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New Delhi: Just a few days after the resident doctors of the capital went to meet Union Health Minister, Shri JP Nadda to apprise him about the issues of young doctors and their concerns regarding the 7th pay commission, a meeting was held yesterday between the minister and the Senior doctors associated with the government to discuss their issues in detail.
It is reported that this meeting was held between the minister and members of JACSDO( Joint Action Council of Service Doctors organization). This organization is the common representation point for many health organizations in the government sector including Central Health Services (CHS), Indian Railway Medical Services (IRMS), MCD, NDMC , Delhi Administration, ESIC and many other and is led by urologist Dr Rajeev Sood.
While thanking the minister on the government's latest directive of increasing the retirement age of doctors to 65, the delegation also apprised him the dissatisfaction in the medical fraternity with the recommendations of the 7th pay Commission, especially the one related to NPA.
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The minister asked the doctors to submit their demands, and it reportedd that the organization submitted a whole Charter of pending issues to the minister, highlighting not just the 7th pay commission, but touching upon various issues concerning the medical fraternity, including Indian Medical Services, Parity of pay, cadre review.
Following is the Charter of demands that was submitted
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Charter of Demands
- Expedite the Creation of a dedicated Indian Medical Services (IMS) Cadre and until such time safeguard the dignity of Medical services by providing equated access to the entitlements of Class 1 & above Officers as provided for in other All India Services i.e. Promotions/Perks/Protocol.
- Nomenclature of CHS to be changed to Indian Medical and Health Services, in line with Indian Railway Medical Service and Indian Ordinance Factory Health Services (Other two organized Central Health Services) + different streams need to be re-designated.
- Regular Cadre Review is the integral part of any organized service. CHS is victim of apathy of Bureaucracy and in 60-years we had only 1 and half cadre review.
- To immediately implement all the pending recommendations of
- Javed Chaudhary Committee: which was a scientific and survey based study. Focusing on needs oriented approach and was brought out after thorough study. The specific recommendation of promotion to JAG (SG) to SAG in 5 years against current 7 years. This shall compensate the late entry into service represented as demand of higher starting scale for service doctors (For late Service Entry). NPA to be 30% increase in functional HAG posts.
- Tikku Committee: The recommendation pertaining to the creation of a 5 member Medical Board as Cadre Controlling Authority and reinstate the authority of Director General's office in this board.
- 5th Central Pay Commission: To follow the seniority and merger formulae was recommended in Chapter 53 for CHS, including lateral entry for PG Medical Officers. This shall pave way to the creation of Indian Medical Services.
- MOU of 1986 with Resident Doctors and Mr. T.N. Seshan then cabinet Secretary: To implement the MoU signed with reference to the fixation of relative salaries of Residents / Service Doctors in predetermined percentage.
- There should be parity with autonomous institutes like AIIMS, PGIs and public sector undertaking' for research allowances and medical education up-gradation allowance.
- Enhance Non Practicing Allowance to 40 per cent of basic pay and restore its status vis-à-vis basic pay for all purpose, including computation of HRA and pensionary benefits. Rename NPA as Doctor's Service Pay as its current nomenclature is misleading about its status as a part of basic pay.
- The current guidelines provide for capping of the pay of Doctors to that below the Cabinet Secretary's pay which is restrictive and infringes upon the rightful and meritorious entitlement of the doctors. We suggest to either
- Provide for a special allowance to the Cabinet Secretary and other similar placed officers with the aim of compensating the difference of pay arising thereof; thereby maintaining the decorum of pay associated with these posts. OR
- Reformulate the calculation of capping of Basic Pay+NPA to be nominally below Cabinet Secretary's pay as decided in MoS between JACSDO and Govt. of India in 1989 as opposed to the practice of Calculation of average of pay of apex and CS pay. We propose that the Ceiling of salary may be set nominally below that of the Cabinet Secretary with a difference of a symbolic amount i.e. about Rs 500/-.
- Grant of SAG Grade (Grade pay 10000) after five years of service in the Grade Pay of 8700 through DACP instead of the seven years as per existing norms (Javed Chaudhary Committee)
- Immediately grant Central staffing scheme provisions including that of Central Deputation to all those Officers (recommended by UPSC for joining various services) ( Hariharan Committee)
- Restore the functionality of DGHS by restoring all the 129 sections with staff originally under it. To encourage the appointment of Doctors only into Directorate and its managerial posts on a large scale for better utilization of their expertise at these responsible and specialized posts.
- Conveyance Allowance to Medical Officer should be mentioned as a separate entity and kept distinct from General Conveyance Allowance for other services as at present. The Conveyance should be renamed as vehicle maintenance allowance and should be given as per previous CPC's recommendations as it is given to Doctors to attend any emergency beyond their normal duty hours and must be paid alogn with salary as a distinct entity completely linked to DA. To allow the grant of conveyance allowance along with the salary with a self –certification by the concerned officer and not insisting on the elaborate and exhaustive paper work/documentation as is currently sought.
- To encourage and ensure less paperwork for grant of other similar allowances, to make Self Certification sufficient grant of such allowances.
- The Security provided to the Doctors needs immediate review and it must be ensured that there are adequate provisions especially for lady doctors.
- Transport allowance must be 20% more than the existing as the number of working days have been increased to 6 days a week vis a vis 5 days for other services.
- The number of Casual leaves should be increased to a minimum of 14 per year as there is no provision for Saturday off (6 day week).
- Expedite the Recruitment procedure, 6 monthly DPC's and Advance Seniority Lists as on First October of every year to fill the existing vacancies in various posts. The recruitment rules may also be reviewed to augment this exercise.
- There should not be any stagnation at SAG and HAG level. Around 3% of total Cadre posts to be HAG Functional posts as recommended by various committees and envisaged in the DoPT Monograph.
- To provide for Complaint Redressal Cells at the Departmental level, thereby avoiding unnecessary delays, Also the matters pertaining to the Professional Conduct of Doctors is to be addressed by the DOCTORS ONLY. Complaint against doctors should only be investigated by a Committee of Doctors.
- High Risk Allowance was given by MoU of 1989, but is yet to be implemented SPG is given @ 25% of the basic salary.
- Minimum Allowance up to Rs. 1 lac may be paid to attend conferences and other CME's in a financial year. There should be 'parity with autonomous institutes like AIIMSs, PGIs and Public Sector undertaking' for research allowances and medical education up-gradation allowance.
- Each Doctor should be provided with data entry operator, where computerization has been done.
- There should be 3 level mandatory training of CHS Doctors as recommended by Tikku Committee.
- There should be adequate reserves created namely, Leave Reserve, Deputation Reserve, Training Reserve and Probationary Reserve as mandatory for any Organized Service. Leave reserve should also include additional 10% to 20% to accommodate CCL.
- PG allowance should be made as 10% of the basic salary.
- Bureaucrats must not head any department having doctors as defined by Supreme Court.
- No doctors should be allowed to work more than 36 hours a week at any cost because medical profession require extreme concentration, attentiveness and requirement and visiting outside duty hours.
- Numbers of patients must not be more than 40 per doctor per OPD day i.e. Doctor patient should be ensured. Therefore adequate vacancies should be calculated and created.
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Meghna A Singhania is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at Medical Dialogues. An Economics graduate from Delhi University and a post graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science, her key research interest lies in health economics, and policy making in health and medical sector in the country.
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I am pensioner of AIIMS New Delhi and till date I have not been provided the 7th cpc position in AIIMS plz clarify when I wiill get the revised pension accoed. to 7th cpc
Hi,im dr sagar,dnb jr of jagjivanram railway hospital mumbai,,sir can we get benefits of 7th pay or nt?bcoz hospital office staff is nt declaring clearcut picture as we r residents here…bt as state gov pg students gets benefit of 7th pay we should have to get…sir plz reply..and plz raise qt fr our payment..
Great effort.
Improve VII CPC recommendations. Revise Central Govt. employees wages immediately.
In the face of the unprecedented rise in the inflation of the Indian Economy during 2006-16, the Central Govt. employees demanded the Government to affect wage rise, for the emoluments fixed on the basis of the 6th CPC was incapable of meeting the both ends of an employee. Though under threat the then Government conceded the demand for setting up of the 7th CPC, they refused to grant any interim relief or DA merger, which alone would have mitigated the difficulties of the low paid employees.
When the NDA Government came to power, the NJCA & CCGGOO approached them also with a request that the difficulties of the low paid employees in Central Government must be appreciated and the demand for Interim Relief or DA merger be conceded. The NDA Government too did not respond to the plea made by the NJCA & CCGGOO.
The 7th CPC was to submit its report in August, 2016. However, at the intervention of the Government, the report was further delayed and it ultimately reached the Government only in November, 2015.
The report of the 7th Central pay commission was totally disappointing as it did not address any of the issues projected before them in a proper manner and most of the demands were rejected sans reasoning and logic. The increase they recommended was a paltry 14%, the lowest any Pay Commission had ever suggested.
Except setting up an Empowered Committee of Secretaries, the Government did not do anything so far on the report. It is now more than six months the report is with the Government. Normally the revised allowances which form part and parcel of the salary of the employees are granted with prospective effect i.e. from the date of the issue of the orders. The delay in taking decision on the 7th pay commission report will rob the employees of the increased allowances for ever.
The Staff side had been pursuing to have a meaningful negotiation and settlement of the issues. Except hearing the leaders of NJCA & CCGGOO, the empowered Committee did not go further. It acted as if it was powerless and the final decision will have to be taken by the Government. At the request of the Cabinet Secretary on 1st March, 2016 the strike action which was to commence in April, 2016 was deferred.
The determination of the Minimum wage on the basis of Dr. Aykhroyd formula enunciated in 1957 to which the Government of India was a party is the most significant issue. A right settlement thereon will have far reaching impact in the wage determination of the entire working class in the country. The confrontation is between the forces who wanted India to be the destination for cheap labour and others who fight against the exploitation.
The new Contributory Pension scheme introduced by the Government in 2004 has made one third of the Civil servants unsure of their entitlement at the evening of their life even though they were to contribute huge sums from their wages every month compulsorily. The PFRDA bill became an Act in the country as the members of Parliament both belonging to NDA and UPA voted in favour of the loot of the employees. Even the recommendation made by the Standing Committee of the Parliament to provide for a minimum guaranteed annuity pension was rejected when the Bill was passed. The other issue which must have a satisfactory settlement is about the contributory pension scheme.
The new pension scheme is a curse on the employees. As far as employees are concerned, they are worried that in future they may be deprived of their pension in total. They are also worried that there is no guarantee of either family pension or gratuity as per 7th pay commission recommendations. Scrap the PFRDA Act and NPS and grant Pension/family Pension to all CG employees under CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 & Railways Pension Rules, 1993.
The one and only positive recommendation made by the 7th CPC was to provide some relief to the in the pension entitlement of the past pensioners. The Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare has unfortunately recommended to the Cabinet Secretary that, even that recommendation must be rejected on the specious plea that the requisite relevant records might not be available.
The central government employees are very much annoyed and anxious with the 7th pay commission recommendations. As there had been no fruitful negotiations or discussions and having realized that the Government has no intention to settle the Charter of demands, the NJCA & CCGGOO have served strike notices. The indefinite strike will commence on 11th July, 2016, if no satisfactory settlement is brought about on the charter of demands.All India DRDO Technical Officers Association requests Prime Minister to intervene immediately for improvement of VII CPC recommendations and revision of Central Govt. employees wages.
Government has to think positively for government Doctor employees.To retain themselves in the Service it has to better secured place to work along with our pay


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Recently, I was going through some old boxes and found a journal from 2004 when I worked as an internal change agent in the role of Director of Organizational Effectiveness. Most of the notebook was filled with observations and ideas for how to implement that new role. Within its pages, I found a great list of questions I had used to increase employee engagement. I thought I would share the questions with you.
As a change practitioner, engaging employees is an important part of your job. To reduce resistance and increase ownership, you need to engage people in the change you are implementing, involving them and giving them some control of their situation. Employee engagement may in fact be the change you seek to implement, involving those who are doing the work to identify problems and solutions to improve the organization.
One of the best tools you can use to engage employees is a question about things that affect their own work. Combine that with an ear for listening and the ability to help them clarify, explore and pursue it, and you can spark ideas and invite someone to be a part of helping the organization. Frame the question around the change you want to implement, and you'll gain a partner to help you get it done.
Here are 50 questions that can be used to start the conversation and engage employees:
- What annoyed you in the last 15 minutes?
- What makes you feel like you're banging your head against the wall?
- What needs a process?
- What should we stop doing?
- What could benefit from better coordination?
- What department should know more about what you do everyday?
- What do we waste?
- What do you roll your eyes at?
- What do we use too much of?
- What could we use more of?
- What is broken?
- What are you afraid to suggest?
- Where do we contradict ourselves?
- Where are things falling through the cracks?
- What is shrouded in mystery?
- What should we automate?
- What gets in the way of doing your job flawlessly?
- What fires do you constantly put out?
- Where could we use a little more structure?
- Where could we use a little more consistency?
- Where could we use a little more flexibility?
- What should we protect?
- What do we need to be especially good at?
- What do we need to take more seriously?
- What do we need to take less seriously?
- What should we do that would never work in a million years?
- What do we do that an outsider would think is crazy?
- What do we do that an outsider would think is awesome?
- What could we do better if we just had more information?
- What part of this is boring?
- What part of this is aggravating?
- How could we serve customers better?
- If you were in charge, what would you want done better?
- What do you have to do over?
- If you did this work, how would you do it differently?
- If (someone else) did this work, how would they do it differently?
- What should you suggest, even though it might hurt someone's feelings?
- What should you suggest, even though it might make someone look bad?
- What should you suggest, even though it might make you look bad?
- If there were something you could wave a magic wand on, what would it be?
- What would you tell someone to discourage them from working here?
- What do we spend too much money on?
- What do we not spend enough money on?
- Whose job would you want and why?
- Whose job would you not want and why?
- Where could we use a symphony conductor?
- What do we not pay enough attention to?
- What do we seem to care too much about?
- Where are we missing a piece of the puzzle?
- What should we flush down the toilet and start over?
There are a number of ways you can use these questions to spark engagement. Use some of them in one-on-one conversations to collect experiences and see others' points of view. Build a few into a meeting or workshop to get people talking about things they usually wouldn't. Include them in a newsletter or other communication vehicle with an invitation to answer and an easy way to participate. When it comes to engagement, asking is far more effective than telling.
Asking great questions starts with genuine curiosity. To turn them into questions that engage, follow through by helping people define solutions, and make sure they can find the means to implement them.


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On February 20th, researchers from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) shot a tracking device into the dorsal fin of the young male orca "Mike" (J-26). Mike likely flinched and dove when the razor barbs opened in the flesh of his fin, but with no other option seemed to go about life as usual with his mom and two younger sisters – at least for the three days that the device continued to function. (Southern Resident Killer Whale Satellite Tagging)
These devices are euphemistically called 'tags' because they are the modern genesis of the familiar ear tags used on livestock, but are really sophisticated data gathering GPS units. Designed to remain in place for 1 – 3 months, the idea is that the tracking device will provide information on the endangered Southern Resident orca's winter distribution.
The justification for the invasive 'tagging' program is that scientists can't define critical habitat for the whales until they know where the orcas go when they are not in the Salish Sea. Somehow the researchers seem to think that harassing the fragile population of orcas and throwing large amounts of money and time at this question will yield information that will help save the Resident orcas – but the scientists already know what the problem is: the orcas' primary food prey, Chinook salmon, have become an unreliable food source. Some years the orcas seem to find enough to eat, but other years the cyclic nature of salmon populations leaves the orcas hungry. (See The Center Conservation Biology). The biologists at NOAA have known this for years.
No one knows where Mike and his family are at the moment – which they wouldn't have known anyway. Except Mike is now swimming with a useless device impaled in his fin, or has lost the device and now has twin wounds penetrating his tissue.
It is understandable that the scientists want to define the winter range of the Southern Resident orcas, it is a question that has perplexed researchers for decades, and the researchers are every bit as concerned about the welfare of the orcas as is any activist. But there is a fine line between necessary science, satisfying curiosity, and meeting some ridiculous rule about defining habitat before proceeding to do what needs to be done to protect the whales. Even in the confines of the Salish Sea, around Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands the government is unable to enforce the regulations already in place, and it is absurd to think they will be able to do so out on the open ocean.
No, the problem is that no one wants to do the only thing that will truly help the orcas because the fix is both highly contentious and expensive; restore Chinook salmon populations.
Studying the problem to death or falling into the trap of 'being the one' to discover something are tactics that allow NOAA to keep its head in the sand while both the salmon and the orcas disappear, and certainly the scientists find this as upsetting as anyone else. The government needs to find the money to fix the salmon problem, or citizens need to take it upon ourselves to restore salmon habitat and choose something else on our dinner plates besides the shrinking (in size as well as in number) Chinook salmon. And let the orcas swim in peace."Mike" (J-26) usually swims with his mom and two younger sisters. (Photo by Dave Ellifrit)


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As a child of middle class parents, I grew up with a strong work ethic. And though my father was not "blue collar," we lived and got by with plenty of manual effort. Every one of my father's four boys pitched in. We mowed the lawn with a push mower (and later, an electric one), shoveled snow, set and washed dishes, scrubbed floors, counters and ovens… In the summer we had to finish our chores before we could go out and hike, play ball or swim. So, it has always been hard for me to just sit, except to study. I have always been more comfortable on my feet, at least poised for work.
So it has come with a great deal of discomfort that I am learning to meditate. It's "just" sitting. In meditation, I am not helping anyone, making money or studying to advance myself. And, like others not advanced in meditation, I am more likely to fall asleep than just "be."
But, the more I meditate as an opportunity to observe my thoughts and feelings, the more I do see some benefit to "just" sitting. I am also learning to accept that "just" sitting is not "just sitting," as in "lazy."
This morning a word popped into my head: "Marinade." "That's a great concept for holiday meals," I thought. Then… "Marinades are important for delicious meals." Then… "That's why meditating is so good for us. We marinade."
A marinade is known for layering in flavor; but it is also good for making subtle flavors more noticeable. In meditation, the subtleties of our thoughts, feelings and motivations come to the surface. They arise with opportunity to be seen and not judged. Experienced and not attached. Known and left to be. Meditation marinade. (My repetition of this phrase is, hopefully, a good marinade.)
When we get some time off (such as, for Thanksgiving and other holidays), a meditation marinade is easy. We fill our time one way or another and time off gives us more choices. We can choose to meditate, consider or reminisce. But can we marinade when we are back to our schedule? I believe that the metaphor of a marinade might just help us do that.
As our grandchild explained to us the other night (probably from lessons at school), "I think we should have Thanksgiving all year." If we agree, it might be all the motivation we might need to start our thanks and every one of our "meals" of life's many energies, with a meditation marinade.
Happy Holidays! Happy Marinading!
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At the South End of Lake Whatcom
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At night the lake looks closer,
and somehow it's brighter than the sky,
spread out like watery cloth.
It's hard to think of the speed of light
or the way light's supposed to
bend around things. From where
I stand by the still water, the stars
don't pulsate. They get bigger and bigger,
wet as the grass at my feet.
Richard Widerkehr earned his M.A. from Columbia University and won two Hopwood first prizes for poetry at the University of Michigan. He has two book-length collections of poems: The Way Home (Plain View Press) and Her Story of Fire (Egress Studio Press), along with two chapbooks. Tarragon Books published his novel, Sedimental Journey, about a geologist in love with a fictional character. Recent work has appeared in Rattle, Floating Bridge Review, Gravel, Sweet Tree Review, and Cirque, Other poems are forthcoming in Measure, Arts & Letters, Naugatuck River Review, and Mud Season Review. He's worked as a writing teacher and, later, as a case manager with the mentally ill. He co-edits poetry for Shark Reef Review. His new book, In The Presence Of Absence, will come from MoonPath Press in 2017.


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Random preventive patrol strategies are based on the idea that visible police presence in an area provides a general deterrent effect on crime and that, subsequently, the general public's fear of crime is reduced by that same police presence. It would be expected, as a result, that crimes that would normally take place in fairly public areas, such as general property offenses or street crimes, would be more significantly impacted by preventive patrolling practices, whereas offenses typically committed in relative seclusion would be less susceptible to the deterrence effects of preventive patrolling. The utilization of police resources for random preventive patrol activities is, however, ineffective at deterring crime and apprehending offenders. Research suggests that targeted preventive activities in strategic zones where the majority of crimes occur, or when treatments driven by specific policies or practices aimed at meeting strategically defined goals are utilized, is far more effective in reducing crime (Sherman and Weisburd, 1995).
The first study that aimed to discern the effectiveness of preventive patrolling practices took place in Kansas City, Missouri in 1972-1973. The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment took place within fifteen beats, and each beat was assigned to a proactive group where preventive patrols were increased, a control group where no changes were made to preventive patrolling practices, or a reactive group where preventive patrolling was suspended (Kelling et Al., 1974). Generalized, the findings of the Kansas City Experiment showed no significant impact on crime deterrence, citizen fear of crime, community attitudes toward the police, or police response time (Kelling et Al., 1974).
The Kansas City Experiment suffered from a number of errors in methodology, as outlined by Larson (1975), but also provided a number of interesting facts surrounding patrol deployment and perceived police presence as an unintended by-product. It is important to first note the most applicable shortcomings identified in the Kansas City Experiment in order to understand why the general finding that preventive patrol activities appeared to have no significant impact cannot be taken at face value. Perhaps most importantly, the areas designated as reactive beats still received a significant visible police presence through responses to service calls, the routine operations of specialized units, and patrol-initiated activities such as building or car checks and stopping motorists for traffic violations (Larson, 1975). Further, as a result of using multiple patrol units dispatched in response to calls for service in the reactive groups, and coupled with an increased use of emergency lights and sirens, there was no diminished public awareness of a police presence in these areas (Larson, 1975). In essence, according to Larson (1975), the nature and design of the Kansas City Experiment served to empirically test whether patrol units could be spatially redistributed within a confined region or zone without an actual or perceived degradation in service, instead of actually testing whether preventive patrol practices were effective. Understanding the shortcomings of the Kansas City Experiment results in a clearer understanding of why the conclusion that routine preventive patrol activities has little or no value is not justifiable. In fact, Larson's (1975) analysis of the experiment provides the framework for understanding Sherman and Weisburd's (1995) hypothesis that patrol dosage in the Kansas City Experiment actually varied by a statistically insignificant amount from normal patrol levels, which is why the Kansas City Experiment seemingly provided support for the concept that preventive patrol has no effect even though other studies provided contradictory evidence and conclusions. It is through targeted patrol dosage in specific zones, or hot spots, and through the use of strategically defined objectives during patrol activities, that the effectiveness of certain types of preventive patrol efforts becomes identifiable.
Sherman and Weisburd (1995), McGarrell et Al. (2001), and Braga (2001) all provide insights into the effects of "hot spot" policing, which is a form of place-oriented preventive patrol. McGarrell et Al. (2001) also examined the effects of providing a clear strategic goal for officers during preventive patrol activities, namely the locating and seizure of illegally possessed firearms, and its subsequent effect on crime. These studies provide the basis for the conclusion that certain preventive patrol practices are effective under certain circumstances and random preventive patrol activities are ineffective, even though the conclusions of the aforementioned Kansas City Experiment dominated police thinking about patrol strategies for more than two decades (Sherman and Weisburd, 1995).Sherman and Weisburd (1995) tested the effects of intensified, but intermittent, patrol on identified "hot spots" of criminal activity in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the study, one hundred and ten locales were identified and split into two even groups, with the experimental group receiving substantially increased levels of patrol dosage as opposed to the control group. It is worth noting that the experiment was designed only to measure the effect of heightened police presence at these locations, and that the activities of officers during the time they were within each zone was not restricted; in fact, the observed activities of officers during the time spent within the boundaries of the hot spot included activities unrelated to patrol, such as reading, sunning, and general conversation (Sherman and Weisburd, 1995). The study found clear, albeit modest, general deterrence effects as a result of increased police presence in the targeted areas, though with two caveats: first, there was no test of whether criminal activity was merely displaced to other areas so general deterrence effects throughout the community can not be claimed, and second, the experiment had not been replicated and therefore may be limited in external validity thus far (Sherman and Weisburd, 1995).
Along a similar line of inquiry, McGarrell et Al. (2001) evaluated the effect of directed patrol efforts, wherein police units were freed from the responsibility of responding to calls for service and were instructed to proactively patrol their assigned neighborhood with an emphasis on locating and seizing illegally owned firearms. Two different methodologies were utilized in order to examine the effects of a general deterrence approach versus a specific deterrence approach: in target area one, police were instructed to increase traffic stops to maximum levels in order to create a sense of significantly increased police presence, testing a general deterrence strategy that was also anticipated to lead to seizures of illegal weapons and drugs; in target area two, police were instructed to focus on investigating suspicious persons, a specific deterrence strategy, and conducting more thorough investigations for illegal weapons and drugs with each suspicious person (McGarrell et Al., 2001). Interestingly, the results of the study show a significant reduction in firearms related crimes in the specific deterrence beat, but actually show an increase in the general deterrence beat (McGarrell et Al., 2001). One possible explanation provided by McGarrell et Al. (2001) for the success of the targeted offender/specific deterrence approach lies in the possible interpretation of police actions within that zone, as a result of proactive, directed preventive patrol efforts, as heightened surveillance as well as removing firearms from those potential offenders most likely to use them. In effect, a directed strategy for preventive patrol activities in higher crime locations yields a significant impact in the reduction of violent crimes.
Perhaps the most compelling evidence for the effectiveness of place-oriented preventive patrol as opposed to random preventive patrol comes from Braga's (2001) analysis and systematic review of "hot spot" policing studies. Out of nine studies, seven showed noteworthy crime reductions as a result of place-oriented patrol activities, and it should be noted that intervention types ranged among three broad categories: enforcement problem-oriented-policing (POP) interventions, directed and aggressive patrol programs, and the use of crackdowns and raids (Braga, 2001). It is also important to note that methodological problems in the research and evaluation designs of two studies most likely accounts for the lack of observed reduced criminal activity in said studies, and the remaining study showing no discernable impact on reducing crime suffered from issues in implementation that could account for a lack of significance in results (Braga, 2001). Overall, Braga's (2001) review contributes to a growing body of research evidence supporting the conclusion that targeting "hot spots" of crime with focused, strategic intervention efforts is effective at reducing crime, both at the targeted zone and in surrounding areas, and is far more effective than random preventive patrol activities. These findings also provide positive indications that displacement of crime from a targeted zone to a less actively patrolled zone may be unfounded, though only five of the studies in Braga's (2001) review measured the potential displacement of criminal activity.
Given the briefly summarized results of the aforementioned experiments and systematic reviews, it is difficult to justify random preventive patrol efforts in light of far more effective results from directed patrol activities in the reduction of crime. Theoretically, random preventive patrol activities should provide general deterrence effects for publicly visible crimes, such as vandalism, disorderly conduct, robberies and burglaries, and potentially aggravated assault. However, targeted patrol activities appear to have the same effect with regards to increased public visibility in providing a level of general deterrence while simultaneously providing far more effective specific deterrence effects, as noted in the studies and reviews above. Therefore, the effectiveness of random preventive patrol activities is conclusively inefficient when compared with other methods of targeting and reducing criminal activity within any given zone.
Anthony Braga (2001). "The Effects Of Hot Spots Policing On Crime," The Annals of The American Society of Science, pp. 104-125.
Richard C. Larson (1975). "What Happened to Patrol Operations in Kansas City? A Review of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment" Journal of Criminal Justice, 3:267-297.
Edmund McGarrell, Steven Chermak, Alexander Weiss, and Jeremy Wilson (2001) "Reducing Firearms Violence Through Directed Police Patrol," Criminology and Public Policy, 1(1):119-148.
Lawrence W. Sherman and David Weisburd, (1995) "General Deterrent Effects of Police Patrol in Crime "Hot Spots": A Randomized, Controlled Trial," Justice Quarterly, 12: 625‑648.


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Learn how to handle the most urgent puppy training issues. Concepts and techniques introduced in this class provide a balance of positive motivation and challenges which build your puppy's confidence while encouraging your puppy's capacity for learning. Furthermore, many of the skills taught in this class such as, walking on a loose leach, sit, down, and come when called help develop your puppy's self control. This class also covers problem-solving ideas for potty training, chewing, teething, digging and more.
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Our trainers are offering *Low Cost* classes on good manners. Does your dog have bad manners? Does he jump on people? Does he pull you when you try to take him for a walk? All this can be fixed with the proper training.
Learn training techniques for dealing with inattentive, out-of-control, noisy and hyperactive adolescent and adult dogs. Brush up on manners and obedience skills. The skills and concepts introduced in this class include, but are not limited to, general house manners, impulse control, walking on a loose leash, coming when called and waiting at entrances and exits (doors and gates). Information and advice pertaining to specific behavioral issues are routinely addressed during this class. Training is introduced through positive and motivational techniques which makes learning fun for both you and your dog! The perfect class for a newly adopted dog.
This class is not intended for training aggressive/reactive dogs. Please see our other training options for this type of issue.
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Do you have a dog who reacts negatively to leashes, people or other dogs? Our trainers will work one-on-one with you and your dog to evaluate and help you understand why and how to address these common issues.
These sessions are not just for dogs with behavior issues; they are for anyone who prefers not being in a classroom setting or would just rather have individual training.
The cost for a one-on-one session is $50 and can last from 1-2 hours.
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Therapy dog training
Take this class along with your dog to help provide a much-needed service to our community. Our hope is that you and your dog will be a team for our programs including Pawsitive Reading Program, Pet Safety and Humane Education after successfully completing this class. Toledo's PET Bull Project's Therapy Dogs will be covered under our insurance if you participate in one of our programs.
A therapy dog must be a calm and well-mannered dog who has patience and no aggression. The class requirements are as follows:
Sit, Down, Stay, Walks nicely on a leash, Leave it, Recall
Dogs should be 1 year of age
The first class is for handlers only. There will then be two 2-hour workshops and the fourth class will be evaluations. This information will be distributed at the first class.
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Canine Good Citizens Testing
Toledo's PET Bull Project offers testing for your dog's Canine Good Citizens certificate. This certificate shows that your dog is a good citizen. Call 567-315-8051 for more information or to make an appointment to get your dog tested.
PAWSITIVE YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM (Coming soon)
Toledo's PET Bull Project is excited to present this program to youth in our community. Teens will have an opportunity to come out and teach their dogs good manners and how to take them through an agility course and also how to do some fun things like tracking.
Our trainers have a fun filled training program that will keep them coming back each week. These classes will teach pet responsibility and how to bond with your pet!
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I happen to adore the ants that are included in our insect cut-outs. Well, I think all of the bugs are adorable, but I realized that the ants matched our new purple chevron border and our BW collection perfectly.
I thought it would be fun to combine all of these fun products and create a really cute bulletin board!
I also used the chevron border to create my own flower stems to coordinate with the BW flowers!
The black, purple, and gray blend beautifully together and would make a gorgeous color combination in your own classroom.
You could purchase the BW collection, purple chevron border, then add those cute ants for accents throughout your classroom for a cutesy, fun accent!
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Globe Newspaper Group » Featured » Miller: S&P Downgrade Result of GOP Legislative Hostage Taking
Miller: S&P Downgrade Result of GOP Legislative Hostage Taking
Miller: S&P Downgrade Result of GOP Legislative Hostage Taking
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after Standard and Poor's downgraded the United States' credit rating, citing the recent budget battle where some Republicans leaders pushed the country to the brink of default. "The downgrade reflects our view that the effectiveness, stability, and predictability of American policymaking and political institutions have weakened at a time of ongoing fiscal and economic challenges," S&P said in their statement.
"Standards and Poor's downgrade should be a wakeup call to Republicans in Congress who have manufactured this political crisis in order to push their reckless ideological demands, and the media that have largely bought into their dangerous rhetoric.
"The United States can and will be able to pay its bills while investing in the middle class as long as there are leaders who act responsibly on behalf of the American people. However, as the last several weeks have shown, Tea Party Republicans in Congress have no such intention of acting responsibly. Their reckless extortionist legislative strategy has clearly done more to sow deep anxiety and uncertainty over the economy than nearly any other set of events.
"Republicans in Congress have proven beyond a doubt they will run the American economy into the ditch if they cannot win their extreme and ideological demands. Their uncompromising approach to governing is the single largest threat to Americans jobs and economic recovery right now.
"This hostage-taking cannot become a substitute to true bipartisan cooperation in Congress and must not be allowed to continue."
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Eros (or his Roman counterpart – Cupid) is god of love, companion and assistant of Aphrodite, the embodiment of loving desire. He provides the continuation of life on Earth. Psyche in Greek mythology was the personification of the soul, breath, appeared in the form of butterflies or a young girl with the wings of a butterfly. Myth about Cupid and Psyche became a storyline for many literary works.
Shannnam offers interesting collection devoted to St. Valentine's Day. In each of these jewelry pieces contain the situation well known to our hearts. All the rings are 100% hand-made and could be shipped for worldwide destination.
VIA: Cupid and Psyche collection by Shannnam.
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8 Jun 2008
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Thursday I visted the Chateau de Vêves, near Dinant, a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse in the Belgian province of Namur. It is a beautiful little town and sticks right away to rocks. See post below. The castle was constructed in the 15th century and looks like this :
Unfortunately the day was grey and without sunshine.
This bell hang at the big entrance door
copperplate prints at the wall
A poor deer's head was hanging in one of the rooms
displays of prints and coins
a nice and comfortable suit for shopping !
A huge fireplace with beautiful rough mosaic on the floor
The staircase
stone bullets
a place to play cards
The dining table
a little chapel
An old squeezing machine for cider
the kitchen with an open fire
and the blower
Today the owner's family still lives in there, but in a modernized part of the Castle of course.
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Lovely castle!
- 8 Jun 2008, 10:47:00
- secret agent mama said...
That looks like a wonderfully historic place!!
- 8 Jun 2008, 15:28:00
- Annie said...
How beautiful - I love the bell, and the fireplace, and the stairs - they are gorgeous!
- 8 Jun 2008, 16:11:00
- Rebecca said...
I really like that castle! :)
And did you know that "gray" days are actually better for photography than bright, sunny days?
- 8 Jun 2008, 16:41:00
- maggie's mind said...
Oh, wow, I love the staircase and the fireplace. These are awesome shots!
- 8 Jun 2008, 19:43:00
- Connie said...
Amazing historical pics! My fave is the dining table~very pretty :)
- 8 Jun 2008, 20:57:00
- Jenty said...
What a picturesque castle!
- 8 Jun 2008, 21:20:00
- Karen of Sillymonkeez said...
Those are all great! Thanks for sharing your travels with us!!
- 8 Jun 2008, 22:33:00
- HRH said...
What a neat place! My favorite is the fireplace...it looks like a lovely place to sit and enjoy an evening (if you live in a castle).
- 9 Jun 2008, 00:34:00
- Rachel said...
I love castles and hope someday I can see one in person! Thanks for the great tour of this one!
- 9 Jun 2008, 04:39:00
- Junebug said...
Very cool castle. It would be nice to live near castles!!
I believe that might be a moose head in your picture. :D
- 9 Jun 2008, 15:55:00
- vlado&toni said...
why is there in every castle i have been to there is always a poor deer's head? nice castle though :) i love the first picture, although the weather was grey, the picture was beautiful :)
- 9 Jun 2008, 22:54:00
- jientje said...
I love anything old, churches, castles ... Great post!
- 9 Jun 2008, 23:08:00
- claudie said...
Hello Gattina!
I was so curious to look for the castle you spoke about! You make me think to the film Les Visiteurs! I would like one day to sleep a night in a such place!
- 10 Jun 2008, 22:09:00
Did you also saw 'Château de Noisy'? It is nestled in the woods. From a window of the Château de Vêves' can you see it!
- 20 Nov 2008, 10:47:00
Did you also saw 'Château de Noisy'? It is nestled in the woods. From a window of the Château de Vêves' can you see it!
- 20 Nov 2008, 15:40:00


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The Chinese government, facing ever more international scrutiny, appears to be trying to restrict the gaze of its world audience during the upcoming Olympic Games. It has told broadcasters that it may bar live television shots of Tiananmen Square during the Beijing Olympics this summer. The move looks to be a sign of the government's increasing unease following recent protests among Tibetans.
The ban would affect NBC and other major news outlets that plan to broadcast the games Aug. 8-24. Most broadcasters had expected to include live TV shots of the square.
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ITV launches ITV3 primetime timeshift
Using capacity previously assigned to ITV/JML joint venture The Store, itv3+1 now broadcasts between 6pm and midnight on Freeview.
Freeview and YouView viewers will now be able to watch shows including Murder, She Wrote, Poirot and Midsomer Murders an hour later on itv3+1.
itv3+1 first appeared on Freeview on the 15th October as a placeholder channel, broadcasting a timeshift of ITV3's teleshopping strand during the early hours, in order to secure a slot on the digital terrestrial television platform. It initially launched on channel 63 before moving to channel 34 following the demise of Top Up TV.
The Store is now available on channel 39 from 0000-0400, with the majority of its Freeview broadcast hours now given over to gambling. Only one hour of actual teleshopping content remains. The Store continues in its usual format on Sky and Freesat.
Meanwhile, ITV has added itv4+1 to Freeview channel 54. Following in the footsteps of itv3+1, it will broadcast between 0400-0600 and is also thought to be holding a slot on Freeview for the broadcaster. Under the rules governing Freeview channel number allocations, itv4+1 will be entitled to leapfrog other channels if a higher ranking slot becomes available in the future.
UKTV has done the same with timeshift Dave Ja Vu, which in the past was used to hold a slot for the channel which became "Drama" and to retain Freeview channel 25 for future use by the company.
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The aim of the scholarship program is to enable talented Ukrainian students to get a quality education. It is designed for students who wish to study at the selected universities in Bratislava, whereby within the program they will be reimbursed for the study and part of the stay. Prospective students receive an education which they may apply either in Ukraine, in Slovakia, or elsewhere.
The scholarship is available to the students with Ukrainian nationality, who have applied for studies at the selected Slovak universities.
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Shared Vision – Zero Carbon Yorkshire's OPEN FORUM and AGM
Friday 8th June at the former Bridge St Church, Leeds, LS2 7QZ
10:15 Arrival
10:30 Rapid Shared Update
An opportunity for you to share your activities and achievements. Bring an A4 sheet about your organisation, or write on our Shared Reporting Wall
10:45 "The Art of a Zero Carbon Future"
James Mckay (University of Leeds, co-author of 'A Dream of a Low Carbon Future') and Kate Lock (Priestley International Centre for Climate and Leeds Climate Commission) will talk about INGENIOUS: a ground-breaking new project to engage the public in climate change that combines a collaborative visioning process with an art competition, with the emphasis on an optimistic outlook for Leeds in the next century.
11:15 Open Forum: The discussions you want to have with people you want to meet
12:30 AGM: report, strategy update and election of Directors. We are looking for up to 3 new directors to join this dynamic enterprise and actively contribute to ZCY development. For more information and to express your interest, email Tony Herrmann
1:00 Lunch – peruse the Shared Reporting Wall – networking
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We are pleased to announce the inaugural National Fundraising Awards, hosted by Nexus Direct. These annual awards will recognise fundraising excellence across Ireland; showcasing innovation, best practice and most of all the people that are changing lives everyday – Fundraisers!
And that's not all . . . these awards will follow an afternoon of insight and sharing as Nexus Direct launches a specially commissioned research report on the decline of fundraising in Ireland, how to acquire new donors, and help take Fundraising in Ireland to the next level.
Both events will take place at The Radisson Blu, Golden Lane on 22nd March from 2pm until late! We will kick off the day with the launch of our research immediately followed by the Irish National Fundraising Awards dinner.
Award categories to include:
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- Best Individual Giving Campaign
- Best Legacy or In-Memoriam Campaign
- Best Use of Digital
- Best Use of Events
- Most Innovative Income Generating Campaign
- Best Use of Insight and Research
- Best Use of Direct Mail
- Best Use of Donor Journey
The night will be lead by our Master of Ceremonies, Aidan Power!
Aidan Power is an early riser! He presents iRadio's breakfast show Aidan and Oonagh in the Morning, from 6.50am – 9.50am on weekdays.
He has almost 20 years of experience in youth programming, light entertainment, and sports television. He has worked with RTÉ for a number of shows including The Café, which he wrote and presented, Celebrity Bainisteoir, Superbloopers with Zig and Zag, The Hit, and Shake Down The Town to name a few. He has also worked with the BBC and RTÉ on sports programming for the Rugby World Cup, The Heineken Cup, The Golf Open, Olympics, and many more.
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The first solo exhibition in Samoa by Evotia Tamua titled Salelesi: A Village in Samoa was launched on Tuesday 15 November 2016. Held at the Centre for Samoan Studies Gallery, National University of Samoa. Showcasing 16 photographs in the main room and a slideshow of hundreds more photographs taken over a 20-year-period in her father's village of Salelesi.
Fa'afetai tele lava (thank you) to Creative New Zealand, Centre for Samoan Studies, National University of Samoa, New Zealand High Commission Apia and Signs Studio for their financial support in making this exhibition come together. Fa'afetai also to the people of Salelesi, Dionne Fonoti and Yuki Kihara for your continued support.
Tuesday 15 November to Saturday 19 November 2016.
The Auckland central suburb of Arch Hill held an art auction at Hopetoun Alpha to fundraise against an international company's commercial development in their neighbourhood. As a member of the Grey Lynn Business Association, Evotia donated two framed works with 50% of sales going towards the cause.
Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 March 2014.
A mixed media group show curated by Giles Peterson, Mexico.
O'Kaioceanikart, Auckland Central
Celebrating the launch of 'Pacific Auckland' and 'Polynesian Festival' photography books by Evotia and Little Island Press.
Mixed media group show curated by Andrea Low, Art Station, Ponsonby, Auckland.
Mixed media group show curated by Jim Vivieare, Te Karanga Gallery, Karangahape Rd, Auckland.
Mixed media group show curated by Eimi Tamua, Art Station, Ponsonby, Auckland.
Photography exhibition with Greg Semu and Eimi Tamua, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland.
Group show, The Depot Artspace, Devonport, Auckland.
Group show of contemporary NZ photographers, Matakana Pictures, Matakana.
Mixed media group show, curated by Lonnie Hutchinson. Christchurch and national tour.
Group show with tertiary students, Art Station, Ponsonby, Auckland.
Collaboration with Lindah Lepou, 208 Karangahape Rd, Auckland.
Mixed media group show. The Edge, Aotea Centre, Auckland.
Solo show, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University, UK.
Photography exhibition and talks with Eimi Tamua, Arch Hill Gallery, Auckland.
Group show curated by Ron Brownson, Auckland City Art Gallery.
The Pacific in photo art curated by Blair French, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney and The John Curtin Gallery, University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia.
Group show, 7th South Pacific Arts Festival Apia, Samoa.
First solo exhibition funded by Creative New Zealand and installed by Jim Vivieare, Arch Hill Gallery, Auckland.
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text: Philip Salter 26 April 2008 International Free trade begins at home Philip Salter 26 April 2008 International 1285 free-trade-begins-at-home Earlier this month Democrats in the United States House of Representatives managed to delay the establishment of a free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia. This protectionist stance reflects the positions taken by Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama, the two contenders for the Democratic nomination. This is despite the fact that both countries would clearly benefit from the agreement. Robert J Samuelson articulates this well, pointing out the blindingly obvious (though clearly not to many democrats): that this agreement would increase trade, helping U.S. manufacturers. The decision for the Democrat led house to delay President Bush's agreement with President Álvaro Uribe Vélez is mired in cheap political opportunism with little thought as to the consequences. The free trade agreement would benefit people in the United States by stripping out Colombia's tariffs that are as high 35% on cars, 15% on tractors and 10% on computers. This will obviously give U.S. businesses a fairer chance of competing with imports from elsewhere. The principal benefit for Colombians is different. Colombia's exports already enter the U.S. market duty-free under the 1991 Andean Trade Preference Act. For the people of Columbia, the Free Trade agreement offers the permanency that the 1991 Andean Trade Preference Act lacks, as the latter has to be renewed leaving businesses uncertain on the future. Although the Democrats lead the delay on the Trade agreement, there is a split in Democratic Party ideology between Lou Dobbs-style populism and Bill Clinton-style free trade. As such, prominent Democrats have written an open letter to Congress in support of the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement. Whether Clinton or Obama are true advocates of protectionism or just posturing for popular appeal, they are undoubtedly damaging the economic prospects of their country. In contrast, straight talking John McCain has the guts and integrity to stand up in Ohio and make the case for free trade to the people. He seems wise enough to know that free trade begins at home.


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Dr. Ben Carson made waves last week when he said that ObamaCare is the worst thing to happen to America since slavery.
On Friday, the good doctor explained to NewsOne radio's Roland Martin why this is the case (video follows with transcript and commentary):
DR. BEN CARSON: I didn't say this is as bad as slavery. I said this is the worst thing since slavery. The reason I said that…
ROLAND MARTIN: Which includes Jim Crow, which includes…
CARSON: Yes, absolutely, including those, and I'll tell you why I think that. This nation was founded on the principle that it would be a new type of nation that was for, of, and by the people. A constitution was put in place that would assure that the people remained at the pinnacle of power and that the central government would never reach the point where it had control of the people. This fundamentally changes the relationship.
MARTIN: How so?
CARSON: It places the government now at the pinnacle because it now is placed on a road that will give it control of everyone's health. Your health is the most important thing that you have, and I think most of us are asleep at the wheel. We don't actually realize what's happening.
MARTIN: But Dr. Carson, how is the government, how's the government controlling people's health when you talk about providing health care. Actually aren't individuals in control of their health in terms of wellness, in terms of how they take care of themselves?
Because the reality is we have a system in America that says that county hospitals – look, I cover county government, and I had to deal with this – county hospitals must see anybody who comes through that door. And one of the things that we have seen in this country: dramatic increases in terms of the budget, in terms of the budget gaps because of exploding healthcare costs. And so we are paying higher property taxes and higher sales taxes as it relates to our county hospitals. And so we've been funding a national healthcare system, and it hasn't been working. So how is this somehow controlling people's health?
CARSON: I'll tell you. What do you need for good healthcare? You need a patient and you need a healthcare provider. Along has come a middleman to facilitate the relationship. Now it has become the primary entity with the patient and the healthcare provider at its beckon call. Completely turns the situation upside-down. And this is only the beginning. What you will see – mark my words - is that a lot of the insurance companies will begin to fold. People will have fewer and fewer options. Ultimately we will have a single-payer system if we don't stop this from happening. And that will give the government the kind of control that it needs. And, you know, all you have to do is look back through history – and this is something that most people don't, they don't know very much about history, even in this country.
Sadly, the good doctor spoke the truth.
(HT Mediaite)


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29. 六月 2017
Visionary technologist, pioneer, association president and strategist for success
It wasn't an easy beginning: Wilhelm Harting had actually planned for his son to spend a fair bit of time in the USA on completing his studies. The idea was for the young business studies graduate to gain some experience before starting work. But everything changed on the sudden death of the company's founder in 1962. Dietmar Harting joined his parents' company on 1 July 1967 - right after graduating. Now 77 years old, he can look back after fifty years in the service of the company on an impressive life's work as one of the most important entrepreneurs in the industry, the local region and beyond.
Born in Berlin and raised in Dankersen, he took the helm of the company - founded in 1945 - with his mother. At the end of his very first year, there was a difficult decision to be made - the purchase of an automatic lathe at a cost of 750,000 Marks - by a company that achieved sales of around 29 million Marks with 1,000 employees that year. Mother and son decided to make "the massive investment" (Harting) on their way home from the works Christmas party.
It paid off, and the powerful combination of technology and entrepreneurship underlying their strategy over the ensuing years saw the Technology Group make rapid progress: turnover went up by 50 percent within three years. With the adoption of an international outlook in 1979, expansion in Espelkamp and the diversification of its connector technology, HARTING was focusing on global markets and versatile applications and uses for its innovative products, solutions and customized hardware and software offering. "My father wrote in the family album for me, saying that quality was the most important requirement for success. Customers need to come back and not products. I've always stayed true to this - after all, it's our name on it," remembers Dietmar Harting, who headed the company with his wife Margrit from 1987.
Involvement on national and international committees
Having said that, Dietmar Harting hasn't just been content to set the course within his own company. Since the1990s, he has been involved with national and international associations and committees, holding leading positions and successfully campaigning for regulation and standardisation making "a contribution to the success of European unity and the domestic market, which cannot be overestimated", as the former EU Commissioner Günter Verheugen put it in 2010. Harting was President of the Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie (ZVEI) between 1998 and 2004, and headed the Deutsche Institut für Normung (DIN) for eight years - and the European standardisation organisations CENELEC and EXPRESS.
He became a member of the Council for Research, Technology and Innovation under Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl and the Partner for Innovation initiative under his successors Gerhard Schröder and Angela Merkel. He occupied further high-ranking positions - such as BDI Vice President and Chairman of the Exhibitor Council and Deputy Chairman of Deutsche Messe AG. And the awards are equally numerous: Honorary President of the ZVEI, the Federal Order of Merit, First Class (with his wife Margrit), the Lower Saxony Order of Merit, the Erich Gutenberg Prize, the Trade Fair Gold Medal of Honour and an Honorary Doctorate from the Leibniz University of Hanover in 2010.
Identifying trends early on
But - for this passionate and irrepressibly curious engineer who sees trends early on, analyses opportunities, weighs up the risks carefully and makes prudent decisions - sustainability for manufacturing, energy and materials consumption is of equally high value. The vision introduced in 1996 required HARTING to "Shape the future with technology for people". Dietmar Harting is in no doubt that innovative technology products and processes can help many people, making their work and daily lives easier. And the science and research behind technological progress are essential for securing and creating employment and the competitive edge and leading position of the German economy.
In spite of the company's global stance and his own cosmopolitan outlook, Dietmar Harting - who is mostly quite reserved - remains intimately connected to his local region and homeland. He played handball at school and tennis later in life, and now supports and promotes sports clubs like ATSV Espelkamp, Preußen Espelkamp and GWD Minden, and provided the finance for modernising the Albert Pürsten Stadium in Espelkamp.
Dietmar Harting and his wife Margrit were made Honorary Citizens of the City of Espelkamp in 2009. In his laudatory speech, Mayor Heinrich Vieker told how they had demonstrated exemplary commitment to the local region for decades - as supporters, trendsetters and patrons.
When he handed over Chairmanship of the Board to his son Philip in 2015 (daughter Maresa is Vice President Finance and Purchasing) to devote himself to "New Technology", his record could not be more exemplary. In five decades, Dietmar Harting has shaped the company with a dynamic hand, transforming it into one of the world's leading industrial connector providers, a global player, trend-setter and driver of Industry 4.0. And - with recent turnover at 586 million Euros - the third generation of the family is in very safe hands – and well on the way to making it one billion.
1967 – 2017
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Forgive and Forget and is the second installment of a series of recordings dubbed Jazzmasters Unlimited". A master jazz trumpeter with over 20 years of experience, Stafford has been hailed as one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player" by legendary pianist McCoy Tyner. A powerful trumpeter with a finely honed sense of swing, and the ability to croon lilting balladry of great beauty, Stafford can play modern, up-tempo or groove in the pocket.
The Terell Stafford Quintet, which includes Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, Peter Washington, and Dana Hall, is an acclaimed ensemble which plays major festivals and clubs around the country and has issued fine recordings including Brotherlee Love (Capri Records, 2015) which topped the prestigious JazzWeek radio chart for two non-consecutive weeks in 2015 and was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and This Side of Strayhorn (MAXJAZZ, 2011), which was a Downbeat Magazine Editor's pick in 2011.
As a soloist, Stafford is constantly in demand and has performed with a who's who of jazz luminaries including Bobby Watson, McCoy Tyner, Benny Golson, Kenny Baron, Jimmy Heath Big Band, Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts, The Clayton Brothers, and the Grammy Award winning Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Stafford has been recognized as a Rising Star Trumpeter by Dowbeat Magazine in 2003 and 2006 and as a Trumpeter Deserving Wider Recognition in 1999 and 2002. He's currently the Director of Jazz Studies and Chair of Instrumental Studies at the Boyer College of Music at Temple University and is founder and Artistic Director of The Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra. This production of Jazzmasters Unlimited" serves as a showcase of Stafford's improvisational abilities. It's also an attempt to capture one of the major trumpet voices of his generation in the normal working environment of the jazz musician, the recording studio... slightly different from, and historically parallel to a musician's live performance.
From producer Herb Harris
Aside from being a fantastic and versatile player, I found working in-studio with Terell memorable for being easy as he's a man of very little muss or fuss. He calmly unpacked his trumpet, received a bit of instruction about the tunes, and then started blowing. And so he blew, and blew... blew like a man singularly possessed with craft and accustomed to working in tight windows. He blew a number of solos of astonishing consistency, grace and fire, The resulting document, Forgive and Forget, is an inspiration to me. I hope it inspires you as well."
This story appears courtesy of All About Jazz Publicity.
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The Times won an award for its cycle safety campaign, Cities Fit For Cycling, last night at the Online Media Awards.
Cities Fit for Cycling won the category for best use of crowd sourcing/citizen journalism. The judges were particularly impressed at how the paper had generated " lots of reader stories and details and insights".
Ben Whitelaw, the paper's social media editor tweeted: "Hopefully it'll serve as motivation to continue the #cyclesafe push".
In total, over 35,000 people have pledged support to Cities fit for Cycling, contributed over 7,000 stories and identified the 10,000 most dangerous roads to travel by bicycle.
Although The Times website is behind a paywall, the cycling campaign pages are usually public, allowing all cyclists to point out on an interactive map the junctions and roads that they feel least safe on. There is also a form for cyclists to petition their MP to improve cycling facilities in their area.
On a supplementary blog, I Love My Bike, cyclists can celebrate the more joyous side of their sport and hobby.
The paper's campaign was sparked by a tragic accident; reporter Mary Bowers was cycling to work when she was hit by an HGV just metres from the Times office in November. She remains in hospital in a sub-conscious state.
In February, Cities fit for Cycling launched, with a manifesto that included eight points for safer cycling that several city councils, including Cambridge and Bristol, have adopted in full.
The points include better cycle training and the appointment of cycling commissioners in every city.
Since then, the campaign has inspired a Parliament debate in Westminster Hall, attended by over 80 MPs, and brought about a Commons committee inquiry into cycle safety.
The paper also hosted a mayoral hustings, specifically to create a debate between London mayoral candidates about the future of cycling in the city.
So far this year, 40 cyclists have died on Britain's roads.
After an unpromising start, having to be bribed by her parents to learn to ride without stabilisers, Sarah became rather keener on cycling in her university years, and was eventually persuaded to upgrade to proper road cycling by the prospect of a shiny red Italian bike, which she promptly destroyed by trapping a pair of knickers in the rear derailleur. Sarah writes about about cycling every weekend on road.cc.


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Weeknight Spaghetti and Meatballs – Last week I gave you a recipe to help you use up that jarred spaghetti sauce in your pantry and I'm back with another one today. It's not that much of a departure from traditional spaghetti, but bear with me. Not long ago I asked my tragically picky 4 yr. old what she wanted for dinner one night and she quickly said spaghetti and meatballs.
{Jaw Drops}
…Um what?! You want something besides a peanut butter sandwich and a swift kick to the head for not eating anything else?!
{Pick jaw off floor}
I'm on it!
So, with only about 45 minutes to get dinner on the table before soccer practice I started pounding out some meatball mix thinking I had time. You see where this is going, don't you?
I'm pretty much a genius.
I'm humble, too.
The only thing separating this from regular meatballs is the 30 minutes it takes to roll each individual ball and it's just as satisfying to eat! My daughter scarfed this down in just enough time to rush over to soccer and had the leftovers for lunch 2 days in a row. So just based on that, I'm going to go ahead and call this one a winner.
- 1.25 lb lean ground beef
- 15 saltine crackers
- 1/2 C milk
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1/2 C parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Favorite Spaghetti sauce
- Pasta of choice
- Place crackers and milk in a small bowl, let them soak until soft and stir to combine them with the milk and vinegar. Place meat, cracker mixture, garlic, parsley, cheese, egg yolk, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl and gently mix until all the ingredients are well incorporated with each other.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Put meat in the pan in one lump and start to break it up into smaller meatball-sized portions with a spatula. Continue to brown the meat "balls" until golden brown on all sides—the middle does not need to be cooked through yet. Carefully drain off any excess fat from the pan.
- Pour jarred spaghetti sauce over the meat "balls" and bring to a low simmer. Cook an additional 10 minutes to let flavors meld and finish cooking the meat. Serve over pasta of choice.


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Valentine's cheekiness for the National Centre for Circus Arts
February 11, 2015
Photographed by Bertil Nilsson for the National Centre for Circus Arts.
Over the Christmas period I collaborated with the amazing Bertil Nilsson to create some images for the National Centre for Circus Arts.
The theme for the photo shoot was the '5 Gold Rings of Christmas' and consequently, there was a lot of spinning involved.
'Atma' photoshoot
May 5, 2010
This photoshoot was done by Bertil Nilsson at the Circus Space, London, straight after the presentation of our solo pieces in May 2010. It was very interesting to work with Bertil as he encouraged movement rather than posing, which made the shoot a lot more dynamic and fun.
More photos from this shoot are on my Flickr.