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Officers cleared over fatal pursuit
Two officers have been cleared of gross misconduct after a man was fatally hit by a marked vehicle being used as a 'moving barrier'.
Two officers have been cleared of gross misconduct after a man was fatally hit by a marked vehicle being used as a 'moving barrier'. Aston McLean Williams died in August 2014 when he was struck by a police car after being sprayed with an incapacitant in Wokingham Road, Reading. A misconduct hearing has found the officer driving the vehicle, known as 'PC N', could not have known Mr Williams would "suddenly change direction" and run across the road. It also ruled that the second Thames Valley Police officer, known as 'PC P', had not seen the armed response vehicle when he discharged the pepper spray – before being struck by it himself. Deputy Chief Constable John Campbell said: "Whilst the panel found the case against the officers not proven, we will consider any learning which has resulted to ensure we offer the best possible service to the communities we serve. "Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the deceased man Aston McLean Williams and everyone who has been affected by this tragic event." PC P began pursuing Mr Williams when the 27-year-old jumped off a roof after allegedly attempting to break into a cycling store. The officer tried to restrain Mr Williams using pepper spray shortly before both of them were hit by PC N, who was using the vehicle as a moving barrier. An Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation found the tactic was "manifestly unsafe" and concluded that both officers should face gross misconduct hearings. In August 2016, the Crown Prosecution Service ruled there was insufficient evidence to bring a case against them. Following a review of the decision, it confirmed that they would not face criminal charges in April. An inquest into Mr Williams' death has yet to be scheduled.


Sirwan Saber Mustafa Barzani was born on March 11,1970. A prominent businessman and the relative of the Kurdish President, He is Massoud Barzani's nephew; President of Kurdistan, his father is martyr in the Barazanian Anfal 8 March in 1983 by the Baathist regime in Iraq.
Presidential Member in Kurdistan Democratic Party and currently he is the commander of the Peshmerga forces in Gower and Makhmoor. In an exclusive interview with our magazine Barzani discusses the threats from ISIS and the need for more military reinforcement to protect the region.
How is the current situation in Kurdistan?
There are more than two million people displaced in Kurdistan and with the absence of a budget and the economic crisis there is a true humanity crisis. We are fighting for democracy; we are fighting for humanity in hopes to support as many people as possible and provide them with security which is our main priority.
How did you return to the Peshmerga?
I have been Peshmerga for many years from leader of Barzan time to late of 2000 then withdrew temporarily to serve in the private sector.
I was called and informed last year that there is a dangerous situation in some of the Kurdish areas, Mosul, Makhmoor and Shengal, so I returned immediately and we began setting up military operations in order to defend these areas. so we worked in military operations room for three nights and four days for this matter, on (6-8-2014), President Barzani and the Ministry of Peshmerga ordered me and 150 Peshmerga to defend those areas.
Kurdistan borders divided into 8 sections. We are in the sixth section; width of 130 km, in geographical boundaries of Gower and Makhmoor.
Did you know in advance that you will fight terrorism?
Terrorists were planning and devising strategies to occupy our land, the land of the Kurds they planned everything in Syria and unfortunately Peshmerga was not well prepared; we don't have sufficient weapons to defend ourselves against ISIS . Intimidating people through the use of social media has also been a threat to us that we deal with on a daily basis.
As I mentioned we are not well equipped compared to the ISIS weapons which are originally Iraqi weapons that Iraq bought from Russia and America. America itself spent on the Iraqi army more than $ 30 billion for weapons and training however ISIS has been able to seize these weapons and use them against us.
Shiek sirwan Barazni, What is the importance of those areas? Why does ISIS want to occupy them?
For us it is the land of the Kurds, the Kurdish people lives there and must defend it, for them I think their goal is to occupy our land and destroy what we have achieved in general.
How are you benefiting from international aid?
We are fighting for democracy; we are fighting for humanity instead of the entire world, there are more than two million displaced people in Kurdistan in the conditions of absence of a budget and economic crisis, all the world acknowledges that. International aid is not enough and not the extent that satisfies us, 50% of the war is in our land, we rely on fighter planes of the allies but believe me new weapon has not reached to our army so far!! We have only two of anti-tank called Milan and one of them does not have night vision.
How do you confront attempts of suicide operations and land mines?
We have invalidated 14 suicide cars car that came to our section with Milan weapon however there is a constant threat. Most of our martyrs were killed by landmines even though we have removed more than 5,000 mines so far.
If you got damaged by their attacks, what could the reason be?
The more of our martyrs were martyred by planted mine, although we have invalidated approximately 5,000 mines so far.
Is it true that you stopped one of ISIS attacks into Gower?
Hostility against us began with these charges from the first days of the war, my fault is that I did not leave the fighting during the 7 months only for 8 days and so for meetings and other things related to the war in the road of Dohuk and Erbil.
You called your command (Black Tiger), Is it a formal military force and belonging to the Ministry of Peshmerga?
Yes, it is formal, Military instructions require to name the military units, my name in Peshmerga was (Black Tiger) so I chose this name for my military unit.
What are your projects in the field of investment and services?
The first project was korek telecom for communications and we try to spend its occurring benefits inside Kurdistan in another sector, project of Recycling of iron, factory of Ice King and family mall that is the biggest mall in Iraq, then we finished tourism project of (korek teleferic) that has spent (40) million dollars and the hotel remained and some other parts from this project; we've spent the amount of (120)thousand dollars for cleaning the area from mines that were planted by the former Baathist regime.


Today I picked Christopher Witmore up at the airport. It is great to have him visit Umeå and HUMlab. I have met him twice before – once at Stanford and once at Brown – and I really appreciate his energetic presence and high-quality work. The only checked-in piece he had with him was a snowboard.
He will do a talk at the archeology department tomorrow, and a seminar in HUMlab on Tuesday. The title of the HUMlab seminar is "Located media and the question of manifestation in archaeology". Time: 1.15 pm CET, April 3.
cameras, video iPods, broadband cell phone, etc.
The seminar will be live streamed (link will be added here later), and there will be a chat room.
Chris' visit here is also part of ongoing collaboration between HUMlab, Stanford and Brown. I am also looking forward to be discussing the planned HUMlab Wiki with Chris. He has considerable experience of making nice-looking and media-rich wikis, and I have been thinking of having a HUMlab wiki as part of the HUMlab media ecology: an open, lab-based wiki (not necessarily project based).
Chris will be here Monday and Tuesday, and he will be around in the lab at least part of that time. Feel free to approach him in the lab, or add a comment to this blog entry.


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Episode 082: THE GUIDING LIGHT
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Entry posted by Josh · August 8, 2007
The Guiding Light: Episode 082
Written By: Josh Hawkins & Dan Gobble
At the Carriage House, Ross sees all of the construction workers off for the day before Phillip and Olivia were to arrive.
"Ross are you here," he heard Phillip call from the backdoor. "Can we come in?"
"Phillip…" Ross hugged his nephew, "Of course you can. Olivia, how are you?"
"Well, that depends on you're answer to this question. Do I need to leave Springfield?" Olivia asked as she held Hannah in her arms.
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At the airport, Reva anxiously stands next a baggage carousel waiting for Marah. She glances down at her watch and notes to herself, "She should have been here by now."
Fifteen more minutes pass as Reva grows more and more anxious. Her mind keeps racing back to her conversation with Marah yesterday and she wonders if they were on the road to making amends. Just as she was about to glance at her watch for the tenth time in a minute she saw her daughter racing towards her.
"Marah!" Reva exclaimed as she raced into her mother's waiting arms, "Oh baby girl." Reva held tightly to her daughter, it had been far too long since this had occurred, "Oh Marah."
After their joyous, long overdue reunion, the two Lewis women took a seat near the carousel and waited for the luggage to come up. "How was Paris?" Reva asked, "Had any luck getting the business off the ground?"
Marah shook her head yes. "No thank to me I'm afraid though. Mindy's done all the leg work and I think I was just a burden to here more than a help."
"I don't she felt that way," Reva told her. "I am so glad that you're home though." She touched her face, "I missed you so much and I'm so glad that you called me to come pick you today."
"You're welcome," Marah replied. "I've done a lot of thinking over the last two months, about Tony, Danny, us…Mindy made me realize that holding this grudge against you isn't healthy and while I'm not completely at the point where I can forgive you I'm close," she explained.
"That's all I can ask," Reva told her. "I never wanted to hurt you and I never wanted anyone else to die because of what I did. That's something that I live with everyday, but you're my daughter, the only one I have and if you're mad me…" she choked back some tears as the carousel started spinning, "I love you and I'm so glad you're home."
As the two of them walked over to the baggage claim Marah mentioned his name finally, "How's Danny? He hasn't talked to me much since I left. I just hope that's okay."
"They conducted the DNA samples yesterday." Reva told her, "They find out today who the father of the baby is. Do you want to go to Cedars?"
Marah shook her head, "Yeah, I do. I belong there with Danny."
"That depends on what you're willing to do to stay married to Alan," Ross explained. "I know that the pre-nup agreement says that both you and Alan have to be in agreement about the divorce, but yesterday was not a good day for us."
"How so?" Olivia asked.
"Cass exposed your affair with Phillip and Alan is going to use that to his advantage when the two of you go to divorce court," Ross explained.
"Alan is to blame for a lot of this too," Olivia reminded him. "He replaced my birth control with placebos and faked two heart attacks in an attempt to gain sympathy."
"We all know this Olivia," Phillip told her. "What Ross is saying is that what Alan did is nothing against the pre-nup, but having the affair was."
"And now it's public knowledge."
"I don't want to lose my hotel Ross and at the end of the day I'm still entitled to compensation for being that monster's wife."
"Honey…calm down," Phillip told her again. "Ross what do you have in mind, there has to be something that you or us can do."
"Alan will undoubtedly file for divorce and then try to serve you with the papers," Ross began. "If he does then we've pretty much lost."
"You're telling the court that you feel like you've done nothing wrong and they could side with Alan and his pre-nup and grant the divorce," Ross explained. "I've seen this happen before, so my suggestion from earlier still stands, you need to leave Springfield."
"Leave town?" Olivia sighed heavily and kissed the baby. "Just uproot my life, Hannah's only two and half months old…" her voice trailed off, "Where would I go? Hhmm? And when I'm there what would be going on here?"
"You'll go to San Jemar," Ross told her. "It's going to be the first place Alan will look if you turn up missing. The important thing is for you not to leave your sister's house. Plus, if someone tries to server you papers call the police have them arrested for trespassing."
"Do you think this is going to work Ross?" Phillip asked.
"I don't see how it couldn't," Ross replied. "While Olivia and the baby are gone we serve Alan for divorce, it's done on our terms and it's Olivia saying 'Yes I made a mistake and I want to pay for said mistake.' You'll get your hotel and a substantial settlement," he continued.
"Sounds like a reasonable plan," Phillip admitted. "Olivia what do you think?"
"You think it will work?" Phillip shook his head yes. "Okay then I'll leave later tonight." She paused and thought for a moment, "Yeah, let's go."
Reva and Marah softly open the door to Ed's office where they were about to reveal the results of the DNA test. Danny, Ed, Michelle, Bill and now the two of them were present as the doctor explained the type of test that was done on both the men and the baby.
Danny's eyes meet with Marah's as she smiles at him, but he doesn't respond. The doctor reads the test results, "In the matter of the paternity of Baby Girl Bauer, with a one-percent margin of error, Bill Lewis you are the father."
Ed and Reva let out sighs of relief almost at the same time as Danny's heart sank. He had invested so much in that little girl over the last two months…Bill was beyond happy and relieved!
"And you're sure?" Michelle questioned. "Without a doubt, positive?"
"We are Ms. Bauer," the doctor reassured her.
Danny stood up, shook the doctor's hand and then Bill's. "Congratulations."
"Thank you," Bill replied. "I hope that we can somehow manage to become good acquaintances or even friends now, because our children are going to be living together it would just…"
"Of course," Danny cut him off. "For the sake of our children we'll have to find a common, neutral area."
"Good." Bill replied as he watched Danny wish Michelle well and then leave.
"Marah, go after him," Reva told her daughter.
"And say what?"
"Say what your heart has been saying for the last nine weeks. Go," Reva ordered her.
Marah raced down the hallway and finally caught up with him at the elevator, "Danny wait."
"Did you finally decide to come home?"
"I did. I missed you."
"Really? Because you have a funny way of showing how much you missed me," Danny fired at her. "You know what I haven't missed you."
"Go back to the house and pack the rest of your stuff, I want you gone today." As the doors slowly began to close she heard him say, "We're finished Marah."
Ross gives Olivia her flight plan, from Springfield to Port Charles, from there to a small town in Texas called River's Edge and then on to San Jemar.
"What's in River's Edge, Texas?" Olivia questioned.
"I have an old business associate there, Andrew Bradshaw," Phillip explained. "I got in contact with him today and he's going to let us use his private jet. It'll be okay."
"Do you trust this man?"
"I trust him with two of the most important things in my life," Phillip told.
"Okay," she fought back her tears, "in my suite at The Beacon is a large envelope for Cassie give it to here when she gets back from Washington D.C. okay."
"Olivia you really need to go," Ross urged her.
Ross handed her the tickets she would need as Phillip shared an emotional good-bye with Hannah. She watched on as the man she loved also fought back tears.
"Is this going to work?" Olivia asked as he took her face into his large, masculine hands.
"It has to work. You are so different compared to the other women in my life that I have loved," Phillip told her. "I want you to know that when this is all said and done, when you're a divorced woman that I'm going to throw you the biggest, most lavish wedding this town has ever seen." He promised.
"Bigger than Reva's weddings?"
"Bigger than any of them," Phillip promised her as their lips came together for one final kiss, as they broke away Olivia knew she had to go or she never would. "I love you Olivia!" He said softly as she got closer and closer to the gate.
"I love you." She mouthed and with that Olivia Spencer-Spaulding was gone!
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Next on "The Guiding Light"
- The teens prepare for college!
- Plus: A storyline begins that rocks one Springfield citizen to the very core!
"It's a storyline never done before! Do not miss this story."
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Results update - Week 37, 2017. Football, Horse Racing, NFL and Golf.
This week's results update……and a winning week overall for the portfolio of tipsters.
For the weekend, 13 bets in total for a 5-8 record and a small loss of 4.11 points.
It was fairly busy with bets across Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The winners came from a variety of leagues – the Championship, Ligue 2, La Liga 2 and Allsvenskan. We're confident of a quick bounce as teams settle down as we get through the early rounds.
As always, plenty more to come this week so click here for more information on our Football package.
Horse Racing members had our 2nd best week, backing 6 winners from 11 bets which also included a successful place bet.
Friday – Swing Our Sister (4.50) and The Grape Escape (10.00) and also again for the Place (3.25).
Interestingly, if we bet the whole week at Betfair SP we would have won an additional 2 points profit.
Our profit since July 1 now stands at 48.71 points with an awesome ROI of 23.2% and a strike-rate of 44%.
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Moving on to Golf A frustrating but interesting week, with a few players showing signs of form and others starting to regress after a long season.
Leishman won the BMW, and we have backed him a lot this year but this course is not really ideal for him. Justin Rose finished 2nd and we backed him each way so collected something from an event that split open at halfway. He got close on Sunday but Leishman never made too many mistakes. Rose can be followed now, as he has not played a huge amount this year and looks back to his best after some slight problems. The course did not suit most of the big names and the form will not transfer to next week. Molinari went close in the Top Continental European market but was second to Rahm.
This coming week we have the finale of the Fedex Cup and the Top 30 on the PGA Tour compete in the Tour Championship. We will be concentrating on that one, but also covering the Portugal Open and possibly one other event. Back on Wednesday with the preview and hopefully a change of luck and results.
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In the NFL, we went 4-1 on the Sunday which was great and then followed that up in Monday Night Football cashing our bet on the Under to make it a 5-1 weekend in a great start to the season.
Our only loser was the Under in the Cowboys @ Broncos game which went over the Total Points quite early with the Broncos really strong. It wasn't a difficult watch considering how well the Broncos were playing and we had them with the +2 point start.
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2023 poll cycle starts with 3 states in Feb
-Top NewsIndia NewsPOLITICS January 19, 2023 January 19, 2023
Tripura to go to polls on Feb 16, Nagaland and Meghalaya on Feb 27. The results of all three states will be declared on March 2…reports Asian Lite News
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the schedule for Assembly elections to the northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland to be held in February-March this year. The results of all three states will be declared on March 2, 2023.
"Voting for Assembly elections in Tripura will be held in a single phase on February 16 and in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. The results will be declared on March 2," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said during a press conference. The Assembly polls in the northeastern states of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura were announced on Wednesday, thus beginning the election season in 2023.
The CEC said that the terms of the poll-bound states of in Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura are coming to an end on March 12, 15, and 22 respectively.
"The term of Assemblies of respective states in Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura are respectively due to expire on March 12, 15, and 22. The 3 states have 60 Assembly constituencies each," the CEC said.
Detailing the number of voters in the poll-bound states, Kumar said, "There are more than 62.8 lakh electors combined in Nagaland, Meghalaya & Tripura including – 31.47 lakh female electors, 97,000 80+ voters, and 31,700 PwD voters. Over 1.76 lakh first-time voters to participate in the elections in 3 states."
He also informed that there will be some polling stations managed completely by PwDs and women staff. Women will be in command in 376 PS across Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura.
Noting that the three states have "terrain-related challenges", Kumar reiterated the ECI's commitment in conducting free and fair polls.
"The 3 states have terrain-related challenges, but the Commission is committed to participating free and fair participative accessible and ethical elections in these three states," he said.
The CEC said that the officials from the Commission recently visited the three states and met the officials regarding the poll preparations and directed them to resort to "zero tolerance" for any kind of violence during the elections.
"We recently visited these three states from January 11 to 15, and met all the district collectors, SPs, DGs and all the enforcement agencies. There are only 2-3 states of the entire country in which pre-poll, during the poll or post-poll violence is left. there was no violence in the last 12 elections. With the help of the district administration, we have told them very clearly that society should have zero tolerance for any kind of violence during the elections," he said. (ANI)
5 MLAs in poll-bound Meghalaya quit house, parties
Meghalaya Public Health Engineering Minister Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar and four other sitting MLAs of different parties, including the Congress and the Trinamool Congress, resigned from the Assembly on Wednesday, hours before the Election Commission announced the election schedule for three northeastern states.
Tongkhar, who is a legislator of Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP), Trinamool Congress MLA Shitlang Pale, suspended Congress MLAs Mayralborn Syiem and Process T. Sawkmie and Independent MLA Lambor Malngiang, submitted their resignation letter to Assembly Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh.
While Sawkmie would be inducted into the HSPDP at a later date, but the four others joined the United Democratic Party (UDP) in the presence of their supporters during a function held at the party office here on Wednesday.
Both HSPDO and the UDP are constituent of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, led by National People's Party (NPP) fo Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma.
The BJP, with two MLAs (including a minister), is also a part of the 6-party MDA government.
So far, 18 Meghalaya MLAs have resigned from the House and their respective parties and joined different outfits in less than two months.
Twelve MLAs, led by former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma (2010-2018) who had won in the 2018 Assembly election as Congress nominees, joined the Trinamool in November 2021, making the West Bengal-based party the main opposition in the northeastern state overnight.
In the 2018 Assembly elections, the Congress won 21 seats in the 60-member Assembly but subsequently all its legislators joined other parties including the Trinamool and the NPP.
Of the 12 Trinamool MLAs, five so far have quit the party to joined other parties. The Election Commission on Wednesday announced polling will be held in Tripura on February 16 and in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27 and the counting of votes is scheduled for March 2.
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For as long as I can recall every Christmas, (that I didn't have to work), among all the delectable delights that we make, my mother would make gingerbread houses and biscuits for us all to enjoy. And it is impossible for me not to feel the warm Christmas nostalgia whenever I pull freshly baked gingerbread from the oven, no matter what time of year.
You may think it is hard to make a gingerbread house, but in truth it is pretty simple, and the internet is littered with templates for houses of all different shapes and sizes. My advise for first timers is to stick to a basic template such as this one, but don't be afraid to draw up your very own one.
Combine the flour, ginger, brown sugar and butter in a food processor.
Process until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the golden syrup and egg yolk, then process until dough just comes together.
Cut dough in half and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or until well chilled.
Roll dough, 1 portion at a time, between 2 sheets baking paper until 5mm thick.
Remove top layer baking paper.
Using house template cut-outs different biscuit cutters as a guide, cut shapes from dough. Place gingerbread in a single layer on lined baking trays.
Place gingerbread on trays. Bake, 2 trays at a time, for 15 minutes or until firm. Cool on trays.
Make royal icing: Using an electric mixer, beat eggwhites until soft peaks form. Gradually add icing sugar, beating constantly until thick.
Use icing to join walls together.
Spoon the icing into a snap-lock bag. Trim 1 corner of bag and pipe windows and doors on house and frost on roof edges. Allow to dry. Spoon remaining icing into snap-lock bag.
If decorating with lollies, pipe a little icing on the back of each lolly and attach to house to decorate. Dust roof with icing sugar.


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Eve Arnold, OBE, Hon. FRPS was an American photojournalist. She joined Magnum Photos agency in 1951, and became a full member in 1957.
Died: 2012-01-04
Nickname: Eve Cohen
Occupation: Photojournalist
You should never reveal your true age.
Tim Hetherington
Timothy Alistair Telemachus "Tim" Hetherington was a British photojournalist. He produced books, films and other work that "ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poster exhibitions, to handheld device downloads" and was a regular contributor to Vanity Fair.
Margaret Bourke-White was an American photographer and documentary photographer. She is best known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of the Soviet five-year plan, the first American female war photojournalist, and to have her photograph on the cover of the first issue of Life magazine. She died of Parkinson's disease about eighteen years after developing symptoms.
Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration . Lange's photographs humanized the consequences of the Great Depression and influenced the development of documentary photography.
Alfred Eisenstaedt was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He began his career in pre-World War II Germany and after moving to the U.S. achieved prominence as a staff photographer for Life Magazine, which featured more than 90 of his pictures on its covers with over 2,500 photo stories published.
The study of expression ought to form a part of the study of psychology, but it also comes within the province of anthropology because the habitual, life-long expressions of the face determine the wrinkles of old age, which are distinctly an anthropological characteristic.
Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.
Every year before a big competition, I get hurt doing stuff I should not be doing. One year it was my little brother's 12th birthday. We all played hide-and-seek late at night. I climbed up a 30-foot tree, thinking he'd never catch me. I tripped and fell on one of the branches and I hit my head.
I did go through a bit of a dark time during the years I was trying to be a mom. But I'm basically a very positive person.
Besides individual things like thunder and gunshots, what dogs fear most is not belonging, being alone.


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Here's the 250th Weekly Web Design & Development Collective that aims to introduce fresh new, trendy and easy-to-use web design & development resources (freebies, codes, graphics, tools, inspiration, etc) from the past week. Have fun with it and remember to share with your friends.
Rogue.js - a nearly invisible framework for creating server-rendered React applications.
With Rogue, the server rendering configuration will be nearly invisible to you. You don't need a special /pages directory (like Nextjs) or a separate routes.js file (like Afterjs). All you need is the App.js entry point you'd usually have. This means that you can wrap your app in layouts/transitions/providers, etc. the same way you would in a regular React Application, and staying true to React's values, you can organize your code however you like.
A visualization of road orientations for the current map view. Explore the map to see the chart for your city!
Divides 360° into 64 bins and accumulates lengths of road segments with corresponding orientations, then plots the distribution as a polar chart. Two-way roads are counted for both directions.
A friendly application manager and task runner for React.js.
A web extension that integrates Windows Timeline support into popular browsers.
Your Own Url Shortner Without any fancy server side processing and support for custom url[beta] , which can even be hosted on GitHub Pages.
RFS (abbreviation for responsive font size) is an algorithm which automatically calculates the appropriate font size based on the dimensions of the monitor or device.
10 Essential Wordpress WooCommerce Plugins For Online Stores.
A beautiful Bootstrap 4 admin dashboard templates pack.
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Confederate Guerillas, Sex Criminals and the Yellow Peril: Books Read (#SFWApro)
THE FREE STATE OF JONES: Mississippi's Longest Civil War by Victoria E. Bynum looks at the anti-Confederacy guerilla war waged in Jones County Miss. by the Knight Company of renegades, driven by a mix of unionism and class issues (the Twenty Slave Rule was a flashpoint for a lot of them in proving this was a "rich man's war, poor man's fight") and possibly anti-slavery. Bynum's revisionist take on the war shows that contrary to legend, the South was hardly united in secession, the woman weren't all genteel Southern belles (many of the wives and daughters of the guerillas assisted the fighters) and the color line (as Invisible Line showed) was way more porous than officially admitted: Newt Knight was head of a mixed-race clan and the book's finish is one of Newt's 20th century descendants fighting charges that by marrying a white woman he'd committed miscegenation. A good job, but very dry—a few more dramatic incidents from the Knight Company's adventures might have helped. Given that the Knight Company has inspired novels, films and legends (such as the claim the county actually seceded from the Confederacy), was Bynum trying to avoid adding to the legend?
"YELLOW PERIL" The Adventures of Sir John Weymouth-Smith by Richard Jaccoma is a curious Fu Manchu riff in which a two-fisted but bigoted Brit comes to realize that "Chou en Shu" is actually the good guy inasmuch as he's working against Hitler whereas the counterpart of Rohmer's heroic Dennis Nayland-Smith sees der Fuehrer as the savior of the white race. While I've thought for a while that a role-reversed version of Fu Manchu could be fun, the narrator is too obviously unreliable not to see that development coming, and this still uses a lot of "sinister oriental" imagery. Plus the plot involves a lot of then-current crackpot occultism which I'm not sure really adds to the story. Jaccomo certainly knows his Rohmer though.
SUPERMAN: Before Truth by Gene Luen Yang and John Romita Jr. is one of the better New52 Superman TPBs I've read, though that's not saying much (but as I've liked Yang's indie work, I'm glad he's not one of those writers who tanks when he gets on a Big Two project). Yang employs the time-honored trope of lowering Superman's power levels, the result of a new energy-blast ability that leaves Kal largely depowered after he uses it; this makes for a bad time to encounter the sinister hacker Hordr who threatens to expose Superman's secret identity. Fun, but I assume most of the big twists will be undone within the year—and the idea of a villain who knows everyone's secrets has been done better before (the old Shadow War of Hawkman series).
After two good volumes, SEX CRIMINALS: Three the Hard Way by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky was a disappointment. While Jon and Suzi's relationship progresses some from Volume Two, otherwise the book is just treading water. We meet a lot of new sex-powered characters I assume will pay off in later installments, but they don't do enough to be interesting; there's a lengthy lecture on what constitutes normal; and way too much metafictional stuff, some of which works but not the biggest piece. I hope this picks up with Vol. 4 or I won't bother with this again.
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Sexual and Reproductive Health in Humanitarian Settings
13 / 06 / 2019 Kassandre Rita Messier	Leave a comment
As of today, there are 68.5 million people who have had to flee their homes, nearly 25.4 million of them being classified as refugees (UNHCR, 2018). We have reached the highest level of displacement in recorded history (UNHCR, 2018). There is a need to further discuss the unique and specific needs of displaced people and the complications surrounding effective services.
People who are affected by humanitarian crises, whether it be war, violence, or natural disasters, are particularly vulnerable to life-threatening ailments, including sexual and reproductive ill-health. The failure to effectively provide sexual and reproductive health services to this population is a leading cause of death, disease and disability and subsequently poses serious barriers in the advancement towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Foster et al., 2017). Those in a particularly vulnerable position are women and girls of reproductive age. According to the Women's Refugee Commission, women and girls in humanitarian settings have a significantly increased risk of experiencing gender-based violence including exploitation and abuse (2019).
Improvements in sexual and reproductive health and rights is directly linked to an improvement in both social and economic development (CARE, 2013). However, in order to affectively address these issues we need to work towards not only improving direct services, we need to work towards creating real systemic change targeting gender inequality, power imbalances and policy barriers (CARE, 2013). The first step in developing meaningful health interventions is gathering reliable data and scientific evidence to support them. Unfortunately, there is a gap in this field of research done on women and girl's health in these areas (WHO, 2016).
Due to the particular needs of this population, there is a need to encourage the unity and collaboration between different sectors to assure comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care (Foster et al., 2017). We need to be actively working towards implementing new strategies to increase prevention and response interventions as well as strengthening social and protective networks in these areas. There is a global obligation to assure that the right to sexual and reproductive health is upheld for everyone, including those living in humanitarian settings.
Despite these shortcomings, Canada is at the forefront of a feminist humanitarian movement and other countries are following in its wake. After announcing its Feminist International Assistance Policy, Canada pledged to better support women and girls' health in developing countries and has launched 123 projects in 51 countries as of April 2019 (Government of Canada, 2017). With the investment of $650 million, the Canadian government has worked towards closing the gaps in sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls by providing and improving access to comprehensive health care, prevention and education (Government of Canada, 2017). The launch of this foreign policy is an important step in the advancement of a more feminist approach to humanitarian aid.
As the World Health Assembly (WHA) approaches along with the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, the stage is set for the international community to implement sustainable change and uphold the rights of women and girls. It is important however that in these discussions we ensure that those who are affected by these crises are not only seen and heard within the humanitarian system but that they are main actors in leading the discussion and shaping the policies in question (CARE, 2019). The year 2019 has the potential to enact significant change in the way we carry out humanitarian aid and Canada must continue to be a leading voice in this global effort.
CARE. (2013, September). Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights [Text]. Retrieved from https://www.care.org/work/health/sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights
Foster, A. M., Evans, D. P., Garcia, M., Knaster, S., Krause, S., McGinn, T., … Wheeler, E. (2017). The 2018 Inter-agency field manual on reproductive health in humanitarian settings: revising the global standards. Reproductive Health Matters, 25(51), 18–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2017.1403277
Government of Canada, G. A. C. (2016). Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy. Retrieved from https://international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/priorities-priorites/policy-politique.aspx?lang=eng
UNHCR (2018, June). Figures at a Glance. Retrieved from https://www.unhcr.org/figures-at-a-glance.html
WHO (2016). Sexual and reproductive health and rights of refugees and migrants. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/news/srhr-refugees-migrant/en/
CARE (2019, April). Womens and girls rights and agency in humanitarian action: A life-saving priority. Retrieved from https://care.ca/2019/04/womens-and-girls-rights-and-agency-in-humanitarian-action-a-life-saving-priority/
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Healthcare in Cuba: Defining Features and Future Trends
10 / 01 / 2017 Emmanuelle Arpin	Leave a comment
In 2016, Cuba made headlines for the status of its economic embargo with the US, its increasing foreign investments through tourism, and the death of Fidel Castro. Besides these recent events, in a sense foreshadowing Cuba's future political and economic paths, throughout the 20th century, Cuba's healthcare system has been acclaimed as one of the best healthcare systems in the world with very good health outcomes for the Cuban people. For example, infant mortality is lower than in the US and the life expectancy is 77.5 years of age (WHO, 2016). What are the Cuban healthcare system's defining features? Will recent events alter some of its key aspects?
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Finding Potential in Another Mother's Breastmilk
06 / 12 / 2016 Meghan McGee	Leave a comment
In Canada, the primary cause of mortality in infancy and long-term disability in children is being born at very low birth weight (<1500g or <3.3lbs; Saigal & Doyle, 2008). If these infants are fed their mother's milk in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) they experience fewer severe infections (Hylander, Strobino, & Dhanireddy, 1998; Patel et al., 2013), improved feeding tolerance (Schanler, Shulman, & Lau, 1999; Sisk, Lovelady, Gruber, Dillard, & O'Shea, 2008), lower colonization of pathogenic bacteria (Yoshioka, Iseki, & Fujita, 1983), and increased neurocognitive development (Anderson, Johnstone, & Remley, 1999). However, due to many reasons related to preterm birth, as many as 70% of mothers cannot provide a sufficient amount of breastmilk to meet the demands of these infants, therefore, a supplement is necessary (Callen & Pinelli, 2005). Currently in Canada, either pasteurized donor breastmilk (donor milk) or preterm formula is used as a supplement to mother's milk.
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The Development of Scoring Criteria for a New Picture Naming Task
01 / 11 / 2016 Ferzin Mahava	Leave a comment
Authors: Ferzin Mahava, Christine Sheppard, Laura Monetta, Vanessa Taler
Objective: The purpose of the study was to develop a scoring system for a novel naming task suitable for assessing naming performance in younger (18-30 years) and older (65+ years) adults in monolingual English, monolingual French, and English-French bilingual groups. This novel naming task will serve as an important health service to help diagnose and assess cognitively impaired older individuals, while also serving as an educational tool for healthcare providers.
Materials and Methods: The Naming Task consists of 120 images organized in the same randomized order, and are shown on a white background displayed on a computer screen using PowerPoint. Participants are instructed to name the image displayed. Monolinguals completed the test in their native language and bilinguals completed the test in English only, French only, and a bilingual administration. Scoring criteria was established based on the responses from testing.
Results: Strict and lenient scoring criteria developed for the Naming Task are presented. Eight items were removed from the original Naming Task due to quality and/or clarity, inability to name the image, or too many alternate responses. Performance in mono-lingual English and French was similar in younger and older adults for strict and lenient scoring. Bilinguals performed better with bilingual administration and worse with French administration, where scores were the lowest of all age and language groups.
Conclusion: The Naming Task appears to be suitable for monolingual French and English individuals. Results suggest that a bilingual administration should be used when testing English-French bilinguals.
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Transmission of Human Papillomavirus Without Sexual Contact
01 / 11 / 2016 Panteha Tavassol	Leave a comment
Authors: Naweed Ahmed, Wakqas Kayani, Sahab Jamshidi, Suneil Bapat, Ahmed Imamovic, Panteha Tavassol
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. There are four common HPV strains: 6, 11, 16, and 18. Strains 6 and 11 cause genital warts, while strains 16 and 18 are asymptomatic in males and may progress to cervical cancer in females. Although uncommon, a small percentage of males and females have been diagnosed with HPV without previous sexual contact. In this case report, we discuss a case conducted on a 15-year-old South Asian male who contracted an unknown low-risk strain of HPV with no history of sexual contact. HPV is highly infectious, however in the majority of cases the immune system is able to clear the infection, preventing the appearance of genital warts. In cases such as these, it is important to help control the spread of viral infections. Several determinants of health are involved in and affect the trans-mission of HPV, including income and social status, social support networks, education and literacy, culture, social and physical environments, and health services. To aid in the prevention of HPV, sexual education should be taught at early ages within schools and the Gardasil® vaccine should be administered to both females and males at an early age to reduce the burden of disease and the incidence of HPV.
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PART IIIRates, Facilities and Services (continued)
Connection of Facilities
Marginal note:Order for connection
40 (1) The Commission may order a Canadian carrier to connect any of the carrier's telecommunications facilities to any other telecommunications facilities.
Marginal note:Conditions of order
(2) An order may require the connection to be made at or within such time, and subject to such conditions, if any, as to compensation or otherwise, as the Commission determines to be just and expedient.
Unsolicited Telecommunications
Marginal note:Prohibition or regulation by Commission
41 (1) The Commission may, by order, prohibit or regulate the use by any person of the telecommunications facilities of a Canadian carrier for the provision of unsolicited telecommunications to the extent that the Commission considers it necessary to prevent undue inconvenience or nuisance, giving due regard to freedom of expression.
Marginal note:Exception
(2) Despite subsection (1), the Commission may not prohibit or regulate the use by any person of the telecommunications facilities of a Canadian carrier for the provision of unsolicited telecommunications, if the telecommunication is
(a) a commercial electronic message to which section 6 of An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act applies; or
(b) a commercial electronic message referred to in subsection 6(5) of that Act, except to the extent that it is one referred to in subsection 6(8) of that Act.
1993, c. 38, s. 41
Marginal note:Do not call list
41.1 Sections 41.2 to 41.7 create a legislative framework for a national do not call list.
2005, c. 50, s. 1
Marginal note:Administration by Commission
41.2 The Commission may, for the purposes of section 41,
(a) administer databases or information, administrative or operational systems;
(b) determine any matter, and make any order, with respect to the databases or the information, administrative or operational systems; and
(c) conduct investigations to determine whether there has been a contravention of any order made under that section.
2012, c. 19, s. 596
Marginal note:Fees
41.21 (1) The Commission may make regulations prescribing fees, and respecting their calculation and payment, to be paid by any person who acquires information from the databases or the information, administrative or operational systems referred to in section 41.2 for the purpose of recovering all or a portion of the costs that the Commission determines to be attributable to its responsibilities under that section and that are not recovered under any regulation made under section 68.
Marginal note:Debt due to Her Majesty
(2) Fees required to be paid under this section constitute a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Marginal note:Prepublication of regulations
(3) The Commission shall publish any regulations that it proposes to make under subsection (1) and shall give interested persons a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Commission with respect to the proposed regulations.
Marginal note:Modification after publication
(4) Proposed regulations that are modified after publication need not be published again under subsection (3).
Marginal note:Delegation of powers
41.3 (1) The Commission may, in writing and on specified terms, delegate to any person, including any body created by the Commission for that purpose, any of its powers under section 41.2 and the power to collect fees that it prescribes under subsection 41.21(1).
Marginal note:Decision of delegate
(2) For the purposes of sections 62 and 63, a decision of a delegate is deemed to be a decision of the Commission.
Marginal note:Decision of Commission
(3) For greater certainty, a delegation of powers is a decision of the Commission.
Marginal note:Revocation of delegation
(4) The Commission may, in writing, revoke a delegation of powers. A revocation is deemed not to be a decision of the Commission.
Marginal note:Rates
41.4 (1) A delegate may charge rates for exercising delegated powers.
(2) [Repealed, 2012, c. 19, s. 599]
Marginal note: Financial Administration Act does not apply
41.41 (1) Despite the Financial Administration Act , money collected by a delegate is deemed not to be public money.
Marginal note:Exception — fees
(2) However, any fees that are prescribed under subsection 41.21(1) and collected by the delegate are public money when they are paid to the Receiver General.
Marginal note:Regulation of rates and delegated powers
41.5 The Commission may regulate the rates charged by a delegate, whether by requiring pre-approval of the rates or otherwise, and the manner in which the delegate exercises any of the delegated powers.
Marginal note:Report to Minister
41.6 (1) The Commission shall, within six months after the end of each fiscal year, deliver a report to the Minister on the operation of the national do not call list in that fiscal year.
Marginal note:Content of report
(2) The report shall set out any costs or expenditures related to the list, the number of Canadians using the list, the number of telemarketers accessing the list, any inconsistencies in the prohibitions or requirements of the Commission under section 41 that are applicable to the operation of the list, and an analysis of the effectiveness of the list.
Marginal note:Tabling of report
(3) The Minister shall cause a copy of the report referred to in subsection (1) to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives the report.
Marginal note:Exemptions
41.7 (1) An order made by the Commission that imposes a prohibition or requirement under section 41 that relates to information contained in any database or any information, administrative or operational system administered under section 41.2 for the purpose of a national do not call list does not apply in respect of a telecommunication
(a) made by or on behalf of a registered charity within the meaning of subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act ;
(b) made to a person
(i) with whom the person making the telecommunication, or the person or organization on whose behalf the telecommunication is made, has an existing business relationship, and
(ii) who has not made a do not call request in respect of the person or organization on whose behalf the telecommunication is made;
(c) made by or on behalf of a political party that is a registered party as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Elections Act or that is registered under provincial law for the purposes of a provincial or municipal election;
(d) made by or on behalf of a nomination contestant, leadership contestant or candidate of a political party described in paragraph (c) or by or on behalf of the official campaign of such a contestant or candidate;
(e) made by or on behalf of an association of members of a political party described in paragraph (c) for an electoral district;
(f) made for the sole purpose of collecting information for a survey of members of the public; or
(g) made for the sole purpose of soliciting a subscription for a newspaper of general circulation.
Marginal note:Definitions
(2) The following definitions apply in subsection (1).
candidate means a candidate as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Elections Act or a candidate whose nomination has been confirmed, for the purposes of a provincial or municipal election, by a political party that is registered under provincial law. (candidat)
existing business relationship
existing business relationship means a business relationship that has been formed by a voluntary two-way communication between the person making the telecommunication and the person to whom the telecommunication is made, arising from
(a) the purchase of services or the purchase, lease or rental of products, within the eighteen-month period immediately preceding the date of the telecommunication, by the person to whom the telecommunication is made from the person or organization on whose behalf the telecommunication is made;
(b) an inquiry or application, within the six-month period immediately preceding the date of the telecommunication, by the person to whom the telecommunication is made in respect of a product or service offered by the person or organization on whose behalf the telecommunication is made; or
(c) any other written contract between the person to whom the telecommunication is made and the person or organization on whose behalf the telecommunication is made that is currently in existence or that expired within the eighteen-month period immediately preceding the date of the telecommunication. (relation d'affaires en cours)
leadership contestant
leadership contestant means a leadership contestant as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Elections Act or a contestant for the leadership of a political party that is registered under provincial law. (candidat à la direction)
nomination contestant
nomination contestant means a nomination contestant as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Elections Act or a contestant for nomination by a political party that is registered under provincial law as its candidate in a provincial or municipal election. (candidat à l'investiture)
Marginal note:Identification of purpose
(3) Any person making a telecommunication referred to in subsection (1) must, at the beginning of the telecommunication, identify the purpose of the telecommunication and the person or organization on whose behalf the telecommunication is made.
Marginal note:Distinct do not call lists
(4) Every person or organization that, by virtue of subsection (1), is exempt from the application of an order made by the Commission that imposes a prohibition or requirement under section 41 shall maintain their own do not call list and shall ensure that no telecommunication is made on their behalf to any person who has requested that they receive no telecommunication made on behalf of that person or organization.
(5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply in respect of a person making a telecommunication referred to in paragraph (1)(f).
Telecommunications Act
1 - Short Title
2 - PART I - General
2 - Interpretation
3 - Her Majesty
7 - Canadian Telecommunications Policy
8 - Powers of Governor in Council, Commission and Minister
16 - PART II - Eligibility to Operate
16 - Canadian Ownership and Control
16.1 - International Telecommunications Services Licences
17 - International Submarine Cable Licences
21 - Documentary Evidence
22 - Regulations
23 - PART III - Rates, Facilities and Services
23 - Provision of Services
27.1 - Roaming
34 - Forbearance
35 - Order to Provide Services
36 - Content of Messages
37 - Provision of Information
40 - Connection of Facilities
41 - Unsolicited Telecommunications
42 - Construction and Expropriation Powers
46.1 - Telecommunications Numbering and Other Matters
47 - PART IV - Administration
47 - Exercise of Powers
58 - Guidelines and Advice
60 - Decisions of Commission
64 - Appeals
65 - Evidence
69.1 - PART IV.1 - Telecommunications Apparatus
69.1 - Application
69.2 - Prohibitions
69.3 - Minister's Powers
69.4 - Powers of Governor in Council and Others
70 - PART V - Investigation and Enforcement
70 - Inquiries
71 - Inspection
72 - Civil Liability
72.001 - General Administrative Monetary Penalties Scheme
72.01 - Administrative Monetary Penalties Scheme for Unsolicited Telecommunications
72.14 - Provisions Applicable to Both Administrative Monetary Penalties Schemes
73 - Offences
74.1 - Forfeiture
75 - PART VI - Transitional Provisions
77 to 129 - PART VII - Related Amendments, Repeals, Application of Certain Provisions and Coming into Force
77 to 129 - Related Amendments
130 and 131 - Repeals
132 - Application of Certain Provisions
134 - Coming into Force
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Today saw me at the Cumberland Hotel Bournemouth for some wedding photography for CJ and Anna. I was working with Tim today as his second shooter. I love working this way as I get lots of freedom to shoot some really awesome wedding photography and get some great images for CJ and Anna.
I arrived shortly before the wedding ceremony to meet CJ and his best men (he had 2). We did a few fun shots (see later) and then CJ got on with meeting the registrars to go through the formal details confirming his name. The registrars in Bournemouth are awesome, all so relaxed and let us get on with our job of capturing great memories for couples rather than have lots of different rules. It's really appreciated, not only by myself but by the couples who's weddings I photograph and help/assist with too.
Anyway back to the wedding. This was the first wedding ceremony I've captured at the Cumberland Hotel, though I've photographed plenty of others such as Nathan and Katrina, and Leonie and Marc's.
After the ceremony the guests mingled in the Cumberlands hotels art deco lounges whilst I captured some fun candid moments including a cool cinefilm camcorder (Canon) being used by one of the guests to get some authentic video footage. We then went to Bournemouth Pier to get some images down there and back to the hotel for the speeches and wedding breakfast. We were lucky with the weather, which despite being november had glorious sunshine and Tim and myself captured some awesome images between us.
The speeches were very good with a special mention going to the double act of the best men. Some truly funny moments guys. Well done!
And without further ado – here are some previews from the wedding. Enjoy and feel free to leave comments and feedback below.
If you're getting married at the Cumberland Hotel, or anywhere in dorset and would like to get in touch to ask about your wedding photography then please get in touch.


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Gilbert Lau
Gilbert Lau is the great host of the Flower Drum, Melbourne, probably the finest restaurant in Australia. The Flower Drum serves classic Cantonese cuisine in a situation which is grand but not oppressive, with a large and highly professional staff.
Gilbert protested about being part of this book, saying that he is not a chef. Certainly he is to be seen out front of his restaurant rather than in the kitchen, but he is the driving force, he sets the pace, determines how and what will be served. Anthony Lui Poy is his head chef but Gilbert is the chief. And his leadership and the style and standards which he has achieved at Flower Drum provide the industry and the chefs and restaurateurs in this book with something to aspire to, and to enjoy when they are not working. It's important to have such an establishment as a point of reference and an inspiration.
The notion of greatness sits a bit uneasily in Australia. There often seems to be the suspicion that places and people can't be as good as they are cracked up to be. Well some of them just are, so let's celebrate them while we can. What we have in Gilbert Lau is someone who never stops striving to find the best tasting, best textured product for his cooking; who maintains a loyal family of staff to give the most professional service in the country; but above all who is the consummate host. Not only does he remember your last visit to his restaurant, but also who you were with and what you ate. If you and your guests have special preferences, he will source the ingredients. His timing when he approaches the table is impeccable, he remembers names, acknowledges sponsors and is always there at the right moment.
Gilbert is a regular traveller too and loves to check out the markets and restaurants wherever he goes. He makes several trips each year to Hong Kong where he gets inspiration and useful ideas and where he always does the shopping for his Chinese New Year special dishes; all the dry goods, the fish maw, the dry scallops. His menu on that occasion is always traditional because, "that's what the New Year is about. But I am working on different arrangements of the dishes with more quality ingredients, and more professionally done." It is hard to imagine how the dishes at The Flower Drum could be improved. With a highly skilled and well experienced team (about 20 in the kitchen and a rotating team of 30 on the floor) the food and service is unmatched in Australia.
Gilbert explained that for a balanced Chinese menu, regardless of the size of the restaurant you need 1-2 cooks on the deep fryer, 1 to look after BBQ and roast, 1-2 doing preparation (the choppers), and two people to cook. That's for a small restaurant. "I have four for cooking, two at the deep fryer, two looking after the steaming and the fish, one for cutting and one to watch the timing." If you can observe a good Chinese kitchen at work you will see that the main chef, at the fiercest of the wok burners, hardly moves. The ingredients are passed to him by the 'chopper' whose job it is to portion everything out for the chef. Then the chef's job is to apply the precise amount of heat and seasoning to those ingredients and to then quickly and cleanly turn them out onto the plate, they don't call them to a table. In the Chinese kitchen, its dish by dish not table by table, as in Western restaurants. Of course, in a restaurant, such as Flower Drum, a whole series of dishes of different flavours won't all be served at once.
There is not the same structure of service as a Western restaurant, but timing requires a lot of experience and skill. For Gilbert, "the waiter has to be like the barometer, he has to feel the pace, he can't be too fast nor too slow and its got to be quite precise". Flower Drum waiters have to both know the customers requirements and how busy the kitchen is. Difficulties arise when the cue of orders builds up. Most dishes in Gilbert's kitchen are quick by Western standards. He says it shouldn't take longer than 15 minutes because the longest cooking required of, say, a mud crab, takes roughly 15 minutes. At Flower Drum, it's the pre-preparation of all the ingredients which takes so many staff so long throughout the day. And dishes such as Peking duck are pre-roasted, in their ovens it takes 35 minutes to roast six ducks and there will be some 40-50 ducks roasted every day.
At Flower Drum, Gilbert is out front during service but his day may well have been taken up in checking ingredients, going to the market or chasing up some special products. Despite his modesty in denying the title of great chef, he has great knowledge and skill in the kitchen. He first started working in a kitchen when he was 16 at the Wing Sun (then at the top of Bourke Street) and has not stopped. He worked in restaurants in Canada and North America in the '60s, and also spent three years in Hong Kong working for Lane Crawford and for Cathay Pacific in the reservations department.
Working well with people seems to come naturally to Gilbert. He is always ready to welcome his guests, recognising people who may not have visited The Flower Drum for a dozen years, or even before that, at The Empress of China, which he started with Ken Louey in 1971. They know him, so he must recognise them. It is all part of being a restaurateur, a job which Gilbert believes takes at least 10 years to master. then its another 20 of constant work before you can reach the point of maybe taking a break. And these days, he has slowed down, saying that he has cut back to about 60 hours when it used to be about 90.
When the Flower Drum started in 1975, there was no counting of the hours. Gilbert simply worked all the time. "For at least 2 years, I worked without a day off." But for Gilbert, a holiday without thinking about food and about restaurants would be so boring that it would be more a torture than a rest. Food, action, flames rising from the wok and satisfying hungry customers is his form of fun. On Sundays at home he will often cook for friends and enjoys doing non-restaurant style dishes, these are the recipes he has given us for this book.
Alice, his wife, told us how when they went one year to Dunk Island for a holiday. "Gilbert got so bored lying on the beach that he arranged an elaborate supper for about 60 of the staff on the island. He went and air-freighted goods from Sydney and Melbourne, organised all the work and there he was sweating in a strange kitchen on his 'holiday'. But, he was really enjoying it. He loves to work, he is never really happy when he's not working. He just can't relax".
Perhaps this is why his children are not interested in the business. They can see how hard it is. For Gilbert there was never a choice, "All my pocket money came from restaurants when I was about 15 or 16, after that I don't even know why. It just seemed that very time I needed extra income I thought I should just go to the restaurant. I am a little disappointed that my sons don't want to come into the restaurant, but as they don't want to do it they wouldn't enjoy it anyway. I will just keep going a little longer. I have been 24 years here, 38 years in restaurants for me. I would like to make 30 years at Flower Drum, it all depends on my spending habits. Rather, the spending habits of the family".
Meantime he maintains a real concern about each and every element in the food served at the Flower Drum, from the texture of the noodles to the freshness of the fish to the crispness of the duck to the fragrance of the vegetables. It's been his life for so long that it seems inconceivable to imagine him stopping, because the Flower Drum is more than a business, it is Gilbert Lau's passion.
These are services for regulars, for the people that he knows, so a first visit won't yield that treatment. Loyalty gets rewarded at the Flower Drum, loyalty of customers and loyalty of staff. Gilbert looks after his family of staff well, while the restaurant was closed during Melbourne's gas crisis, the staff were paid; his chef is regularly given holidays to Hong Kong (mind you Anthony is expected to do a lot of food research whilst there).
A 1997 interview with Gilbert Lau and a review of the Flower Drum. Gilbert retired from the Flower Drum in 2006. Currently he assists his sons in Lau's Family Kitchen, 4 Acland St, St Kilda 8598 9880; www.lausfamilykitchen.com.au
Gilbert Lau's Recipes
Braised fuzzy melon with spare ribs
Steamed beef with tasty rice
Stir-fried noodles with BBQ pork


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Joe Dowden's Complete Guide to Painting Water in Watercolour is a whole book dedicated to painting water.
If you want to learn how to paint the different water effects, this is the book to get. There's quite a good variety of tutorials included because you'll learn things like painting ponds, lakes, rivers, wet surfaces, waterfalls, beaches and the ocean.
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Online study search behaviour and student enrolments: how strong is the link?
Analysing the Relationship Between Studyportals' Data and HESA's International Student Enrolments for UK Master's Degrees
Over the past years, online search has become a key part of how we make decisions: we research new products and services online, we use our phones to identify the closest post office, to find the best restaurants for a dinner with friends, purchase gifts and books, but more increasingly, also to make complex decisions such as where and what to study.
About 2.5bn people used a smartphone in 2018, and this number grows steadily to a prognosed 3.5bn for this year. This means that the number of smartphone users is well over a third of the global population. The line between digital and offline decisions is becoming increasingly blurry, as the two are no longer seen as distinct, but rather continuously interacting perceptions that reinforce each other.
What does this mean in terms of study choice? Google estimated back in 2012 that 9 out of 10 students in the US were researching their study options online. Globally, the overall number might be a bit lower if we consider the uneven access to the Internet in rural parts of developing countries. When it comes to preference, however, there's no doubt that young adults these days like to start their study search online. Against this backdrop, we wanted to see to what extent can online search predict future enrolments.
Studyportals websites saw nearly 36 million prospective students in 2019. At the same time, we know that, currently, there are only about 5 million enrolled international students globally. What is the correlation between students browsing digitally for study degrees, and the actual enrolment rates?
To better investigate this link, we decided to investigate one particular market: the United Kingdom. We took an in-depth look at the data from the UK Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), and more specifically at its postgraduate enrolment numbers over the past years, and compared it with our data from Mastersportal. What did the data tell us?
The data did confirm our assumption that our page view data is representative for international student enrolments for UK Master's degrees, to a large extent.
The more student traffic we have from a specific source country, the more reliable the data and our enrolment rank correlation.
There is a really strong relationship between certain disciplines and the relative ratio of student interest for that specific discipline: In 65% of all source countries for UK Master's degrees, Business & Management is the most popular discipline in terms of student enrolments. The number of page views on Mastersportal suggests the same: in 71% of all countries of origin for the UK, Business & Management is the most popular discipline.
If you would like to understand how we came to the above conclusions, read along as we dive deeper into this data journey, taking you from how we initially explored the data, to how we did data modelling and rank correlations, how we chose our statistical research methods and everything else in-between.
HESA and Studyportals' data: Percentage of Page Views by Main Discipline by Study Level by Country of Origin for UK degrees (2013–2017)
Step 1: Exploring the data
Before we dive right into the mathematics, let's first have a look at the percentage of page views and enrolments across all countries of origin for UK postgraduate enrolments. The boxplots below give a representation of this distribution where each dot indicates a different country of origin. A visual inspection tells us that there are differences within and between disciplines. For example, the percentage of page views for Business & Management Master's programmes in Austria is 27% whereas in Ireland it is only 9%. In the same way, the percentage of page views for Business & Management is, generally speaking, higher for Business & Management programmes than for Agriculture & Forestry ones.
Boxplot Page Views (%) and Enrolments (%) by Main Discipline for UK Master's degrees (2013 – 2017)
Step 2: Data Modelling
Even though we can already see that disciplines with a relatively high percentage of page views typically also make up a significant proportion of total enrolments, we now want to combine both dimensions in a single figure. The corresponding data modelling process has been illustrated in a step-by-step fashion below:
Examples of negative (left) and positive (right) rank correlations
Step 3: Rank Correlation
The previous section demonstrated that the trendline for all data points combined shows a positive relationship between page views and enrolments. Now, we want to numerically express to what extent this relationship holds on a country by country basis. As such, the rank correlation for each of the 203 countries of origin will be calculated. The rank correlation is always between -1 and +1 and denotes a negative (left) or positive (right) relationship respectively. Given the Data Modelling section, for most countries, a positive rank correlation is to be expected.
To this end, we convert the percentages of enrolments and page views by main discipline into ranks (see Canada example below). The high-level idea is that if, for example, Social Sciences has #1 rank in terms of enrolments it ideally also has a rank of #1 in terms of page views. The more these ranks match up, the higher the rank correlation will be in the end.
HESA and Studyportals' data: Percentage of Page Views by Main Discipline for UK degrees (2013–2017)
After the rank correlation has been calculated for each of the countries, we find a weighted average value of 0.79. Based on this result and the comparison to the baseline model (see technical details below) we can conclude that Studyportals' page views data is representative for international student enrolments for UK Master's degrees to a great extent.
Weighted Average Rank Correlation (n=203) — ρ=0.79
Replications
Ever since this study was conducted in 2018, similar results have been found for the following years. With a weighted average value of 0.82 for the academic year 2017/18 and 0.81 for the academic year 2018/19, we can assume that Studyportals' page view data remains representative for international student enrolment.
Weighted Average Rank Correlations.
2017/18: (n=120) — ρ=0.82
If you need a refresher on some of our statistical lingo, this might be helpful:
How do you define a 'baseline model'?
In quantitative fields (e.g. Machine Learning) a baseline model is oftentimes used to assess the model performance. In particular, the 'added value' compared to the starting point (i.e. baseline) is considered. In a way, it's an indication of how much a given KPI (rank correlation in this case) improves as a result of a certain configuration. For the baseline model, we have assumed that the page views rank is independent of the country of origin. That is to say, for every country we suppose that Business & Management has rank 1, Social Sciences has rank 2, etc. Consequently, we find that the performance on the basis of Studyportals' page views data (right) is significantly higher than the baseline performance (left).
Why Spearman's Rank Correlation?
Both page views and enrolment data do not follow a normal distribution (see pictures below) and thus do not satisfy the assumptions of the Pearson Correlation. Spearman's Rank Correlation, however, does not require a normally distributed dependent variable. Absolute Number of Page Views (top) and Enrolments (bottom) by Discipline By Country (both distributions are heavily right-skewed). This also becomes clear from the corresponding Shapiro-Wilk p-value of 2e-16 for both dimensions. This implies that we reject the null hypothesis of having a normal distribution.
How much does the enrolment and page views rank differ across countries?
In general, there is much variation between countries (mean Interquartile Range=3.8; i.e. the grey box or the distance between the 25 and 75 percentile). A few exceptions to that rule are the following disciplines: 'Business & Management', 'Social Sciences' and 'Applied Sciences & Professions' (for all: IQR=2). This implies that for those disciplines the ranking between countries is rather constant.
How did you calculate the Rank Correlation for all countries?
At first, the rank correlation has been computed for all countries separately. Then, each country has been assigned a weight based on the absolute number of enrolments (orange) or page views (brown). In other words, countries with more page views and enrolments.
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Plenty of Halloween tricks and treats for the Overwatch faithful.
Overwatch will see the return of its now-annual Halloween Terror event, with Blizzard having confirmed a date for when we'll see it in-game. It's dropping on Tuesday, October 9.
There wasn't a lot of information shared in the accompanying tweet, which instead included a cute, "spooky" poem to hype up the event's impending debut. It looks like, however, we're getting a series of new skins, and a special themed one for Roadhog as well. We haven't had a peek at what the skins will look like, but it's likely Blizzard will start staggering reveals over the next few days since it's already the first of October.
When the Halloween Terror event begins, it will likely last until October 31 on Halloween. As additional details emerge about the impending event, we'll make sure you know exactly what to expect, as well as what skins you can get your hands on.
Jeff Kaplan said in his last video that they haven't been putting too much effort into the events lately because they've been working on a lot of other game systems and quality of life stuff. So I don't expect much from this aside from skins - Junkenstein is fun though. I still wish they would have a more regular rotation of co-op maps in the Arcade. It's not super deep but it's a fun distraction.


Belgian chocolate. Ever since I discovered the bean to bar scene, Belgian chocolate tumbled from its pedestal. It is an industrial, technical mass-made product, ripped of the wonderful flavors cocoa can bring and in general offering an overly sweet and dull taste.
Yet today I review a Belgian made bar. In the vast Belgian chocolate scene, some chocolatiers have realized there is more beyond the industrial couverture every other competitor uses. These brave entrepreneurs step up to the plate and start producing their own chocolate all the way from the cocoa bean.
Herman Van Dender is one of the few true chocolate makers in Belgium. Based in Brussels, he followed up his parents as a pastry chef/chocolatier and became renowned for his creations. Only after a trip to Ivory Coast sparked his interest in chocolate making. After returning to Belgium, he invested in a chocolate production line. Cocoa roasting, winnowing, grinding and conching are done in house. The result is a line of origin bars and pralines made with his own created chocolate.
On the table today is an old friend of mine. Madagascar remains my "benchmark" origin. I fell in love with it from the moment I tried my first bean to bar chocolate.
The bar comes in a straightforward cardboard box. Dark in color, it shows an Mayan style logo and drawing, with left the origin and percentage of the bar. Flip it over and you will find an overview of the ingredients. Cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter and soy lecithin. A breath of fresh air compared to the labels of most Belgian chocolate, where all sorts of additives are listed. The only thing I missed was the type of cocoa bean used.
Open the box and a beautiful bar emerges, protected by cellophane. The bar is executed perfectly, with small squares surrounding a larger rectangular piece. Each piece has an imprint, stating the name of the owner. Clean, sharp and inviting. Surprisingly, there was also a flyer inside the cardboard box, offering brief information on the chocolate maker. A nice touch.
Aroma: Not particular strong, but when allowed to melt a little on the skin of your hand, the chocolate releases roasted bread aromas and a hint of berries and tobacco.
Taste: The melt starts with toasted bread and is pretty sweet in nature. A swift moment later, twinkling red berries – red currant – trickle through. There is no bitterness to be detected, while the red fruits keep building in momentum. The chocolate melts easily on the tongue and has a very smooth and light texture, releasing flavor without any filming on the tongue. As the melt continues, dark chocolate notes mingle in with the berry flavor. Near the end, a sudden cheesecake tartness sneaks in and combines surprisingly well with the persisting red fruits. Just before the chocolate is gone, a flash of wood and roasted cacao pop up in an earthy finale, before the aftertaste kicks in. It mellows down quickly to a chocolaty remembrance that fades away softly.
I'm really pleased to finally find a Belgian chocolate bar that actually goes further than the classic chocolate flavors and lets you experience the notes of the Madagascan cocoa. This Belgian bar actually has taste! Combined with the refined texture of the chocolate it is a clear winner if you want to introduce someone to what bean to bar chocolate is about, without shocking them with special of strong flavors. It is without a doubt a very nice chocolate bar that calls you back for just another piece. To me personally, it would be even better if the flavor notes were slightly bolder and more powerful.
Artisan creators like Herman Van Dender show that the Belgian chocolate scene can cut above the average and can create real, tasteful chocolate!


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Ива́н Миха́йлович Середа́ (25 апреля 1905, Великая Писаревка, Богодуховский уезд, Харьковская губерния, Российская империя — 14 июля 1941, Парипсы, Попельнянский район, Житомирская область, УССР, СССР) — комендант 1-го участка 94-го Сколенского пограничного отряда Украинского пограничного округа войск НКВД, капитан. Герой Советского Союза. Погиб в быстром, жестоком и неравном, но славном бою возле села Парипсы Попельнянского района Житомирской области, в составе оступающего на восток небольшого подразделения 94-го погранотряда войск НКВД. Среди его боевых товарищей, участников того же боя примечательна также история Николая Даниловича Синекопа, оставившего после себя предсмертную записку, что он погибнет, но не сдастся. По словам маршала Советского Союза И. Х. Баграмяна соединение пограничных и внутренних войск в составе которого Иван Михайлович Середа принял свой последний бой играло важную роль, выигрывая драгоценное время для защитников Киева.

Жизнеописание
Родился 25 апреля 1905 года в слободе Великая Писаревка, ныне посёлок городского типа Великописаревского района Сумской области, в крестьянской семье. Украинец. Член ВКП(б) с 1926 года. Окончил 4 класса начальной школы. С 1917 года работал коногоном шахты в Донбассе, затем стал слесарем.

В 1922 году добровольно вступил в Красную Армию и стал красноармейцем 2-го Червоно-Казачьего полка. Окончил 1-е Крымские кавалерийские курсы в 1923 году, назначен помощником командира взвода в том же полку. В 1927 году окончил Украинскую кавалерийскую школу имени С. М. Будённого. С 1927 года — в Пограничных войсках ОГПУ СССР, командир взвода маневренной группы 44-го пограничного отряда в погранвойсках в Средней Азии.

С 1930 года — начальник заставы, затем командир эскадрона в 41-м пограничном отряде. Затем служил в Закавказье и в Западной Украине: с 1931 — начальник заставы в 43-м пограничном отряде, с 1933 года — инструктор боевой подготовки 37-го пограничного отряда, с 1936 — командир дивизиона 20-го полка НКВД. В 1937 году по неясным причинам уволен из войск, работал начальником паспортного стола на станции Лозовая Харьковской области УССР, затем секретарём партийного бюро станции Лозовая. В 1939 году восстановлен в Пограничных войсках, назначен начальником штаба комендатуры 94-го Сколенского пограничного отряда, а с 1940 года — 1-й комендатуры этого отряда. В 1940 году за участие в разгроме шпионско-диверсионной банды награждён орденом «Знак Почёта».

Участник Великой Отечественной войны с июня 1941 года. Сражался на Юго-Западном фронте. Свой первый бой пограничники капитана И. М. Середы приняли ранним воскресным утром 22 июня 1941 года. Тот бой длился недолго. Приказ командования требовал: «При отходе всеми имеющимися силами и средствами сдерживать противника на каждом выгодном рубеже». Пограничники с боями отступали на восток, оставляя на своём пути сотни вражеских трупов, десятки сожжённых танков и бронетранспортёров. В первых числах июля обстановка в районе Житомира и Бердичева крайне осложнилась. Противник прорвал оборону, овладел Житомиром и Бердичевом. Дорога на Киев оказалась открытой. Пограничники получили приказ преградить путь врагу на Киев. К 13 июля 93-й и 94-й погранотряды сосредоточились в районе Попельни и заняли оборону. На рассвете 14 июля 1941 года возле села Голубятин немцы атаковали позиции пограничников. Разгорелся жаркий бой. Бойцы сражались отважно, но сил хватило ненадолго. Огонь пограничников слабел. Гитлеровцы вывели из строя пушки и танки. Обстановка осложнилась. 94-му погранотряду пришлось отступать на другой рубеж. Прикрыть их отход было поручено комендатуре, которой командовал капитан И. М. Середа. Зажатые с трёх сторон, пограничники приняли бой в открытом поле. Они забрасывали танки связками гранат, бутылками с горючей смесью, бились штыками, прикладами. Связной капитана при подходе танка поднял над головой бутылку с горючей смесью, но бросить не успел, пуля разбила бутылку, и жидкость облила пограничника. Загорелось обмундирование. И. М. Середа бросился на помощь, но связной выхватил из сумки вторую бутылку и, как живой факел, метнулся вперед. Сгорели оба — пограничник и танк. В ходе неравного боя капитан И. М. Середа был несколько раз ранен, однако поле боя не покинул. Под вечер над степью воцарилась тишина. Жители села потянулись на истоптанные поля, чтобы подобрать раненых, но издали заметили, как вражеские солдаты подходили к окровавленным бойцам и оставшихся в живых добивали. Крепкий, атлетического сложения капитан с орденом «Знак Почёта» на груди привлёк внимание немецкого офицера. Немец решил сорвать с него орден. Но едва он дотронулся до раненого, как тот сильным ударом отбросил его в сторону. Немец автоматной очередью расстрелял Ивана Михайловича Середу.

Среди тех, кто принимал участие в помощи погибшим и раненым в этом бою, сохранению имен участников боя были две жительницы соседнего села Голубятин, Мария Кирилловна Лапий и Вера Лаврентьевна Лапий.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 8 мая 1965 года за образцовое выполнение заданий командования в борьбе с немецкими захватчиками и проявленные при этом мужество и героизм, капитану Середе Ивану Михайловичу присвоено звание Героя Советского Союза.

Память
С 1968 по 1991 г. имя Середы носило село Волчье в Турковском районе Львовской области Украины.

Литература
 В путешествие по Сумщине. — Харьков, 1979.

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 Пограничная служба России. Энциклопедия. Биографии. — Москва, 2008.

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Источники

Погибшие в боях Великой Отечественной войны
Выпускники Крымской кавалерийской школы имени ЦИК Крымской АССР

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