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The Quiet Dawn - Chapter I
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Posted on 06/03/09 @ 05:04 PM	(updated 06/06/09)
Version: The Conquerors 1.0c
Style: Puzzle
In a land which has seen peace for 300 years, a dark secret is lost and forgotton. For the Dark Lord Dranis was defeated, but not detroyed. And that which is not destroyed must always return...
This is the first scenario of The Quiet Dawn campaign, which I have decided to release in chapters. The rest of the story is currently being designed, but for now I hope you will enjoy this simple scenario. It is a modded scenario, and as such installs with a custom installer. All details for installation are included in the readme. Don't worry, it's an easy install/uninstall.
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Playability 4.0
Balance 4.0
Creativity 5.0
Map Design 5.0
Story/Instructions 5.0
Playability: 4
For the most part, this is an entertaining game with a variety of objectives. The story, map design and creativity all helped to make the scenario enjoyable, especially important due to the style of the game, which does not contain that much action. It was also devoid of bugs and glitches so far as I could tell. However, there were a couple of issues which detracted from the experience. Firstly, the clue regarding the skeleton was opaque, I could not tell which way it was supposed to be pointing until I read the walkthrough. Secondly, there was an Iron Boar that I stumbled across while exploring; as my units had not been previously healed, it killed me immediately and I frustratingly had to restart. Thirdly, the section in the temple could also be frustrating; the unit walked painstakingly slowly, and it was also hard to drop the stones where I wanted to. However, overall The Quiet Dawn was a fresh and entertaining scenario. It is worth noting though that those expecting lots of action and fighting are likely to be disappointed.
The difficulty in the first section is very well balanced, with micromanagement required. The riddle was also good, with the exception of the skeleton clue which was irritatingly unhelpful. There were plenty of red herrings to ensure that the riddle cannot easily be completed with luck or process of elimination. On the other hand, the author was thoughtful enough to include ways of getting hints and a walkthrough, which was appreciated and prevented this part being too frustrating. The first section in the temple was less good, as I felt the balance relied on strict timing and the slowness of the units rather than proper challenge. However, it picked up at the end, and the final fight is also well balanced. On the whole, the balancing was very good, but one or two areas let it down.
Creativity: 5
Simply excellent. The concept of the treasure hunt is rarely used, and this is without doubt the most fully exploited version. The idea of giving the player hints and walkthroughs for finding objects hidden in remote parts of the map was also good. The author also used extensive modifications to good effect, and in my opinion the use of realistic steps was the outstanding feature.
Map Design: 5-
The map design is very aesthetically pleasing, with plenty of variety. This was particularly important as a large part of the scenario is based on exploring the map without any real action. Use of modifications was also very good, with the waterfalls and steps especially worthy of comment. In addition the map suited the gameplay well, and was easy to navigate. The only downside was that some of the new graphics used by the author did not in my opinion fit very well with the AoK environment. This can however be overlooked given the general high quality.
Story/Instructions: 5
The story is not riveting or particularly new, but it is well told. The author goes into slightly more detail than usual with the background, and the characters. This was a positive aspect, and avoided the trap of boring the player. Although not concluded, the story is very promising and future chapters promise to expand on it.
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'The Quiet Dawn' is one of the few campaigns in the blacksmith to feature a full modpack, but that isn't the only thing about it. It has great playability, a ton of original ideas and great atmosphere.
Playability: 5-
The scenario is essentially RPG type, you get four guys who have to kill some outlaws and then explore the land. There aren't really any big battles, a large part of the scenario is spent wandering around admiring the countryside and trying to solve a riddle. At the end you have to time your way through a maze and have another battle.
I enjoyed the scenario but a few things could be bettered. For example all my guys were injured after the battle and when they met the monk I was thinking 'Dude shut up and heal, I got a 4 hp archer..' Although there weren't any more random bandits or things I didn't know that and was nervous for my archer and that spoiled the enjoyment a bit ( and I was right, a random iron boar did him in :( ). Also the puzzle was rather hard and I had to look at the walkthrough a bit to solve it. A lot of time is spent wandering around the countryside and that gets boring after a while, maybe you should have included a sidequest. Finally in the puzzle maze, the soldier/monk was trying to garrison the relic in the walls and it was a bit troublesome. So the playability is good but could be improved.
Balance: 5-
There isn't really a lot of fighting to the scenario but where there is, it's very balanced. The outlaws are tough to kill especially the last group of 4 or 5. Then the maze thing.. you have to be exactly on time or else you're down.. but the first time I tried everything and got to know the whole process, then I restarted and did it with lots of time to spare. The final battle with the griffins is also hard and requires some micromanagement.
Also the riddle you have to solve- the first clue is misleading, there is no way you can understand that to mean 'head south'. I was trying to get the skeleton to talk or something. There was a patch of gold just beyond that and I got confused by that. Then I had no clue which direction birds fly in winter ( because where I live, they don't fly in any particular direction. I'm pretty sure bird migratory patterns are highly location dependant ), and I also had no clue what oak trees looked like. So I had a hard time solving the riddle, but maybe that was just me.
Creativity: 5+
This is the best part of the scenario. The modpack was just awesome and fitted really well into the scenario. The introduction part was like a movie practically. Some other parts I liked- going up the Mayan 'stairs', the griffins and the chessboard thing, the clouds with lightning in the end ( I had thought about making the AoE's lighting into a modpack, but never bothered, seems someone beat me to it :) ). The riddle was well put together ( even though I wasn't able to solve it without the walkthrough ) and the puzzle maze was unique with it's 'teleport' abilities. Every situation was taken care of and there was no bug, whatever type of soldier+relic walked in, the same came out. In all, loads of creative ideas and a great music track. 5+ for creativity.
Map Design: 5+
The map was beautifully designed, this is the first time we could see how a modpack really enhanced the beauty of a scenario. I liked the new rocks, waterfalls, trees, archer statues, the new terrain ( volcanic terrain from SWGB ), the eyecandy like the keys and the wall-eyes , all of it. There was good terrain blending and the countryside looked really good, eyecandy was never overused. The puzzle maze and the chessboard arena also looked great. So a definite 5 here.
Story/Instructions: 4-
For a scenario that's really well made, I think the story and instructions were a bit of a let down. There weren't any instructions as such except 'explore the map' and as noted earlier, I got stumped in the riddle in many places and it was frustrating ( especially as I tried to solve it w/o any hints first ).
Story- it's ok but nothing exceptional. There are lots of gaps in the story that really weren't explained. Why do the 3 guys turn back after wandering about a huge map and give up just when they find something interesting? ( weren't they looking for some adventure? ) It's out of character and furthermore there isn't any character development at all, we just have a guy who's randomly doing stuff. What is the purpose of the puzzle maze? What is the history behind the archer statues. Why do the fire griffins attack my guy ( while they did nothing while coming across them in their nests ). All this might be explained in the next chapters, but for now it just looks incomplete and thus gets a 4.
Additional Comments: Without doubt 'The Quiet Dawn' is an exceptional scenario. It's modpack makes it unique and I suggest you should make it available for download separately, or atleast parts of it.
Highly recommended for downloading.
Guthan
To start with, The Quiet Dawn was a very enjoyable campaign for me the play. Why? You'll see in underneath. But first a small introduction to The Quiet Dawn. It's a fictional map & time, but that doesn't make it worse. In my opinion, the modpack that Matty made, was very good and creative and gave this a good effect. Now, let's see what I found!
It was very enjoyable, like I said before. However, some downsides:
You had to walk a lot without really doing something. Okay, you had to look around to solve the riddle, but that doesn't take away the pretty long and 'boring' walk-around in the map.
The Iron boar that killed all of my units after the bandits was pretty annoying since I couldn't kill it. I had to restart.
In the maze, I had to walk a long way (again) and it's just walking, picking up relics, going back, then go pick up the next relic, go back again... And then I got stuck. I had no idea what to do. More about that in Story/Instructions. All by all, it still was very cool to play. Good job there!
Not much to say about it, except that it was good. Challenging, tough, but beatable. Maybe with a few reloads (or a lot :P) or none, but it's doable. There weren't much battles, but again, when there were battles, they were balanced enough to get you frustrated and feel relief when you finally got past that point.
What do *you* think. The modpack really included a lot of creative stuff and things I haven't seen before. Nice idea's! The final battle was very creative as well. Not randomly fighting a 30K health and 20K attack boss, but a balanced, tough fight where you have to use your brains instead of rushing in with a 30K health and attack hero. Map design, the riddle, the maze and the mod pack deserve a 5+! Well done there.
Map Design: 5
Bit the same as the Creativity I think. The map design gave me the right feeling that came along with the mod pack and gameplay. That's what we are supposed to obtain while making something, don't we? There weren't really 'special' or 'outstanding' parts, but the mod pack and the art of designing made it perfect enough.
Aah, where shall I start? The good points?
I like the story and I'm looking forward to the next chapters. The instructions were a bit vage though. The riddle had to be solved, that's true. I needed a few hints before I could solve it, but I did it after all. The downside of the instructions came at the maze for me.
You had to place the relic in front of one of these eyes. ??? That held me off for a few minutes. What Eye? What specific location? There wasn't really a lot of room between the different eyes, to I had no clue where I had to drop the relic exactly. I lost some time there, trying to drop the relic on every possible location. Maybe if you could enlarge that area and give it some clearer location clues? Just to know where you should drop it in front of one of these eyes.
Then, we had the three other relics. I thought I had to place all of them in front of the eyes, but hey, nothing happened when I did that! I got stuck and I couldn't figure out what to do next, so I opened campaign manager and took a look at your triggers. That was another downside for me. Okay, I get the point, you have to make the player think on what to do, but if the entrance is out of sight and there is no clue or 'riddle' to go there, I had no choice but to look at your triggers. I then saw where the entrance was and what I had to do with the relics. Let's get moving. After moving one relic, I almost ran out of time. The second one even took more time, but after all, I managed to post the three relics in the right spot before the time was totally out. After that, I was surprised in a good way about the final battle and I finished the campaign. But I really think you need to add more clues for the maze.
Well, it's clear that this is a must download for all fantasy lovers or people who like a good challenge and modpack! (And also to those who don't!)
Nice job here!
Cilibinarii
PLAYABILITY - 4
This was really one of the most enjoyable scenarios on the field of map design and creative elements I have ever played, it really rocked, but I just spent so long trying to solve the puzzle.. even with all hints AND the walkthrough it wasnt really clear enough (I found it in the end) so it was a bit boring, travelling up and down through the map, not doing anything except trying to find exactly matching descriptions, trying umpteen different possible interpretations etc. So it was really nice to play something new for a change, but it was a bit too much of the same so now and then.
BALANCE - 5
The few action scenes that were available were not simple but quite do-able. As most was puzzling and being puzzled (hah wordplay!), I cant really go in depth here. But again - the few action there was was challenging enough but not impossible.
CREATIVITY - 5 + +
How many scenarios are there that use modpacks fully customised for their scenario, that are easily installable and also have creativity in the actual map itself? The list of plusses for this section is long, and the minuses dont exist. The opening cutscene was almost cinemalike - the screen opening, a short introductory scene and then the actual title, etc.. A nice riddle and also very good end puzzles (I like the temple best to be honest). Very very very big 5 here.
MAP DESIGN - 5 +
Beautiful, pleasing to the eye. Excellent choice of modded graphics (although not new, they were mainly from Stronghold to be exact), terrain mixing and landscaping in general. In short - a pleasure to behold. Nuff said.
STORY/INSTRUCTIONS - 4
The story wasnt much of a novelty, standard-ish epic story without real innovation in the plots, but still worth a meagre 5, which I would gladly give to this section if the instrucions werent that unclear in the Temple puzzle - you get one display instructions and from there memory must serve. 'twas Ok for the rest though.
Additional Comments - Great scenario!
Wonderful scenario really, gotta be a favorite (TIP for players - its even better in Sepia from Jatayu's mod) of mine. DEFINATELY a must-download. One thing to the designer, maybe a little, little bit of polishing could be done to your terrain mixing. A very small, puny little bit ;p
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Thanks!

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After that you searched for any list items matching *$*, which matched [$a] and $b].
You probably want to use regexp instead in order to be more specific with your matching requrements.  The pattern \$\w+ matches anything starting with a literal dollar sign followed by one or more alphanumeric+underscore characters.   Please finetune the regex as needed.
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The commissioning partners have issued a tender to carry out the research and are now inviting interested researchers to submit their bids. Any researchers interested in finding out more information about the project should submit their queries to the SFHA's Research and Policy Officer, Conor Hill, in the first instance t: 0141 567 6231 m: 07887888349 email: chill@sfha.co.uk
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China industrial park explosion kills 19
Date: Jul 13 , 2018 , 08:16
BY: BBC
Category: International News
An explosion at an industrial park in the Sichuan province of China has left 19 people dead and 12 others injured, officials say.
In a statement quoted by Reuters, the authorities in Jiang'an county said the blast happened at a chemical plant run by Yibin Hengda Technology.
Photos on Chinese social media showed a huge fire and plumes of smoke rising from the facility.
It is not clear what caused the explosion.
According to Xinhua the fire, which broke out on Thursday evening, had been put out early on Friday. Those injured in the blast were in a stable condition.
Authorities have begun an investigation, the news agency said.
Yibin Hengda makes chemicals for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
According to local media reports, the three-storey buildings of the factory burnt down to their steel frames and nearby buildings had their windows shattered.
The accident follows previous high-profile disasters at chemical plants in China.
In 2015, 173 people died in an explosion at a chemical warehouse in the north-eastern port city of Tianjin.
An official investigation into the blast found that corruption, political connections and official collusion allowed corners to be cut and safety systems to be overridden.
Credit: BBC


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Lesieur Cristal est une entreprise marocaine spécialisée dans l'huile de table et l'huile d'olive ainsi que les produits d'hygiène corporel et de ménage.

Elle appartient en bonne partie (43,5%) au groupe Sofiproteol, filiale de la multinationale française Groupe Avril.

Son siège est basé à Casablanca.

Historique

Créée en 1941 par le Groupe Lesieur France, Lesieur Afrique a été rachetée par le Groupe national ONA dans les années 80.

Lesieur Afrique fusionne avec Unigral Cristal et la société d'Exploitation des Produits Oléagineux (SEPO) au cours des années 90 pour constituer un champion national Lesieur Cristal.

En 2012, la multinationale française Sofiprotéol rachète 41 % du capital de Lesieur Cristal à la SNI. Sofiprotéol devient ainsi l'opérateur industriel et l'actionnaire de référence de Lesieur Cristal, qui reste cotée à la bourse de Casablanca.

En 2013, dans le cadre du plan Maroc Vert, LESIEUR CRISTAL signe le contrat programme avec l'Etat marocain pour le développement de la filière des oléagineux et devient agrégateur.

En 2015, le Groupe français Sofiprotéol change de nom : Groupe Avril.

En 2017, Lesieur Cristal fait l'acquisition de 100 % du capital de la société « Indusalim », acteur important du marché de la margarine au Maroc.

Gouvernance

Président : Khalid Cheddadi
Directeur général : Brahim Laroui

Implantation

Le groupe Lesieur Cristal est présent sur l'ensemble du territoire du Royaume. Implanté sur deux sites industriels de production basés à Casablanca, Il  détient trois filiales à vocation oléicole : SEO, localisée dans la province de Kelâat Sraghnas, Les Domaines Jawhara et OLIVCO situées dans la commune Aïn Orma, près de Meknès.

Le développement à l'international de Lesieur Cristal se traduit par une dynamique d'expansion et le renforcement de sa présence sur de nouveaux marchés. Cette stratégie a permis d'ouvrir de nouvelles voies de croissance, tant sur le continent africain, européen que sur les marchés américain, asiatique et le Moyen Orient.

Voir aussi
 Liste d'entreprises marocaines

Notes et références

Entreprise ayant son siège à Casablanca
Entreprise agroalimentaire ayant son siège au Maroc
Entreprise du MASI

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Q: HTML getting content to center dead center between header and footer I'm sure this is a super simple issue, but I just can't seem to get this to work. I've tried plenty of tweaks here and there including playing around with the CSS for html and body but not getting the result I'm expecting.
Basically, I am looking to get the content on every page to center between the header (fixed) and the footer (absolute). Below is an example of one of these pages, along with the header and the footer.
Below is /app/views/users/edit.html.erb

html {
   margin-top: 60px;
}

</style>

<% provide(:title, "My Profile") %>

My Profile

      <%= gravatar_for @user %>

change

    <%= form_for(@user) do |f| %>
      <%= render 'shared/error_messages', object: f.object %>

      <%= f.label :name %>
      <%= f.text_field :name, class: 'form-control' %>

      <%= f.label :email %>
      <%= f.email_field :email, class: 'form-control' %>

      <%= f.label :password %>
      <%= f.password_field :password, class: 'form-control' %>

      <%= f.label :password_confirmation, "Confirmation" %>
      <%= f.password_field :password_confirmation, class: 'form-control' %>

      <%= f.submit "Save changes", class: "btn btn-primary" %>
    <% end %>

Below is my /app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">

Home

      <% if logged_in? %>

<%= link_to "Profile", edit_user_path(current_user.id) %>

      <%end%>

<%= link_to "Contact", new_inquire_path, method: :get %>

<%= link_to "Log Out", logout_path, method: :delete %>

        <form action= "" method= "get">
            <input type="text" name="search_text" id= "search_text" placeholder="Search Page"/>
            <button type="submit"></button>
        </form>

Below is my /app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb

            Database BETA

A: wrap in a containter and then do something like this for the container's css:
top:50%;
transform:translateY(-50%);

A: I figured this out. Seann was partially correct in that everything should be wrapped in a container.
However, this css is what fixed it:
html, body {
  margin: 0;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.container {
   margin-top: 60px; /*change this to the height of your header*/
}


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'MAJOR STRUCTURAL REFORMS IN PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY (PLA): BRIEF INITIAL ASSESSMENT'
Mr. JAYADEVA RANADE January 2016
Dated: 11 January 2016
The crucial phase of the major military reforms -- described as 'far reaching and unprecedented' -- that were publicly announced on September 3, 2015, by Xi Jinping, who is concurrently the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), President of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), began to be implemented over New Year's Eve. While the reforms have yet to be fully implemented, an initial assessment of the difficulties in implementation and their scope would perhaps be useful.
Though plans had been drafted in 2011, it took Xi Jinping and his predecessor, Hu Jintao, considerable time and effort to build requisite consensus in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to begin this phase of the reforms involving structural reorganisation and personnel downsizing. In addition to setting up the 'Small Leading Group for Deepening Reform of National Defence and the Military' in March 2014, a lengthy front-page commentary in the People's Liberation Army Daily and People's Daily quite unusually separately disclosed that "Chairman Xi went into offices and visited colleges, went to the plateaus, visited the borders, sat in driving seats and cockpits, taking the pulse of reform with soldiers." It added that the Leading Group for Defence and Military Reform collected opinions from more than 900 current and former senior officers and experts, issued questionnaires and received thousands of online suggestions. Between March and October 2015, there were more than 800 meetings about reform covering almost 700 military bases and units. Both the Vice Chairmen of the CMC had also travelled in September 2015, to all seven military regions to explain the reforms to the middle and lower ranking PLA officers. China analyst Peter Mattis recently quantified the efforts as entailing 860 seminars, 900 officer surveys, and several party plenary conference work reports. Resistance in the PLA to downsizing the 2.3 million strong army has apparently been considerable, including at senior levels where many of the approximately 1,144 serving PLA General Staff officers apprehend being deprived of functional posts and attendant perquisites.
On December 31, 2015, on the occasion of conferring flags on the newly created PLA General Command of Army, PLA Rocket Force and PLA Strategic Support Force, Xi Jinping outlined the future direction of the PLA in an official speech known as Xun Ci -- literally translated as 'admonishing words.' Xi Jinping is only the second Chinese communist leader to give a Xun Ci since the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The other leader to have delivered a Xun Ci to the military in China's 67-year history was Mao Zedong, who did so in 1952 and 1953. Xi's decision to deliver the Xun Ci is a sign of his confidence and indicates that he is consolidating authority to implement the plans for major military reform.
The substantive contours of these reforms are fast becoming clearly visible. On January 1, 2016, the Central Military Commission headed by Xi issued the full text of the 4,993-character 'Guideline on Deepening National Defence and Military Reform'.
The 'Guideline' clearly emphasised the political nature of the PLA and its subordinate relationship to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The central features of these are: Strengthened political and ideological education; expansion of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organisation in the military; strict political discipline, organizational discipline and personnel discipline; financial discipline and discipline regarding secrecy; strict action against "political and organisational liberalism"; thorough implementation of the resolutions of the Party's 18th Congress and the Third, Fourth and Fifth Plenum, Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important thought of 'Three Represents' (of Jiang Zemin), the guidance of Scientific Development Concept (of Hu Jintao) and the teachings of Chairman Xi Jinping's series of 'important speeches'.
The 'Guideline' asserts that the main objective of the reforms is to equip the PLA for 'Theatre battles' -- in other words to replace the existing military regions with Theatre Commands. Simultaneously, it said a joint operational command system would be established and military-civilian integration would be promoted. Asserting that the PLA will have the capability of "winning the information war" and effectively carrying out "mandated missions by a military system with Chinese characteristics", the 'Guideline' asserted that these reforms would be achieved by 2020. This coincides with Xi Jinping's declared objective of the "Two 100s" (namely, well-off society by 2021 and fully developed nation by 2049) to realise 'the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation'.
The 'Guideline' also disclosed that while in 2015 the focus was on organising implementation of the leadership and management system and reforming the joint operational command system, in 2016 the reforms will focus on downsizing the PLA and its organisation, reforming the "military combat force structure" and institutions, and basically completing the reforms. The period between 2017 and 2020 is to be devoted to making further adjustments to specific areas of reform and optimising and improving the reforms that have been implemented. Attention will be paid to the development of military and civilian integration.
Underscoring the need for reorganising the command structure, the 'Guideline' stipulated that there is 'need for a joint operational command at the CMC level and at the theatre level, a two-level operational command system; and an integrated command system for peacetime and especially a main and capable strategic and tactical command system'. Outlining the Theatre Command configuration, it said the reform will establish a three-tier "CMC-battle zone commands-troops command" system and an administration system that runs from the CMC through various services to the troops. Its main features are:
i) regarding military scale and structure, the focus will be on fewer but better troops with 'Chinese characteristics' and a switch from quantity to quality and greater efficiency. There will be a reduction of military personnel by 300,000, whereby 2.3 million troops will be reduced to two million. There will be a proportionate reduction in the number of non-combatant personnel and institutions. Old equipment will be eliminated and there will be developments in new equipments. Separately, the Washington Times reported on January 7, 2016, that as part of downsizing the PLA and structural reforms, the PLA Culture Work Units under the PLA's General Political Department (GPD) had been dismantled after 63 years. Earlier in 2013, there were credible reports that Major General Luo Yuan favoured the closure of the PLA's Song and Dance Division under the PLA's General Political Department (GPD). Xi Jinping's wife, Peng Liyuan, is incidentally a Major General in this division!
ii) depending on the strategic tasks and operational requirements and the need to enhance functions and create more synergy, the structure of the reserve forces and militia will be optimised;
iii) new military academies will be built for training new military personnel; there will be emphasis on military training and practice to improve early, middle and higher three-tier training system; the size and structure of colleges and universities will be optimised;
iv) the human resources policy and military personnel classification system will be revised and adapted to establish a rank-dominated hierarchy and promote professional military service officers, non-commissioned officers, and civilians. Military wages, housing, insurance and other systems will be reformed.
v) reforms will focus on civil-military integration, developing a high level of civil-military integration, focusing on market-led demand and effective institutional policy incentives;
vi) the armed forces command system will be strengthened under the centralised leadership of the CMC; and
vii) the system of Military Law, especially rules and regulations in the military counsel system, military justice, discipline inspection, supervision and inspection system, will be reformed.
On January 2, 2016, the state-run Global Times summarised the contents of the 'Guideline on deepening National Defence and Military Reform' released by the Central Military Commission on New Year's Day. Justifying the reforms the Global Times observed, briefly:
(i) "China's national interests and current international situation are constantly changing, so is the task of the Chinese army. Hence, the PLA and relevant mechanisms have to be adjusted accordingly to keep up with the pace of China's rise";
(ii) "the task that confronts China's armed forces is arduous and more than just safeguarding the nation's maritime and land territories…..As China's international cooperation grows, more Chinese enterprises go global and the country embraces greater responsibility to maintain regional and world peace, a strong Chinese army is needed";
(iii) 'China must have a strong military... China doesn't need to worry about military aggression. But there is more about national security....During China's rise, friction with the US has gone beyond broad geopolitics. If China has a big gap with the US in terms of military prowess, this will affect its international position and other countries' attitude toward China';
(iv) 'with a strong army, China can be more politically appealing, influential and persuasive, and will make it easier to network. As we gain more trust from other countries, many of them will no longer be dependent on the US for security and on China for economic benefits';
(v) 'moreover, our military strength has to be demonstrated to the world. The army needs to be able to fight battles and provide real deterrence. The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting'.
It noted that on December 31, 2015, at a ceremony in Beijing attended by all its members, the CMC had announced establishment of the PLA General Command of the Army, the PLA Rocket Force and the PLA Strategic Support Force. Xi Jinping conferred military flags to all the three new organisations on the occasion and also announced the names of the Commanders and Political Commissars of the new organisations indicating that they are now formal, separate and independent entities.
Generals Li Zuocheng and Liu Lei were appointed Commander and Political Commissar of the PLA's General Command of the Army, the Commander and Political Commissar of the PLA Rocket Force are General Wei Fenghe and General Wang Jiasheng respectively and General Gao Jin has been appointed Commander of the new PLA Strategic Support Force and General Liu Fulian as its Political Commissar.
Establishment of these organisations, it was stressed, was 'to realise the Chinese dream and the dream of a strong military, and a strategic initiative to build a modern military power system with Chinese characteristics.'
Xi Jinping described the PLA Rocket Force as "China's core strategic deterrence power" and asked the new Rocket Force to develop "nuclear deterrence and counter-strike capability which is credible, reliable, medium and long-range precision strike ability, as well as strategic check and balance capacity to build a strong modern Rocket force". Some Chinese language news sources have speculated that the Second Artillery was restructured due to the realisation that it would be unable to adapt to the future strategic needs of the PLA and to simplify the process of three-dimensional combat missions. The new force, they say, might integrate the missions of strategic nuclear submarines and strategic bombers. The suggestion is apparently that the new Rocket Force will control and have in its inventory missiles with range of over 300 kms and control and coordinate SSBNs and strategic bombers.
Xi Jinping said that the 'PLA Strategic Support Force is a new-type combat force to maintain national security and an important growth point of the PLA's combat capabilities'. The indication is that its responsibilities could include technical reconnaissance, electronic warfare, space-based warfare, innovation and missile R&D. Suggesting that it would cater to the requirements of all the different services, Yao Yunzhu, a Senior Researcher at the PLA Academy of Military Science, said the establishment of the Strategic Support Force will integrate the support forces of different services to improve efficiency and save costs.
The PLA's General Command of the Army appears to effectively be the headquarters of the ground forces – since 2011 described in official Chinese documents including the Defence White Papers as the PLA Army (PLAA). It will likely absorb some of the functions of the erstwhile General Political Department, General Logistics Department and the General Armaments Department while some would be merged into the CMC. The 'Guideline', however, also indicated that these PLA General Departments would remain. Lou Yaoliang, Head of Military Strategy Studies at National Defense University (NDU), described establishment of the PLA's General Command of the Army as a "highlight", adding that modernisation of the ground force had been hindered till now by the more than 20 PLA central departments in charge of various aspects of the ground force. He observed too that "establishment of the Army Headquarters also means the PLA has begun to change its long-held Army-centered mentality".
Separately, on January 6, 2016, Hongkong's South China Morning Post claimed to have obtained the list of Commanders of the new Theatre Commands/Zones appointed to top PLA posts consequent to the restructuring and reorganisation. It described the appointments as temporary. According to this report General Fang Fenghui will head the newly created Joint General Staff; Xu Fenlin will be Deputy Chief of Joint General Staff; Li Zuocheng will be PLAA Chief; Sun Jianguo will be PLAN Commander; Yi Xiaoguang will be PLAAF Commander; Wei Fenghe will be Chief of the new Rocket Force; Gao Jin is to head the new Strategic Support Force; Liu Yuejun will be Commander of the East Combat Zone; Wang Jiaocheng will head the South Combat Zone; Song Puxan will be Commander of the North Combat Zone and Han Weiguo will be Commander of the Central Combat Zone.
According to this all Military Region Commanders are being accommodated in the new Theatre Commands except for the former Commander of the Nanjing Military Command, 61-year old General Cai Yingting, who was a secretary to the late CMC Vice Chairman Zhang Wannian a close aide to Jiang Zemin. He has been moved as President of the PLA Academy of Military Science (AMS).
While the substantive parts of this crucial stage of the military reforms are being implemented fairly rapidly, there appears to, however, be continued unease in the middle and lower ranks of PLA officers. Indicative are the publication of at least twenty articles relating to the military reforms from September 3, 2015, until now by the official PLA Daily.
(The author is a former Additional Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, and President of the Centre for China Analysis and Strategy.)


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// Copyright (c) Narvalo.Org. All rights reserved. See LICENSE.txt in the project root for license information.

namespace Narvalo.Benchmarking
{
    using System;

    public partial interface IBenchmarkTimer
    {
        TimeSpan ElapsedTime { get; }

        void Reset();
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}


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Wendy Byrde (sister), Marty Byrde (brother-in-law), Charlotte Byrde (niece), Jonah Byrde (nephew)
Benjamin Jude Davis was a main character in the third season of the Netflix series, Ozark. He is Wendy Byrde's brother.
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Wendy and Marty referred to Ben in earlier seasons of Ozark, but he never appeared on the show until Season 3. He was working as a substitute teacher when he lost his temper when one of his students had a compromising picture sent to the whole class. He collected all his students phones, threw them into a wood chipper, and then assaulted a nearby worker, subsequently getting fired from his job.
Running from the police, he goes to find his sister in the Ozarks. He shows up unexpectedly, leaving them to assume that he was in a bit of trouble. Ben asks to stay, which at first they are hesitant about. Marty directly asks Ben to leave but Wendy eventually tells him to stay because she needs the support.
Ben helps out around the house and hangs out a lot with Jonah. He gets a crush on Ruth Langmore and asks her out several times, even though she continues to push him away. She kisses him one night when she thinks her life is in danger.
Ben and Ruth develop a relationship and eventually fall in love, even though Ruth knows that Ben has bipolar disorder and went off his meds. Wendy pleaded with Ruth to break things off with Ben because when he's off his meds he's a danger to himself and others, but Ruth continues to see him anyway.
Ben starts to blow up at people- at Wendy, at Marty, and at Helen. He tells Erin, Helen's daughter, that her mother is a lawyer for Omar Navarro, which triggers Helen to give the order to kill him.
Ben goes on the run- first with Ruth and second with Wendy, but he proves to be an unreliable danger and Wendy gives up. She tells Helen where he is and they kill Ben.
The cartel hitman, Nelson, brings his body back to be cremated in Marty's funeral home.
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It's long been understood that exercise is extremely beneficial for both one's physical and mental health. However, the question of how a person's mental state is affected when they give up exercise altogether is a topic that hasn't been adequately explored.
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Adelaide, ceasing all forms of vigorous physical activity can cause an individual to develop depressive symptoms.
Julie Morgan, a PhD student from the Discipline of Psychiatry at the University of Adelaide in South Australia, decided to investigate how a significant lack of exercise can affect active adults by analysing results from previous studies.
152 adults were assessed, 50 of which were women.
Each of the participants had previously exercised at least three times a week for a minimum of three months, with each bout of exercise lasting for at least 30 minutes.
The impact of ceasing exercise on the individuals' mental health was almost immediate for some.
"In some cases, ceasing this amount of exercise induced significant increases in depressive symptoms after just three days," said Professor Bernhard Baune, head of psychiatry at the University of Adelaide and senior author of the study.
As Morgan has highlighted, there isn't currently a substantial amount of research concerning the correlation between lack of exercise and depressive symptoms.
"Adequate physical activity and exercise are important for both physical and mental health," she said.
"An extensive body of clinical evidence shows that regular exercise can reduce and treat depression.
The study discovered that the female participants were more likely than the men to exhibit depressive symptoms.
The researchers have pointed out that further research into the subject is necessary in order to provide more accurate results, as their sample of participants was fairly small.


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Sharron (Reed) Kubitz
Sharron K. (Reed) Kubitz, 76, wife of Gary Kubitz, of Waukon passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at Gundersen Palmer Hospital in West Union after a courageous battle with cancer. Graveside services were held Tuesday, October 18 at Oakland Cemetery in Waukon with Pastor Steve Oden officiating.
Teresa Myers
Teresa M. Myers, 69, of Waukon died Friday, October 7, 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held Saturday, October 15 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. A scripture service will then follow at 1 p.m. officiated by Fr. John Moser, also at the pavilion.
Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Allamakee Dollars for Scholars, the Allamakee County Fair Board, or to an organization chosen later at the family's discretion.
Teresa Marie Myers was born October 7, 1953 at St. Francis Hospital in Waterloo to Cleone (Reiter) and Paul Demuth. She was the sixth of 12 children and grew up on a rural dairy farm outside of Jesup. In 1972, Teresa graduated from Don Bosco High School in Gilbertville.
Kim Volker, 70, of Lansing passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI. A celebration of life and memory sharing time will be held Saturday, November 5 at 1 p.m. at Thornburg - Grau Funeral Home in Lansing. Friends may greet the family from 12 p.m. until the start of the celebration of life that Saturday at the funeral home in Lansing.
Ronald Hesse
Ronald E. Hesse, 91, of Waukon died Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Friday, October 7 at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon, with Pastor Sue Klimstra officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Martin-Grau Funeral Home in Waukon handled the arrangements.
Ronald Eugene Hesse was born November 1, 1930 on the Winneshiek County farm of his parents, Paul Albert and Clara Anna (Snitker) Hesse. He was baptized and confirmed at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon and attended several rural Ludlow Township schools.
December 20, 1950, he married Shirley Gladys Adney at Salem United Church of Christ. They farmed together in Allamakee and Winneshiek Counties, where they milked cows and raised pigs, chickens and crops. In 2012, Ron and Shirley moved into Waukon.
LaVonne (Ludeking) Larson
LaVonne Ludeking Larson, from Fernandina Beach, FL, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at the age of 93 from complications with pneumonia.
LaVonne grew up in Waukon and graduated with the Class of 1947. After high school, she went to Washington, DC and worked for the FBI, where she met her husband, Fred Larson. They raised their family together and retirement took them to a quiet house in Virginia.
After Fred's passing in 1998, LaVonne moved to Florida where her daughters lived. She enjoyed her life in Florida, where she lived in her own home until her death.
LaVonne is survived by her children, Jon (Debbie) Larson of Manassas, VA, Shari (Tim) Powell of Steinhatchee, FL and Lori (Rich) Billie of Fernandina Beach, FL; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and her brother, Bervene Ludeking of Decorah.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Larson; and her sister, Mary Jo Beghtel.
Helen Marie McCormick, age 76, of Cole, OK died Friday, August 12, 2022 in Norman, OK. A Memorial Mass is being held Friday, October 14 at 11 a.m. at St. Pius Cherry Mound Catholic Church, rural Harpers Ferry.
Helen married Earl James McCormick July 3, 1968 in Wichita Falls, TX. Online obituary is available at www.eisenhourfh.com.
Bruce Langland
Bruce D. Langland, 66, of Prairie du Chien, WI, formerly of Waukon, died Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien, WI. Graveside services with military honors will be held at Iowa River Cemetery in rural Decorah Friday, October 7 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.
Bruce Dean Langland was born December 28, 1955 in Waukon, the son of Charles Edgar Hille and Adaline Lois (Nesheim) Langland. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1975 and served in the United States Navy from 1975 until 1981.
Bruce worked as a mechanic in his earlier working life, and later as a trusted caregiver. He enjoyed woodworking and restoring cars and vans.
Geoffrey "Jeff" FitzGerald
Geoffrey "Jeff" John FitzGerald completed his earthly journey September 26, 2022. A celebration of life will occur at a later date.
Jeff was born October 4, 1955 to the late Christopher James FitzGerald III and Margaret Dell (Daly) in Evanston, IL. Jeff's younger years were lived out amongst the water, woods and treehouses of Evanston, Cincinnati, and his family's longest-held home of Oak Park, IL. The fourth of nine children, Jeff became known to his siblings as "Adventure Boy," due to his intrepid spirit.
He attended Oak Park River Forest High School and Harrington College of Design. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Marie (Riggs), for 29 years. They shared homes and businesses in McGregor and Minneapolis, MN, before a houseboating trip led them to small-town living in Lansing. There, they opened FitzGerald's Inn Bed & Breakfast and completed their family of four children, before settling in Dubuque in 1997.
Roger Campbell
Roger W. Campbell, age 80, of Stromsburg, NE passed away September 20, 2022 as a result of a car accident. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be directed to Robey Memorial Library, 401 1st Avenue NW, Waukon, IA 52172.
Roger was born October 17, 1941 to Lloyd and Mary (Maloney) Campbell in Waukon. He attended school and graduated from Waukon High School in 1960. Following high school, he joined the Wisconsin National Guard. Roger started work at New Holland in Grand Island, NE.
March 24, 1979 he was united in marriage to Ila Mae Werner in Lakewood, CO and in March of 1979 he moved to Denver, CO where he began his career with Sundstrand. In September of 1994, they moved to Stromsburg, NE and Roger continued working at the York Sundstrand location until he retired in 2004. He continued living in Stromsburg, NE until his passing.
Janet Deeney
Janet Ruth Deeney, 85, of Marion, formerly of Postville, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at her home in Marion. Graveside Service was held Sunday, September 25 at Postville City Cemetery in Postville with Pastor Karla Johnson as the officiant.
Janet was born May 1, 1937 in Postville, the only child of Harry L. and Ann E. (Anderson) Overeen. She attended school in Postville and continued her education at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Upon graduation in 1957, Janet became a kindergarten teacher in Keystone.
She would meet the love of her life, Richard F. Deeney, at the Hiedelberg in Luana in the summer of 1959. They were united in marriage in 1961 and settled and raised a family in Marion. Janet eventually returned to the education community, working as a librarian and media aide specialist for Mentzer Elementary and Marion High School, retiring in 1993.


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Wizz Air to open base at London Luton in drive for growth
16 February 2017, 8:57 am
A Wizz Air Airbus 321 aircraft lands at the Chopin International Airport in Warsaw, Poland May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Budget airline Wizz Air (WIZZ.L) will open a new British base at London Luton, seeking to drive growth in routes between Britain and eastern Europe and improve efficiency, it said on Thursday.
The east Europe-focussed airline said the base will open on June 18 with one new Airbus A320 aircraft. Luton will be its first UK airport with base operations, and the number of routes it serves from the airport will rise to 42.
Although London-listed Wizz has been flying from Britain since 2004, until now it had not set up a British base. CEO Jozsef Varadi said the decision to do so reflected the size of the Luton operation, where it served 5 million passengers last year, making it the second largest airline there behind easyJet.
"For the scale and size of the business, the operating model is not efficient or sustainable. If we want to grow, we need to base some capacity there," Varadi told Reuters, adding that space at Luton was getting tight and Wizz wanted to book an overnight stand before rivals did.
Basing planes at Luton will give the airline more flexibility and allow it to open more routes, he added.
The three new routes announced on Thursday will connect London Luton with Tel Aviv, Kosovo and Georgia.
Varadi said the decision had nothing to do with Britain's decision to leave the European Union.
He said Wizz was happy with its Hungarian operating certificate for now and was not currently looking at whether to apply for a British certificate. Such decisions would have to await clarity on future traffic rights between Britain and the EU.
Wizz Air also announced two new routes from Frankfurt airport this week, meaning more low-cost competition for German carrier Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) at its home base after Ryanair (RYA.I) announced a deal to start flights this summer.
Varadi said Wizz expected to expand flights from Frankfurt in the future, given its attractive customer profile. But he said Wizz was not at present looking at Munich, where budget carrier Transavia, part of Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA), has said it would shut its base from October. He said Wizz is happy flying from nearby Memmingen.
(Reporting by Alistair Smout and Victoria Bryan; Editing by Paul Sandle/Ruth Pitchford)
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Illustration from the "Sinday" tales painted by Kiowa artist Silver Horn, or Haungooah, and collected by by Gen. Hugh L. Scott; Cat. No. 2-4922
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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Compression;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace ZXing.Test
{
   [TestFixture]
   public class RGBLuminanceSourceTests
   {
      private const string samplePicRelPath = @"../../../Source/test/data/luminance/01.jpg";
      private const string samplePicRelResultPath = @"../../../Source/test/data/luminance/01Result.txt.gz";
      private string samplePicRelResult;

      [SetUp]
      public void Setup()
      {
         using (var stream = File.OpenRead(samplePicRelResultPath))
         using (var deflateStream = new GZipStream(stream, CompressionMode.Decompress, true))
         using (var reader = new StreamReader(deflateStream))
            samplePicRelResult = reader.ReadToEnd();

         using (var stream = File.OpenRead(cropSamplePicRelResultPath))
         using (var deflateStream = new GZipStream(stream, CompressionMode.Decompress, true))
         using (var reader = new StreamReader(deflateStream))
            cropSamplePicRelResult = reader.ReadToEnd();
      }

      [Test]
      public void RGBLuminanceSource_Should_Work_With_BitmapImage()
      {
         var pixelFormats = new []
                               {
                                  PixelFormats.Bgr24,
                                  PixelFormats.Bgr32,
                                  // PixelFormats.Bgra32, // TODO: alpha channel calculation isn't fully accurate
                                  PixelFormats.Rgb24,
                                  //PixelFormats.Bgr565, // conversion isn't accurate to compare it directly to RGB24
                                  //PixelFormats.Bgr555, // conversion isn't accurate to compare it directly to RGB24
                                  PixelFormats.Gray8,
                               };
         foreach (var pixelFormat in pixelFormats)
         {
            BitmapSource bitmapImage = new BitmapImage(new Uri(samplePicRelPath, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute));
            if (bitmapImage.Format != pixelFormat)
               bitmapImage = new FormatConvertedBitmap(bitmapImage, pixelFormat, null, 0);
            var rgbLuminanceSource = new BitmapSourceLuminanceSource(bitmapImage);
            var rgbLuminanceSourceResult = rgbLuminanceSource.ToString();
            Assert.That(samplePicRelResult.Equals(rgbLuminanceSourceResult));
         }
      }

      [Test]
      public void RGB565LuminanceSource_Should_Give_The_Same_Result_As_RGBLuminanceSource_For_BGR565()
      {
         BitmapSource bitmapImage = new BitmapImage(new Uri(samplePicRelPath, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute));
         bitmapImage = new FormatConvertedBitmap(bitmapImage, PixelFormats.Bgr565, null, 0);
         var bytes = new byte[bitmapImage.PixelHeight*bitmapImage.PixelWidth*2];
         bitmapImage.CopyPixels(bytes, bitmapImage.PixelWidth * 2, 0);

         var rgb565LuminanceSource = new RGB565LuminanceSource(bytes, bitmapImage.PixelWidth, bitmapImage.PixelHeight);

         var rgbLuminanceSource = new BitmapSourceLuminanceSource(bitmapImage);

         Assert.AreEqual(rgbLuminanceSource.ToString(), rgb565LuminanceSource.ToString());
      }

      private const string cropSamplePicRelPath = @"../../../Source/test/data/luminance/crop_sample.png";
      private const string cropSamplePicRelResultPath = @"../../../Source/test/data/luminance/crop_sample.txt.gz";
      private string cropSamplePicRelResult;

      [Test]
      public void Should_Support_Cropping()
      {
         BitmapSource bitmapImage = new BitmapImage(new Uri(cropSamplePicRelPath, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute));
         var rgbLuminanceSource = new BitmapSourceLuminanceSource(bitmapImage);
         var croppedImage = rgbLuminanceSource.crop(0, 0, rgbLuminanceSource.Width / 2, rgbLuminanceSource.Height/5);
         var result = croppedImage.ToString();
         Assert.AreEqual(cropSamplePicRelResult, result);
      }
   }
}


The sinister Dr. Strangeways kicks the mad science into high gear as he experiments on hapless victims with various fiendish devices, taking into his hands extraordinary powers of life and death. But unbeknownst to Strangeways, Maureen lurks in the shadows of the State Home for Wayward Girls's many dark corners, using her own mad-science abilities to discover his own plans. A terrible confrontation is brewing in this chapter of Invisible Girl, Heroine.


Pormpuraaw (Porrm-puur-ow) was previously known as Edward River Mission and is situated on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula between the Chapman River and Mungkan Creek. The community is home to 2 groups of people, the Thaayorre (Thie-Orr) people and the Mungkan people, and includes 16 outstations.
European settlement on Cape York began with the establishment of Somerset in 1865. The settlement was formed at the tip of Cape York after a recommendation from the Governor Sir George Bowen that it would be a favourable location for a harbour of refuge and a well-positioned international trading port.
After this fatal encounter, the Jardine brothers continued north, crossing the Coleman and Edward rivers and on to Somerset. Gold mining brought further European settlement to Cape York, after William Hann's expedition found gold on the Palmer River in 1872. In 1876, Robert Sefton found gold while prospecting at the Coen River. His return to Cooktown with 140 ounces in 1878 prompted a subsequent gold rush in Coen.
The town of Normanton was established by 1868, and a Native Police detachment was stationed there shortly afterwards. Native Police camps were established at Highbury in 1885 and in Coen in 1888, which helped European settlement advance further into Cape York.
In 1874, the Mitchell River was considered as a potential location for a port to service the Palmer River goldfield. The river was surveyed again in 1886, with a view to establishing a town to service the recently formed pastoral stations. However, neither of these surveys reportedly amounted to anything. In 1896, it was argued that, as the land from Albatross Bay down to the Gilbert River was not needed for European settlement, there was no need to establish a mission in the area.
In 1900, the Church of England created the Diocese of Carpentaria, based on Thursday Island. Securing a grant from the Queensland Government, Gilbert White (the first Bishop of the Diocese of Carpentaria), turned to Ernest Gribble for help in establishing a mission at Mitchell River. Gribble had considerable experience running the Yarrabah Mission near Cairns. The land was gazetted as an Aboriginal reserve on 10 January 1903. In 1905, Gribble, Bishop White and their staff established a permanent mission at Mitchell River.
In 1923, the Mitchell River Mission superintendent, Joseph Chapman, began to visit the large, semi-permanent Aboriginal camp at the mouth of the Edward River.
'[O]n the Edward River 50 miles north of the Mitchell River station, there are about 150 [A]boriginals, who have had little association with whites. They live close to the sea, and behind them is a stretch of desert country, so that their habitation is more or less permanent. They have shown a decided tendency in the direction of agriculture, and any seeds given them have been cared for and planted. A Mission station has been started for the care and instruction of these people'.
Chapman continued to visit the site during the 1920s, but the establishment of a permanent mission station was stalled because the Diocese of Carpentaria was unable to find the necessary funds. Chapman was keen to extend the missionary influence to the Edward River, to block attempts to have the area thrown open to pastoral selection. Anglican missionary, Walter Daniels, attempted to establish a mission station at Coleman River during 1932, but this attempt also failed. In 1939, Joseph Chapman returned to the Edward River to establish a permanent mission station.
By the late 1940s, the mission had a population of 301. The mission was largely self-sufficient with palm leaf houses and a farm that grew bananas, palms, sweet potatoes, yams, sugar cane and kitchen vegetables. The Aboriginal residents built fish traps and canoes that were used to supply the mission with fish. In 1950, cattle were introduced for meat, after 20 square miles of the reserve was fenced.
Under the Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897, which granted the Home Secretary the power 'to cause Aboriginals within any district to be removed to and kept within the limits of any reserve situated in the same or any other district', there were 11 recorded removals from Edward River Mission to Palm Island.
In the early days of the mission, the children were sent to Mitchell River Mission School. In 1950, a school was constructed at the Edward River Mission, and Reverend Brown commenced service as the teacher. By 1953, 32 students were enrolled, mostly young children. The older Edward River children continued to go to Mitchell River Mission and, into the 1960s, were still being housed in the Mitchell River dormitories for the purpose of schooling.
In January 1952, the mission was hit by a cyclone and every building except the superintendent's house was either blown down or badly damaged. It took several years for the mission to be completely rebuilt.
In 1956, a cattle manager was appointed to establish a herd of mixed breeding cattle. Cattle produced were used for domestic consumption and the surplus sent to Mitchell River to be sold with their cattle. By 1964, cattle-raising was the main industry of the mission, which was run by Aboriginal stockmen supervised by head stockman, Jim Kendall.
Mission superintendent, Joseph Chapman, returned to Mitchell River Mission in 1957 and was replaced by Reverend Pidsley, who was subsequently replaced by Gordon Green in 1958.
In 1958, the southern part of the Aurukun reserve was added to the Edward River reserve, after an agreement was reached between the Presbyterian Church (which ran the Aurukun Mission) and the Anglican Church (which ran the Edward River Mission). This effectively doubled the size of the Edward River Reserve from 554,880 acres to 1,152,000 acres.
In 1966, the Anglican Church approached the government to take control of the mission. Responsibility for the mission was handed over to the Queensland Government on 1 May 1967.
In 1971, a pilot crocodile breeding research project was established in the area. In 1972, a crocodile farm was established with Australian Government funding by Applied Ecology Pty Ltd. By 1975, the farm contained 1,012 crocodiles.
On 30 March 1985, the Edward River community elected 5 councillors to constitute an autonomous Edward River Aboriginal Council established under the Community Services (Aborigines) Act 1984. The Act conferred local government type powers and responsibilities upon Aboriginal councils for the first time.
On 23 July 1987 the council area, previously an Aboriginal reserve held by the Queensland Government, was transferred to the trusteeship of the council under a Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT). Also in 1987, the Edward River Mission community changed its name to Pormpuraaw, taken from a local dreamtime story in the Kuuk Thaayorre language of the Thaayorre people, about a burnt hut or 'Pormpur'.
On 1 January 2005, under the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004, Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Council became the Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council.
It is widely accepted in the community of Pormpuraaw that the Thaayorre and Mungkan Peoples are the Traditional Owners however a determination of native title by the courts has never been made.
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council, Community Plan 2011-2021 (2011) at 6 March 2013.
C G Austin, 'Early History of Somerset and Thursday Island' (1949) Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, 4, 2 <http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:212282/s18378366_1949_4_2_216.pdf> at 8 April 2013.
F J Byerley (ed), Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine, from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland (Buxton, Brisbane; 8967). An electronic version of the narrative can be found at: <http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/j/jardine/frank/j3n/> at 20 November 2012.
G Pike, The Last Frontier (1983) 63-64; Author unknown, 'The Coen', The Queenslander, 13 July 1878, 470.
P Saenger, Sweers Island: Changes over 200 years since Flinders visit, Gulf of Carpentaria Scientific Report (Southern Cross University: 2005) 15.
J Richards, The Secret War: A True History of Queensland's Native Police (University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, 2008).
Author unknown, 'Exploration of the Mitchell River', Brisbane Courier, 29 January 1874, 4; Author unknown, 'The Mitchell River', Brisbane Courier, 11 March 1886, 3.
Author unknown, 'Aboriginals of Queensland', Brisbane Courier, 21 October 1896, 6-7.
N Loos, White Christ, Black Cross: the emergence of a black church (Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 2007) 58.
P Freier, Living With the Munpitch: The history of Mitchell River Mission, 1905-196 (PhD Thesis, James Cook University, 1999) 101, 110.
Freier, above n 15, 126.
Freier, above n 15, 146-149.
Freier, above n 15, 185-194, 202.
Author unknown, 'New Mission Station', The Queenslander, 1 March 1924, 15.
Author unknown, 'Church News', Brisbane Courier, 23 February 1929, 7.
Freier, above n 15, 202.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1946 (1946) 1.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1949 (1949) 30.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1947 (1947) 24.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1950 (1950) 52.
Christopher Anderson, 'Queensland Aboriginal Peoples Today' in J.H. Holmes (ed.) Queensland: A Geographical Interpretation (1986) 296-320.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1953 (1953) 47.
SRS505/1/7557, 18A/20, Admin, Edward River, Transfer to State, Cabinet decision dated 17 May 1966.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1952 (1952) 42; Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1954 (1954) 45.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1956 (1965) 58.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1958 (1958) 55; Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1960 (1960) 45.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1964 (1964) 20.
Queensland, Native Affairs – Information contained in Report of Director of Native Affairs for the Twelve Months ended 30th June, 1957 (1957) 47; Above n 33, 54.
18A/20, Edward River Transfer to State.
01-029-004, Edward River Crocodile Faming.
The Edward River Mission village circa 1950-60.


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[WIHM] The All-American Nightmare: Avenging Zelda in 'Pet Sematary'
Despite the feral reanimated cat and the undead killer toddler, when a lot of us think about Mary Lambert's Pet Sematary (1989), the disturbing depiction of sister Zelda (Andrew Hubatsek) once again engulfs our minds. Nothing short of nightmare fuel, Zelda is one of the few non-supernatural elements of the film, yet hands down the most frightening. Thanks to Hubatsek's characterisation, and Lance Anderson's special effects makeup (which took 8 hours to apply), Zelda was successfully brought to life from Stephen King's most beloved book to the big screen to terrify us all. Most importantly though, her character allowed us to question why we the audience thought she was terrifying in the first place.
Suffering from an extreme case of spinal meningitis; an infection causing her spine to contort and her face to become skeletal, Zelda is bedridden and locked away in the back room where her mental and physical health deteriorate tenfold. Out of sight, out of mind for her neglectful parents, who are unwilling to look after their sick child. They instead appoint eight-year-old Rachel (Elizabeth Ureneck) to care for her. Quickly, we find out that Rachel never felt sorry for her sister but instead was afraid of her and worse yet, she was tired of taking care of her. We see Zelda through a series of flashbacks from the perspective of a younger Rachel; everything from her creaky voice to her unearthly physicality tells us to be afraid as well as Lambert's choice of camera angles which parallels Zelda's jagged movements.
Hubatsek landed the role of Zelda after the initial audition process didn't go as planned. The young girls who came to the audition were simply too charming to be scary and director Lambert seemed defeated until Hubatsek – a man in his twenties at the time – came with strong visions of the character, convincing Lambert to give him the role. No matter how small the role was though, the uncanny characterisation of Zelda was so off-putting that she not only remains one of the most iconic characters in Pet Sematary but in horror cinema itself. Instead of viewing her as a child suffering from a very real disease, we side with Rachel, sympathising with the burden of looking after her sister, seeing her as she does – a monster from a nightmare.
Not just seen as a ghastly antagonist, Zelda is also a disturbance of the American Dream. From the obsession with appearing perfect to outsiders, to the unattainable middle-class standards, Zelda rejects them all and instead disrupts them profusely. Requiring the time, energy, and the attention of her able-bodied family members, she obstructs their fantasy to be a postcard-perfect nuclear family. Deemed to have no valuable use, they lock her up in hopes that she won't get in their way. It's a bleak portrayal of disability and an even bleaker look into how often people mistreat others who require help. Without Zelda, they are the spotless flatpack white middle-class suburban family and Zelda is their 'dirty secret', as Rachel puts it. Zelda is essentially the All-American Nightmare. It's a problem a lot of families are guilty of: keeping dirty secrets. Whether that be deteriorating mental health issues or escalating alcohol problems, families would tend to keep problems inward, subsequently harming their loved ones rather than putting pride aside and getting help. Zelda is a personification of all our dirty secrets and she dies a morbid and painful death. So what does that say about our own dirty secrets? If anything it's a cautionary tale.
By today's standards, the portrayal of Zelda in Pet Sematary is problematic for many living with disabilities. After all, Zelda isn't scary because she's supernatural, she's made to appear frightening due to her disability. This has been a horror trope in cinema since people were able to point cameras and shoot 24 frames per second and continues to be used to this day. From Freddy Krueger to – well, almost all slasher villains, visible disabilities have been used as ways to marginalise a group of people who are already marginalised. Cinema almost innately makes us side with the able-bodied, and anyone who doesn't fit the look is antagonised. Yet, one big difference between Pet Sematary and other films that use this trope is that Zelda is not a killer, nor is she a stalker. She's a victim of neglect and abuse from her family and once we can view this through our own eyes and not Rachel's we can see that. However, Rachel cannot and will not. She carries the fear of her sister into adulthood and for that, she is punished accordingly.
Upon moving to their quaint new home, it doesn't take long for the Creed family to come across the pet cemetery (misspelt "Sematary") – an ancient Mi'kmaw burial ground with the supernatural ability to reanimate the dead. After their toddler dies in a tragic truck accident, Rachel (Denise Crosby) and her husband bury Gage (Miko Hughes) in hopes that he will be reanimated rather than coming to terms with his death. Subconsciously, they seem to know he won't return the same (the loving family cat, Church returns foul-smelling and vicious) yet they long to be reunited with their son. It's one thing to cheat death by sheer luck, but another to pry it out of the hand of the reaper, and for that, the family pays a price for not only disturbing an ancient burial ground but for cheating the cycle of life.
The once beautiful toddler returns as a scalpel wielding murderer, morbidly slashing those in his path. Gage however doesn't seem to have any striking physical differences to his living self, with only a scar running down his face. He still looks like a sweet toddler but internally he's the polar opposite of that – demonic and evil. He embodies everything polar opposite to Zelda, who although may appear frightening on the exterior, was just suffering from her disease with no killer intentions. Gage becomes a perfect symbol for shameful judgment; our instincts tell us that Zelda is the one we should be afraid of because her appearance tells us so, but it's Gage. A warning to not judge a book by its cover if anything. Yet still, we remember Zelda's character as the more frightening of the two and so, it appears does Rachel.
For her, death reminds her of the traumatic memories of her sister and subsequently the guilt of watching her choke to death without any means of helping. Upon returning home, the feral Gage manifests into a vision of Zelda, forcing Rachel to confront her nightmarish memories. Instead of seeing her son, she sees Zelda which begs the question: would Rachel still be alive if she had tackled her prejudices against her sister's illness? She sure would have noticed Gage a lot sooner if she had. "I've finally come back for you Rachel," Zelda says, confirming Rachel's deepest fears until the vision fades and Gage ends her life by stabbing her to death. Up until then, Rachel still views Zelda as a monster and so do we, her inability to see otherwise costs her her life at the hands of her own picture-perfect family. It's a powerful but harrowing ending, forcing us to reconsider our own biases and beliefs. At that moment we believe Zelda has returned to finally harm Rachel, confirming our preconceived opinions about her yet that moment is snatched away from us, and instead it's Gage who kills her.
Rachel returns disfigured, half her face is unrecognisable and covered in blood, her eye socket oozes from a black hole where an eyeball used to be. She now resembles the very thing that once used to repulse her – a monster from a nightmare. Unlike her sister though, who has the reassuring comfort of resting in peace, Rachel is damned to walk the earth a reanimated corpse. A macabrely fitting end.
by Meltem Yalçın Evren
Meltem is a filmmaker based in Manchester. Her favourite films are low budget 80s sci fi horror movies with gory but ridiculously exaggerated practical effects. Aside from filmmaking, she runs an online platform called Nekromancy, a place for horror fans to write about horror entertainment and culture. You can find her on twitter @belalugosismom
Tagged as: andrew hubatsek, denise crosby, elizabeth ureneck, horror, mary lambert, Meltem Yalcin Evren, miko hughes, Pet Sematary, women in horror month
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