sent shockwaves across the world including India, and many eminent personalities and political figures had stood up to condemn these attacks and publicly grieved the resultant loss of lives and injuries. In light of the recent information, investigation remains open to determine the extent of cooperation and coordination that the said IS recruit had extended to the Paris attackers as well as the potential connections with other IS recruits across the country.