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Georgie Harman, CEO of beyondblue, writes: beyondblue recently released findings of an independent evaluation of the Stop. Think. Respect. 'Invisible Discriminator' campaign, which showed increased awareness of racial discrimination in people who had seen the ads. The campaign was launched in July last year to highlight the link between psychological distress and subtle racism. It hit the [...]READ MORE
The Health Wrap: Forgotten election issues, Indigenous funding reprieve, mind-eating ice, Medicare debate not dead yet
It's with pleasure I introduce this week's Health Wrap from my colleague Megan Howe, who has joined the Sax Institute as Publications Manager. Megan knows more than a thing or two about health reporting – she has worked in the media for 25 years, most recently as [...]READ MORE
What are the health issues at stake when #NSWvotes?
NSW voters are expected to return Mike Baird's Coalition Government this weekend (see reports at The Conversation and The Guardian), but the results in the Upper House are less certain, as former MP Rob Oakeshott pointed out at Croakey earlier this week. What are the health issues and concerns at play? Croakey contributors give their [...]READ MORE
Pharmacy deal in urgent need of new script
Adam Stankevicius writes: The Australian National Audit Office's report into the $15.4 billion remuneration scheme for pharmacy owners reveals a bewildering scale of administrative failure that only becomes clear on a detailed reading of the audit document. The auditor's exhaustive scrutiny of the administration of the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement (5CPA) shows the Health Department and [...]READ MORE
The lottery on offer at #NSWvotes: poison, catastrophe and coalmines…
Dr Tim Senior writes: Would you vote for a party that offered to poison you and your children slowly? What about a party offering entry to a lottery where the winning region picked at random would get a catastrophe? It might be severe bushfires, it might be a flood, but it would be dangerous and [...]READ MORE
Rob Oakeshott on #NSWVotes: We need another way
Croakey is running a mini-series on health and the NSW election, but this election analysis by a former NSW MP, Rob Oakeshott, is a sobering reminder that any considerations of health and health policy must take account of the wider political context…. *** Rob Oakeshott writes: Nothing matters in this NSW election. As soon as [...]READ MORE
A prescription for better rural health from young leaders
Representatives from 28 university Rural Health Clubs gathered in Melbourne recently for the annual council meeting of the National Rural Health Students' Network. Their new Chair, David Khoo, reports for Croakey on what matters most to the future leaders of rural health: Good health should be a given in a country as wealthy as Australia. [...]READ MORE
Reform of the Federation and health: Opportunities for change
"While we have a good health system, it is not good for all, and it can be made better." By Dr Linc Thurecht and Alison Verhoeven, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association As a contribution to the Reform of the Federation process, on 16 March 2015 the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) brought together over [...]READ MORE
The real health issues facing NSW, without the spin
Andrew Wilson writes: What happens when you bring a state health minister face-to-face with her two main challengers, fronting a roomful of health experts, without any TV cameras or dictaphones to leap on any "gaffes" or stumbles? What you can get is a genuinely informative debate, largely free of three-second soundbites. I saw this late last month at [...]READ MORE
The next NSW Government must stop the squeeze on community mental health services
The next NSW Government must make health services much more accountable for their use of mental health funding, and deliver major new investment in community mental health services, according to psychiatrist Alan Rosen, Professorial Fellow, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong. *** Alan Rosen writes: It's a familiar [...]READ MORE

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Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods each carried momentum into the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational. That meant the best 36-hole score for Furyk in his PGA Tour career, and the worst start for Woods in nearly fourth months.
Furyk had another good day with the putter, making a few birdies early and saving par from the bunker four times on the back nine at Firestone in Akron, Ohio, for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain.
It helped that Furyk opened with a 63 on Thursday afternoon, allowing him to turn around Friday morning and try to resume his good play. That's what he did, starting with a tricky birdie putt on the second hole and following his lone bogey with a 20-foot birdie on the ninth.
He was at 11-under 129, two shots clear of Cabrera-Bello, who had a 65. Louis Oosthuizen used his putter from just off the ninth green to finish with a birdie and a 65, leaving him three shots behind going into the weekend of this World Golf Championship. Jason Dufner had a 66 and was four shots behind.
Woods, a seven-time winner at Firestone, can't seem to get anything going.
He threw away three shots on the back nine Thursday, the last one a three-putt on the 18th hole for a 70. He started his second round by driving into a bunker and making a bogey on the 10th hole, and it never got much better. For the second straight day, he had to lay up with his third shot on the par-5 16th. And the low point of his putting woes came on No. 7, when he stuffed his tee shot inside 5 feet and three-putted for bogey.
Woods had a 72 and was at 2-over 142, leaving him 13 shots behind on the course where he had never finished worse than fifth the first 11 times he played. It was his highest 36-hole score to par since his 3-over 145 start at the Masters.
Morgan shoots his age
Sixty-five-year-old Gil Morgan shot his age for a share of the first-round lead in the Champions Tour's 3M Championship at Blaine, Minn.
Chien Soon Lu, Steve Pate and Peter Senior also shot 7-under 65 at the TPC Twin Cities.
Joel Edwards, Tom Jenkins and Mark McNulty were a stroke back. Past event champions David Frost, Bernhard Langer and D.A. Weibring were at 67 along with Joe Daley, Jeff Hart and Willie Wood.
On an ideal sunny day with a slight breeze, Morgan had seven birdies in his round. He won the last of his 25 Champions Tour titles in 2007 at Pebble Beach.
Tom Lehman, the former University of Minnesota player who teamed with Arnold Palmer to design the TPC Twin Cities, had a 68. Lehman grew up in Alexandria, Minn. Defending champion Jay Haas opened with a 71.
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The Guide is intended to support decision-making associated with the management of impacts to soil, groundwater and soil vapor, including the presence of Non Aqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL), addressing potential exposures and risks, investigation techniques and readily available technologies from which a site- specific assessment and/or corrective action plan can be developed. Overall the guide describes the: Process used to develop a Conceptual Site Model (CSM) to address potential sources, potential exposure pathways, and potential receptors. Data collection to support the CSM and identify imminent hazards. Process to identify potential risks and assess risk-based corrective action measures. Steps for implementing risk reduction measures and remedial actions. Actions to be taken to close-out the project.
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The report explores some of the major themes impacting the SLCFs discussion, and aims to: Identify and understand the effects on warming, precipitation, and air quality from methane and black carbon as well as the associated uncertainty Assess the sources and sinks of methane and black carbon from a global perspective as well as from the oil and gas industry in particular Understand the role of current initiatives to measure, mitigate and manage the emissions of SLCFs Discuss remaining gaps in the industry understanding of SLCF emissions, future pathways to reduce uncertainty, and high impact pathways for reducing these emissions The workshop and this publication are part of IPIECA's long-term initiative to promote climate change understanding and engage in developing solutions for mitigating risks to both society and the oil and gas industry.
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Over the past year, the concepts of 'unburnable carbon', 'stranded assets' and a 'carbon bubble' have been promoted by a number of groups, gaining the attention of investors, academics and the media. This fact sheet explores some of the assumptions involved in these concepts and puts them into the wider perspective of the energy system, recognizing the importance that oil and gas bring to modern living standards, economic growth and societal advancement. It also demonstrates how oil and gas companies acknowledge the risks posed by climate change and how they actively manage these risks.
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This new Operating Management System Framework is designed to help companies define and achieve performance goals and stakeholder benefits, while managing the broad and significant range of risks inherent in the oil and gas industry. "Operating" applies to every type of upstream or downstream company activity, from construction to decommissioning, throughout the entire value chain and lifecycle of the business and its products. The Framework offers an integrated approach and the flexibility to address some or all of a wide range of risks, impacts or threats related to occupational health and safety; environmental and social responsibility; process safety, quality and security. The degree of integration and the scope of an OMS will be determined by individual companies and will differ depending on their activities, organisational structure and management system maturity.
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IPIECA has published the report of its 40th Anniversary conference held in London on 3 April 2014. In addition to charting and celebrating IPIECA's history and achievements since 1974, the report highlights the conference's focus on identifying what more IPIECA can do to support the industry in meeting society's current and future expectations for environmental and social performance. With over 200 participants from more than 70 global organizations, and a wide range of high level speakers and panelists, the conference demonstrated both the convening power of IPIECA, and the breadth and depth of its partnerships and stakeholder relationships. The report details the inputs and outputs from panel-led discussions on the challenges relating to climate change, the environment and social responsibility. Insights are shared from a wide range of industry speakers, as well as those representing external organisations including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the World Resources Institute, the United Nations Environment Programme, Oxford University, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme.
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The Human Rights Training Tool (3rd edition) enables oil and gas companies to develop a better understanding of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights and key human rights issues relevant for the industry. It reinforces company expectations and requirements related to human rights and introduces resources to help manage potential human rights issues. This edition also includes a dedicated module on labour issues, covering freedom of association and collective bargaining, child labour, forced labour, human trafficking, and elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. Additionally, it covers key considerations when engaging with suppliers on human rights and labour commitments.
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Is Social Unrest Coming To Saudi Arabia? New King Vows To Limit Oil Price Impact, Boost SecuritySubmitted by Tyler Durden on 03/10/2015 21:00 -0400
In what some note could be a pre-emptive strike against rising social tensions in The Kingdom, new (and potentially crazy) King Salman bin Abdulaziz vowed to limit the impact of lower oil prices on economic growth, demanding that his regional governors "listen to their citizens." King Salman then specifically noted, he would work to "achieve justice for all citizens with no difference between one citizen and another, one region or another," adding that he will "confront the reasons behind schisms in society." Concluding with a warning that "we will never allow for tampering with our security," the King vowed to "boost security forces' capabilities to defend the nation."
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The Dire State Of Our Nation (What You Won't Hear From The Politicians)Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/23/2015 23:20 -0400
No matter what the politicians say about how great America is and how we, as a people, will always triumph, the fact is that the nation seems to be imploding. Despite the dire state of our nation, however, you can rest assured that none of the problems that continue to plague our lives and undermine our freedoms will be addressed by our so-called elected representatives in any credible, helpful way, and certainly not during a State of the Union address.
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What Reforms: Hours After ECB's QE Announcement, French Government Fails To Reach Job Creation AgreementSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/22/2015 16:11 -0400
Remember when just a few short hours ago, the ECB's Mario Draghi said that under no circumstances should the ECB's historic launch of QE be taken by anyone as a substitute for legitimate fiscal and other labor reform: as in the one thing the continent that has youth unemployment higher than 50% in various nations truly needs, instead of a Dax at record highs? Well, we are happy to report that just hours after the launch of QE, French trade unions and employer groups failed to reach agreement in a final bid to spur job creation in a moribund market by simplifying rules on worker representation in firms, the government and unions said.
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Frontrunning: January 21Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/21/2015 08:38 -0400
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- Australia
- Bank of Japan
- Barack Obama
- Barclays
- Bitcoin
- Boeing
- Canadian Dollar
- China
- Citigroup
- Copper
- Corruption
- Councils
- Credit Suisse
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- Davos
- Dollar General
- Dreamliner
- European Union
- Evercore
- Exxon
- Ford
- France
- Goldman Sachs
- goldman sachs
- Henderson
- Hershey
- Hong Kong
- Housing Starts
- India
- Iraq
- Japan
- Keefe
- Mars
- Merrill
- Morgan Stanley
- Nomura
- President Obama
- Private Equity
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- Regions Financial
- Reuters
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Verizon
- Volvo
- Wells Fargo
- White House
- Yuan
- Obama Targets Income Gap in Address That Shapes 2016 Election (BBG)
- Republicans Reject Obama's Main Economic Proposals (WSJ)
- Senate's Shelby Says White House Bank Tax Is Dead on Arrival (BBG)
- Is Dollar Next? Investors Reassess After Swiss Shock: Currencies (BBG)
- Bank of Japan Cuts Price Forecast, Maintains Record Stimulus (BBG)
- Pound Weakens After BOE Policy Makers Drop Call to Raise Rates (BBG)
- Putin not flinching on Ukraine despite economic crisis (Reuters)
- Indonesia will not make public full preliminary AirAsia crash report (Reuters)
- Party Hasn't Stopped for Russians at Davos Even With Ukraine Sanctions (BBG)
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Frontrunning: January 14Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2015 08:51 -0400
- Apple
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- China
- Citigroup
- Conference Board
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- Crude
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- Duke Realty
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- Eurozone
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- U.S. Index Futures Decline on Commodities Slump, Growth Concerns (BBG)
- Al Qaeda claims French attack, derides Paris rally (Reuters)
- Charlie Hebdo With Muhammad Cover on Sale With Heavy Security Precautions (BBG)
- How an Obscure Tax Loophole Brought Down Obama's Treasury Nominee (BBG)
- ECB's bond plan is legal 'in principle' (FT)
- Charlie Hebdo fallout: Specter of fascist past haunts European nationalism (Reuters)
- DRW to acquire smaller rival Chopper Trading (FT)
- Oil fall could lead to capex collapse: DoubleLine's Gundlach (Reuters)
Italy's President Napolitano Resigns: What Happens NextSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 01/14/2015 06:32 -0400
Giorgio Napolitano, Italy's longest-serving president, resigned before the end of a second 7-year presidential term. Napolitano accepted 2nd term in 2013 after parliament failed to elect his successor for days, had signaled from start he wouldn't have served another full mandate. Here, courtesy of Bloomberg, is what happens next.
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Frontrunning: November 19Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/19/2014 08:25 -0400
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- Ukraine
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- Yellen Inherits Greenspan's Conundrum as Long Rates Sink (BBG)
- West African Mining Projects Take Hit From Ebola Crisis (WSJ)
- Saudi oil policy uncertainty unleashes the conspiracy theorists (Reuters)
- Senate Rejection of Keystone XL Measure Sets Up 2015 Showdown (BBG)
- Ferguson, Missouri, remains on edge ahead of grand jury report (Reuters)
- Putin Said to Stun Advisers by Backing Corruption Crackdown (BBG)
- Italian 'Invasion' Has Swiss Fuming as Immigration Vote Looms (BBG)
- Apple and Others Encrypt Phones, Fueling Government Standoff (WSJ)
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Glenn Greenwald On Hillary Clinton: "Soulless, Principle-Free, Power Hungry..."Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/14/2014 22:15 -0400
"As a drearily soulless, principle-free, power-hungry veteran of DC's game of thrones, she's about as banal of an American politician as it gets."
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Bread, Circuses, & Bombs - Decline Of The American Empire, Part 2Submitted by Tyler Durden on 11/10/2014 23:20 -0400
"The evil was not in bread and circuses, per se, but in the willingness of the people to sell their rights as free men for full bellies and the excitement of the games which would serve to distract them from the other human hungers which bread and circuses can never appease. The moral decay of the people was not caused by the doles and the games. These merely provided a measure of their degradation." The moral degeneration of the American populace, like the Roman people before them, happened slowly over time as they sold their liberty, freedom, and self-respect for full bellies, an endless array of modern day distractions, and promises from their highly educated rulers they would be taken care of and protected from all threats to their well-being, whether foreign, domestic, physical, mental, or social.
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Rule From The Shadows: The Psychology Of PowerSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 10/13/2014 21:54 -0400
It has always been in the interest of the ruling class to cultivate illusions which obscure the true nature of the game. Time to look behind the curtain.
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Guest Post: Turkey, The Kurds And Iraq - The Prize & Peril Of KirkukSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 10/07/2014 23:00 -0400
The modern Turkish government is looking at Iraq and Syria in a way similar to how Damat Ferid did almost a century ago when he sought in Paris to maintain Turkish sovereignty over the region. From Ankara's point of view, the extension of a Turkish sphere of influence into neighboring Muslim lands is the antidote to weakening Iraqi and Syrian states. However, the Turkish vision of the region simply does not fit the current reality and is earning Ankara more rebuke than respect from its neighbors and the West. The Kurds, in particular, will continue to form the Achilles' heel of Turkish policymaking. This is the crowded battleground that Turkey knows well. A long and elaborate game of "keep away" will be played to prevent the Kurds from consolidating control over oil-rich territory in the Kurdish-Arab borderland, while the competition between Turkey and Iran will emerge into full view.
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Futures Flat With All Headline-Scanning Algo Eyes On Today's FOMC MinutesSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/20/2014 07:09 -0400
While everyone's (algorithmic) attention will be focused on today's minutes from the July 29-30 FOMC meeting for views on remaining slack in U.S. economy following recent changes in the labor market (especially a particularly solid JOLTS report which indicates that at least on the openings front, there is no more) and any signal of policy change by the Fed ahead of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech in Jackson Hole on Aug. 22, a curious thing happened overnight when a few hours ago the BoE's own minutes show the first vote split since 2011, as Weale and McCafferty argue for a 0.75% bank rate. Then again, if the Russians are finally bailing on London real estate, the inflationary pressures at the top of UK housing may finally be easing. In any event, every FOMC "minute" will be overanalyzed for hints of what Yellen's speech on Friday morning will say, even if stocks just shy of all time highs know quite well she won't dare say anything to tip the boat despite her warnings of a biotech and social network bubble.
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Italian Police Grab $150 Million Assets From Nomura For Defrauding GovernmentSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 07/29/2014 19:53 -0400
While Goldman's "derivative-based financial advice" to Greece before the EU enabling them to join the party seemingly went unpunished, Nomura has not been so lucky. Having created complex derivatives transactions to 'help' Sicily's regional government, which have now produced major losses for the duped managers, The FT reports Nomura has had property and cash worth $150 million seized related to allegations that the investment bank defrauded the regional government of Sicily with the sale of derivatives in 2002.
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Frontrunning: July 7Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/07/2014 07:45 -0400
- Apple
- Arthur Burns
- Barclays
- Boeing
- Bond
- Capital Markets
- China
- Citigroup
- Copper
- Councils
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Devon Energy
- Gambling
- Germany
- Goldman Sachs
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- International Monetary Fund
- Iraq
- Japan
- JPMorgan Chase
- Merrill
- Morgan Stanley
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- new economy
- Newspaper
- Nuclear Power
- Obama Administration
- Raymond James
- Real estate
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- Repo Market
- Reuters
- Third Point
- Ukraine
- Wells Fargo
- Yuan
- Bond Anxiety in $1.6 Trillion Repo Market as Failures Soar (BBG), as reported first by Zero Hedge
- As Food Prices Rise, Fed Keeps a Watchful Eye (WSJ)
- Yellen's Economy Echoes Arthur Burns More Than Greenspan (BBG)
- Draghi's $1.4 Trillion Shot: Silver Bullet or Misfire? (BBG)
- Israel's Netanyahu phones father of murdered Palestinian teen (Reuters)
- Ukraine says forces will press forward after taking rebel stronghold (Reuters)
- Goldman Sachs Brings Forward Rate Forecast as Treasuries Drop (BBG)... you mean rise?
- Super typhoon takes aim at Japan (Reuters)
- Kidnapped Nigerian girls 'escape from Boko Haram abductors' (Independent)
- Merkel says U.S. spying allegations are serious (Reuters)
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"The Gap Between Those With Money & Those With Knowledge Has Grown Catastrophic"Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/25/2014 21:45 -0400
"The one unlimited resource we have on the planet is the human brain – the current strategy of 1% capitalism is failing because it is killing the Golden Goose at multiple levels. Unfortunately, the gap between those with money and power and those who actually know what they are talking about has grown catastrophic. The rich are surrounded by sycophants and pretenders whose continued employment demands that they not question the premises."
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Citizen journalists, local bloggers and concerned Americans with an Internet connection:
We at Congresspedia are looking to the future and the 110th Congress and would like you to help us get an early jump on the reporting. To compliment the profiles on each member of the 109th Congress, we've started creating profiles for the 2006 challengers who have a decent shot at winning.
On election night the Congresspedia editors will be staying up late to record the results on the state-by-state listings and each of the individual Congressional and challenger profiles. There's two ways to participate:
- Help build profiles of the challengers: Go to our Election 2006 homepage and click on a state to get to that state's election index page for the full list of races. Like all internal links on the Congresspedia, blue links go to articles that already exist and red links go to articles that have not yet been created. We've already got nearly 100 profiles of challengers, so you can either help expand those pages or jump in and create a new profile for a challenger not yet covered.
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On Super Bowl Weekend, NFL Players Association Director Joins UNITE HERE and Hundreds of Others Protesting Hyatt's Subcontracting Abuses
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of hotel workers and supporters, including DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, Indianapolis City Council President Maggie A. Lewis, and Majority Leader Vernon Brown, are taking part in a protest outside the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis just 48 hours before Super Bowl kick-off. Protestors are rallying to show solidarity with Hyatt workers and to demand that Hyatt end its abuse of subcontracted workers by hiring outsourced workers directly.
The protest comes amid a major lawsuit controversy involving Hyatt and its subcontractor Hospitality Staffing Solutions (HSS). Just ten days after area hotel workers filed a federal lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations against HSS and ten downtown hotels, including the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Hyatt announced that it would cut ties with the subcontractor, Hospitality Staffing Solutions (HSS). Its decision jeopardizes the jobs of twenty people now working at Hyatt. Some of the impacted hotel workers have worked for five to nine years as full-time employees. Thus far, Hyatt has refused to hire the workers directly, committing only to keeping the agency until the Super Bowl is over (Feb. 8).
While the Hyatt is slated to make millions of dollars the week of the Super Bowl, hotel workers are among the lowest paid in the nation. Hyatt room rates are expected to be over $1,000 per night. Yet workers there make poverty wages and now some are being told after the Super Bowl they may not have a job when the tourists have come and gone.
"I've worked at the Hyatt for over thirty years in housekeeping and I'm very proud to be welcoming Super Bowl visitors to Indianapolis. It is a celebration for our city," says Jackie White, who works at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis in the housekeeping department. "That said, I am concerned about what the legacy of the Super Bowl will be for Indianapolis hotel workers. The Hyatt will be making millions of dollars during the Super Bowl, and we deserve more for the hard work we do."
"While the Super Bowl is generating millions for downtown hotels, Indianapolis hotel workers are living in poverty," said Maggie A. Lewis, City Council President. "I stand with the Hyatt workers. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and have their work respected."
This is not the first time that Hyatt's ties to the subcontractor HSS have sparked controversy. On August 31, 2009, Hyatt fired its entire housekeeping staff at three non-union hotels in the Boston area, replacing women who had worked at Hyatt for decades with workers from a temporary agency. Many of the fired workers report that Hyatt required that they train their replacements. Their replacements now earn minimum wage and clean as many as 30 rooms a day. Few if any of the subcontracted workers receive health insurance.
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Grout then Silicon Cracking Can't Find Solution
Okay, so I have a bathroom that is pretty newly redone, for reasons I dont need to get into, I can not go back and speak with the contractor to get this fixed so its now on me.
I have a sunken shower with a small curb inside. The bathroom floors are 6"x24" porcelain tile. The tile guy was okay, but he didn't line up the tile well where my glass tile and porcelain tile meet to make a 90 degree angle. He also just used unsanded grout and not silicon for this plane change. After two months of use, I guess the movement in the porcelain floor cracked the grout.
I tried to remove the grout with a grout saw but was unable to. Instead I tried using 100% silicone over it. However, that only worked for about two weeks where now it looks like this. What can I do to correct this?? The gap is about 1/4". Should I once again try to scrape everything out and then use foam rod backer and silicone?
That's a horrible installation.... The very LEAST he should have done was using sanded grout, but even that won't do it. First, the tiles should have "lapped over" the vertical tiles. Secondly, even if not, he should have used a 100% Silicone caulk there.
My suggestion, since I guess you don't want to tear everything out, would be to remove the top tiles (carefully as I have NO idea how it's waterproofed) and have a piece of granite fabricated to cover the curb. You ought to be able to have a local shop do one for you for $50-$75 bucks. It should overhang by an eight to a quarter inch on both sides.
IF the curb waterproofing membrane is intact, you can thinset it in place and grout the edges or use some "PL Premium" to attach it.
Yes it is horrible, the rest of the shower looks good, but this was really a mess up.
I would prefer to find a solution to leave everything as is but to find a way to prevent water from getting in there. Can you link an example of what you mean by a granite to cover the curb?
Any other type of solution?


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'Bucket list' essential to living to the fullest
Faythe Del Rosario, scene editor. The Advocate
You never know when you're going to go. Life is uncertain and can end at any moment.
People should never look back at their lives during what may be their last few days on Earth and regret not doing something they always wished they could.
Some people say it is best to live in the moment.
But it can be difficult when doctors can only suggest options for illnesses that can leave someone depressed for a long time, such as radiation treatment.
It isn't healthy to stay depressed. It'll become difficult to accomplish anything after succumbing to those negative feelings.
It is not a good idea to live a stationary life filled with regret.
My boyfriend's mother has had cancer for several years now.
Her breast cancer went into remission three times before finally metastasizing into terminal bone cancer that also caused a brain tumor last summer. If it had not been taken out, she would have had only two weeks before death.
Her oncologist estimates she will only have until around the end of this calendar year to live.
Hard-pressing situations like these can be difficult to ignore, but it doesn't mean one should, for lack of a better term, "lay down and die."
The situation definitely doesn't keep her down.
In a recent conversation she said she's had a good run. After watching her sons grow into adults, she now has the time to focus on her well-being.
From knowing her, I must agree she's had a great life and done many things.
What's best is she is always smiling and enjoying the limited time she does have left being around the people she loves, regardless of the physical pain that comes with her cancer.
She always wanted to go to Africa on safari and is currently taking a two-week trip to Tanzania.
Other things in life kept her from actually going, like raising three kids, working full time as an elementary school teacher and worrying about her health.
Creating a "bucket list" provides people with the chance to plan out what they want to do before their time comes to an end.
This "to-do list" consists of the dreams a person hopes to accomplish before his or her death. The satisfaction of fulfilling these tasks is usually unique only to that person.
Ultimately, the things that are accomplished will allow the person with the bucket list to look back on the accomplishments with joy.
But I don't think nearing death should be an excuse to finally do the things you've always wanted to do.
A bucket list doesn't have to be something made up after hearing life-altering news.
It isn't necessary to decide to take on ridiculous or extravagant tasks after being diagnosed with a terminal disease, as in the movie "The Bucket List."
They should be lifelong desires a person has dreamed of or wanted to fulfill.
People who are healthy cannot imagine what it really feels like to have a potentially terminal illness unless it happens to them or to someone they love.
But most people do know their dreams and goals and how important some of them may be to fulfill before death.
So take the time to realize what you want in life because it does not hurt to know this years, or even decades, before death in order to start accomplishing them now.
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Wasting, disease...How much wasting and disease which AIDS patients experience is caused by the medications they take?
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A flat, rectangular diaper with more layers in the middle that can be fastened with pins or a more modern device called the Snappi is secured inside a waterproof cover.
Price tag: $400*
Pro: Inexpensive.
Con: Folding and pinning can be befuddling.
Try: Cloth-eez Prefolds at greenmountaindiapers.com
- Fitteds
Fluffy, soft and absorbent, fitteds look like other cloth diapers, but there's no waterproof lining. They close with snaps or Velcro and have elastic legs for extra protection.
Price tag: $1,260*
Pro: Great breathability for baby's bum.
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Just like human children, young songbirds need to hear other birds to develop normal vocalizations. Unlike most sparrows, the diminutive grasshopper sparrow uses two different songs, which it memorizes in different ways. Researchers at Ohio State University's Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics are working to find out how.


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Everyone has provided an opinion when it comes to the Arizona Cardinals and Kevin Kolb. Well, almost everyone.
On Thursday the most important factor in those rumors, Kolb himself, spoke to the media for the first time since he and the Eagles were eliminated from the playoffs. He was back on the east coast to take part in informal workouts with some of his teammates.
The Philadelphia Daily News was there and talked to the 27-year-old quarterback about his future and how he's dealing with his rumored relocation.
"'It's pretty tough, but y'all have known me for a long time, and the way that I handle things is that I kind of keep things out of my life. I don't pay too much attention to it. It's hard, when it has to do with my life, but I keep a positive attitude and keep moving forward, and whatever happens, I'll be ready to roll," Kolb said afterwards
Even though all signs point to Andy Reid and the Eagles trading their backup quarterback, Kolb accepts the fact that, due to the lockout, a deal may not happen.
"If the situation (of staying with the Eagles) can't be avoided, I'm not going to sit there and be a turd," Kolb said. "That's not my style. I think that I've voiced my opinion, and there's nothing more I can do. Just like always, whatever situation arises, I'll just have to roll with the punches ... To say that it didn't cross my mind, I'd be lying."
If the Cardinals do in fact deal for Kolb, it's good to know that being a �turd' isn't his style. After watching the production the team got from the position in 2010 you'd have to imagine that is one of Ken Whisenhunt's prerequisites for whoever they bring in.
It's not just the fans and media who are going crazy with rumors and hypotheticals. Kolb told the reporters who gathered that the unknown bothers him as well.
"There's a list of questions, and nobody knows the answers," Kolb said. "A lotta unknowns."
While it still doesn't provide any answers to the question of who will be the Cards starting quarterback when the season actually begins, it's nice to finally hear from someone actually involved. Kolb's quotes show he's a guy who possesses a lot of personality as well as sensibility. Much like the rest of us he just wants an answer, sooner rather than later.
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The property comprises a FORMER CHURCH situated at the junction of Sultan Road, located a short distance off the A3 (Mile End Road), one of the MAIN CENTRAL ROUTES into the city. Positioned in a DENSELY POPULATED AREA, the site is thought to have DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL FOR RESIDENTIAL USE STP. More details ›
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Retail Property (high street) for sale 64 London Road, Portsmouth, PO2
The property is THREE STOREY with a ground floor retail shop and rear office. There are SELF CONTAINED first and second floor offices. The premises BENEFIT FROM A FULLY GLAZED FRONTAGE to London Road, kitchen, WC and CAR PARKING to the rear. More details ›
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Retail Property (high street) for sale 36/36a London Road, Portsmouth, PO2 0LN
The property comprises a GROUND FLOOR SHOP UNIT, and first floor offices with its own access from the front. With ASSOCIATED PARKING for a number of cars. Located in the HEART OF THE MAIN SHOPPING AREA of London Road Portsmouth, located in CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE M275 MOTORWAY. More details ›
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Office for sale Unit F1 Fareham Heights, Standard Way, Fareham, PO16
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Shop for sale 4 Northern Buildings, Portsmouth Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3DL
The building has TWO entrances with the ground floor having the ability to be self-contained. The first floor has been converted for OFFICE use, with a two storey conversion for further offices. The property has been extensively REFURBISHED and benefits from double glazing & carpeting throughout. More details ›
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Office for sale The Oakwood Centre, Downley Road, Havant, PO9
The property currently comprises a FIRST FLOOR OPEN PLAN BUSINESS UNIT partially used for offices and part for storage. The access to the offices are via an open external staircase and walkway. The offices benefit from a SUSPENDED CEILING with fluorescent strip lighting, KITCHENETTE AREA and WCs. More details ›
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USC high school all-star game guide
December, 27, 2012
By Blair Angulo | ESPN Insider
LOS ANGELES -- With all 16 verbal commitments selected to compete in the upcoming all-star games, the USC Trojans will have great representation under the national spotlight. There will also be particular interest in a handful of in-game announcements, namely that of recent official visitor Leon McQuay III (Seffner, Fla./Armwood), a top safety target who intends to enroll early. Here's a guide to all USC recruits in next week's All-American games:
Under Armour All-American Game
When: Jan. 4, 2 p.m. PT
Under Armour All-American Game
When: Jan. 4, 2 p.m. PT
Thursday, 9/3
Friday, 9/4
TBD Washington Boise State 1:00 AM ET Colorado Hawaii 8:00 PM ET Weber State Oregon State
Saturday, 9/5
TBD Arizona State Texas A&M TBD Portland State Washington State TBD Grambling State California TBD Stanford Northwestern TBD Virginia UCLA TBD Arkansas State USC TBD Eastern Washington Oregon


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Ugh......so mad!
Sorry, but I keep trying to search for salvia seeds on the internet, excluding divinorum which is the drug that some people use, so I do a boolean search "NOT divinorum" and all it brings up is divinorum. I assume it is because these annoying, annoying websites do not support boolean terminology. I am darned if I do and darned if I don't.
I want every other salvia seed listing in the world but NOT this particular species.
Any suggestions for those of you who do a lot of net surfing?
How come you have not seen my seed list, around for 2 months....but now nearly sold out. No divinorum there! It is mentioned on www.robinsalvias.com with a link to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hope to hear from you....but I am selling out of various species every day.
Yes, do check out Robin's seed list. Has it been updated with what is left (I must resist, must resist... :) ?
I went to a hort sale recently, and the salvia propagator asked if I wanted to buy the divinorum. I asked if the flowers were pretty. Answer: no. So I was not interested! LOL
Using Google, If you don't want a term to show in the results then you immediately precede it with a minus sign "-" with no space between the minus sign and the unwanted term. Such as: Salvia seed -divinorum
Hope that's of some help & Happy seed hunting!
P.S. Seedhunt sells many Salvia seeds.I haven't ordered personally but I bet a lot of people on this forum have and they also have a great score on Garden Watchdog.
Here is a link that might be useful: Seedhunt
Thanks, you guys are great, once again I can't thank you enough.
Robin I will definitely check you out, as I will Seedhunt
Danita thanks for the search help. I got used to using Boolean and also term searching on Westlaw when I was a paralegal. Guess the net is beyond my grasp now since I have been away from that profession awhile now.
Please, those of you who want to try winter sowing, do this only with alpine and other temperate sages. Tropicals will just rot off, with only a few exceptions.
Robin laboriously hand pollinates many of his seeds, so I'd germinate these precious seeds very conservatively. I've done some hand pollination myself, and I don't get many for all the trouble.
I'd rather use rock garden techniques at stratification myself. I think some of Norman Deno's publications are still available.
Actually, I have only tried hand-pollination a few times, without success. I spend a lot of time collecting seeds from my garden, and have a useful contact in Argentina, who sends me many seeds of species which do not normally set seed in England.


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Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Fish finally seeing green
With onset of milder weather, training camp can start as planned
The wind is still nippy and the forecast still bears threats of snow -- but as it stands, the Winnipeg Goldeyes will be ready to go.
See, ten days ago, Shaw Park was still a field of white, loaded up with snow with no grass in sight. But on Tuesday, the diamond spanned out green -- wet, but green.
"It's a miracle," head groundskeeper Don Ferguson said, though there's nothing miraculous about the long hours he's put in to get the field clear. "It's a big improvement. We've just got to clean her up and make her look pretty."
With training camp slated to open Saturday, that's a big relief. At one point, Goldeyes general manager Andrew Collier had to contemplate moving the team's two pre-season home games on May 6 and 7 against the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks down to North Dakota, where their diamond was closer to opening-day condition.
Luckily, that won't be necessary -- and for the Goldeyes players who began trickling into the clubhouse this week, that means it's finally starting to feel like baseball season. "It's been a rough past few months," said pitcher Matthew Rusch, who lives in Winnipeg year-round. "It's tough to look out the window and get motivated to play baseball when there's a foot of snow out there."
Now, the building is starting to feel the buzz. Players are jetting into the city this week, and training camp kicks off on Saturday. On that day, the park will already be full of fans, as the team's annual open house starts at 10 a.m. Fans can come pick up season tickets and mini-packs, buy single-game seats and watch the Goldeyes go through their first field practice of the spring.
The first 1,500 fans through the gates at Saturday's open house will get free munchies and there will be prize packs given away.
The open house will also mark the first chance fans have to meet most of the new Fish. Only six players are back this year from the team that won the American Association championship last season. Rusch, who was the winning pitcher of record to clinch the Goldeyes' wild-card spot and both playoff series, is one of them. With the retirement of Ace Walker and other notable teammates, the second-year Goldeyes pitcher is ready to take another step forward on and off the field. "It's an additional challenge for me, but I'm looking forward to it," Rusch said. "That pressure -- I love it."
Time to turn the heat back on. For the players riding the championship high, it's been a long off-season waiting to get back to work. Returning outfielder Josh Mazzola, who landed in Winnipeg Monday afternoon, played ball for awhile in Nicaragua, but by February he was itching to get back up north and get the season underway.
Because the only thing better than winning, is getting a chance to do it twice. "The expectation's always high," he said. "I know when we start practising, we all have a common goal, and that's to win the championship."
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 1, 2013 D5
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Playground fitness competition. Bizarre and creative stuff.
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Sylvia Miteva is a retired Rhythmic gymnast from Bulgaria.
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1/1-in for Paul. That mat doesn't look like it has a Tumbl Trak Air Foor under it, as was used in the Olympic tour.
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HP Envy TouchSmart 4 Touchscreen Ultrabook Laptop Review
We've got one of HP's touch-enabled Ultrabooks in the lab today. The Envy TouchSmart 4 is a 14-inch, touch-enabled Ultrabook inspired by Intel that is a bit easier on the wallet than some of the other Ultrabooks we've recently had through our lab.
Is HP's Envy branding all that it is cracked up to be? Or is the Envy TouchSmart 4 not worth our attention? During our testing, you'll want to pay attention to some of ASUS' budget offering as they will be most in line in terms of comparison.
Without further ado, let's dive in and see if the Envy is worth our envy.
Specifications, Configurations and Pricing
Our HP Envy TouchSmart 4 review unit is equipped with a capable Intel i5-3317U processor. This dual-core is of the low-voltage variety, meaning it features a TDP of just 17 watts. TurboBoost 2.0 enables this processor to dynamically clock up single-threaded performance, while remaining cool and power efficient at idle.
Coupled with the 3317U is 4GB of DDR3 RAM. 4GB of RAM follows my general rule-of-thumb of 1GB per thread available. Graphics are provided via Intel's somewhat capable HD4000 integrated graphics processor, which is the de facto Ultrabook graphics processor.
The screen is a rather low-resolution, touch-enabled panel. Cranking out 1366x768, the display comes in at 14 inches, making the low resolution more bearable. It's certainly more touch-friendly than the smaller 1080p Ultrabooks we previously tested.
Storage is provided by a spinning 500GB hard drive, meaning boot times and program loading will be affected versus systems installed with a faster SSD drive. On the converse, however, users have more storage available to them to hold media. Windows 8 64-bit is loaded onto the HDD as Windows 8 provides the best touchscreen compatibilities.
The packaging has seen more than its fair share of shipping journeys to other reviewers and was beat up beyond recognition. For that reason, pictures of the packaging will not be included.
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Environmental Sustainability
Newspaper article Manila Bulletin , May 29, 2010
Article excerpt
To fight poverty and ensure human development for the greatest number (or at least half of the population) are the main objectives of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed upon by approximately 147 nations, including the Philippines, in the year 2000. The United Nations (UN) targets/ goals are hopefully achievable in 2015. There are eight goals with 15 targets and goal #7 is: To "Ensure Environmental Sustainability," which has the following targets: (a) Implement national strategies for sustainable development by 2005, to reverse losses of environmental resources by 2015, (b) halve the proportions of people with no access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation or who cannot afford it by 2015, and (c) achieve significant improvement in lives of at least 100 million (global estimate) slum dwellers by 2020.In 2005, the second Philippine Progress Report on the MDGs summarized the country's status and development in the achievement of the MDGs including goal 7, i.e., to ensure environmental sustainability. The government gave the ratings of "poor or low" to the country's various aspects of environmental sustainability. The poor condition of the environment/resources is, of course, a result of decades of neglect, poor management, misuse and/or abuse of not only one sector of our society. The report states that "the ability of these major ecosystems to provide and maintain a regular stream of economic goods and ecological services has been significantly constrained by declining stocks and reduced coverage and quality."A call has been made to properly manage the country's natural resources and protect the environment to improve the quality of life of the present as well as future generations. It's 2010 and the government has been making its assessment in relation to the 15 targets and eight goals of the MDGs. The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) is conducting its own assessment of the country's achievement 10 years before the "deadline" (i.e. 2020) to have the MDG targets/goals finally "achieved" and "celebrated." The NAST assessment will include science-based analyses of the MDG indicators, and how these indicators can be further modified based on local conditions/scenarios so that achievement of the goals will be enhanced. Specific and coordinated or linked strategies for relevant, interrelated MDGs will also be considered in the NAST recommendations and call for actions because there are overarching and closely linked MDG goals which include eradicating poverty and hunger, promoting gender equality and environmental sustainability.The sense of urgency for ensuring environmental sustainability for the present and future generations is shared by several governments/nations. As the world population surges or continues to grow, there will be even greater demand for environmental goods and services. Will environmental sustainability be really achievable in 2020 or some years beyond? Can the present 92 million and then 95 million or 100 million Filipinos be sustainably developed in a limited Philippine environment? Will our priorities and present decisions for utilization of our limited physical resources and seemingly unlimited biotic resources be able to meet all our basic needs at present? And how about those of our grandchildren and those of their grandchildren? How far can we go in terms of environmental sustainability with the present trend in our population growth?Stagnation, underdevelopment, backwardness versus industrialization, development and modernization are processes and conditions which seem to be in the opposing parts of a pole that can positively or negatively impact the environment, although studies show that both sides can be harmful to the environment depending on the degree or extent of stresses and the resiliency of the ecosystem.Environmental management/governance ideally aims for a balance in sustainable utilization and conservation of resources and environment in the 1) upland/forest/agricultural, 2) lowland/urban and industrial, and 3) aquatic (coastal/marine/and freshwater) ecosystems. …