آخر ایک عام پاکستان امریکہ کےخلاف کر بھی کیا سکتا ہے؟ وہ امریکہ سے شدید نفرت کرتا ہے لیکن وہ تو اپنی حکومت تک کو سیدھے راستے پر نہیں لا سکتا! وہ بجلی اور پانی سے محروم ہے اُس کا سب سے بڑا مسئلہ اپنے بچوں کو دو وقت کی روٹی کھلانا ہے۔ ریاست اُسے نہ سکیورٹی فراہم کر رہی ہے نہ اُسکی بنیادی ضروریات کی ریاست کو فکر ہے۔ عوام کی اکثریت کے پاس ذاتی چھت تک نہیں، ایک چھوٹا سا طبقہ ملک کے وسائل پر قابض ہے اور ظلم پر ظلم ڈھا رہا ہے۔ اس طبقے میں حکومت اور حزب اختلاف دونوں شامل ہیں۔ ان مجبور، مظلوم اور مقہور عوام کو امریکہ کے جرم کی سزا دینا کہاں کا انصاف ہے!
ڈاکٹر نے اتنا بھی نہ سوچا کہ وہ پاکستان کے وزیراعظم ہیں!
کاش! اس کافر بچے ڈیوڈ کیمرون ہی سے ہم کچھ سیکھ لیتے!
In response to an article of mine recently published in the Australian "Eureka Street", many readers and friends (including my nephew) have responded with emphasis on the niqab or burqa. The central theme of the article has been completely ignored.
I must clarify here that the title of the article was originally "Tragic Farce" which was changed into "Islam in denial of burqa" by the journal.
The issue is not whether niqab is must or not. As my article states, full face veil has always been a controversial issue. But even if we agree that full face veil is mandatory, still the point raised in the article looms large in the foreground. But first let me narrate a story.
Akram was living in a big city and his friend Arshad was living in a village. Arshad requested his friend Akran to accommodate his son in his house so that he could study and avail the facilities available in the city. Akram allocated a room in his home for Arshad's son and pointed out certain norms. He would have to be back to the house before dusk and would have to take off his shoes outside the entrance. After some time, the son started violating these norms and protested. The owner told him to either observe the norms of the house or leave.
Similar is the situation here. We protest against the French law, but we never discuss why Muslims had to go to France and other Western countries. The newspapers of Western countries were flooded by the comments of their readers in which they asked the Muslims to go back to their own countries. What sort of dignity and self-respect we Muslims have, if any? Ok niqab is mandatory but please think for a while why millions of Muslims have migrated to non-Muslim countries? Why can't Muslim countries provide what these immigrants find in their new countries?
We do not realize that these countries are providing personal and religious freedom, educational facilities, democratic norms, security, self-respect and above all, rule of the law which the immigrants could not have in their own countries.
Why doesn't Jamaat Islami and others who hold protesting rallies ask Muslim rulers to provide what the Western countries are providing immigrants? If we Muslims think that beggars have choice, we are mistaken. When we condemn host-countries, we are behaving like the naïve woman whose drowning son was rescued by a kind person, but she was condemning him because her son's cap was missing.
اٹھو۔ خدا کےلئے یہاں سے نکلو۔ ابھی رات کا کچھ حصہ باقی ہے۔ ابھی وقت ہے۔ تباہی کےلئے صبح کا وقت مقرر ہے اور صبح ہونے میں دیر ہی کتنی ہے!
کیا تم دیکھ نہیں رہے کہ فرشتوں کے پر ایک افق سے دوسرے افق تک پھیل چکے ہیں۔ کیا تم پھڑ پھڑاہٹ کی آوازیں نہیں سن رہے؟ تمہاری زمین اور آسمان کے اس ٹکڑے کے درمیان جو تمہاری زمین کے اوپر ہے' سارا خلا بھر چکا ہے۔ فرشتے آرہے ہیں اور جا رہے ہیں۔ تباہی کےلئے صبح کا وقت مقرر ہے۔ اٹھو' خدا کےلئے نکلو' صبح ہونے میں دیر ہی کتنی ہے!
لوگوں کے حقوق چھین کر اقربا کو دے دئیے گئے' ریاست میں روزگار کے جتنے مواقع تھے' وہ سب ایک مخصوص طبقے کو سونپ دئیے گئے۔اللہ کی مخلوق کو مزارع اور کرسی کو جو امانت تھی گدی سمجھا گیا۔ فرشتوں نے گرز اٹھا لئے لیکن انہیں روک دیا گیا کہ ہو سکتا ہے یہ سمجھ جائیں' ہو سکتا ہے بدحال مخلوق ہمت سے کام لے اور انہیں اپنی گردنوں سے اتار پھینکے!
دیواروں سے سر ٹکراتی خلق خدا آٹے کے ایک ایک تھیلے اور چینی کے ایک ایک پیکٹ کو ترس رہی ہے۔ دال اور بینگن ایک سو روپے کے ایک کلو بھی نہیں مل رہے۔ اسی فیصد آبادی سیب اور انڈا کھانے کا سوچ بھی نہیں سکتی۔ سی این جی کے چند بلبلوں کےلئے اور پٹرول کے چند قطروں کےلئے پوری پوری رات قطار میں کھڑے لوگ اس طبقے کا منہ نوچنا چاہتے ہیں جو کبھی اقتدار اور کبھی حزب اختلاف کا چولا پہن کر ان کا خون پی رہا ہے لیکن انکے اعصاب کی مضبوطی دیکھئے کہ یہ ایک دوسرے کو ولایتی کتوں کے پلے تحفوں میں دے رہے ہیں۔ عوام کی ثقافت کےساتھ اس ملک کی ثقافت کےساتھ ذرا انکی ہم آہنگی دیکھئے' ایک نے کروڑوں اربوں کا فارم ہائوس بنایا ہے' دوسرے نے پہاڑی کی چوٹی پر چار سو کنال کا "گھر" تعمیر کیا ہے جس میں مبینہ طور پر کتوں کی تعداد نوکروں سے زیادہ ہے۔ صرف تحفہ ہی نہیں' اس مبارک پلے کے حسب و نسب پر باقاعدہ بحث ہوتی ہے۔ پہلے یہ کہا جاتا ہے کہ کتے کا یہ بچہ ڈکٹیٹر کو جرمن چانسلر نے دیا تھا۔ پھر عوام کو یہ خوش خبری دی جاتی ہے کہ نہیں' یہ پلا' ڈکٹیٹر کی کتاب لکھنے والے صحافی کی ملکیت میں تھا لیکن اس کی "رہائش" ڈکٹیٹر کے فارم نما محل میں تھی!
حجاج! تو نے یہ کیا کیا؟ افسوس! تو نے کیا کر دیا!
ایک خاتون کے دہائی دینے پر اتنا طوفان کھڑا کیا۔ کون سا پہاڑ ٹوٹ پڑا تھا، سری لنکا سے آنےوالے جہاز کو قزاقوں نے لوٹا، کچھ کو قیدی بنایا، ایک عورت نے دہائی دی۔ یا حجاج! اور تم نے بصرہ سے لےکر دیبل تک.... عراق سے لےکر سندھ تک.... زمین کو اس بے یارو مددگار عورت کی دہائی سے بھر دیا۔ تم نے جواب میں "لبیک" کہا اور پھر سینکڑوں ہزاروں کوس پر پھیلے ہوئے کوہ و دشت اور صحرا و دریا پر اور آبادیوں اور ویرانوں پر اپنے لبیک کی گواہی کو چادر کی طرح تان دیا۔ ایک تنی ہوئی چادر، افق تا افق، شہر تا شہر--- ہر اس عورت کو ڈھانپتی ہوئی جو دہائی دے اور حجاج لبیک کہتا ہوا، لشکروں کو روانہ کر دے!
ضائع کیا تم نے اپنے لشکروں کو اے حجاج! ریاست کے لاکھوں درہم اور دینار خرچ کر ڈالے، راجہ کی حکومت کو موت کے گھاٹ اتار دیا، صرف ایک عورت کی فریاد پر! افسوس ہے حجاج! تم پر افسوس ہے!
حجاج! تم نے یہ سب ایک عورت کی فریاد پر کیا؟ افسوس حجاج! افسوس!
کاش تم آج ہوتے تو تمہیں معلوم ہوتا کہ عورتوں کی حفاظت ریاست کی ذمہ داری نہیں! ریاست کی ذمہ داری یہ ہے کہ عوتیں ذلیل و رسوا ہوں۔ عورت جس کے بارے میں اللہ کے آخری رسول نے اپنی زندگی کے آخری لمحات میں تلقین کی تھی کہ ان کا خیال رکھنا--- عورت --- ریاست کی ذمہ داری نہیں! ریاست کی ذمہ داری یہ ہے کہ عورت کو یہ باور کرائے کہ مملکت خداداد میں اس کےلئے کوئی جگہ نہیں!
جب پولیس آفیسر سے پوچھا جاتا ہے کہ تم نے غیر قانونی طور پر خاتون کو رات بھر کیوں محبوس رکھا تو اخباری رپورٹ کے مطابق وہ مسکراتا ہے اور جواب میں صرف اتنا کہتا ہے کہ مجھے حساس ادارے کے اہلکار نے کہا تھا سبحان اللہ کیا منطق ہے اور کیا اختیار ہے!
They were furious. They were chanting slogans. They were swearing to crush the conspiracy being hatched against Islam. They were cursing the Western 'flawed' way of life. The rally was organised to condemn the banning of the burqa (full face veil) in France.
Paradoxically, hardly any of the protesters had actually read the text of the French enactment banning, from April, the full face veil. In countries like Pakistan, the nucleus of present Muslim extremism, where literacy is not more than 15 to 20 per cent and centuries old feudalism has been successfully forestalling education, who'd bother to find out and go through the text of the legislation?
The intellectual decline which has engulfed the Muslim world has thrown it into a dangerous state of denial. Everything that other, especially advanced countries, do is perceived and analysed in the light of 'conspiracy theories'. The majority of Muslims are suffering from a devastating persecution complex, which, in turn, is begetting and aggravating militant extremism. Such has been the reaction to the French burqa ban.
Every Muslim knows that wearing the burqa has never been irremissible in Islam. A considerable number of Islamic jurists do not support it. Millions of Muslim women, while reaping crops in agricultural fields, picking cotton in plantations of central Pakistan, handling herds in Central Asian pasturelands, teaching in universities, working in banks and elsewhere do not wear the burqa.
Billions of Muslim women have never, and will never, cover their faces while performing the pilgrimage to holy Mecca. They are not allowed by Islam to do so during pilgrimage.
In France, as elsewhere, only a handful of Muslim women cover their faces. Yet fanatics are making the French enactment an issue and presenting it as anti Islamic sentiment. The full face veil is being jumbled up with the hijab (head-covering). France has not prohibited covering of head. Interestingly, Saudi Arabia has made wearing of abaya (robes) mandatory for all women who visit that country or live there, irrespective of their religion.
This brings us to another issue being thrown into oblivion by protesting Muslims. Millions of Muslims have migrated to the developed world where 'flawed secular' values are at variance with Islamic, or so called Islamic, requirements. There are more than 50 Muslim countries, some of which (such as Saudi Arabia, Libya, Qatar) are fabulously wealthy. Why it is that not one of all these countries can accommodate Muslim immigrants?
Statistics are mind-blowing. According to 2009 figures, 365,000 Muslims have made Australia their home, 281,000 live in Belgium, 657,000 in Canada, 3,554,000 in France, 4,026,000 in Germany, 946,000 in Netherlands, 650,000 in Spain, 1,647,000 in UK, and 2,454,000 in USA.
Millions are ensconced in Italy, Greece, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Austria, Japan and New Zealand. Millions more are struggling to follow. There are long queues in front of the embassies of Western countries. Asylum seekers are setting ashore from boats and cargo vessels. Many manage to land with tourist visas and vanish.
Economics is not the only catalyst. The unemployed destitute and the affluent lucky-one are equally enthusiastic to reach these promised lands. The rule of law, democratic norms, equal opportunities, better education prospects, and religious, political and personal freedom attract them to these countries. None of these is available in their homelands.
A strange Kafalah (sponsorship) system is prevailing in oil rich Middle Eastern citadels of Islam. Every migrant worker needs, by law, a guarantor who must be a local citizen. The guarantor legally owns the business and all movable and immovable property of the migrant, and documents are held in his custody. Nothing belongs to the migrant, whether he is entrepreneur or employee, except his passport, which he must carry wherever he goes.
'When employers have near total control over migrants' ability to change jobs, and sometimes to leave the country, workers can get trapped in exploitative situations in which they are forced to work without wages, get beaten or face other abuse,' says a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.
Outrage over slights such as the burqa ban in France are a distraction from these more important issues. Look at the protests against this backdrop. Isn't it a farce? Albeit a tragic farce!


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Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a parasitic worm. Approximately 1 year after a person acquires infection from contaminated drinking water, the worm will emerge through the skin, usually on the lower limb. Pain and secondary bacterial infection can cause temporary or permanent disability that disrupts work and schooling. In 1986, the World Health Assembly called for dracunculiasis elimination (1). The global Guinea Worm Eradication Program, supported by The Carter Center, World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, CDC, and other partners, began assisting ministries of health of countries in which dracunculiasis is endemic in meeting this goal. At that time, an estimated 3.5 million cases occurred each year in 20 countries in Africa and Asia (1,2). This report updates published (3–5) and unpublished surveillance data reported by ministries of health and describes progress toward dracunculiasis eradication. A total of 148 cases were reported in 2013 from five countries (in order of prevalence: South Sudan, Chad, Mali, Ethiopia, and Sudan) compared with 542 cases in 2012 from four countries (South Sudan, Chad, Mali, and Ethiopia). The disease remains endemic in four countries in 2014 (South Sudan, Chad, Mali, and Ethiopia), but the overall incidence is falling faster in 2013 compared with 2012 (by 73%) and continues to fall faster in the first 6 months of 2014 (by 71%) compared with the same period in 2013. Failures in surveillance and containment, lack of clean drinking water, insecurity in Mali and parts of South Sudan, and an unusual epidemiologic pattern in Chad (6) are the main remaining challenges to dracunculiasis eradication.
Because the lifecycle of D. medinensis is complex, its transmission can be interrupted using several strategies (4). Dracunculiasis can be prevented with four main interventions: 1) educating residents in communities where it is endemic, and particularly persons from whom worms are emerging, to avoid immersing affected body parts in sources of drinking water, 2) filtering potentially contaminated drinking water through a cloth filter, 3) treating potentially contaminated surface water with the insecticide temephos (Abate), and 4) providing safe drinking water from bore-hole or hand-dug wells (7). Containment of transmission,* is achieved through four complementary measures: 1) voluntary isolation of each patient to prevent contamination of drinking water sources, 2) provision of first aid, 3) manual extraction of the worm, and 4) application of occlusive bandages.
Countries enter the WHO precertification stage of eradication after completing 1 full year without reporting any indigenous† cases (D. medinensis has approximately a 1-year incubation period [range = 10–14 months]) (7). A case of dracunculiasis is defined as infection occurring in a person exhibiting a skin lesion or lesions with emergence of one or more Guinea worms. Each infection is counted as a case only once during a calendar year. An imported case is an infection resulting from ingestion of contaminated water from a source identified through patient interviews and epidemiologic investigation in a place (i.e., another country or village within the same country) other than in the community where the patient is detected and reported. Three countries where transmission of dracunculiasis was previously endemic (Ghana, Kenya, and Sudan) are in the precertification stage of eradication.
In each country affected by dracunculiasis, a national eradication program receives monthly reports of cases from each village that has endemic transmission. Reporting rates are calculated by dividing the number of villages with endemic dracunculiasis that report each month by the total number of villages with endemic disease. All villages with endemic dracunculiasis are kept under active surveillance, with daily searches of households for persons with signs and symptoms suggestive of dracunculiasis. These searches are conducted to ensure that detection occurs within 24 hours of worm emergence so that patient management can begin to prevent contamination of water sources. Villages in which endemic transmission of dracunculiasis is interrupted (i.e., zero cases reported for ≥12 consecutive months) also are kept under active surveillance for 3 consecutive years.
WHO certifies a country free from dracunculiasis after that country maintains adequate nationwide surveillance for ≥3 consecutive years and demonstrates that no cases of indigenous dracunculiasis occurred during that period. As of the end of 2013, WHO had certified 197 countries, areas, and territories as free from dracunculiasis (3). Nine countries remain to be certified: four countries where it is currently endemic (South Sudan, Chad, Mali, and Ethiopia), three countries in the precertification stage (Ghana, Kenya, and Sudan), and two countries never known to have had endemic dracunculiasis (Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Although the 1991 and 2004 World Health Assembly goals to eradicate dracunculiasis globally in 1995 and 2009, respectively, were not achieved (7,8), considerable progress toward eradication has been made since 1986 in reducing the annual number of reported cases. This progress continued with a 73% decrease in cases between 2012 (542 cases) and 2013 (148) followed by a 71% decrease in cases during the first 6 months of 2014 (27) compared with the same period in 2013 (92). This 71% decrease in cases during the first half of 2014 compared with the same period in 2013 did include an increase in cases in Chad (from five cases in 2013 to six cases in 2014), but cases decreased in Ethiopia, Mali, and South Sudan. There also was a 29% reduction in the number of villages in these four countries reporting cases during January–June 2014 (20 villages) compared with January–June 2013 (28).
Surveillance is a challenge everywhere dracunculiasis exists. Of particular concern, surveillance for dracunculiasis remains constrained in most dracunculiasis-affected areas of Mali because of insecurity since March 2012. CDC tested 50 specimens during January 2013–June 2014 from suspected cases in humans in seven countries in which dracunculiais is or was endemic; 22 (44%) specimens were determined to be D. medinensis.
South Sudan. The 10 southern states of the former Sudan became the independent Republic of South Sudan in July 2011. The South Sudan area reported all of the indigenous cases since 2002, except for three cases detected in Sudan in 2013. The South Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program reported 113 cases in 2013, of which 76 (67%) were contained (Table 1), which was a reduction of 78% from the 521 cases reported in 2012. During January–June 2014, the South Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Program reported a provisional total of 19 cases (79% contained), from 13 villages, compared with 74 cases (70% contained) reported from 52 villages in January–June 2013; a reduction of 74% in cases and 75% in the number of villages reporting cases (Table 2). South Sudan reported zero cases during November 2013–February 2014. Of the cases reported in the first 6 months of 2014, 95% were from Kapoeta East County (in Eastern Equatoria State), where failure to repair a key bridge that collapsed in May 2012 made delivery of supplies more complicated and costly. As previously described (4), movements of persons along multiple routes for seasonal activities such as livestock grazing and farming as well as sporadic insecurity created during interethnic cattle raiding and other reasons have presented unusually complex challenges to this program.
A severe political crisis in December 2013 disrupted program operations when all expatriate staff assisting the program were evacuated from the country for several weeks, although most national staff continued to work in the areas with highest prevalence. However, the coverage with interventions remains high despite the challenges (Table 1). In April 2014, the commissioner of Health of Eastern Equatoria State personally launched South Sudan's cash reward for reporting a confirmed case of dracunculiasis (500 South Sudanese pounds, or about US $125), during a 10-day tour of dracunculiasis-affected villages.
Chad. After a decade with no reported cases, Chad reported 10 cases in 2010, and dracunculiasis was declared endemic in Chad in 2012 after indigenous cases of dracunculiasis were confirmed over 3 consecutive years (9). Chad reported 14 cases in 10 villages in 2013, and six cases in six villages during January–June 2014. The 14 cases reported in 2013 is an increase from the 10 cases reported in 2012; and the six cases reported during January–June 2014 is increase from the five cases reported during January–June 2013. Overall, 57% of the cases reported in 2013 and 67% of the cases reported in the first 6 months of 2014 were contained. Only one of the 10 villages that reported a case in 2013 and two of the six villages that reported a case during January–June 2014 had reported a case before.
Since 2012, more dogs than humans have had emerging Guinea worms in Chad. This has not happened in any other country during the eradication campaign. Since April 2012, 49 worm specimens obtained from dogs were morphologically and or genetically confirmed to be D. medinensis at CDC (WHO Collaborating Center, unpublished data, 2014§). Moreover, genetic testing to compare whether the worms obtained from humans and those obtained from dogs were D. medinensis confirmed that they were undistinguishable (6). During November–December 2013, after five human cases (none contained) were discovered in Sarh district (Moyen Chari Region), an area under passive surveillance, The Carter Center expanded its assistance and began implementing active surveillance in that district. The working hypothesis, based on biologic, environmental, and epidemiologic investigations by CDC and The Carter Center is that the cases in humans and dogs are associated with an intense domestic and commercial fishing industry along the Chari River (where nearly all the cases have occurred) and involve a fish that serves as a paratenic host (an intermediate host in which no development of the parasite occurs). New cases occur when inadequately cooked fish are consumed by humans and when raw fish or fish entrails are consumed by dogs (6).
Chad's Guinea Worm Eradication Program and its partners continue to implement standard intervention practices in 72 priority villages at risk (Table 1). In October 2013, the program began promoting new educational messages to educate residents about proper cooking of fish and about the need to prevent dogs from eating raw fish and fish entrails. Temephos usage is constrained by the extremely large lagoons and impoundments used for fishing and as sources of drinking water. Investigations are under way to try to develop methods to isolate and treat water entry points at the end of paths leading from communities to water sources, which are routinely used by residents, and which have been identified during epidemiologic investigations as contaminated by a patient with GWD or by a dog with Guinea worm.
Mali. Mali's Guinea worm eradication program reported 11 indigenous cases in eight villages in 2013, an increase from the seven cases reported in 2012. Seven of the 11 cases were contained. Mali reported no cases during January–June 2014, compared with four cases (one contained) reported during the same period of 2013. In all, 85 villages were under active surveillance during January–June 2014. Cases in 2013 were reported from districts in Gao, Kidal, Mopti, and Timbuktu regions, where surveillance was still inadequate following insecurity in March 2012, although security improved somewhat in Gao, Mopti, and Timbuktu regions during January–June 2014. Médecins du Monde (Belgium) and Norwegian Church Aid are assisting the program in Kidal in 2014.
Ethiopia. Ethiopia reported seven cases in 2013. Four of these cases were contained (one each in January, April, May, and June). The seven cases reported in 2013 were an increase from the four cases reported in 2012. After 11 consecutive months with no cases, the program reported two cases in June 2014, which is a reduction from the seven cases reported during January–June 2013. The source of both cases in 2014 is uncertain. Since October 2013, at the request of the government, The Carter Center expanded its assistance for active surveillance to include all 79 villages in Abobo district and 22 villages in Itang district, in addition to all 72 villages in Gog district, which were already under active surveillance. For several years all cases have occurred in Gambella Region, where the government and WHO have now assigned Guinea worm surveillance officers in all Guinea worm-free districts.
Sudan. Sudan reported a small outbreak of two cases of Guinea worm disease in June 2013 and one case in September 2013. All three cases occurred at Kafia Kingi village in South Darfur, all were contained, and all patients were members of the same family. Kafia Kingi and four nearby villages at risk were placed under active surveillance and provided with health education, filters, and temephos interventions. Sudan reported no cases in January–June 2014. Dracunculiasis is not considered to be endemic in Sudan, and the country is in the precertification stage of eradication.
Cases reported in the global Guinea Worm Eradication Program reached a historic low in 2013, and based on current trends, fewer than 100 cases are expected to be reported in 2014. In December 2013, Nigeria was certified as free from dracunculiasis transmission—a notable milestone as Nigeria reported more cases of dracunculiasis than any other country during 1988–2008. Despite significant challenges, South Sudan's Guinea worm eradication program is on track to eradicate the disease. The sparse, sporadic infection of humans and the unprecedented number of infected dogs in Chad are a new challenge requiring additional interventions that are currently under study.
Other challenges for governments and partners include 1) failures in surveillance and containment (e.g., missed cases, unexplained sources of cases, and uncontained cases), 2) establishment and maintenance of surveillance in dracunculiasis-free areas of all countries in which the disease still occurs or was recently eliminated, and 3) providing clean drinking water quickly to as many targeted villages as possible. Finally, insecurity in parts of Mali is now the main barrier to complete eradication of dracunculiasis.
World Health Assembly. Resolution WHA 39.21. Elimination of dracunculiasis: resolution of the 39th World Health Assembly. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1986. Available at http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/mediacentre/WHA_39.21_Eng.pdf.
Watts SJ. Dracunculiasis in Africa: its geographic extent, incidence, and at-risk population. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1987;37:119–25.
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CDC. Progress toward global eradication of dracunculiasis, January 2012–June 2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2013;62:829–33.
Hopkins DR, Ruiz-Tibén E, Weiss A, Withers PC, Eberhard ML, Roy SL. Dracunculiasis eradication: and now South Sudan. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013;89:5–10.
Eberhard ML, Ruiz-Tiben E, Hopkins DR, et al. The peculiar epidemiology of dracunculiasis in Chad. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014;90:61–70.
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*	Transmission from a patient with dracunculiasis is contained if all of the following conditions are met: 1) the infected patient is identified before or <24 hours after worm emergence; 2) the patient has not entered any water source since the worm emerged; 3) a village volunteer or other health care provider has managed the patient properly, by cleaning and bandaging the lesion until the worm has been fully removed manually and by providing health education to discourage the patient from contaminating any water source (if two or more emerging worms are present, transmission is not contained until the last worm is removed); 4) the containment process, including verification of dracunculiasis, is validated by a supervisor within 7 days of emergence of the worm; and 5) temephos is used if there is any uncertainty about contamination of sources of drinking water, or if a source of drinking water is known to have been contaminated. All of these criteria must be achieved for each emerged worm for the case to be considered contained.
†	An indigenous case of dracunculiasis is defined as an infection occurring in a person exhibiting a skin lesion or lesions with emergence of one or more Guinea worms in a person who had no history of travel outside his or her residential locality during the preceding year.
§	CDC is the WHO Collaborating Center for Research, Training, and Eradication of Dracunculiasis.
The number of new cases of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) occurring worldwide each year has decreased from an estimated 3.5 million in 1986, when the World Health Assembly declared global elimination as a goal, to 148 in 2013.
The number of dracunculiasis cases reported worldwide in 2013 declined by 73% compared with 2012, and by 71% during January–June 2014 compared with January–June 2013. Transmission remains endemic in four countries, with South Sudan accounting for 70% of all reported cases during January–June 2014.
Although earlier target dates for global dracunculiasis eradication were missed, progress has accelerated, and eradication is likely within the next year or two if disruption of program operations caused by insecurity in Mali can be minimized.
*	Imported from another country.
†	Imported from another country or from another in-country disease-endemic village.
§	The denominator is the number of villages/localities where the program applied interventions during 2013–2014.
¶	Guinea Worm Eradication Program operations (supervision, surveillance, and interventions) that were interrupted in Mali's Kidal, Gao, and Timbuktu regions as a result of insecurity beginning in April 2012, gradually improved during 2013–2014, except in Kidal region, where insecurity continues to constrain program operations.
*	In 2012, three cases were imported into Niger from Mali and are included in Mali's total. These persons were residents in Mali the preceding year and Niger interrupted transmission of dracunculiasis in 2008. No reports of cases imported from one country to another were reported during January–June 2014.
†	Guinea Worm Eradication Program operations (supervision, surveillance, and interventions) that were interrrupted in Mali's Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu regions as a result of insecurity beginning in April 2012, gradually improved during 2013–2014, except in Kidal region, where insecurity continues to constrain program operations.


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2013 Continuation Funding
2008 Whitley Award
Deepak Apte India Coastal and Marine
Website: www.bnhs.org
Establishing marine protected areas to protect the giant clam, India
Establishing India's first network of marine protected areas to protect local livelihoods and the giant clam, India
The remote reefs and atolls of Lakshadweep off the West coast of India are rich in marine life. Many globally threatened species such as whale shark, sperm whale, and hawksbill turtle are found here. All are understudied, but it is the most unassuming of them could hold the key to understanding this delicate ecosystem. The less than charismatic giant clam is an excellent indicator species. As sensitive organisms, clams are the first to respond to environmental change and their presence or absence shows what is happening in reef ecology. Where clams are healthy, so too is the reef.
Lakshadweep also hosts a unique human society completely dependent on the reef for all their resources. The matrilineal Muslim tradition of the native community is characterized by a rich indigenous knowledge combined with high literacy which places minimal value on financial capital. Women have a central role in decision making, and a keen interest in marine protection, creating a positive environment for conservation. To date the area is unprotected, but there is an opportunity to encourage the co-management of marine protected areas to help protect the giant clam whilst simultaneously reviving fishery resources for local people.
Indian conservation biologist, Dr. Deepak Apte, 43, is an Assistant Director with the Bombay Natural History Society. He has worked to gain the support of the people of Lakshadweep, who understand the future of the reef and their families are deeply intertwined. Through two stages of practical training – whereby community facilitators are trained, and then train others – Deepak is developing the capacity of over 2,000 islanders from the communities of Kavaratti, Agatti and Bangaram to monitor clams and their marine environment.
The new skills are empowering local people to lead on conservation and secure their livelihoods. By demonstrating how protection leads to more fish, Deepak hopes to generate enthusiasm for India's first interconnected network of MPAs at Lakshadweep, which will be good news both for the reef and the remarkable people who reply upon it.
Marine protected areas, Punta San Juan, Southern Peru
By dansombach
Community based conservation of sea turtles and dolphins, India

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"We've been here for the last two years & have already booked for next. A beautiful campsite where the owners Damien & Catherine can't do enough for you. - The Addy Family"
This beautifully landscaped campsite is within walking distance of a wonderfully long stretch of sandy beach, in the heart of the Côte de Lumière.Built on the land of a previously working farm, Les Ecureuils has a relaxed atmosphere, and an attractive camping area with large, flat and grassy pitches. All are separated by trimmed hedges, and most are gently shaded by tall trees. Ideal for couples or families with young children, the site is immaculately maintained, and has excellent facilities including a fantastic aqua complex comprising indoor, outdoor and paddling pools, a jacuzzi, waterslides, fountains and a lazy river.In the evenings, the site hosts family discos, bingo competitions and quiz nights (high season only) and the nearby resorts of St Jean-de-Monts and St Gilles Croix de Vie are popular spots, with many sea front bars and restaurants, along their lively promenades. The campsite is also close to the market town of St Hilaire de Riez and the Atlantic Toboggan water park.
Fax machine, photocopier, telephone, postcards, stamps and postbox.
This is a really good family friendly site. If you are looking for a beach holiday with an excellent pool complex then this is it. The camp site was perfect for our primary school children. The campsite shop was very small and only stocked a handful of goods. However, right next door to the campsite was a well stocked supermarket so it didn't really matter. The takeaway provided good value food and excellent customer service. The bar facilities were very good - especially the ice cream bar! The table tennis, tennis and games rooms were all in good condition. there was a really good pool complex. Perfect for the size and nature of this site. Also the toilet blocks were excellent, very tidy and always spotless.
pat kelly, wexford , ireland.
very good campsite, this will be my 3rd summer here and i can recommend this park to anyone, staff are 100%, never had any problems myself, or heard from other users of any problems, one of the best !!!!


Held at Horspath, Oxford – October 9th, 2010. Following a week of unseasonal and excellent weather, the conditions were good underfoot and there were only a few muddy patches on the decent back into the field and into the home straight. The ladies race started 15 minutes earlier than usual and this gave our running married couple Hayley & Adrian just enough time to hand over the kids before the mens race started with Adrian in his first ever outing for the club. The good weather brought out lots of runners in this 52nd year of the Chiltern League with over 300 in the senior mens Mob. Our own contingent was no exception with 13 men and 8 ladies making up full teams. Well done to all who ran, especially to Shila, Jane and Damian in their inaugeral race. Thame are sitting in 6th position overall after the first race. Fantastic !


Infighting is nothing new in the corporate world, but in today's marketplace it can be especially damaging. The rise of web commerce and social media has exacerbated the friction between two C-suite leaders in particular—CMOs and CIOs.
Behind closed doors, in the corner offices of companies throughout the nation, a heated C-suite battle rages on. On the surface it looks like a battle waged over the corporate budget—a tale as old as time—with both sides seeking to claim a bigger portion of the pie. But take a closer look at the classic fight between chief marketing officers (CMOs) and chief information officers (CIOs). When you do, you'll see that the contention is actually about much more than just money.
The CMO-CIO divide is exacerbated by the rise of web commerce and social media. These new marketing channels mean CMOs command a growing share of their company's investment in technology, and CIOs are none too happy about that. But still, it's only part of the story.
Dig deeper and you start to see stark differences between CMOs and CIOs. CMOs tend to be female while CIOs tend to be male, so you have a War of the Sexes going on. Then, you realize CMOs are liberal arts types while CIOs are technologists. As I learned from Forrester Research's Sheryl Pattek, most CMOs think their CIOs are jargon-speaking nerds with no sense of market urgency, while CIOs think CMOs are ignorant fakers when it comes to technology more complex than a PowerPoint slide show.
So Corporate America has a dogs vs. cats problem—or perhaps a "Mars vs. Venus" problem is more appropriate. And mutual disdain and squabbling prevent the collaboration needed to thrive in a tough global economy. But can anything be done about it?
Actually, yes. Invest in your company's "soft edge," and while CMOs and CIOs may not start holding hands and singing Kumbayah, at least they will have the language to discuss their differences and the values to bridge them.
First, what is the "soft edge"? To understand it, picture a triangle. Great strategy makes up the base. Masterful execution makes up one of the triangle's two vertical sides. (I call this the "hard edge.") It's the third side of the triangle—the oft-neglected, misunderstood, and underfunded soft edge—that consumes my new book, The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success.
It's much tougher to quantify but might be summed up as "the expression of your deepest values" or "the heart and soul of your company." The author describes the soft edge culture in terms of five pillars—Trust, Smarts, Teamwork, Taste, and Story—and the book, packed with real-world examples, unfolds around them.
Most C-suites and shareholders speak the language of the hard edge: metrics, analytics, logistics, strategies, and a well-defined and easy-to-see ROI. But today's turbulent marketplace has taken much of the bite out of the hard edge. What can be measured and quantified can also be analyzed and copied by the competition.
Look around and you'll see the companies that have achieved soft edge excellence—the FedExes, Apples, and NetApps of the world—are thriving, while others flounder in our uneven and unforgiving recovery. A strong soft edge makes a company resilient and agile— even in the face of the occasional C-suite disagreement.
One company that has figured out how to nurture its soft edge is NetApp, the $6.5 billion vendor of computer network storage solutions, which regularly makes Clayton Christensen's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies and a number of the best-places-to-work lists. Specifically, look at the relationship between NetApp's CMO, Julie Parrish, and its CIO, Cynthia Stoddard—they're the perfect example of how a strong focus on the soft edge improves relationships, eases internal strife, and makes for a healthier company.
1. Strive to understand each other's challenges. (Soft Edge Pillar: TRUST) NetApp's CMO, Julie Parrish, wisely empathizes with the company's CIO, Cynthia Stoddard. She'll tell you straightaway that she thinks Stoddard has one of the toughest jobs at NetApp. Parrish recognizes that Stoddard faces multiple challenges including: adapting to the cloud while assuring adequate security; betting on which technology platforms to go with; serving all functions at the company, not just marketing; and always doing more with less. Hers is a rapidly changing world.
And Stoddard recognizes that Parrish's world is changing just as rapidly. After all, the share of marketing that goes through digital channels—through the web and social media, on smartphones and tablets—is growing like crazy. Social media in particular is always tossing up market opportunities that are fleeting in nature. These must be grabbed or they're lost.
Stoddard recognizes, as all CIOs must, that a CMO's requests for greater technology budgets are not power grabs, but a reflection of reality. Of course, to come to that understanding, there must be trust. And in these high-level relationships, trust comes from three places—first, showing that you have the other person's best interests in mind; second, working hard to achieve common language and transparency; and finally, doing what you say you'll do.
2. Work together to ensure you're mining the right data. (Soft Edge Pillar: SMARTS) To stay ahead of the curve, Parrish and Stoddard regularly meet to discuss trends in predictive analytics, sentiment analysis, and other valuable information. This requires a healthy CMO-CIO relationship. To stay smart, Parrish likes to put this question to their teams: What are the questions we should be asking?
3. Don't succumb to departmental tunnel vision. Keep the needs of the whole company in mind. (Soft Edge Pillar: SMARTS) This is an important reminder for any C-suite leader, but especially for CMOs and CIOs, who may feel the urge to dig in their heels for their own departments.
No company survives solely based on its marketing, its technology, its operations, or any other factor. The company functions as a whole. In order to be successful, C-suite leaders cannot get bogged down in their own department's issues. Every leader must recognize that the company's overall needs matter more than an individual department's.
In The Soft Edge, I tell of my conversations with Tony Fadell, CEO of Nest Labs. Fadell told me about the importance of team meetings at Nest. Fadell brings everyone together—from user-experience people to management people to algorithms people—so that there are people there who can speak to every aspect of their product from design to marketing to user experience. Otherwise, Fadell says, the company's thermostat algorithms might be written solely to satisfy the "code jockeys" at Nest.
My conversations with Fadell and my observations of how Parrish and Stoddard handle things at NetApp show just how vitally important it is to have analytical people and intuitive people in the room together on every major issue. You need the complementarities of the design people and execution people; the creative people and discipline people; the math people and salespeople. We have to be willing to learn from each other. We have to be humble enough to say, "I don't know" and then seek out the answers in each other.
4. Regularly immerse yourself in the world of the "other side." (Soft Edge Pillar: TEAMWORK) In a healthy CMO-CIO relationship, members of the marketing team and the IT team do regular "tours of duty" on the other side. "Embedded marketers get to learn from their IT counterparts about data and analytics; embedded IT people get to learn about key marketing programs and metrics. These tours of duty help establish common ground that can help create unity and trust and helps lubricate collaboration.
5. Be as transparent as possible. Invite scrutiny. (Soft Edge Pillar: TEAMWORK) At NetApp, both sides are open and honest about their cost structures. NetApp's CMO Parrish established a foundation of good teamwork with CIO Stoddard when she admitted that marketing owned too many projects. "I raised my hand for an IT audit," Parrish said. From that day, Stoddard knew Parrish wasn't trying to build an empire.
Collaboration and innovation are musts for survival in the global economy and that means great teamwork is vital. But you can't have great teamwork if you aren't strong in another Soft Edge Pillar as well: Trust. And you can't have trust without transparency. That's why Parrish's IT audit request was so powerful. It was a way of saying, "Our information is your information. Help us see what we can do to make this company better." Transparency increases accountability, passion, and effort; it facilitates learning and catalyzes innovation.
6. Don't try to bury disagreement. (Soft Edge Pillar: TASTE) In a soft edge excellent company, CMOs teach CIOs how marketing platforms are crafted and how to fine-tune messages for any given audiences. CIOs show where complexity will slow down deployment, and therefore suggest areas to simplify the platform for maximum rapid deployment. Sometimes there is disagreement. Don't bury it. Instead, use it to push everyone forward as you keep your eye on the prize. The truth is, taste evolves through disagreement. When opinions are shared, problems hashed out, arguments heard, the best possible products are born—products that look great and work great and that are somehow so compelling to customers that they must buy them.
Recall how Nest Labs CEO Tony Fadell likes to put analytics people and marketing people in the same room to discuss which algorithms will create customer enchantment and loyalty in Nest's products. Rest assured these meetings aren't spent with everyone in agreement, congratulating each other on their perfect ideas. There's disagreement, maybe even arguing. And what Fadell, and Parrish, and Stoddard, and other soft edge leaders understand is that that's okay. Sometimes it's just better to argue it out.
Yes, there will be tension. It may be messy, and there will very likely be misunderstandings. It might even feel dysfunctional. But sometimes you just have to get people together, urge them to speak up, and convince them to face their disagreements. Encourage these difficult conversations. In the end, their differing opinions and interests will sharpen the company and result in better products and services.
7. Let your story drive your behavior (and solve your disagreements). (Soft Edge Pillar: STORY) NetApp keeps really, really good company. (Excuse the pun!) Along with Google, Singapore Airlines, Starbucks, and very few others, it makes two annual lists: the world's best places to work and the world's most innovative companies. It takes huge pride in making both lists, and it should. But aside from pride, the real value of making both lists is that it creates a consistent story for employees, suppliers, and customers.
Whenever NetApp's CMO Parrish and CIO Stoddard disagree on anything, they can call a time-out, step back, and ask: What would a top innovative company do? What would a best place to work company do? Thus NetApp's story—its belief about itself—drives the right behavior and, more often than not, correct decisions at every turn. It's a beautiful thing.
Knowing the right story to tell combined with knowing how to deliver it effectively can inspire everything from understanding to action. It can be used to connect employees to a strategy by providing understanding, belief, and motivation. Story can create legends that an entire workplace culture can build upon, grow with, and lean on. Stories capture and communicate knowledge, drive innovation, build community, strengthen organizational culture, and support individual growth.
Julie Parrish and Cynthia Stoddard realized long ago that greater things would happen for NetApp if they put their own departmental loyalties aside and worked together. They realized this would help them more easily respond to the challenges and changes constantly being thrown at NetApp. And it would let them optimize both departments' functions, helping the company grow and innovate—one of the only roads to corporate survival these days. The confidence to do all of that comes from NetApp's strong soft edge.
The message to all C-suite leaders is clear. We are now working in a corporate environment where the soft edge dominates, where trust, teamwork, smarts, taste, and story matter as much as ROI, market share, and other hard metrics. Recognize this truth, and live by it, and you'll thrive. Get caught up in infighting over hard edge principles and you may not even survive.
Rich Karlgaard is the publisher of Forbes magazine, where he writes a column, Innovation Rules, known for its witty assessment of business and leadership issues. He has been a regular panelist on television's Forbes on FOX since the show's inception in 2001.
Karlgaard is also a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded Upside magazine, Garage Technology Partners, and Silicon Valley's premier public business forum, the 7,500-member Churchill Club. He is a past winner of Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year" award. Karlgaard's 2004 book, Life 2.0, was a Wall Street Journal business bestseller. Additionally, he is the author of The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success (Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-118-82942-4, $28.00, www.richkarlgaard.com).
A graduate of Stanford University, Karlgaard and his family live in Silicon Valley.


"Simple" is not only the name of Florida Georgia Line's hit single, it's also a touchstone reminder for the duo's Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley to cut through the noise of their busy lives.
While that may sound like lip service, Hubbard notes that he and his family really do make a genuine effort to pare things down and live in the present.
Florida Georgia Line have a busy fall ahead of them, as they are prepping for the opening of their Las Vegas residency this December. The duo are also nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year, Single of the Year and Musical Event of the Year at the 2018 CMA Awards, which air from Nashville on Nov. 14.


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Very well said. I wouldn't trade either my 2 startup experiences or my bigco experience. They all contributed a part of my professional skillset. And I especially agree with the conclusion – if you want to learn how to run big projects or big teams, you can't do that at a startup. And if you want to learn how to do a startup, you really can't learn how to do that at a big company.


A homeless charity based across the road from Torquay Town Hall says they were asked to close early one day by a senior Torbay councillor on a day when major investors were coming to discuss a multi-million development - because homeless people were an 'eyesore'.
Chairman of Humanity Torbay, Ellie Waugh, says that the councillor phoned her at home and asked the charity to close its doors to the homeless three hours early or else it wouldn't be in 'Torbay's best interests'.
Ellie says this happened on September 28, before Humanity Torbay became a registered charity, and they felt obliged not knowing what powers they had to disagree with Torbay Council.
Since then, Ellie has vowed the charity 'would never do something like this again', and that it was 'disgusting' that they were pressured into closingearly.
Torbay Council has not denied the incident, but says it takes the responsibility towards vulnerable members of the community very seriously.
Humanity Torbay says it has helped find accommodation for more than 678 homeless people and gained official status as a registered charity.
Ellie explained: "A couple of days before, someone very high up in Torbay Council phoned me at home, and also messaged me on Facebook saying that it would be unfavourable if we didn't shut at 12pm that day. We normally open until 3pm.
"They said that there were investors coming to look at the car park next to the Town Hall as part of a multi-million pound deal with investors.
"They said that, because our guys hang around the area around Humanity Torbay, it would be unsightly and wouldn't be in Torbay's best interests to stay open until 3pm.
"We weren't a charity then, and we were worried about standing up for ourselves – but we will never do that again.
"When I told the trustees about what I'd been told, they were very, very unhappy. The councillor phoned me up at home, and I had the phone call on loudspeaker so my husband could hear it too.
"My husband was horrified. We couldn't believe it. Everyone was very, very surprised, but never again will we close for anyone.
"We've got nothing to lie about, and we were incredibly shocked to be asked to close early. We had to keep telling everyone in the centre that we were closing. Apparently they asked several other establishments to close early too, and we were the only people that actually did it.
"Our guys are often right near the Town Hall, hanging around. At the moment I'm in talks to take another building around the corner too.
"I have this information in black-and-white, it was also sent to me in a Facebook message. We're really not happy about it.
A Torbay Council spokesperson said: "Homelessness is a major national problem and we take our responsibility towards vulnerable members of the community very seriously. The council works in partnership with a range of organisations and is part of the Torbay End Street Homelessness campaign.


During 4 days, from February 4th 2019 to February 7th 2019, Indochina Junk's office and our boats on Halong Bay will be closed. It means we will not provide services from Feb 4th 2019 to Feb 7th.
The office and tours will resume as normal on February 8th 2019.
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On this occasion, we would like to thank you for your great support and cooperation in the year 2018 and look forward to receiving your continuing assistance in 2019 – Year of The Pig in Vietnamese Calendar. We wish you and your family health, happiness and success in the coming New Year.


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Richard Alston Dance Company
Don't miss your chance to see the Richard Alston Dance Company when they return to the Theatre Royal Glasgow on November 19th!
About Richard Alston Dance Company
Theatre Royal Glasgow
282 Hope Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3QA
This outstanding company are celebrating 25 years of wonderful creativity with a terrific programme. New in 2019 will be Alston's spring creation Newly Arrived, to the glorious music of Monteverdi, and a brand new choreography from Martin Lawrance.
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Tabby McTat
19th July 2019 - 20th July 2019
Interwoven with original songs, Tabby McTat is the heart-warming tale of friendship and loyalty for all ages! Catch it at the Theatre Royal Glasgow this Summer!
Theatre Royal Backstage Tour
Go backstage and visit one of Scotland's most significant theatres, Glasgow's Theatre Royal, for a look behind the scenes!
ABBA Mania
Looking for an excuse to party, reminisce or simply be entertained by the best music there has ever been, then Abba Mania is for you! Catch the show at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on August 4th!
Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living Dangerously
Sir Ranulph Fiennes' endeavours have pushed his endurance levels to the limits, inspiring generations and making him a pioneer of exploration join him for an inspiring evening at the Theatre Royal!
Whitney - Queen of the Night
Catch Whitney - Queen of the Night, a stunning celebration of her music and life, at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on Sunday 8th September!
10th September 2019 - 14th September 2019
A multi award-winning West End and Broadway comedy classic, don't miss a brand new high-octane production of Boeing Boeing from Guy Unsworth at the Theatre Royal Glasgow!
17th September 2019 - 21st September 2019
Experience The Exorcist live when this spine-tingling new stage production, direct from London's West End, comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow in September!
Scottish Ballet - The Crucible
Scottish Ballet presents Arthur Miller's drama of power and persecution, The Crucible, at the Theatre Royal Glasgow in September 2019!
A Beautiful Noise
Award-winning Fisher Stevens celebrates the music of Neil Diamond, one of the world's greatest ever singer songwriters, in A Beautiful Noise! Catch it at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on October 6th!
Scottish Opera - Tosca
Passion, glamour, love worth dying for – Anthony Besch's Tosca has it all... don't miss it as it comes home to the Scottish Opera stage!
28th October 2019 - 2nd November 2019
Discover why Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap has kept people guessing for so long, becoming the longest running show of any kind in the history of theatre when it comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow!
Tommy Tiernan - Paddy Crazy Horse
Back on the road again Tommy Tiernan has a new show, Paddy Crazy Horse! Catch it at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on Sunday 3rd November!
5th November 2019 - 10th November 2019
From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII finally take to the mic to tell their tales! Catch Six The Musical when it comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow this November!
13th November 2019 - 17th November 2019
Based on Raymond Brigg's much-loved book and featuring Howard Blake's classic song Walking In The Air, be part of the magic when The Snowman comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow in November!
Frank Skinner
Don't miss a unique and exclusive opportunity to see Frank Skinner perform new material for the first time in 5 years at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on November 20th!
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Who is Douglas? Well, apparently, Hannah Gadsby thinks he is the only one who can help her follow up on the trail blazed by her last show: Nanette!
Richard Herring: RHLSTP
Richard Herring's interview podcast is usually recorded in London's glittering West End, but now it's going on the road! Catch it at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on Sunday 24th November!
Don't miss Rona Munro's brilliant new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece, Frankenstein, at the Theatre Royal Glasgow this November!
9th December 2019 - 28th December 2019
The worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton returns to the UK! Don't miss We Will Rock You when it comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow in December 2019!
Scottish Ballet - The Snow Queen
3rd January 2020 - 18th January 2020
Scottish Ballet's 50th year will come to a spectacular close with the world premiere of The Snow Queen!
Oor Wullie
21st January 2020 - 25th January 2020
Jings, crivvens! Help ma boab! Don't miss the the awfy braw brand new musical, Oor Wullie, when it comes to the Theatre Royal Glasgow in January 2020!
Scottish Opera - Nixon In China
18th February 2020 - 22nd February 2020
Inspired by Nixon's much-publicised visit to China in 1972, Scottish Opera's groundbreaking Nixon In China explores the reality behind the hype!
Dial M For Murder
3rd March 2020 - 7th March 2020
Dial M for Murder is the definitive seat gripping drama that is not to be missed! Catch it at the Theatre Royal Glasgow in March!
An Inspector Calls
24th March 2020 - 28th March 2020
Stephen Daldry's record breaking and multi-award winning production for the National Theatre of An Inspector Calls is coming to the Theatre Royal Glasgow in March!
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed: The Musical
31st March 2020 - 4th April 2020
Featuring live music and hilarious pranks this brand new, high-octane, BLAMTASTIC family musical is perfect for pranksters young and old! Catch Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed at the Theatre Royal Glasgow!
Scottish Opera - A Midsummer Night's Dream
21st April 2020 - 25th April 2020
Four lovers lost in the woods, fairies, magic, comedy and more – all come together in an otherworldly blend of imagination and reality in Scottish Opera's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream!
Scottish Opera - The Gondoliers
14th May 2020 - 23rd May 2020
Sunny, funny and with more 'tra la la las' per square inch than any other opera in the canon, Scottish Opera's The Gondoliers is a joy from start to finish!
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Born in Ireland; died c. 493. Saint Moeliai was baptized by Saint Patrick, who appointed him abbot over Nendrum, where he had Saints Finian and Colman among his disciples (Benedictines).
St Mochaoi has been anglicised as St Mahee pronounced Mah hee with the stress on the ee.
His monastic site is at Nendrum on Mahee Island. Mahee island is now linked to another island and to the mainland by causeways that can take a single car. It is a lovely drive there, the hedgerows are in bloom with wild flowers and fuscias and the clear water of Strangford lough was smooth and windless.
The Nendrum monastic site has a small carpark for about 8 cars. The first thing you realise is how high it is up the island which is itself a submerged drumlin - the advancing iceflows rounded the landscape to make this part of Ireland look like a basket of eggs - and this egg along with others got flooded.
The monastery is on the highest peak and is surrounded by an outer wall or cashel and an inner cashel. There is a causeway bridge up to the first level between the two cashels and it is believed that this would have been a hive of activity. Although the monastery is quiet today, in the 5th century the waterways of Ireland were the main roads so the monastery was likely to have been a thriving community.
To enter the inner cashel one has to walk in single file through a small passageway, probably this was some form of defence as was the round tower of which only the stump remains. The remains of the church are clearly seen and face due east. At the South west corner the old sundial has been reconstructed. There is a graveyard just beyond the west door and if you go beyond the inner cashel wall again on the west side there are the foundations of many round monastic cells.


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Q: Create a top bar navigation from an Array in React native I have an array of menu like
const menu = ['A','B','C']

And I want to render it inside a materialTopTabNavigation. Since the last update it is not possible to use the function createmateriaTopTabNavigation and pass parameters to it, the only option is to render it as a component.
The only option available is:
     const TopTab = createMaterialTopTabNavigator();

    <TopTab.Navigator tabBarOptions={
      {
        activeTintColor:'#fff',
        scrollEnabled:true,
        indicatorStyle: {
          backgroundColor:'#fff'
        },
        style: {
          backgroundColor:'#6930c3'
        }
      }
    }>
      <TopTab.Screen name="tout" component={TabChild} />
      <TopTab.Screen name="hotellerie" component={TabChild} />
      <TopTab.Screen name="restauration" component={TabChild} />
      <TopTab.Screen name="spa" component={TabChild} />

    </TopTab.Navigator>

Which is not dynamic at all.

A: I am using a similar approach in one of my RN projects like this by using a simple map implementation and use its outcome as a child of Navigator component:
import { createMaterialTopTabNavigator } from '@react-navigation/material-top-tabs';

const menu = ['A', 'B', 'C'];

const TopTab = createMaterialTopTabNavigator();

const MainComponent = () => {
  const tabs = menu.map(menuItem => <TopTab.Screen name={menuItem} component={TabChild} />);

  return (
    <TopTab.Navigator tabBarOptions={
          {
            activeTintColor: '#fff',
            scrollEnabled: true,
            indicatorStyle: {
              backgroundColor: '#fff',
            },
            style: {
              backgroundColor: '#6930c3',
            },
          }
        }
    >
      {tabs}
    </TopTab.Navigator>
  );
};

package.json
"react-navigation": "^4.4.0",
"@react-navigation/material-top-tabs" : "^5.3.0"

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The Toro Power Clear 180 (18") 87cc Single-Stage Snow Blower – 38272 is a strong and reliable machine. At least that's what the manufacturer says. Many customers seem to tell a different story. For the most part customers have complained about gas leaks with this snow blower. I'm not 100% sure about this but I believe this model was recalled because of gas leaks.
Let me tell you a little more about the Toro Power Clear 180. It has a 4 Cycle 87cc Toro R Tek Engine that gives it a decent amount of power. It can actually clear quite a bit of snow in a short amount of time. It's not good for anything heavy but it can handle the light to medium snow falls with ease.
With its 18 inch clearing width it can clear all the way down to the pavement. It is perfect for small driveways and sidewalks. The great thing about this machine is that it is compact which makes it easy to store. Just collapse the handle down and store it away. It only weighs 54 pounds so you can hang it on a garage wall if you have that type of set up.
I wouldn't call it one of the best snow blowers but it will without a doubt get the job done. In my opinion the $350 price tag is a little bit much for what you get. The chute is a bit flimsy and the key is placed in a weird position. However, it is electric start which makes starting it up very easy.
Since it is small it is not ideal for big jobs. If you have a huge driveway you will probably use a couple of tanks of gas to get it done. Other than the gas leak this is a relatively decent machine. Again I feel it is priced pretty high but it will help you remove the snow from your driveway and sidewalks.


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Q: React-Router "Link" changes url, but won't trigger render of component I've torn this example down to barebones to make it as simple as possible.
I have a HomePage with a Link to PostPage
The Link in HomePage wraps a Post component that just says "post" (was originally a list)
CodeSandbox
I've looked up more than a few similar questions and somehow none of them seem to help.
Using react-router-dom: ^5.3.0
App.js
import './App.css';
import { Router, Switch, Route } from 'react-router-dom'
import history from './history'

import HomePage from './pages/HomePage'
import PostPage from './pages/PostPage'

function App() {
  return (

      <Router history={history}>
        <Switch>
          <Route path='/' exact component={HomePage} />
          <Route path='/post' component={PostPage} />
        </Switch>
      </Router>

  );
}

export default App;

HomePage
import React from 'react'
import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
import Post from '../components/Post'

class HomePage extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <Link to='/post'>
                <Post />
            </Link>
        )
    }
}

export default HomePage

Post
const Post = () =>
Post component

export default Post

PostPage
const PostPage = () =>
Post Page

export default PostPage

history
import { createBrowserHistory } from 'history'
export default createBrowserHistory()


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Article 2 – Identity of the entrepreneur
Article 3 – Applicability
Article 4 – The offer
Article 5 – The agreement
Article 6 – Right of withdrawal
Article 7 – Costs in case of withdrawal
Article 8 – Exclusion of the right of withdrawal
Article 9 – The price
Article 10 – Conformity and warranty
Article 11 – Delivery and implementation
Article 12 – Duration transactions: duration, cancellation and extension
Article 13 – Payment
Article 14 – Complaints
Article 15 – Disputes
Article 16 – Additional or different provisions
The following definitions apply in these terms and conditions:
1. Withdrawal period: the period within which the consumer can make use of his right of withdrawal;
2. Consumer: the natural person who does not act in the exercise of a profession or business and who enters into a distance contract with the entrepreneur;
3. Day: calendar day;
4. Duration transaction: a distance agreement with regard to a series of products and / or services, the delivery and / or purchase obligation of which is spread over time;
5. Sustainable data carrier: any means that enables the consumer or entrepreneur to store information that is addressed to him personally in a way that allows future consultation and unaltered reproduction of the stored information.
6. Right of withdrawal: the possibility for the consumer to cancel the distance agreement within the cooling-off period;
7. Model form: the model form for withdrawal that the entrepreneur makes available that a consumer can fill in when he wants to make use of his right of withdrawal.
8. Entrepreneur: the natural or legal person who offers products and / or services to consumers at a distance;
9. Distance agreement: an agreement whereby within the framework of a system for distance selling of products and / or services organized by the entrepreneur, until the conclusion of the agreement use is made exclusively of one or more techniques for communication on distance;
10. Technology for distance communication: means that can be used to conclude an agreement, without the consumer and trader being in the same place at the same time.
11. General Terms and Conditions: the present General Terms and Conditions of the entrepreneur.
SUPP24 / Deli United B.V.
Wateringweg 60
2031 EJ Haarlem
Telephone number: 023 – 532 44 18 (available on workdays between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM)
Email address: info@supp24.nl
1. These general terms and conditions apply to every offer from the entrepreneur and to every distance agreement and orders between entrepreneur and consumer.
2. Before the distance agreement is concluded, the text of these general terms and conditions is made available to the consumer. If this is not reasonably possible, before the distance contract is concluded, it will be indicated that the general terms and conditions can be viewed at the entrepreneur and they will be sent free of charge as soon as possible at the request of the consumer.
3. If the distance contract is concluded electronically, contrary to the previous paragraph and before the distance contract is concluded, the text of these general terms and conditions may be made available to the consumer electronically in such a way that it is consumer can be stored in a simple way on a durable data carrier. If this is not reasonably possible, it will be indicated before the distance contract is concluded where the general terms and conditions can be read electronically and that they will be sent free of charge electronically or otherwise at the request of the consumer.
4. In the event that specific product or service conditions apply in addition to these general terms and conditions, the second and third paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis and in the event of conflicting general terms and conditions, the consumer may always invoke the applicable provision which, for him, most beneficial.
5. If at any time one or more provisions of these general terms and conditions are wholly or partially invalid or become void, the rest of the agreement and these terms and conditions will remain in force and the provision in question will be replaced without delay by a provision that approached the scope of the original as much as possible.
6. Situations that are not regulated in these terms and conditions must be assessed "in the spirit" of these terms and conditions.
7. Uncertainties about the interpretation or content of one or more provisions of our terms and conditions must be explained "in the spirit" of these terms and conditions.
1. If an offer has a limited duration or is subject to conditions, this will be explicitly stated in the offer.
2. The offer is without obligation. The entrepreneur is entitled to change and adjust the offer.
3. The offer contains a complete and accurate description of the products and / or services offered. The description is sufficiently detailed to enable a proper assessment of the offer by the consumer. If the entrepreneur uses images, these are a true representation of the products and / or services offered. Obvious mistakes or errors in the offer do not bind the entrepreneur.
4. All images, specifications, data in the offer are indicative and cannot give rise to compensation or termination of the agreement.
5. Images of products are a true representation of the products offered. Entrepreneur cannot guarantee that the displayed colors exactly match the real colors of the products.
6. Each offer contains such information that it is clear to the consumer what rights and obligations are attached to accepting the offer. This concerns in particular:
o the price including taxes;
o the possible costs of shipment;
o the manner in which the agreement will be concluded and which actions are required for this;
o whether or not the right of withdrawal is applicable;
o the method of payment, delivery and implementation of the agreement;
o the period for accepting the offer, or the period within which the entrepreneur guarantees the price;
o the level of the rate for distance communication if the costs of using the technique for distance communication are calculated on a basis other than the regular basic rate for the means of communication used;
o whether the agreement will be archived after its conclusion, and if so, how this can be accessed by the consumer;
o the way in which the consumer, before concluding the agreement, can check the data provided by him in the context of the agreement and, if desired, restore it;
o any other languages in which, in addition to Dutch, the agreement can be concluded;
o the codes of conduct to which the entrepreneur is subject and the way in which the consumer can consult these codes of conduct electronically; and
o the minimum duration of the distance agreement in the event of an extended transaction.
1. The agreement is concluded, subject to the provisions of paragraph 4, at the moment the consumer accepts the offer and meets the corresponding conditions.
2. If the consumer has accepted the offer electronically, the entrepreneur immediately confirms receipt of the acceptance of the offer electronically. As long as the entrepreneur has not confirmed receipt of this acceptance, the consumer can terminate the agreement.
3. If the agreement is concluded electronically, the entrepreneur will take appropriate technical and organizational measures to secure the electronic transfer of data and he will ensure a safe web environment. If the consumer can pay electronically, the entrepreneur will take appropriate security measures.
4. The entrepreneur can – within the law – inform himself if the consumer can meet his payment obligations, as well as of all those facts and factors that are important for a sound conclusion of the distance agreement. If on the basis of this investigation the entrepreneur has good reasons not to enter into the agreement, he is entitled to refuse an order or request or to attach special conditions to the implementation.
5. The entrepreneur will send the following information with the product or service to the consumer, in writing or in such a way that it can be stored by the consumer in an accessible manner on a durable medium:
the visiting address of the establishment of the entrepreneur where the consumer can go with complaints;
b. the conditions under which and the way in which the consumer can exercise the right of withdrawal, or a clear statement regarding the exclusion of the right of withdrawal;
c. the information about guarantees and existing service after purchase;
d. the information included in article 4 paragraph 3 of these terms and conditions, unless the trader has already provided this information to the consumer prior to the execution of the agreement;
e. the requirements for canceling the agreement if the agreement has a duration of more than one year or is of indefinite duration.
6. In the case of an extended transaction, the provision in the previous paragraph applies only to the first delivery.
7. Each agreement is entered into under the suspensive conditions of sufficient availability of the products concerned.
When delivering products:
1. When purchasing products, the consumer has the option of dissolving the contract for 14 days without giving any reason. This cooling-off period starts on the day following receipt of the product by the consumer or a representative designated in advance by the consumer and announced to the entrepreneur.
2. During the cooling-off period, the consumer will handle the product and the packaging with care. He will only unpack or use the product to the extent necessary to assess whether he wishes to keep the product. If he exercises his right of withdrawal, he will return the product with all accessories supplied and – if reasonably possible – in the original condition and packaging to the entrepreneur, in accordance with the reasonable and clear instructions provided by the entrepreneur.
3. If the consumer wishes to make use of his right of withdrawal, he is obliged to make this known to the entrepreneur within 14 days of receiving the product. The consumer must make this known using the model form. After the consumer has indicated that he wants to make use of his right of withdrawal, the customer must return the product within 14 days. The consumer must prove that the goods delivered were returned on time, for example by means of proof of shipment.
4. If after expiry of the periods referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the customer has not indicated that he wishes to make use of his right of withdrawal or resp. the product has not been returned to the entrepreneur, the purchase is a fact.
Upon delivery of services:
5. Upon delivery of services, the consumer has the option to dissolve the agreement without giving any reason for at least 14 days, starting on the day of entering into the agreement.
6. To make use of his right of withdrawal, the consumer must comply with the reasonable and clear instructions provided by the trader with the offer and / or at the latest upon delivery.
1. If the consumer makes use of his right of withdrawal, the costs of the return shipment will be borne at most.
2. If the consumer has paid an amount, the entrepreneur will refund this amount as soon as possible, but no later than within 14 days after cancellation. This is subject to the condition that the product has already been received back by the online retailer or conclusive proof of complete return can be submitted.
1. The entrepreneur can exclude the consumer's right of withdrawal for products as described in paragraphs 2 and 3. The exclusion of the right of withdrawal only applies if the entrepreneur has clearly stated this in the offer, at least in time for the conclusion of the agreement.
2. Exclusion of the right of withdrawal is only possible for products:
a. that have been established by the entrepreneur in accordance with the consumer's specifications;
b. that are clearly personal in nature;
c. that cannot be returned due to their nature;
d. that can spoil or age quickly;
e. whose price depends on fluctuations in the financial market over which the entrepreneur has no influence;
f. for individual newspapers and magazines;
g. for audio and video recordings and computer software of which the consumer has broken the seal.
h. for hygienic products of which the consumer has broken the seal.
3. Exclusion of the right of withdrawal is only possible for services:
concerning accommodation, transport, restaurant business or leisure activities to be carried out on a certain date or during a certain period;
b. whose delivery has begun with the express consent of the consumer before the cooling-off period has expired;
c. concerning bets and lotteries.
1. During the validity period stated in the offer, the prices of the products and / or services offered are not increased, except for price changes as a result of changes in VAT rates.
2. Contrary to the previous paragraph, the entrepreneur can offer products or services with variable prices that are subject to fluctuations in the financial market and over which the entrepreneur has no influence. This link to fluctuations and the fact that any stated prices are target prices are stated in the offer.
3. Price increases within 3 months after the conclusion of the agreement are only permitted if they are the result of statutory regulations or provisions.
4. Price increases from 3 months after the conclusion of the agreement are only permitted if the entrepreneur has stipulated this and:
a. they are the result of statutory regulations or provisions; or
b. the consumer has the authority to cancel the agreement with effect from the day on which the price increase takes effect.
5. The prices stated in the range of products or services include VAT.
6. All prices are subject to printing and typing errors. No liability is accepted for the consequences of printing and typesetting errors. In the case of printing and typing errors, the entrepreneur is not obliged to deliver the product at the wrong price.
1. The entrepreneur guarantees that the products and / or services comply with the agreement, the specifications stated in the offer, the reasonable requirements of reliability and / or usability and the legal provisions existing on the date of the conclusion of the agreement provisions and / or government regulations. If agreed, the entrepreneur also guarantees that the product is suitable for other than normal use.
2. A guarantee provided by the entrepreneur, manufacturer or importer does not affect the legal rights and claims that the consumer can assert against the entrepreneur on the basis of the agreement.
3. Any defects or incorrectly delivered products must be reported in writing to the entrepreneur within 4 weeks of delivery. Return of the products must be in the original packaging and in new condition.
4. The guarantee period of the entrepreneur corresponds to the factory guarantee period. However, the entrepreneur is never responsible for the ultimate suitability of the products for each individual application by the consumer, nor for any advice regarding the use or application of the products.
5. The warranty does not apply if:
o The consumer has repaired and / or modified the delivered products himself or had them repaired and / or modified by third parties;
o The delivered products have been exposed to abnormal circumstances or are otherwise carelessly treated or are contrary to the instructions of the entrepreneur and / or have been treated on the packaging;
o The defectiveness is wholly or partly the result of regulations that the government has or will set with regard to the nature or quality of the materials used.
1. The trader will take the greatest possible care when receiving and implementing orders for products and when assessing requests for the provision of services.
2. The place of delivery is the address that the consumer has made known to the company.
3. Taking into account what is stated about this in paragraph 4 of this article, the company will execute accepted orders with due speed but at the latest within 30 days, unless the consumer has agreed to a longer delivery period. If the delivery is delayed, or if an order cannot or only partially be executed, the consumer will be notified of this no later than 30 days after he has placed the order. In that case, the consumer has the right to terminate the agreement without costs. The consumer is not entitled to compensation.
4. All delivery times are indicative. The consumer cannot derive any rights from any specified periods. Exceeding a term does not entitle the consumer to compensation.
5. In the event of termination in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article, the trader will refund the amount paid by the consumer as soon as possible, but no later than within 14 days after termination.
6. If delivery of an ordered product appears to be impossible, the entrepreneur will endeavor to make a replacement item available. At the latest on delivery, it will be stated in a clear and comprehensible manner that a replacement item will be delivered. For replacement items right of withdrawal can not be excluded. The costs of a possible return shipment are at the expense of the entrepreneur.
7. The risk of damage and / or loss of products rests with the entrepreneur until the moment of delivery to the consumer or a representative designated in advance and made known to the entrepreneur, unless explicitly agreed otherwise.
1. The consumer can at all times cancel an agreement that has been entered into for an indefinite period and that extends to the regular delivery of products (including electricity) or services with due observance of the agreed termination rules and a cancellation period of at most one month.
2. The consumer can at all times terminate a contract that has been entered into for a definite period and that extends to the regular delivery of products (including electricity) or services with due observance of the agreed termination rules and a cancellation period of one month at most.
3. The consumer can the agreements mentioned in the previous paragraphs:
o cancel at any time and not be limited to cancellation at a specific time or during a specific period;
o cancel at least in the same way as they are entered into by him;
o Always cancel with the same cancellation period as the entrepreneur has stipulated for himself.
4. An agreement that has been entered into for a definite period of time and that extends to the regular delivery of products (including electricity) or services, may not be tacitly extended or renewed for a specific duration.
5. Contrary to the previous paragraph, a contract that has been entered into for a definite period of time and that extends to the regular delivery of daily, weekly and weekly newspapers and magazines may be tacitly renewed for a specific duration of a maximum of three months, if the consumer extended this can terminate the agreement by the end of the extension with a notice period of at most one month.
6. An agreement that has been entered into for a fixed period and that extends to the regular delivery of products or services may only be tacitly renewed for an indefinite period if the consumer may cancel at any time with a notice period of at most one month and a notice period of a maximum of three months if the agreement extends to the regular, but less than once a month, delivery of daily, news and weekly newspapers and magazines.
7. An agreement with a limited duration for the regular delivery of daily newspapers, news and weekly newspapers and magazines (trial or introductory subscription) is not tacitly continued and ends automatically after the trial or introductory period.
8. If an agreement has a duration of more than one year, the consumer may cancel the agreement at any time after one year with a cancellation period of at most one month, unless reasonableness and fairness are opposed to cancellation before the end of the agreed duration. resist.
1. Unless otherwise agreed, the amounts owed by the consumer must be paid within 7 working days after the commencement of the reflection period as referred to in Article 6 paragraph 1. In the case of an agreement to provide a service, it will be charged period after the consumer has received the confirmation of the agreement.
2. The consumer is obliged to immediately report inaccuracies in payment data provided or stated to the entrepreneur.
3. In the event of a default on the part of the consumer, the entrepreneur has the right, subject to legal restrictions, to charge the consumer reasonable costs incurred in advance.
1. The entrepreneur has a well-publicized complaints and deals with complaints under this procedure.
2. Complaints about the implementation of the agreement must be fully and clearly described and submitted to the entrepreneur within 7 days, after the consumer has found the defects.
3. Complaints submitted to the entrepreneur will be answered within a period of 14 days from the date of receipt. If a complaint requires a foreseeable longer processing time, the entrepreneur will respond within a period of 14 days with a message of receipt and an indication when the consumer can expect a more detailed answer.
4. If the complaint cannot be resolved in mutual consultation, a dispute will arise that is subject to the dispute settlement procedure.
5. In the event of complaints, a consumer must first of all turn to the entrepreneur. For complaints that cannot be resolved in mutual consultation, the consumer should contact Stichting WebwinkelKeur (www.webwinkelkeur.nl), which will mediate free of charge. If a solution has not yet been reached, the consumer has the option to have Stichting GeschilOnline (www.geschilonline.com) handle his complaint, the decision is binding and both the entrepreneur and the consumer agree with this binding decision. There are costs associated with submitting a dispute to this disputes committee that the consumer must pay to the relevant committee. It is also possible to report complaints via the European ODR platform (http://ec.europa.eu/odr).
6. A complaint does not suspend the obligations of the entrepreneur, unless the entrepreneur indicates otherwise in writing.
7. If a complaint is found to be justified by the entrepreneur, the entrepreneur will, at its option, replace or repair the delivered products free of charge.
1. Dutch law applies exclusively to agreements between the entrepreneur and the consumer to which these general terms and conditions apply. Even if the consumer is living abroad.
2. The Vienna Sales Convention does not apply.
Additional or deviating provisions from these general terms and conditions may not be to the detriment of the consumer and must be recorded in writing or in such a way that they can be stored in an accessible manner on a durable medium.