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The popular arguments in defense of the development models of Kerala and Gujarat are of dubious merit.
Shanu Athiparambath | 07 Sep, 2012
The popular arguments in defense of the development models of Kerala and Gujarat are of dubious merit.
Kerala is the most "socially developed" Indian state. It is also the state where mothers used to tuck their children into bed whispering the punishment for bed-time resistance. All it took to put a baby to sleep was a warning: "I will hand you over to communists." Kerala is yet to go through an Industrial revolution. Yet, Kerala has the highest life expectancy and the lowest rates of malnutrition, and infant and maternal mortality among Indian states. It also has the highest literacy rate. In the United Nation's Human Development Index, many developed countries are no match for God's Own Country. Perhaps, it is true that the Harvard researchers who visit Kerala are convinced that this is the pinnacle of civilization.
Some think it to be a paradox. But, many believe that the "Kerala model of development" is a vindication of man's desire to be placed in a cradle where all his needs are met. Even as a worldview, it feels so good. The security of the cradle, however, is tempting only to a pampered baby who has turned too lazy and difficult. Otherwise, a frown appears on its forehead. But, this is nothing to worry about. The cradle seems to exist and function-precisely because of this.
Many intellectuals attribute Kerala's 'success' to its radical leftwing politics, matrilineal system and literacy campaigns that date back to the early 19th century. It is believed that government investment in education, healthcare and basic necessities laid the foundation of progress in Kerala. But governments heavily subsidise education and healthcare throughout the world. The supposedly enlightened voters of Kerala were often ruled by people who even opposed computerisation. Their policy positions are a complete rejection of centuries of economic analysis. Is it plausible that their intuitions are sounder than science?
The states of Gujarat and Kerala have for long had a certain cachet as standout examples of development, the first for its supposed economic strides and the second for social development. Gujarat's reputation as a showpiece of development has received a setback after the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi flippantly dismissed the findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS).
According to NFHS 2005-2006, 52 per cent of the children in Gujarat are stunted, in comparison to 25 per cent in Kerala. Modi admitted in a controversial interview with the Wall Street Journal that the health indicators of Gujarat were troubling, but he tried to explain it away by saying that in a middle-class state, women are more beauty conscious than health conscious. It is true that in developed countries, income and obesity are negatively correlated, but this is simply not true of developing countries like India. If Modi were right, middle-class Indian women would be on average, more stunted than the poor. But then, economist Arvind Panagariya had recently pointed out that while Gujarat achieved a reduction of 96 infant deaths per 1,000 live births between 1971 and 2009, the drop in Kerala's infant mortality rate was only 46. This is true of many facts on which the Kerala 'success story' rests. It makes sense to find out whether those claims can withstand serious examination.
In the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI), Kerala's performance is comparable to that of developed countries. The assumption behind the HDI is, of course, that a 'naïve' confidence in economic growth ignores broader 'quality-of-life' measures. Decades ago, there were many who had the same argument in defence of Soviet communism. But you look closely enough, the concept of HDI is fraudulent. GDP is given only a third of the weightage, skewing the scores against developed countries. Literacy and school enrolment rate are the only factors considered while evaluating educational achievement. There are strong incentives to wrongly report facts, or even adopt policies that achieve nothing substantive.
Is the belief in material progress 'naïve'? Wealthier countries have remarkably higher development indicators. The contributions of impoverished societies to arts, literature and science are not anywhere close to that of relatively capitalistic Western economies. Development is merely an effect of freedom. It is simply not possible to achieve freedom through development. The process cannot be reversed.
To avoid charges of bias, let me first grant all the factual claims of our humanitarians. Kerala's health indicators and literacy rate would still be lower than that of the US. The per capita income would still be a fraction of that of the US. Not too long ago, the educated middle class in Kerala had to work for years to buy a car and wait just as long for a telephone connection. I have seen villages that got electricity only very recently. The basic necessities that ordinary workers in the US have taken for granted for close to a century are still beyond their reach. Perhaps, it is true that the system "is not without its flaws".
Now, it might be true that market-driven growth is not 'true development'. There are, perhaps, higher values than those dictated by money-grubber ethics. I could be a philistine, but I think sentimentalists too should have the grace to not dignify third world poverty by calling it "development".
It is well known that Kerala has high development indicators despite having a very low per capita income. Across the world, human development indicators are highly correlated with per capita income. Is it, then, true that there can be development without economic growth?
Researchers have pointed out three salient facts:
» As remittances from abroad are high, the official income figures for Kerala could be grossly understated. In the latest NSSO Household Expenditure Survey, rural per capita expenditure was found to be the highest in Kerala (Rs 1,835) among all Indian states.
Urban monthly per capita expenditure (Rs 2,413) was second only to Maharashtra (Rs 2,437). In the past three decades at least, Kerala has always been among the states with the highest per capita gross state domestic product.
» The 'quality-of-life' measures are highly overstated
» The role of the state is much smaller than claimed, especially in education and medical care. In short, the economy of Kerala is not as poor, government-steered or socially advanced as often claimed. Even if it were true that development could coexist with poverty, it is not yet clear why it is a superior alternative.
The Kerala success story would have never gained popularity if people had asked some simple questions: 1) How much progress has Kerala made after Independence? 2) Is the state involvement in the economy as high as claimed? 3) Do such claims hold up after reading the figures more carefully?
Kerala's experiences in education and healthcare are indicative.
Public expenditure on healthcare in Kerala is remarkably high. But as Arvind Panagariya notes, when compared to the GSDP, it is the same as the national average (0.9 per cent). Private spending (8.2 per cent) is more than nine times public spending and much higher than the national average (3.6 per cent). Less than a third of the poor in Kerala visit public hospitals for minor ailments.
In her Booker-winning first novel, The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy claims that the high literacy level in Kerala is largely because of the communist movement. This claim is typical. But Kerala has always had a high literacy rate. According to the 1951 Census, Kerala's literacy rate (47 per cent) was incomparably higher than the national average (18 per cent). Because of widespread protests, the attempt of the first communist government to take over the management of private schools was not too successful. Today, more than 60 per cent of children in Kerala study in private schools, though many of them are government aided. The national average is only over 25 per cent.
Today, India's literacy rate is 74 per cent, while that of Kerala is much higher: 94 per cent. But the growth rate of Kerala (100 per cent) is far less than the national average (311 per cent). Similarly, the progress Kerala made after Independence in raising life expectancy and containing infant mortality is lower than the national average. There is nothing to suggest that Kerala's achievements are spectacular.
Critics of the Kerala model have typically given private educational institutions and hospitals far more credit than warranted. But if the Kerala model proves anything, it is simply that affluent societies typically spend more on education and healthcare. As Randal Holme points out in Literacy: An Introduction, literacy and education are merely an effect of economic growth. The process cannot be reversed. The signalling model of education has long established that schools do not teach any valuable job skill that cannot be picked up elsewhere. Employers prefer college graduates simply because they are more likely to be intelligent, hard working and compliant. Real world jobs often have little to do with what we learn in school and college.
Similarly, it would be a mistake to attribute the high health indicators of Kerala to per capita medical expenditure. Correlation does not imply causation. A man who spends more on healthcare is also likely to live a disciplined life and have a healthy diet. Exercise, diet, sleeping habits, smoking, drinking and the environment deeply affect your physical well-being. But, statistically speaking, total expenditure on healthcare has had virtually no effect on the health of mankind. Though this appears to be an eccentric claim, there is not much disagreement among credible historians and health experts.
Doctors do make many mistakes, even in private hospitals in the US. A Rand health insurance experiment suggests that government healthcare in the US helps as much as it hurts. A study of World Bank economists suggests that the treatment of most doctors in urban Delhi is more likely to hurt than help.
Most ailments of the poor have more to do with their own choices than with money. They rarely treat major ailments and often resist simple preventive measures. They are more likely to choose wrong medication and visit witchdoctors. Intellectuals often blame this on false belief and lack of information and "motivation". But the poor too are responsible for their own choices. Economist Bryan Caplan compared government healthcare to a bad boyfriend. He can treat you very badly, but as long as he mixes a little tenderness with punishment, you will be eternally grateful to him.
Many believe the people of Kerala are highly politically aware. But the high literacy rate in Kerala has not translated into genuine political awareness. Where there is no freedom, the civic returns to education are not much. Like in any politically oppressive society, literate men in Kerala channel their energies into dead-end political goals. In Kerala's liberal arts colleges, there are countless students whose social consciousness is developed to the point that they disrupt classroom activity much of the year. My father almost never had to work because he taught students whose passions were more developed than their minds. They are educated, but only by definition.
Students in Kerala might protest against the evils of globalisation or some such 'noble' cause, but if you give them the tired textbook arguments against protectionism, it would be news to them. In my engineering college, however, there was no real world politics. But while playing Counterstrike all day on computers that ran Microsoft Windows, their smug status messages often read: 'In a world without walls and fences, who needs Gates and Windows?'
Twin adoption studies have long established that if a child's basic needs are met, even parenting has virtually no effect on long-term health. Even personal habits have a strong genetic component. Consider the popular claim that malnutrition in India is higher than in Sub-Saharan Africa, and that there are more stunted children in Kerala than in Senegal. The reason, as Arvind Panagariya pointed out in a Times of India article, is simply that Indian children happen to be smaller. Amartya Sen once claimed that missing women in Asian countries can be attributed to gender discrimination, female foeticide and infanticide. Kerala, he argued, is a notable exception where state investment has led to gender equality. Even people who sympathised with his claim felt that this could be an overstatement. Emily Oster's 2005 paper, however, suggested that the high hepatitis B carrier rate in Asian countries is responsible for the skewed gender ratio, because they are more likely to have male offsprings. Later, she herself revised this claim, as the evidence was not strong enough. The point is that things are more complicated than they appear.
The assumption of the 'Kerala model' is, of course, that if wealth is shared in a fair and just manner, the process of development will soon attain a 'momentum' that makes further advances possible. An oft-cited example is that of Bangladesh. But it is estimated that after redistribution, each Bangladeshi citizen will end up with an income of $4 a day. The same is true of Kerala. This is moderate poverty, by World Bank standards. Calculators do not have a capitalistic bias. Jagdish Bhagwati once said that redistribution would increase the consumption of the world's poor by one chapati a day. The egalitarian scruples and enthusiasm of middle-class Indians would wane if they recognised this fact. Sound economists have always known that there are no short cuts to prosperity, that economic growth can only come via an increase in the production of goods and services.
Detractors often hint that the unemployment rate in Kerala is even higher than the literacy rate. This is an overstatement, but even today, strikes and industrial disputes are rampant. Persecuted by the government and trade unions, most entrepreneurs operate in the unorganised sector. They hire migrants who work at reasonable rates. Labour union 'activists' compel many to declare themselves unemployed. It has long been obvious that minimum wage
laws and labour union coercion cause unemployment. But these are considered the 'gains of labour'. Not surprisingly, intelligent and hard-working men often leave Kerala when they reach adulthood. The 'Kerala model' is sustained by these men who work abroad. They are, perhaps, a casualty of this alternative model of development.
In my late teens, I lived in a house that was a superlative achievement in the way it demonstrated economy of space. The landlord wanted to go back to the Middle Eastern country he worked in. What held him back was a fear he could not state. When the boys read the Kamasutra, they were careful to not let their voices be heard, because it said: 'A woman who has nobody to keep her in check can be easily gained over.' This is a common dilemma in a state where a decent man is compelled to flee. But then the Kerala 'success story' rests on an ethical norm rarely said out loud: 'A system that leaves no place for a hard-working man can also be just'.
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Mecklenburg County crime: Make a neighborhood map
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>What a treat to have Metropolitan Kallistos Ware as keynote speaker during our parish life conference hosted by St. John Orthodox Church here in Memphis this weekend. As a prolific author (my favorite of his books is The Orthodox Way) Metropolitan Kallistos is also a terrific speaker. He spoke at the women's luncheon today and will bring keynote messages tonight and tomorrow night during the conference. Since he was introduced as being both a speaker and an author, he opened his talk at the luncheon today with this story: (I'm paraphrasing.)
Two men died and were both in cauldrons, presumably in Hell, after their deaths. There were demons putting flaming logs under the author's cauldron, which was getting hotter and hotter, while the other man seemed comfortable in his. So the author asked the other man why he was there and he said, "I murdered my wife."
This seemed unfair to the author, so he asked the head demon, "Is there no justice? Why is this murderer receiving better treatment than me?"
The head demon answered, "The man's wife forgave him. But your books are still selling and causing hurt to many. So every time one of your books sells, a demon puts another flaming log under your cauldron."
After telling this story, Met. Kallistos went on to give a wonderful talk on "The Fire of the Spirit," but I couldn't quit thinking about the fire that was burning under that poor writer's cauldron….


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Liverpool full-back Alberto Moreno has reportedly decided that he would like to return to former side Sevilla.
Alberto Moreno left the Spanish club to link up with the Reds back in 2014, and the left-back has gone on to make 139 appearances for the Merseysiders in all competitions.
However, just three of those outings have come during the current season, and the Spaniard is unlikely to consider a new deal with his current deal expiring in the upcoming summer.
According to Marca, Alberto Moreno wants to secure a reunion with Sevilla, who are understood to hold an interest in signing the 26-year-old on a free transfer.
The Premier League giants, who were sensationally defeated in the Champions League, are likely to prefer cashing in on the defender during the January transfer window, but the player could potentially decide to bide his time before having his pick of clubs in eight months time.
It was reported that local rivals Arsenal and La Liga winners Barcelona were willing to launch a bid for the out-of-favour left-back who is destined to become a free agent in the summer as Liverpool hesitate to hand new contract.


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Crayon Filter
Crayon Filter is a multi-band filter plug-in. The band controls allow you to add a type of filter to the output of the signal. You can engage up to five filter types at once (one of each type). Low Pass attenuates high frequencies, giving your sound a "dull" feel. Band Pass attenuates both above and below the cutoff frequency, for a "thin" or "nasal" sound, High Pass removes low frequency signals. Notch removes just a small band of frequencies from the signal. Peak boosts a small band of frequencies in your audio
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Greetings! All these dogs below are up for adoption through Dachshund Rescue of Los Angeles. They are currently being fostered with awesome humans and are getting ready for the next chapters in their lil canine lives :)
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What up? How are we all? So this week I don't have much to talk about in regards to how I got this idea honestly. I was reading though one of my old big book of ideas (I'm actually revisiting old ideas to see if I can use them for generic comic strips as some ideas just can't fit into one panel) and stumbled across this idea, and thought I'd give it a crack today. What do you think?
Well seen as though that's it in regards to this cartoon I thought I might share what I've been working on ideas wise, to keep the whole theme of this blog. Yesterday I was driving around and noticed a real piece of shit car with a Transformers logo on it and it got me wondering if having them on your car was ever cool? Seen as though I'm a massive social media horebag, I posted that question to Twitter and Facebook and got some awesome responses! For starters I had no idea about the fact that apparently the latest trend with red-neck, yip yarnin' morons is to hang metal testicles from the back of their utes. Wow. So this came about as we ended up discussing some of the "Blights of the Modern Automotive Age" (That's a direct quote from Adam, I had to use it as it was a gold phrase! Cheers buddy!). Now this got me thinking that lately I've actually gotten some ideas from things that I hate and annoy the shit out of me, so as usual, I started making a list this morning! Wow, I have issues, seriously....It was way to easy to start a list and holy shit it's getting bigger! So here is my current list on just this subject matter;
The Brinks List: "The Top Blights of the Modern Automotive Age":
1) Frangipani Stickers - Why oh why were these damn things ever popular? I've never understood the need to cover you back windscreen with shit, I mean it's not like you need to see out of the damn thing now is it?
2) My Family Stickers - Why do you need to express your love of your family via stick figures is beyond me. I especially dislike the ones that have every god-damn pet they own on there as well so it pretty much fills the whole windscreen. If I come over and eat one of your gold fish will they scrape that sticker off straight away? There are some awesome parody versions of these stickers you can get though, like this gem: ( http://stickerish.com/products-page/parody-decals/443-2/)
- Like my mate Don pointed out, yes it can be cool if placed on a bad-ass car that you could easily see turn into a giant robot killing machine, but on a rusted old Datsun 120y, hell no. The only thing that piece of shit is transforming into is a small compacted trash cube.
4) Flags - Yes, no matter the sporting event, you're guaranteed people are going to have a flag sticking out of their window on a plastic stick to show their support, even friggin' months after said event has finished, yes you won, get over it. Oh and Australia Day tends to multiply these fuckers quite significantly for some reason, yes I love my country....but I love that my car doesn't look like it's in a moron motorcade more.
5) Reindeer Horns and Noses - Look I hate Christmas at the best of times, but I'm getting better now I have a kid I must admit, but nothing makes me hate it more than people that dress their car up to look like Rudolf. It seemed way to friggin' popular last year and I hope that everyone gives it a rest this year or I may lose my shit.
6) 'Humourous' Bumper Stickers - Look on the rare occasion you do see a funny one, but even then, after seeing 50 times the shine tends to wear off. But it's even worse when the joke was shit in the first place and then becomes popular and you see them everywhere! I've always been tempted to have one on my car but I know I'd just get sick of it really quickly and not find it amusing any more and have to get rid of it. In fact I have an awesome Xbox one that says: "Achievement Unlocked: Placing Sticker on Bumper" But my lady didn't see the funny side so in the cupboard it lives!
7) Jesus Fishes - Look I'm pretty anti-religious anyway so you can see why I hate these damn things, they shit me to tears. One of these days I'm going to get me a Darwin Fish for my car, just because they are awesome. Why is Jesus symbolized by something he was killed and something he created to feed people? Lucky he didn't feed them sausages, that would look awkward....
8) Testicles on Utes - Seriously, how is that a good idea? Do they gave a giant cock as the hood ornament?
Well they was very therapeutic I must say! No where near a complete list, is there one I missed? I was thinking of doing more lists like these as a mid-week update type thing with some images to go with each one like above, what do you think? Oh and just out of interest I just stole all those images from Google Image search, I'm lazy. So other than making awesome lists to read, my "Annoy List" I'm working on is going alone very well and I've already got some ideas planned to use it, something in a strip form I think. I won't ruin the surprise until I work on it more. Man I hate a lot of things.....
Alrighty, time to go, have a good week!


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'Breaking Through the Fibro Fog, Scientific Proof Fibromyalgia is Real' by Kevin P White MD, Phd is an award winning book, which you can buy on amazon, which proves that Fibromyalgia is REAL.
Fibromyalgia has been called many names including 'the syndrome of feeling out of sort', and 'its all in the mind syndrome'.
Apparently a recent survey showed that even now one in four GP's still think that Fibromyalgia patients are faking, and that the disease itself does not even exist.
However, Dr. Kevin White who is considered as one of the world's leading authority of Fibromyalgia has written a book that proves it is real.
Breaking Through the Fibro Fog is an easy book to read that reviews scientific evidence from over the past 20 30 years, that Fibromyalgia is real.
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Posted by Jeffrey G. Funk P.A. on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 at 12:30pm.
Windermere, FL home for sale in the guard-gated golf community of Keene's Pointe. Featuring a split floor plan with nearly 4,000 square feet, heated pool and spa, formal living and dining rooms, spacious master suite, office, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and a nicely appointed kitchen with breakfast nook. The property provides peaceful conservation views with the privacy of no rear neighbors.
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(Competition/ Metabolic Conditioning)
WOD Review: 8 min
Then group warm up all together: 60 sec row, 30 sec banded squats (below knee cap), 30 sec PVC pass thru, 20 sec TVW, 30 sec power cleans, 20 sec BB jerks, 30 sec hanging shrugs
For Tme:
800m Run
15 Clean & Jerks (135/95)
3 Rope Climbs
600m Run
12 Clean & Jerks
2 Rope Climbs
400m Run
9 Clean & Jerks
1 Rope Climb
Post WOD
5-8 min Easy Bike or Row
Competition Strategy: The 800 and 600m runs will be the big time eaters, so, do your best to push a bit more on the run and take those few extra breaths before hitting the barbell. Fast singles on the clean and jerk for many will be faster than sets of 5 with longer breaks. Work with another athlete to share a rope if needed and use those 3-5 seconds to catch your breath before your next climb or heading out onto the run.


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Equality and Diversity Mediation
What is equality and diversity mediation?
Equality and Diversity Mediation is when an independent third party, trained in mediation and equality and diversity, brings individuals and parties together to facilitate discussions about a dispute. The aim of our mediation is for all parties to reach a mutual agreement.
One of the many skills our mediator's have is the ability to reality test or challenge parties' assumptions or behaviours. When delivered correctly, this can allow individuals the opportunity to see different perspectives whilst reflecting on their own.
Allegations of discrimination and inequality can be some of the most difficult, complex and sensitive disputes. Our mediators provide a confidential open space for parties to understand an allegation of discrimination.
Centre for Resolution's mediators are highly trained in mediation and equality and diversity.
When can our equality and diversity mediation be used?
Equality and Diversity Mediation can be used where issues have arisen due to any equality matter, whether you are a service provider, service user, workplace or a community group.
In 2010, the government introduced The Equality Act, which incorporated 116 separate pieces of legislation within one act. The act protects people who have a protected characteristic from discrimination, harassment, victimisation and bullying, just to name a few. The protected characteristics are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation.
If at any moment a person/s feel this act has been broken they may be within their rights to bring legal action to an individual or an organisation.
Allegations of discrimination are often difficult to prove especially when the dispute has arisen due to a break down in communication but an individual feels it was discrimination. It is also difficult to establish discrimination as often it's about behaviours and the way in which behaviours are received by individuals.
Here are a few examples of equality and diversity mediations carried out by our mediation service.
Case Study One:
This dispute was between a vision impaired customer assistant and her senior manager. The organisation failed to make reasonable adjustments despite the advice of occupational health. They also did not understand how difficult it would be for the customer assistant to undertake her revised day-to-day activities. Due to this the customer assistant felt unable to explain her disability and how it made her feel to her colleagues.
The mediation helped the organisation understand the customer assistant's disability and the impact on her work. The mediation allowed her to express how she felt, air her concerns, suggest on-going training for the organisation and provided her with a choice as to whether she should stay with the organisation or be financially compensated and potentially consider leaving her current job.
As a result of mediation and an open dialogue, the customer assistant was able to resume working in the company with adjustments. This ultimately restored her self-esteem and confidence.
Read more on Disability Mediation.
Case Study Two:
This case was concerning a sexual incident between a female and male colleague who shared the same office space. The male colleague after discussing it with his line manager felt that it may be a good idea to discuss this through mediation as he felt that there was wrong on both parts and wanted to develop a clearer understanding of how one another felt so they could establish boundaries in their working relationship.
The mediation allowed them to have an amicable conclusion and the process supported them in implementing a framework going forward.
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This case study is between a service provider and a customer. This incident took place when she accessed her local supermarket and was wearing a hijab when one of the members of staff made a derogatory comment about the customer's perceived religion.
After the customer made a complaint, the supermarket suggested mediation as a way of resolution and the customer agreed. During this process the customer was able to articulate how the incident made her feel. One of the outcomes of mediation was that all employees at the supermarket would attend Equality and Diversity Training.
Other ways discrimination may be experienced:
- An employee not getting a promotion due to their ethnicity or religion
- A male colleague being paid more than a female colleague for the same job
- An employer showing more favourable treatment towards people of one religion over colleagues from another
- Interviews not being given to job applicants because they are transgender or have a disability.
Benefits of utilising our mediation service
A benefit of Centre for Resolution's mediation is that our process is flexible allowing parties to decide when mediation takes place, the duration of the session and when they wish to have breaks.
Using solicitors or entering into legal proceedings such as tribunals are often costly and usually take longer than mediation adding additional stress to the situation. The structure of our mediation prevents situations from becoming potentially inflamed or creating further frustration. Our service resolves issues quickly and sensitively.
Individuals feel empowered as they have control over the outcomes, the level at which they participate and the pace of the mediation. In comparison to other processes mediation provides a more effective resolution as individuals develop an understanding of one another's perspective whilst working on solutions that are jointly formed.
Imposed outcomes often fail for example the courts or other disciplinary procedures making a decision off their findings without taking into account emotions. One of the benefits of equality and diversity mediation is individuals develop a shared understanding. This shared understanding often provides mutual learning as individuals have the opportunity to explain their point of view indicating why they felt something was discriminatory.
This form of dispute resolution can reduce and deescalate the amount of discrimination claims progressing into further disciplinaries or legal action.
Personal differences between two or more individuals, including customers and employees can lead to unproductive and toxic environments. Our mediation allows you to address issues and can prevent relationships, lives and careers from being destroyed.
In our experience equality and diversity mediation can positively shape culture by pointing out the pitfalls within an organisation. If individuals or parties don't resolve all of their issues through mediation then the issues that are unresolved can still be taken forward into disciplinary or legal proceedings.
Mediation can also prevent negative media attention for all those involved.
How the process works
If you would like to use our mediation service you can email us, phone us or fill out the contact form below. One of our mediators will aim to contact you within 5 working days to find out more about the current situation. During this discussion u will be able to ask any questions you may have and the mediator will provide more clarity on how the process works whilst making sure the case is suitable for mediation. If after this call you feel the process is suitable and you would like to continue the mediator will then contact the other individual/s to see if they feel mediation would be suitable.
The mediator will then arrange a time to speak with all parties individually to form an agenda for the joint mediation. During the individual meetings a time and location will be discussed where it would be suitable for both people to meet for the joint mediation.
If for some reason a joint meeting is not suitable individuals can enter into Shuttle Mediation where parties are in separate rooms. The mediator will move between rooms to talk to each party separately.
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- Using Electric Fence in Dry Conditions
A Pos/Neg fence is the best solution for very dry or sandy soils and rocky terrain.
- Clipping & Shearing Tools
Precision fleece and hair removal for the show ring or the farm.
- Pasture rotations made easy...
Electrified netting and other temporary electric fences are ideally suited for rotational grazing.
- Maintain fences now for the grazing season ahead
Protect your animals and gardens from predators with electrified netting.
- GOLD Formula Premixes for Hoof Health
Design a balanced feeding program with Premier's GOLD formula trace mineral premixes for sheep and goats.
- Process your own meat, for extra flavor!
Tired of bland, flavorless supermarket meat? Take matters into your own hands. Process your meat at home!
- Introducing Premier's 2019 Equipment Catalog
For folks who want a printed copy of our new "Equipment That Works" catalog, don't worry, it's coming soon!
- Grazing with Multi-strand Fences
Electrified multi-strand fences are easy-to-install and a good option for rotational grazing.
- Premier Acquires Pipestone Sheep Unit
Premier will continue to focus on providing innovative products, including those previously offered by Pipestone Veterinary Services.
- Electric net fences for all species and situations
Protect your animals from predators with portable electrified netting.
- Keep Your Animals Warm This Winter
Livestock heat lamps assist in the brooding and rearing of lambs, goat kids, chickens, ducks and puppies.
- The "dirt" on dry soil…
Dry soil can affect an electric fence's performance. In this issue we offer a few techniques for grounding when soil moisture is low.
- Premier UltraScreen —Breathable screen for barns + more!
Attractive, heavy-duty, breathable screen for barns, sheds, chicken tractors, porches and more!
- Fire Risk—Avoid "Continuous Current" Fence Chargers
Due to risk of fire, do NOT use continuous output fence chargers with electric netting or electro-plastic conductors such as rope, twine or tape.
- Stop Unwanted Garden Pests
Premier's garden net fences provide around-the-clock protection from unwanted critters and are quick-and-easy to install.
- New! Farm to Table—DIY Homestead Supplies
Equipment & tools for small-scale at-home food production.
- Electric Netting That Works!
Premier's unique electric netting is quick to install, durable and adaptable to dips and curves in difficult terrain.
- How Ear Tags Can Help You…
Ear tags are an essential item to identify year of birth, sire, dam and much more. Premier offers custom imprinting, very fast service and low prices.
- Holiday Gifts for Farm & Home
Enjoy this collection of thoughtful and distinctive gifts, sourced directly from the craftsman…just in time for the holiday season.
- Prepare Electric Netting, Energizers and Batteries for Winter Storage
Time spent properly storing your fencing equipment this fall can prevent repairing and recharging in the spring.
- Introducing Premier's 2017 Equipment Catalog
Premier's Equipment Catalog is here! See what's new for 2017.
- Tips for Training Livestock to Electric Fence
Temporary fences pose a greater risk of escape to newly acquired animals. It's best to train them inside of a permanent fence first.
- How To Use Electric Netting for Rotational Grazing
Premier's electric netting is well-suited for rotational grazing. We've organized three pasture options for folks new to netting.
There is a risk of fire when using continuous current fence energizers with electric netting.
- Your Fencing Questions Answered…
We asked our fence consultants what questions they receive most frequently. They responded and answered.
- Clipper & Shear Buying Guide
Before you buy clippers or shears, ask yourself these questions…
- Benefits of Rotational Grazing
Learn how to assess pasture composition and the top 5 reasons to rotate your livestock to fresh forage.
- Solar Energizers for Electric Fence
Solar costs are falling…is it time to consider a solar energizer?
- How To Keep Animals Out of Your Garden
There is a simple solution for those unwanted garden pests…electric fence!
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We designed the original PrimaGate for use in our own 100-pen lambing barn
- Sheep FAQ: Baleage as a food source?
Is baleage an acceptable food source for sheep?
- Lamb survival: The first 24 hours…
Starvation is the leading cause of death in baby lambs.
- Ear Tags for USDA Scrapie Eradication Program
Premier's ear tags are approved by APHIS as being sufficiently tamper-resistant for use in sheep, have good retention, and provide a unique identification number for each animal.
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By G.F. Kennedy, DVM, Pipestone Veterinary Services
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Hygieia vaccine and pg 600 now in stock!
- Big Bale Feeders—Save $$ by Reducing Wasted Hay
Great way to feed round and square bales while reducing wasted hay and it pays for itself in 1 year!
- Sheep Production Questions? Get Answers from Experts via Premier's NEW Service!
Premier welcomes Dr. Dan Morrical, the just-retired Iowa State University sheep specialist, to our staff.
- How Ear Tags Can Help You...
Ear tags provide a visual aid for unique identification (such as a flock or premise number) and can help to identify sex, year of birth, sire, dam and much more.
- USDA Scrapie Program Update
APHIS will no longer provide free plastic ear tags and applicators as part of the National Scrapie Eradication Program.
- Livestock management tools for maximum profitability
Tools specifically designed to mark, tag, drench and aid in the reproduction of sheep and goats.
- Livestock Clippers & Shears That Win!
Premier's 4000 series clipping and shearing machines offer precision fleece and hair removal for the show ring or the farm.
- Hoof Care—Treatment and Prevention
Hoof diseases in sheep and goats can lead to reduced productivity. Get ahead of it before it becomes a major problem!
- Tools & Tips for a Successful Lambing Season
Here are a few tips to help you through the common issues we've seen in our lambing barn. Happy lambing (or kidding)!
- New! Auto-feeding LAC-TEK Machine
Automatically mixes milk replacer with warm water and dispenses to lambs/kids.
- Ear Tags for Livestock Management and Identification
Premier offers ear tags with FREE custom imprinting, very fast service and low prices.
- Sheep Field Day 2017—SOLD OUT
Don't miss this opportunity to visit Premier and spend the day learning all about sheep!
- Keep Your Animals Warm This Winter
Common heat lamps are often blamed for barn fires, scorched wool and overheating. Learn why our Prima™ Heat Lamp is better…
- Breeding Tools for Better Livestock Management
Knowledge of what happens during the breeding season is critical for making decisions. Consider these breeding supplies to ensure maximum profitability.
- 12 Keys to Raising Successful Livestock Guardian Dogs
Many livestock producers have learned the value of adding livestock guardian dogs to their farms.
- Spring Lambing Tips—How-to Identify and Treat Dehydration
How to identify and care for dehydrated lambs.
- What is Electric Netting?
How netting works, what happens when an animal touches an electric fence and how-to videos.
- How To Raise Orphan Lambs and Goat Kids
- Ear Tags DO's and DON'Ts
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- NEW! PrimaGate™ 2 — better in 4 key areas...
We designed the original PrimaGate for use in our own 100-pen lambing barn
- Sheep FAQ: Baleage as a food source?
Is baleage an acceptable food source for sheep?
- For breeding season... pg 600® now in stock!
Now is the time to vaccinate before breeding season begins.
- Livestock management tools for maximum profitability
Tools specifically designed to mark, tag, drench and aid in the reproduction of sheep and goats.
- Livestock Clippers & Shears That Win!
Premier's 4000 series clipping and shearing machines offer precision fleece and hair removal for the show ring or the farm.
- Hoof Care—Treatment and Prevention
Hoof diseases in sheep and goats can lead to reduced productivity. Get ahead of it before it becomes a major problem!
- Nutrition Techniques for Improved Reproduction
Learn about the nutritional requirements of sheep and goats and how to maximize your kidding rate.
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Allow your flock to roam and protect them from predators by adding a roll of electrified netting to their run.
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Clean drinking water is an absolute essential when raising poultry (and other livestock).
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Dortha Lee Albright was born April 10, 1919 to her parents Clarence Lee and Lora Lee Toliver Albright in Wiley, Colorado. Her father was killed in an oil field explosion when she was five years old. Her mother remarried to Walt Lomenick, three years later. She had two younger brothers, Loren Clarence and Stephen Wesley, and a half-sister, Lora Jean, all of which preceded her in death.
Dortha Lee grew up on a farm in Kiowa County and married Kensel Tucker on October 6, 1936 in Anadarko, Oklahoma. They had grown up together as their home places were less than a mile apart. Kensel worked with his dad on his farm and eventually they were able to build their own home on their own section of land. Dortha Lee cooked for the farm hands while taking care of her chickens and often milking their cows. She, also, picked cotton, measured land, helped with the plowing and took care of her children Nancy, Keith, and Jennifer.
In 1949, they purchased the ranch ten miles southwest of Wilburton from an aunt of Kensel's who owned the land and was living there when he was born in 1913. Their property was sold in Kiowa County and the family moved to Wilburton. The family became members of the First Methodist Church. Dortha Lee was used to working hard and soon become involved in teaching Sunday School and church activities. She was active in the PTA and Farm Bureau. She began working in the Insurance and Real Estate business Kensel had started. She made nearly all of the clothes for herself and her two daughters. When Kensel agreed to run the drive-in movie, she took charge of the bookkeeping.
In 1959, she enrolled at Eastern Oklahoma State College after he first grandson was born. Their six grandsons were born within four years. When her daughter-in-law was expecting, she told Dortha Lee that she didn't seem to excited about her being pregnant. Dortha Lee's reponse was, 'it's just not too easy to get excited right now.' Dortha Lee received her Associates Degree from Eastern in 1962, with a 4 point grade average.
Once their children were grown and away from home, they built a house at the ranch in 1966. They lived there 17 years. She signed up for art classes and found she had a real talent for painting. She has always crocheted, but also learned to knit. She enjoyed gardening and took great pride in her flowers. She joined a bird watching group, became involved with AARP, the Latimer County Library, and organized the "Beautify Wilburton" committee. She was a charter board member of the EOSC Alumni and on the board for the Eastern Oklahoma State College Development Foundation. She and Kensel established the Kensel and Dortha Lee Tucker Scholarship fund at Eastern. She was a candidate for the Wilburton Centennial Queen Contest, sponsored by the Wilburton BPW Club. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Dortha Lee was a survivor of breast cancer two times; the first in 1976 and then again in 2008.
The Tuckers purchased a motor home in 1977 and traveled through 49 states; they couldn't drive to Hawaii. Dortha Lee was able to convince Kensel to ride to the bottom of the Grand Canyon on the mule ride tour. They saw many beautiful sights and made a lot of new friends.
Kensel was living in the nursing home in 2006 when Dortha Lee moved in with her daughter, Nancy, who had recently been widowed. After she gave up housekeeping, she gave the contents of her house and her jewelry to her children and grandchildren. She often said, "Do your givin' while your livin', then you'll be knowin' where its goin'. Kensel died March 9, 2007.
She moved to the Latimer Nursing home in 2011. She settled in very well and was always content and happy. The staff took very good care of her and kept her up to date on current events. She spent much of her time reading. Dortha Lee told her three children just a few weeks ago that she was content and happy at the nursing home and she didn't want to go anywhere else, ever again. She didn't want to go to the hospital, the doctor, or dentist, or to their homes. She just wanted to stay there, that was her home.
Dortha Lee passed away November 27, 2016 at the Latimer Nursing Home in Wilburton, OK. She and Kensel set perfect examples for their children, grandchildren and all future generations to follow. Her survivors include children: Nancy Lee and her husband, Jim McCallie of Eufaula; Merle Keith and his wife, Carla Jo Tucker of Lafayette, LA; and Jennifer Lynn and her husband Ronald Richard Tarrant of Wilburton. Also, seven grandchildren: Clifford Dale and wife Jeana Downing and Lloyd Blake Downing of Wilburton, Bryan Alan and his wife Phyllis Downing of Pocola, Robert Lewis and Rodger Mark Pate of McAlester, Rickey Lyle Pate of Wilburton and Crystal Lee and her husband, Wilton Louis (Joey) Credeur of Lafayette, LA. She has nine great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.


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Recently, our friend and his two young daughters visited our home. The oldest girl (we'll call her "M") was touring the upstairs of the house when she spotted the shower curtain. "Oh, I love maps!" she exclaimed, for the shower curtain is a map of the world. I said, "Really?" And she replied, "Oh yes, and I love to travel, too!" This caused me to smile and I said to her, "Wait, are you MY kid?"
It warms my heart to hear a child say that she is interested in travel, especially at such a young age. The educational opportunities associated with travel are endless – and it doesn't have to be exotic, international travel. Exploring within our own country, or even our own state, can be adventurous and cultural. A family with young children may not have many chances to get out and travel, so how else can we foster and promote a child's desire to see and learn about the world? Toys and games, that's how. M's birthday is coming up so I wanted to get some travel-related gifts for her. While searching for such gifts, I found an awesome websites that sells travel-related items for children of all ages, games and toys that are fun and educational: I'm A Good Little Traveler!. Amazon.com also yielded some wonderful finds.
On another note, I am tired of people telling me, "Your travel days are over now that you have a baby." Uh, excuse me, what? I beg to differ. Why are so many people of this belief? Why can't we travel with our child, no matter how old she is? By the way, Lucia is 14 weeks old and already has been on an airplane. I'm sensible so I know that backpacking through Laos and Cambodia might not be the best trip to take with a toddler or young child. But why can't we spend a week in Costa Rica? Why can't we rent a villa in Italy? I refuse to believe that my travel days are over, and I know my husband feels the same way. There are plenty of resources available for traveling families, the first being BootsnAll. There is an entire forum on the message boards devoted to Traveling With Children. Through BootsnAll, I came across the article, 6 Ways that Traveling with Kids Can Actually Improve Your Travel Experience by Karen Banes, which made me feel a whole lot better.
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Simondon on technical and cultural objects
In his "On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects", french sociologist Gilbert Simondon interestingly addresses the flawed distinction between culture and technique:
"Culture has become a system of defense designed to safeguard man from technics. This is the result of the assumption that technical objects contains no human reality. We would like to show show that culture fails to take into account that in technical reality there is a human reality, and that, if it is fully to play its role, culture must come to terms with technical entities as part of its body of knowledge and values. (...) The opposition established between the cultural and the technical and between man and machine is wrong and has not foundation. (...) It uses a mask of facile humanism to blind us to a reality that is full of human striving and rich in natural forces. This reality is the world of technical objects, the mediators between man and nature"
And he goes on be raising an interesting point: art pieces and more aesthetic objects are not criticized in the same way. A painting is part of culture but a robot isn't:
"Culture is unbalanced because, while it grants recognition to certain objects, for example aesthetics things, and gives them their due place in the world of meanings, it banishes other objects, particularly technical things, into the unstructured world of things that have no meaning but do have a use, a utilitarian function. (...) Our culture this entertains two contradictory attitudes to technical objects. On the one hand, it treats them as pure and simple assemblies of material that are quite without true meaning and that only provide utility. On the other hand, it assumes that these objects are also robots and that they harbor intentions hostile to man, or that they represent for man a constant threat of aggressions or insurrection."
Why do I blog this? Simondon is always refreshing and his writings (not very common in english) quite pervaded sociology and philosophy nowadays (Bruno Latour, Bernard Stiegler) and theories such as ANT. What I find relevant here is the importance of locating technique (i.e. technologies) where it belongs and not distinguish from other human-based creation.


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It is built on a rocky hill said to be for the residence of governors and soldiers providing them protection. Some of us climbed to the top to please ourselves with an amazing view over Sakaka. The place was very cold coz of early morning and the minaret reached heights. They were replicas of the first Islamic mosques. In the surrounding hills of Domat al-Jandal was a beautiful eye-catching natural lake which was modified for irrigation purposes. It was a relaxing soothing picnic spot.
Around the Masjid, you can find a historic and ancient castle which is named as the Qasr Maarid (meaning the Maarid Castle). Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed R.A was able to capture the ruler of Duma during the third expedition. Khalid bin Walid took along an army of 420 riders to conquer Duma.
As Al-Jouf is an agricultural spot, we visited the olive farm which is responsible for the increasing olive oil market share in Saudi. There are two olive festivals here, one is picking olives and the other is selling olive products including the oil. It was the first place where I saw inter-cropping of different plants together and no doubt an amazing experience. It was a time when we were tired and hungry so we went back to the hotel and freshened ourselves to visit the evening festival to interact with the locals.
There were different decorative wall pieces made of hand-loomed wool. There was a nearby carpet market and tent decor too. We visited Zabil Fort the next day where there was ladder sort of mud pieces to climb but we failed to do so. We were then off for the olive-oil factory, where olives collection from various farms was made, refined and converted into olive oil and packed in large cans for sale. They are famous for fresh good quality oil. We examined the procedure then we were off for Al Kayid Brother Company which also includes Al Kayid Cultural Center for Community services and OUN Social Project assisting local families.
They also built a museum and mall for women only. Next, we visited the Rajajil desert. There were different sort of stones standing for which different myths and stories are heard. It was currently being worked upon to convert it into a tourist spot. It was sunset when we visited a local museum which displayed collections of the owner and the guide showed it in an enthusiastic way. A trip is incomplete without dinner so we had food, visited some more malls and date market stocking ourselves with it. It was an amazing trip with Saudi women and a fresh weekend exploring places.
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I love testosterone. Love it. Naturally there are weeks where it's so low that I find myself sniffing flowers and crying to Mumford & Sons, I'm so low on man-juice. Then there are the weeks where I chew on metal railings and punt babies over stop signs. It fills me with that primal awesomeness and I never want to lose that feeling where you hit the pull-up bar and as you look down, there is an imaginary city below your feet where it's population bows at your greatness. Most men can relate to that Friday where you leave work and blast techno-metal in your 2-door Honda while puffing that cigar to celebrate your horny entrance into the weekend's grasp. As you hit 85 mph on the highway and your front tires start to shake, you began glaring at female commuters like you're taking notes on how to conquer their world later that evening with your Armani Cologne and stripey button down shirt you picked up on sale earlier in the week.
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One of the most sickening sights I've ever seen is witnessing a man being dragged along through a department store by a woman like a small dog on the boardwalk and he never looks forward, always down or behind him as if either looking for the set of balls he dropped or if he can pick up a new pair along the way. Another crucial fact is if indeed you have met the love or loves of your life, your testosterone will naturally decrease a little bit, but rest assure if you stop producing all together, don't expect her to stick around and cater to your nutless needs. Women may like boys, but they love men.
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