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Q: Transaction TransactionImple ActionStatus.ABORTED was already rolled back I realize a migration of a DTO Business from TomEE to JBoss .
I have this entity :
@NamedQueries({
@NamedQuery(name = "common.plagebusiness.plage.getAllPlages", query = "SELECT p FROM Plage p ORDER BY p.plageRgMax, p.plageCReseau") })
@Entity
@Table(name = "PLAGE")
public class Plage {

    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    @Column(name = "idPlage")
    private Integer idPlage;

    @Column(name = "rgMin")
    private String plageRgMin;

With this Interface :
@Local
public interface PlagePersistenceManager {

public void importPlages(List<DetailFH55> listeEnregDetail) throws PlageBusinessException, ParseException;

}

And the implementation :
@Stateless(name = "common.plagebusiness.PlagePersistenceManager")
public class PlagePersistenceManagerImpl implements PlagePersistenceManager {

    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PlagePersistenceManager.class);

    @PersistenceContext(unitName = "PlageBusiness")
    private EntityManager em;

    @Override
    public void importPlages(final List<DetailFH55> listeEnregDetail) throws PlageBusinessException, ParseException {
        LOGGER.debug("Entree dans importPlages");

        if (null != listeEnregDetail) {
            LOGGER.info("Debut Delete");

            // suppression des plages
            this.deleteAllPlages();

            LOGGER.info("Fin Delete et Debut Insertion en bdd");

            for (final DetailFH55 myEnreg : listeEnregDetail) {
                // insertion des nouvelles plages
                final Plage plage = this.convertEnregDetailToPersist(myEnreg);
                this.em.persist(plage);
            }

            LOGGER.info("Fin Insertion en bdd");
        }

        LOGGER.debug("Sortie dans importPlages");

    }
}

Unfortunately, the em.persist doesn't work , i  had this exeption:
Caused by: javax.transaction.RollbackException: JBAS014585: Transaction 'TransactionImple < ac, BasicAction: 0:ffff0a48268b:4bc8a0e:56f01b76:18 status: ActionStatus.ABORTED >' was already rolled back

I read in forums that it was because of the timeOut of Jboss. I don't want to change the configuration of Jboss, so I tried by  putting ,
@org.jboss.annotation.ejb.TransactionTimeout(10000000)
public void importPlages(final List<DetailFH55> listeEnregDetail) throws PlageBusinessException, ParseException

Still the same exception...what's wrong with this code.
The method deleteAllPlages contains :
@Override
public int deleteAllPlages() throws PlageBusinessException {
    final Query query = this.em.createNativeQuery("DELETE FROM `PLAGE`");
    return query.executeUpdate();
}

I tried to put a flush() and clear() after the persist(plage), and still same Exception.
final Plage plage = this.convertEnregDetailToPersist(myEnreg);
                this.em.persist(plage);
                this.em.flush();
                this.em.clear();

Thxs.

A: I've noticed that you're using org.jboss.annotation.ejb.TransactionTimeout instead of the required EJB3 one: org.jboss.ejb3.annotation.TransactionTimeout.
In your POM, try replacing the dependency that refers your current TransactionTimeout by this one:
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jboss.ejb3</groupId>
    <artifactId>jboss-ejb3-ext-api</artifactId>
    <version>2.2.0.Final</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

Then you can specify your value and unit:
@TransactionTimeout(value = 10, unit = TimeUnit.SECONDS).

You can find a related issue at JBoss's forum.

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Jul-11-2008 17:55 TweetFollow @OregonNews
Delta Will Suspend Salem Flights in October
Tim King Salem-News.com
The city of Salem, Oregon and the city's Chamber of Commerce have invested big in this short-lived venture.
These Delta planes won't be a sight around Salem much longer.
Photo by Kevin Hays Salem-News.com
(SALEM, Ore.) - It has been a bone of contention for many. Now, Delta Airlines says they will terminate their flights to the city of Salem as of July 26th 2008, just a few days from now. This means Delta will not be accepting reservations for flights into and from Salem. The last reservations that will be booked range through October 10th 2008. Delta says they will work directly with persons who already have reservations after October 10th 2008 to best accommodate their travel plans.
High fuel costs are the reason Delta cites for their decision to suspend these flights.
Mike Gotterba with the city of Salem, says flights in and out of Oregon's capitol city have been 70-80% full in the last few months, indicating what they view as strong community support for the service, but fuel prices are continuing to rise, thus bringing about an end to this ambitions project to better utilize Salem's otherwise off-the-map air facility.
"We are extremely disappointed but understand why this decision was made." says Salem Mayor Janet Taylor.
"The Salem community has worked very hard and we strongly believe that commercial air service is viable in Salem. We will continue to aggressively pursue all possible avenues to see if this decision can be changed."
Kevin Hays of Salem-News.com felt the wrath of city officials in relation to the Delta flights a few months ago when he published a tongue-in-cheek article comparing the costs between flying out of Salem, with costs for similar flights out of Portland. PDX prices were much cheaper than Salem Airport prices. At any rate, Delta's Salem prices were lowered after Kevin's article was published and soon after that the airline expanded its single flight from Salem to Salt Lake City, Utah to include other locations.
Airlines have been going out of business left and right under the Presidency of George W. Bush. Salem's latest loss of service does not speak well for a city that seems more intent on landing Wal Mart super stores, than attracting business and creating jobs that actually help people.
The city of Salem has also clogged up the only parking lot that people here had for watching air traffic, with new airport hangars designed almost specifically to eliminate the view. In the end it may be that the only people interested in the airport are a few wealthy citizens who own their own planes, and a few others who feel their complaints about airport-related noise fall on deaf ears.
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Henry Ruark July 20, 2008 11:16 am (Pacific time)
To all: Writers keep working files to prove up any statement made, only serious way to preserve, protect and pay off on allathat research required. You CAN get sued, as I have reason to know; always welcome, and on only-two/ever (so far !) I collected rather than lost... SO checked mine re last comment here, to find that I have on file TWO "insider" statements, from-then-employed staff, attesting to fact of actual destruction of one of my major dissent Letters to Editor, rather than any use of it or response to it. In fact, at time I wrote the original note (June '03) re the situation on the record to the Forum group, the two essential proof-papers were posted right over my computer. SO if "intensity" rings true here from both me and Tim, there is good, solid, provable reason, in depth, further documented by the detailed reference to CHAIN GANG --and all completely relevant to the original story and its most revealing consequences in how the reporter was treated --all these years later !!
Henry Ruark July 19, 2008 8:21 am (Pacific time)
To all: Here's four selected review reports re CHAIN GANG, shared here to furnish "see with own eyes" information for all: Ben Bagdikian, media critic and Pulitzer Prize winner: "...It goes behind the facade of public relations and financial killings to show what happens when a ruthless and ambitious wheelr-dealer gets control of our news." Newsday: "A devastating pattern of corporate sleaze...There is no question that McCord has the goods on Gannett, and he is one of the few journalists in America bold enough to reveal them." New York Times: "McCord has the jackhammer convictions of a born editorial writer....The raw emotion he brings to his battle against Gannett makes The Chain Gang affecting as well as informative." Los Angeles Times: "A masterful job of making history exciting as well as informative....A great page-turner...An authoritative and entertaining read, and also historically important. ------- SO, in your own citizen-responsibility interest, check out this now-classic history of what happened in your own home-town.
To all: For solid documented fact re the Gannett Salem STATESMAN takeover and demise of a major weekly competitor, see: THE CHAIN GANG; 1996;Richard McCord; U.Missouri Press; ISBN 0-8262-1375-8. For any reader seriously interested, I can share some further correspondence with the author, and details from my own 30-year file as reader of every S-J issue before and after Gannett seizure.
Frank et al: Watch out, sir, your tattered borogaves are showing. I.e., you talking s...re S-N work and coverage, as well as re Salem city official attitudes and small minority of fat cats still strangling potential capital-city role in Oregon after more than 30 years --at huge costs to both citizens and businesses. Re Tim's appraisal, I can endorse every word, on basis of resident observation and hundreds of incidents, via Citizen Forum and contacts with S-J, both before and after that once-strong city daily was Gannett-ized. My b/button story cometh from casual contact with Gov,. Sprague, editor/publisher and owner of shining-light daily before Gannett arrived. Still have files, copies, clips, and other documentation and will share with you in depth if you will simply ID self to Tim for direct contact. Disclosure: Wife BCR worked at S-J in several capacities, at time of the underhanded demise of strong weekly competitor. See famed book CHAIN GANG for full detail, ISBN when I find my copy here, marked in detail at certain points to tie with my files.
Frank July 17, 2008 4:51 pm (Pacific time)
The credibility of this publication is zero. It is evident from false and one sided facts stated by Kevin Hays. And to hide behind a disability is no excuse for the poor judgement and lack of professionalism by the reporter to city staff
Editor: Good try Frank, and thanks for showing the world how much Salem city officials care about veterans in the process. And we sure have a lot of daily traffic for a site that has no credibility, you should think about things like that more before you write them, but Salem city officials are more of a "shoot now and ask questions later" group, at least in this case.
Kevin gave me the full rundown on how that conversation went and as far as I am concerned, you are blowing pure smoke here. Kevin is a nice guy and he was not dealing with professionals, so I don't see how your point would even stand. I would like to take the time to point out something else since we are on the subject, and that is how shocked I was to learn from Mayor Taylor that she "thought she saw one" of my reports from the war in Afghanistan over the winter of'06'/07. There I was; a Salem person covering Salem, Oregon residents, members of our Oregon Guard at war, doing amazing things no less, and she just didn't pay any attention. In addition to the reports here on Salem-News.com over a two month period, 30 of these reports aired on Oregon FOX-12 and two documentaries after I returned. I mean, after all the city's ballyhoo about "showing respect for veterans" and "supporting the troops" the only video coverage of our soldiers that was on TV drew no attention from Mayor Taylor.
Then after I returned, the Statesman Journal sent a news photographer over who essentially repeated what I had done, only over a shorter time period and in fewer places, and I think the Mayor knew all about that coverage (Lori Cain from the paper did an awesome job covering Afghanistan- by the way) from a paper with corporate headquarters far away from Oregon.
I think the city of Salem has a total corporate type of attitude and I know there are good people and good intentions, but they need to rise to the surface. This place is suffering from a horrible case of political apathy. That is a reflection of what people see in Salem politics. People with too much have no idea what people with too little really need. Salem could be a much better place, red light traffic cameras, Wal Mart's and call centers are the city's expression of what it thinks of its residents. I just don't think the Delta thing ever really affected many people, perhaps it could have over time. I also find it amazing that our Chamber of Commerce was able to allot what appeared to be a whole bunch of man hours for managing Delta's advertising program. Of course most of that was spent on out of area media conglomerates, I know we didn't see any of it. Of course that would have equated to "buying in Salem" and that sure as hell didn't happen. Feel free to throw some more insults out if you like, I have a whole bunch of negative things to say about the state of this city if you want to hear them.
Tim King
Tim King July 14, 2008 4:52 pm (Pacific time)
Well, if the people associated with this had behaved professionally when a reporter called, they would probably see different results. Kevin Hays is a disabled Desert Storm vet and the little name calling tirade from first the airport and then city hall, was all a matter of choice. That lack of professionalism just seems like a precursor for what happened. So you can slam my way of presenting it, people are sore over this, but a far larger group of people are sore over the politics of Salem and there is no getting around that. Only a few select and wealthy members of this community benefited from the Delta flights.
Patrick July 14, 2008 4:17 pm (Pacific time)
It's time for Tim King to do his homework to find out how little airlines pay their support personnel and how few Delta employed here. Then, go for it, take your shot at the major corporation that is not leaving Salem. Shoddy writing.
Kathy July 14, 2008 7:20 am (Pacific time)
How many people are/were employed by Delta in Salem, that will now lose their jobs? Any idea?
July 13, 2008 1:19 pm (Pacific time)
Well now its wal*greens stores going up all over the places .....just a new one by 2020 capital st NE in salem
steve July 13, 2008 1:16 pm (Pacific time)
Bet the Hut is glad of that!more trips to portland.prob better on gas$$$$$$$$$$$too!
Janice July 13, 2008 12:13 am (Pacific time)
Salem's fault... for subjecting the community to a poor plan. For executing a plan that cost us all money and energy better spent on locally owned companies. Flights to Utah? Are you kidding? How was that supposed to help Salem's populous? I, for one, am tired of hearing how great Salem is for trying. They tried and failed as expected. The economic development should have gone to businesses HERE. Bush, or no bush, Conan. WalMart is a subject all it's own, but there are better ways to help the poor and underprivileged than giving them one shopping experience.
Conan July 12, 2008 1:00 pm (Pacific time)
So it's Bush's fault. And Salem's fault for attracting Walmart. I question the integrity of the journalist.
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Gulf Air has picked up its first Airbus A321neo aircraft, with the plane landing softly at its hub airport at Bahrain International (BAH). The carrier has another seven A321neo's to be delivered, and nine Airbus A321LRs.
The A321neo as mocked up by Airbus back in 2016. Photo: Airbus
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Airbus handed over the aircraft from Hamburg (XFW) to Bahrain International (BAH) overnight on the 21st/22nd of August. the flight was number Gulf Air 9000 (GF9000)
Photo: Flight Aware
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Commenting on the agreement in an Airbus press release, Gulf Air A/Chief Executive Officer Mr. Maher Salman Al Musallam said,
"I am delighted that we will enhance and simplify our fleet structure building on Airbus aircraft. This restructured order meets Gulf Air's future fleet requirement and our network expansion plans. As a result, I now look forward to furthering Gulf Air's fleet modernization process while supporting our network and overall passenger experience enhancement strategies."
Onboard, the aircraft has 16 business class seats and 150 economy class seats, for a total of 166 seats. Those passengers familiar with the A320neo shouldn't expect anything different.
Gulf Air also made a slew of other aircraft orders including:
Nine long-range Airbus A321LRs (possibly upgrading them to XLRs).
A fleet of Airbus A320neos to replace the A320-200 fleet.
A replacement fleet of 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, which will complete the replacement of the Airbus A330 fleet.
Ten Airbus A220 aircraft.
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Where will it fly?
The aircraft seems to be scheduled for service from Bahrain to Frankfurt on the 25th and with a return to Bahrain on the 26th of this month.
Originally Gulf Air had big plans for the aircraft, using it as an exciting puzzle piece for its expansion into western Europe. Back in January, it was reported that the 166 seater aircraft would fly twice a week to Nice, France, with other routes to Athens.
"On the western side of our network map, and coinciding with our expansion in Europe in summer 2020, we will launch flights to Nice as a boutique destination catering to our premium leisure travelers. As we welcome our new A321neo…we will serve our European routes with a brand new aircraft featuring flat-beds and superior in-flight entertainment system for more enjoyable journeys with Gulf Air." – Said Gulf Air's Chairman Zayed R. Alzayani at the Kuwait Aviation Show 2020 back in January, reported by CH-Aviation.
#A321NX #Gulf #Air A9C-NA first flight pic.twitter.com/sdTlutlJ3N
— Tobi (@Tobias_Gudat) August 10, 2020
The carrier also wanted to have the aircraft type fly to Dubai and Paris. Alas, the current situation in the world may have forced the airline to rethink its expansion plans and put its lofty, ambitious goals on the back burner. It is unknown how much of this network is possible today, but until we know for sure, its likey Gulf Air will use the aircraft to replace less fuel-efficient models.
What do you think? Are you excited to fly onboard the Airbus A321neo? Let us know in the comments.
Nicholas Cummins
Journalist - Working in news media for over a decade with outlets including 9News and the Discovery Channel, Nick is an airline marketing specialist with a Masters level education. Working closely with AirAsia, Virgin Australia, Turkish Airlines and others, Nick provides unique insight and analysis on a variety of aviation topics. Based in Sydney, Australia.
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VIRTUAL CONCIERGE SERVICE
Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to generate data associated with a rented room. The methods may include receiving authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device. The methods may further include identifying information related to the profile. The methods may further include displaying, on the computing device, images of goods or services based on the information. The methods may further include receiving a selection of at least one of the goods or services at the computing device. The methods may include generating data to be added to a document relating to the rented room, the data effective to identify the selected goods and/or services. The methods may further include recommending a service, based on the information. The methods may further include sending an advertisement to the computing device, based on the profile.
PAMIR, Eren (53 East 67th Street, Apt. 3BNewyork, NY, 10065, US)
GUTIC, Adis (252 West 21st Street, 4th Fl.New York, NY, 10006, US)
SAIEH, Steve (1040 Biscayne Blvd, Apt. 4202Miami, FL, 33132, US)
SCOTT, Patrick (1428 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 1BNew York, NY, 10128, US)
JAGIRDAR, Krish, Shyam (1428 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 1BNew York, NY, 10128, US)
SASANIAN, Emanuel (1428 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 1BNew York, NY, 10128, US)
PLUSMORE NEW YORK LLC (252 West 21st Street, 4th Fl.New York, NY, 10006, US)
G06Q30/02
RUBIN, Steven, S. (Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP, 400 Garden City Plaza Ste. 20, Garden City NY, 11530, US)
1. A method to generate data associated with a rented room, the method comprising:
receiving authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device, wherein the computing device is included with the rented room;
identifying information related to the profile;
displaying, on the computing device, images of goods or services based on the information;
receiving a selection of at least one of the goods or services at the computing device; and
generating data to be added to a document relating to the rented room, the data effective to identify the selected goods and/or services.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile is a first profile related to one or more lodgers associated with the rented room, and the method further comprises: receiving a second profile, wherein the second profile is related to a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, or other establishment related to the rented room, and wherein identifying information related to the profile includes identifying information related to the first and second profiles.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the images of goods or services further comprises:
receiving one or more bids from advertisers, wherein the (or an amount associated with the bids) one or more bids are based on the information;
selecting a particular bid from among the one or more bids; and
displaying the image of the good or service associated with the particular bid.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the rented room is provided by a first entity, and wherein the goods or services are provided by a second entity, different from the first entity, and wherein the goods or services are provided outside the rented room.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the goods or services are first goods or services, and wherein the information is at least partially based on other selections of second goods or services, wherein the other selections were received at a location other than the rented room.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information is at least partially based on user responses to a questionnaire or game.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the goods or services is further based on weather or a geographical location.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, by the computing device, travel or purchase behavior related to the profile.
9. A method for recommending a first service at a computing device based on the selection of a second service, the method comprising:
receiving authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device; identifying information related to the profile;
displaying, on the computing device, images of one or more services based on the information;
receiving a selection of the second service from among the images of the one or more services at the computing device; and
recommending the first service at the computing device, based on the selection of the second service.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein:
the computing device is located at a first location; the second service is provided at a second location that is different from the first location; and
the first service is a transportation service effective to provide transportation to the second location from the first location.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the transportation service is effective to provide a vehicle to transport a user from the first location to the second location at a time at or before a starting time of the second service based on a distance between the first location and the second location.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the transportation service is effective to provide a vehicle to transport a user from the first location to the second location at a time at or before a starting time of the second service based on current or estimated traffic conditions.
13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
generating data to be added to a document relating to a rented room, wherein the data is associated with at least one of the first service and the second service, and wherein the computing device is located in the rented room.
14. A method for providing an advertisement to a device, the method comprising:
receiving a request from a device inside a structure;
identifying a device profile of the device;
identifying a structure profile of the structure, wherein the structure profile is different from the device profile;
identifying a user profile of a user in association with the device;
identifying an advertisement based on the user profile and the structure profile; sending the advertisement to the device.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the structure is a room in a hotel, motel, inn, or lodge, and wherein the structure profile relates to a price and location of the hotel, motel, inn, or lodge.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the device is a first device, and further comprising pushing the advertisement to one or more second devices, wherein the first device is at a first location and at least one of the one or more second devices is at a second location, wherein the first location is different from the second location.
determining a time at which to send the advertisement; and
wherein sending the advertisement to the device is performed at the determined time.
receiving information related to an availability of a service; and
wherein the advertisement is based on the availability of the service.
19. The method of claim 14, wherein the user profile includes information about an age, career, and/or demographic of one or more people associated with the user profile.
20. The method of claim 14, wherein the advertisement is based on information about a price of a rented room in the structure and a location of the structure.
[0001] Unless otherwise indicated herein, the materials described in this section are not prior art to the claims in this application and are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section.
[0002] Hotel patrons may be offered one or more services and/or products from a hotel during a stay. In some examples, a hotel may offer transportation services, foods, beverages, and/or reservations to local restaurants and events. Patrons of a hotel may be unfamiliar with the city or area in which the hotel is located. The hotel or hotel staff may make suggestions to the hotel patron based upon the hotel patron's interests.
[0003] In some examples, methods to generate data associated with a rented room are generally described. The methods may include receiving authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device. In various examples, the computing device may be included with the rented room. In some other examples, the methods may include identifying information related to the profile. The methods may further include displaying, on the computing device, images of goods or services based on the information. In other examples, the methods may further include receiving a selection of at least one of the goods or services at the computing device. In still other examples, the methods may include generating data to be added to a document relating to the rented room, the data effective to identify the selected goods and/or services.
[0004] In some other examples, methods for recommending a first service at a computing device based on the selection of a second service are generally described. In some examples, the methods may include receiving authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device. The methods may further include identifying information related to the profile. In other examples, the methods may include displaying, on the computing device, images of one or more services based on the information. In some other examples, the methods may further include receiving a selection of the second service from among the images of the one or more services at the computing device. In various other examples, the methods may include recommending the first service at the computing device, based on the selection of the second service.
[0005] In various other examples, methods for providing an advertisement to a device are generally described. The methods may include receiving a request from a device inside a structure. In some other examples, the methods may further include identifying a device profile of the device. In various examples, the methods may further include identifying a structure profile of the structure. In some examples, the structure profile may be different from the device profile. In still other examples, the methods may further include identifying a user profile of a user in association with the device. The methods may further include identifying an advertisement based on the user profile and the structure profile. In other examples, the methods may include sending the
advertisement to the device.
[0006] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.
[0007] The foregoing and other features of this disclosure will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only several embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are, therefore, not to be considered limiting of its scope, the disclosure will be described with additional specificity and detail through use of the accompanying drawings, in which:
[0008] Fig. 1 illustrates an example system that can be utilized to implement a virtual concierge service;
Fig. 2 illustrates another system that can be utilized to implement a virtual concierge service to multiple users;
Fig. 3 depicts a flow diagram for an example process to generate data associated with a rented room; Fig. 4 depicts a flow diagram for an example process for recommending a service at a computing device;
Fig. 5 depicts a flow diagram for an example process for implementing a virtual concierge service;
all arranged according to at least some embodiments described herein.
[0009] In the following detailed description, reference is made
accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented herein. It will be readily understood that the aspects of the present disclosure, as generally described herein, and illustrated in the Figures, can be arranged, substituted, combined, separated, and designed in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are explicitly contemplated herein.
[0010] This disclosure is generally drawn, inter alia, to methods, apparatus, systems and devices, related to a virtual concierge service.
[0011] Briefly stated, technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to generate data associated with a rented room. The methods may include receiving authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device. The computing device may be included with the rented room. The methods may include identifying information related to the profile. The methods may further include displaying, on the computing device, images of goods or services based on the information. The methods may further include receiving a selection of at least one of the goods or services at the computing device. The methods may include generating data to be added to a document relating to the rented room, the data effective to identify the selected goods and/or services.
[0012] Fig. 1 illustrates an example system 100 that can be utilized to implement a virtual concierge service, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein. In some examples, system 100 may include a computing device 130 and a content server 118. Computing device 130 may be provided together with a rented room by a hotelier or as part of a hotel service. For example, a user 102 may rent a hotel room 112. In some examples, hotel room 112 may be a room in a hotel, lodge, inn, motel or other structure with rentable rooms. Computing device 130 may be provided as an amenity to user 102 which may be included in the price of hotel room 112. In another example, computing device 130 may be included as a paid service. In some examples, computing device 130 may be a tablet computer, a desktop terminal, a smart television, and/or another computing device. Computing device 130 may include a display 132, a memory 124, and/or a processor 126. Processor 126 may be configured to be in communication with memory 124. Computing device 130 may be located inside hotel room 112. Computing device 130 may have a device profile 170 that may be a profile associated with computing device 130. In an example, device profile 170 may be configured to identify computing device 130.
[0013] User 102 may perform a log in to gain access to a user profile 160 associated with user 102. For example, user 102 may provide authentication credentials related to user profile 160. Computing device 130 may also include a profile associated with a structure, such as structure profile 164. Structure profile 164 may be associated with and provide information about the hotel, motel, inn, lodge or other structure where computing device 130 may be located. For example, structure profile 164 may provide information related to a price and/or location of the hotel, motel, inn, lodge or other structure. Any number of profiles 160 may be associated with user 102. User profile 160 may be stored at a memory associated with content server 118. After logging in, user profile 160 may be accessed at content server 118 through network 114. Network 114 may be, for example, a wireless network, a local area network, the Internet, and/or another means of computer communication. In some examples, computing device 130 may be configured to execute an application 122. Application 122 may allow computing device 130 to interact with content server 118. Application 122 may be, for example, a program or set of instructions executable by processor 126 of computing device 130. In some examples, application 122 may be effective to keep track of which offers, advertisements, pages or other areas of application 122 that user 102 accesses most often. In some other examples, application 122 may include a messaging system which may allow user 102 to communicate with representatives of the virtual concierge service. In another example, user 102 may use application 122 to communicate with and/or make requests from a hotel in which computing device 130 may be located. In still another example, application 122 may be effective to adjust lighting, temperature, music and/or other characteristics of hotel room 112.
[0014] Content server 118 may include a user profile module 106 and/or an advertising module 108. User profile module 106 may be configured to provide user 102 access to user profile 160 at content server 118. User profile module 106 may be configured to collect information about user 102 based upon user choices and/or other user input. In an example, profile module 106 may collect information about past selections of goods and/or services. In some cases, the past selection of goods and/or services may have been received at a different location from hotel room 112. User profile module 106 may associate the information with user profile 160 of user 102. For example, user 102 may use computing device 130 to regularly order pepperoni pizza through hotel room service. User profile module 106 may update data and/or metadata in user profile 160 to indicate that user 102 enjoys pepperoni pizza. Additionally, user profile module 106 may request input from user 102. For example, user profile module 106 may request information about age, gender, preferences, likes, dislikes, etc. of user 102. User profile module 106 may update user profile 160 of user 102 based on responses and/or other input from user 102.
[0015] User 102 may select one or more goods and/or services displayed by computing device 130. In various examples, the goods and/or services may be provided by an entity that is different from the entity that owns hotel room 112. In some cases, goods and/or services selected by user 102 on computing device 130 may be provided outside hotel room 112. In some other examples, goods and services may be purchased over network 114 and may be delivered to hotel room 112 while user 102 is staying in hotel room 112.
[0016] User profile 160 may be updated based on the selections made by user
102. User profile 160 may include information about user 102, such as age information, career information, and/or demographic information. In some other examples, user profile 160 may include travel or purchase behavior information related to user 102. Additionally, user 102 may have multiple profiles and/or situational profile modifiers. For example, user 102 may have a first user profile 160 when traveling alone and a second user profile 162 when traveling with family. In the example, user profile 162 may include information about activities enjoyed by user 102 while traveling with family while user profile 160 may include information about activities enjoyed by user 102 when traveling alone. Additionally, each of user profiles 160, 162 may have various situational modifiers that may be selected by user 102. For example, "Alone," "With husband," and/or "With children," for example. Such situational modifiers may affect recommendations and/or advertisements that may be provided by system 100.
[0017] User profile module 106 may be configured in communication with advertising module 108. Advertising module 108 may be hardware and/or some combination of hardware and instructions executable on the hardware configured to tailor advertisements to the user based on information collected by user profile module 106. Advertising module 108 may receive advertisements and/or other content through network 114. In some examples, advertising module 108 may request advertisements from an advertisement server 116 through network 114, based on information from user profile 160, user profile 162, and/or another profile.
[0018] In some other examples, advertisement server 116 and/or advertising module 108 may push advertisements or other content to computing device 130. For example, images related to goods and/or services may be pushed to and displayed by computing device 130. Pushed advertisements and content may be selected based on information collected about user 102. Advertisers may pay to have advertisements pushed from advertisement server 116 and/or content server 118 to computing device 130. In some examples, advertisements for computing device 130 may be identified based on user profiles 160, 162, and/or structure profile 164. Advertisements may be purchased based on different time slots throughout the day. For example, data collected at content server 118 may indicate that most users are active on system 100 from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Accordingly, advertising spots during 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM may be sold for a higher price relative to times with less user traffic. Content server 118 may be configured to provide analytical performance data for advertisers, based on user interest. Content server 118 may provide a bidding system for advertisers to direct advertisements to particular users based on information included in user profiles, such as user profile 160 and/or user profile 162. In various other examples, advertisements may be based upon socioeconomic factors, such as the price of hotel room 112 and/or the location of the hotel or other structure. For example, advertisements related to high end goods and services may be pushed to patrons staying in four star hotels. In other examples, advertisers may bid to show advertisements to patrons of hotels which may have room prices above or below a particular amount. In another example, advertisers may bid to show advertisements to patrons of hotels in a particular geographic area. Advertisement server 116 may select a bid associated with an advertisement to be pushed to user 102. The image of a good or service associated with the advertisement may be displayed by computing device 130.
[0019] User 102 may also use computing device 130 to access a reservation system 132. Computing device 130 may allow a user to make a reservation for a restaurant or event, for example. Computing device 130 may allow user 102 to interface with a reservation system 132. For example, user 102 may wish to purchase a concert ticket to a show at a local venue. Computing device 130 and/or application 122 may allow a user to access reservation system 132 of the venue. User 102 may use reservation system 132 to check for ticket availability or vacancy, check for times of events, make purchases and/or gather information such as pictures or reviews. In some examples, computing device 130 may charge the price of a purchase made through computing device 130 to the room bill for hotel room 112 through hotel management system 128. In an example, a hotel patron may purchase a meal at a restaurant advertised through computing device 130. The price of the meal may be added to an invoice for hotel room 112 through hotel management system 128. Hotel management system 128 may be, for example, a computing system designed to keep track of reservations, hotel patron accounts, hotel patron profiles, and/or other matters related to hotel management. For example, data representing a good and/or service selected by user 102 may be generated and added to a document or invoice related to hotel room 112 through hotel management system 128. The data may be effective to identify goods and/or services selected by user 102. [0020] Content server 118 may also coordinate and associate multiple services on behalf of user 102. For example, if user 102 has made a reservation at a restaurant 140 through reservation system 132, computing device 130 may inquire whether the user would like for transportation to be arranged at a suitable time. In another example, if user 102 has purchased a lift ticket at a local ski resort, computing device 130 may offer ski equipment rental which may be available for the duration of the validity of the lift ticket. For example, user 102 may make a reservation at Charlie's Restaurant. Computing device 130 may determine (based on, e.g., GOOGLE MAPS, APPLE MAPS, etc.) the distance between Charlie's Restaurant and hotel room 112. Based on the distance and estimated traffic conditions, computing device 130 may recommend a taxi or car service reservation that will transport user 102 to Charlie's Restaurant at or before the reservation time. Computing device 130 may be configured to access a transportation server 120 (such as, for example, UBER) to make the taxi or car service reservation. In some examples, user 102 may be able to pay for services offered through system 100 by adding the costs to the price for hotel room 112 through hotel management system 128. In other examples, content server 118 may have pre-negotiated deals with local businesses, such as restaurants, transportation services, and/or entertainment providers, for example. Content server 118 may take geographic information, location information, climate information, and/or weather information into account when making recommendations, offering services, and/or providing targeted advertising to user 102.
[0021] In some other examples, computing device 130 may offer games, music, video, satellite radio, literature and/or other content to a user. Such content may be stored locally on memory 124 or may be downloaded or streamed through network 114. User profile module 106 may collect information related to content which user 102 consumes most frequently. User profile module 106 may update user profiles 160 and/or 162 with the collected information. Advertising module 108 may tailor advertisements for user 102 based upon information in user profile 160.
[0022] Fig. 2 illustrates another system that can be utilized to implement a virtual concierge service to multiple users, arranged in accordance with at least some
embodiments described herein. Fig. 2 includes elements in system 100 of Fig. 1, with additional details. Those components in Fig. 2 that are labeled identically to components of Fig. 1 will not be described again for the purposes of clarity and brevity.
[0023] In some examples, user 102 may be a patron of a first hotel including hotel room 112. User 202 may be a patron of a second hotel including hotel room 212. The first and second hotels may be located in geographically distant locations, such as in different countries, or may be located close to one another, such as in the same city.
Advertisements may be tailored to a particular user 102 and/or 202 based on past data collected about the user or may be generally sent to all users. For example, advertisement server 116 and/or content server 120 may send an advertisement to all users at a specified time. For example, content server 118 may identify that tickets for a concert starting in 30 minutes are available. Content server 118 may push advertisements to computing devices 130, 230 informing multiple users that the tickets are available. Users 102 and 202 may purchase the tickets through reservation system 132. In an example, computing devices 130 and/or 230 may directly access a reservation service of the concert venue.
[0024] Content server 118 and/or computing devices 130, 230 may provide a decision tree, game, and/or questionnaire which may pose questions to users 102, 202 and/or track user decisions to make predictions about a user's tastes, inclinations, likes, dislikes, etc. For example, a questionnaire or game may be provided to users 102, 202 through applications 122, 222. User responses to questions posed by the decision tree, game, or questionnaire may be tracked by content server 118 and integrated into a user profile, such as profile 160 and/or 162.
[0025] Fig. 3 depicts a flow diagram for an example process to generate data associated with a rented room, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein. In some examples, the process in Fig. 3 could be implemented using computing device 130 and/or content server 118 discussed above.
[0026] An example process may include one or more operations, actions, or functions as illustrated by one or more blocks S2, S4, S6, S8 and/or S10. Although illustrated as discrete blocks, various blocks may be divided into additional blocks, combined into fewer blocks, or eliminated, depending on the desired implementations.
[0027] Processing may begin at block S2, "Receive authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device, wherein the computing device is included with the rented room." At block S2, computing device 130 and/or content server 118 may receive authentication credentials related to a profile. The computing device may be included with a rented room. In some examples, the profile may be a first profile related to one or more lodgers associated with the rented room. A second profile may be received. The second profile may be related to a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, or other establishment related to the rented room. In some further examples, computing device 130 may be configured to display travel or purchase behavior related to the profile.
[0028] Processing may proceed from block S2 to block S4, "Identify information related to the profile." At block S4, computing device 130 and/or content server 118 may identify information related to the profile. Identifying information related to the profile may include identifying information related to first and second profiles. The information may be at least partially based on user responses to a questionnaire or game.
[0029] Processing may proceed from block S4 to block S6, "Display, on the computing device, images of goods or services based on the information." At block S6, images of goods and/or services may be displayed, based on the information. Displaying images of goods and/or services may further include receiving one or more bids from advertisers, wherein the one or more bids are based on the information. A particular bid from among the one or more bids may be selected by, for example, content server 118. The image of the good or service associated with the particular bid may be displayed by, for example, computing device 130. In some other examples, the rented room may be provided by a first entity and the goods and services may be provided by a second entity. In various other examples, the goods or services may be provided outside the rented room. In further examples, the goods or services may be first goods or services. The information may be at least partially based on other selections of second goods or services. The other selections may be received at a location other than the rented room. In some other examples, displaying the goods or services may be further based on weather or a geographical location.
[0030] Processing may proceed from block S6 to block S8, "Receive a selection of at least one of the goods or services at the computing device." At block S8, a selection of at least one of the goods or services may be received at the computing device (e.g., computing device 130). [0031] Processing may proceed from block S8 to block S10, "Generate data to be added to a document relating to the rented room, the data effective to identify the selected goods and/or services." At block S10, data may be generated. The data may be added to a document relating to the rented room. The data may be effective to identify the selected goods and/or services.
[0032] Fig. 4 depicts a flow diagram for an example process for recommending a service at a computing device, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein. In some examples, the process in Fig. 4 could be implemented using computing device 130 and/or content server 118 discussed above.
[0033] Processing may begin at block S2, "Receive authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device." At block S2, computing device 130 may be configured to receive authentication credentials related to a profile.
[0034] Processing may proceed from block S2 to block S4, "Identify information related to the profile." At block S4, computing device 130 and/or content server 118 may identify information related to the profile.
[0035] Processing may proceed from block S4 to block S6, "Display, on the computing device, images of one or more services based on the information." At block S6, computing device 130 may display one or more services based on the information.
[0036] Processing may proceed from block S6 to block S8, "Receive a selection of the second service from among the images of the one or more services at the computing device." At block S8, computing device 130 may receive a selection of the second service from among the images of the one or more services. In some examples, the computing device may be located at a first location. The second service may be provided at a second location that is different from the first location. The first service may be a transportation service effective to provide transportation to the second location from the first location. In some examples, the transportation service may be effective to provide a vehicle to transport a user from the first location to the second location at a time at or before a starting time of the second service based on a distance between the first location and the second location. In some other examples, the transportation service may be effective to provide a vehicle to transport a user from the first location to the second location at a time at or before the starting time of the second service based on current or estimated traffic conditions.
[0037] Processing may proceed from block S8 to block S10, "Recommend the first service at the computing device, based on the selection of the second service." At block S10, computing device 130 and/or content server 118 may recommend the first service based on the selection of the second service. In some examples, data may be generated to be added to a document relating to a rented room. The data may be associated with at least one of the first service and the second service.
[0038] Fig. 5 depicts a flow diagram for an example process for implementing a virtual concierge service, arranged in accordance with at least some embodiments described herein. In some examples, the process in Fig. 5 could be implemented using computing device 130 and/or content server 118 discussed above.
[0039] Processing may begin at block S2, "Receive a request from a device inside a structure." At block S2, a request may be received from a device inside a structure. In some examples, the device may be computing device 130 and the structure may be hotel room 112.
[0040] Processing may proceed from block S2 to block S4, "Identify a device profile of the device." At block S4, a device profile of the device may be identified.
[0041] Processing may proceed from block S4 to block S6, "Identify a structure profile of the structure, wherein the structure profile is different from the device profile." At block S6, a structure profile of the structure may be identified. For example, a structure profile may relate to a structure including hotel room 112. The structure profile may be different from the device profile.
[0042] Processing may proceed from block S6 to block S8, "Identify a user profile of a user in association with the device." At block S8, a user profile of a user in association with the device may be identified.
[0043] Processing may proceed from block S8 to block S10, "Identify an advertisement based on the user profile and the structure profile." At block S10, an advertisement may be identified based on the user profile and the structure profile.
[0044] Processing may proceed from block S10 to block S12, "Send the advertisement to the device." At block SI 2, the advertisement may be sent to the device. [0045] Among other potential benefits, a system in accordance with the disclosure may allow for personalized opportunities and recommendations to be provided to a hotel guest based on their previous transactions, behavior and/or interests.
Additionally, the system may allow for multiple services to be coordinated, such as adaptive transportation services to and from user- selected destinations. Advertisers may also be able to purchase ad spots and direct personalized advertisements to hotel patrons based on socio-economic factors, user profiles, and/or external information, such as time of day, weather, and/or situational modifiers. The system may be configured to provide amenities to VIP (very important person) or other high profile guests, such as corporate executives, etc. Such amenities may be arranged in advance by an employer or may be generated by the system based on one or more profiles.
[0046] While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.
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Gerardo Del Real: This is Gerardo Del Real with Resource Stock Digest. Joining me all the way from Italy is Chairman and CEO of Hannan Metals (TSX-V: HAN)(OTC: HANNF), Mr. Michael Hudson. Mike, how are you this afternoon?
Michael Hudson: Buongiorno, Gerardo. How are you? I'm very well.
Gerardo Del Real: Saludos, Miguel, saludos. It's great to speak with you. Thank you for taking the time. I know that you've been very, very busy on a European tour there that's been productive, so thank you for making time today.
Michael Hudson: You're always welcome.
Gerardo Del Real: Well listen, Hannan had some pretty important news yesterday. A milestone for the company. You released your maiden mineral resource estimate for your high-grade zinc project there in Ireland. I would love to get the details. It was pretty impressive and I'd love to get the details and talk a bit about the upside there, because there's a lot of upside still with the project.
Michael Hudson: Absolutely. The resource is a first for the project. We purchased the project from Lundin Mining, who'd put 118 kilometers and around $25 million US into the project, and it's quite unusual, actually, that nothing had ever been in the public domain with that much drilling on any project anywhere. We were the benefactors of that data, and we pulled it together and really tried to understand the geology and the mineralization, and we've come to that conclusion with independent qualified persons and this first resource has shot us into the top 10 discoveries ever made in Ireland, and Ireland has made the zinc news for many years now. There's been no more zinc found in any jurisdiction on a per square kilometer basis.
We've got an established resource now that's a very good start, that's at 2.7 million tonnes at just south of 9% zinc equivalent indicated and 1.7 million tonnes at a little over grade 8.2% zinc equivalent in the inferred category. Those two categories are just the confidence we have with the drilling. There's a lot more tonnes in the indicated category, meaning that it's been drilled with a lot of consistency and very close spacing by Lundin, so that adds to the confidence level, I suppose, that we have at this stage of the resource. Clearly, and as you said, it's a very good start, but there's a hell of a lot of exploration upside here. We can expand this resource internally in the resource area. We can expand it within kilometers of the resource, and then we have our larger land package that's 40 kilometers that is still very underexplored.
Gerardo Del Real: Now, Mike, this resource, the deposit so far, it's open in all directions. Is that correct?
Michael Hudson: Absolutely. The resource is made up of two bodies that have been discovered so far, and these are Irish systems developing multiple bodies. So most of the drilling when into the Chimney zone, which we call the upper zone, of this deposit, and that is a much higher grade part of the system. It's closer to 11% zinc equivalent, and that's where some of these spectacular grades that we saw in the drilling have now emerged into this resource. The lower zone, the discovery was only made towards the end of the program. That's got only 20% of the drilling of that upper zone. The lower zone is called the Fort zone.
So the Fort is infinitely open. The upper zone, the Chimney, we're looking at repeats of that updip and along strike as well. So it really is a drill exercise and there's some very strong and coherent anomalies that we're very much looking forward to test. In fact, we're testing some of them right now, of course, with drill rigs turning.
Gerardo Del Real: Excellent. Now, I know you completed your first hole, I believe a week or a week and a half ago. How is drilling progressing right now, Mike?
Michael Hudson: We've just finished a second hole, and the results for both those holes are in the lab and imminent from the first hole, which was a 20 meter step-out, the second hole was a 50 meter step-out, looking to build tonnes around that resource area. So none of the drilling that we're completing today is included in the resource area. The maiden resource worked on the earlier data collected from 2008 to 2012. So when your listeners see new results, that will be in addition to the mineral resource that we've just put out.
Gerardo Del Real: Excellent. Well, I'm looking forward to those results, Mike. Those will be important, and I'm hoping that you're able to join me here soon, as soon as those assays are released. Is there anything else that you'd like to add, Mike?
Michael Hudson: Grade, grade, and grade, really, I suppose is the key and this is the right project, as I've said, for having those grades. It's in a jurisdiction where we can drill a lot more and we can expand that resource area if we have geological good fortune, and that's what we're all in the business, of course, of doing. And it's the right time. Zinc is seeing a revival again. It's up to higher levels in terms of price than we've seen since January, so it's certainly the right time to be expanding a zinc resource.
Gerardo Del Real: Before I let you go, Mike, I do have one last question. You mentioned that there's been approximately between $25 and 30 million now, spent on the project. What's Hannan's market cap right now, because it's tiny.
Michael Hudson: It's a third of that, essentially. It's around $10 million market cap.
Gerardo Del Real: Excellent. And how does that compare, relative to your peers in the zinc space?
Michael Hudson: Well, I think this resource is just being absorbed, right? It's been out for 24 hours or something like that. If you look at the benchmark on just simply pounds of zinc in the ground, I think that your listeners will see that we're very undervalued on that basis alone, let alone the expansion upside that exists. So Hannan is at a great position, I think, for people to do their due diligence on in terms of potentially investing.
Gerardo Del Real: Excellent, excellent. Mike, again, I want to thank you so much. I really appreciate you joining me today. I hope to have you back on, as I mentioned earlier, once those assays are released and we could talk a little bit more in detail about that upside potential and the exploration potential on the property.
Michael Hudson: Thanks so much, Gerardo. It's great speaking to you again.


International initiatives like IYL 2015, NPI, Horizon 2020, the BRAIN, and IP-IMI can only help reinforce what our industry already knows: Lasers play a signifcant role in our daily lives and will only become more prevalent as future applications emerge.
In our 2014 Annual Laser Market Review & Forecast, Laser Focus World and the photonics communi- ty overwhelmingly sang the praises of laser technology as an enabling medium that will "forge 21st century innovations" in materials processing, 3D printing, flow cytometry, smart sensing, display and cinema, molecular research, and biophotonics.
And while laser manufacturers may be happy with the mid-single-digit growth sales performance of the past few years, there is more cause for celebration. Lasers—once an inside secret (or more tritely, a solution looking for a problem)— literally surround us in our everyday lives and are finally being recognized globally and politically: first through the 50th Anniversary of the Laser events in 2010 and now through numerous global initia- tives such as the United-Nations-decreed International Year of Light and Light- Based Technologies (IYL) in 2015.
"While many players in our industry may not appreciate the significance of I YL, this celebration is just one of many initiatives formulated in the past few years including the National Photonics Initiative [NPI], Photonics21, the BRAIN Initiative, and the Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation [IP-IMI] that will raise critical awareness regarding the importance and relevance of pho- tonics and lasers in our everyday soci- ety," says SPIE CEO and member of the I YL Steering Committee Eugene Arthurs.


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Iraq forms government but security posts unfilled
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Quote: BAGHDAD, May 20, 2006 (AFP) - Iraq on Saturday formed its first permanent post-invasion government, a national unity coalition aimed at uniting a country torn by sectarian bloodshed but still lacking ministers in key security posts.
The cabinet of 37 ministers was approved at a session of parliament after being presented by new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
But underlining the pervasive threat of violence, 19 people were killed and 58 wounded in a bomb blast in Baghdad on Saturday morning, just hours ahead of the announcement.
The blast hit the Shiite-dominated district of Sadr City, killing and wounding workers at a food stall where they had gathered for breakfast, the interior ministry said.
Maliki announced the government's formation more than five months after the general election, a wait that had raised concerns a power vacuum was allowing insurgents to seize the initiative.
However his new government lacked permanent appointments for the ultra-sensitive posts of interior and defence minister after fierce lobbying from Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish factions forced further negotiations.
In the meantime, Maliki will run the interior ministry while Sunni deputy prime minister designate Salam al-Zaubai will run the defense ministry for the next week.
The security portfolios are critical because of Iraq's raging insurgency and sectarian violence and President Jalal Talabani has said he would not support the formation of a government without security posts.
Among other key posts, parliament approved former deputy parliament speaker, the Shiite independent Hussein Shahristani, to be oil minister.
Although Maliki is a conservative Shiite and the Shiite United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) swept the December elections, his government contains ministers from across the ethnic and confessional spectrum in a bid to bring unity to the country.
The minority Sunnis -- dominant under ousted dictator Saddam Hussein and believed to form the backbone of the insurgency -- are represented in the government.
Iraq's Kurdish minority are also strongly represented, most notably with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, who stays in his post.
Iraq has also been dogged by a series of tit-for-tat interconfessional reprisal killings that have persisted since the bombing of an important Shiite shrine in February, leaving hundreds dead and prompting warnings of civil war.
This has compounded the problem of the deadly Sunni-led insurgency which has turned bloody attacks and kidnappings of Iraqis and foreigners into a daily routine.
In other bloodshed Saturday, at least five people were killed by a car bomb explosion at an Iraqi police station near the Syrian border, a defense ministry source said.
An Iraqi army captain and his wife were shot dead in their car by unknown gunmen in Baquba, 60 kilometres (37 miles) northeast of Baghdad. Police said the couple's three children were wounded.
The authorities found 15 bodies in the ethnically mixed city of Musayeb, south of Baghdad, a source in the defence ministry said.
A top US administration official said on Friday the United States considers the planned unveiling of the government "a real new opportunity" and hopes it will undertake the "tough decisions" that have been delayed for too long.
"It is a pretty dramatic thing that is going to happen... a major milestone in the political process," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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(ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Virginia) – This summer, when Albemarle County Public Schools announced online its first CoderDojo Academy, the 50 available seats disappeared in a matter of minutes. Even when the program was quadrupled to 200 seats, the waiting list approached 900 students. Now, Albemarle County students from grades K-12 will have another opportunity to attend a CoderDojo Academy. Unlike the summer program, these academies will operate year-round.
CoderDojo academies provide students with hands-on instruction and prototype opportunities for computer coding, web page development, programming (including the programming of robots), and the design and development of computer applications and video games. They bring together students, instructors, mentors and speakers from public and private organizations that are involved in the computer science field. There is no fee to attend the Albemarle County CoderDojos.
"The interest in our pilot program this summer far exceeded our expectations, as did the students," said Scheivert. "An important part of the energy and value of CoderDojos is the collaboration among students who share ideas and help one another. We had students of all ages and levels of computer experience attend our pilot program during the summer, and what they were able to accomplish in one week was impressive," he added.
"Long-term, it's expected that demand for computer science professionals will continue expanding at accelerated rates, as much as 30 percent. Earlier this year, we had more than 1,500 organizations seeking to fill more than 5,500 positions in this field, with Washington, D. C. being the top market," Scheivert added.
Originally conceived in Europe, CoderDojos connect students and industry professionals by bringing business and engineering leaders into the classroom as mentors and guest speakers and by expanding internship and career opportunities they offer for students. The Albemarle County CoderDojos are among the first programs of their kind in a U.S. school division.
Any Albemarle County Public Schools student can attend a regional CoderDojo; however, students are required to register online in order to attend the academies. More information and registration are available at http://coderdojo.k12albemarle.org.


It may be the summer festival season for the world's top recording artists, but last week music fans in Surrey were flocking to the Leatherhead Theatre for the final of the Surrey Schools Have Talent contest – where pupils from Whyteleafe School were taking part.
After teacher Emma McCheyne submitted a video of the choir performing, the Whyteleafe pupils were one of just a handful of applicants from across the county to be selected for the live performance round of a competition which saw the singers go up against a variety of acts from other Surrey schools, including dance troupes, cheerleaders and solo performers.
Under the guidance of Mrs McCheyne, the 65-strong choir performed 'Drop in the Ocean' by Tolga Kashif with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe – and as well as the daunting prospect of singing in front of a large live audience, the choir also had to deal with the hazards of technical problems delaying their performance.
"A problem back stage meant that they were kept waiting on stage for what seemed an eternity, waiting for the backing track to start, which was a real test of their nerves and composure," said Mrs McCheyne. "They handled the situation fantastically, though – they weren't put off at all, and sang their hearts out, getting a great reaction from the audience, particularly after they'd had to go through such a very public distracting experience beforehand."
Although every child who performed received a certificate of participation, sadly when the prizes were handed out, they finished just outside the top three in the 11-strong competition, but Mrs McCheyne said everyone involved could come away with their heads held high after a brave display.


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