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Twitter soon to compete with Web 3.0? AAVE unveils Lens Protocol
in News, Polygon
Aave is one of the emblematic protocols of Ethereum. After having revolutionized the decentralized finance industry many times, the protocol now wants to revolutionize social networks. Thus, Aave has announced the launch of Lens, its decentralized social network.
AAVE unveils Frenz Lens
The Aave protocol had indicated its will to create a social network in February. Entitled Lens Protocol, this new decentralized and open-source social network was to be born on the Polygon blockchain.
Four months after unveiling its plans, Aave has just announced the deployment of Lens on the Polygon mainnet.
In practice, Lens is a suite of decentralized applications allowing the creation of social networks. One of the main objectives is to allow users to regain control over their personal data. This is a frequent theme in social networks such as Facebook or Twitter, where the management of personal data is still extremely opaque.
The first application presented by Aave is called Frenz Lens and allows the creation of profiles usable through the Lens ecosystem of applications.
At its launch, the Lens Protocol already has about 50 applications, including Lenster, Lens Booster, SpamDAO, GoldenCircle, PeerStream, Swapify and Social Link.
In parallel to the launch of Lens Protocol, Aave's teams have also announced the creation of a $250,000 fund. Its objective will be to help finance the development of applications on Lens.
Faced with the costs, Lens chooses Polygon
Initially, Aave was a protocol deployed on the Ethereum network. However, faced with rising fees, it has migrated to other less expensive blockchains.
This is why the Lens protocol was not deployed on Ethereum, but on the Polygon scalability solution.
Indeed, a social network application requires many interactions by users. Therefore, it was unthinkable to deploy it on the Ethereum network, because the blockchain is too expensive to use.
Thus, Polygon seems to be an ideal choice, combining Aave's experience on this network with transaction fees much lower than those encountered on Ethereum. Moreover, Stani Kulechov, the co-founder of Aave does not exclude the possibility of migrating one day the protocol to second layer solutions (layer 2).
"Eventually, many networks such as Polygon (and Ethereum) will evolve on second layer networks, inheriting the security of the underlying network. This would be the way forward for the Lens protocol in the long run."
In mid-March, the Aave protocol announced the deployment of its v3 on 7 different blockchains. This one brings improvements in security as well as cross-chain interoperability.
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Christian converts denied asylum in Sweden, ADF fights against deportation
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Wednesday on the case of an Iranian who converted from Islam to Christianity and who was denied asylum by Sweden. The Grand Chamber of the court found inF.G. v. Sweden that Swedish authorities will violate the European Convention on Human Rights if they fail to assess the risk that the applicant might encounter as a result of his conversion to Christianity upon returning to Iran.
The court deferred the case back to Swedish authorities to reassess the consequences the man would be facing due to his conversion if returned to his home country. The Grand Chamber's judgment overrules the initial decision of the court, which found against the applicant.
"Sadly, the anti-conversion laws in Iran pose a direct threat to those who have converted to Christianity, and we must ensure that a convert's right to life is being upheld by all means," said Paul Coleman, senior counsel and deputy director for ADF International. "We welcome the court's decision, which took ADF International's arguments into account and found a breach of the applicant's right to life and right of protection against torture if the applicant were to be returned to Iran without an appropriate assessment of the risk and consequences he would be facing as a Christian."
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"In light of the material presented before the Court and of the material previously submitted by the applicant before the national authorities, the Court concludes that the applicant has sufficiently shown that his claim for asylum on the basis of his conversion merits an assessment by the national authorities," the Grand Chamber wrote in its judgment. "It is for the domestic authorities to take this material into account, as well as any further development regarding the general situation in Iran and the particular circumstances of the applicant's situation. It follows that there would be a violation of Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention if the applicant were to be returned to Iran without an ex nunc[forward-going] assessment by the Swedish authorities of the consequences of his conversion."
Despite conversion being punishable by death in Iran, a chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled in January 2014 that the applicant's rights had not been violated because a risk did not yet exist that Iranian authorities knew of his conversion. On appeal, ADF International supported the applicant's case as a third-party intervener, providing legal analysis and background information on the situation for Christians in Iran.
"The first ruling of the court ignored the fatal consequences a conversion to Christianity in Iran might have," explained Robert Clarke, director of European advocacy for ADF International. "It also disregarded former decisions of the court concerning Iranian converts, where judgments were issued in favor of the converts."
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'Our Rural Future' is a game changer for rural Ireland
Some viewers will recall Boyle's efforts back in 2003 to become part of the then prized Government decentralization plan. At the time, Boyle offered a free site to the Government for the decentralisation of a state department. The offer was ignored and to much disappointment – Boyle got nothing. Roll on 18 years to last Monday and another form of decentralisation was announced by Government with the launch of 'Our Rural Future' – a policy that will promote rural development over the next five years, supported by more than 130 measures that will address the challenges aimed at capturing the opportunities for people living in rural Ireland. This time, unlike 2003, Boyle is better prepared for what this strategy can bring, with the town's positive attitude towards redevelopment being one catalysts that will hopefully see us benefit. Co Working and Home Working feature strongly in the plan and with an established Co Working Hub in Boyle (the Spool Factory), access to high speed broadband and a good rail and road network, these additional catalysts will see Boyle being one of the many winners of this strategy over the next few years.
The 'caring community' we have in Boyle
Last Thursday's online 'Supporting Boyle Business' event, organised by Boyle Family Resource Centre was of great benefit to those who logged on. Lasting exactly one hour, a number of 'self help' topics were detailed with emphasis on how to take care of one's mental health during the current lockdown. At the conclusion of the free event, FRC manager Louise Moran outlined how the centre is there to assist the community during these testing times. The event showed once again, the caring community we have here in Boyle and how we all try and help each other out when it is needed.
The importance of having a Bank ATM
If you think we have it bad in Boyle, cast your thoughts to our neighbouring towns of Elphin and Strokestown as they wait the closure of their local Bank of Ireland branches later this year. The details of the closures have been well documented and publicised over the last few weeks with community anger now turning to frustration as concern grows that the ATM facility at the town's Banks may also be withdrawn. Here in Boyle we know all about the hassle it takes to get an ATM in your town and the efforts a group of people went to back in the nineties to get such a facility in Boyle. Thankfully now a number of commercial premises in the town also have ATM's but the machine at the Bank is the only place you can make a lodgment outside of banking hours – hence the importance of ensuring it remains in place.
Space restriction for outdoor dining
Unfortunately not all of Boyle may get the significant funding that will be available under the €17m 'Outdoor Dining Fund' that was announced earlier in the week. Some of the funds will go towards providing outdoor seating for tourism and hospitality businesses, but here in Boyle, many such businesses do not have the space outside their premises in which to legally put outdoor seating. The initial Boyle Town Centre Enhancement project had aimed to address this issue, with the planned widening of the footpaths on the Crescent area, which would have facilited such seating, but unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your view), the Crescent area was left out of the scheme and for the time being, all will remain as before in that location.
But there are other aspects to the scheme that the hospitality businesses in Boyle should look over to see if there is any other assistance available to them. Read more here
Two Boyle properties awarded funding
Two heritage projects in the general Boyle area received funding on Thursday. €10,000 was allocated to the Farm Building near Kingston Hall in Rockingham for external wall repair; roof repair, structures and coverings, while Carrigard House in Keelogues outside Boyle will receive €7,000 for draught proofing of windows, doors and other openings. The money, which is aimed at safeguarding and maintaining the properties, comes from the Built Heritage Investment Scheme.
Boyle L.E.A. incidence rate drops
Every Thursday evening, the latest Covid figures for Ireland are released and reported on the following morning by many news outlets, including Boyletoday.com. Here, we pay particular attention to the Boyle L.E.A. which unfortunately has been showing an increase of late. Thankfully last night's figures show that our 14 day incidence rate has now dropped below the national average (142 per 100k population versus 162.1 nationally). In addition we 'only' had 31 cases in the L.E.A. in the 14 days from 16th to 29th March. With social distancing, hand washing, mask wearing and a ramp up in vaccinations we will get over this crisis and better days lie just around the corner. Let's stick with the plan.
Purple Run raises €3,270 for Downs Syndrome Ireland
A big 'well done' to the Abbey College school community in Boyle who supported the recent Purple Run fundraiser and in the process raised €3270 for Down Syndrome Ireland. The Abbey Purple Run took place from the 1st to the 21st of March.
And finally…..!
A man walking along a road in the countryside comes across a shepherd and a huge flock of sheep.
He tells the shepherd, "I will bet you €100 against one of your sheep that I can tell you the exact number in this flock."
The shepherd thinks it over; it's a big flock so he takes the bet.
"973," says the man.
The shepherd is astonished, because that is exactly right.
Says "OK, I'm a man of my word, take an animal." Man picks one up and begins to walk away.
"Wait," cries the shepherd, "Let me have a chance to get even.
Double or nothing that I can guess your exact occupation."
Man says sure.
"You are an economist for a government think tank," says the shepherd.
"Amazing!" responds the man, "You are exactly right! But tell me, how did you deduce that?"
"Well," says the shepherd, "put down my dog and I will tell you.
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There was a whole lot of hype around Challenge Bahrain and the event lived up to expectations. The race organisers put a lot of effort into gathering quality fields on both the men's and women's field and there was some fast and close racing. We were treated very well and it sounds like the age group experience matched that of the pros.
– For the first time this year I made the front pack of swimmers (Jodie Swallow gapped us all).
– I rode strong: strong enough to be a little strategic even if that strategy didn't pay off. My exact race plan unravelled a little in the back half as I missed water at 2 aid stations so it meant I was parched for about 20km.
– A strong run especially in the second half.
My prep for Challenge Bahrain meant that I had more than the usual degree of unknown. Sure it was post Kona and like many other athletes I wasn't sure how much speed I had gotten into my legs in the interim. I have never really focused on the 70.3 distance and certainly never raced a field of this depth.
However, the biggest shake up was in my coaching set up. After Kona Dave and I sat down and between us decided it was time for me to move on. For my part this move filled me with conflicting feelings. In my gut I felt it was the right move but I also had moments of panic. I have had great success under Dave's guidance. I am a stronger athlete than I was 2 years ago and notched up the best results of my career during this time. Dave is "The Man": his knowledge and experience speak for themselves. I enjoyed working with him and learnt A LOT. So, at the beginning of November I had no idea what I was going to do coaching wise. The unknown can be a little scary but, in between fits of anxiety, I actually had great fun preparing for Bahrain. Based in Perth I wrote myself a program (with tips and advice from friends). Mandurah 70.3 gave me a lot of info on what I need to focus on in the build to Bahrain!! I had some great sessions, had fun without the pressure that comes with preparing for Kona. The fact that I did perform well is down to a large degree the training I did all year under Dave's watchful eye but I also took confidence from the fact I prepped myself pretty well in those 5 weeks leading up to Challenge Bahrain. I *think* I have a pretty good understanding of myself and can identify what kind of work I need to do. Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of this so it was a good reminder to listen to myself.
I am very grateful to have been able to work with Dave over the last two years. He is an amazing coach and person and I will take what I have learnt from him into the rest of my triathlon career for sure. I am also really excited about the changes coming up. Change always brings challenges. I like to be challenged 🙂 So watch this space…for now that's a wrap on my 2014 season – time to get back to some off seasoning!
One of my focuses in the lead up to Challenge Bahrain was to get mobile. Mandurah highlighted to me that I wasn't moving right. Afterwards my back locked up and I was getting quite a lot of discomfort in my left glute/hamstring. I had a depressing appointment with an osteopath who advised that I'd probably torn a glute muscle, had tendonopathy in my hamstring and well, various other maladies. I came out wondering how I could still walk. One Skype call with body magician, Lawrence Van Lingen and I was feeling reassured that I wasn't falling apart. I followed his mobility routine in the lead up to Bahrain. My tip for you: give Lawrence a follow on Twitter (@lorenzomojo) and get familiar with your mountains climbers, tactical frogs and Sphinx poses! Thanks Lawrence.
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Zooming in on shares of Cambria Africa Plc (CMB.L) we have seen that the stock price has gained 11.11% over the last 4-weeks. If we look back over the last half-year, we can see that the stock has moved -13.04%. For the last full-year, shares have seen a change of -13.04%. Following recent action, shares have changed 5.26% over the last 5 trading periods.
Technical traders may be looking at recent indicator levels on shares of Cambria Africa Plc (CMB.L). After a recent check, the 50-day Moving Average is 0.96, the 200-day Moving Average is 1.05, and the 7-day is noted at 1.02. Moving averages have the ability to be used as a powerful indicator for technical stock analysis. Following multiple time frames using moving averages can help investors figure out where the stock has been and help determine where it may be possibly going. The simple moving average is a mathematical calculation that takes the average price (mean) for a given amount of time.
We can also take a look at the Average Directional Index or ADX of Cambria Africa Plc (CMB.L). The ADX is used to measure trend strength. ADX calculations are made based on the moving average price range expansion over a specified amount of time. ADX is charted as a line with values ranging from 0 to 100. The indicator is non-directional meaning that it gauges trend strength whether the stock price is trending higher or lower. The 14-day ADX presently sits at 49.07. In general, and ADX value from 0-25 would represent an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would indicate a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would signify an extremely strong trend.
Looking further at additional technical indicators we can see that the 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) for Cambria Africa Plc (CMB.L) is sitting at 55.81. CCI is an indicator used in technical analysis that was designed by Donald Lambert. Although it was originally intended for commodity traders to help identify the start and finish of market trends, it is frequently used to analyze stocks as well. A CCI reading closer to +100 may indicate more buying (possibly overbought) and a reading closer to -100 may indicate more selling (possibly oversold).
The Williams Percent Range or Williams %R is another technical indicator worth checking out. Cambria Africa Plc (CMB.L) currently has a 14 day Williams %R of -54.55. The Williams %R fluctuates between 0 and -100 measuring whether a security is overbought or oversold. The Williams %R is similar to the Stochastic Oscillator except it is plotted upside-down. Levels above -20 may indicate the stock may be considered is overbought. If the indicator travels under -80, this may signal that the stock is oversold. Chart analysts may also use the indicator to project possible price reversals and to define trends.
Tracking other technical indicators, the 14-day RSI is presently standing at 53.87, the 7-day sits at 52.74, and the 3-day is resting at 34.15 for Cambria Africa Plc (CMB.L). The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a highly popular technical indicator. The RSI is computed base on the speed and direction of a stock's price movement. The RSI is considered to be an internal strength indicator, not to be confused with relative strength which is compared to other stocks and indices. The RSI value will always move between 0 and 100. One of the most popular time frames using RSI is the 14-day.


Irish Art - "Irish Rainbow in Paradise" Poster by Irish Artist/Author/Photographer James A. Truett.
This composite image features a spectacular Irish rainbow with gorgeous Great Willowherb blossoms reaching for the sky, viewed through a window in the ruins of Paradise House, a once stately home built in the 1600s in County Clare and destroyed by fire in 1970. Nature is taking over.


Ronan Curtis netted his 10th goal of the season last night, but Portsmouth lost out to Luton Town in a top-of-the-table clash.
The St Johnston man struck in the second half at Kenilworth Road, but Kenny Jackett's men were beaten 3-2 as Luton moved five clear at the top of League one.
James Collins' goal had Luton ahead at half-time, but Curtis drew Pompey level seven minutes into the second half.
Matt Clarke and Jamal Lowe created the opening and the ex-Derry City attacker drove home.
Collins netted from the spot to restore the Luton advantage.
While Omar Bogle, on his debut, equalised again for Portsmouth, George Moncur's late free kick gave Luton victory.
Portsmouth have a game in hand on Luton.


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Homer Simpson Buys A Gun
Great excerpt from Season 9 Episode 5
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIpLd0WQKCY[/youtube]
Posted by: ENDO-Mike September 5, 2009
Categories: Guns • Humor
Tags: 2nd amendment , Guns , handgun , Humor
Iggy Hazard February 2, 2010 at 06:55 pm
Matt Groening is, by his own admission, "a bed-wetting liberal." No gun shop customer would act like that. If they did, they'd be asked to leave. Also notice the Confederate flag and the MP-40 (associated with Nazi Germany) on the wall. What's Groening implying here? Of course, the Confederate flag shouldn't be seen as a symbol of racism, but that's what most people think when they see it thanks to disgraceful troglodytes abusing its meaning. And if that's an MP-40, then it's most likely a semi-auto sporter version, not an original. Therefore, it wouldn't be a Nazi-era MP-40. But like the AK-47, the MP-40 has certain politics attached to it in the public imagination. 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' takes place in 1936, two years before the MP-38 hit the scene, yet Nazis in that film are depicted brandishing either MP-38s or MP-40s.
The "loudener" is a funny concept, though. The absurdness of it makes it funny seeing as how such a thing would be worse than purposeless. Also, a "speedcocker" would serve no purpose on a double-action revolver. Assuming that revolver is of the usual range of calibers (.357 or .44 as opposed to .460 or anything of the .50 persuasion), no attachment would make it able to shoot down police helicopters. I know it's meant to be satire, but satire has to be done right to be funny. Otherwise, it only insults our intelligence. At least Groening didn't make the gun store clerk look like a hilljack skinhead.
Admin (Mike) February 3, 2010 at 11:29 am
I agree, Groening is definitely pulling all the stops when it comes to portraying stereotypes in that clip.
Dragon76 January 2, 2012 at 09:16 pm
I totaly agree with you, but to me the gun looks more like An M3 Grease Gun.
Millard March 12, 2010 at 04:02 pm
I loved this episode, and I've used guns my whole life — hunting, shooting. They said after they didn't think anyone wanted a cartoon telling them not to own a gun, but that we could all agree Homer Simpson should not own a gun. Notice Marge keeps it in the end, and the diverse group of NRA members (who take away Homer's membership card) are the ones who rescue him from a criminal. Also, how can you not love Moe's line, "I guess the best place he robs better have a ramp."
When you look at all the other TV shows that deal with guns, this looks even better. All the other ones are the same plot over and over and over: Dumb father over reacts to a story of crime, dumb father gets a gun, dumb father wakes up in the middle of the night and almost shoots one of the kids. Only, he doesn't actually take the gun. He takes a tennis racket (Family Ties) or a golf club (Too Close for Comfort). Now, the fact that he does not brain the child with that "weapon," made me wonder why he would have pulled the trigger on the gun.
Also, I bet Ted Knight would have felt a lot different if he'd confronted a pair of rapists with a tennis racket in his hand. He had a pair of daughters in the apartment upstairs. It's fine if he didn't care enough to protect them, but don't tell the rest of us we have to disarm ourselves.
Admin (Mike) March 13, 2010 at 12:56 am
Great comment Millard. I agree it was an awesome episode.
People are very opinionated when it comes to guns. I find its just like politics, some people want you to think how they think, and it gets really annoying after a while.
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Highlight today on an impossible to miss if you live or travel in China, Chengdu city and its over-the-world known pandas. I am bit late to publish this article as we traveled there last summer and I already share two initial posts on our trip: Leshan Buddha and Emei Shan.
When you speak about animals in China, you are directly referring to these big white and black teddy bears, the pandas, which seem to have a nice way of life. They are all day eating bamboos, playing with their friends or sleeping.
During our stay in Chengdu, we went to the Panda Breeding and Reseach Center (ticket – 58 yuans) to confirm this idea. This center is the most famous in the world to meet pandas. It opened in 1987 to study and especially to protect this endangered species.
Giant Pandas in their natural area are less than 1000 in the world. They are only found in 3 provinces across China, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu.
Panda Center's experts tried to reproduce the natural conditions inside the center (dense vegetations, large run with few animals…) to permit the pandas to evolve in an idyllic area and protect them fromthreats from outside world. They also built a specific medical center, a nursery and cultivate large fields of bamboo (a giant panda can eat approximately 20 kg of bamboo per day).
This center is a real tourist success with large amount of visitors every year but a bigger hit on protecting the threatened species. Indeed, several cubs have been born in the center thanks to veterinaries and local experts.
The Giant Panda (Big white and black bear) is not the only species in the Chengdu Center. It is possible to see one of its cousins, the Red Panda. This animal is slightly bigger than a big cat and is mainly active during nights. It feeds also on bamboo. More information is available on Wikipedia.


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"This document shows that the Government is willing to put people's jobs to the slaughter because they work in the 'wrong' type of industry.
"People in the steel, telecoms and business services that the Government has decided are low priority are being abandoned by a Conservative Party who refuse to say publicly what they recognise privately- that Brexit will mean real pain for people in industries not prioritised in negotiations.
"This will be a kick in the gut for the steel workers of Part Talbot, whose livelihoods have been consigned as 'low priority'. The Tories should be ashamed.
"The tens of thousands of people who work in these industries- many of whom voted for Brexit, must be given the chance to say 'no' in a referendum to any deal that risks their livelihoods."


Thank you Malala Yousafzai for coming to Nigeria to amplify the voice of the abducted girls and to support the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Having you on the soil of Nigeria is the greatest comfort for us at this time when we get condemnation rather than commendation. Silence is no longer an option.
We only pray and hope that you adding your voice would propel the right kind of action so we have RESULT within the shortest possible time. Nigerians are grateful!"
It is reported that Malala will be speaking to President Jonathan today, Monday on the Chibok girls rescue and other girl-child and education matters I guess. Let's hope this becomes the last major straw that will #BringBackOurGirls.
I love the fact that I was born to see these times as a Nigerian, good shall triumph over evil and so I pray.


This stylish, three-storey Mediterranean style villa is situated in a privileged location at the entrance to Cala Llamp and is just a few minutes walk to the picturesque seafront. The property not only offers top quality construction but the best of fixtures and fittings, plus an interior design with spacious, light-flooded rooms and a fantastic view of the harbour and out to sea. The ground floor comprises a living room, an open plan modern kitchen/diner as well as an en suite bedroom with dressing room. In addition, there is a guest toilet and a utility room as well as a storeroom that could also be converted into an extra bedroom. A one-bedroom guest apartment with its own entrance is also located on this same level. The upper floor features the master en suite bedroom plus a further two bedrooms both en suite. The west facing, slightly inclined plot boasts inviting open and covered terraces a heated swimming pool and a landscaped garden with Mediterranean vegetation. A sauna, a garage for two cars and a spacious cellar add the finishing touch.


Hey, anybody ever tried mounting a larger router, say like a PC 690, on a Piranha ?
Well, I have and it seems to be working out just fine, so far. But, is there anything I should be aware of, or any dangers that might come of this ?


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