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The cat's in the kettle
A few weeks ago A Current Affair hyped up a story about a restaurant which was serving cats. They ran a bunch of promos claiming that they had an investigation in to a restaurant which was cooking cats and serving them to customers. It was a beat up and a half, as it happened the restaurant was serving cats…it was serving them the leftovers. They were feeding a bunch of stray cats. Big deal.
Anyway, it reminded me of an amusing song which I had around here about a restaurant cooking cats. I looked for it at the time and couldn't find it, however I found it earlier this week and thought I'd share it with you today.
You can download the Flash (SWF) file here.
If you have something which you'd like to share with the world as a Friday Funny, send it to samuel@samuelgordonstewart.com and I'll usually be happy to give it a run.
April 30th, 2010 at 10:18am
Samuel's Musicians Of The Week: The Andrews Sisters
My apologies for not getting to this last night.
On Saturday night just before midnight as a lead-in to ANZAC Day, Glenn Wheeler played this song on 2GB. I had been holding on to it myself on my list for the Musicians Of The Week Award, but after hearing Glenn play it I decided that it would be the perfect song for ANZAC Day, so now, half a day late, this week's award goes to The Andrews Sisters, and the feature song is Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.
Andrews Sisters – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
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He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way.
He had a boogie style that no one else could play.
He was the top man at his craft.
But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft.
He's in the army now, a-blowin' reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam.
It really brought him down because he couldn't jam.
The Captain seemed to understand.
Because the next day the Cap' went out and drafted the band.
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille.
A toot, a toot, a toodlie-a-da-toot.
He blows it eight to the bar in boogie rhythm.
He can't blow a note unless a bass and guitar
Is playin' with him.
He makes the company jump, when he plays reveille.
He was some boogie woogie bugle boy of company B.
And when he played boogie woogie bugle
He was busy as a busy bee.
And when he plays he makes the company jump eight to the bar.
Andata toodliata-toodliata toot toot
He blows it eight to the bar.
He can't blow a note if a bass and guitar
Isn't with him.
A-a-a-and the company jumps when he plays reveille.
He puts the boys to sleep with boogie every night,
And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright.
They clap their hands and stamp their feet.
Because they know how he plays when someone gives him a beat.
He really breaks it up, when he plays reveille.
Da-dah-da-dah-da
Da-dah-da-da-dah-da
Da-dah-da-da-da
A-a-a-and the company jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B!
1 comment April 26th, 2010 at 10:22am
A statistic which occurred to me overnight.
This blog moved from Blogger to its own webspace in August 2005, only taking up a couple hundred megabytes at the time (this includes the photo gallery which was moved from a server in my house to the same server as the blog).
By March of 2007 the website had grown to approximately 4 gigabytes. If memory serves, it was about 3.8 GB at the time and grew to over 4 GB quite quickly. I remember this because I moved the website to an Australian server owned by a company which I worked for at the time. I was given the first 4 GB of disk space for free and paid for the rest, and at the time of moving the site, it only just managed to fit within 4 GB.
The site has since moved from Canberra back to the US and is now on a server in Melbourne where it takes up 7,068 MB.
The rate of growth has slowed a bit, probably due to the cessation of regular production of multimedia files (podcasts etc), but still, for what is essentially a personal blog, it is a fairly impressive amount of disk space being consumed. Impressive, that is, until you have to try and move it.
I have no intention of moving the site again, although I'm sure it'll happen again at some stage as these things do tend to happen. Moving a site this size is not a trivial task as, despite the rapid increase in data transfer rates in recent years, it still takes a considerable amount of time to move this much data, and it is quite frankly a task which I prefer to avoid.
And that's your dose of useless information for this week.
The Sunday Bits for April 25, 2010
Apologies for the lack of a Sunday Bits segment last week (and the week before?). Once again it's been pretty hectic around here. Amongst other things, I'm starting a new job on Tuesday…as if I'm not busy enough already! This job will involve a lot of shift work, so it looks like my body clock can go back to gladly not having the faintest clue whether its coming or going.
I note with some pleasure that my good friend and former 1WAY FM colleague Lynn Nerdal, who left 1WAY FM around the same time as I did, has found herself a new home on the radio dial, 96.7 QBN FM on Sunday afternoons between 3pm and 6pm…when the local AFL coverage doesn't take over bits of her show anyway.
Lynn makes for great company on the radio and I thoroughly enjoyed co-hosting with her on a number of occasions. I missed her first show last week, but will be sure to tune in to at least some of it this week.
I also note with some pleasure that 91.9 and 94.3 1WAY FM are broadcasting Sheridan Voysey's Open House program again on Saturday Sunday (edit: oops, brain snap there…you'd think I'd remember the day seeing as I drew great pleasure from working on a show which is in competition with Sharyn's Psychic Boredom on 2UE) nights between 8pm and 11pm.
When I left 1WAY FM in late March, unfortunately they were not able to immediately fill my position as panel operator/weather presenter for Open House on Sunday night despite me giving five weeks of notice, and so for about a month, they replaced Open House with music. Thankfully they have been able to find somebody else to sit in the studio on Sunday night, and Sheridan Voysey's wonderful program is now back on the air in Canberra.
To the Open House fans in Canberra, I apologise. As I've said before, I was simply unable to maintain finishing up late on Sunday night and backing up to work at 9am the next day. My body simply couldn't take it any more. I was pushing it with the five weeks of notice that I did provide to the station.
On that note, I empathise with 2GB's Ray Hadley who is currently working seven day per week and, understandably, wants a day off.
The logical choice to me is Saturday. Ray's only role on Saturday is to head the five hours of self-described gibbering that is Weekend Detention. He could safely leave this in the hands of "The C Team" (asking B-teamer Andrew Moore to do it would be pushing Andrew a bit too much), which would allow him to still host the show and call the football on Sunday.
The changes keep on coming over at 2UE where Program Director Greg Byrnes has resigned, leaving to take up a senior position over at Sky News. I doubt that with a new program director, the changes at 2UE are likely to slow down…if anything I expect them to increase as the station tries to claw back some ratings points from 2GB.
The Rudd government's bizarre proposed mandatory internet filter is on the back-burner, and might not see the light of day before the federal election. And on the off-chance that it does re-appear before then, never fear, for the trivial task of bypassing it will not be punishable.
Whilst this is great news, it does make one wonder what the Rudd government's definition of "mandatory" is, and what other of their words fit in to the "my words mean what I want them to mean" category?
It seems that the policy surrounding what constitutes a death which counts toward the road toll has changed as suicides are apparently no longer counted. A few weeks back, somebody apparently deliberately ploughed in to a concrete wall at Parliament House in the wee hours of the morning. According to Police:
The incident is being treated as a deliberate act and will not be recorded as an ACT road fatality.
I can think of at least two other deliberate crashes in recent times which did count towards the ACT road toll, so when did this policy change, and why? Surely any death through the use or misuse (and I'm sure that we can agree that you need to misuse a motor vehicle in order to deliberately kill yourself with it) of a motor vehicle on a public road should count towards the road toll. Why do I get the feeling that, given our already higher than usual road toll so far this year, somebody in authority has just said "we can probably get away with not counting this one, that'll help keep the road toll number down".
What's that saying? "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics"?
On a related note, I see that Google is now censoring suicide searches by adding extra information about helplines. I know from experience that searches for information on suicide are already heavily stacked in favour of suicide prevention. Do we really need to alter the search results further to the point where we're effectively applying censorship? It just seems like an odd stance for a company which is opposed to Rudd's proposed internet filter.
It seems that the New South Wales government does not believe in the freedom of the press. The National Parks and Wildlife Service, a division of the Department of the Environment, has a curious policy titled "Filming and Photography Policy" which controls who can take photos and film in national parks, and how much they have to pay to do so.
Part ten, after announcing that the news and current affairs media do not have to pay for access, declares:
All news and current affairs filming, including matters which relate to a particular incident, such as a bush fire, must be referred to the Public Affairs Division on (02) 9995.5295 in the first instance. Incident related information will then be referred to the nominated Incident Controller by the Public Affairs Division. The Regional Manager must be notified of any intention to film/photograph for news and current affairs by the Public Affairs Division and give consent for the carrying out of such filming.
So, how do you rate the chances of 60 Minutes being given consent to film in a national park for the purpose of a story about mismanagement of national parks creating fire hazards?
I was astonished this week to read that a third of American mobile phone owning teenagers send 100 text messages per day. I just can't get my head around this. It has been weeks since I last sent a text message and even longer since I received one from a human (I receive them from robots for work-related reasons all the time).
To each their own I suppose, but I would much rather use email instead of SMS for most text-based communication. I'm curious though, I don't send or receive 100 emails per day…what could people possibly be discussing which requires 100 text messages to be sent per person per day?
Finally, it is ANZAC Day, may we all remember and have the utmost respect for those who have, and those that would, lay down their lives so that we may remain a free country. Many brave people have laid down their lives for us, and many more are risking their lives for us as you read this now. To them, we should be eternally grateful.
It's interesting the ways in which we end up reflecting on the sacrifices of our soldiers. For me over the last week it really came about when I was appalled to hear that a friend intended on going clubbing on ANZAC Day. That was a knee-jerk reaction, and it was a wrong reaction, but it got me thinking about what ANZAC Day really means. I later apologised to the friend in question as, after some thought, it occurred to me that our soldiers have laid down their lives so that we may live in a free country and accordingly so that we may choose how to spend our days.
The morning of ANZAC Day, especially the dawn, is sacred and nothing will ever change my view on that, but we are privileged to be in a country where we are free to spend our time as we please. Regardless of whether you choose to observe ANZAC Day, as long as you do not actively show disrespect or contempt for our soldiers, past and present, I have no problem with how you choose to spend today, and neither should anybody else.
I do, however, ask you to remember the sacrifices of our soldiers, and spare a thought for the families of our military personnel on this 95th anniversary of the ill-fated landing at Gallipoli. Lest we forget.
5 comments April 25th, 2010 at 07:12am
Another crack in the ACT Labor/Greens alliance?
I thought I was dreaming this morning when I heard on the radio that Chief Turnip Jon Stanhope intends on removing bicycles from Northbourne Avenue and moving them back to their rightful place on off-road cycle paths. He even, apparently, wants to move the buses our of the already over-congested left lane of Northbourne Avenue.
It was the (lack of sane) planning of the Stanhope government which gave us on-road cycle lanes on busy roads, many of which are 80km/h zones. Northbourne doesn't fit in to the 80km/h category, but it fits an even more dangerous category for combining cars and bicycles, it's a super-busy road with buses which have to stop in the bicycle lanes constantly.
I'm pleased to see this policy backflip. It's good news for cyclists and motorists alike, but it must surely put the fragile partnership between ACT Labor and the ACT Greens under further strain. The Greens have already been shafted by Labor on many occasions, and now it looks like one of the Greens key policies is the exact opposite of Labor's policy.
The Greens believe in having more bicycles on the road and less cars on the road. Labor apparently believes in the opposite now. How they'll work this one out when the Greens are in favour of making it difficult to even own a car in the suburbs, let alone use one on a main road, is beyond me.
With any luck, now that Labor has adopted the sensible policy of removing bicycles from our roads and placing them back on the cycle paths, the Labor/Greens partnership is dead, and we won't have to have any more pandering to the peculiar ideas of the enviro-socialists.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:26am
Friday Funnies: How not to create a jingle for a radio show
What happens when you entrust an egocentric psychiatrist with the task of creating a short jingle for his radio show? Perhaps we should allow Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) to demonstrate.
By the time you finish playing that each hour, it'd be time for the next news surely.
Storm disgrace only hurts the fans
As you would have undoubtedly heard by now, the Melbourne Storm have been stripped of two premierships, three minor premierships, all of their competition points so far this year, are unable to accrue any further competition points this year, and have been fined $1.6 million dollars for systematic breaches of the salary cap totalling at least $1.7 million over the last five years.
I can't help but feel very sorry for the fans of the Melbourne Storm right now. They, of all people, have the most right to be angry, and should be the most upset by the atrocities committed by the club's management, and it is them that it hurts the most.
The fans are the innocent victims; they are the people who supported their club in what is already hostile territory, and they have now not only lost two premierships and three minor premierships, but have absolutely no good reason to attend a single match for the rest of this year. The Storm can not gain any points this year, can not be lifted off the bottom of the ladder, and quite frankly have no reason to bother putting in any effort on the field. The only reason they might even think about playing well is to try and prevent their hometown supporters from deserting them.
The corruption, fraud and blatant dishonesty of the powers-that-until-today-were at the Melbourne Storm deserve everything that is thrown at them. Whether criminal charges can be laid I do not know, but I have no doubts that, given the nature of the cover-up, and the devastating results of the scandal, News Limited, owners of the Storm, have every right to sue the people responsible for this travesty. And I hope they do. In fact, I hope the NRL as a whole join in.
The damage to the game is immeasurable. The NRL has worked long and hard to stamp out this sort of nonsense after the breaches of the salary cap in 2002 by the Bulldogs, and has now had all of that hard work undone by a bunch opportunistic creeps in suits. It takes a lot to make NRL Chief Executive David Gallop sound disheartened, and today he sounded absolutely shattered. His work over the last eight years has been trashed, and it was obvious that he was distraught when he fronted the press conference this afternoon.
Fans have every right to follow in Gallop's footsteps here. This is a shock to the Storm fanbase, and to the NRL supporters in general. The entire game has been brought in to disrepute, and I wonder how long it will take the game to recover. I suspect it will take years, and for the Storm, even longer, if they recover at all.
As I said earlier, the Storm are in hostile territory. Melbourne is AFL territory, and given that the team now have the better part of the year to be unable to play a game which means anything, it could be years before the team has a decent supporter-base again, and I really do think it's going to be struggle for them to survive over the next few years.
As many of you will know, I'm a Bulldogs fan. I was devastated by the Bulldogs' salary cap breach and its consequences in 2002, but I was lucky in comparison as the season was almost over. The Storm find themselves in a much worse position, and with all the excitement of weekends filled with AFL down there, Storm fans would have to be very loyal indeed to continue supporting their team.
I do hope that the Storm can rebuild and recover in an honest manner, as it would be a shame to lose them from the competition due to the actions of a corrupt few. That, however, is a long-term thing. What is of more importance now is finding out who knew, how much they knew, and taking swift and decisive action against them.
In my view, everyone who is found to have been knowingly involved in this (and if it includes players, then so be it) should be sacked, fined, and banned from any involvement in the NRL for life. There can be no room for this kind of disgusting act. For those that were involved, I can only say "sack them all and sack them now".
2GB, as one would expect from the nation's leading NRL broadcaster, were all over this story this afternoon. Jason Morrison's show crossed live to the press conference and then had the reaction from chief NRL commentator Ray Hadley, followed by that of callers and others. Here, courtesy of 2GB, is the audio of the press conference and Hadley's reaction as heard on the Jason Morrison Drive Show.
April 22nd, 2010 at 09:08pm
Time limits for the dole
After the maternity leave fiasco, it's nice to see Tony Abbott making some sense again.
The idea for firm time limits on the dole (the payment for people who are unemployed, are not students, not retired and not ill or disabled) has always seemed like a good idea to me, especially seeing as in the area where I live, there seems to be an endless supply of drug-fuelled dole-bludgers who manage to stay on the dole by attending job interviews for jobs which they have no intention of getting, thereby fulfilling their payment requirement of appearing to be looking for work.
I don't support the idea of completely banning the dole for people under 30 years of age, although I would be in favour of tighter restrictions on the dole for people under 21 years of age. At that age, quite frankly, it's a case of study or work.. If parents want to fund their adult offspring's leisure, then so be it, but the offspring shouldn't expect the taxpayer to do so.
The plan from Tony Abbott and the opposition, apparently, is to limit the dole to six months. This seems perfectly reasonable to me, and should be more than enough time for people to get back in to the workforce, even if it means going in to a job other than one which they would prefer. They can always change to a different job later on if necessary.
The idea of the dole is not to act as an income from which one can live, but to act as an interim safety net, accompanied by one's savings, to get one through a brief period of unemployment. People who are working and paying taxes should not be expected to pay for the lives of those who are capable of working, and choose not to work.
Paul Howes, boss of the great socialist empire known as the Australian Workers Union, calls this whole idea a "Sarah Palin moment" and, for once, I agree with him. Where I disagree with him, is that he thinks this is a bad thing. That couldn't be further from the truth. Sarah Palin is a great conservative figure with a great understanding of the economics which help countries to thrive, and I'm sure that Tony Abbott would be delighted by the comparison. Personally, I'd call it a "Stan Zemanek moment" as the late Stan Zemanek battled for this type of sensible policy for years.
Now, I'm sure that people (it's happened before) will point at me as an example of why this policy can not work as I spent much of last year out of work. The fact is, I was looking for work for almost all of the time that I was out of work last year, but I had saved enough money beforehand to avoid needing to rely on the public purse. Things were tight for a while, but I did not, at any stage, receive a government unemployment benefit. There were a few times where I almost took a job which I didn't really want, and if it had been necessary, I would have taken those jobs, but I was fortunate that small amounts of ongoing work, and an eventual more permanent job made it possible for me to get by without needing government handouts.
It's true that I had to learn a lot more about budgeting and sacrifice during this time. In fact, for large portions of the year I went without a car. It is this sort of careful planning and budgeting which makes government handouts, for the most part, unnecessary in the long-term and hopefully for most people, in the short term.
I fully understand that there will be some people who need the financial assistance during a period of unemployment. That's fine and that is what the dole is for. But as I've already said, the dole is a temporary measure, and should have firm time limits on it.
As Sean Hannity would say, "when you're unemployed, it is your job to find a job". It is on this basis, that dole payments should be made. A temporary helping hand while you get back on your feet.
The David Oldfield switcheroo is confirmed
Ever since just before 2GB sacked David Oldfield so that they could replace him with his predecessor Jim Ball, the rumour mill has been on overdrive with news that Oldfield would simply be switching with Jim and be taking over 2UE's overnight show. As usual with this kind of rumour, it was half true. David is indeed coming to 2UE, but not to take over their overnight show which is now quite comfortably being anchored by Mike Jeffreys, but rather to bolster their fill-in roster.
This was confirmed within the last day without dates by the emergence of a Facebook group dedicated to David's emergence on 2UE, and I have now received this information from an anonymous but reliable source. It reads like an extract of an internal memo, so I'll copy and paste it verbatim.
I'm pleased to announce that David Oldfield will be joining us for several weeks in May, filling in on Drive and Nights.
David will step in for the holidaying Two Murrays from Monday May 3 – Friday May 7. He will then move to nights for two weeks filling in for Stuart Bocking.
Most recently David was 2GB's overnight host – prior to that he had an extended stay in both state and federal politics.
Could a permanent shift be on the cards for David in the not-to-distant future. Given his performance on 2GB overnights, and pending a decent performance in his fill-in roles, I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen.
1 comment April 22nd, 2010 at 12:43am
John Laws on ABC Local Radio this morning
According to The Daily Telegraph earlier this week, John Laws will be on ABC Local Radio across the country for the last hour of Australia All Over with Ian McNamara. This airs between 9am and 10am in eastern Australia.
An open message to the moron in the Black Mazda on the Barton Highway a couple hours ago
Ah, yes, of course I am going to yell at you if you, in an 80 zone, decide to not only move in to my lane right in front of me without indicating but also decide to stop suddenly in the process. That neither of us were hurt is a miracle. You are an idiot, please do not drive ever again.
Police barricade situation in Reid
Update Thursday afternoon: Apparently I didn't make it clear enough at the other end of this post. It's over. All wrapped up around midnight…that's when they all left. End Update
Police are currently surrounding the unit of a "Simon" not far from my place in Reid. A police negotiator named Carly is attempting to coax him out of the property.
Police were monitoring the property from an unmarked van for about half an hour before they decided to move in. It seems that Simon is wanted in connection with an incident this afternoon. So far, he has refused to leave the property, yelling "go away" at one point.
More as it develops.
Update 11:55pm: I can't see it from here, but after some hiding in his cupboard (which Carly could see through the window) it sounds like Simon has been convinced to come out, much to the relief of his sister who was waiting outside. According to Carly's announcements, whomever else was involved in Simon's incident this afternoon, is OK. This seemed to help convince Simon that it was safe to come out and that the police would not hurt him.
It's over, after about half an hour of standoff between Simon and the police. The armed police and surveillance vans are packing up. A good outcome. End Update
April 14th, 2010 at 11:45pm
RIP Lech Kaczyński
Sad news from western Russia this evening. The President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, has been killed in a plane crash from which there are no survivors.
MOSCOW – Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife died Saturday along with 130 others when their plane crashed while coming in for a landing in western Russia, officials said.
The governor of the Smolensk region, where the crash took place about 11 a.m. (0700 GMT), said no one survived.
"The Polish presidential plane did not make it to the runway while landing. Tentative findings indicate that it hit the treetops and fell apart," Sergei Anufriev said on state news channel Rossiya-24. "Nobody has survived the disaster."
The Polish foreign ministry confirmed that Kaczynski and his wife were aboard the plane.
The head of Russia's top investigative body, Sergei Markin, said there were a total of 132 people on the plane, a Tu-154.
It is sad whenever an elected head of state is killed, however given my political allegiances I am especially saddened by this news, as Lech Kaczyński was one of those few good politicians who had plenty of good conservative values and recognised the inherent dangers in allowing giant bureaucracies like the European Union to be allowed to expand in to domestic affairs.
My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Kaczyński's family, and all of Poland, at this terrible and tragic time.
May Lech Kaczyński rest in peace. He will be missed.
Update: This story is getting worse unfortunately. It seems that many more high-ranking Polish officials were on the plane. More from the FOX News story linked above:
Kaczynski was flying to Russia for events marking the 70th anniversary of the massacre of thousands of Polish officers by Soviet secret police in Katyn and elsewhere during World War II.
The presidential plane was a Soviet-built Tupolev TU154M, at least 20 years old. The Army chief of staff, Gen. Franciszek Gagor, National Bank President Slawomir Skrzypek and Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremoer were on the passenger list.
In Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk called an extraordinary meeting of his Cabinet.
According to the constitution, [Parliament speaker Bronislaw] Komorowski would take over presidential duties.
The next Presidential election was due in Spring. It may now be brought forward.
Rex Hunt and Eddie McGuire calling AFL on Triple M
I was saying last night that I would love to hear Rex Hunt and Eddie McGuire calling AFL together now that Rex has found a home at Eddie's station of Triple M in Melbourne, and that I was surprised that Eddie wasn't calling football.
My prayers have been answered this afternoon. Rex Hunt and Eddie McGuie are both calling the North Melbourne V West Coast match right now.
In Melbourne on 105.1FM and in the rest of the world online at mms://wm9.streaming.telstra.com/ucs-wh_afl0live3.
This year, with a lack of the annoying Brian Taylor and the addition of Rex Hunt and Eddie McGuire, it's more than fair to say that Triple M rocks football!
Canberra Radio Ratings #1, 2010
This year's first radio ratings have been released and are as follows:
1st: FM 104.7 20.2% (up from 18.3%)
2nd: 666 ABC Canberra 18.5% (up from 16.1%)
3rd: Mix 106.3 16.9% (down from 18.0%)
4th: JJJ 8.0% (down from 13.5%)
5th: ABC Classic FM 7.6% up from 7.4%
6th: 2CA 6.8% (up from 4.1%)
7th: Combined unlisted 6.6% (up from 5.4%)
8th: 2CC 6.3% (no change)
9th: ABC Radio National 6.0% (down from 7.5%)
10th: ABC NewsRadio 3.1% (down from 3.4%)
I don't really have time to do any analysis of this at this very moment, however I intend on doing so this evening. Stay tuned!
April 8th, 2010 at 12:06pm


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Q: XML unbound error for custom layout I am using the following library: https://github.com/lzyzsd/CircleProgress
I added it to gradle:
dependencies {
    compile 'com.github.lzyzsd:circleprogress:1.1.0@aar'
}

I added it to my layout xml:
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I am getting an error: Error parsing XML: unbound prefix
I think I somehow missed to define the namespace?

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As with previous work, this report required reaching out and networking with industry experts. However I found for this work when discussing new topics with professionals working in that industry, it required plenty of background research and understanding the basics beforehand. After weeks of reading up on cybersecurity fundamentals and information systems, I started to contact a selection of relevant individuals. I had less success than my networking attempts during LG1, with many individuals not having the time to speak with me. I was able to bounce ideas and discussion points off a colleague at work, Mark Muller who is a contracted web-developer and graphic designer. Whilst not directly in the field of cyber-security, Mark is well educated in the filed due to his work building websites, applications and databases for a variety of clients. Mark has also invested in several crypto-currencies and was an advocate for the use of blockchain networks in manufacturing when I discussed the prospect with him.
I also had a useful correspondence with Tim Rose, VP of business development at Identify3D. He was happy to answer my questions, comment on drafts of my report and sent a selection of articles and research topics to consider, even including a pre-release copy of a report his company had written in collaboration with the National Centre for Manufacturing Sciences in USA, which happened to focus on the exact same topic as my own report. Tim was kind enough to send several emails over many weeks and was a vital contact during this module.
This module involved researching, planning and carrying out a practical experiment testing the strength of modified 3D printed components. Whilst in practice, designing, slicing and printing files was not new to me, understanding the core code beneath the surface of this process was new ground. I felt the experiment, whilst small in scale considering resources available was valid and a success, however was not without some errors on my part. Creating more samples and using approved part geometry would've enhanced the credibility of the experiment. I also feel if the experiment was conducted in isolation and not as part of a broader research topic, more of my final report could've been spent discussing the results and the repercussions of this topic.
Early on in the essay planning stage, I discussed the core structure of the report with my supervising lecturer. We outlined key areas of interest which would form the chapters of the report, which we then assigned an approximate proportion of the report's word count. These proportions varied as the report was developed, but I found it useful to have an idea of the depth I could explore each section whilst staying roughly within the word limits available.
Another new technique used for this learning goal, was to write an early draft report halfway through the module, under exam conditions. With such a vast research topic, I found that one relevant article or paper would lead to another and another and so on. My supervisor suggested that we select a deadline to stop all researching and at that point to write the first report draft within a few hours, without any internet or library resources, relying only on the research notes I had made to that point.
This exercise was useful as it confirms how much was gained from researching in a short space of time. By drafting the report halfway through the module, I had plenty of time to refine and improve it, and the work became more manageable and less stressful. It is certainly a technique I will employ in future learning goals.
Following advice from my sister, who recently completed an Msc course, I changed my approach during the early stage of this module, to ensure my research was kept focused and the time was better spent finding relevant sources and quotes.
I created a hard copy research folder, with the learning goal objectives and learning outcomes printed as the front cover. This encouraged me to refer back to these objectives far more frequently, keeping my report's progress on track. Every article, paper or draft of my report validity and usefulness could quickly be evaluate it's against the aims of my report.
Another change made to my research techniques, was to highlight useful quotes and significant pieces of information whilst first reading the document. Whilst a fairly minor change to my working habits, it made collating the information far quicker when writing early drafts of the report. With a selection of checked, highlighted and sorted quotes and facts to hand, writing the report was a far quicker process and I was confident that every source was of benefit.
Unlike my research for the the LG1 module, the content of this goal was completely new territory to me. Cybersecurity, information systems and network structures were just some of the topics which I explored during the research for this report. The practical case study of 3D printing components for tensile testing involved looking deeper into the workings of the printing G-Code then I had covered in previous work.


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How can the Healthy Working Lives Tackle Health Inequalities in Aberdeenshire?
What is Healthy Working Lives?
The Healthy Working Lives Team within NHS Grampian works with approximately 150 companies throughout the North East, to facilitate a planned and integrated approach to improving the health, safety and well-being of their employees. Healthy Working Lives is a mature health improvement programme which has been operational since 2006; the programme is delivered locally in every NHS board area and is governed by a National Team overseen by Health Scotland.
The programme is targeted to all working aged adults; from 16 yrs to retirement age. National census data (2011) reveals unemployment in Grampian is around 3% for those aged 16 – 74, making the workplace an excellent setting to tackle health inequalities. A key aim for Healthy Working Lives is to work closely with small to medium enterprise companies. Healthy Working Lives in Grampian has been predominately working with businesses mapped to the 'mining and quarrying' sector – known to include oil and gas operators and service companies. Oil and Gas related organisations account for approximately 47% of team caseload. Pay scales within this industry are however known to be generally above the national average.
It has been identified that low pay is a particular issue in rural Scotland. Low pay is defined as pay rates below the living wage currently £7.85 per hour. (Healthy Working Lives, 2013) Low pay is a key contributor to poverty, living in poverty can impact access to services, life expectancy and general health and well being at both an individual and a community level.
Grampian includes some of the most deprived areas in Scotland. Aberdeenshire is a predominantly rural area in the north east of Scotland and has traditionally been economically dependent upon the primary sector (agriculture, fishing, and forestry). Over 11,000 people in Aberdeenshire are estimated to be employed in this sector and related processing industries (2011 Census, Aberdeenshire Profile 2015).
Rural Aberdeenshire is perhaps best known for its livestock sector, finishing (the process of fattening calves prior to slaughter) over one quarter of Scotland's beef herd (Aberdeenshire Council 2015). Aberdeenshire's coastal towns are also recognised as Scotland's foremost fishing areas. Approximately 50% of all fish landed into Scotland in 2014 were landed in the coastal towns of Aberdeenshire. The towns with the highest percentage of their local employment directly provided by the fisheries sector are Fraserburgh (29%) and Peterhead (14%).
The prevalence of low pay is highest amongst workers in lower and middle skilled occupations (occupations associated with the primary sector) and is much more prevalent in the private sector (Scottish Government 2015).
To support the reduction of inequalities in Aberdeenshire, NHS Grampian HWL is focussing on business sectors which in the past have not engaged with HWL and are likely to have a workforce on low pay. Two sectors that HWL is in the process of targeting are agriculture and fish processing in Aberdeenshire. Within Aberdeenshire, other high areas of employment include the wholesale and retail trade and human health and social work activities (Allerton & Leighton-Beck NHSG 2015).
How can the Healthy Working Lives reach the maximum number organisations with low-paid workers who have not engaged with HWL previously within Aberdeenshire?
Targeting employers
The Healthy Working Lives Team would benefit from community planning partner input to sign post the team to specific employers where it is known low-pay is evident.
Tapping into local knowledge & expertise
More collaborative working with community planning partners and other key stakeholders is essential for Healthy Working Lives to better understand the health needs of the population living and working across Grampian.
Identifying additional opportunities to raise HWL awareness.
In order to streamline resources and more effectively tackle health inequalities in the workplace, the Healthy Working Lives Team would benefit from the opportunity to raise and highlight the business case for employee health and well-being with the right employers and supporting organisations.
To reduce health inequalities, collaboration is required across a broad spectrum of policy areas, involving a wide range of organisations. The local Healthy Working Lives team within NHS Grampian have relevant expertise, skill and resources to target and support employers in improving the health, safety and well-being of their employees.
Investing in positive health outcomes for the workforce will contribute to the reduction of health Inequalities.
The success in reducing health inequalities and improving and protecting health and wellbeing relies on multi-agency efforts to improve; policies, employment, education, access and the quality of local services.
The Scottish Government requires Community Planning Partnerships to work together to address inequalities.
Interested? To find out more, or to make your voice heard contact Andrea Gilmartin at andrea.gilmartin@nhs.net
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Driving from the west on Interstate 80 – take Exit #13, "Downtown Reno" and turn right (south) on Virginia Street. Proceed past Harrah's Casino. We are directly across from Reno City Hall (between Second and First streets) right in the heart of Reno.
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We are ideally situated for touring Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, historic Warwick and of course the Cotswolds.(More details below) Bike hire is available locally from Cotswold Country Cycles. Walking routes are numerous and varied for all ages and abilities, maybe a stroll up to Dover's Hill to gaze at the panoramic view to the Malvern Hills and Welsh Mountains on a clear day.
For the more adventurous,	the northern end of the Cotswold Way begins in Chipping Campden's historic High Street. For wider sporting activity, there are numerous local golf courses, a local swimming pool and horse riding available nearby. There are a huge number of places to visit within the locality. From Castles at Warwick and Sudeley, the Palace at Blenheim, the Shakespeare Properties	in and around Stratford-upon-Avon.
There are a wealth of National Trust properties, all within easy driving distance, the nearest being the world famous "Hidcote Garden" - just 2 miles away.
The outdoor pleasures offered by Hidcote, Kiftsgate, Mill Dene, Batsford Arboretum, Westonbirt Arboretum are outstanding and offer such seasonal variation.
Chipping Campden has been described as the Jewel in the Crown of Cotswold towns. Built on the wealth of the wool trade, it has a magnificent curved high street with classical buildings of honey colored stone. Unspoilt it has a wealth of shops pubs and resteraunts to choose from.
Two pretty traditional Cotswold stone villages that have remained mainly unchanged for over a century. The mill at lower Slaughter features a giant working waterwheel.
Very popular with tourists. The river Windrush flows through the main street with lawns either side and low ornamental bridges as crossing places.
Once the site of one of the largest Benedictine Monasteries in England it is another classical town with small shops good pubs and tea rooms. Close by is Sudley Castle and Belas Knap a stone age burial mound dating from 2,500 BC.
A pretty unspoilt Cotswold village on the edge of the Cotswolds with a traditional pub and some of the best walking paths in the area.
This estate village has a magnificent house with a tythe barn and one of the highest gravity fountains in the formal gardens.
This unspoilt village also has a traditional pub. A lavendar farm is close by.


I have recently returned from a tour around the 'Golden Triangle' in India, taking in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur and I wanted to share some of my travel tips with you all.
An Indian Visa is a requirement on entry, it is important to apply for this online in plenty of time, giving yourself an ample period to fill out the form and await the reply. The official site is www.indiavisaonline.gov.in as there are many other unofficial sites that will charge you for this service of filling out the forms. I can't stress enough that you need to patient when filling out the form, as you may get timed out a few times, however you can log back in. I struggled with this and the main issue of the file size of your uploaded pictures. It is best to use an app to get the correct size passport picture, then save this to your phone or send it via email to your computer and upload from here. You will receive an email when the visa is granted and this normally takes less than 24 hours, then you need to print a copy. I would say print two copies so you have a spare in case. The cost is $75.00 per person.
Check with your Doctor to see what necessary inoculations you may need for your travels. Malaria tablets were not necessary for the 'Golden Triangle' route. However please take precautions from being bitten, by using an insect repellent spray for example.
Money and currency, In India the currency is the Indian Rupees and it is a closed currency. Meaning you will only be allowed to buy it within the country and won't be able to being it back out with you. The exchange rate is currently 92 Rupees to a £1. My advice would be to change some money on arrival at the airport, the rate was 86 Rupees to £1, which is much better than the hotels exchange rate. We used Starling Bank app and card, which gave us the best rates and no charges in hotels and restaurants.
Clothing, pack comfortable, lightweight cotton clothes that will keep you cool in the hot climate. There is no rules on what can be worn. Most sites provide coverups if required, as a sign of respect. For example; Mosques and Temples. However the Taj Mahal has no rules about clothing or keeping covered. You will find people in shorts and vests and some in the 'Sunday Best', whatever you feel most comfortable in and it purely down to the individual.
Whilst packing make sure to add paracetamol, Imodium or similar and rehydration sachets to your case, just in case of any illness such as 'Delhi Belly' whilst away.
Staying hydrated is so important, I would definitely suggest carrying a bottle of water or two with you at all times, especially when out sight seeing all day or having a wander. Even if you just simply take sips as often as you can. Most hotels give you two 500ml bottles a day complimentary per person.
Anti bacterial handgel is a must and you should use it regularly.
It is widely known that you barter in the Indian markets and with the street sellers. The general rule for street sellers is no more than 200 rupees for most items, we paid 100 rupees for a lot of the items we bought.
Tipping is very similar to home in most of the restaurants and hotels, 10 percent. However, in a lot of the larger hotels they now combine tips for all the staff and there are envelopes at reception to leave your tips in when you check out. Toilets stops out and about you will be expected to give a small tip, 10 or 20 rupees for the toilet attendant.
Food advice, avoid salads as a lot are rinsed in the unfiltered water. Avoid ice in your drinks and most people say sticking to vegetarian dishes is better than eating the meat. I personally didn't eat the rice and opted for naan breads with the curries and dhal's. Beware of the street food too unless it is being cooked fresh in front of you.
These are the main tips I wanted to being to your attention, mainly to provide information and help in making sure you have a happy and carefree time travelling whilst in India. Enjoy!!
You have shared some useful tips. India A's Golden Triangle is a great place to travel.
Thanks Stuart! It was a brilliant trip and I wanted to share my tips to make others travels a little less stressful.
India is somewhere I've always wanted to visit, so I'll be sure to bear these tips in mind if I ever go! They're really helpful, and a lot of them probably aren't widely known so thank you.
Thankyou that's kind of you to say so! I just want to let people know these tips to make their travels much easier and hassle free. I hope you get to India soon it's magical.
Great tips, Sam! I definitely hope to be able to make use of them sooner rather than later 😉 Can't wait to see more of your blog posts on from your adventures in India!


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Saoirse Úna Ronan (/ˈsɜrʃə ˈuːnæ ˈroʊnən/; born 12 April 1994) is an Irish actress. She came to international prominence in 2007 after co-starring in the film Atonement with James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, making her one of the youngest actresses ever to receive nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA and the Golden Globe Award.For her starring role in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones (2009) Ronan was awarded a Critics' Choice Award, a Saturn Award, and a second BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress.Ronan has also acted in the romantic comedy I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007), City of Ember (the film adaptation of the science fantasy young adult novel The City of Ember) (2008), the supernatural romance Death Defying Acts (2008), the war drama film The Way Back (2010), and starred in the action thriller Hanna (2011).
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Barbara Grondine has been a board member with TPC for 40 years, and has been the board president for the last six years. Her commitment to advancing the cause for homelessness and addiction recovery is how she makes her life. Barbara's advocacy for the clients of The Psychological Center is demonstrated by the amount of time she has devoted to this cause.
In addition to her work surrounding homelessness and recovery, Barbara is also committed to advancing the cause for public education, having served on the Methuen School Committee for 24 years and being a two-term member of the Greater Lawrence Technical School Committee. She retired as a counselor and school psychologist after working for the North Andover School Department for 27 years.
Barbara currently lives in Methuen with her husband Tom and their four children. Her favorite quote is from the poet Carl Sandburg; "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can determine how it will be spent."
Jennifer Kannan, Clerk
Jennifer Kannan has served on the Board of Directors at The Psychological Center since 2011. She currently works as a realtor for Coco, Early & Associates Real Estate but also serves as the Methuen City Councilor. In the past, Jennifer has served as the Chair of the City Council, the Vice-Chair of the City Council, and the secretary of the Forest Lake Association.
A life-long resident of Methuen, Jennifer lives with her husband Bill who owns Kannan & Pricone Plumbing and Heating and is working toward a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Jennifer believes that we all have a duty in life to help people who cannot otherwise help themselves. Working to help people overcome addiction and with the services that TPC provides allows her to give back to the communities that surround her and the people in the community that truly need help.
Jessica Finocchiaro, Member
Jessica Finocchiaro is a life-long resident of Methuen and Lawrence. She holds a bachelor's degree in English and American Studies from Roger Williams University and a master's degree in Government and a Master of Public Administration degree from Suffolk University.
Jessica is a realtor with Century 21 McLennan & Company in Methuen and serves on local community boards such as The Greater Lawrence YWCA and the Merrimack Valley Prevention and Substance Abuse Project, Inc. She has worked with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health where she focused on increasing prevention and quality of care for those with mental health issues. She has represented Methuen on the Greater Lawrence Technical School Committee since 2013.
Additionally, Jessica serves as the president of a small Boston-based non-profit, Friends of MMHC, Inc., which offers support, hope and recovery to individuals and families affected by mental health issues.
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Charles W. Manzi Jr., is a graduate of North Adams State College, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Marketing. He also has recently received a certificate in Drug and Alcohol Counseling from Northern Essex Community College. For the last five years, Charles has worked as a Marketing Specialist for Comfort Home Care VNA in Methuen, as well as per diem as an Addiction Counselor at Serenity at Summit Behavioral Health Detox in Haverhill.
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Ian Person, född 13 februari 1969, är en svensk artist, kompositör, gitarrist och producent.
Han var gitarrist, låtskrivare i gruppen The Soundtrack of Our Lives. Han är gitarrist i hardcorebandet Pablo Matisse. Han har gett ut soloalbum under eget namn bla albumet Exit:Highway of light. Ian har också komponerat filmmusik till bland annat den flerfaldigt Jussi belönade filmen The Eternal Road.
Producerade Jerry Williams sista album "Ghost Rider" där han även skrev musik och var gitarrist.

Diskografi

Union Carbide Productions
Studioalbum
1991 - From Influence To Ignorance
1992 - Swing

Singlar
1989 - San Francisco Boogie (Hoffmann mix) / Down on the Farm
1992 - High Speed Energy / Doin' My Time
1999 - Off the Wall / I'm Alive
2003 - Be Myself Again (Extended Single Version) / San Francisco Boogie (Exclusive Ambivalent Single Mix)

Stonefunkers
Studioalbum
 1995 - Material

The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Studioalbum

EP
1996 – Homo Habilis Blues
1997 – Blow My Cool
1997 – Mantra Slider
2000 – Gimme Five!
2001 – Sister Surround
2010 – The Immaculate Convergence
2010 – Live at Lime With The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2012 – Shine On (There's Another Day After Tomorrow)
2013 – Impacts & Egos

Singlar (urval)
1998 – "Black Star"
1998 – "Jehovah Sunrise"
2001 – "Still Aging"
2001 – "Nevermore"
2001 – "Sister Surround"
2004 – "Bigtime"
2004 – "Believe I've Found''
2005 – "Heading for a Breakdown"
2008 – "Utopia"
2008 – "Thrill Me"
2012 – "Try Again"

Samlingsalbum

Pablo Matisse
Studioalbum
 2018 - Rise
EP
 2017 - Deep in Guilt
 2018 - Wasting Light
 2019 - Human Warmth
Singlar
 2018 - Rise
 2019 - I Will Follow You Into The Dark
 2021 - This Night Belongs to Us / Trying to Survive

Ian Person Solo
Studioalbum
 2017 - Exit: Highway of light
EP
 2022 - Austin City Limits Serenade
Singlar
 2015 - Infinite Sea/A Heartache Coming On
 2016 - Yo-Yo
 2020 - Forever (feat. Alice B)
 2022 - The Furies
Filmmusik
 2006 - Diamonds In The Rough (originalmusik från tv serien No1.)
 2014 - Viva Hate - TV Series Soundtrack
 2020 - Fotbollens sista proletärer (Original Soundtrack)

Karriär
 Gitarrist, låtskrivare i Union Carbide Productions (1989-1993)
 Gitarrist, låtskrivare  i Stonefunkers (1995-1996)
 Gitarrist, låtskrivare i The Soundtrack of Our Lives (1995-2012)
 Gitarrist, låtskrivare på Magnus Carlson debut album Allt är bara du, du, du (2001)
 Producent, gitarrist, låtskrivare på Jerry Williams album Ghost Rider (2015)
 Gitarrist, låtskrivare i Pablo Matisse (2017-  )

Priser och utmärkelser
 1997 - med The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Grammis, "Årets nykomling" för albumet Welcome to the Infant Freebase
 2002 - med The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Grammis, "Årets artist" för albumet Behind the Music.
 2003 - med The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Nominerade till en Grammy Award, "Best Alternative Music Album" för albumet Behind the Music.
 2009 - med The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Grammis, "Årets grupp" för albumet Communion
 2013 - med The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Grammis, "Årets rock" för albumet Throw It To The Universe
 2017 - tillsammans med Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm, Panu Aaltio och Tuomas Kantelinen nominerad till en Jussi Award, "Best Original Score" för filmen The Eternal Road

Referenser

Män
Födda 1969
Levande personer
Svenska gitarrister under 1900-talet
Svenska gitarrister under 2000-talet

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Banani fire death toll 25
Md Mizanur Rahman , Mahmud Hossain Opu , Fazlur Rahman Raju , Ashif Islam Shaon , Arifur Rahman Rabbi
Published at 01:33 pm March 28th, 2019
The Fire Service says 19 bodies were recovered from inside the building
A total of 25 deaths have been confirmed in a deadly fire that broke out at a building in Dhaka's Banani area.
A Fire Service media briefing booth set up outside the scene of fire said around 11pm Thursday night that 19 bodies had been recovered from inside the burned building. Two other dead bodies were at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, one at Kurmitola General, and three at United Hospital.
The fire broke out at FR Tower around 12:52pm on Thursday, according to Fire Service spokesperson Ataur Rahman.
The Fire Service Duty Officer Mizanur Rahman claimed the fire was brought under control at around 4:45pm.
A fire service official, on condition of anonymity, said around hundreds of people have been rescued from the building till the filing of this report.
"We have 21 firefighting units of the Dhaka Fire Service and Civil Defence working to douse the fire," Fire Service Central Control Room Duty officer Rasel told the Dhaka Tribune.
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A 35-year-old man, identified as Abdullah Al Faruk, an MBA student at Dhaka University, was declared dead after he was rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Three others, Rezaul Ahmed, Abu Hossain, and Shabbir Ali Mridha were also admitted to the burn unit at DMCH, who are currently undergoing treatment.
A Sri Lankan citizen identified as Niras Chandra, was declared dead at Kurmitola General Hospital. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Cantonment police station Kazi Shahan Haque confirmed the matter saying the victim fell off the building while trying to escape the fire.
Parvez Sazzad, 47, was reported dead at a Banani clinic.
Maksudur, Munir and Mamun were declared dead on arrival by doctors at United Hospital. Senior Executive Sazzadur Rahman Shuvo of the hospital confirmed the matter.
A woman identified as Amina Yeasmin died of her injuries at Apollo Hospital.
13 more bodies were brought out from the building around 6:30pm after the fire was put out.
However, Fire Service Deputy Director Dilip Kumar Ghosh said 19 people were confirmed dead and 70 were injured.
He also said the efforts fo the 300 firefighters deployed helped confine the fire to just four floors of the building.
He lamented that several people had panicked and leapt from the building, which led to the increased casualties.
The deputy director also noted that the building had narrow staircases, and lacked firefighting capacity.
It is also of note that the building reportedly caught fire over a decade ago in 2008.
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman lamented that the fire happened too soon after the Chawkbazar fire.
He said an 8-member probe committee comprised of representatives from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, the fire service, Dhaka deputy commissioner's office, Dhaka North City Corporation, police, Buet, and led by a senior secretary from the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has been tasked to look into the fire.
Speaking to the Dhaka Tribune, Navy Officer Siraj said: "Three units of Bangladesh Navy are lending assistance."
Present at the scene, the authorities concerned confirmed that the Air Force, Bangladesh Navy, police and the Fire Service Department are working together to rescue the people inside.
The Fire Service has also announced a five-member probe committee to look into the fire.
Firefighters use a crane to rescue people who were stuck at the fire at FR Tower of Banani in Dhaka on Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune A number of eyewitnesses claimed that fire service personnel arrived late at the scene, causing the fire to grow out of control.
Firefighters suspect the the fire could have originated from the seventh floor and later spread to the other floors
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atikul Islam arrived to oversee rescue operations around 5pm. Around 5:15pm, Dhaka-12 MP Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque also arrived.
There have been reports that several people have been critically injured after jumping from the building. Victims were immediately taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. A television channel live report showed at least one person falling while trying to climb down the building.
Responding to a query, Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco) Engineer Md Imran Hossain, Said: "The electrical supply line on top of the building has been disconnected to avoid a further deterioration of the ongoing situation."
Eyewitnesses told the Dhaka Tribune that the fire service brought around five vehicles to the scene of the fire, but they did not immediately use all the resources available to them to bring the situation under control.
Firefighters working to douse the fire at FR Tower of Banani in Dhaka on Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneResponding to a query, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director Abdullah Ibn Zaid said: "Three Bangladesh Air Force Helicopters are aiding the search and rescue operations, along with teams from the Bangladesh Army and Navy."
Ishraque pledges to build a liveable Dhaka
1 killed in Dhaka road accident
5 of a family burnt to death in Moulvibazar
Citizens deserve better
Until the next fire
Banani FR Tower fire


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DJ Khaled Teases Upcoming "Khaled Khaled" Single
It wouldn't be a summer without a few DJ Khaled records in rotation. With his upcoming album Khaled Khaled set to land in the near future, it seems as if we'll be getting a steady stream of new music from the loveable mogul. In fact, he's already dropped off a pair of Drake-assisted tracks in "Greece" and "Popstar," both of which are believed to be included on the DJ's new record. Though a proper tracklist has yet to be revealed, Khaled recently took to Instagram to break some news, spilling the details about his brand new single — nay — his brand new anthem.
"New @flippdinero single coming I really don't like use the word single so let me say this new @flippdinero ANTHEM feat [Shhhh emoji] coming," he teases on Instagram, inviting followers to guess as to who the mystery artist might be. "Also we will have a big announcement when his new ANTHEM is released to the world. @wethebestmusic the home of the ANTHEMS !"
Were we to place a few harmless bets, we'd say it's a fair possibility that the Flipp Dinero-assisted single lands this Friday, as new music tends to do following its initial unveiling. And secondly, we'd also bet that the announcement is something like a release date, tracklist, or if we're lucky a combination of the two. Check out the announcement below, and sound off — are you excited to hear what DJ Khaled has been cooking up?
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This bait has an electric green belly, blue sides and back. There is a light dusting of iridescent blue on the back to give a great blue sheen to the bait. There are 3-D black eyes and as always, a tough clear coat that is impossible to beat.


When you're in need of a white elephant present and you've wracked your brain and ransacked your household to no avail, don't despair. Thrift shops and Freecycle can save the working day.
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I start by cooking up good smelling plants from the forest, and to that essence I include a small liquor and a small agua florida. Then I get flowers and mash them and add that juice to the combination and place it into bottles. When I do this, I diet plan and refrain from consuming salt, etc. You can both have a one-off floral bath or you can have a series of them for a deeper and much more thorough effect.
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Jesus goes on to clarify that the woman responded to unconditional adore. Her sins-although many-were forgiven. She cherished much because she was forgiven a lot.
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The Luc Besson-produced Lockout will receive its world premiere at the genre festival, which runs April 5-17.
James McTeigue's thriller The Raven will open the 30th edition of the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) on April 5.
This year's festival will host over ten premieres, including the world premiere of action sci-fi Lockout, produced by Luc Besson and starring Guy Pearce. The highly-anticipated horror The Cabin In The Woods, co-written by fan favourites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, closes the festival on April 17.
Other films screening at this year's festival include the first ever Taiwanese zombie film Zombie 108, 3D animation Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Indian sci-fi Ra.One and anime Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below.
As previously announced, director William Friedkin will be receive one of the festival's top honours, Knight of the Order of the Raven, and will also be on hand to present his latest film Killer Joe. British genre actress Barbara Steele will also be made a Knight of the Order of the Raven at this year's edition.
Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia, Hong Kong director, actor and choreographer Tony Ching and Italian duo Antonio and Marco Manetti are among the other guests attending the 30th BIFFF.
Events taking place at the festival include masterclasses from Lloyd Kaufman (April 10) and Jean-Michel Roux (April 12).
For full line-up information, visit the official BIFFF site.


Home › Musings from the North Woods › 2015 Best in Show!
The Grand Marais Arts Festival gives out two awards: Best in Show and Best Booth. There is only one "honorable mention" for each category. Best in Show means the judges have determined that your body of work as well as its presentation were the "best in the show". Pretty huge. I almost cried when they handed me the ribbon. I didn't cry, though because they were going to take a photo. If you see that photo somewhere, you'll know why I look a little funny.
Sunday was so cold I had to grab a booth sitter and run to the store to buy socks! I wore the new black socks inside my light green sandals. Nice. When Steve showed up later he told me, "They look really nice." That's what blind love will do to a person.
We stayed in our little camper.
Lucky, lucky us to get this spot at 2:00 on a Friday. It was the last lake spot in the campground, but it was a small site, and our little camper fits in tiny spots. This was a federal campground so there were no amenities - no flush toilets, showers, electricity, etc.
No problem. When I was hot, I just jumped into the lake. Here are Steve and Tansy winding down for the evening. What was I doing? Taking this photo and sipping a glass of wine. Oh yeah.
We are back home and there is no rest for the weary. I've been working hard in the studio. You know I have three big shows left and I'm always ridiculously prepared.
Here is a sweet new Larimar piece.
And this stone is crazy fun! It's an aqua-blue druzy on quartz. Super cool. I've never seen anything like it. I paired it with Peruvian Opal.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. These pieces won't last all summer. If you see something you like, it's a good idea to snap it up now.


Last year's event included discussions around the future of work, ideas on how diversity and inclusion can continue to evolve, and inspirational stories from workplace leaders such as Katie Burke and Tim Leberecht.
As we gear up for another year of fantastic speakers, here are five major reasons you should get your ticket as soon as possible.
While navigating the murky waters of your own career, it's never plain sailing. We all have our individual hurdles, mistakes we wish we didn't make and challenges we have to face throughout our lives. No matter how far up the career ladder you climb, you are always liable to feel like a bit of a misfit.
This year, Jennifer Romolini will be on stage at Inspirefest. As well as a media career working with brands such as Shondaland, Yahoo, Elle and The New York Times, Romolini is also the author of sharp-witted career guide Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups and Failures.
Her no-holds-barred and no-nonsense book received massive acclaim, being dubbed "one of the best business and leadership books of 2017" by Fast Company. If you are familiar with feeling a little out of place in your career, Romolini is not to be missed.
Every year at Inspirefest, we hear from experts and leaders with decades of experience that are sure to inspire you and give you advice that will help you grow your own career.
However, one of the more unique aspects of the event is the younger generation that we get insights from. At Inspirefest 2018, we heard from the amazing Taylor Denise Richardson and the incredible Aoibheann Mangan.
This year, Inspirefest 2019 attendees will get to see Ciara-Beth Griffin, who turned the challenges she faces with high-functioning autism into something that could help others and change lives: an app called Mi Contact.
For anyone who is career-focused, both from a leadership perspective and an employee perspective, diversity and inclusion will always be an important discussion.
We all know the importance of diversity and inclusion for underrepresented groups, but there's still so much work to do and it will never not be important to hear from advocates.
That's why HubSpot's Barbara McCarthy is such an important speaker for those looking to grow their career. As someone who is deeply passionate about diversity in the tech industry and being an advocate for women and minorities, McCarthy also believes in growing and promoting positive engineering work cultures.
A major part of most people's careers involves some level of project management. What better person to hear from than the CEO of Glitch?
Glitch is a software company that specialises in project management tools and most notably fostered the early development of popular collaboration tool Trello. Glitch's CEO, Anil Dash, is an entrepreneur, activist and writer, so he knows plenty about managing his own time and projects.
Dash has also been a prominent voice advocating for a more humane, inclusive and ethical technology industry.
No Inspirefest would be complete without some of the global leaders in the tech sector. If you're looking to grow your career or be inspired, hearing from those who have walked their own career path before you and climbed to the top is essential.
This year, Intercom co-founder and chief strategy officer Des Traynor, who helped launched his company in 2011, will be gracing the Inspirefest stage. Intercom is a platform for customer interaction needs, from marketing to product development. Before Intercom, Traynor also co-founded Exceptional, an error-tracking company.
Whether you're working in the tech industry or not, Traynor is a speaker you definitely will not want to miss.


O. S. Nock: Railways of the world - Railways of Asia and the far east.
O S Nock continues his survey of world railways with a tour of those railways of Asia and The Far East of which he has had personal experience - those in India, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan. With 88 photographs, 42 maps and diagrams.
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Adam and Charles Black, London, 1978.