Author: Louise D Arcens
(MENAFN - The Conversation) In 1939, a 7th century Saxon ship was uncovered at Sutton Hoo, the Suffolk property of Edith Pretty. The discovery of this ship would transform modern understandings of early medieval England, shedding light on the sophistication of its funerary practices, its accomplished artistry and craftsmanship, and its wide-ranging connections across Europe and beyond.
The new Netflix film The Dig dramatises the uncovering of the stunning find. Based on John Preston s 2007 historical novel and directed by Australian Simon Stone, the film follows Edith (Carey Mulligan) who, pursuing her intuition about some large mounds on her property, engages Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to excavate them.
Offshore vessel (OSV) Greatship Rohini
MUMBAI: The charred bodies of three crew members were recovered by the Indian Coast Guard from the offshore vessel (OSV) Greatship Rohini on Sunday morning, 24 hours after a fire broke out in its engine room.
The body of fourth engineer Anit Antony (31) was found in the engine room, while those of fitter Akshay Nikam (25) and oiler Ranjit Sawant (49) were recovered from the tween deck area by the search-and-rescue team around 10.15am. “The bodies were burnt beyond recognition.Casualty investigation has been ordered. Captain Jayakumar, principal officer, MMD Mumbai, will conduct the inquiry,” director general of shipping Amitabh Kumar said.
Tesla and Apple are engaged with self-driving, but both are behind the real leaders.
Tesla is pursuing a different technology from Waymo and Cruise.
Apple is testing tech, but racking up very few miles.
Every year, the California Department of Motor vehicles releases a Disengagement Report for companies that are authorized to operate and test self-driving vehicles on the state s roads. The report is controversial, mainly because it s effectively just raw data. But it can in some cases provide insight into how autonomous-mobility firms are progressing, as they push toward commercializing their technologies and services.
For example, General Motors standalone autonomy unit, Cruise, racked up over 770,000 self-driven miles in 2020, as the company noted in a Medium post last week. Cruise pointed out that disengagements that s when the autonomous system disconnects and a human safety driver has to take over declined to zero in the last three months of the year.
Our Treasures: Whangārei Museum s walking stick probably made by whaling ship seaman
15 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Where the body meets the knob, a Turks head knot, on the whalebone walking stick at Whangārei Museum.
Where the body meets the knob, a Turks head knot, on the whalebone walking stick at Whangārei Museum.
OUR TREASURES
Walking sticks or canes have been around as long as civilisation, not only for practical purposes such as walking or hiking but also for ceremonial use, to show status or authority. A nice hefty stick was a protection for early shepherds or travellers, to fend off robbers or animals.
InfoMigrants By Emma Wallis Published on : 2021/02/15
It was a busy weekend in the central Mediterranean. The Spanish rescue organization Open Arms said that it had picked up 146 migrants in two separate rescue operations. Meanwhile, the Tunisian navy said that it had picked up 25 from a shipwreck, with one person confirmed dead and about 22 missing.
On Friday evening (February 12) the Spanish rescue organziation Open Arms said its rescue ship picked up 40 migrants after many hours of searching and encounters with a Libyan patrol boat.
It happened last night #Med Rafel and his 3-month-old baby Moez, were rescued together with 38 more people in a flimsy boat on the high seas.