This monograph addresses the state of the art of reduced order methods for modeling and computational reduction of complex parametrized systems, governed by ordinary and/or partial differential equations, with a special emphasis on real time computing techniques and applications in computational mechanics, bioengineering and computer graphics. Several topics are covered, including: design, optimization, and control theory in real-time with applications in engineering; data assimilation, geometry registration, and parameter estimation with special attention to real-time computing in biomedical engineering and computational physics; real-time visualization of physics-based simulations in computer science; the treatment of high-dimensional problems in state space, physical space, or parameter space; the interactions between different model reduction and dimensionality reduction approaches; the development of general error estimation frameworks which take into account both model and discretization effects. This book is primarily addressed to computational scientists interested in computational reduction techniques for large scale differential problems.
Despite the advent and maturation of high-performance computing, high-fidelity physics-based numerical simulations remain computationally intensive in many fields. As a result, such simulations are often impractical for time-critical applications such as fast-turnaround design, control, and uncertainty quantification. The objective of this thesis is to enable rapid, accurate analysis of high-fidelity nonlinear models to enable their use in time-critical settings. Model reduction presents a promising approach for realizing this goal. This class of methods generates low-dimensional models that preserves key features of the high-fidelity model. Such methods have been shown to generate fast, accurate solutions when applied to specialized problems such as linear time-invariant systems. However, model reduction techniques for highly nonlinear systems has been limited primarily to approaches based on the heuristic proper orthogonal decomposition (POD)--Galerkin approach. These methods often generate inaccurate responses because 1) POD--Galerkin does not generally minimize any measure of the system error, and 2) the POD basis is not constructed to minimize errors in the system's outputs of interest. Furthermore, simulation times for these models usually remain large, as reducing the dimension of a nonlinear system does not necessarily reduce its computational complexity. This thesis presents two model reduction techniques that addresses these shortcomings of the POD--Galerkin method. The first method is a `compact POD' approach for computing the small-dimensional trial basis; this approach is applicable to parameterized static systems. The compact POD basis is constructed using a goal-oriented framework that allows sensitivity derivatives to be employed as snapshots. The second method is a Gauss--Newton with approximated tensors (GNAT) method applicable to nonlinear systems. Similar to other POD-based approaches, the GNAT method first executes high-fidelity simulations during a costly `offline' stage; it computes a POD subspace that optimally represents the state as observed during these simulations. To compute fast, accurate `online' solutions, the method introduces two approximations that satisfy optimality and consistency conditions. First, the method decreases the system dimension by searching for the solutions in the low-dimensional POD subspace. As opposed to performing a Galerkin projection, the method handles the resulting overdetermined system of equations arising at each time step by formulating a least-squares problem; this ensures that a measure of the system error (i.e. the residual) is minimized. Second, the method decreases the model's computational complexity by approximating the residual and Jacobian using the `gappy POD' technique; this requires computing only a few rows of the approximated quantities. For computational mechanics problems, the GNAT method leads to the concept of a sample mesh: the subset of the mesh needed to compute the selected rows of the residual and Jacobian. Because the reduced-order model uses only the sample mesh for computations, the online stage requires minimal computational resources.
This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Scientific Computing in Electrical Engineering (SCEE), held in Wuppertal, Germany in 2014. The book is divided into five parts, reflecting the main directions of SCEE 2014: 1. Device Modeling, Electric Circuits and Simulation, 2. Computational Electromagnetics, 3. Coupled Problems, 4. Model Order Reduction, and 5. Uncertainty Quantification. Each part starts with a general introduction followed by the actual papers. The aim of the SCEE 2014 conference was to bring together scientists from academia and industry, mathematicians, electrical engineers, computer scientists, and physicists, with the goal of fostering intensive discussions on industrially relevant mathematical problems, with an emphasis on the modeling and numerical simulation of electronic circuits and devices, electromagnetic fields, and coupled problems. The methodological focus was on model order reduction and uncertainty quantification. this book="" will="" appeal="" to="" mathematicians="" and="" electrical="" engineers.="" it="" offers="" a="" valuable="" starting="" point="" for="" developers="" of="" algorithms="" programs="" who="" want="" learn="" about="" recent="" advances="" in="" other="" fields="" as="" well="" open="" problems="" coming="" from="" industry.="" moreover,="" be="" use="" representatives="" industry="" with="" an="" interest="" new="" program="" tools="" mathematical="" methods.
This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the last Scientific Computing in Electrical Engineering (SCEE) Conference, held in Sinaia, Romania, in 2006. The series of SCEE conferences aims at addressing mathematical problems which have a relevance to industry, with an emphasis on modeling and numerical simulation of electronic circuits, electromagnetic fields but also coupled problems and general mathematical and computational methods.
System-level modeling of MEMS - microelectromechanical systems - comprises integrated approaches to simulate, understand, and optimize the performance of sensors, actuators, and microsystems, taking into account the intricacies of the interplay between mechanical and electrical properties, circuitry, packaging, and design considerations. Thereby, system-level modeling overcomes the limitations inherent to methods that focus only on one of these aspects and do not incorporate their mutual dependencies. The book addresses the two most important approaches of system-level modeling, namely physics-based modeling with lumped elements and mathematical modeling employing model order reduction methods, with an emphasis on combining single device models to entire systems. At a clearly understandable and sufficiently detailed level the readers are made familiar with the physical and mathematical underpinnings of MEMS modeling. This enables them to choose the adequate methods for the respective application needs. This work is an invaluable resource for all materials scientists, electrical engineers, scientists working in the semiconductor and/or sensor industry, physicists, and physical chemists.
Aus den Rezensionen der englischen Auflage: Dieses Lehrbuch ist eine Einführung in das Wissenschaftliche Rechnen und diskutiert Algorithmen und deren mathematischen Hintergrund. Angesprochen werden im Detail nichtlineare Gleichungen, Approximationsverfahren, numerische Integration und Differentiation, numerische Lineare Algebra, gewöhnliche Differentialgleichungen und Randwertprobleme. Zu den einzelnen Themen werden viele Beispiele und Übungsaufgaben sowie deren Lösung präsentiert, die durchweg in MATLAB formuliert sind. Der Leser findet daher nicht nur die graue Theorie sondern auch deren Umsetzung in numerischen, in MATLAB formulierten Code. MATLAB select 2003, Issue 2, p. 50. [Die Autoren] haben ein ausgezeichnetes Werk vorgelegt, das MATLAB vorstellt und eine sehr nützliche Sammlung von MATLAB Funktionen für die Lösung fortgeschrittener mathematischer und naturwissenschaftlicher Probleme bietet. [...] Die Präsentation des Stoffs ist durchgängig gut und leicht verständlich und beinhaltet Lösungen für die Übungen am Ende jedes Kapitels. Als exzellenter Neuzugang für Universitätsbibliotheken- und Buchhandlungen wird dieses Buch sowohl beim Selbststudium als auch als Ergänzung zu anderen MATLAB-basierten Büchern von großem Nutzen sein. Alles in allem: Sehr empfehlenswert. Für Studenten im Erstsemester wie für Experten gleichermassen. S.T. Karris, University of California, Berkeley, Choice 2003.
The paper explores the macroeconomic effects of three public pension reforms, namely an increase in retirement age, a reduction in benefits and an increase in contribution rates. Using a five-region version of the IMF‘s Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal model (GIMF), we find that public pension reforms can have a positive effect on growth in both the short run, propelled by rising consumption, and in the long run, due to lower government debt crowding in higher investment. We also find that a reform action undertaken cooperatively by all regions results in larger output effects, reflecting stronger capital accumulation due to higher world savings. An increase in the retirement age reform yields the strongest impact in the short run, due to the demand effects of higher labor income and in the long run because of supply effects.
This book provides an up-to-date overview of research articles in applied and industrial mathematics in Italy. This is done through the presentation of a number of investigations focusing on subjects as nonlinear optimization, life science, semiconductor industry, cultural heritage, scientific computing and others. This volume is important as it gives a report on modern applied and industrial mathematics, and will be of specific interest to the community of applied mathematicians. This book collects selected papers presented at the 9th Conference of SIMAI. The subjects discussed include image analysis methods, optimization problems, mathematics in the life sciences, differential models in applied mathematics, inverse problems, complex systems, innovative numerical methods and others. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Multichannel Wavelet Scheme for Color Image Processing (759 KB). Contents: Existence and Uniqueness for a Three Dimensional Model of Ferromagnetism (V Berti et al.); Wave Propagation in Continuously-Layered Electromagnetic Media (G Caviglia & A Morro); Mathematical Models for Biofilms on the Surface of Monuments (F Clarelli et al.); Conservation Laws with Unilateral Constraints in Traffic Modeling (R M Colombo et al.); On a Model for the Codiffusion of Isotopes (E Comparini et al.); Multiscale Models of Drug Delivery by Thin Implantable Devices (C D''Angelo & P Zunino); A Mathematical Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (G Dell''Acqua & F Castiglione); A Dissipative System Arising in Strain-Gradient Plasticity (L Giacomelli & G Tomassetti); Material Symmetry and Invariants for a 2D Fiber-Reinforced Network with Bending Stiffness (G Indelicato); Kinetic Treatment of Charge Carrier and Phonon Transport in Graphene (P Lichtenberger et al.); Mathematical Models and Numerical Simulation of Controlled Drug Release (S Minisini & L Formaggia); A Lattice Boltzmann Model on Unstructured Grids with Application in Hemodynamics (G Pontrelli et al.); Toward Analytical Contour Dynamics (G Riccardi & D Durante); Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Ground Deformation in Volcanic Areas (D Scandura et al.); and other papers. Readership: Researchers in applied and computational mathematics.


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PIQUA — When the Friends of the Piqua Public Library formed almost six years ago, their mission was to provide advocacy for the library through fundraising, public relations, and sponsorships of programs.
“We also wanted to make our library more interactive with our community,” said Friends member Ruth Koon.
The group has more than made good on that mission, presenting a multitude of cultural, culinary, artistic, and musical events including an Oktoberfest celebration, hosting the Ohio Watercolor Society Exhibit, and presenting a popular holiday cabaret, the organization’s sole fundraiser.
“Each year, we also have the Library Lounge Series, with a theme for the year,” Koon contented. “This year’s theme is ‘Art Inspired,’ with visual, culinary, performing, and theater arts.”
The Friends’ latest venture branches out into the world of academia in the form of a $1,500 scholarship being offered to Piqua residents of any age who wish to further their post high school education in any accredited college, trade, vocational, or nursing health facility.
“We came up with the scholarship because we wanted something in place for the future that centered around the importance of reading,” Koon explained. “Donna (Wilberding) came up with the idea.”
Wilberding, another member of the Friends, said the selection committee is looking forward to drawing many applicants — who, hopefully, are frequent patrons the library.
Applicants must write an essay of 750 or fewer words on “The Book I Will Never Forget,” focusing on a book that has impacted their lives and explaining specifically why.
“Our committee based the theme of the essay around the fact that it is a scholarship from the Library Friends,” Wilberding said. “We wanted to involve a literary aspect. We’re real interested in the responses the essays will hold, which books are chosen.”
Applications can be obtained at the library, which is located at 116 W. High St., and at the guidance offices at Lehman Catholic High School, Piqua High School, Edison State Community College, and Upper Valley Career Center.
Completed applications and essays should be returned to: Friends of the Piqua Public Library, P.O. Box 230, Piqua, OH 45356. Applications will not be accepted via email. Entries must be postmarked no later than April 30. The winner will be notified by May 10.
Reach Belinda M. Paschal at (937) 451-3341

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Agenda Meetings and Work Sessions
The TCEQ commissioners cannot conduct agency business together except according to law.*
Agenda Meetings: These meetings are formal, legal proceedings.* The commissioners primarily consider (but are not limited to) live presentations made during the meeting and briefs filed in advance. The commissioners may consider all items for which proper notice was given.
Work Sessions: These meetings are also legal proceedings.* The commissioners primarily consider (but are not limited to) overall agency direction and policy, legislative updates, and various staff reports. Also, there is a standing “public comment” item included at every work session to receive comments from the public on matters within the jurisdiction of the TCEQ (with the exception of pending permitting matters or other potentially contested cases that may be subject to the ex parte prohibition found in Section 2001.061 of the Government Code).
* Agenda meetings and work sessions are conducted in accordance with Section 551.102 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Government Code.


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SIPC Applauds Lehman Trustee On Milestone 100 Percent Return Of Securities
No SIPC Fund Advances Needed To Satisfy Customers; Largest Return of Property
to Customers of a Former Broker-Dealer Following a Bankruptcy and Liquidation
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2013
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --When the distributions
commencing today to former securities customers of Lehman Brothers Inc. (LBI)
conclude, all securities customer claims will be 100 percent fulfilled,
according to James W. Giddens, Trustee for the liquidation of LBI. The
Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) today applauded the hard
work of Trustee Giddens and his attorneys in reaching this major milestone.
With the return of all LBI customer property, no advances from the SIPC Fund
will be necessary to make LBI securities customers whole.
This also means distributions from the LBI estate will stand as the largest
return of property in history to former customers of a broker-dealer following
a bankruptcy and liquidation proceeding.
SIPC President Stephen Harbeck said: "SIPC is very pleased with the Trustee's
significant achievement in this historic case. The return of 100 percent of
securities customers' property in the largest SIPA liquidation proceeding
ever, and the prospect of future distributions to general creditors, including
former employees, pension funds, financial institutions, banks, and Lehman
affiliates, shows that the SIPA program continues to work well. We also
recognize the significant efforts of U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge James Peck,
and the cooperation of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (LBIE), and
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LBHI) in reaching this important milestone."
Full details on the distributions can be found at
The Securities Investor Protection Corporation is the U.S. investor's first
line of defense in the event of the failure of a brokerage firm owing
customers cash and securities that are missing from customer accounts. SIPC
either acts as trustee or works with an independent court-appointed trustee in
a brokerage insolvency case to recover funds.
The statute that created SIPC provides that customers of a failed brokerage
firm receive all non-negotiable securities - such as stocks or bonds -- that
are already registered in their names or in the process of being registered.
At the same time, funds from the SIPC reserve are available to satisfy the
remaining claims for customer cash and/or securities held in custody with the
broker for up to a maximum of $500,000 per customer. This figure includes a
maximum of $250,000 on claims for cash. From the time Congress created it in
1970 through December 2012, SIPC has advanced $ 2.1 billion in order to make
possible the recovery of $ 120.7 billion in assets for an estimated 770,000
SOURCE Securities Investor Protection Corporation
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Ready-to-Use 4k Broadcast Graphics Solution from Ventuz and Blackmagic
Ventuz Technology, developer of resolution-independent, real-time graphics software and Blackmagic Design, manufacturer of creative video technology join forces to provide an affordable, off-the-shelf solution that can be used today for 4K Ultra HD broadcasts.
The solution on display at NAB streams uncompressed 4K video from a HyperDeck Pro 4K SSD recorder or a 4K camera to the Ventuz real-time render engine via a DeckLink 4K Extreme capture and playout card. Ventuz layers channel branding graphics into the live video stream and immediately outputs it through the DeckLink 4K Extreme to a 4K display.
“Together with the Blackmagic hardware we can offer a 4k graphics solution that studios can deploy today”, said Erik Beaumont, COO of Ventuz. “The throughput of Blackmagic’s hardware combined with the real-time capabilities of the Ventuz render engine simplifies working in 4K and offers a streamlined, cost-effective way to get ahead of the curve.“
The workflow solution was on display at NAB 2014, April 7-10, in the Ventuz Technology AG stand. A similar installation using the combination of Ventuz and Blackmagic was also shown in the AMD. Additionally, Ventuz demoed in-studio video wall and staging solutions for game shows, newsrooms and Reality TV.

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Junior minister for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar briefly misplaced the verified blue badge on his Twitter deal with on Monday after he modified his username on the microblogging platform.
He misplaced the verified blue badge after he modified his username from @rajeev_mp to @Rajeev_GoI. The blue badge was restored inside a number of hours.
Mr Chandrasekhar had taken cost because the MoS of the IT Ministry final week.
According to Twitter’s verification coverage, if an account holder modifications username, Twitter could routinely take away the blue verified badge from an account.
The microblogging platform stated it was in contact with the minister’s workplace and had labored swiftly to revive the verified blue badge.
The growth additionally comes at a time when Twitter is locked in a tussle with the federal government over the brand new social media guidelines. The temporary lack of the blue badge triggered criticism from some netizens.
Last month, Twitter discovered itself on sticky floor after the non-public accounts of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat misplaced their verified blue tick marks briefly.
Twitter, at the moment, had stated the blue badge and verified standing might be routinely faraway from an account whether it is incomplete or inactive for six months as per its guidelines.
The coveted ”blue badge” helps customers distinguish the authenticity of accounts which can be of excessive public curiosity and offers Twitter customers extra context about who they’re having conversations with, the microblogging platform had stated earlier.
Twitter has been at loggerheads with the Indian authorities over its failure to adjust to the IT guidelines, regardless of repeated reminders. Twitter — which has an estimated 1.75 crore customers in India — misplaced its authorized protect as an middleman within the nation, turning into answerable for customers posting any illegal content material.
Amid tensions with the federal government, Twitter has appointed a Resident Grievance Officer, days after it designated a Chief Compliance Officer, and likewise launched its first India Transparency Report on Sunday to adjust to the brand new IT guidelines.
The US social media large’s web site has listed Vinay Prakash as the brand new grievance officer, offering contact particulars and procedures for customers to report potential violations of its guidelines and phrases.
Meanwhile, former IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted that it’s “assuring to note that Twitter too has taken some steps to comply with the new rules”.
He additionally lauded the brand new IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for firmly reiterating that the brand new IT guidelines are designed to empower the security and safety of customers in opposition to misuse and redress their grievances.
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Five players of Eritrea’s U-20 team have disappeared from their Hotel in Jinja ahead of the semi-finals of the on-going Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup.
Eritrea will face Kenya’s Raising Stars in one of the semi-final games at the Fufa technical Center today, while Tanzania battle Sudan in the other match in Gulu.
The players who have vanished from the team hotel include; Hermon Fessehaye Yohannes, Mewael Tesfai Yosief, Simon Asmelash Mekonen, Deyben Gbtsawi Hintseab and first choice goalkeeper Girmay Hanibal.
Aimable Habimana, the Chairperson of Organizing Committee for the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (Cecafa) confirmed the disappearance of the players on Tuesday.
“The five players are missing at the Speke Apartments. We have decided to beef-up security around their hotel and the team so that we end the tournament on a good note,” added Habimana.
During the team training for the Eritrean team at the Fufa Technical Center on Tuesday only 14 players were available.
When asked, the team coach Haile Efrem Alemseghed said some of his players are sick.
However, the team has a history of disappearing when out for sporting engagements.
In 2012, eighteen members of the Eritrean team taking part in the 2012 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup have vanished from Sky Hotel in Naalya, Kampala where they were residing.
Source: Daily Monitor


Watch Jennifer Hudson Honor Whitney Houston This Friday
Jennifer Hudson is showing her love for Whitney Houston in a new TV special.
Other stars like Halle Berry, actress Taraji P Henson, LL COOL J and Britney Spears will also appear to talk about Whitney’s legendary career.
The night will feature some of the most memorable performances of the diva’s career including some of the six-time winner’s classic Grammy moments, along with previously unreleased footage and exclusive interviews with the star, who passed away in February.
Jennifer even came up with the ultimate reason to watch the special, in less than 140 characters no less.
Jennifer Hudson (@IAMJHUD) November 15, 2012
Watch We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston this Friday, November 16 on CBS at 10 pm ET/PT.
- Shannon Carlin, CBS Local
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s patience snapped on Tuesday over Barcelona’s three amigos when it was put to him that Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have the edge over Real Madrid’s forwards because they get on so well.
Madrid’s all-time record scorer was wound up by one too many questions about his Barcelona nemesis when speaking ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League last-16 tie at Roma.
“How do we know that [their relationship] is that way? It is only because that is what is written,” he said when asked if the fact that Suarez, Messi and Neymar were friends off the pitch gave them an advantage over Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Ronaldo front three.
“When I was at United, I didn’t speak [off the pitch] to [Ryan] Giggs, [Paul] Scholes and [Rio] Ferdinand apart from the normal ‘good morning’ but we won the Champions League.
“We talked on the pitch and that is all that mattered. Does it matter that I don’t go out for dinner with Benzema or that Bale does not come around my house? It is not important. This thing about the little meals, the little hugs, the little kisses. To me that doesn’t mean anything.”
Ronaldo has kept a lid on any resentment of Messi in recent seasons but having already been irritated by questions about his own goalscoring form, he responded without holding back, surprising even his own coach Zinedine Zidane who was sat next to him in the pre-match press conference room.
The Ronaldo, Bale and Benzema forward line dominated the 2013-14 season and they won the club’s 10th European Cup together, with Ronaldo scoring his 17th goal of the tournament in the final.
But the following season they were eclipsed by Suarez, Messi and Neymar who scored 122 goals between them as they won the treble.

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Telomerase is an important biomarker for cancer cells and its activation in 85% of all cancer types confers a clinical diagnostic value. A label-free electrochemical assay based on guanine oxidation signal to measure telomerase activity is described. This developed technology combined with a disposable sensor, carbon graphite electrode (CGE), and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) was performed by using PCR amplicons with/without telomeric repeats as the guanine oxidation signal observed at +1.0 V measured after the immobilization of PCR products. Guanine oxidation signal was chosen as a measure of telomerase activity because a substantial increase in the number of guanines was introduced by the action of telomerase which adds hexameric repeats (TTAGGG)(n) that contain 50% guanine. The developed assay was shown to specifically measure telomerase activity from cell extracts, and elongation rates increased linearly in a concentration dependent manner. Telomerase activity could be detected in cell extracts containing as low as 100 ng/mu L of protein. All of the electrochemical measurements were also confirmed with the conventional TRAP-silver staining assay. Rapidity, simplicity, and the label-free nature of the developed assay make it suitable for practical use in quantitative determination of telomerase activity from clinical samples for diagnosis of cancer.


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Meet our Conductor
Dr. Jeffrey L. Traster
Dr. Jeffrey L. Traster is Music Professor Emeritus at The University of Tampa where he served as Director of Bands and Head of Music Education for nineteen years, including Music Department Chair for six years. Altogether, his music education career spans 33 years in Texas, Ohio, and Florida. He is an active guest conductor, clinician, composer, and tuba player.
Traster earned degrees from Baylor University (BME), the University of Colorado at Boulder (MM), and the University of Texas at Austin (DMA). Prior to The University of Tampa, he taught middle and high school in Austin, TX, was Associate Director of Bands at Baylor University, and Director of Bands at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Dr. Traster is a member of the Florida Bandmasters Association, FMEA, NAfME, CBDNA, and Pi Kappa Lambda. He resides in Tampa with his wife Denise, a career accountant; they have four grown daughters and two grandchildren.

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Weymouth High students assemble dressers, bikes for local charity
Weymouth High School sophomores Will Joseph, Zack Forest and Danny Mac said they love the time they spend working in the carpentry shop at school. Lately, they find the class even more enjoyable because they are working on a project that will help people in need.
Carpentry students at Weymouth High School are assembling dressers for My Brother’s Keeper, a non-profit agency that delivers food, furniture and other assistance to South Shore families in need.
The partnership with the carpentry class is new this year, said My Brother’s Keeper President Erich Miller. Typically the organization gives used furniture that’s in good condition to clients rather than purchasing new furniture for distribution.
The new dressers have a low-cost design that makes it affordable for My Brother’s Keeper, Miller said. My Brother’s Keeper purchased the materials and will distribute the dressers after the new year.
“They (carpentry students) have a great project from a carpentry standpoint, and they get to help local families in need. It’s a win-win-win for everyone,” Miller said.
Carpentry class teacher Bruce Secor said the dressers fit in with the curriculum well.
“It gets them on every tool in the shop,” he said. “It’s a great learning process for kids to get involved with the community.”
Secor said carpentry students will make 20 of the dressers.
They’ve completed 11 after a few weeks of work on the project, and may try to assemble more if time permits, he said.
Even though it’s a first for the carpentry class, the high school’s automotive technology class has been assembling bikes for My Brother’s Keeper for years.
Weymouth High School junior Michelle Lento, 16, is an automotive technology student. She’s been making everything from tricycles to mountain bikes alongside her fellow students the past few weeks.
“I love building bikes,” she said. “It’s the basics of how to work on a car. It’ll broaden our skills, how to blow up a tire, tightening stuff.”
Automotive students spend 15 to 20 minutes assembling each bike and will make about 200 for My Brother’s Keeper, instructor Donald Wettergreen said.
The children My Brother’s Keeper gives bikes to will be thrilled on Christmas morning, Lento said.
“They’re going to wake up and be very, very happy,” she said.
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IGN:"North reveals a ton of details about the behind-the-scenes workings of the Uncharted movie."
Worry not Nolan, everyones uneasy about that.
At this point sully should be played by ted the bear. Uncharted walberg edition.
lmao. I would prefer Tom Cruise or chris pratt. Sully could be played by gene hackman. (awesome actor)
@windblowsagain, Gene Hackman is the greatest but, He retired from acting a few years ago, He is 85 years old. Tom Cruise just wouldn't work, Chris Pratt....kind of a wild card, but, he is popular right now.
Chris Pratt was offered the role of Drake but he turned it down. I'm guessing since playing Drake would probably hurt his chances of playing Indiana Jones
@ above Bullseye!
I think Bruce Campbell would make a good Nathan Drake! For those who don't know who he is, he played in the "Evil Dead" movies. He definitely has the humorous side of Drake's character down.
Bruce would be a good Sully!
Bruce (if you've seen him in Burn Notice) is a bit too old these days to play Drake, though he'd be perfect for Sully.
He is way too old for that.
Ryan Reynolds for Drake and Brice for Sully.
Wtf.Are they serious thats such a poor choice. I like Mark Wahlberg don't get me wrong, but not drake. He's not a Nathan Drake smh. I'm super disappointed not even uneasy I kno it's a bad decision. I'll still watch it tho :D
I'll get crap for this but I would go 100% with Liam Hemsworth.
And kind of agreeing with some of you guys, I would include Reynolds in the movie, but as Sully. To me, Sully is a bit wittier than Drake. You would age him a bit and no makeup for some young Sully sequence, that would be amazing!
Nolan should be doing this anyway... He looks enough like Drake (especially in Uncharted 4), he has the voice, and the witty humor.... It's a shame they hire famous actors for their name and not if they'll fit the role. He's not even that good an actor... He's okay.... People like Troy and Nolan are far better actors than these big people IMO Off topic: but for instance watching Oblivion just showed me how bad Tom is at acting....
Jensen Ackles would be a great choice for Drake.....he has a great sense of humour and he looks like Drake too
Mark Wahlberg comedic side is as fun as a bag of...you know what
You could watch "TO MICHAEL PLAYSTATION 3 TRAILER" where you could see a candidate to play Drake.
Mark Wahlberg is awesome.
Agreed, but NOT for nathan drake. No one wants to see mark wahlberg as nathan drake, at least no uncharted fan. He just does not suit that roll.
I don't agree with this. I think Mark Wahlberg suits the role well. He is a very talented, multifaceted actor that a lot of people don't give credit to. Yet is believable in pretty much any role he plays. He can do comedy, drama, action or romance. It helps that he already looks like Nathan Drake. As far as being too old, that is what makeup artists are for. He is right. Hollywood wants numbers before the first scene is shot, because these days.... One tech heavy film can destroy the strongest company. The same goes for game development. I think a lot of people may be surprised at how well he plays the roll. A great voice actor doesn't always translate into a great screen actor. There has to be a reason why casting chose Mark Wahlberg over Nolan North or anyone else. Sure, name is one reason, but you still have to be believable in the role. Unless, as North says, they arent planning for a sequel because the script sucks.. But, if it did, I highly doubt Wahlberg would take it, regardless of the payout. He is pretty careful about what he does. If you're not good for the role, you're not good for the role. Regardless of how well your liked in Hollywood.
Because we all know that he played max Payne SO well...
Not sure how much he cares about the quality of the script instead of the payout given he was doing Max Payne and the last Transformer movie.
Wahlberg could not pull off a jovial character like Nathan Drake. Even in The Other Guys, a light hearted comedy, he played a surly cop. Those eyebrows are furrowed for a reason. The problem with Uncharted or TLoU or most any video game movie is we're going to be treated to the same actors we've seen 50 times in other films, attempting to fool us into thinking we haven't seen them before.
I just don't think he can get the voice down, it'll sound too jersey.
@Rusted Whatever faults were with Max Payne, Wahlberg wasn't among them. As an actor he just does as the director tells him to do and as the script demands. He isn't in charge of the movie, the shots, or even the dialogue. Sure they have some input on occasion but at the end of the day it's the director's call. I'm not saiyan he's good for Drake, just that he isn't at fault for bad movies. I'd personally pull for Chris Pratt.
@ Peace_Love_and_FPS ~ I think you mean Boston, but yeah I agree.
im not doubting him as a actor because he is good but he hasnt got the right voice for drake. this could seriously destroy the movie for me. would prefer someone a little less known and funnier voice and at least the same height. i want NOLAN NORTH. always makes me laugh. http://www.polygon.com/2015...
I don't think I want Mark Wahlberg playing Nathan Drake
Gotta say Mark Wahlberg is one of the worst actors in moderen film. Wasn't Nathan Drake's appearence inspired my nathan fillion away, i knows he's a bit old, but what's wrong with nathan fillion playing Nate.
I thought his appearance was inspired by Johnny Knoxville? at least I remember reading something like that...
He looks like Nolan North. Elena looks like Emily Rose who plays here.
Naughty Dog has always claimed Drake was based off an in house developer...there was a tech video way back in 2007 showing a comparison for the facial stuff...and there was a guy that looked just like the in game drake, but wasn't north or fillion... but...its pretty nuts how closely he resembles both North and Fillion. Its like they combined all 3 people facially...
@BiggerBoss Yah I've read that somewhere as well. Things like the laughing after a near-miss and the muttering to himself when nervous are Knoxville all over.
Nathan Fillion acting and character skills would better suite Nathan Drake. Mark Wahlberg is good, but the character skills' chemistry just isn't there.
The role should've gone to Nathan Fillion obviously..
Amen. Tho I never played any Uncharted games, I just love him in Firefly.
I think Nathan Fillion..aka Rick Castle, was busy doing Halo 5 at the same time. But I do agree, that guy's voice has that subtle humor about it that is perfect for Nathan Drake. I still have nightmare of Mark Walberg from his Marky Mark rapping days.
Not as bad as the nightmares of the young black schoolchildren Walberg racially attacked years ago. Oh, and the Asian dude he racially attacked and beat unconscious with a 2x4. That dude probably has some unsettling sleep too. Google his court documents. I guess Hollywood's makeup can make a "hero" out of anyone... except old southern white women with a cooking show. Racism is only okay when you have rock hard abs, it seems.
This basically, his persona matches Nathan Drake's.
With special effects and fitness Nathan fillion is literally perfect for the drake role. Like uncanny. Only other person worthy of mentioning would be Ryan Reynolds. Mark whalberg is not sarcastic enough to play drake. no matter what Nathan fillion was doing he should have tried out for this movie. :(
i get what you're saying...but all of these people are 'actors'...as in, they ideally would be able to play the part in the way its written...not in the way they play in other movies... I'm by no means a wahlberg fan overall...but the guy has done pretty well in movies directed and written by people that are good at making movies... he was one of the most memorable characters in The Departed, and considering who surrounded him in that...its saying something...that could've been his only role in history, and he'd still have accomplished more than Reynolds or Fillion (either of which i'd rather have in Uncharted also, but w/e)...
He is the only actor i would think is perfect for the role but have you seen him lately? he's looking a little old, I watch the tv series Castle and he seems to have gained weight too. If he did get the role he would have a lot of training to do to get in shape. He is a legend at being charismatic and i hope he gets this, but i'm not sure if he is contractually obliged to the tv series.
I'm sorry...but I don't know what obsession the net has with Nathon Fillion but everyone always says that every role ever should go to that guy. He's a cool guy but not that good.
"but everyone always says that every role ever should go to that guy."(Nathon Fillion) SAID NOBODY EVER! Just the Nathan Drake character. Personally I still think Joe Flanigan fits the Nathan Drake character closer than most in personality, build and facial appearance. http://wormholeriders.com/b...
Have you seen him in castle the only thing that seperates him from drake is his looks. The way he sells every theory and gets excited and his ability to make sarcastic jokes. Everything about how Nathan acts is drake. In this situation of Nathan could get his weight down he would be perfect to play drake. The great thing about drake is his ability to suck you into his monologues and interests towards mysterious things aka exactly what Richard castle does.
He's that good that bungie got him in halo & Destiny
If you want Fillion why not just ask for Nolan They are still both unknowns to big audiences in the film industry Obviously Fillion is more known but still in the same caterogry of people Hollywood wouldn't rely on So yeah if you want Fillion you may aswell get Nolan
To be honest, I think they should hire Blur to do a CG film and get Nolan North for the performance capture. The movie is going to cost a ton anyways, especially if it's on the scale of Uncharted games. So give Blur $50M and call it a day. The same thing with Halo. A photoreal CG Halo like the anniversary cut-scenes from Blur is exactly what fans want. And it'll probably cost a similar amount of money anyways. Everyone keeps talking about actors and I'm looking at CG nowadays thinking, "it's called render farms, people."
Exactly! I thought it was Nathan Fillion until my friend told me it was Nolan North.
I love Mark Wahlberg, but I don't want him to play Drake. I don't want Uncharted made into a movie. It's already a movie, with its cutscenes. I think the film being on ice for 10 years is saying something. I wish Nolan, Emily, & Richard could all play their respected characters. They all are their characters, they embody them.
Out of a billion people in the world and you can't find anyone better? So many good movies who don't use Hollywood's royalty, rich people don't make a movie better.
But they do attract a hell of a lot more money from people. This is the main reasoning behind the use of Hollywood actors.
Usually it has more to do with the amount of marketing they pour into the film. Get a lesser known actor, pour the money into marketing and viola "new actor" discovered!
Chris Pratt would be ok for nathan drake
Hell yes he would be perfect but I think we heard that he's already declined the roll.
Nope chris pratt should be indiana jones
ugh...Uncharted should be indiana jones, the original jones movies should be left as classics...and the unforgivably bad crystal skull should result in it being illegal to attempt a franchise comeback...
Given up caring about casting these days. Rather just watch the film and see personally. Likelihood is the film will be average at best and that won't be down to just the cast.
I always thought Joe flanigan would be great as Nathan Drake but they need wahlbergs celebrity for mass appeal I guess.
Wahlberg as Drake = ridiculous. Wahlberg plays street thug roles well. So if the casting team was looking for a boston street thug to play Nathan...well done. Nathan Fillion IS Nathan Drake. End of discussion. I am sure he could have slimmed up a bit to take this role and it would have been PERFECTLY cast. As it stands Wahlberg will dumb this down as he does every role. If you want to see a great Wahlberg comedy flick, check out The Happening. It was not supposed to be a comedy, but his acting is so bad I was laughing the whole time.
I liked him in Basketball Diaries.. ...and..uh...
Lol that had to be one of the worst movies ever made
hmmm.. maybe it was cause it reminded me of me and my friends at the time, without all the drugs. I'll have to rewatch..
EVERYONE is uneasy about this, but people spoke up as loudly as they could and the idiots making this movie didn't care. Maybe I'll Netflix it one day but i sure as hell ain't paying money to see this in the theater
Nathan Fillion or we Riot!
They could get Laurence Olivier in his prime to star and it would still suck....it's a videogame movie, bound to fail. Only one I was interested in that would have made a great movie would be Bioshock.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission is deploying an electronic collation system to reduce malpractices in the 2019 general elections.
INEC’s Director of Information and Communication Technology, Chidi Nwafor, said this last week at a media conference in Abuja.
In his presentation, Nwafor pointed ou the weakness of current collation system which involves manual transmission of results sheets from polling units to collation cnetres where manipulations take place.
a fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers who supervised the deployment of permanent voters’ cards and smart readers for the 2015 elections.
‘The challenge has been after the poll – between the polling units and the collation centres and at the collation centre.
“INEC has therefore decided to securely transmit results from all polling units to central database such that only viewing access is allowed at the wards and local government levels – which ultimately eliminates manual collation processes,” he said.
According to the fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, the system workings include
1. Entering results from polling units into the e-collation application on the smart card reader;
2. Transmission of results to a central server;
3. Auto-collation of results to be viewed at the RAs (wards) and ECA8s can be scanned at that level; and
4. Result audit and confirmation takes place at collation centres at LGAs, state and national level.
The new system could be used for all elections, from local council polls which INEC conducts in the Federal Capital Territory to the presidential election.
“A flexible dashboard to with a real-time user interface showing graphical presentation of status of results collated per given time,” he said.
INEC said the new system would be first deployed for the November 2017 Anambra State governorship election as pilot phase.
“INEC is preparing for the 2019 elections and is further deploying technology to improve its service delivery and make its processes less prone to manipulations,” said Nwafor.
The chairman of the commission, Mohammed Yakubu, said the commission had been meeting with security, intelligence and military agencies to improve security of elections in Nigeria.


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* From what I’ve been able to determine, this was a legit poll and the question was asked just in case Dan Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC jumps into the GOP primary race for Jonas Petty…
JONAS PETTY of Pittsfield had raised less than $600 in his primary race against state Rep. C.D. DAVIDSMEYER, R-Jacksonville, as of Dec. 31, but survey calls going into the district have been accusing Petty of getting outside money from a questionable source.
Petty says he is being bullied with “blatantly false accusations.”
And Davidsmeyer, who had more than $146,000 in his campaign fund as of Dec. 31, is offended by the tactic as well.
“I have nothing to do with this,” Davidsmeyer told me. “It legitimately hurts us both.” Some people, Davidsmeyer added, “are going to think that I’m behind it, and that’s not my character.”
Petty led me to some people who received “survey” calls late last week. NIKI ARCHER of Pittsfield, an accountant who supports Petty, said the caller from “Victory Processing” asked some basic questions about her intent to vote, but moved to a line of questioning that seemed to be positive toward Davidsmeyer and attacked Petty as “receiving funding from Chicago.” That funder, she was told, had also supported a “child molester.”
This sounds as if somebody might think that Petty is being supported by Liberty Principles Political Action Committee, a group that has gotten millions of dollars from Lake Forest businessman RICHARD UIHLEIN. But there’s no indication that Petty is getting such support.
You’ll recall that the HGOP is using the very same hit against House Republican Leader Jim Durkin’s primary opponent, Mickey Straub. Mike Z is running that campaign and he uses Victory’s polling, a company run by his old friend and fellow Rauner campaign vet Mike Schrimpf.
* Meanwhile, the pressures of a primary campaign, even one that hasn’t yet amounted to much, may be getting to Rep. Davidsmeyer…
Mark later tweeted that Rep. Davidsmeyer wants to confine his cuts to kicking undocumented kids off the program in order to save the state $38 million. But, of course, somebody would end up paying when those kids go to the emergency room.
* The trouble with Medicaid work requirements: Kicking people off is one way to save money on Medicaid. But under a 1986 law signed by President Ronald Reagan, hospitals are obligated to provide patients with emergency care regardless of their ability to pay. If Medicaid doesn’t cover these bills, hospitals and taxpayers will.


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What’s your favorite episode of Young Justice season 3? Mine is episode 4! I just found it to be hilarious!
Same! Private Security was so hilarious, especially the scenes with Dick and the Harpers. I also loved how it also had that heartbreaking moment between Zatanna and Zatara. I think that episode was a perfect mixture of comedy and sorrow.
Well, I have not tried to pick a favorite. I frankly love them all. I would agree with you though that this episode was pretty hilarious. Zatanna has always been one of my favorite characters from her JLA days and her search her father (some would consider one of the first DCU events). So that took me back and was a real heart-breaker; especially since Dr. Fate, another long-time favorite, was the instrument of their torment.
I would have to say, while still perhaps not my favorite, episode 22 was the most stunning for me. Antisocial Pathologies was tracking pretty much as expected as were the reveals, but then toward the end; ~minimizing the spoilers~ I really felt for Black Lightning. It just left me stunned.
Private Security was by far the best episode yet


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It is the beginning of winter and the stores are lining up Halloween and canned pumpkins. I have seen these cans every year. I picked up all the ingredients and was stocked for making the pie. The recipe was right behind the can. I decided on a graham cracker crust. The smell of pumpkin and spices filled the rooms as I baked it. Below is the recipe for a 9 inch pumpkin pie with a graham cracker crust. I used a glass pie plate to bake it. You can also use a ready-made pie shell for a quick dessert. I have used canned pumpkin in this recipe. You can also buy a small sugar pumpkin and make the pumpkin paste from scratch. I have not tried that out. But here is an interesting post on how to puree the pumpkin – http://www.pickyourown.org/pumpkinpie.php
Found this tip at Marths Stewart’s site:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. If using fresh pumpkin, roast pumpkin, cut side down, on a rimmed baking sheet until soft, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool completely. Discard seeds. Scoop out flesh, and transfer to a food processor; process until smooth. Freeze any remaining puree in an airtight container up to 1 month.
Ingredients for the filling:
- Sugar – 3/4 cup
- Salt – 1/2 tsp
- Ground Cinnamon – 1 tsp
- Ground Ginger – 1/2 tsp
- Ground Cloves – 1/4 tsp
- Large Eggs – 2
- Canned Pumpkin – 15 oz
- Evaporated Milk – 12 fl.oz
Ingredients for the Graham cracker crust ( 9 inch pie):
- Graham cracker crumbs – 1 cup + 1/4 cup
- Sugar – 3 tbsps
- Melted butter at room temperature – 1/3 cup
Method for baking the crust:
- Mix the crumbs and sugar in a bowl.
- Add the melted butter and mix till well combined.
- Transfer the crumb mixture to a pie plate and make an even layer using your fingers, covering the base and the sides evenly.
- Make sure that there are no cracks before baking them.
- There might be very small cracks after baking.
- Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 8 minutes.
- Rotate the plate in between.
- Let the pie crust cool down completely on a wire rack.
Method for making the filling:
- Mix sugar, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger and ground cloves in a small bowl.
- Beat eggs in a large bowl.
- Stir in the pumpkin and sugar- spice mixture.
- Gradually stir in the evaporated milk.
- Pour into the cooled pie crust and bake in a preheated 425 F oven for 15 minutes.
- Reduce temperature to 350 F and bake for 40 minutes.
- Rotate the pie plate in between.
- The pie will be ready when the center remains firm when shaken or a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the pie cool on a wire rack completely.
- Serve at room temperature or chilled.

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I met this Syrian guy yesterday, and he told me he didn’t like the US or George Bush because they caused they fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sudan. I’m not above blaming George Bush for this summer’s heat, that time I fell and bruised my tailbone, or today’s power outage RIGHT when I was opening my email, but AFAIK, he is not behind the genocide in Darfur.
Unless this is one of those cases where the US supported a nasty regime which, shockingly, proceeded to go out and do nasty things?
Right now I’m thinking that the Syrian dude has fallen for some propaganda. Am I wrong?

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Your heart needs a lot in order to keep it functioning at its best. Many of us assume that, so long as we keep moving and breathing, our hearts are fine. However, this isn’t always the case.
Many heart-related problems can at first go unnoticed due to a lack of vitamins and supplements that aid the heart. Vitamins and supplements are all things we know we need but aren’t always at the forefront of people’s healthy lifestyles.
People with low levels of vitamin D are known to be more susceptible to heart problems such as strokes and heart attacks. Vitamin D helps regulate your blood therefore, you need enough of it to operate properly.
Vitamin D can be found in tuna fish and salmon, so it would be wise to incorporate that into your meals as your main meat ingredient. Vitamin D is also found in egg yolks for people who prefer not to eat fish.
A lack of iron in the body can cause anemia. Anemia is an extreme iron deficiency that happens due to a lack of red blood cells in the body. An iron deficiency will force your heart to work harder due to a lack of blood flow.
The increased work from the heart causes issues with beating and may result in heart failure.
Some of the places to get your daily dose of iron is nuts, spinach, eggs, fish and red meats.
Omega 3 Fatty Acid is another vitamin that helps lower blood pressure. Along with that, they help keep your immune system working properly and lower your triglycerides, which are fats that come from fatty ingredients such as butter and oil.
Your body doesn’t naturally produce omega-3 fatty acids, which is why it’s very important to add them to your diet. You can do so by eating

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Brian Austin Green has revealed that Megan Fox wanted to be alone, which spelled out an end to their relationship.
During a new installment of his podcast, Brian shed some more light on what has been going on with the couple. It was on the same podcast that he also confirmed the split last week.
According to Brian, Megan discovered that she is a better mother and person when she is alone. The realization came during a trip to South Korea, where she was filming a new movie called The Battle of Jangsari.
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green separate
The Transformers star told her husband that she was happier alone and that she needed more time to herself.
The couple got married back in June 2010 after an on-and-off relationship that was spread over six years.
Megan and Brian have three sons together, Noah, seven, Bodhi, six, and three-year-old Journey. Brian also has an 18-year-old son, Kassius, from his ex-fiancee, Vanessa Marcil.
This wasn’t the first time that Brian and Megan have separated, as she filed for divorce back in 2015. The couple got back together later, with Megan giving birth to Journey soon after.
On his podcast, Brian stated that, “She said, ‘You know, I realised while I was out of the country working alone that I feel more like myself, and I liked myself better during that experience, and I think that may be something worth trying for me’.”
He went on to say that, “I was shocked and I was upset about it, but I can’t be upset at her, and I wasn’t upset at her because she didn’t ask to feel that way. It wasn’t a choice she made; that’s the way she honestly felt.”
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly?
There have been a lot of rumors about Megan Fox moving on with rapper Machine Gun Kelly. They met on the set of a new film called Midnight in the Switchgrass and Megan was also in his new video for Bloody Valentine.
When speaking about that possible relationship, BH90210 star Brian stated that he had never met Machine Gun Kelly, but that he had talked about him with Megan.
Brian went on to say, “They’re just friends at this point… I don’t want people to think her or he are villains or that I was a victim in any way.” He added, “She has been my best friend for 15 years and I don’t want to lose that.”


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§ 68. Mr. HAMMERSLEY
asked the Secretary for Mines if he can estimate the effect which Part 1 of the Mining Industry Act, 1926, has had in bringing about amalgamations in the coal trade?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Commodore Douglas King)
I cannot say more than is said on the first page of the Report on this subject presented to Parliament on 5th November.
§ Mr. LAWSON
Will the hon. and gallant Gentleman say whether it is not true that there is no amalgamation taking place in Durham, and that therefore the Act has no effect whatever, and in view of that difficulty is he prepared to take steps?
§ Commodore KING
I do not read this question on the Paper as dealing with Durham. The Report deals with the whole country.
§ Mr. T. WILLIAMS
Is the hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that large amalgamations have taken place with little or no effect?

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In 2017, the Parliament passed a bill to roll out- GST, which is, without doubt, the most important tax reform in India recently. The GST council set the rates of the new tax regime. These rates would range from 5% to 28%, with 18% and 12% as standard rates.
Items of mass consumption are taxed at 5% while luxuries would be taxed at 28%. After implementation, GST has subsumed 17 indirect taxes. It will get rid of the discrepancy in the structure of taxation across the country and implement a uniform tax rate.
GST and Real Estate
The real estate sector has been found to account for around 5% of India’s GDP and is considered the second biggest employer in the country.
But, in the past, the sector has faced issues as per fiscal policy decisions and macroeconomic conditions. One such issue in the past was the management of multiple indirect tax levies like registration fees, service tax, VAT, stamp duties, excise duties, etc.
Since GST will subsume multiple indirect taxes, it will simplify compliance of taxes and reduce the chance of double taxation. This is cause for cheer for home buyers, even if they have to shell out slightly more when there is high standard GST rate.
GST is expected to contribute 2% to the GDP of India. This is a major boost for the Indian economy. In case, the economy does well, there will be more demand for real estate, and it will encourage the growth of the sector.
Slight Hike in Rates
Because buyers do not have liability to pay any indirect tax for buying ready to move properties, the impact of GST on buyers on resale properties will be very little. But, in case of transactions of under construction projects, the buyers have to pay service tax and value-added tax (VAT).
VAT is a levy by the state and differs from state to state. Service tax is a central tax set at 15%. In sum, current tax rates on home purchases are high and are very complex.
Majority of customers of under construction properties take home loans to finance their purchases. The calculations involved in home loan process are also very complicated. Many buyers neglect the study of tax rates and undertake investment based only on the value of the property.
For instance, in case of the VAT, there is no clarity on which amount is paid at what level. Very often, for lack of clarity of VAT in a state, the buyer has to depend on clauses stipulated in the sales agreement with the developer.
Sadly, the buyer does not know the right rate, in spite of detailed research. He faces lengthy government documents, and in case, you are not a professional accountant, you might get lost in the research.
Thus, when there is a uniform tax rate like GST, which subsumes all taxes that need to be paid to the government, the payment process becomes easier for the buyer. Thus, a slightly higher tax rate is acceptable to stakeholders, because of simplification of procedures.
GST is also expected to bring down project costs for developers, thus making cheaper, the residential property. This isbecause a uniform rate of tax brings down the cost of inputs of construction. This boosts liquidity in the market and enhances sales of homes.
There is no doubt that GST will be a game changer of the economy, including the real estate sector. The real estate businesses can take the help of gst tax software for easing their accounting procedures.


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Bryant Jongkees completed his Master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience and is now working on his PhD at the Cognitive Psychology Unit at Leiden University. His research and teaching focuses mostly on dopamine function in the brain and how dopamine influences the efficiency of and balance between persistent and flexible processing states. On the one hand he is interested in fundamental knowledge of dopamine’s widespread impact on brain and cognitive function, but his second focus is how to use this knowledge for the purpose of cognitive enhancement. Specifically, he is interested in the optimization of biological and cognitive processes in a way that is tailored to individual differences and needs. In his research he uses a variety of methods ranging from food supplementation and brain stimulation to magnetic resonance imaging and machine learning.
- Color vision predicts processing modes of goal activation during action cascading. (2017)
- Spontaneous eye blink rate as predictor of dopamine-related cognitive function—a review. (2016)
- Effect of tyrosine supplementation in clinical and healthy populations under stress or cognitive demands—a review. (2015)
- Eating to stop: tyrosine supplementation enhances inhibitory control but not response execution. (2014)

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Ekpe Udoh had 20 points and seven blocked shots playing in his home state and No. 24 Baylor beat Oklahoma 70-63 on Saturday, its first win over the Sooners in Norman since December 1977.
LaceDarius Dunn scored 21 points for Baylor (22-6, 9-5 Big 12) which until this season hadn't beaten Oklahoma (13-15, 4-10) since the Big 12 came into existence with the 1996-97 season. But Saturday's win gave the Bears a season sweep of the slumping Sooners for the first time since the 1954-55 season.
Tiny Gallon had 23 points and 15 rebounds for Oklahoma, which has lost six straight games and nine of 11. The Sooners, with two regular-season games left, are in danger of posting their first losing season since since 1980-81, Billy Tubbs' debut season as Oklahoma's coach.
The 6-foot-10 Udoh, from nearby Edmond, has 122 blocked shots this season, a new conference record. Kelvin Cato of Iowa State set the previous record of 118 during the 1996-97 season.
Udoh also dominated offensively, finishing 9 of 14 from the field and providing an inside complement to the outside shooting of Dunn, who went 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Baylor has won five of its last six games and seven of nine.
Oklahoma played without leading scorer Willie Warren, who coach Jeff Capel said is out for the rest of the regular season — and possibly beyond — with a nagging ankle injury. The Sooners, who entered the game leading the Big 12 in made 3-pointers per game, went 2 of 18 from behind the arc.
Gallon's double-double was the seventh of his freshman season for the Sooners.
The Sooners led 56-55 with 4:59 left after a three-point play by Ryan Wright, whose dunk brought Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops, who was sitting courtside, to his feet. Wright tied the game at 57 with a free throw with 4:18 left, but Dunn's 3-pointer from the corner with 4 minutes left put the Bears ahead for good at 60-57, although they never pulled away.
Oklahoma pulled to 62-61 with 2:26 left, but didn't score for more than two minutes, partially because of two blocked shots by Udoh. Quincy Acy's free throws put Baylor up 66-61 with 36.8 seconds left. Cade Davis' put-back with 18.6 seconds left pulled the Sooners to 66-63.
Tweety Carter made two free throws for Baylor with 12.8 seconds left, and after Tommy Mason-Griffin missed a 3-point shot for Oklahoma, Acy made two more free throws to seal the win. Carter scored 10 points for the Bars, while Acy had nine points and nine rebounds.
Ryan Wright added 14 points for Oklahoma, which used only seven players and lost despite outrebounding the Bears 38-30. Mason-Griffin had eight points and eight assists for the Sooners.
Baylor rallied from an early 10-point deficit to lead 36-35 at halftime.
Gallon went 8 for 9 from the field and scored 17 first-half points for Oklahoma. The Sooners led 19-9 after a basket by Tony Crocker with 10:14 left in the half, but Dunn quickly heated up, scoring 10 points in a 2-minute span. Baylor took its first lead at 27-26 on Udoh's jumper with 5 minutes left.


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The news article this blog entry is devoted to reports on a the subject of Sex Addiction. The article discusses how there is disagreement about sexual addiction even being a real medical problem, then lists various hypothesized causes for sexual addiction by scientists who believe the problem is real.
This is another example of that shows Scientists R Stoopid.
Sexual addiction is a real health problem. Sexual addiction is caused by the physical changes the body undergoes during sex becoming semi permanent. The body will “freeze” or “get stuck” in a posture that is associated with sexual excitation.
The sex addict is literally feeling sexual stimulation every moment of every day from the posture they hold when they sit and stand, and the way they move during the day to accomplish tasks. That constant sexual stimulation is so strong that the individuals naturally want to engage in some sort of sex act to relieve the feelings of stimulation.
“Curing” a sex addict would consist of having the individual engage in any kind of physical activity that softens and relaxes the body. The areas of the body that have hardened because of sexual activity would need to be identified so special attention could be given to them.
The process will take quite a while. The general rule of thumb for physically changing a human body is that however long it took to produce a change in the body, it will take an equal amount of time to remove that bodily change.
The original news story is reprinted next.
Is extreme sexual acting out an obsessive-compulsive disorder, a sign of depression or just bad behavior? ‘If we are looking at a disorder, it’s not clear what that disorder is,’ one expert says
Tiger Woods, who recently admitted to multiple extramarital affairs, said he is receiving treatment. David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed professor on the TV show “Californication,” underwent rehab in 2008. Dr. Drew Pinsky has launched a reality series dealing with the subject.
Sex addiction talk seems to be everywhere. But mental health experts are split on what underlies such behavior.
The American Psychiatric Assn. has proposed that out-of-control sexual appetites be included as a diagnosis in the next edition of the psychiatrists’ bible, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, to be published in 2013.
Unlike compulsive gambling, which also is proposed for addition to the new DSM (to be called DSM-5), the proposed diagnosis — hypersexual disorder — stops short of categorizing the problem as an addiction, and for a reason.
“If we are looking at a disorder, it’s not clear what that disorder is,” said Michael Miner, a professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Minnesota who advised the DSM-5 committee on sexual disorders. “There is not an agreed-upon name. The research is in its infancy.”
Patterns of extreme sexual acting out are described variously by therapists as an addiction, as a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder or as a symptom of another psychiatric illness, such as depression.
The lines specialists draw between what is sexually normal or abnormal have long been in flux. Some behaviors, such as pedophilia, are almost universally considered abnormal and have been described in the DSM for decades. Homosexuality was once considered deviant, but that reference was dropped from the DSM decades ago.
Therapists who see patients — mostly men — with problems caused by repetitive sexual behaviors, whether sex with consenting adults, pornography or cyber-sex, said the addition of a hypersexual behavior category was long overdue.
“There is no doubt in my mind that this condition exists and that it’s serious,” said Dr. Martin P. Kafka, an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard University who was a member of the DSM-5 work group on sexual disorders.
“There are definitely men who are consumed by porn or consumed by sex with consenting adults — who have multiple affairs or multiple prostitutes. The consequences associated with this behavior are very significant, including divorce, pregnancy” and sexually transmitted disease, he said.
Some studies suggest that hypersexual behavior is indeed similar to an addiction, akin to the loss of control that seizes compulsive gamblers or shoppers.
For example, in a 1997 survey of 53 self-identified sex addicts in a 12-step recovery program, 98% said they had three or more withdrawal symptoms, 94% that they had tried unsuccessfully to control their behavior and 92% that they spent more time engaging in sexual behavior than they intended to.
In addition, screening tests designed for sexually addicted individuals have also been shown to accurately identify people with substance abuse problems, implying that the disorders have similarities.
Based on the addiction model, several sex addiction treatment centers have opened in recent years — including Pine Grove in Hattiesburg, Miss., where rumors have placed Woods. Twelve-step programs, often the foundation of substance abuse treatment, are a staple of such facilities.
But they may not reach far enough, Kafka said. Many patients with hypersexual behavior relapse after 12-step programs, he said, because they haven’t addressed other issues in their lives. He believes that certain moods or psychiatric conditions cause sexual behavior to become disinhibited and abnormal.
In a 2004 study of 31 self-defined sex addicts, for example, researchers at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University found that most of the individuals had an increased interest in sex when they were in depressed or anxious emotional states.
The ramped-up sexual behavior may be linked to changes in levels of key brain chemicals, such as serotonin, that occur when people experience mood disorders, some scientists think. These chemical changes might lift sexual inhibitions.
Impulsivity scores are also higher in sexually overcharged men, Miner and colleagues found in a study comparing eight men with compulsive sexual behavior to a control group.
The report, published in November in the journal Psychiatry Research, was one of the few studies to examine the brain physiology of such individuals. It showed that the hypersexual men had distinct patterns of activity in the frontal lobe region of the brain. The pattern, however, did not match that of patients diagnosed with other kinds of impulse control problems.
Maureen Canning, director of the sexual disorders program at the Meadows treatment center in Wickenburg, Ariz., has another theory.
Based on anecdotal experience, she said, she believes that trauma in childhood, such as sexual abuse or witnessing of sexual behavior, disrupts normal development and drives hypersexuality in adulthood.
“When these children grow up . . . they become obsessed about correcting the trauma,” said Canning, author of the 2008 book “Lust, Anger, Love: Understanding Sexual Addiction and the Road to Healthy Intimacy.”
Attempting to understand what causes hypersexual behavior goes beyond curiosity: It lies at the heart of crafting effective treatments. But there are few studies on what works, Kafka said.
Meanwhile, some outspoken critics doubt that hypersexual behavior is a disorder at all. They argue against creating a label that can stigmatize people or provide excuses for what is plain poor conduct.
It’s alarming “for a group of psychiatrists to try to legislate how much sex we can enjoy before we’re labeled mentally ill,” said Christopher Lane, a Northwestern University literature professor and author of a 2007 book criticizing mental health professionals for ever-expanding ideas of what constitutes abnormal behavior.
Lane suggested that the rush to reclassify some behaviors as treatable conditions was driven in part by business interests: Treatment centers pop up. The pharmaceutical industry offers pills as remedies.
What is out-of-bounds sexual activity varies by culture, Miner said.
“Sex in the United States is a very odd phenomenon. We are probably one of the more sexualized societies in the world and also one of the most puritanical,” he said. “You wonder, if Tiger Woods was a French golfer, whether this . . . would have been such a big deal.”

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