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Will New Zealand Be Right?
Is New Zealand's "she'll be right" attitude costing the country?
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Group of 7 farce bad for all Western nations
Posted on 12/06/2018 by robglennie000
First there was the shock. United States President Donald Trump pulling rank on the Group of 7 declaration. Then came the exchange between Mr Trump and his Canadian counterpart Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
A nasty exchange that would have left the other delegates shocked. And did.
No one in the west won when Mr Trump refused to support the G7 declaration. Whilst the declaration is largely ceremonial it has the purpose of detailing what principles the summit upholds. So when one nation or another throws a hissy fit – which is what Mr Trump did – and walks away without supporting it, not only does that nation undermine the G7, but it undermines the entire western world.
But there were winners. Every dictator quietly hoping for discord and division in the west over the G7 summit farce would have been smiling at the news that Mr Trump had had a show down with the hosts, Canada. The photo that has been circulating of Mr Trump sitting in a chair at a table with various leaders standing around glaring at him tells us more about the scale of the disbelief better than a 1,000 word essay could have. The only person supporting Mr Trump was – not surprisingly – John Bolton, the hard line National Security Advisor who has never had much time for diplomacy, irrespective of what it achieves.
Contrary to the discourse coming out of the White House, Mr Trump has no intention of anything that could amount to fair or otherwise reasonable trade terms. His "America first" doctrine, smacks of the dangerous hardline nationalist sentiment that past dictatorships have displayed with disastrous results. Its brutalist nature must, when it reared its head in the ugly exchange between Canada and the United States, must have left Mr Trudeau wondering if he had been struck by a base ball.
When the words from Pink Floyd's song "Pigs" more adequately describe Mr Trump than a media editorial, it is a hugely damning indictment on the depths which his Presidency has plumbed. When the western world needs leadership and unity, it is instead having discord and distrust sown by the most powerful person in the free world.
Nations like New Zealand do not need this. Even more powerful nations like Australia and Canada, long time friends and allies of the United States, despite having quite different leaders at the moment must be nervous about what Mr Trump has done and what it might mean for them. Mr Trudeau will be wishing that this was just a bad dream and that when the sun comes up, all will be hunky dory.
Sorry mate. Ain't gonna happen. Mr Trump on one hand knows exactly what he is doing in that he is keeping good the promises he made to his strident supporters who hope for a second coming of a declining super power that was once respected and admired throughout the free world. On the other though he has not a clue about the damage that is being inflicted on America internationally by his politics. And that damage is harming America's relationship with all of its allies and friends, including New Zealand.
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Heavy traffic is loathsome, a foul, dank thing. But sometimes — only sometimes — it gives one time to see things. Lemons, lemonade.
And with the tardy arrival of Spring comes that touch of sunset preceding the fleet-footed night.
May the rest of your week be similarly blessed with opportunities and sunsets.
Good use of time. Nice atmospheric sunset.
Thank you. I've had very little time left lately.


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Le Comptoir de l'Industrie est un monument architectural construit en 1922 au 6-12, rue Cérès à Reims.

Histoire

Crée en 1870, le comptoir de l'industrie, Maison L.Laurent et Carrée, était un fournisseur pour l'industrie. Le quartier a été détruit, pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, lors du bombardement du . Des autochromes réalisés par le photographe Fernand Cuville montrent les ruines de l'édifice en 1917

Elle a été reconstruite en 1922.

Après guerre, il était un dépôt et agence des aciéries de Longwy où la clientèle peut trouver tous les produits métallurgiques d'usage courant mais aussi les produits transformés (acier et métaux), à côté des aciers de construction, des ronds pour béton armé, et des tôles de toutes sortes, on y trouve, par exemple, les tubes en acier avec leurs brides, raccords et accessoires divers, les fils, pointes et grillages, les fontes de canalisation

Le bâtiment a abrité un temps les Magasins Réunis.

C'est actuellement, pour la plus grande partie de l'établissement, une résidence pour personnes âgées, Hotelia jusqu'en 2010, résidence Korian aujourd'hui. La façade d'origine a été conservée. Une partie de l'établissement du comptoir de l'industrie est utilisé par la ville de Reims et est accessible par la rue de la Gabelle.

Style

Art nouveau tardif, version École de Nancy, assagi, réminiscences de l'Art nouveau du début du siècle.

Bien que le style Art nouveau ait été peu courant à Reims plusieurs architectes restent dans la tradition de cette école. La façade est verte avec des mosaïques. Les architectes Émile Thion et Marcel Rousseau réalisent dans ce style le Comptoir de l'Industrie et le cinéma Opéra, rue de Thillois à Reims.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Reims et ses Commerces, collection Mémoire en Images, par Michel Thibault, Éditions Alan Sutton.

Articles connexes
 Reims
 Art nouveau

Voir aussi

Liens externes
 Galerie de photos de Laurent David Ruamps sur Flickr
 Reims, rue de Cères sur Flickriver
 Le Comptoir de l'Industrie avant la Grande Guerre jusqu'à nos jours
 Photos sur le site Reims Avant

Architecture Art déco à Reims
Monument à Reims

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I Am Not Your Negro, review - 'powerful portrait of James Baldwin'
Oscar-nominated documentary about the pioneering writer and Civil Rights activist James Baldwin
by Saskia BaronSaturday, 08 April 2017
The long battle for Civil Rights in America
The Oscar-nominated documentary I Am Not Your Negro is a chronicle of the pioneering writer and Civil Rights activist James Baldwin. Its director Raoul Peck mirrors the intellectual challenge that Baldwin set his audience: the film demands that you pay close attention and listen to a complex argument backed up visually with diverse social and cultural references.
Instead of making a conventional biographical documentary, one which would combine archive, interviews with those who knew Baldwin, experts opining on his legacy and a narrator guiding us through the writer-activist's history in voiceover, we get Baldwin's own words as narration, read by actor Samuel L. Jackson. The result is a powerful and fascinating film – a deftly edited montage of film clips, present-day actuality, period footage and photographs – counterpointed with music that ranges from Lightnin' Hopkins to Kendrick Lamar.
Haitian-born Peck gained the confidence of Baldwin's sister, who zealously guards his literary estate, and immersed himself in his writings. Rather than work from his published books (Notes of A Native Son, The Fire Next Time) which have become seminal texts of American black history, Peck focusses on an unfinished manuscript Baldwin was writing at the time of his death in 1987. The 30-page document was the beginning of a memoir of three heroes of black American history: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King and Medgar Evers. Baldwin knew them personally, and set out to reflect on their legacy and violent deaths during the 1960s Civil Rights movement. Baldwin, a consummate social historian and polemicist, considered their continuing challenge to American society. He had known all three men, and felt the need not only to bear witness but to continue their challenge to white Americans, particularly any complacent liberals who thought the battle for racial equality had been won with the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
James Baldwin (pictured right) traced the 1960s Civil Rights martyrs' continuing impact on life in 1980s America in his unfinished text. Peck extends his historic overview even further, to the present day. Baldwin's words are intoned not just over images from the school desegregation era (1957) and the Watts riots (1965) but also over news footage from the recent killings that have inspired the Black Lives Matter movement. At one point Baldwin says, "History is not the past, it's the present. We carry our history with us."
With few captions giving dates, and minimal source information for the images used, this kaeleidoscopic approach is artistically and politically powerful if occasionally confusing. The documentary cuts from Doris Day twinkling in glorious Technicolor to stark monochrome photos of lynching victims from the same year. Baldwin himself appears throughout – the main interview is from The Dick Cavett Show in 1968 – and there's footage of him debating at the Cambridge University in 1965 (presumably this dates from the same UK visit as featured in Horace Ové's pioneering documentary, Baldwin's Nigger).
Peck does not go into Baldwin's sexuality – he made no secret of being gay – which left him vulnerable to attack from homophobic elements in American black politics, but perhaps that's a subject for another film. I Am Not Your Negro is a dense, visually poetic and politically provocative film essay in the style of directors like Adam Curtis and Chris Marker. This style of documentary demands a lot of prior knowledge about the history of race relations in the US and of Baldwin's own work and life but it's worth it if it inspires viewers to seek out his writing.
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South End the Lone Exception to Boston's Informal Space Saver Rule
by The Boston Sun Staff • February 17, 2017 • 0 Comments
The nasty, threatening notes are the stuff of Boston legend.
The objects that people use to hold their spaces are confounding to the uninitiated.
The practice of marking a spot probably goes back as long as there has been snow, cars and shovels.
It's the culture of space savers, but it no longer exists in the South End.
Following the huge blizzard Thursday and the moderate snow storm on Sunday, South End Forum Moderator Steve Fox and other Forum die-hards said they walked around the neighborhood and saw something notable: open parking spots, a functioning neighborhood without space savers and few, if any, nasty threatening notes.
"I think it's a great story what we have experienced in the South End with space savers," he said on Tuesday. "I walked around the South End, and others have told me the same things when they walked around, and I see spaces available and parking available and very isolated incidents of space savers being used. It's nothing like the widespread use in East Boston or Southie or in parts of Allston. I equate our effort about eliminating space savers with how we educate people on recycling.
"I think spaces savers are the same as that," he continued. "I don't think people know, and if they do know, it's difficult for them. Others just don't want to comply. The problem is that when one person starts to do it, then other people start to do it and it spirals. I have been very encouraged after these storms. The good news is there's not one report of violence or vandalism, which is different than other locations…This is nothing remotely like what we had seen here before."
Fox said he and neighbors are happy that the space saver rule is not in the nomenclature of the neighborhood any longer.
"It shocks me we continue to tolerate this kind of hostility," he said. "I understand space savers are a political third rail and there are the pros and cons to them. I'm just looking at the circumstances of it and it just doesn't equate with people being able to call dibs on a piece of pavement…We have a very, very tight parking inventory in the South End and for someone to put out a space saver all day while they travel off to work in Stoughton means that space is out of inventory for an entire day. That's absurd and unworkable in the South End."
The Mayor's Office said City officials support the South End in its decision to end space savers, something it codified earlier this year when it listed the South End as being a space-saver free zone in its Winter Resources booklet.
"The city supports the South End's decision to ban space savers because the decision was made following a robust community process that involved engagement from residents, public meetings, education and outreach to affected businesses, restaurants and residents," read a statement from the Mayor's Office.
The space saver rule in Boston is very informal, but quite serious, and in some locales can land folks in the hospital or the auto mechanic/tire shop if they violate it. The unwritten rule is that if one shovels out a public space for their car, they own that space for the time being. Those who move a space saver to take the spot can suffer consequences.
Perhaps even more curious is the types of items used to save a space. There are the typical cones and lawn chairs – and the occasional dining room chair. However, it isn't out of the ordinary to see a BBQ grill, mannequins, power tools, cardboard boxes, trash barrels and children's toys.
In last week's storm, City officials publicized several threatening notes left for those who violated the sacred covenant. One note in South Boston had several vulgarities and mentioned that if the car was ever seen on the street again, the owner would be hurt or killed.
The South End is the lone neighborhood where this doesn't exist, with the City officially partnering with the exemption after many years of having an informal agreement. Fox said it's because things were getting out of hand and many in the neighborhood wanted a departure from the lack of civility.
Fox said that the Forum members put forth the idea because things were getting out of hand, and after a straw poll, a majority of the neighborhood associations and organizations were enthusiastic about putting an end to the practice.
"By the time we started this, we were starting to see notes left on cars and threats were being made and people were just getting agitated," he said.
They first approached the late Mayor Tom Menino about the idea, and he deferred on the matter after having been hog-tied politically in South Boston and elsewhere when he tried to eliminate the practice about 10 years ago. Losing a lot of political capital on that move, he didn't want to do anything formal with the South End, Fox said. However, the group launched its own pilot program neighborhood-wide bent on educating folks and pledging to not use space savers.
For the most part it worked, with pockets of resistance here and there.
However, in the mammoth winter of 2015, when record-setting snow fell, the ban seemed to take off and the Mayor's Office came on board with formal support.
The group even countered criticism that the ban was causing more vandalism due to people getting their cars preyed upon for obeying the ban. The counter was a GoFundMe page that was to raise money to pay for anyone with a legitimate vandalism claim tied to space savers, and proven with a police report and a receipt for repairs. The idea blossomed into a reality quickly, fueled donations from around the neighborhood and throughout the United States in an effort that netted about $10,000.
"The Southenders made donations, but surprisingly, we got donations from California, Florida and the Midwest, from ex-Bostonians who said the space saver trend was so annoying to them and they wanted to do something about it."
Those donations were logged in enthusiastically and seven people applied for the fund, successfully getting their cars fixed on the Fund's dime and countering the threat of vandalism to those trying to obey the space saver ban.
"The only way space savers work is by the threat of vandalism," said Fox. "We wanted to neutralize that threat and be responsible for people who were victimized by that threat due to our ban."
The winter of 2016 was basically too mild to test the effectiveness of the official ban during a full season, but the past week's snow activities have shown that more and more people are ready to abide by it.
"This year we're seeing the least numbers of space savers in a winter where we've had substantial snow fall or snow emergencies declared," Fox concluded. "The bottom line is we're moving in the right direction and I know several other neighborhoods that have asked the Mayor's Office to join in on our ban."
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Q: Writing to file if sprintf() buffer is overflow? let's say I have this simple code:
#include <stdio.h>
#define BUFFER_LEN 10
int main()
{
    char buffer[BUFFER_LEN];
    sprintf(buffer, "Oh noes, it's too long! What can I do?");

    return 0;
}

Obviously it won't work since the buffer is too small to contain string. I know that there are different functions that can be used, and different memory handling for buffer.
However my question is: is it possible to somehow check if buffer is overflown, and if so open text file and write to it, instead of putting it inside of the buffer.

A: Sure. Check the output length with snprintf() first:
int len = snprintf(NULL, 0, "Oh noes, it's too long! What can I do?");

And then you have len which you can do necessary evaluation and comparison.
From CppReference:

Return value
snprintf(): number of characters (not including the terminating null character) which would have been written to buffer if bufsz was ignored, or a negative value if an encoding error (for string and character conversion specifiers) occurred

So it will write a limited number of characters to the buffer (specified by the 2nd argument), and return the length of the full data that would have been written, which makes it a good function for string length evaluation.

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They did not fall short in any expectations even though I purposely looked for mistakes I could not find anything. They were very accommodating helpful and personal. They made me feel like family.
Chris Cooper was exceptional and went above and beyond to make sure I got everything that I needed done.
As stated above have already recommended to friends and neighbors 3 times.
crew manager Marcelles- apologies, we probably misspelled the name. He was great to work with, knowledgeable, friendly, professional, and of course Bill, who was the best, making sure we and our needs were taken care of.
Very customer focused and willing to please.
I was most satisfied with their efficiency and the fact that they did what they said.
Crew was neat, arrived on time and were so polite.
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Despite the Slowdown, Xiaomi is Confident to Sell at least 80 million Phones this Year !!
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It may be an ambitious goal, but China's #Xiaomi remains confident it can sell at least 80 million phones this year, despite slowing #market demand and encroaching rivals.
"Everybody knows the competition in the market is very intense," said Xiaomi vice president of marketing Wei Lai on Wednesday.
"It's given every smartphone vendor a huge amount of pressure."
The company sold 34.7 million handsets during the first half of the year. Xiaomi ranked as #China's largest smartphone vendor in the second quarter.
Although the company expects that sales momentum to build, it could end up facing some roadblocks as well. Xiaomi's home market of China is starting to lose its voracious appetite for handsets. In the first quarter, the country's smartphone shipments showed a rare year-over-year decline.
In addition, the competition isn't letting up. Other Chinese vendors such as Huawei, ZTE and OnePlus are all coming up with attractive handsets that in some cases threaten to steal sales away from Xiaomi's products.
The company, however, expects its sales to remain robust, and grow as the year goes on, Wei said during a press briefing on Wednesday.
"This has been the most competitive year in the industry," he said.
But Xiaomi has new products slated for release, which will help grow sales, he added.
Last month, the company released its newest phone, the Redmi Note 2, a 5.5-inch device that starts at 799 yuan (US$125). The first day it went on sale, Xiaomi sold 800,000 units within 12 hours.
Despite the initial strong demand, the product hasn't been without complaints. A marketing mistake caused some consumers to believe the Redmi Note 2 was using display technology from Japan's Sharp and Taiwan's AU Optronics, when in fact, it came from a Chinese company.
Although Xiaomi apologized for the misunderstanding, the blunder could create doubts over whether the phone will sell well going forward, said Nicole Peng, an analyst with Canalys.
"To reach the 80 million target, they need to work very hard," she added.
To pump up sales, Xiaomi has also been expanding its manufacturing capacity, and ensuring that it has enough product in stock. This has helped it address a persistent complaint that its phones are always sold out, according to Wei.
Despite the Slowdown, Xiaomi is Confident to Sell at least 80 million Phones this Year !! Reviewed by MiuiOS.in on 2:45 PM Rating: 5
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The ESPN app is your one-stop, general sports news app. Scores, stories, interviews, clips—it's all there.
Team Stream is Bleacher Report's mobile app, sending you real-time news about your favorite teams, and livestream video as well. The app also has a lot of Bleacher Report content, so if you're already a fan of the site, grab this install.
Love emoji? Love football? Love this pack of NFL-themed emoji.
StubHub is great for grabbing tickets to any game in your area. It's easy to use the app to redeem your tickets as well, and the fact that users can sell via the app means you might be able to save a couple bucks on last-minute tickets.
Are you the type of sports nut who actually, you know, plays sports? If you have some sort of team—be it weekend flag football or a competitive ultimate league—that needs to be organized, TeamSnap will make sure everyone's at the right place, at the right time, and also share info like rosters and scores.


Please note this report is currently out of print. Contact MERIWA for electronic versions. A survey of industry undertaken in 1992 by the Chamber of Mines and Energy of WA identified that the highest priority research issue to be addressed was the very poor understanding of the consolidation behaviour of tailings, particularly the saline tailings produced by the gold industry in WA.
Develop a database on material properties, linking consolidation behaviour to basic tailings properties such as the tailings particle size distribution (grading) curve and particularly the amount and type of clay content.
The report provides an extensive database of information that is an important resource for industry. The findings from the consolidation modelling and from the evaporation studies in particular are extremely important and advance the state-of-the-art in these areas significantly. Please note this report is currently out of print. Contact MERIWA for electronic versions.


Upon walking through the cave from yesterday's pic one enters this area at Jameos Del Agua which is a higher elevation yet still below the land line. There are a lot of plants and a man-made pool. There is one last cave that is located past this area that will be tomorrow's pic.


Applications must be emailed to with "Tregoning Scholarship Application" in the subject line by April 1.
The Tregoning Scholarship Fund has been established in memory of Robert M. Tregoning, a member of Damascus UMC, to encourage and support deserving students in their quests for higher education.
The Baltimore-Washington Annual conference also offers scholarships to United Methodist students. Please visit their webpage (http://bwcumc.org/finance/scholarships/) for more information. The application process typically begins in January and closed in early March.


What can you do in One Year?
How about reading through God's Word?
The NCV Bible in a Year is the first Bible designed for kids to read through in a single year. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible becomes easier to understand when you see the entire message of God's Word.
Simple daily readings from the easy-to-read New Century Version include selections from both the Old and New Testaments as well as Psalms and Proverbs. Also included are full-color maps, pages to personalize, top memory verses, and key Bible teachings. There's no doubt that a year filled with God and His Word will forever change your life.
With the New Year right around the corner now is a great time to begin thinking about some of the things we would like to incorporate into our daily routines. One of the best things is the have a time of devotion and study of the Word each day. I believe it is important to pass that routine on to our children.
The NCV Bible in a Year is the perfect resource for your 8-12 year old. The New Century Version is written for a 5th grade reading level so it is clearly understood by your tween. It is also easily adaptable to the amount of time your child has. The year long reading plan includes a portion from the Old and New Testament as well as the Psalms and Proverbs. It could simply be adapted to a two year reading plan by reading through the Old Testament and the Psalms the first year and then reading through the New Testament and the Proverbs the second year.
In my opinion this would also make a great resource for family devotions. With the simple language even your youngest will have some sort of grasp on what is taking place. I highly recommend it to everyone that is interested in beginning or continuing a Bible reading plan.
The wonderful people at Tommy Nelson have partnered with us to host a giveaway of this delightful gift. For your opportunity to win a copy for your family use the following Rafflecopter form to enter. Giveaway ends 12/22/2013 at 12:00 am EST!


Scripted drama about a dark web network of revenge-seekers produced for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's New Form Digital studio. Directed by Mark Gantt and starring Luke Cook, Wilson Cleveland, Meghan Tonjes, Vincent Cyr, Brianne Davis, Ricky Russert and Mitchell Davis.
New Form has released eight scripted short-form pilots from popular YouTube creators like Olan Rogers, Wilson Cleveland and Sammy Paul. It's the third wave of pilots from New Form — whose backers include Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Discovery Communications.
Interesting pilot episode for what I presume will become a pretty fun show. Wilson Cleveland's built an interesting first episode that's got me eager to see what's next for this bizarre group of individuals.
Launched in July 2014, New Form's Incubator program has yielded 10 series orders to date. The first round of Incubator pilots included Sawyer Hartman's "The Parallax Theory" and PJ Liguori's "Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures," which were picked up as series for Vimeo On Demand.
For the third time in as many years, New Form has shared a slate of led by its partners in the online video space. The studio's latest output represents the third wave of its "incubator series," and it includes contributions from creators who are known for their work on YouTube and other digital platforms.


1 Purple Personalized Waffle Spa Day Wrap.
This was a Christmas gift. I liked it. They also were good communicators and got this to me in time for Christmas.
The monogram looked great on the wrap I ordered. This was the perfect gift for a bridal shower.


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A brief look at microfinance can bring you a sense of peace and relief. At some point in their lives most people need to borrow money. The cost of living simply increases every year and this is compounded by expensive holidays and the need to buy presents for those you love. If you are stuck for cash this festive season and are worried about your mounting credit card bills then taking out small personal loans from banks is an excellent way to cover the immediate costs. You then have the potential to pay back the loans in the New Year when your finances are more stable and settled than they are in December.
If you are interested in a brief look at microfinance then visiting your bank or lending institution is probably the best place to start. They have qualified and skilled brokers at hand who are able to provide you with all the details you need and information about repayments and interest. Short term loans often have higher interest rates, whereas long term loans have lower interest rates. This is not necessarily a problem, because microfinance only covers small amounts, so you should not have to panic about your interest rate.
The ability to access microfinance may depend on your credit record. Having a bad credit record is something that can negatively affect your ability to access loans or borrow money. Your credit history is a message to banks about how you have spent your money and the problems you have had repaying it. To ensure that you are not perceived as high risk it is important to keep up to date with your monthly repayments and to avoid over spending on your credit card. If you are worried about your history, make this information clear with your lending institution from the start.


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Gemcon Sports is the proud owner of Khulna Titans, one of the franchises in the Bangladesh Premier League T20 (BPL T20). With the mission 'to be the hardest working team who never gives up', Titans look to entertain the supporters and the audience with exciting cricket and at the same time play its role of contributing for the best interest of Bangladesh cricket.
The Khulna Titans franchise operation is based on values such as hard work, teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship and fun in order to get the best out from the cricketers both on and off the field. Titans in its past three seasons have nurtured and developed a good number of cricketers that made into the Bangladesh national cricket team pipeline and it firmly looks forward to maintain that in order to produce better and bigger results.
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Dhaka Abahani Ltd. is one of the most prestigious domestic football clubs in Bangladesh. Gemcon Group has always been associated with this club as the honorable chairman of the group has been the director of the club since the mid-70s. Gemcon's honorable vice chairman Kazi Nabil Ahmed, MP, the current director-in-charge of the club, has also been allied since 2000.
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Gemcon Group has been promoting golf in Bangladesh for over a decade. Over the years, Gemcon has sponsored numerous tournaments which led to the development of the competitive golf scene in Bangladesh. Gemcon Professional Golf Tournament and Victory Day Cup Golf Tournament are two of the most prestigious golf tournaments in Bangladesh, both of which are sponsored by Gemcon. Along with that, Gemcon designed a program in 2010, Gemcon Young Tigers Training Program, to train and promote underprivileged young and talented golfers in Bangladesh.


Cyprus Builder directory aims to feature companies related to building industry in Cyprus. Also, you will find Cyprus building material companies that export and import a wide range of building materials in Cyprus and can supply you anything from wood to cement products and tools to sanitary ware. See here what Cyprus building industry has to offer you for better, safer, energy-efficient and more affordable construction building in Cyprus.
One career path that will always be quite stable is working in the building industry. No matter what, it would seem that people will always need different building services. Whether you are talking about remodelling a home or making brand-new buildings, these companies will always have work in busy areas. This is especially true in present-day Cyprus.
The building industry is really booming in Cyprus right now. There are a lot of new builds going up and plenty of people looking to get their homes fixed up as well. With the industry in such good shape, it is a great opportunity for consumers to get a good deal on anything they might need to be done. Whether you are looking for residential building services or commercial ones, you will definitely be able to hire the help you need affordably.
As mentioned, the building industry is doing very well in Cyprus right now. There are a lot of projects going on simultaneously and more people are needing work done all the time. This creates the ideal situation for you to get some work done on your home or business property. The amount of competition in the market is high, meaning that there will be several incredible building companies that would love to take on your project.
Getting the best deal possible has never been easier. You just need to take the time to weigh your options and remember to choose your company carefully. Finding the most affordable price you can is a great feeling but it is also important to remember to hire some of the best professionals around. Ensuring that the quality of the work is top-notch is of the utmost importance.
You can make searching for the right building company a simpler task by using the best resources available to you. By using our portal you will conveniently search and compare a range of different companies in the area instantly. This way, you will be able to weigh the pros and cons of each company against one another. You deserve only the best service so taking the time to find the most fitting choice for your needs is the right call to make.
It is also important to note that you can make use of other types of fantastic building services by using this type of website. You won't only be able to find developers, but you'll also be able to find companies that can handle your swimming pool, aluminium and ceramics needs. This truly means that all of your building needs, from renovation to design aspects, can be handled by one of these reputable businesses.
There are many factors that you will want to consider before making a hiring decision. You want the company in question to be able to provide the service you need swiftly and professionally. All of the companies you will find will definitely be great at their jobs but you can narrow down your search some by digging into the niche of what you are looking for. If you are looking to get a residential remodelling job done, then hiring a company that has great amounts of experience in that area would be most prudent.
It is likely that all of the companies will have experience in the most popular areas. You can still choose to pick a company that has a standout reputation for remodelling. Likewise, if you need to have a new building built, you may want to hire a company that has built many impressive buildings in the past. You will be able to find examples of their past work and the companies themselves should be happy to share some of this information with you.
There is no reason to wait too long to hire the building services you need in Cyprus. You can get the job done very quickly and expertly when you search through the best companies. There are many excellent building companies in the area that will make your project a top priority. Your job can be completed without any hassle and at an affordable price. When you are ready to choose a company, the first thing you need to do is make contact. Getting a quote over the phone may not be possible as it would be best for the business to examine the site to see your specific needs before giving you a true estimate. Either way, discussing your needs over the phone can lead to a greater understanding of your expectations.
Locating the company able to provide any material a builder in Cyprus will ever need together with valuable pieces of advice and services is very easy. It will not take long for you to work out the particulars. You will be able to get the professionals out to your property to do the job very soon. Making contact is all it will take to get that ball rolling.
Almost any civil building construction will reach the moment when it requires to choose some type of furniture that will occupy specific areas of the finished project. Sometimes is a matter of choosing between built-in furniture and normal furniture. For both cases and especially for bigger projects is advisable to find some experienced Cyprus furniture manufactures and designers to help you out. CyprusFurniture.com lists some of the most reputable stores and manufacturers which sell ready and custom made furniture in Cyprus.


Deborah Cobb-Clark is Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney. She is Director of the Program in Gender and Families at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) in Bonn, Germany; a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course; and an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
Deborah earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Michigan (1990). Prior to joining the University of Sydney, she was the Ronald Henderson Professor and Director of the Melbourne Institute at the University of Melbourne. She has also held positions at the US Labor Department, Illinois State University, and the Australian National University where she was the founding director of The Social Policy Evaluation, Analysis and Research (SPEAR) Centre. Her research agenda centres on the effect of social policy on labour market outcomes including immigration, sexual and racial harassment, health, old-age support, education and youth transitions. She has published more than four dozen academic articles in leading international journals and is a former co-editor of the Journal of Population Economics.


Sketchnotes in Schools: I use sketchnotes to help students and teachers to visualise SCIENCE. I also use sketchnotes to help break-down complex scientific concepts to help make the complex simple and the simple compelling with scientists and researchers. Sketchnotes are visual notes created from a mixture of hand-drawn words and pictures which can include visual elements of typography, shapes and lines. Drawing is thinking so this technique helps to make learning and science visual. Because…"When you draw you remember more!" The time-lapse below shows me graphically recording the 2018 Creativity Summit, hosted by Griffith University (https://plhub.griffith.edu.au/resources), which illustrates the power of visual thinking and how creative education in classrooms can help students to think in colour!
Sketchnotes for groups: as sketchnotes are a great way to start learning about the art of visual thinking I also hold in-house workshops for groups, teams and organisations to learn about the art of sketchnoting based on the interactive visits outlined below. My workshops are tailored to your specific visual needs and interests and no drawing experience is necessary. Please Contact me if you would like further information on how I can help you, your team or organisation to "Picture your ideas".
A FIN-tastic sketchnote by the very talented Rob Dimeo of my "Sketchnote your Science in Schools" talk which was part of the International Sketchnote Hangout (#29) I hosted Downunder!
And to 'sea' how biology and art make a great team check out the episode of Scope TV (Australian children's science education program) I filmed with Scopes FUN-tastic host Lee Constable showing – when you draw you remember more! Watch the episode here at: http://tenplay.com.au/channel-eleven/scope and via the video below of me drawing out the art and science of our oceans, literally!
Below are some examples of how I use my Sketchnote your Science (in School and University) with students, teachers and researchers from across Australia and their FEEDBACK!! Can't wait for you to 'sea' what science we will be sketchnoting next!!
I loved teaching the Year 8 and 9 Science students (and their amazing teacher Mr Bush!) at Exmouth DHS how to Sketchnote your Science using the life cycle of the Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) as our in-class example we drew-out together!
It was great visiting the Year 7 and Year 10 classes of Tully State High School in sunny and stunning Far North Queensland! We learnt the stages of sketchnoting your science and drew out the life cycle of a green turtle which is common in the tropical waters of Queensland. We then discussed the interactions between these protected species and humans and other potential threats using the life cycle sketchnote to help guide our discussions. So many smiles for sketchnoting!
What a great time I had at Barker College during National Science Week teaching the Years 9, 10 and 11 Science and Visual Arts students how to Sketchnote your Science!
Schools using 'Sketchnote your Science'!
I'm thrilled that teachers are starting to trial and use this visual learning technique in their own classrooms after my school visits! Here are some examples of the amazing work from Year 7 Science students in Western Australia who used sketchnotes to adapt eight pages of science text about the 'Habitats and Adaptations of Living Things'.
I also offer in-house workshops for any groups or organisations wanting to learn more about visual learning and communications. This program of visual learning can also be used in any group learning situation (even in break out sessions at Conferences) and does not have to focus on science, but any topic, for any age group, in any office or conference location! You can see more about my Workshops.
I had a great time holding my first Science Communications workshop for reef scientists and postgraduates of the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. My workshop focused on the art and science of marine storytelling so these inspiring reef scientists could share their reef science with a broad audience (ie. other than the scientist and academic peers). I also introduced the group to my world of visual storytelling and as you can 'sea' from the photos below some great sketchnotes were created to help synthesize, structure and share these important marine science stories. Visual storytelling and sketchnoting your marine science is engaging and FUN!!
Online: I was honoured to host an International Sketchnote Hangout (#29) online to talk to the global sketchnote community and educators about my experiences and journey to "Sketchnote your Science in Schools", which you can see more at Sketchnote Hangouts.
Sketchnoting is also a great and fun way of engaging people in a social situation, like my "Drink and Draw" social meet-ups. I believe anyone can draw and if you draw you remember more! You can find out more about my visual storytelling and visual learning approaches via my in-house Workshops.
for further information on how I can help you to visualise your ideas.


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International Film Series Schedules Next Voices of Israel Film Series
George Watson
"Footnote" explores the father-son relationship.
WHAT: Screening of the film "Footnote" as part of the International Film Series Voices of Israel Film Series, sponsored by Landmark Arts and the Texas Tech School of Art
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 14)
WHERE: Room 001, English Building, Texas Tech University
WHO: "Footnote," directed by Joseph Cedar, follows a father and son who both teach at a Hebrew university in Jerusalem. It was awarded Best Screenplay at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated in 2012 for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
Kristi Humphreys, an assistant professor in the School of Art, will host a discussion following the film. The screenings are free and open to the public, but seating is limited.
CONTACT: Robert Peaslee, coordinator, International Film Studies program, Texas Tech University, (806) 834-2562 or robert.peaslee@ttu.edu.
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Suzuki announced on Nov. 28 that it would lay off 1,200 people, or almost a fifth of its workforce, at its plant in Esztergom, northwest of Budapest. "Starting December 8, Suzuki Hungary will switch to manufacturing in two shifts," instead of the current three, said company spokeswoman Viktoria Ruska.
The downsizing at the plant, which currently employs 5,523, was due to a radical fall in orders, she added. The job cuts, which will take effect on December 8, will concern manufacturers as well as office staff.
Earlier, Suzuki reduced modified its manufacturing plans for 2008 to 282,000 vehicles from 300,000. In 2009, the company expects 210,000 new cars to roll off production lines at Esztergom, 40 miles northwest from Budapest.
Suzuki, which has been present in Hungary since 1991, has invested 280 billion forint in its plant there and supplied European markets with over 1.5 million Hungarian-made Suzukis.
The government expects the Hungarian economy, which is heavily export-oriented, to contract by as much as 1% next year as the country feels the full force of the global downturn. According to government estimate, some 70,000 people may lose their jobs as a result of the global financial crisis.


Caduceus Software is focussed on providing 24 x 7 systems for its clients. We are a consulting company as well as a products company.
We are a cloud services consultant and provider. Richard Tang, President of Caduceus Software Corp., heads the implementation and execution of the daily operations of the Company. The daily operations of the Company are primarily cloud based, and we consult and provide expert install and maintenance on Amazon AWS services (EC2, S3, Route 53 and cloud front), as well as VMware ESXI.
We provide advanced services such as lecturing/education to technician professionals who seek deeper knowledge in AWS and VMWare ESXI, and consult to make technical architecture designs for best practices in real-life production systems.
We are experts in Linux tuning (security, patch, rollout, and performance), and networking ( replication, failover, redundancy ).
Caduceus Software owns the product, Caduceus MMS — a EHR EMR health records management system for small clinics. It was beta-mode tested and has been trialed in the state of Indiana and in some small medical facilities in Canada. The product was marketed and sold between 2008 to 2014.


Welcome to Armstrong Air & Heating. We realize that you have many options in the air conditioning and heating companies, and we appreciate you choosing us. The air conditioning and heating industry is constantly changing and Armstrong is committed to keeping up with the trends in order to serve you better. Our commitment to you is to provide the best service and value possible. With our knowledgeable sales, service, and installation team, you can expect nothing less than 100% guaranteed customer satisfaction in everything we do.


Do bull markets end with front-page stories in our newspapers? I doubt it.
Bill has a post on previous spikes in the VIX and the subsequent reversion to the mean.
The August Edition of the Brinker Fixed Income Advi$or will be available at our website on Thursday August 2nd.
Daniel Gross at Newsweek has a great idea for the Blackstone Group. Since the stock is down more than 15% from the IPO last month, they could take the company private!
Calculated Risk provides an update on the housing market.
You can read his entire opening remarks.
The May pending home sales – a leading indicator of existing home sales – fell sharply in today's report.
Nice work by Bespoke Investment Group to put together this chart of ETF performance.
Calculated risk has a good chart which illustrates why housing starts are likely to drop until the housing inventory building levels off and begins to decline. This could take awhile.


Description: Black and white negative and print made from it of the interior mechanism of a smock windmill, known as 'Jolesfield Mill', in Littleworth, near Horsham West Sussex, showing a detail of the governors, taken on 18th February 1934.
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Joint Statement on Work Capability Assessment (WCA) by DPAC and Black Triangle
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We do not believe that any individual or group who claims to represent the disabled people's protest movement should engage with DWP/Atos/Capita without insisting upon an end to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) with immediate effect as a prerequisite to any discussion.
We regard any such engagement with DWP/Atos /Capita without this insistence on the above as a prerequisite to be nothing less than collusion in policies and systems that have been irrefutably shown to be harmful and, in many cases, lethal to the sick and/or disabled person being 'assessed'.
The WCA has no empirical, scientific medical evidence-base and the process has never been risk assessed.
There remains no feedback or reporting mechanism.
The discharge of both a statutory and ethical duty of care – owed by professionals, citizens and public authorities – to others in a vulnerable situation depends upon the existence of a reporting mechanism whereby any potential or actual risk to the life and well-being of a patient or to those around them may be reported and adequately addressed.
This is precisely why the entire British medical profession has demanded that WCA end 'with immediate effect to be replaced by a rigorous and safe system whereby avoidable harm' may be prevented.
That the General Medical Council (GMC) continues to accredit Atos assessment centres with 'approved medical environment' status is an utter disgrace.
The Work Capability Assessment has caused death, suicide, homelessness, and left people without income dependent on family and friends. The WCA also causes an increase in mental health issues and a worsening of impairments. The latest figures show 73 deaths and suicides per week amongst those subject to this brutal process.
The WCA is based on the discredited UNUM manufactured bio-psychosocial model. The Centre for Psychosocial & Disability Research at Cardiff University literature has provided the academic foundation for the increasingly notorious WCA administered by Atos Healthcare in the UK, and without it is unlikely that the WCA would exist in its present form. The volume of incriminating evidence against the WCA has grown phenomenally, as people with serious, incapacitating illnesses continue to be found 'fit for work'.
When Freud set out his vision of welfare reform for disabled people he used a number of references to back up the plans for reforms. No less than 170 of these references came from a group of academics based at or connected to the Cardiff University Department:. This centre originally led by ex Chief medical Officer at the Department for Work and Pensions Sir Mansel Alyward was funded by Unum to the tune of 1.6 million pounds from 2004 to 2009 to add academic credibility to the bio-psychosocial model: a model used by Atos to identify that if someone can press a button they are 'fit for work' and ineligible for any disability support.
The connection between the WCA and the Cardiff Centre are only too obvious. The latter seeks to locate the source of incapacity in the individual's psyche/attitude, promoting a form of 'positive thinking' as being curative, while the WCA claims to focus on what sick/disabled people can do as an argument that they have even the merest work capacity. But there is a more important connection. The Centre's funder, Unum Insurance, employed tactics of 'disability denial' in the U.S. to avoid paying out on legitimate health claims. And since founding the CPDR Unum have sought to promote their 'Income Protection' product, marketing it upon the fact that the British public can no longer rely upon the state to support them if they become sick or disabled. Are we really to believe this is a coincidence?
For more see: http://blacktrianglecampaign.org/2012/09/14/private-firms-role-in-creation-of-disability-assessment-regime-black-triangles-letter-published-in-the-guardian/
DPAC and BT want to state categorically:
1. We reject all ideas that 'tinkering' with WCA descriptors will serve any positive purpose. We call for the complete removal of the WCA with immediate effect and we have remained unwavering and constant on that position.
2. We reject the bio-psychosocial model as having any purpose but to cut state support and replace it with private insurance and other company profits.
3.We work from the social model philosophy and this means a pan impairment approach with no hierarchy of 'deserving' and 'undeserving' groups or individuals; this is in complete contrast to this government, or any set of groups intent on taking us back to medical model terminologies or helpless victim approaches
4. We will work with any group who we believe genuinely opposes the government's attacks on disabled people. However we are seriously concerned with those organisations who believe that they can work with the government to lessen the effects of these attacks. We believe that there is no alternative to outright opposition to the government if we are to stop the impoverishment and destruction of the lives of millions of disabled people in the UK. We are particularly disturbed that some of the large disability charities seem willing to work with the government effectively giving cover to their attacks on disabled people. We call on all disability charities and other groups to immediately withdraw from any work that lends credibility to the government's so called welfare reforms.
5. We do not support in any shape or form what this government is doing to disabled people: we classify disabled people as those who have to endure the negative attitudes of others, and those disabled by the ways this so called society treats us as less deserving than non-disabled people. We support an assessment that truely establishes a person's ability to assess their capability to work, not based on a tick box approach.
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16 Responses to "Joint Statement on Work Capability Assessment (WCA) by DPAC and Black Triangle"
dich vu SEO gia re says:
You're so awesome! I don't suppose I've truly read through something like this before. So wonderful to discover another person with a few original thoughts on this subject matter. Really.. thanks for starting this up. This web site is something that is needed on the web, someone with some originality!
I too was assessed by a proper DWP Doctor back in 1996 when aged 34 and in his report declared to be 'severely and profoundly disabled' with a reccomendation that an award for life be given as my condition would never improve and would continually deteriorate.
And next year? Despite having had both knees and a hip replaced along with other surgery on my feet, Multiple heart attacks and a stroke, I will with a stroke of an ATOS miraculous healing pen magically become fully mobile again because I can shuffle 200 yards in severe pain.
Sam Barnett-Cormack says:
I understand where this statement is coming from, even while I disagree with the essential thesis. Yes, the BPS is a huge problem, the WCA is flawed, all of those things, but that doesn't mean one should refuse any engagement with the DWP or others while it continues.
Consider it practically, first. It is a classic case of letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. If everyone opposed to the WCA refuse to engage, then our voices cannot be heard.
More to the point, what about engagement on issues not directly related to the WCA? We should refuse to engage on PIP while the WCA persists
How is the WCA going to get replaced by a better assessment? An all-in-one change is only one possibility. It can evolve, though several small 'tinkering' changes, to still be called the WCA but actually fix all the problems we see with it. The name 'WCA' is not the problem.
Engagement is a valid way to affect change. What we have to do is engage, while refusing to endorse.
Findlow says:
That's a brilliant statement, DPAC and Black Triangle, which deserves a wider audience – if only the public understood about the immoral and corrupt tangle of DWP/ATOS/UNUM, if only it was all over the mainstream news….but these are such enormously powerful companies it seems they can do what they want, and have so far been successful in their use of ruthless propaganda against claimants. Channel 4 News have tried hard to lay into the ridiculous and cruel farce of the Work Pogrom, sorry, Programme…. is there any chance they would take this up?
Meanwhile, more scary stuff about ATOS:
http://atos.net/en-us/industries/defense-and-security/default.htm
Thank you, as ever, for your tireless and intelligent campaigning.
DavidG says:
I'd be lying if I said I found this statement to be anything other than deeply problematical.
Let's clarify what I agree with first:
DWP is an institutionally disablist organisation currently dedicated to demonising disabled people in order to legitimise deep cuts and IDS's 'tough love' strategy
ATOS is not a suitable organisation to execute the WCA or PIP testing
Evidence is mounting (interpreters contract), that Capita will be just as bad, possibly worse
Supposed DPOs engaging in secret negotiations with government or contractors forfeit any right to trust.
Disability charities are deeply compromised by their dependence on government contracts.
The Social Model should drive all our aims.
The BioPsychoSocial Model is a bought and paid for perversion that demonises disabled people for the profit of the insurance industry.
But here's the problem, we are dealing with a fait accompli; ESA and the WCA are operational, the Work Programme is operational, it is overwhelmingly unlikely we will be able to force a stop to the implementation of PIP, or to Universal Credit. These are the realities we must address, these are the realities within which we must strive to protect disabled people, and we must do whatever it takes in order to get those protections in place as soon as possible. Not even an election and a Labour government will change this reality because Labour policy on ESA is no different, which makes it unlikely they will flinch from PIP either.
In considering how we change this, it's useful to consider the widespread government policy of not negotiating with terrorists as an analogy (with DWP and ATOS taking the part of the terrorist). The policy says no negotiation will happen in response to threats or terrorist acts, but it is tacitly recognised that a long term solution generally depends on negotiation with the terrorists, no matter how unpalatable that may be. It brought the Provisional IRA to the table and eventually into conventional politics, it appears to be doing the same for ETA and others. A policy that works is one we cannot ignore. Yet from the opposite side another analogy also speaks to the situation: if you would sup with the devil, use a long spoon.
We have seen mounting evidence of ATOS lies in tender document claims of engagement with organisations such as DPAC itself, they demonstrably cannot be expected to behave as a trusted party in any negotiations, similar concerns may apply to Capita, and the DWP. However this in itself does not mean that they cannot be engaged with, it simply means people engaging with them need to systematically record and publish those contacts in order to deny ATOS, Capita or DWP any opportunity to misrepresent what went on.
Let's consider a hypothetical situation. If we could engage with ATOS sufficiently to force them to shift to an open complaints/quality system (which I think is one of their weaknesses), if we could get DPO representatives into that system as independent auditors, then would we be justified in refusing to do that in favour of hoping for the big win of killing the WCA at some unforeseen point down the road? Should we insist on a big win, when we might have a far better chance of a series of smaller wins taking us slowly but surely towards our ultimate goal?
Or let's consider a very real possibility, we already have condemnation of the WCA from the GPs, that creates the opportunity for us to ally ourselves with them and use that link to gradually manipulate the GMC itself – if you want to kill the WCA, what better way to do it than to persuade the GMC to declare it as incompatible with a doctor's professional duties? But to do that we have to acknowledge that the GMC, as a part of the establishment, will never accept a negotiation strategy that imposes preconditions on their participation, while talk of collusion will simply alienate them. The strategy will only work with a policy of engagement.
We didn't get all the way from being locked in the attic to the Equality Act in one single move, there were a whole series of steps involved in getting us there. In the past couple of years we have seen pretty much all of the progress we have made in the past 30 years rolled back on a tide of media manipulation and disability hatred, we're in this for the long haul, it is going to take years to regain everything we have lost and anyone who refuses to acknowledge that reality needs to stop and take a long, hard look at what our situation actually is.
And one of the realities is that it is deeply unlikely we can overturn ESA, or WCA, or PIP, or the disability provisions of the Work Programme, in one fell swoop. However it is far more likely that we can incrementally chip away at the overwhelming negativity of these programmes, and as soon as we achieve one concession, we just start agitating for the next.
Ultimately we have a choice, is it better to aim for one big win, lots of little wins, or both? DPAC and Black Triangle can dedicate themselves to the big win, but does that necessarily mean another DPO aiming for the little wins is working against us? As long as that DPO is open about its engagement and does not allow that engagement to be misconstrued, then can't the two strategies be complementary?
jed goodright says:
Jane, this is appeasement I had written a three paragraph reply which has been deleted because I forgot to complete the captcha. I find this system very annoying and frustrating. Is there no way that information can be stored do that if a mistake is made the info is not deleted as happens on loads of blogs?
admin2 says:
Hi Jed we have removed Captcha from comments for a trial period- already had a number of posts about football
Jane Young says:
It is quite possible to want the WCA etc stopped but also work to make it more fit for purpose. It is unlikely we will ever get the public support necessary to persuade the politicians to change their minds on the necessity for a test such as the WCA. Therefore, if we only ask for its abolition, we are most likely to end up with no change from the current situation, which is not acceptable and will not assist the millions of disabled and sick people who are relying on us to do all we can to achieve change.
Any engagement with Government or its allies must, I agree, be on the basis that we do not believe the WCA is fit for purpose and are convinced it is causing avoidable harm to disabled and sick people. But with that proviso, it is better to engage and seek constructive change than to take a stance which prevents us from making any difference at all. The WCA in its current form amounts to state-sponsored abuse and it needs to be changed, if we cannot get it abolished. We have to be pragmatic, distasteful as that seems.
By the way, I too reject entirely the BPS model and all policies which depend on it, don't get me wrong!
Jane, I see your point, but look how the DWP and ATOS have already lied about their engagement and dialogue with disability organisations. It's only about cuts and profit-making for the comapnies who help the DWP cut. In the days long ago, when the DWP were reasonably civilised, they employed real, normal doctors to do the assessment; I saw one for IB and another for DLA, and it was poles apart from the nighmare that is being visited on people now. So it's a total myth that people weren't assessed before wretched ATOS was hired. They were assessed, and by proper doctors, not indoctrinated automatons trying to reach their DWP-impose targets to cut claimants. This is what the public don't realise, because they've been lied, lied and lied to.
The problem is not opposition to ATOS, but that DPAC are trying to insist how other DPOs and individuals do it, and threatening to demonise them if they do not obey.
Do we really want to see Sue Marsh and Kaliya Franklin demonized by DPAC for 'collusion', because they have used the influence they have built up through campaigning in order to deliver their message directly to Lord Fraud and IDS?
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