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The Thunderstone Mystery
What's a Stone Age axe doing in an Iron Age tomb? The archaeologists Olle Hemdorff at the University of Stavanger's Museum of Archaeology and Eva Thäte are researching older objects in younger graves. They have found a pattern.
Archeologists Olle Hemdorff and Eva Thate
"If one finds something once, it's accidental. If it is found twice, it's puzzling. If found thrice, there is a pattern", the archaeologists Olle Hemdorff and Eva Thäte say.
In 2005 the archaeologists investigated a grave at Avaldsnes in Karmøy in southwestern Norway, supposed to be from the late Iron Age, i.e. from 600 to 1000 AD. Avaldsnes is rich in archeological finds. They dot an area that has been a seat of power all the way back to around 300. Archaeologist Olle Hemdorff at the University of Stavanger's Museum of Archaeology was responsible for a series of excavations at Avaldsnes in 1993-94 and 2005-06.
"It became clear to us quite early that the grave had been plundered. The material in the grave had been messed up and now contained brick and porcelain fragments from younger layers of soil", Hemdorff says.
Plundering of graves was very common in the 19th century and actually legal. It was not until the Cultural Heritage Act in 1905 made it a criminal offence for lay persons to excavate cultural monuments.
Axes and pearls
The German archeologist Eva Thäte is in the spring of 2010 visiting researcher at the Archaeological Museum. She is also a guest researcher at the University of Chester in England. The cooperation with Hemdorff started in 2003 when Thäte came to Stavanger in connection with a doctoral work on the recycling of ancient tombs. The latest research project carried out by the two archeologists is on finds of older artifacts in younger graves. In the grave at Avaldsnes the researchers found seven handsome glass pearls in the dirt.
One of the axes found in the Iron Age tombs
"In the late Iron Age glass was the most common material for making pearls, and therefore glass pearls are often found in men's and women's graves from this period. The women wore the pearls in a cord around the neck and brought more pearls with them into the grave than men did. The discovery of the seven pearls made us assume that it was a woman's grave we investigated", Hemdorff says.
"But then we suddenly found a stone axe. It was in the same layer of soil as some of the pearls. The axe is from the Stone Age and more than a thousand years older than the pearls! It is a so-called greenstone axe. All the other indicators suggested that the cairn was from the Iron Age and belonged to a buried woman. So why was there an old axe from the Stone Age in the grave?", the archaeologists asks.
Not accidental
During the last three years documented discoveries of artifacts have been made that are typical for the Stone Age – marks from flint, flint fragments, quarts, axes, etc. in younger burial mounds.
"Unfortunately this documentation did not begin until the 1970s. Up to that date neither archeologists nor grave robbers were aware of these objects. They were just seen as unimportant and without archaeological value. It is only now that we are beginning to have enough data for analysis, and we have made many enough discoveries of Stone Age artifacts in younger graves to say that they make a clear pattern", Thäte says.
She points to a good example from Sogndal in Sogn og Fjordane where a stone axe was found in an untouched stone coffin from the 5th century.
"The axe must have been placed there intentionally. Other finds in Scandinavia make this pattern even clearer. In Halland in Sweden they have found a burial site consisting of almost one hundred graves from the late Iron Age where one has registered processed flint objects in nearly every grave", Hemdorff says.
Starting with the finds around the grave at Avaldsnes and taking the other finds into account, it is not likely that the axe ended up in the grave by accident. Why was it deposited there?
Thunderstones from the sky
The researchers say that people back in the Iron Age had a conscious relationship to objects from earlier times that connected them to their past.
"People probably considered old objects as a heritage from their ancestors. Recycling of old burial mounds for new graves is an indication of this relationship. The idea was that the mounds were memories from a distant past, and written sources indicate that recycling of mounds had a double function. Apart from providing a grave for the dead they also legitimized property and rights. People asserted their control over an area by burying their family in a gravesite belonging to their ancestors", Thäte explains.
The archaeologists think that people in pre-history were superstitious and that the axe was deposited in the grave as a part of the burial ritual.
"People believed that the lightning created thunderstones and that individuals who owned such stones would not be hit by the lightening", Hemdorff says.
The idea of a rock falling from the sky caused by lightening is known all over the world. It is certainly found in Roman times and it is connected to objects like meteors, flint stone axes and petrified sea urchins.
"According to folklore a flint axe might protect against lightening and function as a kind of charm", Thäte says.
In Northern Europe the old idea of the thunder god Thor, who throws his hammer when lightning strikes, is common property. It was alive all the way up to the 19th century.
"Thor's mission was to protect gods and people against evil and chaos and it was therefore believed that Thor's rocks protected houses and people. Two things seem to be important when choosing thunderstones: The form had to be similar to an axe or a hammer, that is a ground stone or flint, or the stone had to have "flaming" properties, which flint and quarts have", Hendorff says.
Phallus and fertility
"Both the form of the axe and the flint stones to make fire may be associated with fertility. Thor's hammer is clearly linked to fertility and prosperity. The hammer is a phallus fertilizing the soil, which gives it apotropaic quality, i.e. it has the ability to protect against evil and accidents", Thäte explains.
Since people imagined that thunderstones fell to the ground in connection with lightning, it is possible that the rocks incorporated some of the qualities of lightening or had the power to create a bright light.
"Here is a clear pattern once more. We find old artifacts made of flint in the younger burial mounds. Flint had a strong symbolic power. The stones created fire and were seen as important objects. They can also symbolize the power of lightning", Hemdorff says.
The Avaldsnes axe
But now back to the axe at Avaldsnes and the question why it was in the plundered grave.
"If you consider how widespread the idea of thunderstones was all the way up to the 19th century, and how common superstition was, it is not unlikely that the grave robbers left a protective amulet to make up for their misdeed. After all they opened a grave and committed sacrilege. Maybe they hoped that the axe provided protection against the spirit of the dead and their ghosts", Hemdorff says.
More excavations of graves and houses with unusual artifacts and comparing them to data from different places will probably yield an even clearer pattern.
Thunderstones are definitely of great archaeological value.
Rare Egyptian coffin found at Torquay Museum, UK
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Juliana Popjoy (c. 1710 – 1777) was the partner of Beau Nash, and was known as "Betty Besom". In later life, she was reputed to have lived in a tree. A cartoon of her jumping the "sacred boundary of discretion" dates from the year she died.

Life
Popjoy was born in about 1710 in Bishopstrow, near Warminster in Wiltshire. She was baptised in 1714.

She became the mistress of Beau Nash, and was known as Lady Betty Besom, from the whip that she carried when riding, which had so many tails that it resembled a besom (a broom). Eventually Nash ended the relationship. Nash was the self-appointed master of ceremonies in Bath.

She reportedly spent her last 30 or 40 years living inside a hollow tree within a mile of Warminster, although it was noted that she did visit cities like Bristol and Bath and nearby "gentlemen's houses". It was said that she had sworn to never sleep in a bed again, and she would sleep in barns or on the straw that she had placed within the tree that was her home.

Nash died in 1761 and was given a lavish funeral. In some accounts it is said that Popjoy had returned to him and cared for him in his final years, but there is no evidence to support this.

Death and legacy

At the end of her life, she returned to Bishopstrow where she died in 1777 at the reported age of 67. The same year, a cartoon was published showing her as "Lady Betty Besom" in a ridiculous wig, riding a dappled horse over the "sacred boundary of discretion". The cartoon by Matt(hew) Darly shows her, holding her besom and leaving behind the broom of marriage, the stool of repentance and a pile of bills for milliners, hairdressers, outfitters etc. Her face isn't shown.

In 2003, Tomi Gretener ran a restaurant in Bath in the house that Popjoy and Nash had lived in, after Nash had to downsize because his debts had consumed his grand house. The house (now Grade II* listed) was built in 1720 next to what is now the Theatre Royal, and an inscription in a blind ground-floor window claims that Popjoy and Nash lived there until his death.

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It seems like only yesterday the National Hockey League was on hiatus while the Olympics were in full swing. Well, technically, it was yesterday, so nevermind.
At any rate, action resumes this week for the Washington Capitals, who have their sights set on making some more franchise history.
At 41-13-8, the Caps have the league's top record and have a chance to earn the franchise's first President's Trophy. The Capitals might have faltered – dropping three straight heading into the Olympic break – but the team is now rested and ready to go.
With that in mind, we present to you five subplots worth watching between now and the end of the regular season.
1. The trade deadline. General manager George McPhee needs to take a cold, hard look at this roster and determine if he's got what it takes to bring home the Stanley Cup. We know that the team's mindset is to avoid trading away young assets for veteran rentals, which we fully support. No sense in gutting your franchise's depth if you can help it. But at the same time, McPhee will definitely be busy between now and 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon making calls and fielding offers.
Do the Capitals need another established defensive-minded blueliner? Should they bring in another center? Would a strong veteran presence – regardless of position – help guide this young team in the right direction come playoff time? These are just a few of the questions the team's front office has to ask.
If we had to guess, we'd say the team makes a move, but nothing drastic. Think along the lines of the Chris Clark/Milan Jurcina for Jason Chimera deal earlier this season. There might be a big name or two that gets moved prior to the trade deadline, but chances are it won't involve the Capitals unless it's a deal simply too good to pass up.
2. Get defensive. Everyone who follows hockey knows the Caps can score. Coach Bruce Boudreau has no problems giving his players the green light to take chances when they see fit and that's why his team has 43 more goals than anyone else.
But sometimes his players are a little too eager to push the puck up ice and not quite as motivated to back check and take care of business in their own end. In their last four games before the break, the Capitals gave up 20 goals. In related news, Washington dropped three out of those four games (and needed overtime to rally back to beat Pittsburgh).
Simply put – this team won't win anything if they don't play better in their own end. Let's say, for argument's sake, that McPhee fails to acquire a rugged, stay-at-home defenseman. Should the Caps pack it up and call it a day? Not at all.
Here's one thing that should be done regardless of any possible trades – give yourself the best chance possible to win.
That means less of John Erskine and Tyler Sloan and more of John Carlson and Karl Alzner. We fully understand that the contracts of the dynamic duo of Carlson and Alzner makes it easier to shuttle them between here and the Hershey Bears, but these two are clearly better than the Erskine-Sloan combo.
Even if you keep Sloan in the minors (he was assigned to the Bears over the weekend), make Erskine a healthy scratch and only promote one of your top two prospects, you're in better shape than you were before.
3. Choose wisely. Caps goalie Jose Theodore has played in 35 games this season. Youngsters Michal Neuvirth and Semyon Varlamov have been in net for 17 games each. It's unrealistic to think that the Capitals can ride into the postseason with some sort of goalie rotation. That's not how the playoffs work.
If you think Theodore has what it takes to backstop a run for the Stanley Cup, then stick with him and utilize the other two goaltenders when he needs a break. That being said, we wouldn't blame the team if they had concerns with Theo.
Since 2003-04, Theodore is just 12-19 with a 2.78 goals against average and a .906 save percentage in the postseason. Not exactly what you want to see from a playoff goalie.
Neuvirth has a solid postseason resume (16-6 with a 1.92 goals against average and a .932 save percentage), but that's in the AHL. Taking nothing away from Hershey, the minors are a far cry from the Stanley Cup playoffs. And while Varlamov is probably the fan favorite of the three netminders, he's also the guy who utterly collapsed in Game 7 against the Penguins last season.
A case for each of the three goalies can be made. It remains to be seen which direction the Caps ultimately go in, but rest assured, no decision will be more vital to the team's postseason success (or lack thereof).
4. The secondary market. We already mentioned that the Capitals score goals far more frequently than anyone else in the NHL. And of course, the offense is centered around the "Young Guns" – Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Semin and Mike Green.
They also have Mike Knuble, who is a coach's dream in the postseason. He'll camp out on the doorstep and happily stuff home any rebounds that a goalie fails to reign in.
But down the stretch and especially once the postseason starts, the Caps are going to need more than just those guys to step up. Last year in the playoffs it was David Steckel who found the scoring touch. This year it could be Steckel again. Or maybe Eric Fehr. Or Tomas Fleischmann. Or Brooks Laich. Whoever it may be, they're going to need guys who aren't on the top line to contribute if they plan on keeping opponents honest.
5. Hunt for hardware. The Capitals have a chance to earn their first President's Trophy. Ovechkin is looking to defend the Lester B. Pearson (most outstanding player), Rocket Richard (goal scoring) and Hart Memorial Trophies (most valuable player) for a third-consecutive season. Boudreau wouldn't mind winning his second Jack Adams Award, as coach of the year. And of course, there's the Stanley Cup.
Ovechkin, Boudreau and the rest of the organization would happily forgo any personal accolades for a chance to take home the Cup. A franchise-record 14-game winning streak earlier this season showed just how much this team is capable of. But having the potential to accomplish something and actually making it happen are two totally different conversations.
Year 1 the Capitals were just happy to make the playoffs. Last season, the Caps advanced to the second round before falling to the eventual champions in seven games. This year, this team has built unreasonably high expectations. Fair or not, nothing short of a trip to the Stanley Cup finals will be considered a success.
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Maramba Village consists of two hamlets situated on either side of a large lagoon. Only accessible through a narrow tributary from the Sepik River, it is as beautiful as it is remote and carving continues to play an important part in the life of the village. Aron Kapaia was born here in 1950. He has carved since early childhood, when he began to learn from his father and older brothers. He was chosen to create some of the house posts for the new Haus Tambaran, which is also the Maramba Cultural Centre. As well as carvings created for traditional use, he creates contemporary works inspired by every day events in the village. His works can be found in many international collections.
Ancestral Spirits, The Ceremonial Art of Papua New Guinea. 1989, Gallery of Tribal Art, Vancouver,B.C. Canada.
Pieces From Paradise: 1992, cohosted by Fran Willis Gallery/Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria,B.C.
Ceremony and Passage: 1996, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.
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Welcome to chatbots.org 2.0!
33|4355 By Erwin van Lun, May 11, 2009 in Chatbots.org news
Posted in Chatbots.org news
Summary: The transformation of chatbots.org to a worldwide business community of chatbot developers
After months of hard work, we're delighted to announce the new version of chatbots.org, creating a, in our opinion, world-class community platform for professional chatbot developers. We're glad we've managed to implement so many wishes of chatbot developers world wide and we've added lots of functionality that we believe advances the chatbot community across the world.
Please read on about our tightened mission, the new functionality, new content, the history, the community, the future, and how your participation could help you create success, learn and get in touch with professional partners.
Here's the new mission statement of chatbots.org:
To be the leading community
for chatbot developers, users and affiliate industry
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driving commercial success for all participants.
In our definition a chatbot is an artificial living entity designed to have conversations with real human beings. That can be a text conversation via computers, a spoken conversation or even a non-verbal conversation.
Chatbots can be found on screens, in the virtual world, but also in the real world, projected (with holographic projection, for example) or as physically talking and responding puppets, toys and robots.
The worldwide chatbot community doesn't yet have consensus on what terminology to use to address chatbots. Synonyms are virtual agents, interactive virtual agents (IVA), brand agents, branded agents, virtual assistants, virtual employees, conversational agents, embodied conversational agents (ECA), chatterbots, chatterbox or chat bots. Additionally there are a lot of local assumptions on the usage of the terms. We strongly believe that the chatbot community should collaborate worldwide to standardize terminology that will professionalize the market. Chatbots.org is willing to facilitate this discussion. We'll use the term 'chatbot' in the rest of this document.
Chatbot developers are by definition companies or individuals responsible for the user experience, including avatars, voice and textual responses. Chatbot developers typically co-operate with many other specialists, for example in the areas of design, voice technology, knowledge management, call center routing and holographic projection. We'll refer to these industries as affiliates.
We've added:
Three tabs. We've moved the chatbot directory to the Directory tab and introduced the tab 'business' and the community tab 'We, Why & How'.
Advanced chatbot classification. It's now possible for chatbot publishers to categorize chatbots in 'consumer themes' and 'characteristics'. The new categories appear in the left-hand sidebar. We've also added a sophisticated mechanism to cluster chatbots in a 'family', local variations or country implementations.
Business news. It's now possible to publish chatbot-related news on the website. By default, all chatbot publishers are allowed to write articles in this business tab. We've added an extra RSS feed, a Twitter feed, an archive, a commenting system and the ability to forward, share, tweet or print the articles.
Tagcloud: the most important terms used in the business tab will be shown in this interactive tagcloud. To be fair, this is just a gimmick. It's a nice gimmick, though.
Member profiles: visitors are now able to register, create a personal business profile and show their profile to the outside world. Profiles will appear on www.chatbots.org/experts/your_name (example). Members can choose to hide their profile as well.
Contact forms: it's possible to contact any individual member of the site via e-mail using a special form.
Search engine optimization: We've optimized all of our pages for search engines, focussing especially on the chatbot synonyms mentioned above.
Pseudo 3D header: The header of chatbots.org now has a 3D feel to it. We haven't spent a lot on this as we didn't on the animated favicon. Actually, to be fair, we've spend almost nothing, but in the future new financial streams will allow us to expand on this concept.
Commercial model
The commercial model of chatbots.org is still 'under construction'. However, in order to find a sustainable business model for Chatbots.org which allows us to continue our work, we're working on a sophisticated idea that includes sponsoring and affiliate marketing. We, the worldwide chatbot community, could also consider asking Chatbots.org to grow towards a world wide association of chatbot developers. Regardless of how the model will evolve, it will always be based on creating value for chatbot developers, users and affiliate industry. Value that should ultimately bring us some money in return.
In version 2.0, we've removed all advertising. This is because we strongly believe that advertising does not add value to our community. Additionally, a lot of chatbot developers spend money on Google Ads and we believe that the content on chatbots.org should drive users to the sites of these developers and not their advertising. Furthermore, the chatbot community could better spend money on developing the site in such a way that it adds value to them rather than sending it to Google and its shareholders. At last, we believe that chatbots represent the new era of automated business communication with individuals. Advertising was the automation of sending, but chatbots are strong listeners and will eventually fully replace advertising by brands. This vision is outlined in detail in the brand dialogue trend on erwinvanlun.com. We thought these three reasons were enough to remove the advertising.
In exceptional cases we do still show advertising. We still show advertisements in some search results. This is when the search term gives us a strong indication that chatbots.org could not deliver what the user is looking for. Advertising might then help them find a website that suits their needs.
We've had support of chatbot developers The Self Service Company and eCreation. With their help we've been able to spend time on the directory and find even more chatbots worldwide. We really appreciate their help. We'll continue to find partners that will improve our website.
As we're working with many volunteers who sometimes spend hours a year, hours a month, hours a week, or even hours a day, it appears to be very hard to list 'the' team. However, we identified those who have contributed most to the site during the past year: Xander Verduyn, Roberto Gilli, Karolina Kuligowska, Boris Toet, Dwane Yocum, Edwin van Asch, Ilonka Coenraad, and all those hardworking chatbot developers maintaining their own chatbots.
In January 2005, I launched mensmerk together with my first book Van Massamerk naar Mensmerk , which described the next ten years in media, marketing and brands. As the rise of brand agents was a key element of my vision described in this book and a lot of new (MSN Messenger) chatbots were launched in 2005, I decided to create a separate page, a listing of all chatbots in the Netherlands and a selection of chatbots worldwide. This page soon became the most popular page of the site.
When I launched the new version of Mensmerk.nl and its English equivalent in September 2007, I decided that although the chatbot pages didn't fit the new concept, I didn't want to get rid of this valuable page either and started to work on a new concept: chatbots.org.
Chatbots.org had its soft launch in January 2008 and was finally launched in April that year.
I continued to work on the site where I made all technical modifications myself.
In February this year I realized that the current economic climate forces companies to reduce costs and that chatbots are therefore getting a lot of attention again, resilience so to say. That's why I started to work very hard on a business plan and I soon found my new partner Boris Toet of Score-Advertising who appeared to be a very talented sparring-partner in concept, technology and design.
And the result is awesome! Thanks again, Boris, for our teamwork!
Although the new version is a great step forward for chatbots.org, it's only a small step for the chatbot revolution that is about to come. Therefore, chatbots.org will soon introduce new functionality, we'll work together with as much as chatbot community as possible, and we will improve our graphical design. We have many more ideas than those we've implemented right now. So subscribe to our RSS feed, Twitter feed or register to subscribe to our newsletter and we'll keep you posted!
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We're still looking for local chatbot warriors, the ultimate chatbot experts of their countries who can profile themselves through the country home pages www.chatbots.org/xx (for example: http://www.chatbots.org/pl). You'll help to make sure the chatbot directory for your country is complete. You'll be the first contact person for the press, the academic and the commercial world. Our search for local chatbot warriors continues until we've covered all countries in the world.
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Despite the fact that almost anything Brian Cowen is likely to do will adversely affect his future electoral prospects, there was one area where this was not the case, that of reforms in the public sector. Wide sections of the public would have approved. And his admission of defeat, last weekend, on this score, was a further sad dimension of his failure.
He took over from Bertie Ahern 18 months ago with reform of the public sector his main priority. Though he did not need it -- since many of the tasks were glaringly obvious -- he reinforced the way forward with the McCarthy 'road map'. All of this has produced nothing, and it was laughable to talk of not being able to do it "overnight" when we have been waiting for 18 months.
It was also a grave mistake to identify cutbacks as "a first step" when they are high on the list of the more controversial reforms. What he should have done is simply set in train a series of planned reforms on a monthly basis. Ticking them off would have been proof of progress.
The work would have involved making the decisions, undertaking the legislative changes, where they were necessary, and agreeing to a parliamentary check on progress, also on a monthly basis. By so doing, he would have established his programme, gained the support of the Opposition -- who have been urgently requiring this approach and have put forward the necessary ingredients until their voices were hoarse -- and earned public approval.
There would undoubtedly have been support across the country for such a demonstration of what Cowen had promised from the start. Its absence is a serious undermining of his position. Worse still, to address it now in the context of the doomed partnership deal, instead of operating on a series of issues that were not contentious, is to make more vulnerable the embarrassing admission that nothing has been done.
A year on from his false start when he took over, he was further reinforced in possible resolve by the content of the McCarthy Report. Had he put in place the programme of reform, making McCarthy a subsequent part of it, his credibility for planning and forward thinking would have been enhanced.
Instead, people saw McCarthy as little short of prevarication. The strength of McCarthy was that it depended on inside information. The weakness lay in the fact that the programme of reform had itself lost credibility. And this has been aggravated quite seriously by further fumbling that came to a sorry admission last weekend of further failure.
It seemed almost ludicrous by the second half of this week to read of a Cowen 'strategy' of 'smoking out' the opposition parties on the details of their alternative Budget cuts in a special 'no holds barred' debate next week when so much is missing from his own definition of Budget strategy and when his Programme for Government has been so weak.
In recent years, the original run-up to Budgets, in which the Government set forward broad areas of required action, set the tone. The detail was then the subject of pre-Budget debate, fair and balanced on the whole. This has been abandoned in favour of a limited and superficial presentation of information. This is not really the basis on which there can be any serious political debate, a fact fully recognised by politicians.
The Dail has an agenda: the banking crisis, the Budget deficit and how to tackle debt. But if Cowen thinks he will 'smoke out' the Opposition, he will be disappointed.
The main debate continues to be the vast issue of reform. The agencies set up by government have reached ludicrous proportions and are costing the State in the region of €13 bn. They are a licence to print and to waste money. They have also become areas of patronage liberated from the stricter circumstances that surround the public service. The duplication of expenditure and manpower reaches absurd proportions and examples exist under the umbrella of most departments of State.
Here are some examples. FAS was one. The HSE is another. Straight away, talking in billions takes on a logic that has been concealed in public breast- beating about cutting costs. And the notion of reform as a civilised straightening out of antiquated circumstances has to give way to a truly massive alteration of the State's way of running itself.
To take two other, smaller examples: the HEA (the Higher Education Authority) and the consumer organisations that the State has set up.
The HEA is a small but striking example of nonsense in duplication and expenditure; the authority has a staff of 50 echoed in a section within the Department of Education, where a further 50 monitor and control their opposite numbers within the HEA 'quango'.
As for consumer control, any shopper who keeps even modest tabs on UK-Ireland comparisons knows it is not working and knows also that McCarthy simply recommended an amalgamation of the relevant bodies. What possible sense is there in having this madness going on?
Given that there are 800 to 900 of these agencies, a majority of which emerged under Bertie Ahern's administration, the cost to the Irish taxpayer is enormous.
McCarthy made specific recommendations and nothing has been done in response. He wanted to cut duplication and he made out the road map for doing it.
It is an astonishing fact that the Dail has never debated the McCarthy Report. That is the importance given to it. Ignoring it is what Brian Cowen is apologising to us all for when he says he regrets not having achieved any reform.
To give Cowen his deserts in terms of the instinct for reform, he too wanted the same thing originally.
I suspect he was tapped on the shoulder many times about the ruffled feathers that might have political colouring to them among the people who could and should have been returned to private employment. In other words, he did not know the full picture when he promised reform and now that he does, he is looking for another way forward.
He is running out of options.


"Follow your passion." That's the advice we're all given when it comes to deciding what to do with our lives. As children, we're told we can be or do anything we want. But what if you don't really want to do anything in particular?
The idea of choosing a career based on more practical reasons isn't a story as commonly told as the passionate artist or idealist, following their dream despite all the odds. But it's a more common choice than you'd think. The truth is, a passion is often an inconvenience—it can keep many from being satisfied with a more lucrative and more stable career outside of that passionate interest.
If you don't have a passion, here are a few ways you can choose a career that will keep you happy.
Is money important to you? No judgment here—just answer honestly. If, when you try to think of the things you might want down the road, your ideas are mostly materialistic, then you may want to pursue a career that will be lucrative. That said, if you don't have a passion, there's no reason not to pursue a career that will give you some financial stability, whether you're attracted by a specifically wealthy lifestyle or not. And financial stability these days requires more money than you might think.
Kids are expensive. They require diapers, college tuition, and all kinds of other costs in between. If you want kids, chances are you'll need a job that pays well enough to support a family. But you may also want to spend quality time with your kids—and might want to look at a job or career that pays well, while giving you the opportunity to have a reasonable work-life balance.
Regardless of whether you want kids, pursue personal interests, or just want time to relax at home, you may want a job that isn't too demanding—and has decent work-life balance. Or this may not matter as much to you. Weigh your desire for personal freedom against, say, your desire to earn a high income and see which seems like your priority.
Think back to when you attended a traditional or accredited online school. Everyone has subjects they looked forward to—and subjects they dreaded. Which were yours? Even if you weren't particularly excited about anything, maybe you scored consistently high grades in one or two areas—and these might indicate latent talents. Think about where your highest grades were in school, and where you got the most recognition.
School also serves as a valuable laboratory for discovering what your favorite method of working is. Did you do better in group work projects, or did you prefer to work on your presentations and homework on your own? Were you collaborative, a leader, or an independent worker? Your preferred style of working can give you a clue into what types of jobs you'd like best—and where you'd be the most happy.
Choosing a career doesn't have to involve a burning passion. In fact, if you don't have that passion, you may actually be more free to choose a profession that will lead to the type of lifestyle you'd like. Do some research, take some internships or entry-level jobs, and do your best to gain exposure to a wide variety of fields in order to make an informed decision—but also, know yourself and the type of life you can see yourself leading.
NPR.org: I know I'm Supposed to Follow My Passion, But What If I Don't Have One?


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Australia to spend $2 billion on 40 U.S. Black Hawk choppers
U.S. Black Hawk helicopters attend Silver Arrow 2020 military exercise in Adazi, Latvia October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
Australia confirmed on Wednesday it would buy 40 Black Hawk military helicopters from the United States for an estimated A$2.8 billion ($1.96 billion), finalising a sale signed off by the U.S. State Department last August.
The Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) UH-60M Black Hawks will replace the Army's fleet of MRH-90 Taipan choppers, which have been plagued for years by maintenance issues. Delivery of the new helicopters will begin this year.
"We've just not got the flying hours out of the Taipan that we would need," Defence Minister Richard Marles told ABC news on Wednesday. "We're confident that we can get that from the Black Hawks. It's a platform we're familiar with."
Australia has been boosting its defense spending over the past few years as China looks to step up its presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
A 2021 decision to ditch French-made submarines for nuclear submarines to be built by the United States and Britain sparked a bitter diplomatic dispute with France.
Marles said he had spoken with his French counterpart several times and was confident the U.S. helicopter deal "won't interrupt" the renewed relationship with France. The Taipans are made by Airbus (AIR.PA), partly owned by France.
Australian industry will be involved in logistics, warehousing, engineering as well as the helicopter's global supply chain, said the Defence Department in a statement.
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Live Report From iGNA 2014 – Is iGaming The Problem or The Solution?
By: Ifrah Law
This afternoon at the iGaming North America 2014 conference an interesting panel, "Visionaries' Perspective—Is i-Gaming the Problem or the Solution?" explored two vastly divergent viewpoints on online gaming in the United States. The panel was moderated by Steve Lipscomb, the Founder of the World Poker Tour, and featured, Mitch Garber, the CEO Caesars Acquisition Co. and Caesars Interactive Entertainment, and Andy Abboud, Vice President of Government Relations, Las Vegas Sands Corp, which is owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
Abboud made clear the positions of his Las Vegas Sands from the start stating, "We are not fans of online gaming." Abboud expressed caution because he felt that there is a strong presence of illegal operators in the industry and that was what the company feared, not the legalized regulated gaming that is currently offered in Delaware, New Jersey, and Nevada.
Garber called attention to Abboud's stance differing from Adelson's public position, which is that iGaming should not be permitted in any context. Adelson has made it clear publicly that he intends to spend large sums of money to defeat online gaming, and federal legislation to do so may be forthcoming.
Abboud said that the Las Vegas Sands supports legislation to restore the Wire Act and make it clear that the Wire Act prohibits online gaming as well as sports betting. Abboud emphasized that he believes that the industry is dependent on a Wire Act opinion that was issued by Attorney General Eric Holder, but that interpretation of the Wire Act could be overturned by a new administration or a change in perspective from the current administration. Abboud emphasized that he believes the industry needs to be much more cautious in its approach before moving forward, on the law and in terms of consumer protection.
Garber emphasized that he believes that both the federal government and the individual states are capable of regulating online gaming. Garber stated that the consumer protection controls that are in place online are even stronger than in the land-based casinos. Online casinos have the ability to track the money players deposit, view their hand histories, age and ID verify all participants.
The lively exchange highlighted the divergent perspectives on online gaming in the United States. The debate will continue to play out in the future, but we believe that online gaming is here to stay and the companies that believe that it will cannibalize the land-based casino industry will be proven wrong in time as more states join the market.
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South Africa gay rights activists warn of homophobic attacks after murder
Anger follows alleged gang rape and murder of lesbian campaigner
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Tue 3 May 2011 10.24 EDT First published on Tue 3 May 2011 10.24 EDT
International footballer Eudy Simelane was apparently sexually assaulted and tortured before being killed three years ago.
Human rights campaigners have warned of an "epidemic" of brutal homophobic attacks in South Africa after the murder and alleged gang rape of a lesbian activist.
Noxolo Nogwaza was killed last month after what appeared to be a so-called "corrective rape", an increasingly common crime in which men rape lesbians to "turn" them straight or "cure" them of their sexual orientation.
The 24-year-old's face and head were disfigured by stoning, she was stabbed several times with broken glass and evidence suggested she was raped. A beer bottle, a big rock and used condoms were found on and near her body.
Human Rights Watch noted that no arrests have been made and claimed homophobic violence is continuing unchecked in South Africa's townships.
Dipika Nath, a researcher in the group's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights programme, said: "Nogwaza's death is the latest in a long series of sadistic crimes against lesbians, gay men and transgender people in South Africa. The vicious nature of the assault is a potent reminder that these attacks are premeditated, planned and often committed with impunity."
Nogwaza was an active member of the Ekurhuleni Pride Organising Committee, which has organised pride marches for Kwa-Thema and nearby townships in Gauteng province since 2009. Members have faced harassment and attacks because of their visibility.
More than 2,000 people attended Nogwaza's funeral last weekend. A group sang that they would use razor blades to cut off the genitals of the suspects if the police did not arrest them, the New Age newspaper reported. Some carried posters that read: "Love me or hate me I will continue to be a lesbian," and "Raping me won't change me."
Nogwaza's death came three years after that of another activist, international footballer Eudy Simelane, also in Kwa-Thema. Both were "out" as lesbians in the community, both were apparently tortured and sexually assaulted before being killed, and the bodies of both were dumped in public places.
Campaigners say that 31 lesbians have been murdered because of their sexuality in the past decade and more than 10 lesbians a week are raped or gang raped in Cape Town alone.
Nath added: "Like sexual assaults of women in general, rapes and other violence against lesbians and gender non-conforming people have reached epidemic proportions in South Africa. If the South African government is committed to protecting the rights of all people equally, leaders must address the specific motives targeting the LGBT community in these crimes."
In March the government agreed to set up a national working group to address "corrective rape" to meet the demands of an online petition with 170,000 signatures from 163 countries – a record number for a campaign on the social change website Change.org.
The petition to the justice ministry stated: "The South African government and the justice system is failing these victims of corrective rape by letting the perpetrators out on ridiculously low bail, and taking literally years to bring the court cases to a conclusion. In the meantime the victims have to live with seeing their rapists every day, being taunted and threatened by them, as are those who help the victims."


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NTSB blames lack of knowledge, training in Asiana crash
The board made 27 recommendations to prevent future disasters; fire officials said they have enhanced their training
WASHINGTON — Asiana Flight 214's pilots caused the crash last year of their airliner carrying more than 300 people by bungling a landing approach in San Francisco, including inadvertently deactivating the plane's key control for airspeed, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded Tuesday.
But the board also said the complexity of the Boeing 777's autothrottle and auto flight director — two of the plane's key systems for controlling flight — contributed to the accident. Materials provided to airlines by Boeing that fail to make clear under what conditions the autothrottle doesn't automatically maintain speed were also faulted.
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The 777 has been in service 18 years and is one of the world's most popular wide-bodied airliners, especially for international travel. Until last year's accident, it had not been involved in a single fatal crash.
The board's acting chairman, Chris Hart, warned that the accident underscores a problem that has long troubled aviation regulators around the globe — that increasingly complicated automated aircraft controls designed to improve safety are also creating new opportunities for error.
The Asiana flight crew "over-relied on automated systems that they did not fully understand," Hart said.
"In their efforts to compensate for the unreliability of human performance, the designers of automated control systems have unwittingly created opportunities for new error types that can be even more serious than those they were seeking to avoid," he said.
The South Korea-based airline's pilot training also was faulted.
Of the 307 people on board Flight 214, three Chinese teens were killed in the July 6, 2013 crash. Nearly 200 were injured, including 49 seriously. It remains the only fatal passenger airline crash in the U.S. in the past five years.
Asiana Airlines said it has already implemented the NTSB's training recommendations, and that it agreed with the NTSB's finding that one factor was the complexity of the autothrottle and autopilot systems, as well as their descriptions in Boeing training manuals.
Boeing immediately rejected the notion that the 777's automated systems contributed to the accident, pointing to the aircraft's safety record.
"The auto-flight system has been used successfully for over 200 million flight hours across several airplane models, and for more than 55 million safe landings," the company said in a statement. "The evidence collected during this investigation demonstrates that all of the airplane's systems performed as designed."
The board, which made 27 recommendations to prevent future disasters, didn't say that the autothrottle failed to perform as designed. But rather that its design, under certain circumstances, could lead to confusion as to whether it was controlling speed or in an inactive state.
The safety board "did the right thing," said Ilyas Akbari, a Los Angeles attorney representing 16 of Flight 214's passengers. "It took courage to call out Boeing because it's an American manufacturer" and one of the nation's largest employers and exporters.
But most of the fault lies with Asiana and its pilots, Akbari said.
Investigators said the flight's three veteran pilots made 20 to 30 different errors, some minor and others significant, during the landing approach on July 6, 2013.
Among the errors were that pilots didn't follow company procedures when they failed to call out notifications about the plane's altitude, speed and actions they were taking during the landing approach. They also weren't closely monitoring the plane's airspeed — a fundamental of flying. Instead, they assumed the autothrottle was maintaining the required speed for a safe landing.
But the captain flying the plane, Lee Kang Kuk, 45, who was new to the 777, inadvertently prevented the autothrottle from controlling the plane's speed. Kuk put the throttle in idle after the plane had unexpectedly climbed too high. He assumed the throttle would automatically resume controlling speed, as it is designed to do under most circumstances. But because he turned off the autopilot at the same time, the autothrottle remained on hold in at the last selected speed, which was idle.
A training captain who was sitting next to Lee in the right seat didn't notice the error, and then compounded it by turning off only one of two other key systems for managing the flight. Both systems are supposed to be on or off, but not one on and one off.
A third pilot riding in the jump seat noticed the plane was descending too fast but didn't speak up right away. The pilots also didn't immediately start to abort the landing when they realized something had gone awry. But by the time they did call for a "go-around" it was too late.
The plane was too low and too slow as it neared the runway. Its tail struck a seawall and was ripped off. The rest of plane went spinning and sliding down the runway.
The two of three teens who were killed weren't wearing their seatbelts and were thrown from the plane. The third teen was hit on the head by one of the plane's doors but survived the crash. She was killed when, lying unconscious, she was run over by two San Francisco Fire Department vehicles in the chaos afterward. Nearly 200 people were injured.
In a statement, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said Tuesday they've already enhanced their training and that she is "extremely proud" of all the first responders.
"They rescued passengers from a burning plane, suppressed an aircraft fire and triaged, treated and transported injured passengers involved in the crash," she said.
There were plenty of "if only's" in the board's conclusions. If the girls had their seat belts on, they likely would have survived along with the other passengers.
And the board recommended a better warning system for the pilots.
In this case, an alarm did go off in the cockpit, but it was already too late.
"When the plane is too low and too slow there should be some warning system sufficiently in advance of a calamity to avoid the calamity from happening," said aviation attorney Marc Moller, whose firm represents victims' families.
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To better organize your holiday in London we offer the most interesting attractions with offers and attractive discounts that will help you stay in your badget also if you book in advance you can skip the queues at the entrance saving valuable time.
Coca-Cola London Eyeis located in the center of London opposite the Big Ben and the House of Parliament, It was built for the Millenium and with its 135 meters is the tallest in Europe, it offers a breathtaking view from which you can admire the city, it has 32 capsules equipped with interactive guides in several languages and it takes 30 minutes to complete the lap. To get there the nearest underground Tube is Westminster.
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Founded by William the Conqueror in 1078 it stood as a symbol of oppression it was used also as a prison. Over the years he has had several uses, among which was also used as a residence of the royal family. Today it is one of the attractions not to be missed if you visit London. The Tower of London and Tower Bridge are located to the east of the city adjacent to the City (financial district) Today it shows the jewels of Queen Elisabet, her Crown and diamonds priceless definitely a unique experience. To reach there the nearest underground Tube is Tower Hill. By booking in advance on our website you can skip the queues and save precious time you can also find discounts and special offers.
Madame Tussaudsis one of the most visited attraction by tourists in London, which exhibits the waxworks of the Sport's stars and show's stars as well as Statue of the most famous characters in the history from Abraham Lincoln to Obama to the Royal Family with Kate and William future heirs to throne. The Museum is visited by over three million people a year and was founded in 1835 in London by the sculptor Marie Tussaud's today is one of the major attractions in London.
To avoid the long queueat the entrance we recommend buying tickets in advance with priority that gives you the chance to jump-hour queue and save valuable time. To reach the museum the nearest Underground station is Baker Street.
This multi-award winning musical continues to captivate audiences at Her Majesty's Theatre in London's West End, after more than 10,000 performances.
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Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains and to the evocative rhythms of Africa, Disney's multi-award winning musical 'The Lion King' will redefine your expectations of theatre.
A spectacular visual feast, this adaptation of Disney's much-loved film transports you to a dazzling world that explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music. At its heart is the powerful and moving story of Simba - the epic adventure of his journey from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands.
Since premiering in London, this irresistibly funny comedy has thrilled over 54 million people all around the world and there's never been a better time to see this unforgettable musical in the West End, where it all began. Whatever age you are, you can't help but have the time of your life at MAMMA MIA!
Winner of the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Audience Olivier Award. Cameron Mackintosh's legendary production of Boublil and Schönberg's Les Misérables is a global stage sensation.
Seen by more than 65 million people in 42 countries and in 22 languages around the globe, it is still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 28th year.
Featuring the songs 'I Dreamed A Dream', 'Bring Him Home', 'One Day More' and 'On My Own' – Les Misérables is the show of shows!
Winner of 90 international awards, Wicked has cast its magical spell over audiences of all ages across the world for a decade and continues to be a record-breaking hit at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where, as of 2013, it has become the 16th longest-running West End musical of all time.


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World Series preview: Searching for an identity
Please welcome our second contributor, Tim. While he's not painfully enduring following Mets games while working at Fenway Park, he's coming up with astute observations on uniforms. He's an authority on baseball, hence, here are his thoughts on the aesthetics of the upcoming Fall Classic.
Cardinals closer Jason Motte has continued St. Louis' success this postseason, and it has come in the classic look of the birds on the bats. Photo by Getty Images
The Cardinals and Rangers will meet tonight in Game 1 of the World Series. It will represent a clash of organizations that have very little in common. St. Louis has been around since the 1800s, and it is the most successful National League franchise—both ever and recently. Texas has existed only since 1972 and has never won a Fall Classic.
In terms of uniforms, however, the teams display many similarities. But it's their differences—however subtle—that illustrate important concepts of uniform design, identity, and tradition.
The Cardinals have one of the best and cleanest looks in Major League Baseball. The birds perched on a baseball bat across their chests has become iconic; it's been a part of their uniform since 1922 (with the notable exception of 1956). Since then, however, their uniforms have pretty much been the same, give or take some cool stirrups here and there, the inevitable pullover- and light blue-ization of the uniform in the '70s and '80s,* and the way St. Louis went all Volstead Act on the concept of front numbers in 1979-80.
*I don't know about you, but that Major League Baseball teams still wore pullovers as recently as 1992 seems very weird. In a way, the full-fledged re-adoption of button-downs in MLB marks the stylistic end of the '80s, no?
Like the Rangers, the Cardinals have experimented with both red and blue. While the letters and outlines on their jerseys have always been red, the Cardinals have often worn navy caps, beginning in 1940. For nearly a quarter-century, they only wore navy caps, until the current red-at-home, navy-on-the-road model was adopted in 1964—a good year in St. Louis. It lasted only that season—much like Yogi Berra's first tenure as Yankees manager—before disappearing itself for 25 years, with the Cards wearing only the red hats. The road navies reappeared in 1992 along with button-down jerseys. The uniform has not changed since.
Michael Young and the rest of the Rangers reached their second straight World Series in this puzzling two-toned look for home games. Photo by Getty Images
The Rangers, meanwhile, do not possess nearly the same pedigree as St. Louis, either as a franchise or in their uniform styling. Texas has had five different logos in its relatively brief 40-year existence; the Cardinals, on the other hand, have had seven in 110 years. The Rangers have therefore struggled to forge a consistent identity. Their first uniforms went with an old-time Western font that included lowercase lettering—something very rarely seen in non-cursive wordmarks.* They had an anomalous 1983 with a weird "TR" logo never seen before or since. The Rangers wore their first tenable uniforms in 1986 before overhauling their look in 1994. The overhaul was very much welcome; the old, flat T was replaced by a beveled one that is, in my estimation, the best T in all of sports.
*Think my use of "rarely" is unmerited? The Twins are the only current MLB team to employ this style of wordmark; in the past, the Astros, Padres, and Angels are the only squads to have done it (that I can think of). It's not even common in other sports. The Steelers are the lone football team with lowercase print in their wordmark. The Red Wings and Capitals do it in hockey. It has a bit more currency in the NBA, dating back, I think, to the Blazers and Bullets.
The Rangers also switched to red in 1994, a move that seemed welcome at the time but which has caused all sorts of quandaries ever since. Starting in 2000, Texas has bounced back and forth between red and royal before settling—sometime this season, I believe, although it could have been last—on wearing red hats at home and royal ones on the road.
You'd think this is pretty much the same thing the Cardinals do, and thus it should be celebrated. The problem, though, is that the Rangers' red hats don't in any way mesh with their home white jersey, which still has royal font (with red outline). The resulting look isn't clean. Now, if you want to say that the Cardinals' roads pair a navy hat with a jersey with red lettering, well you're right. And it's not clear to me if the reason this looks fine to me while the Rangers' homes don't is some sort of traditionalist bias (unlikely, just because the new Nationals' uniforms look good doing the same thing) or the apparent fact that navy and gray intrinsically go together (they certainly do to me; pretty much everything I wore in high school fit that color scheme).
Cliff Lee led the Rangers last season when they stuck with blue-on-blue as their primary home look.
Now, to answer the obvious "How do the Rangers fix this?" question, we have some preliminary, theoretical ones to address. First, how important a role does a team's uniform play in its identity? Second, is carrying on a two-toned identity feasible, let alone preferable? If it isn't, what color are the Rangers?
My answer to the first is, almost everything. Your colors are your colors,* and it's very difficult to up and change them after an identity has been forged. That's why the Rangers could go to red in the first place; they had never made the playoffs. The Diamondbacks can get away with going from purple to red; the first look never worked anyway. But it's a lot harder for the Atlanta Hawks to go from red to navy, the Denver Broncos to go from orange to navy, or the Utah Jazz to go from purple to navy. Fan reaction, both regionally and nationally, is typically strong, eventually resulting in a reversion to the old look. All three of those franchises have gone back, Jack Shepard-style.
*Imagine me placing extra emphasis on the second "colors" here, similar to EA Sports' "If it's in the game, it's in the game" motto; that might get the point across.
And so I think we've established the significant tie between a team's primary color and its identity, and that's what makes the Rangers' two-tonedness so unappealing. The Cardinals can get away with navy hats on the road; their uniforms are still primarily red, and they have been for 110 years. Their chromatic identity is secure. The Rangers, on the other hand, don't have that track record. Although they have been blue far longer than they've been red, the Rangers first rose to prominence when they switched to red. Their first three postseason appearances came when they were red.
That's what makes the last question—what color are the Rangers?–impossible to answer. They aren't red or blue; they're both, in which case they're neither.
The solution, then, is for Texas to embrace royal blue. Ditch the red hats and the red alternates entirely; ditch the blue alternates, too, but less for identity reasons than "These are ugly" reasons. Although the franchise's first run of success came in red, it can now be disregarded, as it is no longer its only run of success (or its most successful period). As the Rangers continue on the franchise's golden age, it should be in royal blue.
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Google Calendar text alerts are vanishing
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Bad news if you've become attached the Google Calendar's SMS notifications. These notifications will vanish for regular users after June 27th, but will remain available for education, government and work customers.
The search giant has argued that these SMS notifications are unnecessary in an age where smartphones offer a "richer, more reliable" experience, even whilst offline.
Google Calendar and regular users
This could potentially be bad news for regular users of Google's Calendar service. If you're someone who likes to switch their notifications off, then you won't be aware of any Google Calendar event changes until you get to a desktop computer.
For more on Google, visit What Mobile's dedicated Google page.
Uber can now track your location for faster pick-ups
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Enrique Iglesias' fingers have bloody run-in with drone
Most people will tell you that touching sharp objects that spin very quickly is dangerous, but it seems international pop star Enrique Iglesias didn't get that message. On Saturday evening, the Spanish heartthrob sliced his fingers when he want to grab a drone that was filming adoring fans at his Sex and Love show in Mexico. […]
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Kensington, Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Playground Planning Update!
The playground is really located in Windsor Terrace but since many local parents walk to it we wanted to give you the update we spotted on the KWT yahoo group.
$1.8 million has been allocated to this project, much of it raised by Council Member Bill de Blasio. Several designs were presented, all of which will retain the same exterior entrance to the Park on Vanderbilt (although the entrance to the playground varied) and repairing of the sidewalk, keeping the vegetative perimeter and all healthy existing trees, keeping the same type of swings (bucket-style only) and possibly adding seating, and incorporating new and larger play equipment with an area for older kids on the West end and for toddlers at the East end (each with a water feature). Proposed were a woodland theme as well as a lake theme. Some of the plans included wooden decking. The BBQ area currently right next to the playground will be moved somewhere else in the park.
The older kids area: Their play structure will probably be made of a cord-like material which is custom-ordered with bridges, areas for climbing, etc. Also proposed was a flat disc which is installed on a tilt and kids can climb on it and spin it, and a large orb which children can climb on. The older kids area water feature will probably include a large bronze structure (similar to the structures at the 9th Street and Imagination playgrounds), spraying structures, and a shallow canal where the water will funnel and which can be played in.
The tot area: This will probably have a traditional tot structure and a gate enclosing the area. Their water feature will probably have a 30" high bronze wall which drips water and has textures built into it. It possibly will have holes cut into it so children can stick their hands through as the water drips on them.
There will not be any sand (which damages the surfaces and is hard to keep clean) nor swings for older kids (not enough room). There was a request for interactive aspects, similar to what has been installed at Greenwood playground, but there is a problem with those kinds of features breaking. Also there is a possibility of installing game tables.
The project is planned to begin mid-Winter 2008/2009. Since the park is landmarked, there are extra reviews which the project must pass. The Alliance designers will do a schematic design and in mid-October will come back to the community with plans as well as video of the proposed play equipment being used. If you wish to notified about that meeting, please contact Jackie Medina (718 965-8946), the Alliance's Community Outreach person.


Equal rights is a concept which, compared to the length of human civilisation, is a new idea. For many thousands of years, people have been discriminated against, on the basis of gender, age, sexuality, race and disability. It is only in very recent years that attitudes have started to change, first with gender, then slowly but surely, with the other issues.
But the problems of equal rights remain, because, despite the law, old-fashioned attitudes pervade, and are still being passed down form generation to generation. Unless there is a complete change in mindset among all aspects of society, true equal rights still seem a long way off, even in a relatively liberal society such as the UK.
Equal rights is the granting of basic human rights to everyone regardless of any of the above factors. The concept of equal rights stretches a little further than this though, and suggests everyone should be treated the same, regardless of these factors. This can include equal pay in jobs and equal chance of promotion. It can also include the right not to be discriminated against because of personal choices or gender, age and sexuality.
Most people think of equal rights and think of gender based equality. Ever since the Suffragettes campaigned for women to be able to vote, equal rights based on gender has been an issue. And even in the UK, equal rights is still an issue. Although employers are now not allowed to discriminate against women on the basis of their gender it still goes on.
New research coming out all the time proves women still earn less than men, even when in jobs of equal standing. Women are still less likely to be made CEOs of major companies – and are still asked at interviews if they plan to have children in the near future. Some women suffer discrimination when returning to work after maternity leave. There is obviously a reason for all of this – it costs employers money when women do take their maternity leave.
However, as it is the only way the human race will continue, it seems rather unfair, to say the least, that women should be penalised for wanting to start a family and hold down a career. Attitudes are slowly shifting, in the UK at least, and the more women who climb the corporate ladder, the better this will be. In some countries however, equal rights or the lack thereof, are tied in with religion, and are a lot further from ever becoming a reality. In some countries women are not even allowed to be alone with men not in their family, let alone work.
The concept of equal rights for people regardless of their sexuality, race, disability and age is a rather newer one than that of equal rights for women. Each has its own specific set of challenges and problems it faces. For example, for most people, racial prejudice is so taboo that they would never exhibit that attitude. However, in some people and corners of society, sickening racist attitudes run so deep that it is frightening. Jokes about someone's race are no longer acceptable.
A less sinister form of discrimination is ageism. There are still plenty of jokes made about age – but this does not mean that it is any less a form of discrimination. Recently, in the UK, new age legislation has come in to prevent employers not giving equal rights to older people. Here, the shift needed is different; it is something which is needed to stop people thinking it is acceptable to mock someone for their age.
However a balance must be found between not being able to joke at all and allowing hurtful comments which the perpetrator thinks are funny.Sexuality and disability equal rights will be tackled in other articles such are the depth and breadth of issues which go hand in hand with them.
But really, equal rights should be a simple matter. Everyone should be given the same opportunities and the same access to the same freedoms regardless. That means regardless of anything – there is nothing which should stop a person from being treated exactly the same as the next one in line, with notable exceptions including a convicted criminal or someone who may be a danger to others.


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The School Infrastructure Advisory Council provides independent expert advice to guide the activities of School Infrastructure NSW. Comprised of eminent business people with expertise in project delivery, the Council ensures School Infrastructure NSW can successfully respond to evolving education needs in ways that are innovative, sustainable and represent value for money.
The Council is chaired by Robert Rust. Robert has a mix of private sector expertise and deep knowledge of planning, education and infrastructure provision. He has held senior positions in infrastructure delivery in the public and private sectors for more than 30 years. Robert's roles include as the inaugural Chief Executive of Health Infrastructure, the Chief Operating Officer of WestConnex Delivery Authority (now the Sydney Motorway Corporation) and with UGL, Alstom and Transfield.
Other members of the Council are:
Lucy Turnbull: Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission. Lucy is tasked with delivering strong and effective strategic planning for the whole of metropolitan Sydney. Lucy is an urbanist, businesswoman and philanthropist with a longstanding interest in cities, and technological and social innovation.
Virginia Briggs: Partner at Minter Ellison and a board member of the Committee for Sydney and the Property Council of Australia. Virgina has provided legal advice on transactions including refinancing of NSW Ports and the NSW Land and Housing Corporation's social housing PPP.
Julian Frecklington: Julian has over 17 years' experience in the public and private sector in the areas of strategy, business transformation, major projects, funds management, law and corporate leadership. He has worked for a number of Australia's leading property groups including Stockland and Multiplex Brookfield, and has held senior management positions in funds management, business development, and project delivery.
Murat Dizdar: Deputy Secretary, School Operations and Performance at the NSW Department of Education. Murat is responsible for more than 2,200 primary, secondary and special schools. With a clear focus on people and a commitment to students being at the centre of all decision making, Murat has played a key role in developing vibrant, sustainable and inclusive school communities through his work.
Kathy Powzun: Director, School Operations and Performance at the NSW Department of Education. Kathy is an experienced principal, instrumental in driving change through the planning and development of future educational learning spaces; she has led multiple school infrastructure projects at various stages, involving extensive and diverse stakeholders.
As the Chief Executive of School Infrastructure NSW, Anthony Manning is an ex officio member of the Council. Prior to his current appointment in August 2017, Anthony worked with Health Infrastructure NSW from 2008 and played a key role in its executive team, responsible for growing this highly successful enterprise to deliver more than $1 billion of capital work per year.
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If this parade looks strangely familiar, there's a reason. It's a holiday—oops, I mean "Holly-Day"—makeover of the Disney Stars & Motor Cars parade.
The cars, which are all themed to movies or television programs, are now decorated with snowdrifts, wreaths, garland, gift boxes, ribbons, and ornaments.
To the music of "Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland" and other holiday favorites, Disney characters and other parade performers walk, drive, and dance their way down the parade route.
It's Santa Goofy… Or is it Goofy Claus?
Cruella de Vil, where is your holiday attire?
Yes, the biggest star gets the biggest car, a 1929 Cadillac. The regular Disney Stars & Motor Cars parade ends with Mickey and Minnie Mouse in the grand Cadillac. During the Christmas season, Santa Claus is a bigger star than Mickey, so Santa gets the Cadillac.
And that's the end of the holiday version of the parade.
The Disney Stars & Motor Cars parade ran from October 1, 2001, through March 8, 2008, at Disney-MGM Studios (which became Disney's Hollywood Studios at the beginning of 2008). For the first three years, there was no special holiday version.
The Hollywood Holly-Day Parade debuted on November 24, 2004, and ran through New Years Day. The holiday makeover returned for the 2005, 2006, and 2007 holiday seasons.
For more information about the parade and its history—and the real story about those "vintage" cars—see Disney Stars & Motor Cars.


Scholastic's popular kids' e-reader app Storia, which comes pre-installed with five children's digital titles, has partnered with digital publisher Trajectory to add well-known illustrated classics titles to the app. These titles will be available for purchase beginning in November, within only a few months of school resuming for another academic year.
"Trajectory is a good example of creative digital publishing and a great partner for Storia. Their illustrated editions of classic stories and fables will be incredibly popular with our readers, and Storia is uniquely capable of beautifully reproducing full-color and illustrated content," said Jenny Frost, SVP, ePublisher and eBook Strategy, Scholastic Book Clubs and eCommerce, in a press release.
As curricula across the country still require the reading of many of the classics, and as popular entertainment revives some of the storylines behind what could otherwise be outdated texts, projects like the Trajectory and Scholastic collaboration can serve to enhance the interest in these titles, as well as improve student learning outcomes by helping younger readers engage with the topics in a supported format.
Scholastic is working with other publishers to adapt their titles for Storia, but at launch the Trajectory titles will include A Christmas Carol, The Jungle Book, Wuthering Heights, Frankenstein, and Cinderella.


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Q: Create SQL query based on several records? I would like to get an SQL Query which gives me an overview of closed Service Requests. This based on the tasks of that Service Request.
Several forums could not help :-(
My Table: ServiceRequestTasks
SRNr | TaskNr | TaskDescr | TaskCreationDate | InfoRecDate
0001 | T00000 | Start_____ |1/01/2018
0001 | T00001 | SD2C____ | 2/01/2018_______| 4/01/2019
0001 | T00002 | D________ | 5/01/2019
0001 | T00003 | RAI______ | 6/01/2019_______| 12/01/2019
0001 | T00004 | SCR_____ | 15/01/2019
0001 | T00005 | RAI______ | 16/01/2019______| 22/01/2019
0001 | T00006 | SCR_____ | 28/01/2019
0001 | T00007 | End______ | 28/01/2019
0002 | T00008 | Start_____ | 9/01/2018
0002 | T00009 | SCR_____ | 10/01/2018
0002 | T00010 | SD2C____ | 11/01/2018_______| 12/01/2019
0002 | T00011 | SCR_____ | 13/01/2019
0002 | T00012 | End______ | 13/01/2018
0003 | T00013 | Start_____ | 14/01/2018
0003 | T00014 | SD2C____ | 15/01/2018_______| 16/01/2018
0004 | T00015 | Start_____ | 16/01/2018
0004 | T00016 | SCR_____ | 17/01/2018
0004 | T00017 | SCR_____ | 18/01/2018
0004 | T00018 | SD2C____ | 19/01/2018_______| 30/01/2019
0004 | T00019 | RAI______ | 1/02/2019________| 2/02/2019
0004 | T00020 | SCR_____ | 2/02/2019
0004 | T00021 | End______ | 7/02/2019
TaskNr has unique Id
InfoRecDate only filled in when TaskDescr = (SD2C OR RAI) AND SR is closed (SR Contains Task description "End")
Expected Output:

*

*1 Line per Closed SR -> SR contains a task with TaskDescr = "End"

*Latest InfoRecDate per closed SR

*SR Closed date (= TaskCreationDate of TaskDescr "End")

So something like this:
SR Number | "Latest" InfoRecDate | End Date
1 | 22/01/2019 | 28/01/2019
2 | 12/01/2019 | 13/01/2018
4 | 02/02/2019 | 07/02/2019

A: Breaking the requirements down to two parts:

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*Get all rows where TaskDescr = 'End' (assuming there is always only one matching row per SRNr)

*Look for the InfoRecDate for each of these SRNr

For part 2 I would use a subquery:
select
  SRNr,
  (select top 1 InfoRecDate from ServiceRequestTasks t2
    where t1.SRNr = t2.SRNr and InfoRecDate is not null
    order by InfoRecDate desc) as InfoDate,
  TaskCreationDate
from ServiceRequestTasks t1
where TaskDescr = 'End'

I did not verify whether this works, but this is a fairly easy query - unless I missed something in your requirements.

A: Just use conditional aggregation:
select SRNr,
       max(InfoRecDate) as latest_InfoRecDate,
       max(iif(TaskDescr = "End", TaskCreationDate, NULL)) as end_date
from t
group by SRNr
having sum(iif(TaskDescr = "End", 1, 0)) > 0;

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Home Health News Yoga can change your life to better.
Waking up early in the morning, watching the sun rise and fill the blue sky with its magnificent color. Hearing the nightingale sing and taking in the mild scent of the blooming flowers. But that's not all in store for the early risers. There is a lot more you can do sitting in the laps of nature. Rejuvenate; revive your soul and body with yoga. Yoga alone can replace all the antibiotics and steroids you have been taking till now to cure various health related issues. Sounds too good to be true, but it is true.
If asked from a group of ten people at least six to seven people will be there who will claim of practicing yoga on a routine basis. And given a chance they will narrate out a huge list reading out the benefits of yoga. The only reason behind this is that yoga has proved to have changed many lives for better. So if you want to get rid of the stresshovering over your head then yoga is the key to all the locks of your life.
Yoga, a Sanskrit word originated in ancient India. Its main motive was to attain permanent peace through coordination of physical, mental and spiritual senses. Yoga has been best defined as 'union with the divine'. There are many exercises in yoga, known as 'Asana'.
Follow this simple mantra and you will get to experience a whole new life. In yoga all you need to do is follow a few postures. You can cure many diseases by practicing those exercises that have been specifically introduced for a particular ailment. India, America, England, Australia etc. almost all the countries around the globe are impressed by with the power of yoga.
It's the most effective method of attaining peace. These days many artificial techniques are coming up that claim to make you fit in a couple of weeks. People get illusioned on seeing the beautiful models shown in the ads. They don't realize that it's all hoax. It is better to follow the natural way and you will get what you desire and even more.
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Brass is an award-winning game from Martin Wallace, set in the Industrial Revolution in Lancashire. The game starts at the beginning of the Canal Age and ends after the development of railways. Players take the roles of entrepreneurs attempting to make the most money from the various industries of the time. Cotton dominates the game but players ignore the other industries such as coal mining and engineering at their peril.
Buy Brass: Lancashire for a challenging route-building economic game.