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Asian Fairy Bluebird and other photos
ASIAN FAIRY BLUEBIRD has struggled here, not even blooming last year. This year, I only have one scape out of six fans. But when you look at the bloom, you can't help but forgive it everything. I'm hoping more of those fans put up scapes later.
I've been unhappy with MAGNIFICENT HUMMINGBIRD for a couple of years, but this year it's really starting to show what it can do. So far this is the bloom with the bluest eye.
Here's a group shot today. The eyes didn't look as blue, and the petal color was lighter
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HARMONIOUS SIMPLICITY is a new one I just love. I got it because of all Chris's great photos of it.
SNAKE IN THE GRASS BOO looked so amazing when it was backlit with the sun.
EMMAUS - Another one I thought I had lost over the winter. He lost a fan and moved in with his pot mate.
Amazing thread of awesome beauties!
After seeing the first one, I though the rest would be ordinary, but they kept getting better!
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Magnificent Hummingbird - The form and patterned eye grab my attention.
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Night Of Miracles - Purple, lavender and white...what a great combination.
Snake In The Grass Boo - Just plain awesome.
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Juliet - Some of those Lambertsons are very finnicky. Our three-year drought hasn't helped matters either. I think ASIAN FAIRY BLUEBIRD will probably improve with enough water to form long, healthy roots. I just wish they all performed as well as ADA MAY MUSICK.
AFB certainly doesn't look like it's struggling! Wow, that is beautiful!
WA is amazing! I've never seen that one before. Is it my eyes, it looks like it is having the tendency to show a little teeth.
NOM is another I don't think I've seen before, love it.
Love JB too!
Winter's Angel looks like it belongs in a bridal bouquet! And Dena Marie has a very pretty sister. I like the way Sweet Child of Mine kinda just glows from the center. Thanks, Pat
Another great group of daylilies. Most times when I see photos of Lambertson cultivars in other gardens, they look nothing like the hybridizer's pics. But I must say yours look better! AFB is stunning, and at least you have the fans to (hopefully) produce scapes later. That first photo of MH is also beautiful.
I'm not familiar with Night of Miracles, Sweet Child of Mine or Winter's Angel, but WOW! I love the analogy of the egret to WA. That one is a stunner.
Thanks for adding some new beauties to my list.
Noeyw - Glad to hear from you. I know what it's like to be at work and sneak peeks at the daylily forum. Post when you can.
Chris - I still have Asian Fairy Bluebird in a pot, and that may be part of the problem. However, I have another Lambertson, Blue Eyes Glance, that has 8 fans and no scapes this year. Last year it had 6 mature fans and only two of them scaped. I've had that one five years and it's only bloomed one season. Some Lambertsons don't thrive in freeze and thaw winter climates like we have here. AFB may be one of them. Certulean Warbler also has 6 mature fans and no scapes this time. That's a real disappointment since it did so well last year.
The "freeze and thaw" cycle might explain why I've had difficulties with some Lambertsons, too. MALICIOUS RUMORS and BLUE EYED CURLS did great the first year they were here, but didn't bloom at all the last two years. Now they're barely hanging on. EYED TWISTER has been here a few years with no blooms. I'm thinking I can use those three spots for some more accommodating daylilies.


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Strawberry Tree - distressed, how to save?
About two weeks ago, one of our strawberry trees has been looking really distressed. Leaves are slowly browning. Many are now brown. Branches still seem okay but are starting to feel like they're becoming less flexible and brittle. Attached a picture I took earlier today.
We planted the tree about 10 months ago. It was purchased in a 24" box along with two others. The two others are doing fine. One is flourishing. Trees have been watered once per week with other plants in our yard. The backyard doesn't get a lot of sunlight and the ground doesn't drain very well. Tree gets admittedly only one to two hours of sunlight each day, but no different from the other trees that are doing fine.
I think it could have been a pest issue. About a week ago, I saw two bugs that looked like they could be aphids or white flies. I sprayed the tree down about a week ago and I haven't seen any since. I've also treated it with Bayer Advanced Protect and Grow this past weekend.
Any ideas what could be affecting the tree?
Is it suffocating?
Anything I could do to bring it back to life?
i highly doubt its a bug issue ... their impact is usually leaf by leaf... not entire consistent discoloration across a large swath ... and it really too early in the season for a plague .. and two bugs is not a plague ..
and i rule out suffocation as it doubt its lacking oxygen
your words indicate you water by a schedule ... is it watered only when it needs it???
is it still in the box ...
pic of the whole might help ... as well as some close ups of buds ...
and whats the lowest temps in the last 30 - 45 days ... it looks like general cold damage to me.. and that insult could have been upwards of 30 to 45 days ago
there is nothing to do.. but insure proper watering.. by need .. rather than schedule ... and to give it time.. to see if it releafs ...
a scratch test will help indicate if there is any viable cambian layer.. just under the bark ..
this was overkill.. and an attempt to love it to death:
I sprayed the tree down about a week ago and I haven't seen any since. I've also treated it with Bayer Advanced Protect and Grow this past weekend.
for two bugs.. eh??? .. did the leaves burn after this???? ... if so.. the problem is chemical burn ...
Do you know the depth that the tree was planted? A lot of times when a tree was planted a year ago the the soil under the tree settled down leaving the tree to low. Are you in California? If so you just got through what was your rainy season this year. If the tree sat in a puddle of water it may have drown.
I replaced lots of trees for clients that were planted poorly.
I now raise bees so I would like to chime in against the Bayer product you used to kill the bugs. They contain a neonicitinoid that stay in the plant all year and poison all insects including pollinators like bees.
Thanks for the replies. @jbraun, I had no idea about the bayer stuff so I'll stop using it. I just tried it out of desperation.
Based on the comments, I do think it might be too much water. This part of our yard doesn't seem to drain as well and gets extra water from our neighbor's regular watering on the other side of the fence.
I assume it was planted properly bc it doesn't seem any lower than the surrounding ground? We have two others that are doing fine as well.
We did have a lot of rain a few weeks back and I think that started the downfall of the tree. For the last six months or so, I've tried to only water when necessary, sometimes going for two weeks or more without watering, which I did notice seemed to be helping the trees.
When I sprayed the tree down, a part of the trunk became exposed where it typically sheds and that looked healthy underneath so that's what made me
hopeful the tree is okay.
@ken_adrian, I'm in Southern California so it hasn't been too cold. The lowest it's been in the last few months would probably be in the 40s or 50s and the other trees are fine so I haven't assumed that it could be due to the cold. I was really trying to figure out if it was bugs so appreciate your comment. I didn't think two bugs would do that damage but was wondering if I had missed an infestation at some point.
Thank you both for your help
"Based on the comments, I do think it might be too much water. This part of our yard doesn't seem to drain as well and gets extra water from our neighbor's regular watering on the other side of the fence. "
I don't know enough about the prevalence on the west coast (someone else can chime in) but if this plant were in the southeast USA*, I can absolutely assure you this pattern of dieback is caused by a root rot like Phytophthora.
Even in a drier part of Socal, watering almost any Arbutus sp. once a week would be overkill. Yes, we normally have much more rain than you, but the summers of 2011, 12, & 13 had bad droughty periods. My arbutus were small and went weeks w/o water. I never thought once to water them. The ones sold in Socal will all be used to a completely dry summer and winters with rain more like once a month, not once a week.
* - and of course if it was one of the species already generally tolerant to conditions there, like A. unedo or A. X andrachnoides. Both of which I have (or had, depending upon whether this 25 yr. winter finished them off). Arbutus 'Marina' will croak anywhere with muggy summers. In a watered garden in SoCal, I'd avoid it...dry summer plants don't like to get summer water; the Quercus agrifolias at the Huntington are dying because of the irrigation water used for the summer-wet Camellia japonicas, Maddenias, etc. they shade.
This post was edited by davidrt28 on Fri, Mar 28, 14 at 9:14
"Anything I could do to bring it back to life?"
Almost certainly not.
I once managed to save a Rhododendron 'Jenny Tabol' that had almost complete dieback (though not as bad as your pic). But 9 times out of 10, trying to save them doesn't work. Once you see extensive signs of root rot, it's better to start over. Summer root rot has been the cause of death of a many a yellow rhododendron on the US east coast, anywhere south of coastal Maine. Even varieties thought to be resistant, often aren't. My 'Capistrano' was my largest rhodie at almost 4 feet when the whole plant died almost overnight. That variety is tricky even on the sandy soil of Rarefind nursery, where Hank called it 'Crapistrano'.
If you have others that are still alive though, you can replant them on mounds to avoid water puddling around their roots. In my silty soil, even a 3" mound can make all the difference. YMMV. On red clay I'd go higher like 6"-12".
I assume it was planted properly bc it doesn't seem any lower than the surrounding ground? We have two others that are doing fine as well.
==>>> good.. you seem to rule out temps .. but do keep in mind.. on my 5 acres.. i can have one tree affected.. and others.. not 10 feet away not so ... but i suspected cold probably was not an issue.. but did need to be ruled out ...
then its a root issue ... if there is catostrophic leave failure... and the issue is not above ground ..... then it is below ground.. and we move to root issues ...and those usually involve planting ... of which drainage is a prime consideration ..
but.. planting depth is but one factor ... refer to the link .. and lets discuss any variable.. that you did differently ... like amending soil ... adding fertilizer.. not properly dealing with clay or drainage ... watering on a schedule rather than when the tree needed it .... not unwinding circling roots .... not breaking up a giant wad of potting media that is highly divergent to your native soil ... etc ..
any of those variables.. can lead to the death of a plant ... but it doesnt surprise me.. it might only be one of three plants ... [perhaps it was on its way out from the moment you got it .... e.g. a ball and burlap that really had no root mass left after the grower dug it up ...]
when it is one of many planted .... that is where native soil and location add another variable.. and you already seem to be understanding that part .. now that you think of it ...
if you have a warranty.. use it... it wont be .. until you pull it out of the ground.. when you will find out.. it has no new feeder roots .. then.. for sure.. you will know its a root issue ... that the roots died ...
keep us posted ...
Here is a link that might be useful: link
Of all the things on the link, the space is probably not ideal. The other two strawberry trees we have are in similar spaces though and doing great.
Of the three planted, this one never seemed to do as well and I could tell that the soil around it wouldn't drain as well as the other areas.
Here are a few more pics of the tree now. I've left it alone for now. Can't seem to tell if there might be a rot issue from the look of the base of the trunk.
At this point, should I be cutting these leaves or branches off the tree or just continue to leave it alone?
Plants that I've lost to 'drowned roots' have had leaves turn yellow, then brown and half would always drop off. Finding leaves scattered on the ground was usually the first sign of something wrong.
Since you have a block wall I'm not sure how much of your neighbor's water actually reaches the tree, so I suggest you dig around the drip line of the tree and first see just how wet or dry the soil is.
One other thought, do you have ground squirrels or gophers? A shrub I pulled up last summer had a tunnel chewed right thru the center of the root ball!
"Can't seem to tell if there might be a rot issue from the look of the base of the trunk."
In most cases at least with rhododendrons (which are in the Erica family along w/Arbutus) there is no visible sign of oomycetic growth. There might be leaf spots, and there might not, if there are they can be caused by different species of Phytophthora. The only sign is the leaves dying in much the same way yours are. Leaf spotting is a sign of sudden oak death in Quercus, of course.
I am concerned about the wall; if nothing else the reflected heat could have warmed the moist soil even more than it otherwise would have; encouraging the root rot. If you're in the warm parts of SoCal like the inland valleys you would have wanted to find a more open, airy spot for any Arbutus. (or any Ericaeae for that matter)
This post was edited by davidrt28 on Sat, Mar 29, 14 at 18:39
'Plants that I've lost to 'drowned roots' have had leaves turn yellow, then brown and half would always drop off."
I'm certainly seeing those colors in his pictures, albeit a very dark yellow; and I can say from unfortunate very recent experience (I think at least one of my Arbutus is a goner) that the leaves just don't drop off Arbutus very easily, compared to most plants.
Which Arbutus was this?
If it is drowning what functional foliage it has will help respirate out some of the moisture. I would leave it, but investigate the soil around the root system and see how moist, how compacted, etc. Was it planted with a lot of amendment? That is not recommended. Since it is in so much shade it needs less water than the other two. The shade itself also might be a long-term problem. My MIL planted one in a shady spot. The drainage is not a problem, but it's a sad, sad specimen.
Thanks for the additional suggestions. I dug around it over the weekend (not too deep) and the soil was pretty moist, so I just left it open so that it could hopefully dry better, clearing away all the leaves on the ground and other mulch. We don't have gophers in the area (at least as I'm aware), so I'm hoping that's not an issue.
We have some rain in the forecast this week. Since it seems that overwatering might be causing the problems, should I try to cover the tree or at least the ground beneath it so that the rain is directed elsewhere?
Oh as for whether the shade is a problem, of course that depends on which way this wall corner is facing...but the sun is pretty high in Southern California. Unless that wall is over 12' tall or there is something on the other side, I doubt it is getting shaded out. The trees must be at last 6' tall right? They can tolerate a little shade and might even prefer a bit in very warm climate. OTOH, if that wall is facing south, it could be cooking them especially if they are overwatered.


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Hi all! We have a 6 year old tabby whom we've had since he was 7 weeks old. We also have an 8 month old black cat whom we've had since she was 7 weeks old. 2 weeks ago our 9 year old long haired tabby passed away from liver failure. He died at home with us and was made comfortable. Our 6 year old, Sebastian, was with him all the time. Towards the end foster was laying in the same area on our bed and sleeping a lot. Since he passed Sebastian has seemed sad or off. He's been very clingy to myself and my husband. About 3 days ago we noticed he is now peeing on the bed where foster laid his last two weeks of life. The litter boxes are clean and this just started so recently. Can the two be related? What can we do?
There was a thread about cats peeing on beds some time ago. Not sure at all if it would be relevant to your situation or not, but here's the link anyway. It will be suggested that you take Sebastian to the vet for a check-up. Could be an infection or some health issue.
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Links turn pink today as we caddy for a cause
I am not entirely sure how this is going to work out.
I am referring to the dramatic moment that will take place this morning when I approach my boss and inform him I am about to spray-paint his hair pink.
This colourful encounter is going to take place at Niakwa Country Club today because my buddy Bob -- who also happens to be the publisher of this newspaper -- and I will be caddying at the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Pink Ribbon Ladies Golf Classic for Hope, the largest women-only golf tournament in the province.
The tradition is that each of the 40 four-woman teams is assigned a person of my gender to carry out their bidding, a manly man who keeps score while wearing a Spandex-style golf shirt so shockingly, nightmarishly pink circus clowns would refuse to wear one on the grounds it is beneath their dignity.
I have already given Bob his electric pink Nike golf shirt, but I have not apprised him of the fact I will be targeting his cranium with the business end of a spray can loaded with "Bwild!!! Temp'ry Colour Spray," which promises to instantly turn the hairs remaining on his head from mousy blond to, and I will quote the can, "Lynx Pink."
Technically, we caddies are not required to spray our hair pink, but I started doing it in 2011 because one of the organizers -- and I assume she was being sincere -- said it would make me a lot more popular and demonstrate a new level of commitment to the fight against breast cancer.
Speaking of which, the ladies behind the event are extremely proud their tournament, now in its 17th year, has raised more than $528,000 for CancerCare Manitoba's Breast Cancer Centre for Hope; money that helped the centre build a healing garden and sunroom.
"It's amazing the programs they're doing," tournament organizer Penny Berntt told me Friday. "That's what our money is used for. It's used strictly for programs for the breast cancer centre. That's the beauty of it.
"So much fundraising gets caught up in administration, but ours goes to programming. It's about women getting together to promote a cause that's near and dear to our hearts.
"It is affecting too many women today, too many young women. We've lost several women who have been active in our tournament for years, women who have succumbed to breast cancer. We all know someone. All the men know someone. Some of our caddies have lost their wives or mothers or a daughter."
I am proud to say this is the sixth year I have put on the pink and caddied for a seasoned group of female golfers known as the Twisted Sisters, whereas it will be Bob's first time lining up putts, retrieving lost balls and obtaining frosty beverages at a women-only tournament.
The thing is, when I told my buddy they were short a few male caddies this year, I didn't have to persuade him to take part -- he just volunteered, because that's the kind of guy he is. For instance, he once willingly agreed to be an elf and wear green tights and a dorky hat festooned with jingle bells when I played Santa Claus on the North Pole Express, a Christmas season flight for hundreds of joyously shrieking inner-city kids.
I asked Penny if she had some helpful caddying tips for Bob and here's what she said: "He needs to know he has to pamper the girls, but they will pamper him in return. He should also have some good jokes to entertain them and compliment them on how beautiful they are. That always goes a long way."
Another thing that will make him a big hit on the links today is the fact that, after I'm done with my spray can, his slightly receding hairline will resemble a bright pink Easter egg.
The golfers are going to love it. And I think Bob will, too, because the attention will go straight to his head.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition June 17, 2013 A2
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Broadcast: 25/4/2003
Reporter: Tom Baddeley, Gavin Fang, Jonathan Beal
TOM BADDELEY: Welcome to 'Stateline'. I'm Tom Baddeley.
Tonight, in a 'Stateline' special edition, we'll put the State's health system under the microscope. Health care -- and how it's provided -- is the one big-ticket issue which hurts the electorally-comfortable State Government of Geoff Gallop. Why else would it lay blame for health care problems at Canberra's door every chance it gets? Why does it spend an inordinate amount of time talking up any health credentials it has? Here in the West, we've often been criticised for whinging about a Rolls Royce health system. Are things that bad? Alternatively, has good health provision become second-rate?
In a moment, the views of some of the key stakeholders in Western Australia's health system -- people like Mark Olson from the Australian Nursing Federation, Health Minister Bob Kucera, the Health Consumer Council's Michele Kosky and Doctor Bernard Pearn-Rowe, the AMA State President.
On May 8, the State Government hands down its next Budget with health again likely to dominate. Less than a week later, the Howard Government will give details on the biggest shake-up of Medicare for a decade, in the Federal Budget. It's already offered the State more money, although there are strings attached. We'll talk about health funding soon, but first, a look inside WA hospitals through the eyes of the men and women who work in them everyday.
ANN RIAL, NURSE MANAGER: Well, we're going to a resuss. There's a resuss in the Coronary Care unit. I'm actually going up to see how the nurses are coping with it.
GAVIN FANG: It's just after 10:00 on Sunday night at Fremantle Hospital and Nurse Manager Ann Rial has just come on shift. Her first call is to an emergency.
ANN RIAL: He was an elderly man that's suffered for two years. Had massive cardiac history and he's got to the stage where he is so fatigued that he was not able to respond to any of the treatment.
Gavin Fang: Back in her office, Ann has to begin to deal with the hospital's other problems, but the patient's death is still very much on her mind.
GAVIN FANG: Tough start to the night for you?
ANN RIAL: Yes, the staff are shattered. You heard the family were quite distressed. And, of course, that rubbed off on the staff.
Gavin Fang: Then it's on to the wards. First stop -- Emergency, and a looming bed shortage.
ANN RIAL: We have about six patients on hold, five of those are surgical, one's medical. And in the morning, we have 15, or tomorrow, we have to have 15 surgical admissions. So it's going to be tight. It's going to be even tighter as the day goes on tomorrow.
GAVIN FANG: Next call is to investigate a patient with a respiratory problem and juggle some staff. Some time later, staff issues resolved, Ann heads off to collect breathing equipment for the patient with the respiratory problem.
ANN RIAL: I picked up a special respiratory set because I believe this patient is struggling and will possibly need this. If they can't get her to Coronary Care, this is the next piece of treatment she'll need. Now, because it's quite specialised, it's kept in a certain place.
GAVIN FANG: In the Intensive Care Ward, there's one nurse to a bed. Tonight, one bed is free and things are relatively quiet.
ANN RIAL: Oh, we're just making sure they have adequate staffing numbers for the morning. That people are stable. We're trying to work out what the program is tomorrow, whether patients are moving out. We've got a patient having open heart surgery and we're making sure there's adequate staffing on for that. And things are looking good.
GAVIN FANG: It's almost 1:00 and while the outside world sleeps on there's still a hive of activity inside the hospital.
ANN RIAL: That was pretty much a normal sort of night. We currently have about seven people on hold for ED. We're expecting a very sick patient to be transferred in, possibly in ICU admission. ICU is stable at the moment, we're comfortable with that so we're happy to accept someone if they come along. Coronary Care is pretty stable. We've got some very sick patients around the ward, but at this stage, they're holding their own. They've all been assessed, they're closely being monitored. We've got one bed left in the general wards, so it's tight, but we're getting there.
TOM BADDELEY: Bob Kucera, you promised to fix the public health system when you came into power. You haven't.
BOB KUCERA, HEALTH MINISTER: Well, it depends on what you mean by fix, Tom. We're getting there. I mean, watching that made me enormously proud. There you have a hospital that's operating 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, non-stop -- never closes its doors. But it's under pressure.
TOM BADDELEY: So, it's still not acceptable though.
BOB KUCERA: Well, that was acceptable, certainly, what we saw then. But, certainly, Tom, in terms of pressure -- yes, we are under pressure. There were some 340 beds removed from the emergency services areas of our hospitals, but you're also concentrating very much there on an emergency department. They are frenetic at the best of times.
TOM BADDELEY: Well let's just hear from Graham Ruwoldt, whose mother had a long wait in a hospital recently. Let's see how he feels about whether the system is working.
GRAHAM RUWOLDT: Mr Kucera, since my mother-in-law spent 19.5 hours on a trolley in Sir Charles Gairdner in February, I find that another lady spent 15 hours on a trolley in Sir Charles Gairdner, 15 hours in December. This morning, I find that another lady, since my mother-in-law was in in February, this lady spent 24 hours on a trolley. Your health policy doesn't seem to be improving.
TOM BADDELEY: Michele Kosky, this is not a one-off event is it?
MICHELE KOSKY, HEALTH CONSUMER COUNCIL: No, but I think it needs to be seen in some proportion to the demands on the health system. The majority of patients in Western Australia get high quality, safe and effective care.
TOM BADDELEY: So we're having a bit of a whinge?
MICHELE KOSKY: No, we're not having a whinge, because we can always improve it and I would like it to be more patient-centred, more consumer-focused and a whole lot of things, but fundamentally, I think we have a sound, good health system that needs...
TOM BADDELEY: Dr Pearn-Rowe, would you agree with that?
DR PEARN-ROWE, AMA STATE PRESIDENT: Tom, I can't agree with the minister or Michele on this. The minister is speaking as if we should be satisfied that one of our main teaching hospitals is open every day of the year. Now I think we have to take that for granted in a civilised society.
TOM BADDELEY: You'd hope so.
DR PEARN-ROWE: And the minister has raised the point about emergency departments, but what we saw in that first clip is a chronic shortage of beds. It's beds first and nurses second and I think that the clip adequately underlines those two key points.
TOM BADDELEY: Minister, you've increased bed numbers from last year by only - in teaching hospitals - by 21 beds. That's less than 1 per cent.
BOB KUCERA: But it's a matter of replacing them over time. It's not just a matter of putting beds back. Now, Tom, we've got to come back into perspective here. The hospitals last year treated 622,000 patients. Through the emergency departments alone - in the three major teaching hospitals - 322,000 admissions through the emergency departments. That's 322,000 cases that were dealt with satisfactorily by the hospitals.
TOM BADDELEY: Mark Olson, can I ask you, you can't open more beds if you haven't got enough nurses, right?
MARK OLSON, AUSTRALIAN NURSING FEDERATION: I agree with Michele that essentially we have a world-class system, but we had a world-class system two years ago that was bedevilled by problems and we still have a world-class health system that's bedevilled by problems. And I think that the problem we have is that the incoming Government said that they would fix all the problems in our health system. I mean the classic line from our Premier was, "We know health and we're going to fix it" and they haven't.
TOM BADDELEY: The minister's making progress there. He's got 361 new nurses. He's got a $16 million recruitment campaign, I mean, are you just having a bit of a rant to shore up your own political position?
MARK OLSON: Well, actually no. I wrote to the minister a few weeks ago and I got a letter back from the minister just last week asking, "Where are these extra nurses"? because I can't verify the figures that the minister keeps talking about and the minister wrote back to us saying he couldn't verify it either. And his bureaucrats couldn't verify it. So, if the minister can't tell us where those extra nurses are...
And may I say, Tom, that in the minister's former job, that is a senior policeman, if he was asked, "Well, you've got an extra 200 or 300 police, which stations are they at?" one would hope you could tell him exactly where they are.
TOM BADDELEY: Have we got those nurses or haven't we got those nurses?
BOB KUCERA: We've actually got 420-odd extra nurses, back into the system, Tom.
TOM BADDELEY: It sounds like you weren't able to show Mr Olson where they were.
BOB KUCERA: There's over 420 additional nurses in the system. Mr Olson himself, Mark himself, said, when we negotiated the EBA, this was the best deal in the decade for nurses in this State. You're quite right, we are running a major campaign. The other thing is, if I can just come back to what you were saying earlier on. I have never admitted that we don't have problems in the health system. We do have problems - we're under pressure. But at the end of the day, when we're treating 622,000 West Australians a year, we are moving through the system.
MARK OLSON: These are all statistics, Tom. Look, we have... I'm sorry to interrupt the minister, but he hasn't answered the question, which was, "Where are these... where exactly are these extra nurses?" I mean you can quote, "400, 500, 300", but to actually... When the Federation does what we're supposed to do and says: "Where exactly are these nursing positions? Where are these additional positions? And how many nurse are you losing?" And the bureaucrats and the minister and the Government can't tell us. He simply couldn't answer the question then either.
TOM BADDELEY: We might just hear from Dave Kelly from the union on this nurse situation because he might have a different kind of view.
DAVE KELLY, AUSTRALIAN LIQUOR, HOSPITALITY AND MISCELLANEOUS WORKERS' UNION: This government has wound back some of the privatisation and also the wage negotiations, the first round at least, have gone fairly smoothly and productively. There is still a huge problem, however, with the use of agency staff in hospitals. That's an extremely expensive practise, which flourished under the previous government. It is demoralising for the permanent workforce to see agency staff getting paid more and doing the cream, if you like.
TOM BADDELEY: It seems to me Mr Kelly says the minister's making some progress on that, but obviously something needs to be done about these agencies.
BOB KUCERA: Precisely. Precisely why we're moving in towards the NurseWest Program that we'll be advertising in August. But again, Tom, if I can come back to it, you can't fix these problems overnight, you never will.
TOM BADDELEY: You've been there two years, though, Minister. It's not overnight. You've been in office for two years.
BOB KUCERA: We now have 420 additional nurses in the system. Now, if I was the union secretary, I would be applauding the fact that I've got potentially 420-odd extra members.
MARK OLSON: If you can actually show us where the nurses are. I mean, you could say 500 or 600, I mean, it's very easy to actually quote the figures.
BOB KUCERA: And again, we go through these processes. I don't think there's one thing we've done, other than the fact that we did negotiate an exceptionally good EBA for nurses, the best in a decade, that hasn't been roundly criticised by Mark and his team. But I never hear... I never hear any solutions. I never hear any solutions.
MARK OLSON: Actually, Tom, can I just come in there, because, the minister says that... I've got to watch what I say because I made that one comment about it being best EBA in a decade and I've heard it on every media outlet about 20 or 30 times and no doubt I'll hear it till the minister's no longer the health minister. But we were looking at proposals. We said to the Government 18 months ago, "What you need to do is pay nurses to retrain and reregister". Both the Minister for Health and the Premier said "We will never do that."
BOB KUCERA: That's not correct.
MARK OLSON: After six to eight months of intense lobbying by the ANF...
BOB KUCERA: That's not correct.
MARK OLSON: the Government finally came out and said, "Yes, that's a good idea". We said to the Government, "You should write to every nurse on the register and tell them about the improvements" and the Government initially said "No". And then 6 to 12 months later they say "Yes". And that's just a couple of a long list of proposals we've put to the Government.
TOM BADDELEY: I'd like to hear now from Dr Greg Sweetman, who's Head of Emergency at Royal Perth, and see what impact bed shortages are having on him.
DR GREG SWEETMAN, HEAD OF EMERGENCY, ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL: The biggest problem facing this Emergency Department and indeed a lot of emergency departments in the country, is the question of access block. That's essentially the situation where admitted patients can't gain access to inpatient beds in a timely fashion. The issue of congestion has deteriorated in the last three years in particular. And, the ways that's being addressed at this stage is largely by demand capping, where you see ambulances being diverted from one site to another site at periods of congestion.
NEIL SAXTON, AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION: It's almost a daily occurrence when a major teaching hospital in Perth is on bypass. This is not just a winter issue. The second issue is in regards to ramping. Our members are having to wait longer in emergency departments to transfer their patients and this is causing a time lag. The third issue is resources. It's not uncommon to have less than five ambulances available in the metropolitan area to deal with an emergency call at one time. In the country this is just as bad. I can summarise by saying our members are now having to travel further, wait longer to transfer their patients into emergency departments and the system is in crisis.
Tom Baddeley: Dr Pearn-Rowe, do we just get used to this? Is that just the way it's going to be now?
DR PEARN-ROWE: Unfortunately, at the moment, that is.
TOM BADDELEY: Is it acceptable?
DR PEARN-ROWE: It is not acceptable and I'm very concerned to hear the Minister rely on statistics of the number of people who have been treated. And I'm concerned to hear other people talk about our world-class health system. It is still a big problem. It is still unacceptable when we have people running ambulances all around town. When we have people ramped outside emergency departments. And remember that the health system is much more than just emergency departments and nurses, which is what we've focused on so far tonight. There's the issue of waiting lists. I, and every GP in the State, have hundreds of elderly patients waiting and suffering for knee replacements and hip replacements and just to quote figures and say, "We've done this many" is not an answer.
TOM BADDELEY: If I can say that the minister seems to be making progress. Then surely, with the GP clinic suggestion will ease a lot of the pressure on the emergency situation, won't it? I mean, that's got to be a good move.
DR PEARN-ROWE: GP's clinics are not going to reduce operating times for knees and hips which is what I was just talking about. And, I don't care really what the statistics show because every GP in the State will tell you that they still have many elderly people suffering and waiting for elective surgery.
TOM BADDELEY: The waiting list is a lot better than it has been, isn't it Minister?
BOB KUCERA: Tom, the waiting lists are now at the lowest they've been for 11 years. That's been a matter of darned hard work to get it down to that level.
DR PEARN-ROWE: How many topics are you going to cover on finishing this answer of mine?
BOB KUCERA: What I'd like to ask Dr Pearn-Rowe is why it is that the visits to aged care Homes by doctors have dropped by over 30 per cent in the last 12 to 18 months alone. Why it is now that you cannot get a home visit from a doctor. Why it is that some people are waiting up to three weeks to see a GP. All of those things together, people will simply not go to the GP, they will go to the public hospital.
Tom Baddeley: Minister, if I can just interrupt there. It's probably a good time to look at a day in the life of a suburban GP.
JONATHAN BEAL: St Andrews has been providing medical services in the eastern suburbs for more than 60 years. This particular Friday morning is quiet, but it's normally standing room only in the waiting area. Because it bulk bills, St Andrews attracts thousands of patients from far and wide. On an average week, the doctors here will see around 2000 patients. The clinic has 20,000 people on its books and the local population is growing quickly.
DR ALASTAIR NUTTAL, ST ANDREWS MEDICAL CLINIC: You can have situations where you've got upwards of 20 people - not myself, I tend to pull the pin at 10 - but there's doctors who've seen, you know, 20 waiting. That's a lot people and that's a lot of pressure on that doctor because you actually feel for the poor guy out there waiting. St Andrews has a philosophy, which I don't necessarily agree with, which, they'll just keep accepting people. Some patients can wait up to three hours, but of late we're having to turn people away because on busy days we just don't have the doctors.
JONATHAN BEAL: While the focus is on providing quality care, the doctors here can see up to six patients an hour at busy times.
DR RICHARD HOSKING, ST ANDREWS MEDICAL CLINIC: There's about half as many doctors per population here as there are in the western suburbs. In fact, there are less doctors in this area than, say, most rural areas, even the Kimberley. You know, we need more people out here, I think, is the answer.
JONATHAN BEAL: Under federal guidelines, Midland has enough doctors to service the local population. But because it bulk bills, St Andrews attracts patients from as far afield as the Perth hills, country areas like Wooroloo and Toodyay and even inner city suburbs like Inglewood and Maylands. And that's presenting its own problems for the doctors.
DR RICHARD HOSKING: It is a fixed cost which hasn't kept up with a fixed rebate, hasn't kept up with other measures of inflation and costs. It's economic pressure, I think is the main one. And then, of course, the pressure to see lots of people.
JONATHAN BEAL: The doctors here believe, despite their best intentions the politicians are not addressing the crux of the problem.
DR ALASTAIR NUTTAL: The politicians are not aware of the issues that are driving the problem. They're aware of the political issues -- and I'm not aware of them in their entirety. And that's what we're being given, we're given political solutions which means that they seem to buy time for themselves, but they don't seem to address the underlying problem.
JONATHAN BEAL: Dr Hosking has worked at St Andrews for seven years, but while the Commonwealth offers enticements to go to bush, there's little benefit for the veteran GP in working in a demanding area like Midland.
DR RICHARD HOSKING: I feel under pressure at times. You can only provide quality consulting so many hours a week, I think. You can't keep increasing the number of hours indefinitely and still do a reasonable job.


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SCCA Solo Champion Saunders Passes
TOPEKA, Kan. (March 19, 2014) – The Sports Car Club of America family was saddened to learn of the passing of one of its greatest Solo champions, Tommy Saunders, in an accident in Panama City Beach, Fla. on Wednesday morning.
Saunders was a 12-time SCCA Solo National Champion, trailing only John Thomas' 17 open-class titles. Saunders was the 2006 Driver of Eminence winner and the 2008 recipient of the Roger Johnson Spirit of the Sport Award. The 62-year-old had the second-longest tenure between his first and last National Championship, covering the 25 years between 1983 and 2008.
Off the track, Saunders was known for his big personality. Despite his successes, Saunders remained approachable to anyone at events.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2002
The emphasis is not on 'Asian' but 'American'
By Ursula Liang
ESPN The Magazine
"Kill that Jap!" That's what the crowd chanted. Focus, focus, he told himself. Don't let them get into your head. Block them out. Focus. Just play through it. Focus. Just block them out. And play.
Michelle Kwan apparently wasn't such a household name, as recent headlines in major news organizations suggest.
Somehow, he did.
All that Japanese-American Wat Misaka could do in 1944, in the middle of World War II, was play. Put up and shut up. Prove them wrong. He served two years in the Air Force. He led the University of Utah to two national championships. He broke the color barrier in professional basketball in 1947, playing three games with the Knicks before Sweetwater ever suited up. But 58 years later, the memory of that one game at Utah State is burned into Wat Misaka's skull.
"We grew up with prejudice," Misaka says. "That's just how it was."
Racism has left a permanent mark on sports. But today, Asian Pacific Americans like Misaka are making
mark. Nguyen, Ichiro, Kim, Ohno, Yamasaki, Fonoimoana, Wang, Kariya, Woods. For decades, APA's were represented in spots and patches. Now, some 150 years after the first Chinese trickled into the U.S. to lay down the tracks for Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos, Hawaiians, Samoans to come, APA and Asian-national athletes are declaring their presence in numbers, medals and awards. Jocks of Asian descent are part of this country, a permanent and rapidly growing part of the culture of sports.
But if you listen closely, you can still hear the chants. The ignorant things that spit from lips in frustration when the other guy can point to the JumboTron and yell "scoreboard." Taunts of "genius" that one too many sips of froth can inspire: "Ching chong ching chong!" "Why don't you go eat some sushi!" or "Go home!" And the appalling slips of judgment that spell in big bold letters that even a four-time world champion skater who has represented the U.S. in three Olympics is still not American enough: "American Outshines Kwan." And four years earlier: "American Beats Out Kwan."
Small reminders that home plate is a far cry from homey. There is no welcome mat here. But APA's are planted on the doorstep, ready to come in. Because we love sports just as much as the next man or woman. Maybe even more. A recent survey reveals that Asian American boys identify professional athletes as their heroes more than any other race does. The rest praise moms, movie stars, and musicians.
We grew up with prejudice. That's just how it was.
Wat Misaka
Today, APA's can look up to athletes who look like them, whether they are Asian Americans or simply Asians playing in America. That's something to celebrate. Role models are crucial to possibility. One trail blazer can set fire to a lot of hopes and dreams. There are limited public images of APA's -- in politics, Hollywood, the media. But now we have sports. And the chance to escape some of the emasculating stereotypes that haunt APA's: Too small, too weak. Too quiet, too meek. And by the way, math won't help you here.
If sports can do anything for Asian Americans, it can help shatter those misconceptions. Because it all boils down to the game. If Yao Ming goes first in the NBA draft, score one point for huge. If Ichiro can play another MVP-caliber season, score one point for powerful. If Junior Seau can tackle one more QB, score another point for strong. If Paul Kariya can win another Lady Byng trophy, score one point for cool. And tally a win for a new generation of young APA's that buck the stereotypes, believe in themselves, and make waves in sports.
Whatever the crowds may yell, Asians in sports are here to stay. And as ranks of APA athletes grow, the barriers will shrink. Acceptance and understanding will grow. Debates over biological race-advantage and disadvantage will soften. WWII sentiments will go. And Asian families will have to begin to see competitive sports as an enriching and rewarding part of life.
Pioneers will become mentors. Burdens will be shared and shaken. Asian Americans will take the court, focusing on nothing but the game.
Just focus. And play.
Ursula Liang is a writer/reporter for ESPN The Magazine


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Somewhere Over The Rainbow
The Rainbow--with its seven colors have long had an occult significance of being a great spiritual hypnotic device.
Constance Cumbey, in her book The Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow, which exposes the New Age Occult Movement, correctly writes, "The Rainbow (also called the Antahkarana or Rainbow Bridge). This is used as a hypnotic device. They also call it an, "International Sign of Peace." They claim they are building a rainbow bridge between the personality (you) and the over-soul or Great Universal Mind.
The Supreme Council of the 33rd degree of Freemasonry has used the rainbow on the cover of their magazine. In a book teaching Druidism (as in Illuminati Druidism), The 21 Lessons of Meryln, the Rainbow is described as "A true sign of Magic...it exists in both worlds at once!"
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Counselors to America's Small Business
The competition for photography jobs has always been tough. Being deaf has always made it harder for Kevin Haggenjos to get hired. With the economic down turn the competition for those jobs has gotten even harder to land. Tenacious, creative and entrepreneurial, Haggenjos decided to launch Haggenjos Photography.
Working with Michiana SCORE, Haggenjos identified a market niche and has turned what many call a disability to strategic advantage.
Sam's Club is committed to helping small businesses succeed, and this holiday season they're helping 100 small business owners gain valuable training, year-long mentoring and $1,000 in merchandise to help run and grow their ventures.
Click below to read about 10 of the inspirational small business owners they're helping.
"As a small business owner, I want to teach others, and it really makes a difference that Sam's Club and SCORE are trying to help me do that." - Evelyn Squires, Revelle Academy
Americans are so big on small business that large companies are launching pro-small-business marketing campaigns in hopes of squeezing their way into the spotlight.
The latest small-business champion: Sam's Club. The Wal-Mart-owned wholesale club is partnering with non-profit small-business counselor SCORE to award $1,000 of free merchandise to each of 102 small businesses across the country, the company will announce Wednesday. Sam's Club will also fly the owners to a small-business conference in Dallas that it's paying $547,000 to fund.
SCORE is excited to embark on a new opportunity with the VA Accelerator - a vocational rehabilitation and employment program. As the Veteran works through their business plans, the VA Accelerator's educational program matches them to a local SCORE mentor, who is there for the life of their business and can advise on many topics or secure the help needed.
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SCORE NYC has partnered with the Small Business Administration's (SBA) New York District Office to offer resources and services to small businesses hurt by Hurricane Sandy.
The collaborative effort will offer free counseling and comprehensive business assessment, as well as development strategies designed to keep small companies afloat during the recovery process.
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Owner Cynthia Mills has been working with Ron Baron, an experienced business executive who's providing guidance on how to grow her enterprise. After just one meeting, his input already has made a difference, according to Mills.
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It really depends on what I have going on. Some days I'm not online at all, others I'll be online for like 8 hours in that day. I rely on the internet for all of my news and the bulk of my personal entertainment needs, because I cancelled my cable subscription over a year ago because I felt it wasn't worth the money.
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if its a super slow day at work, then anywhere from 4-5 hours...but if i'm slammed, a few minutes here and there
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I would say about 3-4 hours is my daily dose, i do spend a lot of time playing ps3 though...............
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Be very wary before buying anything from the new HiFi Corp shop at Manda Hill, where I was recently the victim of some very sharp practice. I bought a Sansui touch screen car radio which was priced at K2.45m.
The salesman said he would sell it at K2.30 million, and also give me an extended two-year warranty. I had to take it back two days later because it didn't work properly. After three return visits and finally a long discussion with the store manager I discovered that the selling price was supposed to have been K2.00m, although the (printed label) price of the display radio was K2.45!
The price had been inflated in order to (i) give a bogus discount of K150,000, and then (ii) sell me the two-year warranty for K300,000 (the salesman was getting a commission for selling this unnecessary and very high-priced warranty!). In addition, (iii) the radio was not in its original polystyrene wrapping and the box had been previously opened. I am therefore extremely suspicious that this faulty radio had already been returned by a previous customer.
Roy Clarke
102 Responses to "Roy Clarke recounts bad experience at HiFi corp"
Roy, I am distraught to receive a complaint of this nature as this is definitely not behavior that one would associate with HiFi Corp.
After receiving your complaint, I established that you had bought a demonstration Sansui unit for which you received a discount and an extended warranty. On installation of the car radio, it was discovered to be faulty and this you reported to the HiFi Corp Store. It was then mutually agreed that you would buy an upgraded the unit being a Pioneer Car Radio and pay in the difference, enjoying the same benefits as before, i.e. a discount with an extended warranty, even though this unit was a new unit and not a demonstration unit. On approaching the Branch Manager with your concerns he agreed to give you the same benefits as before i.e. a discount with an extended warranty.
We are a large listed company and pride ourselves on excellent customer service and good corporate governance. We have an excellent service record in Zambia and would aim to please every customer that we deal with. We value the support of the community and will continue to bring great prices, quality and service to the Zambian consumer.
I believe this may be a case of misunderstood communication, but should you not be happy in any way with the product that you bought, we will gladly credit you accordingly.
I invite anyone who is not 100% happy with any product, or our service, to mail me directly on firstname.lastname@example.com We are extremely proud of our brand and our fantastic store in Zambia and do not want even a single disappointed customer.
At your service.
Marketing Executive
HiFi Corp
I notice that, in a hundred responses, there is no response from the manager of Hifi Corp store in Lusaka attempting to defend himself from my accusations. Now what does that tell you?
The shop management is guilty of conspiracy to from the unsuspecting and ignorant public. Sue them to court they get exposed more!
Thanx Kalaki for showing the way how consumers shud fight for their rights. But I guess that others are responding to Kalaki's corner because they see themselves in there
As a zambian I believe this is just a case of another white man not getting his way, he thinks a shop like HIFI Corparation should do what he wants just because it is run by a white man!! As a black man who has shopped at HiFi I am impressed by there service and sales!! Agents who walk and talk with you till you leave,, come on my fellow zambians, HiFi has changed the market for us that game is finaly lefting its standerds, people talk about discounts been given to us?? Its because we ask for them,, now by showing how disrespect, do u think they will give us discounts?, yes there warrenty is a waste of money and I will never buy it but that's my right not to!! Its yours too!! Don't buy it and only take the product! I welcome HiFi to zambia as all of you should!! Or Game will have its way again and we will all feel it, I save you save so let's don't destore a good company for 1 person who got fired and dose not care about you or me but himself!
Ps: let's lead ourself and not follow others
shame on you kalaki i have bought appliances from HIFI and they are working very well, we can not judge HIFI based on you unfortunate experience and for the fact that out of hundreds of people who have shopped at HIFI only a handful of you chaps have had a negative experience do you understand?KALAKI WAWA VIVA HIFI.
What do you expect with flawed consumer protection rights.
This is the Indian way, I saw discounts of of up to 70%! The price is overly inflated in order to show a "discount".
Please behave and learn to learn from others!!!Thumbs up Kalaki!!
ba kalaki this is not keeping up appearance or the crown of englands rejects or last of the summer win donchi kubeba the hour has come very forward one zambia one sansui.
thank you very much for the timely advice i was almost going to buy a sound system in the same shop.now i will be careful even the issue of discount never knew it works like that.
Number one Satire from Roy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You have made laugh tears are rolling down my cheek I have broken my cigarrette and I have spilt the popcons
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