Challenge: Who Found the Lost Roman Eagles? [Search Research]

Googler Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up later in the week with his solution?using whatever search technology and methodology fits the bill. This week's challenge: Who found the lost Roman eagles?

Three Roman legions were strung out in a long line at least 20 kilometers long. It's been raining and conditions are generally miserable. The trail through the forest is muddy, everything's wet, the food isn't great, and life generally sucks for a soldier walking deep in a foreign land on an improbable mission of conquest.

Suddenly, screams and battle cries come from nowhere. Out of the forest flies a vicious attack along the entire length of the march. With light swords, large lances, and narrow-bladed short spears, Germanic tribesmen pound the legionnaires, sweeping in from the forest, hacking and thrusting their way down the line.

Rome's finest fight back in a doomed attempt to save themselves. Although the battle takes 2 days, in the end the three Roman legions, around 20,000 men, were utterly destroyed.

Even now, 2000 years later, you can still find bits of Roman military equipment at the battleground, scattered along 20 kilometers from one end of the long line to the other.

In the battle, all of the three Legions' standards, their Eagles, were lost.

Now, with that background image firmly in place, today's search questions:

1. Who found the lost eagles?

2. Someone gave one of the eagles' finders a posthumous honor
in September. What was the honor and who bestowed it?

(And for extra credit, who was that eagle finder's wife?)

Search on!

Wednesday Search Challenge (January 4, 2012): Who Found the Lost Roman Eagles? | SearchReSearch

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Daniel M. Russell studies the way people search and research?an anthropologist of search, if you will. You can read more from Russell on his SearchReSearch blog, and stay tuned for his weekly challenges (and answers) here on Lifehacker.

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Boat capsizes off Lamu in Kenya, at least 7 dead (Reuters)

NAIROBI (Reuters) ? At least seven people died and many more were feared missing after a boat carrying dozens of passengers hit another vessel and capsized off the Kenyan island of Lamu on Sunday evening, the Kenya Red Cross said.

Nelly Muluka-Oluoch, a Kenya Red Cross spokeswoman, said 20 survivors had been found so far and the boat may have been carrying up to 80 passengers. She said rescue teams were searching for more survivors into the night.

The boat was taking people from Lamu Island to the nearby mainland when it hit the other vessel.

A Lamu resident at the hospital on Lamu Island said 13 passengers, including five children, had been admitted for treatment after being pulled from the water.

He said the small ferries typically take up to about 50 passengers from the island to the mainland, but survivors said the boat was overloaded with people and baggage.

Officials in Lamu said they were still trying to determine the exact number of passengers and how many people had managed to make it to shore but did not yet have precise figures.

Kenyans flock to the Indian Ocean coast over Christmas and New Year for holidays and Lamu is a popular tourist destination.

Muluka-Oluoch said Red Cross teams in Lamu also said the small ferry was overloaded.

"The boat was carrying 80 people. So far seven bodies have been taken to the mortuary and there are 20 survivors so far," she said.

Overloading was blamed for another ferry disaster off the Indian Ocean coast in neighbouring Tanzania in September. More than 200 people died when the MV Spice Islander sank as it sailed from Zanzibar to Pemba island.

(Reporting by David Clarke; Editing by Peter Graff)

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Iowa caucus and beyond: What's the role of government?

As Iowans caucus and other states vote for a Republican nominee, one issue is the role of federal government. Iowans may be surprised to learn that they get back more in individual federal assistance than they pay in federal taxes. And it's similar elsewhere.

As Iowans caucus and other states vote for a Republican presidential nominee this month, one issue before voters is the role of the federal government ? and whether they believe it serves their interests or not.

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But it?s hard to know that without understanding what the government does. Surveys suggest that few have a sense of where their federal tax dollars go ? even as they receive direct federal assistance. So Americans think that money is largely wasted.

In 2008, Cornell University asked 1,400 Americans if they had ever used a ?government social program,? and 57 percent said no. But when the same respondents were asked if they had used any of 21 specific programs ? from federal student loans to unemployment insurance ? a whopping 94 percent said they had.

Voters in Iowa will be the first to weigh in on the Republican presidential primary when they caucus on Jan. 3. But like the survey respondents in 2008, many Iowa residents may be unaware of the benefits the federal government affords them.

The average Iowa resident received $5,400 in direct federal assistance in 2010 (total federal aid to Iowa individuals, divided by the state?s population).

Iowans may balk at that number, but one resident?s monthly Social Security check plus Medicare coverage easily could cost the US Treasury $5,400 in a year. And a host of other federal programs ? from Pell grants to rehabilitation for disabled veterans ? provide valuable services to the people of Iowa and every other state.

But when a Gallup poll recently asked 1,000 Americans how much of every federal tax dollar they believe is wasted, they estimated an average of 51 cents. Gallup has been asking that question since 1979, and that?s the first time the response was more than half of every dollar.

Iowans on average paid $5,175 in federal taxes in 2010. That includes income and payroll taxes, as well as the estate tax and excise taxes on gasoline and other items. (It does not include corporate income taxes.) Since they each received $5,400 in direct federal assistance, Iowa residents on balance got all of their federal taxes back in 2010, plus some extra federal money to boot.

Iowa is not a special case; residents of other states receive comparable federal assistance and pay comparable taxes. So why do Americans think more than half of every tax dollar is wasted? Because they don?t make the connection between the hefty taxes they pay, and the generous benefits they enjoy. (There is plenty of waste, though, within those benefits they receive. For example, Medicare often pays for unnecessary tests and procedures.)

President Obama has received ample criticism for poorly communicating the accomplishments of his administration to the American people. But their failure to acknowledge the federal assistance received is an issue that pre-dates his presidency; Cornell conducted its poll back in 2008, before President Obama took office.

Voters must select a Republican nominee in the coming months, and then a president in November. Choosing a president means naming our aspirations for this country and imagining the government that will realize those aspirations. But before we talk about the government we want, first we should acknowledge the multitude of benefits provided by the government we already have.?

Mattea Kramer is senior research analyst at National Priorities Project, a nonprofit that hosts state-level data at?data.nationalpriorities.org.

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Mom's Poverty, Diabetes Might Raise ADHD Risk in Kids (HealthDay)

MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that the combination of poverty and having diabetes during pregnancy significantly raises the risk of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a woman's offspring.

Children born to such moms are as much as 14 times more likely to have ADHD by the age of 6, the study found. ADHD is a behavioral disorder characterized by difficulty focusing, impulsive behaviors and hyperactivity.

A report on the finding appears in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

The new study included 212 children. Of these, 115 had "low socioeconomic status" (lower-income) moms, moms with gestational diabetes (arising in pregnancy), or both. Ninety-seven children had neither. Researchers evaluated these children for the signs and symptoms of ADHD when they were aged 3 or 4, and again at age 6.

Moms who had either gestational diabetes or were poor were twice as likely to have children with ADHD, but the combination of these two risk factors was even more powerful.

Exactly how poverty and gestational diabetes affect risk for ADHD is not fully understood, but the finding suggests there may be an opportunity to intervene early in pregnancy to prevent ADHD. Women of lower socioeconomic status tend to eat less healthy foods, which can boost their risk for diabetes, noted study senior author Dr. Jeffrey M. Halperin, a distinguished professor of psychology at Queens College and a professorial lecturer in psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.

His advice? "Get good obstetrical care, have your blood glucose levels monitored regularly, eat a healthy diet that is low in saturated fat and sugar, and this will certainly decrease your child's risk for ADHD, as well as for other cognitive and behavioral problems."

What's more, "if a woman had gestational diabetes during one pregnancy, she is much more likely to have it in later pregnancies, so perhaps one can take preemptive steps to reduce this risk," he said.

The new study provides "one more piece of evidence that ADHD has multiple causes," said Dr. Jon A. Shaw, director of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Miami School of Medicine. "It is important to recognize early risk factors for ADHD because this gives us the chance to develop strategies to prevent it."

Dr. Joel Nigg, a professor of psychiatry, pediatrics and behavioral neuroscience at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, wrote an editorial accompanying the new finding. "Keeping your health in check during pregnancy may be important for your child's physical and mental health," he said. "The evidence is mounting, and this raises the incentive to get good prenatal care."

More information

Learn more about gestational diabetes at the American Diabetes Association.

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Harold L Horning, 95, Clearwater, Florida

Harold Horning, 95, of Clearwater (formerly of St. Petersburg), passed away December 28, 2011, at Westchester Gardens Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Bowmansville, PA, September 29, 1916, to the late Luella and Paul Horning. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Alton Horning. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Evelyn Horning; his three children and their families: Suzann and Bob Furney and son Rob; Steve and Karen Horning; Sandy and John Bascom and sons Tim and Michael. He is also survived by his sister Anna Mary Wolf, brother Paul Horning and sister-in-law Mildred Horning and many nieces and nephews.

Harold worked at FM Browns feed store until he was drafted into the Army in 1941. He served in Virginia and Florida and was due to be honorably discharged in January before Pearl Harbor occurred. As a result, he served honorably four more years during World War II in the China, Burma, India theater as a staff sergeant in the Army Corp of Engineers building landing strips in India. He was honorably discharged from the Army in 1945. When he returned home to Pennsylvania, he married his one true love, Evelyn. They were married for 64 1/2 years. While in Pennsylvania, he worked as a butcher and for an auctioneer at Green Dragon. They had three loving children: Suzann, Steve and Sandy. In 1956, they moved to St. Petersburg for their children's health. He joined his father in owning and operating a lawn service business. He would stay in lawn service 30 more years before enjoying retirement. Near the end of his career, he and Evelyn purchased a weekend retreat "Horning Haven" in Arrowhead, near Ocala. They enjoyed many years of relaxing near the Withlacoochee River with their family.

His three children married and he has three grandsons whom he enjoyed immensely. He taught Rob, Tim and Michael so many things including how to fish, bake bread, and make homemade ice cream. He also passed on his love of model trains and railroading. Many of his hobbies included woodworking, fishing and canoeing. In his later years, he and Evelyn moved to Clearwater to retire "by the lake."

He lived his life as an excellent role model and Godly man. His children are very proud to have called him Dad and will miss him greatly. His mind was sharp until the very end. He communicated with his family most of the day. As his immediate family all gathered around him in the afternoon, he took a long look around the room as if to make sure we were all there; and then with a few struggles for breath, he went "home."

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James Zogby: Lesson to GOP: Don't Play With Fire (Huffington post)

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"Game of Thrones" author posts excerpt from new book (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? Fans of novelist George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" fantasy series are melting. The "Game of Thrones" author just released a previously unpublished sample chapter from the upcoming sixth installment, "The Winds of Winter," on his Website.

At 6,100 words in length, the excerpt is substantial.

"The chronology, as usual, is tricky," Martin said on his LiveJournal page. "This chapter will be found eventually at the beginning of 'Winds,' but as you will be able to tell from context, it actually takes place before some of the chapters at the end of"

Martin also said another "Winds of Winter" sample chapter will be included in the paperback edition of "A Dance with Dragons," which is due in July. "A Dance With Dragons" was released in July 2011, 15 years after the first volume -- "A Game of Thrones" -- came out.

In an interview published in October, Martin said he had written 100 pages of "Winds," which will be published by Bantam Books. A release date has not been set for that book or its successor, "A Dream of Spring," which Martin plans to be the final installment in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.

In the meantime, Martin fans will bide their time with the second season of HBO's series adaptation "A Game of Thrones," which starts in April.

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