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HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1970s → 1979 → July 1979 → 9 July 1979 → Commons Sitting → Schedule 3
STOCK RELIEF
HC Deb 09 July 1979 vol 970 cc203-9 203
§ Mr. Richard Wainwright
I beg to move amendment No. 62, in schedule 3, page 19, line 20, at end insert— ' 4. For Paragraph 17 of the said Schedule there shall be substituted:
" 17(1) A claim for Schedule 10 relief may be made at any time before 1st January 1980 notwithstanding that the time limits imposed by paragraphs 1 (3) and 6 (3) of that Schedule have expired.
17(2) There shall be made such assessments, reductions of assessments or, on a claim in that behalf, repayments of tax as may in any case be required in order to give effect to the preceding provisions of this paragraph ".'.
The Temporary Chairman
With this we may take amendment No. 63, in page 19, line 20, at end add— '(4) In paragraph 17 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1976 for " 1977 " there shall be substituted " 1980 ".'.
§ Mr. Wainwright
The amendment is entirely innocent of any party politics or electioneering quality. The Committee should be aware that it concerns a great many small businesses that are not even incorporated, and trade as sole traders and not as companies.
The principle at stake, which I am sure commands the consent of all quarters in the Committee, is that fairness should not be sacrificed for administrative convenience. Allied to that is the practical consideration that if taxes are to be collected effectively it is important that no large body of taxpayers should be left with a genuine sense of grievance against the taxing statutes and the Inland Revenue. The Revenue is at the mercy of taxpayers nowadays. If they feel a strong sense of grievance they have ways and means of ensuring that taxes are not fully paid.
We are dealing with a manifestly improvised corporation tax relief that was enacted in the hectic inflation of 1974–75, so that the majority of businesses could continue to finance their stocks and work in progress. It was of such an improvised nature that it was generally believed in all quarters, certainly in the accountancy profession, to be of a temporary nature while something much better could be sorted out. It showed every sign of being temporary and improvised. However, nothing better has ever been produced. The relief, shoddy though it was 205 in construction, has acquired a degree of permanence in the Finance Bill. The first two years of relief are being written off. No attempt is to be made to claw back those two years of relief in any circumstances.
This is a key point. Only last year was there any indication from the Government that this highly improvised device would acquire a degree of permanence. By the time that the Government abandoned the temporary nature and appearance of the relief, the time limit for claiming it for the first two years had run out. Permanent relief will be given for all time to those who claimed. However, a considerable number of taxpayers, who had perfectly good and respectable reasons and acted on professional advice, found themselves left out of a permanent relief that they never expected to be permanent.
The relief was always highly temporary and improvised. It always depended upon the amount of stock or work in progress on one day of the year. I put the matter crudely but graphically. It could happen within a trade in imperishable objects with a relatively stable value, which are not too expensive to move about, that different businesses, with different year ends, pass large quantities of stock from one to the other, inflating their stock figures, for only one day in the year.
The extraordinary and shoddy nature of the relief gave the business community the impression, very understandably, that such a shoddy device must be temporary and could not possibly become a long-term, permanent feature of a taxation system of which we are rightly proud. As a practising accountant at the time I never believed that such a shoddy device—under which one day's transactions were sufficient for large sums of relief to be obtained—would become permanent. The shoddy nature of the relief was never remedied. The relief has become permanent in respect of the first two years.
We are now left with a substantial number of aggrieved business people—both companies and unincorporated traders—who, for perfectly good reasons, were advised not to claim the relief at the time. Often people who had low profits in those years paid corporation tax at a low rate and therefore failed to claim 206 at the time. As the relief looked as though it would be temporary they were scared that the tax would eventually be clawed back from them in the future at a much higher rate. Therefore practising accountants throughout the country advised their clients that they would be unwise to claim at that moment.
The character of the matter changed unexpectedly last year. Some people, understandably, feel that they have been left stranded. Other people's relief will become permanent, but they will be left out.
The usual Treasury Bench defence cannot be adduced in this case. Usually the Treasury Ministers tell us that we are dealing with a very finely wrought statute of expert craftsmanship and that it ill behoves amateur draftsmen to start messing about with it. That defence is not available to the Government in this case because, as I have said before, the whole of this relief was of a highly improvised nature and could never be claimed by the Treasury Bench to be a delicate, carefully worked out matter which must not be messed about.
As a statute it is a very unfortunate blot upon tax legislation in this country, but the House has voted that it should become permanent in respect of some years, and the amendment is designed to make sure that a substantial number of thoroughly honest and respectable trades-people are not left out through a very understandable failure to claim relief at the time.
§ Mr. Lawson
The hon. Member for Colne Valley (Mr. Wainwright) made several very fair points in moving the amendment. He said that the provision was intended originally as a temporary scheme but that it had lasted because nothing better had yet been introduced. I agree with that analysis, and I trust that before too long it will be possible to introduce something better. The hon. Member said that no party point was made. Whether that is a good or bad thing I am not sure, but it is certainly true. He also said that there were practising accountants throughout the country who had advised their clients not to take advantage of this relief. There may have been such—indeed, there were—but there were many more accountants who advised 207 many more clients that they should take advantage of this relief, and those were the accountants who gave the right advice.
The hon. Member suggested that the amendment would be rejected by the Government and by the Treasury on the grounds of administrative inconvenience. I admit that there would be considerable administrative inconvenience, but that is not the ground on which I base my rejection. The ground is that this is a very nicely balanced argument, and there is £150 million at stake. We have heard one side of the argument from the hon. Gentleman, who put his case very fairly and I shall give the other side in a moment. The Committee has to decide, in the light of this nicely balanced argument, whether it would be right to lose £150 million of revenue—a substantial sum. The accountancy bodies have also made the case as raised by the hon. Member.
The arguments against the amendment—there are many of them—boil down to this: the previous Chancellor of the Exchequer stated on several occasions, well before the time had run out for claiming the first two years' allowance under the stock relief scheme, for 1973–74 and 1974–75—that is what the amendment is about—that those could have been claimed right up to the end of 1976 and, in the case of income tax, up to 5 April 1977. He assured the House and the business community that there was no question of any withdrawal of past relief and that there would be no question of any clawback, and so on.
The hon. Member is seeking to tell the Committee that those business men who did not believe the previous Chancellor of the Exchequer should be recompensed for judgments that they made on the basis of disbelieving him. I have some grudging sympathy with that. It was extremely difficult to believe anything that the previous Chancellor of the Exchequer said. Nevertheless, I do not think that that is a firm basis for yielding £150 million of revenue. The administrative aspects, as the hon. Member for Colne Valley implicitly admitted, are horrific. The cost in extra administration in dealing with the 50,000 claims that there are likely to be, evaluating each and every one of them and making the adjustments that would 208 have to be made to get the right amount of rebate, would be very difficult But I do not rest my case on that alone.
It is not as simple as is made out by the amendment, because it would be impossible to confine the reopening of claims to the first two years. The third and fourth years of the scheme are now out of date for companies, and for unincorporated businesses, which many small businesses are. Indeed, for some companies it may be too late to claim for 1977–78. Therefore, if we were to yield on the first two years, in all fairness we would have to yield to the claims made in respect of later years which are not out of time, as it were. This would considerably complicate the matter and further add to the cost.
With some regret, because I acknowledge that there is a case to be made and that the hon. Gentleman made it very fairly, I ask the Committee to reject this amendment.
I shall be very brief at this hour but I must say a word to counteract the Financial Secretary's glib judgment that, although most accountants gave the right advice, some gave the wrong advice. This is an unfair aspersion on the profession. As I tried to make clear in my previous remarks, many accountants were faced with clients who, during the years in question, had had such low profits that even if they had failed to take the relief they would be paying only a modest rate of corporation tax, or perhaps none at all.
Having regard to the fact that at that time opinion generally was that such a gimcrack relief could not possibly be allowed to last, the accountants said " If you claim this relief now it may be clawed back in a year or two at a much higher rate of tax ", which I think was a reasonable assumption having regard to the nature of the previous Administration. I think that it is important to note that I am not coming to the defence of unwise accountants or people who gave bad advice.
I regret that the Financial Secretary has taken this rigid position. I think that the Inland Revenue will have cause to regret the lasting sense of unfairness that will remain with many business men, some of whom badly need the working capital that this relief would have given 209 them at a time when inflation is rapidly increasing.
It is clear that the Financial Secretary has the big battalions on his side, and at this time of night I do not propose to take any steps to divide the Committee.
§ Amendment negatived.
§ Schedule 3 agreed to.
Back to Schedule 3
Forward to Clause 14


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Хойникский замок — фортификационное сооружение XVII—XVIII веков в Хойниках в Гомельской области Белоруссии. Построен в первой половине XVII века, накануне «Хмельниччины», вероятно, паном Максимилианом Бжозовским. Позже принадлежал князьям Шуйским, панам Прозорам. Есть описание замка по состоянию на 1721 год.

Описание

Занимал небольшую песчаную дюну в заболоченной пойме реки Квеси. Вытянутая с севера на юг овальная площадка замка (35 × 25 м) была окружена заполненным водой рвом, который со стороны местечка имел ширину 28-30 м, с других сторон — 10-18 м. Кроме того, был защищен большой поймой. На земляном валу стояли деревянные оборонительные стены-городни, была и въездная башня с брамой. Связь с городом осуществлялась по дамбе и деревянному мосту. Согласно инвентарю за 1721 год, Хойникский замок был окружен парканом (оборонительное заграждение в виде частокола), имел 2-этажную въездную башню, срубленную из брусьев и укрытую щепой. Первый этаж башни занимали въездной проезд с воротами и 2 помещения, отведенные под тюрьму, на 2-м этаже зал со стеклянными окнами в деревянных рамах. На уровне 2-го этажа вкруговую шел балкон. На замковом дворе располагались хозяйственные постройки. Хойникский замок стоял до 2-й половины 18 в.

Литература

 Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. Т. 17: Хвінявічы — Шчытні / Рэдкал.: Г. П. Пашкоў і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн., 2003. — 512 с.: іл. ISBN 985-11-0279-2 (т. 17), ISBN 985-11-0035-8, С. 42.
Хойники
Замки Белоруссии
Замки Великого княжества Литовского

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Q: Event Handler in Winform I'm new to using event handler in Winforms.
What I'm trying to do is take a screen shot of my desktop using the mouse to dictate the area to capture, then have this image shown in a picture. I was advised to use an event handler to do this in another post but I'm having a real issue trying to get this to work. Could someone please look over what I've done and tell me what is I've done wrong?
Failing that, point me in the right direction to get this fixed?
First off, my screen capture code:
 class ScreenCapture
{
    public delegate void StatusUpdateHandler(object sender, ProgressEventArgs e);
    public static event StatusUpdateHandler OnUpdateStatus;

    public static bool saveToClipboard = true;

     public  static void CaptureImage(bool showCursor, Size curSize, Point curPos, Point SourcePoint, Point DestinationPoint, Rectangle SelectionRectangle, string FilePath, string extension)
     {
         using (Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(SelectionRectangle.Width, SelectionRectangle.Height))
         {
             using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap))
             {
                 g.CopyFromScreen(SourcePoint, DestinationPoint, SelectionRectangle.Size);

                 if (showCursor)
                 {
                     Rectangle cursorBounds = new Rectangle(curPos, curSize);
                     Cursors.Default.Draw(g, cursorBounds);
                 }
             }

             if (saveToClipboard)
             {

                  Image img = (Image)bitmap;
                      Clipboard.SetImage(img);

                 if (OnUpdateStatus == null) return;

                    ProgressEventArgs args = new ProgressEventArgs(img);
                     OnUpdateStatus(this,args);

                 // this is where the screen capture is stored.
                 // it is this image I want pass to the image box

             }
             else
             {
                 switch (extension)
                 {
                     case ".bmp":
                         bitmap.Save(FilePath, ImageFormat.Bmp);
                         break;
                     case ".jpg":
                         bitmap.Save(FilePath, ImageFormat.Jpeg);
                         break;
                     case ".gif":
                         bitmap.Save(FilePath, ImageFormat.Gif);
                         break;
                     case ".tiff":
                         bitmap.Save(FilePath, ImageFormat.Tiff);
                         break;
                     case ".png":
                         bitmap.Save(FilePath, ImageFormat.Png);
                         break;
                     default:
                         bitmap.Save(FilePath, ImageFormat.Jpeg);
                         break;
                 }
             }

         }

     }

}

 public class ProgressEventArgs : EventArgs
{
    public  Image { get; private set; }
    public ProgressEventArgs( Image img)
    {
        Image = img;
    }
}

And the code in my form1 class:
  public partial class ControlPanel : Form
{
    public EventHandler<ScreenCapture> capture;
    private ScreenCapture _screenCap;

    public ControlPanel()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        _screenCap = new ScreenCapture();
        _screenCap.OnUpdateStatus += new ScreenCapture.StatusUpdateHandler(SetImage);
    }

    private void SetImage(object sender, ProgressEventArgs e)
    {
        // the image box I want the image to be passed to
       // imagePreview.Image = e.OnUpdateStatus;
        SetImage(e.Image);
    }

    private void btn_CaptureArea_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

        this.Hide();
        Form1 form1 = new Form1();
        form1.InstanceRef = this;
        form1.Show();

    }

}

I've never used event handlers like this before so I'm a little out of my depth.
edit
Sorry forgot to add more detail to my issue. Though the main error is still that my program no longer works as it did before with this new code. I still want the image captured to be displayed in the picture box in my form1.
At the moment I have 8 errors with my event handling code. In the following section of code:
 public class ProgressEventArgs : EventArgs
{
    public readonly Image { get; private set; }
    public ProgressEventArgs( Image img)
    {
        Image = img;
    }
}

My compiler does not like the get or set. As my compliler claims

Invalid token ';' in class, struct, or interface member declaration

Then, in the line beneath, ProgressEventArgs gets the following error:

Expected class, delegate, enum, interface, or struct
  But my thinking was that it was already in the class. So I'm really confused by this error.

A: It seems like you really need to get a book that covers the basics of C#.  Because there are all sorts of issues scattered about your code.  We've all been there -- just because you're an experienced programmer doesn't mean you won't get tripped up by the nuances.
ScreenCapture
Your class has many static members, but you're instantiating ScreenCapture in ControlPanel.  I would remove any static declarations, or don't bother instantiating it.
Removing Statics:
public event StatusUpdateHandler OnUpdateStatus;

public bool saveToClipboard = true;

public void CaptureImage(bool showCursor, Size curSize, // ...

You are using using to automatically dispose of bitmap at the end of scope of the using.  Since you want to include it in your event, remove that first using.
Bitmap bitmap = new Bitmap(SelectionRectangle.Width, SelectionRectangle.Height);
using (Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap)) { // ...

Now that bitmap will not get disposed, you can add at the end of CaptureImage your function the code to trigger your event.
if (OnUpdateStatus != null) {
    OnUpdateState(this, ProgressEventArgs(img));
}

ControlPanel
If you keep ScreenCapture static don't make an instance, and register the event on the class.
// _screenCap = new ScreenCapture();
ScreenCapture.OnUpdateStatus += _screen_CapOnUpdateStatus;

If you're going to do an instance, you need to subscribe to the event after _screenCap is instantiated.
_screenCap = new ScreenCapture();
_screenCap.OnUpdateStatus += _screen_CapOnUpdateStatus;

You need to create the subscriber too
_screen_CapOnUpdateStatus(object source, ProgressEventArgs e) {
     imagePreview.Image = e.Image;
}

ProgressEventArgs
With your event args remove read only.  It'll be read only outside of the class because of the private set.  You also need to get the property a name.  You can use the same name as the Type, but that can cause confusion.  Consider using CapturedImage.
public Image CapturedImage { get; private set; }
public ProgressEventArgs(Image img)
{
    CapturedImage = img;
}

Try these changes and then tackle any remaining compiler issues.

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Q: Data Structure Selection - Printing Filepaths I had a question regarding printing the names of files. Say I start with something like a list of strings such as
files = [['documents', 'pics', 'cool.zip'], ['documents', 'homework'], ['Desktop, 'documents', 'file.jpg'], ['awesome.jpg'], ['turtles', 'homework']]

Essentially this is a list of lists of file paths. I'd like to try to take this and organize it into a data structure that will help to identify the links between the file paths.
I was thinking that a Graph may be the best way to represent this, but typically i'e seen graphs start out with adjacency lists which is also a list of lists, but typically each sub list is a pair of items. Anyone have some feedback here on best data structure to use here? I'd ultimately like to reconstruct a Graph and then print out the contents of the Graph, depth first.

A: Usually, files are organised in a tree. You start with a "root" directory, which has a set of children, each of which is either a file, or a directory - which has its own set of children (or a link/shortcut, but they make things more complicated than it sounds like you need here)


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Queen's Hospital bereavement midwives shortlisted for national award
Ian Weinfass
Published: 8:00 PM October 24, 2012 Updated: 12:12 PM October 13, 2020
A team of midwives based at Queen's Hospital in Romford have been shortlisted for a national award.
The midwifery bereavement team at the Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) have made it to the last three in the Royal College of Midwives 2013 awards.
The team – who care for women giving birth at both Queen's, in Rom Valley Way, and King George hospitals - are in the finals of the Rewarding Excellence in Bereavement Care category.
The team of three care for and support families who have experienced a late miscarriage, still birth or neonatal death.
As well as supporting the women while they are still on the labour ward, they also visit families at home after their loss.
The team also offers unique clinics for mums-to-be who have lost a baby previously.
They run four clinics a week offering specialist care to pregnant women who have had to deal with a still-birth or neo-natal death, giving them intensive support and offering them many more scans than usual.
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BHRUT deals with almost 10,000 births a year, and with the latest national figures showing that rates of stillbirth have increased to 5.2 in every 1,000 births, it is a busy service.
Bereavement midwife Diane Bellanca – who works alongside colleagues Claire Waters and Liz Dorey - has been with BHRUT for almost three years.
She said: "This job can take a lot out of you as it is obviously emotionally draining, but the positive side is supporting people through a successful second pregnancy.
"That is so rewarding."
The team now has to give a special presentation to the awards judges before they find out whether they have scooped the top prize at a ceremony in January.
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Immigration History: Ethno-Cultural Groups
East Indian
Genealogy and Family History
Research at Library and Archives Canada
Research at Other Institutions and Online
Research in Published Sources
Immigration from the Indian subcontinent to Canada began during the late 1800s. The majority was Sikhs from the Punjab region and most settled in British Columbia. They were often erroneously referred to by government authorities as Hindus. Some were discharged British soldiers; others were labourers who found work in the lumber, railway and mining industries.
In 1891, an increase in the Chinese Head Tax caused a decline in Chinese immigration to Canada, so booking agents began encouraging immigration from India to sell tickets on trans-Pacific ships sailing between Hong Kong and British Columbia. Between 1904 and 1908, over 5,000 Indian men arrived in B.C., with approximately 3,000 of them continuing to the United States.
This early immigration to Canada was met with much hostility in British Columbia. As a result of this, East Indian immigration to Canada decreased dramatically until the 1940s. Only after the First World War did Canada change its position on East Indian immigration and allowed the admission of women and children. However, other restrictions were applied over the years, such as the "continuous voyage" regulation of 1908.
Under pressure from a newly-created independent Indian government, Canada began to change its discriminatory immigration policies after the end of the Second World War. The initial quota for Indian immigrants was 150, but was subsequently raised to 300 a few years later. Gujarati immigration began in the 1950s and was characterized by two main groups: those who came directly from the Indian subcontinent, and often from Gujarat; and those who migrated from East Africa and Britain. Between 1961 and 1971 approximately 2,500 Gujarati immigrants settled in Canada. Most of these early migrants were various skilled professionals. Furthermore, between 1961 and 1982, approximately 32,000 people of East Indian descent arrived in Canada from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
During the 1970s and 1980s large numbers of people of East Indian descent migrated to Canada from the British Caribbean, most notably Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, as a result of economic difficulties existing in those countries. Approximately 90,000 East Indians migrated from the Caribbean between 1962 and 1992. There was, however, earlier migration of students studying and then residing in Canada from Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, and Jamaica but their numbers were quite small. Most of these migrants settled in the province of Ontario with the vast majority settling in the Toronto region. There have also been smaller numbers of people of East Indian descent who immigrated to Canada from Fiji.
Immigration Branch: Central Registry Files
Emigration of Hindus, RG 76, volumes 386 and 387, file 536999, parts 14, 16, 17 and 19, microfilms C-10281 and C-10282. File includes lists of names of various people who immigrated to Canada, 1922-1949.
Asiatics, Orientals (Japanese, Chinese, and East Indians), RG 76, volume 474, file 729921, microfilm C-10410. File includes lists of names for 1907 and 1922.
Other series of Records
Library and Archives Canada also holds other private records regarding Indian families. Consult the Collection Search database using keywords such as a surname or the name of an organization.
British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers: family history
British Library: Resources for the study of South Asia, past and present
The Digital South Asian Library
Families in British India Society
The Guyana/British Guiana Genealogical Society
India Online Genealogy Records
Indo-Caribbean Heritage
National Archives of India
The National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago
SFU Digitized Collections
Sri Lanka Genealogy
Tracing your Asian roots on the Indian subcontinent
Assam & North-East India: Christian Cemeteries and Memorials, 1783-2003, by Eileen Hewson.
History of East Indians in America: The First Half-century Experience of Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims, by Harold S. Jacoby.
Kacheri Cemetery Kanpur: A Complete List of Inscriptions With Notes on Those Buried There, by Zoë Yalland.
Passage from India: Asian Indian immigrants in North America, by Joan M. Jensen.
The East Indians in Canada, by Hugh Johnson
The Genealogies and Genealogists of Mithila: A Study of the Panji and Panjikars, by Ugra Nath Jha.
The ongoing journey: Indian migration to Canada, by Kavita A. Sharma.
Search for other books on East Indians in Aurora , using authors, titles or subject keywords such as:
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Brilliant first half blitz sees Exeter City cruise to friendly win at Bath City
Bowman strikes twice in easy win for the Grecians
Stuart James
Updated 21:15, 12 JUL 2019
Goal celebrations for Ryan Bowman of Exeter City during the pre season friendly match between Bath City and Exeter City at Twerton Park, Bath, Somerset on July 12th. - PHOTO: Cameron Geran/PPAUK
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An impressive first half performance saw Exeter City pick up their third win of pre-season with a comfortable 3-0 win at National South side Bath City.
Two goals from Ryan Bowman and one by Archie Collins were enough for the Grecians as many of Matt Taylor's first choice XI were given an hour against the Romans at Twerton Park.
There was also a first run-out for new signing Nicky Ajose, who linked up well with Bowman, which will be encouraging for Taylor and the Grecians as they head into the new League Two season.
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After a bright start which saw City almost go in front through Bowman, they did so in the fourth minute as a superb pass by lee Martin was latched onto by Bowman and he lofted a lovely finish over the head of goalkeeper Ryan Clarke and into the net.
It was one-way traffic as the Grecians looked a class above their hosts and almost added to their lead through Bowman, following some superb link-up with strike partner Ajose, but the second goal was not long in coming.
It came in the 29th minute as Nicky Law's long ball forward was not dealt with by the Romans' defence; Martin's shot was blocked and Collins curled a beauty into the top corner from the edge of the penalty box.
If that goal was good, City's third – which came 60 seconds later – was even better. A cross from the left was deflected up into the air and Bowman, with his back to goal, steadied himself before producing a superb overhead kick that flew past Clarke and into the net.
The former Motherwell striker was causing all sorts of problems for Bath and almost bagged a hat-trick but after, rounding Clarke, the ball ran away from him and out of play before he could get a shot away.
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Bath rarely threatened, although Tyler Harvey, the former Plymouth Argyle man that once had a trial with the Grecians, fired a free kick over the bar just before half-time.
Ajose and Gary Warren were replaced by Randell Williams and former Bath defender – and reigning player of the year – Robbie Cundy at the break and the one-way nature of the game continued as Bowman saw a shot blocked and another effort by the City striker was saved by Clarke.
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As the hour mark approached, a plethora of changes disrupted the flow of the game as Taylor gave a run-out to the rest of his first team squad. As a result, Bath came into the contest, but they could not find a way past City's well organised backline.
Williams, so impressive in pre-season so far, fired a shot just over after cutting in from his wing and showing great skill and in the closing stages, Ben Seymour saw a shot saved as the chances dried up a bit for the Grecians.
The win was the third in four games for Taylor's troops, who also beat Jersey 5-0 and Tiverton Town 1-0. With a goalless draw at Truro as well, it means City are undefeated and yet to concede a goal so far this summer.
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John LaMattina and his wife, Roseann, frame a Norton Elementary School mural that features his drum program. LaMattina recently held his final concert for the program, which he has taught for free at the school since 1988.
John LaMattina wasn't your typical teacher. You could say that he walked to the beat of his own drum.
He inspired generations of kids to do the same.
Recently, LaMattina gave his final concert as the director of the free drum program at Norton Elementary School outside Snellville. He taught the free extracurricular program from 1988 until this year — two years after his retirement, although LaMattina continues to work part time as a parent-coordinator.
"When you watch the kids playing drums in Mr. LaMattina's drum show, you can see the focus in their eyes," said Lance Kindl, who participated in the class in the 1990s and returned to participate in the final drum show in early May. "For years, Mr. L has made the lessons and drum show at Norton Elementary a positive and enjoyable experience for everyone involved."
Growing up on Long Island, LaMattina began taking drum lessons when he was 15. And when he became a teacher, he wanted to share his passion with his students.
After 15 years of teaching in Freeport, New York, he moved to Georgia and asked if he could start an afterschool class at Norton. It later became a before-school activity, and dozens of children would get up early to participate.
"I wanted to give the students the opportunity to try something different," he said. "Music is a source of higher-level thinking. It enriches both the artist and the audience to which he or she is performing.
"I always used music in my classroom," the former fifth-grade teacher said. "We would interpret the words of songs and see the poetry of the words. I used many of the Beatles songs in my classroom. My favorites to use were 'In My Life,' 'Penny Lane,' and 'The Long and Winding Road.' I also taught jazz history to all fifth-graders, as it was part of the fifth-grade curriculum.
I always tell my students, 'If there's no music in the room, it ain't right,' " he said.
LaMattina's drum program began with fourth- and fifth-grade students, and he later added third grade.
Over the decades, LaMattina estimates more than 1,500 students have participated in the program, which began with one drum set and a set of drum pads. When he was named an AJC Honor Teacher in 2000, he used part of the grant money to buy more instruments and expand the program.
LaMattina also maintains a drum studio in Lawrenceville, where he teaches about 40 students a week. Many of them have continued with music through high school and college, and several have become professional musicians, including his son Michael.
"The impact on my life trajectory was greatly shaped by my dad's love of drumming," said Michael LaMattina, who is the principal percussionist with the Dayton Philharmonic and director of percussion studies at Miami University in Ohio.
"Some of my fondest childhood memories were of going on gigs with my dad," he said. "We would load in and out; one of the first things he showed me was how to telescope the drum cases to save space after the drums were set up.
"I would get a chance to sit in on a tune or two as I got better," he said, adding that his father began helping the Brookwood High School drumline while Michael LaMattina was a student there.
Kindl, who recently accepted a job as assistant band director at Parkview High School, spent nine seasons touring with the international drum show Blast.
"Like Mr. LaMattina, I'm hoping to share my knowledge and passion for percussion with students so they can someday live the amazing and crazy experiences I've been through," he added, referring to his upcoming teaching job. "I think about all of Mr. L's students who didn't become musicians, probably hundreds of former students that I don't know but (who) learned from him, like me, how to love music, drums, maybe even the Yankees a little, or to understand the struggle of the learning process and embrace it, enjoy it."
John LaMattina plans to work part time as Norton's parent-coordinator while continuing to teach his students at the studio and performing in as many gigs as he can book.
His final concert was a celebration of the past decades, and many of his former students came to show their appreciation.
"I had a great time, told some bad jokes, and soaked in all the memories," LaMattina said, adding that he will treasure a keepsake that his students presented to him of an artistic drawing of a drum set. "I will remember it forever. It was a great ending to the show, but I hope there will be many more years of drumming for my students and for me. I still have lots to do with my drums.
"I was so happy to give kids a chance to receive the joy of music," he said. "It has been my legacy and my gift to Norton ES."


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from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import

#from pnet.vzlog import default as vz
import numpy as np
import amitgroup as ag
import itertools as itr
import sys
import os

import pnet
import time

def test(ims, labels, net):
    yhat = net.classify(ims)
    return yhat == labels

if pnet.parallel.main(__name__):
    ag.set_verbose(True)
    print("1")
    import argparse
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()

    parser.add_argument('numParts', metavar='<numPart param>', type=int, help='number of parts')
    parser.add_argument('patchSize', metavar='<patch size>', type=int, help='size of patches')
    parser.add_argument('data',metavar='<mnist data file>',type=argparse.FileType('rb'), help='Filename of data file')
    parser.add_argument('label',metavar='<mnist label file>', type = argparse.FileType('rb'), help = 'Filename of label file')
    parser.add_argument('saveFile', metavar='<part Model file>', type=argparse.FileType('wb'),help='Filename of savable model file')
    parser.add_argument('classifier',metavar='<classifier>', type=str, choices=('svm-mixture', 'rot-mixture'), help='num Of Class Model')
    parser.add_argument('numOfClassModel',metavar='<numOfClassModel>', type=str, help='num Of Class Model')

    args = parser.parse_args()
    numParts = args.numParts

    numOfClassModel = args.numOfClassModel

    if numOfClassModel == 'many':
        num_class_models = [1, 2, 5, 10, 20]
    else:
        num_class_models = [int(numOfClassModel)]

    if args.classifier == 'svm-mixture':
        classifier_names = ['mixture', 'svm']

    classifier_name = args.classifier
    param = args.data
    saveFile = args.saveFile

    patchSize = args.patchSize

    data = np.load(param)
    label = np.load(args.label)
    unsup_training_times = []
    sup_training_times = []
    testing_times = []
    error_rates = []
    all_num_parts = []

    for training_seed in xrange(2):
        print("Inside")
        layers = [
            pnet.EdgeLayer(k=5, radius=1, spread='orthogonal', minimum_contrast=0.08),#, pre_blurring=1.0),

            pnet.PartsLayer(numParts, (patchSize, patchSize), settings=dict(outer_frame=2,
                                                      em_seed=training_seed,
                                                      threshold=2,
                                                      samples_per_image=10,
                                                      max_samples=100000,
                                                      min_prob=0.00005,
                                                      )),
        ]

        net = pnet.PartsNet(layers)

        digits = range(10)
        print('Extracting subsets...')

        ims10k = data[:10000]
        label10k = label[:10000]

        ims2k = data[10000:12000]
        label2k = label[10000:12000]
        print('Done.')

        start0 = time.time()
        print('Training unsupervised...')
        net.train(ims10k)
        print('Done.')
        end0 = time.time()

        net.save(saveFile)

        digits = range(10)
        sup_ims = []
        sup_labels = []
        # Load supervised training data
        for d in digits:
            ims0 = ims10k[label10k == d]
            sup_ims.append(ims0)
            sup_labels.append(d * np.ones(len(ims0), dtype=np.int64))

        sup_ims = np.concatenate(sup_ims, axis=0)
        sup_labels = np.concatenate(sup_labels, axis=0)
        print("=================")
        print(sup_ims.shape)
        print(sup_labels)

        for classifier in classifier_names:
            num_class_models0 = num_class_models
            if classifier == 'svm':
                num_class_models0 = [1]

            for n_classes in num_class_models0:
                print('Classifier:', classifier, 'Components:', n_classes)
                if classifier == 'mixture':
                    layers = [
                        pnet.PoolingLayer(shape=(4, 4), strides=(4, 4)),
                        pnet.MixtureClassificationLayer(n_components=n_classes, min_prob=1e-5)
                    ]
                elif classifier == 'svm':
                    layers = [
                        pnet.PoolingLayer(shape=(4, 4), strides=(4, 4)),
                        pnet.SVMClassificationLayer(C=None),
                    ]

                clnet = pnet.PartsNet([net] + layers)

                start1 = time.time()
                print('Training supervised...')
                print(sup_ims.shape)
                clnet.train(sup_ims, sup_labels)
                print('Done.')
                end1 = time.time()

                corrects = 0
                total = 0
                if 0:
                    test_ims, test_labels = mnist_data['test_image'], mnist_data['test_label']
                else:
                    test_ims = ims2k
                    test_labels = label2k

                ims_batches = np.array_split(test_ims, 10)
                labels_batches = np.array_split(test_labels, 10)

                def format_error_rate(pr):
                    return "{:.2f}%".format(100*(1-pr))

                #with gv.Timer('Testing'):
                start2 = time.time()
                args = (tup+(clnet,) for tup in itr.izip(ims_batches, labels_batches))
                for i, res in enumerate(pnet.parallel.starmap(test, args)):
                    corrects += res.sum()
                    total += res.size
                    pr = corrects / total
                end2 = time.time()

                error_rate = 1.0 - pr
                error_rates.append(error_rate)
                print(training_seed, 'error rate', error_rate * 100, 'num parts', numParts)

                unsup_training_times.append(end0 - start0)
                sup_training_times.append(end1 - start1)
                testing_times.append(end2 - start2)

                print('times', end0-start0, end1-start1, end2-start2)

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I want to share the story of Gina and Andrew Trilla. I have personaly know Gina for aproxamately 3 year and Andrew for 10 years. I had the pleasure of officating my first wedding ceremoney marying them 3 years ago. Gina and Adrew Trilla will alway hold a special place in my heart and life as a minster.
Recenly I have been notified by Gina and Andrew that Gina , was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. They are in need of our prayer and support. They have set up a page for donations at www.gofundme.com/2r7ty8u8 , any thing that you could donate to help Gina would be greatly appreicated.
Please continue to pray for Gina healing and strenght for her and Andrew during the next few months. I have decided to post their story on the website for you continued prayer.
…I share this message with you out of the hope that it will help someone else.
1 week ago today, I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Boy have we learned a substantial amount of information to help us make decisions that I will share with you. It all began in September with a SELF BREAST EXAM. After detection, I scheduled a breast exam with my ob-gyn. She confirmed the lump. I followed that up with an ultrasound. The ultrasound determined that the lump was not a cyst. That it was an irregular 1.3cm nodule. The doctor's office asked me to come in for a biopsy. On Columbus Day, I went for a biopsy and the results came back positive two days later. It had grown to 1.4 cm.
I've completed most of the preliminary of blood tests. In addition, we completed BRAC Analysis aka hereditary testing. We followed up by having a MRI (checking to see if the cancer has spread from the lump) and PET scan (full body scan to see if it has spread to the rest of my body.) Since triple negative breast cancer is known for being extremely aggressive, that is the approach we have decided to take. At this point we know that the cancer has spread to my lymph nodes. The cancer has not yet spread to my right side.
With the knowledge we have, the course of treatment will take about a year. We will start with removal of the lump and nodes on my left side. I will heal for roughly 1 month and have a "port" inserted at the end of the month (to prepare for chemo.) We are hoping to do the best that we can to harvest eggs. So down the road we have the option to raise our own family. After healing…we will begin the fight. I will do chemo for about 5 months. Once chemo is finished, I will have a double mastectomy and partial reconstruction. The statistics of cancer returning if I don't are are high because this is an aggressive cancer. After a hospital stay for the double mastectomy, recovery will take about 2 months. Once I've healed…the final step will be radiation. Radiation will last about 2 months. Upon completion of radiation, another surgeries may need to take place.
Through all of this I will depend on family and friends to make it. So many people have been generous with their gestures, thoughts and prayers. Knowing I have so many people who care about me means the world. I will continue to need your love and support throughout the next year. There are many ways in which you can help my family through this fight. First and foremost pray. Second, we might need someone to talk to. We may want some company. I may need assistance with driving with me to chemo and sitting with me for the 3-4 hours it takes. Take the dogs for a walk. Cooking, cleaning or go grocery shopping. I still want to visit with people even if it is just for an hour. I may spontaneously call. I will want you to take Andrew out, get him to do some fun things…so he gets a relief too.
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Are Melatonin Supplements Safe?
A Michigan Medicine expert explains what we know and don't know about the hormone supplement that's growing in popularity.
Sleep is essential in the pursuit of a long, healthy life. While some of us are habitual in our sleep-wake schedules, a lot of us probably aren't. And more and more often, people are reaching for a melatonin supplement to improve sleep quality or duration.
A Michigan Medicine sleep expert says that while these supplements are generally safe and can be helpful, they aren't as magical as some people make them out to be.
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"If taken at the appropriate time and dosage, melatonin is great for jet lag and helping night owls to fall asleep earlier," says Leslie Swanson, Ph.D., clinical associate professor in psychiatry at Michigan Medicine's Sleep and Circadian Research Laboratory.
Although melatonin has its benefits, Swanson notes that studies have shown minimal improvement in sleep for people with insomnia after taking a supplement. On average, results show a seven-minute decrease in the time it takes to fall asleep.
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Our bodies already make melatonin that helps us regulate our sleep-wake cycles so a supplement isn't always needed. As it gets darker at night, the brain's pineal gland gradually releases melatonin, which makes us drowsy as bedtime approaches. As the sun rises and our wake time approaches, melatonin levels gradually decrease. Our brains can only make melatonin in dim light — bright light stops its release.
Long-term safety unknown
Swanson says melatonin supplements are safe for adults to use in the short term, but because there haven't been any long-term studies in humans, the long-term safety is unknown.
Smaller doses of melatonin supplements — 0.5 milligrams or less — produce levels similar to what the brain makes naturally. After taking a larger dose, such as 3 milligrams, melatonin levels may rise to be 10 times higher than normal.
What remains in question is how much melatonin is too much.
"From animal studies, we see that very high doses of melatonin don't cause death. It's low toxicity," Swanson says.
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As we age, we produce less melatonin at night.
For adults older than 55 who choose to take melatonin supplements, Swanson recommends 0.5 to 2 milligrams, taken about an hour before bed. If you're a night owl or traveling across time zones and you want to take a supplement to shift your body clock, Swanson recommends a small dose of 0.5 milligrams of melatonin about five hours before desired bedtime to simulate the brain's natural level of production.
"It's as effective as a larger dose but with fewer side effects," Swanson says.
Negative side effects
Although melatonin has no serious adverse effects, possible side effects include extreme drowsiness, dizziness, headache and nausea.
According to Swanson, research in animals suggests that melatonin may affect the reproductive system and it crosses into breast milk. For this reason, the supplements aren't recommended for children and pregnant or breastfeeding women if other options can be tried.
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The Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate melatonin supplements, unlike those other medications you may be taking, so the product you get might not be consistent with what the label says. And they're widely available.
Swanson says to be hypervigilant and always speak to a health professional if you have any questions or concerns about a product.
"Be aware if you have hypertension, diabetes or epilepsy," Swanson says. "Melatonin supplements can impact these diseases and can interact poorly with medications for these conditions."
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Custodians of the Internet
Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions That Shape Social Media
Tarleton Gillespie
https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300235029
A revealing and gripping investigation into how social media platforms police what we post online—and the large societal impact of these decisions
Most users want their Twitter feed, Facebook page, and YouTube comments to be free of harassment and porn. Whether faced with "fake news" or livestreamed violence, "content moderators"—who censor or promote user†'posted content—have never been more important. This is especially true when the tools that social media platforms use to curb trolling, ban hate speech, and censor pornography can also silence the speech you need to hear.
In this revealing and nuanced exploration, award†'winning sociologist and cultural observer Tarleton Gillespie provides an overview of current social media practices and explains the underlying rationales for how, when, and why these policies are enforced. In doing so, Gillespie highlights that content moderation receives too little public scrutiny even as it is shapes social norms and creates consequences for public discourse, cultural production, and the fabric of society. Based on interviews with content moderators, creators, and consumers, this accessible, timely book is a must†'read for anyone who's ever clicked "like" or "retweet."
Tarleton Gillespie is a principal researcher at Microsoft Research New England and an affiliated associate professor at Cornell University. He cofounded the blog Culture Digitally. His previous book is the award†'winning Wired Shut: Copyright and the Shape of Digital Culture.
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CHAPTER 1. All Platforms Moderate
CHAPTER 2. The Myth of the Neutral Platform
CHAPTER 3. Community Guidelines, or the Sound of No
CHAPTER 4. Three Imperfect Solutions to the Problem of Scale
CHAPTER 5. The Human Labor of Moderation
CHAPTER 6. Facebook, Breastfeeding, and Living in Suspension
CHAPTER 7. To Remove or to Filter
CHAPTER 8. What Platforms Are, and What They Should Be
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Yerevan State Medical University is centrally located in the capital of Armenia, Yerevan. It is considered as one of the Top Medical Universities in Armenia, leading with a number of 31,000 graduates till date. There are about 8,000 students in 6 faculties of the State Medical University after Heratsi. Approximately, 1184 students are from various nations. It is considered to be the best University for studying MD in Armenia (equivalent to MBBS in India). Teaching and research activities are organized in more than 100 chairs, leading clinical bases and research centers in Yerevan.
University has about 1,100 lecturers out of which, 171 are well-qualified Doctors of Sciences, 504 are Candidates of Sciences, 7 Academicians of the RANAS; who perform scientific & pedagogical work at the University.
This cluster of scientific & intellectual potential has a significant role in the development of medical science in Armenia.
YSMU relies on the mission of preparing highly qualified & skilled doctors to change the world, save the humanity; wherever it is needed. The academic year consists of two semesters. The first semester starts on September 1 and ends in December-January.
University constitutes of 5 main buildings- Main University building, Administrative building, Laboratory building, Anatomical building, Dental clinics building, and also three hospitals (Heratsi Hospital, Muratsan Hospital & Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery) operated under the supervision of Yerevan State Medical University; where students get a great life-learning experience. There are more than 30 affiliated hospitals with which Yerevan State Medical University works closely
Also, The University has established close connections with medical universities and international health organizations in the field of higher education and health. These well-known universities are from USA, Germany, Greece, Italy, France, Belgium, Egypt, Sweden, etc. Since 2000, YSMU has joined a number of international organizations. Among them are: SGROUP European Network of Universities, The International Association of Universities, World Federation of Medical Education as Member of Medical Education Association in Europe, Association for Dental Education in Europe
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More than 8000 students
24% are international students
Students from 26 countries all over the world
39 clinics, laboratories and diagnostic centers
1100 professors
More than 50 adjunct/visiting professors from other top universities
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HUniversity provides comfortable accommodation & dining facilities to its student, especially Indian students; as Indian delicacies are also available for them.
It accommodates its students in its two houses for international students with a separate dining area. Rooms are fully furnished decorated with all the basic amenities and the space is clean & tidy. Laundry service is also available for the students.
The university has a separate sports complex, a library with over 6 Lakhs books, gym and swimming pool facility as well.
There is an extra-curricular department, which operates all the sports activities on campus that includes dancing, theatre, drama, soccer, volleyball, basketball, power lifting, chess, and much more.
For transportation; students can take advantage of the regular bus service or metro.


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Types of Stocks Included in this ETF: Large and mid-sized companies from Chile. This ETF is designed to represent a significant percentage of the Chilean stock market.
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Dechert promotes City quartet
Dechert has promoted 13 associates to its partnership, with four getting the nod in London. The firm has promoted a further three in New York, two in Washington DC and Philadelphia and one in Paris and San Francisco. The four lawyers promoted in London include: John Bedford, Mark Evans, Jennifer Rees and Karen Stretch. Bedford […]
DWF reveals long-term remote working shift for admin staff
DWF has vowed to reduce its office real estate footprint, while its UK secretarial and admin functions will still be expected to work remotely most of the time once office restrictions subside. As revealed in its half-year results, DWF is looking to downsize its office space and the lease terms of a number of its […]
Clifford Chance backtracks on NQ salary cuts
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Webinar: What the end of Privacy Shield and Brexit means for future data transfers between the UK, US & EU
Register to watch this free to attend webinar on Tuesday 26 January 2021 at 3pm (GMT) to hear the expert panel discuss the key considerations around securely sharing data between the US and EU post-Schrems II and Brexit.
Ensuring that the appropriate data is shared securely between the EU and the US is essential for many businesses in their daily operations. With the invalidation of Privacy Shied by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the UK's departure from the EU, the UK now faces two considerations, data transfers both between the EU and UK and between the UK and US.
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Cindy Rosser is a Legal Director in DocuSign's Product, IP & Regulatory Affairs group and serves as global privacy counsel. She has previously served in legal roles at companies including NetApp and Symantec. Cindy received her law degree from George Mason's Antonin Scalia Law School and her B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech.
Stuart Brock is Sr. Agreement Cloud Strategy Practice Director for DocuSign, having joined our company this year with our acquisition of Seal Software. Stuart practiced law at a top national firm for ten years before moving in-house at Bank of America, where his responsibilities included the governance of third-party contracts, including the bank's arsenal of contract templates for more than 60 countries around the globe.
Suzanne Rodway is currently General Counsel LG&RA Services & Group DPO for NatWest, with responsibility for Legal Operations, eDisclosure & Legal Privacy teams for the Group.
She trained with global law firm Linklaters, where after completing a number of years in the Technology, Media & Telecoms practice, moved to in-house to advise the firm on its own privacy and information risk management issues.
Sarah Pozner has over a dozen years experience advising on data protection and has just taken on the role of Global DPO for ITV where she will be building on the business's approach to data privacy ensuring use of data is optimised from a compliance perspective whilst supporting the commercial objectives. Previously Sarah led a team of specialist lawyers supporting digital work advising on technology and data privacy, including the implementation of the GDPR compliance programme at Aviva.
Matt Byrne, Deputy Editor, The Lawyer
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Redundancies drive up costs as Knights posts H1 results
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Midland Park CRC will be hosting a workshop on October 4 from 9am-3pm in conjunction with the Salaam Project through Christian Reformed World Missions. Leading the seminar will be Dave and Sharon De Vries, who have lived and worked among Muslims for about 20 years. The seminar will provide understanding of key Muslim beliefs and practice, and also give insights on how to build bridges with Muslims and share our faith with them in a meaningful way. For information or to register, please see the flyer contact the Midland Park CRC office.


Tasting sweetness isn't always enjoyable.
As soon as sugar touches your tongue, your nervous system kicks into high gear. The tongue tells the brain's "taste center" that you ate something sweet, relaying a message to another part of your brain that eating sweet stuff is good. This is a problematic process for anyone who's ever tried to shed some pounds, but now, scientists studying mouse brains have found a way to disrupt it. As researchers write in Nature on Wednesday, just because your brain senses sweetness doesn't mean it has to conflate sweetness with pleasure.
In their study, the Columbia University researchers disrupted the brain region called the amygdala — responsible for the pleasant or unpleasant experience linked to taste — and found that the mice could still detect bitter and sweet flavors but didn't express a distaste for one or a preference for the other. This demonstrates that taste isn't inherently linked to the pleasurable experience of the taste, the authors write. Rather, those two experiences seem to be processed in different brain regions. With this knowledge in mind, the team additionally found that they could hack mouse brains to alter the way mice processed tastes, making plain water pleasurable or distasteful and reversing the way the mice experienced sweet and bitter tastes.
The researchers identified unique sets of neurons in the mouse amygdala that respond to sweet (green) and bitter (red) tastes.
In one set of experiments, the researchers altered the way the mouse brain taste center — the "gustatory cortex" — communicated with the amygdala. The gustatory cortex has separate connection neurons that relay "sweet" and "bitter" signals. So, when the team activated the neurons associated with sweetness, the mice reacted to a neutral stimulus (plain water) as if it was sweet. Likewise, when the neurons associated with bitterness were activated, the mice responded as if it the water was bitter. In this way, they found that this switch could even reverse the mice's emotional reactions to sweet or bitter tastes.
In another experiment, researchers trained mice to taste water from a spout and identify it as sweet or bitter by going through a door. Then, they silenced the neurons in the amygdala that determine how pleasurable a taste is. These mice were able to identify sweet and bitter, but their appetite for sweetness wasn't activated, showing that the pleasure-making process was indeed disrupted. In a different test, mice were trained to lick when they tasted something bitter and not lick when they tasted something sweet — the opposite of their natural response. Again, their amygdalae were silenced, and just like the mice in the previous test, they could still recognize sweet and biter, but they didn't exhibit an emotional response.
These weird experiments demonstrate that tasting and enjoying are governed by separate regions of the brain, at least in mice. If anything, it serves as a reminder that flavor and pleasure aren't entirely linked, even though most of us take this relationship for granted. By gaining a better understanding of these pathways, which the researchers say are similar in humans, they hope to gain insight into eating disorders, which appear to result from exaggerated responses to food input.


Ascended Master Mother Mary, through Kim Michaels, September 21, 2015, during the Divine Love Talk radio show on CRN.
I am the ascended master Mother Mary. I know that the discourse I gave last week could be upsetting to some people and might seem to challenge one of the cornerstones of the Christian religion, and for that matter, many religions on earth. Is it now so that most of the religions that you know today are based on a certain scripture and that those who adhere to that religion have a tendency to believe, almost blindly, that this scripture is somehow infallible? That it could not be wrong, and therefore, should not be questioned, even in the face of the incredible expansion of human knowledge that has come about in the modern age.
When I said that it is an outright lie that women are responsible for the fall of man; it would seem that I challenge the authority of the Christian scriptures, at least, the Old Testament. Well, my beloved, I am, indeed, challenging the authority of the Old Testament. It is not the word of God in an infallible form. It is a document that has been created over a very long period of time and it is very strongly influenced by the culture and the mindset of the people for whom this document was aimed.
You need to recognize, as I said in my last discourse, that there is a force on earth that seeks to control human beings. One of the ways they seek to control is through deception. And one of the most powerful forms of deception found on this planet is to create some kind of document, statement, doctrine, or even scientific theory or political ideology. And then, they make people believe that it must never be questioned. Just look at how many examples you find in the world today. You may see religious scriptures, but look at science and political ideologies that have also made even modern people fanatically believe that they must never question certain ideas.
I am not hereby saying that the Old Testament is wrong; and therefore, science and Darwin are right. Darwin needs to be questioned as much as the Old Testament. But, let us stay with the Old Testament. The Old Testament was given to people a very long time ago. People who were in a state of consciousness and had a world view that was very, very different from what you have today. In fact, it was so different that you can barely imagine the mindset people had when Genesis was brought into the physical octave.
Now there are scholars who have seen that there are actually two creation stories in Genesis. This is true. One has a higher degree of truth and accuracy than the other, because the other was deliberately inserted by beings who attempted to manipulate people in various ways. This is the one that contains the idea that from dust you have come and to dust you shall return. But, you were not created out of the dust of the earth. You were created as a spiritual being in a higher world, a higher realm. You descended and took on a physical body. The physical body was created out of the dust of the earth. But, your spirit was not.
The forces who want you to believe that you came from dust, want you to believe this; because they want you to deny that you are a spiritual being and that you have the potential to manifest a higher state of consciousness, namely the very state of consciousness that you have seen demonstrated by Jesus, the Buddha, and other spiritual leaders and examples. This is their aim, to make you deny, not only who you are; but who you have the potential to become. Do not follow these false teachers.


ACE's Civic Engagement program works to unite African Americans, communities of color and others by creating leaders in the community and developing the community's capacity to achieve and create a more equitable and just place to live and work.
Social Justice and Civic Leadership: Through this program, we provide social justice advocates with the tools and opportunities to become leaders in the community.
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Alternative two-wheeled transport and fitness on the long road
Todd Dills
This one's for those of you who thought it couldn't be done. Pictured below is Mario Almendarez's bicycle-carrying setup on his Prime Inc. company tractor. That's right, he carries not one, but two cycles to suit all purposes, on-highway or off-road.
Securely strapped as well as locked, Mario Almendarez's mountain bike on the back of his tractor's cab. Almendarez says Prime's been accommodating when it comes to many aspects of encouraging fitness on the highway — he was able to remove the passenger seat in his company tractor to fit his sweet Wilier road bike, back tire here shown resting on the bungee'd microwave, sitting more or less where the seat had been. The front tire, he says, comes close to the back of the bunk but leaves plenty of room for sleeping.
Almendarez (pictured, right) logged a somewhat mind-boggling 500-plus miles on two wheels over the month of May during Prime's cycling challenge among operators carrying bikes with them on the truck, which I reported on last week here. I talked with Oregon resident Almendarez subsequently, last week Friday, during which he told me about how his background running competitively has helped him in his ongoing fitness exploits and divulged a few tricks of the on-highway cycling trade, chief among them mustering a case of the want-tos and then utilizing available tools toward easy mapping of routes in unfamiliar locales.
With a current resting heart rate between 40 and 45, Almendarez is a model of good heart health as a 54-year-old, but he insists that "anybody can do this," given time and will. He's just now coming on a year with truckload carrier Prime Inc., to which he was drawn after hearing about Siphiwe Baleka and the company's ongoing efforts to encourage good fitness among its operators. Former Prime-leased owner-operator (now heading up the company's fitness programs) and competitive swimmer/triathlete Baleka "was a lot of the reason I decided to go with Prime," Almendarez says. He researched carriers after a career as manager of flight crews for an airline, and he's coming up on a year as a driver in the industry with Prime. He adds, "I saw [Baleka] could do the triathlon thing and still be a trucker – and what they offered as a company, pushing health and wellness and giving drivers a chance and incentive to do it."
Part of such, he says, is the cycling challenge, though it's "much easier to run" as a long-haul driver, given the equipment that is necessary for cycling, though as evidenced above he's able to make that work even with one of what he calls Prime's "lightweight trucks with a small sleeper.
For riding on the road, when Almendarez gets to a layover point or destination here he has some time, he pulls up the MapMyRide.com website, the focal point for drivers in the bicycle challenge for tracking their mileage and a helpful tool for locating rides in almost any locale around the nation. Paired with a smartphone app that utilizes your smartphone's GPS to track and store your location during the ride, you can store and make searchable your own rides, as well as search out others in any location.
This ride mapped by a user on MapMyRide.com in Nashville, Tenn., shows a 26-mile loop route convenient to both the Love's at I-65 and Trinity Lane as well as the TA downtown. Find more about it here.
Searching MapMyRide in a given area "usually brings up ride in the area," starting with a mile or two of his location, he says. I'd kind of follow it on the map," noting key turns and uploading to his bike's computer. If you don't have a computer yourself, tracking the ride via your smartphone's map function would offer similar functionality.
"There have been a few places where I didn't pull up anything close," he says, at which point he's just "pull up the satellite view in Google Maps to scope out his surroundings. "I did that in many places last month – one I just mapped out a 40-mile loop. The point is there are resources out there to find the information you need."
All in all, pursuing fitness on the road in more than a casual way is every bit possible, he said June 21, but "it takes a little work. You've got to be motivated – but you can do it. I'm not really pushing it this month and I've already got 200-plus miles" on the bike. For a guy who spends four full weeks at a time out and often runs hard cross-country from Seattle all the way across to Southern Florida and back, "I still can get a couple rides and a couple runs in" along the one-way trip.
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These DIY Rustic Succulent Pots are the perfect addition to any table inside or out, and a great way to welcome outside plants indoors during winter.
I painted the pots with a rough coat of aqua-colored acrylic paint. Since I wanted them to have a rustic vibe, I used a foam brush and made sure that the terra cotta color was still visible in certain places. Then, I brushed some white paint over the aqua layer — just enough to tone it down a little bit.


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John Pepple on the Need for a Cultural Revolution
I drew your attention to John Pepple's weblog, I Want a New Left, a few days ago. Pepple identifies himself as a leftist, but what's in a label? If he were characteristic of leftists, which he isn't, I would have little or no problem with them. I find myself wholly in agreement with his post, We Need a Cultural Revolution. His topic is violent crime among the poor, and how the rebellious attitudes propagated by the 'Sixties Left have had terrible consequences for the poor without harming the well-off who spread the pernicious attitudes and who, after sloughing off their rebelliousness, slid comfortably back into the establishment. Excerpts, emphasis added:
The problem goes back to that cultural revolution called the Sixties, because this sort of thing [extreme gang violence] did not happen before that decade. Part of that decade was the rise of the left's cultural dominance, and the left (whether the old left or the new left) has always been soft on crime. Pushing poor people into crime makes sense to the left because such criminals are seen by them as heroes against the evil capitalists. But in fact poor people who turn to crime basically rob other poor people, which means that the total gain for the poor is zero. Moreover, once businesses in poor neighborhoods realize they have to deal with criminals, they raise prices, either because they have to hire more security people or because they have to compensate for the goods lost through theft. Once again, this doesn't really help the poor.
That is spot on. Leftists coddle criminals and the unproductive while penalizing productive behavior via taxation and regulation. But by attacking those who create wealth, they make everyone poorer. Fetishizers of equality, leftists would rather have everyone poor and equal rather than tolerate inequalities that benefit the worst off.
While being a rebel is one of the strongest themes of Sixties' culture, in fact it too hurts the poor. Rebellion is really nothing but a game for rich kids. This was inadvertently shown in a New Yorker cartoon from the late 1970s. The cartoon showed an enormous office with an executive sitting at an enormous desk. His secretary, standing in the doorway, is saying to him, "It's your son. He's giving up living in a teepee and wants to join the firm." The message couldn't be clearer: rich kids who rebel can be reabsorbed into society rather easily once they get tired of rebelling.
With poor kids, the situation is different. It is hard to have a decent life or get a good job when one is a rebel. [. . .]
So what happens when the poor come to their senses? They find that it is nearly impossible to get their lives back. To begin with, they have no manners. Wealthier people know when to turn on the manners and when to turn them off, but poor people don't. They use inappropriate language at the wrong times, and they pay for it. Or they have offputting tattoos that make any advance into a decent management position nearly impossible. Even if their manners are tolerable and their tattoos are hidden or nonexistent, their rebellious attitudes toward their employers may make it impossible for them to advance and may even get them fired. [. . .]
For blacks, the situation is even worse because the Sixties spawned the horrible "acting-white" syndrome, the mentality that swept through the inner city in the late Sixties that said that wanting a good education was acting like whites, and one must rebel against that. [. . .]
And so we need a cultural revolution to change things, a revolution that will tell the poor that it is not in their best interests to rebel or engage in crime, but I see no evidence that any such revolution is coming. Such a revolution would attempt to roll back or to transcend the Sixties, and that is a huge undertaking because so many people have invested their identity in the Sixties that resistance will be enormous. Expect, then, that the bloodshed will continue, and that the worthless calls to end the bloodshed will also continue.
The above is standard conservative analysis, which makes me wonder why Pepple wants to hang onto the 'leftist' label. I have only one caveat to offer: the 'Sixties were not all bad: there was the Civil Rights movement, and there was the music . . . For example, the Crystal's He's a Rebel!
Posted by Bill Vallicella on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 03:59 PM in Blogging, Sixties | Permalink


The second video in the series on Special Relativity introduces the concept of perspective, relative distance, and graphing spacetime. Simple illustrations create clarity while describing each concept in depth.
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Can you solve these revolutionary riddles? Objects in revolutionary motion may seem to behave counterintuitively. The riddles in an episode of the Veritasium playlist highlight this counterintuitive nature.
Have you ever considered the story of The Three Little Pigs from the wolf's perspective? Pupils use this as a key technique in evaluating news bias as part of the activities and worksheets found in this rich resource.


Finley and Jacques write: "In punishing Trump and his backers, voters must take care not to punish themselves."
Wave elections can be dangerous. Using the ballot box to make wholesale changes in the political leadership may get rid of some scoundrels, but it also tends to take out a lot of good guys.
That happened in 2010 in Michigan when voters swept the political ranks nearly clean of Democrats. Some decent public servants fell victim that year to the Republican rage against Barack Obama, such as northern Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak.
It may happen again Tuesday as voters determined to punish President Donald Trump seem poised to chase Republicans out of office. But consider the consequences of casting a de facto straight ticket ballot against the entire GOP slate.
Changing personalities inevitably means changing policies. Gov. Rick Snyder has spent the past eight years working with a Republican Legislature — and at times battling with it — to put in place reforms that turned around Michigan at an amazingly fast pace.
He also set up Michigan for the future, with plans to pay down long term debt and retrain the workforce.
Will those initiatives survive a major ideological shift in Lansing? Remember, Democrats fought most of the tax, regulatory and spending reforms Snyder championed. Based on the results — a growing economy, more jobs and higher incomes — Snyder was right.
In punishing Trump and his backers, voters must take care not to punish themselves.
Down the ballot, voters should make individual choices, rather than cast a straight ticket.
The congressional ballot, for instance, features incumbents in a number of very tight races.
Michigan's congressional delegation is already waning in influence, with the departure of Sandy Levin, Dave Trott and John Conyers. Sending even more freshmen to Washington could further erode the delegation's clout in the House.
A loss of Fred Upton, for example, a west Michigan Republican facing a tough re-election challenge, would cheat the state of a high-ranking member and strong moderate voice who has diligently practiced bipartisanship. And Mike Bishop is emerging as an important figure in the Republican caucus.
Maintaining partisan balance is also important in certain places.
It's taken a long time, but most education boards in Michigan now have at least some Republican representation.
While not in the majority on any of the boards, they at least provide a counterbalance to the influence of labor unions and the education establishment that tend to bankroll the campaigns of Democratic members.
All of the seats up for grabs on university boards and the state Board of Education currently are held by Republicans.
Returning the boards to nearly unanimous Democratic control would mean the loss of highly skilled trustees, such as the University of Michigan's Andrea Fischer Newman, who has held the line against unchecked tuition hikes, and David Nicholson, who's brought solid business principles to the Wayne State University board.
Michigan is a politically divided state. It works best when its political leaders reflect that diversity of viewpoints.
Making a statement of discontent at the ballot box can be a worthy endeavor. But that vote should be cast with caution, and with an awareness of the consequences.


V.R. Craft always heard you should write about what you know, so she decided to write a sci fi book series called Stupid Humans, drawing on her previous experience working in retail and her subsequent desire to get away from planet Earth. She has also worked in marketing, advertising, and public relations, where she found even more material for Stupid Humans. Now self-employed, she enjoys the contact sport of shopping at clearance sales, slamming on the brakes for yard sale signs, and wasting time on social media, where she finds inspiration for further novels in the Stupid Humans book series every day. She continues to write science fiction books and short stories with a side of sarcasm, satire, and snark.
To err is human -- but so is burning down your house.