A favourable return to action after the winter break continued on Tuesday for unbeaten Arabian Gulf League leaders Sharjah as they mounted a dramatic late recovery job to defeat Al Dhafra 2-1 thanks to a debutant's clincher, before champions Al Ain began life minus coach Zoran Mamic with a goalless draw with lowly Emirates Club.
The King came into Tuesday's action buoyed by second-placed Al Jazira's harmful 1-0 home loss to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club 24 hours prior, upon the top flight's resumption.
This feel-good factor, however, threatened to dissipate within the first 10 minutes at Khalid bin Mohamed Stadium when Al Wahda loanee Abdallah El Refaey planted a powerful header past goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani.
The hosts quickly laid siege to the Western Knights goal, but could not find a way through until Brazilian playmaker Igor Coronado slotted in a 78th-minute penalty kick for an eighth goal of a productive debut campaign.
This entertaining comeback was then completed in the 89th minute when Moatasem Yassin marked his top-flight bow with a decisive rebound from Brazilian striker Welliton's shot.
This rousing finale helped secured a five-point overnight lead thanks to the Boss' surprise misstep.
Less than a week since Mamic's shock defection to Saudi Professional League heavyweights Al Hilal, caretaker Zeljko Sopic oversaw an agonising 0-0 stalemate with second-bottom Emirates.
A succession of chances went begging, including from new boy Ruben Ribeiro – drafted in as replacement for the sold Hussein El Shahat.
Elsewhere, four first-half goals handed Henk ten Cate a winning start as Al Wahda coach at Ittihad Kalba.
Leonardo (penalty), Sebastian Tagliabue, Sultan Al Ghaferi and Mourad Batna (penalty) all netted in a 4-2 triumph. Myke Ramos got a brace as consolation.


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Q: Normally On Circuit with Positive Trigger? Pardon my lack of technical terms here; essentially I have an under glow kit on my car (along with some other lighting) that I want to expand the circuit on. I bought a pair of 5 pin relays to accomplish my task. Essentially the running board lights will constantly be on, until I use my turn signals in which case the appropriate running board light will blink like my turn signal.
The lights have four wires, a positive, and three negatives that create the colors.
This is the relay I bought:

Here is the diagram for the normally off circuit they have:

Here is the wiring harness:

And here is the diagram I came up with to accomplish my task. As I stated before, I'm not great with technical terms so please pardon that.

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
Now, for testing I've scaled this down to just the relay and a single light; for some reason, I can't seem to get the light to come on even with the turn signal on. When I attach the light straight to the battery, it comes on.
I feel like I'm just doing something wrong and can't figure it out.
For clarity, the goal is to have the light on when the turn signal is off, and blink when the turn signal is on.
Also, if the above isn't possible, even the normally off diagram didn't work; how can I correct to achieve it?

A: This is a simple schematic, for alternative blinking. Turn bulb on, your led module off. Once the turn signal stops blinking, the running board would stay on, as long as your Switch is on. Side note, I hope you added a fuse to your wiring between the battery and switch. Safety first.

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab
The turn signal power must come from before the turn bulb, somewhere from the red circle, or a similar connection. (Wiring diagram for some unknown year of Mitsubishi Lancer, see page 9-70) Just tap/slice into it.

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using UnityEngine;

using GoogleMobileAds.Api;
using GoogleMobileAds.Common;

namespace GoogleMobileAds.iOS
{
    public class RewardBasedVideoAdClient : IRewardBasedVideoAdClient, IDisposable
    {
        private IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdPtr;
        private IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClientPtr;

        #region reward based video callback types

        internal delegate void GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidReceiveAdCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient);

        internal delegate void GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidFailToReceiveAdWithErrorCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoClient, string error);

        internal delegate void GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidOpenCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient);

        internal delegate void GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidStartCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient);

        internal delegate void GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidCloseCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient);

        internal delegate void GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidRewardCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient, string rewardType, double rewardAmount);

        internal delegate void GADURewardBasedVideoAdWillLeaveApplicationCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient);

        internal delegate void GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidCompleteCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient);

        #endregion

        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> OnAdLoaded;

        public event EventHandler<AdFailedToLoadEventArgs> OnAdFailedToLoad;

        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> OnAdOpening;

        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> OnAdStarted;

        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> OnAdClosed;

        public event EventHandler<Reward> OnAdRewarded;

        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> OnAdLeavingApplication;

        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> OnAdCompleted;

        // This property should be used when setting the rewardBasedVideoPtr.
        private IntPtr RewardBasedVideoAdPtr
        {
            get { return this.rewardBasedVideoAdPtr; }

            set
            {
                Externs.GADURelease(this.rewardBasedVideoAdPtr);
                this.rewardBasedVideoAdPtr = value;
            }
        }

        #region IGoogleMobileAdsRewardBasedVideoClient implementation

        // Creates a reward based video.
        public void CreateRewardBasedVideoAd()
        {
            this.rewardBasedVideoAdClientPtr = (IntPtr)GCHandle.Alloc(this);
            this.RewardBasedVideoAdPtr = Externs.GADUCreateRewardBasedVideoAd(
                this.rewardBasedVideoAdClientPtr);

            Externs.GADUSetRewardBasedVideoAdCallbacks(
                this.RewardBasedVideoAdPtr,
                RewardBasedVideoAdDidReceiveAdCallback,
                RewardBasedVideoAdDidFailToReceiveAdWithErrorCallback,
                RewardBasedVideoAdDidOpenCallback,
                RewardBasedVideoAdDidStartCallback,
                RewardBasedVideoAdDidCloseCallback,
                RewardBasedVideoAdDidRewardUserCallback,
                RewardBasedVideoAdWillLeaveApplicationCallback,
                RewardBasedVideoAdDidCompleteCallback);
        }

        // Load an ad.
        public void LoadAd(AdRequest request, string adUnitId)
        {
            IntPtr requestPtr = Utils.BuildAdRequest(request);
            Externs.GADURequestRewardBasedVideoAd(
                this.RewardBasedVideoAdPtr, requestPtr, adUnitId);
            Externs.GADURelease(requestPtr);
        }

        // Show the reward based video on the screen.
        public void ShowRewardBasedVideoAd()
        {
            Externs.GADUShowRewardBasedVideoAd(this.RewardBasedVideoAdPtr);
        }

        // Sets the user ID to be used in server-to-server reward callbacks.
        public void SetUserId(string userId)
        {
            Externs.GADUSetRewardBasedVideoAdUserId(this.RewardBasedVideoAdPtr, userId);
        }

        public bool IsLoaded()
        {
            return Externs.GADURewardBasedVideoAdReady(this.RewardBasedVideoAdPtr);
        }

        // Returns the mediation adapter class name.
        public string MediationAdapterClassName()
        {
            return Externs.GADUMediationAdapterClassNameForRewardedVideo(this.RewardBasedVideoAdPtr);
        }

        // Destroys the rewarded video ad.
        public void DestroyRewardedVideoAd()
        {
            this.RewardBasedVideoAdPtr = IntPtr.Zero;
        }

        public void Dispose()
        {
            this.DestroyRewardedVideoAd();
            ((GCHandle)this.rewardBasedVideoAdClientPtr).Free();
        }

        ~RewardBasedVideoAdClient()
        {
            this.Dispose();
        }

        #endregion

        #region Reward based video ad callback methods

        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidReceiveAdCallback))]
        private static void RewardBasedVideoAdDidReceiveAdCallback(IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient)
        {
            RewardBasedVideoAdClient client = IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
                rewardBasedVideoAdClient);
            if (client.OnAdLoaded != null)
            {
                client.OnAdLoaded(client, EventArgs.Empty);
            }
        }

        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidFailToReceiveAdWithErrorCallback))]
        private static void RewardBasedVideoAdDidFailToReceiveAdWithErrorCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient, string error)
        {
            RewardBasedVideoAdClient client = IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
                rewardBasedVideoAdClient);
            if (client.OnAdFailedToLoad != null)
            {
                AdFailedToLoadEventArgs args = new AdFailedToLoadEventArgs()
                {
                    Message = error
                };
                client.OnAdFailedToLoad(client, args);
            }
        }

        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidOpenCallback))]
        private static void RewardBasedVideoAdDidOpenCallback(IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient)
        {
            RewardBasedVideoAdClient client = IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
                rewardBasedVideoAdClient);
            if (client.OnAdOpening != null)
            {
                client.OnAdOpening(client, EventArgs.Empty);
            }
        }

        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidStartCallback))]
        private static void RewardBasedVideoAdDidStartCallback(IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient)
        {
            RewardBasedVideoAdClient client = IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
                rewardBasedVideoAdClient);
            if (client.OnAdStarted != null)
            {
                client.OnAdStarted(client, EventArgs.Empty);
            }
        }

        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidCloseCallback))]
        private static void RewardBasedVideoAdDidCloseCallback(IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient)
        {
            RewardBasedVideoAdClient client = IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
                rewardBasedVideoAdClient);
            if (client.OnAdClosed != null)
            {
                client.OnAdClosed(client, EventArgs.Empty);
            }
        }

        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidRewardCallback))]
        private static void RewardBasedVideoAdDidRewardUserCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient, string rewardType, double rewardAmount)
        {
            RewardBasedVideoAdClient client = IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
                rewardBasedVideoAdClient);
            if (client.OnAdRewarded != null)
            {
                Reward args = new Reward()
                {
                    Type = rewardType,
                    Amount = rewardAmount
                };
                client.OnAdRewarded(client, args);
            }
        }

        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(GADURewardBasedVideoAdWillLeaveApplicationCallback))]
        private static void RewardBasedVideoAdWillLeaveApplicationCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient)
        {
            RewardBasedVideoAdClient client = IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
                rewardBasedVideoAdClient);
            if (client.OnAdLeavingApplication != null)
            {
                client.OnAdLeavingApplication(client, EventArgs.Empty);
            }
        }

        [MonoPInvokeCallback(typeof(GADURewardBasedVideoAdDidCompleteCallback))]
        private static void RewardBasedVideoAdDidCompleteCallback(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient)
        {
            RewardBasedVideoAdClient client = IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
                rewardBasedVideoAdClient);
            if (client.OnAdCompleted != null)
            {
                client.OnAdCompleted(client, EventArgs.Empty);
            }
        }

        private static RewardBasedVideoAdClient IntPtrToRewardBasedVideoClient(
            IntPtr rewardBasedVideoAdClient)
        {
            GCHandle handle = (GCHandle)rewardBasedVideoAdClient;
            return handle.Target as RewardBasedVideoAdClient;
        }

        #endregion
    }
}

#endif

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North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus has started targeting individuals and organizations directly, instead of focusing exclusively on spying on financial institutions, Proofpoint reports.
Active since at least 2009, the Lazarus Group is considered one of the most disruptive nation-state sponsored actors, accused of being involved in numerous high-profile attacks. Some of these include the 2014 Sony Pictures hack, last year's theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh Bank, and this year's WannaCry ransomware attack.
The group was recently observed to be increasingly focused on financially motivated attacks and was named as the most serious threat against banks earlier this year. More recently, the group also started showing high interest in the skyrocketing prices of cryptocurrencies.
The multistage attacks that Proofpoint has uncovered rely on cryptocurrency-related lures to spread sophisticated backdoors and reconnaissance malware. In some cases, the hackers deploy additional malware, including the Gh0st remote access Trojan (RAT), in an attempt to steal credentials for cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges.
What's more, Proofpoint's security researchers discovered that the nation-state actor also started targeting a point-of-sale (PoS) related framework to steal credit card data. These PoS attacks can potentially incur high financial losses given their timing near the holiday shopping season.
In a new report (PDF), Proofpoint details a new toolset associated with the Lazarus Group. Dubbed PowerRatankba, the toolset has been targeting individuals, companies, and organizations with interests in cryptocurrency via spear-phishing and phishing campaigns.
The campaigns started on or around June 30, 2017 and included highly targeted spear-phishing attacks focused on at least one executive at a cryptocurrency organization. While a PowerRatankba.A variant was used in these attacks, the rest of the campaigns used PowerRatankba.B, Proofpoint says.
The PowerSpritz downloader hides both its legitimate payload and malicious PowerShell command using the Spritz encryption algorithm. The downloader has been delivered via spear-phishing attacks using the TinyCC link shortener service to hide the malicious link.
Posing as Telegram or Skype updates, PowerSpritz would first launch a legitimate installer to trick the user into believing they downloaded a working application installer or update. In the background, however, a PowerShell command is executed to download the first stage of PowerRatankba.
A malicious LNK file was observed using a known AppLocker bypass to retrieve the payload from a TinyURL shortener link. The CHM files abuse a well-known technique to create a shortcut object capable of executing malicious code and to cause the object to be automatically clicked.
The researchers also associated two VBScript macro-laden Microsoft Office documents with this activity, namely one Word document and one Excel spreadsheet. The former uses an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) theme, while the latter uses a Bithumb lure.
Recent attacks involved the use of phishing emails to direct users to fake webpages in an attempt to trick them into downloading or updating cryptocurrency applications. A backdoor in the PyInstaller executables, however, was meant to download PowerRatankba.
The implant, supposedly a successor of Ratankba, which was publicly detailed earlier this year, is a first stage reconnaissance tool used for the deployment of further stage implants. Using HTTP for command and control (C&C) communication, PowerRatankba first sends information about the machine, including computer name, IP address, OS boot time and installation date, language, info on ports 139/3389/445, a process list, and output from two WMIC commands (PowerRatankba.B only).
After initial contact with the C&C, PowerRatankba.A sends a request to receive commands from the server. This malware variant can download a payload and execute it via memory injection; can download the payload, save it to disk, and then execute it; can sleep and send request after sleep; and exit.
For persistence, PowerRatankba.A saves a JS file to the Startup folder. Depending on whether it runs under an admin account or not, PowerRatankba.B either downloads a PowerShell script, saves it to disk, and creates a scheduled task to execute it on system startup, or downloads a VBScript file and saves it to the Startup folder.
PowerRatankba.B was observed delivering a custom variant of the Gh0st RAT to several devices, but only to victims with obvious interest in cryptocurrencies. An attack involving the RAT revealed immediate interest in taking full remote control of the infected device to interact with a password-protected Bitcoin wallet, among other applications.
The North Korean state-sponsored hackers appear to be interested in other financially motivated actions as well, beyond stealing millions in cryptocurrency. Thus, Proofpoint has discovered what appears to be a Lazarus operation focused on targeting PoS terminals of businesses operating in South Korea.
Dubbed RatankbaPOS, this might be "the first publicly documented nation-state sponsored campaign to steal PoS data from a PoS-related framework," the security researchers note.
Although it's unclear how the new malware variant is distributed, Proofpoint believes that PowerRatankba is used to deploy later stage implants that would ultimately infect systems with RatankbaPOS. The file was found on a C&C in plaintext, suggesting that it wasn't deployed using the reconnaissance tool.
Deployment is achieved through a process injection dropper that can also achieve persistence by creating a registry key. The malware first checks with the server for an update and then starts the process injection search.
RatankbaPOS would hook a KSNETADSL.dll module "which appears to be the handling of encrypted and decrypted credit card numbers for a KSNET-related POS framework system." According to Proofpoint, however, the module (two of them, actually) isn't the correct target for the malware.
The security researchers believe that the malware might be targeting an encrypted form of the track data, suggesting that the actor is focused on a SoftCamp POS-related software application, framework, or device. The researchers believe "with high confidence" that the attacks are primarily targeting devices in South Korea.
"Attribution is a controversial topic and arguably one of the most difficult tasks threat intelligence analysts face. However, based on our research, we assess with a high level of confidence given the information available to us that the operations and activity discussed in this research are attributed to Lazarus Group and ultimately North Korea," Proofpoint says.
The security firm notes that the use of a specific implementation of the Spritz encryption cipher to encrypt PowerSpritz' legitimate installer payload and malicious PowerShell commands is one clear indicator that this hacking group is behind the attacks. Furthermore, obfuscation techniques used in these campaigns overlap with those attributed to the Lazarus Group before.
The fact that PowerRatankba and RatankbaPOS include similar or identical features previously observed in the original Ratankba implants are another indicator of correct attribution, the researchers say. To that, the researchers add the use of a common directory for storing implants and logs, seen across the group's toolset, as well as the initial POST request to C&C to deliver system information.
The researchers also discovered instances of code overlap between the RatankbaPOS dropper and the spreader implant used in the attack on the Far Eastern International Bank (FEIB) in Taiwan in October. The implants use the same directory and set up persistence in almost precisely the same way.
Additionally, Proofpoint discovered that content found in a PowerRatankba JS downloader decoy PDF file was previously used in Lazarus campaigns focused on espionage rather than for financial gain.
According to the security researchers, the detailed campaigns and tools belong to a financially motivated arm of the state actor, which should be differentiated from the espionage and disruption teams. The group is following the money, stealing directly from individuals and organizations instead of targeting financial institutions for espionage, as "traditional" threat actors do.
"This group now appears to be targeting individuals rather than just organizations: individuals are softer targets, often lacking resources and knowledge to defend themselves and providing new avenues of monetization for a state-sponsored threat actor's toolkit," Proofpoint concludes.


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Bischoff Receives Candidacy
On Saturday, July 23, Tyler Bischoff was admitted to Candidacy for Holy Orders during the Eucharistic Liturgy at Sacred Heart Parish in Oscoda by Bishop Bernard A. Hebda. Bischoff is one of 13 men who are in seminary formation for the Diocese of Gaylord. The Mass was concelebrated by: Fr. Charlie Donajkowski, Pastor at Sacred Heart in Oscoda and Bischoff's home parish of Holy Family in East Tawas; Fr. Craig Haider, Parochial Vicar at those same parishes; and Fr. Donald Geyman, Director of Vocations for the Diocese and Pastor at St. Patrick in Traverse City. The Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders is typically celebrated when a seminarian has reached a maturity of purpose in his formation. Bischoff has completed three years of priestly formation as a seminarian for the Diocese and has indicated that he wishes to dedicate his life "to the service of the Church for the glory of God and the good of souls." In the course of the ceremony, kneeling before the Bishop, Bischoff responded affirmatively to questions regarding his intention to complete his preparation for Holy Orders and his resolve to fully invest himself to that end, so that he will serve Christ and the Church faithfully. Bishop Hebda then declared, "The Church accepts your resolve with joy. May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to fulfillment." Bischoff is the son of Deanna Dickson and Roger and Susan Bischoff of East Tawas. He has been attending the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus Ohio and received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the College in May. He will continue his studies in theology this fall at North American University in Rome.

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Stephen Procter (b1946 - d2001) was a respected artist and educator His glass sculptures are represented in public and private collections in Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, USA, Japan, Taiwan and Australia. Procter's glass work has been critically reviewed and acclaimed through inclusion in numerous international publications about the Contemporary Studio Glass Movement.
In Australia, where he lived for nearly 10 years, Stephen was a major influence in the craft sector, promoting excellence in glasswork, as an artist, mentor and master teacher. Procter was a dedicated, insightful master teacher who possessed a rare ability to unlock in his student their unique artist voice. This has seen enormous creativity and dynamism in the Australian studio glass sector.
Link to more about Stephen here.


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KITTERY POINT, Maine — Albert Louis Farrah Sr. of Kittery Point, 95, died at his home Tuesday, March 26, 2013, joining his beloved wife, Jeanne V. Farrah, who passed away in his arms on March 8, 2013.
SERVICES: Family and friends may call Monday, April 1, 2013, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Farrah Funeral Home, 133 Lawrence St., Lawrence, Mass. A funeral Mass will be offered on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony's Maronite Catholic Church, 145 Amesbury St., Lawrence, Mass. Burial will be at St. Anthony's Cemetery in Methuen, Mass.
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Contractors, the Zajota decision provides welcome clarification for umbrella company workers
Referred to only the other day on ContractorUK, a September 2022 employment tribunal decision, Mrs S Zajota v Umbrella Company Limited 2201575/22, has provided further clarification on the murky distinction between an umbrella worker's pay and the vexed definition of the "assignment rate", writes Martyn Valentine, founder and director of The Law Place Limited.
What Zajota alleged
Although this decision is persuasive rather than binding, the judge's comments nevertheless reinforce historic guidance in HMRC's Employment Status Manual, in particular, ESM2390.
In Zajota, the claimant alleged that from January 31st 2022 to the date of the claim form, the respondent, Umbrella Company Limited (unsurprisingly an umbrella company) made unauthorised deductions of employer's National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and the Apprenticeship Levy from pay owing to the claimant.
The background law
Ordinarily, an employer is prohibited from making deductions of employer's NICs from an employee's pay by virtue of sch 1 paragraph 3(2) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. Where an unauthorised deduction from wages has occurred, an umbrella worker can bring a claim in the employment tribunal relying on section 13(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
Umbrella Company Limited argued that the pay slips set out the "assignment rate" charged to the employment business, Osborne Richardson Limited, for the supply of the claimant's services which detailed items such as "Employer's NIC" and the "Company Margin".
However, as per employment tribunal judge Plowright at paragraph 41, the "assignment rate" is not the same as an umbrella worker's wages.
The judge stated: "It is the respondent's obligation as the claimant's employer to make relevant deductions from that fee, which include Employers' National Insurance and the Apprenticeship Levy before determining the claimant's gross salary. Once the claimant's gross salary is determined, the respondent then deducts tax and National Insurance, leaving the claimant with his Net Pay."
As the deductions were not made from the gross salary no unauthorised deduction from pay occurred in breach of section 13(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Accordingly, the claim was dismissed.
Lessons for umbrella workers
This decision illustrates that claimants should consider wider grounds for claims in the employment tribunal in addition to potentially unauthorised deductions such as employer's NICs.
It is noted that the claimant did not challenge rolled-up holiday pay which, as umbrella companies know (or ought to know), is not only unlawful but a potential basis for a claim for personal injuries. Furthermore, claims of this nature stand on their own facts and deductions of employer's NICs from the umbrella worker's gross pay (as occurred in P Weldon v 6Cats UK Ltd 2410288/2019), are manifestly unlawful.
Umbrella workers may wish to remember that there is no legal requirement to use an umbrella company. Indeed, employment businesses are primarily required to make deductions for tax unless the candidate is not subject to Supervision, Direction or Control (or the right of SDC), as to how the services are provided.
On that basis, is it not worth challenging an employment business to either process payment directly (thereby ensuring higher pay) or, if appropriate, offer the engagement on an outside IR35 basis? Questions of this nature can flush out improper practices. After all, no payroll software requires a doctorate in computer science!
Suppose an employment business withdraws an offer of an engagement because of a candidate's refusal to use an umbrella company from a Preferred Supplier List (PSL). In that case, a candidate can issue a claim for substantial damages in the county court or High Court.
Umbrella workers concerned about potential unlawful deductions from pay should strongly consider seeking legal advice. Full disclosure – and to be transparent, the particulars of claim which resulted in the claimant in 6Cats UK Limited successfully recovering unlawfully deductions from pay including employer's National Insurance contributions, were drafted by us. Cases of this nature turn on their facts and expert witness evidence from an accountant can be decisive.
Written by Martyn Valentine
Martyn has been advising on employment status since 2004 and founded The Law Place Limited in 2010 to provide legal advice to professional contractors, recruiters and tax advisers on IR35, off-payroll, recruitment law and related issues. The Law Place Limited is fully insured to provide legal advice on IR35. As director of The Law Place Limited, Martyn has a 100% success rate in representing clients in HM Revenue & Customs investigations.
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July 02, 2019 at 09:40 AM EDT
Chris Corrales is an exceptional Sports massage therapist, as he provides the highest level of manual medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Dublin, CA – Devoting time to working on the physical body provides a wide range of health benefits from reducing stress and pain to mental wellness. With over a decade of experience, Chris Corrales has become the highest-rated Massage Therapist in Dublin, CA, he specializes in Rolf Structural Integration bodywork and specifically in "The 10-Series" approach to get to the root of a problem. His practice, MedicinEvolution Bodywork Beyond Massage, has gained recognition for successfully transforming the lives of individuals all around the San Francisco Bay Area.
Chris Corrales is an exceptional Sports massage therapist, as he provides the highest level of manual medicine in the San Francisco Bay Area. As an avid martial arts practitioner, Chris has experienced the dramatic and lasting benefits that come with structural integration bodywork. He has acquired a deeper understanding of the mechanisms for inner healing and has completed the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine's massage certification, becoming a certified EMT in 1996. In 1998, he graduated from the world renown Guild for Structural Integration. Then, he went on to study under a number of Dr. Rolf's original students and homeopathy.
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The Argentinian had been reported as a target for the Premier League club, who sacked Dutch coach Ronald Koeman last month after a poor start to the season.
Simeone is under contract with Atletico until 2020, and told the Spanish media at a news conference to preview Saturday's match against Real Madrid that he was not considering leaving.


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Can Carl Icahn do for Family Dollar investors what Bill Ackman couldn't?
Carl Icahn wants to make a buck off Family Dollar Stores Inc.
The discount retailer's shares on Monday surged as much as 16% after the activist investor disclosed a 9.4% stake in the Matthews, N.C.-based retailer.
The drama between Jos. A. Bank and Men's Wearhouse has finally come to an end, with the former — the smaller of the two companies — securing an admirable $1.8 billion offer from the latter. The saga will be remembered in the retail industry record books, industry watchers said.
Barnes & Noble /quotes/zigman/132169/delayed /quotes/nls/bks BKS on Friday got an offer from private equity firm G Asset Management to buy 51% of the company. The offer values the bookstore chain at $22 a share, a 31% premium to its closing price on Thursday.
While the share price popped 5.4% to close at $17.69, that's still a far cry from the $22 offer, which suggests a lot of investors don't see this bid going anywhere.


Lay down cucumber peel and orange zest in spirals inside a 10.5 oz goblet with just one end protruding up for each. Add 3 oz of ice to glass, then add ginger and mint sprig. Add bitters, soda water, and ANEW and aperitif together.


For all my veggies lovers out there this one is for you! And if that first sentence doesn't fit your description, don't be turned off completely, the flavor in this dinner is definitely worth giving it a try. This meal is so satisfying because it is filled with some many leafy greens you are getting your daily dose of life giving and sustaining vitamins and minerals. Pair this with protein filled eggs, and it makes it simple to make. This is a super food packed meal that will leave you full until breakfast the next day, where you could have it again.
In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add veggies. Sautee for 3-5 minutes.
Beat eggs in a bowl and add over the veggies. Using a wooden spoon to lift the sides and allow the uncooked egg to pour underneath.
Once the bottom is solid, use the wooden spoon to flip the omelette over, cooking for one minute.
Serve with fresh grapefruit slices.


Anybody wanna buy a 12 inch torque monster?
We're not going to use it. Need to start thinking about building a battery fund, or something.
We're going to have the Torque Monster motor "remotely" evaluated by motor guru Jim Husted @ Hi-Torque Electric, which may help determine an asking price. (He'll be able to provide info about the manufacturer and its overall condition - with obvious caveats about a visual-only inspection).
I was pleased when he originally looked at the pump motor we ended up installing in the ForkenSwift and said it was built like a brick ****house, and he'd be tickled to find a pair of motors like them.
He said "there is interest in these big guys", so it's worth looking over.
Another EVDL member who has done a bunch of conversions (and is familiar with forklift motors) suggested it's worth about $400 US. We'll see if Jim wants to comment on that. Hopefully next week.
The forklift was a 36/48v system, but that doesn't mean the motor can't handle MUCH more (in fact it almost certainly can).
Square shaft (haven't measured it). For the other stuff, I'm going to have to defer to Mr. Husted.
I need to get a bunch of pics of the motor, and see how easy it is to get the end cap off and get a clear view of the innards.
Well, that wasn't too hard. Got the monster in the garage and took it apart. With 4 major chunks - 2 end caps, the body, and the rotor - shipping may not be impossible after all. Just do it with separate parcels.
Ivan's visiting his out-laws today, and he has a better camera than the antique 1 MP unit I've got. So the quality pics will have to wait until he's back.
Played a little this evening with the ammeter. Tried my hand at setting up a heavy-duty battery load tester.
One of the "professors" of the EVDL says you should be able to put a 75A load on a 6V battery and have it go for at least an hour before the batt drops below 5.25V (under load).
Some guys said: just dead short a very long piece of wire, like an extension cord. Someone else said: dead short a coat hanger, it's about the right resistance for its length.
So I dead shorted a coat hanger between jumper cables . Call me Sparky.
Just over 100A of current flowed at first, then as the hanger heated up, its resistance increased - and current dropped all the way down to 40A, where it seemed to stabilize (and the coat hanger gave off a toasty warm glow).
Repeat with the coat hanger submerged in a big pot of water, and current stabilized around 90A, with the test battery humming along steadily at 5.3V. I only let it do this for about 10 minutes.
So I'm thinking I'd have to make up some kind of test rig, and run each battery through it.
OR ... I was thinking maybe it would be easier to charge up the pack in the car, jack up the drive wheels, and spin the works in 5th gear - that's got to get be close to 75A. Then I could test & monitor a whole bunch of batteries at once.
Darins gone mad! La la la.
If you do tell me the name...might be jim merkel? I know a few have grease machines.
I don't think there was a name - just "a Dartmouth professor". Sorry.
I realized after I posted this, I didn't get any images of the inside of the motor body - showing the field coils & shoes. Doh! I'll get 'em tomorrow.
And if Mr. Husted wants other shots/close-ups/mood lighting, I may be posting some more.
Had planned to work on the FS today right after installing the thermonuclear 850w engine heater in the Blackfly. Alas that job turned out to be more difficult than changing the camshaft. Go figure. So now I have 2 "disabled" cars in the driveway (until I can get a length of heater hose tomorrow). I hate that!
Plus it's snowing again. Hate that too.
What better to do when you can't play outside than play with Photoshop. Virtual repairs! Did a little pixel paintwork to see what the car would look like with the rust cleaned up, a little fresh blue paint, and a racing stripe (which would also serve to disguise some of the rust repairs & repainted lower edges of the doors).
The stripe is a nod to the 1st gen VW GTI. And also a joke on our 29 mph vehicle.
Have also been thinking of ways to achieve our 15km minimum range goal with used batteries. The idea actually came a comment Peakster left at YouTube: why not parallel 36v? If we had 2 strings of 36v in parallel (ie. 12 batteries instead of the current 8 for 48v), we'd theoretically increase range by about 50% (not exactly - weight penalty + higher Peukert penalty from running @ 36v vs 48v). Let's say we'd be looking at a range of 7.5 km right there, assuming 4 more batteries of equal "quality" (ahem) to the ones we've already got.
To deal with the performance hit, we could set up the system to do 36v on the controller, then a controller bypass at 36v for full battery amps using the "high pedal" microswitch in the potbox. Turbo mode.
We could even theoretically add an even "higher pedal" microswitch to continue bypassing the controller and connect the two 36v strings in series for 72v. Twin-turbo mode. She'd be smoking fast then!


Flaky, tender whitefish fillets topped with homemade pesto and Parmesan cheese served with garlic farfalle and sautéed Swiss chard.
Pretty much anything testes good with pesto, but this fish takes that fact to another level. The Parmesan-basil-nut combo gives this melt in your mouth whitefish a warm, deep flavor and accentuates the farfalle and chard making it the perfect dish for a Friday dinner (or just about any dinner). It's our pleasure to teach you how to homemade pesto, no need to buy a preservative-filled jar!
Cook a leafy vegetable briefly until it has softened and lost its shape.
Read though the entire recipe before getting started. Bring 6 cups water, with a pinch of salt, to a boil in a medium pot. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Wash and dry all produce. Remove bottom inch from Swiss chard and discard; then, cut in half and slice into 1" pieces. Mince or grate garlic. Remove cobia from package; rinse and pat dry.
Add farfalle to boiling water; cook at a rolling boil for 10-12 min until pasta is al dente. Reserve ¾ cup pasta water, then drain well and set aside. While pasta is cooking, begin making the pesto (Step #3).
Place basil leaves, half Parmesan, parsley, half garlic, three fourths pine nuts, 3 Tbsp oil and 1 Tbsp. water in food processor or blender. Pulse until smooth pesto has formed, you might have to scape the sides and pulse again. If food processor is unavailable: Mince basil, three fourths pine nuts, half garlic, parsley and half Parmesan and place in a bowl. Then mix with 3 Tbsp. oil and a pinch of salt and pepper until incorporated. Allow to sit for 10-15 min.
Wipe pot used to cook farfalle with a paper towel and heat over medium heat. Add 1 Tbsp. oil and half of remaining garlic. Sauté 1-2 min until aromatic and beginning to brown; then, add farfalle and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté 3-4 min until aromatic and seasoned. Remove from pot. Add another 1 Tbsp. oil to same pot; then, add remaining garlic and sauté 1-2 min until browned. Add Swiss chard and sauté 2-4 min until lightly wilted.
Divide farfalle and chard between two plates, place one fish fillet with each plate and drizzle with pan drippings. Serve with remaining pesto. Enjoy!


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Blame The Republicans, Not Gays
Religious Right Blames Gays For Mark Foley / Republican Leadership Scandal
The Family Research Council - one of America's most prominent Religious Right groups - has carefully considered the ramifications of the scandal faced by Republican leaders in the U.S. House after the Speaker and others were warned long ago one of their members was sending inappropriate e-mails to underage pages and now know who is to blame:
Gays.
From the FRC website:
Democrats seeking to exploit the resignation of Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) are right to criticize the slow response of Republican congressional leaders to his communications with male pages. But neither party seems likely to address the real issue, which is the link between homosexuality and child sexual abuse. Foley, an unmarried 52-year-old representative, had always refused to answer questions about his sexual orientation. Now that his emails and messages to teenage male pages have been revealed, it appears clear that Foley is a homosexual with a particular attraction to underage boys. While pro-homosexual activists like to claim that pedophilia is a completely distinct orientation from homosexuality, evidence shows a disproportionate overlap between the two. Although almost all child molesters are male and less than 3% of men are homosexual, about a third of all child sex abuse cases involve men molesting boys--and in one study, 86% of such men identified themselves as homosexual or bisexual. Ignoring this reality got the Catholic Church into trouble over abusive priests, and now it is doing the same to the House GOP leadership. They discounted or downplayed earlier reports concerning Foley's behavior--probably because they did not want to appear "homophobic." The Foley scandal shows what happens when political correctness is put ahead of protecting children.
Of course, there is no serious scientific evidence that suggests that gay men are more likely to molest children than straight men. FRC provides no sources for the statistics they do list. What's the truth?
"Gregory M. Herek is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Davis (UCD). He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from UCD in 1983, then was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University. He subsequently served as a faculty member at Yale and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York before returning to UCD, first as a research psychologist and later as a tenured professor," according to his biography on the UCD website. He writes:
Members of disliked minority groups are often stereotyped as representing a danger to the majority society's most vulnerable members. Historically, Black men in the United States were often falsely accused of raping White women, and commonly lynched as a result. Jews in the Middle Ages were accused of murdering Christian babies in ritual sacrifices.
In a similar fashion, gay people have often been portrayed as a threat to children....
In recent years, antigay activists have routinely asserted that gay people are child molesters. This argument was often made in debates about the Boy Scouts of America's policy to exclude gay scouts and scoutmasters. It also was raised in connection with recent scandals about the Catholic church's attempts to cover up the abuse of young males by priests....
The empirical research does not show that gay or bisexual men are any more likely than heterosexual men to molest children. This is not to argue that homosexual and bisexual men never molest children. But there is no scientific basis for asserting that they are more likely than heterosexual men to do so.
Dr. Herek's well researched (and footnoted) article Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation is available online.
Gays aren't the problem here.
The problem is the corrupt leadership of the Republican Party which apparently desired so deeply to stay in power they covered-up possible sex crimes against children in an effort to retain a safe Congressional seat in Florida.
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"""
Here a list of proxy object that can be used when lazy=True at neo.io level.

This idea is to be able to postpone that real in memory loading
for objects that contains big data (AnalogSIgnal, SpikeTrain, Event, Epoch).

The implementation rely on neo.rawio, so it will available only for neo.io that
ineherits neo.rawio.

"""

import numpy as np
import quantities as pq
import logging

from neo.core.baseneo import BaseNeo

from neo.core import (AnalogSignal,
                      Epoch, Event, SpikeTrain)
from neo.core.dataobject import ArrayDict

logger = logging.getLogger("Neo")

class BaseProxy(BaseNeo):
    def __init__(self, array_annotations=None, **annotations):
        # this for py27 str vs py3 str in neo attributes ompatibility
        annotations = check_annotations(annotations)
        if 'file_origin' not in annotations:
            # the str is to make compatible with neo_py27 where attribute
            # used to be str so raw bytes
            annotations['file_origin'] = str(self._rawio.source_name())

        if array_annotations is None:
            array_annotations = {}
        for k, v in array_annotations.items():
            array_annotations[k] = np.asarray(v)

        # clean array annotations that are not 1D
        # TODO remove this once multi-dimensional array_annotations are possible
        array_annotations = {k: v for k, v in array_annotations.items()
                             if v.ndim == 1}

        # this mock the array annotations to avoid inherits DataObject
        self.array_annotations = ArrayDict(self.shape[-1])
        self.array_annotations.update(array_annotations)

        BaseNeo.__init__(self, **annotations)

    def load(self, time_slice=None, **kwargs):
        # should be implemented by subclass
        raise NotImplementedError

    def time_slice(self, t_start, t_stop):
        '''
        Load the proxy object within the specified time range. Has the same
        call signature as AnalogSignal.time_slice, Epoch.time_slice, etc.
        '''
        return self.load(time_slice=(t_start, t_stop))

class AnalogSignalProxy(BaseProxy):
    '''
    This object mimic AnalogSignal except that it does not
    have the signals array itself. All attributes and annotations are here.

    The goal is to postpone the loading of data into memory
    when reading a file with the new lazy load system based
    on neo.rawio.

    This object must not be constructed directly but is given
    neo.io when lazy=True instead of a true AnalogSignal.

    The AnalogSignalProxy is able to load:
      * only a slice of time
      * only a subset of channels
      * have an internal raw magnitude identic to the file (int16) with
        a pq.CompoundUnit().

    Usage:
    >>> proxy_anasig = AnalogSignalProxy(rawio=self.reader,
                                         global_channel_indexes=None,
                                         block_index=0,
                                         seg_index=0)
    >>> anasig = proxy_anasig.load()
    >>> slice_of_anasig = proxy_anasig.load(time_slice=(1.*pq.s, 2.*pq.s))
    >>> some_channel_of_anasig = proxy_anasig.load(channel_indexes=[0,5,10])

    '''
    _parent_objects = ('Segment',)
    _necessary_attrs = (('sampling_rate', pq.Quantity, 0),
                        ('t_start', pq.Quantity, 0))
    _recommended_attrs = BaseNeo._recommended_attrs
    proxy_for = AnalogSignal

    def __init__(self, rawio=None, stream_index=None, inner_stream_channels=None,
                 block_index=0, seg_index=0):
        # stream_index:  indicate the stream stream_id can be retreive easily
        # inner_stream_channels: are channel index inside the stream None means all channels
        # if inner_stream_channels is not None:
        #     * then this is a "substream"
        #     * handle the case where channels have different units inside a stream
        #     * is related to BaseFromRaw.get_sub_signal_streams()

        self._rawio = rawio
        self._block_index = block_index
        self._seg_index = seg_index
        self._stream_index = stream_index
        if inner_stream_channels is None:
            inner_stream_channels = slice(inner_stream_channels)
        self._inner_stream_channels = inner_stream_channels

        signal_streams = self._rawio.header['signal_streams']
        stream_id = signal_streams[stream_index]['id']
        signal_channels = self._rawio.header['signal_channels']
        global_inds, = np.nonzero(signal_channels['stream_id'] == stream_id)
        self._nb_total_chann_in_stream = global_inds.size
        self._global_channel_indexes = global_inds[inner_stream_channels]
        self._nb_chan = self._global_channel_indexes.size

        sig_chans = signal_channels[self._global_channel_indexes]

        assert np.unique(sig_chans['units']).size == 1, 'Channel do not have same units'
        assert np.unique(sig_chans['dtype']).size == 1, 'Channel do not have same dtype'
        assert np.unique(sig_chans['sampling_rate']).size == 1, \
                    'Channel do not have same sampling_rate'

        self.units = ensure_signal_units(sig_chans['units'][0])
        self.dtype = sig_chans['dtype'][0]
        self.sampling_rate = sig_chans['sampling_rate'][0] * pq.Hz
        self.sampling_period = 1. / self.sampling_rate
        sigs_size = self._rawio.get_signal_size(block_index=block_index, seg_index=seg_index,
                                        stream_index=stream_index)
        self.shape = (sigs_size, self._nb_chan)
        self.t_start = self._rawio.get_signal_t_start(block_index, seg_index, stream_index) * pq.s

        # magnitude_mode='raw' is supported only if all offset=0
        # and all gain are the same
        support_raw_magnitude = np.all(sig_chans['gain'] == sig_chans['gain'][0]) and \
                                                    np.all(sig_chans['offset'] == 0.)

        if support_raw_magnitude:
            str_units = ensure_signal_units(sig_chans['units'][0]).units.dimensionality.string
            gain0 = sig_chans['gain'][0]
            self._raw_units = pq.CompoundUnit(f'{gain0}*{str_units}')
        else:
            self._raw_units = None

        # retrieve annotations and array annotations
        seg_ann = self._rawio.raw_annotations['blocks'][block_index]['segments'][seg_index]
        annotations = seg_ann['signals'][stream_index].copy()
        array_annotations = annotations.pop('__array_annotations__')
        array_annotations = {k: v[inner_stream_channels] for k, v in array_annotations.items()}

        BaseProxy.__init__(self, array_annotations=array_annotations, **annotations)

    @property
    def duration(self):
        '''Signal duration'''
        return self.shape[0] / self.sampling_rate

    @property
    def t_stop(self):
        '''Time when signal ends'''
        return self.t_start + self.duration

    def _time_slice_indices(self, time_slice, strict_slicing=True):
        """
        Calculate the start and end indices for the slice.

        Also returns t_start
        """
        if time_slice is None:
            i_start, i_stop = None, None
            sig_t_start = self.t_start
        else:
            sr = self.sampling_rate
            t_start, t_stop = time_slice
            if t_start is None:
                i_start = None
                sig_t_start = self.t_start
            else:
                t_start = ensure_second(t_start)
                if strict_slicing:
                    assert self.t_start <= t_start <= self.t_stop, 't_start is outside'
                else:
                    t_start = max(t_start, self.t_start)
                # the i_start is necessary ceil
                i_start = int(np.ceil((t_start - self.t_start).magnitude * sr.magnitude))
                # this needed to get the real t_start of the first sample
                # because do not necessary match what is demanded
                sig_t_start = self.t_start + i_start / sr

            if t_stop is None:
                i_stop = None
            else:
                t_stop = ensure_second(t_stop)
                if strict_slicing:
                    assert self.t_start <= t_stop <= self.t_stop, 't_stop is outside'
                else:
                    t_stop = min(t_stop, self.t_stop)
                i_stop = int((t_stop - self.t_start).magnitude * sr.magnitude)
        return i_start, i_stop, sig_t_start

    def load(self, time_slice=None, strict_slicing=True,
                    channel_indexes=None, magnitude_mode='rescaled'):
        '''
        *Args*:
            :time_slice: None or tuple of the time slice expressed with quantities.
                            None is the entire signal.
            :channel_indexes: None or list. Channels to load. None is all channels
                    Be carefull that channel_indexes represent the local channel index inside
                    the AnalogSignal and not the global_channel_indexes like in rawio.
            :magnitude_mode: 'rescaled' or 'raw'.
                For instance if the internal dtype is int16:
                    * **rescaled** give [1.,2.,3.]*pq.uV and the dtype is float32
                    * **raw** give [10, 20, 30]*pq.CompoundUnit('0.1*uV')
                The CompoundUnit with magnitude_mode='raw' is usefull to
                postpone the scaling when needed and having an internal dtype=int16
                but it less intuitive when you don't know so well quantities.
            :strict_slicing: True by default.
                Control if an error is raise or not when one of  time_slice member
                (t_start or t_stop) is outside the real time range of the segment.
        '''

        # fixed_chan_indexes is channel index (or slice) in the stream
        # channel_indexes is channel index (or slice) in the substream
        if isinstance(self._inner_stream_channels, slice):
            if self._inner_stream_channels == slice(None):
                # sub stream is the entire stream
                if channel_indexes is None:
                    fixed_chan_indexes = None
                else:
                    fixed_chan_indexes = channel_indexes
            else:
                # sub stream is part of  stream with slice
                if channel_indexes is None:
                    fixed_chan_indexes = self._inner_stream_channels
                else:
                    global_inds = np.arange(self._nb_total_chann_in_stream)
                    fixed_chan_indexes = global_inds[self._inner_stream_channels][channel_indexes]
        else:
            # sub stream is part of  stream with indexes
            if channel_indexes is None:
                fixed_chan_indexes = self._inner_stream_channels
            else:
                fixed_chan_indexes = self._inner_stream_channels[channel_indexes]

        i_start, i_stop, sig_t_start = self._time_slice_indices(time_slice,
                                                                strict_slicing=strict_slicing)

        raw_signal = self._rawio.get_analogsignal_chunk(block_index=self._block_index,
                    seg_index=self._seg_index, i_start=i_start, i_stop=i_stop,
                    stream_index=self._stream_index, channel_indexes=fixed_chan_indexes)

        # if slice in channel : change name and array_annotations
        if raw_signal.shape[1] != self._nb_chan:
            name = 'slice of  ' + self.name
            channel_indexes2 = channel_indexes
            if channel_indexes2 is None:
                channel_indexes2 = slice(None)
            array_annotations = {k: v[channel_indexes2] for k, v in self.array_annotations.items()}
        else:
            name = self.name
            array_annotations = self.array_annotations

        if magnitude_mode == 'raw':
            assert self._raw_units is not None,\
                    'raw magnitude is not support gain are not the same for all channel or offset is not 0'
            sig = raw_signal
            units = self._raw_units
        elif magnitude_mode == 'rescaled':
            # dtype is float32 when internally it is float32 or int16
            if self.dtype == 'float64':
                dtype = 'float64'
            else:
                dtype = 'float32'
            sig = self._rawio.rescale_signal_raw_to_float(raw_signal, dtype=dtype,
                                    stream_index=self._stream_index,
                                    channel_indexes=fixed_chan_indexes)
            units = self.units

        else:
            raise ValueError(f'Invalid magnitude_mode {magnitude_mode}. Accepted values are '
                             f'"rescaled" and "raw"')

        anasig = AnalogSignal(sig, units=units, copy=False, t_start=sig_t_start,
                    sampling_rate=self.sampling_rate, name=name,
                    file_origin=self.file_origin, description=self.description,
                    array_annotations=array_annotations, **self.annotations)

        return anasig

class SpikeTrainProxy(BaseProxy):
    '''
    This object mimic SpikeTrain except that it does not
    have the spike time nor waveforms.
    All attributes and annotations are here.

    The goal is to postpone the loading of data into memory
    when reading a file with the new lazy load system based
    on neo.rawio.

    This object must not be constructed directly but is given
    neo.io when lazy=True instead of a true SpikeTrain.

    The SpikeTrainProxy is able to load:
      * only a slice of time
      * load wveforms or not.
      * have an internal raw magnitude identic to the file (generally the ticks
        of clock in int64) or the rescale to seconds.

    Usage:
    >>> proxy_sptr = SpikeTrainProxy(rawio=self.reader, unit_channel=0,
                        block_index=0, seg_index=0,)
    >>> sptr = proxy_sptr.load()
    >>> slice_of_sptr = proxy_sptr.load(time_slice=(1.*pq.s, 2.*pq.s))

    '''

    _parent_objects = ('Segment', 'Unit')
    _quantity_attr = 'times'
    _necessary_attrs = (('t_start', pq.Quantity, 0),
                        ('t_stop', pq.Quantity, 0))
    _recommended_attrs = ()
    proxy_for = SpikeTrain

    def __init__(self, rawio=None, spike_channel_index=None, block_index=0, seg_index=0):

        self._rawio = rawio
        self._block_index = block_index
        self._seg_index = seg_index
        self._spike_channel_index = spike_channel_index

        nb_spike = self._rawio.spike_count(block_index=block_index, seg_index=seg_index,
                                        spike_channel_index=spike_channel_index)
        self.shape = (nb_spike, )

        self.t_start = self._rawio.segment_t_start(block_index, seg_index) * pq.s
        self.t_stop = self._rawio.segment_t_stop(block_index, seg_index) * pq.s

        seg_ann = self._rawio.raw_annotations['blocks'][block_index]['segments'][seg_index]
        annotations = seg_ann['spikes'][spike_channel_index].copy()
        array_annotations = annotations.pop('__array_annotations__')

        h = self._rawio.header['spike_channels'][spike_channel_index]
        wf_sampling_rate = h['wf_sampling_rate']
        if not np.isnan(wf_sampling_rate) and wf_sampling_rate > 0:
            self.sampling_rate = wf_sampling_rate * pq.Hz
            self.left_sweep = (h['wf_left_sweep'] / self.sampling_rate).rescale('s')
            self._wf_units = ensure_signal_units(h['wf_units'])
        else:
            self.sampling_rate = None
            self.left_sweep = None

        BaseProxy.__init__(self, array_annotations=array_annotations, **annotations)

    def load(self, time_slice=None, strict_slicing=True,
                    magnitude_mode='rescaled', load_waveforms=False):
        '''
        *Args*:
            :time_slice: None or tuple of the time slice expressed with quantities.
                            None is the entire signal.
            :strict_slicing: True by default.
                 Control if an error is raise or not when one of  time_slice
                 member (t_start or t_stop) is outside the real time range of the segment.
            :magnitude_mode: 'rescaled' or 'raw'.
            :load_waveforms: bool load waveforms or not.
        '''

        t_start, t_stop = consolidate_time_slice(time_slice, self.t_start,
                                                                    self.t_stop, strict_slicing)
        _t_start, _t_stop = prepare_time_slice(time_slice)

        spike_timestamps = self._rawio.get_spike_timestamps(block_index=self._block_index,
                        seg_index=self._seg_index, spike_channel_index=self._spike_channel_index,
                        t_start=_t_start, t_stop=_t_stop)

        if magnitude_mode == 'raw':
            # we must modify a bit the neo.rawio interface to also read the spike_timestamps
            # underlying clock wich is not always same as sigs
            raise(NotImplementedError)
        elif magnitude_mode == 'rescaled':
            dtype = 'float64'
            spike_times = self._rawio.rescale_spike_timestamp(spike_timestamps, dtype=dtype)
            units = 's'

        if load_waveforms:
            assert self.sampling_rate is not None, 'Do not have waveforms'

            raw_wfs = self._rawio.get_spike_raw_waveforms(block_index=self._block_index,
                seg_index=self._seg_index, spike_channel_index=self._spike_channel_index,
                            t_start=_t_start, t_stop=_t_stop)
            if magnitude_mode == 'rescaled':
                float_wfs = self._rawio.rescale_waveforms_to_float(raw_wfs,
                                dtype='float32', spike_channel_index=self._spike_channel_index)
                waveforms = pq.Quantity(float_wfs, units=self._wf_units,
                            dtype='float32', copy=False)
            elif magnitude_mode == 'raw':
                # could code also CompundUnit here but it is over killed
                # so we used dimentionless
                waveforms = pq.Quantity(raw_wfs, units='',
                            dtype=raw_wfs.dtype, copy=False)
        else:
            waveforms = None

        sptr = SpikeTrain(spike_times, t_stop, units=units, dtype=dtype,
                t_start=t_start, copy=False, sampling_rate=self.sampling_rate,
                waveforms=waveforms, left_sweep=self.left_sweep, name=self.name,
                file_origin=self.file_origin, description=self.description, **self.annotations)

        if time_slice is None:
            sptr.array_annotate(**self.array_annotations)
        else:
            # TODO handle array_annotations with time_slice
            pass

        return sptr

class _EventOrEpoch(BaseProxy):
    _parent_objects = ('Segment',)
    _quantity_attr = 'times'

    def __init__(self, rawio=None, event_channel_index=None, block_index=0, seg_index=0):

        self._rawio = rawio
        self._block_index = block_index
        self._seg_index = seg_index
        self._event_channel_index = event_channel_index

        nb_event = self._rawio.event_count(block_index=block_index, seg_index=seg_index,
                                        event_channel_index=event_channel_index)
        self.shape = (nb_event, )

        self.t_start = self._rawio.segment_t_start(block_index, seg_index) * pq.s
        self.t_stop = self._rawio.segment_t_stop(block_index, seg_index) * pq.s

        # both necessary attr and annotations
        annotations = {}
        for k in ('name', 'id'):
            annotations[k] = self._rawio.header['event_channels'][event_channel_index][k]

        seg_ann = self._rawio.raw_annotations['blocks'][block_index]['segments'][seg_index]
        ann = seg_ann['events'][event_channel_index]
        annotations = ann.copy()
        array_annotations = annotations.pop('__array_annotations__')
        BaseProxy.__init__(self, array_annotations=array_annotations, **annotations)

    def load(self, time_slice=None, strict_slicing=True):
        '''
        *Args*:
            :time_slice: None or tuple of the time slice expressed with quantities.
                            None is the entire signal.
            :strict_slicing: True by default.
                 Control if an error is raise or not when one of  time_slice member (t_start or t_stop)
                 is outside the real time range of the segment.
        '''

        t_start, t_stop = consolidate_time_slice(time_slice, self.t_start,
                                                                    self.t_stop, strict_slicing)
        _t_start, _t_stop = prepare_time_slice(time_slice)

        timestamp, durations, labels = self._rawio.get_event_timestamps(block_index=self._block_index,
                        seg_index=self._seg_index, event_channel_index=self._event_channel_index,
                        t_start=_t_start, t_stop=_t_stop)

        dtype = 'float64'
        times = self._rawio.rescale_event_timestamp(timestamp, dtype=dtype)
        units = 's'

        if durations is not None:
            durations = self._rawio.rescale_epoch_duration(durations, dtype=dtype) * pq.s

        h = self._rawio.header['event_channels'][self._event_channel_index]
        if h['type'] == b'event':
            ret = Event(times=times, labels=labels, units='s',
                name=self.name, file_origin=self.file_origin,
                description=self.description, **self.annotations)
        elif h['type'] == b'epoch':
            ret = Epoch(times=times, durations=durations, labels=labels,
                units='s',
                name=self.name, file_origin=self.file_origin,
                description=self.description, **self.annotations)

        if time_slice is None:
            ret.array_annotate(**self.array_annotations)
        else:
            # TODO handle array_annotations with time_slice
            pass

        return ret

class EventProxy(_EventOrEpoch):
    '''
    This object mimic Event except that it does not
    have the times nor labels.
    All other attributes and annotations are here.

    The goal is to postpone the loading of data into memory
    when reading a file with the new lazy load system based
    on neo.rawio.

    This object must not be constructed directly but is given
    neo.io when lazy=True instead of a true Event.

    The EventProxy is able to load:
      * only a slice of time

    Usage:
    >>> proxy_event = EventProxy(rawio=self.reader, event_channel_index=0,
                        block_index=0, seg_index=0,)
    >>> event = proxy_event.load()
    >>> slice_of_event = proxy_event.load(time_slice=(1.*pq.s, 2.*pq.s))

    '''
    _necessary_attrs = (('times', pq.Quantity, 1),
                        ('labels', np.ndarray, 1, np.dtype('U')))
    proxy_for = Event

class EpochProxy(_EventOrEpoch):
    '''
    This object mimic Epoch except that it does not
    have the times nor labels nor durations.
    All other attributes and annotations are here.

    The goal is to postpone the loading of data into memory
    when reading a file with the new lazy load system based
    on neo.rawio.

    This object must not be constructed directly but is given
    neo.io when lazy=True instead of a true Epoch.

    The EpochProxy is able to load:
      * only a slice of time

    Usage:
    >>> proxy_epoch = EpochProxy(rawio=self.reader, event_channel_index=0,
                        block_index=0, seg_index=0,)
    >>> epoch = proxy_epoch.load()
    >>> slice_of_epoch = proxy_epoch.load(time_slice=(1.*pq.s, 2.*pq.s))

    '''
    _necessary_attrs = (('times', pq.Quantity, 1),
                        ('durations', pq.Quantity, 1),
                        ('labels', np.ndarray, 1, np.dtype('U')))
    proxy_for = Epoch

proxyobjectlist = [AnalogSignalProxy, SpikeTrainProxy, EventProxy,
                            EpochProxy]

unit_convert = {'Volts': 'V', 'volts': 'V', 'Volt': 'V',
                'volt': 'V', ' Volt': 'V', 'microV': 'uV',
                # note that "micro" and "mu" are two different characters in Unicode
                # although they mostly look the same. Here we accept both.
                'µV': 'uV', 'μV': 'uV'}

def ensure_signal_units(units):
    # test units
    units = units.replace(' ', '')
    if units in unit_convert:
        units = unit_convert[units]
    try:
        units = pq.Quantity(1, units)
    except:
        logger.warning('Units "{}" can not be converted to a quantity. Using dimensionless '
                       'instead'.format(units))
        units = ''
        units = pq.Quantity(1, units)
    return units

def check_annotations(annotations):
    # force type to str for some keys
    # imposed for tests
    for k in ('name', 'description', 'file_origin'):
        if k in annotations:
            annotations[k] = str(annotations[k])

    if 'coordinates' in annotations:
        # some rawio expose some coordinates in annotations but is not standardized
        # (x, y, z) or polar, at the moment it is more resonable to remove them
        annotations.pop('coordinates')

    return annotations

def ensure_second(v):
    if isinstance(v, float):
        return v * pq.s
    elif isinstance(v, pq.Quantity):
        return v.rescale('s')
    elif isinstance(v, int):
        return float(v) * pq.s

def prepare_time_slice(time_slice):
    """
    This give clean time slice but keep None
    for calling rawio slice
    """
    if time_slice is None:
        t_start, t_stop = None, None
    else:
        t_start, t_stop = time_slice

    if t_start is not None:
        t_start = ensure_second(t_start).rescale('s').magnitude

    if t_stop is not None:
        t_stop = ensure_second(t_stop).rescale('s').magnitude

    return (t_start, t_stop)

def consolidate_time_slice(time_slice, seg_t_start, seg_t_stop, strict_slicing):
    """
    This give clean time slice in quantity for t_start/t_stop of object
    None is replace by seg limit.
    """
    if time_slice is None:
        t_start, t_stop = None, None
    else:
        t_start, t_stop = time_slice

    if t_start is None:
        t_start = seg_t_start
    else:
        if strict_slicing:
            assert seg_t_start <= t_start <= seg_t_stop, 't_start is outside'
        else:
            t_start = max(t_start, seg_t_start)
    t_start = ensure_second(t_start)

    if t_stop is None:
        t_stop = seg_t_stop
    else:
        if strict_slicing:
            assert seg_t_start <= t_stop <= seg_t_stop, 't_stop is outside'
        else:
            t_stop = min(t_stop, seg_t_stop)
    t_stop = ensure_second(t_stop)

    return (t_start, t_stop)


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Sörbygdens församling var en församling i Norra Bohusläns kontrakt i Göteborgs stift. Församlingen låg i Munkedals kommun i Västra Götalands län och ingick i Munkedals pastorat. Församlingen uppgick 2022 i Munkedals församling.

Administrativ historik
Församlingen bildades 2006 genom sammanläggning av de tre församlingarna Krokstad, Hede och Sanne och ingick sedan dess till 2013 i pastorat med Foss församling i Foss-Sörbygdens pastorat. Från 2013 till 2022 ingick församlingen i Munkedals pastorat. Församlingen uppgick 2022 i Munkedals församling.

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Omnium Gatherum: New World Shadows
(Lifeforce)
By Kevin Wierzbicki
This Finnish act refers to their music as death metal, but that's an oversimplification of a style that relies heavily on a prog sound. A few things distinguish Omnium Gatherum from other acts operating in the genre; first are the sweeping keyboard and soaring guitar melodies that they employ on songs like "Everfields."
You're not going to hear big, lush melodies from many death metal bands. Then there's the way that the drumming is incorporated into the overall sound as opposed to being mixed up front to pummel the listener senseless.
Perhaps the biggest difference though is the way that the distorted vocal effect is used by frontman Jukka Pelkonen; most death metallers are going to tweak the vocals until the singer sounds like Satan constipated whereas Pelkonen is far less scary than that with a growl that sounds more like that of a lumbering, pissed-off giant.
Those who like their death served up hard and fast in a festering, noisy pile will have little use for Omnium Gatherum. On the other hand, listeners that can enjoy a bit of a soothing balm on the way to the grave will find the melodic metal lurking in the New World Shadows quite agreeable.
New World Shadows is currently available.


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Does anybody have a recording of "Atay Parthenos in Arabic". I just love this hymn, I heard it in Arabic years ago by a father from St Paul's Monastery in Egypt but since then I'm still looking every where to get it again but couldn't.
It would be much appreciated if you can advise where can I find it on any site or if someone has it and can forward it to me.


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When will these morons stop watching so much tv?
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Untamed (Splintered Series Companion)
A Splintered Companion
Alyssa Gardner went down the rabbit hole and took control of her destiny. She survived the battle for Wonderland and the battle for her heart. In this collection of three novellas, join Alyssa and her family as they look back at their memories of Wonderland. In Six Impossible Things, Alyssa recalls the most precious moments of her life after Ensnared, and the role magic plays in preserving the happiness of those she loves. Alyssa's mother reminisces about her own time in Wonderland and giving up the crown to rescue the man who would become her husband in The Boy in the Web. And Morpheus delves into Jeb's memories of the events of Splintered in The Moth in the Mirror.
Read all the books in the New York Times bestselling Splintered series: Splintered (Book 1), Unhinged (Book 2), Ensnared (Book 3), and Untamed (The Companion Novel).
Praise for Splintered:
STARRED REVIEW
"Fans of dark fantasy, as well as of Carroll's Alice in all her revisionings (especially Tim Burton's), will find a lot to love in this compelling and imaginative novel."
"Alyssa is one of the most unique protagonists I've come across in a while. Splintered is dark, twisted, entirely riveting, and a truly romantic tale."
"Brilliant, because it is ambitious, inventive, and often surprising — a contemporary reworking of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,'' with a deep bow toward Tim Burton's 2010 film version."
"It's a deft, complex metamorphosis of this children's fantasy made more enticing by competing romantic interests, a psychedelic setting, and more mad violence than its original."
" Protagonist Alyssa...is an original. Howard's visual imagination is superior. The story's creepiness is intriguing as horror, and its hypnotic tone and setting, at the intersection of madness and creativity, should sweep readers down the rabbit hole."
"While readers will delight in such recognizable scenes as Alyssa drinking from a bottle to shrink, the richly detailed scenes that stray from the original will entice the imagination. These adventures are indeed wonderful."
"Attention to costume and setting render this a visually rich read..."
"Wonderland is filled with much that is not as wonderful as might be expected, and yet, it is in Wonderland that Alyssa accepts her true nature. The cover with its swirling tendrils and insects surrounding Alyssa will surely attract teen readers who will not disappointed with this magical, edgy tale."
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"Creepy, descriptive read with a generous dollop of romance."
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The Moth in the Mirror
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The Glass Butterfly
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Splintered (Splintered Series #1)
Unhinged (Splintered Series #2)
Ensnared (Splintered Series #3)