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Faith in Play #22: Individualism
This is Faith in Play #22: Individualism, for September 2019.
Quite a few years ago now I was playing a character in an experimental Attorney class in a game largely based on original Advanced Dungeons and Dragons™. I had just successfully defended a player character (an Antipaladin) on a murder and robbery charge, and the player said to me, "Boy, your character must be really lawful."
I answered, "No, he's Chaotic Neutral."
And that illustrates just why it is that the Chaos side of the alignment graph is so badly misunderstood and so poorly handled. My attorney was Chaotic in the best traditions of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): he firmly believed that every person (character) had the right to be and to do whatever he wanted, as long as in doing so he did not unfairly infringe on the right of any other character to do or be what he wanted. Although anarchy can be the consequence of chaos pushed to the extreme, chaos is not about anarchy, but about liberty. It is the alignment expressed in the Bill of Rights, espoused by the Libertarian Party, and represented by Democracy. Read more
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Faith in Play #18: Order
This is Faith in Play #18: Order, for May 2019.
A lot of people think that lawful (and specifically lawful good) is The Christian alignment in Dungeons & Dragons™. They think this because they associate it with keeping the rules, and they think that Christianity is about keeping the rules. I would disagree on two counts. First, I don't think Christianity is primarily about keeping rules—in fact, it might be that keeping rules has almost nothing to do with Christian faith. Yet at the same time, I don't think that the law alignment is really quite about keeping rules, either. It's fundamentally about something else entirely.
This is a continuation of our series on alignment as the True Religion in the Dungeons & Dragons™ game world, begun a year ago. Since then we've considered Goodness and Wickedness, and I hope discovered that they were not what they are often thought to be. We are now turning our heads sideways toward the other axis of the alignment graph, looking at law, which is opposed to chaos on the chart.
Somewhere C. S. Lewis contrasted two perceptions of humanity and society. On the one hand, he said that if it were true that people are born, live a few decades, and die, and that's the end of the story, they aren't terribly important as individuals. Some of them achieve greatness, and perhaps as Churchill said some have greatness thrust upon them, but even great men are small in the total picture. They matter only to the degree that they serve the larger entity, society, the nation, perhaps the race.
It is this thinking which gives rise to the famous saying attributed to Mister Spock, The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one. In this conception of the universe, I don't matter, and you don't matter, but we can hope that humanity matters, that somehow we will as a people survive the planet, survive the sun, populate the universe, possibly become part of the larger society of intelligent creatures scattered among the stars. It is not the individual that matters, but the collective, the sum of all individuals.
Therefore, by this thinking, the individual exists for the benefit of the society, and the society can sacrifice the individual, use the individual however it believes will best benefit the total. As Caiaphas says, do you not see that it is better for one person to be killed for the sake of the nation? People individually do not matter; society is what matters.
That is the core of the lawful alignment. It expresses itself in many ways, including that there will be structure within the society, rules which bind the members. It is important that the society function smoothly, that the society itself is healthy and prosperous. It achieves that by laws, by customs, by taxes, by restrictions and permissions, by castes and privilege, by masters and slaves, employers and employees, and by anything else that keeps the society functioning as a society.
This sounds rather bleak, but it's not all bad—it's just not all good. In fact, it's neither good nor bad, in itself. It's simply a way of seeing the world in which we are more important than I, more important than you, or him, or her. It is about whether each of us matters within the context of all of us, whether a government should put the whole of society above the needs of individual members. It has the effect, pushed to the extreme, of making us cogs in a machine, but it can make the machine much better for all the cogs if it's done right.
Of course, that is, as I cited from Lewis, the one hand. The other hand is the view that people are at least potentially immortal, that we will outlive the universe. That gives rise to the other side—but we'll have to wait for another article to address that.
Previous article: Narrativism.
Next article: Simulationism.
Faith in Play #6: True Religion
This is Faith in Play #6: True Religion, for May 2018.
In the earliest versions of Dungeons & Dragons™, the original role playing game from which all others (including those electronic games that call themselves "RPGs") are descended, there was a rules section known as alignment. Many players did not understand it; many gamers did not use it; it was often badly abused. However, I think it was one of the best and most important parts of the game, and I often defended and explained it.
I am going to make the perhaps rather absurd claim that I am a recognized authority on the subject of alignment in original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons™. I know, that's ridiculous. However, I am also going to prove it. When Gary Gygax was promoting his Lejendary Journeys role playing game, he placed on his web site exactly two links to pages related to Dungeons & Dragons™ One was to my Alignment Quiz, which had already been coded into an automated version by a Cal Tech computer student and translated into German. The other was my page on choosing character alignment in my Dungeons & Dragons™ character creation web site. He apparently believed I had a solid understanding of the issues.
So big deal. I'm an expert in a game mechanic concept that isn't even used by most of the few people who still play that game. However, even if you don't use it, don't play that game, I think alignment is important to understand, because ultimately the character alignment was the real religious beliefs of the characters in the game world. Read more
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Taking Your Rental Car From the UK Across to Mainland Europe?
If you intend to travel with your rental car from the UK across to mainland Europe - for example from UK to France, Germany, or Belgium – you may be allowed to drive, although you will need to tell the rental company in advance. VroomVroomVroom has compiled a quick guide to help explain the process of taking your rental car in the European country you want to visit.
Can I take my rental car from the UK across to mainland Europe?
Some car rental companies may allow you to take your hire car in several countries of mainland Europe, although some restrictions may apply. Permission must be sought in advance, and failure to do so may cause no permission.
No vehicles rented from Alamo can be taken out of the UK Mainland except for travel to Shetland Islands.
No vehicles rented from Enterprise Rent-A-Car can be taken out of the UK Mainland except for travel to Shetland Islands, although the vehicle must be returned to the territory where it was rented.
Countries which you are allowed to travel to are Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Litchenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Due to a change in the law in Germany, it is mandatory for all vehicles crossing the border into Germany to have winter tyres fitted during the Snow & Icy conditions.
Customers will be fined on the spot if they are stopped by police and found to not have the appropriate winter tyres. Europcar UK do not supply winter tyres and any customer wishing to fir winter tyres must do so at their own cost and ensure that the rental vehicle is returned in the same condition as supplied without winter tyres.
Overseas charges will be calculated as the standard rental plus £140.00 including VAT surcharge plus £30.00 including VAT per calendar day. Only France and Southern Ireland are allowed.
Advance permission must be sought. Failure to do so may result in no permission. In the event of no permission, no offer of compensation for costs will be offered.
Green Motion are unable to provide 'French Air Quality Certificates' to customers wishing to drive in Paris, Grenoble or Lyon therefore fines and potential charges may apply.
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and offshore islands of the above.
Additional equipment may be required for vehicles being taken out of the UK mainland to meet the legal requirements of the country you are visiting. Should these restrictions be ignored, all insurance (third party liability, CDW, TP, PI), if accepted, shall be deemed, null and void.
The driver will be held fully responsible in case of damage to or loss of the vehicle and will bear all consequences, including the cost of repatriation of the damaged vehicle.
Please refer to "Environmental zones" in the German Rental Qualifications & Requirements if you intend to drive to or drop the vehicle in Germany.
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Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mini are only allowed to enter Zone 1 countries (except of above mentioned car groups). Entry into any country in zone 3 is not permitted.
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Note that the rental price quoted for taking a vehicle outside the UK includes provision of vehicle documentation legally required (form VE103, which indicates approved drivers and limit of countries to be visited) and European breakdown cover (full policy will be given at commencement of hire - certain exclusions apply).
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White Xmas Toy Drive with Donald Glaude, JJ Flores, Shanto
Mon Dec 23 9:00 PM • Pattern Bar • 21+
WHITE CHRISTMAS BASH
(OFFICIAL TOY DRIVE FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE & HOMELESS KIDS)
PLEASE BRING A BRAND NEW UN-OPENED TOY TO PASS OUT TO THE KIDS THAT ARE HOMELESS AND LESS FORTUNATE
CHRISTMAS WON'T EVER BE THE SAME AFTER THIS NIGHT
DONALD GLAUDE (DONALDGLAUDE.COM)
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Donald Glaude
Confident. Exuberant. Raw. Innovative. These are just a few of the words industry insiders and fans have used to describe the talent behind one of America's favorite house DJs, Donald Glaude. From a career spanning over two decades, traveling and rocking dance floors all over the globe, Donald Glaude has cemented his reputation as a crowd-rocking favorite and one of the most in-demand artists in the United States. He is one of those rare DJs who perceives their role to be that of an all-around entertainer and performer. He exudes energy, dropping track after track, arms aloft, and has been known to join the dancers on the floor. It is the combination of these ingredients that have helped him create a unique connection with his audience.
Donald Glaude was a member of Funky Techno Tribe, one of the first DJ crews formed pertaining to house music. The group's members included DJ Dan, DJ Sneak, Bassment Jaxx, Mark Farina, Jeno, and Tony Hewitt. Eventually, this led him to join the legendary record label Moonshine Music. Releasing numerous live compilations for the label placed him among the DJ elite. Being ahead of his time, Donald is one of the first DJs to have a Las Vegas residency and a reality TV show called "The Club."
His production work has graced the Beatport & Billboard Charts on the Electro House and Nu Disco genre sections throughout recent years. Most notable was his and DJ Dan's "Stick Em," the remix of "Beats Inside My Head" he did with Revolvr, and "You Make Me Feel" by Robert Ortiz and Donald Glaude. His most recent releases, "Spread Love," "Like A Ho" with Tom Collins (Free Give away internet, which just got picked up), the remix of Docka featuring Snoop Dogg "Let Me Hit It" with Tom Collins, his most recent release a Tribute to Prince called "Cry Doves."
Between his history, new releases, a mix series titled "This Is Me," and his energetic live shows, his accomplishments have helped him keep his relevance and continue to work around the globe to this day. Now considered a DJ legend among his fans and DJ peers, he is constantly traveling the world performing at legendary clubs and music festivals like Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival, Beyond Wonderland, Coachella, and more.
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JJ FLORES (SLEEPING GIANT MUSIC)
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JJ Flores
JJ began his career as a child producing music in the heart of Chicago where he witnessed the birth and evolution of house music. This inspiration and influence led to his first record released on Atlantic Records at the age of 17. At age 22, JJ became an integral part of the production team 20 Fingers, a team responsible for many hit records reaching both gold and platinum sales worldwide. His knowledge and experience allowed him to create remixes for some of the powerhouses in pop music, including *NSYNC, Britney Spears, and Christina Milian, and many more. From there, he went on to produce with Bad Boy Bill and eventually teamed up with Steve Smooth and established himself as house music DJ and artist.
Under the artist name JJ Flores & Steve Smooth, they released two albums titled 'The Collection' under Ménage Music and 'AMP'd' under Ultra Records. JJ soon became a household name in house music, traveling across the nation both solo and with Steve Smooth and go-go dancers, named the Bad Ass B*tches, in a tour called "DJ's, B*tches & Debauchery."
Pairing up with Antonio Giacca, JJ has released seven hits that all placed in the Beatport Indie Dance/Nu Disco Top 100 simultaneously. The duo, under the moniker Giacca & Flores, even held the #1 and #2 spot consecutively with their original mixes "Delight" and "Can't Go For That." With many top charting releases, including a number one record on Beatport, JJ Flores has been consistent in creating records that appeal to the masses.
Transcending his talents as a producer, he has held residencies at the hottest spots including Crobar (Chicago), Spybar (Chicago), Dream (Miami Beach), Infusion Lounge (San Francisco), Groove Cruise, Candy Cruise, and more. He is currently signed to Ultra Records and resides in Los Angeles, continuing his work on new music. Keep on the lookout for his next round of crowd-pleasing hits, energy-filled DJ sets, and a tour that will soon follow!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM HIS CAREER:
Platinum and Gold records with productions with the "20 Fingers" team
Remixed songs for pop artists such as *NSYNC, Britney Spears, and Christina Milian
Releases on Menage Music and Ultra Music as duo JJ Flores & Steve Smooth
Partnered with Antonio Giacca for 7 releases under Giacca & Flores
Seven consecutive hits in the Beatport Top 100
OPENING SET GUEST DJ
SHANTO (SUNDAY SANCTUARY)
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/shanto
https://www.beatport.com/artist/shanto/644768
https://m.soundcloud.com/djshanto
https://m.mixcloud.com/SHANTO_LA/
https://mobile.twitter.com/shantok
https://www.instagram.com/shanto_oo/
LA based techno/progressive/deep house dj & producer.
Curator of Sunday Sanctuary featuring international & local electronic music artists.
Shanto's deep-ethno-progressive musical style stems from his cultural background & past musical influences. A Lebanese Armenian born in London in the midst of a disco dance revolution, he was raised in Lebanon until his family escaped the war & permanently moved to LA, automatically immersing himself into the 80's electronic dance evolution. His love for bands like Depeche Mode, Berlin, & Yaz shaped his love for the electronic beat. Which later led to his love for the LA underground scene in the 90's, that finally cemented his search for the perfect beat. Like many, what began as a passion project quickly became an ever-consuming part of his life. After 15 years as a student of the underground with countless residencies & events, Shanto released his premiere EP "Malyans" (Beesound Recordings, Sep 2019) that charted as high as #13 on Beatport's Top 100 New Releases in both the progressive house & melodic techno charts. He is a resident for Trent Cantrelle's infamous Sounds Like parties, & plays throughout LA, the US & internationally. Look out for many hip-shaking, mind bending, & soul grabbing originals & remixes to follow for 2020 & beyond.
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The versatile chamomile flower is packed with disease-fighting antioxidants. Perhaps, however, you mostly associate chamomile with relaxation. This is indeed one of its most popular uses. For example, if you're stressed, a cup of chamomile tea can help you unwind after work or before bed. Furthermore, chamomile been used for centuries for its other medicinal benefits. For example, aside from fighting anxiety, chamomile benefits include the ability to reduce inflammation, treat insomnia, heal hemorrhoids and more.
The chamomile plant is native Western Europe as well as Northern Africa. However, today, several different climates all over the world grow and export chamomile. For example, Germany, Poland, France, Great Britain, Italy and Belgium are all major exporters of chamomile. German chamomile in particular has strong medicinal qualities, and differs biologically from the Roman and English varieties.
As mentioned above, the medical use of chamomile has a long history. In fact, doctors in Europe and in the early settlements of America used to carry chamomile with them, as the knew it had many medicinal benefits. Learn all about these fantastic benefits by reading the list below!
Part of why chamomile does wonders for your health is due to the antioxidants present in this plant. Chamomile flowers are rich in antioxidants that help fight free radical damage. They benefit the body by lowering inflammation and preventing cell mutation, which can lead to disease. The antioxidants in chamomile can boost the immune system, fight mood disorders, reduce pain and swelling and promote healthy skin. Be sure to incorporate at least one cup of organic chamomile tea in your daily routine to help fight the development of disease.
Chamomile benefits include the ability to fight anxiety and depression. Whether it's used in tea or essential oil form, chamomile acts as a powerful medicinal herb to help fight stress, induce relaxation and balance hormones. Studies have shown that inhaling chamomile essential oil works as a natural remedy for anxiety and insomnia, as well as a home treatment for depression. (1) Try diffusing the essential oil in your home to treat anxiety or depression. Or, try a cup of chamomile tea before bed.
The extract form of chamomile is typically used for its mild sedative properties, to ease anxiety and depression. In fact, chamomile extract is great for treating common sleep-related maladies, such as night terrors or nightmares, and may even help relieve sleep paralysis and hallucinations.
Chamomile benefits digestion by acting as a natural relaxant. It can help a variety of gastrointestinal problems, including diarrhea, indigestion, gas and acid reflux symptoms, along with motion sickness, nausea and vomiting. Chamomile oil can also help prevent spasms and relieve cramping, constipation, leaky gut and IBS symptoms.
The gut and brain communicate with what's called the vagus nerve. This is why chamomile can help heal the above stated gut-relates issues. Chamomile is a natural relaxant. As such, the brain-gut connection allows for both mental and physical healing with the use of a relaxant. Think about what happens when some people get nervous. It's an emotional response, and yet it affects them physically, too. For example, some people tremble or feel butterflies in their stomach. Others vomit or may have loose stools. This is part of how relaxants like chamomile can come in handy and help address digestive issues.
Chamomile benefits include the ability to relieve pain and fight inflammation in the body. As a natural anti-inflammatory, chamomile can, for example, help relieve pain and swelling associated with skin irritations, toothaches, back pain, arthritis and other inflammatory conditions.
Chamomile benefits include the ability to relieve congestion. If you're fighting a cold, flu or sinus infection, try chamomile tea. The antioxidants will help strengthen your immune system while the anti-inflammatory properties help reduce congestion and improve breathing. However, if your congestion is due to seasonal allergies, chamomile may worsen your symptoms. This is only true, however, if you have an allergy to flowers in the daisy family.
Thanks to its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, chamomile benefits include the ability to promote healthy skin. The flavonoids in chamomile penetrate below the skin's surface to soothe dry, irritated skin. Chamomile can be used to help treat ulcers, eczema, gout, bruises, canker sores and other wounds.
Chamomile benefits the gums and teeth by fighting off bacterial infections in the mouth. The anti-inflammatory properties of chamomile can also help relieve pain associated with canker sores, as mentioned above, and toothaches. Furthermore, unlike some herbal tea blends, chamomile tea will not erode your tooth enamel.
Chamomile benefits include the ability to improve heart health, thanks to the flavonoids it contains. Researchers found a link between higher flavonoid intake from foods and herbs and a reduced risk of mortality from coronary heart disease. (3) To improve your heart health, consider drinking a one to two cups of chamomile tea every day.
If you are allergic to ragweed or daisies, you may also have an allergy to chamomile. If you use or consume chamomile and notice any allergic reaction, discontinue use. It's important to note that if this reaction includes swelling of the tongue or throat, you need to seek immediate medical attention. Furthermore, chamomile can cause drowsiness; drink responsibly. Generally speaking, pregnant women should not consume chamomile. It may not be safe, whether in the early or late stages of pregnancy. However, some sources claim that most commercialized herbal teas, including chamomile, are safe for pregnant women to drink. If you have any questions about the safety of drinking chamomile tea during pregnancy, consult your doctor.
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Why is spelling valued at St. Luke's?
Following the Government's introduction of the new National Curriculum in September 2014, spelling expectations for each year group have become more specific and detailed. Recognising the new higher expectations and specific emphasis on spellings, at St. Luke's we focus on daily teaching of spelling. We use a range of fun, investigative and interactive methods to teach new spelling patterns and rules.
develops confident writers and readers.
Below is an overview of the key spellings taught each term in each year group.


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I'M A WRITER BASED IN LONDON.
I write for film and television and other media.
I'm a Development Executive for 87 Films, where I work with creator-showrunners Dudi Appleton & Jim Keeble (SILENT WITNESS; WILD BILL; THORNE) and Executive Producer Patrick Irwin (The Fall; Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell).
I'm also a freelance treatment/pitch designer and general Photoshopperer. I can create pitch decks / brochures / visual selling documents for your film / series / project.
In 2016 I wrote and script edited on The Judge Dee Mysteries, a first-of-its-kind UK-China collaboration between 87 Films and Executive Producer Wang Donghui's Combo-Drive Pictures (Brotherhood of Blades).
Over the past year I've been researching and developing a feature film, The Last Man in Europe, a biographical drama based on the final years of George Orwell and the writing of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
This site is a front window for me as a writer and designer. Links to projects can be found on the Home Page. Please bear in mind I am only moderately/not that good at updating regularly.
I do not have an agent, but am open to conversations.
I grew up in Oxford and studied English at Bristol University. I studied Script Development with the National Film & Television School. In the past you'd have found me working at BBC Drama Production, Bandit Television, Artists Studio/Far Moor Media, Ridley Scott Associates. The rest is on a need-to-know basis. So ask!
Email me at james.roblin@gmail.com


The time to post the artwork has expired, I fear.
You could've done it from the very beginning.
Then go and try yourself, since apparently nothing will happen. I don't have neither the need nor the will on seeing the private correspondence between a customer and the support team, honestly. From my point of view, I warned you that buying coins through VPN leads to a ban, thus I did my job. If you wanna follow or not that counseil, it is up to you.
Wouldn't it be a drastic measure, just cause the lazy-boi gets your same reward 😥? After all, if the event starts failing, those AFK guys will either leave or start to work in order to achieve the dynamic event. Won't change much in terms of completing an event successfully.
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I didn't make that ammount but I have to agree with you. The x2 drop thingy is very profitable when it comes to craft materials and items.
Is this game have customer service?
Your account was blocked, by chance? Because the reason of blocking is not exclusively related to the use of bots, but also to repeated violations of one or several rules at once.
Hello there. The support team represents the customer service itself, and their answer may take a bit of time because there are several players like you who send them a lot of messages, daily. In fact, the ammount of work they have is huge and they try to answer everybody as fast as possible. If it is something about a bug, then you may try to write it here if you desire, but anything account or payments-related shall be discussed with them, through this following link: https://warspear-online.com/en/support. I bid you a nice day, and our apologies for any inconvenience.
This is skill error or what?
@Angryman you have already received an answer about these kind of topics: I have to ask you to stop flooding the forum with the same topic, especially if they have already received an answer.
The forum is not the right place to report players who break rules. There's the support team for that,guys. Send a ticket to them and attach on your message these screenshots. They'll know what to do. Thanks for the understanding and I bid you a nice day!
Hello there! These kind of problems are sorted through the support team. Please, send them a message with all of these screenshots attached. This is the only way to deal with who breaks rules, I fear. I bid you a nice day!
It seems the admiral has left some incredible treasures behind him!
EU-EMERALD server shall be now a bit more stable. Would you mind to check wether you can or not log right now?
Not even a 100% chance to get +10s?
I won't lie, I never heard of this second case you described. If you leave a guild without a castle and join a guild without a castle as well, you shall be able to participate in the war normally.


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LAnnapurna Dakshin, Annapurna Sud ou Moditse est un sommet du Népal s'élevant à  d'altitude dans le massif des Annapurnas.

Il est gravi pour la première fois  par le Japonais Shoichiro Uyeo et le sherpa Mingma Tseringpar (le sommet est appelé Ganesh). Le , le sommet central est gravi par Masaaki Kimura, Hiromichi Yoshino et Yutaka Ageta. Le sommet Nord-Est est l'un des plus hauts sommets vierges du monde.

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Sommet dans l'Annapurna

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These, as far as we know, were the last words of Mr Timotej Medoš.
I, whose age is no longer his age of Pisces, can but guess under what circumstances this sentence was spoken in the past 20th century and in the past millennium. At that time confusing and contradictory news about the fate of Timotej Medoš came from unreliable sources and was less and less frequent. According to one source, Timotej did not drown, but the water brought him ashore. He was ambushed on the narrow strip of the border zone, taken captive, kidnapped, or forced in some other way to go to Bosnia again for some time. To this day I do not know if he was compelled to stay in the area then under Muslim, Croatian or Serbian control. It was easily found out who he was. And the rest of the story seems like a test Timotej was put to by some secret service. In any case, after so much time, all that can now be surmised of his subsequent fate is this.
They put him in a house where he could move around freely and fed him with cheese and nuts. He was taken care of by two lads with bells instead of earrings. They let him into the room in which he was to stay. It was a triangular room, with a balcony on the north wall.
Besides him and the guards there was someone else in the house as well. A tiny "pocket" dog. It was a puppy, but it was always in fear. Apart from the entrance and balcony door, the room also had a third small one. The puppy was especially afraid of that third door. As if that Greek "greatest degree of fear" were coming from it.
Timotej usually sat on the balcony, looking at the Bosnian mountains and warming his bare feet on the back of the small dog curled up under the bench. He gazed at the peaks in the distance and saw that at different altitudes of the mountains it was always a different time of day or year. One could clearly see where it had dawned earlier, where it was spring, where evenings fell late, and where it was snowing high up above. But all that was tinted with the fear spreading from the triangular room, or entering it from who knows where, the fear at which the puppy quietly growled.
The following day at dawn, with rain spitting into the eyes and the mouth and the wind fit to tear up a shirt, Timotej was visited by the lads with bells in their ears. Behind their back each was holding the elbow of his right arm with his left hand. They took him to the adjacent building, to a room that was so long that a word spoken at the one end would be forgotten by the time one reached the other end of the room. A table full of platters of fish and fruit extended the length of the room, and two men with worn-out faces were sitting at the table. Both of them stared at the young man brought there. On the table before them there was something wrapped in a white shirt.
"It is good to keep an imperial secret," said one of the two men at the table as soon as the lads with the bells had left the room. And he told Timotej what was sought of him.
"I don't speak Serbian," interjected Timotej, at which the two men at the table laughed.
And then they told him the name.
First one of the men approached him and whispered in his ear his half of the name. For each of the two men in the hall knew only one half of the name in question.
"Have you understood and memorized it?" he asked him, but before Timotej confirmed, he put his right hand over Timotej's mouth and raised his left forefinger.
After that the other one took a piece of a rope from his pocket and asked Timotej if he could read boatman's knots. When Timotej confirmed (which was just for the sake of appearances, because the man already knew his answer), he revealed the other half of the name to Timotej by tying boatman's knots.
In the triangular room changes awaited him. A computer was there at his disposal, supplied with computer dictionaries and encyclopedias on compact discs. That included the Spelling for English, the Hugo for French, the American encyclopedia Encarta and the Encyclopedia Britannica, and, as for dictionaries, the Bookshelf. He also had a library full of foreign and local books.
The matter did not end there. The lads with bells in their ears arrived again at dawn to take him to that long room from which it seemed that the two men had never left. On the table before them there was still something wrapped in a shirt. Then one of the two pointed with his chin to that package. He looked like he was disgusted with the thing he was pointing at.
"Now it's time for this," he said to Timotej.
The two men stood up, tied the morocco-bound notebook with the sleeves of the shirt and handed it to Timotej. They seemed to be afraid of the notebook. As if the thing wrapped in the shirt were infectious.
With those words they let him go. Timotej took the notebook and heard them say that they would inquire every three days as to how the work was going.
Then he sat down and started to write something on a piece of paper. The bells were constantly ringing in his ears.
"Just as the body has limbs, so, too, does the soul…" wrote Timotej. He decided to translate the text from the fan into French and other languages for those two at the table.
"I don't think they'll dare to look in the notebook," he thought. Just as they haven't dared to learn the name whose halves they've held on their tongues… They most probably aren't even interested in it. They obviously avoid it as much as they can. The only thing important to them is that the name not be disclosed to the public. That it remain unknown… And that they pass their troubles off onto somebody else. Onto me, in this case.
In short, Timotej was grasping at straws.
Time went by, the specified day was approaching, but the captive had got nothing done. He hadn't completed anything, and that which he had started was started thanks to his imagination; it was enough to open the morocco-bound notebook to see that his work didn't match the work from the notebook, since there was not a single word on paper there, and yet he was dealing with words. And that was quite evident. The text of the unknown author, if it could be called a text at all, was inaccessible and unsurpassable.
Then one of the two men took the notebook from him and wrapped it in a new shirt. The other one took the papers, rolled them up and sealed them, not looking into them.
"How can I guarantee that someone who, as you've said yourselves, has not even been born yet, will keep the secret?" remarked Timotej.
"That is your problem," said the judges.
Timotej spent his last evening in the triangular room. But he didn't sleep. Behind the third door that night he heard someone dragging huge tables, moving and arranging wooden benches, scraping the walls and the floor. When the noise became unbearable, Timotej got up and opened the door to the room. Before him appeared a small pantry three ells in width, and not even that in length. Its own door wouldn't fit in it. There was a chair in the middle. Empty and covered with cobwebs. And on the cobwebs sat a huge devil, rocking. As soon as it laid eyes on him, the small dog started to growl, at which the devil unbuttoned his pants. From the front of his pants he drew his large hairy tail and pissed on the dog, who ran away yelping. Then the devil suddenly retrieved from somewhere something akin to an "icon", something like a painting on wood, and presented it to Timotej. The "icon" showed a man of medium height, around seventy, his blue eyes cold with fear, with malnourished nostrils and a small chin. One of those with two kinds of hair: dark-haired in the morning, like their mother, and light-haired in the evening, like their father. He looked as if he had eaten unhealthy bread.
"I have never seen that man," Timotej said.
"And you won't," said the devil.
The devil laughed at that and red light appeared in his mouth. Then he turned the wooden painting around without saying a word and showed the other side. There were countless tiny male and female persons painted on that other side of the "icon". Dressed in the most diverse styles, they were all in motion. Timotej couldn't discern their faces.
After that the devil called the dog, who whined and obediently went into the small pantry whose door then closed.
At last, from Miss Yvette I heard the forbidden name. It seems that it was intentionally disclosed to her mother, Mrs Eva, by some unknown person over the telephone. I became interested in it and started looking for that name in literature. I went through every reference book, searched in big libraries, archives and on the internet, but in vain. The forbidden name couldn't be found in any dictionary, any encyclopaedia; it wasn't recorded in any genealogy, any history. The name had really not been recorded anywhere. After all, it didn't even seem like a name. I thought: why shouldn't I do that which Timotej's executioners had been so anxious to prevent? Why shouldn't I reveal the name that the killers wanted to conceal at all costs?
So I wrote and printed a book under the title The Writing Box. In one of the drawers of that box I put the note with the secret name recorded for the first time. After that two birds flew through my dream and only then did I realize what I had done by revealing that password-name for the first time. And why Mrs Eva, who was more cautious than I, had never wanted to do that. By writing down that name I actually became the murderer of Timotej Medoš. A crime is the only thing that can be moved against the stream of time towards our ancestors, for in that stream of time the cause can come after the effect. My offence goes back to the past century to fetch its culprit. I am that long-ago predicted cause of Timotej's death.
I have an accomplice in that crime. It is you, painted on the other side of the devil's "icon". You, who in the book The Writing Box or in the title of this text on the internet have already read the forbidden name: "Cherry with a Gold Pit".


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Home Features Notes from the East: How medtech can address the gender imbalance
Notes from the East: How medtech can address the gender imbalance
by Anne Blackwood
Dr. Anne Blackwood, CEO at Health Enterprise East writes about balancing the gender scale for women in medtech.
Over 75% of the NHS workforce is female and yet in our work at Health Enterprise East, only around a third of the clinical entrepreneurs submitting ideas for new medical technologies are female. Females are under-represented in the start-up sector too, raising just 16% of equity deals in 2018.
There is no doubt a gender imbalance in female entrepreneurship in tech, but the reasons are multi-factorial.
The percentage of girls and boys studying maths and science at GSCE level is similar, since these subjects are mandatory, but there is a massive drop off in the number of girls studying STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematical) subjects beyond GSCE (35% girls: 80% boys). At university, 25% of STEM graduates are women. More must be done to encourage girls to study STEM subjects and see them as an attractive career choice.
Once in the workplace, more support for flexible working is needed. Technology enables today's workforce to be more flexible and productive so management should help their staff achieve a better work-life balance.
CEOs must lead on diversity issues too. While I was fortunate in my early working career to develop under leaders who recognised talent and hard work irrespective of gender, a lot of women still feel a glass ceiling. Within life science companies over the last five years, women have consistently only held 17% of senior management positions and 34% of middle management positions. Having more women in senior management teams and the boardroom will bring new perspectives and insight to the sector.
UK Government initiatives, such as Innovate UK's Women in Innovation awards, are certainly a step in the right direction, providing UK funding and mentoring, coaching and business support to UK business women to develop their ideas. New female led businesses backed by the scheme in 2019 include Virtue Health– a tool to help clinicians assess patient health more efficiently – led by Alex Haslehurst and Run3D, led by Jessica Bruce – which uses 3D gait analysis originally conceived for runners to help older adults and those recovering from surgery to walk pain-free.
Women are traditionally not seen as risk takers, so initiatives to create more role models and shine a light on female entrepreneurship in tech are much needed. Fortunately, there is a new breed of female entrepreneur coming through, who took a traditional medical training path but is now applying their clinical knowledge and expertise to innovation.
Dr Maryanne Mariyaselvam, a clinical research fellow at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn, is one such role model. Maryanne's research focuses on patient safety and solutions to prevent so called 'never events'.
With Health Enterprise East's support, Maryanne has developed two safety innovations, Arterial Glucosave, licensed to technology development company Medovate, which prevents inappropriate administration of insulin, and the Non-Injectable Connector (NIC) which helps avoid complications associated with arterial lines. Maryanne is a fellow of the NHS Innovation Accelerator Programme that supports national implementation of saleable innovations.
Dr Tamsin Brown, of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, developed a headset that uses bone conduction headset technology to help children with long-term glue ear overcome hearing loss. Tamsin, a community paediatrician, based the idea on headsets currently used in sports including cycling.
Female medical innovators like Maryanne and Tamsin are being supported by clinical entrepreneur programmes that will equip them with the skills and knowledge needed to deliver the new medical technology innovation the NHS and wider healthcare industry desperately need if we are to deliver safe, effective and efficient care in the next 10 years.
There has never been a better time to become a health tech entrepreneur and female led businesses and innovators have a huge role to play.
Issue 41 Health Enterprise East (HEE) Latest issue gender balance medtech


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Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terroism (Amendment) Bill 2013 – Bill no. 22/2013
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| Speech Delivered by : Hon. Gail Teixeira, MP
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTERING THE FINANCING OF TERROISM (AMENDMENT) BILL 2013 – BILL NO. 22/2013 – Dec 19, 2013
Ms. Teixeira: I have listened to Mr. Greenidge with great interest. As you know, I think the best gift that we could give to our country for Christmas and New Year is to pass this Bill. The Hon. Member made three basic arguments. One, that he believes that there is inappropriate emphasis on legislation, which he thinks is absurd. The second issue is that the consequences and the impact are overrated and over exaggerated. The third one has to do with the PSCC and its functioning and its rushing. With this issue, maybe, some of our friends on the other side are not listening to people; they are not listening to organisations; they are not listening to the banks and insurance companies and what is going on this place right now. Since this Bill was defeated on the 7th of November this year there have been meetings with stakeholders, the Government, Opposition and civil society. There have been meetings between the Government and the Opposition. If the Opposition Members do not know who their leader is meeting with, it is not my problem. The issue is that there are great concern and the impact so far, having missed the deadline in May, having missed the deadline in August and missed again in November …If the Opposition does not believe us, and the Members of the Opposition do not believe us, I will suggest that they go and talk to their bankers. I assume that most of the speakers, most of the Members of Parliament, have a bank account and therefore the banks and the banker and the manager of their bank will explain to them because what… [Ms. Kissoon: It is petty cash.] It does not matter if it is petty cash or not, the volume is of no consequence. That is the point you are missing. The point you are missing is not to do with large amount of foreign transactions in and out of Guyana. It is ordinary people who are pensioners overseas, who have bank accounts overseas, come home every six months here and who deposit small amounts or, transfer small amounts here, and have been told by the banks overseas that their bank account will be closed where they are because they have given an address of Guyana. If you have not smelled the roses, talk to your bankers. Your bankers are talking.
The Bankers' Association of Guyana… [Interruption] Mr. Speaker, I noticed that you have protected Mr. Greenidge. I expect no less, Sir.
Mr. Speaker: Mr. Greenidge endured more than what you have endured now.
Ms. Teixeira: Was it just now?
Mr. Speaker: Yes. I will know when the point is reached I will step in.
Ms. Teixeira: Well Mr. Speaker, I hate to, at this hour challenge you or disagree with you because I do not like to do that to you, but everyone sat pretty quietly here for Mr. Greenidge. I suggest to the Members of the Opposition side if they do not believe us it is to go and talk to their bankers, go and talk to the Bankers' Association about what is happening to individual, ordinary people in this country, and overseas, and also companies and people doing foreign transactions in and out of Guyana.
I am very serious about what I said just now, I am very serious, I am not joking and I am not trying to make a mountain out of a mould hill.
Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, it is after 10 o' clock there are six more speakers to go, we need to get through this debate tonight. Could we allow the Member to speak please?
Ms. Teixeira: The issue, the impact of what is happening, started not in November; it started after we missed the first deadline in May. The CFATF public statement, actions taken since May, 2013 plenary, is dated November, 2013, Free Port, Bahamas and it asked countries to report on what they had done in relation to the advisory in May, that Guyana was deficient in its actions and was posing a threat to countries. Here is a list of the countries, the actions that each country took: Angola, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, the Canadians in particular
"On 1st of July, 2013 the office of the Supreme Financial Institutions issued a notice to draw attention to the CFATF call on Belize, Guyana and Dominica. Federally regulated financial institutions are expected to take in accounts they identify deficiencies when transacting business emanating from, destined to or connected to these countries."
This is all posted on their website.
"On the 5th of July the Canadian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Financial Transaction and Report Analysis (FINTRAC), issued an advisory reporting entities that the CFATF has determined that Belize and Guyana are out of compliance with the action plans to address strategic deficiencies. Jamaica put out information to their people, St. Kitts.
Trinidad and Tobago on the 30th May put a statement by the Central Bank of Trinidad uprising all of its licensees and registrants at a CFATF public statement via a circular on the 7th of June. The circular letter listed the jurisdictions that have been identified with strategic deficiencies and encourage all regulated entities to apply, enhance scrutiny when transacting business with entities in those territories."
It goes on to talk on that issue.
Turks and Caicos, acting under the United Kingdom (UK) council, put out a sanction in relation to Guyana and Belize. That was an action taken post May, 2013 when we missed that deadline.
There was a blacklist warning from business publisher. On the 3rd of December the Global News Matters, which produces the fortnightly "Market Dynamic Caribbean", reported this:
"That this week's edition of the news reports that CFATF have stated Guyana's continuous ability to pass laws on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism. The task force also cited Belize.
This is why we have been following this development closely as possible as it poses continuous risk to the commercial banking sectors of the two countries and in this interconnected economy there could be repercussion of the other parts of the region."
Market Dynamic Caribbean also reports that the Caribbean also spends heavily…"
It also then reports that this organisation deals with 350 regional sources per week and covers more than 30 countries in the Caribbean, including Dutch, French, Spanish and English speaking Caribbean. That was on the 3rd of December. There has been other reaction since.
I think Mr. Greenidge said something which had to do with apocalyptic and to create fear on our people. The worst thing I would want to do is that. People have a right to know that as a result of this Parliament we have caused these things; that our inability in this House to pass a Bill… [Mr. Nandlall: Not ours, theirs.] Well, it is in totality, but it is obviously theirs. I stand corrected.
"CFATF assesses report on Guyana, October, 2013." The early part of the assessor's report gives a report on Guyana compliance with the number of the non-legislative recommendations.
Mr. Speaker: Which report is that?
Ms. Teixeira: This is "CFATF assesses report on Guyana, October, 2013." These are reports in which it referred to recommendations made in the action plan. However, this is what it states:
"Based on the review of the recent update, the action plan submitted by Guyana compliance with the core and key recommendations still remains minimal due to the heavy reliance on reform needed to address many of the deficiencies. Although further steps have been taken to address the elements outlined in the mutually evaluation report, that do not require legislative amendment, Guyana's failure to comply with the decision taken by the plenary on November, 2012, to ensure substantial progress, and to report by May, 2013 plenary. Since that time Guyana has made efforts to address the outstanding deficiencies that do not required legislative amendment while waiting for the parliamentary process to run its course. While these efforts are commendable, a proper assessment of whether Guyana will be able to meet plenary November deadline cannot be determined in the absence of the necessary legislation been enacted and there is nowhere, at this time, to determine whether this takes place prior to the November plenary or at the latest by the 30th of November, as specified by the Guyanese authority."
Members, this is a conclusion of CFATF.
"Members must consider therefore whether any additional counter measures should be taken against Guyana for the non compliance with the CFATF directive if the November deadline is not met."
Then, of course, there is what Minister and Attorney General read to us, which was the CFATF public statement of the 30th November, 2013. Again it states, on Guyana:
"Guyana has made efforts to address it deficiencies however, it has not taken sufficient steps towards improving its Anti-Money Laundering and Counting the Financing of Terrorism (AMLCFT) compliance regime by failing to improve and implementing legislating reforms. Guyana must therefore pass the relevant legislation and implement all outstanding issues."
It then goes on:
"Members are therefore called upon to consider implementing counter measures to protect the financial systems from the ongoing money laundering terrorist financing risk emanating from Guyana."
That is the 20th of November, 2013. Members can go on the website. This is not my fictions; they can go on CFATF website go. Since we are in a modern world they can access all of that. They do not have to believe me.
The issue is this that when I listened to the Hon. Member he seemed to be caught in a catch-22. The prevention of Money Laundering Act…
Mr. Speaker: Sorry Ms. Teixeira, I am making arrangement to limit the refreshments outside, seeing that it is having an effect on the behaviour on the inside, but it is not with you.
Ms. Teixeira: With me!
Mr. Speaker: No.
Ms. Teixeira: I do not drink, Sir. It is just that when you said it, it sounds as if was…
Mr. Speaker: I just want to make a public announcement so that there is a last call.
Ms. Teixeira: Okay, there might be a rush.
The issue of this Bill, the prevention of the Money Laundering Act of 1997 or 1998 - I cannot remember which one it was - was created in an era of when the world, Latin America and the Caribbean were dealing with money laundering. The 2009 Bill, which was brought here and sent to a Special Select Committee for the first time, had to add on the issue of financing terrorism because of September, 2001. The whole issue of terrorist financing was added on. I would swear to that another two years there will be something else added to do with cyber issues. By 2014, it will be dealing with all the cyber issues to do with money laundering, but there will be other ways in which that will be devised. This is a never-ending issue, in terms of the laws being amended to keep up with the times. This is not unusual in this area or in any other area. Laws are not meant to be written in granite and stay stocked in time and time warp.
The issue is that the Hon. Member can talk about inappropriate emphasis. This Bill, such as the one in 2007, was driven by international demands, that Guyana gets itself in line with international development and international financing, banking, commercial and insurances systems and we, did in 2007 to 2009, bring it here. We brought regulations; we brought also a moratorium to order by the Minister to give the banks a moratorium to allow them to get themselves into order with putting the 2009 Bill into effect. All of us, who are sitting in this room, who, I assume, have bank accounts, would have received a letter from our bank telling us to come in, in 2011, with our passport and National Identification Card and some proof of address. That is part of the Act. Under money laundering, persons would have been able to take their proof of address - Guyana Power and Light (GPL) bill, water bill, whatever a person may have - to show who they and they are living at a given address. That was part of the 2009 Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act of 2009. We now have to go further and therefore we have no…
The issues of implementations on law making, I would like to say if all the laws, which were created in the world, are only judged on implementation, a lot of things would not have happened. Laws have to be put into effect and there are systems. They have to be connections.
One of the issues, the other Act, which is a partner to this… There are some other Act that partner this, the Money Transfer Licences Act, which was passed in 2009, the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, because it requires countries to share information, to share intelligence. Prior to that, the Member asked a question, but I remember that there was an investigation going on, and I was the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Felix knows - he is not even here, he is probably at the bar -…The issue is that when we were investigating an issue and we asked the bank, at that end, to share the information with us of where money was leaving and going from Guyana we were told that it is banking laws and its laws did not allow it. It is that countries have a similar wavelength, similar system to allow for that.
I could tell, from my experience, that we were not been given information by other banks when we were doing our own tracking. That was because of all the countries, in this hemisphere, were not on the same footing. Even some of the countries, such as the United States of America, which are supposed to have similar laws with our country, it is to go and ask, as the Government, or try to track certain things, and hear what the banks will tell. One will suddenly hear about their laws, so that the offhand comment by the Hon. Member maybe that the person is not being exposed to Government, not being exposed to some of the challenges of intelligence gathering, information gathering, particular in a country where connectivity is a problem, where the digitalisation of records, and so on.
That is not the issue. The problem, what Mr. Greenidge said, is a chicken and egg story because CFATF made it very clear that our country does not have some of the procedural framework in place, so it pointed out... Mr. Greenidge was listening to me, but he does not usually. That would be that we were missing, in a number of cases, the procedural requirements which had to be put into law. It needed certain provisions in the law to allow for certain things to be done which were absent in the 2009 Bill. Therefore CFATF put recommendations on Guyana as it was done in other countries, all the countries which have had problems - Trinidad, Belize, Dominica, all having had trouble. There is a combination of human resources, financial resources, technical resources, challenges of communicating of a tiny country communicating with a big countries which has far more sophisticated systems and abilities than we do, but nevertheless if there is not the legal framework then our country cannot even move in that direction. It has got to be able to have a legal framework.
Obviously, if the Hon. Member had read the report and the Bill, which was tabled in this House, in which there were probably about 58 to 60 amendments that were made to the original Bill, put to this House on the 22nd of April, 2013, he would have seen and we put it based on Mr. Basil Williams request that we put what were the CFATF recommendations and what we complied with so people could see. This requires a whole range of things and Mr. Greenidge was there in the whole discussion, to do with the limit of how much money can be taken out of Guyana and the instruments. Did that mean only the $10,000 cheque money? We discovered that for CFATF it was money, jewellry, travellers cheques, personal cheques, money orders, anything totalling $10,000. We did not realise that when we were dealing with it in Committee. It was until we saw that.
It is sad that the Hon. Member, who sat in that Committee, attended a lot of the meetings, not all… As from April to October this version of the Bill was finished in Committee; at the end of July, it was shared out, the 30th or 31st of July. The Members, on the other side, adjourned it to October because they have a majority on the Committee. They are the majority, it is not us. Therefore they had August, September, October to look at the Bill. We met back in October. When we started back, they confessed in the meeting that they had not read it as yet and they were not prepared to discuss it because they had not read it as yet. We had to come back, again, and then there was a postponement. Then, at the last meeting, which we had, we went through again the same amendments Sir, of the end of July, 2013, and decided that we have a deadline as a country to face and if we do not put our best effort to try and meet that deadline then so be it. Do not let us be found faulting because not one amendment has come from the Opposition in this whole process.
Mr. Greenidge may have his view of the Committee on what must not be rushed. I would say Sir, we did not rush at all. In fact, my guilt or my concern is, as the Chairperson,…
Mr. Greenidge: Mr. Greenidge's report, as I indicated to this House before, is borne out by the Minutes kept by Ms. Teixeira herself. It is not that I conjured up a view of what occurred. The meeting was clear as to how it should proceed and what Ms. Teixeira did was contrary to that. It is not a Greenidge position, it was the majority.
Ms. Teixeira: I am afraid I am not a minute taker in a committee. I am a Member of Parliament and I was the Chairperson of the Committee. If you have a problem with the Minutes then you come to the meeting and you correct them, but I am not a minute taker. I am not a minute taker in a parliamentary committee. I might be a minute taker at another level, but not in a parliamentary committee. Do not belittle me and put me in that position.
The three planks of the first Opposition speaker on this Bill… There were three planks that he spoke on. The inappropriate emphasis on legislation, Hon. Member Mr. Greenidge, his argument on it was flawed. It is proved by all the reports of CFATF - all available on website, Sir, not Teixeira inventions, not Teixeira Minutes, by the way - that the legislative instruments were what we had to do at this point. The point, which he made, that the Committee been rushed, well, history will absolve us or history will find us guilty. I leave it to history, Sir, but in my conscious. I know that from the end of July this was ready and when it came here on the 7th of November it was rejected. We met again in October and nobody was interested in it. My conscious is clear, as the Chairperson.
I saw in the newspaper a high ranking official, on the Opposition, is claiming that the Government and the Chief Whip in particular was responsible for his Bill being defeated. Well I leave it to history to judge me. I do not answer that.
The issue of this Bill, the Hon. Member made a point which I should response to. He talked about civil rights, and so on. He may be right and he has my support on the issue of the draconian and erosion of human rights and issues of security in the United States of America and England and a number of places based under the rubric of antiterrorism. You have my vote on that, Mr. Greenidge, but on this Bill, which is dealing…
When the United Kingdom (UK) Government has secret trials, arrests people and hold them for four years without trials and have secret trials with no lawyers and no defence, when people are put under house arrest for four years and cannot work, Mr. Greenidge, you have my 101% support to fight on those issues. However, on this Bill, whilst the Bill is onerous, it is difficult, it is a pain in the you know what, it puts tremendous stress on a country of our size, abilities and resources. However, the greatest area of human rights issue is the privacy issue, the issue of disclosures and privacy. In the Bill, the information has to be produced and generated. It means that one's privacy, right to privacy or private information, has basically been eroded. We are seeing that this is a big issue which has to do with the right of privacy is a big issue at the international level. When everybody "Google" and everybody can get information to Governments to get into conversations with foreign presidents and presidents and prime ministers of other countries, and where Snowden and other people have exposed what is going on, yes, you are right on those violations of privacy and the right to privacy, but we are living in a cyber world where it seems to be the trend that everything has to come out. Our country is faced with a challenge.
This is a Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) Bill to make us in compliance with international requirements. I am certain that there will be more amendments to this Bill and certainly in the Committee those amendments could have been tabled. They were not. If we are going back to Committee now, we are, as the Attorney General said, flexible, but I hope we are not going to go on an excursion that has no limit and no time because we do have another time limit.
The Hon. Prime Minister, in his statement to the House on 21st November, 2013, which was circulated to everybody sitting here, pointed out that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) can, in February, when it meets at the International Cooperation Review Group (ICRG), review Guyana. It does not have to wait for another CFATF review. It can, on its own, decide. Therefore, I am appealing to this House that in going back to select committee, we must commit to try to get this Bill back in this House before the third or fourth week in January, 2014.
I know we have been accused of exaggerating but we have been feeling the effects since May, 2013. The effects got stronger from August, 2013. We have been feeling the effects getting worse since 20th November, 2013. I am not exaggerating. I encourage Mr. Granger, Members of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and all Members of Parliament (MPs) to invite the bankers to meet with them privately. I do not care. Hear the story of what is going on and be concerned about what it is going to do to the economy, to the people of our country and to the way in which we operate as a country.
The CFATF recommendations that were given to us, we have complied, as far as I know, with those. The new Bill or a Bill similar to the one which was brought here on 7th November and was defeated has some new sections. Under the Companies Act, there is a new subsection 2, which gives further clarification as required by CFATF after the review of 18th November.
Whether it is a new committee with the same people or new people is of little consequence, but I would hope that the enormous amount of work that went into the Bill does not fall by the wayside. The new committee should use it and we should try all possibilities to return here with the Bill, hopefully with its approval amongst ourselves, before the end of January, 2014. Even if we were to pass this Bill tonight, Sir, it is extraordinarily difficult to reverse what has already taken place with the advisories out on Guyana and it is not automatic.
Therefore, as I said, we are willing to flex, we are willing to go to Committee, but we cannot come to this House and not emphasise how serious it is, and these are not, as the Hon. Member said, fancy and empty words. These are not fancy and empty words. I am being sincere. We are in serious problems as a country and our people will suffer, our economy will suffer and everyone will suffer. We have said that before but we are saying it again. We always hope that the Opposition Members, being rational people and being reasonable people, will give credence to these issues and act in good faith. That is all we are asking of them. We are not asking them to vote with us.
Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank you for allowing me to speak. Thank you very much. [Applause]
Name: Hon. Gail Teixeira,MP


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import org.springframework.ldap.core.LdapTemplate;
import org.springframework.ldap.core.support.AbstractContextMapper;
import org.springframework.ldap.support.LdapUtils;

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L'Antico teatro di Epidauro è un teatro situato nella omonima città greca, all'estremità sud-est del santuario dedicato all'antico dio greco della medicina Asclepio. È considerato il miglior teatro greco antico per quanto riguarda l'acustica e l'estetica.

È costruito sul lato ovest del monte Cinortion, vicino alla città di Lygourio, ma appartenente al comune di Epidauro.

Storia
Secondo Pausania, che ne esalta la simmetria e la bellezza, fu costruito da Policleto il Giovane. Con una capacità massima tra i 13.000 e i 15.000 spettatori, il teatro ospitava musica, canti e giochi drammatici che erano inclusi nel culto di Asclepio; era anche usato come mezzo per guarire gli ammalati, poiché si credeva che osservare spettacoli drammatici avesse effetti positivi sulla salute mentale e fisica.

Oggi il teatro attira un grande numero di visitatori ed è utilizzato per l'esecuzione di drammi teatrali antichi: la prima esibizione moderna è stata la tragedia di Sofocle Elettra messa in scena nel 1938 sotto la direzione di Dimitris Rontiris con Katina Paxinou ed Eleni Papadaki. Gli spettacoli furono interrotti a seguito dello scoppio della seconda guerra mondiale e ricominciarono nel 1954; l'anno successivo fu istituito, come evento annuale per la presentazione del dramma antico, il Festival di Epidauro, che continua ancora oggi durante i mesi estivi.

Il teatro è stato usato sporadicamente per ospitare importanti eventi musicali: nell'ambito del festival sono apparsi noti attori greci e stranieri tra cui il soprano Maria Callas, che eseguì Norma nel 1960 e Medea nel 1970.

Descrizione

Il monumento conserva la caratteristica struttura tripartita di un teatro ellenistico con cavea (la parte riservata al pubblico), orchestra e palcoscenico; durante il periodo romano, a differenza di molti teatri, non subì alcuna modifica. L'edificio scenico è stato costruito in due fasi: il primo è collocato alla fine del IV secolo a.C. e il secondo a metà del II secolo a.C.

La cavea o kòilon è divisa verticalmente in due parti diseguali, separate da un corridoio orizzontale per il movimento degli spettatori (largo 182 cm), il diazoma. La parte inferiore della cavea è divisa in dodici sezioni mentre la parte superiore è divisa in ventidue; la mancanza di due tribune nella sezione superiore ha permesso di aggiungere due ulteriori ingressi per gli spettatori, che in questo modo possono accedere al teatro sia dal basso sia dall'alto.

La fila inferiori della cavea, subito a ridosso dell'orchestra, presenta posti d'onore riservati; il design dell'auditorium è unico e basato su tre centri di marcatura: grazie a questo gli architetti hanno ottenuto sia un'acustica ottimale che un'apertura per una visione migliore.

L'orchestra circolare, con un diametro di 20 m, costituisce il centro del teatro. È circondata da una speciale condotta di drenaggio sotterranea di 1,99 m di larghezza chiamata èuripos, coperta in passato da una passerella circolare in pietra. Al centro dell'orchestra troviamo un piatto circolare di pietra, la base dell'altare dedicato a Dioniso o thymèle.

Di fronte alla cavea e dietro l'orchestra si sviluppa l'edificio scenico del teatro. La forma della scena (che è in parte conservata oggi) è datata al periodo ellenistico e consisteva in un palcoscenico a due piani e un proscenio di fronte al palcoscenico; c'era un colonnato davanti al proscenio e, su entrambi i lati, i due retroscena leggermente sporgenti. A est e a ovest dei due retroscena c'erano due piccole sale rettangolari per le esigenze degli attori. Due rampe conducono al tetto del proscenio, il logeion, dove gli attori hanno recitato in un'epoca più tarda. Infine, il teatro aveva due porte, che ora sono state restaurate.

I gradini del teatro sono raggruppati in due parti con pendenza diversa: allontanandosi dall'orchestra ci sono prima 34 gradini, poi una separazione, una diversa pendenza con gradinate doppie e poi una nuova serie di 21 gradini. Sommando le due serie si ottiene un totale di 55 gradini. Venne constatato che 34/21=1,619, mentre 55/34=1,617. Entrambi i valori, approssimati per eccesso e per difetto, danno il noto numero aureo: 1,618. Come viene detto nel Timeo: le due parti sono unite da "il più bello dei legami".

Scavi
Il primo scavo sistematico del teatro iniziò nel 1881 dalla Società Archeologica, sotto la direzione dell'archeologo Panayis Kavvadias  e conservato in ottime condizioni grazie ai restauri  di P. Kavvadias (1907), di A. Orlandos (1954-1963) e il Comitato di conservazione dei monumenti di Epidauro  (Dal 1988 al 2016). Con il lavoro svolto, il teatro è stato recuperato - tranne la costruzione del palcoscenico - quasi interamente nella sua forma originale.

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Bibliografia
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L'armonia acustica del teatro di Epidauro (Rivista Italiana di Acustica Vol. 38, 2014, N. 2, pp. 56-65)

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Megalithic Temples of Malta
(Malta)
Factors affecting the property in 2005*
Deliberate destruction of heritage
Illegal activities
Interpretative and visitation facilities
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports
Vandalism;
Proposal for interim landfills for domestic waste near the Temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra in Qrendi;
Illegal construction of houses close to the Ggantija Temple;
International Competition for a Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra Heritage Park.
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2005
Requests approved: 2 (from 1981-1998)
Total amount approved : 74,073 USD
1998 Emergency Assistance for Hagar Qim, Megalithic Temples, ... (Approved) 72,448 USD
1981 2-week consultant mission to advise on setting up a ... (Approved) 1,625 USD
Missions to the property until 2005**
UNESCO mission 1994, ICOMOS mission 2001;
2001 Report on Mission to Mnajdra Megalithic Temple (Malta), 10-12 May 2001
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2005
A detailed updated report on the Project for a Heritage Park and the Development Plan was sent to the World Heritage Centre on 29 January 2005.
This report indicates that extensive security measures were put in place in 2001. The State Party is pleased to report that since then there have been no instances of vandalism to the Megalithic Temples. No illegal building works affecting the Temples or the Park have taken place since 2001. The apparent discrepancy here is attributable to the fact that the comments reported to the Committee in 2004 referred to the Ġgantija Temple on the Island of Gozo, whilst the Archaeological Park is confined to the Hagar Qim and Mnajdra Temples.
The report recapitulates the details of the proposed Park, presented to the Committee at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004). These are updated by a report on the International Design Competition held in 2004 (won by Walter Hunziker of Berne, Switzerland). The original design brief was amended following examination by the Technical Committee and the Competition Jury. A visitor survey and a feasibility study have been undertaken, providing further information on the present and anticipated visitor needs at the property. A single building to welcome visitors to the property is now being projected, instead of the two buildings in different parts of the landscape originally indicated in the competition design brief. The visitor centre is being proposed at the property indicated by the Jury as the ideal location, namely, the existing parking area. The scale of visitor facilities being projected has been reduced significantly.
The report draws the attention to the following points:
The decision to shelter Hagar Qim and Mnajdra was adopted by the State Party on the recommendations made by the Scientific Committee for the Conservation of the Megalithic Temples in 2000, and is fully endorsed by ICOMOS Malta. Studies by the Scientific Committee came to the conclusion that protective sheltering would significantly mitigate the deterioration processes that are presently threatening the monuments, and that sheltering is presently the best and safest medium-term option, while research continues on alternative treatments in the longer term. The protective shelters are designed as a temporary measure with a lifetime of 30 years, with minimal impact on the ground, and can be completely removed. The visual intrusion caused by the shelters is considered justified by (i) the fulfilment of the responsibility to pass on the monuments to future generations and (ii) its reversibility. The shelters are being planned in the context of an intensive environmental programme to monitor their performance and to allow comparison with the situation before their installation.
High priority is being given to the development of Management Plans. Heritage Malta is working with English Heritage and the Wiltshire County Council (UK) as part of the Centurio Project co-funded by the Interreg IIIC Programme of the European Union. Four seminars were held in October 2004; participants included planners, heritage managers, archaeologists and other key stakeholders. A strategy being developed to allow the six Megalithic properties, which vary considerably in extent, preservation, setting, management context, etc, to be covered by a single Management Plan. In addition to general conservation issues, other issues that are being dealt with on a property-specific basis include visitor flow and carrying capacity; documentation, landscape management, etc.
Considerable progress has been made over the past year in the complex process of drafting a Management Plan for six properties (seven Megalithic Temples) that differ considerably in a number of aspects.
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2005
Draft Decision
29 COM 7B.80
The Megalithic Temples of Malta (Malta)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev,
2. Recalling its Decision 28 COM 15B.76, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),
3. Thanks the State Party of Malta for the reports provided concerning the conservation of the World Heritage property and on the project for a Heritage Park,
4. Congratulates the State Party on the considerable progress that has been made over the past year in the complex process of drafting a Management Plan for six properties;
5. Requests the State Party to provide to the World Heritage Centre complementary information on Management Plan drafting, as well as on the project for a Heritage Park;
6. Further requests the State Party to provide the World Heritage Centre with a detailed report on the Megalithic Temples, including information about illegal structures close to the Ggantija Temple on Gozo by 1 February 2007 for examination by the Committee at its 31st session (2007).
Draft Decision: 29 COM 7B.80
3. Thanks the State Party for the reports provided concerning the conservation of the World Heritage property and on the project for a Heritage Park ,
6. Further requests the State Party to provide the World Heritage Centre with a detailed report on the Megalithic Temples, including information about illegal structures close to the Ggantija (Ġgantija)Ttemple on Gozo by 1 February 2007 for examination by the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee in 2007.
Next 2007 Previous 2004
Date of Inscription: 1980
Nomination records (Year): 1979, 1991, 2013, 2015
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (iv)
Other information on site
Read the SOUV
Documents examined by the Committee in 2005
WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev


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