On this page I am going to do random Tips & Tricks.
They may be classic tips, Steam Oven or Combi Oven tips that you can scroll through to discover. In the cooking instructions "Steam @" means obviously steam or moisture only whereas "Combination mode" means a radiant heat in temperature plus a moisture (steam level) cooked in a Combi steam oven only.
Please let me know if there is anything that you would like to see in this section.
For a start the WordPress search engine on this site is amazing. Just type in your main ingredient and all the recipes that include that ingredient will appear for you to scroll through.
Posts on this blog load from new to old in each category so you may have to scroll down through quite a few to find what you are looking for. For example 'eggs' are the most searched category and are currently number one in Google, but the basic cooking instructions for 'eggs' are the first entry so way down at the start of this category.
When do you put the food into the combi or steam oven?
Thinking about it I certainly don't specify this in my recipes, nor do most manufacturers except one that I know of. The answer of course is that you put the food into the appliance first, when it is cold and then set the controls for the temperature or function that you require. I think this is when you should add the food so that it also preheats the cooking utensil or container/s. That is of course contrary to what everyone does with a conventional oven that you usually pre-heat. You don't need to pre-heat a steam oven as the countdown time will not start until the selected temperature has been reached. However, if you are cooking in a combi steam oven for a very short time then I would suggest (as I do in some of my recipes) to preheat the conventional oven temperature only to a similar temperature before you put in the food and select the program. In my combi the time starts from the start time, not after it reaches temperature as it does with the steam only oven. I may have mentioned preheating or not earlier on in an old post but thought that it was necessary to include in this section.
Also, if you are not sure what appliance I am using or if a particular recipe is gluten free for example then look at the Categories at the end of the recipe and that should tell you.
Break chocolate into small pieces and place in a Pyrex type bowl. Cover with a double layer of Glad Wrap so no moisture can sneak it's way in and set @ 100°C for 1 minute. Remove Glad Wrap after a couple of minutes making sure you don't get any drips in the chocolate and stir – so easy, perfect chocolate!
The quickest, most tender and delicious chicken. Great for salads, sandwiches or whenever you need cooked chicken.
Cut the 'tenderloin' part off the chicken breast to use for something else. Trim well. If they are huge then cut them across the thickest part so that you have a similar thickness all over. Sprinkle with a little salt if you like and steam @ 95° for 8-10 minutes for small breasts or 10-12 minutes for normal to large breasts depending on the thickness. Remember you can always add a bit more cooking time if necessary!
Try with this delicious marinade: 2 tablespoons of Chinese cooking wine, 2 tsp salt reduced soy, ¼ tsp seseme oil, 2 cloves of garlic, crushed and large knob of ginger, grated. Mix together and marinate before steaming for at least half an hour, turning the breasts in the marinade from time to time. Medium size breasts that I had cut in half lengthwise and 'opened flat' took 8 minutes @ 95° – perfect!
Plain salmon: Sea salt and freshly ground pepper you can also drizzle with a little lemon juice and chopped fresh herbs of your choice.
Thai salmon: I tsp finely grated ginger mixed with a little sweet chilli sauce.
Thai curry salmon: Mix a little red curry paste with 1/4 cup coconut milk.
Japanese salmon: Soy sauce or Teriyaki sauce with a little crushed garlic. Or mix 1 tbsp mirin with 2 tsp of Miso and a little soy & ginger into a smooth paste and spread over the salmon. Drizzle the rest over some mixed vegetables and serve with cooked buckwheat noodles.
Middle Eastern/Moroccan : Lemon juice mixed with a teaspoon of Sumac or Ras el hanout and a little sea salt.
Indian: Mix a little tandoori paste with some natural yoghurt and a squeeze of lemon.
I like my salmon 'pink in the middle' so cook it @ 95°C for between 2-5 minutes depending on the size of the fillets. Turn the 'tail' section under itself so that doesn't overcook if it is long. The really small fillets you can get in the supermarkets now really only take 2 minutes, larger ones 3 minutes and the bigger size about 5 minutes.
If you want your salmon to flake over a salad or pasta dish then cook it @ 100°C. Quite often it really depends what else you are cooking at the same time. For example if you are cooking quinoa or another grain @ 100°C and you just want to pop your salmon and beans in for the last 2 minutes then that's fine, don't bother changing the temperature down.
This is a liaison for thickening unknown quantities of liquid and gives the dish a lovely sheen.
Work twice as much butter as plain flour into a paste and add in small pieces to the sauce, off the heat, whisking to bring to the boil.
With this method the butter melts and draws the flour into the sauce. It must boil to cook the flour otherwise you will have that 'uncooked flour' taste.
Means to bake an empty pastry case so the pastry isn't uncooked on the bottom. It is usually done for wet fillings in tarts. Line tart with baking paper and fill with baking weights, beans or rice. Another good way is to use two identical tins if you have any spare and bake the pastry 'sandwiched' between the tins. This works really well, especially for tiny tins where you can't use baking paper.
Not sure about all the different Springform tins around the world but in Australia we have tins where the base has a tiny pressed edge. Turn it upside down to cook something that you need to slide off! Yes, this is strange but it works a treat! No more stressing about getting things out of the base of the tin.
Our friend Jennifer told us this trick to keep celery fresh for up to 10 days. Wash it, drain well and wrap in foil in a parcel. Place in the vegetable crisper section of your fridge and it will keep really well and be crunchy and delicious.
6 eggs, beaten well with 1/2 cup milk, pinch of salt and pepper.
Heat a little olive oil in a non-stick frypan. Make sure that the base is all covered in a thin layer of the oil. Cover the base of the pan with left over spicy roast vegetables from the salad recipe.
Pour over the beaten eggs, cover and cook on medium heat until it is almost set.
Place under a hot grill to brown the top. Carefully revert onto a plate to serve. This is really delicious!
Place quinoa and stock into solid stainless steel steamer dish. Steam @ 100°C for 20 minutes. Remove from steam oven, add lemon rind and juice and stir through.
Also great in the steam oven: Combine all ingredients in the solid steamer tray and Steam at 100C for 2 minutes. Fluff with a fork and add herbs and nuts before serving.
Don't overcook rice noodles on the cooktop or wait around for them to soften in boiling water. Flatten half a large packet of medium width rice noodles in the solid steam oven tray, pour over boiling water and cook @ 100°C for 2 minutes. Drain and serve. If you are using thinner noodles one minute would be plenty.
Removing those terrible stickers from new china!
You know those annoying stickers you get on new china that are impossible to remove? Those really, really difficult ones that leave a residue of glue on the bottom of the plate? Well 5 minutes in the steam oven @ 100°C and they just melt off! No sticky glue – all gone!
Thank you so much David, your tip is much appreciated by all who have battled with this terrible task. Another tick for a steam oven!
I wanted to try sterilising the jars in the steam oven when making my Spicy beetroot & orange chutney here, and removing those pesty labels! It is so easy, just place the jars and lids upside down on the perforated tray @ 100°C for 15 minutes. That's it! If you have a combi steamer like I do you can also turn on the drying program to dry them out at the end. I don't know what is worse, messing around with the jars or taking the labels off? It can all be done at once in the steam oven. Much easier than the old way but be mindful that some manufacturers have labels that just cannot be removed no matter what you do! My local brands were fine but one imported brand was impossible….
The steam oven is perfect for this as they don't all stick together. Wrap 6-8 in foil making sure you cover well and steam @ 100°C for 5-8 minutes. Place into a basket lined with a napkin and they will stay warm for serving.
Don't make last nights pizza soggy in the microwave, reheat in the combi steam oven on Combination mode 140°C + 30% steam for 10 minutes for a perfect pizza reheat!
See my post on how to make delicious, homemade yoghurt in your own steam oven here. No need to buy another small appliance to have natural, additive free healthy yoghurt.
Don't throw out that honey that has crystallised. Place jar on the bottom shelf of the steam oven when you are cooking something else at 100°C for 15 minutes. Carefully remove from the steam oven and set aside on a rack or placemat to cool so the glass doesn't break on a cold surface. Shake and you should see clear, perfect honey that won't re-crystalise in a hurry.
Mix a quick Asian inspired marinade of soy sauce, grated ginger, crushed garlic, dash of sesame oil and honey and marinate a 500g lean pork fillet for at least one hour. Use quantities of your choice for the marinade, there isn't a 'recipe' as such.
Place the pork fillet on the wire rack of the combi steam oven with a solid tray lined with baking paper underneath to catch the drips. Cook on Combination mode 220°C + 30% steam for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and rest before slicing thinly to serve. Garnish with fresh coriander and the juices from the resting. Delicious! Pork should be just pale pink at the thickest part and very tender.
You are a godsend!!! I recently purchased a Miele Como Steam oven which thrilled me to no end until I discovered recipes for this appliance are few and far between. Even the Miele site isn't helpful. Until this very moment, I've been discouraged, but your recipes and tips are wonderful. My only suggestion is your recipes contain pounds, cups, ounces and Fahrenheit. For those of us living in the USA, it would be tremendously helpful and you would be the first to do it. I have checked so many sites and everything is in Celsius and metric. Thanks so much and keep those recipes coming. I'm trying one of your chicken recipes tomorrow.
Yes, please be one of the only sites that explains things to the U.S. Miele Combi Steam oven user in Fahrenheit, pounds, ounces. Also, some of your vocabulary is much different. For example, when you say, "Chicken mince," does that mean canned cooked chicken or does it mean cook the chicken, then mince it, i.e., minced cooked chicken or cooked chicken minced. I also appreciate the site!
No 'chicken mince' is just that. Raw chicken minced through a mincer. Strange you can't buy that already done in the US but I'm sure your poultry supplier or butcher would do it for you. Otherwise you can do it yourself by chopping up roughly and putting it through an attachment on your Kitchenaid or food processor.
It depends what your cooking. On my recipes I usually say if you need to preheat or not. Try to think logically, ie my Cream scones are quick cooking and yes, I preheat but a Roast doesn't need preheating. Have a look at some of the recipes in my combi section and it will start to make sense. If your not sure and using a generic quick cooking recipe then preheat, turn the oven to your combi setting, pop in the food and press start.
Love Cookwise – thank you!
I'm a recent owner of a Siemens combi steam oven and still finding my way to say the least.
I have a really basic question (sorry!) – is there a rule of thumb when steaming on whether to use the perforated stainless steel tray vs. the solid tray? I notice in some recipes you specify baking paper in the perforated tray, others use the solid tray or a casserole dish. (I understand the need for the solid tray if you are steaming rice, lentils, etc that need to be rehydrated).
I use baking paper in the perforated trays when I am cooking things that I want 'even' heat, ie dumplings, fish, chicken etc where there will be some juices that gather but I don't want them to drip. As you said, you obviously use the solid trays for anything where you are adding liquid. The stainless steel trays have a better heat absorption than your own casserole dish so try to use them as much as possible. In saying that I am using my own open dishes more and more for 'one pot dishes' where I have sautéed something on the stove top before finishing it in the steam oven. Remember, food cooked in your own dishes may take a few minutes longer to cook.
Hi Trudy. Thank you so much for the blog, OMG I've been searching for anything that helps me get the most out of my Miele combi steam. I'm guilty of only doing vegas as well. So silly question, but sous vide – is it a simple thing of just adjusting the time for the weight of steak? We rarely would eat a 400gm ribeye? Keep up the good work, this is awesome!
Sous vide is based on the core temperatures so cooking times would need to be adjusted to reach that but it is a bit complicated because it relates to the type & thickness of meat cut too. You can refer to the book I mention or try cooking for less time at 56o for medium rare and test with a probe. I haven't had time to do anymore sous vide as you can probably tell we don't eat a lot of steaks!
Hi trudy. Could you tell me how long it would take to steam small pieces of barramundi. By small I mean a small fillet that has been cubed. I marinade the pieces first then steam. Thanks for your help it is much appreciated.
Not sure of the size or what your marinade is but my Thai fish skewers took 5 minutes. Have a look at that recipe.
How do I cook a whole chicken? Do I have to have to put it in an oven bag? If I cook it uncovered what will happen?
Start with the basics, rice, fruit, fish, porridge, eggs and move on to chicken from there. The only whole chicken dish I have ever done is the http://cookwise.com.au/hainanese-chicken-in-the-steam-oven/ so try that. It's delicious. Remember your steam oven doesn't brown so you can't just cook a whole chicken and you definitely DON'T use oven bags. I steamed my chicken breast fillets today for the Mango & Chicken Salad which were delicious but I think you need to get the whole 'steaming concept' first before you do this.
I have a Gaggenau steam oven in London and love it. but like all your other respondents was delighted to find your blog as Gaggenau supply no recipes with their oven.
A visit from their home support bought a very rudimentary folder of recipes, which as you describe for another brand tend to be very Germanic. Then i contacted the showroom who emailed me about half a dozen more.
As a fairly experienced home cook I have found using it pretty straight forward and successful, but its great to have some back up and inspiration.
just a question on covering foods in the steam oven – i am never sure when reheating items in my steam oven whether to cover or not.. Recently I reheated a lasagne dish (uncovered) only to find it quite watering and tasting not so pleasant. I thought after I should have maybe covered it for the 15mins or so reheating period, I never seem to know what to do in these instances.
Thanks for your never ending supply of information and help – its very welcome.
It totally depends on what your reheating. If you don't want the added moisture to 'rehydrate' then cover.
I have just purchased a steam oven (Siemens) and am enjoying experimenting. I would like to make Beef Wellington. The fillet of beef is 750g and my recipe says "Bake for 20 minutes at 200ºC, then lower the oven setting to 180ºC and cook for another 15 mins." Any tips on cooking times/settings for my steam oven? Also, if I double the quantity, ie. 1.6kg, how does that affect the cooking time?
Look at my Combi roasting table times for beef fillet and the times per weight. The combi would be great for Beef Wellington. Good luck.
I want to replace my new hardly used dg6100 steam oven what do you recommend?
Go for a Miele combi oven that will also brown the food & has a drying program. Not cheap but will do everything except not pyro. The more you spend the more you get with probe & great programs. You will need extra power. Read my post on which steam oven to buy.
Sorry I haven't personally used an AEG but it has to surely alert you when it needs more water somehow. Check in your instruction book or call them. As the AEG doesn't cook at 100oC Steam only 96oC you may need to cook it longer, perhaps another hour I suggest. Test it with a skewer.
I have the AEG BS9314001M. It beeps to alert you when the water level is low.
Great site Trudy – just discovered it!
When you cooked your xmas cake did you use the steam and hot air combination and did you find that the cake was moist not soggy?
No a Christmas cake is a normal Fan forced oven only, see my recipe. The Christmas pudding is steam oven only.
Sorry if there was any confusion. When I say I cooked the cake in the combi it is only for the more accurate temperature and smaller size. See there is no mention of adding steam? Cakes need radiant, dry heat only.
This is what I thought as I always have cooked my xmas cakes in a normal oven but then I saw that Jenny Kirk dated the 31 OCT had used a steam oven with good results..I also now have a Siemans steam- combo oven.
I think she meant Christmas pudding but I will reply to her.
Thanks for your earlier email. Did you mean Christmas pudding not cake? I have never tried to cook a Christmas cake in the steam oven as cakes need radiant, dry heat.
Hi Trudy, can I use my silicon muffin tray to cook poached eggs in my steam oven.
I had a question about this earlier. I assume so, Silicon trays are developed to go to extremely high temperatures in a regular oven so the maximum temperature a steam oven goes to is 100oC so I can't see why not….
See my 'Work with me' page. I can develop any recipes you like, in a pdf format with a picture at a very reasonable price. This is helpful especially for people who want me to convert old family, favourite recipes. Please email me for more information.
After attending a Siemens stem oven (and combi) demonstration I'm about to buy my Siemens steam oven + combi lightb steam oven + microwave (pyrolytic). I found it really amazing.
I'm not sure if I am making the right decision as a lot of money is involved ( should I have a combi full steam instead?). The only pyrolytic oven with stem function os that one with light steam + microwave. I wonder if I should forget the pyrolytic and maybe buy a full steam combi instead of two ovens. Sorry if I'm sounding too confused. Maybe it's because I'm very confused, yes! Would live to know your opinion. Thanks!!
If you email me I can give you a quote to help you with this decision.
No, cakes need a dry heat except for bread, pastry, yeast dough @ scones. Please see my recipes.
A friend told me about your blog and I love it. I have had my Meile combi oven for 5 years and have always felt it is under utilised, even though I did several of the Meile cooking classes.
Have you made a cheese soufflé? I found the passionfruit one but not a savoury.
No problem, if you live in Sydney then we could do one at your place for an in-home cooking class!
There is no point having a combi if you want to cook in an oven bag. Yes, you do have to clean it but the benefits of the tender roast should be worth it. Try cooking leaner roasts, that will help and never roast in any fat/oil. Use my recipes and just follow the instructions, placing the roast on the rack with a solid tray under as in the Combi roast chicken recipe.
So happy to find you, there are always so any questions with regards to the steam oven. If you are reheating food in the steam oven what do you use to cover the dish?
Read my post on reheating first as most dishes are not covered. Otherwise glad wrap, foil or baking paper depending what it is.
After I initially left a comment I appear to have clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and from now on every time a comment is added I receive 4 emails with the exact same comment.
Hi, send me your name, email address, subject or where you posted it and date of comment and I will see if I can find it!
Hi Trudi, I have just purchased an Electrolux Combi Steam oven. I live on the Sunshine Coast in QLD. & would love to experience a demonstration using the oven.Do you know of anybody doing similar to yourself in Queensland?
Or is it possible to join a class in Sydney?
Have you published a steam oven cookery book yet?
Many thanks for all your helpful recipes.
Unfortunately no to all questions. Ring around the specialist retailers and ask if Electrolux do in store demos. Be mindful that your oven only goes to 96 degrees steam only so times are very different to my recipes.
Any tips on making jam and marmalade in the Miele steam oven? I want to use Weck jars and wonder if they work well in the steam oven instead of in an old fashioned water canner?
No sorry. We have Fowler jars here in Australia which are used for bottling fruit. They sound like your jars and are sealed with lids. Yes that would work in the steam oven but haven't cooked an open pot of jam as it wouldn't boil down. If anyone has tried this can you let me know?
Do you think I could use an oven bag in the steam combi oven to cook 2 turkey breasts? First Christmas using the oven and I'm nervous about the clean up afterwards.
Absolutely not. That's why you have a combi! Use my Roasting table chart, roll it in bacon & stuff it with something delicious. You can use the probe if you have one & cook for internal temp 165F or 75C in thickest part.
Don't worry, not a lot of fat or cleaning with this.
Hi, I don't understand it when repices say place liquids on perforated tray lined with baking paper, it spills ?
Of course, always use the solid tray for this.
I have a kleenmaid steam oven and love their recipe for sticky date puddings which I often do in silicone cup cake holders but I want to be able to cook it as one large pudding (approx 24cm) and am confused as to timing for this. The small ones are so moist and I would love the larger one to be the same. Can you please help me.
I wouldn't bother to be honest. I don't know your recipe so it could drop in the centre. My Quince steamed pudding as a large one takes 90 minutes.
I'd like to cook bacon (to serve with eggs ) in my ASKO combo steam oven !
You had better contact Asko for some help with that. I didn't get any reply from them when they contacted me ages ago.
I bought a combi steam oven with sous vide function (Siemens) as well as books on how to cook sous vide – but they all use the the stove top water bath method rather than an oven… I'm not sure whether to put the vacuum sealed food straight into the oven and then the steam function does what the water bath would normally do on the stove top – or if I pop the vacuum sealed food into a oven dish filled with water and basically transfer the stove top set up into the oven.
Search Sous vide on my Home Page. It's all there but check you can get the temperature you want or can change it in the Auto program, otherwise dial up my temperatures.
Thanks for such great info! I have the Miele combi steam oven and I was wondering if you could advise on using it to keep food warm or reheat food I made in advance. For example I cooked a casserole in my regular oven and want to use the Miele oven to keep it warm while I cook another dish in my regular oven. For large holiday gatherings I am usually juggling multiple dishes that require various cooking times some which I cook in advance which need to be reheated and kept warm. If you could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
You need an oven lesson :). If you are in Sydney then contact me otherwise depending on your oven model there are numerous ways you can keep food warm. Auto programs, low oven covered, steam oven open for particular foods that won't dry out the food. Read my 'Reheating and defrosting post' it depends a LOT what sort of food, casseroles are the easiest as just a low temp oven would be fine.
Thanks for your blog and all the valuable information. I'm based in London, originally from Perth, and yours is by far the most valuable steam cooking info I have found. Plus to Austral Asia element of the recipes always reminds me of home.
I'm still building up my steaming pans etc so any tips on the basic necessities would be good.


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Florida Supreme Court Ruling Clears Up Ambiguity in Disputes Involving Escrow Accounts and Hands Developers a Significant Victory in Pre-Construction Contract Disputes
Back in September of 2011, we discussed the impact of the Third District Court of Appeal's ruling mandating that developers must keep pre-construction deposits in separate escrow accounts.
However, the Florida Supreme Court has since reversed that ruling. In so doing, the Florida Supreme Court concluded that the deposits could be kept in one account so long as the accounting was done separately and the monies were not commingled with the developer's own money.
The Florida Supreme Court's ruling clears up an ambiguity regarding Fla. Stat. Sec. 718.202 and the requirements set forth in that statute governing the maintenance of pre-construction deposits. Simply put, the ruling is a significant victory for developers because developers are now free to keep money from condo buyers in one account so long as that account is not commingled with the developer's money and proper accounting is kept.
This is a significant ruling that will no doubt have an impact on both ongoing development as well as many South Florida legal battles that continue to rage on in South Florida's courts.
Since the real estate market went bust back in 2007, developers and pre-construction contract buyers of condominiums (many of which were never built) have flooded South Florida's court system with lawsuits. Many of those lawsuits focus on the buyer's effort to have their deposit returned. In most cases, those deposits were either 10 or 20 percent of the purchase price.
Florida Statute Sec. 718.202 protects condo buyers' deposits of up to 10% of the purchase price and forbids developers from using that money during construction. Failure to adhere to the statute may result in 3rd a degree felony against the developer. However, the developer is permitted use funds in excess of 10% of the purchase price for construction purposes. But Fla. Stat. Sec. 718.202 imposes certain requirements on those funds too.
Thus, an ambiguity arose in the interpretation of that statute. The legal question became whether or not the monies that could be used for construction purposes were to be held in the same escrow account as the initial 10% deposit, or whether those funds needed to be placed in their own separate escrow account
The Third District Court of Appeal's ruling was favorable for buyers because the Third District Court of Appeal concluded that two separate accounts needed to be established, and that the funds could not be commingled in one account. Failure to establish the second account would result in voiding the contract and returning all monies deposited to the buyer. Such a ruling was no doubt a favorable ruling for buyers.
In 2010, Florida's legislature attempted to clarify this ambiguity in the then existing law by revising the applicable statutes and stating that one account could be maintained, and also stating that if one account was to be used that separate accounting would be required. Despite that clarification, however, the Third District Court of Appeal in 2011 still ruled that two accounts were required. As such, an appeal was taken to the Florida Supreme Court to help further resolve these ambiguities.
The Florida Supreme Court's analysis noted that the statute was, in fact, ambiguous in terms of whether or not two separate accounts were required to hold the escrow deposits. Given that ambiguity, the Florida Supreme Court next looked at the statute's legislative history to help resolve the ambiguity. The Florida Supreme Court concluded that the legislative history was not helpful in resolving the ambiguity.
However, the Florida Supreme Court noted that the statute did carry criminal penalties in the event that developers failed to follow the escrow requirements set forth in Fla. Stat. Sec. 718.202. Given that criminal component, the Florida Supreme Court concluded that the statutory rule of lenity applied. The rule of lenity states that if a statute is subject to competing reasonable interpretations then the statute shall be construed most favorably to the accused.
Consequently, since the statute at issue herein was subject to competing, but reasonable, interpretations, the Florida Supreme Court applied the rule of lenity to resolve the matter. The rule of lenity mandated that the statute be interpreted most favorably to developers so as to prevent developers from being subject to criminal penalties.
Thus, developers are permitted to keep all pre-construction deposits in one escrow account so long as the funds are not commingled and separate accounting records are maintained.
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Q: Convert nested for loop into RxJS transformed Observable The following function is working, however it's an absolute hack as I'm taking .value from a BehaviorSubject when it would be best to maintain this as an observable.
Current Code
  get ActiveBikeFilters(): any {
    const updatedFilters = this.bikesService._bikeFilterSource.value;
    const activeArray = [];

    for (let filterGroup of updatedFilters) {
      for (let childFilter of filterGroup.filters) {
        if (childFilter.checked) {
          activeArray.push(childFilter);
        }
      };
    }
    return activeArray;
  }

Whilst this works, I would prefer if something like this (not working / psudo code).
Proposed Sample Code
get ActiveBikeFilters(): Observable<BikeFilter[]> {
  return this.bikeService._bikeFilterSource.pipe(
    map(filterGrp => {
      return filterGrp.map((filterGrp2) => {
        return filterGrp2.filters.filter((filter) => {
          if (filter.checked) { return filter }
        })
      })
    }),
    toArray()
  )
}

For reference the data which is going to be transforming / filtering looks like this:
"data": [
    {
        "title": "Difficulty",
        "filters": [
            {
                "name": "Easy",
                "checked": false
            },
            {
                "name": "Medium",
                "checked": false
            }
        ]
    }, {
        "title": "Filter 2 Title",
        "filters": [
            {
                "name": "Filter 1",
                "checked": false
            },
            {
                "name": "Filter 2",
                "checked": false
            }
        ]
    }
}

A: this.bikesService._bikeFilterSource.subscribe(updatedFilters =>{
updatedFilters.map(filterGrp => {..})
})

A: You could try something like this:
return this.bikeService._bikeFilterSource.pipe(
  map(filterGrp => {
    return filterGroup.filter(u => u.filters.some(t => t.checked === true));
  })
)

A: You can do this with the help of JS reduce as follows:
get ActiveBikeFilters() {
  let processed = this.bikeService._bikeFilterSource.pipe(
    map(filterGroup => {
      return filterGroup.reduce((a, b) => {
        b.filters.filter(i => i.checked ? a.push(i) : true)
        return a;
      }, []);
    })
  )
  return processed;
}

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Song debut: Tiger Flowers – "Batesian Mimicry"
Invisible Oranges Staff
Playing in a band involves a lot of frustrating logistical issues, but the delay between recording a new album and releasing it might be the most grating of the bunch. If you're a musician who's happy with the music he or she just recorded, your first instinct is to share it with the world as quickly and aggressively as possible. The psychic consequences of not being allowed to do so are akin to constipation.
New York City's Tiger Flowers must feel relieved. This band has been together for over five years, but despite a lengthy live history that includes several tours and countless local appearances, they have just a single EP (released in 2011) to their name. Dead Hymns, their upcoming full-length debut, will have been complete for almost a year when it comes out on April 6 — it took them several months to line up a deal with Melotov Records, who in turn needed a few months to put together the release. That's a long time to hold it in, but their wait is nearly over.
This is actually the second song debut from Dead Hymns; the first came months ago, during the summer of 2013. (You can watch the amusing music video for that song below.) "Batesian Mimicry" is a more complete showcase for their talents, though. I'd be hard-pressed to ignore this band thanks to sheer proximity, but they also play a style that's near and dear to my heart: turn-of-the-aughts-style noisy metalcore. Coalesce are their most obvious reference point, but that comparison doesn't tell the whole story; Tiger Flowers are less noodly and more terse, which means that you stand a good chance of headbanging to their music the right way on the first try. The band know this fact and make use of it. Like any good metallic hardcore band, they've got a knack for setting up huge slowdowns with dramatic pauses — in "Batesian Mimicry," the band pull the rug out from beneath you about a minute into the track. The sequence of slamming grooves that follows is worth the long wait.
Tiger Flowers are also touring the Northeast in support of Dead Hymns. Their announced dates are below.
— Doug Moore
Tiger Flowers tour dates:
April 4 - Newburgh, NY @ The Wherehouse
April 5 - Potsdam, NY @ Hurley's
April 6 - Rochester, NY @ Firehouse Saloon
April 7 - Akron, OH @ Old Haunts
April 8 - Dayton, OH @ Blind Bob's
April 9 - Chillicothe, OH @ Tecumseh Inn
April 10 - Parkersburg, WV @ 5th Street Pub
April 11 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Arts Space
April 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Gutter
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Are rate cuts the antidote to Thailand's COVID-19 concerns and budget delay?
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At its monthly meeting in early February, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1%, an all-time low for the country. The move was the third such cut in six months.
In making its decision, the bank cited expected drags on the economy stemming from the outbreak of coronavirus in China, the country's largest trading partner; delays to the 2020 budget; and a drought that has suppressed agricultural output.
Despite cutting interest rates to record lows, BOT officials are confident there is still capacity to use monetary policy measures to help boost the economy further, if needed. A number of analysts expect to see another rate cut before the end of the year.
The latest revision comes amid a fall in the value of the baht, which, despite rising by nearly 6.9% against the US dollar last year, fell by 5.3% between January and late February.
Moreover, GDP was estimated to have grown by just 2.9% in 2019, according to the IMF – the lowest rate since 2014, according to Oxford Business Group article.
Tourism hit by COVID-19
One of the major factors behind the BOT's February decision to lower interest rates is the ongoing economic effect of the coronavirus.
With the virus originating in China, Thailand's largest source market of foreign tourists, the tourism sector has been one of the hardest hit. In January China announced that it had banned outbound tour groups as part of a bid to stop the spread of the virus.
While the decision has been lauded for public health reasons, there are concerns over the impact it will have on neighbouring economies. Chinese visitors – mainly coming to the country as part of large, organised tours – spent $18bn in Thailand last year, accounting for more than one-quarter of all foreign tourism receipts, government data showed.
Given that tourism makes up 10% of GDP, any sustained downturn in the sector could have a significant impact on the wider economy.
At a business seminar in mid-February, Don Nakornthab, senior director of the economic and policy department at the BOT, said that the number of foreign tourists was expected to be down 5m this year due to fears over the virus. This would result in a loss of BT250bn ($8bn), or 1.5% of GDP.
Anticipating this slump, the BOT said the economy is likely to not meet its initial growth projection of 2.8% for 2020, with Nakornthab suggesting that expansion could fall below 2%.
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The exhibition promotes investing in real estate in the emirate, the UAE and the wider GCC region. The chairman was joined by other dignitaries and government officials in noting the growth of Sharjah's real estate offerings. Indeed, over the past few years, Sharjah's real estate sector is leading economic growth and contributing to a balanced share of the emirate's GDP, according to Abdul Aziz Ahmed Al Shamsi, director general of the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Directorate.
Sharjah continues to offer strong residential property investment opportunities, with its safe and secure environment, and cultural activities attracting residents from across the UAE. Issa Ataya, the managing director of Alef Group, also present at the exhibition, explained that projects like Al Mamsha were attracting the attention of regional and international investors. "An increasing trust among end users, as well as institutional investors, has helped us woo more buyers for the Dh3 billion Al Mamsha development, which is also Sharjah's first fully walkable community," he said. The project is a car-free community concept.


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M. Tennis: SB Dominates at Shootout
November 19, 2003 at 7:59 am by Sara Besharati
What a breathtaking way to wrap up the fall season.
The UCSB men's tennis team dominated in its final preseason tournament, the Cal Poly Big West Shootout, without any trouble last weekend in San Luis Obispo.
Four top schools participated in the tournament, including the Gauchos, Riverside, University of the Pacific and Cal Poly. This is the first year the tournament has been held, and instead of a standard tournament draw, the competition was set up as a round robin event in which every team played one another once. Evidently, based on Santa Barbara's accomplishments, it was obvious that the Gauchos were the leading "aces" as they triumphed in winning most of their matches.
"Our guys definitely sent a message to our Big West Conference," UCSB Head Coach Marty Davis said. "We are undoubtedly ready and prepared to defend our title."
The men's tennis team truly exhibited their depth in singles play, winning five out of six matches against Riverside, and four of six matches against Cal Poly and University of the Pacific. Yet the Gauchos unfortunately only won three of their nine doubles matches.
Freshman Nicholas Edlefsen stood out for Santa Barbara, losing just 10 games in his three singles matches (6 sets).
"Nick was remarkably impressive," Davis said. "It's unusual and encouraging to see a freshman achieve such success so early in the year."
Freshmen Elad Stern and Chris Wetzig also played admirably as they cruised through the tournament undefeated in singles play. Overall, The Gauchos had come out on top, as they played competitively to complete their final tournament with much self-assurance and confidence.
"This was a great end to our fall season," Davis said. "It's terrific to end the season on a winning note. It gives us a lift going into the Winter Break, and it also gives us a reason to look forward to the upcoming season with much enthusiasm."


Sixth-graders in the Highline School District in southwest King County fully closed the reading proficiency test score gap last year, catching up with the statewide performance average after years of lagging behind, according to the 2012 State Test Results and Teaching and Learning Review presented to the board earlier this week. The diverse urban district lies just south and southwest of Seattle, serving about 18,000 K-12 students in Boulevard Park, White Center, SeaTac, Burien, Normandy Park, and Des Moines.
Students in grades three through eight statewide take the Measurement of Student Progress or MSP test each year in math, reading and science. Student scores fall into one of four groups. Level 1 is "below basic" proficiency and Level 2 is "basic, or below standard." Levels 3 ("proficient") and 4 ("Advanced") are considered passing. Almost 62 percent of the Highline district's sixth graders in 2011-2012 passed the reading MSP, slightly higher than the statewide average, the first time they equalled or exceeded their peers by that measure. Similar tests are given to public secondary school students in Washington state, called the High School Proficiency Exam or HSPE. To be awarded a diploma for graduation students must pass their HSPEs or complete alternative work portfolios. Like their local counterparts, state education officials say they know standardized tests aren't the whole enchilada, but that they're key nonetheless.
Below is a graphic depiction from the Highline District report, showing how sixth-graders have been steadily closing the performance gap with the state average passage rate for reading MSP.
The district report also shows a continuing achievement gap between higher scoring white and Asian students versus other racial groups. The graphic below demonstrates this with respect to MSP math scores for students in grades three through six, and also in grades seven and eight.
The Highline district report to the school board shows similar achievement gaps in the MSP reading scores.
Highline's Class of 2013 12th graders also demonstrated varied success rates by racial group on the HSPE math exam last year, according to the recent district report.
The district's online interface to update parents on student performance is designed to clearly and comprehensibly break performance into its key components, while underscoring overall readiness and availability of additional resources.
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Q: Email notification: TypeError: Cannot find function getColumn in object 1 I'm new to javascript and I'm trying to write this function that will be used in google sheet so that whenever a value is changed in a specific cell, it will send an email notification to say that cell has been changed. The problem lies is when I used this code in a google sheet there is an error:
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Im not sure what is causing this and I have attempted to look at other peoples problems similar to this but I just dont understand why it is doing this.
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function onEdit(e)
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Forensic experts work outside Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast, June 28, 2016. © Murad Sezer © Reuters
A Chechen national suspected of being the mastermind behind the deadly Istanbul airport terrorist attack, earlier received refugee status in Austria, which helped him to repeatedly avoid extradition to Russia on terror charges.
The fatal attack on the Istanbul airport that took lives of 44 people and left more than 230 injured was allegedly organized by Ahmed Chataev, a Russian citizen of Chechen origin, who joined Islamic State (IS, former ISIS/ISIL) in 2015 and now fights in Syria, Turkish media report, citing police sources.
Chataev was assigned a leading role in training extremists that would then commit terrorist attacks in both Russia and Western Europe, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Andrey Przhezdomsky said, adding that, in Syria, Chataev also commands a unit consisting "primarily of immigrants from the North Caucasus," Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported earlier this year.
13 people, including 3 foreigners, detained over Istanbul airport attack – reports
Chataev turned out to be long wanted by the Russian authorities for terrorism-related offenses but he fled to Europe, where he was granted asylum, and successfully managed to escape extradition to Russia.
Chataev joined Islamist secessionist militants that fought against Russia in the Second Chechen War between 1999 and 2000, where he lost an arm. Later, he was considered to be a representative of Dokka Umarov, once a "terrorist №1" in Russia, in the Western Europe.
The eyed Istanbul airport attack mastermind was on a wanted list in Russia since 2003 for sponsoring terrorism, recruiting extremists and membership in a terrorist group, Russian media report. However, in the same year, he received asylum in Austria. Chataev reportedly claimed that he lost his arm as he was severely tortured in Russian prison adding that he is being persecuted by Russian authorities.
In 2008, he was detained with some other Chechen nationals in the Swedish town of Trelleborg as police found Kalashnikov assault rifles, explosives and ammunition in his car. As a result, he spent more than a year in Swedish prison.
In 2010, Chataev was arrested in Ukraine with his mobile phone files containing a demolition technique instruction and photos of people killed in a blast. Russia requested his extradition on terrorism-related charges but the European Court for Human Rights ordered Ukraine not to hand him over to Russia with Amnesty International also urging Ukrainian authorities to halt extradition as Chataev "could face an unfair trial and would be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment."
A year later, he was once again detained as he was crossing the border between Turkey and Bulgaria but he again avoided extradition because of the interference of human rights organizations that stressed Chataev had a refugee status in Austria and thus cannot be sent to Russia, Kommersant reported.
Between 2012 and 2015, Chataev reportedly lived in Georgia, where he also joined some terrorist groups and served a prison sentence on terrorism-related charges.
In February 2015, he left Georgia for Syria, where he joined IS militants and soon took a high position in the Islamic State hierarchy. In October 2015, the US Justice Ministry added Chataev to the terrorist list because of his alleged involvement into recruitment of extremists.


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Lars Schmidt co-founded HR Open Source for HR and recruiting practitioners after noticing a void in the market in terms of resources and tools based around modern HR practices. Here he talks about what he does and why and his long-term vision for the future of HR Open Source.
Lars Schmidt: "See, I spend most of my time as the principal and founder of Amplify, so we do strategic consulting in the way of HR and recruiting, primarily employer branding and recruiting optimization, and then we also do HR executive search. So those are kind of my two main focuses with Amplify and then about 3 years ago I also co-founded an initiative called HR Open Source with my co-founder, Ambrosia Vertesi, who was the Head of People for Hootsuite at the time, and we wanted to create a global platform of HR and recruiting practitioners based on openness and collaboration. We felt that there was a real kind of void in resources and tools and platforms really focused around the future of work and modern and emerging HR and recruiting practices. And so we basically scour the world for innovative work that's being done, progressive practices, we work with practitioners to share and write case studies and templates about how they do what they do and then we make that available for free to everybody in the community so they could benefit from it.
So when we launched HR Open Source, we originally kind of created it as a program that we incubated within Hootsuite because a) we wanted to figure out what the hell we were doing and b) we wanted to see if there was an appetite for it, and so the first five case studies all highlighted Hootsuite's different practices and initiatives there. Those, we had a tremendous amount of traction on, I think 20,000 downloads of the first five case studies and so then, you know, we planned to spin it out and have it be a standalone entity. And so now we've grown the community to over 5,000 practitioners from over 70 countries all around the world and basically work with them to help them solve the complex challenges that an HR and recruiting practitioner faces today, and most importantly, be able to do it in a way that's free, so our core kind of mission is democratizing access to high-value resources, templates, tool kits etc. to help HR and recruiting practitioners better themselves and the impact that they can make.


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Local foodies up for a spot in the Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame
Mar 8, 2014, 10:46 AM | Updated: 1:00 pm
BY BECKY LYNN
PHOENIX — Arizona continues to make a "foodie" name for itself.
Chef Aaron Chamberlin, owner of two Phoenix restaurants — St. Francis on Camelback Road and Phoenix Public Market Cafe in downtown — is one of four chefs in the running for Chef of the Year. The award is just one of the categories in the 23rd Arizona Culinary Hall of Fame Awards, which will be handed out April 13 during the Scottsdale Culinary Festival.
Chamberlin said shows like "Iron Chef" and "Chopped" are not really what he's about, but "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" did stop by once, he told Bob McClay and Becky Lynn on News/Talk 92.3 KTAR's Arizona's Morning News Weekend show.
Chamberlin also said that of all the interesting things that have happened behind the kitchen door, having his grandmother cook in the kitchen of a restaurant he owns before she died is one of the most memorable experiences of his career.
The complete list of Culinary Hall of Fame nominees is on the web at Scottsdale Fest and the public is invited to cast a vote through Monday, March 17.


CASEY CANNON (Producer/Writer), a member of the Producers Guild and Visual Effects Society, Cannon has produced for musical luminaries, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Prince and others, while crafting visual effects on such feature films and television projects as Titanic, Men in Black, Public Enemy, Twister, Vanilla Sky, Twister, Jerry Maguire, The MTV Movie Awards, The Walking Dead and John Adams. Cannon served as Co-writer and Producer on the theatrical short "A Beautiful Day", for Academy Award Nominated Cinematographer turned Director, Phedon Papamichail and fellow producer, Angeliki Giannakopoulos. Papamichail and Cannon will team up again on a future untitled project. Cannon is currently in development on a high concept television series reel that is slated to shoot late 2016.


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NATO's New "Human Security" Umbrella: An Opportunity for Better Civilian Protection?
As NATO nations celebrate the 70 year anniversary of the Alliance, CIVIC urges NATO leaders to address growing threats to human security, through placing the protection of civilians at the center of its military operations.
A 25-year-old concept created by the United Nations1It was first used by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in their 1994 Human Development Report http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/reports/255/hdr_1994_en_complete_nostats.pdf as a response to profound changes in the global environment, "Human Security" (HS) is currently making a comeback in security and defense circles as a mechanism to address growing threats to the safety of those (individuals and communities) faced with violence and instability. As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) enters this field, it is of utmost importance that it further clarifies what "Human Security" means from the perspective of a military organization, as well as makes sure that introducing yet another concept won't create more confusion than it will bring clarity, political and strategic focus, and resources to better protect civilian populations caught in conflicts.
"Human Security" (HS) has been conceptualized by the United Nations (UN) as a way to address "Freedom from Fear," meaning violent threats to populations, "Freedom from Want," meaning poverty and absence of basic needs, and finally "Freedom from Indignity," including human rights abuses and limits on democratic participation. In that sense, the emergence of this concept has initiated a long-needed coordinated approach between various streams of work (Gender, Children in Armed Conflicts (CAAC), etc.) which are too often looked at in silos.2Children in armed conflicts (CAAC), gender, sexual exploitation and abuse, disabilities, or even cultural property protection have been developed as vertical policy areas, with dedicated political frameworks, guidance, resources, and staffing; they also correspond to well-identified protection-related agendas within the United Nations. While it was essential to create and grow these various fields of work, some governments and military organizations have struggled to connect and integrate them into a consistent and comprehensive framework for action, which may have created duplications or gaps, but also at times competition between these various thematic issues. They also tend to fail to be mainstreamed into security and defense activities. The HS concept also suggests the need to consider pre- and post-conflict phases, examining early warning mechanisms as well as responding to and stabilizing violent situations.3The usage of the terms 'conflict' and 'violent situations' can include armed conflict situations (in the legal sense) as well as situations of violence falling below that threshold. Therefore, HS from the perspective of a military organization may relate to conflict environments where International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is applicable, as well as contexts where International Human Rights Law (IHRL) is relevant.
While compliance with IHL (and to some extent even the rationale behind IHL) has been highly debated,4As have shown debates at the 31st and 32nd Red Cross Red Crescent Conferences, respectively in 2011 and 2015 the notion of HS has on the contrary become more and more attractive. With HS, governments have a new way to link military operations to a broader civilian agenda, and it allows them to center their foreign and defense policies around civilian populations, in addition to states and territories. The United Kingdom (UK) has recently chosen to use the HS lens, following Canada, Japan, and a few other governments. In January 2019, the Ministry of Defense released JSP 1325,5Joint Service Publication 1325, Part 1 and 2, Ministry of Defence, January 2019, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-security-in-military-operations-jsp-1325 which provides guidance on "Human Security" in military operations. This publication was followed by Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson's6https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mod-to-establish-centre-of-excellence-for-human-security April 2019 announcement of the creation of a Center of Excellence (CoE) on "Human Security," which recognized that "protecting civilians (…) is as much as a military task as defeating the enemy."
In the past eighteen months, NATO has increasingly embraced the HS concept, and is now considering the creation of a HS unit that could consolidate a number of "cross-cutting topics," including Gender, CAAC, Protection of Civilians (POC), Human Trafficking (HT), and Cultural Property Protection (CPP).
While this attention to HS may be seen as a positive signal of NATO's renewed interest in protecting civilians, on the other hand the HS concept has proven to be fragile and challenging to describe – therefore potentially problematic. As NATO enters this field, it is of utmost importance to further clarify what "Human Security" means from the perspective of a military organization, and to make sure that introducing yet another concept won't create more confusion than it will bring clarity, political and strategic focus, and resources to better prevent, mitigate, and respond to civilian harm. HS should build and expand on existing efforts to enhance POC, furthering these efforts by linking them to the wider human environment. HS should not however obscure ongoing POC efforts or divert attention from the need to more effectively prioritize the reduction and mitigation of civilian harm linked to conflict and violence.
A few years ago, NATO initiated an ambitious agenda to improve the protection of civilians through the successive adoption of NATO's POC policy (2016)7https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_133945.htm and NATO's POC Concept (2018) – both documents which are noticeably still in the operationalization phase. In the field of POC, NATO has played the role of a trailblazer by setting standards, tools, and practices, which should inspire nations and governments across the world. This approach examines the civilian environment as a whole, including the identification of threats and vulnerabilities affecting entire communities, as well as their strengths and resiliencies. It also provides guidance to identify vulnerable groups, and to factor-in their specific protection needs and agency.
NATO's POC framework provides a good starting point to understanding how the military can reduce civilian harm, as well as what practical guidance, policies, and practices may be considered in operations and activities. Decision-makers are invited to fully integrate a civilian perspective into their operational cycle, risks assessments, situational awareness, and intelligence, as well as into the planning, designing, and conduct of operations.
The four lenses described in the NATO POC concept emphasize the need for 1) a comprehensive "Understanding (of) the Human Environment" (UHE) to generate sufficient strategic awareness across all operational domains; 2) to "Mitigate Harm" (MH) with specific attention on the perpetrators of violence in both their "own actions" and "others' actions;" 3) to "Facilitate Access to Basic Needs" (FABN) in order to ameliorate the effects of a crisis8This includes mostly situations of armed conflicts and natural disasters. on civilians, including through ensuring the delivery of aid and mitigating the effects of harm on host communities; and 4) to "Contribute to a Safe and Secure Environment" (C-SASE) through the establishment of the necessary conditions (public order, physical security, territorial security, functional government, etc.) for stability. These lenses provide a tool that seems quite comprehensive and ambitious to frame NATO's approach to communities and individuals.
At CIVIC, we believe that such considerations are part and parcel of an effective POC approach, necessary to reduce and mitigate civilian harm, and as such, must be integrated and operationalized in a systematic and comprehensive manner at all levels. For instance, when CIVIC supported the creation of a Casualty Tracking Provisional Group (CCTPG) by the Ukrainian military in December 2018, a best practice in civilian harm mitigation inspired by the experience of ISAF9International Security Force Assistance, NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, 2001-2014 in Afghanistan, we advised that the data collected on civilian casualties is disaggregated by age and gender in order to be able to identify potential differences in vulnerabilities, threats, and civilian harm mitigation measures per group. Today, the CCTPG develops recommendations to the Joint Force Operations (JFO) Commander on adjustments to ensure better protection of civilians on the basis of disaggregated data, providing them with a higher capacity to address specific patterns of civilian harm. In this instance, implementing a "Protection of Civilians" approach and taking into consideration the needs of specific populations were part the same approach.
An overall "Human Security" umbrella will certainly be useful to incorporating newer thematic issues such as Human Trafficking (HT) or Cultural Property Protection (CPP), which are absolutely relevant to NATO's current and future environment, while preserving the integrity of each topic. However, should NATO create of a whole new approach to its civilian environment? NATO's POC framework proposes a conceptual and practical approach that can serve as the spine of NATO's "Human Security" approach. It is flexible enough to accommodate issues related to specific groups such as women, boys, girls, elderly persons, or disabled persons. It does not need to be replaced, but should be prioritized, operationalized, and built upon by taking onboard the following recommendations:
NATO's POC approach is quite strong; its successful implementation depends first and foremost on its adequate prioritization, operationalization, and resourcing at all levels of the organization (political, strategic, operational, and tactical levels);
From a legal, conceptual, as well as practical perspective, the protection of civilians should not be seen as a cross-cutting topic among others. POC consists in the approaches, policies, and practices which support and operationalize applicable legal frameworks, such as IHL, while contributing to strategic effectiveness through a better approach to the civilian environment and the various conflict drivers at play;
The "absorption capacity" of NATO at the operational and tactical levels should be considered a critical element enabling or jeopardizing the implementation of better civilian protection; any new institutional framework should factor-in feasibility and clarity for Commanders and their units.
NATO's renewed interest in a population-centric approach to military operations provides a unique opportunity to further adapt internal policies and practices in order to better protect civilians in conflict. With the commitment of the NATO leadership, the recent production of the POC Concept and Handbook, and the upcoming creation of a "Human Security" team, there is definitely a momentum within NATO. However, whether these efforts will be adequately translated into practice in current and future NATO activities still poses a question. The "Human Security" umbrella will hopefully provide a framework that will foster consistency, operationalization, and resource mobilization to make better civilian protection a reality.
[1] It was first used by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in their 1994 Human Development Report http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/reports/255/hdr_1994_en_complete_nostats.pdf
[2] Children in armed conflicts (CAAC), gender, sexual exploitation and abuse, disabilities, or even cultural property protection have been developed as vertical policy areas, with dedicated political frameworks, guidance, resources, and staffing; they also correspond to well-identified protection-related agendas within the United Nations. While it was essential to create and grow these various fields of work, some governments and military organizations have struggled to connect and integrate them into a consistent and comprehensive framework for action, which may have created duplications or gaps, but also at times competition between these various thematic issues. They also tend to fail to be mainstreamed into security and defense activities.
[3] The usage of the terms 'conflict' and 'violent situations' can include armed conflict situations (in the legal sense) as well as situations of violence falling below that threshold.
[4] As have shown debates at the 31st and 32nd Red Cross Red Crescent Conferences, respectively in 2011 and 2015
[5] Joint Service Publication 1325, Part 1 and 2, Ministry of Defence, January 2019, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-security-in-military-operations-jsp-1325
[6] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mod-to-establish-centre-of-excellence-for-human-security
[7] https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_133945.htm
[8] This includes mostly situations of armed conflicts and natural disasters.
[9] International Security Force Assistance, NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, 2001-2014
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