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The Jet-Ski Robot Saving Refugees in LesbosWho you gonna call? EMILY, apparently.Meet EMILY, the robotic lifeguard who has been requisitioned by the authorities on the Greek island of Lesbos to save the lives of thousands of refugees.t just over 4 feet long, EMILY—Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard—looks like a giant carrot equipped with a 5-foot tall flag as it cruises up to 22 mph across the Mediterranean. An operator remotely controls the robot, connected to a rope up to 2,000 feet long, to help save refugees struggling at sea. They then take hold of the robot, which can carry up to 30 to 40 people, for the rescuer to reel the line in.Here’s the life saving carrot, designed in 2012, in action:
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Greece Must Be on The Lookout for the Spread of Radical Islam Inside its Own BordersThe case of a British Muslim who set up a temporary mosque on the Greek island of Lesvos for the religious needs of the refugees stranded there remains something of a mystery, but the country’s authorities are investigating the case with due diligence.And for a good reason. The “devout” Muslim British citizen has not only been spreading his message of “restoring” Muslim religion on the island of Lesvos three hundred years after the end of the Ottoman empire, but is seen in photos dressed in an army uniform and carrying a rifle.
Archbishop Justin Welby hopes for fixed Easter dateThe Archbishop of Canterbury is working with other Christian churches to agree on a fixed date for Easter.In the UK, an act of Parliament passed in 1928 allowed for Easter Sunday to be fixed on the first Sunday after the second Saturday in April. However, this has never been activated and Easter has remained variable, determined by the moon's cycle.Easter is the most important Christian festival, as it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ following his death by crucifixion on Good Friday.The archbishop said he was in talks with Pope Francis, Coptic leader Pope Tawadros, and the leader of the Orthodox church Patriarch Bartholomew.Mr Welby said he hoped the change would happen "in between five and 10 years time".An Anglican source told the BBC there had been 15 attempts to agree a common date since then.Easter is on the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon following the spring equinox, meaning it can be celebrated on a Sunday between 22 March and 25 April.But the Orthodox church follows the Julian calendar, hence has later Easter celebrations compared with those of Western Christianity.In 1990, the Vatican approved a proposal for a fixed date, which was subject to agreement with other Christian churches and governments. It has not yet been reached.
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