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Hospitals in England see deficits grow as wage bills rise and earning capacity falls
Authors: Nigel Hawkes
Publication date: 27 Feb 2018
NHS hospitals in England are facing ballooning deficits as they struggle to maintain quality of care for growing numbers of patients, show the latest quarterly statistics from NHS Improvement.[1] At the end of 2017, hospitals reported a deficit of £1.28bn, £365m above the planned level.
The data cover the three months to 31 December, before the winter proper and a severe flu season that generated the highest number of flu related admissions to hospital since 2010-11. The flu peak was reached in January, so next quarter's data, due to be published on 21 May, may bring worse news.
However, preparations for winter seem to have had some positive effect. Comparing year to year, emergency departments' performance remained well below target but got no worse: 89.5% of patients were seen within the target of four hours, against 89.6% in the corresponding quarter last year. But December was a poor month, with only 85.1% seen within the target, one percentage point below December 2016.
Bed occupancy and delayed discharges from acute care hospitals were both lower than last year, and the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours on trolleys was almost halved, to 659. The 18 week referral to treatment target slipped slightly, with 11.8% of these patients waiting more than 18 weeks, against 10.3% in the third quarter of 2016. But the total number of patients treated within the target increased by 63 500 as demand grew. Diagnostic delays grew, particularly for endoscopy.
The biggest failure has been in controlling costs, leading to higher deficits. While at the beginning of 2017 hospitals aimed to cut the pay bill, in reality it was up by £701m, an increase that NHS Improvement attributed to greater demand, vacancies, and staff sickness and absence. Hospitals have increased their earnings by carrying out more emergency work, but this is unprofitable in comparison with elective surgery, which has in many cases had to be postponed or cancelled. The full effects of this switch are yet to be seen.
Of 136 hospitals in England's acute care sector, 107 reported a deficit, with 20 of them more than £10m worse off than they had targeted. The end-of-year deficit is forecast to be £931m and would have been higher but for a one-off payment of £337m in emergency funding for winter pressures provided in last November's budget.
For the first time the data include the number of staff vacancies, showing that trusts reported 9676 vacancies in doctors' posts and 35 835 in nurses'. The medical vacancy rate was 7.9% for England as a whole, with regional variations. The Midlands and East recorded the highest rates, at 9.8%, and the South the lowest, at 5.5%. Among nursing staff London showed by far the highest rate, at 14.4%, against a national average of 10.3%.
Ian Dalton, NHS Improvement's chief executive of, said, "Some providers appear to have managed the financial pressures better than others. We are working closely with those providers whose financial position has deteriorated seriously to ensure that they grip their problems while delivering the best possible care for their patients."
Anita Charlesworth, director of research and economics at the think tank the Health Foundation, said, "It is clear that the huge pressures on the health service are also hitting hospital budgets, but today's figures only go up to the end of December, so will not take into account the full impact of the very difficult winter.
"In response to these pressures, the NHS has cancelled planned operations to create extra capacity for emergency patients. This has a direct impact on patients who need care, but it also hits the bottom line in a system where hospitals are paid for every patient they treat, but at a lower rate for additional emergency care. The serious pressures on emergency care have not only affected patients and increased costs but also made it harder to deliver planned, long term efficiency savings."
Saffron Cordery, director of policy and strategy at NHS Providers, the membership organisation for hospital trusts, said, "There is an increasing feeling among frontline trust leaders of 'we cannot carry on like this.' The NHS has shown extraordinary resilience in sustaining performance in the midst of an unprecedented financial squeeze. We have managed to keep the show on the road. But the warning signs are now clear and in plain sight. The time to act is now."
NHS Improvement's report was due to be published on Monday 19 February but did not emerge until two days later, leading to a story in the Guardian charging that it had been delayed at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care.[2] The department denied the charge, saying that it had not seen the report. NHS Improvement did not respond to a request for comment from The BMJ.
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I don't know about y'all but somedays I get so caught up in worrying about tomorrow that I completely miss today. Here are a few verses I've found to help me remember that it's all in God's hands. Hope you all have a great Tuesday!
"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." Matthew 6:34
"And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?" Matthew 6:27
"do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Verses for Tuesday
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- Life With Lauren said...
Thank you! I just printed this as a reminder!
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Thanks for the reminder! xo!
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The plaintiff argued that New York law should apply because New York's interest in regulating its corporations outweighed Pennsylvania's interest in providing redress for wrongs committed against one of its citizens. The defendant argued that Pennsylvania law should apply because the semen was sold in Pennsylvania and the injury took place in Pennsylvania.
The court held for the plaintiff saying that New York had a stronger interest in seeing its laws applied because most of the significant conduct took place in New York (the screening of the sperm donor and the formation of the contract).On the other hand, the decision dismissed all claims brought by the mother finding that the statute of limitations had expired because genetic tests showed in 1998 that the sperm donor was the source of the Fragile X genetic defect in her daughter. The plaintiff urged the judge to apply the discovery rule and to toll the statute of limitations alleging fraudulent concealment by defendant. But the court found that the mother should never have relied on the defendant's doctors. The mother should have questioned the defendant's statements especially in light of the fact that the daughter had been diagnosed by an independent hospital. The case is called Donovan v. Idant Laboratories. For the full story go here.


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The Roller Coaster of Pain
Except once. Last September. That time I finally saw what I had been longing for so desperately...2 pink lines. Of course those 2 lines meant more than just the obvious. They immediately changed me. In just an instant, they opened new doors to new emotions and gave me new feelings that I cannot describe. Those 2 pink lines represented a long desired answer to our prayers, a new chapter, the fulfillment of our family plan, a new life. However, as the story goes, that life wasn't meant to be lived on this side of Heaven. It wasn't meant for me to have, to hold or to love. Not now, only someday. It was simply a truth confirmed, a love I would have to demonstrate by faith. So we mourned, we grieved, and we picked up the pieces to move on. I knew from the wise counsel of others that it would never leave me and that I would carry it more intensely than Travis because I had lived it so intimately. I knew all that...but I wasn't thrilled at the idea that I now needed to live with it.
I imagined that it would be difficult to start trying again and I was correct. I struggled with a divided heart, saddened to be back in this season of waiting and yet hopeful that we had finally seen a successful result after a previously long season on trying. As the new year began, I was constantly mindful of what might have been and as spring began knocking on winter's door, I cautiously prepared myself for the emotions I held just under the surface. May 6th was my projected due date and that day was suddenly getting alot closer. How would I cope with the other babies I knew that were to be born around that day? What about the reality of my empty womb compared with the promise that pregancy test brought for a full womb? How could I march on with my schedule, my life and my world when I so hoped it would all look differently? None of this was what I asked the Lord for, but apparently it was what He asked me to endure.
Now that I've known the joy of a positive pregnancy test, it seems harder to accept the devestation of another negative test. But that hardly matters now. Now I am once again faced with the reality that although I was convinced this was happening again, it didn't. Though I had worked hard to protect my heart and prepare for the worst, I couldn't. It simply is what it is. Another Friday, another negative test, another day of hope deferred. I suppose I'm getting better at living with disappointment, of masking it and moving on. I've certainly had the practice. But even still, it hurts. Strangely, although this new cycle of ups and downs is beginning over again, I am not devestated as once before. We are searching God for more wisdom, more patience, more grace. We are exploring options and praying for guidance. And although I'm marking another month off the calendar, I am trying to rest in the peace that comes from believing the Lord and trusting His character...even on the hard days, even on the negative-pregnancy-test days. My God is faithful and I am choosing to say, "Blessed be His name."
6 comments:
- The Martins said...
Wow! What a great picture of grace. God gives us just the right amount we need when we need it. He is so faithful! Love you!
- March 15, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- tapango1 said...
Hang in there..........I know the exact feeling of marking off another month............its rough....i hope your getting your pregnancy tests at the dollar store....yes there only a dollar!!! lol
- March 15, 2008 at 8:27 PM
- Jerbecca said...
I don't know what to say, except I love you guys and I wish I was closer because I so want to hug you. I have been praying for you every day for so long and I will continue. I can not imagine what you are feeling now but my heart hurts so much for you. I am so thankful that God has given you His grace and that you know and hold to the fact that He is Sovereign and has a plan we cannot understand. I don't think I would be able to get that. I have some other friends going through the same thing and my heart is so heavy that I stop several times a day to pray.
Love you guys,
- March 15, 2008 at 9:51 PM
- sheltonfamily said...
I love your honesty. We prayed last night for you all and knowing that
God is still on the throne when we don't get it. I know and trust that all things will work together for you all. You should really listen to today's sermon from Watermark. Incredible on pain and just not getting what God is trying to teach you? I will send you the link.
- March 16, 2008 at 3:49 PM
- Miz Jean said...
Steph, I commend you so much for being so open and honest. It takes so much courage to let people know what you are going through. And really, I think struggling with infertility (be it 3 months or 3 years) is one of the most painful journeys women take. But it is just that - a journey. One slow step, one painful step at a time, you are on a journey that will lead you to God's peace and his faithful fulfillment of promises. He who promised IS faithful! He is always faithful. He cathes every tear and holds them in His nail-pierced hands.
- March 17, 2008 at 11:02 AM
- amy said...
steph... you are in our prayers! God is so good to bring you through this roller coaster ride... now we just have to wait for His provision of the precious little life he has for you and Travis! know that He is faithful and just! we love you!
- March 17, 2008 at 11:08 AM


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- Life is getting better…
Living in the Arabian Gulf is certainly no hardship posting. And in some parts of the region expat life is getting even better, according to HSBC's Expat Explorer Report. The report ranks countries according to expats' opinions across 43 different criteria, including economic factors, quality of life, and raising children abroad. In the 2015 survey, the UAE rose to 9th place in the worldwide ranking of the best places for expat life, up from 15th place in 2014. Bahrain was up one place to 4th, Saudi Arabia rose two places to 26th, while Oman was level at 14th. Expats' perceptions of living in Qatar and Kuwait were however lower, with the countries dropping to 22nd and 34th place respectively.
- …but more people are leaving the UAE
Despite perceptions that life is better, relocation firms in the UAE said they had a busier summer than usual, with many people leaving the country. Curt Clements, CEO of Move One, told the daily newspaper 7DAYS that the company has seen "an unusually high amount of expats leaving the UAE and the region in comparison to past years", with about three or four times the normal number of relocations. Crown Relocations reported a 25% rise in moves, with some citing redundancies and the cost of living as among the reasons for this, the newspaper said.
- A salary boost (for Brits only!)
The Gulf states are among the world's biggest remittance-sending countries, with people in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman transferring a combined $95.8 billion overseas in 2014, according to the World Bank. But for many expats, what they get in their home currency varies widely due to moves in the currency markets. This was perfectly illustrated by the surprise 'Brexit' vote in June, which saw the value of the British Pound plummet against the dollar-pegged Gulf currencies, from 5.47 Dirhams to the Pound on June 22 to a low of 4.72 by mid-August. That's the equivalent of a 13.65% pay rise for Brits living in the UAE, relative to their own currency. Try asking your boss for that!
- Taxes looming large
One of the most common misconceptions about life in the UAE is that there are no taxes. But there are of course charges ranging from the 'Salik' road tolls in Dubai, to local taxes on hotel services and entertainment. More are on the way, with the planned introduction of a value-added tax on purchases. And while an income tax has been ruled out, officials said last year that a possible government levy on remittances is being studied.
- Cost of living on the rise…
Life is getting more expensive for expats in the UAE. The Dubai Statistics Centre said in July that inflation rose in the first half of 2016, with the price of education going up by a massive 5.79%. And in June, the consultancy Mercer said Dubai and Abu Dhabi are among the most expensive cities in the world to live, and the costliest of all within the Middle East. Dubai was ranked the world's 21st most expensive city, up from 23rd place last year, while Abu Dhabi was placed 25th in the ranking, up from 33rd last year.
- …but property prices are lower
Despite the overall rise in the cost of living, housing is at least a little more affordable (or rather, a little less unaffordable) for expats in the UAE. According to consultancy JLL, sales and rental prices for prime two-bedroom properties in Abu Dhabi fell by five and two percent respectively in the second quarter of this year, and Dubai rents and sales prices are in a "cyclical trough", down about 15% since they peaked in mid-2014, JLL said earlier this year.
- Few expats are saving for retirement
Despite the tax-free salaries enjoyed by UAE residents, expats here are generally failing to save for their retirement. Research released in 2015 by Zurich International Life found that 63% of UAE residents are not confident they are saving enough for when they stop working. That figure rises to 75% for Arab expats, who are the most concerned about their pension provision, and is lowest among Western expats (52%), the survey found. This is despite almost half of UAE residents hoping to retire before the age of 60, and 39% expecting to be in retirement for at least 20 years.
- More UAE residents are in debt
Residents of the UAE are getting into more and more debt, according to figures published in August. Total debt levels – including unpaid credit card balances and loans – rose by 7.5% over the last year and now stands at an average of AED 42,600 per person, according to NBAD figures quoted by Gulf News.
- Most UAE expats don't buy property…
Despite falling property sales prices, the majority of UAE residents still prefer to rent, according to a recent survey by propertyfinder.ae. The survey found that just 30 percent of UAE residents have bought property here, meaning a sizeable 70% are still renting, even though half have resided here for five years or more. That is the opposite of the trend in England and Wales, for example, where 64% of residents own their property, with only 36% renting, propertyfinder.ae said.
- …but they are staying here longer
Expats are staying longer in the UAE, propertyfinder.ae said, despite signs that relocations were up over summer. Its survey found that 54% of expats ended staying in the UAE longer than they expected. "Year on year we are seeing expats staying longer in the UAE," the property website said in a statement.


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"Craig called me back following my message and was able to come on the same day. He was very patient with my limited knowledge of toilet plumbing (I think I passed the test!) and he spent time assessing the problem. Craig gave me the option of ordering it myself and showed me how to fit it or fitting it for me. I asked for him to do it, and within half an hour he had gone to get the part, returned and fitted. Before he left he checked everything was ok, cleaned round the floor tiles and disposed of the old part. Overall, a really friendly and helpful plumber. I will be calling on him again in the future."
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We dig into Christmas, hollow out a space and fill it to the brim with: homemade stockings, pound shop key rings, mistletoe and stewed red cabbage served with chantrelle mushrooms that the vegetable man said he picked from the forest just next to his house. We sit beside the fire and mislay our sense of time in embroidered vintage tablecloths and silk PJs. Gifts are unwrapped, toys built and thank-yous said. In the middle of the day, he encourages fresh air and we are blown from the appartement and venture outside wearing fake fur coats that are not discreet, but fun. Upon returning, we eat, nibble, drink and I finish the day munching my chocolate ganache tart. Pre-bake little tartlettes of a sweetened pastry. Then, melt chocolate in a bain-marie. Heat double cream until nearing boiling. Add to chocolate with a smidgen of butter. When it resembles chocolate mayonnaise stop stirring. It's ready. Fill pastry cases and refridgerate. Yum. Parfait.
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Sunday, 23 December 2012
these days, just before christmas
These days, we are walking in the forest, nestling into our cosy home, burrowing into Christmas. I have baked a cake, unexpectedly. Decorated a tree. I am reading Foucault, Claire Vaye Watkins and a book about the origins of writing. Science is reassuring, I tell him as we sip tiny glasses of blackberry gin, lit by the winking of fairy lights. Philosophy structures thought, I explain and we talk about that and then my vegetable soup, made from turnips, carrots, leeks, potatoes and a handful of chestnuts. I flavoured the soup with sprigs of thyme and a solitary bay leaf; liquidized it was divine.
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Friday, 14 December 2012
art rhythms
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Wednesday, 12 December 2012
handles turning on the last days of autumn
Early, I leave hot coffee and jumble of brooms. Outside clouds hang like sky whales, pencil grey on turquoise sky. A pinky ink is seaping into the daybreak. Bold golden light carries the dawn to a tar black, starless earth that is frozen, stone daubed with a swift breath of frost. Soon the sun will rise, unlatching the door to green grass. Handles turning on the last days of autumn light.
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Monday, 10 December 2012
a winter morning
I leave my home wrapped in the smell of baked christmas cake, driving, steering through the darkness, the cars opposite like miners with headlamps, ready to descend into the pit, the trees line the hedgerows and point us forwards, driving, on this road there is no turning back, half-awake and half-asleep in this period of hibernation where the animals are tucked into earthy holes, suddenly when i turn there is the winter light, a hot globe burning, hanging low, just above a lace of black branches, hope and warmth where life goes on.
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Wednesday, 5 December 2012
jam tarts in bed
There is nothing quite like jam tarts in bed, crumbs wriggling into sheets as you take a bite. It is comfort, safety, like a bedtime kiss from a parent who says it will all be right. A chill draft is sneaking through my window, but I under my Welsh blanket I am eating jam. Slivers of pastry linger at the back of my mouth as I creep, deeper into my bed. There is nothing quite like jam tarts in bed. Do try!
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The Making of A History by V. Lyn
Today history again was made in what is already an historic presidency. Today the President of the United States with great eloquence, and understanding finally told the American people what we had already suspected, and that is that his wisdom is matched by his compassion, that his compassion is equalled by his conviction.
At 53 I had not dared entertain the idea that a Black man would ever become President. I understood the history of this country and not the revisionist version perpetuated by the Republicans. I knew of the cruel institution of slavery, of people ripped from their country and sold shackles in America as no more than chattel, a commodity, children torn from their mothers and fathers arms, inspected and sold at market along side cows, pigs, horses, items of clothing and a silver tea set. I knew the history of white master taking pubescent slave girls and slave women for sexual release, of strong black male slaves at masters order used to breed and produce children like any animal put out to stud in order for these children who were born into slavery to further enhance masters profitability. I knew of the black codes, Jim crow, segregation, and the continued and further oppression and subjugation of blacks in America. I know of the civil rights movements that spread across the country that we African Americans helped build, fought and sacrified limb and lives for in every war fought by this country despite not being considered worthy of the rights afforded to every other American. I knew whites, Latinos, jews, men, women, homosexuals, people of every ilk and class matched across this nation side by side for the rights of black equality, for the equality of all men and women at great risk to themselves. I knew of tired black mothers and fathers who worked several jobs often domestic jobs while continuing the fight for the future of their children, fighting to be treated truly equally and fighting for their children to be treated so. I knew of all these things and many first hand. And I knew of a sight as amazing as any sight I had ever hoped to see, an intelligent charismatic black man in 2008 became President of these never before United States. Because for that moment we were united as was the world. And like a few moments in history this event had caused the worlds collective eyes to be riveted on a moment. History was made and I breathed deeply with PRIDE…in AWE… with ADMIRATION.
Today May 9th 2012 was such a moment. This like previous historic moments has for ever changed the conversation world wide. The POTUS in a few short words took a stand for civil rights. His was a comment, while cloaked in his personal belief that same sex couples should have the right to marry was so much more, it was a comment on the civil rights of all people, the EQUALITY of people,. His simple yet profound statement was the soulful prelude to a cry taken up over 50 years ago. Blacks around the world of all people, because of our experience and continued experience of oppression and our continuous fight for true parity and equality, should not be so hypocritical to want to deny what is a fundamental right to another group. The President of the United States reminded us of that fact, how can you hate, how can you deny the most fundamental of rights to people who you sit across from those you would call your neighbor, friend and family.
While I would NEVER equate same sex marriage to the slavery and oppression, lynching and whippings that Blacks endured on not only this continent one of the harbingers of death for slavery was when whites began to see their likeness in the faces of their slaves. When they saw these children out in the field their skin dusky or dark, cafe au lait their hair curly and blond or straight and black they said "We are them."
Ever day this President gives me reason to be proud that I voted for him, and today the President of the United States of America Barack Hussein Obama did it once again.


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The boycott is reported to have cost Arla Foods £1 million a day and by the end of last week it was reported to have lost between £40m and £50m. Some 170 employees across Denmark have been sent home due to the impact of reduced sales. Arla Foods is also a big player in the UK dairy market, but no effects have reported there.
The widespread boycott of Danish goods by Muslim consumers led to an almost complete halt in sales in the region leading Arla to suspend production at its Saudi Arabian plant. Arla products have been removed from shelves completely in Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The company describes the situation as 'critical' in Yemen, Egypt and Lebanon and notes that there have been demonstrations in Algeria.
Arla's executive director Finn Hansen said it would take a long time for the Danish dairy giant to re-establish the business and good trading relations it had in the Middle East which was its main market outside Europe. Establishing a presence in such markets is an essential part of the EU dairy industry's strategy to survive the phasing out of export subsidies and likely tariff reductions as a result of eventual agreement in the Doha Round.


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Good Monday morning to you and welcome back to your first Morning Brief of 2015 after what we hope was a relaxing holiday respite.
When the ball dropped marking the start of 2015, did you make any resolutions for the year ahead? Perhaps to exercise more or stress less? Employment Minister Jason Kenney has set a mammoth goal for 2015: renegotiating Canada's multibillion-dollar labour market development agreements. Having delivered the Canada Jobs Grant program in 2014, Kenney told iPolitics that the next step is working with the provinces to make sure that the training being offered is in line with the needs of the labour market. "We're negotiating new agreements that place a greater emphasis on earlier interventions with the unemployed, programs that are more linked to the employer demand for training and better accountability as well as possibly pay for performance for provinces that innovate and deliver better programs that get people off EI faster."
Unless you've already celebrated over the past four days — in which case, we wish you a happy belated birthday — you may also be thinking of how you'll be celebrating growing one year older this new year. Unless you've got $12 million in your pocket to throw yourself an epic fête, your birthday is likely to be overshadowed by Canada's 150th, on which the Conservatives have already spent that amount. Oh, and Canada's big day isn't until 2017, so there's plenty of time for that number to grow. Thus far all the dosh has been dropped on advertising, and is $5 million in excess of what the Conservatives had said they would be spending on the milestone.
Parliament will reconvene on January 26 and that's when the Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada expects that the government will live up to its promise of full support for 95 Canadians affected by the drug health officials approved in 1961 to help pregnant women suffering from nausea and insomnia. Children born to mothers taking thalidomide suffered severe birth defects, and, after negotiations with the federal government, expect a multimillion-dollar settlement to be honoured this month.
In Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne is hopeful that her province can step up to the plate to bolster Canada's economy at a time when oil prices are causing it to tumble. While the low oil prices are hitting Alberta's economy hard, Ontario's manufacturing economy is going to get a helping hand from cheap gas prices and a weak loonie.
Just how troublesome are those oil prices? U.S. crude reached a new 5.5-year low this morning, below $56 a barrel, thanks to global oversupply and falling demand.
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- Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney will make an announcement at the U.S. departure zone at Montreal's Trudeau airport related to the Canada Border Services Agency.
Look out today for an update from DND on Canada's military activities in Iraq. The ministry is set to provide the latest details on sorties conducted since the latest mission began last November.
Troubles persists in the euro zone, with the currency falling to a nine-year low against the U.S. dollar, just $1.19. The ECB is currently considering starting quantitative easing, by buying government bonds to help the economic zone bounce back.
On the one-year anniversary of elections in Bangladesh that saw Sheikh Hasina become prime minister in a one-horse race, as opposition parties backed out in protest of rigging allegations against Hasina's Awami League party, violence has erupted in the country. Khaleda Zia, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, called upon supporters to protest the year-old elections and called on Hasina to call for new multi-party polls. Police confined Zia to her office, but the violence on the streets has resulted in the deaths of 2 BNP supporters thus far this morning.
This morning an Indonesian naval patrol vessel has reportedly found the tail of the AirAsia jet that went missing on December 28 with 162 people on board. The tail of the plane houses the aircraft's black box, which houses the flight's voice and flight data records.
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Interview: Sasha Waltz
What's it like to dance on top of the staircase railings in the Grand Hall foyer?
»The Elbphilharmonie is like a big steamship«
Choreographer Sasha Waltz and her dance company took over the Elbphilharmonie for four days: Francis Poulenc's choral work »Figure Humaine« formed the basis of the production with which they christened the building's foyers from 1 to 4 January. The accompanying music was by Hildegard von Bingen, Béla Bartók, György Ligeti, Dmitri Shostakovich and others, and more than 80 dancers and musicians took part, the violinist Carolin Widmann among them.Sasha Waltz & Guests in the Elbphilharmonie
What was it about the Elbphilharmonie that particularly inspired you?
There are so many associations here. From the outside, the Elbphilharmonie is like a huge wave rising up out of the surrounding water. And this connection with the sky and the water can be felt inside as well: sometimes to quite dramatic effect, like when you walk up really close to the big panes of glass and find yourself standing at the edge of the building. At that moment you can really physically feel the force inherent in a glance upwards or downwards.
The interior, in turn, has its own clear focus, leading the way to either the Recital Hall or the Grand Hall, and the latter in particular has another whole range of associations in store: it's like a big steamship that pushes the foyers around to the sides as if it were displacing water.
And then there's the structure's outer skin, whose surface is made up of lots and lots of wavelets, as if you're looking down from above at water ruffled by the breeze. So the architecture itself already shows that there are certain directions in the space that we can follow.
You once said that you develop the individual movements of your choreography from the »atmosphere of the room«. Can you be more specific?
I pay exact attention to the architecture and exploit the possibilities it offers. Where are the lines of sight, what directions are dictated by the walls, and where does the architecture provide for movement? Often enough, I derive the details of my choreography from the function of architectural features; for example, in the Elbphilharmonie the wide wooden banisters and the stairs with their individual angles already suggest certain movements. The atmosphere is heavily influenced by the architecture. I listen to what the architecture tells me.
Are the dance and the accompanying music then laid down exactly, or are there also breathing spaces within this structure?
A lot of the choreography is laid down before the performance, but improvisation also occurs at certain points. I would tend to call it a »structured improvisation«, i.e. an improvisation with clearly determined rules.
The centre of the whole performance musically is Poulenc's a cappella piece »Figure Humaine«. Why did you choose this particular work?
»Figure Humaine« was written during the Second World War, and in my opinion also stands for the current state of the world: anger and hatred are widespread, violence, terror and war. Poulenc's work is a summons to reconciliation and humanity. It offers hope for the future, but first we have to pass through a veil of darkness. Like Poulenc's contemporaries, we are living in difficult and troubled times, times when conflict is rife.
I feel that one cannot ignore this, even though the opening of the Elbphilharmonie is a joyful occasion. Thus we decided not just to play light-hearted Baroque music: that wouldn't have felt right. I believe that artists in particular have a duty to confront reality. In that context, I see »Figure Humaine« on the one hand as admonitory, but also as a symbol of hope. The last movement of the work leads into a hymn of freedom: »Liberté«.
What effect does the special placing of the dancers and the audience have?
I would say that the spatial experience alone triggers a completely different perception of the music. Sitting in a concert, in the confines of a chamber music recital for example, you experience the music quite differently. Here, you can hear sounds from the distance and slowly stroll towards them; and at the same time you hear the dancers' steps and their breathing, as well as all the other sounds around you, the audience included. Also, the musicians change position, so that the music is in motion and not static.
Was it a serious restriction for you that no music can be played in the Grand Hall before the official opening on 11 January?
Yes, I found this to be a major challenge, and tried to respond by working with dancers and sounds instead. But of course the idea is that you enter the foyers with a sense of expectation; you're prepared to walk into the concert hall and you expect to hear something there as well. So it's disappointing to find that silence reigns. I have to accept this tension – and the audience likewise.


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Fr. Lawrence Rosebaugh, 74, had spent 10 years as a missionary in Guatemala, where he ministered to HIV patients. He was scheduled to return to Milwaukee in December, [his superior] said.
This appears (so far) to be a to be a genuine robbery, not the sort of fake-street-crime that is sometimes cover for a Third World assassination. But years ago, Rosebaugh might have been a candidate for that, too:
Rosebaugh made international headlines in 1977 when he was jailed in Brazil along with a Mennonite lay worker. The two had been living among the poor of Recife and helping street children by setting up an informal soup kitchen when they were arrested.
When they were released four days later, they complained of being held incommunicado, stripped naked and beaten. They handed a letter detailing their ordeal to U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who was on a goodwill tour of Latin America covered by major U.S. media, and the exposure infuriated Brazil's military dictatorship.
Sounds like a good guy, and a lousy way to go. The thugs got $125, a cell phone, and some religious ornaments.


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The United States awards 55,000 Diversity Visas annually to the citizens of countries with historically low immigration rates to the U.S. They are granted through a random lottery system that does not take into account the applicants' family relations, professional or personal background.
The fraud rings "buy, steal, or obtain from public sources personal information about Ukrainian citizens," the report says.
The U.S. embassy in Kyiv estimates the groups are entering the names of as much as 80 percent of the population of western Ukraine into the online visa program, and continuing to enter them year after year. This happens often without the citizens' permission or knowledge, preventing them from entering the visa lottery on their own because the computer system deletes duplicate applications. The fraud rings then have access to the confirmation number assigned online to the visa applicants, so if the U.S. State Department grants a visa to one of the applicants, only the criminals can facilitate the process. The criminals then contact the hundreds of Ukrainians selected and demand they sign a contract promising to pay up to $15,000 to get the confirmation number to pursue the immigrant visa application.
If the Ukrainian wants to pursue the visa but cannot afford the fee, the criminals may insist he or she enter a sham marriage with someone who wants to immigrate to the U.S. and has enough money to pay the fraud ring. The criminals might even demand the visa winner get a divorce from their actual spouse and get married to someone else willing to pay.
U.S. officials claim to make efforts to combat the fraud, including changing the interview questions to try to trip up applicants coached by the criminal gangs, but corruption persists.
ForUm has asked Ukrainian and foreign experts and diplomats to learn more about the Green Card problem and possible ways to fix it.
Valery Dubovyk, lawyer:
- Any statement, especially from official agencies, must be grounded and has proofs. Their talks that some criminal group has taken control over the Lottery cannot be taken seriously if they do not provide any evidence.
In general, there are so many scams being put over in our country... People do not want to work, but want to get money. Thus, before applying anywhere citizens should learn about this or that organization and make sure it is real, because even if one reports a fraud to the policy, swindlers are long gone. Any operation must be treated seriously, while our people grudge a minute to control what this or that organization is engaged into and whether it has any experience in the sector.
Press office of US embassy in Ukraine:
- The embassy and US State Department regularly issue warnings for participants of Green Card Lottery and update the list of possible scams. These documents are published on the official websites of the departments and released for the press. The report of the Inspector General simply confirms the situation, which has existed for many years now. Detailed information can be found on the website of US State Department: http://travel.state.gov/pdf/DV_2015_Instructions_ukr.pdf
Myloka Golbin, lawyer, expert of the project Universal Assistance, member of the inernatinoal organization PEOPIL:
- I doubt the US embassy has published misleading information. Such statements are not made public unless they are true. Working in the US system of human right protection, I can tell that to institute a case they need serious grounds. As for the very fact of scam, I would be surprise if it did not exist. The course of events is clear - Ukrainians started complaining about frauds and extortion, and America has reacted.
As far as I know, scammers took a random number of people, mostly from Western Ukraine, their ID codes, which are very easy to obtain here, unfortunately, and then contacted them saying they had won the Green Card Lottery. Well, first of all, personal participation can prove it is not a scam. I would be very surprised if someone came to me saying I had won some Green Card, when I did not do anything for this. The embassy always says there is no application fee for registration, and no agencies or middlemen are needed to assist with registration. Thus, if you did not apply for the Green Card, but some man comes and says you can go to the US if pay 5,10,15 thousand dollars, I bet it looks suspicious.
Henry Hand, consul general of US embassy:
- Both the embassy and the Department of State take every effort to prevent frauds in the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. The report of the Inspector General was published back in April and since then we have been taking proper measures and cooperating with relevant Ukrainian and American agencies to fix the problem. We have methods to define what applications are frauds, and we regularly hold outreach campaigns to explain the procedure. This scam situation is not unique for Ukraine, but is observed in other countries as well. The only way to be sure you are in control of the situation is to apply personally without any middlemen.
Yevhen Perebyinis, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry spokesman:
- This matter is out of the area of experience of the Ministry. The Green Card program is a domain of US government. If there are some violation in Ukraine, people should address law enforcement agencies, but the Ministry has no business in it.
Taras Chornovil, expert on international affairs:
- This statement concerns not only and not so much Ukraine as the US itself, its representative offices and other structures. The Green Card is a document issued by the American side, thus it is them who must exercise thorough control over all documentation. And they do it, but the very fact of this statement proves that the American side does not perform its functions perfectly, and certain scams become possible.
As a rule, if there are problems and the country, providing Green Card, cannot conduct thorough investigation of foreign citizens (Ukrainians in our case) without assistance, it must appeal to local law enforcements for help. As far as I know, the US has not appealed to any Ukrainian law enforcement agency, thus this statement is a preliminary measure - just to show that the problem exists. Logically, Security Service, Interior Ministry or Prosecutor's General Office of Ukraine should expect US embassy's official request for assistance.
Unfortunately, American consulates are very closed, and visa and Green Card application procedures are very complicated, thus people seek easier ways, like agencies or middlemen or even sham marriages. As for various agencies, I must say it is a waste of money, as these agencies do absolutely nothing to help an applicant: they apply documents in the same way the applicant himself would do, and if the applicant wins, it happens legally, and not through assistance of some middleman. As for sham marriages, it is rather risky way, which may result into exclusion.
As far as I understand, media information and public statement of the embassy should be a sufficient ground for our law enforcements to start an investigation. However, it is not possible until the American party presents an official request.
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So,i'll admit...I was a little late to the draw on reading that absurd Pinkbike article Cam posted about yesterday.I just navigated myself through that thing and felt like I got stupider.So,do yourself a favor and read it,then read this because here's a point counter point from the outside looking in.
Bigger contact patch-Yep.9er's do have this,and it does help.Espically since you just started "biking" 2 months ago and already got on "sponsored" and are,"on a team".
Wheel strength-Fuck you,Chris.How long have you worked in shops?Oh? never...ok.I don't know how many times I see out of true 9er wheels come through my doors.The second those wagon wheels loose the slightest bit of tension they're a ticking time bomb.I've ridden half a day at my local mountain with 4 broken spokes on an old 823 to Hadley set up and guess what,the wheel was arrow straight and stayed that way.Oh,and thanks for using Gravy as a referance.I'm pretty confident that my wheel builds are on par with that washed up fuck.Ohhhhh,you built wheels for Lopes when he was an up and comer,you don't need to have a chip on your shoulder about it.
Chainstay length-MY DICK you can get 29'' stays the same length as modern 26''.Espically if we're talking DH bikes.Here,Chris i'll believe you when you put right in front of my face exactly this.A working 8'' travel 29er that under full compression doesn't hit the seat tube,has roughly a 17.25'' chainstay with room for a 30+mm wide rim,2.5'' DH casing tire with good tread,and healthy mud and rock clearance.Also keep the geometry in the ball park of modern day race frames.I'll buy your hefty claim then,sir.
Will 29's take over?-Chris claims yes,and goes as far as saying he has "downhillers going faster on 29ers".I bet you gave your Twian catalog WFO to Brook McDonald and had him take it for a run down Shladming,right?Nope.what you did was give it to a local hero,sent him out on a fireroad and then claimed he was hella faster on it.
He then goes to claim that people that are nay-sayers haven't spent time on a 29'er before.Well,it may not have been a great deal of time but I have.Both full suspension and hardtail.My verdict?They were shit.They did roll fast that's for sure but the second I wanted to have any sort of fun I couldn't.Lay it into a corner?Nope,fucker wanted to highside due to wheel flop.Pre-load off of rocks,small bumps,and roots?Nope,wheel just plowed over them.The bike just felt dead.Think '04 first gen. V10 with a 5th Element dead.It wasn't alive,poppy,springy...it just didn't reract as well to rider input.Which is truly why I believe that 29er's do so well.The undertrained,undertalanted,rookie.Imagine slacking off all the angles of your standard 4'' travel 26'' trail bike,adding huge wheels and tires so bumps become non exsistant and voila...you have a crutch that makes beginners believe they can pedal like Julien Absolon and handle downhill duties like they're fucking Greg Minnar.
It's a farce,a sugar pill,a band-aid.I'm sorry that your company is based around lies,Chris.But it's the truth.When you finally do release your 29'' DH bike that you picked from a catalog in the far east how about you and all the stoned hippys that answer the phones at your company actaully answer the phones,handle the warrantys correctly,ship the product out on time,and make sure the product i'm recieving is the correct one.Cause you're gonna need it,hoss,cause that things gonna fail.Miserably.


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