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Most Overrated Best Picture Winners…
February 24, 2012 ERTorre
…at least according to Entertainment Weekly:
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20311937_20572218,00.html
What I like about this list is that they offer you the winning Oscar motion picture and then note which films it beat out. I tend to agree for all the mentioned films.
This, of course, puts me in the mind of something I posted a little while back (Oscar talk is slowly but surely building as we close in on the event) wherein Slate magazine offered ways to fix the Oscars, in this case Lowen Liu felt we should have a 10 year "re-vote":
http://ertorre.com/randomthoughts/2012/02/15/how-do-we-make-the-oscars-better/
As I mentioned back then, the Oscar awards should be looked at as what they are: A snapshot of personal tastes at that time. Often, we may watch a film and have a reaction to it but, as time goes by, we may re-examined and revisit it and form a completely different opinion, to the better or to the worse, about what we've seen. As is the case with many of the films listed in the first link, while successful when first released, the films simply don't stand the test of time.
On the other hand, one of the more delightful things that could happen is that you see a film you don't like and over time you come to understand it and it becomes a favorite. This has happened to me on at least two occasions and both with horror films: Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. I can't deny it, when I first saw both films (the former during a television airing and the later when it was first released to theaters) I didn't like them. At all.
I found The Birds, frankly, dull and pointless, building to a bizarre, equally pointless ending. I was especially disappointed because I was a fan of Mr. Hitchcock's work and wondered how audiences could have viewed this film as anything approaching "good". Or so I felt then. One day, I happened to see it on TV once again and gave it another try. And for some reason, that second attempt did the trick. While watching it I understood exactly what Mr. Hitchcock was up to. He was doing his version of those almost endless "creature feature" films of the 1950's, but he was turning the genre completely on its head. Instead of an attack of some huge bird/fish/octopus/grasshopper(!)/spider/etc. etc., Mr. Hitchcock has a town attacked by birds. Ordinary, common birds. And in those 50's creature feature films, where the horror is usually caused by some kind of nuclear or scientific accident, there are no answers given. Nature has simply run amok. The ending, too, made perfect sense. In the creature films, a brilliant scientist and the military through diligent work come up with a way to defeat the menace. In The Birds, we are the ones that are ultimately defeated.
As for The Shining, as mentioned I saw it in theaters when it was first released and I really, really didn't like it. As with The Birds, I thought it was pointless, not all that scary, and way, waaaay too long. And then the movie started appearing on TV and I'd catch glimpses of it here and there. Then more. Then more. Gradually, perhaps over a period of a few years, I "got it". To this day, I think this is one of the best horror films every made, a brilliant piece that literally transports you to a world of darkness and isolation, a place where there is nowhere to run.
Brilliant, brilliant stuff.
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Ponnani Juma Masjid is located in Malappuram district. Ponnani is nicknamed as the 'Makkah of Kerala Muslims'. This masjid was established in the year 1510. This mosque is built in the Traditional Kerala architecture. It was constructed by Zainudhin makhdum who was a Muslim spiritual leader. The architect of this mosque was a Hindu artisan who was a close friend of Makhdum and was known as Ashaari. Later he was converted to Islam and came to be known as Ashaari Thangal. The grave of Makhdum as well as the Ashari is at this place. This mosque was a centre of Islamic education for the Muslims in Kerala.


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Accredited Online Colleges in North Dakota
Accredited colleges and universities have had their educational programs and faculty evaluated by an outside agency. Those agencies ensure that the school provides a high-quality education to its students, so to have your degree recognized by employers, it's critical to attend an accredited institution. Below you'll find information on higher education in the state and helpful resources on online colleges in North Dakota.
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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission (NCAHLC)
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
Council on Occupational Education (COE)
Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
For more information about higher education reforms and propositions in the state, visit the state's higher education boards and council websites. In addition, contact them or individual schools for more general college and university information.
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
North Dakota Center for Distance Education
North Dakota University System: State Board of Higher Education
Picking a school can be a daunting task, especially when considering the sheer number of accredited colleges there are in the state. Our database below can help with narrowing down your options for your specific area. In addition, we've compiled a list of some of the most notable accredited online and campus-based schools in the state to help you begin your school search.
Although it is mostly rural, North Dakota offers several viable public university options to choose from. Learn more about some of these choices below.
The UND is North Dakota's largest university, and it is a thriving research community. The U.S. News and World Report ranks UND at 97 among the "Top Public Schools" and places UND on the list of "Best Undergraduate Business Programs." Forbes ranks UND 97th among universities in the Northeast and 173rd nationally for research.
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education has named NDSU among the top 108 research universities in the nation – the only university in North Dakota to achieve this honor. Not far behind its rival UND, the U.S. News and World Report ranks NDSU at 108 among the "Top Public Schools" and places NDSU on the list of "Best Undergraduate Business Programs." As recently as 2010, Money magazine included Fargo in its Top 100 "Best Places to Live," and Livability.com added Fargo to its own Top 100 Best Places list in 2013.
Dickinson State University
Specializing in teacher education, Dickinson State University offers bachelors degrees in more than 75 fields of study through 10 academic departments. Coursework at DSU is based on liberal arts core courses, including fine arts, humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, and the social and behavioral sciences for the first two years of study; students then pursue a major field of study as upperclassmen. While DSU is mostly unranked, the student retention rate is 82%, well above the average for North Dakota, which seems to indicate that students enjoy their time there.
While the vast majority of students in North Dakota attend public universities, there are a handful of private options. Find out more about the most notable ones below.
The University of Mary is a private, Catholic university devoted to the study of Leadership and Moral Courage. The U.S. News and World Report ranks the university 86th among Regional Universities (Midwest). The Bismarck area is ranked the "Least Stressful Place to Live" by Sperling, fourth on the Forbes list of "Best Small Places for Business and Careers," an official "boomtown" by ABC News, as reported here, and fourth on the Farmers Insurance Group "Safest Place to Live" list.
Jamestown College
University of Jamestown offers more than 40 areas of study and features a "Journey to Success" program which includes a four-year graduation guarantee and a guaranteed internship. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks U of J is in the Top Tier in its annual "Best Colleges" report. The Princeton Review also ranks University of Jamestown as a Best Midwestern College. Most U of J classes have fewer than 30 students; average class size is 19 students.
Mayville State University
Mayville State was the the nation's first tablet PC university; every MSU student receives a free tablet PC, which is required for use in their studies; all students complete a core of IT classes for which they receive an Information Technology (IT) Certificate, and all classrooms, the library, and residence halls have internet connections and network access. The U.S. News & World Report ranks Mayville State fourth for Top Public Schools (Regional Midwest) and 58th in the region overall.

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Rail passengers face possible disruption after strike action was threatened over a pay dispute.
The RMT union is planning to ballot members over action after accusing East Midlands Trains of "dragging its heels on a fair settlement for this year despite the board room being awash with cash".
The train operator said their pay offer to staff had been "reasonable and fair" and talks were continuing.
East Midlands Trains (EMT) runs mainline services between Market Harborough, Leicester, Loughborough and East Midlands Airport, connecting the county with Sheffield in the north and with London.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said members would be asked about going on strike if pay talks didn't go in their favour later this month.
The union said EMT staff should have had a pay rise in April, but it has been delayed after the union branded a 2.7 per cent rise for the year as "totally inadequate" and "well below the industry average".
It also said there were "strings attached" to the offer which was below the RPI rate of inflation at 3.6 per cent, which it said was used to decide fair increases.
It said the business made £31 million in its last financial year, with £10 million going to shareholders.
It also said the highest paid company director had seen their earnings rise 41.5 per cent over five years to £290,000.
It said staff wages increased by 15.1 per cent over that time.
Mr Cash said: "All of the financial returns prove conclusively that East Midlands Trains is a company awash with cash.
"In these circumstances it is simply incredible that the company should seek to undermine and attack the pay and living standards of their own staff.
"RMT members have two choices. We can accept that the company, despite having made massive profits, can dish out a de facto wage cut.
"Or we stand firm and demand recognition for the fact that it is our members who generate the company profits and we can fight to secure a fair pay rise for EMT staff which offers dignity and respect.
"We choose to fight for pay justice.
"To this end RMT has begun preparations for a ballot for both strike action and action short of a strike if we are forced to go into dispute with the company after September 19 when pay talks will resume.
An East Midlands Trains spokesperson said: "Positive talks have taken place with local union reps and we have made a reasonable and fair pay offer.


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Q: Keeping track of on/offs without index-only tables I'm looking for the best, most scaleable way of keeping track of a large number of on/offs. The on/offs apply to items, numbering from 1 to about 60 million. (In my case the on/off is whether a member's book has been indexed or not, a separate process.)
The on/offs must be searched rapidly by item number. They change constantly, so re-indexing costs can't be high. New items are added to the end of the table less often.
The idea solution would, I think, be an index-only table--a table where every field was part of the primary key. I gather ORACLE has this, but no engine for MySQL has it.
If I use MySQL I think my choice is between:

*

*a two-field table--the item and the "on/off" field. Changes would be handled with UPDATE.

*a one-field table--the item. Being in the table means being "on." Changes are handled with INSERT and DELETE.
I am open to other technologies. Storing the whole thing bitwise in a file?

A: You may have more flexibility by using option #1, but both would work effectively.  However, if speed is an issue, you might want to consider creating a HEAP table that is pre-populated on mysql startup and maintained in-situ with your other processes.  Also, use int, and enum field types in the table.  Since it'll all be held in memory, it should be lightning fast, and because there is not a lot of data stored in the table, 60 million records shouldn't be a huge burden, memory-wise. If I had to roughly estimate:
int(8) (for growth, assuming you'll exceed 100million records someday)
enum(0,1)
So let's round up to 10 bytes per record:
10 * 60,000,000 = 600,000,000
That's about 572 MB worth of data, plus the index and additional overhead, so let's roughly say.. a 600 MB table.  If you have that kind of memory to spare on your server, then a HEAP table might be the way to go.

A: 60 million rows with an ID and an on/off bit should be no problem at all for MySQL if you are using InnoDB.
I have an InnoDB table that tracks which forum topics users have read and which post they've read up to. It contains 250 million rows, is 14 bytes wide, and it is updated constantly... It's doing 50 updates a second right now and it is midnight so peak time could be 100-200?.
The indexed columns themselves are not updated after insert. The primary key is (user_id, topic_id) and I add new last_read information by using INSERT ... ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE.
I measure constantly and I don't see any contention or performance problems but I do cache reads a lot in memcached since deciding when to expire the cache is very straightforward.  I've been considering sharding this table by user in order to keep growth in check but I may not even bother storing it in MySQL forever.

I am open to other technologies. Storing the whole thing bitwise in a file?

Redis would be a great alternative. In particular, its sets and sorted sets would work for this (sorted sets might be nice if you need to grab a range of values using something other than the item ID - like last update time)
Redis might be worth checking out if you haven't already - it can be a great addition to an application that relies on MySQL and you'll likely find other good uses for it that simplify your life.

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And here is the Golden middle for games the history of zombie Dead Island. Escape Dead Island game links 1 and 2 of the series. It's all the same blood-colorful manner speaks about the relationship between people and other people turned, however, as a result of the ill-fated infection zombie.
The Japanese company Konami continues to make the virtual football that is as gripping as real. All thanks to the graphic engine and physical. The developers stayed true to himself and use in PES 2015 well-proven engines Fox Engine and Havok respectively. But, of course, they again raised the bar, so be prepared for more of the addictive process.
In November 2014 his famous BlizzCon Blizzard introduced a new project Overwatch download with torrent that we can have in 2015. It targets a huge audience, because extremely simple and extremely dynamic. The player only needs to choose among awesome characters and join the fight. It is possible to prefer, for example, a scholar-adventurer from Winston lunar colony or an angel — an emergency physician from Switzerland.
This game is from the Studio The Farm 51 clearly aspires to become original, unusual, distinctive. Get even game download torrent free want many since the graphics in the game is going to be amazing. Earlier Polish company is actively engaged in projects about the supernatural, for example, has developed Painkiller: Hell & Damnation. Now the entourage has changed — we expect industrial landscapes, but they are no less grim than any mystical dungeons.
Hellraid is a fantasy action game in which nothing ever repeats. All thanks to modern technology — procedural generation of content. So be prepared for the unexpected! Was engaged in the development company Techland, so graphics will hasten to please — uses its own powerful Engine, Chrome Engine 6. By the way, the first game based on it — is Dying Light too coming in 2015.
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The future of product liability lawsuits is changing rapidly. Millennials are now old enough that they are regularly appearing on jury panels, making important decisions in product liability trials, and the results are a little shocking.
Everything from the result to the presentation in product liability cases is slowly undergoing a shift due to the preferences and opinions of this younger generation of jurors.
Product liability lawsuits typically revolve around cases involving defective, poorly designed, or improperly advertised products that do harm to a person or persons. For example, if a person is injured in a car accident because the manufacturer cut corners when building the car, the injured person could sue the manufacturer for product liability.
Generally, the defendants in these cases are large corporations accused of putting profits before consumer safety. Many product liability lawsuits develop into class action suits when more than a few people are harmed by a defective drug or product.
How Are Millennials Changing Product Liability Lawsuits?
Millennials, the term given to the generation born between the early 80s and the mid to late 90s, have a very different view of the world than their parents, and certainly their grandparents. They tend to differ on almost every aspect of how a trial should be conducted, as well as the verdicts.
For example, generations before this one tended not to be impressed by modern, polished presentations. However, millennials have come to expect it. They prefer high-tech presentations and slick visual aids.
Also, while the older generation of jurors liked to hear every last detail when it came to expert testimony, millennials have a much shorter attention span. They only want to hear the important things, and nothing more. The popular Internet term "TL;DR" has become something of a nickname for millennials' trial preferences among attorneys. "TL;DR" stands for "too long, didn't read" and accurately reflects this generation's short collective attention span.
Another noticeable shift in juror opinion is that most millennials do not hold big businesses in high regard. In fact, most tend to be outright against large corporations. This will no doubt spell trouble for big business in the future.
Perhaps the most important change is that this generation is so concerned with safety over profit. Millennials are concerned that larger businesses focus more on profits rather than employee or consumer safety. When polled, 84 percent of millennials agree that big business should be made to take every precaution, no matter how expensive or impractical it is to ensure the safety of both workers and consumers.
It's exciting to see these changes as they all look to signal a positive change for victims of big business profiteering. Jurors today look to be more inclined to sympathize with people who are harmed by negligence of large corporations. Design defects, failure to warn, defective drugs, improper marketing, and other dirty tricks big businesses use to drive profits at the expense of consumers should not be tolerated, and won't be tolerated by the new generation of jurors.
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Kindness Club is open to 3-5th grade students who are willing to give up their lunch/recess on most Fridays to create posters and work on community services projects. Projects include; Cans Around the Oval, holiday cards and letters for seniors in care facilities, Sockentine's Day (a sock drive for people in need), Earth Day, Random Acts of Kindness week. At our first meeting the students complete a "contract" to commit their recess time on Fridays and to be a leader in spreading kindness.
Our goal is to promote kindness in our school and community. Beattie students help with many projects such as "Cans Around the Oval" and "Sockentine's Day"
Thank you Beattie!!! Our school collected an impressive amount of canned food!
Congratulations Beattie, for showing our community how much we care!!


Abhilash on the Future of Text Link Building.
Many of you might not know Abhilash, but he's a great SEO and also happens to be a Link Ninja.
Link building has changed dramatically over the past couple of years, and the sophistication level of quality link building has definitely gone up. Where are we going now?
Article Distribution is going to remain useful.
Relative Placement on a webpage will be more important.
Relevancy is no longer king, but gets crowned emperor.
The age & amount of unique content on your site will affect the "leniency" that your site is given.
Blog Links may get discounted, but Editorial Blog Links will be MONEY.
All of Abhilash's points and reasons are spot on in my eyes. If you're a link builder, it's well worth the read.
Link Building Guide and the DP Co-op Network.
Eric Ward offers Link Building Newsletter.
Expert Link Building Can be Fun!
It is important to focus on basic link building norms if you have to really come up good in Google rankings.
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Today, Gulf airlines are major international players, and Arab air forces are leading customers for military aircraft. But the region's link with aviation is far from recent. History in the Arab Skies reveals the close relationship between the Middle East and flying from the earliest days of flight and analyses the decisive impact it had on the political complexion of the region. This book, colourful, and richly illustrated, tells how flying and the history of the modern Middle East are interwoven. It will have broad appeal – not least to the millions who fly to or transit the region each year.


Below is a list of our currently active Rebel Federation Agencies. Agencies, unlike Divisions, are groups made up of multiple people from all over the Federation that do another specific task for the community. The first Agency was formed when members who run our Media organized as a separate specific function, this first Agency is the Rebel News Media. Read more about R.F. Agencies below.


Generation RisingYoung people meeting with God in a way which makes sense to them. This is a place where you and your friends can belong. We meet on Sunday evenings from 7.00-8.30pm with a mix of music, creative arts, prayer, group discussion and teaching. This congregation is for 14-18 year olds with slight flexibility at each end of the age range.
Friday Night ProjectThis is a new youth club in Godmanchester starting on 9 September 2011. We meet from 7.30pm-9.30pm on Friday nights during term time. There are plenty of fun things to get involved with in different zones around the building: -Gaming: Playstation 3, Wii and X-box -Sit and Snack: tuck shop, drinks, bean bags, music -Happening: pool table, table tennis tables, table football, air hockey We will also be having special events and theme nights as well. So if you are in school year 7-13 why not come along and bring your friends? 50p to get in, make sure you bring some other money for your sweets!
FurnaceWe now have Furnace Home and Away! Once a month we will continue to meet at Godmanchester Primary School (Away) and on the other Sundays we will be at Godmanchester Baptist Church Centre (Home). Furnace is a chance to find out a bit more about Christianity and how to live as a Christian with other young people. Furnace Home will meet in the church centre during the Sunday morning celebration services for age specific teaching. At Furnace Away at the school on 18 September, 16 October, 20 November and 11 December we'll be looking at various Bible characters and their journeys. All Furnace events are for young people who are in school year 7-9.
MentoringWe have started a Girls Only group for 14-18s. It is what it says it is: a group for Girls! There are a number of different activities planned over the coming months including a weekend away. If you want to know more then contact us.
SafeguardingChildren and young people are vital part of our church family. They have much to give as well as to receive. As we nurture them in worship, learning and in community life, we listen to them and respect the wishes and feelings of children and young people. We take their safety very seriously, and provide training and support for those working with them. For the protection of children, young people and leaders, we have a child protection policy implemented in accordance with the latest advice from our child protection agency and current legislation. All leaders and helpers hold enhanced disclosure certificates from the Criminal Records Bureau. We also take up two references for each of them, interview them about their role, and provide them with training in Child Protection issues. Each group of children and young people is led by two adults, and we carefully ensure that activities are safely run. We keep an accurate register of who is present, as well as records such as names, addresses, dates of birth, and special medical information (for example, allergies suffered or regular medication required). The church is registered under the Data Protection Act.
Generation Rising is a youth congregation for young people to meet with God in a way which makes sense to them.
This is a place where you and your friends can meet with God, learn more about him and what the Bible teaches.
We meet on Sunday evenings at Godmanchester Baptist Church Centre from 7.00-8.30pm with a mix of music, creative arts, question time, prayer, group discussion and teaching.
This term we will be looking at a variety of different topics including the early church and Paul's journeys.
This congregation is for 11-18 year olds with slight flexibility at the older end of the age range.


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Q: How to tell which parameter is being supplied to a command with a redirectioin operator? This works:

$ echo "notify-send HELLO" | at now

This doesn't:

$ at now < echo "notify-send HELLO"

It says 'file or directory not found".
I understand there's a -f option to this command, which with which i can supply the file to be executed at a given moment.
So this got me thinking... in general, how do i know for which parameter the redirection operators supply the value?

A: You are using two different things here and should be using a third. Let's see:

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*| : This is the pipe operator, it serves to pass the output of one process as input to another:
foo | bar

This runs the program foo and passes its output as input to the program bar.

*>,<,>> and <<: These are the redirection operators, they serve to send data to/from files:

*

*foo > bar : runs the program foo and saves its output to the file bar, overwriting1 its contents and creating it if it does not exist.

*foo >> bar : runs the program foo and saves its output to the file bar, appending to its contents and creating it if it does not exist.

*foo < bar :  runs foo, telling it to read input from the file bar.

*The << is a special case, since there is no point in "appending" input to a command,  the << is primarily (exclusively AFAIK) used for Here Documents:
$ cat << EOF > file.txt
> Hello World!
> EOF

The construct << SomeStringHere > Out.file will redirect all text written until it encounters the ending string (EOF in the example above) to the target file. Here docs allow you to easily format multi-line strings and include variables and special characters.

*The <<< operator, the Here String, is like a Here Document but it expands variables. So, for example:
grep foo <<< "$bar"

The command above is equivalent to echo "$bar" | grep foo.

*What you are actually looking for is called process substitution and is another way to pass the output of a command to another. It consists of <(command).
foo <(bar)

So, for your at example, you could do
at now < <(echo "notify-send HELLO")

The above works because process substitution actually creates a file (read the link above for more details) and it is the file descriptor of that file that is passed with < to at now.

1 The default behavior is to overwrite, this can be modified by setting the noclobber option to bash. If set, echo foo > bar will fail if bar exists. In that case, it can be forced using echo foo |> bar instead. See section 3.6.2 here.

A: In this case, echo "notify-send HELLO" is a process not a file - so you need a process substitution rather than a file redirection
at now < <(echo "notify-send HELLO")

You could also have used a here string to avoid the echo command entirely
at now <<< "notify-send HELLO"


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Die Scottish Football League First Division wurde 1986/87 zum zwölften Mal als nur noch zweithöchste schottische Liga ausgetragen. Es war zudem die zwölfte Austragung als zweithöchste Fußball-Spielklasse der Herren in Schottland unter dem Namen First Division. In der Saison 1986/87 traten 12 Klubs in insgesamt 44 Spieltagen gegeneinander an. Jedes Team spielte jeweils viermal gegen jedes andere Team. Bei Punktgleichheit zählte die Tordifferenz.

Die Meisterschaft gewann das Team von Greenock Morton, das sich damit gleichzeitig die Teilnahme an der Premier Division-Saison 1987/88 sicherte. Neben Greenock stieg auch der Zweitplatzierte Dunfermline Athletic auf. Absteigen in die Second Division mussten Brechin City und der FC Montrose. Torschützenkönig mit 23 Treffern wurde Rowan Alexander vom Aufsteiger aus Greenock.

Statistiken

Abschlusstabelle

Platzierungskriterien: 1. Punkte – 2. Tordifferenz – 3. geschossene Tore – 4. Direkter Vergleich (Punkte, Tordifferenz, geschossene Tore)

Weblinks
 Scottish First Division 1986/87 bei statto.com
 The Scottish Football League Championship Tables bei spfl.co.uk

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National Lottery (Ireland)
South African National Lottery
National Lottery may refer to:
National Lottery (Ireland), the state lottery of Ireland
National Lottery (United Kingdom), the lottery franchise in the United Kingdom
South African National Lottery, established in 2000
A number of countries conduct games designated national lottery (in the singular), or national lotteries (in the plural), see Countries with a national lottery
National lottery may also refer to:
The National Lottery Awards, Annual awards issued to National Lottery Good Causes projects in the United Kingdom
The National Lottery Draws, programme shown on BBC One showing the drawing of the United Kingdom's National Lottery.
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The National Lottery (Irish: An Crannchur Náisiúnta) is the state lottery of Republic of Ireland. It was created when the Republic of Ireland government passed the National Lottery Act, 1986 to help raise funds for good causes. The eligible causes are sport and recreation, health and welfare, national heritage and the arts, the Irish language, and the natural environment.
National Lottery gaming operations began in March 1987 with scratchcards, and the flagship drawing game Lotto began in March 1988. The National Lottery now operates three families of drawing games (Lotto, EuroMillions, and Daily Million), funds televised bingo and game shows, sells a wide range of scratchcards, and runs a number of Millionaire Raffles each year. National Lottery games are available online as well as through a network of over 3,700 retail agents nationwide.
By the end of 2013, the National Lottery had achieved over €12 billion in cumulative sales, had paid out €6.7 billion in prizes, and had raised €4.4 billion for the good causes it supports. In 2011, 2.2 million Irish people (64 percent of the adult population) reported playing National Lottery games, with 1.5 million (42 percent) reporting that they played weekly.
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The National Lottery is operated by Ithuba, to whom the licence was granted in 2015. The lottery is regulated by the National Lottery Commission, and was established in 2000.
Lottery tickets may be bought only by people of at least 18 years of age.
In the 2007 fiscal year transaction values totalled R3.972 billion, with an average of five million transactions per week. Lotto is the most popular type of gambling in South Africa
After a marketing effort that aimed to reach 80 percent of South African homes directly more than 800,000 tickets were sold in the first day of availability Nearly R70 million worth of tickets were sold in the first three weeks of operation.
In October 2002 operator Uthingo suggested a daily lottery to supplement the weekly draw. The concept, called Keno, was rejected by the trade and industry ministry in March 2003. In November 2003 the Lotto Plus game was launched, acting as a supplementary weekly lottery available on the purchase of a primary lottery ticket, with an entry fee of R1.
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A young woman died in a horrific jet ski collision just moments after she got on the water, an inquest has heard.
Beki Hellens, 22, a competent jet skier, had been out on the water for less than a minute when she crashed into another rider at South Lake Ski School in Little Paxton.
The impact of the collision threw her off the orange Superjet stand-up jet ski and caused her to suffer "unsurvivable" internal injuries.
Nearly two years after Beki died on July 26, 2015, an inquest has ruled that her death was an accident.
She passed away at Bedford Hospital two hours after the collision, which split her aorta and caused massive blood loss to her chest cavity.
The ten-member jury returned a narrative verdict after hearing how the collision took place on the right-hand side of both jet skis.
The other rider, Nicholas Rudd, was said to have been outside the area marked by the buoys on the five-acre lake and was described as inexperienced and unaware of the rules he should have followed that day.
Mr Rudd, 43, described the incident as a minor bump and maintained he was travelling behind Beki and that she made a sudden sweeping movement to the left and into his path.
He denied he had ridden up and over Beki's ski and hit her torso rather than the machine.
He said the jet skis "came together on the left and Beki toppled off the back and fell into the water".
Expert medical evidence and a post mortem report, however, suggested Beki's injury could not have been caused by her simply falling off the back of the jet ski after a minor bump.
Dr Martin Goddard, who carried out the post mortem, explained the transection of the aorta was caused by "significant force" and that impact had to have come from the front, not the side.
He said the heart valve was "completely split" and the injury, which left four-and-half pints of blood in Beki's lungs, was "incompatible with life".
Earlier in the hearing, the jury was told Beki had only been out on the water for between 20-50 seconds when she and driving instructor, Mr Rudd, who was riding a jet ski for the first time that day, collided.
Crash investigator Roderick Pike estimated the combined speed of the jet skis at the time of impact was between 30 to 50 mph.
He told the inquest the damage was consistent with the Kawasaki XI, being ridden by Mr Rudd, travelling up and over the Yamaha Superjet machine, that Beki was riding.
Alastair Wilson, medical director of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, said in his evidence that the injury could not have been caused by Beki simply hitting the water and described it as a "high energy exchange injury".
The jury also heard evidence from Beki's partner, Paul Turner, who broke down when he described how he begged his fiancé not to die as he pulled her into the shore.
After Mr Rudd alerted him that something had gone wrong, he jumped on another jet ski and rode out to where Beki was laying in the water.
Mr Turner said: "I knew I had to keep her head above the water so I took Beki from him [Mr Rudd] and he kept saying 'what have I done, what have I done'.
"She was making a horrible sound, a rasping sound. She had a small mark on her head above her right eye, but her eyes were fixed.
"She had the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen but they were dull and fixed and I shouted at her 'don't you die on me'. I felt so helpless, so useless, I just didn't know what to do."
Mr Turner, an experienced jet skier, described how he laid Beki on his chest and held onto the jet ski and told Mr Rudd to pull them gently into the shore.
Beki, from Chatteris, never regained consciousness and despite advance life-saving care, she was declared dead at hospital.
After the hearing, Mr Turner said all he had ever wanted was the truth of what happened that day to come out.
He, and Beki's parents Belinda and Richard, said they were disappointed it had taken so long for the inquest to be heard.
Mr Turner previously paid a heartfelt tribute to Beki, who he called his "amazing girlfriend".


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keep up appearances to present a good image of one's situation despite contrary facts.
keep up with to go at the same speed or pace as.
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kelly green a bright yellowish green color.
keloid an excessive growth of new skin occurring in skin that has been injured or operated upon surgically; scar tissue.
kelpie1 in Scottish legend, a water spirit often shaped like a horse, reputed to drown people.
kelpie2 an Australian breed of sheepdog.
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kendo a Japanese sport of fencing with bamboo sticks.
keno a game of chance similar to lotto and bingo but using balls instead of counters.
Kentucky Derby the first of three annual U.S. horse races known as the Triple Crown.
Kenya an East African country on the Indian Ocean coast between Ethiopia and Tanzania.


In today's highly matrixed work environment, the number of people you communicate with daily has exploded. With so much of our work hinging on human collaboration and engagement, your ability to effectively communicate your thoughts and ideas is pivotal to influencing and getting things done through others.
Effective Communication from AIM provides the skills and tools to express your thoughts and opinions with confidence and conviction. In this short course, you will explore a range of proven communication techniques and strategies that can be used to develop and maintain successful relationships both inside and outside the workplace.
Communication is the essential building block of a successful organisation. If you would like to express your thoughts and opinions to others with more confidence and conviction, AIM's Effective Communication short course explores a range of proven communication techniques and strategies that can be used to develop and maintain successful relationships both inside and outside the workplace.


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The Futureheads is the debut studio album by British indie rock band The Futureheads. It was released on 12 July 2004 and spawned the singles "First Day", "Decent Days and Nights", "Meantime", and "Hounds of Love" (a Kate Bush cover). The album received critical praise and was re-released as a special edition in 2005 featuring a DVD and coming with a slightly re-designed cover in pink rather than the standard LP's grey.

"Decent Days and Nights" and "Hounds of Love" were made available for the Rock Band platform on 9 March 2010. "Decent Days and Nights" also appeared on the Burnout 3 soundtrack. "Meantime" was used in a second season episode of the hit TV series The O.C., and the film, Grandma's Boy.

The album was named the 33rd best record of 2004 by Pitchfork.

Track listing
All songs written by The Futureheads, unless otherwise stated.

"Le Garage" – 1:45
"Robot" – 2:00
"A to B" – 2:27
"Decent Days and Nights" – 2:31
"Meantime" – 2:50
"Alms" – 2:05
"Danger of the Water" – 2:57
"Carnival Kids" – 2:44
"The City Is Here for You to Use" – 2:35
"First Day" – 2:04
"He Knows" – 3:13
"Stupid and Shallow" – 1:34
"Trying Not to Think About Time" – 2:24
"Hounds of Love" (Kate Bush) – 3:02
"Man Ray" – 2:18

Special edition bonus tracks
"Decent Days and Nights" (Radio Mix) – 2:42
"Hounds of Love" (Radio Mix) – 3:05

Charts

References

2004 debut albums
679 Artists albums
Albums produced by Paul Epworth
Sire Records albums
The Futureheads albums
Albums produced by Andy Gill


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Posse and WeAreHunted Win Big At Tech23
Kim Heras
Kim Heras is a Sydney-based technology writer and entrepreneur. His passions include the Australian startup industry, innovation and the (show all) Kim Heras is a Sydney-based technology writer and entrepreneur. His passions include the Australian startup industry, innovation and the web as an enabler of change. You can follow Kim on twitter - @kimheras
The winners have been announced for Tech23, a startup conference held in Sydney late last month.
The winners of the big prizes are:
Posse – Winner of People's Vote for Best Tech23 Company.
We Are Hunted– Winner of People's Vote for the Best of Innovation Island Award (innovation island was a separate demo area for hand-picked startups)
Posse is a site that allows people to use their social network to to sell concert/event tickets to their peers in return for a commission. It's been a massive hit for smaller bands looking to build audiences for their concerts.
WeAreHunted is a site we've written about before that takes music discovery to the next level by using semantics and social monitoring to understand what we're listening to and what we want to listen to.
Tech23 was one of the first Australian events to bring together expertise and innovation as industry leaders met with the nation's best and brightest tech innovators. 23 tech startups presented on the day with a handful being recognised for their potential.
Tech23 event organiser Rachel Slattery said: "I am delighted with the success of Tech23. It proved an invaluable opportunity for the celebration of innovation and gave the industry a chance to recognize and support innovative companies working across Australia."
Some of the other winners on the day included:
Angusta Systems – Intelligent Device Convergence
DDX – A leading development firm
IPScape – Cloud-based contact centre provider
QMCODES – Mobile Marketing Company
Red Lizard Software – Provider of tools that perform code bug-testing at development time
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Back In Stock Emails: Creative Ways To Take Advantage Of Strong Purchase Intent
By Ben ThiefelsSeptember 26, 2018 No Comments
Wouldn't it be nice if shoppers just told you what they wanted, and then bought it? Back in stock emails are the untouched revenue lever you need to take a second look at.
E-commerce is a fiercely competitive environment for every brand online. If one of your products is out of stock, shoppers can find, and potentially purchase, a competitive product within seconds. All it takes is a google search, an Amazon search, or a recommendation from a friend — all of which are instantaneously available.
You may do limited runs of products, have flagship products that sell out certain times in the year, or just face the occasional inventory issues. But the fact remains that without a strategy to recover demand, you're leaving money on the table.
So how do you combat against lost revenue?
Back in stock emails — triggered and sent various different ways — are a simple, yet effective way to capitalize on purchase opportunities at scale. Back in stock alerts are key buying signals that have high purchase intent. Marketing Sherpa produced a case study on a brand that achieved a whopping 22.45% conversion rate on their back in stock email alerts.
Let's look at some of the creative ways to utilize back in stock emails.
How To Use Back In Stock Emails
Run a one-time campaign
The most common way to employ back in stock emails is via the good ol' fashion batch and blast campaign. A single campaign can highlight a suite of products or a single product. Based on your sending preferences and product line, you can use one or both of those strategies.
Back in stock campaigns are most relevant when paired with a discount, seasonal change, or product announcement. But that doesn't mean they have to be, either. Back in stock campaigns are known to be a revenue lever and is a great way to engage your subscribers with products they might be interested in.
Product page email capture
The first and most popular way to automatically trigger back in stock emails is to give shoppers a way to enter in their email address directly on the product page of those products that are out of stock. Depending on your email capture practices and web design, there a few different ways you can capture email addresses.
Some brands prefer to capture the email address directly on the product page with an embedded form, usually close by to the out of stock notice. Others enlist the help of a popup, usually in the form of a lightbox, full-screen takeover, or a pop-out from the side or bottom of the screen.
These popups can be triggered by:
A button on the page: The shopper clicks on the button that says "Get notified when back in stock" which triggers the popup, prompting them to enter their email address.
Exit intent: The shopper reads that the product is out of stock and then moves the mouse to click the back button or enter in a new URL, which triggers a popup asking them if they'd like to receive an alert for when this product is back in stock.
Time-based: The shopper views the product page for at least 15 seconds, which triggers a popup asking them if they'd like to receive an alert for when this product is back in stock.
Have you ever added something to your cart and then come back to complete the purchase a few days later only to find out that the products you wanted were sold out?
Let me tell you, it's frustrating.
And from the brand's perspective, it can be frustrating as well to see that shoppers are trying to purchase products in their cart that you can't fulfill yet. And even if shoppers aren't trying to complete the purchase yet, you want to be able to save them that frustration and offer a way to get notified when the products they want are back in stock.
With a tight integration with an e-commerce platform like Shopify Plus, Magento, Demandware, or even a custom-built solution, and the ability to send data back and forth in real time, you can trigger back in stock email alerts to all shoppers who have products in their carts that are no longer in stock. The trick to making this work at scale with automation is to have real-time bilateral data flow between your messaging platform and your e-commerce platform.
Instead of losing out on those products completely and discouraging shoppers from using your site, you can send timely emails to notify shoppers when it happens and reduce lost revenue opportunities.
Browse abandonment
Similarly to cart abandonment, browse abandonment emails take advantage of leading purchase indicators. Because of the nature of browse abandonment, emails will be sent to shoppers who are subscribed to emails or who have already purchased a product with your brand before. This makes for an ideal segment of shoppers to remarket to.
Taking advantage of browse behavior data, you can trigger back in stock emails to shoppers using sophisticated logic to send the right email at the right time.
For example, if a shopper views the same product multiple times in a single session but doesn't give their email address on-page or through a popup, you can later trigger an email for that product with an enticing offer like free shipping or limited-time coupon code.
As another example, a shopper might view a product that's out of stock and then come back the next week to see if the product is back in stock. This behavioral browse data is an indicator that the shopper has strong purchase intent and is a prime candidate for a triggered email alert when the product comes back in stock.
As long as you can get that level of behavioral data into your messaging platform and ready to use, you can easily set up creative browse abandonment emails to take advantage of shoppers with strong purchase intent.
Wishlist remarketing
Whether your brand calls it a "favorite," "heart," or just your classic "wishlist," wishlist remarketing is one of the most creative ways to trigger a back in stock email.
Think of your wishlist as a "Cart Lite." Although the purchase intent isn't as strong as adding a product to a cart, adding a product to a wishlist is still a considerable signal to use for remarketing messages. Wishlists are used to save products to purchase later, to buy for someone else, or to compare and contrast against other products.
Products might stay in someone's cart indefinitely, so you have to get creative with the ways that you remarket those products and get them into the cart for purchase. Some products in a shopper's wishlist may inevitably go out of stock without the shopper even noticing. For subscribers and customers, a back in stock email regarding the previously out of stock products could be the message they needed to push that product to the cart and convert.
One of our beloved clients, REVOLVE, has a fantastic example of a back in stock email. The purpose of the email is front and center, in large font, leaving no room for shoppers to question why they're receiving that email. A subtle, but key highlight is the "You may also like" section that offers product recommendations. Brands can utilize this section to make recommendations based on purchase behavior, browse behavior, wishlists, and many other crucial data points.
Tommie Copper has a great example of a back in stock email that hones in on a specific product. They even go the extra mile to re-educate shoppers on many of the product's features and benefits. Consistently re-educating, reminding, and remarketing products is the key to stay top of mind for shoppers and convert them into repeat customers.
Saks Fifth Avenue is a prime example of a back in stock email to shoppers who gave their email address to receive an alert when the product comes back in stock. Using language like "Your Wait List item(s) is in stock" ties it directly back to the shopper and makes it easily understood why the shopper is receiving this email.
From a marketer's perspective, it's always clear and obviously understood why an email is being sent. However, from a shopper's perspective, it's hard to keep track of all the websites you visit, products you view, and emails you receive in your inbox. Clearly communicating why someone is receiving an email is always a great way to ensure relevance.
This example from Roxx by Hot Point focuses on using a coupon code to entice shoppers interested in back in stock products. Notice the use of repetitive coupon codes in red, which makes it both eye-catching and easy to read.
Back in stock emails are going to vary in size, shape, and form depending on your brand and messaging strategy. But it's safe to say that they can be an incredibly effective way to engage your subscribers. If you're looking for a messaging platform that can capitalize on virtually any data point and tightly integrate with e-commerce platforms like Shopify Plus, Magento, Demandware, or even a custom-built solution, check out Cordial.
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Courtenay council approved a motion from Doug Hillian to discuss policing matters with RCMP Insp. Tim Walton, particularly policing approaches to the library. Hillian and Mayor Larry Jangula both noted concerns about certain activity in and around the Courtenay Library.
* Courtenay council referred to staff the second edition of the Nature Without Borders report by the Comox Valley Conservation Strategy.
The CVCS steering committee has made nine recommendations — conserving healthy water resources among them — as to how local government can implement the report.
"The number one challenge locally is dealing with private land owners," said Jack Minard, who presented on behalf of the committee.
He noted the difficulty of restoring a property that spans eight properties.
View the document at www.cvconservationstrategy.org.
•Roger Kishi of the Wachiay Friendship Centre and Kevin Albers, CEO of M'akola Development Services, introduced the organizations' partnership and discussed social housing with council.
Kishi notes an "extreme need for supportive housing," which is notably absent for single individuals in the Valley.
"The need for housing is a broad spectrum," he said.
M'akola houses upwards of 4,500 people in affordable units around B.C.
Jangula noted that 12 families have been housed in Courtenay because the city donated land to Habitat for Humanity.
A draft Request for Proposal for the Braidwood supportive housing project in East Courtenay is expected to appear before council at its next meeting Jan. 12.
•Council adopted a bylaw to establish a 15-year parcel tax payment option for properties in the Headquarters Road and Vanier Drive sanitary sewer extension service area.
The sewer works project was completed last year.
The connection fee was $8,000.
Property owners intending to sell can either pay the entire sum, or it could stay with the property.


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Safeguarding Sport from Corruption
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:59:26 +0100
Sport has the power to inspire and unite, yet corruption and crime threaten to undermine its positive contribution to society and our lives. The credibility of sport is at stake unless efforts are made to combat illegal betting, competition manipulation, abuse in sport, corruption in major sporting events, the involvement of organized crime in sport, and other illicit activities.
Corruption in sport is not new. Fraudulent activities in sports competitions and institutions have been documented since the ancient Olympic Games but in the past two decades criminal activities have increased substantially. The rapid growth of legal and illegal sports betting along with technological advances have transformed how sport is played and consumed, making it increasingly attractive to criminals.
The political declaration of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session against Corruption held earlier this year, highlighted the need for sports organizations, international and regional organizations, and law enforcement to cooperate to effectively combat corruption.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) helps through its Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Crime, a key pillar of its Global Programme against Corruption. The programme supports governments, sports organizations and relevant stakeholders to tackle corruption and crime in sport.
Sport has seen several high-profile corruption scandals which has generated an increased momentum to tackle the problem. This is shown by the G20's adoption in October this year of High-Level Principles on Tackling Corruption in Sport.
Fair competition versus manipulation and match-fixing
The manipulation of sports competitions, and the illegal betting that accompanies it, is a complex threat to the integrity of sport and a huge transnational business with up to 1.7 trillion US dollars a year estimated to be wagered on illicit betting markets.
The financial scale is such that illegal betting is a major driver of corruption in sport and a key channel for money-laundering. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the risk factors.
Youth sports, semi-professional competitions and women's sports are increasingly being targeted because there is little or no monitoring of betting, and the manipulation is difficult to detect.
The proliferation of online gambling and the growth of cryptocurrencies along with the transnational nature of many illegal betting operations present a challenge. Illegal operators can exploit an uneven national legislative landscape while the Internet and cryptocurrency provide greater anonymity.
Governments and sports bodies are acting to address and minimize these risks. Major sports betting operations, betting industry associations and monitoring companies are cooperating and sharing betting data and suspicious betting alerts with sports organizations.
Global report on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption
The UNODC Global Report on Corruption in Sport shows for the first time the scale, scope and complexity of corruption and criminal networks in national and international sport.
Launched to coincide with International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, the Global Report maps the corruption threats facing sport, analyzing the trends of corrupt practices in sport, looking at existing initiatives and good practices and how legal frameworks can be used to tackle the problem. Nearly 200 experts including from governments, sports organizations, the private sector and academia contributed to the report, which is the most in-depth of its type to date and sets out a series of possible responses.
The Global report highlights the urgent need to strengthen legal frameworks, develop policies, increase cooperation and enhance the understanding of the interlinkages between corruption and organized crime in sport and develop capacities of relevant government entities and sport organizations to tackle them.
What is UNODC doing about it
Through its Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Crime, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has delivered over 150 activities including awareness raising, capacity building and technical assistance) to over 7,500 direct beneficiaries from more than 130 countries, since 2017.
The programme is financially supported by the Governments of Norway and the Russian Federation, the International Olympic Committee and the European Commission.
Through its research and analysis, UNODC enhances understanding of the problem and what needs to be done about it. Recent publications have covered the sport's response to the pandemic and an overview of relevant laws and standards on tackling bribery in sport.
This year, UNODC extended its partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to further strengthen cooperation in fighting corruption. The agreement emphasises preventing youth crime, violence and drug use through sport. It also supports activities to enhance sport's contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and promoting sport for development and peace, including through the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Further to this, UNODC has joined forces with world football's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), to encourage players, clubs, coaches and officials to speak out against matching-fixing and raise awareness about FIFA's confidential reporting platforms.
UNODC has also supported the development of FIFA's Global Integrity Programme, which provides Member Associations with resources to tackle match manipulation. UNODC has delivered training to four of the six confederations covering Africa, Asia, North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.
What needs to be done
As sport has evolved in terms of professionalism, globalization and accessibility, so the types of corruption that affect it and the scale have grown. Legal, policy and institutional frameworks need to be strengthened to prevent and respond to this.
More effective national cooperation between law enforcement, criminal justice authorities and sports organizations and increased exchange of information will also be vitally important to better detect and report corruption in sport and prevent competitions being manipulated.
It is critical athletes and others can come forward and report approaches from match-fixers, through open, confidential and anonymous mechanisms. Potential whistle-blowers can be discouraged or fear of retaliation or the belief it will not make a difference.
Investigative journalists are increasingly engaged in exposing corruption in sport but often face intimidation, attempts to undermine their professional credibility and even threats to their lives. Action needs to be taken to encourage independent media and investigative journalism.
Corruption in sport is a matter of public interest as countries invest in sport and promote its health, education and social benefits. Governments, sports organizations and athletes need to commit to developing and implementing comprehensive anti-corruption policies in sport to ensure it remains a force for peace and development.
Placing the integrity of sport at the centre of recovering from the pandemic is key to ensuring sport – and society – emerges from this challenge as strongly as possible.
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# The day unfolds and so does the banner!
# …and the Hotel board too…Hotel was full that day! Needless to say who increased occupancy to 100%.
#Ajai Banerji nears the end of of his presentation on the Non government railways of 1964. Note that the starter signal is at Caution to signify the time limit.
#PVS Praveen has a question.
# Dr. Sanghi is relaxed and enjoying his snack. Next year, same time, he will be busy with CNB 2008.
#Road number king "Koochukchuk" Krishnan with Arnab Acharya.
#The Quiz Final was in Brindavan Express livery!
# Sridhar Joshi…the man behind MAS 2007 takes the teams into another round of questioning.
The finals of Build your train Quiz saw four teams pitched against each other. They were Apurva Bahadur and Dr. Jitendra Mulky, PVS Praeen and Mohan Bhuyan, Sivaramakrishnan and Biswarup Basu and Shashank Nanda and Sagar Tipnis.
The Quiz consisted of 6 rounds.
First four rounds: Each team giving the right answer straight or passed question, get 5 coaches each.
At the end of Second Round, teh team with lowest score was eliminated. Same again at the end of round 4.
Round 5 was a written round…Teams were to earn sops from Railway Budget for their train. Both remaining teams had to write down the answers of 5 questions asked. If both got the answers right, they got 5 points. If one answered correct and the other wrong, the correct answered earned 10 points for that question and the wrong answer gets no points.
Round 6 was the loco round…time to earn locos for the train built. The questions were also based on locos.
Two questions to each team. One on Diesel and other on Electric. Electric Question had a visual! No written round this time and questions could be passed.
The end of Round 4, we had Shashank Nanda and Sagar Tipnis as one team and Apurva Bahadur and Jitendra Mulky as the other team.
Apurva and Jitendra finally won the quiz.
ROUND 1: Start Collecting Coaches S1 to S3 and 2 SLR.
Identify the author (IRFCA) of this trip report.
# History! In 1863, what section was formally inaugurated within the GIPR by Sir Bartle Frere, the then Governor of Bombay?
# What, until recently, was common to Miraj, New Jalpaiguri and Yelahanka?
Round 2: Earn S4 – S8 Uneconomical trains shall be withdrawn .
#In 1886, W. Newman & Co published the first ________________ . Fill the blank.
#Identify this railway bridge and the river.
#IR has classified permanent way based on Maximum Permissible Speed allowed like A, B, C and so on. What classification was given to MG tracks with permitted speed above 75 kmph?
# In 1956, an accident at the bridge on river Marudayar led to the resignation of the then Railway Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri. In 1987, the same bridge was blasted by TNLA activists, derailing the Rockfort Express that killed 25. Name the station nearest to this bridge.
# Why is this small kid driving the suburban train?
# What kind of rolling stock is equipped with the Scharfberg couplers?
# Which station was the border checkpoint for Pondicherry when it was under French rule?
What specific action does it signify?
# Fill the blank: The _________ is a point to the rear of a converging junction, such that a train must be to the rear of that point in order to ensure that any train moving on the other converging line can proceed without being obstructed.
# Which is the only divisional headquarters with "Road" in its name?
Identify the edifice being described in this old news article from The Hindu.
# What, in 1925 replaced the B.E.S.A ( British Engineering Standards Association) with respect to standard for designs and classification of locomotives?
MDU, TPJ, TPTY, GTL, NED, OM, NMH, FL, DLI?
# What would be the class of locos for Road Numbers beginning 11001?
# What would be the current class of loco for Road Numbers beginning 15501?
#Identify this loco class from the shot of the cab seen here.
#What is common to all these electric locomotives?
4. They all had all the three gauges prevalant in IR: Broad , Netre and Narrow.
2. CNN IBN's SMS code and TN Express number are 2622 and Aaj Tak and Dibrugharh Rajdhani's numbers are 2424.
3. Animesh Gorai from Bihar was allowed in the motorman's compartment as a part of the Make A Wish Foundation's programme which helps terminally ill children.
4. They were all named after national leaders: Babasaheb, Jagjivan Ram, Jawahar, Vallabh and Bidhan in the order L-R of the photographs.
Poor connectivity forced us to hold blogging the remaining porgram.
# Closure of MAS 2007 and exchange of bonhomies.
Mr. Poddar made an excellent presentation, which could be easily be the highlight of the Convention. He took us through the restoration process of the PSMR (the Ewing mono rail system) and how difficult it was to find information about it even in Patiala.
100 years ago the station of Patiala was located in a jungle! Today it is a part of the patiala town with the PWD store. A few rusted remnants of the Patiala State Mono Rail were found buried in sand at the PWD store. In those days it conected the towns of Bassi and Sirhind and later Sirhind to Alampura and Patiala to Bhawanigarh.
The trains were pulled by mules maintained by the army of Patiala . Later, in 1909 Orstein and Koppel provided the four uniques steam locos that were based on the Ewing mono rail system.
The PSMR was withdrawn due to poor partonage and dwindling finances. Itfaced stiff competition from other modes of transport, especially bullock carts whose drivers were vehemently opposed to this system. It closed in 1927.
For the 2008 Convention, Mumbai makes a bid too…but I guess it is between NDLS and CNB.
1. What is common to these routes (list is not exhaustive)?
2. The _______ Railway company was established in 1845, (later succeded by a new company which started work in 1853)?
4. What was the origin and destinatio nof the very first Shatabdi express introduced in 1988?
5. Name the station situated between Munabao in India and Khokrophar in Pakistan.
6. Identify the locomotive from this picture?
7. This indian state was formed only in 2000, but had a train named after it more than 20 years ago… which state?
8. The practise of using the locality name for a railsway station exists in variouslocal communicities. If Nampally is for Hyderabad, which station is in a area called Kalupur?
9. What was the earlier name of the Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar railway station?
10. Identify the train service from this modified picture?
11. Which ministry does the Commisioner of Railway Safety report to?
12. There are manu stations suffixed "Cantonment".. But which is the only one fto be suffixed "Barracks"? NMot "Barrackpore"!
14. Brevity! What is this?
15. What would a train cbe carrying if it has all wagons classified as VVN?
16. SLR coaches are being slowly phased out of productions in favour of SLR-D coaches. What does D stand for?
17. Delhi Main station holds the record for the largest RRI system, commissioned in a record 44 hours. Which company completed the changeover to the new system?
18. Which zone of the IR manages the Kolkata Metro Railway network?
19. What major decision was implemented by the then Railways Minister Nitish Kumar, effective from World Environment Day on June 4, 1999, though the statement of this intend was made in the Budget earlier that year?
20. Identify the shed from this logo/…….
21. Which is the only station in IR to have the word "Station" in its name?
22. Until recently, this train had the max. no of loco changes… It's changes were – Diesel > Electric > Diesel > Electric > Diesel.. What is this train?
23. What does the following signal indicate?
25. One IRFCA Member was instrumental in getting TKD Shed to name a particular class of locomotive. Whoz the person and what was the class of that locomotive?
1. They are the routes in the respective zonal timetables tabled as No. 1.
18. None. Kolkata Metro Corporation manages it.
Shanx is pitching for Delhi, 19 and 20 of january.
NRM, Metro, all round super connectivity to anywhere in India, day trips galore, Asaoti and Dadri, Agra Shatabdi, all kinds of locos, etc.
IIT kanpur campus itself is by the railway line…no need to travel far.
Kanpur people want to do it in a family sway…sposes and kids included.
Convention hall has 200 seats.
Feb 2, 2008 is proposed date.
We decided to have a detour here….
We have the pitches for the Next Year Convention…bids for hosting.


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By Michael Dequina	| February 15, 2002
Dame Judi Dench will receive an Oscar nomination for her work in "Iris." With the might of Miramax — the studio that successfully pimped her for three nods and one win — yet again behind her, it's irrelevant as to whether or not she or the film is any good. The fact that she plays a role that is practically rubber-stamped "Oscar Bait" — real-life literary genius tragically stricken with a terminal ailment — is mere icing on the cake.
To give credit where it's due, Dench does turn in a characteristically good (though not so good as to make her inevitable Oscar nod deserved) performance as Iris Murdoch, a renowned British novelist and philosopher, who fatally succumbed to Alzheimer's Disease in 1999. More than simply nailing someone's mental meltdown, she nails the mental meltdown of someone once blessed with a brilliant mind. As Iris struggles with the words that once used to come so easily to her, Dench is convincing and poignant, and she is matched well by Jim Broadbent, who plays Iris' ever-faithful husband, lecturer John Bayley.
But their nice turns cannot make "Iris" feel like much more than a glacially-paced disease-of-the-week movie blown up to big screen size. The illness, and not the person suffering from it, cannot help but feel like the main focus given the shallow and fragmented approach director Richard Eyre and writing collaborator Charles Wood take to Murdoch's life. Her life's work — touched simply through passing references to how great it is — takes a back seat to the Iris/John relationship, which is also depicted through numerous flashbacks (Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville play the young Iris and John, respectively). Not necessarily a bad idea, but instead of enriching our understanding of either of these people, the flashbacks bring up new questions: most prominently, what exactly was it that drew the sexy, spirited young Iris to the nerdy and hopelessly awkward John? Also not helping is the disconnect between the two incarnations of Iris; while Broadbent and Bonneville are amazingly seamless in appearance and temperament as John, Winslet's spunky, carefree Iris doesn't seem to be the same character as Dench's aside from their shared name and awful haircut. Granted, Dench's Iris is ill, but Eyre doesn't show the audience enough of her feistiness in old age before the illness takes hold; not long at all after the character is introduced, old Iris' decline starts — and so do Dench's Oscar clips. Ultimately, the film is less "Iris" than "Judi," and given the intent behind the film's strategic release position, that's what seems to matter most to the 'Max, anyway.
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