Marcus Stroman made himself available to the media for the first time this spring on Sunday morning, and what followed was an eventful 21 minutes that touched on almost every aspect of his game and the Blue Jays roster.

Terminally ill adults in England and Wales who are expected to die within six months would be able to get help to end their lives if their applications were approved by two doctors and a High Court judge, under proposed new legislation.1Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who proposed the bill, said it provided the “strictest safeguards anywhere in the world.” The law would apply only to people who have full mental capacity and are terminally ill. Mental illness and disability are both excluded as eligibility criteria, and a person would need to declare twice in writing that they wanted to be helped to die.A person who wished to end their life would have to administer the medication themselves. It will remain illegal for a doctor or anybody else to end a person’s life. No doctor will be obliged to participate in any part of the process.The bill would also make it...

Somatosensory coding in rodents has been mostly studied in the whisker system and hairy skin, whereas the function of low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs) in the rodent glabrous skin has received scant attention, unlike in primates where the glabrous skin has been the focus. The relative activation of different LTMR subtypes carries information about vibrotactile stimuli, as does the rate and temporal patterning of LTMR spikes. Rate coding depends on the probability of a spike occurring on each stimulus cycle (reliability), whereas temporal coding depends on the timing of spikes relative to the stimulus cycle (precision). Using in vivo extracellular recordings in male rats and mice of either sex, we measured the reliability and precision of LTMR responses to tactile stimuli including sustained pressure and vibration. Similar to other species, rodent LTMRs were separated into rapid-adapting (RA) or slow-adapting based on their response to sustained pressure. However, unlike the dichotomous frequency preference characteristic of RA1 and RA2/Pacinian afferents in other species, rodent RAs fell along a continuum. Fitting generalized linear models to experimental data reproduced the reliability and precision of rodent RAs. The resulting model parameters highlight key mechanistic differences across the RA spectrum; specifically, the integration window of different RAs transitions from wide to narrow as tuning preferences across the population move from low to high frequencies. Our results show that rodent RAs can support both rate and temporal coding, but their heterogeneity suggests that coactivation patterns play a greater role in population coding than for dichotomously tuned primate RAs.

The sudden appearance of a visual distractor shortly before saccade initiation can capture spatial attention and modulate the saccade trajectory in spite of the ongoing execution of the initial plan to shift gaze straight to the saccade target. To elucidate the neural correlates underlying these curved saccades, we recorded from single neurons in the frontal eye field of two male rhesus monkeys shifting gaze to a target while a distractor with the same eccentricity appeared either left or right of the target at various delays after target presentation. We found that the population level of presaccadic activity of neurons representing the distractor location encoded the direction of the saccade trajectory. Stronger activity occurred when saccades curved toward the distractor, and weaker when saccades curved away. This relationship held whether the distractor was ipsilateral or contralateral to the recorded neurons. Meanwhile, visually responsive neurons showed asymmetrical patterns of excitatory responses that varied with the location of the distractor and the duration of distractor processing relating to attentional capture and distractor inhibition. During earlier distractor processing, neurons encoded curvature toward the distractor. During later distractor processing, neurons encoded curvature away from the distractor. This was observed when saccades curved away from distractors contralateral to the recording site and when saccades curved toward distractors ipsilateral to the recording site. These findings indicate that saccadic motor planning involves dynamic push–pull hemispheric interactions producing attraction or repulsion for potential but unselected saccade targets.

The church in Russia is facing a new threat-HIV/AIDS. OM Russia works in rehab-centres to show God's love and compassion.

A school-wide clean-up drive organised by OM Philippines' Sudlon II students becomes a community-wide clean-up drive hosted the third Saturday of every month.

Young Filipinos participate in OM Philippines Alternative Learning System, a learning institution for those who have dropped out of school or failed their exams.

A family in Turkey is impacted by the gospel through contacts with the Bible Correspondence Course.

Faith is strengthened when OMers learn how the Lord watches over them, not allowing harm to come to the people or the ministry.

Artists present visual and performing arts during the international art Festival Week hosted by OM Arts International’s Incarnate programme.

Swiss youth are challenged by a group outreach to Hungary.

OM Bosnia supplies firewood to locals and an invitation to the local church for dinner, which opens their hearts to the truth.

A team mobilised by OM El Salvador walked for hours to show God’s love to the people of Cabañas. With actions rather than words.

“I climb in the name of the young women we serve,” said Boris Salinas, who will participate in a Freedom Climb event on 26 April.

OM Ecuador's annual mission school (ECTM) impacts 13 lives, while changing one community.

“Jesus really died for me?” asks one child during a recent outreach in Cañar, where OM witnesses God impact many through sports and Bible study.

Manta, Ecuador :: Logos Hope's volunteers visit an area affected by the 2016 earthquake and share hope with children there.

The Gospel is primarily about relationships that impact, influence and are relevant, states Pastor Hugo Echeverri, a representative of OM in Colombia.

Relationships, mentoring, fun, practical work, spiritual growth and learning to love others are all part of OM Belgium's fACTOR programme.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Steve Smith will face off during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting November 22 in Perth.

After India had set hosts South Africa a target of 220,Ryan Rickelton and Reeza Hendricks scored seven in one over when play had to be stopped as insects caused the play to stop

CBS EcoMedia CEO Paul Polizzotto's latest company wants to make donating to nonprofits easier

MANILA, Philippines—Unlike in previous Gilas Pilipinas’ preparations under coach Tim Cone, the squad won’t be holding open practices to the public this time. Cone said the national team is pressed for time in its preparations for the second window of 2025 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers, so opening the doors to fans is out of the question. “I don’t know if we’ll have the time to do something like we have in the past in Philsports in front of the fans because we only have five days of preparation this time,” said Cone in a presser on Wednesday. READ: Kouame back […]...

Keep on reading: No public practice this time for Gilas before Fiba qualifiers

Washington warned Israel last month that military aid could be limited until progress was made. It did so based on Memorandum 20, which links such aid to humanitarian actions.

1. Actor John Krasinski Named 'Sexiest Man Alive' Of 2024 By People Magazine  NDTV
2. Celebs crowned Sexiest Man Alive in last ten years: John Krasinski, Patrick Dempsey, Paul Rudd, to Idris Elba  Hindustan Times
3. Is Jim from The Office really the sexiest man in the world?  The Guardian
4. John Krasinski Is PEOPLE's 2024 Sexiest Man Alive!  PEOPLE
5. John Krasinski chosen as Sexiest Man Alive but fans have declared these stars as Sexiest Musician and Sexi  The Economic Times

1. IndiGo, Air India cancel flights to and from Bali after volcanic eruption: ‘Ash clouds may impact air travel’ | Today News  Mint
2. Deadly volcano still erupting near Indonesian holiday island: IndiGo, Air India cancel Bali flights  Moneycontrol
3. Bali volcano eruption: Tourists stranded after ash clouds from Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki force flight canc  The Times of India
4. Indonesia's volcanic eruption grounds flights on tourist island of Bali  Business Standard
5. International airlines cancel Bali flights amid ongoing volcanic eruptions in Indonesia  The Financial Express

1. How Yogi Adityanath government reacted to Supreme Court's 'bulldozer justice' ruling  Moneycontrol
2. How the Supreme Court clamped down on ‘bulldozer’ demolition drives | Explained  The Hindu
3. Officers Carrying Out Illegal Demolitions Liable To Restore Properties At Personal Cost & Pay Damages:...  Live Law - Indian Legal News
4. Supreme Court's Demolition Verdict Will Help Curb Organised Crime: UP  NDTV
5. SC parked bulldozer in garage forever: Akhilesh Yadav  Hindustan Times

Rupali Ganguly, known for the Hindi serial ‘Anupamaa’, has filed Rs 50 crore defamation suit against stepdaughter Esha Verma for “false and damaging statements”

Experience interactive storytelling at Vroooom, the virtual reality film festival presented by Goethe Zentrum Hyderabad and Annapurna College of Film and Media

The government contractor's deal is part of a growing strategy focused on acquiring other firms.

Netflix has expanded the cast of live-action series Avatar: The Last Airbender in its second season, with Singapore actor Chin Han one of the latest eight additions. He will play the role of Long Feng — leader of Dai Li, the secret police force of Ba Sing Se, or the capital of the Earth Kingdom. Another new joiner is Taiwanese-American actor Justin Chien, who starred with Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh in the Netflix series The Brothers Sun (2024) and will play King Kuei, ruler of the Earth Kingdom in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Meanwhile, Vietnamese-Australian actor Hoa Xuande, who starred with American actor Robert Downey Jr in the HBO miniseries The Sympathizer (2024), will play Professor Zei, head of the anthropology department at Ba Sing Se University.  Other actors in the cast are Amanda Zhou as Joo Dee, Crystal Yu as Lady Beifong, Kelemete Misipeka as The Boulder, Lourdes Faberes as General Sung and Rekha Sharma as Amita.

Arizona voters on Election Day approved a sweeping ballot measure that would allow state and local law enforcement to arrest immigrants suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border outside of ports of entry, while empowering state judges to order deportations. Proposition 314, which creates a series of state crimes targeting immigrants, is modeled after a similar measure in Texas known as S.B. 4 that is currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Only certain portions of Prop 314 are scheduled to go into effect later this month, while the most harmful parts won’t be enforced until the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the Texas law. The measure has drawn comparisons to Arizona’s controversial S.B. 1070, a 2010 law that also gave local police authority to arrest immigrants suspected of being undocumented, though large parts of it were later struck down by the Supreme Court. For more, we speak with Tucson-based activist Alejandra Pablos, who was targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for her activism and has been facing deportation proceedings for years. “People who are speaking out are the first to feel the chills,” Pablos says of Trump’s looming anti-immigrant crackdown. She urges the Biden administration to do what it can to mitigate the harm, including by closing deportation cases against people like her.

Cities such as Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Mumbai and Bengaluru are being targeted by Income Tax Department.Notices to taxpayers for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 ass

Dept issued notice u/s. 142[1] and we have appointed Partner of one CA Firm ad our Authorised signatory by Power of Attorney. Query is that which letter head is to be used by him- ours/ plain sheet/CA firm letterhead. Please guide

A If I have 3 flats and i sell all 3 during a financial year, am I entitled to exemption of Rs 10 Cr in each of these 3 flats. In other words the exemption of Rs 10 Cr is for each flat and not in totality during a financial year.

B Direct Tax Code is expected during the next financial year(FY 25-26). Is the benefit of Sec 54 and Sec 54F likely to be discontinued ?

Fashion trends come and go, but high heels are forever - they have been a fashion statement since sixteenth-century France and entered the average western woman's wardrobe in the nineteenth century. But why? They are often painful,...

In recent times, Indian IT industry has been one of the most plausible and impactful success stories, in various ways.

Two draws a penalty after one win and one loss, Juventus [microblogging] in the TIM Cup triangular tournament still ranks among the newly promoted after the second place, but the Serie A champions lackluster performance in the...

Machine-to-machine  communication  is the exchange of data between a remote equipment and a back-end IT infrastructure. The transfer of data can be:

- to collect product and usage...

It is inevitable that we go into many contractual relationships and get obliged to some particular codes and actions in our daily life. Many times it happens that we don’t even know that...

When any insurance agent comes near to you and try to sell a insurance policy or plan then his tone of convincing can drown your worries that are vital to wise investment. The agent/consultant tells you only those factors of the...

Today, L&T technology Services Limited, an ER&D service provider to myriad technology continuum, inked a multi-million dollar contract with a giant global semi-conductor company.

Happy birthday, Juhi Chawla

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಗ್ಯಾರಂಟಿಗಳ ಅನಾವರಣವಾದ ನಂತರ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕೂಡ ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟು ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನ ಹೊರಡಿಸಿತ್ತು. ಆದ್ರೆ ಇದೇ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನ ಜಾಲಾವಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕೆಲವರು ಯೋಜನೆಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿಗಳನ್ನ ಹರಿಬಿಡ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇಂತದ್ದೇ ಈಗ ಮತ್ತೋಂದು ಪೋಸ್ಟ್‌ವೊಂದು ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ವೈರಲ್‌ ಆಗ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗ ಭತ್ಯೆ ಯೋಜನೆ 2024-25ರ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ 10 ನೇ ತರಗತಿ ಉತ್ತೀರ್ಣರಾದ ನಿರುದ್ಯೋಗಿ ಯುವಕರಿಗೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ

గతంలో గాసిప్స్‌కు బాలీవుడ్ అడ్డాగా ఉండేది. హీరో, హీరోయిన్ల మధ్య అఫైర్ రూమర్లు, అక్రమ సంబంధాలు, వివాహేతర సంబంధాల వార్తలు ఎప్పుడూ మీడియాలో గుప్పుమనేవి. అయితే ఆ సంస్కతి ఇప్పుడు తెలుగు సినిమా పరిశ్రమకు కూడా పాకింది. అయితే కొన్ని సార్లు రూమర్లు నిజమవ్వొచ్చు. కానీ ఊహించిన విధంగా ఇద్దరికి సంబంధం అంటగడుతూ సోషల్ మీడియాలో పోస్టులు

Supreme Court on Bulldozer Action: ભારતની સર્વોચ્ચ અદાલતે ચુકાદો આપ્યો છે કે કાનૂની પ્રક્રિયાઓનું પાલન કર્યા વિના મિલકતોને તોડી પાડવા માટે બુલડોઝરનો ઉપયોગ કરી શકાતો નથી. જસ્ટિસ બીઆર ગવઈ અને કે. વી. વિશ્વનાથને ભારપૂર્વક જણાવ્યું હતું કે, મિલકતના અધિકારોનું સન્માન કરવું

சென்னை: நடிகர் விஜய்யின் இறுதி படமாக உருவாகி வருகிறது தளபதி 69 படம். ஹெச் வினோத் இயக்கத்தில் இந்த படம் கடந்த மாதம் 5ம் தேதி பிரம்மாண்டமான பூஜையுடன் துவங்கப்பட்டது. இந்த படத்தை கேவிஎன் புரொடக்ஷன்ஸ் நிறுவனம் தயாரித்து வரும் சூழலில் படத்தின் முதல் கட்ட சூட்டிங் கடந்த மாதத்தில் நடத்தி முடிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்நிலையில் கடந்த சில

டோக்கியோ: நடிகர் நெப்போலியனின் மகன் தனுஷ் திருமணம் கடந்த சில தினங்களுக்கு முன்பு ஜப்பானின் டோக்கியோவில் நடத்தி முடிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. தன்னுடைய மகனின் சிகிச்சை மற்றும் விருப்பத்திற்காக அமெரிக்காவில் செட்டில் ஆன நெப்போலியன் அவரின் விருப்பத்திற்காகவே ஜப்பானில் அவரது திருமணத்தையும் நடத்தி முடித்துள்ளார். இந்த திருமணம் மிகவும் பிரம்மாண்டமாக நடந்து முடிந்துள்ள நிலையில், அடுத்தடுத்து டூர்களையும் அவர் மேற்கொண்டு