You have touched into an area of my research. In 1989 I started a research project into tracking down all congregations and ministers of the TRDC. Surprisingly I have almost succeeded. A couple of things for now. I am going from memory, resisting the urge to dig up my boxes of material.
The name of the group. The great [file:///Users/dknight/Dropbox/reformed.net/tdrc/solomon-froeligh.htm Dr. Solomon Froeligh] wanted to take the name "Reformed Church in the United States". The RCA, like the Presbyterians and Episcopalians, was fooling around with different names at the time, and "Reformed Dutch Protestant Church" was then in vogue. The seceders took this name and added "True" to the front of it, a clear declaration who was right and who was wrong.
"Protestant" was quickly dropped. The last TRDC secession was in Tuscarora in the town of Mt. Morris in 1829. This may be referred to as Sparta. About the time this happened, a larger geopolitical body called Sparta was divided into the towns of Mt. Morris, West Sparta, and Sparta. The Sparta of the Reformed Church and TRDC secession is not the Sparta of today.
After association with the 1857 secession group, the TRDC started calling themselves TDRC, as was the manner of the 1857 seceders.
Something that you missed. The great Gysbert Haan was in the Albany area. That's the territory of Classis Union. He could have been in touch with the Bethlehem TRDC; it moved to King St. in Albany in the early 20th century when Mr. Kimmey was the last pastor of Classis Union (the building stands at 21 King and is currently used by a Unity congregation). He could have been in touch with the Wynantskill Church - that would have been the next closest. Wynantskill was originally a joint congregation with Poestenkill, but the Poestenkill group had died out many years before.
Classis Union was not corresponding with the Michiganders, however. That was being done by Rev. John Berdan of Classis Hackensack, one of the very few (just three) ministers in the U.S. who could still preach in Dutch when the Netherlandic immigrants arrived, although he was of Huguenot ancestry.
Classis Hackensack was not on speaking terms with Classis Union at this time.
Shortly after organizing the general synod (delegated synod, as opposed to a synod open to all elders), three issues ripped the churches of New York from the churches in North Jersey: the "irregular" ordination of Henry Bellinger, the regular seating of Albert Ammeran at classis without his being admitted to classis, what was the third? It may have been the Pelagian views of a certain member of Classis Union trying to transfer to a Classis Hackensack church.
After a certain meeting of the synod, a majority of the congregations of Classis Union declared themselves independent of the synod and incorporated themselves as an independent classis. A majority of ministers and five congregations in western New York remained loyal to the synod until they withered away just after the end of the Civil War.
Rev. Christian Zabriskie Paulison, a minister of the Reformed Church who came to faith in Christ after the TRDC was established and seceded later, got into problems and split the Hackensack TRDC. At this point there were three Reformed churches in Hackensack - the Reformed, the TRDC, and the Independent TRDC. The Hackensack Reformed Church seized control of their historic property, and the TRDC and ITRDC ended up both meeting at an academy - at different times. The Tappan and Paterson TRDCs had both had congregational splits, and seceders from both these bodies hooked up with Paulison. Paulison later took his following into independent Classis Union.
I believe that there was a fourth splinter group, but I cannot confirm it. Rev. Sylvanus Palmer of Classis Union was at the synod the next year after the split, but he never appeared again. He pastored two groups in upstate N.Y. which were referred to as "Palmerite", while the other Classis Unionites were known as "Wyckoffites". Did he go his own way? The first two volumes of the minutes of Classis Union are missing. I have read volume three, the final volume. However the TRDC in Ovid, NY, was known by their pastor's name as well, and he was loyally part of the general synod.
So the TRDC was in fragmented condition. In the post Civil War 1860s, Rev. John Cooper of the Monsey and Nanuet TRDC started meeting with Henry Bellinger of Classis Union. Finding no problems with his theology, he made a report at synod, I guess (synod met for the last time in 1866 and 1869, and then turned its business over to Classis Hackensack), and Classis Hackensack opened their pulpits to Classis Union men and sent visitors to the next meeting at Classis Union. They reconciled but did not reunite. Classis Hackensack sent men to preach in Classis Union pulpits using the "stated supply" method until proven that this was not working. A classical home mission board was set up to assist Classis Union; in time this became the Home Mission Board of the CRC.
In the 1920s, at the urging of Mr. Kimmey, their last minister, the last surviving churches of Classis Union (Glen, Piermont, Albany, Wynantskill, Sharon, and Johnstown) "closed the books" on Class Union and reincorporated as the True Church of Christ. Mr. Kimmey abolished this organization in the late 1950s. By then, Glen, Piermont, and Wynantskill were gone. Albany and Johnstown died a few years later with Mr. Kimmey. Sharon closed its doors in 1982 or 1984, having been without a pastor since Mr. Kimmey stormed out their front entrance in the late 1950s.
Glen was an extension of the Charlestown TRDC, which was the Second Reformed Church of Charlestown. The seceders lost control of the property of First but retained Second. Charlestown burned down in the mid-1800s and was not rebuilt. The congregation continued to meet at Glen. Geopolitical boundaries changing, and the physical moving of the building put First Charleston Reformed in Glen as the Glen Reformed Church. In the 1930s, the Glen Reformed Church took control of the abandoned Glen TRDC property and turned it into their fellowship hall. With their pastor, I examined it in 1991.
I suspect Piermont was the seceder group from Tappan moved further north once Piermont hit the big time. Piermont was the starting point of the Erie R.R, then the longest trunk line in the world at 400 miles (Erie to Dunkirk on Lake Ontario). It was referred to as "the chapel at Piermont," so it wasn't a big building.
Johnstown used to be a joint congregation with Mayfield, but Mayfield died at some point in time. The former church building is now (as of 1992) a theater and has been moved across the street.
I am not certain what happened to Paterson. Classis Hackensack launched missions in Paterson, Newark, and Englewood after the Civil War. One source told me that the Paterson was a descendent of the earlier Paterson secession group. The Paterson and Tappan groups loyal to synod quickly died out. The Tappan property was bought by a Methodist group and turned over to a German Methodist congregation. An older man from the Tappan Reformed Church told me that as a boy there was a Christmas ornament factory in "the old German church", and he wonders if that was the former German Methodist congregation.
Albert Ammeran took the Classis Union Hackensack congregation (Paulison's group) into the Presbyterian Church as First Presbyterian Church of Hackensack in 1871.
Most of Classis Hackensack did withdraw to independence in 1908. This is what the Christian Reformed researchers get wrong. First, Classis Hackensack TRDC returned in 1924. Secondly, five churches voted to continue as Classis Hackensack of the CRC. They miss Mariaville and Flat Creek, both originally Classis Union congregations. Thirdly, of the seven congregations that seceded, one (Ridgefield, NJ) was a legal fiction set up for a court case to regain control of the property. It dissolved a year later, after the NJ Supreme Court ruled in favor of the seceding group.
Ramsey, NJ, had already left for the PCUSA before the secession vote in 1908 and without incident. Leonia CRC had split, with their pastor taking initially one-third of the membership into the PCUSA. I suspect that others followed him later. By the time this happened, Leonia was cosmopolitan, and most of the members of the Leonia CRC were of Methodist background.
The lodge membership problem came from two congregations. Ridgefield had an elder who admitted to being an Oddfellow, and another elder was suspected of being a Mason. Rev. Charles Van Houten at Bergenfield/Schraalenburgh, son of the great Rev. Abraham Van Houten, who had pastored almost every congregation in Classis Hackensack, had been part of the PCUS and apparently had joined the Masons while in the South. He left them, but his enemies said that he had not sincerely broken with them. He eventually joined the PCUSA, and his congregation followed him; they are now the South Presbyterian Church of Bergenfield.
The Hackensack TRDC called a man from the Hammonton, South Jersey, Presbyterian Church to be their pastor. After some years, he said that he wanted to go back to the PCUSA. The congregation followed him and became the Second Presbyterian Church of Hackensack. After a fire destroyed their property in the 1920s, the presbytery forced them to merge with a struggling mission work in Maywood (?), NJ.
During the late World War I years, Monsey started quiet and unofficial discussions with Classis Hackensack CRC. About 1924, Classis Hackensack TRDC returned to Classis Hackensack CRC - a ne'er do well Monsey, a fractured Leonia, and the New York city church. The last two did not survive the Depression, and Monsey is perpetually in danger of having the plug pulled.
The lodge controversy is a CRC bogeyman. Yes, it did happen. When the pastor of the Leonia CRC was being tried for his views, Paterson Third CRC (the former Paterson TRDC mission) said that one of the elders from the Ridgefield CRC was a well-known Oddfellow. The man admitted such, saying that he had to join the Oddfellows to keep his inheritance. He resigned his eldership.
Paterson Third went further and said that another Ridgefield elder was a Mason. This was the one who refused to admit or deny his membership, nor would he resign. Classis refused to seat him and infuriated Rev. Iserman, Ridgefield's pastor. Voorhees told the Ridgefield church to just re-elect those men and classis would seat them. However, there already was bad blood between Voorhees and Iserman, and Iserman went off in a huff. He left the CRC, and the NJ Supreme Court awarded the property to Iserman - who promptly joined the PCUSA and turned the property over to them, the dummy!
There were two main reasons for the split: external and internal pressure.
External pressure came from Classis Hudson CRC, an immigrant classis. Classis Hackesack says that when they joined the CRC, they were granted autonomy in certain areas. Classis Hudson took upon themselves the role of supervising Classis Hackensack. This caused deep resentment. Classis Hackensack appealed to Dutch American and Presbyterian precedent, Classis Hudson to the precedent of the Netherlands.
Internal pressure came from Rev. John Calvin Voorhees, stated clerk of Classis Hackensack, who took it upon himself to supervise the churches. He chased his enemies out of the classis, such as Rev. Iserman of Ridgewood and Iserman's ally at Ramsey. It was Voorhees who told Van Houten that it would be okay if he just announced that he had had left the Masons. Voorhees used "classical" publications to attack his enemies, frequently by anonymous letters to the editor.
Hopkinsianism was rampant in the RCA in the 1820s, according to Paulison. He wrote a damning indictment of the RCA. He says that the leadership was openly bragging of their being Hopkinsian, including the head of their missions committee.
This article copright ©2003 by W. Aardsma. All rights reserved.


The January event has been one of Northern Michigan's staple running events since the late 1980's. Held primarily in the Huron Hills area of Traverse City, the event is an annual favorite of the area's year-round running community. In addition, 2019 members of the Traverse City Track Club can participate in the event FREE of charge.
The 5 mile footrace begins at 9:30 and starts and finishes near Eastern Elementary School in Traverse City. Number pick and late registration is held at Eastern Elementary School in Traverse City. Just prior to the 5 mile event, a 1 mile fun run (not timed) for runners 12 and under starts at 9:00.
Grab your green and throw on those lucky socks for the 9th annual Fifth Third Bank Leapin' Leprechaun 5K foot race! Join us Saturday, March 16th at 9 am in Traverse City's Warehouse District and sport your GREEN. Proceeds from the race will go to the Munson Healthcare Foundation in support of their new Family Birth and Children's Center that will serve all of Northern Michigan.
Don't forget to stick around for the Post Race Party at Workshop Brewing Company! Each racer will receive a commemorative t-shirt, accurate timing and results, medals for top finishers, prizes for best Irish costume, and a complimentary beverage.


The British government is "improvising" its handling of Brexit, France's finance minister said Tuesday, as Prime Minister Theresa May gave a major speech on the issue.
Michel Sapin said it was clear that Britain had been caught by surprise by the vote to leave the European Union.
"It has been a few months since the referendum took place. You might have thought that certain people had prepared for this," he told reporters.
"No-one was prepared. You can see very well that they are improvising, with flip-flopping between accommodating positions... and harder positions, even a 'hard' Brexit."
Sapin said he believed that the apparent lack of a plan to see through Brexit showed that some members of the government "did not want (Brexit) and that it has created debates within the government which are clearly very difficult".
May said in the speech that she favoured a clean break from the EU and not a "half-in, half-out" deal with Brussels.
Tuesday's speech saw May announce her desire for a so-called "hard" Brexit -- a full break from the EU which entails leaving the single market in order to have full control over immigration.
She said the UK "cannot possibly" remain in the European single market, because if it did remain it would mean "not leaving the EU at all".
May came under fire from worried British expats living abroad, who had been hoping she would offer more of a guarantee of their status.
Brian Cave from France criticised May for not using the speech to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in the UK which would ensure the status of British citizens living in the EU.
"I do not feel that she really grasps the fear and worry that so many British Citizens in the EU have," said Cave."The impression is that her thoughts were almost completely taken up with the economy and not the effect on ordinary citizens, either at home and certainly not those abroad."
"I would have welcomed it if she had assured British citizens residing in EU states by saying they would continue to have such protection from the UK as they enjoy now, and that their pensions would be protected as the UK remains responsible for their social security."


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Why is it important to engage rare disease stakeholders in India with global clinical research?
Homepage Why is it important to engage rare disease stakeholders in India with global clinical research?
With a mission to educate, empower, and advocate for patients with rare diseases in the US and India, the Indo-US Organization for Rare Diseases (IndoUSrare) aims to build cross-border collaborations and connect the global rare disease community to accelerate access to therapies.
There are three key reasons India should be on top of the mind when recruiting patients for clinical trials for orphan therapies. With nearly 70 billion people estimated to be affected by rare diseases, India contributes to about one-fifth of the global rare disease patient population. Some experts believe geographical location, levels of rarity, and prevalence of disease play an important role, and India is still collecting the data to support its concept of the definition. India represents an attractive location to accelerate patient recruitment by the biopharmaceutical industry which will facilitate the collection of a sufficient amount of data for analysis.1
In India, only a few rare diseases have been recorded, these too mostly from tertiary care hospitals. Timely diagnosis and management mitigate most of the challenges faced by the patients and their families. According to India's National Policy of Rare Diseases, the average time for diagnosis of a rare disease is 7.6 years in the US and 5.6 years in the UK. Because it is critical to provide patients with an accurate diagnosis of a rare disease at the earliest to determine the best care regimen, the very lack of awareness amongst the general public and the medical fraternity is astonishing and alarming. This calls for campaigns to improve awareness, train doctors for early and accurate diagnosis, and develop therapeutics. Globally speaking, although there has been documentation of about 7000-8000 rare diseases in recent years, only less than 5% have approved therapies. Less than 1 in 10 patients get disease-specific treatment.
From an epidemiological standpoint, India lacks data on the number of people currently suffering from various rare diseases. This is especially challenging since it interferes with the interpretation of the extent of the burden of the rare diseases, the associated morbidity, and mortality. It is a well-known fact that rare diseases place a major economic burden on any country, especially in a resource-limited setting.2
Research on rare diseases is challenging. With the limited information available on pathophysiology coupled with the small population of affected patients, most of the diagnoses tend to be along the lines of other recently published reports. Over 600 orphan drugs have been approved so far by the US FDA in the last 37 years since the Orphan Drug Act came into place. Despite the availability of these drugs, several limiting factors like high development costs, fewer patients, and lack of competition seem to affect the course.2
This calls for international collaboration for managing every aspect, right from diagnosis to the recruitment of individual patients to clinical trials. This can improve funding opportunities in pre-clinical and clinical research, development of new therapies, diagnosis, and categorization of rare diseases. This will also enable researchers to work closely with the physicians who are committed to this field and with patient groups and families dealing with the consequences of these disorders.
Over the last few years, a few organizations have been working to provide a common framework to assist the patient population and develop a global, online information hub about rare diseases. These include maintaining a biorepository of samples for use by Indian researchers in approved translational research, broadcast of best practices, raising public awareness about rare diseases, hosting conferences, engaging with key stakeholders to develop and deliver affordable diagnostics and treatment options.3 Policymakers have a big role to play in ensuring the proper allocation of existing resources while maintaining a balance with public health interests.
There is an immediate need to prioritize and discuss tackling rare diseases in a resource-limited setting like India. The best options seem to be to support physicians and research opportunities, and connect patients to clinical trials and facilitate their recruitment. Keeping the public health interest in mind, policymakers should endeavor to deliver affordable diagnostics and treatment options and try to overcome the lack of awareness regarding rare diseases in India
Dr. Seema Balasubramaniam is an Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduate certified doctor and holds an MBBS degree from India. Seema loves working with children, and her interests include pediatrics genetics, early child development, and rare diseases. In her free time, she is passionate about raising awareness about rare diseases and is a volunteering advocate at the IndoUSrare organization
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Using the biblical image of Jesus as the vine and believers as the branches, this month-long devotional offers a timely message on how believers can abide in Christ.
Written in 1888, "Abide in Christ" is Andrew Murray's beautiful and inspiring spiritual guide to a deeper and more meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ. While born in South Africa in 1828, as Murray's father was a Dutch Reformed Church missionary sent from Scotland, Murray grew up educated in Scotland and later the Netherlands. He returned to South Africa in 1848 after his ordination, pastored several churches all over South Africa, and was an important forerunner of the later Pentecostal movement. Murray was an important proponent of the "Higher Life" or "Keswick" movement which believed that after one's initial baptism into the Christian faith one must continue to work on a second blessing from God. This second blessing or purpose is possible by living a more holy and less sinful daily life. The idea of continuing to practice a Godly and Christian way of life is central to Murray's eloquent guide "Abide in Christ." The title is taken from Jesus's description of the relationship with his disciples, that they must "Follow me." In this 31-day meditative and spiritual guide, Murray shows the reader how they too may abide with Jesus in their daily lives and thus achieve a more profound and intimate relationship with Christ. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
A thirty-one day devotional by best-selling author Cynthia Heald, who reflects on what it truly means to "abide in Christ."
You'll be challenged to live in obedience to the voice of Jesus to wait upon Him and to seek first His kingdom. As you learn to abide in Christ you'll find true righteousness, peace, and joy in your daily life.
The Anthology of the Sermons of J. Michael Reu is the only resource exhaustively to collect and present all of Reu's English-language sermon outlines, sketches, and fully-developed sermons for the first time to enable scholars of American church history, Luther historians, Reformation scholars and church professionals to examine Reu's theological presuppositions and historical insights as he applied these to preaching.
Abide in Christ: thoughts on the blessed life of fellowship with the son of God, by A.M.
Do you yearn for a closer walk with God? For a greater understanding of what it means to let Him live through you? For the marks of His presence in your life? Author Elizabeth George gives practical help for how you can do that in this study of the fruit of the Spirit. Discover love, joy, and peace that changes hearts, families, and friendships; patience, kindness, and goodness that seeks the best for everyone; and faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control that brings spiritual victory in life's more challenging moments. A Woman's Walk with God is an invitation to experience the joys of moment-by-moment living in the Lord's power—and producing the fruit of the Spirit in every circumstance!


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Neil Young Scores UK Hit With 'Homegrown'
(hennemusic) Neil Young had debuted his recently-released 1970s album, "Homegrown", in the UK Top 5. According to the Official Charts Company, the record opens at No. 2 on the Top 100 behind only "Rough And Rowdy Ways", the new project from Bob Dylan.
"Homegrown" was the country's best-selling vinyl of the week, as well, while helping deliver Young his 11th UK Top 10 album and highest since the No. 2 placement of 1994's "Sleeps With Angels."
Young originally recorded "Homegrown" in 1974 and early 1975, but shelved the set while moving on to other projects.
"I apologize.," shared the rocker on a recent note to fans on his Neil Young Archives site. "This album 'Homegrown' should have been there for you a couple of years after 'Harvest'. It's the sad side of a love affair. The damage done. The heartache. I just couldn't listen to it. I wanted to move on.
"So I kept it to myself, hidden away in the vault, on the shelf, in the back of my mind....but I should have shared it. It's actually beautiful. That's why I made it in the first place. Sometimes life hurts. You know what I mean. This is the one that got away." Check out the title track here.
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Q: Print Panel in Windows Form C# I have a situation here. I need to create an employee card structure in windows form using C# in Visual Studio 2010. The structure may contains labels and picture boxes with white background. I had no problem creating it but I am also giving a button named "Print" on this form so that user can print that card. I googled it but nothing concrete stuff found.
Please help me out.
namespace Employee_Card_Manager
{
public partial class Card : Form
{
    public Card(String a, String b, String c, String d, String e, String f, String g, String h, String i)
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        this.label2.Text = a;
        this.label9.Text = b;
        this.label10.Text = c;
        this.label11.Text = d;
        this.label12.Text = e;
        this.label13.Text = f;
        this.label14.Text = g;
        this.label16.Text = h;
        this.pictureBox1.Image = Image.FromFile(i);
        Image myimg = Code128Rendering.MakeBarcodeImage(h, 2, true);
        this.pictureBox2.Image = myimg;
    }
    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
          //Print Card Code
    }
  }
}

The card template is as below:

I have placed all card structure on a Panel Control and set Panel background to white. Can you fill the code which will print this card?
Thanks

A: I have found following code which is working perfectly!!
    //declare event handler for printing in constructor
        printdoc1.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(printdoc1_PrintPage);

    //Rest of the code
    Bitmap MemoryImage;
    public void GetPrintArea(Panel pnl)
    {
        MemoryImage = new Bitmap(pnl.Width, pnl.Height);
        pnl.DrawToBitmap(MemoryImage, new Rectangle(0, 0, pnl.Width, pnl.Height));
    }
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
    {
        if (MemoryImage != null)
        {
            e.Graphics.DrawImage(MemoryImage, 0, 0);
            base.OnPaint(e);
        }
    }
    void printdoc1_PrintPage(object sender, PrintPageEventArgs e)
    {
        Rectangle pagearea = e.PageBounds;
        e.Graphics.DrawImage(MemoryImage, (pagearea.Width / 2) - (this.panel1.Width / 2), this.panel1.Location.Y);
    }
    public void Print(Panel pnl)
    {
        pannel = pnl;
        GetPrintArea(pnl);
        previewdlg.Document = printdoc1;
        previewdlg.ShowDialog();
    }
    private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Print(this.panel1);
    }

A: Does this MSDN page not work for you?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa287529(v=vs.71).aspx
Edit: I modified the example at aforementioned link and created a PrintablePanel class which you can reuse in various forms:
public partial class PrintablePanel : Panel
{
    public PrintablePanel()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
    {

        base.OnPaint(e);
    }

    [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("gdi32.dll")]
    public static extern long BitBlt(IntPtr hdcDest, int nXDest, int nYDest, int nWidth, int nHeight, IntPtr hdcSrc, int nXSrc, int nYSrc, int dwRop);

    public Bitmap GetImage()
    {
        Bitmap memoryImage = null;
        Graphics mygraphics = CreateGraphics();

        Size s = this.Size;
        memoryImage = new Bitmap(s.Width, s.Height, mygraphics);
        Graphics memoryGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(memoryImage);
        IntPtr dc1 = mygraphics.GetHdc();
        IntPtr dc2 = memoryGraphics.GetHdc();
        BitBlt(dc2, 0, 0, this.ClientRectangle.Width, this.ClientRectangle.Height, dc1, 0, 0, 13369376);
        mygraphics.ReleaseHdc(dc1);
        memoryGraphics.ReleaseHdc(dc2);

        return memoryImage;
    }

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April 30, 2014 "SMEU Astana" has successfully launched a pilot project "Intelligent Transportation System." The pilot zone covers 42 signal traffic lights in Astana.
The Intelligent Traffic Control System is a specially configured software of SWARCO AG, the leading manufacturer in the field of ITS, and an interrelated set of high-tech equipment for the traffic organization and control. The Intelligent Transportation System uses the latest innovations in the field of traffic modeling and control which provide the traffic participants with the more information and safety.
All information received from traffic sensors and surveillance cameras, enters the Traffic Control Center, where with the help of the specially configured software the operators perform control and monitoring of the traffic situation.


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Leaked email reveals Philip Green 'asked HSBC to find Arcadia buyer'
Leak comes a week after Green strongly denied reports he was looking to sell Arcadia Group
A newly leaked email suggests that Philip Green enlisted the help of HSBC to find a buyer for the Arcadia Group, despite his claims to the contrary last week.
According to reports Green met with the banking giants managing director David Barraclough and UK chief executive Ian Stuart back in February 2016 to discuss succession planning.
The leaked message, obtained by the Sunday Times, shows that Barraclough described the billionaire owner of Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Burton and Dorothy Perkins as distracted over the BHS pensions scandal.
According to the email, Green also realised he might have to sell Topshop to a buyer, potentially from China, to raise enough funds to cover the deficit at the Arcadia totalling nearly £900m.
Barraclough wrote: "As emotions were running high, PG's [Philip Green's] thinking was the need to sell, and having heard my comments . . . [he] sought our assistance and offered to meet any Chinese prospective partner we consider appropriate.
"After further discussion, PG agreed to source a sale solution. The strategy should be to sell Topshop/Topman separate to the rest of the Arcadia portfolio of lesser brands. Whilst the Topshop/Topman sale should be straightforward, he accepts residual Arcadia will be a tougher ask and may need to be sold by way of individual brands over a protracted period."
He added: "Whilst the Topshop/Topman sale should be straightforward, he accepts residual Arcadia will be a tougher ask and may need to be sold by way of individual brands over a protracted period."
The leak contradicts the statement from Green last week that strongly denied the Arcadia Group was for sale.
Green denied that he was in talks to sell Arcadia to Chinese textiles group Shandong Ruyi, adding that there was "no truth" in the suggestion that he has been "seeking a buyer for some time".
Inditex, the parent company of fashion brands Zara, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius and Massimo Dutti has unveiled its new sustainability line...


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Roline Repelaer Van Driel est une rameuse néerlandaise née le  à Amsterdam.

Biographie

Aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008 à Pékin, Roline Repelaer Van Driel obtient la médaille d'argent en huit avec Nienke Kingma, Femke Dekker, Marlies Smulders, Annemarieke Van Rumpt, Helen Tanger, Sarah Siegelaar, Annemiek De Haan et la barreuse Ester Workel.

Aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2012 à Londres, elle est médaillée de bronze en huit avec Nienke Kingma,  Annemiek De Haan, Chantal Achterberg, Jacobine Veenhoven, Sytske De Groot, Claudia Belderbos, Carline Bouw et la barreuse Anne Schellekens.

Palmarès

Jeux olympiques
 Jeux olympiques d'été de 2012 à Londres,
  Médaille de bronze en huit
 Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008 à Pékin,
  Médaille d'argent en huit

Championnats d'Europe d'aviron
 2010 à Montemor-o-Velho,
  Médaille d'argent en huit

Notes et références

Liens externes
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Rameuse néerlandaise (aviron)
Rameuse (aviron) aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2008
Rameuse (aviron) aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2012
Naissance en juillet 1984
Naissance à Amsterdam
Médaillée d'argent olympique néerlandaise
Médaillée de bronze olympique néerlandaise

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Q: Causal diagram with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren Causal Diagram with a Common Grandchild
How do I add a grand grandchild to the bottom? What about if I want to add 3 grand-grandchild and then one common grand-grand-grandchild as you did above?
Thanks again

A: Here the grand children and the common great grand child:
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\geometry{left=1.0in,right=1.0in,top=1.0in,bottom=1.0in}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{ulem}
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Irene C. Meyer, age 100, of Oshkosh died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Evergreen in Oshkosh. Irene was born on November 28, 1917 in Kaukauna to Arthur and Hattie (Haase) Schneider. She graduated from Appleton High School in 1935 and then Le Clair School of Beauty Culture in Milwaukee. She was married to John W. Meyer on September 24, 1938 at Emanuel Evangelical Church in Appleton. They lived in Milwaukee. In 1945 they moved to Manitowoc and lived there for 35 years. Irene was a teacher's aide at Benjamin Franklin School for 14 years. For many years she was a children's Sunday school teacher. She also taught an adult Bethel Bible study course. When John retired, they moved to Laona, living on Silver Lake for 22 years. Irene moved to the Heritage (Appleton) in 2002 and then Evergreen in Oshkosh in 2015.
Irene enjoyed being a mother and grandmother. She loved holding and playing with her "little tikes". She assisted her family with painting (outdoor and indoor), hanging wallpaper, making quilts and braiding rugs. She enjoyed many outdoor activities, such as gardening, walking, ice skating and cross country skiing. She loved listening to others, and sharing her valuable spiritual insights. Christian radio enriched her life for many years.
Survivors include her children John (Susan) Meyer, Oshkosh; Marilyn (Dean) Lausche, Wausau; Kathy (Tom) Peterson, Janesville; Daniel (Kris) Meyer, Appleton; Tom (Tracy) Meyer, Appleton; eleven grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and her brother Jerry (Elaine) Schneider, Appleton . She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, John; her sister, Linda Haberman, sister, Esther Simons, and her brother, Jim Schneider.
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The visions people had in Jaffa were inspired by either religious fervor or a ton of opiates.
St. Peter had a vision in Jaffa that changed Christianity forever. Or was he just high?
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BUSH; Well, I have obviously made a decision to make sure the economy doesn't collapse. I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system. I think when people review what's taken place in the last six months, uh, and put it all in one, in one, (sigh), you know, in one package, they're realize how significantly we have moved.
Looking back at that belief during hearings this fall on Capitol Hill, Alan Greenspan said out loud, "I have found a flaw." Congressman Henry Waxman pushed him, responding, "In other words, you found that your view of the world, your ideology, was not right; it was not working." "Absolutely, precisely," Greenspan said.
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Q: Javascript - Using compose with reduce I am learning functional programming with javascript. I have learned that 2 parameters are needed for reduce. Accumalator and the actual value and if we don't supply the initial value, the first argument is used. but I can't understand how the purchaseItem functions is working in the code below. can anyone please explain.
const user = {
    name: 'Lachi',
    active: true,
    cart: [],
    purchases: []
}
let history = []
const compose = (f, g) => (...args) => f(g(...args))

console.log(purchaseItem(
    emptyCart,
    buyItem,
    applyTaxToItems,
    addItemToCart
)(user, {name: 'laptop', price: 200}))

function purchaseItem(...fns) {
    console.log(fns)
    return fns.reduce(compose)
}

function addItemToCart (user, item) {
    history.push(user)
    const updatedCart = user.cart.concat(item)
    return Object.assign({}, user, { cart: updatedCart })
}

function applyTaxToItems(user) {
    history.push(user)
    const {cart} = user
    const taxRate = 1.3
    const updatedCart = cart.map(item => {
        return {
            name: item.name,
            price: item.price * taxRate
        }
    })
    return Object.assign({}, user, { cart: updatedCart })
}

function buyItem(user) {
    history.push(user)
    return Object.assign({}, user, { purchases: user.cart })
}

function emptyCart(user) {
    history.push(user)
    return Object.assign({}, user, {cart: []})
}

A: Maybe it helps if you take a minimal working example and visualize the output structure:

const comp = (f, g) => x => f(g(x));

const inc = x => `inc(${x})`;
const sqr = x => `sqr(${x})`;
const id = x => `id(${x})`;

const main = [sqr, inc, inc, inc].reduce(comp, id);

console.log(main(0)); // id(sqr(inc(inc(inc(0)))))

Please note that we need id to allow redicung an empty array.

A: It's a way of creating a pipeline of functions whereby the output from one function is used as the parameter of the next, so we end up with a composed function that is effectively
(...args) =>
    emptyCart(
        buyItem(
            applyTaxToItems(
                addItemToCart(...args)
            )
        )
    )

Writing the reduce out in longhand might help in understanding:
fns.reduce((acc, currentFn) => compose(acc, currentFn))


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Paloma Faith is touring Britain alongside many other musicians in 2013 and you can expect a lovely new album called Black & Blue next month. The Saturdays next single is called What About Us so look out for that. Olly Murs returns with new album for the summer and will be in the Right Place Right Time touring with Robbie Williams. If you want to find out more about the full details then go over to Stirring Trouble Internationally.
The Smiths, Morrissey lived in the USA which helped to avoid press but now he has a bleeding ulcer he is back in the UK back on the British Music Scene and back in British care, get well soon Morrisey.
Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats won BRIT Awards will be in the Isle of Wight at the festival with The Stone Roses and Bon Jovi and The Killers.
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Thanks in advance for your time.

A: To download large files from server, I have changed the below settings in php.ini file:
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Memory_limit    - 640M
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Now, I am able to upload and download 175MB video on server.
Since, I have the dedicated server. So, making these changes were easy.
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Carotid artery disease refers to the build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in one or both common and internal carotid arteries, resulting in stenosis or occlusion.
The majority of carotid artery disease is asymptomatic, but it is also responsible for approximately 10-15% of ischaemic strokes, due to plaque rupture and/or atheroembolism.
In this article, we shall look at the clinical features, investigations and management of a patient with carotid artery disease.
Figure 1 – Atherosclerotic plaque from a carotid endarterectomy specimen.
The pathophysiology of carotid artery disease is as for atheroma elsewhere, starting with a fatty streak, accumulating a lipid core and formation of a fibrous cap. The turbulent flow at the bifurcation of the carotid artery predisposes to this process specifically at this region.
The major risk factors for carotid artery disease are age (≥65 years), smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, obesity, diabetes mellitus, history of cardiovascular disease, and a family history of cardiovascular disease.
Much of the detailed initial assessment for a patient presenting with a stroke is typically beyond the scope of a vascular surgeon. The Oxford Stroke (Bamford) Classification provides a system to classify stroke symptoms in relation to the arterial regions involved (see Appendix).
On examination, a carotid bruit may be auscultated in the neck, however this is associated with carotid stenosis in less than half of cases.
Other than the clinical features from stroke, carotid stenosis (even with complete occlusion) is likely to be asymptomatic if unilateral. This is due to collateral supply from the contralateral internal carotid artery and the vertebral arteries, via the Circle of Willis.
In addition, non-cerebrovascular conditions that manifest neurologically should be considered. These include hypoglycaemia, Todd's paresis*, subdural haematoma, space-occupying lesion, venous sinus thrombosis, post-ictal state, and multiple sclerosis.
Any patient suspected of ischaemic (or haemorrhagic) stroke should have an urgent CT head scan (Fig. 2) to check for infarction potentially amenable to thrombolytic treatment.
Once a diagnosis of ischaemic stroke or TIA is made, it is important to screen the carotid arteries for disease precipitating the presentation. This can be done initially with Duplex ultrasound scans*, which gives a good estimate as to the degree of stenosis, as well as excluding any other possible differentials.
Lesions within the carotid artery should then be further characterised with CT angiography (CTA) which gives a more accurate percentage stenosis and characterises the diseased portion of the vessels for potential surgery if the USS scan shows a greater than 50% stenosis.
All patients admitted with a suspected stroke should be started on high flow oxygen and blood glucose optimised (target 4-11mmol); a swallowing screen assessment should also be made on admission.
Patients presenting with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis ≥50% should be referred for surgical revascularisation (see below). Patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis of >70% are very rarely surgical treated at present unless they are young and have had a symptomatic contralateral stenosis.
A referral to the Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) team is advised for any dysphagia or dysphasia. Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy input is advised for any ongoing mobility issues, with many stroke patients requiring rehabilitation.
The mainstay of surgical treatment for ischaemic stroke prevention is via a carotid endarterectomy (CEA)*. A CEA involves removing the atheroma and associated damaged intima, thereby reducing the risk of future strokes or TIAs.
Initially the artery is isolated and clamped, before an arteriotomy is created and often a temporary bypass shunt placed for the duration of the procedure. Shunting is especially important for any contralateral occlusive disease to minimise any cerebral hypoperfusion.
The plaque and diseased intima are carefully dissected from within the artery, with careful attention not to create any free edge that could result in dissection. The arteriotomy is closed with a patch graft to prevent iatrogenic stenosis and reduce the risk of re-stenosis.
Figure 3 – Carotid endarterectomy, the mainstay of surgical intervention in carotid artery disease.
Mortality of a stroke is 12% at 7 days and 19% at 30 days.
The most significant improvement from rehabilitation occurs between 4-6 weeks, yet 50% of survivors will remain dependent at 1 year. This is significantly less in patients that are fit for carotid endarterectomy, however this is a preselected cohort, and those with a high mortality post-stroke will not be candidates for CEA.
Other complications of a stroke include dysphagia, seizures, ongoing spasticity, bladder or bowel incontinence, and depression, anxiety, or cognitive decline.
Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for carotid stenosis?
Pharmacological and lifestyle management for carotid stenosis include all except?
A patient presents with motor loss affecting their right arm only. An ischaemic stroke is suspected. Where has the occlusion occurred?


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This screen also has a "preview" button. Pressing this button will cause the system to display your post in its final, formatted state below the edit box. It's a great way to see if your picture link is working, if the post has the colors/format that you want, or to read your post. You can continue to edit and preview until you submit.
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Let me start out by apologizing. Our search engine is difficult to use, and doesn't always work at all. The volume of posts (don't forget that this includes all of the forums, not just the Low Down) and the antiquated software has left us almost searchless.
Jim Quinn, our admin, is always looking for fixes and advances in the software. I'm hoping that sometime soon we'll have a new release that searches better.
That said, I have been able to use the search function. It's a pain and you have to give some thought to how you fill in the request. Terms like "bass", "Fender", "string", etc. are not going to be helpful by themselves.
There are many noteworthy threads that have been started (and continued) over the years.
Before we had this "sticky" thread, others (starting with TimR) have built a thread that points to the rest.
Here are a few that are most useful. And we include the "Essential Threads" thread for your further exploration.
Spending time looking over old threads can actually be fairly interesting!
Left Click on the names (like mine on this thread) and you can view the person's profile, send a PM (Private Message), add this to your "watched posts" (you get email when the thread is updated), or see their posts (you get a list of the most recent threads that the person has posted on).
For now, use the mods as contact points. We will pass your needs to Max (for content) or Jim (for systems issues).
PMs can be an excellent tool for following up with an individual about something specific that may not require full forum knowledge or participation. For example, you may realize that you live near a forumite who teaches and want to take lessons. This communication is probably best done via PM.
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One more thought on this...from time to time, a particular post may get under your skin, seem offensive, or just strike you as inappropriate. You should always feel free to PM one of the mods about this, but also note that there's a "whistle blower" feature that allows you to automatically flag a post for our attention. (In my experience as mod, the most common occurrence of the "whistle blower" feature is to flag "spam.") "Whistle blowing" will alert all mods plus the board administrator, and will result in the quickest response than an individual PM.
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Valdisotto (Val de Sota in lombard) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about  northeast of Milan and about  northeast of Sondrio.

Valdisotto borders the following municipalities: Bormio, Grosio, Sondalo, Valdidentro, Valfurva.

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Last week, 43 TTO students travelled to Kaunus, Lithuania to participate in a 5 day exchange with their peers at the LSMU Gymnasium. The purpose of the the trip was to promote international understanding among young people from different cultures. The students followed various classes at the Gymnasium, participated in an introductory program to sciences at the Lithuanian University, and toured the city. In the evenings, they participated in a pub quiz, bowling and various activities with their host families. The Lithuania students will visit Dorenweerd in the Spring.
This weekend 18 TTO students participated in the 11th annual LMUNAa conference at the Lorentz Lyceum in Arnhem. Students from TTO 2-TTO 5, debated on issues of international importance related to the theme of "Our Ocean, Our Future, Our Responsibility". Student represented Germany, Mexico, Hungary, and Mali. Our students were active in lobbying, debating, and resolution writing.
Congratulations to the TTO students of 2018. Friday evening at Hotel de Wereld in Wageningen, the Dorenweerd students received their IB certificates for Language and Literature. This year, again, all students passed the International Baccalaureate for English. Dorenweerd is very proud of their achievements and wish them the best in the future.
TTO students from Dorenweerd College participated in OLMUN (Oldenburg Model United Nations) from June 12-15th. Eight students from TTO 3 and TTO 4 travelled to Germany to debate on various international topics with more than 800 students from Germany, USA, UK, Hungary, the Netherlands and Belarussia. Our students represented Germany and Bolivia on the Security Council, General Assembly, Environmental Committee, Human Rights Council, and the Special Commission focussing on support for natural disasters.
De 1 tto-klassen hebben tijdens WAO2 een bezoek gebracht aan Engeland. Naast diverse sport- en spelactiviteiten en Engelse les, was er tijd voor een bezoek aan Oxford en Londen. In Oxford hebben we Christchurch bezocht. In Londen konden de leerlingen kiezen uit een bezoek aan het Science Museum en het Natural History museum. Aansluitend hebben we al wandelend een deel van de stad verkend. Na vrije tijd in Covent Garden, sloten we de dag in Londen af met een bezoek aan de musical The Lion King. Al met al een zeer geslaagde, leerzame en gezellige week!
In keeping with the Go Global theme, TTO 2 spent two days in Brussels as part of their WAO activities. In TTO2, students focus on how their lives are affected by international relations and multiculturalism. This year they visited the Parlamentarium, an interactive museum where they discovered how the EC influences their daily lives. Next, they visited the actual parliament and learned about how legislation is debated and how the Dutch are represented. They also visited the Atomium, which was part of the World Fair in 1958, and a surrealist exhibition, where they created their own surrealist pictures with backgrounds from Margritte. The students had a chance to roam around Mini-Europe, and we all caught the latest Spielberg movie: Ready Player One.
Op dinsdag 24 april hadden de tweede jaars van TTO voor de WAO een workshop Social Design. Deze workshops werden gegeven door onze docent mevrouw Stuurman en door workshopleider mevrouw Bijl van Kleinkunstig. De leerlingen moesten in groepjes bedenken hoe zij door middel van kunst een maatschappelijk probleem kunnen oplossen. Thema's zoals duurzaamheid en pesten zijn onder andere tijdens de workshop aan bod gekomen. Uiteindelijk hadden de leerlingen een prototype gemaakt en dit gepresenteerd aan de klas. Een van deze werken kunt u bekijken bij de receptie.


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Q: PivotTableUpdate doesn't seem to work with only 1 line in a pivot I am trying to update a pivot table when selecting a field on a slicer. It works quite good...
...until there's due to a selection only 1 line in my pivot. Then it doesn't trigger anything anymore.
In the sheet code I have this:
Private Sub Worksheet_PivotTableUpdate(ByVal Target As PivotTable)
' MsgBox "The PivotTable connection has been updated."
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It works flawlessly until the pivot only has 1 line left. After that it doesn't trigger anymore.
Suggestions anyone?


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The KOKOMO song list is wide and diverse and that will serve your event well. In fact, the repertoire is much to large to display here but we would be happy to send you a copy of it.
The time span of the material we play dates back and includes the standards of the fifties, Motown of the sixties, disco of the seventies, retro of the eighties and contemporary material of the nineties through today. And of course the classic rock which has been the constant thread through all of those years. They are songs from the most popular and well known artists of each era and are the very best songs of all time to dance to. You can include them all in your event or you can pick and choose so we play what you and your guests want to hear.


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Rio Tinto and Chinalco seek social and environmental harmony at Simandou
Read this article in our running story
"Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production"
Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of infrastructures to evacuate the ore. Société Minière de Boké, which has the rights to the northern part of the Simandou project, still believes in its project, however, and this could serve to encourage its neighbours in the southern part, Rio Tinto and Chinalco. Two other nearby iron ore bodies have also attracted the leading figures of the international mining sector, Nimba and Zogota. All this seems to be attracting new investors to adjoining exploration permits. [...]
Rio Tinto and Chinalco, co-owners of blocks 3 and 4 of the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, are recruiting a team they hope will soothe relations with locals and shield the firms from accusations of damaging biodiversity. [...] (271 words)
Beny Steinmetz Resources Group
Chinalco
Winning Consortium Simandou
GUINEA 23/12/2020
Odhav steps up the hunt for iron around Simandou
Odhav Multi Industries has applied for yet another exploration permit for iron ore adjacent to the giant Simandou project in Guinea. [...]
Simandou: Beny Steinmetz gambling on ICSID in his case against George Soros
To keep his case against George Soros from being dismissed by the New York courts, Beny Steinmetz claims evidence introduced to the ICSID proves he is not guilty of corruption. [...]
Winning Consortium seeks listing to raise capital for Simandou
To cover a part of the $15bn that the development of blocks 1 and 2 at the Simandou iron ore deposit will cost, the operator Winning Consortium Simandou is looking to raise capital in London. [...]
A rail project of Winning Consortium Simandou for the transport of bauxite. © Winning Consortium Simandou/Facebook
Bolloré, Total, WSP... all and sundry keen on Simandou blocks 1 & 2
A pack of companies are crowding for a chance to conduct the series of preliminary studies and development work for Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore project. [...]
Logistics for Simandou iron ore blocks 1 and 2. © Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications - 2020
Simandou: Rio Tinto riposts to Beny Steinmetz's attack on the Polge de Combret affair
Rio Tinto, which is in dispute with Beny Steinmetz over the loss of its mining rights on blocks 1 and 2 on the Simandou iron ore project, has been stung by an attempt by the Israeli businessman to bring up another affair involving alleged bribery on its part for mining rights on blocks 3 and 4 at Simandou. [...]
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz. © Avimagen777/CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank takes interest in Robert Friedland's Nimba iron ore project
MIGA, the World Bank agency for foreign investment, is considering contributing to the financing of the Nimba iron ore project, which could prove crucial for the Guinean economy but also for the preservation of biodiversity. [...]
Executive Co-Chairman Ivanhoe Mines, Robert Friedland. © RODRIGO GARRIDO/Reuters
The Minister of Mines of Guinea Abdoulaye Magassouba. © Tim Cocks/Reuters
Simandou: mines minister Magassouba takes charge of talks with SMB, Rio Tinto and Chinalco
Abdoulaye Magassouba has set up a committee to monitor development on the four Simandou iron ore blocks and made himself its chairman. In this way, he intends to have full control of all decisions relating to this mining project, crucial to Guinea's economic future. [...]


If you're an immigrant to the United States with conditional resident status (which expires after two years unless you take further action) you have, during those two years, the same rights and responsibilities as a U.S. permanent resident. In fact, the popularly used term "green card" is often used in reference to both conditional and permanent residents. Among the rights enjoyed by green card holders is the right to travel outside the U.S. and, more importantly, be allowed back in afterward.
However, there are limitations on the travel rights of conditional as well as permanent residents. By spending too much time outside the United States, or giving up your home base here, you could lose your green card. And with any trip, you can be barred upon return if you've become "inadmissible."
There's an additional concern if you got your conditional residence based on marriage to a U.S. citizen and you'll be spending a long time outside the United States while your U.S. spouse stays behind. Such long separations may make it difficult to prove, as a condition of converting from conditional to permanent resident status, that your marriage is the real thing.
The U.S. government expects that green card holders will really live - that is, make their primary home in - the United States. In the government's eyes, someone who just wants to jet back and forth between international destinations, and not really settle here, does not deserve a green card. That conflicts with the desires of some immigrants, many of whom operate on the myth that as long as you return to the United States at least once a year, you can keep your green card.
That isn't true. In fact, technically speaking, you can lose your right to a green card after one day outside the United States, if you left with the intention of establishing a home elsewhere. This is referred to as abandonment of residence. Short trips rarely produce such extreme results, of course - a person returning to the U.S. after a few days isn't likely to face a lot of questions from the border official, who is the one who would have to raise this issue. But the importance of your intentions, and in some cases being able to prove them, is worth bearing in mind as you make your plans.


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Deacs' Week: Fraser Balmain, the cornerstone of Gloucester Rugby forwards this season, is driving the final push
Column by former Gloucester star and current Cirencester director of rugby Andy Deacon
Andy Deacon
00:25, 8 MAY 2019
Updated 14:50, 8 MAY 2019
Full house and a bonus point win. What a great way for the final home fixture of the season to conclude. The game itself was a mishmash of brilliance, along with some average, scrappy play.
As any side, Gloucester was trying to look for that perfect performance, which rarely comes, especially in rugby with all its complexities, but a great time to strive for that pitch perfect game leading into the play-offs.
With Gloucester having such attacking threat all over the pitch the ability to score tries at crucial game-changing times is a potent weapon, and always gives the Cherry and Whites a chance to triumph.
This ability to score tries boosts confidence when behind which was the case when Falcons scrum-half Micky Young was on the end of a great passage of play from the North East team to score a spectacular try under the sticks.
In fairness, the Gloucester players knew they were going to win this game even at times when the scoreboard suggested otherwise.
This week the players picked up various end of season awards at the dinner and the game. Forward player of the season Fraser Balmain, has truly been the cornerstone of Gloucester's forward effort this season, and for a professional player he has played a lot of games week in week out notching up his appearance stats.
As the supporters filtered away from the ground on Saturday evening the feeling was one of optimism, one big push and result in the final game of the season against Sale Sharks, will send Gloucester into the play-offs in good shape.
On the flip side the result saw Newcastle Falcons slip down into the Championship, which will be a major disappointment for Dean Richards, the boss of the Falcons, especially after the amazing campaign they had last season which saw a finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions Cup.
What about a promotion and relegation play-off?
The League does not respect anyone and with the Premiership being so competitive relegation can quickly become reality.
I have thought long and hard regarding the relegation debate. Should the Premiership be ringfenced meaning that relegation would not take place. Originally, I was in the camp which wanted to keep relegation and promotion.
But as professional rugby has developed over the years there is only a small number of clubs that can sustain professional rugby. The players' wages are increasing, club's infrastructures are becoming more sophisticated, the quality of the player required to compete at professional club rugby has improved, as has rugby product quality.
Top Gloucester Rugby stories
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Sam Underhill interview
New away kit
Rugby cannot become a southern-centric game. Having a North East club like Newcastle will only help to spread the rugby message nationally. Coupled with this Newcastle have invested in their own infrastructure, their supporter base has increased, the squad they have assembled is a quality outfit, but they have been ravaged by long-term injury to key players this season which has not helped their cause.
Local rugby clubs discover their league divisions for the 2019-20 season
To keep the promotion-relegation battle competitive I would have a play-off, home and away, between the relegated club and the club that comes top of the Championship.
With all that said any cub looking to come up will still have to meet the stringent League rules regarding a business plan and infrastructure to make it into the top flight.
No relegation will also encourage owners of clubs to invest further into their clubs improving the product, which can only be good for the future of our sport.
Local scene: Matson's march to Twickenham and Kingsholm
Sadly Matson did not get that coveted win at Twickenham which would have been very deserved.
With a large following the men in black did do the Gloucester rugby community proud. It is not often in a community club's history that you play at Twickenham one week, and the following week you play on Kingsholm.
Matson will achieve this when all three of their senior teams play in the Combination Cup finals day. Good luck to them and the Old Cents who they will be playing.
John Hennessy leads Matson out in the RFU Intermediate Cup final at Twickenham
Gloucestershire open County Championship on positive note
The County Championship started this week with Gloucestershire after a disjointed first half easing away from a spirited Devon side to start the campaign on a positive footing.
The side was made up of a healthy Cinderford contingent. With Kent up next, a win will go a long way to them topping their league.
Henry Trinder was a Ciren Colt
I also feel compelled to mention the Cirencester Youth 7s Festival that happened on Bank Holiday Sunday. It is a competition that began way back in 1978, making this the 42nd consecutive year, which is a remarkable achievement.
After attending on Sunday, the tournament is going from strength to strength with youth teams from all over Gloucestershire and neighbouring counties taking part.
Run once again with great precision by event coordinaters Mike Timbrell and Mel Lennon and the 7s organising committee.
Well done guys, long may it continue. Henry Trinder from Gloucester Rugby called in to present some trophies and was delighted to find his name on one of them back in 2006 when he was a Ciren Colt!
Congratulations to Forest Green Rovers for getting into play-offs
I know it is the wrong shaped ball but congratulations certainly must go to Forest Green Rovers FC for getting into the EFL play-offs - a great effort for a village side. Good luck against Tranmere Rovers and the biggest away day in the club's history!
What the Butler saw: Challenge for Gloucester Rugby is to produce one big performance in the play-off semi-final
Fan's view: Gloucester Rugby's defensive errors were exposed and they need to do better to win play-offs
Gloucester Rugby trio named in England Under-20s squad for world championships
The RFU Championship
Gloucester RugbyTeague name back at Gloucester Rugby as Rory is appointed as skills coach34-year-old back at hometown club as part of coaching team
Gloucester City FCManager Mike Cook lands five new signings for Gloucester CityNew arrivals add strength in depth to Tigers squad
Gloucester City FCExeter City's former Gloucester City defender makes loan move to Tiverton TownSix-month deal
Forest Green Rovers FCForest Green Rovers academy manager Hannah Dingley aims to strike gold at the New LawnShe is the first woman to manage a club academy in English men's football


The 2019 Moosic City Dairy Dash shirts will be a long sleeve tech shirt.
You may register as a Fan Club member to receive a race shirt. You do not have to compete if you do not wish to do so. You may pick up your shirt at any of the packet pick up locations.
No coaches, hand cycles, bikes, in-line skates, skateboards, baby joggers or dogs will be allowed on the course.
Dogs are not allowed at the Moosic City Dairy Dash.
Are runners allowed to use headphones?
The use of headphones are strongly discouraged.


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Quest Apartment Hotels, the leading apartment hotel operator in Australasia, unveiled Quest South Perth Foreshore today – making it the network's eleventh property in Perth and fifteenth in the state.
Developed in partnership with Silverleaf, Quest South Perth Foreshore features 90 apartments comprised of studio, one, two- and three-bedroom apartments. All apartments are designed with the modern business traveller in mind, with generous space and technology on offer. Nestled amidst 'The Mends Street Precinct' and positioned off the South Perth Esplanade with access to a wide selection of upmarket cafes, retailers and a 24 hour supermarket, making it an ideal location for business travellers and tourists visiting Perth.
Featuring postcard views of the Perth skyline Quest South Perth Foreshore is located just 6 minutes by car or 10 minutes by ferry from the city's major corporate offices while being within walking distance from the Perth Zoo and the Royal Perth Golf Club. The apartment hotel is also close to Curtin University and the Bentley Technology Park.
In addition to the well-appointed apartments, Quest South Perth Foreshore offers an onsite Gym, outdoor alfresco BBQ and entertaining area, as well as a business lounge and also features a range of meeting and conferencing spaces. The main conference room comes with the latest interactive audio-visual equipment, designed to make professional meetings, team building activities, training sessions and product launches an effortless task.
Quest Apartment Hotels General Manager – Growth, James Shields, said that South Perth is seeing a growing number of business travellers and tourists enter the area, drawn by the suburb's combination of strong economic activity in construction, logistics and health care services.
Quest South Perth Foreshore is part of a larger development by Silverleaf including the Millstream Retail Arcade forming an extension of the existing retail outlets on Mends Street. The development is part of the Mends Street Connect South project, a $7.5 million major project to enhance and invigorate the Mends Street precinct and foreshore area by creating a thriving business and leisure environment.
Quest Apartment Hotels Chief Commercial Officer, Craig Ryan, said that South Perth's economic development will continue to attract relocation and business travellers to the area.
"Quest remains committed to the needs of its corporate customers. South Perth is one of the state's fastest growing urban areas with thousands of small and medium sized businesses, government departments, universities and residents calling it home. We are proud to now accommodate extended-stay and relocating business travellers in the area with South Perth's leading apartment hotel," Mr Ryan said.
Quest South Perth Foreshore is one of 8 new property openings across Australia, New Zealand and the UK in the next two years including St Kilda Road, Burwood East (VIC) Joondalup (WA), Orange (NSW), Quest Tauranga Central, Quest on Tuam, Quest Mount Eden (NZ) and Liverpool (UK).
Quest is the largest and fastest growing apartment hotel operator in Australasia with 170 properties located across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Established in Melbourne, Victoria in 1988, the growth of Quest has been achieved through its commitment to meeting the accommodation needs of the extended stay business traveller.
In July 2017 Quest Apartment hotels announced its partnership with one of the world's leading serviced residence network, Singapore-based The Ascott Limited (Ascott). Ascott is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-listed company, CapitaLand Limited – one of Asia's largest real estate companies. The company operates under five international brands – Ascott, Citadines, Somerset, The Crest Collection and Iyf. Ascott has over 500 properties globally.
Quest properties are managed by franchisees who follow a proven and successful franchise model.