Due to the 4th of July holiday, I am doubling up on the veggie posts—rutabagas/turnips for last week (25 weeks) and cucumbers in honor of the girls reaching 2 pounds (GGC, here. I was told, today that babies are actually 2 1/4 pounds each, which is the average size of a 28 week old fetus whoa) this week.
Even though rutabagas are considered a late fall or winter vegetable (which is when they are harvested), they can be stored like potatoes in cold cellars so can be found year-round. At my local grocery store, I was able to find a couple of them just the right size in honor of R & B.
Rutabagas are rich in vitamins (especially beta carotenes) and are very popular in cold climates where they thrive. They can be roasted (yummy with other root vegetables), boiled, steamed, stir fried, used in soups and stews, eaten raw in salads (chopped or grated in slaws) and can be mashed. Ina Garten has a delicious recipe for mashed rutabagas, but it's pretty rich so I've modified it to make it a lighter. The shallots are amazing and would be good on anything. I use goat milk and much less butter than the original recipe calls for.
Heat the oil and 2 T butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots, and cook until they are a rich golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
Stir the shallots occasionally to make sure they brown evenly. Remove them from the oil with a slotted spoon, drain well, and spread out to cool on paper towels.
In a separate saucepan, heat the milk and 2 T butter over low heat until the butter has melted and the milk just begins to simmer.
Puree the turnips in several batches in a food processor fitted with the steel blade. With the motor running, add the melted butter and milk in a steady stream. The turnips should be smooth. (You can also mash with a potato masher but they will be coarser in texture).
Return the puree to the saucepan, season with 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper, and reheat, stirring, over medium heat. Check seasoning and add more salt and pepper to taste. Serve piping hot, sprinkled generously with crispy shallots.
Rutabagas are great, but I have a lot of their cousins, the turnips, in my garden right now so I want to talk a little about them, too.
You can pretty much interchange recipes between rutabagas and turnips (rutabagas are often called yellow turnips) but the flavor and consistency is different. Rutabagas are a cross between cabbages and turnips and are starchier and sweeter than turnips. Turnips, on the other hand, are related to arugula and radishes and have some of their heat. What I love about turnips, though, is that you can eat the greens, too, which are absolutely delicious. And that means, two vegetables in one.
There is nothing more fun for children to grow than turnips. I know…turnips have a really bad reputation. Even the name makes you want to wrinkle your nose, but I have grown to love them, especially when home grown and harvested young. Growing turnips is much like growing radishes…except they are much bigger.
The seeds are fairly large and easy to plant, germinate quickly and grow quickly, too. Like, radishes and carrots, they are fun for kids to pull out of the ground and in Southern California can be grown year round.
You don't need a lot of space to grow turnips. They are easy to grow in large pots…just thin them so they have plenty of room around them or the root won't develop into a nice fat bulb. You can also grow them just for their greens. If you do that, you don't have to thin out the rows. I like to dot them all over my garden and keep planting them now and then so we have a steady supply. If you harvest them when they are young and small, you can stir-fry them together (cook the roots and a sliced onion for a few minutes before adding the chopped greens) in olive oil or butter and fresh herbs, and season with salt and pepper or herb/salt mixture.
Look for small ones with the greens attached in farmer's market as they are tastier and you don't need to peel them. The ones in the larger grocery stores are usually larger and denuded of their greens. What a shame that is!
If you want to cook the greens by themselves, just sauté with garlic and olive oil, add some fresh herbs, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Or you can add some ponzu or stir-fry sauce at the end. You can add them to any grain dish or substitute for spinach in any recipe.
As to the root, I like to chop them up and put them in my salads or stir-fry them with other vegetables. They add a nice texture and flavor to any one of our vegetarian feasts.
I love homegrown cucumbers. This summer I planted six Japanese cucumber plants and now I have cucumbers coming out of my ears.
Another great soup to make utilizing cucumbers and other summer vegetables is gazpacho. It's easy and wonderful on a hot day!
Cut first five vegetables into roughly 1 inch pieces and pulse separately in a food processor with steel blade until coarsely chopped.
Add them with other chopped veggies together in a bowl.
Add all other ingredients, stir, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Serves 6. Can be easily doubled.
Raita is a yoghurt cucumber side dish for spicy Indian dishes. Tonight I made it to go with Lal Dal (Red Lentils, recipe included below). It is very refreshing for summer and can also be served as a soup.
Squeeze water out of grated cucumber. Combine all of the ingredients. Chill.
*To dry roast cumin seeds, put seeds in a hot pan and stir until aromatic and brown, about 3-5 minutes.
Let seeds cool on a plate and then grind in a spice grinder (I have an extra coffee grinder that I use only for spices).
1. Place lentils in a medium-size saucepan with the water, turmeric powder, and salt. Bring to a boil on a high heat. Reduce heat as froth starts to build up. Remove froth from the surface as it builds up. When froth subsides, turn down heat to low. Partially cover and cook until they are soft and turn into a soup-like consistency, about 15-20 minutes.
2. In a small frying pan, heat ghee on medium heat. When hot, add cumin seeds to ghee, soon followed by the chilies and onions. Cook until onions become soft. Add chili powder and tomatoes. Cook for another 3-4 minutes or until tomatoes are soft. Add to lentils and simmer for another 10 minutes.
3. Add lemon juice and garnish with cilantro. Serve hot.
Rebecca- the post says "written by my mom GGC", it should say WWW, right?
Love this post. The food looks great, I adore dal and am going to make that tomorrow for dinner!
WWW---do you have any veggie friendly BBQ recipes? I pretty much try everything you post, always tasty thank you!
All recipes looks yummy! I'm not familiar with Rutabagas but I guess it's delicious.I love cucumber it's so healthy .Kids will love it because of different recipes..
Off topic: Rebecca, do you ever check out rookiemoms.com? It's "twins week" there, and it seems like they have a lot of useful advice/insight/honesty from mothers of twins that you might enjoy.
Oh, WWW. Please be my mom. You are so, so awesome.
Have you guys ever considered a post about how to begin a vegetable garden? I love that both you and your momma grow some of your own produce! I would love to learn how you guys have such growing success.
Amanda...If you want CRISPY shallots, it takes this long to make them crispy. You can make a lot and then store them in a container for other things if you want. I just put them in the pan to cook while I am doing other things and let them do their thing. They are well worth the wait!
Jules...I will do a post sometime on bar-b-qing veggies.
Dranrab...you can go to my mom's website, www.patwelsh.com to find out how to grow a veggie garden!
Dranrab - search "vegetable gardens" in my "search" area (sidebar) and you will see several tutorial videos/posts about how to plant a child-friendly vegetable garden, featuring my Nana Pat Welsh who is herself, a garden master, author, badass.
Thank you for posting these wonderful veggie recepies! Great ideas that I wouldn't think of on my own and don't run across in my usual cook books.
Dear WWW - I made your Gazpacho and it turned out beautifully! Thanks for the recipe and the inspiration!
Love turnips! Have some from the grocery store in my fridge *and* I pulled a big old heap from the garden today!
Just made the gazpacho tonight. We ate it with cheese and rye crispbreads. It was fantastic! I would definitely make it again. We used regular V8 (low sodium) since it's the only brand I could find at my grocery. Thanks for the post. It's way too hot to turn on an oven or stove, so we were glad for the cooking break!
Thank you for sharing the dal recipe. I made it and it was delicious.


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An epistemic approach to paraconsistency: a logic of evidence and truth
Carnielli, Walter and Rodrigues, Abilio (2017) An epistemic approach to paraconsistency: a logic of evidence and truth. [Preprint]
letj.pdf
The purpose of this paper is to present a paraconsistent formal system and a corresponding intended interpretation according to which true contradictions are not tolerated. Contradictions are, instead, epistemically understood as conflicting evidence, where evidence for a proposition A is understood as reasons for believing that A is true.
The paper defines a paraconsistent and paracomplete natural deduction system, called the Basic Logic of Evidence (BLE), and extends it to the Logic of Evidence and Truth (LETj). The latter is a logic of formal inconsistency and undeterminedness that is able to express not only preservation of evidence but also preservation of truth. LETj is anti-dialetheist in the sense that, according to the intuitive interpretation proposed here, its consequence relation is trivial in the presence of any true contradiction. Adequate semantics and a decision method are presented for both BLE and LETj, as well as some technical results that fit the intended interpretation.
Carnielli, Walter Walter.Carnielli@cle.unicamp.br
Rodrigues, Abilio abilio.arf@gmail.com
paraconsistency; non-classical logics; evidence; philosophy of logic; logics of formal inconsistency
Mr. Abilio Rodrigues Filho

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Q: "Formula analysis error" with Sparkline function in Google Sheets I am coming here tonight because I do not understand something about Google Sheets.
I found a super GSheet file that can do Gantt planning. So I tried to transpose that into a personal document. Before starting to make some more custom formulas I just tried to copy and paste the formula used for the reference graph ("hatched" graph) and I already have a formula analysis error.
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Q: Read a text file containing json objects in .jsp file and populate it in HTML table I want to extract a json data from a text file and want to populate that data in a HTML table .These and operations I have to inside a .jsp file. Is it possible.Can any one give me a sample code?

A: You can read the JSON file using JSONParse API below is the code to read that :
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    JSONParser parser = new JSONParser();
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    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
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    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ParseException e) {
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    }%>

from above code you will able to get JSON Object store into Some variable like String myVar=jsonObject .toString();//which returns String then use same into ajax function to iterate through each json element and create the table like below and import this script too :

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For more details : Fill html table based on JSON and try to debug line by line &  good luck


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Adventure of the Goblin Dog
NarratorTuppence Middleton
SeriesThe Magic Faraway Tree
FantasyChildrenFrom 3+Young AdultFantasy & Science fiction
Discover the magic! Travel to the top of the Magic Faraway Tree with Peter and Mary on their quest to rescue a princess. Explore Fairyland in this truly magical story, where you'll encounter the Goblin Dog, rescue a princess and visit the Land of Storytellers. This is an irresistible story for all who've ever stepped into the Enchanted Wood and a fantastic introduction to the Magic Faraway Tree stories for young children. This story first appeared in 1936 and was made part of the Magic Faraway Tree world in 1952, featuring different children discovering the Faraway Tree. The Magic Faraway Tree series is one of Enid Blyton's best-loved and most enduring creations. (P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited The Magic Faraway Tree ®, Enid Blyton ® and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder and Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.
PublisherHachette Children's Group
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Home > The Institution > About the Executive Secretariat > Structure
The structure of the IOC revolves around the key figures of the Council of Members and its Committees, the Chairperson of the Organisation and the Executive Secretariat.
COUNCIL OF MEMBERS
The IOC is governed by the Council of Members, which is its principal decision-making body. The Council of Members is made up of one delegate per Member, who is assisted by alternates and advisers. It meets at least twice a year to review the work carried out by the Organisation and to approve its programme of activities and budget for the next year. The Council of Members takes its decisions by consensus, but when consensus cannot be reached, a mechanism is provided for decision making by a qualified majority. The official languages of the IOC are Arabic, English, French, Italian and Spanish.
The Council of Members can set up as many committees or subcommittees as it needs. The committees do a very important job in discussing and laying the groundwork for proposals and four-year action plans, which are then submitted to the Council of Members. At the moment, there are five committees: the Administrative and Financial Affairs Committee, the Chemistry and Standardisation Committee, the Technology and Environment Committee, the Economic and Promotion Committee and the Advisory Committee on Olive Oil and Table Olives. Except in the case of the Advisory Committee on Olive Oil and Table Olives, the committees are made up of one delegate per Member, plus alternates and advisers.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
The Administrative and Financial Affairs Committee is responsible, in particular, for:
Examining the annual work programme of the Executive Secretariat for the functioning of the Organisation, namely as regards the budget, financial rules and internal and statutory rules;
Supervising the implementation of the internal control standards set out;
Examining the draft annual budget of the International Olive Council proposed by the Executive Director;
Examining and submitting the accounts for the preceding financial year to the Council of Members for adoption at its first regular session of the calendar year together with any other measure concerning financial and administrative matters;
Providing advice and recommendations on matters related to the implementation of the Agreement;
Examining and reporting to the Council of Members with regard to applications for accession or with regard to the withdrawal of a Member of the International Olive Council;
Reviewing compliance with the principles enshrined in article 7 on the appointments of the staff to the Executive Secretariat and other issues related to administrative and organisational matters.
CHEMISTRY AND STANDARISATION COMMITEE
The remit of the Committee is to ensure the implementation of the objectives set out in article 1 (1) of the 2015 Agreement, namely:
To seek to achieve uniformity in national and international legislation relating to the physico-chemical and organoleptic characteristics of olive oils, olive pomace oils and table olives in order to prevent any obstacle to trade;
To conduct activities in the area of physico-chemical and organoleptic testing in order to add to the knowledge of the composition and quality characteristics of olive products, with a view to consolidating international standards and so enabling:
- Product quality control;
- International trade and its development;
- Protection of consumer rights;
- Prevention of fraudulent and misleading practices and adulteration.
To strengthen the role of the International Olive Council as a forum of excellence for the international scientific community in the area of olive oil and table olives;
To coordinate studies and research on the nutritional qualities and other intrinsic properties of olive oil and table olives;
To facilitate the exchange of information on international trade flows.
TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
This Committee is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the objectives set out in article 1 (2) of the 2015 Agreement, namely:
To promote technical cooperation and research and development in the olive sector by encouraging the cooperation of public or private bodies and/or entities, whether national or international;
To conduct activities for the identification, preservation and utilisation of the gene sources of olive trees;
To study the interaction between olive growing and the environment, particularly with a view to promoting environmental conservation and sustainable production, and to ensure the integrated and sustainable development of the sector;
To foster the transfer of technology through training activities in areas connected with the olive sector by organising international, regional and national activities;
To promote the protection of geographical indications of olive products in compliance with the corresponding international agreements to which a Member may be a party;
To encourage the exchange of information and experience in the phytosanitary field of olive growing.
ECONOMIC AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE
To enhance the role of the International Olive Council as a world documentation and information centre on olive trees and their products and as a meeting point for all operators in the sector;
To promote the consumption of olive products, the expansion of international trade of olive oil and table olives and information on the trade standards of the International Olive Council;
To support international and regional activities encouraging the dissemination of generic scientific information on the nutritional, health and other properties of olive oil and table olives with a view to improving consumer information;
To examine the world balances for olive oil, olive pomace oils and table olives, undertake studies and propose appropriate measures;
To disseminate economic data and analyses on olive oil and table olives and provide Members with the indicators necessary to contribute to the smooth functioning of olive product markets;
To disseminate and use the results of research and development programmes linked to olive growing and study their applicability in increasing production efficiency.
ADVISOR ON OLIVE OIL AND TABLE OLIVES COMMITTEE
The Advisory Committee on Olive Oil and Table Olives is a fundamental talking partner for the Council of Members. Its representatives are drawn from all the branches of the olive sector – producers, processors, traders and consumers – in the member countries. The Committee was established to voice the opinions of business circles and to tap into their hands-on knowledge to help the Executive Secretariat find effective solutions to problems and to keep its finger on the pulse of the industry.
IOC CHAIRPERSON
The Council of Members elects a chairperson who serves a one-year term of office, which is rotated among the IOC Members. The chairperson plays a vital part in the life of the Organisation and carries out a number of duties, most importantly presiding over meetings and sessions and representing the IOC legally.
A vice-chairperson is also elected each year and succeeds to the chair the following year.
The IOC is served by a Secretariat headed by an Executive Director, who is assisted by a college of senior officials made up of the Deputy Executive Directors (currently two) and a team of staff members.
The Executive Secretariat is the operative arm of the IOC, implementing its decisions and strategy and serving the needs of its Members. Its target Organisation Chart comprises five Units: The Administrative Management and Human Resources Unit; The Financial Management Unit; the Promotion and Economic Affairs Unit; the Standardisation and Research Unit, the Olive Growing, Olive Oil Technology and Environment Unit and the Internal Comptroller Unit in addition to the Office of the Executive Director, the Observatory and Information Systems Department, the Legal Department and the Translation Department.


As you probably know by now, Northern Inferno is coming this Thursday as part of the massive v1.09 update. The first DLC pack for Command, NI is also important as its standalone nature allows players to purchase and enjoy it regardless of whether they already own CMANO or not.
Let's peruse the 15 scenarios that comprise this epic WW3 campaign. Each scenario can be played either as part of the campaign (in which case reaching a certain "pass score" is necessary in order to advance to the next scenario) or in standalone mode like all other CMANO scenarios.
Opening Moves: Soviet submarines are rushing across the Norwegian Sea, heading for the Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) gap, doorway to the Atlantic. NATO naval forces mobilize to stem the tide.
The Fast and the Furious: The war is spreading. A powerful Soviet amphibious force is heading towards northern Norway, screened by multiple squadrons of missile fast-attack craft. With the bulk of NATO's Atlantic forces already committed elsewhere, what can Norway do to blunt the invasion?
Barents Sea Boomers: After absorbing punch after punch, NATO swings to the offensive by applying one of the key tenets of the 1980's Maritime Strategy: Hunt down and attempt to sink the Soviet strategic submarines (SSBNs) inside their protective bastions.
Beware of the Badger: Norway has been invaded. The US and UK are rushing heavy amphibious forces to support the bulwark in the north. But the Soviet Naval Aviation's missile-armed bombers roam over the Norwegian Sea. Will enough reinforcements reach Norway to matter?
The Grey Ghost from the East Coast: Taking a page out of the WW2 Kriegsmarine playbook, the Soviet Navy is sending its Sverdlov heavy cruisers down the Denmark strait, bypassing the battered Icelandic defences, in hopes of further straining NATO's overburdened Atlantic screen. Standing in their way is a USN surface group centered around the Newport News, the US Navy's last heavy-gun cruiser. Can the "Grey Ghost" and her cohorts crash the Sverdlov raiding party?
The Mighty O: Iceland has been heavily bombarded and then seized by Soviet forces. Soon, Soviet naval bombers will be able to operate from the polar island's airbases, striking at will all over the Atlantic. For NATO, this is unacceptable – and the carrier Oriskany will spearhead the operation to shut Iceland down.
Damn The Torpedoes: A large, vital NATO convoy is approaching Europe with cargo and container ships as well as oil tankers. The Soviet Union has warned NATO that any further overseas reinforcement of Europe "will dramatically escalate the situation". The Red Banner Fleet's submarine force is gunning for the convoy en masse. How many will survive to reach the French coast?
Fox Two: The Soviet bomber force is down for maintenance and re-arming, preparing for a big raid, and NATO intel suggests that the British Isles, so far unscathed from the carnage in continental Europe, are on the top of the target list. The Royal Air Force (RAF) is withdrawing from Norway and consolidating to protect the UK mainland. What will be the price of protecting the Crown?
An Eye for an Eye: RAF bases have been hit with nuclear weapons. NATO does not want to escalate to all-out nuclear war, but Britain must respond in kind. The Ark Royal carrier group and its Buccaneer low-level strike aircraft will strike at the heart of Soviet Naval Aviation.
Fire and Brimstone: The Saratoga and JFK carrier groups are tied down off the coast of Norway, supporting a desperate NATO holding action against advancing Soviet armor. This makes them perfect targets for Soviet missile bombers. Tactical nuclear weapons release has been granted. The all-out "bombers vs. carriers" battle that both sides have been rehearsing for over 20 years is about to explode.
Hunter or Hunted: Both sides in the massive conflict are beginning to show signs of exhaustion. NATO carrier groups have been heavily damaged and forced to withdraw towards the GIUK gap, leaving subs and aircraft as the primary offensive assets. To bolster its own battered surface forces, the Soviet Navy is hurriedly commissioning and putting to sea the Kiev, its first real aircraft carrier. A trio of NATO nuclear submarines are hastily assembled to form the welcoming committee.
Deliverance: The Soviet occupation of Iceland has been a constant problem for NATO planners. Soviet forces on the island have been repeatedly harassed but never truly neutralized. NATO now feels confident enough to seriously attempt to seize control of the island back. Multiple carrier groups and support forces, including the amphibious-modified USS Iowa, are converging on Iceland. But the Soviets will not hand over their most important outpost without a fight.
Needle in a Hay Stack: BothSoviet and NATO strategic nuclear forces are being brought to a high state of readiness. The United States is now at DEFCON 2. Peace talks are at a stalemate after an attempted assassination on the US ambassador in Geneva. Unidentified submarines have been sighted off the coast of Nova Scotia. If Soviet submarines can roam in these waters, the US will be under constant threat of a sudden decapitation nuclear strike.
Fail Safe: Amidst a terrible nuclear crisis, multiple cells of SAC B-52 bombers, armed with nuclear weapons, are reaching their "point of no return" locations over the Artic circle. Soviet strategic forces and air defences alike are in the highest alert level. Fingers rest on nuclear triggers. Can global thermonuclear war be averted?


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Microcystin-affinity chromatography was used to purify 15 protein phosphatase 1 (PP1)-binding proteins from the myofibrillar fraction of rabbit skeletal muscle. To reduce the time and amount of material required to identify these proteins, proteome analysis by mixed peptide sequencing was developed. Proteins are resolved by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, electroblotted to polyvinylidene fluoride membrane, and stained. Bands are sliced from the membrane, cleaved briefly with CnBr, and applied without further purification to an automated Edman sequencer. The mixed peptide sequences generated are sorted and matched against the GenBank using two new programs, FASTF and TFASTF. This technology offers a simple alternative to mass spectrometry for the subpicomolar identification of proteins in polyacrylamide gels. Using this technology, all 15 proteins recovered in PP-1C affinity chromatography were sequenced. One of the proteins, PP-1bp55, was homologous to human myosin phosphatase, MYPT2. A second, PP-1bp80, identified in the EST data bases, contained a putative PP-1C binding site and a nucleotide binding motif. Further affinity purification over ATP-Sepharose isolated PP-1bp80 in a quaternary complex with PP-1C and two other proteins, PP-1bp29 and human p20. Recombinant PP-1bp80 also bound PP-1C and suppressed its activity toward a variety of substrates, suggesting that the protein is a novel regulatory subunit of PP-1.


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Will Hina Khan Be Making Her Bollywood Debut Soon?
Nancy B. Varghese | Feb 5, 2018
After having played a lead role in the Hindi television show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, and then becoming a contender on the hit reality TV show Bigg Boss 11 - Hina Khan has definitely left a mark in the television industry, and is now looking to expand her horizons.
According to a report by a weekly magazine, Hina is now looking forward to making her debut in Bollywood and is also on the lookout for a script for the same.
"I want to do good work--whether it is TV or films. I am reading scripts as far as films are concerned", she said in an interview. "So if something materialises, I would definitely like to take it up".
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Honduras Longest Peaceful Protest
September 20, 2009 September 21, 2009 Circles Robinson	1 Comment
By Juan Ramon Duran
Over 80 days of protests demanding the return of President Zelaya. Photo: Luis Miranda
HAVANA TIMES, Sept.20 (IPS) – Shaded from the blazing sun by his straw sombrero, one of the principal leaders of the National Front Against the Coup d'état in Honduras declared, "The only solution to the political crisis is the return of Manuel Zelaya to the presidency before September 30."
"But this also requires the formation of a national constituent assembly to ratify a new Constitution to allow Honduras to be restructured as a progressive Central American nation," added Rafael Alegría, leader of the Front.
Alegria said a new Constitution must contemplate the end of 'traditional groups of power' through enacting deep reforms to the system of government, presidential reelections, the extension of that term of office to five years, the breakup of the armed forces and a total reorganization of the police. He spoke just prior to beginning a march through poor neighborhoods on the north side of Tegucigalpa on the 82nd day of protests against the Honduran coup d'état.
Meanwhile, the government that installed itself through the June 28 coup said the only solution is the November 29 general election to choose a new administration.
"The general election will be boycotted by the Front, because it will take place under an administration made up of coup forces whose only option is to accept the mediation plan of Costa Rican president Oscar Arias, in line with the position of the United States government," added Alegría, spokesman of the Front and leader of the La Vía Campesina (Rural Path), an international network of small farmers organizations and rural workers.
With this political and social movement, the Front has sustained the longest movement of peaceful protest in the recent history of Honduras (exceeding the duration of a famous strike that extended between May 1 and July 10, 1954 by thousands of workers on banana plantations controlled by two US companies on the north Atlantic coast of the country).
Legacy of the 1954 Banana Strike
"The history of Honduras had been written in terms of before and after the workers strike of 1954, but now it must be recorded that there is a new Honduran nation before and after June 28, the date on which President Zelaya was arrested and flown out of the country during a coup d'état. We now require a constituent assembly to reestablish the country's institutional order," insisted Alegría.
The earlier strike began on May 1-International Workers Day-at the United Fruit Company's (today Chiquita Brands) banana processing facilities and were quickly joined by the workers at Standard Fruit, in addition to other labor organizations on the Atlantic coast.
"We are harvesting the struggle of the comrades of '54. They fought for a new labor code, social security and land reform. Now we have to fight for a more ambitious political initiative," said Alegría.
Meanwhile in the Government House, de facto president Roberto Micheletti, advised by Israelis and Central American experts, said the FNR is made up of "a vagrant and corrupt group that is about to be exposed through revelations about the millions of dollars they received to defend the political initiative of Zelaya to create a constituent assembly."
They sought "to dissolve the powers of the State and create conditions to continue in power, just like the current presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador," added Micheletti.
Rep. Marvin Ponce, of the leftist Democratic Unification Party (UD), pointed out that the 1954 strike concentrated on the northern area of the country and that its economic demands were realized years later when President Ramón Villeda Morales (1957-1963) enacted the Labor Code, the Land Reform Act and created the Honduran Social Security System.
There is a historical parallel between Villeda Morales and Zelaya: both were overthrown by coup d'états and expelled to Costa Rica, said Silvia Mendieta, 25, a student at the public Autonomous National University of Honduras and an active participant in the demonstrations of the "resistance," as the Front is commonly called.
The struggle of the Front-which began outside the Government House three hours after the military arrested and expelled Zelaya from the country-began under the leadership of Alegría, presidential candidate Caesar Ham, leaders of teachers unions and three labor confederations.
The following day, June 29, street protests began anew near the Government House, where violent confrontations broke out with policemen and soldiers. These would soon become daily occurrences in Tegucigalpa and other major cities such as northwestern San Pedro Sula and Choluteca in the south.
July 5, when the deposed Zelaya tried to land
at the Toncontín Airport in Tegucigalpa aboard an airplane provided by the Venezuela government, thousands of people showed up at the terminal to welcome him.
Protests Have Not Let Up
When the plane tried to set down on the run way, blocked by military vehicles, demonstrators were warded off by gunshots of joint army and police forces. Killed in the skirmish was Isis Obed Murillo, 19, a native of the northeastern Olancho department.
Subsequently, the "resistance" set about blocking strategic highways, customs posts, schools and decentralized state institutions, where it has the support of powerful workers unions.
In addition to the marches, automobile caravans and the cultural functions have been held on Saturdays and Sundays in Tegucigalpa's Central Plaza. In this square stands a statue of national hero Francisco Morazán, who fought for the creation of the Federation of Central American Nations a few years after the nation achieved independence from Spain in 1821.
In those cultural activities stand out a series of concerts by new groups that have created protest songs praising Zelaya and condemning Micheletti. Several poets have also read works about the coup, the resistance and the need for deep political change.
In broadcasts by the Globo radio station there have been programs such as "Constitutional Cabinet," in which officials from the Zelaya administration and youth of the "resistance" have participated. News programs by the powerful union movement have also been aired.
In its 82 days of life, the "resistance" has carried out marches through poor and marginalized neighborhoods of Tegucigalpa to encourage their residents to join the movement. In those demonstrations, militants have spray painted slogans such as "Morazán is in the streets," "The people will win" and the term "coup forces," referring to a series of former presidents and the hierarchies of the Catholic and Evangelical churches-particularly their leading religious figures Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez and Pastor Evelio Reyes.
For Deputy Ponce, this restructuring initiative can be materialized with the convening of a mass popular assembly, as happened in Bolivia, or through an electoral process.
Parallel to the pro-Zelaya actions, mass marches in support of the Micheletti government have been mobilized by the Democratic Civic Union.
On Tuesday September 15, Central American Independence Day from Spain, the "resistance" as well as the government-in extreme polarization- organized mass parades in which they displayed an almost even balance of forces.
This polarization could be reduced if dialogue is established between Zelaya and Micheletti, as contemplated in the plan of President Arias, who met on Wednesday for three hours in San Jose with five of the six presidential candidates of the legal political parties, who each committed themselves to peace talks.
Arias's proposal included the return of Zelaya to his position, the formation of a cabinet of national unity, amnesty for political crimes linked to the coup, the moving up of elections and their supervision by a committee of distinguished international figures. However, the basic point-Zelaya's return-was rejected by Micheletti and his government.
On Monday, September 21, Arias will meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton-and possibly with Zelaya-to analyze a solution to the Honduran crisis. This meeting in New York will coincide with the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, set to be held in that city.
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Q: Iterator validity I'm looking for a more in depth explanation here, not just how to get working code.  I know how to write much shorter code to erase elements.  I wrote this test code here to pinpoint points of failure upon deletion.  It would seem that not only the i iterator becomes invalid but also the .end() iterator... and that is interesting.
Why is that this works?
    deque<shared_ptr<Vehicle>> data;
    data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("porsche")) );
    data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("fiat")) );
    data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("fiat")) );
    data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("bmw")) );
    data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("fiat")) );

    auto end = data.end();
    for(auto i = data.begin(); i != end;)
    {

        if( (*i)->getName() == "fiat" )
        {
            auto ti = i;
            ++ti;
            end = data.end();   //above erase, works but not logical
            data.erase(i);
            i=ti;
        }
        else
        {
           ++i;
           end = data.end();
        }
    }

but this does not work?
deque<shared_ptr<Vehicle>> data;
data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("porsche")) );
data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("fiat")) );
data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("fiat")) );
data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("bmw")) );
data.push_back( shared_ptr<Vehicle>(new Vehicle("fiat")) );

auto end = data.end();
for(auto i = data.begin(); i != end;)
{

    if( (*i)->getName() == "fiat" )
    {
        auto ti = i;
        ++ti;
        data.erase(i);
        end = data.end();   //Bellow erase...more logical but crashes
        i=ti;
    }
    else
    {
       ++i;
       end = data.end();
    }
}

I'm guessing that there is some implementation level issue here.  Perhaps a compiler bug.  Using GCC 4.8.2.

A: You're invoking Undefined Behavior.  From the language spec, about deque::erase:

An erase operation that erases the last element of a deque invalidates only the past-the-end
  iterator and all iterators and references to the erased elements. An erase operation that erases the
  first element of a deque but not the last element invalidates only iterators and references to the erased
  elements. An erase operation that erases neither the first element nor the last element of a deque
  invalidates the past-the-end iterator and all iterators and references to all the elements of the deque.

In your case, your end iterator is always getting clobbered, and it's just luck that it works at all.  The crash in the second case is likely due to operations on i, not the data.end call.


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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 might be confirmed by the end of the year.
"By the end of the year, maybe early next year, the list of those that we believe should be held accountable will be confirmed and then there must be a prosecution," Bishop said in an interview with Australian state broadcaster ABC.
International investigators said on Wednesday the passenger plane was downed by a Russian-made missile fired from a pro-Russian rebel village in eastern Ukraine.
The findings counter Moscow's suggestion that the flight, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in July 2014, was brought down by Ukraine's military rather than the separatists. All 298 people on board, including 28 Australians, were killed.
Bishop said the culprits could face an international tribunal, similar to the one used to prosecute those responsible for the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, Scotland.
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Enjoy this walk, but please take photos instead of picking or damaging the fungi. Experts use a small mirror to photograph the underside of fungi at the same time as the top. We look after Longshaw for all of its wildlife and we want to make sure the fungi spore year after year, and to give as many people as possible the chance to be able to see these weird and wonderful forms.
Looking out over the moorland, follow the path right and right again, towards the car park and head up the drive past the den building area. The area of woodland above the dens contains lots of woodland fungi - have a look around and see if you can spot any candle snuff fungus on the ends of logs.
The fruiting bodies of candlesnuff fungus have black branches with white tips, and often grow in clusters on decaying hardwood.
Walk up through the woods taking the first, steep left-hand uphill turn, up past the ice house, to investigate the log-piles and their many fungi. Can you identify any sulphur-tufts or glistening inkcaps?
The caps have grooves that nearly reach the center. When young, the entire cap surface is coated with a fine layer of reflective cells that make them glisten. They typically grow in dense clusters on rotting wood.
Deeper into the woods, look out for the beautiful amethyst deceiver, often found at the base of tree trunks in this area. Please be careful not to trample the fungi so that they get chance to spore. These purple mushrooms have a cap of 1 - 6cm diameter and are often found near beech trees in woodland areas.
The magnificent forms and often vibrant colours of mushrooms and toadstools, brackets and blobs gives them a majestic realm of their own. Neither plant nor animal, they provide inspiration to nature lovers. As more people discover Longshaw's fungi, conserving them becomes more of a challenge.
Dead wood is a fantastic host for many fungi, so keep an eye out for fallen logs as you come through the woods and then out of the gate onto the grassland. Now turn right and keep your eyes peeled for fungal forms as you follow the path along the top of the woods.
Birch polypore are common at Longshaw. They can cause the death of birch trees and you'll often see a standing stump with a bracket fungus clearly visible. So in some cases it's the fungus that creates the dead wood as well as the other way round.
This section can be pretty boggy after rainfall. Once you reach the end of the dry stone wall where there's a gate, and just below a small quarry, the route heads right across the grassland down hill. You might want to explore the little quarry for fungi first?
Our rangers leave wood to rot so that fungi and insects can thrive, and our meadows have been managed for centuries in a way that is great for a large range of fungi including some rare waxcaps.
As you head down the meadow, look out for colourful jewels in the grassland, and feel free to gently touch them to see why they are called waxcaps.
These beautiful forms won't grow in grassland treated by chemicals so they are a good indication of chemical free grounds.
Choose your terrain! The trail heads straight across the grassland but there is a haha to clamber up ahead, so if you'd prefer an easier route turn right along the path and then left after the next gate and alongside the ditch until you rejoin the route. Look out for club fungi and more waxcaps in this grassy area - they are often spotted here.
Yellow stagshorn is a kind of jelly fungus. They can dry out, and come back to life when it rains again.
As you rejoin the main path heading towards the pond, these woodland edges, and those of the wider Longshaw area are ideal habitats for the fairytale Fly Agaric toadstools. Be warned - these are poisonous toadstools.
The white spots often seen on the Fly Agaric cap are formed as a skin-like layer before the cap opens up to break up to create the spots.
After passing through the dense rhododenrdon woods, and just out of the second gate by the pond, look up to the right! There is a scots pine tree here which for that last couple of hears has hosted a rare sight of a Cauliflower Fungus. Usually spotted near the base of trees, so more easily damaged by animals.
It's easy to see where the name derived from, like many other fungal forms. From Dead Man's Fingers to Giant Puffball, the common names are often very memorable.
Head across the parkland to the left of the pond, past the Boggart Bank sign and the log stack, and look out for blushers and other toadstools beneath the trees. Continue heading west past the big bowing oak trees until you reach the wide, grassy path, and turn a sharp right onto this path.
Blushers are large mushrooms, mottling on top, grow in small groups in woodlands (especially near oaks) and fruit from late summer to autumn. The underside of this one has been photographed using a mirror, so the blushing beauty has not been disturbed.
The woods around here are great to explore - look on fallen logs and tree trunks for Chicken of the Woods and other bracket fungi. After the "Boggart Hole", a quarry claimed as a playground by Longshaw's mischievous creatures, head through the gate into the woods and look out for fungi amongst the ground flora.
Growing in tiered clusters, and bright orange when young, these fungi thrive in broadleaved woodland areas, especially on oak and yew. There are many in the various plantation woods at Longshaw, so if you don't spot this on your walk route then try looking a little further afield.
As you come out of the woods and meet the main path turn right, back up towards the pond and Longshaw Visitor Centre. If you feel like extending your walk, Padley Gorge is nearby and is stunning in the autumn time, with fallen beach and oak leaves amidst the mossy green rocks and tree trunks. To find Padley Gorge, turn left and then cross the main road, and the bridge over the brook and downhill, following the tumbling gorge.
White Saddle fungus is very weird-looking – it's one of the strangest-looking fungi in Longshaw. This one was found in the kitchen garden. It's quite harmless. We also find Black Saddles at Longshaw.
With the haha on your right hand side, you'll notice some huge, peeling tree trunks. We often leave stable tree trunks standing tall as they provide excellent habitats for invertebrates and fungi, as well as some birds. Take a nosy into this strip of woods and you'll also see the view across Longshaw's meadow.
While there is lots of open grassland to explore, the meadow in front of the lodge is not open access land, and is looked after especially for its wealth of fungi. Unusual waxcaps such as the Pink Ballerina emerge here, but footfall is kept to a minimum as these fungi like undisturbed ground.
The route is rough and muddy in places and not suitable for pushchairs. Several gates and some steep short sections. Please keep dogs on leads to prevent disturbance to farm animals and wildlife. Wellies or walking boots advised.
Spot ants mounds, track them as they cross paths and climb up scots pine trees, where they find the aphids that provide their food source.


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Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday discusses his budget address on Facebook. Sun-Times Media.
The Senate plan — which came to fruition after stalled talks between Rauner and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan — includes many of the governor's preferred reforms, including changes to workers' compensation, the state's pension system and property taxes.
"My plan tomorrow in my speech is to begin to address some of the key issues myself and share some of my own personal views about taxes, about regulation, about bringing down property taxes, about properly funding our schools," the governor said.
The governor is scheduled to deliver his address at noon before a joint session of the Legislature in Springfield.
Amid the budget impasse, Rauner has already borne the brunt of criticism ahead of his budget address — with Democratic legislators and elected officials urging him to present a balanced budget on Wednesday before the Illinois General Assembly in Springfield. A stopgap measure expired on Jan. 1 — leaving social service agencies and universities high and dry, while the state's bill backlog creeps to $11.3 billion.
Rauner has said he'll offer up a similar format as he did in last year's budget address, in which he asked the General Assembly to either work with him towards a budget, or give him the authority to make big cuts. His plan had a $3.5 billion deficit. He has for years offered up examples of budgets approved before he took office — calling them wholly unbalanced and to blame for the state's dire finances.
Asked whether he'd pass a budget or "let the state go bankrupt," the governor responded that the state should have gotten a balanced budget two years ago.
Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed reported last week that Rauner – in his budget address — will also propose funding for two Illinois State Police classes for 200 cadets over the next two years to try to help with the violence spilling from the streets onto the expressways.
Both Democratic Comptroller Susana Mendoza and her former boss, Mayor Emanuel, have urged Rauner to present a budget per his constitutional duties.


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Boyle Transportation acquired by healthcare supply chain management firm
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Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, Boyle Transportation was among the first fleets to transport the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer's Global Supply manufacturing plant to distribution points across the country.
Boyle Transportation is being acquired by healthcare supply chain specialist Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. (AHG), in an $80 million deal, the groups confirmed Tuesday.
Boyle Transportation, who just last week was named one of the Truckload Carriers Association's Best Fleets to Drive For for the second consecutive year, provides specialized transportation services to clients in the life sciences and government/defense sectors, which meshes well with Toronto-based AHG's 3PL services that include customized logistics, distribution and packaging solutions for healthcare manufacturers across Canada. Based in Billerica, Massachusetts, Boyle Transportation was among the first fleets to transport the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer's Global Supply manufacturing plant to distribution points across the country.
"We are thrilled to be welcoming the Boyle Transportation team to Andlauer Healthcare Group", said AHG CEO Michael Andlauer. "Boyle is a leader in the temperature-sensitive life sciences sector and brings complementary security and visibility capabilities to the defense sector."
AHG also Tuesday acquired all the outstanding shares that it did not already own of Skelton USA – a 75 truck, 100 trailer transporter of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, biologics, plasma products and vaccines. AHG acquired a 49% interest in the company in March.
Andlauer said the acquisition of the remainder of Skelton USA, an affiliate company of Skelton Canada that services cold-chain customers across the U.S., coupled with the addition of Boyle Transportation, significantly advances his company's strategic expansion into the U.S. healthcare market.
"As part of the highly regarded AHG platform, we will be able to offer a broader suite of services to our valuable clients," Co-Presidents of Boyle Transportation Andrew Boyle and Marc Boyle said via joint statement. "We are confident that this strategic move will help Boyle Transportation continue to be the provider of choice to clients and the employer of choice to transportation and logistics professionals in the U.S."
Skelton USA and Boyle Transportation will continue to be led by their respective executive leadership teams.
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Q: Is there a python option to "join attributes by location"? I am trying to perform the function join attributes by location as found on the QGIS menu Vector>Data Management Tools. I am seeking an open source python option for this. I know arcpy has a spatial join function but I'm trying to perform this outside of the ESRI environment.

A: You may want to take a look at Shapely and Fiona. Fiona is a wrapper for gdal to make spatial file import and export easy. Shapely provides geometry functionality. Here is a very simple example to give you the idea. It joins polygon attributes to all points within that polygon.
The example data I have used are these polygons and these points.
import fiona
from shapely.geometry import shape
from copy import deepcopy

with fiona.open("planning_neighborhoods.shp", "r") as n:

    with fiona.open("Schools_Private_Pt.shp", "r") as s:

        # create a schema for the attributes
        outSchema =  deepcopy(s.schema)
        outSchema['properties'].update(n.schema['properties'])

        with fiona.open ("Schools_withNbhd.shp", "w", s.driver, outSchema, s.crs) as output:

            for school in s:
                for neighborhood in n:
                    # check if point is in polygon and set attribute
                    if shape(school['geometry']).within(shape(neighborhood['geometry'])):
                        school['properties']['neighborho'] = neighborhood['properties']['neighborho']
                    # write out
                        output.write({
                            'properties': school['properties'],
                            'geometry': school['geometry']
                        })

A: Although still a bit rough around the edges, especially when it comes to documentation and examples, but geopandas' future looks bright. It basically combines the power of pandas dataframes with geospatial capabilities of shapely.
the function you look for is called sjoin
Make sure your machine/instance has enough memory to perform the operation
import geopandas as gpd
import pandas as pd
import os

gdfLeft = gpd.read_file(os.path.join(PATH,INPUT_FILE_NAME_1))
gdfRight = gpd.read_file(os.path.join(PATH,INPUT_FILE_NAME_2))

gdfJoined = gpd.sjoin(gdfLeft, gdfRight, how="left", op='intersects')


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A former senior Oxfam employee lifts the lid on what really happened in Chad [EXCLUSIVE]
A whistleblower has revealed to The Canary previously unreported details of the ongoing Oxfam scandal involving the hiring of sex workers in Haiti and Chad. And they paint a picture of 'insincerity', 'corner cutting' and scapegoating by the charity.
Overarching allegations
The Canary has verified the identity of the former senior Oxfam employee. But they wish to remain anonymous. Their first-hand account refers to events during the period 2005-2007.
Currently, Oxfam is facing an investigation by the Charities Commission over allegations it:
…may not have fully and frankly disclosed material details about the allegations at the time in 2011, its handling of the incidents since, and the impact that these have both had on public trust and confidence.
Action by the commission comes after The Times revealed [paywall] that senior Oxfam staff had been hiring sex workers in Haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. But details have also been revealed about similar allegations in Chad, involving the same man, former Oxfam Country Director Roland van Hauwermeiren.
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The Canary's whistleblower makes numerous allegations and observations about the situation.
Chad and Oxfam policy
So far, Oxfam has officially said it was "shocked and dismayed" by the Chad allegations, adding it:
cannot corroborate the information on Chad at the moment… it highlights again unacceptable behaviour by a small number of people…
But the whistleblower told The Canary that Oxfam was being "insincere":
The question of using sex workers was raised in 2005 by a number of international male staff in Chad, and was referred up the line to management in Oxford. At this point, Oxfam had no clear policy on staff using sex workers. The response from Oxford was not at all black or white. The issues were around any power imbalance or possible coercion between the men and women (e.g. sex with refugees would not be permitted); there was to be a clear over-18 distinction, and Oxfam residences and vehicles must not be used for prostitution.
But provided Oxfam's brand was not brought into disrepute by their actions, the message was that, when off-duty, staff were permitted to use sex workers.
In N'Djamena [Chad's capital city], with no curfew and many expatriates including hundreds of international oil workers, anonymity was possible. So in line with Oxfam's contemporaneous policy, it was clear that some international Oxfam staff were using sex workers.
It is insincere for Oxfam managers to claim they were 'shocked and dismayed' to learn of this during the past few days.
Also, Oxfam's internal "Pick up and go gender equality training pack" from 2006 clearly states:
We are not banning the use of sex workers, but we are strongly recommending people to avoid using them, for many reasons.
Allegations over dismissals in Chad
The media has reported that Oxfam dismissed a worker in Chad, in 2006, for hiring sex workers. As The Guardian noted, the charity said:
It could not confirm whether it had any records about a Chad staff member dismissed in 2006… Some employees had raised the issue of prostitutes with Van Hauwermeiren.
But this is not what The Canary's whistleblower says happened:
The Kenyan man accused of several acts of misconduct was a member of Oxfam's Humanitarian Support Personnel (HSP) team. This team of specialists' primary role is to kickstart new emergency responses, and they are readily available on permanent contracts, as opposed to most humanitarian field workers who are on fixed-term contracts.
Due to repeated recruitment failures for a Public Health Team Leader in Chad between 2005 and 2007, this man was deployed into the post. In spite of his conduct issues, there was no real prospect of recruiting a suitable replacement.
Therefore, after significant discussion between Roland, his managers and senior managers in Oxford, the pragmatic decision was taken to reprimand the individual and keep him in post rather than sack him.
Roland van Hauwermeiren
The whistleblower also believes Oxfam is scapegoating van Hauwermeiren. They told The Canary:
Van Hauwermeiren admitted he had used prostitutes in Haiti. His use of prostitutes was not related to the 'Caligula-style orgies' the other group of staff were apparently involved in.
He worked in Chad for Oxfam for almost three years and was one of the longest serving international staff there. He was held in very high regard by both local and international staff, by senior management at the Regional Management Centre and Oxford, as well as the UN, other international NGOs and government officials. Under Roland's guidance, Oxfam's programme in Chad progressed as well as could be envisaged under extremely difficult and dangerous prevailing conditions.
Roland successfully managed several major staff conduct issues and security challenges. It was due to his outstanding performance in Chad that Oxfam selected Roland to manage their Haiti programme, their biggest global emergency at that time.
Oxfam: does the buck stop there?
The Canary approached Oxfam with the full allegations from the whistleblower. A spokesperson for the charity said:
The behaviour of some members of Oxfam staff uncovered in Haiti in 2011 was totally unacceptable, contrary to our values and the high standards we expect of our staff. As soon as we became aware of the allegations we immediately launched an internal investigation. The Country Director was not part of the initial or wider allegations. However, early in the investigation, he acknowledged that he had used prostitutes. He took full responsibility for events that took place under his management and was permitted to resign on the basis that he fully cooperated with and supported the investigation. Oxfam does not scapegoat anyone – but we do insist that people abide by the highest standards – such behaviour is completely outside our values and should never be tolerated.
Overall, however, the whistleblower is critical of Oxfam. They told The Canary:
Charities like Oxfam operate in very difficult environments. When disaster strikes, the pressure from the public, the media, the donors etc. to respond quickly is huge, and all the NGOs compete for the same staff and resources. It has led Oxfam to cut corners and to recruit unsuitable staff, without proper safeguarding procedures.
But also, what has been lacking is the leadership to model a behaviour that staff should have been aspiring to adopt. It is not good enough to let staff decide what is an acceptable behaviour in the context of working with vulnerable people and children.
It is clear that Oxfam staff in Chad were given the reassurance that it was OK to use sex workers, providing some precautions were taken. Oxfam leadership should also take responsibility for this rather than blaming their staff.
This article was updated at 7.30pm on Tuesday 13 February at the request of the whistleblower, to remove the reference to Roland van Hauwermeiren 'not being a monster', in light of further allegations.
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Ahmed is the Head of our Military claims team and a Partner at Bolt Burdon Kemp. Since joining Bolt Burdon Kemp in 2011, he has developed a strong practice in claims for armed forces personnel. The Legal 500 (2019) describes Ahmed as:
"determined, thoughtful and excellent with clients' and says he 'has a superb eye for tactics".
Ahmed manages high value personal injury and clinical negligence claims, often involving serious accidents suffered during training or through failures to treat and rehabilitate.
He ensures that all his clients are seen at an early stage by the right medical experts, so that their injuries can be fully investigated, an assessment made of their future needs and a strategy agreed for the successful progression of their claims.
As an experienced Solicitor-Advocate, Ahmed often appears in the High Court to represent his clients. He has led our work defending the rights of service personnel in the workplace against poor conditions, bullying, discrimination and harassment. He has an in depth understanding of service complaint procedures and will advise clients all the way through to appeal stages and beyond into civil claims arising out of those complaints. He is passionate about protecting the rights of women and minorities in the armed forces.
In addition to acting for service personnel and employees of the Ministry of Defence, Ahmed represents consultants in the close protection, maritime security and other off-shore industries who have suffered accidents at work as a result of faulty equipment or poor training. He works closely with a number of specialist medical, aviation, maritime and employment experts in these fields. He knows that this expertise is essential in assessing the financial and personal losses that can result from injuries to these highly trained personnel.
Ahmed has led ground-breaking litigation in his field, including:
Having conduct of the first ever settlement in England and Wales relating to injuries caused by the wrongful prescription of Lariam (mefloquine), the anti-malarial drug.
Billett v MoD– a case involving Non-Freezing Cold Injury (NFCI), which explored the principles of how to assess damages for disabled Claimants and which continues to be a leading case.
Broni, Woof and Barbour v MoD – a case which successfully argued that service personnel should not be treated in law as 'employees' for the purposes of assessing legal costs.
A keen negotiator, Ahmed achieves the best possible outcome for his clients, whether that means a valuable pre-action settlement or a fight for compensation at court. He has provided training to experts and solicitors about the nature of military claims, case management, strategy and negotiation skills.
Ahmed is an active member of Forces Law, a national network of lawyers who specialise in advising service personnel, veterans and their families about their legal rights. He provides regular contributions to stories in the national press on the welfare of service personnel and supports a number of military charities to help raise awareness about these issues.
You Ahmed have always been professional, meticulous, understanding, adaptable and really gone up and above in all aspect of our case and customer care. Not once during your representation have we had to worry or question your ability, directions, guidance or choice of experts or legal representation, which alleviates some of the worry and burden that litigation brings.
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Ahmed was not only incredibly professional, he was compassionate and approachable and an incredibly understanding individual. Everything I could have wished for in a solicitor.
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"Words can never explain how grateful my wife and I have been, are and will be Ahmed for guiding us through a very long, stressful and at times trying case".
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Shortly after 5pm, the men in their 30s were attacked by a group of males.
Both men were treated in hospital for head injuries and fractures which are not believed to be life-threatening at this time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference 948 of 2/07/2018.