When it comes to public enquiries the British government seems to lose all interest in privatization and outsourcing. It is quite happy, if not over-keen, when selling off the crown jewels of State infrastructure, such as water and railways, and doesn't lose a night's sleep about out-sourcing the running of prisons to US multi-national corporations. As to the NHS, it likes nothing better than mortgaging the tax revenues of future generations up to the hilt under the PPFI, as long as its friends in big business can turn a lucrative profit.But when it comes to inquiring into the conduct of the British State in the north of Ireland, all talk of out-sourcing a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission [TJ&RC] is scoffed at as unfeasible if not ridiculous, when in fact the opposite is true. For to do otherwise will negate the whole purpose of a TJ&RC, as it would allow those accused of misdeeds, i.e. the British State, to conduct an enquiry into itself. Which is something even London's
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive arm unveiled on Wednesday details on how to slash greenhouse gas emissions by a fifth in 2020, including mandatory targets to produce renewable energy and curb industrial emissions. The European Commission said member states unable to meet mandatory renewables targets at home could pay other EU countries to install the likes of wind and solar power on their behalf. In a planned overhaul from 2013 of the EU's emissions trading scheme, covering high carbon-emitting industry, the Commission proposed to cut by 2020 the supply of emissions permits by 21 percent versus 2005 emissions. Sectors not covered by the trading scheme must cut their overall emissions by 10 percent versus 2005 levels by 2020. Power generators would pay from 2013 for all permits to emit carbon dioxide, most of which they previously got for free. Sectors vulnerable to international competition would initially get all permits free in 2013. The Commission
National Knowledge Commission (NKC) Chairman Sam Pitroda released the commission's second annual 'Report to the Nation,' here today. Pitroda had presented the report to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, yesterday. The report was released at a function here attended by other NKC members, including Dr. Ashok Ganguly, Dr. Jayati Ghosh, Dr. Deepak Nayyar, Nandan Nilekani and Sujatha Ramdorai. The second report includes recommendations on portals, health information network, legal education, medical education, management education, open and distance education, open educational resources, innovation, intellectual property rights (IPRs), legal framework for public funded research and traditional health systems. Together, in the last two reports, the Commission has covered 20 subjects and outlined about 160 concrete action items. Most of NKC recommendations have been integrated in the XI Plan and adequately funded. The Eleventh Plan places high priority on education as a central instrument f
Le conseiller indépendant David Johnston doit remettre au gouvernement canadien son rapport sur le mandat à donner à la commission d’enquête publique sur l’affaire Mulroney-Schreiber, le 11 janvier prochain.
Après avoir annoncé ne plus vouloir parler à l’ex-PM Mulroney, tant que l’affaire Mulroney-Schreiber ne serait pas éclaircie, et face à Mulroney qui réclamait une enquête publique pour laver sa réputation, le PM Harper a finalement accepté de la créer et nomma Johnston, président de l’université de Waterloo, pour en définir les paramètres.
Depuis, le comité d’éthique de la Chambre des communes a invité et entendu messieurs Schreiber et Mulroney. Mulroney, malgré des explications bien détaillées sur les raisons qui l’ont motivé à accepter 300,000 $ en argent comptant, en est sorti avec une réputation ternie.
Les sessions du comité ne furent que des scènes d’une mascarade qui ne mènera nulle part. Et ce ne peu
Cincinnati, OH - - January 3, 2008 - - Today, Hamilton County Commissioner Pat DeWine announced that he will run for a seat on the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas. Commissioner DeWine issued the following statement detailing his decision to seek election as Judge in 2008.
With 20 days to go general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued compact discs (CDs) containing the computerized voter lists. A CD
This time by misrepresenting Ohio law… Following last Tuesday’s defeat of the Super-Sized Jail Tax, the Commission majority and Sheriff Leis have shown every inclination to retaliate against the voters for rejecting their tax, and to resist all attempts at fiscal and criminal justice reform. Monday, we saw that they will attempt to hide behind non-existent legal obstacles to block reform demands.
The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi is said to have received about 3,450 visa applications from Sikh organisations and individuals to attend the 539th
The European Commission to simplify the business environment. With the accounting environment currently buzzing with talk of deregulation, the new Companies Act 2006 and lower compliance costs, the European Commission have also joined the band-wagon.
The European Commission to simplify the business environment. As companies move between SME accounting thresholds, the reporting structure and contents of financial statements changes.
The European Commission to simplify the business environment. The European Commission have recently published some documentation that is aimed to significantly simplify the business environment that EU companies face.
Here's the notification from Sparter:Since launching earlier this year, Sparter has succeeded in transforming the landscape of trade in virtual goods. As a Sparter seller, you have been a key contributor to this success.We have continually been making changes to meet the needs of our buyers and sellers. Just in the past month we have offered new market pricing charts, seller profile pages displaying your offers (with unique URLs), and alerts that allow buyers to 'subscribe' to their favorite sellers.Today, we want to inform you of other changes we are making to Sparter - changes intended to allow us to stay competitive in attracting more buyers for your offers, and to keep Sparter the safest place to trade.Effective November 1, 2007, Sparter's commission on completed trades will be 20%. In addition, disbursements will now be processed semi-monthly - sellers will be disbursed on the 15th and last day of each month, for sales credited in the previous period. For example, the proceeds fro
As many as 1.6 million scout badges have been recalled after testing revealed high levels of lead in the paint. Sports Authority recalled about 12,000 aluminum water bottles due to violation of lead paint standard. 20,000 Razor E300 scooters are recalled because their handlebars can detach causing loss of control. Injuries were reported already. 150,000 [...]
By Lisa Venn, J.D., M.A. Well, it was there. The House of Representatives version of The Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act for SCHIP (State Childrens Health Insurance Program) funding, called for the revocation of the Joint Commission deeming...
Expansion of Mental Health Court A Key Step Forward
As part of an ongoing effort to reform the County’s criminal justice system, the recently formed Hamilton County Criminal Justice Commission (HCCJC) approved two important measures today aimed at addressing different areas within the overall system.
It has become increasingly clear since the new DUP led administration was established at Stormont, that there is no political will within the leading political parties of the United Kingdom and Ireland to work towards a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, that looks at the years of the north of Irelands 'dirty war'. Including the criminal collusion that we now know took place between UK Security Forces and Irish para-militaries.For the London based political parties, real scrutiny of the 'secret state' has always been out of bounds. At best a Westminster Parliamentary committee will periodically look at the work of the security services. The members of this Committee are more often than not selected due to their longevity as parliamentarians, past links with the military, or worse the very security services they are tasked to investigate. Thus no one is surprised when the members of this committee merely tinker around the edges and offer up a report that give the boys and gir
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(Editor’s Note: I decided to post this media release from David Pepper’s office because I am hoping that Nate Livingston will have a chance to respond to the allegations against him.)
Tosses Out Complaint; Plan Opponents Don’t Even Make Appearance
(September 20, 2007). The Ohio Elections Commission today ruled in favor of Sheriff Leis, Commissioners Todd Portune and David Pepper, finding no probable cause that they and other supporters of the Comprehensive Safety Plan made false statements when talking about the county’s safety crisis.
As you may know, Joint Commission has instituted a Healthcare Wiki. If you've used Wikipedia you have a good idea of the concept. Users contribute and edit the content. (By the way, Wiki is short for wiki wiki, Hawaiian for...
Independent Commission to evaluate Turkey's EU process The Independent Commission on Turkey is publishing its second report next April on Turkey's European Union accession process and the reforms that have taken place since the Commission ‘Turkey's place is not...
This has been going on for a while I know, but the Valueclick Inc situation doesn’t seem to be getting any better.
Valueclick (traded as VCLK - NASDAQ), the parent company of commission junction, has some trouble. Apart from shares falling 40% since may of 2007, failed takeover news, and having a Federal Trade Commission investigation [...]
MyPickList.com is from the same company which gave you FavoriteThingz.com a similar site that lets members earn commission by placing a widget on their sites. MyPickList is targeted more at websites while FavoriteThingz is more for social websites such as MySpace. There are a host of merchants including Best Buy, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble to add to your list. Once you’ve created your pick of merchants for your list using a toolbar button that automatically obtains information from a product page, you give them a review and rate them. You can then broadcast your list on your blog or website. The aim is that people who visit your site will take an interest in your product review and hopefully buy something from your recommendations. If they buy something, your commission ranges between 0.5 (BestBuy, Apple) to 10% (ShoeBuy) depending on the merchant. MyPickList also has a social networking feature which lets users comment on a product and highlights common products that appear o
Joseph Mantone of the Wall Street Journal Health Blog interviewed Mark Chassin, M.D., a professor of health policy at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and the incoming President of the Joint Commission. Mr. Mantone asks: Why...
Other group leaders from various countries who we know to have been informed that Sai Baba sexually abuses boys and young men still take groups of all ages to see him. There is repeated evidence that they still do not inform parents of global allegations concerning Sai Baba, nor that highly respected individuals, once loved [...]
Kudos to Paul Levy, President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and author of the Running A Hospital blog. Paul publicly posted the results of his hospital's recent unannounced Joint Commission survey, including info on the...
This month the U.S. House and Senate passed different versions of The Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, which amends titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the State Children's Health...
KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's elections commission on Saturday refused to register a main opposition grouping's candidates for next month's parliamentary elections, raising new tensions in the country's crisis-prone politics.
The fiery Yulia Tymoshenko
The early parliamentary elections called for Sept. 30 defused a months long confrontation between President Viktor Yushchenko and his foe Prime
The European Commission on Wednesday urged Russia and Belarus to seek an amicable solution to their latest dispute over energy supplies, which could also affect gas deliveries to western Europe.
La Commission européenne a lancé le 4
juillet une consultation en ligne afin de l’aider à préparer de nouvelles mesures visant à étendre au-delà du marché du travail la lutte contre les discriminations fondées sur le sexe, la
religion, les convictions, un handicap, l’âge ou l’orienta[…]
IRNA - Iran and Mexico reached an agreement to set up a joint economic commission next year.
In a meeting between Iran’s new Ambassador to Mexico Mohammad Hassan Qadiri-Abyaneh with Mexican Deputy Foreign Minister Lurdes de Aranda the agreement was achieved.
Qadiri also invited Mexico to attend the Non-Aligned Movement foreign ministers meeting in Tehran on human rights and cultural diversities.
Iran’s plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassador to Mexico expounded on Tehran stances on regional issues, especially Iraq and the results of Iran-USA negotiations about Iraq security and said Islamic Republic of Iran policy is to support national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Iraq.
Mexico deputy FM, for her part, said her country’s policy is to support peace, security and independence of the countries and has always defended negotiation and dialogue as a way to solve disputes between the countries.
The Mexican senior diplomat also expressed her co
For those who have been following the evolution of (Joint Commission Standard) MS.1.20 over the past couple of years, which is the core Joint Commission Standard which describes the expected relationship between the organized medical staff and the hospital, and which details what provisions must be included in the bylaws versus the rules and regs, the Standard has just been published in final form. See: http://www.jointcommission.org/AccreditationPrograms/Hospitals/revisions_std_ms120_approved.htm)
The final standard, which becomes effective July 1, 2009, is essentially a complete reversal of the proposed Standard published in 2006 which would have deferred to the hospital and the medical staff what provisions had to appear in the bylaws. Under the final MS.1.20, every substantive category dealing with privileging, credentialing, hearings, election of officers, etc.,and the process for each must be in the bylaws. The only permitted sections which can go into rules and regs are
The 2008 Joint Commission Patient Safety Goal requirements for hospitals have a one-year phase-in period that includes defined expectations for planning, development and testing (“milestones”) at 3, 6 and 9 months in 2008, with the expectation of full implementation by January 2009.
3E - Reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with use of anticoagulation therapy.
Goal 16 - Improve recognition and response to changes in patient's condition.
16A - The organization selects a suitable method that enables health care staff members to directly request additional assistance from a specially trained individual(s) when the patient's condition appears to be worsening.
2008 Hospital Goals:http://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/08_hap_npsgs.htm
2008 Patient Safety Goals For Multiple Organizationshttp://www.jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/NationalPatientSafetyGoals/
La Commissione Europea ha aperto un canale su YouTube sul quale immetterà immagini relative a verie informative istituzionali legate alla realtà dell'unione (economia, società, clima, normative, eccetera). Già disponibili alcune decine di videoLa Commissione Europea si è dotata di un canale di video su YouTube con il quale diramerà immagini e informazioni relative ad argomenti vari legati alla natura istituzionale della commissione. Ad oggi il canale stesso, denominato EUTube, ospita poche decine di video in lingua inglese, ma le promesse sono quelle di una rapida moltiplicazione dei contenuti e la disponibilità di materiale in tutte le principali lingue dell'Unione (già aperto ad esempio il canale dedicato tedesco).Il legame con YouTube, comunque, non sembra essere nè fisso nè esclusivo: l'utente EUTube (il riferimento ufficiale del canale) precisa infatti tra i commenti come la scelta sia semplicemente caduta sul vettore di maggior rilevanza. Nel tempo, però, anche altr
EU leaders express measured approval for a new treaty, hammered out over two days of talks.chiefs 'satisfied' with treaty David Weman in Disgraceful says "The treaty is basically the constitution minus some symbolic things (and an exemption from the Fundamental Rights for the Brits.)...European Council by Margot Wallström Not even Prime Ministers can keep their appearances up totally at 04.00 in the morning : some get very, very tired, others irritated or agitated while some people manage to keep their cool through the most testing times. I was not at all surprised but pleased to see that José Manuel Barroso (after having changed shirts) belongs to the latter…And I am sure that with the decision by the European Council 21–22 June 2007 we have created work not only for EU lawyers (who now will start scrutinising and interpreting it) but, if we wanted, also for psychologists or other professionals who are interested in the ‘human dynamics‘
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Badarpur to commission 6 Mw biomass plantBS Reporter / Mumbai January 09, 2008Badarpur Energy, wholly owned subsidiary of Barak Valley Cements, will commission its 6 Mw biomassbased thermal power plant by the end of this month.Barak Valley Cements brought out its initial public offering in November 2007 to raise finances to develop its wh…
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