text: Craig Boddington - January 01, 2009 The Combination Deer and Elk Rifle Lightweight carbine? Heavy magnum? Long-range rig with powerful scope? Many rifles can be used effectively for both elk and mule deer, but the best choice for this combination takes a bit of thinking. All elk are big, and big mule deer are harder to come by. Setting up for both isn't as easy as it sounds. Everybody knows the jingle, "double your pleasure, double your fun. . ." Combination hunts are wonderfully attractive and enticing, because, at least in theory, if you have two tags for two different species you double your chances for success. Surely you'll find at least one of the animals you're looking for, won't you? And if fortune really smiles, you'll come with two great trophies for the expense of just one trip. Not bad!Unfortunately these things don't always pan out. Reality is that most of our big game species are fairly specialized and while habitats often overlap, what's really perfect for one variety is rarely ideal for another. Too, the even grimmer reality is that with tag draws, quotas, and shorter seasons an ever-increasing part of life, genuine opportunities to hunt two varieties of big game simultaneously are shrinking fast. Still, there are some classic North American combo hunts that have tremendous allure: sheep and goat, moose and caribou. . .and of course elk and mule deer. If you're going to embark on such a quest the choice of rifles and cartridges has to be made with even greater care than a single-species quest. Sometimes this isn't so difficult. On a classic hunt for Stone sheep and Rocky Mountain goat it's a breeze: Anything flat-shooting from a .270 to a fast .30 will do just fine. Moose and caribou aren't so difficult, either. Moose are a whole lot bigger than caribou, but not particularly tough. Sometimes you have to shoot fairly long on caribou, so you need something reasonably flat-shooting for caribou but big enough for moose. A good old .30-06 would do just fine, but anything from there up to a fast .33 would do the trick. On the surface, picking the right rig for a mule deer/elk combo hunt would seem equally simple--but I'm not sure it is, especially if you're looking for good specimens. Both animals are tough customers, and in altogether different ways.Right now there are more elk than at any time in this century, so elk hunting opportunity is better than ever. But good elk are hard to come by. You have to hunt hard and well, and you won't get many chances.That's just half the tough part; to my mind a big bull elk is one of the hardiest animals in North America. He can weigh a half-ton, and he's stronger than any horse. He isn't bulletproof, but he mustn't be underrated.Nor should the mule deer be taken lightly. He isn't tough in physical terms--in my view, not at hardy as the whitetail--but these days a good mule deer is one of the most difficult trophies to obtain on the entire continent. There was a time when a decent mule deer was almost a given on western hunts into good country, and although elk tags might have been carried, chances for elk were very low. This hasn't exactly reversed, but what has changed is that the days of easy mule deer are virtually over. This is especially true in the high country they share with elk; mule deer herds in typical alpine habitat have been declining for years. Part of it is almost certainly due to increased competition from elk; in a lot of areas that used to be prime mule deer country there are now, literally, more elk than deer. So you have one animal that is big, strong, and difficult to hunt, and another that can be an extremely hard-won trophy. In neither will you get a lot of chances, and if you have both tags in your pocket you probably have a lot at stake. Your tags may have been won in a difficult draw, or after stockpiling preference points for several years. If you didn't have to draw, then you're probably in some kind of special situation, private land or an Indian reservation--which means you've invested a lot in the hunt.Whichever the case, the chance to combine mule deer and elk today is a rare opportunity. You don't want to blow it. Also, your time may be a bit limited--not just by the duration of the hunt or season, but also by the fact that you're trying to find two different animals on one hunt. What all of this means is that you must be fully prepared to take any reasonable shot that is offered.Elk are big animals, and their pale hides show up at great distances. Even without binoculars it's no trick at all to spot elk at 800 yards. Obviously that doesn't mean you should shoot that far. Maybe cut that in half. With a flat-shooting rifle of adequate power, and a steady rest, and enough skill, you should be able to cleanly take elk at 350 to 400 yards. The animal is huge in comparison to deer, so it isn't all that difficult to hit elk at greater distances. The issue is that you must be able to hit them in the right place, and with enough remaining energy to ensure bullet penetration to the vitals-and enough bullet expansion to wreck those vitals. Obviously I can't tell you how far you should shoot. Many of us have no business shooting beyond 200 yards no matter what the conditions. Others, a few, given enough time to set up and a calm day, can shoot three times that far with total confidence. You and you alone can determine how far that is, but you want to pack enough gun so that you can shoot with confidence to whatever that distance might be. Remember, too, that long shooting isn't always--or even very often--the norm. You may catch elk in the timber, or you may stalk them along the edge of a meadow. You may bugle up a bull--so you also need to be prepared for a close encounter. I've taken a number of my elk at less than 75 yards, the majority between 100 and 200 yards, and just a few beyond 300 yards. This means that the ideal elk rifle must not only shoot flat and project plenty of energy a long way downrange--just in case--but must also handle fast enough to use in the thick stuff.Obviously you don't need nearly as much power for mulies as you do for elk. However, you need even more accuracy because your target is about a third the size. For the same reason, you need your mule deer rifle to shoot just as flat, perhaps even flatter, because the smaller target makes ranging errors ever more critical.Despite all the gloom and doom, there are still lots of mule deer throughout the American West. Finding and taking "any" buck isn't really all that big a deal in a whole lot of places. But a big buck, ah, there's the rub. Big mule deer are scarce--and those that live to become big are much warier than the mule deer we read about. Even though modern mule deer grow ever more wary, they are probably less switched-on and easier to stalk than whitetails. But this depends on the country and how the wind is blowing. Sometimes the terrain and cover allow a close approach, and sometimes not. I've taken a lot of mule deer at ranges closer than 100 yards. My "best ever" was taken at just 60 yards. Most of my mule deer have been taken between 150 and 300 yards, so the average shot is a bit longer. Given a choice, I prefer not to shoot at longer ranges and avoid it whenever possible. But I do know how to do it. Several of the longest shots I have ever made have been on mule deer, and while my best buck was taken at close range, my second and third-best bucks were taken beyond 400 yards.You can take elk with perfect satisfaction with .270s and 7mms all day long--if you pick your shots and do it right. But for me, ideal elk rifles start at .30 caliber and go up to the .35s. The .35 Whelen and its ballistic brethren are wonderful elk cartridges. Just how wonderful depends a bit on the kind of country you hunt--great in close or mixed cover, not so great in open country where you might need reach. Bigger cartridges, like fast .35's and .375's, are effective but not necessary.To me the "best of the best" cartridges for elk are the 8mm Remington Magnum and the fast .33's from .338 Winchester on up. All shoot flat enough for the longest shots that should be taken on elk, and all have the frontal area, bullet weight, and energy to take elk with authority--with any well-placed shot from any angle. Caliber alone isn't the whole story. An ideal elk rifle should be fairly portable, because elk hunting is extremely hard work. Synthetic stocks and weatherproof finishes are good ideas any time you go into the mountains in the fall, and of course the rifle will wear a good scope. Elk are huge targets, so lots of power isn't essential. My old .338 wears a fixed 4X, enough power for elk even at long range. But it's a variable-power world. If you prefer something between 11"2-6X and 3-9X, just keep the scope turned down to no more than 4X until you want more magnification. My second-best buck was bedded on a little knoll, surrounded by oakbrush and crunchy snow, no way to get closer. We found a flat boulder on the ridge across the valley and set up our packs almost like a benchrest. This was in pre-rangefinder days, but it was dead calm and we had lots of time. We figured about 500 yards, and we settled in to wait. Finally he stood, offering a good broadside shot. We must have been slightly off in our range estimation; instead of the center-chest hit I held for, my bullet hit slightly low, cutting the bottom of the heart.Another time, on the last day of a Nevada hunt plagued by unseasonable heat and full moon, the late Jerry Hughes jumped a buck in the bottom of a thick canyon. I was on one side, and the buck went up the other side. I lay down on the rimrock and fired when the buck topped out and slowed to a walk, holding high and leading a bit. This was also in pre-rangefinder days, but it wouldn't have mattered because there was no time to use one! I saw no reaction and heard no bullet hit, but the shot felt good and it was; we found the buck just inside the brush on the next ridge, centered through the lungs.The cartridges that these two deer succumbed to were, respectively, the .300 Weatherby Magnum and the .30-06, but I'm not suggesting these are the most ideal,cartridges for mulies. Within broad limits, it didn't matter too much what cartridge I used on either of those two long shots.Most important factors were accuracy--always the first essential for long-range shooting--and the simple fact that I knew the cartridge's trajectory, how the rifle was sighted in, and how to put these things together to make a good hit. This is far more important than raw velocity or power.That said, there is certainly a range of cartridges that is ideal for mule deer. If you like the faster .25s--the .257 Roberts with good loads, the .25-06, or the .257 Weatherby--that's fine. My personal preference, however, starts with a fast 6.5mm like the nearly defunct .264 Winchester Magnum, goes up through .270 and 7mm, and tops out at .30-caliber with the .300 magnums at the upper end.To my thinking the "best" mule deer cartridge, if there is one, is probably a fast 7mm--a 7mm Remington or Weatherby Magnum, or one of the newer cartridges like the 7mm STW or Remington Ultra Mag. These cartridges have plenty of power and reach, but are light enough in recoil that you can lie down and shoot from one rimrock to another without being kicked into next week. While long shots aren't the norm on mule deer, you need the capability to take a really good buck when and where you see him.A good scope is essential, and since the target is a good deal smaller, a bit more power is useful. The ubiquitous 3-9X variable is always a good choice.In any situation where you will be hunting two or more types of game with the same rifle you must be carry a rifle that is adequate for the largest animal you're looking for, in this case elk. You already know my preference for elk runs to big guns like the fast .33s. You can surely use any of these for mule deer, but I'm not as much in favor of this as I used to be. The .338 Winchester Magnum, although one of the very best elk cartridges, is a bit on the slow side with the heavier bullets best-suited for elk, maybe 2,650 fps with 250-grain bullets. Fans of the .338 will quickly point out that their favorite shoots a whole lot faster and flatter with bullets of 200 grains and less. True enough, and also true that the lighter bullets are excellent for deer. But the light .33-caliber bullets aren't the best choices for elk, and I don't believe in carrying one bullet for one type of game and a second load for other game.Faster .33s, like the .338 Rem. Ultra Mag, .340 Weatherby, and super-fast numbers like Lazzeroni's Titan and the .338-.378 Weatherby solve the ranging problem--they shoot plenty flat enough for any hunting, anywhere. But they create a new problem, and that's recoil. Relatively few hunters can withstand their punishment enough to shoot them well, and this is especially true of the precision, long-range shooting that may be required to take a big mulie buck.The fast .33s, are wonderful all-around cartridges, and may be the best choices for "all-around use in North America," especially if you include the big bears. But I don't think they're the best for elk and mule deer in combination. Nor are the ideal mule deer cartridges the best. You could use your .270 or 7mm magnum, probably with perfect satisfaction, especially if this is the rifle you know best and shoot best. But I think more frontal area and greater bullet weight is needed for animals as tough as bull elk.To my thinking it's best to meet in the middle, where it seems to me that there is a relatively narrow group of cartridges that offer enough gun for elk under all conditions--combined with enough ranging capabilities for mule deer under all conditions. For me this group is comprised of the fast .30s. You can start with the classic .300 H&H, the tried-and-true .300 Winchester Magnum, and the new .300 WSM. All of these, depending on whether you use factory loads or handloads, propel 180-grain bullets between about 2,900 and 3,000 fps.You can step up a couple hundred fps to Lazzeroni's short Patriot, the .300 Weatherby Magnum, and the Remington Ultra Mag. You can even step up a bit farther to Lazzeroni's Warbird and Weatherby's .30-.378. And don't leave out proprietaries like the .300 Dakota and .300 Jarrett, or wildcats like the .30-.338. Obviously the faster cartridges in the group shoot a bit flatter and carry more energy farther downrange--but at a cost in greater recoil, and usually increased gun weight. I won't even try to tell you which is the best; to a great extent it depends on the rifle. All of them can be very accurate, all of them shoot flat enough for any sensible shooting, and all of them--when mated with a good 180-grain bullet--will do a good job on elk.Lord knows I haven't used all of them, and almost certainly never will. However, I have used one of the least powerful among them, the .300 Winchester Magnum, to anchor a big-bodied bull in an open basin at about 350 yards, a long shot on an animal as big as an elk. And I have used the fastest among them, a 7.82 Warbird to take a big bull at 70 yards in heavy timber. On the former occasion I was using a 180-grain Barnes X; on the latter occasion I was using a 180-grain Nosler Partition.With today's good bullets, a fast .30 will handle elk under any circumstances, and at any distances near or far. As for mule deer, well, there simply shouldn't be any argument. Under most circumstances you don't need a magnum .30 to hunt mule deer, but if you have one in your hands you can handle any sensible shot at any sensible range.So the fast .30s are my idea of the best setup for the West's ultimate combo, elk and mule deer. As velocity increases recoil goes up, but cartridges from the .300 H&H on up to the .300 Ultra Mag remain fairly manageable in a rifle weighing perhaps eight pounds. But don't think that having the right rifle will automatically put you in the picture with two great trophies! Neither big elk nor big mule deer come easy under the best of circumstances, and taking the two together on a single hunt is far more difficult than either one separately. The right rifle is important, but the quest also takes careful planning, hard hunting, and more than a bit of luck.I have been fortunate to take a few darned good mule deer and about an equal number of pretty snazzy elk. I have often been in the woods with both tags in my hand, but I think I should end this discussion with an admission: Although I have been prepared, and I have tried hard, I have never, ever taken both elk and mule deer on the same hunt! GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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The foundation stones (one laid by Jack Lang) were laid in 1922, and construction was completed in 1928 for the NSW Government Savings Bank, which was later taken over by the Commonwealth Bank in 1931 (Annable, in Tanner: 21). The interiors of the bank feature a sumptuous display of Wombeyan and Cudgegong marbles and mottled green scagliola wall panelling that was constructed by Melocco Brothers of Annandale.
An interior balcony deep within the building above the vault lobby and safe deposit area features two representations of the NSW Coat of Arms, one of which is shown above. The shield is shown in an oval form surrounded by a string of pearls or beads within a wreath and cartouche, and is made of moulded plaster and painted. The supporters, crest and motto are not included, making this a very unusual representation of the State Arms.
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The shield of the NSW Coat of Arms within a cartouche in the former State Savings Bank, later Commonwealth Bank, in Martin Place, Sydney.

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Virtual life v Real life
At the start of 2016, I was beginning to get a bit obsessed with numbers. I would agonise over how many people had visited my blog, how many people had liked my social media post. Fretted over how I could make a success out of doing what I love without a bazillion clicks on my website? It all got a bit much and I realised that I had to take a step back.
Which is exactly what I did and is why I haven't posted for about a month. I took a deep breath, realised the frame of mind I was in wasn't the best place to be and the schedule that my life was keeping just wasn't working for me.
So I made some changes. Nothing massive, I'm not talking about burning everything I own and living on a goat farm.
The first change I made was a slight reduction in my hours at work. I'm lucky that I have an understanding Boss and that it was an option that she was happy to agree too.
The second change was much simpler yet so much harder than than the first…….
I've been having a lot of FUN!
I almost feel selfish to admit this but I've been concentrating on doing things that I enjoy, with people that I love and just….trying to remember what makes life interesting. I've squealed with excitement when my copy of Star Wars The Force Awakens arrived on my desk. I've caught up on books that I've been meaning to read. I've enjoyed beloved TV shows and found loads of cool new stuff to watch (both on TV and online). I've been spending time with my family. I've been working hard on my new book to make it the best it can be. And I've been planning lots of adventures for the summer (and even started mapping our Book 3)
In other words, I've stopped worrying about how my online life is and concentrated on the real life version. The one where I have a new found gratitude for the people who surround me with love but also the freedom to be myself. And because of that I have so much to share with you and have ticked loads of the list. I've went from fretting about content for my blog to having pages and pages of it! Not because it might get me a lot of views but because I had fun and want to share that fun with you.
So I'll be posting about various adventures that I've been up to the past month and have planned for the coming months. The blog posts might get 2 views or 200 but it doesn't matter. I'm learning that the only way to have a healthy life online is to have a happy one offline.
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I always enjoy the fragrance of this dish. The fragrance came from shaoxing wine that reacts fantastically with the rest of the ingredients. I would eat 10 bowls of rice just with this dish. Well, 10 bowls are exaggerating but I just want to tell you that this is good. If you don't agree with me, maybe you palette is more suitable for tandoori chicken. Try that then… *wink*
Ginger generally removes the fishy smell from the fish and the spring onion that was cooked brings sweetness to the dish. On top of that, the ShaoXing wine is in charged of elevating the whole dish that makes this stir fried fish dish awesome.
I understand that a lot of people don't really like ginger. It is spicy and not really pleasant when you eat. Especially when it's raw, I once drew hiccup because I ate just a couple of slices of ginger. Hahaha.
So when ginger is cooked with high heat, it is sort of caramelized and blends well with the sauce. Therefore when you eat, it is not that hard to put it in your mouth anymore. I basically ate everything that was on the plate. That explains the countless bowls of rice I ate.
One note, you must prepare everything before you start frying because it will be ready in matter of minutes as it is cooked in high heat. So, there is no time for you to reach out to your wine or cornstarch last minute. Two note, slice the fish when it is still half frozen. It's actually easier to cut to thin slices when it is cold.
Stir Fried Fish with Ginger and Spring Onion (serves 2)
- 200g of barramundi fish, sliced
- 1 clove of garlic, sliced
- 2 spring onions, cut to 3cm length
- 4 cm of ginger, slice thinly
- ¼ teaspoon of white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- ¼ cup of water
- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon of soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- 1 tablespoon of shaoxing wine
- Salt to taste (only if needed)
- Use 2 teaspoon of the (1 teaspoon of cornstarch + 1 tablespoon of water)
- Garnish: Coriander
- Cut the fish to thin slices. About 5mm.
- Marinate fish with salt and pepper for about 30 minutes.
- Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar and ¼ cup of water in a bowl. Stir and mix well until the sugar is dissolved.
- Prepare the water + cornstarch mixture.
- In a wok, heat up with high heat. Add in the oil and wait for oil to be heated up.
- Add in ginger. Fry for about 1 minute.
- Add in the white part of spring onion and garlic. Fry for 30 seconds. Garlic and ginger slices are turning to brown.
- Add in the fish to fry. Mix well and then add in the oyster sauce mixture.
- Stir and cook for about 1 minute.
- Turn to low heat. Add in 2 teaspoon of the corn starch + water . It will thicken and turn to sauce.
- Turn back to high heat. Add in shaoxing wine and season with salt if needed.
- Garnish with coriander and serve.


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Karčiauskas Vytautas, a professional artist, gallery Pėda owner ,and memmber of Lithuanian Artists Association.
Exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad (since 1976).
1978 - graduated from the Estonian State Art Institute.
In 1978. - Design Institute of Tartu (Estonia) has developed a spatial composition (H-16, 8 × 9 m).
In 1981. - Decorative panel "Energy" (H-6.5 m) in Klaipeda
In 1981. - Designed to panel "knowledge" (1.7 x 0.7 m.) Moscow (International Competition)
1982-1984 m. Klaipeda-created post of pigeons interior of the metal composition.
1980 .. - Souvenir of Moscow created in 1989 - 1990, the Olympic Games (International Competition)
In 1991. - Founded in Klaipėda Art Gallery "Pėda"
In 1996. - Mobile composition "Flight" (h - 2.5 m). TEO central building (Vilnius)
In 1998. - Personal exhibition "The Road" in Klaipėda
In 1999. - Set up his own sculpture park "Garden Isle" (2 ha letters, Klaipėda district).
In 2000-2001. Solo Exhibitions French Cultural center in Vilnius
In 2001. - Established an annual award in honor of the Klaipėda region doctors "wholeheartedly"
(partner dr. J. condition and Klaipėda Hospital)
In 2002. - Mobile sculpture "Taurus" (h-2 m.) (Athens)
In 2002. - Mobile design "Evolution" (H-2.3 m). Hotel Klaipėda (Klaipėda)
In 2004. - Set up an annual award of "Tolerance" for solemn enlightened West Lithuania
(Associate newspaper Klaipėda)
Since 2004. - Established KLASCO Award - for outstanding sculpture of Klaipeda University people.
Author - Vytautas Karčiauskas
In 2005. - Given the status of Lithuanian artists
In 2007. - City have donated the sculpture "The Legend" (h - 3.6 m)
In 2007. 07 02 d. organized singing poetry festival, marking the first town of Klaipėda Name.
In 2008. - The Lithuanian reform movement marked the twentieth Klaipėda was initiated
and developed a granite panel, "Our Movement"
In 2009. - Has an impressive sculpture of steel "Wave"
(University of Klaipeda yard h, 2.3 × 5 × 1.5 m; architect G. Reisgys)
In 2009. - To create and deliver prizes worldwide regatta The Tall Ship's Races Baltic 2009 winners
(International Competition, co-author Laura Potet)
In 2010. - A mobile composition "I want to be ..." (h - 3,35 m.). This composition represents
the Lithuanian art world exhibition in Shanghai Expo2010.
In 2010. - For the famous people in commemoration of achievements and active participation in cultural life
in the region of Klaipeda, V. Karčiauskas Klaipėda County was awarded a badge of honor.
2012. - Vytautas Karčiauskas represent the Lithuania art in worl exhibition Expo2012, Yeosu Korea.
2012. - Exibition with Laura Potet in Paris design week.
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From New International, Vol. I No. 5, December 1934, p. 154.
Transcribed & marked up by Einde O'Callaghan for ETOL.
WITHOUT wanting to start the history from the beginning, let us call to mind that Belgium is one of the countries in which reformism, the distortion grafted on Marxism, has flourished the most. Without fear of contradiction, one may say that the POB [Parti Ouvrier Belge: Belgian Labor Party] has, at the present time as much as ever, ninety percent of the real influence over the working class. Until quite recently, this crushing influence paralyzed the latter, prevented it from reacting to the incessant attacks of the reaction, which was reducing the working and living conditions of the toiling masses to an unbelievable level.
Having at its disposal a disciplined and cohesive bureaucratic staff in all its parts, the POB rules over the trade unions, the cooperatives, the mutual aid societies and imposes upon them its reformist policy, which is, as is known, so injurious as to provoke a writhing paralysis in the workers' muscles.
Then is the reformist fortress invulnerable? Is it hopeless to think that one can succeed in introducing the active germs of the class struggle? These questions have always held the attention of revolutionists who felt that at all costs it was necessary to arrive at a point where a positive answer was possible, if they were to break the chains which keep the labor movement in a state of quasi-immobility on the road to socialism. Patient efforts had been expended at a previous period, efforts which Stalinism, triumphing in the Third International, eventually destroyed ...
Reformism remained upright, holding in its hands the reins of the labor movement, and facing a skeleton-like Stalinist party that is sadly ineffective. Reformism could say, and it believed: "I am younger than ever!" And the problem of problems seemed to remain unanswered, the problem of finding at any price the means of freeing the tongue of the workers and investing them with an audacious will to take an effective stand against the injurious effects of reformist policy.
But as it goes its way, history does not disdain to play a pretty trick, sometimes, on political currents! That very degeneration of the Third International, about which the reformists are so jubilant, and which tenacious efforts could neither avert nor attenuate, that very degeneration repelled from Stalinism growing strata of workers, especially young workers, who for want of better, remained in the ranks of the old party, in the lap of the old social democratic mamma. We are happy to record the steady rise of the Young Socialist Guard, for example, which from a few thousand in 1926 rose to 6,000 in 1929, to 9,500 in 1931, to 13,900 in 1932 and to 25,000 dues-paying members in 1933! We told ourselves that this fresh and youthful current would soon find itself hampered by reformism and that it would launch some furious assaults upon the latter. This rise took place, when the dates are compared, parallel to the accentuation and aggravation of the crisis of the regime. And in July 1932, when the workers, anguished by encroaching misery, came out into the streets with their wives and children, behind red tatters nailed to sticks, when a ground-swell broke over the Hainault, sweeping away reformism, repression and all other barriers, then proletarian blood flowed on the pavements!
The youth became conscious of themselves, felt – if they did not understand thoroughly – that it was necessary to act quickly and act well so that events like those of 1932 should no longer end as they did.
It is at this time that the Action Socialiste was born, at first composed only of a few thinking minds. But contrary to the examples of the past, there was in this journal of the new Left wing something different from mere clamoring, something beside a platonic love for the Russian revolution which obligates one to nothing. In the calm and reflected style of the articles one felt a well-determined will to help the working class, without disdain, without thinking themselves supernatural supermen just because of it. And the Action Socialiste gained increased sympathy. And that was one of the most comforting facts! The POB, till then a monolithic bloc, thus revealed fissures towards the Left, fissures which showed that events are the main aid of the Marxian current. And only limited and dried-out minds, like those of the Stalinists, can continue gargling words and pasting the same label on the POB as five or ten years ago. For there is still something else. At the Christmas 1933 congress, the POB had on its agenda the question of "discipline within the party" and the "Labor Plan", conceived and presented by de Man, a well-known old figure, to be sure, but a de Man driven out of Germany by triumphant Fascism and who brought back in his hastily strapped trunks the firm conviction, among other things, that traditional reformism had outlived itself, that it was necessary to put up against Fascism something else than the stereotyped old phrase: "In time of crisis, there is nothing to do but wait for better days ..." And the congress ended with a unanimously voted resolution by which the POB demanded the power on the programmatic basis of the Labor Plan, by which it promises the masses a way out of their material and moral sufferings.
Our position towards the Left wing and the Young Socialist Guard, and all the powers, was that it was necessary, by means of mass struggle which in our epoch is practically the only way left open, to bring the POB to power, for the realization of its Plan program, giving this struggle and this program the maximum of revolutionary character. Months passed, during which indispensable concrete material was brought to light. The defeat of the Verviers strike by the open treachery of the textile union bureaucracy, and numerous other facts, aligned the Right and Left wings against each other. The trade union bureaucrats demanded the head of the Action Socialiste. They put ultimata to the General Council of the POB, stating that they would disaffiliate the unions from the party unless the editorial board of the Action Socialiste were thrown out of its ranks. All kinds of pressure were exerted, open and covert. And the Left wing, sure of its base, demanded a congress and declared that it would submit to no decision unless it was taken in accordance with all the democratic regulations, with consultation of the membership, and after free discussions.
All of us then felt that a mute struggle was dividing the general staff of the POB, that two sides were aligned against each other. On the one side, the trade union bureaucrats, frightened by the echoes awakened by the Action Socialiste in the mass trade unions and furiously determined then and there to stifle this voice. On the other side, the Plan men, with Vandervelde, who could not, because of the Plan policy itself, weaken themselves politically as against the bourgeoisie by cutting off their Left wing which links them to the masses, who feared to upset the internal equilibrium of their party in favor of the Right wing. The consultation of the membership, imperfect though it was, brought them all to agreement! In certain towns, the trade union bureaucrats were assisted to a more serious reflection by the fact that the fists of angry workers were brandished under their noses! Local majorities pronounced themselves against the resolution of the General Council. And – significant fact – the Thiers federation, which is two-thirds agricultural, voted unanimously for the position of Buset, the right-hand man of de Man, who rejected the split. At the last minute, the Borinage district, famous for its heroic traditions, voted in bloc for the Left wing.
The past is the past! The hundred percent reformist Right wing which once ruled as uncontested master, has before it a Left wing which is kept on its feet by the effects of the crisis of the regime and its consequences, and a Center which is animated, in its fashion, by the desire to avert Fascism. We put the question: "Are these not two of the surest fulcrums which can allow the lever of the class struggle to set the Belgian labor movement in motion?" The answer will be forthcoming.
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The Federal Government says it has removed 50,000 ghost workers from its payroll, and saved N13 billion monthly since February this year.
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The Manatee Works Barcode Scanner SDK has been fully integrated into the Cognex Mobile Barcode SDK (cmbSDK). Therefore, we are shifting our focus to the cmbSDK.
The good news is that the cmbSDK is backward compatible with the MW SDK. The cmbSDK simply adds a higher-level API to the scanning methods that utilize the camera of a smartphone or tablet. Or, you can continue to use the lower-level methods you have become familiar with in the Manatee Works SDK. Your account, login, license(s), and key(s) remain the same. If you do decide to program to the higher-level API, you will have the added benefit of your app(s) supporting the Cognex MX Series mobile barcode readers, and MX Series mobile terminals, with a single code base.
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Check if the barcode type you are attempting to scan is enabled and active within the SDK.
For mobile devices, check that your camera meets our minimum requirements – 5 Megapixel (MP) with Autofocus (AF);
Try different barcode images to confirm an image is not damaged, too small, or has poor resolution;
Clean the camera lens;
Try alternate devices to confirm a device is not physically damaged or defective;
Decoder input is limited to 3000x3000 so image should be downscaled (by factor of 2 preferably) until it fits into that dimension;
Default minimum length for Code 39 which is set to 5 - detailed explanation is in FAQ #5
There are several possible reasons that you might experience slow or incomplete decoding on mobile devices with cameras:
Slow mobile devices - On older mobile devices with slower processors, scanning can be laggy and inefficient. Try using lower resolution camera buffer images and a lower scanning effort level (2 is recommended).
readerDevice.getDataManSystem().sendCommand("DECODER.EFFORT 2"); - This example is for Android
[readerDevice.dataManSystem sendCommand:@"DECODER.EFFORT 2"]; - This example is for iOS
High-density barcodes - If you are trying to scan high density and complex barcodes it may be inefficient to use low resolution camera buffer images and lower scanning levels. Try increasing the resolution and scanning effort level to 3. Keep in mind that these settings could be CPU taxing for older, slower devices.
Camera specifications - Check if your device has a camera with minimum requirements - Autofocus (AF) support and 5 megapixel (MP) capture is recommended minimum. Using cameras with lower specifications will decrease the likelihood of achieving a successful scan, especially on complex barcode types and images.
Codabar, Code 11, Code 25, Code 39, and MSI Plessey barcode symbologies have weak or non-existent error protection and checksum. This can lead to false detections whenever a code is encoded with four or less characters. In order to mitigate such cases, we have set a default minimum character length for those barcode types. The default values are currently set to 4 characters for Code 25, and MSI Plessey; and at 5 characters for Codabar, Code 11, and Code 39.
For specific use-cases that require scanning those barcode types below the default minimum threshold length, we have integrated a special configuration parameter within the Barcode Scanner SDK initialization block that can be used to change the barcode length for those symbologies.
Below are examples of the Barcode Scanner SDK initialization for setting minimum detection lengths.
[readerDevice.dataManSystem sendCommand:@"SET CODABAR.CODESIZE ON 5 20"];
[readerDevice.dataManSystem sendCommand:@"SET C11.CODESIZE ON 5 20"];
[readerDevice.dataManSystem sendCommand:@"SET C25.CODESIZE ON 5 20"];
[readerDevice.dataManSystem sendCommand:@"SET C39.CODESIZE ON 5 20"];
[readerDevice.dataManSystem sendCommand:@"SET C93.CODESIZE ON 5 20"];
[readerDevice.dataManSystem sendCommand:@"SET MSI.CODESIZE ON 5 20"];
readerDevice.getDataManSystem().sendCommand("SET CODABAR.CODESIZE ON 5 20");
readerDevice.getDataManSystem().sendCommand("SET C11.CODESIZE ON 5 20");
readerDevice.getDataManSystem().sendCommand("SET C25.CODESIZE ON 5 20");
readerDevice.getDataManSystem().sendCommand("SET C39.CODESIZE ON 5 20");
readerDevice.getDataManSystem().sendCommand("SET C93.CODESIZE ON 5 20");
readerDevice.getDataManSystem().sendCommand("SET MSI.CODESIZE ON 5 20");
Yes! However you should first make sure that the front camera is of sufficient quality for successfully decoding your targeted barcodes. In order to proceed, follow these instructions:
kCDMCameraModeFrontCamera: This initializes the reader to use the front facing camera of the mobile device, if available (not all mobile devices have a front camera). This is an unusual, but possible configuration. Most front-facing cameras do not have auto focus and illumination, and provide significantly lower resolution images. This option should be used with care. In this mode, illumination is not available.
In the ScannerController of our sample iOS app, replace:
readerDevice = [CMBReaderDevice readerOfDeviceCameraWithCameraMode:kCDMCameraModeNoAimer previewOptions:0 previewView:self.ivPreview];
with the following code:
readerDevice = [CMBReaderDevice readerOfDeviceCameraWithCameraMode:kCDMCameraModeFrontCamera previewOptions:0 previewView:self.ivPreview];
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Replace the line in func createReaderDevice() ;
self.readerDevice = CMBReaderDevice.readerOfDeviceCamera(with: CDMCameraMode.noAimer,
previewOptions:CDMPreviewOption.init(rawValue: 0),
previewView: self.ivPreview)
with the following code:
self.readerDevice = CMBReaderDevice.readerOfDeviceCamera(with: CDMCameraMode.frontCamera,
previewOptions:CDMPreviewOption.init(rawValue: 0),
previewView: self.ivPreview)
Please place this code in initDevice() in the Activity before you init connection to Phone Camera:
FRONT_CAMERA: This initializes the reader to use the mobile front facing camera of the device, if available (not all mobile devices have a front camera). This is an unusual, but possible configuration. Most front facing cameras do not have auto focus and illumination, and provide significantly lower resolution images. This option should be used with care. In this mode, illumination is not available.
readerDevice = ReaderDevice.getPhoneCameraDevice(this,
CameraMode.FRONT_CAMERA, PreviewOption.DEFAULTS,
How to use the front camera of the device in our Xamarin SDK:
case DeviceType.PHONE_CAMERA:
readerDevice = GetPhoneCameraDevice(this, CameraMode.FrontCamera, PreviewOption.Defaults, rlPreviewContainer);
selectedDevice = "Mobile Camera";
readerDevice = CMBReaderDevice.ReaderOfDeviceCameraWithCameraMode(CDMCameraMode.FrontCamera, CDMPreviewOption.Defaults, ivPreview);
For maximum reliability, an Internet connection is highly recommended the first time a device opens the barcode scanner (i.e. the Initialize() method is executed). The SDK may subsequently attempt to periodically communicate with the Registration licensing service to register a device or update license information, but if an Internet connection is not available, the SDK will simply defer this operation and continue to function normally.
The SDK licensing component sends only information about the license key, SDK version and features, the name of the application using the SDK, number of scans, and some basic device information (make, model, and a pseudo random identifier Cognex uses to register the device with the license). The component never collects any personally identifiable information.
The app has crashed because it attempted to access privacy-sensitive data without a usage description. The app's Info.plist must contain an NSCameraUsageDescription key with a string value explaining to the user how the app uses this data.
<string>Camera usage description</string>
No. When purchasing your production license, a new license key is generated. You should consider this before deploying your application(s) with an evaluation key?
If you have purchased an MX Mobile Terminal (e.g., MX-1000 or MX-1502) no license is necessary; you can use the SDK to develop barcode scanning applications for your MX device. If you wish to scan barcodes using a mobile device's built-in camera, then a license is needed. Contact email@example.com for additional details or sales assistance.
Please disconnect the iPhone from the MX-1000 and scan the code that is marked in the image that is added in the attachment. Then after the scan is completed you connect your iPhone again to the MX-1000 and the issue will be resolved.
Since the MX-1000 and MX-1502 devices are MFi certified, we have to add your application to our MFi Project Plan (Apple's requirement, not ours!). Please follow the instructions in this knowledge base article on what information we need and how to provide it; we will get you set-up right away!
You need to have Cognex MX Connect application installed on your android device to connect with MX Device. Download and install the application from Play Store.
Also you can install DataMan Quick Setup application from Play Store. Use this application if you want to configure your MX Device, update MX Device firmware, etc.
The MX-1000 scanner operates in both USB Device Mode and USB AOA (Accessory) Mode. It switches back and forth between these modes when it needs to charge the mobile phone. When an MX-1000 originally boots up, it will be in Device Mode and after one minute, it will switch to AOA Mode. The very first time this happens, Android will display a security prompt, asking you to confirm that the MXConnect service can access the USB device. This will happen once for Device Mode and once for Accessory Mode. As long as you check the box on the screen and press OK, you will not receive this prompt again.
Use the attached "MX-1000_Quick_Setup_Sheet.pdf.zip" file to configure the MX-1000 for use as a keyboard, by scanning the "Android Keyboard Input - Enable" code. When in this mode, the MX-1000 will behave as a USB keyboard. The Android OS handles if the virtual keyboard will show, but the MX-1000 will "type" the scanned barcode regardless whether the virtual keyboard is displayed or not, as long as the application accepts keyboard input.
A couple of things to consider:
* You will need to determine precisely how to format the data returned from our scanner to best work with your application. By default, the MX-1000 will just send the contents of the scanned barcode, but you may want to append a CR, CRLF, or a TAB even to the end of the data so scanning the barcode causes the app to accept the input and/or advance to the next field on the screen. Most native applications work with the CRLF, while web based applications work better with a TAB character (and these days, it can be hard to tell if you're using a native app or just a webapp that has a native wrapper).
* You can setup the MX-1000's data formatting using the DataMan Quick Setup application. However, on Android there is a catch: when you put the MX-1000 in keyboard wedge mode, the DataMan Quick Setup application can no longer communicate with the MX-1000. This is a restriction of the USB keyboard wedge mode of Android. It means that when you need to use the DataMan Quick Setup app to change the MX-1000's settings you must take it out of keyboard wedge mode first, then the setup app will be able to connect to the MX-1000. There is a barcode in the MX-1000_Quick_Setup_Sheet.pdf.zip document to do this as well, just scan it, use DataMan Quick Setup to make any desired configuration changes, then scan the code to put the device back into wedge mode.
* Some Android devices may work better than others in keyboard wedge mode: Currently there is a bug with the J3 (that Samsung is addressing) where the connection may hang, so a reboot of either the J3 or our MX-1000 is required to get them to see each other again.
Android Kiosk/Pinning basically just locks the application to the screen and disables the buttons that would allow you to exit the application. The locking allows for a specified list of packages to be able to run. Pin MXConnect as a trusted app by adding com.cognex.mxconnect to the list of trusted packages. Activity name is MXConnectActivity.
There are two locations where you can access the latest firmware files:
The entry point of the web API is https://s3.amazonaws.com/cognex-firmware/index.json
The link always follows a schema which is the combination of the address (https://s3.amazonaws.com/cognex-firmware/) and a request (index.json).
Request: index.json
Response: [{"id":"mx-1000","name":"MX-1000"},{"id":"mx-1500","name":"MX-1500"},{"id":"mx-1500","name":"MX-1502"}]
Let's say, you want to have the latest firmware for your MX-1502LR. Then you have to do the following request (use the "id" attribute and not the name): https://s3.amazonaws.com/cognex-firmware/mx-1500/index.json
Request: mx-1500/index.json
Response: [{"description":"Firmware version V5.7.1 SR3 for MX-1500 readers.\n\nThe DataMan 5.7.1 SR3 release provides these new features compared to 5.7.1 SR2:\n-\tSupport for MX-1502-ER version \n-\tImprovements of battery management\n-\tImproved recover charging for grip batteries \n-\tFix connection issues on iOS\n-\tStability fixes\n","title":"MX-1500 V5.7.1 SR3","created":"2018-07-09T09:56:10","version":"V5.7.1 SR3","filetype":"firmware","file":"files/MX-1500_v5.7.1_sr3.bin.gz","channel":"stable","id":15},{"description":"This is a Samsung J3 specific firmware release for MX-1500 readers. Fixing issues with MX readers connecting to Samsung J3 phones.","title":"MX-1500 V5.7.1 CR3 (Samsung J3 Specific)","created":"2018-03-20T16:56:12","version":"5.7.1 CR3","filetype":"firmware","file":"files/MX-1500_v5.7.1_cr3.bin.gz","channel":"stable","id":5}]
You have to look for the "file" text beside the firmware you want to have. In this example we take V5.7.1 SR3. The location of the firmware file is: https://s3.amazonaws.com/cognex-firmware/files/MX-1500_v5.7.1_sr3.bin.gz
The Cognex Quick Setup application can be used to change many of the common settings for your MX device, including enabled barcode symbologies and key features like data formatting, target decoding, and multi-code scanning. Once you have your MX device configured for your application, you can also use the Quick Setup app to retrieve a configuration file.
The Cognex Setup Tool is a Windows desktop application that can be used to configure your MX device as well. The Cognex Setup Tool allows for much more advanced configuration of MX devices. Like the Cognex Quick Setup app, the Setup Tool can be used to save the MX device's configuration directly to your computer.
NOTE: be sure to click on the upper half of the icon (Save Configuration); this creates a .CFG file. The lower half is used to create a device backup.
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In German folklore, Johann Faust was a physician who sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for knowledge. Of course, the pact destroyed him. The American health insurance industry is on the verge of striking its own Faustian bargain with the U.S. government. But this bargain won't just destroy the insurance industry; it will also drag 300 million Americans into the pit of government-run "single payer" socialized medicine.
Sensing the changing political winds favoring "universal health care," the largest trade group for health insurers (American Health Insurance Plans) recently agreed to accept regulations requiring them to sell individual policies to all patients regardless of preexisting illnesses. In the past, they had opposed such requirements as too costly. However, they've now agreed to accept such regulations in exchange for a law requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance.
At first glance, this might look like a good deal for the insurance companies. They would receive a seemingly guaranteed market for their products (as if Congress had bailed out General Motors by requiring all Americans to purchase a new GM car every few years.) But this guaranteed market would come at a steep price. A "Federal Health Board" would impose onerous political controls on insurers, specifying which patients they must accept and which benefits they must offer. Insurers would be required to sell policies at prices the government deemed "affordable." Private insurers would also have to compete with taxpayer-subsidized government insurance plans. As health costs continued to rise, such an arrangement would become unsustainable. No business can survive long when the government forces it to sell $2,000 worth of services, but only allows it to charge $1,000.
When South Dakota and Kentucky passed similar laws, many insurers left these states rather than operate at a loss. Similar laws at the national level would likely drive many insurers out of business altogether.
The inevitable collapse of the private insurance market would then leave millions of Americans without insurance coverage. Although this collapse would be caused by government regulations, pundits would undoubtedly portray this as a "failure of the free market." Politicians would demand that the government "rescue" health care from "greedy capitalists." The end result would be a "single payer" socialized medical system like Canada or Great Britain's.


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Last year, the bank sold some VND1.98 trillion ($94.28 million) in debts to the VAMC, recovered VND55.7 billion ($2.65 million) with its provisional funds and transferred some VND114 billion ($5.42 million) to other organisations and individuals.
PVcomBank's bad debt ratio was 2.67 per cent at the end of 2014, falling by 1.75 percentage points from the figure recorded at the end of 2013. The capital adequacy ratio reached 11.35 per cent, higher than the 9 per cent stipulated by the State Bank of Viet Nam.
Last year, the bank obtained VND7 trillion ($333.33 million) in turnover, about 37 per cent higher than the annual target. It gained VND130 billion ($6.19 million) in pre-tax profits, exceeding the targeted figure by VND1 billion ($47,600).
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Broward Health Board's failure to provide any effective oversight into the activities of Corporate Counsel's legal department has allowed Broward Health's legal czar Barrett to weaponize the IRO process against those she feels are against her in the organization. The cost of Barrett's misuse of Broward Health's legal resources is humongous – in the millions of dollars. Details are largely unavailable because various public records requests relating to her spending go unanswered.
"IRO" stands for "Independent Review Organization." Its purpose is to spot check Broward Health's compliance with the terms of the "Corporate Integrity Agreement." As part of the agreement, the IRO is given unfettered access to everyone and everything at Broward Health. Because IRO firm was selected and is paid by and through Lynn Barrett's discretionary authority, it is natural – even predictable that the IRO reviews would be particularly responsive to direction, winks, nods, and smiles from Barrett.
As the following IRO reports show, the IRO operates exactly as the Spanish Inquisition did – but without the physical torture. Once, set on a target – the IRO does an exhaustive, even ad-nauseum narrative of its so-called voluminous investigation.
The intrusive nature of the IRO's investigative process on the Broward Health organization is itself a penalty to those it touches and is counterproductive for both compliance with the CIA and the establishing of a positive reporting cultural environment.
Before I get to what I believe the process should be, let me share some documents. The first is July 10, 2017, IRO report (highlighted). The central theme of the report (a nice way to put an allegation of wrong-doing) is that money was spent that was not properly authorized. The target's of this so-called "investigation" were a couple of senior executives who as a result of the "investigation" left the employ of Broward Health, but not without a significant severance package ensuring their silence.
To digress to an important point. The severance agreement for separated tier 1 & 2 (management) employees incorporated a confidentiality clause providing that if the "retired" employee talked about the circumstances surrounding their severance from Broward Health, they would not receive any remaining severance payments. Naturally, these payments were conveniently scheduled over a period thus ensuring their silence over time. The Board, some time back, instructed an end to this practice, but with so much Board turnover, and little or no oversight of the legal department, the banned severance agreements continued to be given.
The second document consists of raw data including copies of original emails containing authorizing signatures, and much more which tend to refute the findings of the IRO. Of particular import to this article is the fact that the employee targets of the IRO happened to have had the audacity of questioning Lynn Barrett and objecting to some of Barrett's actions (and I'm being kind by using the word "objecting.."
Here are the two companion documents. 7/10/2017 Broward Health IRO Report7/10/2017 Broward Health IRO Report
Original Documents provided to the IROSome Original Exhibits to the 7/10/17 IRO Report
If you spend hours going back and forth between the documents, you will find that numerous "findings" by the IRO are refuted by the actual documents he was provided with at the time of his investigation. Even when an issue is inconclusive between the allegation and the supporting documents – the IRO appears to make findings consistent with Lynn Barrett's internal political objectives. Some would suggest a mere coincidence, but I find it concerning.
The IRO's most recent report is in the context of a significant division between Barrett's legal department and Capasso's operations. See my article INDICTMENTS, AND BREACHES OF ETHICS ARE ENDEMIC AT BROWARD HEALTH. The clear target of the IRO report is CEO Capasso and the Chief Financial Officer. While I have yet to research the IRO fully, I am skeptical. Certainly, some of the IRO's observations have merit – but all?
Anyway, here is the most recent IRO report dated 7/24/18.7/24/2018 Broward Health IRO Report
Broward Health Commissioner Berry placed the most recent IRO on the Boards Jun/July meeting and at the end of the meeting a discussion ensued. The Board was justifiability nervous at both the tenor and the implications of this recent IRO report and instructed CEO Capasso to carefully review the report and address those issue with which it agreed, and identify those findings with which it did not agree by the time certain of the next Board meeting. See the discussion at the end of the 2nd half meeting video.
Jun/July 2018 Broward Health Meeting – Part 2 Video
The context of these IRO reports demands that we be cautious before blindly accepting their findings on face value. Also, there is a process problem with the entire IRO relationship.
First, leaving the factual basis of the IRO report aside for a moment, one must ask how the IRO even knew of the very circumstance he was investigating. Did he stumble upon it as part of an unrelated or other continuing inquiry – or was he tipped or directed to look into the matter. I make no apologies for believing Barrett directed him to the issue, but I could be wrong.
Second, if the IRO were tipped or directed to the subject matter – where was Broward Health's own compliance department's investigation?
I believe the proper IRO process goes something like this:
- Broward Health's Compliance department gets a tip or an inquiry and investigates.
- If Compliance finds a violation, the information then is transmitted to CEO Capasso for appropriate review and action.
- CEO Capasso or her designee transmits the findings, investigation details, and any corrective actions taken to the IRO.
- The IRO takes appropriate action in oversight of compliance and the conduct of Broward Health in the matter.
Just to be crystal clear, no one is suggesting that Broward Health take a permissive approach – quite to the contrary. I am saying that once an issue has been uncovered that appropriate senior staff should be given the opportunity to investigate and address it, and then be judged how well they comply to the CIA by the Board, the IRO, the Inspector General and the public. The alternative and current process is every error improperly condemn the entire system – which is neither true nor fair and the thousands of Broward Health employees know it! The exception is not the rule.
At Broward Health, people will make mistakes in a large organization, and there will be reportable events in the future, but the health and the integrity of the organization will be how these issues are handled. It is the administration's job to address the problems and it is the Board's job to see that they do. The Broward Health Board needs to start doing its oversight job and establish clear policies that heal, grow and protect the entire Broward Health organization and that includes addressing this IRO runaway train that Counsel Barrett appears to have weaponized.


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