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United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) Moves into Overbought Territory
The firm has a market capitalization of $2,090.00, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.27, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 2.90. With United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) shares passing the 70 level, the stock is now considered to be in overbought territory and ripe for a potential pullback. (more...)
EPS for 3M Company (MMM) Expected At $2.02
Retirement Systems Of Alabama who had been investing in Netscout Sys Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $2.72 billion market cap company. Cornerstone Advsr holds 0.34% or 2,353 shares in its portfolio. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of 3M by 197.8% during the 1st quarter. (more...)
EPS for Discover Financial Services (DFS) Expected At $1.53
The stock increased 0.46% or $0.46 during the last trading session, reaching $101.23. About 24,300 shares traded. Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) has risen 65.40% since January 7, 2017 and is uptrending. The company was maintained on Thursday, December 21 by Keefe Bruyette & Woods. The stock has "Buy" rating by DA Davidson on Wednesday, January 13. Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) has risen 10.42% since January 9, 2017 and is uptrending. (more...)
Recent Insiders Bustle: Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (HOV), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS)
The stock increased 1.75% or $1.19 during the last trading session, reaching $69.19. About 4.00M shares traded or 40.32% up from the average. Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. The rating was maintained by CLSA with "Outperform" on Monday, September 19. (NYSE:LVS). Pinnacle stated it has 1.06 million shares or 1.25% of all its holdings. (more...)
Commonwealth Equity Services Inc Raises Holdings in Mastercard Incorporated (MA)
The institutional investor owned 96,838 shares of the credit services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 17,677 shares during the quarter. Stifel Nicolaus maintained Aegion Corporation (NASDAQ:AEGN) on Thursday, July 6 with "Hold" rating. The rating was maintained by Robert W. Baird with "Buy" on Wednesday, August 30. (more...)
Analysts See $0.80 EPS for American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)
Analysts believe that the company has the potential to earn average revenue of $3.96 Billion for the current quarter. The stock increased 0.88% or $0.62 during the last trading session, reaching $71.42. Therefore 47% are positive. American Electric Power Co., Inc.'s Average Earnings Estimate for the current quarter is $1, according to consensus of 6 analysts. (more...)
Umpqua (UMPQ) Upgraded at Wedbush
Shares of AME have increased 10.88% in the past three monthswhile the S&P 500 has gained 2.37% in that time. Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) has risen 44.70% since January 9, 2017 and is uptrending. (NYSE:PLOW). State Common Retirement Fund holds 45,609 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Denver Invest Limited Co holds 1.12M shares or 1.07% of its portfolio. (more...)
Zacks Investment Research Lowers Medical Properties Trust (MPW) to Sell
The counter witnessed a trading volume of 1.15 million shares versus an average volume of 1.8 million shares during last trading session. Rush Enterprises, Inc. Private Management Group Inc, which manages about $2.22B and $1.89B US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co (NASDAQ:GLDD) by 633,921 shares to 1.60 million shares, valued at $7.74 million in 2017Q3, according to the filing. (more...)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) Stock Is An 52-Week High Flier
First Personal Financial Svcs holds 0.88% of its portfolio in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO ) has risen 15.57% since January 9, 2017 and is uptrending. (NASDAQ:FB). Artemis Mgmt Ltd Liability Partnership reported 521,288 shares. Hilltop Inc owns 3,224 shares or 0.18% of their United States portfolio. (more...)
Visa Inc (V) Shares Bought by Verity & Verity LLC
Sheets Smith Wealth Management who had been investing in Visa Inc for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $269.63 billion market cap company. The rating was maintained by Keefe Bruyette & Woods on Tuesday, December 8 with "Outperform". The firm has "Buy" rating given on Friday, July 21 by Bank of America. (more...)
Author of Trump dossier said feds had a mole in Trump campaign
An interview transcript was made public Tuesday. Feinstein said in a statement that Americans deserve to see what Simpson said. "The innuendo and misinformation circulating about the transcript are part of a deeply troubling effort to undermine the investigation into potential collusion and obstruction of justice", she said. (more...)
Loblaw gift card program goes into effect Monday
Loblaws began to hand out the gift cards to all eligible customers on Monday after a Competition Bureau investigation found an industry-wide bread price-fixing arrangement. No proof of purchase is required, but customers will have to declare they purchased certain packaged bread products at one of the eligible banner stores in Canada before Mach 1, 2015. (more...)
Somewhat Favorable Press Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact Tesla (TSLA) Share Price
About 1.88M shares traded. (NASDAQ: TSLA ). Credit Agricole S A has invested 0.05% in Tesla , Inc. It has outperformed by 27.73% the S&P500. Adam Fox increased its stake in News Corp New (NWSA) by 20.15% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. (more...)
What's Next for Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) After Achieving All-Time High?
Among active positions in the latest quarter, 569 holders increased their positions by a total of 80.83 million shares, 427 holders decreased the positions by a total of 59.8 million shares, and 133 holders held their positions. 127.17 million shares or 1.16% more from 125.71 million shares in 2017Q2 were reported. Oppenheimer has "Buy" rating and $16500 target. Janney Montgomery Scott Ltd Liability has invested 0.01% in Stamps.com Inc. (more...)
Analyst Stock Ratings: The Home Depot, Inc. (HD), Tractor Supply Company (TSCO)
Harbour Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,865,037 shares of the home improvement retailer's stock worth $12,158,000 after buying an additional 1,852,784 shares in the last quarter. United Bancorp holds 0.33% or 4,996 shares. Martin Com Tn reported 31,279 shares. $5.03M worth of The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) for 13,470 shares. Pictet & Cie (Europe) owns 32,483 shares for 0.76% of their portfolio. (more...)
Just the Facts on Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC)
Raymond James Tru Na holds 29,409 shares. It has outperformed by 29.50% the S&P500. Schaper Benz & Wise Investment Counsel Inc increased Walt Disney (DIS) stake by 3.79% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. It is negative, as 38 investors sold MRO shares while 190 reduced holdings. The most recent open market insider trade was Disposition (Non Open Market) of 1,457 shares on a day where the closing price was 14.04. (more...)
NYSE Seeks Bitcoin ETFs
In a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission, ProShares said it would like to pull its application for four ETFs that would have been tied to bitcoin trading on the futures market. On Monday, trusts controlled by Rafferty Asset Management and Exchange Traded Concepts both said they were canceling three bitcoin-related funds. The ETFs Direxion is planning "will offer investors the opportunity to obtain daily short, leveraged long or leveraged short exposure to the lead month ... (more...)
What do Insider Trends Have to Say About Endo International plc (ENDP)?
It has outperformed by 19.71% the S&P500. Legal & General Group Plc decreased its stake in Endo Intl Plc ( ENDP ) by 67.52% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Lpl Financial Limited Liability Company owns 36,566 shares. Amundi Pioneer Asset stated it has 28,618 shares or 0% of all its holdings. Endo International plc - (NASDAQ: ENDP ) (TSE:ENL) - Equities research analysts at Leerink Swann issued their FY2017 earnings per share estimates for Endo International in a ... (more...)
Moller Financial Services Sells 1300 Shares of Exxon Mobil Co. (XOM)
Patriot Wealth Management Inc who had been investing in Exxon Mobil Corp Com for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $368.74 billion market cap company. The rating was upgraded by Bank of America to "Buy" on Thursday, May 11. Susquehanna upgraded Coherent, Inc. The stock has "Underperform" rating by Macquarie Research on Wednesday, September 23. (more...)
Pizza Hut Goes Full 'Black Mirror' With New Self-Driving Delivery Vehicle
In what was teased as an exciting leap into the future of delivery, the companies previewed their electric autonomous shuttle-or e-Palette vehicle-that may soon be dropping people and their packages to their desired locations. However, with that being said Pizza Hut isn't preparing to take over the (fast food) world just yet, as testing on the e-Palette won't begin until at least 2020. (more...)
Fisker unveils EMotion electric sedan's butterfly doors
Fisker Inc . might sound like a familiar name, but it's actually a very new company that's just released a few details of its first new vehicle, the EMotion electric sedan . Fisker Inc. had formed a joint venture with Nanotech to produce graphene batteries, but the JV fell apart. However, Fisker is promising even more range once the auto is fitted with a still-in-development solid-state battery. (more...)
MoviePass army up to 1.5M
Analysts have placed a $25 price target on Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc., suggesting a 241.53% gain from recent close. "At the end of December, HMNY raised $60 million via an equity offering at $6.50 per share, which also includes one warrant.", Maxim Group's analyst commented. (more...)
2017 a record year for Boeing deliveries
During the year the company took 912 orders worth $134.8bn (£99.7bn) at list prices, taking its backlog of orders to 5,864 jets, the equivalent of seven year's work. Boeing and Airbus are also pressuring suppliers for better terms, moving some production tasks in house to save money and boosting automation. Company executives say strong airline profits are helping the carriers buy new planes. (more...)
Kodak Joins Cryptocurrency Craze with 'KODAKCoin', Stock Surges
The storied Rochester, New York-based company said in a statement it is launching a cryptocurrency called " KODAKCoin " for photographers, part of "KODAKOne", an image rights management platform in a licensing partnership with WENN Digital. (more...)
Discovery to Leave Maryland
Discovery Communications made a big announcement - saying it will be moving its National Operations Headquarters to Knoxville once it finalizes its $14.6 billion purchase of Scripps Networks. The company employs about 1,300 full-time employees in Maryland. The company intends to maintain hubs in both northern Virginia and Maryland. Discovery, which operates Discovery Network, TLC, ID and OWN, said it plans to assemble current and New York-based Scripps employees under a New York City ... (more...)
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Well-constructed, precision screwdrivers with replaceable blades that are held firmly in the handle by means of screw chucks. Blades are made of the best quality tool steel, which has been heat-treated for toughness and long wear.
The hexagonal heads will not roll on bench. Bodies are plated and have a knurled grip for non-slip holding.
Measure approximately 4" long. Set of 6 (one of each size). Made in USA.
Replacement blades are available, see "Related Products" below.


If you're thinking about getting a new phone this Black Friday, EE just made the decision so much easier. Not only does it have a wide range of great deals on some of the best phones around, but, get this, it's giving away a FREE Nintendo Switch with select deals too! Yes, you read that correctly. EE is giving away a Nintendo Switch with certain phone plans over Black Friday and you don't want to miss out.
Shop the best EE Black Friday phone deals with a FREE Nintendo Switch!
This is possible one of the best Black Friday deals we've spotted so far, but it only lasts as long as the phones (and Switches) stay in stock, so don't hang about. Head over to EE now and check out its Black Fridays phone deals. Admittedly, the deal is only available on select phone contracts, but with five phones to choose from, starting from just £33 a month and no upfront costs, you can't complain.


Each year many thousands of people die having made a Will which determines who is to receive the proceeds of their estate. However, many people die 'intestate', the term for dying without preparing a Will. It has been suggested that around 40% of the adult population in England and Wales do not have a Will and therefore the distribution of their estate is determined by the rules set out in the Administration of Estates Act 1925.
The Law Commission has launched a project concerning the Law relating to Wills.
The Law relating to Wills is governed by the Wills Act 1837 and the law that governs when a person has capacity is set out in a case from 1870. The Law Commission have acknowledged that 'the law of Wills need to be modernised to take account of the changes in society, technology and medical understanding that have taken place since the Victorian era'.
The structure of the consultation paper begins by considering the testators capacity to make a Will. This refers to a person's mental capacity as to whether the degree of understanding is sufficient for the act or decision in question. The ageing population and greater incidence of dementia is relevant in this area.
The next section deals with the position if the testator does not have sufficient capacity to make a Will. The Court of Protection, set up to provide protection for vulnerable people, has the ability to authorise that a Statutory Will is prepared for those that do not have sufficient capacity to give instructions themselves. The effect of this Will is as if the testator had made a valid Will under the Wills Act 1837.
The Law Commission then looks at the possibility of supported Will-making which is 'designed to benefit testators who could have capacity to make a Will if provided with support to do so'. It is envisaged that this proposal would 'fill the gap between Wills made by testators who clearly have testamentary capacity and statutory Wills made by the Court of Protection'. This section would apply to Testators who are capable of making a Will but because of an impairment require some support to be able to achieve this.
Next is the law relating to the formalities required in the preparation and completion of a valid Will. Whether there needs to be a reform of the present rules and whether these formalities deter people, who would otherwise wish to make a Will, from actually going ahead and preparing a Will.
Consideration is also being given to whether the law can provide for people to make electronic Wills given that digital technology is now very prevalent in everyday life. If Will making becomes more convenient will this encourage more people to have a Will? There are several issues that are being addressed including whether electronic signatures would validate a Will and also the questions regarding the storage of electronic Wills.
The consultation also includes the issue of protecting vulnerable Testators in respect of knowledge and approval and undue influence. It is important to 'show that the Will has been executed properly executed by a testator with capacity to do so but that it also truly reflects the wishes of the testator and that those wishes were freely decided by the testator'.
A further potential reform is the age at which someone can make a Will. At present, in England & Wales, the age of testamentary capacity is 18. It is also at this age that people can vote, buy alcohol or tobacco. However, a 16 year old can leave school, marry, join the army, live alone, make their own medical decisions and consent to sexual activity. It is therefore an anomaly that at 17 years someone can be married and have parental responsibilities but they cannot make a Will. The Law Commission will look at lowering the current age to 16 or introducing the authority for the Courts to allow the preparation of a Will in certain circumstances.
The Law Commission will also look at the Interpretation and Rectification of Wills where the drafting of the Will is imprecise or contains mistakes. There will be consideration given as to whether interpretation and rectification is the correct order or whether any mistake in a Will is rectified first and then interpreted in accordance with that rectification. There will also be some consideration as to whether the Courts are compelled to consider rectification and interpretation in a particular order.
The consultation also looks at the rules of ademption, where a testator makes a gift in his or her Will of property which the testator no longer owns at the date of death. This is being considered in light of the disposal of assets by attorneys and deputies, incomplete transfers and options to purchase, gifts of shares and simultaneous destruction of property and death.
Also being considered is the revocation of a Will. This is the formal act of withdrawing a Will. The Law Commission propose that no reform is required to the law governing the revocation of Wills by Will or Codicil, writing or destruction. They are seeking, however, to consider the rule that marriage automatically revokes a previous Will and whether this should be abolished or retained and what the public awareness is in relation to the general rules that marriage revokes a Will. They will also consider whether the Will of a Testator, who lacks testamentary capacity, is revoked if the Testator enters into a marriage.
A further area of the present law that is being considered relates to mutual Wills. This arrangement allows two or more people to make Wills in such a way that prevents the survivor changing his or her Will after the death of the first person. Many people confuse mirror Wills with mutual Wills, where mirror Wills merely mirror the other persons Will and does not ordinarily bind the other party. The Law Commission are to consider whether mutual Wills are to be abolished and they are also to consider changing the definition of net estate under the I(PFD) Act 1975 to redress against inflexibility and potential injustice that may be caused by the mutual Wills arrangement.
The doctrine 'donationes mortis causa' lies outside of the law of Wills as strictly defined. This relates to a gift made by a donor in contemplation of their death and is conditional upon their death. The Law Commission are considering whether the doctrine is to be abolished as amongst other issues, it is open to the risk of abuse, fraud and dispute.
In light of the digital age that we live in an area that is being considered relates to the transfer of digital assets following someone's death. The legal status of physical objects is straightforward as they can be passed to others by a Will. The issue arises with regard to the access of these assets and the potential breach of user agreements. In some cases Testators have given the beneficiaries their passwords to allow access but there is a problem with passwords being changed over time and the beneficiary not being updated.
The issue of the disposal of bodies is also being considered. Testators cannot dictate what happens to their body although they can include their wishes within their Will. The person in lawful possession of a body has the right to dispose properly of it. If the deceased left a Will then the Executor(s) of the estate will have the lawful possession. If the deceased died intestate the person entitled to the grant of letters of administration will have lawful possession. The problem arises where the system breaks down and there is a dispute as to the disposal of the body.
The Law Commission is to consider the details of the Burial Rights Reform Bill which lapsed when a general election was called for 8 June 2017.
The Law Commission consultation paper is available on their website at http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/wills/. And they are inviting responses from 13 July 2017 through to 10 November 2017 from the general public on questions around their experiences of making a Will and medical professional on their plans on mental capacity.
If you have queries relating to making a Will or the project highlighted in this summary then Talk to Tollers.


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Chris Duhon looks to make fresh start with Magic
ORLANDO - It was only fitting Chris Duhon officially joined the Orlando Magic on Thursday, the same day his former team has spent two-plus seasons preparing to sign a free agent.
Just not him.
Duhon partly blames his struggles with the New York Knicks on the constant roster shuffling and uncertainty as they cleared salary-cap space in hopes of luring LeBron James. The crown jewel of this summer's mega-free-agent class, James was set to make his decision Thursday night on national television.
Duhon, meanwhile, couldn't be happier to have a fresh start somewhere else.
Duhon's two seasons as the starting point guard in New York never really lived up to expectations, and the opportunity to be on a contending team was too much to pass up this time. Even if it means being a backup.
Orlando agreed to sign Duhon to a $15 million, four-year deal to play behind Jameer Nelson. The move puts Duhon in a reserve role, however, he said he has no second thoughts about playing second fiddle.
Celtics to sign Jermaine O'Neal
Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge wasn't worried about The Decision.
He's got his team back.
"We're the Eastern Conference champions," Ainge said Thursday. "And we think we're going to be better next year."
Ainge confirmed that the Celtics have agreements in place with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen that would keep Boston's new Big Three intact for a run at a third NBA finals in four years. Ainge also said he expects to sign free agent center Jermaine O'Neal to fill in while center Kendrick Perkins recovers from knee surgery.
Durant signs contract with Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Thunder have formally signed forward Kevin Durant to a multi-year contract extension.
Team executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti announced the deal Thursday night, but didn't disclose any terms.
Durant's spokeswoman, Mary Ford, said Wednesday that Durant would receive the maximum deal possible, $85 million over five years.
Bulls acquire Boozer
CHICAGO - Carlos Boozer is now officially a member of the Chicago Bulls.
The two-time All-Star forward is going to the Bulls in a sign-and-trade with the Utah Jazz, giving them the dominant big man they've craved.
He and the Bulls agreed Wednesday to what several outlets reported was a five-year deal worth roughly $75 million dollars. Shortly after the signing on Thursday, Jazz spokesman Jonathan Rinehart said Utah sent him along with a future protected second-round pick to the Bulls for a trade exception.
Lakers sign G Steve Blake
LOS ANGELES - Guard Steve Blake has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers announced the deal Thursday after agreeing to terms with the veteran guard last week.

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The Flaw in our Education System
By Irving Gonzalez
Usually, when we think about what school should be like, we picture teachers teaching small classrooms of competent students willing to learn.
That imaginative imagine has changed in my mind throughout my years as a New York City public school scholar. As time has passed, and I have been more and more educated in the New York City public school system, I have realized there is a big problem: segregation. Simply by speaking with others, one can tell to what extent schools are segregated.
A. Philip Randolph Campus High School, a large high school with about 1500 students, is in Harlem (a neighborhood in NYC). One can walk the hallways and notice one big characteristic: there is no racial diversity within the school. Some might say there is because the school educates mostly Black and Hispanic students, but that isn't diversity!
Schools that are stuck up in thinking they are diverse because they have colored students or schools that need diversity, should find better methods to implement within their schools. Why not lessen segregation in schools by making schools racially equal? Why not have Caucasian, African American, Asian, Native, Hispanic, etc. raced students all mixed in one classroom? Would that not better the way students think, and eventually lead to less racism in the country?
It is so sad to know that most of the top public schools in New York City are filled with Caucasian students. Isabel Gomez, a senior scholar at the Beacon School (a top public school in NYC), spoke to me about her encounters with school segregation at her school. She spoke to me and said, "I feel blessed to go to a school like the beacon school, but also feel bad because other students from other schools do not receive the same opportunities as I do." Meaning, racially segregated schools like the Beacon School, which educates predominantly the Caucasian race, do receive benefits for attending a school like that.
Since we now know school segregation is detrimental to one's success, why do we not do something about it? Why is it that different class' are receiving different educational treatments based on the school they go to? Shouldn't all citizens be entitled to equal education and equal opportunity?
New York City public schools have the highest levels of segregation in the whole country. This is a huge problem because it leads to a poor education system that does not successfully educate a group of students that will be prepared to perpetuate the changes they will need to make to adapt in a cutthroat environment.
Growing up, I have always wondered why I never had a Caucasian friend, why I never had an Asian friend. It took me about seventeen years to find the answer.
Because New York City schools are structured the way they are, in a "survival of the fittest" way, students need to compete so much more at such a young age to get into the best schools starting at grade five. I remember trying my best to get into some of the city's best middle schools at age ten. Why should ten-year old be worried about getting into schools like Columbia Secondary School or the Mott Hall School? Should not they be worried about the baseball tournament or the new X-Man movie? New York City's public school system scares students at such a young age, when they should be providing students with optimistic mindsets.
I never had a Caucasian or Asian friend because they were better test takers than I was. The standardized tests they took to get into schools like Columbia Secondary School and Brooklyn Tech, were developed in a racially biased way. I was meant to fail those tests, they were meant to pass them!
"Strong school, strong community"? Yeah, I think what they really meant by that is, "Strong school, strong community budget". It is shown that most of the best schools in New York City are surrounded by wealthy neighborhoods. And those that are not surrounded by wealthy neighborhoods are wealthy because they rely on the socioeconomically advantaged students' parents to make donations to the schools; which ultimately benefits those students' education, immensely.
Schools segregation does not prepare students for the real world:
Imagine being a student in a predominantly African American school. Sitting in a philosophy class, most students will have the same opinions because same cultures tend to raise their students the same.
Now imagine being a Caucasian student in a predominately Caucasian school. Sitting in the same philosophy class, most of the students will still have the same opinions because they were also raised in the same manner.
Now imagine sitting in a classroom full of diverse students. Would there not be more critical thinking taking place? If a classroom were to have equal amounts of cultures in it, students will be given the opportunity to intellectually debate, and intellectually round up opinions on worldly dilemmas. Unlike what is occurring now in the United States. Currently, students are maintaining the same conversations among the same cultures and it isn't preparing them to go onto the real world-- where there are many cultures one must interact with.
Ultimately, if this is not resolved, students will continue to have a bad opinion on schools. Students will be incompetent when it comes to schools; giving both teachers and parents difficulty educating students. Why not create a school system that mixes different races throughout the many schools across the city? Students would not compete as much to get into middle schools and high schools (and we all know that should be left till college applications!). Students will want to go to any school because they will now know they will receive the same education someone else in the city will be receiving.
Students will be given the opportunities to meet other students from all sorts of cultures; allowing them to develop opinions on different races and cultures beginning at a young age. Rather than what the city instills in us students now; a system that makes me wait till I get into higher education to meet my first Asian friend!
David Foster Wallace once said, education "is the freedom of a real education, of learning how to be well-adjusted. You get to consciously decide what has meaning and what doesn't. You get to decide what to worship." If we do not begin to value socioeconomically disadvantaged students' education, they will never know how to think for themselves.


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Josh Gottheimer & William M. Thornberry
Compare the voting records of Josh Gottheimer and William M. Thornberry in 2017-18.
Josh Gottheimer
Represented New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. This is his 1st term in the House.
William M. Thornberry
Represented Texas's 13th Congressional District. This is his 12th term in the House.
Josh Gottheimer and William M. Thornberry are from different parties and disagreed on 56 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
But they didn't always disagree. Out of 1164 votes in the 115th Congress, they agreed on 508 votes, including 111 major votes.
Sept. 27, 2018 — Family Savings Act of 2018
Sept. 7, 2018 — Community Safety and Security Act
July 25, 2018 — Restoring Access to Medication Act
July 13, 2018 — Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act
June 14, 2018 — THRIVE Act
May 22, 2018 — Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act
March 21, 2018 — Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018
March 20, 2018 — Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act
March 6, 2018 — Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act
Feb. 27, 2018 — To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency
Dec. 21, 2017 — Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017
Oct. 24, 2017 — Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act
Oct. 12, 2017 — Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2266, with an amendment
Sept. 28, 2017 — Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017
Sept. 14, 2017 — Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
July 20, 2017 — King Cove Road Land Exchange Act
June 22, 2017 — Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
June 15, 2017 — Broader Options for Americans Act
May 18, 2017 — Thin Blue Line Act
Feb. 14, 2017 — Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act
Jan. 4, 2017 — Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017
Dec. 21, 2018 — Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — Federal Personal Property Management Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — GAO-IG Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office"
Dec. 21, 2018 — Department of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes
Dec. 21, 2018 — To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to provide flexibility with respect to the leaseback of certain Federal real property, and for other purposes
Dec. 21, 2018 — To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes
Dec. 21, 2018 — Designating room H-226 of the United States Capitol as the "Lincoln Room"
Sept. 4, 2018 — Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act
July 24, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 6199, the Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018; providing for proceedings during the period from July 27, 2018, through September 3, 2018
July 18, 2018 — Grothman of Wisconsin Amendment No. 39, as Modified
July 18, 2018 — Supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important mission of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
July 16, 2018 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, as the "Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building".
July 16, 2018 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1075 North Tustin Street in Orange, California, as the "Specialist Trevor A. Win'E Post Office
June 13, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2851) Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5735) THRIVE Act; and providing for consideration of (H.R. 5788) Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act
June 8, 2018 — Takano of California Part B Amendment No. 16
May 23, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5515) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, and for providing for proceedings during the period from May 25, 2018, through June 4, 2018
April 27, 2018 — McClintock of California Part A Amendment No. 112
April 12, 2018 — Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
March 19, 2018 — Kennedy--King National Commemorative Site Act
March 19, 2018 — To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
March 15, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 4061, the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4293, the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017
March 14, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; H.R. 1116, the TAILOR Act of 2017; and H.R. 4263, the Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017
Feb. 27, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4296) to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4607) the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act
Feb. 27, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1865), the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
Feb. 6, 2018 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 772, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017; H.R. 1153, the Mortgage Choice Act of 2017; H.R. 4771, the Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018; and for other purposes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments with an Amendment
Jan. 30, 2018 — Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Jan. 30, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 695, the Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
On Motion to Fix the Convening Time
Jan. 20, 2018 — Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(A) of Rule XIII with Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported from the Committee on Rules, and Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules
On Ordering a Call of the House
Dec. 13, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1638, the Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4324, the Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act
Oct. 24, 2017 — Jackson Lee of Texas Part B Amendment No. 4
Oct. 24, 2017 — Johnson of Georgia Part B Amendment No. 3
Oct. 11, 2017 — Providing for consideration of S. 585, the Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017; providing for proceedings during the period from October 16, 2017, through October 20, 2017; and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules
Oct. 5, 2017 — Yarmuth of Kentucky Substitute Amendment No. 4
Sept. 7, 2017 — Yoho of Florida Part B Amendment No. 110
Sept. 7, 2017 — Austin Scott of Georgia Part B Amendment No. 92
July 27, 2017 — Nadler of New York Part B Amendment No. 38
July 26, 2017 — Jackson Lee of Texas Amendment No. 56
July 26, 2017 — Garamendi of California Amendment No. 52
July 26, 2017 — Takano of California Amendment No. 7
July 20, 2017 — Grijalva of Arizona Part C Amendment No. 3
July 19, 2017 — Beyer of Virginia Part A Amendment No. 3
July 19, 2017 — Engel of New York Part B Amendment No. 1
July 13, 2017 — Blumenauer of Oregon Part B Amendment No. 13
July 13, 2017 — Rogers of Alabama Part B Amendment No. 88
July 13, 2017 — Aguilar of California Part B Amendment No. 10
July 13, 2017 — Blumenauer of Oregon Part B Amendment No. 8
July 13, 2017 — Nadler of New York Part B Amendment No. 6
July 13, 2017 — Jayapal of Washington Part B Amendment No. 5
June 22, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2842) to provide for the conduct of demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of subsidized employment for TANF recipients, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
June 21, 2017 — Carbajal of California Part A Amendment No. 1
June 7, 2017 — Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico Amendment No. 1
May 25, 2017 — Jackson Lee of Texas Part B Amendment No. 1
April 28, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 99) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes
April 26, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1695) to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide additional responsibilities for the Register of Copyrights, and for other purposes
April 25, 2017 — Relating to efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan
April 4, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1304, the Self-Insurance Protection Act
March 27, 2017 — Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act
March 8, 2017 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1301) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes
March 2, 2017 — Farenthold of Texas Part A Amendment No. 2
March 1, 2017 — Young of Iowa Part B Amendment No. 3
Feb. 28, 2017 — Plaskett of Virgin Islands Amendment No. 4
Jan. 30, 2017 — To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384 and for other purposes
Jan. 13, 2017 — Yarmuth of Kentucky Amendment No. 1


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David Suzuki announces retirement from 'The Nature of Things' after 43 years
David Suzuki is pictured at his home in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (CBC)
Legendary broadcaster David Suzuki has announced he'll retire from CBC's The Nature of Things next spring after 43 years as host of the longest-running television science program.
Suzuki, 86, announced his pending retirement Sunday night during an interview with Ian Hanomansing on The National.
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"I have been fortunate to have been endowed with good health which has enabled me to remain the host of the series long after my 'best before date'," said Suzuki. "Aging is a natural biological process that creates opportunity for fresher, more imaginative input from younger people and for years, I have warned that to ensure the continuation of The Nature of Things, we must prepare for the transition when I leave. That moment is now."
"I am so grateful to Canadians who have kept us on air and to the CBC for sticking with me," he added. "The Nature of Things is a unique series that stems from an ecocentric rather than anthropocentric perspective, a critical understanding of how we got into the mess we are in and how to move out of it."
A professor and geneticist prior to joining the public broadcaster, Suzuki had a desire to connect television audiences with a better understanding of science. He began his television career in 1970 with weekly children's show Suzuki on Science, going on to host Quirks & Quarks on CBC Radio and half-hour television series, Science Magazine from 1975-79. The Nature of Things premiered on CBC in October 1979. The show's 62nd season will debut Jan. 6, 2023, with Suzuki's final episode set to air in the spring. CBC says new hosting plans for the series will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
"David has made science more accessible to countless viewers in Canada and around the world, finding new ways to demystify our complex world and illustrate how the future of humanity and the natural world cannot be separated — long before climate change became a hot topic," said Barbara Williams, Executive Vice President, CBC, in a release. "We thank David for challenging and inspiring so many of us to look at ourselves and our planet in new ways, and look forward to celebrating his indelible legacy and final season next year."
Suzuki previously retired from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2001 where he was a professor in the genetics department, starting in 1963. In 1990, he founded the David Suzuki Foundation, dedicated to evidence-based climate action and environmental sustainability.
He has authored more than 50 books and received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including appointments as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Companion of the Order of Canada. He holds honorary degrees from more than two dozen universities.
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Home Entertainment Chiefs Hopeful Discs Can Face Down OTT Threat
Wednesday January 06th 2016
2015 may well be remembered as the year cord-cutting millennials wreaked havoc on Wall Street.
Investors had grown used to reaping the rewards of big entertainment stocks that regularly outpaced the broader market. But this past summer, those Hollywood stalwarts fell victim to a wave of near-panic selling on concerns that digital disruption would eviscerate their bottom lines.
Media giant Viacom reported weaker cable networks profit figures for its latest fiscal year, and Walt Disney and others acknowledged subscriber declines, fueling worries that consumers are cutting the cable cord and tapping the Internet for entertainment. The mad scramble on trading floors left the seven big entertainment conglomerates — Disney, Viacom, CBS Corp., Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, Sony Corp. and NBCUniversal owner Comcast — some $50 billion poorer this year.
The question is: Can Hollywood stage a big comeback? Some say not too soon if the industry is overly reliant on traditional TV business models and doesn't keep step with the industry's streaming future and the need to maximize audiences and financial results across platforms. Some on Wall Street have, for example, said Hollywood players must weigh the shorter-term benefits of added revenue from licensing TV shows to streaming services against the risk of losing pay TV subscribers longer-term.
"These stocks tend to trade in long positive/negative sentiment cycles," Cowen analyst Doug Creutz tells THR. "I expect more generally underwhelming performance from the group."
Others are also predicting more challenges ahead. "We entered 2015 with a negative bias on TV businesses, and the respective stocks, which only got worse as the year went on," said Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger in an end-of-year research note. "TV revenues will eventually begin to decline — not decelerate, decline. Ouch."
The trend of people canceling pay TV subscriptions to embrace the likes of Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and other streaming video services has spooked investors. A recent industry report from Pew Research said 15 percent of Americans have already cut the cord — a number, some observers contend, might be too high.
But, any way you slice it, those fears caused a financial hangover in 2015. More than half of the top 49 media and entertainment stocks tracked by The Hollywood Reporter suffered year-over-year declines. And shares at four of Hollywood's seven biggest conglomerates underperformed the broad Standard & Poor's 500 stock index, which is set to finish the year roughly unchanged.
That's been startling to Wall Street, which had come to rely on entertainment and media companies to provide steady returns. The sector has outperformed the broader market for years, even cashing in when major indices were roiled in 2011 by global economic concerns during the European debt crisis.
Analysts believe Wall Street has started to more thoroughly question the outlook for Hollywood giants' cable network units, which make up a bulk of profits. Needham & Co. analyst Laura Martin said in a recent report that there are three issues investors are trying to assess after the recent market upheaval: "trends in revenue per content hour viewed, added costs and valuation multiple risk."
One big event that intensified investor worries came in early August when Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged some subscriber losses at sports juggernaut ESPN and the company lowered its financial expectations for its cable networks unit. In the most recent fiscal year, its "media networks" segment, which includes ESPN, the Disney Channel and other networks, accounted for more than half of its $14.7 billion in operating income.
Though Iger argued that Nielsen's estimate of a 3.2 million drop in subscribers for ESPN over the course of a year was overstated, Disney's stock still declined more than 9 percent the following day — its worst single-day run in almost four years. Other entertainment stocks followed suit.
"The market has been discussing cord-cutting for a while. It just took the Disney announcement in August to make everyone decide they should care," Creutz tells THR. He and others on Wall Street also cite lower ratings at various networks, slowing TV advertising revenue trends, increasing digital advertising and increased competition for programming as further concerns about the traditional TV networks business.
Juenger downgraded his ratings on the stocks of Disney and Time Warner in late August and suggested a new way of valuing Hollywood's TV units.
"The most frequent question we hear from investors in the aftermath of the media implosion is 'at what multiple should the sector trade?'" Juenger wrote. "We believe a whole new framework is necessary. Historical multiples are irrelevant. We believe the market is now valuing U.S. ad-supported TV businesses as structurally impaired assets."
Entertainment stocks have recovered somewhat from the depths hit over the summer, but most are finishing 2015 below their year-end 2014 prices. Many analysts remain cautious at best.
Just as 2015 ended, Juenger called it "an awful year for media stocks," and Jefferies analyst John Janedis wrote "there appears to be a buyers strike in the media sector."
Among the worries that could hinder a recovery is the recent and possible further consolidation among TV operators, giving them more leverage when negotiating carriage deals with networks groups. "2016 may prove to be a year for distribution's revenge," wrote Benjamin Swinburne of Morgan Stanley.
Investors also worry about what Apple might be up to with its Apple TV product, which is in the midst of a radical upgrade. "Apple's possible TV streaming service could accelerate the pace of cord-cutting," wrote Nomura analyst Anthony DiClemente.
Naturally, all the angst about cutting the cord and defecting to online services benefited streaming-media giant Netflix, whose stock soared 144 percent in 2015 as of Tuesday's market close. Fellow streamer Amazon.com, whose financials are driven by its core e-commerce business though, saw its stock rise 124 percent.
Stock markets will also be open for trading on Wednesday and a half day on Thursday, but that typically won't change the year's final tallies much.
Here's how big entertainment companies and other sector players finished the year:
Viacom was the biggest loser among the major conglomerates as of Tuesday's market close, as its stock closed in on a 44 percent drop this year amid ratings struggles at MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and elsewhere.
Disney neared a 14 percent jump, spurred by Star Wars: The Force Awakens but held back by the revelation ESPN lost 7 million subscribers in two years.
Sony — more than a year removed from a devastating computer hack — was up 21 percent.
CBS Corp. has declined 14 percent, even though CEO Leslie Moonves assures investors that the network will be a part of any bundle, no matter how skinny they get as consumers whittle at their cable and satellite bills.
Time Warner sunk 23 percent, after helping lead the sector in 2014 with a 30 percent gain.
21st Century Fox lost 28 percent amid worries about ratings at its Fox broadcast network and myriad cable channels — though the Fox News Channel remains a powerhouse.
The stock Comcast, a unique company because it combines cable distribution assets with NBCUniversal, was nearly unchanged.
Among pure-play cable networks operators, Scripps Networks Interactive (parent of HGTV, Food Network etc.) was off 26 percent, but Starz was up 11 percent and AMC Networks gained 19 percent amid speculation that both are in play for a deal.
Among pay TV providers, Dish Network was off 21 percent, but Charter Communications, which is positioning itself as a consolidator, and Cablevision Systems, which agreed to be acquired by European telecom and cable giant Altice, were up 9 percent and 58 percent, respectively.
Among the smaller studios, DreamWorks Animation fared best, rising 19 percent as the movie Home and success with TV shows helped to erase memories of Turbo and Mr. Peabody and Sherman, two money-losing films that led to a 37 percent decline in DWA's stock last year.
Lionsgate scored $616.7 million worldwide for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, but the stock was up just 2 percent in 2015 as investors wonder if there might be more to come from that massive franchise (there are already theme park attractions and prequel films are rumored to be in the works).
Impressive box-office results didn't seem to help the movie exhibition industry. Regal Entertainment was off 8 percent, Cinemark was down 5 percent and Carmike Cinemas lost 13 percent.
Imax was an exception, gaining 18 percent in 2015. The exhibitor said on Monday that The Force Awakens surpassed $100 million on its gigantic screens faster than any other film in its history.
In new media, Activision Blizzard was up 98 percent. Its video-game rivals, Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive Software, were up 49 percent and 28 percent, respectively.
Google restructured as a division of a company called Alphabet in 2015 and its stock was up 48 percent while rival Yahoo was down 33 percent as CEO Marissa Mayer struggles with a restructuring of her own.
In social media, Facebook rose 38 percent, but Twitter fell 37 percent as it struggles to grow amid increased competition from Snapchat and others.
Apple, the purveyor of iTunes, saw its stock gain less than 1 percent in 2015, though its value still towers over those companies laboring in traditional media. On Wednesday, Apple's market capitalization was $602 billion, more than Disney, Time Warner, Comcast, Sony, Fox, Viacom and CBS — combined.
Source: Hollywood Reporter


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Medical Cell
Ward Membership
Life member Duplicate I-Card
Family member Addon I-Card
Application for car sticker
SMS/WIFI Request Form
The Affiliated Club
Affiliation Rules
Top up Recharge
Fun, games, seminars and a whole
lot more held throughout the year
At GSC, there's something always happening 365 days a year
All that you and your family ever needed
is now a few minutes away in Goregaon
You get to be a member of one of the best gymkhanas of the suburbs
Be a sport
You name the game, we've got it at GSC
In the pink of health
Everyone strives to be the fittest at the club
So much space
Be it indoor or outdoor, just come and play
Stay cool in the pool
It's time for a splash
There's a lot happening
at a club in the heart of Goregaon
Food, fitness, family and so much more. The energy is there to see to Goregaon Sports Club
At Goregaon Sports Club, an effort has been made to provide world-class facilities and infrastructure for the promotion of sports and health. During the past few years, Goregaon Sports Club has emerged as one of the best facilities in the western suburbs of Mumbai in the area of sports and health and is making strides to acquire a formidable presence in the international arena also.
The club has a swimming pool of international size and standards, a fully equipped health club six acres of open ground for promoting outdoor sports like cricket, football, volleyball, basket ball, lawn tennis etc. and has facilities for indoor games like badminton, squash, billiards, snooker, table tennis, chess, carroms, skating, air rifle shooting etc. To soothe the taste buds of the members, the club also has a delectable multi-cuisine restaurant.
Get to practice and play the gentleman's game in our nets
We're slowly becoming the hub of volleyball in the suburbs
Lawn Tennis
Time to hit the court and ace that forehand
We've got all the space you needed to dribble and dunk
Moving around on wheels at GSC is so much fun!!!
Time to bring out the hidden Messi and Ronaldo within you
Eat healthy, stay fit
our Cafeteria and Gym is all that you need to stay fit
Nutritious food packed with one amazing workout. If there's one place that's going to get you fit, it's Goregaon Sports Club
With our members putting those hours in the gym or playing any sport, it's natural that they're going to feel hungry. Good food for them ensures a good mood. It's always a happy time at GSC and our cafeterias make sure everyone's craving is surely addressed to. Host of tasty treats here.
Delicious meals waiting just for you
Ambiance, quality food at a place near to you
Some food for thought at GSC
Memorable meals for our members
No one ever goes hungry at GSC
It's time to pick up the dumb bells, get on the treadmill. Make every set count. Our members at GSC take the "no pain, no gain" motto very seriously
Never too late to take health in your hands
Young and the old, everyone is welcome to be fit
Filled with the latest equipment and machinery
Working out with our members is always fun
Get to workout at one of the best clubs in the suburbs
Building a nursery of upcoming talent in sport
Our kids and members who practice at Goregaon Sports Club are going places in their sport. We've given rise to a lot of winners at the club
Hub of indoor sport in Mumbai
Going outside
to play indoors
Goregaon Sports Club has in a very short time, become the go-to place for any kid wanting to learn any indoor sport. Be it badminton, table-tennis, the club is now a breeding ground with our coaches giving rise to a lot of promising talent that have represented the city, state and even the country in various tournaments.
TABLE MANNERS
Getting Cue Sports
back in vogue
Billiards, Snooker & Pool, the three games which will make any cue sport lover leave everything and get to the table. If you thought not many people are a fan of these three sports, all you need to do is come here and see how big the family is.
A lot of smiles and happy faces at Goregaon Sports Club
I feel so good when I come to GSC . Where can one get a 10 acre sports club in this city . The Olympic size pool is one of the best and am look forward to visit the club whenever possible . The young team is doing a wonderful job with all the upgradation
The energy is so good when I come to the club . It feels like a fresh of breath air . The staff and the facilities have set a new benchmark among clubs and I am very happy to be a member . Three cheers to the new team
We are happy to be members at this prestigious club. It's very relaxing and rejuvenates both of us from our hectic shooting schedule. The current Management has enhanced the facilities to take the club to new heights
Rithvik Dhanjani and Asha Negi
GSC is an ICONIC club and we both love to jog on the synthetic track which is not there in any club in Mumbai , great job is been done by the young committee members and looking forward to work out at the new world class gym
Raqesh Bapat and Riddhi Dogra
GSC has not been our second but our first home My husband enjoys the sports facilities and my little girl can't get enough of the game zone and the pool. For me, it's creating so many happy memories at one place. Would like to thank the management for building an environment of love laughter and happiness
Karan and rakhsu
My Daughters Come regularly for Advance Swimming Practice in Morning & Evening, We are Very Happy With New Revamped Swimming Pool and One of the Best Coach Mr. Murgesh Murti. I want to convey my Best Regards to the Committee for Providing us World Class Facility
Pravin Bhatia
Membership No. - 1821
I have been playing badminton in GSC from the day it was started in our club. We have one of the best wooden courts in whole of Mumbai. Recently added air-conditioning has made playing much more comfortable and raised the standard of our courts to a different level.
Hemant Varun
Membership no. 1412
Our club is one of the finest enjoyable, stress buster and fitness centric place to be! It may be sports arena for some but a second home for me
Ravish Singhania
Where to begin, I just love Goregaon Sports Club ! It is a fantastic club to work out in, unwind from the stress of the day and bring back the wellness and vitality the members deserve. It offers variety of excellent facilities from sports, cafe, health, fitness etc..Coming here makes my day !! it offers the best quality time one can spend with their family.
Saloni Patel
In lat two years the management has left no stone unturned to provide world class facilities in sports and cultural platform but left a lot of space for Growth... There is a saying " One should not only be a Sportsman but also look like One" now we are proud G S C is the All-rounder and looking like One.
Nandan
What a privilege it is to be a part of an amazing club "GSC", filled with super energy! Kudos to all the wonderful efforts the club is putting into developing young talent for the betterment of Society. Proud to be part of it.
Nilesh Damani
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A wonderful day out in the Madison Range with Duncan. This is one of the finer peaks either of us had climbed in quite a while, in terms of good quality scrambling, excellent scenery, and relative difficulty. That is to say, this peak deserves a healthy amount of respect for its exposure, but we found many of the scary descriptions found on summitpost and in Select Peaks to be misleading. From the east col, we scrambled on solid rock to the right of a loose gully on climber's left of the ridge. We then climbed easy ledges on this face before heading left to traverse back into this chimney near its top. This was really the only move with serious exposure. From there, we headed back right up more ledges and a low-angle dihedral just below the summit. From there an easy scramble gained the precipitous summit block. Unless one were quite a bit off route, the 5.2 hand traverse near the top is extremely obvious to bypass. There's really no reason to have to make that move at all, it would seem. Overall, Hilgard now ranks as one of my very favorite climbs of the year so far, and Duncan and I were both proud to stand on this summit, one we'd each been thinking about for a long time now.
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Elmira native Molly Huddle follows her third-place finish in 2016 New York City Marathon with a fourth-place effort.
Elmira native Molly Huddle delivered a fourth-place finish Sunday morning in the women's race at the TCS New York City Marathon.
Huddle, 34, finished just off the podium after placing third in her marathon debut in 2016 in New York City. Her time of 2 hours, 26 minutes, 44 seconds Sunday topped her effort of 2:28:13 two years ago.
Kenya's Mary Keitany won Sunday's race in 2:22:48 seconds, the fourth time she has finished first in the event. Fellow Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot took second in 2:26:02, and defending champion Shalane Flanagan was third in 2:26:22 to lead the American women.
"We were rolling in the second half and we stuck together as a group a little more, so we were pushing each other rather than spread out," Huddle said during the post-race television interview. "So I think that helped run a little faster.
"It was a beautiful day weather-wise. I'm glad to run a little faster. It would have been nice to make the podium, but the American women ran really well today as a whole."
Just after the race, an awaiting Flanagan shared an embrace with Huddle. Those two led a strong day for the United States, with four American women placing in the top seven. Desiree Linden, this year's Boston Marathon winner, was sixth in 2:27:51 and Allie Kieffer was seventh in 2:28:12. Ethiopia's Rahma Tusa broke up the string of American women by finishing fifth in 2:27:13.
"I think we just have a lot of confidence in each other and we have good numbers," Huddle said of the strong American effort. "Now we're showing up with four in the top 10, three in the top seven, things like that. We had two women win in one year. It's good momentum."
Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa won the men's race in 2:05:59. Shuru Kitata of Ethiopia was second in 2:06:01.
Heading into race, Huddle said she was hoping for a top-three finish while acknowledging placing in the top six would be "really, really good" because of the quality of the women's field.
This was the third career marathon for Huddle, who placed 16th in April at the Boston Marathon after battling hypothermia on a rainy, cold day in which several of the top runners were unable to finish. Conditions were much better Sunday, with temperatures in the 50s and sunny skies.
"I've always had the New York City Marathon close to my heart," Huddle said. "I watched it growing up on TV. I just feed off the energy of the city. I love all the New York Road Runner events. The marathon, it was screaming the entire way, cheering. There were people that knew our names. It was just an amazing experience."
Huddle said Monday this will be her final race of 2018. She is hoping to compete in a spring marathon and also compete in the 10,000 at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, in the early fall. Because of qualifying standards for the world meet, Huddle said she's not sure if the spring marathon will be feasible.
Huddle is a 2002 graduate of Elmira Notre Dame High School and now lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, who's engaged in an intensifying feud with President Donald Trump, has raised nearly $830,000 in the first quarter for her re-election campaign.
Campaign finance reports show the Somali American, and one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, drew many out-of-state contributions and ended the quarter with just over $600,000 cash on hand.
The Minnesota Democrat and Mr. Trump have sparred in recent days over a video he boosted on social media criticizing her for supposedly dismissive remarks about the Sept. 11 attacks. Trump told KSTP-TV during a visit to Minnesota Monday he has no regrets about posting the video.
Omar represents a reliably liberal Minneapolis-area seat. Her recent remarks on Israel and the power of Jewish influence in Washington prompted speculation that she might face a primary challenge.
But no challenger has emerged, and progressives across the country have rallied to her side.


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X-ray Optics for XFELs Sous-menu élargi
Self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) is currently the most common method for the generation of short radiation pulses at x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) facilities. Due to its stochastic nature, the pulses produced fluctuate both in intensity and in spectral composition. These fluctuations can affect the measurements performed at XFEL facilities. To mitigate the effect on experimental results, it is crucial to develop a diagnostic tool capable of providing well-resolved spectral measurements for each individual pulse. In the hard x-ray energy range it is difficult to conceive spectrometers that does not compromise the quality of the beam delivered to the experiment. We developed two different spectrometer setups that use non-invasive, radiation hard and highly transmissive nanostructured diffraction gratings made of diamond. These gratings act as beam splitters by diffracting away a small portion of the main beam (~1%) which will be used for monitoring purposes. The remaining beam will be transmitted through the grating, and are available for the experiment.
Figure 1: Schematic drawing of the experimental setup using an off-axis Fresnel zone plate. The diamond focusing grating diffracts and focuses a small portion of beam onto a fast-frame camera for spectral monitoring purposes.
One spectrometer type is based on an off-axis focusing Fresnel zone plate and a fast-frame recording device used to monitor the diffracted beam (Figure 1). The device was tested in the full beam of the XFEL at the Stanford Linear Accelerator, US [1].
Figure 2: Single shot spectra recorded at the LCLS XFEL at 6 keV photon energy. A spectral resolution of 1.5 eV was obtained.
It proved to be radiation hard under full radiation load, and was capable of recording single shot spectra with ~1.5 eV resolution (Figure 2).
Figure 3: Schematic drawing of the setup using a linear diffraction grating. A small portion of the beam is diffracted onto a high resolution bent crystal spectrometer, and the spectra are then recorded by a fast-frame camera.
We have further developed the concept of beam-splitting to obtain better resolution by combining a nanostructured linear grating with a high-resolution diffraction crystal spectrometer (Figure 3) developed by a group at Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC), USA. The capabilities of this setup were demonstrated at the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC [2], using hard x-ray SASE pulses at a repetition rate of 120 Hz.
Figure 4: Comparison of single-shot spectra from the diffracted beam and the direct beam. (a) 2D images as recorded on the detectors, from the Si(333) (diffracted beam), and the Si(220) (direct beam) spectra. (b) Projections of the same shot from the Si(333) spectrometer (blue), the Si(333) spectrum after smoothening (red), and from the Si(220) spectrometer (black). The spectrum from the Si(220) reflection has similar overall features and intensity distribution. (c) Detail of the same spectra. SASE spikes separated by ∼0.3 eV were clearly resolved by the Si(333) spectrometer.
The recorded single-shot spectra had a resolving power of 3×104 (Figure 4) [2]. The grating showed no degradation after days of exposure under such intense x-ray beam, satisfying the robustness required for experiment use, and no replacement or realignment of the grating was required during the measurements. The shot-to-shot spectral information can be used for the normalization of data obtained in scientific experiments. This type of spectrometer setup will be implemented at the two latest XFEL facilities: the SwissFEL [4] and the European XFEL [5].
P. Karvinen, S. Rutishauser, A. Mozzanica, D. Greiffenberg, P.N. Juranić, A. Menzel, A. Lutman, J. Krzywinski, D.M. Fritz, H.T. Lemke, M. Cammarata, and C. David, Single-shot analysis of hard X-ray laser radiation using a non-invasive grating spectrometer, Optics Letters 37 (2012) p. 5073, DOI: 10.1364/OL.37.005073
M. Makita, P. Karvinen, D. Zhu, P. Juranic, J. Grünert, S. Cartier, J. H. Jungmann-Smith, H.T. Lemke, A. Mozzanica, S. Nelson, L. Patthey, M. Sikorski, S. Song, Y. Feng, and C. David, High Resolution Single Shot Spectral Monitoring of Hard X-ray Free Electron Laser Radiation, Optica 2 (2015) p. 912, DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.2.000912
M. Makita, P. Karvinen, V.A. Guzenko, P. Vagovic, and C. David, Diamond diffraction gratings for experiments with intense hard x-rays, Microelectronic Engineering 176 (2017) p. 75, DOI: 10.1016/j.mee.2017.02.002
J. Rehanek, M. Makita, P. Wiegand, P. Heimgartner, G. Seniutinas, U. Flechsig, V. Thominet, C. Schneider, A. Rodriguez Fernandez, C. David, L. Patthey and P. Juranić, The hard X-ray Photon Single-Shot Spectrometer of SwissFEL – initial characterization, Journal of Instrumentation 12 (2017) P05024, DOI:10.1088/1748-0221/12/05/P05024
N. Kujala, J. Grünert, J. Liu, M. Makita, A. Zozulya, M. Sprung and C. David
Characterizing transmissive diamond gratings as beam splitter for hard X-ray single-shot spectrometer of European XFEL
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 26 (2019) p. 708 – 713, DOI: 10.1107/S1600577519003382
Dr. Christian David
Laboratory for X-ray Nano-Optics
E-mail: christian.david@psi.ch


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PCI Express Clock Specifications and Effect on NI MXI-Express RIO Interoperability
Created Feb 20, 2020
National Instruments strives to provide quality products and ensure compatibility and flexibility for users. To achieve this goal, NI participates in industry-standard technology development groups and develops products that adhere to industry standards, where these standards exist, to ensure interoperability with other products. NI products interact effectively with components from other companies that are designed to industry standards. Examples include NI products based on GPIB, VXI, PCI, PCI Express, USB, PXI, and PXI Express.
NI MXI-Express RIO chassis implement a x1 PCI Express link to the host PC through a PCI Express board such as the NI PCIe-8362. The interfaces of PCI Express boards like the NI PCIe-8362 meet PCI Express standards. To ensure interoperability, these standards specify parameters such as voltage levels, signal encoding, bit rate, packet size, error detection mechanisms, and timing. A 100 MHz reference clock, provided by the host computer, is specified with detailed timing characteristics to serve as a timing reference for device communication. Peripheral cards and adapters—including graphics cards, network and storage adapters, communication devices, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and instrumentation cards that are designed to the specification—can communicate with the host PC if the host also complies with the specification.
Unfortunately, during interoperability testing on the NI MXI-Express RIO chassis, many PCs violated the specifications for the 100 MHz reference clock. This document describes the problem and recommends which PCs to use with an NI MXI-Express RIO expansion chassis.
Spread-Spectrum Clocking
Clocking for NI MXI-Express RIO Chassis
Recommendations for Maximum Interoperability
Developers of the PCI Express specification realized that a constant-frequency 100 MHz clock may present a problem with radiated emissions standards. These emissions standards were developed to minimize the chance of devices interfering with each other. For example, a PC with a constant 100 MHz clock may generate emissions that interfere with your FM radio or instrumentation. To aid systems in complying with these emissions regulations, the PXI Express system reference clocks are frequency-modulated. Modulation reduces the peak energy in clocking signals and spreads it across several adjacent frequencies, reducing the chance of interfering with other devices. Clocks with this type of frequency modulation are known as spread-spectrum clocks.
This reference clock frequency modulation impacts system timing; however, PC technology specifications are designed with these timing impacts in mind. The modulation behavior is defined by various parameters so that designers know which operational characteristics are required by tier components. The modulation is specified by Chapter 4 of the PCI Express specification, which stipulates a modulation rate of 30 to 33 kHz and modulation amplitude of 0 to –0.5 percent. This means that you can downspread the clock, and data based on the clock frequency, by 0.5 percent from the nominal clock frequency (100 MHz) and change it at a rate not to exceed 33 kHz.
The figure below shows the modulated clock frequency of the PCI Express clocks of several systems over approximately 90 μs. The vertical scale is the frequency of an individual clock period and the horizontal scale is the time in seconds. The 90 μs capture on this plot illustrates almost three full cycles of the clock modulation. All of the clocks comply with the maximum 33 kHz modulation rate.
The blue trace shown in the figure below depicts a PCI Express reference clock that is properly modulated: the frequency of the modulation is between 30 and 33 kHz, the amplitude of the modulation is 0.5 percent of 100 MHz (500 kHz), and it is downspread (the maximum frequency is 100 MHz). If PCs violate this clock specification, then add-in cards designed to work with the specification cannot guarantee complete functionality.
NI MXI-Express RIO chassis implement a x1 PCI Express link to the host PC through a PCI Express board like the NI PCIe-8362. The interfaces of PCI Express boards such as the NI PCIe-8362 are governed by both the PCI Express 1.1 and 2.0 specifications.
During the development of the NI MXI-Express RIO chassis, NI discovered that several systems used to test performance and interoperability do not follow the reference clock specifications as set forth in Section 4.3 of the PCI Express specification. These clocks failed in different ways. The figure below shows the measured clock data from four different systems. Some were centerspread (modulated +0.25 percent and –0.25 percent) instead of downspread, as shown by the red trace in the figure. This creates an overclocked condition because half the time the clock is faster than the specification allows. Other systems modulated their clocks by almost 1 percent instead of 0.5 percent, or twice the amplitude allowed by the specification (as shown by the brown trace in the figure). Another example of a specification violation is the green trace in the figure, which shows a constant-frequency 100.1 MHz clock, violating the 100 MHz maximum frequency limit.
Figure 1. Clock Frequency Over Time
The figure of the clock frequency over time depicts the following:
Blue trace: Ideal PCI Express spread-spectrum clock. The modulation frequency is between 30 and 33 kHz, the modulation amplitude is 0.5 percent, and it is downspread (frequency is never more than 100 MHz).
Red trace: 0.5 percent centerspread PCI Express clock. This clock violates the PCI Express specification because it is centerspread instead of downspread. The amplitude of the modulation is 0.5 percent, but because it is centerspread, the clock frequency peaks as high as 100.2 MHz, violating the 100 MHz maximum frequency limit.
Brown trace: 1 percent centerspread PCI Express clock. This clock violates the PCI Express specification in two ways:
– It is spread almost 1 percent instead of 0.5 percent.
– It is centerspread instead of downspread. This means the frequency of this clock peaks almost as high as 100.5 MHz.
Green trace: Constant-frequency 100.1 MHz PCI Express clock. This clock violates the PCI Express specification because its frequency is more than the maximum limit of 100 MHz. The PCI Express specification allows clocks to have a constant-frequency (nonspread-spectrum), but the frequency must be 100 MHz.
Pink markers: 300 ppm tolerance around 100 MHz allowed by the PCI Express specification. Clock frequency must not exceed the top pink marker.
Orange marker: 0.5 percent downspread from 100 MHz (100 MHz–0.5% = 99.5 MHz). Clock frequency must not dip below the orange marker.
An NI MXI-Express RIO chassis expects the host PC to feature a compliant clock for proper operation. The systems providing the green, brown, and red data sets violate the clocking parameters and, therefore, an NI MXI-Express RIO chassis may not operate properly.
Note: If LINK LED on your MXI-Express RIO is blinking yellow, this indicates the PCI Express clock provided is incompatible with MXI-Express RIO.
A survey of commercially available desktop computers conducted by National Instruments at the time of this writing found that up to a third of these systems had clocks that did not comply with the PCI Express specification.
Two of the noncompliant systems had the ability in the BIOS to disable spread-spectrum modulation, and, when this was completed, the clock became compliant with the specification. The second observation is that several vendors provide a product portfolio that contains both compliant and noncompliant systems. Therefore, a vendor cannot be said to always break the specification and cause compatibility problems. This creates confusion in the marketplace for users and difficulty for add-in card suppliers.
Large IT suppliers, such as Dell and Hewlett Packard, strive for the greatest compatibility by strictly designing their systems to meet specification requirements. Similarly, NI embedded controllers and rack-mount controllers are designed to fully adhere to specifications requirements. To ensure compatibility with the NI MXI-Express solution, or any other PCI Express peripheral, NI recommends buying systems from these vendors.
PCI Express Base Specification 1.1, PCI Special Interest Group, www.pcisig.org
PCI Express Electro-Mechanical Specification 1.1, PCI Special Interest Group, www.pcisig.org


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Myelin Matters to Piglet Movement, Reflexes and Coordination
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have been investigating the development of the piglet's nervous system and other organs, reports Sandra Avant, ARS Information Staff. They have found that feeding sows a supplement of creatine may reduce the mortality of piglets of below-average birthweight.
When piglets are born, they need a certain set of skills to be able to thrive. Good coordination and quick reflexes help piglets avoid being accidentally crushed by their mother, which is a primary cause of piglet pre-weaning mortality.
As the number of piglets born in a litter increases, producers have seen a reduction in piglet birthweight and a rise in the death rate. An estimated five to 10 per cent of piglets are stillborn, and another 10 to 20 per cent do not survive to weaning.
The key to solving some of these inefficiencies in swine production may lie within the piglet's brain.
Creatine plays a significant role in energy metabolism that has been shown to have an effect on the survival of newborn piglets until they are weaned
At the Agricultural Research Service's Roman L. Hruska US Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska, scientists have shown that in low-birthweight piglets, the brain is closer to normal size than other vital organs, suggesting its importance in survival. They are now investigating other aspects of brain development that may also affect survival.
A team led by Jeffrey Vallet, physiologist and research leader of the centre's Reproduction Research Unit, is looking at the production of myelin - an insulating layer that forms around the nerves and is essential for proper functioning of the nervous system. In addition, the group, which includes physiologists, Jeremy Miles and Lea Rempel, is examining supplements like creatine to determine the effects on stillbirth, pre-weaning survival, and myelin production.
At Clay Center, Nebraska, physiologists Jeff Vallet and Lea Rempel examine a piglet. Their work includes looking at supplements like creatine to determine the effects on piglet stillbirth, pre-weaning survival, and myelin production.
Coordination and Reflexes Count
Myelin has broad effects on the coordination of movement and the speed of reflexes, which allows animals to move quickly and easily. Therefore, production of myelin - 'myelination' - might affect the piglets' ability to stay alive.
"For example, when humans are born, their brains are not very well myelinated," Dr Vallet said. "Babies can't control their arms and legs at first but movements and other responses become steadier as they grow older."
On the other hand, when piglets are born, most of their myelin production has already taken place, he added. "Newborn piglets need to be able to get up, move, and do everything they can to stay away from dangerous situations in their environment, or they're not going to survive very long."
A previous study showed that the brains of low-birthweight piglets were under-myelinated, Dr Vallet said. However, this work was not specific to myelin. It measured cholesterol - a major component of myelin but also a component of other parts of the brain.
Dr Vallet and colleagues measured proteins and phospholipids that are basic components of myelin. They compared myelin content from three specific regions - the cerebellum, brain stem and spinal cord - between the largest and smallest pig fetuses during the sow's late pregnancy. The cerebellum controls coordination, while the brain stem and spinal cord are involved in reflexes.
Scientists found no differences between the groups in spinal cord myelination, which might be due to the fact that the spinal cord myelinates first, Dr Vallet said. "It seems likely there are mechanisms present in the spinal cord that maintain myelin in that tissue."
The most significant difference was discovered in the brain stem, where myelination was less in the smaller pig foetuses. An examination of the cerebellum showed similar results. Together, these findings suggest that reduced myelin may contribute to poor survival of low-birthweight piglets.
"There are a lot of reasons why low-birthweight pigs don't do very well," Dr Vallet said. "This might be one factor we can improve on if we could figure out a way to reduce myelin deficiency."
Piglets need to be able to move quickly to avoid dangerous situations in their environment. Myelin formation affects the coordination of movement and speed of reflexes that allow animals to move quickly and easily.
A Dose of Creatine
Other research has shown that certain essential fats must come from the diet and that myelin's proteins interact with zinc as part of myelin formation. This suggested that essential fats or zinc might improve myelination. In a subsequent study, funded by the National Pork Board, Dr Vallet added omega-3 fatty acids and zinc to the diets of pigs but he found that neither supplement had an effect on myelination.
Scientists then looked at creatine, a compound found in muscle tissue. Creatine plays a significant role in energy metabolism, which has been shown to have a major effect on the survival of newborn piglets until they're weaned. Creatine is involved in maintaining energy supplies for muscle contraction and is used to improve the performance of human athletes during strenuous, highly repetitive activities.
"Studies show that the birth process, stillbirth and pre-weaning mortality are related but few strategies or treatments are available to reduce delays in the birth process," Dr Vallet said. "We thought that creatine might affect both the birth process of the sow and energy metabolism in the piglet as well as myelination."
Pigs received either 20g of creatine or no treatment from day 110 of pregnancy until they gave birth. Video cameras were used to monitor the birth process - recording the amount of time between the births of piglets, the number of stillbirths and pre-weaning mortality. A sub-set of piglets was measured for changes in brain myelination to determine whether creatine intake by the mother altered myelination in her piglets.
"Although the birth process was not affected by creatine, the number of low-birthweight piglets crushed by their mother was reduced," Dr Vallet said. "Also, the amounts of several phospholipids in myelin were increased by creatine treatment, particularly in the brain stem, suggesting that improved myelination may contribute to the ability of the piglet to avoid the sow when necessary."
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Interesting thread...It is a good example of objective thinking vs wishful thinking. I particularly enjoy the way theists have defected the thread from it's original intent and made it a discussion about the shortcomings of science.
The topic is "the assumption of God". Since no god has ever offered any proof of his existence, then I have to agree with the OP...... Jremy says that creation and the bible are objective.
1. Of or having to do with a material object.
2. Having actual existence or reality.
I disagree because in that case I suppose every creation story would have to be objective...There is one that says the first humans came from a large clam.
Regarding the bible, the book itself is objective, but the stories and revelations within are not.
"Why is it necessary to assume there is a God?
Look, God-worshipers don't really know there is a God or not -- it's a totally faith-based act to believe: they bang their heads on the ground praying, pay for their religion, ready themselves for anything their religion calls for ... but, no one really sees nor hears from God. Worse, despite all the religious acts, there's no miracles, just faith."
Thus, the OP starts with the conclusion that believers in God are assuming that God exists and have totally faith-based beliefs. The implication, of course, is that atheists do not have beliefs that are based on assumptions but are 100% neutral. That's perhaps the greatest myth out there. The reality is that science is based on assumptions just as much as religion is. That doesn't mean it lacks value or never arrives at truth. It just means that its moorings are ultimately as subjective as the theist's.
You will indeed believe what you want to believe based on grounds you have assumed to be reliable.
Jremy says that creation and the bible are objective.
They are objective in that they are textual. Creation itself is objective. They stand outside subjective experience and do not depend on subjectivism to exist. Whether one agrees with them or not does not nullify their existence.
Faith sees the evidence and wants to acknowledge it.
If there was evidence you wouldn't need faith. Faith is your vehicle for belief when evidence is unavailable.
No, I believe what has proven reliable....No assumption required.
They are objective in that they are textual.
Agreed, but that is the only way the bible is objective...The same way the Harry Potter books are objective...The fact that the books exist....The contents are at best assumptions.
Creation itself is objective. They stand outside subjective experience and do not depend on subjectivism to exist. Whether one agrees with them or not does not nullify their existence.
If you mean creation itself is objective, because of the fact that the universe actually exists, I agree, but the hundreds of creation stories are certainly not objective.
In the end the OP is correct.
Fair enough. I will rephrase: "Faith sees the revelation and wants to acknowledge it."
Really? What are the grounds upon which you base your conclusions?
The means are provable by appealing to something else, in which case the thing appealed to is the higher authority. This new authority then needs to be proven. If not, it is the unquestionable authority.
Science is ultimately based on assumptions, just as much as religion.
You can say that 'till the cows come home, and it still doesn't make it true.
While JRemy obviously addresses this issue at a level you prefer to deal with . . . his assertion about the scientific assumptions is undeniably true. Your failure to establish its untruth in the many threads where you address my arguments bears witness to it. His belief in God is equally true . . . although the details and specifics are debatable. So, are you and the others having fun with the Divine Revelation belief set? Can't you just let them have their spiritual candy, stop teasing them about it . . . and come play with the adults. God is, God was, and God always will be . . . no matter how hard you try to assume Him away and ignore Him. Believers are correct . . . you are wrong. Get over it.
There is no need to assume there is a god. A lot of folk just buy into the nonsense that 'god' answers questions you don't currently have an answer to.
Let me fix your rephrase: "Faith sees an alleged revelation and assumes without evidence that it is true."