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BT is back, launches BT Mobile with some cheap SIM deals

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BT has signalled its return to the mobile consumer market by dipping the tip of one of its toes into the water with a simple bundled SIM offer - a move more calculated to meet its self-imposed target to launch into mobile before the end of this financial year. It’s just made it.

As expected BT Mobile is, initially, to be run as a MVNO on EE (the network BT is proposing to buy) and it’s very much a discount SIM offer stemming from the agreement it signed with EE last year. As BT itself phrases it in the press release - the SIMs are a “reward for its BT broadband customers.”

It has unveiled three ‘bring your own phone’ SIM plans: the entry level offers 500 MB of 4G data, unlimited texts and 200 minutes for £5 a month if you have BT Broadband, £10 a month you don’t.  There’s a 2GB offer with unlimited texts and 500 minutes for £12 for BT customers (£17 for those without) and a top end 20GB with unlimited texts and voice minutes for just £20 (£25 for non BTers).

That shapes up as a reasonable offer in the UK market.

The ‘bring your own phone’ and buy a SIM approach makes all sorts of sense for multiplay. Mobile phones are highly personal fashion purchases while bundles of TV, broadband and voice are boring old ‘Dad’ purchases. While the twain can meet it’s all a bit awkward and so splitting the SIM from the phone purchase makes sense.  BT will sell you a phone as well, if you must, from the BT Shop where it has four 4G handsets, starting from just £99 with a broadband voucher.

The BT move won’t set the mobile market on fire immediately, but it does establish BT in the mobile dimension and can be used to give the impression that the ultimate ‘multi-screen from a single provider’ is nearly here. Indeed BT is already making these sorts of noises.  John Petter, chief executive of BT Consumer, wrapped the strands together in the press release:

“We are offering 4G on the UK’s biggest network along with unlimited access to the most extensive wi-fi coverage via our 5m BT Wi-fi hotspot network. Plus BT Sport and a discount of up to 50 per cent on your mobile tariff if you are a BT Broadband customer.”

Even with 20GB to play with per month, the average customer is unlikely to be able to stream BT sport onto his or her handset via the mobile network for very long. For one thing, EE’s 4G isn’t everywhere in the UK (it isn’t available where I live, for instance) and 3G would surely falter. WiFi is the answer for most people, but then that was available to BT mobile phone owning customers already.

The announcement has been greeted favourably by analysts. According to Steven Hartley, Practice Lead, Service Provider and Markets at Ovum, the fact that most 4G handsets in circulation today are still under contract reduces the pool of potential customers, but he says, the move can be seen as “another salvo in the ongoing BT and Sky battle for sports television supremacy.”

That BT Sport content consumed on the mobile network is counted against the user’s data allowance (no zero rating…  at least not yet) he says is a bit of an inhibitor.  Paolo Pescatore, director, multiplay and media, at CCS Insight, thinks “rivals should be threatened by this move and Sky in particular will need to react given how punchy BT’s SIM-only deals are. With this in mind Sky may need to launch mobile a lot sooner,” he says.

Coleago’s managing director, Graham Friend, is less enamoured by the attractions of multi-play which, he implies, is mostly a species of volume discounting - the more services taken, the lower the pricing. “Like most quad play operators,” he says, “BT has also heavily discounted, by up to 50 per cent, its mobile offer for existing customers as historically, discounting bundles of fixed line telephony, broadband Internet and television has been the only way to persuade customers to adopt them.”

So how might this whole thing evolve and how will the purchase of EE fit in, considering the competition difficulties now confronting the regulatory authorities in the UK? There may be a clue with BT’s determination to press ahead with its separate BT Mobile brand as an MVNO.

One possible outcome, it occurs to me, might be for BT Mobile to stay an MVNO when BT buys EE. EE itself would also become an MVNO on its own network while the underlying mobile network would become an infrastructure entity in much the way that Openreach is held by BT and operates now. Accounting separation (and the threat of complete separation)  would give any MVNOs the regulator may insist be established, a better chance of survival and mobile competition a better chance of surviving too.

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It’s hard to find a better under-the-radar team this season than the unranked Hopedale girls, who have returned all 10 field players, eight now seniors, from last season’s Central Mass. title team that made a run to the Division 3 state final.

There also may be no more underrated player around than the Blue Raiders star forward Lauren Kapatoes, who is on pace to lead the team in scoring for a fourth straight season and quietly reached 100 career points in a win on Sept. 24.

That 5-1 victory over St. Bernard’s was a rematch of last year’s district final. As she did last November, Kapatoes scored twice on the Bernardians.

A lefty with a great turn, Kapatoes has at least 20 goals and six assists every season since her freshman year. Last year, she had 23 goals and seven assists to lead the Blue Raiders to a 16-5-2 record.

Coach Patty Armour said Kapatoes really came into her own last fall, scoring seven of Hopedale’s 10 goals in the five games preceding the state final.

“By the end of the tournament, people were marking her one-on-one and double-teaming her,” said Armour, whose squad fell to Dover-Sherborn, 2-1, in the Division 3 final. “She really stepped up last year and took that leadership role.”

As consistent as they come, Kapatoes has been outstanding again this year, scoring twice yesterday in a win over Whitinsville Christian to increase her goal total to 10.

She and fellow senior captain Anna Siefring have started since they were eighth-graders, but the Blue Raiders (8-1-1, 4-1-1 Dual Valley) were dealt a blow on Saturday when Siefring broke her wrist during a league win over Blackstone-Millville.

Armour is hoping to have Siefring back by the playoffs, but until then, her third captain, senior Brianna Messier, will take over her role in central midfield.

In previous seasons, Messier, whom Armour calls a hardworking, respected team leader, had teamed with senior Julia McDermott to form a dynamic full back combination that gave Hopedale an advantage on the flanks. McDermott has been a Dual Valley Conference all-star since her freshman season.

Bromfield boys’ soccer coach Tom Hill, one of the true positive influences in Central Mass. sports, reached a milestone last week with his 550th win.

Coming in a 2-0 victory over Tyngsboro on Thursday, the mark is a tribute to the success of Hill’s teams during his 36 seasons at the helm.

“I really enjoy the kids. I have to say that the 550 belongs more to them than it does to me,” said Hill, who has a reputation for modesty despite his 19 district championships. “I’m the beneficiary of being in the right place at the right time.”

Hill has won eight state titles and lists Bromfield’s four consecutive state championships, from 1986-89, as the highlight of his coaching career.

More recently, Hill led the Trojans to state titles in 2007 and ’08.

A history and physical education teacher for 32 years, Hill also served as Bromfield’s athletic director for three years before retiring eight years ago.

Hill played baseball in high school and studied football, baseball and tennis coaching at Springfield College, but in a twist, he ended up coaching basketball, cross-country and soccer, which he had never played himself.

“I just try to have them work on the fundamentals, and if they have those down, then my job is just to get the kids in the right positions,” Hill said.

Hill began coaching basketball around the same time as soccer and has more than 500 career wins doing that as well. After 30 years coaching the Bromfield girls, he switched to coach the boys’ team in 2008.

In the end, though, it’s the players themselves and not the wins that Hill values.

“Even if they weren’t good soccer players, I’ve really enjoyed just about every player we’ve ever had,” Hill said.

Central Mass. final rematches will mostly have to wait until the postseason, but there’s a big one coming up this week as the Division 1 girls’ finalists square off.

Top-ranked Nashoba Regional, the defending champion, has moved up to Midland A and will face No. 8 Shrewsbury, which won the district title in 2010, twice this season.

Senior Kim Slade, now a captain, scored twice in the second half last November at Commerce Bank Field at Foley Stadium as the Chieftains beat the Colonials, 3-0, in the CMass final.

They’ll resume their rivalry at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Shrewsbury.

The D1 final rematch will be the first game in a compelling doubleheader, with the third-ranked Nashoba boys looking to continue their dream season in the nightcap against the No. 10 Colonials.

Teams are lining up for a piece of Nate Pomeroy, and who can blame them?

In an update on a past topic, this column had previously reported that the Groton-Dunstable senior turned down an offer to play for the FC Bolts Celtic U-18 academy team. It appears that Pomeroy will indeed play for the Boston-area team, but will not be affiliated with the Bolts during the high school season.

“Basically, how I felt was that over these three years of playing in high school I’ve developed a bond with the team,” said Pomeroy, who was voted a captain by his teammates at the end of last season and was adamant about returning to G-D.

The Bolts are keeping a roster spot open for the star forward, who will join the team in November at the conclusion of the Crusaders’ season.

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While Champagne is the name of the region in France from which true Champagne hails, prosecco is the name of a grape cultivated in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulani regions in Italy. Both are sparkling wines, of course, but the latter is the wine usually best priced for everyday drinking as well as festive occasions. Like Champagne and other sparkling wines, it is absolutely perfect as an aperitif but is versatile enough to pair with a very wide range of dishes.

Zonin Prosecco is a light and lovely lemon drop of a sparkling wine. Lemon is zesty on the nose, its bouquet carried by thousands of lively tiny bubbles. On the tongue, lemon drop is to the fore, nicely accented by traces of toast and almond. The wine drinks clean and fresh from first to last.

Zonin Prosecco is widely available on supermarket shelves and at big-box stores in the $9 to $10 range for a standard 750-millileter bottle. This sparkler also comes in sizes ranging from a party-friendly 1.5 liters to a 187-millileter bottle just right for a toast for two.

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Marshawn Lynch famously said during Super Bowl week that he was ''all about that action, boss.'' His action on Friday was defiance. The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks opened training camp and Lynch chose to stay away because of his current contract situation.

Beast Mode's status: absent and unhappy.

''Everybody is calling him, but it's a business at the end of the day,'' Seattle defensive end Michael Bennett said. ''... So all you can do is support him. You want him to be here, but as a player you understand the business side too.''

Lynch's absence was expected after former teammate Michael Robinson said Thursday night on NFL Network that Lynch would not show for the opening day of camp.

Seattle coach Pete Carroll said he was disappointed Lynch was not present, while reiterating the team wants him there and intends on him being an integral part of their plans for this season.

But the message was clear that Seattle put a plan in place before Lynch was signed to a four-year contract in 2012 and the Seahawks management is not inclined to stray from those plans.

''We've had a substantial plan working for us for years now and Marshawn was a big part of this plan. Just a couple of years back we made a big statement and made a big effort for him and we wish that he was with us now,'' Carroll said.

Vikings put three on PUP list

The Minnesota Vikings have placed cornerback Captain Munnerlyn, safety Andrew Sendejo and tight end Chase Ford on the physically unable to perform list to start training camp.

The other player held out of the first full practice on Friday was wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, who watched wearing a bucket-shaped fishing hat because of a minor foot injury. The team announced his status as day to day.

Ford has been in a cast with a broken left foot and will be out indefinitely. Munnerlyn has a minor hamstring injury. Sendejo is dealing with nagging lower-back and ankle problems. Players on the PUP list during the preseason can be taken off at any time, and they count against the 90-man roster. They can't practice until they're medically cleared.

Colts' Ballard carted off field

Colts running back Vick Ballard was carted off the field with a lower left leg injury.

Team owner Jim Irsay, making his first appearance at training camp, said Ballard would have an MRI.

Ballard appeared to hurt his ankle on a pass play during Indy's afternoon practice. After initially limping, Ballard was taken to the locker room on a golf cart. He wasn't even hit on the play, and the Colts have not yet practiced in full pads.

Gordon reports; hearing looms

Josh Gordon's off-field issues didn't put him out of shape.

The embattled Pro Bowl wide receiver reported to Browns training camp and passed his conditioning test as he awaits an appeal hearing with the NFL on a possible suspension.

Gordon is scheduled to meet with the league on Aug. 1. He's facing a one-year ban for violating the substance abuse policy for at least the third time. Gordon was suspended for the first two games last season, but still led the league with 1,646 yards receiving and scored nine touchdowns.

He entered the league with a history of marijuana abuse after failing two drug tests in college. Gordon reportedly entered a rehab clinic following a recent DUI arrest in Raleigh, North Carolina and spent two weeks at a clinic in California.

Cowboys' McClain convicted

A judge on Friday convicted Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct in his Alabama hometown and imposed an 18-day jail term that could interrupt the player's bid to restart his career.

Municipal Judge Billy Cook convicted McClain on the misdemeanor counts after a non-jury trial that lasted about three hours. McClain was accused of yelling an obscenity at police trying to arrest him during a disturbance in a crowded city park in 2013.

McClain won't have to report for his jail sentence until after an appeal is complete in state court. Cook also ordered McClain to pay $1,572 in fines and court costs. It's unclear how long an appeal might take.

Pounceys sued over nightclub fight

NFL offensive linemen Mike and Maurkice Pouncey have been sued by three people who say the twin brothers attacked them at a Miami Beach nightclub.

The lawsuit was filed Friday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on behalf of Ricquan James, Niya Pickett and Brentley Williams. They are seeking more than $15,000 in damages.

According to the lawsuit, the Pounceys harassed James with homophobic remarks and physically attacked him July 12. The lawsuit says Pickett was beaten when she tried to intervene and Williams was injured when the Pounceys threw James and Pickett out of the club.

The Pounceys' attorney has said the brothers were not involved in any altercation.

Saints' Byrd opens on sidelines

After sitting out the Saints' offseason practices because of back surgery, safety Jairus Byrd is remaining on the sideline as training camp begins.

Byrd was placed on New Orleans' physically unable to perform list shortly before the opening practice of camp.

Byrd won't be permitted to practice until removed from the list, but coach Sean Payton said the 2013 Pro Bowl defensive back is on the verge of being fully fit and will return to practice before camp ends.

''I don't want to put a time on it, but his progress is, I would say, ahead of schedule,'' Payton said.

Bills add Felder, activate Johnson

The Buffalo Bills have signed cornerback Bobby Felder. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2012 with the Minnesota Vikings and has spent time on the practice squads of Minnesota and Tampa Bay.

He had 12 career interceptions in college at Nicholls State.

Giants' Beason hopes to play

Injured middle linebacker Jon Beason said Friday he is hopeful he can play in a preseason game for the New York Giants.

Beason has been sidelined since breaking a bone in his right foot and incurring ligament damage in June.


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Thursday 27 April 2017

Women who work in male-dominated professions

Even in the 21st century some industries remain almost entirely dominated by men – almost but not quite. Kelly Rose Bradford meets five rare birds: plumber, scaffolder, fire-fighter, refuse collector and beer inspector

Shelley Morgan is a firefighter with the London Fire Brigade
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Shelley Morgan is a firefighter with the London Fire Brigade Photo: SPENCER MURPHY
Annabel Smith is Britain's only female beer inspector
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Annabel Smith is Britain's only female beer inspector Photo: SPENCER MURPHY
Rosa Garrigos is a scaffolder based in London
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Rosa Garrigos is a scaffolder based in London Photo: SPENCER MURPHY
Zoe Watson is a heating and plumbing engineer
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Zoe Watson is a heating and plumbing engineer Photo: SPENCER MURPHY
Diane McMurray has been a refuse collector with Bolton Council for eight years
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Diane McMurray has been a refuse collector with Bolton Council for eight years Photo: SPWENCER MIURPHY

Annabel Smith 43, from Leeds, is Britain’s only female beer inspector. She carries out spot checks on pubs to make sure their cask ale is fit for consumption

I feel I have 49 dads when I am at work. My 49 colleagues are all male, and older than me. They are ex-brewers and really know their stuff, so are great to turn to if I am unsure about something.

Other women tend to be surprised at what I do for a living. I have given talks to the WI before and I always like to point out that until the 18th century most breweries were run by women – making beer was like making bread, and women were good at it. It was when the industrial revolution came that the men took it away from us.

I spend my days making unannounced visits to pubs and checking the standard of their cask ales. I sometimes visit as many as six in one day, but that doesn’t mean I get to drink six pints of beer.

Prior to this, I ran a pub for 12 years and then worked for Guinness, but my obsession with cask ale was so great that when a colleague spotted an ad for the inspecting job he talked me into applying. Three interviews later, I got it.

I’m always asked if I drink only beer, but just like everyone else it depends on what kind of day I’ve had; sometimes I fancy a gin and tonic or a glass of wine. I drink pints and halves, and I am a great advocate of the 'lady’s glass’.

When I first started going to pubs 20 years ago you would be asked if you’d like a lady’s glass; of course you object at that age, but now I realise one of the biggest reasons women do not like beer is because they do not like masculine glassware.

It’s all about conditioning, though. Most of us have been brought up by our mums to believe that beer is for men, not for ladies. My mum is actually teetotal and my dad barely drinks at all. We never went into pubs when I was a child, but I remember walking past them and there being that lovely malty smell coming out; you could never see through the glass, and I always wondered what went on inside. Now I know!

Shelley Morgan 27, is a fire-fighter with the London Fire Brigade

I have always been really active and a bit of a tomboy. I did my degree in sports therapy, but wasn’t really sure what to do afterwards until I saw an advert in a magazine for the fire service. It had a picture of a girl on it, and at that point I didn’t even know that women could be fire-fighters. Seeing that woman spurred me on, and I applied.

My parents were so proud of me when I got in, and my dad still tells everyone that his daughter is a fire-fighter. People are very interested generally, but most do see it as a male-dominated profession.

Whenever I meet new people I always end up spending hours talking about how I got into it, what’s the worst thing I’ve seen, how many women fire-fighters there are (300, incidentally).As for the worst things I’ve seen, well, a guy under a train was pretty horrific. But we get through it. You have to.

I work with 11 men and we all have our different coping mechanisms. Mine is to talk through every single detail. Once I’ve done that I can let it go. We do have advisory and counselling services as well, but for me the camaraderie of my colleagues is my main support.

My workmates definitely don’t treat me any differently because I’m a girl. They look after me, but professionally I am just one of the team, so that means all the chat and all the practical jokes; there’s just too much water around the fire station for boys to resist, so there are plenty of water fights!

When I’m driving the engine I get double-takes from other road users, but out on the job I’ve had countless people come and shake my hand and say how fantastic it is to see a firewoman. When we’re dealing with the public I’ve noticed they tend to direct their questions to me over my male colleagues; I get a very good response from people.

It is a fantastic career for women – and you don’t just have to fight fire. At the moment I am on a placement actively promoting women in the service. I love my job and can’t see myself ever leaving. Most people don’t: only one per cent of our workforce goes on to other professions.

Rosa Garrigos 37, is a scaffolder based in London. She has two children

In 2006 I was working in a canteen on a building site and used to go out drinking with scaffolders. I was one of the lads, and they used to tell me, 'You could do this job!’ It kind of became a standing joke, but one night one of the guys actually offered me a labouring position.

I turned up the first morning for a trial; the boss said it had to be a trial because they’d never employed a lady before. I later found out that when he’d told the men a woman was joining the team they hadn’t believed him.

I don’t think they expected me to turn up. When I did they all stood and watched me as I loaded up the lorry with the long scaffolding tubes. It was very physically demanding work, and being July it was also boiling hot, but I did it and didn’t once ask for help. I survived my first day, but when I turned up again the next morning all the blokes were really surprised to see me; they had been convinced I wouldn’t come back.

After labouring for a while I took an NVQ in scaffolding and then eventually became a trainee scaffolder. I got a job on the Olympic Village site in Stratford, which was great as I knew lots of the guys who were working there, but, even so, it was a bit weird walking into an enormous canteen of 3,000 men and having them all turn to have a look at you.

There were other women on the site, but no other lady scaffolders, so when I’d put my helmet and harness on I would watch the guys’ jaws literally drop. I was something of a novelty.

When I left school I trained to be a travel guide, but knowing what I know now I did the right thing becoming a scaffolder; there will always be work on building sites. My mum is so incredibly proud of me and tells everyone what I do. When I was growing up she always told me I could do anything I wanted and that there was no such thing as 'men’s work’. She was right.

Zoe Watson 25, from Surrey, is a heating and plumbing engineer

It’s all thanks to my mum that I am in this job. At 17 I started working with a friend in his plumbing business, mainly doing tiling, but he also showed me bits and pieces of plumbing work.

I really liked it but we fell out and I ended up working behind the bar in a nightclub. My mum did not like that one bit, so she swiftly found me a college course in plumbing, as I had enjoyed my old job so much.

I was the only girl on my course and they were all younger guys just out of school, so I think maybe I was a bit of a novelty. They were all really nice towards me, though, and we had some banter, but they were a bit immature; I was there to learn and I didn’t want distractions.

I ended up getting an apprenticeship while on my course, working four days a week and training for one, but I was made redundant after a few months. My mum stepped in again and wrote to the plumbing company that looks after the estate we live on, and they interviewed me and took me on.

At the moment I work mainly in a team of two, so it’s me and a guy. My colleagues do sometimes tease me a bit and try to trick me by asking me what they think are difficult questions, but I know my stuff, and there is never any question about my capabilities.

I am strong enough to lift radiators, and I know what I am doing. Sometimes the older men whose boilers we are servicing give me grief. We’ll turn up and they’ll sneer at me and start banging on about girls stealing all the men’s jobs. I just laugh it off and ask them when was the last time they were even in work.

Being surrounded by men all day and being in overalls does make me glam up outside of work. I look really boyish on the job with my hair tied back, so I feel I have to pull out all the stops when I go out, to balance it out. My hands suffer for my trade, though; they are ruined. I have awful, manly hands thanks to my job.

Diane McMurray 47, has been a refuse collector with Bolton Council for eight years

I am like a mummy figure at work; all the younger guys come to me for advice and tell me about their problems with their girlfriends. I think the men all thought they’d have to mind what they said around a lady initially, but now I get a lot of respect from my work colleagues, and lots of the lads actually ask to be put on my team.

I would hate to work in an all-female environment now, and as for working in a desk job – no way.As a youngster I wanted to be a nurse, but I ended up travelling for four years after school instead, then, because I enjoyed driving so much, my family suggested I looked for work in that area. I trained as an HGV driver, then was an articulated lorry driver for Asda for many years.

I was the first woman to join Bolton Council as a refuse driver – a dustman – but my driving background meant I was more than capable of doing the job, and I soon proved myself. I was a little bit worried about my physical strength at first, but you soon get your fitness levels up.

There were a lot of comments about 'women drivers’ when I first started, and people would stand and watch as I manoeuvred the cart into tight corners or side roads. It’s funny – little old men in particular love to watch you and make comments, but the old ladies all smile at me and give me the thumbs-up.

People think it’s a dirty job for a woman to do, but there’s no actual handling of the rubbish; you just wheel the bins on to the loader at the back of the cart and it is all automatic.

Mind you, there is no incentive for me to dress up for work; I just get up in the morning and put my uniform on, but I like to make a real effort with my hair and make-up when I’m not working. I had to pop into the office straight from the hairdresser’s once and they didn’t have a clue who I was!

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GP penalised for lack of complaints

A GP surgery has been penalised because it has not attracted any complaints from its patients, it has emerged.

Under the new payment system for family doctors, the surgery receives money for hitting targets and completing tasks.

One of the payments is dependent on being able to demonstrate how the surgery has dealt with complaints.

Dr Nicola Williams, a GP at the practice in Preston, said her practice would be missing out because a lack of any complaints mean no information could be provided.

Dr Williams said that although the loss was only £375, it flagged up a key problem with the principle of the system.

She told Pulse magazine: "If you haven't got any complaints, that is a good thing, you've obviously worked hard to get to that place, maybe you could reward it in some other way. We're putting in all this work but not getting the money.

"You wouldn't antagonise patients to make a complaint but you're going to start picking up much pettier things just for the point of it."

A spokeswoman for NHS Central Lancashire said the trust was unable to discuss individual cases, but had to adhere to national guidelines.

She said: "Practices are rewarded for using complaints and suggestions as a potential source of learning and development."

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Using some computational magic and an iOS app, this handheld video camera lets you livestream like a pro.

Livestream's Movi camera feels like the next step in the evolution of livestreaming. It offers the ability to professionally pan, zoom, and cut back and forth between multiple virtual cameras--but all with just a single, small $399 device.

Livestreamed video typically goes one of three ways: It's either a boring feed of a static scene, a nauseatingly jerky experience as the cameraperson angles for a better shot, or a smooth, professional-looking stream with skilled cuts back and forth. The latter is usually the result of professional expertise and/or equipment. The magic of Movi, Livestream's first consumer camera, is that it helps you achieve professional-looking results by pairing the device with an easy-to-use iOS app that lets you smoothly transition between different angles and focal points as your stream is being captured.

There are just a couple of catches: Since the Movi is designed as a livestreaming camera, you'll be making editing decisions on the fly. Though video can be stored for later playback (and presumably editing) that isn't the way Livestream intends the Movi to work. And though the Movi is a 4K camera, the actual output is only 720p: All those additional pixels are used to create the virtual cameras that the Movi cuts back and forth between. Finally, don't assume that an Android version will arrive soon; Livestream's Jesse Hertzberg said the company spent a great deal of time optimizing the app for the iOS platform.

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    Posted 22 Feb 2011 Link to this post

    I have a simple MSSQL database with 2 tables that I've exposed via a WCF Data Service using the DSW to create it.  This works fine.

    Now I've gone back to the database and created a SQL View.  I've added it to the rlinq model and its generated a class to represent it fine.  However, when I run DSW to re-create the WCF Data Service and expose the View, it doesn't appear in the list of available classes.

    How can I make this work?

  2. A.Alexandrov
    A.Alexandrov avatar
    25 posts

    Posted 24 Feb 2011 Link to this post

    Hello Neil Mercer,

    I am afraid that you will not be able to generate a data service for entities mapped to views, because generally CUD operations cannot be made against a view. That is why we filter all entities mapped to views. You can use entities mapped to tables instead.
    If any further questions arise, please do not hesitate to contact us.

    Best wishes,
    the Telerik team
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  3. Tommy Reynolds
    Tommy Reynolds avatar
    3 posts
    Member since:
    Oct 2007

    Posted 11 Oct 2011 Link to this post

    I have the same issue.  The intent is not to use the CUD operations on a view but however to expose the View Class from the service for the client application.   Can you provide or offer a solution on how to accomplish this with the ORM tool.

    Also, can you briefly explain using the ORM tool which generates the classes for the entities vs. using a TT template.  I'm confused on if these are meant to work together or use one method vs. the other.  My understanding has been to let the ORM tool generate from the db, the entities, classes and service.

  4. A.Alexandrov
    A.Alexandrov avatar
    25 posts

    Posted 12 Oct 2011 Link to this post

    Hi Tommy,

    The Data Services Wizard at the moment does not support generation of service for entities mapped to views, although we are working on this and it will be supported in one of the future releases. For the time being you can manually add this missing functionality in the generated service class as a workaround.

    As for your other question, there is no direct connection between the Data Services Wizard and the Visual Designer. When you create a Domain Model (diagram in RLINQ file) by defining your entities in the designer or directly retrieving them from the database, the result is a list of classes that can be used with or without a service. Those classes are created based on TT templates different
    from those that are used for the services.

    Once a Domain Model is generated or created, you are able to expose your persistent classes through several types of services using the Data Services Wizard.

    Do not hesitate to contact us if you need any further clarifications.

    All the best,
    the Telerik team

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  5. Eduardo
    Eduardo avatar
    9 posts
    Member since:
    Feb 2009

    Posted 25 Jan 2013 Link to this post

    Is this feature available now??  This thread is from 1 year ago.

    If the feature is not available? why i am able to select Views in the Data Services  wizard?
  6. Ivailo
    Ivailo avatar
    318 posts

    Posted 29 Jan 2013 Link to this post

    Hello Eduardo,

    During the past one year, the functionality available in OpenAccess ORM for generating services has been significantly enhanced. The Data Services Wizard is now deprecated, and we have developed a brand new Add OpenAccess Service wizard including many different capabilities.

    Take a look at this video, showing you how to generate WCF Data Services with the new wizard.

    Regarding the views, the Add OpenAccess Service wizard is capable of exposing them in a WCF Data Service but with two important conditions:
    1) Each view has to have a primary key defined in the model
    2) Only read operations are allowed on views

    For more information you can refer to this documentation section.

    Let us know if you have any additional questions.

    All the best,
    the Telerik team
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The soul of my life…. Episode 3

Hi guys m back. Hope u all are happy with my ff. And I’ll reveal the pairs in this story for which u r waiting for….
But plz guys do comment they meant a lot me.

Here is the episode….
The episode begins with lucky coming to railway station….
Lucky: arey yar when will she come yar….
Rajeev: lucky be calm she will come….
Lucky: there she is.
Lucky goes near her she was facing the other side.
Lucky: dadi…..
She turns towards him.
Dadi: haa laksh beta how r u n when did u came.
Lucky: offoo dadi just calm down m fine n all are waiting for der Na kare shall we go…
(Lucky’s dadi is somewhat modern type she is very good infact all people like her but if she gets angry on any person she will not forgive so easily because she rarely gets angry, n if she likes any one she likes them like hell)
They reach mm….

Screen shifts to sanky
Sanky: ha varma I think all meetings are completed so I have to leave…
Varma: sir..
Sanky: ha varma tell me…do u want anything.
Varma: ha sir I want some money u can cut from my salary.
Sanky: but y varma.
Var: sir today my sister is coming….so….
Sanky: ohhh very well then ur sister means my sister then when will u introduce me to her…don’t worry I’ll give u the money n no need of cutting it from the salary. Think that it is a gift from a brother to a sister for her happiness.
Varma (happily): thank u sir but…plz cut it from the salary I don’t want to trouble you n I feel bad for taking money also even if u give whole heartedly.
Sanky: arey varma I said she is my sister too.(bossy tone): no more arguments do what I say..
Varma: yes sir…
Then sanky sees his watch
Sanky: ohh freek it’s already 6 I promised to take them to dinner.I should go now.
Sanky leaves to mm
As soon as he enters the mm he sees no one is there in the mansion.
Sanky: badima,badepapa,varsha,bhayya,bhabhi ap sab kaha ho…
But to his surprise there is no reply….
Suddenly someone from behind hits him with a stick…
Sanky: ouchhh…he turns to the side n finds dadi standing in front of him.
Sanky(happy): dadi aap yaha..kab aye ho…
Dadi: agar tumhare kaam se tumhe fursath miltge tho than Na hame yaad karoge.
Sanky: no dadi it’s never not possible that ur dreamboy forget u…naa..naaa.never in dreams.
Dadi: but today my dreamboy didn’t even know that I’m coming.what to do.I think some one took my place.
Sanky: dadi what r u talking no one will take ur place in my heart…listen to heart it will always says ur name see….
Dadi: owwww mera bacha no one can’t win over u.
Sanky: k tell where r others…
Dadi: they went for temple.
Sanky: now at this time.
Dadi: don’t you remember today….
Sanky: what is the spcl…..ohh ha today is Friday OK I got it…
Dadi: k come let’s go.
Danky: ha let’s go….
Soon they reaches temple…
Sanky generally don’t believe in God.
He gets down the car n stands there.
Dadi: sanky still h don’t believe in God.
Sanky: no ma this is all trash I don’t believe in God it’s us who make our surroundings according to our will.he simply sit there n plz u carry on.
Dadi: don’t worry for people like u to believe him he will send someone who will make u believe in God.
Sanky: no never.
Dadi: k let’s see.(to God): hey bhagavan plz send the one meant for him soon n who will make him believe in you.
Sanky smiles seeing her.
She goes into the temple.
Suddenly he sees some girl leaving diya in the lake.he didn’t see her face first.screen shows her eyes later her lips later her earrings.sanky is desperate to see her….later it shows the face of the girl she is none other than our swara.
Sanky was mesmerized to see her…she was talking to her frnds n laughing.
Sanky stares her like that only….

Voice: isn’t she beautiful Bhai.
Sanky:ha(after he realises what he said): what who…
Lucky: Bhai I know she is beautiful so there is nothing wrong in staring at shall we talk to her…
Sanky: are u gone mad lucky I didn’t stare anyone.
Lucky: bhai y r u covering. U r a boy n she is a girl n there is nothing wrong in staring at her as if u don’t do this in this age then when will u do.
Sanky: lucky I’ll kill u if u again utter a word chupchap chal all are waiting for us.
Lucky(in mind): Bhai I know u have no interest in girls u always give ur time to family but I promise Bhai that I’ll bring the girl who make u enjoy ur life…it’s my promise..n if lucky makes a promise then he will definitely complete his promise. He goes from there.
Later all goes to a restaurant..
Sanky calls the waiter.
A girl comes
Sanky was shocked to see her….
Girl: yes sir….
Sanky: you……
She looks at him n asks him the same question.

Lucky: hey shona what u r doing here.
Ap: lucky who is she…
Lucky: mom I met her in the morning.I said na a girl helped the dog.
Dadi: oh yaa I remember so u r the girl…
Swa: yes mam…
Lucky: what r u doing here n do u know my Bhai.
Swa: actually it’s a long story.but I have no time as im working here.your Bhai will tell u OK.
Lucky saw that sanky was still staring at her.
A thought come to him..
Swara goes from there…
Lucky calls his name but no response.lucky understand that he likes swara.
Lucky(slowly only audible to sanky): Bhai if u want I can make her my bhabhi.
Sanky: arey chup kar lucky jm just thinking that she is at Temple then how come she came her this fast.
Lucky: oh so is this the girl u r staring in Temple.
Waise she is so nice also still I didn’t get the answer do I make her my bhabhi.
Sanky gives him I’ll kill u look.
Sanky: now eat oresle food get cold…

Lucky sees swara n thinks…
So she is the one… She is the right person for my bhai. So mission Bhai banavo shuru…
He smiles

Screen freezes on smiling face of lucky.

Precap: ragini comes swaras house….

Guys I hope u like it.bit plz do comment becoz if u don’t comment I’ll think that u didn’t like this ff. Then I’ll stop writing this ff. So plz do comment guys…

Credit to: Maha

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    Thnks dear…for swasan…dont stop your sgory because lf few comments….because there r mny many many silent readers

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Posted : February 11, 2014 at 6:17 pm IST by ManaTelugu

Thick and fast, Pawan Kalyan’s presence at the audio launch of a particular movie will give signals that the flick might turn a super hit. But this is not true all the times as there are some duds too that bombed at box office irrespective of our hero’s leg blessings.

Srikanth’s Devaraya tanked big time though its audio is launched by Pawan. And right now, our powerful hero will be awaiting two litmus tests that could prove him golden or iron legged. Recently Pawan launched music of two flicks, one is nephew Sai Dharam’s ‘Rey’, while Brahmi’s son Gautham’s ‘Basanthi’ is the other. If these two flicks score a great deal with audiences, then no doubt, Pawan’s presence at audio launch will be glorified. Else, no one would dare to call shots on Pawan’s leg, but still there will be underlying thought about it.

Generally a hero faces test from audience regarding his own movies, but Pawan Kalyan will be encountering it for other actors too. Putting it another way, let us wish Rey and Basanthi turn big hits due to Pawan’s presence.


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Graduate Bulletin

Environmental Health, M.S.

Admission Requirements and Deadlines

Application Deadline:

Fall:  February 15                        [December 15 for international applicants]

Spring:  October 15                              [August 1 for international applicants]

Applications are reviewed as they are received throughout the year.

Letters of Reference:

Number Required: 3

From Whom: Recent graduates should have at least two letters of recommendation from college/university faculty members familiar with academic performance. Others should ensure that letters are from professional colleagues and that they address academic abilities.

Coursework Required for Admission Consideration:

Applicants should preferably have a bachelor's degree in a natural science, engineering, or other area related to the program curriculum.

Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline:

Statement of Goals:

The Statement of Goals should explain your interest in Temple's program, any relevant professional experience, your career goals, your academic achievements, and any professional achievements.

Standardized Test Scores:

The GRE is required. Successful applicants typically score above the 50th percentile on the verbal and quantitative sections.

Minimum TOEFL score or range of scores needed to be accepted: 620 on the paper-based test or 260 on the computer-based test.

A resume is required.

Transfer Credit:

Graduate credits from an accredited institution may be transferred into the Environmental Health program. The credits must be equivalent to coursework offered at Temple and the grade must be a "B" or better in order to transfer. The maximum number of credits a student may transfer is 8.

Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:

Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 40

Required Courses:

PH 529 Environmental Health, PH 513 Analytical Instrumentation, PH 502 Introduction to Biostatistics, PH 504 Industrial Safety, PH 505 Industrial Ventilation, PH 506 Radiological Health, PH 507 Environmental Noise, PH 509 Environmental Toxicology, PH 510 Epidemiology, PH 517 Industrial Hygiene, PH 519 Medical Aspects of Occupational Health, PH 525 Ergonomics and Human Factors, 1 elective.

Internship: No internship is required.

Language Examination: No language examination is required.

Additional Requirements:

Students without relevant work experience complete an internship. Those with relevant work experience complete an independent project that demonstrates integration of program content.

Culminating Events:

This program has no culminating events.

Program Contact Information:

Department Information:

Dept. of Public Health
304 Vivacqua Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Department Contacts:

Joyce Hankins

Program Coordinator:

Dr. Robert M. Patterson

Dr. Alice Hausman

About the Program

The Department of Public Health offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science degree in Environmental Health, with concentrations in Occupational Health and in Environmental Health. The Occupational Health concentration focuses on worker health and safety. It emphasizes the application of basic scientific and engineering principles to recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace health and safety hazards. The Environmental Health concentration focuses on the broader community environment and deals with the evaluation, control, and mitigation of environmental pollution.

Time Limit for Degree Completion: 5 years

Campus Location:

Seven courses are offered online.

Courses may be available at other campuses during some terms.

Full-Time/Part-Time Status:

Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m. Students are also able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).

Department Information:

Dept. of Public Health
304 Vivacqua Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19122

The program is the only one of its kind in the region, and one of a relatively small group nationally. Faculty are internationally recognized for their leadership. Program graduates routinely attain professional certification in industrial hygiene.

Not applicable.

Areas of Specialization:

Faculty members offer substantial coursework and research opportunities in environmental and occupational health, including specialization in air pollution control, ergonomics, exposure analysis, industrial hygiene, and radiological health.

Job Placement:

Graduates are recruited to work as practioners in government, military, private sector, and academic environments.

The Environmental Health program has research and training affiliations with numerous private companies and public sector agencies in the Philadelphia region.

Interdisciplinary Study:

The program encourages interdisciplinary coursework, research, and interactions among faculty and students with interests in environmental health. Focal areas include other allied health professions, and applied science and engineering.

Study Abroad:

Not applicable.

Non-Degree Student Policy:

Non-matriculated students may take as many as 9 credit hours of coursework, with permission of the program director. These credit hours may be applied toward degree requirements upon matriculation.

Financing Opportunities

Teaching Assistant (TA): The principal duties of a Teaching Assistant include assisting faculty members in classroom and laboratory instruction, preparing apparatus or material for demonstration, conducting tutorials and discussion sections, and grading quizzes. Teaching Assistantships include a stipend and full tuition remission (as many as 9 credits) per semester. Applications are available from the department. The department makes offers of assistantships on or before April 1. Applications should be directed to Dr. Hausman, Chairperson, Department of Public Health, and include a statement of previous teaching and/or research experience, areas of interest, and future goals; unofficial transcripts; and a curriculum vitae.


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Review - Gygax Magazine #1 (Part 2 of 2)

Back to reviewing Gygax Magazine #1 (the first part of the review can be found here):

DMing for your Toddler by Cory Doctorow - Cory's article is a nice piece on improvisational DM'ing with a very simple improvised RPG system. My niece is two at the moment. I think I might try on her in two years.

Great Power for ICONS by Steve Kenson - It's a sampling of power for the forthcoming Great Power supplement of ICONS. It's times like this I wish I actually player Supers type games. It appears to be well written.

The Future of Tabletop Gaming by Ethan Gildorf - A decent article putting D&D into the perspective of the time and culture it was released into and how it fits into today. Yep, there are times where I long for simpler times too.

The Gygax Family Storyteller by Ernest Gary Gygax Jr. - not so much a "old school cred" article as a Gygax family story, centered on EGG himself. Very enjoyable. See, I like historical pieces, just not the "here's why I'm almost famous" stuff.

Talents Off the Front Line by Dennis Detwiller - it's an article for the Godlike WWII era supers game. It makes me realize that I need to do more than skim the rules (as I do own them). I may need to actually read them thoroughly and run it.

D&D Past, Now and Next by Michael Tresca - a look at D&D throughout the editions by zeroing in on things like miniatures, magic items, power levels, random attributes, lethality and such. It looks at the handwaving and other adjustments needed to bring past modules into later or "Next" editions. Much better than I expected.

Gnatdamp: A Sanctuary in the Swamp - Michael Curtis - Not so much an adventure as a small village (about 200 inhabitants) with a handful of adventure seeds. Well, four seeds spelled out at the end with a paragraph each and probably a half dozen or so an enterprising DM could whip up from the locations and inhabitants. Systemless. Nicely done.

The Kobold's Cavern overseen by Wolfgang Baur (this is where Kobold Quarterly has taken refuge)

     Magical Miscellany by Randall Hurlburt - Some magic items for the AGE (Dragon's Age) System. I own this and almost ran a session of the system. Distracting me from my OSR gaming! Still, most of the items here could be converted to OSR gaming with little trouble.

     An AGE of great Inventions by Rodrigo Garcia Carmona - Adds guns and gadget research to AGE. I'm sure there is a way to convert or use this for inspiration for some over reaching gnome ;)

     Scaling Combat Feats for Pathfinder by Marc Radle - I wouldn't be surprised if this article was pretty cool for Pathfinder Players, but feats are all Greek to me.

Marvin the Mage by Jim Wampler - 2 page comic spread. OK comic, but I may borrow the potion hawking scene for my game on night :)

What's New With Phil & Dixie by Phil Foglio - a 1 page comic bringing back the Dragon Magazine classic. Some of the jokes actually made me smile, which isn't bad for a comic that hasn't appeared in ages.

The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew - a 1 page comic of OotS. I love me some OotS. This page will not convert you if you aren't currently a fan, but I'm hopeful it picks up with later issues.

So, my overall score of Gygax Magazine #1? Good, not great. I don't mind some historical pieces, but I did get annoyed by the "here's why I'm great" articles that I covered in the first part of the review. The second half of the magazine is definitely the stronger part.

If I had to pick out the strongest piece, I'd go with Gnatdamp. It's a fine setting piece.

Least favorite? James Ward slapping himself on the back, but that might be because I remember him slapping himself on his back in the pages of Crusader.

  1. So basically despite the cover, layout, and a lot of the contributors, there's no OSR? Just Pathfinder/Godlike/AGE/Icons?

    While I guess it makes sense that a more modern market is probably a larger one, it clashes with the retro styling. I like the look of the magazine, but from what you've described, I wouldn't download the issue if it were free, much less pay $10 for it.

    1. you mean old timers establishing bragging rights isn't enough to be "Old School"? ;)

      Michael Curtis' article was OSR with the numbers removed. Other than that...

  2. I imagine Gnatdamp counts as "OSR".

  3. Thanks for the review, Tenk! Hey, BTW, I signed up for the BFRPG Appreciation Day thing!

  4. Thanks for taking the time to go through each article.

    1. it's the reason i had to do it in two posts

  5. Glad you enjoyed "Gnatdamp," Erik. For those of you wonder, it's system neutral in the sense that the hardest "mechanical" elements you'll find in the article are stats like (8th level fighter). Use the system of your choice to interpret that as you will.

    1. there's a "2nd Level Thief" not rogue - so you know it's "Old School" ;)

  6. Glad you liked my contribution, even if it's for a system you don't normally play.


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On Friday, we headed out to the pines of east Texas to attend T Roy Miller's Fall Pickin' in the Pines Music Concert. Twice a year T Roy Miller and his family host a music festival on their property which is just east of Hainseville (don't blink as you're driving through or you'll miss it). The fall concert attracts around 500 music loving fans who are out to camp, pick, socialize, and listen to some good music under the pines and stars. What a great place to be on a cool fall evening!

Friday night's line up included a trio of acoustic singer-songwriters taking turns playing their own songs -- Dallas Wayne (whose day job is as a Dallas radio station DJ), Bobby Jennings, and Russel Caldwell. We found Dallas Wayne to be very entertaining and a great singer. Following the song-writers-in-the-round was The Damon Carroll Band who livened things up a bit. The evening concluded with Terry Rasor and his band who were great. After the music ends on the main stage, we always head over to one of the many campfires where a crowd of pickers and singers are jammin' until the wee hours of the morning. You will always hear some unbelievably good music around the campfires.

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Saturday we spent the day with some friends who live on Holly Lake which is only 6 miles from the concert. Holly Lake is a great development built among the pines and around three small lakes. Some of the amenities include an 18 hole golf course, boat ramps, condos, rental rooms, tennis courts, club house, hiking and biking trails, and much more. An outstanding community. Nothing better than sitting on their deck under the pines, overlooking the lake, eating eggs benedict, sipping mimosas, and chattin' about the good ole times.

Before heading back to the music, we stopped for dinner in the middle of nowhere but somewhere near Gilmer, Texas for Mexican food at Tele's. This is a true Mexican restaurant with a wide selection of Mexican food that is outstanding. Be careful, when they say something on the menu is spicy hot, they mean it!!!!! Good food and worth a stop if you're in the area. I understand that they have two other locations, one of which is in Winnesboro.

Saturday night was another great night of country music under the stars and pines. The lineup included: The Gypsy Cowgirls, Jay Sims who was making a live recording, Candace Kunz and T Roy, and Max Stalling who was outstanding as usual. Then more music around the campfires. You can read a review and see some additional pictures in the music section of Texas Outside.

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Sunday, we headed south of the concert to Lindale (30 miles due south) to play Garden Valley Golf Course. What an excellent course -- it is in great shape, each hole is different and very pretty, the terrain is rolling, and the course is challenging. Garden Valley made the Texas Outside Top Ten Favorites with a rating of 8.4. They also have some nice overnight accommodations with stay and play packages. Visit Texas Outside's golfing section to find other nearby courses.

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Friendly Guide to Mythology A Mortal's Companion to the Fantastical Realm of Gods Goddesses Monsters Heroes

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Tales of Creation and Destruction
Tales of Dismemberment
Marduk Slays the Serpent
Marduk: A Chronology
P'an Ku Creates the World
The Frost Giants and the Creation of the World
The Sacrifice
Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca Attack the Goddess
Ta'aroa Gets Angry
Sky Woman Falls to Earth
Izanami and Izanagi
If not Green Cheese, What?
The Mating of the Gods
An Egyptian Story: Variations on a Theme
The Greek Creation
The Origin of Humanity
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A Tale from Borneo
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The Fifth Sun and the Creation of Humanity
The Chronicle of the Plumed Serpent
Two Mayan Myths
Tales of the Flood
Enlil Can't Stand the Noise
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Venus Saves Wainkaura
Nu Gua, the Gourd Girl
Why the World is Such a Mess: Tricksters and Troublemakers
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Another Greek Afterlife: Plato and the Myth of Er
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Niobe's Children
The Death of Actaeon
The Death of Orion
The Bears of Artemis
Lunar Goddesses
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Gray-Eyed Athena: A Motherless Child
Athena's Birth
Athena and Her City
Pallas Athene
What Athena Wore
Athena: Now and Then
Ares and Mars, Gods of War
Romulus and Remus
Hephaestus, the Crippled Smith
The Tale of a Cuckold
The Masterpieces of Hephaestus
Prometheus, Champion of Humankind
The Sacrifice
Zeus Strikes Back
Prometheus Is Punished
Hermes, Lord of Rascals, Prince of Thieves
The First Lyre
Hermes Becomes an Olympian God
Hermes, Io, and the Herms
Hermes Trismegistus
The Great God Pan
Echo and Narcissus
Wind-footed Iris, Goddess of the Rainbow
Death and the Rainbow
Dionysus, God of Joy
The Invention and Spread of Wine
The Rites of Dionysus
More Tales of Dismemberment
King Midas
Dionysus and Orpheus
Orpheus and Eurydice
From the Annals of Mythology: Ovid
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Hero
The Valet's Hero
Hero Worship in Antiquity
Heroines in Antiquity
Emerson's Hero
Carlyle's Hero
E. B. Tylor's Hero
Von Hahn's Hero
Raglan's Hero
Otto Rank's Hero
Sigmund Freud's Hero
The Jungian Hero
Wallace Stevens's Hero
Joseph Campbell's Hero
Gilgamesh and Enkidu
The Search for Immortality
The Woman of the Vine and the Ferryman
Utnapishtim's Test
The Old Men Are Young Again
Perseus and the Medusa: The Hero's Task
On the Medusa
The Labors of Heracles
Heracles Helps Out: Another Round Trip to the Underworld
Jason and the Golden Fleece
Jason and Medea
A Flawed Hero
Parents Who Kill
Tales of the Cauldron
The Dagda's Cauldron
Bran's Cauldron
Theseus in Athens
Theseus and the Minotaur
Daedalus, Icarus, and Minos
On Labyrinths
Theseus in the Underworld
Theseus and Phaedra
Krishna's Exploits
The Last Incarnation of Vishnu, and the Next
Mwindo: Little-one-just-born-he-walked
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Into the Underworld
Mwindo and the Dragon
Mwindo Is Purified
Nyamitondo: A Sister's Story
Cu Chulainn
The Birth of Cu Chulainn
Cu Chulainn Earns His Name
Cu Chulainn the Warrior
Macha's Curse
Cu Chulainn in Love
The Cattle Raid of Cooley
The Death of Cu Chulainn
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The Salmon of Knowledge
Finn's Pursuit of Love
Venus Reacts
The Labors of Psyche
Glossary: A Compendium of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters, and Mortals

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Eyes have given us real ’superpowers’, says expert

June 20th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI

Washington, June 20 (ANI): Making a startling discovery, a scientist has claimed in his new book that the evolution of vision has provided humans with four real superpowers: telepathy, X-ray vision, seeing the future, and speaking with the dead.

And, as it turns out, these superpowers have been instrumental in shaping the way people interact with one another and see the world.

Mark Changizi, a neurobiology expert and assistant professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has detailed the most basic scientific assumptions about human vision in his book, titled ‘The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision’.

“Our brains don’t come with user’s manuals listing all the powers we’re capable of - much of what our eyes can do is still not yet known. That’s why I think this is new, important, exciting stuff, because we are still today learning about powers we didn’t even know we have,” said Changizi.

The new book is a guided tour in which Changizi sets out to answer four misleadingly simple questions-Why do we see in colour? Why do our eyes face forward? Why do we see illusions? And why does reading come so naturally to us?

The short answers of the above questions are-because we are telepathic, because we have X-ray vision, because we can see into the future, and because we can commune with the dead.

However, the longer answers are more like that of Charles Darwin, for example, our X-ray vision is actually advanced binocular vision that developed to allow our primate ancestors to see the forest through a vast clutter of leaves and trees.

Our telepathy is actually our colour vision, which evolved to allow us to sense the emotions on the faces of others.

And our clairvoyance is actually an ages-old hack that enables our minds to compensate for the one-tenth of a second lag between when we see something and when our brain receives the visual information.

In The Vision Revolution, Changizi has tackled the four questions with a unique, interdisciplinary perspective.

A self-described “square, stick-in-the-mud, pencil-necked scientist,” he has employed humour, a sprinkling of pop culture references, and intuitive everyday analogies to paint a rich picture of leading-edge theoretical neuroscience and evolutionary biology.

“In targeting the book toward non-experts as well as my research peers, I believe it becomes more exciting for both kinds of readers. Non-experts don’t want a book written just for non-experts. They want to read a book they know is genuinely part of the scientific conversation. And experts don’t always need to have all the enjoyment sucked out of their readings, as in most journal articles,” said Changizi.

The new book, which hit store shelves this month, is published by BenBella Books. (ANI)

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November 15th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI

London, Nov 15 (ANI): Japanese/American actor George Takei, and his pals on the reality show Im a Celebrity Get Me out of Here, will be served crocodile testicles as their feast.

Producers on the show say that the bush-tucker trial grub is their most revolting yet, and it could be served to the former Star Trek star and Dani Behr, Carly Zucker and Nicole McLean.

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March 30th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by admin

Patna, March 30 (IANS) In a major administrative reshuffle, the Bihar government has transferred as many as 31 Indian Police Service (IPS) officials and six Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials, official sources said here Sunday. This is the second major administrative reshuffle this month.

“The decision to transfer 31 IPS officials was taken Saturday night by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,” a source in the state personnel department said.

The 31 officials include 20 district superintendents of police (SP), the sources said. The SP of Nalanda has been transferred, while Malinda SP Amit Kumar has been made senior superintendent of police of Patna.

On March 16, the state government had transferred 67 IAS officials, including 29 district magistrates. Nalanda’s district magistrate had also been transferred.

Sources said the chief minister was reportedly unhappy over the way the district administration handled former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s visit to the site of the proposed Nalanda International University. Nitish Kumar had accompanied Kalam on the visit.

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