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Reflections from the frontline in the war on Catholic child sex abuse
analysis: Reflections from the frontline in the war on Catholic child sex abuse
By Jonathan Flynn
Posted Sun 12 Mar 2017 at 6:43pm Sunday 12 Mar 2017 at 6:43pm Sun 12 Mar 2017 at 6:43pm , updated Mon 13 Mar 2017 at 10:32am Monday 13 Mar 2017 at 10:32am Mon 13 Mar 2017 at 10:32am
Jonathan Flynn has heard many alarming submissions against clerical abusers from his old school, Saint Stanislaus' College. (Supplied: Jonathan Flynn)
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The presentation of victim impact statements is one of the most powerful and revealing parts of a child sexual abuse trial.
Each one is different, a unique voice speaking out, usually after decades of painful, secretive silence. But there is a terrible consistency in the effect the abuse had on these people's lives:
"I feel pain and self-hatred. I tried to obliterate it with alcohol."
"I've lost my right to a normal life."
"I can no longer trust anyone, I always wonder whether they will betray my trust the way my abuser did."
"I didn't know who to trust, so I trusted no one."
"It made my life the living embodiment of hell."
These are some of the statements I've heard in sentencing submissions for clerical abusers from my old school, Saint Stanislaus' College. Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems are described by nearly all the victims. Suicide attempts are also mentioned.
Most of the statements I heard were read out by an advocate or legal representative. At the trial of the worst Saint Stanislaus' offender, Brian Spillane, the son of one victim read his father's words.
The abuse had destroyed this man's ability to have close relationships. His son had remained at his side throughout.
Another of Spillane's victims read his own statement. It was a similar story.
"I've lost the ability to face the world with optimism and hope," he said.
Then he described the pain of having to tell his wife and children about the ordeal he had been through — causing them suffering added to the injury the abuse had brought decades earlier.
His voice cracked as he read his statement. People in the court were crying. I heard one person behind me whisper "come on mate" as he struggled to get the words out.
Only hearing the victims can bring the reality of abuse home
There have been so many thousands of words written about the dreadful epidemic of child sexual abuse by religious clergy and lay people.
Many times those seeking justice will condemn the church for putting its own interests first, protecting its reputation, downplaying the true horror of the actions it has allowed to take place, covering it up, and always denying, denying, denying.
Supporters, advocacy groups and reformers say the focus must be on the victims. They say it over and over again. But it was only when I heard first hand what it was like for those victims, did the truth of those words hit home.
I did not set out to visit the frontline of the war on child sexual abuse. It was more like the war expanded so rapidly, I found the frontline was all of a sudden a few metres away from me.
Former priest Brian Spillane will not be eligible for parole until November 2026. (AAP: Dean Lewins.)
I spent all my six years of high school as a boarder at Saint Stanislaus' College.
The school is housed in an imposing building with three tall towers, on a hill overlooking the rural city of Bathurst in New South Wales. I arrived in 1975 at age 12, a bookish, devout Catholic boy, and left after year 12 in 1980, an angry, left-wing non-conformist and atheist.
My schooling had been influential and meant a lot to me, but in the opposite way that the college had intended. I put those years behind me and never went back.
Then around 2008, rumours began emerging that allegations had been made against one of the most trusted and best-loved priests at the school, Brian Spillane.
A former student, Tor Nielsen, had launched a campaign to bring Spillane to justice. Tor set up a website, called The Catholic Cover Up, where he accused the priest of molesting boys while carrying out hypnotic religious rituals.
By being visible online and in the media, Tor was an easy target for those loyal to the church hierarchy, the school, and the Vincentian order that ran it.
He was subject to verbal abuse, vilification and bullying, to a much greater extent than many others in his unenviable position.
Did my teenage atheism shield me from abuse?
Like other victims of child sexual abuse, Tor had been traumatised by the repeated assaults he suffered, but remarkably, he persisted in his campaign.
In September 2008, all the TV news bulletins in New South Wales were dominated by raids on multiple homes. The names of those arrested brought childhood memories surging back.
It was surreal to see it on television, people and places somehow teleported from my remote past and into the public consciousness. The frontline had come to me.
What Tor had done was incredible. He has ultimately been responsible for many offenders being brought to justice. His is a tragic story but one also filled with unbelievable courage.
His campaign had many of us delving through our memories of decades past, for recollections of Spillane's criminal behaviour.
Photo of former priest Brian Spillane, taken from the 1986 and 1987 St Stanislaus College yearbook. (ABC)
I didn't have to dig very deeply. I remembered hearing from two boys, who would have been 12 or 13, that Spillane had taken them into his room separately and made them sit on his knee.
"He told me to pretend he was my father, and he started kissing me. He was crying," one boy recalled.
Then one morning in 1976 I awoke to the unnerving sensation of a hand stroking my cheek. I opened my eyes to see Spillane standing over my bed.
On another occasion, he grabbed me in a bear hug, under the guise of a friendly wrestle. He pressed his genitals hard into my thigh, I could feel them clearly through his trousers and mine. Remembering his previous disturbing behaviour, I pushed him away forcefully.
These events began when I was about 12. I did not know what paedophilia was. But it put me on my guard.
Two years later, I began to doubt, and eventually loathe Catholic dogma; I became bitter about the way it had been presented to me as fact. With only a modicum of critical thinking, it had dawned on me that the entire religion beggared belief.
I formed a clandestine atheist club in Year 9, and urged others to join.
I was constantly in trouble, at odds with the clergy. I was threatened with expulsion for influencing other boys in my unbelief.
It should have been an ordinary story of a teenage quest for individuality but it is quite possible my teenage atheism helped shield me from sexual abuse.
Certainly the childish faith of the victims did them no favours in this regard.
Religious passion translated into sexual gratification
Spillane was known as one of the most intensely religious of priests. When he said Mass, or led prayers, he was always completely focused, his eyes screwed tight, his voice loaded with tension, every word imbued with all the theatrical, priestly power he could muster, his hands shaking with intensity as he gripped the host or the chalice.
In my very early days at the school, older boys described him as a man you could turn to if you had any problems, or were suffering from homesickness.
Decades later, the court revealed how his religious passion was easily translated into sexual gratification. He abused one boy while telling him he was carrying out an exorcism. Another was molested in a group prayer session.
The results were devastating. These boys would be denied the chance to find their own path in life the way I had.
The accusations against Spillane prompted other victims to come forward. A number of lay teachers, brothers, and other priests at the school were accused; many were convicted.
St Stanislaus College in Bathurst has been the subject of child abuse investigations for nearly a decade. (ABC News)
At one stage, when the news emerged of yet more charges being laid, one of my relatives realised that every single one of his form masters had been accused of sexual abuse.
For his entire time as a boarder at the school, the priest or brother in charge of his welfare had been a suspected paedophile.
Just when the maelstrom of news about our old school was at its peak, I was drawn further into the storm.
I received a summons to give evidence in the trial of a priest. The alleged victim thought I might remember details of our time at school which would corroborate his story. But the priest was now old and his lawyers successfully argued he was too frail to survive a trial. The case was dropped.
The increasingly horrific stories coming out of the school were changing the way I viewed my formative years. At first I saw it as a vindication of my wayward youth. The clerics who had cast me as the villain had turned out to be far more evil than I had ever imagined.
Inadvertently, my unbelief had kept me safe in a far more effective way than those silly stories about a pocket Bible stopping a bullet.
But I had a nagging feeling I had missed some truth about this story, so I set myself the goal of attending some of the sentencing hearings. I wanted to glean the facts of the story filtered through the criminal justice system rather than the very flawed system of memory and anecdote.
Many of the details I've outlined above are largely drawn from those courtroom experiences.
Were we on the 'good side' or the 'bad side'?
A few days before Spillane was sentenced, the royal commission into child sexual abuse released data revealing the extent of Catholic offences.
The Vincentians were there, rated as the fifth worst priestly order with 8 per cent of its members between 1950 and 2009 being accused of sexual offences.
Can you imagine your boss telling you that 8 per cent of your colleagues had been accused of child rape? It was a shocking figure, but it paled into insignificance compared to the worst orders. Top of that list was the Brothers of Saint John of God, with more than 40 per cent of the order's members between the period 1950 and 2009 alleged to have been perpetrators.
There were 4,444 victims of Catholic abuse in total. Every one of them has a story similar to the ones I had heard first-hand in court. And as I listened to that one survivor who had the incredible courage to read his statement in person, I realised what I had been missing.
My own motivation, to seek vindication for my atheism, had been misplaced. It suddenly seemed petty to relive the thrills of teenage rebellion, to gloat about what I had escaped, when those who had not were in such pain.
What was worthwhile, was to support the victims.
In the final hearing I attended, I struck up a conversation with the mother of one them. As we chose our seats in the gallery, she asked, "Are we on the good side or the bad side?"
She meant, were we seated near people who were there to support or sympathise with the defendant? It turned out we were on "the good side".
But she told me how horrible it had been in the early days of the case, to show up in court with her son and one legal representative, to look across to the other side of the court to see what looked like 50 "loyalists" — ex-students, friends, other Vincentians.
One of them even raised a clenched fist, to express solidarity with a man who would, eight long years later, be revealed to be a sexual predator of the worst kind. That was "the bad side".
The disturbing toll of mental illness and trauma which has ruined the lives of child sexual abuse victims needs to be addressed. They deserve justice and understanding first of all.
Resources to help them survive their ordeal, and financial compensation are also called for. Other considerations can follow. If they are not compatible with seeking justice for the victims first, then they are not worth considering at all. That is how the "good side" needs to proceed.
After the last hearing I attended, I made a point of shaking the hand of the man who had read his own victim impact statement, and thanked him for his courage.
For all the totally credible testimony, that the victims had lost the ability to trust, I believe that this man accepted my good intentions. Even though he owes me none, he did, somehow, find some reserves of trust in our brief encounter. And for all the horrors that I had heard, that far outweighed them all.
Jonathan Flynn is a journalist and producer in the ABC's national newsroom.
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Nakata at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2015
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Nakada Hideo
Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫, Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker.[1]
Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring (1998), Ring 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002).[2] Several of these were remade in America as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005), and The Ring Two.[3]
Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language debut with True Believers, but later pulled out. He was later offered by DreamWorks to direct the movie The Ring Two (2005), which he accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake of his own film.
Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with Ghost Actress (1996). Although failing to attain any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his directing of Ring.
Other Nakata films include Sleeping Bride (2000); Curse, Death and Spirit; and Chaos (2000). He directed the psychological thriller The Incite Mill which premiered on 16 October 2010 in Japan.[4] He has now completed a Japanese ghost story, Kaidan.[5] Nakata is currently working on Hearn, which is about the life of Lafcadio Hearn who wrote Kwaidan.
He is represented by United Talent Agency. His film Chatroom, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
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Curse, Death & Spirit (1992)
Don't Look Up (1996) – also writer (story)
Sleeping Bride (1999)
The Ring Two (2005)
L: Change the World (2008)
Chatroom (2010)
The Incite Mill (2010)
The Complex (2013)
Monsterz (2014)
Words With Gods (2014) – segment: "Sufferings"
Shinigami-kun (2014) – 1 episode
Ghost Theater (2015)
White Lily (2016)
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In October 1959, Edwin C. Fishel visited the National Archives & Records Administration in Washington, D.C., in search of information for a research project. What he found changed the known history of the Civil War up to that period of time...
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 10:11am
A Confederate soldier learns 'war is hell'
William Joshua "W.J." Croy was born on Sept. 17, 1843, in Dawson County, Ga., and enlisted in the 38th Georgia Regiment of the Confederate army in Atlanta, Ga., in May 1862. One month later, he found himself in Petersburg General Hospital in...
The South's remarkable achievement in Augusta
When secession of several Southern states led to bombardment of Fort Sumter, S.C., and the beginning of war with the North in April 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis recognized the South's vulnerability as a predominantly agricultural...
The Civil War for sale!
The further removed we become from the time of our mid-19th century national confrontation, the more valuable the artifacts from that period become. Values placed on these items on the open market continue to rise.
Civil War Times (CWT)...
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 10:23am
A tale of two Civil War presidents
Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808, in a community now known as Fairview; and, less than a year later, on Feb. 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln arrived on the scene, 125 miles away in Hodgenville. Both were natives of Kentucky, and were destined...
Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 9:43am
Touring Civil War Delaware
Those who have been to well-known Civil War sites, such as national military battlefields at Gettysburg, Pa., Antietam, Md., and Fredericksburg, Va., may be interested in learning about lesser-known Civil War-related locations right here in our...
Learning about Civil War Delaware
Delaware's participation in the mid-19th century conflict that took the lives of thousands in this state and hundreds of thousands throughout the country was unique in a number of ways. Politically and emotionally, the state divided along North-...
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 11:53am
A towering tribute to Abraham Lincoln
A few years ago, a group of historians wanted to memorialize the 16th president of the United States in an unusual way. They came up with the idea to create a tower of books written about him over the time since his departure from this earth in...
Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 10:28am
America's most reviled president
The day a person puts his left hand on the bible and raises his right hand to affirm, "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States…" he immediately becomes fair game for members of the...
Townsend behind the scenes of battle
Civil War history typically focuses on the strategy and tactics of clashing armies on the battlefield. Less attention is paid to the grotesque and consequential scenes unfolding to the rear of the main action.
As a reporter for the New...
'Doc' Johnson and the Gettysburg anniversaries — a remembrance
The sad news of C. Elwood Johnson's passing arrived recently from his son Phil, and a service honoring this World War II Navy veteran took place at the Delaware Veterans Cemetery on Dec. 6, 2018. Coincidentally, this was the same date for the...
A family's experience during the Civil War
Bethany Beach resident Jeanne Golibart O'Brien Rodgers is a descendant of ancestors who lived through and were affected by the Civil War. A story about Rebel soldiers confiscating a horse from a family farm in Maryland appeared in a previous...
A Christmas present for President Lincoln
Following the capture and occupation of Atlanta, Ga., in September and October 1864, Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman proposed and received approval to march part of his army all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
In mid-November, after...
Civil War Profiles: 'Instant death' for desertion during the Civil War
About 2.75 million soldiers donned uniforms during the Civil War. There was a considerable disparity, however, considering some 2 million served for the North and only 750,000 for the South.
Union soldiers represented 12.5 percent of the...
'Gath' Townsend visits Lincoln's law partner
An up-close-and-personal view of a lawyer from Springfield, Ill., by the name of William Herndon — the one-time partner of Abraham Lincoln — can be found in the New York Tribune issue dated Feb. 15, 1867. Lincoln had been dead for almost two...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 12:38pm
The Second Delaware Regiment during the Gerrysburg Campaign
On Aug. 15, 1863, Col. William P. Baily, commander of the Second Delaware, submitted a report of the regiment's activities from June 29 to July 26. That included the approach to, the battle of, and the retreat from the town of Gettysburg in...
Civil War Profiles: Thanksgiving during the Civil War
In 1861, in the midst of a spreading conflagration in the North and South, Confederate President Jefferson Davis declared a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer for his fellow countrymen; and, later, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a...
Civil War historical fiction: Two spy thrillers
Stories about clandestine operations are a popular literary genre. Readers are naturally drawn to a good spy story.
Two books of historical fiction, published in the early part of the 21st century, are "On Secret Service" by well-known...
'Shrouds of Glory' — From Atlanta to Nashville
One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War that has not received the historical attention it deserves is the conflagration that occurred at the remote community of Franklin, Tenn., in November 1864 (see Coastal Point's March 16, 2018, issue)....
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 11:50am
Civil War historical fiction: 'Courage on Little Round Top'
Michael Shaara's novel "The Killer Angels" about the Battle of Gettysburg features Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Regiment. It was...
Michael Shaara's novel "The Killer Angels" about the Battle of Gettysburg features Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Regiment. It was on Little Round Top, a low-lying eminence that anchored the left of the Union defensive line at...
Friday, November 2, 2018 - 12:16pm
Civil War Profiles: Civil War Historical fiction: 'Varina'
Anyone who has read Charles Frazier's novel "Cold Mountain" will recognize the application of its template to "Varina," his tale of flight from a hazardous situation and a long trek in hope of survival that does not end well.
Based on the...
Civil War historical fiction: 'Harbor of Spies'
Regardless of what skeptics claim, the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. Slavery was ingrained in segments of society in this country to the point that it was a life-or-death issue.
In "Harbor of Spies: A Novel of Historic...


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AFCON: Eight most exciting players to watch including Liverpool duo and Man Utd star
Premier League transfer round-up: Aston Villa agree loan move for Philippe Coutinho
The delayed 2021 African Cup of Nations gets underway in Cameroon on Sunday, and it goes without saying that there will be plenty of talent on show. Express Sport identifies eight players, four Premier League and four non-Premier League, to watch throughout the eagerly anticipated tournament.
Hannibal Mejbri (Manchester United, Tunisia)
Hannibal Mejbri is one of the most exciting teenage talents on Manchester United's books and made his senior debut at Wolves last season.
He has displayed his enormous potential for club and country since joining in a £9million deal from AS Monaco in 2019.
Hannibal recently starred for Tunisia at the Arab Cup, starting all five games and winning two Man of the Match awards on the nation's route to the final.
Ismaila Sarr (Watford, Senegal)
Ismaila Sarr will be a more familiar name with regular Premier League and Championship viewers due to his exciting exploits at Watford in recent seasons.
The 23-year-old's pace, skill and ability to cut onto his left foot and produce a deadly finish undoubtedly makes him one to watch in an exciting Senegal team.
JUST IN: Newcastle, Arsenal and Liverpool given handy transfer opportunity
Sadio Mane (Liverpool, Senegal)
On the opposite wing to Sarr over the next month will be Champions League and Premier League winner Sadio Mane.
The 29-year-old's prowess in the final third speaks for itself and he could be a genuine contender for the competition's Golden Boot award.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt)
However, it'd be no surprise if that was snatched away from him by his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah.
'The Egyptian King' has arguably been Europe's best footballer over the past 12 months and has produced numbers this season that Lionel Messi would've been proud of in his prime.
After stamping his mark on the Premier League and Champions League this term, he'll be eyeing AFCON glory to strengthen his bid for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award.
Achraf Hakimi (PSG, Morocco)
Achraf Hakimi has flourished into one of Europe's top right-backs in recent seasons and is undoubtedly the star name among the Morocco squad.
The PSG superstar has scored the third-most goals out of all 28 players representing the nation at AFCON.
Sebastien Haller (Ajax, Ivory Coast)
Many would've thought Sebastien Haller was already on a career decline after failing to impress at West Ham United and joining Ajax.
However, he looks as dangerous as ever in front of goal this season and ended the Champions League group stage as top goalscorer with 10 strikes in five starts.
With 16 goal involvements in 17 Eredivisie games, too, he's one to watch in the race for the Golden Boot.
Bamba Dieng (Marseille, Senegal)
Bamba Dieng could be in with a shout of being the breakout star of this year's AFCON after breaking into the Marseille first team.
The 21-year-old has netted four times in seven Ligue 1 starts this season and will be looking to combine with Mane and Sarr in a dangerous attacking trio.
Sekou Koita (RB Salzburg, Mali)
You may not have heard of him yet, but you will have heard of Sekou Koita after AFCON is wrapped up.
This season, the Malian forward will have brought nightmares of Erling Haaland's dominance back to Austrian Bundesliga defenders.
He has scored 14 goals and registered four assists in 18 league games, and, as Haaland did, it wouldn't be a surprise to see him move into one of Europe's top leagues very soon.
Erling Haaland picking Real Madrid transfer over Man City is not good news for Arsenal
Cole Palmer admits he was starstruck at playing with Kevin De Bruyne
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"India captures your soul," exclaimed Alexander Fink, director for international cooperation of the Russian Research Institute, Hydroproject. Late last year, Hydroproject signed a pact with KSK Energy Ventures Limited K.A., under which Russian engineers will develop a technical design for the Upper Subansiri hydro power plant on the Subansiri river in India.
The new power plant will boast a 230-metre high concrete dam. With 2,000 MW capacity, it could supply power to India's entire northeast and satiate the demand for cheap energy in West Bengal and other industrial areas in Northern India.
Hydroproject plans to complete paper work on the project in November this year. "We have sent two geologists there, and should complete exploration and engineering studies before the monsoon season strikes. By the end of this year, we must submit a technical design for the plant to the customer," Fink said.
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The Upper Subansiri project is no less complicated. "Subansiri is a very full-flowing river, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra. And this is the first large hydropower complex to be built on this river," said Fink. The complex should come online in 2016. A concrete dam will cut across the river, and a 2,000 MW underground power plant will generate electricity. The Russian engineers advised the client to abandon the underground design in favour of a surface-located plant.
Besides, Hydroproject is participating in creating a unique hydropower complex in neighbouring Bhutan. Called the Sankosh River hydropower complex, Hydroproject has already completed an investment feasibility study. A 285-metre high dam, to be built there, will be one of the world's five tallest. The complex will have a 4,000 MW capacity, which will be transmitted into India's heartland across West Bengal. Russia is also helping India establish its own complex hydropower project monitoring service. "Facilities start falling ill right after birth, just like babies. That's why monitoring them is essential," said Fink. India has asked Hydroproject to train their specialists, who have already completed courses taught by Russian instructors.
The RusHydro development model provides for entering international markets. Our main focus is clearly on hydropower and we are entering regions that have abundant water resources, are experiencing high demand and have a favourable investment climate. We have drawn up our roadmap: Southeast Asia and India, Latin America and Africa and Turkey. The most interesting thing is that we can develop various cooperation models. We can act as the main construction contractor together with Tekhnopromexport, for instance. We can bid for equipment installation and engineering work, an area where the experience and expertise of our design and engineering teams can be useful. We can discuss equity investment. We can also limit our discussions to just management and energy transmission. We have a number of diverse scenarios to offer our partners. This gives us an advantage. We are considering interesting options in India. The main thing is that we are not only looking at building just hydropower plants, but also water-storage, tidal and wave energy stations. India is a place where we are likely to work on completely new projects. It's is a huge country with a growing potential, growing demand and has its own specific character. But it is also a country abundant in water resources. We should definitely go to India and work with our Indian colleagues.


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At Indodefence 2014, South Korean company Hyundai WIA showcased its K-76L/62 76mm naval gun
Posted On Thursday, 13 November 2014 19:05
Naval Defense Industry News - Hyundai WIA at Indodefence 2014
Hunydai WIA of South Korea was showcasing its 76mm naval gun system during Indo Defence 2014, the international defence exhibition held in Jakarta in November. Talking to a WIA representative, Navy Recognition learned that this naval gun has already been selected by the Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy): Seventeen are being fitted on the "PKG" Gumdoksuri-class patrol vessel and one will be fitted onboard the 'MLS-II' anti-submarine minelayer currently being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries.
76mm naval gun scale model on Hyundai WIA stand at Indo Defence 2014
Sang-Cheol Han, sales manager of the defense division of WIA, explained to us that while some of the components of the gun are the same as on the Oto Melara naval guns (such as the barrel), most other subsystems are self designed and built such as the reloading system and control station, the hydraulics etc.
The carbon composite cupola of the gun has been improved: We were told that thanks to the new design, the WIA 76mm gun has radar cross section (RCS) about 80% smaller compared to the 76mm Compact by Oto Melara. We were also told that this gun has an improved rate of fire compared to its Italian counterpart (100 rounds per minutes).
The K-76L/62 is fully digital controlled and comes with an auto-loader with 80 ready to fire rounds
The 76mm naval gun by Hyundai WIA is light weight (less than 8,900 kg) and compact which makes it suitable for installation on small vessels. The gun comes with an auto-loader with 80 ready to fire rounds. The turret has an elevation of -15 degrees and +85 degrees vertical and 360 degrees horizontal. The range of the gun with standard ammunition is 16.3 km (8.8 nautical miles).
In addition to the K-76L/62 (which is its own design), Hyundai WIA is also producing under license:
» The KMK45 5 inch (127mm)
» The 57mm MK3
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After a winter of being hunched over my laptop early each morning, I have finished the third edition of my book, How to Grow Your Hospitality Business, A guide for owners and managers. It is so exciting to look back and reflect on our progress developing a strong community of innovative restaurants, cafés and our food and wine offering. New Zealand's hospitality world has been transformed. And these businesses are so important to New Zealand's tourism; we are part of the experience that makes New Zealand a special destination.
When I first wrote this book in 2000, hospitality businesses were not taken seriously. They were for people who had been made redundant during the long period of economic restructuring of the 1990s, or at least those trying to buy themselves a job. Friends and business associates would joke with me about the high failure rates in the hospitality sector as I worked long and hard to grow my own businesses. Deep down I felt profoundly secure that a good takeaway, café or restaurant could succeed as long as the basics were adhered to.
Today the extent of investment in hospitality is impressive - to service our own communities and to reflect the attraction of New Zealand as an international tourist destination. Restaurants, bars, hotels, motels and lodges require significant capital to establish, and with this surge of activity so too has opened up opportunities to establish numerous support businesses beyond those growing local produce. There are linen-hire companies, rubbish collection services, entrepreneurs who have developed software systems to manage the point of sale and back office functions, integrated food suppliers who can cater and deliver fresh vegetables, meat, fish, along with catering equipment and cleaning products directly to your door. Our own coffee revolution has lead to an explosion of specialty roasters and more recently craft beers and bespoke spirits have offered new opportunities to excite the palates of consumers. All these components form an important part of a dynamic hospitality and tourism sector and are helping to create an identifiable local New Zealand cuisine. Let's not forget the significant role played by the fantastic array of New Zealand wines that add even more to this picture.
In How to Grow I have continued to explore our evolving culinary traditionsas I feel it is important to acknowledge this history and development. This section looks back to the establishment of European settlement in New Zealand along with the role of French Cuisine in professional cookery and the more recent influence of concepts such as the avant-garde molecular gastronomy, foraging and the locavore. The chapter, So You Want To Be a Host, considers the attributes and skills required to get going. The chapter on Setting Up with a detailed appendix of costs of equipment is a useful guideline to give would-be entrepreneurs a better understanding of the start-up process. The Menu as a Management Tool includes the backend of menu planning as well as how to understand the margins required for success. I have included a short costing exercise for you to do. There is a chapter on the challenges of building an effective team and tips on how to lead that team. I have had fun reviewing the Hospitality Marketing chapter and working through the significant change wrought by social media and the transfer of power from the food critic to the consumer just by a click on your phone to rate the business. There is lots of useful information here, even for the seasoned restaurateur.
I hope this book is of interest not only to the students of hospitality or those just starting out, but to foodies who want to understand more about the mystery of hospitality and its essential part to our way of life.
Tutor Stefan and his wide Nadine at Oak Estate.
The next question has to be, where are the staff going to come from to enable these businesses to succeed and flourish? Various estimates have been floated and there is a general consensus that a further 10,000 staff will be needed to meet the demands of the growing hospitality and tourism sector. With immigration being a hot topic in 2017 and international students copping some of this flack, we have to acknowledge the important role they are playing in helping employers fill jobs and the chronic skill shortages in hospitality.
Lucie Krestanova joined us earlier in the year to study the Certificate in Food and Beverage Level 4. Lucie came to New Zealand on a working holiday visa from the Czech Republic. After her time working in New Zealand Lucie transferred to a Student Visa to enable her to study with us for 16 weeks. As part of this programme, our students complete a two week work placement at a leading Auckland restaurant or café. Lucie was placed at Ortolana, the smart restaurant owned by the Hip Group in the central Britomart area. Her managers were so impressed that they offered to sponsor Lucie for a one year work visa to work within the group. Lucie has now transferred to The Store where she is currently working Front of House and as a barista. Lucie has been able to slot into one of those 10,000 jobs!
We are excited to welcome a new guest tutor, Claire Guenegan to share her specialist chocolate skills in a one-day class on Saturday 4 November.


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Section 102 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
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(1) Any police officer may seize any property which may be alleged or suspected to have been stolen, or which may be found under circumstances which create suspicion of the Commission of any offence.
(2) Such police officer, if subordinate to the officer in charge of a police station, shall forthwith report the seizure to that officer.
1 [(3) Every police officer acting under sub-section (1) shall forthwith report the seizure to the Magistrate having jurisdiction and where the property seized is such that it cannot be, conveniently transported to the Court 2 [or where there is difficulty in securing proper accommodation for the custody of such property, or where the continued retention of the property in police custody may not be considered necessary for the purpose of investigation], he may give custody thereof to any person on his executing a bond undertaking to produce the property before the Court as and when required and to give effect to the further orders of the Court as to the disposal of the same.]
2 [Provided that where the property seized under sub-section (1) is subject to speedy and natural decay and if the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the value of such property is less than five hundred rupees, it may forthwith be sold by auction under the orders of the Superintendent of Police and the provisions of sections 457 and 458 shall, as nearly as may be practicable, apply to the net proceeds of such sale.]
1. Inserted by Act 45 of 1978, Section 10 (w.e.f. 18-12-1978).
2. Inserted vide The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005.
Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquillity
Provisions as to Accused Persons of Unsound Mind
Preventive Action of the Police
General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials
Information to the Police and their Powers to Investigate
Provisions as to Offences Affecting the Administration of Justice
Jurisdiction of the Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials
The Judgement
Submission of Death Sentences for Confirmation
Conditions Requisite for Initiation of Proceedings
Complaints to Magistrates
Commencement of Proceedings Before Magistrates
Reference and Revision
The Charge
Transfer of Criminal Cases
Execution, Suspension, Remission and Commutation of Sentences
Trial Before a Court of Session
Trial of Warrant-cases by Magistrates
Provisions as to Bail and Bonds
Trial of Summons-cases by Magistrates
Disposal of Property
Irregular Proceedings
Limitation for Taking Cognizance of Certain Offences
Reciprocal Arrangements for Assistance in Certain Matters and Procedure for Attachment and Forfeiture of Property
Attendance of Persons Confined or Detained in Prisons
Evidence in Inquiries and Trials
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
The First Schedule
The First Schedule (Chapter Xx to Xxiii)
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2001
The First Schedule (Chapter Xi to Xix)
Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices
The Second Schedule
Construction of References
Power of Courts
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005
Trial of Offences Under the Indian Penal Code and Other Laws
A.--powers of Superiors Officers of Police : B.--aid to the Magistrates and Police
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Amending Act, 2006
Arrest of Persons