Just in case anyone is curious as to what I have in the pipeline, I thought I would give you a run down and quick preview.
This week I am phrasing GARS and creating documentation whilst bugs are found. Its my goal to have a solid gold product this weekend.
Ill be unleashing Geek Gazette which I am prototyping right now (based on the GARS module system... pretty nifty stuff). You can get a sneak preview by clicking here (http://www.thevbgeek.com/newsletter.php?id=2).
Is Geek Gazette going to be like a cms for vb ?
Naahh, looks like it becomes somekind of a Commbull Clone?!
Geek Gazette will be a newsletter system.
I used commbull in the past however I had to hack it to death to do what I was after. The amount of time I spent on it - I could of almost written a custom one. Commbull has been ported to 3.5 and although its a little more functional - Im going to have to rehack the hell out of it to do what I want it to. Therefore I decided to simply write an emailer based on GARS module system. That way you can add as many modules as you want wherever you want.
For instance, I like to have a block that shows any news items since last visit along with new tutorials and new articles (seperate from one another).
Then a block for the hottest threads, one for stats, a random poll, and any new polls since last visit. I also want the option to automatically send out mailers daily, weekly and monthly.
Anyhooo... As a prototype, its already come together pretty easily so Im pretty excited. And yes, I suddenly thought 'holy crap, this could easily be a portal too' however I doubt ill dev it specifically for that. Too much to do right now and there are already plenty of great options out there for that.
Geek, actually a Portal where each user is able to set the position(move it to top/bottom/right/left) of each module/blocks would be quite nice feature and stand out from the others. Maybe Geek Gazette should allow users to do that aswell?


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James Grippando Message Board 1/1/2012
Talk about the novels, new and used books that Grippando has written!
Author Grippando's Book Reviews
A King's Ransom
HarperCollins, May 2001, 25.00, 432 pp. ISBN: 0060192410 Guerilleros in Columbia attack the boats owned by visiting businessman Matthew Rey, co-owner of Rey Seafood Company. During the raid, the criminals killed innocent workers and abducted Matthew in anticipation of making a fortune since he owns an American business. Matthew's son Nick, an attorney at a Miami law firm learns about the kidnapping. He turns to the FBI for help, but ...
Beyond Suspicion
HarperCollins, Sep 2002, 25.95, 336 pp. ISBN: 0066213444 Jessie Merrill asks her former lover Jack Swyteck to represent her in court as the Viatical Solutions is suing her for the 1.5 million they gave her. Jessie insists she sold her life insurance to Viatical Solutions in exchange for the cash when Dr. Marsh stated she probably has Lou Gehrig's disease. After conferring with his wife Cindy, Jack takes Jessie on as a client. Jack easily win...
A cynical Miami lawyer finds himself embroiled in possible terrorism after he agrees to represent a client whose husband was killed on a Cuban oil rig. Miami-based attorney Jack Swyteck should be a happy guy. He and his FBI agent wife Andi are honeymooning in the Florida Keys and the outside world seems far away. But then an oil rig located just off the Cuban coast explodes and Andi Henning is called back to Washington for some mysterious case. Left on h...
Found Money
One day, Amy Parchens receives $200,000 in an anonymous package in the mail. It could be the ticket to her being able to finally return to school to study astronomy. But she doesn't feel she can spend it until she finds out where it came from. In the mean time, Dr. Ryan Duffy's father dies, and on his deathbed reveals that $2 million is stashed in a suitcase in the attic. Ultimately the two find out their money came from the same source, that Duffy's...
Grippando booklist
Harper Collins, August 2004, 23.95, 320 pp. ISBN 0060564571 Miami Defense attorney Jack Swyteck listens to Lindsey that as she tries to get him to become her attorney. She believes she will be charged with the death of her husband Oscar while they were living in Guantameno Bay, Cuba. Jack isn't convinced his client is leveling with him and he tells her he isn't sure he can represent her. She tells him her adopted son Brian is also his child, t...
Last To Die
The book begins in the bedroom of a 4 year-old girl, who convinces her mother to read her a story. She also convinces her to check for monsters outisde her window. Of course, Sally (the mother) doesn't believe there is anyone there, but has a niggling feeling about being watched. To our dismay, a stranger jumps out of the closet, stabbing Sally and killing her daughter. Five years later, Sally has married a millionaire and is completely unhappy. Wheth...
Lying With Strangers
Peyton Shields, a pediatric intern, unbeknownst to her in the beginning, is being stalked by someone who thinks she loves him. The stalker feels this way because he chats with "her" on the internet, and "she" leads him on. Soon, menacing things began to happen to Peyton, and she realizes she is being stalked. She cannot seem to convince others around her of this fact, so it is up to her alone to establish evidence. Before long, people whom the stal...

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Making a long awaited return to the big-screen, The Predator brings the iconic creature back in almost full-form and attempts to do something different than the previous films. This is all thanks to director Shane Black bringing his incredibly fun and dark humor to the series and has a cast that has excellent comedic chemistry.
Having Black in the director's seat felt right as he makes The Predator feel much more like a sequel than a reboot. He ties in events and aspects of other films and honestly makes the film feel like the format of the other three films. Black, a Predator alumni himself, clearly wanted to acknowledge and have fun with the fan-favorited sci-fi action series.
Black's more hilariously dark dialogue also plays a major role in The Predator as the cast really nails their banter with one another because of their great chemistry. Boyd Holbrook and Key and Peele's Keegan Michael-Key are definite stand-outs here as they deliver some great lines and jokes that the series is known for.
The rest of the cast follows suit and actually looks like they are having fun on-screen with one another and relatively fleshing out their characters and relationships. Don't get me wrong though, these characters aren't much different than your typical action movie character-types, but with Black's type of dialogue these characters feel like a little more than just your typical action heroes.
Holbrook also shares some solid chemistry with his son, played by Jacob Tremblay. The two showcase a solid father-son dynamic and bring family issues that aren't typically seen with the series. Black also decides to include characters with mental disabilities with is kind of refreshing to see on-screen. However, I did feel that these representations did border a bit on being offensive and that is not something you want attached to your characters.
The Predator, himself, is given a personality this time around as well and shares in some of the film's comedic moments. Instead of just being a malevolent force and silent hunter, the original Predator feels a little different and it was nice to see a change of pace for the iconic alien. However, when the film introduces its new kind of Predator, it pretty much goes back to business as usual.
Not that business as usual is a bad thing as the film delivers on some brutal kills and exciting action set pieces that are truly cinematic. The film also builds some decent lore into the world of the Predator series. It gets a little convoluted at times and, admittedly, it gets a little dumb and goes in a direction that breaks the idea of the series. But, oddly enough, I still found it to fit within the direction the series was kind of heading.
Look, if you're going into The Predator looking for tough and no nonsense action hero facing off against the same old Predator, you might come out a little disappointed. But, if you're looking for a fresh take on one of the most iconic character's in film and a cast with great comedic chemistry than The Predator is the Predator film you've been waiting for.
Peppermint Review: A boring and uninteresting vengeance tale.


Miami Dolphins head coach Adam Gase says he likes the way his team has been operating.
There is a quiet confidence coming from Ryan Tannehill lately.
It serves as an indicator that he's finally comfortable with his role as the face of the Miami Dolphins franchise, and in coach Adam Gase's offense.
Some might think six years is a long time to wait for a quarterback to become a winner, to be clutch in late-game situations and to consistently lead his team to the playoffs, but Drew Brees and Alex Smith's careers prove that's a reasonable waiting period.
Year Six as a starter is when both of those Pro Bowlers evolved into winning quarterbacks who could carry a franchise. This season will hopefully prove to Dolphins fans that Tannehill, who owns a 38-40 record as an NFL starter, was worth that wait.
If Tannehill can become the next version of Smith, who owns a 57-28-1 record in starts made since 2012, the Dolphins might be able to get off the franchise's extended ride on the NFL's mediocrity merry-go-round.
The Miami Dolphins relied on two game-changing plays to win their season opener. But coach Adam Gase and quarterback Ryan Tannehill know the Dolphins offense has plenty of work ahead to reach its full potential in 2018.
While it is important to point out that two franchises have moved on from Smith, going with younger quarterbacks in Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Mahomes they some felt possessed more upside, it should also be pointed out that another pair of franchises saw enough value in Smith to trade respectable resources for him.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins, who traded a 2018 third-round pick and starting cornerback Kendall Fuller this offseason to acquire Smith, also paid Smith like an upper-echelon quarterback ($23.5 million a season and $70 million guaranteed on his extension with the Redskins) because his addition gave each franchise a chance to be competitive.
Smith has completed at least 65 percent of his passes in each of the past five seasons. And since the 2011 season, he's thrown eight or fewer interceptions each season, and averages a meager 6.1 interceptions a year.
He averaged 20.4 touchdowns a season in his five-year tenure with the Chiefs. While his presence on the field doesn't make teams cower in fear, Smith consistently puts his team in position to win close games, and annually produced a winning season with the Chiefs.
If Tannehill, who has an 86.5 career passer rating, did that for the next six seasons he would go down in history as the franchise's best quarterback not named Dan Marino or Bob Griese, who are both Hall of Famers.
He's not too far off from that distinction now even though he's never won a playoff game. But maybe this is his year? Maybe this is where the turn comes, the transformation finally occurs?
This is Tannehill's third season in Gase's offense, and he had the benefit of watching it last season because of the knee injuries that sidelined him for 20 games.
That means he's seen the Dolphins succeed with him in 2016 when they made the playoffs, and struggle without him in 2017 when they went 6-10.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and that's what happened in the 634 days Tannehill wasn't Miami's starting quarterback.
Here are the 20 things we learned in the Miami Dolphins' season-opening victory over the Tennessee Titans.
This season is about proving he belongs in the top half of NFL quarterbacks and becoming a player who can lead his team to a playoff berth, maybe a postseason victory, and is worth a continued investment.
Gase has spent three years building an offense custom-fitted for Tannehill, who was athletic enough to play receiver at Texas A&M, and intelligent enough to be a pre-med major in college.
That's why there was so much more play-action passes, rollouts, and bootlegs and pistol plays featured in the Dolphins' first game of the season.
And there's a sense that's just the tip of the iceberg for Gase's vision for this offense, which like Tannehill remains a work in progress and has run out of excuses to deliver a favorable return.
Wide receiver a bit of a question mark as Alshon Jeffery works his way back from shoulder surgery.
Sean McVay elected to sit the starting offense throughout preseason so it's understandable the Rams didn't get going until the second half in Oakland.


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The relationship between insufficient milk perception and breastfeeding self-efficacy among Turkish mothers.
Glob Health Promot. 2017 Dec; 24(4):53-61.GH
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between perceived insufficient milk and breastfeeding self-efficacy levels among Turkish mothers.
The study was conducted on 200 mothers whose infants were hospitalized and under treatment and who could breastfeed their infants in the newborn clinic of a university hospital in eastern Turkey between June 2013 and February 2014. A sampling method was not applied in the study, so the sample consisted of the population of the study. The 'Personal Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale' and 'Perception of Insufficient Milk Questionnaire' were used to collect the data. Data were analysed by using percentage distribution and arithmetic average; independent sample t test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and Cronbach alpha reliability coefficiency in the SPSS 18.0 package program.
The study determined that advanced age, higher education level and higher income status, male gender of the child, planning of the pregnancy, many births, receiving breastfeeding education and the length of time that mothers planned to exclusively breastfeed affected breastfeeding self-efficacy and perception of milk sufficiency positively ( p<0.05). The study showed that, as breastfeeding self-efficacy levels of mothers increased, their perception of milk sufficiency also increased ( p<0.05).
The study concluded that some factors related to the mother, infant, pregnancy and breastfeeding affected breastfeeding self-efficacy and the perception of milk insufficiency. As the breastfeeding self-efficacy level increased, the milk was perceived to be more sufficient.
Gökçeoğlu E
1 Muş Alparslan Türkeş University, Turkey.
Küçükoğlu S
2 Faculty of Health Science - Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
AdultBreast FeedingFemaleHumansInfantLactationMilk, HumanMothersPerceptionSelf EfficacySocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTurkeyYoung Adult
Gökçeoğlu, Emine, and Sibel Küçükoğlu. "The Relationship Between Insufficient Milk Perception and Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Among Turkish Mothers." Global Health Promotion, vol. 24, no. 4, 2017, pp. 53-61.
Gökçeoğlu E, Küçükoğlu S. The relationship between insufficient milk perception and breastfeeding self-efficacy among Turkish mothers. Glob Health Promot. 2017;24(4):53-61.
Gökçeoğlu, E., & Küçükoğlu, S. (2017). The relationship between insufficient milk perception and breastfeeding self-efficacy among Turkish mothers. Global Health Promotion, 24(4), 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757975916635080
Gökçeoğlu E, Küçükoğlu S. The Relationship Between Insufficient Milk Perception and Breastfeeding Self-efficacy Among Turkish Mothers. Glob Health Promot. 2017;24(4):53-61. PubMed PMID: 27353118.
TY - JOUR T1 - The relationship between insufficient milk perception and breastfeeding self-efficacy among Turkish mothers. AU - Gökçeoğlu,Emine, AU - Küçükoğlu,Sibel, Y1 - 2016/06/28/ PY - 2016/6/30/pubmed PY - 2018/8/22/medline PY - 2016/6/30/entrez KW - breastfeeding KW - children KW - health care KW - nutrition SP - 53 EP - 61 JF - Global health promotion JO - Glob Health Promot VL - 24 IS - 4 N2 - OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between perceived insufficient milk and breastfeeding self-efficacy levels among Turkish mothers. METHODS: The study was conducted on 200 mothers whose infants were hospitalized and under treatment and who could breastfeed their infants in the newborn clinic of a university hospital in eastern Turkey between June 2013 and February 2014. A sampling method was not applied in the study, so the sample consisted of the population of the study. The 'Personal Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale' and 'Perception of Insufficient Milk Questionnaire' were used to collect the data. Data were analysed by using percentage distribution and arithmetic average; independent sample t test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and Cronbach alpha reliability coefficiency in the SPSS 18.0 package program. RESULTS: The study determined that advanced age, higher education level and higher income status, male gender of the child, planning of the pregnancy, many births, receiving breastfeeding education and the length of time that mothers planned to exclusively breastfeed affected breastfeeding self-efficacy and perception of milk sufficiency positively ( p<0.05). The study showed that, as breastfeeding self-efficacy levels of mothers increased, their perception of milk sufficiency also increased ( p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The study concluded that some factors related to the mother, infant, pregnancy and breastfeeding affected breastfeeding self-efficacy and the perception of milk insufficiency. As the breastfeeding self-efficacy level increased, the milk was perceived to be more sufficient. SN - 1757-9767 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27353118/The_relationship_between_insufficient_milk_perception_and_breastfeeding_self_efficacy_among_Turkish_mothers_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -
Milk, Human
Self Efficacy
The relationship between perceived milk supply and exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months postpartum: a cross-sectional study.
The Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care, Provided in the Early Postpartum Period, on the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Level of Mothers and the Perceived Insufficient Milk Supply.
The relationship between breastfeeding self-efficacy and perceived insufficient milk among Japanese mothers.
The relationship between breastfeeding self-efficacy and LATCH scores and affecting factors.
Exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding self-efficacy and perception of milk supply among mothers in Singapore: A longitudinal study.
Perception of Not Having Enough Milk and Actual Milk Production of First-Time Breastfeeding Mothers: Is There a Difference?
Parenting self-efficacy and perception of insufficient breast milk.
Pilot test of a home-based program to prevent perceived insufficient milk.
Major factors influencing breastfeeding rates: Mother's perception of father's attitude and milk supply.
An investigation of the relationship between mother's personality traits, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and perception of insufficient milk supply.


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Q: How to get the blogger first image URL in the post I want the URL of the FIrst image in the post and then use it as background image of a DIV

A: To get the URL of the first image in the post you can use the following data tag inside the Blogger template
<data:blog.postImageUrl/>

For setting it as the background , you would do something like

or via jQuery
$('.newphoto').css("background-image", "url('<data:blog.postImageUrl/>')");

In case you want it work on pages like Homepage , Label page (The above data tag is available on all pages of the blog and will return empty on homepage and label pages as these don't have any particular images related to them but will work on the post pages correctly) then instead use the tag <data:post.firstImageUrl/> and include it inside the following block of code

Also just a reminder , these tags won't work if you include them in HTML/Javascript widgets from the Layout tab or inside the post content directly. Include them in the Blogger Template only

A: help

Add the else line to javascipt
document.getElementsByClassName('newphoto')[0].style.backgroundImage = "url('https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aAjLvDndDIo/WH2DcqOeX9I/AAAAAAAAI9Y/W3_fmq0uGXseb_A1XWhaj5ZyL3DzKJD9ACLcB/s1600/bgplaydefault_djhayhay247.jpg')" ;

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(shĭmä`dä), city (1990 pop. 73,810), Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, on the Oi River. It is a distribution point for timber and rice and a center for woodworking, chemical, and mechanical industries.
Mian Adnan Ahmed is the director of the documentary, while Dani Sanchez-Lopez is the cinematographer and Yukako Shimada the editor.
Japanese billionaire Bungo Shimada has sold his six-story mansion on the Upper East Side for $41.
Summary: In a crowd of over 20,000 people on the first day of Banque du Liban Accelerate, curious attendees crammed around Dentsu Science Jam's booth, watching as Kei Shimada and his team began analyzing the emotions of a volunteer.
Study coauthor Kenshu Shimada, a paleobiologist at DePaul University, Chicago, Ill.
After a successful and profitable first year, Shimada was continuously inspired by working mothers worldwide to design a second collection.
Shimada and coinvestigators compared the group's rates of ED visits and hospitalizations for heart failure for 2 years before and 2 years after bariatric surgery.
Shimada will remain at Teva Seiyaku until 30 June 2013 to facilitate a smooth and orderly transition, the company said.
The holistic approach to craft production is built on a broadly inclusive conception of productive activities and aims to (1) define and explicate the technology and organization of the entire production process from acquisition of necessary ingredients and product preparation to recycling of products and byproducts, and (2) understand the functions, significance and distribution of products, as well as the social conventions and institutions, social relations of workers, and value system that influenced the manufacture, use and meaning of products (Shimada 1985a, 1994a; Shimada et al.
Elsewhere for Japan, Kayoko Shimada lost in the second round of the 59-kg class on her debut at the worlds and then succumbed in the third-place playoff against Britain's Olga Butkevych, ending up fifth.
The city of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture decided Thursday to accept debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Iwate Prefecture, becoming the second municipality outside the Tohoku region following Tokyo to do so.
Six months ago, Shinsuke Shimada, a comic who hosted several big primetime shows on Japanese TV, admitted ties to organized crime and resigned from showbiz.
Is Japanese showbiz under mob rule?
The first batch of Japanese Kikkoman soy sauce will be delivered to Kyrgyzstan in a month, Kikkoman Trading Europe GmbH President Mashanao Shimada told a news conference on April 22.


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function ListTweetsAssistant(listId, listScreenName, listName) {
	/* this is the creator function for your scene assistant object. It will be passed all the
	   additional parameters (after the scene name) that were passed to pushScene. The reference
	   to the scene controller (this.controller) has not be established yet, so any initialization
	   that needs the scene controller should be done in the setup function below. */
	this.listId = listId;
	this.listName = listName;
	this.listScreenName = listScreenName;
	Mojo.Log.info('List name is', this.listName);
}

ListTweetsAssistant.prototype.setup = function() {
	/* this function is for setup tasks that have to happen when the scene is first created */

	/* use Mojo.View.render to render view templates and add them to the scene, if needed */

	/* setup widgets here */

	/* add event handlers to listen to events from widgets */
  TM.helpers.setupDefaultMenu.call(this);
  var shortHeader = Mojo.View.render({object: {icon: 'lists', mainText: this.listName}, template: 'partials/short-header'});
  this.controller.get('divShortHeader').innerHTML = shortHeader;

  var baseLayout = Mojo.View.render({template: 'partials/base-layout'});
  this.controller.get('divBaseLayout').innerHTML = baseLayout;
  this.controller.get('divNavActionsWrapper').remove();
  TM.helpers.setupBaseTimeline.call(this);
  this.successfulFetchHandler = TM.helpers.successfulFetch.bind(this);

  Twitter.getListTweets(this.listId, this.listScreenName, {onSuccess: this.successfulFetchHandler}, {per_page: TM.prefs.numTweetsToLoad});

  this.twitterFunction = Twitter.getListTweets.curry(this.listId, this.listScreenName); // Not sure if this is needed. Same as in search.
};

ListTweetsAssistant.prototype.activate = function(event) {
	/* put in event handlers here that should only be in effect when this scene is active. For
	   example, key handlers that are observing the document */
	TM.helpers.handleActivate.call(this, event);
	this.controller.get('divBigLoader').addClassName('show');
};

ListTweetsAssistant.prototype.deactivate = function(event) {
	/* remove any event handlers you added in activate and do any other cleanup that should happen before
	   this scene is popped or another scene is pushed on top */
};

ListTweetsAssistant.prototype.cleanup = function(event) {
	/* this function should do any cleanup needed before the scene is destroyed as
	   a result of being popped off the scene stack */
};

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When assessee did not receive any amount from its clients, on which services tax was payable, then, the amount claimed by the assessee being unpaid service tax as its liability could not be disallowed under section 43B, as liability to pay service tax in respect of consideration would arise only upon the assessee receiving funds and not otherwise.
Assessee did not receive any amount from its clients in respect of providing detection and security services, on which service tax was payable. Therefore, the assessee claimed the amount being unpaid service tax as its liability. AO disallowed the same by virtue of section 43B on the ground that service tax could be allowed only when paid. Therefore, the amount was not liable for deduction. CIT(A) allowed the claim of the assessee on the ground that tax became payable only when it was collected from customer, which was confirmed by Tribunal.
It was Held that Section 43B does not contemplate liability to pay service tax before actual receipt of funds in account of the assessee. Since services were rendered, liability to pay service tax in respect of consideration would arise only upon the assessee receiving funds and not otherwise. The consideration had to be actually received and thereupon the liability would arise. Hence, the liability claimed by the assessee was rightly allowed by the Tribunal.
Referred: CIT v. Ovira Logistics (P.) Ltd. (2015) 377 ITR 129 (Bom.) : 2015 TaxPub(DT) 1942 (Bom-HC).
S.C. DHARAMADHIKARI & B.P. COLABAWALLA, JJ.
Pr. CIT v. Tops Security Ltd.
The Revenue's appeals challenge the orders of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Bench at Mumbai.
3. The facts and circumstances in Income Tax Appeal No. 733 of 2015 are sufficient for the purposes of the final order that we propose to pass in these appeals.
4. This appeal is for the assessment year 2006-07.
5. The respondent/assessee before this Court filed a return of income for assessment year 2006-07 on 29-3-2007 declaring income of Rs. 6,48,57,187. The assessee claimed that it is engaged in the business of providing detection and security services to its clients. During the examination of the Balance Sheet, the assessing officer, inter alia, noted that the Company had claimed Rs. 5,12,22,734 being unpaid service tax as its liability. Additionally, a sum of Rs. 3,47,03,462 was also shown under the same head, but the respondent had disallowed a sum of Rs. 95,94,128. It is stated that the gross receipts include the service tax but whenever it is due and payable, namely, when the amount for the services is realised, it would be remitted. That is how the above sum was shown as liability in the Balance Sheet.
6. The assessing officer was of the view that by virtue of section 43B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, service tax can be allowed only when paid and therefore the amount is not liable as deduction. Further, certain details of the clients were also not provided. Hence, the same was added as income.
7. Being aggrieved by this order, the assessee preferred an appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals) and he held in favour of the assessee.
8. Then, the matter was carried in appeal to the Tribunal and the Tribunal, relying upon its finding in the earlier assessment years, came to the conclusion that though the service tax was included in the bill raised on the customers but it was not actually collected from them. The First Appellate Authority held that, tax becomes payable only when it is collected from the customer. It is in these circumstances that following its earlier view, the Tribunal agreed with the First Appellate Authority and dismissed the Revenue's appeal.
9. When these appeals were argued before us, our attention was invited by Mr. Jasani to a Division Bench Judgment of this Court CIT v. Ovira Logistics (P.) Ltd. (2015) 377 ITR 129 (Bom.) : 2015 TaxPub(DT) 1942 (Bom-HC). Mr. Jasani submits that earlier this very controversy was dealt with and the Revenue's appeal was dismissed.
10. With the assistance of both sides, we have perused this Judgment and we find that it dealt with an identical issue. This Court held that section 43B does not contemplate liability to pay service tax before actual receipt of the funds in the account of the assessee. Hence the liability to pay service tax into the Treasury will arise only upon the assessee receiving the funds and not otherwise. Thus the consideration has to be actually received and thereupon the liability will arise.
11. No conclusion contravening the above has been brought to our notice by the Revenue.
12. In fact, Mr. Pinto was fair enough to bring to our notice this Judgment.
13. In the circumstances, each of these appeals raise no substantial question of law. They are dismissed accordingly. The issue being covered by a Division Bench and to which one of us (Shri S.C. Dharmadhikari, J.) was a party, the appeals are disposed of but without any order as to costs.
Next articleForeign agent commission and reimbursement of expenditure were not taxable in India and hence, section 195 had no application.


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Q: How does one pass an argument(s) to a scope in an ActiveAdmin index configuration? Given an activerecord model called Foo with a scope that requires an argument like this:
scope :updated_since, ->(dt) { where( "updated_at >= ?", dt ) }

how do I use this in app/admin/foo.rb, i.e. how do I call with the required argument it so that the activeadmin scope button is created?
Thanks!

A: You can provide a block in the register block like so
scope "last 10 days" do |foos|
  foos.updated_since(Date.today - 10.days)
end

scope "last 30 days" do |foos|
  foos.updated_since(Date.today - 30.days)
end

Which can be abbreviated like
%w(10 30).each do |days_string|
  scope "last #{days_string} days" do |foos|
    foos.updated_since(Date.today - days_string.to_i.days)
  end
end

Enjoy ActiveAdmin :)


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Quarterly Review 1/2019
Outlook for the Finnish economy and public finances
The Ministry of Finance forecasts Finnish GDP to grow by 1.5% in 2019. The growth rate is expected to slow down from that of last year, when the volume of Finland's gross domestic product grew by 2.3%, according to Statistics Finland's preliminary data. The reasons for lower growth are broad-based, but a decline in housing investment is a key factor contributing to the deceleration. The Ministry of Finance also expects weaker growth prospects in the world economy.
The current account is expected to be balanced this year and show small surpluses thereafter. Inflation will remain subdued and the decline of the unemployment rate will continue in 2019. In February 2019, the trend of the unemployment rate was 6.5% and the trend of the employment rate 72.5%.
Economic growth and the measures to curb public expenditure growth are strengthening general government finances. Finland's general government finances will be almost balanced in the next few years and the general government debt in relation to GDP will continue to decline. The challenge of balancing public finances is compounded by population ageing, which is driving up pension expenditure as well as health care and long-term care costs.
The general government debt-to-GDP ratio started to decline already a couple of years ago. According to the Ministry of Finance, the debt ratio will shrink to 58.4% in 2019. In comparison, the central government debt will be clearly smaller: it is forecast to be 44.5% in relation to GDP at the end of this year.*
Finland's relatively strong public finances and modern economy, among many other things, are reflected in Finland's high credit ratings. The central government of Finland has solicited credit ratings from three credit rating agencies: S&P Global Ratings, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings. For long-term debt, they are AA+, Aa1 and AA+, respectively. S&P and Moody's have assigned a stable outlook on the rating while Fitch changed the outlook from stable to positive last year, reflecting improved public debt dynamics and better medium-term potential growth prospects. The next pre-announced calendar dates for rating announcements are in July 2019.
Review of Treasury operations by the State Treasury, January to March 2019
According to the first supplementary budget, the gross borrowing requirement for the year 2019 is approximately EUR 15.3 billion. The net borrowing requirement is EUR 1.932 billion. Similar to previous years, approximately 70 per cent of the total borrowing amount will be covered by long-term funding and the rest with short-term Treasury bills.
On 5 February 2019, in its first issue of the year, the Republic of Finland raised EUR 3 billion with a new 10-year benchmark bond, maturing on 15 September 2029. The order book amounted to EUR 14.5 billion, the largest ever for Finland. The issue attracted bids from more than 160 investors. The bond was priced at 23 basis points below the euro swap curve.
Starting in 2019, the State Treasury will issue Treasury bills via auctions. On 26 February 2019, the Republic of Finland conducted its first auction of euro-denominated Treasury bills. The auction consisted of two maturity lines, raising a combined amount of EUR 1 490 million. The total amount of bids was EUR 1 580 million for the line maturing on 13 May 2019, and the accepted amount was EUR 1000 million. The allocated yield rate was -0.53%. The bid amount for the line maturing on 12 August was EUR 1 140 million, and the accepted id amount was EUR 490 million. The cut-off yield was -0.545%.
Near-term outlook for the period of April to June 2019 and beyond
The long-term funding operations in the second quarter of the year are expected to include one to two euro benchmark bond tap auctions. The timing, frequency and size of the auctions can be adjusted subject to the central government's liquidity position and prevailing secondary market conditions. Details and further information of each auction will be published one week prior to the auction date.
The State Treasury is planning to issue a second new euro benchmark bond in the second half of the year. As in previous years, bonds may be issued under the EMTN programme to complement the funding in euro benchmark bonds during the year, market conditions permitting.
The next auction of euro-denominated Treasury bills will take place on 22 May 2019. The auctions will be arranged in the Bloomberg Auction System and are open to the RFTB dealer group. Further information on Treasury bill auctions and a quarterly updated auction calendar will be published on www.treasuryfinland.fi.
In addition to auctions, a sporadic issuance window for dollar- or euro-denominated Treasury Bills is likely to open during the second quarter of the year. The timing of the Treasury bill issuance is subject to the liquidity position and refinancing needs of the central government.
The next Quarterly Review will be published on 28 June 2019.
Further information: Deputy Director Anu Sammallahti, tel. +358 295 50 2575 and Director of Finance Teppo Koivisto, tel. +358 295 50 2550, firstname.lastname@statetreasury.fi.
* Ministry of Finance (Economic Survey, Winter 2018) and Statistics Finland.
Published 29.3.2019 , Updated 26.6.2019 at 10:00


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"Each entered the forest at a point they, themselves, had chosen, where it was darkest and there was no path."
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Noble Lies? 2 comments
A martial elite lies to its people about the need for war---and feels righteous about it.
Above and beyond the question of US credibility abroad looms a larger issue. Does the current administration believe in our institutions or does it think that something more transcendent, such as "manifest destiny" or maybe "divine providence" or just simply the belief that it "knows better", somehow supersedes those institutions and imbues it with some sort of a "mission," perceived or imagined, that gives it (in its mind) the right or the duty to govern by deception? More >
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The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.
---Stanley Milgram (1933-1984)
In 1958, Aldous Huxley wrote what might be called a sequel to his novel Brave New World, published in 1932, but it was a sequel that did not revisit the story or the characters, or re-enter the world of the novel. Instead, he revisited that world in a set of 12 essays. Taking a second look at specific aspects of the future imagined in Brave New World, Huxley meditated on how his fantasy seemed to be turning into reality, frighteningly and much more quickly than he had ever dreamed. More >
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Snapshot from Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo's film (1966), IT HAPPENED HERE, a brilliant and chilling re-write of history.
A man once told me that conquest, a full century or more of war, the spreading of "civilization" by force, and democratization of the world at the point of a gun are the ways in which you "transform a generation" for the better. All I could do at the time was stare in horror at the sickness expressed in that comment. --- Invictus
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It has become almost a sacred dogma in our age of apathy that politics, centered on power and conflict and the quest for legitimacy and consensus, is essentially a study in expediency, a tortuous discovery of practical expedients that could reconcile contrary claims and secure a common if minimal goal or, at least, create the conditions in which different ends could be freely or collectively pursued. More >
Being There 9 comments
Is it possible that we are all just clever versions of Chance the gardener? That we are trained from an early age to respond automatically to given words and concepts? That we never really think out much of anything for ourselves, but are content to repeat what works for others in the same situation?
Economics as if People Mattered 0 comments
7 Sep 2003 @ 13:49
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E. F. Schumacher observed
E. F. Schumacher was a prophet in the guise of an economist. He spent a lifetime mastering the principles of growth, savings, and the "invisible hand" of the market. Yet ultimately he became one of its most effective critics, alerting the world to the catastrophic consequences of the Western experiment in materialism. He wrote, "In the excitement over the unfolding of his scientific and technical powers, modern man has built a system of production that ravishes nature and a type of society the mutilates man." And yet he was not content to denounce. He inspired hope that it was not too late to fashion an alternative society modeled on the human scale and responsive to the moral, aesthetic, spiritual, as well as material needs of human beings. More >
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31 Aug 2003 @ 00:25
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The Undiscovered Country 0 comments
Once you know everything, you're as good as dead—conceptually speaking. You can't grow. More >
Dogmas 0 comments
The world could be different next week. It doesn't really depend on anything we don't already have. It doesn't really depend on money or politics or laws or astrology or science, except for to the degree that we believe it does.
---Flemming Funch, The Grand Illusion
Ay, there's the rub.
"At the quantum level our universe can be seen as an indeterminate place, predictable in a statistical way only when you employ large numbers. Between that universe and a relatively predictable one where the passage of a single planet can be timed to a picosecond, other forces come into play: THAT WHICH YOU BELIEVE IS A DOMINANT FORCE."
---Frank Herbert, Heretics of Dune
That which people believe is a dominant force.
Many fundamentalists see dying coral reefs, melting ice caps and other environmental destruction not as an urgent call to action but as God's will. Within the religious right worldview, the wreck of the earth is Good News! Or something Humankind needs not concern itself about. More >
The Human Effort 0 comments
The human effort is not this beautiful young man smiling upright on his leg of stone or of plaster, and giving, thanks to the puerile artifices of the sculptor, the imbecile illusion of joy, dance and jubilation while evoking with his other leg up in the air the sweetness of the return home. More >
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At bottom, America is a dream, an idea. You can take away all our roads, our crops, our people, our cities, our armies - you can take all of that away, and the idea will still be there as pure and great as anything conceived by the human mind... More >
Can Enlightenment Save the World? 0 comments
13 Jul 2003 @ 21:39
What ails thee?
We're in a situation now that's very much like the development of a butterfly in a chrysalis. The caterpillar's immune system is still trying to protect itself as a caterpillar---and to me, that's what our insistence on clinging to the oil age is all about. From a biological perspective, it's the job of the old system to protect itself as long as possible. But it's equally the job of the new system to rally its forces until it can overcome the old immune system and build the new.
---Elisabet Sahtouris, The wisdom of living systems
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All that is not given is lost 0 comments
"In the fights in my life, I have always watched never to sever the fight for faith from the fight for justice and for the poor.
Otherwise, the deeds deny the faith and the faith is sterile."
---Father Pierre Ceyrac
Whom does the Grail serve? 0 comments
18 Jun 2003 @ 04:51
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Battle of Savage's Station Summary
The Battle of Savage's Station, fought on June 29, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, was the fourth of the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign.
With Confederate General Thomas J. Jackson's arrival still expected during the night of June 29, 1862, Major General George B. McClellan (pictured here) ordered Major General Edwin Sumner to evacuate Savage's Station after the inconclusive Battle of Savage's Station. [Wikimedia Commons]
Prelude to the Battle
Peninsula Campaign
On March 17, 1862, Union General George B. McClellan launched his Peninsula Campaign. After transporting the Army of the Potomac by ships to the Virginia peninsula between the York and James Rivers, McClellan planned to advance on Richmond and bring the American Civil War to a quick conclusion. By late May, the Federals had fought their way to the outskirts of the Confederate capital.
Battle of Seven Pines
On May 31, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston struck back at the Battle of Seven Pines. Two days of hard fighting rendered a tactical draw and high casualties on both sides. The aftermath of the engagement, however, produced two important strategic developments. First, Robert E. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia after Johnston suffered a severe wound during the fighting. Second, the high casualty rate convinced McClellan to invest Richmond rather than to risk costly assaults against the Rebel defenses around the capital.
Reprieve for Lee
For nearly a month, McClellan sat idly, developing plans for a siege. The unexpected reprieve presented Lee with an opportunity to organize his command and to plan an offensive designed to drive the Union army away from Richmond. Toward the end of June, McClellan developed a renewed sense of urgency when he learned that Major General Stonewall Jackson was moving to reinforce Lee after concluding his highly successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
Battle of Oak Grove
On June 25, at the Battle of Oak Grove, Rebel forces repulsed McClellan's attempt to advance his siege artillery approximately one and one-half miles closer to the capital so he could "shell the city and take it by assault."
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek
On the next day, Lee seized the initiative and attacked the right flank of McClellan's forces, which Brigadier General Fitz John Porter commanded north of the Chickahominy River. Events did not unfold as Lee had planned, however, and the Northerners rebuffed the Rebels at the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek. Despite the federal victory, McClellan ordered Porter to abandon his entrenchments and to fall back during the night.
Battle of Gaines' Mill
On June 27, Lee renewed his attack on Porter's corps at the Battle of Gaines' Mill. The Federal line broke under pressure from the largest single assault of the Civil War, but Porter got much of his command across the Chickahominy River under cover of darkness. The Confederate victory caused McClellan to lose his nerve and to suspend his offensive against Richmond. Although he refused to refer to his subsequent movements as a retreat, McClellan ordered the four corps he had poised at the doors of the Confederate capital to withdraw south toward the safety of Union gunboats on the James River.
Lee's Plan
Sensing an opportunity to destroy McClellan's entire army, Lee devised an elaborate plan of pursuit.
Lee sent the divisions of James Longstreet, A. P. Hill, and Theophilus H. Holmes southeast, positioning themselves to strike McClellan's left flank.
Lee ordered Stonewall Jackson, who was commanding his own division, and the divisions of D. H. Hill and Brigadier General William H. C. Whiting, to repair a bridge over the Chickahominy River and then descend upon McClellan's troops from the north.
Finally, Lee ordered Brigadier General John B. Magruder to advance his division along the Richmond and York River Railroad and to attack McClellan's rearguard.
McClellan's Rearguard
As the Army of the Potomac retraced its steps, McClellan left behind a rearguard comprising three corps (Brigadier General Edwin V. Sumner's 2nd Corps, Brigadier General Samuel P. Heintzelman's 3rd Corps, and Brigadier General William B. Franklin's 6th Corps) near Savage's Station. Oddly, though, McClellan did not appoint an overall commander for his rearguard operations.
Savage's Station
Savage's Station was a stop on the Richmond and York River Railroad that served as a depot on McClellan's supply lines. It was also the site of a Union field hospital, where doctors were caring for roughly 2,500 soldiers wounded during the Battle of Gaines' Mill. As Magruder's division moved east along the tracks, the Federals were busy preparing to evacuate by destroying any items that might be of use to the Rebels.
Action at Orchard Station
Magruder first engaged Sumner at Orchard Station, two miles west of Savage's Station, at 9 a.m., on June 29. Sumner's men outnumbered the Rebels 26,000 to 14,000, but Magruder expected support from Jackson on his left and Benjamin Huger's division on his right. Jackson, however, had misinterpreted his orders and remained north of the Chickahominy River, and Huger was not on Magruder's right, where the latter expected him to be.
Fearing that the Yankees might attack his under-manned force, Magruder requested reinforcements. General Lee responded by loaning him two brigades from Huger's division, with the provision that Magruder would return the men if the Yankees did not attack by 2 p.m. When the appointed hour came and passed, Magruder had to return the reinforcements. Faced with the undesirable predicament of advancing against a much larger force, Magruder held off attacking until 5 p.m.
Tentative Rebel Attack
By the time Magruder attacked, he may have been under the influence of morphine administered to treat a bout of acute indigestion. Possibly suffering from clouded judgment, Magruder issued ambiguous and tentative orders. As a result, less than one-half of his force took part in the ensuing battle.
Confusion on the Union Side
Luckily for Magruder, there was plenty of confusion to go around on the Union side. With no overall commander in charge of the federal rear guard, Heintzelman decided that two divisions were enough to hold off Magruder and unilaterally marched his men south to join the main army, without informing Sumner or Franklin. After learning of Heintzelman's departure, Sumner's directives proved even more cautious than Magruder's. When Magruder finally attacked, Sumner deployed only ten of his twenty-six regiments during the engagement.
Inconclusive Results
After several hours of combat, darkness and the onset of violent thunderstorms brought an end to the action at approximately 9 p.m. Although the fighting was vicious at times, the results were inconclusive. The Rebels suffered roughly 450 casualties compared to nearly 900 for the Federals, but Magruder could not dislodge Sumner.
Aftermath of the Battle
Magruder's dalliance displeased Lee. A dispatch from Lee to Magruder that evening stated, "GENERAL, I regret much that you have made so little progress to-day in pursuit of the enemy. In order to reap the fruits of our victory the pursuit should be most vigorous. I must urge you, then, again to press on his rear rapidly and steadily. We must lose no time, or he will escape us entirely."
Despite Lee's prodding, escape is exactly what Sumner did. With Jackson's arrival still expected during the night, McClellan ordered Sumner to evacuate Savage's Station, leaving behind the 2,500 soldiers and doctors in the Union field hospital. By noon the next day, most of McClellan's army had crossed the White Oak Swamp and escaped Lee's clutches.
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Coverage June 29, 1862
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Original Published Date August 4, 2020
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Built in 1932 and located in the west wing of Payne Whitney Gymnasium, the Robert J.H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool is the home of Yale swimmimg. Named for Yale's legendary swimming coach and former athletic director, the 25-yard, six-lane pool was designed for intercollegiate competition.
The pool sits at the bottom of a 50-foot high funnel of 2,187 seats which rise at an angle of 45 degrees and offer every spectator a perfect view of the action below. This is augmented by the fact that the 157-foot wide ceiling is held aloft without the aid of supporting columns -- no easy engineering feat in the 1930's.
The architects designed the seating so it was entered by a series of tunnels, through which 35 people could be seated. That way, no more than three steps had to be climbed to reach any seat. Under the seats are air ducts which bring fresh air into the arena without lowering the temperature at poolside.
In the deep end of the pool is an underwater "coaching window," installed after World War II, when Alistair Cooke came to Yale to film a television special on the history of swimming. Esther Williams, the famous swimmer, put on an exhibition for the cameras; the window was to show her, and some of the Yale swimmers who participated, while underwater.
The pool has been the site for numerous national competitions, including the NCAA and AAU championships, but one of the greatest events staged in this arena occured in 1992 when Yale, Harvard, and Princeton competed in a double-dual meet for the first time ever.
Yale's other pool, the practice pool, is the world's largest suspended natatorium. On the third floor of the gym, it holds 330,000 gallons of water, weighing 2.75 million pounds, and it includes a movable bulkhead which allows it to be used as either a 25-yard, 25-meter, or 50-meter course.


The Championship Course at 6,603 yards but with no par fives on the men's card is a substantial challenge for even the best golfer. The SSS off the Blue tees is 73 against a par of 68. Every hole presents an examination in shotmaking and accuracy; a stroke given away to the course is difficult to recover. It is also a beautiful place to play golf. The views of the River Alde and glimpses of the North Sea, grey one day blue another, are enough to raise the spirits even when the score is not quite up to expectation.


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The Children's Storefront works with families to promote the development of children in the first thousand days of life to build a strong foundation for lifelong learning.
The Children's Storefront has a storied fifty-year history of changing lives in Harlem through education innovations. In 1966 a young poet, Ned O'Gorman, opened a one-room center for very young children in a Harlem storefront on Madison Avenue – The Children's Storefront. This grew into a preschool program that led to a tuition free private Pre-K to 8 elementary school, eventually known as Storefront Academy Harlem, that educated Harlem children for decades.
To further our commitment to educational success for children in struggling communities, The Children's Storefront assisted in creating a new organization that now stands on its own, Storefront Academy Charter Schools. Today, the educational philosophy developed by The Children's Storefront over 50 years provides the foundation for their charter schools in Harlem and the South Bronx.
Returning to our early childhood roots, The Children's Storefront is once again charting new waters, this time engaging parents around child brain development in the first thousand days of life; and, more importantly, providing the know-how and confidence with which to spur the growth of their children's brains.
In 2019, The Children's Storefront piloted a state-of-the-art Learn and Play Center, welcoming local families with very young children for guided interactive sessions emphasizing child discovery activities and healthy interactions between adults and their children. Over time we will further offer a host of services to bolster parent/caregiver learning, including child development workshops, a multi-faceted resource center, and one-on-one learning opportunities drawing on the expertise of New York City colleges, health care centers and child serving institutions.
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I'm Mark, I'm the Central & Cash Finance Manager and I joined Camelot in November 2016. Before joining Camelot I was at Tesco for 10 years working in a number of Finance roles. When an opportunity came up to join the Finance Operations team at Camelot I couldn't say no, it was a great move for my career development.
I'm often dealing with high tier prizes and regularly paying life-changing amounts of money to our winners. There's no other job like it!
Why should someone join the Finance team at Camelot?
Camelot is a unique business with Finance being a key business partner. Working here, you get the opportunity to be part of a team that makes a real difference to people's lives, not only through the many winners of The National Lottery games but also through the Good Causes that receive an average of £30million in funding every week!
What skills do you need to be successful in this team?
As a regulated business we have a strong emphasis on controls, therefore attention to detail and making sure all payments meet the correct requirements before being processed is essential. As we deal with all areas of the business, strong communication with non-finance teams is also crucial, as we often need to explain financial processes and the reasoning behind them to people who aren't from this world.
How does this role challenge you?
The Finance Operations team are involved in numerous different things from paying suppliers and high tier prizes, to supporting new game launches. We support the business with its budgeting and quarterly forecasting along with balance sheet reconciliation reviews, so there is a lot of variety which keeps me on my toes!
I feel we have a strong team ethic and work well as a management team, being a well-regarded function across the business is something we are proud of.
Spare time is mainly spent with the family, with the odd round of golf or day at the cricket in the summer thrown in. I also enjoy travelling when I can!
Tell us an interesting fact about yourself that most people don't know.
I played in a charity cricket match with Rory Bremner and Allan Lamb!
What three things could you not live without and why?
Cheltenham races - a group of friends make a yearly trip to Cheltenham races for a few days, it's a great atmosphere and something I always look forward to!
Slippers - old man slippers come everywhere with me... apart from the office!


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The 29th edition of Apple's annual developers conference once again featured a keynote led by C.E.O. Tim Cook, where he introduced the latest updates for iOS 12 and the new MacOS. The conference drew 6,000 attendees from 77 countries. The event took place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, but was also accompanied by satellite developer events and adjacent parties in San Jose, including NextDoor developers conference at the Hilton San Jose, the design-focused Layers conference at Montgomery Theater, and the annual Loop Bash party at the Ritz. Next: June 2019
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Formerly known as the "T.M.T." conference, JPMorgan's "T.M.C." conference drew around 1,200 attendees to Boston this year. The conference is the key JPMorgan investor event for technology, media, and communications industries featuring sectors including hardware, semiconductors, media, and Internet. The 46th annual event had keynotes from Twitter and Square C.E.O. Jack Dorsey, Discovery Inc., C.E.O. David Zaslav, and Nvidia Corporation C.F.O. Colette Kress. Next: May 14-16, 2019
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FICTION: An ergonomics program will destroy my company's productivity.
FACT: A proper ergonomics program will improve worker comfort, as well as minimize movements that may be unnecessary. This reduction of non value-added movements will minimize the physical demands of the job, which will reduce worker fatigue, while also reducing the amount of time necessary to perform a process. Eliminating non value-added steps also reduces the potential for error.
FICTION: Ergonomic programs are too expensive to implement in my company.
FACT: Ergonomic programs, if designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated properly have been shown to be cost-effective for employers. Studies have shown for every $1 invested in ergonomic programs, there is a return of $3 - $30+ (meta-analysis of literature).
FICTION: There is an ergonomics standard in the United States.
FACT: There is NOT an ergonomics rule/standard that all employers must comply within the United States. ISO has some standards, but they are not mandatory in theUnited States.
FICTION: I bought something online and the manufacturer said it is "ergonomically correct," so it must be, right?
FACT: Not all "ergonomically correct" tools and equipment are created equal. Some products may have that phrase attached to it as part of a marketing strategy, but the item has not undergone any rigorous testing by a certified ergonomist or other ergonomics professional. Some items have actually been tested and approved by a certified ergonomist or other ergonomics professional. Believe the old saying of caveat emptor...Let the buyer beware!
Dr. James Rethaber, Ph.D., CPE is currently the Director of Ergonomics at Fit For Work. Dr. Rethaber has completed over 5,000 physical demands analyses/ergonomic risk assessments and is responsible for developing engineering and non-engineering initiatives that reduce injury while also improving productivity (lean ergonomics). He has worked in the fields of orthopedic sports medicine, biomechanics, and ergonomics for over 15 years, and is a published researcher and a national speaker on ergonomics and injury prevention.


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Dismissal of charges in Penn State hazing case being appealed by Pa. attorney general
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Penn State fraternity preliminary hearing in Tim Piazza death case
Gallery: Penn State fraternity preliminary hearing in Tim Piazza death case
By Teresa Bonner | tbonner@pennlive.com
Editor's note: This story was updated to include reaction from the Piazza family.
The attorney general's office filed notice Thursday that it is appealing the dismissal of some charges in the 2017 hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza.
"We laid out the required elements of the charges which were dismissed at a preliminary hearing last month," said spokesman Joe Grace said in a news release. "In the interest of justice for the Piazza family, our office today filed a notice of appeal with respect to charges against eight of the defendants in this case."
He said Attorney General Joshua Shapiro will speak about his office's comprehensive review of the Piazza case early next week.
Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore from Lebanon, N.J., died on Feb. 4, 2017, a little more than 24 hours hours after he suffered fatal internal injuries in a series of drunken falls following his acceptance of a bid to join the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State.
The attorney for the Piazza family, Thomas R. Kline, said the family wholeheartedly supports the appeal of dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charges.
Former Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller charged more than a dozen members of the fraternity with counts ranging from furnishing alcohol to minors to involuntary manslaughter.
District Judge Allen Sinclair last year threw out involuntary manslaughter charges and a series of other charges against a group of former Penn State fraternity brothers.
The case was handed over by the Centre County District Attorney to the state Attorney General's office, which refiled the charges. But Sinclair again threw most of the charges out after a preliminary hearing last month, even though prosecutors brought forth some new evidence and a new legal theory this year.
Fourteen fraternity members are still facing face trial on a battery of reckless endangerment, hazing, furnishing alcohol to minors and other counts stemming from that night.


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On Chaplin's Other Half Brother
Today is the birthday of Wheeler Dryden (George Dryden Wheeler, Jr, 1892-1957). It was tempting to include him in both my Stars of Vaudeville and Stars of Slapstick series, but Dryden was admittedly minor in both fields, and I decided to go with the best headline!
Dryden was Charlie Chaplin's half-brother, born to their mother Hannah Hill (a.k.a Lily Harley) when the comedian was three years old. The chronology of events appears to go something like this:
In 1885, music hall performers Charles Chaplin, Sr.and Hannah Hill marry. Hill came into the marriage with the infant Sydney, whose father may have been a man named Sydney Hawkes
1889, Charlie Chaplin is born
1890, Charles Chaplin, Sr. has a successful vaudeville tour of America, leaving Hannah alone with the children
1891, Hannah becomes involved with music hall performer Leo Dryden and Hannah separates from Chaplin (or vice versa)
1892, Wheeler Dryden born
Charles Chaplin, Sr. never divorced Hill, and Leo took custody of the infant Wheeler, removing her from the care of the unstable woman. From here she began to spiral into the mental illness that would overshadow Charlie Chaplin's life. A single mother, abandoned by several men, and one of her children taken away.
Like everyone else in the family, Wheeler Dryden became a vaudeville performer. In 1915, after his two half brothers became famous, his father told him the news of his real mother. He started reaching out to Charlie and Sydney at that time, although it took him two years to finally get a reply from them. He joined them in America in 1918.
Dryden enjoyed some small initial success in Hollywood, appearing in the dramas Tom's Little Star (1919) and False Women (1921), the kid's movie Penrod (1921) and the Stan Laurel comedy Mud and Sand (1922).
After this, he focused on Broadway, where he appeared in ten plays between 1925 and 1939. In 1928, he adapted and co-directed the feature A Little Bit of Fluff starring Sydney Chaplin. In 1938 he married Alice Chapple, a dancer at Radio City Music Hall. Their son Spencer Dryden was one of the original members of Jefferson Airplane, and was later a member of New Riders of the Purple Sage and other bands (he was a drummer).
Over the next decade-plus he was to be a key member of Chaplin's creative team. He was assistant director and did some voiceover work on The Great Dictator (1940). He was associate director and played a bit role in Monsieur Verdoux (1947). And he had a slightly larger speaking role as a doctor, and acted as Chaplin's personal assistant on Limelight (1952).
At this stage, when Chaplin began his exile in Europe, Dryden remained in Hollywood to oversee his interests in America. At this stage, he alone of the three brothers seems to have inherited his mother's stress-triggered mental illness, living in seclusion and growing paranoid and detached from reality. Although it might be more accurate to say he was all TOO connected to reality. He was being harassed by the FBI at the time, after all. He passed away in 1957.
To learn more about comedy film history don't miss my book: Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube, just released by Bear Manor Media, also available from amazon.com etc etc etc. For still more on show biz history, consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever nutty books are sold.
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Writer and performer Trav S.D. (www.travsd.com) is best known for his books "No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous" (2005) and "Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube" (2013). He has written for the NY Times, the Village Voice, American Theatre, Time Out NY, Reason, the Villager and numerous other publications. Trav has been in the vanguard of New York's vaudeville and burlesque scenes since 1995 when he launched his company Mountebanks, presenting hundreds of acts ranging from Todd Robbins to Dirty Martini to Tammy Faye Starlite to the Flying Karamazov Brothers. He has directed his own plays, revues and solo pieces at such venues as Joe's Pub, La Mama, HERE, Dixon Place, Theater for the New City, the Ohio Theatre, the Brick, and 6 separate shows in the NY International Fringe Festival. In 2014 he produced and directed the smash-hit "I'll Say She Is", the first ever revival of the Marx Brothers hit 1924 Broadway show in the NY International Fringe Festival.	View all posts by travsd
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"CrossFit has changed and saved my life! I used to be a heavy set "healthy" person who hit the gym and rode a bicycle with a road bike club for years. Tried aerobics, Body-step, Body-pump and even Yoga. Whatever new fad came along to keep me moving I was trying. At 48, I discovered a new sport, Kiteboarding, and quickly found that nothing in my training program prepared me for this new sport. After a few days of kiteboarding, my body was wrecked. So of course I Googled what is the best exercise for Kiteboarding and surprise, surprise Functional Fitness and Crossfit lit up my homepage. I started CrossFit the next week and haven't looked back.
I experienced good success early on with this new Crossfit programming. I had started to achieve lifts and movements I never knew my body could perform. I started to lose some weight, get strong and quickly adapted to this new style of training. Inspired by the annual CrossFit Games competition, I started entering local and regional Masters Competitions and started WINNING. I was in shape, feeling great, really enjoying the atmosphere at the Box with new friends and life was great.
But then like it so often does, adversity struck. About two years into CrossFit, I was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer. The treatment was hard, radiation daily, chemotherapy treatments, lost lots of weight, feeding tube….. It just plain sucked. But every day I kept telling myself, one more rep, one more day, one more week, I can do this. And I did, I beat CANCER!!!


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Welcome to the French Language Program at BC
The French Language Program is part of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Boston College and is comprised of a large number of qualified professors and instructors who are devoted to language teaching. Each semester around 500 – 600 students, including French majors and minors and students in other academic disciplines, enroll in our language courses.
At Boston College you will find many opportunities to learn and practice French at all levels of proficiency and enjoy the diversity of its cultures. A number of our courses satisfy the University's Literature Core or the University's Cultural Diversity Core.
The language curriculum has been carefully designed to foster progressive acquisition of proficiency in French. From the first day of class students are exposed to the target language and trained to practice the necessary basic skills (speaking, oral interaction, listening, reading, and writing) while expanding their vocabulary and learning new grammar points and structures in context. All courses incorporate the study of culture from different French speaking countries. Students acquire the language while they learn to understand relevant socio-cultural and historical aspects of the French-speaking world and to appreciate and celebrate their differences. A number of our courses also satisfy the University's Literature Core or the University's Cultural Diversity Core.
Students interested in enhancing their linguistic proficiency while advancing their cultural literacy should consider the major and minor programs in French.
ELEMENTARY FRENCH
Elementary French follows a communicative approach. From the first day of class, students will interact in French with the instructor and with classmates. Therefore, by the end of this course, students should be able to successfully manage a significant number of communicative and writing tasks in different time frames in the target language.
Upon successful completion of the sequence Elementary I and II (FREN1009 and FREN1010) students should be able to:
speak in the target language to describe, narrate and carry on spontaneous conversations about topics such as travel, health, professions, plans for the future and references to the past.
comprehend the target language with sufficient ability to understand the main ideas and additional details in short conversations referring to the above mentioned topics and authentic situations in different time frames.
read and understand texts (some prepared specifically for students, others authentic) dealing with cultural products and practices on a variety of topics.
write basic compositions about different themes in simple but complete sentences and short paragraphs with good control of the grammar and sentence structure.
recognize, appreciate, and compare similarities and differences between their own culture and the target culture.
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH
Intermediate French follows a communicative approach. Class is conducted entirely in the target language and nearly all course materials are authentic and carefully chosen to match the interests and capabilities of the students. At the end of the second semester students will be able to express themselves on a wide variety of topics of personal interest and in different communicative settings.
Upon successful completion of the intermediate sequence (FREN1109 and FREN1110) students should be able to:
speak in the target language to narrate and describe in the present, past and future express opinions about topics relating to their own lives and those of the target culture, especially in areas such as student and family life, traveling, cinema, music, holidays, art and current events, etc.
comprehend spoken language at a higher level including authentic videos and recordings in a more formal setting with some assistance.
read selected authentic texts on everyday topics with apparatuses such as vocabulary annotations and comprehension aids.
write in French at the paragraph level in a variety of formats, from summaries and cross-cultural observations to more formal but guided research papers based on course themes.
understand and appreciate current and classic foreign culture especially as it relates to the lives of young people, and make comparisons to their own cultural experiences.
CONVERSATION, COMPOSITION, AND READING
In Conversation, Composition, and Reading (CCR) students will increase their fluency and solidify their accuracy in French while focusing on complex grammar topics, expanding their vocabulary, and broadening their understanding of diverse cultural and historical aspects of the French-speaking world. The course fosters students' analytic, critical and creative skills in the target language through the use of authentic materials such as newspapers, reports, films and literary texts and through systematic practice of the three modes of communication: interpersonal, presentational, and interpretative.
Upon successful completion of the CCR1 and CCR2 sequence (FREN2209 and FREN2210) students should be able to:
speak spontaneously in most conversations on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life. Students should also be able to speak about more formal or specific topics with previous preparation.
comprehend the main ideas and relevant details of extended general speech from diverse authentic audiovisual materials in standard language.
read and interpret extensive articles and reports related to contemporary topics, including the understanding of important details and nuances. Students should also be able to understand contemporary literary texts in the target language with some assistance.
write clear and detailed texts on a wide range of general topics sustaining their views. Students should also be able to write narrative and argumentative essays on specific topics with previous preparation.
understand and appreciate Francophone cultures and develop an awareness of their historical, political and sociocultural differences.
In the Foundation Courses students will acquire extensive fluency and accuracy while focusing on complex grammar topics, expanding and deepening their vocabulary, and broadening their understanding of contemporary sociocultural and political issues in the French-speaking world. The course is structured around analysis, discussion and production of descriptive, narrative, expository and argumentative texts and fosters students' analytic, critical and creative skills in the target language through the use of diverse authentic materials and systematic practice of the three modes of communication: interpersonal, presentational, and interpretative.
In combining Foundation Courses, two for the minor, four for the major, students will:
speak with fluency and accuracy in the target language in informal and formal situations.
comprehend the main ideas and relevant details of extended general speech from authentic audiovisual materials such as TV news, films and videos in standard language and recognize the most commonly spoken dialectal varieties of the French language.
read and interpret wide-ranging articles and reports related to contemporary topics, including the understanding of details and nuances. Students should also be able to interpret literary texts in the target language and identify the principal characteristics of the four main textual genres (description, narration, exposition and argumentation).
write creative, clear, coherent and extended texts in the four main textual genres interacting with field-specific and academic language.
understand and appreciate the different Francophone cultures and develop a critical vision of their circumstances, contexts or idiosyncrasies.
demonstrate the metalinguistic awareness necessary to master a foreign language.
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Redouble efforts to provide patient care : Atal Dulloo to GMC Administration
Visits GMC Jammu to inspect medical facilities being provided to the patients
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 26: Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo today visited Government Medical College including Isolation ward, Oxygen supply plant and control room to take stock of medical facilities being provided to the patients in view of ongoing pandemic COVID-19.
The Financial Commissioner was accompanied by Mayor Jammu, Chander Mohan Gupta, CEO JK Economic Reconstruction Agency Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Principal, GMC Jammu, Managing Director, J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Ltd., Medical Superintendent GMC and other Senior Officers.
While inspecting the control room, Atal Dulloo directed the officials to maintain proper record of the patients besides providing them all possible treatment and facilities. He also telephonically enquired about welfare of the patients admitted in GMC and its Associated Hospitals and also took direct feedback from them regarding the facilities provided.
Later, the Financial Commissioner convened a meeting with the senior officers of the hospital administration to ensure that the services being provided in the GMC are up to public expectations and the concerns raised by general public are addressed.
He asked the concerned officials to ensure adequate availability of oxygen including sufficient buffer stocks , besides daily report on utilisation of oxygen. He also directed the concerned officer from Legal Metrology Department to depute a designated officer in GMC who will check the pressure of oxygen cylinders and give the report twice a day i.e morning and evening.
He also discussed in detail the issue of increasing the oxygen supported beds and other facilities with the officials and instructed that the senior doctors must perform their duty and go on regular rounds along with other consultants, nurses, para-medics and pharmacists to ensure proper medical facility to the patients.
Regarding increase in oxygen supply, it was decided that the Liquid Oxygen Plant project in GMC worth rupees 17.29 crore will be set up as soon as possible.
FC Health & Medical education issued strict instructions to the doctors to improve upon patient care and ensure that all concerned in the hospital perform their duties to the best of their abilities to overcome the challenge of COVID19 and in the interest of patient care . He instructed the Principal, GMC to ensure that sufficient medical staff is available for managing the COVID patients in the Hospital and daily duty rosters for doctors and paramedics are strictly adhered to for proper patient management.


Orlando – The New Orleans Saints have been able to address several needs during free agency. But Coach Sean Payton said Tuesday morning there still are some glaring areas that require attending to.
One of them is edge rusher. That situation might have had clarity if Alex Okafor, a free agent bargain last year who was having a career year, hadn't ruptured his Achilles against Washington in Week 11. Okafor re-signed this offseason, but there still are concerns that must be quelled, among them how well Okafor will recover, and whether Trey Hendrickson, a third-round pick last year, can handle the duties full-time.
"We went into this process, it's a 'must,' " Payton said from the NFL Annual Meeting. "And so, we haven't addressed it yet. It'll be important.
Payton said that receiver and tight end also are high priorities to address.
Positions that were addressed include safety (Kurt Coleman), linebacker (Demario Davis), backup quarterback (Tom Savage), utility offensive lineman (Jermon Bushrod) and cornerback (Patrick Robinson).
Robinson, the Saints' first-round draft pick in 2010 who spent five seasons in New Orleans, returns after three seasons away. In '17, he helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl and emerged as one of the top slot cornerbacks in the league.
"I think he's confident," Payton said. "He's healthy. He's always been one of those sharp guys, great teammate. He can run, he's explosive, there's a clear vision for where we see him and he had a heck of a year this past season.
Payton said the Saints' approach to free agency remains consistent.
One of the targets that the Saints couldn't connect on was defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Suh agreed to a one-year deal with the Rams.
When asked whether the Saints had the cache to lure Suh, Payton took a lighthearted angle before getting to the crux of the matter.
"The cache, or the cash?" he said, smiling. "I think it's cash. Because I think we have cache. But I think it's cash.
The price also wasn't right with free agent tight end Jimmy Graham, who wound up signing with Green Bay.
"I think that, especially the first week of the process, the numbers can get high," Payton said. "In our experience, oftentimes the second, third, fourth week – even the next month here – you're able to find a player that fits at a palatable price.