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The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge Attend St Patrick's Day Parade in Aldershot
The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Middleton and Prince William were photographed at a St Patrick's Day parade by the 1st Battalion Irish Guards in Aldershot, UK on Sunday.
Kate, who is five months pregnant, looked beautiful in an emerald Emilia Wickstead coat with a black dress and John Lock 'Fairy Tale' hat. Both pieces are favorites of Kate's and she has been spotted in them many times.
After they handed out sprigs of Shamrocks, the royal couple chatted to soldiers in the Guardsmens' cookhouse, where Kate revealed she is hoping for a prince.
Guardsman Lee Wheeler, 29, told the media,
"I was talking to her about the baby, of course. I asked her 'do you know if it's a girl or boy', and she said 'not yet'.
"She said 'I'd like to have a boy and William would like a girl'. I asked her if she had any names yet and she said no.
Guardsman Jason Perry, 33, also spoke to Kate about her pregnancy.
He said,
"I wished her congratulations and said I hoped everything is fine. She said 'yes it is'
"I asked her if she was excited to be having her first child. She said 'very'."
William may just get his wish. While visiting the National Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby earlier this month she received a teddy bear from a local she and said,
"Thank you, I'll take that for my d–", but cut herself off mid-sentence.
I guess only time will tell!
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So the takeaway here isn't to give up giving a damn. The goal is to reject the "will to purity" and learn to extend grace to yourself in the midst of the fight. And then, in turn, to extend grace toward others. Because we're all complicit. No one is pure. This is the progressive version of Original Sin.
And that's not an excuse to give up fighting. Nor is it an excuse to sin so that grace may abound.
It is simply the recognition that the purity culture of progressive Christianity–for privileged and oppressed–will be perennially tempted to marginalize joy, love and grace in its pursuit of the Kingdom of God.


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The signatures of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un are seen on a document | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Full text: The statement signed by Trump and Kim
President Trump commits to providing security guarantees to the DPRK and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirms his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
By	POLITICO
Here is the text, as seen in the photographs of the signed documents:
Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of American and Chairman King Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit
President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018.
President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions on the issues related to the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations and the building of a lasting and robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Convinced that the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations will contribute to the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula and of the world, and recognizing that mutual confidence building can promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un state the following.
1. The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
2. The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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President Donald J. Trump of the United States and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have committed to cooperate for the development of new U.S.-DPRK relations and for the promotion of peace, prosperity, and security of the Korean Peninsula and of the world.
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Three injured in blast in Manipur on eve of Republic Day
At least three people were injured, one of whom is said to be critical, in a blast in Manipur's Ukhrul town on Wednesday, a day ahead of the Republic Day celebrations. The blast took place in the evening at Gandhi Chowk in the town.
Police said that they are yet to ascertain the cause of the explosion and suspect that the blast may have been caused by the explosion of a grenade.
A police officer said that one of the three injured, a 49-year-old woman, suffered injuries in her stomach and her condition is critical. While the condition of the other two is being told out of danger.
All the three injured were admitted to Ukhrul District Hospital, from where the woman was referred to another hospital in Imphal.
The explosion created a small crater on the road and also caused minor damage to some vehicles parked on the side of the road.
So far no militant organization has claimed responsibility for the blast.
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That pursuant to Section 19 (1) (d) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as inserted by Section 12 (a) (iii) of the Planning & Development (Amendment) Act 2010), the Council resolves to defer the sending of a notice under Section 20 (3) (a) (i) of the Act of 2000 and publishing a notice under Section 20 (3) (a) (ii) for a period not exceeding 5 years.


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SMS are installed on all domestic warplanes, including foreign supplies.
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We are in a bit of a grey area at the moment, computationally speaking. Laptops have never been lighter and more powerful, and mobile computing systems such as the iPad have never been more capable or this close to being "a real computer". Should you buy an iPad or a laptop? At the moment, there's still a great argument for both, which is what I have, but the overlap is so close now, that I could definitely imagine only using the iPad as my main computer. In a few years I think this overlap could be significant enough that for the majority of people, a laptop no longer makes sense.
I used to be an "early adopter". I'm not sure when that changed exactly... but I've stopped purchasing the first run of any product, at least anything that costs substantial money. I have a collection of retro video games that can now all be emulated using the latest tech, for a fraction of the price. It's likely I will sell of most of my collection... unless there's something really sentimental there. I never really went through a phase of purchasing Apple products in the "Rev A" stage, but I did have the original iPhone, which I imported from the USA, and I also had the original iPad, which I gave to a colleague for his children to play with last month. The original iPad cost 600GBP and I believe I also purchased the model with 3G as iPhone tethering wasn't possible without jailbreaking your iPhone (something I used to do but can no longer be bothered). So, that was my last iPad, and here I am writing this review on the iPad Pro 10.5"—this is not an incremental change for me, this is a total step change.
The original iPad weighed 730g (!) but somehow I did manage to carry it around, and use it one handed. My MacBook weighs less than the old iPad. It's crazy how quickly technology moves on when you take a break of almost a decade.
There are two aspects to reviewing an iPad—hardware, and software. Hardware is relatively easy to review, as it won't change with time (except for battery degradation). Software on the other hand, could and most likely will have changed from when I wrote this review to when you are reading it right now. Upshot is, I am currently using iOS 11 (11.2.6), coming from iOS3 (!) on my old iPad.
Amazing pencil, with a curious charging mechanism. I can see why they did it, though.
The iPad is so ridiculously well made that you just wish everything in your life was made to this level. Imagine a coffee machine with this fit and finish... or a car. It's so light, too. So thin, and so light. I am sure if I wait 10 years iPad-type devices will be even thinner, and even lighter, and obviously more capable and more powerful, but at this very moment, there's little else I would like from this device. Yes, it could have zero bezels, a higher resolution screen, and be completely waterproof. But honestly, as it is right now, there's little I would change physically.
I purchased the Smart Keyboard from Apple, which as the name suggests has a fantastic keyboard built in. I did have a Surface Pro 3 (I did get abut 80% into its review but then sold it), and this device is much nicer to use. The keyboard lays flat and really is a joy to type on. So much so that when I am on my MacBook I really have to avoid poking the screen because I think I am on the iPad. The cover folds away neatly and provides a stable platform from which to type. You look a bit stupid resting it on your lap, but it's perfect for aeroplane tray tables (where I am writing this right now), trains, and around the house. I was close to buying a Bluetooth keyboard and a standard Smart Cover, but decided against it. The Smart Keyboard is also a good cover, and is really pretty thin.
I also bought the Apple Pencil. Overpriced? Hmm. It's a little egregious that the iPad Pro doesn't come with the pencil in the box. The Surface Pro line does, and I think it would a) increase its appeal and b) increase developer interest, if it were included in the box. Is it any good? It's amazing. I enjoy using this much more than the pen on the Surface series but I am not sure why. I did buy a Sony pen for the Surface that was much nicer, but the Apple Pencil is just sublime. Perfect size and weight, really nice to hold, and its interaction with iOS is marvellous. Handwriting is a joy, photo editing is more natural, PDF markup, signing documents, drawing... and much more I haven't yet discovered. The lighting connection for charging looks ridiculous when sticking out of the iPad, but it doesn't need to be in there for long, and you can always use the adapter and iPad charger.
You can tell Apple's mobile division works in a different place to their Mac division, and I am not sure where to put this comment. All iOS devices using lightning connectors, which are so common due to the crazy adaption of the iPhone by the general public. Macs now all come with the new computer "standard" USB-C connections... and the Mac Mini has thunderbolt (lightning shape), and I don't know what the iMacs and Mac Pro has but whatever—we are not at the one port utopia us first world losers all crave. Out of the box, there's no way to connect my iPad/iPhone to the MacBook via a cable. Having said that... why do I need to? With AirDrop, I can transfer files with much less hassle.
Battery life. Oh my god. It's amazing. Yes, shiny new tech... but the iPad battery is so stupidly good that it makes a brand new laptop's battery look ancient in comparison. This is why for the masses, a mobile device is going to be the future rather than laptops getting much better. There will be a convergence of the two platforms, of course, but I think the mobile division will steal people rather than the laptop division making the leap to mobile.
And, as it's a mobile device and not a laptop, you won't be told to pack it away during take off and landing. Yes, it's pretty trivial really, but it's just another nice little thing. It means I can continue doing what I am doing, watching/reading, all the way to the gate. If you're watching a film on your laptop, you have to stop and put it away ~20 minutes before landing. Watching Netflix on your phone isn't that much fun, and you're probably lower on battery than you would want to be.
The camera is great, but really... come on... let's not even go there. FaceTime is probably the main camera use... but also documentation (such as the logging of receipts).
iOS11 is superb. The gestures are so natural it's not even funny. Sliding across from the right you can overlay Safari web browser whilst remaining inside your document. You can then snap to screen, so that the two apps sit side by side properly. Netflix now has a PIP (Picture-in-Picture) mode. Notifications are the same as on the iPhone, so a quick slide down from the top gets you there. Sliding up from the bottom gets you to all of your applications... and so on. The gestures really are great. I won't go into a dull iOS review—there are so many reviews out there that I won't even scratch the surface. I'm still learning myself.
One thing I will revisit in the future is my usage of the iPad Pro. I bought the iPad Pro over the iPad for its keyboard, increased power for photograph editing, and the pencil. I am still working out my photography workflow with the iPad involved and it's not easy. Over the years I have used Adobe Lightroom to organise my photos, but there's no reason I need to continue doing so in the future really. However, Lightroom Mobile syncs RAW files to Creative Cloud which then in turn uploads the files to my iPhone and MacBook, and Mac Mini. That's pretty cool.
One issue I have with Adobe these days is their subscription model, so I have to see over the next month whether I think it's worth my dollar or not. Consumers and even "prosumers" don't tend to like subscription models, but I think this is changing. We have Netflix and Spotify now... everyone and their mother has these apps installed. Hell, I pay for PlayStation Plus and this website. Every year I receive an email asking me if I would like to renew my website hosting and I always go through the same motions. I am hoping this year I have zero hesitation as I did years ago. Let's see. But back to Adobe... why would I want to subscribe? Because it's the only offer they have for proper integration. If I continue using Lightroom as my photograph management system (which I do not have to do, for sure) then I need to adopt their subscription model really.
I have more reasons against the subscription model than for a subscription model, and Adobe have been very clever (or very stupid). Now all of the photos "live in the cloud", and sure, that's convenient, but who owns them? Do I? If I own them, can I always download the original photos or is there paid access? Who protects the files? Who is liable for theft/loss? I do see the appeal - if Adobe holds the RAW files then I don't "need to worry" about storing them myself. But TBH I have too many RAW files kicking around from over the years that I almost never go back and look at. And when I do, I wish I simply exported a full-resolution JPEG instead as Lightroom takes ages to render the RAWs.
Another application that is often touted as being "an iPad seller" or MVP (most valuable player) is Affinity Photo. I have the software on my Mac and it's brilliant, and as a photoshop replacement it's superb. How much I would use it in the future is up for debate, but I am going to make 2018 a new year in photography, really kick start things, get my photographic mojo back. That was one of the main reasons I opted for the iPad Pro over the standard iPad/iPad Mini, which are great media consumption devices. EDIT: Since I started writing this review I purchased Affinity on the App Store for the iPad and will give it a go.
A lot of the software "problem" comes down to the applications rather than iOS itself. iOS itself doesn't really cause me many problems... it's the apps. I mean, I was considering an ASUS Transformer Book 5 years ago... I was very close to buying one, but didn't due to its shortcomings. Now we are almost there. If I had the ASUS I would have been in that "early adopter" cycle, and though I am technically in it right now I suppose, the app situation is such that I can do 90% of what I need to on the iPad. For example, in order to properly manage this website, I need a full operating system. The apps available allow me to blog, nicely, better than on the computer in fact, but actually managing and designing the website requires a full browser. Outlook on iOS is my favourite mail client... but you cannot attach local files, only files from the cloud... but not iCloud Drive. Outlook 365 on the web, or the Microsoft Office program restore this functionality. Programming and data analysis also require complete software packages. I could have my Mac Mini server do the entire grunt work, but if I am ever away from WiFi or something strange happens to my connection... etc... then I'm stuck. Local copies are always worth having. Back up your stuff, people.
iPads are a luxury. Nobody needs an iPad. I'd recommend getting one, if you can justify the cost to yourself. An iPad mini or standard iPad would be my recommendation for most people. The iPad Pro really is almost a computer replacement. It could actually be my computer replacement, but I would have to make a few more sacrifices that I am not quite yet willing to do. For example, viewing USB drives, coding, data analysis... this isn't the work of an iPad. But I don't do that kind of stuff every day, so actually the iPad is my go-to device unless I have a good reason for opening up the MacBook (which I review in due course).


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Schools "climate-brainwash" children, reveals report (United Kingdom)
Editor's note: If you're not familiar with the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), you're missing out. Click here for their statement, "Who we are." Click here for their Board of Trustees. And here for the Academic Advisory Council.
Basically the GWPF is a group of former high level U.K. government officials, Members of Parliament, and a host of scholars from heavy-weight universities, worldwide, who are alarmed at the hysteria and brainwashing being orchestrated by energy corporations (read: Wall St. banks) who have much to gain. (Note: The GWPF does not accept money from any energy company or donor representing the interests of an energy company. In other words, it is not a front for Big Oil or Big Wind or Big Nuclear, or Big Anything for that matter.)
The GWPF does not deny climate change; indeed, its members cover the entire spectrum, from those who are convinced it's chiefly human-caused to those who think the whole thing is moonshine. Listen carefully to what I'm saying: The GWPF is insisting on real science, not agenda-driven science. It is insisting on rational decisions, not "climate dogma," as we chart our future. Their goal is to tone down the rhetoric, strip ideology out of climate science, and remove the corporate financial agenda and government power-grabbing from the whole climate conversation.
As a retired professional historian, I agree. History is loaded with paroxysms of mass hysteria about one "belief system" or "cause" or "noble ideal" after another — with results that were always disastrous. That's not all: Someone always got very wealthy and powerful from championing that noble ideal or doctrine or to-kill-for worthy cause. Someone always morphed into a tyrant and became completely corrupt, and did incalculable damage, from being the "savior-in-chief" of humanity — whatever the issue du jour.
I warn you: Don't let this happen! I see the GWPF as a sane voice in the gathering madness of "Oh my god, the earth is about to incinerate as a result of human misbehavior, and governments and corporations and schools need to do something about it, NOW!" This is a recipe for dictatorship. Tyranny. Big Brother. Totalitarianism. The likes of which humanity has never seen.
Anyhow, the GWPF has just issued a stunning document on how children in British public schools are being brainwashed (greenwashed) about global warming. Again, I caution you: The GWPF is not taking a position "yea" or "nay" on global warming; it's stripping the discussion of junk, agenda-driven science, corporate interference, and political opportunism and imperialist ambition.
"Imperialism"? Yes, as with natural gas fracking becoming a weapon, a tool of public policy over who supplies Eastern Europe, especially the Ukraine, with fuel. When matters of empire, politics, ideology, or corporate profit enter the debate — be it wind energy, fracking, solar power, oil, nuclear — science and reason immediately become corrupt and, frankly, dangerous. Readers of this blog have witnessed this aplenty in the wind energy uproar — rife with ideologically-driven science and medicine.
"Climate Control: Brainwashing in Schools"
— by Andrew Montford & John Shade
_ (Click here for PDF of the report, here for its appendices, and here for a link.)
Children are being treated as political targets by activists who wish to change society in fundamental ways. This is unacceptable whether or not they are successful — from the Introduction, p. 10.
A general State education is a mere contrivance for moulding people to be exactly like one another; and as the mould in which it casts them is that which pleases the dominant power in the government, whether this be a monarch, an aristocracy, or a majority of the existing generation; in proportion as it is efficient and successful, it establishes a despotism over the mind, leading by a natural tendency to one over the body — John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty."
The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling — Thomas Sowell, "Inside American Education."
Foreword by Professor Terence Kealy, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham
Politicians and political activists have always wanted to control the schools, for obvious reasons. St Francis Xavier of the Jesuits may or may not have said 'give me the child until he is seven and I'll give you the man' but too many politicians have wanted the child until he or she is seventeen, just to make sure.
In this impressive paper Andrew Montford and John Shade have shown how effectively eco-activism appears to have captured our schools' curriculums. It is of course true that the greenhouse effect is based on good physics, but even better physics recognises that the globe is a complex system and that many different effects – not just the greenhouse effect – will influence the climate. And since we cannot yet model the world's climate with confidence, we must be suspicious of the certainty with which eco-activists seek to influence the schools' curriculums.
Eco-activism is, as Montford and Shade have shown, only the most recent example of attempted curriculum-capture by political activists, so we need to construct institutions to protect the schools from such capture. Montford and Shade have invoked the horrible examples of education under the communist regimes of Eastern Europe or China, and in so doing they point the way to the only solid future – democracy.
Educational researchers such as EG West (Education and the State, 1965) and James Tooley (The Beautiful Tree, 2009) have shown how the nationalisation of the schools in England and Wales during the 19th century was a mistake, which neither increased the expenditure per pupil nor fostered social justice – it only handed the schools over to John Stuart Mill's 'dominant power in government.'
But the nationalisation of the schools is now effectively irreversible, so how can we protect the curriculum within it? One harbinger is provided by the UK Statistics Authority, which is funded by government but which reports not to a minister but directly to Parliament. Thus its independence is optimised. Perhaps we now need a Curriculum Authority, reporting to Parliament via a select committee, because by its nature a legislature can foster a wider range of views than can the executive branch of government.
In the meantime, let us echo the call from Montford and Shade for an independent review of our current climate curriculum, because if – as the title of their paper suggests – schools are indoctrinating rather than educating, we have a problem.
We have found examples of serious errors, misleading claims, and bias through inadequate treatment of climate issues in school teaching materials. These include many widely-used textbooks, teaching-support resources, and pupil projects.
We find instances of eco-activism being given a free rein within schools and at the events schools encourage their pupils to attend. In every case of concern, the slant is on scares, on raising fears, followed by the promotion of detailed guidance on how pupils should live, as well as on what they should think. In some instances, we find encouragement to create 'little political activists' in schools by creating a burden of responsibility for action on their part to 'save the planet', not least by putting pressure on their parents.
The National Curriculum has recently been reviewed by the government, but the proposed changes seem unlikely to prevent such practices.
Surveys show that many children are upset and frightened by what they are told is happening to the climate.
Teachers and administrators have a fairly free hand to choose textbooks, other materials, visiting speakers and school trips for pupils provided they fit in with curricular goals. This raises the risk that some may select alarming and politi- cally loaded sources in order to win children over to the 'environmental cause'. This 'cause' is often presented through the notion of 'sustainability', a poorly- defined catchword covering political and personal actions for which funda- mental criticism is rarely entertained.5 Many campaigning NGOs and other organisations with vested interests such as energy companies proffer teach- ing materials and other resources for use in schools. Some of it is presumably being used.
There are clear grounds for very serious concern. We therefore call upon the Secretary of State for Education and his counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to undertake urgent inquiries into climate change education in our schools. Only a systematic evaluation of what is going on can determine the extent of the indoctrination as well as the emotional and educational harm to pupils that is undoubtedly resulting.
Comment by Mark Duchamp on 04/09/2014 at 9:18 pm
Education was hijacked long ago. The real purpose of education, as taught by Aristotle and Plato, was to teach children to be adults able to think for themselves. But religion, then the state, took control of that noble aim and transformed it into an instrument for their own ends.
Kids today are not taught to think for themselves: they are taught to regurgitate the politically correct ideas of the moment.
It was no different "in my time," long before AGW became the new religion. Just think how many times history has been rewritten in the schoolbooks!
But this is no excuse for allowing governments to impose the teaching of Anthropogenic Global Warming on our children. AGW is a scam, and teaching it to our kids as truth is intolerable.
Comment by Simon on 04/21/2014 at 4:24 am
I work as a designer for a international company that makes (almost) everything for the kitchen: small appliances, pots and pans, cutlery – you name it. It is part of my job to go out to colleges and vocational schools to tell kids and design students about my work and our design process etc.
Last week, I was out reviewing student's design work. Their task had been to develop a food storage container. Every single group told me that their product would help to slow down global warming (be it the bento box made from exotic timber or the aluminum container) as they had picked a CO2-neutral manufacturing process.
I literally had to ask the kids to stop that bullshit and focus on the parameters defined in the briefing, explaining to them that the energy saved by bringing along leftovers as a lunch (instead of throwing them out), multiplied over the lifetime of the box will be the real benefit for the consumer as well as the environment.
I then asked the teachers if they had an explanation for that "eco-epidemic" but it turned out, that the kids themselves hat picked up on the general CO2-hysteria and that some of them were actually worried about the CO2 the produced by driving to school each day… After telling them that global warming hat already started around 1890 with almost zilch man-made CO2 in the atmosphere, some were visibly relieved…


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After you are done with your VAT return in UAE, you must find the assessment that you expect. If you don't, you must take action for that. First of all, ascertain yourself with the difference between what you expected and what you got. In case it is your fault, you may file for the correction. This is because we, being human beings, may commit different mistakes while filing tax returns. If you find that the mistake was from your side, you must file the application for the correction. On the other hand, if you captured everything correctly, submit an objection.
Submission of the objection by the taxpayer. It can either be allowed, disallowed or partially allowed by the authorities.
Appealing against the decision of the authorities for disallowing the original part of the objection.
The appeal is then proceeded with the hearing process either by the court or the tax board.
These rules and regulations of VAT in UAE basically limit the objections and the procedure of appeals. The process is carried out within just few business days.
For tax disputes in UAE, three committees have been formed. The basic purpose of these committees would be to determine what the objector addresses and to work on the objection.
There is a separate committee formed in Abu Dhabi. Its basic purpose is to look into the objections of the foreign entities without any seat in UAE.
The committee formed in Sharjah will look into the motions of the companies which are located in Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain.
For every company, there would be one member of judicial authority along with two tax expert members. They will be appointed by the Ministry of Justice for 1 year.
All the formed committees will hear the objections of the taxpayers. They will look into the matter and the decisions submitted by the Federal Tax Authority. The motions will be submitted with the help of electronic means and then they will be forwarded to the competent committee. Within the time period of 20 days from the date of submission, the decision will be taken.
It is to be noted here that the committee's decision in case of penalties up to AED 100,000 should be final. For the decisions, where penalties are above AED 100,000 can be appealed within just 20 days of the issuance of the decision.
Anyone can commit a mistake but in case of the tax filings and returns, the people should be very careful about each and everything. This is because these are very crucial matters and a little mistake in such cases may make the company pay heavy fines.
In case you have any objection with the decision which comes due to the assessment, you can right away file the application for objection. This is the best way to resolve your dispute timely. One thing a person should keep in mind is the timings of filing the application. A person must not take too long to file the objection. In this, it would become easier for the person to get his or her matter resolved in just some business days.
For a person or company that is to face fines or penalties of about AED 100,000, they must pay the fine as the decision is final and enforceable. This decision cannot be changed. For those who have to pay the penalties or fines of more than AED 100,000, they can file the application as soon as the decision is made. This is because the application would not be considered after 20 business days have been passed.
You must have an objection to the assessment you received. If no, you cannot go for VAT dispute resolution.
You must have the reasons for issuing the assessment.
You must file the application of objection within 20 days of the date of the assessment.
The reason behind your objection must be clear. This is objection after your object, a legal process will get started. So, you must pay attention to how the objection set out. Take the objection document seriously and do not bluntly scribble the document. You won't be allowed to add more arguments in the documents after you submit one.
The best way to form the most appropriate document for VAT dispute is by acquiring services of Farahat and Co. If you have any queries regarding the filing procedure for VAT registration or VAT objection, you can take our help at any time. We implement a swift process for your VAT matters which makes the application filing and all other processes way easier for you. So, do not miss out on anything.


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Sean had some issues with his Prusa i3 mk3 3d printer. We texted back and forth, but it was best for me to visit. 5 hours in a plane later, and we made it happen! The Bob-Omb model had extrusion inconsistences on one side. We tried a few troubleshooting techniques until we found the cause, and fixed it!


April 19, 2016: Well guys, it's happening. I'm headed to Asia. A continent I have yet to step foot on, but boy am I excited to experience their side of the Earth.
I'm headed out June 5 with 30 hours of travel to meet the beautiful country and culture of Nepal. Illuminate Nations is heading up the trip and I'm stoked to come along and experience this place with them. Our mission while there is to share the gospel of Jesus to unreached villages, meaning lots of hiking.
Prayers are most heavily needed. We will be facing opposition, warfare, and hardship – but our God is good & we have no need to fear. Thank you for going on these adventures with me FAM!
June 13, 2016: This place, this culture, these people, have given me a whole new view on hospitality. I thank God for these beautiful loving people who have lost much in the earthquake, yet continue to pour out all that they have on others.
June 14, 2016: I remember being quite young when I realized I didn't want to live an ordinary life. I knew there had to be something more than the mundane schedules and routines. I believe it was something God weaved into me before I was born. To do things differently for Him.
After surrendering my life to Jesus I clearly remember saying, "God I want to follow you, but I don't know how." And I reminded Him, "I don't want to live an ordinary life." It was in this willingness He began to show me what living for Him looks like. And here is what I found, I wasn't living before I knew Him. To the One who made the Heavens and Earth, I asked for a life of adventure.
Of course, He answered with a larger calling than I could have ever dreamed myself.
Little did I know that meant going to the ends of the Earth to share His love.
One big dream after another led to this.
Fast forward over ten years, a passion for filmmaking, loving like Christ, helping others find their purpose, and using creativity for the Kingdom is my daily purposeful pursuit.
Quickly my oversized dreams started to become reality and I looked back on my childhood dream of storytelling, but on a much larger adventure filled scale and that brings us to now.
God brings a team of World Changers, Nation Shakers, Mountain Climbers, Kingdom Creatives, and Village Trekkers together. All meeting from different parts of the world through different forms – people, social media, trips to the Nations – whatever it took, God got us together.
We embark on the greatest story telling adventure of a lifetime – trusting God will make this reality.
WE GO AFTER THE CALL, WALK IN OUR INHERITANCE, & LIVE THE MISSION.
July 13, 2016: I started slapping strings on a guitar when I was around 4 years old at a music store while my brother took piano lessons.
Then around 8, I'd ask my Mom if I could play her songs I had written. I'd sit on her bed, with no song pre-written just singing what came to mind, most the time they made no sense.
Now, I'm almost 20 years old and singing out my heart to the Lord is one of my favorite things to do.
It keeps me grounded – in perfect Love.
So, I have decided to release a 4 song EP titled Quenched.
The songs were written in a raw state of being with the Lord, so I'd be lying to say Im not scared to share it with the world, but I pray it blesses you all and draws you near His heart.
I'm selling it for $5 (Download Here) to help raise finances for missions. After I finish my time here in Seattle, I'll be headed back to Nepal for a month to tell stories through filmmaking of the children homes there.
I'll be going to tell the story of two men named Sher and Lila, plus a woman named Sanga, who all separately run a Children's Home. (3 homes in total) All in different spots of Nepal – they all grew up in Children's homes which brought them to Christ and now bring orphans into a family of Christ and raise them up! It's beautiful!
Your support means the world to me. Thank you support family.
You all rock – keep running after God's heart.


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Stories for April 21st 2011
Thursday, April 21st 2011 - 06:28 UTC
Chile and Argentina working to complement their power grids
Chile is studying supplying neighbouring Argentina with electricity during the southern hemisphere's summer, when demand spikes, daily newspaper La Tercera reported Wednesday.
Inflation and unemployment confirm Brazilian economy overheated
March inflation in Brazil accelerated to its fastest rate since November 2008, driven by food, beverages and fuel prices. Consumer prices as measured by the IPCA-15 index rose 6.44% in the year through mid-April, the national statistics agency announced Wednesday in Rio do Janeiro.
Gibraltar promotes cruise calls allowing them to open on-board casinos and shops
Cruise ships calling in Gibraltar will be allowed to open their on-board casinos and shops to their passengers after 6pm, providing an incentive to remain alongside until the early hours of the following morning, was announced by the Rock's Deputy Chief Minister Joe Holliday.
Syria lifts 50 year emergency rule but permission is needed for demonstrations
The Syrian authorities' arrest of a leftist opposition figure overnight suggests that a bill passed by the government to end emergency rule after 48 years will not halt repression, rights campaigners said.
Chile looking for a new icebreaker to strengthen presence in Antarctica
The Chilean Navy icebreaker is scheduled to be decommissioned in four years time so "we are in the task of considering a replacement" revealed Third Naval Zone Commander Rear Admiral Rafael Gonzalez during a press conference in Punta Arenas to review results of the last Antarctic season.
Brazilian central bank raises benchmark rate 0.25 percentage points to 12%
Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark interest rates a quarter of a percentage point from 11.75% to 12%. The decision surprised the market since it was a smaller raise than two previous hikes of half a percentage point earlier this year.


TAMPA, FLA., December 4, 2014 – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, today announced the sale of Buffalo Medical Center, a 5,600-square foot office property located in Tampa, Fla., according to Richard D. Matricaria, regional manager of the firm's Tampa office. The asset sold for $490,000.
Luis Baez, senior associate and L.J. Tsunis, associate, both in Marcus & Millichap's Tampa office, represented the local seller, a partnership. The buyer was represented by an outside broker.
Buffalo Medical Center is located at 508 West Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tampa, Fla. This is a three-suite medical office building located in the Westshore submarket of Tampa in close proximity to two hospitals. The property was built in 1989 and is situated on approximately 0.32 acres of land on one of the busiest streets in Tampa.


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Stalin likely to be DMK working president at GC next month
Chennai: Will DMK treasurer and leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly MK Stalin be allowed to take over the party as its full-fledged leader at the next general council meeting, scheduled to be held on January 4 at Anna Arivalayam under the leadership of party patriarch M Karunanidhi?
Already, Karunanidhi has anointed Stalin as his political successor, the chosen one to lead the party, in several public utterances, the most recent one in an interview to Tamil Magazine Ananda Vikatan's anniversary special issue two months ago.
The DMK general council meet was to be held this month, but was deferred owing to the illness and hospitalisation of Karunanidhi.
DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan said in a press statement issued here on Monday that the general council, originally slated on December 20, will now be held next month. There has been an increasing chorus from Stalin supporters for his elevation. According to DMK sources, Stalin could be made something equivalent to working president even though his father remains the president, the final arbiter of the party.


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Executive Head, Metropolis Project, Carleton University
Howard Duncan received his Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1981 from the University of Western Ontario where he studied the history and philosophy of science. In 1997, Howard joined the Metropolis Project at Citizenship and Immigration Canada and was its Executive Head and Chair of the Metropolis International Steering Committee from 2002 until 2018. In 2012, he moved the Ottawa Secretariat operations from the Government of Canada to Carleton University in Ottawa. He was Editor of the IOM's journal, International Migration, from 2015-2019 and is an advisor to the Century Initiative, the World Bank's KNOMAD initiative, and a collaborator on a number of other migration policy-research projects. Howard is a frequent speaker on the management of migration and integration and is an instructor for Carleton University's Masters program in Migration and Diaspora Studies.


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Q: Having a function change the value a pointer represents in C I have a main function that has a char, I am attempting to pass a pointer to that char into a function and have it change it from A to B but it just doesn't seem to change it. The example shown here is just the current state of the code I have tried many different variations on it thus there may be other mistakes in there from simply clutching at straws.
int main()
{
    char result = 'A';
    setChar(&result);
    printf("%C", result);
}

void setChar(char* charToChange)
{
    charToChange = "B";
}

A: You want to change the value the pointer points to, not the pointer itself.
Thus you need to dereference the pointer with *pointer:
void setChar(char* charToChange) {
    *charToChange = 'B';
}

If you don't, you just change the local value of charToChange.

A: You need to dereference it, and the literal must be a char rather than a string, i.e. use apostrophes rather than double quotes:
void setChar(char* charToChange)
{
    *charToChange = 'B';
}

A: What you want is *charToChange = 'b';.  The pointer charToChange is a local variable (parameter) in setChar, but you can change what it points to using the prefix * operator and an assignment.  Note that *charToChange is a character, too, not a string.

A: You have to dereference the pointer passed to setChar() in order to modify the value it points to, not the pointer argument itself.
You also have to use the character literal 'B' instead of the string literal "B" (which is a pointer to char, not a char).
void setChar(char* charToChange)
{
    *charToChange = 'B';
}

A: when you call setChar function with &result as parameter ,it passes Address of result where it is stored.
so it gets assigned to char pointer * charToChange

Let say Address of result is  [0x00000010] -> 'A'
And Address of charToChange is [0x00000100] -> 0x00000010

Now When you try to write charToChange = "B";

It Creates New Memory where it stores "B"
Let Say [0x00001000] -> 'B' &&  [0x00001001] -> '\0'

So While doing Assignment it stores

[0x00000100] -> 0x00001000

But Yet The Address 0x00000010 is Pointing to A
So it is Wrong
You should replace charToChange = "B"; to

*charToChange = 'B';

So that Value at 0x00000100 Becomes 'B'
Always Remember

* Means ValueAt And
& Means AddressOf

A: C copies pointers that are passed in to functions as parameters.
So inside the function you are manipulating a copy of the pointer,
not the pointer itself. When the function exits, the pointer if it
was changed as in
 while (p++)  if (*p = '\0') break;  //example

will return to its previous value and the copy will be destroyed.
The object of memory location the pointer points to may be changed and
that is the whole idea behind pass by reference.
A common mistake is trying to null a pointer inside of a function and then
discovering it not being null upon return from the function. On some systems you get back the pointer pointing to garbage or bad memory locations that crash your program when you try to read from or write to the variable.
void f(char* s)
{
  /* code stuff */
...
s = NULL;
...
return;
}

upon return from f now s = ? (previous value , NULL, or GARBAGE )
This happens most often with variables passed to functions defined in
separate modules that take values by reference, or across execution contexts (like threads or shared memory between processes).

A: #include <stdio.h>

void x(char* a){
    *a = *"c";  // here variable a value change into "b"
}
int main()
{
    char a = 'a';
    x(&a);
    printf("%c\n",a);
    return 0;
}

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Online Entry Fee R1,100 per team of 10 members.
Hand Delivered Entry Fee R1,200.00 per team of 10 members.
The relay will start and finish at Waterfall Estate, Polo Fields, Sunninghill.
• The Race pack consists of race numbers, relay batons with timing chips and final instructions.
• Teams consist of ten members, each running the same 6.7km leg.
• Team members will run in pairs. Two members per team will start the first leg and then hand over to the next two members of the team and so forth.
• The teams will compete against each other over a totaldistance of 67km (paying homage to Mr Nelson Mandela who spent 67 years fighting for equality, justice and freedom).
The changeover area, located at the venue, will be used throughout the relay.
• Limited to the first 1500 team entries received.
• A Team Entry Form and ten individual Runner Entry Forms must be submitted.
Tuesday, 3 June 2014, or when the limit of 1,500 teams has been reached.
This will take place at 12:00 at the venue on race day.
• Bronze: To all other teams finishing.
A floating trophy will be awarded to each category winner.
All participants finishing their leg will receive a Kaya finisher bag.
• Confirmation of your corporate hospitality or demarcated picnic site booking (if applicable).
KayaFM will feature local artists and DJs on the main stage.
A supervised kiddies entertainment area will be available at the venue.
A variety of fast foods and refreshments will be on sale.
The official photographer, Jetline Action Photo, will take individual and team photographs, which will be available to purchase after the event at www.jetlineactionphoto.com.
Tuesday, 3rd June 2014, or when the limit of 1,500 teams has been reached.
1.1 Participants compete in three basic categories: men, women, and mixed teams.
Men: All team members must be men and 18 years or older.
Women: All team members must be women and 18 years or older.
Mixed: Five men or fewer, with the balance being made up of women. All team members must be 18 years or older.
Note: Teams with more than five men will be considered as a men's team.
1.2 Teams consist of 10 members, each running in one leg. Team members must participate in pairs.
1.3 All 10 team members must belong to the same organisation. Each team member must be a bona fide employee/employer, and must have been working at least three months prior to the date of the race for the organisation they are representing.
1.4 Organisations with less than ten employees participatingin the corporate categories are entitled to join forces with another organisation in the same trade, also employing not more than ten people, in order to make up a team. In this case the name of the organisation that has the most participants in the team must be indicated on the entry form.
1.5 Team Captains are required to complete the Team Entry Form and submit it together with ten individual Runner Entry/Indemnity Forms, signed and completed by each team member.
2.1 All teams must qualify in terms of the business categories listed on the entry form. Organisations (listed or not listed on the JSE) must enter the categories applicable to the nature of their business, and not as individual departments or job functions.
3.1 Open categories are for non-corporate teams such as sports clubs, business clients, students, churches, family and friends.
3.2 Participants compete in the three basic categories: Men, women and mixed teams. Rule 1.1 applies to the composition of these three categories.
1. Race numbers, timing chips and batons All teams will receive a race pack, containing race numbers, timing chips and batons at registration (refer to event information). Participants must wear the race numbers on the front of their vests / T-shirts. The timing chips are attached to the race batons. Runners starting the first leg must start with the race batons. The batons are then passed to the next team members at the changeover after each leg.
Race numbers will be colour coded and the correct colour sequence must be adhered to (please refer to the Buddy Buddy system in the blue block below). Team members may not swap legs or race numbers under any circumstances. The runners of the last leg must cross the finish line with the race batons and the correct coloured race numbers. Any deviations from the correct sequence and loss of batons will result in disqualification of the entire team.
Teams are encouraged to wear the colours of the organisation.
Under no circumstances will seconding be allowed. Refreshment station(s) will be available along the route and at the transition area.
The event coordinators must be notified by email (not by telephone) of any team changes before 27 June 2014.
The cut-off time for teams is 14:00 (6 hours).
The organisers reserve the right to return any entry not in keeping with the spirit of the race. The decision of the organisers will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. The event will continue regardless of weather conditions. In the unlikely event of the race not continuing (due to a natural or other disaster, or for safety reasons), no refunds will be payable.
All team members participate at their own risk and indemnify the organisers, producers, sponsors, national and provincial sports bodies of any claim which might arise.
It is the responsibility of each participant to ensure that he/ she is medically fit to participate (run/walk) and to consult a doctor before training for and participating in the race.
Invite your teams, other staff and family members to enjoy the post-race action at the Corporate Hospitality Village on the Polo Fields at Waterfall Estate. A wide array of live entertainment and an exciting awards ceremony will take place on the main stage in the Hospitality Village.
There are two options in this category: Standard Option and Executive Option.
There are a number of menus to select from in this category, from hot food to cold platters. A wide variety of beverages will also be available on order. Choose between breakfast and brunch menus, or order both.
Corporates choosing this option will have a company meeting place, with the option of ordering food and beverages, or to make use of the public bar and catering services.
The 2nd annual Kaya FM 67km Relay for Mandela Day is an initiative of Gauteng's Afropolitan radio station, Kaya FM 95.9. Kaya FM has collaborated with the Nelson Mandela Foundation so that the event forms part of July's Nelson Mandela International Day celebrations. This events puts the power of Kaya FM's radio voice behind the legacy of Nelson Mandela's most endearing principles of reconciliation, peace and education. The event reaches out to corporates and listeners to assemble their teams to take part in a fun, healthy, team-building experience that also supports the Foundation's projects around education and legacy.
Put together your team of ten and head for the polo fields at Waterfall Estate on Sunday, July 13, 2014, for what will be a fun day for the whole family.
Team members will run a 6.7km leg, and collectively cover a total distance of 67km.
Corporate Hospitality packages can also be bought to entertain clients and staff in the Hospitality Village. The day will also feature Kaya FM presenters, live music and an Awards Ceremony.
The Kaya FM 67km Relay for Mandela Day breaks the mould for corporate relays by catering for the whole family. Kaya FM knows the value of family and spending time together, so bring the kids and join them to run or walk as a family in the 1.67km family run/walk.
I warrant that all team members are in good health and that it is our responsibility to be medically and physically fit to participate in this event. I agree on behalf of all team members to comply with the rules, conditions and regulations for this event, which include the payment of the entry fee. The entry fee will not be refundable in case of cancellation of the event. I hereby release and discharge the organisers, all sponsors, volunteer groups, medical personnel and any and all local authorities, from any loss or damage, however caused, arising from our participation in the event, including pre-race and post-race activities. This waiver applies to my executors, my heirs, administrators, assigns and myself. I confirm that all team members are bona fide employees as per the rules of the event.


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Teófanes, o Confessor (; ; Constantinopla, 758 – Samotrácia, 12 de março de 817) foi um aristocrata, cronista e monge asceta bizantino. É venerado em 12 de março na Igreja Católica e na Igreja Ortodoxa.

Vida

Teófanes nasceu em Constantinopla por volta de 758. Era filho de o governador provincial Isaque e Teodora, cuja família é desconhecida. Após a morte prematura de seus pais, foi à corte do imperador  . Casou-se aos doze anos, mas induziu sua esposa a levar uma vida de virgindade, e em 799, após a morte de seu sogro, separaram-se por mútuo consentimento para abraçar o estado religioso; ela escolhendo um convento em uma ilha perto de Constantinopla, enquanto ele entrou no mosteiro chamado Policrônio no distrito de Sigriano perto de Cízico. Mais tarde, construiu um mosteiro em suas próprias terras na ilha de Calônio (agora Calomio). Depois de seis anos voltou a Sigriano, fundou uma abadia conhecida pelo nome de "do grande acre" e a governou como abade. Como tal esteve presente no Segundo Concílio de Niceia, em 787, e assinou seus decretos em defesa das imagens sagradas. Quando o imperador   recomeçou sua guerra iconoclasta, ordenou que Teófanes fosse levado a Constantinopla e tentou em vão induzi-lo a condenar o que havia sido sancionado pelo concílio. Teófanes foi lançado na prisão e por dois anos sofreu um tratamento cruel; ele foi então banido à Samotrácia, onde, sobrecarregado de aflições, viveu apenas dezessete dias e fez muitos milagres após a morte.

A pedido urgente de seu amigo Jorge Sincelo (m. 810), empreendeu a continuação de sua crônica, durante os anos 810-15. Tratou da época do ano 284-813, e fez uso de material já preparado por Sincelo, provavelmente também os extratos das obras de Sócrates Escolástico, Sozomeno e Teodoreto, feitas por Teodoro, o Leitor, e a crônica da cidade de Constantinopla. A obra consta de duas partes, a primeira dando a história, organizada por anos, a outra contendo tabelas cronológicas, cheias de imprecisões e, portanto, de pouco valor. Parece que Teófanes apenas preparou as tabelas, deixando espaços vagos para as datas apropriadas, mas que estas foram preenchidas por outra pessoa. A primeira parte, embora carente de precisão histórica e crítica, o que dificilmente poderia ser esperado de um homem de tal disposição ascética, supera em muito a maioria das crônicas bizantinas. Foi editada em Paris em 1655 por Jacques Goar, novamente em Veneza em 1729 com anotações e correções de François Combefis. Uma versão latina foi feita por Anastácio Bibliotecário, e ambos foram habilmente editados por de Carl R. de Boor em 1883 em Lípsia.

Bibliografia

Igreja Ortodoxa
Santos da Turquia
Historiadores do Império Bizantino
Bizantinos do século VIII
Bizantinos do século IX

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Home Analysis NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine – the tragedy of helpers...
NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine – the tragedy of helpers in war zones
Missing NZ-British aid worker Andrew Bagshaw pictured in Ukraine last month . . . Humanitarian volunteers are at high risk in war zones. Image: Video screenshot APR
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
The humanitarian aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, who has dual New Zealand and British citizenship, has been missing in Ukraine for more than 10 days.
Bagshaw and his British colleague Christopher Parry worked as part of a team of Ukrainian and international volunteers delivering aid and carrying out evacuations of civilians, often under fire from Russian forces.
They have not been seen since January 6, when they left the city of Kramatorsk for Soledar, in eastern Ukraine, which has since been claimed by the Russian mercenary company Wagner.
READ MORE: Ukraine: abduction of UK aid workers raises safety questions over humanitarian organisations
Other Ukraine war reports
Humanitarian volunteers often represent the best of us. They are driven to put themselves at personal risk with little financial reward to reduce human suffering and the impacts of conflicts.
Their ethical justifications for entering dangerous locations, despite clear warnings from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs not to travel to Ukraine, are often exemplary.
But aid workers are at high risk. During the past two decades, intentional attacks on aid or humanitarian workers have become a disturbing trend, often perpetrated to drive outside influences away from war zones and fully isolate populations.
Ukraine conflict: Fellow aid worker keeps faith Andrew Bagshaw will be found alive https://t.co/2xOm1wInxC
— RNZ News (@rnz_news) January 12, 2023
It is a war crime to intentionally attack aid workers. Some, such as personnel working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations, have considerably more rights than others.
Despite this division, all aid workers are covered by basic rules. The problem is that international humanitarian law is not based on the ethics of why someone is in a war zone. This is especially the case if they are foreigners.
International volunteers help carry out evacuations of civilians, often in dangerous circumstances. Image: Laurent Van der Stockt for Le Monde/Getty Images/The Conversation
Rights of foreigners who enter war zones
There are three main groups of foreigners who voluntarily go into war zones.
Some people volunteer to fight in foreign wars and are paid more than local fighters. If captured and deemed mercenaries, these people have no rights. They can be executed.
The second group are "aliens", inadvertently caught up in a conflict in a country that is not theirs. For these people, if captured and non-combatants, they have a prima-facie right to leave the country. However, this is not an absolute right — they can still be held if their departure is contrary to the national interests of the state that captured them.
Aid workers represent the third group, and they are at increasing risk. Capturing aid workers for hostage and propaganda purposes is a repugnant trend. In recent conflicts, we've also seen a rise in the number of victims of collateral violence — their deaths were not intended but a result of indiscriminate force now commonly used in war zones.
More often that not, attacks on aid workers are a combination of intentional and unintentional actions.
Globally, at least 460 aid workers were victims of major attacks in 2021: 140 were were killed, 203 wounded and 117 kidnapped.
Most of these attacks happened in countries such as South Sudan, Afghanistan, Syria and Ethiopia. But other conflict zones are also contributing to the figures, with growing numbers of deaths, kidnappings and wounding of aid workers recorded in Ukraine in 2022.
International humanitarian law is clear that if a country where a war is happening consents to the presence of aid workers and they are impartial in their work, they "shall be respected and protected".
Although Russia has withdrawn its consent to the specific convention that contains this rule, Ukraine is a signatory. The obvious problem is that Russia now considers this annexed territory to be Russian, not Ukrainian.
Irrespective of debates about ownership and consent, Russia is still bound by other rules. Russia, like Ukraine, is a party to the Hostages Convention, which prohibits and criminalises the taking of hostages, for whatever justification.
Russia is also bound by the Security Council resolution, in which it strongly condemned all forms of violence against humanitarian workers. The council, including Russia, then urged states to ensure crimes against such personnel do not go unpunished.
Between theory and practice on the battlefield
Despite all of these rules and obligations, there is a large gap between the theory of restraint and the practices developing in Ukraine.
It is possible that Bagshaw and other humanitarian workers have been directly caught up in the violence in Ukraine. To be operating in a war zone, which involves the indiscriminate use of force, Somme-like conditions, the possibility of war crimes and the arrival of thousands of mercenaries who often pay scant regard to rules, is extremely risky.
It is also possible they have been taken for bargaining purposes. A practice is developing in Ukraine in which combatants and non-combatants, including foreigners, are taken and traded by the belligerents.
These exchanges also include the bodies of the dead.
Whichever scenario applies, this is a tragedy. We are at a point where individuals with the highest ethical motivations to provide impartial humanitarian assistance have themselves become victims: collateral in a war being conducted without honour.
Dr Alexander Gillespie is professor of law, University of Waikato. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. Read the original article.
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The Danbury Museum & Historical Society presents their annual Collections, Community & Conversation exhibit in Huntington Hall located at 43 Main Street, Danbury, CT.
Art from the Inside projects on display are inspired, created and brought to life using items most of us throw away. Medium represented include paintings, pencil drawings, wire and soap sculptures. It features the works of Danbury Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) inmates and includes pencil drawings, paintings, and sculpture pieces.
Art from the Inside will be on display through March 18, 2017 and open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
"We're pleased to partner with the FCI to bring these pieces to the attention of the public. It is wonderful to see the ingenuity and creativity that the inmates possess. We support the efforts of the FCI to foster a creative outlet and means of expression for those currently incarcerated," said Brigid Guertin, Executive Director of The Danbury Museum & Historical Society.
To that end, the museum will collect donated items that the FCI is seeking in order to expand the art program and community service projects that are currently in place. Inmates are now working on making stuffed animals, paper quilling projects and crocheted items for less fortunate children and cancer patients. Donations of the following supplies make these efforts possible: yarn, oil paint, string, Elmer's glue, crochet hooks and needlepoint thread. A complete list is available on the museum website. No monetary contributions will be accepted.