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About the Division
This Division was created w.e.f. October 19, 2006 in the Ministry to effectively address the Left Wing Extremist insurgency in a holistic manner. The LWE Division implements security related schemes aimed at capacity building in the LWE affected States. The Division also monitors the LWE situation and counter-measures being taken by the affected States. The LWE Division coordinates the implementation of various development schemes of the Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India in LWE affected States. The States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are considered LWE affected, although in varying degrees.
Role and Functions of the Division
- Deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) in LWE affected States.
- Reimbursing security related expenditure incurred by the LWE affected States under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme.
- Monitoring the progress in regard to assistance to the State Governments to upgrade their Special Forces under the Scheme for Special Infrastructure (SIS) in Left Wing Extremism affected States.
- Providing assistance to the State Governments for construction/ strengthening of fortified police stations under the Scheme for Construction/ Strengthening of 400 Fortified Police Stations in LWE affected districts.
- Providing funds to the CAPFs for Civic Action Programme in LWE affected areas.
- Reviewing the security situation in the LWE affected States and issuing advisories and alerts to the State Governments concerned.
- Providing assistance to State Governments for creation of operational infrastructure and logistics required to combat LWE.
- Media and public perception management.
- Coordinating implementation of LWE related Schemes of other Central Ministries, including the Integrated Action Plan (now renamed as Additional Central Assistance) for 88 Districts and Road Requirement Plan for 34 Districts.
- Coordinating implementation of various development schemes, flagship programmes and distribution of titles under the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, in LWE affected States.(1.46 MB)
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- A number of Left Wing Extremist outfits have been operating in certain remote and poorly connected pockets of the country for a few decades now. In a significant development in 2004, the People's War (PW), then operating in Andhra Pradesh, and the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI), then operating in Bihar and adjoining areas, merged to form the CPI (Maoist) Party. The CPI (Maoist) Party, is the major Left Wing Extremist outfit responsible for majority of incidents of violence and killing of civilians and security forces and has been included in the Schedule of Terrorist Organisations along with all its formations and front organisations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.(7.74 MB) The CPI (Maoist) philosophy of armed insurgency to overthrow the Government is unacceptable under the Indian constitution and the founding principles of the Indian State. The Government has given a call to the Left Wing Extremists to abjure violence and come for talks. This plea has been rejected by them, since they believe in violence as the means to capture State power. This has resulted in a spiraling cycle of violence in some parts of India. The poor and the marginalised sections like the tribals are bearing the brunt of this violence. Many well-meaning liberal intellectuals fall prey to the Maoist propaganda without understanding the true nature of Maoist insurgency doctrine which glorifies violence and believes in adopting the military line to capture power. Between 2010 to 2015 (upto 31.12.2015) around 2162 civilians and 802 security force personnel have been killed by the Maoists in different parts of India. The majority of the civilians killed are tribal's, often branded as 'Police informers' before being brutally tortured and killed. In fact, the tribal and the economically underprivileged sections, whose cause the maoists claim to espouse, have been the biggest victims of the so called 'protracted peoples war' of the CPI (Maoist) against the Indian state.
The dynamics of Maoist insurgency:
- Some sections of the society, especially the younger generation, have romantic illusions about the Maoists, arising out of an incomplete understanding of their ideology. The central theme of Maoist ideology is violence. The Maoist insurgency doctrine glorifies violence as the primary means to overwhelm the existing socio-economic and political structures. The Peoples Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), the armed wing of CPI (Maoist), has been created with this purpose in mind. In the first stage of the insurgency, the PLGA resorts to guerrilla warfare, which primarily aims at creating a vacuum at the grass-roots level of the existing governance structures. This is achieved by killing lower-level government officials, police-personnel of the local police stations, the workers of mainstream political parties and the peoples representatives of the Panchayati Raj system. After creating a political and governance vacuum, they coerce the local population to join the movement. A strident propaganda is also carried out against the purported and real inadequacies of the existing state structure.
- In areas under Maoist domination, the absence of governance becomes a self- fulfilling prophecy since the delivery systems are extinguished through killings and intimidation. This is the first step in the strategy of the Maoists to seek to control the countryside. In the meanwhile, many Front Organisations are created to facilitate mass-mobilisation in semi-urban and urban areas through ostensibly democratic means. Most of the Front Organisations are led by well-educated intellectuals with firm belief in the Maoist insurgency doctrine. These ideologues function as masks to cover the violent nature of the CPI (Maoist) ideology. They also form propaganda/disinformation machinery of the party.
- They stridently take up issues like 'displacement of tribals', 'corporate exploitation', 'human rights violations' by security forces etc. and often make fantastic claims in this regard which get reported even by the mainstream media. The Front Organisations also skilfully use state structures and legal processes to further the Maoist agenda and weaken the enforcement regime. The important functions of these Organisations include recruitment of 'professional revolutionaries', raising funds for the insurgency, creating urban shelters for underground cadres, providing legal assistance to arrested cadres and mass- mobilisation by agitating over issues of relevance/ convenience. The Front Organisations aim to provide short-term democratic subterfuge to cover-up the totalitarian and oppressive nature of the Maoist ideology. The CPI (Maoist) also have a strategic game-plan to create a 'United Front' with all like-minded insurgent / terrorist outfits in India. It needs to be remembered that many of these outfits are supported by external forces inimical to India and the CPI (Maoist) consider such alliances as strategic assets.
- In a nutshell, the CPI (Maoist), the main LWE outfit in India, aims to overthrow the existing democratic state structure with violence as their primary weapon, and mass mobilization and strategic united fronts as complementary components and plans to usher in so called 'New Democratic Revolution' in India.
- The Government's approach is to deal with Left Wing Extremism in a holistic manner, in the areas of security, development, ensuring rights and entitlements of local communities, improvement in governance and public perception management. In dealing with this decades-old problem, it has been felt appropriate, after various high-level deliberations and interactions with the State Governments concerned, that an integrated approach aimed at the relatively more affected areas would deliver results. With this in view, a detailed analysis of the spread and trends in respect of Left Wing Extremist violence has been made and 106 districts in nine States have been taken up for special attention with regard to planning, implementation and monitoring various interventions. However, 'Police' and 'Public Order' being State subjects, action on maintenance of law and order lies primarily in the domain of the State Governments. The Central Government closely monitors the situation and supplements and coordinates their efforts in several ways. These include providing Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (CoBRA); sanction of India Reserve (IR) battalions, setting up of Counter Insurgency and Anti Terrorism (CIAT) schools; modernisation and upgradation of the State Police and their Intelligence apparatus under the Scheme for Modernization of State Police Forces (MPF scheme); re-imbursement of security related expenditure under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme; filling up critical infrastructure gaps under the Scheme for Special Infrastructure in Left Wing Extremism affected States; providing helicopters for anti-naxal operations, assistance in training of State Police through the Ministry of Defence, the Central Police Organisations and the Bureau of Police Research and Development; sharing of Intelligence; facilitating inter-State coordination; assistance in community policing and civic action programmes etc. The underlying philosophy is to enhance the capacity of the State Governments to tackle the Maoist menace in a concerted manner. The Division also monitors the implementation of Integrated Action Plan for LWE affected Districts (now called Additional Central Assistance to LWE affected districts) and various other development and infrastructure initiatives of Govt. of India.
- A number of review and monitoring mechanisms have been established by the Government of India in this regard. They include:
- MHA is monitoring the situation on a regular basis at various levels. HM convened a meeting of the Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra and Jharkhand on February 9, 2015 to review 3 worst affected districts of Sukma, Bijapur and Dantewada of Chhattisgarh. HM visited Chhattisgarh on May 30-31, 2015. Meetings are taken periodically by HS with State Chief Secretaries, DsGP and the Union Ministries/Departments, DIB, DGs of the CAPFs etc on critical and important issues in order to get better operational results and speeding up the development process.
- A Standing Committee of the Chief Ministers of the LWE affected States under the chairmanship of the Union Home Minister, to work out a coordinated policy and specific measures to deal with the Left Wing Extremism problem on the political, security and development fronts.
- Review Group (earlier called the Task Force) under the Cabinet Secretary to review coordinated efforts across a range of development and security measures
- An Empowered Group of Officers, headed by the Member-Secretary Niti Aayog (formerly Planning Commission), with officers from the development Ministries and the Planning Commission, to oversee effective implementation of development schemes in Left Wing Extremism affected States
- An Empowered Committee under AS(LWE) was constituted on May 26, 2015 to review the progress of various developmental schemes/projects, with the JS (LWE) and the JS of the concerned ministries.
- In order to holistically address the LWE problem in an effective manner, Government has formulated National Policy and Action Plan adopting four pronged strategy in the areas of security, development, ensuring rights & entitlement of local communities and management of public perception. The focus of the Government is to address security, development and governance deficits in 106 LWE district especially the 35 most affected LWE districts spread in 7 States.
- Revival of Additional Central Assistance:- This has been discontinued since FY 2015-16, the issue of revival of IAP was taken up with Department of Expenditure (DoE) for LWE areas. A 3 year DPR based programme is proposed for 35 most affected LWE districts. Budgetary funding will be given @ Rs.1000 crore per year through the special assistance under Demand No.37. A onetime assistance of Rs. 1000 crores for 35 most affected LWE districts has been decided by NITI Aayog (BE 2015-16 under demand 37).
- Revival of Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS):- This Scheme has also been discontinued since FY 2015-16. For filling up the gaps in security related requirements of the Special Task Forces and other similar requirements of the LWE States efforts are being made to include this scheme in the umbrella Scheme namely Modernization of Police Forces. The EFC note is under preparation in Police Modernization Division.
- RRP-II:- The LWE Division has taken another initiative of increasing road connectivity in the LWE areas. After RRP-I, a proposal for construction of 5412km road length and 126 bridges/cd in 44 districts of 09 LWE states having financial implication of Rs 11725 crores has been made.EFC prepared by MORD is under circulation.
- GIS Mapping:- LWE Division initiated a new proposal of GIS mapping of the essential services in the 35 most affected LWE districts. A project has been initiated for mapping of financial services, school, post offices, health facilities, mobile towers, PDS services, Road and security features etc. in time bound manner. This will help to the stakeholder to take informed decision on the developmental and security related issues.
- Mobile Towers: 175 additional Mobile Towers are proposed to be constructed in the next phase to increase mobile connectivity in the LWE areas. While more than 932 Mobile Towers have been put on air during January, 2015 to December, 2015 in the first phase.
- A Unified Command has been set up in the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand , Odisha and West Bengal. The Unified Command have officers from the security establishment, besides civilian officers representing the civil administration and it will carry out carefully planned counter LWE measures.
- The Ministry of Home Affairs has been implementing a scheme to assist the State Governments in construction/strengthening of 400 Fortified Police Stations @ Rs. 2.00 crore per police station in Left Wing Extremist affected districts on 80:20 (Centre share: State share) basis. Under the scheme, Rs. 623.88 crore has been released during the year 2010-11 to 2014-15 and in the current year upto 31.12.2015 and constructions of 282 fortified police Stations have been completed. The Ministry has taken further initiatives to go for another phase of fortification of police stations scheme in which 250 more police stations will be fortified @ Rs. 2.50 crore per police station.
- An Empowered Group of Officers was set up at the level of the Central Government to over-ride or modify existing instructions on implementation of various development programmes and flagship schemes, having regard to the local needs and conditions in Left Wing Extremism affected areas for accelerated development.
- The Left Wing Extremism affected States have been asked to effectively implement the provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA)(360 KB) on priority, which categorically assigns rights over minor forest produce to the Gram Sabhas.
- Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme:Under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, funds are provided for meeting the recurring expenditure relating to insurance, training and operational needs of the security forces, rehabilitation of Left Wing Extremist cadres who surrender in accordance with the surrender and rehabilitation policy of the State Government concerned, community policing, security related infrastructure for village defence committees and publicity material.
- Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS):The Scheme of Special Infrastructure in Left Wing Extremism affected States was commenced in 11th five-year plan from the financial year 2008-09 with an outlay of Rs. 500 crores to cater critical infrastructure gaps of Security forces which could not be covered under any other scheme. During the 11th Plan period (2008-09 to 2011-12) an amount of Rs. 460.00 crores was allocated of which Rs. 445.82 crores was released to the 9 LWE affected States for meeting out the objects related to requirements of mobility of the police/SFs by upgrading existing roads/tracks in inaccessible areas, measures to enhance security in respect of police stations/outposts located in vulnerable areas etc. The Scheme was extended to the 12th Five Year Plan period on 02.04.2013, with an outlay of Rs. 373 crores, comprising 280 crores (75%) as Central share and Rs. 93 crores (25%) as State share. Rs. 122.13 crores were released to the LWE affected States during the years 2013-14 and 2014-15 for upgradation of training infrastructure, weaponry, equipments and fill up critical infrastructure gap of Special Forces of the States. The Scheme has been discontinued from Central assistance from the financial year 2015-16 as per recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission.
- Integrated Action Plan (IAP)/ Additional Central Assistance (ACA) for LWE affected districts:The Planning Commission (Now NITI Aayog) had commenced the Integrated Action Plan (IAP) in 2010-11 covering 60 Tribal and Backward districts for accelerated development by providing public infrastructure and services. During financial year 2010-11, Rs. 25 crore per district were provided to 60 districts which enhanced to Rs. 30 crore per district per year from the financial year 2011-12. The Scheme was extended to 82 districts in 2012. Form the financial year 2012-13, the scheme renamed as "Additional Central Assistance (ACA) for LWE affected districts" and extended to 88 districts covering 76 LWE affected districts. The major works/projects included under IAP/ACA relate to construction of School building/ School furniture, Anganwadi centers, Drinking water facilities, construction of rural roads, Panchayat Bhawans/Community halls, Godowns/PDS shops, livelihood activities, skill development/training, minor irrigation works, electric lighting, health centres/facilities, Ashram schools, construction of toilets, multi-purpose chabutaras, passenger waiting halls, special coaching classes for students, ANM development centers, and development of play grounds etc. This scheme of ACA was under implementation up to 2014-15 and discontinued from the central assistance from the financial year 2015-16. Up to 07.01.2016 an amount of Rs. 9,059 cores has been released under IAP/ACA scheme of which Rs. 8,711.90 crores has been incurred. Out of total 1,64,859 projects taken up 1,39,729 projects have been completed by 7.1.2016.
- Road Requirement Plan-I (RRP-I) for LWE affected areas: : The Road Requirement Plan Phase-I (RRP-I) was commenced by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in February, 2009 for improvement of road connectivity in 34 LWE affected districts of 8 States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. Originally, the RRP-I envisaged 5,477 kms of roads, covering 1,126 kms National Highways and 4,351 kms State Road at an estimated cost of Rs. 7,300 crores. Up to 30.11.2015, 5, 092 kms road works have been awarded of which 3,858 kms completed with an expenditure of Rs. 5,262 croes.
- Installation of Mobile Towers: The Cabinet, in its meeting held on 20.08.2014, has approved mobile towers at 2199 locations, identified by the MHA in consultation with BSNL/ State Governments in the 10 LWE affected States. Out of 2199 approved projects, 932mobile towers put on air as on 31.12.2015.
- Scheme of Fortified Police Stations: The Ministry has sanctioned 400 police stations in 10 LWE affected States at a unit cost Rs. 2 crores under this scheme. A total of 282 of PSs have been completed, work at 118 PSs is under progress.
- Civic Action Programme(CAP):This Scheme is under implementation from 2010-11, in LWE affected areas. Under this scheme, funds are provided to the CAPFs (CRPF, BSF, ITBP and SSB) @ Rs. 3.00 lakh per company per year for conducting welfare activities in their deployment areas in LWE affected States. This is a very successful scheme to bridge the gap between the Security Forces and the local populace and also helpful for winning the hearts and minds of the populace. In this context, funds of Rs. 17.65 crore and Rs. 19.02 crore were released to the CAPFs during the financial year 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively. For the financial year 2016-17, an amount of Rs. 19.00 crores have been allocated as BE. The entire amount has been released to the CAPFs.
- It is the belief of the Government of India that through a holistic approach focussing on development and security related interventions, the LWE problem can be successfully tackled. However, it is clear that the Maoists do not want root causes like underdevelopment to be addressed in a meaningful manner since they resort to targeting school buildings, roads, railways, bridges, health infrastructure, communication facilities etc in a major way. They wish to keep the population in their areas of influence marginalized to perpetuate their outdated ideology. Consequently, the process of development has been set back by decades in many parts of the country under LWE influence. This needs to be recognised by the civil society and the media to build pressure on the Maoists to eschew violence, join the mainstream and recognise the fact that the socio-economic and political dynamics and aspirations of 21st Century India are far removed from the Maoist world-view. Further, an ideology based on violence and annihilation is doomed to fail in a democracy which offers legitimate forums of grievance redressal.
- Statistics of LWE violence during 2011 to 2017 (upto 31.05.2017)(27.51 KB)
- Scheme for Construction/Strengthening of Fortified Police Stations(18.49 KB)
- Guidelines of the SRE Scheme(90.06 KB)
- Guidelines of the SIS Scheme(61.89 MB)
- Guidelines for Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation Scheme(34.47 MB)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)(68.04 KB)
- Funds allocation/releases to the States under Centrally Sponsored schemes(12.44 KB)
P.S.: All references to Maoism in this portal is in the context of CPI(Maoist) and other LWE organizations included in the schedule of Terrorist organizations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.


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Former home secretary David Blunkett said: "This plan to shrink the Commons by 10 per cent is not about cutting the cost of politics. It is about advantaging the Conservative Party."
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The HHS Office for Civil Rights has issued guidance on sharing health information on patients being treated for a mental health condition while complying with the HIPAA privacy rule.
The guidance spells out patients privacy rights but also circumstances under which providers can communicate with patients families and other caregivers. In particular, the guidance further clarifies how providers may communicate with family members, law enforcement, or others when the patient presents a serious and imminent threat of harm to themselves or others, according to OCR.
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Short Reports
The original research below serves FAIMER's mission to disseminate information on international medical education and international medical graduates. These Short Reports focus on specific countries or topics and employ information that is collected from the ECFMG applicant database, FAIMER's data resources, and/or other sources.
Overview of For-Profit Schools in the Caribbean
Globally, there have been projected shortages in the health care workforce along with reports of maldistribution of physicians. Responding to these projections, there has been an increase in the number of for-profit medical schools, particularly those providing cross-border education. Several of these medical schools are located in the Caribbean, and the number of graduates providing patient care in the United States is increasing. Descriptive information on the medical schools attended by these physicians, including estimates of enrollment and approvals by various agencies, is important for understanding the quality and the challenges of the education provided at these institutions. This short report updates previously published information describing the medical education provided at for-profit offshore medical schools (OMSs).
There was a very large variation across school characteristics, and variability regarding accreditation and approvals. The number of individuals who obtained certification in 2013 was very low for some small or new schools, and almost 1,000 for older, larger schools. Approximately one-quarter of the institutions have participated in regional accreditation or approval processes. Due to the variability in quality and oversight of Caribbean medical schools and the increasing number of graduates practicing in the United States, various international initiatives are taking place to help ensure the quality of these institutions.
Eckhert, N. Lynn & van Zanten M. Overview of For-Profit Schools in the Caribbean. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research; 2014 Nov. Report No.: 2.
Nigerian Medical School Graduates and the U.S. Physician Workforce
The migration of health care workers has been a concern for some time, due to the critical health care needs in donor countries. Migration of health workers to receiving countries like the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom has been criticized and examination of emigration from sub-Saharan Africa has been of interest. Nigeria has, historically, been considered one of the leading countries in the export of physicians. In this context, this FAIMER Short Report focuses on the demographic characteristics, examination performance, and practice profiles of graduates of Nigerian medical schools.
Graduates of Nigerian medical schools seek training and medical careers in the United States. Although small in number, these physicians provide patient care to Americans, with 80% of Nigerian medical school graduates serving as hospital staff or in office-based practice. In contrast, 70% of U.S./Canadian education physicians are in these practice settings. Graduates of Nigerian medical schools providing direct patient care disproportionately serve vulnerable populations in the United States.
FAIMER Research and Data Resources. Nigerian Medical School Graduates and the U.S. Physician Workforce. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research; 2013 Oct. Report No.: 1.


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RTTNews - Thursday, the Bank of England said in a preliminary report that the M4 money supply grew 16.6% year-over-year in May, slower than the 17.4% increase in April. Economists had expected an increase of 17.3%.
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Hi everyone... I am a little late with the sketch from last week... I fell the other day and it left me not wanting to sit for too long to play.... instead I carved out a bit of time this morning to create a card for a baby shower I am heading off to in a minute...
Sunday, March 25, 2012
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College Uses Test Data to Show Value
Cash-Conscious Families Clamor for Numbers on How Much Students Learn
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Four years ago, Kalamazoo College faced a shrinking number of Michigan high-school graduates, declining applications and an endowment getting hammered by the recession.
Then the small, picturesque liberal-arts school decided on a bold step. It started publicizing test results showing what its students had learned in their four years—a surprisingly rare strategy in a higher-education industry that usually prefers to keep such things private.
Parents of prospective students "come here and they want to know, 'What are we getting for our money?' " said Eric Staab, Kalamazoo's dean of admissions, who credits the change with helping the school weather the recession in relatively good shape. "This gave us some data to stand on."
Evaluating schools and teachers based on test scores has become a battleground in efforts to revamp K-12 education. But the nation's colleges and universities have long bristled at efforts to use similar metrics to scrutinize how well they teach students.
Schools have resisted the Obama administration's call for a national college-rating system that could tie federal grants and loans to student performance during and after college. Any national system would likely include metrics like graduation rates and student-loan default rates. If assessments of what students learn are included at all, they would almost certainly be voluntary, an administration official said.
That lack of information is "this huge paradox sitting at the center of higher education," said Richard Freeland, Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education. At most schools, "we don't really know what learning is going on."
Now, as prospective students and their cash-strapped families eye schools with greater skepticism since the recession, a handful of schools like Kalamazoo, St. Olaf College in Minnesota and Sarah Lawrence College in New York are moving to open that black box. They are betting that a whiff of fresh air will give them a competitive advantage—and woo back parents and employers whose faith in the value of a college degree has been rattled.
Mr. Freeland is helping set up a project that includes about 50 public schools across nine states. Using so-called value rubrics, student work will be graded by faculty from other schools, and the amount they learn over time will be measured against students at other schools.
Mr. Freeland, the former president of Northeastern University, hopes that transparency will create a level playing field for competition between schools—and help schools make a fact-based case for state support.
Parents, meanwhile, will "know beyond a school's reputation or the record of its football team what the level of learning is going on in the classroom," he said. "The stakes are huge."
In 2006, then-Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings issued a report that called for the federal government to demand more accountability and transparency fromhigher education. Several initiatives were started to measure students' academic progress so schools could be compared against each other, but those efforts have tapered off.
It isn't that schools don't have data on the matter. A survey of 1,202 two- and four-year schools published in January by the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment found that while 85% of schools have some sort of learning assessment, less than 10% make them publicly available. Even fewer are standardized, so they can't be used to compare one institution with another, said Natasha Jankowski, a co-author of the report.
"We're in the business of teaching and learning, but how well we are really helping to prepare students isn't something that we have been very open about," Ms. Jankowski said.
The more selective schools are the least likely to share their assessments, the survey found.
"Elite institutions have everything to lose and very little to gain," said Charles Blaich, a professor at Wabash College who helps assess student learning at colleges around the country. "A lot of schools are scared because they don't know how they are going to be measured.
Kalamazoo's change of heart came about unexpectedly. In 2005, along with 29 other schools, it took part in a longitudinal study that gave freshmen a test to measure their problem solving, reasoning and critical thinking. The same test was administered to them as seniors. Kalamazoo students did well on the test both as freshmen and seniors, but most importantly, the amount they improved over time was at or above the 95th percentile in each category. Subsequent test results were similar.
Now, when high-school seniors who have been accepted to Kalamazoo come for a campus visit before deciding where they will go, they attend a 15-minute Power Point presentation delivered by Paul Sotherland, the associate provost. "The effect that Kalamazoo has on students is huge," he said in an interview.
When John Chipman, the father of a high-school senior recently accepted to Kalamazoo, learned of the school's performance this week, he was impressed, but he wished he had data from other schools. "We've visited eight or 10 schools so far," he said. "Would it be nice to have some data to look at to be able to compare how well these schools are really teaching? It would be a huge help."
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After waiting so long for a new season, I think Larry David could've made an episode about watching paint dry, and it would come across as funny. However, as great as the interactions were between Larry and Jeff and the rest of the cast, there was something about Jeff sleeping with Funkhouser's crazy sister that seemed a little off. Even with some of the insane plots last season (Larry having his therapist fake-mug Cheryl's therapist to look like a hero?), this plot point seemed strange.
That being said, there was still some classic moments. Larry, Leon and Loretta arguing over the temperature in the house was great, and the whole "taking food out of the refrigerator" thing was good too. I wasn't a huge fan of the actress who played Funkhouser's sister (was that Catherine O'Hara?), but she still did an okay job.
Since the Seinfeld plot doesn't really kick in until three episodes, it was nice to see the way the seeds are planted for his idea, but for a season premiere, while not as strong as previous seasons, it wasn't too bad. At least we have Larry David and his neurotic self back on television.


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While the Kansas City Royals have a young and potent lineup, their starting pitching could determine how much success they'll have this season.
Coming off a stellar outing from Luke Hochevar, veteran Jonathan Sanchez makes his Royals debut looking to help his new team take two of three from the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday in Anaheim.
After the Royals were held to four hits in a 5-0 loss Friday to open the season, Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas each homered Saturday as Kansas City pounded out 12 hits en route to a 6-3 win. Hochevar allowed two runs in 6 1-3 innings, one night after veteran Bruce Chen yielded three hits over six shutout innings.
"Our only goal is winning games," Hosmer said. "We have a group here that believes we can do that."
With a young lineup featuring the likes of Hosmer, Billy Butler and Alex Gordon, Kansas City ranked fourth in the majors in batting average (.275) and 10th in runs (730) scored in 2011, but finished 71-91 due in part to a 4.82 staff ERA - second-highest in baseball.
While Chen and Hochevar have started the rotation off in better fashion in 2012, Sanchez has a chance to bounce back from an injury-plagued 2011.
After going 38-46 with a 4.26 ERA in six seasons with San Francisco, Sanchez was dealt to Kansas City for outfielder Melky Cabrera. Two stints on the disabled list with biceps tendinitis and an ankle injury limited the left-hander to 19 starts in 2011, when he went 4-7 with a 4.26 ERA.
Manager Ned Yost, however, has confidence that Sanchez can again be the pitcher who tossed a no-hitter in 2009 and helped the Giants to a World Series title in 2010.
"He makes good hitters take bad swings," Yost told the Royals' official website. "His deception, his delivery, the way the ball jumps out of his hand."
Sanchez allowed seven runs and 10 hits in 3 2-3 innings of an 8-1 loss in his only previous start versus the Angels in 2009.
Perhaps facing Sanchez will help Albert Pujols get on track for the Angels. The former Cardinals slugger is 5 for 10 lifetime against Sanchez, but 1 for 7 with two strikeouts for his new club.
Los Angeles boasts one the deepest lineups in the majors, but its eight runs in this series have come in just three innings. The Angels, shut out through the first five innings a major league-worst 50 times last season, have yet to score in the first five innings this season.
"We're still in spring training mode and pitchers are way ahead of us, but I think we'll catch up soon,'' said outfielder Torii Hunter, who had two hits Saturday.
Kendrys Morales went 4 for 4 on Saturday and is 5 for 7 in his first action since breaking his ankle May 29, 2010. He's batting .425 (17 for 40) in his last 10 games versus Kansas City.
After Dan Haren was tagged for five runs in 5 1-3 innings Saturday, Ervin Santana takes the mound for the Angels in the series finale.
The right-hander was 11-12 in 33 starts in 2011, but set career bests with a 3.38 ERA and 228 2-3 innings pitched. The highlight came July 27 when he threw his first career no-hitter, a 3-1 win at Cleveland.
Santana was 5-8 despite a 3.18 ERA in 17 home starts last season.
He's 5-5 with a 4.80 ERA in 13 career starts versus Kansas City.


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Sea Kayak Cumbria 5 - 9 June 2017 (Mon - Fri) £310 view images
This is suitable for kayakers wanting to explore the Cumbria coast - either confident lake / river kayakers wanting to try paddling on the sea, or experienced sea kayakers. We meet on Monday lunch time and have an afternoon on Bassenthwaite Lake getting familiar with boats and skills, then we settle in at Bassenfell Manor, our base for the week. Each evening there is some theory input, a three course evening meal and a gathering (along with guests doing other activities) with a guest speaker and Christian message.
You will be coached / guided by qualified sea kayak coaches Andy and/or Mike who will ensure safe appropriate trips are undertaken depending on the tides, weather and group aspirations. 2017 will be our seventh year of running Sea Kayak Cumbria, and previous years have included trips around St Bees head, from Maryport to Silloth going several miles off shore, and a return trip to Annan in Scotland. Typical paddling time on the water is between 3 and 5 hours each day.
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Chicken Little Climate ScienceSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 12:27
Climate change has become the go to excuse for anything bad happening in the environment. Legions of climate scientists have issued dire warnings regarding the consequences of man's profligate use of fossil fuels. So common have these pronouncements become that news reporters and politicians have taken to blaming all things judged out of the ordinary on global warming. This fits the agendas of many, since global warming is supposedly caused by human activity and human activity is linked to greed, avarice and big business. But the doomsayers should take care, for there have been other times when experts have warned humanity that its evil ways have brought the world to the edge of perdition. Does anyone these days remember over population?
The Retreat From Falsehood BeginsSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Mon, 07/01/2013 - 14:48
They took their best shot, an all court press trying to convince the people of the world that climate catastrophe was imminent, that humanity had irreversibly fouled its own nest with billowing clouds of greenhouse gasses. Yet the world remains. There has been climate change aplenty, just not the climate change predicted by the IPCC's perfidious minions. More and more scientists have begun to face the fact that their climate model estimates are not correct, forced by nature itself to conclude that there is something fundamentally wrong with how climate science is done. In a recent edition of a major scientific journal, a gaggle of climate scientists have issued a statement that just a few years ago would have been considered heresy: "The rate of global mean warming has been lower over the past decade than previously." This leads them to conclude that a lower range of temperature increase at the point of doubling of the atmospheric CO2 concentration is indicated.
Comforting Science For Earth DaySubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Tue, 04/23/2013 - 14:52
Since it was recently Earth Day, a yearly day of celebration and protest by conservationists and assorted greens, it is instructive to take a look at a number of recent studies taken from the scientific literature. The dire predictions made by climate change alarmists are many, far to numerous to all be addressed here, so this article will examine three areas of concern: increased drought, destruction of the world's rainforests, and the die-off of ocean coral reefs. Each of these reported calamities has been linked to increasing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and that supposed bane of nature, anthropogenic global warming (AGW). These threats have been repeated ad nauseum by talking heads and climate change activists, but the truth is that these predicted outcomes are not as threatening as they would have you believe.
Thank God for CO2Submitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sun, 04/07/2013 - 18:00
It has been vilified in the press and maligned in school classrooms by the ignorant. Opposing it has become a cause célèbre in Hollywood an a litmus test for liberal politicians. Labeled man's chosen weapon for ravaging nature and laying waste to the environment this poor, largely misunderstood gas is in fact essential to our existence. Without carbon dioxide, CO2, we would not be here and Earth would be a frozen lifeless chunk of rock. Forget that life would never have developed on a planet without greenhouse warming, a recent scientific study say the daemon gas has rescued the planet from the deep freeze at least twice during the Neoproterozoic era, roughly 750 to 635 million years ago.
Red Planet in PerilSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 14:13
Recent comet sightings and the fiery path blazed across Russian skies by a large meteor have people pondering the possibility of a collision between Earth and some other heavenly body. Lost in the discussion is news from NASA that Mars is on schedule for a close encounter of its own in 2014, and the visiting comet may actually strike the red planet. Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) will be rendezvousing with Mars in October 2014, most likely passing by the planet at roughly the height of an earthly communication satellite. Estimates of the minimum distance between planet and comet range from about 100,000 km and 0, meaning a collision. If the comet does collide with Mars it is estimated the blast will be equivalent to that of a billion megatons of TNT. It would be an event of the same magnitude as the impact that killed off the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
Sun Ignores Scientists' PredictionsSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sun, 03/03/2013 - 15:04
NASA says that something unexpected is happening on the Sun. This year, 2013, is supposed to be the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle—the year of Solar Max. Yet solar activity is well below the expected level. Out somnolent star refuses to behave according to the predictions of Sun watching scientists, leading some observers to wonder if forecasters missed the mark. The botched solar forecast not only has implication for our understanding of the physical processes inside the Sun, it has possible links to future climate change here on Earth. Scientists admit that no one knows for sure what the Sun will do next.
CO2 Buried But Destined To Rise AgainSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 13:47
Back in 2005, the IPCC Working Group III Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage declared that the storage of naturally and industrially produced carbon dioxide in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs and aquifers was considered an essential component of the strategy to combat the build-up of greenhouses gases in the atmosphere. It seemed like an easy solution, pump CO2 captured from nasty coal power plants and other high volume greenhouse gas sources back into the underground reservoirs that oil and gas has been extracted from. After all, those geologic formations held hydrocarbons for millions of years—now the pumped out oil fields are just sitting there, waiting to be put to use. That was until testing was done on rock from actual cap strata. It would appear that infusing rock layers with CO2-saturated aqueous fluid can alter the properties of caprock, leading to the escape of the sequestered carbon back into the environment.
Climatologists Retrench As Climate Refuses To WarmSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 15:34
A newly released study from the Research Council of Norway has climate change alarmists abuzz. One of the things the alarmists have been pushing for is to halt warming at a 2°C increase at any cost (and they mean that literally). In the Norwegian study, much to the alarmists' dismay, researchers have arrived at an estimate of 1.9°C as the most likely level of future warming. The report also recognizes that temperatures have stabilized at 2000 levels for the past decade even though CO2 levels have continued to rise. Meanwhile, a reconstruction of the Eemian interglacial from the new NEEM ice core, published in the journal Nature, shows that in spite of a climate 8°C warmer than that of the past millennium, the ice in Northern Greenland was only a few hundred meters lower than its present level. This finding casts doubt on the projected melting of ice sheets and resulting sea-level rise.
The Prophet Al Gore, Blessings Be Upon HimSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 13:02
Just when it seems that public figures can sink no lower, be more cynical, act more duplicitous, a news story comes along that plumbs new depths in ideological betrayal. And so it was this week when the shocked staff at Current TV was called to an all hands staff meeting. They were informed that the Current TV network, supposedly a bulwark of liberal green thought holding back the barbarian hoards from FOX and talk radio, had been sold to those leading mideast liberals at Al Jazeera. Former Vice President and self styled eco-prophet Al Gore has made himself a much, much richer man by doing what the political class has done since the dawn of human history—sell out to the other side.
Happy New Year!Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 11:44
We here at The Resilient Earth wish all our readers the happiest of New Years. Hopefully 2013 will be a year without the drama of 2012. After all, the over hyped Mayan Apocalypse did not happen, nor did the Arctic ice-sheet disappear. The Arab Spring slogged on through the summer and fall and is now in the midst of a dismal, dysfunctional winter. The American presidential election finally happened, mercifully removing all the political noise from public media and allowing the populous to return ignoring the government (perhaps to their own detriment). The Euro zone continues on the edge of crisis, Asia boils beneath the surface and Africa remains an open sore. What could go wrong this year?
New Ice Surveys Finds Slower Ice-sheet MeltingSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sun, 12/02/2012 - 16:41
A new "comprehensive" report about the melting of Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets is being touted by climate alarmists as "grim news" but in fact says no such thing. This latest estimate, published this week in Science, combines data from many sources including 20 years of satellite data and 32 years of ice-sheet simulations to arrive at a mixed conclusion. It estimates that, between 1992 and 2011, the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets lost 1350 ± 1010 and 2700 ± 930 Gt of ice, respectively. That is equivalent to an increase in global mean sea level of 11.2 ± 3.8 mm, less than 1/2 an inch. Moreover, while some areas were losing ice mass others were gaining mass from snowfall. The East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS), which occupies over 75% of Antarctica, experienced mass gains during the final years of the study.
IPCC Gets It Backwards, Drought Causes WarmingSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sun, 11/25/2012 - 12:55
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has consistently predicted expanding world wide drought as one of the horrors of global warming. New research suggests that things may not be quite as arid as they predicted. According to scientists, a commonly used technique for estimating drought severity may actually overestimate the effects of dry spells. Revisiting historical data for the period 1980-2008, a new assessment technique found that the global area stricken by drought grew by approximately 0.08% per year—less than one-seventh (14%) the increase previously reported. Moreover, researchers found that drought causes higher temperatures, not the other way around. Once again, the horrendous effects of anthropogenic global warming have been found to be over hyped by the self-serving savants of the IPCC.
Scientifically Ignorant, Tabloid "Climatologists" Blame Sandy On Climate ChangeSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 11:06
In a mad rush to prove who can put out the most inane press release, various warm-mongers, news hacks and climate alarmists have gone on a predictable spree, trying to blame Hurricane Sandy and the resulting disaster in the US Northeast on CO2 levels. Who are these clowns? Even the IPCC issued a statement saying that global warming was not to blame. Have none of these empty headed blatherskites noticed that it has been more than seven years since a major hurricane struck the US, the longest such period since the Civil War? Evidently not, since they continue to spew unscientific twaddle and the news media continues to lap it up like a dog eating its own vomit.
Atlantic Currents Cause European Climate ChangeSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sun, 10/21/2012 - 13:22
Climate change alarmists point to the past several decades of European weather to reinforce their claim that global warming has the continent in its grip. A new report shows that this recent warm spell is nothing abnormal or unprecedented—during the 1990s there was simply a return to conditions present during 1931-1960. The reason for the shift is warm ocean temperatures that are, in turn driven by variation in warm ocean currents from the tropics. The instrumental record shows that, relative to the average temperature of the rest of the world's oceans, the temperature of the North Atlantic Ocean has fluctuated between anomalously warm and anomalously cool phases, each lasting several decades at a time. Palaeoclimate records suggest that similar variations extend much farther back in time. The observed pattern of multidecadal variation in North Atlantic sea surface temperatures (SSTs) has become known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO).
Medieval Warm Period Under Attack, AgainSubmitted by Doug L. Hoffman on Sun, 10/14/2012 - 16:27
Once again the fear-mongering hoards of lay-climatologists are denouncing the importance of the Medieval Warm Period (MWP), or Medieval Climate Optimum as some refer to it. On the strength of a single new study, involving algal lipids from a lake in Svalbard, Norway, one pundit referred to the "so-called" Medieval Warm Period and impugned the significance of the Little Ice Age for good measure. Of course the writer, an "ecological journalist," saw nothing wrong with using such a dismissive and pejorative term since it is IPCC promoted doctrine that today things are warmer than they have ever been since the onset of the Holocene. Yet literally hundreds of other studies have shown that the MWP was as warm or warmer than today and that is the real consensus among paleoclimatologists.


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5-Grain Kruska
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A healthy cereal dish crammed with nutritional riches.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 tablespoon wheat berries
- 1 tablespoon whole millet
- 1 tablespoon whole oats
- 1 tablespoon whole rye meal
- 1 tablespoon whole barley
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon wheat germ
- 1 tablespoon wheat or 1 tablespoon oat bran
- 2 tablespoons raisins or 2 tablespoons golden raisins
- milk or cream, to serve
- honey (optional)
Directions See How It's Made
- Put the whole wheat grains and the millet, oats, rye, and barley in a clean coffee grinder or food processor and process until coarsely ground. Put them in a flameproof casserole, pour in the water, and let them soak overnight.
- In the morning, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Bring the mixture in the casserole to a boil, add the wheatgerm and bran, as well as the raisins.
- Transfer the casserole to the oven and bake for 30 minutes. The texture should be thick, but not sticky. If it is too thick, add a little more hot water. Serve the Kruska with hot or cold milk, or cream, and a little honey, if desired.
- This makes a great breakfast for toddlers and the rest of their family members too!


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Leaders of the world's major economies agreed Friday to support the European debt crisis rescue plan, but without actual cash contributions.
Instead, the G-20 leaders agreed on three specific "financial tools" that could be deployed quickly if, by chance, a financial crisis in a country such as Italy or Spain drained the continent's resources and threatened sovereign defaults.
Details of the arrangement will be written into the final G-20 communique, but one thing is for sure already: It will not include any actual money.
The reason: G-20 leaders want to make clear that the debt crisis is of Europe's making and should be solved first and foremost by Europe, through national treasuries or eurozone rescue funds that are to be bolstered under a plan outlined last week.
"You know, we're talking about Europe," said a senior U.S. official in Cannes who would not be identified because President Obama is holding a press conference soon. "This is about the future of Europe. And the Europeans recognize more than anybody else that that future is in their hands."
Another positive development: Italy, the largest economy in danger at the moment, will agree to have the International Monetary Fund assess its progress on fiscal and economic reform. Any potential default by Italy could drain existing rescue funds.
And China is agreeing to boost domestic consumption in the world's most populous nation, possibly by letting its exchange rate rise faster than it has so far in relation to other currencies.
But the key to solving Europe's crisis, the senior U.S. official said, lies in Europe.
"Fundamental to everything is the ability of individual (European) countries to show their strong commitment to put in place the type of economic policies that will engender confidence," the official said.
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"Dance is the hidden language of the soul." -- Martha Graham
Sounds deep. Are you ready to learn a new language?
Come on down to the Dance Republic to begin your ballroom dancing journey today! In this class, you'll learn the basic steps and techniques of popular dances like the foxtrot, waltz, and tango. And since this is a fusion class, you'll also get to try out some Latin dances like the rumba and cha-cha.
Your experienced instructor will walk you through all the steps so that you can absorb everything at a reasonable pace. This class is a great way to pick up some killer moves, get a great workout, and even make some new friends.
You'll be fluent in no time!
Intro to Latin and Ballroom
What to expect
- Learn the steps and techniques of the foxtrot, waltz, and tango
- Try out some Latin dances such as rumba, cha-cha, and swing
- Get an intense and fun cardio workout to improve your fitness routine
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Kitchen Construction Phase 1, The Demo!
The photo is what my kitchen looked like this morning. I am happy to report, I do have a new countertop in and I am just waiting on a few pipes to be connected under the sink.
Next up backsplash, tomorrow. Photos and details of the completed kitchen to follow, I am hoping by Friday....
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Mahmudullah to Gayle, 1 run, comes down the pitch and punches the shorter delivery down the ground to long off.. That turned away a lot
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Mahmudullah to Smith, SIX, this one is top-edged over midwicket for a six! He goes for a pull off a slow slow delivery and almost drags it.. but gets the distance
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DR Smith c Al-Amin Hossain b Mahmudullah 72 (49m 43b 10x4 3x6) SR: 167.44
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Mahmudullah to Samuels, 2 runs, he goes on the back foot and runs this down past short third man for a couple of runs
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Mahmudullah to Samuels, 1 run, tossed up and on the pads, the batsman plays it to deep midwicket with the turn, picks up an easy single
Mahmudullah to Gayle, 1 run, he is still not managing to hit them hard! It's shorter delivery and he flat bat it past the non-striker, but more of a toe-end to it
Mahmudullah to Samuels, 1 run, shorter delivery, pulled down to deep backward square leg for a single
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Mahmudullah to Samuels, 1 run, he comes down the pitch and drives this one forcefully to long on
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Early indications from industry sources suggest more than 200,000 cars were registered in January, a rise of some 4.5 per cent on the same month in 1996, making it the strongest January since 1990. The official statistics will be released on Thursday by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
However, January was a bad month for traditional high-selling "British" makes. Ford's share is thought to have slid alarmingly to 19 per cent, down from 21.7 per cent in January the previous year. Rover managed just 9.6 per cent of the UK market, more than 1 percentage point down.
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The statistics make bleak reading for Ford unions as workers prepare to vote in strike ballots called over the company's plans to slash 1,300 jobs at its Halewood plant on Merseyside. Union officials from across Ford's European empire meet in Brussels today to discuss the cutbacks at the start of a week of frantic lobbying.
Tony Woodley, national organiser for the Transport and General Workers Union, said: "We are hoping our European colleagues will come out with a common position and will offer to share some of the grief. They've done it before." On Thursday Ford's British unions will meet Jac Nasser, head of the group's European operations, which lost a total of pounds 180m last year.
Mr Woodley will also discuss the cutbacks with Greg Knight, the Industry Minister, this week in the hope that the Government may agree to Ford's request for an estimated pounds 70m in state subsidies to guarantee Halewood's long-term future. The issue has become politically charged as the main parties campaign in the Wirral South by-election.
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The Army justified the deployment of NSG in the operation against the six terrorists at the Pathankot airbase, saying that the three service chiefs had taken the call jointly so that the elite combat force could deal with any hostage crisis in the airbase which had around 3,000 family members of IAF personnel and 23 trainees from four foreign countries at the time of the attack.Critics have questioned why NSG commandos were flown in from Delhi on January 2 when a large number of Army commandos were available in the border city itself.
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