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JP Catholic West Coast Biblical Studies Conference this January!
I hope you'll plan ahead to come to the JP Catholic Biblical Studies Conference this coming January. Scott Hahn, Brant Pitre, John Kincaid, and myself will all be speaking. You can register here.
That having been said, today I turned 6 years old.
Six years ago today I was miraculously (supernaturally, unexpectedly and spontaneouslty, and unaccounted for by any other means) healed of PTSD by Jesus Christ, the one, true God Almighty, after having been psychotic for 38 years.
I don't have enough words.
She has enough words and knows this. Week after week Susan Moores accident is discussed. It's getting old. This is your blog Dr. Barber, reclaim it!
what accident was she healed from? This is new to me, can God do that? If he can its amazing!
"I was miraculously (supernaturally, unexpectedly and spontaneouslty, and unaccounted for by any other means)"
"During the two years He had me do street ministry.....I was getting to my healing testimony (50% confusion, 25% terror and/or rage, 25% worship)."
"I believe He expresses miracle after miracle, and signs and wonders, in all of our lives. Just some of us notice them..."
"I noticed one of the favorite pastimes of livestock would be to lay down in verdant pastures. Napping in cool, thick grass beat relentlessly sinking in a mucky pen every time"
I had been miraculously healed in KY. Then Jesus brought me back to Ohio where I grew up. I took a nursing job, but quickly became disillusioned as I realized that secular hospital nurses nowadays are not permitted to treat a patient holistically –body, mind, and soul- they can only treat the patient's body.
"Why is it that we are not fighting cessationism in, like, a box full of boomerangs? Where is He, if not right here, right now, miraculously and wonderfully holding all things together?" Miraclously wonderfully! ah!
"I was not intending to deceive in these responses, what you have witnessed here is the effects of, and my honest response to, His direct revelation in my life today."
"In order to feed his specific flock, the teacher will have to say the teaching in a way his flock will understand. That's what I mean by 'relativizing' it."
"Affter getting ridof all my stuff and 17 animals, the first people Jesus had me to tend to were my parents, who were both ill....I was also estranged from due to my previous psychosis. What a ride my life has been. Glory to God in the Highest!
"My understanding comes from suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for 38 years, and being psychotic with the resultant hallucinations. Have you ever hallucinated? It seems all philosophers and theologians and catechetics should have a few hallucinations"
"He miraculously healed me of the psychosis on 11/10/2008. Yep, He supernaturally instantaneously and unexpectedly made me a new creation, and in 33 days I'll be six years old." She celebrated that birthday this week so its well down and she had to say something about it. Cant miss the birthday!
"Satan, in his genius of deception, is brilliantly slick like that."
"I woke up at 3 am." Do you know how many times she has conviniently woken up at 3am? One time I was up at 240 (11:40 pacific) as a test. Sure enough 30 mintues later she did exactly what I expected. She posted.
"And then He grabbed that yucky lopped off ear from the ground and stuck it back on the guys head before being carted off to be tortured and crucified naked...And to think I have faith in Him instead of Mr. Mills. I bet Mr. Mills never would have healed me..."
"Someone rear-ended me going 60mph. My brain got rattled. The effect of that rattling knocked out my short-term memory, about 90% of my nouns and ability to speak, the ability to distinguish left from right, and the ability to sequence anything (such as how to make a sandwich, order my words into a coherent spoken sentence, and add a column of numbers to balance my checkbook). For the second time in my life I was told I would never be a nurse again."
"I think, being humans who desire to be merciful to others, we are too eager to rationalize human behavior instead of calling a spade a spade." Im calling her a a spade.
"I was exposed to satanic cult activities as a five year old I am having difficulty getting my head around this" Was this from her accident as well?
"When I was miraculously healed and therefore able to join the community of believers"
"Almost immediately after He miraculously healed me 5.5 years ago of the psychosis, and I was out of psychological shock, I became worried"
"I can see my writings have offended you. Please know I do not desire to offend anyone. I am very, very sorry to have hurt you in any way. Will you please forgive me?"
And finally Susan Moore: "Let us never tire of doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up (Gal. 6:7-10)."
"Dr. Barber, feel free to rip it apart. My Latin professor explained, too, that good teacher use wrong answers from which to teach the correct ones."
Having stuttered all the way into my 20's, and having been painfully reclusive due to psychosis, and then having my speech knocked out in a head injury 6.5 years ago, today is the first time I have spoken like that, in front of His church.
"I have been wondering why, when I am speaking to a person and am wondering if that person is quietly freaking out, sometimes I will abruptly turn sideways and sit right down where I am and 'doodle on the ground'. Usually there is a period of silence, a few pointed questions asked by that person, to which I continue to stare at the ground while giving quiet, concise and simple answers, and then, in essence, the person drops their stone, and quietly walks away."
I hope when I grow up I write as well (and as gently) as you do. (April 19th 2014). Wait a minute. So now she still needs to grow up and is no longer 54. "I am real and my story is real"
Wow, you sound really mad. Why? What has she done to you? I've read some of the blogs and it seems you lump what she says together, when she's not always talking about the same thing. Hey, do you have PTSD, too- is that why your mad? What blog did she not talk to you, I want to read it. She thanks the blog writers a lot, so I don't think she's against them at all. It seems the blogs stir her thoughts, and she shares that. Anyway, I'm going to find a c. priest and see if its true, if God can heal like that. If its true and he healed me I wouldn't know what to say, at least she's trying! Also, will ask about baptism, if being baptized as a c. can save your life. Maybe you should get baptized too? Maybe not, though, were not babies.
"In the last 2.5 years I have learned there are some dogs who come forth aggressively to bite because they perceive me as treading on the territory they are bred to protect, and those dogs will go to whatever means they can think of to remove me from their territory. Those are the false teachers of John 8:33-59."
"One must be on the look-out for children who curiously follow what they are hearing or seeing and leave their herd and become lost (the grass is always greener…); children who mistakenly follow the wrong pair of adult legs and end up in another family's herd (oops, wrong faith-tradition); and child abductors (thieves and wolves in sheep clothing)."
"Unrelated to any of that, when I was 10 years old I experienced my first symptom of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. That symptom was a flashback hallucination, a momentary flash of a tiny memory chip, of some part of having been attacked by three men or groups of men who were unrelated and had no knowledge of each other's presence in my life." So somewhere in her mind she was brutally attacked not once but three times, but dont worry folks! Its just a flashback and it may not be certain. This could be an effect of her accident playing tricks on her.
"More to come later. But in the meantime, have you ever wondered what it must have been like for Isaiah, or Daniel, or any of the prophets –to be living in the world and yet say and do the bizarre things they did? Bizarre by the world's standards, that is. But at times it must have sounded bizarre even to their own ears."
"Okay, done with that. No more pity parties. Let's fix that." She pity parties herself every single week. If she actually has psychosis, than as loving Christians, I think we need to respect this. But we also need to respect that this is a blog for serious contributions and if someones psychological state is pushing others away from posting who otherwise would be posting than posts like Susan's should be monitored for quality and training purposes.
Ok, are you finished? You didn't say what you are mad at. You are really mad because you are lumping unrelated things together -why? I don't see her pitying herself, why would she pity herself if God healed her? That doesn't make sense, it sounds to me like maybe you pity yourself? She obviously is not stopping you from posting, how could she? If a stranger's words can stop a person from responding to a blog, then that stranger doesn't have the problem, that person does. Anyway, if you want to tell me what your problem is, I will ask the c. priest about that, too. If not, that's fine too, perhaps you will find one and ask him yourself.
I think you may have misunderstood me. I didn't say I was mad. Someone calls me a baby, someone tells me to shut up. I understand the frailty of human nature and that human perspectives are not the same as God's perspective. I can be upset with something without being mad.
If relating unrelated things together is your argument for being mad, than you are failing to see what I'm saying, for the irony of your statement is the principle statements that Susan Moore often makes are often unrelated to the subject at hand. You didn't acknowledge any of the errors but diverted the subject onto me being mad. Maybe you should just read the above statements and acknowledge that I'm right.
Sorry I didn't see your first comment. I never said that she was against the blog authors.
I'm very sorry I have not responded to your responses to your satisfaction.
It seems, though, if through your above efforts you truly intended to show a disunity between the authors' blogs and my blog responses, to each of your entries above you would have also posted the subject of the authors' blogs, so that others could tell if there was disunity. Otherwise, the other anonymous is correct in saying that you have lumped a bunch of unrelated accounts together in order to make what I say sound chaotic. That kind of intentional act of bearing false witness comes from one's fallen human nature.
But all Catholics are undergoing conversion and becoming more like Jesus Christ, including me. One of the ways I have grown in the last six years, since my healing, is that I have become more patient with people who bear false witness against me and the testimony of healing that God has given me. I became more patient when I realized their issue is not against me, but is against God. Sometimes I don't know how to help them believe except to pray for them, because I am not the one that hands out faith, God does that. He is the only one who can.
All the blogs are about God and are studies of the Bible, beginning as a toddler I had awareness of God's presence in my life, and I have been reading the Bible since I was 12. This blog is very exciting to me, and makes my heart do somersaults!! It's true, I simply share my thoughts of what the writings mean to me.
I appreciate that you and others may desire all the responses to be academic and sterile, but Jesus doesn't ask us to understand Him, He asks us to love Him and follow Him. If we do that, more understanding will come with time. When I respond to the blog writings, I am expressing my love for Him and am following Him the best way I know how as a blog responder. My best advice would be if you don't want that, then don't read the comments.
I would have to agree. Though I do think that for the general public, posts like your posts on "meta language" would be more interesting to read then your posts on psychosis. That's a focus on the self, whereas meta language is more of a theological subject.
Thanks (annonymous #3?), for your support and direction, very much appreciated.
Ya. Continuing. Baby was not in reference to you, Anonymous number 2. I did not read your post. Anonymous, meta language is not really a theological subject. In logic and linguistics, a metalanguage is a language used to make statements about statements in another language (the object language). This just proves my point that her posts are often unrelated to the subjects at hand.
"One of the things that happened, is that when I was 5 I was exposed to a cult. I was expected to go along with them, and they attempted to indoctrinate me. But I said, "No." Not in a rebellious or angry way, I simply decided that what they were asking me to do was absolutely wrong, and I would not do it. So, they tortured me to break my spirit, but it would not break."
Today: "Otherwise, the other anonymous is correct in saying that you have lumped a bunch of unrelated accounts together in order to make what I say sound chaotic."
Ok, that's closer to the truth, but they are still not quite in order so it still sounds chaotic. "One of the things…" goes before "…after He healed me…", because I was 5 when I was exposed to a cult, and older than 5 when He brought me back to Ohio. I would not have been able and ready to defend my flock when I was 5.
When I don't forgive someone, I learned it is only I that suffer, and suffer greatly (in my mental health, physical health, spiritual health, and relational health –all of it). So what's the point of being angry? God promises to avenge, and He can do so in a much greater way than I can.
Forgiveness brings freedom and peace. I thought I would never be able to forgive some people, but Jesus showed me how. He was innocent of all wrongdoing, yet He was stripped naked, tortured and nailed to a cross. While hanging on the cross, He said, "Forgive them, Father, for they do not know what they are doing." If Jesus can forgive us in His circumstances, then certainly He will help me forgive people in my own circumstances. He will help you too, if you ask Him to. Forgiving others is freeing, it's our way out of chaos.
So just so we have this strait for the record. I complained that her comments are off subject, used specific examples of language that is complete garbage, and she come back saying "forgive them father they know not what they do" putting the focus on herself. That's provocation. That's cyber bullying.
Where are the days where the sacred page used to be a place where people could come and make constructive comments on theology without both theology and psychoticism playing a role in the same paragraphs?
let me guess...its too much fun.


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Sripriya is an Indian actress, film director and politician from Tamil Nadu. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages.

She has also directed films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages, including the 2014 film Drushyam. She is a Core Committee Member of Makkal Needhi Maiam, a political party founded by Kamal Haasan.

Career

Acting
She first faced the camera for Murugan Kaattiya Vazhi, directed by P. Madhavan in 1974. Following that, she acted with Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Sivaji Ganesan, and Jaishankar among others.

Sripriya had a string of successful movies in the late 70s and early 80s. She played the lead character in C Rudraiya's 1977 film Aval Appadithan and her portrayal of Manju in the film won her a Tamil Nadu State Award that year. Her other hits include Aattukara Alamelu, Billa and Annai Oru Alayam.

She was in the jury of the National Awards committee and was a member of the State Awards committee.

She was Rajinikanth's leading lady in several of his films. She went on to act with Rajinikanth in 28 films. She has also paired in a number of films with Kamal Haasan as well, second only to Sridevi, who has been paired with Kamal Haasan for over 30 films. She also acted in a number of films which starred both Kamal and Rajini. This list of films includes Illamai Oonjaladukirathu, Aadu Puli Aatam, Alladinum Arputha Vilakkakum, Aval Appadithen and Natchathiram.

Overall, after starting in 1973, she has starred in more than 300 films in all the four South Indian languages, including over 200 in Tamil.

Direction

Following her acting career, Sripriya took to directing movies. Her directorial debut was 1984 Tamil film Shanti Muhurtam. She directed the film Malini 22 Palayamkottai, taking on the issue of sexual assaults on women. In an interview to the Indian Express, she has stated that "making this film is my way of registering [my] anger".

She has also directed television serials. By 2007, she had directed five serials, of which she considers Viduthalai the best serial. She has directed five films, two in Tamil, two in Kannada and one in Telugu with Venkatesh, Meena and Nadiya Moidu, titled Drushyam.

Sripriya is also a visual artist and the proceeds from her paintings are given to social causes, mainly for children. Additionally, she is a writer and has penned the dialogues for several TV serials and films.

Early life
Sripriya was born in Chennai. She attended Church Park Convent School in Chennai. She is a trained classical dancer and hails from a professional music family including her uncles Natiyakalachakravarthy Padmashri, K. N. Dhandayuthapani Pillai and Rajamanickam Pillai.

Personal life
Sripriya married actor Rajkumar Sethupathy, younger brother of actress Latha, in 1988. The couple has two children, a daughter and a son.

Awards and honours

Filmography
Sripriya has appeared in over 200 films in Tamil. She has also acted in many films in Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages.

As actor

Tamil

 Murugan Kaatiya Vazhi (1974)
 Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974)
 Unnaithan Thambi (1974)
 Panathukkaga (1974)
 Pattikkaattu Raja (1975)
 Karotti Kannan (1975)
 Thangathile Vairam (1975)
 Thottadhellam Ponnaagum (1975)
 Paattum Bharathamum (1975)
 Aan Pillai Singam (1975)
 Mogam Muppadhu Varusham (1976)
 Dasavatharam (1976)
 Nee Oru Maharani (1976)
 Mayor Meenakshi (1976)
 Santhathi (1976)
 Paalooti Valartha Kili (1976)
 Vayilla Poochi (1976)
 Aattukara Alamelu (1977)
 Thunayiruppal Meenakshi (1977)
 Navarathinam (1977)
 Aadu Puli Attam (1977)
 Palabishegham (1977)
 Chakravarthy (1977)
 Madhurageetham (1977)
 Nallathukku Kalamillai (1977)
 Odi Vilayadu Thatha (1977)
 Olimayamana Ethirkaalam (1977)
 Punniyam Seithaval (1977)
 Sonthamadi Nee Enakku (1977)
 Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu (1978)
 Mangudi Minor (1978)
 Meenakshi Kungumam (1978)
 Mela Thaalangal (1978)
 Per Solla Oru Pillai (1978)
 Sri Kanchi Kamakshi (1978)
 Ullathil Kuzhanthaiyadi (1978)
 Unakkum Vaazhvu Varum (1978)
 Vazha Ninaithal Vazhalam (1978)
 Sattam En Kaiyil (1978)
 Bairavi (1978)
 Thai Meethu Sathiyam (1978)
 Aval Appadithan (1978)
 En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (1978)
 Annai Oru Alayam (1979)
 Chellakili (1979)
 Ennadi Meenakshi (1979)
 Mangala Vaathiyam (1979)
 Suprabadham (1979)
 Velum Mayilum Thunai (1979)
 Vetrikku Oruvan (1979)
 Yarukku Yar Kaaval (1979)
 Neelakadalin Orathile (1979)
 Neeya? (1979)
 Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum (1979)
 Thirisoolam (1979)
 Billa (1980)
 Pollathavan (1980)
 Natchathiram (1980)
 Avan Aval Adhu (1980)
 Kannil Theriyum Kathaikal (1980)
 Oru Marathu Paravaigal (1980)
 Maria My Darling (1980)
 Ratha Paasam (1980)
 Soundaryame Varuga Varuga (1980)
 Yamanukku Yaman (1980)
 Amara Kaaviyam (1981)
 Ram Lakshman (1981)
 Sathya Sundharam (1981)
 Srinivasa Kalyanam/Deiva Thirumanangal (1981)
 Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo (1981)
 Kanneer Pookkal (1981)
 Kulakozhundhu (1981)
 Lorry Driver Rajakannu (1981)
 Maadi Veettu Ezhai (1981)
 Thee (1981)
 Simla Special (1982)
 Kathoduthan Naan Pesuven (1982)
 Oorukku Oru Pillai (1982)
 Oru Varisu Uruvagiradhu (1982)
 Sangili (1982)
 Ethanai Konam Ethanai Parvai (1982)
 Vasandhathil Or Naal (1982)
 Thyagi (1982)
 Savaal (1982)
 Vazhvey Maayam (1982)
 Parvaiyin Marupakkam (1982)
 Pagadai Panirendu (1982)
 Thanikattu Raja (1982)
 Oppantham (1983)
 Chiranjeevi (1984)
 Kadamai (1984)
 Ninaivugal (1984)
 Shanthi Muhurtham (1984)
 Kudumbam (1984)
 Enakkul Oruvan (1984)
 Irandu Manam (1985)
 Natpu (1986)
 Kodai Mazhai (1986)
 Sigappu Malargal (1986)
 Arul Tharum Iyyappan (1987)
 Kalicharan (1988)
 Namma Ooru Nayagan (1988)
 Senthoora Poove (1988)
 Pongi Varum Kaveri (1989)
 Pathimoonam Number Veedu (1990)
 Enga Ooru Aatukkaran (1990)
 Naane Varuven (1992)
 Kannamoochi Yenada (2007)

Malayalam
 Bhaarya Illaatha Raathri  (1975)
 Aayiram Janmangal (1976)
 Anthardaaham (1977)
 Parivarthanam (1977)
 Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum (1979)
 Karthavyam (1982)
 Anguram (1982)
 Himam (1983)
 Kariyilakkattu Pole (1986)
SANJARI ,
VENALIL ORU MAZHA

Kannada
 Maria My Darling (1980) – Maria
 Jimmy Gallu (1982) – Sudha
 Hasyaratna Ramakrishna (1982) – Krishnasaani
 Maneli Ramanna Beedili Kamanna (1983)
 Karune Illada Kanoonu (1983) – Kavitha
 Matthe Vasantha (1983) – Vasantha
 Nagara Mahime (1984)
 Nagini (1991)
 Preethi Mado Hudugarigella (2002)
 Narada Vijaya (2010)

Telugu
 Vishali (1974)
 Anthuleni Katha (1976)
 Chilakamma Cheppindi (1977)
 Aame Katha (1977)
 Vayasu Pilichindi (1978)
 Pottelu Ponnamma (1978)
 Dongala Dopidi (1978)
 Patnavaasam (1978)
 Evvadabba Sommu (1979)
 Amma Evarikaina Amma (1979)
 Hare Krishna Hello Radha (1980)
 Bezawada Bebbuli (1983)
 Maha Yagnam (1991)
 Kongu Chatu Krishnudu (1992)

Hindi
 Bechara (1984)

Short Film
 Yashoda (2020) as Kasthuri (Also director)

As producer
 Neeya? (1979)
 Natchathiram (1980)

As director

Voice Artist

Television
 Viduthalai (Director)
 Marakka Mudiyuma (Director)
 Vikramathithan (Director)
 Imsai Arasigal
 Anandham as Charulatha/ Muthulashmi (Abhrirami's mother)
 Chinna Papa Periya Papa as Chinna Papa Season 1 and Season 2 (ep 1-52)

References

External links

Living people
Actresses in Telugu cinema
Actresses in Kannada cinema
Actresses in Tamil cinema
Actresses from Chennai
Indian film actresses
Actresses in Malayalam cinema
20th-century Indian actresses
21st-century Indian actresses
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
Telugu film directors
Tamil film directors
Indian women film directors
20th-century Indian film directors
21st-century Indian film directors
Film directors from Chennai
Women artists from Tamil Nadu
Makkal Needhi Maiam politicians
Actresses in Hindi cinema
Actresses in Tamil television
Year of birth missing (living people)
Tamil television directors

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Whether you're attending a party or just a night on the town, a safe ride home is always in the back of your mind. With Uber and Lyft spreading to new cities regularly it has become a lot easier to put your mind at ease and just enjoy the night.
Uber and Lyft both work very similarly. You can download the app on an iPhone (plus on an Android for Lyft), input your credit card so you don't have to deal with paying the drivers cash, drop a pin and a car is there to pick you up in minutes and take you to your destination. The app makes it easy to tip your drivers, know when they arrive, and know what car they'll be coming in. Both are safe easy services and typically cheaper than a cab as well.
Many wedding guests have began to use these services as a guaranteed safe ride home. It's never fun decided who's the designated driver and when attending either your best friends wedding or even your distant cousin. If there's an open bar all parties are going to want to partake in the fun! Uber and Lyft give groups of 1-6 a safe ride home without any hassle.
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From personal experience with both services the drivers are very nice and usually fairly chatty. They love to hear about your life and where you're heading as well as making you feel comfortable since most of the cars our their personal cars. All the drivers have extensive background checks done as well as a driving test so there's no need to worry.
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Q: jquery li ul submenu issue I have a problem I want to make a jquery submenu like this:

Test 1

        Test 2

Test 1

Test 1

Test 1

        Test 3

Test 1

Test 1

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Test 4

Test 5

$("li.deeper ul").hide();
$("ul#submenu li.deeper").hover(function(event){
    var myClass = $(this).attr("class");
    var ulcl = myClass.replace("deeper parent","");
    event.stopPropagation();
    $("."+ulcl+" ul").slideToggle();
});

It works but sometimes if you are near the li items with the mouse,
the child items start bubbling.
You can see it here:
http://jsfiddle.net/andrewwhitaker/ybVFj/
Can someon help me?
Thanks

A: It bubbles because when it begins to slide you get another mouseout event, this fires the toggle again. So, add some flag
your construct is a bit strange, why instead of
var myClass = $(this).attr("class");
var ulcl = myClass.replace("deeper parent","");
$("."+ulcl+" ul").slideToggle();

not use
if(!isSliding) {
    isSliding = true;
    $(this).find("ul").slideToggle(function(){isSliding = false;});
}

?
The code you referenced is different of the one you posted here.

A: your li elements are displayed as blocks, so they take the whole width of your screen.
reduce their width via css, or just use this variant:
$("li.deeper ul").hide();
$("ul#submenu li.deeper > a").hover(function(event){
    var myClass = $(this).parent().attr("class");
    var ulcl = myClass.replace("deeper parent","");
    event.stopPropagation();
    $("."+ulcl+" ul").slideToggle();
});

I added > a to the selector and changed $(this).attr("class") to $(this).parent().attr("class")

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How hard is it to get into a private high school from a public Middle school?
Does anyone commute to a Manhattan school from Bergen County via a car/bus service? I'm interested in transportation for my daughter.
curious if you would consider public school if your child was admitted to either Stuy or Brx Sci?


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Spain's PM sent texts to party's disgraced ex-treasurer: paper
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sent supportive text messages to his party's disgraced ex-treasurer for two months after the eruption of a corruption scandal involving People's Party (PP) leaders, El Mundo newspaper said on Sunday.
Former People's Party treasurer Luis Barcenas enters a car as he leaves Spain's High Court after appearing before a judge in Madrid, March 22, 2013. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Luis Barcenas, jailed last month as a flight risk and due to testify in court on Monday, has become a thorn in the side for Rajoy as the premier tries to change recession-hit Spain's image and convince investors a recovery is under way.
His government denies its members received illegal payments from a slush fund run by Barcenas, who says photocopies of the payments are shown in a ledger published by El Pais in January.
Barcenas gave an interview to El Mundo last week and handed over what he said was the original ledger detailing payments to party officials, including Rajoy.
The head of the opposition Socialist party urged Rajoy on Sunday to resign, increasing pressure on the premier. Despite the scandal, however, fewer Spaniards would back the opposition than the PP in elections, according to a poll.
"There have been lies, resounding silence in terms of explanations and collusion, as shown by these text messages," Socialist leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba told a news conference.
Rajoy's text messages place him uncomfortably close to Barcenas, who is charged with tax fraud, bribery and other crimes. Rajoy has avoided even saying Barcenas' name in public and used his parliamentary majority to avoid appearing before opposition politicians to address graft allegations last week.
"Luis, nothing is easy but we'll do what we can. Cheer up," said one message from 2012.
In January this year, when the slush fund allegations broke, Rajoy sent Barcenas a message saying, "Luis, I understand. Stay strong. I'll call you tomorrow. A hug."
A spokeswoman for Rajoy declined to comment on the report.
The scandal has angered Spaniards and, although analysts doubt it will topple Rajoy, support for the PP has plummeted since the November 2011 general election.
A March 14 text showed Barcenas was ready to break away from the party. "Mariano, the behavior of the two party lawyers this afternoon was shameful," he wrote, according to El Mundo. The "behavior" of the lawyers was not explained.
"You must know what you're all playing at but I am now freed from any commitment to you and the party," the message said.
A corruption scandal in the province of Andalusia has dogged the Socialist opposition and, along with the slowness of Spain's legal system, has helped the PP ride out the allegations so far.
Reporting by Clare Kane; Editing by Julien Toyer and Mark Heinrich

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Q: Find area of Pentagram : Regular Pentagon if $AP : PQ = m:1$ While I was doing an Olympiad geometry sum in Sri Lanka I found this question
A pentagram is a regular pentagon with its sides extended to their point of intersection. In the
pentagram ABCDE shown below PQRST is a regular pentagon.
If AP:PQ = m:1 then what is the ratio ,the area of the pentagram : the area of the pentagon ?
There are 5 answers:-

The above is the image of the question
My Attempt:-

I drew SP, and SQ so I got congruent $\triangle PTS$ and $\triangle SQR$
And also I found that $\triangle ATP$,$\triangle BPQ$,$\triangle CQR$,$\triangle DSR$,$\triangle ETS$,$\triangle SPQ$ are congruent
And also I drew vertical heights h in $\triangle SRQ$ and H in $\triangle SPQ$
Then I took AP as $lm$ and PQ as $l$
I find the value of H and h from $l$ and $m$ but the simplifying of the answer is very hard to find the ratio
So anyone could help me with this question
Thank you

A:
Let the area of $\triangle APT$ be $A$ i.e. $[APT]=A$. Notice that $\triangle APT$ and $\triangle PQT$ have the same height. So $$[APT]:[PQT]=m:1\implies [PQT]=\frac{[APT]}{m}=\frac Am.$$ Now notice that $\triangle PQT$ and $\triangle RTS$ are congruent (why?). Also $\triangle QRT$ and $\triangle QRC$ are congruent because $\angle TQR=\angle TRQ=\angle CQR=\angle CRQ=72^\circ$ and they have the same side $QR$. In other words, they have the same area.
Now $[PAT]=[BPQ]=[QRC]=[RSD]=[SET]=A$ (by symmetry) and $[PQT]=[RTS]=\frac Am$. So area of the pentagon is $[QTR]+2[PQT]=A+\frac{2A}m$ and area of the pentagram is $A+\frac{2A}m+5A=6A+\frac{2A}m$.
Hence, $\text{area of the pentagram:area of pentagon}=6A+\frac{2A}m:A+\frac{2A}m=6m+2:m+2.$

A: As mentioned by @user10354138 in comments, this is the most elegant answer.

Alternatively you can use the following method (which is a little bit lengthy).

Let $\angle PQS$ be $\theta$. (I will use $\text p$ to imply pentagon and $\triangle$ to represent all triangles those are congruent with $\triangle BPQ$). So we get $$\triangle=\frac 12\cdot m\cdot \sin \theta\implies \sin\theta=\frac{2\triangle}{m}$$
Remove $\triangle QRS$ from its position and paste it on $\triangle BFQ$. Now $BTSF$ is a parallelogram and its area is equal to $\text{pentagon}+\triangle$.$$\text p+\triangle=(m+1)\cdot 1 \cdot\sin\theta$$ $$\text p+\triangle=(m+1)\cdot \frac{2\triangle}{m}$$ $$\implies\text p=\frac{(m+2)\triangle}{m}$$
Now what we have to calculate is $$\frac{\text{pentagram}}{\text{pentagon}}=\frac {\text p+5\triangle}{\text p}$$ Can you do that?


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First Aid - Administering Naloxone (naloxone hydrochloride)
What is naloxone hydrochloride?
Naloxone hydrochloride (naloxone) is a drug that can temporarily stop the effects of opioid drugs. Naloxone can help restore breathing during an opioid overdose.
What are opioids?
Opioids are a group of drugs that includes morphine, heroin, methadone, fentanyl and oxycodone. This group of drugs is often prescribed to manage pain.
What are the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose?
An opioid drug overdose happens when you take more drugs than your body can process. Signs and symptoms include:
Slow, irregular or no breathing
Slow or no heart beat
Pale, clammy skin
Extreme drowsiness
Unconsciousness, or unable to arouse
Pinpoint (very small) pupils
Hypotension (unusually low blood pressure)
Hypoxia (a lack of oxygen which can lead to brain damage, cardiac arrest, and death)
Is opioid use/overdose a workplace issue?
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) states "As the prevalence of opioid overdose increases, it is becoming more likely that [workers] may encounter clients, patients and members of the general public who are experiencing suspected opioid overdose reactions."
In addition, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) states that "If workers are under the influence of opioids while they are at work, they are likely to be at increased risk for injury. For workers in safety sensitive jobs, such as transportation and operators of heavy equipment, there will be increased risks for catastrophic events that impact many besides the worker."
Please also see the OSH Answers "Substance Use in the Workplace" for more general information about opioids and other substances.
What should the workplace do if they choose to have naloxone available?
Because of the ease of use and its effectiveness, some organizations have decided to include naloxone as part of their first aid program, or make it available to assist the public. Some public health units sponsor a "take home" program for those who may witness an opioid overdose.
If an employer opts to offer additional first aid measures (including over-the-counter medications, administration of oxygen, use of epinephrine auto-injectors, naloxone, etc.), it is suggested that they first seek legal counsel so that they are aware of any liability issues, and to check with your local jurisdiction responsible for health and safety. For example, in some jurisdictions, distribution of over-the-counter medications is not recommended (although an individual who can purchase using a vending machine may be permissible). In other jurisdictions, distribution of over-the-counter medications may be permitted under specific circumstances (including the appropriate training of first aid personnel).
Employers should have policies and procedures in place, developed in consultation with the health and safety committee or representative. All persons responding to a situation must know what their duties and responsibilities are during the incident response.
Persons providing naloxone should have the training necessary to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose, and understand what steps to take.
It is recommended that these individuals have training in first aid, including cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Training in how to respond to a potentially violent person is also necessary. Be aware that naloxone can temporarily reverse the effects of the opioid. The person given naloxone may experience acute opioid withdrawal, leading to pain, distress, and agitation. There is a risk of injury to people who are nearby. Withdrawal symptoms can also include nausea, vomiting, convulsions, tremors, increased blood pressure, heart issues, and pulmonary edema (fluid accumulation in the lungs). Naloxone itself may have side effects including aggressive behaviour, convulsions, body aches, diarrhea, increased heart rate, and other symptoms.
Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is recommended to protect against biological exposure. Follow routine practices when exposure to blood or other body fluids is possible.
Support after an incident is also recommended. The experience may be traumatic, and psychological/mental health counselling may be necessary.
If storing naloxone, follow the manufacturer's instructions. Typically, naloxone must be stored at room temperature (between 15 and 25°C), and kept in the box until ready for use. Protect from light.
Naloxone can expire. Check the expiry date, and be sure there is always a current dose available.
When would you use naloxone?
Naloxone is safe to give to a person who is unconscious because of an opioid overdose. If you are unsure of the cause of unconsciousness, giving naloxone is not likely to cause further harm to the person. Naloxone will not reverse overdoses from other drugs, such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, or psychostimulants (e.g., cocaine, amphetamines, etc.).
In rare situations, a person may have a life threatening allergy to naloxone. However, Health Canada states that the nasal spray should still be administered "as the outcome is likely better than not administering it". Health Canada also warns that the nasal spray method may not be appropriate for young children and pregnant women.
What first aid steps are appropriate when using naloxone?
When administering naloxone:
Recognize the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose.
Call for emergency medical assistance immediately.
Check for a medical alert tag to see if the person is known to be allergic to naloxone.
Give the person the naloxone (including when a potential allergy is unknown). The drug maybe available as an injection or as a nasal spray. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for safe use. It may take about 1 to 5 minutes for breathing to return to normal.
Monitor the person's condition while waiting for emergency assistance.
If the person's breathing stops, perform CPR if you are trained to do so.
Naloxone lasts for about 20 to 90 minutes. Since opioids may remain in the person's system longer, symptoms may return.
A second dose may be required.
Be prepared that the person may become aggressive, or may vomit/ have diarrhea.
Always call for emergency medical assistance. A medical professional should monitor the person's recovery.
If using an injection method, be aware of the hazards and risks associated with needlestick injury and the transmission of infections.
Document last updated on July 26, 2018


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Q: Customize the ListView in a Fragment-based Master-Detail Flow? I found the template that ADT generates for a Master/Detail Flow Activity to be rather obtuse, and I don't like the fact that the ListView is not declared in a layout file which forces me to work with it programatically.  For example, instead of just setting android:background on the ListView in a layout file, I'm forced to find the ListView via findViewById in the fragment's onCreateView(...) method, then call setBackground(...).  For maintainability and general readability, I'd like to do the same thing via a layout file.
Instead, I'm trying to inflate a custom layout in the onCreateView method of the "master" fragment:
public class InboxFragment extends ListFragment {

public InboxFragment() {}

private ListView listView = null;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
}

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
        Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    listView = (ListView) inflater.inflate(R.layout.inbox_fragment_layout,
            null);
    return listView;
}

@Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
    // the following doesn't work
    listView.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<DummyContent.DummyItem>(getActivity(),
            android.R.layout.simple_list_item_activated_1,
            android.R.id.text1,
            DummyContent.ITEMS));
    // nor does this
    //setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<DummyContent.DummyItem>(getActivity(),
    //      android.R.layout.simple_list_item_activated_1,
    //      android.R.id.text1,
    //      DummyContent.ITEMS));
}

}

However, calling setListAdapter (or even setAdapter) doesn't seem to do anything, even though I've given the ListView an id of android:id="@id/android:list" in R.layout.inbox_fragment_layout:
<ListView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@id/android:list"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:background="#D3D3D3" />

My "master" activity just calls a fragment layout:
public class InboxActivity extends FragmentActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.inbox_phone_layout);
    }

}

inbox_phone_layout.xml:
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/fragmentPhoneInbox"
    android:name="com.justin.inbox.InboxFragment"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_weight="1" />

Instead, I'm greeted with a blank page and it doesn't look like the ListView is loaded at all.  What am I doing wrong, here? Sample project on GitHub.

A: I fixed your issue by changing inbox_phone_layout.xml to the following:
<fragment xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/fragmentPhoneInbox"
    android:name="com.justin.inbox.InboxFragment"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />


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Lemurs' long-buried secrets revealed
Who turned the lights on? Dwarf lemurs hibernate for three to six months in underground burrows(Source: M Blanco/Nature )
Hibernation may slow ageing, Science Online, 06 Feb 2013
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Winter warmer Scientists curious about the winter vanishing act of a Madagascar dwarf lemur were astonished to find the animals curled up asleep in underground burrows.
The discovery, published in Nature Scientific Reports , makes the island country's eastern dwarf lemurs the only primates in the world known to hibernate underground.
The fat-tailed lemur (Cheirogaleus medius), a cousin from the slightly warmer, drier forests of western Madagascar, was already known to hibernate in tree holes for about seven months of the year.
Researchers long suspected eastern lemurs may be doing the same, but could never find them.
"You don't see them, trap them or find them during the dry season (winter time) while walking the forests at night," says study co-author Marina Blanco of Germany's Hamburg University.
"They had to go somewhere..."
And so the team fitted radio-transmitter collars on 12 lemurs from two eastern species in summer, and waited.
The species -- Sibree's dwarf lemur (C. sibreeand Crossley's dwarf lemur (C. crossleyi -- live in the forest of Tsinjoarivo.
Setting out in winter with signal trackers, the team fully expected to find the lemurs sleeping in tree holes.
"We were tracking the collar's signal and pointing our antenna up in the air, towards the tip of a tree. But the signal was coming from the ground, so we thought the animal had lost the collar," says Blanco.
"We looked around and didn't see anything so we started to dig up the area and found a furry ball, the dwarf lemur was curled up and cold to the touch, still wearing its collar."
The tiny bundles weigh about 250 to 350 grams, depending on which species they belong to.
They hibernate for anything from three to six months buried 10 to 40 centimetres under a spongy layer of tree roots, soil and decaying plant matter.
Uncommon behaviour
It is uncommon for primates to hibernate -- in fact the western fat-tailed lemur was previously the only primate known to do so.
It is also rare behaviour for animals in tropical regions -- residents of colder climes like polar bears, hedgehogs or squirrels are usually the ones who find it necessary to hide out from winter.
During hibernation, the metabolism slows down and the core body temperature reaches ambient levels so the body has to work less hard to stay alive.
During the Madagascar winter, lemurs are exposed to drastic daily temperature fluctuations of as much as 30 degrees Celsius
In the highland rainforests, ambient temperatures can drop to between zero and five deg C in winter -- cold for animals used to summer averages in the 30s.
So in retrospect, underground hibernation in the tropics is not surprising, say the researchers.
"Burrows provide more insulation than tree holes or nests given that soil temperature is generally lower than ambient temperature during the day but higher during the night, they write.
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What B2B International's Digital Transformation Research Can Teach Us About B2B CX
2020 has turned an already complex B2B customer journey on its head. A faltering economy, work from home orders, and unpredictable buyer behavior have forced B2B marketers to reconsider historically successful tactics. Bombora's data has shown weekly fluctuations in brands' intent for marketing and advertising terms that appear to mimic the daily disruptions to Americans' lives. Nothing is static. Marketers understand that they need to walk the line between playing it safe and embracing untested opportunities to maintain some semblance of control in an uncontrollable environment.
Growing Demands in B2B
A common refrain over the past few years, "B2B marketers must embrace digital transformation," has grown from a suggestion to a demand in the past seven months. IP targeting of workplaces has little use; B2B buyers are relying more on virtual interactions, research, and purchases to conduct business; and audiences have shifted in behavior, demographic makeup, and sentiment. Throw in the tricky element of distraction and you have a conundrum. Buyers, however focused on the task at hand, are facing an hourly onslaught of news and information. Competing for a buyer's attention has become exponentially harder.
B2B International's recent study on digital transformation and B2B businesses states plainly that "the future is now." The pandemic ushered in a do or die scenario for B2B marketers—digitally transform and begin delivering great customer experience now, or risk failure.
Strikingly, this research found that only 15% of B2B brands are "CX leaders," based on self-reported strengths across six pillars: commitment, fulfilment, seamlessness, responsiveness, proactivity, and evolution. The qualities separating a CX "leader" from an "average" performer or "laggard" include communicating USPs and customer value, implementing processes that foster innovation, and having strong data strategies in place that lend themselves to customer personalization.
The New B2B Buyer
It's easy to speculate why the report classifies 30% of its respondents as CX laggards: B2B marketers know that their audiences look and act in ways that are nearly impossible to prescribe. Millennials, many of whom are now approaching 40, are increasingly comprising higher percentages of B2B decision-making bodies. This digitally savvy group has a lower tolerance for tried-and-true marketing strategies of the past such as cold calls, direct mail, and TV ads. B2B marketers are also grappling with the absence of in-person events, relegating interactions with brands' sales teams to later stages in the buying cycle.
As B2B International notes, these new B2B buyers don't necessarily want exclusively online experiences with brands. What they do want, however, is a high degree of personalization across every customer touchpoint, whether it's delivered online or in person. The avenues through which buyers complete their purchases should be easy to navigate and tailored to their needs. To illustrate this point, B2B International is seeing increased interest among B2B marketers in direct-to-consumer channels that eliminate friction in a buyer's journey and give brands more control over their data and audiences' paths to purchase.
There's no doubt that undergoing digital transformation is a complex endeavor that's demanding of a business's resources. But once achieved, this effort serves as a springboard for consistent, effective marketing benefiting marketing, sales, and a business as a whole.
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Q: CS50 CAESAR - Different output depending on position of statement, but I don't understand why In the below code, I get different output depending on where I place the 'Printf("Ciphertext: )' statement, and I cannot understand why. Could anyone please point out what I am missing? Below you can find the code, and the output (variable piece in bold).
#include <cs50.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>

int main(int argc, string argv[])
{
int j = strlen(argv[1]);
if (argc != 2)
    {
    printf ("Usage: ./caesar key\n");
    return (1);
    }

else
   {

    for (int i = 0; i < j; i++)
        {
            if (!isdigit (argv[1][i]))
            {
                printf ("Fail\n");
                return(1);
            }
        }

          int convert = atoi (argv[1]) ;

          string Plaintext = get_string("Plaintext: ");
          int z = strlen(Plaintext);
          **printf("Ciphertext: ");**

          for (int i = 0; i<z;i++)
          {
             char Ciphertext [z];
             Ciphertext [i] = (Plaintext [i] + 1);
            }

            for (int i = 0; i<z;i++)
          {
              char Ciphertext [z];
              printf("%c", Ciphertext [i]);
            }
        printf("\n");

    }

}

If I run ./caesar with this code, and enter 'Hey' in the plaintext prompt, the output is Ciphertext: ifz, with which I am happy. However, when I place the printf("Ciphertext: ")Statement to a place that seems more logical to me, I don't get the same output:
#include <cs50.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>

int main(int argc, string argv[])
{
int j = strlen(argv[1]);
if (argc != 2)
    {
    printf ("Usage: ./caesar key\n");
    return (1);
    }

else
   {

    for (int i = 0; i < j; i++)
        {
            if (!isdigit (argv[1][i]))
            {
                printf ("Fail\n");
                return(1);
            }
        }

          int convert = atoi (argv[1]) ;

          string Plaintext = get_string("Plaintext: ");
          int z = strlen(Plaintext);

          for (int i = 0; i<z;i++)
          {
             char Ciphertext [z];
             Ciphertext [i] = (Plaintext [i] + 1);
            }

            **printf("Ciphertext: ");**

            for (int i = 0; i<z;i++)
          {
              char Ciphertext [z];
              printf("%c", Ciphertext [i]);
            }
        printf("\n");

    }

}

When I do the exact same here, I print Ciphertext: and an empty row, but it doesn't print out the ciphertext [] as above. Any ideas?

A: As noted by usr2564301 in the comment, you need to declare Ciphertext once so that it doesn't go out of scope.  When it goes out of scope, the old value is formally lost — you may or may not see it again (because it is undefined behaviour to access uninitialized memory, so any result is valid).
Note that although you convert argv[1] to an integer, you don't use the result.  The + 1 in the encoding means that it appears as if you always supplied 1 as argv[1].  Your code does not do wraparound so that z is mapped to a.  It doesn't properly handle upper-case and lower-case either.  You probably shouldn't try to encode non-letters, either.  However, this fairly straight-forward adaptation of your code at least produces the semblance of a result:
#include <cs50.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <stdio.h>
//#include <stdlib.h>    // Needed if atoi() is called
#include <string.h>

int main(int argc, string argv[])
{
    // This checking is not relevant while the encryption only adds 1
    if (argc != 2)
    {
        printf("Usage: ./caesar key\n");
        return(1);
    }
    int j = strlen(argv[1]);
    for (int i = 0; i < j; i++)
    {
        if (!isdigit(argv[1][i]))
        {
            printf("Fail\n");
            return(1);
        }
    }
    // int convert = atoi(argv[1]);

    string Plaintext = get_string("Plaintext: ");
    int z = strlen(Plaintext);
    char Ciphertext[z];

    for (int i = 0; i < z; i++)
    {
        Ciphertext[i] = (Plaintext[i] + 1);    // Should use convert, etc
    }

    printf("Ciphertext: ");

    for (int i = 0; i < z; i++)
    {
        printf("%c", Ciphertext[i]);
    }
    printf("\n");
    return 0;
}

Sample run (program cs79 created from source code cs79.c):
$ cs79 13
Plaintext: Bright vixens jump; dozy fowl quack.
Ciphertext: Csjhiu!wjyfot!kvnq<!ep{z!gpxm!rvbdl/
$


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VAT Changes for the Construction Industry Deferred for a Year
Good news for anyone who would have been affected. VAT Changes for the Construction Industry Deferred for a Year.
Just last week the Jones Harris enews contained two different items about the new Reverse Charge VAT, due to be implemented on 1 October 2019.
Cutting Down on 'missing trader' fraud in the construction industry
Changes to Contractor VAT from 1 October
But with just a couple of weeks to go, the Government has announced its decision to delay the changes for a year.
Various construction organisations have worked together to lobby the Government, explaining that the policy would have a damaging impact on the sector at such a bad time. Indeed it could have led to a loss of productivity, reduced cash flow and pressure on jobs – a perfect storm to tip some companies over the edge.
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is one of the organisations which called for common sense. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB explains why the timing was particularly poor.
Why the timing of Reverse VAT was particularly poor
He says "The changes were due to be made just before the UK is expected to leave the EU, quite possibly on 'no-deal' terms. The situation hasn't been helped by the poor communication and guidance produced by HMRC.
It's really good news that VAT changes for the Construction Industry are deferred for a year. But improvements are needed when it is finally implemented.
"Despite the best efforts of construction trade associations to communicate the changes to their members, it's concerning that so few employers have even heard of reverse charge VAT. Indeed, according to research by the FMB published in July, more than two-thirds had not heard of the VAT changes. Of those who had, around the same number hadn't prepared."
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Berry goes on to say "What's required now is for the Government and industry to work together to deliver a sector-wide communications campaign. It must include plain English guidance on the changes.
"We also want to work with the Government to deliver workshops aimed at construction employers. They should be held in locations across the country, to explain what's happening and why."
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Q: Why is there a negative membrane potential if a cell is at Gibbs-Donnan equibrilium? So I was studying the Gibbs-Donnan equibrilium, which can exist in a cell when there are impermeable negatively charged proteins $\mathrm{Pr^-}$ inside the cell and permeable cations $\mathrm{K^+}$ and anions $\mathrm{Cl^-}$ both inside and outside the cell.
Now I understand that these permeable ions move in and out of the cell and the driving force that causes this is determined by the concentration gradient of an ion and the electrical gradient across the membrane.
So, when the cell gets to the Gibbs-Donnan equibrilium, on each side of the membrane electrical neutrality is preserved:
$$
\mathrm{[K^+]_{in} = [Cl^-]_{in} + [Pr^-]_{in}}
$$
$$
\mathrm{[K^+]_{out} = [Cl^-]_{out}}
$$
Also, the products of permeable ion concentrations are the same on both sides:
$$
\mathrm{[K^+]_{in} \cdot [Cl^-]_{in} = [K^+]_{out} \cdot [Cl^-]_{out}}
$$
It is stated that this will lead to a negatively charged membrane because of the impearable proteins inside the cell. Why is this the case? Shouldn't there be a negative net charge inside the cell in relation to the outside of the cell for a negative membrane potential to occur?


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Deportivo Alaves 1-0 Atletico Madrid: Laguardia header sees strugglers down LaLiga champions
By	Sports Desk	September 25, 2021
Atletico Madrid's unbeaten start to their LaLiga title defence came to an end as Victor Laguardia's early goal proved decisive in a 1-0 win for struggling Deportivo Alaves.
Alaves headed into Saturday's early game having lost all five LaLiga matches in 2021-22, yet they overcame the champions to claim a first top-flight win over Atleti since 2003.
Laguardia was the crucial figure. His fourth-minute header gave Alaves the lead, and the 31-year-old also made a vital clearance off the line in the second half.
Mamadou Loum and Tomas Pina squandered golden chances to make sure of the points for Alaves, but Diego Simeone's team could not make their fortune count as they tasted defeat in LaLiga for the first time since April.
Javier Calleja made five changes from the side that lost to Espanyol in midweek, but it was the ever-reliable Laguardia who headed Alaves in front when he escaped Stefan Savic to meet Ruben Duarte's corner.
Laguardia almost cost Alaves with a poor clearance before the half-hour mark, though Marcos Llorente was unable to direct his effort on target in Atleti's only first-half sighting of goal.
Rodrigo de Paul and Llorente tried their luck from range to no avail, before Laguardia came to Alaves' rescue with an exceptional piece of defending.
Alaves' goalscorer judged that De Paul's free-kick was curling in, and just got back in time to head the ball off the line.
Sloppy defending from Felipe allowed Loum in at the other end, only for the Alaves midfielder to blaze over from close range.
Simeone turned to Angel Correa to offer some inspiration, and the forward soon wriggled free in the area to get a shot off, but Fernando Pacheco made an excellent stop.
And despite Pina following Loum's example and lashing a brilliant chance over, Alaves held on to a deserved victory.
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Rafael Benitez's dismal tenure as Everton manager was brought to an end on Sunday after a run of just two wins in 14 games across all competitions.
Former Liverpool boss Benitez was a divisive appointment at Everton when he was drafted in to replace Carlo Ancelotti in July after the Italian left for Real Madrid.
Everton started the season well, winning three of their first four league matches, yet injuries to key players and a dreadful loss of form has seen them slide down the table.
A win over Hull City in the FA Cup third round offered Benitez a reprieve, but defeat to lowly Norwich City on Saturday marked a new nadir, and Everton have decided to make a change.
Here, Stats Perform looks at the data behind Benitez's miserable spell at Goodison Park.
A torrid tenure cut short
Despite not being a popular appointment, Benitez's success at the likes of Valencia and Liverpool at least gave sceptical fans hope that he might be able to reverse the recent fortunes of the club.
To say it did not turn out that way would be something of an understatement.
He left the club after a mere 200 days, giving him the third-shortest reign of any Toffees manager in the Premier League with 40 or more days in charge. Only Sam Allardyce (167) and Dave Watson (60) were at the helm for fewer days.
Top of the pile by a comfortable distance is David Moyes, who oversaw the team for a whopping 4101 days between 2002 and 2013.
Wins hard to come by
Everton was Benitez's fourth time at the helm of a Premier League club and he departed with comfortably the worst win percentage ratio during his time in England.
He won just seven of his 22 games in charge, leaving him with a win ratio of 31.8 per cent – significantly behind his records at Liverpool (55.4 per cent), Chelsea (58.3) and Newcastle United (42.5).
Surprisingly, it is only the fourth-lowest win ratio in his managerial career, with his spells at Real Valladolid (17.2), Osasuna (27.3) and Dalian (31.6) all bringing about worse records in that department.
The best win ratio in his career? That came during a 25-game stint as Real Madrid boss when he won 68 per cent of his games in charge.
AFCON matchday preview: Ethiopia go in search of qualification miracle
Monday sees the conclusion of Group A of the Africa Cup of Nations, with three sides still hoping to reach the knockouts.
While host nation Cameroon have already secured their last-16 spot, any of Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and Ethiopia could yet join them in the next round.
Ethiopia's qualification would truly seem miraculous given they lost their opening two games and have failed to win any of their previous 10 matches in this competition.
Yet in a tournament that has already seen a few shocks, few would rule out another famous result.
Burkina Faso v Ethiopia
Ethiopia are on a four-match losing run at the AFCON, and they have only once endured a longer such streak, losing five in a row between 1968 and 1970.
They also suffered a 4-0 defeat to Burkina Faso in the only previous meeting of these sides in this competition, in what was the Stallions' biggest victory in the tournament.
However, despite losing 1-0 to Cape Verde and 4-1 to Cameroon at these finals, Wubetu Abate's men can still clinch a top-two finish with a win on matchday three. A high-scoring win would see them snatch second place should the hosts win the other game, while they could still end up as one of the top four third-place finishers.
"We did everything to put in a good match and a good performance against Cameroon," said Abate. "We scored a goal early in the game but couldn't keep the score in our favour.
"We are learning in the big competitions. Experience has made the difference between us and the Cameroon team. Each match has its characteristics. The matches are different but we try to show our abilities and play good football."
One to watch: Gustavo Sangare
Burkina Faso could finish second even with a defeat as long as Cape Verde lose, but the man best placed to get them all three points could be Sangare. Scorer of the opening goal of the tournament against Cameroon, he has attempted more shots (four) and created more chances (six) than any other player for his side.
Cape Verde v Cameroon
Although they have twice had to come from behind, Cameroon have looked impressive in these finals, their 4-1 thrashing of Ethiopia guaranteeing their spot in the last 16.
Should Toni Conceicao choose to rest any of his stars, this could prove to be a far trickier test given Cape Verde's recent defensive record.
They had lost only once in their previous eight AFCON matches before a 1-0 defeat to Burkina Faso, and that was the only time in their most recent four games in the competition in which they conceded a goal. They have faced difficulties in the opposition box, though, failing to score in three of their past four AFCON matches.
There is plenty to admire about Cape Verde's approach, even if goals have been a little hard to come by. They have recorded more sequences of 10 passes or more than any side at these finals (24), while a high-pressing approach has yielded 13 high turnovers, a figure bettered by only four teams.
One to watch: Kenny Rocha Santos
No Cape Verde player has attempted more shots (five), created more chances (two) or made more recoveries (13) than Kenny Rocha Santos. The 22-year-old Oostende midfielder also leads his side for shot-ending sequence involvements (eight) and shot-ending carries (two). Little wonder there is talk of interest from Liverpool.
Betis beat Sevilla as Guardado appears to mock Jordan injury
Manuel Pellegrini said it was a bittersweet feeling after Real Betis beat Sevilla 2-1 in a Copa del Rey derby that spanned two days and was marred by violence.
The Betis head coach saw his team resume at 1-1 on Sunday at Estadio Benito Villamarin, and a strike from Sergio Canales carried them through to the quarter-finals.
The game had been suspended on Saturday due to crowd trouble, with Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan hit by an object from the stands during celebrations of Nabil Fekir's 39th-minute goal that equalised Papu Gomez's opener.
Jordan was taken to hospital for checks after being struck by a projectile from the crowd that appeared to hit him on the head.
After the game was completed behind closed doors on Sunday, television footage emerged of Betis substitute Andres Guardado seemingly mocking Jordan's misfortune while celebrating, bouncing a water bottle off his forehead and slumping to the ground, feigning injury.
The incident drew an immediate rebuke in the Spanish media, where it was widely interpreted as a jibe at Jordan.
Pellegrini said of the result, according to AS: "The first thing is that I'm happy to be in the next round. But also bitter because I think a lot of damage has been done by a brainless person [when Jordan was hit on Saturday].
"I don't know if a plastic tube does that much damage, but there has to be an investigation. Football suffered great damage."
Sevilla boss Julen Lopetegui did not want the game to resume on Sunday, and said: "There were many possibilities to play on other days. Justice in this case does not exist at all."
Canales put Betis ahead in the 73rd minute when he was left in space on the left after a pass from William Carvalho and surged forward before beating goalkeeper Alfonso Pastor.
Jules Kounde hit the bar with a late header as Sevilla battled for a leveller.
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SÃO PAULO — Israel has apologised for remarks from a foreign ministry official last month in which he referred to Brazil as a "diplomatic dwarf" over its condemnation of Israel's military offensive in Gaza.
President Reuven Rivlin called his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff, late on Monday to apologise for comments by Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson Yigal Palmor to The Jerusalem Post on 24 July.
Rivlin told Rousseff that Palmor's opinions "did not reflect the feelings of the country's population towards Brazil," according to a statement from Brazil's presidential Planalto Palace.
The row began when the Brazilian foreign ministry issued a statement on 23 July condemning what it called the "unacceptable" situation in Gaza and Israel's "disproportionate use of force" in its military offensive.
Palmor responded with his "diplomatic dwarf" comment and added that the South American nation was "politically irrelevant". Worse still, he went on to mock Brazil's disastrous World Cup defeat to Germany.
In Monday's telephone conversation, Rivlin reiterated Israel's position that the conflict with Gaza was justified as an act of self-defence. Rousseff said she "condemned attacks against Israel" but "equally condemned the disproportionate use of force in Gaza".
The statement said Rousseff spoke of the "historic links that unite the two countries" — Brazil was among the first to recognise Israel in 1949 — and echoed Brazil's long-standing hope for a two-state solution with Palestinians.
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Q: How to improve fairness in a program with threads? C++ I have a task to solve the Dining Philosophers problem. I have realised the logic of the program. It is correct based on tests.
However with a great number of philosophers (>2000 threads) and for a short work time (5 sec) it's becoming unfair. The first philosophers eat more often than the philosophers at the end. I think the reason is in the order of turning on.
My realisation is based on mutex and std::atomic. To avoid active waiting (constantly trying trylock()) I placed wait(sleep_time).
First question: would it be faster if my realisation were based on condition variables?
Second question: how to avoid unfair behaviour due to the time needed to start a lot of threads? Maybe start them in random order?


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Q: A linear recursion with power coefficient In my research, I encounter a linear recursion of the form:
$$a_n = (AB^n+C)a_{n-1}-AB^na_{n-2},$$
where $A,B,C$ are all positive (arbitrary) constants such that $B,C>1$.
Is it possible to get a non-recursive formula for $a_n$? It does not have to be closed-form, but I want to get rid of the recursion (to be able to estimate the convergence rate of $a_n$).

A: Hint:
Let $a_n=\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{nt}K(t)~dt$ ,
Then $\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{nt}K(t)~dt=(AB^n+C)\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{(n-1)t}K(t)~dt-AB^n\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{(n-2)t}K(t)~dt$
$\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{nt}K(t)~dt=A\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{n(t+1)}B^{-t}K(t)~dt+C\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{nt}B^{-t}K(t)~dt-A\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{n(t+1)}B^{-2t}K(t)~dt$
$\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{nt}K(t)~dt-A\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{nt}B^{-t+1}K(t-1)~dt-C\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{nt}B^{-t}K(t)~dt+A\int_{-\infty}^\infty B^{nt}B^{-2t+2}K(t-1)~dt=0$
$\int_{-\infty}^\infty((1-CB^{-t})K(t)+A(B^{-2t+2}-B^{-t+1})K(t-1))B^{nt}~dt=0$
$\therefore(1-CB^{-t})K(t)+A(B^{-2t+2}-B^{-t+1})K(t-1)=0$
$(1-CB^{-t})K(t)=A(B^{-t+1}-B^{-2t+2})K(t-1)$
$(B^{2t}-CB^t)K(t)=A(B^{t+1}-B^2)K(t-1)$
$K(t)=\dfrac{A(B^{t+1}-B^2)}{B^{2t}-CB^t}K(t-1)$


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Kuala Lumpur, 31 January 2020- Approximately 170 orphans and underprivileged children aged 3 to 18 years old along with their caretakers from House Of Love, House Of Joy, Pusat Jagaan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Budimas Orion, Persatuan Kebajikan Rumah Victory and Persatuan Kebajikan Ti-Ratana welcomed the Year of the Metal Rat with an eventful Chinese New Year celebration hosted by The Budimas Charitable Foundation (Budimas). The event took place at the Pusat Komuniti Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar and was officiated by Mr Steve Teoh, the Board of Trustees of The Budimas Charitable Foundation.
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Home > Journals > European Journal of Taxonomy > 2016 > A key to the genera of Issini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) of China and neighbouring countries, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species
A key to the genera of Issini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) of China and neighbouring countries, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species
Rui MENG, Yinglun WANG & Daozheng QIN
European Journal of Taxonomy 2016 (181)	- Pages 1-25 (EJT-181)
Published on 14 March 2016
A new genus in the tribe Issini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) is described from South China: Orbita Meng & Wang, gen. nov., its type species Orbita parallelodroma Meng & Wang, gen. et sp. nov. (China: Fujian) is described and illustrated. In addition, one new species of Neokodaiana Yang, N. minensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the same locality as the new genus. A key to the genera of Issini from China and neighbouring countries is provided.
Fulgoroidea, taxonomy, Neokodaiana, gen. nov., sp. nov.
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MENG R., WANG Y. & QIN D. 2016. — A key to the genera of Issini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) of China and neighbouring countries, with descriptions of a new genus and two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 2016 (181): 1-25 (EJT-181). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.181


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The practice quizzes are designed to give you a sampling of what to expect on the Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) tests. Each quiz randomly presents 15-20 questions from a larger pool of questions, providing a different set of questions each time you take a quiz. Questions vary from quiz to quiz as well. Correct and incorrect answers are shown instantly. To review answers and learn more from the explanations provided for some of the questions, use the "Back" button before reaching the end of the quiz.
The practice tests are samples of the real deal! Each test will provide a random set of 25-50 questions from a large pool of questions. Each time you take the test, you will be presented with a different set of questions. Correct and incorrect are shown instantly, but explanations are not offered—just like the DMV tests you will attempt.


You might be able to have a two- or three-sentence conversation with your toddler. He's learning new words, getting an idea of grammar, and getting better at describing his needs, wants, and ideas. As his sense of himself as a distinct person grows, he'll talk about himself - what he's doing, what he likes, and what he doesn't like. These strong views can lead to conflict if you don't take notice of his feelings - try to take the middle road and encourage your toddler to co-operate with you.
In some areas toddler developmental checks are given now - they can be carried out any time between 18 and 24 months. The next isn't due until your child is three. Come armed with any questions you want to ask. If you want your child to go to nursery school or preschool, it's worth asking your friends and neighbours to recommend good preschools in your area. Another check-up worth looking at over the next year is a family trip to the dentist - not only will this help your toddler get used to having his teeth looked at, hopefully before he needs treatment, but it's also a good opportunity to get advice on teeth cleaning and diet.
Learning the ABCs of toilet training will mean you're prepared.
The signs of a good nursery.


Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately visible. Verbal and psychological interplay with the public is integral to her creative process. Her art is the result of reflection, and of aesthetic intuition provoked by the geometric of forms. Her art exists to intrigue, to elicit questioning of its abstract character visible at first glance. One must focus on a single point and draw away slightly to begin to glimpse the impressively detailed work in its totality. Above all, Schroeder wants things not to be visible immediately.
This 72 inch high by 36 inch wide artwork is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted by the artist. It does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the bottom and back of the painting. Free local Los Angeles area delivery and free professional installation in the local Miracle Mile/West Hollywood/Hancock Park area is included, also included with free local delivery are hanging hardware and placement (excluding staircases or hard to reach walls). Affordable U.S. and global shipping options are also available. A Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery is included.
In order to perceive the works, the viewer must feel them, open up all of their senses and live them fully. It is insufficient to live the emotion of the work; Schroeder urges the viewer to enter the work, allowing their spirit to be absorbed into its face. Her paintings are made to inspire new artistic visions, while impressing their stunning technicality on the public.
When a face, an animal, a landscape, or any other subject is evacuated of its linear structure, it acquires a completely different form, a different identity and dimension, a new prestige. One does not recognize it at first sight; it emerges as the very process of observation. It is here that the magic occurs, as the viewer consciously discovers a work of abstract character in vivid color which plays upon the tension between the figurative and the imaginary.
Virginie Schroeder seeks an invented, unstructured, a different and yet popular vision, and hopes to awaken our senses in the search for her works.
Virginie Schroeder is an innovative artist based in Quebec, Canada. She puts in play lines, circles and other geometric forms to create works with subjects that are not immediately visible. Verbal and psychological interplay with the public is integral to her creative process. Her art is the result of reflection, and of aesthetic intuition provoked by the geometric of forms. Her art exists to intrigue, to elicit questioning of its abstract character visible at first glance.