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London Eye: Avoidable stillbirth in maternity?
By Ben Clover2017-02-15T18:00:00+00:00
A very sad and worrying story from St George's in south London.
The trust, which has a good reputation in maternity, saw a stillbirth last year to which contributory factors were insufficient midwives, and a locum registrar who walked out after a contract dispute.
The incident report has more details but the case raises a disturbing possibility.
A locum registrar who arrived for the day shift left after a dispute about whether they were to be employed as a senior or junior registrar.
The trust's report said the individual did not inform anyone else they were leaving, which sounds unhelpful at best.
St George's press team would not confirm which agency had supplied the locum, whether the company accepted the blame for the confusion over how much the registrar was going to be paid for their shift or whether it still uses that agency.
But it doesn't sound like it was the agency's fault.
The serious incident report said: "The panel questioned why the locum was not aware that the position was for a junior registrar, not a senior registrar" – but does not record who the question was asked of and what their answer was.
It added: "The panel recommended the general management team ensure that locum staff are made fully aware of the position and responsibilities that they are expected to provide cover for" – which suggests in this case the locum was not made fully aware.
It added: "The on-call consultant had wanted to negotiate with the locum registrar but when they arrived the locum had already left."
The consultant had then felt the unit was potentially unsafe and "shortly after managed to arrange for suitable senior registrar cover".
The report's recommendations said the general manager for women's services "must ensure that the correct information is given to all locum staff".
How could a trust that books so many locum shifts allow this kind of confusion to arise over whether a medic was going to be paid at a higher or lower rate?
It might not have expected the locum to walk out (the on-call consultant clearly expected they would be able to "negotiate"), but they were within their rights to do so.
The report does not spell this out exactly but we can see, nonetheless, that a dispute over the money to be paid for an agency shift contributed to a clinical situation that resulted in a stillbirth.
In what other safety critical situations does St George's leave it unclear what rate a temporary worker is to be employed at, trusting to the on-call consultant to negotiate with the worker if they feel they have been misled?
St George's is looking at a deficit of £80m this year. Like all trusts, it has a cap from NHS Improvement on its agency spend.
The communications team told London Eye that the serious incident report had "identified a number of contributory factors in this case – neither cost cutting nor the agency cap were among them".
The case is currently being settled with the NHS Litigation Authority
Full credit to the London Evening Standard for bringing this case to light last week.
The paper also reported that St George's had saved the life of the father of this child a short while later when he suffered a stroke.
Hospitals are complicated places and I sometimes wonder whether it is possible to form reliable pictures of how safe they are, even at a department level.
London Eye features a look at what's going on in England's biggest health economy. London has the best and worst regarded hospital trusts in the country. It has excellence and dysfunction in commissioning and primary care. I will cover all of this.
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The concept of working from home has gradually spread, to the point where a large number of companies will at least consider implementing the concept. The concern with this approach is that employees will be distracted by at-home activities and not focus on their assigned tasks. This is not typically the case, though there are some issues that can detract from the arrangement. In this article, we note a number of pros and cons associated with the concept.
Greater job satisfaction. This is no surprise, since employees do not have to waste time commuting to the office, do not need to dress up in office attire, and can set their own schedules (within reason). And, greater job satisfaction means that turnover among those who work from home is reduced.
Greater productivity. This is more of a surprise to those accustomed to working in the office, who assume that close interaction with their fellows is crucial to a high level of productivity. Instead, the inherent distractions of the office are eliminated when employees work from home, resulting in a significant boost in productivity. In addition, people who work from home tend to work longer hours. Also, people tend to continue working even when they are sick.
Lower costs. The employer can save a significant amount on office space that it no longer needs. This cost savings is much higher than the cost of setting an employee up to work at home.
Larger candidate pool. When employees can work remotely, a business can look much further afield for employees. It is possible to profitably employ people who live in entirely different time zones. In addition, this approach allows access to a new group of people who cannot leave the home – those involved with child care and elder care.
Career advancement. There may be a concern among employees that they will not be considered for promotion if they work from home, on the grounds that they are not routinely meeting with the rest of their teams or their managers, and so cannot be properly evaluated. This can be a valid concern, depending on the processes used to target employees for advancement.
Data security. An employee may have access to sensitive company information from their home computer, which can now be accessed by anyone who can enter that person's home. Strong password protection that must be reset regularly is probably the best way to guard against this issue.
Disaster recovery. What if an employee is storing information locally and loses the data, either from a system crash or by theft of the equipment? This scenario can be ameliorated by employing online data backup services.
Equipment retrieval. The company may have installed expensive computer equipment at a person's home. How difficult will it be to retrieve this equipment if the person's employment is terminated?
Low morale. If employee morale is exceedingly low, it is possible that those people working from home will spend a large part of their time looking for new jobs. In this situation, the work at home option may not be viable.
Minimal training. If employees are not well-trained, it is difficult to obtain that training when there is no trainer present, which results in prolonged inefficiency and high error rates. This issue can be overcome by certifying the skill levels of employees before allowing them to work from home.
Socialites. More extroverted employees enjoy the office environment and prefer to be with other people on a regular basis. Their turnover might increase if they were forced to work from home.
Technical support. The computer systems used by employees must be operational for as close to 100% of the time as possible. This is a particular concern when the home computer must be constantly networked into the company's computer system. For example, a travel agent who works from home cannot perform the job unless she can constantly access travel booking sites.
Virus protection. It is possible that an employee could inadvertently download a virus through his home computer and then upload it to the company through the corporate network.
If there is resistance from management about allowing employees to work from home, conduct a pilot project that examines the output of a small group, and continue the test for a number of months. Then compare both the output and turnover rate of this group to the results of a control group that worked from the office during the same time period. If the results are notably better for the work-at-home group, this may present a sufficiently convincing case to trigger a larger rollout of the concept. Part of a pilot project can include the development of guidelines regarding how much equipment the company is to provide, who to call for equipment repair issues, the security of the equipment, personal use of the equipment, reimbursement for home office supplies, ergonomic considerations, and so forth.
One valid concern with working from home is the need to have occasional meetings. There are several ways to do so. One is to use an online video chat service, such as Skype. For in-person meetings, schedule certain employees to be in the office on specific days, and schedule meetings around those dates. Another option is to have everyone meet at the office on the same date, though this approach requires a larger investment in office space to accommodate the extra personnel.


Houston Texans wide receiver and former Ohio State Buckeyes star Braxton Miller played host to a football camp at his alma mater, Wayne High School, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
He will hold another camp at the same time a day later at Hilliard Bradley High School.
Miller's goal is to create "a culturally-significant event that combines football, art and culture at its highest form." Also on hand for the event will be Troy Cole, who designs cleats. Kids who want to purchase cleats from Cole can collaborate with him on the design. An MVP from each camp will receive a free pair of customized cleats.
The second annual CHARG1NG Camp is open to kids from ages 6-17. They will be split into youth and high school groups.
The cost is $99. Each participant receives Adidas "swag," lunch and a photo with Miller. To register, visit Charg1ng.com.
Last year, Miller hosted the camp for the first time, and 300 kids participated.
Miller is entering his third season in the NFL. He had 19 catches for 162 yards and a touchdown last season. He had 15 catches for 99 yards and a touchdown as a rookie in 2016.
"Braxton came in with a good attitude this spring," Texans receivers coach John Perry told the Houston Chronicle earlier this month. "I think he realizes and understands what we're asking him to do. I think it was a very difficult transition doing what he did, coming from college and trying to jump into the NFL and get into the wide receiver position.


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require 'test_helper'

class BogusTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
  SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER = '4444333322221111'
  FAILURE_PLACEHOLDER = '4444333311112222'

  def setup
    @gateway = BogusGateway.new(
      :login => 'bogus',
      :password => 'bogus'
    )

    @creditcard = credit_card(SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)

    @response = ActiveMerchant::Billing::Response.new(true, "Transaction successful", :transid => BogusGateway::AUTHORIZATION)
  end

  def test_authorize
    assert  @gateway.authorize(1000, credit_card(SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)).success?
    assert !@gateway.authorize(1000, credit_card(FAILURE_PLACEHOLDER)).success?
    assert_raises(ActiveMerchant::Billing::Error) do
      @gateway.authorize(1000, credit_card('123'))
    end
  end

  def test_purchase
    assert  @gateway.purchase(1000, credit_card(SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)).success?
    assert !@gateway.purchase(1000, credit_card(FAILURE_PLACEHOLDER)).success?
    assert_raises(ActiveMerchant::Billing::Error) do
      @gateway.purchase(1000, credit_card('123'))
    end
  end

  def test_recurring
    assert  @gateway.recurring(1000, credit_card(SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)).success?
    assert !@gateway.recurring(1000, credit_card(FAILURE_PLACEHOLDER)).success?
    assert_raises(ActiveMerchant::Billing::Error) do
      @gateway.recurring(1000, credit_card('123'))
    end
  end

  def test_capture
    assert  @gateway.capture(1000, '1337').success?
    assert  @gateway.capture(1000, @response.params["transid"]).success?
    assert !@gateway.capture(1000, FAILURE_PLACEHOLDER).success?
    assert_raises(ActiveMerchant::Billing::Error) do
      @gateway.capture(1000, SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)
    end
  end

  def test_3d_secure_authorize
    response = @gateway.authorize(1000, credit_card('4'))
    assert response.three_d_secure?
    assert_equal BogusGateway::THREE_D_PA_REQ, response.pa_req
    assert_equal BogusGateway::THREE_D_MD, response.md
    assert_equal BogusGateway::THREE_D_ACS_URL, response.acs_url
  end

  def test_3d_secure_purchase
    response = @gateway.purchase(1000, credit_card('4'))
    assert response.three_d_secure?
    assert_equal BogusGateway::THREE_D_PA_REQ, response.pa_req
    assert_equal BogusGateway::THREE_D_MD, response.md
    assert_equal BogusGateway::THREE_D_ACS_URL, response.acs_url
  end

  def test_3d_complete
    response = @gateway.three_d_complete(BogusGateway::THREE_D_PA_RES, BogusGateway::THREE_D_MD)
    assert_equal BogusGateway::SUCCESS_MESSAGE, response.message

    response = @gateway.three_d_complete('incorrect PaRes', BogusGateway::THREE_D_MD)
    assert_equal BogusGateway::FAILURE_MESSAGE, response.message

    response = @gateway.three_d_complete(BogusGateway::THREE_D_PA_RES, 'incorrect MD')
    assert_equal BogusGateway::FAILURE_MESSAGE, response.message
  end

  def test_credit
    assert  @gateway.credit(1000, credit_card(SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)).success?
    assert !@gateway.credit(1000, credit_card(FAILURE_PLACEHOLDER)).success?
    assert_raises(ActiveMerchant::Billing::Error) do
      @gateway.credit(1000, credit_card('123'))
    end
  end

  def test_refund
    assert  @gateway.refund(1000, '1337').success?
    assert  @gateway.refund(1000, @response.params["transid"]).success?
    assert !@gateway.refund(1000, FAILURE_PLACEHOLDER).success?
    assert_raises(ActiveMerchant::Billing::Error) do
      @gateway.refund(1000, SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)
    end
  end

  def test_credit_uses_refund
    options = {:foo => :bar}
    @gateway.expects(:refund).with(1000, '1337', options)
    assert_deprecation_warning(Gateway::CREDIT_DEPRECATION_MESSAGE, @gateway) do
      @gateway.credit(1000, '1337', options)
    end
  end

  def test_void
    assert  @gateway.void('1337').success?
    assert  @gateway.void(@response.params["transid"]).success?
    assert !@gateway.void(FAILURE_PLACEHOLDER).success?
    assert_raises(ActiveMerchant::Billing::Error) do
      @gateway.void(SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)
    end
  end

  def test_store
    @gateway.store(@creditcard)
  end

  def test_unstore
    @gateway.unstore(SUCCESS_PLACEHOLDER)
  end

  def test_store_then_purchase
    reference = @gateway.store(@creditcard)
    assert @gateway.purchase(1000, reference.authorization).success?
  end

  def test_supports_3d_secure
    assert @gateway.supports_3d_secure
  end

  def test_supported_countries
    assert_equal ['US'], BogusGateway.supported_countries
  end

  def test_supported_card_types
    assert_equal [:bogus], BogusGateway.supported_cardtypes
  end
end

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Political Uncertainty as Viewed Through an Investment Lens
The overriding theme that has engulfed markets during the first quarter, particularly stocks, has been Donald Trump and the general belief that he will enact policies that will spur economic growth and boost corporate profits. Never mind any lingering anxieties that his more controversial positions might detract from economic growth.
Sources: U.S. Treasury, MarketWatch, St. Louis Federal Reserve, CNBC
*Monthly: February 28, 2017 – March 31, 2017
Of course, Trump can't cut taxes and boost outlays on infrastructure projects simply by decree. He's half the equation. Congress must still enact measures that reach his desk.
So, what happens if Congress deadlocks and nothing gets passed? Worries abound that investors are front-running changes in fiscal policy that may not occur.
Washington does not work like a well-oiled machine and compromises must still be hammered out. Odds are low at this point, but if the gears get gummed up and Congress fails to implement reforms, volatility is likely to ensue. What type of short-term fallout we might experience is difficult to forecast.
It's a remark that found its way into last month's commentary.
Well, for better or worse, Washington isn't a well-oiled machine. That was vividly demonstrated when Republican leaders in the House pulled their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare when the votes weren't there.
Whether Obamacare should be repealed or whether the Republican replacement was the right prescription is not in the scope of this month's summary. What impacts investors is.
More importantly, investors have been anticipating a sharp reduction in the corporate tax rate. The math is simple. A lower tax rate boosts after tax earnings, which is positive for stocks. It may also induce firms to invest in various tools to boost output and productivity, which would aid economic growth.
But the inability to pass the health care bill raises the odds we might not see tax reform, as it highlighted the deep divisions within the Republican Party.
Republicans share common tax goals, including lowering rates for individuals, eliminating the alternative minimum tax, and slashing the corporate tax rate. Still, passage isn't guaranteed.
While political noise can create volatility, the standoff with the health care bill didn't spark much of a selloff. In fact, the major indices ended the week higher following the bill's apparent demise.
Partisanship may create uncertainty at the Capitol, but investors care most about economic and profit growth. It is the long-term driver of stocks.
The Fed engages
When the year began, it appeared the Fed was gearing up for a rate hike in June. It would be the first of three expected increases in the fed funds rate.
Data Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve, Economic Projections of Fed Officials, NBER
Shaded areas mark recessions – Last Date: March 2017
Inflation rate as determined by the core PCE Price Index (excludes food and energy) Broken line represents current forecast for the fed funds rate per the Economic Projections of Federal Reserve Board Members and Federal Reserve Bank Presidents under their Individual Assessments of Projected Appropriate Monetary Policy Fed funds rate median projection of 1.375% at year-end 2017 and 2.125% at year-end 2018. Forecasts are subject to change
That changed in late February, when several Federal Reserve officials, including Fed Chief Janet Yellen, strongly hinted that March was in play.
When the March 15 meeting concluded, the Fed surprised no one by announcing it was raising the fed funds rate by 1⁄4% to a range of 0.75 – 1.0%.
Despite chatter the Fed might tweak the needle in a slightly more hawkish direction by raising projections from three rate hikes this year to four, it chose to maintain guidance at three. If that occurs, we would have a fed funds rate of 1.25 – 1.50% by the end of the year – see Figure 1.
"We realize that waiting too long to scale back some of our support (low rates) could potentially require us to raise rates rapidly sometime down the road, which in turn could risk disrupting financial markets and pushing the economy into recession," Yellen pointed out in early March.
While she was cautiously optimistic on the economic outlook, she said expected rate increases should be "gradual."
Pumped up profits
Ultimately, it's about corporate profits, and the outlook for the rest of the year is favorable.
As of March 31, Thomson Reuters estimates earnings for S&P 500 companies, which captures about 80% of the total U.S. market capitalization (Dow Jones Indices), are expected to rise 10.2% from a year ago. That's down from an estimate of 13.8% made at the beginning of the quarter.
Data Soure: Thomson Reuters Last Date: 3.31.17
All forecasts are subject to change
Since the early days of the economic recovery, analysts have lowered their estimates in response to conservative forecasts issued by firms. It's an under-promise, over-deliver strategy. If we follow the same pattern this time around, firms will post their first double-digit rise in profits since Q3 2014.
According to Thomson Reuters, expect the most support to come from financials, technology, and energy. Energy played a significant role in the earnings recession, thanks to the collapse in oil prices. While prices have been shaky as of late, they are up from a year ago.
Later in the year
Anything past Q2 gets dicey and depends on several factors. Foremost, how the economy performs.
The theme that is being driven home? Be careful reacting to news items or political noise that may create temporary volatility, but fails to shift the narrative that has driven stocks from the March 2009 low.
We've seen it before: economic and political uncertainty in Europe, political gridlock at home, Brexit, China, geopolitical anxieties, and more.
When new problems crop up, and they will, uncertainty can quickly affect short-term market sentiment. But if it fails to materially dent the U.S. economic outlook, it's unlikely to have a longer lasting impact on stocks.
When might we get a more pronounced downturn? Historically, bear markets correlate closely with recessions. A recession will eventually set in, and stocks will turn down. But recessions have historically led to economic upturns and new highs for stocks. It's a pattern that's repeated itself for over 200 years.
Christopher J. Carroll, CIMA®, CBC®
Founder, Portfolio Manager, and Managing Partner

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At Hawthorn West we have a number of official leadership positions for our Grade Six students.
School Captains: The whole school assembly is conducted by the School Captains each Monday afternoon. School Captains are present at most School Events in order to represent the student body.
Vice School Captains: The Vice School Captiains assist the School Captains to perform their role.
House Captains: The House Captains represent the values of HWPS. The House Captains promote the sporting events at HWPS with the students and community members.
ICT Captains: The Technology Captain promotes, organises and reports on technology based activities across HWPS.
Green Team Captains: The Green Team Captains organises, conducts and reports on Green Team (Sustainable) activities.
Art Captains: The Art Captains assists the Specialist staff, specifically Visual Art.
Music Captains: The Music Captains assists the Specialist staff, specifically Music.
Junior School Council (JSC): The JSC look at how we can improve our school and what we can do to help others in our local, national and global community.
The Junior School Council (JSC) is an avenue for the students at Hawthorn West to have a voice in our community. Our Junior School Council (JSC) is made up of students from Grade Three to Six. They are lead by the School Captains and meet together once a week to discuss possible changes in the school as well as charity events our school can support.
Our Green Team (GT) presents a wonderful leadership opportunity for students from Years 3-6. Students display dedication and passion for the environment and are a wonderful role model of good environmental behaviour.
The GT is responsible for supporting sustainable projects at our school and in the wider community, creating initiatives with an environmental focus and modelling 'Green' behaviour to fellow students.
We aim to enable our GT members to make positive environmental changes within our school.
During the year, Grades 3-6 students participate in a Swimming Carnival, Athletics Carnival, Cross Country event and the Lapathon.
House meetings are an opportunity to prepare and organise students for sporting events with supervising House teachers.
During the year, various sporting activities are run by the PE teacher. Some examples include Inter-School Sports, Hooptime and Camp.
Bradman (yellow) is named after Sir Don Bradman, the best batsman in the world.
Freeman (blue) is named after Cathy Freeman the champion 400m runner.
Fraser (green) is named after Dawn Fraser who was a champion swimmer.
Rafter (red) is named after Pat Rafter, the famous tennis player.


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package org.elasticsearch.index.query;

import org.apache.lucene.index.Term;
import org.apache.lucene.search.BooleanClause;
import org.apache.lucene.search.BooleanQuery;
import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
import org.apache.lucene.search.TermQuery;
import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
import org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.search.Queries;
import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentParser;
import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.FieldMapper;
import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.MapperService;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;

import static com.google.common.collect.Lists.newArrayList;
import static org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.search.Queries.fixNegativeQueryIfNeeded;
import static org.elasticsearch.common.lucene.search.Queries.optimizeQuery;
import static org.elasticsearch.index.query.support.QueryParsers.wrapSmartNameQuery;

/**
 * <pre>
 * "terms" : {
 *  "field_name" : [ "value1", "value2" ]
 *  "minimum_match" : 1
 * }
 * </pre>
 */
public class TermsQueryParser implements QueryParser {

    public static final String NAME = "terms";

    @Inject
    public TermsQueryParser() {
    }

    @Override
    public String[] names() {
        return new String[]{NAME, "in"}; // allow both "in" and "terms" (since its similar to the "terms" filter)
    }

    @Override
    public Query parse(QueryParseContext parseContext) throws IOException, QueryParsingException {
        XContentParser parser = parseContext.parser();

        String fieldName = null;
        boolean disableCoord = false;
        float boost = 1.0f;
        String minimumShouldMatch = null;
        List<String> values = newArrayList();

        String currentFieldName = null;
        XContentParser.Token token;
        while ((token = parser.nextToken()) != XContentParser.Token.END_OBJECT) {
            if (token == XContentParser.Token.FIELD_NAME) {
                currentFieldName = parser.currentName();
            } else if (token == XContentParser.Token.START_ARRAY) {
                fieldName = currentFieldName;
                while ((token = parser.nextToken()) != XContentParser.Token.END_ARRAY) {
                    String value = parser.text();
                    if (value == null) {
                        throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "No value specified for terms query");
                    }
                    values.add(value);
                }
            } else if (token.isValue()) {
                if ("disable_coord".equals(currentFieldName) || "disableCoord".equals(currentFieldName)) {
                    disableCoord = parser.booleanValue();
                } else if ("minimum_match".equals(currentFieldName) || "minimumMatch".equals(currentFieldName)) {
                    minimumShouldMatch = parser.textOrNull();
                } else if ("minimum_should_match".equals(currentFieldName) || "minimumShouldMatch".equals(currentFieldName)) {
                    minimumShouldMatch = parser.textOrNull();
                } else if ("boost".equals(currentFieldName)) {
                    boost = parser.floatValue();
                }
            } else {
                throw new QueryParsingException(parseContext.index(), "[terms] query does not support [" + currentFieldName + "]");
            }
        }

        FieldMapper mapper = null;
        MapperService.SmartNameFieldMappers smartNameFieldMappers = parseContext.smartFieldMappers(fieldName);
        String[] previousTypes = null;
        if (smartNameFieldMappers != null && smartNameFieldMappers.hasMapper()) {
            mapper = smartNameFieldMappers.mapper();
            if (smartNameFieldMappers.explicitTypeInNameWithDocMapper()) {
                previousTypes = QueryParseContext.setTypesWithPrevious(new String[]{smartNameFieldMappers.docMapper().type()});
            }
        }

        try {
            BooleanQuery query = new BooleanQuery(disableCoord);
            for (String value : values) {
                if (mapper != null) {
                    query.add(new BooleanClause(mapper.termQuery(value, parseContext), BooleanClause.Occur.SHOULD));
                } else {
                    query.add(new TermQuery(new Term(fieldName, value)), BooleanClause.Occur.SHOULD);
                }
            }
            query.setBoost(boost);
            Queries.applyMinimumShouldMatch(query, minimumShouldMatch);
            return wrapSmartNameQuery(optimizeQuery(fixNegativeQueryIfNeeded(query)), smartNameFieldMappers, parseContext);
        } finally {
            if (smartNameFieldMappers != null && smartNameFieldMappers.explicitTypeInNameWithDocMapper()) {
                QueryParseContext.setTypes(previousTypes);
            }
        }
    }
}


A big part of my business (and my life) takes place in faraway places. I've already written about how much I love traveling and covering destination weddings, but I have to say that this particular international affair in Zanzibar was so beautiful and unique.
Y. and D. are a truly international couple – hailing from a tropical French island and Africa respectively, but with a handful of worldwide 'homes' in their past, they now live between European capitals. I was lucky enough to shoot their official marriage ceremony in France last year before they asked me to tag along on their African wedding celebration. Having grown up as citizens of the world, it is no surprise that their guest list included friends and families from every corner of the globe. Gathering all these different nationalities, languages and cultures together on the small paradise island of Zanzibar was really an international adventure.
Although I've shot weddings in India, this was my first traditional Hindu wedding following the codes of an Indian wedding. It was so colorful, festive and full of meaning! Each of the different rituals had their own ceremony, vibe, and even outfit. If you check out my images, they might look more Indian than Tanzanian – but that just played into the beautiful blending of their cultural heritage.
I did run into a bit of trouble when the airline lost my bags and all I had with me were the clothes on my back… along with all my camera gear. With the help of some generous family members and a local market, I was able to get through a few humid days of jet lag, but I learned my lesson and will make sure to always carry some essentials in my carry on!
Y. and D., thank you for your trust and allowing me to document your big day. Your families were wonderful and it was a blessing to see so much love and happiness during this week in Tanzania.
Sebastien Bicard is a travel wedding and portrait photographer based in California. He specializes in international travel and intimate weddings worldwide.


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539 E VILLA ST
Address: 539 E VILLA ST APN: 5731-005-030 [print]
This property is listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places. *
Address: 539 E VILLA ST
Historic Name: BOWEN COURT Common Name: Garden Village
Year Built: 1911 Documented District:
District: Property Status: Designated
Bowen Court is comprised of a series of 25 craftsman bungalows containing a total of 36 individual apartments that are arranged in an "L" formation, with a double row of bungalows along the longer north-south axis and a single row along the north side of the east-west staff. An open public courtyard is located between the double row of bungalows. The court is defined by a stone wall bordering its south and west sides and by a service drive paralleling its western side. Entry to the court is provided from both Villa Street and Oakland Avenue. The Villa Street entrance retains its original craftsman lights.
Within the court itself, the single-story frame bungalows form a coherent visual unit through the repetition of craftsman detail. Each structure is marked by a prominent front porch and medium or low gable roofs. Foundations of common brick, clinker brick, field stone or concrete are employed. Repeated detail includes the use of heavy projecting beams with wide overhands and medium overlap or square butt shingles of horizontal siding as an exterior material. Window boxes on the front of most of the bungalows repeat the pattern of the beams.
Floor plans of individual units vary, but each includes a living room, kitchen, bedroom(s) and closet space. Units are without corridors and entry is always made directly to the living room from an outside porch. Most units are provided with a living room fireplace.
Much of the courtyard is extensively landscaped with tropical and exotic planting, such as palms, camphor trees and jade. A large portion of the central courtyard is given to turf and each bungalow is also provided with its own small section of turf. A final feature of the court to be noted is a heavy timber structure that was originally the court's tea or play house. The structure, which was built around a eucalyptus tree, is now glassed in.
The various bungalows comprising Bowen Court have undergone some alteration since their construction in 1910-1912. The units were originally stained but have since been painted. The beams supporting the projecting gable and porch roofs have been sawn back flush with the roof to arrest weather damage. In some cases, these beams have been reinforced with wood braces. On some units, small side additions were made, probably in the 1950s, to provide additional closet space. These additions are generally unnoticeable due to the skill with which the original exterior siding was matched. Kitchen and bathrooms have been modernized in all units, but the interior space is otherwise remarkably true to early twentieth century design and method of construction.
Primary Architectural Style: Craftsman Bungalow
Context: Bungalow Courts
Original Owner:
Original Use: Multi Family Property
Designation Date: n/a


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CU-Boulder's sexual misconduct investigations rely on lighter burden of proof
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By Sarah Kuta |
August 30, 2014 at 5:49 p.m.
Unlike criminal proceedings, during which prosecutors must prove their cases beyond a reasonable doubt, the office that investigates sexual misconduct involving University of Colorado employees uses a much lower burden of proof.
CU's Office of Discrimination and Harassment uses a "preponderance of the evidence" standard, which was recommended by the U.S. Department of Education in 2011.
Katherine Erwin, the office's director, admits she grapples with what she calls this "more-likely-than-not standard."
"I struggle with it," Erwin said. "Because it means that in our formal investigations we have to reach a conclusion. We don't have the luxury of saying we can't decide, and that's a lot to own. That's why it's so critical that every investigation is investigated as thoroughly as we possibly can and why we vet as a team our cases together to make sure that we haven't left some rock unturned.
"Because at the end of the day, it's a very low standard and (the outcome of an investigation) has a huge impact on peoples' lives."
In the investigation at the heart of CU's attempts to fire philosophy professor David Barnett, the Office of Discrimination and Harassment found a male graduate teaching assistant responsible for the sexual assault of a female graduate student — even though investigators never interviewed the accused man.
That accused student, whom the Daily Camera is not naming because he was not arrested in connection with the case, declined to speak with investigators on advice from a criminal defense attorney.
CU officials allege Barnett, an informal mentor to the accused man, retaliated against the female graduate student while looking into the Office of Discrimination and Harassment's investigation of her sexual assault.
Both Barnett and the accused graduate student deny any wrongdoing.
'Neutral, fact-finding role'
CU's Office of Discrimination and Harassment takes cases involving university employees, while the Office of Student Conduct investigates incidents involving students.
Federal civil rights laws require colleges and universities to investigate sexual misconduct complaints, among other things.
Under the Office of Discrimination and Harassment, trained investigators, mostly lawyers, look into complaints first to determine whether formal investigations are needed. Most cases are resolved informally, Erwin said.
Investigators gather information during the formal process, and then make a finding — violation of policy, no violation but the behavior was unprofessional, or no violation of policy.
After the finding is approved by a three-person panel, it's sent to the complainant, respondent and campus leadership.
The Office of Discrimination and Harassment is not involved in sanctioning.
"Our role is the neutral, fact-finding role," Erwin said. "In reality, everybody in this offices lives by that principle very, very deeply."
In an interview with the Camera, the man accused in the sexual assault said he declined to speak to the Office of Discrimination and Harassment's investigators on advice of a criminal defense lawyer, and instead asked them to contact him with questions. He said they never did.
Campus officials said they cannot speak about specific cases because of confidentiality around sexual harassment proceedings.
Asked how the university could produce a finding without speaking to the accused party, Erwin said investigators make every effort to "get to the truth."
"It's why we try to do everything we can to turn over every rock out there, even when we can't hear it directly from the respondent," she said. "Obviously we're missing that information, which would be very, very valuable for us to have."
CU: Probe 'did not misrepresent or manipulate'
The Office of Discrimination and Harassment concluded in late January 2013 that the man, who had finished his doctorate degree and became a CU instructor, violated the university's sexual harassment policy.
Steven Leigh, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, made the man ineligible for work at CU in March 2013, according to an email from Leigh to the accused man.
There is no appeals process when the Office of Discrimination and Harassment issues a finding after a formal investigation. Erwin said a respondent could send a letter to campus leaders if he or she disagreed with a finding.
Barnett, the professor now facing termination, and the male graduate student wrote letters to Chancellor Phil DiStefano and President Bruce Benson claiming that the Office of Discrimination and Harassment's investigation was flawed.
In response, the university hired Denver-based attorney David Fine to investigate the claims, according to a December 2013 email to the accused man from DiStefano.
The accused man said Fine never asked for an interview. Barnett said Fine interviewed him only about the retaliation charges against him.
Despite Fine's conclusion that Office of Discrimination and Harassment acted appropriately, Barnett and the accused man told the Daily Camera they still believe that investigators intentionally skewed the sexual assault investigation.
"After completing this review, Mr. Fine concluded that the ODH investigators did not misrepresent or manipulate the testimony of any witness or suppress any evidence during the investigation or that the investigation was in any way biased against you," DiStefano wrote to the accused man. "Mr. Fine further concluded that the ODH investigation was conducted in accordance with University of Colorado policies and procedures as well as the requirements of due process."
Contact Camera Staff Writer Sarah Kuta at 303-473-1106, kutas@dailycamera.com or twitter.com/sarahkuta.
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Speaker training – 7th November
Last Thursday 7 November, Ana and Sarah delivered speaker training to 7 keen and engaged participants (1 Muslim, 3 Christians, 2 Sikhs, 1 Spiritual). During training participants had the opportunity to learn more about F&BF's ethos and methodologies, explored the complexity of identity, covered language and communication skills, tips for public speaking and drafted and shared their stories with each other. Below is some feedback from one of the participants:
"It was amazing to take part in the training day and meet so many great people with inspiring stories who were so open and willing to share their faiths and beliefs. I got a massive insight into religions/strands of religions I knew nothing about and feel privileged to have had the opportunity to take part! Ana and Sarah were brilliant at helping us use sensitive language to open up interfaith dialogue effectively. I was all so helpful and interesting. Thank you!".
Workshops in partnership with Communities team
Manor Junior School (16 October)
Teacher feedback: "Speaker talking about their religion/belief; The children found this interesting as they are not always exposed to different beliefs"
Student feedback: "I liked the workshop and all the props that Jess and Ruma brought here"
"What I liked about the workshop is one of the teachers was the same religion as me and one wasn't; a person with a Quran. Thank you for teaching me. See you soon."
Ripple Primary School (5 November)
Teacher feedback: "Meeting people from a range of different religions and hearing them discuss their beliefs. Q+A very informative for children and really involved them in the session"
Student feedback: "What I liked about the workshop is that I got to learn about new things from Hinduism and Christianity. Thank you so much for teaching us about your faiths and religions"
"I liked this workshop, because it gets us prepared for future lessons about religion and we get to learn something new you didn't know about before."
"I liked the fact that we learned about new words and learnt that not everybody has a religion, and we played a little game before Siobhán, Jess and Ana started talking."
The School Linking year is now well underway with Link days having already been held in Walthamstow and Leyton. Our season of CPD1s saw us training over 60 teachers across London – most of whom are new to our programme. Here's what some of them had to say:
'I have really thought about my own identity today and what it means to me'
'I feel more confident to develop meaningful encounter between different schools'
'Such a lovely, friendly atmosphere in the room. Very nurturing, helpful and fun!'
Over the next couple of months our team will continue to visit and evaluate Link days, while preparing for the second season of CPDs in January-February 2020. This year we have up to 64 classes from 52 schools on the programme, with a range of ethoses including Muslim, Jewish, CoE, Catholic, Orthodox, Hindu, Sikh and non-denominational schools. We have students from as young as 6 years old, all the way up to year 10. Here are some pictures from a secondary visit to Forest School, who are linking with two local schools this year:
And here's how the students are finding the experience so far:
'I've learnt how similar people are to each other even if they have different beliefs and backgrounds.'
'I increased my confidence in talking to new people.'
'It would be good if we could have a longer time together – maybe even a whole week of activities; that would be amazing!'
There's still time for schools to join the programme! If you are a community centre, organisation, library, museum or other public venue feel free to get in touch with us to offer your space or arrange a themed Link day for our schools on this year's cohort. We've previously worked with the London Migration Museum, the Battle of Britain Bunker, the RAF Museum, Kew Gardens, the London College of Fashion, Wembley Stadium and a range of others.
In other news, we are very proud of JCoSS student Isaac Reuben and former St Ursula's Linking student (and now F&BF Volunteer Speaker) Hannah Tompkins for their speeches at this month's Fundraiser Gala Dinner! Both speakers shared their experience of the Linking journey and the impact it can have on young people's lives as well as school communities.
"I learnt so much from the programme, most importantly not to make assumptions about people" – Hannah
Thank you to friends of the programme who attended the Gala and to teachers and parents who shared testimonies for our pledge! Watch this space for the highlights!
Lastly, thank you PhD student Lucy Peacock for visiting us earlier this month and sharing her updates on her thesis, which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of our School Linking Programme. Lucy continues to support us to refine and develop the programme, and will be back soon to speak more in depth about the areas of literature underpinning here work.
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Learning Difficulty Research
by admin6989 | 3 Apr, 2020 | Disability, SEN
Do different learning difficulties correspond to specific regions of the brain?
No, according to a team of scientists at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge.
Nearly a third of children and young people have a learning difficulty which requires addition provision in education. This often contributes to diagnoses such as specific learning difficulty or disability, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia or developmental language disorder, or a developmental disorder such as attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia, or autism spectrum disorder. Scientists have not been successful in identifying specific areas of the brain which are associated with these disorders. At the University of Cambridge, they have proposed that there are in fact no specific brain areas that cause these difficulties.
Following extensive research, they found that the brain differences did not map onto any labels. Even more than that, they found that the different brain regions did not even predict specific cognitive difficulties.
Instead, the team found that interconnections in the brain were important and that children's brains were organised around hubs, like an efficient traffic system or social network. Children who had well-connected brain hubs had either very specific cognitive difficulties, such as poor listening skills, or had no cognitive difficulties at all. By contrast, children with poorly connected hubs – like a train station with few or poor connections – had widespread and severe cognitive problems.
One of the team, Dr Astle, claimed that one of the implications for their work was that interventions should be less reliant on diagnostic labels:
"Receiving a diagnosis is important for families. It can give professional recognition for a child's difficulties and open the door to specialist support. But in terms of specific interventions, for example from the child's teachers, they can be a distraction.
"It's better to look at their areas of cognitive difficulties and how these can be supported, for example using specific interventions to improve listening skills or language competencies, or at interventions that would be good for the whole class, like how to how to reduce working memory demands during learning."
We cannot comment on this work from a scientific point of view, but it is clearly significant and from a credible institution. A corollary of this work could be that it supports the argument that the more significant the impairment, the more intensive the intervention needed.
The details of the research can be found HERE
Talem Law


Lawmakers are closing the barn door after the cows are out again. A poor girl is killed and her family is in anguish because she thought she was getting into an Uber car.
Now they are calling for signs on the cars. That should have been the law, the same as proper taxis, from the get-go.


PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has advised the electorate to vote their preferred candidates in the Supplementary election.
The President in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Saturday said that there was no time he directed the electorate to vote for any particular person or party.
"I believe in the will of the people, and I cannot, therefore, put pressure on voters to elect leaders they don't like,'' the President said emphatically.
President Muhammadu Buhari called on Nigerians to come out en masse and participate in the supplementary elections scheduled for 17 states on Saturday March 23, 2019.
Thanking voters for re-electing him for a second term in office, he said he would never forget their sacrifices in defying harsh weather conditions to vote for him.
He dismissed rumours and insinuations that he was forcing voters to elect candidates other than those they preferred.
President Buhari said he will work in the best interest of the country and democracy.


UC Berkeley English professor Scott Saul, who has has won critical acclaim and widespread attention for Becoming Richard Pryor, his deeply researched look into the life of one of the nation's most brilliant comic minds, has been longlisted for a 2015 PEN literary award.
Saul, who worked on the book for more than six years, was longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography, given annually for a distinguished biography published during the previous year. The prestigious award comes with a $5,000 prize.
For more on the announcement, including the full list of nominees, visit the PEN website.


Who is Mr. Junid Abdussalam?
IMC Quantum Quest is founded by its Managing Partner Mr. Junid Abdussalam. IMC Quantum Quest, is a privately owned company providing business development advisory, training and consulting for individuals and businesses in the local and foreign markets.
Mr. Junid Abdussalam is a Customer Service Excellence Specialist, Business Development, Management and Online Customer Engagement Consultant, Coach and Trainer. He graduated with an MBA (Service Excellence) from the University of Wales, Cardiff (UK). Apart from that he is a Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Semantics (NS) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Certified Practitioner of Hypnosis and Time-Lines, certified by the International Society of Neuro-Semantics, Colorado, USA. He is also a Certified Approved Trainer of HRDF, Malaysia, Professional Degree in Administrative Management from the Institute of Administrative Management (UK), Diploma in Human Resources Management (HRDC, Malaysia), Certified Computer Repair Specialist and a Consultant in Online Marketing Solutions for businesses and individuals.
Mr. Junid has 25 years of experience in the service industry i.e. 16 years in Malaysian Banks under various senior management roles and 5 years in multinational companies in UK. He was also a Consulting Partner in a local consultancy firm dealing in business financing application, management advisory and consulting in Penang.
He used to head the Penang Research Centre in Socio-Economy, a research arm of Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce.
He is an expert in providing business and personal development training, counseling, coaching, online marketing solutions, business financing & grant application advisory for businesses and individuals. Mr. Junid widely uses NS-NLP techniques to help individuals and organizations to resolve various issues.


Women Health And Astrology, Importance of Females In This World, Various Types of Problems in Women, Some astrology reasons of females sufferings, astrologer for minute analysis of horoscope and solutions of problems through astrology, birth chart reading for health.
Health is very important for all of us but when topic arises related to females then importance increases very much. Females need much care and precaution to maintain there health because they are the basis of family.
Only a healthy woman can take care of her family better so it is very necessary for women to keep themselves fit, fine and full of energy. There are many role which a single woman can perform in the real life, she is a wife, a mother, a sister, a daughter, a friend etc but in every role one thing is common and i.e. caring.
Right from the morning till night a lady is continuously engaged in doing various activities and so needs greater energies. Any type of health problem may give arise to disturbance in family and relations. So it is very necessary to keep healthy mind and body.
Also due to monthly menstrual periods in females they suffers a lot. Weakness, tiredness, uneasiness, headache etc are common problems which are seen in females. It is sure that health tips for women is very necessary.
In this article I am going to focus on use of astrology to know about females health problems and remedies. This will help definitely every women to understand the astrology reasons of health problems.
Do you find frequently changes in mood, are you observing regular health loss, are you finding increasing in fat, Is weakness is surrounding you, Are you suffering from beauty problems, are you suffering from disturb menstrual periods. Then it is possible that due to malefic planetary positions all things are happening.
1. If Mars is strong and malefic in horoscope then it is very possible that lady will suffer from acne, blood related diseases etc. It is because Mars is the planet which is related with blood, energy so strong malefic Mars make the blood impure and give rise to related problems similarly due to over energy female may suffer from aggressiveness, headache, early menstrual problems etc.
So it is good to consult astrologer time to time to know about the planetary position and related remedies.
2. Anaemia is also a common problem which is seen in ladies so let me clear that medically due to lack of vitamin B, folic acid, iron, anaemia happens but as per astrology there may be also several reasons. Due to weak Mars, Sun lady may suffer from this, due to malefic effects of planets in 6th , 7th and 8th house also ladies may suffer from anaemia. Because this may affect the menstrual period, due to heavy loss of blood this may happen.
3. Some females are suffering from venereal diseases, this is because there may be malefic Mars or Venus are present in 7th house or 8th house of horoscope.
4. Arthritis or Gathia is also a very popular diseases in females and the astrology reason behind this is impact of Malefic Rahu in kundli. If in horoscope Malefic Rahu and Shani, Malefic Rahu and Mars are present together then the chances of arthritis increases much.
5. If malefic planets are present in lagna or ascendant then the beauty problems arises, the lady may not get fair color or the skin may get dull , there is also very great impact of Venus and Mars on beauty too.
So here I have cleared some diseases and there possible reasons as per astrology. So if any lady is suffering continuously from diseases then it is also good to consult an experienced astrologer to know the reasons and remedies.
Get the best analysis of horoscope from astrologer Astroshree. Get the best remedies of your health problems, get best tips to over come from any type of health problems.


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FIFTH SESSION-THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT 11-12 GEORGE V, 1921 IN FIVE VOLUMES
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Topic: OFFICIAL REPORT
Subtopic: FIFTH SESSION-THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT 11-12 GEORGE V, 1921 IN FIVE VOLUMES
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COMPRISING THE PERIOD FROM THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TO THE FOURTH DAY OF JUNE, 1921, INCLUSIVE. OTTAWA F. A. ACLAND PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY f CANADA
House of Commons ©efmtes
Draft conventions and recommendations of the International Labour Conference at Washington, 1919, and the International Labour Conference at Geneva, 1920, with memorandum from the Labour Department.-Right Hon. Mr. Doherty. Papers, correspondence and copy of Order in Council in connection with the sale of His Majesty's Canadian ship Niobe and submarines.-Hon. Mr. Ballantyne.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
On motion of Mr. J. A. Currie (North Simcoe), the second report of the Joint Committee of both Houses on the Printing of Parliament was concurred in.
PRIVATE BILL
FIRST AND SECOND READINGS
Bill No. 218 (from the Senate) for the relief of Susan Lee Johnson Bell,-Mr. McMaster.
SOLDIERS' RE-ESTABLISHMENT AND PENSIONS
Hume Cronyn
Unionist
Mr. HUME CRONYN (London) moved:
That the third and final report ot the Special Committee on Pensions, Insurance, and Reestablishment be considered and that the recommendations contained therein be commended to the consideration of the Government.
He said: In rising to make this motion I must reaffirm the difficulty expressed on a similar occasion last session. After being immersed for ten weeks in practically one subject, although with an infinite variety of detail; after listening to evidence which will fill a large volume; after wrestling with problems which although world-wide nevertheless affect, and in some respects vitally, the position of the returned soldier in Canada, and after finding oneself baffled despite the fullest discussion and consideration in reaching a full solution of these, it is hard to know how to present the case to the House.
Believing as I do that the report will receive the approval of the great majority of the members, it seems almost futile to weary them with explanations, but perhaps it is due to the country, to the returned man and to the committee itself that some expansion of the report should be made.
After the usual opening which recites the facts of the committee's deliberations, and the many suggestions submitted to it, the report gives an epitome of what this country has done for the returned man since he bade good-bye to his fighting unit. This summary mentions first the amount expended on war gratuities, including those paid to Canadians who fought with the Imperial forces, and indicates that at the end of the last fiscal year there was paid out on this account, without including cost of administration, in the neighborhood of $164,000,000. This money was expended by the Department of Militia and Defence and apparently no separate account was kept of the cost incurred in disbursing so large a sum among many hundreds of thousands of applicants.
Next on the list are placed the pensions paid since the beginning of the war, which with the cost of administration have amounted to the large total of about $90,000,000.
The expenditures connected with reestablishment have been even greater than that on pensions, nor will this appear surprising when the list of the activities of the Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment are considered. Starting with medical treatment from the inception of the Hospitals Commission and continued to the present day there come in review:	Vocational
training, pay and allowances to those
Topic: SOLDIERS' RE-ESTABLISHMENT AND PENSIONS
REVISED EDITION. COMMONS
under treatment and training, loans to vocational students, training and care of the blind, post-discharge dental treatment, the provision of artificial limbs and other appliances for the mutilated, the establishment of employment services throughout the country, and the relief measures extended during the two past winters to the disabled and needy. There has been spent on these various forms of assistance no less a sum than $102,300,000. It would be both interesting and instructive to go further into the various divisions of the work carried out by this department, but to do so would occupy a considerable length of time, and, save for setting down in Hansard what may be already found in the reports of the department, would not justify the attempt. After all, the above figures speak for themselves, and to any one who has seen fit to investigate the efforts made and still being carried on, these will not come as a surprise. Next in order is the great work done under the Soldier Settlement Act, which has been attended with a larger measure of success than even the most optimistic dared to hope. This very success has tended to swell the amounts the country has had to advance to establish some 20,000 returned men on farms throughout the Dominion. After deducting repayments of principal received from soldier settlers, etc., to an amount approximating $4,000,000, we find there still remains a liability for loans made and for cost of management of nearly $83,000,000. It is believed the progress of the whole scheme to date justifies the hope that a considerable portion of the above amount will be returned to the public treasury with interest, and this assurance must reconcile us to the prospect that large sums must as yet be advanced to applicants who are steadily qualifying themselves to take advantage of the provisions made. The only other actual expenditure noted is one of $2,800,000, which it cost the country to transport from overseas the dependents of soldiers. This added to the other four and much larger items, gives us a total of $442,700,000, which Canada, quite apart from her war effort, has been called upon to raise. Aside from these more definite and striking items of expense, there must not be forgotten the Returned Soldiers' Insurance Act, under which there is a present liability of over $7,000,000, a liability, however, which will be largely reduced by the premiums to be received from those insured under its pro- visions. Then, too, we have the effort made by the Civil Service Commission to find employment for the returned man in the public service. This has resulted in something like 29,000 temporary appointments and about 8,000 ex-service men being installed in permanent public positions. Nor should we lose sight of the effort of the Government to redeem at par any sterling funds which might be brought by the soldiers to Canada. As evidence of how this effort was appreciated may be mentioned the fact that up to date pounds sterling to the value of about $14,500,000 of our currency have been redeemed without loss to those who took advantage of the offer. The cost of this transaction has not yet been ascertained, but recalling the heavy discount at which sterling stood until a few months ago, it will be seen that the country bore a very substantial loss which otherwise would have fallen upon the ex-service man. In summarizing the above activities no credit has been taken for the moneys voted and expended in aid of the Federal Housing Project. Although this measure in the province of British Columbia was utilized for the sole advantage of the returned soldier, while in other provinces the same class largely benefited from its operations, yet its aim was a general one and the amount advanced on loan to the provinces and by the provinces to the municipalities should not be included. Nor has any account been taken of the large sums distributed by the provinces and municipalities without aid from the Dominion, the efforts of the Patriotic Fund, Red Cross and various soldier organization's and philanthropic societies which to a greater or less extent were financed by voluntary contribution. Even without regarding the above named extra federal agencies, Canada as a whole, through the Dominion authorities has raised between $450,000,000 and $500,000,000 in redemption of her promise to care . for the returned man. Even in these days df big figures and huge deficits the above are not small sums and may at least be taken as an earnest that the country is not unmindful of her obligation. It was perhaps not within the competence of the committee to estimate what in future will be spent to further implement that obligation, but after some inquiry along these lines the conclusion was reached, having regard to pension payments, to the activities under the other branches of the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment, and to the further amounts needed by the Soldier Settlement Board, that a conservative estimate of the federal liability for the current fiscal year would not be less than $75,000,000. We now come to the immediate objects for which the committee was convened, and as the report states, it was faced with much the same difficulty as I am in on the present occasion, viz.: how much should be included and how much omitted? There were placed before the committee several hundred resolutions and suggestions emanating from departments, soldier organizations and individuals throughout the country. These were tabulated for the committee, credit in each case being given to the source from which it came. As was inevitable, a proportion were more or less in repetition of suggestions submitted to former committees and discussed at length both by those bodies and, to a certain extent, in the House. It is not to he expected that following years of public consideration and discussion, any wholly new suggestions could be made. There are however, as will appear by the report, logical developments along certain lines which it has taken time and much experimental work to bring to a point where practical plans could be evolved. In view of the above situation, the committee decided that the wiser and more effective method was to mention only those subjects wherein definite action could be recommended or suggested. In a few instances, however, certain proposals which did not receive the committee's support are set forth in its report. This was done to give an opportunity of briefly explaining the committee's view thereon, or for the purpose of directing the attention of the Government and the country to matters which might later call for action. Let it be understood then, that the committee received and considered scores of suggestions which find no mention in the report. Permit me to repeat on this point the following clause taken from the report itself: It is well to emphasize the fact that the mere absence of an expression of an opinion does not indicate a failure to consider any 'one of the many suggestions received. Once more let it be repeated that each and every one of these was submitted to, discussed by, and decided on by your committee. If then those who are interested in a special question submitted to the committee find no reference thereto in this report they may understand the committee found itself unable to make any recommendation on the subject. If I fail to refer to the work of the subcommittee which considered individual cases, it is because I hope that this aspect of the question may be taken up by those who can speak more directly on the subject. I have always had some doubt about the advisability of a committee such as ours overwhelmed as it is by questions involving matters of general interest to the soldier-acting as a court of appeal to review a particular decision covering the case of a single individual. Comparing small things to great, the extension of the committee's powers in this respect may be likened to the growth of the national status of Canada, a condition which admits of large differences of opinion, but which persists, nevertheless, in entailing added duties and responsibilities. However that may be, it is clear the committee is regarded as a court before which individual complaints can he lodged, and I desire to bear testimony to the efficient and thorough manner in which the subcommittee charged with this work, performed its duties. After this somewhat protracted introduction let me come to the immediate subjects of the committee's inquiry, viz.: Soldiers' Insurance, Pensions and Re-establishment. Insurance.-The Returned Soldiers' Insurance Act passed at the last session of Parliament, has been functioning since September 1, 1920. During that period up to the end of the fiscal year, nearly 2,400 policies on the lives of returned men had been placed, and this figure is reached after deducting those policies which have been cancelled or have lapsed. As was foreseen, many of these were taken out by men whose condition of health was desperate, and within a few short months (that is, from September to March 14), 28 claims have been received with a liability thereunder of $121,000. We can set against this immediate liability the sum of $95,000, which at the end of the fiscal year had been received from the assured. The outstanding liability on policies in force is something over $7,000,000, but this will undoubtedly be much reduced by the receipt of premiums which each month will be paid into the treasury. The comment is obvious that but small numbers of the returned men have taken advantage of the Act. Many reasons for this state of affairs will suggest themselves. The plan was not intended to appeal to or cover the man whose health is unimpaired; such a one can secure protection from the many life companies transacting business in Canada at a slightly higher cost, but with privileges purposely omitted from the national plan. We may be sure that these


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import org.javers.common.validation.Validate;
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import java.util.Properties;

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        try {
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Bolt, the leading European on-demand transportation platform, today has launched a dedicated environmental impact fund with seed capital of €10 million aimed at initiatives which deliver global social and environmental benefits.
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The Uber rival's maiden UK transaction will fund a forest creation project that plants trees to increase natural carbon sequestration, increase biodiversity, stop pollutants from entering water courses, and prevent the erosion of topsoil. The initiative involves planting over 9,500 trees on 5.8 hectares of land in Angus, Scotland.
Environmental impact fund
The European ride-hailing unicorn's environmental impact fund forms part of the company's wider environmental strategy known as 'the Green Plan' which focuses on a long-term commitment to reduce the ecological footprint of Bolt as a company. Bolt is the largest ride-hailing platform in Europe to voluntarily commit to making its journeys carbon-neutral, something that has already been achieved in Europe.
Beyond the UK, the fund will support initiatives in Africa and South Asia, including West India Wind Power, a wind farm project in India; and M-KOPA, a company in East Africa that produces household solar systems to help families in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania switch from high-cost kerosene to affordable and renewable power for their energy needs.
Markus Villig, CEO and founder of Bolt, said:
"We're working hard to accelerate the global shift to shared and efficiently-used vehicles – electric cars, bikes, scooters and other types of vehicles that are yet to be invented. However, we need to face the reality that the current transition is not fast enough. Therefore, while we look to reduce emissions by adding more shared and electric vehicles on our platform, we're also taking immediate responsibility by investing in projects that deliver positive environmental and social benefits today."
Aims to offset carbon emissions by at least five million tonnes by 2025!
Bolt's Green Plan strategy goals include offsetting the European transportation sector's carbon emissions by at least five million tonnes by 2025, reducing emissions by adding more green ride-types for passengers to choose from and fully offsetting the emissions of Bolt's offices globally in 2020. The company has estimated that in 2020, its European rides will emit around 350,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Bolt has also committed to working with local regulators to introduce its electric scooters to more cities. Additionally, Bolt will look into ways riders can contribute to green initiatives inside the app.
Bolt is headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, and the company was founded in 2013 by Markus Villig, 25, who is the youngest founder of a unicorn company in Europe. Bolt is one of the fastest-growing transportation platforms in Europe and Africa and has multiple service offerings including private hire drivers, electric scooter rentals and food delivery. Its investors include Daimler, Didi Chuxing, Korelya Capital and TransferWise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus. The company has more than 25 million users in over 30 countries globally.
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A woman was arrested and a man was turned over to court marshals after a traffic stop and ensuing search on July 19 in Yigo turned up suspected drugs.
Woman arrested, man turned over to marshals after traffic stop finds suspected drugs in pickup A woman was arrested and a man was turned over to court marshals after a traffic stop and ensuing search on July 19 in Yigo turned up suspected drugs. Check out this story on guampdn.com: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2018/07/21/woman-arrested-man-turned-over-marshals-after-traffic-stop/811352002/
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A woman was arrested and a man was turned over to court marshals after a traffic stop and ensuing search on July 19 in Yigo turned up suspected drugs, according to a news release from the Guam Police Department.
According to the release, a police officer noticed, around 7:40 a.m. July 19, a Toyota pickup driven by a man with an active arrest warrant issued by the Superior Court of Guam. The officer pulled the pickup over.
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The driver was identified as David Alex Holbrook, 46, of Yigo. The passenger in the car was identified as Sophia Rose Acfalle, 48, of Yigo, the news release stated.
A search of the pickup was conducted and officers discovered an improvised glass pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue, a hand-rolled cigarette of suspected marijuana and a white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine, according to police. A field test was conducted on all items and there were presumptive positive results for crystal methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine.
Acfalle was arrested on allegations of possession of Schedule II controlled substance and possession of Schedule I controlled substance, the news release stated. She was booked and confined.
Holbrook was relinquished to the custody of Superior Courts of Guam marshals, police said.
The case was forwarded to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution, the news release stated.
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STAR WARS Theory: Is There More To Poe Dameron Than Meets The Eye?
Since its December 18 premiere, STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS has blown past even the lofty expectations many had set for it to become one of the highest grossing films of all time. Beyond that, it's been the best-received Star Wars film since THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK in 1980. The enthusiasm surrounding the film has made it's remaining mysteries a hot topic online, with incalculable pieces dedicated to trying to figure out Rey's or Finn's true parentage, or what, if any connection Snoke has to the Sith. I'd like to throw my hat into the STAR WARS-theories ring and posit something I've been wondering about since the first time I saw the film- not about Rey or Finn however, but rather the third member of the new trio, ace pilot Poe Dameron.
Though it should be obvious, I'm giving fair warning here that there are SPOILERS for STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE FORCE AWAKENS below. Proceed at your own risk.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the performances of John Boyega and Dasiy Ridley as Finn and Rey respectively (and absolutely adored the fact that the new diverse STAR WARS series is headlined by a black man and a woman) I must admit that my personal favorite character in THE FORCE AWAKENS had to be Oscar Isaac's X-Wing pilot extraordinaire Poe Dameron. I've always been drawn to swashbuckling, cocky heroes (see Han Solo), and Poe fulfilled that role with gusto. Perhaps because of my inherent draw to the character, I watched his arc closely on each of the three occasions I've seen the film, and each time I've come away feeling like there was something about the character's arc in the film.
We're first introduced to Poe in the crawl at the beginning of the film, when he's referred to as the Resistance's "most daring pilot" whom General Leia has sent on a secret mission. We quickly learn that he's been sent to the planet Jakku to retrieve a piece of a map leading to Luke Skywalker, who had disappeared years prior. However, Poe is captured by evil First Order forces after giving the map to his BB-8 droid. He's tortured by the villainous Kylo Ren, but is able to escape with the assistance of a mutinous Stormtrooper, upon whom Poe bestows the name Finn.
The two escape in a tie fighter, and immediately hit it off as friends but are shot down over Jakku. Finn is thrown from the craft, while Poe's body is seemingly inside the wreckage when it's eaten by a sand creature. Finn takes Poe's mission upon himself and ends up hooking up with BB-8 and Rey, setting the film's plot in motion. Much later, Poe is revealed to be no worse for wear. He explains to Finn that he was "thrown from the wreckage" and that by the time he woke up it was night, and Finn was long gone. Dameron's ace piloting skills are integral in the destruction of Starkiller Base.
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During my second viewing of the film, I began to theorize that Poe actually did die on Jakku early in the film, and that the Poe we see later is actually a clone. Upon my third viewing, with the theory already in mind, I began to expand on it further until I came up with the idea that Poe Dameron had actually died several times, and that each time he's replaced a clone who is conditioned with all of Poe's memories up to his death and is conditioned to believe that he somehow miraculously escaped.
While I know this theory is a bit out there, let me explain my reasoning. As mentioned above, it's mentioned in the opening crawl that Poe is the best pilot that the Resistance has. This is also repeated several times in the film by numerous characters, including Kylo Ren himself, leading one to assume that Poe has a well-known reputation. It's also a well-earned reputation, as the flying we see demonstrated by Dameron, in both TIE and X-Wing fighters, appears almost superhuman, even by STAR WARS standards. My theory goes that the real Poe Dameron was truly the best pilot that the Resistance had, and his reputation served as good propaganda to friend and foe alike. Therefore, upon his hypothetical death, General Leia (who's presented as having become quite politically shrewd) had him cloned and has continuously done so since.
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I'll be the first to admit that my theory is almost definitely not true in the least, and the awkwardness of Poe's story-arc in the film is simply a result of runtime/editing/script changes. However I wish that wasn't the case, as I feel like the "Poe as clone" theory could create numerous interesting plot-points going forward including how Poe and/or Finn would react if they learned the truth, and sets up an interesting juxtaposition considering the Republic/Empire's use of clones during the Clone Wars is presented in the prequel trilogy and cartoons.
So readers, I ask you, do you think there's any merit to this theory or am I just reading way too into things here? Also, do you have any FORCE AWAKENS theories you'd like to share? Let us know in the comments below or on any of our social media channels.
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Q: How to vectorize the following operation in matlab? I want to vectorize the array : final
I made this code to make red the pixels of the array I
bw : black and white array
I : the original image
final : the array i want to store the values
for i = 1:sz1
    for j = 1:sz2
        if (bw(i,j)==1)
           final(i,j,1)=255;
           final(i,j,2)=0;
           final(i,j,3)=0;
       else
            final(i,j,1)=I(i,j,1);
           final(i,j,2)=I(i,j,2);
           final(i,j,3)=I(i,j,3);
        end
    end
end

I don't want to have any for/loops.
Have anyone an idea?
Thanks

A: Thanks! Solved it:
final=I;
final(bw==1)=255;

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