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To ignore neighbour's letter through my door....(58 Posts)
.....that asks all local residents to object to minor travellers site planning application?
I know gypsies and travellers often get bad press, but I had a look at the planning application on the council website and it's for 2 caravans, 1 static and 1 to be lived in. Whoever applied must own the land as its a request for the land to be used as a place of residence.
The neighbour (who I'm not sure of their identity) is claiming that should this proceed it will "blight our homes and reduce sale prices" etc etc.
From a birds eye view, our street and cul de sac will be their nearest neighbours, but there is no access between the site and our homes.
Aibu or naive?
One of DDs best friends was a traveler, who did part of the year at her school. She was absolutely lovely.
Our 'settled' caravan' dweller is so little trouble I signed her petition to get left in peace.
After 10 years plus of being no trouble they seem to have money/permission to build a house.
Conversely the travellers who took over the town playing fields and the new age travellers that descended on the Welsh moors were a total menace.
I would think in terms of what would put you off buying a property. People are extremely careful, it's the one of the most expensive purchases the majority make. I know we took a careful look at not only the immediate area, but further afield too. If most people were honest I'm sure they would discount a house nearby a large traveller site and that's bound to affect the value of your house. It's not just how you feel personally, but how any prospective buyers would feel if you ever wanted to sell.
I have a travellers site close to me and that was one that expanded. Its an eyesore and the kids are a nuisance. Also equipment including a forklift was stolen from my husbands farm one night. A neighbour saw the forklift being driven into the site and reported it stolen for us but the police did nothing.
I would like to live and let live but in this case I would object.
It's up to you whether you ignore it or not, but you are being naive to assume that you won't end up with problems.
You just don't know unless you have discussed it with the individual travellers. Some are lovely and make a big effort to become part of their community. Some don't and seem to treat anyone who isn't a traveller with contempt and behave very disrespectfully towards the neighbours and the area.
You just don't know what type you will get, so your neighbours concern is valid.
The letter is probably anonymous because its being sent by someone who is fearful of being targeted by travellers if they find out and have a problem with it. And that would be another valid and reasonable concern.
eurochick - I know people who live in houses who live like you describe.
hides piles of bricks and rubble in back garden
I have just written a long reply and it's disappeared.
Basically, you are being naive. Perhaps the neighbour doesn't want to put their name for fear of reprisals - the local travellers near my parents have been deemed untouchable by the local police because their children (the police's) have been threatened with being harmed if the police do anything. When planning was applied for, all of the windows in the houses of the objectors were smashed - but the police didn't do anything, not even question them "because there wasn't enough evidence". Expensive farm equipment has gone missing (and been found on their land), they are known to be connected to drug supply in the part of the world where my parents are, and still, nothing is done.
You may be very lucky and end up with model travellers as neighbours because they do exist, but I wouldn't count on it.
as quesadilla pointed out, It really depends on what they mean by traveller as different groups have different ways of life.
My school had a lot of gypsies in the winter, they were lovely, their site was clean and nice, dogs properly trained etc (I was friends with a couple of them so visited a few times) and the travellers who descend in their boats for river festival and visit the pub i worked in have always been polite and friendly and cleaned up after themselves.
however the group of travellers that decided they were going to take over a field near my mums were an absolute pain in the arse with no respect for anyone or anything, that being said they also didn't bother with planning permission, they just appeared.
Personally as you can't see the site and theres a fair gap between you I would ignore the letter.
YANBU . There might be more on occasion (like family gatherings) but likely as not, it will only be the two vans on the one site. Do have to admit that sometimes it does get dirty outside the vans - this has to do with a concept of the inner area (body, soul, house, car etc) needing to be spotlessly clean but the exterior is not as important. If that's a problem, just ask them nicely if they could clean it up a bit and honestly it won't be minded. Also, big difference in behaviour between Irish travellers and Romanichal - they are not related.
YY to everything broken sunglasses said.
Years ago, some travellers moved in near to where I used to live. They were there for about a month. I'd lived there 2 years before, never been burgled. In the 2 weeks the travellers were there, we were burgled twice. Once they'd left, not broken into again. Make of that what you will.
How do you know the caravans are for travellers, anyhow? They might be intended as somewhere for seasonal workers or guests to stay. The fact that one of the caravans is static doesn't say travellers, to me.
few weeks. Not 2 weeks.
I think you are being naive. Those that get 'hysterical' often have had direct experience with travellers.
At the other end of our village is a planned traveller's site, it is only small (maybe 20 dwellings), self contained and is well kept, honestly the messiest and noisiest part about it is the pony they keep tethered on the grass by the road. And he is super cute and loves cuddles so I say live and let live.
I can see both sides really. My former neighbour asked me to object to a planned traveller site next to our rural properties. I didn't want to, as my family were travellers 2 generations ago and I don't think everone can be tarred with the same stick. He pointed out that our houses would be robbed, farm machinery stolen etc. In the end I didn't object as I felt his reasons for wanting to object didn't sit well with me and weren't a concern to me. However, thinking on it, I would have been concerned about the amount of traffic on the narrow single track road where you have to reverse back if you encounter a tractor as a result of 20 more families. It is also a designated cycle route and home to about 4 protected species. There is no mains water or sewage serving our properties and they had not mentioned installing a septic tank. If my neighbour had brought these up I may have supported his objection but as it was I left it. In the end it was rejected anyway. I admit I was also concerned about how they would enforce the amount of caravans there, if more DID appear it can take years to have them removed and I certainly would not have wanted 70 caravans on the small strip of land next door.
Can definitely also see both sides - travellers, as with all folk, can be decent, or can be awful. I think part of the problem is as they tend to be transient they can be difficult to pin down if they do cause trouble, iyswim?
So locals end up not trusting them, and visa versa, which only aggravates matters. So people end up not knowing any travellers personally, and only notice the trouble makers, and so they end up projecting that to the whole community.
It is possible that it is a permanent resident wanting to get planning permission for a new house on green field farming land, but has to get this first as the house wouldn't get permission. Once they have lived in the caravan for a few years they are more likely to get permission for a house.
Or the caravans are for seasonal farm workers?
Two caravans (one of which is static) is not your average travellers site is it? Therefore if my idea above isn't the case, there is the possibility that it becomes a larger site over time and rightly or wrongly, that would no doubt impact on house prices.
Ooh two traveller goading threads on the one day
At the risk of repeating myself, I've worked with travelling communities for over a decade, and they are the same as any other community - there are good and bad in every community. Some of them have dogs but some of them don't . Most of them pay council tax. If they are from the fairground, most of them also pay VAT, tax, etc, as they are small businesses.
The naked bigotry against travellers has escalated so much in recent years that bullying of traveller children in schools in the UK has almost returned to 1960s levels.
As someone said upthread there are also lots of different types of travellers. If you read the planning application it might shed light on which type have submitted the application (because it is one of the few (if not the only ) applications where you have to specify your race/ethnic origin/minority group.
You might also find that it isn't travellers. Lots of people who own land in the country apply for permission for a caravan first then apply for planning permisison for a house a few years later.
As for the fact that 2 will become 10, it will only do so if they apply to change a condition of planning. If the planning hasn't changed to allow more caravans to be sited there and more caravans move on then the Council can apply for the others to be removed.
once planning permission is granted i think you wont have a leg to stand on if they decide to get more caravans on the site at a later date
If the travelers didn't go around the area they pitch up in nicking everything that aint nailed down and creating tons and tons of mess and crap and causing trouble they might be tolerated a bit more
I'd listen to Gollygosh123
I too think the Op is very naieve. You will live to regret this. I swear.
It's entirely up to you if you want to object or not.
My village has a fairly large site and we are nit a high crime area. When I was growing up, most of the crime committed was by 3 families on my estate not the travellers. A couple of my friends bought some land in a different village and applied for 2 caravans 10 years ago. Theres still only 2 (static) caravens there. They don't let any of their friends or family pull up on their land, they just wanted somewhere pernanent for them.
That's exactly the same sort of application friends of mine put in prior to planning permission for a house. I'd also bin something that was delivered to me unsigned.
Obviously it is up to you if you wish to object although I would be warey of any unsigned letters.
I live near a largeish traveller site and have done for about 9 years. In all that time I haven't had any problems with any of the travellers either around the area or at school.
Other folk claim to have had problems and attributed them to the travellers but I haven't. Some of the women are not very friendly (I think preferring to stick together, particulary at school) which is fair enough. Others are though.
My sister lived next door to a site that had only one static caravan. It was frequently visited by up to 10 others on a regular basis. They would leave huge amounts of rubbish and the kids would be rude and aggressive if you tried to drive past them on the lane. One night there was a massive fight between them and another gang of travellers! Im not hysterical over travellers but they don't really do themselves any favours. If they would just clean up after themselves it would go a long way to making me feel nicer towards them. Just my experience. Not saying every traveller behaves in this way, although have yet to see any that don't.
When you respond to planning applications, you need to use "planning" reasons. Things like "not within the permitted development area on the village plan", "out of keeping with the conservation area" or "insufficient mains water and sewerage to serve the dwellings". Obviously you need to know local information to be able to come up with planning reasons to support or oppose the plans and the local development plans may well have a section on the provision of sites for travellers. However I very much doubt whether an objection "we don't like these sort of people, you know what they are like, it starts off with 2 caravans and next thing you know there are 10 with feral children and dogs" would actually have any influence, and rightly so.
So you need to think both about whether you want to respond and on what grounds. How would you feel if they put two small houses there? Is this really any different?
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- If Turner plays like this for the next four games, he's going to be in the playoff rotation. I'm not going overboard, because it was only one game, and a blowout loss at that, but he was aggressive, and probably the best Sixer on the floor.
- As good as Turner was, Hawes was worse. Spencer was absolutely atrocious in every aspect of the game, and I really have a hard time figuring out how he led the team in field goal attempts with 14. I thought Collins should've gone to Battie or Speights in the second half when Hawes continued his ineptitude.
- If you want to make the case that Lou's absence was felt in this game, you're probably going to have to use some kind of ethereal measurement to prove it. Turner scored 21 on 14 shots (and 2/4 from the line), mostly creating for himself. If they get that from Lou, it's a very good game for him.
- Jrue was masterful in the first quarter until he picked up his second foul and was forced to the bench. He started the game 4/4 for 11 points. After returning about midway through the second, he was epically bad. 0/8 from the floor the rest of the way with a couple of airballs thrown in for good measure.
- Iguodala had about the worst touch I've seen from him all season. His decision-making was subpar as well. He did look healthier than I've seen him in the past couple of games, though. He was routinely pushing the ball and beating the Celtics down the floor during the team's only run in the second half, about midway through the third.
- Brand missed a handful of shots he normally hits.
- I thought Doc Rivers won the coaching chess game in this one, and that rarely happens to Doug Collins. When the Sixers went small, Rivers didn't try to out-small them, instead he went big and put Jeff Green at the three. Turner couldn't handle Green and the Celts used that matchup to pour points on the board, pretty much negating a brief offensive run at the other end. I don't expect Collins to be overmatched when the playoffs begin.
- If you need another positive takeaway, the Sixers were clearly off on the offensive end tonight. The Celtics are a very strong defensive team, and they forced some tough shots, but the Sixers missed an inordinate number of layups and clean looks on short jumpers. Had they shot their averages, this would've been a very close game, they were just off collectively. You probably shouldn't come away from this game saying, "The Sixers can't play with the Celts." It's more like, "The Sixers can't play with the Celts if they shoot like that."
- I found it really, really noticeable when Jodie wasn't on the floor tonight. The drives were there, but there was no one to kick to. The highlight of Turner's night, for me, was the corner three he hit. He needs to take that shot when he has it, and he's going to have it quite frequently.
- That's all I've got. Rest up. Huge game at home against the Knicks tomorrow night. They need the win if they want the #6 seed, plus we're going to see plenty of my favorite matchup in the Atlantic Division, Jrue vs. Toney Douglas.
Player of The Game: Turner
Team Record: 40-38
Up Next: vs. NYK, tomorrow night
by Brian on Apr 5 2011
Tags: Antonio Daniels | Basketball | Boston Celtics | Evan Turner | Post Game | Sixers |
Tags: Antonio Daniels | Basketball | Boston Celtics | Evan Turner | Post Game | Sixers |


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(CNSNews.com) - Juan Miguel Gonzalez, the biological father of 6-year-old boat refugee Elian, pleaded with authorities and the American public Thursday for his son to be returned to him. Young Elian remains with relatives in Miami after a federal court ruled that he must remain in the country until at least a May 11th hearing on his case.
Speaking in suburban Washington, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, through a translator, said,
"Please help me. Send a message to the President of this country (United States), the Attorney General of this country: Unite my son with me. Don't let this abuse of my son continue. I love my son. I need my son with me at my side to be with me. Please, I ask you to help me."
Gonzalez also said he is hurt by what is happening to his son, Elian.
"I have come here to be with my son and already two weeks have passed and I am not with my son. It hurts me very much to see what's happening and the abuse that's happening to my son," Gonzalez said.
Gonzalez again called on Americans to help him in his efforts to be reunited with his son.
"Please, I ask you: Pick up the phone, write a letter, do everything you can. My son is only a boy, 6-years-old. He's a boy like any other son. He's a son like any other boy in the United States. He's no different. Please let's stop this politics that's on top of all of this. But remember it's between a father and a son," Gonzalez said.
After making his statement, Gonzalez left the bank of microphones in Bethesda, MD, without taking any questions from reporters.


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Got old meds? The next county-wide medication take-back day will be on Saturday, April 26, when you can safely dispose of expired or unneeded prescription, over the counter and veterinary medication. This is a good way to get potentially dangerous drugs out of your home without polluting our water supply. More details will follow as we get closer to the event.
Need to clean out your files? Sure you do! The next Community Shredding and E-Waste day will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Mahany Park, 1545 Pleasant Grove Boulevard. Drive up and hand over your disposables, and we'll take care of the rest. E-waste is recycled by SIMS Recycling Solutions, an international recycling company with a sorting and shredding facility here in Roseville. Bring your sensitive documents (old bank and credit card statements, old medical records and the like), and have up to three file boxes shredded for free. We urge you to safely shred your own personal and business files, and not just put them in the garbage can intact. We've encountered a lot of thieves lately who regularly "dumpster-dive," looking through trash for people's personal identifying information, which they then use for fraudulent purposes.
Scam attempt: This week a senior citizen resident got a call from someone pretending to be with the FBI. The caller told her that she was a suspect in a money-laundering scheme, and that if she didn't wire them money, they would arrest her and extradite her to the Dominican Republic. The resident went to the bank to withdraw the money. Fortunately a bank employee found out what was going on and stopped her, encouraging her to call police instead, which she did. The officer advised her to change her phone number so that the scammers couldn't keep calling her. Had she wired money to the crooks, she would not have been able to get it back.
Tip: The would-be victim in this case had been scammed before. Scam artists will often go back to the same victim over and over, or share information about "easy victims" with other scammers. If you have a loved one who has been scammed, encourage them to block or hang up on scam phone calls, and change their phone number to an unlisted number to prevent future calls.
Fire Station Open House: It's Roseville Fire Department Station 7's turn to host! The next open house will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 5, at Station 7, 911 Highland Point Drive. Tour the station and meet the firefighters. The firefighters have some especially kid-friendly events planned: a vehicle extrication demonstration, where they'll cut up a car, and a splat zone (firefighters will drop things off the high ladder truck so you can watch them go splat.)
Olympus Pointe, vehicle accident: At 4:37 p.m. March 18, officers and firefighters responded to a minor injury traffic collision on Sierra College Boulevard at Olympus Drive, where one the drivers had driven away from the scene. Officers located the 49-year-old Roseville man nearby and arrested him on suspicion of DUI causing injury, hit-and-run, driving on a suspended license, and violation of probation.
Galleria-Harding, drug arrests: At 10:12 a.m. March 18, officers responded to help Placer County probation officers with an uncooperative probation client in the 700 block of Gibson Drive. Officers arrested a 38-year-old Roseville man on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine and narcotic drugs, and violation of court orders.
East Roseville Parkway, vehicle burglary: Sometime during the day March 15, someone got into a car parked at the Park and Ride in the 1800 block of Taylor Road, and stole suitcases and wrapped presents. There was no sign of forced entry.
Creekside-Antelope Creek, search: At 10:30 a.m. March 15, officers responded to help the Rocklin Police Department search for a male teenager who had run away from them when they tried to serve him with a juvenile warrant. He ran up the creekbed to Roseville. Officers searched the area for about an hour with the help of a K9 and a CHP helicopter, but were unable to locate the boy at the time.
Maidu, robbery: At 1:22 p.m. March 16, a man wearing a mask went into a cellular telephone store in the 2000 block of Douglas Blvd., forcefully ripped electronics items off the wall and left with them. He was described as a black male in his 30s with a thin to muscular build, wearing a black baseball cap over a black hoodie, dark blue Dickies-type work pants and black Vans-type shoes with white laces. No weapon or vehicle was seen.
Cirbyside, attempted burglary: At 5:35 a.m. March 16, someone tried to pry the door of a camera store in the 1000 block of Sunrise Avenue. They weren't able to get in.
Cresthaven, vehicle accident: At 11:30 p.m. March 14, officers and firefighters responded to a report of a car that had crashed into a light pole on Vernon Street at Community Drive. Officers took the 25-year-old driver to the hospital to get checked out, and then arrested him on suspicion of DUI.
Folsom Road, vehicle theft: Between 5 and 9:30 p.m. March 13, someone stole a blue Honda Accord four-door sedan from a parking lot in the 1000 block of Douglas Boulevard.
Roseville Heights, disturbance: At 2:21 a.m. March 15, officers responded to a report of 10-15 people fighting in the 400 block of Lincoln Street. The reporting party said that one of the men involved in the fight had a gun. Officers contacted the suspect and searched him and his companions. No gun was found, no one reported being injured, and no arrests were made.
Roseville Heights, hit and run: At about 11:15 p.m. March 17, officers and fire personnel responded to a hit and run involving a pedestrian in the 100 block of Pacific Street. Officers found that a couple had gotten into a fight with a man outside a bar, and the man followed them to their truck. The couple got into the truck and drove away, hitting the man as they left. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of what appeard to be minor injuries. Officers stopped the suspect pickup on Foothills Boulevard near Vineyard Road and arrested the 23-year-old male driver on suspicion of DUI, hit and run and other related charges.
Kaseberg-Kingswood, disturbance: At 1:51 a.m. March 15, officers responded to a report of a large fight in the parking lot of the Fairgrounds; the reporting party said one man had a gun. The fight had dispersed when officers arrived, and people were leaving. The suspect who reportedly had a gun wasn't located. No one reported being injured, and no arrests were made.
Stanford, theft: At 1:39 p.m. March 15, officers responded to a store in the 900 block of Pleasant Grove Blvd., to a report of a man loading expensive electronics items into his backpack. Officers contacted him outside the store, recovered hundreds of dollars worth of stolen merchandise, and arrested the 33-year-old Roseville resident on suspicion of burglary (entering the store with the intent to steal).
Industrial East, metal theft: Between March 14 and March 17, someone stripped copper wire from light poles in the 7600 block of Galilee Road.
Industrial East, theft: Between March 13 and March 14, someone stole a black Critical brand fixed-gear bicycle from a stairwell in an apartment complex in the 7900 block of Foothills Boulevard.
Quail Glen, theft: At about 9:30 p.m. March 16, while a man was unloading his car at an apartment complex in the 1500 block of Pleasant Grove Boulevard, someone took off with two guitars. One was a custom Fender 6-string electric guitar, and one was a Taylor acoustic 12-string guitar.
Junction West, arson: At 3:15 p.m. March 17, firefighters extinguished four small grass fires in the west end of Mahany Park, on the south side of Pleasant Grove Bouevard near the entrance to Sun City. It looked like someone had walked west and lit the fires as they walked. No suspects were seen.
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Safe work environment
This section contains obligations on all managers and staff.
Report that hazard
Report that Hazard poster (DOC, 28.0 KB)
A hazard is anything in the workplace which has the potential to harm people. The hazard should be addressed locally and promptly if possible and this is the responsibility of the manager in whose area the hazard is located.
While the University endeavours to provide a safe workplace, vigilance by staff is essential. Any hazard which cannot be addressed promptly and locally or through Facilities Services Division (FSD) should be reported to the Health, Wellbeing and Safety (HWS) Unit by telephone, email or by using this Accident and Hazard Report form (DOC, 48.5 KB) . Hazards brought to the attention of staff by students and others are to be handled in the same way.
Examples are:
- if a computer lead is trailing across an area where people will walk, re-locate it (or the computer); obtain a velcro cover for the lead if re-location is not possible
- if a chair in a meeting room is broken, label it as broken, remove it from the room and arrange for its disposal, or, if it is in a common use area, report the chair to FSD for disposal and replacement
- if a colleague asks you to help him or her by carrying some heavy boxes, stop and consider whether the boxes are too heavy, what your capacity is for carrying such items, where they will be lifted from, and if you conclude that the task is unsafe then suggest unpacking the boxes and dividing the loads, getting a trolley, or consulting the manager
- if a step or a path outside a building is broken, report it to FSD
- if the building is too hot or too cold, report it to FSD if you think it is due to a fault or ask your manager to raise the issue of an improvement to the system with the head of the organisational area
- if no progress is made using the above avenues, or in the case of a systemic issue such as recurring hazards, report the matter to the HWS Unit
- if a person on University grounds is acting suspiciously, call Security on 222 or 1800 062 579.
Indoor thermal comfort
Where practical, workplaces that are buildings need to be capable of maintaining a temperature range that is comfortable and suitable to the work. Optimum comfort for sedentary work is between 20°C and 26°C, depending on the time of the year and clothing worn. In enclosed workplaces, comfortable rates of air movement are usually between 0.1m and 0.2m per second. Staff undertaking work requiring physical exertion usually prefer a lower temperature range.
Where the indoor temperature in areas of light work such as offices reaches an ambient temperature of 30–32°C, staff will be entitled to a 10-minute break at the end of each 50 minutes with access to cool drinking water. When the temperature reaches above 32–35°C, the breaks will increase to 20 minutes at the end of each 40 minutes. When the temperature exceeds 35°C, staff should preferably be relocated to a cooler environment, or be given the option of leaving work for the remainder of the day without loss of ordinary pay.
When temperatures reach 35°C, students should preferably be relocated to a cooler environment or the remainder of the class cancelled, at the discretion of the Head of School or Pro Vice-Chancellor. Remember that of course students are able to leave a location without having to take into account University employment obligations and consequences as do staff.
In other indoor locations such as workshops, plant rooms, warehouses and so on, similar arrangements should be made by managers where practical, taking into account the amount of physical activity.
If you have any questions regarding measuring indoor temperatures, please contact the Facilities Services helpdesk on ext. 46246 (Melbourne), 71166 (Geelong), or 33103 (Warrnambool).
Any person with signs and symptoms of heat stress (e.g. feeling generally unwell or experiencing nausea, dizziness, weakness, clumsiness, collapse and convulsions) should seek immediate first aid or medical attention. Be aware of these signs and symptoms in others.
If a staff member has a medical condition that puts them at a higher risk of heat stress or similar, then they must bring to the attention of their supervisor any medical restrictions in warm conditions. A doctor's certificate setting out the risk and restrictions may be required.
Equipment with an exposed heating element such as a bar radiator is not to be used on University premises due to the risk of fire.
Slips, trips and falls
Slips, trips and falls are the
most common reported accident at Deakin. Most slips, trips and falls are
preventable through good design, appropriate maintenance, housekeeping and
cleaning, individual risk management and effective hazard identification and reporting.
The actual causes of the slip, trip or fall can be complex. These causes, more accurately, contributing factors, can include:
- Weather, especially rain
- Lighting - especially at the bottom of stairs and steps
- Lack of maintenance of paths and steps
- Cleaning regimes - either too little, or the opposite too much polishing
- Human error such as leaving cords across pathways, other poor housekeeping or failing to properly repair paths after other work
- Failure to match surfaces to human capability especially where limited by age or disability
- Poor or inappropriate designs
- Individual misjudgement about risk such as taking shortcuts, hurrying, getting distracted or wearing higher risk footwear.
In many cases the actual accident is caused by a combination of the above factors.
The best approach for local staff and managers is to incorporate slip, trip and fall prevention into your routine inspections and ensure all staff are encouraged to report "near misses" and hazards (DOC, 48.5 KB) . The training and e-learning packages below can be incorporated into your refresher and local training programs to promote awareness and understanding on how slips, trips and falls can be prevented.
Staff must keep their own work areas clean, tidy and safe, including:
- removing tripping hazards such as loose cords, loose floor coverings and objects in walkways and working areas
- storing materials stably and in a way that minimises manual handling risks
- cleaning up or cordoning spills
- removing paper and obstacles from the floor.
If there is a similar hazard in a shared area, such as a corridor or tearoom, then attend to it if possible or report it to FMSD.
Managers' workplace inspection checklists include housekeeping hazards.
WorkSafe: Slips, Trips and Falls Checklist (DOC, 186.5 KB)
Training and
e-Learning Packages
The STEP Tool is an eLearning package developed by the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive, providing slips and trips guidance through interactive learning. It is an easy way to learn about slips and trips, how they are caused, why preventing them is important and how to tackle them. This is supported by various resources including training packages.
Occupational violence
Occupational violence is "any incident where an employee is physically attacked or threatened in the workplace" (WorkSafe), whether by a colleague or a third party. A university is not a workplace where violence should be of everyday concern.
If a staff member feels that his or her duties carry the risk of threat or physical attack the matter should be raised immediately with their manager. Managers who identify a security problem or risk for staff or students must carry out a risk assessment using the checklist at page 15 of this Western Australian Code of Practice: Violence, Aggression And Bullying At Work. Facilities Services Division and the Health, Wellbeing and Safety Unit can provide assistance.
If an assault has occurred or is there is an immediate likelihood of one, contact the police on 000 and Security on extension 222. An assault is a criminal matter.
For further information on prevention of occupational violence see the Western Australian Code of Practice: Violence, Aggression And Bullying At Work and the WorkSafe Guide: Workplace Violence and Bullying. There are also Personal Security Guidelines (PDF, 16.1 KB) and Security Guidelines for Managers and Supervisors (PDF, 40.9 KB) .
Staff concerns about noise levels which cannot be addressed promptly and readily should be reported by managers to the Manager, Health, Wellbeing and Safety.
Children on campus
A child may only be brought onto University premises in accordance with the Flexible Work Arrangements procedure. The staff member (i.e. the parent or guardian) must be aware of hazards and ensure the safety of the child. For example, be careful of heavy or automatic doors, lifts, people carrying hot drinks, scissors, staplers, staircases, carparks and the like. The staff member must be with the child at all times.
In accordance with the Flexible Work Arrangements procedure and for safety reasons, children are not permitted at all in workshops, laboratories, other spaces with potentially dangerous equipment, and building sites, and children with infectious diseases requiring exclusion from childcare or school are not permitted in the workplace at all.
Animals on campus
Companion animals including dogs are not permitted on University premises, for health and safety reasons. Companion animals do not include seeing-eye dogs and other working animals. Enquiries about signs and stray animals may be directed to Security (Campus Services Division).
Vaccination may be appropriate for staff engaging in activities such as first aid duties, clinical work, handling human blood or other body substances, laboratory work, cleaning, gardening, maintenance, security and overseas travel. More information is contained in the Vaccination Guidelines (PDF, 49.4 KB) .
For student vaccination refer to the Current Students website. Some courses may specify vaccination as a requirement.
For information on smoking refer to our page on health and wellbeing.
Alcohol and drugs
As stated in the Code of Conduct, staff must not engage in University activities or represent the University when impaired by the effects of alcohol or other drugs, whether licit or illicit. Among other things, by such conduct staff put themselves and others at risk, or reduce their ability to carry out their duties.
Managers are not to permit the operation of University plant or vehicles by staff affected by alcohol or drugs.
Only moderate amounts of alcohol are permitted at University or staff functions.
Drinking alcohol can have adverse health effects. Read more about the effects of alcohol.
Our Employee Assistance Program is available to staff who may be experiencing difficulties with use of alcohol.
Prevention of workplace bullying
Bullying in the workplace is an OHS concern because it can result in psychological harm to victims. The University is committed to preventing workplace bullying and other inappropriate behaviours (see Prevention of Workplace Bullying Procedure).
WorkSafe Victoria defines bullying as "repeated, unreasonable behaviour directed toward an employee, or group of employees, that creates a risk to health and safety" and "unreasonable behaviour" as behaviour that a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would expect to victimise, humiliate, undermine or threaten". While a single incident of such behaviour may not constitute bullying it may still be unacceptable.
The University strives to provide and promote an environment in which staff, students, contractors and visitors:
- behave professionally and ethically
- comply with University policies and procedures, statutory obligations and professional codes of conduct and practice
- make decisions objectively in a fair and reasonable manner
- work cooperatively and collaboratively with each other
- treat others with respect, impartiality, courtesy and sensitivity
The procedure for resolving workplace issues around personal behaviours applies to the resolution of complaints or concerns by a staff member about the behaviour of another staff member. This includes concerns that may constitute workplace bullying. This procedure can be used in so far as practical where the staff member has complaints or concerns about the behaviour of contractors, visitors or students. It can also be used in so far as practical by other staff members, including managers and supervisors
All staff are required to contribute to and foster a harmonious and equitable working environment. The University provides supervisory skills training for managers.
Managers (and managers' managers) are expected to:
- create awareness among staff of their responsibilities for fostering a workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect (emphasised during staff recruitment, induction and contractor engagement)
- communicate and consult with staff on workplace bullying through meetings, surveys and audits, and at OHS committees being aware of and taking into account the risk factors associated with bullying (see Prevention of Workplace Bullying Procedure)
- ensure that staff are aware of the processes that are available to them to report and resolve complaints
- encourage the reporting of bullying behaviours
- respond to reports and incidents in a prompt, confidential, fair and reasonable manner, and
- provide staff with the opportunity to attend relevant training (contact the OHS Unit for further information).
Managers should seek advice from the OHS Unit and take early and appropriate action when workplace conflict arises, bullying behaviours are first identified or workplace relationships start to deteriorate.
Staff are encouraged to report any instances of possible or actual bullying using the relevant complaints procedure.
Work-related stress is discussed in Reducing Work-related Stress: A Short Guide for Staff (PDF, 115.2 KB) and Reducing Work-related Stress: A Guide for Managers (PDF, 187.3 KB) .
Where a health and safety concern about work-related stress is raised or identified, a manager should use the checklist in the Reducing Work-related Stress: A Guide for Managers (PDF, 187.3 KB) to evaluate, and if necessary devise strategies to address, the concern, in consultation with HRD, and any Health and Safety Representative if the concern is raised by a member of a Designated Work Group.
Falls prevention
Working from heights of two metres or more is separately regulated under the OHS Regulations. The head of any organisational area which has staff or contractors engaged in this kind of work must refer to the WorkSafe website and pages 9 to 11 of the WorkSafe Guide to Falls Prevention. They must identify tasks carrying the risk of a fall and measures to be taken to address this risk. For more information contact the Health, Wellbeing and Safety Unit.


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Why John Maynard Keynes Supported the New Deal
The economist John Maynard Keynes advocated real-world implementation of economic ideas. His predictions and policy recommendations would become increasingly relevant as government leaders struggled to revive their economies during the Great Depression.
Having skillfully managed the U.K.'s finances during World War I, Keynes became the Treasury's representative to the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. As the victors dictated a grossly punitive "Carthaginian Peace" to cripple Germany, Keynes resigned from the discussions and publicly denounced the Versailles Treaty.
Keynes made a dreadfully accurate prediction of the treaty's consequences:
If we aim at the impoverishment of Central Europe, vengeance, I dare say, will not limp. Nothing can then delay for very long the forces of Reaction and the despairing convulsions of Revolution, before which the horrors of the late German war will fade into nothing, and which will destroy, whoever is victor, the civilisation and the progress of our generation.
The economic chaos of the early 1930s, particularly in Germany, confirmed Keynes's vision. Paying war reparations drained the Weimar Republic's funds even as the Depression wrecked revenue, employment and production.
Keynes advocated massive deficit spending to offset markets' failure to recover. "Falling prices, contracted incomes, diminishing trade, rising taxation and obstinate unemployment will yield to nothing but a policy of confident loan expenditure upon schemes of capital development, nationally fostered and internationally concerted," he said.
Keynes argued that the worldwide credit collapse, not the stock-market crash, had triggered the Depression. He blamed the end of expenditures financed by U.S. international loans for causing the economic slump.
In the spring of 1933, Keynes drafted a series of clear, witty articles for the Times of London, outlining a recovery strategy. First, he argued, the U.K. should undertake a huge program of public works -- hiring many of the unemployed to create needed, durable infrastructure.
Second, increased purchasing power, caused by the rise in public-works employment, would restore prices. Third, trade barriers needed to be reduced through international cooperation, because austerity and autarky would prevent a return to growth.
Using cutting-edge technology of the time, Keynes promoted his plan in the U.S. in June 1933 via a live transatlantic radio conversation with Walter Lippmann, an eminent American journalist. NBC broadcast the exchange nationally. They agreed on the main policy goals for recovery: cheap money, public works and help for farmers.
But at the World Economic Conference in London later that month, Keynes overestimated the opportunity for international cooperation as the lack of U.S. commitments prevented international policy agreements.
With global cooperation sunk, Keynes turned to national economic efforts. Only the New Deal strived toward the three goals he and Lippmann had outlined, while preserving democratic practices.
Keynes endorsed the New Deal in an open letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the New York Times on Dec. 31. He criticized some policies, but supported the New Deal's creativity.
"If you fail, rational change will be gravely prejudiced throughout the world, leaving orthodoxy and revolution to fight it out. But if you succeed, new and bolder methods will be tried everywhere, and we may date the first chapter of a new economic era from your accession to office."
These words would mark another potent prediction from Keynes.
(Philip Scranton is a Board of Governors professor of the history of industry and technology at Rutgers University, Camden, and the editor-in-chief of Enterprise and Society. He writes "This Week in the Great Depression" for the Echoes blog.)
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Big jolly man brings joy to Auckland City
Media release
November 25, 2012
Big jolly man brings joy to Auckland City
St Nick was the centre of attention in Auckland this afternoon as he welcomed in the festive season at the 79th annual Farmers Santa Parade.
Santa's float journeys down Queen Street at the 2012 Farmers Santa Parade. Copyright Topic Photography.
Led by a group of New Zealand Olympians and Paralympians, highlights of the parade included an impressive performance by the New Zealand Army Band as well the new Christmas Train and Willie Wonka floats. Inflatable character balloons, energetic dance troops and popular celebrities all made their way around the 2.2km parade route, to the delight of onlookers lining the streets of Auckland City.
Santa was the centre of attention at this year's Farmers Santa Parade. Copyright Topic Photography.
Chairman of the Auckland Children's Christmas Parade Trust Michael Barnett says the standard of the parade was extraordinarily high.
"The Farmers Santa Parade is New Zealand's leading Christmas event and the calibre of the floats, performers and costumers is on an international scale. We are thrilled to be able to share the joy of Christmas with Auckland families and thankful for the support of our sponsors - without them, the event simply wouldn't be possible," says Mr Barnett.
The Farmers London Town Float at the 2012 Farmers Santa Parade. Copyright Topic Photography.
Farmers Managing Director Rod McDermott says the company feels honoured to be bringing the event to Auckland again.
"Farmers is grateful to be able
to share this annual Christmas event with Aucklanders for
the 79th time and we hope all come back next year to share
in our historical milestone. Thank you to the dedicated,
hardworking volunteers behind the scenes - you all do an
outstanding job. We wish every New Zealander a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year," says Mr McDermott.
Mickey Mouse & Donald Duck giant inflatables make their way around the parade route at the Farmers Santa Parade. Copyright Topic Photography.


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A WINCHESTER primary school has appointed a new headteacher for the first time in 12 years.
Current Assistant Head at St Bede C of E Primary School, Sarah Duck, will succeed Louise Fitzpatrick who is stepping down after 12 years as headteacher.
Last year the school was judged 'Outstanding' by Ofsted inspectors, and Mrs Duck said she is keen to maintain high standards when she starts in January.
"I'm really excited to be appointed the headteacher of St Bede," she said. "It's a wonderful school and a great opportunity. I am particularly looking forward to working with parents, staff, governors and pupils to build on the school's strengths and achievements, while seeking opportunities to keep moving forward."
Chair of governors, Dominic Hiscock, said: "Sarah has been a vital part of the senior leadership team at St Bede over the last four years and has a track record of excellence. She is a fantastic appointment and will be a brilliant head teacher. She is a dynamic and inspirational leader who has a wonderful vision for the future of the school and our children."
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Besmoke Foods, the UK's leading supplier of smoked Ingredients, produces The Curry Guy Smoked Spices
Finally! After months of preparation, recipe testing and spice blend smoking, The Curry Guy Smoked Spices are available to be purchased online from The Virtual Farmers Market!
About four months ago I was sent some spices by Besmoke Foods to try in my cooking. I loved the spices and used them up quickly. The smoked spices made my curries and tandoori dishes taste as if they had been slow cooked in a tandoor oven or over a log fire.
There was no way I could lose that fantastic smoky flavour!
I quickly contacted Besmoke and talks soon began to produce a range of smoked spice blends for all to enjoy.
Besmoke experimented with my recipes and I had the fun and quite tasty job of trying what they came up with.
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to try with my new Curry Guy Smoked Spices!
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Of course you could just use them in any recipes asking for curry powder, tandoori masala, garam masala, balti masala, cumin or salt! But I wanted to ensure you had new recipes all the time to try. All of the recipes have been tested by me in my own home kitchen.
The The Curry Guy Smoked Spices are available in handy small kitchen sized jars
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I have let many friends and indeed restaurateurs try these spices to ensure we got them just right.
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The kitchen sized jars are sold in a special gift pack of six included a smoked cumin, garam masala, curry powder, tandoori masala (Great for BBQs) balti masala and my special blend of spiced salt. The curry powder and each of the masalas can be used interchangeably so if a recipe ask for curry powder and all you have is garam masala left over, just use it. It will taste great!
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Chch Airport considers Commerce Commission draft report
Christchurch Airport considers Commerce Commission draft report
Christchurch Airport is considering a draft report released this morning by the Commerce Commission.
Airport CEO Jim Boult says he and his team are considering the draft report and will respond to the Commission within the timeframe provided.
"We are pleased the Commission has endorsed our 6.8% return for the current pricing period as appropriate," says Mr Boult. "The Commission also stated it has no concerns with our performance in many areas, including investment, innovation, quality and operating efficiency.
"The Commission has also endorsed the use of a long-term pricing model as an efficient approach in principle.
"While it has expressed concerns at the level of long-term returns we are targeting, we have only set prices for the current five year period – and they are the prices the Commission has endorsed.
"Beyond that, we are obliged to consult every five years with our airline customers and at that time will also consider points raised by the Commission. "
Mr Boult says CIAL is disappointed by some comments in the report.
"We take issue with the comments suggesting we did not take note of the information disclosure process. We engaged fully and transparently, but accept that the information we provided and the longer term pricing model are complex and require extra consideration by our airline customers and the Commission."


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PAMF Adds Palliative Care Services in Palo Alto
Expanding on the successful Palliative Care services program launched at Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) Santa Cruz in 2011, PAMF has added Palliative Care services to its Palo Alto Center as of June 2012.
The PAMF Palliative Care team now includes a six-person group in Santa Cruz and five team members in Palo Alto. Services will be offered in the Mountain View area later this year, and the goal is to expand Palliative Care services to include San Mateo and Alameda counties in 2013.
Palliative Care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from pain, symptoms and stress of a serious illness, whatever the diagnosis. Palliative Care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses and other specialists who work with a patient's other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. This specialized medical service is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness, and can be provided together with curative treatment.
Sharon Tapper, M.D., is Medical Director of PAMF's Palliative Care program. Board certified in Hospice & Palliative Medicine and Internal Medicine, she serves as an Innovation Advisor for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation's Innovation Advisors Program. She is also Chief of Staff of Dominican Hospital Palliative Care in Santa Cruz, and Medical Director of Dominical Hospital Palliative Care and Support Services.
"Our goal is to improve quality of life for both patients and their families," said Dr. Tapper. "We offer a comprehensive palliative care and support services program that is both compassionate and coordinated to help manage each patient optimally. Read More about PAMF Adds Palliative Care Services in Palo Alto
Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Cigna Collaborate to Create Cigna's First Accountable Care Program in California
Cigna (NYSE:CI) and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF), a not-for-profit health care organization that is a pioneer in the multispecialty group practice of medicine, have launched a collaborative accountable care initiative to expand patient access to health care, improve care coordination, and achieve the "triple aim" of improved health outcomes (quality), lower total medical costs and increased patient satisfaction. Collaborative accountable care is Cigna's approach to accomplishing the same population health goals as accountable care organizations, or ACOs.
PAMF is part of the Sutter Health family of not-for-profit hospitals and physician organizations that share resources and expertise to advance health care quality. A pioneer in outpatient medicine, PAMF operates more than 40 individual medical clinics that together serve over 750,000 patients in communities covering Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.
This patient-centered collaboration is Cigna's first accountable care initiative in California. It links doctors, hospitals and a single health plan together with the goal of reducing health care costs by improving patients' health. Read More about Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Cigna Collaborate to Create Cigna's First Accountable Care Program in California
Bay Area Students "Walk to the Olympics" – PAMF Donates Pedometers
Students of the Peninsula Bridge summer school program in Palo Alto are celebrating the upcoming 2012 Olympics in London in a unique and healthy way – they are walking 5,731 miles (the distance from the Bay Area to London) from June 25 to July 27, the day the Olympics start. The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) donated pedometers to the participating students and their teachers to help them track their progress and reach their goal.
Peninsula Bridge helps motivated middle-school students from under-resourced local communities achieve academic and personal success through a variety of programs. Their five-week, tuition-free summer program held on several Bay Area private school campuses also encourages students to develop healthy habits. This year's "Walk to the Olympics" event is motivating students to work as a team to achieve their own Olympic goal together.
To kick off the walk in true Olympic style, the Peninsula Bridge summer school program team held an opening ceremony on June 25 at the stadium of Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton for the 500 participating students. The event included an Olympic torch relay and speeches by three former Olympians and medalists: Anne Warner Cribbs (swimming), Chris Dorst (water polo) and Patrick Burrows (field hockey). Read More about Bay Area Students "Walk to the Olympics" – PAMF Donates Pedometers
PAMF Joins National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities
The Organizational Cultural Competency Committee (OCC) of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF), co-chaired by Drs. Barry Eisenberg, M.D., and Latha Palaniappan, M.D., M.S., is pleased to announce its recent pledge to join the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA). The NPA was established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities in the United States.
As the country and PAMF patients continue to become more diverse, it is important to acknowledge and address health inequities and differences in order to provide the highest quality of care and meet the unique needs of each patient. By pledging to join the NPA's efforts, PAMF reaffirms its commitment and mission to enhance the well-being of the people in our communities through compassion, excellence and innovation in health care, research and education. Joining the NPA is one step the OCC has taken this year to work towards increasing awareness and address health disparities. The OCC has led multiple initiatives geared toward educating and raising awareness about specific patient populations. "At PAMF, we are developing innovative programs to address the needs of each of our unique populations," said Dr. Eisenberg. Read More about PAMF Joins National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities
Avenidas Village & PAMF to Co-Host "Successful Aging Celebration"
Community invited to free event celebrating older adults, July 28
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) and Avenidas Village are partnering for better health for older adults and invite the community to the first-ever "Successful Aging Celebration" – an uplifting and educational day open to seniors. The free event will be held at PAMF's Palo Alto Center campus at 795 El Camino Real on Saturday, July 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a movie screening at 2:30 p.m.
"With the right support systems in place, people today can choose to age well in their own homes," said Avenidas Village Director Vickie Epstein. "In our partnership with PAMF, we want to provide a continuum of care from medical care to support services to seniors in our community."
"Successful aging does not happen spontaneously," said Peter H. Cheng, M.D., chief of PAMF Palo Alto Center's Geriatric Medicine Department and co-organizer of the event. "Rather than leaving things to chance, seniors need to know where they stand and what to do on their aging journey. The Successful Aging Celebration will honor seniors – and bring together community resources and organizations aiming to help seniors successfully 'age in place.' We hope the community will spread the word about this special event and join us in what will be a day to remember!" Read More about Avenidas Village & PAMF to Co-Host "Successful Aging Celebration"


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The canine IQ test results are in: Even the average dog has the mental abilities of a 2-year-old child.
The finding is based on a language development test, revealing average dogs can learn 165 words (similar to a 2-year-old child), including signals and gestures, and dogs in the top 20 percent in intelligence can learn 250 words.
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So when he had fallen bloody death and hard fate seized on astyanax.
Now, if the men called him astyanax, is it not probable that the other name was conferred by the women?
The scandalous behaviour of all concerned in astyanax may well have caused a falling-off in the subscriptions.
But none knew the depth of his love and gentleness as did his wife, Andromache, and their little son, astyanax.
Euripides allows the mangled corpse of astyanax to be brought upon the stage on his father's shield.
Pyrrhus wooes her, promising that if she become his wife, her son astyanax shall be made king of Troy.
Among this number was Andromache, widow of Hector, and mother of astyanax.
Hector had named him Scamandrius, but the people called him astyanax, for his father stood alone as chief guardian of Ilius.
He was represented delivering his son astyanax into her arms, and the eyes of Andromache were fixed upon him.
The central portion of the play deals with the decision of the Greeks about Hector's little boy, astyanax.
son of Hector and Andromache ("Iliad"), Greek, literally "lord of the city," from asty "city" (see asteism) + anax "chief, lord, master." Also the epithet of certain gods.


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President Obama's week of diplomacy has come to an end.
Obama is talking to reporters in Pittsburgh about the summit of the 20 largest economies and taking their questions. He gives props to Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and others for the "great hospitality," and laments that he didn't get to go out for pancakes with first lady Michelle Obama.
Obama said the G-20 leaders "brought the economy back from the brink." One piece of process news: the G-20 will now supplant the Group of Eight industrialized nations as the big cheese on these issues.
The first question from Ben Feller of the Associated Press was about Iran and this morning's news of a newly disclosed uranium-enrichment site. "Iran is on notice," Obama said. Asked if a military response was possible, Obama said he wants to see what happens at an Oct. 1 meeting in Geneva with U.S., Russian, Chinese and other leaders, along with those from Iran.
"We do not rule out any options when it comes to U.S. security," Obama said, adding that he prefers diplomacy to run its course. He added later that diplomacy helps strengthen international unity and cooperation among "countries that follow the rules."
Asked by another reporter if the confirmation of the Iran enrichment site was a victory, the president responded by turning to the gridiron. "This isn't a football game so I'm not interested in victory," he said. "I'm interested in resolving the problem." He also declined to detail what kind of tougher sanctions the U.S. and others might seek against Iran.
On why he didn't divulge sooner that he knew Iran was hiding another nuclear facility. "It is very important in these kinds of high stakes situations to make sure the intelligence is right."
Obama was also asked about the protesters, who decried capitalism and other issues on the streets of Pittsburgh over the last two days. He called the G-20 meeting "very tranquil" by comparison to other similar events.
"It's important to keep things in perspective for the people of Pittsburgh. In London, you had hundreds of thousands of people on the streets. At most of these summits there has been a much more tumultuous response," he said.
The press corps also has been notified that Obama will meet at his hotel with Dan Rooney, the U.S. ambassador to Ireland, before heading home to Washington. Rooney is better known as the owner of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. (His son is running the team now that the elder Rooney has got a job in Dublin.)
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