text:
namespace ash {

namespace {

// The scroll view's top is flush against the header.
constexpr auto kQsScrollViewMargin = gfx::Insets::TLBR(0, 16, 16, 16);

}  // namespace

DetailedViewDelegate::DetailedViewDelegate(
    UnifiedSystemTrayController* tray_controller)
    : tray_controller_(tray_controller) {}

DetailedViewDelegate::~DetailedViewDelegate() = default;

void DetailedViewDelegate::TransitionToMainView(bool restore_focus) {
  tray_controller_->TransitionToMainView(restore_focus);
}

void DetailedViewDelegate::CloseBubble() {
  tray_controller_->CloseBubble();
}

gfx::Insets DetailedViewDelegate::GetScrollViewMargin() const {
  return kQsScrollViewMargin;
}

// TODO(b/253091169): Refactor the following creating buttons methods to return
// unique pointers.
views::Button* DetailedViewDelegate::CreateBackButton(
    views::Button::PressedCallback callback) {
  return new IconButton(
      std::move(callback),
      features::IsQsRevampEnabled() ? IconButton::Type::kSmall
                                    : IconButton::Type::kSmallFloating,
      &kQuickSettingsLeftArrowIcon, IDS_ASH_STATUS_TRAY_PREVIOUS_MENU);
}

views::Button* DetailedViewDelegate::CreateInfoButton(
    views::Button::PressedCallback callback,
    int info_accessible_name_id) {
  return new IconButton(std::move(callback), IconButton::Type::kSmall,
                        &kUnifiedMenuInfoIcon, info_accessible_name_id);
}

views::Button* DetailedViewDelegate::CreateSettingsButton(
    views::Button::PressedCallback callback,
    int setting_accessible_name_id) {
  auto* button = new IconButton(std::move(callback), IconButton::Type::kSmall,
                                &vector_icons::kSettingsOutlineIcon,
                                setting_accessible_name_id);
  if (!TrayPopupUtils::CanOpenWebUISettings())
    button->SetEnabled(false);
  return button;
}

views::Button* DetailedViewDelegate::CreateHelpButton(
    views::Button::PressedCallback callback) {
  auto* button =
      new IconButton(std::move(callback), IconButton::Type::kSmall,
                     &vector_icons::kHelpOutlineIcon, IDS_ASH_STATUS_TRAY_HELP);
  // Help opens a web page, so treat it like Web UI settings.
  if (!TrayPopupUtils::CanOpenWebUISettings())
    button->SetEnabled(false);
  return button;
}

}  // namespace ash


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Q: Retain HTML tags on JSON to XML conversion I have a JSON object which I convert to XML using the following code:
private string ConvertFileToXml(string file)
{
    string fileContent = File.ReadAllText(file);
    XmlDocument doc = JsonConvert.DeserializeXmlNode(fileContent, "root");

    // Retain html tags.
    doc.InnerXml = HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(doc.InnerXml);

    return XDocument.Parse(doc.InnerXml).ToString();
}

where string json is the following object:
{
  "id": "2639",
  "type": "www.stack.com",
  "bodyXML": "\n
Democrats also want to "reinvigorate and modernise" US <ft-content type=\"http://www.stack.com/ontology/content/Article\" url=\"http://api.stack.com/content/d2c32614-61c6-11e7-91a7-502f7ee26895\">antitrust</ft-content> laws for a broad attack on corporations.
\n
Mr Schumer said the Democrats' new look should appeal to groups that backed Mrs Clinton, such as the young and minority groups, and members of the white working-class who deserted Democrats for Mr Trump.
\n",
  "title": "Democrats seek to reclaim populist mantle from Donald Trump",
  "standfirst": "New economic plan is pitched as an assault on growing corporate power",
  "byline": "David J Lynch in Washington",
  "firstPublishedDate": "2017-07-24T17:51:25Z",
  "publishedDate": "2017-07-24T17:50:25Z",
  "requestUrl": "http://api.stack.com/content/e8bec6dc-708d-11e7-aca6-c6bd07df1a3c",
  "brands": [
    "http://api.ft.com/things/dbb0bdae-1f0c-11e4-b0cb-b2227cce2b54"
  ],
  "standout": {
    "editorsChoice": false,
    "exclusive": false,
    "scoop": false
  },
  "canBeSyndicated": "yes",
  "webUrl": "http://www.stack.com/cms/s/e8bec6dc-708d-11e7-aca6-c6bd07df1a3c.html"
}

and the output of the method generates this:
<root>
  <id>2639</id>
  <type>www.stack.com</type>
  <bodyXML>
<p>Democrats also want to "reinvigorate and modernise" US <ft-content type="http://www.stack.com/ontology/content/Article" url="http://api.stack.com/content/d2c32614-61c6-11e7-91a7-502f7ee26895">antitrust</ft-content> laws for a broad attack on corporations.</p>
<p>Mr Schumer said the Democrats' new look should appeal to groups that backed Mrs Clinton, such as the young and minority groups, and members of the white working-class who deserted Democrats for Mr Trump. </p>
</body></bodyXML>
  <title>Democrats seek to reclaim populist mantle from Donald Trump</title>
  <standfirst>New economic plan is pitched as an assault on growing corporate power</standfirst>
  <byline>David J Lynch in Washington</byline>
  <firstPublishedDate>2017-07-24T17:51:25Z</firstPublishedDate>
  <publishedDate>2017-07-24T17:50:25Z</publishedDate>
  <requestUrl>http://api.stack.com/content/e8bec6dc-708d-11e7-aca6-c6bd07df1a3c</requestUrl>
  <brands>http://api.ft.com/things/dbb0bdae-1f0c-11e4-b0cb-b2227cce2b54</brands>
  <standout>
    <editorsChoice>false</editorsChoice>
    <exclusive>false</exclusive>
    <scoop>false</scoop>
  </standout>
  <canBeSyndicated>yes</canBeSyndicated>
  <webUrl>http://www.stack.com/cms/s/e8bec6dc-708d-11e7-aca6-c6bd07df1a3c.html</webUrl>
</root>

Within the original "bodyXML" of the JSON, there is HTML text with HTML tags but they get crushed into HTML entities after the conversion. What I want to do is retain these HTML tags after conversion.
How do I do this?
Help would be much appreciated!

A: I don't think its possible to have the 'Encoded' HTML tags in the inner text of an xml Node
But its possible to do an HTML Decode on the inner text of that Xml Node after you parse the XmlDocument.
This will get you the text with all the HTML tags intact.
Eg.,
private static string ConvertFileToXml()
    {
        string fileContent = File.ReadAllText("text.json");
        XmlDocument doc = JsonConvert.DeserializeXmlNode(fileContent, "root");
        return System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlDecode(doc.SelectSingleNode("root").SelectSingleNode("bodyXML").InnerText);
    }

Namespace required : System.Web

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At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 35 more wounded as Turkey, Iran and the United States reported carrying out air strikes and shelling against militants in Iraq.
Turkey sent warplanes into northern Iraq today to retaliate against the Kurdistan Worker's Party (P.K.K.), which staged a deadly ambush in Turkey that left 11 Turkish soldiers and one village guard dead. Fourteen more soldiers were wounded. Several P.K.K. targets in Iraq were reportedly bombed, but no casualties were reported. A government spokesman in the Iraqi town of Sedaka said that many of the civilian residents had already fled the area during recent Iranian shelling.
For decades, the P.K.K. and the offshoot Party Of A Free Life Of Kurdistan (P.J.A.K.) have been fighting a guerilla war against Turkey and Iran, respectively, using secret bases in a sparsely populated, mountainous region of northern Iraq. They are seeking an independent Kurdistan. Due to the remoteness of the locations, no independent confirmation of casualties is likely to occur.
Meanwhile, Brigadier General Jeffrey Buchanan admitted the United States carried out two "unilateral" air strikes in June. Although witnesses regularly report seeing U.S. helicopters, this is the first official mention of ongoing activity not involving Iraqi security forces. Several of the alleged insurgents who were targeted were killed. Furthermore, Promised Day Brigade (P.D.B.) militiamen may have been involved in one of the strikes. The Brigade was created to succeed the Mahdi Army and is made up of a smaller, handpicked group of fighters. Coincidentally, the P.D.B. issued its own "news release" today, claiming several attacks that "killed and wounded many U.S. soldiers."
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Flowers of Hell Come Hell or High Water
By Ian Gormely
After Arcade Fire brought elements of orchestral music to the indie mainstream, a slew of groups jumped on the bandwagon, incorporating string or horn sections into their music. Rarer were actual pop music-inspired orchestras capable of creating music that came off as anything beyond an experiment in genre hopping. Greg Jarvis's behemoth cross continental group Flowers of Hell are one of those few. The 16-piece space rock band, half of which are based in Toronto, the rest in London, UK, create modern urban industrial music made in decidedly non-urban ways: brass, strings and woodwinds interloping with guitars and drums. Think of it as the instrumental answer to the Polyphonic Spree's choral pop. Aided and abetted by a slew of guest musicians and partially mixed by Spaceman 3 axe-man Sonic Boom, Come Hell or High Water looks like some kind of experimental art cluster fuck on paper. That the record's best tracks - like the beautiful and catchy "Darklands" - are as much pop masterpiece as sonic experimentation is a testament to Jarvis's skill as an arranger and most likely the reason FOH were hand picked by Kevin Shields as the support act for My Bloody Valentine's Toronto show last fall.
How did you land the opening slot for My Bloody Valentine?
Jarvis: Kevin Shields had seen us play three times in London. We opened for a band he was working with and we talked after the show. When they were looking for someone to open, he got in touch. It was great. At last we had a stage we could all play on, and what a sound system.
What's it been like for you to be able to work with so many of your heroes?
It's been great. Sonic Boom and I have been friends for three years now, so he's more of a friend. But when you see him play live it's tough not to think, "Oh, fuck, it's Sonic, the Spaceman!" But the knowledge these guys have; Sonic's been making music since he was in his late teens. There's so much to learn from them.
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using System.Linq;
using Log4JDash.Web.Domain.Services;
using Log4JParserNet;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace Log4JDash.Web.Tests.Domain.Services
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class LogAccumulatorTest
    {
        private const string Sample1 = @"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA2"" timestamp=""1500000031000"" level=""INFO"" thread=""Thread-1""><log4j:message>#1. Test event A.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildB.LoggerB2"" timestamp=""1500000032000"" level=""DEBUG"" thread=""Thread-2""><log4j:message>#2. Test event B.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA2"" timestamp=""1500000033000"" level=""FATAL"" thread=""Thread-3""><log4j:message>#3. Test event C. С кирилицей.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA1"" timestamp=""1500000034000"" level=""WARN"" thread=""Thread-4""><log4j:message>#4. Test event E.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA1"" timestamp=""1500000035000"" level=""ERROR"" thread=""Thread-5""><log4j:message>#5. Test event F.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
";

        private static readonly EventExpectation[] Sample1Events =
        {
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Error,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA1",
                Thread = "Thread-5",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000035000L),
                Message = "#5. Test event F.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 681
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Warn,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA1",
                Thread = "Thread-4",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000034000L),
                Message = "#4. Test event E.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 517
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Fatal,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA2",
                Thread = "Thread-3",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000033000L),
                Message = "#3. Test event C. С кирилицей.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 329
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Debug,
                Logger = "Root.ChildB.LoggerB2",
                Thread = "Thread-2",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000032000L),
                Message = "#2. Test event B.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 164
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Info,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA2",
                Thread = "Thread-1",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000031000L),
                Message = "#1. Test event A.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 0
            }
        };

        private const string Sample2 = @"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA2"" timestamp=""1500000021000"" level=""INFO"" thread=""Thread-1""><log4j:message>#1. Test event A.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildB.LoggerB2"" timestamp=""1500000022000"" level=""DEBUG"" thread=""Thread-2""><log4j:message>#2. Test event B.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA2"" timestamp=""1500000023000"" level=""FATAL"" thread=""Thread-3""><log4j:message>#3. Test event C. С кирилицей.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA1"" timestamp=""1500000024000"" level=""WARN"" thread=""Thread-4""><log4j:message>#4. Test event E.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA1"" timestamp=""1500000025000"" level=""ERROR"" thread=""Thread-5""><log4j:message>#5. Test event F.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
";

        private static readonly EventExpectation[] Sample2Events =
        {
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Error,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA1",
                Thread = "Thread-5",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000025000L),
                Message = "#5. Test event F.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 681
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Warn,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA1",
                Thread = "Thread-4",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000024000L),
                Message = "#4. Test event E.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 517
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Fatal,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA2",
                Thread = "Thread-3",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000023000L),
                Message = "#3. Test event C. С кирилицей.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 329
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Debug,
                Logger = "Root.ChildB.LoggerB2",
                Thread = "Thread-2",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000022000L),
                Message = "#2. Test event B.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 164
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Info,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA2",
                Thread = "Thread-1",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000021000L),
                Message = "#1. Test event A.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 0
            }
        };

        private const string Sample3 = @"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA2"" timestamp=""1500000011000"" level=""INFO"" thread=""Thread-1""><log4j:message>#1. Test event A.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildB.LoggerB2"" timestamp=""1500000012000"" level=""DEBUG"" thread=""Thread-2""><log4j:message>#2. Test event B.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA2"" timestamp=""1500000013000"" level=""FATAL"" thread=""Thread-3""><log4j:message>#3. Test event C. С кирилицей.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA1"" timestamp=""1500000014000"" level=""WARN"" thread=""Thread-4""><log4j:message>#4. Test event E.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
<log4j:event logger=""Root.ChildA.LoggerA1"" timestamp=""1500000015000"" level=""ERROR"" thread=""Thread-5""><log4j:message>#5. Test event F.</log4j:message></log4j:event>
";

        private static readonly EventExpectation[] Sample3Events =
        {
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Error,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA1",
                Thread = "Thread-5",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000015000L),
                Message = "#5. Test event F.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 681
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Warn,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA1",
                Thread = "Thread-4",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000014000L),
                Message = "#4. Test event E.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 517
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Fatal,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA2",
                Thread = "Thread-3",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000013000L),
                Message = "#3. Test event C. С кирилицей.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 329
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Debug,
                Logger = "Root.ChildB.LoggerB2",
                Thread = "Thread-2",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000012000L),
                Message = "#2. Test event B.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 164
            },
            new EventExpectation
            {
                Level = Level.Info,
                Logger = "Root.ChildA.LoggerA2",
                Thread = "Thread-1",
                Time = Timestamp.ToDateTime (1500000011000L),
                Message = "#1. Test event A.",
                Throwable = null,
                Id = 0
            }
        };

        [Test]
        public void DoesNotConsumeEventsZeroQuantity ()
        {
            using (var file = new StringLogFile ("sample-1", Sample1))
            {
                var statsProvider = new LogFileStatsCache ();
                var query = new SimpleLogQuery
                {
                    Quantity = 0
                };

                file.InitializeStats (query, statsProvider);

                var subject = new LogAccumulator (statsProvider, query);
                Assert.That (subject.IsComplete);

                var actual = subject.Consume (file);

                Assert.That (file.WasRead, Is.False);
                Assert.That (actual.Events, Is.Empty);
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void DoesNotConsumeEventsBeyondCompletion ()
        {
            using (var file1 = new StringLogFile ("sample-1-a", Sample1))
            using (var file2 = new StringLogFile ("sample-1-b", Sample1))
            {
                var statsProvider = new LogFileStatsCache ();
                var query = new SimpleLogQuery
                {
                    Quantity = statsProvider.GetStats (file1, null).EventCount
                };

                file1.InitializeStats (query, statsProvider);
                file2.InitializeStats (query, statsProvider);

                var subject = new LogAccumulator (statsProvider, query);

                var actual = subject
                    .Consume (file1)
                    .Consume (file2);

                Assert.That (file1.WasRead, Is.True);
                Assert.That (file2.WasRead, Is.False);

                Assert.That (actual.Events, Is.EqualTo (Sample1Events));
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void CanConsumeAllEvents ()
        {
            using (var file1 = new StringLogFile ("sample-1", Sample1))
            using (var file2 = new StringLogFile ("sample-2", Sample2))
            {
                var expected = Sample1Events.Concat (Sample2Events).ToList ();

                var statsProvider = new LogFileStatsCache ();
                file1.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file2.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);

                var file1Events = statsProvider.GetStats (file1, null).EventCount;
                var file2Events = statsProvider.GetStats (file2, null).EventCount;
                var query = new SimpleLogQuery
                {
                    Quantity = file1Events + file2Events + 1
                };

                var subject = new LogAccumulator (statsProvider, query);

                var actual = subject
                    .Consume (file1)
                    .Consume (file2);

                Assert.That (actual.IsComplete, Is.False);

                Assert.That (file1.WasRead, Is.True);
                Assert.That (file2.WasRead, Is.True);

                Assert.That (actual.Events, Is.EqualTo (expected));
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void SkipsFilesWithinOffset ()
        {
            using (var file1 = new StringLogFile ("sample-1", Sample1))
            using (var file2 = new StringLogFile ("sample-2", Sample2))
            using (var file3 = new StringLogFile ("sample-3", Sample3))
            {
                var statsProvider = new LogFileStatsCache ();
                file1.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file2.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file3.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);

                var query = new SimpleLogQuery
                {
                    Offset = statsProvider.GetStats (file1, null).EventCount,
                    Quantity = statsProvider.GetStats (file2, null).EventCount
                };

                var subject = new LogAccumulator (statsProvider, query);

                var actual = subject
                    .Consume (file1)
                    .Consume (file2)
                    .Consume (file3);

                Assert.That (actual.IsComplete);

                Assert.That (file1.WasRead, Is.False);
                Assert.That (file2.WasRead, Is.True);
                Assert.That (file3.WasRead, Is.False);

                Assert.That (actual.Events, Is.EqualTo (Sample2Events));
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void CanFillUpEventsFromMultipleFiles ()
        {
            using (var file1 = new StringLogFile ("sample-1", Sample1))
            using (var file2 = new StringLogFile ("sample-2", Sample2))
            using (var file3 = new StringLogFile ("sample-3", Sample3))
            {
                var statsProvider = new LogFileStatsCache ();
                file1.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file2.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file3.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);

                var file1Events = statsProvider.GetStats (file1, null).EventCount;
                var file2Events = statsProvider.GetStats (file2, null).EventCount;
                var file3Events = statsProvider.GetStats (file2, null).EventCount;

                Assume.That (file2Events, Is.GreaterThanOrEqualTo (2));
                Assume.That (file3Events, Is.GreaterThan (file2Events / 2 + file2Events % 2));

                var offset = file1Events + file2Events / 2;
                var quantity = file3Events;

                var expected = Sample1Events.Concat (Sample2Events).Concat (Sample3Events)
                    .Skip (offset)
                    .Take (quantity);

                var query = new SimpleLogQuery
                {
                    Offset = offset,
                    Quantity = quantity
                };

                var subject = new LogAccumulator (statsProvider, query);

                var actual = subject
                    .Consume (file1)
                    .Consume (file2)
                    .Consume (file3);

                Assert.That (actual.IsComplete);

                Assert.That (file1.WasRead, Is.False);
                Assert.That (file2.WasRead, Is.True);
                Assert.That (file3.WasRead, Is.True);

                Assert.That (actual.Events, Is.EqualTo (expected));
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void SkipsFilesOutsideQueriedTimeFrame ()
        {
            using (var file1 = new StringLogFile ("sample-1", Sample1))
            using (var file2 = new StringLogFile ("sample-2", Sample2))
            using (var file3 = new StringLogFile ("sample-3", Sample3))
            {
                var statsProvider = new LogFileStatsCache ();
                file1.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file2.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file3.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);

                var file1Stats = statsProvider.GetStats (file1, null);
                var file2Stats = statsProvider.GetStats (file2, null);
                var file3Stats = statsProvider.GetStats (file3, null);
                Assume.That (file1Stats.EarliestTimestamp, Is.GreaterThan (file2Stats.LatestTimestamp));
                Assume.That (file2Stats.EarliestTimestamp, Is.GreaterThan (file3Stats.LatestTimestamp));

                Assume.That (file2Stats.EventCount, Is.GreaterThanOrEqualTo (4));

                var expected = Sample2Events
                    .Skip (1)
                    .Take (Sample2Events.Length - 2)
                    .ToList ();

                var minTime = expected.Last ().Time;
                var maxTime = expected.First ().Time;
                var query = new SimpleLogQuery
                {
                    Offset = 0,
                    Quantity = expected.Count,
                    MinTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTime (minTime),
                    MaxTimestamp = Timestamp.FromDateTime (maxTime),
                    Filter = Filter.Timestamp (minTime, maxTime)
                };

                var subject = new LogAccumulator (statsProvider, query);

                var actual = subject
                    .Consume (file1)
                    .Consume (file2)
                    .Consume (file3);

                Assert.That (actual.IsComplete);

                Assert.That (file1.WasRead, Is.False);
                Assert.That (file2.WasRead, Is.True);
                Assert.That (file3.WasRead, Is.False);

                Assert.That (actual.Events, Is.EqualTo (expected));
            }
        }

        [Test]
        public void SkipsFilesByLoggerCount ()
        {
            using (var file1 = new StringLogFile ("sample-1", Sample1))
            using (var file2 = new StringLogFile ("sample-2", Sample2))
            using (var file3 = new StringLogFile ("sample-3", Sample3))
            {
                var statsProvider = new LogFileStatsCache ();
                file1.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file2.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);
                file3.InitializeDefaultStats (statsProvider);

                var file1Stats = statsProvider.GetStats (file1, null);
                var file2Stats = statsProvider.GetStats (file2, null);
                var file3Stats = statsProvider.GetStats (file3, null);

                const string logger = "Root.ChildA";
                var sample1Matching = Sample1Events
                    .Where (e => e.Logger.StartsWith (logger))
                    .ToList ();
                var sample2Matching = Sample2Events
                    .Where (e => e.Logger.StartsWith (logger))
                    .ToList ();

                Assume.That (sample1Matching.Count, Is.LessThan (file1Stats.EventCount));
                Assume.That (sample2Matching.Count, Is.LessThan (file2Stats.EventCount));

                var expected = sample2Matching;

                var minTime = expected.Last ().Time;
                var maxTime = expected.First ().Time;
                var query = new SimpleLogQuery
                {
                    Offset = sample1Matching.Count,
                    Quantity = expected.Count,
                    Filter = Filter.Logger (logger)
                };

                var subject = new LogAccumulator (statsProvider, query);

                var actual = subject
                    .Consume (file1)
                    .Consume (file2)
                    .Consume (file3);

                Assert.That (actual.IsComplete);

                Assert.That (file1.WasRead, Is.False);
                Assert.That (file2.WasRead, Is.True);
                Assert.That (file3.WasRead, Is.False);

                Assert.That (actual.Events, Is.EqualTo (expected));
            }
        }
    }
}

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It has been wonderful seeing the promotion for the play. On Tuesday, there was a wonderful article in Walter Magazine about Clay and the North Carolina Theatre. Then there was a short interview and sneak-peek on WRAL. I loved seeing the photo of the Billboard.
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I will be there on Tuesday for opening night and will stay for Wednesday!
I will try to post anything I find as soon as it is available.
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Грузи́ны — деревня (раньше — село) в Торжокском районе Тверской области. Административный центр Грузинского сельского поселения, образованного в 2005 году.

География
Расположена в 12 км к югу от города Торжка, на автодороге «Торжок — Высокое — Берново — Старица». Деревня стоит на реке Жаленке, притоке Тверцы.

История
Впервые упомянуто, как сельцо Кузнечково, в писцовой и переписной книге Новоторжского уезда за 1699 год. Название Грузины — по церкви во имя Грузинской иконы Божией Матери (1746). С 1788 года селом владеет А. А. Полторацкая. Её муж — М. Ф. Полторацкий, директор Придворной певческой капеллы при императрице Елизавете Петровне, а затем у Екатерины II, обе императрицы посетили его имение. В это время Грузины — одна из богатейших усадеб Тверской губернии. В поместье была своя больница, построены ветряная и водяная мельницы, плотина, кузница, винокуренный завод, полотняная фабрика.

В 1859 году во владельческом селе Грузины 39 дворов, 452 жителя.
В конце XIX — начале XX века село — центр Грузинской волости и прихода Новоторжского уезда Тверской губернии.

В 1919 году в бывшей дворянской усадьбе открыта сельскохозяйственная школа-коммуна второй ступени. Позднее школа была преобразована в Грузинский сельхозтехникум, который просуществовал 2 года.
По переписи 1920 года в Грузинах 502 жителя. В 1936 году в усадебном доме открыт Дом инвалидов.
В 1930-е годы построен льнозавод.

Население

Население по переписи 2002 года — 1114 человек (770 мужчин, 344 женщины).

Инфраструктура
 Администрация сельского поселения.
 МОУ «Грузинская Основная Общеобразовательная школа» .
 Грузинский психоневрологический дом-интернат
 фельдшерско-акушерский пункт
 Сельский Дом культуры
 Грузинская сельская библиотека .
 Отделение почтовой связи .

 Правление колхоза «Знамя Труда»
 ОАО Агрофирма «Грузинский льнозавод»
 ООО «Северный Лён — Торжок»
 Магазины.

Достопримечательности
 Усадьба Грузины. Сохранился усадебный дом, служебный корпус, кузница, погреб, пейзажный парк, пруды, валунный мост, каменные дома для крестьян (уникальный памятник архитектуры XVIII века). Грузины входят в «Пушкинское кольцо Верхневолжья».

Известные люди
 К. М. Полторацкий — генерал, участник войны 1812, владелец имения Грузины в 20-е годы XIX века.
 А. С. Пушкин посетил Грузины в марте 1829 и марте 1830 годов.

Примечания

Ссылки

 Грузины на современной карте и на двухверстной топографической межевой карте Тверской губернии 1853 г.
 Грузины (7919) в списке населенных мест Тверской губернии по данным 1859 г.

Населённые пункты Торжокского района

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Sir Po-shing Woo, LLD, FCIArb, FIMgt, FInstD, FHKMA (, born 19 April 1929) is a Hong Kong solicitor, entrepreneur, politician and philanthropist.

Biography
Woo was born on 19 April 1929 in Hong Kong to a wealthy family of Seaward Woo and Ng Chiu-man. He was educated at the La Salle College and King's College of London. He was admitted to practice as solicitor in England and in Hong Kong in 1960 and became Notary Public in 1966. He founded the Woo Kwan Lee & Lo, Solicitors and Notaries in 1963 and was the consultant of the law firm. In 1983, he was admitted to practice as barrister and solicitor at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia. He is also consultant of Jackson Woo & Associates, his son's firm.

Besides his law career, he had been chairman of the Kailey Enterprises Limited and the Kailey Development Limited, director of the major real estate developers in Hong Kong including the Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land Development from 29 May 1981 to 29 February 2012 and 40 other companies.

He was first elected to the Urban Council of Hong Kong in the 1967 election for the Reform Club of Hong Kong and served until 1971. He was appointed by the government member of the Board of Review Inland Revenue from 1978 to 1981, Staff Provident Fund and Staff Retirement Scheme from 1996 to 2002.

Woo was member of the Institute of Administrative Management and Institute of Trade Mark Agents. He also founded the Woo Po Shing Medal in Law in 1982 and the Woo Po Shing Overseas Summer School Travelling Scholariship in 1983 at the University of Hong Kong to support the students studying the Bachelor of Laws. Among others he also founded the Po-Shing Woo Charitable Foundation since 1994 and Woo Po Shing Professor (Chair) of Chinese and Comparative Law at the City University of Hong Kong in 1995.

He is former member of the Board of Trustees and the Council of the University of Hong Kong, voting member of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Po Leung Kuk Advisory Board, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, legal adviser for the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society, honorary president and legal adviser for the South China Athletic Association, patron of Woo Po Shing Gallery of Chinese Bronze at the Shanghai Museum, the Sir Po-Shing Woo Auckland Observatory Building in the Auckland Observatory and honorary professor of the Nankai University in Tianjin. He is the fellow of the Institute of Management, Institute of Directors, the King's College, London University and Hong Kong Management Association. He received Legum Doctors from the City University of Hong Kong and is part of the world fellowship of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

Woo married to Helen Woo Fong Shuet-fun in 1956 and they have four sons and one daughter.  His hobbies include travelling, antiques collecting including Chinese paintings, bronze and ceramic and he is also a racehorse owner including Hong Kong Derby winners Helene Star and Helene Mascot. He was knighted by the UK government in 1999 and was awarded Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 2004 for his charitable services to the Arts.

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1929 births
Living people
Alumni of King's College London
Hong Kong businesspeople
Hong Kong philanthropists
Reform Club of Hong Kong politicians
Solicitors of Hong Kong
English solicitors
Australian solicitors
Australian barristers
Members of the Urban Council of Hong Kong
Knights Bachelor
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Henderson Land Development
Sun Hung Kai Properties
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September shaped up to be a good month for our Historical Museum & Society.
Announcement: The combined classes in the 1950s has a reunion this Saturday (September 29th). We now have a '50s display for your viewing pleasure!


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Neck of the Woods – The Annex of Ire (Album Review)
By Niko Savic	 March 31, 2020 No Comments
Photo by Shimon Karmel
Although 2020 has been pretty chaotic generally speaking, when it comes to music it brought quite a few excellent releases so far. Vancouver prog death metal five-piece Neck of the Woods have returned with the release of "The Annex of Ire," out now via Pelagic Records, an album which sees the band taking giant steps forward the next big thing on the metal scene.
"The Annex of Ire" is not my first encounter with the Canadians. Their full-length debut "The Passenger" was one of my most listened releases of 2017, no matter the fact it was launched in September. Right off the bat it proved to be a very captivating listen, and for that I approached "The Annex of Ire" carefully. It is well known that expectations are usually dreadful, but no matter how resisting one can be, these assumptions are buried in the back of our minds. Suffice to say, despite some great things I had heard about "The Annex of Ire," my expectations weren't exactly surging through the roof.
Upon the first listen of the new release, I found myself paralyzed. From that moment on, I was sure I have heard the flawless apex of a group that was really going places. Don't misunderstand me, "The Passenger" was an exhilarating listen, but this new record goes above and beyond it. Not that I'm bragging, but three days into listening to The Annex of Ire, I have listened to it over 20 times.
One of the obvious things with the new album is that Neck of the Woods have shifted towards death metal more in comparison with the previous album, and there is quite a bit of prog-rock sensibility threaded through the record's seven tracks. Kicking the album off with an ambient intro and a nice acoustic passage, the title track sets the tone for the 38-minute release, melding traditional strengths of death metal and mind-numbing technicality. Switching between the pounding heaviness and enchanting acoustic melodies is done with the eyes-opening finesse and ease that comes across as natural at this level of craftsmanship and execution.
After the opening number, "Ambivalence" is a welcoming change of course that navigates through more intense and brisk soundscapes, all spiced with a spine-tingling guitar solo. Speaking of guitars, Dave Carr and Ron Holloway are full of impressive, unpredictable tricks—one of them being the delicious guitar solo on "Skin Your Teeth," which may come across as a mismatch after the opening riff sequence, but it just clicks into place carried over to the next, very Opeth-ian segment.
"The Annex of Ire" Album Artwork
The songs that grab interest are the ones that exude diversity. Tracks such "Crosshairs Will Shift" and its follow-up "Strange Consolation" are just two of the highlights found on the otherwise distinctive release. For the most part (but not always), these tracks give up a bit of punch to the advantage of fully-loaded melodic death metal that is intense, and swift to smoothly shift from one melody to the next.
On "The Annex of Ire," Neck of the Woods are at their creative peak, going through a more varied set of songs than it was the case on their previous works. The world may not be at its best right now, but with the music of this creative caliber there is plenty of brilliance to be found and make this same world a bit better place.
Released By: Pelagic Records
Release Date: March 20th, 2020
Genre: Death / Progressive Metal
Jeff Radomsky / Vocals
Dave Carr / Guitar
Ron Holloway / Guitar
Bryan Gobi / Bass
Jeremy Gilmartin / Drums
"The Annex of Ire" Track-Listing:
1. The Annex of Ire
2. Ambivalence
3. Skin Your Teeth
4. Vision Loser
5. Crosshairs Will Shift
6. Strange Consolation
7. The Tower
Canadian progressive death metal purveyors have followed up on their 2017's full-length debut "The Passenger" with an even more diverse release. The band's Pelagic Records debut "The Annex of Ire" is intense and sophisticated in an equal measure.
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When I fall down, particularly when I'm running at night, I feel both old and young at the same time. It happens once a year maybe — I misstep and if I'm lucky, I roll into the fall and the momentum isn't absorbed entirely by my wrists and hands. I fall and am there on the pavement like a child and wondering who's seen me. There are so many cars passing, you assume someone did, but then again, the drivers of the cars are so self-absorbed normally. Normally, they don't see you, do they. I pick myself up quickly and walk it off, until I feel like my body isn't actually hurt anywhere and I get back my pace, back into my normal gait, not the gait of an old man, but a man on the precipice of not yet being middle-aged.
The fall tonight resulted from a lack of focus and being preoccupied with getting home in time to meet my daughter and waiting for a phone call from a courier whom I had waited on all day and who never came. It was a metaphor for my day. Meditation, I had hoped and indeed felt for a moment, would be a kind of magic bullet to soothe through this particularly madness. The antidote, I've been saying to people: it is the antidote to Evangelical Christian thinking, to the Protestant Work Ethic. A way to calm down, which seems to the thing that everyone has said to me the last ten years or so. Slow down, calm down. Of course, none of this has happened, there has been no real magic, particularly because meditation, it seems, doesn't really want you to slow down. Meditation wants you to take in the moment, to be in the moment, but that moment can be any moment. It can be all kinetic energy which you take in without thinking of the past or future. It can be toppling over yourself on the pavement and the pain when you scan through your body and wonder if you'll be able to get up. That's what it is, isn't it — the present without the past or the future, whatever that present is.
On Saturday, I drank too much and ate naan and bowls of cereal in the middle of the night until I just went to sleep to get away from it. Then I ran and ran and ran on Monday, again the pilgrim whipping myself. The same cycle again. I'm not any happier, not that one would expect to be any happier from just sitting and thinking about one's breath. I sat in a meeting on Friday and played with a string of beads, nine beads that the kids had been given in Malaysia, and I counted breaths and thought about multiples of nine. But then suddenly I snapped at someone who was being unreasonable about a student. That fierceness of my father — biting his lip and reaching out for Mia who is being so damn loud — just under the surface. No, of course I haven't changed, it's all there still, looking for a moment to come back out. All my angry words in my mind, the things I don't have the courage to say to my kids or my wife, but which I can shout in my mind like a coward. It's all just under the surface, like the fat man, the seven deadly sins, the Evangelical doubt, the white drama.
My knees stopped bleeding after a half hour or so and Mei came home and I went to the shower, feeling the pain of the fall and the phantom bloatedness from Saturday and the urge to count out calories even though I am not counting calories. Certainly, the moment does not want that from me, I thought looking at myself in the mirror — this very moment doesn't care about what I ate three days ago. The moment wonders what is more ridiculous than wanting to be 700 or 800 grams lighter than a week ago. Why hang your happiness on that, on anything, the moment wonders — on what your wife or kids might say or not say. No, the moment is just the awareness of pain — bloody and miserable in my attempt to no longer be miserable and doing my best. Not doing my best. Doing what I can, what I can manage. One hundred and eight breaths again this morning, one hundred and eight moments broken down into different multiples of three or nine or eighteen or thirty-six. I can breath in and out just this once. I can manage that.


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Hitchin Committee
Tuesday, 5th March, 2019 7.30 pm
Agenda frontsheet PDF 74 KB
Agenda reports pack
Supplementary Agenda 1 PDF 203 KB
Printed decisions PDF 97 KB
Venue: Peter Morrison Hall, Benslow Music School, Benslow Lane, Hitchin
Contact: Amelia McInally (01462) 474514 Email: amelia.mcinally@north-herts.gov.uk
Note: Please note venue is Peter Morrison Hall, Benslow Music School, Benslow Lane, Hitchin
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Ian Albert and Judi Billing.
Audio recording – Start of Item – 50 seconds
MINUTES - 4 DECEMBER 2018 PDF 149 KB
To take as read and approve as a true record the minutes of the meeting of this Committee held on the 4 December 2018.
RESOLVED:That the minutes of the meeting of Hitchin Committee held on 4 December 2018, which were provided to Members, be approved as a true record of the proceedings and be signed by the Chairman at the next Committee Meeting.
Audio recording – Start of Item 1 minute 3 seconds
The Vice- Chairman advised that the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2018 had been tabled and that, to allow time for Members to read them, they would be agreed at the next meeting.
RESOLVED:That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4 December 2018 be approved at the next meeting of this Committee.
There was no other business notified.
Audio recording- Start of Item – 1 minute 37 seconds
(1) The Chairman welcomed those present at the meeting, especially those who had attended to give a presentation;
(2) The Chairman advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded;
(3) The Chairman drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.
(4) In addition to the Agenda Items listed, the Chairman informed the Committee of two additional public speakers, Mr John Wyer and the Hitchin Safer Neighbourhood Team Sergeant. The Chairman also advised that there would be an update following a meeting that Councillor Judi Billing and Councillor Ian Albert attended with Bim Afolami PM on Future High Street Fund and the Draft Bid.
Audio recording – Start of Item – 1 minute 42 seconds
(1) The Vice-Chairman welcomed those present at the meeting, especially those who had attended Town Talk and to give a presentation;
(2) The Vice-Chairman advised that, in accordance with Council Policy, the meeting would be audio recorded;
(3) The Vice-Chairman drew attention to the item on the agenda front pages regarding Declarations of Interest and reminded Members that, in line with the Code of Conduct, any Declarations of Interest needed to be declared immediately prior to the item in question.
(4) The Vice-Chairman advised that in addition to the agenda items as listed that there would be an additional public speaker – Mr John Wyer, and also an update following a meeting that Cllr Judi Billing and Cllr Ian Albert attended with Bim Afolami MP on Future High Street Fund and the draft bid.
(5) The Vice-Chairman informed the Committee that Guy Westwood the Hitchin Safer Neighbourhood Team Sergeant would present Hertfordshire Constabulary's Annual Report.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - HERTFORDSHIRE CONSTABULARY
Sergeant Guy Westwood (Hitchin Safer Neighbourhood Team Sergeant, Hertfordshire Constabulary) thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal update on the issues being addressed by the Hertfordshire Constabulary in the Hitchin area.
The Chairman thanked Sergeant Westwood for his informative presentation and attendance at the meeting.
Audio recording – Start of Item – 3 minutes 27 seconds
Sergeant Guy Westwood (Hitchin Safer Neighbourhood Team Sergeant, Hertfordshire Constabulary) thanked the Vice-Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal update on the issues being addressed by the Hertfordshire Constabulary in the Hitchin area.
· Various changes had been made to the team – Sergeant Guy Westwood had returned to Hitchin after spending four years as the Royston Team Sergeant. Tony Phillips was named as the new Chief Inspector who had taken over from Julie Wheatley;
· Mr John Hammond was formally thanked for all of his work with the Neighbourhood Watch Team;
· A new computer system 'Athena' had been installed, which allowed communication with 11 other forces. Whilst they had experienced teething problems, going forward, it was felt that it had massive potential to assist with sharing information;
· Figures provided to the Committee were a comparison from the period 1 April 2017 to 4 March 2018 to the present date;
· Online crime recording meant there were more ways to report crime. North Herts had seen an overall 7% increase in reported crime;
· A slight increase in non-dwelling burglaries, theft from motor vehicles, theft from a shop and domestic violence had been recorded;
· Hertfordshire Constabulary were working on increasing methods of reporting and offering crime prevention measures such as tool marking events and shed alarms;
· A winter prevention intervention campaign had been launched in October 2018;
· Implementation of a Gangs and Schools team to present the dangers of carrying knives to the relevant age groups in schools;
· Assault - both verbal and physical had increased;
· There had been a reduction in residential burglaries, theft from motor vehicles, theft from shops and domestic violence. Criminal damage – a lot of work had taken place, however, there was still more to do; and
· Presentations were being made to local schools regarding knife crime.
In response to the presentation, questions were received from the following Councillors:
· Councillor Richard Thake;
· Councillor Nicola Harris;
· Councillor Paul Clark:
· Councillor Bernard Lovewell;
· Councillor Clare Billing.
Sergeant Westwood responded to the queries posed.
The Senior Communities Officer was requested to liaise with Sergeant Westwood in order to set up at a meeting between the Police, Hitchin Councillors and local members of the public.
It was suggested by Hertfordshire Constabulary that Hitchin Committee, going forward, informed of their priorities of statistical information required, given that one statistic that was felt to be missing and would be extremely helpful, was a conversion of a firm set of figures analysing the success and failure rate within their ward.
The Vice-Chairman thanked Guy Westwood for his informative presentation and attendance at the meeting.
PRESENTATION FROM THE CHURCHGATE RESURGENCE GROUP
Mr John Wyer of the Churchgate Resurgence Group thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation supported with plans and drawings.
The Chairman thanked Mr Wyer for his informative presentation and attendance at the meeting.
Audio recording – Start of Item – 39 minutes 44 seconds
Mr John Wyer of the Churchgate Resurgence Group thanked the Vice-Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation supported with plans and drawings including:
· Hitchin was an historic market town;
· The future of retail was changing;
· The Future High Streets Fund gave an opportunity to reset Hitchin Town Centre to adapt to trends;
· To make High Streets relevant and vibrant in the era of online shopping an experience based economy was needed that would give people a reason to come into town;
· The refurbishment of Churchgate and Hitchin Market could be transformative and benefit the whole District:
· NHDC owned the freehold of Churchgate and the surrounding land, therefore was in a key position to realise the potential of the whole area;
· Churchgate Resurgence PB had put forward a vision for Churchgate and the surrounding area;
· The vision was for flexible sized retail space as well as social and market sale housing;
· A hub for arts and wellness could provide North Herts with an alternative to St Albans;
· An adaptive riverside walk would enhance footfall and the natural flow around the town;
· Rationalising and increasing parking would increase capacity and generate more income;
· A new creatively curated market was proposed in a light airy building including street food. This would be a competitive alternative to places like London and St Albans;
· They had been inspired by Altringham, where a failing High Street had had a completely positive turn around, due to provision of a market charging low rent, shop leases and had been given an attractive, co-ordinated look. All of this had been achieved for less than £1 million;
· North Herts needed to find ways of attracting and keeping people in the face of competition.
The following Members entered into the debate or asked questions:
· Councillor Paul Clark;
· Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb;
· Councillor Simon Harwood;
· Councillor Richard Thake.
The Churchgate Resurgence Group were thanked for the work they were carrying out and it was hoped the momentum would continue.
The Vice-Chairman thanked Mr Wyer for his informative presentation and attendance at the meeting.
The Vice-Chairman read a statement from Councillor Ian Albert as follows:
"Reasons why North Herts Councillors should support a Hitchin FHS bid for reviving Hitchin's town centre;
Hitchin was the market town and retail hub of North Herts, but its market is failing and the future of retail is changing.
The Government's new Future High Street Fund presented an opportunity to reset Hitchin's town centre to adapt to future needs and trends.
· A new experience-based economy was required to keep town centres vibrant, and a revitalised curated market with a new street food hall could be the catalyst for this in Hitchin'
· For North Herts to thrive, each town needed to have a strong, differentiated and complementary offer;
· The new Churchgate Resurgence ideas offered opportunities for addressing retail decline in North Herts in a way that did not undermine other towns;
· The ... view the full minutes text for item 69.
HITCHIN BID MANAGER
To receive an oral presentation from the Hitchin BID Manager.
Mr Tom Hardy, Hitchin Town Centre Manager, thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the issues and activities in Hitchin Town Centre.
Mr Tom Hardy, Hitchin BID Manager, thanked the Vice-Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the issues and activities in Hitchin Town Centre and drew attention to the following:
BID Renewal
The BID renewal was successful and would run for a further 5 years;
Plans and Events
· Floral displays would continue;
· Developing a tourism strategy;
· Advertising for two Town Centre Managers;
· Welcoming and Liaising with businesses – ambassador role, concentrating on public well being rather than security
· Free Cardboard collection;
· Christmas Lights, a tender was being undertaken this year;
· Represent the business voice on issues such as parking.
· CCTV was an on-going subject
The Vice-Chairman thanked the Hitchin BID Manager for his presentation.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - HOMESTART HERTFORDSHIRE
Chris Dranse thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the grant funding application for Homestart Hertfordshire.
Audio recording – Start of Item – I hour, 15 minutes 54 seconds
Lynn Clarke, a volunteer trustee and treasurer for Home-Start Hertfordshire thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the grant funding application for Home-Start Hertfordshire as follows:
· A local, family support charity that offered emotional and practical help to parents with at least one child under the age of 12.
· Prior to being a county wide scheme, they operated as 9 separate schemes, but in 2016 following the loss of a substantial Herts County Council grant they all came together to eliminate any duplicated costs to become more efficient.
· They now operated in six areas in Hertfordshire including North Hertfordshire.
· Provided a family support service with the aim of helping families in desperate need of support, and improving their children's outcomes.
· A team of staff who train, co-ordinate and supervise their volunteers. The volunteers were all parents themselves and had to undergo a 9 week training course to provide them with the required tools to support. Once trained, the volunteers were then matched with a family in need, and would then visit that family in their home weekly.
· Family group parenting classes were provided in the County.
· "Big Hopes, Big Futures" programme had been set up to assist parents to prepare their children for school.
· Currently supported 16 families in North Herts, however, there were still 15 families that were in urgent need of aid, five of these were based in Hitchin for which they wished to use the grant funding if their request was successful to support.
· An approximation of £2,285 was given, this would allow them to provide support for each family for 3 months. Home-Start would match fund the amount, in order to continue assistance for a further 3 months – to meet the average time required to support a family.
The Vice-Chairman thanked Lynn Clarke for her presentation.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - HITCHIN ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION
Mr Paul Dee thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the grant funding application for Hitchin Allotment Association.
Audio Recording – Start of Item – 1 hour, 22 minutes 55 seconds
Mr Paul Dee, Secretary of Hitchin Allotments Association and Project Leader for Hitchin Youth Allotment thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the grant funding application for Hitchin Allotment Association as follows:
· Hitchin Youth Allotment supported young people to learn how to grow and cook fruit and vegetables, this was done on an allotment in Hitchin in a very hands on way;
encouraged healthy eating and a healthy attitude to food;
contributed to tackling issues such as eating disorders, diabetes and childhood obesity;
connected young people with outdoors, the environment and with wider society by linking up with other local good causes;
built the children's confidence providing a positive knock on effect to their school and academic life;
focussed on supporting children with special educational needs, with both severe and moderate learning difficulties, but also connected with all children who were interested; and
ran entirely on a voluntary basis.
When Home-Start were setting up in March 2017, NHDC had donated £500 funding as a contribution to their set up costs. Originally aimed for 40 children to be involved through occasional visits, but the project had proved much more successful and the numbers had increased greatly, over 280 children had been involved that year:
Over 350 children had been involved over the past couple of years.
Linked up to the Priory School. Four groups of children with SEN support attend fortnightly as part of their curriculum.
Last year they piloted a very successful after school club with a food tech teacher – part growing and part cooking. This started fortnightly, but due to popularity, it was now a weekly event.
In addition, 8 of Hitchin's uniformed youth groups also attended on a regular basis.
They donated surplus produce to a Red Cross Food Bank.
Achieved the Royal Horticultural Society's highest level of accreditation for school gardening groups.
Last year were nominated in the RHS awards and were one of four national finalists, from 350 nominations.
Success had led to much needed expansion, for which the grant funding request was required:
· £250 for Child friendly compost bins, so they could better understand the composting process.
· £350 to create a study and work area with folding, removable tables.
£80 to complete the renovation and build a fruit area.
· £250 to fully establish cooking activities.
A total of £930 for project/development costs that would pay back over many years and for several hundred children.
The Vice-Chair thanked Mr Dee for his very informative presentation.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - WALSWORTH FESTIVAL
Kay Tart thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the grant funding application for Walsworth Festival.
Audio Recording – Start of Item - 1 hour, 32 minutes 36 seconds
Councillor Bernard Lovewell declared a declarable interest and left the room for the duration of the presentation.
Kay Tart, the Secretary of Walsworth Festival Association thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the grant funding application for Walsworth Festival as follows:
· Been an annual event since 1974 and was now celebrating their 65th anniversary.
· Local performance groups were invited in order to raise their profiles.
· Raised the profile of both the local church St Faiths and the Walsworth Community Centre, where some of the activities would take place.
· The event brought the local community together.
· Provided an opportunity for local charities and organisations to promote their activities and raised funds by hiring stalls.
The funding was required to underwrite the cost of putting on the annual Walsworth Festival. There was an expected £4,500 debt, but the event was hoping to raise approximately £2,000.
In response to questions from the following members:
Councillor Richard Thake
Councillor Paul Clark
Councillor Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg
Councillor Bernard Lovewell
If the event were to be more successful and significantly more funds than anticipated were raised, a small donation would be made to some community groups. However, realising that a request for more funds for 2020 festival would not be feasible, it was hoped that with their different approach to the event, and raising extra funds through selling brochures and hiring of stalls, they would be, going forward, self sufficient.
The Festival would take place on Sunday 19 May 2019, not 10 May, as stated in the report.
In response to Councillor Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg's question on his view of stability of the event, and as to whether he thought additional monetary support in 2020 would be required, Councillor Bernard Lovewell stated that he felt that this should not be of concern. He further commented, that at least for the next two years, whilst felt it would be a finely balance operation, was secure as it was going to be, and, along with a lot of extra work, would sustain itself.
The Vice-Chairman thanked Kay Tart for her presentation.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - HITCHIN FOOD RESCUE HUB
Emma Goulding thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the grant funding application for Hitchin Food Rescue Hub.
Audio Recording – Start of Item - 1 hour, 45minutes 43 seconds
Emma Goulding thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the grant funding application for Hitchin Food Rescue Hub as follows:
· Whilst based on the model of the highly successful "Best Before Café in Letchworth Garden City and sharing experiences and best practice, financially both projects were independent from each other.
· Grant funding requested would be to support initiation of the business - set up costs - get the volunteer training up and running, purchase equipment and support marketing.
· A unique empowering idea - people coming together over food.
· 1.9 million tonnes of business food waste represented back to the public in order that it is not wasted.
· A "Food Boutique" which redistributes the food that would otherwise end up in landfill, thus solving an environmental catastrophe.
· Presently were in discussion regarding confirmation of venue in which to operate, but looking to run the business from Church House, a centrally located community facility.
· The Café would operate one day a week, which was most likely to be a Thursday.
· Felt that it would become a self-sustaining enterprise.
Councillor Val Bryant stated she felt that the project was very exciting and it brought with it a great community feel, diversity of ages and was extremely thought provoking.
The Vice-Chairman thanked Emma Goulding for her presentation.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - RHYTHMS OF THE WORLD
To receive an oral presentation update on Rhythms of the World.
Regina Van Der Leeuw thanked the Chairman for the opportunity to address the Committee and gave a verbal presentation regarding the activities and update on Rhythms of The World.
The Chairman thanked Regina Van Der Leeuw for her informative presentation.
It was confirmed that as Rhythms of the World had not taken place last year, that there was plans in place for a one day event which would be held on 29 June 2019 - a concert of world music - a drumming workshop would also take place.
The Hitchin museum, which would be opening around the same date, had approached Rhythms of the World to suggest that there could be a collaboration of music to promote a positive festival this year, show case the event to make one amazing day.
Music acts would perform within local pubs as in previous years.
Councillor Sam Collins and Cllr Richard Thake made mention of the poor acoustics in Hitchin Town Hall. It was, however, reported that Steve Crowley (Service Director – Commercial) had informed Cllr Ian Albert that there would be acoustic improvement works taking place, these amends would commence within the next couple of weeks.
GRANTS & COMMUNITY UPDATE PDF 102 KB
REPORT OF THE COMMUNITIES MANANGER
To advise the Committee on the current expenditure and balances of the Area Committee budgets.
To bring to the Committee's attention details of recent requests received for Area Committee Grant Funding, made by community groups and local organisations.
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(1) That any unspent funds from the 2018/19 financial year be allocated to Community Initiatives;
(2) That the actions taken by the Community Development Officer to promote greater community capacity and well-being for Hitchin be endorsed.
REASON FOR DECISION:To keep Members of the Committee apprised of the latest developments in community activities in the Hitchin area.
The Communities Officer reported that Hitchin Hackspace, who had previously been awarded funding of £5,000 by Hitchin Committee in order to renovate their building, had now been completed all of the works, and their first week in business had taken place.
(1) That the Committee provide the funding for two "No Ball Games" signs for the Woodside car park from any unallocated budgets;
(3) That the Communities Officer be requested to bring information from officers to the Committee on the condition and plans for disposal of the former Hitchin Museum Building; and
GRANT APPLICATION - HOME-START HERTFORDSHIRE
RESOLVED: That grant funding of £2,300 be awarded to Home-Start Hertfordshire to assist with costs of providing emotional and practical support of five families in Hitchin.
REASON FOR DECISION: To improve services provided by local organisations and groups which are accessed by Community.
GRANT APPLICATION - HITCHIN ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION
RESOLVED: That grant funding of £1,000 be awarded to Hitchin Allotment Association to assist with costs of developing the youth allotment.
GRANT APPLICATION - WALSWORTH FESTIVAL
RESOLVED: That grant funding of £2,000 be awarded to Walsworth Festival to underwrite the cost of the annual community event.
Audio recording – Start of Item – 1 hour, 54 minutes
Having previously declared a declarable interest, Councillor Bernard Lovewell remained in the room for discussion, but did not take part in the vote.
RESOLVED: That grant funding of £2,000, be awarded to Walsworth Festival to underwrite the cost of the annual community event. The amount granted being £500 more than requested in order to assist the event for a longer period of time.
GRANT APPLICATION - HITCHIN FOOD RESCUE HUB
RESOLVED: That grant funding of £2,000 be awarded to Hitchin Food Rescue Hub to assist with start-up costs.
Audio recording – Start of Item – 2 hours, 15 seconds
(1) That grant funding of £2,000 be awarded to Hitchin Food Rescue Hub to assist with start-up costs; and
(2) That the Community Engagement Officer report back to the Committee on progress of Hitchin Food Rescue Hub.
WARD MATTERS AND OUTSIDE ORGANISATIONS - MEMBERS' REPORTS
To receive any oral reports from Members regarding Ward matters and Outside Organisations.
RESOLVED: That Members be requested to forward written reports regarding their work with outside bodies to the Acting Committee and Member Services Manager, these reports will be circulated to all Members of the Committee and included in the next available agenda for information.
REASON FOR DECISION: To keep the Hitchin Committee apprised of the work and activities in wards and associated with outside bodies.
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ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AT FUTURE MEETINGS
To receive suggestions for Items to be discussed at future meetings from Members of the Committee.
The following items were suggested as items to be discussed at future meeting of this Committee:
Hitchin CCTV Surveillance Findings.
That being the last Hitchin Committee Meeting in the Civic Year, The Chairman thanked Councillor Bernard Lovewell for all of his hard work. Councillor Lovewell stated that he started out where he began at Hitchin some 20 years ago and wished everyone continued good luck in always working so well together.
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After debate and discussion, Hitchin Committee agreed that it would be extremely useful to receive a written report by way of an Information Note for the following item to be discussed at future meeting of this Committee:
The meeting closed at 9.50pm.


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Home Sports No. 9 Baylor Lady Bears cruise past Rice Owls 79-46
No. 9 Baylor Lady Bears cruise past Rice Owls 79-46
Guard number 1 Breanna Hayden shoots for a perfect three point shot.
Robby Hirst | Lariat Photographer
By Parmida Schahhosseini
It was the Odyssey Sims show as the senior guard put on a dominating performance Monday, leading No. 9 Baylor to a 79-46 win at the Ferrell Center to move to 3-0 this season.
Sims finished the night with 33 points, three assists and two rebounds and outscored Rice at halftime 21-16. When head coach Kim Mulkey took Sims out, she only trailed the entire Rice team by one point. This is the fourth straight game Sims has scored more than 20 points dating back to last year's Sweet 16 game.
"She's got the whole package," Rice head coach Greg Williams said. "She can get to the rim, she's improved going to her right even though she's left handed. She's a great 3-point shooter, she's got the floaters, the hangers and coming into the game she's an 87 percent free throw shooter, so you can't foul her. She's got a strong body, so she can take the bump."
Sims scored the first points for Baylor, but Baylor remained quiet on offense. Rice would score every time Baylor tried to pull away, but Sims asserted herself by scoring 12 straight points, enabling the Lady Bears to go on a 16-1 run.
Sims started the run with back-to-back fast breaks after creating two steals. The team fed off her energy and began to pick up their game offensively. Baylor used it to go on a 23-9 run to take control of the game.
With less than a minute left in the half, Mulkey called timeout and drew a play. Rice opted to play zone, allowing Sims to get free and make the 3-point shot with less than three seconds in the half.
Sims was in the game for 30 minutes and didn't turn the ball over. Despite taking 23 shots, Sims choose her shot selection carefully and wasn't selfish with the ball.
"Being a senior, I value the ball," Sims said. "I have to lead. The upperclassmen and I know that we can't have a lot of turnovers and we have to take care of the ball. We have to set an example for the younger players."
Baylor got off to a slow start offensively in the second half, but Sims began to set pace and dictate the game.
Rice had trouble offensively, only scoring 27.8 percent from the field.
Senior guard Makenzie Robertson finished with two points, but it was her defense that made an impact for the Bears.
"I thought we defended their break pretty well because their first two games in transition, their posts really get out and run the floor," Williams said.
Sims did have help from her supporting cast with freshman forward Nina Davis and freshman guard Imani Wright scoring 10 and 11 points respectively.
Freshman post Khadijiah Cave was active on the boards tying junior post Sune Agbuke with seven rebounds apiece.
"They're a very balanced team," Williams said. "They're big inside and very good defensively."
Freshman guard Ieshia Small struggled throughout the game, but has high potential. Small continued to push through and played with fight, but got into foul trouble in the game. Wright was 4-5 from the field and had the hot hand late in the game.
"I enjoy coaching this team," Mulkey said. "There's talent out there and it's just so untapped. It's there and experience and tough lessons learned. They want to do well and they're all good students. It's fun to coach kids that want to do right and kids that do right in the classroom. They're going to fight and that's all you can ask of them."
Baylor hopes to extend its home winning streak to 61 games against Savannah State at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Ferrell Center.
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