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According to a report in the Daily Star, Bangladesh's ministry of commerce is planning to start training workers new to the garment industries in order to build them into a skilled workforce as well as counselling them on the working environment of the industry's many booming factories.
Bangladesh is currently seeing burgeoning demand for its knitted garments as China realigns itself as a manufacturer of higher value added goods. Subsequently many factories are in need of skilled workers.
The report says the ministry will train 1440 mainly 'entry level' workers each year and that currently the garment sector, the country's main foreign currency earner, has a 25% shortage of skilled workers, which leads to a reduction in productivity.
At present, four million workers are said to be employed in the sector and one million more are said to be needed to ensure the smooth running of the current production cycle.
"We will also try to manage a job at any factory for a trained worker as demand for such workers is high at this moment," commerce ministry spokesperson Monoj Kumar Roy told the Daily Star.
The ministry is said to be meeting with other stakeholders today to discuss the details of the training programme.
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The workers will be trained by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, the Textile Directorate, the Handloom Board, the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority and the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training.
According to the report, the commerce ministry will finance the programme from its Taka 20 crore (approximately $2.44 million) fund which it was given in 2007-08 by the finance ministry. The expenditure of the programme will be borne from the interest earnings and profit of the fund.
Training will focus on technical know-how, skills, the factory environment, workers' attitude and behaviour and security and cleanliness. The report says that training will also focus on the operation of sweater machines, woven machines, knitting machines and quality control.
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Platyplectrum Günther, 1863, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 3, 11: 27. Type species: Platyplectrum marmoratum Günther, 1863, by monotypy.
Platyplectron — Peters, 1863, Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1863: 235. Incorrect subsequent spelling, treated as a subgenus of Limnodynastes.
Opisthodon Steindachner, 1867, Reise Österreichischen Fregatte Novara, Zool., Amph.: 9. Type species: Opisthodon frauenfeldi Steindachner, 1867, by monotypy. Synonymy by implication of Cogger, Cameron, and Cogger, 1983, Zool. Cat. Aust., Amph. Rept., 1: 19, and Tyler and Doughty, 2009, Field Guide Frogs W. Aust., 4th ed.: 107. .
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Central, northern, and western Australia.
To render Limnodynastes monophyletic, Opisthodon (the sister taxon of Lechriodus) was removed from the synonymy of Limnodynastes by Frost, Grant, Faivovich, Bain, Haas, Haddad, de Sá, Channing, Wilkinson, Donnellan, Raxworthy, Campbell, Blotto, Moler, Drewes, Nussbaum, Lynch, Green, and Wheeler, 2006, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 297, where it had been placed by Günther, 1867, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 3, 20: 54; Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 258; Nieden, 1923, Das Tierreich, 46: 528. Previously recognized; without discussion, by Wells and Wellington, 1985, Aust. J. Herpetol., Suppl. Ser., 1: 3. Cogger, Cameron, and Cogger, 1983, Zool. Cat. Aust., Amph. Rept., 1: 19, showed that Platyplectrum is a senior synonym of Opisthodon. See also Tyler and Doughty, 2009, Field Guide Frogs W. Aust., 4th ed.: 107). Pyron and Wiens, 2011, Mol. Phylogenet. Evol., 61: 543-583, in their study of Genbank sequences, suggested that the taxon is paraphyletic with respect to Lechriodus.
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FBN's Charlie Gasparino on Jon Corzine's next step after the MF Global investigation.
Aug 17, 2012
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And is there a new career on the horizon for Corzine.
Charlie gas bring us back with more hey Charlie I love this alleged hedge -- story John quizzes and had a commitment to -- this seals which would be.
Go on I don't know how money is safe and us -- your money is safe with Jon Corzine.
Think about it let's just get to this this -- because new York times of the story about this yesterday.
We were first report this back in February that the charges -- just -- -- put a fine point on the criminal charges.
Highly unlikely they may have a shot if they could turn Edith O'Brien one of the assistant treasurer.
-- get her to cooperating in scores and that's their that's their remaining -- He's not totally out of the woods but as we've been saying now since February how many months is -- January through march April June to -- paint -- your fingers eight months the Fox Business Network has been telling you.
Criminal charges unlikely now here's the problem for Corzine.
He's -- 65 results 66 from like he's your -- not mine -- thank you for you've reminded me that.
You know he could -- -- he's probably gonna face SEC's civil charges.
Which makes the creation of this hedge fund which you know it's maybe his.
Blank dream you can put the words in that he want to start a hedge fund.
Makes and nearly impossible I am telling.
Jon Corzine cannot start actually does that mean he can't manage money I don't people managed or their -- money all the time sit there -- room.
It is you know in his boxer shorts and slippers and manages money but Jon Corzine starting -- hedge fund.
Besides the fact that he'd have to convince people give money which is I think after this you know.
Blew up blew up Goldman Sachs back in 1998 that's why was thrown out of there blew up New Jersey.
And -- will -- global.
Three strikes on Wall Street Europe -- -- he need to image -- -- so maybe even just throwing it out there that he's interested in getting back into the game.
Rehabilitate since I think you know this is a guy you know he's either type papers and hubby and I I I know I actually like the guys are very is -- it -- it it's a very nice man I I think he wants to stay active.
Did you join a country club like offer some could stay instead of investors -- I I just.
Just just be clear here.
When you start a hedge fund.
You have to convince people give you money.
Who is gonna give -- money.
He's gonna have to disclose.
His issues in the past imagine what that disclosure is going to be.
Head towards it now regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Who's gonna give him a clean bill of health who's gonna wanna work with them.
Well you might have a couple his cronies that -- be brings around where -- goes you know from Jersey to MF global what they believe -- -- starting to hedge fund again I'll say yes.
And I sit I was probably pretty good on the story.
It will be next to possible we should put out the people that that no we we spoke a couple of on the 111 person knows and you know -- very closely said you know.
-- started any time soon and maybe never so that this is this is like Jon Corzine just you know.
Talking off the top his head.
What's the likelihood though that because he's experienced this with MF global that he's gonna be extra careful and extra diligent with the money and with the shake -- Credit coming across as the landscape of wall -- shaking up right now should point out so they just desperate money you know I guess you know people -- the book.
Might might give money to buy the Brooklyn Bridge which you point out that you know he still faces SEC charges.
The bar is lower -- I don't know how you start a hedge fund when he's likely to be charges from the base that the I mean listen.
-- seeing the -- a criminal you know we obviously.
They either have a difficult time bring criminal charges but think about it.
The SEC is gonna see where were the controls this is where he phases.
He's biggest liability you -- -- CEO did you putting controls that would have prevented the commingling of customer money.
With with -- with your gambling money and it's clear just like Knight capital -- it wasn't there.
That is a problem for the CEO that's why.
Even if if if -- -- global somehow survive this move QE he would have been out that's why I believe Tom Joyce.
Who whose -- those CEO with Knight capital.
Is probably gonna begun to reason why because the CEO at the top supposed to put in those risk controls they weren't there -- MF global.
They weren't there at bad that they clearly weren't there Knight capital.
And I'll tell -- Just on that Jon Corzine will likely face civil charges meaning make it nearly impossible for him to start a registered hedge fund.
Like most of them are these -- the saga thank you sir.
And by the way sweet dreams what does that mean as opposed -- -- other thing would happen.
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And our next guest says -- teachers strike in Chicago will be a watershed mama.
For our country and this administration let's bring David coats doctor and he's chairman and.
Chief investment officer Cumberland advisors joins us now what -- -- -- watershed moment.
Illinois of the fifty states.
Is the least creditworthy.
It's got the most unfunded pension percentage it doesn't pay its vendors on time.
And its largest city now faces a strike in a showdown of the teacher's union.
It is.
Are we gonna see -- leadership.
Change in approach is this -- Ronald Reagan moment with the air traffic controllers.
Which turned things.
Or is it going to be more business its usual in a settlement.
We're gonna find this out it it Rahm Emmanuel now has to face this down is -- Obama's buddy.
Is -- the mayor of Chicago the largest city in Illinois we're gonna see.
How do you think it plays out as you mentioned Ronald Reagan in the air traffic controller strike where Reagan said okay strike and your and essentially fired them all.
It was a dramatic moment the power of the White House the power of saying no unions.
But Ron Emanuel doesn't have that power is it more symbolic simply because he's a democratic mayor and you've got a Democrat -- -- off with the union.
I don't I don't know I think Rahm Emmanuel is -- newly elected mayor he's in office the power structure is his power structure.
Now he's got shot down with 250000.
And either he says we can't pay you we have to -- the economics of this deal.
Or he sitcoms if he -- comes.
Then there's no change no watershed it's business as usual and that means.
The economics of the city in the state get a lot worse minority bad but at fact that he's a Democrat matters though that because if he's not their friend.
I know as a centrist Democrat but he's not their friend who lives there aren't any Republicans in the Chicago anymore so they're all Democrats question is -- -- they divide.
Does he have the leadership -- do it.
He has the ability to do it -- he's got to face down a union it's him very dramatic test.
And it's -- test not only for Illinois and Chicago because all countries focused on it.
Because it's a big issue.
Well how would that then play out.
Assuming that Rahm Emanuel get somewhere with the teachers and -- some concessions in negotiating their wages and other benefits and how their rate it.
OK let's play both sides know showdown happens.
Union winds.
You're rating agency you look at this credit and say.
This is getting worse the pension fund funding issue continues.
And you can then assume about the rest of -- state take it the other way right and say wait a minute they finally decided to hunkered down when you're in a hole stop digging they did it.
Now what happens you start to view the credit differently.
You start to see -- turn in the economics.
You start to see confidence combat.
That's the test at stake right now by its big story to to watch out there and thank you David for coming in today difficult time I -- any way to say thank you semi.
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I too use to think that more people should vote, but I've come to realize that most non-voters are so entirely uninformed that we may better off with them not voting!
IF we could inspire more people to have the intellectual curiosity to want to know something more about the issues we face as a society and to not assume that any one media sources is giving them both sides of every story, then I would be pleased to have those folks vote.
Great, another neatly written election piece that can join virtually all the others in omitting the overwhelming context of this story: only about 30% of eligible voters are participating.
Congratulations on the award.
It appears that Keven Collins is much more than a "commercial fisherman", not that anyone around here needs any inspiration, 70% aren't even noteworthy!
I'd find it interesting if the people who are "disliking" some of the comments here would provide us with their point-of-view. Seriously... what is it about my comments and the other comments that you dislike?
After having attending both employee meetings, as well as the public forum today, I can say that the staff of Redwood Memorial Hospital, the Physicians, and the public have done a great service to the community by speaking out! Thank you everyone!
Still, I'm left with the feeling that the Board will decide to downsize OBGYN services here at RMH, or strip it out altogether and move it up to Eureka. I hope Humboldt County keeps the pressure, the heat, on the Board, but I also hope we can come up with some viable alternatives.
The shortage of Physicians, shortage of Lab Technicians(I work in the lab at RMH), and others is an issue that needs addressing by all of us.
I say let Jack Anderson and other community members take the recruitment reigns for Redwood Memorial Hospital. Let the folks invested in St. Joseph Hospital take the reigns for recruitment up there. Let's see some local action taken place because it's obvious that what the St. Joseph Health System has been up to so far has been ineffective.
I understand the difficulties recruiting new, young, doctors here as well as other medical professionals, but I cannot accept there are "0" doctors interested in working here out of all the graduates at all of the med schools.
How terribly unfortunate that the St Joseph perinatal department is having their staff meeting at the same exact time as the public meeting is being held. Just so the public knows, the staff meeting was planned well before the Fortuna meeting. It's a real shame that the Powers that Be did not take this into account when scheduling the community forum so that concerned providers would be free to participate in both meetings. Whoops!
where can you take classes locally?
I know I went on the other day about Redwood Memorial Hospital and the St Joseph Health System, but our system has such a large share of the health care business here in Humboldt that what's going on in this county is directly related to the politics of the St Joseph Health System.
Mad River Hospital is important also and I know several people who work there. We need the focus to be on a balanced plan and cooperation between all players so that the people of Humboldt County and our visitors can have good medical care. I don't see that happening currently, but I do hope this current issue stimulates people to take a harder look at what's going on here.
If you can, please make it to the public meeting at the RiverLodge in Fortuna, Thursday December 5, at noon. Screwy time for sure, but I do hope folks will attend en masse!
I'll be there up until the time I go to work at 1500.
Since when is being on call 24 hours a day 6 days a week considered 3/4 time!! Sounds like a full time job to me!
New Zealand and Humboldt have much more than rainfall in common...their right-wing christian agenda makes a return visit highly unlikely, we have all we can stand right here.
No comments.... really?
I'll comment... it appears by the actions of those in charge that the St. Joseph Health System has a low regard for what the people of Humboldt County want or need. Their primary concerns are pushing their hard-line Catholic agenda in this secluded area (they've been establishing their monopoly here for years), and being more corporate instead of more community health conscious.
I'm not surprised that Mad River's numbers have grown... St. Joseph Health System has routinely pissed off the medical professionals in the area, pissed off the other community members, then held out their hand asking people to donate money for poorly-planned projects like the White Elephant in Eureka (aka "The Tower"). Historically, Redwood Memorial Hospital has operated in a more efficient, more economically stable manner than St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka. We went through all this the last time they tried to take OB/GYN services from Fortuna to Eureka. The numbers were there then.
There are great employees at both campuses and at General Hospital... it's the poor leadership we have had year-after-year (Joe Marks, Mike Purvis..... ), and the blind leadership from Santa Rosa and Orange, who are assisting in taking down health care in this county.
Poor management decisions leading to overspending, continued "missions" to places like Napa for the administration, managers from Eureka overseeing both hospital campuses and making poor choices are driving down morale and driving up costs here. The stress is palpable so much more than in years past. In Fortuna, at Redwood Memorial Hospital, we have people talking more and more about retiring or finding some other way out of here, solely because the administration seems to lack the ability to recognize the "Human" aspect of Human Resources and show a genuine concern for the community.
I asked Joe Marks and one of the Sisters once during an employee meeting (back when we were going through this several years ago), if the plan was to strip Redwood Memorial of it's viable services, use those services to prop up St Joseph Hospital so it could be sold, then leave Humboldt County for good? The Sister went on about how important Redwood was to Humboldt County and on about the significance of it's history here and that they would never do such a thing.
Well, here we are again.
Just a small example of the games played... the town meeting... Thursday, December 5th at the River Lodge in Fortuna... it's at NOON! How many people do you think can get away from commitments at noon to attend a public forum? How many people who depend on RMH and it's OB/GYN services but live miles away from Fortuna will be able to drive up here for a meeting at noon? Not to mention the physicians and employees of the health system who will be working and unable to attend. Whoever set that one up is either plain ignorant or maybe pretty damn sneaky.
I not only work at RMH, I use this hospital for my own medical care, my family's care, and it serves my community... the people who fix my car so it runs safe and reliable, the people who fix food at the establishments I go to for breakfast/lunch/dinner, the people who provide me with so much more, helping to meet my personal needs day-in and day-out. This hospital is important to me and those I live with in Fortuna. The Sisters of Orange and their Corporate leaders should be better stewards of Humboldt County's health care.
To "My my": Que Dios te Bendiga! -- Courtney's Mom, Candace McC
I recognized the potential for abuse in my daughter's relationship with her abuser, and so did her uncle, but as hard as we tried, there was just nothing we could do. I live in another state. Her uncle was right there in Arcata. We tried to get through to her. "My my" really understands this incredibly well -- great advice we can all learn from -- he was narcissistic. We must not blame the victims or the families of the victims. Blame the perpetrators. She was young and vulnerable. Perhaps I just tried too hard -- I guess I was just too affectionate, kind of smothering my children, since I had been treated in the opposite way as a child. I wish I had gotten the support I needed while raising my children, but the state of Washington just wasn't supportive, though oh God, how I tried. The family of this man has never apologized to our family. They seem to be more respected than we are because they are wealthy and powerful. I'll keep praying that they will apologize, but they probably won't. I also pray my daughter recovers inside as well. She is very loved by her family. -- Courtney's Mom, Candace McC
Hey, thank you for commenting on this long lost article. I'm not sure I ever saw it before. It says a lot about what has happened and will happen in Eureka. I worked for Greg Pierson during the time that Bayfront 1 was being rebuilt. I found Greg and Sharon to be a couple of the nicest people I ever met in this county, so not sure where your hatred comes from. The absolute refusal by the City and the Coastal Commission is the death of any progress in this area. This article shows the history of that fact. Marina Center would be a boom to this town but it will never happen because of people like you. Congradulations, you win.
Nice that the Pierson empire was finally able to bulldoze behind the Tip Top. The closest forest to the bay, home to many birds, mushrooms and even a few real redwood trees is now the future home of wealthy So Cal transplants. I hope you choke on your Kobe beef Piersons.
@Eric Mills, I would figure that when a hunter takes out an animal he usually only fires once, and ends up taking the carcass, as well as the bullet, with him back home, or at least they should when they gut the animal on the spot where it fell. Also, this legislation doesn't stop people from using lead for recreational plinking or target shooting. Those are incidents where a lot of lead is fired and is or course left behind. Thankfully plinking and non-hunting related shooting if you will is often done at ranges into large berms of dirt. When those berms are replaced all that lead is taken away to be reused to make more bullets. It's one way that gun ranges make their money back. Recently, a range in Albuquerque, Colorado found 55,000 pounds of lead in their berms. That's an estimated 3,500,000 bullets, or approximately 70,000 a year. There's not enough deer in the world for that many bullets but thankfully no animal is going to choke on those.
Paranoia runs deep.
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Legal gun owners are polite. There are more than 200 million of them in the US. If they weren't, do you really think anyone would really have the temerity to promote, much less legislate gun control?
the building needs some cheering up. it looks a little darth-vaderish...
Why did this article not mention NURSE PRACTITIONERS?
I think this is a great idea because we can not pretend to be something we are not... "We tend to stick with professional journals, or headhunters, to recruit. I'd like to propose we run ads in the equivalent of Field & Stream or Backpacker Magazine or Sea Kayaker Magazine." We are often on the shady side of rustic, isolated, snobby, broken, wild, sick, fun, stubborn, self amusing, odd, addicted and crazy health conscious. We are Northern Exposure meets Weed with a dash of the God Father filmed in a trailer park that is part of a Victorian Seaport with very bad traffic. I happen to like us and I am sure there has to be some young doctors out there who maybe grew up reading science fiction and watching cop shows who would like to live here so they can walk their dog on our beaches.


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Tue, Jul 14, 2009 | 19:11 BST
American Club Nintendo bonuses listed
According to Nintendo, American Club Nintendo members who have earned 300 or more Coins (six Wii game purchases) have been granted Gold status and will receive a special 2010 calendar.
Those who have accumulated 600 or more Coins are now Platinum and entitled to a members-only bonus which includes the following choice of prizes:
- Doc Louis's Punch-Out!! — this downloadable WiiWare game is available exclusively to Club Nintendo Platinum members. In this special download, you'll be able to fight one-on-one against your coach, Doc Louis.
- Mario Hat — a "true-to-life" replica of Mario's signature headpiece. Nintendo notes that the hat "may be big for small children."
Personally, we would prefer the hat. Would look great with our Sunday best.
More over on Joystiq.
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 | 07:46 GMT
Americans get early look at DSi
American Club Nintendo members are being invited to pre-launch DSi events, GoNintendo reports.
It looks as though you need to be a Platinum member to be in with a chance of getting invited.
The events are taking place in New York, Florida and elsewhere.
There's no word on anything similar happening outside the US.
DSi launches in America on April 5.
Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | 08:20 GMT
Club Nintendo Australia now open
The Australian version of Club Nintendo's now open for business, according to IGN. And serious business it is too.
Register now for a free 250 points. Spend them on face towels, Wii-mote holders or any other one of the total of five items listed.
Or not, obviously.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | 17:40 GMT
Club Nintendo launches in the US
Nintendo's confirmed the launch of Club Nintendo in America. See it here.
"Club Nintendo gives fans what they want – access to exclusive rewards for their loyalty to our brand and our products," said NoA's Cammie Dunaway.
"We're offering some unique items as a way to say thanks for their support of Nintendo."
Press release after the break.
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | 06:25 GMT
US Club Nintendo almost goes live
According to this IGN story, the American version of Club Nintendo went live briefly yesterday, showing off a few of the products punters will be able to get by registering their DS and Wii games.
Shit-your-pants exciting stuff seen was a Game & Watch Collection for DS at 800 "coins", a DS game carrying case for 600 points, Nintendo Hanafuda cards, Mario Party and Animal Crossing playing cards, a Club Nintendo "hat" game rack and Wii remote holders.
The site was quickly pulled for some reason, to be replaced with a "coming soon" page.
No firm date's been given for Club Nintendo's US release.
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | 10:22 GMT
US Club Nintendo rewards "weighted more toward physical goods"
The American Club Nintendo is going to be designed to allow fans to get actual, real things in the post, NoA's Cammie Dunaway told MTV this week.
"It's weighted more toward physical goods: more like the Japanese program than the European which is pretty much digital," she said.
The US version of Nintendo's reward scheme will release this year, said the exec, and will help with market research as well as rewarding punters.
"When you purchase a Nintendo product, you go on and you say that you've purchased a Nintendo product, you get points for that," Dunaway said.
"You also get points for filling out surveys to talk about your experience with the product. You actually get points before you purchase, if you indicate an interest in purchasing… So it really helps us to gauge marketplace demand.
"As you collect points — these are actually gold coins — you're able to trade them in for real merchandise."
No fixed date yet. More through there.
Thu, Oct 02, 2008 | 19:36 BST
Club Nintendo confirmed for US
Club Nintendo will launch in America, Nintendo's confirmed today.
According to this Destructoid piece, the loyalty system will debut in the US "this Holiday season."
No other details, unfortunately.
Wed, Jun 04, 2008 | 09:13 BST
Nintendo to erase Club Nintendo Stars
Nintendo has sent out an email to Club Nintendo members saying that all the Stars saved up as part of the company's loyalty scheme will start to expire at the end of June.
"Per the Terms and Conditions of the Nintendo Loyalty Program, some users' Stars will begin expiring at the end of June," the mail reads.
"Stars that have been in your account for 24 months will expire at the end of the 24th month. Starting 1 June, you can log in to your Club Nintendo account to see if you have any Stars that are about to expire."
"If you spend your Stars in June, the ones about to expire will be the first used for purchasing items. Learn more about the expiration at our Terms and Conditions page."
Nintendo Stars can be exchanged for Wii Points although there are only a certain amount of points available on a daily basis. So if you can't exchange them before June, you could simply lose them.
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