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Monday 27 March 2017

Girl (4) dies after train hits car at railway crossing

Emma Lifsey who has died from injuries sustained after the car she was in collided with a train. Photo: PA
Emma Lifsey who has died from injuries sustained after the car she was in collided with a train. Photo: PA
Emma Lifsey who has died from injuries sustained after the car she was in collided with a train. Photo: PA

Sam Beattie

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl who was seriously injured when the car she was in collided with a train yesterday has died in hospital.

Police said Emma Lifsey, who was airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital following the collision, was pronounced dead in the early hours.

Emma's parents, Mark and Zoe Lifsey, aged 40 and 38 and from Haxey, Lincs, said: "Emma meant the world to us. She was our much-loved daughter and a baby sister to her 11-year-old brother Jack.

"We are still trying to come to terms with the terrible incident on Tuesday afternoon and there are no words that can properly express how utterly distraught we are.

"We would like to thank everyone for the many messages of sympathy and support we have received.

"As you can appreciate, this tragic incident has left us shocked and devastated and we would ask that we can be left to grieve in private at this acutely difficult and sad time for us."

The collision happened at Beech Hill crossing, Springs Road, Misson Springs, Nottinghamshire, yesterday.

The driver, a 67-year-old woman, was taken to hospital in nearby Doncaster with neck injuries and bruising.

She remains in hospital in a stable condition.

A police spokesman said: "The police investigation into the incident is ongoing and remains very much in the early stages.

"Officers are working hard to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident, including how the vehicle came to be on the tracks at the time.

"This will include speaking to any witnesses to the incident, while specialist officers will also look at evidence from the scene and the car in question, a black Volvo which has now been recovered.

"The train, a Lincoln to Doncaster service, was damaged but remained upright and on the tracks. There have been no reports of injuries to passengers or staff on board."

The spokesman said the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) and Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) have been notified.

The ORR confirmed it has begun working with police to investigate the crash.

The scene of the collision is a crossing about two miles east of the nearest village of Blaxton, on a small country lane which connects the B1396 to the village of Misson.

Speaking at the scene yesterday, Inspector Andy Selby said he could not comment on whether the barriers and lights were working correctly.

East Midlands Trains, which runs the Lincoln to Doncaster service, offered its condolences to Emma's family and said it is working closely with the police and Network Rail to support the investigation.

David Horne, the company's managing director, said: "Our thoughts are with the parents of Emma Lifsey and their loved ones at this very difficult time.

"We will be doing everything possible in the days ahead to assist the investigation into identifying the cause of this tragic incident.

"Work is continuing this morning to move the train from the incident site to allow normal services to start running again."

Network Rail's route managing director, Phil Verster, said: "At this sad time, Network Rail's thoughts are with the family of Emma Lifsey, who tragically died after an incident at a level crossing in Nottinghamshire.

"We are all trying to understand what happened and are working closely with the investigating authorities to find the answers."

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Which Party Is Better for the Economy?

Yesterday’s papers came with a slew of depressing headlines.

“Earning Skid is Worse Since Crisis,” said the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

“Hiring Rises: Output Lags. It’s a Mystery,” said the front page of The New York Times.

“White House struggles to explain weak economy...” said the Drudge Report, followed by “First President Not To See Single Year 3% growth...”

“Warning signs are surfacing: Temp job numbers can indicate a recession is around the corner,” said Bloomberg news.

There is no doubt that our recovery from the Great Recession has been the slowest recovery in more than half a century. But why is that? Surely part of the reason is that the Obama administration has been more hostile to private sector job creators than any president in memory.

Virtually every program the president has proposed reduces the reward from working, saving and investing—from higher taxes to more regulations to more public policy uncertainty.

Take regulations. A new report from the Mercatus Center estimates that the growth of government regulation between 1977 and 2012 has shaved about 0.8 percent off the rate of growth, costing $4 trillion worth of GDP. And Obama has been the worst regulatory president in modern times—often appearing to exceed his constitutional authority in efforts to impose more and more burdens on US companies. President Obama, for example, has imposed twice as many new major regulations as President Bush.

Or take ObamaCare. University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan estimates ObamaCare lowers the return from working by 10%. As Harvard economics professor Greg Mankiw explains, that implies a long term loss to the economy on the order of 5% of GDP—or more than $800 billion a year at current prices.

That equals about $8,000 per household per year!

You would think that all this would be obvious, but what is plain for all to see seems to be mystery to some columnists. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman for example became absolutely delusional in yesterday’s editorial.

According to Krugman, the Democratic Party defines itself as the protector of the poor and the middle class, and especially of nonwhite voters. That’s in an editorial written only a few days after Bill Clinton observed that middle class incomes have stagnated during the Obama presidency (with the black community suffering more than any other demographic group.)

Krugman’s column comes only a few weeks after New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote that “lead poisoning is more than twice as common among black children as among white children” and that “American schools are still separate and unequal” in part because of “an unjust school funding system that often directs the most resources to privileged students.”

What Kristof didn’t say, but should have said, is that the worst segregation and the worst schools for minorities and the worst environment degradation threatening children occurs in areas where almost all the decision makers are Democrats.

What about Republicans? According to Krugman, the Republicans Party “policy agenda is dedicated to serving the interests of the 1 percent, above all through tax cuts for the rich.” Earth to Krugman: the reason why almost all of the population has been thrown off the income tax rolls and why the richest Americans are shouldering an increasing share of the overall tax burden is because of Republican tax bills! As I wrote previously at Town Hall:

· The Bush tax cuts (so hated by almost every left-wing columnist) led to a more progressive tax system—with the top 1% of the income distribution now paying about one third of all income taxes, while those in the bottom half saw their share of the tax burden cut in half (falling from 6.3% of income taxes to 3.5%).

· Further, those in the top 1% now pay a greater share of their income in taxes, while those at the bottom are paying a smaller share.

· Over time, pre-tax income in the United States has become more unequal; but the share of taxes paid by the rich has increased by more than their share of national income.

John C. Goodman is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, President of the Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research, and author of the widely acclaimed Independent books, A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America, and the award-winning, Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis. The Wall Street Journal and the National Journal, among other media, have called him the “Father of Health Savings Accounts.”

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Honey Singh Booked for Singing Vulgar Songs

Honey Booked for Singing Vulgar Songs

Chandigarh: With the Punjab and Haryana High Court coming down heavily on the lewd lyrics of songs sung by singer-rapper Honey Singh, the Punjab Police Friday booked him for singing vulgar songs in public.

Honey Singh

A case was registered against the singer under provisions of Section 294 (singing, reciting or uttering any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any public place) of the Indian Penal Code in Punjab's Nawanshahr town, some 80 km from here, a police official said.

"We have registered a case against singer Honey Singh for his vulgar songs following the high court directions," Superintendent of Police S.S. Bhangoo told IANS over phone from Nawanshahr. The police officer was, however, evasive when asked as to why a case was not registered against the singer when a complaint against him was filed by an NGO earlier this year.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court had on Tuesday directed the Punjab Police to book Honey Singh for singing songs based on sexual themes and innuendoes.

A division bench of the high court said that Honey Singh's "songs make us hang our heads in shame". The bench said that singers like him should be boycotted as his songs were disrespectful to women. Honey Singh had courted controversy over the lyrics of his song "main hoon balatkari" (I am a rapist). However, he claimed that he had only sung the song but had not written the lyrics.

A voluntary organisation called HELP (Human Empowerment League Punjab) had filed a police complaint against Honey Singh and some other singers in January this year. However, no action was taken against them. It is only after the high court's intervention that Honey Singh has been booked by the police.

The NGO in its complaint had claimed that the songs of these singers projected women in poor light, promoted violence against women and even encouraged rape.

"We welcome the directions of the high court and the case registered against Honey Singh. This should have happened much earlier. We will take up the matter of vulgar songs by other singers as well," HELP's general secretary Parvinder Singh Kitna said.


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Karisma Kapoor At A Film Festival
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Karisma Kapoor At A Film Festival

Karisma Kapoor and Shobha De came together to support the Red Dot Film Festival in Mumbai.

The film festival showcases National Award Winning films that have been made by women filmmakers or have had female award winners in their crew.

The festival is an non-profit initiative dedicated only to give a platform to women in filmmaking.

According to the parent body WIFT, in 2012 women won National Awards across various categories that were as diverse as costume designing, editing and voice narration.

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A QPR Christmas Miracle – Starring Adel Taarabt

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Having spent the last four months rightly panning Queen’s Park Rangers for making the worst ever start to a Premier League season, pundits were forced to eat their words on Saturday.

The fear was that, having entirely outplayed Fulham, but conceded late on, the R’s’ 2-1 win would appear scrappy, hard-thought, battling and all the other adjectives journalists love to insert at random into stories.

It was none of these. The Cottagers were destroyed at Loftus Road, and it was largely through the magical touch of one man – Adel Taarabt – whose stunning second goal was so wonderfully nonchalant it left supporters speechless with admiration.

Nonetheless, when Mladen Petric reduced the arrears with two minutes remaining by means of a deflection off Alejandro Faurlin’s outstretched boot, the cry from three sides of the ground was ‚Äúhere we go again‚Äù.

A few weeks ago Rangers would have collapsed had they conceded with even a few seconds left on the clock. Indeed, there was never such a thing as a two-goal cushion under Mark Hughes this season. More or less as soon as the ball hit the back of the net there was a palpable sense of fear that the R’s might throw a 2-0 lead away and succumb to a last-gasp equaliser.

During March and April, Loftus Road acquired a reputation as a fortress where reputations were undone and no quarter was given to the league’s biggest names.

When Southampton were the visitors half a year later, it stood as a monument to a foolish transfer policy and was a shadow of its former self, much like the team.

The Other Unwanted Record:

If QPR are to remain in the Premier League, the momentum for a successful charge up the table must be generated on home soil. For more than a year Rangers have been accustomed to losing on the road. There is a regrettable inevitability about away trips that, if Redknapp can solve, he will probably keep the Superhoops up. Perhaps the biggest test of the season thus far, and certainly for the former Tottenham Hotspur manager, will be the trip to Newcastle this weekend.

Injuries and suspensions have seen the Magpies plummet from apparent UEFA Champions League qualification contenders to fifteenth place, just two points off the bottom three. Furthermore they have won a mere two out of the last ten games, which is the second-worst run of form in the entire division.

To put that into perspective, only Reading have taken fewer points over the same period of matches, a paltry six. These are tough times on Tyneside, and a worthier outfit would certainly be confident of making it a very unhappy Christmas indeed for Alan Pardew.

Hopes and Expectations:

While the word ‚Äúcomplacency‚Äù does not seem to be one that could even register on the Rangers radar after their abysmal start to the campaign, it is a genuine worry given the optimism that emerged from the performance against the Cottagers. Prior to the Fulham game, the target was always to take at least six points from the festive fixtures in order to justify launching into a full-scale spending spree in January to avoid the drop.

Although three of those precious points have already been won, this figure has to be doubled against one of Newcastle, West Bromwich Albion or Liverpool. Fortunately, two of those games take place in W12 and barring an extremely negative and dispiriting defeat this weekend, should see a more confident QPR take the field.

However, attempting to steer clear of Championship football next season without breaking the year-long away hoodoo is rather like heading into a boxing ring with one hand tied behind your back. Not only is it foolish and hopelessly optimistic, but even if it does come off, as it miraculously did last time around, lightning does not tend to strike twice.

Up for the Fight:

Another interesting conclusion to be drawn from the previous result is that, with the players in no doubt that they are battling for survival, Redknapp now knows on whom he can rely on to fight tooth and nail for the cause. This is not to say that certain prima donna individuals boasting a spectacularly lackadaisical approach to the game will not slip through the net, as Djibril Cisse is able to courtesy of his goal threat.

Nevertheless, the return of Faurlin from a rather baffling exile and the flourishing partnership between Clint Hill and Ryan Nelsen appear to be signs of a spine emerging.

Against Fulham it was clear that pragmatism had won the day, and Redknapp had remembered that amid all the apparent superstars at his disposal, one midfield man was able to stand head and shoulders above his team-mates.

Handing the ball to Taarabt and allowing him free reign to terrorise Premier League defences is not particularly clever, nor original, but it is extremely effective.

Bypassing the wide players, meanwhile, which paid dividends on Saturday, certainly had no major negative effect on the number of chances created. It may not work every time, but the mantra of ‚Äúgive it to Adel and let him do the rest‚Äù was so extraordinarily effective that, for the time being, it must be Redknapp’s Plan A.

If anyone can tame the playmaker, it looks like being the wheeler dealer himself. After all, he sold Taarabt to the R’s in the first place, and will not want to let him slip through his fingers for a second time.

Chris King

One Response to A QPR Christmas Miracle – Starring Adel Taarabt

  1. Sandyhoops says:

    Sweetly & neatly put! I do think, though, that a large part of our re-birth is down to the fact that Redknapp is sticking with the same players – as much as possible, and excepting a little tinker here & there – notably in defence. One of our problems under Hughes is that he didn’t field the same 11 from one week to the next so how on earth where they supposed to “gel”? Let’s see what the next 3 games brings us with Redknapp running the show!

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Install a Ceiling Fan
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Ceiling fans can cool a room in the summer or keep warm air close to the floor in the winter. Most are designed to accept a light fixture and there are many options to choose from in home improvement stores.

Hanging a ceiling fan properly can be challenging because of the electrical connections involved, and the considerable weight of the assembly. The process is made twice as hard if you attempt to do it alone as it is difficult to juggle a heavy fan motor while up on a ladder trying to connect electrical wires with wire nuts. It is strongly recommended that you follow the installation procedures below with an assistant helping you with the task.

Before beginning the installation, go the circuit breaker panel and turn off the power  to the room you where the fan will ultimately reside.

For this discussion, we will assume that you are replacing an existing ceiling fan.

Before You Begin

  • Ceiling fan
  • Outlet box
  • Wire nuts
  • Black electrical tape
  • Sliding or telescoping support bracket

Tools Needed

  • Battery Powered Drill with screwdriver bit (optional)
  • Phillips and Flat head screwdriver

Removing the Old Fixture

  1. If you are replacing an old fan, remove the hardware that holds it in place against the ceiling.
  2. Remove the wire nuts and any electrical tape that is connected. Disconnect the ground wire.
  3. Remove the fan from the hanger and lower to the ground with an assistant.

Preparing a Solid Ceiling Support

If the hole in the ceiling is located next to a ceiling joist, you can use a type of ceiling fan approved box to mount it directly to the side of the joist, either with nails or screws. Make sure the box is attached firmly to the joist because it will be supporting the weight of the fan. Use 16p nails and screws up possible on all sides of the box. If you are concerned about the weight of a particularly large type of fan, use one of the following methods that employ an adjustable brace that span two joists.

There are two types of adjustable brackets for mounting a ceiling fan between ceiling joists. One requires that you go into your attic to secure the brace, the other does not.

Access to the CeilingBraced Ceiling Fan boxCredit: Opensource

  1. When you have access to a ceiling joist, go into the attic with a sliding bracket and rest it on the drywall ceiling and screw the ends into each joist.
  2. Hang the box on the nut that slides along the adjustable track and lock the box in place in the ceiling opening.

No Access to the Ceiling

  1. If you do not have access to the ceiling joists in the attic, remove the electrical box in the ceiling
  2. Pass a telescoping support bracket through the empty hole in the ceiling and position the bar perpendicular to the ceiling joists.
  3. Turn the bar so that the ends of the bracket will bite into the joists.
  4. Mount the electrical fan rated box on the bar using the U-bolts supplied with the bracket.

Attaching the Face Plate and Assembling the Fan

The ceiling plate mounts directly to the outlet box.

  1. Pull the electrical wires through the hole in the ceiling plate.
  2. Screw the plate in with the screws that came with it.
  3. The fan can now be hung from the ceiling plate as you connect the wires.

Ceiling fans are mounted either close to the ceiling, or with an extension pole to position it closer to the floor if it is being placed in a room with vaulted ceilings or ceilings up really high.

Typically any new fan you purchase will have options to install it either way. I small 6 to 12 inch extension rod is normally included with the fan, however, if the distance needed is much greater than that, you can buy an additional extension rod in whatever length you need to get it closer to the floor.

  1. Thread the fan wires through the canopy and the extension rod if you are using one.
  2. Hang the fan assembly from the hook located on the ceiling plate temporarily.

Connecting the Wires

  1. Wire the connections together while the fan assembly hangs from the ceiling plate. This will prevent you from having to hold the fan on your shoulder while you try to wire nuts together with one hand. If you are uncomfortable with this, get someone to hold the fan motor while you wire the pieces together.
  2. Connect the white supply wire to the white fan wire with a wire nut. Wrap the outer part in black electrical tape to hold the nut in place.
  3. Connect the black supply wire to the black fan wire. If there is a second black wire for a light, connect all three black wires together with a larger wire nut. Wrap the entire nut with black electrical tape.
  4. Connect the ground wires.

Mounting the Ceiling Fan

Now you are ready for the final assembly. Before you go any further, it is a good idea to turn the breaker back on at the box, and verify that the connections are correct by flipping the light switch to see if the light works. Do not turn the fan on however, because it may shake loose from the hook it is hanging from on the ceiling plate.

However, if you do this, do not forget to turn the breaker off again.

If you are comfortable with your electrical skills, this test is unnecessary. The wiring aspect of a ceiling fan is really easy to do.

  1. Slide the canopy with the fan motor attached over the ceiling plate and tighten the mounting screws that came with the fan and ceiling plate.
  2. Assemble the fan blades to the brackets, then screw or snap them in place.
  3. If applicable, insert the appropriate number of light bulbs, then attach the light fixture to the bottom of the fan.
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How to Install a Ceiling Fan
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Installing a ceiling fan is not a difficult job and can be done alone. Just be careful to hang the fan motor on the hook from the ceiling plate while you wire the connections. If you are at all uncomfortable with working with electricity, then you should hire a professional to do the entire job.

However, I will say that it is one of easiest jobs that involve electricity that can be done in a home and if you take the proper precautions, you should not have any issues.


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Tour Duration: 5 day(s)
Group Size: 1 - 5 people
Destination: Romania
Category: Fishing outfitters
Specialty: Sturgeon
Season: January - December
Min Price: 200 Euro (EUR) per person
Max Price: 300 Euro (EUR) per person

The Danube Delta is the youngest territory of Europe. At the end of 2,860 km covered from its springs in Germany till the Black Sea, the Danube river is building up for 10,000 years one of the most beautiful delta in the world. Although it is the second largest deltas in Europe (after the Volga delta) and the twenty-third on the Earth, the Danube Delta has a very particular interest from scientific, touristic and economical points of view.

The Danube Delta is a unique place not only in Europe, but also among other deltaic ecosystems due to its high biodiversity, to its renewable natural resources and to its beautiful scenery doubled by its cultural sites remnants and worth. Danube Delta has been formed starting from the Upper Pleistocene and has evoluated in connection with the three Danubian arms: Sfântu Gheorghe (the oldest, from the south, 126 km), Sulina (80 km) and Chilia (the newest, from the north, 116 km). Named Istratos by the Greeks and Danubius by the Romans, the river carries every year between 75 and 85 million of tons of alluvia by means of its water volume of approximately 6,000 mc/s, thus increasing the surface of the Delta.

The waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of European deltas. Over countless centuries the silt brought down by the river has enlarged the Delta into a network of channels, lakes, reed islands, tropical woods, pastures and sand duned that now cover close to 5.165 sq km (2000sq miles). An exotic landscape with over 1,200 species of trees and plants, with the richest ornithological fauna on the continent (more than 300 species, among which unique colonies of pelicans) and ichthyological fauna (with around 100 species, from the Danube herrings to the sturgeons which produce the precious caviar).

The starting point for a Delta adventure is usually the small city of Tulcea, almost as old as Rome, and situated close to where the Danube divides into the three main arms that create the wetlands. Tulcea , the gateway to the splendors of the region, built on seven hills and influenced by Turkish styles, this former market town is now an important sea and river port, as well as the center of the Romanian fish industry. The Muzeul Deltei Dunarii (Danube Delta Museum) provides a good introduction to the flora, fauna, and way of life of the communities in the area.

An expedition into the Danube Delta means discovering the Letea Grind, with its strange wood, well known for asymmetrically shaped trees. It also means discovering the "Bird Heaven", the natural parks and bird colonies such as Petrisor, Zatoane, Uslina-Crisan, Golobovita and Sahalin Isand. Fish is the region's specialty cuisine and you can dine on a wide range of fish-based dishes in the Delta. One not to miss is the local fish soup.

The way to explore the Delta is by boat, whether by ferry, fishing boat, kayak or rowboat. A trip through the inner channels requires specialized equipment and a local pathfinder to guide your way. It's a trip wildlife lovers should not miss. Only 15,000 people make their living from fishing, livestock breeding, and reed harvesting in this vast area. Their villages, lapped by the waterways, seem untouched by time. Local fishermen make their own version of Russian borsch over an open fire. At restaurants you can sample Danube herring, croquettes of zander, or sturgeon steak, tastily washed down with Aligote, Muscat or Merlot wines. In every way a Delta trip is a memorable experience.

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The importance of interaction data

Analyzing the activities of your users is a great tool for continuous software improvement

The twin themes of this year's Accelerating Change conference were AI (artificial intelligence) and IA (intelligence amplification). On the AI track, people talked about making systems smarter. On the IA track, people talked about harnessing collective human intelligence. The tension between the two groups struck some sparks.

One panel, which included Google's Director of Search Quality Peter Norvig, was berated by an audience member who felt that the grand ambitions of AI should get more respect. Sorry, Norvig said, but machine intelligence isn't what powers Google's search engine. Instead, it relies on a set of clever and continuously improving techniques for connecting the activities of a large population of intelligent authors to the activities of an even larger population of intelligent readers.

A nice example of this approach was cited by another Google executive, Adam Bosworth, in his talk at the MySQL Users Conference. Rather than consulting a dictionary to propose alternatives to misspelled words, Google instead mines its own database for patterns of use. If statistics show that a query for "Boswerth" is likely to be followed by a query for "Bosworth," the search engine will make that connection for you.

Discussions of software as a service tend to focus on its obvious benefits: zero-footprint deployment and seamless incremental upgrades. Less noticed, but equally valuable, is the constant flow of interaction data. The back-and-forth chatter between an application and its host environment can be a drag when connectivity is marginal and it precludes offline use. But when this communication flows freely, it paints a moving picture that shows how individuals and groups are using the software. As they watch that movie, developers become intimate observers of their users. They can't help but think of ways to optimize the patterns they discover, and, as a result, the software improves gradually and continuously.

The amount and specificity of interaction data varies along a continuum of application styles. Basic Web applications deliver low-level click streams that can be rather noisy but -- when well analyzed -- highly informative. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)-style Web applications can be more informative in some cases, and less so in others.

If a partial page refresh results in a server log entry, then a log analyzer can know that the focus of interaction was a particular control on the page. That's more information than a conventional full page refresh would have yielded. But if interaction with that control doesn't involve a server transaction, then no log entry is recorded, revealing less than if only straight HTML had been used.

Relaying fine-grained events data from so-called rich Internet applications, based on substrates like Java, Flash, and .Net, requires extra programming and administrative effort. By default, the most visible events may be calls to Web services. This is important and interesting information, but because well-designed Web services are coarsely granular, it lacks detail.

At the far end of the continuum, conventional GUI applications run autonomously and transmit little or no interaction data. That's changing slowly as they too begin to rely on Web services.

Software delivered as a service is inherently more capable of continuous improvement. But every application can -- and should -- produce detailed interaction data. It's worth its weight in gold.


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I think if MJ becomes majority owner, he would make a stipulation to retain his influence in the FO, at least I think he should.

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In this number talk, Liz O’Neill focuses on structured student talk with her first grade learners. Students are given a 2-second quick look at 3 ten frames and are asked to determine that number (23) mentally. Using sentence frames, students share with their partner what number they saw and how they saw it. She uses the nonverbal communication strategy of “private thumbs up” for students to share when they think they know the answer. O’Neill reminds students of sentence stems for them to share their ideas with their partner (e.g. “What number did you see?” “I saw the number ____” “How did you see it?"). She also reviews “Four L’s” for partner sharing: “Look at your partner,” “Lean toward your partner,” “Lower your voice,” and “Listen attentively.” In their sharing, students use the sentence stems to engage in mathematically focused conversations. O’Neill calls the students back together and elicits different ways that students found the number. Students share their way for finding the number, and then O’Neill challenges them to create a number model that matches their response (e.g. “Two tens and three ones is 20 + 3 = 23”). This number talk is illustrative of Common Core mathematical practice standard 1 (“make sense of problems and persevere in solving them”), as the students make sense of the problem. Students also are asked to create a number model out of their response, connecting to Common Core mathematical practice standard 3 (“construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others”).

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Labor Day is six weeks out (although my kid goes back to school in three—weird) so there’s still plenty of time to get your faux glow on. These days I’m all about innovative formulas that take your tanning to the next level, and here are three that I can’t stop thinking about as we head into the homestretch of summer.

St. Tropez In Shower Gradual Tan
My first foray into in-shower tanning was with Josie Maran’s now-unavailable product. While it was great in concept, the foaming formula had to be applied with a shower pouf, and it was so tinted that it made a big old mess in my shower. Needless to say after much initial excitement, I lost interest after just a few uses.

I decided to revisit this tanning approach when St. Tropez launched their version about a month ago, and boy, what an improvement. Slathering on this white cream is a breeze, and it somehow manages to stay put on wet skin. After applying a layer, I simply keep myself occupied for three minutes and rinse it off, taking care to pat my skin dry rather than rubbing. The only downside about this product is that it’s a gradual tanner, and I have to use it for a few days straight to see any color payoff. But with that said, it’s a real time saver and I have yet to experience any streaks or mishaps.

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Packed with plenty of naturally derived good-for-your-skin ingredients (such as aloe vera, camu camu, green tea leaf extract and sweet almond oil), this tinted self-tanning lotion is the bomb. The instant color is gorgeous (and slightly sparkly) and resulting faux glow is deep and long lasting.

I also received the Luxe Coffee & Raw Sugar Body Scrub and this didn’t disappoint either. It obviously has a heady coffee scent (which I quite enjoy) and the almond and olive oil base leaves my skin super-moisturized after the ground coffee and raw sugar polish away rough, dry skin and old self-tanner buildup. The company recommends using to prep the skin for self-tanner, but I save it for in-between tans because I’ve found oil-based scrubs interfere with even self-tanner application.

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If you like facial oil and you like facial self-tanners, this product gives you the benefits of both in one. Its base of fast-absorbing, antioxidant-rich marula oil helps shield skin from environmental damage and leaves skin soft, smooth and hydrated—and the subtle tint gives you an instant sun-kissed appearance and deeper color with repeated applications. Full disclosure: I have not personally tried this yet, but I’m anxious to get my hands on it!

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The last answers to the question about how to make guides look they're from 2009 and they said that only Instructables staff can. Is that still the case? Thanks!

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With the knowledge of my second child’s arrival pending, my husband and I had to make a choice of which one of “our” rooms one of us was going to lose.
My room was filled to the brim with craft materials, scrapbooking paper and yarn.
His room – an office.
Needless to say, I gave up my craft room so that my second child could have a nursery and bedroom.

It’s been close to three years and I still have not organized my tools, crafts and stuff like I should have by now.  Not having my craft space organized makes it harder to find things when I HAVE TO HAVE THEM, you know, right that minute.

Determined to eventually have my craft space organized by the time my last child leaves the house, I started off with a cute project that I originally found from Pinterest.

The original photo came from this site, (Balancing Beauty & Bedlam Blog) and it’s located in the middle of the page: 50 Ideas for Mason Jars

There was no link for the photo as far as a set of instructions to create this jar hanging frame, and I based what I did to make this framed jar hanger off of that singular photo.

My purpose was to use these jar holders as a means of getting dangerous (such as scissors) or potentially messy items (like permanent markers) out of little hands, while having those everyday items handy.   Not to mention the “wow” factor of having the cool frame hanging in my hallway….
But the possibilities of use for this wall hanger are numerous, including hanging purses, hats, using the jars as candle holders as shown in the photo, etc. etc.

I used a $5 frame I purchased at the flea market and cleaned and recycled food jars that I already had.  I also used champagne corks, something I had seen on another website, for the “hooks.”  I had to buy the screws that go into them, but everything else was in my craft stash.  The whole project cost about $8 and took just over 8 hours (including spray paint drying time) to complete.

One final tidbit of completely useless information – When my father saw the finished product, he called it “functional wall art.”  I like that term.  I really had a hard time giving this instructable a name that would describe the uses and purpose for this framed jar organizer, and I think “functional wall art” is one of them.

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Materials and Tools  I used:
  • Long and large frame – The one I used is forty-one (41”) inches wide by nineteen and a half (19-1/2”) inches high, and has a frame surface area of one and one-quarter (1-1/4”) inches wide, purchased from a flea market
  • Tools to take the frame apart from the art work, such as pliers and or wire cutters, and maybe a screwdriver or drill-if needed
  • Drill to place hooks and/or screws and to hang on wall
  • Measuring tape and pencil
  • Hooks
    • What I used:
      • Six (6) 1-3/4-inch long galvanized steel screws plus two (2) for the wall that were long enough to go through the frame and the champagne corks
      • Six (6) champagne corks
    • What could be used:
      • Hooks with screw ends and washers - evenly spaced across the frame, taking into consideration how many jars could be hung next to each other.
  • Painting / Distressing Tools
    • Clean cloth
    • Newspapers, drop cloth or cardboard to cover your work space while you spray paint the frame
    • Primer Spray Paint
    • Spray Paint of your choice of color
    • Various grits of sandpaper – I used 60, 100, and 150 grit
    • Acrylic Sealer
    • You could also use distressing ink and/or acrylic paint to distress the frame
  • Jars – I used six (6) recycled ones of various sizes, but Mason Jars could also be used.  Specifically, the recycled jars used to be for pickles, artichokes, maraschino cherries, jam, pimento stuffed olives and one that I've had in my pantry for years.
  • Twine, jute or hemp cording or wire like the photo to hang the jars
  • Scissors
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Angelina Jolie makes news with every style choice. Just a mention of that Angelina Jolie wedding dress has brides-to-be pinning photos of the gorgeous gown she wore for her marriage to Brad Pitt. The Jolie children inherited their mother's fashion sense, with Maddox, Vivienne, Zahara, Pax and Knox holding top spots among Hollywood's best-dressed celebrity kids. But it's the Maleficent star's makeup and hair we want to copy most, and we're doing it with Angelina Jolie-inspired hairstyle and makeup tutorials, straight from the red carpet. Plus: Get the latest on Angelina Jolie's tattoos, which embody her spirit of individuality.


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Dispatch from the Institute: Thinking about God Before Talking about God

The primary mission of the Jewish Outreach Institute ( is to "reach out and welcome in" the intermarried, and to promote inclusiveness in the Jewish community for intermarried families and disconnected Jews. Originally founded in 1988 as a think tank and research facility devoted to the study of intermarriage, JOI's services have since grown to include advocacy, training of outreach professionals, and the sponsorship of innovative outreach programs throughout North America as part of its Jewish Connection Partnership program ( This column is an opportunity for JOI to share its findings and views with the readership.

Many Jews are uncomfortable with "God language." It just doesn't seem a part of mainstream Jewish culture over the last couple of generations. Sure, there are sprinklings of God-related expressions (God willing; God forbid; thank God; get me out of this God-forsaken place; and so forth), but little attention is paid to the central role God might play in individual lives.

Those who participate in synagogue life may notice that a personal relationship with God is not often the focus of attention and discussion in Jewish religious schools or from the pulpit. Of course, God plays the lead role in Bible stories and in prayers, but the emphasis seems to be placed much more on interactions with other humans than with God. In fact, Jews may define their closeness to God more through their actions towards God's creations (other people, the Earth) than to the deity itself.

For practicing Christians, on the other hand, "God talk" seems much more comfortable and frequent. Ironically, this level of comfort--in its most passionate form, what some call "witnessing" (and those in Twelve Step programs call "qualifying")--makes many Jews uncomfortable. As a result, interfaith couples are often forced to dance around issues of God (and theology) and try to translate them into a more religiously neutral vocabulary. In attempting to better connect with one another, some may try to disconnect from their own relationship to God, or at least the outward language and manifestations of that relationship.

At the Jewish Outreach Institute, we believe that this "neutral" place--perhaps thought of as "spirituality" rather than a particular religious dogma--can initially benefit interfaith couples who are looking to find their religious grounding before moving into the more difficult territory of specific religious beliefs. Such an approach can help create a strong foundation early in their relationship and will provide them with sustenance throughout their relationship (as they struggle, as they celebrate, as they enjoy the blessing of children). This gives people an opportunity to explore issues of meaning with those who are most meaningful to them.

So where do we start? We start with the basics. And we start with ourselves--before we approach others. What do I really believe about God? Have I ever experienced God in my life? What do I think about the role of God in the Bible? How do I relate to God now? What is the relationship between my conception of God and the way the tradition understands God in the context of the holidays?

Write down the questions. Think about the answers. You may even want to keep a journal as you think through them. When you are ready, talk about them with your partner.

If you can discuss these questions with your partner (or potential partner), then resolving questions about children and family will become a lot easier.

Derived from the Greek word for "assembly," a Jewish house of prayer. Synagogue refers to both the room where prayer services are held and the building where it occurs. In Yiddish, "shul." Reform synagogues are often called "temple."

The Jewish Outreach Institute is dedicated to "reach out and welcome in" the intermarried, and to promote inclusiveness in the Jewish community for intermarried families and disconnected Jews. Its website is

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Organization membership is open to all commercial and nonprofit companies that facilitate access to events by ticketing. INTIX organization members represent the full spectrum of those in performing arts, sports, entertainment and public event venues.

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iOS 7 May Bring Optimized In-Car Maps And Siri Integration

When Apple unveiled iOS 6 at the WWDC 2012, it showcased “Eyes Free” – a feature that allows users to fire up Siri using dedicated buttons on the steering wheel of a car. This would allow users to ask Siri questions without taking their eyes off the road.

9to5Mac now reports that Apple plans to make further inroads into in-car integration space.

9to5Mac reports that Apple is working with car manufacturers on the next generation car consoles that would allow iOS devices like the iPhone to be plugged into a car, which would then display an optimized version of Apple Maps on the car’s built-in display.

According to people familiar with the plans, Apple is working with car makers on updated versions of car center consoles that could attach to iOS devices like the iPhone. Specifically, an iPhone could be plugged into a car and an optimized, redesigned version of Apple Maps will appear on the car’s built-in display instead of a proprietary GPS system found in many cars.

Sources have described this as a feature akin to a video-out or mirrored display representation of the iPhone’s Maps app onto the bigger screens included with most modern vehicles. [..]

[..] With the iPhone connected, Siri would be used to control the Maps functions and other iOS features.

The report notes that it won’t be like the iPhone integration in iBeetle that was recently unveiled by Volkswagen in partnership with Apple, which comes with an iPhone docking station and an iPhone app.

The report also claims that the feature may not be available when iOS 7 is released, as Apple will have to carry out more extensive car-based testing, improve its Siri and Maps infrastructure and also strike deals with car manufacturers.

Yesterday, Gruman had revealed that iOS 7 is codenamed ‘Innsbruck’ and is likely to feature a ‘very, very flat’ user interface. Apple’s reportedly also trying to figure out ways to add more ‘glace-able’ information and system options panels that can be accessed by swiping from either edge of the device, though what information these panels would display isn’t known.

Apple is widely expected to give a sneak peak of iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 at the WWDC Keynote on June 10.

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“A Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work?”

According to the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy estimates, three out of four Bangladeshi workers in Italy work in the tertiary sector. 23,3% of them are employed in the hotel, restaurant and catering sector.  Credit: Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau/IPS

According to the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy estimates, three out of four Bangladeshi workers in Italy work in the tertiary sector. 23,3% of them are employed in the hotel, restaurant and catering sector. Credit: Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau/IPS

Rome, Feb 4 2016 (IPS) - “During the first months in Italy, I always prayed for rain. I spent hours checking the weather forecast” said Roni, a 26 year old graduate from a middle-income family in Bangladesh. His father, a public servant and his mother a home maker, Roni had to sell umbrellas on the streets of Rome for more than a year before finding a summer job by the sea at a coffee shop, popularly known as a ‘bar’ in Italy.

In a recent interview with IPS, Roni explained that in 2012, he left his country, like many other Bangladeshis, in search of better opportunities in Europe. “I decided to leave for economic reasons; it was impossible to get a job in Bangladesh, even though I am a University graduate. I had heard that many friends and relatives made a fortune in Italy and wanted to be like them”, said Roni.

According to ISTAT 2015 (Italian National Institute of Statistics) estimates, there are more than 138.000 Bangladeshi nationals legally residing in Italy – a 9 % increase compared to 2014. Like Roni, many in the Bangladeshi community play a significant role in the Italian economy as part of the labour force. In particular, 75.6% of Bangladeshi workers in Italy are employed in the service sector.

Additionally, more than 20.000 Bangladeshi entrepreneurs were registered as business owners in 2013, according to the “Annual report on the presence of immigrants – The Bengali Community” issued by the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.

Roni describes the process of getting a visa as very complex. “There are two kinds of visas, one for agricultural workers and one for all the others. The former is quite easy to obtain and costs less, about € 8.000, while for the latter, the one I obtained, a sponsor residing in Italy is required and the cost is over € 12.000.”

“I paid my sponsor directly, and he completed all the required documentation”, he continued, “and once he obtained the nullaosta (clearance), I could apply for my visa at the Embassy of Italy in Bangladesh. I was lucky as it took only three months for the documents to be ready. Many other people have to wait much longer and deal with and pay two or three in between agents to connect them with the sponsor.”

Although it is widely known that the Bangladeshi migrants look out for each other, Roni says that getting support from the established Bangladeshi community has been a challenge. “Since the day I arrived, I sensed a lack of solidarity, fraternity and belonging within my national community. [Those] now in a position to help others seem to forget that once they were the ones in need. It looks like they forget their immediate past and think they are not like this anymore and therefore don’t want to do anything with them”, said Roni.

“No one helped me with my job search nor gave me any indication on where to buy umbrellas to sell, nor helped me with the language, as I did not speak Italian. My sponsor just helped me find a place to sleep – a room shared with nine other strangers I had to pay for myself – and that’s it”, he continued.

After 18 months of search, Roni has now found a job in a restaurant and is much happier. In addition, he has a contract which will enable him to renew his residency permit.

He earns more than €1000 per month, enough to send some money home. Roni explained that remittances are an integral part of his “mission” here in order to help his family back home, since his father retired. As he needs over €400 per month for his own survival in Italy, he is able to send home between €400 and €600 per month. His family uses the money for subsistence and for rent.

Indeed, after China, Bangladesh is the second country of destination of remittances from Italy, amounting to €346.1 million in 2013 (7.9% of all remittances), according to the Annual report by the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.

When asked for details of his contract, Roni revealed that even though he is contracted for six hours of work each day, he works for 10 hours or more for the same wage, and, days of leave or sickness do not count as working days.

Roni claims he is paid less than other workers with different nationalities. Although Roni’s terms of employment appeared to be better than those of other migrant workers, it nevertheless disregards many of the employment rights regarding remuneration, sick-leave, and weekly working hours outlined in the many directives set out by the EU Commission.

“This is not only about bad bosses exploiting migrants”, said Roni, “we, as migrant workers have to stand up for our rights and stop accepting these humiliating conditions. As long as there is another migrant willing to accept unfair conditions, my attempts to fight for a better contract and for workers’ rights will be in vain.”

“I think government policies to protect workers are good”, he continued. “It is not a matter of policies, it is how they are implemented to make sure that laws are respected. In fact, after government officials carried out an inspection at my workplace, we were immediately hired, gaining formal access to basic welfare and social protection measures.”

Roni concluded by making an appeal to his own people: “let’s help each other and put our strengths together. Do not forget to help the newcomers, as it will pay off! I myself had helped two Bangladeshi nationals hosting them at my place and paying the rent for them. They will repay me as soon as they get jobs. Solidarity will lead to a win-win situation and it is the only way to improve our condition.”

Roni is just one of the many faces representing the migration crisis Italy is facing today. With the weakest suffering the worst consequences of the crisis, from a policy perspective, there is no doubt that an integrated EU approach will be the only effective way to face the issue. This is especially true when attempting to ensure implementation and enforcement of the social welfare laws, human rights and labour rights laws.

At both the national and local level, Italian institutions, as well as non-governmental organizations, have a key role to play. They must raise awareness and enhance understanding of these issues. Workers must be aware of their “labour and employment rights, social and welfare rights, and where to seek assistance”, as stated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in its publication “Protecting the rights of migrant workers: a shared responsibility”.

All of this can significantly help create long-lasting legislative changes that are needed in the employment sector to ensure that migrants rights are protected. Finally, Italian institutions and civil society organisations should demand stricter controls by the authorities to ensure that existing laws are actually enforced and implemented, as suggested by Roni.

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Alex Ferguson is to return to the Old Trafford dugout for Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick's testimonial this summer.

Ferguson, who retired in 2013 after 27 years at the United helm, will take charge of one of the teams at the June 4 match.

Ferguson's side will be a Manchester United 2008 XI comprising of players in his Premier League and Champions League-winning squad of that year.

Their opponents will be a Michael Carrick All-Star XI led by another of the player's former managers, Harry Redknapp.

Carrick, 35, who has spent the past 11 years at United, said in a promotional video: "Honoured that he's going to come back and be part of the game. He's probably the sole reason I came to the club and I can't thank him enough.

"He's been a huge influence on my career, learned so much from him and he's the man who probably taught me to win."

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James Reilly ought to hang his head in shame – and he should be next out the door after Alan Shatter.

Our health service is a mess.

As the man at the top he has to shoulder the blame for presiding over a system that is failing on so many levels.

The HSE is not working and needs to either be replaced with a brand new structure or be given a real shake-up.

How much longer are we going to accept people dying because of disgraceful diagnosis delays,
as in the case of poor Sharon McEneaney, or not being brought to hospital on time due to ambulance or paramedic shortages?

Meanwhile, don’t even get me started on the amount of people left lying on trollies for days because of the chronic shortage of beds in our hospitals.

And when parents of a four-year-old boy are asked to prove their son still has Down syndrome in order to hold on to his medical card, there is something seriously wrong.

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The bureaucratic hoops parents of sick or special needs children are being asked to jump through, in order to secure proper supports and care for their kids, is offensive. Even then there is no guarantee they’ll get it.

No matter how cash-strapped this country is, kids with serious illnesses or who have severe disabilities s
hould not be made to suffer any more than they have to.

And their parents, instead of being put through the mill by having to fill out bucket loads of forms and battling for every single thing, should be aided and supported as they struggle to help their stricken kids.

The horror stories that are emerging about discretionary medical cards being snatched from kids who are really in need of them are disgusting. What is happening is immoral, ill-judged and unjust.

If Mr Reilly has any conscience he’d put a halt to it now.

It’s all very well for the Government to make a song and dance about introducing free GP care cards for
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But if it’s at the expense of older children who are dying or sick, or in need of a medical attention because of a life-long condition, then say that’s the case.

Parents fighting back with the launch this week of Our Children’s Health campaign is a step in the
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The more pressure that is brought on the Health Minister to change our despicable system, the better.

Victim:Sinead McCarthy Garofalo and sex beast Bernard Delaney

Bad enough that Bernard Delaney destroyed Sinead McCarthy Garofalo’s life... his failure to pay compensation to his victim is disgusting.

The highest court in the land ordered the paedophile to hand over €450,000 to her,
and he still hasn’t coughed up one cent. And that’s nothing short of a scandal.

It is an utter disgrace that Delaney’s bare-faced contempt for the law is allowed to continue.

Not only is it outrageous he’s not behind bars given the extent of his depravity – which includes abusing his own daughter – he now appears to be smugly ignoring a High Court ruling.

Today our investigation shows monster Delaney doesn’t have cash-flow problems as we spotted him barking orders at labourers hired to revamp his home.

Our reporter observed him happily directing workmen carrying high-end double-glazed windows into the property where neighbours have also seen new appliances being delivered.

Meanwhile Ms Garofalo, struggling with a serious illness, has had her misery compounded as she faces losing her home.

It really does go to show that in Ireland there is one rule for the rich and another for the poor.

There have been cases in the past where wealthy perverts have bought their freedom, despite the threat they pose to law-abiding citizens.

This situation is intolerable, Delaney must be dealt with in the strongest possible terms.

His horrendous crimes have handed
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The star first made the bizarre statement more than a decade ago after turning 60.

But she reiterated it in an interview this week, pointing out she didn’t want to become a burden or to suffer.

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Her comment is also a slap in the face to those who are 75 and over who are sick but still want to live for as long as possible. Are their lives not worth fighting for? Not according to Cilla.

Why on earth would anyone want to pop their clogs before their time and especially when they are not ill? Most people are afraid of what the future holds, but rather than live in fear about what might happen, is it not better to just live in the moment?

I’m sure the pensioner who became the oldest man to run the 100 metres in Europe at the
age of 104 during the week would tell her that.

She should remember that we are living longer than previous generations.

Cilla, who turns 71 next week, should just be happy she is in good health and not be wishing her life away.

Local election candidates Mary Hanafin and Kate Feeney are right to feel peeved at they way they have both been treated.

But instead of locking horns with each other the pair should be directing their anger towards the powers that be in Fianna Fail.

That’s who has created this whole embarrassing and sorry mess.

The handling of the situation in the Blackrock ward shows nothing has changed in the Soldiers of Destiny since their annihilation at the polls three years ago.

And the buck has to stop with party leader Micheal Martin.

L-R: Fianna Fail Leader Michel Martin pictured with Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath (left) Kate Feeney (right) addressing the media at the 75th Fianna Fail Ard Fheis in Killarney, County Kerry

After being selected as the sole candidate to contest the ward in the local elections, who could blame young gun Feeney for being put out when the party, without any consultation with her, decided to parachute Hanafin in at the last hour?

It’s not really former minister Hanafin’s fault either that the party head-hunted her to run, then changed their minds and decided to drop her like a hot potato and, worse, threaten to punish her if she didn’t comply.

Love her or loathe her, it’s a disgraceful way to treat an ex-TD who has been a loyal and hard-working member of the party.

Why should she back down just because Fianna Fail’s right hand doesn’t know what its left hand is doing?

We’ll know on Saturday when the votes are counted how costly this shambles will be to the party.

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Paul Buswell sneaked into the smart property last September while the elderly homeowners were in their greenhouse.

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Buswell, a committee member at his local football club, was bailed and will be sentenced next month.

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Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Lawrence Korb on Saturday night said that Jonathan Pollard's ongoing imprisonment, in light of new revelations of US spying on Israeli leaders, is "absurd" and a "moral embarrassment."

Korb's comments come as US President Barack Obama omitted Pollard from the 13 pardons he issued last Thursday. In addition to the 13, 6 of whom were drug dealers, Obama commuted the sentence on 8 other criminals, all of them drug dealers.

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