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Looking to implement an RFID staff monitoring (in the interest of fire safety) and wondering if anybody out there has experience?
I know the fundementals and think I have it sussed but would rather someone verify...
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Looking to implement an RFID staff monitoring (in the interest of fire safety) and wondering if anybody out there has experience?
I know the fundementals and think I have it sussed but would rather someone verify...
You mean rfid tagging all staff to monitor where they are?
Even though you are doing with a good reason to make sure everyone is out of the building I think you will face some backlash over invasion of privacy.
How are you going to inforce it? do you have backing of head, lea and unions?
If not I'd forget about it.
RFID chips in ID cards, active loops in doorways of key areas and a good lawyer.
Theoretically you can also use your Wireless network to track as a number of controllers (Cisco and BlueSocket) have modules that cover this.
Failing that you can give everyone a PDA and track them via that.
We do not have it ... too expensive to set up and too annoying to maintain (you should hear the stories of 20 people being in the same toilet cubicle!).
I'm sure some kind of painless dart gun could be used, to tag them unawares in the wilds of the staffroom
We had an incident last term when the fire alarm was raised after 4.30. Although we rigorously practice the alarm drill during the academic day when students are on site - it has never occured to the 'powers that be' to instigate an drill post 'home time' and the result was that we couldn't be 100% certain who and where staff were.
For peripatetic staff we have a signing in/out book. But for full time staff we have nothing. After realising that this had never been thought of, we implimented a simple in/out check sheet for staff as they arrive and depart. The problem with this, is that the sheet needs to be in one location and due to the nature of the school campus - there is no one point where EVERYBODY passes. As pathetic as it seems, there has been a fair amount of hassle that this has caused (which is odd as it in the interest of their safety).
For example, main door isn't open until 7.30 - Head of Science gets in before this and goes staright to the science block. For the remainder of the day he is in a seperate building a fair destance from the main door. He stays until 5 for example, he is not going to walk all the way to main door to tick a box for staying what could be only a few more minutes to walk all the way back to where car is parked.
Makes no sense really, if it is the interest of his life - you'd think people wouldn't mind walking a few hundred yards and checking a box - but that isn't the case.
My idea is simple and non-obtrusive (and still has holes). The tag will only carry a unique identifier linked to a DB. There will only be two RFID readers, one on the entry driveway and one on the exit driveway (its a one way system). Member of staff drives in and swipes (or not depending on proximity distance of reader/tag) as they arrive and same when they leave. Small keyfob does the job, no number to type, no card to swipe.
There is no case for invasion of privacy - the system will simply say the member of staff is on the premesis or off the premesis. It will not monitor location in the school, what he is eating, where they wee or what colout their pants are. A simple in or out.
The bursar seems interested, not spoken to the head but this is just another option in the pot. One that is no hassle for ther staff as its that part that is causing the trouble.
Even though it is a good idea, I think some staff will kick up a fuss, if only just for the hell of it, and possibly get their unions involved. Something along the lines of it may be used to track staff absences and when they should/shouldn't be there - essentially used against them.
I used to work somewhere where all the main doors where swipe-card-controlled, with the system monitoring who was in each building - in the event of fire alarms, the estates management team got a print-out of who was in the building. It was a "fun" introductory period as it wouldn't let you in one building unless you'd swiped out of the other, but people soon enough got used to it though. (This was a much higher security establishment than a school though).
If you do it on the main entrance, as you suggest in post #2, consider whether it would pick up ALL occupants of the car, or just the driver, as staff might be sharing lifts.
We have the same problem as you with part-time staff, peri's and after school however the view from SMT is that there is no viable solution and there should therefore be NO solution - it is better to acknowledge that you don't know who is on site than it is to have a system which incorrectly records this.
NEDAP Education could do you a system (we use promiximity cards for registration but they can also be used for access control, locker management, cashless payment and much more).
Surely if a member of staff is somewhere they shouldn't be at a time they shouldn't, then there is an even stronger case to have this system in place?!? If they are in the wrong - then surely we can use it against them?!? Absences are tracked - they are at any establishment surely? Typically a teacher rings in sick, if they do not, then the fact they don't turn up to teach would indicate this? But you're right - people will probably moan (until someone gets burnt to death).Quote:
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Ric_: Thanks, i'll check them out but would probably keep it in house unless prices is good.
NickJones: If you use gen2 tags you can avoid collision. Also, if you go for a close proximity sensor, it would mean wiping over the box with the fob much like 'using the force' and the passengers tagged can also be swiped!
Ben, yes, I know... but you know what some staff can be like :D
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I think it's not what you are doing with the data that'll cause a fuss it's the fact that you possess the information at all.
That's as may be, the fact of the matter is that you could do more with the information. Look at the vast majority of civil liberties / personal privacy objections - they are not about the act itself but what else could be done with that data if you so desired (not that you would, of course!).Quote:
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Originally Posted by Geoff
Effectively, although it is not practicable - it would be no different to going out and looking at what cars are in the car park. For God sake, we wouldn't be keeping bank account numbers, recording phone conversations - we purely want to be able to tell the fire brigade with a high level of probablility that yes there are people in that burning building or no there are not. 'The information' (which would be their name) is not a secret is it? What your saying is a member of staff is going to object to his employer knowing he is at work?!?
I agree Data Protection isn't an issue here. However I think your standing atop a slippery slope.


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FIG1Former APA President Pedro
Ruiz, M.D., was voted president-elect of the World Psychiatric Association
(WPA) at the XIV World Congress of Psychiatry in the Czech Republic in
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"I am very proud of being a member of APA and now president-elect of
the WPA," Ruiz said in an interview with Psychiatric News."
I look forward to encouraging mutual cooperation between APA and the
WPA," specifically "working toward harmonizing the DSM-V
and the ICD-11."
Ruiz was elected by the General Assembly attending the congress in Prague.
He received more than 800 of the 1,094 votes cast (75 percent).
"We are extraordinarily proud of the support Pedro received from our
colleagues all over the world," commented APA President Nada Stotland,
M.D. "We look forward to the leadership he will bring to world
psychiatry over the next six years."
"It's a very good thing for psychiatry, APA, and the WPA," said
Lawrence Hartmann, M.D., a past president of APA who now chairs its Council on
Global Psychiatry. Hartmann said he has known Ruiz for many years and views
him "as a statesman for psychiatry with a deep and wide international
The mission of the WPA, founded in 1950 and administratively headquartered
in Geneva, is "to promote the advancement of psychiatry and mental
health for all peoples of the world," according to the WPA's Web site.
It does this by coordinating the international psychiatric and mental health
initiatives of 110 national psychiatric societies and organizations (composed
of 140,000 psychiatrists) located in one of 18 zones around the world. Zone 2
contains only the United States; APA is the sole WPA organizational member,
and its representative is another former APA president, Michelle Riba,
Ruiz is acting chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. His three-year
term as president-elect of the WPA ends in September 2011. At that time he
will become president, succeeding Mario Maj, M.D., of Italy.
Ruiz has been associated with the WPA for many years. From 2002 until last
month, he served as the WPA's secretary for scientific meetings. From 1996 to
1999, he was a member of the WPA's Operational Committee on Education.
Ruiz said advocating for "full harmonization between DSM-V
and ICD-11" is among his top priorities.
The reported prevalence of mental illness varies widely around the world,
according to the World Health Organization. Ruiz and other experts suspect
that cross-country differences in language and psychiatric nomenclature, as
well as differences in cultural norms and customs, may play a role in the
For this reason, said Ruiz, it's important that DSM-V and
ICD-11 have similar diagnoses and diagnostic criteria to more
accurately show the epidemiology of mental illness around the world, the basis
upon which health care and treatments can be more precisely targeted and
standards of care developed.
Also on Ruiz's "to-do list" is "to elevate the ethical
standards in psychiatry... [and] to advocate for "humane care for the
mentally ill worldwide,.. .better access to mental health care,... parity of
care,... [and] maximum collaboration of research efforts and initiatives among
countries around the world."
"I am planning to work very hard to meet all the expectations of the
presidents of WPA's member societies who supported and voted for me,"
Ruiz said.
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1. The causal relationship of time of day, sleep and other factors to the frequency of major convulsive states has been studied in 31 epileptics over a period of one year.2. It is found that they fall into three groups—namely, those in whom the attacks are predominantly diurnal, mainly nocturnal, or occur indifferently by day or night.3. Attacks are more frequent in the nocturnal and diurnal groups than in the diffused group.4. Approximately two-thirds of 31 epileptics manifested a marked difference in the diurnal and the nocturnal incidence of their convulsions, and approximately two-thirds exhibited one or more "time peaks," i. e., a concentration of attacks at or around certain hours.5. Nine such time peaks can be recognized, four diurnal, three nocturnal and two diffused. Their interpretation is discussed.6. Patients of the "diurnal" and "nocturnal" groups are found to respond in an opposite manner to the onset and cessation of sleep.7. There appears to be a basic distinction between the patients composing the respective groups. The distinction seems to depend on many factors—endogenous and exogenous—important among them being the type of sleep and associated conditions, transition from waking to sleep and vice versa and consequent postural and circulatory changes, alveolar CO2 tension and temperature variations.8. Many patients show a fairly definite regular periodicity of fits, not only with respect to day, but also the day of the month, and the month of the year and season. Absence of the expected occurrence of fits, or irregularities should lead us to seek causes for the change and might result in a decrease of the number of fits through ascertaining modifiable or preventable factors at work. These factors are often situational or dietetic.9. The pooled fits of all the patients of the three groups show a greater seasonal incidence during the spring months. This might be partially due to hyperventilation and hyperparasympatheticotonia.10. Four patients suffered from organic lesions of the nervous system. Most of these belonged to the diffused group, but in other respects the type of their seizures differed in no essential from the 27 cases of "idiopathic" epilepsy.11. A larger percentage of the diffused group craved salt, milk or meat than of the other two groups. On the other hand various forms of excitement precipitated more fits in the diurnal and nocturnal types. In the latter group there was a higher percentage of mental instability than in the diffused and diurnal groups.12. There is little difference in the mental age of the three groups, although mental deterioration seems to be less rapid in the diurnal type, a fact which might be related to a lesser degree of mental instability in this group.13. Asthenic and dysplastic physical constitutional types predominate in the diurnal and diffused groups, whereas the pyknic type was more frequent in the nocturnal group.14. A high systolic blood pressure and particularly a high pulse pressure were found to be poor prognostic signs.15. Individuals in the diffused group are more likely to have a longer psychotic period than those in the other two groups, notwithstanding the older average age of the onset of the convulsive state in the individuals of the former group. The latter group is more likely to include the non-idiopathic types.16. Patients showing isolated single fits are more numerous in the nocturnal and diffused group. The nocturnal type seem more prone to status epilepticus.17. The diurnal group shows the longest interval between attacks, and the diffused group, the shortest. This might account for the relatively minimal deterioration level in the diurnal group.18. There is a tendency for the number of fits as well as the time duration of the auræ to diminish with the increased duration of the disease.19. The average duration of the post-convulsive stupor and confusion is somewhat longer in the diurnal group.20. The regular occurrence of nocturnal fits and to a somewhat less degree diurnal fits is usually a poor prognostic sign.21. The generally held view that the younger the individual at the time of onset of the convulsive state, the longer the duration of the period of fits, would seem to be confirmed by our findings.22. A few remarks concerning the nature of the epileptic disorder and its treatment are discussed.
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I arrived after midnight, a big sign at the closed gate told me to ring on the left after midnight because 24/7 service. After 20 minutes of ringing without answering, and calling to an answering machine, I finally decided to check in to the IBIS next door.....
Location was good for an overnight stop
rooms extremely small and grubby
Fine for an overnight en-route for Spain.
Was given a disabled room as I was a single traveler. Room smelt musty as if it had not been used for a while. Air conditioner was over the bed and half way through the night I had drips of water on me from it. There is a light switch set into the centre of the bed head. If you are a restless sleeper, you catch this switch and keep turning the overhead light on! Not good.
Great room - just right for one night's stay - everything we needed. Friendly staff - free wifi - all the amenities. Locked car park at night with access for clients.
location. breakfast, Friendly staff & cleaning ladies.
Very rowdy guests in rooms adjacent until 1.30 in the morning unfortunately they were British.
The greeting was wonderful.
Humping sounds through paper thin walls from 3-5 AM. Bathrooms a joke. Restaurant discount 15% was generous but the food was inedible... next door
Value per price
Hairdresser, 2 towels for a 3 beded room
safe car park, cheap, clean, usable internet (though a bit slow sometimes)
very small room with small window, small en suite bathroom, basic, a bit too functional. a bit noisy on the main road side
Convenient overnight stop for our trip to Italy. Basic hotel not much to say really. Thankfully there was another hotel opposite with an excellent restaurant, neccesssary because the hotel was a long way out of the city
Easy to find, parking, bathroom ok
the bed in the single room is narrow and hard
This is a great, comfortable, clean pod style hotel. Location was excellent for driving to the airport in the morning. Staff were friendly and helpful.
The shower is tiny.
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I waited until now to review our stay at this hotel in the hope that the management would address properly our concerns about our stay. As with no doubt 99% of the other guests at the hotel on the night of Friday, 21 March, we had almost no sleep. This was due to a group of young men (apparently hotel guests) wandering around the external corridors laughing and shouting from approximately 1am to around 5:30am. I understand that these men occupied the room next to ours. The whole episode was really quite frightening, as at that time, we had no knowledge of who these people might be. We assumed initially that they had broken into the site and were intent on entering the rooms of guests. It did not appear that the doors to the rooms would withstand forceable entry. No attempt whatsoever was made by the hotel management to do anything about this problem throughout the whole of the night. Surely the police or a security firm should have been called in? I subsequently wrote to the hotel and requested an explanation and full refund at the very least. All I was offered was a Euro30 voucher to stay at their hotel chain again - as if we would want to!!! No answer to my question about calling in the police or a security firm. It goes without saying that we will never stay at a Premier Classe hotel again.
Very helpful staff even if they don't help with a smile...
The supposed WiFi is beyond a joke. Did a speed (slow) test and got circa 32 bits per second, that's 4 bytes per sekond, slower than a 56k dial up modem... Utterly unbelievable and shocking. Won't see me ever again!
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We had to change our room because the first we were allocated had a malfunctioning lavatory. The second, despite my saying I would prefer a double bed, had two singles. I couldn't be bothered to go and request another room change, big mistake in hindsight. The sheets are sewn together at the bottom, so unless you like to feel as if you are in a shroud, you are going to wriggle around uncomfortably. The pillows also smelt rather stale. The walls are paper thin and thus we were treated to every detail of our neighbours' very noisy return at 3:00, complete with cheering, slamming of doors and numerous visits to the lavatory. The eating area is also too small if the hotel is full and we ended up having to curtail our breakfast as we were sick of being glared at by other families for having a seat when they did not. This hotel is also quite hard to find once you get off the motorway as the junctions by no means make it clear where you should go
If you want a quick overnight stop this is ideal. The car park is very close to the building so there's no unnecessary schlepping your belongings around
Don't believe anybody who says this is easy to find - it isn't and we had to have several passes at various road junctions before we found the right one. We arrived very late and the gates were shut - you need a code to get in and sadly this is only provided when you check in, which we could not do because of the gates being locked. After 10 minutes spent ringing the bell and getting no response, in a temper we went to the Campanile across the road to book in there instead. When we explained we had originally booked at the Premiere Classe, the guy on reception smiled broadly and said HE was the one to check us in there... WHY was there not a note on the gate to tell us this rather than asking us to ring a bell which nobody answered.
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Lisa Jackson Pulver
Lisa Jackson Pulver has an extraordinary CV: Aboriginal Jewish health expert and - wing commander in the Air Force Reserve.
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Broadcast date: Friday 12 October 2012
Lisa Jackson Pulver escaped an abusive father by running away from home when she was just 14 years old.
She put herself through medical training and chose a career in Indigenous health after she became aware of her own Aboriginal ancestry.
She is the first indigenous president of Newtown's orthodox synagogue, and finds time to serve as a wing commander in the Airforce Reserve.
The program Lisa is probably most proud of is the Shalom Gamarada Indigenous Scholarship Program, which she co-founded, and helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students through their university studies.
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Agents Fined over Money Laundering Regulations
OFT fines Leicester-based estate agent almost twelve thousand pounds
The OFT has fined Leicester-based IPS Estate Agents Limited £11,844 for failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
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Dr. Archie Earl v. Norfolk State University et al
|The Board of Visitors of Norfolk State University, Norfolk State University and The Commonwealth Of Virginia
|Dr. Archie Earl
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|March 21, 2013
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|OPINION AND ORDER Granting 13 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction For the reasons stated above, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. Plaintiff's claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiff is ORDERED to file within fourteen (14) days, if desired, a Second Amended Complaint curing the deficiencies identified in this Opinion and Order. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by District Judge Mark S. Davis and filed on 2/13/14. Copies distributed to all parties 2/13/14. (ldab, )
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|OPINION AND ORDER that Defendants' Third 24 Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, IN PART, and DENIED, IN PART; the Court DISMISSES Plaintiff's Title VII race discrimination and ADEA age discrimination claims for lack of subject matterjurisdictio n. The Court DISMISSES Plaintiff's Title VII sex discrimination claim because Plaintiff fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The Court DISMISSES Plaintiff's retaliation claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction with respect to the allegedly retaliatory acts occurring before December 8, 2011, and DISMISSES Plaintiff's retaliation claim for failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted as to the acts occurring after December 8, 2011. The Court DENIES Defendants' Third Motion to Dismiss with respect to Plaintiff's EPA disparate treatment claim. Signed by District Judge Mark S. Davis and filed on 6/26/2014. (rsim, )
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What to make of the U.S. resurgence
-Kathleen Brooks is research director at forex.com. The opinions expressed are her own.-
Back in the summer, things in the U.S. were so dire that the Fed had to step in to the breach and boost the economy with a $600 billion cash injection. This was only formally announced in November, yet within two months the outlook for the U.S. economy has brightened markedly. The dollar has had a flying start to the year and appreciated more than 2 per cent against the other major currencies.
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The chief reason for the boost in investor sentiment, particularly towards the dollar, is the uptick in some of the major U.S. economic indicators. The widely watched ISM surveys have jumped in recent months and there are positive signs that the recovery that was noticeable in the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy is now spreading to the much larger services sector. Investment houses rushed to revise higher their growth forecasts at the end of last year after President Obama agreed to a two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts. All of a sudden the U.S. economy was hitting the headlines again for all of the right reasons, and after giving the dollar a wide berth for most of the second half of 2010 investors are once again happy to own the greenback.
History, bunk and the bond market
–Laurence Copeland is a professor of finance at Cardiff University Business School . The opinions expressed are his own–
The title says it all: "This Time is Different" by Reinhart and Rogoff tells how, for centuries, monarchs and, later, nation states have persuaded lenders to forget their chequered credit record and trust them yet again with loans on relatively easy terms. Although, by the nineteenth century, Western European countries had mostly reached a stage where their reputation seemed worth preserving at some cost, more or less from the moment they achieved their independence the South American countries established a tradition of default which they have guarded jealously to the present day, and as Reinhart and Rogoff make clear, Greece has defaulted at regular intervals ever since it became an independent nation in 1832.
Irish debt restructure hangs in the balance
Kathleen Brooks is research director at forex.com. The opinions expressed are her own.
The assault on the Irish bond market by bond investors has continued with a vengeance this week with 10-year bond yields hovering close to nine percent at 8.91 percent. Since August yields have been trending higher, but they accelerated sharply in mid-October, when they were at six percent. At this rate, yields could be in double figures by next week.
Thank you, Gordon Brown
–Laurence Copeland is a professor of finance at Cardiff University Business School. The opinions expressed are his own.–
If the economics profession has sunk in public estimation in the last two or three years, it would hardly be surprising. Our failure to predict the crisis is something which cannot be simply brushed aside lightly, as some of my colleagues would love to do.
EU stress tests: for banks or governments?
- Laurence Copeland is a professor of finance at Cardiff Business School. The opinions expressed are his own.-
Worries about Europe's banking system go back at least to 2007, but whereas the U.S. (and UK) banks appear to have weathered the storm, there are fears that for European banks the worst may lie ahead. Concerns centre on four areas.
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Should central banks now sell gold?
Central banks in debt-strapped countries have a golden opportunity ahead of them, if you will excuse the pun, to help their countries' finances by selling their yellow metal holdings.
At least, that is the message that Royal Bank of Scotland's commodities chief Nick Moore has been giving in recent presentations -- and he thinks it might happen. The gist is that gold is now at a record price but banks have not come close to meeting their sales allowance for the year.
A history lesson for lenders
-Laurence Copeland is a professor of finance at Cardiff University Business School. The opinions expressed are his own.-
Anyone looking for a broader perspective on the events of the last three years could hardly do better than choose for bedtime reading "This Time is Different" by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff.
Sovereign default risk, fact or fiction?
-Jane Foley is research director at Forex.com. The opinions expressed are her own.-
If a gauge is needed to measure how concerned investors are at about sovereign default risk, we need look no further than the price of gold which has made fresh all time highs this week.
You could not make this stuff up
-David Kuo is director at the financial website The Motley Fool. The opinions expressed are his own.-
You could not make this up if you tried.
Britain gets its knickers in a twist over a hung parliament, Europe has been unceremoniously skewered by a Greek debt crisis, and if that wasn't bad enough, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee sits idly by as the rate of inflation climbs.
Eerie calm before Britain's election
– James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own –
To look at sterling and gilts, you would hardly know that Britain is sailing into a general election which will likely deliver a weaker government with a diminished ability, if not will, to grapple with high debts, an uncertain role in the global economy and an aging population.


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Press Round-up – January 27
Osborne to unveil powers to control banks
The British treasury will on Friday publish plans for a radical overhaul of financial regulation that will hand the UK's finance minister George Osborne new powers. (Telegraph)
NYSE chief sees little chance of Deutsche Boerse deal
Duncan Niederauer, chief executive of NYSE Euronext, has admitted he "misjudged" European antitrust authorities' approach to his exchange's attempted tie-up with Deutsche Boerse, saying there was only a "glimmer of hope" the deal would succeed. (FT)
Bailout number two for Portugal?
Portugal is fighting a losing battle to contain its public debt and may be forced to impose haircuts of up to 50 percent on private creditors, according to a top German institute. (Telegraph)
BNP aims to sell energy loan portfolio
BNP Paribas, France's largest bank by assets, has put on the block up to $11 billion of loans to oil and gas companies. (FT)
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UK's problem: it's the best in Europe
By Ian Campbell
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
UK GDP stalled in the fourth quarter, contracting by 0.2 percent. That's bad. But which major west European economy will perform best in 2012? It's the UK again, the IMF predicted this week.
Press Round-up – January 26
Einhorn and Greenlight fined by UK financial regulators
David Einhorn, one of the world's highest profile hedge fund managers, and his firm, Greenlight Capital, have been fined 7.2 million pounds ($11.22 million) by UK regulators for trading before a 2009 equity fundraising by Punch Taverns. (FT)
Ex-Lloyds chief joins UK advisory firm
Eric Daniels, former chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group and one of the most high-profile figures in the financial crisis, is joining a little-known advisory firm. (FT)
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A yacht not fit for a queen
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith … is in want of a yacht.
She had one, the Royal Yacht Britannia, which she loved very much. When the Labour government of Tony Blair said it was too expensive and decommissioned it soon after assuming office in 1997, she was seen to weep at the ceremony. Last year, Blair was reported as saying he regretted the decision, pressed upon him by the then-chancellor, Gordon Brown, and inherited from the previous, Conservative administration. It cost £11 million a year to run, and a necessary refit would have cost some £50 million. So it was put out to the nautical equivalent of pasture. It's now on show at a dock in Leith, the port of Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, where it's in much demand as a venue for "occasions."
Press Round-up – January 25
IMF issues $440 billion global warning for 2012
Europe will enter a mild recession this year, Britain will slow to a crawl and growth worldwide will expand significantly less than hoped, the International Monetary Fund said. (Times)
S&P downgrades French banks
The loss of France's long-cherished triple A sovereign debt status spilt over into its banking sector on Tuesday as Standard & Poor's cut its long-term ratings for Societe Generale and Credit Agricole, two of the country's top three banks. (FT)
Press Round-up – January 24
Berlin ready to see stronger "firewall"
Germany is open to boosting the firepower of the euro zone's rescue funds to 750 billion euros in exchange for strict budget rules favoured by Berlin in a new fiscal compact for all members of the currency union. (FT)
UK's Cable plans to curb top pay
British business secretary Vince Cable outlined the most ambitious attempt in a decade to reign in soaring executive pay with measures to boost shareholder power and demystify complex pay deals. (FT)
Press Round-up – January 23
IKEA shelves Indian retail move
Sweden's IKEA, the world's biggest furniture retailer, is withholding its entry into India in spite of New Delhi's move to open its market to foreign retailers as the Swedish homewares company accelerates its expansion in other BRIC countries. (FT)
Miliband urges Cameron to block RBS chief's bonus
UK opposition leader Ed Miliband has challenged the Prime Minister David Cameron to block Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester's bonus. (Telegraph)
Press Round-up – January 20
China set to buy stake in Thames Water
A Chinese sovereign wealth fund is poised to buy a stake in the water network that serves London, in what would be the fund's first acquisition in the UK following investment talks with British politicians. (FT)
Italy's banks tap into ECB fund
Italy's banks, led by UniCredit, were the biggest users of the special three-year funding mechanism launched by the European Central Bank in December, according to a new research report. (FT)
Press Round-up – January 19
RBS tests Cameron's resolve on pay-outs
David Cameron's pledge to curb executive pay and stop "rewards for failure" is set to face its biggest test, as Royal Bank of Scotland prepares to offer a bonus of more than 1 million pound to its chief executive, even though the state-controlled bank's share price has almost halved in a year. (FT)
Fears rise over looming Commerzbank and MPS fiscal plans
European regulators are convinced that two of the continent's banks, Commerzbank and Monte dei Paschi, will fail to produce credible plans to plug capital deficits by Friday's deadline, exposing both to the risk of full or partial nationalisation. (FT)
Press Round-up – January 18
King holds fast on bank supervision
The governor of the Bank of England on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that its proposed new powers be subjected to internal checks and balances, in an often testy encounter with British MPs. (FT)
Citigroup plunges as rival overtakes
Citigroup's investment banking business plunged into the red in the fourth quarter of last year as revenues from trading and deal advice dried up. (Times)


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Adding to the more than 28,000 people who have already died in Mexican President Felipe Calderon's nearly 4-year-old war on drugs, 27 suspected drug cartel gunmen have been killed by the Mexican army in the border state of Tamaulipas after a suspected Zeta drug ring training camp was spotted from the air.
Mexican narcotraficantes have been battling government forces since 2006, when Calderon sent federal police and the military to fight the cartels, with little progress being made despite the incredible bloodshed. —JCL
The BBC:
The Mexican army says it has killed 27 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a clash near the US border.
A patrol came under fire as it approached an apparent training camp spotted during an aerial search over Ciudad Mier, the army said.
Two soldiers were wounded in the fighting, in the state of Tamaulipas.
In recent weeks Tamaulipas has been the scene of major violence between drug cartels competing for control of smuggling routes into the US.
A man lies dead after an Mexican army raid on a suspected drug cartel camp in northern Tamaulipas state.
A Progressive Journal of News and Opinion Publisher, Zuade Kaufman Editor, Robert Scheer
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345 12th St is near Lincoln Square, Madison Park and Harrison Square.
There are good bike lanes and the terrain is flat as a pancake. 345 12th St is very bikeable, biking is convenient for most trips.


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Four Colorado ambulatory surgery centers have filed an anti-trust lawsuit against HCA, HCA-HealthOne, Centura Health, the Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, alleging anti-competitive activities and restraint of trade agreements, according to a Modern Healthcare report.
In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, the ASC plaintiffs accuse the defendant hospital systems of abusing market share power to persuade Kaiser not to sign a contract previously negotiated with one of the surgery centers. The ASC plaintiffs also allege that the health systems used their clout to influence health insurance companies against letting the ASCs into their provider networks.
The lawsuit called HealthOne's stance "antagonistic to the competition it is facing from the plaintiff facilities." Linda Kanamine, a spokesperson for HealthOne, said the company disagrees with the claims and is prepared to defend the case.
The lawsuit also alleges that the defendant systems have conspired to take over the state ASC association. Rob Schwartz, executive director of the Colorado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, denied any wrongdoing on the association's part. The lawsuit alleges that the association hosted an Aug. 30, 2012 meeting where Centura representatives provided "misinformation" about the plaintiff ASCs to other payors.
Centura also denied any wrongdoing. Spokesman Andrew Wineke said the system is "confident Centura Health has not violated any federal or state laws."
The four ASCs involved are Kissing Camels Surgery Center in Colorado Springs, Cherry Creek Surgery Center and Hampden Surgery Center in Denver, and Arapahoe Surgery Center in Englewood.
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If you have people in your life that don't treat you well, disrespect you, betray your trust, or want you to be something that you're not, sometimes the only thing to do is to turn your back and walk away.
You can't change them no matter how much you try - but YOU(I) can change YOUR(MY) limits and move in a new direction.
Some people just serve us much better as lessons than friends or loved ones.
In order to make room for the new, you have to let go of the old. For the time being, clear out what isn't working for you anymore. Let in fresh air. Be receptive to change.
My superpower is liberated by free will and trust, which lead me to explore simple speculations for their own sake. I can move beyond the fear factor. I don't know where I'm going, and I don't care where I've been. I only know that, as the hero of my own story, it's for me to find out. For, like Alice, I'm on the verge of stepping into a rabbit hole; unless I stop short and play it safe, I'll know soon enough where following my own feet has landed me on this curious venture. The blissful frailty of unwritten conclusions and unguarded access sweetens the desire. So despite familiar warnings, irresistible promise draws my eyes wide open and away from domestic comfort zones, with only certain inquiry, hope and faith to recommend my course. I'll never know until I try.
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A Trip Through My Eyes… And My Filipino Palate I
A year and a half ago, I only have but my passion of cooking and baking, eating, talking about food, and skills in the kitchen. I never foresaw that I would one day develop a self-taught skill in food photography and tremendously feel a great passion doing it.
When I decided to dive into the world of food blogging and photographing dishes (with all the intention of sharing anything I created) straight from my kitchen to the world, my secondary plan is to showcase Filipino cuisine and all its vibrant splendour (through photographs) and bold and savoury flavours (through recipes).
As I have mentioned a few times now, this project of my dearest friend Laura is brilliant in many ways, it is now not only a platform for photographers to share what we see in our corner of the world, but also this Sunday project treats everyone of us (who views and reads the contributions/posts) with morsels of the culture and traditions of each of our countries… and within our countries- regions, cities, towns, streets and even each of our private spaces and personal treasures in the confines of our homes.
With me, my first love, really, is my dedication to gastronomy and the culinary arts. I happen to be a Filipina kitchen bug… and so it is only right that I share, with unapologetic high pride, and with all my heart this smorgasbord of Filipino dishes (although with my own sassy twists) almost, always found in every home and on every dining table here.
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Green tea is made solely from the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates in China and has become associated with many cultures throughout Asia. It has recently become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally consumed. Green tea has become the raw material for extracts which are used in various beverages, health foods, dietary supplements, and cosmetic items. Many varieties of green tea have been created in countries where they are grown. These varieties can differ substantially due to variable growing conditions, horticulture, production processing, and harvesting time.
Over the last few decades green tea has been subjected to many scientific and medical studies to determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence suggesting that regular green tea drinkers may have a lower risk of developing heart disease and certain types of cancer. Although green tea does not raise the metabolic rate enough to produce immediate weight loss, a green tea extract containing polyphenols and caffeine has been shown to induce thermogenesis and stimulate fat oxidation, boosting the metabolic rate 4% without increasing the heart rate.
According to a survey released by the United States Department of Agriculture in 2007, the mean content of flavonoids in a cup of green tea is higher than that in the same volume of other food and drink items that are traditionally considered of health contributing nature, including fresh fruits, vegetable juices or wine. Flavonoids are a group of phytochemicals in most plant products that are responsible for such health effects as anti-oxidative and anticarcinogenic functions. However, based on the same USDA survey, the content of flavonoids may vary dramatically amongst different tea products.
Tea consumption has its legendary origins in China of more than 4,000 years ago. Green tea has been used as both a beverage and a method of traditional medicine in most of Asia, including China, Japan, Vietnam, Korea and Thailand, to help everything from controlling bleeding and helping heal wounds to regulating body temperature, blood sugar and promoting digestion. A book written in the Tang Dynasty of China is considered one of the most important in the history of green tea. The book was written by Lu Yu and is called the "Tea Classic" or "Cha Jing". It was written between 600 and 900 AD and spoke about exactly how and where one could enjoy a fine cup of green tea. The Kissa Yojoki (Book of Tea), written by Zen priest Eisai in 1191, describes how drinking green tea can have a positive effect on the five vital organs, especially the heart. The book discusses tea's medicinal qualities, which include easing the effects of alcohol, acting as a stimulant, curing blotchiness, quenching thirst, eliminating indigestion, curing beriberi disease, preventing fatigue, and improving urinary and brain function. Part One also explains the shapes of tea plants, tea flowers, and tea leaves, and covers how to grow tea plants and process tea leaves. In Part Two, the book discusses the specific dosage and method required for individual physical ailments.
Steeping is the process of making a cup of tea; it is also referred to as brewing. In general, two grams of tea per 100ml of water, or about one teaspoon of green tea per five ounce cup, should be used. With very high-quality teas like gyokuro, more than this amount of leaf is used, and the leaf is steeped multiple times for short durations.
Green tea steeping time and temperature varies with different tea. The hottest steeping temperatures are 81°C to 87°C (180°F to 190°F) water and the longest steeping times two to three minutes. The coolest brewing temperatures are 61°C to 69°C (140°F to 160°F) and the shortest times about 30 seconds. In general, lower-quality green teas are steeped hotter and longer, while higher-quality teas are steeped cooler and shorter. Steeping green tea too hot or too long will result in a bitter, astringent brew, regardless of the initial quality. It is thought that excessively hot water results in tannin chemical release, which is especially problematic in green teas, as they have higher contents of these. High-quality green teas can be and usually are steeped multiple times; two or three steepings is typical. The steeping technique also plays a very important role in avoiding the tea developing an overcooked taste. The container in which the tea is steeped or teapot should also be warmed beforehand so that the tea does not immediately cool down. It is common practice for tea leaf to be left in the cup or pot and for hot water to be added as the tea is drunk until the flavour degrades.
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I trust myself.
Life has my back and supports me.
As I trust myself I put myself on the track to success and fulfillment!"
I want to post a feww quotes I've written down on post-its. I didn't want to throw them away without posting them first. I don't know who wrote them but they are an inspiration to me:
People we attact into our life are reflections of who we are, therefore become first what it is you want to attact.
I am worthy of good things and abundant successes!
Just be yourself and always dream big!
The universe breaks our hearts until we lear to keep them open.
True progress can only come through struggle. Nothing that important is ever achieved without some cost. To become a spiritual being, you must go through difficulty, but the rewards are enormous.
Do Not be satisfied with yourself, EVER! To be successful in life, there must be a constant desire for improvement. It does not have to be difficult. Try to make it part of your personality, always wanting to be BETTER!