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The Sonos Beam is a great soundbar, but not yet an awesome listener
The Sonos Beam.
Ditching a TV remote for simple voice commands sounds great in a lot of circumstances. And, with a little help from Alexa (and some other digital assistants down the road), the Sonos Beam comes as close to executing that as anyone has so far. And while the Beam won't let you toss your clicker just yet, it's still one of the best home audio devices around, even with its $400 price tag.
The Beam is the latest in the Sonos series of speakers meant to pull double duty, handling both music as well as the sound that comes from your home entertainment center and TV. It's the smallest and cheapest option in the Sonos lineup to handle that kind of task, sliding in under both the Playbar and the Playbase. It ties in seamlessly to the Sonos multi-room wireless audio system if you already have previous speakers.
Like the Sonos One speaker, the Beam claims to be agnostic when it comes to digital assistants, with Alexa built-in, the Google Assistant coming, and Siri already working in a limited capacity.
Put simply: the Beam sounds great. The bass booms without distorting, and the highs cut through nicely (though, sometimes a little too much). I ran it through everything from Run the Jewels to Cannibal Corpse and it didn't flinch.
When you set up the speaker, the Sonos app guides you through the process and "listens" to the speaker as you walk around your space to optimize playback. I tried it in two rooms, one small, and one really small, and didn't encounter any problems. If you have little rooms, however, you'll probably find that you never really need to crank the volume above 40 percent.
For home theater sound
The $400 Beam is lacking a few home audio features, most notably Dolby Atmos, which is currently a popular option for mimicking surround sound in sound bars. If you're looking for immersive sound that comes from every angle, then this probably isn't the choice for you.
In terms of pure sound, however, the aforementioned crisp and clean performance still applies. Explosions in the Fast and Furious movies I watched sounded impressive, while the dialog in the other Fast and Furious movies I watched was clear and precise.
One hiccup I ran into during setup was getting the Beam to work with my TV remote. I use an LG TV, which doesn't use an infrared remote, but rather a clicker that syncs via Bluetooth for additional features. Setting up volume control with a typical IR TV remote is easy, but I had to chop through a few extra steps with a little trial and error before I got things working.
As a digital assistant
Right now, you can use Alexa as a voice assistant; it can even issue a couple basic TV commands if you hook it up to your set via HDMI-ARC, a port that most current model televisions come with. Google Assistant is on its way, and you can use Siri now, but only through the app.
Alexa can handle standard requests, but if you want to ask for home theater tasks like playing specific shows, you'll have to pair it with one of Amazon's Fire TV devices.
That's really the spot where it seems like the Beam has work to do. You can do some TV navigation, but you'll still need your remote. The promise of full voice navigation feels frustratingly close, and Sonos does it better than most at the moment. I would fully expect to see more functionality coming down the line via firmware updates that make this truly killer when it comes to navigating via voice.
When I played music using Alexa through the soundbar, it doesn't mix with the sound from the TV, which is fine most of the time, but that's often how I enjoy playing console games. I went back to using my Google Home speaker when I was playing Xbox. It's a corner case, but if this is your only Alexa or home theater speaker option, you may run into conflicts.
While there are a few bumps in the digital assistant road, the Beam is still an excellent speaker for both home theater and music, especially if you've already bought into the Sonos infrastructure. Setup is simple, the sound is excellent, and the package looks very slick.
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On September 25th 2013 there was a sharp shift in the sailing world.
The 34th America's Cup, being contested in the waters off the San Francisco Bay, had captured a world wide television audience stunned by the story that was unfolding before their very eyes.
It was to be one of sport's greatest ever comebacks, a fairy tale ending to what had been a horrible beginning for Team Oracle USA as they overturned an 8-1 deficit to win 9-8 and retain the trophy.
That victory meant many things to many people; it gave Ben the chance to set up his own America's Cup team in BAR, but it also meant that sailing as a sport had broken through the mainstream barrier. For the first time in a long time it wasn't news of footballers breaking metatarsals making the back pages but a sailing story, albeit a mighty one, that was dominating the headlines. As a journalist who has covered one too many broken toes and plenty of mainstream sports, I found that fascinating. Sailing had suddenly become interesting and relevant to a lot of people.
The news last week confirming the BBC deal to secure the rights to show highlights of the 35th America's Cup is hugely significant if sailing in this form is to continue to make mainstream inroads. The fact BT have also acquired the exclusive live rights for the UK and Ireland speaks volumes about how seriously broadcasters are taking the Cup.
Of course there will be the purists who don't like the way this is all going, those who would rather see a J Class in the America's Cup rather than an Adrian Newey-inspired foiling multihull but even they will surely appreciate that the current version of the Cup offers a more appealing and commercially viable model for the future of the event. There will always be a place for classic yacht racing, it's just no longer in the America's Cup.
The last campaign, raced at speeds of over 40knots in AC72's changed everything. It wasn't just the narrative. The speed, the power, the skill that was required to squeeze everything possible out of these cutting edge flying machines made an impact too.
Every sport needs a pinnacle, something to aim for. For sailing, it may be the Olympics, the Volvo Ocean Race or indeed the America's Cup. The more airtime any are afforded, the more a generation has the potential to be inspired. With Ben at the helm of the British bid for the Cup and with the support of the BBC and BT we have a far greater chance of converting excited young viewers into sailors, engineers and designers of the future.
When the new foiling AC45F Class takes to the Solent in July for the America's Cup World Series event, I suspect it will mark a major sea change in the way the public responds to sailing. In the past it has been seen as an elitist niche sport but it has an opportunity to show the wider audience now paying attention just how much it has to offer to all.


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Q: Best way to handle Flat File Import to SQL Server using C#.Net
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*I wrote a Console Application that reads list of flat files

*and Parse the data type on a row basis

*and inserts records one after other in respective tables.

there are few Flat Files which contains about 63k records(rows).
  for such files, my program is taking about 6 hours for one file of 63k
  records to complete.

This is a test data file. In production i have to deal with 100 time more load.
I am worried, if i can do this any better to speed up.
Can any one suggest a best way to handle this job?
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*Read the FlatFile from Local Machine using File.ReadAllLines("location")

*Create a Record Entity object after parsing each field of the row.

*Insert this current row in to the Entity

Purpose of making this as console application is,
this application should be run(scheduled application) on weekly basis
and there is conditional logic in it, based on some variable there will be

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*full table replace or

*update a existing table or

*delete records in table.

A: You can try to use 'bulk insert' operation for inserting a huge data into database.

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Home Homeland Cultural Heritage Navab Bath in Tehran (PHOTOS)
Navab Bath in Tehran (PHOTOS)
The public bath was constructed below ground level to save energy and tap into groundwater sources.
Navab Bath, which dates back to the Qajar era, is in the vicinity of Tehran's Grand Bazaar.
To save energy and tap into groundwater sources such as qanats and springs, the structure was built below ground level.
Originally, bricks, lime, stones and tiles were used in the construction of the public bath, during its renovation, however, cement was added to the building to strengthen its structure.
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Western Growers President and CEO Tom Nassif just released the second installment of his blog series where he analyzes Trump's proposed policies and their impact on ag—including the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In his latest entry, he speaks further about the ACA executive order's effect on ag and ag-related businesses, employees and families.
Nassif details how some of the proposed ACA replacement plans offer tax credits to offset healthcare costs while others offer tax deductions. He also delves deeper into the changes in Medicaid and Medicare.
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President Trump's Affordable Care Act (ACA) executive order may not affect your health benefits in the short term, but his promise to repeal and replace the ACA makes it likely that major changes are on their way.
Once the Trump administration assembles its team, the new republican Congress can use a majority vote to unilaterally pass budget reconciliation legislation, effectively crippling the existing system by repealing the employer and individual mandates, individual subsidies at the health insurance exchanges, the expansion of Medicaid and ACA-related taxes.


The Difficult Daughter-in-Law (DDIL) is the bane of many parents of grown offspring. From the comments on our website and the huge number of clicks this topic gets on the Internet, it's obviously an open sore that may scab over but never heals. I looked at the DDIL's behavior in three earlier articles, The Difficult Daughter-in-Law: What's her Problem?, How She Wreaks Havoc, and How Not to Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Daughter-in-Law. Now I'm turning my attention to her husband-your son. According to the literature, parents who have written in, and experts in the field, generally speaking if your son is married to a DDIL, he's at best missing in action and at worst breaking your heart.


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R Kelly's Third Abuse Tape Has Been Released
Third Tape Of R Kelly's Abuse Has Been Released
Last week, a tape of R Kelly reportedly engaged in the sexual abuse of an underage girl was handed in to the authorities, but now attorney Michael Avenatti has claimed that there is now a third tape.
"Update: We have become aware of the existence of a third tape, that allegedly shows further acts of sexual abuse of an underage girl by R Kelly, which we are presently working to recover and turnover to law enforcement," he wrote in a post on Twitter.
Avenatti also posted that R Kelly rigged the trial back in 2008, where he avoided a lengthy prison sentence for allegedly having sex with an underage girl.
"We have now uncovered how R Kelly was able to gain his acquittal in 2008: We have discovered substantial evidence that he and certain enablers engaged in systematic witness intimidation, evidence tampering, physical threats, and payments to witnesses. They rigged the trial," Avenatti wrote.
The news of more tapes does not come as a surprise to viewers of Lifetime's "Surviving R. Kelly" series. In the documentary, several sources claimed that Kelly was addicted to filming his sexual acts. It appears that his addiction to recording his alleged rapes will now be his downfall.
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Proterra E-Buses Have Cut Out 100M Lbs. of Carbon Emissions
Electric transit buses built by Proterra have displaced more than 100 million pounds of carbon emissions, helping to address the largest source of these emissions in the U.S.
Transportation is a primary generator of greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2). According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), transportation accounted for 29% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. in 2019 — more than any other economic sector. Transportation also represented the largest source of carbon emissions, accounting for nearly 35% of all CO2 emissions in the U.S.
Electric vehicles like the best-selling Proterra® ZX5 electric bus provide a solution for decreasing transportation-produced emissions, running on battery power instead of traditional fossil fuels like gas or diesel. With zero tailpipe emissions, Proterra's fleet of purpose-built e-buses reduces the amount of harmful greenhouse gases generated by heavy-duty vehicles on the road.
In fact, electric buses charged on the electric grid have produced up to 87% less per-mile lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared to their diesel counterparts, according to a report by the Union of Concerned Scientists released in 2019. Even in cities dependent on conventional power plants, electric buses still produce less than half of the pollution of diesel or natural gas buses on average, the UCS noted in a 2018 study.
Every year a Proterra electric bus operates in place of a diesel bus, it displaces 230,000+ pounds of CO2 that the diesel bus would have emitted if it were clocking that mileage instead, based on the CommercialFleet Carbon Footprint Calculator. With more than 700 buses in operation and more than 20 million miles driven, Proterra's electric fleet has displaced more than 100 million pounds of carbon emissions along the way.
To put that figure into perspective, 100 million pounds of carbon emissions is equivalent to nearly 114 million miles driven by a passenger vehicle, more than five million gallons of gasoline consumed, or more than 50 million pounds of coal burned, according to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. Based on these numbers, it would take 750,025 tree seedlings grown for 10 years to sequester the amount of carbon that Proterra has displaced via its e-bus fleet.
"Proterra technology does more than help improve our environment: it provides communities with healthier air for everyone — especially in areas most negatively impacted by higher levels of harmful emissions," said President of Proterra Transit Josh Ensign.
As cities from Seattle, Washington, to Miami, Florida, transition to zero-emission, electric transit buses with Proterra, they take a significant step towards reducing transportation-produced emissions in the 40+ U.S. states and Canadian provinces where they operate.
For many of these states, reducing emissions substantially has become a formal goal. According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, 25 U.S. states and districts have established greenhouse gas emissions targets as of early 2021.
For example, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan set a statewide goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Following suit, Blue Water Area Transit (BWAT) became the first public transit agency in Michigan to add battery-electric buses to its fleet in July 2021.
"It's going to be better for the environment and the community," Dave McElroy, general manager at Blue Water Area Transit (BWAT), told The Keel about his agency's transition to Proterra electric buses.
In addition to making its own transit buses, Proterra is also working with commercial vehicle manufacturers around the world to electrify vehicles such as school buses, shuttle buses, cargo vans, construction equipment, and more.
All Proterra-powered vehicles share one important factor in common: they run on Proterra's industry-leading battery technology, helping to reduce emissions across the U.S. and the globe.
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Discovering Homophily in Online Social Networks
Andrea De Salve, Paolo Mori, Barbara Guidi, Andrea De Salve, Laura Ricci
Matematica e Informatica
During the last ten years, Online Social Networks (OSNs) have increased their popularity by becoming part of the real life of users. Despite their tremendous widespread, OSNs have introduced several privacy issues as a consequence of the nature of the information involved in these services. Indeed, the huge amount of private information produced by users of current OSNs expose the users to a number of risks. The analysis of the users' similarity in OSNs is attracting the attention of researchers because of its implications on privacy and social marketing. In particular, the homophily between users could be used to reveal important characteristics that users would like to keep hidden, hence violating the privacy of OSNs' users. Homophily has been well studied in existing sociology literature, however, it is not easily extensible in OSNs due to the lack of real datasets. In this paper, we propose an analysis of similarity of social profiles in terms of movie preferences. Results reveal the presence of homophily between users and its dependence from the tie strength. Moreover, we show that it is possible to profile a user (in our case by considering the age attribute) by exploiting movie preferences.
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Home Omnipresent An Interview with Prof Thierry Troosters – President of ERS
An Interview with Prof Thierry Troosters – President of ERS
03 September 2020 | Respiratory
Prof Thierry Troosters, European Respiratory Society (ERS) President, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Interviewed by Layla Southcombe | Editorial Assistant, EMG-Health
Q: What aspects of a physical congress did the ERS set out to capture in the virtual ERS International Congress this year?
A: The virtual congress has been modified completely to fit a digital format. While conceptually there will still be presentations of original work, major symposia to disseminate important discoveries of the year, and interactive case-based sessions, the formats have been adapted to accommodate an online audience and allow for virtual interaction between participants.
We have also added live procedure sessions into the programme, where we'll be able to go into leading hospitals around Europe and broadcast medical procedures, such as endoscopies, allowing participants to follow along from behind their desk. We're making sure that delegates can visit the virtual stands of the industry and learn about the new developments directly from industry partners, as this is another important reason to attend an international conference.
Q: What in your opinion are three sessions from this year's congress programme that are of significance to attendees?
A: The European Respiratory Society (ERS) spans all fields of respiratory medicine, so what each person likes most will depend on the discipline they are interested in. We have the clinical grand rounds, which are geared to clinicians and provide an update of key papers and clinical guidelines. One of these sessions, 'Clinical Grand Round: revisiting current guidelines', has a simply stellar panel of speakers and discussants.
I'm also looking forward to the sessions in the COVID-19 special feature, which we'll organise for just before the congress starts on Sunday 6 September. The programme will be finished at the last-minute as the science is still in the making, but we already have the commitment of world-renowned experts to share the most up-to-date knowledge.
Finally, we're catering to the whole world with a set of sessions in several key languages. We'll have sessions in French, Spanish/Portuguese, German, Russian, and Chinese.
Q: It is the 30th Anniversary of the ERS International Congress this year; what are the most exciting changes that have been made to the scientific programme for ERS 2020 compared to ERS 2019?
A: Well the whole concept of the conference has been changed and we're catering to a virtual audience – that is a big change. I personally hope that it will be an engaging congress; I'm anticipating a lot of interaction as the congress will be 'open to the world' and the pressure to ask questions in a digital format is much less than standing up and asking your question live and in-person.
The biggest change is that this year, we have actively trained our speakers and chairpersons to deliver presentations in a virtual surrounding. Its a big investment of the society, but hopefully it will improve the quality of the talks even further.
Q: Given that the ERS now have experience in organising a large virtual event, will the society consider hosting more online events, or potentially hybrid meetings, in the future?
A: Based on research conducted by our education department we know that people want to meet in person too. So, I hope that in-person meetings will soon become possible again. Then, we can decide what format fits best for specific learning needs.
For sure, we'll keep some of our events such as ERS Satellites and Respiratory Updates as part virtual, but our members really value face-to-face meetings as they enable social contact and mentoring to take place. I hope we'll make a healthy balance and I think that in the future, we'll become even better at offering a digital platform for learning for ERS members.
Q: How is the ERS assisting the progression of global medical knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic?
A: ERS has rapidly engaged through all of its branches to assist in disseminating knowledge about COVID-19, including through educational resources, scientific collaborations, and research publications in our journals, all of which is available on the ERS COVID-19 resource centre.1
We made links to our national society partners so that all respiratory health providers could either contribute or benefit from knowledge elsewhere, and we set up a clinical research collaboration that streamlined research initiatives. Through our advocacy unit, we have spoken out in response to reports of medical equipment being stuck at European borders and called for all frontline workers to get adequate personal protective equipment.
We're continuing to provide COVID-19 education, science, and advocacy, as the pandemic is not over yet.
Q: Pulmonary rehabilitation will undoubtably be of the utmost importance in a post-COVID-19 era. How do you see the field changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?
A: I see two streams. Firstly, rehabilitation for patients that suffered from COVID-19. ERS has produced a rapid response document to help guide clinicians.2 Patients who suffered from severe COVID-19 need to be referred for proper assessment and rehabilitation, both physical, emotional, and/or cognitive rehabilitation may be required. It is important that patients are referred to such programmes and that clinicians see the need and help to motivate patients to take part!
Secondly, there is the need for regular pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with other respiratory disorders in times when COVID-19 imposes a significant burden; patients may have difficulties reaching the centres or centres may simply be closed. We need to redesign where needed and, for example, offer telerehabilitation without losing sight of the basic principles that make our programmes work.
Altogether, I think rehabilitation has had good recognition during the pandemic and I hope we'll be able to motivate COVID-19 patients and others to take part in programmes. That would be an important achievement, as still only a fraction of patients receives rehabilitation programmes, which could truly make a difference to their health.
European Respiratory Society (ERS). ERS COVID-19 resource centre. 2020. Available at: https://www.ersnet.org/the-society/news/novel-coronavirus-outbreak–update-and-information-for-healthcare-professionals. Last accessed: 15 August 2020.
Spruit MA et al. COVID-19: Interim guidance on rehabilitation in the hospital and post-hospital phase from a European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society-coordinated International Task Force. Eur Respir J. 2020;DOI:10.1183/13993003.02197-2020.
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Exclusive motoring at the highest level.
"The Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury is a totally new archetype of a kind never seen before"
At "Auto China 2018" in Beijing, Mercedes-Benz is presenting the Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury. The design of the crossover, based on an exclusive high-end sedan and an SUV, follows the design philosophy of Sensual Purity. The show-car combines the comfort and typical strengths of both body styles. These include the raised seating position and the athletic looks. The Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury is conceived as an electric vehicle with four compact permanent-magnet synchronous motors and fully variable all-wheel drive.
The perfection of Mercedes-Benz with the exclusivity of Maybach.
"Our concept combines the DNA of an SUV with that of a saloon to produce an ultra-modern SUV of three-box design," says Wagener. "With sensuality and pure sophistication, we have created a timeless vehicle that underscores the position of Mercedes-Maybach as the ultimate luxury brand."
True to the principle of creating "the very best from the very best", Mercedes-Maybach stands for the ultimate in luxury while uniting the perfection of Mercedes-Benz with the exclusivity of Maybach.
The Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury merges influences from the western and far-eastern hemispheres to deliver an appealing, automotive-cultural dialogue. For instance, use is made of "Magic Wood", ebony, which is traditional in Chinese furniture design. The same motif is underlined by the combination of SUV and notchback sedan, which are not only the most successful body styles internationally, but especially in the Chinese market.
Spaciousness and comfort, in combination with a raised seating position, elegant design and the finest materials give the Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury rise to an unparalleled experience. The vehicle truly exhibits the Mercedes-Maybach values of traditional craftsmanship, uniqueness and individualization
Key Highlights [1]
Output from the powertrain is 550 kW (750 hp)
Range of over 500 kilometres
Combined fuel consumption: 9.3 l/100 km
Combined CO2 emissions: 209 g/km
[1] Preliminary numbers. Vehicle may not be exactly as shown.
The new 2019 Mercedes‑Maybach S‑Class Sedan
It is impossible to outdo an S-Class — except when the S-Class surpasses itself.
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Project name: Construction of the fruit processing plant.
Investor: JSC "Sady Pridonia" (Don Gardens).
The project was implemented in the territory of the Rtishchevsky Municipal District.
The construction of a fruit processing plant of 10 tons per hour (50,000 tons per year) conducted from 2014 onwards. There was built the entire complex of buildings, structures and infrastructure needed for the full operation of the plant in less than a year. The plant is equipped with modern technologies of known manufacturers.
Construction of the plant allowed 50 new workplaces to be created and the possibility of attracting 150 seasonal workers to the agricultural unit.
Grand opening of the fruit processing plant took place August 21, 2015.


The 'nomenclature of territorial units for statistics' (NUTS) was created by the European Office for Statistics (Eurostat) in order to apply a common statistical standard across the European Union.
NUTS levels are geographical areas used to collect harmonised data in the EU. They have been used in the Structural Funds since 1988 and play an important role in allocating Structural Funds.
NUTS level 1: includes smaller Member States such as Denmark, Ireland and Slovenia, the German Länder and other large regions.
NUTS level 2: includes the autonomous regions in Spain, French regions and overseas departments (DOM), Polish Voivodships, etc.
NUTS level 3: includes Nomoi in Greece, Maakunnat in Finland, Swedish Län, etc.
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The Advisory Board was established in order to benefit from the expertise and knowledge of experienced partners across Europe, either working for or with CSBs. It is an inclusive platform of representatives from different networks and parts of Europe and beyond. It aims not only to bring valuable ideas and counsel to the project realization process, but also to provide a social networking platform for people working on the subject.
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Fan says she won't take legal action after Madonna pulls her top down onstage
There had been speculation over whether the incident constituted as sexual assault
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Madonna performs during the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
The fan that Madonna appeared to accidentally expose the breast of onstage at her gig in Brisbane last night (March 17) has stated that she doesn't intend to press charges against the singer.
Footage surfaced online showing the singer complimenting the concertgoer before tugging at her top, which was pulled down to reveal the individual's breast to the crowd.
Madonna responded by swiftly apologising to the fan, saying: "Oh shit. I am so sorry, sexual harassment. You can do the same to me if you'd like".
Josephine Georgiou, 17, later told Brisbane's Courier Mail newspaper: "Seriously, why would I sue Madonna for the best moment of my life? It was the best night."
"She was calling me a Victoria's Secret model the whole time I was on stage, which is so flattering. Only I get to decide if I'm humiliated or not. Why would people assume I am humiliated by my own breast, nipple or body?"
Georgiou also denied that the incident had been staged.
There had been speculation that Madonna could face charges over the incident due to what could constitute as sexual assault.


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WATCH: Izzo, Bridges, Ward & Langford after 82-78 win over Bucknell in first round
DETROIT (AP) - Miles Bridges outlasted Zach Thomas.
Michigan State's sophomore star also soared over everyone on a pivotal play, scoring two of his 29 points on a tip-in dunk to help the third-seeded Spartans beat Bucknell 82-78 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
"He was a tough matchup for us," Thomas acknowledged.
Thomas was, too, for the Big Ten regular season champions. He fouled out on a technical with 6:06 left and finished with 27 points. The 6-foot-7 senior forward put on a show in the first half, scoring 20 points and making all three of his shots beyond the 3-point arc to keep the Bison close.
"He's a great player, but it was good for us that he fouled out," Bridges said.
The Spartans (30-4) made the most of playing about 75 miles from campus in a packed arena with green-and-white clad fans in the stands. They roared when Bridges dunked, as he did once on a spectacular slam off an offensive rebound midway through the second half, and jeered when replays showed a foul called against their team.
"It's tough because we were hoping for a higher seed, but we ended up playing a team that's arguably Top 5 in the country on what's almost their home floor," Bucknell guard Kimbal Mackenzie said.
With a similar advantage, Michigan State will play the winner of the Syracuse-TCU game on Sunday in the second round.
Leading by 15 points with 2 minutes left, Michigan State won by a slim margin after Bucknell (25-10) made a late flurry of long-range shots.
"I thought our guys came out, competed," Bison coach Nathan Davis said. "Never backed down. Never stopped playing."
The Spartans didn't start rusty, like some Big Ten teams after a long layoff, but found out quickly Thomas was as good if not better than they thought.
Thomas made a 3-pointer to put the Patriot League champions ahead 28-27 with 5:24 left in the first half. Joshua Langford, who scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half, gave Michigan State the lead on the ensuing possession and it never lost it.
The Spartans, though, did have to make enough free throws in the final seconds to hold off a charge from the 3-point making Bison.
Michigan State's Cassius Winston scored 11 points and Nick Ward had eight points, surviving a scare after tumbling onto his head after trying to corral an alley-oop pass.
"My head is fine," Ward said. "I was teary-eyed because my nose hit the ground."
Nana Foulland scored 20 and Makenzie added 10 points for the Bison.
Bucknell: Thomas showed NBA scouts he can create his own shot against major college players and perhaps gave recruits a glimpse of how they can be featured by the Bison.
"He can shoot the 3s. You saw the range," Davis said. "He can put the ball on the floor and finish. He draws fouls."
Michigan State: The Spartans simply wanted to survive after a long layoff and they did, but they will need to play a more complete game to continue playing beyond Sunday.
"This team still has a ways to go," Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo said.
GETTING HIS DUE
Langford nearly doubled his scoring average, coming off three straight games in which he scored five or fewer points. He was held to single digits in six of the previous seven games. As Langford showed by matching his career high with 23 points in a win over North Carolina in November, the sophomore shooting guard is capable of more.
"He was due for this type of game," Winston said. "The amount of time he puts in the gym, his shot is going to fall. We knew it was coming."
Thomas fouled out for complaining after a call wasn't made when he thought Foulland was fouled.
"I was just backpedaling and I said, 'What are you watching?' from about like half court," Thomas said. "He was still on the baseline. I didn't think he was looking at me, but apparently he heard me and didn't like it. I shouldn't have said it, but I mean, I didn't agree with the call. At least warn me or something."
A technical was called less than 30 seconds later on Langford.
"I can't believe Josh Langford got a technical," Izzo said. "He hasn't said a word since he's been on campus."
Michigan State is trying to advance from the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years.


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Hayes Software Systems Delivers Personalized Consultative Engagement Services for K-12 Asset Management
January 14, 2015 by Hayes Software Systems
January 14, 2015 – Hayes Software Systems, an Austin-based company specializing in school inventory management solutions, announced a new track of consultative services. These services are tailored to help school districts maximize the adoption of organizational changes and shifts in operational procedures as they address the impact of lower dollar value controllable assets. The organizational change model helps districts identify their specific goals, pinpoint necessary roles and responsibilities, and implement the most effective ways to get district-wide buy-in to the district's vision.
"As many districts nationwide implement 1:1 device initiatives and add more assets to their classrooms that need to be centrally reported at the district, we're seeing an increased need for new inventory oversight procedures to protect those investments. Internal communications can be difficult to navigate with already overwhelmed staff, and we're excited to add these additional avenues of professional services to support school districts in adopting and implementing a communication strategy tailored to help them achieve their goals," says Keith Svetlik, former Director of Operations for Hayes Software Systems.
Recent school districts taking advantage of these services include Albuquerque Public Schools and Dallas Independent School District. Dallas ISD, the 14th largest district in the country, began the rollout of their plan for adoption of new inventory control procedures, which includes partnering with Hayes Software Systems to guide and support the district's leadership team. One of the first steps in the process included conducting "Discovery Sessions" wherein Hayes consultants personally work with district leaders to review asset inventory management procedures across departments and identify the specific needs of the organization.
"Discovery days really open up the lines of communication between departments in a district. With executive leadership support, addressing the strategic goals and tactical challenges that inevitably come with new instructional and operational initiatives gives a district the opportunity to minimize duplication of resources, provide greater data transparency, and ensure these process changes are successful," says Svetlik.
Using the learnings from Discovery Sessions, Hayes Software Systems consultants worked with district leaders from Albuquerque Public Schools, the 31st largest district in the country, to develop a policy and procedure manual designed to improve district-wide accuracy and efficiency of inventory processes, as well as to create a foundation for future inventory initiatives. To ensure the program met needs across the district, Hayes consultants incorporated 10 different departments within the district into their analysis, and procedures were developed for 6 different process areas.
The new suite of consultative services are now available in addition to the company's existing consulting engagements, and utilize the Hayes Software Systems services team's more than 100 years of combined education focused inventory management experience serving districts across the country.
By incorporating respected methodologies with the unique needs of education professionals for over 24 years, Hayes helps over 6,000 schools across 36 states, including 26 of the top 100 largest districts in the country, implement inventory control solutions. Hayes is a privately held company specializing in inventory automation solutions and consulting services to support K-12 instructional technology and instructional material accountability. While primarily servicing K-12 school systems, Hayes also has customers in higher education, state agencies, and government entities.


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Q: Hyperlinked image positioned with CSS does not always work The hyperlink on the first image does not work, on the second image it does. If I move the first image more to the right, only the right part of the image has a working hyperlink! Any help is appreciated!
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A: Put a href before div

A: It is because your second div is overlapping the first div (coz u are taking as left:129px).
Here is the demo http://jsfiddle.net/mKZz7/


Madhav Das, founder of popular music label Magnasound, has said music composer Ilayaraja does not have rights to ask singer SP Balasubrahmanyam not to sing his songs. In a video statement, he said, "there is a news item which said that music composer Ilayaraja has sent a notice to singer SP Balasubrahmanyam, asking him not to sing the songs composed… Continue reading "Ilayaraja doesn't have rights to stop SPB: Popular music label founder"
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Amala Paul says a big thanks: Amala Paul is overwhelmed with the accolades she has been receiving for her performance in her recent flick Amma Kanakku, in which she played mother to a teenage girl. "Amma Kanakku is receiving huge positive reviews from all sides. Here is a little gratitude note. Starting with ?Wunderbar films Dhanush for cherry-picking this marvelous… Continue reading "Amala Paul says a big thanks"
Here is a big treat for Ilayaraja fans in the United States. The maestro will perform live at five cities across the US in September. The five cities are the San Francisco Bay Area, Dallas, Atlanta, New Jersey and Washington DC. According to sources, the Isaignani's programmes will be a part of an event to be organised by Kalalaya USA,… Continue reading "Ilayaraja to perform 5 cities in US"
Maestro Ilayaraja has sought to play down the latest controversy surrounding him– that he was insulted by a security officer at the Bengaluru airport on last Sunday, when he was about to catch a flight to Chennai after offering prayers at a temple in Karnataka. Ilayaraja said that the incident was no big deal, and that he was only asked… Continue reading "Ilayaraja gets humble, says he was not humiliated at Bengaluru airport"
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To mark the 73rd birthday of maestro Ilayaraja, actor-director Samuthirakani, who is working with the 'Isaignani' in a film titled Appa, has released a video in which he talks about his experiences working with 'Raja sir'. In the video, he said that he approached Ilayaraja after finishing the film. He watched the film and accepted to do the musical score.… Continue reading "Samuthirakani's tribute to Ilayaraja"
Today (June 2) is the birthday of Ilayaraja and Mani Ratnam, the two legends of Tamil cinema. While the former made an indelible mark with his music, the latter directed many landmark mvoies. Regarded as one of the finest music composers in India, Ilayaraja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and songwriter. He has composed more than 8000 songs and… Continue reading "Happy birthday Ilaayraja & Mani Ratnam"


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The UN Security Council extends the arms embargo on South Sudan until June 2023
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The UN Security Council passed a resolution to renew an arms embargo on South Sudan and targeted sanctions such as travel bans and asset freezes against individuals and entities until May 31, 2023.
Resolution 2633, passed Thursday with 10 votes in favor and five abstentions, also extends the mandate of the panel of experts supporting the work of the South Sudan Sanctions Committee until July 1, 2023, the Xinhua News Agency reports.
China, Gabon, India, Kenya and Russia abstained.
The resolution determines that the arms embargo does not apply to the supply, sale or transfer of non-lethal military equipment solely in support of the implementation of the provisions of the peace agreement, as notified in advance to the Sanctions Committee.
It also reiterates the Security Council's readiness to review arms embargo measures by amending, suspending or phasing out those measures in the light of progress made on the key objectives set out in last year's Resolution 2577, and encourages the South Sudanese authorities to make further progress in this regard.
The resolution requests the UN Secretary-General, in close consultation with the UN Mission in South Sudan and the Panel of Experts, to conduct an assessment of progress on key benchmarks by April 15, 2023 at the latest.
It also calls on the South Sudanese authorities to report to the Sanctions Committee on the progress made in this regard by the same date.
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HMCS Fredericton left Halifax on Tuesday as part of Operation Reassurance, Canada's response to Russia's military aggression in Ukraine.
Family members and well-wishers gathered at the CFB Halifax dockyard to say goodbye. The frigate and its crew is not expected back until the summer.
For Melissa McQuaid, it's her fourth time seeing off her husband for a deployment. She was at the dockyard with daughter Dakota and son Damian.
"It's always on the back of your mind what's going to happen. So, as long as they're safe, that's all we care about," she said.
Angela Rose's husband is also aboard HMCS Fredericton. She tries to help her two-year-old son Charlie keep track of his dad.
"We've got a big map of the world at home and a little picture of a ship with his dad's face on it, and we'll move it around and I'll talk to him about it," Rose said.
There are 250 military personnel of all ranks aboard HMCS Fredericton. The frigate also carries a Sea King helicopter and an air crew.
Operation Reassurance is part of a larger NATO response to what's happening in Ukraine. Fredericton's role is to provide support to its allies, from surveillance to "regional defence and diplomatic engagement," according to a government news release.
Replaces HMCS Toronto
HMCS Fredericton will replace HMCS Toronto, which left Halifax in July and began its NATO mission in August.
"Toronto needs you. They've been there a long time and they want to come home and have their Christmas. To them, the best gift will be to see you arriving in Spain and doing a turnover with them," said Rear Admiral John Newton during Tuesday's news conference.
In September, HMCS Toronto was circled by one Russian surveillance plane and two fighter jets in the Black Sea, according to the defence minister's office.
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson said Russia's military acted in an "unnecessarily provocative" manner.
On Christmas Day, a fire broke out aboard HMCS Toronto but the Department of National Defence said it was put out quickly and no one was hurt.
HMCS Toronto is due back in Halifax next month.
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Q: Is a predefined key enough security when performing HTTP requests between two secure servers? I have an AdWords script that regularly transfers sensitive data to my server using a POST HTTP request. For security I have a predefined 32 character randomized string that is verified by my server before it accepts the data. Is this secure?
I don't know too much about the HTTP protocol, but I know that the data is being sent unencrypted. Is it probable/possible for somebody to access the data during the request? From what I've understood, the HTTPS protocol is most useful when on an untrusted network where it's easy for anybody to spy on your packets. In my case, data is being sent from Google's servers to my host's servers (DreamHost in this case). Would it be prudent of me to upgrade to HTTPS, or would this be pointless? Are there any other security pitfalls I should be aware of?
I will accept the first answer that clears up my situation.

A: Your packets including the secure key can be sniffed.  If not encrypted by HTTPS or some other protocol your wide open to the wild wild Internet

A: It would indeed be prudent to upgrade to HTTPS. Once upon a time, SSL certificates needed for HTTPS were expensive, but these days I've seen them for ridiculously low prices like $6 per year.
Whether it is actually probable/possible for somebody to access the data during the request - look, realistically, it probably isn't. You're not making this communication over the free wi-fi in a coffee shop. But I honestly don't think it is worth trying to save a few dollars a year by not using HTTPS.
Surely there is (or could be in the future) some other functionality on your web application that could benefit from HTTPS?

A: No because somebody could easily inspect your JavaScript, capture the randomized key, and spoof the input.
That is, unless your input is encrypted or hashed; and of the two, hashing is definitely the better option.

Also - Another question - Is your randomized key randomized on a per-user or per-session basis? If it's neither, and you're using a global key, then I'd say that you're very vulnerable to spoofing.

EDIT: In light of the fact that this code is running on Google App Engine, you aren't as vulnerable to spoofing (unless a Google engineer could potentially inspect your code). So generally speaking, as others have already stated, eliminate man-in-the-middle attacks with HTTPS.


Ato Boldon is the lead track and field analyst for NBC Sports Group. The four-time Olympic medalist made his NBC Sports Group debut in 2007, during NBC's presentation of the U.S. National Championships. That same year, Boldon also served as an analyst for NBC's coverage of the Track and Field World Championships.
Boldon joined the NBC Olympics broadcasting team in 2008, where he served as a track and field analyst for NBC's coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games. Boldon continued in that role during the 2012 London Olympic Games. Most recently, Boldon served as an Olympic correspondent at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
In 1992, Boldon represented Trinidad and Tobago in the 100m and 200m competitions at??the Barcelona Olympics. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Boldon won bronze medals in the 100m and 200m events. Boldon won a silver medal in the 100m, and a bronze in the 200m, at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Boldon retired shortly after the 2004 Athens Olympics, where he helped lead his country's 4x100m relay team to their first-ever Olympic 4x100m relay final.
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Byron Scott is a professional basketball head coach, where he last coached for the Los Angeles Lakers. Scott was also well-known for bringing his fierce, competitive edge as a player in helping the Los Angeles Lakers win multiple championships in the years of 1985, 1987, and 1988.
Scott, an Inglewood, California native has 3 decades of NBA experience, including 14 seasons as a player, 14 as a head coach, and two as an assistant coach. In his 14 previous seasons at the helm of the New Jersey Nets (2000-2004), New Orleans Hornets (2004-2009), Cleveland Cavaliers (2010-2013), and the Los Angeles Lakers (2014-2016), Scott has amassed 454 wins after beginning his coaching career as an assistant with the Sacramento Kings (1998-2000). The 2007-2008 NBA Coach of the Year has led his teams to the postseason four times, including back-to-back NBA Finals appearances with New Jersey in 2002 and 2003.
Scott has also served as an NBA All-Star Game head coach on two occasions: 2002 (Eastern Conference) and 2008 (Western Conference). He's one of only seven coaches to earn the honor in each conference, five of whom have been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in a coaching capacity. Scott also became just the eight coaches in NBA history to win Coach of the Month honors in both conferences when he garnered the honors for the Western Conference in January 2008.
In his head coaching role with the Cavaliers, Scott developed a number of young Cavaliers players, including Kyrie Irving and Dion Walters, and topped his previous win total each successive season in his three years with the rebuilding Cavs. Among his other coaching achievements, Scott was at the helm for the best season in franchise history of two teams: the 2007-2008 Hornets who went 56-26 (.683) and the 2001-02 Eastern Conference Champion Nets who went 52-30 (.634). The '07-'08 campaign was 17-win improvement from the previous season in New Orleans, and resulted in an appearance in the Western Conference Semifinals. Scott also saw marked success in his second season with the Hornets during the 2005-2006 season, leading the team to a 20-win improvement (the NBA's best that year) from his first season, despite hurricane Katrina displacing the team from New Orleans and playing in four different home arenas throughout the season. Scott had a similar impact in his first head coaching stop, improving the Nets by 26 wins between his first and second seasons, making the sixth-largest improvement in NBA history.
Prior to his successful coaching career, Scott enjoyed an outstanding NBA playing career, spending 11 of his 14 seasons (1983-93 and the 1996-97 season) with the Lakers and helping the purple-and-gold to three NBA Championships (1985, 1987, and 1988) and six NBA Finals appearances as an integral starter during the 'Showtime' era. Originally selected in the first round of the 1983 NBA Draft (4th overall) by the San Diego Clippers, Scott became a Laker on October 16, 1983 when the Clippers traded him.
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A consummate winner, Scott reached the postseason in 13 of his 14 years in uniform, tallying 183 postseason games (122 starts), posting career playoff averages of 13.4 points on 48.2% shooting, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 29.3 minutes per game. His 183 career playoff appearances ranks 11th all-time in NBA history.
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During the summer 2012 London Olympics, Smith Gilbert trained U.S. Olympian DeeDee Trotter to her third appearance in the Summer Games, and her first individual Olympic medal (a bronze), as well as a second gold medal on the 4×400 relay. Prior to Smith Gilbert's Directorship at USC, Smith Gilbert spent six seasons at the University of Central Florida (2008-13) where she was a six-time Conference USA Coach of the Year at the University of Central Florida. During her UCF tenure, the Knights won six Conference USA track & field outdoor and indoor championships. Under Smith Gilbert's tutelage, the Knights' women's team finished the season with a program-best fifth place finish at both the 2013 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor and Indoor Championships.
Smith Gilbert was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association South Region Coach of the Year for a fifth time in 2013 as she guided UCF to its first-ever outdoor national Top 10 ranking in the USTFCCCA poll. Having been the only coach to have three 100 meter runners ranked among the Top 10-seeded qualifiers at the NCAA meet. Twelve school records were broken in the 2013 outdoor season while the team won its fourth-straight C-USA title, a feat unmatched by any other women's track and field program in conference history. UCF's eighth place finish at the 2012 NCAA indoor meet was the program's best at the time. UCF won the C-USA outdoor title and capped the season by sending four Knights to compete at the USA Olympic Trials. During the 2008 and 2009 seasons, she also served as the jumps and multi events coach of Team USA at the 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Berlin.
Smith Gilbert came to UCF after five seasons (2003-07) as an assistant coach at Tennessee, where she was responsible for coaching sprints, hurdles and jumps. Her Lady Vol athletes won three NCAA titles and seven Southeastern Conference championships while earning 53 NCAA Division I All-America honors. A grand total of 19 school records had been broken during her tenure as an assistant coach. In 2005, Smith Gilbert was named U.S. Track Coaches Association National and Mideast Region Assistant Coach of the Year for sprints and hurdles.
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Celebrating human fraternity – peace and cooperation
There is deep concern regarding acts that advocate religious hatred and, thereby, undermine the spirit of tolerance and respect for diversity, especially at a time when the world continues to confront the crisis caused by COVID-19, which requires a global response based on unity, solidarity and renewed multilateral cooperation.
Friday marks the second International Day of Human Fraternity which was established by a Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in December 2020.
The initiative takes note of the signing of the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together on 4 February 2019, by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, in Abu Dhabi.
We need to recognise the valuable contribution of people of all religions, or beliefs, to humanity and the contribution that dialogue among all religious groups can make towards an improved awareness and understanding of the common values shared by all humankind.
We also need to underline the importance of raising awareness about different cultures and religions, or beliefs, and the promotion of tolerance, which involves societal acceptance and respect for religious and cultural diversity, including with regard to religious expression. Education, in particular at school, should contribute in a meaningful way to promoting tolerance and the elimination of discrimination based on religion or belief.
Furthermore, we must acknowledge that tolerance, pluralistic tradition, mutual respect and the diversity of religions and beliefs promote human fraternity. Therefore, it is imperative that activities aimed at promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue are encouraged to enhance peace and social stability, respect for diversity and mutual respect.
Also, to create, at the global level, and also at the regional, national and local levels, an environment conducive to peace and mutual understanding.
The UN Resolution recognises the contribution that dialogue among all religious groups can make towards improved awareness and understanding of the common values shared by all humankind. Let's promote a culture of peace that encourages sustainable development, tolerance, inclusion, mutual understanding, and solidarity around the world.


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Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland
For other people with the same name, see Margaret of Denmark (disambiguation).
Queen consort of Scotland
Margaret of Denmark
Margaret depicted in the Trinity Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes, c. 1480
July 1469–14 July 1486
Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire
Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirlingshire
James III of Scotland
(m. 1469)
James IV of Scotland
James, Duke of Ross
John, Earl of Mar
Christian I of Denmark
Dorothea of Brandenburg
Modern grave of King James III and Queen Margaret at Cambuskenneth Abbey
Margaret of Denmark (23 June 1456 – 14 July 1486) was Queen of Scotland from 1469 to 1486 by marriage to King James III. She was the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and Dorothea of Brandenburg.
Margaret was born in Denmark to King Christian I and Queen Dorothea of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Not much is known about Margaret's upbringing. By the time she was four years old there were talks about her marriage to the Scottish Prince James. [1] In 1468 Margaret was betrothed to James of Scotland as a means to stop a feud regarding the debt Scotland owed Denmark over the taxation of the Hebrides and Isle of Man. The marriage was arranged on the recommendation of king Charles VII of France. In July 1469, at the age of 13 she married James III at Holyrood Abbey. Upon their marriage all of the Scottish debt was cancelled. [1] William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, was at that time the Norse Earl of Orkney. In 1472 he was made to exchange his Orkney fief for Ravenscraig Castle, so the Scottish throne took the earl's rights to the islands too.[ citation needed ]
Queen Margaret was given the largest jointure allowed by Scottish law in her marriage settlement. She was interested in clothes and jewellery, and known for always being dressed in the latest fashions of the time. [2] Following the birth of her son James, in 1473 she went on a pilgrimage to Whithorn. [3] She may have taught her son James to speak Danish. She became a popular queen in Scotland and was described as beautiful, gentle, and sensible. [4]
The relationship between Margaret and James III was not described as a happy one. Reportedly, she was not very fond of her husband and had intercourse with him only for procreation, though she did respect his position as a monarch. [2] One reason for their estrangement was the fact that James favoured their second son over their eldest. [2] In 1476, James had decided that he wanted the Earldom of Ross for his second son and accused John MacDonald, the Earl, of treason. Macdonald was then put on trial before the Parliament, but upon Margaret's request he was allowed to remain as Lord of Parliament. [2] During the crisis of 1482, when James III was deprived of power by his brother for several months, Margaret was said to have shown more interest in the welfare of her children than her spouse, which led to a permanent estrangement. [2] Politically, she worked for the reinstatement of her spouse in his powers as monarch during this incident. [2] After the crisis of 1482, the couple lived apart: James III lived in Edinburgh, while queen Margaret preferred to live in Stirling with her children. [2]
Margaret died at Stirling Castle on 14 July 1486 after falling ill, and was buried in Cambuskenneth Abbey. [5] Her husband, James III, was interred with her after his death in 1488. The abbey has mostly been reduced to ruins, apart from its bell-tower, which is still standing today. The grave was enclosed and restored in 1865 at the expense of their descendant, Queen Victoria. [6]
A story given by her son claims that Margaret was killed by poison given to her by John Ramsay, 1st Lord Bothwell, leader of one of the political factions. [4] However, as Ramsay was favoured by the royal family also after the death of the queen, this is considered doubtful and may have been slander, although he did have some knowledge of poisons. [4]
Reportedly, James III mourned her death, and sent a supplication to the Pope where he applied for her to be declared a saint.[ citation needed ]
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Elizabeth Ewan, Sue Innes and Sian Reynolds, The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women: From Earliest Times to 2004 (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006). ISBN 978-0748617135.
↑ Thomas Dickson, Accounts of the Treasurer, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1877), p. 14.
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