Acne Laser Treatment - What Are The Pros And Cons?
Acne Laser Treatment – What Are The Pros And Cons?
Laser therapy although precise, never gets rid of scars completely, and is much more expensive than other forms of treatment.
If you are squeamish about blood, chances are you will prefer laser treatments for acne to microdermabrasion.
Laser treatments remove scars and pigmentation by heating hemoglobin in the blood in capillaries beneath the skin.
Heating blood vessels deprives upper layers of skin of oxygen and nutrients so they slough off, giving new healthy skin a chance to replace them.
The darker your skin, the less likely laser treatment is to be successful.
The more sensitive your skin, the less likely laser treatment is to be successful.
Laser therapy always requires multiple visits and never gets rid of 100% of scars or pigmentation. A program of regular skin treatments such as Exposed Skin Care may complete the job started by laser therapy, at much lower cost.
Acne happens when pores in the skin fill up with dead skin cells, oil, and bacteria. They then eventually become inflamed and burst. When this happens deep within the skin, all that infected gunk spreads among the deeper tissues, resulting in even bigger lesions.
Your body will create collagen to try to repair the damage, which ends up changing the smoothness and the texture of your skin. This could mean depressions and indentations on the skin or excess skin forming. Basically there are two types of scars: hypertropic and atrophic.
Hyptertropic – This type of acne scar happens when too much collagen is produced and results in skin bumps, flaps of skin or ridge-like areas on the skin.
Atrophic – This type is the opposite, tissue is lost during the healing process, resulting in depressions in the skin. Ice pick and boxcar scars are in this category.
Lasers produce intense monochromatic light, light that is limited to a very a narrow band of wavelengths. This light has no effect on some substances, and high-intensity effects on others. One setting might heat hemoglobin but have no effect on neighboring skin cells. Another setting might "melt" the melanin that causes deep pigmentation on the skin. A third might vaporize tattoo ink. Dermatologists use lasers to destroy specific substances at specific depths in the skin.
The primary effects of laser light in skin resurfacing are photothermal, heating a particular substance in the skin. The process of using laser to remove blemishes in the skin is known as photothermolysis, the breakdown of selected tissues in the skin. Continuous laser light would destroy tissues surrounding the target as the target tissue heated, so laser skin treatment is usually done with pulsed lasers.
Laser therapy for acne scars and brown spots first arrived in dermatologists' offices about 1980. The early continuous wave neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser was used to heat the basal cell layer underneath the skin to stop collagen production. Tissue above the treated layer of the skin charred and sloughed off, initially growing back without scars or pigmentation. Scars always returned, however, about a year after treatment with this early kind of laser.
In the early 1990's, doctors were introduced to the vascular-specific 585-nm pulsed dye laser (PDL). Treatment with PDL was targeted on hemoglobin. The topmost layers of the skin were unaffected by the laser. Only the hemoglobin in the blood underneath them was heated. Pulsing the laser kept skin above blood vessels from charring. This technique proved to be very effective for removing port-wine and purple skin discoloration, and also acne scars.
A third type of laser treatment, carbon dioxide laser ablation, could be used to remove overgrowth of skin tissue lying on top of scars.
Doctors discovered that the key to getting lasting results from laser therapy was to make sure the immune system did not send white blood cells to "eat" dead skin tissue. Accumulations of the clean-up cells known as macrophages could cause scars to form all over again. Laser treatments were followed by treatment with steroid creams to prevent swelling and malformation of new skin.
The tremendous advantage of acne laser treatments over earlier techniques of scar removal was that it was bloodless. Dermabrasion involved mechanically stripping off just the top 25 layers of skin cells down to the "quick," where blood vessels were found. Regenerative skin cells underneath this layer could then rise to fill in the scar as they replaced the skin.
Laser treatments don't come with the risk of infection dermabrasion does.
Dermabrasion left a bloody wound that could easily be infected. Laser treatment, however, worked from the inside out without bleeding and with much lower risk of infection.
The downside of laser treatments for acne has always been that one treatment is never enough to remove a scar. And certain skin types just do not respond very well to laser treatment.
The darker the skin, the more melanin there is to absorb some of the light energy intended for hemoglobin. Skin above the level of the capillaries serving the skin can char and leave an open wound. When the skin grows back, it may be lighter than surrounding skin. The darker the skin, the greater the problem with loss of pigmentation after treatment.
Another problem in laser treatment of black and dark brown skin is that darker skin tends to form tough scars known as keloids. These disfigurements require more treatment than ordinary acne scars, running greater risk of damage to the skin. About 1 in 6 people with black skin and acne will develop keloids that cannot be treated with laser, compared to about in in 20 people with white or Asian skin and acne.
Should You Have Laser Treatment For Acne?
Even if you have fair skin, there are reasons you may not want to have laser acne treatment.
Laser treatment for acne is expensive, and not typically not covered by insurance. Each session may cost up to US $1000 and as many as 10 sessions may be needed.
Raised acne scars eventually smooth themselves out, although this may take several years.
If you have used Retin-A, Renova, or tretinoin topical, your skin may be thin underneath indented acne scars. It's important to wait at least six months after using any of these products before having laser acne procedures.
Contact dermatitis, eczema, and psoriasis are worsened by laser treatments.
Also, as mentioned at the beginning of this article, laser treatments are very precise. There may be a noticeable difference between treated and untreated areas of skin, almost as if a line had been drawn across your face.
Laser treatment is not the final answer for acne. It is possible that if you express the expectation that laser treatment will remove 100% of your acne, chances are that your dermatologist will reject you as a patient for this procedure because of unrealistic expectations. Laser acne treatments improve the skin, but they never perfect it.
The best thing to do is avoid scarring all together. If you have acne and are worried about possible scars, there are two simple things to keep in mind that will help.
Don't Pick – This is probably the hardest thing to do when you have troubling bumps and pimples, but it's extremely important not to pick at and squeeze them if you don't want to end up with scars. When you 'pop' a whitehead, you're doing more damage. Inflammation increases and more collagen is lost, which means your skin can't heal as well it should. It can also lead to bacteria spreading even deeper.
Sun Exposure – It was once widely believed that sun exposure could heal acne. Small amounts of exposure may temporarily help, but not in the long run. In reality, too much direct sun exposure can make acne worse and make it last even longer. Always use sunscreen and protect yourself from sunlight, especially in the middle of the day when sunlight is at its strongest.
You don't have to avoid the sun completely, but use sunscreen, hats or even an umbrella.
So What Can You Do If You Want Perfect Skin?
Acne is not caused by any single factor, and it is not resolved by any single treatment. If you want to achieve perfect skin, you are going to need to use a combination of techniques at least for months and maybe even for a year or so. No matter what websites and infomercial hosts promise, there is no technique that gets rid of even most of your blemishes in less than a month.
However, if you are patient, you can use a combination of microdermabrasion cloths and microdermabrasion crystals to smooth out your skin, along with glycolic acid and salicylic acid peels to stimulate growth of new healthy skin. You can find all the products you need for these procedures at Exposed Skin Care.


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A ViaOeste é uma sociedade anônima fundada em 4 de março de 1998 com o propósito específico de administrar, por um período de vinte anos, as rodovias que compõem o lote 12 do Programa Estadual de Desestatização e Parcerias, com a iniciativa Privada do governo do estado de São Paulo. Está sediada na cidade de Barueri, SP.

A ViaOeste foi incorporada ao Grupo CCR em março de 2005.

Rodovias concedidas
 SP-280 - Rodovia Castelo Branco do km 13,7 Osasco ao km 79,38 Itu;
 SP-270 - Rodovia Raposo Tavares do km 34,0 Cotia ao km 115,5 Araçoiaba da Serra - exceto os perímetros urbanos localizados entre o km 58,5 ao km 63,0 e o km 87,2 ao km 89,3;
 SP-75 - Rodovia Sen. José Ermírio de Morais, também conhecida como Castelinho do km 0,0 ao km 15,0
 SP-091/270 - Rodovia Dr. Celso Charuri do km 0,0 ao km 6,20.
 SP-15 - Rodovia Professor Simão Faiguenboim do km 23,5 ao 6,5 (Marginal Tietê).

Período da concessão
De acordo com a licitação, o período de concessão é estipulado em vinte anos, sendo que o início da operação ocorreu em 31 de março de 1998. Dentre as principais obras realizadas pela concessionária, destacam-se a construção dos 22 quilômetros de pistas das marginais da Castello Branco e a duplicação parcial da Rodovia Raposo Tavares.

Ver também
 Sistema rodoviário do estado de São Paulo

Ligações externas
 Site oficial da ViaOeste

Grupo CCR

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Colchester has secured the number one spot in the latest LendInvest buy-to-let (BTL) index.
The index revealed that the Essex town had topped the table after holding the number two spot since September 2017.
Published quarterly, the index – which ranks 105 postcode areas around England and Wales based on a combination of four metrics: capital value growth, transaction volumes, rental yield and rental price growth – found that the Midlands had begun climbing the table, with Northampton second, Leicester in third and Birmingham occupying fifth spot.
Meanwhile, London commuter towns Dartford (43rd), Romford (14th) and St Albans (73rd) – which had previously been high flyers – had all dropped down the table.
The top 10 buy-to-let postcodes:
The bottom 10 buy-to-let postcodes:
The latest report included a special supplement investigating how the same postcode areas were faring amid a nationwide slowdown in house price growth.
The Midlands has been largely unaffected by such a slowdown, with three of its largest cities breaking into the top five.
The South West of England has also remained unscathed by house price growth slowdown, with Truro registering a 73% increase.
However, four commuter towns that surround London have experienced more than a 50% slowdown in house price growth, resulting in them dropping down the index.
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Ian Boden, sales director at LendInvest (pictured above), said that it didn't subscribe to the idea of a mass house price growth slowdown throughout the country.
"Instead, we wanted the index to show us where the slowdown is hitting hardest, and where the opportunities continue to abound for UK landlords and property investors alike.
"Predictions for the overall growth of the housing market remain positive for the year ahead, but this quarter's index indicates that house price growth slowdown is impacting on different regions to different degrees.
"There are reasons to be cheerful in many places around the country.
"Looking at the South West and the Midlands in particular, we can see modest slowdown occurring that'll keep market activity buoyant."
Ian continued: "Striking the right balance when it comes to making property investment decisions is crucial, however, the current limitations in house price growth mean fewer opportunities in the market to perform a traditional 'flip' of a property to get a return.
"We can expect to see investors taking longer-term positions in property as they look to yields and rental price growth as valuable metrics in the short term to determine the profitability of an asset.
"The best way for investors to take advantage of the volatility in the rental market is to seek out buy-to-let opportunities."
Areas most affected by price growth slowdown:
Areas least affected by price growth slowdown:
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Q: Eclipse-cdt indexer crashes with NullPointerExceptions Trying to import and index a large c++11 project in Eclipse-cdt, and the indexer crashes. In the log work_space/.metadata/.log there are thousands of errors of this type :
!ENTRY org.eclipse.cdt.core 4 0 2018-01-22 20:20:49.031
!MESSAGE Error while parsing /Step/SendOne.cpp.
!STACK 0
java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.listInitializationSequenceHelper(Conversions.java:435)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.listInitializationSequence(Conversions.java:427)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.nonReferenceConversion(Conversions.java:296)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.checkImplicitConversionSequence(Conversions.java:229)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.checkAggregateInitialization(Conversions.java:378)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.listInitializationSequenceHelper(Conversions.java:471)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.listInitializationSequence(Conversions.java:427)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.nonReferenceConversion(Conversions.java:296)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.Conversions.checkImplicitConversionSequence(Conversions.java:229)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.CPPSemantics.findImplicitlyCalledConstructor(CPPSemantics.java:3697)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.CPPSemantics.findImplicitlyCalledConstructor(CPPSemantics.java:3662)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.semantics.CPPSemantics.findImplicitlyCalledConstructor(CPPSemantics.java:3623)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.CPPASTDeclarator.getImplicitNames(CPPASTDeclarator.java:282)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.CPPASTDeclarator.accept(CPPASTDeclarator.java:193)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.cpp.CPPASTSimpleDeclaration.accept(CPPASTSimpleDeclaration.java:110)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.parser.ASTTranslationUnit.accept(ASTTranslationUnit.java:275)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.PDOMWriter.process(PDOMWriter.java:533)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask.writeToIndex(AbstractIndexerTask.java:1279)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask.parseFile(AbstractIndexerTask.java:1096)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask.parseLinkage(AbstractIndexerTask.java:896)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask.runTask(AbstractIndexerTask.java:557)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.indexer.PDOMIndexerTask.run(PDOMIndexerTask.java:161)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.indexer.PDOMRebuildTask.run(PDOMRebuildTask.java:90)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.PDOMIndexerJob.run(PDOMIndexerJob.java:155)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:56)

This error shows up for pretty much all cpp files. At the very bottom of the log:
!ENTRY org.eclipse.cdt.core 4 0 2018-01-23 09:24:52.304
!MESSAGE Error
!STACK 1
org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException: Too many errors while indexing, stopping indexer.
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask.swallowError(AbstractIndexerTask.java:1189)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask.parseFile(AbstractIndexerTask.java:1117)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask.parseLinkage(AbstractIndexerTask.java:896)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.AbstractIndexerTask.runTask(AbstractIndexerTask.java:557)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.indexer.PDOMIndexerTask.run(PDOMIndexerTask.java:161)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.indexer.PDOMRebuildTask.run(PDOMRebuildTask.java:90)
    at org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.pdom.PDOMIndexerJob.run(PDOMIndexerJob.java:155)
    at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:56)
!SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.cdt.core 4 0 2018-01-23 09:24:52.305
!MESSAGE Too many errors while indexing, stopping indexer.

!ENTRY org.eclipse.cdt.core 1 0 2018-01-23 09:24:52.309
!MESSAGE Indexed 'my_project' (168 sources, 2,583 headers) in 2,258 sec: 255,357 declarations; 811,215 references; 0 unresolved inclusions; 41 syntax errors; 1,689 unresolved names (0.18%)

I am on Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS and tried with both gcc 4.9.3 and gcc 5.4.0 20160609.
Eclipse Version: Oxygen.2 Release (4.7.2) Build id: 20171218-0600, however also tried with different versions of Neon too.
It is a custom makefile project, and builds correctly both from within eclipse and from terminal. Code navigation just doesn't work, and vast majority of code is red.

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Home/Home Improvement/Home Decor/Barrault Pressacco uses hempcrete to create social housing in Paris
Barrault Pressacco uses hempcrete to create social housing in Paris
Architecture firm Barrault Pressacco used bio-based materials including wood and hempcrete to construct this mixed-use building that references traditional Parisian apartment blocks.
Located on the Rue Marx Dormoy in Paris's 18th arrondissement, the building contains 15 units for social housing along with two shops at ground floor level.
Top: each floor contains three apartments. Above: the building was designed to be respectful of its surroundings
Paris studio Barrault Pressacco designed the building to fit in with its heterogeneous urban context, which includes rail yards and buildings of varying architectural styles.
The structure spans the entire depth of its lot with different facades to the Rue Marc Dormoy on one side and Rue Philippe de Girard on the other.
Two small courtyards are inserted into the plan to provide natural light, views and ventilation to the apartments.
It was constructed using wood and hempcrete
The project demanded a contemporary yet familiar design that evokes the deep facades and cantilevered balconies found in many traditional Parisian buildings.
After researching materials suitable for constructing the necessary thick facade, Barrault Pressacco settled on a combination of wood and hempcrete – a concrete alternative with a low carbon footprint made from hemp fibres combined with a lime-based binding agent.
Large windows look out to the Rue Marx Dormoy
"Hempcrete was first considered as a tool to investigate a particular Parisian tradition: the thick facade and the bow window," architect Thibaut Barrault told Dezeen.
"In this way, it links theoretical canons and environmental issues."
Interior walls have a lime render finish
The French government recently announced plans for legislation that will ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50 per cent timber or other natural materials.
According to the studio, the building was designed before the law was put forward but is intended to provide an example of good practice regarding the use of hempcrete.
See how hemp is cultivated, processed and used to build a house in this movie
Barrault explained that he approves of the law as it encourages architects to explore innovative applications for sustainable materials.
"The law is interesting because it forces us to find alternatives to cement and concrete," said the architect.
"It also proposes to find new links and complementarities between different sectors of construction, and between natural materials."
Apartments have bay windows
The timber framework of the building at Rue Marc Dormoy is made from standard sections of pine that sit on concrete slabs.
Gypsum-fibre panels fixed to the inside of the wooden structure create a formwork into which the hempcrete is sprayed in layers, before receiving a coat of lime render.
The building has a timber framework
Above the shops, each of the building's floors contains three apartments that are cross-ventilated thanks to openings facing onto the street and the courtyards.
The bay windows looking onto the street optimise light and views from the main living areas, while spaces including the bathrooms and kitchens face onto the planted courtyards.
Hempcrete covers the timber frame
France is aiming to become a world leader in the use of bio-based building materials such as wood, hemp and straw, which have significantly lower embodied carbon than more conventional materials like concrete and steel.
The new legislation affecting all buildings financed by the French state aligns with the country's Sustainable City plan launched in 2009, as well as its aim to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Hempcrete is made from hemp hurds
Another project that incorporates hempcrete was a house built by film producer Steve Barron using hemp grown on his own farm.
However, although Hemp is gradually becoming more common in construction projects Barron told Dezeen that UK laws are restricting its use in architecture.
Photography is by Giaime Meloni.
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Tryon Road Uniting Church is a heritage-listed Uniting church located at 33 Tryon Road in the Sydney suburb of Lindfield in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by William Slade and built from 1914 to 1914 by W. 'Ossie' Knowles. It is also known as Lindfield Wesleyan Methodist Church. The property is owned by the Uniting Church in Australia. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 19 September 2003.

History

General History

A comprehensive history of the Methodists in the area and the chapels they built is given in A Cloud of Witnesses at Tryon Road Uniting Church by Geoffrey Stacey, 1996, published by the Lindfield Tryon Road Uniting Church Centenary Committee.

Lindfield became the name of the area after it was adopted for the name for the station on the new railway line linking St Leonards and Hornsby in 1890. The name was taken from a cottage of that name built by Francis John List who came from Lindfield, West Sussex in southern England. Tryon Road may have been named after Rear Admiral Sir George Tryon, commander in the Australian Navy in the 1880s. It is suggested that he was a friend or relative of List.

In the early 1890s, as the expansion of the North Shore got under way following the building of the railway in 1890, the decision to build a church in the Willoughby/Lindfield Methodist circuit was made. Land was purchased from Thomas Todd Forsyth (who held part of an original Crown Grant of 1819 to Daniel Dering Mathew) by seven members of the congregation. This plot was just south of the Gordon Road (now Pacific Highway) entry to the Lindfield railway station. No drawings or plans of this church exist but a photograph and description is given in the book mentioned above. The church was formally opened on 19 April 1896. After a disappointing start where numbers attending services were not as hoped by the Trustees, numbers climbed to a point where the congregation began discussing the need for a new church.

History of the Church

After long debate it was decided to purchase land on the corner of Tryon and Nelson Roads. After further debate it was decided to build both church and halls at the same time. The architect, Mr Slade, is noted as being persuasive of building a complete set of facilities rather than wait until funds became available. Reported in The Methodist of 1914:

The church was formally opened on 19 September 1914 at a Special Public Meeting and Service. The architect of these new buildings was William Slade and the builder was W. O. J. Knowles. Slade (1847-1935) was the half brother of church trustee Percy Newman Slade. He was born in Surry Hills but trained as an architect in England. On his return it seems he worked for Harry Kent. Slade designed the Roseville Methodist Church in Cardigan Street, Camperdown (now the Camperdown Stanmore Community Church of the Assembly of Confessing Congregations).

The Slades were a prominent family of Methodists and they had particular interests in Tryon Road: Percy Newman Slade (1972-1944) had settled in the Lindfield area at the commencement of his professional career as an accountant and real estate agent. Percy was prominent in the Methodist Church, being an original trustee of the local church and financial adviser to the Central Methodist Mission. In 1895 he married Claudia Brown, the daughter of Dr George Brown, a former Methodist missionary in the South Pacific. Percy settled at Malila at No. 13-15 Tryon Road in 1906. Percy's elder sister, Kate Watkin (1864-1944), developed the properties at No. 23-25 Tryon Road around the same time. No. 17 Tryon Road was owned and developed around 1906 by Louisa Slade, Percy's widowed mother.

William Slade's architectural drawings do not seem to have survived, but good written descriptions of the fabric of the church as completed are available. At the time of the opening in 1914, the correspondent for The Methodist described the church as follows:

The main material used in the building is brick, relieved by stone-dressings introduced at openings, and with a high stone base course throughout. The brickwork is tuck-pointed, such parts usually plastered inside are tuck-pointed also. The elevation to Tryon Rd shows a fine gable with large triplet windows of leaded coloured glass in original designs, on the south side is the turret, containing a fine toned bell, and on the north side a large porch, each giving access to the main building. The interior of the church which is  by  is lit from the sides by eight windows, each of to lancets and circle grouped and filled with leaded coloured glass, similar to the front. The ceiling of the interior is formed by the line of collar ties in the centre and lower portions of principals at the sides - furring pieces being introduced to form a continuous clear line from end to end, relieved by moulded ribs and panelling. Delicate tie rods span the whole. The average height of the ceiling of the church is . That of the school hall is 18 ft; being treated somewhat in the manner as described of the church. A sloping floor is provided for the church - the average height of the interior walls from the floor being . Accommodation is provided for 350 persons with an additional 25 persons in the choir; which is semi-circular and raised in steps on a platform extending across the end of the church, one side of which is occupied by an ornamental rostrum. The seats throughout are of Queensland Kauri, having ornamental stall ends, slightly stained and varnished. A sliding door leading from the end of the church opens into the school block attached, which comprises a hall  by , with a raised platform, six class rooms, ; grouped about the same. The infant's room also being  by , and a sewing room .

The library and principal porch of the school are grouped, being a small semi-octagonal wing forming a pleasing feature on the Nelson Road frontage. Minister and choir vestries, with separate external entrances are provided, and appurtances throughout for the complete carrying out of all functions of a public and social nature.

The roofs externally are covered with slates except the turret, which is one of Muntz metal, finished with a finial. The porches are tiled and the entrance steps are of marble, with wing walls of stone. The alignment of the Tryon and Nelson Roads is formed by ornamental open fencing and brick dwarf walling." The outlay of A£5,600 included the cost of installing an organ that had originated in Ireland, having been imported into the colony for use in the original St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney.

The major alteration to the church Slade designed occurred in 1935 following a resolution of 1934 to change the altar area and relocate the organ from the front in the sanctuary to a new purpose designed organ chamber within a transept. In the remodelling of the sanctuary a new wood panelled reredos was fitted and the communion rails extended forward at the sides. The pulpit was retained in its original position, but the babtismal font was reset. The choir was enlarged to accommodate 42. The architect was N. S. W. McPherson.

Eight chimes were installed in the tower in 1936 as a memorial to Walter J Cryer. Another five were added in 1940 as a memorial to Mrs Agnes Cryer.

Following amalgamation of the Methodist Church with the Presbyterian and Congregationalist churches as the Uniting Church of Australia in 1977, the church has continued to be used by the local congregation.

Organ History

The organ began life in Ireland and was imported for use in St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney.  Purchased by the Wesleyan Methodists for the Macquarie Street Chapel in 1839 and later removed to the York Street Chapel.  It was rebuilt by C. J. Jackson in 1868 and further enlarged by William Davidson in 1888.  When the York Street Chapel was replaced by the Centenary Hall the organ was rebuilt therein in 1903 by George Fincham & Son of Melbourne.  It became one of the largest organs in New South Wales (the only larger ones at that time were in Sydney Town Hall, St Andrew's Cathedral and St Saviours Cathedral, Goulburn).  In 1908 it was moved to the "Conference Hall" in Castlereagh Street and remained there until it was purchased by the Tryon Road Methodist Church in Lindfield. It was moved from the front of the church in the Sanctuary to the purpose built organ transept in 1935. The organ was rebuilt and restored in 2001 and now occupies a slightly larger area than previously. The facing organ pipes are now polychromatic as they were when the organ was erected in the Centenary Hall in York Street.

Description
The complex consists of the Church (orientated on a north-west to south-east axis) and two adjoining halls with ancillary rooms at its south-east end. The complex sits on a corner site bounded on the northern side by Tryon Road, the eastern by Nelson Road and the southern by Tryon Lane. On the north-east side towards Nelson Road is a large Hill's fig tree (Ficus microcarpa var.Hillii) and crazy-paved sandstone driveway half loop.

The complex was designed and built as a whole in 1914, with the exception of a 1935 transept on the north-east (detailed to match the church), and a small modern extension containing toilets which sits at the western end of the smaller hall.

The building is Federation Gothic in style with Arts and Craft and Art Nouveau influences. The building is constructed of red tuck-pointed brickwork with sandstone dressings to all openings, the whole sitting on a rusticated sandstone base. Contrasting blue bricks are used in the arched heads over windows and on the double curved tops of the buttresses. Moulded bricks are also used for string-courses and as decorative elements. The detailing throughout is well considered and of very high quality. The roof, which is generally gabled in form, is of grey slate with terra cotta ridge and hip cappings.

The main entrance to the church off Tryon Road includes a covered way from the street to a flight of marble steps leading up to the front door, over which rises a squat tower. The tower roof is bell-caste in form, clad in copper sheet with curved decorative pressed metal panels to the eaves fascias. Gargoyles shed water from the four corners of the roof. The porch is tiled with small mosaic tiles (s). A stair leads up into the bell ringers chamber. The tower contains a single bell and a carillion of 8 tubular bells in an open chamber under the tower roof. The windows to the tower include Art Nouveau leadlight.

The timber floor of the church slopes down from the entry to the chancel area. The walls are of face brick with a plaster dado panel, topped by a timber dado rail at sill height. The ceiling features decorative fibrous plaster panels with moulded battening. Tie rods extend across the width of the church at regular intervals. The windows within the church are generally of high quality stained glass, set in quoined sandstone surrounds. The chancel is raised on a stepped platform.

The pews are of stained and polished timber. The balustrading and communion rail to the chancel area, choir stalls and former font enclosure is all of a matching design featuring pointed arched panels and brackets. The raised pulpit features panels in the shape of shields. There is also a matching lectern and a marble font. A very tall and elaborately panelled timber reredos is set against the painted battened fibro rear wall of the chancel. The first organ was originally set against this, but has been replaced by a timber altar table (). Other chancel furniture includes a communion table and chairs

A very fine and recently restored organ of considerable historic interest (refer to history) is built into a transept extension (1935) on the eastern side of the chancel.

Two vestries connect the church to two halls at the rear, one larger Sunday school hall and a second kindergarten hall. These spaces, together with their ancillary spaces generally have timber floors and plastered walls and battened fibrous plaster ceilings, painted. At the rear of the large hall are three smaller spaces for the meeting of small groups, which are original to the design. One of these has since been enclosed as an office. A small library room was included just off the main entrance porch to this hall, the window through which the books were borrowed still existing. Opposite this entry is another door with a flight of steps leading down to the rear yard. The western end of the hall contains a raised stage. A modern toilet extension has been built off the smaller hall, cutting through the original windows in this wall.

Condition

As at 30 May 2003, the church was generally in good condition. There is evidence of salt attack in the walls of the organ transept and east wall of the church. The archaeological potential is unknown. The whole church and hall complex has a very high degree of integrity. The original buildings are substantially intact with the 1935 alterations and additions to the organ and chancel area complementing the original in both style and quality. The later additions to the rear of the small hall have minimal impact on the whole.

Modifications and dates
1935 - new organ chamber installed and organ moved from Sanctuary (N W McPherson Architect)
1990s - toilet and store extension

Heritage listing
As at 9 August 2011, the Tryon Road Uniting Church, constructed in 1914 in the Federation Gothic style with Arts & Crafts influences, is of aesthetic significance at the State level. Externally and internally, the church complex is an unspoiled instance of Australian Edwardian design. Harmonious furnishings and stained glass from distinguished Sydney firms contribute to a beautiful interior, and enhance its Arts & Crafts design. The organ has historic, social and technical significance at State level. It comprises pipework from an early Irish organ used at St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, in 1839, purchased for the Wesleyan Church first in Macquarie Street and later York Street; it was rebuilt and enlarged at different times by the important Sydney builders Charles Jackson and William Davidson and the great Melbourne firm of George Fincham & Sons. It is a rare instrument with unusual size and power, and interesting tonal character. The organ case is of cedar and possesses unusually high quality design and workmanship. It has recently been restored to its Macquarie Street glory. The complex comprises church and hall and is of local significance for its social associations with Lindfield from the early years of the suburb to the present time. It is a rare instance of church premises designed by the Roseville architect William Slade, who also designed the Roseville Uniting Church, and many other local buildings in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Tryon Road Uniting Church was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 19 September 2003 having satisfied the following criteria.

The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.

Tryon Road Methodist church is of historical significance as part of the story of the growth of the North Shore suburbs in the early 20th century. This church replaced an earlier Methodist church which stood on another site nearby. The church contains an organ of great historic significance, the first portion originally being imported from Ireland for St Mary's Cathedral in 1839, it contains a significant amount of pre 1870s pipework which is rare in Australia. It is also one of the largest nineteenth century pipe organs in NSW.

The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history.

Tryon Road Methodist Church is associated with the Architect William Slade and the local builder W O J Knowles. Slade is also known for his design of the Roseville Methodist Church 1907. The organ has been rebuilt by several organ builders of note including C.J. Jackson, William Davidson and George Fincham & Son.

The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

The buildings have exceptional aesthetic significance as an intact and highly refined and detailed example of a Federation Gothic style church with Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau influences (especially in the tower roof). Harmonious furnishings and stained glass from distinguished Sydney firms both enhance and contribute to the quality of the place.

The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.

The site has social significance as a place of worship and in community use for 88 years on this site (and over 100 in Lindfield).

The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

The organ has a high degree of technical and research significance, comprising pipework from the original Irish organ, and having been enlarged and rebuilt several times by significant organ builders. The most recent work was carried out in 2001 and the organ is in excellent working order.

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

The church is a rare example of a pre World War I church and hall complex, including all ancillary facilities, being constructed all at one time and within one building. It is also a rare example of Federation Gothic church with high quality Arts and Craft and Art Nouveau detailing.

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales.

The church and hall complex is representative of the strong church - community relationship in the growing North Shore suburbs prior to World War I, and the commitment of the Methodist Church to providing facilities for community use, this being a major influence on the design of the complex and the decision to build all the facilities as a whole.

See also

Methodist Church of Australasia
Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia

References

Bibliography

Attribution

Churches listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register
Lindfield, New South Wales
Uniting churches in Sydney
Methodist churches in Australia
1914 establishments in Australia
Churches completed in 1914
Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register
Arts and Crafts architecture in Australia
Gothic Revival architecture in Sydney
Gothic Revival church buildings in Australia


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Aaron Tippin (n. Pensacola, Florida; 3 de julio de 1958) es un cantante y compositor de música country estadounidense.

Discografía
 1990 - You've Got To Stand For Something
 1992 - Read Between The Lines
 1993 - Call Of The Wild
 1994 - Lookin' Back At Myself
 1995 - Tool Box
 1998 - What This Country Needs
 2000 - People Like Us
 2002 - Stars & Stripes

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Sitio web oficial de Aaron Tippin

Música country
Artistas de RCA Records Nashville


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Further accusations of sexual abuse and murder brought against UN peacekeepers in CAR
Amnesty International has brought new charges of sexual abuse and murder against UN peacekeeping forces in Central African Republic. UN peacekeepers have been accused of the rape of a 12 year old girl and the shooting and killing of a 16 year old boy and his father. The UN peacekeeping office in New York was not informed of the Aug. 2 and 3 incidents until Monday and has yet to investigate these claims due to "security constraints."
UN peacekeepers accused of deaths, rape in African mission
Cara Anna, Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Amnesty International is accusing U.N. peacekeepers of indiscriminately killing a 16-year-old boy and his father and raping a 12-year-old girl in separate incidents in Central African Republic, the latest in a series of sexual and other allegations against peacekeepers there.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "personally dismayed and disappointed," his spokesman said Tuesday. "We would like to emphasize once more that no misconduct of this nature will be tolerated," Stephane Dujarric told reporters.
The U.N., however, has no powers of criminal investigation or prosecution, leaving it up to peacekeepers' home countries — which U.N. officials often don't name publicly.
Amnesty International said the two incidents on Aug. 2 and 3 occurred as the peacekeepers from Rwanda and Cameroon were carrying out an operation in the capital, Bangui. U.N. peacekeepers have been in the country since September to try to calm unprecedented, deadly violence between Christians and Muslims.
The girl was hiding in a bathroom when a man wearing a U.N. peacekeeping helmet and vest "took her outside and raped her behind a truck," a statement from the human rights group said. It said a nurse who examined the girl "found medical evidence consistent with sexual assault."
The next day, after armed clashes with residents had killed a soldier from Cameroon and wounded several others, peacekeepers went to the area and "began shooting indiscriminately in the street where the killings had taken place," the group said.
Amnesty International said resident Balla Hadji, 61, and his son Souleimane Hadji, 16, were shot and killed outside their home. The group said it interviewed 15 witnesses immediately after both incidents, plus the 12-year-old girl and her family.
"An independent civilian investigation must be urgently launched, and those implicated must be suspended immediately and for the duration of the investigation," the organization's senior crisis response adviser, Joanne Mariner, said.
But one week after the U.N. was first informed of the allegations, it was not clear just how the peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic was looking into them. The U.N. peacekeeping office in New York wasn't informed until Monday, despite its recent order to all peacekeeping missions to immediately tell it about any such allegations.
The mission's spokesperson, Hamadoun Toure, told The Associated Press that "personally, I don't think" the rape occurred. He said the peacekeepers had been trying to execute an arrest warrant for local judicial authorities when they were attacked, and that the girl was the sister of the suspect they were trying to arrest.
"I don't know how we can reach out to this girl. They won't accept any contact," said Toure, interviewed by telephone from Central African Republic. He said the mission doesn't have the names or details of the accused peacekeepers.
In an email from Bangui, the Amnesty International researcher in Central African Republic, Jonathan Pedneault, said the peacekeeping mission's human rights division has "sadly, due to their own security constraints" not yet been able to investigate at the scene.
"In the rape case, the operation took place in the dead of night in a frantic atmosphere," lit only by the peacekeepers' flashlights amid a local power cut, he said.
He said an international medical organization has been following the girl but that UNICEF has not yet been able to visit her family.
The U.N. has been under international scrutiny over its handling of allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic last year, and an independent panel is now looking into that case.
In addition, U.N. peacekeepers in Central African Republic have been accused in recent months of rape and sexual abuse. In late June, mission head Babacar Gaye in a statement said he was "outraged" by allegations that U.N. peacekeepers had sexually abused street children in Bangui.
And in early June, the peacekeeping mission launched an investigation into an allegation of child sexual abuse received against one of its peacekeepers in the eastern part of the country.
"This is clearly not only not normal, it is not acceptable," Dujarric said of the numerous allegations.
As of the end of June, six allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers had been reported since their arrival last fall, according to U.N. Conduct and Discipline reports.
The U.N. secretary-general in the past has expressed his interest in starting to "name and shame" the countries whose peacekeepers are accused of misconduct, though calling out countries has its risks. The U.N. has no standing army and relies on member states to contribute troops and police for its missions.


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Heteronema hexagonum is een soort in de taxonomische indeling van de Euglenozoa. Deze micro-organismen zijn eencellig en meestal rond de 15-40 mm groot. Het organisme komt uit het geslacht Heteronema en behoort tot de familie Peranemaceae. Heteronema hexagonum werd in 1948 ontdekt door Playfair Skuja.

Euglenozoa


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import os
import sys
import pyprind
import tensorflow as tf
import yaml
import argparse

from src.common import consts
from src.data_preparation import dataset
from src.models import denseNN
from src.common import paths

def train_dev_split(sess_, tf_records_path, dev_set_size=2000, batch_size=64, train_sample_size=2000):
    ds_, filename = dataset.features_dataset()

    ds = ds_.shuffle(buffer_size=20000)

    train_ds = ds.skip(dev_set_size).repeat()
    train_ds_iter = train_ds.shuffle(buffer_size=20000) \
        .batch(batch_size) \
        .make_initializable_iterator()

    train_sample_ds = ds.skip(dev_set_size)
    train_sample_ds_iter = train_sample_ds.shuffle(buffer_size=20000) \
        .take(train_sample_size) \
        .batch(train_sample_size) \
        .make_initializable_iterator()

    dev_ds_iter = ds.take(dev_set_size).batch(dev_set_size).make_initializable_iterator()

    sess_.run(train_ds_iter.initializer, feed_dict={filename: tf_records_path})
    sess_.run(dev_ds_iter.initializer, feed_dict={filename: tf_records_path})
    sess_.run(train_sample_ds_iter.initializer, feed_dict={filename: tf_records_path})

    return train_ds_iter.get_next(), dev_ds_iter.get_next(), train_sample_ds_iter.get_next()

def accuracy(x_, output_probs_, name):
    expected = tf.placeholder(tf.int32, shape=([None]), name='expected')
    # exp_vs_output = tf.equal(tf.argmax(output_probs, axis=0), tf.argmax(expected, axis=0))
    exp_vs_output = tf.equal(tf.argmax(output_probs_, 1, output_type=tf.int32), expected)
    accuracy_ = tf.reduce_mean(tf.cast(exp_vs_output, dtype=tf.float32))
    summaries = [tf.summary.scalar(name, accuracy_)]

    merged_summaries = tf.summary.merge(summaries)

    def run(sess_, features, expected_):
        acc, summary_acc = sess_.run([accuracy_, merged_summaries],
                                     feed_dict={x_: features, expected: expected_})

        return acc, summary_acc

    return run

def make_model_name(prefix, batch_size, learning_rate):
    return '%s_%d_%s' % (prefix, batch_size, str(learning_rate).replace('0.', ''))

if __name__ == '__main__':

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Default argument')
    parser.add_argument('-c', dest="config_filename", type=str, required=False, help='the config file name')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    if args.config_filename:
        with open(args.config_filename, 'r') as yml_file:
            cfg = yaml.load(yml_file)

        BATCH_SIZE = cfg["TRAIN"]["BATCH_SIZE"]
        EPOCHS_COUNT = cfg["TRAIN"]["EPOCHS_COUNT"]
        LEARNING_RATE = cfg["TRAIN"]["LEARNING_RATE"]
        TRAIN_TF_RECORDS = cfg["TRAIN"]["TRAIN_TF_RECORDS"]

        MODEL_NAME = cfg["MODEL"]["MODEL_NAME"]
        MODEL_LAYERS = cfg["MODEL"]["MODEL_LAYERS"]
    else:
        BATCH_SIZE = 128
        EPOCHS_COUNT = 50000
        LEARNING_RATE = 0.0001
        TRAIN_TF_RECORDS = paths.TRAIN_TF_RECORDS

        MODEL_NAME = consts.CURRENT_MODEL_NAME
        MODEL_LAYERS = consts.HEAD_MODEL_LAYERS

    print(MODEL_LAYERS[0])

    with tf.Graph().as_default() as g, tf.Session().as_default() as sess:
        next_train_batch, get_dev_ds, get_train_sample_ds = \
            train_dev_split(sess, [TRAIN_TF_RECORDS],
                            dev_set_size=consts.DEV_SET_SIZE,
                            batch_size=BATCH_SIZE,
                            train_sample_size=consts.TRAIN_SAMPLE_SIZE)

        dev_set = sess.run(get_dev_ds)
        dev_set_inception_feature = dev_set[consts.INCEPTION_OUTPUT_FIELD]
        dev_set_y_one_hot = dev_set[consts.LABEL_ONE_HOT_FIELD]

        train_sample = sess.run(get_train_sample_ds)
        train_sample_inception_feature = train_sample[consts.INCEPTION_OUTPUT_FIELD]
        train_sample_y_one_hot = train_sample[consts.LABEL_ONE_HOT_FIELD]

        # x = tf.placeholder(dtype=tf.float32, shape=(None, consts.INCEPTION_CLASSES_COUNT), name="x")
        cost, output_probs, x, y, nn_summaries = denseNN.dense_neural_network(
            consts.HEAD_MODEL_LAYERS, gamma=0.001)
        optimizer = tf.train.AdamOptimizer(learning_rate=LEARNING_RATE).minimize(cost)

        train_accu_eval = accuracy(x, output_probs, name='train_accuracy')
        dev_accu_eval = accuracy(x, output_probs, name='test_accuracy')

        nn_merged_summaries = tf.summary.merge(nn_summaries)
        tf.global_variables_initializer().run()

        writer = tf.summary.FileWriter(os.path.join(paths.SUMMARY_DIR, MODEL_NAME))

        bar = pyprind.ProgBar(EPOCHS_COUNT, update_interval=1, width=60)

        saver = tf.train.Saver()

        for epoch in range(0, EPOCHS_COUNT):
            batch_features = sess.run(next_train_batch)
            batch_inception_output = batch_features[consts.INCEPTION_OUTPUT_FIELD]
            batch_y = batch_features[consts.LABEL_ONE_HOT_FIELD]

            _, summary = sess.run([optimizer, nn_merged_summaries], feed_dict={
                                      x: batch_inception_output,
                                      y: batch_y
                                  })

            writer.add_summary(summary, epoch)

            _, dev_summaries = dev_accu_eval(sess, dev_set_inception_feature, dev_set_y_one_hot)
            writer.add_summary(dev_summaries, epoch)

            _, train_sample_summaries = train_accu_eval(sess, train_sample_inception_feature, train_sample_y_one_hot)
            writer.add_summary(train_sample_summaries, epoch)

            writer.flush()

            if epoch % 10 == 0 or epoch == EPOCHS_COUNT:
                saver.save(sess, os.path.join(paths.CHECKPOINTS_DIR, MODEL_NAME), latest_filename=MODEL_NAME + '_latest')

            bar.update()

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Sinn Féin spokesperson on Business, Enterprise and Innovation Maurice Quinlivan TD today said that the government's failure to invest in the apprenticeship system in Ireland is adding to the growing skills shortage and that more needs to be done to help get the 37,300 young people who remain unemployed into the workforce.
Deputy Quinlivan was responding to figures he received which show the government have again missed their own apprenticeship targets for 2018.
"For a third year in a row, the government have missed their own targets for expanding the apprenticeship system in Ireland.
"Figures I have received today from the Minister for Education show that last year, just 590 people took part in newly developed apprenticeship courses, not the 1,500 promised, while the government also failed to hit their own target of introducing 10 new programmes as set out in the Action Plan to Expand Apprenticeships.
"To miss the target for the number of registrations on new courses by 60% is totally unacceptable and shows a complete lack of effort and priority in this area.
"This failure to invest in the apprenticeship system is having a major impact on the growing skills shortage across a wide range of industries, with the National Skills Bulletin 2018 identifying 30 occupations where there are an insufficient number of people available to take up vacant positions. These included key roles in science, engineering, ICT, accounting, construction and hospitality.
"The apprenticeship system is underutilised in Ireland and it offers the government an opportunity to both reduce the number of people who remain on the live register and also tackle the growing skills shortage across a number of industries.
"Despite the positive progress made in reducing the number of people unemployed over the past few years, the reality is that 127,100 people across Ireland remain out of work.
"Of these, 37,300 are people aged between 15 and 24, which is actually an increase on the same period last year.
"The government should ensure these people are given the support required to access apprenticeship programmes, which can offer a unique avenue to earn, learn, gain valuable work experience, and work towards an internationally recognised qualification and a rewarding career.


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The Best Places to Buy Vintage — and Resell Your Old Clothes
The Best Places to Buy Vintage and Resell Your Old Clothes
January 31, 2020 by Avery Matera
Shopping resale and vintage clothing has become more and more popular with each passing year. Not only does it give you nearly unfettered access to one-of-a-kind jewels, past designer collections no longer in stores, and the closets of some of the chicest women you've never met, but it's also a more sustainable way to shop. It is, quite literally, the embodiment of the saying "one person's trash is another's treasure." In a newly released survey conducted by resale company Vestiaire Collective, 73 percent of respondents said that they "go to the platform looking for desirable pieces they can't find elsewhere and their friends won't have," while a whopping 97 percent said that they "shop pre-owned as they are looking for value for money and good deals."
What's more, the merchandise selection is killer. Finding that special something becomes almost like a game — especially as you sell from your own closet to finance your style-loving habits. Hence why The RealReal has taken on the slogan "I shop, therefore I consign." Ahead, find the best places to buy (and sell!) vintage pieces and exactly how to go about the process.
Additional reporting by Laura Lajiness.
ShoppingVintageSustainable Fashion


Rod is 50 years old and currently on a disability support pension. Rod urgently needed a new washing machine and dryer as his appliances were no longer working and was referred to Centacare NILS by Uniting.
Rod was anxious about coming in for his loan interview as he didn't feel comfortable talking to people he didn't know. However as soon as Rod came into Centacare the Reception staff made him feel welcome and this helped calm his nervousness.
Rod describes his appointment with the NILS team. "The Support Worker was excellent. She was very friendly, had a bubbly personality and immediately made me feel at ease. The loan process was explained in detail and after discussions with the NILS Support Worker I decided to add a small chest freezer to my loan application".
Rod's loan was approved and he is now a few months into the repayments. Rod has learned to save money and he is even looking after his health a lot better, eating healthier and is looking forward to buying some fitness equipment.
When asked about Centacare Rod replied "they are extremely helpful, treated me with respect, and were always friendly".
"I would absolutely recommend NILS to others. There is a little bit of work to get all the paperwork that is needed but it is definitely worth it. Having the loan has certainly made life a lot easier" Rod said.


In 1997, the apex court had said that in case of any ambiguity in a tax exemption provision or notification, it must be interpreted so as to favour the assessee claiming the benefit of such exemptions.
A five-judge Constitution bench said that benefit of ambiguity in exemption notification of the government, which is subject to strict interpretation, cannot be claimed by the assessee.
The Supreme Court has overruled its 21-year-old verdict and held that benefit of any ambiguity in notification related to tax exemptions must be interpreted in favour of the State.
It, however, reiterated that if in the event of ambiguity in a taxation liability statute, the benefit should go to the subject or assessee.
The bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the burden of proving applicability of benefit would be on the assessee to show that his case comes within the parameters of the exemption clause or exemption notification.
The bench, also comprising justices N V Ramana, R Banumathi, M M Shantanagoudar and S Abdul Nazeer overruled the three-judge bench verdict given in 1997 in a case of Sun Export Corporation versus Collector of Customs, Bombay, in which it was held that in case of an ambiguity in a tax exemption provision or notification, it must be interpreted so as to favour the assessee claiming the benefit of such exemption.
"When there is ambiguity in exemption notification which is subject to strict interpretation, the benefit of such ambiguity cannot be claimed by the subject/assessee and it must be interpreted in favour of the revenue," the bench said today.
It held that the ratio in Sun Export case is not correct and all the decisions which took similar view as in Sun Export Case stand overruled.
It said, "Exemption notification should be interpreted strictly; the burden of proving applicability would be on the assessee to show that his case comes within the parameters of the exemption clause or exemption notification."
The court said there is abundant jurisprudential justification for this reasoning as in the governance of rule of law by a written Constitution, there is no implied power of taxation.
"The tax power must be specifically conferred and it should be strictly in accordance with the power so endowed by the Constitution itself. It is for this reason that the courts insist upon strict compliance before a State demands and extracts money from its citizens towards various taxes," it said.
Justice Ramana, who penned down the 82-page verdict for the bench, said the statement of law that ambiguity in a taxation statute should be interpreted strictly and in the event of ambiguity the benefit should go to the subject/assessee may warrant visualizing different situations.
It said there cannot be any implied concept either in identifying the subject of the tax or person liable to pay tax.
"Thus, we may emphatically reiterate that if in the event of ambiguity in a taxation liability statute, the benefit should go to the subject/assessee. But, in a situation where the tax exemption has to be interpreted, the benefit of doubt should go in favour of the revenue," the bench said.
It said that after thoroughly examining the various precedents some of which were cited and after giving anxious consideration, "we would be more than justified to conclude and also compelled to hold that every taxing statue including, charging, computation and exemption clause (at the threshold stage) should be interpreted strictly".
"Further, in case of ambiguity in a charging provisions, the benefit must necessarily go in favour of subject/assessee, but the same is not true for an exemption notification wherein the benefit of ambiguity must be strictly interpreted in favour of the Revenue/State," the court said.
Justifying its reasoning and interpretation, the bench said, an Act of Parliament/legislature cannot foresee all types of situations and all types of consequences.
"It is for the court to see whether a particular case falls within the broad principles of law enacted by the legislature. Here, the principles of interpretation of statutes come in handy. In spite of the fact that experts in the field assist in drafting the Acts and Rules, there are many occasions where the language used and the phrases employed in the statute are not perfect. Therefore, judges and courts need to interpret the words," the bench said.
The court said, the purpose of interpretation is essentially to know the intention of the legislature and whether the Legislature intended to apply the law in a given case; whether the legislature intended to exclude operation of law in a given case; whether legislature intended to give discretion to enforcing authority or to adjudicating agency to apply the law, are essentially questions to which answers can be sought only by knowing the intention of legislation.
The bench said that the ratio in Sun Export Case that if two views are possible in interpreting the tax exemption notification, the one favourable to the assessee in the matter of taxation has to be preferred.
"This principle created confusion and resulted in unsatisfactory state of law," it said.
A firm named Dilip Kumar and Company had imported a consignment of Vitamin-E50 powder (feed grade) and claimed the benefit of concessional rate of duty at 5 per cent, instead of standard 30 per cent.
The relief was, however, denied by the customs department, which led to the litigation.


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In the aftermath of the devastating fire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, people are looking for answers. Some say it was an accident, but others see a more nefarious cause.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is convinced that the fire was, "caused by global warming, duh." She made the remarks while being driven around Washington DC in a Chevrolet Suburban.
Ocasio-Cortez has been on a campaign to save the world from its inevitable demise in 12 years by curbing man-made climate change.
Her Green New Deal was shut down in Congress because they're all sexist but included ingenious ideas like requiring everyone to hold their breath for 4 hours a day and preventing cows from farting.
"It was so global warming that caused the Notre Dame fire. How could you say it wasn't? The science is settled," she added.


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UNIABUJA Students Protest Lack of Power, Water on Campus
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UNIABUJA Students Protest Lack of Power, Water on Campus:
Students of the University of Abuja on Monday protested the lack power and water supply to the permanent campus site of the university.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that more than 1,000 students gathered on the campus about 8 a.m. on Monday and barricaded road leading to the Senate building and classes.
Some of them told NAN that the protest became necessary because the school authorities had not provided power and water at the campus for three months running.
Mr Mike Ajeoja, a Theatre student, said those of them living in hostel at the permanent site had no power and water for the past three months.
Ajeoja said they had drawn the attention of the school management to their plight, but nothing had been done to address the situation.
" We are left with no choice then to come out and tell the world our problems.
"We will not stop the protest unless our problems are solved,'' he said.
A female student, who pleaded for anonymity, said she had not had her bath for some days as a result of lack of water.
According to her, some of students use sachet water to bath, cook and even wash clothes.
"We are tired of staying without water and light. We wear squeezed clothes to the classes and we do not want such situation to continue,'' she added.
The Information Officer of the school, Mr Waziri Garba, confirmed the situation to NAN on telephone, saying the students were protesting lack of power and water supply in the school.
Garba, however, appealed to them to remain calm, assuring that the school management was already taking steps to resolve the problem.
Meanwhile, Baro Ahmad, the Business Manager, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Gwagwalada, said it was not true that the school had no power for three months running.
He blamed power outage on the campus on some electrical problems which, he said, the company was working on.
Ahmad assured the students and school management that steady power would be restored to the campus.
" By 4 p.m. today (Monday), there will be steady power supply to the permanent site,'' he said. (NAN)
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In order to understand how future climate change could influence human society, we first need to look back in time to how past societies responded to climate change. A new dissertation from the Department of Physical Geography looks at stalagmites from caves where people lived over 5000 years ago to find new pieces of this puzzle.
The new dissertation contributes a new high resolution climate record to the larger picture of variations in the climate of southern Greece. This research, conducted by Meighan Boyd, uses stalagmites from caves to provide information on climate variations with an end goal of being able to identify how climate impacted the societies and people who lived in the area.
Using stalagmites from Alepotrypa Cave on the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece, the results show that variations in rainfall and vegetation, as well as the degree of human activity in the cave from 6400 to 1000 years ago. Alepotrypa Cave is best known as an important Neolithic settlement.
"Alepotrypa Cave is a fantastic place to work. It has a very special atmosphere because you can clearly see the traces of the people who lived there so long ago. By studying the stalagmites from the cave, we can learn even more about their activities, including how and when they changed the climate within the cave. Stalagmites can act as a sort of historical archive, as well as a climate archive in caves where people have been living", says Meighan Boyd, who recently completed her PhD in the field of Physical Geography at Stockholm University.
Elemental analysis of the stalagmites has contributed new information about the timing and nature of human activity within the cave in addition to a wider picture which provides a climate reconstruction covering the period up to 1000 years ago, after the cave was closed by an earthquake in the late Neolithic period.
Rapid climate variations around 4200 years ago, which have been observed in other regions, are reconstructed from the Alepotrypa Cave in high resolution for the first time in the Peloponnese. Similar rapidly drying climate is seen also at 3200 and 1600 years ago.
The factors which control the climate in the region are a complex combination of large scale processes and more regional influences. Variations in the trace elements of the stalagmites show clear indications of human impact on the cave environment, with some stalagmites showing changes related to specific activities, such as the burning of animal dung within the cave.
Meighan Boyd's research and doctoral thesis has laid the basis for a continued research collaboration which brings together the disciplines of climate research and archaeologists at Alepotrypa Cave.


The refusal of the court below to continue a cause after it is at issue cannot be assigned for error.
The plaintiffs below, Woods & Bemis, took a bill of exceptions to the refusal of the court to continue the cause till the next term upon their motion grounded on an affidavit stating the absence of a witness, the facts which they expected to prove by him, on a belief that he would prove those facts (which appeared to be material to the issue), that he resided in the State of Maryland, about 25 miles from the place of trial, had been summoned, and promised to attend; that the cause had been called at a former day for trial in the regular course of the docket, and was then postponed at the request of the plaintiffs on account of the absence of that witness; that the cause being now again called for trial, the witness was still absent, but it was expected that his attendance might be had at the next term.
"that when a motion shall be made for the continuance of a cause for want of a witness, the affidavit must state the fact or facts which the party making the affidavit expects to prove by such witness and that the said party verily believes that the said witness will prove such fact or facts, and that he the deponent has used all proper means to obtain the attendance of such witness, and that he believes he shall be able to procure the testimony of such witness at the next term, or in a reasonable time to be therein stated."
No motion had been made for an attachment against the witness, or any other process to compel his attendance.
The question is whether a refusal to continue a cause can be assigned for error.
The impression of the Court is that it cannot. Has the party, by law, a right to a continuance in any case? If he has, it will have weight. Is it not merely a matter of favor and discretion?
This is a case in which this Court cannot look into the merits of the question whether the court below ought to have granted a continuance of the cause.


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West Africa: Senegal Calls On China to Intervene in Sahel Anti-Jihadist Operations
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By David Coffey With RFI
Senegal's Foreign Minister Aissata Tall Sall says she hopes China will lend support in the fight against insecurity in the Sahel region at opening of a China-Africa summit in Dakar.
Speaking on Sunday following a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Sall said she hoped China would become a "strong voice" in combatting terrorism in the vast Sahel region.
Islamist militants are active across much of the Sahel, waging a conflict that has continued for years despite the presence of French troops and United Nations peacekeepers.
Sall's statement came at the start of a China-Africa summit in Senegal, which is due to focus on trade matters as well as security.
It ends on Tuesday.
The 8th Ministerial Conference #FOCAC 2021 kicks off in Dakar, Senegal, today. This year's theme will be "Deepen China-Africa Partnership and Promote Sustainable Development to Build a China-Africa Community with a Shared Future in the New Era." pic.twitter.com/gbn6jak8wm -- EthiopianCitizen (@EthiopianCTZN) November 29, 2021
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The summit follows a visit this month from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to African nations Kenya, Nigeria and Senegal, against a backdrop of growing rivalry between Beijing and Washington.
China invests heavily in Africa, and is the continent's largest trading partner with direct trade worth over $200 billion in 2019, according to the Chinese embassy in Dakar.
DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are expected to attend the summit in Senegal.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is also due to make an address via videolink on Monday, according to organisers.
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