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Sex offender list needed now
(CNS): Local activist Sandra Catron says the latest sexual assaults demonstrate the need for a sex offender's register in Cayman. She said the latest victims of suspected serial rapist Jeffery Barnes could have been saved if the register had been in place. Catron said that, given his distinctive look, if the victims had been armed with more information they may have been more vigilant and alert to the danger he posed. "This particular suspect already has several convictions for sexual offences and would have been the ideal candidate for the registry," said the activist, who has campaigned for the register for several years.
The public register that Catron has envisioned would include sex offenders' photos, descriptions, identifying marks and previouscrimes.
"The idea is that the registry provides needed information on offenders and arms the general public with the knowledge of who these people are so that they can be avoided, as knowledge is power," Catron said. "I just that I hope that this case will be the catalyst to finally let the authorities see the usefulness of a sex offenders registry and finally it will be picked up by the MLAs."
Earlier this week in the wake of Barnes' arrest, Detective Superintendent Marlon Bodden said the RCIPS was in support of the sex offenders register but it was a policy decision that wasn't his to make. He said that while the police do keep details of offenders, this is not open to the public.
Catron submitted her petition to Franz Manderson (now the deputy governor) for the register more than a year ago in October 2010 but says she has heard nothing since. She believes, however, that there is still overwhelming public support and hopes any objections can be overcome and the register finally established.
Although the register has gained support there are still concerns that identifying the offenders may also identify victims as most cases of sexual assault in Cayman occur between relatives. While Catron admitted that on an island this small it's a possibility, she believes educating the public about not stigmatizing victims could address that issue.
She also noted that some of the suggestions on the petition regarding the issue were adopted into the last Children's Law amendment, such as mandatory reporting.
Frustrated by the unexplained hold-up, Catron says she can see no legal block to creating a register with just convicted offenders as all of that information is already public and merely needs to be collated.
"It's ironic to ask the public to help the police on the one hand but then seemingly advocating a cloak of silence on the other," she added.
During the most recent attacks, Catron said, every woman in the community was at risk, even young children, and she urged the authorities to establish the register and begin education campaigns.
"The scourge of rape and sexual abuse does not stop with the one victim but has lasting implications for all members of our community and we have to take a proactive approach to stopping this violence in our community," Catron added
Alan Nivia says:
A sex offenders list will have no positive value. This lists are base and populist – so great for the bandwagon "local campaigners" of the world. But they do nothing to prevent crime, undermine rehabilitation efforts thus leading to the risk of more crimes and increases the risks of violent incidents involving attacks on those on the list. The reality is that these lists increase crimes and do nothing to protect the vulnerable.
I agree that there should be a register for sex offenders in Cayman. I would also hasten to add that counselling should be given to all offenders primarily those who were themselves victims of such a violent act. I am comforted by the knowledge that our government is doing everything in their powers to keep young offenders in a separate unit and no longer house them with older hard core offenders. In many instances young men sent to prison were abused by older prisioners and when they are finally released into society they carry that hurt and anger out on the street to terrorize people as they had been terrorized. We as a society had better wake up and address the real issues before it's too late.
Loopy Lou says:
More crass opportunism. No register would have had any effect on these crimes. Tying the two together is a disgrace.
Ok a list is ok….But what purpose would it serve? So you know their name….Then you know where they live too? Do we get to know what they look like? Then are they monitored by a bracelet for their movements? How do we know these individuals aren't lurking arounds the preschools, primary and high schools? How can the list resolve that?
I personally believe that the Cayman Prison system is not fit to deal with Sexual Offenders and should not have to deal with them. I believe that these offenders should be dealt with by our mother country. If they want to impose all these requirements on us, then by gosh get mother country to deal with our problems. If that means shipping them off island, then so be it!
What happens when mother country says no – deal with your own criminals?
Then we should create harsher laws. If the mother country does not want to help does that mean we can bring the death penalty back and hanging?
Make it public hanging. Charge the public to see it happen, that way you could fund the prison through the ticket sales of the community paying to see the people hanged.
A gruesome idea, but it is an idea.
That will probably not work. Maybe we can sell our prisoners to other countries, that need cheap labour…..That may work. The criminal is transported to purchasing country for the terms of the sentence. Of course it will be hard labour and the purchasing country has to sign that they will do their best to ensure they are returned alive, however it is not necessary……
'Charge the public to see it happen, that way you could fund the prison through the ticket sales of the community paying to see the people hanged.'?
'sell prisoners'? 'purchasing country'? '….they will do their best to ensure they are returned alive….'?
Who on this earth are you – maybe you are not and should not be on this earth?
I agree with the comments that rape has lasting effects on the community.
I would dare to say rape, especially the rape of children, is the main cause Cayman is the ness it is in today. We hid the child molesters under the rug and forgave the rapist. But guess what? They did not stop.? They continued and left a path of damage and destruction in their wake. Broken homes, broken spirits, nightmares, panic attacks, whispers behind the survivors back, fear of men (or women), relationship problems, health problems, depression, addiction problems….the list is endless.
I would love to see some statistics on who many inmates were sexually abused as children. I bet the number would be high. And no that does not mean we pat them on the head and let them out and feel sorry for them. They are adults and are well aware of what they were doing when they did it. In fact, the overseas statistics indicate by the time they are caught that they have raped way, way more that the one they are now in court for.
Having said that not all survivors of rape turn out to be monsters, some become good parents, productive members of the community, sometimes even advocates for people who were victimized. But look at them good. They are never the same. Those people live with those memories everday of their lives and it has forever changed the way the look at many things and how they behave.
So yes, they should at the very lest be put on a registry to have to live with the disgrace of what they did for the rest of their miserable lives. If the victim has to face it everyday so should the rapist.
Sick of Cayman's attitude toward rapist. Seen it too many times and nothing was ever done. There are more rapist on the street who have never been charged than there are in the Cayman prison.
Forget the registry.
They should be sent on a one way trip to the hangman's noose.
A survivor of rape will never be the same. Some recover better than others but they are never the same. Something is stolen that will never be replaced.
You cannot refund a child's innocence by jail time, "I'm sorry", or forgivness. But you can ensure that particular rapist will never bother anyone again, if they are no longer alive. And it let the rest of the scum know what they will get if/when they rape.
—-and the same for tramps and drunks with a tattoo on the forehead.
Presumably the list will include those who are found to have posted sexually offensive websites against individuals they dislike? And another list for those who have threatened childrens' lives?
The sticking point to Sandra's petition would likely be point 7 on her petition:
7. Work with international agencies to make sure that all visitors/residents are subjected to both domestic and international policing and checks
To check every tourist arrivng via land or sea would require a worldwide database. I am not sure if that exists at this time. With more than 200,000 combined air and sea arrivals in peak tourist season is it even realistic to be able to run local and international checks on all of them? Would INTERPOL tolerate about 7000 requests per day to check tourists? A sex offender registry is a noble goal, just not sure that this one particular point could be accomplished at this time.
peter milburn says:
I do agree with Sandra on this but hasten to add that in many other countries Rape is considered a life sentence for even the first offence as is armed robbery etc.Anything to do with weapons during robbery or rape is life!!!!!!
We should also have a registered nuiscance wannabe politician list.
Yes I am a man
Sandra Catron please explain how this 'could have prevented' this attack?
Where is your substantiation for this?
This is exactly the reason these things must be reasoned taking into account our community. Just because you say it, does not mean it is true.
Why stop at sex offenders, why dont we have a list for all ex criminals, gays lesbians or whatever. And PLEASE dont think it is just women that are abused or sexually harrassed.
The last point is very appropriate especially in Cayman.
I agree. How could a list pssibly have prevented this?
Cayman wake up and listen to the words of Mrs Catron. She has always spoke sense and will continue to speak sense. However those in authority run away from the sense and the truth Mrs Catron speaks about. Well done Mrs Catron you are a National Hero for sure.
Thank you Sandra
Seems like a no-brainer to me! What's the delay?
Reality Calling says:
I'll spell it out for you…
See Eye Gee Head In Ass
Couldn't we just tattoo "sex offender" on their forheads and prohibit them from wearing hats?
What we really need is much more severe sentences and a 2 strikes and your out policy like the Viewpoint posted yesterday says. That will keep them off the street and provide far more protection that an registry but I do support the registry concept for the period between the first offence and the second when they should go away for life.
2 strikes? You got to be kidding. I ma sure you are a male.
Well this woman (me) also agrees with the two strikes approach the commenter suggests. See for yourself: http://centos6-httpd22-php56-mysql55.installer.magneticone.com/o_belozerov/31115drupal622/viewpoint/2011/11/03/how-many-more-victims#comment-176321
Did you understand what the poster was saying? Two strikes would be a law which requires the courts give life imprisonment if convicted of serious criminal offence on two separate occasions. It is common in many other countries e.g. the U.S. except that it is usually three strikes rather than two.
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Talk about beautiful book covers! I'm almost afraid to read Andrea Wulf's The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World because I don't want to damage this amazing book! As you can guess, The Invention of Nature is my 2016 science read for May. Now that we've explored the oceans in April, it's time to follow in the footsteps of our ancient ancestors and crawl onto land.
In The Invention of Nature, Wulf traces the life of German explorer and naturalist Alexander Von Humboldt who has inspired other artists and scientists such as Darwin, Wordsworth and Thoreau, and the influences he has played in our understanding of the natural world and environmental science. I have to admit, I've never heard of Alexander Von Humboldt before this, but he sounds like a pretty amazing person and I can't wait to start finding out more about him and his adventures across the world. Travel, adventure and nature, all bound up in a big, beautiful book – what more could one ask for?


Establishing Community in Online Courses: When Media Complicates.
I'm planning to rework a professional development study group/course I've conducted for three years. My goal for the changes is to apply what I've learned about the impact of developing social presence and building community on constructivist learning. Why pursue a constructivist approach? There is ample research that supports opportunities for learning that mirror problem solving in the real world and that learning happens best when students weigh their knowledge against the viewpoints and ideas of others.
One idea for promoting community is to allow different media options for course participation: podcasts, videos, and tools like Flip Grid have all be explored as text options that can help all learners feel comfortable participating. I would love to use them!
Complication: I just learned that I will have several deaf or hard of hearing participants in the next offering of my PD course. Soo… how can I integrate a greater range of media in a way that supports collaborative interaction when there are DHH participants in the group? I'm assuming that I'll need to provide a text option for discussion. Does it also mean that I need to require a text response for every discussion? For learners who want to use Flip Grid, do I still need for them to do the writing? Is there some tech that can automatically close-caption the Flip Grid audio in a reliable way?
Much to explore to make this work!
Rovai, A. P. (2002). Building Sense of Community at a Distance. International Rview of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 3(1), 1–8.
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SOUTHBOUND //
AARON GOES TO SOUTHBOUND PART 2 // OUR HEREOS VS THE HOT HOT HEAT
Friday, January 7th, 2011 by Matt
by Aaron McCann
Q: How did all the ripped up porn start floating around the media tent?
A: Keep reading…
So it's 6:28am and the sun has just come up, but because the sun hates us we boil in the tent. TENTS and the SUN don't mix… EVER! It's so unbearable that we leave and decide to go to the beach.
The beach is great in the morning. It wakes you and up gets you ready for the day. I don't own ANY shorts so I had to borrow some from Chris, who informed me that they looked like shorts from Baywatch. I wanted to run up and down the beach in slow motion, but being in the water was better.
The sleepy little town of Busselton was not so sleepy that day… Well ok, it was but Coles was open and we got a banana then off to the TAB for a beer as it was the only thing open that had beer available.
Back at SOUTHBOUND, into the staff parking and lugging the gear through the crowds of people who just seem to be waking up or arriving from god knows where. We get to the media tent. Charge our phones (oh by the way. Still no good reception down here. It's insane. WiFi doesn't even work). Then off to pack up the tent as John shoots some live footage of The Chemist, who were our first interview of the day.
Backstage, after the struggle with security to get in… AGAIN, we do our interview with The Chemist, I don't have headphone and can't hear shit. There is a camera problem and cards need to be changed… all really boring and you don't need to hear about this… It's still fucking hot!
In between interviews I get a text from a friend saying:
Quote of the festival from some young girl: "Why are their two Australian flags and one Japanese flag"… The Japanese Flag she was referring to was the Aboriginal flag … I Almost fell over laughing. Are fucking kids these days THAT dumb? Yes, yes they are. Sure I've mistaken flags before. Most people have. It's easy to mix up the Australian and New Zealand flag or the Holland and French Flags. But the Japanese Flag and the Aboriginal Flag? C'mon! I'm sorry but the girl who originally said that; Retard, from an uneducated and racially sterile background. Idiot!
Back to the interviews: We shot Tim & Jean followed by Grace Woodroofe (to whom I said "have a good show, even though she'd already played… felt like a fool, but beer made that feeling go away quick) followed by Tame Impala. All interviews went well but I didn't get a chance to see Sleigh Bells. But at that stage it didn't matter. It was just Far too fucking hot to move and I preferred just sitting in the shade drinking free soft drinks. Ahhhhh refreshing…
Back to the media tent and caught the last half of Paul Kelly. He had a massive crowd, both young and old. The kids and the olds love him. Plus the man has simply amazing songs, so it was good that I got to see him for a bit.
The Mystery of the Torn Porn.
Pages and pages of torn hardcore porn are scattered around the media tent and a few questions come to mind.
1)	Who buys Porn mags anymore? We have the internet, we're all tech savvy, why would we need a still pic when we can latterly type anything our hearts desire into a search engine and we'll have it there.
2)	Who in the Media would bring Porn? No one was the answer but there was an even split between guys and girls in the tent, all of us working our asses off and none of us with the time on our hands to bat one out in between sets.
Answer: Maybe security? I donno, there was speculation, and upon further investigation there were more torn pages in the porta-loo behind the Media tent than scattered throughout, but the mystery will live on.
That was our two days. We left right after Tame Impala and didn't stay for the Klaxons or A-Track. We all just wanted to go home and have a real shower.
SOUTHBOUND this year wasn't my favourite. The National made it worthwhile but the line-up was all over the place. The crowds seemed thin here and there and the heat made it ridiculous. As always the organisation was great and we had access to lots of things the average punter doesn't which is great to share with you all, but there was only one band I saw that stood out and the other I saw was ok, and it was too fucking hot to see the last one I wanted to see. I had fun, I always do but being so close to the new year and so close to BREAKFEST was maybe not the best move this year for SOUTHBOUND 2011. All in all though the punters will decide if they enjoyed it or not.
This isn't a review, just an opinion on what happened and how. Take it or leave it.
Read the First Part of AAron's adventures
See Court Macah's Band photos
Read Chris Callan's take on the Southbound experience
See Court Maccah's photos of the crowd and other wild animals
READ MORE //
SOUTHBOUND GALLERY // WHO WAS THERE
Spot yourself and your friends in the Crowd at Southbound 2011
Don't forget to read Aaron's Southbound Story Part One AND Part Two
Catch up with Chris Callan's fight with a sailor
More Photos from Southbound
CHRIS CALLAN // CONFESSIONS OF A SOUTHBOUND ADDICT
By Chris Callan.
Let me begin with a confession. This was the first year I entered the Southbound festival without a bottle of rum down my dacks. Instead Aaron, John and I were armed with video cameras and microphones ready to capture the talent southbound had on offer.
I have always fantasized about having band play for me while I relaxed in a sauna and finally that fantasy was fulfilled! The Cold War Kids played to Hot Sweaty Kids with Ray Ban tan lines, but thankfully the festival didn't feel as overcrowded as it has in previous years.
Refreshed by my sauna experience I was ready to take on another challenge from 'Festival To Do" my list: 'Have a fight with an old man, whilst wearing only my jocks'. How was I to know that the shower I was using was for yacht club members only? Luckily I was wearing my Captain Reds. Take that Old man and the Sea!
I had a lovely sleep cuddled up with my Cut & Paste crew, and thankfully I hadn't seen Aaron's Christmas special yet or I may have stayed with angry shower man.
I enjoyed Tijuana Cartel and Birds of Tokyo made Perth proud on the main stage, The Chemist were all forms of awesome and Split seconds played a heartwarming set.
Burning questions still remain though, like "Why the hell do I have to show you my access all area pass to get OUT of the VIP area? I understand why you need to see it going in but I'm leaving man!" – Thank you security.
See you next year – Look out for the air-conditioned Cut & Paste tent!
Take a squizz at Court Maccah's Southbound music photos
Read Aaron McCann's Fear and Loathing in Busselton Part One and Part Two
Look for yourself in Court's Southbound social snaps.
AARON GOES TO SOUTHBOUND PART 1 // HENRY STAYED HOME
"I jus wanna FUCK SOMETHIN!!!….. I'M SOOO LOOOONELY!!!!!" Yep it's 12am in the morning and this is what we hear as myself and Chris Callan try to set up a tent in the dark, sober… Not like myself and Mat de Koning attempting to do the exact same the year before… not so sober. But the strange yelps and cries for sexual gratification from the children, most likely on acid, a few tents away, made me chuckle. So how did we end up here? Lets go back shall we? Yes, the question is redundant, we're going back… I'm telling you, not asking you.
I get a text from John Macliver at 9:27am "Yo make it 10:30 at the office" (we were meant to meet at 10am. I didn't wake up 'cause of that CRAZY iPHONE BUG that stopped your alarms going off and made the weather unbearable.
10:40 I rock up at the office and we take off for the long, long, long drive to Busselton to shoot SOUTHBOUND 2011 I'm exited about this one because I really want to see The National, Joan Jett and Sleigh Bells. That's it. That's ALL I wanted to see. "But what about this person, and that band and this band?" Who gives a fuck! I've been to enough fucking festivals where I can be content with seeing who I want to see and not have you fucking lecture me about how good this band was or is or will be. 3 Bands. Done.
We arrive and it's HOT! I mean the kinda hot that makes you go "How am I sweaty there?" Hot. Lugging camera gear from cars to trolleys, trolleys to gates, gates to camping ground, ground to media tent and then to back stage and back again… Pain in the ass. We Have VIP/Press access… Still a pain, But 3 bands. 2 on the 1st night. Not complaining. First up is an interview with Tijuana Cartel. I can't hear anything and am just focused on the shot and getting a cold drink (Even if I shoot the interview, in situations like this I really only "SEE" the interview for the first time when I edit it… Strange? Maybe…. Too HOT don't care)
SECURITY: "You can't come through here without a AAA"
US: "We're standing in the AAA section… we want to go to General Admission"*
*This conversation happened over and over, again and again. We gave up by day two and mastered horrid looks to express our distaste for them not being able to remember our faces, and more interested in the half torn pages of a porn mag they left discarded in the staff toilets like many actual condoms found in the regular toilets.
So then we packed up our equipment for the first day and I went off to see The National. I primed myself right up front so I could get a great view and be in the crowd and experience Frontman; Matt Beringer's amazing vocals in awe… What I wasn't expecting however was when they started off with "Mistaken For Strangers" from their acclaimed 2nd Album Boxer (one of my favourite tracks) some fucking retarded, vocally inept walking failed abortion starts singing every line from the top of his lungs, right behind my ear. Not just a Chorus (that I could handle) NO! Everything word for word (he fucked up a lot of the words… and the key it's meant to be sung in, the general pace… FUCK!
I CAME HERE TO LISTEN TO THE NATIONAL…. NOT A NATIONAL FUCK-TARD!
So I left for the back of the pit. More room, but not up close. Still great, still amazing. (Got told off for smoking… fucking hell… why not rape me while i'm here!) So when, for their final song "Terrible Love" from High Violet, kicks in and Beringer launched himself into the crowd, to about the point I was originally standing, where fuck-diddly-umptious was still singing every word, was I angry? Kinda. But that that stage I had had my festival highlight and could go home in peace.
Two more drinks. Not drunk yet. Off to Joan Jett.
The crowd was slim, mainly cause it was full of girls who just saw the movie "The Runaways" and now think they know everything about their music. More about stupid people like this in
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts played. They were good, not great. They played "I Love Rock & Roll", "Crimson & Clover", "I Hate Myself for Loving You" and older Runaway's tracks like "Cherry-Bomb"… But I think by that time of the night I was tired and it had dawned on me.
We hadn't set up a tent yet and were just hoping to crash somewhere in Busselton.
CUT TO: Where we began. It's late, we're tired and we're setting up a tent and some random drunk is still yelling: ""I jus' wanna FUCK SOMETHIN!" and then every now and then he'd yell "Watermelon!!!" some girl was egging him on…
*for more on stupid girls like this see above statement about "Runaways" and a rant in Pt.2
So. Tent is up and I'm off to bed. The ground is hard. The Acid freak, wont shut up. Someone is snoring in the tent beside me and some fucking bug from hell just crawled into my ear. Still… Seeing the National was Worth It!
… More madness in Part 2…
Read part two of Aaron's adventures here
Check Out who as in the crowd thanks to Court Maccah's snappy snaps
Read about Chris Callan's fight with a sailor in a shower here.
Check out Maccah's shots of the bands you went to Southbound to see.
DATAROCK // FREDRIK TALKS THE VERANDAH
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 by Matt
If you've seen the outdoor posters for this Year's Beck's Music Box at Festival 10, they're on buses and billboards all over town, you probably will have noticed all those funny red track suited people bouncing around on stage.
Those trackies can mean only one thing – Datarock. Well it seems like a funny thing happened on the way to the Verandah that year, But I'll let Fredrik explain it to you.
http://www.vimeo.com/9224760
THE INSPECTOR CLUZO // PRESIDENTS
Monday, January 18th, 2010 by John
Another taste of the Cut & Paste interview with French duo The Inspector Cluzo. Phil and Malcom discuss their dislike of the French and American Presidents, both past and present. Full interview on Cut & Paste: Issue 9 out Mar. 2010.
THE INSPECTOR CLUZO // BASS PLAYERS
A snippet of the Cut & Paste interview with French duo The Inspector Cluzo. Phil and Malcom discuss their dislike of the 'bass player'. Full interview on Cut & Paste: Issue 9 out Mar. 2010.
The Great Cut & Paste Southbound Photo Competition
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 by John
Hi Cut and Paste Kids,
Southbound really was amazing. We had a fantastic time, except maybe for the camping which doesn't really do it for me, y'know…
Aaanyway…
We thought we would share our pictures with you and give you a chance to share yours with us as well.
Of course we'll try and make it worth your while.
So here goes…
We have created a flickr group called "Southbound" and posted our photos. We have thrown pretty much everything up there for you to see.
The group is open so that you can upload and add your photos to the gallery along with ours. Show us your favourite moments from Southbound. If you need help getting your pics up click here.
On Friday next week, that is Friday 22/01/2010 our panel of experts will select what they believe to be the most amazing photo as uploaded by you! We will be looking for a standout picture something that captivates us and inspires awe in all who see it….or something like that anyway.
The winner will be announced on our website, Facebook, Twitter and via email.
The photographer who takes the picture we judge to be the best will win…
One ticket to the St Jerome's Laneway festival in PERTH happening on Saturday 6th February 2010.
Easy! Get Posting! If you have any questions email us or DM us on twitter or Facebook
Some Technical Bits:
This promotion is available to people in Australia. The winner must be able to be in Perth on February 6 2010 to attend the St Jerome's Laneway Festival Cut and Paste will not store or use your photographs in anyway other than for the purpose of this promotion.Cut and Paste will take all care but no responsibility in the event that photos are tampered with when in place at the third party site (flickr.com). The purpose of this promotion is for people to share a fun experience with each other, if Cut and Paste believes that an attempt to manipulate the outcome of the competition has occurred the competition will be suspended. Offensive material will be removed from the gallery, so just don't post it alright!

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International Business Times, Singapore Edition
S'pore doctor loses licence for molesting and taking half-naked pictures of patient
By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
Updated June 20, 2019 11:18 +08
Representational picture Pixabay
A 53-year-old doctor, who faced 42 months' of jail term which was later extended to 54 months for molesting male patient, will not be able to return to his profession after his release from the jail, confirmed the medical council.
As per Singapore Medical Council's (SMC) grounds of decision released on Tuesday, June 18 the accused had "cynically exploited his knowledge of and access to restricted drugs to facilitate his own nefarious criminal intent, with total disregard to the risk to the patient's health".
The council noted that the Aesthetic doctor Tan Kok Leong had taken his patient back to a hotel and injected him with a painkiller and a sedative, before molesting him and taking pictures of himself during the incident.
The SMC described this incident as "unprecedented" and gave the number of charges considered for the conviction. During sentencing, the council stated that removal of a doctor's name from the register is the most severe penalty.
On June 6, 2013, Tan performed a liposuction procedure on the victim at Life Source Medical Centre in Novena Medical Centre and during this procedure, the accused molested the man. Two clinical assistants, who were present at the spot, witnessed Tan putting his hand under the surgical drape and touching the genitals of the patient.
During the court hearing, the judge came to know that one of the assistant was disgusted and left the room in anger as she did not want to see more. Even though the victim's fiancée was present at the room, she did not spot the mischief as she was busy administering a nose filler injection on the patient.
One month later, on July 5 the doctor again performed another liposuction on the patient, as he told the victim and told him that he had booked a hotel room at Oasia Hotel for the patient to recuperate.
At around 11 pm on that day, Tan injected than with stupefying drug and a painkiller after which that man had fallen asleep. Then the accused undressed the victim, touch him inappropriately and took photos of while doing so. Next day, Tan again administered the same drugs and repeated his actions.
An expert told the court during the trial that it is unethical to sedate a patient in a non-medical environment.
The investigation revealed that Tan took a total of 21 naked photos of the patient, labelled with his name and saved it on his phone.
As per the tribunal "His actions go beyond the pale, and reveal a defect of character that leaves us in no doubt that the respondent is unfit to be a medical practitioner."
However, it should be noted that initially Tan denied to plead guilty in court but last year in December he admitted that he had "exhausted all possible avenues to vindicate himself."
While clarifying the decision, SMC mentioned that "We were of the firm mind that the degree of culpability in the commission of the sexual offences was so great that there should be no doubt that the respondent should be stripped of his licence to practice on the basis of this ground alone."
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3 Million Medical Downloads per Month
March 28, 2018By InfoDSpace, Uncategorized
3 Million Medical Downloads per MonthInfo2018-03-28T11:18:56+00:00
From Bram Luyten, Atmire
WHO Library in Geneva releases new features for IRIS, the extensive public health DSpace repository, including statistics and automated recommendations.
Introducing IRIS
The Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (IRIS) is the digital library of WHO's published material and technical information in full text produced since 1948. Its content is freely accessible and searchable in eight languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian & Spanish).
Scale and Statistics
With over 200.000 archived items, IRIS offers content from WHO governing bodies, publications, technical documents, guidelines and journal articles. Over the past 6 months, the repository served over 19 million downloads. This reported volume already excludes robot traffic from identifiable robots.
The Global report on diabetes, the most downloaded publication in the past 6 months and extensively covered in media including TIME magazine, was downloaded over 100.000 times in December alone.
Automated recommendations
IRIS offers the user search term and result recommendations, while the user is actively searching. The search engine does not only suggest additional keywords. It also highlights actual titles, authors, subjects and publishers, matching the search terms entered by the user so far.
When clicked, a preview pane immediately reveals more information about the recommended resource or keyword, enabling fast and efficient content discovery.
About the World Health Organization
WHO aims to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people.
WHO strives to combat diseases – infectious diseases like influenza and HIV and noncommunicable ones like cancer and heart disease. It helps mothers and children survive and thrive so they can look forward to a healthy old age. It ensures the safety of the air people breathe, the food they eat, the water they drink – and the medicines and vaccines they need.
For more information visit https://www.atmire.com/articles/detail/3-million-medical-downloads-per-month
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Board Index > Infinitas RP > General Discussion > Developing Backstories
Developing Backstories
So one thing I've noticed a lot people have trouble with over the years in the many places I've RPed is making character histories. So I'd like to share my technique to hopefully help some people out.
Determine the age of the character
Even if the character doesn't physically age, this is still an important step. Age doesn't just determine if a character is young, in their prime, or elderly. Age also determines how much time they have had to accumulate experience. In the timeframe of 1 year, a character can gain at most 1 year's worth of experience, regardless of their final lifespan.
For this example: 25 years old shall be the age
Make a timeline
Just lay all the years out
Add Events to the timeline
Nothing fancy. Just when stuff happens. You don't need every event, just big things. You can of course add anything you want.
0 Born
2 Learned To Walk
3 Sister born.
5 Started Kindergarden
7 Moved to a new state
8 First blizzard, grandparents died
9 Took part in school play
10 First fight in school
11 Started private schooling
13 Moved to a new state. Meet Francine
17 Started job at ManaMarket, starts dating Francine
18 Graduated public school. Starts College
20 Friend dies in auto accident
22 Graduates College, Promotion at work
23 Married Francine
24 Company goes under, starts new job at warehouse
25 Son born, Migranted to Infinitas
As you can see not every year is filled, and some years have multiple events.
Turn the timeline into paragraphs
Now that we have a rough idea when things happened we can expand on them. There are two general ways to organize a backstory so it flows.
Chronological Order - Group events as they happen in their life. From earliest to latest.
- Example
Jake was born in 1981. He had one older sister and his younger sister was born in when he was three years old.
Jake started kindergarten when he was five. There he met and met several friends, and was introduced to the miracle wonder that is a library. He would read as many books as he could.
Sadly upcoming years were not as favorable to Jake. When he was seven his father got new work out of state, forcing the family to move. Jake lost contact with his friends when he moved. The next year he experienced the struggles of his first blizzard. The final blow of difficulty came the year after when his grandparents died. Having been close to them this devastated Jake greatly.
To try and escape his grief Jake took part in a school play the next year. He didn't have a role in the play itself, instead working as a stage hand. He was familiar with the book the play was based on thanks to all the reading he liked to do.
The next year, when he was ten he got into his first fight in school. He was stressed with tests, and he and another boy just crossed paths the wrong way in gym class. This lead to his eventual removal from public school to be privately schooled. Still his unwanted reputation as a fighter followed him until he moved again when he was thirteen.
Moving proved better this time around, as he met many new friends. As a thirteen year old he wasn't quite looking into girls yet, but it was this time he met Francine. It wasn't until he was seventeen that he started actually dating her, around the same time he got his first job at the ManaMarket grocery store.
Jake graduated from high school when he was eighteen and immediately started college that fall. He made several new friends in college, though sadly one of them passed away in an auto-accident in the next.
Life after that was on the up and up for Jake. He graduated from college when he was twenty-two with a business major and was promoted at work. But the best thing of all was in the year after that, he and Francine got married.
ManaMarket closed down a few years later and Jake had to pick up a new job at a warehouse. It was this time he and Francine started expecting a child.
At age twenty-five Jake became a father. It was short lived, as two month later a migrant found and whisked him away to infinitas.
Category - Group events by similarity. Like all education. Moving. Deaths. Work.
Jake over the course of his life was no stranger to making and loosing friends. Twice he had to move, his father finding new work. Each time this cause Jake to leave his friends behind but he was quick to make new ones in the new places.
Jake had an overall average education. He started in kindergarten and went straight through college with a business major. Though his schooling life wasn't completely smooth. After a fight in school he was moved to a private school until the family made their second move.
Jake was no stranger to hardships. He experienced his first blizzard shortly after his family's first move, burying him in the house for four days straight. Shortly after the grandparents he had been close to passed away. The other major death was one of his college buddies ran afoul of a car when he was twenty.
Jake got his first job at age seventeen, working as a cashier at the ManaMarket grocery store. It wasn't exciting work, but it was work. He was promoted to management in the store soon after he graduated college, but this didn't last long as the company was liquidized. Forcing Jake to seek new employment at a warehouse.
Jake met Francine after his second move. Originally they didn't talk much but the teens were interested in each other. He officially started dating Francine when he was seventeen. This reached its peak with him marrying her at age twenty-three, and a few years later his son was born.
It was a short lived fatherhood, as two month later a migrant found and whisked him away to infinitas.
The timeline is merely an organizational aide. Not all events have to be used, and you can rearrange events as you see fit. There is no rule on what you can or can't do with it, it is merely there to aid you.


Once again Humpy got very promising position with Black very quickly, so she had a very good chance to extand her lead but messed the things up in a timetrouble.
A rare line in Bogo Indian had been played in this game, Kubra played it in very agressive style and at some point she was close to winning her first game, but failed to find the decisive move, so Zhao Xue managed to escape.
Excange variation of Ruy Lopez has a reputation of a drawish line and this game perfectly falls under this definishion - Black even managed to get slightly more pleasent position, and had a real chance to win in a timetrouble.
Tatjana went for English opening - quite an unexpected choice as normaly she starts the game with e-pawn. She doesn't seem to have much after the opening, so all the game went more or less logical and draw seems to be a fair result.


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Proven ability to profile and assess bottlenecks for the Unity platform
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Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities
Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results
Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve
Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a "team first" mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals
Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience
Analyze complex problems and present multiple solutions
Work towards project vision and ensure project milestones are met
Communicate within teams regarding technical information and tasking
Communicate outside of team with key stakeholders and business partners
Work across disciplines to efficiently complete tasks
Break down project epics into smaller accurate tasks
Guide and assist others through tool sets and development
Mockup and prototype features and concepts
Accurately identify risks and accounts for them while planning
Design and Spec Systems
Mentor junior developers
Get to know The Pokémon Company International
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.
Learn more online at Pokemon.com and on Facebook (facebook.com/pokemon), YouTube (youtube.com/pokemon), Twitter (twitter.com/pokemon), and Instagram (instagram.com/pokemon).
Get to Know The Role
Job Title: Client Engineer
Job Summary: The Client Engineer is key to the foundation of core systems and features across the multiple Pokémon projects. The Client Engineer will work on highly downloaded products that are supported with a live content cadence over multiple years and versions.
FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
People Manager: No
Note: We have multiple openings and are hiring for IC Level 2 & 3 Client Engineer
What you'll bring (Level2)
Three (3) to four (4) years of related professional experience.
What you'll bring (Level 3)
How you'll be successful
Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.
Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve.
Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a "team first" mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.
Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.
An employee first culture
Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon
Competitive cash-based compensation programs
100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you
Generous paid family leave
Employer-paid life insurance
Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance
Fitness reimbursement
Commuter benefit
Comprehensive relocation package
Hybrid work environment
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work. In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.
Internal Job Code: EN.SOMF.P4
Internal Job Profile: Software Development Engineer (IC2&IC3)
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(Sheridan, WY) – Farmers for Free Trade, American Farm Bureau Federation, Corn Refiners Association, U.S. Apple Association, KCoe Isom, Illinois Farm Bureau, Texas Farm Bureau and the National Association of Wheat Growers today announced a social media contest that will celebrate National Ag Day, March 14th. The contest will reward those farmers and families who can best highlight the significance of how trade supports their farms, ranch or ag business.
Win up to $500 in the National Ag Day #TradeSupportsMyFarm Contest!
STUDENTS AND PARENTS, to find out more about National Ag Day check out ACA and the National Ag Day Programming.
U.S. agriculture is the strongest most productive in the world and produces far more agricultural products than the United States can consume. That is why it is vitally important to make sure American agriculture is able to sell its products all over the world.
We want your help highlighting the significance of trade to American agriculture and the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy. We are giving away up to $500 to the entry that best demonstrates the importance of trade to America's farm and ranch families.
You must be 18 to enter the contest, but we want to see the entire family involved! All underage students must work with parents/grandparents/aunts or uncles to enter.
POST to Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook and tell us how trade supports your farm, ranch or ag business and include the hashtag #TradeSupportsMyFarm You may post a photo or video to help tell your story. Include a caption that explains why trade is important to your farm, ranch or ag. business.
After you post, visit www.farmersforfreetrade.com/trade-supports-my-farm to officially enter your post into the contest by selecting your social media platform and providing your contact information.
The contest begins on March 12, 2019 and entries must be received by March 26, 2019.
Winners for first ($500), second ($300) and third ($200) places will be awarded.
Entries will be voted on by participating ag organizations and the winner will be announced on April 5.
The time to act is now. Passing the USMCA would give farmers like me a sense of stability that would allow us to create smart business plans for the future. Trade is about trust, and we have built this trust through the strong relationships we have built over the years with specific people and companies in Mexico and Canada. I was able to witness firsthand how trade agreements impact companies and communities when I participated on a trade mission to Mexico last year with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert. The USMCA would send a message to everyone that our trading relationships matter and are secure going forward. It also should bring an end to the uncertainty that has driven up our costs of production and the retaliatory tariffs that have punished American agriculture exports. Simply put, it's high time to put aside costly disputes and get back to business with our allies in Canada and Mexico. I urge our Congressional delegation to pass the USMCA and bring an end to the threat of tariffs. Please contact your congressman today and ask them to support Utah's farmers and ranchers by passing the North American trade agreement.
The town hall meeting, which took place at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Jacksonville, featured panelists representing numerous critical sectors of Florida's economy, including small businesses, manufacturing, brewing and restaurants.
"In the world of hospitality, just about everything in a restaurant or hotel is subject to tariffs. We are one of the most competitive marketplaces in the world, so increased costs have to be passed on to producers and consumers. The uncertainty in world markets and economies does nothing to benefit the individual customer who we try to serve each and every day," said Richard E. Turner, senior vice president of legal and legislative affairs of the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association.
Since new tariffs were imposed, Florida businesses have paid an extra $303 million in import tariffs. Retaliatory tariffs from our trading partners have increased, making Florida less competitive.
Craig Tomeo, senior general manager of Anheuser-Busch's Jacksonville brewery, expressed concern with how tariffs impact "our ability to operate and grow jobs here in the United States." In Florida alone, trade supports more than 2.2 million jobs.
The data released today is part of the Tariff Tracker that Tariffs Hurt the Heartland has launched in conjunction with The Trade Partnership, who compiles monthly data released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As part of the Tariff Tracker project, Tariffs Hurt the Heartland releases data on how individual states have been impacted by increased import tariffs and declining exports. Tariffs Hurt the Heartland is the nationwide, nonpartisan campaign opposing tariffs that is supported by over 150 trade associations from every industry. Tariffs Hurt the Heartland has been holding town hall meetings on the tariff impact of tariffs in communities across the country. The campaign is also airing ads across 11 states in the Midwest that describe the impact of tariff increases on consumers and has launched an interactive map tracking the tariff impact on American employers.
Mike McMahon is a dairy farmer in Homer. His parents started farming there in 1957.
For farmers across upstate New York there is nothing more important Congress can do than stabilize our relationship with our Northern neighbor by quickly passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA.
This agreement modernizes the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and it's essential to protecting the ability of New York farmers to export goods to Mexico and Canada. Canada is the second largest market for US products being exported, and Mexico is the third largest.
I am watching this issue unfold from my dairy farm in the Cortland County community of Homer, where I manage 800 milk cows on 2,300 beautiful acres. Right now, we are dealing with milk prices that are in the fifth year of being below the cost of production. What that means is we are selling milk for $16 dollars per 100 pounds of milk, but our cash cost is running about $16.50 per 100 pounds of milk. That cash cost doesn't include our expenditures for things such as new equipment.
New York dairy farmers need to export about 17 percent of the milk we produce to balance the domestic and international markets. Most of our milk goes to Mexico, but that export is down about 15 percent this year. Making all this worse is the fact that milk prices in the U.S. are tied to how much cheese the government has in storage. Right now, the country has 1.4 billion pounds of cheese on hand while 40 million Americans are in a food deficit situation. That number is depressing milk prices.
These numbers are troubling, they are also hard reminders that American dairy farmers simply must have access to trade partners in Mexico and Canada. It's also critical that our dairy processors are also able to access these markets. An entire supply chain counts on it.
As milk prices fall, Congress will soon be debating the passage of USMCA. The discussion could not be coming at a more critical time as the on-going trade war with our trusted partners in Mexico and Canada has resulted in pain on both sides of the borders. Uncertainty coupled with tariffs have seriously hurt New York farmers who work every day to create jobs and economic growth. The tariffs or better yet taxes, also impact the price of our equipment and other critical inputs which means other members of our community are impacted.
Farmers need a win and we need it soon. We need Congress to approve USMCA so we can provide some market stability and make strategic decisions about the future. We need Congress to put aside differences and act in a bipartisan fashion to protect the long-term trade relationships that have been built in North America over decades.
Time is of the essence because as bad as all this seems there are worse options on the horizon. The worst case scenario happens if the US fails to pass the USMCA and leaves NAFTA all together. The impact of that would be catastrophic with New York seeing a 15 percent overall drop in exports and a loss of 117,000 jobs. This would devastate the market for the $2.4 billion dollars in products that New York is exporting to Canada each year, and the $859 million in New York products going to Mexico.
In Homer and dozens of other small farming communities across New York, we believe our elected officials in Washington, D.C. need to fight to approve this agreement and do away with the punitive tariffs. Our state's economy is inextricably linked to strong trading relationships with Canada and Mexico and our farmers' livelihoods depend on it. Please take a moment and call your member of Congress to remind them that hard working New York farm families are counting on them. Hundreds of small dairy farmers in New York are on the verge of shutting down. It's time we all stand up and make our voices heard.


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LeBron James: 'The Miami Heat Are Going to Be Contenders This Year'
By Brad Sullivan
The restructuring of the Miami Heat is in good shape according to former Heat forward LeBron James, who said in a Sunday radio interview that the team was set to be a contender during the 2015-16 season.
James, who returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers last year after spending four seasons with the Heat, made the comments on Sirius XM's Bleacher Report Radio, which was then reported by The Sun Sentinel. He particularly noted Miami's solid draft pick up of Duke University's Justise Winslow and the free agent signing of Gerald Green.
"I think Miami is doing some great things," said James. "They've added some big pieces. They signed Amare (Stoudamire), I saw that…and the re-signing of (Goran) Dragic and C-B (Chris Bosh) coming back, one of my good friends, he's coming back off of injury, and by getting D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) back, they're going to be a contender."
Noting how some teams, particularly the Atlanta Hawks, have been affected by free agency, James said that each season brings with it a new look that gives it an air of unpredictability.
"The landscape continues to change every year," he said. "You see that. So many teams can be there. So many teams got better. Some teams that were good last year will probably fall off because they lost some integral pieces of their team. But you see every year, teams come, teams go."
James also spoke about his continuing connection with Wade, who some believed would spurn the Heat to rejoin James in Cleveland. The two vacationed in the Caribbean with their wives, along with Carmelo Anthony, Chis Paul and their wives.
"We were on vacation far away," James said. "Everyone says we were in the Bahamas, but we were like seven miles away from Atlantis. We took a boat out, got far, far away from the madness."
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Brad Sullivan is a freelance writer for HeatNation.com, having been an avid fan of NBA basketball for more than four decades. During that time, he's watched the Heat evolve from gestation period to expansion team all the way to three-time NBA champions. He'll follow their quest toward again reaching those lofty heights, and do so by offering some perspective along the way.