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Over the last year there has been a rush of intermediate oil explorers and producers in Canada's oil patch slashing monster dividends as they battle mountains of debt and declining cash flows. Among these were one-time darlings Lightstream Resources (TSX:LTS) and Penn West Petroleum (TSX:PWT)(NYSE:PWE).
One company that cut dividends earlier than the majority of its peers is Pengrowth Energy (TSX:PGF)(NYSE:PGH). It took the axe to its dividend payment and capital expenditure in July 2012 in order to restore a tattered balance sheet and rebuild cash flow and profitability. This saw its dividend slashed by over 40% and capex cut by $200 million as it desperately sought to reduce leverage and preserve cash.
It still pays a monster dividend yield of 7%, one of the best in the patch. But the big question for investors is whether the dividend is now sustainable and whether it has turned a corner with the successful implementation of its turn-around strategy.
Financial and operational results continue to improve
Despite reporting a full-year 2013 net loss of $317 million or $0.61 per share, compared to a 2012 net profit of $0.03 per share, Pengrowth's core operational and financial results continued to improve. For the full-year 2013, revenue popped nicely by almost 12% in comparison to 2012 as did funds flows from operations, which were up 4% for the same period.
This was also the third consecutive year where Pengrowth's revenue grew, which is a considerable achievement, considering oil production fell 18% in comparison to 2012. Furthermore, a significant portion of the net loss totaling $138 million can be attributed to losses on the disposition of properties which were sold during the year.
More importantly, Pengrowth hit its operational guidance for 2013, reporting average daily oil production of 84,500 barrels, with operating as well as general and administrative expenses coming in lower than originally forecast. The 18% decrease in oil production year over year can also be attributed to the oil and gas assets sold in 2013, rather than operational outages.
Pengrowth's balance sheet also strengthened during the quarter. In comparison to 2012, cash and cash equivalents popped a whopping 1,600% to $449 million, boosted by the proceeds of asset sales. Debt fell 7% for same period to $1.6 billion, leaving Pengrowth with a respectable and sustainable debt management ratio of 1.8 times its cash flow.
This is significantly lower than Lightstream's debt of 3.3 times cash flow and Penn West's 3.5 times. Both companies are desperately trying to reduce their debt to more sustainable levels by slashing capital expenditure and dividend payments as well as selling non-core oil and gas assets.
Is the dividend now sustainable?
Pengrowth's dividend yield of 7% is certainly one of the better yields in the patch. It compares favorably to Crescent Point Energy's (TSX:CPG)(NYSE:CPG) 6.8%, Lightstream's 8.8% and Penn West's 6%.
But its sustainability appears shaky even after being slashed by over 40% in 2012. A key measure of dividend sustainability is the dividend payout ratio. This is calculated by dividing the total dividend paid by net income. Any resulting ratio over 100% is generally considered to be unsustainable over the long term.
With Pengrowth reporting a net loss for 2013 it is not possible to calculate the dividend payout ratio, but if we examine the previous year, it had a startlingly high payout ratio of 2,200%. But there are other ways to calculate the sustainability of dividend payments.
A preferred methodology for oil companies is to calculate the ratio by dividing the dividend paid by operating cash flow. This is because cash flow excludes a number of non-cash items that negatively impact net income, giving a more accurate representation of the dividends sustainability. Pengrowth gives a payout ratio of 44%, indicating the dividend payment is in fact sustainable.
What is worrying is once capital expenditure – a necessary investment in building sustainable oil production – is deducted from cash flow the dividend ratio is well over 100% and appears unsustainable. By continuing to pay a dividend with such a high payout ratio, Pengrowth's working capital will diminish and its balance sheet again deteriorate. That leaves it forced to fund both its dividend and capital expenditure through borrowings, asset sales or both.
Pengrowth's management has committed to maintaining a monthly dividend of $0.04 per share, giving it the juicy yield of 7% and I suspect the plan is to fund it by way of asset divestments until operational cash flow grows sufficiently.
Is Pengrowth attractively valued?
Another aspect of Pengrowth making it tempting to investors is that it is attractively valued with an enterprise value of a mere 11 times oil reserves. It also looks appealing when a range of other valuation measures are used to compare the value oil companies to their peers.
This includes enterprise-value to EBITDA and barrels of oil produced daily as shown by the chart.
Pengrowth is attractively priced on the basis of those ratios when compared to its peers even after the value of its shares firmed 12% over the last year.
Foolish bottom line
Despite the doubts surrounding the sustainability of Pengrowth's dividend, it is undeniable the company's balance sheet is stronger and it trades at an attractive valuation. Furthermore, if management is able to boost cash flow to a point where the dividend becomes sustainable, it becomes a particularly appealing investment for income-hungry investors.


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American subsidiary of a Brazilian meat processing company JPS warned Cyberatoc with request for redemption The company's victim on Sunday came from "a Russian-based criminal organization."A White House spokesman said Tuesday.
"The White House is in direct contact with the Russian government in this matter and is sending the message that the countries responsible have not caught ransomware criminals."Spokesman Karin Jean-Pierre, mentions Use a system system's security vulnerability to prevent it, and for a program that requires a recovery to restart it.
American subsidiary of a Brazilian meat processing company JBS announced Monday that it had been targeted by hackers, forcing it to suspend some operations in the United States, Canada and Australia., In the last case of the hack against big companies.
"JBS was USA The target of an organized cyber security attack affects some of the servers that support its IT systems in North America and AustraliaThe company said in a statement on Sunday that it had no plans to sue.
The attack occurs within a month of the major attack American Pipeline Operator to Colonial Pipeline And expands the range of multinational companies affected by massive computer intrusions.
JBS USA, one He said major producers of beef and pork in the United States had suspended all affected organizations and called on its IT staff and external experts to resolve the matter.
"At this time there is no evidence that customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of this situation," the U.S. subsidiary said. Transactions with customers and suppliers may be delayed. He also assured that his backup servers would not be affected.
In the United States, Some production lines at the group's two plants in Iowa were shut down, and a refrigerator was shut down in Wisconsin., According to posts on their official Facebook pages. An employee who responded to the agency's call said a plant had been shut down in Utah. AFP In that place and he did not want to give his name. In Canada, a refrigerator employing about 3,300 people canceled three shifts on Mondays and Tuesdays. According to the plant's Facebook page.
JBS is based on the products of a Brazilian multinational company Meat, poultry and pork are one of the largest agri-food companies in the world. In addition to Brazil and other Latin American countries, it operates in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, New Zealand and Great Britain.
Cyber attacks against large economic groups are on the rise
In early May, hackers attacked Colonial Pipeline, It contains almost half of the petrol And other fuels are consumed on the east coast of the United States.
Forced to stop its operations, which led to a shortage and panic among motorists, the company admitted Their online systems paid 4 4.4 million ransom to the attackers to be imprisoned.
U.S. officials have accused Darkshide of carrying out the attack, A group of cybercriminals allegedly based in Russia, which Moscow denies.
The damage shown led to the imposition of the US government for the first time last week Internet security requirements in country pipelines.
Attack on Solar Winds Texas Enterprise Software This already rocked the US government and institutional security in December.
Most recently, Cyber Attack on Microsoft Newsletter, This method is due to Chinese hackers backed by Beijing, which has affected at least 30,000 US groups, including companies, cities and local groups.
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Professor Bob Stone and members of the Human Interface Technologies (HIT) Team staged a unique STEM event in Devon on Monday 30 July 2018.
The HIT Team demonstrated a variety of Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) projects at the William Pengelly Cave Trust in the small Devon town of Buckfastleigh.
This isn't the first time the Team has visited the Caves Trust. In 2017, the researchers helped the Trust to replace priceless fossils that were stolen back in 2015 by developing virtual recreations of the fossils using scan data provided by the Natural History Museum. Subsequently, they used these scans to 3D print life-size replicas and to develop an interactive "Virtual Cave" demo for school children.
The Virtual Cave project took centre stage at the most recent event, that was part of Buckfastleigh Town Council's 'Hello Summer' kids' programme, and even included a demo using a 3D Systems Touch Haptic feedback system, enabling the attendees to "touch" a 100,000-year-old virtual elephant's tooth.
Other demonstrations included the Team's Virtual Mayflower scenario; a virtual 'garden quest' under development for hospitalised children and a Mars Survival game. The younger attendees were also given a drone flying experience over the area of the caves and surrounding hills by wearing a special VR-like headset, displaying images from the HIT Team's Mavic Pro drone under the control of Professor Stone.
Sheila Phillips, the Caves Trust's Education and Museum Officer said: "Earlier this year the Trust was asked to participate in the local council's holiday scheme by organising three hands-on scientific days for teenagers.
"As Education Officer, I spoke to Professor Stone about [setting up] a VR workshop. The response was excellent and the day was a great success enjoyed by teenagers, some parents and members of Buckfastleigh Council. The feedback throughout the town has been exceptional, with the hope expressed that a similar event could be organised for the older generation".
Andy Stokes, Chair of Buckfastleigh's Town Council and the Town Mayor added: "The University of Birmingham's HIT Team's event at the William Pengelly Cave Centre was a fantastic opportunity for both the young people and the adults present to get a rare chance to see how far the technology has come and to find out how it can be used in all sorts of practical ways. A massive thanks to the team for taking the time to share their knowledge".


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Jonathan Leitschuh just reported "a vulnerability in the Mac Zoom Client" that allows "any malicious website to enable your camera without your permission". The issue known under CVE-2019-13450 potentially puts at risk up to 750,000 companies around the world that use Zoom to conduct day-to-day business, Leitschuh said in a Medium post.
The CVE-2019-13450 vulnerability is present even when the Mac user has uninstalled the Zoom client, making it possible for a remote attacker to activate the device's webcam. Why is this so threatening? Because Zoom is one of the most well-known cloud-based platforms for video, audio and screen sharing. The platform is widely adopted by enterprises across the globe as it enables webinars, online courses, meetings, training, etc.
However, the Zoom client app for Mac computers can allow attackers to execute remote arbitrary code. It should be noted that this attack is possible if it is chained with a separate vulnerability. The two vulnerabilities are the following:
DOS Vulnerability — Fixed in Client version 4.4.2 — CVE-2019–13449
Information Disclosure (Webcam) — Unpatched —CVE-2019–13450
Shortly said, the issue is stemming from the click-to-join feature that has been designed to automatically activate Zoom thus making it possible for users to quickly join a video meeting using their web browser. "This vulnerability leverages the amazingly simple Zoom feature where you can just send anyone a meeting link (for example https://zoom.us/j/492468757) and when they open that link in their browser their Zoom client is magically opened on their local machine," the researcher explained.
As stated, the only needed action is to click on an invite link. What the researcher discovered is that the mentioned feature needs a local web server on the system on port 19421. The port receives commands via HTTPS GET and any website in the user's browser can interact with it. This behavior is rather insecure.
How Can CVE-2019-13450 Be Exploited against Mac Users?
The only thing an attacker would have to do is create an invite link through an account on Zoom's website and embed it on a third-party website as an image tag or via iFrame. Then the attacker would need to convince the target to visit that particular website.
What did Zoom do to secure its users? Apparently, the company wasn't efficient in its actions, as evident by Leitschuh's post:
This vulnerability was originally responsibly disclosed on March 26, 2019. This initial report included a proposed description of a 'quick fix' Zoom could have implemented by simply changing their server logic. It took Zoom 10 days to confirm the vulnerability. The first actual meeting about how the vulnerability would be patched occurred on June 11th, 2019, only 18 days before the end of the 90-day public disclosure deadline. During this meeting, the details of the vulnerability were confirmed and Zoom's planned solution was discussed. However, I was very easily able to spot and describe bypasses in their planned fix. At this point, Zoom was left with 18 days to resolve the vulnerability. On June 24th after 90 days of waiting, the last day before the public disclosure deadline, I discovered that Zoom had only implemented the 'quick fix' solution originally suggested.
As noted by the researcher, the vulnerability is definitely a zero-day flaw, which hasn't been fixed in the 90-day disclosure period, which is the "industry standard". This leaves more than 4 million users of Zoom on Mac vulnerable to the serious privacy bug.
However, users can still address the issue themselves by disabling the ability for Zoom to turn on the webcam when joining a meeting. There's also a terminal command that can be used:
# For just your local account
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/us.zoom.config.plist ZDisableVideo 1
# For all users on the machine
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/us.zoom.config.plist ZDisableVideo 1


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Get Ready For The New Normal. Tennis Is Back In New York • Serena Ready • Clijsters Pulls Out • Novak And Andy Are Ready • All Staying In Their Bubbles
- Updated: August 21, 2020
By Alix Ramsay
All things considered, it was an inauspicious start to the Western and Southern Open, held this year at the Billie Jean National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.
Before a ball had been hit in earnest, one of the physios inside the magic, Covid-free bubble had tested positive for the dreaded bug and another two – Guido Pella and Hugo Dellien, the players he works with – were in quarantine.
Oh, well. At least it proves that the Covid protocols are working inasmuch as they can weed out anyone with a germ before they have the chance to spread it. That has to be a positive, as it were.
So, on to the media day on Friday: the big curtain raiser to the proper restarting of the tours. Of course, there have been other women's events held in the past couple of weeks but they have been smaller affairs. This was the big time; this was your Serenas and your Novaks; your Cocos and your Saschas. This is was what we had been waiting for. This was the beginning of the countdown to the US Open – tennis was back and it was hoping to be back with a bang. As they say, hope springs eternal…
"Can somebody please unmute Stefanos?" It was a polite yet persistent request from the masked moderator as Stefanos Tsitsipas was the first name presented to the world's press.
As we all Zoomed in from all over the globe, the technology was holding up as best it could (there were 37 of us waiting on tenterhooks) but there was always the risk of human error. Stefanos goldfished to the assembled, yet virtual, throng as the moderator tried again: "Could you unmute him? We can't hear Stefanos…Stefanos, can you hear me?" Much goldfishing in the affirmative from the world No.6 until, finally, the bloke with the laptop woke up, pressed the right button and there was Stef in perfect stereo. Ah, my Greek friend, welcome to the new normal.
And the new normal, it turns out, is not so very different from the old normal. True enough, the lack of fans milling about the place feels a little odd and the monotony of being either on the practice court or in the hotel room is a little draining but work is work and, Tsitsipas thought, it was good to be back.
"I'm very happy to be back on the court," he said. "I was very happy when I came here and saw my fellow players. I greeted all of them, had a smile on my face seeing them, being surrounded by them. Honestly, I'm just happy competing again, just happy to be back to my normal happiness."
That happiness of the happy-chappy is stretched at times, though, and he can see a swing in the balance of power in the coming weeks.
"It is difficult at first," he said of life in the bubble. "You're not able to go anywhere except your hotel room. You keep going back and forth from your hotel room and on the site. I think it's difficult not to be able to mix it up a little bit, go somewhere else, go to a nice restaurant with your team, go explore the city a little bit. That daily routine, that daily repetition makes it difficult."
That does not bode well: the main draw players have only just started their three and a bit weeks in Queens and already Stef is getting cabin fever (alas, as yet there is no known test for that). And he is one of the more sensible lads on the tour. We wait to see how the wilder ones cope with the coming weeks of house arrest with no time off for good behaviour.
Then there is the business of playing big matches with no one watching. For those who have become accustomed to playing in front of thousands of screaming and adoring fans, Tsitsipas reckons the experience might be unsettling. Surprisingly so.
"Without the atmosphere it does look and feel different," he said. "For me, I haven't really gone out there and played without spectators. I think last time was when I was 12, 11 years old, a long time ago,
"I think it's going to be challenging for most players, especially for the top players, who are used to having a big fan base, being surrounding by fans cheering their name, having people that love them when they play.
"I think it's going to create a more equal space for any player. I think it is going to be challenging. I think it benefits a bit the lower-ranked players."
Serena Williams is used to being the star of the show in New York but there have been times when that has been her undoing.
Being the crowd favourite in a final is pressure enough but when she is chasing history and that 24th grand slam title, sometimes it can become suffocating. We all remember what happened when she faced Naomi Osaka two years ago. And while there was no mental meltdown last year, the result was the same against Bianca Andreescu. Whatever happens this summer, there will only be the woman on the other side of the net for Serena to worry about.
One of those women will not be Kim Clijsters who, just to make the Western and Southern's day a little grimmer, pulled out with an abdominal injury as Serena was speaking. They really weren't having much luck at W&S HQ.
"I hope I'm a fan favourite," Serena said. "I love playing here. I'm vintage, so, it's like I don't have that many years left at some point.
"It would be nice to try to keep winning. I don't know. I don't mind not having the fans. I would love if the fans were here, because it's so special to play with the fans and they really pull me up when I'm down, but at the same time, we need to be safe right now, so let's not have anyone – when we are all feeling better, we can all come back and we can all have fun."
"I didn't want to be in the hotel because I have lung issues, so I felt like it was actually a big risk for me personally," she said.
"At my house, I can control more. There is no housekeeping, there is none of that type of stuff. And so, as much as I want to be here, it's great, but I have genuine health issues that I just really needed to put my mind at rest to even be able to perform in New York.
"I'm OK to not go out. I don't really go out much anyway. I literally stay home all the time, because it's kind of hard for me to go out.
"So this is not really new. I mean, I might go to a restaurant every now and then, but especially during the US Open, it's a hardship to go out because it's, like, everyone's eyes are ready for New York and they are ready to see tennis players, so it's not the best situation for me if I'm trying to stay focused and stay in a zone, so that part hasn't been a huge adjustment for me."
Djokovic, on the other hand, was veering more to the 'I don't stay in hotels like that anymore' argument, as he explained to Chris Clarey in an exclusive interview for the New York Times on Thursday (it's a cracking read). He, too, has settled into his plush pad with his garden and his space to sunbathe and even if he has to stump up for the security watchdogs to monitor his every move, he prefers it that way.
"With the trees and serenity, being in this kind of environment is a blessing," Djokovic told Clarey. "And I'm grateful, because I've seen the hotel where the majority of players are staying. I don't want to sound arrogant or anything like that, and I know the USTA did their best in order to provide accommodation and organise everything and organise these bubbles so the players can actually compete and come here, but it's tough for most of the players, not being able to open their window and being in a hotel in a small room."
The new normal, then, will be a fascinating thing to watch in the coming weeks.
As for being stuck in her hotel room, Serena has sidestepped that issue. She, like Novak Djokovic, has rented a private house on Long Island so she has a little more elbow room than most of her rivals. Her reasons for splashing the cash and opting for this luxury, though, are based purely in self-preservation. She has a history of pulmonary embolisms and that puts her in the 'high risk' category should she come anywhere close to the virus.
According to Tsitsipas, it will be a new rule for the rich and a better one for the poor: those who usually have their double faults cheered and their failures applauded when they face a big name in New York will now be left in peace to focus on their tennis in an empty arena.
According to Serena, it is all about the health and safety issues – "I want to know where people are going. I want to make sure that we are all keeping ourselves in this giant bubble," she said on Friday – which may just be enough of a distraction to keep her nerves in check should she head towards another final.
And for Djokovic, it is all about being the world No.1, living like the world No.1 (Covid pandemic or no) and making the most of his first Federer and Nadal-free grand slam.
It's a funny old world, this new normal.


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When is men's mental health month? It's important to learn more about depression in men. Despite being the second leading cause of death for men, suicide is an increasingly common cause of death for middle-aged and elderly men. Men make up 70 percent of all suicides, and increasing suicide rates in middle age and older men are raising the risk of mental illness. Suicide is not a sign of weakness; it's a disease that affects mood regulation. High-stress levels and medical conditions can also cause depression, as well as certain medications.
While physical health is the main focus of Men's Health Month, men's mental health is equally important. Though mental health is less talked about, it affects many more men than you may think. For this reason, Highland Springs is committed to raising awareness and spreading the message that mental health is important for everyone. Men's mental health is a significant issue, and the stigma associated with it is one of the biggest barriers to seeking treatment.
Education is essential to preventing mental and physical illnesses. In order to prevent heart disease, men can control their weight, avoid artery-clogging foods, and exercise regularly. It is also important to discuss mental health, as suicide and self-harm are preventable with proper care. When is men's mental health month? It's November. What do men do to improve their mental health? Read on to learn how.
The first step to overcoming these problems is recognizing the symptoms and getting help. Men who are suffering from alcohol abuse should reach out for help. Check out meetings and flexible treatment programs in your area. Getting help and counseling will help you focus on improving your mental and physical well-being. You don't have to live with the symptoms of alcohol abuse and drug addiction, but it can help you cope with the problem and get on with your life.
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The IAS is that the top and most prestigious administrative government officials of the govt of India. The IAS officers hold the key and strategic positions within the Union government and public sector undertaking. So the IAS officers are recruited alongside IRS, IFS, and IPS through the exam of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). it's considered a really difficult exam. alongside the Indian Police Service (IPS), and Indian Forest Service (IFS), IAS is one of the three all India services. Its cadres are employed by central and state Governments. IAS was constituted in 1946. before IAS, the Indian Imperial Service (1883-1946) was alive. Here we discuss IAS Full Form, Salary, Work, Meaning, etc.
At the start of their career, IAS officers join the state administration at the sub-divisional level as an SDM and appearance after law and order.
Also Read: IPS Full Form
Educational qualification to become an IAS officer
The candidate must be graduate from any recognized university to use for this prestigious job. per annum, an exam is scheduled by the Union Public Service Commission. this is often considered because of the toughest exam in India thanks to its extremely competitive nature. For example: In 2012, quite 5 lacks students applied for this exam from which only 170 were finally recruited for IAS. this is often the toughness of this examination.
Functions of an IAS officer
- To maintain Law and Order and general administration in his working area.
- Handle the daily affairs of the govt.
- Functions as Executive Magistrate, Chief Development Officer/District Development Commissioner.
- Policy formation and deciding.
- Distribute funds and resources for implementing the policies
- Travel to specific places to oversee the implementation of policies
- Ensure zero irregularities in fund allocation and management
Some of the designations offered to IAS officers during field posting are as follows:
- Joint Collector,
- Chief Development Officer (CDO)
- District Magistrate,
- District Collector or Commissioner
- Divisional Commissioner
Some of the designations offered to IAS officers during a posting in Secretariat of State Government/Central Government are as follows:
- Under Secretary in Government of India
- Deputy Secretary in Government of India
- Director in Government of India
- Joint Secretary to Government of India
- Secretary to Government of India
- Cabinet Secretary
What is the qualification of IAS?
Candidates applying for IAS Exam must hold a Graduation degree in any discipline from any recognized University. Candidate must be quite 21 years aged and therefore the upper regulation is 32 years for general candidates.
What is the salary of an IAS officer?
The basic per month salary of an IAS officer starts at Rs. 56,100(TA, DA, and HRA are extra) and may continue to succeed in Rs. 2,500,00 for a cupboard Secretary.
What is the work of an IAS officer?
The job of an IAS officer includes framing policies and advising the ministers on various issues, maintaining law and order, supervising the implementation of policies of the government and Central Government, collecting revenues and performance as courts in revenue matters, supervising expenditure of public funds.
What is the regulation for IAS?
32 years
The upper regulation is going to be 32 years for the unreserved (general) category with 6 attempts. it'll be 35 years for OBC candidates with 9 attempts, and can be 37 years for SC/ST candidates with a vast number of attempts.
Which degree is best for IAS?
Sarat Chandra IAS Academy is that the best UPSC government officials coaching institute. They also offer a 3-year integrated degree alongside civil services coaching (BSc or BA). they supply a good sort of course in BA to chose from. In these 3 years, they cover the UPSC syllabus very comprehensively during a highly organized manner.
Is Tattoo allowed in IAS?
Yes, so you're eligible to seem for the UPSC exam. Tattoos allowed, but it might be inappropriate.
Is IAS a stressful job?
In short, yes! Their lives are quite stressful due to the type of job they are doing . many phone calls, emails, messages + public meetings + public grievances + meetings with senior and follow-ups with juniors + emergency situation handling + normal daily office routine work.
What is the last rank for IAS?
The last rank which fetched IAS was 650 and 773 for SC and ST respectively. In 2012, 116 was the last all-India rank, which fetches a candidate belonging to the overall category IAS. At an equivalent time, the last OBC candidate who secured entry into IAS had an all-India rank of 266.
Can IAS have a beard?
One of the foremost magnificent aspects of a person's human body is their facial hair. And Yes, of course, an IAS can grow his beard. While you'll have limitations within the case of IPS, IASs can alright enjoy the full-length Baba Ram Dev sized beard. IAS Full Form is Indian Administrative Service.
Do IAS officers live an expensive life?
Sadly, 95% of the IAS Officers don't return to society what they take from it. As far as "lavish lifestyles" are concerned, so 3 sorts of IAS Officers live lavish lifestyles- one, those that are corrupt. Two, those with ancestral income. Three, those have married very rich wives!
Are IAS officers Rich?
IAS officers found amassing disproportionate assets and wealth varying from ₹200 crores (equivalent to ₹254 crores or US$36 million in 2018), so to ₹350 crores (equivalent to ₹587 crores or US$82 million in 2018). IAS Full Form is Indian Administrative Service.
What is the very best rank of IAS?
The highest post within the State is that of the Chief Secretary. So at the highest of the hierarchy of IAS officers is that the Cabinet Secretary within the union government. So if you're a general merit candidate, you want to be within Rank 90 to urge into IAS.
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It now appears that the solution to avoiding peanut allergies, ironically, is eating peanuts.
Every year, about 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies. For those with severe allergies, symptoms include generalized hives, itching, flushing, swollen lips and tongue, difficulty breathing, wheezing, fainting, vomiting, abdominal pain, low blood pressure, and a critical decrease in the flow of oxygen to the brain and other vital organs.
The foods that are most likely to cause these severe allergic symptoms are milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, and shellfish. One of these eight foods, however, stands above the rest, affecting about 3 million Americans, and occasionally causing fatal or near-fatal allergic reactions. Peanuts. Every year between 75 and 100 people die from peanut allergies. Although children often outgrow allergies to milk or eggs by the time they go to school, peanut allergies are usually life-long.
Historically, recommendations on how to avoid peanut allergies were ineffective. Advisory groups in the United Kingdom in 1998 and the United States in 2000 proposed that children would be less likely to develop food allergies if they avoided allergenic foods when they were babies. These groups also recommended excluding allergenic foods from mothers during pregnancy and during breastfeeding. The problem with these recommendations was that they didn't work. The incidence of food allergies remained unchanged. In 2008, confronted with overwhelming evidence that their recommendations had been useless, both of these advisory groups withdrew them.
A few years later, a rather surprising observation changed the approach to avoiding food allergies. Clinicians noted that peanut allergies were 10 times more prevalent in Jewish children in the United Kingdom than in children of similar ancestry in Israel. They also noted that whereas infants in the United Kingdom avoided peanut-based foods, infants in Israel ate a peanut-containing snack called Bamba, consuming about 7 grams of peanut proteins every month. Early introduction of peanuts, it appeared, might be lessening the risk of peanut allergies later in life.
Between 2006 and 2009, emboldened by this observation, researchers in the United Kingdom performed a formal study. Called the LEAP trial, which stood for Learning Early About Childhood Allergy, it included 640 children between 4 and 11 months of age. Because all of these children had severe eczema or egg allergies or both, all were considered to be at high risk for peanut allergies. Researchers separated these children into two groups. One group consumed at least 6 grams of peanut proteins every week divided into three meals. The other group avoided peanut proteins altogether. Researchers than followed these children until they were 5 years old, finding that 13.7 percent of the peanut-avoidance group and 1.9 percent of the peanut-consuming group were now allergic to peanuts—an 86 percent decrease!
After the LEAP trial was over, researchers wanted to find out what would happen if these peanut-consuming children stopped eating peanuts for one year. Would they still be resistant to peanut allergies? Or did they need to keep eating the peanut proteins to avoid the allergies? The answer was that resistance to peanut allergies persisted. Researchers found that 21.5 percent of the participants in the peanut-avoidance group and 2.4 percent in the peanut-consuming group were allergic to peanuts. Even after avoiding peanuts for a year, the tolerance to peanuts remained. Four years of eating peanuts appeared to be enough to induce a long-lived unresponsiveness. Subsequent studies will determine just how long this unresponsiveness lasts.
As a consequence of these studies, in 2017, an expert panel reporting to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the National Institutes of Health issued the following guidelines:
1. Parents of children with severe eczema, egg allergies or both should introduce peanut-containing foods as early as 4 to 6 months of age to reduce the risk of severe peanut allergy.
2. The total amount of peanut protein to be regularly consumed per week should be approximately 6 to 7 grams divided over three or more feedings.
3. For infants without eczema or any known food allergy, parents can give potentially allergenic foods early in life.
Although it might seem counterintuitive, the choice to withhold allergenic foods early in life appears to increase, not decrease, the risk of food allergies.
Paul A. Offit, MD, is a professor of pediatrics and director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. His most recent book is Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong (National Geographic Press, April 2017).


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You have heard it all before. Writing is a lonely profession. By its very nature, it is a solitary craft. So,if you weren't an introvert before you wrote your first word, you will become one in about three weeks.
However, writers do manage to connect with others: at writing workshops, seminars and conferences. Maybe that's why they are so popular. It's a place to interact with other humans (real life humans as opposed to the fictional ones we have taking over our brains).
This past weekend I attended an Indie Writing Workshop put on by Mystery Writers of America, Northern California Chapter. Since I self-publish my Trisha Carson series, I couldn't wait to go, and I was not disappointed. Local writers who are both self and traditionally published had more to say than I could remember. But I wanted to pass along some nuggets that I found particularly interesting.
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Since we all work within a budget, one panel was asked where is the most important place to spend what little money we have. The answers: layout and formatting, editing, and promotion.
In case you hadn't thought about it before, there is a difference between a content editor, a copy editor and proof readers. Content editors are your first stop. They check your facts. If your book is non-fiction, they make sure it is factually correct. Was it raining on April 15, 1945 in Paris? Did you make up the rain? They will find out. For fiction writers, content editors focus on discrepancies in the plot, character, or dialogue. As the name indicates, they check content. Copy editors look at language, grammar, continuity, sentence structure, paragraph length, that kind of thing. Finally, proof readers look for typos.
In the past, I have used all three and the money I spent was well worth it.
Everyone agreed -- another place to spend your hard-earned cash is on cover art. Go professional. As one panelist said, "For $50 and a beer, I had a friend design my book cover." The results were what you would expect for $50 and a beer. Besides coming up with an excellent cover that will help sell your book, actual designers know what your cover will look like when it is postage stamp size. Think of all the book covers you have seen on your smart phone. Do you even know what you are looking at? A good designer will.
The workshop featured tips on social media, thoughts on critique groups and the never-ending list of apps that come and go.
Bottom line for me: I came home and worked on three practical suggestions: I put a mailing list on my website (so please sign up here), looked into some of the writing software programs mentioned (i.e. Damonza.com, Scrivener and Vellum.pub) and finally decided to pay for some sponsored advertising on Amazon.com.
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Getting There
There is only one airport in the province at Gunsan, 385 Seonyeon-li (tel. 063/469-8345). Korean Airlines (tel. 063/471-5001) offers flights to and from Jeju twice daily. Flights to Seoul's Gimpo airport were discontinued in 2002 and there are no current plans to revive service. There are local city buses to Gunsan city that run every hour. There are also two nonstop intercity buses to Jeonju and Iksan, which run twice a day. One auto-rental company, Kumho Rent-a-Car (tel. 063/452-8000), has service at the airport.
It is easier to reach the region by train as the Honam Line runs south from Daejeon and connects Iksan and Jeong-eup to Mokpo (the end of the line). The Jeolla Line runs southeast from Iksan to Jeonju, Imsil, and Namwon before going to Suncheon and Yeosu in Jeollanam-do. The short Gunsan Line starts from Iksan and heads west to Gunsan.
It's best to take a bus to Jeonju from Seoul, and then explore the rest of Jeollabuk-do from there.
The Honam Expressway (road 25) runs through the middle of the province. It connects Iksan and port city Gunsan to Jeonju.
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Local buses will take you pretty much anywhere you want to go; the only problem is that they run pretty infrequently (about every hour or two) from select destinations. So make sure you know what time the return bus is so that you're not stuck waiting an hour for the next bus. Fares run about W800 to W900 for local buses, so be sure to have plenty of W1,000 bills and coins with you (drivers usually don't give you change). Unfortunately, bus schedules aren't always posted at the bus stops (sometimes there aren't even bus stops), so ask your driver what time the return trips run and plan accordingly, especially when venturing out to less popular places.
Although not recommended, if you want to rent a car, I suggest renting one in a city (like Seoul or at least Jeonju) because you won't find car-rental companies in remote areas (for instance, there is only one company that services Namwon).
Taxis are usually available to be flagged down in cities and major tourist attractions, but you won't find them in some of the smaller remote villages. As in most places outside of Seoul, drivers don't speak English, so be sure to have a map or know the name of your destination in Korean.
Visitor Information
The Jeollabuk-do Tourist Information Center (tel. 063/281-2739) is located in front of the Jeonju Bus Terminal (Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do) and is open daily from 9am to 6pm.
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By Caleb T. Maupin
Published Oct 9, 2008 8:58 PM
So many young people depend on financial aid to go to college. Many other young people depend on the tax benefits of being claimed as a dependent on their parents' tax return.
Recently, in attempts to stifle the voice of the young, voting officials have threatened to take these things away from young people if they dare to vote.
Falsely claiming that students can only vote in the area where their parents reside, not where they attend college, these harsh threats were made to college students in Virginia and Colorado.
They were made because all data point to the fact that young people, who have so much at risk with the current financial system, are going to be voting strongly in favor of Barack Obama's candidacy for president.
As universities are loaded with young people being politically active for the first time, registering people to vote, debating the issues and such, the strategy of the right-wing Republican Party has been to disenfranchise these young people. The rightists must believe it is impossible to win the support of youth.
Only time will tell whether 2008 is a repeat of 2000 and 2004. In 2000 Republicans targeted Black people for disenfranchisement. A false list of felons prevented thousands from voting in Florida, some of them even being dragged away from the polling places by police. It was clear in 2000 that a large majority of Black people would vote for the Democrat Al Gore and against George Bush.
In 2008, with harsh lying threats of losing financial aid, it looks as if the Republican Party aims to rob youth of what civil rights marchers fought and some died for, the right to vote. This right is again being threatened by the rules regarding student voting in some states.
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We as a society, within the boundaries of the United States and its territories, are addressing a faceless global threat that we have come to know as the coronavirus or COVID-19.
It attacks at the heart and soul of the nation and requires a multifaceted approach with a host of parties: federal government, state governments, municipalities, private sector, and non-governmental organizations as well. Should the pre-planning on the part of the private sector and non-governmental organizations be interfaced with the government's planning prior to any nationwide disaster or national emergency? If so, what is the best or better path forward?


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On November 21st we held our first beach clean-up at Agios Spyridon beach, Porto Rafti, in collaboration with 'Healthy Seas', a non-governmental eco organization and 'Moraitis School'. Our goal was to offer our audience the chance to actively and directly make a positive impact.
The campaign was a great success. All participants, contributed and collected all sorts of plastics found on the seemingly clean beach, but also learned in more detail, problems resulting from plastic pollution. In that way, they could communicate them better and influence others too.
This campaign triggered our inspiration for our Fall/Winter 2021 Collection. Click to read more about the collection.
We want to thank Moraitis School, for co-organizing this important event and giving the participants the opportunity to become more active citizens. Some of the students took the role of scientists, recording small pieces of plastics. This also enabled us to understand that micro plastics play a significant role in plastic pollution, as when they were collected they made up a large amount.
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We presented our part and our involvement on the conscious tomorrow. Through our business, we are offering the opportunity for citizens to become more conscious on their consumption choices and way of life. But, also through this campaign, we offered them the opportunity to actively and directly make an impact. Protecting our planet by engaging with plastic.
We invited Healthy Seas to raise awareness about ghost fishing, plastic pollution and the effects on marine life. They presented their work and contribution on cleaning the seas, and also being in the chain of the circular economy solution.
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Closure of A and E at Halifax
From Mo Norwood
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Linda Riordan MP in the Evening Courier has stated that it is official the Halifax A and E is set for closure.
Now there is something worth campaigning about?
From Veronica Roberts
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Hoping that the possible closure of A and E at Halifax doesn't happen. This has been talked about for some time. Let's hope the Trust keeps it open.
From Nina Smith
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
We should be very concerned at the possibility of the A&E department at Halifax hospital closing. It is very strange that this proposal is being considered at a time when A&E departments across the country are under severe pressure due to the scale of usage.
Whereas it can be sensible to concentrate highly specialist services such as stroke, coronary, and severe injury trauma in one hospital with a specialist unit, I cannot see what sense it makes to centralise the treatment of less serious injuries.
The increased travel time and sheer inconvenience of going to Huddersfield is just not acceptable. This seems to be yet another flawed initiative in a society in which those with power increasingly know the cost of everything but the value of nothing.
From Susan Quick
Saturday, 1 March 2014
Nina is absolutely right the proposal to close the A&E at Halifax is unspeakable. What do those of us unable to drive do? Call an ambulance for minor injuries? Or spend a fortune on a taxi? Travelling all the way to Huddersfield is no joke for anyone. Here we go again. Remember when they decided to move the maternity ward to Huddersfield? We have to campaign again, this time to keep the A&E. What a waste of precious time and energy. Why can't the people who make these decisions consider the implications and realise there are far better ways to save money?
From Kez Armitage
Sunday, 2 March 2014
There are so many unanswered questions.
There's an interesting article on the consequences of closing A&E units. Yes, I know it's Daily Mail journalism but it's still worth reading, and provides evidence that closures cost lives.
And then we hear that Todmorden Health Centre will be enhanced, but we don't seem to know exactly how, and what emergency procedures it will be able to undertake. Certainly there's room in that vast over-specified building. If it could provide triage, emergency transport, and basic A&E services, then surely that would be a good thing for the people of Tod and Hebden Bridge. But we simply don't know.
So in the meantime we must keep on fighting, and halt this insidious erosion of our public services.
From Eleanor Land
Monday, 3 March 2014
You should be very scared of Hunt, if he doesn't get his way he changes the rules, as Lewisham Hospital will no doubt find in the near future. This government hate the NHS, they will use every method at their disposal to privatise it and flog off our records to the highest bidder. They've already given our hospital records to the Insurance companies. They wouldn't be able to do any of it without the connivance of the Lib Dems.
From Peter Robson
Monday, 3 March 2014
You may be aware that a public meeting has been called to 'Save our A&E' on Saturday 29th March 2014 12.30pm at the Halifax Leisure Centre, North Bridge HX3 6TE.
We were on the streets of Halifax on Saturday promoting the above and were absolutely swamped with interest and rage at this decision. The NHS Trust has now announced a public consultation which is likely to result in the loss of our Accident and Emergency Department to Huddersfield. This is not an 'either or' option; we desperately need to retain both A and E departments.
This is part of this government's plan to slash and privatise the NHS. By 2015 they will have cut £20 billion of the NHS budget. In the last 20 years, they have halved hospital beds from 297, 000 to 135,000. They have closed one third of walk in centres only set up 7 years ago with 4,000 full time nursing posts slashed too. Over 100 private finance (PFI) hospitals (of which Calderdale is one) are repaying a total of £65 billion for £11 billion investment. Not easy reading folks!
Calderdale hospital say they want to save £30 million but is saddled with huge debt. We cannot stand by and simply allow this to happen, allow the NHS go the same way an American privatised system. If this goes ahead, people will die sadly! The fight back must start with mass resistance to the 'trust's' plans. A huge campaign is now under way but we can only defeat this trust if there are thousands on the streets. Don't stand on the side lines, but help us to mobilise the same numbers as Lewisham who saved their A&E by getting 50,000 to march. People power will win.
I am well aware that there is already a lively campaign in the upper Calder Valley, However, Unison are now also active in the Calderdale campaign and you can view this here and pledge support.
In solidarity
Peter Robson
Socialist Party
Halifax and Huddersfield.
From S M Morville
Monday, 3 March 2014
Can someone just reminded me who introduced the PFI Scheme in the first place. Those who mortgaged our health care forever. The name Blair backed by Prescott comes to mind or am I wrong?
From Peter Robson
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
You are right, it did begin with 'new labour' and this puts the labour party in a position to say the least! It is hard for them to defend the people let alone be seen as the party for the working class. They began PFI which as we know has 'crippled' the NHS.
We spoke to Linda Riordan on Saturday (Halifax MP) along with other Labour Party activists and we are of the opinion I hope that we need to work together. However, we on the left are not convinced Labour would do much if anything to stop the advancing privatisation of public services. But maybe that is a debate for another day.
I understand the students at Calderdale college are organising a demo in Halifax town centre on 15th March re the closure of A&E, info on their Facebook site. This is impressive though and with the youth mobilising shows the level of anger already!
Peter Robson
From Darren G
Thursday, 6 March 2014
It has also been reported that our MP Craig Whittaker would prefer plan 4 and that is to close Halifax and Huddersfield and we all use Leeds A&E. I'm not sure he's serious but I can believe anything from him.
If we want our A&E there is only one way of keeping it and thats to campaign each and every one of us.
From Eleanor Land
Thursday, 6 March 2014
If Craig Whittaker really does want Halifax and Huddersfield A & E's to close, he wants his head testing. Almost certainly some people will die before they reach an A & E an hour travelling distance from their homes, are they just going to be collateral damage.
From Cllr James Baker
Thursday, 6 March 2014
I think it's important that all of us work together to help save A&E. As Liberal Democrats we are calling for a cross-party and (non-party) approach and a broad coalition of opposition.
There are multiple complex factors at play. The crippling PFI repayments, which are like the wonga loans of the public sector. The fact there is a massive reorganization within the NHS, that budgets have been frozen whereas healthcare inflation is high, pressures from an aging population and demographics.
Really as a country we need to spend more on health per GDP, and perhaps less on things like a trident replacement.
From Paul Clarke
Saturday, 8 March 2014
I note the Lib Dems want to build a popular front against the proposed closure of Halifax A and E which is actually happening under a Con DEM government
I wonder why they weren't so keen to adopt a similar approach during the Iraq war when despite our then Labour MP voted against the war and there was total opposition from local Labour activists.
Instead no Focus leaflet was complete with a picture of Blair with Bush as rather than unite against the war they decided to exploit people's anger for short term electoral gain which has now been thrown away during their years propping up the Tories in Westminster.
I would never make common cause with Lib Dems on any issue as their commitment tends to last as long as their 'promise' to scrap tuition fees.
From Peter Robson
Monday, 10 March 2014
You are right James, we need to have concerted effort to topple this government! In fairness, I was at the Lib Dem demo in York on Saturday and yes we were vocal. We shouted and demonstrated but we did talk to many good Lib Dem's who were very unhappy with Nick Clegg and how their party had been taken over. Sadly, Lib dem councillors up and down the country have voted in huge cuts to our services as in Calderdale that affect vulnerable people.
Just to remind you good people the demo re the NHS and the closure of the A&E is this Saturday 15th at 12 noon next to the shay stadium at Hunger Hill (how appropriate) and then marching into town. Let's have a good show as this will be the beginning of a strong message and a mass movement.
In solidarity
Peter Robson
From Peter Robson
Monday, 17 March 2014
Was an excellent turn out on Saturday in Halifax for the demo, good to see lots of people from all over the district. We set off, all 250 of us from Hunger Hill (seems appropriate) outside the Shay and walked into town, clowns (well done Gary for the outfit and organising the event), jesters and all! You could hear the anger at this disgraceful proposal by the rich posh boys!
There was plenty of chanting, with us winding our way through the town centre to a rally outside the council offices. The message was clear; 'no if's no but's no NHS cuts' rang out loud and clear en route, with plenty of people joining the march. This is the beginning of a clear message to Hunt and his 'old etonians' that we will not just allow this to happen and there will be a fight back. It is interesting how we go in a matter of weeks from 'it will happen anyway' to a march of this size.
Just a reminder that the public meeting takes place at the north bridge centre in Halifax on Saturday 29th march at 12.30.
Peter Robson
From Janet Balmforth
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Has anyone else heard the rumours that this is not just about the closure of the A&E at Halifax but that more departments are to be moved over to Huddersfield as well - including maternity and childrens services. I've heard that Calderdale is to go from being a 650 bed hospital to 100 beds. Can anyone confirm this?
From Cllr Tim Swift
Thursday, 20 March 2014
This is much more than a rumour. As we outlined on our website last week this is quite explicitly set out in the detailed documents now released by the Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust.
You can download the full document from the following location.
From Paul Clarke
Thursday, 20 March 2014
I've returned from Good Shepherd meeting about our NHS trust which featured one of the most depressing/bogus presentations I've ever sat through.
The PR person from the trust was trying to convince us that we should spend another 20 minutes or so on an ambulance to an A and E in Huddersfield cos we are 'skint.'
I asked her exactly how much money the trust would save by closing Halifax A and E as that is price of the life of the first person to die in an ambulance en route to Huddersfield. The answer - I kid you not - was 'I don't know'. This after trying to convince us shutting Halifax makes clinical sense and presumably the trust less 'skint'.
Someone asked whether the rationale for the trust board preferring to close Halifax A and E would be made public. Seems not as that would make it appear like a 'stitch up' not telling the public why they want us to travel another 20 minutes while seriously ill.
Depressing in one way but hopeful in another that their arguments are so lame.
My thanks to local churches for organising this event which was a real eye opener to the trust's tactics and arguments.
From Graham Barker
Friday, 21 March 2014
Thanks to Paul for attending the meeting and exposing the shallowness of the case for change, and to Tim for providing a link to the relevant documentation. From the point of view of patients, the proposal to concentrate A&E and other key services at Huddersfield inspires no confidence whatsoever and is indeed probably a disaster waiting to happen.
From a financial point of view, matters may be even worse. The elephant in the room is surely the PFI deal that funded Halifax hospital. If the proposed changes go ahead, the PFI repayment debt will continue to be a massive drain on NHS funds but we'll then be paying through the nose for resources we no longer have. As far as I can see, the Strategic Outline Case document doesn't even mention PFI, let alone give it consideration.
Does this omission mean we're being deliberately hoodwinked, or is it just another example of sloppy thinking driven by bean counting and special interests? Or both?
From Peter Robson
Sunday, 23 March 2014
PFI is 'crippling' the NHS. Just look at the experience of the Mid Yorkshire Trust covering Dewsbury /Pinderfields and Pontefract. They are in chaos. This Trust after two years of protests and meetings have announced the closure of essential services at Dewsbury which will be moved to Wakefield. However, as sad as this is, we pushed them all the way and gained a review which Hunt was not interested in. He had made up his mind.
At Calderdale Hospital this week we were handing out information for the coming rally. We had a fantastic response from the staff to the degree when we went into the canteen to talk to them a few came up to us to take posters /leaflets and petitions. This I think is the only way to build a mass response by the staff leading a fight back. There is a level of anger amongst these workers and I think there will be a good response from them this Saturday.
From Peter Robson
Sunday, 30 March 2014
Great turn out in Halifax yesterday for the meeting to save our A&E department, full report here which covers really well the meeting. Again, significant anger from the floor and also the platform, however, this cannot be left to a few activists, we have to build from the community. It was really encouraging to see the forms filled in by literally everyone to give their details etc.
The lessons from Lewisham and Stafford will be really useful for us also and it would certainly be good to invite activists from these campaigns. I understand we are in the process of doing this.
There is a meeting planned for the Hebden Bridge /Todmorden area, and of course we are planning a big demo in Halifax soon. The district must come together to push these draconian proposals out, Hunt and his cronies will listen but it will, as I have said, need people power.
From Susi Harris
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Really interesting article on this: I admit, I was sitting on fence till I read it (thinking might be nice for Hebden and Tod to have urgent care centre on doorstep) - but no more - this is nasty privatisation and we do need to fight it.
From Eleanor Land
Tuesday, 1 April 2014
Thank you for that information, Susi. I have read the article, all it does is to confirm to me that the Coalition is preparing the NHS for more privatisation. The fact that neither party has a mandate for this seems to have slipped their minds. They are too busy looking for backhanders - a.k.a donations to their party funds - and a nice little earner should they get booted out in 2015. Our health is definitely not safe in their hands, and neither is the NHS. They obviously believe the electorate to be fools.
From Paul Clarke
Friday, 4 April 2014
My apologies for not reporting back from the Foundation Trust presentation at the ward forum of their preference to downsize Halifax A and E but I am still shell shocked how incompetent and disingenuous it was.
I've been going to public meetings for over 30 years and I have never seen a presentation so full of Doublethink and Newspeak that would have put Big Brother to shame.
This is the second time I have sat through it -the first delivered in a sing song voice that was patronising beyond belief and this one was as if we were all a bit thick. Always a dangerous tactic in front of a HB audience.
Essentially the trust's tactic is to say to us in the first half of the presentation that we need integrated services with the patient at the centre of their interaction with the NHS or social care. No one would disagree with that.
Now here is the kicker - they then go onto say in order to make this happen then their preference is to downgrade Halifax A and E into some sort of minor injuries facility. So if you are really ill in the back of an ambulance then you can just spend another 20 minutes fighting your way across the M62 to Huddersfield.
As you might expect people thought that wasn't such a good idea.
Unlike the two presenters I'd actually read the turgid Strategic Outline Case that underpins this nonsense. One of the trust's non-exec directors - but not a clinician- had been wheeled on and she said there were four options on the table. I had to pull her up by pointing out there were actually five options. It does help to do some homework when you are trying to cut a vital local service.
Her mate had put up a slide that said underpinning this review is 'services close to home' and I was forced to point out that for me A and E in Huddersfield is not 'close to home.'
It got worse as she told us that the trust has the 'same money' but more demand. I pointed in her own review it says 'The NHS is set to receive just under 1% increased funding per annum at a time when it estimated that we will have to generate a 5% efficiency saving per annum.' I make that a 4% gap not the 'same money'.
So the logical question is how much is this downgrading of our A &E going to save? I've asked this question twice now and no figure has been produced. This time I was told 'it is not about money.' Yeah right.
The Trust also showed us their pretend consultation. Cllr Steve Sweeney pointed out this was being rammed through in two months when it should be at least 6 months given how angry people are.
Aly Miles also picked up the fact that the Trust are proposing five consultation events for the whole of Calderdale . . . or about 80,000 per event . . . or 8000 per hour. Joke doesn't come close to describing it.
Jenny Shepherd also weighted with a quietly spoken demolition job that really threw them and perhaps she will tell us about that.
I am still fuming that a public body can treat us as idiots. My only consultation was their arguments were comprehensively ripped to pieces.
They are back at the next ward forum and I would urge as many people as possible to go along and tell them loud and clear that downgrading out A and E is not on.
Don't be scared as it's not hard to blow their feeble case out of the water.
From Elleigh M
Saturday, 5 April 2014
I fear the closure may happen. I heard from a source that the hospital building is unfit for purpose. There are closed empty wards you can see as you walk round. I believe the original ground plans were as a hotel. Bovis who own the building charge for any work that needs doing, even for simple jobs like putting up a notice board.
Just to illustrate how he NHS has gone I am aware that GP's in Huddersfield charge another NHS service for use of their rooms. So they want to refer their patients.
For cbt on the NHS however then charge that service for hire of the room in their surgery, even though it could be their own patient being seen. Therefore said CBT service paying many surgeries and cannot reach as many due to cost .
Next they will be charging midwives, chiropodist etc. to use their rooms, or will they? Is it just reserved for mental health?
I know not of anywhere else this happens in the UK but it may do.
From John Smithson
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Interesting article in today's FT about the looming disaster of PFI for the NHS.
Note, this pernicious initiative has been promulgated by all 3 political parties, so no point scoring by the usual suspects please.
From Peter Robson
Friday, 11 April 2014
Interesting meeting at the arts centre near the Shay Stadium in Halifax last night. Kind of the Arts Centre to give us the venue at short notice and indeed, are happy to be involved in the campaign. I will keep it brief as was a longer meeting than expected.
We are fearful now that the trust will 'plough' ahead regardless of the opposition however, this is not say that we are defeatist in the least. Some people had attended the CCG (Calderdale clinical commissioning group) meeting earlier in the day and were staggered when a CCG executive approached them and admitted he did not understand either the process or the consequences.
However, what we do understand is that they (CCG) are forcing the issue and have now reduced the time scale of consultation to about eight weeks, we are well into that. This is a common tactic when bargaining in the work place used by employers to reduce resistance from workers and Union activists on this page will clearly see this for what it is.
That aside, the word has got out to the Trust that there is now a 'fight back', a further demonstration is planned in Halifax for 3rd May, details to follow.
There were nearly fifty people at the meeting last night from all walks of life. We made it clear to the Labour Party and Unison (which I am a member - not Labour) that this is not wholly run by them and that we have to be respected as individual groups of people. This was accepted by the meeting. We did also say that there needs to be more meetings in the upper Calder valley, we are now actively looking for venues in Hebden Bridge and Todmorden.
From Jenny Shepherd
Friday, 11 April 2014
Paul Robson, we held the meeting of Upper Calder Valley Save our A&Es that kicked off the campaign in the Fox & Goose, which I would recommend for any future meetings. If you'd like to go on the UCV Save our A&Es mailing list please email me. I send out a weekly email updating current campaign info.
From Peter Robson
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Are you the Jenny that was at the meeting in Halifax on Thursday?, I particularly don't want to get into who started what first or 'kicked off' first and contestability, but good that there are things happening through the district. We held a stall in Huddersfield today and had a great response to promoting the Public meeting in the town at the Methodist mission in Lord Street (Huddersfield) 1st may at 7pm. We have always said this has to be a joint effort across Kirklees and Calderdale and has to be held in different villages and towns not just one centralised location. Maybe good for some people to come through as there will be people from the Dewsbury save our hospital campaign that have a lot of experience of this dispute.
From S.M.Morville
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
On Sunday the 13th of April I was admitted to Halifax A&E suffering from extreme chest pain the paramedics where brilliant professional and caring.
We cannot lose this local care, the Medical team at Halifax were wonderful, fast and spot on with everything they did. Fight for this local care and don't lose it.
From Peter Robson
Monday, 5 May 2014
What a powerful message sent yesterday by the three hundred protestors walking through Halifax past the Shay to the hospital.
The staff at the hospital could see us and waved giving the thumbs up sign. The demonstration was an eclectic mix of gender, young and old with different cultures fully representing the districts diverse communities standing together.
We will continue to fight for the NHS, it is ours not theirs, whatever Hunt says. The message is getting across though, my partner works in the Probation Service and the recent strike action she has taken against privatisation has made it unattractive now for the venture vultures that circle it.
Already Grayling has pushed back the date for privatisation of that service and indeed, it is in chaos re the tendering process. The same principle applies to the NHS, resistance is not futile, again, this will push the management and directors back and hopefully make them think.
From Lizzie W
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Have attended appointment at Calderdale Royal today. Staff I spoke to laughed at protesters opposing A&E closure saying it's a done deal. It will close in Halifax, no question. Appalled but sadly not surprised. What is the country coming to?
From Benny M
Friday, 16 May 2014
Yesterday I had occasion to take a friend a clinic in Huddersfield due to a technical failure at Halifax. Aside from the horrendous journey, the appointments were running an hour plus behind schedule which allowed me to roam at will through the main reception area.
The place was filthy. In particular, the toilet facilities. Stained grouting black mould in urinals and toilet bowls disgusting throughout. Is this what we have to look forward to.
From Graham Barker
Friday, 16 May 2014
I agree entirely with Benny's dim view of Huddersfield. On a few visits over the past couple of years I've always got a strong impression of a creaky building coping badly with the pressure already on it. Add Calderdale A&E patients and it could itself become a casualty.
Parking at Huddersfield will be even more horrendous than it is now, and from experience the directions for finding it by car are very poor.
These proposals haven't been thought through at all. Or rather, they haven't gone an inch beyond the crude assumption that money will, in some Paul Daniels way, be saved.
From Paul Clarke
Sunday, 8 June 2014
On Monday I popped along to the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) drop in session at Mytholmroyd Community Centre to discuss our local health services for which they have responsibility.
To describe it as a farce would be too kind and it is by far the most shambolic event I have ever attended in 30 years of going to public meetings.
We as taxpayers are paying for what appears to be a 'consultation'. but one that is the most bogus I have ever seen and if it wasn't so serious it would be laughable.
The first problem with this meeting is seems to be Calderdale's best kept secret. No posters round town and when I checked on the CCG's own website it wasn't even on the front page as a reminder. Nothing on Hebweb as far as I could see. It's like they didn't want anyone to come along…surely not.
I've already registered my objection with Calderdale and Huddersfield HNS Foundation Trust (twice so far) against their wish to downgrade Halifax A and E which I believe will cost lives and I wanted to register my disapproval with the CCG who have ultimate responsibility for commissioning local services.
So I asked the smiley young woman who greeted us who was responsible for publicising the event. Blank stare. Ok, where do I register my objection to closing our A and E. Another more flustered blank stare.
This is page one stuff and eventually she shunted me off to one of the CCG's commissioners.
So I asked him which form I filled in to register my objection to Halifax A and E? We haven't got one he replied shuffling bits of paper. Bit naïve given the number of people who turned up at the CCG board meeting to tell the local GPs who sit on it loud and clearly we want to retain our A and E. Doh.
I pointed out to him that Sir Bruce Keogh's 'review' of A and E which is driving the Halifax A ad E downsizing is based on NHS England's disputed figure that 40% of A and E cases that could be treated elsewhere. I showed him the figures from College of Emergency Medicine that suggests the figure is more like 15% which seemed new to him. I also pointed out that when people have an emergency they just want to head to their local A and E that they know not Huddersfield or Leeds which are much further away.
Eventually he did write my objections on his pro forma form and in fairness did assure me that my comments would appear on the www.rightrighttimeplace,co.uk website. They better had because I will be keeping a eye on that.
Interestingly he didn't take any of my details so they could follow up my comments or I could track them.
I did point out that lack of publicity for the event would leave the CCG wide open to the accusations that this is a paper consultation and they had already made their minds up on A and E. A point he conceded and promised to take back to their highly paid but seemingly useless PR/marketing team. It may have worked as there was a piece in the HB Times this week and an ad for the next series of events….no excuse now folks so go and have your say.
I also pointed out having meetings between 2-7 and none at weekends meant it much more difficult for people who work – especially the thousands who commute every day – to come along. He did say the meetings seems to organised around what works best for staff rather than for the people who are paying for this farce.
MY final point was an old one. The Trust and CCG are deliberately linking more community based serves to A and E closures when they are two very different issues.
In principle I support community based services that put the patient at the centre of services. Who wouldn't?
But at the moment they simply don't exist in the way they outlined in the Strategic Outline Case which the commissioner conceded was the case.
So you can't then use that and Keogh's disputed figures to say we can downsize Halifax A and E based on sick people not going to A and E because they can be treated by non-existent community services. I made the point that was putting the cart before the horse.
The time to have a debate about A and E service is when you have put community services in place and to critically analyse the impact of those localised services on emergency services. Another point that was conceded.
Despite the chaotic and bogus nature of this meeting I have to say I did get a fair hearing from the person I spoke to and he take some notes which I hope will make it to the website.
But if the CCG want to have any credibility for this 'review' and for it to have any meaning they must go all out to make sure as many people as possible take part.
So far to their shame our highly paid GPs have failed to do so. That only reinforces the growing feeling that they have already made their minds up despite massive public opposition and will use this feeble 'consultation' as a fig leaf for slashing vital local services including our A and E.
Just so the Trust and the CCG aren't in any doubt the right care for an emergency is an A and E, the right time is as close as possible to my home and the right place is Halifax. That's crystal clear so stick that on your website if you dare
See also
HebWeb News: Calderdale A&E Crisis - Feb-May 2014
Halifax Courier: Calderdale Hospital A&E recommended for closure
HebWeb News - Labour to raise A&E closure in Council (Nov 2013)
HebWeb News - Calderdale Liberal Democrats will fight to protect local A&E provision (Nov 2013)


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